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NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD C. L.EMERSON,'08.

F. A. HOOPER, Jr., '16 J. K. DAVENPORT, '08._ BAXTER MADDOX, '22 R. J. THIESEN, '10.

R. B. WILBY, '08 TIIOS. FULLER,5'06 F. II. NEELY. '04 W. A. PARKER, '19 R. H. WHITE, JR., '19 LAWRENCE WILLET, '18

President Vice-President Vice-President Treasurer Exec. Secretary Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member

GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION, Inc. OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES Y. F. FREEMAN, '10._.._ President GEO. T. MARCHMONT, '07 Secretary-Treasurer C. L. EMERSON, '09 G. M. STOUT, '07 FRANK II. NEELY, '04 ROBT. W. SCHWAB, '07

Much has happened that augurs well for Georgia Tech and, in fact, for the entire educational system of Georgia, since the appointment and confirmation of the new Board of Regents.

Kind, considerate, and co-operative action has marked the attitude of the Regents toward Georgia Tech, its alumni and students. Not only has the Board tried well to provide for the college from its only too frugal means but, among other fine things, it has approached the U. S. Government for title, in due course of time, to properties and equipment which are already in use by Tech for various U. S. training projects.

At its August third meeting on the Tech campus, the Board named Mr. C. L. Emerson, Ga. Tech M.E., '08, and E.E., '09, as administrative vice-president of the college, to work with Dr. Brittain on present and future plans of administration. Mr. Emerson was elected by the alumni to the presidency of the Ga. Tech National Alumni Association, during the summer. An article on the following pages goes more into detail on these very progressive steps.

The recent thrilling announcement, too, that the Cotton- Manufacturers' Association of Georgia had raised $500,000 for a Textile Education Foundation, presages so very much more good, in addition. This important project was brilliantly handled under the capable leadership of Mr. Harrison Hightower, B.S. in T.E., Ga. Tech, '09, who was chairman of the manufacturers' committee.

There follows, too, the grand idea to buy plenty of U. S. Bonds and give t h e n a m e "Yellow Jacket" to the new and remarkable bomber that is soon to come off the lines at Bell Air's mammoth n e w plant near Marietta, Georgia.

Articles on the following pages go more into the detail of the foregoing outstanding and progressive proceedings.

Name the Bomber "Yellow Jacket" GEORGIA TECH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION W. A. PARKER, '19

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An excellent movement, supported by high executives and other fine folks in all walks of life, has been under way for some time, now, to give the very significant name of "Yellow Jacket" to the first bomber of Bell Air's tremendous and great new plant.

The first and most definite thought, regardless of anything else, of course, is to direct the attention of our alumni, faculty members, students, and their respective hosts of friends everywhere, to BUY U. S. WAR BONDS—and more bonds—to the best of their abilities, during the September bond campaign, particularly; and then, as before, to keep continually at it.

The purchases of War Bonds are certainly not gifts to the Government; but, rather, they are contributions to ourselves and to our heritage. War bonds are very definite and good investments; and they are the exponents of every safety, indeed, for the present and future generations.

A great privilege and honor certainly it would be, should the "Yellow Jacket" Bomber emerge in its own good way, and also help to promote the sale of bonds to the many supporters of Georgia Tech.

It was most gratifying to read articles by the patriotic young Nolans, in Atlanta, and by others, to General K. B. Wolfe at the Marietta, Georgia, plant; and it was so heartening to note his kind and cooperative reaction, in reference to naming Bell Air's new and powerful bomber the "Yellow Jacket."

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C L Emerson, New Alumni President, Appointed Ca. Tech's Vice President A most constructive chapter was added to Georgia Tech's remarkable history on August 11, when the Board of Regents of the University System named C. L. Emerson, B.S. in M.E., '08, and E.E., '09, as VicePresident of the School. Appointed to the position in a part time capacity, effective October 1, Mr. Emerson will work with Dr. M. L. Brittain, President of the School, for the present and future development of the college. He will continue, of course, his existing connection with Robert and Company, Inc. Mr. Emerson's appointment followed his unanimous election in J u n e to the Presidency of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. A brief biographical sketch of Mr. Emerson and each of the other new officials, who were also unanimously elected at the same time, is carried in the accompanying article.

These two real tributes to Mr. Emerson were, however, in no way connected.

Certainly few, if any, persons are more interested in Georgia Tech, or know so much about it, as Cherry Emerson. Actually, almost from the date of his birth he has been intimately associated with the college.

His universally beloved father, Dr. William Ii. Emerson, was one of the original faculty and one of those who laid a solid foundation for Georgia Tech's present outstanding national reputation. Dr. Emerson made Tech his life work, remaining active in his great profession until the date of his death on November 15, 1924—an ever remembered "Builder of Men." Beginning in 1888, practically with the founding of the school, as Head of the Chemistry Department, then, continuing his regular duties, Doctor Emerson became Dean of Engineering, and, later, Dean of the College—a long, useful, unselfish and brilliant career.

"Born to the cloth," as it were, pre-eminent in engineering, planning and executive work, a civic, state and national leader in many worth while fields, Cherry Emerson is eminently fitted for his new and important appointment, which has met with a cordially sincere and unanimous approval.

C. L. Emerson, B.S. in M.E., ' 0 8 ; E.E., ' 0 9 , Newly Elected President, Georgia Tech National Alumni Association and Vice-President of Georgia Tech.

Doctor Brittain well merits everything fine in life for his excellent work, and one of the great facts of a great appointment is that Cherry Emerson can relieve him of some of his many duties.

Georgia Tech National Alumni Officers For 1943- , 44 The formal election of Georgia Tech Nat'l Alumni Association officers, in J u n e , for the 1943-'44 term, was a unanimous confirmation of the April nominations of like manner; and the Alumni Association is to be congratulated, most definitely, on again naming an excellent group of distinguished and prominent alumni as their leaders. These recently elected officials and the newly appointed board members of like prominence and ability, all outstanding and so well known, are: .

C. L. Emerson, B.5. in M.E., 08; E.E. 09, President. Frank A. Hooper, Jr., Gen. Engr. 1916, L.L.M., Vice-President. James E. Davenport, B.S.M.E., '08; E.E. 09, Vice-President at Large. Baxter Maddox, Gen. Engr., 1922, Treasurer. Executive Board members, in addition to the officers: R. B. Wilby, Electrical, '08; W. A. Parker, Mech. '19; Thos. Fuller, Electrical, '06; R. H. White, Jr., Mech., '14; Lawrence Willet, Civil, '18; R. J. Thiesen, Sec'y., Elec-. trical, '10.

It is customary to repeat a brief biographical sketch of the officers; likewise, to carry the respective business positions and addresses of the board members— and they are, as follows:

C L. Emerson, M.E. '08, E.E. '09. Fellow of A.I.E.E., A.S.M.E., Vice-President and Chief Engr. Robert and Co., Inc., Atlanta. Vice-President of Georgia Tech.

Regional Chmn. Boy Scouts of America; Dist. Chmn.

Committee on Economic Development. Varsity football, also a previous president of the Ga. Tech Alumni Ass'n. Contributes liberally in every way to Georgia Tech affairs. Prominent locally and nationally, Frank A. Hooper, Jr., 1916, B.S., L.L.M., Judge, Fulton County Superior Court. Georgia State Legislator, 1925-28; former Judge Georgia Court of Appeals.

Outstanding in state and local undertakings. An active alumnus, experienced and most helpful to Georgia Tech and the Alumni Association.

James E. Davenport, M.E. 08, E.E. 09; Vice-President, Engineering Research and Development, American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y. Prominent in state and national affairs. Outstanding in athletics and campus activities; active alumnus and former President Georgia Tech Club of New York.

Baxter Maddox, 1922, Gen. Engr., Ga. Tech and Cornell. Vice-President, Trust Department, First National Bank, Atlanta; Vice-President, Atlanta Kiwanis Club. Exceptional business and civic leader, with state and national prominence. Active alumnus (Continued next page)

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W. H. Hightower, '09, Chairman of Large Textile Foundation Project Headed by Mr. Harrison Hightower, Chairman, 1909 public-spirited Textile Engineering graduate of Ga. Tech, former campus leader and athlete; President, Thomaston, Ga., Cotton Mills—the active members of the Cotton Manufacturers' Association of Georgia and other greatly interested textile leaders have pledged a fund of $500,000 for the establishment of a Textile Education Foundation, Incorporated.

The Foundation proposes to improve and modernize textile educational facilities, in the Georgia area; and to train deserving young persons for development work and positions in the textile industry, throughout Georgia and the South.

One of the major plans, also, is to strengthen the faculty and improve the equipment of the A. French Textile School at Georgia Tech; this is indicated as among the first steps to be taken by the organization.

Other fields of textile education are to participate in the endeavor.

