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w UNIROYAL AIN E S V I L L E VOLUME 7 NO. 2 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PAINESVILLE PLANT Painesville Plant Acts On Vinyl Chloride Problem In January, the PVC industry, including our Painesville Plant, was confronted with a new and serious problem that has very much affected our normal mode of operation. At that time, the B. F. Goodrich Company announced that vinyl chloride (VC) exposure may be the cause of a rare liver cancer, angiosarcoma, in some employees at its Louisville PVC plant. The announcement has triggered an immense effort on the part of industry, government, and ( >r to thoroughly investigate the problem and take immediate action to reduce employee exposure to VC. Currently, 19 cases of angiosarcoma have been discovered. These diagnoses have occurred over a ten year period among employees who have had long term, high exposure to VC. The Painesville Plant can announce at this time we have no indication of any cases of angiosarcoma involving our employees. Continued On Page 4. First Half Safety Award Program Completed The first half winners in the. 1974 Safety Award Program have all been announced following a drawing in early July which completed the awards for the first six month period. The purpose of this program is to promote a constant conscious interest in and awareness of safety. Obviously, the primary reasons for safety consciousness on the part of the employee is the well being of the individual and his family. The avoid ance of pain, inconvenience, loss of income to the indi vidual employee and his family is of major concern to each of us. The Com pany's Safety Award Pro gram is an additional incentive through monetary BUI Nallias, winner of S2S Savingt gifts. Continued On Page 9. Bona. New Emergency Crews Near Completion Of Red Cross First Aid Training Sixty men have completed or are nearing completion of their training in the First Aid and Personal Safety Course being offered in the plant by accredited Red Cross instructors. Instructors in the 18 hour course have been Norm Walter, Plant Safety Supervisor, Mike Nahorniak, Fire Chief, Fairport Harbor Fire Dept., and Fred Armstrong, Capt. and Training Officer, Painesville Township Fire Department. Bob Meeker prepares ht/aer personnel air temple into chromatograph. Chromatograph and auto tab computing integrator will analyte ak for VC concentration in parts par million. These training sessions started last November and have continued until the present time with the volunteer groups Continued On Page 3. URL 2 0 2 6 0 ff- the toc' Dear Fellow Employee: For the past six months, we have been concen trating our efforts on the problem of how to reduce vinyl chloride levels in our plant. Since the announce ment in late January, that vinyl chloride exposure was the suspected cause of liver cancer in some employees at the B. F. Goodrich PVC plant at Louisville, most of the Technical Staff of both the Painesville Plant and Marvinol R & D have devoted full time to the problem of reducing VC exposure. These efforts have been both encouraged and ham pered by visits from numerous Federal agencies -- NIOSH, EPA and OSHA. There is a detailed story on what we have done in this issue of Uniview. All of the plant employees have been involved in some way in this effort. There has been no panic but rather a calm response from everyone that we would do as much as we could wthin reason while additional information was being gathered regarding the real nature of the problem. While VC levels within our plant were apparently not as high as was common in certain other PVC plants, we have made reductions within the past six months to a fraction of what we found in early February. The changes made are permanent ones and, in fact, additional reductions will be made. For certain jobs where it is difficult to reduce the level, air supplied i respirators have been supplied and their use required. Without question there will be additional changes required of us as investigations by government and industry proceed. We will adapt our operations as necessary to the new requirements. This may require changing the way we have historically made Marvinol, but l am confident that such changes will be handled successfully. *v PLANT SAFETY BOX SCORE July 31. 