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THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER
October 1, 1943
Yard's Softball
Crown Captured
By Electricians
Scoro Throe Straight
Ovor Erodors In
Final Series
Climaxing their second half
record of 16 victories in 18 starts
in the South Side softball
league, the Electricians won the
five-game series for the Ship
yard championship, three-up and
three-down, by pushing the
strong Erectors ten entirely out
of the picture.
The first game was a nip and
tuck affair which ended with the
Sparkies on the long end of a
3-2 score. At the close of the
second game, it looked rather
bad for the Erectors when the
Electricians emerged with a 5-3
victory under their collective
hats.
The third contest was as tight
as any big league affair with
Johnny Edens shining for the
Electricians in their 1 to 0
triumph. Johnny, the Sparkies'
catcher, was third man up in
the first inning. With two out,
he smacked a home run that gave
his club its winning margin.
The Erectors threatened only
once in the game when, in the
final frame, with two out and
Keith on second, Brittain, Erect
ors' catcher, hit a line drive to
Sparrow on third. The ball was
so hot it bounced off Sparrow's
glove and Hubert Bohannan, the
Electricians' shortstop, caught it
on the fly and whipped it to first
for a double play, giving the
Erectors four outs in that in
ning. The Electricians lost only
seven games in their 45 starts
for a brilliant average and they
fully deserve the yard champion
ship for their excellent sports
manship and record.
Protection Provided
At Small Cost
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continue for a maximum of 13
weeks.
In making the announcement
of the program, the company
feels that it is designed to fill a
long-felt need in the yard. The
details will be given in the book
lets and every man and woman
employed here is invited to give
the proposal real thought and
consideration. Insurance of this
type has proved highly satisfac
tory in numerous other indus
trial establishments similar to
our yard and we believe it is a
real contribution to the com
pany's welfare program.
Whether it is placed into ef
fect at an early date, depends
on you. Think it over now and
be ready with your answer when
the Aetna representative calls.
It is hoped that the plan will
become effective on November 1.
Remember, not only will you
benefit in case of accident or
sickness, but your family will
receive worthwhile financial as
sistance in case of your death.
Yard Gives Bond
Drive Real Boost
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Electricians
4,312.50
Pipe Shop
Sheet Metal
Boiler & Blacksmith.
543.75
1,856.25
468.75
- 1,40625
281.25
1,537.50
6,3370
- 993.75
Painters
Steam Engineers
Plumbers ;,:.. ,
Machine Shop
Shin Carpenters .
U. S. Maritime Com
mission . 75.00
Colored Civic and
Athletic Ass'n l. 74.00
At the rate we are going, it
looks as thdusrh we will reach a
total of $125,000 in extra cash
purchases when the drive is
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CHAMPIONS Here's the Electrical department's great softball team, which defeated the
Erectors in three straight games to walk away with the 1943 yard pennant. Shown are, front row,
left to right, W. T. Eken, L. F. Kaylor, J. A. Ede is, J. E. Bohannon, L. L. Sparrow, W. C. Burdick,
C. W. Gilbert; second row, left to right, R. Clark, J. E. Goforth, C. W. Babb, C. T. Poole, C. W.
Spain, W. P. Turkett, R. P. Kennedy and L. R. Cain. Mascots are Larry Edens and Carl Spain, Jr.
With Negro
Shipbuilders
Charles Sparrow, Erectors,
formerly ran Sparrow's Sur
prise Shop at New Bern. Now
that we know this, it's not at all
surprising to us that he carries
that typewriter case to and from
his work daily.
James Gordon, Drillers, bari
tone, hails from Wichita, Kan
sas, which he never fails to add,
in making new friendships, is
"the very heart of the U. S. A."
Some salesman he is for his
home-town Chamber of Com
merce. The North Carolina Revelers,
a club made up of employees of
North Carolina Shipbuilding
company, sponsored a delightful
September cruise at the R. R.
Taylor Homes recently. A
Winston-Salem orchestra fur
nished the music. Members of
the Revelers are Charles H.
Ballard, J. Yarborough Battle,
Otis Bozeman, Derrick G. S.
