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B a r g e s R u n “ P i g g y - B a c k ” T o o

B A RG ES, too, are g e ttin g in to the "ro ll-o n , ro ll-o ff” b u sin ess a lo n g w ith T ra ile rsh ip s and "P ig g Y -B a c k " trains. In fact, th e y h a v e b e e n in the gam e for som e tim e. A ll of w h ich is h e lp -in g set the p a c e tow ard a fu lly in te g ra te d tran sp o rta tio n system u tiliz in g w ater, ra il and

h ig h w a y to th e b e st a d v a n ta g e .

T h e P ro p e ller C lu b of Ja c k s o n v ille w itn essed an A la sk a F re ig h t L ines, In c ., p ro m o tio n al film last m onth w h ich is w o rth -w h ile lo o k in g for a n y o n e in th e tran sp o rta tio n in d u stry . Lt. C ol. Jo h nC. B e e c h le y , a " tra in in g w ith in d u stry " o ffice r a tta ch e d to M e rrill-S te v e n s D ry D o ck and R ep air C o m p an y d u rin g re c e n t m onths, p resen ted th e program .

E n terp risin g and p ro g re ss iv e , A la sk a Fre ig h t L ines of S e a ttle has a ttra c ted c o n s id e ra b le a t-ten tio n to its sp e cia liz e d h a n d lin g of p e rish a b le cargo to v a rio u s A la sk a ports. AFL u tilizes sem i-tra ilers and u n m ou nted v a n b o x e s w ith re fr ig e ra tin g (or w arm in g) u n its to m ov e p e rish a b le s to the A rc tic re g io n w ith o u t loss.

AFL uses a f le e t of 2,000-ton b a rg e s w h ich re c e iv e g e n e ra l fre ig h t in th e ir c o n v e n tio n a l holds. D eck loads co n sist of lo ad ed sem i-tra ilers a n d / o r re fr ig e ra te d v a n b o x e s w h ich w ere d esig n ed to su p p ly the A la sk a n trad e w ith p e rish a b le s . T he re fr ig e ra te d v a n b o x e s are e q u ip p e d w ith Therm o K in g re fr ig e ra tio n un its, d riv e n b y a 5 HP 2 2 0 -v o lt 3 -p h ase m otor on th e com p ressor and tw o % HP m otors on b lo w er fans. A u to m atic tem p eratu re co n tro ls m a in ta in a n y d esired tem p era -ture from zero d eg re e to 80 d eg rees at o u tsid e tem p eratu res v a rin g from 60 d eg rees b e lo w zero to 100 d eg rees a b o v e.

A fu ll d eck lo ad con sists of 36 re fr ig e ra te d v an b o x e s , d o u b le -d e ck e d . T h e b o x e s are lo ad ed b y the sh ip p ers, h a u le d to th e lo a d in g d o ck an d p o w ered b y p o rta b le e le c tr ic sets u n til lo a d in g tim e. T he b o x e s are lifte d ab o ard b y c ra n e s , secu red and p lu g g e d in to th e b a rg e 's e le c tr ic a l system .

D u ring th e s ix to e ig h t d a y p a ssa g e to A la sk a , s ig n a l lig h ts in d ic a te to the tu g crew if any re frig e ra tin g u n it stops w o rk in g . In a d d itio n , p e rio d ic c h e ck s are m ad e ab o a rd th e b a rg e . U pon arr iv in g in th e A lask an port, th e u n its are d isch a rg ed to w a itin g tra ilers or ra il fla t cars for o v e r-lan d d e liv e ry .

AFL, in c id e n ta lly , a cq u ire d its first re e fe r tru ck s from a form er co m p e titiv e lin e w h ich had b e e n u sin g them in reg u la r o ce a n -g o in g sh ip s ra th er than in b a rg es.

COVER PHOTOA steel b arge u nd er con stru ction b y D u val E n g in eerin g S alety-L ock Steel Lifting Clam p. Turn to p ag e 5 for an

& C ontractin g C om p any of Jack so n v ille . Show n lifting the in terestin g sto ry ab ou t this d e v ice and its m anufacturer,

huge sheet of steel into p lace for fab rication is the Renfroe J . C. R enfroe & Sons, Inc.

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I N JU N E, 1948, a tu g b o at from N orfolk , V a ., m ade its first c a ll at T ren to n , d e -liv e r in g 1000 tons of p ap erb o ard . As

the tug 's sk ip p er s k illfu lly eased his cu m -bersom e tow ag a in st th e p ier, the first of a lin e of tracto r-tra ile r trucks w as w aitin g to re c e iv e his cargo.

T hat w as th e in itia l m eetin g of the m arine tran sp o rtatio n firm of C. G. W illis Inc., w ith Star T ransport In c. tru ck in g com pany. From this m eetin g has grow n an un usual, lan d -an d -w ater-b ased h a u l-in g serv ice that to d a y h an d les m ore than $200 m illio n in an n u al carg o es b e tw e e n ports from Boston, M ass., to Ja c k s o n v ille , Fla.

T he hu b of the o p eratio n is C am den.W h e n W illis sa iled its first carg o u p -

riv er to T renton , Ja c k H ogan, treasu rer of the sh ip p in g lin e , w as th ere to o b serv e its h an d lin g . He m et W illiam Bair, ow ner and fo u n d er of Star Transport. He

w atch ed the y o u n g e x -tru ck d riv er in a c tio n and lik ed w hat h e saw . H ogan 's rep o rt to N orfolk b ro u g h t C apt. W illis, an old han d in m arin e transport, north to T ren to n to ta lk w ith Bair.

T he C ap ta in , as h e is fo n d ly ca lle d b y h is e m p lo y ees , w as 59 y ea rs old . B air w as o n ly 30. T h e tw o m en w ere m ore than a g e n era tio n apart, b u t th e y had m uch in com m on. B air had started h a u l-in g fre ig h t in h is ow n tru ck w h en he w as 18. A t the sam e ag e , C ap t. W illis w as sa ilin g ca rg o es of w aterm elo n , o y s -ters, p o tato es and lu m b er on th e in -lan d w aterw ay s b e tw e e n So u th ern ports ab o ard h is ow n sch o o n er. B air kn ew the tru ck in g b u sin ess and h is carriers m oved fre ig h t b e tw e e n N ew E n glan d and N ew Je rs e y . C ap t. W illis kn ew w ater-b o rn e com m erce and h is ca rg o es sa iled b e tw e e n N ew Je r s e y and th e South.

M u tually ad v an tag eo u s — B oth m en

w ere q u ick to see th e a d v a n ta g es of w o rk in g to g eth er. W a te r tra ffic , trad i-tio n a lly the c h e a p e st m eans of tran sp o rta -tion , is sou gh t b y sh ip p ers w h e n ev e r it is a v a ila b le . B y team in g up to offer th ro u gh rates for d e liv e r in g b e tw een N orthern and So u th ern states, B air and W ill is cou ld a ttra c t m ore sh ip pers at a rate that w ould b e eco n o m ica l for their custom ers, y e t p ro fita b le for th em selves.

The " lo n g h a u l" has p ro v ed a good id ea . A n e x p a n d e d fle e t of Star-m arked tracto r-tra ile rs now d riv es to Cam den M arin e T erm inal to e x c h a n g e cargoes w ith m otor v esse ls and b arg es d isp la y in g th e W ill is " W " em blem . T he throu gh rate ch a rg e co v e rs p ick u p , h a n d lin g and term in al ch a rg es , carg o in su ra n ce and d e liv e ry to the co n sig n e e 's door.

E v e ry T u esd ay , a W illis fre ig h t v esse l loads at C am den , th en d isch arg es at

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Plate steel being moved from storage at Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock & Repair Co. Yard with Renfroe Safety-Lock Clamps.

"WEIGHT LIFTERS"The J. C. Renfroe Story

A T 1259 W . Slate Street in Jackson-ville is located the plant and offices of J . C. Renfroe & Sons, Inc.,

manufacturers of the Renfroe Safety- Lock Steel Lifting Clamp. It is relatively small in size as manufacturing plants go, but within its walls is a business with a history which dramatically typifies the American Free Enterprise System . . . a story which confirms what can be accomplished with faith, courage, a good idea and a lot of hard work.

Just eleven years ago there was no J. C. Renfroe & Sons, Inc., jusf an idea and a conviction in the mind of J . C. Renfroe, an employee of one of our local shipyards. As C harles, his youngest son and now president of the firm, relates the beginning, "Dad was getting up in years, felt that life was passing him by, and was looking for an idea which would

enable him to start his own business."

It was in the course of his job at the shipyard that the idea which changed the course of his life and produced a new Jacksonville industry came to him. As he watched the handling of the heavy plate steel being unloaded in the yard and being placed in position for fabrication, he particularly noted the slow and often hazardous methods being employed. They were standard practice because a product had not been developed to do the job better. "They were using screw clamps, welded pad eyes and, in some instances, boring holes in the plate to lift it," Charles Renfroe recalls. "This was not only slow and inefficient," he pointed out, "but also presented safety hazards for the men on the job."

J. C. Renfroe was convinced that here was a problem which could be solved,

and he set about to do it. He believed the solution was a steel lifting clamp, of high tensile strength, which would lock on the plate, enabling handlers to move it and place it into position quickly and safely.

Firm in this belief, he designed a clamp he felt would meet these requirements, quit his job at the shipyard and started out to achieve his long cherished ambi-tion . . . to build a business of his own.

His family was to play a big role in this new venture. There were Mrs. Renfroe and four sons, R aym ond, R obert, W illiam and C h arles, and they all added their efforts. Raymond, the oldest, was in the Armed Services when the business start-ed, but six months later he received his honorable discharge and pitched in to help. Robert worked with his father for

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(Continued from Page 5)s ix m onths b u t w as th en c a lle d in to serv ice . H e, too, h o w ev er, re iu rn ed to ih e b u sin ess w h en h is tour of d u ty w as over. W illia m and C h arles w ere ioo y o u n g for m ilitary serv ice at th e tim e, so B ill w o rk -ed in the sh ip y ard to h e lp out f in a n c ia lly and C h arles w ork ed w ith h is fa th er a fter school as h e stru g g led to g e t the clam p into p ro d u ction and on the m arket.

