were specialized in material han-
dling.
The American Society of Tool
and Manufacturing Engineers gave
him a special citation for wartime
innovative efforts in the field of
manufacturing.
Pourable Chocks Save
11,488 Man-Hours In
USS Proteus Overhaul
The use of pourable chocks instead
of conventional metal chocks saved
11,488 man-hours during the installa-
tion of 12 new diesel generator sets
on the USS Proteus, the Navy's first
nuclear submarine tender.
The results of the Proteus over-
haul were cited in a recent demon-
stration of the Chockfast pourable
chocking system by the Value Engi-
neering Department of the Mare
Island Navy Shipyard. The demon-
stration was arranged for shipyard
personnel who were only familiar
with the more costly metal chocks.
The department pointed out that
metal chocks were specified on the
original installation drawings. In line
with Naval Ship Systems Command
Notice 4121, directing the use of
equipment or systems that perform
the required function at the lowest
possible cost, representatives of Mare
Island and Charlestown Naval Ship-
yards agreed that the Chockfast pour-
able chocking system, developed by
Philadelphia Resins Corp., should be
used in the Proteus overhaul.
A cost analysis of the overhaul
showed a saving of 11,488 hours,
valued by the Navy at $164,000, by
eliminating the machining of founda-
tions, base plates, and chocks. These
results are cited by the Value Engi-
neering Department at Mare Island
as proof of their determination to
achieve significant savings in ship
overhauls consistent with superior
performance.
United States Lines
Reestablishes Office
In Washington, D.C.
United 'States Lines has reestabl-
ished a company office in Washing-
ton, D.C., it was announced by Ed-
ward J. Heine Jr., president of the
containership company. The office,
located at 16201 Street, N.W., Suite
617, Washington, D.C. 20006, will
be managed by J. Daniel Smith,
special assistant to Mr. Heine.
Mr. Smith joined United States
Lines in 1950 in New York. Since
then, he has served in managerial
positions in the company's passen-
ger and freight sales departments
in Chicago, 111., St. Louis, Mo.,
Baltimore, Md., and Washington,
D.C.
Mr. Smith served with the United
States Navy in, the Pacific Theater
of Operations during World War
II and holds a bachelor of science
degree in business administration
from the University of Denver.
We take pride in working
around the clock to repair
your ship with expediency,
craftsmanship and
minimum cost.
ARTHUR E. FARR, Corporate Vice President
NORTHWEST MARINE
IRON WORKS
SWAN ISLAND SHIPYARD
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Arnold Landesberg
Leaves Luria Brothers
To Open Own Office
After 23 years as head of the
Machinery and Equipment Divi-
sion of Luria Brothers/Lipsett,
Philadelphia, and nine previous
years as superintendent of equip-
ment for I-T-E Circuit Breaker
Company, also of Philadelphia,
Arnold Landesberg has opened his
own office at 104 North Ormond
Avenue, Havertown, Pa. 19083, a
suburb of Philadelphia, to act as a
machinery and equipment consul-
tant for industry.
During his years with Luria
Brothers/Lipsett, Mr. Landesberg
handled the purchase and sale of
salvage materials, Government and
industrial surplus, as well as mar-
keting salvable items generated in
shipbreaking activities.
During this period of his activities
with Luria, he handled two of the
largest equipment liquidations in
the United States—the East Le-
high Ordnance Plant (26,000 tons
of machinery sold), and the South
Charleston Naval Ordnance Plant,
containing 18,000 tons of heavy
equipment and cranes.
Mr. Landesberg graduated from
the Wharton School of Commerce,
University of Pennsylvania, where
he later became a guest lecturer at
the Wharton Graduate School for
three years, two years of which
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