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THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER
September 1, 1944
Hi Ncrth Cardial SBfcbcIder
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. 3 September 1, 1944 No. 1
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 s3rving 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.
Stay On lobs To
Meet New Demands
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the workers in private
plants and shipyards of
Navy suppliers throughout
the country to keep our
Pacific operations going ajt
top speed; as we approach
nearer and n&arer Japan,
the tempo will increase and
the necessity for more and
more supplies available at
the proper place and time
will become more and more
vital to our success. We
therefore call upon all such
employees, regardless of
peace talk and develop
ments in Europe, to stick
on their jobs back up
the Navy and prepare it
to pour on the Japanese the
cumulative power of our
fleet and our production
lines - so that the fleet
will be effective and our sol
diers and sailors will have
the necessary arms and am
munition to take an instant
advantage of the oppor
tunities which will be pre
ssnted to shorten this war.
"While our over all de
mands will show little if
any material decrease
there will of course be some
terminations and here and
there cutbacks based upon
the changing war condi
tions. Based upon the pro
gram for the year ahead as
we now see it, there should
be just as many workers
employed in the Navy pro
duction program a year
from now as there are at
the present time. The Navy
depends upon you we
know yon will not fail," Mr.
Bard said in his statement.
Land Urges Ail-Out Effort On AKA's
A call for every one of us "to stay on the job,
work harder than ever before and leave no stone
unturned to insure" that each of the AKA's is de
livered on time was made by Vice Admiral Emory
S. Land, Chairman of the Maritime Commission,
in a recent telegram to Captain Roger Williams,
President of the Company.
The message, one of the most important we've
received in many months, follows:
"Your shipyard is one of a number which here
tofore has been selected by the Maritime Commis
sion for carrying out the combat loaded transport
and cargo ship program. Certainly there is noth
ing more important in shipbuilding today than these
vessels, nor do I believe that there is any more im
portant item being produced for the war effort.
Each of these vessels is scheduled to play an im
portant part in forthcoming military operations,
and the planned time table of the future prosecu
tion of the war is dependent upon them.
"Accordingly, on behalf of your government, I
urge you, every member of your staff and every
worker in your yard, to stay on the job, work
harder than ever before, and leave no stone un
turned to insure that each of these vessels is de
livered on time."
Letters To
REMEMBERS YARD
To The Editor:
I was certain that after hav
ing folded, stamped, licked, tied,
sVeated, not to mention cussed
over, exactly fifty thousand
North Carolina Shipbuilders, 1
would be a very happy lass
never to lay my good eye on
one again but alas, when came
my good husband last night with
one in hand, I immediately sat
right down and poured over it
from cover to cover with much
gusto and can assure you that
if one half of the recipients of
same bit of journalism enjoy it
one third as much as I did it
is well worth all time and money
spent on same.
I was certain that I would
like points west of wonderful
North Carolina, and I definitely
do with the exception of the
weather which is entirely too
cold and very definitely calls for
red flannels which I left in the
wonderful Port City.
I was certain that I would not
miss the shipyard in the least,
but "to say that I miss it is put
ting it very mildly since I can
almost taste a good Lucky in
our palatial and celestial
smoker and can't imagine my
not having been there to run
around haggling with my co
workers to buy those extra
bonds in favor of the Fifth War
Loan.
I am certainly going to be
most happy when comey August
5th at which time Bill and I can
depart for points East on his
furlough and you can bet your
last and best boat that we'll see
you shortly thereafter.
Births
Electrical Dept.: Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Marlowe, a son, July 26;
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boomer, a
son, July 20; Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Baker, a son, July 25, and Mr.
and Mrs. Willie V. Peele, a
daughter, Aug. 13.
Welding Dept.: Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Lambreth, a son, July 23;
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Bryan, Jr.,
a son, July 20, and Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Smith, a daughter, July 16.
Fitters Dent Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Bowen, a daughter, July
20, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Mc
Keithan, a daughter, July 19.
Steam Engineers: Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Walker, a daughter,
Julv 16. and Mr. and Mrs. V.
Allen, Jr., a daughter, July 16.
Plumbincr Dent Mr. and
The Editor
Give my best to Mr. H., Miss
F.f Nina, Al D., and keep lots
of it for yourself and also keep
an eye on the child sister.
Sincerely,
JAN BOLES,
Box 193,
Palos Verdes Estate,
California.
HEARS ABOUT BOND DRIVE
To The Editor:
I received a letter from my
wife, who is 'employed by your
firm: In this letter, she stated
that you had exceeded your bond
quota. I wish to extend my
heartiest congratulations to you
in doing so. It has also come
to my attention that a Super
fortress is being named for the
company.
Being employed by the yard
prior to my enlistment in the
Armed Forces, it makes me very
happy to know such an honor
could come to you. It is nice to
know that the people at home
are behind us 100 per cent.
Sincerely,
GEORGE R. WILKINS,
Co. H, 304th Inf. APO 76,
Camp McCoy, Wis.
Aug. 14, 1944.
BEST WISHES
To The Editor:
We wish the lovely Mrs. J. W.
Kirkpatrick, who christened the
U. S. S. Vinton, and her attend
ants the best of luck for many
years to come.
U. S. M. C. Machinery
Inspectors
Aug. 26, 1944.
July 16, and Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Phillips, a son, July 29.
Welfare Dent.: Mr. And Mrs.
L. A. Peacock, a daughter,
Aug. 3.
Tabulating Dept.: Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Hutto, a son, July 19.
Police and Fire Dept.: Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Hilton, . a son,
July 20.
Steel Storage Dept.: Mr. and
Mrs. G. B. Davis, a son, July 22.
Transportation Dept.: Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Kassens, a son,
July 17.
Ship Shed Dept.: Mr. and
Mrs. A. Blalock, Jr., a son,
July 22. ,
Pipe Coverers Dept.: Mr. and
Mrs. N. J. Joyner, a son, July 25.
Machine Shop: Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Grissom, a son, July 31.
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CARICATURE Who is he? Maybe he's you. If you recog
e the man in the sketch as yourself, call at the Editor's office
nize
in the Administration building
can have the original drawing.
Pay System Involves Numerous
Steps, Extensive Cooperation
One of the yard's most inter
esting procedures is the com
pilation of our daily work time,
determination of earnings, prep
aration of pay checks and their
distribution each week.
The system involves many
steps and calls for the coopera
tion of hundreds of individuals.
It is placed into action long be
fore you punch your time card
and "follows through" after
you've received your check as
the records of Social Security
and Tax deductions are sent to
the Federal government..
. First, the Tabulating depart
ment prepares the time cards by
punching holes in predetermined
positions in cards measuring
7 3-8 by 3 1-4 inches. These
holes are mechanically interpret
ed and the employee's badge
number, name and occupational
code are printed on the top of
the long side of the .card.
These are turned over to the
Timekeeping department daily
and the "card rackers" place
them in their respective racks,
located throughout the yard con
venient to the employees.
Daily the employee finds his
new card as he or she checks
into and from work. By the in
sertion of the time cards into
the automatic International
Time Recording clock, registra
tions are printed on the cards
showing the -date as well as time
of clocking in and out.
After the cards are pulled
from the racks, they are sepa
rated according to departments
and delivered to timekeepers in
the various departments; - When
the timekeepers arrive on the
day shift," they have on their
desks all time cards for the
previous day, along with the
work time of each employee as
turned in by the supervisors in
the departments. The time
keepers take the time from the
supervisors' time lists and write
it on the cards. They must be
sure that the charges are taken
off correctly and the time on
the time sheet must agree with
the clocking on the card. After
this is completed, all nassouts
must be checked against the
cards and any necessary changes
made. All cards are then set. in
numerical order and the total
hours on each card recorded in
a daily ledger.
As soon as each timekeeper
completes his cards, they are
taken to the charge office. Here
charges on all cards are checked
and any bad ones are corrected
with the various departments.
When this is finished, the cards
and if you are the subject yOu
hours and turned over to the
Tabulating department.
The foregoing may indicate
the Timekeepers' work is not
so complicated. But when you
run into the possibility of nu
merous cards improperly clock
ed, incorrect supervisors' records
and lost cards, it is evident that
errors would occur frequently if
the timekeepers were not so
thorough in their work. The de
partment is gratef ul f orjthejco
operation of "bdthTemplo"yeesand
supervisors, along with depart
mental heads, for the fine rec
ord it has been able to main
tain. The Tabulating department
computes the daily earnings of
each employee. Each individ
ual's hours, actual and overtime,
are punched into the time card
mechanically by a method known
as group extension. After the
hours are punched into the
cards, earnings are mechanical
ly computed by Multiplying ma
chines which multiply the hours
cy tne employee's rate, thus get
tine the ' results of his or her
earnings. Earnings of all
ployees are balanced each day
ana provide the information as
to the daily payroll. The cards
are then retained in badge num
ber order where each day's cards
are subsequently filed until the
end of the pay period, which is
7 A. M. each Monday. Follow
ing tne balancing of Sunday's
time cards, the payroll prepara
tion gets under wav. The time
cards are now added together
on international Business Ma
chines' Bookkeeping or Tabulat
ing machine. These machines
write the payroll and checks.
They automatically compute
withholding tax, Social Secur
ity insurance and other deduc
tions such as group insurance
and bonds and arrive at the net
pay for each individual. The
tabulating machine writes the
checks at the rate of 40 per min
ute. These machines are also
capable of adding or subtract
ing 80 columns of figures at the
rate of 140 cards per minute.
From the employees' time
cards, the information is deriv
ed that is necessary in the
preparation of tax reports for
the Federal government. Re
member, every dollar paid to the
Social Security board for Old
Afire Security insurance by the
employee is matched dollar for
dollar by the employer.
After the checks are written,
they are distributed to the var
ious departments, whose super
visors hand them to their men
Mrs. C. A. Parker, a daughter,
are segregated by shifts and
leach Friday. ,