T he first R enfroe p la n t w as a cram p ed little shop on E v erg reen A v e n u e . C h arles reca lls that h is fa th er h ad v e ry little m a ch in ery in th e p lan t and p ra c tic a lly a ll of the parts for the clam p w ere m ade b y o ther Ja c k s o n v ille firm s and assem -b led b y h is fa th er and th e b o y s . "W h a t m ach in ery w e did h a v e in those d a y s ,” he said , "w a s a ll p o w ered b y one 2 horsep ow er e le c tr ic m otor, and w e had to use it for e v e ry th in g ."

C h arles re ca lls that the first b ig b reak for the firm cam e th ro u gh th e C h ica g o Bridge & Iron C o m p an y w h ich w as co n stru ctin g som e la rg e tanks in J a c k -s o n v ille at the tim e. M r. R enfroe p aid a v is it to the jo b site and d em onstrated his clam p for o ffic ia ls of the com p an y . "T h e y q u ic k ly saw the a d v a n ta g es w h ich ih e R enfroe S afety -L o ck C lam p o ffe re d ," he said , "a n d p u rch ased a su p p ly for all of their o p era tio n s."

T hat seem ed to start the b a ll ro llin g , for N ew port N ew s S h ip b u ild in g C o rp o ra-tion th en took a su p p ly on a tria l basis , g a v e them th e ir a p p ro v a l, and started p u rch asin g a ll of th e ir req u irem en ts from the R enfroes.

A fter m an y m onths of co n sta n t effort, Mr. R en froe w as su ccessfu l in g e ttin g the N a v y to look at th is p rod u ct. A fter in -n u m erab le tests, th e N a v y g a v e it th e ir stam p of a p p ro v a l and now , a cco rd in g to C h arles R enfroe, it is used e x c lu s iv e ly in th e N av y 's B ro o klyn , Boston and M are Island Y ard s.

S ev en y ea rs ago , the co m p a n y m oved to its p resen t lo ca tio n on W e st State S treet, w here it o ccu p ie s a b u ild in g of a p p ro x im a te ly 5,000 sq u are feet.

20-Ton C ap acitiesC h arles R en froe e x p la in e d th at the

R enfroe S afety -L o ck C lam p is m ad e of the fin est too l s tee l, p ro d u ced in sizes w h ich ran g e from 1 to 20 tons c a p a c ity and in 8 d ifferen t d esign s. T h e clam ps are co m p le te ly m an u factu red in th e State Street p lan t. " W e do a ll of our ow n h eat tre a tin g ," h e said , "a n d h a v e our ow n stress testin g m ach in es w h ich w e use to p u ll a 3 to 1 test on e v e r y clam p shipp ed from th e fa c to ry ." He p ro u d ly p o in ted out that d u rin g the N a v y tests on the R en froe clam p a 1 ton m od el m et a stress of 12 tons b e fo re b re a k in g .

W o rld M arketThe Renfroe Safety-Lock Clamp is now

marketed through the United States with distributors in all major steel fabricating centers. Last year, realizing the potential of the overseas market, the firm began to introduce their product to foreign steel fabricators and shipyards. Renfroe Clamps are now in use in Australia, South America, Spain and Japan and, according to Charles Renfroe, plans are underway to

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intensify the company's efforts in the foreign market.

The company's president is quick to give credit for the help which J. C. Renfroe & Sons received in its move up the ladder of success. "A great deal of credit," he said, "is due Chicago Bridge & Iron Company and the Newport News Shipbuilding Corporation for their faith in us and in working with us to improve and refine ihe Renfroe Clamp."

On October 8, 1954, J. C. Renfroe, the company's founder, passed away. A l-though starting late in life, and with little more than faith, an idea and a devoted family as his starting capital, he lived to see his dream come true . . . a success-ful business of his own. But he accom-plished much more than that. The product of his invention has proved itself as a valuable contribution to the materials handling field and to the safety of many thousands of workers who daily handle the heavy plate steel which plays such a vital role in American industry.

Looking ahead to the future, J. C. Ren-froe & Sons, Inc. is beginning to develop new products for the material handling field, but they are not yet ready to talk about them. Acknowledging the fact that the business has outgrown its present quarters, the company expects to con-struct a new and larger plant in ihe Jacksonville area in the near future.

As when J. C. Renfroe was alive, the business remains family owned a n d operated. Charles, youngest of the sons is president and his three brothers, Ray-mond, Robert and W illiam are vice presidents. Mrs. J. C. Renfroe is secretary.

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Ralph Chavers a t the Renfroe testing ma-chine, used to give a 3 to 1 stress test on every Renfroe Clamp.

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p lant, a cco rd in g to an a n n o u n cem en t b y the N ew Y ork h ead q u arters of th e C om -p an y on A ugust 11. T he rep o rted cost is d o u b le that a n n o u n ced w h en p lan s for in crea sin g th e c a p a c ity of th e p la n t w ere first re v e a le d four m onths ago.

W hile ihe impact of this tremendous expansion program by St. Regis will be felt, directly or indirectly, by every phase of the economy of Jacksonville, it has particular significance insofar as the Port of Jacksonville is concerned. The rapid growth of the pulp and paper in-dustry in North Florida has been an important factor in the steady increase of water-borne commerce moving through the port since World W ar II. Woodpulp and kraft paper products are leading commodities among shipments moving by barges along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and by freighters to all parts of the world.

The Eastport m ill w as b u ilt in 1951-52 and its co n stru ctio n so d esig n ed to p e r -mit the e x te n s iv e e x p a n sio n now sch e d -uled.

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in sta lla tio n of a new 1,000 to n -a -d a y kraft p a p erb o a rd m a ch in e and e n la rg e d p u lp p ro d u ctio n fa c ilit ie s . T h e h u g e n ew m a ch in e , 650 fe e t in le n g th , w ill b e ho u sed p a ra lle l to the 350 to n -a -d a y m a ch in e p re s e n tly in o p eratio n . B ein g b u ilt b y B elo it Iron W o rk s of B elo it, W isc o n s in , th e n ew m a ch in e is d esig n ed to p ro d u ce p a p erb o a rd s ra n g in g in w eig h t from 39 to 69 pou nd s p e r 10,000 sq u are feet. It w ill h a v e a m axim um sp eed of 2,500 fe e t p e r m inu te and w ill in c lu d e a F o u rd rin ier w ire 276 in ch e s w id e w h ich w ill p ro d u ce a trim m ed sh eet 225 in ch e s w id e.

W a te r and Pow er R equirem entsIn sta lla tio n of the n ew m a ch in e w ill

re q u ire th e d r illin g of four or f iv e ad -d itio n a l w ells to p ro v id e th e 25 m illio n g a llo n s of a d d itio n a l w a ter re q u ire d d a ily . This w ill b r in g th e to ta l w a ter con su m p -tio n of th e m ill up to 35 m illio n g a llo n s d a ily . To m eet ad d ed p o w er re q u ire -m ents, a 30,000 K V A tu rb o g e n era to r w ill b e in s ta lle d as w e ll as tw o o il-fire d steam b o ile rs w ith a c a p a c ity of 200,000 pou nds p er hour,- o n e b a rk b u rn e r of 135,000 p ou nds p e r hou r c a p a c ity , and tw o re c o v e ry b o ile rs , e a c h w ith a c a p a c ity of140,000 p ou nd s p er hour.

A d d ition al Equipm entIn ad d itio n , tw o n ew lim e k iln s n in e

fe e t in d iam eter an d 250 fe e t lo n g w ill b e in s ta lle d a lo n g w ith tw o n ew p re c ip -ita tors, tw o b a rk in g drum s 12 fe e t in d iam eter and 6 7 1/2 fe e t lo n g and tw o la rg e ch ip p ers a p p ro x im a te ly 100 in ch es in d iam eter.

A dd ed Pulpw ood Consum ptionT he e x p a n d e d m ill w ill re q u ire an

a d d itio n a l 80 ca rlo a d s of p u lp w oo d d a ily for th e n ew m a ch in e , b r in g in g to ta l c o n -sum p tion to a p p ro x im a te ly 100 carlo ad s d a ily .

C o n stru ctio n of th e p ro je c t w ill b e a jo in t v e n tu re of the T id ew a ter C o n stru c-tio n C o rp o ratio n of N orfo lk , V a ., an d th e G eo rg e D. A u ch te r C o m p an y of Ja c k s o n -v ille . W o rk is u n d er the su p erv isio n of p e rso n n e l of b o th o rg an izatio n s , h e a d -

ed by James T. Monohan, vice president of the George D. Auchter Company, as project manager. Details released by the St. Regis New York office reveal that the expansion program is expected to be completed by May, 1957.

Justin H. McCarthy, vice president of St. Regis and Chief Engineer of its pulp and paper division is in charge of the expansion program. Lawrence C. Crowder is the project engineer.

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M a n c h e s t e r L i n e C a p t a i n E n t e r t a i n s S h i p p e r G r o u p

T HE S. S. M A N C H ESTER TRA DER c a lle d at Ihe Pori of Ja c k s o n v ille on A ugust 24. It w as the first v is it of a

v e sse l of M a n ch ester L iners Ltd. s in ce term in atio n of E n g lan d 's re ce n t d ock strike.

T h e v e sse l d isch a rg e d a carg o of fe r ti-lizer m ateria ls, sp irits and stee l w ind ow s, plus an ab u n d a n t su p p ly of B ritish h o sp i-ta lity . W h ile in p ort, C ap tain E. W . "B ill" Esp ley, w ho w as the sk ip p er of the first M a n ch ester L iner to c a ll at th e Port of Ja c k s o n v ille in N o v em b er 1953, g a v e a lu n ch e o n on b o ard for re p rese n ta tiv e s of firm s in this area w ho are custom ers of the lin e .

Among those attending were P. B. H are of Buckeye Cotton Oil Company and Mrs. H are, Tom D evin e of Consolidated Distributing Co., H erbert G. Porter of Chaplin-Hobson, Inc., R oger Stanfield, Director of Port Solicitations at Jackson-ville, and Mrs. P e g g y Je w e ll, Mrs. V irgin ia C u rry , Jo h n G. M cG iffin, W . R. K etchum and W . H. Stillw ell, Jr . of McGiffin & Company, local agents of the line.