Benefits will likewise accrue to the University of Georgia for its school in textile designing. Other schools to be considered are those in North and South Carolina; however, both of these states are establishing similar funds and it is thought that most of the activities of the foundation will be directed to Georgia Tech and to Auburn.

The fund didn't just grow—like Topsy—but it was the result of much planning and hard woi-k on the part of Mr. Harrison Hightower, particularly, one of the leading manufacturers of the nation; and like, far-seeing business executives, close to their industry, Georgia Tech, and the other fine colleges.

As stated, W. Harrison Hightower, Ga. Tech. T.E. '09, President of the Thomaston Cotton Mills, Thomaston, Ga., is chairman of the fund. Other incorporators, at this writing, are: Messrs. Scott Russell, president of the Bibb Manufacturing Company, Macon; A. B. Edge, Jr., vicepresident, Callaway Mills, LaGrange; Paul K. McKenney, president, Swift Manufacturing Company, Columbus; F r a n k B. Williams, agent, West Point Manufacturing Company, West Point; D. A. Jewell, Jr., president, Crystal Springs Bleachery, Chickamauga; C. L. Hamilton, vice-president, Crown Cotton Mills, Dalton; Guy I. Parmenter, superintendent, Goodyear Clearwater Mills, Cartersville; J. M. Cheatham, vice-president, Dundee Mills, Inc., Griffin.

Marshall C. Stone, vice-president, Pacolet Manufacturing Co., New Holland; William N. Banks, president, Grantville Mills, Grantville; T. M. Forbes, executive vice-president, Cotton Manufacturers' Asso-

ciation of Georgia; J. J. Scott, president, Scottdale Mills; S. H. Swint, president, Graniteville Co., Augusta; W. R. Beldon, manager, Clark Thread Company of Georgia, Clarkdale; H. O. Ball, vice-president and treasurer, Pepperton Cotton Mills, Jackson; L. G. Hardman, Jr., president, Harmony Grove Mills, Commerce, and N. Barnard Murphy, president, the Trion Company, Trion.

R e s o l u t i o n of A p p r e c i a t i o n a n d T h a n k s At the first meeting of the Executive Board of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, held at the Capital City Club on September 2, 1943, promptly following the beginning of the new term of office on September 1 , C. L. Emerson, President, spoke of the successful conclusion of the drive made among the textile manufacturers of the State of Georgia to raise the sum of $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; one of the principal purposes of which is to aid the Textile School at the Georgia School of Technology.

He also emphasized the fact that the Committee which had so successfully carried through this campaign was headed by a nationally prominent Georgia Tech Alumnus, Harrison Hightower, B.S. in T.E., 1909, President of the Thomaston Cotton Mills, Thomaston, Georgia.

The following resolution was thereupon presented

by Mr. Robert H. White, Jr., seconded by M r . Baxter Maddox, and unanimously carried: RESOLUTION Be it Resolved, that the Executive Board of the National Alumni Association of the Georgia School of Technology hereby extends to Mr. W . Harrison Hightower its great appreciation and sincere thanks for his splendid service to the State of Georgia, and the Georgia School of Technology in particular, in bringing to a successful conclusion the difficult task of raising the sum of $500,000 among the textile manufacturers of the State. The thanks of the Institution and all of its Alumni go out to the fine men who made possible the formation of this Textile Foundation.

The utmost cooperation of the Alumni Association is hereby pledged to make the purposes of the Textile Foundation effective. This represents one of the finest acts of public service performed by any Tech Alumnus since the founding of the Institution.

Be it Further Resolved that a copy of this Resolution be sent to Mr. W . Harrison Hightower by the Secretary.

National Alumni Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia School of Technology.

September 2, 1943.

R. J. Thiesen, Secretary.

Ga. Tech National Alumni Officers (Continued) in college and alumni affairs.

Board Members: R. B. Wilby, Electrical '08. President, Wilby-Kincey Service Corporation. Retiring Alumni President.

W. A. Parker, M.E. '19. President, Beck and Gregg H a r d w a r e Company, Atlanta.

Thos. Fuller, Electrical '06. Southeastern District Manager, Westinghouse Elec. and Mfg. Co. Robt. H. White, Jr., M.E. '14. President, Southern Wood Preserving Company.

Lawrence Willet, C.E. '18. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Atlanta.

R.J. Thiesen, Electrical, '10. Exec. Secy, Ga. Tech Nat'l Alumni Assn., Atlanta.

Class Secretaries: Messrs. J. B. McCrary, '91, and A. R. Colcord, '92, for the Pioneer Classes; A. R. Colcord, '92; Ferd

Kaufman, '94; C. E. Buchanan, '96; Strother Fleming, '01; E. W. Klein, '02; P. M. Peteet, '03; F. Davenport, '04; Robt. Gregg, '05; G. Winship, '06; G. M. Stout, '07; Dan I. Maclntyre, '08; W. H. Hightower, '09; F r a n k Legg, '10; M. S. Hill, '11; W. A. Alexander, '12; Robt.

L. Hughes, '13; A. F. Montague, '14; Edgar Montague, '15; Chas. S. Gardner, '16: John M. Slaton, '17; Jas. S. Budd, '18; Morgan McNeill, '19; L. F. Kent, '20; Jas. H. Johnston, '21; A. R. Flowers, '22; C. M. Kennedy, '23; Jos. Daniel, Jr.. '24; H. Hutton, '25; G. H. Traylor, '26; Gilbert Boggs. '27; Jack Holman, '28; Ben Largen, '29; Chas. N. Witmer, '30; Hudson Edwards, '31; Randy Whitfield, '32; Ivan Allen, Jr.. '33; Dudley King, '34; J e r e Perkerson, '35; James A. Rankin, '36; Lawrence C. Hayes, '37; Jack Nixon, '38; Thos. J. Hughes, '39; Chas. P. Richards, '40; J. F. Stovall, '41; C. L. Peacock, '42; and Robt. O. Dodd, '43.

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Board of Regents Comprise Outstanding Leaders Following the articles on the Board of Regents as carried in the March issue of the GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS; and, likewise, the enactment of the University System reorganization law which became effective with Governor Ellis Arnall's signature, early in the year, it is again a sincere pleasure to congratulate the Regents, individually, the Governor, and all the branches of the University System of Georgia on these fine appointments and on the very progressive statutes—all so heartily confirmed by the overwhelming passage of the amendments in the August third general election of the State of Georgia.

Our alumni, those of the other institutions, and all other friends are to be commended on the excellent work they did in support of the amendments. Interesting and gracious letters were received by Mr. Bob Wilby; also, the alumni office and others, from interested alumni and Governor Arnall, in appreciation of the work and support that were given to the educational amendments.

Georgia Tech alumni will want very much to keep in touch with their respective district members on the Board of Regents, together with those from the State at Large and all, as a whole, concerning matters that may pertain to any one of the branches or to the University System, in general.

For the i n f o r m a t i o n , therefore, of a l l who are so kindly interested, and as a bit of a gesture in sincere appreciation, it is a distinct pleasure to publish a short biography of each member of the Regents, beginning with the State at Large and continuing, in order, through the ten districts, as follows: State at Large:

MARION SMITH, Atlanta. Term extends to Jan. 1, 1946. Chairman of the Board of Regents and member of the Committee on Organization and Law. Born November 16, 1884, in Atlanta, the son of United States Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith. Attended schools in Atlanta and was graduated from the University of Georgia with an A.B. degree in 1903. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and is senior member of the Atlanta law firm of Hirsch, Smith, Kilpatrick, Clay, and Cody. Director in many prominent corporations in Atlanta and elsewhere. A former Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. Army. Chairman of the Regional Labor Board from 1933 to 1935, and member of the President's Board of Inquiry for the Cotton Textile Industry to handle 1934 textile strike.

Alumni Trustee of the University of Georgia, 19271931. Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System, 1934-1940. Member of prominent bar associations, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. Has three daughters and one son, who is an officer in the U. S. Navy.

FRANK M. SPRATLIN, Atlanta. Term runs to Jan. 1, 1946. Finance Committee, WGST Chairman.

Born in Wilkes County, Ga., September 22, 1885.

Moved to Atlanta in 1893 and attended public schools and Donald Fraser Institute. Later attended Georgia School of Technology, class of 1906. Anak Senior Society and other college honors. Engaged in the hardware business after finishing college and in 1912 organized the present prominent Atlanta firm of Spratlin, Harrington and Thomas, dealing in General Insurance and Mortgage Loans; he is president and treasurer of the company. Served for a number of years on the executive committee of the Georgia Tech National Association and was president of the Alumni Association for two years, covering the 1937-

Hon. Marion Smith, Univ. of Georgia, 1 9 0 3 .

Chairman Board of Regents Committee on Organization and Law. Ex-officio member each committee.

State and National Leader.

A capable, efficient, just and progressive executive.

