The North Carolina Shipbuilder from Wilmington, North Carolina • Page 2

THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER Page Two JNcwRoad YARD NOTES Ship Workers Forward The North Carolina Shipbuilder Published by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wil MUST" BUILD MORE-SHIPS FASTER! "We must crowd more work into each hour we are on the job. We must put our hearts in our work. Patriotic American efficiency can beat the enemy. "Our most precious element is time we must think in terms of seconds and minutes and hours not of weeks and months. We must act now not wait for tomorrow, next week, next month or next year.

"There must be no slowdown on the part of labor or management or Government in any single part of our war shipbuilding program. "If America fails to build ships and more ships and still more ships faster and faster and faster if we fail to speed up and to end minute-snatching from the jobs we have to do, then this War can be lost! "Any lag in production helps the Axis. A man worker or executive who dwadles or loafs for enough time to make one hour, one-half hour, or a quarter hour joins a slowdown which can delay victory. "Remember the New Orleans slogan, The man whorelaxes is helping the "Anything short of victory know Work has just started on an access roa(J leading from the ship yard, (south of the new parking lot) to the Carolina Beach high way and thence to Winter Park. This should help considerably in the problem of going to and from the yard, especially at shift time.

The use of one car by as many employees as possible has been on the increase ever since Pearl Harbor, but a recent survey has indicated that more doubling and quadrupling up is still possible. Recreation for Children With the cooperation of the Housing -Authority and the Army, new recreation centers have been set up at the various housing units. Plans are also underway by occupants of the Trailer Camp to erect a small building to be used for Church services on Sunday and for a library and recreation room at other times. Employees Can Buy- War Bonds On Installment Plan Arrangements have been re cently made whereby employees may authorize the company to deduct a certain portion of their earnings weekly for the purchase of U. S.

Savings Bonds. These certificates, which we un derstand will soon be called War Savings Bonds, can be bought in various denominations, i.e.: $50.00, $100.00, etc. Under this plan, it is not necessary for persons to buy a whole Bond at i i i i. once, DUt a certain uxeu amount of their earnings can be deducted weekly, which over a period "of time will buy Bonds of certain face amounts. In these days of low interest at savings banks and other similar institutions the Bonds return a relatively good yield, as, for example, a $50.00 denomination certificate bought for $37.50 can be redeemed after 10 years' at the face amount, which is a yield of approximately 2.90 per cent.

The plan is, of course, voluntary, but it is hoped that the great majority of employees will authorize deductions of a portion of their earnings in order to help the Government pay for winning the war. i 7 v. "ij in looked 15 raontlu ago. New North Yard As can be seen from Tyler Street, the Contractors are making good progress in preparing the land recently purchased by the company, V. P.

Loftis is planning to have all the fabricated buildings, the tracks, the apron and the storage spaces ready soon after the middle of July, providing the necessary equipment is not delayed. The new facilities will help in speeding up production. Long Week-Ends Talking of speeding up pro duction, it is difficult to do so if even a half a dozen men stay away from work on Saturday or any other day of the week, for that matter. The production of every employee is needed every working hour if we are to get the ships on time to win the war. Housing The local Housing Authority has been given the go-ahead sign on the 800 additional housing units that are going to be built just south-east of the Trailer Camp.

They are to be demount-ables of somewhat the same type as at Lake Village. 200 more Trailers have also been authorized. Transportation The need for additional housing came about not only as a result of the increase in the Com pany's rolls, but also because of the shortage of rubber. In view of the wearing out of tires some other means of transportation is needed besides the family car. Many more are taking busesJ some are riding bicycles and others are moving closer to the yard.

The Tide Water Power Com pany acquired five more buses and other transportation com panies have already provided ad ditional buses for ship yard em ployees and will continue to do so as tne need arises. In this connection, the A. C. L. has re cently advised us that they will be unable to provide us any shut tle service over the freight line reaching this yard.

'7 1 7 lt7 TWs is the wajr the yard Come on mates, let's hit the deck, Another work day is here. It's time again for wheels to hum, So let's start the day in high gear. The bugle call has been sounded To the workers of U. S. So, shipbuilding mate, Let's march through the gate To another victorious day.

