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THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER
July 1, 1944
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Published by the North Caro
lina Shipbuilding Company, Wil
mington, North Carolina, in the
interest of the employees.
Editor
S. P. WARE
Assistant Editors
AL. G. DICKSON
C. T. LEWIS
MRS. C. K. MARSHALL
Vol. 2 JULY, 1944 No. 11
Roll Of Honor
SGT. LLOYD EARL DALE,
of Watha, formerly employed
in the Welding department,
killed in an airplane crash
in the South Pacific while
serving in the U. S. Marine
Air Corps as a gunner-radioman.
PFC. DOUGLAS FAIR
BANKS POTTER, formerly
of the Warehouse and Store
Room, killed in an airplane
accident near Pratt, Kansas,
on Oct. 4, 1943 while a mem
ber of the United States
Army Air Forces.
FRANK L. JOHNSON,
JR., formerly of the Employ
ment department, reported
missing and presumed to be
lost following the sinking of
the U. S. ship on which he
was serving as a member of
the Merchant Marine early
in the spring of 1943.
The Invasion
What does the Invasion mean
to you?
When you heard of the Al
lies' mighty smash into Nor
mandy on D-day, did you feel
that it meant the beginning of
an early end of the war? Did
you think: "Well, it'll soon be
over. The drive to Berlin to
exterminate the Nazis will be
easy now?" If you did, you were
100 per cent wrong.
The war is nowhere near
over. In fact, the hardest fight
ing lies ahead, and there will be
many more Cherbourgs as the
Germans resist to the bitter end.
Discount that "internal collapse"
talk. They know all Europe
wants to get at their throats
and they are going to delay the
dreadful end as long as possible.
Hitler has held them in line for
years and he can't let up now.
He doesn't care how many divis
ions he sends to their deaths as
long as it postpones his even
tual end.
If you looked upon D-day as
one of dedication and greater
determination to redouble our
efforts for victory, then you
were right. That's the proper
attitude; maintain it by work
ing hard every day, by buying
more War bonds and participat
ing wholeheartedly in every
thing that goes toward defeat
ing the Axis.
The ships we are delivering
today are as urgently needed as
the Libertys were in their time.
They have a definite place in
finishing the war against Ger
many and the grand offensive
against Japan that is expected
to follow. Don't let up now.
As a member of the army of
production, let's make every
day D-day here.
Prayer For D-Day
Editor's Note: One of the
greatest prayers of the war is
the Prayer for D-Day by the
Right Rev. H. St. George
Tucker, presiding bishop of the
Episcopal church. Many were
moved by its spiritual depth
when it was read by Dr. J. War
ren Hastings, of Washington,
here on June 6. We reproduce
it in the belief that many more
may find comfort in its beautiful
appeal for the triumph of right
eousness and peace.
Almighty and most merciful
God, Father of all mankind,
lover of every life, hear, we be
seech Thee, the cry of Thy chil
dren in this dark hour of con
flict and danger.
Thou has been the refuge and
strength, in all generations, of
those who put their trust in
Thee. May it please Thee this
day to draw to Thyself the
hearts of those who struggle
and endure to the uttermost.
Have mercy on them and suf
fer not their faith in Thee to
fail. Guide and protect them by
Thy light and strength that
they may be kept from evil.
May Thy comfort be suffi
cient for all who suffer pain or
who wait in the agony of uncer
tainty. 0 righteous and omnipotent
God, who in their tragedies and
conflicts, judgest the hearts of
men and the purpose of nations,
enter into this struggle with
Thy transforming power, that
out of its anguish there may
come a victory of righteousness.
May there arise a new order
which shall endure, because in
it Thy will shall be done in earth
as it is in heaven. Forgive us
and cleanse us, as well as those
who strive against us, that we
may be fit instruments of Thy
purposes.
Unto Thy most gracious keep
ing we commend our loved ones
and ourselves, ascribing unto
Thee all praise and glory,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Quarterdeck Quiz
(From Ships)
1. How many ships will we have
in our Merchant Marine at
the end of the war? (a)
1,000 (b) 2,000 (c) 3,500.
2. Do you ever find a foundry
or a machine shep on a ship?
3. How much did a. shipyard
worker earn in 1812? (a)
$15 a week (b) $20 a week
(c) $9 a week.
4. How many pounds of fish did
our fishing fleets bring to
market last year? (a) 2 bil
lion pounds (b) 4 billion
pounds (c) 3 billion pounds.
5. How much cargo can a Lib
erty ship carry?
(a) 10,000 tons (b) 6,000
tons (c) 8,000 tons.
