Pennship Log (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1943 Page: 2 of 8
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PENNSBIP LOG
THURSDAY, JULY 1,1943
Koy Pettifils Plans]
Foot Operation
New students in the PSY night
burning school include W. S. Stae,
J. Powell, F. A. Robert, O. S.
Lockard, J. B. Lacase, G. G. Loper,
Wm. Sistrunk, L. G. Primrose,
J. R. Gaff and R. J. Stout.
Roy Pettifils, burner quarter-
man, spent the weekend in Gal-
veston consulting doctors about a
foot operation.
Kyle Pringle, burner, has pulled
through with flying colors after
serving six long weeks in PSY
with a severe attack of whooping
cough without missing any time
from work.
Mrs. Muller Hollingsworth lqst
three days from ,-work with
mumps, but is back on the job.
Mrs. Ella Argo has as her guest
her father, J. I. Perkins, of Dew-
eyville, Texas.
Edd Moucka is back on the job
after a Week’s leave of absence.
Angel Lance has returned after
a week’s trip to New Orleans and
to Mississippi.
L. J. Hinsley has returned to
work in the burner tool house
after a five weeks absence be-
cause of an accident.
FOREMAN PROMOTED
F. Foreman, burner helper, was
promoted to burner this week.
Ann Falcon has left the night
owl shift to go to work on the day
shift.
“Birddog” Westbrook, Alfred
Tywater and Mrs. Myrtie Moore
have left the ranks of the night
burners.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Keeton
have as their guest Mrs. Keeton’s
mother, Mrs. Arietta Shambo of
Jacksonville, Tex., for a week.
Their little son, Jerry Allen, re-
turned home with his grand-
mother for a visit.
Jack Peavy spent the weekend
in Spurger, Tex., with her aunt,
Mrs. C. B. Hooks.
Joyce Louviere’s husband was
home on a furlough visit recently.
Sweet Pea McIntyre, burner
tool checker, took a three day va-
cation this week.
George “Pop” Evans, burner
tool checker, has left us to go back
to the railroad where he has had
former experience.
Billy Jones has joined the ranks
of the night burners under Red
Turk, leaderman.
Eleanor Grier is all smiles.
Could it be that she has had some
direct message from that sailor
husband of hers?
SIKES ON BUSINESS TRIP
Junior Sikes is away on a ten
day leave of absence attending to
some important business in Okla-
homa. • -
Alma Cayson, the so lovely lady
from Liberty, is ill and has been
absent from work since Tuesday.
Merlin Wood, our new acety-
lene generator man, likes his new
job because he can now keep his
red hair combed.
Myrtle Jacobs still has her
daily letters from her soldier hus-
band in California.
Burning school girls saved the
day for Red Turk that Tuesday
night.
Muller Hollfnsworth is in Louis-
iana attending to business.
Pop Hayes pride knows no
bounds in showing his beautiful
ring, a father’s day gift from his
wife and kids.
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It’s better to pay attention than
doctor bills.
Regardless of the problems that
are the daily portion for our Mr.
Wanes, we are assured by his
calm manner, which enables us
to carry on with our duties.
The new reporter for PENN-
SHIP LOG from the Employment
Office is Dollie Jo Griffin.
It is rumored that Martha
Schmidt has quite a pleasant sur-
prise in store in the near future.
J. H. COE
S. A. HANSEN
We are looking fox-ward to
Spurlock Walker’s report after his
final interview with Uncle Sam
on June 26.
The Time Office is happy to
have Marjorie Carroll back with
us again after she spent a week
with her husband, Cpl. Bert Car-
r6l.
In a change of inspec-
tion bureaus which trans-
ferred the Bureau of Ma-
rine Inspection and Nav-
gation from the jurisdic-
tion of the Department of
Commerce to that of the
U. S. Coast . Guard, the
department now becomes
known as Merchant Ma-
rine Inspection bureau.
In making this transfer
members of the bureau
I Mr. Hansen was in the
Navy, but because he
held a merchant marine
license, he received a dis-
charge so that he could
go into service with the
merchant marine as an
engineer.
Horse racing and fish-
ing are Mr. Hansen’s
hobbies.