Senior member, law firm of Hirsch, Smith, Kilpatrick, Clay, Cody,

Atlanta, Ga. Hon. Marion Smith Hon. Frank Spratlin, Georgia Tech, 1 9 0 6 .

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Finance Committee, WGST, and other important assignments.

Prominent in State, National and Ga. Tech activities.

Capable, enthusiastic, outstanding executive.

Former President, Ga. Tech National Alumni Association.

President, Spratlin, Harrington & Thomas, General Insurance and Mortgage Loans, Atlanta, Ga. Hon. Frank Spratlin

'38 and 1938-'39 terms. Member of the Scottish Rite order and the Yaarab Temple of the Shrine. Has been a trustee of the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children for the past several years. Has two daughters and a son, Dean Spratlin, 1939 Ga. Tech graduate, and submarine officer in the U. S. Navy.

CASON J. CALLAWAY, LaGrange. Term extends to Jan. 1, 1950. Chairman, Agricultural and Research Committees. Born Nov. 6, 1894, at LaGrange. Educated at Bingham School in Asheville, N C, and the University of Va. Served as Lieut, (j.g.) in World War I. President, treasurer and chairman of the Board of Callaway Mills. Past president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, Cotton Manufacturers Association of Georgia, Co-vicechairman with the Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, president of Notre Dame, of the Nutrition Foundation. His brother, Fuller Callaway, Jr., Ga. Tech Textile graduate, 1926, is President, Callaway Mills.

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Board of Regents—Con't. from Page 7 EARL B. BRASWELL, Athens. Term runs to Jan. I, 1949. Chairman, Visitation Committee. Born July II, 1889, at Lithonia, Ga. President and publisher of Athens Banner-Herald for the past 20 years. Formerly managing editor of Augusta Herald and city editor of Augusta Chronicle. Vice-Chairman of partnership that owns and operates Radio Station WGAU in Athens.

P O P E F. BROCK, Atlanta. Term extends to Jan. 1, 1948. Education, Organization and Law Committees. Born October 13, 1888, in Avalon, Ga. Attended rural schools in that section and was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1911 with an A.B. degree. Has been an attorney in Atlanta since June, 1914. Was an instructor in the University of Georgia from 1911 to 1914.

District Representatives: FIRST: J. L. RENFROE, Statesboro. Term extends to Jan. 1, 1948. Organization and Law Committee.

Born April 1, 1876, in Chattahoochee County, Ga. Attended the schools in that county. In the fall of 1896 entered Emory College at Oxford, Ga., and was graduated in June, 1900, with B.Ph. degree. Then taught school at Claxton, Lyons, and Statesboro, and went into practice of law at the latter city in June, 1909. Is a former mayor of Statesboro for two times, from December, 1920, until December, 1924, and from December, 1930, until December, 1938. He is married, has three children, two sons and a daughter.

Both sons are now in the U. S. Navy.

SECOND: EDWARD R. JERGER, Thomasville.

Term extends to Jan. 1, 1947. Visitation and Agricult u r e Committees. Newspaper publisher.

Born, Thomasville, Ga., February 3, 1884, son of Louis Henry and Mary Sheldon (Remington) Jerger. Entered University of Georgia 1900, sophomore, graduated with A.B. degree in 1903. Was married to Emily Neilson Hatch of Asheville, N. C , J a n u a r y 29, 1916.

One daughter, Emily Remington, student University of Wisconsin School of Journalism. Editor and P u b lisher Thomasville Times-Enterprise, daily and weekly, since 1908. President, Times-Enterprise Company.

President Thomasville Board of Education since 1912. Chairman, Thomasville Chapter Red Cross from 1917 to 1927, Past President Thomasville Chamber of Commerce, Secretary and Treasurer John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital since its founding in 1924, Captain and Adjutant Georgia National Guard 1910. Member State Democratic Executive Committee. Governor's staff, 1935. Member Board of Advisors, Institute of Public Affairs, U. of Ga. Director Bank of Thomas County, President Three Toms Tavern Inc. President and Treasurer Gordon Avenue Company. Board of Regents U. of Ga. System.

Episcopalian, Mason (Shriner), Elks, Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity, Rotary Club of Thomasville since 1921 institution. Glen Arven Country Club, Residence 319 North Dawson street, business 119-121 North Madison street, Thomasville, Ga. Brother, Joseph Jerger, Jr., Tech 1906, in jewelry business in Thomasville that was founded 1857 by his grandfather. Another brother, William D. Jerger, Ga. Tech E.E. 1920, now with Westinghouse in Tampa, Florida.

THIRD: GEORGE C. WOODRUFF, Columbus.

Term extends to J a n u a r y 1, 1944. Chairman, Finance Committee. Born Nov. 29, 1888, in Columbus. Attended the Columbus public schools, University School for Boys, and the University of Ga. Is engaged in the real estate and insurance business. Mr.

Woodruff has the deserved distinction of having been appointed on the original board in 1933 and reappointed by every successive Governor since then.

FOURTH: C . J . SMITH, Newnan. Term extends to J a n u a r y 1, 1949. Agriculture Committee. Born May 21, 1898, near West Point, Ga. Attended Newnan High School, Locust Grove Institute, and Mercer University. Is the past president of the Newnan Kiwanis Club. Was alderman and mayor of Newnan for past ten years. Member of the executive committee for fourth congressional district for war savings bonds. Has been president of the Manufacturers National Bank of Newnan for past seven years.

Has two boys and a girl. Both boys attended the University.

FIFTH: RUTHERFORD L. ELLIS, Atlanta. Term extends to J a n u a r y 1, 1947. Education Committee.

Born May 8, 1904, in Atlanta. Attended schools in Atlanta and was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1925 with an A.B.J, degree. He is president of Lipscomb-Ellis Company (Insurance) in Atlanta. He is the past president of the Atlanta Alumni Association of the University of Georgia, member of the Board of Managers of the Georgia Alumni Society, National President of the Chi Phi fraternity, President of the Georgia Association of Insurance Agents. He is the fifth generation of his family to have attended the University.

SIXTH: MILLER R. BELL, Milledgeville. Term extends to J a n u a r y 1, 1950. Finance Committee. Born Oct. 4, 1900, at Milledgeville. Attended Georgia Military College and was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1923 with a degree of B.S. in Com. Executive vice-president, cashier and director of the Milledgeville Banking Co. Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Mason and Shriner.

SEVENTH: ROY N. EMMET, SR., Cedartown.

Term extends to J a n u a r y 1, 1945. Visitation and Agriculture Committees. Born December 6, 1900, at Maysville, Ga. Educated at Georgia Military Academy, Emory University at Oxford and Atlanta. Formerly connected with Memphis Press-Scimitar, Jacksonville Journal, Griffin Daily News, and now publisher and editor of the Cedartown Standard. President of the Commercial Bank of Cedartown. Member of the Kappa Alpha Order, Sigma Delta Chi, Kiwanis Club, Board of Managers of the Georgia Press Association. Past president of the Seventh District Press Association.

EIGHTH: JUDGE S. PRICE GILBERT, Sea Island.

Term extends to J a n u a r y 1, 1950. Chairman Organization and Law Committee. Born Stewart County, J a n u a r y 31, 1862, son of Jasper Newton and Sarah Louise Redding Gilbert. B.S. from Vanderbilt, 1883, LL.B. Yale University, 1885, LL.D. Oglethorpe University, 1939. Began the practice of law in Atlanta; moved to Columbus; member of the House of Representatives; Justice Supreme Court of Georgia, 1916'39, w h e n he retired; chairman of Commission to Revise Code of Georgia in 1929, and the code was adopted as statute law effective J a n u a r y 1, 1935. Life member American Law Institute and Georgia Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta, and Phi Delta Phi. Mason. Married Mary Howard of Columbus and had one son, Francis Howard Price Gilbert, who was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1927, but died in 1932. Judge Gilbert erected the Gilbert Memorial Infirmary as a memorial to his father and son.

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Board of Regents (Concluded)

Tech Receives Liberal Research Gift

NINTH: SANDY BEAVER, Gainesville. ViceChairman, Board of Regents. Term extends to J a n u ary 1, 1945. Chairman Education Committee. Born Oct. 5, 1883, in Augusta, the son of Sandy and Savannah Webb Beaver. He was graduated from Richmond Academy and the University of Georgia with an A.B., class of '03. Later h e studied in France and Germany. He is president of Riverside Military Academy at Gainesville and is recognized as one of the nation's distinguished educators; awarded Ph.D. b y the University of Ga.; Phi Beta Kappa; Cuban Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes; rank of Major General in the U. S. Army Reserves; member and later Chairman of the Board of Regents in 1940-'42. General and Mrs. Beaver have three children, John Lowry, Dorothy Agnes, and Louise Lowry Beaver.

