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mo SUM December 1, 1943 PUBLISHED FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY Vol 2, No. 4 YARD GIYES $53,603 TO COMMUNITY CHEST nrnrmframniimmimiiinii n i in mnnn mm mn mn mi mini H n mimiin in n h n tfi- ( .-V w v r y COMMUNITY WAR CHEST CAMPAIGN LEADERS The success of the annual Chest campaign here depended greatly on the interest and efforts of the solicitors in the various departments and they did a fine job in obtaining a total of $53,603.56 despite the fact employment was not as high this year as during the drive in 1942. Shown here are practically all tie de partmental leaders. They are, left to right, front row, Mrs. Marguerite Mann, Tool Room; Mrs. Marjorie Cooper, Employ ment; Miss Eugeniar Craft, Timekeepers;" Mrs. W. B. Boles, Administrative; Miss Alice Pendleton, Auditing and Bookkeeping; Miss Vergie Beale, Welfare; Miss' Mary McCrary, Bond; Miss Mary Day; Miss Rebekah Rowe, Comptrollers Staff; Mrs. Isobel Woodbury, Tool Room; Mrs. M. H. Bell, Hull Outfitting; Mrs. Frances Weaver, Hull Construction; Miss Mary Lamb, Defer ment; Mrs. Dorothy W. Cunningham, Safety. Second row, Mrs. Aileen Pruett, Tool Room; E. .L. Bohonnon, Erectors; E. F. Hathis, Jr., Boiler and Blacksmith; J. G. McKeithan, Steel Storage; Lawrence Everett, Warehouse and Store Room; R. M. Browder, Lumber Yard; N. W. Neblett, Plumbing and Pipe Shop; L. C. White, Machine Shop;. E. R. Johnson, Sheet Metal; F. D. Ferguson, Drillers; C. E. Walston, Ship Shed; E. N. Shaw, Paint; C. F. Smiley, Ship Carpenters. mi i . Trr T n T: TIT m T Oki.ntJnki.i TUT XT D!a T T aA. T U T IK... TITV intra row, w. rw r ranees, xviveiera; . iuu guipwuguw, j.. x hvc, xjayvu , duucb, rietc ?tui&. W .ott i if o.l i-' T n ni-l T : TT-Jii. . T T7I i- TT71 J TIT tr x 1 m.U $25,000 Also Donated For Future Fund Employees Thank ed For Large Part In The Drive Counters; ' K. Li. uammage, w eiaing ocnooi; i. x. nsner, jr., nttersj uiwraice avweu, weiuuig; yy.ii. sepnunson, weia ing; Dave Neilson, Store Room; Frank Casteen, Purchasing; J. C. Rorison, Dormitory; J. 0. Brown, Plant Engineers; T. J. Martin. Job Training; S. I. Burriss, Steam Engineers; S. A. Venable; J. P. Gray, Yard Riggers; M. Vendig, U. S. M. C; J. B. Robertson. Electrical. Some of the solicitors were absent when the picture was taken and Mr. Jones was substituting for Augustus Dandelake, of th Piecework Counters. Yard Inspected By Lord Halifax Gets Good Viow Of Our Work In Helping WinThoWar Viscount Halifax, British am bassador to the United States, toured the yard on December 3 and received a good idea of what we are doing to win the war. The call was one of the high lights of his two-day visit to North Carolina. Earlier he had been the guest 1 of Governor Broughton, at the executive mansion in Raleigh, and had spoken at Duke university Thursday night. ; Accompanied by Major H, G. Lockhart, his secretary, and Hugh C. McClelland, who recent ly took up the consular duties at Baltimore, he was conducted about the yard by a number of the officials of the company and was given the opportunity to see practically " every phase 1 of shipbuilding here. He asked numerous ' questions ;i regarding our production records and wa? quite interested in the new work on the extended' C-2 program Several of the 126 Liberty ship we built are now operating un der British flag and scores of others have touched the shore? " ' (Continued on page 7) First G-2 Ship Is Delivered; Faster Work Program Seen NEW UNIFORM -Chief G. L. Kennell, head of the Police and Fire forces, was recently com missioned a lieutenant, Junior Grade, in the " United States Coast Guard Reserve. : He will continue in his same position in the yard, however, having been assigned to active duty here by the Coast Guard. K ; ; i Lieut. Kennell has approxi mately .15 years experience in industrial '.; police work. After serving three and a half years with the Pittsburgh - Crucible Steel company, he went to New port News on January 1, 1932. He remained there until June 24, 1941, when he came , to the yard here. . Design Changes Mean Lengthening Of Timo On The Contracts With the first C-2, the S. S. Storm King, delivered into serv ice, the yard is clearing the last hurdles in this production pro gram and should move forward with completion of these ships oil a progressively faster basis. We faced many problems and difficulties when we turned from the Liberty to the C-2 because the latter type ship is much more complicated, especially from the outfitting and machinery stand points. As an example of the greater work required i to r send a , C-2 down the Cape Fear river? and into the Victory fleet, it calls for greater electrical i wiring, much more piping, including high pressure systems, and ; in stallation of delicate automatic and remote controls. " With the first U one " delivered, we have learned much and the "newness" of the numerous phases of con struction should become more and more routine. Remember, we learned a great deal on our first ship, the S.; S. Zebulon B. Vance, and the ones immediate ly following it and this knowl (Continued on page 4) . ...... ' : - . ..' H SECOND OLDEST Some men never get too old to help win this war and among them is Frank L. Huggins, 76-year old Wilmingtonian who started work in the Electrical depart ment on December : 21. 1942 his 75th birthday. As far as we've been able to find out, he's junior only to Captain Bob Car ter, foreman of the Boiler Black smith shop who observed his 80th birthday on Nov. 1. Be fore coming to the yard, Mr. Huggins worked ten years for the Federal Land Bank f and !f seven years as a land appraiser for the Atlantic" Coast- Line railroad. As we go to press, Captain Carter is n a patient ; in James Walker Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries re ceived when he was struck by an automobile several days ago. All his many friends wish him an early recovery. The employees and the company answered the call of the second annual Com munity War Chest of Wil mington and New Hanover county by giving a total of $53,603.56 to surpass our goal and again rank first among all group and indua?, trial contributors during the campaign which closed recently. In addition, the company made a special gift of $25, 000 to the Chest. Clearly indicating our intentions . of remaining in Wilmington after the war, it was expiamea that this donation was giv en for post-war purposes. It is the first step taken in the communitv to set uo an "after the war" reserve fund so that the Community Chest may be in position to take care of contin gencies and emergencies that may develop in the future. Officials of the yard expressed the hope that the Chest will see fit to add to this fund the excess monev raised over the auota this year, as well as the extra funds from last years campaign. Cheered When the special gift was an nounced at the "Victory" dinner, a standing tribute and three rousing cheers were given the yard by the campaign workers present. Incidentally, t his gathering, which climaxed the drive that saw a total of $179, 566, an over-subscription of $34,167 beyond the goal, report ed, was a fitting celebration to the successful financial effort No funds from the Chest were used to arrange it as it was made possible by several civic minded citizens. One of the fea tures was ; the entertainment program presented by Grayce Lee and the Men of Note, who gave their talent and service in behalf of the Chest In surpassing our goal and again showing that we are ready to bear our share of the com munity's civic burdens, the em ployees of : the yard donated $43,603.56 and the remaining $10,000 was contributed by the company. The yard gave $42,000 last year. A large measure of the success of the campaign, conducted W from 1 November 8 through November 29, was due to the whole hearted coopera tion and efforts of the various Departmental representatives working with your editor as general chairman. '';-::ip . Leaders ., Practically every department made a good showing and sev ( Continued on p&ze 7)
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