The Apprentice School - Binnacle Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 248 of the 1947 volume:

Ibe XIrabes ITnctease AS concerning Ships, It is that which everyone know- eth and can say: They are our Weapons; : They are our Armaments ; They are our Strength ; They are our Plea- sures; They are our Defence; They are our Profit. The Subjell by them is made rich, the Kingdom through them, strong. The Prince in them is mighty, in a word: By them in manner, we live, the Kingdom is, the King Reigneth. ( S ' Mris Z)lt e J3i nnacle VOLUME THREE NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN Published Annually By The Students THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia Editor-In-Chief — M. Ray Jordan Managing Editor — Robert Norman Martin Business Manager — Hearst McClellan Photo By M. Ritger FOREWORD It is our purpose to depict in the 1947 Binnacle the back- ground and basis underlying the way in which the Ap- prentice School functions; to give an insight into the lean years of apprentice activity, 1943 to 1947; to picture the surrounding scenes which compose the format of appren- tice development; and to forecast the bright prospects of an even more advanced scheme of vocational training. C 4 ] Mii_m POSS’H ' Youth Taming The Wild Picture Courtesy Mariners’ Museum C O N T DEDICATION Pages 8 thru 1 1 SHIPYARD OFFICIALS Pages 14 and 15 OUR BUILDINGS Pages 16 thru 19 THE SCHOOL Administration and Faculty Pages. .20 thru 23 and 30 Student Government Pages . . . 24 and 25 Awards Pages . . . 26 thru 29 Classes Pages , .32 thru 131 History of the School Pages . 145 and 146 PUBLICATIONS Pages . 134 thru 144 SPORTS Pages . 152 thru 167 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Pages . 168 thru 183 FEATURES Pages . 184 thru 209 ROSTER OF APPRENTICES Pages 210 thru 213 ADVERTISEMENTS Pages .215 thru 236 C 6 ] A glimpse of the Shipyard from an Apprentice Dormitory window { 7 ] PW kl ML WE HUMBLY This third volume of The Binnacle to those who gave their lives 1 . Lewis McMath Bridgers 2. Henry Washington Carroll 3. Lawrence Henry Chandler, Jr. 4. Edwin Harvie Cunningham III 5. Amos Roger Dobson, Jr. 6. Robert Powell Dudley 7. Paris Lester Dulaney 8. Joseph Clarence Edwards 9. Henry Maurice Harrington 10. Eugene Carl Hoover, Jr. 11. Edward Lee Irby 12. Phillip Lee Kostyal 13. John Albert Mann 14. George Alvin Massenburg, Jr DEDICATE in time of war that we may continue to serve in time of peace. 15. Morriss Franklin McCaffrey 16. Richard Charles Metcalfe 17. Lester Blake Mitchell 18. Jack Gerard Pardy 19. Thomas Pope 20. Walter Henry Powell 21. George Francis Daniel Quintal 22. William Parham Robinson 23. Conrad Lee Royston 24. Charles Norman Smith 25. George Edward Thompson 26. Harry Hugh Thompson, Jr. 27. Gerald Blake Weaver 28. Gilbert Albert Whitehouse TO THESE OUR BOOK Lewis McMath Bridgers Naval Reserve Born: 5-9-24 Died: 12-13-45 Henry Washington Carroll Naval Reserve Born: 12-18-23 Died: 3-11-45 Lawrence Henry Chandler, Jr. Army Air Force Born: 3-30-23 Died: 8-13-45 Edwin Harvie Cunningham III Naval Reserve Born: 6-21-16 Died: 1-14-46 Amos Roger Dobson, Jr. Army Born: 9-18-21 Died: l-2-4 r . Robert Powell Dudley Army Air Force Born: 3-4-21 Died: 5-22-43 Paris Lester Dui.aney Army Born: 8-4-23 Died: 1-20-45 Joseph Clarence Edwards Army Eorn: 8-14-23 Died: 3-2-45 Henry Maurice Harrington Naval Air Force Born: 5-16-22 Died: 1-27-45 Eugene Carl Hoover, Jr. Army Air Force Born: 1-7-24 ' Died: 11-11-44 Edward Lee Irby Army Born: 3-6-21 Died: 2-26-45 Phillip Lee Kostyal Naval Air Force Born: 11-11-23 Died: 10-25-44 John Albert Mann Army Air Force Born: 7-3-24 Died: 1-2- 45 George Alvin Massenburg, Jr. Naval Air Force Born: 4-15-21 Died: 6-19-44 [ 10 ] IS DEDICATED Morriss Franklin McCaffrey Navy Born: 7-28-24 Died: 1-30-45 Richard Charles Metcalfe Army Born: 2-24-23 Died: 7-10-47 Lester Blake Mitchell Navy Born: 2-3-22 Died: 4-28-44 Jack Gerard Pardy Army Air Force Born: 9-16-24 Died: 5-12-45 Thomas Pope Army Air Force Born: 2-4-22 Died: 11-20-44 Walter Henry Powell Army Air Force Born: 7-24-18 Died: 7-30-45 George Francis Daniel Quintal A iarine Corps Born: 10-21-19 Died: 3-14-45 William Parham Robinson Naval Reserve Born: 11-18-21 Died: 1-12-46 Conrad Lee Royston Marine Corps Born: 10-23-21 Died: 3-19-45 Charles Norman Smith Navy Born: 2-5-21 Died: 10-24-44 George Edward Thompson Army Born: 2-19-24 Died: 3-3-45 Harry Hugh Thompson, Jr. Army Air Force Born: 4-17-23 Died: 2-19-45 Gerald Blake Weaver Army Born: 7-28-20 Died: 3-15-45 Gilbert Albert Whitehouse Naval Air Force Born: 1-29-23 Died: 3-24-44 [ 11 ] Leroy Thomas Barrett Born: 2-24-23 Died: 5-22-46 I James Anderson Hughey Born: 6-5-22 Died: 12-26-46 Harold Eugene Cochran Born: 1-4-22 Died: 7-1-47 E M O R I A Raymond Massey Sheffield Born: 8-22-22 Died: 7-15-44 t 12] [ 13 ] B I 11ey ' [j tog « 5? L_ ir m i il 1 k k ■ f -JS BP ET TT . 4 ■ - Reading clockwise from and including near end of table: Homer L. Ferguson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Samuel L. Slover, J. B. Woodward, Jr., President and General Manager, Roger Williams, Chairman of the Executive Committee , John M. Miller, Jr., H. Donald Campbell, Charles Francis Adams and Francis F. Randolph. BOARD OF Homer L. Ferguson Chairman of the Board, Newport News, Virginia Samuel L. Slover Chairman of the Board of Norfolk Newspapers, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia J. B. Woodward, Jr. President and General Manager, Newport News, Virginia Roger Williams Chairman of the Executive Committee, Newport News, Virginia John M. Miller, Jr. Chairman of the Board of First and Merchants National Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia DIRECTORS H. Donald Campbell Chairman of the Trust Committee of the Board of Directors of the Chase National Bank of the City of New Fork, New Fork, N. F. Charles Francis Adams Chairman of the Board of State Street Trust Company, Boston, M assachusetts Francis F. Randolph Chairman of the Board and President of Tri-Continental Corpora- tion and associated companies; Partner of F. W. Seligman 2? Co., New Fork, N. F. [ 14 ] Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Homer L. Ferguson Chairman of the Board Roger ' Willi ams Chairman oj the Executive Committee J. B. Woodward, Jr. President and General Manager William E. Blewett, Jr. Executive Vice President Edward J. Robeson, Jr. Vice President and Personnel Manager Robert I. Fletcher Vice President and Comptroller Kemper L. Kellogg Secretary [ 15 ] THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL [ 16 ] HH i , • v ■gp fi ;r Vj� •• ' ifc B fck P w ■ ;V ■ ► : mmm Picture Courtesy Mariners’ Museum THE MARINERS ' MUSEUM [ 19 ] ADMINISTRATION G. Guy Via Director of Education and Training B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute In the past five-year period, our administrative and secretarial staffs have functioned efficiently in directing and carrying on the operation of the Apprentice School. Remaining in charge of the School as Director of Edu- cation and Training, G. Guy Via has his private office in a building other than the Apprentice School. Since Mr. Via’s position requires transactions of considerable volume, a private secretary, Mrs. J. E. Curtis, and typist, Miss Jane Dibble, are performing the necessary secretarial work. In the reorganization of the administrative staff, to en- able the school to cope with the new problems following the termination of World War II, appointments had to be made of men familiar with the intents and purposes en- visioned in the overall plan by the Director of Education and Training, as well as of men whose background in re- gard to craftsmanship was unquestioned and whose ability to handle human industrial relationships had been dem- onstrated. Mrs. J. E. Curtis Secretary Miss Jane Dibble Typist ADMINISTRATION Fairmount R. White Assistant Director for Education A.B., College of William and Alary; American University at Beaune , France Frank L. Stokes Chief of Craft Instruction Apprentice School of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company — 1916 Samuel A. Hickey Assistant Director for Training Apprentice School of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company — 1917 Constituting the administrative staff are the following: Assistant Director for Education, Fairmount R. White, a former faculty member, who develops ihe prospective educational outlook for the Apprentices; Assistant Director for Training, Samuel A. Hickey, alumnus Apprentice and former assistant to Mr. Via, routes the Apprentice toward his future security; Chief of Instructors, Frank L. Stokes, also alumnus Apprentice, serves as an intermediary be- tween the administration and instructors and as a “general trouble-shooter” for both the school and shop training programs of the Apprentice. The shop instructors are informed on modern practices by means of conferences, programs, lectures and visual aids. Their duties are of the utmost importance, as their personal instructions to Apprentices convey his future craftsmanship to the student. Miss Marilee Rosenfield has charge of the secretarial staff, which she handles very efficiently with the assistance of Misses Myrna White and Frances Biggins. Miss Marilee Rosenfield Staff Secretary Miss Myrna White Staff Typist Miss Frances Biggins Staff Typist [ 21 ] ACADEMIC FACULTY Top row , left to right: John J. Carvil, Engineering Drawing, Apprentice School of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company — 1916; Johns Hopkins University; Elmer B. Givens, Physics, B.A., Lynchburg College; University of Virginia; Paul B. Givens, Mathematics, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Lynchburg College. Second row, left to right: William Heltzel, Chemistry, B.S., College of William and Mary; M.S., Brown University; George C. Mason, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, B.S., North Carolina State College; Yale University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; S. K. McFall, Marine Engineering, American Locomotive Company Drawing School. Bottom row, left to right: Carl Norwood Robeson, Arts, B.A., Carnegie Institute of Technology ' ; Emory University; Joe D. Smith, Naval Architecture, Apprentice School of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company — 1938; D. Boyd Thomas, Mathematics, B.S., M.S., North Carolina State College; Duke University; University of Michigan. [ 22 ] VOCATIONAL FACULTY Top row, left to right: T. B. Baird, Machinist; E. E. Brockley, Machinist; F. J. Brown, Jr., Electrician; D. L. Carmines, Sheet Metal; M. Christie, Outside Machinist; A. E. Cullen, Mold Loft. Second row, left to right: F. J. Davis, Shipwright; S. Davis, Machinist; C. C. Donegan, Pipefitting; L. H. Flowers, Out- side Machinist; J. G. Foretich, Pattern Shop; F. B. Gall, Ship Carpenter. Third row, left to right: G. G. Givens, Electrician; C. L. Griffith, Machinist; E. E. Heath, Jr., Machinist; W. K. Hunt, Foundry; F. L. Johnson, Outside Machinist; L. B. Jones, Sheet Metal. Fourth row, left to right: R. P. Lentz, Machinist; A. J. Madsen, Machinist; A. C. Marshall, Machinist; J. McBride, Machinist; H. J. McCarthy, Pipefitting; M. T. McCracken, Pipefitting. Fifth row, left to right: J. W. McCreery, Outside Machinist; W. E. Michie, Shipwright; J. W. Murden, Machinist; D. B. Parrish, Coppersmith; A. L. Poindexter, Machinist; O. E. Schade, Machinist. Sixth row, left to ri ght: R. W. Sherman, Electrician; E. B. Snyder, Machinist; V. G. Stockman, Boilermaker; J. E. Torok, Coppersmith; C. H. Waters, Shipfitter; E. H. Wright, Machinist. H. L. Price Secretary W. A. Cole Vice-President W. W. Zbinden President STUDENT COUNCIL With the ending of the War and the return of most of the Apprentices, the resumption of activities within the Apprentice School has made evident a need for a rejuve- nation of the Apprentice School student government. This idea was first advanced in February of this year by two apprentices, A. H. Mulling and R. F. Barbrow. A new type of government was sought and, after much deliberation, Mulling and Barbrow, with the help of Mr. White and Mr. Via, worked up the idea for the present form of student government. Next two students were chosen from each term of ap- prenticeship as representatives to help in the reorganiza- tion. The plan was explained to these representatives and preparations were made to present the idea to the students. The plan for student government which has thus been worked out is: 1 . The student body is governed by a Board of Directors chosen from the entire student body. 2. Each department having any apprentice has at least one representative on this board. For each ten men or a fraction of ten men in any department, one man is seated on the Board of Directors. Board of Directors Meeting [ 24 ] ORGANIZATION CHART OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT 3. This form of government eliminates the old monthly meetings for the student body and necessitates a meeting of the Board of Directors twice each month. 4. The student body convenes yearly to elect repre- sentatives. 5. The Board of Directors elects its own officers and ap- points or elects chairmen for the various councils. The first meeting of the newly-elected members of the board was held on March 24. They held an election of Social Publication Athletic Councilman Councilman Councilman officers and the officers elected took over the first meeting. The board has been operating successfully since that date. The Apprentice School boasts of its student government and has the distinction of being the only school of its kind with such an arrangement. Under this type of government, all student activities are under the jurisdiction of six councils. These councils are as follows: Social, Publications, Athletic, Literary, Music, and Class. Literary Music Class Councilman Councilman Councilman D. L. McLean R. T. Holdren III F. A. LaClair J. H. Chalmers R. B. Nissley R. L. P. O’Bryan [ 25 ] THE NIELS CHRISTIANSEN CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD From each graduating class, five Apprentices, representing the main divisions in the shipyard, are awarded the coveted Christiansen Award for outstanding craftsmanship. This award consists of a year’s membership in the Apprentice Alumni Association. This award, which is presented each year by the Alumni Association, was inaugurated after the death of Xiels Christiansen, former Super- intendent of the Machine Shop Division and a firm believer in the apprentice mode of training. Niels Christiansen THE HOMER L. FERGUSON AWARD A gold watch, properly engraved, is awarded by the Alumni Association to the student who, during his apprenticeship, scores the highest average in his combined classroom and shop grades. It is giv en in honor of Homer L. Ferguson, President, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., retired. Homer L. Ferguson [ 26 ] I L E Y R D THE CHARLES F. BA SCHOLARSHIP AWA The Bailey Awards are scholastic awards presented at the annual commencement exercises. Named for Charles F. Bailey, former Engineering Director of the Shipyard, now generally referred to as “God- father of the Apprentices,” these awards are pre- sented each year by the Apprentice Alumni Associa- tion to the student in each class who attains the highest scholastic average during the school year. A gold medal is presented to the highest ranking third-year student; a silver medal to the highest second-year student; and a bronze medal for the leader of the first-year class. OURNALISM AWARD Those Earning Award For 1947 Charles F. Bailey THE J H. E. Crawford R. T. Holdren III F. I. Horan M. Ray Jordan G. C. Karam R. N. Martin This award is presented to any student who takes an active part as a staff member on either or both the “Broad A” or “The Binnacle” for a combined total number of four years. During the four-year service, the student must hold a major editorial position on either one of the two publica- tions. The two editors collaborate on appraising the stu- dents’ services and submit a list of those eligible for the award to the Director of Education and Training who in turn makes the final decision. Those receiving the award are automatically eligible for the “Quill and A Society” membership. r 27 j THE GOLD MUSIC AWARD The Gold Music Award is just as difficult to obtain as the Gold Athletic Award. After playing in the Apprentice Band for a period of two years, the musician, if his conduct is worthy of the honor, is presented with a monogram. If he displays the same high standard of service for two more years, he is then entitled to wear the Gold Music Award. This award must be approved by the Officers of the Band, the Faculty Advisor, and the Director of Education and Training. The student’s attendance records for rehearsals, as well as his conduct at rehearsals and in public are taken into consideration. Editor’s Note: Due to the discontinuation of awards in 1943 because of the lack of sufficient student body to make the presentation of awards practical there will be few awards given in time to appear in this yearbook. Pictures of those receiving the awards for 1947-48 will appear in the next volume of the Binnacle. The music award will be continued when the various music groups are reorganized. The journalism award is given since one does not have to be a graduate to receive this award and there is such a small group from which to select the recipients. THE GOLD ATHLETIC AWARD The Gold Athletic Award is the highest award that can be made to the Apprentice Student for athletic activities. To receive the Gold Athletic Award an athlete must prove his worth by receiving at least two monograms for one sport, playing for four consecutive years or serving satisfactorily until eliminated for some reason beyond his control. The award is made by the Athletic Council only after being approved by the Athletic Director and the Director of Education and Training. [ 28 ] The monogram of the Apprentice School, as worn on athletic sweaters and jerseys, is an “A” of eight inches in height, whose width is seven inches at the base and two inches at the top. The color is yellow gold, with the sport insignia in maroon, thus depicting the school colors. To be allowed to wear the coveted “A” one must have played in the required number of quarters in football and basketball, earned the required points in track, and made the required wins in wrestling and golf. Each Apprentice winning the “A” wears it with great pride. Any- one may be in line to win a key for high scholastic average but to be eligible to win and wear the monogram of any school a person must possess fine character and stamina, and must be of the highest calibre, to fulfill all the requirements of good sportmanship. The monogram is presented by Coach F. M. Dobson, after the award has been suggested and approved by the athletic councilman and the board of directors of the school. MONOGRAM AWARDS H. C. Anderson Football, Letter H. V. Austin Basketball, Star W. A. Ayers Wrestling, Star S. V. Barbee, Jr Football, Letter R. F. Beard, Jr Basketball, Letter; Football, Star H. D. Bradshaw Football, Letter T. N. Brooking, Jr Basketball and Track, Letters R. E. Bryant. . . .Basketball, Track, Letters; Football, Star G. F. Burcher Football, Letter E. L. Critzer Track Manager, Letter L. F. Crockett Football, Letter W. P. Darnell Wrestling Manager, Letter S. T. Demro Football Junior Manager, Star W. C. Drinnon Football Senior Manager, Star C. C. England Football, Letter W. H. Griffin Football, Letter R. H. FIarrison Track and Football, Letters J. B. Harwood, III Football, Letter J. M. Hatcher Wrestling, Letter G. E. Heflin Wrestling, Star H. H. Henderson Basketball, Star F. P. Hopkins, Jr Football, Letter W. J. House Golf, Letter C. H. Howle Wrestling and Golf, Letters P. C. Hudson Football, Letter P. E. Hutchens, Jr Basketball, Letter I. Jenkins Track, Letter R. W. Kendrick Football, Letter F. E. Kuhn, Jr Football, Star F. A. LaClair, Jr Golf, Star M. J. Lamb Football, Star E. Lambiotte Track, Letter E. W. Lawson Football, Star P. R. Mayo Track, Letter E. M. McDermon, Jr Basketball, Star; Track, Letter C. H. McDonald, Jr Track, Letter W. O. Michie Basketball Manager, Letter G. H. Morse. Wrestling, Star G. B. Penn Track and Football, Letters E. W. Rappold Golf, Star J. H. Rappold Football, Star E. J. Ray Wrestling, Star T. B. Ray Wrestling, Star C. B. Robbins, Jr Golf and Football, Letters C. N. Robeson, Jr Wrestling, Letter L. Robinson, Jr Football, Letter T. M. Robinson Wrestling, Letter W. P. Rosseau Basketball and Track, Letters H. H. Scott Basketball, Star D. B. Seward, Jr Football, Letter H. W. Sherman Basketball Star J. W. Sparrer Football , Star J. R. Starcher Football, Letter YV. H. Starkey Wrestling, Track and Football, Letters D. L. Stinson, Jr Football, Star H. J. Stokes Football, Star S. M. Tidd Golf, Letter G. Thomas Football, Letter H. C. Tucker Wrestling, Letter [ 29 ] II of such things, dreams are made of Photo by Bill Radcliffe II [ 31 ] WHAT HAPPENED ' 43 to ' 46? What did happen from 1943 to 1946 in the Ap- prentice School? As time pushes forward, one slowly forgets the past and es- pecially the tramp, tramp of marching feet. Rather than remember we look into a panorama of a glorious future and the peace and joy that can be had in a peace-loving country. In 1943 the student body of the Apprentice School numbered almost one thousand but by the middle of 1944 that same student body had de- creased to about one hun- dred and Uncle Sam was still asking for more, and got them. From the beginning of the rapid mobilization of apprentices until early ' 44, the organized ' 43 Binnacle staff in vain put forth every possible effort and talent to give their class- mates a remembrance of their school. No student could evade or escape the hour when the verdict was issued of [Continued on page 44] CLASS OF 1943 (for additional information see page 213) Granville Owens Adams Robert White Adams David McArthur Ahearn Richard Ai.lerton Thomas William Ayres, Jr. Donald Knight Bailey James Hubert Bartley Bruce Walker Batson Alexander Bowman Baxter Wesley Turner Berryman, Jr. John Arthur Blair Hatty Benjamin Bi.and Charles Mullis Bowman Milton David Brenner William Claudius Brinn Herman Morrissey Brown, Jr. Willard Stanley Bull, Jr. John Frederick Cardoza Alex Clayton Carmean Archie Maxwell Carroll Roscoe Festus Cartin, Jr. John Harold Cate Edward Cickavage Wm. Whiteman Clendenen [ 33 ] tSL ' L i.-_ . CLASS OF 1943 George Corbin Cluverius, Jr. Jesse James Cooper George Mitchem Crocker. Jr. Marion Russell Cutchins John Christie Davenport Bert Frazier Dawson Walter Tyler Dickenson Jack Milstead Dyke Claude Alva Eley Henry Onslow Evans David Monroe Fitzgerald Guy Pershing Folds Robert Hilton Ford Robert Henry Gay Charles Clinton Gilman Watson Giddings Guy Lamateau Wyatt Hall, Jr. Raymond Thornton Harris Joe Thomas Harrison Willard Lolts Higgenbotham Felix Matthew Hoffman, Jr. Rea Stuart Holland Charles Alfred Huffman Cloid Massie Humphreys Arthur Andrew Hundley William Kelsor Hunt Gordon Thayer Ikner William Frank Jones, Jr. Everett Carey Jordan Edgar Bruce Kastelberg George Webster Keane Melvin Kyser Kilpatrick [ 34 ] CLASS OF 1943 Maurice Haden King Cari. Willi am Kruse Bobby Michael Lake Clifton Tuttle Lawson, Jr. Thomas Clifton Lawson John Randolph Leaman, Jr. Thomas Edwin Leigh Walker Thornton Lewis, Jr. Leo Bernard Litchfield Grady Wallace Little Edryn Kinzer Long John Alvan Maclay, Jr. Matthew Herbert Mahoney William Robert Martin James Wendell McCreery Bernard Frayser McLaurine, Jr. John Patrick McMahon James Sinclair Mitchell Joseph Mitchell, Jr. Carroll Lee Moore, Jr. Leslie MacDonald Moore Thomas John Morgan, Jr. Frank William Muhich James Monroe Munden Ted Myers, Jr. William Vance Nunn, Jr. Robert Sterrett Oglesby Charles Vincent Pepe Charles Paul Pereira Clyde Winston Pierce John Pollock, Jr. Thomas Herbert Powell, Jr. [ 35 ] CLASS OF 1943 Gordon Fillmore Pullen, Jr. William Dixie Purser Marvin Quinn Jesse Michael Rama Junius Henry Rappold Lawrence Elliott Rea John Bailey Rollins III Charles Frederick Roulet, Jr. John Francis Sargent Thomas Etheridge Saunders Ryland Haywood Schomburg, Jr Clive Kellis Shaver Saint Julian Shelton James Gardner Simpkins Paul Allen Snyder Ned Harding Strickler Willard Lee Sullivan John Patrick Sweeney, Jr. Richard Walter Talley Guy Edward Taylor Orville Alvin Thomas, Jr. Ira Elmore Tilley III Nimmo John Union, Jr. Bernard James Utley, Jr. WlLLFORD ElEY WaRREN Edwin Stuart Wenzel, Jr. Murray Powell Wesson, Jr. Albert Sidney White, Jr. James Milton Willis Charles Hutchins Wilson Harold Lee Wright Charles Jethro Yates [ 36 ] CLASS OF 1944 (for additional information see page 214) William Haviland Ames Wayne Did well Anderson Frank Joseph Barto Dudley Wylie Batten William Joseph Blanton Walter Elmo Bloxom, Jr. Ralph Sherman Bonniwell William Kenneth Bradshaw Henry Willis Broughton George Richard Brown Willis Lee Budlong Oscar Lee Butt Alvin Swepson Butterworth, Jr. Shirley Edward Clarke Louis Decker Cline Herbert Coalson John Wesley Collins William Samuel Collins Russell Frederick Cooper Anderson Blackwell Cosby III Thomas Davie Covington Joseph Carter Crafford Kenneth William Crocker Daniel Randolph Cumming, Jr. [ 37 ] CLASS OF 1944 Ralph Derr Denton, Jr. Thomas Jackson Draper Fred Shafter Dulaney Noell Douglas Dunn Kermit Arendell Edwards Darius White Elliott John Joseph Eken Thomas Nelson Ferrell Alyn Fraser Fife Quentin Roosevelt Flickinger Robert Stanley Garris Paul Eugene Geis Ollie King Goodwin Frederick Jordan Gregg Joe Fr o Gregory Charles James Haffner Oliver Ellsworth Hanbury, Jr. Edward Lee Hawley John Frazier Henderson James Monroe Hoover James Shirley Hope, Jr. George Stark Howard David Hubbard Samuel Henry Hutchens, Jr. William Roy Hutto Henderson Timothy James Vincent Serafin Jarvis Leo Gower Johnson Robert Edward Johnson Ernest Mercer Jones Robert Lee Kenney George Edison Kidd, Jr. [ 38 ] CLASS OF 1944 William Robert Kipper Rogers Wesley Lamison Philip Lee Langslovv Carl Edgar Larsen Elmer Austin Larsen Chester Millard Lilley Thomas Franklin Link Herbert Laird Loftis Lewis Earl Mason George Silsby Matson Walter Linzy Mayberry, Jr. Joseph Colby McAlexander Robert Paul McBride, Jr. George Alexander McLennan John Jameson Milnes, Jr. Charles Lee Monahan Lloyd Lattimer Myers Joseph Henry Neise, Jr. Courtney Douglas Padgett Thomas Henry Paris Lincoln David Park Alfred Carlyle Parker Willard Voight Pendleton Henry DeWitt Peterson Edward Christian Post Aubrey Patrick Power Robert Francis Powers James Alexander Price George Francis Daniel Quintal {Deceased j George Philip Ramsay Robert James Reierson Frank Drew Reissner [ 39 ] CLASS OF 1 944 Arthur Lee Richardson Ali an Talbott Roberts, Jr. John Edward Robins Edward Washington Russell, Jr. John Rufus Sanders Lloyd Merrill Sawyer Thomas Paul Sawyer, Jr. Otto Edward Schade, Jr. Louis Ernest Serio Joseph Cleveland Seward, Jr. William Franklyn Shivers Clyde Preston Smith Louis Clyde Smith Lloyd Earl Smith Randolph Mabray Smith Simon Aaron Smith, Jr. Robert Stanley Sommers Ernest John Soter I van Edward Spain Herbert Theodore Speas Carl Herbert Stafford Frank Xavier Stora Gordon Harrlson Swain James Louis Swindell Lively T.abb Xed Carlton Taylor Franklin Edward Tillery M athew John Thompson III Paul Morton Tucker Huyke Bernardo Urrutia George Lumsden Wadsworth, Jk. Theodore John Wanderer C-WJ CLASS OF 1944 Frank Howard Watkins Dabney Farrar Watson Gerald Blake Weaver ( Deceased ) Charles Eric Wells Harold Joseph Wetzler Harry Carter Wheeler Earl Jennings White Samuel Roy Wilson, Jr. Emmett Lee Wingfield]! 