1974 On The Job: To Date 1974 Disabling Injuries Near Serious Injuries Off The Job: 8 2 Disabling Injuries 6 Total 1973 3 4 3 4| People ' in the news NEW EMPLOYEES BILL BYRNE: Bill re cently transferred to the Painesville Plant from Joiiet Army Ammunition Plant in Joliet, Illinois. This plant is operated by the Chemical Division of Uniroyal, Inc, for the United States Government. Bill wilt be working as Maintenance Supervisor in the Machine Shop. He held a similar po sition in Joliet. PROMOTIONS DORIS SILVAROLI: Doris recently joined Uni royal as Sr. Stenographer in Area 1 Services, a part of the Technical Department. Doris resides in Chardon and has recently worked for an attorney there. She is a North Royalton graduate and attended Kent State University and Lakeland Community College. C^V.. and her family will Be moving to Madison. JOAN CALVIN: Pro moted to Personnel Super visor responsible for Bene fits Administration, Plant Manning and Uniview. Joan joined Uniroyal in 1969 as Secretary to the Industrial Relations Manager. She sub sequently was promoted to Sr. Insured Benefits Clerk and worked in this capacity until this latest change. BARBARA JACKSON: Promoted to Sr. Typist' in Industrial Relations. Barbara became employed at Uni royal in January of 1972 as Receptionist and Switch board Operator. Barbasp's main job duties will beO ployment and personnel records. URL 20261 vmyi OI1IUIIUC MUUICm collected in April. Continued From Page 1. Building air monitoring is being checked in 42 loca Employees at the Painesville Plant, as well as the general tions where samples are public, are well aware of the VC problem through the being collected and read on amount of news publicity and the activities initiated at our a daily basis. This is done plant and the industry. It is important that employees and with an instrument which their families know of the actions the Painesville Plant is reads directly the level of taking to reduce employee VC exposure and preserve the health and safety of all plant workers in regard to this problem. OSHA ESTABLISHES "TEMPORARY STANDARD": The Federal government, through OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), established an "Emergency Temporary Standard" which sets the guide line of rules and regulations which the Painesville Plant and ail PVC manufacturers must follow. Within this standard, OSHA has established a ceiling exposure level at 50 parts per million; an ambient air and personal monitoring program; notification requirements to employees of VC exposure; a protective equipment requirement; and various other measures to be taken related to this problem. vapors in the air. The personal sampling in volves collecting 10 minute air samples of the at mosphere from an em ployee's breathing zone, analyzing the samples on a * point in Am i Finishing chromatoaraph analyzer. ana so determining the employee's direct exposure to VC concentrations. From these samples, the plant can put together a "job profile" which indicates the various job functions where probable high exposure exists. Each job classification in the plant is being monitored on this basis to compile these "job profiles." The results of these two While the "Temporary Standard" is in effect, OSHA has sampling programs are discussed on a frequent basis with prepared its "Proposed Permanent Standard", has con the plant workers. ducted public hearings on the "proposed standard" for industry, labor and government to express formal com ments and objections, and has initiated plant inspections to assure industry compliance of the "Temporary Standard". OSHA will publish the "Permanent Standard" in October. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM: In most incidences, VC concentration levels can be reduced through leak detection and improved operating procedures which the plant has initiated. Some solutions, howe will involve longer-term engineering projects. Where v0 levels cannot be immediately reduced, it is imperative that PAINESVILLE PLANT ACTION employees be protected from high VC exposure. Since January, the Painesville Plant has put forth much time, money and effort in working toward reducing employee VC exposure and providing personal protective equipment in those areas where VC exposure exceeds the 50 parts per million ceiling level. MONITORING PRO GRAM: The plant monitor ing program is directed at both air monitoring and First, and foremost, the plant is providing the employee with a supply of breathable air in areas of high VC concentrations. To date, 180 continuous flow air supplied respirators have been issued to employees. The continuous air is supplied by the plant air system, which is purified to a quality of breathable air through a filter canister. This provides the necessary breathable air to the employee who is required to wear the air mask when he must work in an personal sampling of em area that exceeds 50 parts per million