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Reconverdion bill passed ...plans for postwar relaxation of job control, tax cut, protection of advisory committee m e m b e r s from antitust p rosecu t ion elimination of cartels, and u t i l i za t i on of s y n t h e t i c am­monia, p l a n t s studied... Boltron of Dis plant awarded Perkin Medal

Postwar Utiliiation of Ammonia Plants

Λ postwar planning group of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has recommended production o f nitro>gen fertilizers at some of the synthetic ammonia plants now operated b y the Government after the war. Ultimate conversion o f nearly 40% of the total rated nitrogen-pro-ducing; capacity for the produc­tion of gronolar nitrogen fertilizer, ammonia, and am monda derivatives to meet postwar requirements of agriculture and industry is favored by the gro**ip, w3iich estimated post­war consumption o f 750,000 t o 900,000 tons of fertilizer nitrogen» annually.

Men in ttee industry are critical of the plan and question the possibility of using so much nitrogen, as» demaand in 1940 was less than 600,000 tons.

Relaxation of Job Control War Manpower «Commission is preparing a

program to- assist industry in reconversion through release and assignment of planning engineers send technicians for civilian pro­duction, in. order to cushion the shock of transition from watr production.

Chairman McNTutt lias announced that -when Germany is- defeated, 4,000,000 work­

ers will be released from their present jobs, munitions program cut back 40%, and man­power controls as a national requirement will not be necessary. Until that time he as­serted 68,000 new employees are needed for explosive and loading plants, 50,000 for ship production and repair, 4,500 for radar production, and 8,700 to make cotton duck.

Lifting of all controls on employment of veterans of the present war was announced Sept. 26, to speed their re-employment and hasten return to civilian life. This affects 1,500,000 already discharged from the serv­ices, who previously were exempt from manpower control for only 60 days after dis­charge.

Federal Research Office Opposed

National Patent Planning Commission, headed by Charles F. Kettering of General Motors, is to submit a report about Jan. 1 on measures which may be taken to stimulate invention and increase commerce, the third and last of a series on the general subject of patents and inventions. Preliminary studies indicate that the report will strongly oppose creation of a permanent Federal Office of Scientific Research and a New Products Bureau.

Bolton to Receive Perlcin Medal The American Section of the Society of

Chemical Industry announces the election of Elmer K. Bolton, chemical director, E . I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington Del., to receive the Perkin Medal for his outstanding accomplishments in industrial research. The medal will be presented at a dinner meeting of the society at the Commo­dore Hotel, New York, Jan. 5, 1945.

In 1915, Dr. Bolton entered the employ of Du Pont, at the Experimental Station, and in 1916 he was placed in charge of a group of chemists to study the preparation of synthetic dyes. He became director of the Chemical Section of the Dyestuffs De­partment in 1921 when the present plan of decentralized research was put into effect, and remained in this capacity until 1929. During this period he had responsibility for research on a wide variety of organic chemi-' cals, including dyes and dye intermediates, rubber accelerators, rubber antioxidants, flotation agents, tetraethyllead, and seed disinfectants.

Dr. Bolton was made assistant chemical director of Du Pont in 1929 and chemical director in 1930· As chemical director, he is in charge of the research activities of the Chemical Department which in normal times devotes its attention to pioneering applied and fundamental research. H e also acts in an advisory capacity on research matters for all departments of the company. Dr. Bolton is particularly recognized for his leadership in the synthesis of the first general-purpose synthetic rubber to be developed either in this country or abroad, and for his direction of nylon research.

In 1941, Dr. Bolton received the Chemical Industry Medal, which is awarded annually by the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry, for "valuable applica-

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An informal reception for the medalist will be held at the Commodore Hotel im­mediately before the presentation dinner. Norman A. Shepard, chairman of the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry, will preside art the dinner. The Perkin Medal will be presented to Dr. Bolton b y Mars ton T. Bogext, senior past president of the society.

Cartels Elimination of international cartels as a

weapon of economic warfare -was urged by President Roosevelt, wl io stated that the State and Justice Departments had collected much information on Tfche subject, which will be one of the most important elements to come u p in the next sax months.

