THE wrofiROflT naw AKRON EDITION PROTECT OUR GOOD NAME Vol. 28 AKRON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1939 No. 17 CENTENNIAL PICNIC AT EUCLID BEACH JULY 31 SHAW SANITORIUM "Back on Farm" Photo Wins PLAY DAY AT CLEVELAND PARK LEVY IS BEFORE EXPECTED TO ECLIPSE ALL OTHERS Grand Prize List Totaling53 and Contest AUGUST PRIMARY Awards Now on Display at Goodyear Hall ManyGoodyearites Mark this on your calendar right now! Are Warm Friends Monday,July 31, is the date that has heen set for that hig of Institution day all Goodyear employeeslook forward to. That's when the annual frolic is to he held at Euclid BeachPark, Cleve- Three years ago a Good- land, and it is to be known this year as the Goodyear Cen- yearite, feeling ill. went to tennial Picnic,as 1939 marks the onehundredth anniversary the doctor, was told he had of the discovery— of the process of vulcanization by Charles iuherculosis. Goodyear the discovery which finally resulted inthe devel- opment of our modernrubber manufacturing industries. There was a time when that — was virtually a death sen- "frolic this year is to have special tence. But modern science and working along had proved that this once Troop Boys t line has made plans for a dreaded disease could he 43 ibration bigger and better in ay ways than ever before, checked it caught in time. Leave Saturday snap in- just re zest and are to be And that this could be done :ed into the day's doings than as well in Ohio as in the Adiron- A one week's camping vacation idyearites have experienced at dacks or Arizona. in the woods of northeast Penn- se annual affairs heretofore. So, like many other Goodyear sylvania is the goal of 35 boys Doll Up Park peoplein the last 211 years, Andy 1. Group of hikers snappedby Henry Watts, Efficiency, at Dorsey's from Troop 43 who will leave 'he park is to be elaborately Ondack, Office Service, went out Hollow near Wooster. Left toright: Mrs. Watts, Betty Morris, Paper with their leaders, by company orated in keeping with the to Edwin Shaw Sanatorium at Products; D. V. Manson, New Products; Mrs. D. A. Morris, Develop- truck on Saturday. isual program this year,accord- Springfield Lake. Thirteen ment; D. A. Morris, Engineering Cost; D. W. Bonsai, Squad, and Mrs. Heading the party will be Ed to Fred Colley, chairman of months later, the doctor told him Bonsai. 2. Bernice Weese, 15-year-old daughter of Andy Weese, Cal- Foran, troop committee chairman, general committee, he could go home. That's nearly Boom, trapeze. 3. Mrs. N. E. Beninger looking at as his aides: Henry ender on her 50-foot who will have imong the several features of two years ago. Today Andy looks a rock garden at Niagara Falls. Beninger is in Stockroom Becords. Wheeler, efficiency; Jimmy Little, big caught, Brest is the extraordinary list 4. August Herman, MachineDesign, and the ones he snap- squadron; Clarence Bush, engi- as the committee Design. grand prizes, ped by A. C. Jenner, Foreman,— Machine 5. E. Steiner andhis neering; and Jack Hart and charge of awards announces family out on the farm Mrs. Steiner, Steiner, Bobert, Loretta and Charles Johnson, assistant scout- among McCarthy, snapped y-three, them being Freda. 6. The inimitable Mr. Charles at the masters. ■nty-five for grownups, twenty World's Fair by Goldie Benedict, Office Service. Many of the boys' parentsplan boys and girls between the the mountain re- on driving to is of 5 and 10, six bicycles for treat over July 22 weekend to — 's and girls 10 to 15, and two <" Bk .I _ I visit and bring their sons home. iios for boys and girls 15 to 20. CONTEST WINNERS Langdon Heads In addition to roughing it, the First prize winner in this scouts will swim, hike, play base- Most of the prizes are now on E. Salary Personnel visit display in the windows at head- week 's Photo Contest is ball and make an official to of the Employees Activ- Steiner, LifeGuards, who the Coudersport, Pa. Boy Scout quarters pair of Highland Camp. ities Committee in Goodyear Hall. draws a Recent organization change has Don't fail look 'em over. for his