of VC. ployees. This program gives the plant the necessary data to determine those areas where employees are ex Other protective equipment includes coveralls and gloves, which help reduce the employees' contact with any VC; and dust respirators, which reduce PVC dust exposure. posed to VC over 50 parts Employees have also been advised to practice good per million. It also gives the personal health habits to help in minimizing VC exposure. plant the opportunity to These include daily showers, no food consumption in VC analyze the progress of re ducing VC emissions, and consequently, the lowering of the level of VC exposure to employees. To date, the plant has been successful in reducing VC concentrations by an estimated 60% since Bill Booth pins potions! sit sampla Pag on Days Hi/ston who will mear this for tan minutas Pafora air it analyzed or. chromatograph. Process buildings, and daily change of clothing. All of these precautions contribute to reduced employee ex posure. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM: It is imr tant to the Painesville Plant and its employees determine if in fact we have any employees with liver problems that can be associated with high VC exposure. In URL 2 0 2 6 3 V EMERGENCY CREW CO'ltlOinlti ....... p /' ettntj c'jrr. morr -.g for 3 wee-. on rheir day shift over a v^riod o' m-ee c-nth5. Tnr men in Area 1 finished ` ry ww m ;mc the as: -'^0 - group is just compieii.'ii] - . .vuf Everyone w-'O >.- snes :~e c_.wse j-'u oasses the final exam will receive a Red Cmss Ce': :,C3te which is renewable jf:--r three years 0 / ta- .ng a 'emesher course. The purpose of tu.s orccram is :o pro-wee a minimum of seven people per s~ :t m eac1- -reo who are trained to render emer j-jncv ;>st s d j'".-' outside rescue assistance * s *--t .i5- grout .s be'mc planned for the day shift. No -- ' V.a. :er reports t-at he expects to have at 'east 70 men trame:: ;or 5 -- erge_cv Vst aid care before the program s comp eted. .Ye a-e fortunate to have about a dozen men m the piart who ".ave extensive emergency care experience because o; their volunteer work with various fire departments m the 3'ea. 3<a Neihes app f.'ojrnest -ear'. ~zressiO-' 0" mannequin ResusdjA nme writ/'! C'.i.vi'.-j -jjir. adr' - ;'?rs ^'ou'n-'o-mouin artificial -esoiration Don Radchffe. Mike Ondercn. Jack Miller and Mike Nahormgk strap Walt Henry pn Pack-DQard. Sr., Delmas Pringle, William Layman, Esper A. Shoop, William Koreen, Ray M. Lawver, John Brown, James D. Merrill, John H. Hallam, H. W. Hutchinson, Gary L. Johnson, Arthur F. Woidtke, Edward Janos, William F, Jamison, Tom A, Rich, Monroe E. Adams, Charles Novosel, Melvin Hamilton, Otis Argo, Maurice G. Dopp. David Binnig, Richard Poling, Paul E. Oakman, John W. Calvert, G. W. Fishell, Michael Nahorniak, Edwin L. Kruter, Jr., Gerald C. Skytta, Elmer M. Kish, Carl A. Layman, Joseph J, Mam, Thomas H. Norris, Michael Thorsen, Arthur Schupska, Bill Nellies, Sr., Crawford Heavner, Donald W. Davis, Carl A. Shaulis, John J. Getzy, Terry A. Butram, Dale W. Means, A. Ross Tobul, John H. Crawford, Sr., John S. Rusnak, Franklin D. Huffman, L. B. Whipple, Willis E. Messenger, Mike J. Ondercin, John C. Miller, Jr., Walter L. Henry, Kenneth G. Pollock, Donald A. Radcliffe, Elwood 0. Davidson, Jack Crouse, Jim Molnar, Louis Davies, Larry Dowler, Thomas Chiappone and John Crawford, Jr. Upon completion of this course by everyone, additional and continuing studies have been planned to further develop their knowledge and ski: , The advisory committee for this training program has been comprised o* Nea' Schenk, Volunteer with the Painesville City F re Department, Bob Sutch, Captain, Grand River Fire Department, and VIike Nahorniak, all employees 0* Uniroyal -- along with Chief Fred Guthleben Cod Fred Armstrong. Painesvihs Township Fire Departient. Names of indivcuals who are completing the initial Dave 8mmg. Maurice Dopp. D'ck Poling, Charlie Novosel, J<m Doyle, Tom phase of the program are es fo ows: Charles W. Yankie, Rich, and Bill Jameson review first aid equipment and techniques. URL 20262 v m r L CttLUniUc rnuDLcui Continued this regard, the plant began a medical surveillance program consisting of a personal medical questionnaire, brief physical examination related to the liver, and blood tests to determine liver function normalities. 