WUen Bfiiiit a£ Qad jbep,a>dl, JfclLetiUf, "Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality— can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." George Washington's Farewell Address. WTlWCTIQiCYT TT^XT THF1111 ivja.v/Va/x v^x-/r-vii = AKRON EDITION = PROTECT OUR COOD NAME VOL. 31 AKRON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 7 1942 No. 40 SURVEY SHOWS WE MUST SHARE RIDES SCRAP DRIVE IN } AT : 6,123 GARS USED " PICTURE LEFT AKRONTHIS WEEK IS COPYRIGHTED ( CAN TAKE 15,532 The picture, 5 EBlK mmm EBB. / "Faith Of GOING OVER"BIG" 3 Our Fathers," shown on " : this page is a reproduc- j ADDITIONALRIDERS Prominently £ tion of a famous painting i Goodyearites Figure 3 by R. J. Jones. It is copy- :Most Autos Destined To Be Out In Success; School Children j righted by the Messenger £ Of Service In Year Do Great Work : Corporation, Auburn,Ind., J Unless— I and is used in The Clan j The scrap drive, which has y by permission, as we con- t A survey completed late Mon- been going days, with : a ■- .3?§|k" %;.^ I on several sidered it very appro- -xW: SEL_ h A\ V ebeV II £ day night by transportation ebeBVBBJBk. \^^ ' sSSk SSI a yesterdav today two the BE»Ek.\V^. s> "^^^IMBBE£^*»^*S*EBBK^^BflBflBflY'" i.-fll BBflV ■ and the I priate piece of art to as- 3 bebbeaxC^ —■. J^B Jev^bbt: :vBBkiSBBBBBx days cam- committee reveals that Good- outstanding of the ) sist in emphasizing the \ yearemployes can be assured of paign, in which about 50,000 j message which it accom- " £ transportationto and from work school children did a wonderful panies. } for nearly years provided iob in gathering many tons of four to in putting the I 5 participation in share-the-ride metal be used RUB OUT THE AXIS driving Axis powers where they belong. and alternate clubs Parents working for the Interesting Film To reaches 100 per cent within the Goodyear next few weeks. Goodyear employe no doubtrealizesthat whenthe spirit Tire & Rubber Com- survey, during I^VERY' pany Goodyear Be Shown In Schools The made the ■*-iof God departs,liberty dies.Today we are fighting for liberty and Aircraft last few weeksunder a cardsys- justice under God as Americans think of it. Corporation are enthused over and "Youth Takes To Wings," an tem, in which everyemploye an- Therefore, for the moment, in the midst of the terrible the interest their children have swered a series of questions on conflict which has enveloped the world, and while we are active takenin the drive and from day unusually interesting motion day picture, is to be shown in Ak- transportation,shows that 8,992 in rationing, ride-sharing, scrap-gathering, and war bond buying, to have inspired the boys employes are being transported let us devote some thought to the importance attached to this and girls to keep up the mag- ron's various high schools and the Hower Trade School, to work in private cars, while liberty and justice as we know it, and to the hope that our boys nificient work they have under- buses carrying in uniform willfind this same liberty and justice still in America taken. through the courtesy of Good- are 6,578. A total when they vear. of 3,604 employes are walking return. The boys and girls evidently to and work Bible Week, October 12 to 18 inclusive, is sponsored way Following is the scheduled from and expect ' haven't left much in the of to continue this practice for the U Layman's National Committee, of which Howard Chandler metals resting anywhere, judg- dates for the showings: East, ChristyW9 is chairman. October 5; Garfield, October 6; duration. ing from the tons that have However, most amazing The program is enthusiastically supported by the leaders been delivered to the schools, North, October 7; West, Octo- the of all faiths, and every clergyman, priest and rabbi has been they're ber 8; South, October 9; Hower revelation made by tile survey and going to "scrape is that space in the 6,12? asked to call attentionof parishioners to the week set aside and around" for even more, not- Trade, October 12; Central, Oc- exists to preach a sermon on the need for faith today, giving special tober 13; Buchtel, October 14; cars being used by Goodyearites withstanding the fact that today for attention to a request that every man, woman and child in the is supposed to end Kenmore,October 15; Ellet, Oc- an additional 15,532 passen- United States read a chapter in the Bible every day. the drive. tober16. gers. Thus if anestimatedthree "We gonna quit," — It is hoped that a waveof true religious fervor may be rolled ain't said RUB OUT THE AXIS persons are added to passenger the desperate War— one Goodyear Heights lad, who vehicles being operated to up, in midst of a most World a wave that eyes and will sweep mountain high over every city, county and state of has his on a discardedauto- Foremen's Auxiliary from Goodyear, a number of America and carry the crest of its unmistakablemeaning to every mobile engine a few blocks from Luncheon October 15 cars will be relieved of steady nation in the world. 