1944

Irl Rose of Greenville, N. Y., has accepted chairmanship of the public information committee of the Westchester division of the American Cancer Committee. Active in public relations in health and welfare fields for several years, Irl is also a director of the Grand Street Settlement in N. Y. As you may know, he is president of the Rose Martin Advertising Agency with headquarters in Manhattan.

Elsewhere in the suburbs of Gotham, Malcolm Smith was elected by the Hartsdale Board of Education to the School Board. Mickey, V.P. of American Investors Co., brings a new background of business experience to the board, which formerly was composed of a medical doctor and four members from the educational field. He is well qualified in local school affairs, being director of the Hartsdale Scholarship Fund, chairman of the Citizens Committee, and having taught courses in investments at Rye Adult School.

Before leaving Hartsdale, a note about one of its most erstwhile residents, C. Rickert Lewis. Since joining Oxford Paper in '46, Rick has taken giant steps up the proverbial ladder from trainee, to sales representative, to Northeast Sales Manager, to Assistant to V.P. in charge of sales to his recent appointment as Direct Sales Manager.

Another local, John Eaton, has been concerned that our mention of his proclivity for buying bigger and better boats might inspire some to ask him to finance a new wing for the Hopkins Center. He has let it be known that a bit of an indiscretion on the ski trails earlier this year resulted in a $508 hospital bill. I don't know exactly what happened, but any of you who recall his performance on the boards can possibly guess ... correctly. Incidentally Bob Conroy's brother, Dick, was Blueduck's doctor.

Within a few weeks after receiving another promotion at Hamilton Cosco, a Columbus, Ind., furniture firm, Kirk Bassett decided to make the complete change and move to the West Coast. He and Bernice and their two sons are now happily settled in the San Francisco area living in Belvedere. Kirk is associated with Kellogg Brothers, specialists in furnishings for offices and clubs of federal installations. Together with his sons, he's rapidly becoming a fishing and sailing enthusiast.

Important news has been received from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. in New York where Warren Sullivan has been named vice president in charge of the firm's newly-formed publishing division. Warren has joined Crowell-Collier after fourteen years with John Wiley and Sons, Inc., publishers of professional books. In his new position he will head a department that is mainly interested in the educational field, but one that will not be restricted to book publishing. It will also be concerned with other types of instructional tools, including automatic devices. Aside from his business responsibilities, Warren is also chairman of the Book Industry International Trade Committee.

State Dept. Consular, Dick Barry, has been transferred from Belgrade to Zurich, Switzerland which must come as a pleasant change. And Brad King who had been with the First National Bank of Boston in Havana is now safely back at home base in the Hub. Some time ago I mentioned that Dave Pierson left his position as sales manager of Morton Frozen Foods to resume his food brokerage business. Dave and his family are now living in Wayzata, Minn., headquarters of Grinell-Pierson, Inc. and also home town of Rep. Clark MacGregor, of whom, incidentally, the Washington Star wrote kindly a few weeks back. Dr. Bill Trier is now making his home in Barrington, N. J. After a recent visit to Scottsdale, Ariz., Dr. Bud Coith would like to make a move, I understand; however, for the time being he's harnessed here in Cincy. Radio-TV personality, Bill Davies has moved to a new home in Milwaukee. And Henry Best has pulled stakes in South Bend for Fitchburg, Mass.

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