420 active employees and 10 retirees have gone through the medical surveillance program to date. Employees who showed any liver abnormalities whatsoever, are being given extended blood and medical workups to further determine the cause of the abnormality. The plant's medical surveillance program calls for the six month retesting of those employed in VC operations for more than 10 years and for retesting of all other plant employees on an annual basis. In this way, the plant can be reasonably assured that no employee is being affected by VC exposure and that our precautionary measures to reduce VC exposure are in fact doing the job. ENGINEERING CONTROL PROGRAM: We believe that the primary solution to reducing employee exposure to VC is by reducing or eliminating VC emissions to the operating areas. The Technical and Engineering Depart ments have initiated many projects to meet this objective. Leak detection throughout the operation is now being used to track down the source of any high level of VC. Mr*t often this will be a valve or flange which needs quick afvy.tion by Maintenance to correct the problem. Some times a change in equipment has been required to give a permanent solution. Leak detection is a constant program. Gram Fishell, wearing air line respirator, emerges from poly after cleaning. Building ventilation was improved quickly by removing some side panels to allow more air circulation .through operating buildings. This prevents a build-up of VC if there is a very small leak. We have begun the design of improved forced ventilation systems including fresh air supplied enclosures for various operating buildings and provisions for winter operation. Solvent cleaning of reactors is being re-investigated as a possible major improvement. This system would enable us to circulate a solvent through the reactor to clean it when required, thus greatly reducing the number of times a reactor must be opened. We know that opening reactors and cleaning them is a major VC emission source. Other projects being investigated are instruments to continuously monitor the 42 locations, improved reactor ventilation, and modified operating procedures to reduce emissions. 20264 Bill Layman dons respirator to open poly. IN SUMMARY The VC problem is a critical situation both to the health and safety of our Painesville Plant employees and to the continued PVC operations at this plant. Management has made, and will continue to make, a concentrated effort to reduce vinyl chloride levels in the plant. Employees have demonstrated their cooperation to do whatever is possible to reduce VC emissions and to take precautionary measures when exposures exceed 50 parts per million. While this problem has required additional expenditures, much extra employee effort and many changed work practices, with a continuation of the effort shown so far we will attempt to meet any reasonable operating standards which are set. Ciolf League Finishes Season r By Rol Loy Bowling League Forming Teams Preparation is underway for the upcoming 1974-1975 Bowling Season. This year's league officers, President, Joe Chiappone; Vice President, Jim Jackson; and Secretary, Clyde Locher, are hoping that each department in the plant will field a team. The Golf League wrapped up the regular season ^th Team 1, Ed Murray and Tom Koch, champions ol "A" Flight with 91V4 points. Dave Trubisky and Mike Ondercin finished second wjth 87 points. "B" Flight champions. Bob Pentek and Fred Smith, saw their enormous lead vanish, but managed to hold on to win with92 points. Team 10, John Kohli and Harold Grapatin, finished with 88'/ points and Team 9, Bill Rumbaugh and Paul Beach, finished third with 88 points. Highlight of the season was the team of Jim Reho and Rol Loy/Lloyd LeBaron, which was matched up for the third year in a row and finished half way up the B Division this year after finishing dead last the previous two years. Koch Murray Last year's league champions from Maintenance, Earl Simmons, Melvin Hamilton, Crawford Heavner, Joe Chiappone and Dick Kallay beat out Finishing on the last night. The Process team took high series and high team game honors with 973/2627 respectively. Clyde Locher, on one of his "hot nights", rolled a 247/638 for individual high game and series honors. Results from the Dayton Journal Herald Industrial Tournament have not been finalized, but our Uniroyal teams finished out of the money. Dust off the old bowling ball and spend a night out with the guys. Sign up now and represent your department. Pentek Smith The double elimination "round robin" tournament is in progress. This is an individual match play tournament, where each hole is won by low score and the most winning holes wins the round. With the handicap system being used, everyone has a shot at winning. A champion should be named by late August. On July 20, at Erie Shores,* there were 56 golfers attending the "steak outing". This was