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J.O. Crooke Retires

From Bethlehem Steel

Shipbuilding Division

The retirement, effective Aug- ust 31, of J.O. Crooke, general manager df the Beaumont, Texas, shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Cor- poration, was announced by Walter

F. Williams, vice president-ship- building for the corporation.

Mr. Crooke, who is also retiring from the position of executive vice president and director of Bethle- hem Singapore Private Ltd., a

Singapore shipyard, is completing 32 years of service with Bethlehem and its predecessor company at

Beaumont.

Mr. Crooke, a director of Union

State Bank in Beaumont, was elect- ed president of the bank earlier this year, and will devote full time to his duties as bank president.

A native of Conroe, Texas, he attended Houston Law School, La- mar University and the University of Texas, He is a registered pro- fessional engineer in Texas, both in structural and industrial engi- neering.

He joined the engineering de- partment of Pennsylvania Ship- yards Inc. in Beaumont in August 1941, and subsequently served as draftsman, supervisor of controlled materials and assistant to naval ar- chitect. When Bethlehem acquired the yard in 1947, Mr. Crooke be- came assistant to superintendent of sales. He later served as assist- ant superintendent of sales and development, superintendent of planning and production, assistant to manager, and assistant manager.

He was named manager in 1962 and general manager in 1964.

J.O. Crooke

Mr. Crooke is active in civic af- fairs and has served on the board of directors of the Beaumont

Chamber of Commerce for eight years. He is also a former vice president of the chamber. He is a past president of the Beaumont

Rotary Club and served on the club's board of directors for five years. He is a former president and life member of the Beaumont

Junior Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Young Men's

Business League. He is also presi- dent of the Beaumont Club.

He has served on the advisory board of the Beaumont Council on

Alcoholism and is chairman of the advisory board of St. Elizabeth Hos- pital. He has served on the official board of Trinity Methodist Church and is also a member of the board of trustees of The Central City

Development Corp.

Mr. Crooke is a former director of Greater Beaumont Inc. and a former member of the board of trustees and vice chairman of Unit- ed Appeals. He is a member of

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and is cur- rently chairman-elect of the Gulf

Section of the Society. He is also an active member of other civic organizations and numerous pro- fessional organizations, including

The Propeller Club, American

Management Association, and Tex- as Manufacturers Association.

Norton, Lilly Names

Captain Mihajlovic

VP, Gulf Operations

Norton, Lilly & 'Company, Inc. has announced the appointment of

Capt. D. Mihajlovic as vice presi- dent in charge of their Gulf opera- tions. 'Captain Mihajlovic, who is based in Houston, Texas, has had exten- sive experience in the shipping business and previously held man- agement positions with American

Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc. and

States Marine-Isthmian Agency,

Inc.

He is a member of the National

Defense Transportation Associa- tion, Maritime Association-Port of

New York, Downtown Athletic

Club, and the Whitehall Club.

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