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TH VOL. 19 T,7 Ar• GOOD' - 0-420T . .U17/JF AICRON EDITION PROTECr OUR GOOD NAME AKRON, OHIOb WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1930 No. 22 GOODYEAR WILL BUILD TIRE FACTORY IN ARGENTINA CAPACITY OF NEW PLANT TO BE 1000 TIRES-TUBES DAILY Fred W. Climer, Personnel Manager, Will Head New Factory ECISION of Goodyear 11 to erect a modern tire factory in Buenos Aires, Ar-gentina, upon the site to which it has held title for soine time, was announced today by President Litchfield. Construction of the plant, a one story building 250 by 460 feet, will start July •rst. There will be in addition a 1) oiler room 40x89 feet ; engineering building 60x66 feet and switch board room 15x66. The factory, to be known as the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Argentina, is located in Hurling liame a suburb of Buenos Aires, W. D. Shilts, Goodyear Secretary. .Awarrled 25-'t"=a- P:n ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL STANDING OF UNITS . WORKING FOR RIDES Hain's And Thomas' Groups Still In Lead With Month To Go 1\/1• ORE people are think- 1 V1 ing of waste and means of eliminating it than ever before, thanks to the War on - Waste, but running a close second in the thoughts of R3 employees is the interest in the race for airship rides between the competing divi-sions or regiments. First of the quarterly con-tests between regiments closes June 30 and with only about a month to go competition is grow. ing keener daily. The standings · are changing almost every day and though W. L. Hain's division is still leading in the Staff Unit of the War on Waste Army, and W. E. Thomas' division is leading the factory Unit these regiments may lose their enviable positions before the week is out. It all depends on the number and value of the waste suggestions submitted by employ-ees in the other divisions. Here's the oficial standing to date: Left to right: W. C. State, W. D. Shilts, R. S. Wilson, President Litchfleld making the award, P. E of H. Leroy and Wm. Stephens. W. D. Shilts, secretary of Good- Nituated 16 miles northwest of the year, completed 25 years of Good-city, up the La Plata River. Production By February Cnpacity of the new South Am-eriean plant, which wi]1 be turning out tires by February 1, will be a thousand tires and a thousand tubes 1,(·r day. h is expected to include 400 employ-ees, Mr. Litchfield said. Y P W1 g 0 7 m 5 ear service last Wednesday. resident Litchfield presented him 'th his diamond pin and $250 in old. A number of Goodyear •cials were present at the cere-ony. In answer to an advertisement in a local newspaper for an of•ce man who knew something of Sgures and shorthand he came out to Goodyear 25 years ago, applied for the job, and got it. He had graduated at Mt. Union, had completed a year at law · in Cleveland and planned to work here temporarily until he saved Assembly and Management Select manager of the factory personnel department of Goodyear in Akron, will leave sbortly for Buenos Aires where he will be superintendent of the new plant. C. R. Bollinger of Akron has been appointed comp- · in charge of the construction work. The South American factory will be the fifth foreign Goodyear plan lows: Canada two, England and Australia each one. I Tii i ted States. 8 the Philippines. WILL SHOW MOVIE OF STEEL PROCESSES A motion picture, 4'The Arteries of .Industry," will be shown in Go,idyear Theater, Wednesday, June 4, at 1:30 0'clock and 4 (,'f·lock p. m., under of the auspices of Cloodyear University. Tlie picture was prepared by the NHtional Tube Company and trures the product from the crude 2,r,· thr•,ugh the blast furnaces and 4,11 tlirotigh the variout, 1,rocesses 1 0t3h6e finiighecl prodlict. All who ar,· intrreAted are invited to at- 1,· :id. P M W A t La l-• 0 r, e 0 S '; d d Teams for Annual Barbecue Game With the announcement of the ersonnel of the Assembly and anagement baseball teams which ill play their annual game at the ssembly Barbecue at Wingfoot ke, June 14, interest in the vent has doubled. So closely are he teams matched in playing strength that even experts hke Coach Ed Conner and Coach 6*Smiley" Weltner hesitate to pre-dict the outcome. Coach Conner stated. 