nroe '39. ^ l ' receives the $500 Raymond Clapper P . | A.ward from Chief Justice Earl Warren at a N,cl u ! ' i un rheon at the National Press Club in Washington " L U I Munroe, one of five brothers who attended Tech, he coveted awarded for "his comprehensive and dis• reporting concerning the disclosure of congressional travel expenses." Munroe, who operates his own r foreign u ' also was awarded, for the same story, a «e*s• al Headliner Club silver medalion and an award from . j a University's Graduate School of Journalism's i ni Association. Others in the picture are Walker Stone, vi , Munroe and Mrs. Olive Clapper, widow of Raymond flapper, for whom the award was named. u
Honorary Kendall Weisiger, Chairman of the Rotary Educational Foundation of Atlanta, has been honored by the German government for his continuing interest in bringing students from Germany to continue their education in Georgia. He has been awarded '"The Order of Merit" and presented with a medal and citation signed by President Adenhauer of the Federal Republic of Germany.
' 1 J Fred P. Brooks, TE, died May 24 ' • after a long illness. He had been an invalid the past five years. Prior to his retirement he was a salesman with a textile machinery manufacturing firm. His widow lives at 406 So. Candler St., Decatur, Ga. Fred L. Rand, Arch., retired founder and president of Rand & Co. Inc.. an Atlanta blueprint firm, died May 7 after an illness of several months.
' 1 C John Milton Cntliff, ME, president I " and general manager of the Electrical ' Q C James Manning Goldsmith, ME, of Equipment Co. in Raleigh, N . C , died May »»d 2401 No. Decatur Rd., N.E., Atlanta, 9 at the Duke Hospital in Durham. He had died July 2. He was a retired engineer with entered the hospital for a routine checkup. the Fidelity Casualty Co. Mr. Cutliff's co. had branch offices in Richmond, Va., Augusta, Ga. and Laurinburg, ' f l 7 WiUktm V- Kingdon, ME, vice presi- N. C. He is survived by his wife, who lives " ' dent of the Belt Railroad & Stock at 615 Translyvania Ave., Raleigh; two Yards Co., Indianapolis, Ind., recently re- daughters and his mother. tired after 20 years of service. H e will continue as director of the company as well '1J? Paul R. Yopp, ME, and Mrs. Yopp as consultant in matters concerning conIU have moved to 315 Whitfield Ave., struction and development. Sarasota, Fla. Mr. Yopp recently retired as SE District Manager for Babcock Wilcox '11 William C. Wright, TE, of 8520 Ard- Co. in Atlanta. II more Ave., Philadelphia 18, Pa., died Feb. 27. , ' 1 P Allen P. Livar, ME, has joined Mon1 0 crief Furnace Co. as director of' 1 0 C. C. Sloan, EE, has been named to engineering and research. He has been '*• the East Operations Staff with Southmanagement consultant to some of the ern Bell. He has been with the company larger manufacturers of refrigeration and since 1912 and has served as vice president air conditioning equipment he past few and general manager in Atlanta since 1956. years. Mr. Livar lives at 150 Little John Trail, N.E., Atlanta. ' 1 0 Michael A. "Mike" Greenblatt, presiKenneth H. Merry, ME, president and '*» dent of the Fulton Paper Co. in Attreasurer of Merry Bros, Brick & Tile lanta, died May 21 after a brief illness. He Co. in Augusta, Ga., has been elected to the was bandmaster at Georgia Tech in 1911 Board of Directors of the Georgia Power Co. when he arranged one version of Tech's "Ramblin Wreck" song. His widow lives ' 1 Q Frank A. Cowan, EE, engineer and at 1361 Chalmette Dr., N.E., Aaltnta. l*» inventor with the long lines division
of the Bell Telephone System for the 40 years, died lune 21 after a short He was in New York during"'hi's '""' service with the company. Among1 5 Cowan's inventions were the varsitor modulator and demolulator and a teles ' P transmission measuring set. He was the U <; delegate to the International Consult! Commission on Telephony in Paris Switzerland in '46. the author of HIM technical papers, and in 1953 was awarded the Lamme gold medal for outstanding co tribution to long distance communication & development of transmission equipment John H. Simmons, EE. of Arlington I Texas, died unexpectedly April | had recently retired after 30 years of sen ice with the U. S. Treasury Dept. fk in both the Dallas and Ft. Worth offices. ' O Q Donald Mclver, CE, of 3098 Peach i-U tree Dr.. N. E.. Atlanta, died June 15. He was an engineer with the State Highwaj Dept. at the time of his death. M ' 9 9 ^' ^- w'mams> E , assistant di\. t t manager of American Oil Co. in Atlanta, died April 6. N o further information was available at this writing.
