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COHirm FROM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTOR' THE UNIVERSITY OFTEXAS AT AUSTIN Lex' Speeds Up Operations To Relieve Critical Storage Problem Because crude storage tanks at Baton Rouge Refinery were about full, and to avoid a costly shut down of crude coming from off shore wells, an urgent dispatch was sent to the Esso Lexington on September 1. The dispatch re quested her to speed up so as to arrive in New York ahead of schedule to discharge her cargo in minimum time, and make a quick return to Baton Rouge to load, thus relieving the critical storage situation. "The speedup orders were re ceived in time to permit us to make the high tide at New York which saved us about 10 to 12 hours," Captain Robert Kirby said. Chief Mate Robert McGovern and Chief Engineer William McKay and their crews had the ship rigged for quick lightering upon arrival at Stapleton where two barges, ar ranged for by the New York Branch were ready and waiting. Ship's personnel also had the Lexington ready for immediate hookup and discharge operations when she ar rived at Bayway where additional line handlers were on hand. All of these efforts resulted in a further savings in time. "The Lexington discharged in 17 hours, the fastest turnaround that she has ever made," Captain Kirby said, and added: "We left New York at 0300 on September 4 emu uy ihuu on aeptemDer a, we were loading at Baton Rouge. The 298,000 barrels of crude we took aboard relieved the critical stor age situation to the extent that no shutdown of lines from offshore wells was necessary. "This is a case where the mis sion was accomplished only be cause of complete cooperation and fast work between the ship's personnel and those at shoreside locations," Captain Kirby pointed out. "This includes personnel in . the Deck and Engine Departments who were instrumental in effecting the speed increase and rigging the ship for immediate discharge operations, those in the New York Branch and at Bayway Refinery, and employees at Baton Rouge who had lines ready for hookup the minute we docked there on our return trip," he added. Tug, Barge Crew Rescues Two Boys From Wafer While preparing to shift Esso Barge No. 12 from a tie-up berth at Getty Oil Company terminal at Delaware City (near Wilmington) at approximately 1545, August 8, the crew of the tug Esso Delaware Valley and Barge 12 heard shouts for help from a small boy swim ming off a beach south of the terminal. J. A. Piercy, operations super visor at Paulsboro, New Jersey, described the event as follows: "Mate Wallace Jackson, with Deckhand Raymond Fernald, Cook Frederik Kaufman, and Bargeman Harold Bohlinger went to the aid of the drowning boy. Another older boy had also gone to his rescue, but because of the struggle the smaller boy put up, he had trouble keeping his head above water. I viewed this from the dock at Getty Oil and saw the boy go under once. "Mate Jackson expertly maneu vered the tug close to the boys and a life ring was tossed to them. Both were hauled aboard the tug by Fernald and Bohlinger. "The drowning boy had taken in water and was very scared. The crew administered first aid as needed and after both boys had rested, they were placed ashore. "Mate Jackson, Deckhand Fer nald, Bargeman Bohlinger, and Cook Kaufman are to be com mended for their alertness and fast action in making this rescue. Our hats are off to them for a job well done," Mr. Piercy concluded. Humble Ships Escape Hurricane Damage; Three Are Delayed Fortunately, the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico during Sep tember delayed only three com pany ships--none were damaged. The Esso Lima, in port at Free port, Texas, was delayed in load ing gasoline for about 24 hours until threats of Hurricane Edith passed. Edith also delayed the Esso Jamestown, enroute from New York to Harbor Island, Texas, for about four hours. The Esso Philadelphia, en route from Everett to Baytown, took evasive action to miss Hurricane Fern, delaying the vessel by about 17 hours. EXX-MOR-008152 COPIFIJ FROM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HIS' THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT a iiq t im Marine Informed Of New Trademark Test Program By now, most of us know that in October Humble will launch a test program in six U.S. cities to determine customer reaction to a new trademark. The trademark to be tested is EXXON, and the cities are Athens, Georgia; Zanes ville, Ohio; Manchester, New Hampshire; Battle Creek, Michi gan; Nacogdoches, Texas; and San Louis Obispo, California. The objective of the test is to establish a single trademark as the unifying symbol for Humble's products and facilities throughout the United States. If public reac tion to the new trademark is favorable, the company plans an eventual full-scale changeover to the new brand