1940

"Smock" Thompson, president of Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company of Kansas City, was recently made a member of the board of directors of the National Agricultural Chemicals Association. This information was relayed by his brother, Dr. C. M. Thompson, '36 rather than by our modest classmate. Many thanks.

Al McKernan has been elected to the Goffstown, N. H., school board. Al is a salesman for a Manchester supply house and was formerly a school teacher, which qualifies him eminently for the job.

Morgan Spencer is chief contract under-writer of the group underwriting division of the Travelers Insurance Company. Jerry Schnitzer is now executive vice president of Robert Lawrence Productions. He works out of the firm's headquarters in New York and is in charge of their creative activities. Having been associated with motion pictures and television ever since graduation, Jerry has been the recipient of many awards for excellence. One of his recent awards was for the Chevrolet television commercials.

Bill Wrigthtson writes that he saw Jordan Van Cleve and his wife off to Caracas to spend some time with Bill Bumsted, a successful insurance executive down there. No report from either Bill or Van Cleve on that encounter, but it probably came to no good. Wrightson says that he and Jeanne had a new son, James, last July. The Wrightsons, ex James we presume, are off for Europe this month with plans to visit Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England and France.

We ran into Greek Mahoney on the plane returning from Indianapolis recently. He was in hot pursuit of a new insurance account in New York. He informed us that he had seen Lee Bassett in Cleveland last summer, but his account of the visit to the Bassett household was at variance with Lee's. Lee says that the Indianapolis flash descended upon him and Martie accompanied by one Bill McMurtrie '38, and their respective wives for what seemed the longest weekend on record. Lee says that he has at last made a dent on the country club bill left by his departing guests, but only at the expense of his family who had the slimmest of Christmases. Their desire to return next summer is being discouraged in every possible way, especially after a recent collect 1:30 A.M. call from Dayton from Greek and Charlie Haskell for the sole purpose of finding out whether Lee was asleep!

John Crandell is finding California very much to his liking, particularly since he can play golf twelve months of the year. He has seen Scotty and Loomie Rogers who also are spending the bulk of their free time in the great out-of-doors. Scotty reports that Jack and Kay Ingersoll and their four children visited Los Angeles for Easter and that he saw them at a party with Ned and Bee Jacoby. Bob Macmillen, now working for the College, was also recently in L. A. on Capital Gifts Program work.

An interesting newspaper clipping shows a most dignified picture of Professor Page Smith of U. C. L. A. Page is an expert on early American history and as such was interviewed on the subject of George Washington for an article for the Los Angeles Times, February 22 issue.

All of us know that Hugh Schwarz works for Minute Maid, but few of us know what he does. To set the record straight, he is assistant to the executive vice-president.

Most of us have wives who enjoy money, but few of us are as fortunate as John Moore, whose wife is an expert at making money. She is a registered representative with First Cleveland Corporation, a brokerage firm, and when she is not busy at her desk making money for her customers, she is playing tennis, a sport in which she is sufficiently proficient to be Cleveland's women's champion in doubles. She also spends much of her time teaching courses on investments. Meanwhile, poor old John, who does not get his name and picture in the papers, continues his highly successful career as a consulting actuary for the Wyatt Company.

Jack Little has just returned from a glorious vacation in Puerto Rico where he went fishing with Commander Robin Hartman. Bob, Bea and their children Ken, Johnnie, Holly and Margaret expect to be reassigned to the States in a few months. Jack also played golf with Bill Smallwood who runs two General Motors dealerships in Puerto Rico. Bill is married and has one daughter.

Bob Skinner has just finished a successful year with his ski shop at Sunapee, N. H. He and his wife took a three-week trip to Austria and Switzerland last February, which combined business and skiing. He has seen Bill Halsey, recently returned from Squaw Valley, which he reports to be like a Dartmouth Reunion. Percy Rideout is there busily laying out cross-country ski trails for the Olympics.

Rudolf Harky, we learn via wife Barbara, has just moved from Evanston to Wilmette, Ill. Their daughter Pam is eight while Marcia is six. And speaking of new addresses, all male friends please note that Bud Hewitt is now living 788 Columbus Avenue, New York and that his phone is MO-nument 3-1713.

Joe Rinehart, from Springfield, Ohio, reports that their sixth child, Nancy, was ushered into the world in February. He is a sales engineer for Pratt & Whitney and in this capacity has called on Jim Kuhns in Dayton. Tim is with Kuhns Brothers Foundry.

Don Tenney is still working his head off supporting one wife, two dogs, four sons and two well-mortgaged houses. His eldest son plans to enter Dartmouth a year from next September. Don recently played golf with Butch Heneage and Dr. Dan Rectanus is the family pediatrician.

Last month we proudly announced that Gary Allen's eleven-year old son Tommy had won an important ski race. On Easter Sunday he won an important slalom race at Guilford, N. H., but his joy was dispelled when he took one last run down the mountain. He fell and broke his leg severely in several places. By the time this appears in print he should be well on his way to recovery.

Charles E. Smith '41 (r) receives a framed Louis Orr etching of Baker Library from Robert O. Beadel '29 for winning the "Name the Newsletter" contest sponsored by the Dartmouth Club of Central New York. His entry was "Drumbeat" which will be the name of the club's monthly newsletter.

Secretary, Hemphill, Noyes and Co. 15 Broad St., New York 5, N. Y.

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