6'The team that wins Will be the one that gets the breaks of the game. It will probably be a pitchers' duel." On the other hand Coach Weltner says, '*Base hits will win this ball game. In that respect both teams ,, are about even in strength. The Assembly team will be picked from the following players: W. D. Howard, Bob Goodall, Wm. Ricketts, A. Skinner, Jack Shirley, Wynne, Ralph Stull, Ray Gratmil-ler and several others. Strong Teams The team representing the Man-group: Tomkinson, Dave. Miller, A. C. ,: K. L. Reynolds, R. Bolton, N. R. Miller, Charley Blythe, Fred Cli-mer and G. R. Reynolds. Clif Slusser, factory manager, will hurl for the Management, and either Bob Goodall or Wm. Ric-ketts for the Assembly. With the "Bull" at stake both teams will try their hardest The famous trophy has been won three times by the Assembly and only once by the Management. The barbecue is a family affair and all who have received invita-tions are requested to notify C. M. Evitt, secretary of the Assembly, how many of their families will be there. This should be done at once. May Be Overlooked Ex-assemblymen who may have been overlooked in the sending out of invitations are requested to con-sider themselves invited. The baseball game is only one of the events that will make the bar-becue interesting. ' Games and contests have been planned for everyone who attends. Prizes will be awarded. A fine barbecue dinner, similar to the one last year, will be served Tickets at $1 for adults and 50 cents for children 8 to 14, may be I obtained from any of the assembly men or at the assembly omce, Good year IIall. enough money to complete his law course. But he liked it here and decided not to become a lawyer. He was advanced to important positions in sales and administra-tive work, and in 1921 had been for some time chairman of the Board of Control and assistant sec-retary. Under the new lineup he became comptroller of the sales company, retaining the title of as-sistant secretary. In the early days of the war when Liberty Loan funds were being started Akron needed some-one who could organize the senti-ment and willingness of the com-munity. Goodyear loaned Shilts to the city, and he organized and [Turn to Page 2] Factory Unit 1. W. E. Thomas' division. 2. L. B. Tomkinson's division. 3. R. L. Patrick's division. 4. V. N. Braden's division. 5. W. I. Satow's division. 6. Elmer Clark's division. 7. H. T. Gillen's division. [Turn to Page 2] Zeppelin Employee First To Ride on Goodyear Airship at Low Fare E. S. Kant, Goodyear-Zeppelin, at the Central Clearance at employee, and his sister, were the Goodyear-ave. and Martha-ave. gatehouses. These serve as passes first to take advantage of the ne w at Wingfoot Lake and means of low rates of $5 per person per ride identiScation for employees or in a Goodyear airship offered to families when purchasing airship employees and their families. rides. They enjoyed a ride on tbe Pilgrim West end of Route 17 is closed on the day the announcement was while road improvements are being made. The third passenger to be made and the following route to carried was Mrs. G. A. Waddle, Wingfoot Lake should be taken for wife of Judge Waddle, assistant the present: Drive out the Akron-sales manager. Mogadore road straight through Flights are made every day at Mogadore to Route 43, a gravel Wingfoot Lake airdock when the road. Turn right on Route 43 and weather is favorable except Satur- proceed to Sumeld, turning right day and Sunday. Tickets are pur- on Route 17 past the detour sign. chased at the Operations Ofice Drive west on Route 17 across the near the dock, from C. H. Cross. railroad tracks at Su•eld Station Saturday and Sunday the ships and turn left on Wingloot Lake operate commercially from Akron road. The airdock is in plain sight i Municipal Airport. from this road. Thi• route is only | EmployeeR planning to take air- about two miles farther thnn the - • ship rides should obtain either pur- regular route and the roads are chase cards or identification cardN good. * lilli. 11 \ l I . ' f * * --Ir . , * & lf#qi'... /2 1 ..1N ift 1 L ... P #.« '7 -, 4.•.I1 1% *X>• ' '.'. + j.
