1928
It is sad to record the passing of another 28er, Ken Humphrey, who died January 30 in a Toledo hospital of a heart ailment. Further information is given in the In Memoriam section. To his wife and family the class extends its sympathy.
At the annual Boston Alumni Dinner on March 7, '28 joined with '27, '29 and '30 and had a private room both before and after the dinner. Craig Haines, who sent out reminders to all the '28ers in the area, reports that the following were on hand besides himself: Howie Bush, Mutt Jennings, Bob McPhail,Wes McSorley, Jack Phelan and Ed Sawyer.
Outside of the fact that Howie Bush is enrolled in the 13-week course for executives at Harvard Business School, we can't give you any news about the above-mentioned Bostonians which hasn't been fully reported by those industrious editors of the class newsletter- Jack Herpel and Johnny Neary.
"Scoop" Neary could beat us to this item, but chances are he won't because he is so modest about his own accomplishments. Thanks to the College clipping bureau and the Beverly (Mass.) Times we are able to reveal that John is a candidate for election to a three-year term for the School Committee in Hamilton. He has two children in the public schools, has been a trustee of the Public Library for a number of years, and is connected with the local Civilian Defense Committee and the Red Cross. Definitely a public-spirited citizen—and we hope he gets elected!
Brad and Lee Parker are the proud parents of a boy Bradford Ellsworth II, born March 10. Brad is an inspector on the assembly of engines at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corp., East Hartford, Conn.
Jim Hubbell, ex-housing authority director who has been on our "mail returned" list for some time, is living on Valley Road, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., which is near San Diego.
Sully Sullivan is back with the Bell Aircraft Corp. in Niagara Falls, N. Y. Sully worked there as a foreman from 1940 to 1946 and then moved to Cleveland to be an engineer for Lamson & Sessions.
Bill Goudy had a visit with his old Roommate Max Carlson in Seattle last month. Bill is Public Relations Manager of Rayonnier, Inc., the largest producer of highly purified wood cellulose—from which duPont, Industrial Rayon, etc., make cellophane, rayon and other things.
Bill writes,
"Our company had a directors' meeting in the State of Washington, where most of our operations are concentrated, and in the course of events we gave a luncheon at the Rainier Club, attended by our Directors and the leading business and financial men of the Seattle area. Max, as president of the second largest bank in the State, was one of the 50 invited guests, and I found he has changed in appearance remarkably little since 20 years ago.
"I had a visit with Max in his office afterwards and think he has one of the finest banking philosophies of any man in the field to whom I have talked. He refers to his National Bank of Commerce as a 'department store of banking' and calls it a retail business. He has established branches all over the state and because of the diversification of agricul tural products and industries in the areas his bank serves, has protection against the ups and downs of business. He knows the economics and resources of the state from 'a to z' and is a far cry from the glassy-eyed Wall Street type of banker. One of his strong beliefs is that there should be decentralization of authority and responsibility and as a result, he says, a continuing matter of prime importance within his organization is the training and selection of men for upgrading."
George Lee, branch manager of the H. D. Lee Cos. in Trenton, N. J., has been elected to the board of directors of that company. George, who is no relation to the company founder, served in sales capacities in the West until going to Trenton in 1945 after four years in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He rose to lieutenant colonel while on active duty, is now a colonel in the Reserve. He is active in the Dartmouth Club of Central New Jersey and has served as its president.
Speaking of directors, Bill A If or d was elected to the board of Harris, Hall & Co. in March, according to a Chicago clipping forwarded by Hank Leach. Bill has been in the bond business since college, and with Harris Hall since 1936, with time out to serve three years as a lieutenant commander in the Navy.
Jack Rose has been busy with his Peruvian gold-mine, the sensational four-octave range Inca singer, Yma Sumac, whom Jack manages. Jack first heard Miss Sumac in 1941 in Lima while he was on the Rockefeller goodwill tour. Jack brought her to New York last year and under his expert management she has quickly become a headliner. She just completed three weeks at the Roxy on the same bill with Danny Kaye and will play the leading feminine role in Flahooley, the new musical which is due on Broadway May 14. Her record album, The Voice of Xtabay, is still a top-selling album throughout the country. Jack, who has been living at the Belleclaire Hotel in New York, expects to be in Washington part of May at the request of the Navy Department to advise it on educational films.
An article in the March 2 Printers' Ink is headlined: "New packaged goods success rung up by bulk food processor" with a sub-head: "The Swanson brothers rolled sales from zero to 30 million a year in packaged poultry and did it in 5 years." Of course the brothers are Gil Swanson and Clark Swanson. The article quotes Craw Pollock, vice president for merchandising, on how the neat little trick was accomplished.
Recent Hanover Inn visitors: Had Cantril of Princeton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stone of Chicago, Bob Edgar of Boston and Jeff Glendinning of Andover, Mass.
Brougham Wallace writes that he was sorry to miss the class dinner last month. He and Claire were on a vacation trip which included Palm Beach, Miami and Havana.
Ted Schwartz has been a secretary in the office of the district attorney in Wilkes Barre, Pa., since 1948. His brother is the D. A. Ted served five years in the Army—went in as a private in 1941 and was discharged as a 2nd lieutenant in the military police. He is unmarried.
Gordon Lowe is an attorney in the law firm of Lybrand & Morgan, Braniff Building, Oklahoma City.
Remember the New York class dinner on May 18—wives invited. And don't procrastinate—get that money in now for the Alumni Fund.
Secretary, Van Dyne Oil Co., Troy, Pa.
Treasurer,2 Princeton Pl., Montclair, N. J.
Class Agent, Freeland Felt Works, 4105 Freeland Ave., Philadelphia 28, Pa.
