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THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER
February 1, 1945
He North Carolina Shipbuilder
. 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
Art Editor
R. F. BAREFOOT
Vol. 3 February 1, 1945 Nu C
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
LUM 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.
SOUNDMAN 2c OWEN
CLANTON FILLYAW, 27,
USNR, of Wilmington, for
merly employed in the Fit
ters department, killed when
his ship, a minesweeper, was
blown up in the English chan
nel during the invasion of
Normandy.
PVT. KENNETH TANT,
22, of Middlesex, R. F. D. 2,
formerly employed in the
Shipwrights department, died
on Aug. 8, 1944, as the result
of wounds received in action
in France while serving as a
member of the United States
Army.
SEAMAN 2c THOMAS
COLE CLARKE, 34, of Wil
mington, formerly of the
Erectors department, died of
wounds received in action
during the summer or early
fall of 1944 while a member
of the United States Navy.
LT. HAROLD L. PATTER
SON, of Kannapolis, formerly
employed in Fitters depart
ment, killed when light
bomber he was piloting as a
member of the Army Air
Force crashed near Myrtle
Beach Army Air base.
PFC. NORWOOD 0.
BROOKS, 26, of Wilmington
and Seaside, formerly em
ployed in the Shipwrights
department, killed in action
in France t on Nov. 5, 1944,
while serving as a member
of an Infantry unit of the
United States Army.
PFC. MALCOLM DON
ALD RILEY, of Efland, for
merly employed in the Fit
ters department, killed in ac
tion in Italy on Sept. 17. 1944,
while serving as a member of
an Infantry division of the
United States Army.
Our Safety Record
In these days of serious man
power shortages in many es
sential war industries, every
hour on the job counts just that
much more in the great effort to
win the war.
Among the factors respon
sible for loss of manpower, acci
dents rank high or the list.
It is, tl vreforc, most gratify
ing to ki w the yard is setting
outstanding safety records-. Last
year was- the safest in its his
tory with a reduction in lost
time accidents of 32 per cent
from the 1943 figure. Included
in this was an all-time monthly
safety record, established in
December, as we cut lost-time
accidents to 11.8 cases- per mil
lion man hours. That is less
than half the national average
for shipyards and similar heavy
industries.
This- fine safety accomplish
ment means we have saved
working time, hours and days
put to good use in building vi
tally needed ships. More im
portant, however, it means a real
improvement in our working
Letters To
ONLY CONTACT
Dear Shipmates:
I call you shipmates because
we were shipmates for a long
time. I'll never forget my days
in the yard there. I'm writing
you because of the fact that you
are my only contact with the
yard now. I still receive my
paper, but you have such an old
address that it takes a lifetime
to get here. I'd appreciate it if
you'll send my paper to my
present address. Since my wife
(who was employed in the de
ferment office) has left the yard
my paper is the only news-1 get.
She used to tell me all the news
but since she left to raise our
twin boys I don't hear much. I
am in a submarine relief crew
now and somewhere in the Paci
fic. It's not bad here but I'd
rather be working under Mr.
Cornell once more. He is, in my
opinion, an ideal foreman for
any department. He was really
well liked by the Electrical gang.
I spent eighteen pleasant
months under him. Well, wish
everyone my best.
Sincerely,
-Thomas Darst Noe,
Flc U. S. N.A.,
Sub. Div. 241,
co Fleet Post Office,
San Francisco, Cal.,
Jan. 11, 1945.
PRAISES S. S. HILL
To The Editor:
I am writing this letter in re
quest of a photograph of a Lib
erty ship built by your yard for
the big job of passage of our
greatly needed materials of
war.
It was indeed an honor and
great experience to sail on the
S. S. Daniel H. HiU. She was
built in December! 1942. Dur
ing the time I served aboard
her she made a grand record.
As sort of a remembrance it
would please me greatly to have
a photo of her.
Sincerely,
FRED W. HANDEL,
Gunners Mate 2c,
USS LST 509,
Care FPO, N.Y.C.N.Y.
Dec. 31, 1944.
PVT. SAMUEL G. HATCH,
34, of Wilmington, formerly
of Transportation depart
ment, killed in action while
serving as a member of an
American Infantry unit in
Germany on Dec. 3, 1944.
SEAMAN 1c ELLON E.
DAVENPORT, of Dover, for
merly of the Layoff depart
ment, killed on Oct. 3, 1944,
while serving as a member of
the U. S. Navy in the South
west Pacific area.
welfare. We think the most im
portant part of the December
report was that not a single per
manent disability was suffered
in the yard during the month.
Everyone loses on an accident.
To the man injured, it means
pain, sometimes a disability,
lost time from work, added ex
pense. To the government, it brings
a loss in manpower, slows pro
duction. Good safety records don't
"just happen." They are the
result of cooperation, of real
teamwork in helping look out
for the other fellow. Safety is
not just one person or one de
partment's job. It is everyone's
business and the fact that we
realize this, and are doing some
thing about it, is the greatest
single contribution to real saf
ety. The dividends from safety are
too great to ever make the er
ror of treating it lightly. The
past year's record should in
spire all to even greater heights
in 1945 so let's continue the fine
spirit as long as we build ships.