W hile in port, the vessel loaded a cargo

of w ood p u lp d estin ed for M an ch ester.T h e M a n ch ester T rad er is 432 feet in

len g th , has a 57 foot b eam and a speed of 14 knots. In ad d itio n to cargo fa c ilitie s , she carries accom m od ation s for tw elv e p assen g ers.

M a n ch e ste r L iners c a ll at Ja c k s o n v ille m on th ly . W e stb o u n d se rv ic e from E ng-lan d b e g a n in N o v em b er 1953, b u t it has b e e n o n ly s in ce ih e spring of this y e a r that v e sse ls of th e lin e h a v e also lo ad ed carg o h ere d estin ed for M an-ch ester.

N o rm ally c a llin g at St. Jo h n , New B ru n sw ick on th e retu rn v o y a g e to E ng-lan d , M a n ch ester L iners offer an opp ortu-n ity to tra v e le rs w ho w ish to take a sea v o y a g e b u t d o n 't h a v e the tim e for the en tire trip to E ngland . M cG iffin & C om -p a n y p oin ts out that p assen g ers ca n take th e ir au to m o b iles ab o ard w ith them , e n -jo y the e x p e r ie n c e of a sea v o y a g e to St. Jo h n , d isem b ark and return b y car to Ja c k s o n v ille .

P assen g er accom m od ation s are also a v a ila b le for the e n tire jo u rn e y to M an -ch ester, E ngland .

Steel Tugs Steel Barges

Miscellaneous Steel M arine Equipment

M arine Repairs

DIESEL SHIPBUILDING COMPANYAtlantic Boulevard at Intracoastal Canal

ATLANTIC BEACH, FLA.

Phone: Jacksonville Beach 5 -2361

R a w l s B r o t h e r s

CONTRACTORS, Inc.

S H I P R E P A I R S

C O N V E R S I O N S

NE W C O N S T R U C T I O N

2 0 0 0 E. B a y S t. P h. E L g in 4 - 2 8 1 3

Jacksonville, Florida

“ Kern Hills” Comes Home After Working Its Way Around World

T HE ta n k er "K e rn H ills" , ow ned b y S o u th eastern O il F lo rid a In c. of Ja c k s o n v ille , re tu rn ed to Ja c k s o n -

v il le A ugust 31 to d isch a rg e a ca rg o from San Pedro, C a lifo rn ia , at S tand ard O il of K e n tu ck y term in al a fter an a b se n ce of 30 m onths, h a v in g tra v e le d arou n d the w orld .

T he "K ern H ills" , a tan k er of the T-2 SE -A l ty p e, has tra v e le d ab o u t 200,000 n a u tica l m iles and ca rried a p p ro x im a te ly250,000 tons of p etro leu m p rod u cts s in ce h er d ep artu re from Ja c k s o n v ille in M arch of 1953. She has c a lle d at m an y ports in the N ear and Far East and has p assed th ro u gh b o th the Suez and Panam a C an als to co m p lete the c irc le .

T h e "K ern H ills " m a ch in e ry is of the tu rb in e e le c tr ic ty p e and d ev e lo p s 6,000 h.p. In a ll h er jo u rn e y s she has, d esp ite e n co u n te rin g ty p h o o n s and o th er v e ry h e a v y w ea th er, n e v e r o n c e b ro k en dow n at sea.

It is in te re stin g to n ote that th ro u gh ou t h er v o y a g in g , d esp ite m an y ch a n g e s in h er o fficers and crew , the sam e C h ief E n g in eer w ho sa iled w ith h er from Ja c k s o n v ille in 1953 s till rem ain s on board .

T he C h ief E n g in eer, A dolph e A zure of G ilb e rt, P e n n sy lv a n ia , has o n ly b e e n

absent from the vessel for two short peri-ods for vacations and will again sail with the vessel from here.

Jo h n Blow is President of Southeastern Oil Florida Inc. and G. L. M clnnes is Manager of the Marine Department. Mclnnes points out that in the periods since the "Kern Hills" departed from this port approximately $550,000.00 has been expended in crew wages alone. In ad-dition approximately $70,000.00 has been spent for food, a small indication of what the American Merchant Marine means to this country.

The "Kern Hills" will, for the next several months, be operating between Caribbean ports and U. S. Atlantic Coast ports, and it is hoped that she will return to Jacksonville many times in that period.

A further point of interest is the fact that C apt. Jo h n Tuttle, presently a Jack-sonville bar pilot, sailed as second mate aboard the "Kern Hills" when she depart-ed from here in March of 1953 and re-mained with the vessel until April of 1954 when he returned to Jacksonville.

Southoil Inc., an affiliated company of Southeastern Oil Florida Inc., is the job-ber in the Jacksonville area for Phillips Petroleum Company products.

8 J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r i 9 s s

(Carried on Deck, Too)

Frozen Food Cargo Without Refrigeration

Florida Fruil and Vegeiable Growers May Find Boon In "Super-Chill” Box Developed by Alcoa & Linde

F LO RID A 'S h u g e frozen food and fru it co n ce n tra te in d u stries h a v e m ore than a p assin g in terest in a

6,000 lb. sh ip m ent of frozen foods, fru its and ju ic e s w h ich ap p eared in V e n e z u e l-an superm arkets e a r ly this m onth.

The order w as sh ip p ed as d eck cargo on the G race L ine's Santa M o n ica from N ew Y ork , A ugust 12. It w as the first com m ercial sh ip m ent of frozen foods in fo reign trade to m ove w ithou t a n y form of m ech a n ica l re frig era tio n .

T he cargo arriv ed at G u anta, V e n e z u e la in its in su lated alum inum c o n ta in e r after alm ost two w eeks in ra ilroad cars, trucks and the steam ship — n o n e of w h ich p ro-v id ed refrig era tio n . It w as the resu lt of m uch research and w ork b y a n u m b er of co n trib u tin g org an izations.

The ''su p e r -ch ill'' c o n ta in e r used is 7' 11" sq u are and 7' 6 " h ig h and w as s p e c ia lly d ev ised b y the A lum inum C om pany of A m erica . It has an in sid e lin er, 6 " of in su la tio n and an outer ja c k e t. A lum inum w as se le c te d for use th ro u g h -out b e ca u se of its e x c e lle n t low tem p era-ture strength and n o n -co n ta m in a tin g ch aracteris tics .

The "su p e r-c h ill" p rocess w h ich w ill q u ick -freeze foods and p ro tec t them for d ays at tem p eratu res w ell b e lo w zero is a ch iev e d throu gh the use of a co o lin g a g en t w h ich has an e x tre m e ly low tem -p eratu re. The su p e r-ch illin g is a re la t iv e -ly sim ple p ro cess m e re ly re q u ir in g that the products b e su b je c te d to the liq u id u n til th e y h a v e re a ch e d the req u ired tem p eratu re - in the ca se of a trip , such at th is, ab o u t “ 150° F. T he P ro cess-ing tim e m ay b e as short as o n e hour. T he food is coo led to such an e x te n t, that

it serv es as its ow n co ld re se rv o ir to co u n ter th e e ffe cts of a n y sm all d eg re e of h eat that m igh t leak in to th e e ffic ie n t co n ta in e r. T he L inde A ir P rodu cts C om -p a n y w h ich assisted in th e p ro je c t p io -n e e re d in the use of th e gas in the food p a ck in g in d u stry to p ro te c t th e freshness of a ll k ind s of foods.

The c o n ta in e r ho ld s a p p ro x im a te ly6,000 pou nd s of frozen foods, m a in ly v e g e ta b le s , fru its and ju ic e s w h ich are p rod u cts of th e w ell-k n o w n firm , L ib b y , M cN eill & L ib b y . L ib b y has b e e n in te r-ested in th e p o te n tia ls of th e p ro cess for som e tim e b e ca u se am on g o th er reasons the food a rr iv e s in b e tte r sh ap e , and s in ce the c o o lin g a g en t acts to trap the v o la tile e lem en ts g iv in g the food arom a, it re ta in s a ll its n atu ral fresh n ess w h en p rep ared for use.

T he "su p e r -c h il l” c o n ta in e r w ill ca rry food to w a reh ou ses or stores d irec t w ith -out the tran sfers w h ich m ay o ften cau se th aw in g . T h ere is a lso no c h a n c e of m e ch a n ica l b reak d o w n s. B eca u se of its e x trem e co ld , it ca n b e h a n d le d for a re a so n a b le p erio d at room tem p eratu re . For th e tran sp o rta tio n co m p an ies it holds the p o ssib ilitie s of g re a t sa v in g s in sp ace and of in cre a se d f le x ib i l i ty in cargo storage. For th e sh ip p er it co u ld e lim in a te the prem ium rates n o rm a lly a p p lied to re frig e ra te d carg o es.

T he sh ip m en t w as o rd ered b y the m er-ch a n d is in g d iv is io n of the In te rn a tio n a l B asic E co n o m y C o rp o ratio n w h ich is a la rg e sca le b u y e r of foods, in c lu d in g frozen , for its c lie n te le in o th er co u n tries, p a rtic u la r ly V e n e z u e la . T his sh ip m ent w ill b e sold in a su p erm arket in Puerto La Cruz.

The first commercial shipment of frozen foods to a foreign port without any form of mechanical refrigeration. The “ super- chill” container carried 6 ,0 0 0 lbs. of food-stuffs and was stowed on deck for the 1 0 -d ay voyage from New York to Vene-zuela aboard the Grace Line's Santa Monica.

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P o s t O f f i c e B a x 2 0 5 8

S te e i 0?afariceit<n4.P h o n e E L g i n 4 - 1 4 D 6 J a c k s o n v i l l e , F l a .

V A L V E R EPA IR SA u th o rize d S pec ia lty Jobbe r fo r CONSOLIDATED S afe ty and Relief Valves.

A u th o rize d Repair, M a in ten ance & Sales A gency fo r the CROSBY Steam G age & V a lve C om pany.