1 1 Thomas Edward Witty Frederick Daniel Worrell Vernard Laydon Worrell, Jr. Thomas Pearson Wright, Jr. James Garland Massie {No Picture ) { 41 } CLASS OF 1 : ,9 4 5 (for additional information see page 216 ) Edwin Eugene Beazlie Robert Weston Bush Joseph Carpenito Carson Ray Coats Lloyd Evans Hall Wm. Foster Hudgins Virgil Hurst Justice, Jr. William Robert Latta Robert Jefferson Livingston Lucas Lewis Meredith Linwood Warren Moore Bennie Moore Riggins, Jr. James Franklin Royster Cuthbert Paxton Smith Soland Franklin Stainback, Jr. Mallie Lawrence Wicker No Picture: . Euell Roger ' Williams Mitchell Henry Willis CLASS OF 1946 (for additional information see page 217 ) Samuel Charles Allerton Leroy Thomas Barrett ( Deceased ) Thomas Jefferson Brooks, Jr. William Edward Dudley Herman Hoyle Efird Curtis Allen Gibbs George Emmett Hazelwood James Holland Lindsey Francis Edward Little Julian Lester McDow ell William Henry Osborne Charles Freeman Phillips Clovis Lester Powers Julian Peak Ross, Jr. Lewis Elmore Sherman Charles Winifred B. Smith Irvin Ingram Stainback [ 43 ] r WHAT HAPPENED ' 43 to ' 46? [Continued from page 32) transformation from their duty of defense on the home front to the duty of service on the war front. If and when the trans- formation was made, stu- dents with less than six months apprenticeship re- maining were graduated from the school upon re- lease to their service of country. Upon the apprentices’ return from this service, twas found that a new school spirit arose and all except twenty-eight of our student body were capable of returning and could be contacted person by per- son. With many a thought of those war-time letters ending: “Hoping that I may some dav return, Sincerely yours,” we bring forth this third volume of the Binnacle to record some of the outstanding events and help bridge the gap since the last preceding annual in ’42. SENIORS [ 45 ] ■ ! - (Pie Renting the CLASS OF 19 4 7 CLASS OFFICERS V. A. Ayers Treasurer P. E. Laird President R. T. Pullen, Jr Vice-President E. E. Coulson Secretary THE SENIOR After four or five years of normal apprentice training, depending on the course pursued, one reaches the grand climax of the beginning of a career when he becomes a senior and thereafter in due time a graduate or alumnus. The average senior enjoys the privilege of no classes and the distinction of being of long and good standing in the school and company. Thus he finds many responsibilities thrust upon him in confidence that his thorough training has made him capable of executing them properly. [ 46 ] Senior ClaAA Sponsor Mrs. Filbert Brubaker Gall Newport News, Virginia [ 47 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 James Westbrook Ackerly Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters January 30, 1941; transferred to Mold Loft January 26, 1942; entered Navy April 22, 1944, discharged August 5, 1946; reinstated August 9, 1946, and grad- uated as Mold Loftsman June 17, 1947. Julian Meredith Alston, Jr. Henderson, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop December 18, 1941; entered Marine Corps July 23, 1944, discharged August 3, 1945; reinstated September 17, 1945, and graduated as Machinist June 24, 1947. George Lydon Andrews Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Pattern Shop February 6, 1941; entered Army May 2, 1944, discharged July 2, 1946; reinstated July 8, 1946, and graduated as Patternmaker April 30, 1947. Clyde Earl Ashworth Victoria, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers August ' 4, 1941; en- tered Navy March 25, 1944, discharged July 6, 1946; reinstated August 19, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter December 5, 1947i , [ 48 } CLASS O F 19 4 7 Hughie Vernon Austin Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters September 18, 1941; trans- ferred to Mold Loft August 30, 1943; entered Navy July 25, 1944, discharged April 1, 1946; reinstated April 1, 1946, in Ship- fitters and graduated as a Shipfitter August 26, 1947. Activities: Football, ’42, ’43; Baseball; Basketball, ’42, ’44, ' 47. William Alexander Ayers Lebanon, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop October 10, 1940; entered Navy March 24, 1944, discharged August 20, 1946; reinstated November 18, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker August 26, 1947. Activities: Wrestling, ’41, ’43, ’44, ’46; Baseball; Basketball, ’42; Football; Monogram Club. Robert Lee Bailey, Jr. Phoebus, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters November 27, 1941; trans- ferred to North Carolina Shipyard December 1, 1942, returned June 1, 1943; entered Army Air Corps March 27, 1944, dis- charged May 26, 1946; reinstated June 3, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter December 19, 1947. Olie Clifton Baldree, Jr. Ayden, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 24, 1941; entered Navy June 3, 1944, discharged January 28, 1946; reinstated March 15, 1946, and graduated as a Machinist March 3, 1947. Activities: Baseball, ’42, ’43; House League Basketball. C49J CLASS O F 19 4 7 Graham Garland Barbour Benson, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 5, 1942; entered Navy July 4, 1944, discharged June 4, 1946; reinstated July 1, 1946. and graduated as Machinist December 16, 1947. Orvid C. Barbour, Jr. Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters August 15, 1940; transferred to Hull Drawing Room February 10, 1942; entered Army May 1, 1944. discharged August 2, 1946; reinstated July 29, 1946, and graduated as Hull Draftsman November 28, 1947. Activities: Broad A , Binnacle. Robert Felix Barbrow Saltville, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 27, 1941; en- tered Army May 26, 1944, discharged July 11, 1946; reinstated July 22, 1946, and graduated as Machinist September 19, 1947. Activities: Broad A, Editor, 1947; Binnacle, 1947; Cotillion Club, Vice-President, 1947; instrumental in reorganizing Student Government. George Frank Bell Warsaw, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 20, 1941; en- tered Navy April 11, 1944, discharged February 12, 1946; rein- stated March 18, 1946, and graduated as Machinist Febru- ary 20. 1947. { 50 } CLASS O F 19 4 7 Harry Gray Bi.akemore Manassas, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 6, 1941; trans- ferred to Hull Engineers October 20, 1941; transferred to North Carolina Shipyard May 30, 1942, and returned December 1, 1942; entered Marine Corps April 7, 1944, discharged June 25, 1946; reinstated in Machine Shop September 26. 1946. and graduated as a Machinist September 5, 1947. Kenneth Martin Blumf. Charlottesville, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 17, 1942; entered Navy April 17, 1944, discharged September 4, 1945; reinstated September 24, 1945, and graduated as Machinist April 15. 1947. John Earl Bowman Suffolk, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers August 7, 1941; entered Navy April 7, 1944, discharged May 14, 1946; reinstated Au- gust 12, 1946, and graduated as a Pipefitter, November 7, 1947. Activities: Wrestling, Assistant Manager, ’43-’44. Julian Grey Boyce, Jr. Norfolk, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 20, 1940; trans- ferred to Steam Engineers January 20, 1941; transferred to Machinery Drawing Room November 25, 1941; entered Mer- chant Marine April 3, 1944, discharged September 17, 1946; reinstated September 24, 1946, and graduated as Machinery Draftsman November 18, 1947. [ 51 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Norfleet Branch Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 20, 1941 ; trans- ferred to Toolmakers May 25, 1942; entered Navy May 15, 1944, discharged April 2, 1946; reinstated April 29, 1946, and graduated as Toolmaker April 15, 1947. Thomas Truman Brinkley Suffolk, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 23, 1941; trans- ferred to Hull Engineers March 9, 1942; entered Navy March 29, 1944, discharged June 7, 1946; reinstated in Toolmakers July 22, 1946, and graduated as Toolmaker December 11, 1947. ctivieis: Glee Club, ’43; Minstrel, ’43. Thomas Newton Brooking, Jr. Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Copper Shop August 15, 1940; trans- ferred to Piping Drawing Room October 22, 1941; transferred to Steam Engineers May 4, 1942, Machine Shop August 3, 1942, Hull Engineers November 2, 1942, Sheet Metal Depart- ment February 1, 1943, Piping Drawing Room May 3, 1943; entered Navy April 29, 1944, discharged June 4, 1946; reinstated August 12, 1946, and graduated as Piping Draftsman Septem- ber 12, 1947. Activities: Football, ’46; Basketball, ’43, ’47; Track, ’41, ’42, ’43, ’47; Monogram Club. English Hoke Bullock Evergreen, North Carolina Departments: Entered Hull Engineers June 26, 1941; entered Army October 6, 1944, discharged March 10, 1946; reinstated September 9, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter October 17, 1947. Activities: Football; Board of Directors, ’47. [ 52 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Douglas Johnson Burbage, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 1, 1940; trans- ferred to Machinery Drawing Room October 6, 1941; trans- ferred to North Carolina Shipyard September 28, 1942, and re- turned April 5, 1943; entered Merchant Marine April 4, 1944, discharged September 15, 1946; reinstated in Machinery Draw- ing Room September 16, 1946, and graduated as Machinery Draftsman August 12, 1947. Activities: Minstrel. Robert Saunders Burke Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop March 20, 1941; entered Navy May 2, 1944, discharged March 7, 1946; reinstated April 1, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker May 8, 1947. Activities: Football. George Melvin Burton Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 6, 1941; en- tered Navy April 11, 1944, discharged May 9, 1946; reinstated July 29, 1946, and graduated as Machinist June 6, 1947. Activities: Softball, ’47; Baseball. Charles Wilson Cahoon, Jr. Norfolk, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 23, 1941; en- tered Navy April 13, 1944, discharged June 8, 1946; reinstated July 9, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 5, 1947. [ 53 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Folkes Caldwell Jr. Fisherville, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 13, 1941; en- tered Army April 3, 1944, discharged August 31, 1946; reinstated September 24, 1946, and graduated as Machinist August 12. 1947. Edward Claude Campbell Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 18, 1942, trans- ferred to Toolmakers November 29, 1943; graduated as Tool- maker January 28, 1947. Lee Andrew Carlisle Cohassett, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop September 3, 1941; transferred to Steam Engineers January 26, 1942; entered Mer- chant Marine March 29, 1944, discharged August 16, 1946; reinstated in Machine Shop September 18, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 19, 1947. Activities: Monogram Club; Football, ’43. Marvin Curtis Carpenter Orange, Virginia Departments: Entered Electricians January 8, 1942; entered Naval Air Corps May 8, 1944, discharged February 23, 1946; reinstated March 25, 1946, and graduated as Electrician Decem- ber 1, 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ’47. 1 CLASS O F 19 4 7 Robert Claire Carter, Jr. Tallahassee, Florida Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 3, 1941; trans- ferred to Machinery Drawing Room August 30, 1943; entered Navy March 29, 1944, discharged February 18, 1946; reinstated April 29, 1946, in Machinery Drawing Room, transferred to Machine Shop July 29, 1946, and graduated as Machinist May 20, 1947. James Franklin Cash Harrisonburg, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipwrights October 31, 1940; trans- ferred to North Carolina Shipyard November 28, 1941, and returned June 1, 1942; entered Army April 11, 1944, discharged June 26, 1946; reinstated September 4, 1946, and graduated as a Shipwright July 9, 1947. Activities: Football, ’46. Robert Walter Cash, Jr. Staunton, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers June 21, 1941; entered Army July 27, 1944, discharged July 4, 1946; reinstated Sep- tember 30, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter December 5, 1947. Ira Kenneth Cassel Hilton Village, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 5, 1942; en- tered Navy April 17, 1944, discharged June 27, 1946; reinstated July 22, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 5, 1947. [ 55 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Henry Warriner Chappell Crewe, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters May 30, 1940; transferred to Mold Loft January 28, 1942, Hull Drawing Room June 22, 1942, Superintendent ' s Office February 8, 1943, and Hull Draw- ing Room August 2, 1943; entered Navy April 20, 1944, dis- charged February 16, 1946; reinstated February 25, 1946, and graduated as a Hull Draftsman April 15, 1947. Activities: Football, ’42; Baseball; Track, ’42, ’43; Cotillion Club. Francis Weston Charles Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop September 11, 1941; transferred to Steam Engineers March 30, 1942; enterd Navy April 24, 1944, discharged June 5, 1946; reinstated June 25, 1946, and graduated as Machinist November 4, 1947. James Carroll Childers Swannanoa, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipfitters July 13, 1943; graduated as Shipfitter September 5, 1947. Activities: Football, ’46; Basketball, ’45, ’46; Softball ,’47. Harold Eugene Cochran Hilton Village, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipwrights February 26, 1942; transferred to Hull Drawing Room February 7, 1944; died July 1, 1947. [ 56 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 George Reuben Cooke Canton, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 23, 1942; entered Navy April 10, 1943, discharged January 19, 1946; reinstated February 4, 1946; and graduated as a machinist December 12, 1947. Earl Eugene Coulson White Post, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipwrights July 14, 1941; transferred to North Carolina Shipyard March 16, 1942, and returned Sep- tember 4, 1942; entered Navy April 15, 1944, discharged May 15, 1946; reinstated June 3, 1946, and graduated as Shipwright October 22, 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ’47; Vice-President Senior Class, ’47; Football, ’46; Softball, ’47; Binnacle, Circulation Manager, ’47; Cotillion Club, ’47. Richard Sidney Cox, Jr. Smithfield, Virginia Departments: Entered Electricians March 6, 1941; entered Army June 5, 1944, discharged May 18, 1946; reinstated June 17, 1946, and graduated as Electrician April 4, 1947. Harold Edward Crawford Angelica, New York Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 12, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers February 9, 1942, Electrical Drawing Room August 28, 1943; entered Army July 24, 1944, discharged August 16, 1946; reinstated October 30, 1946; transferred to Machine Shop December 9, 1946, and graduated as Machinist November 28, 1947. Activities: Broad A; Binnacle, ’42, Sports Editor, ’47; Basket- ball, ’43. [ 57 ] CLASS OF 1947 Ernest Leonard Critzer Waynesboro, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 8, 1942; en- tered Army Air Corps April 8, 1944, discharged November 8, 1945; reinstated December 3, 1945, and graduated as Machinist September 4, 1947. Activities: Football Manager, ’46; Track Manager, ’46. Kenneth Richard Crum Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 23, 1941; trans- ferred to Hull Engineers May 5, 1941; entered Navy May 3, 1944, discharged May 21, 1946; reinstated July 8, 1946 in Ma- chine Shop, and graduated May 22, 1947 as Machinist. Activities: Binnacle; Minstrel, ’43. James Wilkins Gumming Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 16, 1942; entered Army March 13, 1944, discharged January 11, 1945; reinstated November 26, 1945, and graduated as a Machinist December 29. 1947. Richard Harding Cutler Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 17, 1941; trans- ferred to Steam Engineers January 6, 1942; entered Army July 28, 1944, discharged June 30, 1946; reinstated July 1, 1946 in Machine Shop; transferred to Steam Engineers September 16, 1946, and graduated as a Machinist May 8, 1947. [ 58 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Charles Louis Daman Oyster Point, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers March 13, 1941; trans- ferred to Machine Shop November 10, 1941; entered Navy June 14, 1944, discharged June 10, 1946; reinstated July 22, 1946, and graduated as Machinist April 21, 1947. Raymond Davidson Washington, D. C. Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 3, 1941; trans- ferred to Steam Engineers May 5, 1941, North Carolina Ship- yard from August 22, 1942 until February 22, 1943, Piping Drawing Room August 31. 1943; entered Army August 10, 1944, discharged June 19, 1946; reinstated August 12, 1946, and graduated as Machinist May 7, 1947. Chester Spurger Davis Hazelwood, North Carolina Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop August 12, 1941; entered Army July 13, 1944, discharged July 25, 1946; reinstated August 12, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker No- vember 8, 1947. Forrest Mallory Davis, Jr. Davis Wharf, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop January 28, 1942; entered Army August 16, 1944, discharged June 29, 1946; rein- stated July 15, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker December 2, 1947. [ 59 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Benjamin Franklin Day IV Buena Vista, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters September 4, 1941; trans- ferred to Mold Loft June 27, 1942, Shipfitters April 25, 1943; entered Navy April 12, 1944, discharged May 18, 1946; rein- stated July 10, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter September 12, 1947. Robert Lindley Downey Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters February 1, 1940; trans- ferred to Hull Drawing Room June 2, 1941; entered Navy July 20, 1944, discharged June 13, 1946; reinstated August 19, 1946, and graduated as Hull Draftsman March 28, 1947. Activities: Wrestling; Track; Minstrel, ’42, ’43. William Chester Drinnon Chattanooga, Tennessee Departments: Entered Electricians December 21, 1941; en- tered Army June 31, 1944, discharged May 1, 1946; reinstated June 11, 1946, and graduated as Electrician December 29, 1947. Activities: Sports Manager, ’43; Monogram Club. William Irwin Dwyer Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop May 29, 1941; en- tered Navy April 14, 1944, discharged February 5, 1946; rein- stated April 1, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal VVorker June 19, 1947. Activities: Baseball; Minstrel, ’42, ’43. [ 60 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Claude Richard Edwards Mt. Airy, North Carolina Departments: Entered Joiners June 12, 1941; entered Navy March 1, 1944, discharged June 1, 1946; reinstated August 9, 1946, and graduated as Joiner December 10, 1947. Charles Crawley England Waverly, Virginia Departments: Entered Electricians November 27, 1941; en- tered Navy April 22, 1944, discharged May 21, 1946; reinstated June 24, 1946, and graduated as Electrician November 28, 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ’47; Softball, ’47; Football, ’46, 47. Frederick Ford Eubank Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop May 15, 1941; gradu- ated as Machinist January 27, 1947. Activities: Basketball, ’45, ’46; Football, ’46. Benjamin Walker Fenton, Jr. Hilton Village, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 29, 1941, trans- ferred to Toolmakers May 25, 1942, Apprentice Drawing Room September 28, 1942, Machinery Drawing Room January 31, 1944; entered Navy August 28, 1944, discharged June 1, 1946; reinstated August 28, 1946, and graduated as Machinery Drafts- man December 12, 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ’47. [ 61 ] f ML CLASS O F 19 4 7 Fred Ferrari Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 6, 1941; trans- ferred to Steam Engineers November 24, 1941: entered Navy April 28, 1944, discharged May 21. 1946; reinstated June 24, 1946, and graduated as Machinist April 24, 1947. John Dixon Forsyth Clearfield. Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 30, 1941; en- tered Army March 29, 1944, discharged June 22. 1946; reinstated September 3, 1946, and graduated as Machinist September 3, 1947. Activities: Minstrel. William Royce Fortner Epworth. Georgia Departments: Entered Shipfitters February 13. 1941, trans- ferred to North Carolina Shipyard August 18, 1941, returned March 2, 1942; transferred to Mold Loft April 27, 1942; entered Army May 16, 1944, discharged August 17, 1946; reinstated October 31, 1946 in Shipfitters and graduated August 29. 1947 as Shipfitter. William Delbert Pox, Jr. Hilton V illage, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop February 20, 1941; entered Navy April 29, 1944, discharged August 7, 1946; rein- stated September 23. 1946 and graduated as Sheet Metal W orker October 10, 1947. [ 62 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Preston Freeman Denbigh, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop June 26, 1941; en- tered Army June 5, 1944, discharged November 19, 1945; rein- stated January 14, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker February 15, 1947. Wilfred Joseph Gam ache Swannanoa, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipwrights June 12, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard March 16, 1942, and returned Sep- tember 17, 1942; entered Army Air Corps September 8, 1943, discharged November 3, 1945; reinstated January 3, 1946, and graduated as Shipwright June 20, 1947. Activities: Basketball Manager, ’42, ’43. Charles Francis Gardner Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 13, 1941, transferred to Hull Engineers November 15, 1943; entered Navy May 27, 1944, discharged June 5, 1946; reinstated August 19, 1946, and graduated as Machinist June 20, 1947. Activities: Glee Club: Minstrel. James Lavergne Garner Baltimore, Maryland Departments: Entered Shipwrights November 27, 1941; en- tered Seabees July 28, 1944, discharged June 19, 1946; reinstated June 11, 1946, and graduated as Shipwright December 15, 1947. wm CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Francisco Goodwin Louisa, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 13, 1941; entered Army June 23, 1944, discharged May 17, 1946; rein- stated July 15, 1946, and graduated as Machinist November 12, 1947. David Francis Gourley Fredericksburg, V irginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 13, 1941, transferred to Toolmakers September 28, 1942; entered Navy July 1, 1944, discharged April 23, 1946; reinstated May 15, 1946, and graduated as Toolmaker October 1, 1947. Activities: Wrestling; Cotillion Club. Hugh Allen Gray Lamar, South Carolina Departments: Entered Pattern Shop February 11, 1942; en- tered Army Air Corps May 7, 1944, discharged January 31, 1946; reinstated February 25, 1946, and graduated as Pattern- maker December 2, 1947. Arvil Haden Gregg Lenoir, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipfitters October 2, 1941; entered Navy April 26, 1944, discharged February 18, 1946; reinstated March 11, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter October 10, 1947. [ 64 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 James Duncan Hall Henderson, Kentucky Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 26. 1941, transferred to Steam Engineers June 15, 1942; entered Navy April 3, 1944, discharged February 21, 1946; reinstated March 25, 1946, and graduated as Machinist November 25, 1947. Activities: Softball, ’47; Basketball. James Lloyd Hamlin Asheville, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 18, 1942, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers October 26, 1942; entered Navy Air Corps May 6, 1944, discharged February 26, 1946; reinstated April 1, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 8, 1947. Activities: Track, ’42, ’47; Softball, ’47. Roscoe James Haney Charlottesville, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers January 15, 1942; en- tered Navy April 19, 1944, discharged February 8, 1946; rein- stated March 25, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter October 23, 1947. Activities: Softball, ’47. Samuel Everett Harper Littleton, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipfitters June 19, 1941; entered Army July 10, 1944, discharged August 12, 1946; reinstated Novem- ber 5, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter November 14, 1947. [ 65 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Peter John Harris Blowing Rock, North Carolina Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop July 13, 1943; grad- uated as Sheet Metal Worker August 29, 1947. Activities: Binnacle , ’47; Lit. Club, Pres., ’47; Wrestling, ’47. Charles Oliver Hart Victoria, Virginia Departments: Entered Electricians June 17, 1943; graduated as Electrician July 2, 1947. John Martin Hatcher Atkinson, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 13, 1941; transferred to H. F. P. Shop, May 16, 1942, Machinery Drawing Room August 9, 1943, Steam Engineers November 1, 1943, Hull Engineers January 31, 1944; entered Navy April 29, 1944, discharged March 7, 1946; reinstated April 8, 1946, trans- ferred to H. F. P. Shop August 5. 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 23, 1947. Activities: Wrestling, ’46-’47. Francis James Hawthorne Hylas, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 8, 1942; en- tered Navy March 24, 1944, discharged May 17, 1946; rein- stated May 27, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 19, 1947. Activities: Minstrel. [ 66 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Robert Henry Hawthorne Huntington, West Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 27, 1941; en- tered Navy April 4, 1944, discharged March 13, 1 946 ; reinstated April 1, 1946, and graduated as Machinist May 16, 1947. James Bernard Hayes Phoebus, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 23, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers May 5, 1941, Machinery Drawing Room February l v 1943; entered Navy March 29, 1944, dis- charged April 6, 1946; reinstated April 22, 1946, and graduated as Machinery Draftsman December 17, 1947. Activities: Cotillion Club. William Samuel Heath, Jr. Portsmouth, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop May 29, 1941; en- tered Navy June 19, 1944, discharged February 11, 1946; rein- stated March 11, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker March 8, 1947. Activities: Track Manager; Monogram Club; Minstrel. Roy Edwards Henley Bristol, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 6, 1941; trans- ferred to Hull Engineers June 5, 1941; entered Navy May 1, 1944, discharged May 24. 1946; reinstated August 5, 1946, and graduated as Machinist June 23, 1947. Activities: Football; Band. [ 67 ] c LASS O F 19 4 7 James Andrew Higgins Pemberton, West Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 20, 1941; entered Navy April 12, 1944, discharged June 1, 1946; reinstated June 17, 1946, and graduated as Machinist June 6, 1947. | esse Everette Hitt Culpeper, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 5, 1942, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers June 16, 1942; entered Navy June 29, 1944, discharged April 5, 1946; reinstated April 29, 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 31, 1947. Robert Tudor Hoi.dren III Lynchburg, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop May 1, 1941; entered Army September 8, 1944, discharged June 12, 1946; reinstated August 12, 1946, and graduated as Machinist September 11, 1947. Activities: Broad A; Binnacle. James Carlton Holland Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters March 27, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard November 24, 1941, returned June 1, 1942; transferred to Mold Loft January 24, 1944; entered Navy May 8, 1944, discharged June 29, 1946; reinstated August 5, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter July 18, 1947. [ 68 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Joseph Thomas Holzbach II Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters October 16, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard March 16, 1942, returned September 17, 1942, transferred to Mold Loft April 28, 1943; entered Army Air Corps February 24, 1944, discharged April 25, 1946; reinstated May 27, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter December 5, 1947. Franklin Ives Horan Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers May 2, 1940; transferred to Piping Drawing Room February 17, 1942; entered Army June 27, 1944, discharged October 1, 1946; reinstated Octo- ber 21, 1946, and graduated as Piping Draftsman August 26, 1947. Activities: Minstrel, ’43; Broad A, ’42, ’43; Binnacle , ’41 William John House Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters July 3, 1941; transferred to North Carolina Yard December 15, 1941, returned June 26, 1942; transferred to Mold Loft June 30, 1942; entered Navy May 18, 1944, discharged March 7, 1946; reinstated April 1, 1946, and graduated as Mold Loftsman June 13, 1947. Activities: Band; Golf. Peyton Edward Hutchens, Jr. Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 12, 1941; entered Navy March 29, 1944, discharged May 7, 1946; reinstated July 8, 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 10, 1947. Activities: Basketball, ’47. [ 69 } LASS O F 19 4 7 C Walthall Rivers Ivey Wrens, Georgia Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 3, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers November 24, 1943; entered Army April 27, 1944, discharged June 26. 1946; reinstated July 29, 1946, and graduated as Machinist July 19, 1947. Claude Brooks Jennings Elizabeth City, North Carolina Departments: Entered Hull Engineers August 7, 1941; en- tered Navy March 29, 1944, discharged March 21, 1946; rein- stated April 15, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter October 16, 1947. Walter Lee Jernigan Laurinburg, North Carolina Departments: Entered Copper Shop February 19, 1942; en- tered Navy April 4, 1944, discharged March 3, 1946; reinstated March 21, 1946, and graduated as Coppersmith December 12. 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ’47. Edward Calvin Johnson Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers May 23, 1941: entered Army Air Corps April 10, 1944, discharged April 23, 1946; re- instated June 17. 1946. and graduated as Pipefitter September 12, 1947. [ 70 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Samuei. Miller Johnson Hillsboro, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipfitters July 31, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard March 16, 1942, returned September 21, 1942; entered Army June 26, 1944, discharged August 12. 1946; reinstated September 11, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter Oc- tober 21, 1947. Dallas Monroe Jones Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 27, 1941; en- tered Marine Corps April 10, 1944, discharged August 1. 