1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

304 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for MARCH, 1965career in 1897 when he joined hisfather in publishing the Montgomery(Mo.) Standard. In 1911 he purchasedan interest in the Columbia (Mo.)Herald-Statesman.A Golden Legionnairepf the Fraternity, he was activein the $ A 9 Alumni Asspciatipn otKansas City.-* * *Maurice Wilton (Sam) Howe (Cornell'16) died in a car-train crashnear Orlando, Fla., January 25.Brother Howe, a native of Massachusetts,was out contacting CentralFlorida alumni of CorneU at the timeof the accident.Brother Howe, who made his summerhome in Putney, Vt., and hiswinter home in Windermere, Fla., wasa veteran ot World War I and holderot the Distinguished Service Cross,presented to him by Gen. DouglasMacArthur. He was decorated forgallantry in capturing a German-heldposition while with the RainbowDivision, and his portrait is in theSmithsonian Institution with thoseof other American heroes.After World War I, he joined aNew York financial firm, then wentwith the Chevrolet Division of GeneralMotors, from which he retiredin 1951. With GM he built andmanaged plants in St. Louis, KansasCity, Buffalo, Tarrytown, N.Y., andother cities. He was a Golden Legionnaireof the Fraternity.James Hart Price (Washington-St.Louis '24) died at his home in Sparta,Ga., Sept. 30, 1964. He had lived inSparta for over thirty years and wasa retired cattle-raiser and farmer anda much-loved member of the community.Among the survivors are two sons:James H. Price III (Oklahoma State'52), Enid, Okla., and Luclan N.Price (Oldahoma State '53), CahagoPark, Calif.; and a brother, R. WinstonPrice (Washington-St. Louis '12),Cocoa, Fla., * * *Willard George Huit (Ohio Wesleyan'24) died at his home in Xenia,Ohio, in November, 1964. He wassales manager and treasurer ot theHooven and Allison Co., where hehad been employed since 1924.Brother Huit was the recipient, in1958, of the F. M. Torrence Awardfor outstanding community service.There was hardly an area of communityservice in Which he had notbeen active: member and former vicepresidentof the Chamber ot Commerce;twenty years a Rotarian; instrumentalin developing a camp torthe Girl Scouts and also had wprkedvrith the Boy Scouts; active in sup-M. W. (SAM) HOWEComeU '16port ot the Salvation Army; servedon the board of the CommunityChest; member of the board of trusteesof the Westminster United PresbyterianChurch; and tor eleven yearshe served on the Xenia School Boardand was a former president pf theboard. 'Among the survivors are a son,David N. Huit (Ohio Wesleyan '55),Columbus, Ohio, and two brothers:Marion Huit (Ohio Wesleyan '33),dean of men at the University ofIowa, and Stanley Huit (Ohio Wesleyan'35), Lake Arrowhead, Calif.Ralph C. Conrad (Iowa State '20)died in Chickasha, Oklai, November6. He had been a partner and associateof Chickasha Iron Workssince 1921. He was a member of theFirst Christian Church, a 32nd degreeMason, a member andpastpresident of Kiwanis Club, a directorand past president of Chamberof Commerce, and . was a memberand past post-cpmmander pf AmericanLegipn. Survivors are his wife,Lucile, one son Don R., Chiskasha,one daughter Mrs. H. S. Hoenorth,Jr., Nashville, Tenn. and threegrandchildren.—TOM BROWN, IowaGamma V.P.* * -*Winton WaUace Green (NorthCarolina '24), Tampa business man,died in Tampa, Fla., Dec. 18, 1964.Brother Green was graduated fromthe Wilmington (N.C.) high schoolwhere he was an all-around athletefor four years as captain of thestate champion high school basketballteam. During his undergraduatedays, he concentrated his athleticability on basketball and was captainot the college national basketbaUchampions of 1924.Among the survivors is a brother,Howard F. Green (North Carolina'23), Tampa.Paul Morris Thomson (OhioWesleyan '90), 96 years old, died inColumbus, Ohio, this winter. Hewas the son of Bishop EdwardThomson, Ohio Wesleyan University'sfirst president. Brother Thom>son, retired since 1928, was formerlywith the old Samuel StevensCo., wholesale grocers. He was aDiamond Legionnaire of * A 9.Dr. James M. NeiU (Allegheny'17) died in New York HospitalSept. 16, 1964. He was bacteriologist,immunologist, and for 31 years professorand chairman of the Departmentof Microbiology and Immunologyat the CorneU Medical College.He became emeritus professor July1, 1962.Before going to CorneU as professorand chairman of the departmentin 1931, Brother NeiU had been agraduate assistant and instructor inmicrobiology at Massachusetts Agricultural,an assistant at the Hospitalof the Rockefeller Institute for MedicalResearch, and professor ot bacteriologyand immunology at VanderbiltUniversity Medical CoUege. Amember ot several scientific organizations,he had contributed manyarticles to scientific periodicals.He was a Golden Legionnaire otthe Fraternity.James WUUam Ingles (Indiana'19) died in Indianapolis, Ind., January16. He had practiced law inIndianapolis since 1927 and held hislavf degree from the University otIllinois. From 1947 to 1949, he servedas Marion County Republican chairman,and also served as a hearingexaminer for the Indiana PublicService Commission from 1957 to1961. He was an elder of the FirstReformed Presbyterian Church, aMason and a member of Kiwanis,several bar associations, and of theIndiana University Club. For severalyears he had taught night school atIndiana University School of Lawand with Superior Court Judge A. M.Dowling tor many years had conducteda two-week "cram" coursetor students preparing to take theIndiana bar examinations.* * *Charles Dewey NewUn (DePau.w'96), honorary chairman ot the FirstNational Bank of Batavia, IU., diedin Aurora, 111., January 16. A native