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Volume 14, Number 10 May 22, 1972 Well Be Using EXXON Trademark By Next January By now, you know that the company has decided to use EXXON as its primary trademark and will change its name to EXXON Company on January 1, 1973. Plans are being made to change the trademark name to EXXON on all company vessels by the end of the year--the EXXON Baton Rouge, EXXON Lexington, EXXON Houston, and so forth. Probably the first visible signs of the EXXON brand name will appear at Humble service stations on gasoline pumps and price signs. Starting July 1, our gaso lines will be known by the brand names--EXXON, EXXON Plus, and EXXON Extra. The pumps will be changed as quickly as possi ble and within two months it is expected that the vast majority of Humble stations will display the EXXON product names. It will be several months before you see EXXON appear on any product other than gasoline. Permanent (See EXXON, page 4) Paul J. McEwan, head of Personnel Services Section, examines a film on EXXON, one of four sent to ships recently. The films and the employee communica tions kits, foreground, will be used by masters in conducting meetings aboard ships to give officers and crew more detailed information about the company's new EXXON trademark. The films will be rotated among vessels in the fleet. Equity Portfolio, $12.78 The Thrift Fund Trustee reports the value of each unit in the Equity Portfolio as of the last business day in April 1972 was $12.78. Last Business Day of July, 1971 August, 1971 September, 1971 October, 1971 November, 1971 December, 1971 January, 1972 February, 1972 March, 1972 April, 1972 Unit Value 9.76 10.35 10.32 9.96 10.15 11.14 11.63 12.31 12.53 12.78 'Retired? I'm Busier Than Ever/ Says Bisantz If you're driving through the New England states on vacation and happen to come to East Hampton, Connecticut, population 10,000, stop at nearly any store, real estate office, or service sta tion and ask where Bert Bisantz lives. He's well-known in East Hampton and chances are you'll be directed right to his house on beautiful Lake Pocotopaug. However, if you happen to ar rive at a time when the stage pro duction of some Broadway show is about to be presented in the local high school auditorium (and you'll know it because there'll be large posters hanging practically everywhere but over the city limits sign), you'll likely not find Bert at home. He'll probably be standing in the middle of the school's 600-seat auditorium bark- (See ACTOR, page 5) iiHw_ a>2! X3 uj 2 ' a. L EXX-MOR-008018 COPIFIJ FIIOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTOlf TH F 1IN I VFW SITY n r T C V A C A T A ! IC T 1 M B. E. Crawford To Serve As Advisor In New Marine Post B. E. Crawford has been named Marine Department safety, secur ity, and training advisor--a posi I7' tion that has been newly created as an initial step in a program de signed to place more emphasis on these areas of Marine Department operations. He will assume his new duties in Houston on July 1. Mr. Crawford will be responsible for directing, coordinating, and de veloping safety, training and security programs for the depart ment. He will also work closely with engineers in the Operations- Technica! Section in reviewing and improving safety features in equipment in both the oceangoing and inland waterways fleets. "Mr. Crawford's engineering background and his knowledge of engineering operations are essen tial to fill the wide scope of duties created by this new position," said E. W. McNeil, Jr., Administrative Manager to whom Mr. Crawford will report. After obtaining a BS degree in James H. Galloway, right, a Humble director and vice president, and Emmett A. Humble, Marine Department general manager, display Distinguished Achievement Award presented to the company during Offshore Technology Conference. electrical engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1951, Distinguished Achievement Award Given Mr. Crawford joined the company To Company For S.S. Manhattan' Voyage as engineer at Baton Rouge Re finery. He became group head in The 1972 Offshore Technology Humble Oil & Refining Company the Mechanical Engineering De Conference Distinguished Achieve whose ice-breaking tanker, S.S. partment at the refinery in 1956; ment Award was presented to the Manha tan, in 1969 became the I section supervisor in the Mainte Humble Company recently for its first commercial ship to traverse nance Department in 1964; section pioneering effort in sending the the Northwest Passage, thereby supervisor in the Process Division ice-breaking tanker S.S. Man contributing significantly to marine in 1967; and staff coordinator, hattan through the Northwest Pas history and technology and to Safety, in the Employee Relations sage in 1969. scientific knowledge of the Arctic Division in 1969. In May, 1971, he The citation accompanying