one of the best turn-outs in many years. Kim had the low gross "A" Flight round with a 79. John Kohli had the "B" Flight low gross with an 18 hole low gross of 82. Dwight Baker had an Eagle 2 on the par 4 no. 7 hnp Dwight used a driver and a 5 iron for this seldom achieved honor. To quote the West Virginia Gentleman, "A blind pig can always find an ear of corn." 1 wi in \jy ui i iciuo mi "*j icu o By Larry Sudbrook AY?lem Urbanski, Millie Honkala, Oon Sudbrook and .Ju/in Rusrtak of Uniroyal's Painesville Plant each had a boy on the Painesville Eastern Little League All-Stars team which reached the quarter finals of the state championship before falling to a strong team from Boardman, Ohio. The Easterns started their winning ways by defeating the Painesville Americans 14-4. The next two teams to run into the Eastern League powerhouse were Jefferson, which fell by the score of 18-8 and Ashtabula, which was crushed by the score of 13-3. Semi-finals of the district were next and the Eastern squad met their counterparts from Painesville -- the Nationals. The Nationals proved no match either for the Easterns, as the Easterns took an early lead and were never headed as they coasted to a 6-4 victory. The district had been narrowed from the original twenty-three down to Avon and the Painesville squad. The district championship was handily won by our local boys, 7-2. Paracril Receives New Equipment In June a new Tech Seal Bale Packaging Unit went on stream in Paracril at a purchase cost of $18,000. This equipment wraps the bales in plastic film and seals the wrapping, saving the operators from manually putting the bales in plastic film bags and preventing possible damage to the Paracril due to a man inadvertently failing to tuck the wrap around the bale when stacking. The bales enter the machine on a conveyor belt pulling the plastic film into the machine from above and below at the same time. After the bale is totally covered, the plastic is electronically sealed. Visible through the film covering is an identification strip which is auto matically placed on the bale as it moves into the packaging unit. The scrappy Painesville squad finally met their equal when they met the Boardman All-Stars from Youngs town. The Easterns went on top early with a run, but the boys from Youngstown battled back to tie the score u V then with an extra inning ball game and two out, tNtfy scored to win 2-1. The Painesville team was one of the last eight in the state and things look bright for next year, since five of this year's regulars were only eleven and will be back: including Millie Honkala's boy, Paul, and Don Sudbrook's boy, Jeff. Paul and Jeff were key figures in this year's successful squad coached by Don Sudbrook and next year the duo along with the remaining veterans just might lead the team to the state championship. Safety equipment in the form of plexiglass door guards was added to the machine at Uniroyal's request before delivery to the plant. These safety devices prevent an operator from reaching into the moving parts of the machine while in operation. Should the safety doors be opened while the machine is in operation, the machine automatically shuts off. Credit Union Raises Interest Rates Effective July 1st, the interest rate on savings accounts in the Credit Union was raised from 5% to 5Y% on savings from $5 to $1,999. On savings from $2,000 and up the interest rate has gone from S%% to 6%. These interest payments will now be paid quarterly instead of semi-annually. The Credit Union is open daily from 10:40 A.M. to 4J& P.M. with membership open to all employees, their wrres and dependent children. Once membership is established it is available for life as long as it is main tained. Russ Guthrie prepares to food finished, sealed product into shipping carton after bale was wrapped in taeh tea/ unit. EEO/AAP Equal Opportunity By Dick Shearer EEO/AAP? What are they? Is this just more of the Washington alphabet soup? Do they really have anything to do with Uniroyal at Painesville? Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plans are much a part of today's news. We read of the effect of these programs on every facet of business, industry, education and government. Most industry, as well as Uniroyal, Inc., falls under the regulation of several discrimination laws and executive orders that have been enacted during the last ten years, principally: The Equal Pay Act............................................... 1963 Title VII of Civil Rights Act.............................. 1964 Age Discrimination Act.......................................1967 Executive Order 11141 .......................................1964 Executive Order 11246 .......................................1965 Revised Order No. 4 ........................................... 