1946; reinstated August 26, 1946, and graduated as Machinist Sep- tember 3, 1947. Activities: Track, ’43. George Chari.es Karam Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 16, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers May 12, 1941, Toolmakers Novem- ber 2, 1942; entered Navy April 20, 1944, discharged February 24, 1946; reinstated March 1 1, 1946, and graduated as Machinist January 24, 1947. Activities: Broad A; Binnacle. Edward Franklin Kelley Crewe, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 25, 1942, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers January 25, 1943; entered Navy April 6, 1944, discharged February 17, 1946; reinstated March 18, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 2, 1947. Activities: Basketball. ■ i c LASS O F 19 4 7 Wallace Needham King Pink Hill, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipfitters January 8, 1942, transferred to North Carolina Yard June 23, 1942, returned December 28, 1942, transferred to Mold Loft September 29, 1943; entered Navy May 23, 1944, discharged May 4, 1946; reinstated June 3, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter December 23. 1947. Activities: Track, Assistant Manager, ’41. Kennon Whitcomb Kinney Appomattox, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters August 7, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard February 9, 1942, returned August 20, 1942; entered Army Air Corps March 21, 1944, discharged December 10, 1945; reinstated January 7, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter August 2, 1947. Frank Ernest Kuhn, Jr. Logan, West Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 16, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers January 5, 1942, H. F. P. Shop June 15, 1942; entered Army Air Corps April 13, 1944, dis- charged May 4, 1946; reinstated June 3, 1946, and graduated as Machinist November 21, 1947. Activities: Football, ’46, ’47; Monogram Club. Melvin Daniel Kuhns Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 16, 1941, trans- ferred to Toolmakers September 28, 1942; entered Navy June 30, 1944, discharged August 7, 1946, reinstated September 9, 1946, and graduated as Toolmaker December 5, 1947. [ 72 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Paul Ernest Laird Dover, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 13, 1941; en- tered Marine Corps June 12, 1944, discharged February 9, 1947, reinstated January 7, 1947, and graduated as Machinist Octo- ber 3, 1 947. Activities: Band; Wrestling, ’42, ’43; Cotillion Club. Edward Joseph Lambiotte Huntington, West Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 30, 1941, transferred to Steam Engineers March 30, 1942; entered Navy April 25, 1944, discharged June 17, 1946; reinstated August 26, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 4, 1947. Activities: Track, ’47; Monogram Club, ’47. Monnie Laughinghouse, Jr. Vanceboro, North Carolina Departments: Entered Painters and Decorators August 28, 1941; entered Army October 9, 1944, discharged July 27, 1946; reinstated August 14, 1946, and graduated as Painter and Dec- orator August 21, 1947. Activities: Football; Basketball; Track, ’42. WlLFORD WaYLON LlVERMAN Portsmouth, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop December 19, 1940, transferred to Steam Engineers November 29, 1943; entered Army July, 1944, discharged November 16, 1946; reinstated January 7, 1947, and graduated as Machinist September 26, 1947. [ 73 ] c LASS O F 19 4 7 Paul Kenneth Lotz Altoona, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Electricians July 3, 1941; entered Navy April 12, 1944, discharged June 7, 1946; reinstated June 24, 1946, and graduated as Electrician October 3, 1947. George Robert Lynn Durham, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 30, 1942; en- tered Navy March 28, 1944, discharged February 4, 1946; rein- stated February 25, 1946, and graduated as Machinist Decem- ber 2, 1947. Activities: Minstrel, ’43. Andrew Clyde Malone Brodnax, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters April 17, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard March 16, 1942, returned September 21, 1942; transferred to Mold Loft August 30, 1943; entered Navy March 17, 1944, discharged January 12, 1946; reinstated Feb- ruary 12, 1946, and graduated as Mold Loftsman May 19, 1947. Riley Garnett Mansfield Chattanooga, Tennessee Departments: Entered Machine Shop August 8, 1941, trans- ferred to Toolmakers November 26, 1943; entered Army Au- gust 10, 1944, discharged July 3, 1946; reinstated July 18, 1946, and graduated as Toolmaker December 2, 1947. [ 74 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Douglas LaFaughn Martin King William County, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters April 3, 1941; transferred to North Carolina Yard January 19, 1942, returned July 23, 1942; transferred to Mold Loft February 7, 1944; entered Navy June 26, 1944, discharged March 14, 1946; reinstated May 6, 1946 in Shipfitters, and graduated as Shipfitter April 23, 1947. Charles Franklin May Bradford, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 13, 1941; en- tered Navy May 30, 1944, discharged June 3, 1946; reinstated June 11, 1946, and graduated as Machinist June 13, 1947. Activities: Baseball, ’43. Robert James Mayhue Altoona, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Shipfitters January 22, 1942; entered Navy April 11, 1944, discharged January 6, 1946; reinstated January 28, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter November 28, 1947. Activities: Band. Paul Rock Mayo West Point, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 30, 1941; en- tered Navy April 11, 1944, discharged June 1, 1946; reinstated July 8, 1946, and graduated as Machinist June 20, 1947. Activities: Minstrel, ’42; Track, ’41, ’43, ’47; Glee Club; Cotillion Club; Wrestling, ’41, ’42, ’43, ’47. [ 75 ] c LASS O F 19 4 7 Hearst McClellan Daytona Beach, Florida Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 22, 1940, trans- ferred to H. F. P. Shop January 10, 1941; entered Army Air Corps August 28, 1942, discharged December 26, 1945; rein- stated February 4, 1946, and graduated as Machinist Decem- ber 24, 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ' 47; Honor Council, ’46; Binnacle , Business Manager, ’47. James Li.ovd McConnell Farmville, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipwrights November 12, 1941; en- tered Navy September 13, 1944, discharged June 5, 1946; rein- stated June 11, 1946, and graduated as Shipwright September 3, 1947. William Floyd McCreery Savannah, Georgia Departments: Entered Machine Shop September 25, 1941, transferred to Machinery Drawing Room May 3, 1943; entered Army July 3, 1944, discharged August 6, 1946; reinstated Sep- tember 18, 1946 in Machine Shop, and graduated as Machinist November 11, 1947. Activities: Band; Glee Club; Literary Society, ’47; Board of Directors, ’47. Willard Clay McCrickard Rocky Mount, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipwrights March 13, 1941; entered Navy March 23, 1944, discharged April 15, 1946; reinstated July 1, 1946, and graduated as Shipwright October 3, 1947. [ 76 } CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Price McDaniel Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 13, 1941; en- tered Army April 26, 1944, discharged June 3, 1946; reinstated June 24, 1946. and graduated as Machinist May 9, 1947. Ernest Malone McDermon, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop August 15, 1940, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers April 14, 1941; entered Navy April 29, 1944, discharged March 11, 1946; reinstated March 25, 1946; graduated as Machinist May 27, 1947. Activities: Track, ’41, ’42, ’43, ’47; Basketball, ’41, ’42, ’43, ’47. John William McLaughlin Kingston, New York Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 8, 1943, trans- ferred to Piping Drawing Room June 12, 1944, Machine Shop July 12, 1945; graduated as Machinist July 9. 1947. Activities: Softball; Basketball, ’45. David Lane McLean Petersburg, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 30, 1941, trans- ferred to Machinery Drawing Room September 1, 1943; entered Navy March 31, 1944, discharged February 24, 1946; reinstated March 11, 1946, transferred to Machine Shop September 30, 1946, and graduated as Machinist September 12, 1947. Activities: Football. ’43; Monogram Club; Cotillion Club, ' 43-’47; Broad A, ’47; Social Council, Chairman, ’47; Board of Directors, ’47. [ 77 ] c LASS O F 19 4 7 Daniel Edward Merrill Waco, Texas Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 16. 1941; trans- ferred to Steam Engineers April 6, 1942; Piping Drawing Room August 9. 1943; Hull Engineers November 1, 1943; entered Navy April 4, 1944, discharged April 10, 1946; reinstated June 3. 1946 in Machine Shop, and graduated as Machinist Novem- ber 28, 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ' 47. Clarence Constantine Milby West Point, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipwrights October 6, 1941: entered Navy April 8, 1944, discharged February 5, 1946; reinstated March 11. 1946, and graduated as Shipwright October 27, 1947. Activities: Softball. Paul Whitehead Moore. Jr. Poquoson. Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 3, 1940, transferred to Steam Engineers January 20, 1941; to North Carolina Yard June 16. 1942, returned December 21. 1942, transferred to Ma- chinery Drawing Room February 1. 1943; entered Navy May 1. 1944, discharged May 15, 1946; reinstated July 2, 1946, and graduated as Machinery Draftsman October 7, 194V Activities: Baseball, ’41, ’42. Timothy Rudolph Morgan Eagle Springs, North Carolina Departments: Entered Hull Engineers October 31, 1940, trans- ferred Machinery Drawing Room May 4. 1942; Shipfitters No- vember 2. 1942: Machine Shop February 1, 1943; Steam Engi- neers May 5. 1943; Hull Engineers August 2, 1943; Machinery Drawing Room November 1. 1943; entered Navy June 29, 1944, discharged January 20, 1946; reinstated February 11, 1946. and graduated as Machinery Draftsman June 20. 1947. Activities: Football, ’41, ’42. [ 78 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Richard Morgan Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 31, 1941; entered Merchant Marine March 20, 1944, discharged August 6, 1946; reinstated September 4, 1946, and graduated as Machinist De- cember 9, 1947. George Herman Morse Hornsbyville, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop November 3, 1940, transferred Piping Drawing Room August 30, 1943; entered Army July 24, 1944, discharged June 28, 1946; reinstated Au- gust 19, 1946, and graduated as Piping Draftsman November 3, 1947. Activities: Wrestling, ’42, ’43, ’44, ’47. Howard Ward Muir Belhaven, North Carolina Departments: Entered Hull Engineers November 6, 1941; entered Army March 24, 1944; discharged March 2, 1946; re- instated March 18, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter Septem- ber 5, 1947. Albion Horace Mulling Lake Worth, Florida Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 20, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers December 15, 1941, Toolmakers Feb- ruary 9, 1943; entered Merchant Marine April 24, 1944; Navy January 17, 1945, discharged July 5, 1946; reinstated July 22, 1946, and graduated as Toolmaker July 18, 1947. Activities: Binnacle; Cotillion Club; instrumental in reorganiz- ing Student Government. [ 79 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Clifton Jennings Myers Danville, Virginia Departments: Entered Boiler Shop May 23, 1941; entered Navy March 8, 1944, discharged May 25, 1946; reinstated June 17, 1946, and graduated as Boilermaker December 10, 1947. Activities: Broad A, ’47; Board of Directors, ’47; Cotillion Club, ’47. Knox Arnold Nunnally, Jr- Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Copper Shop November 13, 1940, trans- ferred to Piping Drawing Room May 4, 1942; Machine Shop November 2, 1942; Steam Engineers February 1, 1943; Hull Engineers May 3, 1943; Sheet Metal August 2, 1943; Piping Drawing Room. November 2, 1943; entered Navy September 5, 1944, discharged May 10, 1946; reinstated June 5, 1946, and graduated as Piping Draftsman December 2, 1947. Activities: Baseball. Beverly Gray Oliver Portsmouth, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop October 20, 1941; entered Army April 15, 1943, discharged April 13, 1945; rein- stated August 15, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker December 19, 1947. Richard James Osborne Hilton Village, Virginia Departments: Entered Mold Loft August 14, 1941, transferred to Shipfitters March 21, 1942, Mold Loft August 2, 1943; en- tered Navy April 12, 1944, discharged February 12, 1946; rein- stated in Shipfitter February 25, 1946, and graduated as Ship- fitter July 26’ 1947. Activities: Wrestling, ’42, ’44, ’47. [ 80 ] CLASS O F 1 9 4 7 Samuel Earle Over ley, Jr. Fredericksburg, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop May 15, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers November 25, 1941; entered Navy May 20, 1944, discharged May 17, 1946; reinstated July 16, 1946, and graduated as Machinist July 22, 1947. Wade Cleveland Payne, Jr. Haymarket, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop April 17, 1941; en- tered Navy March 29, 1944, discharged June 6, 1946; reinstated July 24, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker October 28, ' 1947. John Newit Pepper, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 20 1941, trans- ferred to Machinery Drawing Room June 23, 1944, and gradu- ated as Machinery Draftsman January 10, 1947. Thomas La verne Phillips Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 20, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers December 14, 1942; entered Mer- chant Marine April 7, 1944, discharged November 28, 1945; reinstated January 3, 1946, and graduated as Machinist June 11, 1947. Activities: Track. £ 81 } CLASS O F 19 4 7 Paul Kimbrough Plott Bennettsville, South Carolina Departments: Entered Shipfitters September 11, 1941, trans- ferred to Mold Loft June 27, 1942; entered Army July 24, 1944, discharged October 8, 1945; reinstated October 22, 1945, trans- ferred to Shipfitters Autust 13, 1946, and graduated as Ship- fitter March 21, 1947. Charles Kilgo Potter. Jr. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 6, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers November 15, 1943; entered Navy October 6, 1944, discharged July 7, 1946; reinstated September 9, 1946. transferred to Machine Shop January 13, 1947, and grad uated as Machinist October 15, 1947. Activities: Glee Club; Board of Directors, ! 47. Raoul’d Marion Price Reidsville, North Carolina Departments: Entered Painters and Decorators June 19, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard June 23, 1942, returned December 21, 1942; entered Navy October 18, 1944, discharged March 26, 1946; reinstated April 8, 1946, and graduated as Painter and Decorator January 30, 1947. Activities: Broad .4. Charles Granville Puffenberger Luray, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters Ju ' y 10, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard December 15, 1941, returned June 25, 1942; entered Navy April 24, 1944, discharged May 4, 1946; reinstated May 27, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter Septem- ber 5, 1947. Activities: Cotillion Club; Board oi Directors. ’4 . [ 82 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Roland Thomas Pullen Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 22, 1942, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers August 3, 1942; entered Army Air Corps April 13, 1944, discharged November 9, 1945; reinstated December 3, 1945, and graduated as Machinist September 19, 1947. Activities: Assistant Manager, Baseball, ’43; Track, ’46; Basket- ball; Football, Manager, ’46; Senior Class Secretary; Minstrel; Broad A. James Elmo Ray Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 18, 1940, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers November 9, 1942; entered Merchant Marine April 30, 1946; discharged May 20, 1946; reinstated May 20, 1946, transferred to Machine Shop June 16, 1947, and graduated as Machinist November 14, 1947. Activities: Wrestling ’41, ’42, ’43, ’47. Paul McClung Reid Waynesboro, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers August 8, 1941; entered Army May 2, 1944, discharged April 29, 1946; reinstated June 11, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter October 17, 1947. Activities: Wrestling; Softball, ’47. M arvin Mark Ritenour Woodstock, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 17, 1941, transferred to Toolmakers January 5, 1944; entered Navy March 18, 1944, discharged February 16, 1946; leinstated April 29, 1946, and graduated as Toolmaker October 1, 1947. Activities: Wrestling, ’43. [ 83 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Chester Roberts Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 23, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers May 13, 1941, returned to Machine Shop August 31, 1942; entered Army June 6, 1944, discharged July 4, 1946; reinstated September 3, 1946, and graduated as Machinist August 16, 1947. John Augusta Robins Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 16, 1941, trans- ferred to Toolmakers September 15, 1942, Hull Engineers Sep- tember 20, 1943; entered Navy April 4, 1944, discharged May 23, 1946; reinstated June 24, 1946, and graduated as Machinist April 4, 1947. Activities: Binnacle, ’42; Broad A, ’43, ’47. Thomas Merrill Robinson High Point, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop May 1, 1941, transferred to Hull Engineers November 24, 1941; entered Navy April 10, 1944, discharged May 17, 1946; reinstated June 3, 1946, trans- ferred to Machine Shop October 14, 1946, and graduated as Machinist August 22, 1947. Activities: Football; Wrestling. William Patrick Rosseau Williamsburg, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipwrights December 12, 1940, trans- ferred to North Carolina Yard January 19, 1942, returned July 23, 1942; entered Army September 8, 1943, discharged November ' 7, 1945; reinstated January 2, 1946, and graduated as Shipwright May 13, 1947. Activities: Track, ’46, ' 47; Football, ’46; Basketball, ’46, ’47. [ 84 ] CLASS OF 1947 John Edgar Rowe Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters January 16, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard November 28, 1941, returned June 1, 1942; entered Army May 1, 1944, discharged June 3, 1946; re- instated June 17, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter March 14, 1947. Activities: Baseball. James Wilbur Rowe Achilles, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters June 19, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard July 21, 1942, returned January 21, 1943, transferred to Mold Loft January 24, 1944; entered Navy June 10, 1944, discharged February 25, 1946; reinstated March 12, 1946, transferred to Shipfitters April 29, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter May 7, 1947. Activities: Football. Russei.l Lawrence Ruggles Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Boiler Shop August 21, 1941; entered Army April 1944, discharged December 22, 1945; reinstated September 23, 1946, and graduat ed as Boilermaker December 16, 1947. Corbett Whitfield Sawyer Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers November 14, 1940; entered Army April 11, 1944, discharged February 9, 1946; re- instated March 18, 1946, and graduated as Pipefitter January 3, 1947. [ 85 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Edward Schade Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters February 26, 1942, trans- ferred to North Carolina Yard August 18. 1942, returned Feb- ruary 22, 1943, transferred to Mold Loft February 27, 1943; entered Army March 27, 1944, discharged November 17, 1945; reinstated in Shipfitters November 26, 1945, and graduated as Shipfitter November 4, 1947. Activities: Minstrel; Board of Directors, ' 47. Herman Harrell Scott Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 23, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers May 5, 1941; entered Merchant Marine March 31, 1944, discharged September 4. 1946; reinstated Sep- tember 18, 1946 in Toolmakers and graduated as Toolmaker March 3, 1947. Activities: Minstrel, 42, ! 43; Cotillion Club; Basketball. ’41, ’42, ’43, ’47. John Sheppard Scott, Jr. Smithfield. Virginia Departments: Entered Electricians July 1, 1943; entered Navy October 9, 1944. discharged November 14, 1944; reinstated November 21. 1944, and graduated as Electrician October 24, 1947. David Frederick Seabloom Delray Beach, Florida Departments: Entered Shipfitters June 20, 1940, transferred Mold Loft August 25, 1941, Hull Drawing Room October 6, 1941; entered Army July 1, 1944, discharged July 3, 1946; re- instated March 17, 1947, and graduated as Hull Draftsman December 17, 1947. Activities: Band. [ 86 ] c L ASS O F 19 4 7 C. M. Sebastian Crewe, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters October 30, 1941, trans- ferred to North Carolina Yard May 30, 1942, returned Septem- ber 3, 1942, transferred to Mold Loft August 30, 1943; entered Navy Air Corps March 27, 1944, discharged October 2, 1945; reinstated December 10, 1945, transferred to Shipfitters April 29, 1947, and graduated as Shipfitter August 21, 1947. Activities: Football, ’42, ’43, ’46; Monogram Club. Eugene Cole Shelton Wytheville, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters October 2, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard February 16, 1942, returned August 20, 1942; entered Navy March 28, 1944, discharged February 27, 1946; reinstated April 8, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter De- cember 23, 1947. Activities: Cheerleader, ’43; Broad A, ’42. Fred Wheeler Sheron Franklinville, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 20, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers May 10, 1943; entered Army Octo- ber 21, 1943, discharged January 29, 1946; reinstated February 11, 1946, and graduated as Machinist August 15, 1947. John Kempton Shields Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 6, 1941, trans- ferred to Shipfitters January 5, 1942; Mold Loft September 29, 1943; entered Navy April 15, 1944, discharged May 22, 1946; reinstated in Shipfitters May 31, 1946, and graduated as Ship- fitter January 29, 1947. [ 87 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Edward Charles Shinn Altoona, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Machine Shop May 24, 1940, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers December 2, 1940; entered Xavy April. 1943, discharged January 24. 1946: reinstated March 4, 1946, and graduated as Machinist November 4. 1947. Activities: Band. Joseph Martin Shinn, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop May 1, 1941, transferred to Hull Engineers January 5. 1942, Steam Engineers October 10, 1943; entered Navy May 16. 1944. discharged July 25, 1946; reinstated September 9, 1946 in Machine Shop and graduated as Machinist September 12, 194 . Activities: Glee Club, ’47; Track, ’42. James Cagmey Sisk Henderson, Kentucky Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 3, 1941; trans- ferred to Steam Engineers January 19, 1942; to North Carolina Yard February 23, 1943, returned August 23. 1943; entered Army March 25, 1944, discharged November 9. 1945, reinstated November 26, 1945. in Machine Shop: transferred to Steam Engineers March 25. 1946. and graduated as Machinist Febru- ary 17, 1947. Gordon Bernard Smith, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Electricians January 2, 1941, transferred to Drawing Room September 15, 1942, Electrical Drawing Room February 2, 1943; entered Xavyjune 24, 1944, discharged June 22, 1946; reinstated July 22. 1946, and graduated as Elec- trical Draftsman December 1, 1947. Activities: Cotillion Club, ’47: Board of Directors, ’47. [ 88 ] CLASS O F 1 9 4 7 Richard Bonnie Smith Nashville, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipfitters July 20, 1941, North Caro- lina Yard December 8, 1941, returned June 18, 1942; transferred to Mold Loft September 29, 1943; entered Army July 10, 1944, discharged August 20, 1946; reinstated September 17, 1946 in Shipfitters and graduated as Shipfitter November 24, 1947. Kenneth Eldred Snyder Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Pattern Shop July 18, 1940; entered Navy September 4, 1942, discharged October 20, 1945; rein- stated November 15, 1946; graduated as Pattern Maker Decem- ber 3, 1947. Fleet Marvin Spell, Jr. Roseboro, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop May 8, 1941, transferred to Steam Engineers November 24, 1943; entered Navy April 17, 1944, discharged June 8, 1946; reinstated September 9, 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 15, 1947. Activities: Baseball. Fred Alexander Spracher Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop August 28, 1941, trans- ferred to H. F. P. Shop March 6, 1942, Piping Drawing Room August 30, 1943, entered Navy March 13, 1944, dis- charged June 19, 1946; reinstated July 1, 1946, transferred to H. F. P. July 29, 1946, Toolmakers June 16, 1947, and grad- uated as Toolmaker November 25, 1947. [ 89 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 William Stanley Stephens Nicholson, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Machine Shop March 6, 1941; entered Army August 7, 1944, discharged August 9, 1946; reinstated September 16, 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 1, 1947. Activities: Baseball, ’43; Monogram Club. Cecil Blake Stevens Brownsville, Pennsylvania Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 9, 1942, transferred to Piping Drawing Room January 10, 1944, Hull Engineers January 7, 1946, Steam Engineers April 1, 1946, Piping Draw- ing Room July 1, 1946, and graduated as Piping Draftsman Sep- tember 15, 1947. Activities: Binnacle. Richard Lark Stiles Kyser, West Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 21, 1941, transferred to H. F. P. March 7, 1942; entered Navy Septem- ber, 1944, discharged March 15, 1946; reinstated April 8, 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 3, 1947. Henry Jenkins Stokes Wilson, North Carolina Departments: Entered Hull Engineers October 18, 1940; en- tered Army August 28, 1942, discharged October 19, 1945; re- instated November 12, 1945, and graduated as Pipefitter in Hull Engineers December 10, 1947. Activities: Football, ’40, ’41, ’46, ’47; Track, ’42; Monogram Club, ’42, ’46, President of Club ’47; Cotillion Club Treas- urer, ’47; Board of Directors, ’47. [ 90 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 John Valvell Sutton Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop July 1, 1943, trans- ferred to Piping Drawing Room August 13, 1945, Sheet Metal Shop August 5, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker July 3, 1947. Richard Vernon Taylor Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 6. 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers April 20, 1942; entered Army August 31, 1944, discharged July 1, 1946; reinstated July 29, 1946 in Machine Shop, transferred to Steam Engineers August 25, 1947, and graduated as Machinist October 31, 194 7. Wallace Aubrey Terry Danville, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop October 16, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers March 9, 1942; entered Navy April, 1944, discharged May 22, 1946; reinstated June 17, 1946 in Hull Engineers, transferred to Machine Shop October 14, 1946, transferred to H. F. P. June 30, 1947, and graduated as Ma- chinist December 2, 1947. John Robert Tew Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 26, 1942; en- tered Navy August 28, 1944, discharged April 5, 1946; reinstated April 22, 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 24, 1947. [ 91 ] c L A S S O F 19 4 7 Howard Louis Thomas Hot Springs, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 9, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers January 20, 1941, Machine Shop April 15. 1942; entered Navy June 2, 1944, discharged from Navy August 30, 1946, reinstated October 7, 1946, and grad- uated as Machinist October 17, 1947. Activities: Football, ’46. Clinton James Tull.Jr. New Church, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 20, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers May 12, 1941, H. F. P. Shop Jan- uary 26, 1942, Steam Engineers November 15, 1943; entered Merchant Marine July 3. 1944, discharged September 7, 1946; reinstated October 7. 1946. and graduated as Machinist June 10, 1947. James Warren Walker Greensboro, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 12, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers December 14, 1942; entered Army April 13. 1944, discharged July 3, 1946; reinstated August 12, 1946. and graduated as Machinist October 20, 1947. Charles William Wheeley Urbanna, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters June 12, 1941, transferred to North Carolina Yard February 2, 1942, returned August 22, 1942; entered Navy October 9, 1944, discharged June 11, 1946; reinstated July 8, 1946, and graduated as Shipfitter Julv 16, 1947. Activities: Basketball, ’44; Baseball, ’43; Softball, ’47. [ 92 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Godwin Crockett White Messick, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 27, 1941, transferred to Hull Engineers October 20, 1941; entered Navy April 10, 1944, discharged February 12, 1946; reinstated in Machine Shop March 18, 1946, transferred to Hull Engineers October 14, 1946, and graduated as Machinist February 19, 1947. Activities: Baseball, ’42; Track, ’41. Howard Kinzie Williams Richmond, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop September 16. 