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COPIPIJ FROM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTOK THE UNIVERSITY OFTEXAS AT AUSTIN PUBLISHED BY THE MAT HE DEPARTMENT, HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY Vol. 10, No. 17 September 12, 1968 Work Proceeding on Alaska Oil Since the discovery of what may be a tremen dous oil deposit near the Arctic Ocean coast of Alaska (EFN Aug. 15). much planning, schem ing and effort has been going on toward produc ing the crude and getting it out to markets. The oil find is on a 90.000-acre lease owned equally by Humble and Atlantic Richfield Co. A recent development is the appointment of Robert J. Walker. Jr. to the new position of Alas ka Representative for the Company. His head quarters will be in Anchorage, where he has been District Landman since 1962. Other developments include the formation of Pipeline and Marine arctic task forces. The latter group, composed of S. B. Haas. Asst. Operations Manager; A. D. Mookhoek. Economics and Plan ning Coordinator. Traffic, and Asst. Port Captain R. F. Stap. is dedicated to finding ways to trans port the oil by tanker to the U. S. East and West coasts. In addition. Port Captain F. L. Hooper was one of a party of 6 who made a flying trip to the central and northern Alaskan shores to look for potential terminal sites. Captain Hooper left Hous- a*-"TM Downtown Anchorage. _ i 1 o'**' - -s '- ` . ' ' - Photos by Captain F. L. Hooper 3-v: - - J.. ....... Valdez Harbor (pronounced Valdeez locally), 120 miles east of Anchorage, has water up to 600-ft. deep. Northernmost U. S. Post Office, Bar row, Alaska (pop. 1,200). Residents are mainly friendly Eskimos, most of whom live in prefabricated houses. Captain Hooper stayed in one of Barrow's 2 hotels, paid $8.50 a day, 2 in a room. The geese hang low and butchered caribou high - to age before freez ing and storage in Barrow, where everyone can have a home freezer. Just dig down below 18" and you have permanently frozen ground. Captain Hooper, standing by the "kill," was not the hunter of these trophies, pre ferring to bag his geese in Texas. # BP* 1fi-t J Sr --AH. v'K 'ilV ft m r%w.~. - - - w ", T z*r.. .. r. = ' , aisflHH -- - = ' i-7- -P-T - - v ' C'Cl - EXX-MOR-007168 ___________________ I i i A magnificent view of Columbia Glacier at the north end of Prince William Sound, 80 miles or so east of Cook Inlet. The glacier is about 25 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 ft. high. ton Aug. 18 and returned on the 26th with con siderable data on what he was seeking plus the accompanying photos and interesting information about our 49th state. Jacksonville Branch Office Moving to Port Everglades In order to be handier to more of our Florida marine operations, our Jacksonville Branch Office will be closed Oct. 11 and a new office opened in Port Everglades on Oct. 14. Port Everglades is on the southern boundary of Fort Lauderdale, about 28 miles north of Miami Airport. Our office will be in Room 217, Amman Building, which is in the Port Everglades dock area -- the end of Route 84. , Mail address will be J. H. Jorgensen. Humble Oil & Refining Co.. P. 0. Box 13055, Fort Lauder dale, Fla. 33316. The telephone number will be 305 (area code) 524-3686 or 3687. New Regular Employees The following temporary seagoing employees have recently qualified for and accepted regular employee status: Alton Burns, Jr. William D. Burns Joseph Calvo Arden J. Lea Willard Lewis Julius W. Murray TAFFRAIL TALK Charles T. Stong joined the Esso Washington as Extra Third Asst. Engineer on Sept. 6. Mr. Stong is the latest of 29 maritime academy gradu ates to join the Fleet this year and the first from Texas Maritime Academy. Gaylord J. Gay. AB. Esso Lima, spent 5 weeks this summer conducting classes for disadvantaged children in Newton, Mass. Gay worked (without pay) with kindergarten through 6th grade chil dren. giving instruction in woodworking and ele mentary boxing. His classes were among the most popular in the summer sessions. "Mr. Gay's con tribution to the program has been tremendous," the school principal said. George Beck. Jr. took the Esso Bangor out of Jacksonville. Aug. 28 on his first voyage as Master. Clyde O'Neal. First Asst, and relieving Chief in the Esso Houston, made a 4-week, 4,000-mile big circle tour with his