1972 These regulations require: equal pay for equal work, no discrimination because of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin or ancestry, and recently added to the list, physical handicap. Employment promotion, transfer, layoff and training must be on an equal basis both male and female, minority or non-minority. Employment goals are established that insure that our employment reflects the same percentage of female and minority work force found in our community. Affirmative Action Plans are formulated that analyze the community workforce and our plant employment, point out areas of under utilization, establish methods for recruitment of employees to attain our established employment goals. A UNIROYAC POLICY | Wt ai Uniroyal believe in the dignity, integrity and inherent worth ol every human being; and, for this reason, reaffirm these basic beliefs as an integral part of our company employment policy; We believe in equality of opportunity (or all people and will net discriminate because of race, religion, color age. sex, national origin or ancestry we will recruit and select our oersonnei on trie basis of apiiity. skin experience ana character as raouired (or eacn job. We wni continue to review the qualifications of all our employees to insure that their skills and training are properly utilized. We will include our policy o( equal opportunity in each collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the company. We will initiate and support educationa1 programs to develop the basic skills of underprivileged people. We will help etl our employees through training and education, to achieve their !uii potential. We will continue to use tne services of minority organizations and encourage them to refer qualified candidates for employment to Umroyat. lor insuring the success of our policy of equal opportunity to every manager and supervisor, each company location. r We at Painesville are involved in every aspect of Equal Employment Opportunity. During January, a Federal Com pliance Officer visited our (_==_ plant to review our em- Ey*. , ployment and our local Affirmative Action Plan. Our local goals and AAP are D*r 1969 remember when updated on an annual basis and compliance reports are filed every six months. mt On the corporate level, Mr. Ed Baumer is Director of Urban Affairs and has the corporate responsibility of the administration of the Uniroyal Policy of Equal Opportunity that is published on this page. | ^ M t/'if If ff ' ` V 'f ` . " URL 2 0 2 6 7 Any questions about local policies concerning Equal Opportunity Em ployment can be answered at the Industrial Relations Office. This picture was taken in December. 1962. on the Tenth Anniversary of Area 1 Finishing. Left to right: Bill McManus. Jim Wilson, Fred Nelson, Alvie Reed, Francis Cross, Mort Woods, Chas. Hauser, Med Zeiinka, Melvin King, George Beatty. Front Row - Bob Walker end Lyle Simmons. *n Safety Awards `Six-Month Saf ety Goal Continued From Page 7. 'Reac.he'd -The Safety Award Program is '-organized,, in th$v ^ V V .allowing manner. All employees are divided into "feur Alt of 'the people vyqrking^n Jfr.eaTl Process, finishing, different workx groups. Drawings ' are held, monthly^ tab. Water _unfp ^Hoifte,' and -fiioY `Plant are -*o be quarterly, semi-annually and annually for each -iftork group that has not experienced^ Lost Time "or Serious injury in that time period,. ^ congratulated for 6-months work without a Lost Tjme 'Accident. Tbisls'a rfine achieve--s--o-e*nt -a--nd --one '-f*o^ wh'-ichi they carvuil bejustty proud. * h Monthly 'awards are S25 Savings *Bonds. Quarterly Jtfck Sorter, .^General Foreman, Area 1, reports awards are S50 Savings Bonds, semi-annual awards are vokjn^rY attendance at Quarterly Safety Meetings has been ' for a S100 tire credit or credit af a Uniroyal store.