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PUBLISHED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, HUMBLE OIL & REF1NIN8 COMPANY Vol. 9, No. 22 November 16, 1967 A Time to Take Stock -- and Give Thanks "To all ye Pilgrims: "Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has \{T-?-> 1 If i 11/ made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as he has pro tected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us from pestilence and dis ease, has granted us free dom to worship God ac cording to the dictates of our own conscience; now I. your magistrate, do proclaim that all ve Pil grims, with your wives and ye little ones, do gather at ye meeting house, on ye hill, between the hours of 9 and 12 in the day time, on Thurs day, November ye 29th, of the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twenty-three, and the third year since ye Pilgrims landed on ye Pilgrim Rock, there to listen to ye pastor and render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all his blessings. -- William Bradford, Ye Gover nor of Ye Colony." This was the original Thanksgiving Day Proc lamation in America -- 344 years ago. It is in teresting to note the things that the early settlers were most thankful for. First was their food -- they knew what it was like to face starvation. They were thankful for peace -- they knew what it was to live in fear of attack. And they were thankful for health and freedom of worship -- they had known sickness, and persecution for their religious beliefs. One week from today nearly all of us, afloat and ashore, will sit down to a traditional Ameri can feast of Thanksgiving. If we think of giving thanks, few of us would choose what the Pilgrims chose. We have many dif ferent things to be thank ful for today -- blessings we enjoy and troubles we have been spared -- and to catalog them all would require a high speed com puter. There is one thing, though, for which every one can be grateful -- abilities, our personal nat ural resources. Everyone has abilities, some more than others, of course. But in a sense, it doesn't matter what your natural abilities are. It would be better to be a top-notch Messman than a poor Master. It's something like the story of the wid ow's mite. She only contributed a pittance but it was all she had and it counted for more than the large gift of a rich man who gave out of his abundance. As with the natural resources of the earth, our personal natural resources are sometimes hidden, like a huge oil deposit under a desert wasteland that remains unknown until someone does some prospecting. For example, an AB may have all the latent abilities to become an excellent Third Mate but they are like the undiscovered desert oil if he doesn't do some prospecting. So, it is well at a time like this to give some thought to our abilities and how we are making use of them. We can be thankful for our known resources and thankful that we have been able to turn some of them into "income-producing prop erties," to use a business term, and others into the enjoyment of hobbies, recreation and culture. And while we're at it, let's poke around and see if we have any buried treasures. EXX-MOR-007055 ABs Ernest Bankers and Clyde E Sargent bracket a safety sign on one of the Esso Lima's mooring wires that should give one cause to pause ... and reflect on the vari ous versions of verity in the senti ment. , ; Esso Washington Threatens The Gettysburg's Turnaround Record The Esso Washington turned in a real smart turnaround at Baytown, Nov. 4-5, loading 4 clean products totaling 283,332 bbls. in 13 hrs., 45 min., all fast to all clear. A check of the records shows that the Washing ton's turnaround, though a highly commendable 27.6% below' the 19-hr. goal for her class, did not set a new mark. The Gettysburg has two 12-hr., 35 min. turnarounds at Baytown this year and a record 1214-hr. set June 29, 1966. Bjorn I. Gunnlaugsson w'as the Chief Mate in the Washington and the Gettysburg's Chief Mates were Herbert J. Swift, for the record turnaround, and Elnine W. Scott and Robert J. Boxwell during the 2 close-second perform ances. Stewards and Go. Amend Agreement Esso Stewards Organization and the Company completed negotiations on Amendment No. 6 to their Agreement on Nov. 10. The Amendment First Asst. William Motta and Oiler