snap- as to Theater tickets placed C. R. "Chick" Langdon 'he program of contests, shot of August Herman and Iiiificance races I games has the earmarks of an the big ones he caught. A sec- sonnel, responsi- Vacation Stops isually setup. It's goes to attractive ond pair of tickets best ever concocted by the Henry Watts, Efficiency for Andy Ondack, back at work, looks of hikers. Vacationing Goodyearites are imittee in charge, and the his group photo Cannon continues following the lure of the open ses to be awarded the winners fine... Tickets may be picked up at his active work tainly should intense the Clan office. in the selection road, the spell of rod and reel create better than he ever did in his life, and the novelty of visiting far- First prize for the best and training of Along has gained 24. pounds, looks fine will away states in pursuit of summer Band Goes photo in the next issue be sales personnel. fun. are some 'he Goodyear Juvenile Band and is fine. He has gone to the cape, second will re- Here thumb-nail a lady's rain He be sketches of what they plan to do: h sixty strong,is tobe on hanc doctors from time to time for prize, set of two tea aprons. sponsible to — checkup. They pronounce him a Charles Watson, Research, is all its glory many new mem Mailor bring your entries to Langdon. visiting Kentucky. s, attractive uniforms and a tit as a fiddle. Langdon relatives in — the Wingfoot Clan Office. start- en or more musical numbers get mikk com- Mrs. Watson and their daughter, "You can't better treat- with Langdon ed the Kitty ording to Art Wiland, direc ment anywhere in the United as a Lou, accompanied him. pany in 1916 Ferrell, The band will play the States than you can right here in GOOD NEIGHBOBS tire builder, graduated from the Edward E. Small Ma- . in chines, will make a fishing trip to k throughout the day. Summit County," he says. Squadron, was factory foreman, 111 at his home near Ran- Treasure Island in Northern On- )f course, there is to be the Tax Levy Needed and in charge of the Squadron al distribution of free dolph last week, Fred Me- when the Los Angeles plant tario. He'll be accompanied by tickets However, this splendid institu- Mullen, truck tire builder, was his wife and son and will use 500 the kiddies for refreshments opened. Transferred to sales in 1 goodies, as well as for ride tion which has reached all over worrying abouthis wheatcrop. 1925, feet of film in recording the trip has steadily advanced, last 1 so on. And the park manage the county, doing preventive He had several acres ready to position on celluloid. was manager of the Virginia Virginia at has arranged with the Good work, lowering the tuberculosis cut and wasn't able to get Dealer and Stores Division of the and West is goal Barker, ir committee to give specia rate, serving scores of Goodyear- around. So one of his neighbors Tire department. the of G. B. his wife ites.has beenrunning.into deficits cameby, cut the wheat for him. and daughter. Barker is in Ship- es to all wearing Goodyea dining the depression, due to the That isn't unusual. Out in ping Export, Plant III. ntification badges. Many new decreasing tax revenues. Unless the country good neighbors Wingfoot Girls and their fami- Starting out for Washington tures have been installed in additional money is forthcoming, always do things like that.The lies will hold their annual fish fry with new Goodyear tires, B. E. wayof amusement devices fo the sanatorium will have to turn point of this story is that half at Wingfoot Lake Friday. Reser- Sanderson, Electric Shop, antici- and young. people away,perhaps close down a dozen of his buddies at Plant vations should be placed with pates no tire trouble. His wife l£. D. Scott, who is lookiiij Elizabeth Manderbach no later and three children will go along. er bus transportation the children's building. Sunshine I, city men, heard about it, " facilitie Cottage. went out there after work than today. Arrange for trans- H. Charlton, Eire Department, those who do nothave cars o and granddaughter, The county is asking a special and shocked his wheat, ready portation when making reserva- his wife and will icr means of conveyance, sav tax levy at the August Primary. for the harvest crews. tion. Tickets, 40 cents. [ Turn to Page 3 ]I [Turn toPage 3 ] THE WINGFOOT CLAN.- 2 25 YEAR AWARDS Pliofilm Replaces Cloth As Restaurant Chair Cover Tire Stripping Gone With Wind PASS 700 MARK In the hectic pursuit of jour-

