1930
Outstanding news for this month and for many months to come relates, as you all know, to the recent appointment of Fred Scribner as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and of Meade Alcorn as Republican National Chairman. Both men have been the subject of many columns of space going back to the days when Meade broke the world record in the hurdles, and when Fred was manager of basketball and an honors man at Harvard Law. Nothing can be added here except the very sincere congratulations of the Class: You have made Dartmouth - and 1930 in particular - proud of you.
Announcements in the press also indicate that Harry Dunning, vice-president and director of Scott Paper, is now in charge of executive direction of merchandising activities of all Scott brands. All this ties back in the memory of your Secretary, at least, to the early merchandising experience Harry got in Hanover running his own advertising agency in undergraduate days.
Probably many of you noticed the reference to Wade Safford in a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post. In a feature article, recounting the recovery of little "Butch" Tipton after an amputation, the Post reported that in Charles County $5,000 was raised to help the youngster and added, "Fully as much was collected in a Washington fund sponsored by the Reverend Wade Safford, priest in charge of the Episcopal parish in which the Tiptons lived."
A neighbor reported at Christmas that "Folks around the neighborhood enjoyed Barbara and Stan Swanson's delightful pond in front of their house in Bedford, N. Y the trees were lit up with colored lights and the music was enjoyed by everyone."
Out in Cleveland comes welcome news of the promotion of Ed Sprankle to the position of vice-president of the Central National Bank. Nice going, Ed!
For those of you journeying southward look up Jack Earle at Deerfield Beach, Florida. We picked this up from his payment of class dues and whether Jack himself was only a vacationer, we don't know.
A word from Fred Watson relates that before the end of January we were already oft to meeting this year's Alumni Fund goal with a larger number of gifts than last year. Now that you've paid the Christmas bills - why not send your contribution along - more than last year - and give your Head Agent a present he will really appreciate.
Quarrymen have the occupational hazard of silicosis - painters get colic - and class secretaries have'their own hazard - that of geting the wrong names in the right places. I" this case it was worth the embarrassment because it brought forth the following from Jess Lichter. I give it to you with apologies to all concerned:
On reading the roster of those thirty men present at the '30 dinner which you attended, I noticed that you included the name of Milt Fleishman. As far as I know, Milt has been on the West coast for ten years or so, and has never returned to the East.
Believing that you, as an extremely efficient Class Secretary, could not have made such an error, I concluded that you were including names of members of our class who were present in the spirit as well as the flesh - with the commendable purpose of increasing the size of the crowd, publicity-wise.
However, after noting that my name was omitted, I realized that, in the flush of good-will, conviviality, and scotch, you had confused Milt with me. How you could make such an error - in the case of a handsome fellow like me (with some hair) and just an ordinarily good-looking chap like Milt (with little or no hair) - I cannot understand. Nevertheless, since we are all somewhat aged, mistakes like that must be forgiven.
It is with some hesitation (especially after chatting with Grandfather Hoss Allyn at the class dinner) that I announce an addition to my fam- ily as of November 12 — my third daughter, Elizabeth Ann.
For almost a year I've been with the A. J. Siris Products Corporation, the country's largest manufacturers of vinyl heat sealed products, as Vice-President and Sales Manager of the Industrial Division. We make packages for the radio industry, cosmetic field, premium, etc. It's an exciting field and a rapidly expanding industry.
I'm sure you have all received Jack Rich's letter relating to the Bequest and Estate Planning Program which is a part of the activities of each class reaching its 25th anniversary. If you haven't, please give some thoughtful consideration to this subject — and Jack will appreciate hearing from all of us on a confidential basis.
Down in Montclair, N. J., Bud French, after all his experience in raising funds as Class Agent, is now responsible as co-chairman of a "hospital drive to raise $2,500,000. In this work he will be responsible for directing the efforts of 1,200 workers — a man-sized job.
Recently your secretary went down to Vermont Academy to hear Bob Blackman speak at their Football Night and found himself seated side of Sam Hutchins, a trustee of the Academy, and president of the Bellows Falls bank. It was nice to talk and pick up memories that went back more than a quarter of a century. Sam reports himself as being in fine health, and busy as can be learning about branch banking from having recently acquired another bank.
The Wakefield, Mass., paper recently carried under the heading "Noted Educator to Speak to PTA" an announcement of a talk on "Meeting the Needs of Children" by Snub Poehler. What a subject, and how timely! Maybe autographed copies are available for those who feel that need, Snub? We also learn that within the last year Snub has been elected to one of the oldest educational organizations in the country, the Headmasters' Club of Boston.
Finally, Hanover reports that Heimie Heimbach has been appointed Director of Industrial Relations of National Electric Products Corporation, Pittsburgh. He has been personnel relations manager and a member of the management committee of Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh since 1948 and was employment manager for the firm from 1941 to 1943. Earlier Heimie was engaged in industrial and employee relations for General Cable Corp., New York; Dravo Corp., Wilmington Shipyard; and Arnold Constable, New York. During the war he was head of the employee relations branch of the Navy's Office of Military Industrial Relations. All this, plus graduate study at Harvard Business School, Columbia and the University of Pittsburgh, gives Heimie a really distinguished status in his field.
Address changes for your little black book: George Franson, 61 Bluff Ave., Rowayton, Conn.; George Crosier, 810 North Lincoln Ave., Hastings, Neb.; Harry Stewart, 799 Carosam Rd., Santa Barbara, Calif.; Milt Patterson, PAA Technical Assistance Program, 1101 New Rd., Bangkok, Thailand; John Coppock, 64 Holden St., Attleboro, Mass.; Col. HammySouth, 1002 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, Va.
Secretary, Reading, Vt.
Treasurer, 30 Boxwood Dr., Stamford, Conn.
Bequest Chairman,
