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THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER
November 1, 1945
Published by the North Caro
lina Shipbuilding Company, Wil-
f A. Y A V A
mingwn, XMozxn Carolina, in ue
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.4 November 1, 1945 No. 3
ROLL OF HONOR
The following former
employees of the Company
f ave their lives for their
country while serving in the
Armed Forces and Merchant
Marine during World war II:
PFC. DOUGLAS F. POTTER
Wilmington
FRANK L. JOHNSON, JR.
Wilmington
SGT. LLOYD E. DALE
Watha
PFC. WILLIAM H. MAYERS
Acme
LT. WILLIAM F. PRITCHARD
Wilmington
S 2c OWEN C. FILLYAW
Wilmington
PVT. KENNETH TANT
Middlesex
S 2c THOMAS C. CLARKE
Wilmington
LT. HAROLD L. PATTERSON
Kannapolis
PFC. NORWOOD O. BROOKS
Wilmington
PFC. MALCOLM D. RILEY
Efland
PVT. SAMUEL G. HATCH
Wilmington
S 1c ELLON E. DAVENPORT
Dover
SGT. AMOS DOBSON, JR.
Lynchburg, Va.
PVT. ALFRED L. BALDWIN
Wilmington
PFC. ARTHUR W. JACKSON
Wilmington
LYNWOOD A. CORBETT
Atkinson
LT. ROBERT V. MERCER
Bladenboro
LT. BRUCE C. BOBBINS
Bostic
.
SGT. H. S. HARRELSON
Cerro Gordo
v.
MOMM 1c EDWIN H. AVANT
Whiteville
LT. CHARLES B. BOYD
Wilmington
PVT. HENRY T. POUND
Gaston, S. C.
PVT. JAMES C. HUDSON
Tryon
SGT. FOREST WADSWORTH
Clarkton
PFC. RAY C. WORLEY
Barnard, N. C.
PVT. HERMAN E. TYSON
Wilmington
CPL. JACK G. PARDY
Madison, S. D.
PAUL T. PITTMAN
RockyMount
PFC. EDWARD F. CLINE
Wilmington
CPU JOHN W. PERRY
Raleigh
CAPT. A. P. (BYNG) FARRAR
Chapel Hill
Letters To Tho Editor
ENJOYED WORK HERE
To the Editor:
I received two of your copies
of the North Carolina Ship
builder and I am really proud
of the work the people have done
back there. I worked for Mr.
Davis in the Welding depart
ment from June of 1942 until
Dec. 11. 1943. I really en
joyed my work in the Welding
department and I hope to get my
old job back when I return to
civilian life again.
I met Miss Mary Frances
Byrd in Le Havre, France, about
two and a half weeks ago. It
was really nice to meet someone
from home and especially some
one that worked with the same
company I did. She gave me the
copies l nave and l really en
joyed reading The Shipbuilder.
I have been in the Army 21
months and have served 14
months overseas. I served with
an Infantry outfit and then was
sent back to a rear area for re
laxation.
I didn't know you sent copies
to the boys and girls in the
Armed Forces but I did find that
you did, so I would like to get
the copies monthly. It helps the
morale a lot to get a paper that
lets you know what your friends
are doing back home. They
have done a wonderful job. I
have seen quite a few ships that
I helped work on back there. I
expect to return to the States
sometime in March of next year.
Well, this is about all I have to
say now, so will sign off. Give
my regards to all my friends
and especially the men and
women in the Welding shop. I
hope to see you all soon.
Sincerely,
Pfc. Russell 0. Leitch,
Lille, France,
APO 562,
co Postmaster,
New York City, N. Y,
MAIL CALL
To the Editor:
We had mail call today for the
first time in four weeks. I re
ceived 50 letters, two packages
and two Shipyard papers. There
was more enjoyment aboard ship
than when the Japs surrendered.
I really had a good time reading
my mail. It is like a short fur
lough to have mail call, a letter
is a small thing but can do lots
and lots of good. I would like to
have Miss Almond's address so I
can write and thank her for put
ting me on the mailing list for
the Shipyard papers. I sure enjoy
reading them. I saw Mrs. Lyon's
picture and Mr. McMillian's and
lots of others I have seen in the
yard.
I hope to be coming home soon,
but it looks like a long ways oft
now.
I want to say again how much
I enjoyed your nice paper. I
hope to continue getting it as
long as I am over here.
Yours truly,
James Elmer King,
S 2c,
USS Atlanta, Div. "I"
(CL-104),
co Fleet Postoffice,
San Francisco, Calif.
NOTES IMPROVEMENTS
To the Editor:
I received my first copy of
The Shipbuilder this month and
was glad to see that the yard is
still making improvements.
especially in prevention of acci
dents. My shipmates almost took the
paper before I could see the
headlines; they were also glad
to read such a wonderful paper.
1 am hoping that the yard will
keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
S 2c W. A. Alston,
U. S. Naval Barracks,
NSD,
Fleet Postoffice,
Norfolk, Va. ,
SAILS INTO TOKYO BAY
To the Editor:
I have fulfilled one of my im
passioned desires to sail one
day into Tokyo Bay and set my
foot on the sacred sou of Japan!
