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October 1, 1943
GROUP INSURANC
Yard Gives
Bond Drive
Real Boost
26 Employees Buy
Bonds Of SL000
Denomination
As we go to press, the yard
is participating wholeheartedly
in the Third War Loan drive
with many employees digging
deep into their pockets to pay
cash for bonds of the larger de
nominations. Many shipbuilders are show
ing an excellent spirit and are
really taking that advice "Buy
Extra Bonds." painted on the
sides of the first C-2. to heart.
As ah example of the "all out'
wav in which they are partici
pating, 26 have acquired $1,000
bonds during the campaign. 23
have bought $500 ones and 254
have purchased $100 ones at the
special booth at the northwest
end of the Machine office or at
the bond office.
Through . September 21, 695
employees had purchased 824
bonds for $59,436.50 with a ma
turity value of $79,250. Remem
ber, this is in addition to the
payroll deductions for the War
securities.
The Machine Shop, with pur
chases totaling $6,337.50, is
first on the list with the Weld
ers, with $5,962.50 invested, sec
ond. Others among the leaders
are the Riveters, $4,837.50; Po
lice and Fire departments, $4,
425, and Electricians, $4,312.50.
Purchases by the various de
partments, through September
21, follow:
Administrative
Safety
.$1,668.75
. 56.25
. 18.75
.. 56.25
. 1,518.75
Welfare
Deferment .. .
Comptroller & Staff.
Auditing and Book
keeping .
Tabulating
Piece Work Counters
Treasurers .
Bond
Timekeepers
Employment -
Police and Fire
Janitors
637.50
1,068.75
1,125.00
506.25
93.75
262.50
37.50
4,425.00
0
37.50
0
168.75
637.50
825.00
712.50
150.00
581.25
r? or
468.75
318.75
bd i .00
637.50
Clinic
Dormitory ..
Welder Trainees .
Production -
Time Study - -Draft
& Blue Printing
Purchasing
Warehouse . :
Lumber Yard
Steel Storage
Transportation
Plant Engineers
Tool Room
Hull Supt. & Staff.
Welders
1,068.75
5.962.50
4,837.50
75.00
Riveters
Drillers
Fitters
Layoff
Ship Shed
Anglesmiths J
Shipwrights
Erectors ...M.
Scrap & Salvage.
Outfitting Staff
Yardriggers
Joiners . .
Pine Coverers
1,762.50
412.50
93.75
206.25
-168.75
3,16875
18.75
543.75
1,162.50
1,856.25
3.506.25
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PUBLISHED FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY
GOOD ADVICE ON A GOOD SHIP When we sent the first
the ways last month we took advantage of the opportunity to do
Sam's War bonds. Painted in 14-foot high letters, the sign "Buy
thousands of workers and visitors
ing the Third War Loan drive.
papers by The Associated Press.
Yard Moving Into Full Stride
In Production
Three Now At Outfitting
Pier With More Going
Down Ways Soon
With three C-2 type ships at
the outfitting piers and more
scheduled to follow them down
the ways soon; the program of
building this larger and better
vessel is now well under way in
the yard with expectations of at
least four more being launched
during October.
The period of transferring
the yard from Liberty to C-2
production is over and it's good
to be back in our old stride of
pushing 'em down, the ways.
The first C-2, the S. S. Storm
King, was christened on Sept.
17 by Mrs. P. F. Halsey, wif e of
our vice-president and general
manager. Her matrons of honor
were Mrs. Frederick F. Hill, of
Newport News, and Mrs. Storer
P. Ware, of Wilmington. The
yard took advantage of the oc
casion to advertise War bonds
with the advice "Buy Extra
Bonds" painted in 14-foot high
letters on both sides of the new
vessel.
The second C-2, the S. S.
Cyclone, went down the ways on
September 27, under the spon
sorship of Mrs. Thomas L. La
nier, wife of our assistant comp
troller. Her . attendants were
Mrs. E. W. Johnson, of Caton
ville, Maryland, and Mrs. W. W.
Johnson, of Fuquay Springs.
The third was the S, S. Eclipse,
launched on October 3 after
christening by Mrs. W. C. Park,
wife of the Production Superin
tendent. As announced some time ago,
all C-2's will be named for fa
mous American Clipper ships, a
fast type of cargo -carrier that
gaye the nation domination of
world trade during the 1840's
and 50's.