Alton Burns, Jr., of the Esso Houston, thought up and made up (Mr. Burns did the welding) this special jig for holding oil burner rotary cups while replacing oil seals or doing other work. The cups are made of aluminum alloy and need a reasonable amount of care in handling to prevent damage. You can see how the jig is held in the vise, the unique wing nut (made by welding a cut out washer on a hex nut) which tightens a split piece of pipe to hold the rotary cup assembly securely without marring. The jig swivels on a piece of pipe and is made fast by another wing nut at lower left. T. J. McTaggart Photo provides (1) an increase in the Chief Stewards' overtime rate from $2.47 to $2.67 per hour, (2) overtime for certain hours worked when a vessel is undergoing repairs in a shipyard, and (3) dues deductions monthly instead of each paid leave period. Chief Stewards Lester M. Payne and Fred Eimans represented the ESO in negotiating the Amendment, which is subject to ratification by the membership. Youngest Grandfather Derby Oiler Mercedes Renteria's tentative claim to being the youngest grandfather (at age 43) in the Fleet (EFN. Oct. 19) has been shot down, as we feared it would. From information at hand, it appears that the champ gramp, junior division, is Julius Q. Brown, Jr.. First Asst, in the Esso Jamestown. He says: "My oldest granddaughter was bom Nov. 24, 1954, at which time I was 34. I now have 5 granddaughters and one grandson, also another due in January." (What a lot of arith metic this is going to generate. -- Ed.) These pro geny may make Mr. Brown the mostest youngest granddad but not the youngest now, since he has been enjoying the estate for 13 years. Our next contestant is Linwood E. Davenport, Third Asst, in the Esso Lima, whose entry was made in his behalf and unbeknownst to him by his wdfe Nora. Mrs. D. writes that Lin was 38 when granddaughter Nora Ward Selby was born on Aug. 30. 1966. Mrs. D. also gives us her age and says she is proud of it but we're not going to print it. Instinct tells us to keep clear of any "youngest grandmother" controversy. l EXX-MOR-007056 Third runner-up in the youngest grandfather derby might be Sidney Schmidt, Jr., also 43, OS in the Esso Washington. His daughter Mary Ann Asher put him in contention with the birth of Kimberly Marie on Oct. 26. Which all reminds us of the youthful grandsire who was asked how he liked his new status. "I don't mind being a grandfather." the chap replied, "I just don't like the idea of being married to a grandma." TAFFRAIL TALK |H Here's another newly-crown ed (capped, we should say) angel of mercy -- Joanne Wil liams. daughter of Tom W. Williams, First Asst. Engr. in the Esso Dallas. Joanne attend ed the Cooper Hospital School of Nursing, Camden, N. J., on a Teagle Nursing Scholarship and was graduated in September. She is now working in the operating room at Cooper. "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the persons connected with the Teagle Nursing Scholarship Fund." Miss Wil liams said, "and hope it helps many other girls as it did me." The crippled Esso Seattle got underway from Yokosuka. Nov. 12, at the end of a hawser from the tug Sea Monarch. Riding the ship back to the States are: T. A. Johnson, Master Edward V. Branigan, Chief Engr. Reidar N. Jespersen, 2nd Asst. Clifton R. Scovilie, 3rd Asst. Eugene E. Van Fleet, AB Talbert L. Edenfield, AB Francis A. Hanlon, AB Lee J. Munnerlyn, Oiler Joseph J. Sokolowski, Oiler Lloyd E. Mercer, Oiler Raymondo G. Dahilig, Ch. Cook Ismail Muluk, Messman The Sea Monarch is a 115', 3,500-bhp. diesel tug, built in 1966 and owned by The Shipowners and Merchants Tugboat Co., of San Francisco. It is expected that the voyage of some 4,800 miles to San Pedro, Calif., where repairs are intended to be made, will require about 30 days. Nine of the Seattle's crew members were re patriated last month (as reported in the Oct. 19 FN) and air transportation for 8 of the 9 men not returning with the ship was arranged this week. Third Mate Arthur I. Hatchett plans to spend some P/L time (and money) in the Far East before returning. Director of the Company; Joseph Andreae, General Manager, Marine Dept.; S. D. Rabadan, Head of the Agency Section, New York Branch Office; W. W. Cottle, Manager, Baytown Branch Office; and E. E. Claypoole, Manager, Baltimore