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PUBLISHED BY THE MARINE DIVISION, HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY Vol. 5, No. 15 August 8, 1963 Esso Scranton and Esso Dallas On Foreign Voyages The Esso Scranton (Captain William N. Sims and Chief Engineer Ferdinand Villamore) is on this date enroute to Baton Rouge (due Aug. 15) after discharging U. S. AID cargoes at Sfax and LaGoulette, Tunisia. This is the third Tunisian voyage for the Scranton in the past 4 months. An idea of what it's like over there may he gained from these photos, taken by Chief Steward John J. Fernandes last April on the first voyage. Next on the itinerary of the Scranton is her fourth India voyage, departing from Baytown about Aug. 18 for Bombay, Sept. 19 and Calcutta, Sept. 29. Crossing the longitudes in the other direction is -r . , At a Sfax shopping center, 3 ladies get their heads together. Except for the fashions, could be almost anywhere. Avenide de Paris, Tunis, is modern and attractive. EXX-MOR-007348 the Esso Dallas (Captain Vincent F. Lucas and Chief Engineer Robert I. Giddens), which left Lake Charles July 18 with a MSTS cargo of avia tion gasoline for Guam, Aug. 15; Okinawa, the 19th, and Yokohama, the 22nd. Crew members were asked to bring back photos of native dancers and such for the Fleet News, (Have to keep this publication lively, don't we?) Acting on behalf of Humble's world champion lifeboat racing crew, Sydney Wire (right) Assistant General Manager of the Marine Division, presents a trophy of victory to Arnfinn Olsen, Materials Control Assistant and Coach of the crew. While the trophy certainly is a handsome symbol of victory, it might also be some thing of a peace offering, signifying that even though Mr. Olsen ran a pretty taut training schedule, all is forgiven. Esso Lima Aids 23 Cubans Captain Robert H. Stotts, Esso Lima, reported aiding 23 Cubans, including several infants, in a 20' fishing boat off Key West on the afternoon of July 24. The boat was overcrowded and without food, water, fuel or compass. The Lima supplied the Cubans' immediate needs, notified the Coast Guard and stood by until a Coast Guard boat arrived to take over the rescue. "The first vessel this ship met -- and within an hour after leaving the scene," Captain Stotts wrote, "was a Russian trawler on a heading that would have taken her toward the Cuban boat." $15,000 CYI Award An employee at the Bayway Refinery, Linden, N. J., received $15,000 for an idea which resulted in a cheaper process for making lubricating oils. It is the largest award ever made under Humble's Coin-Your-Idea program. The award was made to Thomas J. O'Connor, a laboratory technician- His suggestion involved the elimination of an expensive solvent which had been added during processing of lube oils for trucks and railroad engines and which required a special step to recover-. The idea also improved the quality of engine oil additive and reduced air pol lutants. Six Month Safety Score Best Ever Men in the Humble fleet turned in their all time best safety record for a 6-month period in the first half of this year. There were only 5 lost-time accidents reportable to the National Safety Coun cil during that time, making a frequency rate of 1.55 injuries per million man-hours worked. This is less than half the injuries suffered in the first 6 months of 1962. In this light, the 1963 results are real bright. Looked at in another way, though, the view is dimmer. For the first quarter of this year there were only 2 reportable injuries and the accident frequency rate was 1.19. A perfect month of April lowered that rate to .90. Then came one injury in May and 2 in June to boost the rate to 1.55. This isn't going to be the start of a trend, is it? The half-year mark in the competition for the Marine Division's Certificate of Safety Awards (which have stricter requirements than the Na tional Safety Council) shows 7 vessels still in the running. The following have operated accidentfree from Jan. through June: Esso Bangor Esso Chester Esso Jamestown Esso Lima Esso Newark Esso Scranton Esso Washington Refinery Workers Reject OCAW In an NLRB-supervised election at Humble's Baytown Refinery, July 9 and 10, the independent Gulf Coast Industrial Workers union scored a clear-cut victory over the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union. The