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SNAME Philadelphia Section Holds Annual Dinner Dance At Cherry Hill Attending the SNAME Philadelphia Section's Annual Dinner Dance were, left to right: James J. Henry, Society president; Gordon H. Boyd, immediate past chairman of the Sec-tion; B.B. Cook Jr., Section secretary-treasurer; Kent C. Thornton, Section chairman, and George A. Johnson, Section vice-chairman. The Philadelphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers recently held its 19th Annual Dinner Dance at Cher-ry Hill Inn, Cherry Hill, N.J. Five hundred and fifty members and guests representing more than 70 various shipping companies, engi-neering firms, shipbuilding indus-tries and activities attended the formal affair. The evening festivities com-menced with cocktails in the im-pressive Skylight Lounge, follow-ed by dinner and dancing in the Inn's Presidential dining room. Guests included SNAME Presi-dent, James J. Henry and Mrs. Henry, Sydney Swan, American Bureau of Shipping and Mrs. Swan, Philadelphia Naval Ship-yard Commander Capt. F. W. Gooch Jr. and Mrs. Gooch, Gor-don H. Boyd, vice-president Ma-thiasen's Tanker Industries, and Mrs. Boyd, Kent C. Thornton, J. J. Henry Co. and Mrs. Thornton and Fred W. Beltz Jr. of DeLaval and Mrs. Beltz. Immediate past chairman of the Philadelphia Section, Gordon H. Boyd was presented with a certifi-cate for outstanding service by SNAME President, J. J. Henry. T. M. Curran Retires From Webb Institute After 40 Years Service Thomas M. Curran Thomas M. Curran, dean and professor of naval architecture at Webb Institute of Naval Architec-ture in Glen Cove, N.Y., retired on June 30 after being a member of the faculty for 40 years and dean of the college for the past ten years. Dean Curran is a 1925 graduate of Webb and holds advanced de-grees from New York University where he has served as visiting professor of naval architecture from 1940 to 1954. He served as special examiner for the municipal Civil Service Commission. He is a New York State licensed profes-sional engineer, a past president of the Webb Alumni Association, chairman of the Webb Alumni Fund, a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engi-neers where he serves on the raem-Fruehauf Acquires Minority Interest In Rotterdam Firm Fruehauf Corporation announced in Detroit, Mich, that its fully owned subsidiary, Fruehauf Inter-national Ltd., has acquired a mi-nority interest in its licensee, N. V. Nederlandsche Tank Apparaten-en Machinefabriek?NETAM, of Rot-terdam, Holland. The announce-ment was made by William E. Grace, president and chief execu-tive officer of Fruehauf. NETAM, a publicly owned com-pany, the shares of which are traded on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, has manufactured Frue-hauf equipment under license for the past eight years. It ranks among the leading trailer and con-tainer manufacturers in Holland. Alex S. Aranyos, president of Fruehauf International Ltd., said, "This acquisition is a further step in strengthening Fruehauf's posi-tion in Europe since Rotterdam is one of Europe's leading container ports." Fruehauf's trailers and contain-ers are manufactured in England. France, Germany, Sweden, and Spain, as well as in Japan, Austra-lia. South Africa, Mexico and Bra-zil. Manitowoc To Build Derrick Barge For Use In Canal Zone A contract has been awarded to Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc., Mani-towoc, Wis., for the construction of an all welded steel derrick barge for use at the Panama Canal Zone. The derrick barge will be employed to load and unload ships with the use of a grab bucket and also for dredging and pile driving work on harbor breakwaters. Much of the work will be done in the restricted confines of the approaches to the canal locks; however, the barge will operate at times in rough seas in breakwater work at the entrance to the Cristobal Harbor. The barge will be 105 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. A Manitowoc Model 4600 deck mounted crane will be installed on deck on a high turret foundation. The crane will be equipped with a 100-foot boom which will be used for handling a 7)4 cubic yard heavy-duty clam dredging bucket and also used for pile driving or lift crane work. As a derrick, the crane will have a capacity of lifting 177,700 pounds at a working radius of 28 feet. For clamshell dredging, the crane will have sufficient capacity to dredge 52 feet below the water level. Design And Operation Of Fishing Vessels Described To Canadian Maritime Section bership and scholarship commit-tees, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the American Association of Univer-sity Professors. A resident of Tar-rytown, N.Y., he serves as an elder in the First Reformed Church of that city. Webb Institute is a small col-lege with an outstanding reputation for excellence. It is one of only three colleges in North America offering bachelor of science de-grees in naval architecture and ma-rine engineering and is unique in its high standard of selectivity, sin-gle emphasis curriculum, and an annual program of practical win-ter work terms integrated with academic teaching. Berry Elected President Of Propeller Club Port Of New Orleans J. Clarke Berry, vice-president, Canal Barge Company, Inc., has been elected president of the Pro-peller Club of the Port of New Orleans. Mr. Berry's one-year term as head of the 950-member Pro-peller Club Port ? largest in the country ? began on July 1. Mr. Berry has long been active in The American Waterways Operators, Inc., having served on the Associa-tion's board of directors, as vice-president of Region 3, and as chair-man of several Region 3 commit-tees. Region 3 encompasses the Gulf Coast and Lower Mississippi River areas. Taking part in the Canadian Maritime Section, SNAME, annual meeting were, left to right: Ronald Allan, meetings committee chairman; Robert McArthur, speaker; Russell G. Maguire, chairman, and William W. Aves, secretary-treasurer. The Canadian Maritime Section of The Society of Naval Archi-tects and Marine Engineers heard an interesting paper on the design and operation of fishing vessels at its recent annual meeting. Robert McArthur, assistant general man-ager of the Saint John Shipbuild-ing & Dry Dock Co. Ltd. presented the paper and illustrated it with models of fishing vessels. He dem-onstrated the handling of the fish-ing gear with one of the models. On behalf of the president of the Society, Ian H. Bell, past chair-man, presented a certificate of ap-preciation to the retiring chairman, Russell G. Maguire. Section officers elected for the 1969-70 season were: James R. Elder, chairman; William H. White, vice-chairman ; William W. W. Aves, secretary - treasurer ; Christopher West, papers commit-tee chairman; Ronald M. Allan, meetings committee chairman, and Henry G. Howard, Erich G. Heinze and John W. Scott, members of the executive committee. Ian H. Bell, (left), past Section chairman, presents Presidential Certificate of Appre-ciation to Russell G. Maguire, retiring Sec-tion chairman. 30 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News