Mister Vladishoff Blahah was Plant Manager of the Asthlet Balata Company. I am not positive of the spelling, just Balata.
Years ago, at our Snelling and Snelling Employment Agency, we got a call from this company, they needed some help finding employees.
Rick Harper, the Manager and I went out to the plant to look around and determine what type of employee they needed. We entered the building on East Main Street here in Newark, chatted with Mr. Blahah a short time, and were ready to take a tour.
"Any matches, lighters or metal in your pockets, you'll have put these covers over your shoes, be very careful when you walk through the plant, the atmosphere is VERY explosive."
As I recall, it was a tower type thing, where they did something to the balata rubber, dropped it from the top of the tower and had the start, or something to be used in the manufacture of golf balls. One problem, the building kept exploding and catching on fire. NO one wanted to work in such an environment.
"Oh, I have a possible opening for you here, it's out on East Main ......"
"No thanks!:
It ultimately exploded, had a fire, and they never rebuilt it, and, we never had to try to pronounce his name and title again ....................