vote was 1,124 to 651, with 28 ballots for neither union and 8 void. 86% of the eligible employees participated in the election. The decision of the Baytown maintenance, con struction and process workers to return to an in dependent union came after 4 years of representa tion by the OCAW. ESSO FLEET NEWS is published for the seagoing em ployees of the Marine Division, Humble Oil & Refining Co.: Joseph Andreae, General Manager; Sydney Wire, Assistant General Manager. W. E. Gardner, Editor. Contributions and suggestions are invited and should be addressed to The Editor, Esso Fleet News, Humble Oil & Refining Co., P. 0. Box 1512, Houston 1, Texas COPIED F itOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HIS THE UNIVERSITY OF T F Y A S A T a i i q t i m John H. Metcalf, Oiler in the Esso Boston, looks at the drinking water pump he saved from the scrap pile. The pump cylinder block was almost hopelessly crack ed last winter when it froze during a severe cold spell. He patiently "sewed up" the shattered block with about 3' of welds, using the ship's welding machine. He also relocated the handrails on a ladder to provide safer access to the stern tube bearing gravity lube oil tank. John learned how to weld in 1952 at a Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. school. He has 15 years' service in the fleet, is married and lives in Erwin, Tenn. He and his wife, Atlas, have two sons, Johnny, 12 and Jerry, 10. OBITUARY David J. Cox, 34, recently OS in the Esso Dallas. died in Wampee. S. C. on July 26 as the result of a shooting accident. He is survived by his wife, son. mother, 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Mr. Cox, whose home was in Indiantown, Fla., had 10 years' service in the fleet as Wiper. William 0. Wilkinson. 76. retired Chief Engi neer. died July 8 in the Bronx, N. Y. Surviving are his wife and 2 children. An annuitant for the past 17 years, Mr. Wilkinson served as First Asst, and Chief Engineer from Sept- 1929 until his retirement. Feb. 1, 1946. He sailed as Chief in 5 vessels throughout World War II. Stanley S. Baker, 66, former FWT, died July 26 in Balti more, where he had been a life long resident. In addition to his 21 years in the fleet as Store keeper and FWT, Mr. Baker had 8 years of U. S. Navy ser vice and 6 with Maryland Ship building & Drydock Co. He had been an annuitant since Oct. disability. TAFFRAIL TALK Gentlemen of the fleet (and others tuned in on this wave length): hello again. Seems like we've been gone a long time, perhaps because we packed in quite a lot during our 2-week furlough. Went to the West Coast, got reacquainted with a per fect doll of a granddaughter, admired a brand- new doll-granddaughter, saw a sampling of Los Angeles (gorgeous weather), returned to Houston and then back East to New York to visit relatives and auld acquaintances not forgot. It was good to get away and it's good to be back--except for the work, of course. *** Chief Mate Charles L. Hosch, who has been Harbor Expediter at Aruba for the past 4 years, has returned to the U. S. He is now on a special technical assignment in the Operations Dept, in Houston. ** * Miss Judith C. Ross, daughter of Third Mate Alton J. Ross, has been awarded a Walter C. Teagle Nursing Scholarship to attend the Jersey City Medical Center School of Nursing, starting in September. The MIS-Adventures of J.SW1B\E?S0N W,c FRACTURE Mac was "helping" the windlass drum take in a mooring line. Got his gloved left hand caught between the line and drum and his arm made a %-turn with the drum before he was able to free his hand from the glove. Phew! Must have been a frantic second or two there -- but the only damage (other than scaring the heart out of him, or something) was minor cuts and bruises on the back of the hand. Some times, perhaps most times, you get no thanks at all for trying to be helpful around moving machinery. EXX-MOR-007350 William R. Bailey, recently FWT in the Esso Boston, was stricken with a heart attack July 9 at his home in Norfolk and was taken to Norfolk Public Health Service Hospital by his wife. Ac cording to a letter from Mrs. James A. Roach (Mrs. Roach, whose husband is Pumpman in the Boston, is a good friend of the Baileys) Bill was very pleased by the gift from officers and crew men of his ship. "This shows how the Esso men are like a family," Mrs. Roach