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First Manager of NE Here Retires Well-known. in Belleville circles in the late 40s, Dr. A. Brewer Hunt is retiring from the Northern Electric Comp- any with a total service of over 40 years. Early in 1947, he was given the task of setting up the first company plant outside of Montreal. Belleville was the site selected for the move of the electronics division, an organ- ization which had grown from almost nothing during World War IT. In order to get manufactur- ing operations under way as soon as possible, Dr. Hunt ar- ranged to rent the Water Street plant of J. J. Morch and Co. and late in the same year the company's radio receivers be- gan to roll off the first produc- tion line. The products of this plant expanded to include Hammond Organs and broadcast equip- ment, while a big new factory wa<s being built on Sidney -- - ,™™~™™vw«WWW«««̂ ^ Dr. Brewer Hunt Examines Satellite Antenna "Th c I n f e 11 Street, In the spring of 1948, the big influx took place into the new plant, and Belleville became a-n important spot on the Northern Electric map. Dr. Hunt and his wife Mar ion quickly became known, and Hked in Belleville circles, and their house on Mount Pleasant saw many delightful gather- ings. He became a member of Rotary, the Chamber of Com- merce, the Belleville Club, the Bay of Quinte Golf Club and of St. Thomas' Church. His wife interested herself in church and golf club, as well as in the Home and School, as 1 one of the founder members of the Pine Street School Assoc- iation. An important post in Mont- real took Brewer Hunt and his wife away. Since promotion to Montreal Dr. Hunt has been general manager of (three dif- ferent divisions of the com- pany, and since I960 he has been vice-president of research and development, in charge of the rapidly expanding labora- tories with their headquarters in Ottawa. He has seen this Or- ganization Q.VKW n n f r l ;~f\\\f 'if i< ;« the largest industrial labora- tory in Canada, and among the top one percent on the North American continent, A fitting climax to his dist- inguished career was reached, on April 10 to year, when Oarleton University awarded him the honorary degree of doctor of engineering in rec- ognition of his contributions to Canadian engineering. At a pairty held in their hon- or in Ottawa, Dr. and Mrs. Hunt were presented with gifts and momentos by a large gath- ering, many of Whom were present or former Belleville residents. J. C. R. Punehard and R. H. Tanner were among those making presentations. Mn ,,- ' ' • , i"t C i