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S PAPER, FILM AND_FOIL-CONVERTER MAGAZINE Hanis Named NFPA: President Induction of officers to head NFPA '.:. .. in 1968-69 took place during the an-' ~ nual' banquet at Doral as follows: ' - Hanis, who is director pf sales ad- President, Frank R. Hanis, Milprint, Inc.; executive vice president, Wil- liam Dodenhoff, Mobil Chemical Co.; treasurer, D. A. Ruch, -.Chase Bag. - ;~ .,_mimstrative expenence: to- e top Guiding NFPA activities for the coming year are the following officers and directors: front row, 1-r-A. A. Stella, Union Carbide; S. H. Zutler, Dow Chemical; Wm. Dodenhoff, Mobil Chemical, exec. v-p; Frank Hanis. Mi~rint orecident• D. A. Ruch, Chase Bag, treasurer; E. C. Merkle, NFPA managing director; E. R. Preston, Jr., Jaite Display Bag Co. 2nd row, 1-r-M. T. Biondo, St. Regis; J. E. Bouhl, Anaconda Aluminum; Rosaline M. lammarino, NFPA asst..treasurer and administrative asst.; T. J. Dermot Dunphy, Custom-Made Paper Bag Co.; Arthur D. Hoeppner, Bemis Co.; Wilson W. Cross, Riegel; A. E. Gerken, H. P. Smith Paper Co. former NFPA president. 3rd row, 1-r-Donald V. Long, Dalpak Corp.; H. E. Pierce, American Can; George P. Lamb, NFPA legal counsel; T. H. Osborne, Crown Zellerbach; M. I. Bennett, Cellu-Craft Products; R. J. Williams, Cadillac Products; Fred S. Hinkle, Continental Can. Missing from the photo is W. A. Martinelli, Pak-All Products. Forum ~ndust ry ministration at Milprint, has been with the Milwaukee based firm since 1938 ~,.__ ... (except for'.World WarlLservice). He for' a number of years and brings a has held responsible posts : in ,1,VFPA `'wealth of industry know-bow and ad- ! post. °' `',,Retiring president Arthur E. Ger- ~4: ken of H. P. Smith Paper Co. told the ;~:convention hee expects flexible packag- ~,. . Mg to greatly exceed the growth rate u q of our national economy in five to ten 1='y`ears. Many new products will be of- rr fered in flexible packaging to meet the ~needs of new ; merchandising tech- niques; and the development' of new material combinations will provide greater protection and shelf life to in- crease our share of the growing pack- aging market, he said. The industry is straining now to reach the $1 billion mark. It may at- tain this milestone sooner than ex- pected if the Paper Shipping Sack Mfrs. Assn. merges into NFPA. One of Gerken's most pleasant term-end duties was to confer on John M. Cowan a life-tieae -anember- ship in the association. Cowan, who served NFPA as managing director from its beginning until 1965, is the fourth to enjoy this distinction. Vice presidents who will head NFPA's six divisions are as follows: Division 1, Paper Bag Products, T. J. Dermot Dunphy, Custom-Made Paper Bag Co.; Division 2, Converted Film Products, Ralph N. March, Boyertown Packaging Service Corp.; Division 3, Government Specifications, R. J. Wil- liams, Cadillac Products; Division 4, Industrial Bag & Cover Products, Donald V. Long, The Dalpak Corp.; Division 5, Laminated & Coated Products, S. H. Zutler, The Dow Chemical Co.; Division 6, Waxed Pa- per Products, H. E. Pierce, American Can Co. ~ ~ ~ tJ ~ 0 N ~ (A