said, "when one of them is ill. the others remember." Bill will be laid up for a long time after leaving the hospital, Mrs. Roach said and she urged any of his shipmates who can to stop by and see him or send a card. His address is: 4604 Larkin St., Norfolk, Va. *** John J. Hanney, AB in the Esso Newark, and Mrs. Hanney have recently become the owners and managers of The Laurel House at 420 Central Ave., Spring Lake, N. J. They offer furnished apartments and rooms with guest kitchen privi leges. * ** Two copies of an excellent article "Rx for Bums --Cold Water," by Alex G. Shulman, M.D., have been sent to vessels. The article states that immer sion of the burned areas in cold water or applica tion of cold wet towels immediately relieves pain and seems to hasten healing. The Esso Lima was the subject of a feature ar ticle on the first page of the second section of the New York World-Telegram and Sun, July 10. The article, "Riding a Workhorse to Albany" was written by reporter Allan Keller and included photos of Captain Roland Parkhurst and AB James L. Miller. (Thanks to Captain C. F. Stober for the clipping.) ** * The Esso Gloucester (Captain James D. Lawton and Chief Engineer Clifford E. Lindsey) has taken over the Gulf -- Florida ports "milk run" former ly served by the Esso Greenville. On July 29 she became the largest ship to call at Boca Grande, Fla., making a fast 13%.-hour turnaround and on Aug. 4, docked at St. Petersburg -- first time for a Company vessel and also probably the largest ever at that port. ** * Walter H. Radut transferred to Company head quarters' Marketing Dept., Sales Engineering, Aug. 1. He was formerly a Project Engineer in the Marine Division. . . WORDS OF THE WISE v Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does. -- Josh Billings __ * __ The smallest good deed is better than the grand est good intention. -- Duguei u< <p se. Z OZ Li. < CC l~ &r-- < 2LU "< CJ * UJ zr H oc bZ tc O as ij uj Esso Delias, Esso New York Get Safety Awards The Company's Certificate of Safety Awards, for operation throughout 1962 without a lost-time personal injury acci dent, were made to the Esso Dallas and Esso New York on July 17 and 26, re spectively. In the photo at right, Captain James G. Moffitt, Manager, Operations Dept., presents the certificate to Captain Vincent F. Lucas (right center). Chief Engi neer Robert I. Giddens (left center) holds i. "i-sr- '- ! i? a Jones F. Devlin Award which the Dallas earned for 1,672 days of accident-free operation. ^ At left, Wilbur W. Cottle, Baytown Branch Manager, presents the Esso New York's certificate to Captain Jack H. Mor rell (center). Two more vessels are to re ceive similar awards. EXX-MOR-007351 Wfe'SvX^iWwW.VAwW/A'.i'.V.-. JULY 1 RETIREMENTS m Captain John B. Regan. With 32 seagoing years behind him, in cluding 3% years in the Navy during World War II, Captain Regan has apparent designs for a new walk of life. He has applied for enrollment in the Graduate School of Education at the Uni versity of New Hampshire for the fall semester. After graduating from the Mass. Nautical School in 1931, Captain Regan sailed with American Hawaiian and United Fruit before signing on as Bos'n in the Company's H. H. Rogers in Nov. 1933. He put in over 2 years as AB, advanced to Third Mate in July 1936 and was on his second assign ment as Chief Mate when the E. J. Sadler was shelled and sunk on June 22, 1942. Following his naval service, he was Chief Mate and Master from Feb. 1946 until his promotion to Master of the Esso Zurich on Dec. 1, 1957. He had the Esso New York for the past 3 years. Captain Regan is a Captain in the U. S. Navy Ready Reserve and a resident of Atkinson, N. H. He and his wife, Kathryn, have two sons, John B., Jr., 22 and Paul, 15. Chief Mate Elbert Leary has 2 loves (well, 3, counting Mrs. Leary) the sea, whereon he has earned his livelihood for the past 33 years, and nature -- such things as bird watching, animals and flower growing. Now that the sea career is over, he is turning to nature and expects to take a job with the Conservation Dept, or the Fish and Wildlife Service. Between 1930 and '40, Mr. Leary sailed in coastwise ships and with the Dollar Line. He joined the Esso New Orleans as AB on April 3, 1941, was Third Mate for a year, then served in the Coast Guard from July 1942 to July 1946. He attained the rank of