1956

(Continued)

Shop Employees Retiring During the Year:

Joseph Swatek

Frank Townsend

Herman Schroeder

Henry Aspland

Dominic Coradeschi

Edgar Krushke

Sidney Thorson

Fred Baukin

Abner Helm

Harry Cipolle

Products Produced:

Shipments                        57, 826,438 pounds from Beloit

Direct Shipments             19, 684, 664 pounds

Foundry, Iron                  42,023, 500 pounds

Foundry, Brass                1, 016,659 pounds

Dryers Cast                      1042

Rolls Cast                         165

Dryers Machined            1,059

Large Rolls Machined    511

Pipe Rolls                         4,076

Employees: 2,580

Machine Shop Hours                      860,933

Foundry Hours                               1,210,631

Erection Hours                                  413,093

Built:

19 Calenders, 23 Headvats, 26 Floor Valves, 14 Reels, 16 Winders, 4

Yankee Dryers, 11 Dryer Sections, 22 Fourdriniers, 34 Presses, 9 Size

and 5 Smoothing Presses, 1 Coater, 202 Drive Units, 247 Suction Rolls

Suggestion system revitalized in November.

New Corporation:

"Beloit International Corporation" formed in January as a Venezuela

Corporation with export offices in South Beloit, Illinois, was established

February 6 with Harry Co Moore, president, and John MacWain, office

manager.

South America:

Benjamin Reagan, assistant to controller an able linguist, was

killed over Caracas, Venezuela when the plane in which he was a passen-

ger crashed into a mountain side. Mr. Reagan was to establish Beloit

International office in South America.

Harry C. Moore, president, made a trip to Africa in July.