SPECIALIZING IN REPAIR OF SAFETY - RELIEF - GATE GLOBE - CHECK A N D BLOW -OFF VALVES

T H E SOUTHERN VALVE CORPORATION2 9 3 9 W . BEAVER ST. PHONE EV 8 -7 6 9 6

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J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r i » s s 9

Mils

C. I. Capps Fabricated

Jeep Lifts Will Save $ 2 8 1

1 0 J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5

A UNIQ UE je e p - lif t g a te -o p e ra tin g m< F lood C on tro l Project con tro l structun ing the next 10 years, acco rd ing to

mechanisms have a lre a d y been b u ilt by ( w ill be used.

The je e p - lif t mechanism is the inventic neer's d is tric t o ff ic e here. He received $60 m oney-saving idea .

The gates op e ra te d by the je e p -lifts ar f lo o d con tro l d is tric t. It is essentia l th a t eacl o r f lo o d s w hen re g u la r e lec tric po w e r is leas diesel engines, seemed the most lik e ly answt je e p - lif t o p e ra tio n .

The je e p - lif t mechanism is re la tive ly : ed recess in the structure ro a d w a y . These ro thence to tw o hoist drums, w h ich are connect* o r lo w e r the ga te a veh ic le is d riven in to p ro lle rs . The veh ic le is anchored in to positio r lo w ered a t b e tte r than tw o fe e t per m inuti o r in reverse.

S k illed personne l is no t requ ired . The w o u ld be requ ired to tra n sp o rt personnel t

C. I. Capps C om pany has b u ilt each c b u ild in g the ve rtica l l i f t gates themselves. Tl w e re b u ilt by A rm co D ra inage and M e ta l I Engineers.)

W ater-control lift gates installed near Hollywood, Fla., are shown in lowered (to p) and raised positions. Capps-built lift mechanisms are installed on roadw ay.

Inventor-designer Hubert P. Stockwell witnesses shop test o f the drive assembly in Capps plant. During normal operation, the wheel of a jeep is used to turn the two rollers which raise or lower the gate of a flood control structure.

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used in the C entra l and Southern F lorida icted to save a p p ro x im a te ly $ 2 8 0 ,0 0 0 dur-

Corps o f Engineers. E ight o f the li f t ps C om pany o f Jacksonville . A b o u t 340

aert P. S tockw ell, designer in the Engi- from the Federal G overnm en t fo r his

a t w id e ly scattered po in ts w ith in the ated fo r w a te r-c o n tro l du ring hurricanes able. Emergency genera to rs fo r pow er, or

prob lem un til S tockw e ll conceived the

consists o f tw o ro lle rs m ounted in a cover- rer pow er to a gear speed reducer and ;l cables to each side o f the ga te . To raise th the le ft rea r w hee l centered on the tw o ns o f a chain and the ga te is ra ised or e jeep w heels tu rn ing — fo rw a rd in low

a truck— used is the same veh ic le w h ich cture to man a ge ne ra to r o r s tan dby eng ine.

mechanisms in s ta lle d to da te and is now >ur l i f t gates ( in illu s tra tio n s to the le ft) Corp. (Pictures courtesy U. S. Corps o f

Nothing is left to chance when flood waters are to be controlled. The gates can be raised or lowered by hand.

N E W !BALTIMORE

PHILADELPHIAarea to

JACKSONVILLE A ll-w ater

general cargo service

SOUTH-BOUND

S h ip f ro m in te r io r p o in ts in M a s s a c h u s e tts , C o n -

n e c t ic u t , N e w Y o r k , P e n n s y lv a n ia , N e w J e rs e y a n d

M a r y la n d on J O IN T T H R O U G H RATES v ia W i l l is

a n d its m o to r c o n n e c tio n s .

• W eekly Sailings on Tuesday

• M odern Self Propelled Vessels

• 7 Days Transit Time

• 2 0 0 0 lbs. Minimum

• All Barges Classed A - l by Ameri-can Bureau of Shipping

• Tugs & Self Propelled Vessels equipped w ith radar & ship-to- shore telephones

E s ta b lis h e d O c to b e r 3 1 , 1 9 5 1 , th is s o u th b o u n d g e n -

e ra l c a rg o s e rv ic e is th e la te s t d e v e lo p m e n t in an

o u ts ta n d in g s ix - y e a r re c o rd o f lo w -c o s t m a r in e tr a n s -

p o r ta t io n w h ic h has fe a tu re d f u l l c a rg o e s o f w o o d

p u lp & p u lp b o a r d n o r th b o u n d fro m s o u th e rn p o r ts ,

a n d g e n e ra l c a rg o s o u th b o u n d fro m n o r th e rn p o rts .

W rite W ire or Phone for Tariff

C. G. W ILLIS, INC.M arine Transportation

Norfo lk, Va.

803 N atl, Bk. Commerce Bldg. Phone: MAdison 536 8 2

PHILADELPHIA AREA OFFICECamden M arine Terminals

Camden Phone: Emerson 5 05 1 0

Philadelphia Phone: Lombard 35541

JACKSONVILLE AREA OFFICEM & M Terminal Warehouse Company

8 0 0 East Bay Street

Phone ELgin 6-4761Capps also fabricated sluice gates for

mammoth Central and Southern Florida Flood Control pump structures.

J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5 X I

C . G . W I L L I S f I N C . — S e a b o r n e S a v i n g s(Conlinued from Page 4)

Jacksonville the following Monday- Northbound cargoes are arranged lo enable the vessel to be back in Camden to meet its schedule of sailing every other Tuesday. Under this arrangement, the combined carriers can deliver be-tween any two points along their route within seven days, at savings of from 15 to 22 per cent over other carriers.

The cargoes they bring into Camden and Trenton via interstate highway and Intracoastal W aterway cover a wide range. Woodpulp and pulpboard account for nearly 400,000 tons of cargo yearly, with steel accounting for another 100,000 tons. Petroleum products, foodstuffs, salt cake and soap rank high on the list, along with coffee and tea.

Route of y ach ts — W illis has two fre ig h t v esse ls , n in e b a rg es and s ix tugs of his ow n, p lus tw o ch artered b arg es, p ly in g the in la n d w aterw ay s. H au lin g cargo , th e y fo llo w the sam e w in d in g , p ictu resq u e rou te used b y lu x u ry y a ch ts bou n d for F lorid a in w in tertim e. But these are not y a ch ts . It takes a good e y e on the b rid g e and a s tea d y han d at the w h eel to m an eu v er a 302-foot tow of two aw kw ard b arg es th ro u gh the narrow can als and b rid ges.

In sh eltered w aters, the tugs pu sh th eir b arg es, to m ake b e tte r sp eed and m ain -tain m ore con tro l. In the C h e sa p e a k e B ay area, w here the w ater is ro u g h er, th e y must sh ift ahead of th e b a rg es and tow them . T he A tla n tic In tra co a sta l W a te r -w ay can n o t b e learn ed m e rely b y s tu d y -in g charts. P ilots m ust m ake th e 1060-m ile run num erous tim es to learn its b end s, tides and shoals. D esp ite th is, W illis has had such an e x c e lle n t sa fe ty reco rd that m arine insurers h a v e lo w ered the lin e 's rates tw ice in the p ast th ree years.

Capt. W illis takes a seaman's pride in the ability of his crews and boasts, "Every skipper and mate on the line either started with us as deckhand and worked up to their ticket, or else they were born and grew up along the water-way—or both."

A ccid en tal lau n ch in g — C. G. W illis Inc., was launched in 1946, as the result of an accident. The captain had "come ashore” in 1935 when he stopped sailing, and began lining up cargoes for his own barge, tug and freight vessel, in addition

to acting as agent for ten other freighters.At the outset of W orld W ar II the

government requisitioned his tug and barge, leaving him with the freight ves-sel, Birdie H. Traffic on the inland waters fell off, so Capt. W illis moved his base from his home in Norfolk to Miami. There he placed his vessel in the South Ameri-can and W est Indies trade.

The Birdie H. was lost on a reef off Honduras in 1946. W ith the insurance money from the wreck, Capt W illis bought three U. S. Army surplus tugs. These he christened E v ely n , Roleta. and C h a u n ce y , after his three children. He chartered two barges and was again in the market for cargo.

T hat w as the start of C. G. W ill is Inc. In 1947. C ap t. W illis had tw o b a rg es b u ilt. T h ese h e nam ed th e C. G. W illis and the Bertie, after h im self and h is w ife. M ore b a rg es and th ree tugs w ere ad ded as the lin e p rosp ered . In 1952 h e b o u g h t the m otor v e sse l, V erm ont, a 765-ton ship p ow ered b y tw in 300-horsep ow er D iese l en g in es . T h e fo llo w in g y e a r the Bel-ve d e re , a 1023-ton m otor v e sse l d riv e n b y tw in , 425-h o rsep o w er d ie se ls , w as bu ilt.

Both freighters can carry 1000 tons of general cargo at an average speed of eight knots. Two of the W illis barges carry 1500 tons of cargo each, another is capable of carrying 2300 tons and the remaining six all carry 1000 tons. Barges and motor vessels are never loaded be-yond the ten-foot mark on their water-line, in order to navigate the inland waterway.

Ports of call — To facilitate cargo handling, W illis operates five truck cranes. Part of a barge's cargo may be loaded in Savannah one day and a crane will meet it in Charleston the following day to complete the loading. The line's ports of call include Jacksonville, Fla.,- Brunswick, Savannah and Port W ent-worth, Ga.,- Charleston and Georgetown, S. C .; Baltimore,- Chester, and Phila-delphia, Pa.,- and Camden and Trenton. W illis stops at any port on the intra-coastal waterway or its tributaries for cargoes of 300 tons or more.

The line does its own stevedoring, using union stevedores. Seamons O'May, in charge of the Camden Marine Termi-

nal office for W illis, is unstinting in his praise for the stevedores. The fact that he has never had any serious cargo damage or loss through pilferage, nor any labor strife, is a credit both to the International Longshoremen's Association and their international vice-president, Clifford Carter, O'May points out.

At the land end of the combination, W illiam Bair runs his Star Transport fleet of 61 trailers, 32 tractors and two trucks from his three-acre base in Trenton, where he has his office, garage and parking lot. W ith branch terminals at East Rutherford, N. J., Providence, R. I., and Boston, Mass., Star has a hauling capacity of 1200 tons daily. Star drivers pick up and deliver freight in Massa-chusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Starting with one truck in 1935, Bair had expanded to five tractor-trailers by 1942. During the war he hauled military supplies in this region. By the war's end he had 12 tractors and 18 trailers. At this time he did his own truck dispatching and drove one of the big rigs himself. He is still his own dispatcher, but he moved out of the cab and into the office in 1945.