The Editor
REMEMBERS LOFT
To The Editor:
Well, how is everyone in the
loft? Every time I think about
that place it makes me sick
not the kind of sickness you may
think just plain home-sick. I
sure would like to be back there
working on that shell or some
thing. Boy, I didn't know what
a good deal I had when I was
there. (Everything in the
Army is either a good deal, or
bad deal). Enough of this wish
ing for something impossible.
How is Mr. Wynne? I think
about him and all the old gang
and Bill Price swell guys, all
of them.
Sincerely,
Pvt. J. D. Steele,
3567 AAF Base unit,
(T.8)
Section H Bks, 924,
S.F.A.A.F.,
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
WANTS SHIPBUILDER
To The Editor:
I am a former employee of
your yard. I spent two years
in the Fitters department, of
which time I enjoyed very much
and would truly like to be there
now with the department for I
really liked the work.
I would like copies of The
North Carolina Shipbuilder for
I enjoy them very much. Here's
thanking you in advance and
wishing you the best of luck.
Sincerely,
Pfc. Simon Oliver,
K. Btry, 4th Bn,
13th Marines,
5th Marine Division,
Care FPO,
San Francisco, Calif.
HAPPY
To The Editor:
Tell Red Head hello and also
Ford. I've wondered if anyone
else is on the way in. My kind
est regards to my friends and
should anyone be interested, I'm
well fed, entirely occupied, poor
ly fitted and happy.
" Sincerely,
Pvt. William L. Smith,
Co. D, 88 Bn., 18JR,
3860 Unit, ASFTC,
Camp Claiborne, La.
FAST TURN-AROUND
A share of credit for the swift
liberation of France and other
occupied countries and the
march into Germany is accord
ed the skill of ship operators
andp repair and stevedoring" or
ganizations which sharply
speeded up the turn-around time
of merchant ships as D-day ap
proached. This effort added
3,700 ship days a month to the
Atlantic run, the equivalent of
123 vessels.
Mj'm If
CARICATURE Who is he? Maybe he's you. If you recog
nize the man in the sketch as yourself, call at the Editor's office
in the Administration building and if you are the subject you
can have the original drawing.
BALLAST
CONGRATULATIONS
So you're going to launch a ship!
Congratulations! But don't let
slip
That meshed bottle of cham
pagne, just
Sock her bow and let it drain
Down her curved front in splat
ters, And bring her the luck that
really matters.
And as for you, my real nice
friend,
Dress yourself from end to end,
Put on a cute hat and a frill
or two
And show 'em just what Maw
White can do.
Anonymous.
(Addressed to Mrs. E. L.
White, sponsor of U. S. - S.
Adirondack, our Hull 196, at
her launching on Saturday, Jan
uary 13.
This apostrophe was mailed
to Mrs. White. She showed it to
us. We steal it from its author
and publish it herein.)
POSTERS
Pen sketches of Danny Moury,
nine-year-old Greensboro boy,
and Miss Martha Provost,
Registered Nurse of Winston
Salem, are shown on North
Carolina posters, designed by
Henry Rood, Jr., Greensboro
artist, publicizing the annual
funds appeal of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis. Young Moury is the brother
of Mrs. Mary Cromwell, who
works- on the Second shift in
the Tabulating department.
His mother, Mrs. Norman B.
Moury, is now working at the
infantile paralysis hospital at
Hickory, where he is a patient,
as a Nurses' Aide.
The poster is in blue, red, yel
low and white and was designed
by Rood as a special contribu
tion to the state campaign. Ten
thousand are to be distributed
throughout North Carolina.
BOTH WOULD BE NICE
Someone has said : Content
ment has one big advantage over
wealth: your friends' can't bor
row it from you.
WISHFUL THINKING
Many a man wishes he was
half as smart as' he thinks his
wife thinks he is.
BEATS RETIREMENT
A touring eastern go-getter
spied a lazy. Indian chief lolling
indolently at the door of his te
pee somewhere out west.
"Chief," remonstrated the go
getter, "Why don't you get
yourself a job in a factory?"
"Why ? " grunted the chief.
"Well," you could earn a lot of
money. Maybe 30 or 40 dollars
"Why?" insisted the chief.
"Oh, if you worked hard and
saved your money, you'd soon
have a bank account. Wouldn't
you like that?"
"Why?" again asked the chief.
"For gosh s-akes!" shouted the
exasperated go-getter, "With a
big bank account you could re
tire and then you wouldn't have
to work any more . . . "
"Not working now," pointed
out the Indian.
Marion Groundhog.
A member of the Police and
Fire department passed this one
on to us. He was approached by
a man who wanted to make a
financial arrangement. The con
versation went something like
this
"Say, when do you get paid
off?"
"Friday. Why?"
"I get paid on Tuesday."
"So what?"
Well, the first man replied, "I
have been looking for a man
who gets paid on Friday and is
broke on Tuesday because I get
paid on Tuesday and am broke
on Friday."
Every American merchant
ship is required to have at least
one box kite on board, and all
United States Maritime Service
cadets are required to learn how
to operate them. The standard
kite can lift a 15-gauge piano
wire 2,000 feet into the air, pro
viding ideal protection from
dive bombing or straffing.