1941; entered Navy March 30, 1944, discharged May 21, 1946; rein- stated July 1, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker De- cember 19, 1947. James Cowan Williams Morganton, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 27, 1941 ; trans- ferred to Steam Engineers October 6, 1941; entered Army No- vember 11, 1943, discharged March 10, 1946; reinstated April 8, 1946, and graduated as Machinist November 21, 1947. Alvin Owen Winall Smithfield, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 13, 1940, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers December 9, 1940, Superintendent’s Office September 15, 1941, Hull Engineers May 2, 1942, Piping Drawing Room October 12, 1942; entered Army July 29, 1944, discharged June 24, 1946; reinstated July 15, 1946, and grad- uated as Piping Draftsman September 10, 1947. Activities: Board of Directors, ’47; Basketball. [ 93 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Barney Benjamin Winall III Carrollton, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters January 23, 1941, transferred to Mold Loft January 29, 1942, North Carolina Yard July 27, 1942, returned January 25, 1943, transferred to Shipfitter Jan- uary 25. 1943; entered Navy March 31, 1944, discharged Mav 23, 1946: reinstated June 24, 1946. and graduated as Shipfitter May 8. 1947. Activities: Baseball, ’41. Edward Emerson Wine Manassas, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Shop January 22, 1942; entered Navy April 8. 1944, discharged January 18. 1946; rein- stated February 25, 1946, and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker November 20, 1947. Activities: Basketball. Harry Samuel Winfrey, Jr. Roanoke, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 19, 1942, trans- ferred Steam Engineers July 27, 1942; entered Navy July 7, 1944, discharged February 22, 1946; reinstated March 25, 1946. transferred to Machine Shop March 25, 1946, Steam Engineers May 27, 1946, and graduated as Machinist December 24, 1947. Watson Winslow Hertford, North Carolina Departments: Entered Copper Shop November 11, 1940, transferred to Drawing Room October 12, 1942; entered Navy March 30, 1944, discharged March 16, 1946; reinstated May 15, 1946 in Piping Drawing Room and graduated as Piping Drafts- man December 19, 1947. Activities: Cotillion Club, ’41, ’42, ’43: Minstrel. ’41, ’42, 43. [ 94 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Flowers Norman Winstead Crawfordsville, Georgia Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 6, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers June 2, 1941, North Carolina Yard December 8, 1941, returned June 18, 1942, transferred to Hull Engineers July 12, 1943; entered Navy May, 1944, discharged May 17, 1946; reinstated June 3, 1946, and graduated as Ma- chinist August 19, 1947. Activities: Cotillion Club; Board of Directors, ’47. Daniel Crawford Wise Goldsboro, North Carolina Departments: Entered Joiners February 20, 1941; entered Navy March 21, 1944, discharged April 24, 1946; reinstated July 22, 1946, and graduated as Joiner August 26, 1947. Louis Deborah Wood Four Oaks, North Carolina Departments: Entered Shipwrights October 9, 1941, trans- ferred to Ship Carpenters; entered Marine Corps August 18, 1944, discharged August 5, 1946; reinstated August 14, 1946, and graduated October 3, 1947. Activities: Softball, ’47. Ashley Page Wornom Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop January 30, 1941; trans- ferred to Hull Engineers May 20, 1941; entered Merchant Ma- rines March 31, 1944, discharged January 30, 1947; reinstated in Machine Shop March 3, 1947, and graduated as Machinist November 14, 1947. -i- ' ?■ ZXX [ 95 ] c LASS O F 19 4 7 Ernest Warren Yates Stacy, Virginia Departments: Entered Hull Engineers February 12, 1942; entered Navy April 1, 1944, discharged February 26, 1946; re- instated March 25, 1947; and graduated as Machinist Decem- ber 15, 1947. William Wilkinson Zbinden Dothan, Alabama Departments: Entered Machine Shop August 6, 1941, trans- ferred to Steam Engineers May 10. 1943; entered Navy May 25, 1944, discharged May 20, 1946; reinstated August 13, 1946; and graduated as Machinist December 2, 1947. Activities: Cheerleader, ’42, ’43; Wrestling. Paul Randolph Bljrroughs Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters December 4, 1941; entered Navy May 2, 1944, discharged March 18, 1946; reinstated April 15, 1946, and graduated as a Shipfitter October 31, 1947. Wintfield Gleason Huffman Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop June 20, 1940; trans- ferred to Piping Drawing Room February 9, 1942; joined Mer- chant Marine April 1, 1944, entered Army June 29, 1944, dis- charged November 12, 1946; reinstated in Piping Drawing Room November 11, 1946; and graduated as Piping Draftsman December 9, 1947. [ 96 ] CLASS O F 19 4 7 Geter Howard Hopson Carlotene, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 30, 1942; trans- ferred to Hull Engineers February 25, 1946, and graduated as Machinist January 18, 1947. Howard Eugene Lee, Jr. Plattsburg, New York Departments: Entered Hull Engineers May 13, 1940; trans- ferred to Piping Drawing Room October 30, 1941; transferred to Steam Engineers August 3, 1942; to Machine Shop Novem- ber 2, 1942; to Sheet Metal Shop February 1, 1943; to Piping Drawing Room May 3, 1943; entered Navy April 7, 1944, dis- charged February 11, 1946; reinstated February 18, 1946, and graduated as Piping Draftsman January 31, 1947. Alfred Patrick Pereira Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop August 2, 1939; entered Army September 26, 1942, discharged January 31, 1946; rein- stated February 25, 1946, and graduated as Machinist Janu- ary 1 3, 1 947. Thomas Louis Roesel Savannah, Georgia Departments: Entered Machine Shop September 25, 1941, transferred to Toolmakers May 25. 1942; entered Navy Air Corps March 27, 1944, discharged September 30, 1945; rein- stated February 25, 1946; transferred to Machine Shop May 6, 1946, and graduated as Machinist October 1, 1947. Fred Allen Vaughn Reidsville, North Carolina Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 6, 1941, trans- ferred to Hull Engineers August 18, 1941, H. F. P. Shop Jan- uary 26, 1 942, Steam Engineers November 15, 1943; entered Army July 5, 1944, discharged April 4, 1946; reinstated April 22, 1946, and graduated as Machinist January 8, 1947. [ 97 ] T ake it all in all, a ship of the line is the most honorable thing that man, as a gregarious animal, has ever produced. Into that he has put as much of his human patience, common sense, forethought, experimental phil- osophy, self-control, habits of order and obedience, thoroughly wrought handi- work, defiance of brute elements, careless courage, careful patriotism, and calm expectation of the judgment of God, as can be put into a space 300 feet long and 40 feet broad. Quoted from John Ruskin [ 98 ] m Photo by M. Ritger UPPER JUNIOR CLASS [ 99 ] CLASS OFFICERS F. A. LaC ' lair Secretary K. Hibbitts President J. H. Chalmers Vice-President H. L. Price Treasurer l P ie enting the CLASS : f 19 4 8 UPPER JUNIOR This class of long standing but with definitely a new name has now officially become known as the upper juniors. This designation was found necessary some time back, since the engineering course takes five years for completion rather than the normal four. Advanced math is being taken and with the end of ap- prenticeship in sight many apprentices are looking to the book of etiquette rather than mechanics for social and traditional guidance into happy and blissful units of twos. Many may purchase the long awaited for rings with the attractive stones and all the distinction of ones from larger and better known schools of higher learning. All may purchase the classic pins with which to make the bond be- tween the two more strong before any more definite steps are taken. [ 100 ] CLASS OF 1948 Jack Cathey Anderson Toolmaker Merchant Marine Harold Wright Ayers Toolmaker Navy Bruce Lloyd Becker Hull Draftsman Army Leslie Pierce Bell Machinist Army Donald Bernard Booker Machinist Army Joseph Willard Boutchard Machinist Merchant .Marine James Carroll Bradley Pipefitter Army John Albert Bright, Jr. Electr ' cian Navy [ 101 ] CLASS OF 1948 Montgomery Gibbs Cale Machinist Army Elam Carlton Carr, Jr. Patternmaker Army James Lee Carroll Shipfittei Navy Joseph Harlan Chalmers Piping Draftsman William Austin Cole Toolmaker Navy Harry Woodrow Compton Machinist Army Russell Arnold Cook Pipefitter Army Harry Eugene Corbett, Jr. Machinist Navy [ 102 ] CLASS OF 1948 Robert Edward Craig Electrician Army Alfred Kenneth Curtis Machinist Navy William Phillip Darnell Shipfitter Navy William Walter Davis Shipfitter Navy William Tabb Dickenson, Jr. Machinist Navy Richard DeLarman Douglas Electrical Draltsman Navy Ralph Gordon Duckett, Jr. Shipfitter Army William Haroid Dyson Machinist Army [ 103 ] CLASS OF 1948 Alfred Lee Eastman Machinist Navy Clyde Preston Evely Shipwright Army Hugh Culfbert Ewing. Jr. Production Staff Navy Charles Russell Farinholt Piping Draftsman Marine Corps Ervin Davis Farmer Pipefitter Army Edward Vincent Foretich, Jr. Machinist Navy Lewis Randolph Frazier Shipfitter Army Robert Stanley Freeman Boilermaker Army [ 104 ] CLASS OF 1948 Russell Claude Gentry, Jr. Machinist William James Gibson, Jr. Machinist Navy Harold Vann Glover Toolmaker Navy Cleveland Gorden Hall, Jr. Machinist Navy Robert Berkley Hancock, Jr. Machinist Wyatt Beasley Haney, Jr. Machinist Navy John Edwin Harding Machinery Draftsman Navy Howard Octave Harrison, Jr- Machinery Draftsman Marine Corps [ 105 ] CLASS OF 1948 George Edward Heflin Ship Carpenter Army Hillard Hudson Henderson Machinist Navy Dewey Wakefield Hennessee Ship Carpenter Navy Kermit Hibbitts Machinist Army James Daniel Hoard, Jr. Electrician Army Theodore Myers Hoover Machinist Army Carroll Hargraves Howle Machinist Merchant Marine Jack William Humbert Patternmaker Army [ 106 ] CLASS OF 1948 Donald Elmer Humphrey Coppersmith Army Walter Franklin Hutcheson Machinist Army Albert Burks Insley Mold Loftsman Navy James Harvey Jenkins III Sheet Metal Worker Navy Claudie Eslie Jones, Jr. Piping Draftsman Navy Horace Watson Jones Machinist Navy Marvin Ray Jordan Hull Draftsman Navy Zane Cruse Ketner Machinist Navy [107 ] CLASS OF 1948 Leland Eugene Kite Shipfitter Army Fred Augustine LaClair, Jr. Machinist Army Milton James Lamb Sheet Metal Worker Navy Charles Edward Landes Electrician Navy George Seth Lankford Piping Draftsman Navy Emmett Willmore Lawson Electrician Navy Jesse James Lucy Machinist Army Bryant Mayes Marks Machinist Navy [ 108 ] CLASS OF 1948 Hale Harvey Marshall Machinist Marine Corps Robert Norman Martin Hull Draftsman Navy William Arthur Martin Sheet Metal Worker Navy Jesse H AROLD MaSSENGILL Pipefitter Army John Emmette McCluney Machinist Navy George Guy McDearmon, Jr. Boilermaker Marine Corps Charles Howard McDonald, Jr. Shipfitter Navy William Kennedy McGehee Machinist Navy [ 109 ] CLASS OF 1948 Carl Richard Morris Machinist Navy Melvin Morris, Jr. Machinist Army Raymond Lewis Muhich Machinist Merchant Marine James Rudolph Xarron Painter and Decorator Army Charles Ansel Newell Hull Draftsman Army O ' Quinn Gary Norton Sheet Metal Worker Army Robert Louis Patrick O ' Bryan Machinist Marine Corps John McKinley Osborne Machinist Navy [ 110 ] CLASS OF 1948 Ralph Parramore Parks Electrician Army George Bayer Penn Machinist Marine Corps Woodrow Marshall Pierce Machinist Army John Milton Pirkle Hull Draftsman Army Harold Lloyd Price Mold Loftsman Navy Stephen Bragan Privette Sheet Metal Worker Army Philp Ross Ramsay Machinist Navy Edwin William Rappold Machinist Navy [ 111 ] 19 4 8 CLASS OF Marion Wadsworth Rawi.s Machinist Everett William Rich Machinist Army Robert Lee Ripple Electrician Navy Philip Lee Rodgers Machinist Army Vernon Gates Rountrev Electrician Army Mar yus Jones Rowe, Jr. Machinist Clarence Alston Rlss Machinist Army James Binford Sadler. Jr. Machinery Draftsman Merchant Marine [ 112 ] CLASS OF 1948 Reyburn Madison Sharp Shipwright Army Rudolph Kenneth Shearin Pipefitter Army Hurley James Skinner Machinist Army James Walter Sparrer Boilermaker Navy George Victor Stanaway Electrician Army Dewey Lee Stinson, Jr. Boilermaker Army George Allen Sustare Shipwright Navy Roland Lee Sweeney Shipfitter Navy [ 113 ] CLASS OF 1948 Curtis Drayton Taylor Machinist Navy David McNider Trent Toolmaker Navy Homer Carpenter Tucker Ship Carpenter Marine Corps Thomas Warren Turner Electrician Army James Frederick Underwood Sheet Metal Worker Navy Edward Mabin Wagner Boilermaker Navy William Alexander Watson Shipfitter Army James David Whitlow Toolmaker Army [ 1H] CLASS OF 1948 George Beazlie Wingfield Sheet Metal Worker Navy Maynard Louis Wood, Jr. Toolmaker Navy William Cardell Pershing Wool wine Shipfitter Army Robert Allen Wright Machinist Army William Otis Michie Machinist Navy Jay Parrish Beeler, Jr. Machinist Merchant Marine Cyril Patrick Metosh Machinist Army Wilbur Carlyle Miller, Jr. Machinist Navy George Robert Oden Machinist Navy Edward Lee Police Machinist Army f 1H] Tjlie building of, the Ship Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts, — she moves, — she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean’s arms! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [ 116 ] Dusk Falls Aboard the CVE Shah Photo by M. Ritger JUNIOR CLASS [ 117 ] % CLASS R. L. Ruggles V. K. Everett E. B. Adams, Jr C. W. Loveland Presenting, the CLASS OF 19 4 9 OFFICERS Vice-President President Secretary . . . .Treasurer THE JUNIOR ow the juniors, whose calendar of events have followed the regular course find that this third year is their last one for academic training. Enterprising young apprentices may hereafter concen- trate entirely on their selected trade, learning shop proce- dure and general yard principles. With the completion of this year they will either pass on to become dignified seniors or no less dignified upper juniors, depending on whether theirs is the regular or an engineering course of training. [ 118 } CLASS OF 1949 Earl Berkley Adams, Jr. Machinst Navy Harry Charles Anderson Shipwright Navy David Leon Arey Toolmaker Army Robert Franklin Beard, Jr. Machinist Navy Linwood Tilton Beasi ey Machinist Navy Edward Paul Bellas Machinist Army John Dillengar Bishop Machinist Army T wyman Elmore Bowman Electrician Navy Buford Wayne Collins Machinist Merchant Marine Paul W. Culotta Machinist Navy Samuel Theodore Demro Electrician Merchant Marine Donald Oliver Dowling Machinist Navy George Wiley Earnhardt Machinist Navy William Keith Everett Machinist Army Harold Garfield Farrell Hull Draftsman Navy Cecil Allen Field Machinist Army [ H9] CLASS OF 1949 Hoge Allen Floyd, Jr. Shipfitter Navy Claren Burrse Fore Sheet Metal Worker Navy James Roswell Gaylor Sheet Metal Worker Navy Gilbert Gilto Guili.ette V Machinist Army George Keith Sinclair Hardy Machinist Navy Clarence Bailey Harris Coppersmith Army Wilton Neville Harris Machinist Army William Sydnor Hawkes Machinist Navy George Erving Kelley Electrician Marine Corps Robert William Kendrick Machinist Army Benjamin Franklin Kissam Machinist Navy Stanley Perry Leicester Shipfitter Navy William Henry Leigh Machinist Navy Clifton Wells Loveland Machiniery Draftsman Army Edward Rerrie Masser Electrician Army Belton Thomasson Mg Alexander, Jr. Machinist Navy [ 120 ] CLASS OF 1949 William Alfred McDonald Machinist Army John Augustus McErlain, Jr. Machinist Navy John Calvin McPherson Machinist Navy James Patrick McSherry Machinist Army Rupert Raymond Monahan Electrician Army James Collier Ogburn, Jr. Shipfitter Army Hosea Earl Parker Electrician Army Theodore Burniss Ray Machinist Army William Arthur Respess, Jr. Machinist Army Robert Leonidas Rhodes Machinist Army Charlie Bolden Robbins, Jr. Sheet Metal Worker Army Harry Oliver Ross, Jr. Machinist Navy Charles Lee Rountree, Jr. Coppersmith Navy Charles Anderson Russell Machinist Army Alvin Melburn Schei.i., Jr. Machinist Navy Morrell Mackenzie Shelor, Jr. Electrical Draftsman Navy r Hi] CLASS OF 1949 Sptehen Adlai Shuford Machinist Navy Noah Fred Stewart Sheet Metal Worker Army John William Taylor Shipfitter Navy Arthur James Thomas, Jr. Machinist Navy George Milton Thomas Sheet Metal Worker Navy Philip Gray Thornburg Machinist Navy Charles Reaves Turner Machinist Army Eugene Anthony Urick Hull Draftsman Navy Kenneth Calvin Wiley Machinist Army Kenneth Eugene Williams Sheet Metal Worker Navy John David Zuskin Machinist Navy No Picture Homer Willett Buck Machinist Army Cleveland Belcher Clarke, Jr. Shipfitter Marine Corps Kenneth Woodrow Cogan Machinist Navy No Picture: Edwin Anthony Condon Machinist Navy James Bernard Miante Machinist Navy Homer Elder Mo rgan Pipefitter Marine Corps [ 122 ] Whistle Stop SOPHOMORE CLASS [ 123 ] (Presenting the CLASS OF 19 5 0 LASS OFFICERS Vice-President President Secretary-Treasurer SOPHOMORE With the completion of his first twelve months, the probation period is over, he has made the grade and is now fully determined to finish his term of apprentice training. This year he is eligible for transfer to one of the four drawing rooms, electrical, hull, machinery or piping, de- pending on his choice and the division in which he has had experience. He will then be an engineering student with a minimum of five years of apprentice training re- quired. If this direction is taken he automatically adds extra time to his apprenticeship but many believe the advanced studies more than compensate for this addition. I 124 ] Gerald Randolph Anders Navy Earl Hazle Blanton, Jr. Navy John Erhard Brabrand Russell Eugene Bryant Edwin Wheeler Buckingham III Navy Mayo McComb Clarkson Navy Robert Francis Harrison Navy Raymond Milton Hickman Army THE CLASS OF 1950 Linwood Earl Howell Army Charles Ransom Lamm Merchant Marine Theodore Eugene Larson Navy Robert Wesley Matthews Navy James Edward O’Donnell Navy Carl Norwood Robeson, Jr. William Thomas Shreves Wayne Hampton Starkey Navy { 125 J S h i p 3 , T hat art untouched by softness, all that line Drawn ringing hard to stand the test of brine. That nobleness and grandeur, all that beauty Born of a manly life and bitter duty: That splendour of fine bows which yet could stand The shock of rollers never checked by land. That art of masts, sail-crowded, fit to break. Yet stayed to strength, and back-stayed into rake. The life demanded by that art. the keen Eye-puckered hard-case seamen, silent, lean. They are grander things than all the art of towns, Their tests are tempests and the sea that drowns. They are my country’s line, her great art done By strong brains labouring on the thought unwon. They mark our passage as a race of men. Earth will not see such ships as those agen. John Masefield [ 126 ] Photo by E. P. Griffith FRESHMAN CLASS ( 127 } (Pt eventing, the CLASS OF 19 5 1 CLASS OFFICERS D.jR.rHooD President R. D. Coulson Secretary and Treasurer J. G. Ball Vice-President THE FRESHMAN Of the many requesting admission to the apprentice school, “a technical institute doing a minimum of two years of work of the college grade,” only a select few are accepted. Once he has turned in his application and re- ceived his little green booklet, the prospective apprentice is anxious to get started on his chosen career. There is academic as well as vocational training for the young apprentice. The Charles F. Bailey bronze award is his for academic effort during this first year. Soon after the freshman has signed up at the dormitory, if he is from out of town, he meets his instructors and professors that he will soon come to know as friends, both capable and willing to assist in all problems arising throughout his apprentice- ship. [ 128 ] CLASS OF 1951 Charles Robert Adams Henry Floyd Atwell Lawrence Bernard August, Jr. Clyde Henry Baldwin John Gardner Ball George Young Ballentine, Jr. Spurgeon Vaniel Barbee, Jr. Clayton Eugene Belcher Elton Washington Bennett James Kennedy Bishop Edmund Earl Blanchard Harry Duane Bradshaw Vance Orpheus Bright, Jr. Raymond Warren Brushwood John Burts Bryant George Frederick Burcher Douglas Lamarr Burroughs Rodney Wilson Carroll Joseph Francis Christopher Floyd Thomas Clark, Jr. Willoughby Warren Colonna, Jr. Richard Carter Cooper John Raymond Cope Carlton William Coppersmith Richard Dyer Coui.son Army George Cleveland Council, Jr. James Guy Crenshaw, Jr. Lawrence Fulton Crockett Samuel. Edward Darnell Eldon Tate Deskins Leon Lynwood Dyson Charles Preston Eichelberger Harry Lee Farmer William Lee Field, Jr. Charles Edward Foley Allan Morton Forbes Army [ 129 ] CLASS OF 1951 Franklin Mayo Foster Ronald Nelson Frazier Milton Lyon Garrison Gilbert Lothia Gregg, Jr. William Harvey Griffin- Franklin Gage Grubb Selden Douglas Guthrie Vivien Ansell Haw-kins Dan Rex Hood William Charles Hood Army Frank Pearl Hopkins, Jr. Army Joseph Clement Howard. Jr. Paul Conley Hudson Donald M. Hyatt, Jr. Wellington Brough Ingersoll John H. Insley, Jr. Joseph Edward Jackson Ira Jenkins Clarence Benson Johnson, Jr. Ramon Kenneth Kea Alfred Joseph Kipper Edw ard Merrill Lamb Xaiy Thomas Winfred Liner Thomas Moody Mayo. Jr. Jimmy How ard McClellan Francis Daniel Merritt Charles Edw ard Miller Wesley Earl Miller Harry Calverlier Minga, Jr. William Alexander Mitchell Xorris Harrison Monk James W. Murden, Jr. Otto Robert Xalmann. Jr. Richard Black Xissley William Bert Ow ens William Roy Page U30] CLASS OF 1951 James Henry Parker Jesse Edward Peeples William M. Pettit, Jr. James Warren Phillips John Herbert Rappold John William Rassman Robert Nelson Riggins Lawrence Robinson, Jr. Connie Mack Rudd Robert Emerson Schofield, Jr. John Alfred Setzer David Bernard Seward, Jr. John Dunaway Seward Lamont Allen Shinn Andrew Floyd Smith, Jr. Gerald Clair Snyder Frank Conway Sorrell Jesse Richard Starcher Kenneth Gene Stultz Sidney Morrison Tidd Army Lloyd Chester Turner Robert James Walsh Bernard Francis Ward Charles Edward Ward Lloyd Chester Ware Douglas Rudolph Watson Daniel Godfrey West, Jr. Wallace Wellington Williams, Jr. Byron Glenn Wolford George Raymond Barber Dennis Edward Bowen, Jr. James Crosby Brown, Jr. Paul Daniel Coburn Paul German Deal Robert Hugh Fisher James Burleigh Harwood III Benj amine Thomas Lewis Frank Walker Lewis Henry Walter McGuire Percy Carlton Overman, Jr. Thomas Edward Pepe James W. Pereira William Arthur Rich John Ayers Rierson, Jr Bobby Lee Roberts James Patrick Schade Walter Webb Waters The liner — she’s a lady; that’s the reason why, no doubt, She always needs assistance gettin’ in and gettin’ out, She can’t come up the river, and she dassn’t dock alone, So she whistles for the tugboat in a most imploring tone, An’ the tugboat takes the hawser, and goes puffin’ up the stream, With his stack a-smoking lively an’ his engine spitting steam, Then he swings her and pulls her, like a cowboy driving stock, An’ he hasn’t got no manners, but he gets her in the dock. He’s short and stout and chunky, Like a fat old goat, And he ain’t no liner’s flunky, He’s a freelance boat, Yet it’s easy when you view him An’ you hear him pant, To see there ain’t much to him But his power plant. Barton Braley ☆ [ 132 ] Photo by M. Ritger [ 133 ] N S P U B L I C A T I O [ 134 ] Ohe d$xoad U c4 J pon£o% Miss Frances Biggins Newport News, Virginia [ 135 ] R. F. Barbrow Co-Editor E. P. Bellas Co-Editor B. M. Lake Alumni Advisor The BROAD The year of 1947 marks the tenth year since the Broad .4 first made its appearance in the Apprentice School. A brief history of journalistic attempts in the school dates back to 1923 when The Apprentice Bulletin was inaugurated. This was put out by the faculty. It was discontinued soon afterwards when the apprentices took over. .After a lapse of about two years the Bulletin again made its appearance and its name was soon changed to Ship- A building. On May 27, 1925 the final issue of Shipbuilding was gotten out, and for approximately ten years, the ap- prentices were without a common mouthpiece. March 4, 1937, was the date of the first Broad AT pub- lication, as a single mimeographed sheet. After several issues in this form, it became a printed paper on February 4. 1938. At this point, pictures began to appear in the Broad A . Staff unusually hard at work [ 136 ] Getting out the paper Through the years until 1944 when publication was interrupted by war, the type of paper changed and the size may have varied slightly but the style was held constant. Today the Broad A is to be complimented on its progress since it was re-established in April 1947. Its staff for the year included E. P. Bellas and R. F. Bar- brow as co-editors-in-chiefs and “Bobbie” Lake as the alumni adviser. Others on the staff were Harold Craw- ford, sports editor, with R. L. P. O’Bryan ably assisting; E. L. Polick, art editor; G. C. Mason, faculty adviser; “Dick” Poythress, alumni art editor; J. W. Polick, alumni editor: R. T. Holdren III and “Bob” Kendrick, photogra- phers; W. A. Cole, business manager; “Ed” Foretich, cir- culation manager, and the following staff members, W. VV. Zbinden, D. L. McLean, J. H. Chalmers, R. B. Nissley, M. G. Gale, G. B. Wingfield, W. H. Dyson, R. N. Martin, W. T. Shreves, C. J. Myers, D. B. Booker, F. A. LaClair, F. I. Horan and M. Ray Jordan. Circulation Ohe binnacle SponJot [ 138 ] Miss Mvrna White Newport News, Virginia Robert Norman Martin Managing Editor Marvin Ray Jordan Editor-in-Chief Hearst McClellan Business Manager n n a William HaroixTDyson Feature Editor Harold Edward Crawford Sports Editor Robert Tudor Holdren III Photography Manager Joseph Harlan Chalmers Advertising Ad anager Peter JohnTIarris Co-Circulation Ad anager Earl Eugene Coulson Co-Circulation Ad anager [ 139 ] Editorial Staff With the publication of the 1947 Binnacle , the apprentice annual yearbook makes its first appearance since 1942. The Binnacle was not published during the war years be- cause the enrollment of the school dropped so low that it was almost impossible to produce a yearbook. The major aim of the Binnacle staff, this year, is to pay tribute to the apprentices who gave their lives in a fight to retain the freedom which we now possess. We also wish to pay tribute to all apprentices who served in the armed forces during the tragic war that has just been won. In selecting a staff, it was necessary to call a meeting of all apprentices who were interested in working on the pub- lication. Mr. George C. Mason agreed to serve as faculty adviser. M. Ray Jordan was selected as editor-in-chief. Ray was feature editor of the 1942 Binncale, associate editor of the proposed 1943 Binnacle and is one of the few boys who had any previous experience in this sort of work. ‘ ' Buddy” Martin was chosen managing editor with Harold Dyson elected feature editor and Harold Crawford, sports editor Those appointed to help Dyson were “Bill” Top tow, left to right: Earl Berkley Adams, Jr., Features; George Young Ballentine, Jr., Features; Robert Felix Barbrow, Features; Edward Paul Bellas, Features; John Dillengar Bishop, Features; Reyburn Madison Sharp, Features. Bottom row, left to right: William Thomas Shreves, Features; Samuel Theodore Demro, Sports; Fred Augustine LaClair, Jr., Sports; Henry Jenkins Stokes, Sports; Robert William Kendrick, Photography; Raymond Lewis Muhich, Photography. [HO] Business Staff Shreves, Earl Adams, John Bishop, Robert Barbrow, “Ed” Bellas, and Reyburn Sharp. Those working with Crawford were Freddie LaClair, Henry Stokes and S. T. Demro. “Bobbie” Holdren served as photography editor with “Bob” Kendricks and Ray Muhich assisting. Hearst McClellan was given the job of business manager. Joe Chalmers was selected as advertising manager, assisted by G. R. Anders, P. G. Thornburg, W. A. McDonald, A. Hawkins, B. M. Marks, W. A. Cole, E. D. Foretich, R. B. Nissley and D. B. Booker. Co-circulation managers were Earl Goulson and Peter John Harris assisted by M. L. Wood and Pat O’Bryan. The Binnacle staff wishes to express its sincere thanks to all those whose help made this book possible. Especially do we wish to thank Mr. George C. Mason, who faithfully served as faculty adviser and gave untiring assistance, and Miss Myrna White, our sponsor, whose charming per- sonality gave us moral support while her work with files and records gave us factual support. Top row, left to right: Gerald Randolph Anders, Advertising; Donald Bernard Booker, Advertising; William Austin Cole, Advertising; Edward Vincent Foretich, Jr., Advertising; Vivien Ansell Hawkins, Advertising; Bryant Mayes Marks, Advertising. Bottom row, left to right: William Alfred McDonald, Advertising; Richard Black Nissley, Advertising; Philip Gray Thornburg, Adver- tising; Jimmy Howard McClellan, Circulation; Robert Lewis Patrick O ' Bryan, Circulation; Maynard Louis Wood, Jr., Circulation. CHI 3 Mrs. Harold E. Crawford Newport News, Virginia Miss Mary Morris Hertford, North Carolina Miss Juanita Vassar Newport News, Virginia Miss Glenna Howser Newport News, Virginia [ 142 ] Miss Dorothy Douglas Ocalla, Florida Stall Miss Louise Kinsland Franklin, North Carolina 5 a vo rite 3 Mrs. John D. Bishop Hampton, Virginia Miss Bii.lye Hunter Columbus, Ohio [ 143 ] Mrs. Robert T. Holdren III Newport News, Virginia [ 144 ] First School — Night HISTORY Second School — Restaurant Third School OF THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL On January 28, 1886, the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company was chartered as “The Chesa- peake Dry Dock and Construction Company.” Its chief purpose was to serve as a repair yard for ships entering the Port of Hampton Roads, but it was soon evident that there was a need for new ships; so in February, 1890, it assumed its present name by legislative amendment to its original Act of Incorporation. On April 30, 1891, the first vessel built by this new or- ganization was delivered and it was just three years later, in 1894, that the first graduate Apprentice received his certificate. He was a product of the “over the shoulder” method of training of that day. The apprenticeship sys- tem of the Company followed the regular pattern of Ap- prentice training prevalent at that time. In 1911 the management arranged with the local public school authorities to use their classrooms at night for the education of young employees, including shipyard appren- tices. This arrangement merely showed the need for a full-time school within the confines of the plant, with the students attending on company time and with pay. In 1919 such a school was established in a small wooden building that for many years had been used as a restaurant. In 1925 the Apprentice School was moved into a brick building which still stands across the street from the Main Office building; in 1929 the School was moved back into the yard into a completely remodeled and renovated building that had formerly been a mule stable. It was in this building that the greatest forward strides were made Fourth School — Mule stable Present School — Old payline scene [ 145 ] Classroom scene Homework Classroom in the advancement of training and education of Appren- tices. During the month of April. 