Branch Office. The ladies are, I. to r., Mesdames Kelleher, Claypoole, Rabadan and Cottle. The occasion was a dinner at the Petroleum Club, Houston, on Nov. 2, to honor Messrs. Claypoole, Cot tle and Rabadan on their attain ment of 40 years' service (Aug. 22, Sept. 18 and April 18, respectively) and Mr. Kelleher, who will retire Jan. 1, 1968 with a 35-year Com pany career. L EXX-MOR-007057 doe "TH*" NOTE: Due to some confusion as to when retirement annuities become vested, it has been suggested that we reprint the following: Q. What happens to my annuities if I terminate? A. This depends upon how much service you have when you termi nate and whether or not you with draw your annuity contributions. You contributed toward annuities through Dec. 31, 1965. Beginning Jan. 1, 1966 the Company pays all annuity costs. An employee who termintes be fore he is 55 may choose to with draw his own contributions plus interest. He would only do this, however, if he were extremely anx ious for immediate cash because by so doing he cancels the annuities that have accrued to his credit. If the employee were over age 55, he would receive a monthly annuity starting immediately or at any age up to 65 but he could not withdraw his own contributions in a lump. Now, let's consider some exam ples where an employee terminates but does not withdraw his contri butions. 1. Employee hired before Jan. 1, 1966 but terminates with less than 10 years' service---He is entitled to an annuity based on the years he contributed. 2. Employee terminates with 10 or more years' service -- He is en titled to a deferred annuity. This may start at age 65 or as early as age 55 on a reduced basis. If he terminates at age 55 or older, he may defer the start of the annuities or not, as he chooses. 3. Employee hired Jan. 1, 1966 or later -- If he terminates before he has 10 years' service he gets no annuity and there is nothing to withdraw because he will have made no contributions. (NOTE: The 10-years' service requirement for "taking the annuities with you" if you terminate is among the most liberal in industry. It is substan tially more liberal than the 20-year requirement in the retirement plans of national maritime unions.) This is an interim report on our 3 other off shore voyaging vessels: Esso Dallas (Captain Karl Lohmann, Chief Engr. Arne C. Haug) arrived at San Francisco, Nov. 6, discharged part cargo and sailed the 9th for Los Angeles. She left there on the 11th to load crude at Nikishka, Alaska (Cook Inlet) for San Francisco delivery. Esso Miami (Captain Ormond A. Staples, Chief Engr. Lawton M. Williams) discharged part cargo at Rota, Spain, Nov. 9-10, the balance at Cartagena, the 12th and 13th and is due back at Baytown about the 29th. Esso Scranton (Captain Robert Boxwell. Chief SERVICE EMBLEM AWARDS 20 YEARS Bjorn I. Gunnlaugsson Chief Mate November 6, 1967 Edwin J. Fellows Chief Mate November 8, 1967 Karl M. Waagonas First Asst. Engineer November 10, 1967 Engr. Nunzio Consoli) arrived at Fawley. Eng land, Nov. 6, sailed on the 11th (should have been some good shore leave there) for Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Baytown, due about Dec. 1. HEAR YE, ditto, ditto: next Fleet News will be the Dec. 7 issue (instead of Nov. 30) so Ye Ed. can catch up on a little more paid leave. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all. S3 OBITUARY " Alfred J. Guay, 64, a Fireman-Watertender for 15 years before his retirement. May 1, 1963, died in Jacksonville, Fla. on Oct. 28. He is survived by his wife Lucille, of Dover. N. H.; a daughter Gloria Farley and a son Gerard, also of Dover, and a son Roger, of Apex, N. C. A native of Canada, Mr. Guay served in the Canadian Army from 1922-25, the U. S. Army Transport Service in World War II and joined the Esso Fleet in 1947. He had been living in Florida for the past 3 years. Henry Stern, 75, a Third and Second Asst. Engr. in the Fleet from 1947 until his retirement, Oct. 1, 1957, died on Oct. 10. He had been living in Long Beach, Calif. Mr. Stern worked at the Staten Island shipyard of Beth lehem Steel Co. for 25 years _ and was an inspector for the Maritime Commis sion before he joined the Company. William Uftikowich Second Asst. Engineer October 14,1967 Jose H. Barros Chief Steward June 20,1967 Walter F. Hartis Able Seaman October 7, 1967