1935

Last month we announced the birth of Carol to the Lou Weitzs out Cleveland way and lightly explained it was a daughter and not a Crown Prince of Rumania. About a week after those notes were in the mail we in the East really found out who Carol was and she hit us in no light mood either. I henceforth will make no more cracks about girls' names. They may take revenge on me by turning into hurricanes.

Also, I think it's high time I laid to rest the continuing stories about our expert squash players. We in the class of 1935 are remarkable people in many ways, including our ability to continue our athletic prowess long after most men our age have retired to the easy chair and the soft life of senility. Old-Man-of-the-Mountain George Hoke picked up two state championships this past year at the towering age of forty. Last fall he won the Minnesota State Squash Championship, this past June the State Open Tennis Championship (Junior Vet — 35 and over). Mac McCarty, not wanting to be left behind in this youthful game, was in the Class A finals at the University Club in New York. And there must be several dozen others in the class who are still actively squashing that I don't know about. If there are, let me know and I'll be glad to report it. Perhaps we can start a long distance bumper.

And speaking of Mac McCarty, he reports a few long distance contacts himself. Fitz Donnell flew in from Hawaii this summer on his way to Norfolk for a Naval Reserve Refresher course. Stopped in New York and joined Mac and Tom Lane to take in the "Rye (N. Y.) Follies" - a successful benefit managed by Tom's wife, Ginny. Mac and his good wife, Nell, had dinner with Billie and Bo Kreer this last June when the latter passed through New York on their way to Boston and the Advertising Federation of America Convention. Bo has been quite active in the Federation's affairs and, as chairman of next year's activities, will have responsibility for the 1955 Convention in Chicago.

While the Bankarts were vacationing in Maine this summer we managed a quick gettogether with Phoebe and Rand Stowell and the three boys at their farm and summer home in Weld situated on the end of beautiful Webb Lake. Rand was leaving for a fishing trip just as we arrived so we decided to have a whing-ding with all the adults and children and take in a real old square dance at the local town hall the following Saturday. Unfortunately, the Bankarts had to change their schedule and leave for New York earlier than planned so we had to call it off. Would have been fun. Just a few days before we saw them, Rand's lumbermill, Timberland's Inc., in Dix field, had been completely destroyed by fire at a loss of $40,000. The fire department fought the blaze for more than three hours and managed to save a million and a half feet of timber in the mill yard. Plans were already underway for rebuilding when we made contact.

Last May (you can see how time gets completely confused in this column) there was a "Chemical Progress Week" and a member of the Speakers Bureau that described the achievements of the American chemical industry to greater Boston schools and service clubs was John B. Gregory. You recall that John recently joined the Frederick Bacon Laboratories as a partner and director of research in rubber and plastics.

Bill Blakeslee has been named director of Government relations, defense operations, for the Chrysler Corporation in Detroit. Before joining Chrysler Bill had served as general sales manager of Gar Wood Industries.

Quote from Variety, Bible of Show Biz:

"In the halcyon days of radio, when Young and Rubicam had more than its just share of top-rated shows in the shop, which after a milder fashion is being repeated in TV, the men who made this possible (and long gone from Y&R) are squared off against each other in what constitutes good programming. Both are now net-work powers - Pat Weaver, NBC prexy, and Harry Ackerman, CBSTV programming Veep in Hollywood. Working side-by-side, they saw eye-to-eye. And now that they are arch competitors they are as far apart as the poles. Weaver likes the hour-long program pattern; Ackerman goes along with the half-hour unit of time. The flashy revue type is Weaver's oyster, while Harry prefers to gamble with storyline comedies. Weaver's 'longies' have done quite well, but we'd be inclined to give Ackerman the edge."

End of quote as written by Jack Hellman for his column - Light and Airy.

San Parsons of Hingham, Mass., and assistant vice president of the Granite Trust Co., will serve as chairman of the mercantile division for the 1955 Quincy Red Feather campaign for the second consecutive year. San had served the Hingham Community Chest for several years, before volunteering in last year's Quincy campaign. He has also recently been appointed organization and expansion director of the Old Colony Council of Boy Scouts and was chairman of the Hingham Republican Finance drive in 1952. There's a busy man and a worthy citizen.

The Hooker Electrochemical Company this past summer promoted F. Leonard Bryant to works manager of their Niagara, N. Y„ plant. He was formerly superintendent of the same plant. Len went with Hooker as a chemist after graduation. Among other activities he is a member of the La Salle Yacht Club, the La Salle Lions Club and vice president of the Boy Scouts of America, Niagara Frontier Council.

Hall Colton, for the past three years working in New York with Continental Can Company, has just been promoted to "Division Manager of Engineering" and is being transferred to Van Wert, Ohio, location of Continental's Fibre Drum Division. He is currently scouring the area for a place to live with his family.

During August and September four families signed in at the Hanover Inn: Dr. andMrs. Phelps Luria of Lawrence, N. Y., TyCarlisle and family from Ashtabula, Ohio, JayWolff and family from Mamaroneck, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sheets from Rockford, Ill. All very lucky people.

Well, friends, that does it for another month. Always glad to bring you the interesting and odd little facts about people you once knew. Have a good Thanksgiving. Let's all look for each other at football games.

Secretary, Compton Advertising, Inc. 261 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y.

Treasurer, 67 May St., Needham 92, Mass.

Memorial Fund Chairman, 598 Madison Ave., New York 22, N. Y.