the and also stimulating interest of was named senior staff coordi award reads: "in recognition of governments and private enter nator, Safety and Security, at the the distinguished achievements of prise in developing the Far North." refinery--the position he held at The Offshore Technology Con the time of his new assignment. ference is sponsored annually by Albert B. Randall, Jr., who be various international engineering came Marine Department fleet and scientific societies. It is a safety officer in December, 1967, diversified technical meeting will continue to serve in this ca where scientific papers are pre pacity and will assist Mr. Craw sented. Also, the offshore indus ford. Prior to becoming safety offi try's leading manufacturing and cer, Mr. Randall filled a number of service companies set up exhibits staff assignments in Marine De where they display their latest de partment-Operations. velopments and products. Page 2 Esso Fleet News EXX-MOR-008019 COPIPIJ r-JtOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HiSTOK THE UNIVERSITY OF TE X A S A T A U S T IN Ian G. Harrison Visits, Photographs Historic Ship During Trip To England When Ian G. Harrison, AB in the Esso Miami, was visiting in England recently, he took the ac companying picture of the S.S. Great Britain, the first ocean going ship to be built of iron and the largest vessel afloat at the time. Mr. Harrison sent along some interesting history about the ves sel. She was launched in Bristol, England, in 1843 and was put into transatlantic service carrying passengers and cargo between Liverpool and New York. She could accommodate up to 360 passengers and had a cargo capacity of 1,200 tons. Although it is not known how many pas sengers she carried on her first voyage to New York, where she arrived on August 10, 1845, rec ords show that she discharged some 600 tons of cargo there. Civic and business leaders in New York City marked the vessel's ar rival with a large banquet where they honored the master and paid tribute to the merchants of Bristol who were "the first to risk their wealth in transatlantic steam navigation." After a number of transatlantic voyages, the S.S. Great Britain was redesigned in 1852 and fitted with newly-developed engines. She then sailed regularly from Liverpool to Australia with a crew of 178 and had accommodations for up to 700 passengers. She also carried cargoes of gold and silver and was often referred to as a floating bank. She was later sold and her new owners made further structural alterations, stripped her of her machinery, and turned her into a full-rigged sailing vessel designed to carry coal to San Francisco and wheat back to Liverpool. In 1886, the vessel encountered a gale off Cape Horn and a fire broke out in one of her cargo holds, damaging her severely. She was sold as a wool and coal storage hulk and remained in that service from 1886 until 1933. Later, she was towed to sea and scuttled. In 1968, a project committee was formed, under the sponsor ship of the Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce, and with the tech nical cooperation of the National Maritime Museum, the 1,400-ton hulk was raised and returned to Bristol where she is now being restored as a steamship for public display. Glowacki, Stong On Shore Assignments Glowacki Stong Jerzy B. Glowacki and Charles T. Stong, both licensed officers in the oceangoing fleet, have ac cepted temporary shore assign ments. Mr. Glowacki, whose as signment became effective on April 12, is serving as transporta tion allocator in the Baton Rouge Branch and Mr. Stong is assisting in cargo layout in Logistics and Planning in the Marine Department headquarters in Houston. His as signment became effective May 1. Mr. Glowacki began his career with Humble after graduating from the State University of New York Maritime College with a 3rd assis tant engineer's license in May, 1970. His first ship was the Esso New Orleans. He is married and makes his home in Shirley, New York. Mr. Stong graduated from the Texas Maritime Academy in May, 1968, and joined the fleet as 3rd assistant engineer in the Esso Washington in September. In 1971, he sailed for a short period as 2nd assistant engineer in the Esso Florence. He raised his license to 2nd assistant engineer on May 10, 1972, shortly after coming ashore to the Houston office. Mr. Stong is married, has one child, and lives in Huntsville, Texas. 