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AmM.. C^>} p.173 C)V t'ERLY September, iSSg ership informed, it would be if members would communi. Committee any ideas which vu ns to the kinds of informa'onltl be most helpful, tarles r. Williams, Chairman LEN D. BRANDT STER V. CRALI.EY WARD C. MEITKK ILTER E. SCIIOLTZ JIES H. STERNER, JtllERT T. WALWORTH onal Noise Abatement Symposium annual Noise Abatement i will be held at Technology mr Hesenreh Foundation of ute of Technology, Chicago i October 10, 1952. he AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYVTION was invited to act as ponsors of the Symposium, s are Armour Research Founcoustical Society of America, d Materials Association, and Noise Abatement Council, is. under the direction of a mposed of the following: i.Laway, Chairman, Armour udation; iuldon a. leedy, txh Foundation, representing Society of America; Herbert Lumbermens Mutual Casualrepresenting the AMERICAN VCIENE ASSOCIATION; DUDLEY ss Manning Company, repre National Noise Abatement am A. spencer. Armour Renticn, representing Armour dntion: WALLACE WATERFALL, itute of Physics, representstical Materials Association, iiiounecments are being formembers from the Executive ce. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION -- News of the Local Sections -- Chicago Section at the June 4 meeting of the Chicago Sec /i. tion, Dn. Joseph A. hubata discussed The Use of Some New Drugs in the Indus trial Mcdirnl Deportment." Ilis talk included a survey of ACTII, Tryptar, and some of the unti-hiotics. A color movie with sound, Debridement with Tryjitnr," showing the treatment of infected wounds wus also pre sented. The highlights of tho AlllA Annual Conference held in Cincinnati were reviewed. During the unnunl business meeting of the Section, otlleers were elected for the year 1052-5.'). These include President, CUAM.es w. wyman, Western Klrrtric Com pany: President-Elect, Howard n. sciiule, Abbott Laboratories: and Secrctnry-Treasurcr, william T. Mccohmick, Inland Steel Company. The following were elected directors for a three year term: leon kirschneii, Illinois De partment of Labor; Charles s. laubly, Lum bermens Mutual Casualty Company; georce c. stoecker, American Can Company; floyd a. VAN ATTA, National Safety Council. Norihern California Section The regular meeting of the suction was held at the Officers Club, Alameda Nnvnl Air Stntion on May 20, 1052, The program in cluded a paper, by Lawrence schmki.kkr, en titled "The X-ray Diffraction Method for De termining the Origin of Industrial Dusts," which was followed by a review of the Annual AIIIA meeting in Cinrinnnti. FltKIi R. INGRAM has resigned from the Cali fornia State Health Department to accept the position of Chief industrial Health Safety Engineer for the University of California's newly created Division of Occupational Health. This division will be responsible for on-thejob health of employees on all campuses. Eventually the stntr will include, in addition to MR. INGRAM, n physician ut the Herkvlcy lieudiiunrters and u chemist and ait engineer at Berkeley and at Los Angeles to service campuses in the respective areas. Tennessee Section T3REAKING the tradition in health meeting formats, tho Tennessee Section of I lie AIHA, under the progrmn leadership of its Presidenl-Klert, HR. giI.RERT II. i'M.i.ixcs, JR.. Chief of the Occupational Health llimich of the Tennessee Valley Authority, established a new device in professional forums. The Section's spring meeting look place Friday, March 14, 11)52, in Shellieid, Alabama, which is located in the center of the Muscle Shoals urea. The program wus entUusiuslienlly sup ported liy tile industries in Lite area. The morning section, with tv. u. ciiii.urkss, American Zinr Company, ns elmirnmii, fea tured two addresses: "The Employee Health I'rogrnm of the Tennessee Valley Authority" by lilt, n, M. DERRYRKKUY, Director of the Di vision of Health and Safety; and "Women in Industry" by iir. anna m. iiaktjf.r. Assis tant Professor, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. . Field trips to the Reynolds Aluminum Com pany, Sheffield, Alabama and to the Wilson Dam nnd Hydroelectric Plant, Klomirr, Ala bama, were conducted in the nflermam. At the dinner meeting, a speech entitled, "Plant Management Looks at industrial Health,'' was presented by j. t. fi.acg. The J. T. Flagg Knitting Company, Florence Ala bama. Following the dinner, n Panel Forum wus held, in which a panel of seven experts an swered queries from industry represenlatives. Texas Section THE Texas Section will hold its annual meet ing in conjunction with the Fifth Anminl Gulf Coast Regional Conference on Industrial Health to be held September 21-27 at the Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas. The section is a co-sponsor of this conference. An important item of business ut the nice!ing of the section will lie ronrerned with the possibility of changing its inline in view of the recent establishment of a North Texas Section. and third sentences of the on added together produce inexample, the noise from \<2 times the sound pres- THE LEAD INDUSTRIES Association announces the publication of a liook entitled "Lend in Modern Industry," Lord Hultimovc Press, Baltimore, 1H52. Although this hook is not concerned with the toxicology of lead or industrial health exposures, it contains much valuable information on the production and uses of lead and its compounds. Copies may be secured at $1.50 each from the Lead Industries Association at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, New York. '