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Vol. 34 AKRON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1945 No. 4 GOODYEAR'S COAL MINES PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN WAR EFFORT — m OPERETTA "NEW 3,600 TONS SWOON," WILL BE Where Goodyear Takes Out Mountains Of "Black Diamonds" ) OFFERED IN MAY TURNED OUT
Complete Auditions For Casting EVERY DAY Scheduled For Next Friday Night In Theater Responds To Call Of U. S. Government To Supply Goodyear-Akron Oper- Many Ohio Dealers "eSociety, rested from its arduous but highly successful Far beneath the earth's sur- presentation of "The Desert face, in the hills of Harrison Song," will hold complete audi- county, near Adena, O., more tions for the casting of another than 500 Goodyear coal miners popular R o m b e rg operetta, work in the underground pas- "New Moon," next Friday eve- sages so others might have heat ning in Goodyear Theater, start- and light and power. Producers ing at 7:30 o'clock. of this vital mineral for war Goodyear employes, and many plants and railroads since the lovers of music in Akron, ac- war began, the Goodyear mine, claimed this group's presenta- through dealers in dozens of tion of "The Desert Song" one Ohio cities, is supplying coal for of the finest ever given by ama- domestic purposes in the pres- teur performers. ent emergency. Officers of the society decided The Goodyear mine produces to call for auditions for the new more than 3,600 tons of this show immediately, so other tal- valuable black potential energy ented employes and members of BB^'^^^^ J B^ " ■ ft each day. Of this amount, close their families will have every to 1,600 tons is used at Good- opportunity to participate. If year Plants 1 and 2 in Akron satisfactorily cast, the show B ,A ■ ■■W^ 3 ■■■■■■■■ ■(■■■■y ■n^BiLltw IcbjbbbbI^Db^BqeSBbbbbW. . .-<*.■ every twenty-four hours. Plants will be presented around May 1. at Jackson, Mich., and St. Louisiana Territory Marys, O., each require more than three thousand tons per a story Moon," about month. Nearly 6,000 tons go to the Louisiana Territory in the Goodyear Aircraft every thirty year 1800, requires a cast of days, and the branch plant about seventeen singing, danc- at ing Muncie, Ind., and the warehouse and speaking principals, in Detroit come in for their and a male and female chorus. share of the precious "black All parts in the new operetta diamonds." will be cast by audition. Upper left: This attractive entrance to Goodyear's mine is characteristic of the cleanliness and Add to these the requirements Professor Francesco DeLeone safe working conditions Upper right: Production is speeded greatly will again take over the helm that prevail on the inside. by of American and Canadian rail- the use of Goodyear-made conveyor belts. The belt shown here has been in use four years. Lower roads, plus the demands of as director, with the able as- left: Emery Takacs, belt operator, dumps the coal from the conveyor into waiting mine cars. Lower numerous war sistance of Emil D'Zomba. It plants, and this has right: At the mine tipple the coal is loaded on railroad cars, shipped to war plants, dealers, and wartime activity becomes an im- been announced that the railroad yards. contribution Friday night auditions will be portant indeed. the only ones held for lead Now Goodyear has responded parts. However, all chorus as- to a directive from the govern- Drafted At 44, Is ment to supply pirants are asked to be present ) dealers in Akron for the opening rehearsal next Friars Will Hold DO YOU KNOW? and vicinity with much-needed Friday. Those who aspire to Killed In Crash fuel. More than fourteen dealers singing Rehearsal Tonight 5 Gertrude Hall, Dept. 379, each are sent an average of parts in the operetta : boats, Plant is extremely \ are asked to bring their own Singers, dancers, end men 3, { sixty tons of coal every week. and comedians will converge in J anxious to get in touch with 5 An Akron man, Private Sam In addition, coal from niusic for audition purposes. anyone the Goodyear Theater tonight for 5 who is in corre- A. Zaharopolos, brother of Gus (Continued on Page 2) the opening rehearsal of the [ spondence with a member {' A. Polos, Dept. 131A, general 1945 edition of the Goodyear I of the U. S. S. Bunker Hill. ; compounding, has been listed by Friars minstrel show. All Good- J Gertrude can be reached on " the war department as one of t PILLIOD HAS SOME ! year and Aircraft men who are Bell phone HE-2433. I the eighteen army men killed THRILLING STORIES FEW RESERVATIONS j I " talented in this type of enter- l . i January 10, in the crash of an LEFT FOR FROLICS tainment are requested to be American Airlines passenger ) t plane near Burbank, Cal. A £ if... m 1 3 First Lieutenant Charles I present. WOULD PLAY CHESS? A few reservations for i Pilliod, home Rex Kerschner, director of Private Zaharopolos, during the midwinter fr o s, " on leave, ) says Employes interested in play- li c ) \ has some interesting tales j the theatricals, rehearsals World War I, worked in Good- scheduled for Goodyear to will be held to a minimum, due ing chess are invited to attend year's gas mask and curing heels women \ i tell about flying "over ' rationing heavy the meeting of the Goodyear departments. the week-ends of ! the hump." He also piloted to and work He was drafted January 27 and February ) j \ schedules. All men employes, Chess Club tomorrow evening three years ago at the age of ( a B-29 on several missions Goodyear 10 at the Girl Scout lodges, " i over J whether or not they are former at 7:30 in the Hall forty-four and was stationed Tokyo. Formerly em- ( eligible community military police are still available. Tickets t ployed in Dept. 105C, pro- / members of the club, are room. J. M. Adal- with the at available at the activities } {\ duction squadron, "Chuck" to