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No. 219 - 1946 May 22 PRESIDENT ROCKWELL PRESENTS WATCHES TO CERTIFICATE HOLDERS With gold watches again available. President F. W. Rockwell recently visited plants and offices in the New York City area and presented these tokens of a quarter century of service to Company men and women who had received watch certificates since January 1, 1944. Those honored were: Atlantic Branch (Office) Warren A. Terwilliger Alex Daum Bernard J. Duffy Monica West Anna M. Sebold Albert H. Baldwin Lloyd H. Coates Alfred E. Eaton John Hutchinson Rmma H. Finkbeiner Anna L. Smith Charles A. Anastasio Atlantic Branch (Plant) Alexander C. Bartkus Albert Kujawa* Barney Polinski John J. Kirchner Louis Haslach Dominic Bonanduci John fiepseyich Blatchford Company Peter J. Marquette Anna E. Knobel Millard L. Friday Bradley Plant George A. Tyrell William C. Dunphy Joseph R. Brady General Office Albert B. Tibbets Anne M. Ashworth John F. Doyle Adele E. Vesper Philip C. Muocilli H. T. Warshow Eugenie P. Casey Research Laboratories Harry R. Benjes** Albert B. Perry Charles E. Corriss Titanium Division Ivan D. Hagar Claude F. Garesche Albert H. Hoffman Floyd H. Dow * Retired 2-1-46 ** Died 6-15-44. Watch given Mrs. Benjes COALE MADE MEMBER OF MAMOFACTURING COMMITTEE George B. Coale, assistant chief engineer of National Lead Company, was appointed a member of the Manufacturing Committee on May 16, succeeding C. A. Geatty who withdrew from membership. Mr. Coale joined the Company's Titanium division in 1935. A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, he served in the Navy during the war, leaving the service with the rank of Captain to rejoin the Company last September. CREDIT GROUP ELECTS MICHAEL Walter A. Michael, Buffalo branch cashier, was recently elected second vice president of the Credit Men's Association of Western New York.. 0000-NLI-000024904 RETIRED BOSTON TREASURER DIES James H. Hopkins, who retired in July 1939 after 35 years of service with the Company, died May 10 in Boston in his 72nd year. Mr. Hopkins started as a bookkeeper in the office of United Lead Co., became a member of the Company's auditing staff in 1916, and joined Atlantic branch in 1928. He went to Boston in 1931 as assistant treasurer and became branch treasurer in 1936, retaining that post until his retirement. (ont) . 710 IXJMPANY VETERANS w-m-inm r. Hurley, assistant manager -of Atlantic bi^ch,-'ccmpleted 35 years of service with the Company on May 19* Ihe anniversary was observed by a luncheon with branch and general office associates. Mr. Hurley started'work ,i with the liatheson Lead Co. and joined Atlantic Branch in 1928. Prank P. Wagenbaur, sales manager of Baltimore branch> rounded*out35 years of work with the Company an May 15. Mr. Wagenbaur began in the white lead depart ment of John T. Lewis & Bros. Co. in Philadelphia, later moving to the Lewis metal department. Several years later he went to Baltimore as assistant superin tendent and took over the job as sales manager there in 1928. COMPANY BECOMES A MEMBER OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE In recognition of the activities of the Research Laboratories and Alex Stewart, ,s director, the Company recently was elected to membership in the Industrial jsearch Institute, founded under the National Research Council. MAGNUS HAS PART IN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT Magnus Metal Division's Fitchburg plant has shipped to the Kearny Works of Western Electric Co. a number of quartz crystal sawing machines which are used in shaping the crystals employed as frequency selectors in telephone circuits. As many as 480 messages can now be sent simultaneously in a single quartz crystal equipped circuit. The machines were designed by the Fitchburg plant engineering department under the direction of the plant's mechanical engineer, Frank Dustan. NEW YORK CITY GROUP FORMING 25-YEAR CLUB The wearers of service watches in the Company offices at 111 Broadway have decided to form a 25-year club. Application blanks for membership have been sent to the 82 eligibles in the Atlantic branch offices, Magnus and Titanium Division offices and headquarters staff. An active quarter-century club was organized by 25-year men of the Research Laboratories about a year ago. WEST COAST TECHNICAL MB* RETURN FROM SERVICE The Pacific Coast branch recently welcomed back its third technical staff member from service with the armed forces when Major W. R. Bowman returned to work as general superintendent of the San Francisco paint factory. On hand to greet Mr. Bowman were C. E. Campbell who had returned as a Lieutenant Colonel of Ordnance, and L. L. C. Hanelt who came back as a Major in the Chemical Warfare Service. Mr. Campbell is superintendent of the varnish department of the Pacific Coast branch and Mr. Hanelt is senior chemist in the San Francisco laboratory. 0000-NLI-000024905