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Oglebay Norton Co. Elects Dwyer President John J. Dwyer John J. Dwyer was elected presi- dent and chief executive officer of Oglebay Norton Company at a re- cent meeting of its board of direc- tors. Mr. Dwyer, 53, succeeds Ed- ward W. S'oan Jr., who has served as president since 1959 and has de- cided to take an early retirement. Other newly elected officers are John Limbocker Jr. as assistant to the president, and David A. Kuhn, as an assistant secretary. Mr. Dwyer joined the legal de- partment of Oglebay Norton Com- pany in 1946 after association with the Cleveland law firm of Thomp- son, Hine and Flory. He began as an attorney, handling primarily labor and industrial relations, and he advanced through several ex- ecutive positions to become a senior vice-president in 1965, executive vice-president in 1967 and a direc- tor of the company in 1968. He has been involved in a 1 phases of Ogle- bay Norton's businesses, but has been particularly active in Oglebay Norton's role in Minnesota taconite ventures, having served for sev- eral years as an officer of Reserve Mining Company, and currently, as a director and vice-president of Eveleth Taconite Company, a joint venture of Oglebay Norton and Ford Motor Company. He is a graduate of DePauw University, 1939, and recipient of its Distinguished Alumni Award in 1964. He is also a graduate of Harvard Law School, 1944. At the present time, he is a director of At- las Corporation, New York, N.Y.; a director and chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of the American Iron Ore Association ; chairman of the Lake Carriers' Association Legislative Committee; and is in- volved in several other industry activities. Mr. Dwyer has also been active in civic and community affairs. Cur- rently, he is the first vice-chairman of the Cleveland chapter of the American Red Cross; a trustee and vice-president of the Health Fund of Greater Cleveland; and a trustee of United Appeal and the Govern- mental Research Institute. For more than 12 years, he served as a councilman in the city of Cleveland Heights. Mr. Sloan, who has been with Oglebay Norton for 35 years, and who has been president for the past 11 years, will continue as a director and consultant to the company. Last fall, he announced his plan to take early retirement at this time in fulfillment of his long-held de- sire to devote more time to per- sonal interests. Mr. Limbocker, who graduated from Yale University, joined Ogle- bay Norton in 1957. He has served in various departments, including iron ore and mineral sales, account- ing, and most recently, as a staff assistant to the executive officers. Mr. Kuhn joined the company's legal department in 1959. He is a graduate of Kenyon Col.ege and Western Reserve Law School, and did graduate work in law at Georgetown University. Oglebay Norton Company, its subsidiaries and predecessor organ- izations, have been engaged in the mining, sale and transportation of iron ore, coal and other minerals since 1854. Its operations include a diversified fleet of 16 Great Lakes vessels, general cargo docks on the Great Lakes, and coal mines in Ohio. American Ship Building Negotiates To Build Lakes Bulk Carrier George M. Steinbrenner III, president and chief executive of- ficer of The American Ship Build- ing Company, Lorain, Ohio, has re- cently announced that the company is in the final stages of negotiations for the construction of a new bulk carrier for undisclosed interests. Treasure Ship For Sale Freedom Vessel Boost your profits. This ship will. It is a treasure of economy and efficiency. To save you money, the Freedom Vessel is mass produced. It has a diesel engine that cuts down on fuel costs, too. What is more, only 23 men are needed to run the ship and handle the cargo. Containers. Or bulky end products such as motor cars and steel products*. Or grain, coal, phosphate, potash, bauxite or iron ore. Or whatever you have. What do you have? "A newly developed car deck (1,000-car capacity) is now available. Ishlkawa|lma-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan SHIPBUILDING HEADQUARTERS: New Ohtemachi Bldg.. 2-chome, 2-1, Ohtemachi, Ctiijoda-ku, Tok/o 100. Japan Tel: Tokyo (270) 9111 Telex: TK2232 (IHICO) Cable Address: "IHICO TOKYO" IHI NEW YORK OFFICE: 15 William Street. New York. N.Y. 10005, U.S.A. Tel: HAnover 2-0544. 5, 6. 2-1871. 0672 Telex: 222670. 420539 Cable Address: IHICO NEWYORK SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE: Room 436, Merchant Exchange Bldg.. 465 California Street, San Francisco 4, California, U.S.A. Tel: YUkon 6-2262, 2263 Telex: VANCOUVER • MEXICO CITY • 27792 (IHICO) Cable Address: IHICO SANFRANCISCO DE JANEIRO • BUENOS AIRES • SYDNEY • LONDON • ROTTERDAM • OSLO • DUESSELDORF • JOHANNESBURG • KARACHI • NEW DELHI • CALCUTTA • SINGAPORE • DJAKARTA • HONG KONG • TAIPEI • MANILA July 1, 1970 23
