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FLVING AT DAYTON
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IBST YEAR NO. 23
WAYNESVILLE, N.
THURSDAY JUNE 7, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory)
$2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties
Milb
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MytonOxygen Hose Used On B-29 Raids
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by Areas
iortant Role in All
.Altitude Raids
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L navtnn Rubber em-
Lusand-planc B-29 raids
tK for the Japanese mu
end of I lie year.
Isturbing news for Japs
Mosed in a message w
tiers and equipment sup-
Brigadier General urvai
who. as chief of the Air
Service Command s pro-
division here, directs
luction.
.9.9 is eauipped with a
mri oxveen equipment for
ere of the crew because
iuh altitude which they
Urge numbers of B-29's
this vital equipment
Waynesville.
anniversary of the first
tat mission the raid on
Thailand, just a year
ral Cook reported that
29 Superfortresses are
f production lines at a
will double our present
In the Pacific before the
LSupcrturt bases being
(oarer Japan, the weight
that can be dropped on
lands may reach 10,000
tingle raid, General Cook
nit. This tonnage is
Ian that loosed on Ber-
tIiii in the saturation
marked the closing days
opean war.
for this achievement,
Cuok emphasized, be-
orkers who contribute
production, not only in
plants that produce the
Isn in the hundreds of
and shops throuchout
which build engines,
instruments, radio
and thousands of other
go into the combat
rember, 1943," General
ortcd. "aircraft olants
less than 50 B-29's. This
fieing plants at Seattle
ita. Martin at Omaha.
at Atlanta will combine
several times that num
!c rale is still increas-
""Jic than 500 changes
made in B-29 produc
ts this plane a more
capon of the war."
took added that peak
will be reached about
fme that 1000-plane raids
M in the far Pacific,
that eventual H-2Q
win number well
puMiia planes.
This Is The Modern Plant Of The Dayton RubberManufacturing Company In Waynesville
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Textiles
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n Cots
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uniforms, the band-
Plano
fciu ' "-ouons ana
k,. "ar equip-
Dayton Rubber has
the Dntltnni, U im.
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of ihVC1 together with
red' : !le Pucts
, "ajiuns textile
K.ng f textile fab-
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ut and Ugn tney will
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This striking and recent view of the Dayton plant, was made from the reservoir hill across the highway. This is the first published picture to show the new
additions to the plant and the recently completed Banbury Mill on the extreme right. The two wings on the right and to the back of the picture were finished some
time ago, and one of them houses the important oxygen hose production departme nt.
New Banbury Mixer To
Speed Up Production
Plant Manager
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FRANK ROGERS is plant mana
ger of the Waynesville plant of
Dayton Rubber, lie has been in
the rubber business many years,
and Is experienced in all phases
of operations.
Frank Rogers Is
"Veteran" In The
Rubber Industry
Frank Rogers, factory malin
ger of Dayton Rubber, has an ex
perienced and thorough back
ground in the engineering and pro
duction of rubber products. His
first job was in the process en
gineering division of a large rub
ber plant. And he has worked
with rubber and its problems ever
since.
Before coming to Waynesville he
was connected with rubber com
panies in Akron, Ohio, and, more
recently, as a trouble-shooter on
plane production at Voght-Sikor-
sky and Curtiss-Wright whose fight
er planes were shipped to the Ma
rine Corps and the Navy.
Infantryman in the last World
War for three years gives him a
kindred sympathy and understand
ing for the fighting men of this
war. He's the kind of factory
manager who will roll up his sleev
es, step up to a machine and find
a strange gasket or leaking valve.
He plays a fair game of golf and
likes to fish.
Spice Juices
A pleasant way to drink fruit
Juices in chilly weather is to have
the Juices hot and spiced.
In operation for some weeks,
Dayton Rubber's new danbury is
running at full speed to help get
out the rubber lrratcrials needed
for production of war equipment.
The Banbury mixer is one of
the most important developments
in the field of rubber production
since the discovery of vulcaniza
tion more than a hundred years
ago. Its use makes possible the
mass production of rubber.
The name "Banbury" comes
from it's inventor F. II. Banbury,
who built the first Banbury in
1916. It was first developed to
take dust and dirt out of the mill
room and the first mixers were
used for the master batching of
carbon black and crude rubber.
Its principle of operation is some
what the same as a mechanical
bread mixer and its design is fair
ly simple. It consists of enclosed
mixing chambers, double-cylindrical
in form. In each of the cylin
drical sections is a hollow rotor,
roughly pear-shaped in cross sec
tion and formed in an interrupted
spiral. In revolving, each rotor
provides surfaces that converge
with the walls of the chamber.