participate in the show. man, a professional chess teach- Kelly Field, Texas. He was office. The fee, including \ 3 the plant J The show will be presented er, will be on hand to give free brought to the United States transportation, visited last week i in Goodyear Friday instruction. Goodyear will meet from Greece by his only food and { s to chat with his friends. ( Theater on brother, lodging, is only $3. J j and Saturday nights, April 6 Firestone in a chess tourna- Gus. Their parents died while t and 7. the boys were very young. J 2 ABSENTEEISM HITS NEW LOW AS DRIVE TELLS PRESIDENT THOMAS OF NEED SO JOHN BULCHIK SPRINGS SURPRISE FOR TIRE BUILDING GETS UNDER WAY OF EQUIPMENT TO GARRY ON WAR Mary Bulchik, Dept. 155, Records Show That Workers In Vital Departments Had District Calls bicycle tires, was disap- Chief Lynn Of Cleveland Ordnance day Good Attendance Marks Through 1944; Now Go Message Major pointed the other when Attention To Received From she arrived home and found Go Into 120-DayCampaign In Earnest General, Urging All-Out Production no letter in the mailbox from her son, Private John By their good attendance rec- paign swung into high gear. requirements of the vari- , iand their employes, who com- Bulchik, Camp Campbell, production ef- Many interesting facts have The the industry-ord- ords and all-out ous theaters of war operations i prise with us Ky. But when she opened forts, Goodyear tire workers are been brought to light by the substantially in- nance team, to give a response saw a soldier's emphasis placed on this four- have been will be the door and demonstrating their willingness creased in many categories of | to this appeal which coat hanging in the hall she and ability to help meet the month campaign for perfect at- and other materials, | heard not only in our own coun- knew "Johnny" was there. fighting men on tendance. Records reveal that munitions army, in that of our needs of our and these increases will call for try and but He had kept his ten-day the battle fronts. Work inter- workers in such vital depart- substantial setups in the actual enemies. leave as a big surprise. ruptions and absenteeism hit a ments as general compounding, procurement programs. "Let us close ranks and go new low as the 120-day cam- the mill room, the calender A letter received by President forward to victory." room and the liner room, showed E. J. Thomas of Goodyear from an aptitude for steady attend- Colonel E. A. Lynn, chief of the ance all through the year of Cleveland ordnance district, 1944. quotes the following letter from Goodyear Man Met Linforth In "Sub," Has In Dept. 122, synthetic rubber Major General L. H. Campbell Who J cleaning and cutting, eight men Jr., chief of ordnance, Washing- Visiting In Akron worked every scheduled day Chat With Vice President While j during the year just passed. Six "You will recall our meeting, men in the crude rubber divi- our district sion perfect at which all of chiefs It's cry from had attendance my I a far the inside time, eight and our division chiefs of submarine, during that and enP office were present in Cleveland of a combat one ployes in general compounding on the 19th and 20th of this | hundred feet below the surface were on the job every day. month. We stressed just one j of the ocean, to the office of In the mill room—Dept. 132A topic throughout this entire Vice President J. M. Linforth, —where the work is rigorous, meeting—Production. but that's the story of two thirty-five workers hung up "Since my return to Washing- meetings within a month's time perfect attendance records. ton I began going over the list Larry J. Some of these veterans have as which , between Linforth and of critical items are Jr., photographer's much as thirty-two years' serv- under in your Herman procurement dis- M9 l|^ mM KjjjL ice, and most of them have been and I want to bring to the mate third class, formerly em- .■m^ . JwrnW IM twenty trict, 611, at Goodyear more than attention of your contractors, ployed in Dept. voucher years. through you, the high necessity room. Twenty-one calender r in for an all-out effort by all j The first meeting was on De- workers were on the job "^^p'M^k their organizations, men and: when was day in 1944. Eleven liner room women. cember 13, Linforth a group of business employes duplicated this feat, armies theaters of a member of predipped "Our in the men taken aboard a submarine and Dept. 137K, cord war must be given equipment in fabric, boasts four men with greatly increased quantities, and as part of a naval orientation was assigned to like records. Twelve men in I know that I can fully depend jcourse. Larry Dept. 143, tubing treads, had upon the individual contractors jthe sub as a photographer. no time lost. I After the ship had submerged Workers not definitely iden- jhe noticed Linforth's Goodyear tified with tire production have, Public Invited To badge and immediately intro- by their steady attendance, in- This duced himself, inquired about dicated that they will go hand Card Party the of the plant and his father, Larry Larry J. Herman, Jr., photographer's mate third class, listens in hand with producers J. Herman Sr., who has worked M. these vitally-needed war ma- The Goodyear Woman's Club attentively as Vice President J. Linforth tells him about his' pro- 611, general account- son, Jr., navy. Larry Linforth first met a terials during the 120-day is sponsoring a card party on in Dept. "Jack" also in the and gram. January 30, at 1 o'clock in Good- ing, nearly sixteen years. month ago in a submarine. year Hall community rooms. Later Larry had a lot of fun Tuscaloosa when it participated soldier he saw was a former Mrs. Benjamin Waugh, chair- and engagements, Goodyear dealer from Lincoln, pullic photographing Linforth In two went on a Goodyear Digs Out man, announces that the other