Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Charles B. Hayes, 1975.Biographical NoteGeneral Manager, Manufacturing.
Scope and ContentsFamily and educational background; Newark in 1920s; mines in World War II; detailed history of White Cap Company from 1932; Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Continental Can's decision to acquire; development of Wheeling Closures Corporation; development of twist-off cap, early 1950s, tamper-proof and press-seal pharmaceutical caps; problems with baby food packaging, 1945-50; decentralization of Continental Can's divisions; unionization; production of vacuum closures in bulk.
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