The Wingfoot Clan (Akron edition), Vol. 22, No. 3 (January 18, 1933)

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AKRON EDITION
PROTECT OUR GOOD NAME
AKRON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1933
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ANNUAL MEE[ING
OF RELIEF MEMBERS
TO BE HELD MONDAY
Approving Consolidation
Will Be Principal
Business Item.
THE annual meeting of
1 the Goodyear Relief As-soeiation
will be held in
Goodyear Theater, Monday
afternoon, January 23, at 3
o'clock. It will be the most
important meeting of the
group held in many years.
Voting upon the consoli-dation
program which will
merge the Relief Association
and the Hospital Association
will be the most prominent busi-ness
item to be handled.
Proxies have been returned to
the ofices of the Association by
the thousands. These had reached
an approximate total of 9,700
by Tuesday afternoon, which con-stituted
more than the two-thirds
legally necessary for consolidation.
So only the business routine Of
voting these proxies at the annual
meetings of both Associations is
needed to make consolidation com-plete.
The annual report of the Relief
Associati6n will be read at the
meeting Monday, and such other
business as needs the members'
approval. No trustees will be
elected this year but all the pres-ent
members will be carried over
until the next annual meeting.
GOODYEAR GIRLS TO
HAVE HUGE FREE
PARTY, JANUARY 26
It has been a Iong time since a
larty has been held for all Good-
'ear girls, factory and o•ice. But
ine has been arranged for Thurs-lay
night, January 26. It will be
•eld in the Women's Community
Rooms, Goodyear Hall, at 8
o'clock.
A great amount of enthusiasm
is being shown among the girls, for
the program includes dancing,
cards, new games, door prizes and
refreshments. The idea is just to
Ihow everyone a good time. And
mverything will be free.
If the girls like this party it is
)lanned to make them monthly.
i•airs. Announcement of com-nittees
will be made in next week's
Wingfoot Clan.
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WOMEN ARE HOSTS
The Friars' Women's Club will
be hosts to the men at their party
in the Frinrs' elubroom Friday
night, January 20. There will be
dancing, cards and refreshments
CHORISTERS PLEASE
LARGE CROWDS AT
EMPLOYEES' NIGHT
Two packed houses for the eve-ning
show and a packed house for
the boys' and girls' show in the
afternoon greeted the Fifth Em-ployees'
Night Iast Saturday.
Total attendance was over 6,000.
It was a show that pleased.
Employees liked the sound movies,
the songs sung by the Choristers,
and the dancing of Shirley Rust's
Hot-Cha Girls, and they did not
hesitate to say so.
The Choristers turned out to the
tune of 97 and it made an impres-sive
stage full of singers. And
how they did sing Bells of St.
Mary, Lassie of Mine and To Sing
Awhile. They made a tremendous
hit and deserved it.
Verne Schiller, director of the
Choristers, announces that the
women singers of the group are
to report at next Monday's re-hearsal
at 7 o'clock so that the
voices can be arranged for a
women's chorus. A men's chorus
has already been organized.
Rehearsals are held every Mon-day
night in the fourth Boor,
Goodyear Hall,. and more singers
are welcome. Schiller states that
he has need of a few more tenors
and contraltos.
ELABORATE PROGRAM
FOR NEXT MEETING
OF WOMAN'S CLUB
A fine program has been ar-ranged
for the general meeting of
the Goodyear Woman's Club which
will be held in the Women's Com-munity
Rooms, Goodyear Hall,
next Tuesday afternoon, January
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The Stow Culture Club will pre-sent
the program. There will be
music. One of the features will
be a debate, 6:Resolved that the
old styles are superior to the new."
Mrs. A. F. Whitman and Mrs. A.
L. Pardee will defend the airma-tive
and Mrs. G. P. Crowley and
Mrs. B. F. Taylor will uphold the
negative.
A play will also be presented by
the drama division.
REPAIR SCHOOL HAS
BATTERY SERVICE
In addition fo tire repair and
used tire service the *ire.Repair
School has added battery service
to its list of services to employees.
This new service includes the
recharging of batteries, battery
rentals, replacing of worn out bat-tery
cables with new cables, and
the sale of used batteries. Those
who Snd their batteries are worn
out may have new batteries in-stalled.
Tbese are obtained from
the Goodyear garage.
Employees may get this new,
battery service by driving their
cars to the Repair School. Infer-mation
may be obtained by dialing
370, Plant 1.
The Tire Repair School also has
a fine selection of repaired tires
and tubes in practically all sizes.
Credit Ma ger
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George L. W. Webster
Appointment of George L. W.
Webster as credit manager to sue-ceed
the late H. B. Hamlen was
announced Friday.
Webster has many years of
credit experience behind him. His
12 years of field work in charge of
credits out of the New York Dis-triet
have given him a •rst-hand
view of sales and dealer problems.
With export credits as well as
domestic under his direction now,
he has the experience of having
spent six months in Europe and
the Near East during 1930, during
which time he studied the com-pany's
credit operations abroad.
Webster received his 15 year
service pin last month.
Born nt Brighton, England, and
educated abroad, Webster spent
several years in New York City
before joining tlie Goodyenr as
assistant district credit m:in:iger in
1917. He became credit manager
for the New York District tlie fol-lowing
year and remained there
until four years ngo when he was
called into Akron as a staff man
for tile Treasury Department.