'lis home. service and in this manner made Some interesting sidelights The movement, nationwide, is expected to go far to forge Reservations are being ac- available for a period approxi- 'ire connected with the drive mately three times longer national unity and quench the fires of prejudice and dissension, by girl cepted for the luncheon meeting than as well as lead us once more into the fields of thought trod nade the children. One Auxiliary the anticipated life of presently found a flatiron away back of the Ladies' of the operated by those who founded our government. under Goodyear Foremen's Club to be cars. theeavesof herhome and Thursday, Do Something It should be a magnificent affirmation of our faith in the got a big bump on her head in held October 15, at 1 Must God of our fathers, and a fundamental factor in strengthening retrieving o'clock p.m. at theCanteen.The It is conservatively estimated the the prize, but she hostess, hearts of the millions of us who labor at home and the great she didn'tcare— only hoped Mrs. D. W. Bonsall Jr. that the majority of Goodyear host of us who fight at the front, on land, on and under the sea, :t give bump (ST-7333) and Mrs. J. T. Har- employes' cars will be out of and in the air. would some Jan a well (PA-1664) are looking that wouldbump him off. Thirty service within a year or 18 Just recently Eugene E. Wilson, president of the after reservations. Deadline is months at most, United hand grenades can be made out Tuesday, the unless tires Aircraft Corporation, in an address stated: of October 13. and cars are conservedand par- that flatiron. A brief business meeting will ticipation "Our forbears came to this new land in search of religious Many Goodyear families are reaches an all-time freedom. Their faith must have been indeed great to going follow the luncheon. Bridge will high in clubs. have led to continue to search their provide diversion during the re- share-the-ride them from their homeland to a wilderness. Theirs was a strong attics, cellars, garages, sheds Only 1,727 employes are now sense of righteousness and afirm faith in God. They struggled mainder of the afternoon. for and vacant lots for every ounce RUB OUT THE AXIS — ■ (Continued on Page 2) existence against the powerful forces of Nature. They did of scrap metal, pretend not and the kiddies SOME TRANSFERS to understand these, nor did they endeavor to control are going to do their until them. In all humility they accepted them share Recent department transfers as God's will." no more old metal in Akron is include: Zierk, IMPORTANT NOTICE > Letusrenew our faith, the faith was to Paul tank re- I that that of ourforbears. be found with a fine-tooth pair to tire building; John Wan- ) ABOUT WAR BONDS ( In our plants we have many nationalities or tongues repre- comb. chik, tank repair to tire build- sented, and they have their separate churches, but all worship a It's a great campaign and all ing; William H. Samples, tank £ Effective at once, all ( Supreme Being. And there is no doubt that theirChristian beliefs Goodyearites and their children building to facotry inspection, / new pledge cards, changes ) to an extent enable them to work together, side by side, on can claimcredit for Roy Peters, ', in present pledges cor- ; the much of the and Lee Plant 2 and " productionline, to uphold our standard of living, our freedom, our success of the drive. cafeteria, shop. : respondence in connection democracy, religious to tin our life. This cosmopolitan group spells I with payroll deductions I "America." y should be addressedCash- ) By participating as best we can in National Bible Week, : ier'sOffice, Bond Division, : sponsoredby Catholic,Jew and Protestant, wewill strengthen the £ Goodyear Tire & Rubber ll foundation on which our nation stands. It may help some of us, Are You Sharing Rides? I ) Company, Akron, O. ) perhaps, to re-discover America. THE WINGFOOT CLAN.- 2 OFFICIALS ATTEND YES. MANY OF THEM ARE HALF DOZEN AT "E" CELEBRATION The Real "Miss Americas" EMPLOYED AT GOODYEAR PARTYHAVEOVER AT CHARLESTOWN 30-YEARSERVICE Six From Akron See Flag Eight Others With Goodyear For Presented To Powder More Than Quarter Bagging Plant Of Century Six Goodyear officials were in beHW i**** mm Much interest was attached to Charlestown, Ind., Monday for Bv party given recently by presentation Army- \m the the of an aF^a^^^^TaaaR.