J. H. McDowell was
born at Mobile, Alabama
BMI Goes: Into Coast Guard Uniforms
STORCH, left, and J. H. McDOWELL
Ethylene Shivers has been seen
lately driving Bill Fears’ convert-
ible.
The pretty brunette seen in the
Employment Office recently was
Miss Esther Mae Gi'iffin, better
known as “Zip”, sister to Dollie
Jo Griffin.
Dads Select
Officers
An election for permanent offi-
cers and plans for a chapter pre-
sentation program to be held
Thursday, July 8 occupied the
main business of the Pennsylvania
Shipyards chapter of the Ameri-
can War Dads Association when
they met in regular session Thurs-
day night, June 24 in the Crystal
Ball room of the Edson Hotel.
Permanent officers elected at
the meeting included Porter “Pop”
Culver, president; L. C. -Allen,
secretary;-and T. C. Collier, treas-
urer.
Eight vice presidents were ap-
pointed each of whom will serve
as the chairman of a standing
committee as named: Rev. J. R.
Nash, fidelity; J. H. “Pistol” Al-
len, service; J. H. Lange, gov-
ernmental; O. H. Smith, program;
C. M. Webb, finance; J. C. Alvey,
membership; Clint Glasgow, so-
cial and R. D. Wray, publicity.
The PSY WTar Dads also voted
to start a cigarette campaign in
the yards along with that spon-
sored nationally to send cigarettes
to soldiers overseas.
Tentative program for the char-
ter presentation night on July 8,
place for which has not been
named, includes presentation of
the colors, community singing,
musical and dance numbers and
the presentation of the permanent
charter by some outstanding
speaker.
Open house for all the other
Beaumont War Dad chapters will
be held at the same time.
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HUBBY DOESN’T FORGET
Ruth Hood of the PennShip
mail room was a very happy
young lady June 20 when she re-
ceived a cable from her husband
in Australia in' remembrance of
their first wedding anniversary.
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NEW DRUM PLANTER
Miss Anita Blake is a new em-
ployee of the P.I.W. Drum Plant.
have gone into uniform
and inspectors in the
branch office at PSY who
have already received
their uniforms are James
H. McDowell and D.
Storch, who now have the
rank of lieutenant, senior
grade, in the Coast Guard.
J. H. Coe and S. A.
Hansen, the other two
members of the bureau H.
on the Island, will go in-
to uniform and receive their com-
missions at an early date.
All of the men of the Beaumont
branch of BMI were “seafaring”
men for many years and they can
tell some stories, based on their
actual experiences, that are full
of interest and adventure.
Mr. Hansen, who was born
in Norway, came to America with
an uncle when he was 12 years
old and the sea fascinated him so
much that he obtained employ-
ment as a mess boy on a ship and
sailed from New York.
He gradually worked himself
Some of the Mold Loft’s next
door neighbors here in the yard
are a hard-woi’king greasy bunch
called “Outside Machinists” and
their duty is to keep the cranes
in good working order.
They work long hours, at odd
times without protest. They are
all “old heads”, too, with an in-
tense feeling of loyalty to, their
gang and their work. They never
want to quit until the job is well
done.
This gang is headed by J. J.
Stringer, leaderman, and consists
of E. W. Stanton, Ralph Goza, M.
McBride, N. B. McBride, Clarence
Everage, Dago Domino, R. Mc-
Donald, Grant Perry and J. H.
Ward.
Flowers to the living is one of
our beliefs and some more of our
neighbors (the Mold Loft lives
among good folks in this yard) are
the Carpenter Shop gang and they
are entitled to a lot of orchids for
the manner in which they apply
their minds, as well as their
bodies, to their work.
We refer in particular to Night
Leaderman Arthur Revia who
made a device for tapping holes
in band iron that saves many man
up as a seaman until he became
chief engineer on a limited license,
a post which he held for 22 years.
He has been at PSY since May
6, 1943 and befoi’e coming to the
Island was chief engineer for the
Gulf Refining Company of Port
Arthur which is still his home.
His daughter, Mrs. Carl R. Ol-
sen, -lost her husband at sea May,
1942 when he was on duty as
captain on one of the ill-fated
Sabine Transportation Company
tankers which fell victim to a tor-
pedo.