lieut. and was in several Pacific island invasions. Since 1946 he has been Third, Second and Chief Mate, retiring with 22 years of credited service. Mr. and Mrs. Leary live in Saugus, Mass. Chief Engineer Carl M. Andrus. Except for 6 months in 1924-25, Mr. Andrus has been working with engines since he was a part time mechanic and high school student in Blackwell, Okla. in 1920. He went to sea in mid-1925 and for 2 years alternated between freighters and tankers. His Com pany service of 36 years has been continuous since Aug. 1927, when he became Oiler in the W. C. Teagle. He advanced to Third Asst, in the W. H. Tilford in Jan. 1931 and had his first Chief Engineer's berth in the Thomas H. Wheeler on Oct. 22, 1936. After 5 years on the Night Relief Staff (1941-46) he returned to sea as First Asst, and Chief Engineer, serving in the Esso Florence for the past 9 years. Mr. Andrus lives in Pompano Beach, Fla., has an 18-year old son, Craig, and a 34' fishing cruiser, Mil dred, "named," he said, "for a girl friend -- the one I married 27 years ago". Chief Engineer Ernest J. Pal mer's hobby has been raising ca mellias (has one being named for him), azaleas and unusual flowers. Now, he plans to start a nursery in Savannah, Ga., where he lives with his wife, Maude. In 1925, after 3 years in the Army and a try at railroading, Mr. Palmer went to sea with the Tam pa Inter-Ocean Steamship Co. His 34% -year career in the fleet began in Oct. 1926 witha Fireman's berth in the Charles Pratt. He sailed as Third, Second and First Asst, during the 1930s and was promoted to Chief Engineer in the Glenpool on Oct. 24, 1942. He was Chief in 5 more vessels during the War, including the Esso Concord, in which he served for 9 years. Since Aug. 1953 he has been Chief in the Esso New Orleans and Esso Gloucester. Third Asst. Engineer Glenn A. Armiger has had a 27%-year career in the fleet, all in the Engine Dept. After his first assignment as Wiper in the Herbert G. Wylie (Dec. 12, 1930), he was Fireman and Oiler for more than 8 years and a licensed officer from Aug. 1942 until his retirement. He shipped out in 6 vessels during the War, including 14 months as Second Asst, in the Fred W. Weller. For the past 10 years he has been Second and Third Asst., most recently in the Esso Baltimore. Mr. Armiger is now living in Pittsburgh, where he may attend the University of Pittsburgh, but even tually he hopes to move to Florida. Radio Officer Abraham M. Gels retired with a service record that spans 22 years without a break or a day of sick leave. He started just before the War (June 5, 1941) in the Josiah Macy, spent a year in the Esso Providence and another in the Esso Dover. He was also aboard the Paul H. Harwood during her 4-month voyage to Murmansk and Molotovsk in the winter of 1944-45. His last ship was the Esso Newark. Mr. Gels and his wife, Dorothy, live in Dumont, N. J. Their future plans include extensive motor travel in the U. S. and a trip to Israel and Greece next year. Pumpman Carrol L. Curry's 19 years of seagoing service goes back to 1919 and the early 1920s when he sailed in such old-timers as the Princeton, El Capitan and O. vyi- T. Waring as Fireman, Oiler and Pumpman. He was in the Navy between 1922 and '28, then work- y ed 18 years for the Union Tank ' :3t ' Car Co. in Baton Rouge, Bayonne and Savannah. He returned to the fleet as Oiler in the Esso Greenville in Feb. 1947, was Second Pumpman for 3 years and Pumpman from March, 1950 to his retirement. Mr. Curry lives in Gloster, Miss., not far from Woodville, where he was born. 7Z '< u Llm wOS h< t-- O2LU * X uj uZ u>j 2 UJ vj p" EXX-MOR-007352 July 1 Retirements (Continued.) Pumpman Jacob H. Bumgarner retired with 19 years, 8 months' service, of which more than 16 years were as Pumpman. He started as AB in the John Worthing ton in Nov. 1942, survived her torpedoing in May 1943 (the ship survived, too) and continued throughout the War in the Esso Norfolk and Esso Augusta. He was Pumpman from July 1949 to his retirement. Mr. Bumgarner sailed with the Quaker Line, Dollar and Texaco between 1929 and '33, then spent 6 years with the U. S. Forest Service in the Northwest and 3 years as a driver and checker in Detroit. He lives in Clermont, Fla. with his wife, Eloise, and is interest ed in baseball -- especially his scrappy Little League team which, up to the end of