Davis, Joseph W. Diggs, Charles
S. Fisher, Moses Gregg, Roose
velt James, Clayton May, Jacob
McCleary, Frank T. Walker,
Calvin Williams and Willie Wil
liams. Joseph W. Diggs, Transporta
tion, has a longing look in his
eyes ever since he returned
rector of the U. S. O. Club, Ninth
from his home-town, Richmond,
Va. Can it be a new heart throb,
Joe?
Jim "Pop" Brown, Messen
ers, was happy as a lark r
cently when he carried his boy
to the Country Club to serve
dinner for the visiting notables
from Newport News, Va., here
for the launching of the S. S.
Storm King. Jim is Mr. Pardy's
lobby, right hand man in car
ing for the most recent addi
tions to the yard family: the cat
and her little ones, who are now
'.earning to use their legs.
The Colored Athletic and
Civic association purchased a
U. S. Government Bond, Series
F, of the $100 denomination re
cently. Officers of the associa
tion are: C, C. Sparrow, presi
dent; Thomas C. Jervay, secre
tary; James Evans, assistant
secretary; James B. Gordon,
treasurer. Directors are : James
Mercy, Jerry McGhee, Walter
Wiggins, George W. .Wheeler,
Jr., Frank Rhoden, Robert Chap
man and Thomas Wheatley, di
and Nixon streets. This asso
ciation, which sponsored "Step
Lively" during the summer
months, plans a Fall edition of
the same show. Larry Drinard
was director of the initial pro
duction.
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Speedy Clippers
In Colorful Period
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with which the clipper brought
it from production fields to the
market centers in England. The
clipper lived up to its name by
making three trips to China
while the slow English rivals
made two. Swift passages
meant larger profits, not only
in voyages but in the enhanced
value of the perishable cargoes.
The extreme clipper was a
trim, slender, graceful vessel.
There was a sharp elongated
bow. The three masts slanted
backward. They carried rectan
gular sails. Some ships had a
canvas spread of as much as
10,000 yards. With their hulls
painted with white and black
bands, dummy port holes black,
and with the great number of
sails and keen extended prow,
the clipper of the . 19th century
has been designated as "the
ideal of applied art and sheer
delight of the eye." The quar
ters for the sailors were usually
placed above deck. There were
elaborately decorated cabins
for officers and passengers.
The California gold rush in
1849 gave so much trade im
petus that 160 clippers were
built in four years. During the
first year of this period, 90,000
passengers- were carried. Prac
tically all of these were pos
sessed with a desire to get to
George Fields. Clinic, has
painted his bicycle a bright red
color, or at least Mrs. M. George,
his supervisor, had it painted for
him. George is one of the most
popular employees of the yard,
because of his easy-going and
jovial manner.
The lively competition which
was so , evident between the
Shipwrights and Erectors when
they jointly knocked down pins
at every launching is missing.
Boxes of cigars were given the
men of the victorious side, and
scores of bets were in the offing.
Now that the Shipwrights do
all of this operation themselves,
the old spirit of rivalry has dis
appeared, and the loud, familiar
cries of victory, uttered by ;- the
winners immediately after the
last pin was hurled into space,
no longer penetrates the air to
the delight of launching day
crowds. Especially willv Mon
roe, Clinic, miss these contests,
for they provided relaxation for
him while he attended every
launching as driver of the com
nany's trim, grey Cadillac am
bulance. Poor Monroe, now it's
just another launching, what
with no entertainment, and no
betting. .
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the gold fields with as little de
lay as possible. The Australian
gold discoveries caused 400,000
people to flock there in a com
paratively short time. Nearly
everyone booked passage on
fast clippers. Cargoes of gold
dust valued at from one to five
million dollars were often
brought back from the fields em
braced in the two areas.
Great Ship
The Great Republic represent
ed the last word in clipper con
struction. She was a MacKay
product. Launched in 1853, she
measured 4,555 tons and was 325
feet in length. This was nearly
one-third as long as the fastest
and largest passenger liners of
our day and time. The mere
problem of holding so much
timber together was colossal.
Old salts mumbled that the first
sea would break her in two. The
ship had four masts, each over
a yard in diameter. Toe rings
were 200 feet above the deck.
The ship spread enough canvas
to cover a four lane motor high
way for a half mile. The cost
was in excess of $300,000. It
was a tragic epic of the sea
when the Great Republic was
towed to New York to pick up
a cargo of grain. On the night
of Dec. 26, 1853, a fire broke out
on Front street near the ves
sel's deck. The wind blew
sparks into the rigging and the
handsome ship was burned to
the water's edge.