landlubbers trying vainly few aerial photographic mis- Neb. Larry agreed that wher- is invited. Tickets are 75 cents. sions and was later assigned to ever you go you encounter Good-; Coal Numerous table prizes are being to time their hand-to-mouth Mountains Of of apple pie with the his present base, New London, year in some form, and recalled provided, and a dessert will be bites Conn. that the first thing he saw after served. lurchings of the sub. (Continued from Page 1) meeting, Home on a short leave last completing his initial overseas goes At its January 16 the Since his son, John Jr., is in trip to huge sign Goodyear mine to drama section of the club se- week, Larry visited friends at Scotland was a Cleveland, Youngstown,homes^kCaiHB I the navy, Linforth was natural- the plant and called on Linforth which read "Goodyear Tyres." lected "Train Time" as the play in account and many other towns where Ore the group will present at the i ly interested Larry's in his office for a chat. Larry shortage is most acute. ' his While home last week February meeting of the club. of experiences as a sailor. Linforth was reminded of an got his first glimpse of his new Company officials and miners The play was written by Mrs. H. He joined the navy two years incident which happened to him baby sister, Carolyn, who is alike are proud of the way they W. Quinn, drama section chair- I ago when he was seventeen, last year—when he alighted eight weeks old. Larry has a have eliminated the back-break- man, and Mrs. H. C. McGlothin. ' served a year aboard the cruiser from a plane in Iceland the first brother, Wayne, who is nine. ing labor of former years. Gone The cast of characters will be forever is the mine mule, the announced later. rickety wooden cars, and the toil Big Time Assured At 120 In Shade For of mining coal with a pick. In BEERY COMING FOR their stead are the power-driven Difficult One For Dance February 9 PREMIERE OF FILM Baker On Christmas motors and the steel cars that "THIS MAN'S NAVY" haul coal mined by modern cut- Burkle To Solve ting machines and loaded by All set for the big "shindig", Wallace Beery, colorful "The temperature was 120 de- giant electric hands. It's hard enough to find a pardner? Then come to Good- star of the blimp movie, grees in the shade on Christmas Increase Production house for an average-size fam- year's big gymnasium on Fri- "This Man's Navy," will at- day," writes Finley Baker from Goodyear conveyor belts and ily, but H. R. Burkle, real es- day, February 9, and be there tend the world premiere at his naval base in a jungle in the shuttle cars equipped with Good- tate department, who is in at 8:30 in the evening, be- Akron on February 8, and Southwest Pacific. A former year tires have served to in- charge of employe housing, cause the fun starts then and will visit Aircraft and talk crease the mine's production, usually through going employes employe of Dept. 414, shipping, comes in good keeps until 11:30. With to while he is he Goodyear and helped to make the miners' style. special callers on hand, the here. This was announced worked at ten wartime task an easier and more However, the case of James "hoedown" promises to be in- by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, years before entering the serv- pleasant one. Ortscheid. Dept. 132, mill room, teresting to watch as well as the producers, over the ice eleven months ago. Despite the fact that more has addea wrinkles to Burkle's to take part in. week-end. In a letter to his former than 200 of their men have gone brow and he admits Navy gold braid will a'so asso- military service, these that he is Goodyearites are asked to ciates, Finley sent his thanks into stumped—Ortscheid has seven purchase their tickets priced be in evidence, with the at- Goodyear miners stick loyally children six — tendance of Rear Admiral for the boxes of "eats" he re- to their production goals, work- — boys and one girl at sixty cents each—at the ceived Burkle will welcome any sug- Goodyear Hall business office C. E. Rosendahl, number about the time folks in ing three shifts around the gestion. or the employes activities of- one navy airship man, who America were trimming their clock, six days each week. These fice at Aircraft. Departments will fly in with some of his trees. Three things are certain loyal, hard-working Americans staff from the naval air in the know that without the coal they SEBRELL TO MEETING are asked to form their own jungle—the Japs, mud and dance sets, thus having little station at Lakehurst, N. J. The Wingfoot Clan—the latter, produce, without the bonds they Dr. L. B. Sebrell, director of parties within the big one. Many Both will be presented with its buy, America would surely lag Goodyear's Research Laboratory, from the stage. Loew's news about folks he its ;more affairs of this type are knew and worked with, being in drive toward victory. and a member of the national promised Theater will be entirely re- advisory I bv the activities of- most welcome. committee for aero- ;flee if employes show served for the premiere and Stalder, supervisor, nautics, attended a meeting of sufficient a block of seats was secured Christ i interest in this event. by "You can be sure," Finley Dept. 132A, mill room, was hon- the group yesterday in Wash- the employes activities wrote, "that I'll be mighty hap- ington. "Plastics and Wood" committee at both plants, ored at a department "get-to- with sales starting py when this war is over, and I gether" on his birthday yester- was the main subject for th'e War Bonds are a good buy for today. gifts committee's consideration. you, and can be back on my job at Good- day. He received several goodbye for the Japs year." from friends. THE WINGFOOT CLAN- 3 Our Boys—Some Killed, Some Wounded, Some Missing—News From Others MEDAL GOES TO Sergeant Heilman SHELLS HIT NEAR JOHN MARGINKO Award To Nettle Reported Dead In Killed In Belgium \ MEN AS THEY PUT FOR HIS VALOR Nazi Prison Camp UP 'PHONE WIRES Sergeant Don Heilman, 22, Captures Machine Gun, Kills formerly of Dept. 381, fuel Former Goodyear Worker With Three Of Foe, Saves Two tanks, is reported having died Buddies In Italy Awarded Buddies Under Fire in a German prison camp. When For Heroism last heard from he was with an infantry division of the First army somewhere on the German