The rotors are enclosed in a barrel-like
section whose upper part
is lifted by arr air cylinder so
thai materials can be put into the
Banbury to synchronize with the
loading. Cycles of the rotor can
be arranged for fitting various
compounds.
After a batch is given its var
ious cycles in the Banbury, the
bottom portion of the barrel is
withdrawn by hydraulic cylinders
and the contents are emptied into
a chute which drops over the 84"
mill. After milling, the rubber is
slabbed off, dipped and hung up
to cool.
Army-Navy E
Award Started
Back In 1906
The "E" award made to The
Dayton Rubber plant on June 3
has an interesting history.
In 1900 the Navy instituted in
the Fleet an award for excellence,
which has been known ever since
as the Navy "E". First awarded
for excellence in gunnery, this
was later extended to include out
standing performance in engineer
ing and communications. An hon
or not easily won nor lightly be
stowed, it became and has re
mained a matter of deep pride
to men of the service who receive
it.
When the rising tide of war in
Europe placed a premium on the
production of war equipment, the
Navy "E" award was extended to
embrace those plants and organi
zations which showed excellence
in producing ships, weapons, and
equipment for the Navy.
Then came Pearl Harbor and
with it a demand for war produc
tion such as the world has never
known an awareness that our
fighting forces and the men and
women of American industry arc
partners in the great struggle for
human freedom and on the part
of all Americans a grim and endur
ing resolve to work and fight to
gether until victory in the struggle
is final and complete.
From that high resolve was born
the Army-Navy Production Award
which stands today as our fighting
forces' joint recognition of excep
tional performance on the produc
tion front of the determined, pre
serving, unbeatable American spir
it which can be satisfied only by
achieving today what yesterday
seemed impossible.
Fluff Hole
, To mend a small hole in a metal
container, insert a nail and solder
around the head.
Head 01 Dayton Rubber
Pioneered In Develop
ing Synthetic Rubber
Dayton's President
fid tHI'i'
A. L. FREEDLANDER. president
of The Dayton Rubber Manufactur
ing Company.
Radiator Hose
Department Aids
In War Effort
Radiator Hose for many years
has been a highly competitive ar
ticle. Because of this its manu
facture necessitated the use of re
claimed rubber even before our
entry into the war. Previously,
however, ample supplies of graded
reclaimed materials were available
for incorporation into this product
and its standard could be main
tained, as well as the working
qualities of the material in the
(Continued on page 2, Section 2)
A. L. Frcedlander Has
Been An Ofiicial Of
Dayton Rubber For 26
Years.
A. I-. Freexllander, president of
The Dayton Rubber Manufactur
ing Company, has been with the
firm more than a quarter century,
and is an international recognized
authority in the rubber industry.
He joined the company as factory
manager in charge of research, en
gineering and production.
Mr. Frcedlander is a graduate
of Case School of Applied Science,
where he received a degree in
chemical engineering.
His vast knowledge and wide
experience in working with rubber
and synthetic rubber has made it
possible for Dayton Rubber to
pioneer many developments in
rubber products. Among them
were the first white sidewall tire,
the first low air pressure tire, the
first all-synthetic rubber passenger
car tire, the first V-shaped cog
belt, the first all-synthetic rubber
printer's roller and others.
Mr. Frcedlander has played an
important role in the development
of synthetic rubber, having devot
ed considerable time to its since
the early 1920's. As early as 1926,
a patent was obtained on a roller
with a renewable surface which
today is known as the Dayco Roll
er, the leading synthetic rubber
roller on the market.
He has also played a leading
'Continued on page 2, Section 2)
Members of The Board of Directors of Dayton Rubber
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An Abundance Of Cold
Water Was Big Factor
In Plant Coming Here
The establishment of the Waynesville plant of the Day
ton Rubber Manufacturing: Company dates back nearly six
years, though actual construction did not start until 1941.
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the manage
ment of the company became war conscious and immediately
began studies on its operation as a war plant. Realizing
the importnt part synthetic rubber would probably play
during a war, surveys were made to determine the location
of a new modern plant especially designed for the produc
tion of synthetic rubber products.
Cool nights and the availability of cool water were two
factors to be considered. Many localities were considered
and early in 1940 the present site was chosen because of
the high altitude and the fact that the water temperature
went as low. as 40 degrees, thus making the location ideal.