^ sh'5vving"-a genuine interest in safety on the part of Should the plant accident frequency*.for 1974 reach thseIndividuals ' - *'+ 11.0% or less,, awards of a -color TV^or credit at*a v ; UniroyaJ store or a vacation trip fpr two - a S5.00 faluV, .surt'er feels verV lunate to have reached this mark ' hrilPbe awarded. Also, should the plant reach the 11^0%'*tand J?P*s that everyone wi|l be able to extend this record. r requency rate a SI0-gift certificate will be given to each t employee. *- *. Winners in the first half are as follows:. Monthly S25 ** bond winners were Harold Whitehair, Ken McCdy? Dan -tGyure, Paul Oakman, Fred Cornell, Bruce Mramoi^ Jim Palo,;Roger Engle>Bob Anteloppe, Carl Carpenter, Art To'bul, {John Getzy, Bill Nellies, Sr., Dick LefeIJnoc; Lou n.Da'Ses, Otis -Argo, Emery Hogya, Clayton' Smith, Qon* Juist^Carmen Stanziale, Chuck Yankie, Russ* Kalina, ** John Rigby, Dave Hiiston, Charles Kitsch', Jerry Skytta, / 1 Pringle, Mike Kish, Howard Bell, Bob`Sutton, J^hn` " Vaivprt,'Billie ^Head, Howard Potter. Jim Pohto'* Mike m ol Onderqin,5 Harold ' .Grapatki, Henry 'Jackson, Phil Ruggiero, Errjie UMe, Gordon J.ayne, Bill Katna,`Vioward Hutchinson. .. l> ^ v * Quarterly S50 awards went to Dave Tr.ubisky, Fred A'i.i SuO',rv,ic/'i Al Su'iiidirt). Prji Lw, Rtiy Mwiti '-r.'-rl/', live- ty C'd C.i'i hr ^unh'iurU Bub Stitrkey. Nelson, Don Mayse, Frank Geistle, Chuck Hauser, Bill Armstrong, and Jack Crislip. '** Dividend On Uniroyal Stock AnnouncedLucky $100 winners were John Mihalik, John-Brown, Voyne Johnsory Herman Smith, Oel Pringle. A dividend of 171.L cents^ share on Uniroyal common \.^stock was declared b* the dbard of Directors. It 'is payable September 25, 19^4, <o stockholders of record August 26, 1974. * * , - :.- . f%r:. :m . Pabli^hed By And^For^The\m$1oyees Of \ iUtflRQY4LJ1NC> > Painesvilie, Ohio ft ^ C, ' A <* r ' ioa^n W^.Cal\ftn,%liiter Telepht^ie ^6f<357-7^4 (lxt^31-) Herman Smith. John Brown, and DtImas Pringle have won STOO gitt certificates in the 1974 Safety A ward Program. 'i V *, .V- ^ * V* |uneAJuly, 1&74v 3% It Safety Awareness Working In Paracril On June 27th and 28th, the combined Process and Finishing Departments of Paracril celebrated 1000 days without a lost time accident. This excellent production safety record is a fine accomplishment for the men who work in this department as well as for their families. This 1000 days represents 32,000 man hours of safe operation and they are now working to better their best previous record of 1126 days. KNOW YOUR BENEFITS Broader Opportunity To Win Uniroyal Scholarships New rules will provide children of employees a greater opportunity to win a Uniroyal Scholarship, starting with students taking their PSAT Qualifying Tests this fall, 1974. Ten scholarships will be awarded each year. If there are fewer than ten finalists, enough high-ranking non-finalists will be selected to fill the quota. The July-August issue of Uniroyal World carries com plete details on the newly revised rules. Also, full details will be given in a new leaflet which will be available, along with a new application form, at the Industrial Relations office by the end of September. November 15 is the deadline for submitting completed applications to the Uniroyal Foundation in New York. Kevin Carter, son of Jack Carter, Painesville Purchasing Agent, was one of six Uniroyal scholarship winners in 1972. Winnfa Braski, Jim Kutnana. and Dak ktaans anjoy ceffaa and donuts in cafabmfon of 1000 days safs operation in Paracril. Area Foreman S. B. Fifield remarked that it is difficult to pinpoint what goes into a safe operating record but that the quarterly safety meetings and continuous safety awareness on the part of the individuals involved seems to be working in Paracril. 1974 Photo Contest For Employees Uniroyal World has announced its tnird annual em ployee photo contest. Alt full-time employees of Unircyal and subsidiaries world-wide, except professional photographers, are eli gible. Each entrant is limited to one photo of any size, color or black and white, print or slide, taken during 1974. Prizes will be U. S. Savings Bonds -- first prize, $75; second prize, $50; third prize, $25. Runners-up will receive honorable mention certificates. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry form found in future issues of Uniroyal World or a card with name, plant or office location and department, model of camera and type of film used. Deadline is December 1,1974. Send all entries and any inquiries to Editor, Uniroyal World, Oxford Management Center, Middlebury, Ct. 06749. Salesroom Best Buys The plant salesroom now has men's winter jackets. These jackets (see picture) have a nylon shell, acrylic fill, quilted lining and fleece collar. A good buy at $15.00. A shipment of winter style Keds shoes was re ceived recently, including the PIP oxfords. End of summer buys in clude men's and boy's long sleeve shirts -- $2.00, boys CPO's -- $3.00, men's knit vests -- $4.00 and golf sup plies including a fine line of capeskin golf gloves. Doris Obtrg arranges display of now fackat availsbla in rto Satasroom for win tar. BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 6 MADISON. OHIO URL 20270 NO EXIT *57<" INTERCHANGE**12 interchange