The golden age of the clipper
ships reached its peak in the
middle 50's, -then fell off.
Steamships were improving.
California began to grow its
own food. Financial panics
swooped down on the exchanges
of 1857. With freight rates
tumbling, MacKay, the principal
builder, evolved medium clip
pers. These were less speedy
but with increased storage
spaceLong before MacKay
died in 1880, the clipper ship
had passed from, the scene..
Practically overnight, owAers
stopped naming their vessels
Eliza, Jane, or Mary. They be
gan to call them by romantic
and glamorous titles. It was
said at the time that merchants
and owners .who could abandon
such prosaic names for those of
more high sounding nature, had
poetry as well as commerce in
their souls.
Will Be Perpetuated
Many of the unusual and at
tractive names of the clippers
are to be perpetuated with ships
yet to be launched from this
yard. Therefore, the thousands
of operatives in our construc
tion family may like to know
some of the titles which were
used for well known clippers in
Griswold Takes
First Flight In
Golf Tournament
King, Potts And Dccnn
Finish At Top In
Other Divisions
John S. Griswold, manager of
W. & J. Sloane company here,
won the first flight in the yard's
first annual golf tournament
with a two-up victory over K.
F. Kupillas, his assistant, in the
all-Sloane finals.
At the turn of their match,
Mr. Griswold was two down.
However, they were all square
on the 16th hole and he won the
17th with a birdie and the 18th
to win two-up. Both turned in
a score of 83. In earlier matches,
the champion defeated H. R.
Uvesay 4-3, S. P. Ware 2-1 and
E. J. Reaves, 3-2.
Winner of the second flight
was Bill King, who defeated
J. W. Thompson one-up 19 holes.
In other matches, Mr. King
downed L. E. Mickey 7-6, J. C.
Baumgardner two-up and J. L.
Tharp, Jr., two-up.
R. C. Potts defeated J. G.
Wells one-up to take the third
flight. His earlier victories in
cluded ones over J. K. Mapp 3-2,
W. H. Stephenson two-up and
R. K. Thomas 4-3.
In the fourth flight, T. C.
Dann won by defeating W. E.
Begor 2-1 in the finals. In other
matches, Mr. Dann eliminated
D. H. Reid, J. W. Gaddy and
D. R. King two-up.
The four flight winners will
be given handicaps and will play
for the championship of the
shipyard. The tournament open
ed with qualifying rounds being
played the week of August 8-15
with 63 men qualifying in the
four flights. Mr. Kupillas turn
ed in the low qualifying score
of 74.
War bond prizes will be
awarded for low qualifying
score and the flight winners.
CLEVER
A young Lieutenant overseas
in the United States Army who
doesn't like to write letters has
invented a clever device. He
writes a few lines of introduc
tion; then, as a censor might do,
cuts the rest of the page, leav
ing just enough room for "Af
fectionately yours, Bill." Can
you imagine the recipient of one
of those letters showing it
around and exclaiming, "What
hot stuff he must have been
writing me."
Answers To Quiz
1-(B); 2-(C); 3-(A); 4
(B); 5 (C); 6-B); 7-(A);
8-(B); 9 (A); 10 (C). .
the golden age of shipping.
Only a few of the many are
here listed. Among them were
the Flying Scud, Golden Light,
Quickstep, Hotspur, Trade Wind,
Witch of v the Waves, Raven,
Mandarin, Hurricane, Flying
Cloud, Flying Fish, Wild Pigeon,
Sweepstakes, Lightning, Cham
pion of the Seas, Chrysolite,
Great Republic, Red Jacket,
Empress of the Seas, Chariot of
Flame, Mermaid, Invincible, Sea
Witch, Shooting Star, , Inb and
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Elaborate, ornamental and at
tractively carved figure-heads ; j
were often placed at the bows
of the clipper ships, evidencing
the spirit of the name f of the
particular vessels. Among sev
eral of these types might be -mentioned
"An angel holding a
trumpet to mouth"; a carved fe
male figure clothed in flowing
feminine drapery; "A Chinese
dragon with open mouth and
coiled tail ending in a dart"; "A
woman's figure, clothed in white
and with waist encircled with a
girdle of stars", and a "finely -carved
eagle with wings out-
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