Also, the location was in the heart of the textile industry,
ideally suited for the manufacture of the company's rapidly
expanding textile division.
Construction was started in 1941 and was nearly com
pleted by Pearl Harbor. In 1942 Dayton obtained its first
contracts from U. S. Army Engineers for the production of
pneumatic pontons which has been continuous ever since.
In 191:5 the first contract was secured on A-3 pneumatic
life rafts for the U.-' S. Army Air Forces. To obtain the
high degree of quality, required, it was necessary to train
over one hundred new employees, install special equipment,
and even build an air-conditioned room in which the humidity
could be accurately controlled. Every precaution is taken
to prevent failure of performance, and research is constantly
being carried on to make these rafts better.
Also in 194:5 Dayton started the development and pro
duction of oxygen tubing for the U. S. Army Air Forces.
Specifications were rigid, requiring a hose that could stand
wide extremes in temperature and tremendous elongati'on
or stretch. It had to function perfectly in icy-cold air 65
degrees below zero and in baking heat of 185 degrees, and
at the same time be able to stretch as much as 50 of its
normal length. Having had previous experience in wire in
serted radiator hose, the problem was tackled with confi
dence. So eflicient was the development that Dayton Rub
ber has been the largest supplier of oxygen hose to the gov
ernment. The plant was soon too small, and an addition was built
to handle the required production. About six months ago,
a small two-story Banbury building was added to the plaat
to increase its milling capacity.
Headquarters of the Dayton Rubber Manufacturing
Company are in Dayton, Ohio, where the company manu
factures Dayton tires, tubes, tire repair materials, V-belts
for industrial use, special type V-belts for railroads, fan
belts for autos and trucks, printing rollers, industrial rollers
and special molded rubber parts.
The company was founded nearly forty years ago and
has since been constantly expanded until today it operates
three plants. Dayton has always maintained a large re
search staff who, together with A. L. Freedlander, president,
have pioneered many developments in the field of rubber
products. Among these are the first white sidewall tire,
the first cog type V-belt, the first all synthetic rubber print
ing roller, and others.
Through the experience gained from developing print
ing rollers, Dayton was able in 1938 to market an all syn
thetic rubber spinning cot for textile mills, which is now
manufactured in the Waynesville plant. A very recent de
velopment in the local plant is u spinning cot that greatly
reduces troublesome "eyebrowing" and is being widely ac
claimed by textile mills. Other innovations have been de
veloped and only await the end of the war to be put into
production.
Dayton has had laboratory experience with practically
every type of synthetic rubber available today and uses
many of them in its present products. For many yearn, just
prior to the war, Dayton Rubber was one of the worlcfs
largest users of synthetic rubber.
The Waynesville plant is the newest of Dayton's facili
ties and is exceptionally well-equipped for the production
of both rubber and synthetic rubber products. '
J. A. MacMILLAN, Chairman tt L. V. BAKER, Treasurer, main- W. G. PICKREL, Vice President P. J. MAYLE, Comptroller, has
the Board, founded Dayton Rub- tains his headquarters in New- and Secretary, has been legal ad- been with Dayton Rubber since
htr in 1905 and soon thereafter York City. Not long ago he sue- visor to the company for many 1936, and was formerly associated
developed the first practical airless ceeded his father who was treas- years, and wad once Lieutenant with the McClaren Tire Company
tire, urer for many years. Governor of Ohio. t of Charlotte.
Life Rafts Save
Lives Of Yanks
After 33 days in a life raft drift
ing over 400 miles in an open sea,
four Liberator crewmen have re
turned with a story of painful sur
vival on a diet of fish and birds.
While the airmen were floating
on the ocean, they sighted five Jap
anese submarines and a number of
enemy planes. During the first day
they bobbed on the sea in the life
preservers until a bomber spotted
them and dropped a life raft and
water rations. When salt water
ruined most of the rations they
had to depend on what the sea
woujid give them for sustenance.
The birds and fish they ate raw.
They were able to get water from
a few rainstorms.
Dayton Fan Belts
Used On All
Vital Equipment
Many of the huge compressors'
used to bottle oxygen in cylinders
used in aircraft in conjunction with
Dayton Oxygen Hose, are equip
ped with Dayton Thorobred V
Belts. The compressor units are
mobile so that they may be moved
forward to any battle-front airfield.
Over 100 V-Belts are installed on
each unit and the only belt failure
reported was due to mis-aligned
pulleys a common cause of fail
ure for any type of power trans
mission belt.
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