Wendell Berge, assistant attorney gen­eral, in a just published book, "Cartels: Challenge to a Free World", states that the threat of cartel control of the principal in­dustries of the world is the greatest obstacle to our postwar economic success. He pre­dicts that the United States will refuse to join with foreign cartels but -will make the most of opportunities ior world diffusion of the latest technical an£ scientific ad­vances. He told a Senate committee that German infiltration of American industry was so effective between. World War I and World War Π that the «round is ready for resumption of domination by German firms after the war.

The proposed Anglo-American oil agree­ment was attacked as a cartel spur, in a statement by George A . BilL, Jr., Houston OU Co., made public b y the Petroleum In­dustry War Council. Senate bearings on the agreement are not expected until after the election.

Meanwhile Borax Consolidated, Ltd., denied that it and other companies monopo­lized the world supply o £ borax, as charged

|ftin a federal grand jury inKUctrnent. And the **JVar Department announced that it was

aware of, but did not endorse, the agreement between Bausch & Lomt> and Carl Zeiss, by which the two firms exchanged information on patents and processes.

Postwar Tax Cut Recommended The Economic Planning Committee of

the House of Representatives has recom­mended a postwar program of lower taxes on business, to encourage private enterprise, and on individuals in low and middle-income brackets. The report also recommended credit controls to prevent inflation, a stream­lined Government to reduce overlapping jurisdiction, duplication of effort, and in­consistencies in policy, increased foreign trade, early removal of wartime controls on agriculture, and maintenance of an > «ned force of upward of 3,000,000 men until occupation of enemy countries is ended.

U . S . - M e x i c o O i l Settlement Ratified by Mexico

The Mexican Senate on Sept. 29 ratified the settlement between the United States and Mexico in connection with the expro­priation of Π. S. oil in 1938. The Mexican Government is to pay $23,995,991 to five oil companies, with interest at 3 % from the date of expropriation. The first install­ment was paid in 1943, and the balance will be paid in five annual installments.

Penicillin Commercial Solvents Corp. has been re­

tained by the British Ministry of Supply to serve as consultant in building and operating in England a plant capable of producing 100,000,000 units of penicillin monthly. Theodore P . Walker, president of Com­mercial Solvents, has recently returned from England, where he went over the construc­tion project with Distillers Co., Ltd., which will erect and operate the plant. A mission of five British engineers is now in the United States studying mass production of penicillin. The project will take 6 to 9 months to build and will cost about $5,000,000.

Protecting Industrialists from Antitrust Prosecution

Legislation to protect members of indus­try advisory committees advising govern­ment agencies from prosecution under anti­trust statutes is being prepared and may be introduced in Congress this year. At present members of these committees are protected by an informal agreement, origi­nally reached by WPB and Justice and later extended to include committees advising other federal agencies, but there are doubts as to its being binding after the war emer­gency has passed.

Reconversion Bill Both Senate and House accepted the

conference report on the reconversion bill, and sent i t to the President for signature on Sept. 20. The bill sets up the adminis­tration of reconversion from war to peace under a single administrator, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate for two years, at a salary of $15,000.

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L. T. Dupree R. B. Schneider H. W. Christoffers

H. W. Christoffers, previously with Com­mercial Filters Corp., L. T. Dupree, with Servel, Inc., and R. B. Schneider, of Allied Chemical & Dye Corp., have recently joined

the staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., in the expansion of that company in the field of technical-economic evaluations and investigations.

Personnel changes of Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Bridgeport, Conn. : Albert W. Cole­man appointed to newly created position of sales manager; Paul M. Rolli appointed Pacific Coast district manager to replace Coleman; L. £ . Gebhart Mid-Atlantic dis­trict manager; Lee P. Stillman manager of Tulsa Products Division; Charles Stephan manager of newly created Electro-Mechani­cal Division; James O'Connor sales engi­neer with Aehcroft Gauge Division.

A. Felix du Pont, vice president of E. I . du Pont de Nemours & Co., retired Aug. 1 as a member of the Finance Committee, but continues to serve as a member of the board* Emile F. du Pont, production director of the Nylon Division and a director of the com­pany, has been elected to the Finance Com­mittee. T. C. Davis, assistant comptroller, has been appointed assistant treasurer. Ed­ward B. Yancey, since 1935 general manager of the Explosives Department and since 1938 a company director, has been elected vice-president and member of the Executive Committee. William H. Ward succeeds Mr. Yancey as general manager. Explosives De­partment.