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He was the son of the ism, Private Alvin Covey, for- Marcinko, 28, has been wounded pated in the invasion of Nor- tember, 1943, and participated iate "Ted" Noss, who was with merly of Dept. 381, bullet-seal twice and decorated with the mandy and the drive through in the invasion of and the drive I Goodyear twenty-eight years. tanks, Plant 3, is the son of bronze star medal. France. He sent to his sister, through France. His mother, Martha, works in Dessie Covey, Dept. 979, mis- The sergeant charged a ma- Susan Lindgard, Dept. 281,fuel Don's father, George Heilman, the Plant 1 cafeteria. A brother, cellaneous B-29 assembly, Plant chine gun, capturing the gun and tanks, Plant 2, a French dagger who has been with Goodyear Donald, is employed in Dept. C. killing three enemy gunners. and a German bayonet as souv- twenty-nine years, works in the 135. mill compound stock room. Facing the enemy three days Later in the day he went to the enirs, and said all the boys in spreader room, Dept. 137. His Another brother, "Ted," works and nights, Alvin and three bud- aid of two wounded soldiers ex- the ward enjoyed reading The wife is living in Dayton. An only in Dept. 573, bolt assemblies, dies were stringing a telephone posed to enemy fire. He carried Wingfoot Clan. brother, Kenneth, 29, is working Plant D. line to their colonel, a hazard- them to his foxhole and, while for the government in Panama, ous assignment, in northern under fire, dug another hole in and his aunt, Hilda Gill, works Italy. which to shield them. Doy Marks Wounded in Dept. 241A, stock prepara- The three men at one time Corporal "Bill" Ash were caught by heavy artillery John has a brother, Joseph, In Action In France tion, Plant 2. shift foreman in Dept. 204A, and mortar fire. Some of the Wounded At Saipan shells fell close to them but the quality control, who has been A engineer, ground with Goodyear about nine years. combat Private soft absorbed most of Doy W. Marks, formerly in The Purple Heart decoration the impact, so none was injured. Another brother, Mike, works in Dept. room, was Dept. 970, sub-assembly, Air- 180, balloon has been awarded to Corporal When enemy fire damaged the wounded in action in France on j He's On Sea Duty William Ash, 20, a marine, for- line, Alvin and his comrades re- craft Plant C, and a third broth- December 20. Doy is the only er, Edward, is with an engineer- l merly employed in Dept. 106A, paired it immediately. ing Eng- son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey fabric inspection, who was Covey's wife and 19-month-old combat battalion in Marks of 733 Inman Street. Uuid. Their father has about six- wounded at Saipan. He is at a son, Alvin Jr., live at 37 Good- years' service with Good- A graduate of East High rest camp somewhere in the Pa- win avenue. His parents live at School, he entered service in cific. 151 Hilbish avenue. December, 1942. He had been in William's brother, Corporal John has a daughter, Patricia France eight months. Ann, seven years old, and he ex- Pat Ash, fought at his side in pects to see her soon when he the battles of Tinian and Sai- Jack Kerlee Is comes home on furlough rota- pan. They are separated for the tion. Missing In Action first time since they enlisted to- Reported Missing Since December 18 gether a year and a half ago. The boys' father, Arza Ash, Corporal Jack Kerlee, son of works in Dept. 424, domestic Jack Kerlee Sr., Dept. 152A, Bolduc Home From Corporal Wilmer A. Smith, 29, shipping, Plant 2. with a medical detachment of truck tires, is reported missing Southwest Pacific the infantry, has been missing in action in Germany since De- in Belgium since December 18. cember 16. He had been in He has been in the army about Improving France only twelve days. George Bolduc, Dept. 251G, Loritsch A former air corps balancing tires and tubes, is en- three years and overseas about MM BBBeW trainee, four months. He was employed "'" In English Hospital Jack transferred to the infantry joying a visit with his son, Cor- shortly before going poral John Joseph Bolduc, home in Dept. 381E, bullet-seal tanks. overseas in °n Wilmer is married and has a October. His last letter home a thirty-day furlough from The father of two children, was dated December 4, the day the marines. two-year-old son, Wilmer David. Technical Sergeant Jack E. has he landed in France. He was Corporal Bolduc spent more He three brothers in the Kenneth Jones Loritsch, 30, was wounded in stationed in England, army, two of them overseas. Germany 20. Ireland than two and a half years over- Jones, seaman first November His and Wales for several months. seas participated four Kenneth wife, Mary, 1421 Laffer avenue, and in class, son of Elsie Neal, Dept. Jack's sisters. Helen and Doro- major engagements, seeing ac- has been notified that he is con- thy, work Dept. 604, salary Recently Promoted, 241A, stock preparation, Plant valescing hospital in tion on Guadalcanal. Cape Glou- 2, is on sea duty somewhere in at a base in pay roll. cester, Pelieu and several small Now In Rest the Southwest Pacific. England. islands. He received the Purple Camp Jack, formerly in Dept. 233B, Heart shortly returning Kenneth has been overseas before Recently promoted the calender room, enlisted in the Norman Woodward to the States. to since last March and