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1953
1953 - 0498.PDF
494 FLIGHT, 17 April 1953 THE INDUSTRY t Short Bros. Apprentice Prize-giving OVER 90 apprentices of Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd., received prizes from Mrs. M. S. Slattery, wife of Rear Admiral M. S. Slattery, C.B., F.R.Ae.S., chairman of the company, at the recent annual prize-giving distribution held at Belfast. In addition to an audience of parents and of members of the com pany, the ceremony was attended by Dr. Eric Ashby, Vice- Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, and Shorts' board of directors was represented by Mr. C. P. T. Lipscomb, Mr. R. E. Harvey and Mr. David Keith-Lucas. Rear Admiral Slattery, speaking at the ceremony, said that of the company's 600 apprentices 400 were indentured, and that during 1952 an additional 200 boys had been admitted to the scheme. It was the hope of the Board that eventually 75 per cent of all the company's employees would be ex-apprentices. Re ferring to the establishment of the apprentice training school at Castlereagh, near Belfast, Admiral Slattery said that in this school young apprentices were given elementary instruction before work ing in the production shops. Mr. F. C. Kirkpatrick, apprentice supervisor, in presenting his report, said that the increase of 200 apprentices in the annual intake represented more than five times the figure of past years. During the year, he said, 35 labour and message boys had received appren ticeship, while 10 works apprentices had been granted indentures. For Speedier Steward-Service THOUGH Walters Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., was established as long ago as 1880 its products keep pace with modern requirements, and among them are two items of airliner equipment for which a considerable demand is being experienced. One is the "Wemco" steward-call system, operating on the illuminated press-button principle. For installation in a flush- fitted panel at any convenient point near each seat-station is a neatly designed button which, when pressed, becomes illumin ated and at the same time lights a signal-lamp at the steward's position (a buzzer or bell may also be incorporated). On being guided to the seat by the illuminated button, and having received the passenger's request, the steward presses the button, thus can celling the light-signal at both ends of the circuit. The second device is a passenger notice consisting of the usual seat-belt and no-smoking warnings, with, in this instance, a third line which gives "toilet-engaged" advice. The face of the sign can be of the same colour as the surrounding wall-trim, so that it is extremely inconspicuous when not illuminated. The seat-belt and no-smoking notices are under crew-control, while the third sign is actuated automatically from a contact on the latch of the toilet door. Among aircraft in which these notices are being installed are the B.E.A. Viscounts, which also have the "Wemco" steward-call system. The makers state that among other new aircraft for which the call-system is being supplied are Comets, Britannias and Ambassadors. Walters Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., have their offices and works at Kensal Road, London, W.io. The neat passenger-warning notices installed in the B.E.A. Vickers- Armstrongs Viscounts, as they appear when illuminated. As described above, they are made by Walters Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. AT AN EXHIBITION which accompanied Short Bros, and Norland's apprentice prize-giving. Dr. Eric Ashby (Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University) is shown a Sealand throttle-control by aeronautical engineer ing apprentice ft. J. Andrews. On the left is Mr. D. Keith Lucas, chief designer and director (See first item in column 1.) IN BRIEF APRELIMINARY announcement of 1952 trading results for Handley Page, Ltd., shows a profit of £189,938 (1951, £180,410); taxation absorbed a total of £370,915. * * * We regret to learn of the death—during a visit to the U.S.A.— of Mr. H. L. Bowen, a technical executive of the valve division of Mullard, Ltd. Mr. Bowen joined the firm in 1927 and was very well known in the radio industry; he was chairman of the technical committee of the British Radio Valve Manufacturers' Association and a member of several committees. JOINING PLESSEY: Mr. Alfred Blount (left), formerly general manager of Vandervell Products, Ltd., has been appointed a member of the executive board of the Plessey Co., Ltd. Joining the company's administra tive establishment is Mr. ft. I. Hughes, A.C.I.S., who has been managing director of the Ford Motor Co., of India. Metalastik, Ltd., state that, since their recent announcement of an agreement for the manufacture of their products in France, a further agreement has been concluded with the Italian concern S.A.G.A.-Pirelli; it provides for an exchange of patents as well as for technical and commercial co-operation in the manufacture of rubber-to-metal bonded components. * * * Mr. S. G. ("Stan") Custance, of Fairey Aviation, has retired after 48 years in engineering. He was apprenticed to Vickers. Sons and Maxim in 1905, and remained with Vickers for 28 years, He then spent a year at Woolwich Arsenal, followed by eight months in the inspection department of Western Electric, before joining Fairey's, where his 18 years of service have included duty at Hayes, Stockport and—where he was works manager—Heston. * * * In addition to courses for welding operators and for designers and draughtsmen, the Quasi-Arc Co., Ltd., Bilston, Staffs., have arranged three-week courses for welding engineers, supervisors, inspectors and foremen. The next of these will begin on July 13th, and another on October 5th. Applications for enrolment should be made to Bilston, or to the company's London offices at Bridge- water House, Cleveland Row, St. James's, S.W.i.
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