He still gets behind the wheel occa-sionally, however. A few weeks ago, when a shipper needed a trailer to start loading, Bair climbed into the cab of one of his tractors, hitched it onto a trailer, lit a fresh cigar and tooled the rig down fhe highway himself.

"I was the only available driver in the office,” was his curt explanation to the surprised shipper.

E m p lo y in g 50 p ersons, the 37-year- old B air last y e a r h au led m ore than 300,000 tons of fre ig h t. He is con fid en t he w ill top that fig u re this year.

And his confidence seems well- founded. The Bair-Willis through rate is working out to everyone's benefit. Manufacturers and distributors from this area are finding the lower trans-portation rate enables them to compete with merchandisers located much closer to the Southern market area served by Jacksonville. As more shippers make this discovery, more trucks are added to Star's rolling stock. W illis follows suit. The line's newest barge, fhe J . R. W illis , named after Capt. W illis' father, was launched in March, and further expansion is planned.

Working through New Jersey’s ports, C. G. W illis has indeed found smooth sailing, while Star Transport keeps rolling along in this unusual and effec-tive arrangement that aids the flow of goods between North and South. • •FLORIDA OWNED FLORIDA OPERATED

d a l m t t a l (9 U d o .MARINE TERMINAL • COMMODORES POINT_ _ Jacksonville, Fla. Phone ELgin 3-9047

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D IE S E L F U E L • F U E L O IL S • G A S O L IN E S

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Eastern Seaboard Petroleum Company, Inc. 6531 Evergreen Avenue

Jacksonville, Florida

Cable EASTPET Phone ELgin 5 -9 6 7 6

1 2 J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5

Municipal Docks Place Contract For New Berth

A CO N TRA CT for co n stru ctio n of tanker m ooring fa c ilit ie s at the head of P ier 1, M u n ic ip a l D ocks

and Term inals, has b e e n le t to D u val E n gin eerin g and C o n tractin g C om p any b y the Ja c k s o n v ille C ity C om m ission .

The cost, $82,429, does not in c lu d e n ecessary d red g in g or re lo ca tio n of the p ip elin es now lo ca te d on P ier 3, a g e n era l cargo fa c ility . T h e DE&C co n tra c t p ro -vides for re h a b ilita tio n of the p ier head and p lacem en t of m oorin g d olp h in s. Tankers w ill la y a lo n g sid e th e 260-foot pier head and across an un u sed slip area betw een P ier 1 and th e M DT p ro p erty line.

Transfer of the tan k er b erth from Pier 3 was n ece ssa ry to re lie v e c o n g e s -tion and hazards at the g e n e ra l carg o pier and to m eet sa fe ty orders im posed b y the U. S. C oast G uard.

German ConsulD R. KARL H. SCH O EN BA CH , W est

G erm an con su l for the S ou th eastern U nited Slates v is ited Ja c k s o n v ille

on A ugust 18 on a " g e t a c q u a in te d ” trip of Florida.

H ead qu artered in A tlan ta , he has ju r is -d ictio n o v er G erm an co n su lar affa irs for the Bonn G o v ern m en t in e ig h t sou th -eastern slates. He arr iv ed from G erm any to take o v er his post o n ly last sp rin g , b u t speaks the la n g u a g e of our co u n try alm ost e n tire ly w ithout a c ce n t and as flu e n tly as thou gh he had sp ent m an y y e a rs in A m erica . " I learn ed the K in g 's E n glish in sch o o l." he e x p la in e d , "b u t a c tin g as an in terp reter and g u id e for A m erican tourists in Europe d u rin g m y u n iv e rs ity summ er v a ca tio n s g a v e m e an A m erican a cce n t w h ich I fin d is s tan d in g m e in good stead no w ."

Dr. S ch o en b a ch 's first order of b u sin ess in Ja c k s o n v ille w as a v is it w ith K enyon Parsons, p resid en t of the F o reign T rad e C ou ncil. A t noon h e w as g u est of h onor at a lu n ch eo n in the F ed era l R eserv e Bank B u ild in g arran ged b y T. A. Lanford, v ic e p resid en t and m an ager of the Ja c k -son v ille B ranch of the Fed eral R eserv e Bank of A tlan ta . G uests in c lu d e d Parsons, Harold C olee, e x e c u tiv e v ic e p resid en t of the Florida S tate C h am b er of C om m erce

The three warehouses a t the left on Pier 3, M unicipal Docks and Terminals, are leased to Pan-Atlantic Steamship Line. Tanker berths on the other side of this pier are to be relocated.

P ier 1 is th e lo ca tio n of th e p re -co o lin g p la n t lea sed and o p era ted d u rin g the past y e a r b y S tra ch a n S h ip p in g C om p any . S trach an has a n n o u n ce d it w ill not ren ew its le a se on th e p re -c o o lin g p la n t d u ring the co m in g y e a r . It has b e e n rep o rted the c ity p lan s to c o n v ert the p re -c o o lin g w a reh o u se in to a g e n e ra l ca rg o fa c il ity u n less arran g em en ts are m ade in the n ear futu re to k eep the p re -co o lin g p la n t in o p eration .

Inspects Portand Mrs. H onor W ilso n , s ecre ta ry of the F o reig n T rad e C o u n cil. Later in th e d a y he v is ited W illiam S. Jo h n son , e x e c u tiv e v ic e p resid en t of the Ja c k s o n v ille C h am -b e r of C om m erce and o th er b u sin ess lead ers.

Faber Line Services Listed By McGiffin

M cG IFFIN & C O M P A N Y an n o u n ces in a u g u ra tio n of s e rv ic e b y the F ab er L ine from Ja c k s o n v ille

a n d / o r F e rn a n d in a to the M ed iterran ean . S e rv ic e com m en ced on S ep tem b er 2 w h en the S. S. C e rn a y a rr iv ed at F ern an d in a to lo ad a ca rg o of w ood p u lp .

A cco rd in g to M cG iffin & C om p any , a g en ts, the Fab er L ine w ill p ro v id e m o n th ly s e rv ic e , ca rg o w arran tin g , to Lis-b o n , C a sa b la n ca , T a n g iers , A lg ie rs , Tun is, N ap les, L eg horn , G en o a and M arse illes .

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Plant and Office3 7 1 7 Ta lleyrand Ave.

Jacksonville, Fla.EL 3 -3123

T rea tin g p lan ts a lso located in NORFOLK, V A . & EDDINGTON, PA.

J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5 1 3

THREE FIRMS RECEIVE NOD McLean AnnouncementClarifies Plans For

ON TRAILERSHIP LOAN DEALPan-Atlantic Line

A PPROVAL in principle of requests for mortgage and loan insurance on construction proposals for five

roll-on, roll-off ships has been announced by W alter C. Ford, Deputy Maritime Administrator, U. S. Department of Com-merce.

The approvals in principle were grant-ed to Transportation Utilities, Inc., New Y o rk ; Alaska Trainships, Inc., Seattle,

MILLER ELECTRIC COM PANY O f Florida

MARINE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

575 Dora St. Jacksonville, Fla.Phone ELgin 4 -4461

FLORIDA-CARIBBEAN LINET H E H A R R I S V I L L E C O M P A N Y

W E E K L Y S A I L I N G S TO

B A H A M A SS T RACHAN S H I P P I N G C OMPANY, A G E N T S

P. O . B o x 4 4 8 8 J a c k s o n v i l l e . F l a .P h o n e E L g i n 3 - 3 1 4 1

STEEL BARGES

FOR RENT OR SALE

J. H. Coppedge, Inc.

904 ATLANTIC BANK BLDG.

PHONE ELgin 3-4341

Washington,- and to TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc., Miami, Florida. In their applications, Alaska Trainships and TMT Trailer Ferry had asked for 100% mortgage insurance. Transportation Utilities, Inc. requested 9 0 % insurance.

In announcing the approvals in princi-ple, Deputy Maritime Administrator Ford set forth financial obligations and other conditions that would have to be under-taken by the three companies to assure financial responsibility and meet the requirements of the Federal Ship Mort-gage Insurance laws.

T ran sp o rta tio n U tilitie s , In c. a p p lied for F ed era l in su ra n ce for the co n stru ctio n of two ro ll-o n , ro ll-o ff ty p e v e sse ls , w h ich th e y estim ated w ou ld cost a p p ro x im a te ly $3,000,000. T h e y in d ica te d th at the v esse ls w ould b e o p erated b e tw e e n th e Ports of N ew Y o rk and Ja c k s o n v ille , F lorida, u n d er ch a rier, and that th e ir p lan s also co n tem p lated o p eratio n s se rv in g G reat Lakes Ports v ia the St. L aw ren ce Seaw ay . T ran sp o rta tio n U tilitie s sou gh t a p p ro v a l of up to 90% of 75 p e rce n t of th e e s ti-m ated co n stru ctio n cost.

In p rop osals su bm itted to th e M aritim e A d m in istra tio n , A la sk a T ra in sh ip s in d i-c a ted that it p ro p o sed to b u ild tw o ro ll-on, ro ll-o ff ships to b e o p erated in the d o m estic trad e of th e U n ited States b e -tw een S e a ttle an d ports in A lask a . T he C o m p an y estim ated that co n stru ctio n w ou ld cost a p p ro x im a te ly $9,000,000 p er v e sse l a n d asked F ed era l lo a n and m ort-g a g e in su ra n ce on up to 87 V2 p e rc e n t of the co n stru ctio n p rice . A la sk a T rain sh ip s is a w h o lly ow n ed su b s id ia ry of A lask a S team ship Co.

The Department of Defense has review-ed the plans of Alaska Trainships and certified that they are "essential to the national defense", provided they are built to a speed of 18 knots and in-corporate certain other features.

PURCHASE of the Waterman Steam-ship Corporation and Pan-Atlantic Steamship Line by the McLean in-

terests will not affect the vessel opera-tions of the two companies, J. K. McLean, president, has announced.