name, EXXON, probably late in 1972. The announcement of the test was made Monday, September 20, to Marine Headquarters em ployees and others in the Houston Office. At the same time, Marine branch managers, who met in Houston on the preceding Friday, made the announcement to their respective groups. This included Two versions of Humble's new trademark, EXXON, will be tested in a total of 33 service stations in six cities, beginning October 4. Though shown here in black and white, both will be in color. The oval will be solid red with white letters; the rectangular version will have red letters on a white background with the heavy bar and border in blue. office and all tug and barge per sonnel who could be contacted on Monday. Those who could not be reached were notified later. Also on Monday, Sydney Wire, Marine assistant general manager, met in New York with representa tives of four fleet employee asso ciations to inform them of the new trademark test program. Personnel not assigned to ves sels received the announcement in letters mailed to their homes. Those in vessels at sea were noti fied upon arrival at various ports. The full story of the new trade mark test program is being car ried in the Humble News which was mailed first class to the homes of all employees on Thurs day, September 23. The Humble News coverage also includes a question and answer interview with Board Chairman M. A. Wright on why Humble needs a single nationwide brand name. Copies of the News are being distributed to vessels as they reach port. i t i PERSONNEL IN THE "ESSO BANGOR" were recently presented a Jones F. Devlin safety award for sailing two consecutive calendar years without a lost-time injury reportable to the National Safety Council. The last lost-time injury in the Bangor occurred on May 17, 1968. Although the award was from this date through December 31, 1970 (958 operating days), the vessel's injury-free safety record is still intact. From the left are: Alberto DePina, CM; Kenneth P. Naiey, chief pumpman; Zun Fah Sun, chief cook; David Fernandes, steward; Arnulfo Tovar, second cook; Jerry Sauls, OM; Raymond B. Hurley, radio officer; James Beairsto, second engineer; Charles Laratta, chief engineer; Captain Roy Merritt, who received the award on behalf of the ship; Jack Ertl, first engineer; Albert Fellows, assistant port engineer; and Al Randall, safety officer. Page 2 Fast Loading Time The Esso Gettysburg loaded a total of some 291,000 barrels of heating oil and diesel fuel in 13.9 hours at Baytown Refinery on Sep tember 8. This is the fastest time that a 41,000 dwt ship has loaded in the past 12 months. Captain Herbert J. Swift is master of the Gettysburg. Charles Zeman is chief mate and James Fowler is chief engineer. As usual, quick turnarounds are accomplished through the efforts of ship and dock personnel, and by refinery employees who make the products available in the right amounts at the right times. Let anyone ashore or in the ship fail to perform his duties properly, or a piece of equipment fail because it has not been maintained prop erly, and all hopes of a quick, effi cient turnaround vanish. Esso Fleet News COFIFU FltOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTOK THEUNlVF.li.SlTYDFTFVAC a t a iic t im -TAFFRAIL TALK # phone book. If any of my ex-shipmates who happen to be in the area will stop by, there'll be an extra fishing pole waiting for him." LEO OLIVERIA, JR., steward in the Esso Boston which recently returned from India, shows a hand-carved rosewood chest that he purchased in Madras. "I was a little worried for a while because I had to take the shopkeeper's word that he would send it 300 miles by rail to our ship at Pondicherry," Leo said. "In fact, I worried almost up to the ship's departure time, but the chest arrived just a couple of hours before we left and it was admired by the crew all the way back to the states." IF YOU LIKE to fish, you may want to accept this invitation from Captain William Hamilton the next time you vacation in Florida. Captain Hamilton, who retired from the fleet in 1968, lives in Homossasa Springs (that's on Highway 19 between Tallahassee and St. Petersburg). "My homestead is on a canal with entrance into Homossasa River, about 10 miles from Crystal River. We live on Canal Street--no house number, but I'm in the h\,. " UNDER THE SUBJECT of "Choice Bit of News," Captain William J. Falvo, master of the Esso Lima, sent a letter to Fleet News about the upcoming marriage of Alfred Goncalves, OM, shown here. "We took up a collection which was presented to Alfred by James Libby, Jr., third assistant, with our best wishes for a happy marriage," Captain Falvo wrote, and added that Charles Spacek, sec ond mate, gave this advice to the prospective groom: "Alfred, your job on the ship is to wash the dishes, set the table, and keep the pantry and messhall clean. Don't do any of