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New ASRE Secretary. M. C. Turpin, acting secretary of the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers since June 1947, was elected secretary of the society at its 43d annual meeting in December. He had been sales manager in the merchandising department of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, in its Washington office, for 15 years, although he was connected with the company since 1909. For many years he was engaged in the preparation of technical literature and articles for the trade press for Westinghouse, first editor of the company´s house organ, president of Electric Institute of Washington, member of the Washington Board of Trade, and also charter member and chairman of the Baltimore-Washington section of the ASRE. Besides his activities as secretary of the society, he is also secretary of all ASRE technical and standards committees.