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Edward C. Thompson
Edward C. Thompson, who from
1942 until Jan. 1 was president of the
Aeolian Co., New York, died on Janu-
ary 14th at his home, 536 Sixteenth
Street, Booiklyn, after a brief illness.
His age was 61.
Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Thompson
entered the employ of the Aeolian Co.
as an office boy in 1900. He was long
treasurer of the company and served
also as a director. On relinquishing
the posts of president, treasurer and
director, he joined the Brooklyn Casket
Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. He was also for-
merly assistant treasurer of the Aeo-
lian American Corp.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs.
Ottilie E. Thompson, and two sisters,
Mrs. Mary I. Thompson of Brooklyn
and Mrs. James Breckwell of Bell-
more, L. I.
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Mrs. R. W. Lawrence, Jr.
Mrs. Marjorie Fitch Lawrence, wife
of Capt. Richard W. Lawrence, Jr., of
the Army and daughter-in-law of Rich-
ard W. Lawrence of New York, presi-
dent of the Bankers Commercial Corp.,
and chairman of the Aeolian American
Corp., died February 28th in Miami
Beach, Fla., after being ill for several
months. She had made her home in
Florida recently where her husband
was stationed. Her age was 35.
PFRIEMER
Mfrs. of
PIANO HAMMEKS
Born in Quogue, L. I., Mrs. Law-
rence was the daughter of Mrs. Mar-
jorie Fitch of Brooklyn and the late
Morton C. Fitch and a granddaughter
of the late Ashbel B. Fitch, former
New York City Controller. She was an
alumna of Smith College.
Funeral services were held at the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn,
N. Y., on March 5th.
Besides her husband and mother,
she leaves two daughters, Ruth and
Alida Lawrence, and a brother, Morton
C. Fitch.
Bond Findings Before
Labor Committee
Included in a report which has just
been published on the hearings before
the Congressional Committee on Labor,
investigating aid to the physically
handicapped, are the findings of Chaun-
cey D. Bond, Chairman of the Wai-
Manpower Committee of the National
Piano Manufacturers Association. Thj
report which runs over 100 pages in-
cludes the finding's of representat'vas
of several industries. Mr. Bond point-
ed out that there will be need for at
least 10,000 trained service men in the
industry immediately following th' j
war and that these men can work as
independent tuners, in dealer's stores
or in factories. He then went into de-
tail as to the findings of his committee
which investigated the qualifications
necessary for a man in the music in-
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du.stry, the opportunities available to
such a man, the training required and
the institutions available to give this
training. The report, he said, has been
distributed to the Veterans Adminis-
Uon field offices and to the field offices
of the United States Manpower Com-
mission.
He then pointed out that the School
of Pianoforte Technology and one at
the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
had been set up as pilot schools and
that the piano dealers of Los Angeles
had made arrangements with the pub-
lic school authorities in that city to
set up a training course in the public
schools which is now in operation. He
stressed the point that by the time the
war is over the piano industry will
have facilities available to accept re-
turning veterans who may desire this
course for training in cooperation with
the United States Government. He
also pointed out there is a good oppor-
tunity for the future as many piano
mercants and piano executives of to-
day started as piano tuners.
When asked what physical disabil-
ities men must not have in order to
become tuners and technicians, Mr.
Bond said :
"These men must not have these dis-
abilities: First, the loss of power in
their hands, the ability to move about
without too much effort. The tuner
must have hearing, of course, but,
strangely enough, if his heading is good
er.oug'h, if his hearing is good enough
t:> get along with a hearing aid, that
is O.K. They must not have both legs
missing. Regulators, polishers, and
finishers must have good sight. Serv-
icemen for retail stores and independ-
ent service work should not have bad
disfigurements of any kind on account
of their constant contact with the pub-
lic. On the positive side, they must be
able to lift weights up to 50 pounds,
and they must have the ability to han-
dle tools. As to health—no communi-
cable diseases, no extreme nervous dis-
position."
He then cited many cases with which
he had had contact with who are suc-
cessfully carrying on in spite of physi-
cal disabilities.
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PARAGON
PIAJVO PLATES
ACCURACY
FINISH
Copper Wire to be Conserved
Conservation plans to insure suffi-
cient components for the Army's huge
1945 requirements for field wire high-
lighted the recent meeting of the Cop-
per Wire and Cable Mill Industry Ad-
cisorv Committee.
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20 No. Hillside Ave., Elmsford, N.Y.
Phone Elmsford 4449
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. MARCH, 1945