1928, “training by intention” was firmly established in the Shipyard, replacing the hit- or-miss “absorption” method. For the first time, full- time vocational instructors were employed and given college courses pertinent to their duties. These courses were and are continually being supplemented by in-plant courses in vocational education. Admission requirements academ- ically were advanced from a “good grammar school edu- cation,” to high school graduation and even these standards have been raised. As the Apprentice School grew educationally, it also moved forward in athletics and in other student activities. From humble beginnings in the sandlot ranks under diffi- cult conditions, the athletic teams grew and began to en- gage colleges and universities from Maine to Florida in football, baseball, basketball, track and wrestling. Lecture hall The Glee Club and Band established a reputation second to none in Virginia, and have many fine performances to their credit. In the journalistic field, the Broad A, our monthly publication, and an annual, The Binnacle , have been a source of pride to every Apprentice. The student body, which in 1941 numbered almost eleven hundred, was reduced to practically nothing by World War II. Over a thousand apprentices entered the service and twenty-eight of these made the supreme sac- rifice. Today the Apprentice School is again on the march to rebuild its prewar structure. About four hundred former students have returned from the war, and around this nucleus the future of the school is assured. Drafting class Then came, in rapid succession, a new athletic building and stadium, a fine dormitory and finally a new educational building. U46] SELECTION OF APPRENTICES Requests are received daily from young men asking to be accepted into the Apprentice School. On receipt of a request, whether by mail or in person, the prospective ap- prentice is provided with a small booklet describing the apprenticeship program and conditions of apprenticeship, and is required to fill in a personal questionnaire. This questionnaire seeks information particularly con- cerning the applicant ' s family background, his physique, his scholastic record with special reference to his ratings in mathematics and science, his activities record, and his previous experience. On the basis of this information, a preliminary weeding-out of unlikely candidates is made possible. The selection of successful candidates is based upon the record thus submitted, together with a personal interview and physical examination. An important criterion of selection is the candidate’s past record in mathematical subjects; he is required to have attained at least to high school graduation, with a general average of “C” or better, including full credit in algebra and geometry. Other factors which are included in selection processes are age, physique, family background, residence, and initiative as demonstrated in past accomplishments. Other things being equal, preference is given to sons of Company em- ployees. It is an inviolable rule that no apprentice may be employed who is married (exception is made for ex- G. I.’s), the reason for this being that the company in the past has experienced serious problems affecting the work- manship of married apprentices. The company does not use an apprentice indenture, for the reason that the company prefers that both the com- pany and the apprentice should be free at any time to terminate their mutual understanding. Signing up in’dormitory. Receiving Admission Forms. Taking Blood Pressure — Part of Entrance Physical. Receiving check numbers and assignment to departments. [ 147 ] Mr. and Mrs. George H. Padgett at home in their suite in the dormitorv George H. Padgett Dormitory and Canteen Manager APPRENTICE Turning off Washington Avenue West on 35th Street, one is con- fronted by a massive colonial-front, brick structure which may be recognized as the Apprentice Dormitory. The Dormitory was completed in late 1941 with the first apprentices moving in during Christmas week of that year. The new apprentice, no doubt, is baffled by the magnitude of the dormitory, as he crosses the wide veranda and passing on through one of the three large double doors, enters into a most spacious lobby. To his left, the prospective resident sees the Dormitory Office with J. H. Hale and his broad welcoming smile waiting to greet him. Also on the first floor is found the large, spacious lounge and most up-to-date cafeteria. The lounge can hardly be topped by any hotel in the country. In small groups about the lounge are very comfortable sofas and chairs. In the lounge also is found an audible radio and a large open fire- place helping add to the homey effect. Before the new Apprentice has become used to the magnificence and splendor of his first sight of his new home, and before he has had a chance to examine the many beautiful paintings surrounding him in the lounge and lobby, he is greeted by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Padgett, who not only serve as Managers of the Dormitory, but also spend Bill Everett Storekeeper Baby-do.” afternoon cook, and Geo. H. Padgett Cafeteria and kitchen workers. Mrs. George H. Padgett Assistant manager of dormitory J. H. Hale — Office clerk DORMITORY much of their time trying to make things more pleasant and home-like for “their boys.” The Apprentice is then assigned to one of the many single, double or triple rooms. Much time is spent in trying to decide which boys would suit better as roommates, so any new boy can feel assured that his roommate will be as near his liking as possible. In each room is found a single bed and large metal built-in locker for each occupant. There is a desk and bed table as well as a lavatory and medicine cabinet in each room. Fresh towels are furnished daily and plenty of hot water is to be found for showers and shaves at any hour of day or night. Before long the Apprentice becomes hungry, so he starts a search for the Cafeteria. The Dormitory Cafeteria is open to all occupants of the dormitory. Any apprentice, guest or Shipyard official may eat his mid-day meal in the dormitory with special permission from the office. Meals are served six days each week. The Dormitory is surrounded by a most beautiful selection of shrub- bery and flowers. In the rear of the Dormitory is the fish pond with several different-colored fish and water flowers centered by a bird bath which is well used by the many birds seen around. Also sur- rounding the large rear court are several large bushes of gardenias, camellias and azaleas which add to the beauty of the Dormitory ' s setting. Mrs. Nora E. Barkley Housekeeper Zedic Lacy Chief waiter Lawrence D. Parker — House boy House maids [ 152 ] Photo by M. Ritger [ 153 ] Frank M. Dobson Athletic Director An k n � t, t _ « P T 1 1 . w iL 1 Trophies Mrs. Edel M. Pullen Clubhouse Hostess ATHLETIC BUILDING During 1933, the company at its own expense built an athletic building just southward of the main entrance to the plant, and presented the building to the Apprentice Athletic Association for social, athletic, and entertainment purposes. It also provided a football field and a track situated to the rear of the building. The apprentices, themselves, decorated the interior of the building and built the bleachers for the football field. They also provided the funds for furnishing the main lobby. The offices of the Athletic Director, Frank M. Dobson ? and of the clubhouse hostess, Mrs. Edel M. Pullen, are appropriately located herein. The apprentice collection of trophies is housed in a glass case in the lobby and one may find group pictures, as well as snapshots of all athletic groups and teams on the bulk- heads of the main lounge. One ean easily see why the building is extensively used every night of the week. Aerial view of Apprentice School “campus” Sitting, left to right: F. B. Gall, Wrestling; Cloid Humphreys, Wrestling; Granville Gresham, Football and Track; F. M. Dobson, Head Coach; J. M. Rama, Football; Percy Collins, Wrestling; B. G. Carmean, Wrestling. Standing, left to right: H. H. Efird, Football; John Burns, Football; Kenneth Crocker, Football; H. J. Wetzler, Football. COACHING STAFF Coach Dobson has selected as his assistants in building athletic teams of the Apprentice School a group of young men who give their time without remuneration. These men are chosen on the basis of their character, high caliber, understanding of young athletes, and ability to lead. Each man chosen was a leader in his own field. All of the assistant coaches chosen are former apprentice athletes, with the exception of “Granny” Gresham of William and Mary and John Burns of the University of South Carolina. MANAGERS To be a member of the managerial stafT of the athletic teams, a person must be able to put in extra hours of hard work. Senior manager Bill Drinnon keeps his staff of managers busy at all times. Each sport has its own manager. Bill Michie keeps the basketball team well equipped. The track men always know that Dick Nissley will be close by to lend a helping hand. Giving Bill Drinnon a great hand in football can be seen John McErlain and S. T. Demro. Much credit must be given to these men for keeping things moving along smoothly. Sitting left to right: R. B. Nissley, Assistant Football and Track Manager; S. T. Demro, Football Manager; W. C. Drinnon, Football Manager; W. O. Michie, Basketball Manager. Standing: J. A. McEri.ain, Assistant Football and Basketball Manager. Back row, left to right: E. L. Scott. Jr., Assistant Coach; R. F. Beard, Jr.; R. E. Bryant; H. W. Sherman; J. A. McErlain, Jr., Assistant Manager. Front row, left to right: H. H. Henderson; W. P. Rosseau: H. V. Austin; E. M. McDermon, Jr.; H. H. Scott; P. E. Hutchens, Jr.; T. N. Brooking, Jr. ; W. Warren, Head Coach; W. O. Mich- ie, Manager (not in picture). BASKETBALL The Apprentice Basketball team, under the tutelage of Coach Willard Warren, swung through a tough schedule and emerged victor in ten out of fifteen contests. Maroon netmen handed defeats to representative teams from Langley Field. Virginia Medical College, Fort Mon- roe, Eastern Carolina Teachers College, Randolph-Macon, and the division schools of William and Mary College at St. Helena and Norfolk. The A’s lost a thriller to William and Mary’s five, 55-52; to the Norfolk Division team of William and Mary by four points; another to the William and Mary Indians by a 66-37 score; and to the Norfolk Naval Station by two and twenty-six point results. With strong offensive action, the Apprentice cagers totaled more than fifty points in each of ten of the fifteen contests and aggregated a score of 785 markers. Greatest scoring stint was in the 72-26 rout of the Fort Monroe AGF courtmen. For the opposition, 664 points were recorded during the season’s action. Coach Warren, assisted by a former Apprentice court- ster, Elmon Scott, combined four lettermen of pre-war teams with several newcomers to form the net squad. E. M. McDermon and H. W. Sherman, performing at the guard positions, captured many of the laurels with their stellar offensive and defensive plays. Other back court- men were H. V. Austin, W. P. Rosseau. and R. C. Gentry, Jr. In the forward positions, H. H. Henderson, T. N. Brooking, Jr., R. E. Bryant, and P. E. Hutchings provided some outstanding plays. H. H. Scott and R. F. Beard, Jr., ably acquitted themselves as they alternated in the center position. McDermon and Sherman teamed to make scoring honors with a 340-point total between them. This was almost half the total of the team’s score. 1947 BASKETBALL A’s Opp’s Langley Officers 59 43 Medical College of Virginia. 51 49 Norfolk Division W M... 37 41 St. Helena W M 63 37 Fort Monroe 63 37 Langley Officers 57 44 Fort Monroe 72 26 Naval Training Station 32 51 Norfolk Division W M 51 44 William Mary 37 66 E. C. T. C.- 49 41 Randolph-Macon .1 60 37 William Marv 52 55 St. Helena W M 49 38 Naval Training Station 53 55 Totals 785 664 HOUSE-LEAGUE BASKETBALL The House League, formed by enthusiastic Apprentices from the various Yard Departments, provided recreation for over seventy members on seven teams during the past basketball season. Craftsmen from the Main Machine Shop, Outside Ma- chine Shop, Electrical Department, Sheet Metal Depart- ment, Shipwrights Department, Hull Fitting and Repair Shop, and the Drawing Room placed representative teams which fought through an exciting season. Strong teams throughout the season were the Main Machine Shop, the Outside Machinists, and the Electri- cians. The close of the season found the Main Machine Shop and the Electricians in the deciding playoff contest which the former won by a score of 41 to 35. Ken Wiley, fast forward on the winning Machine Shop Squad, lead the league in scoring with 112 points. Rob- inson, Carlisle and Penn were other mainstays on the winning net team. Jules Lambiotte, Elmon Scott, and Willard Warren efficiently handled the games from the ofhciators’ post. Left to right: G. B. Penn, K. C. Wiley, W. B. Haney, J. H. Rappold, L. A. Carlisle. [157] Back row, left to right: Percy Collins, Assistant Coach; Cloid Humphreys, Assistant Coach; C. H. Howle; C. N. Robeson, Jr.; T. B. Ray; W. H. Starkey; C. A. Russell; E. W. Lawson; F. B Gall, Assistant Coach; W. P. Darnell, Manager. Front row, left to right: G. E. Heflin; T. M. Robinson; J. M. Hatcher; W. A. Ayers; E. Ray; P. R. Mayo; G. H. Morse; H. C. Tucker; J. B. Beeler, Jr.; B. G. Carmean, Head Coach. W R E S With the close of the first postwar indoor season, the wrestling team had completed a fairly successful schedule. Coach B. G. Carmean, assisted by former wrestling greats F. B. Gall, Cloid Humphreys and Percy Collins, guided a handful of experienced men and several newcomers to three wins in six scheduled meets. Ini tial losses to Appalachian and Washington and Lee University, were followed by wins over the Norfolk “Y” artists and the Virginia Military Institute “B” grapplers. The Lmiversity of Virginia matmen scored the third win over the A’s and the locals countered with victory over the Norfolk “Y” representatives in the final meet. Herman “Peewee” Morse had the best season for the Apprentice team, moving undefeated through the season. T L I N G Other able performers were the Ray brothers, Ted and Elmo, W. A. Ayers, and G. E. Heflin. Reflection to an able staff was brought out by the performance of T. M. Robinson, C. N. Robeson, Jr., and W. H. Starkey. Season’s Record Apprentice 6 Appalachian .24 CC 10 Washington and Lee . . . .22 “ 24 Norfolk Y . 6 c; 17 Virginia Military Inst.. . 9 “ 13 University of Virginia . . .17 “ 17 Norfolk Y .14 [ 158 ] “Shad” Stephens “Pete” Robinson Charlie England SOFTBALL As track season came to a close the boys of the Apprentice School who wished to be active athletically had to turn to softball. Under the careful guidance of coach-manager Earl Coulson, the team had what one would call a fairly good season. Notwithstanding the fact that quite a few of the key players finished their apprenticeships and left the city, the team still managed to stay in the competitive field. The opposition for the team was furnished by teams in one of the Newport News City Leagues, which had some good teams. Our boys always took to the field with that same “ole” Apprentice School spirit — win or lose, a good sport. It was quite obvious that Coach Coulson could have easily fielded a championship team if his players had not departed so soon after finishing their time. As the season wore its way through the summer months one could see the stellar plays of Mell Burton, Jim Hamlin, Charley England, Charlie Wheeley and Bill Rosseau bring home a victory for the “A” team. As a whole the team was fairly well balanced, with every- one giving his best efforts to the cause of the team. The Team Position Bat.- ■Avg. Burton Third Base .500 Hamlin Outfield .404 Wood Outfield .342 Milby First Base .333 England Utility .316 Kenny Outfield .313 Parks Outfield .302 Robinson Second Base .294 Childers Outfield .280 Wheeley First Base .272 Rosseau Catcher .222 Marshell Second Base .194 Darnell Short Stop .192 Rowe Catcher .159 LaClair Short Stop .100 Pitchers Name Bat.-Avg. W. L. Hall .167 ' 2 0 Wiley . .285 3 5 Robins .289 3 7 Steward .127 0 1 Seated, left to right: J. E. Rowe; K. C. Wiley; C. C. Milby; N. F. Stewart; R. P. Parks; H. H. Marshall; C. B. Robbins, Jr.; W. P. Rosseau; J. C. Childers; E. E. Coulson, Coach. Standing , left to right: W. P. Darnell; C. C. England; J. E. Hamlin; T. M. Robinson; K. W. Kinney. Front row, left to right: E. L. Critzer, Manager; H. O. Harrison; E. B. Adams, Jr.; E. L. Polick; G. B. Penn; VV. P. Rosseau; K . Hibbitts! T. J. Brooking, Jr.; E. M. McDermon, Jr.; P. R. Mayo; VV. B. Haney, Jr.; E. Lambiotte; C. H. Howle; J. S. Hamlin; C. H. McDonald; Granny Gresham, Coach; F. M. Dobson, Head Coach. Second row, left to right: R. B. Nissley, Assistant Manager; John Burns, Assistant Coach; R. H. Fisher; Ira Jenkins; R. VV. Kendrick; R. E. Bryant; VV. H. Starkey; R. F. Beard, Jr.; J. H. Rappold; J. O’Donnell;. F. P. Hopkins; R. F. Harrison; P. VV. Culotta, Assistant Manager; J. A. McErlain, Jr., Assistant Manager; K. VV. Crocker, Assistant Coach; Ted Powell, Mascot, in Foreground. TRACK The Apprentice School track team finished a successful spring sports season by compiling the excellent record of five wins in six meets. An additional post-season per- formance brought them third place in the State AAU meet in Williamsburg. Coach Granville Gresham, aided by John Burns and Kenneth Crocker, formed the cinder squad around five former lettermen, E. McDermon, Tom Brooking, Ed Po- lick, Kermit Hibbitts and Bill Howie. After an opening defeat by William and Mary’s Indians, the maroon spikemen gained victory in the five remaining outings scoring 407 points to 369 for the opposition. Ernie McDermon’s performance highlighted the season as he countered 99 5 6 points. He was undefeated in the broad jump and the 440 in the six meets. This amazing record was capped by his winning of the quarter-mile event in the State A.A.U. cinder classic and a second place in the broad jump. Other featured performances were Ed Lambiotte’s equal- ling of the School record of 10.1 seconds in the 100-yard dash plus his contribution of 60-3 4 points in track events during the season. Tom Brooking proved his versatility by switching from the mile event in which he had been undefeated in ’43 to strengthen the middle distance events. He scored consistently in the quarter and half-mile events to tally 43-3 4 points. Freshman Wayne Starkey scored in the most events, collecting 3 8 counters in the shot, javelin, half-mile, one- mile and two-mile events. Hibbitts contributed 23 points Mayo, O’Donnell, Rosseau, Starkey “Buddy” Bryant Marsh, Bryant, Drewer, Penn [ 160 ] I Ed Polick Finish Line Ernie M. McDermon winning the 440-yard dash in the Virginia AAU meet at William and Mary College, May 24, 1947. in the mile, Polick scored 20 markers in the shot, discus, and hurdles, while McDonald added twenty more in the two-mile event. The Apprentice relay team, composed of McDermon, Lambiotte, Kendrick, Brooking and Bryant, strode with winning form in three of four races. Their performances gave the A’s the nod of victory in two of the meets. 1947 TRACK William Mary A ' s 46 Opp’s 80 Randolph-Macon 76 55 Norfolk Division W M 75 56 William Mary 69 62 Catholic University 70 61 Norfolk Division W M 71 55 State A.A.U. Totals 407 369 School. Records in Track 100-yard dash J. W. Gresham E. Lambiotte 10.1 sec. 10.1 sec. 1935 1947 220-yard dash P. F. Shaver, Jr. 22.4 sec. 1936 440-yard dash J. W. Gresham 51 sec. 1935 880-yard run J. W. Gresham 2 min. 3 sec. 1935 Mile run T. Brooking 4 min. 44 sec. 1943 2-mile run B. Chenault 10 min. 45 sec. 1943 High hurdles J. L. Hyatt 16.2 sec. 1934 Low hurdles B. E. Garrett 26.5 1940 Shot put J. L. Whitmer 39 ft. 9} 2 in. 1935 Discus J. F. Jackson 123 ft. 5 y 2 in. 1940 Javelin j. W. Perry 178 ft. 4 in. 1942 Broad jump E. M. McDermon 22 ft. 3 in. 1947 High jump E. M. McDermon 6 ft. 1941 Pole vault Q. R. Flickinger 12 ft. 1940 Lejt to right: Granny Gresham, Coach; R. W. Kendrick; R. E. Bryant; T. J. Brooking, Jr.; E. M. McDermon, Jr.; E. Lambiotte; J. H. Rappold; Frank M. Dobson, Head Coach. [161] Left to right : Carroll H. Howle; Edwin YV. Rappold; Charles B. Robbins, Jr.; William J. House; Sydney M.Tidd; Fred A. LaClair Jr. GOLF Golf was revived as a major sport after a four-year lay- off and the boys picked up where their predecessors left off with a highly successful season against strong collegiate opposition, losing only to Washington and Lee by a five- to-four score. Six boys survived the candidates’ early tournament for places on the team and their record speaks for itself. A very sound foundation has been laid for continued strong representation in this sport and the following boys are deserving of high praise for their excellent play. The team consisted of Ed Rappold, the only veteran golfer, Fred LaClair, Jr., who also doubled as manager. Billy Howie, Charlie Robbins, Jr., Sydney Tidd, and Billy House. The team is deeply indebted to their old friend and teacher. Red Speigle, whose advice and assistance was invaluable. [ 162 ] S. M Tidd C. B. Robbins, Jr. C H. Howle Season’s Record Apprentice 14H Langley Field 1234 66 20 CC 66 . 7 “ 10 Randolph-Macon . . . . 8 “ 2234 Hampden-Sydney . . . ■ 434 66 4 Washington and Lee. . 5 66 23 Hampden-Sydney . . . . 4 u 9 Randolph-Macon . . . • 8 li VV. Rappold F A. LaClair, Jr. W. J. House [ 163 ] son, Guard; j. H. Rappold, End; R. W. Kendrick, Guard; G. Thomas, End; W. C. Drinnon, Senior manager; S. T. Demro, Junior manager. Second row, left to right: Granny Gresham, Trainer; N. H. Monk, Center; F. P. Hopkins, Jr., Back; D. B. Seward, Jr., Back; L. Robinson, Back; S. V. Barbee, Jr., Back; H. D. Bradshaw, Guard; A. M. Forbes, Back; P. C. Hudson, Back; W. H. Starkey, End; R. F. Harrison, Tackle; H. C. Anderson, Tackle; L. F. Crockett, Guard; J. B. Harwood III, Back; J. R. Starcher, Back; VV. H. Griffin, Back; F. M. Dobson, Head Coach. Third row, left to right: H. J. YVetzler, Backfield coach; H. H. Efird, Line coach; J. Burns, Center coach; F. W. Lewis, Tackle; C. B. Rob- bins, Jr., End; G. F. Burcher, Tackle; J. M. Rama, Line coach; P. W. Culotta, Assistant manager; J. A. McErlain, Jr., Assistant manager; J. W. Murden, Jr., Assistant manager; R. B. Nissley, Assistant manager. FOOTBALL Apprentice football prospects looked bright in early September but dimmed considerably during October. The bright flash of victory was evident but once and the A’s closed with a loss to Catholic University of Washing- ton, D. C. A season’s recount showed one win in seven starts. Maroon gridders swung into the season’s action in mid- September against the William and Mary Indians “B” team. Coach Frank Dobson’s charges displayed talent but were subdued 24-0 by a heavier, more experienced tribe. Scoring with power plays in the last three periods, the visitors romped to the win. Several Apprentice threats, with Forbes, Harwood and Hopkins sparking the play, were stopped by costly fumbles. Roaring to five touchdowns, the Randolph-Macon Yellow-Jacket gridders handed the locals another defeat 32-0. A polished attack of speed with deception proved too great for the A’s. Repeated tries by the Maroon were halted and the stellar play of Sparrer, Stinson and England on the line, and Harwood, Hudson and Lamb, backs, was for naught. Though seemingly destined to notch their initial victory of the 1947 season, the hand of fate intervened and the Richmond University “B” eleven topped the “A’s,” 14-0. Coach Dobson’s forces registered 18 first downs to nine for the visitors. Twelve downs came in the first half which was all Apprentice but resulted scoreless. Last-half drives from the “T” formation spelled victory for the Little Spiders. A scrapping but luckless Apprentice team dropped a 6-0 decision to the Virginia Military Institute “B” grid men in the next contest. Rain spurts slowed the play as Dave Seward and Buddy Bryant led the “A’s” offensive. A third period counter was all V.M.I. needed for the win. The Apprentice line played brilliantly with Crockett, Bradshaw and Rappold shining in particular. Victory-starved Apprentices romped to their first win against the “B” team of Washington and Lee University. The final tally was 19-12. With Bryant tossing from the back field and Rappold catching them, six-pointers were posted in the second and third quarters. Bryant added another late in the second on successive running and pass- Briefmg University of Richmond Game [ 164 ] “About Over” mg plays. A strong Apprentice line again played its part and stopped down the young Generals’ rushing gain to a mere 38 yards. Seward, Lamb and Hopkins gave Bryant offensive support. The visitors’ second half spurt which resulted in 12 points was squelched and the Shipbuilders had the season’s first win to their credit. Three quarters of football superiority by the Maroon proved useless as the “A’s” fell victim to a fourth period fourteen-point surge by the East Carolina Teachers College in their next outing. Leading 6-0 until the fatal fourth, the “A’s” machine kept the heavier Teachers hobbled. A second period Bryant to Barbee pass play gave that lead. In the last stanza, a 59-yard drive to scoring territory plus another drive after recovering an Apprentice fumble meant victory for the visiting grid men. Outstanding play was performed by Rappold, Barbee, Bryant, Sparrer and Lawson. At Washington, D. C. for the season’s finale, the “A’s” fell victim to their host, Catholic LIniversity, by a 22-7 count. Inability to capital ize on scoring opportunities was the story of the Maroon defeat. Catholic gridders counted in the first, third, and final periods on long scoring thrusts. The Shipbuilders came to life early in the second half for a brilliant 92-yard march for their lone tally. Buddy Bryant sparked the drive with a 48-yard toss which Rappold completed on the Catholic ten-yard marker. Three plays later, Bryant tossed to Art Lamb in the end zone for the six points. Frank Hopkins made the conversion. Apprentice warriors, many in their first year of collegiate participation, made most of their progress on the ground where 997 yards were gained to the opposition’s 1,270. Through the air lanes, the “A’s” outgained rivals by one hundred and fifty yards, with pass completions at the 32 per cent mark of those attempted. Total points of 32 to the opponents total of 124 showed that the Maroons were much stronger than the win-loss record would indicate. U65] I STINSON BRYANT KENDRICK PENN SPARRER MONK LAWSON RAPPOLD ROBINSON BEARD BURCHER KUHN HARRISON STARKEY HARWOOD HUDSON BRADSHAW SEWARD William Mary “B” Randolph-Macon University of Richmond V. M. I. “B” Washington Lee “B” E. C. T. C. Catholic University Sept. 19 Here Apprentice 0 Sept. 26 “ 0 Oct. 3 0 Oct. 10 “ “ 0 Oct. 17 “ “ 19 Oct. 24 6 Nov. 1 Washington, D. C. 7 GENTRY ROBBINS THOMAS GRIFFIN M. LAMB CROCKETT i now [ 168 ] [ 169 ] Cotillion Club Sponsor Mrs. James Frederick Underwood Newport News, Virginia [ 170 ] Cotillion Club officers and dates, left to right: R. F. Barbrow, Vice-President; W. H. Dyson, President; H. J. Stokes, Treasurer; and R. L. P. O’Bryan, Secretary. 7jlie Cotillion Club . . . The Cotillion Club was first started in our school in November, 1940, by a small group of apprentices whose desire was to offer a better type of entertainment than is ordinarily found on the peninsula. The club was forced to disband during the war. How- ever, in April, 1947, another group of apprentices met and reorganized the Cotillion Club. Like the old club, it is a non-profit organization with its members paying monthly dues of one dollar. Its primary object is to promote private formal dances. These dances are attended only by club members, their special friends and any honorary guest the club may see fit to invite. Several persons of the older set are always invited to serve as chaperones. In 1947, the club sponsored two formal dances. One dance was held on September 27, in the Original Club building, with Reed Hoffler and his orchestra offering the music, the other on December 19, at the James River Country Club, with Johnny Broughton and his orchestra. Corsages of red roses were furnished by the club for the girls and white boutonnieres for the boys with plenty of refreshments for everyone present. First row, left to right: W. P. Darnell, G. E. Heflin, M. R. Jordan, H. J. Stokes, G. B. Smith, R. N. Martin, C. J. Myers, D. B. Booker, R. L. P. O’Bryan, R. F. Beard, Jr., J. F. Underwood, j. H. Chalmers, J. A. McErlain, R. B. Hancock, Jr., L. A. Shinn, P. L. Rodgers, H. C. Ewing, R. F. Harrison, C. R. Turner, J. J. Lucy, J. D. Zuskin, W. K. Everett. Second row: B. W. Collins, T. E. Larson, H. W. Jones, W. T. Shreves, W. H. Dyson, W. E. Schade, E. V. Foretich, Jr., R. F. Barbrow, R. L. Muhich, G. B. Penn, G. B. Wingfield, W. M. Pettitt, M. J. Lamb, W. A. Cole, E. E. Coulson. Honored guests at Apprentice Cotillion Dance, Sept. 27, 1947: Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Mason; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carvil; Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Padgett. Mrs. James F. Underwood, wife of the only original charter member now in the club, was elected 1947 sponsor for the club and first dance and Mr. and Mrs. George C. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Padgett and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carvil served as chaperones. Miss Jean Watkins was sponsor for the pre-Christmas dance. Officers for the past year included: Harold Dyson, pres- ident: Robert Barbrow, vice-president; Pat O ' Bryan, secre- Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Underwood tary; and Henry Stokes, treasurer. Committee chairmen were as follows: dance, Jimmie Underwood; floor, Joe Chalmers; membership, Robert Hancock; refreshments, C. E. Landes; budget, George Heflin. Not present for the club picture were the following: F. A. LaClair, C. W. Loveland, R. B. Nissley, J. M. Shinn, R. M. Sharp, J. A. Setzer. S. J. Stiles, and D. L. McLean. Goodies ! Mrs. F. A. Spracher, Pianist. Left to right: E. W Lawson: W. C. Drinnon; F. A. Spracher; H. H. Henderson; R. L. Downey; D. L. Stinson; VV. A. Leyland, Song Leader. T)he Apprentice ChxUtmaA Having in mind the scarcity of elaborate decorations and novelty articles, the Apprentice Athletic Association put in their order early in ’46 for the presence of Santa Claus at the first Christmas party given for Apprentices. It was held on Wednesday, December 18, 1946, in the Apprentice Athletic Building, with Mrs. Edel M. Pullen acting as hostess. In the absence of G. Guy Via, who was ill, D. Boyd Thomas, pinch-speaker, gave the students a welcome home and wished for Christmas happiness. Santa Claus was introduced and many apprentices were over- whelmed with joy at their first sight of old Santa since entering the service of their country. Other entertainment features included group singing of Christmas carols, with words and illustration of carol pro- iected on the movie screen; special music by a group of • • • Apprentices, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Fred A. Spracher and directed by W. A. Leyland; vocal selections rendered by Hillard Henderson, Fred Spracher and Bob Downey; and movies consisting of short humorous skits and comedies. The party was a real success since old students were brought back together for a new taste of social life. Last but not nearly the least in importance were the refreshments served. Ice cream sandwiches proved satis- factory in quantity and quality. The students who attended are in high hope of a co-ed party this year, to allow them to meet the families of fellow- apprentices, now that old acquaintances have been re- newed. Until then we can safely say that Santa will be back with more candy this year. Lejt to right: J. C Childers; W. P. Rosseau; H. H. Henderson; T. M. Robinson; C. M. Sebastian; J. F. Reeves. Aionog.xam Club Sponsor Miss Shirley Jensen Newport News, Virginia [ 174 ] First row , left to right. E. W. Rappold, Percy Collins, G. H. Morse, W. A. Ayres, J. H. Rappold, P. E. Hutchins, Jr., J. W. Sparrer, Ira Jenkins. Second row: R. E. Bryant, E. L. Critter, Emmett Heath, G. E. Heflin, Kermitt Hibbitts, T. M- Robinson, H. J. Stokes, C. N. Robeson, Jr., Louis Serio, D. L. McLean, S. T. Demro, R. T- Pullen, G. B. Penn, J. C. McPherson. Third row: W. J. House, C. H. Howle, S. M. Tidd, J. E. O’Donnell, VV. C. Drinnon, C. H. McDonald, C. M. Sebastian, Thomas Link, John Elliott, R. F. Beard, Edward Lambiotte, M. L. Sawyer, P. R. Mayo, George Crocker, J. M. Hatcher. Atonoyxam Club . • • The Monogram Club was reorganized on Dec. 12, 1946 with a dinner held at the Dormitory. Coach Dobson was the guest speaker, covering the merits of leading a clean and honest life. Also, another responsibility of the club is to influence the higher standards of living to other mem- bers of the school. The club was organized in 1936 consisting of students and alumni who have won monograms in any major sport. The purpose of this club is to share fellowship and foster all social functions. The athletes elected for their leaders for 1947: president, Henry Stokes; vice-president, David McLean; secretary and treasurer, Kermit Hibbitts; alumni advisers Emmett Heath and Leo Johnson. The club charm which is shown in the picture is awarded to all members who have been in the club six months in good standing. The social events of the club are given with the main factor of furnishing entertainment for the members of the student body. Monogram Club Social Calendar for 1947 January — Dance at the Original Club March — Dance at the Newport News Armory May — Dance at the Original Club May — Party at the Eagles Home August — Beach Party at Yorktown Beach September — Dance at the Original Club December — Dance at the Original Club Left to right: D. L. McLean, Secretary and Treasurer; H. J. Stokes, President; K. Hibbitts, Vice-President. Monogram C ' lub Dance Effort More wood? Strictly posed All social events were attended by large numbers and organization in 1936, and has been in operation contin- everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves immensely. uously since that date with the exception of a period during This club has prospered in all its undertakings since its the war when it was disbanded. The Life Typical meeting [ 176 ] cAlumni cAsSociation Sponsor Mrs. Theodore John Helmer Newport News, Virginia Officers , chairmen, and representatives, sitting left to right: A. J. Davis, A. Soter, E. E. Heath, T. J. Helmer, W. L. Reiniche, Jr., H. J. McCarthy, George D. Grimsley. Standing: E. V. Foretich, G. H. Waters, O. O. Givens, S. H. Hutchens, Jr., R. K. Grant, L. E. Rea, D. G. West, G. F. Helmer, L. E. Serio. THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATI ON Ever ready to assist our Apprentice School and its stu- dent body is an organization which is rapidly becoming one of the outstanding groups on the Peninsula. Our Alumni Association has expanded until it now has extended to the N.A.C.A. at Langley Field, Virginia, where some hundred of our fellow graduates work. Only after several years of steady effort has the Association opened the eyes of the Apprentices and “Old Grads” so that today they realize what a vital organization it is. Following its reor- ganization in April, 1936, the Association has progressed slowly until now it has an advisory part in the activities and organizations of the school. “To promote the general and social welfare of its mem- bers; to foster any or all of the legitimate undertakings of the Apprentice school; to promote or foster any civic, social, charitable or general activity of the community when so decided by the Board of Governors of this Association,” Lejt to right: A. J. Davis, Financial Secretary; A. Soter, Mem- bership Chairman; T. J. Hei.mer, President; E. E. Heath, Re- cording Secretary; G. F. Helmer, Treasurer; D. B. Parrish, V ice-President ( not present). are the objectives of the Association as set forth in its by- laws. This year several of our alumni have assisted in reviving many of the school’s activities which were curtailed be- cause of World War II. Among these were the Broad A newspaper, The Binnacle , the apprentice yearbook, and the apprentice orchestra. Besides helping these activities, the Association assists in the direction of practically every activity on the school program. Assistant coaches in every sport come from ranks of the graduate athletes. Advisers of all school publications are past editors of those publica- tions. The directors in the various musical organizations are alumni members. Although not always associated with an extra-curricular activity of the school, the majority of the shop instructors are members of the Association. Contributions towards school funds and activities, and the presentation of various awards and trophies form another feature of the Alumni’s work. The more important awards provided by the graduate group are those presented yearly at graduation to the students who are outstanding in scholastic and depart- mental or shop work. For the honor students the “Charles F. Bailey” award is given; while the “Niels Christiansen” award is presented to students who are leaders in their shop work. Alumni activities of the past year featured oyster roasts, beach parties, informal dances and other social affairs, and were climaxed by a homecoming in October and a 50th- year graduate celebration in November. The homecom- ing presented a football game between the Apprentice School and the University of Richmond “B” team. This affair was highlighted by half-time addresses by Brig. Gen. E. Sclater Montague and the Newport News city manager, J. C. Biggins, a graduate of the 1920 class of our Apprentice School. Following the homecoming game, the Association entertained the members and their guests at an informal NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRV DOCK CO. - APP RENTIC E SCHOOL - =-AlP .T Ft� pO The AtTRENTlCE I 5CH0C L I VV6NT TO WAS IN A SHED ' ■Anp P-1 The Time ' I CAME A LOHCr IT Ml Mv H0« Time has CHANGED Things 1 I ' hEn i WAS SEITVINO TIME, rtf WENT TO NIGHT SCHOOL t , That The ATTENDED ■ 4 Staple , TlCHE Ts Artfl a 9 � a AR P. %.� $M fi. A A T A ' . BB ®ss Apprentice Jhiyirsitt Richmond w Cartoon of the Alumni Home Coming APPRENTICE ALUMNI NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING DRY DOCK CO. A reception and dance at the Original Club. The second annual banquet in honor of the 50th year graduates, which was held at the Chamberlin Hotel, completed the activities for the year. The governing body of the Association is the Board of Governors, composed of eleven men, namely, the five major officers of the organization and six additional members appointed by the president. The present officers are: president, T. J. Helmer; vice- president, D. B. Parrish; financial secretary, A. J. Davis; recording secretary, E. E. Heath; and treasurer, G. F. Helmer. The Board of Governors consists of the above officers and O. L. Keeter, R. A. Hotchkiss, G. B. Engelbuit, G. G. Grimsley, E. N. Canepa, and W. B. Mayo. The com- mittee Chairmen are as follows: Athletic E. E. Jackson Auditoring S. A. Mahler Ways and Means H. J. McCarthy Publicity E. V. Foretich and E. C. Patrick Sick and Relief F. B. Gall Program and Entertainment L. E. Keith Membership A. Soter and G. W. Blanchard Alumni Editor B. M. Lake At the alumni homecoming dance Country style [ 179 ] Standing, left to right: P. J. Harris, W. F. McCref.rv, D. B. Booker, VV. A. Cole, T. E. Bowman, C. N. Robeson, Jr., C. A. Russ and H. L. Price. Seated, lejt to right: J. M. Hatcher, J. H. Chalmers, R. B. Nissley, G. R. Anders, and D. Boyd Thomas, Faculty Adviser. THE LITERARY SOCIETY At the first meeting of the Student Council after the reorganization of the student body following the close of the war a motion was passed to bring to life an active in- terest in acting and debating. This interest has always been present in the student body but had lain dormant. To bring this dormant interest to life a Literary Council was formed. It consisted of only one member, who was entrusted with the responsibility of bringing together enough interested students to organize a society. This was accomplished when about ten boys met and elected a President, Vic-President, and Secretary-Treasurer. Em- Isjt to right: P. J. Harris, President; G. R. Anders, Vice-President; J. H. Chalmers, Councilman, and VV. F. McCreery, Secretary. phasis was placed on the formation of a debating team, with a dramatic group to be organized later. Almost immediately debates were held. The primary conclusion of these was that experience and material were to be given top priority. A drive was instituted to enroll more boys who would be capable and interested. This met with success. Also the Debate Council at William and Mary College was contacted. They proved to be very helpful in making suggestions on organization and in advising us where to get material on the debate question of the year. Mr. Thomas, our faculty adviser, ordered books on “Rules of Debating,” “Public Speaking,” etc., to be used as refer- ence material. While this was being done a committee appointed for the purpose was writing a constitution. It was decided to divide the society into two groups; one, the debating group, would function on a year-round basis; the other, the dramatics group, would function only when a play or minstrel was to be presented. It was also de- cided to place a limit of twenty members on the debating group. The emphasis was on quality rather than quantity. With twenty interested boys everyone could participate in a debate on an average of at least twice a year. At the same time the monthly meetings would be informal, friend- ly, and with everyone taking an active part in the criticism and judging of the debate held that night. This has worked very well. The meetings have been pleasant and enthusi- astic due to the feeling of creating something good and to the desire to win at all costs on the part of the debaters. [ 180 ] Standing left to right: R. J. Walsh, L. C. Turner, J. C. Howard, Jr., E. W. Bennett, V. O. Bright, Jr., M. G. Cale, C. N. Robeson, Jr., W. F. Hutcheson, H. L. Farmer, J. A. Setzer, W. B. Col- lins, J. E. Jackson, E. E. Blanchard, C. E. Ward, H. L. Price, A. H. Hawkins, R. B. Nissley, W. B. Owens, B. F. Ward. If some Monday evening around the Dormitory you hear beautiful music from somewhere, don’t try to find it on your radio dial. That’s the Apprentice Glee Club rehearsing. This organization, like all the rest of the school activities, was one of the war casualties, but with the reorganization of the student body, it came back into being. The first meeting of the group was held March 31, 1947 at the Dormitory. At that time officers were elected and the selection of a director was approved. R. B. Nissley Left to right: J. J. Carvil, Faculty AdvisEr; Donald B. Booker, Librarian; David C. Babcock, Director; Richard B. Nissley, President. was elected president, and D. B. Booker, librarian, who, along with J. J. Carvil, faculty adviser, procured the serv- ices of David C. Babcock, prominent local musician, as director of the Glee Club. Rehearsals started immediately and continued until the middle of June, at which time it was decided to discontinue practice until the fall. On September 5, the Glee Club held a party in the Dormitory to reopen its fall activities. All members, prospective members and their dates were invited and a good time was had by all who attended. About September, graduation and night shift began to take a serious toll of the faithful members but the new boys entering the school were equal to the situation and have responded to the call for new members. The present strength of the group is from 25 to 30, and is increasing. The glee club is singing many popular choral numbers such as “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” “Stouthearted Men,” “Ole Carolina,” and many more. Plans for the near future include several Fred Waring arrangements and other popular numbers. The Glee Club, as one of the oldest musical organiza- tions here, offers to every Apprentice the opportunity to learn something about music, have a good time and make a contribution to his school. [ 181 ] Orcutt Avenue Baptist Grace Methodist THE CHURCH OF Since the Apprentice School does not have a chapel hour, it must find other ways and means of introducing new students to the various churches of Newport News. As it is difficult for one to go into a strange church and introduce oneself, the school has tried in many ways to remedy the difficult situation. It has always been the wish of the Directors of the Apprentice School to have the student body attend church, en masse, every Sunday. With this in mind, the school has in the past used the method of “The Church of The Week Plan,” which is simply a schedule of various churches selected by the students, all faiths being considered, with students attending at their own discretion. Not only does “The Church of The Week Plan” play an important role in the Apprentice church activity but also the attendance of Sun- day School and Church Services of every church. Another high and Vesper Services Calvary Baptist outstanding organization connected with the church is that of the B. S. U. (Baptist Student Union). It is very active in the Apprentice School and during the past year, our division of the Union was host to the Virginia State Retreat, which is held each year just before the close of a school year, as does the Convention held at the opening of the school year. In midsummer, when the weather is suitable, church takes up and walks out into the wide open spaces for evening vespers and a chance to appreciate the earthly creations. The services are sponsored usually by Protestant faiths but any believers in the Heavenly Father are welcomed. Young Peoples Choir — First Baptist Church There are many faiths who have active jobs for Apprentices and many Apprentices fill them, creating a marked impression on the townspeople. It is our intent that when there is church, there, too, one can find the Apprentice. On way to B. S. U. convention, Bristol, Va. St. Paul’s Episcopal Trinity Methodist First Baptist [ 184 ] Courtesy West-Moore Studios [ 185 ] J3eauty Queen Miss Miriam Every Daytona Beach, Florida [ 186 ] Miss Evelyn Wiley Emporia, Virginia Miss Joan Osborn Daytona Beach, Florida 087 ] v. Mrs. Ci M. Sebastian Richmond, Virginia Mrs. Cleve Gorden Hall, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Mrs. William James Gibson, Jr. Newport News, Virginia our t Mrs. Hearst McClellan Hampton, Virginia [ 188 ] Miss Jean Watkins Newport News, Virginia JZeauty Miss Lois Hessie Johnston Santa Cruz, California Mrs. Stephen Bragan Privette Hampton, Virginia [ 189 ] Miss Virginia Anne Nissley Steelton, Pennsylvania s r Painters and decorators Shipfitters Boilermakers’ mold loft Apprentice Drawing Room Pattern Shop ☆ APPRENTICES ☆ Electricians Die Shop Toolmakers Pipefitters Sheet metal workers Boiler shop ☆ AT WORK ☆ Hull Drawing Room Sheet metal shop Boiler shop Electricians Coppersmiths Piping Drawing Room Joiner Shop Apprentice Gallery Foundry [ 192 ] Machinery Drawing Room H. F. P. Shop Shipwrights Steam Engineers Brass Gallery, Hull Engineers C 193] V • % Spectators Getting comfy J I see you Jazz session Relaxing . PLAY Posin? Two sheets in the wind Buckroe Missing link The big wheel tn %{ m m Sea duty Coasting Loafing along At work Huddle Loitering Reflections Shore leave Coquettish As I see it On your mark Determination Band practice Beauty at the beach Amusing All in a lion’s view point Float of the L ' SS Midway in the Town ' s 50th Anniversary parade. Collis P. Huntington THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIP Several years after the final shot was fired in the “War Be- tween the States,” this country, its boundaries well defined and being at peace with the world, entered upon an era of internal expansion which saw the country through the construction of rail- roads. Collis Potter Huntington, who had gained his measure of fame by successfully engineering the completion of the “Southern Pacific” railroad, envisioned a merchant marine capable of carrying this country’s rich products to all corners of the world. site for this shipyard. It was at the gateway to the sea, with a wide and safe entrance, a moderate climate and a location in the middle of the Atlantic Coastline. Preliminary to building his shipyard. Mr. Huntington, realizing the need for a direct connection with the main line railroads, constructed an extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad from Richmond to Newport News. At the time of the rail extension in 1880, Huntington an- nounced that one of his immediate purposes was to build a city at Newport News. Before the close of 1882, a nucleus of buildings had been erected, including two hotels. Several years later one of the city’s main streets was renamed Huntington Avenue, in honor of the Ship- yard’s founder. To make his dream come true, he needed a shipyard capable of building cargo ships, as well as repairing and servicing them, and located at an accessible port on the Atlantic Coast. Within a stone’s throw of Hampton Roads, where all of the navies of the world could ride at anchor, was a natural The real life of the Shipyard began April 24, 1889, with the official opening of its first dry dock. The craft selected for officially testing the dry dock was the naval monitor Puritan , which was the heaviest concentration of weight available. Actually, the dock was tested five days earlier on April 19 to satisfy yard officials by docking the steam- ship Commodore and the British steamer Wylo. Aerial view of the South side Studv in wires Panorama of Newport News BUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY During the first years of its operation the Yard played host to many of the proud old clipper ships, as well as many other types of sailing vessels, many of them known the world over. Despite the number of sailing vessels that put into this yard, the evidence had long since become plain that the day of the wooden ship had vanished. This was now the age of iron and steel, and from the very beginning of this era, the first large steel ships were putting into Newport News for repairs. In 1891, the shipyard delivered its first constructions, the tugs Dorothy and El Toro. The El Toro and Dorothy are still in operation in 1947, giving one an idea of the type of workmanship that has been applied to Newport News ships from the very beginning. The main purpose of the Shipyard from its conception had been to build ships for peace-time shipping, but on October 19, 1895 the first Naval ship built by this yard was launched. This ship, the U. S. gunboat Nashville had the distinction of firing the first gun in the Spanish- American war. This was just the first of many Naval vessels of all sizes and types that were built here in the last years of the nineteenth century. In 1907 and 1908, the Yard had its first experience with assembly-line technique when it contracted to build thirty rock barges to be used in the construction of the Panama Canal. These vessels, comprising about 28,400 tons, made up the greater part of the marine equipment required for the canal’s construction. Soon after this came the first World War, during which the Company showed its greatest expansion. New tools were bought, new piers and docks constructed and many improvements in construction methods made. From a pre-war complement of 5,000 employees the company jumped to 12,000. Destroyers, submarines and battleships from the New- port News plant speedily took their places in the Fleet’s Night picture of the America Snow covers North Side The USS Coral Sea battle lines, and at the end of the war over twenty per cent of the Navy ships were of Newport News origin. The end of the first World War brought the Naval Build- ing holiday and with it the cessation of our naval construc- tion. To maintain its organization, the Company turned to other fields and undertook a survey of world industry. The results of this survey were the rebuilding of locomotives, construction of freight cars, and various other activities, all of which were discontinued when the navy again called Aerial view of yard upon us. In 1922, the Company entered an important and lasting field, the building of hydraulic turbines, in which it has become pre-eminent. There are more than sixty such installations in 33 states and half a dozen foreign countries that bear the imprint of Newport News craftmanship; among these are Muscle Shoals. Boulder Dam, and Dniep- rostroy in Soviet Russia. In 1930, the first aircraft carrier to be built as such from the keel up was christened at Newport News. It was the Ranger and was the first of many carriers to be built in this yard. Next came the Torktown and Enterprise which firmly established this yard’s fame as outstanding aircraft-carrier builders. USS Coral Sea being towed the morning of her departure to Portsmouth i SS Washington tied up at pier — Photo by M. Ritger Another day, another whistle — Photo by M. Ritger North side piers at sunset--- Photo by M . Ritger Soon World War II was upon us and our yard responded vigorously with the construction of all types of naval craft including aircraft carriers, cruisers, L. S. T’s and the battleship Indiana. Also taking its place in the war was the pride of the Shipyard, the luxury liner America which, as the West Point , transported hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the battle areas. Dry Docks Now that the great struggle is over and the world is attempting to return to normal, the Shipyard is again forced to change its type of construction. It has little new construction on the shipways and since the mighty Coral Sea left its pier to become one of the navy’s main units, we have only one ship, a cruiser, under construction for the navy. However there is no shortage of work and the Shipyard today employs more men than any other three private shipyards in this country. We have at our piers five large ships undergoing ex- tensive reconditioning for their return to peacetime duties, and four escort aircraft carriers which are being converted to cargo-passenger ships for the Dodero Company of South America. In our shops are being constructed rayon and paper- rolling machinery, hydraulic turbines, and in one of the yard’s latest fields, penstocks for use in hydro-electric sys- tems in Central America. This variety of work is the reason for the large enrollment of our Company and will provide jobs until such a time as ship construction again becomes the life blood of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. J. B. Woodward and four of the Chinese students that received a course of study in the yard, Ensigns Kuei Ling, Chien-Yush Chien, Chai-Lai Weng, and Tze-Yu Chu. Thomas C. Skinner at work on the mural Thomas C. Skinner, the artist who painted the Memorial Mural reproduced in this issue of the Binnacle , was born in Kuttawa, Kentucky, on Christmas Day, 1888. Soon thereafter his family removed to Waynesville, North Carolina, where he spent his early childhood. As a boy he attended Kingsley Military Academy in New Jersey. Mr. Skinner’s art training was long and varied, covering two continents. While a student in New York, he attracted the attention of Robert Henri, one of the fore- most artists of his day, and it was with Henri as his monitor that he went abroad. While Mr. Skinner was in Europe, his paintings were exhibited not only in the fa- mous Paris Salon, but also in New York City at the McDowell Club and at the Society of Independent Artists. After returning to this country, he entered the field of commercial art, illustrating many magazine stories and painting cover designs. He is now doing this for the Shipyard Bulletin. Also he painted murals for churches, public buildings and ships. The latter type of work eventually brought him to Newport News. When the Mariners’ Museum was founded in the early 1930’s, he was employed by them as their official artist, and since that time he has been prolific in producing paintings. Many of his works are exhibited in museums throughout this country and abroad. They also adorn the walls of famous clubs and institutions. Today he is best known for his marine paintings. He has a vast number of murals and paintings on over a score of ships sailing the seven seas. He has more ship paintings to his credit than any other known artist. t 202 ] Main Entrance to The Mariners’ Museum THE MARINER S ' MUSEUM Turning off from Warwick Road, some four miles north of Newport News, we approach the Mariners’ Museum grounds through Cedar Lane, a lovely highway arched with gnarled and twisted old cedar trees, which enhances the beauty of the approach to the James River and the impounded waters of Lake Maury. As the road turns north to follow the river, the landscape spreads out into a panorama of Virginia pine, oak, and dogwood trees. On a high knoll facing the junction of the river and the lake, stands an immense stone monument, bearing the inscrip- tion, “Devoted to the Culture of the Sea and its Tributaries, its Conquest by Man and its Influence on Civilization.” [ 203 } South side of Main Display Room This is the entrance to the Mariners’ Museum park and a little farther ahead can be seen the old ship weathervane, and then the gray brick front of the Museum. Situated within a park area of some eight hundred acres, the museum was established in 1930 by Archer M. Hunt- ington. Within its walls are exhibits and trophies, gathered I l from the four corners of the world and dating back to the first beginning of water transportation. Keeping pace with the material exhibits is a nautical library, which con- tains in excess of 23,000 volumes devoted solely to mari- time subjects. This library includes many old manu- scripts, early books, maps, and ship logbooks, as well as a collection of the most modern magazines and technical books. In addition the library cares for thousands of photographs and many paintings. Anchors of various types and sizes are set into the exterior walls of the long, low, ivy-covered building, and guarding the entrance are a pair of bronze cannon which formerly protected a Cuban fortress. The lobby alone contains an exhibit sufficient to fill a small museum, in the form of steering wheels, binnacles, running lights, etc., from the old Colonnade, small boa: display •m- ■..