1927
It seems to be either feast or famine in this business, with famine winning by a wide margin. Last month was one of the exceptions when there was a lot of news, but now we're back again to the regular routine, with nothing much to report. If each of you would write me only once a year, I would have more material than I could use, and this column would soon be what it should be - an interesting report of the activities of all the members of the Class.
Cug Daley writes, under date of March 27, from the Sea Ranch Hotel at Fort Lauderdale, where he and Mary were vacationing. They had seen George and Katie Provost, also Florida vacationers, and were planning to stop of to see Al Chabot at Vero Beach on their way home. Cug will be moving to Shelton, Conn., soon, where he will be sales manager for automotive sponge rubber at the home office of the Sponge Rubber Products Co. Cug has been with this company in Chicago for twenty years, and his move back to New England will be in the nature of a home-coming, as he was born in Peabody, Mass., and lived in Hamilton, Mass., during the time he was in college.
Chuck Field writes from Maywood, Ill., with news about his family. His oldest daughter Jeanne entered Mac Murray College at Jacksonville, Ill., this past fall. His second daughter Dee is a junior in high school, and his son Fred is in the first grade. Charlie says that he feels that his education is beginning all over again.
Those of you who live in the South or Southwest are aware of the alumni meetings which were held in those areas last fall. Word has just been received that Charlie Huntley represented the Austin, Texas, alumni at the Dallas meeting.
Charlie Gibson, who for the past eight years has been president of the Calhoun Mills at Calhoun Falls, S. C., has resigned in order to become director of all manufacturing operations of seven cotton mills owned by Ely and Walker Dry Goods Company of St. Louis, Mo., the parent firm of Calhoun Mills. Charlie is also president of the F. W. Poe Manufacturing Co. of Greenville, S. C., which position he will retain, and will make his headquarters there. Charlie and his family will move from Abbeville to Greenville this summer. As director of all cotton-mill manufacturing operations, Charlie will have charge of plants with over 300,000 spindles, located in North and South Carolina and in Texas.
The Syracuse, N. Y., papers recently ran pictures of Win Rodormer, who is president of the E. W. Edwards Department Store there, along with three very attractive high school girls, to whom he had awarded prizes as winners of the essay contest of national "Employ the Physically Handicapped Week" for Syracuse and Onandaga County. Win was the chairman of the local committee.
After the fashion of the New Yorker, we print the following, from an unidentified Boston newspaper, in its entirety, "Clarence G. McDavitt Jr., owner of Yacht Craft and publisher of the new Log-It system for keeping the ship's log, had appointed Donald W.Gardner Advertising, Inc." Your interpretation of the meaning of this will probably be better than mine.
Frank Coulter writes from Los Angeles, where he is western traffic manager of the Frisco railroad, to give us a quick run-down on some of the '27 men in the Southwest. Frank says,
"I see Bus Turpin usually moving on the double in and out of the General Petroleum Building and actively taking care of his insurance business. In the same building is Ross Guyot. Each tells me they rarely see the other. Bob Birch is living in San Gabriel. Seldom see Karl Herwig but on last reports he was still working for the Bank of America. Always mean to say hello to Bob Sands in La Jolla but he is about 100 miles south of us down the Coast and I seldom have time to stop as I am rushing through there. Rarely see ArtArmstrong but always know he is here because he is very regular with his Alumni Fund check. Dr. Phil Corliss has a very interesting place in Somerton, Ariz., and some of his horticulture work has become world famous. One of the members of this organization dropped in to see him one time and found both him and his work most interesting.
"Whenever we have alumni dinners, RossGuyot, Bus Turpin, Ed Ripley and myself are usually in attendance. Ed is in the San Fernando Valley raising a family and cement blocks Don t know which is most expensive. Harold Blanc hardis a newcomer on the Coast and haven't had a chance to talk to him as yet. He will be a welcome addition.
"All in all everything is going along all right with the Class of 1927 in Los Angeles. The weather is good and even business is good, Had occasion during the past year to see Josh Davis,Sykes Hardy, and Gus Cummings, all of whom were here on business, and with whom we had enjoyable visits. Occasionally see Bill Abbott in San Francisco. My daughter Nancy is in Germany and my son Lee is in Japan, so the house is kind of empty."
A note from George Provost received early in March says that he and Kate were planning to leave on a trip to Florida at the end of February, and would spend the month of March in Vero Beach, expecting to spend some time with the big tomato man, Al Chabot. Another note from Al, received at about the same time, made no mention of George's visit, so I can only assume that it was a pleasant surprise. Al, who is a permanent resident of Vero Beach, is enthusiastic about Florida, and says that he is on a committee to try to entice some light industries to move down there. With Al, George, and Cug all there, Vero Beach must have taken on quite a '27 atmosphere for a while.
'Charlie Townsend has been promoted to full colonel in the Air Force.
Vern Whitney, sales manager of the Walla Walla Canning Co., Walla Walla, Wash., is the new president of the Northwest Canners Association. After graduation, Vern was with Hills Brothers Co. in New York until 1935, then spent two years with the same company in Puerto Rico. He then spent one year as a food broker in New York, and went to Walla Walla in 1938.
Bro. Paul Staab, S.J. is. now at the St. Louis University High School, St. Louis, Mo., having moved there from Marquette University. Other changes in address are: Rollin H. Person, 1326 Westview Ave., Apt. 202 A, East Lansing, Mich.; Ernest T. Selig, Half Moon Apts., Irvington, N. Y.; James B. Willing, 23 Leslie Rd., Winchester, Mass.
Recent visitors to Hanover include HarryDwyer, Joe Russakoff, Dick Hood, Mr. andMrs. Ernest Munsey, and Mr. and Mrs. GusCummings.
By the time you read this we will be well into the 40th Alumni Fund campaign. For the past few years the proportion of the Class supporting the Fund has been decreasing, which means that fewer of us have been doing the job that all of us should be sharing. X m sure that this isn't through lack of interest on the part of any of us, but merely due to procrastination. This year I hope that every member of the Class will assume his rightful share in this effort which is so vital to the continued existence of the College. If we all do our share, the Class of 1927 can set a record in which we can take pride for years to come.
Secretary, Pine Hill Farm, West River Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio
Class Agent, U. S. Steel Corp. 1221 Locust St., St. Louis 3, Mo.
