The Wingfoot Clan (Akron edition), Vol. 51, No. 45 (November 8, 1962)

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*WI••NGF•CCLAL THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER •P COMPANY AKRON EDITION
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i.01. 51 0 Akron, Ohio • Thursday, November 8,1962 No. 45
Unveiling Today at 2 p.m.
Colorful Area Surrounds
Statue Of P. W. Litchfield
The nine-foot statue of inside of a granite and terrazzo 24 inches high ) lines the entire
the late P. W. Litchfield, to footwalk from the circle parallel length of the walk.
1,e ullveiled today (Thurs- with the building to the entrance. A three and one-half foot high
day) at 2 p.m., stands in an Behind these and parallel with •:Diamond Pink," honed finish,
area which has been under- them are four flowering dog- Cold Spring granite wall con-goijig
extensive refurbish-wood
trees. tains the area from Martha Ave.
Creeping myrtle will provide to the Research entrance.
ing aiid landscaping for the
past six months. ,\ 7 The granite wall extends
%1 • several feet beyond the en-
Situated in front of the Re- e '•
search Building, the statue of ' 5 P. W. Litchfield • trance. Here begins the less 12%*as
.il1, formal area inside a hedge run- '
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the late Goodyear chairman of •f Story on Page 4 00
ning parallel with the sidewalk.
the board and chief executive f 43
officer is east in bronze. It has • An article outlining the • Behind the hedge is a row of pin
9 late P. W. Litchfield's ca- oaks, while the remainder of
been set on a monolithic base of 0. 0 •
polished -'Rainbow," Cold Spring e
» reer and contributions t the area is dotted with a variety
granite at the juncture of Good- •
L. Goodyear appears on page • of trees.
/: 4. Mr. Litchfield, who died • Across the street, between
year Blvd. and Martha Ave. • .
..,' chief ,4, the outer edge of old Seiberling
''. ·· · -f Field ( now a huge parking area )
A SNEAK PREVIEW of the nine-foot, 3,000 pound statue
of the late P. W. Litchfield thoroughly satisfies the curiosity of
these two tykes-five-year-old Freddie Hildenbrand, left, and
Ricky Riley, 18 months. Freddie is the son of Leurene Hilden-brand,
a physicist at Research.
Work on the area began in • in 1959 served as
late spring when a giant elm dilih executive officei for Good
tree iii front of the Research • 0
year from 1926 to 1952. and the sidewalk will be placed Trip Pays Off For Goodyearite
Builcling was relocated to pre- .
4 • a row of pin oaks extending
from Johns Ave. to the Seiber-pare
the site for the statue.
ground cover for this area. ling Memorial.
The entire project is divided
Flowering dogwood will dom- Around the memorial some
into two distinct areas in front . His PhotoWins $1,000
inate the foliage on the street- 25 Siberian spruce trees have
of the building. One, to the south
of the building entrance is more side of the footwalk, and a row been planted, forming a natural In National Contest
of Japanese holly ( about 18 to well in the center.
fornial in structure and land-seal,
ing than the area to the Rally Held Wednesday A scenic expedition with the Akron Camera Club paid
north. off to the tune of $1,000 for Thomas W. Kaugher, sec- Focal point of this area is
a granke-paved circle, 26 feet Goodyear-YMCA Driv tion manager, international technical and engineering
in dianieter, in which the statue e contacts. It is the first time in the his-stands.
Kaugher has
tory of the contest that a Bea-
Forming a natural backdrop been named one
for the statue are three sern.i-- Starts With Big 'Blast' of eight $1,000
circles of trees. Two are Hickel grand prize win- 4,71 A long-time photographer who
con Journal entry has won a
national grand prize.
Yews; the first tier of 30 trees 66For every hour of every day of every week last ners in the an- .. . 036
prefers color shooting to black
is about five feet high, the sec- year, we in Akron had 10.9 hours of YMCA program," nual Newspaper
r 3 and white, Kaugher gives credit
ond tier of eight trees about 12 said Paul E. Weimer, local attorney and keynote speaker National Snap-feet
high. Behind these stand at the Goodyear-YMCA membership blastoff rally yes- shot Awards »'ibiu to enter the blue ribbon shot.
