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' 0 3 William. Ross Harper, '93, of Philadel"* phia, Pa., died October 18 after a long illness. He joined the ;£tna Life Ins. Co. of Philadelphia in 1905 and remained with 'them as general manager and secretary until his retirement three years ago. Surviving are his wife and three daughters, all of Philadelphia. iQA James M. Couper, Sr., '94, died October ~ ^ 10 after a brief illness. He had been active in the real estate business here for over 40 years and at the time of his death was appraiser for the Fulton County Federal Savings & Loan Association. He had been with them since they organized in 1933. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sarah Little Couper, 1383 Peachtree, Atlanta; daughter, Mrs. Anne Giudici; two sons, Wilbur L. and J. Maxwell Couper, Jr. ' O JS William G. Mealor, '95, died at his home ' in Gainesville, Ga. October 12, 1953. He was owner of the Gainesville Iron Works and was widely known there for his work in civic and fraternal affairs. Mr. Mealor was past grand commander of the Knights Templar of Georgia, past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia and of the 9th District Masonic Lodge. He was president of Gainesville's first Chamber of Commerce and the oldest living ex-mayor of that city. While at Tech he was manager of the first football team which was organized in 1883. Surviving are a son, W. T. Mealor, 2379 Glenwood Dr., N. E.. Atlanta: two daughters, Mrs. Bert Ingram, Jacksonville. Fla. and Miss Mildred Mealor of Gainesville, Ga. ' wO S Colyar S. latum, '05, secretary and gen^ eral manager of the Pilot Mills, Raleigh, N. C , has been named president of the Mills. He has been with the company since 1928 and has served as secretary and general manager since 1931.
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was filmed at Schofield Barracks. Gen. Fielder's address is Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Pacific, Ft. Shaffer, Hawaii. "2.1 James Thomas "Tobe" Edwards, '22, ""••* died October 22 in Baltimore Veterans Hospital, Coral Gables, Fla., after a long illness. Mr. Edwards played football and baseball while at Tech. He was a former sports writer for the Atlanta Georgian and at the time of his death was with the circulation department of The Miami Daily News. Surviving are his wife and one son, James B. Edwards. Alexis Ravenez Nicholas, Sr., '22, was found dead in his automobile October 19 after a minor traffic accident in Winston-Salem. It is believed that Mr. Nicholas suffered a heart attack while driving and lost control of his car. At the time of his death he was sales manager of Kester Machinery Co. and was active in civic affairs. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rosalyn Nicholas, 318 Carolina Cir., Winston-Salem, N. C ; daughters, Miss Georgia Ellen Nicholas and Mrs. J. A. McDonald; son, A. R. Nicholas, Jr., 671 University Ave., S. W., Atlanta. Jack H. Gilbert, '22, was recently appointed vice-president of the Capitol Engineering Corp., Dillsburg, Pa., which is one of the country's largest turnpike engineering firms. Burney E. Griffin, '22, of Douglas, Georgia, died October, 1953 at his home. Mr. Griffin was in the cotton business. "i'k William A. Edwards, Jr., '23, of Evans•*'* ton, 111., died July 10, 1953. He was publishers representative for the American Paint Journal of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Edwards was a member of the masons and the Mendinah Temple of the Shriners. Surviving are his wife of 1014 Sheridan Dr., Evanston, 111.;
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daughter. Miss Susan Edwards; two sons, Jack and William A. Edwards, 3rd; mother, Mrs. William A. Edwards, Sr. Joseph B. Elliott, '25. Vice-President in charge of RCA Victor consumer products, of Camden, N. J., was guest speaker at a meeting of the Atlanta Electrical Assoc, in Atlanta recently. He discussed color television and selling methods under present market conditions. Mr. Elliott is responsible for all the company's activities relating to radio and TV receivers, phonographs and records. He is executive officer of both the RCA Victor record and home instruments departments. "if.10 -* mand ment Army wife, S. E.,
Col. John W. McDonald, '26, recently arrived in Germany to assume comof the 7853rd Quartermaster ProcureCenter at Frankfurt. He is head of the Purchasing Program in Europe. His Frances, lives at 366 So. Howard St., Atlanta.
i*yj Charles R. Irwin, '27, was recently pro•"* moted to Division Construction Superintendent, Pittsburgh Plant, the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania. Judge W. Bearden, '27, represented Ga. Tech at the inauguration of Dr. Clarence B. Hilberry as president of Wayne Univ. in Detroit on Nov. 7. Representatives were present from over 300 colleges. Mr. Bearden's address is 917 Fisher Bldg., Detroit. inn Col. Philip D. Coates, '28, USAF, has ^** assumed command of the Air Force ROTC Detachment at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. He was commanding officer at Albrook AFB in the Panama Canal Zone before reporting to Cornell. Edwin F. Trevor, '28, is District Governor of Rotary International for the 1953-54 fiscal year.
if\JL Harry Gibson Greene, '06, died at his v '** home, 1306 Piedmont Ave.. N. E., Atlanta. October 6 of a heart attack. He "was well known in Atlanta as an engineer, vocational teacher and government official and s»t the time of his death was an engineer with the Georgia State Highway Dept. Surviving are sisters. Misses Alice and Cornelia Greene and a brother, Charles L. Greene, all of Atlanta. ' 1 2 Eugene A. Brooks, '12, retired manufacturer's agent and a founder of the Atlanta Carrier Corp., died October 20 after a brief illness. Retired since last March, Mr. Brooks was a co-owner of the Boiler Equipment Service Co., which he founded in 1921. He was active in civic affairs and was a member and active leader of the Inman Park Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Zaretta Brooks, 297 Second Ave., S. E., Atlanta, daughters, Mrs. T. E. Garner and Mrs. Dona B. Burns; sons, Eugene E. and John Lewis Brooks, all of Atlanta. E. H. Diemmer, '12, died June 17, 1953. He was associated with the Starlight Drive-In Theatre in Brunswick at the time of his death. Eugene D. Drummond, '12, architect in Jackson, Miss., wishes to announce the marriage of his daughter, Frank. She was married on October 24 to Charles Youngblood, Jr., of Glen Allen, Miss.; the wedding took place in Jackson. ' 1 3 Monroe Bryan Hutton, '13, of McDon"* ough, Georgia, died October 11, 1953 of a heart attack. / 1 f. Edgar Pomeroy Brantley, '16, of 4555 '** Northside Dr., N. W., Atlanta, died June 20, 1953. No further information was available at this writing. Brig. Gen. Kendall J. Fielder, '16, and Mrs. Fielder, of Honolulu, were recent guests in Atlanta. Gen. Fielder was technical adviser for the film "From Here to Eternity," which November-December, 1953
THE GLENN L. MARTIN COMPANY LIKES TECH ENGINEERS — This group of alumni is presently employed by the famed Baltimore aircraft firm. Front row, I. to r.: H. Brettscneid, '53; I. Rosenblum, '50; G. R. Hook, '36; C. H. Ris, ' 3 7 ; L. M. Hamill, '53; and T.Hart, '49. Rear, I. to r.: I. Tuhy, '38; G. E. Smith, '38; R. E. Roberts, '39; R. Drummond, '40; R. Seiferth, '41; and R. L. Smith, '50. 27