More than 150 friends gathered at the Whitehall Club in New York recently to express their best wishes to James E. (Jimmy) May on the occasion of his retirement from Savannah Shipyard Company. Mr. May has been active in the ship repair industry for the past 40 years. He joined Savannah Shipyard's New York office in 1963 as director of sales, and was elected vice president in 1971.

Mr. and Mrs. May will continue to reside in Summit, N.J., where they have made their home for the past 25 years. Savannah Shipyard will be represented in New York by Warren H. Fischer.