R. William Erwin, formerly general man­ager, and chairman of the board for Ever-ready (Australia) Proprietary, Ltd., Sydney, and its three subsidiary companies in Aus­tralia and New Zealand, has returned to Cleveland, where he is again associated with the Research Laboratories of National Car­bon Co., Inc. .

Frank B. Jewett, vice president in charge of development and research of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., retired Sept. 30 after 40 years of service with the Bell System. Dr. Jewett also resigned as chair­man of the board of the iBell Telephone Lab­oratories. He will devote full time to his work as president of the National Academy of «Sciences and member of the National De­fense Research Committee of the Office of Scientific^Research and Development.

Paul E. Kuhl, associate manager of process division of Esso Laboratories, made assistant manager of southern refineries and Baltimore printing plant of Standard Oil of N. J. William J. McClintock made general super­intendent of Baltimore refinery. Norval F. Myers succeeds Mr. Kuhl as associate man­ager, Amiot P. Hewlett succeeds Mr. Myers as assistant manager, and R. M. Shephard-son becomes process laboratory director.

Frank L. LaQue, International Nickel Co., elected chairman of the American Coordinat­ing* Committee on Corrosion, George H. Young, Mellon Institute, vice chairman, and George W. Seagren, Mellon Institute, secre­tary-treasurer.

I. R. McCall made manager of Tantalum Department, Ethicon Suture Laboratories division of Johnson & Johnson, New Bruns­wick, N. J. He was formerly connected with Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.

W. S. W. McCarter appointed director of research and development, Attapulgus Clay Co. and Porocel Corp., Philadelphia. He has been research supervisor for the past four years. . . Stanley W. MacKenzie appointed director of purchases of U. S. Rubber Co., to succeed George M. Tisdale, elected vice president and member of executive com­mittee.

Thomas W. McKinley made southeastern zone manager, Briggs Clarifier Co., with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga.; Donn Mur­phy southwestern zone manager, with head­quarters in Dallas; A. H. Martin western zone manager, with headquarters in San Francisco.

"V eston Electrical Instrument Corp., New­ark, N. J., has announced the following per­sonnel changes: John H. Miller promoted to chief electrical engineer, Frank X· Lamb made assistant chief electrical engineer, Karl M· Lederer assistant director of research. W. M. Goodwin, Jr., relinquishes his post as

chief engineer but continues as vice president in charge of research and engineering.

Percy Nadel, formerly manager of the chemical department, Gunning <fc Gunning, has formed his own company, Delton Prod­ucts Corp., 489 Fifth Ave., New York, to deal in heavy and fine chemicals.

Charles L. Orr, for five years general secretary of the Interstate Oil Compact Com­mission, to take charge of the new regional office of the Independent Natural Gas Association of America in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Frank D. Popowics, for many years in the Electrical Division of Colt's Patent Firearms* Manufacturing Co., Chicago, made a mem­ber of the sales engineering staff of Allen-Bradley Co., New York. C. N. Calkins is district manager. Charles M. McCoombs has joined the sales engineering staff in Bos­ton, as assistant to M. H. Hallenbeck, dis­trict manager.

Fin Sparre, director of the Development Department, Du Pont, retired from active service Aug. 31 after 41 years in the com­pany's employ, but will retain membership on the Board of Directors. Dr. Sparre has headed the Development Department since 1919 and has been identified with the com­pany's expansion into new industrial fields. Ernest K. Gladding, manager of the Nylon Division since 1938, has been appointed to succeed Dr. Sparre.

E. S. Thayer

E. S. Thayer appointed sales manager of Technical Products Division, Emulsol Corp., Chicago.. . .William J. Van Vleck appointed manager of Atlanta, Ga., office of Worthing-ton Pump, and Machinery Corp., succeeding Edward Stauverman.

Owen D. Young and Gerard Swope re-„ signed September 8 as chairman of-the board and president, respectively, of the General Electric Co., and Charles E. Wilson was re-elected president.