■ material, the of -JBBjQB B* ifl nalistic subject Dinsmore is 700th, H unusual jobs popped up in George Swinehart is 706th Appleby's'' office. Iran tell you Seven more twenty-five-year what's the tough- est job." says men who received their pins dur- ; ing j^*5^l. -. " (T ■*— George, "only the past two weeks bring the ■ -*■ ■■^^(■■■■■lu "'^*Tv?iB a fen /BB % ■ m\^3t\ ■ **■ "--■ mmLw :m roll up to 700. ■ l?- ■ P^ "'jiM A m^r AmtHkC- m we don't have it any more." R. P. Dinsmore, He was talk- Assistant to the- ing about strip- ac t or y Man ping tires, one of the many tough ;er, joined the rJ/||Mg R 1 i#\ jobs- of the early days, which was nks of Good- eliminated about 1923. people lar men imnie- For the benefit of the ately after newer in the company, the carcass aduating from and tread were formerly cured . I. T. ... has »H|Lik separately, at least a semi-cure, then cured together. To protect iried interests girls making . spent most of New uses for Pliofilm are being These found the the diamond blocks in the second discovered almost daily. The of chair covers simple. Irma cure, they were covered with Kares, left, did the cutting for w years build- latest is itsapplication as arestau- sandstone mud and wrapped in rant chair cover. size, JuanitaSpencer, right, sealed cloth. After they came our. the Dinsmore tiie pieces together while Viola one Credit for the new idea belongs cloth wrappings had to be stripped house on to Harry Shumaker, assistant Harlin, center, placed the finished an abandoned farm recently off by hand. ... manager General Office cafeteria, product over the cloth covers. added a pergola ... enjoys deer Called It Mud Boom who has effected a yearly savings So in old 150-D there were al- hunting, grouseI shooting in for his department conservatively ways a group of men rolling the Michigan, sword fishing in the estimated at $500. Atlantic, music, reading and, tires along the floor, wrapping the above all his pipe. Belongs Originally Shumaker used trans- Q-Junior cloth into a ball as they walked ... parent Pliofilm as a cover to pro- to the American Institute of along, bent over, while soapstone Chemical Engineers, American tect the white duck cloth covers. Boss, you'll have to admit that nice and all that and a most effi- dust made a continuous fog Chemical Society and the Insti- This was intended to lessen the romance has to fly high when it cient efficiency man but, tell me, through the room. The job wasn't laundry cost, the duck covers catches a blimp pilot. But word why does he wince when Bob Pope so much hard as it was disagree- tute of Rubber Industry (Eng- longer lish), the Association for Ad- generally lasting no than comes back fromN. Y. that Larry calls him "Elmer"? It's twin able and the labor turnover was a week. Later he struck upon the vancement of Science,the Univer- Furculow, practically the last boys at the C. C. (Casey) Waick- higher in this department than Club, idea of using heavy gauge opaque bachelor in the outfit at the Fair, man's (he's in Production Con- anywhere in the plant. sity Torch Club and Por- Pliofilm which eliminated use of tage Country Club has a daugh- went over to Jersey on his day off trol Tires. Mrs. Casey was for- One of the first jobs after the ... the cloth covers entirely. last week, came back with a bride. merly Emaline Werner, same de- ter, 1G, at Old Trail, ason, 14, at- Material cost is slight. Hand 1920-21 depression was to simpli- tending Western Reserve Acad- The Missus was June Fulmer, who partment). The young 'uns arc fy factory operations and elimi- made by waitresses, the covers was a Behoolmarm at Jacksonville called Robert Lee and Richard all