TENTH: WILLIAM S. MORRIS, Augusta. Term extends to Jan. 1, 1944. Agriculture Committee. Born Jan. 18, 1903, in Augusta. Attended the University of Georgia and Iowa State College. President and publisher of the Augusta Chronicle. Member Board of Directors of Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Augusta Chamber of Commerce.

Georgia Tech received a gift of $5,000 from F r a n k W. Hulse, B.S. 1934, President, Southern Aviation Training School, Decatur, Alabama, as announced by President M. L. Brittain of Georgia Tech, on July 8.

The fund is to be designated the Southern Airway Research F u n d and will be used by the Department of Aeronautics for research work, Mr. Hulse has been highly successful in the operation of his very efficient and timely aviation training schools, several of which are located in the Southeast, An active alumnus, a former outstanding campus leader, editor of the 1934 Blue Print (the college a n n u a l ) , member of Student Council, and other foremost activities, Mr. Hulse has continued his progressive way, in the modern business word, and he highly merits his fine successes. o ^ m ^ p ^AT^e OFFICERS OF THE REGENTS Chairman Marion Smith Vice-Chairman Sandy Beaver Chancellor S. V. Sanford Secretary L. R. Siebert Treasurer W. Wilson Noyes

W h e n Did Ramblin' Wreck Start?

Georgia Tech's famous "Ramblin' Wreck" song has the distinction of being among the earliest and most popular of American college airs. There is some doubt, however, as to exactly when the words origmated on the Tech campus, in addition to the early and final arrangements of the music; and a review of the history of the song should, therefore, be well in order.

Perhaps Mr. Henry L. Smith, M.E. 1890, President of the Smith Manufacturing Co., Dalton, Ga., Tech's first graduate, may have some information on t h e subject. Mr. Smith was the first person to receive a diDloma from Georgia Tech due to the fact as he has S ! ! r*h7S-!i!l +1! % +' K + i often stated, that his diploma was the first to be taken up from the group of two comprising himself and his only 1890 classmate, Mr. George Gordon Crawford, f^CU^v. r>^^o-^„v,+ T T l r c+ I n deceased L a u g h h n Steel Company, Then, too, "Uncle Billy" Van Houten, of the original faculty, Head of the Foundry Department at Ga. Tech a n d s.till plenty young a n d vigorous, along with Mr. J . B. McCrary, M.E., 1891, President J . B. McCrary Company, Atlanta, and other members of the Pioneer Classes could perhaps tell something of the origin of "Ramblin' Wreck."

Dan Mclntyre, 1908, states that most of the words and the early music were at Tech when he entered the sub-apprentice course, the then five year plan, in 1903. Olmsted King, 1908^ also made the same statement and had the distinction, as well, of composing a stanza of the song.

The foregoing are but a few, of course, of those who may be able to give us some light on the subject before or since the arrival of Michael "Mike" A. Greenblatt at Georgia Tech in 1910, as the first bandmaster of the college. Mr. Greenblatt is now the popular and successful president of the Fulton Paper Company of Atlanta, Ga. He states that he had the pleasure of inducing the late and beloved Frank Roman to come to Tech and take over a concession and play in the band; and when he retired in 1913 as director, Frank Roman succeeded him in that capacity.

Without detracting from t h e fame of F r a n k or "Wop" Roman, as he was affectionately called, who copyrighted "Ramblin' Wreck" with his variations as they stand today; and who composed the music of "Up With the White and Gold," words by student friends and, likewise, the music of Georgia Tech's "Alma Mater," words by I. H. Granath, 1923—Mike Greenblatt writes, t h e following: J,'1. c?™ ,to. GfQ0,rngia T/°h a n d ° r S a n l z e t d { h e J * * ° f f i c i a l H b a n d . m 19/0, and remember that it played at i h e ^ c a t i o n o f J h e Georgia Tech Y M C . A. Among my first moves upon taking over the job, was t o l n ( u l r e l f t h e r e w e r e an l y college songs m vogue at th e 'flats.' One 'Beedy' Bidez—R. L. Bidez, B.S. in T E m 2 V ice-Pres. McGowin-Lyons Hdw. and Editor's note—student clar S l ] _ _1] v cC' a Mohilp Aia ^PP ^ > Mobile Ala Editor s note—student clarmet player, said that they were playing Ramblin W m £ , (Q ^ t u n e o f t h / « S o n g £ the Gambolier.'

I got him to play it for me and from his rendition I made the first arrangement and score of the song for the band—a hand written manuscript—little thinking that it would one day become the nationally recognized battle song of one of the great technological schools of the world, destined to ring triumphantly from the Rose Bowl."

R. L. "Beedy" Bidez, T.E. 1912, as stated, was the student organizer of Georgia Tech's first band and director from 1908 to 1912. Bidez was also on the G l e e C l u b i n 1908 - T n e G l e e C l u b b e £ a n a b o u t 1906 alon with the § Mandolin Club, led b y John Chapman > T-E-> 1909 > G e n - M § r - E a § l e a n d Phoenix Mills, Columbus, Ga., and, too, the orchestra led by Morton Levy, B.S. Arch. 1911, founder and President Ga. Tech Glee Club and Orchestra. Morton Levy and Wm. B. Clarke, Arch. 1912, compose the long established firm of Levy and Clarke, Architects, Savannah, Ga. The foregoing, therefore, is something of the musical background of Georgia Tech. What do others of the alumni remember about it; and when was "Ramblin' Wreck" first sung on the campus?

It is planned to publish pictures of the first bands, in a coming issue of the ALUMNUS, together with more on the history of "Ramblin' Wreck."

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September-October,

1943

Alumni Head "Excellent" Award Firms It is again a real pleasure to state that Georgia Tech, among a host of others, is very proud of the excellent work that is being done by its alumni, through their " E " award and other achievements in essential industry, toward the "winning of the war."

Glowing accounts in connection therewith have been carried in the press and other publications, throughout the nation; and it is a genuine pleasure to carry a summary, at least, of the announcements in the ALUMNUS, under the heading of this article, as was started in the March issue, and to offer the best of congratulations to all concerned.

Callaway Mills

On J u n e 22, the Army-Navy " E " award for outstanding contributions to the war effort was presented to the entire LaGrange, Georgia, division of the Callaway Mills.

Fuller E. Callaway, Jr., Ga. Tech 1926 Textile Graduate, President of Callaway Mills, accepted the Army-Navy flag for the mills; and employes of long and unbroken service records raised the emblem. The "E" pin awards were accepted by R. L. Farrar, employe representative of the LaGrange division of the mills.

A r t h u r B. Edge, Jr., 1926 T.E. graduate also, is Vice-President and Secretary of the Callaway Mills.

Quite a number of other Georgia Tech alumni have responsible positions with the mills.

Mr. Cason Callaway of Blue Springs, Hamilton, Ga., member of the Board of Regents of the University System, and former president of the mills and chairman of the board of directors, presided at the presentation ceremonies.

Cities Services' Maumelle Ordnance Works

Cities Service Defense Corporation's Maumelle Ordnance Works at West Marche, Arkansas, was awarded the Army-Navy " E " for production efficiency, on March 19.

David W. Harris, Ga. Tech. B.S. in E.E., 1912, VicePresident and General Manager of the Arkansas Natural Gas Corporation and Subsidiaries, Shreveport, La., who is also Vice-President and Gen. Mgr. of Cities Service Defense Corp., accepted the award in behalf of the employes and the management of Maumelle.

In addition to the flag, the silver " E " lapel pin, symbolic of loyal, individual war work, was presented to each employe of the plant.

Mr. Harris was born in Macon, Ga., and attended Georgia Tech from there. His revered father, former Governor of Georgia, Nathaniel E. Harris, was one of the founders of Georgia Tech and served as Chairman of the old Board of Trustees from the time of Tech's founding until his death—as is so well known by the many devoted alumni and other Georgia Tech friends of some years back.

Mr. David Harris joined the Cities Service organization immediately after graduation from Georgia Tech in 1912, and has been with the company in. various and official capacities ever since.

The Steel Products Company

A well-earned gala event was observed by The Steel Products Company of Savannah, Georgia, on August 19, when the company, and its men and women employes received the Army-Navy " E " Production Award for excellence in war work.

The Steel Products Company developed from the

D. W . Harris, Vice-President and General Manager, Cities Service Defense Corporation, accepting Army-Navy " E " award in behalf of employes and management. West Marche Ark., Sept. 1 9 , 1 9 4 3 .

Savannah Blow Pipe Company, and, prior to the war, it manufactured, on a large scale, truck bodies, tanks and trailers and handled structural steel work in big construction projects. The company specialized in the construction of "Great Dane" trailers and "Weld Bilt" tanks as well as fabricated steel products. In recent months, the concern has devoted its efforts to the construction of war materials; and, in keeping with its usual outstanding standards, it has done an excellent job for the government, as attested by the award.

Among those who contributed their experience and knowledge along with a lot of hard work in helping The Steel Products Company win the Army-Navy "E" award, were the following prominent Georgia Tech alumni: George A. Mercer, Jr., 1915, President.