June, had won 5 out of 7. August M. Hrovatin, Senior Bos'n in the fleet, began his sea career 53 years ago as a deck boy with the Lloyd Triestino Line. He was in Isthmian, American South Afri can and Shipping Board vessels until he joined the Company's H. H. Rogers as AB on July 8, 1929. His 33 years' service was with out a break and with only 37 days of sick leave. He sailed as Bos'n from May 1936 until his retirement, including 5 ships in World War II and almost 8 years (1945-53) in the Wallace E. Pratt. Mr. and Mrs. Hrovatin have a summer home in the Bronx, N. Y. and a winter place in Puerto Rico. Able Seaman Charles W. Mc Clelland has been in the U. S. Army (7th Cavalry, 1923-25), a Coast Guardsman (cutter Modoc, 1930-35), a carpenter (1936-41), rigging supervisor (North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., 1942-45) and newsstand owner (1946-7). For the past 15 years, beginning in Feb. 1948, he sailed in the fleet as AB and DM. A long-time resident of Wilmington, N. C., Mr. McClelland has some fishing to "catch up on" and plans to remodel the interior of his home. He and his wife, Shirley Lee, have 5 children, aged 31 to 23. . Able Seaman Henry Rasmussen. Born on a small island off the coast of Norway, Mr. Rasmussen went to sea in fishing boats at age 15, shipped out in freighters and fuilriggers, put in 3 seasons on the Great Lakes and turned to | yachting in 1926. He was in the crew of 3 America's Cup contend ers" ers -- the Vanitie, Weetamoe and Rainbow -- and at one time was a Florida fishing guide for President Hoover. When yachting declined, he worked ashore as a ship rigger until he joined Esso in Dec. 1947. He sailed as AB and Bos'n for all of his 15 V2 years in the fleet. "Now," Mr. Rasmussen said, "I intend to take life easy, spend a lot of time fishing and take a trip to Norway with my wife, Lilly." The Rasmussens live in Brooklyn. Oiler Roy Bledsoe worked for the Southern Pacific R.R. in Calif ornia years ago and that's where he and his wife, Bernice, plan to retire. He intends to be "active in politics and catch up on a lot of fishing." Mr. Bledsoe shipped out of San Francisco with the Dollar Line and Army Transport Service in the 1920s and later sailed with the Grace Line, Lykes Bros, and several others. He joined the Esso fleet as Fireman in the Joseph Seep on May 29, 1937. His' 21 years, 4 months' service was intermittent until Oct. 1945 and continuous thereafter. For the most part he sailed as Oiler, just recently in the Esso Baltimore. < u ui |g<P Pf Lt. < a 47 tr u< CJ X ty. h- uj Ui EH dSS'-d.-"- * Oiler Richard J. Leonard's ex perience includes service in both the Army and Navy, evaporator man with a gelatin company, refrigeration man in a cold storage plant and, since April 1944, a sea man. He sailed with Isthmian, United Fruit and Isbrandtsen be fore signing on in the Esso Charleston as FWT in June, 1945. He was Oiler for most of his 17 years, 9 months in the fleet. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, of Lowell, Mass., have a married daughter and 4 grandchildren -- a girl and 3 boys. "My hobby," Mr. Leonard said, "is fixing the boys' toys and bicycles -- and that keeps me busy." i Cl L Fireman-Watertender Jack Law was bom in England and worked on a farm in Canada from age 9 to 17. Next came 2 years in a stone quarry, a few months in the Canadian Army, a year in Detroit factories, 10 years in Great Lakes shipping and then the Esso fleet. Jack's 29% years' service began as Fireman in the Beaconhill on Dec. 3, 1931. He served in several Engine Dept, ratings, was Machinist, Oiler and Pump man in 4 vessels during the War and FWT from Nov. 1954 to his retirement. Mr. Law and his wife, Mary, live in Orange, N. J. but are thinking of moving to Florida. Wherever they live, Jack has no fear of boredom -- he has great confidence in his wife's ability to find things for him to do around the house. Second Cook Manuel J. Roderick was a chef in several restaurants , and had 5% years in the Navy ? "t (served as Chief Commissary Ste- 1 ward in a mine sweeper during ' the War), before he joined Esso. 5C--- ' t He had a continuous 15 years in the fleet from June 1948 to his retirement, sailing mostly as Sec ' ond Cook and Baker. Mr. Roderick and his wife, Ceci lia, live in Lynn, Mass., where he is now working as cook at the Elm Tree Diner. EXX-MOR-007353