1872, the American Snuff Co. is one of the world's largest producers of snuff. Using only domestic leaf, the Memphis plant employs modern equipment for its many operations i n c l u d i n g cutting and grinding the tobacco, making tin cans, and packaging the finished product. Concluding the long list of products manufactured there that contribute t o the important and stabilizing influence Operations in the closing and packaging of collapsible tubes containing shaving cream at the Wm. A . Webster Co. of a diversified industry in Memphis are railroad brake shoes and switches, automobile Foremost among machine products lifts, metal drums and cans, lamp chimmanufactured in Memphis are the vertical neys and hand-blown glass bottles, waxed turbine pumps made b y Layne & Bowler, paper, shoe polish, and beer. Inc. These pumps are used in municipal, More information about the industries of industrial, and agricultural well installaMemphis will be published for CHEMICAL tions and as booster pumps for fire or other AND ENGINEERING N B W S readers in the services requiring high pressures. T h e April 10 issue. extremely limited space available for the operation of a turbine pump in well casings complicates the problem of design and manufacture. These are closely controlled by performing all operations at the MemAPRIL 20-23 phis shops, from the arrival of the raw metals t o shipping t h e finished pumps. j MEMPHIS Starting with the engineering and design department, the plant comprises a pattern shop, complete foundry and core-making shop, machine shop, and hydraulic testing laboratory. One of t h e oldest industries in Memphis is also one of its largest. Established in
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Walter E. Chandler, M ayor of Memphis
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JV/TAYOR Walter E. Chandler will welcome the AMERICAN CHEMICAL S O -
CIETY t o Memphis on the opening d a y of its meeting, April 20. This welcome from the Mayor of our host city carries special significance. Mr. Chandler, at t h e request of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL
SOCIETY, through the good offices of G. Worthen Agee, introduced House Bill N o . 7709 in the 1st Session of the 75th Congress, and this bill gave national incorporation t o the AMERICAN CHEMICAL
SOCIETY. An identical bill was introduced at the same time by Senator Walter F . George as Senate Bill N o . 2633. B o t h bills were considered by appropriate committees, Mr. Chandler himself being a member of the Judiciary Committee of the House t o which his bill was referred. With the aid of recommendations from the War Department, N a v y Department, Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, and Department of Agriculture, the bills were passed by the House and Senate, the first known a s the Chandler Bill and the second as the George Bill. On the final day of the session, the Chandler Bill was, by unanimous consent, substituted for the George Bill in the Senate and was passed by Congress and then signed by the President on August 25, 1937. Thus, it was the Chandler Bill, substituted for the identical George Bill, which
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Congressman Chandler and Senator George, and t o others of the Judiciary Committee who aided in its passage, has often been expressed, but it is again emphasized as Mr. Chandler himself will welcome us t o Memphis.
Pouring a pump head casting at the Layne & Bowler foundry in Memphis, scene of the approaching A . C. S. meeting. V O L U M E
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George E. H o l m
T ^ H B $1,000 Borden Co. Award for Re•*· search in the Chemistry of Milk for 1942 will be presented to George E. Holm, senior chemist, Research Labora tory, Bureau of Dairy Industry, U. S. De partment of Agriculture, at the general meeting
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try f insulin with Dr. Jensen, and the mechanism of the action of toxins with the late J. J. Abel. This was followed by a period during which he worked with the late Rudolf Schoenheimer on the chemistry of sterols and fat metabolism in which deu terium was used as an indicator. Dr. Evans then entered the field of bio logical oxidations and intermediary carbo hydrate metabolism—a field in which his contributions have been outstanding. Of particular importance has been his study in recent years of the role played by carbon dioxide in t h e synthesis of alphaketoglutaric acid from pyruvic acid in vitro. In this work he has utilized the shortlived radioactive carbon isotope, carbon 11. He has demonstrated quan titatively that carbon dioxide assimilation in pigeon liver is an enzymatic reaction. This work quite revolutionizes our think ing about the role of carbon dioxide in the animal economy. It is in recognition of his contributions to those fields of endeavor that Dr. Evans has been selected to receive the award.
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SOCIETY in Memphis, April 20. This award is made to Dr. Holm in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of the basic causes and the control of oxidative deterioration of fats and oils, and to the prevention of spoilage of dairy products caused b y oxidation of milk fat; and because of the broad scope a n d im portant applications of his researches on the constitution and reactivity of fats and of other compounds of milk.
Evans to Receive Eli L i l l y and Company A w a r d
And that's where he gets his enjoyment— Yes, sir, that's his speed. In teaching he can inspire the slow In practice he has no peer He's an ace in the deck of Carnegie Tech And a helluva engineer. A helluva good engineer He works without favor or fear And when he gets up on his feet tonight What he says will be something to hear. He's a man among men, Good with arm, tongue, and pen, And that is the reason, the reason why He's given the Pittsburgh Award.
