1939

Our gratitude to the many corresponding classmates this past month. The floor aroundour desk is cluttered with billets-doux; doubtless trying to get in under the wire beforepostal rates go up.

From Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, BoitePostale 2400, home of Jim Parks and family,Jim writes that he will leave the politicaland economic reporting to the news servicesand fill us in on only personal trivia:

Since 1946, I have lived in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, and for the last four years, here in the Congo. The family consists of wife, Elin, son Robert (age 11), daughter Dana (age 9), dog. cat and other occasional and assorted wildlife. The enclosed snapshot was taken recently showing two golf cups won by the Parks family the same day in two different competitions - son's first cup and probably father's last - hence an historic event.

Being under the aegis of the Flying Red Horse has necessitated a great deal of travel, mostly in Europe and Africa, during the course of which 1 sometimes have the rare good fortune to meet a familiar '39 face. I have just returned from a trip to Rome, Dakar and Accra. In Accra chanced to meet Captain Larry Vulte who was resting tween DC-7s which he drives between New York and Johannesburg for Pan-Am. He advises that Accra bathtubs are much more dangerous than airplanes. We compared bald heads and concluded that we were both surviving as well as could be expected for men of our age and poor condition.

You mentioned you haven't seen Hoskinson in six years. There I am ahead of you. In '58 I not say she was worth waiting for! This concludes my news about classmates since you can see I'm rather inconveniently placed for reunions, beer picnics, quick ones before the 5:03 and all that sort of exurbia. Nevertheless I shall try to arrange my schedule to include our Toddling TwentyFifth. Failing that, I'll certainly see you at the Fizzing Fiftieth.

"Anonymous" Reporter Brownie, who must wear skis instead of shoes all winter, saw Al Ley and his four sons at the Catamount Ski area - up from Rye for the day. Herb Hirschland and wife Ethel were jostled but not injured in an auto accident returning from skiing in Middlebury area over Washington's birthday weekend. He further reports that Jane and Howie Chivers are living that good winter life running Dartmouth Skiway, where he learned that Warren Chivers was chief of interval timing at the Squaw Valley Olympic cross-country ski events. Also, that Amos(Bud) Little, the skiing doctor of Helena, Mont., served as manager for the Olympic U. S. Alpine ski competitors.

A letter from Joe Batchelder of O'Ryan & Batchelder, Inc., transit advertising, Peoria, Ill., arrived too late for inclusion in last month's column. Joe and family had been in Florida. They also have a 190-lb. six-footthree son applying for Dartmouth this autumn. Since we have been reading a great deal lately about the new effectiveness of car card advertising, and since Joe, in making it effective, stumbles across many classmates (poor choice of word there boy) we quote, for your edification, his last four paragraphs:

Last summer we were successful in securing a contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Boston for their subway, poster, and bus advertising; and, at that time, formed a Massachusetts corporation. We were ably assisted in our legal affairs by Endicott Smith. One evening at his home he invited Moose Wyman and his wife and we recreated past history.

Of more recent date, I ran into Johnny Litchfield, who is now sales manager for Lawr-Boy, on one of his visits to Chicago.

Kay and Charlie Gluek and their two daughters visited us over Labor Day weekend and we had an excellent opportunity to see Charlie hit the big ball, (ambiguous statement - ed.) Naturally, I see Chuck Farnum here locally quite often, and he is one of the busiest doctors in town. He and Betty have just returned from the Caribbean and look like the proverbial "Hanover Indians."

I am sure I've seen many others in the past months, but can't recall just where and when. We are struggling to keep the transit advertising rolling; and have been most fortunate in expanding our business in recent years . . . now operate in 70 cities, with offices in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Louisville, Richmond, Memphis, Atlanta, Knoxville, Norfolk, etc.

Thanks, Joe. It's gratifying to learn there IS transportation in some of those cities.

William S. Green of 291 Ray St., Manchester, N. H., was named Manchester's "Citizen of the Year" at the fiftieth anniversary meeting of the Chamber of Commerce attended by over 300 zealous supporters. Bill is an attorney. Unfortunately the clipping from the Manchester Union assumes all its readers know everything there is to know about Bill and why he was selected for this honor leaving us pretty much in limbo. But suffice it to say, one of our boys made it, sic, hie, hoc.

Bob Winton, Box 177, York Village, Me., is a candidate for York County register of probate in the June primaries. He has been practicing law in Portsmouth for the past fifteen years. In 1953 and '54 he was county attorney, and currently serves on the county GOP committee. His wife is the former Elizabeth Sewell of York. They have three children.

Glaring at us with the grimness of latefound determination from the pages of the Morristown (N. J.) Record (circ. 14,764) is Dick Monahon, newly appointed vice-president of Oil Equipment Labs., Inc. of nearby Elizabeth. Oil Equipment Labs makes aerosol valves and our Dick is in charge of sales and product development. He was formerly v.p. of Newark Paper Box Co. and has been active in public service such as participation in both Eisenhower campaigns and fund raising for the Red Cross (non-sectarian, this latter kudos). He lives in Basking Ridge with wife and three kids where he is learning to smile in preparation for his next picture.

Phil Sauer, who works for Hutchins Brokerage Co., Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., wrote us for Bill Martin's address. Seems there's a big high school reunion coming up. Phil has a daughter who is a sophomore and a son in the freshman class at the University of Minnesota. Col. Bob Loughry is stationed at Maxwell AFB, Ala., in the Headquarters, Air University, ATTN: DCS/E. And in the tidbits concerning the world of advertising appearing in the business section of the February 18 "New York Times," under a column generously labeled "People," appeared the announcement that our Class Chairman, Roger S. Harrison, and two other lucky stiffs were elected vice presidents of Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, Inc.

Among the permanent exhibits in the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a P-47 Republic Thunderbolt bearing the name of the wartime ace who flew it to fame, the late Dave Schilling.

The Alumni Office advised us this week of the death of Robert G. White on March 20, in the Highland Park (Ill.) hospital. We have written Bob's widow, Maryanne, for more information which will appear in In Memoriam in this issue or the next. He also leaves a son, Taylor G., and a daughter, Robin Louise. Their address: 1241 Forest Ave., Highland Park, Ill.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Davidson, the '39 secretary, has neglected to include the news that he was recently elected president of Kurz-Kasch, Inc., of Dayton, Ohio. For the past nine years Bob has been vice president and sales manager of the firm, which is one of the oldest custom molders of plastics in the nation. Before joining Kurz-Kasch in 1946 as assistant personnel director, he had been territorial advertising sales director in Cleveland for Modern. Plastic magazine, and had served in the Naval air force.

Bob is presently national vice president and director of the Society of Plastics Industries and national chairman of its molders management division. He is also a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

Secretary, 1908 Coolidge Dr. Dayton 19, Ohio

Class Agent, 70 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y.