the backbreaking jobs. emy. can be cut andheat sealed (ready nate whom Larry met while flying Paul. Engineers, compounders and ma- for use) in approximately five there a couple of years ago. Holland wasn't involvedin the minutes. chine design men tackled the World War, but young men had There's something about the problem and presently came out to put in their time in military ing Squadron,inspector... trans- Vacation 's about over for Mel lure of the East, boss ... Carl with a tire that could be cured in training. When young Anthony ferred to his present job in 1932 Mears who sails for Australia Hilgers, manager of Goodyear's one process. Calcutta, Tennissen finished his, he headed ... owns his own home on Pond superintendent branch in India, admits And out went the mud room for peaceful America ... worked view Avenue .. . has a married of Division— C at a country as and tire stripping for good. for the Pennsy railroad for sev- son working in New York City. Sydney that's sounds, but he eral years before signing up with traffic, shipping,

THE WINGPOOT CLAN.- 4 FACTORY-WIDE GOLF TOURNAMENT OPENS AUG. 4 EMPLOYEE HELP SoftballLeagues Silents Again Active in Sports Field QUALIFYING ROUND AIDS ZEPP SHOOT In Second Half PRECEDES MATCH Windup of first half play in " ' the G-100 and Airfoam softball t i " Staff Donates Services H^'^B " 1 ' Bk m* leagues saw Comptrollers and Re- w+ m \ ¥ " ,V' i I^^K \^m T_m mj AND MEDAL PLAY to Promote Sport pair Materials tied for honors in the G-100 loop and G. A. M., still Championship Flight Reason for the Zeppelin the only unbeaten club in all Rifle cluli's animalsmall bore leagues, as winners of the Air- Uses Match Play;Other pistol foam circuit. Flights rifle and tournament In the All-Weather league, Medal Scores attaining rank as the nation's which is playing through, Plant 2 largest unsubsidized event Tires and Research have each Now is the time for Good- isn't entirely due to the at- won six games and dropped two year's legionof golfers to be- tractiveness of its program for a first place tie. Balloon Room gin brushing up their game prizes. and Brown's Hooters are but a if they already done ami Without the half game apart in the Old man's haven't whole hearted support of merry-go-round. so, for the annual factory- Goodyearites and others in- Play in some leagues will be af- wide tournament starts with terested in the sport, who donate fected this week and next by the an18-hole qualifier at Maple-

their time and efforts, promotion closing of Rim and Chemical ■ (i. mmWW^WmWmmWM■pi ,JL.< .'Wp^ f^H mw^mmmmmmIf' Mr\ iB Btmmw'HUmMh.'"'* .g^^mmxm\ crest August 4, 5 and of such an event would be im- plants for vacationperiods. These According possible. games willbe made up at the close to announce- When firing begins in the sixth of the current rounds. ment by Fred Colley, who is annual tournament July 28, a staff again heading the event, the tour- of approximately 05 people will Airfoam still rates as nament will governed by the the Top: right, standing; Williams, Dille, Jones, be be present to see that everything league's strongest loser. team left to D. C. C. D. same rules as last year which pro- Xo Besch, Young, Erickson, Pressinski, Gormish, Wilson, goes off as scheduled. Of this has managed to any more than F. M. J. M. J. C. vided for match play in the cham- C. Jacobs, H. Schaffer and E. Wilson; kneeling: T. Blevins, E. John- pionship flight and medal employees, eke out a slim victory over the 86-hole Sons of who Airfoam squad son, J. Shopshire, G. Jones andR. Wilson. play in all other flights. worked on the target detail which is still seek- family, friends, generally ing win number one. The latest Center: The entire as well as is on hand Collaborating with Colley in last year, and other boys in- for all games. This is a section of the crowd at last week's contest. working reversal was by a 2-1 score to running the tournament is a terested in are asked Comptrollers. Bottom: Organizers D. C. Williams, M. Young, A. D. Martin and to report to Bill McQuerry at Both