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H. L. SMITH, ME, only survivor of the twoman class of 1890 — Tech's first graduating class — celebrated his 88th birthday in Dalton, Georgia, on May 7. A special "H. L. Smith Day" was held in Dalton this year to pay homage to one of
Dalton's leading citizens since he moved there in 1900. He has been president and treasurer of the Smith Manufacturing Company in that city since it was organized in 1900. Mr. Smith, an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for over 50 years, is still active in church and civic activities. He is a past president and charter member of the Dalton Civitan Club, first president and organizer of the country club, and was secretary-treasurer of the Dalton School Board. Tech's oldest alumnus is also among her most loyal ones. Mr. Smith has never missed an Alumni Roll Call and regularly can be found at the Tech "Homecomings" each Fall. THE ALUMNUS would like to add its congratulations to those of Mr. Smith's friends everywhere. Our best to you, sir.
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iQ-f Claude E. Buchanan died March 30, ' ' 1954, in an Atlanta hospital. He was a manufacturers' agent for the U. S. Industrial Chemical Co. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Colquitt Cole, Birmingham, Ala.; daughters, Mrs. Albert Burton, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; Miss Eugenia Buchanan, New York City, and Mrs. Hugh Parker, Glen Ridge, N. J. ' l f ul Charles A. Collier, GE, retired vice' president of the Ga. Power Co., has been elected a vice-president of Southern Services, Inc. He will handle special assignments in connection with government power problems. His address is 4270 Harris Trail, N. W., Atlanta. *1 n Carl C. Sloan, EE, has been appointed ' " to the newly-created position of general manager for Georgia for Southern Bell. 20
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As Georgia manager he will direct and coordinate Southern Bell's operations and activities throughout the state, including activities in the commercial, traffic, engineering and plant departments. His headquarters will be in Atlanta. 111 A Horace Holleman has been appointed ^ mortgage loan correspondent for the Atlanta area by the John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Boston. His mailing address is 314 Woodward Way, N. W., Atlanta. ' 1 5 James Charleton Craig, former general ** traffic manager for the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company in Newark, died April 19 in Westfield, N. J. Mr. Craig retired last year after 40 years of service with the Bell System. ' |1/ j Alexander L. Schlesinger, CE, is now ** president of the Birnie Corporation. His mailing address is Box 388, Tarpon Springs, Florida. ' 1 7 John M. Slaton, Jr., ME, manager of the Atlanta Veterans' Administration District Office, has been named Georgia V. A. regional manager. As state manager, Mr. Slaton will direct all benefits for living veterans and their dependents in Georgia except hospitalization. He has been with the Veterans' Administration in Atlanta since 1919. Mr. Slaton's address is 43 Woodcrest Ave., N. W. < s a e E E '18 -"* ^ > ' h a s ^>een elected vice" president of Westinghouse Electric in Atlanta. He has been with the company since 1919, serving as regional manager for the apparatus division since 1950. Mr. Rae's business address is 1299 Northside Dr., N. W. "1Q J- H- (Ham) Dowling, CE, of Talla•*** hassee, Florida, has been named state highway engineer, a position he previously held from 1933-46. He resigned from that position in 1946 to go into private business. Mr. Dowling's mailing address is P. O. Box 308, Tallahassee, Fla. " J O Fred Rayzor Cobb, Denton, Texas, died '*•• unexpectedlv March 17. He was wellknown for his golf coaching. He learned golf by caddying for Bobby Jones while attending Tech. At the time of his death he was Golf Coach at North Texas State Teachers College at Denton. C. A. McRee, CE, has been named an assistant vice-president of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and will represent the line in regional and national labor negotiations. He has been with the company since 1923. Mr. McRee's address is 1500 Eleanor Ct., Norfolk, Va. / « e Frank J. Dodd, EE, was married May • " 1 to Miss Luleen Torrance. Mr. Dodd is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Corps of Engineers, USAR. Their mailing address is LaGrange, Georgia. William B. Farnsworth died unexpectedly March 16 at his home, 552 Peachtree Battle Ave., N. W., Atlanta. He had been assistant to the president of the Georgia Power Co. since 1950. Mr. Farnsworth joined the Power Co. shortly after graduating from Tech, serving in the merchandise sales dept. until 1934 when he was named manager of that department. In 1940 he was general manager of the Division. Mr. Farnsworth was active in civic affairs, being a past president and former board chairman of the Atlanta Athletic club, member of the Northside Kiwanis Club. Atlanta Yacht Club and Cathedral of St. Philip. While at Tech he plaved fullback for the Jackets. He is survived by his wife; son, Charles F. Farnsworth; two daughters. Miss Susan Farnsworth and Mrs. Srjencer Clark, all of Atlanta; mother, Mrs. Palmer Farnsworth, and several brothers and sisters. Frank Newton, EE, general traffic manager for Southern Bell, has been named assistant vice-president in the company's department of operations. In his new position he will coordinate general staff activities of operating departments. Mr. Newton has been with the company since 1925. "yj L. R. Ash, Com., was recently separated ^' from the Navy and is now with the Engineering Department of Douglas Aircraft Company. His address is 958 Fourth St., Santa Monica, Calif.
' 2 8 Milton W. Arnold, vice-president, Op• * ° erations Air Transport Association, has been appointed chairman of the VORTAC Committee of the Air Navigation Development Board. The committee has been formed to evaluate two systems of short distance air navigation. Mr. Arnold's mailing address is 4422 Macomb St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Lt. Col. Hammond D. Caldwell, Com., recently arrived on Okinawa. He is a member of the Ryukyus Command's 176th Finance Disbursing Section. His wife, Elsie, lives at 211 Reed St., Hot Springs, Ark. J. P. Craven, ME, has been named superintendent of the Erection Department of the Babcock & Wilcox Company's Boiler Division in New York. His mailing address is P. O. Box 126, Barberton, N. Y. Elbert H. Roane, Com., has been elected assistant secretary in the Trust Company of Georgia with principal duties as credit manager of the factoring division. Dalton White, formerly of the Washington News Bureau, Atlanta office, is now vicepresident and chief engineer with Owens Brothers Construction and concrete specialists, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. "}Q P- C. Cilham, Jr., EE, died unexpectedl\ • * ~ March 13 of a heart attack. He was president of Electric Sales & Service Co.. which he founded in 1933. Mr. Gilham Is.survived by his wife; four daughters. Misses Gail. Jo Ann, Patricia and Carol Gilham, all of 4040 Brookhaven Dr., N. E., Atlanta; son, P. C. Gilham III; one brother and one sister. A. J. Mundy, CE, has been made vice-president of Brown & Root, Inc., in Houston, Texas. Prior to his promotion he -was manages in charge of Brown & Root's Canadian operations. ' 3 0 ' • *'• ^ar>ier, Com., executive vice" * * president of the A. C. Neilson Co., Chicago, is among a three-man team of marketing experts who left the U. S. in April to spend a month holding seminars in Denmark. They will meet with top Danish business men who have requested their presence through our state department. The team's aim is to create a better understanding of
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HONORED — Frank A. Cowan, '19, assistam director of operations — Long Lines Department—American Telephone & Telegraph Company, has been awarded the 1953 Gold Lamnn Medal by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers "for his outstanding contributions to long distance communication and the development of modulating and transmission measuring apparatus of original design and application." The medal, one of engineering'^ highest awards, will be presented at the Summer meeting of the Institute at Los Angeles. June 21-25. Mr. Cowan holds 17 patents in tincommunications field and has played a major role in the design of the first Trans-Atlantir telephone cable. Mr. Cowan is the first telephone engineer to receive this medal. THE GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS