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THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER
August 1, 1944
Th Hcrlh Cardba Sfpifldsr
Published by the North Caro
lina Shipbuilding Company, Wil
mington, North Carolina, in the
interest of the employees.
Editor
PAUL A. WILSON
Assistant Editors
AL. G. DICKSON
C. T. LEWIS
MRS. C. K. MARSHALL
Vol. 2 August 1, 1944 No. 12
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.
PFC. WILLIAM H. MAY
ERS, of Acme, formerly of
the Ship Carpenters depart
ment, killed in action in Italy
on June 1 while serving as a
member of the United States
Army.
SECOND LIEUT. WIL
LIAM FRANK PRITCH
ARD, of Wilmington, former
ly employed in the Fitters
department, killed in action
over Italy on June 13, 1944,
while serving as a pilot in the
United States Army Air
Forces.
Bruce B. Cameron
All who knew Mayor Bruce B.
Cameron, a director of the Com
pany, and were acquainted with
his many activities in the inter
est of the shipyard realize that
his death on July 17 is a great
loss to our organization.
A man of vision and contin
ually on the alert to enlarge his
community's industrial assets,
he led in extending the warm
welcome we received to Wil
mington. His assistance, in mat
ters both major and minor, dur
ing the early days when our
problems of establishing a large
plant under war-hurried condi
tions were many, was always
forthcoming and most valuable.
As we progressed, Mayor
Cameron's opportunities for
service increased and few found
greater pride in our achieve
ments than he. We benefitted
from his experience and -position
as one of North Carolina's
most resourceful and successful
business leaders. His associa
tion with the yard may well be
counted among those factors
that ; carried it to its present
high place among the state's in
dustries and the country's ship
yards.
He was more than a director
of the Company. To hundreds
of Shipbuilders, who knew and
admired him, he was a loyal and
thoughtful personal friend. We
will, as Captain Roger Williams
said in expressing his deep re
gret over his passing, miss him
greatly.:
The shipyard was but one of
Mayor Cameron's, scores of
business and civic interests.
" In - reviewing - his career .-. of
public- service, the Wilmington
Star-News said:
''Mayor Bruce Cameron's ca-
Letters To The Editor
SERVING IN PACIFIC
To The Editor:
I just received my copy of the
paper for the month of May and
I want to say that I think it gets
better every time I read it.
I'm on an island in the Paci
fic and we don't get much news
from home. When I get some
thing like the paper, it makes a
fellow feel good to know that
the people are with him. My
mother works in the Tabulating
department and I m looking for
ward to coming back to the yard.
I hope you keep on sending the
paper. There are a few of the
fellows from the yard here with
me and we all get together and
talk over the times we have had
there. I wish you would say
hello to all the boys in the Weld
ing school and the Welding de
partment. I will close now for
it is getting dark.
Your friend,
PFC. Robert A. Biddle,
34850858.
APO No. 9937,
Care Postmaster,
San Francisco, Calif.
MAKES GOOD SUGGESTION
To The Editor:
How's everything back at the
shipyard? I suppose that you
are working quite hard now,
aren't you?
I just received my May edi
tion of The Shipbuilder and I
want to thank you folks for
sending it to me. I always en
joy reading about the doings in
the yard, how they converted
from Liberty to C-2 ships, about
the different types they are
building, how the yard is ex
panding and whether Hi-Mate
was a success this year. How
ever, the item of greatest inter
est seems to be somewhat neg
lected. It is the news of the em
ployees at the yard. For instance,
how about a column in each is
sue on the personnel of each de
partment? For example, from
Time Study, who has gone to
which branch of the service ? On
the whole, though, I think that
it's quite a good paper for the
yard and I appreciate it greatly.
Give my regards to all of the
old gang. Hello to Julie Johnson,
"Dutch" Dietrich, Paul Wilson,
r
Goodbye From Mr. Ware
It is hard for me to say good
bye to the North Carolina Ship
building Company. For three
and a half years the yard has
meant to me the most interest
ing work, the finest friends I
have ever known. I shall always
feel proud to have worked in an
organization which has accom
plished so successfully all it has
set out to do. I think every per
son in the yard shares my feel
ing because each individual has
had his or her part in its suc
cess. All of you helped me in my
joJt no matter what depart
ment you are in or what shift
you work. I thank you and wish
you good luck and good ship
building in the months and
years to come. Storer P. Ware.
reer offers an outstanding exam
ple to the ever-growing list of
Americans who have risen to
preeminance in their city, state
or nation by their own effort and
industry. At the height of his
career no Wilmingtonian exer
cised so great an influence upon
the community, its development
and prospective improvement;
no man had more or greater af
filiations in business, in civic
affairs, and municipal better
ment; no man ever crusaded
more valiantly for what he felt
was right. In the brief time he
served as Mayor, the Council put
through many measures . the
benefits of which will continue
to be felt for generations and
laid the foundation for under
takings, especially in the period
immediately following the war,
that will raise the city to a posi
tion of prominence in the state."
P. G. Ensby, Mr. Ware, and
many others we know, including
Don Hyatt and O. R. Naumann.
I had a letter from Paul Dow
dle recently. He seems to like
the Navy quite well, and is quite
lucky to be stationed so near
home.
IH be looking forward to
these thing3: (1) More Ship
builders and (2) Seeing you
folks again when I return soon
I hope. x
Sincerely,
Pete Burkhimer,
34463914,
APO No. 472,
Care Postmaster,
New York, N. Y.
BOOSTS CITY, YARD
To The Editor:
I received The Shipbuilder to
day. I was very happy to get
it and thank vou for sendiner it
to me. I have talked so much
about Wilmington and the ship
yard until almost all of my bud
Hies in the barracks want to
come to Wilmington after the
war.
Will vou please note a little
change in my address. I'm in
the 11th Regiment and this is a
fine company. I finished my
first six weeks of basic three
weeks ago. I'm in a Mobile
Laundrv school now and am get-
tine alone fine. I hope the jani
tors are doing a good job.
Sincerely,
Pvt. Charles S. Fisher,
34861098,
Company M,
11th A.S.F. Regiment,
T 786,
Camp Lee, Va.
July 17, 1944.
GOING TO SCHOOL
To The Editor:
I received mv Shipbuilder and
annreciate it ereatlv It means
a lot. Great life here. Graduate
July 8th and then go to Chicago
to Radio Tech school. Hope to
drop by and see you soon.
Sincerely,
Thomas Edwin Davis,
S 1c,
U. S. N. T. C.
Great Lakes, 111.
June 26, 1944.
Builders Of Huntington
Praised For Fine Job
(Continued from page 1)
a grand job and the work
manship, materials and
equipment are tops. It is
jobs like this one that are
going to win the war."
He reported, after having
made two trips on the
Huntington, that she is very
seaworthy in all kinds of
weather. He substantiated
Officer Bonser's remarks
regarding the excellent
welding and . added that
there has been "no trou
ble at all" with valves or
bearings. Her pumps, he
continued, more than come
up to expectations and all
auxiliary equipment meas
ures up nicely.
"The steering engine
runs very smoothly and an
swers instantly to th 3 tele
motor. Combustion Engi
neering boilers are first rate
steam generators and very
economical to operate. They
are easy on oil. The line
shaft has needzd no adust
ment since the ship came
out of the yard and the bal
ance of the propeller is
fine," he asserted.
Named in honor of the
founder of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock company, the Collis P.
Huntington was launched
on Nov. 1, 1942, under the
sponsorship of Mrs. Roberta
A. Fitzhugh and was deliv
ered to the U. S. Maritime
Commission eleven days
later.
Don't take a chance the
odds are against you.
LIEUT. STORER P. WARE
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There are certain ,times when it's futile to say
What's on our minds; you're going away.
That's the chief problem before us it seems,
Going away, to join" tfieMarnres
We hate it but are proud all in one,
Your duty here has been well done;
But bigger things await you there,
In Quantico as Lieutenant Ware.
Tenuta and Farrell, to say nothing of Lewis,
Are going to miss you, nor are they the fewest.
The mail room and the switchboard too,
Are blue at the thought of losing you.
There's no point in goodby, that we won't say,
Just wish you the best in every way.
A thousand good wishes for the newer scenes,
To our favorite Shavetail of the U. S. Marines.
Shipbuilder
News From Yard
The Shipbuilder wants to pub
lish more news from various
departments of the yard.
In fact, we are anxious to
start an "Around the Yard" col
umn with each unit of the or
ganization represented monthly.
Whether we are able to do so
depends on you.
News especially desired is that
about former shipbuilders in the
service and about sons and
daughters of present employees
who are doing their share in. the
Army, Navy or Marines. ; Inter
esting items about various em
ployees and their activities will
also be appreciated. If someone
in your department was in an
unusual field of work before he
or she started building ships, let
us know about it. A word or
two about extra-curricular ac
tivities, especially on the home
front, social gatherings, hunting
or fishing expeditions by work
Bobo McKenzie Runs Across Another
Former Erector On Pacific Island
Our former employees
certainly get around on the
war fronts . these days.
Now comes a letter from
Robert (Bobo) McKenzie,
formerly of the Erectors
and star of Hi-Mate produc
tions, who is serving with
the rank of Chief Boat
swain Mate in the Seabees
on a Pacific island.
But Bobo isn't the only
ex -shipbuilder down there.
"I can't tell you his name
but one of our colored boys
from the Erectors depart
ment is on the island with
me. He used to work for
me at the yard and happen
ed to hear them yelling for
Bobo over the P. A. and
1
Welcomes More
rtments
ers here also makes good read
ing. News about hobbies is also
good. We believe there are
scores of items that would have
an appropriate place in such a
column.
However, we do not want gos
sip, trivia that is of little inter
est to persons other than those
directly affected or anything
that tends to offend. So-called
humorous "practical joke" con
tributions will not be considered.
How do you go about getting
this news to the Editor?
Write it out please print
names - sign it and turn it
in to the personnel supervisor of
your department. If you care
to, you may appoint a corre
spondent for your department.
Or you can call Cecil Lewis at
extension 104. Anything worthwhile-will
be appreciated and
we welcome any suggestions in
connection with this proposed
department of The Shipbuilder.
started looking for me ; you
don't know how glad I was
to see him," McKenzie wrote
in a recent letter to Morales
C. Vendig, resident con
struction engineer for the
U. S. Maritime commission.
McKenzie is the co-author
of '. the 1 shipyard's song,
"Down the Ways Another
One Goes," which was copy
righted sometime ago.
"I certainly do appreciate
the interest you have taken
in the song and all you've
done about it. Things like
that mean an awful t lot
when you are far away out
here and there are many
happy memories connected
with all of it," he wrote.
Depa