Comptrollers' Cliff Dille. Booster Committee composed of runs came in the first be- Fred Shaw, Bill Bebout, George the club's range on Gilchrist Insert left, Jack Gormish and right, Mike Pressinski, students at road, Saturday afternoon. fore Russ Lippert, Airfoam's St. Eita School of the Deaf, Cincinnati. Torrey, Dick Olds, Chick Aikman twirlerarrived on the scene. and Jack Porter. It will be the total only 20 (the target boys) KAR Silents famed for children and homes, that softball job of the Booster committee to will be paid for their services. Although Stauffer hit a home- great see that players in all flights are GOODYtheir football teams of ■ is too strenuous. Chief executive officer of the to tie the score for Garage, as evenly matched as possible. 1917-21 are back in the athletic Undaunted by failure of his tournamentis Clyde Schetter. His Mail Boys crashed through with field again, this time with a soft- That is, it will revise handicaps aides will be Major Ben Kilper, a marker in the last of the seventh ball team entered in the Airfoam buddies to turn out, Williams, wherever it deems necessary to Massillon O. N. G., chief range to win 4-3. Homers by Watts and divisional league. Dille and Young have enlisted keep competitors evenly matched. officer; Sgt. Phil Lofink, U. S. Conklin paced the Engineers to a Organizers of the club are I). ('. the aid of youngsters, majority Frank Harper has been named Arinv representativeat Akron U.; 10-7 victory over Engineers in the Williams, Plant 1 compounding; being sous of Silent employees. chairman of the Protest Commit- V.J. Tiefenbrunn, East Alton, 111., same league. G. A. M. had little Cliff Dille, Plant 1 compounding; It is the only team in the divi- tee. Other members are Warren Major John Hession, New Haven, trouble disposing of Reclaim 18-4. Conn.; and M. Young, rim plant, three sional leagues permitted to go Billings, Bob Hatton, Chick and Prank Kahrs, Bridge- former stars of the gridiron out- outside the ranks for players. Stabler and Johnny Kato. All port, Conn., range officers; and LifeGuard league play has been fit. Another, A. D. Martin, who is Practically all the youngsters committee members will meet W. H. Jacobs, Goodrich, Pistol featured by Research which has no longer with the company, is are recently returned from Deaf with Colley tomorrow noon in range officer. Tiefenbrunn, Hes- copped its last five starts. Effi- manager. schools. The sons are: E. John- Goodyear Hall to smooth all de- sion and Kahrs are representa- ciency has dropped its last four Williams, who, also, is one of son, J. Shopshire, T. Blevins, R. tails. tives of arms manufacturers. tilts in a nosedive that has taken Goodyear's most loyal basketball Wilson, C. Wilson, H. Schaffer, C. The 32 lowest scores submitted Other staff positions are: How- it out of first place. In its last supporters, reports that he has Jacobs and J. Erickson. in the qualifying round will be ard Geer, general accounting, Efficiency was held four endeavored interest his former The Goodyear Silents chief statistical officer; start to to colony bracketed in the championship J. C. Kel- hits by Blackie Conrad pitching team mates: E w in g, Davis, consists of about 300 people and flight. The next 32 will be placed sey, police dept., registration of- for Plant Tires. Pickle, Holler and few are absent on Thursday eve- ficer; 2 Seincnsolin, in flight "A," the next 32 in Bill McQuerry, pipe shop, Wickline but to no avail. He says nings when their teams swinginto flight "B," etc. ordnance and targets; and George tration, and Prances Geer, squad- they are more interested in their action. McCracken, cashier dept., pistol ding. Information Needed statistical officer. Staff members Concession stand is operatedby Contestants will berequestedto are: Bob Morgan, assistant the Friars' club and all profits Israelson Figures give their A. D. G. A. or Goodyear scorer; W. DuBois, public address are returned to the club's treas- Four Resters Set handicap or average score before system; Chester Delano, Albert ury. More than 