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Sperry Vickers Names

McCormick Manager

Marine And Ordnance

Jerry D. McCormick

Jerry D. McCormick has been named manager of marine and ord- nance for Sperry Vickers Aero- space-Ordnance-Marine Division,

In his new position, Mr. McCor- mick will have basic management and supervisory responsibilities for manufacturing and marketing the division's marine and ordnance products at Sperry Vickers' Jack- son, Miss., manufacturing and ad- ministrative facility.

A seven-year Sperry Vickers em- ployee, Mr. McCormick ha's served in a number of key positions, in- cluding manager of industrial en- gineering at the company's Tulsa

Division, as general plant super- intendent at its Joplin, Mo., manu- facturing facility, and most recent- ly as materials manager at the

Tulsa Division.

He is a member of the American

Institute of Industrial Engineers, has served on the board of directors of the National Management As- sociation, and is a member of the

Society of Manufacturing Engi- neers. Mr. McCormick has a B.S. degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas. 86.9% Rise In Profits

Estimated By Lykes

The Lykes-Youngstown Corpo- ration's estimated earnings for the first half of this year should reach $40 million after taxes, J.T. Lykes

Jr., dhairman, announced. The rise would come to 86.9 percent above the $21.4-million net income shown in the corresponding six months of 1973.

The company includes the

Youngstown Sheet and Tube steel producer and Lykes Bros. Steam- ship Company, the largest Ameri- can-flag fleet of dry-cargo common carriers engaged in international commerce.

At the same time, directors of the New Orleans, La.-ibased com- pany voted to clear up three of the six quarterly dividend arrears on its preferred issues. Declarations were $2.50 a share on the $2.50 Se- ries A preferred and $4 a share on the $4 iSeries preferred, payable Ju- ly 15 to shareholders of record June 21. These payments include the regular quarterly payment with the arrears. The last dividend on the common stock was 15 cents on Sep- tember 10, 1970.

July 1, 1974 13

Design Contract For

Galveston-Bolivar Ferry

To Coast Engineering

Coast Engineering Company, na- val architects, Norfolk, Va., have been commissioned by the Texas

Highway Department, Austin,

Texas, to design a new 70-car 500- passenger diesel-driven passenger/ vehicle ferry for the Galveston-

Bolivar Ferries. The vessel will be approximately 250 feet long, have a breadth of 63 feet and a draft of 8 feet. The designed speed will be 12 knots.

Plans and specifications for the vessel will be completed about Oc- tober 1, 1974, according to Harry

W. Keeling Jr., president of the firm. The design will be under the personal supervision of John C.

Chivvis Jr., vice president, engi- neering.

This firm was consultant and naval architects for the recently delivered ferry Delaware, a 320- foot vessel for the Cape May-

Lewes Ferries. This ship will re- place the present steam ferry of the same name, which was former- ly operated on the Little Creek-

K'iptopeake run. Two additional sister ships now under construc- tion will replace the remaining old steam ferries this fall.

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