P a n -A tla n tic , h e a n n o u n ced , w ill b e an in d ep en d e n t co rp o ratio n and co n tin u e to o p erate sh ip s b e tw e e n G ulf and East C oast ports, in c lu d in g Ja c k s o n v ille . The lin e p lan s to use sev e n tra ilersh ip s along this trad e route. The sh ips, due for co m p le tio n in ab o u t tw o y ears, w ill carry 286 20-ton tra ile rs and 20 35-ton trailers each .

In addition, McLean said, Pan-Atlantic has petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for a permanent certificate to operate vessels under the "Arrow Line" trade name between U. S. Pacific and Atlantic ports. Pan-Atlantic now has a temporary certificate for this service.

It is reported that Pan-Atlantic will base its trailership operations in Jack-sonville at Municipal Docks Pier 3, half of which is now under lease to the carrier.

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MARINE AMBULANCE

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SERVING JACKSONVILLE and FERNANDINA BEACH, FLA.

1630 East Adam s St. P. O. Box 1913 Jacksonvil le 1, Florida

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M A R IN E R A IL W A Y — C O V E R E D STO R A G E

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N A U T I C A L S UI S N. N E W M A

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B U N K E R S , OILS2471 TALLEYRAND AVENUE

E L G I N 5 - 8 3 9 6

J A C K S O N V I L L E , F L A .

1 4 J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5

CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY

JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA DISTRICTWATER-BORNE COMMERCE DATA FOR

PRINCIPAL FLORIDA WATERWAYS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1954

These data are prelim inary and subject to revision.

Source: Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

(Short Tons)

W A T E R W A Y

Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (Fla. po rtion )..Intracoastal W aterw ay, Apalachee Bay to A labam a border.....Intracoastal W aterw ay, Caloosahatchee River to Anclote River Intracoastal W aterw ay, Fernandina Harbor to St. Johns River..Intracoastal W aterw ay, Jacksonville to M iam i.................................Intracoastal W aterw ay, M iam i to Key W est......................................Okeechobee W aterw ay...............................................................................Oklawaha River.............................................................................................5t. Johns River, Jacksonville to Lake Harney.....................................St. Marks River.............................................................................................Withlachoochee River...................................................................................

2 ,06184,291

8 6 ,0 1 72 6 7 ,1 4 9

1,732

0 )4 8 8 ,3 4 32 2 7 ,3 4 7

19 ,323

O U T -B O U N D

2 2 ,5 73181194

184,9412 0 4 ,22 21 0 9 ,1 2 7

1 ,085

<2>32,801

75

T H R O U G H TR A FFIC

E a s tb o u n d

1 ,905 ,731

3 1 4 ,5 5 882,371

404 1 ,7 6 8

S o u th b o u n do r

W e s tb o u n d

5 1 ,1 8 7

1 39 ,10 32 5 1 ,8 5 7

1 6 ,4 503 ,2 7 0

LO C A L

1 00 ,32 71 ,0806 ,2 0 7

6,2001,415

3 8 ,6 1 6894876374148

T o ta l fo r 1 9 5 4

1 2 2 ,90 01 ,9 6 0 ,2 4 0

9 0 ,6 9 26 3 8 ,6 0 26 3 0 ,6 6 7394 ,181

86,471894

5 2 2 ,0 2 0227 ,721

<s>162,810

T o ta l fo r 1 9 5 3

125 ,030 1 ,8 9 9 ,57 5

83,111 6 04 ,951 5 6 0 ,0 6 0 2 76 ,40 3

7 8 ,5 7 6 147

4 0 7 ,1 0 0 202 ,01 2 155,1 12

( 1 ) In c lu d e s 1 9 7 to n s “ F o re ig n Im p o r t s " a n d 2 ,5 1 9 to n s “ C o a s tw is e R e c e ip ts .” ( 2 ) In c lu d e s 6 2 to n s “ F o re ig n E x p o r t s . " ( 3 ) In c lu d e s 1 4 3 ,2 6 4 to n s “ C o a s tw is e R e c e ip ts . '

1954 DOMESTIC SHIPPING AT JACKSONVILLESOURCE: CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY

WATERWAYS COASTWISE WATERWAYS COASTWISE WATERWAYS COASTWISE

Product

C anned m e a t C ondensed m ilk D rie d m ilk C anned fis h O th e r f is h Raw h id e s O y s te r sh e lls

A NIM AL PRODUCTS

1 ,0 3 28

2 8 27 8 2

6 4 01 8 4 ,9 4 1

VEGETABLE PRODUCTSRice 2 ,0 7 4F lour 13A n im a l fe e d s 1 ,1 7 9V e g e ta b le s , fre s h 7 ,9 3 8V e g e ta b le s , c a n n e d 7 ,3 4 0 5 1 0 5 ,2 2 7D th e r v e g e ta b le s 1 ,9 8 9Fresh f r u i t s 9 5 8 2D rie d f r u its 7 5 7C anned f ru its 186 1 4 7 1 2 2F ru it ju ic e 7 9 21Fru its N EC 3 4 5 2 ,4 9 8Nuts 199O ils , fa ts 123 4 4 2 ,0 1 4G reen c o ffe e 7 9 0Tea 7 9Tab le b e ve ra g e s 1 22M o la sse s , e d ib le 1 2 ,5 2 5 181L iq u o rs & w in e s 208 11B everages N E C 26G ro ce rie s 2 3 9 84R ubber t ire s 5M a va l s to re s 11 221Seeds 2 9 5Tobacco 31 3M o la sse s , in e d ib le 2 4 ,7 4 0P roducts N EC 25

2 1 49

3 ,5 5 2

P E T R O L E U M T A N K S E R V I C E

Cleaning, Gas Freeing, S andb lasting , G eneral Maintenance & Repair-ing of Tanks, Ships, Barges and Pipe Lines.

<zSzxvinq 'Uzn ^out/izaitzxn <zStat£.i . . .

P E T R O L E U M T A N K S E R V I C E , I N C .2030 E. Beaver St. • Jacksonville, Fla.

Phone ELgin 3 -7818

Product

C o tto n , s e m i-m frs .

C o tto n , m frs .

S is a l, iu te

W o o l m frs .

T e x t i le s , N E C

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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS1 ,0 4 7 ,5 2 7 1 ,1 0 3

5 6 7 ,2 9 7 7 0 7

1 9 9 ,0 5 3 6 2 9

8 2 5 ,4 4 7

5 1 ,9 7 7

2 8 ,9 4 9 5 5 5

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METALS AND MANUFACTURESP ig iro n 251

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R o lle d s te e l m i l l p ro d 3 2 3 2 ,0 4 9 1 7 ,8 9 2 98

F e rro u s c a s tin g s 1 ,3 3 8

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A lu m in u m sc ra p 22

A lu m in u m m e ta l 19

C o p p e r fo rm s 253

C o p p e r s c ra p 1 1 7

MACHINERY AND VEHICLESE le c t r ic a l m a ch . 11 31 24 1 02E n g in e s , tu rb in e s 7 4 7 19C o n s tru c t io n m a ch . 8 1 16 4 9 6 2 ,0 0 7M e ta lw o r k in g m a ch . 5In d u s t r ia l m a ch . 4 4 51 33 126A g r ic u l t u r a l m a ch . 2 4M o to r v e h ic le s 112V e h ic le p a r ts 4 33W a te r c r a f t 20 3 ,0 4 2 18A ir c r a f t & p a r ts 16 12V e h ic le s , p a r ts 14 1 ,0 7 9 1 ,3 1 9

CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTSC o a l- ta r p ro d . 3 ,6 3 2 6 ,3 9 4 6 7M e d ic in e s 18 4 6 1 11In d u s t r ia l c h e m ic a ls 2 ,1 8 4 1 56 90 4 ,2 2 4P ig m e n ts , p a in t 3 5 6 9 4 6 19N it ro g e n o u s fe r t . 1 2 ,1 2 3P h o s p h a te fe r t . 4 ,5 2 3 1 9 ,5 7 4 2 2 ,5 5 0 2 ,0 0 0F e r t i l iz e r 1 2 ,4 7 4 1 1 ,0 6 6M is c . c h e m ic a ls 3 7 4 7 2 5 ,6 9 9 20

MISCELLANEOUSC o m m o d it ie s N E C 2 ,1 2 6 1 ,7 1 8 9 ,5 6 7 5 2 6

J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer s e p t e i

FLORIDA PORTS, TOTAL WATER-BORNE TONNAGESOURCE: CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY

1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954Jack so n v ille 3,392,551 4,159,074 4,411,702 4,631,076 4,992,309 5,267,749T am p a 5,436,202 7,517,476 7,448,403 7,422,625 9,061,058 9,812,962Pori E v erg la d es 1,764,392 1,866,552 2,327,395 2,430,325 2,471,191 2,884,258M iam i 1,729,904 2,168,100 2,465,467 2,417,337 2,621,899 2,619,778Pori Si. Jo e 1,893,160 1,943,603

P anam a C ily 1,169,835 1,253,523C h a rlo lte H arbor 831,341 1,120,364

P en sa co la 736,674 702,091Palm B ea ch 452,825 611,358 750,434 810,426 734,581 824,193

; E R 19 5 5 1 5

MONTH OF JU LY, 1955 —

F O R E I G N C O M M E R C EPORT OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

JULY IMPORTS Hatchet Bay

RotterdamFishP ly w o o dL e a th e rm e a lM is c e lla n e o u s

TampicoLead

Vera CruzC o ffe e

KingstonG yp su m

CuracaoA s p h a lt

Buenos AiresC a n n e d m e a t

SantosC o ffe e

CuracaoP h o sp h a te

CornerbrookN e w s p r in t

HantsportG yp su m

DalhousieN e w s p r in t

KingstonG yp su m

BuenaventuraC o ffe e

AzuaB a n a n a s

Cape GraciosB a n a n a s

Buenos AiresC a n n e d m ea t

ParanaguaC o ffe e

5 3 528

5 6 06

30

5 4 0

5 .8 0 0

5 ,0 0 0

1 60

1 ,1 7 0

2 ,9 6 6

2 ,100

1 1 ,5 2 4

4 ,1 1 8

5 .8 0 0

7 8 9

1 8 7

102

231

1 65

SantosC o ffe e

Shimizu, JapanC a n n e d o ra n g e s C a n n e d tu n a

BuenaventuraC o ffe e

LondonT ra c to rsA u to s

CuracaoA s p h a lt

ArubaJ e t fu e l

BremenP ea t mossB oatsA u to sB a rb e d w ire M is c e lla n e o u s

HamburgT ire s & tu b e s

British GuianaG re e n h e a r t

CartagenaC o ffe e

BarranquillaC o ffe e

TampicoF uel o i l

CuracaoF uel o i l

HantsportG y p s u m

EsmeraldasB a n a n a s

BahamasM is c e lla n e o u s

D ie s e l fu e lM is c e lla n e o u s

1 ,0 3 9 GenoaS te e l sc ra p

1 Barranquilla5 T o x a p h e n e

C o n s tru c t io n e q p t .

