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STMT TT HUA ABQ RRA << Og ari I.E FE. FRICK has been appointed H Northern, Pacific district man- ager of the Emergency Fleet corporation to succeed Capr- WA. MaceEeE who retired recently. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Frick -was assistant to the manager. of the International Shipbuilding Corp., builders. of the Hog island plant. He was born in. Baltimore and has been engaged in_ shipbuilding practically all his life. He began his career in Belfast, Ireland, at the Harland & Wolff plant, remaining with that com- pany for five years. This training gave H. E. FRICK him a thorough knowledge of ship- building, both from a technical and prac- tical point of view. Then he returned to the United States to serve in a num- ber of shipyards, among them being that of the Fore River Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass. His' work at the Fore River plant was confined principally to the supervision of hull construction and of all naval work. He supervised the construction of the battleships NortH Daxota and Nevapa for the United States navy and the battleship RivapAVIA for the Argentine government. Mr. Frick joined the Emergency Fleet cor- poration in September, 1917, as au- thorized representative at the Merchants Shipbuilding Corp.'s yard at Harriman, Pa. Here he was in charge of construc- tion work at the plant and townsite, in ie News in a Perso Intimate Gossip About What Leaders in the Maritime World Are Doing sl 0 addition to supervision over the plans for. inspection of hulls and machinery on vessels under contract. He remained at Harriman from September, 1917, to February, 1919, when he was transferred to the Hog island plant in a similar capacity. He was then assigned to his present post. eee CuarLtes H. Sropparp has been ap- pointed consulting marine engineer of the Heine Safety Boiler Co., St. Louis. He was born in California and received his technical education at Stanford uni- versity where he specialized on me- chanical engineering. . From 1895 until 1900 he was employed in shops and drawing rooms in Cleveland and other Ohio cities and in Pittsburgh. Then he returned to the Pacific coast to enter the employ of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco. Later he was chief engineer of the Fulton Iron Works and of the 'Risdon Iron Works, both of San Fran- cisco. For nearly three years he was civilian superintendent of the shops at the Mare island navy yard... Im 1916, he entered the employ of the Moore & Scott Iron Works, San Francisco, as chief engineer. In this position he supervised the design of a variety. of marine equipment. He left this company to accept his present position. 2K * x J. W. McCaze has been appointed special representative for the foreign trade. department of the Chicago Pneu- matic Tool Co. Chicago. Mr. McCabe will make an extended trip through the Orient, the Philippines and Australia. Formerly he was district manager of sales for the company in Buffalo. W. H. White will take charge of the com- pany's Buffalo territory during' Mr. McCabe's absence. Meee ok - Tuomas A. Scotrr has been appointed a commissioner of the United States shipping board to succeed Bainbridge Colby who resigned some weeks ago. Mr. Scott is president of the P.- A. Scott Towing, Pile Driving & Wharf Building Co., and of the Scott Invest- ment Co., both of New London, Conn. He is a lieutenant commander in the United States naval reserve force. He was enrolled in this service in 1918 and made his headquarters in Washington where he served under the direct super- vision of Admiral Taylor, chief of the 347 iULULUIUUTUUTUT.UO UT UUUUTUUTEU I t bureau of construction and, repair. His appointment together with that. of Henry M. Robinson last month fills up. the board's membership again. The-.other members are E. N. Hurley, Raymond B. Stevens and John Donald. ee a Wittiam = A.. Coxe was_ re-elected president of the Atlantic Coast Ship- building association at its recent annual meeting in Philadelphia. Mr. Coxe was formerly president of the Harlan & Hollingsworth shipyard, Wilmington, Del., and is now. consulting marine en-| CHARLES H. STODDARD gineer in charge of the Pusey & Jones Co. shipyards at Gloucester, N. J., and Wilmington, Del. Other recently elected officers of the association are: F. P. PALEN, vice president; Henry C. Hun- TER, secretary and W. T. Smiru, treas- urer. fe Le a OR J. H. Wuistier has become 'associated with Kelly & Harrett, foreign freight contractors and forwarders, New York. He will assume entire charge of for- warding. Formerly Mr. Whistler had charge of the forwarding department of Lambert & Holt and later with Lunham & Moore. 1 A Kiet - I. J. Pear has recently been elected president of the Marine Equipment Co., Mobile, Ala.