Christopher F. Hammond, Jr., 1934, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Manager.

C. A. lnglesby, 1918, Chief Engineer.

James E. Reynolds, 19-33, Expediter and Personnel Manager.

John F. lnglesby, 1931, Trailer Engineer.

John W. Stelljes, 1932, Trailer Engineer.

Edward C. Long, 1902, Structural Engineer.

R. Hubert Hodges, 1934, Ass't Purchasing Agent.

Mr. J. P. Wheless of Savannah, Ga., founder, is Chairman of the Board of Directors.

R. D. Cole Co. Wins " M " Award

The R. D. Cole Manufacturing Company of Newnan, Georgia, was awarded the "M" pennant by the U. S. Maritime Commission on August 26, for meritorious production.

Bryan Blackburn, M.E. 1904, treasurer of the company, was master of ceremonies at the presentation and Governor Ellis Arnall was the principal speaker at the ceremonies accompanying the awarding of the (Continued on next page)

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Death Closes Careers of Prominent Faculty Leaders Professor Montgomery Knight

Registrar Hugh H. Caldwell

Professor Montgomery Knight, 42 years of age, died Sunday morning, July 25, at an Atlanta hospital, after an illness of several months.

Professor Knight was nationally known for his development and design of helicopters. He became the first director of the aeronautics department of Georgia Tech when it was established in 1930. Before coming to Atlanta he had been a member of the aeronautics department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the atmospheric wind tunnel section of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Field, Va. Born in Lynn, Mass., he was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1922. He later attended graduate schools at Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universities.

H e was an associate fellow of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, a member of the Georgia Engineering Society, and a member of the advisory council of the State Engineering Experiment Station at Georgia Tech. He lived at 3529 Ivy Road, N. E. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Emily Millner, of Norfolk, Va.; a daughter, Margaret Knight; two sons, Edward and Montgomery Knight, Jr.; his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. F r a n k l i n Knight, of Great Barrington, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. Ralph Haywood, of Salem, Mass., and two brothers, Franklin Knight, Jr., of Atlanta, and Edward V. Knight, of Pittsfield, Mass.

Many are so greatly indebted to Professor Knight for his kind and brilliant instruction; and his memory will ever be held high in their lives and in the lives of all with whom he came in contact.

Registrar Hugh H. Caldwell, of 175 Westminster Drive, Atlanta, 63 years old, and for 27 years the registration head and faculty secretary at Georgia Tech, died in an Atlanta hospital on J u l y 28, following a long illness.

"E" Award Firms (Continued)

Good Position Available

"M" pennant, Victory Fleet flag, and the Maritime Merit badges to the R. D. Cole Company employes; the second group in Georgia to be honored with the "M" award and the one hundred and twenty-fourth as so distinguished in the nation.

The R. D. Cole Company has diverted its facilities from the standard line of processing vessels and storage tanks to manufacturing prefabricated ship parts.

The company, an outstanding Georgia concern, was established in 1854 by R. D. Cole, Sr., and his brother, M. Cole. Among its present operating forces are members of the fourth generation of the Cole family.

President of the firm is E. G. Cole. Bryan Blackburn, M.E. '04, as stated, is treasurer.

A company engaged in metal manufacturing and fabricating is looking for a high-grade operating engineer.

The man sought should be in the middle thirties— a graduate in engineering with degrees in M.E. or E.E., and well up on the scientific phase as well as the practical side of production, familiar with modern systems of Industrial Engineering and Costing.

He should be of the aggressive, persistent type, with the ability to get things done. Obviously, h e must have more than average qualities of leadership, such as will inspire men under him and hold the respect of his associates.

This is an important opportunity for a wellrounded, young operating executive—one with imagination, enthusiasm, ambition, initiative and resourcefulness. Needless to say, this opportunity is available only to a man of unquestioned character and integrity.

Location of t h e plant is in one of the larger Southern cities, with good living conditions and fine educational and cultural advantages. The Company is locally owned, well established—its products favorably known, in good demand and essential to both a war and civilian economy.

Georgia Branch Pepperell M f g . Company

Dr. Harmon W. Caldwell, President of the University of Georgia, presided at the Army-Navy " E " award exercises for the Georgia branch of the Pepperell Manufacturing Company at Lindale, Georgia, on J u l y 22.

Employe pins were presented by Lieut. Commander Henry H. Heine, of the naval material inspection office in Atlanta.

The awards were received for the company and the employes by R. Donald Harvey, T.E. Georgia Tech, 1920, former University System Regent, and Manager of the Lindale, Ga., branch of the company since 1937. Mr. Harvey has been associated with the Georgia branch of his firm since 1920; having entered the employ of the Pepperell .Manufacturing Company shortly after his graduation from Georgia Tech.

A graduate of Davidson College and Columbia University, he formerly was an assistant in English at Barnard College, instructor in English at Horace Mann School, a member of the Georgia Commission on Accredited Schools, and chairman of the Commission of Standards for the Association of Georgia Colleges.

He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi fraternities.

Surviving are his wife and a son, Hugh Caldwell, Jr., a most popular student at Georgia Tech.

Pallbearers were Dr. M. L. Brittain, Dean W. V. Skiles, Dean W. G. Perry, Dean J. L. Daniel, Professor D. M. Smith and Registrar Lloyd Chapin. Honorary escort included Dr. J. Sam Guy, Dr. Goodrich C. White, Dr. J. R. McCain, Dr. J. G. Stipe, Professor A. H. Armstrong, Registrar S. G. Stukes and Dr. William M. Dunn.

Registrar Caldwell was known and endeared to thousands of Georgia Tech alumni, students, faculty, and a host of other friends. His death followed by three days only, the passing of Professor Montgomery Knight. The lives of these distinguished instructors meant so much to their students and to good education, in general.

If you are interested in the above, or know of someone who might be, please mail an outline covering information as to age, military status, education, experience, and the like, to R. J. Thiesen, Secretary, National Alumni Association, Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

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1943

Alumni Receive Meritorious Recognition Mr. Thomas Fuller, 1906 Electrical, Southeastern district manager for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company was awarded the Westinghouse Order of Merit, during the summer, by the board of directors of the company. The award was presented

by Mr. B. W. Clark, Vice-President of the firm.

The Westinghouse Order of Merit is an honorary citation conferred by action of the board on those members of the company's personnel who have distinguished themselves by some contribution of extraordinary merit in the development of technical progress for industry or for unusually effective efforts that contribute to significant growth or pronounced commercial progress of the company.

Mr. Fuller's citation, Mr. Clark said, is in recognition of the "energetic leadership that has marked the affairs of the company in the Southeast since his appointment as district manager November 1, 1929." * * * * Mr. Ward Grantham, E.E., 1930, was recently named Vice-President and General Manager and a director of Light Metals, Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind., in recognition of his able sales and executive work.

The parent organization of the magnesium alloy casting firm is the P. R. Mallory Company, Inc., of Indianapolis. sis

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Mr. William K. Jenkins, 1913, Southern theater executive and civic leader, has been elected to the board of directors of the First National Bank, it was announced on August 10, by James D. Robinson, president, and John K. Ottley, Sr., chairman of the board.

Head of the state-wide Lucas and Jenkins chain theaters, Mr. Jenkins recently has been active in War Savings Bond campaigns in the theatrical field and elsewhere and is now Fifth District chairman of the War Finance Committee as well as chairman of the War Activities Committee in the Atlanta Exchange area of the motion picture industry. He is one of the founders and was the chief barker of the Variety Club in Atlanta.

At preparatory school he was an outstanding student and was captain of the football team. He carried this scholastic pre-eminence with him to Georgia Tech, where he was a varsity football player for three years.

After leaving Tech Mr. Jenkins entered the engineering department of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, rising rapidly in that organization during the seven years of his connection.

His first venture into the theatrical field came after Y. F r a n k Freeman, now vice-president in charge of production for Paramount pictures, persuaded him to join the S. A. Lynch organization, then operating theaters throughout the South. When that firm dissolved, Jenkins entered business for himself through purchase of the Enterprise Distributing Corporation from the Lynch interests.

In 1913 h e began theater operation in Atlanta and that same year formed association with the late Arthur Lucas which grew into his present company.

Long interested in aviation and a licensed pilot, he is a former member of the Georgia State Board of Aeronautics and was a founder and former member of the State Air Patrol, now the Civilian Air Patrol.

Mr. E. B. Newill, B.S. in E.E. and M.E., 1915, was appointed general manager of the. Indianapolis, Ind., Allison Division of General Motors Corporation, succeeding F. C. Kroeger, vice-president of the corporation, who has been granted a leave because of illness, as announced in August by C. E. Wilson, the corporation president.