wife and son on his last paid leave. Traveling in a Dodge land cruiser and towing a Jeep with a boat on top, they visited New Mexico. Colorado. Utah. Idaho (great trout fishing). Wyoming, Montana. So. Dakota, Ne braska. Kansas. Oklahoma and home to Port Neches, Texas. Y'all step up and meet WYNN F. DESCHAMPS, Third Asst, in the Esso New Orleans. "We on board believe he must be the youngest engineer in the Fleet," Oiler Frank Gross (who took this photo) said, "or they must be getting them out of high school." Our research shows that Mr. Deschamps, who will be 21 next December, is in truth our youngest licensed engineer. He joined the New Orleans on July 8 as Extra Third Asst. 2 weeks after graduating from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and has been doing nicely. "Everyone was very helpful to me," Wynn said, "and I want to express my gratitude." Z u< "S LU | r: < 'C. f- , r,z f ;U X lu1 & t -' fITt u^tpf 2 -:- v--. H> r s H^ Po x LL a. Esso Scranton (Captain Charles Hosch and Chief Engr. Roy Pearson) out of Port Arthur, June 28. discharged at Karachi, West Pakistan, Aug. 6-15 and Chittagong. East Pakistan, Aug. 23-Sept. 5. and is coming straight home via Dur ban for bunkers. She'll go to a shipyard in midOctober for a fewr repairs, then load and go out East again. Anyone hankering for a South Atlantic-Indian Ocean winter cruise and a long spring paid leave might let same be known to the Sea going Personnel Section or somebody. ESSO FLEET NEWS is published for the seagoing em ployees of the Marine Department. Humble Oil & Refining Co.: T. .1. Fuson. 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, Texas 77001, EXX-MOR-007169 ww 'AT...' WE ARE LOOKING DOWN here on a point of Iand at the confluence of the Chandler River and Tide Mill Creek in the town of Jonesboro, Maine (pop. 200), which is nearly as far "down east" as you can get, being about 35 miles short of Can ada's Campobello Island. The property is part of 58 acres owned by First Asst. Alfred Fieldman (recently in the Esso GloucesterI and his wife Virginia. They bought the place a year ago April and just love it. Plenty of clams, lobsters and blueberries, good clean air and water, and friendly neighbors. The Fieldmans, particularly Mrs. F., have had a ball remodeling the 64-year old house. The work has in cluded strengthening the founda tion, cedar shingle siding, new win dows, electric heat, a bay window with Thermopane glass and revamp ing the interior into living, dining :;. - f-- -r.,;.........*y - cT-H-' ' and breakfast rooms; kitchen; 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. Craftsmantype carpenters in their 70s did much of the work. One of them built a new staircase of which he is quite proud -- occasionally comes for a visit just to look at it. . -...... ?' -Wi 1 ' ft-5; ;1. The photo shows lobster boats at left, low tide, the remains of a saw mill (on the point) that once made herring boxes and laths and an ex cavation for a 2-car garage and workshop Al is going to build on the left side of the house. Mike Hickey. Second Mate in the Esso Miami, carded a 4 over par 76 in a pro-am golf tourna ment at the Pine Ridge course. Baltimore. Aug. 16. With his 10-stroke handicap, Mike won the low net prize with a 66. "There were over 40 pros and 3 amateurs to how I felt when the best of the pros shot a 70 and you come in with a 76." [We do play golf (?) but we don't know how Mr. Hickey felt -- just have to imagine. --Ed.] RECENT RETIREMENTS Chief Engineer Gregor O. TV. Collins' first ship might well have been his last. He shipped out of Balboa for San Francisco as coal passer in a lumber carrier in Sept. 1922. The voyage took 28 storm and water rose above the engineroom floor plates, putting out the fires in the boilers. After sailing on the West Coast for several years and working in a New York City CAPTAIN HAROLD GRIFFITHS, Master of the Esso Balti more, received the Marine Department's Certificate of Safety, Aug. 27, on behalf of the men who sailed in the ship during 1967 with nary an accident result ing in lost time reportable to the National Safety Council, or sick leave. "On deck" for the awarding of the Certificate and "Green Cross for Safety" flag by Captain S. V. Gard ner, Manager of the Baton Rouge Office, were (l.tor.): Radio Officer John W. Heisfand; Second Cook