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George H. Shaver Appointed President Shaver Transportation George H. Shaver The directors of Shaver Trans- portation Company have announc- ed the appointment of George H. Shaver as president. Mr. Shaver replaces Capt. Homer T. Shaver, who has assumed the duties of chairman of the board. Prior to his appointment as presi- dent, Mr. Shaver was executive vice president of Shaver Transpor- tation Company. He has served in the marine transportation company with Shaver and its affiliates since 1948. He is a graduate of the Uni- versity of Washington, majoring in transportation. Mr. Shaver is a past president of The Portland Propeller Club, Portland Merchants Exchange and the Columbia River Towboat As- sociation, and is active in other business and community oriented organizations. He has served as a national vice president of The Pro- peller Club of the United States and is currently the West Coast vice president of the American Waterways Operators. Shaver Transportation, the West Coast's oldest towboat firm, is a diversified river, coastal and deep- sea company specializing in tug and barge operations in the Pacific region. The company is headquar- tered in Portland, Ore. DESCO Announces Three Appointments DESCO Marine, St. Augustine, Fla., a subsidiary of W'hittaker Corp., has announced the appoint- ments of Richard H. Bennett as DESCO Marine Division president and general manager, Robert D. Crane as Material Control manag- er, and Jack B. Butler as Division controller. Mr. Bennett was formerly vice president of Kiekhaefer Aeroma- rine Motors, Inc., Fond du Lac, Wis. Previously, he was general manager of the Fisher-Pierce Com- pany, Inc., builders of Boston Whaler boats; and before that, he was vice president of operations for Head Ski Company, Inc. For the previous 20 years, he was with the Brunswick Corporation, start- ing as an industrial engineer and ending as president of Owens Yacht Division. Mr. Bennett is a graduate of Northeastern University in elec- trical engineering and has a mas- ter's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in busi- ness and engineering administra- tion. Mr. Crane joined DESCO from North American Rockwell, Pitts- burgh, where he was director of special purchasing. He was former- ly vice president of Purchasing and Traffic for North American Rock- well's Commercial Products Group, and director of material for Dres- ser Industries' Pacific Pump Divi- sion. He is a graduate of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. Mr. Butler has moved from Whit- taker's corporate office, where he was Special Projects Audit man- ager. Before joining Whittaker, he was cost accounting manager for Hoffman Electronics in California. He is a graduate of Dyke College, with advanced studies at Fenn Col- lege and UCLA. Matson Appoints Anthony D. Haydon Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco, Calif., has appoint- ed Anthony D. Haydon regional manager, marine operations for Southern California. Mr. Haydon has been assistant regional manager, marine opera- tions in Honolulu since he joined Matson four years ago. replaced in ship construction steam and dieset power replaced sails welding replaced rivets and ©ffl® metal chocks. has replaced With CHOCKFAST , pourable resin chocking systems, the heaviest equipment can be precisely positioned, permanently aligned without machining foundations or base plates. Used in over 300 shipyards for commercial marine and Navy ship construction and overhaul—over four million in-service operating hours. Fully approved by major classification and regulatory agencies. Write for Bulletin 601. hiladelphia •°esins PHILADELPHIA RESINS CORP. 20 COMMERCE DRIVE, MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA. 18936 Phone (215) 855-8450 TELEX 846-342 Moy 1, 1973 39