these things at home. Let the little woman do them, it's her job." Alfred, however, seemed a little skeptical that he could avoid these chores, Captain Falvo observed. In fact, he seemed somewhat eager to help his prospective new bride do these things--further proof that there's no explaining young love. OBITUARY CAPTAIN DANIEL H. LARSEN, who retired in 1945 after more than 24 years service with the company, died at age 85 in Staten Island, New York. Captain Larsen joined the company in April, 1920, as second mate in the Ampetco and was promoted to master of the Hera in October, 1922. He was master of the Wm. G. Warden from 1928 to 1940 and was in command of the C. O. Stillman when she was lost by enemy action in June, 1942. His last ship before retiring was the J. A. Mowinckel. He is survived by his widow. September 27, 1971 WILLIAM H. AHRENS, 72, died of complications after a heart attack at a hospital in Ras Tanura in Saudia, Arabia. He joined the com pany as oiler in the F. Q. Barstow in 1923, became machinist in 1924, and third assistant in the Wm. G. Warden in 1926. He advanced to chief engineer in 1936 and served throughout WW II in that rank. Be ginning in February, 1944, he was chief in the Esso Annapolis for 16 years and served as chief in the Esso Baltimore from June, 1960, until his retirement in 1963 with nearly 40 years of service. He is survived by his widow, a son, and two daughters. 'Son Francisco Back In Service The Esso San Francisco re turned to service on September 24 after her biennial Coast Guard inspection in Sun Shipyard in Chester, Pennsylvania. She is the 12th and last Humble vessel scheduled to enter a shipyard for inspection and/or repairs or al terations this year. The 11 other company vessels were the Esso New Orleans, Esso Chester, Enco Gloucester (recently sold), Esso Baltimore, Esso Houston, Esso Miami, Esso Jamestown, Esso Seattle, Esso Bangor, Esso Gettys burg, and the barge, Enco Port Everglades. The Esso New York will be the first Humble ship to be inspected and repaired in 1972. She enters an East Coast shipyard in Febru ary and is expected to be there for about two or three weeks. Page 3 EXX-MOR-008154 RETIREMENTS Three employees from the oceangoing fleet retired on Sep tember 1. They are: RONALD J. McLEAN, steward, started his career in 1943 as chief cook in the Paul H. Harwood. He had several periods of broken ser vice during the next seven years. His last broken service ended in September, 1950, when he was reemployed as second cook in the Esso Lima. He served in vari ous company vessels, advanced to chief cook, and then became chief steward, the rating he held upon retirement from his last ship, the Esso Seattle. He lives in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. PATRICK J. HANLON retired as AB in the Esso Chester. He began his career in the fleet as utilityman in the F. H. Bedford, Jr., in September, 1939. After several pe riods of broken service, he be came AB in the Esso Bolivar in 1946. He served in a number of company vessels as AB, the rat ing he held upon retirement. His last ship was the Esso Chester. Mr. Hanlon lives in Scarborough, Maine. ANTONIO F. GOMES joined the fleet in 1947 as second cook in the Esso Pittsburgh. He later ad vanced to chief cook and served in this rating in various company vessels until his retirement on September 1. For the last eight years of his company service, Mr. Gomes was on the board of gov ernors of the Esso Seamens As sociation. He lives in New Bed ford, Massachusetts. SERVICE AWARDS 30 YEARS Richard Lewis First Assistant June 7,1971 Denver McCasland James Perkins FWT FWT July 27, 1971 August 15, 1971 MANAGERS FROM HUMBLE'S VARIOUS MARINE BRANCH OFFICES met in Houston on September 1 and 2 to review the status of their 1971 operating goals with headquarters Marine Department managers, as shown in these two pictures. Emmett A. Humble, Marine general manager, is shown above making a presentation to the group. The meeting also gave the headquarters managers an opportunity to review overall operating and administrative problems, as they apply to branch activities. Branch managers who participated in the meeting, and their respective branches, were: Al Giallorenzi, New York; Jack Bennett, Boston; John Sachs, Port Everglades; Sam Gardner, Baton Rouge; Stan Haas, Baytown; Larry Roth, San Francisco; and Bob Williams, Baltimore. Page 4 Mitchell McEwan James Goalder Oiler Second Mate Sept. 17, 1971 Sept. 27,1971 ESSO FLEET NEWS is published every other Monday for active and retired employees of the Marine Department; Humble Oil & Refining Co.; Emmett A. Humble, General Manager; Sydney Wire, Assistant General Manager. GENE LEGLER, Editor Contributions and suggestions are invited and should be addressed to the Editor, ESSO FLEET NEWS, Humble Oil &. Refining Co., P. 0. Box 2180, Room 4193, Houston, Texas 77001. Esso Fleet News