Mr. Newill was born in Atlanta and, upon graduating from Georgia Tech, from 1915 to 1929, he was employed by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company at East Pittsburgh, Pa., being active in the development of electrical equipment and becoming manager of the industrial control department.

He joined General Motors Corporation in 1929 as vice-president of General Motors Radio Corporation.

In June, 1930, he was promoted to chief engineer and director of research at the Frigidaire Division, and in 1941, he became assistant to E. R. Breech, t h e n in charge of household appliances and aviation for the corporation.

Mr. C. B. "Buck" Gwyn, Jr., B.S. in E.E., 1926, became Chief Engineer and General Manager of Allied Control Company, Inc., on March 1, at Chicago, 111.

The company is just completing a new building which will be devoted entirely to the manufacture of aircraft relays and controls; and fibre lock nuts on which Buck Gwyn has several patents issued and pending; to his many patents, he added three more, recently, covering new alloys for electrical contact purposes—one of which is being widely used in the gun control relays of our planes. * * * * Mr. Burton Heinrick, B.S. in M.E. 1933, has recently received one of the rare Army ordnance department citations "for distinguished service to his count r y " in recognition of his discovery of an easier, quicker method of making forged steel high explosive shells, saving one and one-quarter pounds of steel on each shell.

Heinrich is employed at the Oldsmobile division of General Motors at Leeds, where tens of thousands of artillery, tank, and anti-aircraft shells are forged, later to be loaded with TNT. The Oldsmobile plant has used the method for over three months, and the Ordnance Department has recommended its adoption in all other plants.

Heinrich graduated in 1933, as stated, in mechanical engineering. Since then, he has been employed

by General Motors, and has held the position of supervisor at the Oldsmobile plant over a year. $ * $ # A unique business situation, probably not duplicated anywhere else, exists in the firms of the larger wholesale electric distributors in the Southeast with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., and prominent Georgia Tech graduates are the "head men" in each case, as follows: Mr. George T. Marchmont, B.S. in E.E. 1907, is the Southern District Manager, Graybar Electric Co. Mr. Wm. Austin Emerson, B.S. in M.E. 1912, and E.E. '13, is District Manager, Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, and Mr. Robert A. Clark, B.S. in E.E., 1915, is District Manager General Electric Supply Company.

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Weddings and Engagements ANDERSQN-HIGHTOWER

MORROW-HAMMERSLA

Of paramount interest to society is the announcement made of the marriage of Miss Emily Anderson to Major George Bedney Hightower, U. S. Army Air Force. The ceremony took place on J u n e 5, 1943, at the Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church. Major Hightower took post-graduate work at Georgia Tech in 1937. He is now stationed at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Enlisting widespread interest is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Mildred Elizabeth Morrow to William Edward Hammersla, Jr., on J u n e 4, 1943.

Mr. Hammersla attended Georgia Tech in the class of 1943, being called into service upon the completion of his junior year.

DAVIS-BEARSE

Enlisting widespread interest is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Avis Carolyne Davis to Asa Taylor Bearse, Jr., United States Army, on May 18, 1943. Mr. Bearse was in the class of 1944 at Georgia Tech. He is now assigned to the Officers' Candidate School in Aberdeen, Md. DAVIS-KIRKLAND

The marriage of Miss Annabelle Davis and Lieutenant (j.g.) J e a n Elmo Kirkland, Jr., U.S.N.R., was solemnized on August 1, 1943, at the home of the bride's parents in Dawson, Texas. Lieutenant Kirkland graduated from Georgia Tech in 1942 with a B.S. in G.E. JAMES-EDGE

Of interest is the announcement made of the marriage of Miss Mary Louise James to Lieutenant Halbert L. Edge, J r . The marriage took place in the early summer. Lieutenant Edge graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943 with a B.S. degree in E.E. At present Lieutenant Edge is stationed at Fort Benning, Ga.

QUINLAN-BISSINNAR

A marriage of sincere interest is that of Miss Frances Quinlan to Lieutenant Robert E. Bissinnar on J u n e 5, 1943. Lieutenant Bissinnar was in the class of 1942 at Tech before entering the armed forces in 1941. He is now stationed at Chanute Field.

REES-BRAY

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Myra Rees of England to Major Albert Neil Bray on July 7, 1943. The ceremony took place in a village church in England. Major Bray was in the Chief of Ordnance Department, Washington, D. C. He graduated from Tech with an M.E. degree in 1936. He is now stationed "Somewhere in England."

ROUNTREE-COUCH

Bearing social interest is the announcement m a d e of the marriage of Miss Clara DeWalt Rountree to Ensign Harold Kennan Couch, U.S.N.R., in June, 1943. Ensign Couch graduated from Tech in 1941, receiving his B.S. in M.E. Before entering the Navy in 1942, Ensign Couch was connected with the Babcock and Wilcox Boiler Co.

JONES-WINKELMAN

TODD-McRAE

An engagement of sincere interest is that of Miss Emily Louise Jones to Ensign Valentine Winkelman, Jr., U.S.N.R. The date of the marriage is to be announced later. Ensign Winkelman graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943 with a B.S. in Ch.E. While at Tech he was battalion commander of the Naval R.O.T.C.

The marriage of Miss Carolyn Hamilton Todd to Donald Murdoch McRae was solemnized on May 17, 1943, at the bride's home on Sherwood Road, Atlanta.

Mr. McRae received his B.S. degree in M.E. from Georgia Tech in 1940. He is now with Rittelmeyer and Company of Atlanta.

KENT-LAW

Announcement was made on J u n e 6, 1943, of the engagement of Miss Mary Elizabeth Todd to Private Edward Harrison Shaw. Plans for the wedding are to be made later. At Tech Private Shaw studied Ch.E. He is now in the Ordnance Officers' Candidate School in Aberdeen, Md.

Of interest to a wide circle of friends was the lovely marriage of Miss Eleanor Anne Kent to Lieutenant Foster Caldwell Law, Jr., A r m y Air Force.

The ceremony took place at the North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, September 3, 1943. Lieut.

Law attended Georgia Tech in the class of 1944.

MARCH MONT-SHEARER

TODD-SHAW

TRIPLETT-BIVANS

The marriage of Miss Jeanie Marchmont to Charles Forrest Shearer was solemnized on J u n e 26, 1943, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Marchmont, on Montclair Drive, Atlanta. Mr. Shearer graduated from Tech in 1943 with a B.S. degree in E.E. He is now in the United States A r m y Signal Corps.

Of interest is the announcement made of the marriage of Miss Nan Elizabeth Triplett to Ernest Walter Bivans. The ceremony took place on May 15, 1943, at St. Mark Methodist Church in Atlanta. Mr. Bivans received a B.S. in E.E. from Tech in 1943. The couple will reside in Atlanta until Mr. Bivans is called into active service with the U. S. A r m y Signal Corps.

McDOUGALL-CRUMLEY

VAN NOSTRAND-WHITE

Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Josephine McDougall to Lieutenant Robert Morris Crumley, U.S.N.R. The ceremony was solemnized on August 3, 1943. Lieutenant Crumley graduated from Tech in 1940 with a B.S. degree in I.M. Lieutenant and Mrs. Crumley will make their home in Norfolk, Va. McDOUGALL-EDWARDS

Enlisting interest is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Lois Maurine McDougall to Lieutenant Dan Miller Edwards on J u n e 10, 1943. Lieutenant Edwards graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943 with a B.S. degree in T.E., and graduated from Officers' Candidate School at Camp Davis on J u n e 3, 1943.

An announcement of interest is that made of the marriage of Miss Constance Crofut Van Nostrand to Captain Wenham Cannon White early this summer.

Captain White graduated from Georgia Tech, where he received his degree in M.E. in 1941.

WALTERS-ALLCORN

The marriage of Miss Daneyse Walters to Lieutenant F r a n k W. Allcorn III, U.S.N., was solemnized on May 30, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Lieutenant Allcorn received a B.S. degree in I.M. from Tech in 1941. He has been on duty in the Pacific for the past year. He returned to active duty on J u l y 5. His bride will reside with the Allcorns in Atlanta.

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Deaths David T. Bussey, 57, of 1184 Oak Street, S.W., Atlanta, died on May 20, 1943, at his home. At the time of his death, Mr. Bussey was head of the refining department of the Marietta Aircraft Assembly plant.

He graduated from the Georgia Military Academy and attended Georgia Tech in the class of 1908.

CRARY

W. A. Crary, Jr., class of 1924, of Columbia, S. C , died suddenly on May 6, 1943, in Birmingham, Ala. GAFFNEY

H. Raiford Gaffney, B.S. in T.E., 1922, died in an Atlanta hospital on J u n e 6, 1943. Mr. Gaffney was general manager of the Atlanta branch of the Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company at the time of his death.

HANSELL Mr. William A. Hansell, B.S. in M.E., 1892, 70 years of age, of Atlanta, a leader in the engineering and construction profession, died in a private Atlanta hospital on September 8, after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were held in the First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta.