20 members of the In American Win leaving the first tee. This infor- Tinker, and P. E. Smith, statisti- club, headed by Mickey Harb, Hot Links Pace mation will be used by the cians; Mrs. Merle Israelson regis- donate their time. Merle Israelson's score of 392 Booster Committee in making up figured in tlbc United States rifle Tops, at the moment, among flight personnel. team's victory over Great Britain foursomes entered in the divi- Championship flight members £i;ery Day /s Recreation Day in the third annual Pershing sional golf league is the Four will be given seven days (Mon- match at Bisley, England, July 8. Resters squad which might better" day to Monday) in which to play It was America's first win over be tagged the "Four Sizzlers, two matches. Medal play in all the English marksmen. Score was for it is the only unbeaten andun- flights will be scheduled for the 3,950 to 3,931. Two points had tied team in both the Monday and first 18 holes on August 12 and been England's winning margin Friday night divisions. 13 and the final holes on August in each of the previous matches. Inthe Friday night division the 19 and 20. leaders Slamming Sammy There will be a championship I mmwBBmm. ¥■ Jfmww are Sneads and the Speckies. Each trophy for the winner and runner- outfit has a .607 percentage, hav- up of the championship flight. Al Foremen to Attend ing won eight matches other flight champions will receive 'w^jjHB 1 ■*■*■ BmmW'l'mW V and lost four. Close on their heels is the nine-inch statuettes and the fligln Indian Twin Bill Plant 2 Foremen's Club No. 2 runner-ups a merchandise order players who have seven wins, four which may be exchanged for Annual baseball party of the defeats and one tie to their credit. sweaters. Foremen's elub will be held Sun- * # # Green fees for each 18 holes wil day with some 300 members and The 550-yard par five first hole be 50 cents. Ordinarily the cos friends expected to attend the at Maplecrest manages to give is 90 cents. Maplecrestmembers doubleheader majority of players a will be required to pay 25 cents Indian-Yankee at tough strug- for the qualifying the Stadium. gle. Finding it especially so are round. Remembering what happened M. K. Eriksen, Max Emig, Perce last year when Cleveland manage- McKinstry, and Jim Smith. On MEET SATURDAY Tom Jr. Lottie JoAnn Tom Sr. ment saw fit to cancel a Saturday their last out Eriksen marked 13 game because of cloudy skies, strokes on his scorecard,Emig 10, Annual report of the Hunting While beautiful wooded lakes ILottie a former employee of the Foremen sports committee mem- and Smith and McKinstry col- and Fishing club's activities will of Michigan, Wisconsin an d Mechanical Goods division, bers lessened the likelihood of a lected 9's. * * be made by Floyd Snyder, presi- Canada and other out-of-door daughter JoAnn and son Thomas similar occurrenceby choosing the # dent, at the club's meeting July spots attract hundreds of Good- Jr. Sunday date. Joe Dent and Forrest Flanick 15, second floor, Hill building. yearites on vacation, many find Morgan lives the year around The Foremen's block of seats is each gathered a pair of birdies Persons interested in conserva- recreation and rest at nearby at his cottage at Meyers Landing unusually well situated, being while Ed Curst sank three in last tion Portage work in the immediate dis- Lakes. One of the latter on the East Reservoir. Fishing midway between home plate and week's matches. trict are reminded that the Hunt- is Tom Morgan, Plant 1mill room (in season) and swimming are first base in the lower pavilion. ing and Fishing club has reduced test lab, shown here with his fam- other recreations. Cool lake Tickets can still be purchased at Average score of the league is its yearly duos to 50 cents. Mem- ily returning from a sailboat breezes are a great boon to Mor- the Employees' Activities Com- in the nineties. Scores range berships may be obtained at the cruise. With Tom is his wife gan too who works night shift. mittee, Goodyear Hall. from 75 to as high as 127. E. A. C. office, Goodyear Hall.