'el to his wife for encouraging him
seven Canadian hemlocks, competition. -.-
15 feet high. In addition to - iilripill Another Goodyearite, Max
terday (Wednesday) at Goodyear Theater. . •12&9#
Thirty-five area chairmen, Keck, 455B, Research, won a spe-
A row of smaller yews runs his cash prize, Kaugher
their team captains and inter- Co-chairman H. S. Sell intro- cial merit award of $50 in the
parallel with Martha Ave. ested Goodyearites attended the duced the men seated on stage Kaugher and his
a short distance from the circle, rally, kicking off the 1962 com. who included L. L. Briggs, labor wife received an • expense-paid national competition.
and another row lines the pany campaign. co-chairman; Clarence Adkins, trip to ·Washington, D. C., Nov. Both Kaugher and Keck were
i:Your help in the work of the president of Local 2; Jack Wad. 4,5 and 6. top prize winners in The Clan's
' Y through this membership ley, general secretary of the Included in the national judg- photo contest of a year ago.
campaign serves as a direct hit Akron Y; D. W. McClelland, ing were nearly 800 photographs
- for community good, rewarded city-wide campaign chairman; that were grand prize winners
i» 10 times over," said 'Weimer in James. Dannemiller, Division 3 in local contests conducted by GOOdyear TireS
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* r pointing out the importance of chairman; Jack Wiley, executive about 100 newspapers. M On 8 Of 10
the drive. secretary of the East Akron Y Kaugher shot his prize,win- 44
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F. J. Carter, vice president, and Lee Catt, associate general ning picture in July during an • TOP Finishers
industrial relations, also spoke secretary of the Akron Y.· early-morning jaunt with the • Goodyear - equipped
at the rally, and praised the Y said the drive is primarily a
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Akron Camera Club. It shows 4 speedsters swept the top
program as a constructive one. the shadowy figures of fisher- • five spots and eight of the
He said the best sales talk cam. Inembership campaign, not a men in two boats at Hinckley • first 10 in -the fastest
* .. paign workers could give would fund-raising drive. Its chief ob- . .. . . Lake.
be to acquaint Goodyearites with ]ective, he said, is to maintain a $ Dixie Regional sports car •
the activities the Y offers. growing membership for the Y. Kaugher entered his picture . • race on record. •
A former president of the Y Other campaign goals, he in. the color, activities class of 4 The Sports Car Special- •
himself, Carter said the area- said, are to inform the public the Akron Beacon Journal Ama • quipped cars built up •
wide program has enjoyed a about the Y program, to. offer teur Snapshot Contest. It won # early leads and held them 0
reputation of being soundly members an opportunity to a,local $25 grand prize an-d 3•: • Ziith little trouble during 0
A GOODYEAR salesman's managed by interested men in serve the association and the sent .to Washington, D.c.C., Av. 4 LIle clear, 70 degree after- 4
business card can be a key to the community. community, to discover Y lead- national judging. 0 noon at the Donaldson- •14
financial support. Bridge Club To Meet • . Don Robertson started 4 sales. Here ·Helen Montisano, start when ·members of the East
receptionist· at J. P. Loomis High School pep band played as . Co-chdirman R. .A. Beahn The G6odyear Duplicate 4 1n the pole position and •.
Concrete & Supply Company, Goodyearites began filling the helped get the campaign off the Bridge Club will hold its annual 42 kept his Corvette out 0
accepts a card from a Good- theater. Theme for the rally ground at the end of the rallY Club Championships and ban- front to win. He was •
year salesman. A feature on was •What the Y · Can Do for by. supervising the •'blast off" of quet at 1:45 p.m., Sunday, Nov. followed by Ron Tallaksen •
Page 5 tells of the salesman's Youth; What You Can Do for a replica of a missile signifyin• 11, in Goodyear Hall. A short in a Porsche.
part on the Goodyear team. the Y." (Continued on Page 6) business session is planned. :1
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