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•Acetone is used to make rayon for parachutes, ammunition for the paratrooper's gun, even some of the fabrics he wears. Shell's Tertiary butyl alcohol goes into the paint for Army's trucks and Navy's battlewagons. Every other Shell Chemical product has an

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Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, 111., has presented certificates of appreciation to 27 members of the Plant Safety Committee, for materially assisting in reducing the num­ber of accidents three and a half times within τ the past six months.

American Home Products Corp. has ac­quired the Marietta Dyestuffe Co., Marietta, Ohio, which has begun production of DDT.

Blaw-Knox Co. announces the near comple­tion of five synthetic rubber pilot plants for leading rubber companies.

Brown Instrument Co., precision industrial instrument division of Minneapolis-Honey­well Regulator Co., offers an opportunity for Latin-American industrialists to provide groups of employees of their own choosing with free technical and practical instruction in precision industrial instrumentation in this country.

Celanese Corp. of America, New York, has been granted a patent for a process by which cellulose acetate fabrics will have improved resistance to water and increased ironing temperature and melting point (No. 2,358,-3S7).

Corning Glass Works has purchased a sub­stantial interest in Vidraria Santa Marina, Sao Paulo, leading glass company of Brazil, marking the second step of its expansion in South America.

Emery Industries, Inc., of Cincinnati, an­nounce the opening of a branch sales office and warehouse at 4θ1 North Broad St., Philadelphia 8. Pa., with M. Jay Veenstra as district chemical sales manager.

B. F. Goodrich Twenty Year Service Club celebrated its tenth anniversary Sept. 15, when 292 employees received emblems. New members bring the roster to 4,200, with a combined total of 100,596 years of service to the company.

B. F. Goodrich Co., Chemical Division, has virtually completed alterations of processing equipment at its vinyl resin plant at Niagara Falls.

A patent on a method to increase the par­ticle size of synthetic rubber latex, making it possible to use it more widely in the direct manufacture of goods, has been granted to Edward A. Wiilson and assigned to B. F. Goodrich Co·

Mathieson Alkali Co. has announced pro­duction of ammonia a t a new plant at Lake Charles, La.

New England Tank and Tower Co. has appointed the Storms-Harvey Equipment Co., 123 Bleecker St., New York, sales agents for Nettco agitator drives and mixing equipment in eastern New York, New Jer­sey, and southern Connecticut.

Omega Machine Co., division of Builders Iron Foundry, has moved its factory and offices from Kansas City to 9 Codding St.,

Providence, R. I . L . E. Harper, president, will make headquarters at the Chicago office, 122 South Michigan Blvd.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. formally opened its new Whitemarsh Re­search Laboratories, Chestnut Hill, Pa., October 4 to 7. The laboratories have been converted from the mansion of the late Ed­ward T. Stotesbury.

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. announces plans for erection of a new paint plant at Springdale, Pa.

Regent Pulp and Chemical Co. has been formed under S. F. M. M&olaren as president with offices at 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York 17, Ν . Υ.

Rohm Λ Haas Co., Philadelphia, reporte a reduction in the price of Lethane insecticide.

Standard Oil Co· (Indiana) has volun­tarily knocked $128,800 off the price to be charged the Government en i t s current con­tract to furnish toluene.

TJ. S.-Mengel Plywoods, Inc., has opened a new plywood distributing warehouse at New Orleans, La., in charge of Ted F. Mathes, and one in Atlanta, Ga., in charge of J. P. Burford.

United States Plywood Corp·, New York, is developing plans for re-employing all re­turning servicemen and for extending credit to former customers who may have lost their business by reason of military service. <

Wickwire Spencer Steel Co. has movent? the general sales office of i t s Mechanical Specialities Division -to Clinton, Mass., where . the products are made.

Witco Chemical Ço.„ New Yérk^ * and affiliates announce that they are well âliëa<l· of goals set by WPB early in t h e ^ y e a r ^ m u ^ shortages of channel process carboniblàckâr ''

Plastics Materials I V ^ Association ;

The Plastics Materials Manufacturers? Association,-which merged with the 'Basin Adhesive Manufacturers' Association on September 14, announces plans for antes-tensive research project on plastics materials to be set up in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in order that fundamental engineering properties -of plastics may be studied. The work: will include a survey of the industry, a study of the scope of work which may be undertaken, availability of data, formulation of a research program.