Object Description
Title | The Wingfoot Clan (Akron edition), Vol. 19, No. 22 (May 28, 1930) |
Creator | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
Date Original | 1930-05-28 |
Date Notes | May 28, 1930 |
Description | The 'Wingfoot Clan' is the employee newsletter of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The publication consists of numerous editions including the Akron Edition, the Aircraft Edition, and special editions. |
Subject Terms |
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company--Periodicals Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company--Employees--Periodicals |
Location | Akron (Ohio) |
Type | Text |
Publisher | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
Digital Publisher | University of Akron. Archival Services |
Copyright Statement | This publication is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this publication lies with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which has permitted The University of Akron to make it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this item including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information. |
Source Collection | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Records |
Identifier | 05-28-1930.pdf |
Medium | Periodicals |
Format-Extent | 8 pages |
Collection Category | Rubber Industry |
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Contact Information | The University of Akron, Archival Services, Polsky Building, Room LL10, 225 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44325-1702, Phone: 330-972-7670, Fax: 330-972-6170, E-mail: archives@uakron.edu |
Description
Title | 05-28-1930 1 |
Type | Text |
Copyright Statement | This publication is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this publication lies with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which has permitted The University of Akron to make it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this item including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information. |
Source Collection | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Records |
Medium | Periodicals |
Collection Category | Rubber Industry |
UA College | University Libraries |
UA Department | Archival Services |
Website | http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives/ |
Contact Information | The University of Akron, Archival Services, Polsky Building, Room LL10, 225 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44325-1702, Phone: 330-972-7670, Fax: 330-972-6170, E-mail: archives@uakron.edu |
transcript | TH VOL. 19 T,7 Ar• GOOD' - 0-420T . .U17/JF AICRON EDITION PROTECr OUR GOOD NAME AKRON, OHIOb WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1930 No. 22 GOODYEAR WILL BUILD TIRE FACTORY IN ARGENTINA CAPACITY OF NEW PLANT TO BE 1000 TIRES-TUBES DAILY Fred W. Climer, Personnel Manager, Will Head New Factory ECISION of Goodyear 11 to erect a modern tire factory in Buenos Aires, Ar-gentina, upon the site to which it has held title for soine time, was announced today by President Litchfield. Construction of the plant, a one story building 250 by 460 feet, will start July •rst. There will be in addition a 1) oiler room 40x89 feet ; engineering building 60x66 feet and switch board room 15x66. The factory, to be known as the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Argentina, is located in Hurling liame a suburb of Buenos Aires, W. D. Shilts, Goodyear Secretary. .Awarrled 25-'t"=a- P:n ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL STANDING OF UNITS . WORKING FOR RIDES Hain's And Thomas' Groups Still In Lead With Month To Go 1\/1• ORE people are think- 1 V1 ing of waste and means of eliminating it than ever before, thanks to the War on - Waste, but running a close second in the thoughts of R3 employees is the interest in the race for airship rides between the competing divi-sions or regiments. First of the quarterly con-tests between regiments closes June 30 and with only about a month to go competition is grow. ing keener daily. The standings · are changing almost every day and though W. L. Hain's division is still leading in the Staff Unit of the War on Waste Army, and W. E. Thomas' division is leading the factory Unit these regiments may lose their enviable positions before the week is out. It all depends on the number and value of the waste suggestions submitted by employ-ees in the other divisions. Here's the oficial standing to date: Left to right: W. C. State, W. D. Shilts, R. S. Wilson, President Litchfleld making the award, P. E of H. Leroy and Wm. Stephens. W. D. Shilts, secretary of Good- Nituated 16 miles northwest of the year, completed 25 years of Good-city, up the La Plata River. Production By February Cnpacity of the new South Am-eriean plant, which wi]1 be turning out tires by February 1, will be a thousand tires and a thousand tubes 1,(·r day. h is expected to include 400 employ-ees, Mr. Litchfield said. Y P W1 g 0 7 m 5 ear service last Wednesday. resident Litchfield presented him 'th his diamond pin and $250 in old. A number of Goodyear •cials were present at the cere-ony. In answer to an advertisement in a local newspaper for an of•ce man who knew something of Sgures and shorthand he came out to Goodyear 25 years ago, applied for the job, and got it. He had graduated at Mt. Union, had completed a year at law · in Cleveland and planned to work here temporarily until he saved Assembly and Management Select manager of the factory personnel department of Goodyear in Akron, will leave sbortly for Buenos Aires where he will be superintendent of the new plant. C. R. Bollinger of Akron has been appointed comp- · in charge of the construction work. The South American factory will be the fifth foreign Goodyear plan lows: Canada two, England and Australia each one. I Tii i ted States. 