4 5 0 CristobalR osin s ize

2 0P a p e r b a g s

2 3 CallaoC itru s ju ic e

4 5 0 BuenaventuraA g r ic u l t u r a l in s e c t ic id e s

1 2 ,0 0 0Guayaquil

G u m R osin7 5 T u rp e n t in e

211 Puerto de Haina2 0 S te e l p ip e

2 S te e l b a rs & a n g le sO x y g e nC a lc iu m C a rb id e

4 0 RagsP a in tA c e ty le n e

3 0 0 M is c e lla n e o u s

1 9 4

1 5 ,1 0 4

12,000

1 1 ,5 6 3

TOTAL (Tons)

JULY EXPORTS

95,462

NassauP a c k in g h o u s e p ro d u c ts M is c e lla n e o u s

Hatchet BayFeedC itru s p u lp D ie s e l fu e l D a ir y p ro d u c ts M is c e lla n e o u s

RotterdamK r a f t l in e r b o a r d

HamburgBrass sc ra p

San Juan Del SurA g r ic u l t u r a l in s e c t ic id e s

CutucoA g r ic u l t u r a l in s e c t ic id e s

CorintoA g r ic u l t u r a l in s e c t ic id e s

MatanzasW o o d p u lp

Hatchet Bay Dublin3 3

4

HavanaD ie s e l fu e l Feed

44 0

G u m ro s in G u m tu rp e n t in e S te e l p la te

H a rd w a reC itru s p u lp M is c e lla n e o u s 6 Liverpool

G u m ro s in 8 4

P a p e r b a g s P in e ta r

NassauEggsM is c e lla n e o u s

412

D ip e n te n e P in e o i l

Avonmouth

76

C o n d u it S h r im p b o x e s C o r ru g a te d b o x e s M is c e lla n e o u s

Corinto G um ro s in 2 2Le HavreF e r t i l iz e r 30 W o o d p u lp 4 3 2

C o tto n d u s t 4 3 8Bremen

P in e lu m b e r

San Juan Del Sur B rass s c ra p 55 AmsterdamK ra ft p a p e r C o tto n d u s t

95 1 2 Rotterdam

27

G u m ro s in C o p p e r s c ra p

T o x a p h e n e 7 B rass sc ra p P in e lu m b e r

Cutuco London7 3

P in e ta rW e ts a lte d k ip s k i

C o tto n d u s t 7 5 G u m ro s in K ra f t l in e r b o a r dW o o d p u lp 8 9 2

Cornerbrook D ip e n te n e 3 BremenK r a f t l in e r b o a r d

N e w s p r in t cores 14 O ra n g e o i l K ra f t l in e rb o a rd

105 6

CartagenaF e r t i l iz e r 2 ,2 0 0

M e a t m e a l 1 1 0 G u m ro s in P in e ta r

AntwerpHamburgKingston P in e ta r 9

L u m b e r 7 0 0 W o o d p u lp 7 4 G u m ro s in

La GuairaC o p p e r s c ra p

NassauC a rto n s 8 K ra f t p a p e r 2 1 9 AntwerpG a s o lin e 13

Puerto CabelloZ in c s k im m in g s

F e r t i l iz e r 3 G u m tu rp e n t in eR e fr ig e ra t io n e q p t. 2 F e r t i l iz e r 4 0 D ip e n te n eM is c e lla n e o u s 6 A g r ic u l tu r a l in s e c t ic id e s 2 P in e ta r

6,000

1110

583

2 448

11134

15

1218

8 0542

7 8 8

2 8

6 8 2

9 2

1 ,0 3 0

2 9 6

32

1013221

4 3

3 7 2283 4

82 5

4 9 5

557 93 0

1 5533

2 735

GlasgowG u m ro s in 11D ip e n te n e 3W o o d p u lp 5 53F u lle r 's e a r th 33

KingstonP in e lu m b e r 5 5 6

RotterdamG u m tu rp e n t in e 165

HamburgD ip e n te n e 3 8 5G u m tu r p e n t in e 55

SantosA t ta c la y 5 2 5

AcajutlaA g r ic u l t u r a l in s e c t ic id e s 1

CorintoA g r ic u l t u r a l in s e c t ic id e s 547

GenoaG u m ro s in 196G u m tu rp e n t in e 145C a m p h e n e 62D ip e n te n e 4P in e lu m b e r 301R ags 163W o o d p u lp 123P in e o i l 2

SavonaW o o d p u lp 97P in e lu m b e r 49

NaplesG u m ro s in 22P in e lu m b e r 38

TriesteG u m ro s in 54

AzuaP o ly e th y le n e f ib e r 17

NassauP a c k in g h o u se p ro d u c ts 23F e r t i l iz e r 3Feed 3M is c e lla n e o u s 33

Hatchet BayF e r t i l iz e r 9Feed 40A lu m in u m shee ts 4P a p e r c a r to n s 5L ube o i l jD ie s e l fu e l 4M is c e lla n e o u s 15

CapetownA g r ic u l t u r a l s p ra y e rs 2K ra f t p a p e r 4 9

Port ElizabethK r a f t p a p e r 129

DurbanP in e ta r 25A g r ic u l t u r a l e q u ip m e n t 2

M anilaP in e o i l ]A u to m o b lie s 2

CebuK ra f t b a g s 2 75

San FernandoK ra f t b a g s 11 5

BuenaventuraG u m ro s in 69S u p e rp h o s p h a te 1

AntofagastaP in e o i l 5

GuayaquilG u m ro s in 4G u m tu r p e n t in e 3

CristobalG u m tu r p e n t in e 13K ra f t p a p e r 11

BarranquillaS a n ita ry S u p p lie s 5

TOTAL (Tons) 21 ,8961 6 J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5

FOREIGN TRADEC O U N C I L N O T E S

KENYON P A R S O N S , P R E S I D E N T

T he Foreign T rad e Council o f Jackson ville m eets on the third Tuesday of each m onth at 12 :30 P. M. in the R oosevelt H otel.

T he Foreign T rad e C ouncil has arranged fo r booth space at the G reater Jackson v ille Agricul- ural and Industrial Fair which will be held at the G ator Bow l N ovem ber 10-19. In m aking the nnouncement, K E N Y O N PARSO N S, president, stated that invitations have been extended to the onsular officials o f the fifteen foreign countries w hich maintain representation here to display ex- ibits o f their respective countries in the Foreign T rade Council booth.

F L O R ID A ’S E X P O R T S AND IM P O R T S B Y 1 N D IV D U A L P O R T S F O R CALENDAR YEA R 1954, have just been received in the Jacksonville office of the U. S. Department of Commerce. The reports and materials necessary to decode the data will >e made available to interested callers at the Field Office. Unit of quantity, as well as 'alue, point of origin of imports, and point of destination of exports are shown in the wo reports.

If you are interested in locating foreign sales outlets the Bureau of Foreign Com- nerce makes available to American business firms hundreds of T R A D E L IS T S clas- ified by country, commodity and service groups.

A list of F O R E IG N C O N SU LA R O F F IC E R S IN T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S may ie obtained from the U. S. Department of Commerce, subject to a charge of 20 cents a opy.

O T C , T H E O R G A N IZ A T IO N F O R T R A D E C O O P E R A T IO N , will be con- idered at the next session of Congress and it is expected hearings will be held very early n the session. It is known as H.R. 5550.

Over 247 business reports on various aspects of foreign trade are classified, by ountry or area and by subject, in the first index of the new W O R LD T R A D E IN F O R -M ATION S E R V IC E , just released by the U. S. Department of Commerce. Businessmen, >y using the index, can determine easily what information has been published in W T IS in either their industry or the country or world area in which they have an interest.

Private United States investments abroad rose nearly $3 billion in 1954 to a total ■alue of over $26/2 billion at the end of the year. United States corporations added bout $1.4 billion to the value of their foreign enterprises in 1954, bringing the total nvested since the war to well over $10 billion.

Movable goods worth about $15 billion— or 8.6 percent of their total U. S. produc- ion— were exported from the United States in 1954. U. S. exports kept pace with ncreased production on a percentage basis— even with diminished reliance on exports if military items.

One-half of U. S. production of flaxseed, 58.9 percent of inedible tallow produced, -6.4 percent of dry whole milk, 29.6 percent of rosin, 27.1 percent of lubricating oil, 0.9 percent of sulfur, 25.1 percent of leaf tobacco, 46.6 percent of track-laying-type ractors, 34.3 percent complete civilian aircraft, and 62.2 percent of D D T were shipped o overseas markets.

H O N D U R AS JO IN S T H E G U A R A N T Y P R O G R A M and United States firms in- erested in business ventures in Honduras may now obtain guaranties to protect their nvestments against currency inconvertibility and expropriation. Honduras became the 16th nation and the sixth in Latin America, to participate in this program. Costa Rica, Juatemala, Ecuador, and Peru have signed the necessary agreements in the past 4 nonths and negotiations are going forward with several other American republics.

A considerable number of inquiries from United States investors seeking opportuni- ies in Latin America have developed as a result of the Opportunity Service of Interna- ional House, New Orleans. Florida firms interested in availing themselves of this service hould write to Investment Opportunity Service, P. O. Box 64, New Orleans.

New publications available from the U. S. Department of Commerce field office, 125 Federal Building, Jacksonville, include:

’reparing Shipments to Sweden....Iconomic Developments in Peru..licensing & Exchange Controls

The Netherlands............................

10c10c

10c

Economic Developments, M exico...........U. S. Trade With Soviet Bloc................Leading Commodities in U. S.