partici- army six years ago. He rank of sergeant, Robert T. pated in several major engage- received James, formerly Dept. 181, shrapnel wounds in his left Missing In Action in ments. He has been in almost July, SEES OLD FRIENDS fuel tank lining, is now at a rest every part of the Pacific. He arm. Overseas since he camp saw action in France before ad- Sergeant N'orman Eddie McAlrney dropped in somewhere in the South- took his boot training at Great vancing to Germany. H. Wood- to say hello to his former asso- west Pacific. He participated in Lakes, 111., and was stationed in ward, formerlv employed in ciates in Dept. 272C, belt room, three major battles, fighting Los Angeles, Calif., before go- Jack's daughters are Barbara Dept. 381, bullet-seal tanks, when he was home on his first with the marines at Saipan, ing overseas. Allen, three years, and Alice Plant 3, is missing in action in furlough from Camp Hood, Tex., Tinian and in the Marshalls. Cheryl, two months. His broth- Germany. His father. Will'am last week. Eddie said his Christ- Bob has been overseas a year, er, Private Bernard V. Loritsch, Wnndward, an e-^nloye of Dept. mas box was great'v appreciated in service nearly two years. His Charlie Miller, supervisor, is in France. His mother. Nora 195E, trsrisnort^tion, is a vet- |>v himself and buddies. He has father, Harry James, works in Dept. 274, molded goods, is Loritsch, works in Dept. 162, eran of World War 1. he-en assigned to Fort Meade, Dept. 111M, zone engineering. spending a month, resting at accessories, and his father, W. Norman entered the army two Md., where he will report this His wife and three-year-old son, his home, because of a recent W. Loritsch, is in Dept. 152F, years ago, and has been over- week. Robert Jr., live in Sawyerwood. illness. stock preparation. seas since August, THE WINGFOOT CLAN- 4 r AB0UT —%T\ I I £ fm\ J! I
Bessie Mattes, Dept. 285G, Beulah Ringgold, Dept. 142B, OF THEM ARE mechanical goods waste control,
Goodyear Vice President Tells Cumberland Audience In addition to the classes Of Broad Expansion Program Authorized To mentioned last week in The Cope With "Most Critical" Situation Clan, there have been requests for beginning classes in alge- Although the present tire ported that 100 per cent syn- bra, salesmanship and comp- situation is the "most critical" thetic rubber tires, of which 35,- tometer. New enrollments are we have faced since the earliest 000,000 have been built to date, being accepted in these three days of the war, the tire indus- "are giving a very good account subjects also for the second try will master it, Robert S. Wil- of themselves," but that "we semester of Goodyear Industrial son, vice president of Goodyear, haven't learned yet how to make University. an address before the larger truck tires satisfactorily The schedule for the semes- :rland, Md., Rotary Club out of 100 per cent synthetic." ter, starting Monday, January Paying tribute to the "grand 29, is as follows: and Wednesday to January 1, 1945," Wil- job" the industry's chemists and Monday — tonnage compounders are doing in Shorthand I, 7:30-9 p .m.; short- id, "the output of switching typing 6- re industry had been in- from crude to syn- hand II, 6-7:30; I, d 40 per cent over prewar. thetic rubber for various manu- 7:30; typing II, 7:30-9; Eng- ly 1 it will be increased facturing operation, Wilson cited lish, 6-7:30; arithmetic, 7:30-9; as an example the manufacture accounting, 6-7:30; comptome- :r 20 per cent, and that, ■ ■'jMMWmw "■:*■ .... .■Wst,"; .;..;.w« iber, after cutting passen- of inner tubes from one form of ter, 6-7:30. ire production by two- synthetic, Butyl, which, he said, Miles Thacker (Killed) Jack Thacker Tuesday and Thursday— thirds." "will make a better tube than Drafting, 6-7:30; algebra, 7:30- The latest estimate of the we ever knewbefore," and which A Purple Heart decoration through the battle for Bougain- 9; sliderule (5 weeks only), 6- Rincountry's annual truck tire re- he described as practically im- which Harry Thacker, hose, ville. 8; dictation beginning, 6:30- is for 28,000,000 pervious to air leakage. Plant 2, and his wife received Lieutenant Jack Thacker, 7:30; dictation advanced, 6-7; quirements last was typing tires, the speaker reported—just week a grim reminder Miles' only brother, is in the review, 6-7:30; salesman- double the first estimate of war of the valiant fight their son, East Indies with the army air ship, 6-7:30; Spanish, 6-7:30. and far in excess of the RUR0DE ELECTED Corporal Miles Kelly Thacker, corps. He is an aircraft observ- See registrar, in office on fifth needs waged against the Japs. Cor- er. Both boys attended Akron floor of Goodyear Hall or call 11,000,000 truck tires built in University. the prewar year. HEAD OF EASTERN poral Thacker died July 26, five Ext. 585 for information. biggest days after being wounded on Big Expansion Program DISTRICT SCOUTS Guam. To meet these requirements a Overseas since October, 1943, new $100,000,000 expansion pro- Corporal Thacker was with the gram has just been authorized Two Hundred Attend Banquet In third division of the fleet marine Iaym y^lIfindIt here ] -jji addition to a $75,000,000 Goodyear Heights Methodist corps. He had previously fought lmance Church Thursday Night MM" '■'■■ d by the in- Mg^-y vvhich is just being com- FOR SALE FOR SALE pleted — which, Wilson pointed Two hundred attended the an- Child's crib, springs, mattress, $3; ing ; boy's sport coats, size 15 ; HE- out, calls for 100,000 tons of nual meeting and banquet of FR-6461. horse- the Eastern Boy SOD BUSTER Black cocker spaniel, male, $35 : wal- Baby crib with mattress ; hobby steel, 65,000 connected District Scouts nut dining room suite ; 2 dressers ;> horse; child's swing; baby scale; auto power and the labor of 14,158 last Thursday night at Good- By H. H. Ferrall