Alfred Awtrey Payne, '15, died July 5 in Asheville, N. C. He was born in Alabama and reared in La Grange before moving to Asheville. At the time of his death he had been with the Sinclair Refining Company for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, and a daughter, Mrs. Frank Dawes.
Forbes Magazine and Business recently paid tribute to Alfred C. Howard, '16. "Since Alfred C. Howard took over Globe-Werneke last year, his energy and acumen have wrought big changes in this 68-year-old company. He r e vitalized its dealer organization, instituted an effective product development program, substantially improved the company's financial set-up, spent a great amount of money in new dies, equipment and improvements." Although Georgia-born (Atlanta, October 2, 1895), Alfred Colquitt ("an old family name") Howard migrated to Canada after his graduation from Georgia Tech.
Howard Lee Crumley, '20, died March 8 in Arlington, Va. At the time of his death he was chief engineer of Virginia Electric and Power Company. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Howard Crumley.
W. M. Fuller, '21, has been appointed manager of the Otis Elevator Company's Chicago Zone. A native of Smyrna, Ga., Fuller has been with Otis for 30 years. Harold D. Ittner, '21, of Atlanta, died J u n e 12 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sam McLendon, in Long Island, N. Y. Mr. Ittner founded the Ittner Hardware Company of Elberton and managed it until about a year ago when he sold his business because of ill health. Surviving are his wife; a daughter; sons, Harold Darlington Ittner, Jr., U. S. Marines, and Charles Ittner, Atlanta.
R. K. Hopkins, '22, was recently awarded a gold watch for his 25 years' service with the M. W. Kellogg Company, Refinery and Chemical Engineers of New York City.
Col. Parker S. Day, '23, USA, was graduated from the industrial college of the Armed Forces, Washington, D. C , in June. The college is on the highest level of the military educational system. It conducts courses in economic mobilization to prepare selected senior September-October,
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officers from all the military services for important command, staff and planning positions in the Department of Defense. His next assignment is with Headquarters, Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Carl H. Home, '23, vice-president of the Alabama Gas Corporation, was named sales manager of the newly formed refrigerator division known as the Rheem Manufacturing Company, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York. Walter M. Mitchell, '23, has been made a vice-president of the Draper Corporation. Prominent in civil and charitable affairs, Mitchell has lived in Atlanta since his graduation.
Joseph H. Brock, '24, has been named vice-president in charge of industrial relations of Eastern Air Lines. Freeman Strickland, '24, vice-president of the First National Bank of Atlanta, has been appointed chairman for the Atlanta area of the Transportation Association of America, dedicated to private ownership of all forms of transportation. James H. Taylor, Jr., '24, recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his entry into the insurance business in Atlanta.
LCDR L. D. Rucker, '25, is in charge of the Aircraft Armament Division at the U. S. Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Va. Arthur B. Edge, Jr., '26, was recently honored upon completion of 25 years of continuous employment with the Callaway Mills of La Grange, Georgia.
Cecil L. Cannon, '27, has joined Oren M. Ruff to form the firm of Ruff & Cannon. They will represent the Day-Brite Lighting, Inc., in Georgia, Alabama, and East Tennessee. Col. Joseph H. Chaille, '27, is acting chief of staff, 301st Logistical Command, Camp Rucker, Ala. Before his recall to active duty he was superintendent of the group department of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
Walter Simeon James, Jr., CE '28, died Sept. 9 at a private hospital in Atlanta after a long illness. At the time of his death he was vice-president of the Clement A. Evans, brokerage firm. He lived at 2268 Woodward Way, N. E. Mr. James, a native Atlantan, attended schools here and was graduated from Georgia Tech and Yale University. Sur-
viving are his wife; a son, Walter Simeon James III; two daughters, Catharine Victoria and Ann Culberson James, and his parents. Charlie Frank Walker, '28, of Atlanta, died on J u n e 19. He was a graduate of Tech High, Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Law School and was associated with the Veterans' Administration. Surviving are his wife, a son, Ben Walker, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Walker.
Graham S. McCloy, '29, received a five - thousand - dollar check from the president of Westinghouse for developing the frost-free refrigerator. McCloy is section manager of technical development in the engineering department of Westinghouse at East Springfield, Mass.
J. Louie Carter, '30, clerk of the criminal and county court, Palm Beach County, Florida, visited the campus during the summer with his daughters, Diane and Delores, and son, Jimmy.
Maurice N. Amster, '31, is presently a project engineer with the test shop division at the U. S. Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Va. Commander James R. (Salty) Cain, '31, USN, has returned from a sevenmonth, 60,000-mile cruise as Commanding Officer of the destroyer Joseph J. Kennedy. Part of the cruise was spent in Korean waters rescuing downed pilots, aiding the escape of troops, destroying mines and taking part in shore bombardments. MARRIED: Frank E. Corrigan, '31, of Atlanta and Miss Eileen Mosher of Hudson, Michigan, on Aug. 10. Mr. Corrigan is associated with the Capital Automobile Company. CDR J. E. Minter, '31, USNR, is stationed at the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va.
Adrian B. Colquitt, '32, Foreign Service Officer of Savannah, Ga., has been transferred irom Belgrade to Toronto as Consul. Stephen R. May, '32, for the past five years branch manager of the General Outdoor Advertising Company of Nashville, has been appointed account executive for Grizzard Advertising in Atlanta. J. Rhodes Mitchell, '32, is now vicepresident and general manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co., of Virginia. During World War 19