1956

Now that Milton Friedman is finally getting the opportunity to air his message and remind our nation's citizens of the importance and necessity of encouraging free enterprise, it is especially heart-warming to report that several of our classmates are emulating his ideals.

Bill Zales has just formed a company known as Fabriyaz that will specialize in converting cotton prints for furniture manufacturers and retailers. The first group of seven prints was shown in January. Bill is president of the firm, and we wish him well.

Another entrepreneur is Rik Van Rensselaer, who, reported the New York Times, has purchased a 52-foot ketch called the Flute and is now offering charters to anyone who can afford $4OO a day or $3,000 a week for six people to enjoy the luxuries of teak staterooms and marvelous food and drink, prepared by Rik's wife Anne. The home port is the Annapolis Yacht Yard, so if "Cube" wants to plan a minireunion, or any other classmate decides on what sounds like a dream vacation, call Rik there. Of course, he may be at work somewhere off the coast of Florida.

Up in New Hampshire, Dave Tonneson has just been elected to the board of directors and executive committee for the Small Business Association of New England. In addition, he was a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business that was held in January. Did Carter ask for a loan for his peanut business? He might need one next year!

A card from Los Angeles announced that John Liebman has joined the law firm of Grossman, Graven, Perry, and Liebman.-John specializes in the field of international commercial transactions.

We received a phone call from the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport, where Len Clark was transacting some business on his way to a lunch meeting in Denver and a dinner meeting in San Francisco. As you know, he is with Boyden Associates and works out of the New York office.

And a bit of news from the corporate world of free enterprise: We are pleased to inform you that George Brophy is the new president and chief operating officer of H.H. Robertson in Pittsburgh - quite a promotion for George, who had been an executive vice president of Masonite.

Spaulding is once again making headlines. From the Grafton, Mass., paper we learned that Line was first on the scene of what turned out to be a happy accident. It seems an 18- wheeler loaded with turkeys tipped over, and, you guessed it - six acres of turkeys gobbling out on the Mass Turnpike. The result? You could buy turkey for 3£ a pound just before Thanksgiving. As Line asked his fellow troopers upon returning to the barracks, "What has 18 wheels, 10,000 wings, and can't fly?" C'mon, Spaulding. Enough is enough!

Please, no more letters to the Dairy Queen. Or, as Bob Lieder '55 would say, "Cecil, send me not your sis, but your sassy self swiftly."

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