He became credit manager for
the Export Company in 1931, and
last summer following realignment
of the credit work in this country
he was given· charge of the East-ern
Division.
FRIARS CLUB HAVE
JOINT INSTALLATION
The Friars' Women's Club held
a joint installati* with the Frinrs
Club last week. Cards were
played and lunch was served.
New. omcers in•;talled for the
year by the Friars' Women's Club
are: Mrs. J. A. Tittle, president;
Mrs. Harry W. Quinn, vice presi-dent;
Mrs. Catherine ,Crosley, sec-retary
and treasurer.
Plans for a card party nre being
made · and the following committee
appointed: Mrs. P. Shultice, chair-mnn;
Mrs. A. Points, Mrs. Mny
Coburn, Mrs. Bessie Pastoriiis,
Mrs. William Lang. Hospitnlity
committee: Airs. P. Kirby, AIrs.
Willinm Morgan and 3Irs. Joe
Ebner.
DIPLOMAS WILL BE AWARDED TO 96
AT GRADUATION EXERCISES IN THEATER
Talks Will Be Made By Four Members Of Graduating
Classes And'Three By The Management; Dance
Will Be Held In The Gymnasium
i• HE nineteenth annual commeneement of the graduat-
1 ing classes of the Flying Squadron will be held in
Goodyear Theater, Saturday nig]it, January 21, at 7:30
o'clock. It will be followed by a dance in the gymnasium.
Diplomas will be awarded by H. L. Matti and P. H. Pat-terson
to 94 graduates during the exercises, one graduate
being deceased, and another unable to be present. The July,
1932, Production Squadron class will graduate 32 men, the
April, 1932, Production class will graduate 23 men, the
July, 1932, Engineering elass graduates 21 men, and the
July, 1932, Maehinist Apprentice class graduates 11 men.
The July, 1932, class of eo-operative students consisting of
nine men will also receive di-
I)lomas.
CHARLES GOODYEAR
President Litchfield and Vice
PAID VISIT FRIDAY President Slusser Will make talks
TO BOWMANVIT.T.171 to the graduates as will one of the
heads of the sales department.
Old Charles Goodyettr, the dis- D. A. Laml,henr will act as master
coverer of the 1,rocess of rubber of ceremonies, R. I. Esch will be
vulcanization, visited the Bowman- the pinnist and G. E. Liglitner will
ville plant last Friday when the be the song lender.
Slusser safety plague was pre- Interesting Subjects
sented to Bowmanville, which tied The class speakers have chosen
witli Gndsden for 1932 safety the following subjects for tlieir
honors, neither plant having had talks: H. A. Gallagher will talk
a lost time accident during the on "The Century of Progress"; G.
year. M. Catron, "Momentum of Prog-
The fourth Boor of the factory ress"; D. G. Gifford, '•Monuments
was decorated for the occasion and of Engineering"; D. W. Doner,
in one corner of the room was •'Our Changing Civilization."
Charles Goodyear's laboratory, a A fitting finale to the theater
log cabin completely furnished I)rogram will be the award of
with chemical equipment. Litchfield Medals which will be
Approximately 1,000 people at- made by W. I. Satow to the Best
tended the presentation ceremony All Around Production Flying
in the evening. After a · few re- Graduate and the Best All Around
marks by N. A. Nason, personnel Engineering Squadron Graduate
manager at Bowmanville, and C. in 1932.
E. Shumaker, personnel manager Those are the high spots of the
nt New Toronto, a picture of Vice theater I,rogram, which will be
President Slusser was unveiled by made colorful, as these graduating
E. F. Pierce, assistant to the fae- programs always are, with songs
tory manager. Jack Kidney made and class elieers.
tlie presentation of the · Slusser A banquet will· be given in·honor
plague, and A. M. Hardy, assistant of the members of tlie graduating
superintendent at Bowmanville, ae- class in the G. 0. dining room
cepted it. Charles Goodyear made preceding tlie exercises. This will
a few remarks. also be attended by the wives of
A telegram was sent to Gads- the members of the class and in-den
·congratulating Frank Steele vited management guests.
and his organization upon their Dance in Gym
perfect safety record. .The dance in the gymnasium
which will wind up the event will
EMPLOYEES' APPLE see hundreds of couples dancing to
SALE IN PROGRESS the music ·furnishecl by Colleens
Orchestra.
Sa]e of apples is now being Below are the members of the
conducted by the Employees' Sales graduating classes:
Committee of the Industrial As- Production . Flying Squadron,
Aembly and will continue until Fri- April class: W. E. Borland, C. E.
day night. It is being held nt the Cable; C. R. C:irlson, G. M. Catron,
Employees' salesroom, corner. East F. H. Clark, J. H. Cleek, R. A.
Market-st. and Kelly-ave. Conger, A. L. DollglaH, J. R.
Cho i-c e BaIdwins, Greenings, Houck, C. B. ·Householder, L. 'L.
Spies, Russets, Wagners and Lied ( deceased), P. L. Medis, J. E.
Twenty-Ounce nre offered nt GOe, Murl,liy, C: J. Murry, T. P.· Murry,
70e and 90( per bushel with half- E. 31. Pinney, E. Af. Plaskett, P. J.
bushels nt 25, 35 and 45 cents. Renisburg, G. · D. Ruby, president
Goc,cl snnitnry pressed cider is sold of class; D. A. Treinere. L. Vance,
nt 20 rents per gallon or two for R. H. Vote,1 nncl I ). Wylie.
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