' 0 0 Julius H. Rennault, Com, retired ot fcW the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. dieJ April 28 after an illness of several months. He had been with the Department for 31 years prior to retirement 2 yrs. ago. ' O * C. W. Buhrt, Jr., CE. has been made ^ • assistant to the director of production of Allied Chemical Corporation's main ot fice in New York City. He was plant manager at South Point, Ohio prior to thiassignment. His business address is Rector St., N. Y. 6, N . Y.
Henry L. Smith, ' 9 0 , Tech's first g r a d u a t e , dies in Dalton, Ga. H E N R Y LOSSON SMITH, '90, the first man to receive a diploma from Georgia Tech, died in Dalton, Georgia, on August 15. Mr. Smith was 9 1 . Mr. Smith came to Georgia Tech as a transfer student from Davidson College in 1888 and in 1890, he and George Crawford, now deceased were the entire graduating class, both receiving the B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Smith often laughted when he explained the reason how he had the distinction of being Tech's first graduate "We flipped a coin to see who would go up first and I won. It was as simple as that. I considered it my greatest honor." 20
After graduating from Tech Mr. Smith went to work for the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Atlanta. In 1' he moved to Dalton where he formed the M. D. & H. Smit Tent & Awning Co. with his brother. The businfl in which Mr. Smith was active upon his death, was la known as the Smith Manufacturing Company. Mr. Smith was active in Dalton as a church and crn leader. H e was an extremely active member of the Geor; Tech National Alumni Association and an enthiisia contributor to all the Tech roll calls. He was an honor* member of A N A K . Tech AK"""1"
Ira H. Hardin. ME, general contractor, L „ heen elected president of the Atlanta Athletic Club. Mr. Hardin lives at 2046 Ponce de Leon Ave.. N.E., Atlanta. Franklin J. Johnson, CE, has been elected president of the New York State Society if Professional Engineers. Mr. Johnson is ,ted with the Consolidated Edison Co. in N. Y. / E. Morris, CE, chairman of the directors of Morris Boehmig & Tindel, Inc., consulting structural engineers, with offices ri 510 Henry Grady Bldg.. Atlanta. R. L. Boehmig, '47 is president and T. A. Tindel, '50. is executive vice president and secretary. t o r Charlton Keen, Sr„ Com., of MariLv anna, Fla., died July 11. He was a partner in Groves-Keen, Inc. in Atlanta from 1927-1940. This firm still bears his name. At the time of his death he was president of the Marianna Coca-Cola Bottling Co. lames W. Petty, Com., has been elected executive vice president of the H & S Pogue Co. He has been with the company since 1937 as sales promotion manager. He was formerly with Davison Paxon in Atlanta. Mr. Petty lives at 2376 Madison Rd., \pt. G-2. Cincinnati 8, Ohio. 'OQ Bolan H. Boatner. EE, has been electt u ed vice president and general manager of the Apparatus & Supply Div. at'Westinghouse Electric Supply Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Marcus Herring Burrow, G E . of 4832 Stone Mountain Rd., Clarkston, Ga. died June 23 enroute to an Atlanta hospital. He had been associated with the Ga. Power c »- for 30 years as head of the meter record dept. Oscar P. Cleavor, EE, Chief of the E E * n " U ' S ' C o r P s o f Engineers Research « Development Laboratories at Ft. Belvoir, "•• ls 'he first Army employee to be chosen attend the Development Program at ^ornell University. He is one of 40 selected •ecuttves from business and government to a »end the program. Wayne J. Holman, EE, president of P e Mfg Vork° r - Corp" 47 W o r t h St- N e w k City, has been awarded the GBA A d of t h e Year" Alumni Assoc, award for " at the N e w Y o r k onn„ I University Club's nUi ' » meeting in June.