At the time of his death, Mr. Hansell was assistant chief of construction of the city of Atlanta. P r e viously, he had served as chief of construction of the city and as superintendent of public works of Fulton County.

He attended Boys High School and was graduated from Georgia Tech in the first class that completed a four-year term, in 1892. At Tech he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity.

Identified with the engineering and construction field most of his life, Mr. Hansell was one of the leaders in developing Atlanta's metropolitan sewerage system. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a past president of the Georgia section.

Frequently, Mr. Hansell lectured at Georgia Tech and in recognition of his contributions to the institution was presented a gold "T." Mr. Hansell was president of the First National Building & Loan Association of Atlanta, a director of the Fulton County Federal Savings & Loan Association, and president of the City of Atlanta Credit JENKINS

George W. Jenkins of Atlanta died on February 16, 1943. Mr. Jenkins was in the class of 1892 at Georgia Tech, one of Tech's pioneer students.

MERRY

E. B. Merry, Sr., of Augusta, 1943. He graduated from Tech degree in M.E. He was president ers Brick & Tile Co., in Augusta,

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ROBINSON

News of the unexpected death in Wood River, 111., of Jack Robinson, 37, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Robinson, 302 Atlanta Avenue, S.E., was received by his parents.

Mr. Robinson, a graduate of Georgia Tech, class of 1926, was a chemist employed by the Standard Oil Company in Wood River.

Funeral services were held in St. Louis, Mo. SCOTT

Lawrence C. Scott, 50, a former Atlantan, died J u n e 24, 1943, at his home in Pensacola, Fla., after a long illness. Mr. Scott was in the class of 1914 at Georgia Tech. At the time of his death he represented the Kansas City Life Insurance Company in West Florida.

BEERS

A son, William H. Beers III, was born to First Lieutenant William H. Beers, Jr., and Mrs. Beers, on J u n e 19, 1943. Lieutenant Beers is stationed in the P a n a m a Canal Zone. He graduated from Tech in 1939 with a B.S. degree in M.E. BROOKS

Lieut. (U.S.N.R.) J. L. Brooks, Jr., and Mrs. Brooks, the former Madeline Adair of Atlanta, announce the birth of a son at Miami, Fla., in September. Lieut.

R. L. "Shorty" Brooks, B.S. in C.E. 1939, was an outstanding guard on the Ga. Tech Varsity.

CAMP

A son was born to Lieutenant and Mrs. Laurence F. Camp on December 29, 1942. Lieutenant Camp, Post Grad. in Chemistry 1933, lost his life in the cause of his country in a plane crash in Puerto Rico on October 1, 1942.

EMMONS

Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Emmons, Jr., announced the birth of a daughter, Margaret Anne, on December 17, 1942. Mr. Emmons graduated from Tech in 1942 with a B.S. degree in E.E., and is doing research work at Langley Field, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Emmons reside at 21 Hampton Road, Langley View, Hampton, Va. PARRISH

Captain and Mrs. Charles R. Parrish, Jr., announce the birth of a son, Charles III, born in January, 1943.

Captain Parrish graduated with a B.S. in C.E. in 1938, and has been overseas in the African theatre since November, 1942, and has not yet had the pleasure of seeing his son in person.

RYAN

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ryan of New Orleans, La., announce the birth of a daughter, Lilian Elizabeth, born on March 30, 1943. Mr. Ryan received his B.S. degree in E.E. from Tech in 1937.

THRASH

Major Wm. Gay Thrash, U.S.M.C, and Mrs. Thrash, announce the birth of a son, Wm. Gay Thrash, Jr., on September 4 in Atlanta. Mrs. Thrash is the former Virginia Merryman. Major Thrash, B.S. in C.E. 1939, was a star end on the Ga. Tech football team.

WALKER

Lieutenant (j.g.) and Mrs. Perrin Walker announce the birth of a son, Lewis Perrin III, born on May 25, 1943, at Emory University Hospital. Lieutenant Walker, 1936 class, is stationed at Key Port, Wash.

WHITFIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Whitfield announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Croom, born at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, on J u n e 6, 1943. Mr. Whitfield graduated from Tech in 1932, receiving a B.S. degree in M.E.

Deaths (Continued) WRIGLEY

Mr. Eugene F. Wrigley, 45, of 224 Peachtree Way, died Saturday, J u l y 10, at his residence in Atlanta.

A native of Atlanta, he was a graduate of Marist College and completed his education at Georgia Tech in 1922. As a member of the Tech student body, he took an active part in athletics, having played on the basketball and baseball teams.

At the time of his death, Mr. Wrigley was secretary-treasurer of the Wrigley Engraving Company.

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Cold Star" Alumni

Lieut. Joseph S. Bartlett, 1940, of Asheville, N. C , former end and halfback on the Ga. Tech football team, lost his life on J u n e 21 when the tail of his plane hit him while taking to his parachute, as the aeroplane went out of control.

Recalling Joe Bartlett as "an outstanding student, a good football player and a good trackman," Coach W. A. Alexander, of Georgia Tech, spoke highly of the lieutenant upon hearing of his death.

Entering Tech as a freshman in 1937, Bartlett played football—as end and halfback—for three years, and the shotput record he established while at Tech still stands.

Scheduled for graduation in J u n e , 1940, Bartlett left in the middle of his senior year to join the Air Corps. * * * *Lieut. William E. Cadle, 1941, son of Mrs. Wm. E. Cadle of Smyrna, Ga., lost his life on J u n e 27 in the crash of a Gunter Field training plane, near Columbia, Ala. He enlisted in the A r m y while a student at Georgia Tech, was stationed in Panama, attended Officer Candidate School at Miami Beach, Fla., and was commissioned in August, 1942.

The young pilot received special training at A r m y Air Force Basic Training School at Gunter Field, Ala., and was stationed there when the accident occurred.

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Lieut. Eugene M. Carby, 1942, U. S. Air Corps, lost his life in the European area, as the result of an accident, according to War Department information on J u n e 13 to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Carby, of Atlanta.

Lieutenant Carby was born in Duluth, Minn., J a n uary 22, 1922. He moved to Atlanta with his family and was educated at Tech High School and Georgia Tech. He was one of six Tech men who volunteered for the air service J a n u a r y 17, 1942.

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"Bud" Gilmer, former rugged " B " team football player and popular spark plug, at Tech, was an experienced instrument flyer. He had over two years and 2,000 hours at the Pensacola Naval Air Station and was about to be detached for combat duty, just prior to the crash on-a routine flight. * * % * Capt. H. R. Gaffney, Spec. Textile 1922, Civil Air Patrol and a lieutenant of World War I, died of a heart attack following illness of the day before, in an Atlanta hospital on J u n e 10.

Captain Gaffney was a native of Gaffney, S. C , a city named for his family. A former major in the R.O.T.C. unit while at Tech and second in command,

he followed his training by entering the textile business in which he became prominent. He was manager of the Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company branch plant in Atlanta, at the time of his death. * * * * Corporal Andrew F. Hines, 1945 Class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Hines, of 935 Myrtle street, N. E., Atlanta, was recently killed in an automobile accident at Camp McCain, Miss., where he was stationed with a demolition squadron of the Engineers Corps.

When Corp. Hines was graduated from Tech High School in June, 1942, he was awarded the Tech High scholarship to Georgia Tech. A t the same time he was selected as one of two boys in his class who had taken the best advantage of their opportunities while in high school, and presented with a $400 prize by Sears-Roebuck Company.

He attended Georgia Tech one year, and last Febr u a r y was inducted into the Army. He was sent immediately to Camp McCain.

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Lieutenant Jones, 23 years of age, was lead bombardier of a Flying Fortress group, and recently had been awarded the Distinguished F l y i n g Cross for action in the South Pacific. He was declared missing in action on July 27, the date later confirmed as the date of his death. He was a former student at Georgia Tech and had had a number of forced landings without being wounded.

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Cold Star Alumni (Cont'd) Lieutenant Charles Wm. "Billy" Lowndes, 1944, U. S. Air Corps pilot, 22 years of age, native Atlantan and son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lowndes, Sr., of Atlanta, lost his life in the North African campaign on J u l y 19.

Lieutenant Billy Lowndes entered Georgia Tech upon graduation from Boys High School in 1940, and volunteered for the Army Air Corps during his sophomore year. He had always been enthusiastic about flying and began training when he was 17 and was among the first to volunteer for the Civil Air Patrol.

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Lowndes wrote his parents how good he felt over having a hand in the action and the victories—and a big hand he had, indeed, in it all.

In addition to his parents, Lieut. Lowndes is survived by his brother, Lieut. George Wilkinson Lowndes, B.S. 1934, also in the U. S. Air Corps, and stationed at Warner Robins Field, Georgia.