At the beginning of Woidd War
hours in labor and to Jess Davis
and Virgil Revia for rigging a de-
vice that cuts the time of counter-
sinking screws in the fan tail
grating from three fourths of a
day each job to about 30 minutes.
It’s head work like this that
counts for increased production.
Don Vita, one of the original
Mold Loft workers, was in to see
us recently for the first time
since he joined the Navy some
months ago. My, but were we glad
to see him? He looks good, has
gained weight and is the same
affable boy who made all of us
like him so much.
Because the Loft is ahead of its
pi'oduction schedule, a number of
our workers are taking a few days
of a much needed vacation.
Mrs. Mable Normand brought
her “Victory Garden” up to date
while on hers, Red Stuart almost
got a coat of blisters instead- of
tan while on his, and Mrs. Jones
will go to see her home folks at
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sammie Ray, one of our oldest
heads and always a regular in
attendance, is also taking a few
days off.
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Final USMC Housing
Units Finished Today
The final 67 housing units in
the United States Maritime Com-
missions 600-unit housing project
of Gulf Street were finished to-
day and a few may still be avail-
able to applicants who will call at
the personnel office and make in-
quiries.
Practically all of the other
houses have already been oc-
cupied or renewed and at the
present time no plans are under
way for additional units.
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Learn every detail of your job,
then do it the right and safe way.
and his sea faring foot-
steps followed those of
his father who was a cap-
tain on the Mallory Lines. j
Mr. McDowell began
his treks at sea when he
started out from Mobile
in 1920 as a wiper and in
the interval that fbllowed
he was at sea 20 years,
seven as a chief engineer.
Before coming to PSY on
November 26, 1942, he
was stationed with the BMIN at
Port Arthur.
His wife and daughter, Jean,
are at Burlingame, California.
Mr. McDowell’s hobby is bowl-
ing.
D. Storch was another boy to
whom the sea appealed so he start-
ed out from San Francisco as a
deck boy on a sailing ship and
from 1908 until 1942 he sailed all
of the seven seas.
Just before he came to PSY,
Mr. Storch was captain on various
steamers of the Sabine Towing
Company. He has been on the Is-
land since May, 1943 and com-
mutes back and forth to his home
in Port Arthur where he uses his
spare time in carrying on his con-
structive hobby of building chicken
houses expertly supervised by his
wife and son, Donald D.
Someday when J. H. Coe is not
on vacation, well let hiifi spin his
own yarn, but he, too, is a sailing
man from way back and has seen
the globe in all of its corners. One
of his most interesting experiences
is that of seeing Cape Horn in
one of its rai'e moments of clear
weather.
He has an excellent picture that ■
he made of the tricky old cape in
her brief smiling mood.
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&®fe Visits Sad
After Two Years
W. M. Webb, radioman in the i
naval aviation corps, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.' C. M.
Webb. Mr. Webb is an electrical
quarterman in charge of all cable-
ways on the C-l Vessels.
Young WTebb has been stationed
in the Atlantic for the past two
years and this is his first visit
home since he has been in the
Navy. Quarterman Webb reports
that Young Webb has purchased
more than $500 worth of bonds in
the last 12 months.
Seriously fellows, if the boys are
willing to “Fight and Buy Bonds,” :
we ought to be proud to have the
opportunity to “Work and Buy
Bonds.”
Quarterman Webb also reports
that his two daughters are also
visiting him. This being the first
time the family has been together
in two years. Maybe that is the
reason Webb has been wearing
such a big smile during the past
week.
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ARMY CALLS SPRECKLES .
Dick Spreckles of the Auditor’s
Dept, of the U.S.M.C. has received
his notice to report for his army
service physical.
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C. A. Blassingame, electrician,
has come over to the night side
under engine room leaderman, J.
R. Campbell.
•'NOW, JOHN, THIS JUST ISN'T THE SPOT FOR
A VICTORY GARDEN!”
Outside Machinists Keep
Cranes In Perfect Shape
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Scurlock, Ruth G. Pennship Log (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1943, newspaper, July 1, 1943; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1169933/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.