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Shipbuilders Council

Elects Edwin Hood

Board Chairman

Edwin M. Hood was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Shipbuilders Council of

America at the organization's 49th annual meeting, held in Washing- ton, U.C. He will also continue as president and chief executive offi- cer, a position he has held for the past nine years.

Few industry associations, par- ticularly those in the maritime community, vest such extensive responsibilities in a single official.

Mr. Hood thus continues as the shipyard industry's public spokes- man, but in addition becomes a co-partner with top industry exec- utives in the formulation of policy.

The post of chairman of the board was created by new by-laws adop- ted by the council's membership last year.

In his annual report. Mr. Hood noted that "potential markets for

American ship component manu- facturers of all types are already being forecast in unprecedented dimensions with consequent op- portunities for cost savings and better profit margins."

Mr. Hood attributed these pro- spects for "the largest peacetime shipbuiiding program ever under- taken in the United States" to "the announced intentions of the Xixon

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Administration to rehabilitate the nation's sea power resources, in terms of both naval and merchant ships" and "imminent decisions affecting the transport of Alaskan crude oil to domestic refineries."

Edwin M. Hood

But, the industry's spokesman cautioned: "If the misjudgments and pitfalls of the past with re- gard to national purpose relative to shipbuilding are to be avoided, continuing positive leadership from the highest office in the land, backed up by appropriate policies, programs and funding involving both government and private sec- tors, will be essential." Mr. Hood added, "In the purest sense, man- agement and labor will have to be concurrently responsive and for- ward-looking."

The following industry officials were elected as regional vice-presi- dents of the Shipbuilders Council in the annual election: East Coast,

Arnold P. Mcllwain, president,

Maryland Shipbuilding & Drydock

Company, Baltimore, Md.; West

Coast, J.A. Byington, vice-presi- dent, Lockheed Shipbuilding &

Construction Co., Seattle, Wash.;

Gulf Coast, J.R. K aumenee, presi- dent, Alabama Dry Dock & Ship- building Company, Mobile, Ala.; and Great Lakes, Thomas J. Defoe, president, Defoe Shipbuilding Com- pany, Bay City, Mich. Mrs. Bever- ly C. Kendall and Edward P. Rud- dy were reelected as treasurer and secretary, respectively.

Over $2 Million

In New Contracts

At Todd Houston

Contracts for the construction of three oil tank barges were re- ceived within a two-week period according to Arthur W. Stout Jr., general manager of the Houston

Division of Todd Shipyards Cor- poration. The barges represent in excess of $2 million in new busi- ness for Todd Houston.

The largest of the barges is a 405-foot by 72-foot by 29-foot 9- inch tank barge with a capacity of 115,000 barrels. This barge is for a large East Coast oil company.

The other two oil barges, one for 10,000 and the other for 20,000 barrel capacity, are for local inter- ests.

With this new work added to the present backlog of construc- tion, repair and conversion work the Todd Houston facility is as- sured of a steady workload for the balance of this year. 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News