6. Can a ship, torpedoed in two
halves, both of which sank,
be raised and repaired?
(a) Yes (b) No.
7. How many ships were re
paired by American shipre
pair yards last year?
(a) 23,000 (b) 15,000 (c)
18,000.
8. How many new merchant
ships were built in the pri
vately operated shipyards
last year?
(a) 1,500 (b) 1,000 (c) 1,896.
9. The first Liberty ships were
built in 241.3 days what
is the time today?
(a) 151.3 days (b) 83.7 days
(c) 39.2 days.
(For full answers, see page 5)
SS David Stone
Downs Bombers
235 More Shipbuilders
Enter Armed Services
"A nation's seaborne trade is
the lif eblood of its power, the
assurer of its credit, the pur
veyor of its comfort" Rear
Admiral A. T. Mahan in The In
fluence of Sea Power Upon History.
The movement of Shipbuilders
into the Armed Forces and the
Merchant Marine continued dur
ing the May 15-June 15 period
with 235 terminating to enter
the various services.
Of the number, 123 joined the
Navy, 105 will become soldiers,
four selected the Merchant Ma
rine, two joined the Marines
and one became a WAVE.
The Welders, with 61 men en
tering the service, led all de
partments in furnishing men
for Uncle Sam's fighting forces.
The Fitters were next with 39
and the Electricians third
with 20.
BATTLESHIP CURIOSITIES
A 35,000-ton battleship uses
five times as much fuel oil as
one of our new destroyers 66
per cent more than a heavy
cruiser, if operated at high
speed. The oil is stored in tanks
built between the outer shell
and the inner bottom of the hull.
They refuel at sea - but by
what process cannot be revealed
for reasons of security.
Our 33rd Liberty Ship
Destroys Two Enemy
Craft During Raid
"The guns of the S. S. David
Stone were particularly effect
ive, shooting down two bombers
in flames, and contributing
greatly to the success of the
convoy.
This , report in a recent letter
of commendation to Gunner's
Mate Nathan W. Phillips, of
New Bern, from the U. S. Navy
disclosed that another of the
Liberty ships we built was more
than a natch for the enemv
when attacked. The result was
that it was another case of in
flicting great destruction on the
enemy while delivering the
goods of war to an overseas
front.
According to the communica
tion to Phillips praising him for
gallantry during the engage
ment, the S. S. Stone was at
tacked while on convoy duty last
August.
The letter, made public by
the Public Relations office of the
Sixth Naval district, reads in
part:
"A report of the experience
reveals that the convoy was at
tacked by a formation of torpedo
bombers which approached from
dead ahead, coming out of the
setting sun and flying very low
over the water. As they flew
down the columns of ships,
launching torpedoes and straf
ing the decks with machine gun
fire, they were met by a terrific
barrage of shells from the
Armed Guard crews." The let
ter then, deals with the part of
the S. S. Stone in the successful
defense of the convoy.
The ship, our 33rd Liberty,
was launched on October 10,
1942, under the sponsorship of
Miss Harriet May Hancock and
was delivered to the Maritime
commission 11 days later.
KILLING THE GOOSE
Rationing Guide
-2.
Meats, Fats Red "8" stamps"
A-8 through W-8 now valid and
will remain valid indefinitely.
Processed Foods Blue "8"
stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
A-5 now valid and will remain
valid indefinitely.
Sugar Sugar Stamps 30, 31,
and 32, each good for five
pounds, now valid and will re
main valid indefinitely. Sugar
Stamp 40, good for five pounds
for home canning, will be valid
through April 2, 1945. (AddU
tional sugar for canning now is
available in the Raleigh OPA
district through the local ration
ing boards).
Shoes Airplane Stamps 1
and 2 in Book Three now valid
and will remain valid indefinite
ly. Gasoline A-10 coupons, good
for three gallons, now valid and
will remain valid through Au
gust 8.
Fuel Oil Period No. 4 and 5
coupons expire September 30.
Each unit coupon now good for
10 gallons. (Note: All definite
value coupons sometimes
known as "change-making cou
pons" good at any time). Dur
ing October, unused coupons
may be exchanged at rationing
boards for new 1944-45 heating
season coupons.
Shoemaker Commends
Yard Rationing Panel
The yard's rationing panel,
composed of E. L. White and H.
A. Marks, was commended re
cently by O. H. Shoemaker,
chairman of the New Hanover
county War Price and Ration
ing board, for its "splendid
work" in giving the best pos
sible service here.
The panel, he added, is co
operating in every way in the
rationing program and the
volunteer members are carrying
out their duties "most successfully."
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