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Lucian Q. Moffitt Opens

Seattle Warehouse-

Names M & K Sales Co.

Lucian Q. Moffitt, Inc. of Akron,

Ohio, has opened a new warehouse service center in Seattle, Wash., and has named M & K Sales Co.,

Seattle, as manufacturer's repre- sentative serving Washington, Or- egon, and British Columbia, Can- ada.

Moffitt, a leading distributor of marine bearings, will establish a complete stock of B.F. Goodrich

Cutless® marine bearings in sleeve and flange types at the warehouse.

The bearings will be stocked in shaft sizes to 10 inches. Addi- tional product lines by B.F. Good- rich will be added at the ware- house early this year according to Claire A. Drach, president of

Moffitt.

The new warehouse, which is located at 999 North Northlake

Way, Seattle, is managed by Ray

Biggs.

M & K Sales Co. is owned by

Ronald G. Marston and is located at 18215 Linden Avenue North,

Seattle. Mr. Marston has oper- ated the company since 1957.

Mr. Marston, a native of Van- couver, British Columbia, is a graduate of King Edward High

School in Vancouver and has B.A. and M.A. degrees in engineering.

Prior to opening M & K Sales

Co., he owned Ron Marston Co. from 1946-56.

Dr. Dean Rains Presents Paper At

Pascagoula Section Meeting Of ASNE

Shown at the meeting, left to right: E. Carlson, R. Kiss, Dr. Dean Rains (Ingalls

Shipbuilding), John Nachtsheim (past ASNE president), Mrs. Kay Bennett (Ingalls, treasurer of ASNE), and A.C. LiCausi (chairman, Pascagoula Section).

The Pascagoula Section of The

American Society of Naval Engi- neers met recently at the TiKi

Restaurant in Gautier, Miss., to hear a paper by Dr. Dean Rains of the Advanced Programs Group of Ingalls Shipbuilding. The paper discussed the Air Capable vari- ants of the DD963-class ships and the use of VSTOL aircraft.

The business meeting was chaired by A.C. LiCausi, Section chairman. The minutes of the

September meeting were read and approved. Mrs. Kay Bennett, the treasurer, read the treasurer's report.

The chapter was pleased to have as its guests John Nachtsheim, past ASNE president, R. Kiss and

E. Carlson. Mr. Nachtsheim spoke to the membership of the national organization's goals and objec- tives and its success in the past years, particularly the success of the symposiums held in San Di- ego, Calif., and most recently in

Annapolis, Md.

The new members recognized were W.H. Wheeler and R.W.

Erskine. The Pascagoula Section membership drive has netted 19 new members, which exceeds any other ASNE section sign-ups.

The chairman reminded the members that the next session,

January 17, 1978, would select new officers for a term of 18 months to match the Flagship

Section terms of office.

J.W. Huls Joins

Inland Oil & Transport

J.W. Huls

Inland Oil and Transport Com- pany has named J.W. Huls as its new marketing manager-water transportation. The announcement was made by Herbert Wolkowitz, president of the St. Louis, Mo.- based barge line.

Mr. Huls has over 15 years of intermodal transportation experi- ence, most recently as traffic man- ager for SCNO Barge Lines, Inc.

Prior to that, he was with Proctor & Gamble and Rock Island Rail- road in traffic and sales capacities.

A native of St. Louis, Mr. Huls is a graduate of St. Louis Uni- versity and is currently pursuing graduate studies at Webster Col- lege. He is an active volunteer with the Boy Scout Council, and a member of Delta Nu Alpha

Transportation Fraternity, The

Propeller Club of the U.S., and the St. Louis Traffic Club.

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