The Vick news [May 1956]

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Our heroic dead live on in
the freedom  they won for
us.   They shall live in the
memory   of  free   men forever.
N. Y. World-Telegram
Vol. 8
Greensboro, N. C, & Philadelphia, Pa., May, 1956
No. 3
MOVING DAY FOR FIVE IS JUNE 1
K. F. Bevan, Jr.
T. P. Taylor, Jr.
W. I. James, Jr.
R. G. Jamison, Jr.
R. W. Potter
Organizational changes recently announced will result in transfers and promotions affecting personnel at both Greensboro and Philadelphia. K. F. Bevan,
Jr., Assistant to the General Manager will move from Greensboro to New York
and join the staff of R. D. Waters, Vick Vice President in charge of Personnel.
T. P. Taylor, Jr., Assistant Production Manager at Philadelphia, will also move to
New York where he will be project Engineer for the International Service Department of
the Manufacturing Division. W. I. James, Jr., wHljnoye from Greensboro to Philadelphia as Assistant to the Production Manager. R. G. Jamison, Jr., Personnel Supervisor
at Philadelphia will move to Greensboro and will be Assistant Manager of the Personnel
Administration Department. R. W. Potter will suceed Jamison as Personnel Supervisor
in Philadelphia.
Ken Bevan joined Vick in 1947 in the Personnel Department, where he started his
training in the field of personnel administration under E. G. Michaels. In 1951 he was
promoted to Manager of the Personnel Administration Department, a position which he
held until 1954, when he was made Assistant to the General Manager. Ken is a native
of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the University of Virginia. He recently completed a graduate Executive Program course at the University of North
Carolina. Ken, his wife Lyn, and their two children, Sandy and David, expect to move to
New York sometime in June.
In September, 1939, Tom Taylor joined Vick in Greensboro as a Vick Junior. After
a term in the Air Force, he returned to Greensboro where he received trfinlng in the
Engineering and Production Departments.   In 1947 he was transferred to the Philadel
phia laboratory and In 1949 he joined the International Service Department in New
York. He later returned to Philadelphia as Assistant Production Manager. He recently
returned from an extended trip to France and Italy, the second such trip in recent years
in the interest of Vick manufacturing operations in those countries.
Bill James, a graduate of the University of Virginia, joined Vick in 1950 as Assistant
to the Chief Control Chemist. In January, 1951; Bill took a leave of absence and served
with the Chemical Corps of the Army for two ye u:s after which he returned to his former
position. In 1955 Bill was made Supervisor of New Products production. Bill and his
wife, Jennie, will make the move to Philadelphia in June.
Dick Jamison joined Vick in 1953, after working for the company in Philadelphia
under the Drexel Co-op Program and has the distinction of being the first s'.adent to
graduate and accept employment with Vick under this program. He has worked in the
Personnel Department since June, 1953, and on December, 1954, was made Personnel
Supervisor. Dick, his wife Betty, and their two children will make their home on Whllden
Place in Greensboro.
Bob Potter is a comparative newcomer to Vick, joining the Personnel Department In
Philadelphia In August, 1955. Bob Is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, and a graduate of
the University of Nebraska. He also attended the University of Florida where he received his Master's degree in Business Administration. For the past year he has worked closely with Dick Jamison in the position of Assistant Personnel Supervisor.
The VICK NEWS joins its readers in wishing these men much luck upon their new
assignments.
"50th Anniversary Revue" Featured
In Annual Philadelphia Banquet
(See pictures on page 4)
Members of the Philadelphia plant held their Annual Banquet
on Saturday evening, May 12. Following a full course dinner,
including Snapper Soup and Roast Sirloin of Beef, 160 guests
enjoyed the **50th Anniversary
Revue," under the direction of
Ray Henderson and George Heffner, who emcee'd the show.
Members of the cast included
Bob and Bill Campbell, Ed La
Bold, Jack Reardon, Julie Marko,
John HoweUs, Bob Bohlmann,
Carole Knoss, and former employee
Tony Knox. Behind the scenes,
Jack Bonner, Bill Conway, and
Charlie Prince capably handled
the lighting, scenery, and special
effects. This group put on an
outstanding performance starting
with Ray Henderson, who was
looking for "Prunella," but never
quite found her. The first act,
narrated by Bob Bohlmann, was a
a takeoff on an old fashioned tintype flicker with live actors. It
opened with a scene from the
original drug store, showing some
of  our  first  employees   and the
manner In which they were persuaded to join Vick. The next
scene was a portrayal of the
selection of three astute sales
trainees and the story of their
rigorous training. Following that,
Julie Marko presented a dance
which illustrated Vick's popularity
In certain quarters. In the closing
scene Tony Knox presented a
rendltlon^ on the return of a hypothetical Vick manager and his
special technique for selecting
personnel.
Helen Maley was presented with
a radio as winner of the door prize
and dancing followed the show
with music played by the Chip
Wakefield band. The banquet was
held at the Germantown Cricket
Club and sponsored by the Social
and Recreutlon Committee.
Vick Sales & Income
Reach A New Ail-Time
High First 9 Months
Consolidated sales of Vick
Chemical Company and subsidiaries for the nine months ended
March 31, 1956, were $64,234,098
compared with $57,871,243 last
year. Net Income after provision
for income taxes and unremitted
foreign income amounted to
$5,557,755 compared       with
$5,182,435 last year.
Shares outstanding include
122,070 issued for the National
Drug Company during March, 1956.
However, sales and income of the
National Drug Company are not
included In the above results.
On May 1 the Board of Directors
of Vick Chemical Company declared the regular quarterly
dividend of 37%* per share on the
outstanding capital stock of the
Company. The dividend is payable June 5, 1956, to stockholders
on record at the close of business
May 15, 1956, and is the 123rd
consecutive quarterly dividend
payment by the Company.
Second Annual Lunsford Richardson
Pharmacy Awards Presented June 4
On June 4 G. C. Eichhorn, General Manager of the Manufacturing Division, and Dr. M. L. Moore, Vick Vice President and
Director of Research will be in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
to honor the Southeastern winner
in the 2nd annual Lunsford
Richardson Pharmacy Awards.
The recipient of the First Prize
check for $1,000 will be Roger
Sloop, a senior at the University
of North Carolina. Mr. Sloop won
the award for his paper "A Comparative Study of Selected Specialty Antacid Tablets Including
a New Method of Evaluation."
He is the second University of
North Carolina winner, a similar
award having been won last year
by Kenneth Hoy.
Other 1956 First Prize winners
are Leon Lachman, University
of Wisconsin; Anthony Taraszka,
Rutgers University; and Vasanl-
kumar Patel of the University of
Southern California. Honorable
mention awards of $100 each
were won by Mrs. Luz Ollveros,
University of Connecticut; Lln-
wood Payne, Jr., Medical School
of Virginia; Melvin Schneiderman,
University of Wyoming, and Edward Winters, University of
Illinois.
Additional prizes of $1,000
and certificates of achievement
will be awarded to the schools of
the First Prize winners.
These awards were conceived
as a tribute to Mr. Lunsford
Richardson, founder of Vick
Chemical Company, and to his
son, Lunsford, Jr., who was
affectionately known to many
present Vick employees as "Mr.
L. R." before his death In 1953
and who devoted his entire
business life to the company.
The first awards were announced
in 1955 to commemorate the
50th anniversary of Vick and to
recognize the long and close
association between Vick and
the field of pharmacy.
All papers were judged by a
panel of three outstanding pharmacy educators, and editors.