‘sr -r«� AyffV T)., .= ■. .-•, ’ • ' ‘ ■ ' ( ;V - v. ' ; tV Southern approach to The Mariners’ Museum wooden ships. Passing through electric doors which seem to herald the modern age, one enters the great main display room. Assembled here are ships’ figureheads, mounted on the walls, and a collection of oil paintings and watercolors depicting various scenes of maritime interest. Table and wall cases contain ship models ranging all the way from Fulton’s Clermont to the gigantic, modern liner America. There are cases filled with navigational instruments, chronometers, and barometers, of all ages and types. There are displays on hand from sunken Revolutionary warships, HMS Bounty , the Constitution and others. There are also exhibits of many of the modern types of ship pro- pulsion machinery, and other modern marine equipment. A large courtyard offers shelter for an exhibit of actual small craft and a short walk through the woods to Lake The shouting boy Maury takes one to a floating exhibit of several rare types of boats. Many Apprentices are attracted to the Museum not only by its exhibits, but for the opportunities which its beautifully wooded and landscaped acres offer to get away from the cares of their every-day world and enjoy nature at its best. There are bridle paths for those who care to ride and many beautiful trails and picnic spots for those who merely wish to spend a quiet afternoon with their friends or alone. All pictures courtesy Mariners’ Museum Recently completed addition to Hydraulic Laboratory THE a HYDRAULIC LABORATORY nd Model Testing Basin The development of the Hydraulic Laboratory and Ship Model Towing Tank in recent years has made it necessary to double the size of this research department. New prob- lems and a broader attack on old ones has resulted in more equipment and personnel being concentrated on the prob- lem of product betterment. In addition to tests of ship models, pumps and water turbines the department investi- gates newly developed fields of scientific knowledge which show promise of valuable industrial applications for the shipyard. Since 1933, when the laboratory was moved to its present site opposite the Mariners’ Museum, the development of the departmental activities has been gradual. In the Hydraulic Laboratory tests of centrifugal pumps and water turbines are made on models. Grand Coulee Dam in the state of Washington and the Dnieprostroy Dam in Russia utilize water-power turbines which were first tested here in model size. In the Cavitation Laboratory tests are made on model water turbines to determine their susceptibility to the effects of cavitation. The Ship Model Towing Tank continues with its tests on ship hulls. In this tank the lines for the America were developed as a result of nearly sixty model tests. Tests of a systematic series of ship forms will result in a valuable store of design data for the Hull Technical Department. Launching tests are performed in the Model Tank as the need occurs. Rough water tests w ' ere made on a model of the large carrier Midway to investigate the action of water forces on the flight deck structure. The wave- making apparatus with which the tank is equipped gen- erated model waves which simulated ocean waves 200 feet to 1,500 feet in length. Slow-motion pictures were taken of the action of the carrier and used in the analysis. In the Electrical Measurements Laboratory various types of electronic measuring instruments are designed and built for use in test work. A photoelectric type of lateral strain gage was developed which is capable of measuring changes of thickness as minute as one millionth of an inch. For Scene in conference room taken during recent discussion of servo- mechanisms for use on turbine tests. [ 206 ] calibrating chart drives, chronograph drums and other time devices a short-wave radio receiving set has been in- stalled for receiving time signals from station WWV. Standard frequencies which are broadcast from this station will be accurate to one part in ten million. The Stress Analysis Laboratory at the present time is engaged in the photoelastic and wire strain gage types of testing. The emphasis so far has been on the former type. The present work of the Stress Analysis Laboratory is con- cerned with stress concentrations in the blade roots of steam turbines, which is being done for Engine Technical De- partment. A Chemical Laboratory has been established to take care of the chemicals and chemical apparatus. In this room various chemical mixtures are prepared for obtaining flow lines or stream lines on ship model hulls, condenser scoops and other submerged objects. An extensive series of chemical operations is required to prepare the bentonite suspension which is used to visualize fluid flow. Experience has shown that a large variety of fluid flow problems arise which are not directly in line with the pur- poses of the above section and which would interfere with an orderly testing schedule in these sections. Accordingly a large room in the basement of the new building has been set aside as a Fluid Flow Laboratory. Here miscellaneous tests are performed. Due to the experimental nature of the department’s work and its remote location from the shipyard, a photographic laboratory has been gradually organized to furnish assist- ance to the other sections. It consists of a dark room and a print room. Black line prints are made of graphs, data sheets, etc., for inclusion in reports which are distributed in the shipyard. Still photography and motion pictures are made for analyzing test results on ship models in waves, vortex formations in turbines, launching tests and many others. The nature of some tests is such that the photo- graphic light trace method is the only possible measuring technique within our means. In addition to the above photographic processes facilities are available for photo- stating, microfilming, slide making and enlarging. I ' iHH ZjfiraMV ChQk v. iMiHMBBKL V ' Roscoe Meadows, Jr. operating an optical interferometer type of lateral strain gage. Corner of Chemical Laboratory showing J. F. Snyder finishing operation of silvering instrument mirror. In the Service Shop light machinery for wood working and metal working has been assembled for maintenance and repair of the department’s equipment. This shop also constructs new instruments and testing equipment from plans prepared by the departmental staff. On the first floor of the new building are located several offices, a conference room and a drafting room. At the present time the staff of thirteen is undergoing a “settling in” process in which the equipment is being placed to the best advantage and additional equipment being received. The Model Basin, the Hydraulic Laboratory and the Stress Analysis Laboratory are in full time production on problems requested by the Assistant Chief Engineer, the Hydraulic Engineer and Chief of Hull Technical Depart- ment. It is expected that the research activities of the remaining sections will increase as organization proceeds. Hooking up ship model preparatory to making re sistance tests. [ 207 ] Apprentice QxaduateA - 1970 . . 1. Jerry Lee Tew — 6 months, Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tew 2. Richard Lymoin Morgan, Son of Mr. and Mrs. W R. Morgan 3 Kenneth Richard Davidson — 4 months, Son of Mr. and Mrs Raymond Davidson 4 Randy Frazier — 2 years, Phillip Fra- zier — 1 1 months, Sons of Mr. and ' Mrs. L. R. Frazier 5. Peyton Edward Hutchens III — 6 months, Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Hutchens, Jr 6. William Ritenour, Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Ritenour 7. Robert Tudor Holdren IV, Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Holdren III 8. Danny Gibson, Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gibson, Jr. 9. Timothy R. Morgan, Jr., Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R Morgan 10. Thomas Wheeler Buckingham — 6 months, Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Buck- ingham III 11. Charles Ansel Newell, Jr. — 2 months Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Newell 12. Lenard Ritenour — 16 months (lifting 20 pounds). Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. 1. Ritenour 13. Clifton W. (Butch) Loveland, Jr., Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W Loveland [ 208 } 14. Richard Wayne Tucker — 3 weeks, Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C Tucker Coutt 0 (Beauty - 1970 . . . 1. Mary Linda Heath, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Heath, Jr. 2. Sandra Marie Glover — 2-1 2 years, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Glover 3. Diana Evely — 3 years, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Evely Gail Wine. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wine 4. Sandra Cooke — 1 year, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Cooke 5. Betty Irene Burke — 1 year, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Burke 6. Bonnie O’Donnell — 2 years, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. O’Donnell 7. Richard Lynn Beasley — 2 years, Joanne Beasley — 4 years, Son and Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Beasley 8. Barbara Jean Corbett, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Corbett, Jr. 9. Patricia Anne McGehee, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. McGehee 10. Betty Ann Skinner, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Skinner 11. Jean Idine Fay Blanton — 5 months, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Blanton 12. Bonnie Brooks Jennings — 3 months, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Jennings 13. Beverly June Wiley — 10 weeks, Daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Wiley 14. Peggy Jean Winall, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Winall [ 209 ] ROSTER OF APPRENTICES JANUARY 1, 1947 JO SEPTEMBER 12, 1947 Ackerly, James Westbrook 455 Holt Street, Hampton, a. Adams, Charles Robert 115 Alleghany Road, Hampton, a. Adams, Earl Berkley, Jr 115 Alleghany Road, Hampton, Va. Alston, Julian Meredith, Jr RFD 1, Henderson, N. C. Anders, Gerald Randolph 32 Girdwood St., Asheville, N. C. Anderson, Harry Charles Rt. 60, Denbigh Baptist Church, Oyster Point, Ya. Anderson, Jack Cathey Rt. 2, Belvedere, N. C . Andrews, George Lydon.2803 Kecoughton Rd., Newport News, Va. Arey, David Leon Rt. 1, Gold Hill, N. C. Ashworth, Clyde Earl Victoria, Ya. Atwell, Henry Floyd 232 30th St., Newport News. Va. August, Lawrence Bernard, Jr. . . .837 26th St., Newport News, Va. Austin, Hughie Vernon 3122 Fendall Ave., Richmond, Va. Ayers, William Alexander Lebanon, Va. Ayres, Harold Wright General Delivery, Lexington, Va. Bailey, Robert Lee, Jr 117 S. Curry St., Phoebus, Va. Baker, Ira Cecil Bridgewater, Va . Baldree, Oli Clifton, Jr Box 293, Ayden, N. C. Baldwin, Clyde Henry Waynesville, N. C. Ball, John Gardner 74 Main St., Hilton Village, Va. Ballentine, George Young, Jr. . .211 Palen Ave., Hilton Village, Va. Barbee, Spurgeon Vaniel, Jr Rt. 4, Ellis Rd., Durham. N. C. Barber, George Raymond ... 19 Newport Ave., Newport News, Va. Barbour, Graham Garland Box 1492, Durham, N. C. Barbour, Orvid C.. Jr 15 House St.. Hampton, Va. Barbrow, Robert Felix Box No. 4, Salts’ille, Va. Beard, Robert Fran klin, Jr Rt. 2, Newton, N. C. Beasley, Linwood Tilton RFD 1, Hilton Village, Ya. Becker, Bruce Lloyd RFD 2, Box 153, Hampton, Va. Beeler, Jay P., Jr Rt. 1, Amity, Oreg. Belcher, Clayton Eugene 390 Catalpha Ave., Hampton, Va. Bell, George Frank. Box 5477, State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. Bell, Leslie Pierce 320 44th St., Newport News, Va. Bellas, Edward Paul 1337 Fifth Ave., Ford City, Pa. Bennett, Elton Washington 816 36th St., Newport News, Va. Bishop, John Dillengar Estillfork, Ala. Bishop, James Kennedy 247 Poplar Ave., Newport News, Va. Blakemore. Harry Gray 335 E. Center St., Manassas, Va. Blanchard, Edmund Earl 221 46th St., Newport News, Va. Blanton, Earl Hazle, Jr RFD 1, Box 458, Hampton, Va. Blume, Kenneth Martin. .110 Maywood Lane, Charlottesville, Va. Booker, Donald Bernard RFD 1, Angelica, N. Y. Bowen, Dennis Edward, Jr 651 N. Elm Ave., Portsmouth, Va. Boutchard, Joseph Willard. . .2512 Orcutt Ave., Newport News, Va. Bowman, John Earl 306 Linden Ave., Suffolk, Va. Bowman, Twyman Elmore RFD 2, Edinburg, Va. Boyce, Julian Grey, Jr 1117 Hillside Ave., Ocean View, Va. Brabrand, John Erhard Rt. 1, Box 196, Smithfield, Va. Bradley, James Carroll 539 35th St., Newport News, Va. Bradshaw, Harry Duane Messick, Va. Branch, William Norfleet 3422 Inslow Ave., Richmond, Va. Bright, John Albert, Jr 323 8th St., Hickory, N. C. Bright, N ance Orpheus, Jr Rt. 1, Box 250. Hickory, N. C. Brinkley, Thomas Truman Rt. 1, Box 235, Suffolk. Va. Brown, James Crosby, Jr 7 Gracie Square, New York 28, N. Y. Brooking, Thomas Newton, Jr. . 31 35 Edgewood Ave.. Richmond, Va. Brushwood, Raymond Warren 9 N. Pine St., Hampton. Ya. Bryant, John Burts 36 Shirley Rd., Hilton Village, Va. Bryant, Russell Eugene 334 43rd St., Newport News, Va. Buck, Homer Willett Achilles, Va. Buckingham, Edwin Wheeler III 2203 Parrish Ave., Newport News, Va . Bullock, English Hoke Evergreen, N. C. Burbage, Douglas Johnson, Jr 210 34th St., Newport News, Va. Burcher, George Frederick Rt. 1, Hilton Village, Va. Burke, Robert Saunders 317 48th St., Newport News, Va. Burroughs, Douglas Lamarr 1213 21st St., New ' port News, Va. Burroughs, Paul Randolph 1213 21st St., Newport News, Ya. Burton, George Melvin 1910 Balding St.. Richmond, Va. Cahoon, Charles Wilson, Jr 2909 Nottoway St., Norfolk, Va. Caldwell, William Folkes, Jr Fisherville, Va. Cale, Montgomery Gibbs Tyner, N. C. Campbell, Edward Claude 331 Pine Ave., Newport News, Ya. Carlisle, Lee Andrew ' Cohassett, V a . Carpenter, Marvin Curtis Orange, Va. Carr, Elam Carlton, Jr 301 E. Horne Ave., Farmville, N. C. Carroll, James Lee RFD 2, Cfierryville, N ( Carroll, Rodney Wils on. 4732 Washington Ave., New ' port News, Va. Carter, Robert Claire, Jr Meridian Plantation, Tallahassee, Fla. Cash, James Franklin Rt. 3, Harrisonburg, Va. Cash, Robert Walter, Jr Presbyterian Home, Lynchburg, Va. Cassel, Ira Kenneth 61 Post St., Hilton Village, Va. Chalmers, Joseph Harlan 1215 Troupe St., Augusta, Ga. Chappell, Henry Warriner 109 Maryland Ave., Crewe, Va. Charles, Francis W ' eston 422 Lee St., Hampton, Va. Childers, James Carroll Swannanoa, N. C. Christopher, Joseph Francis Box 152, Hazelw ' ood, N. C. Clarke, Cleveland Belcher, Jr McKenney, Va. Clarke, Floyd Thomas, Jr 453 C. St., Copeland Pk., Newport News, Va . Clarkson, Mayo McComb Amherst, Va. Coburn, Paul Daniel Cook Terrace, Lackey, Va. Cochran, Harold Eugene 64 Hopkins St., Hilton Village, Va. Cogan, Kenneth Woodrow 115 Apple Ave., Hampton, Va. Cole, William Austin Candler, N. C. Collins, Buford Wayne 204 N. 4th St., Hopewell, Va. Colonna, Willoughby Warren, Jr 831 St. Lawrence Ave., Norfolk, Va. Compton, Harry Woodrow ' Falls Mills, Va. Condon, Edwin Anthony 449 Chapel St., Hampton, Va. Cook, Russell Arnold 738 Highland Ave., Waynesboro, Va. Cooke, George Reuben Canton, N. C. Cooper, Richard Carter 415 Shenandoah Rd., Hampton, Va. Cope, John Raymond 2510 Oak Ave., Newport News, Va. Coppersmith, Carlton William. 47 Westover Rd., Hilton Village, Va. Corbett, Harry Eugene, Jr 1038 24th St., Newport News, Va. Coulson, Earl Eugene White Post, Va. Coulson, Richard Dyer White Post, Va. Council, George Cleveland, Jr. . . .631 29th St., Newport News, Va. C.ox, Richard Sidney, Jr 231 49th St., Newport News, Va. Craig, Robert Edward 224 26th St., New ' port News, Va. Crawford, Harold Edward 212 E. Main St., Angelica, N. Y. Crenshaw, James Guy, Jr 43 Hollywood Ave., Hampton, Va. Critzer, Ernest Leonard 1124 Ohio St., Waynesboro, Va. Crockett, Lawrence Fulton. 94 Hampton Roads Ave., Hampton, Va. Crum, Kenneth Richard 223 Chesterfield Rd., Hampton, Va. Culotta, Paul W 724 31st St., Newport News, Va. Gumming, James Wilkins P. O. Box 493, Hampton, Va. Curtis, Alfred Kenneth 220 E. Main St., Nanticoke, Pa. Cutler, Richard Harding 229 27th St., Newport News, Va. Daman, Charles Louis Oyster Point, Va. Darnell, Samuel Edward Washington St., Orange, Va. Darnell, William Philip Washington St., Orange, Va. Davidson, Raymond 126 34th St., Newport News, Va. Davis, Chester Spurger Hazelwood, N. C. Davis, Forrest Mallory, Jr 346 55th St., Newport News, Va. Davis, William Walter 217 36th St., Newport News, Va. Day, Benjamin Franklin IV RFD 1, Buena Vista, Va. Deal, Paul German James Store, Gloucester Co., Va. Demro, Samuel Theodore Box 124 Dania, Fla. Deskins, Eldon Tate 222 Buxton Ave., Newport News, Va. Dickenson, William Tabb, Jr. . . .1127 23rd St., Newport News, Ya. Dodson, Vincent Thomas. . . .2026 Englewood Ave., Durham, N. C. Douglas. Richard DeLarman . .331 W. New York Ave., Deland, Fla. Dowling, Donald Oliver Coke, Va. Downey, Robert Lindley Yorktown, Va. Drinnon, William Chester . 5003 St. Elmo Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn. Duckett. Ralph Gordon, Jr 7 Oak Park Rd., Asheville. N. C. Dwyer, William Irwin 1721 Sycamore St., Harrisburg, Pa. Dyson, Leon Lynwood. P. O. Box 461, Rockingham. N. C. Dyson, William Harold P. O. Box 461, Rockingham, N. C. Earnhardt, George Wiley 230 39th St., Newport News, a. Eastman, Alfred Lee. . .4501 Washington Ave., Newport News, Va. Edwards, Claude Richard Rt. 1, Mt. Airy, N. C. Eichelberger, Charles Preston. . ,27-A Elizabeth Rd., Hampton, a. England, Charles Crawley Waverly, Ya. Eubank. Frederick Ford. . .273 Newport News Ave., Hampton, Ya. Evely, Clyde Preston 1320 Custer St., Petersburg, Ya. Everett, William Keith 327 49th St., Newport News, Va. Ewing. Hugh Culfbert, Jr. . .2606 Parrish Ave., Newport News, Ya. Farinholt, Charles Russell 213 Hurley Ave., Hilton Village, Ya. Farmer, Ervin Davis Bowling Green, Ya. Farmer, Harry Lee 1140 Hawthorne Ave., S. Norfolk, Ya. Farrell, Harold Garfield 26 Ridge Rd.. Belmont, Mass. Fenton, Benjamin Walker, Jr. . 403 Warwick Rd., Hilton illage, a. Ferrari, Fred 1203 Electric Ave., Hampton, Va. Field, Cecil Allen Rt. 3, Fox Hill Rd., Hampton, Va. Field, William Lee, Jr 1313 22nd St., Newport News, Va [ 210 ] Fisher, Robert Hugh 238 Harpersville Rd., Morrison, Va. Floyd, Hoge Allen, Jr Johnsontown, Va. Foley, Charles Edward Rt. 1, Kimball, Va. Forbes, Allen Morton 3501 West Ave., Newport News, Va. Fore, Claren Burrse 1156 Ferguson Ave., Newport News, Va. Foretich, Edward Vincent, Jr. . .219 Palen Ave., Hilton Village, Va. Forsyth, John Dixon 125 Beyer Ave., Punxsutawney, Pa. Fortner, William Royce Habersham College, Clarkesville, Ga. Foster, Franklin Mayo 28 Main St., Cooleemee, N. C. Fox, William Delbert, Jr 9610 River Rd., Rivermont, Hilton Village, Va. Frazier, Lewis Randolph Boyce, Va. Frazier, Ronald Nelson P. O. Box 4, Boyce, Va. Freeman, Robert Stanley Jeffs, Va. Freeman, William Preston Denbigh, Va. Gamache, Wilfred Joseph P. O. Box 275, Swannanoa, N. C. Gardner, Charles Francis 235 Hollywood Ave., Hampton, Va. Garner, James Lavergne Florida Ave., Randallstown, Md . Garrison, Milton Lyon 911 26th St., Newport News, Va. Gaylor, James Roswell Magnolia, N. C. Gentry, Russell Claude, Jr. . . .231 Little Farms Ave., Hampton, Va. Gibson, William James, Jr East Laurinburg, N. C. Glover, Harold Van Salisbury, N. C. Goodwin, William Francisco RFD 4, Louisa, Va. Gourley, David Francis 913 Monroe St., Fredericksburg, Va. Gray, Hugh Allen Lamar, S. C. Gregg, Arvil Haden Crossnore, N. C. Gregg, Gilbert Lothia, Jr 221 29th St., Newport News, Va. Griffin, William Harvey Hazelwood, N. C. Grubb, Franklin Gage Cook Terrace, Lackey, Va. Guillette, Gilbert Gilto V 427 Chapel St., Hampton, Va. Gurthie, Selden Douglas Greenville, N. C. Hall, Cleve Gorden, Jr 235 Warwick Rd., Hilton Village, Va. Hall, James Duncan 220 7th St., Henderson, Ky. Hamlin, James Lloyd Asheville, N. C. Hancock, Robert Berkley, Jr. . .38 Stratford Rd., Hilton Village, Va. Haney, Roscoe James Rt. 3, Charlottesville, Va. Haney, Wyatt Beasley, Jr Ivy Depot, Va. Harding, John Edwin 17 North St., A ge ica, N. Y. Hardy, George Keith Sinclair Pine Chapel Rd., Hampton, Va. Harper, Samuel Everett P. O. Box 395, Littleton, N. C. Harris, Clarence Bailey Thomasville, N. C. Harris, Peter John Blowing Rock, N. C. Harris, Wilton Neville Oyster Point, Va. Harrison, Howard Octave, Jr 112 James River Dr., Hilton Village, Va. Harrison, Robert Francis. .112 James River Dr., Hilton Village, Va. Hart, Charles Oliver Meherrin, Va. Harwood, James Burleigh III Rt. 2, Box 16 7 Hampton, Va . Hatcher, John Martin Rt. 3, Jacksonville, N. C. Hawkes, VVilliam Sydnor Wilson’s. Va. Hawkins, Vivien Ansell 121 High St., Luray, Va. Hawthorne, Francis James Hylas, Va. Hawthorne, Robert Henry RFD 2, Huntington, W. Va. Hayes, James Bernard 118 Armistead St., Phoebus, Va. Heath, William Samuel, Jr. . 445 Mt. Vernon Ave., Portsmouth, Va. Heflin, George Edward Culpeper, Va. Henderson, Hillard Hudson . . . .1151 25th St., Newport News, Va. Henley, Roy Edwards 504 Russell St., Bristol, Va. Hennessee, Dewey Wakefield Rt. 2, Bostic, N. C. Heywood, Carlton Wendell Perrin, Va. Hibbitts, Kermit George Fork, Va. Hickman, Raymond Milton .101 N. Randolph St., Lexington, Va. Higgins, James Andrew Beckley, W. Va. Hitt, Jesse Everette Haywood, Va. Hoard, James Daniel, Jr 1345 24th St., Newport News, V’a. Holdren, Robert Tudor III 1011 Jackson St., Lynchburg, V’a. Holland, James Carlton 1023 27th St., Newport News, Va. Holzbach, Joseph Thomas II 125 Botetourt Rd , Hilton Village, Va. Hood, Dan Rex 201 Blair Ave., Newport News, V’a. Hood, William Charles 20 Newport Ave., Beaconsdale, Newport News, V’a. Hoover, Theodore Myers Rt. 4, Box 299, Harrisonburg, Va. Hopkins, Frank Pearl, Jr 230 44th St., Newport News, Va. Hopson, Geter Howard Carlotene, N. C. Horan, Franklin Ives 302 Holt St., Hampton, Va. House, William John 309 Elm Ave., Hampton, V ' a. Howard, Joseph Clement, Jr 158 Manteo Ave., Hampton, Va. Howell, Linwood Earl 322 Buxton Ave., Newport News, Va. Howie, Carroll Hargraves 1715 Electric Ave., Hampton, Va. Hudson, Paul Conley .206 Piez Ave., Hilton Village, Va. Huffman, Wintfield Gleason. . .3412 West Ave., Newport News, V ' a. Humbert, Jack William 409 W. Wash. St., Suffolk, Va. Humphrey, Donald Elmer . . .2110 W. Poythress St., Hopewell, Va . Hutchens, Peyton Edward, Jr 213 Clifton St., Hampton, V’a. Hutcheson, Walter Franklin 1325 22nd St., Newport News, V ' a. Hyatt, Donald M., Jr 54 Main St., Hilton Village, Va. Ingersoll, Wellington Brough Crittenden, V’a. Insley, Albert Burks Messick, Va. Insley, John H., Jr Messick, Va. Ivey, Walthall Rivers Wrens, Ga. Jackson, Joseph Edward. . . .750 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, Ga. Jenkins, Ira 620 W. Jackson St., Thomasville, Ga. Jenkins, James Harvey III... .620 W. Jackson St., Thomasville, Ga. Jennings, Claude Brooks. 200 W. Colonial Ave., Elizabeth City, N. C. Jernigan, Walter Lee Rt. 3, Laurinburg, N. C. Johnson, Clarence Benson, Jr Jeffs, Va. Johnson, Edward Calvin 25 N. Linden St., Hampton, Va. Johnson, Laurence Vernon 4733 Washington Ave., Newport News, Va. Johnson, Samuel Miller Rt. 1, Hillsboro, N. C. Jones, Claudie Eslie, Jr Rt. 2, Box 55-B, Smithfield, Va. Jones, Dallas Monroe 214 44th St., Newport News, Va. Jones, Horace Watson 711 Blair Ave., Hampton, Va. Jordan, Marvin Ray 49 Edenton Road St., Hertford, N. C. Karam, George Charles. 3614 Washington Ave., Newport News, Va. Kea, Ramon Kenneth 36 Poplar Ave., Newport News, V’a. Kelley, Edward Franklin 515 E. Virginia Ave., Crewe, Va. Kelley, George Erving 937 N. Pine St., DeLand, F’la. Kendrick, Robert William . 727 Madison St., Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Kerns, William Vernon Gloucester, Va. Ketner, Zane Cruse Rowan County, N. C. King, Wallace Needham Pink Hill, N. C. Kinney, Kennon Whitcomb Appomattox, Va. Kipper, Alfred Joseph 218 43rd St., Newport News, Va. Kissam, Benjamin Franklin Evergreen, N. C. Kite, Leland Eugene RFD 2, Waynesboro, Va. Kuhn, Frank Ernest, Jr Box 296, Peach Creek, W. V’a. Kuhns, Melvin Daniel RFD 3, Box 71, Punxsutawney, Pa. LaClair, Fred Augustine, Jr Healing Springs, Va. Laird, Paul Ernest 150 Lafayette St., York, Pa. Lamb, Edward Merrill Ill Alleghany Rd., Hampton, V’a. Lamb, Milton James Ill Alleghany Rd., Hampton, Va. Lambiotte, Edward 334 25th St., Huntington, W. Va. Lamm, Charles Ransom 1306 Downing St., Wilson, N. C. Landes, Charles Edward 817 High St., Staunton, Va. Lankford, George Seth . RFD 1, Isle of Wight Co., Smithfield, V’a. Larson, Theodore Eugene Free Llnion, Va. Laughinghouse, Monnie, Jr . V’anceboro, N. C. Lawson, Emmett Willmore . 9901 River Rd., Rivermont, Hilton, Va. Lee, Howard Eugene, Jr. . 4802 Washington Ave., Newport News, Va. Leicester, Stanley Perry. . . .310 Ferguson Ave., Hilton Village, Va. Leigh, William Henry 865 32nd St., Newport News, Va. Lewis, Benjamine Thomas 2 Davis Ave., Beaconsdale, Newport News, Va. Lewis, Frank Walker 7208 Park Dr., Newport News, Va. Leynes, George Robert Archer, Fla. Liner, Thomas Winfred Box 454, Lake Junaluska, N. C. Liverman, Wilford Waylon 900 North St., Portsmouth, Va. Lotz, Paul Kenneth 2819 Walnut Ave., Altoona, Pa. Loveland, Clifton Wells 516 N. Clara, Deland, Fla. Lucy, Jesse James Wickliffe, Ky . Lynn, George Robert Rt. 4, Box 298, Durham, N. C. Malone, Andrew Clyde S 6 S-15, Moneta, Va. Mansfield, Riley Garnett 518 Oak St., Chattanooga, Tenn. Marks, Bryant Mayes 2100 Broadway. Hopewell, Va. Marshall, Hale Harvey Benton, Pa. Martin, Douglas LaFaughn . Beulahville, Va. Martin, Robert Norman P. O. Box 54, Bassett, Va. Martin, William Arthur 268 Lee St., Hampton, Va. Massengill, Jesse Harold Rt. 1, Four Oaks, N. C. Masser, Edward Rerrie 143 Chesterfield Rd., Hampton, Va. Matthews, Robert Wesley 359 E. St. Copeland Pk., Newport News, V’a. Matthews, Willard Merritt 345 Pochin Place. Hampton, V’a. May, Charles Franklin 8 Interstate Parkway, Bradford, Pa. Mayhue, Robert James 1008 Fifth St., Juniata, Altoona, Pa. Mayo, Paul Rock Box 457, West Point, V’a. Mayo, Thomas Moody. Jr 119 35th St., Newport News, Va. McAlexander, Belton Thomasson, Jr 349 Warwick Rd., Hilton Village, Va. McClellan, Hearst 110 Braddock St., Daytona Beacn, Fla. McClellan, Jimmev Howard . 110 Braddock St. Davtona Beach. Fla. McCluney, John Emmette RFD 2, Milledgeville, Ga. McConnell, James Lloyd Rt. 2, Box 362, Portsmouth, V’a. McCreery, William Floyd . RFD 3, Ferguson Ave., Savannah, Ga. McCrickard, Willard Clay Penhook, V ' a. McDaniel, William Price 2108 Electric Ave., Hampton, V’a. McDearmon, George Guy, Jr. . . . 1 39 S. Cherry St., Richmond, V ' a. McDermon, Ernest Mahone, Jr 4545 Washington Ave., Newport News. V’a. McDonald, Charles Howard, Jr.. . 1056 Leckie St., Portsmouth, Va . McDonald, William Alfred Candor. N. C. [ 211 ] McErlain. John Augustus. Jr 332 49th St., Newport News, Ya. McGehee, William Kennedy. . .335 Dorchester Ave., Hampton, ’a. McGuire, Henry Walter 255 Chapel St.. Hampton. a. Mcl aughlin, John William 1 Delta Place, Kingston, X. Y. McLean, David Lane 1900 W. Cawson St.. Hopewell. Ya. McPherson. John Calvin Asheboro, N. C. McShcrrv. James Patrick 120 30th St.. Newport News, Ya. Merrill. Daniel Edward 118 34th St., Newport News, Ya. Merritt, Francis Daniel Capeville, a. Metosh, Cyril Patrick 418 Lawrence St., Petersburg, Ya. Miante, James Bernard Briarfield Rd., Newport News, Va. Michie, William Otis RFD 1, Box 149, Hilton Yillage, Ya. Nlilby, Clarence Constantine Elsom, Ya. Miller, Charles Edward 21 Milford Rd., Hilton Yillage, Ya. Miller, Wilbur Carlyle, Jr 336 46th St., Newport News, Ya. Miller, Wesley Earl 340 46th St., Newport News, Ya. Minga. Harry C-alverlier, Jr Rescue, Ya. Mitchell, William Alexander. ... 13 Newport Ave., Beaconsdale, Ya. Mitchell, Walter Clifford Fairmont, N. C. Monahan, Rupert Raymond Rt. 6, Box 215, Richmond, Ya. Monk. Norris Harrison 823 Warwick Rd.. Newport News, Ya. Moore, Paul Whitehead, Jr 310 Chapel St.. Hampton. Ya. Morgan, Homer Elder Hemp, N. C. Morgan, Timothy Rudolph RFD 1 , Eagle Springs, N. C . Morgan. William Richard Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Morris, Carl Richard “52-B 34th St.. Newport News, Ya. Morris, Melvin, Jr 744 29th St., Newport News, Ya. Morse, George Herman Homsbyville, Ya . Muhich, Raymond Lewis 1111 N. Center St., Jolieq 111. Muir. Howard Ward 528 E. Main St.. Belhaven, N. C. Mulling. Albion Horace Fort Hoyle, Md . Murden. James W.. Jr 34 Shirley Rd., Hilton Yillage, Ya. Myers, Clifton Jennings 101“ 24th St., Newport News, Ya. Narron, James Rudolph Rt. 1, Bailey, N. C. Naumann, Otto Robert. Jr 36 Shirley Rd.. Hilton Village. Ya. New, Charles Garland RFD 1, Williamsburg, Ya. Newell, Charles Ansel 342 57th St., Newport News, Ya. Nissley, Richard Black 315 Pine St., Steelton, Pa. Norton. O ' Quinn Gary 226 44th St., Newport News. Ya. Nunnally. Knox Arnold, Jr 116 S. Cherry St., Richmond, Ya. O ' Bryan. Robert Louis Patrick. .502 DuBois St.. Lawrenceville, 111. Oden, George Robert 127 Hollywood Ave., Hampton, Ya. O ' Donnell. James Edward General Delivery, Petersburg, Ya. Oliver, Beverly Gray 505 Chautauqua Ave., Portsmouth, Ya. Ogburn, James Collier, Jr Champe, Ya. Osborne, John McKinley North Tazewell, Ya. Osborne. Richard James 62 Post St.. Hilton Yillage, Ya. Overley, Samuel Earle. Jr “08 Cornell St., Fredericksburg. Ya. Overman. Percy Carlton. Jr. .218 Warwick Rd.. Hilton Yillage, Ya. Owens, William Bert Damascus, Ya . Page, William Roy Jeffs, Va. Parker. Hosea Earl 601 Hamlin St., Hilton V illage, Ya. Parker, James Henry Damascus, Ya . Parks, Ralph Parramore Accomac, Ya. Payne. Wade Cleveland, Jr 129 33rd St., Newport News, Ya . Peeples, Jesse Edward 337 57th St., Newport News, Ya. Penn. George Bayer Marvin St., Smithport ,Pa. Pepe, Thomas Edward 243 Poplar Ave., Newport News, Ya. Pepper. John N w it. Jr 1042 25th St., Newport News, Ya . Pereira. Alfred Fatrick 324 36th St., Newport News, Ya . Pereira. James W 325 36th St., Newport News, Ya. Pettitt, William Nl., Jr 138 Claremont Ave.. Hampton, Ya. Phillips, James Warren Messick, Va. Phillips, Thomas LaYerne. . .2805 Kecoughtan Rd., Hampton, Ya . Pierce, Woodrow Marshall 222 47th St., Newport News, Ya. Pirkle, John Milton 891-B 33rd St., Newport News, Ya. Plott. Paul Kimbrough Bassett, Ya. Polick, Edward Lee Ordinary, Va. Potter. Charles Kilgo, Jr. . 