Our yard is one of four in the
country now engaged in w con
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in the yard and the suggestion
Incidentally, the picture has
Of C-2 Vessels
The War Bond buying
spirit that keeps the Minute
Man flag and T flying over
our yard is apparently so
strong that it has continued
in one man after he left the
employment of the com
pany. Recently, Wylie White, of
Chester, S. C, terminated
because he wanted to work
nearer his home.
In his letter to the per
sonnel manager, he said:
You will find enclosed a
check for seven hundred
fifty dollars, for which
please send me' a thousand
dollar War bond, issued by
the Shipyard, if it is not too
much trouble. I just want
ed all the money I made
while there to go in bonds,
however, if too much bother,
just return the check and I
can get it here. I just pre
ferred one issued by the
company."
Mr. White haa received
his bond.
BOND BUYER
Congratulations From Admiral Land
Captain Roger Williams,
President, t ' '
North Carolina Shipbuilding Co,
We wish to congratulate you on completing the
EC-2 contract at North Carolina in a highly satis
factory manner and for the efficiency with which
.the yard has shifted from Liberties to C-2 vessels.
We will look forward to your making an equally
good showing on this construction. Be assured the
Commission appreciates your able assistance in con
nection with our program.
E. S. LAND.
D ALL EMPLOYEES
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C-2. the S. S. Storm King, down
some fine advertising for Uncle
Extra Bonds" was visible to the
is being well received here dur
been distributed to many news
Maffitt Village
Homes Available
Apartments Also Ready
For Occupancy At
Nearby Beaches
A number of housing units
for white and negro employees
of the yard are now available
in Maffitt village and a smal
number of apartments are
ready for occupancy by white
couples at Wrightsville and
Carolina beaches.
The white units in Maffit
village are of one, two and
three-bedroom sizes and are
available for immediate occu
pancy. Each is furnished with
heating stove, cooking stove, re
frigerator, kitchen tables, cabi
net and window shades. There
are no completely furnished
units available at the present.
The converted apartments a
the beaches are completely un
furnished two and three room
sizes for a man and wife or a
couple and one child.
The housing available for col
ored employees is unfurnished
but has heating i stoves, cook
ing stoves, refrigerators, kitchen
tables, cabinets and window
shades. , .
Employees who have applica
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Vol 2, No. 2
Protection
Provided At
Small Cost
Must Be Approved
By 75 Per Cont
Of Workors
An important new step
in the interest of the wel
fare of the yard's employees
and their families was
taken recently as the com
pany made arrangements
with the Aetna Life Insur
ance company to offer a
broad program of group
life, accident and sickness
insurance to every em
ployee.
Plans to establish the
program nave oeen com
pleted and, as soon as 75
per cent of the men and
women on the payroll sig
nify their desire to partici
pate, it will be placed into" ef
fect. Within the next few days
booklets explaining the arrange
ment in detail will be distribut
ed and representatives of the
Aetna company will be present
to acquaint all with its features.
It is the most economical in
surance an employe can obtain
and the company is contribut
ing financially to the program
to hold the cost to the insured
to the minimum. Because of its
value to the welfare of every
worker and his or her family,
the company is heartily in favor
of the program.
All Eligible
Every North Carolina Ship
builder will be eligible to par
ticipate on the effective date of
the program but a "waiting pe
riod" of three months will be re
quired for all new employees,
that is, persons who enter the
employ of the yard after the
date the program goes into ef
fect. No medical examination
will be required and weekly pay
ments will be made through pay
roll deductions.
The weekly cost is based on
the employee rate of pay with
benefits relative to the amount
of premium. There are three
divisions, as follows:
If your rate of pay is less
than $1 an hour, you may pur
chase $1,000 life insurance and
the weekly benefits for sickness
or non-occupational accidents
will be $15. Your weekly con
tribution will be 35 cents.
If your hourly rate of pay is
$1 'but less than $1.45, you will
be insured for $2,000, the week
ly benefits in case of illness or
non-occupational accidents will
be $25 and the cost win be go
cents a week.
If your hourly rate of pay is
$1.45 or over, you will receive
S3.G00 worth of insurance, tne
weekly benefits will be $25 and
the cost will be 5 cents a mcx.
Benefit payments will com
mence the eighth day cf timers
or in jury frca tcciccnt v?. will
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