MA-2648. bed and seat; collapsible steel baby men working forty-eight hours year Heights Methodist Church. Living room suite ; PA-6537. buggy; JE-4884. Girl's coats Two baby carriages; 114 Arch-st, a week for one year. winter and jacket, size The indus- Officers were elected for the African Violet Care 12 ; man's overcoat, size 36 ; ST-6921. Floor model radio; ST-2396. try itself, he added, needs 20,000 ensuing year, T. F. Rurode of Lawn mower ; grass rake ; girl's Ford ratio, 1937; UN-7251. additional workers, "practically Goodyear's export department African violets make good skates, size 5^ ; Trippe Speed spot- Eleven yards of Quaker lace curtain lights : double galvanized laundry tubs ; material, hemmed on both sides ; ST- all of them men-—and good, being chosen district chairman, house plants and are easily skis; UN-3779 after 6:30. husky men at that." succeeding P. S. Gould, man- grown if you follow certain Cocker spaniel, AKC papers, $35 ; Lady's black pin-stripe suit, size 16, "Can industry ager of standard practice. Don rules. girl's bicycle, $35 ; black Persian paw $8; ST-1982. this do it?" coat and spring coat, size 20 ; girl's Lady's wrist watch ; boy's wrist Wilson asked. "Well, we are a Wiedey of the Aircraft squad- The African violet is a native ice skates, size 6 ; 8-day alarm clock ; watch ; lady's black finger tip caracul pretty rugged crew in the rub- ron was elected vice chairman. of tropical Africa. Color shades FR-2686. coat, size 18; boy's ice skates, size 5; industry job Carl Saxe of Goodyear's fire range from bright Dining room suite ; ST-2858. ber and when a is lavender blue Field drum, $30 ; 21 E. Crosier-st. Boy's suit, size 15, $10; girl's spring put up to us to get done we department was chairman of to lilac rose. There is a white Pressure cooker, 9 qts. ; large aquar- coat and matching hat, size 8, $5* usually get it done and will the arrangements committee. variety called White Lady. Afri- ium ; washstand ; kitchen table ; 2-gal. lady's Dr. Locke shoes, size 7AAAA, we pickle crock ; Packard hub cap ; Arco $6; HE-5247. get and William H. Hisey was master Hygene living this one done— we will can violets will bloom almost ice skates, size 7 ; FR-5928. San mohair room get it done on time." of cereonies. throughout the year. Eating rabbits ; brfeeding does ; ST- suite, $60 ; HE-9401 after 12 noon. 2026. Capen piano, $25 ; oak extension din- The Goodyear official also re- The meeting was one of the Temperature to ing Myers, by of 60 70 de- Sewing machine ; sweaters, size 12 ; room tab.e, $15; Mrs. JE- most successful ever held the grees is favorable. The moisture victrola and records ; lamps ; rocker ; organization. The dinner, served bed complete, and dresser ; 698 Way- Walnut dining room suite ; overstuff- in the air can be increased by davenpoit; gas range; by Naomi Circle of the church, side-dr. ed FR-8592. evaporating pans of water on Minneapolis type M504A hot air fur- Muskrat coat, size 18, recently re- SPIZ was well prepared and the serv- radiators. A shallow metal tray nace, temperature control, instructions lined; BL-3309. ice was of a topnotch order. containing gravel for erection ; WA-1691. Hot water tank with gas heater, 30 By Chief Conner moist makes Collapsible baby buggy ; taylor tot ; gal., $15, complete; WA-1898. Tells Of Accomplishments an excellent base on which to set ; coney coat, Oak office desk and Royal typewrit- bathinette muskrat dyed ; P. Gould spoks about the potted plants. size 16-18; lined floral drapes ; boy's er Estate gas range; upholstered A out S. reversible coat, size 16-18 ; curtain rods : chair; HE-1857. woman can make a fool during way to Baby GranJ piano, $325 ; bed, springs, of a always scouts' accomplishment The best water plants JE-3033. man but she doesn't 1944. Paul Parker, field execu- is by placing the pots in a basin Boy's Nestor Johnson figure skater, dresser, $40 ; %-size bed, coil springs, have to. 7, baby buggy, ; $12.50; OV-8980 after 4. presented of water until size $8; S15 ST-1311. ( tive, the honors to the soil is soaked Girl's snow suit, size 14; ST-3071. Lady's ice skates, size 3 ; men's ice scouts. Stanley Miller, chief and then draining off the excess. Small scooter with balloon tires; 8- skates, size 8 ; slack suit, size 40 ; lady's Give your talk on whiskey. I'm the ; executive of the Akron area African violets do not flourish inch Tiltin Arbor bench saw and % winter coat, size 40 chest of drawers ; sure your audience will be full strong sunlight, they h. p. motor ; sell or trade for 120 bass of the subject. council, spoke on "Scouting We in but do piano accordion ; 867 Palmetto-av., oft' Wine shagmoor coat, fur collar, size Go." Singing was conducted by appreciate the early morning Arlington, Apt. 145. 18; HE-1036. # plenty Duplex in South Akron, 5 rooms on Man's suits, overcoats and top coat, * * Robert Jansen, district commis- sunshine with of indirect 8; Man is a real machine. Did you light the rest of the day. each side, separate basements and fur- size 35; elevator :shoes, size hat; ever sioner. naces ; HE-2422. see so many cranks? There are forty-one scout Fertilizers should be used cau- National pressure canner, 7 qts ; ST- 4546. "WANTED TO BUY units in the district, with a total tiously. Use about one teaspoon- Ford coach, 1938 ; H. F. Etheridge, goal of Late model Browning automatic with membership of 1311. The ful fertilizer to a quart of 118 Ansel-av. shells, 16 or 20 gauge; ST-1765. for 1945 is 1440. water and apply as a regular AB electric range with clock ; MA- Infant's chifforobe, large size; ST- FINDS MONEY Hisey, who was in- watering, once every week or 1565 after 3:30. "Bill" Women's hockey skates, size 6, $5 ; Hand paint electric spray gun; ask tensely interested recruiting two. men's hockey skates, size 10, $5 ; figure Charlie Gruver, Dept. in for