8 the Philippines. WILL SHOW MOVIE OF STEEL PROCESSES A motion picture, 4'The Arteries of .Industry," will be shown in Go,idyear Theater, Wednesday, June 4, at 1:30 0'clock and 4 (,'f·lock p. m., under of the auspices of Cloodyear University. Tlie picture was prepared by the NHtional Tube Company and trures the product from the crude 2,r,· thr•,ugh the blast furnaces and 4,11 tlirotigh the variout, 1,rocesses 1 0t3h6e finiighecl prodlict. All who ar,· intrreAted are invited to at- 1,· :id. P M W A t La l-• 0 r, e 0 S '; d d Teams for Annual Barbecue Game With the announcement of the ersonnel of the Assembly and anagement baseball teams which ill play their annual game at the ssembly Barbecue at Wingfoot ke, June 14, interest in the vent has doubled. So closely are he teams matched in playing strength that even experts hke Coach Ed Conner and Coach 6*Smiley" Weltner hesitate to pre-dict the outcome. Coach Conner stated. 6'The team that wins Will be the one that gets the breaks of the game. It will probably be a pitchers' duel." On the other hand Coach Weltner says, '*Base hits will win this ball game. In that respect both teams ,, are about even in strength. The Assembly team will be picked from the following players: W. D. Howard, Bob Goodall, Wm. Ricketts, A. Skinner, Jack Shirley, Wynne, Ralph Stull, Ray Gratmil-ler and several others. Strong Teams The team representing the Man-group: Tomkinson, Dave. Miller, A. C. ,: K. L. Reynolds, R. Bolton, N. R. Miller, Charley Blythe, Fred Cli-mer and G. R. Reynolds. Clif Slusser, factory manager, will hurl for the Management, and either Bob Goodall or Wm. Ric-ketts for the Assembly. With the "Bull" at stake both teams will try their hardest The famous trophy has been won three times by the Assembly and only once by the Management. The barbecue is a family affair and all who have received invita-tions are requested to notify C. M. Evitt, secretary of the Assembly, how many of their families will be there. This should be done at once. May Be Overlooked Ex-assemblymen who may have been overlooked in the sending out of invitations are requested to con-sider themselves invited. The baseball game is only one of the events that will make the bar-becue interesting. ' Games and contests have been planned for everyone who attends. Prizes will be awarded. A fine barbecue dinner, similar to the one last year, will be served Tickets at $1 for adults and 50 cents for children 8 to 14, may be I obtained from any of the assembly men or at the assembly omce, Good year IIall. enough money to complete his law course. But he liked it here and decided not to become a lawyer. He was advanced to important positions in sales and administra-tive work, and in 1921 had been for some time chairman of the Board of Control and assistant sec-retary. Under the new lineup he became comptroller of the sales company, retaining the title of as-sistant secretary. In the early days of the war when Liberty Loan funds were being started Akron needed some-one who could organize the senti-ment and willingness of the com-munity. Goodyear loaned Shilts to the city, and he organized and [Turn to Page 2] Factory Unit 1. W. E. Thomas' division. 2. L. B. Tomkinson's division. 3. R. L. Patrick's division. 4. V. N. Braden's division. 5. W. I. Satow's division. 6. Elmer Clark's division. 7. H. T. Gillen's division. [Turn to Page 2] Zeppelin Employee First To Ride on Goodyear Airship at Low Fare E. S. Kant, Goodyear-Zeppelin, at the Central Clearance at employee, and his sister, were the Goodyear-ave. and Martha-ave. gatehouses. These serve as passes first to take advantage of the ne w at Wingfoot Lake and means of low rates of $5 per person per ride identiScation for employees or in a Goodyear airship offered to families when purchasing airship employees and their families. rides. They enjoyed a ride on tbe Pilgrim West end of Route 17 is closed on the day the announcement was while road improvements are being made. The third passenger to be made and the following route to carried was Mrs. G. A. Waddle, Wingfoot Lake should be taken for wife of Judge Waddle, assistant the present: Drive out the Akron-sales manager. Mogadore road straight through Flights are made every day at Mogadore to Route 43, a gravel Wingfoot Lake airdock when the road. Turn right on Route 43 and weather is favorable except Satur- proceed to Sumeld, turning right day and Sunday. Tickets are pur- on Route 17 past the detour sign. chased at the Operations Ofice Drive west on Route 17 across the near the dock, from C. H. Cross. railroad tracks at Su•eld Station Saturday and Sunday the ships and turn left on Wingloot Lake operate commercially from Akron road. The airdock is in plain sight i Municipal Airport. from this road. Thi• route is only | EmployeeR planning to take air- about two miles farther thnn the - • ship rides should obtain either pur- regular route and the roads are chase cards or identification cardN good. * lilli. 11 \ l I . ' f * * --Ir . , * & lf#qi'... /2 1 ..1N ift 1 L ... P #.« '7 -, 4.•.I1 1% *X>• ' '.'. + j. |