Basic Magnesium Production Reduced

Basic Magnesium, Inc., Las Vegas, Nov., has started reduction of. output of the four units remaining i n production, of the 10* unit plant. Complete suspension of pro­duction is due in December, when workers will be transferred to other work, largely in California/ t

Employees of S..C. Johnson as Son, Inc.,^ received the Army Ordnance Plag Sept. 7 f o ^ meritorious production of immense quantities

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WPB Activities Acrylic Resin· All grades of acrylic

monomer and acrylic resin (Schedule 17, M-300) have been brought under control of the order (WPB-LD-903).

Antifreeze. Because manufacturers are well advanced in making the nation's winter supply, there can be no variation later in the percentages of the various grades that will be available to the public (WPB-6358).

Arsenic, rotenone, pyrethrum, and copper chemicals were added to the control of Order M-300 Sept. 13, and the following orders were revoked: M-152, M-133, M-179, and M-227 (WPB-6456).

Benzene, toluene, xylene. Civilian allot­ments have been drastically cut as a result of increased military requirements. This situa­tion is expected to prevail until April 1, 1945 (WPB-6386).

Bismuth. Adequate supplies will be avail­able to meet all civilian requirements for médicinale for the fourth quarter of 1944. There is no immediate prospect of lifting allocation control, however (WPB-LD-869).

Butyl Acetate. Because current supplies of η-butyl acetate are extremely limited, none was available for nonmilitary interim allocations in September (WPB-LD-886).

Carbon Dioxide. The Industry Advisory Committee recommended that WPB grant industry permission to construct facilities to produce an additional 90,000 tons per quarter. Construction of facilities to pro­duce 20,000 tons has already been approved. On the basis of current supply, shortage will be acute by the second quarter of 1945 and will grow during the summer months (WPB-6537).

Cellulose Ester. Orders M-326, M-326-a, and M-326-b were revoked Sept. 16 and con­trol of cellulose ester flakes, cellulose ester sheets, rods, and tubes, and cellulose acetate and cellulose acetate butyrate molding powder was transferred to Order M-300 (WPB-6486).

DyestufFs· Restrictions pertaining to the use of dyestuffs and organic pigments exported from the U. S. to Canada were modified in an amendment to Order M-103 Sept. 14 (WPB-LD-888).

Glass Containers. Most restrictions on manufacture and use can be removed shortly after the end of the European war, WPB told the Industry Advisory Committee. Tin for closures may remain indefinitely under control. Further liberalisation of controls on production and use of glass containers may be expected in the immediate future (WPB-6480).

Glue. Small-order exemption was in­creased t o 10,000 pounds of hide and ex­tracted bone glue and an additional 10,000 pounds of green bone glue per quarter (WPB-6456).

Gum Copal. Upon recommendation of the Industry Advisory Committee WPB is re­questing a 5,000-ton allocation of Congo gum copal for 1945 from the Combined Raw Materials Board (WPB-LD-890).

Hydrofluoric Acid. Faced with a critical shortage of Freon-12 due to the inability of present operating hydrofluoric acid plants

to fill approximately 35% of their October quota, the Advisory Committee recom­mended that facilities for producing the acid be expanded and production increased. Approval of facilities to increase production 10% is being considered, but no relief is ex­pected for 3 or 4 months after the new plants go into operation. Directives have set a deadline for return of 2,000-pound refriger­ant cylinders to manufacturers: Freon, 30 days, aerosol, 15 days (WPB-6484).

Industrial Finishes. Controls have been consolidated into a single conservation order M-382 by WPB, which tightens the controls over the distribution of all protective coat­ings other than those intended for household and general maintenance use by requiring the consumer as well as the distributor to furnish the producer with an end-use certifi­cate. Certificates are not required for pur­chases from distributors of 275 gallons or less in any calendar month (WPB-6429).

Lithium. Reduced military demands have created surplus stocks, thus making lithium available to users in larger quantities and for new uses. Allocation controls will continue, probably in liberalized form (WPB-6361).

Nitric Acid. Ordnance plants have stopped shipments to industry because of heavier military needs, although these shipments were not to end until October 1 (WPB-LD-S68).