John, BL-2383. members for Air Scout Squad- Inspect plant skates, s.ze 11, $9 ; Goodyear Hall busi- Gasoline car heater with attachments 272C, belt found a the crown of the ness office. ; room, 1, presented ; or one to fit 1936 Dodge late model! sum ron was with a tro- and the unders'des of the leaves. Man's overcoat, size 46 1094 7th-av. car, coupe sedan; billfold containing a Household boy's clothes; or HE-6978 2:30-9:30 of money and pa- phy — a miniature metal air- If you see small patches of cot- furnituie; p. m. valuable plane pedestal, toys; 713 Euclid av. Automatic fly rod reel; pers, and it to mounted on a tony material and small, white Muskrat fur hat; ST-2726. UN-7251. returned the engraved 24Mjx46'4; Portable electric record player ; FR- owner, Charles Roby, of with his name there- oval-shaped insects creeping Two storm windows, two 3785 after 6. the on, the presentation being made around, by all means remove storm windows, 40x54; UN-2786. same department. Girl'B black fur coat, size 10 ; white FOR by Martin Hardesty of Squad- them. These are Mealy Bugs and suede leggings ; girl's dreBses, size 5 RENT ron No. 1. their egg masses and should be to 8 ; girl's shoes, sizes 3A to 6A ; Sleeping room, West Hill, for man ; by picking off with a HE-4851. removed Gas log heater for fireplace, com- Large sleeping room for 1 or 2 men ; cotton-tipped toothpick or match plete, $4 ; HE-9698. also a single room; garage available; stick dipped in alcohol. Mohair living room suite; JE-8357. UN-7838 after 6. Large electric chick brooder, water Sleeping rooms for girls, sitting Something To Think About ... fountains, feeders; baby bathinette; room and kitchen privileges ; RL-1468. you boy placed bassinet with pad ; car bed and seat ; Sleeping room for girl ; ST-6921. Do recall how the little Dutch his finger in SMOKES FROM HOME MA-1701. Sleeping room for man; ST-7292. a Dining dike in Holland—and saved the country ? Many small holes While lying in a hospital bed room suite; ST-8184 after 7. Sleeping room near Goodyear; 1389 exist in all businesses. They must be plugged or they in- Dining room suite, new covers on will in England recovering from seats; BL-5073. Widow will share her house with crease in number or size and eventually the whole business is wounds, Private Eddie McClung Cabinet radio ; car radio ; man's another lady ; JE-6082. drowned. These leaks are forms of waste—wasted time— skates, size 8 ; gun ; WA-7761 after effort, material, machines, received some cigarettes that 10 a. m. WANTED TO RENT wasted wasted wasted wasted had been donated by Aircraft Boy's Johnston ice skates, size 7^, idens, wasted this or that. And there are leaks, such as forget- was pleased. $4 : HE-3409. Two or 3-room apartment or light lylness, incompetence, loafing, absenteeism, tardiness, put- workers and he He Six window sashes, 24x28, $1 each ; housekeeping rooms for single girl ; ting lack worked in Dept. 342, fabric cov- boy's wool sweater, size 18; girl's snow off, lack of teamwork, of respect, of confidence and ering and doping, Plants A-B. pants, size 18 ; red leather jacket, size WILL TRADE many others. A little leak can soon become a big stream. probably 16 : JE-7469. He is back in France, Oldsmobile 70 hot water car heater ; Gas refrigerator, 1941, for electric in the combat area. boy's top coat, Bize 14, removable lin- refrigerator; 639 Stevenson-av., Ellet. THE WINGFOOT CLAN- 8 Daisy Wilson Tops THIRTY At Shuffleboard EIGHT OF r Sons 01 Goidvear Employes "Wrapped Up" In Basketball CAGE OUTFITS ON Shuffleboard players have a good start in 1945 and much in- TOP OF LEAGUES terest is shown in the game. lu - Kmm^SI^^^^^^^^^^^^Sfmmmm Planning ■SflBflflflBfllvl^l L*f imm. ' ' * «^^9B i^MLiSBCl 1^8 Merchandise and Con- Competition was much keener — trol Department have several in round of devotees who are quite adept at last week the third HE v ij9mmm\m* 1. Jt^SimjU mmT Goodvear basketball league 'mvm^ * L -0^M^^9f^ 7^ the pastime. game's. Only eight of the thirty Daisy Wilson, who makes some teams remain in the undefeated of the girls sit up and take bracket. notice in the game, is also an In the National League, Rit- expert bowler. In the shuffle- ter's Division protected its un- board league she is tops, having blemished record by taking a won all of the half dozen games close tilt from the Janitors, 17 played. Following is the league to 15. Corl's Mixers made it standing: three straight wins also by whip- Player Won Lost Pet. ping Rubber Reserve, 27 to 18, Daisy Wilson 6 0 .100 while the Silents broke into the Peggy Lucas 4 2 .67 out Re- Olivia Thomas 4 2 .67 win column bv nosing Bill Nicholl 3 3 .50 search, 23 to 20. Chemical En- Tome Bates 2 4 .33 gineering registered its initial Kay Bailey 2 4 .33 victory by grabbing an easy one Dutch Shoults 0 6 .00 from Fuel Tanks, 26 to 17. Only one close game was League. played in the American CONCERT TICKETS Oifice Squadron edged Stock : Preparation, 30 to 26. Mechan- 9 'JWwr^^^^ 9 1 JB^ \. Arm ical Goods trimmed G. A. M. Tickets for a program 46 to 19, and Stores and Receiv- by the Westminster Choir ing walloped Squadron 25 to 17. at the Akron Armory, Plant 3 Stores remained tied for Tuesday, February 6, may the league lead by defeating be purchased at the em- Hose Room 32 to 18. ployes activities office. The In the Duffers League Plio- program starts at 8:15 p. a close but man- m. film had call '^StiMWwMw Sr flfl 1* It 9 m m WMu m m aged to eke out a 23 to 21 win ■Mr ' WmMmMMMMmKMM mMMMAMXW ''M^~mmmWA WW^A lm\Wm^WWmmmm\\~Mm\mm■ m m over Timekeeping; Development was too hot for the Firemen, Top: Some, but not all, of the sons of Goodyear employes who are learning how to play winning 43 to 26, and Sales had basketball. They're members of what is known as the Sons of Goodyear Employes Basketball u a runaway with the Tube