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July 1, 1943
PUBLISHED FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY
Vol 1, No. 11
OCCUPANCY OF NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED
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THEY'RE EN ROUTE OVERSEAS NOW Shown here is a part of the approximately four and a half million cigarettes
.which we gave to the men in uniform on the nation's foreign fronts. In addition to Chesterfield, Camels and Old Gold handled
large parts of the order and all have reported that the smokes are on their way to the boys "over there."
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Hurst Awarded
$100 For Idea
Many Employees Win
Bonds And Stamps
During Juno
Submitting a booklet entitled
"Platen Markings for Welding"
compiled from EC2-S-C1 draw
ingsA. D. Hurst, clock No.
64348 of the Fitters, was
awarded first place prize of a
$100 War bond m the Sugges
tion contest here during June. .
Twenty-seven employees, in
cluding two women, received
bonds and stamps for their
ideas during the month.
The maturity value of the
awards amounted to $375 to
bring the total awarded since
establishment of the system in
the yard to $1,770.
In addition to Mr. Hurst,
there were five other ,bond win
ners. :. They ; were Christine
Lindsey. 23039F, Timekeeping,
$50. Suggestion No. 5314, for
improved procedure for payment
of contract piece work bonuses ;
B. S. Flynn, 68113, and R. D.
Parker. 68002. Shipwrights, $25
jointly, Suggestion No. 3470,
imoroved ribband saddle; Har-
- old Culler,- 71722,-Fitters,- $25,
Suggestion No. 4956, a mold for
shoring out unner shell in holds
No. 4 and No. 5, and G. P. Bat
son, 85590, Electrical, $25, Sug
gestion No. 1397, coil form for
field of coppus lowers.
Other winners in June were
as follows:
E. L. Gruehn. 36023. Time
study, $10, Suggestion No. 1516,
change in assembly of forward
ammunition chamber to upper
' deck mid-section.
(Continued on page 4)
Broad Program Of Recreation
Well Received By Employees
Religious Services Aro
Conducted In Yard
Each Sunday
All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy.
In these days of accelerated
war production, there's not as
mucn time xor .piay as aunng
peace but ; thousands : of ship
builders are enjoying and bene
fitting from the good recreation
ana entertainment onerea in tne
various activities sponsored by
the yard..
Instituted last month, a well
rounded program is being car
ried out in the time available.
It includes everything from soft-
ball to the . Lunch Time Jam
borees. And; on the serious side,
the Sundav morning religious
serviced are receiving an excel
lent response on the part of the
employees. The large attendance
shows that the men anj women
appreciate tnese visits oy tne
community's ministers and the
comments i heard in the yard
have been most favorable.
First, the two softball leagues
are having a successful season
and the hardball clubs are mak
ing an excellent showing against
semi-pro V competition in this
section. There is under con
templation a series of monthly
boxmg cards, with good fight
ers from the yard, to start
about the" middle of July at
Legion stadium. Arrangements
are under way for Don Hyatt,
former Duke university leather
slinger. to referee J and Louie
Keith to announce. Dick Bur
; (Continued on page 5)
Two U.S. Mail Boxes
Are Placed At Yard
Many employees are find
ing the two U. S. mail boxes
, recently placed at the yard
for the collection of personal
mail a real convenience.
One box is located on the
north side of gate No. 2 and
the other on the south side
of gate No. 6. Collections
are made each morning at
10:30 o'clock by the Wil
mington postof f ice.
Gigantic Cranes
Nine gigantic cranes are now
being constructed for the U. b.
Navy, Bureau of Yards and
Docks, which will be the largest
of their types ever built.
The booms of the drydock
cranes will reach into the air
higher than a 12-story building.
Cigarettes On
Way Overseas
Notes Of Appreciation
Aro Received From
Gun Crews
The four and a half million
cigarettes we so generously
gave Uncle Sam's soldiers,
sailors and Marines a few weeks
ago are now on their way over
seas.
Word has been received from
the three cigarette manu
facturers Camels, Chesterfield
and Old Gold handling the or
ders that the shipments have
been sent to the special service
officers at various ports on the
Atlantic and ' Pacific coasts,
Many of these shipments have
been acknowledged by them and
the reports show they are en
route to the North African,
European, Atlantic, North and
South Pacific and other theatres
of war operations.
Each package bears a label
showing it was donated by one
of the departments in the yard
such as "Good Luck, Boys, from
(Continued on page 6)
S. S. Merrick Launching Sunday
With Governor J. Melvin
Broughton expected to attend,
the S. S. John Merrick, our 114th
Liberty ship, will be launched
on Sunday, July 11.
It is named for the founder
of the North Carolina Mutual
life Insurance company, of Dur
ham, the largest negro institu
tion of its type in the world.
'The shin will be sponsored by
Martha Merrick Donnell, of
Durham. Her attendants will
be Martha Williams Wheeler,
matron of honor, and Lida Con
stance Merrick, maid of honor
We are pleased that one of
our vessels has been named for
an outstanding North Carolina
negro for it provides the op
portunity to give recognition to
the yard's colored workers who
have done their full share in our
good production record. :
Community
Is One Of Largest
Shipyard Towns
In Country
Occupancy of a new 1,866-unit
section of Maffitt Village, built
primarily for employees of the
yard and perhaps the largest
"shipbuilders' town" in the
country, was started early this
month.
The first units of the new
housing were made available by
the contractors about July 6.
Additional units will be deliv
ered rapidly and it is anticipat
ed that the entire section will
be ready to receive the families
of more shipbuilders by early
August.
Construction of the new hous
ing began about February 1 of
his year and has been delayed
oy the scarcity of labor and
materials.
The Central Contracting com
pany, of Atlanta, Ga.. is the
builder under the supervision of
the Housing Authority of the
City of Wilmington. The nro-
ject is owned by the U. S. Gov
ernment and has been leased to
he local Housing. Authority for
operation after completion.
One hundred and fifty-six of
the new units will be dormitory
rooms for single men or women
and the remainder, 1,710, will be
two, three, four and five-room
famihr apartments. Of the to
tal, 424 of the units will be for
Negroes and the remainder for
Whitejpersons. The white and
colored sections of Maffitt Vil
lage are separated by a broad
undeveloped area. Completion
of the new housing will bring
the total of dwelling units in
the Village to 3,762 or if you
count the adjoining 530-unit
trailer camp, 4,292.
The entire development is one
of the greatest of its type in
the United States. It will be
populated almost exclusively by
employees of our yard. Recent
ly several additional employ
ment groups have been made
eligible for occupancy but the
number of such tenants is not
expected to be great.
With all the facilities and
services oi a well-arranged
community, Maffitt Village is
self-contained and has been
planned and developed with the
welfare of our employees fore
most in the minds of the hous
ing authorities. With stores.
auditoriums, cafeterias, a pro
posed sub-postoffice, medical
service . and all other needed
facilities, it has become much
more than a suburb of Wilming
ton but, in reality, another town.
Located within a short distance
of the yard, it is helping solve
the transportation problem.
Three of the four community
buildings at Maffitt Village
have already been opened and
are being used by the approxi
mately 1350 families or individ
uals residing in the Village. Two
cafeterias are in operation, csa
for white persons at the newes
building : and the other fcr
(Continued cn ps 5)