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WESTINGHOUSE TURBINE RENEWAL PARTS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ANYWHERE Authorized Marine distributor for Westinghouse Turbine Renewal Parts, Port Electric maintains a complete stock of replacement parts in its own warehouse for immediate delivery. Authorized Marine Distributors lor: Westinghouse: Turbine, Controller and Motor Renewal Parts Cutler-Hammer: Controller Parts Clark: Controller Parts Also available: Replacement Parts for Monitor, Reliance, Crocker Wheeler, and others. PORT ELECTRIC Turbine Division OF PORT ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORP. 155*157 Perry Street, New York, N. Y. 10014 Call (212) 255 4930 SHIP SERVICE OUR SPECIALTY Pacific Northwest Section Holds Annual Meeting for faster turn around TURN TO BREWER ? Marine Repairs and Construction ? 8 Sectional Drydocks up to 8500 tons ? Deepwater Vessels or Harborcraft ? Plerside work - 24 hr. service DRY DOCK COMPANY MARINERS HARBOR, STATEN ISLAND 3, N. Y. YUkon 1-3500 ESTABLISHED 1899 Attending the Pacific Northwest Section's annual meet-ing were, left to right: Ward Squires, new chairman; Glen Jurges, SNAME scholarship award winner; Rear Adm. W. S. Petrovic, commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; Comdr. James Burgess, author, and Michael J. Markey, retiring chairman. The annual meeting of the Pacific North-west Section of The Society of Naval Archi-tects and Marine Engineers was held at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. Ward Squires, a supervisor with Todd Shipyards Seattle Division, was elected chair-man for the 1969-70 season. Prior to the meeting, a tour was given the members of the Keyport Naval Torpedo Sta-tion. A technical paper, entitled "Methods of Recovery of Sunken Torpedoes," was pre-sented following the dinner at the Officers Club by Comdr. James A. Burgess, technical operations officer of the Keyport facility. Rear Adm. William F. Petrovic, commander of the Navy yard, spoke briefly to the members and welcomed them to the Naval Shipyard. The newly elected officers were introduced and plaques in recognition of their services were given to the retiring officers. Columbian Rope Promotes Executives Promotions in the executive staff of Colum-bian Rope Company, Auburn, N. Y., have been announced by Frank R. Metcalf, president of the company. Legare R. Hole has been named vice-presi-dent of the Cordage Division, with responsi-bility for all manufacturing and marketing of the division's products, which are produced in plants at Auburn, N. Y.; Plymouth, Mass.; Warwick, Va.; New Orleans, La., and Maspeth, N. Y. The Cordage Division manufactures rope and twine from various natural and syn-thetic fibers, as well as shipping bags, paper covered twine, and twisted paper filler cord from paper stock. A director of Columbian Rope, Mr. Hole replaces Spencer H. Brewster, who is assuming responsibilities of executive vice - president, Faul-Coradi, Inc., of Skaneateles, N. Y., and Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Brewster remains a vice-president and director of Columbian Rope. Bartlett B. Bradley has assumed Mr. Hole's former position of vice-president of sales for the company's Cordage Division. He was for-merly vice-president of sales for the Plymouth Division. Mr. Bradley's previous duties have been ab-sorbed by James J. Greene, who was sales manager for the Columbian and Fitler Divi-sions. His new position is general sales mana-ger for all Cordage Division operations. Mr. Hole, who joined Columbian Rope in 1945, spent several years in manufacturing op-erations and industrial relations prior to join-ing the sales staff in 1951. He was named vice-president of sales in 1957. A lieutenant com-mander in the Navy Reserve, he holds the Navy Cross, earned for service during World War II. A native of Auburn, he received a bachelor of science degree from Hamilton Col-lege. Mr. Bradley joined Plymouth in 1931, and was named vice-president of sales for the divi-sion in 1951. He served as a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy during World War II. A native of Duxbury, Mass., he received a bachelor of arts degree from Dartmouth College. Mr. Greene joined Columbian in 1941. He was named Fitler Division manager in 1958, and general sales manager for Columbian and Fitler in 1963. A native of Garden City, N. Y? he studied with the American Institute of Banking. George G. Sharp Part Of Team To Study Canadian Shipping The New York naval architectural and mar-ine systems firm of George G. Sharp, Inc., has been retained as part of a team to conduct an economic feasibility study of a Canadian deep-sea merchant marine. Donald C. Jamieson, Canadian minister of transport, made the announcement of the a-ward of the contract in the House of Commons. The prime contractor is Hedlin-Menzies and Associates Limited of Winnipeg and Toronto. Technical support will be provided by Gibson Transportation Limited of Vancouver and Montreal, and George G. Sharp, Inc. The main purpose of the study is to explore the range of possibilities for privately owned Canadian-flag shipping in the years ahead and to assess the cost and benefits attached to different possibilities. D.F. Wierda Resigns From U.S. Lines Dr. John J. McMullen, president of United States Lines, Inc., has announced that D. F. Wierda Sr., vice-president-marketing, has for personal reasons, tendered his resignation. In connection with this announcement, Dr. McMullen called attention to the fact that Mr. Wierda has been with the company for 23 years and he took note of his long and faithful service during this period. Dr. Mc-Mullen went on to express his very best wish-es to Mr. Wierda for continued success in his future endeavors. Mr. Wierda joined the United States Lines in 1946 in the post of operating manager in Belgium. In 1952, he was named district manager for the Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg area, a post he held until he was recalled to this coun-try in 1954 to serve as special assistant to the freight traffic manager. In June of 1960, Mr. Wierda was elected a vice-president in charge of freight traffic and in 1963 he was elected a member of the board of directors of the company. In March of 1969, the board of directors of the company elected Mr. Wierda a senior vice-president of market-ing and sales. Mr. Wierda is a graduate of the University of California. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York Board of Trade ; a life member of the National Defense Trans-portation Association; a member of the Traffic Advisory and Steamship Operation Committees of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York, and a member of the New York Produce Exchange, Foreign Commerce Club and the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. Shell Oil Sales Department Moves To New Headquarters Shell Oil Company's marine sales department, offering bunkers and marine lubricants and greases, moved on July 1 from 50 West 50th Street to 640 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10019. The office will handle sales and technical functions related to bunkers and marine lubricants. 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News