Room, League. They play every Saturday morning in the Goodyear gym. Newcomers Club 9 40 to 29. Curing Room beat the Lower left: Bob Zwisler Jr. (left), eight years old, showing Angus McNair Jr., 15, how to Party Friday Night Ramblers 20 to 13, and ACCW hold the ball. Bob's father works in Dept. 105A, efficiency, Goodyear Tire. Angus' father works downed Rim Plant by a 19 to 7 in Dept. 567 at Aircraft, where he is shift foreman, Plant D. Young Angus played bantam foot- margin. ball with the Corsairs. The Newcomers Club mixer In the closest game of the Lower right: Larry Secrist, 14 (left), shows Kenny Daugherty, 13, how to pull a fast one. Friday night in the community week, GAC All-Stars held on to Larry's father, Glenn Secrist, is employed at Aircraft, in Dept. 187, project control engineer, rooms, Goodyear Hall, will fea- the leadership of the All-Star Plant A. Kenny's father, Tom Daugherty, is department foreman in the tube room in Goodyear ture a talk by a war veteran League by nosing out Interplant Plant 1. back from two years of action 27 to 26. Efficiency ran rough- in the Southwest Pacific. Pro- shod over the Silents, 62 to 33. viding mirth and merriment will Brother Of Altha Wolfe Missing be Purv Pullen, who is present- * * * j QUIZ ANSWERS ing a fun-packed truth and con- STANDINGS sequences show. NATIONAL LEAGUE Reported missing January 2 in France, Lieutenant Herbert Team Won Lost R. Mallory, son of Rose Mallory, Dept. 186, production control, (Questions on Page 5) Group singing, a brief review Hitter's Division 3 0 was at 1. About 300. of activities available at Good- Corl's Mixers 3 0 prevoiusly reported wounded while fighting Anzio last Rubber Reserve 2 1 spring. Herbert is a brother of Altha Wolfe, secretary-treasurer 2. In 1787. year and the serving of refresh- Silents 1 2 of the employes activities committee. He has two brothers in the 3. The T'ang dynasty. ments will round out the pro- Chemical Engineering 1 2 starts at 8:15. Research 1 2 service. Lieutenant Edward Mallory recently returned from gram. The mixer Fuel Tanks 1 2 France. Captain Kramer L. Mallory is in Utah. BUY WAR BONDS! HOLD THEM Employes who have been with Janitors 0 3 Goodyear Akron plants * * less than AMERICAN" LEAGUE WHAT'S GOING ON AMONG BOWLERS IN GOODYEAR PLANTS five years are invited. Wives and Team Won Lost husbands of Goodyear emplo^^ Mechanical Goods 3 0 ENGINEERING A LEAGUE VICTORY LEAGUE RECREATION LEAGUE also arc Piant 3 Stores 3 0 Team f welcome. Stores and Receiving 2 1 Won Lost Pet. Team Won Lost Pet. Team Won Lost Pet. 109 B 36 21 .632 I Dept. 141 85 16 .686 1 Oifice Squadron 2 1 Steel Products 36 21 .632 Dodgers 5 Crowns 37 14 .725 Hose Room 1 2 ! 33 18 .647 I Wizards 37 14 .725 Aircraft 34 23 .596 Blimps 31 20 .608 1 (i. A. M 1 2 Plant Shipping Sub-Contract 32 19 .627 Women's Stock Prep. 2 1 33 24 .679 Police Dept. No. 2 30 21 .688 ' ?'s 29 22 .569 City Cage Plant 0 3 Plant 2 Engineers 32 25 .661 Dept. 263 26 26 .490 1 Squadron 0 3 : Zeros 28 23 .649 Silents 31 26 .544 Dept. 180 24 27 .469 Engineers 24 27 .471 League Going Places DUFFERS" LEAGUE* Plant 2 Stores 31 26 .644 Truck Tires 23 28 .461 'Bankson s 23 28 .461 * Rim Plant 30 27 .626 Farm TractorB 20 31 .392 Brats Team Won Lost Airfoam Police IKranz's Kuties 22 29 .431 Pliofilm 3 0 30 27 .626 Dept. No. 1 15 36 .294 Toppers 22 29 .431 The Women's City Cage Development Sheet Metal 29 28 .609 Transportation 16 36 .294 Jitterbugs 3 0 1-game 22 29 .431 League swung into ACCW Tools and Dies 16 41 .281 Individual high, Ellis, 247 ; 20 31 the second 2 1 Auditors 4 63 .070 individual 3-game high, Ellis, 636 ; Rascals .392 competition Sales 2 1 Individual Orbits 3 12 .200 week of with favor- 1-game high, Wolfson, team 1-game high, Blimps, 853 ; team Individual 1-game high, ites Ramblers 2 1 268; individual 8-game high. C. Tin- 3-game high, Blimps, 2399. Salhaney, retaining their top perches. Curing Division 1 2 1-game V 179; individual 3-game high, Salhaney, Timekeeping ley. 618 : team high. Silents, 1-game high, In the Class B league A&B Tor- 1 2 1008; team 8-game high, 109-B, 2664. DEVELOPMENT* " LEAGUE 450; team Wizards, 712; Rim Plant 1 2 team 3-game high, Wizards, 1897. pedoes humbled Bluebirds, Tube Room ♦ Team Won Lost Pet. 0 3 ENGINEERING B* LEAGUE Maider's Mauler 9 8 .760 + 21-17; Plant 2 Wingettes trounc- Firemen 0 8 " Design * * Te«m Won Lost Pet. Tire 9 3 .760 THURSDAY LADIES" LEAGUE ed Goodies 22-6, and C Lions ALL-STARS LEAGUE 315 B 42 16 .737 Tire Tech. Service .... 8 4 .667 Team Won Lost Pet. disposed of Squadron 20-17. Team " " 137 A 41 16 .719 Fuel Tank Design 7 5 .683 Rangers Won Lost Synthetic Products 40 17 .702 Film Stare 7 5 .683 IB 2 .867 Class A action saw Rainbow G's GAC All-Stars 3 0 Spitfires ... R. & S. Rookies 11 4 ,733 Efficiency 36 21 .632 Research 7 6 .583 Sales trounce Plant 1 Office, 38-21, 2 1 K-28 Rims 35 22 .614 Bombers 5 7 ,417 Accounting 11 4 ,733 Interplant 1 2 Bombers 9 (j and Fuel Cell Foremen defeat Silents Gun Tracks 36 22 .614 Synthetics 5 7 .417 -6 00 0 8 Silents 28 26 .519 Fuel Tank Tech. Serv. 4 8 Shippers 9 6 .600 Tires, 20-17. .333 lve Cracker Jacks 8 315 Tools 24 30 .444 Kemiks 4 8 .333 Factory .. . 7 .533 . Half-Tracks 18 86 .333 Specifications 4 8 .333 * Office 7 8 .467 * * * Synthetic Staff 15 89 .278 LifeGuarls 3 9 .250 g-?'! 6 10 .833 Plant 2 Pipe Shop 14 43 .246 Individual 1-game high, Hihgtown, SP'tnres 6 10 .338 ; CLEARANCE SALE P-61 ... 211 ; Wingfoots 5 10 6 46 .098 Individual 3-game high, Sinde'ar, Pin .333 STANDINGS 5 We are continuing our Individual 1-game high, Brackett, 564 ; individual low game. Skinner, 91 ; Busters 3 12 .200 \ 219: individual 3-game high. Ellis, 534; team 1-game high. Fuel Design, Research 1 ]4 057 : Clothing Clearance Sale. { 1-game high, 910; Tank n 1-game high, Mary team Synthetic Products, 3-game high, Film Stars. 2603; , „J