EXX-MOR-007170 COPIFIJ FROM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTOIC THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT a h c t in power plant, Mr. Collins joined the Company's Glenpool as Pumpman on Jan. 23, 1930. He had several other unlicensed assignments and sailed as Third and and Second Asst, before going to Aruba for 2 years as a power plant operator. Returning to the Fleet in Nov. 1937, Mr. Collins was again Third and Second Asst, and was serving in the latter rank aboard the Esso Aruba when she was tor pedoed in Aug. 1942. He made wartime voyages as First Asst, in 7 vessels, then had his first Chief's berth ---the Esso New Orleans---on May 13, 1945. Mr. Collins became First Asst, and relieving Chief in the Esso Newark in Aug. 1961 and was her regular Chief from Aug. 1962 until his retirement, Sept. 1, with 36 years, 8 months' credited service. He helped tremendously to make the boiler automation installa tion in this ship (the first in the Fleet) a success. Mr. Collins and his wife Emilinda live in North Miami Beach, Fla. Pumpman Joseph A. Meshanski's 25 V'o years in the Fleet began when he joined the Esso Dover as Messman, on March 29, 1942. He made other wartime voyages as Messman, Wiper and OS, then was AB on the Relieving Staff for 3 years. From Aug. 1947 until his retirement Sept. 1, he sailed as MM/2P and Pumpman. He lives in Ozone Park, N. Y. with his wife Lucille and daughter, Joanne, 6. Chief Cook Marcelino M. Gil- mete. "I came from Cape Verde Islands, April 7, 1948," Mr. Gil- mete said shortly before retiring Sept. 1, "and on June 7, 1948 I started shipping out with Esso. I enjoyed it, most of all the com panionship of all the crew." Throughout his 20 years' serv i: '". j ice Mr. Gilmete sailed in Ste ward's Dept, ratings, starting as Utilityman in the Red Canyon and ending as Chief SERVICE EMBLEM AWARDS ^ 20 YEARS * :; James H. Wanamaker Chief Male June 17, 1968 Peter W. Goetz Second Male June 16, 1968 Edward C. Sullivan Second Asst. Engineer July 26, 1968 Cook in the Esso Florence. He and his wife Amada live in Baytown with their 4 daughters, Eugenia 11, Linda 10, Maria 9 and Jesse 8. Able Seaman Francis Rudis. After 4 years in the U.S. Army, serving in the Azores and the Oki nawa invasion, and 2 years with the Army Transport Service, Mr. Rudis had 20 years in the Fleet (July 1948 - Sept. 1, 1968), prac tically all as AB. A resident of New York City, Frank says he's going fishing for a whole year, take a trip abroad, "and then we'll see. Let me add that my 20 years with Esso were rewarding years. I worked with a fine group of men and the Company was at all times fair and square." Utilityman Edward C. FitzGer ald. Except for his first ship, the Esso Charlotte on Nov. 25, 1946, and 3 other assignments, Eddie served as Utilityman throughout his 2iv4 years in the Fleet. He was in the first crew of the Esso Washington in 1960 and the Esso Baltimore in 1962. "I was very impressed with the send-off accorded me by the en tire crew of the Esso Gloucester(before his retire ment, Sept. 1) Eddie said, "and my association with the Company and the many friends I have made will always be a source of great satisfaction to me." Messman Winfred S. McDonald went to sea in 1936 in a C. D. Mallory tanker, survived 2 torpedoings in World War II (Socony's Acme and the Esso Baton Rouge), shipped out in 10 other vessels during the War, and now has retired Sept. 1 with nearly 25 years service, all as Messman or Utilityman. A native of Texas, Mr. McDon ald lives in Baytown with his wife Oda. "We plan to fish, do a little traveling and take it easy," he said. OBITUARY George B. Calundan, 70, retired (Sept. 1957) Chief Engineer, died Aug. 28 in Brooklyn where he had been a hospital patient for 5 weeks. He is survived by his wife Delfina and son Gerard, 31. v Mr. Calundan served in the U.S. Navy for 2 Vo years in World War I and started his 35 Vi-year career in the Fleet as Wiper on April 15, S ~J - - - - 1920. He rose to Chief Engr. in 1929, sailed throughout World War II and was Chief in the Esso Portland and Esso Chester from Feb. 1946 until his retirement. He was a native of New York and resident of Brooklyn. L Jose J. Pires Chef August 6, 1968 Walter C. Ballentine Fireman-Waterlender March 20, 1967 John J. Blair Fireman-Waterlender June 28, 1968 EXX-MOR-007171