H i l l e b r a n d Prize A w a r d e d t o M . X . Sullivan Π Π Η Ε Hillebrand Award of the Chemical Society of Washington has been w o n this year b y Michael Xavier Sullivan, director of the Chemo-Medical Research Institute of Georgetown University. T h i s award, named for the scholarly and dis tinguished chemist, William Francis Hille brand, long chief chemist of the National Bureau of Standards, is given each year by the Washington Section of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY to a member
W e b Jones Tune—"Corain* through the R y o "
E'D like to sing a little thing W It's called biography In sweetest tones we page Web Jones Who comes from Car-ne-gie. 'Tis told in tales of far-off Wales The Joneses were prolific We'd like to sing of one of them — Web Jones—to be specific. Now here's his history As briefly as can be Of our guest of tonight A few facts of his life, of his life. Have you ever seen a Missouri coal mine? N o t I! Nor have I. Web dug one out in his prime. He did? That's no lie. He and his mule would dig the fuel In tunnels dark they'd creep He learned a-plenty from that mule Oh, his studies went down deep.
of that section for an outstanding original contribution to the science of chemistry during t h e three preceding years. Al though Dr. Sullivan's research work has been extensive in biological chemistry, the award was made for his work on the development and quantitative applica tion of highly specific tests for important constituents of plants and animals, es pecially for valuable contributions to the biochemistry of sulfur with special refer ence t o the quantitative determination of biologically important compounds. The presentation of the award was made the Cosmos Club on March 12. The award was accepted by Dr. Sullivan for himself and his associates as a mark of appreciation that biochemical tests,
And he lives down in our alley.
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Earl A . Evans, Jr.
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He learned a great deal 'bout human nature— Who from? From the mule! That's why he's such a human creature Web Jones is no fool. He'll talk with you, he'll laugh with you. In poker he'll take all your dough, For when he turns his hole card up-j— Five aces in a row. That only goes to show— (And this we should repeat) That Webster here is un abridged— He can't be beat. He's saved many men from unemployment— He has? Yes, indeed.
Webster N . Jones (/eft) receives the Pittsburgh A w a r d from J . C. Warner, Chairman of the Pittsburgh Section of
the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, donor of the tribute, at a special dinner meeting of the section in the U n i versity Club, February 1 9 . Dr. Jones is director of the College of Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology.
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despite the great complexity of the bio chemical field, can be made as exact as tests in other fields of chemistry. The award was made for 17 papers pub lished in the American Journal of Surgery, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Jour nal of Agricultural Research, the Proceed ings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. E. J. Barth, petroleum technologist, has recently joined the research and develop ment staff of the National Oil Prod ucts Co., Harrison, N. J.
Sets of Abstracts A s USUAL, sets of abstracts of meeting papers in planographed book form will be supplied by the A. C. S. News Service, 1155 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Sets are not guaranteed to be complete, but contain abstracts from all divisions as submitted by authors. The abstracts will be mailed as soon as possible after receipt of order, beginning about April 15, and will also be on sale at Memphis, Tenn. This enterprise is undertaken in a spirit of service and not for profit. Sets are offered on the following terms:
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its objectives increasing interest in chem istry by providing opportunities for its members to meet together to discuss sub jects of chemical interest; by encouraging the dissemination of general chemical knowledge within its boundaries; by cooperating in a professional advisory capacity with local civil officers and civic bodies, when desired; and by always pro moting the interest of the A. C. S. Although more than 500 members come from Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ., chemists in Erie and Niagara Counties of New York State and the County of Welland in the Province of Ontario, Canada, are eligible to membership. Mem bership is made up of members, associate members, and student members. There are very few associates, however. The organization of the section is as follows, and, unless otherwise noted, officers serve one year (September to September): a chairman; a vice chair man from the Buffalo district; a vice chairman from the Niagara Falls district; a treasurer (two years); a secretary (two years); councilors (January to January); an editor for the self-supporting section publication; a business manager for this publication; and a board of trustees for the endowment fund. All business of the section is conducted by the executive committee, which is made up largely of officers and committee chair men. The appointed committees include: program, arrangements, membership, pub licity, public relations, education, audit ing, and nominating. The membership is kept vitalized by: Publicity given in the section publica tion, Double-Bond, which outlines the many advantages of membership in the A. C. S. Public announcement made at each November meeting covering the desir ability of starting all memberships in January. Key men appointed as contacts in every academic and industrial institution in the section to "spot" likely candidates. The chairman of the membership com mittee maintaining an accurate, up-todate record of the affiliation of each member, as well as his or her correct ad dress. Publication of a list showing the mem bership at each industrial or academic institution.
To members of divisions who forward receipt for divisional dues with remittance and order, 50 cents. To those without receipt for divisional dues, who remit with order, $1.00. To those who fail to enclose remittance with order, necessitating correspondence, $1.25. To those who require bills to be rendered, $1.50.
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feature tends to increase the attendance at the dinners. The speakers at the meetings which follow are largely nation ally known chemists or other scientists, and the program committee expenditures approximate $250 a year. This section does not usually rely upon the home office to supply speakers. The average attend ance approximates 300. The local mem bership of the American Electro-Chemical Society quite often meets with the section, and contributes to its financial support. Certain special features in the Western New York Section are worthy of mention: 1. A gold medal has been presented by this section to some distinguished citizen each year since its founding in 1930. A fund was made available by Jacob F. Schoellkopf, Sr., which has pro vided an income sufficient t o cover the cost of the presentation of such a medal each year since that date. 2. A substantial permanent endow ment fund is maintained by the section and administered by three trustees, elected to office. This fund is totally separated from all other money. 3. For several years the section has been invited to hold its March meeting at Niagara University, where a capacity attendance is always assured because of the generous hospitality shown the sec tion by this institution. 4. An important feature of this section is its publication, the Double-Bond. This has been recognized for years as one of the outstanding monthly bulletins published by any local section, and the contribu tions made by the graphic editors par ticularly have received much favorable comment.—ALBERT E. JENNINGS, Western
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Spool for Tungsten W i r e A plastic application which helps to con serve aluminum for other essential uses is the new tungsten wire spool d e v e l o p e d b y Callite-Tungsten Corp.,, Union City, N . J . The spool is molded b y Universal Plastics Corp. from Bakélite phenolic material in two sections at a 2 0 per cent reduction in cost. The two tight-fitting halves are cemented to ensure a permanent b o n d .
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