Reconversion. Chairman J. A. Krug an­nounced that the Army, Navy, and major war agencies have unanimously agreed on a program designed to provide stimulus to re­conversion after the defeat of Germany and protection to production necessary for Japanese defeat (WPB-6416).

Rotenone. A limited supply has been made available for manufacture of prepara­tions used in control of fleas and ticks on human beings and household animals (WPB-6408).

Sodium Cyanide. Order M-366 was re­voked Sept. 8 and transferred its control to Order M-300, Schedule 45. Small-order exemption is reduced from 1,000 to 400 pounds per person per month, because sodium cyanide is needed in larger quantities in the production of aviation gasoline (WPB-LD-874).

Sodium Metasilicate. Order M-355 was revoked Sept. 26, removing allocation con­trols (WPB-6538).

A new method for computing the heat loads that must be carried by refrigeration equipment during temperature reduction in quick pull-down installations has been developed by H. B. Pownall and S. P. . Soling, Mechanical Engineering Department, York Corp., York, Pa.

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works manager of R. Hoe & Co., Inc., Bronx, N . Y. f awarded War Department's Ordnance Citation for outstanding service to the war production program.

Colonel Donald M. Blakeslee, prior to entering the service an operator in Diamond Alkali Co.'s Chlorine Department at Paines-

ville, Ohio, was recently honored at a testi­monial dinner while on leave and presented with a navigation watch on behalf of the company. Colonel Blakeslee has more than 400 combat missions to his credit in the European theater, and has received the Dis­tinguished Service Cross with cluster, Silver Star with cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with seven clusters, Air Medal with three clusters, and British Distinguished Flying Cross.

Alexander Frieden, technical director of Stein, Hall & Co., Inc., has been elected vice president of that company.

C. E. Lightfoot, for many years with Bar­rett Division, Allied Chemical & Dye Corp., now associated with Potash Co. of America, New York, in sales division.

Milton F. Martin appointed assistant general sales manager, U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc., New York.

Arthur M. Morgan, vice president in charge of sales, elected director of Latrobe Electric Steel Co., Latrobe, Pa. . .Philip T. Sharpies elected director of U. S. Industrial Chemicals.

George W. Potter, director, executive vice president, and general manager of Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Co., and G. C. Ifïday, tristate manager of Mines and Mills, Eagle-Picher Lead Co., have retired to de­vote their attention to noncompetitive per­sonal interests. J· M. Bowlby designated general manager, in addition to president, assisted by D . C. MacKallor, Hamilton A* Gray, and Elmer Isern. Mr. MacKallor has been elected director and vice president.

and Messrs. Grey and Isern vice presidents. R. L. Hallows appointed technical assistant to president of Eagle-Picher Lead Co. and production manager of Pigment Division.

Melville Sahytin. elected divisional vice president of the Frederick Stearns & Co. Di­vision of Sterling Drug Inc. Dr. Sahyun has been associated with Stearns since 1934, first as director of biochemical research and since 1943 as director of research. He has done pioneer work o n insulin and amino acids, having developed tbe first amino acid prepa­ration for parenteral administration in man.

Milton Roy Pumps, Philadelphia, has ap­pointed the following new representatives: Northern New Jersey, W . K. Sims; Cleve­land and Northeastern Ohio, Geo. P. Schu-macker; Omaha, Neb., Western Missouri, and Kansas, J. J. Heinxikson; West Vir­ginia, Chas. Holz.

Dale V. Stingley has resigned as assistant chief of Industrial Oils Division, Fats and Oils Branch, "War Pood Administration, to return to Armour & Co., Chicago, where he will be engaged i n technical sales service and the promotion of fatty acids and chemi­cal derivatives of fats and oils.

Victor F. J. Tlack appointed consultant and special representative of sales depart­ment of Latrobe Klectric Steel Co.. Latrobe. Pa., with headquarters in Cleveland

A. Carl Tiedemann appointed vice president and general manager of Dockeon Corp., De-

A . Carl Tiedemann troit. He was formerly with the War De­partment, Office of Chief of Ordnance, De­troit.

Tube Turns, Louisville, Ky., has reopened its Los Angeles office with James H. Withers in charge.

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