2809 Huntington Ave.. Newport News, Ya . Price, Harold Lloyd 600 Laurel St., Conway, S. C. Price, Raoul ’d Marion 13 Scales St.. Reidsville, N. C. Privette, Stephen Bragan Spring Hope, N. C. Puffenberger, Charles Granville Luray, Va . Pullen, Roland Thomas, Jr.. 4747 Washington Ave., Newport News, Ya. Ramsay, Philp Ross 308 48th St., Newport News, Ya. Rappold, Edwin William 1124 21st St., Newport News, Ya. Rappold, John Herbert 1124 21st St., Newport News, Ya . Rassman, John William Box 312, Zelienople, Pa. Rawls, Marion Wadsworth Arapahoe, N. C. Ray, James Elmo. . . .40 Maidson St., Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Ray, Theodore Burniss . . . . 40 Madison St., Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Reeves, Joe Fred 602 Stuart Dr., Galax, Ya. Reid, Paul McClung 681 Port Republic Rd., Waynesboro, Ya. Respcss, William Arthur, Jr . . Pike Road, N. C. Rhodes, Robert Leonidas Rt. 3, Box 265, Hampton, Ya. Rich, Everett William Rich, William Arthur Rierson, John Ayers, Jr. . . . Riggins, Robert Nelson .... Ripple, Robert Lee Ritenour, Marvin Mark . . . Robbins, Charlie Bolden, Jr. Roberts, Bobby Lee Roberts, William Chester. . Robeson. Carl Norwood, Jr. Robins, John Augusta Robinson, Lawrence, Jr. . . . Robinson. Thomas Merrill . 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Wolford, Byron Glenn . . . .Chuckatuck, Va. Wood, Louis Deborah Rt. 3, Four Oaks, N. C. Wood, Maynard Louis, Jr Scottsville, Va. Woolwine, William Cordell Pershing 506 Straley Ave., Princeton, W. Va. Wornom, Ashley Page 443 N. News Ave., Hampton, Va. Wright, Robert Allen RFD 1, Box 483, Hampton, Va. Yates, Ernest Warren Stacy, Va. Zbinden, William Wilkinson 216 Headland Ave., Dothan, Ala. Zuskin, John David 3835 Copeland Pk., Newport News, Va. ☆ ☆ ☆ p p r e n t i c e d u a t e s 1943 Name and Home Town Granville Owens Adams Portsmouth, Virginia Robert White Adams Portsmouth, Virginia David McArthur Ahearn Newport News, Virginia Richard Allerton Newport News, Virginia Thomas William Ayres, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Donald Knight Bailey Newport News, Virginia James Hubert Bartley Boardman, North Carolina Bruce Walker Batson Spencer, Iowa Alexander Bowman Baxter Hilton Village, Virginia Wesley Turner Berryman, Jr. Newport News, Virginia John Arthur Blair Hilton Village, Virginia Hatty Benjamin Bland LaCrosse, Virginia Charlie Mullis Bowman Lakeland, Florida Milton David Brenner Newport News, Virginia William Claudius Brinn Hartford, North Carolina Herman Morrissey Brown, Jr. Washington, D. C. Willard Stanley Bull, Jr. Newport News, Virginia John Frederick Cardoza Hilton Village, Virginia Alex Clayton Carmean Spring Hope, North Carolina Archie Maxwell Carroll Norfolk, Virginia Roscoe Festus Cartin, Jr. Swansea, South Carolina John Harold Cate Hampton, Virginia War Department Service Shipfitter Navy Patternmaker Navy Machinist Navy Hull Draftsman Navy Shipfitter Navy Shipfitter Army Shipfitter Coppersmith Navy Machinist Army Painter and Decorator Army Pipefitter Army Machinist Army Shipfitter Army Pipefitter Navy Machinery Draftsman Army Mold Loftsman Navy Machinist Army Molder Army Machinist Navy Sheet Metal Worker Boilermaker Army Machinery Draftsman Name and Home Town Edward Cickavage Frackville, Pennsylvania Wm. Whiteman Clendenen Bristol, Virginia George Corbin Cluverius Hornsbyville, Virginia Jesse James Cooper Newport News, Virginia George Mitchem Crocker, Jr. Hampton, Virginia Marion Russell Cutchins Newport News, Virginia John Christie Davenport Norfolk, Virginia Bert Frazier Dawson Kinston, North Carolina Walter Tyler Dickenson Iaeger, West Virginia Jack Milstead Dyke Hampton, Virginia Claude Alva Eley Newport News, Virginia Henry Onslow Evans Newport News, Virginia David Monroe Fitzgerald Norfolk, Virginia Guy Pershing Folds Monticello, Georgia Robert Hilton Ford Hagerstown, Maryland Robert Henry Gay Seaboard, North Carolina Charles Clinton Gilman Minneapolis, Minnesota W atson Giddings Guy Hampton, Virginia Lamateau Wyatt Hall, Jr. Hampton, Virginia Raymond Thornton Harris Charlottesville, Virginia Joe Thomas Harrison Hampton, Virginia Willard Louis Higgenbotham Buena Vista, Virginia War Department Service Sheet Metal Worker Army Ship Carpenter Marine Corps Toolmaker Navy Molder Army Electrician Navy Pipefitter Navy Machinist Army Blacksmith Army Shipfitter Navy Machinist Army Machinist Electrician Machinist Merchant Marine Navy Boilermaker Navy Heat Treater Navy Boilermaker Patternmaker Pipefitter Merchant Marine Navy Shipfitter Army Painter and Decorator Machinist Army Machinist Merchant Marine [ 213 ] Name and Home Town Department War Service Name and Home Town Department War Service Felix Matthew Hoffman, Jr. Newport News. Virginia Rea Stuart Holland Newport News, Virginia Charles Alfred Huffman Newport News, Virginia Cloid Massif Humphreys Big Island, Virginia Arthur Andrew Hundley Newport News, Virginia William Kelsor Hunt Poquoson. Virginia Gordon Thayer Inner Buckroe Beach Virginia William Frank Jones, Jr. Portsmouth Virginia Everett Carey Jordan Newport News Virginia Edgar Bruce Kastelberg Morrison, Virginia George Webster Keane. Hilton Village, Virginia Melvin Kyser Kilpatrick Frisco City, Alabama Maurine Haden King Newport News, Virginia Carl William Kruse Hampton, Virginia Bobby Michael Lake Hilton Villag , Virginia Clifton Tuttle Lawson, Jr. Newport News. Virginia Thomas Clifton Lawson Portsmouth. Virginia John Randolph Leaman, Jr. Newpor News Virginia Thomas Edwin Leigh Newport News. Vir inia Walker Thornton Lewis, Jr. Newport News. Virginia Leo Bernard Litchfield Portsmouth, Virginia Grady Wa: lace Little Littleton, North Carolina Edryn Kinzer Long Newport News, Virginia William Vance Nunn, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Electrician Navy Construction Draftsman Patternmaker Army Ship Carpenter Army Electrician Navy Molder Navy Machinist Army Coppersmith Naiy Shipfitter Army Molder Army Machinery Draftsman Machinist Navy Merchant .Marine Shipwright Navy Machinist Navy Hull Draftsman Sheet Metal Worker Navy Machinist Hull Draftsman Navy Electrical Draftsman Patternmaker Pipefitter Navy Shipwright Navy Machinery Draftsman Pipefitter Navy Robert Sterrett Oglesby Lvnchburg, Virginia Charles Vincent Pepe Newport News, Virginia Charles Paul Pereira Newport News, Virginia Clyde Winston Pierce Newport News, Virginia John Pollock, Jr. Hilton Village, Virginia Thomas Herbert Powell, Jr. Bayford Virginia Gordon Fillmore Pullen, Jr. Newport News, V irginia William Dixie Purser Vanceboro, North Carolina Marvin Quinn Phoebus, Virginia Richard Walter Talley Roxbury, Virginia Guy Edward Taylor Newport News, Virginia Orville Alvin Thomas, Jr. Bedford, Virginia Ira Elmor Tilley III Newport News, Virginia Nimmo John Union, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Bernard James Utley, Jr. Hilton Village, Virginia WlLLFORD ElEY W.ARREN Edwin Stuart Wenzel, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Murray Powell Wesson, Jr. Lawrenceville, Virginia Albert Sidney White, Jr. Odd, Virginia James Milton Willis Anderson, South Carolina Charles Hutchins Wilson Newport News, Virginia Harold Lee Wright Newport News, Virginia Charles Jethro Yates Hampton, Virginia Shipfitter Army Machinist Mold Loftsman Merchant Marine Navy Ship Carpenter Navy Electrician Shipfitter Navy Piping Draftsman Navy Ship Carpenter Army Sheet Metal Worker Navy Pipefitter Machinist Army Pipefitter Army Machinist Navy Shipfitter Navy Machinist Navy Shipwright Construction Draftsman Heat Treater Navy Merchant Marii Army Shipfitter Army Machinist Army Coppersmith Navy Mold Loftsman Marine Corps Pipefitter Navy Jesse Michael Rama Machinist Bowers Hill Virginia Junius Henry Rappold Machinist Newport News. Virginia Laurence Elliott Rea Coppersmith Newport News, Virginia John Bailey Rollins III Mold Loftsman Hampton, Virginia Charles Frederick Roulet, Jr. Pipefitter Newport News, Virginia Army Army Navy Navy Navy John Alvan Maclay, Jr. Hilton Village, Virginia Matthew Herbert Mahoney Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania William Robert Martin Beulahville, Virginia James Wendei l McCreery Savannah, Georgia Bernard Frayser McLaurine, Ballsville, Virginia John Patrick McMahon Newport News, Virginia James Sinclair Mitchell Newport News, Virginia Joseph Mitchell, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Carroll Lee Moore, Jr. Jeffs, Virginia Leslie MacDonald Moore Hampton, Virginia Thomas John Morgan, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Frank William Muhich Joliet, Illinois James Monroe Munden Providence Forge, Virginia Ted Myers, Jr. Portsmouth, Virginia Machinist Machinery Draftsman Shipfitter Machinist Jr. Mold Loftsman Mold Loftsman Electrician Piping Draftsman Painter and Decorator Patternmaker Hull Draftsman Machinist Millwright Shipfitter _ Army Navy Navy Navy Navy Army Navy Navy Navy Army Army John Francis Sargent Lak land, Florida Thomas Etheridge Saunders Hampton, Virginia Ryland Haywood Schomburg, Newport News, Virginia Clive Kellis Shaver Huntington. West Virginia Saint Julian Shelton Fork Union. Virginia James Gardner Simpkins Newport News, Virginia Paul Allen Snyder Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Ned Harding Strickler Luray, Virginia Willard Lee Sul ivan Hampton, Virginia John Patrick Sweeney, Jr. Bowers Hill, Virginia Piping Draftsman Pipefitter Army Navy Jr. Sheet Metal Worker Navy Boilermaker Mold Loftsman Machinist Machinist Electrician Coppersmith Shipwright Navy Navy Army Merchant Marine Marine Corps Navy [ 214 ] p p r e n t i c e G r a d u a t e 1944 Name and Home Town Department War Service William Haviland Ames Mold Loftsman At erchant Port Washington, New York Marine Wayne Didwell Anderson Pipefitter Navy Whitakers, North Carolina Frank Joseph Barto Coppersmith Navy Bowers Hill, Virginia Dudley Wylie Batten Pipefitter At erchant Smithfield, Virginia At arine William Joseph Blanton Shipfitter Army Petersburg, Virginia Walter Elmo Bloxom, Jr. Shipwright Army Battery Park, Virginia Ralph Sherman Bonniwell Pipefitter Navy Newport News, Virginia William Kenneth Bradshaw Hull Draftsman Navy Denbigh, Virginia Henry Willis Broughton Machinery Draftsman At erchant Norge, Virginia Marine George Richard Brown Painter and Decorator ■ Navy Jonesboro, North Carolina Willis Lee Budlong Pipefitter Navy Hilton Village, Virginia Oscar Lee Butt Coppersmith Navy Abingdon, Virginia Alvin Swepson Butterworth, Jr. Machinery Navy Hilton Village, Virginia Draftsman Shirley Edward Clarke Machinist Ettrick, Virginia Louis Decker Cline Machinist Navy Wilson, North Carolina Herbert Coalson Toolmaker Army Bristol, Virginia John Wesley Collins Coppersmith Hampton, Virginia William Samuel Collins Shipfitter Navy Newport News, Virginia Russell Frederick Cooper Machinist Army Newport News, Virginia Anderson Blackwell Cosby III Toolmaker Navy Richmond, Virginia Thomas Davie Covington Coppersmith Navy Lynchburg, Virginia Joseph Carter Crafford Toolmaker Army Lee Hall, Virginia Kenneth William Crocker Sheet Metal Worker Navy Hampton, Virginia Daniel Randolph Cumming, Jr. Machinist Navy Hampton, Virginia Ralph Derr Denton, Jr. Shipfitter Navy Hampton, Virginia Thomas Jackson Draper Coppersmith Navy Boykins, Virginia Fred Shaft r Dulaney Shipwright Jonesboro, Tennessee Noell Douglas Dunn Coppersmith Navy Burkeville, Virginia Kermit Arendell Edwards Coppersmith Navy Newport News, Virginia Darius White Elliott Pipefitter Army Hertford, North Carolina John Joseph Eken Machinist Newport News, Virginia Thomas Nelson Ferrell Piping Draftsman Navy Hampton, Virginia Alyn Fraser Fife Machinist Navy Newport News, Virginia Quentin Roosevelt Flickincer Hull Draftsman Army Winchester, Virginia Robert Stanley Garris Pipefitter Army Newport News, Virginia Paul Eugene Geis Machinist Navy Ellwood City, Pennsylvania Olie King Goodwin Hull Draftsman Navy Newport News, Virginia Frederick Jordan Gregg Shipfitter Charlie Hope, Virginia Joe Fro Gregory Machinist Newport News, Virginia Name and Home Town Charles James Haffner Hampton, Virginia Oliver Ellsworth Hanbury, Ji Norfolk, Virginia Edward Lef. Hawley Hilton Village, Virginia John Frazier Henderson Newport News, Virginia James Monroe Hoover Buckroe Beach, Virginia James Shirley Hope Portsmouth, Virginia George Stark Howard Charlottesville, Virginia David Hubbard Newport News, Virginia Samuel Henry Hutchens, Jr. Hampton, Virginia William Ray Hutto Swansea, South Carolina Henderson Timothy James Newport News, Virginia Vincent Serafin Jarvis New London, Connecticut Leo Gower Johnson Lynchburg, Virginia Robert Edward Johnson Newport News, Virginia Ernest Mercer Jones Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Robert Lee Kenney Newport News, Virginia George Edison Kidd, Jr. Newport News, Virginia William Robert Kipper Newport News, Virginia Rogers Wesley Lamison Hampton, Virginia Philip Lee Langslow Hilton Village, Virginia Carl Edger Larsen Newport News, Virginia Elmer Austin Larsen Newport News, Virginia Chester Millard Lilley Churchland, Virginia Thomas Franklin Link Danville, Virginia Herbert Laird Loftis South Boston, Virginia Lewis Earl Mason Lynchburg, Virginia George Silsby Matson Jackson, Michigan Walter Linzy Mayberry, Jr. Rocky Mount, North Carolina Joseph Calley McAlexander Hilton Village, Virginia Robert Paul McBride, Jr. Hampton, Virginia George Alexander McLennan Lynchburg, Virginia John Jameson Milnes, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Charles Lee Monahan Richmond, Virginia Lloyd Lattimer Myers Portsmouth, Virginia Joseph Henry Neise, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Courtney Douglas Padgett Newport News, Virginia Thomas Henry Paris Oyster Point, Virginia War Department Service Shipwright Army t. Machinist Navy Pipefitter Shipfitter Navy Coppersmith Navy Electrician Army Machinist Army Ship Carpenter Machinist M arine Corps Molder Army Pipefitter Machinist Aterchant Marine Millwright Army Piping Draftsman Navy Machinist Navy Coppersmith Navy Piping Draftsman Navy Machinist Aterchant At arine Piping Draftsman Army Shipfitter Army Machinist Navy Piping Draftsman Army Boilermaker Navy Coppersmith Army Hull Draftsman Merchant Atarine Hull Draftsman Army Piping Draftsman Navy Machinist Navy Machinist Army Electrician Navy Machinist Painter and Decorator Army Electrical Draftsman Navy Ship Carpenter Army Piping Draftsman Navy Mold Loftsman Army Shipwright Navy [ 215 ] Name and Home Town Lincoln David Park Cumnock, North Carolina Alfred Carlyle Parker Clinton, North Carolina Willard Voight Pendleton Portsmouth, Virginia Henry DeWitt Peterson Roseboro, North Carolina Edward Christian Post Dcland, Florida Aubrey Patrick Power Norfolk, Virginia Robert Francis Powers Newport News, Virginia James Alexander Price Newport News, Virginia George Francis D. Quintal Newport News, Virginia George Philip Ramsay Newport News, Virginia Robert James Reierson Minneapolis, Minnesota Frank Drew Reissner Downers Grove, Illinois Arthur Lee Richardson Waverly, Virginia Allan Talbott Roberts, Jr. Hampton, Virginia John Edwards Robins Hampton, Virginia Edward Washington Russell, Parks Pey, Virginia John Rufus Sanders Roanoke Rapids, North Caro Lloyd Merrill Sawyer Roslindale, Massachusetts Thomas Paul Sawyer, Jr. Newport News, Virginia Otto Edward Schade, Jr, Newport News, V irginia Louis Ernest Serio Newport News, Virginia Joseph Cleveland Seward, Jr Newport News, Virginia William Franklyn Shivers Gaston, South Carolina Clyde Preston Smith Deland, Florida Louis Clyde Smith Henderson, Kentucky Lloyd Earl Smith Portsmouth, Virginia Randolph Mabray Smith Hampton, Virginia Simon Aaron Smith, Jr. Deland, Florida Robert Stanley Sommers Newport News, Virginia A ppr Name and Home Town Edwin Eugene Beazlie Shamrock, Florida Robert Weston Bush Newport News, Virginia Joseph Carpenito Portsmouth, Virginia Carson Ray Coats Angier, North Carolina Lloyd Evans Hall Pippapass, Kentucky Wm. Foster Hudgins Mathews, Virginia War War Department Service Name and Home Town Department Service Pipefitter Navy Ernest John Soter Pattern Maker Army Newport News, Virginia Coppersmith Navy Ivan Edward Spain Electrician Navy Pipefitter Navy Church Road, Virginia Herbert Theadore Speas Machinist Navy West Point, Virginia Shipwright Army Carl Herbert Stafford Sheet Metal Worker Navy Huntington, West Virginia Coppersmith Marine Frank Xavier Stora Hull Draftsman Marine Corps Navy Fort City, Pennsylavnia Gordon Harrison Swain Machinist Corps Shipfitter Morrison, Virginia Electrical Draftsman Navy James Louis Swindell Machinist Navy Steam Engineers Newport News, Virginia Sheet Metal Worker Navy Lively Tabb Navy Newport News, Virginia Piping Draftsman Navy Ned Carolton Taylor Seaboard, North Carolina Pipefitter Navy Franklin Edward Tillery Hull Draftsman Navy Machinery Draftsman Navy Hampton, Virginia Mathew John Thompson III Hull Draftsman Navy Machinery Draftsman Navy Hilton Village, Virginia Paul Morton Tucker Sheet Metal Worker Army Pipefitter Hertford, North Carolina Machinist Army Huyke Bernando Urrutia Newport News, Virginia Machinery Draftsman Army Coppersmith Navy George Lumsden Wadsworth, Jr. Sheet Metal Worker Army Lynnhaven, Virginia Piping Draftsman Navy Theadore John Wanderer Clayville, Virginia Molder Navy [r. Coppersmith Navy Shipfitter Frank Howard Watkins Hampton, Virginia Pipefitter Machinist Navy Dabney Farrar Watson na Baskerville, Virginia Mold Loftsman Navy Gerald Blake Weaver Machinist Brookville, Pennsylvania Pipefitter Navy Charles Eric Wells Richmond, Virginia Sheet Metal Worker Machinist Army Harold Joseph Wetzler Shipwright McKeesport, Pennsylvania Machinist Electrician Navy Harry Carter Wheeler Pipefitter Newport News, Virginia Earl Jennings White Toolmaker Merchant Army Newport News, Virginia Samuel Ray Wilson, Jr. Electrician M arine Shipwright Navy Newport News, Virginia Machinist Navy Emmett Lee Wingfield III Piping Draftsman Pipefitter Hampton. Virginia Thomas Edward Witty Piping Draftsman Navy Newport News, Virginia Pipefitter Machinist Navy Frederick Daniel Worrell Boykins, Virginia Electrician Sheet Metal Worker Navy Vernard Laydon Worrell Wakefield, Virginia Electrician Navy Thomas Pearson Wright, Jr. Hull Draftsman Marine Newport News, Virginia Machinist Corps Hull Draftsman Navy James Garland Massie Newport News, Virginia entice G i r a d u a t e s i - 1945 War War Department Service Name and Home Town Department Service Electrician Virgil Hurst Justice, Jr. Machinist Army Pipefitter Clyde, North Carolina William Robert Latta Shipfitter Hampton, Virginia Robert Jefferson Livingston Machinist Machinist Newport News, Virginia Mold Loftsman Lucas Lewis Meredith Electrician Machinist Hornsbyville, Virginia Linwood Warren Moore Toolmaker Stem, North Carolina Bennie Moore Riggins, Jr. Shipfitter Shipwright Hampton, Virginia [ 216 ] Name and Home Town James Franklin Royster Lawndale, North Carolina Cuthbert Paxton Smith Jonesboro, North Carolina Soland Franklin Stainback, Jr. Providence Forge, Virginia War Department Service Toolmaker Shipfitter Mold Loftsman Name and Home Town Mallie Lawrence Wicker Greensboro, North Carolina Euell Roger Williams Quaker Hill, Connecticut Mitchell Henry Willis Newport News, Virginia War Department Service Painter and Decorator Machinist Machinist p p r e n t i c e d u a t e s 1946 Name and Home Town Department War Service Name and Home Town Department War Service Samuel Charles Allerton Mold Loftsman Francis Edward Little Patternmaker Army Newport News, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Leroy Thomas Barrett (Died) Patternmaker Julian Lester McDowell Electrician Suffolk, Virginia Chatham, Virginia Thomas Jefferson Brooks, Jr. Machinist William Henry Osborne Toolmaker Newport News, Virginia Hilton Village, Virginia William Edward Dudley Coppersmith Navy Charles Freeman Phillips Boilermaker Navy Gloucester, Virginia Sheet Metal Worker Navy Hampton, Virginia Clovis Lester Powers Pipefitter Army Herman Hoyle Efird Northwest, Virginia Kannapolis, North Carolina Julian Peak Ross, Jr. Piping Draftsman Army Curtis Allen Gibbs Lake Landing, North Carolina Boilermaker Army Port Washington, New York Lewis Elmore Sherman Machinist Army George Emmett Hazelwood Sheet Metal Worker Navy Person County, North Carolina Newport News, Virginia Charles Winfred B. Smith Shipfitter Jonesboro, North Carolina James Holland Lindsey Shipfitter Army Irvin Ingram Stainback Mold Loftsman Army Monroeville, Alabama Providence Forge, Virginia ☆ ☆ ☆ [ 217 ] Time and Tide Photo by R. Hal Pepper Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays, WE go. Austin Dobson , “ The Paradox of Time” [ 218 ] To those whose assistance and cooperation was un- sparingly given we gratefully acknowledge our apprecia- tion: F. F. Hill, curator of Mariners’ Museum. W. T. Radcliffe, photographer, Mariners’ Museum. J. L. Lochhead, librarian, Mariners’ Museum. E. P. Griffith, shipyard photographer. M. Ritger, alumnus and present president of James River Camera Club. J. E. Weston, of Westmore Studio. Joe D. Smith, faculty member and instructor to several of the staff members. J. P. Comstock, assistant Naval Architect. Miss Marilee Rosenfield, in charge of secretarial staff, Educational Building. Miss Frances Biggins, typist, Educational Building. 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I i Dial 2-5143 1 4, , rr r + T ' I I 1 I I Compliments of I 1 j I 1 PHILLIP LEVY CO. | 1 i I 2707 Washington Avenue I I I | i Dial 3-1601 I I I FURNITURE and CLOTHING 1 1 I I I 1 + — I | LIVELY TABB, Florist | 1 Flowers for Every Purpose 1 | 369 Warwick Road I | HILTON VILLAGE, VA. i i 4- — Phone 2-3517 I I Compliments of I J. C. GORSUCH CO. | I CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS I 3019 Washington Ave.— Dial 3-1684 4 + ■ i I i 4- +- I I i I I i 4- - FURNITURE CARPETS APPLIANCES PARKER POWELL Successors to PARKER SPENCER Distinctive Home Furnishings Dial 2-2041 212 28th St. Compliments of PARAMOUNT BARBER SHOP H. C. (Red) EWING, Prop. Most Modern Equipped Sanitary Barber Shop in the City -4 -+ i I — + I i Compliments of TIDEWATER MOTORCYCLE CO. JOE L. PINNELL, Mgr. Motorcycles Bicycles Scooters Lawn Mowers Outboard Motors [ 228 ] f ❖ ' ' ■-+ SERVICE RELIABILITY QUALITY NOLAND COMPANY, Inc. A Virginia Corporation Suppliers and Distributors of Marine Products for Thirty Years WHOLESALE MARINE ELECTRICAL PLUMBING HEATING INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION AND PAINT SUPPLIES NOLAND COMPANY, Inc. MAIN OFFICE AND STOREROOMS Newport News, Va. Serving the Southeast With 22 Branches Medical Arts Bldg. -+ I I Dial 2-1251 FIRST Compliments of NATIONAL NEWPORT NEWS, VA. BANK i + [ 229 ] + 4 - — i FOR YOUR EVERY BANKING NEED SEE BANK OF HAMPT i + + Washington Avenue At 33rd St. ' YOU ARE NEVER A STRANGER AFTER YOUR FIRST VISIT ' Kecoughtan Road At Wythe Center Compliments of WYTHE RECREATION CENTE ■ 4 ■+ 3712-14 WASHINGTON AVE. - PHONE 6-1329 +’• 1 i +- +- DIAL 2-1267 W. T. (Bill) BARKER PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA 125 26th St. Newport News, Va. BEST WISHES to the APPRENTICE SCHOOL W. J. LYTTLE ESSO STATIONS FOR FAMOUS APPLIANCES Visit CARL PATRICK BOB SILK 3406 Washington Avenue Phone 3-1681 (Formerly Sealy Silk, Inc., 3311 Washington Ave.) FRIGIDAIRE - BENDIX - MAYTAG EASY - DUO-THERM - COLEMAN ZENITH - RCA-VICTOR TAPPAN GAS RANGE 15 Years of Appliance Sales and Service i I BECK ' S i Qettyjewis BAKED IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA. I BREAD 1 HORSEMAN ' S FLORIST Dial Hampton 7351 — Newport News 2-1620 49 West Queen St. 1003 Kecoughtan Road G. Guy Via Director of Education and Training George C. Mason . Faculty member, Marine Engineering and Shipbuilding Carl Norwood Robeson Faculty member, English and Economics J. J. Carvil Faculty member , Engineering Drawing Elmer B. Givens Faculty member. Physics Miss Jane Dibble and Mrs. J. E. Curtis Secretarial Staff D. Boyd Thomas Faculty member, Mathematics William Heltzel F aculty member, Chemistry Mrs. Edf.l M. Pullen .... Hostess for the building of the Apprentice Athletic Association Paul B. Givens Faculty member, Mathematics Fair mount R. White Assistant Director for Education Miss Marilee Rosenfield, Miss Myrna White, and Miss Frances Biggins Secretarial Staff S. K. McFall Faculty member, Marine Engineering Frank M. Dobson Director of Athletics Joe D. Smith Faculty member, Naval Architecture r 230 ] + f Where Friends Meet NATIONAL RESTAURANT 3112 Washington Ave. Phone 2-3171 NEWPORT NEWS VA. Stanley Paul and John Neofitou Props. Compliments of JACKS 3500 Washington Ave. 4 4 ■4 + + + + + Superior Motors INC. Exclusive Dealers for the Peninsula SALES - SERVICE - PARTS Dial Newport News 5-1816 License No. 886 1615 Kecoughtan Road Between Newport News and Hampton Compliments of 5. M. PHARMACY YOUR FRIENDLY REXALL DRUG STORE 3401 Washington Ave. Newport News, Va. Phone 7-1762 SEALEY SONS, Inc. 3311 Washington Ave.. 5 E. Queen St. Newport News Hampton RECORDS Popular — Classical — Hillbilly Compliments of THE CHINA PALACE AND GIFT SHOP 3307 Washington Ave. — Newport News, Va. •”4 4 [ 231 ] I I ft ☆ 1 I 1 ! Congratulations Builders •§• — ■ I I I I I I + Telephone 2-3009 All Hours— If No Answer, 2-8275 ! FOR THOSE WHO PREFER THE BEST I THE BLOSSOM SHOPPE Flowers for All Occasions 212 31st Street I W. E. BEGOR Newport News, Va. E. P. AYERS f Compliments of THE HOBBY CENTER EVERYTHING FOR THE HOBBYIST AND HANDICRAFTSMAN ! 3704 WASHINGTON AVENUE Compliments of i CHARLES K. HUTCHENS YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER | 34th Street and Huntington Avenue 7 Serving Newport News for almost 50 years arclay 2912 WASHINGTON A VENUE BUDLONG AND GREGG PLUMBING and HEATING i j I Dial 2-7552 - Nights 2-5903 | HILTON VILLAGE, VA. I i i [ 232 ] -+ + • + - +«■ Compliments of MILL SUPPLIES AND MACHINERY HEAVY HARDWARE MARINE SUPPLIES IRON AND STEEL NORFOLK VIRGINIA I | I I I 4.,. +- I I I I PRINTING for the APPRENTICE SCHOOL • FOOTBALL PROGRAMS • BROAD A • DANCE BIDS • STATIONERY Established 1897 THE FRANKLIN PRINTING COMPANY, Inc. DIAL 3-1051 216-18-20 Twenty-Fifth Street Newport News, Va. Compliments of A FRIEND E. SMOLA COMPANY NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS Newport News, Va. 134 25th Street Dial 4-1001 ■ + +’■ BEST WISHE TO TEIE APPRENTICES -A FRIEND [ 233 ] + — I Co MARINE DECK COVERINGS (Over 10,000 Ship Installations by SELBY-BATTERSBY PERSONNEL) We wish you as much success in your chosen carreers as your company has helped us enjoy on ours. 5235 Whitby Avenue PHILADELPHIA 43, PENNA. +■- i ■«+ Official Jewelers to the APPRENTICE SCHOOL L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY Attleboro — — — — — Massachusetts WE HAVE GROWN UP WE ARE TWENTY YEARS OLD THIS YEAR Consult Us About Any of Your Financial Problems N N S D B Co Employees A Cooperative Organization Owned and Operated by the Employees of the Shipyard Not for Profit, Not for Charity, But for Service ORGANIZED JUNE 1, 1928 H McMillan ? s Sons Manufacturers of TACKLE BLOCKS Marine and Structural Specialties WIRE ROPE 49 South Street New York + � • It Pays to Play NORTHROP’S I HAVE BEEN SELLING ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT TO THE APPRENTICE SCHOOL SINCE ITS FIRST TEAM TOOK THE F’ELD. - LOU NORTHROP. 450 Granby St., Norfolk Phone 2-1132 [ 234 ] MITH-COURTNEY COMPANY ▼ • Mill Supples • Contractors Equipment Telephone 3-9141 Seventh and Bainbridge Streets RICHMOND, VIRGINA [ 235 ] Compliments of The Broadway Department Store, Inc. NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA ' The Peninsula ' s Friendly Store ' I +- ■ Compliments of BILL ' S BAR-B-Q ' s TWO LOCATIONS Route 60 at James River Bridge Entrance and Kecoughtan Road + • I | I | I i +- •b- i I I ! I + + +■ ADAMS FOR BETTER SHOES Washington at 30th NEWPORT NEWS, VA. ■ + GOODYEAR SERVICE 3608 Washington Avenue NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA Dial 2-5771 TUBES, TIRES, RADIOS ACCESSORIES easy - - - - TERMS HOTEL LANGLEY and ELIZABETH SALON, Inc. HAMPTON, VIRGINIA WE KNOW HOW HILTON CLEANERS 331-333 Warwick Road HILTON VILLAGE, VIRGINIA Dial 4-1981 We Call for and Deliver DOUGLAS PITT REALTOR - INSUROR 125 26th Steet — Newport News, Va. Dial 5-1292 [ 236 ] I ! | L. F. DIETZ AND j ASSOCIATES, Inc. j j 40 Grand Ave., Englewood, N. J. j I I Marine Division of i • i I JAMESTOWN METAL CORP. I I I Designing and Sales Engineers 1 I FIREPROOF BULKHEAD SYSTEMS | FIRE DOORS ] I JOINER DOORS I I i ALUMINUM AND STEEL FURNITURE I AND I i i METAL PRODUCTS I FOR MERCHANT i AND NAVAL VESSELS ! j | [ 237 ] Finis [ 238 ]