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if v mo )imoasi February, 1944 SUGGESTION SYSTEM COMPLETES FINE YEAR PREPARES BOTTLES The for the christenings here has become an art with Mrs. Mary K Hanson, of the Purchasing department. In addition to her regular work, she has fitted 140 of them T. - : V 1 1 rj ' wmcn sne crocneis, ana auacaes Mrs. Mary Hanson Prepares Yard Attractive Mrs. Mary K. Han4 son, of the Purchasing depart-, ment, has a most interesting as well as unusual hobby, - the dressing of the champagne bot tles used at the ' christening of the ships built here. j Along with her. duties as a war-time housewife, mother and a full day's work as an. efficient stenographer, she finds .time to PARADE MARKS FOURTH ..... .. .. . maturity paign and every Shipbuilder ii PUBLISHED FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY . dressing of champagne bottles into the attractive coverings, j 1 . . - 1 . 1 - 11 me coionui leiterea riuuons prepare the bottles, in a most flatteriner style, for the launch ing ceremonies. Since , joining the organization two and a half years ago, she had dressed 140 christening bottles. This is the entire number used in the yard, with the exception of the first three. 1 ' Mrs. Hanson crochets the (Continued on page 2) Christenin Bottles WAR LOAN DRIVE The 143rd Army band from Camp Davis, '' m m s 1 J it. 1 -1 urged to buy an extra Bond during the drive. Many War Vets Help Build Ships 100 Ex-Servicemen Are Employed In Recent Months Approximately 100 vet erans of World War II have entered the employment of the yard in recent months and are now doing their part in vital production as well as they did their duties while in uniform. Oi the number, more than a score are former shipbuilders who left the company to enter the armed forces and later returned. Many of the men have seen the horrors of this global con flict and all know the great im portance of producing more ships and other weapons 01 good quality as fast as possible so that the war will be won more quickly. Their periods of service range from a few weeks to nine years and all were dis charged from the Army, Navy or Marines because of medical or other honorable reasons. Some have served in the most active war theaters, such as the Southwest Pacific and North Africa, and are carrying the scars of battle. The technical training a num ber of the ex-servicemen receiv ed in the armed forces has aided them materially in their work in the yard. Almost 20 depart ments have one or more of these men on their rolls. Because of their fine attitude based on their realization of the seriousness of the great strug gle we are going through, and their ability to "do the job," these veterans have made a good impression and have pre pared the way for a warm wel (Continued on page 4) vuwty .Mjfflmm j'wi ..k ymwptmw'!' Operation Successful With Many War Bonds Stamps Awarded Here Newport News Ships Given Unit Citations With the pardonable pride that a youngster takes in his "old man", we were pleased to learn recently that three of the warcraft built at the yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company had received the Presidential Unit Citation in this war. They are the U. S. S. Houston, the U. S. S. Enter prise and the U. S. S. Dal las. It is the highest honor that may be presented a Navy ship and her crew. Presidential Citations are awarded by the Secretary of Navy in the name of the President of the United States to Navy and Marine Corps units for I service in combat "above and beyond the high standard expected of our forces" which is out standing as compared to services of other compar able units. Recreation Plan Well UnderWay Programs Arranged For Sections In Which Employees Live Because recreation is so im portant to our - well-being, it is most gratifying to know that Wilmington's broad recreational program includes many planned and supervised activities for the communities in which hundreds of shipbuilders live. The program, under the direc (Continued on page 4) . ii S ' under leadership of Staff Sergeant Leo Eisermann; is. shown as it 1 T : n At- ix a. - - Al TXT 1 1 i fTt. Vol. 2, No; 6 Fulfills All Aims; Gains Permanent Place In Ygrd The Suggestion System completes its first year of operation in the yard this month and as we review its accomplishments we find it has done much to in crease production, better working conditions, reduce man-hours, cut waste, save material and promote saf ety. Made possible through the co operation of the U. S. Maritime Commission, the system was well received when it was estab lished last February.. It has provided; an orderly method of submitting and considering ideas and recommendations of employees and has furnished means of recognizing and re warding individual ingenuity. . Interest High Interest in the program has been most gratifying and it has won a permanent place here. All employees of the yard, up to and including quartermen, a r e eligible to make suggestions and receive awards. At this writing, consideration of the January suggestions has not been completed but during the first 11 months of operation 169 proposals have - received awards ranging from $5 in War Savings stamps to $100 in War bonds. The total issue value of the awards is $2,117.50 and the maturity value, $2,825. These ideas have extended from minor suggestions for improvement of yard housekeeping to proposals regarding ship construction that have saved many-thousands of dollars and numerous . mah (Continued on page 6) 7 mmmmmmmmm mm I v.
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