957 Dividend Declared The Jersey Standard board of directors on April 26 declared a cash dividend of 95c a share on The recently raised hulk of the S.S. Great Britain under tow in Bristol Harbor. capital stock, payable June 10, The vessel originally had a crew of 130, was 322 feet long, had a beam of 50' 6" 1972, to shareholders of record # and a height (main deck to keel) of 32' 6". She was powered by a 1,000-hp 4cylinder coal-burning engine "the height of an average living room." Her speed, at the close of business May 10, without sails, was 121/2 knots and empty she weighed 1,930 tons. 1972. May 22, 1972 Page 3 I EXX-MOR-008020 Lincoln W. Swift, 62, Dies Of Heart Attack LINCOLN W. SWIFT, who retired from the fleet in 1963 as machi nist, died of a heart attack on May 10 at Baytown, Texas. He was 62. Mr. Swift was a machinist in the fleet for all of his 15 years of company service. He took vo luntary early retirement in 1963 to become proprietor of Swift's Gem Shop in Baytown. As a lap idary, he was considered a superb craftsman. He is survived by a sister. j EXXON, continued from page 1 | EXXON identification signs will start going up in November at more than 25,000 service stations. The name change will be backed by an extensive advertising cam paign. Also, enclosures with credit card statements will pro mote EXXON to all credit card holders. Humble credit cards will be honored at the EXXON sign as well as at stations displaying existing brand names during the changeover. New EXXON credit cards will be issued starting later this year. "I think the name change is a tremendous step forward in estab lishing a s'rong, unified identity --one company, one name, one brand--a whole new start," said Emmett A. Humble, Marine De partment general manager. "Changing the trademark in our oceangoing and inland waterways fleets and all related items and equipment will call for the co operation of many Marine Depart ment employees. I urge those who become involved in the trademark change to cooperate as fully as possible. We should all become acquainted with the reasons for the change so that we can make it clear to our customers and others that the company hasn't changed --just the name. We still have the same high caliber people turn ing out the same high quality products and services," he said. For more details on EXXON, see the May issue of Humble News which was mailed last week. R. H. Herman, Jr., Is Contact Director For Marine Dept. R. H. Herman, Jr., one of three new directors named to the Hum ble Board recently, is director in charge of the Marine Department. He replaces R. H. Venn who re tired on May 1. Mr. Herman was previously executive vice president and a di rector of Esso International Inc., a Humble affiliate. A native of New Jersey, he received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Penn sylvania State University and began his career in 1951 as an engineer with Esso Research & Engineering Company. He trans ferred to Standard Oil Company {New Jersey) in 1957 and served in a number of engineering and management assignments for Jersey and affiliated companies. Following a loan assignment as Supply Department manager with Esso Petroleum Company, Ltd., England, Mr. Herman joined Esso International's Cargo Sales De partment in 1964, rising to assis tant general manager in 1966 and to vice president and general R. H. Herman, Jr. manager the following year. He served as corporate planning manager in Jersey's Planning Coordination Department in 1968 and as the department's deputy coordinator in 1969. He became executive vice president and a director of Esso International Inc. in January, 1970. Other new directors are J. L. Loftis, Jr., formerly general man ager of Humble's Minerals De partment; and L. G. Rawl, formerly vice president of Humble's Mar keting Department. The design of the new EXXON primary trademark is a rectangle with red EXXON lettering against a white background over a blue accent bar. Page 4 Esso Fleet News COPIRU FliOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HiSTOK THF. UNiVF.RSITY OF TFY a Q a t m ic t im ACTOR, continued from page 1 ing out directions to actors re hearsing on stage. Or he may even be on stage as one of the "heavies" in a play such as "Born Yesterday" in which he served both as production manager and actor. He played the part of a senator of questionable ethics. For his powerful acting, he re ceived a standing ovation after each of the play's two perform ances. Upon retiring as 2nd assistant engineer in 1969, Bert returned to one of the greatest loves of his life--the little theatre--after an absence of some 30 years. He became interested in acting during his high school days and for a number of years he acted and served as stage manager, director, and in other facets of the little theatre until he began his seagoing career--"a much more lucrative profession than acting," he said. "After retiring from the com pany, I worked with several little theatre groups in this area. Then in 1971 I helped organize the Belltown Players (so named because East Hampton years ago had a bell factory and was often referred to as Belltown). The group num bers more than 40 members and we stage about four plays a year. We aim to develop potential talent in all of the theatrical arts and to give our audiences their money's worth in entertainment," Bert ex