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.vn . Y5? G?GGa fhe' V June 1, 1943 PUBLISHED FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY Vol 1, NO. 10 S. S. VANCE SETS FINE RECORD OF SERVICE L-& &Vvr x2a. WE RECEIVE THE T-Captain Roger Williams thanks Miss Constance Bennett, Hollywood actress, as she completes presentation of the Treasury department's "T" for our Minute Man flag at the launching of our 100th ship. Shown in the picture, left to right, are Mrs. J. S. Blair, of Elizabethtown. Area chairman of the Woman's War Savings staff; Major General Edwin P. Parker, of Camp Butner; Brigadier General J. L. Underhill, of Camp Lejeune; Storer P. Ware; Allison James, head, of the State War Savings staff ; Miss Dozier, maid of honor; Captain Williams; Miss Dozier, also an attendant; Mrs. Harold Miller, sponsor; Miss Bennett and " Rear Admiral Jules James, of Charleston, commandant of the Sixth Naval district. Welders Lead Yard As It Gives 4,471,000 Cigarettes To Soldiers, Sailors Overseas Continues To Deliver Goods As Yard Sends 100th Vessel To Sea GOOD NUTRITION BRINGS REWARDS Proper Diet Helps Us To Work Well And Enjoy life By CORDELIA B. FOSTER Many articles and books have been written on nutrition, how to obtain good health by the correct purchase, preparation, cooking of foods, etc., with lit tle emphasis on the real re wards. From the many slogans writ ten to make us conscious of food habits one that is out standing is: "We Must Eat Right to Work and Win." Your rewards in following this are: 1. Fine healthy children who are bubbling over with pep and better able to do their school work. 2. More energy for men and women who work. They don't get tired so easily. They are not so likely to catch cold. After a hard day's work they are ready for some fun in the eve ning. 3. Old people who still like a good time. Their bodies are still spry, their minds are still keen, they don't feel old and don't act old. 4. You work better, you feel better, you are less likely to get run down, cross or nervous. The right : food adds years to your life, and life tp your years. 5. And" (an important thing to keep in mind ) this program needn't cost you a cent more. (Continued on page 6) $10,162 Is Contributed During Voluntary Campaign With the Welders taking the lead with a handsoue contribu tion, the campaign conducted recently for funds to purchase cigarettes for members of the armed forces serving overseas was highly successful with the yard sending four and a half million cigarettes abroad. A total of $10,162.09 was do nated by the employees. Through ,. arrangements with three of the country's leading tobacco companies Camel, Chesterfield and Old Gold they agreed to send - the cigarettes overseas for five cents a pack age. ' In addition, for each ten cases purchased they donated an extra one. Each case contains 50 cartons and each carton has 200 cigarettes, making a total of 10,000 in each case. The 406.5 cases purchased by the ship builders, plus the 40.6 cases do nated by the manufacturers, make a total of 4,471,000 cigar ettes. - Of the total contribution, the Welders gave $7,595.90 to set a new record in generosity. This was enough money for 333 cases. Some of the men gave a day's pay in the campaign, which was conducted without any promotion but merely as a means of providing a systematic way to receive donations. The Plumbing department was sec ond with $38957, which will provide'about 17 cases. ; A suf ficient amount was contributed by the remainder of the em- (Continued on page 3) TART WINS $100 BONDJFOR' IDEA Awards For Sugges tions Total $345 Here During May C. G. Tart, clock number 64430, of the Fitters, was awarded first prize of a $100 War bond for his proposal re garding innerbottom progress drawings to lead the list of 34 prize winners in the Suggestion contest system here during May. Awards made during the montlTamounted to $345 and brought the total since the establishment of the suggestion plan near the $1,000 mark. The purpose of the drawings suggested by Mr. Tart is to maintain an accurate and com plete record of progress made by each shift on each hull by the Fitters department. (Continued on page 4) LAUDS WORKERS T Emblem Presented By Miss Bennett At Launching We've sent our 100th ship into the Victory fleet. Launched before 12,000 people second largest crowd in the shipyard's his tory the S. S. Charles D. Mclver has joined the other sturdy Liberty vessels built here m war service and if the past is indicative of the future, she will do her full share in bringing victory to the United Nations. The christening of the ship gave a well-known mo tion picture actress and an outstanding admiral an op portunity to commend the yard for its efficiency, lack of absenteeism and outstanding War bond purchases. Included among the many guests pres ent for the special occasion on May 25 were a major general, four brigadier generals, repre senting both the Army and Marines, and state War Bond staff officials and city and county leaders. Mrs. Miller Sponsor Before Mrs. Harold Miller, of Southport, smashed the bottle of champagne on the bow of the shin, Miss Constance Bennett, Hollywood actress,- presented the Treasury department's "T" for our Minute Man flag to Roger Williams, president. This part of the program was fol lowed by a short address by Rear Admiral Jules James, of Charleston, new commandant of the Sixth Naval district, who declared that "statisticians of the Maritime commission have rated this company at the top of the nation's batting list." The admiral, who recently re turned from an overseas base, said he had seen Liberty ships built in Wilmington in servi there and found them go ships. "What I see here today . A1 J J nus me wiin pnae ana aumira ( Continued on page 3 ) ELUDES U-BOATS First Ship Completed Here Takes Part In Invasion Send Tho Shipbuilder To Men In Service Thousands of North Carolina shipbuilders have entered the armed services since the establishment of the yard and we would like to have them receive copies of The Ship builder each month. As it is impossible to obtain their addresses, friends and relatives in the yard who know where they are located are cordially invited to call at the office of the editor and give the addresses. We believe the former shipbuilders, now on the training or fighting fronts, are interested in what we are doing and The Shipbuilder is a good means of keeping then informed of our work on the production front There is no charge involved. The first Liberty ship built here the S. S. Zebu Ion K. Vance is today a battle-scarred veteran with a glorious record of service that should make every North Carolina shipbuilder proud of her sturdy per formance in delivering the goods of war to our fighting men and their allies on the European and African sea- fronts. The career of the first large vessel constructed in the state since World War I has been a trying and dan gerous one. Sliding into the Cape Fear river a few hours be fore the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she has plowed her way over 35,000 miles into more than a dozen widely flung ports from Philadelphia to Mur mansk and the African coast. She has sped away from sub marines and her decks have rung with the crash of shrapnel time and again. She has escap ed whenever the enemy has sought to destroy her and has sailed on to more important assignments. Her crowded career is high lighted with participation in the invasion of Africa when she not only carried supplies but many troops who went over the side in landing barges and, despite resistence, occupied a port just east of Oran. Later she return ed to the United Kingdom and carried more Army material to Africa. The story of the Zebulon B. Vance was told here a few days ago by her master, Captain G. W. Hudgins. It began when she was loaded at an east coast port in March, 1942. "Before sailing, the ship was supplied with extra heaters and thoroughly insulated on all sides and throughout ' for weather protection: the bows were also strengthened for ice breaking. She sailed ' alone. fully loaded with cargo, drawing about 30 feet of water. About ten mils from a northern port ' a : submarine appeared and we immediately stepped up the speed. "From there we went in convoy to Iceland around the last of March and laid up there for about 15 days in order to get the convoys together. Ve sailed from Iceland to t Mur mansk, Russia, - and while cn this length of the journey, tn other ship was hit by a torpedD and blew up right along sids (Continued cn pase 6) .
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