IQflfl Frar>k Mizell, retired C E and buildl O U U i n g contractor, died at his home Nov. 27, 1956. Mr. Mizell was supervisor of construction of the N . C. Sanatorium and served as resident engineer there for 8 years. H e later worked with the Federal Government as an inspection engineer. He is survived by his wife who lives at Aberdeen, N.C. ' f l Q Frank H. Baker, Sr.t of 30 Collier U 0 Rd., N . W., Atlanta, died Jan. 17 at his home after a long illness. H e was a retired manufacturers representative for a wholesale shoe concern. He is survived by his wife; sons, Frank H. Baker, Jr. and Clark D . Baker. '1"7 George L. Rosenbaum, of 374 E. I' Paces Ferry Rd., N . E., Atlanta, died Feb. 3 in an Atlanta hospital after a long ilness. H e was a former employe of the old Atlanta Wooden Ware Co. Mr. Rosenbaum is survived by his wife, one daughter and his parents. Kiser Adair Stephenson, president of a plumbing & heating contracting firm in Atlanta, died February 18. He was a member of the Athletic Club, Greater Atlanta Georgia Tech Club and several engineering societies. Mr. Stephenson is survived by his wife, who lives at 3340 Chatham Rd., N.W., Atlanta. William E. Turner, operating assistant of the American Brake Shoe, died in his office Feb. 14. H e is survived by his wife, who lives at 240 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, N . J. ' 0 0 James P. Rickman, of Chattanooga, £*» Tenn., died January 2. N o further information was available at this writing. Charles Gates Shepherd, Sr., M E , died Feb. 13 at his home after a long illness. H e had been an engineer with the M. G. Aldredge Construction Co. since 1946. Mr. Shepherd is survived by his wife, of 28 East Lake Dr., N E , Atlanta; a daughter and 2 sons. ,g
)A Col. Joseph P. Persons, Jr., wa? re*• • cently presented a certificate of achievement for meritorious service as Deputy Inspector General and later as Inspector General, Hdqrs., Armed Forces F a r East & 8th U. S. Army from Feb. '54 to Jan. '57. H e is now assigned to Hdqrs., Third Army, Ft. McPherson, G a . »OP John P. Holmes, T E , has been as£" signed by the Celanese Corp. of America to direct its foreign operations. A 20
vice president and director of Celanese, Mr. Holmes has been appointed President of Celanese International and will also head two trading subsidiaries, Amcel Co., Inc. and Pan Amcel Co., Inc. He has been with the company since 1927. Mr. Holmes lives at 6 Birchbrook Rd., Bronxville, N . Y. ' 0 Q William Bert Lovelady, Com, has ^*» been appointed Information Supervisor for the Long Lines Dept. of the american T & T Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be responsible for employee and public information in a 12 state area. ' O n Terrell C. Wesley, Jr., president of Mw Wesley & Co., an Atlanta construction firm, died Feb. 22 in a private hospital after a short illness. H e also headed Wesley Associates, an Atlanta promotion and development firm, and was president of Wesley of Florida, Jacksonville, Fla. He is survived by his wife, of 45 Camden Rd., N.E., Atlanta; daughter, Miss Sidney Wesley; sons, T. C , Jr., Joseph T. and William C. Wesley; several brothers and a sister. ' 0 1 Born t o : James Livingston Newton, *»' GS, and Mrs. Newton, a daughter, Leila Bernard, Jan. 4. Mr. Newton is manager of Crawford & Co. Their home address is 4019 Taliluna Ave., Knoxville, Tenn. ' 0 0 Dr. Frank C. Underwood, Jr., EE, " ^ deputy superintendent of education for Chatham County, has been appointed a member of the State School Building Authority. Dr. Underwood was recently awarded the 1957 Martha Berry Award, which is presented each year by the Savannah Chapter of Martha Berry alumni to a citizen who exemplifies the spirit and aims of the Martha Berry School in community service.
' 0 0 Col. Claudius A. Beall, Jr., TE, has w v been assigned Adjutant General. U. S. Army Caribbean. Mrs. Beall and their four children will accompany Col. Beall to the Canal Zone, where they will reside at Ft. Clayton. ' 0 ^ R. W. Schilling has been elected sen*» • ior vice president of the Bank of Georgia in Atlanta. H e was recently elected chairman of the Board of Deacons of Druid Hills Presbyterian Church. ' 0 7 H. D. Emmert, ME, has been named ** • chief engineer of Allis-Chalmers steam turbine dept. at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ' 0 0 Robert S. Holmes, CE, has been **Q appointed highway construction representative in the market development division of U. S. Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh. Pa. In his new position, Mr. Holmes will correlate the combined effort and interests of the corporation and its various divisions in the support of the 13-year Federal Aid Program for construction of a 41,000 mile Interstate system. James E. Pierce, CE, has been named District Sales Manager in charge of the Pittsburgh district for Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. H e was formerly manager of the H o t Rolled Bar & Shape Product Division. Mr. Pierce lives at 167 McClellan Dr.. Pleasant Hills, Pittsburgh 36, Pa. ' O Q Dana L. Kilcrease, EE, has been *»*» appointed general manager of IBM's new maunfacturing plant in Essex Junction, near Burlington, Vt. H e was previously assistant manager of the Poughkeepsie, N . Y. plant. More News on Page 11
Robert P. Williams ' 3 1 , is President of N e w D.C. Company Robert P. "Rip" Williams, EE '31, and associates have formed a new business firm, Williams Engineering Co., Consulting Engineers. The new organization of which Mr. Williams is president, has offices in Washington, D. C , and will specialize in technical problems relating to research, development and production of defense materials. Mr. Williams has headed Rheem Manufacturing Company's Washington office as vice president for the past 15 years.
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