plained. "We devote all proceeds to worthy community projects, in cluding money for matching grants for visiting artists who come to our schools periodically to teach interested students about acting and other arts," he explained. "We usually always play to full houses. We center on successful Broadway productions, such as "Barefoot In The Park," which we gave several months ago, and "Born Yesterday," which we pre sented on May 5 and 6. We also gave two productions of a play for children earlier this year." As production manager, Bert Bert Bisantz, seated, rehearses a scene in "Born Yesterday" in which he plays the part of a senator of questionable character. There were 15 in the cast. Bert discusses the cover of "Born Yes terday" with a local printer. The art work showing a truck hauling away the nation's capitol building, was drawn by June Bisantz. is responsible for the entire opera tion of all facets of a play. Under him is the director, technical di rector, set designer, costume de signer, properties manager, con struction crew, lighting and sound directors, and many other "crews" required for a performance. The actors and others making up the Belltown Players are local people, such as lawyers, school teachers, students, housewives, a chemical engineer, a retired draftsman, and a public relations director. Bert's daughter, June, often designs the programs and paints scenes needed for a play. In between stage productions, Bert carries on a number of civic duties. Currently, he is secretary of the East Hampton Lion's Club and president of the Ecology Club. Bert served on the JSTOA Exec utive Committee for eight of the 21 years that he was in the Hum ble Fleet. "Of course I miss my shipmates, but I really don't miss my seagoing career a whole lot because my new shoreside career is taking up all my time." he said. New Hail To Depict Life Of Seaman A new Hall of American Mari time Enterprise that will show visitors the importance to Amer ica of the sea, the lakes, and the rivers from earliest colonial days to the present is being con structed in the Smithsonian Insti tution in Washington, D.C. Various themes such as the development of trade routes, navigation, and the life of the seaman will be depicted. Other proposed settings will show a typical waterfront scene at an ocean port, the foc'sle of a late 19th century sailing ves sel, and the bridge of a modern automated steamer. The new hall should be open in time for the nation's celebration of its bicentennial in 1976. May 22, 1972 Page 5 ! L EXX-MOR-008022 SERVICE AWARDS 20 YEARS Wickwire, Munoz, Yaroschak Retire Richard A. Vila James K. Wahl A/Oiler 3rd. Asst. Eng. February 4, 1972 February 16, 1972 Loy R. Florentine Emeterio Pagdilao Messman 2nd cook March 23, 1972 April 1, 1972 Elbert D. Sprott Joao L. Gonsalves 3rd Mate 2nd Cook April 11, 1972 April 23, 1972 WILLIAM J. WICKWIRE retired April 1 with 30 years of company service. He began his career in the inland waterways fleet in Boston as deck hand on the tug Socony Number 4. In 1942, he became a temporary mate in this same tug and in 1944, he sailed as captain in the SS Beacon. He served alternately as mate/relieving master, becoming permanent captain in March, 1970, in Esso Barge 18 where he served until his retirement. The picture, taken at Captain Wickwire's retirement party in Boston, shows, from the left, Jack W. Bennett, Boston Branch manager; Captain and Mrs. Wickwire; Captain John Nardone; and Captain Edmund R. Wagg, retired. Captain Wickwire lives in North Conway, New Hampshire. --o-- TOMAS MUNOZ, who began his in May, 1936. He sailed as oiler seagoing career in November, in the Wm. Rockefeller later that 1934, as messman in the John year and served in this capacity Worthington, retired May 1. Mr. in various company vessels, in Munoz became a wiper in the cluding the Esso Huntington where R. G. Stewart in 1935 and fireman he was A/Oiler at the time of his retirement. --o-- STEPHEN YAROSCHAK retired May 1 as OS in the Esso James town. Mr. Yaroschak, who lives in Bayonne, New Jersey, joined the fleet as OS in the Peter Hurll in August, 1939. He left the fleet in May, 1941, and returned in Decem ber, 1947, as OS in the Esso Shreveport. HERBERT D. SEXTON, 3rd mate in the Esso Huntington, completed 20 years service on April 10. He is shown here receiving his service emblem and congratulations from Captain Robert J. Boxwell, left, and 2nd Mate Robert P. Maher, right. The presentation ceremony, held after fire and boat drill, was attended by many of Mr. Sexton's shipmates. Page 6 ESSO FLEET NEWS is published every other Monday for active and retired em ployees of the Marine Department, Humble Oil & Refining Co.; Emmett A. Humble, Genera! 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 & Refin ing Co., P. O. Box 2180, Room 4193, Houston, Texas 77001. 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