It wasn't quite as thrilling as I
had pictured it, but still, it isn't
done every day. As for the
sacred soil, I've known several
parts of North Carolina that look
priceless compared to this anae
mic pasture!
We entered the bay three days
ago after standing picket duty
outside the mouth of the bay for
about three weeks. The only
Japs we saw the first day were
in outriggers and sampans, and
they didn't look like supermen.
We are sitting at present in
Yokosuka Bay, with the Yoko
hama shipyards about a half
mile over on the beach. I went
over there today and looked
around, and it's really a sight!
The buildings are in shambles
and the whole place looks like a
ghost-town. The Japs had start
ed moving underground, and
most of their machine shops,
storehouses, and major depart
ments are in large caves at the
base of a huge hill. They have
several large stationary and
whirler cranes that are intact.
and the drydocks are in pretty
gooa condition. I saw several
midget submarines and suicide
torpedo boats. Everything was
left as though work had stopped
for a holiday, and I got several
souvenirs.
I have received several copies
of The Shipbuilder, and I enjoy
them immensely. I was shocked
and grieved to learn that A. P.
Farrar had been killed. He was
a very good friend and an in
spiration to me while at the yard,
and his loss is' deeply felt.
I would like to be coming
home, but the Hale will probably
be out here quite awhile longer,
and my discharge points don't
quite add up yet. Until I return,
keep me in mind and give my re
gards to all hands.
Sincerely,'
Tommy Davis, v
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Maffitt Village is truly a ship
building community.
Most of its houses are tenanted
by shipyard employees and their
families. The village is named
ior tjaptam John N. Maftitt, fa
mous Confederate Naval hero,
and its streets and drives are
named for Liberty ships built by
our uompany.
These vessels were given the
names of men and women to
whose courage and foresight is
credited a large part of the rich
ness of our country's earlier
history.
An alphabetical list of streets,
the ships for which they were
named, the sponsors of the ves
sels and launching dates follows:
AveryWaigstill Avery, Miss
Irene Vendig, April 22, 1943.
Bacon - Henry Bacon, Mrs.
William B. McKoy, Nov. 11, 1942.
Battle Kemp P. Battle, Mrs.
G. L. Kennell, May 18, 1943.
Bickett Thomas W. Bickett,
Miss Frances Y. Bickett, April
9, 1943.
Calhoun John C. Calhoun,
Miss Jean Maclay, April 26,
1942.
Dare Virginia Dare, Mrs.
Elwood Inge, Feb. 3, 1942.
Davie William R. Davie,
Mrs. E. M. Handy, July 12, 1942.
Gale Christopher Gale, Mrs.
H. B. Wynne, March 21, 1943.
Graham William A. Gra
ham, Mrs. W. W. Walker, July
26, 1942.
Greene Nathanael Greene,
Miss Edith Bailey, Jan. 17, 1942.
Hewes Joseph Hewes, Mrs.
Thomas Hewes, March 29, 1942.
Hoke Robert F. Hoke, Mrs.
Arthur R. Newcombe, May 4,
1943.
Hooper William Hooper,
Miss Helen Clark, Feb. 21, 1942.
Marion Francis Marion, I
Mrs. Storer P. Ware, March 22,
1942.
Mitchell John P. Mitchell,
Miss Dorothy Sutherland, May
23, 1943.
Morgan Daniel Morgan,
Miss Evelyn Rogers, March 8,
1942.
Moseley William D. Mose-
ley, Mrs. Sherwood D. Dudley,
March 5, 1943.
Penn John Penn, Miss
Rachel Cameron, April 12, 1942.
Raleigh Walter Raleigh,
Miss Barbara Thompson, Jan. 5,
1943.
Rutledge Edward Rutledge,
Miss Anne B. Rutledge, June 21,
1942.
Spencer Cornelia P. Snen-
cer, Mrs. J. M. Johnson. Anril
2, 1943.
Sumter Thomas Sumter.
Miss Frances Robeson. Mav 81.
1942.
Upshur Abel Parker Tln-
shur, Mrs. Arthur C. Rohn, June
28, 1942.
Vance Zebulon B. Vance.
Mrs. J. M. Broucrhton. Dec. 6.
1941. '
Ward Artemas Ward. Miss
Sally Randolph, June 14, 1942.
Williamson Hueh William
son, Mrs. Richard D. Dixon, July
Worth - Jonathan Worth-
Mrs. B. M. Washburn. March 12.
1943.
SUNSET PARK'S STREETS
Did YOU know that the street
in Sunset Park were named for
Presidents of the United States?
There are three boulevards run
ning east and west, two avenues
extending east and west and all
streets running north and south.
The boulevards are Northern,
Central and Southern. The ave
nues are Carolina and Pat-It Ter.
race. The streets begin one
block west of the Hamlina Tteafh
highway and are named in the
following order: Washington,
Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Jack
son. Van Buren. Harrison and
Tyler;
It costs more than 214 hillinn
dollars to operate the Veterans
Administration for a single year.
The cost will be sreater when
all the 13,000,000 men who served
in the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard are dis
charged. Your purchases of
Victory Loan Bonds are needed
to nnance care lorvthe veterans.