' O Q Robert Brener, Com., is executive LQ vice president of Mechanical Industries, Inc. The new company specializes in engraved markers for a wide variety of uses, such as name plates, marking plates, etc., on metal or plastic. His address is 2502 East Fifth St., Chattanooga, Tenn. Sam R. Parry. G E . general manager of the Chattanooga Division of Combustion Engineering. Inc., has been elected a vice president of the company. H e has been with the company for 28 years. His home address is 4409 Lonsdale Dr., Chattanooga. Charles Clifford Romines, Com, died luly 25 in an Atlanta hospital. He was associated with Retail Credit for 25 years and the past 4 years had been with Sharp-Boylston Real Estate Co. ' Q n Col. Parker S. Day, GS, has been J U named assistant chief of staff of the G-4 (supply) section of the Army Reserve Command at Ft. McPherson, Ga. G. S. Watkins, Com, formerly with Equipment Sales Co. in Atlanta, has been named Ga. manager of the sales division of Birmingham Tank Co. H e will have offices in the 1st National Bank Bldg. in Atlanta. C. Eugene Stephenson, EE, assistant superintendent of the construction and maintenance division in charge of shops at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., has been given the additional responsibility for all engineer supplies. His home address is 757 Roslyn Rd.. Winston-Salem, N . C. C. Lynn Strickland, ME, owner of Strickland Tire Service Co. in Birmingham, Ala., died June 28 while on vacation in Guntersville, Ala. Mr. Strickland was with B. F. Goodrich Co. from the early 30's until he started his own business 8 years ago. He was active in civic affairs, working with the Boy Scouts, YMCA, Rotary and church activities. He was a past member of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Asso. board of trustees. Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife; daughters, Gail and Bonnie; sons, Lynn, a student at Georgia Tech, David and Andy; mother and several brothers and a sister. Mrs. Strickland lives at 3750 Jackson Blvd., Birmingham. ' 0 0 J. E. Fain, Com, managing director " of the Ga. Chain Store Council, has been elected president of the Atlanta Chap-
ter of the Public Relations Society of America. As manager of the Ga. Chain Store Council he directs a cooperation public relations program for 27 national and regional chain stores. Mr. Fain's business address is 1022 Healey Bldg., Atlanta 3, Ga. Ernest B. McKenzie, Com., has been appointed vice president of the Southern Fire & Casualty Co. His address is P. O. Box 1966, Knoxville, Tenn. Capt. C. T. Raines, of Braniff International Airways, has been promoted to chief pilot of the company's entire operations. Dr. Frank C. Underwood, EE, Deputy Supt. of Savannah and Chatham County Public Schools, was paid special tribute by the "Blue Jacket of '57", a Savannah High School annual, and designated "A Builder in Deed." He was also appointed a member of the State School Bldg. Authority recently. In June he was selected as one of Savannah's most outstanding citizens and was named winner of the Herschel V. Jenkins Award for his outstanding work in the field of Education. Dr. Underwood is active in numerous civic affairs and is currently serving as chairman of the Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross. ' 0 0 W.J. Turnbull, Com., has been electw v e d executive vice president and member of the board of directors of the National Theatre Supply Co. Since 1951 he has been vice president in charge of eastern district sales for the company. Mr. Turnbull's business address is 92 Gold St., New York 38, N . Y. ' Q i George W. Lowndes, Com, of 57 w " Huntington Rd., N.E., Atlanta, died July 11 in an Atlanta hospital. He was owner of the Lowndes Cotton Tag Co. ' Q C A. C. Arrington, M E , was killed May 0 J 26 when the plane he was flying crashed in a ravine near Woodville, Miss. He and a member of his firm were returninghome from a trip to Mr. Arrington's camp when the crash occurred. Mr. Arrington was in business with his father, Lucius Arrington, '10. They owned and operated the Arrington Welding & Machine Shop in Brookhaven, Miss. More news on page 22
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