Pick up the sledge, or the welders torch; Let the cranes swing merrily, too, Amid the rat-ta-tat-tat of the riveter's gun; Don't forget they're counting on you. Stick out your chin, throw out your chest, Be proud of your job to do. Our Uncle Sam has called on us, So, don't fail the Red, White and Blue. Our N. C.

ships are the finest. They will sail in any ol' sea; And bridge the oceans 'round the world To make our neighbors free. We're all out for the great offense, So, "keep 'em crew. We'll chase the Japs clear off the maps, And place Hitler in a stew. 2.

Don't forget that we are Americans, We will fight 'till victory. So, come on shipmates, do your stuff; We've got to bridge the sea. And as each ship goes down the we did our best To erase "Japs" and And rid the world oi pests. EDDY ENNETTE, Erectors. Hull 6 Sets Record We notice in an AP dispatch dated April 24 that the workers at the Richmond Shipbuilding Yard claimed a national record in commissioning a Liberty type freighter, the ANTHONY WAYNE, for active service 38 days after its launching.

It broke by six days the former mark of 44 days also set by Richmond workers. For the record, our Hull No. 6, the FRANCIS MARION, was delivered to the Maritime Commission just 36 days after its launching. I C-r v- t'. 'v 4 9V 1 Vtn you bciiere mington, North Carolina, in the interest of the employees.

Editor (Pro Tem) S. P. WARE Associate Editors J. R. STILLMAN, Jr.

GLADYS BEST CHAS1EN WALTON P. BURKHIMER Vol.1 No. 1 'Our Job Is Ships" While cudgeling our brains for a worthwhile subject for an editorial, we came across a speech by Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Shipping Administrator and Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission. We think that the first few paragraphs of the radio address given by him recently states the importance of building as many ships as possible as fast as possible much better than we could.

"We are in a War of Transportation, primarily salt-water transportation a War of Ships! The battlefields of the United Nations are the "seven oceans of the world and every continent. There are no historical precedents in this War of Ships. "The President, our Commander-in-Chief, has pointed out to you the world-wide geography of the War the farthest flung conflict in which man has ever become engaged. uxt. i i i nui I i ri rii i miiiv can win without ships.

No matter what else we build or how great the quantities, no matter how many men we train, no matter how many Defense Bonds we buy or how heavy our taxes, we cannot win this War without ships, ships built in time. "The American people must know by now what the lack of ships has contributed to the early defeats and temporary set-backs the United Nations have suffered in this War. We have a ship shortage. Until we have remedied that handicap we cannot hope for victory. The remedy is to build ships, more ships and still more ships to build them faster than ever before and operate them without the loss of a minute of time must be our goal! "My job is ships.

"Tonight I speak primarily to those who work in bur shipyards to those who manage them and to the men and women in defense plants all over the country who make the parts for those ships. You the two million men and women on the battleline of ship production and ship operation-hold in your hands the destiny of your Nation. The people of this country, of all of the United Nations. Are as deDendent UDon vou in this crisis as they are upon the armed At this stage of the War they are even more dependent upon you. With all the force at my command, I say WE unthinkable.

This War must be won in the shipyards of America as well as in the Far East or 'down under' or along the Eastern front on Continental Europe. "We shipbuilders labor, management and Government stand on trial before the American people as to what we can achieve. We must show them that our strength is so great that we cannot be enslaved. "This is a report to you that the Maritime Commission is operating its shipbuilding program on the schedule set by our Commander-in-Chief more than 800 ships in 1942; 1,500 ships in 1943!" Everyone of us knows that we are doing our part, BUT the important thing to remember is that WE WILL HAVE TO CON-TINE TO DO NOT ONLY THAT BUT EVEN MORE. -V We Will Do It! The President has set our goal.

We have raised our sights to meet it. We'll give our fighting men the 60,000 planes in 1942. We'll give them the 45,000 tanks. They'll get the 20,000 anti-aircraft guns. And we'll deliver the 8,000,000 tons of ships.

These things we will do together. They will from the minds, the hearts, and the hands of 130,000,000 free men, women, and children. Only a free people can achieve such goals. We can do it. We will do it! 7 4 7.