Aviation Cadet James Arnold Mitchell, U.S.N.R., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Mitchell of Atlanta, lost his life in a midair plane collision near the Pensacola Naval Air Station on August 11. He was in a plane piloted by Lieut, (j.g.) William F. Smith of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at Whiting Field, near Pensacola.

Young Mitchell was a graduate of North Fulton High School. He attended Georgia Tech two years, in the class of 1944, prior to his enlistment last September.

He received his preflight training at the University of Georgia, and then was transferred to St. Louis, later going to Pensacola, where he was continuing his training for two months before his fatal accident.

His father, Mr. A. O. Mitchell, prominent in business and civic affairs, has been engaged in the automobile business for 20 years, and is head of Mitchell Motors, Inc., of Atlanta, Pensacola, and Tampa, Fla. Lieutenant Wallace W. Palmer, 1942, U. S. A r m y Air Corps, son of Mr. Lawrence Henry Palmer of Atlanta, was killed in action in the European area, August 11. His father and wife, the former Miss Jeanette Beaudry of Fairview, Mass,, were notified by the War Department.

He studied electrical engineering at Georgia Tech and volunteered for the Army Air Forces during his sophomore year in December. 1940. Last February he was awarded the air medal.

Lieut. William A. Rehm, 1939, U. S. Army Air Corps, was killed in an airplane accident recently, at Laredo, Texas. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Rehm of Decatur, Georgia, who were informed at the time by the War Department.

Lieutenant Rehm attended the Decatur Elementary Schools, Atlanta Boys' High School and Georgia Tech. Before he entered the Army in 1941, he had served as clerk for the Decatur Post Office. He transferred to the Air Corps last September and had been at home on leave after receiving his wings. He resided at 172 Olympic Place, Decatur, Ga. Lieut. Cecil C. Walkley, 1941, U. S. Army Air Corps pilot, lost his life with six of the other members of his crew when his medium bomber exploded and crashed near Houston, Texas, on May 20. The information was released by the Greenville, S. C , Army Air Base.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Walkley, of Atlanta, Lieutenant Walkley was graduated from Peacock School and attended Georgia Tech. He was employed by the Citizens & Southern National Bank, Atlanta.

He was first in the Coast Artillery before entering the Air Corps. He won his wings at Moody Field, Valdosta, in March, 1942, and recently applied for combat duty. He was a former member of the Governor's Horse Guard.

Tech Marksmen Win Hearst Cup Eagle-eyed Navy marksmen at Georgia Tech have claimed second place in competition for the William Randolph Hearst Trophy national rifle matches, it was announced July 8 by Captain J. V. Babcock, U.S.N., commanding officer of the Georgia Tech Naval R.O.T.C. A team of five men, leading marksmen among all of the 250 members of the R.O.T.C. battalion, composed the Tech team which claimed the second-place trophy with a score of 906 points out of a possible 1,000. All members of the team are from Atlanta, Captain Babcock said.

Coached by Lieutenant P. D. Ellis, U.S.N., retired, rifle and pistol coach, and Chief Gunner H. R. Chambers, U.S.N., retired, as assistant coach, the men winning top rank in the Navy R.O.T.C. battalion and winning the trophy for second place nationally are Millard Gowen, Fred Baker, Horace Riley, J. A. Williamson and J. C. Mayson.

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Full Football Schedule-Manning, Captain; Steber, Alternate A full ten-game schedule has finally been arranged for Coach W. A. Alexander's 1943 Yellow Jacket football team. Six of the games will be played in Atlanta and three away.

Athens Naval Pre-Flight is a newcomer on the card, and the same may almost be said for North Carolina, L. S. U., Tulane, and Clemson, who haven't been on Tech's schedule for a period of years. Alabama and Vanderbilt are out for the duration, but other former teams to oppose the Jackets again, are Duke, Georgia, Notre Dame and Navy; in accordance with the following: 1943 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 25—North Carolina at Grant Field.

Oct. 2—Notre Dame at South Bend.

Oct. 9—Athens Pre-Flight at Grant Field.

Oct. 16—300th Infantry, Grant Field.

Oct. 23—Navy at Baltimore.

Oct. 30—Duke at Grant Field.

Nov. 6—L. S. U. at Grant Field.

Nov. 13—Tulane at New Orleans.

Nov. 20—Clemson at Grant Field.

Nov. 27—Georgia at Grant Field.

Six of the nine opponents, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Athens Pre-Flight, Navy, Duke and Tulane, have naval units from which to draw material, assuring the Jackets of keen competition. Tech also has a naval unit.

Tech has eight lettermen returning from last year's squad, but it is not known yet what aid the team will get from Navy trainees. Those who earned their "T" last fall are F r a n k Beall, A. Faulkner, "Mutt" Manning, Eddie Prokop, Ed Ryckeley, Wilbur Stein, J i m K u h n and Lowrey.

The Jackets have been hit hard by graduation and losses to the armed forces. Gone from last year's eleven are Logan, Marshall, Page, Moody, Avery, R. Jordan, L. Jordan, Crawford, Clay, Allison, Richter, Helms, ends; Eaves, Healey, Slaton, Hammond, Munroe, Appleby, Anderson and P. West, tackles; J. Jordan, Mahon, Baird, Skinner, Hardy, guards; H. Smith, Lovelance, Coleman and M. West, centers; Dodd, Plaster, Hancock, Sheldon, Berman, Magbee, Little, Paschal, Dzenev, Dorsett, Heidenreich, McHugh, Castleberry, Bondurant, Luck and Morris, backs.

ROTC Juniors Return to Tech The R.O.T.C. juniors are being returned to Georgia Tech under the Army Specialized Training Program to complete their academic training. These men were sent to Replacement Training Centers for basic training. Upon completion of basic training they are sent direct to O. C. S. However, due to the reduction in n u m b e r of candidates now being accepted for officer training, these men are being returned to school for one or two terms.

The Ordnance and Signal Corps men who left for Replacement Training Centers in March and April have been returned. At present, thirty-five Ordnance men and seven Signal Corps men have returned to school.

The Infantry and Coast Artillery juniors who left for Replacement Training Centers in J u n e will report at a later date.

Manning and Steber Lead Jackets George (Mutt) Manning, one of the few returning lettermen on the Tech team, was elected captain of the 1943 edition of the Yellow Jackets at an election held Saturday, Sept. 11, before scrimmage.

John Steber, a guard transfer from Vanderbilt, was elected alternate captain at the same meeting.

Manning will be able to finish out the season if certain regulations are put into effect by the Navy.

Manning was voted most valuable player on the 1942 Tech team, and was candidate for All-American last year. Besides having been a letterman for two years and a member of Phi Delta Theta, Manning is president of Omicrom Delta Kappa and president of the Senior class.

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Missing in Action

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Ensign Thomas M. Clapp, 1943, U.S.N.R., who received his Navy pilot's wings in September, 1942, has been listed as missing since F e b r u a r y 11 and presumed lost, as recently announced b y t h e Tenth Naval District at San Juan, Puerto Rico. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Clapp of Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, Ga. Ensign Clapp joined t h e Navy in February, last year, and went to Norfolk, Va., for his later training.

He attended Georgia Tech for three years. * * ** Lieutenant David Fussell, 1945, of Atlanta, w h o trained with Clark Gable in Florida and accompanied the screen actor's Air Corps unit to England several months ago, is missing in action, t h e War Department reported on J u n e 24.

Lieutenant Fussell, a navigator, failed to return from an air mission over Europe, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fussell, of 978 Juniper Street, N. E., his parents, were informed.

Lieutenant Fussell attended Boys' High and Georgia Tech. He joined the A r m y Air Corps last year.

Georgia Tech, the defending champion, amassed 83 points on August 7 in Birmingham, to far outstrip the field in t h e Southeastern A. A. U. swimming a n d diving championships at Cascade Plunge.

Club Rex, of Birmingham, w a s second with 35 points, and the Atlanta Athletic Club finished third with 15. Other teams and their points were Cochrane Field, Macon, Ga., 13; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 6; Cascade Plunge, 5; Ensley and Camp Sibert, Ala., 3 each.

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Lieutenant Nathaniel L. Hightower, B.S. in T.E., 1938, was reported missing from his bomber base in India, t h e War Department recently informed his parents in Atlanta.

A bomber pilot stationed in India, Lieutenant Hightower has been missing since August 3, the War Department told his parents, and according to a letter he wrote his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth Beaty, he had received the Air Medal for Meritorious Flying on August 2.

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Lieutenant William H. Pinson, 1942, U. S. Air Corps pilot, whose wife lives a t 1043 Oglethorpe Avenue, Atlanta, now is held prisoner by the German government, the War Department announced recently.

A pilot of a Flying Fortress, Lieutenant Pinson was reported missing on J u n e 11 over the European area.

H e wrote his wife recently that he was safe and well in a German prison camp.

He entered the air force in January, 1941, and was sent to England last April.

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