The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-28
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NAUGATUCK
Correspondent. Larry Shepley
Phone Nauagtuck 3945

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Naugatuck, December %
- More than 5000 people are
expected to attend the Army
Navy "E" ceremonies, paying
tribute to the workers Of
United States Rubber Com
pany's Naugatuck Footwear
plant as tl4ey receive the dis
tinguished service industrial
emblem for excellence in wal
production toorrC% after
noon at 2:15 p. m. Cere-
monies will be held on the
fourth floor of building ZIG
on Water Street. The en-
trance will be plainly marked
and guides and uSherettes
will show guests to the audi
torium.
Among the Army and Navy Off
,ers who will attend the ceremonies
and tour the plant will be Colonel
William j. Calvert, commanding Of
dcer of the Boston Quartermastel
Corps; Lieutenant Colonel John T.
Curtis, Major william N. Egan and
Captain Raymond E. Ryan Of the
Boston Quartermaster Corps;
Colonel G. E. Mullins of the Engi-
neers Corps at Fort Belvoir, Vir-
ginia; Major William Finder OF
The Army Air Corps, New Haven
Conn; Lieutenant Commander AL
bert Hanna of the United States
Coast Guard, New York City; Lieu
tenant r. s. Smith of the United
States Navy, New Haven and Lieu
tenant r. D. Williams of the United
States Navy, Waterbury. o. H
Bosley, district representative of the
U.R.W.A. with headquarters in New
Haven, will also attend.
Many prominent officials from the
central headquarters officers OF
United State Rubber Company in
New York City will be present
including Director Bernard W.
Doyle, Vice-Presidents Harry E.
Humphreys, Jr., Henry S. Marlor
Thomas j. Nedham and Elmer Rob-
ertS; Eric Burkman, secretary Of the
company and Charles Heitzmann
executive assistant to the president
Willard H. Cobb, general manager
of the Company's Mechanical Goods
General Products and Lastex divi-
sions; Elmer White, general man.
ager of the Footwear division; F. w.
Strong, general manager of Dis
tribUting branches; w. w. Cowgirl,
director of the War Products divi-
sion; James Harley director of traf-
flc: G. M. Tisdale, director Of pur-
chases; Cyrus S. Ching, director OF
industrial and public relations, and
w. A. Gibbons, director of General
Development division will also be
among those to attend the cere-
monies and visit the plant.
Bradley Field Army band will
play while the crowd is gathering
and during the ceremonies. EN-
ployes will stop work at 2 p. m
with the ceremoney starting prompt
~ at 2:15 p. m. The complete
ceremony will be broadcast by local
stations in Waterbury, New Haven
New London, Bridgeport, Stamford
and Hartford with re-broadcasts
over each station in the evening.
Robert E. Lowell, industrial rela-
tons manager at the plant, will
act as master Of ceremonies. After
the advancing Of the colors and
the singing of America by the entire
audience. Mr.. Lowell will introduce
Lieutenant Colonel Edward G. Ire
maine, Jr., chief of the purchasing
and control branch OF the procure
ment division, Ebston Quartermaster
Corps, who will present the Army
Navy ''E" award on behalf of Un-
der Secretary of War Robert p
Patterson.
The Army-Navy 'E" award ban
ner will then be raised by Genevieve
Pajeski. Local No. As, U. r. w. A.
and William Baukat, president
Lodge No. 1853, I. A. NJ, ALL,
representing the men and women
of the plant. Harry L. Carter, Maui
gatuck plant manager. will accept
She Army Navy "E" award for the
workers and the plant.
Mr.. Lowell viii next introduce
Lieutenant Commander Raymond T.
Fish who will represent Under Sec
rotary Of the Navy. James v. For
restal, in delivering the Army-Navy
"E" pin citation. Commander Fish
will then present Sergeant Alex j.
Kolonics who will pin the emblem
on George T. Froelilich, President of
Local No. As, U. r. w. A., c. I. O..
Genevieve Papeski and William
Baukat representing employees. and
Harry L. Carter, and Harold N
Barrett, production superintendent
representing management. Immedi-
ately afterward. every worker will
put on his or her own Army Navy
-E' pin.
The acceptance speech for the
pins will be made by Mr.. Froehlich
who has had continuous service with
the Naugatuck footwear plant since