Foreign Trade, 1954..........................Economic Developments, El Salvador..

. 10c 20c

. 20c 10c

T R A D E LEAD SW h isk y b arrels & iron drum s — C.

V a n Berkum , 8 H erlen straa t, Z w olle, H ol-lan d , N eth erla n d s, w ants to im port from the U n ited States to H olland used w h isk y b a rre ls and iro n drum s.

G eneral m erch an dise — U n iv ersa l In -d en t C o m p an y , Room 503 G arcia Bldg., R izal A v e n u e , M a n ila , P h ilip p in e R e-p u b lic , w ou ld lik e to c o n ta ct re lia b le m an u factu rers of g e n e ra l m erch an d ise e x -ce p t d rugs and ch e m ica ls and m ach in er-ies,- p re fe ra b ly su nd ries, n o v e ltie s and w e a rin g ap p arel.

Ink — P rom inen t N eth erlan d s fa c to ry of le tte rp ress in ks, o ffset inks, ro togra-v u re inks and sto v e inks (for p rin tin g on tin) and a n ilin e in ks is in terested in co n ta cts in th e g ra p h ica l fie ld . Sam ple b o o ks and fu rth er in form ation a v a ila b le at th e N eth erlan d s T rad e C om m ission, 537 In te rn a tio n a l T rad e M art, New O rlean s.

P op corn — G eo rg es M in assian , B. P. 46, A lep , S y ria , w ish es to co n ta ct exp o rter of p op corn .

NETHERLANDS CONSUL HEADS GROUP HEREE C. VANDER OUDERMEULEN, V ic e

C on su l for T h e N eth erlan d s, w as ’ e le c te d p resid en t of the Ja c k s o n -

v il le C o n su lar Corps at a m eetin g held J u ly 26. He su cceed s Ram on U reta, C o n -sul for V e n e z u e la , w ho res ig n ed d ue to ill h ea lth .

O th er new o fficers in c lu d e Sam W . M arshall, V ic e C on su l for Sw ed en , w ho w as e le c te d v ic e p resid en t-treasu rer, and G avino V ego , C on su l for the D om inican R e p u b lic , secre ta ry .

T h e Ja c k s o n v ille C o n su lar Corps is com p o sed of co n su la r o ffic ia ls of fifteen fo re ig n co u n tries w h ich m ain ta in rep re -sen ta tio n h ere . T he C orps, w h ich holds m o n th ly m eetin g s, has as o n e of its p rin -c ip a l o b je c t iv e s the p rom otion of in -cre a se d fo re ig n trad e throu gh the Port of Ja c k s o n v ille , p a rtic u la r ly w ith the co u n tries rep resen ted here.

a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5 1 7

Jacksonville Port Directory(Firms desiring listing in this directory should contact the

General Manager, Jacksonville Seafarer, Inc., 237 W est Forsyth Street, Jacksonville 2, Fla., Telephone ELgin 3-6596)

AIR LINES PhoneNational Air Lines (Reservations) ELgin 5-8481

241 W est Forsyth Street (Air Cargo) ELgin 3-1586

AM BULAN CESeashole Funeral Parlors

323 Riverside Avenue..........................................................ELgin 4-5451

BANKS W ITH FOREIGN DEPARTMENTSAtlantic National Bank

121 Flogan Street, Drawer 839.........................................ELgin 6-5611

Barnett National Bank106 W e st A dam s Street, P. O. B o x 990...........................ELgin 6-6311

Florida National Bank51 W e st Forsy th Street, P. O . B o x 720............................. ELgin 6-6541

J. H. Coppedge, Inc. BARGE SERVICE904 Allantic Bank Bldg., P. O. Box 514..................... ELgin 3-4341

Diesel Shipbuilding CompanyAtlantic Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, Fla.......................... 112-5-2361

BOAT DEALER, STORAGE & REPAIRSKnight Boats & Motors, Inc.

3366 Lake Shore B o u lev ard , P. O. B ox 6172....E V erg reen 9-6308475 R iv ersid e A v e n u e ................................................................. ELgin 6-1381

BUNKERS, OILSEastern Seaboard Petroleum Co., Inc.

6531 Evergreen Ave., P. O. Box 3233...........Southern States Oil Company

2471 Talleyrand Avenue, P. O. Box 3171

CO A STW ISE BARGE SERVICEC. G. W illis Barge Line

800 East Bay Street...............................................................ELgin 6-4761

COM PASS AD JUSTO RCapl. Byron R. Everson ELgin 5-8607

1638 East Adams Street................................................FLanders 9-9082

CREOSOTED D O CK MATERIALEppinger & Russell Co.

27th Street & Talleyrand Ave., P. O. Box 3257 ELgin 3-3123

T „ „ FOUNDRIESC. I. Capps C o m p any

1727 Bennett Street, P. O. Box 3335.............................ELgin 3-8241Florida Machine & Foundry Co.

1375 W est Church Street, P. O. Box 2670 ELgin 4-0661

IMPORTER - EXPORTER(Steel, Lumber and W ire Products)

International Wares Inc.539 East Bay Street ELgin 6-4194-5

INDUSTRIAL IMPORTERS & EXPORTERSKurt Orban Company, Inc.

Emerson Gill, Rep., 1032 Hendricks A ve...........FLanders 9-7126

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIESFarquhar Machinery Company

2120 Market St....................................................................... ELgin 5-6471

LUBRICATING OILSColonial Oil Company

1903 East Adams Street, P. O. Box 4128................. ELgin 3-9047

MARINE ELECTRICIANSMiller Electric Company of Fla.

575 Dora Street, P. O. Box 1827.................................... ELgin 4-4461

M ARINE INSURORSKenyon Parsons & Company

249 Riverside Avenue........................................................ELgin 3-3958

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Knight, Orr & Company, Inc.405 Lynch Building..............................................................ELgin 5-064:

McCrory, Armstrong & Waters Inc.Barnett National Bank Building.......................................ELgin 5-760<

NATIONAL CARGO BUREAUCapt. Byron R. Everson ELgin 5-860;

1638 East Adams Street FLanders 9-908!

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS AND CHARTSH. & W . B. Drew Company

22-30 W est Bay Street, P. O. Box 270 ELgin 3-5511Nautical Supply Company

15 North Newnan Street................................................... ELgin 5-805!

PALLETSFoley Lumber Company

4540 Main St., P. O. Box 209.............................................ELgin 3-121

PLASTIC WEB & YARNSouthern Lus-Trus Corporation

1048 Escambia Street....................................................... POplar 4-657:

PROPELLERSEllis Propeller Company

810 Flagler Avenue....................................................... EXbrook 8-459:

PUBLIC STEAMSHIP TERMINALSCommodores Point Terminal (ACL)

Foot of Adams Street, P. O. Box 212 ELgin 5-9501M & M Terminal Warehouse Company (SAL)

800 East Bay Street................................................................ELgin 3-643!McGiffin & Company Terminal (SAL)

Foot of Hogan Street, P. O. Box 3..............................ELgin 3-174:Municipal Docks & Terminals (MD Ry)

Talleyrand Avenue, P. O. Box 3005............................ELgin 3-093Strachan Steamship Terminal (ACL)

Foot of Adams Street, P. O. Box 4010..........................ELgin 3-1321

SHIP CHANDLERIESFlorida Marine Supply, Inc.

1430 E. Adams Street ELgin 4-831Jacksonville Yacht Storage Company

17 Riverside Avenue, P. O. Box 1468 ELgin 4-859:

SHIP REPAIR YARDSGibbs Corporation

Fool of Hendricks Avenue, P. O. Box 4190 FLanders 9-057:Merrill-Slevens Dry Dock & Repair Company

644 East Bay Street, P. O. Box 1049..............................ELgin 6-656Southern Shipbuilding, Inc.

Foot of Flagler Avenue, P. O. Box 504 EXbrook 8-159:Rawls Brothers Contractors, Inc.

2000 East Bay Street, P. O. Box 5737............................ELgin 4-281!

SHRIMP BOATSDiesel Engine Sales, Inc.

St. Augustine, Fla., P. O. Box 658......................................................... 123;

STEAMSHIP AGENTS— OPERATORSBuccaneer Line, Inc.

1746 East Adams Street, P. O. Box 4321 ELgin 6-573!Caldwell Shipping Company

1630 East Adams Street, P. O. Box 1913..................... ELgin 6-1311Kaufmann Shipping Company

P. O. Box 1866.........................................................................ELgin 3-563!McGiffin & Company

Foot of Hogan Street, P. O. Box 3 .................................. ELgin 3-1741Southern Shipping Company

Foot of Catherine Street, P. O. Box 4668................... ELgin 5-7671Strachan Shipping Company

Barnett National Bank Bldg., P. O. Box 4010.............ELgin 6-0711The Harrisville Company

Commodores Point, P. O. Box 4488................................ ELgin 3-3141

STEEL FABRICATORSSmith Steel Construction Co.

2022 Dennis Street, P. O. Box 2058.............................. ELgin 4-140<

J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r i » s i

ELgin 5-9676 Station F

ELgin 5-8396

STEEL LIFTING CLA M PSJ. C. R enfroe & Sons, Inc.

1259 W e st State S tre e t ELgin 4-6737

TA N K S, PETROLEUMPetroleum Tank S e rv ic e , Inc.

2030 East B ea v e r S tre e t ELgin 3-7818

TA N K CLEAN IN GTank C lean ers C om p any

2030 East B ea v e r S tre e t............................................................. ELgin 5-1665

TESTIN G LA BO R A TO RIESSouthern A n a ly tica l L ab orato ry ELgin 3-3431

128 T a lley ra n d A v e n u e , P. O. B ox 628 ............................ELgin 6-5181

T O W IN GFlorida T ow ing C orp oration

Foot of East B ea v e r Street, P. O. B o x 544....................... ELgin 3-8483

Tam arco T ow ing Co.2422 Lake L ucin a D riv e , P. O . B ox 782,

A rlin gto n , Br......................................................................FLanders 9-4911

V A LV E REPA IRSSouthern V a lv e C orp oration

2939 W . B ea v e r S tree t...................................................... E V e rg re en 8-7696

Y A C H T SU R V E Y O RPem broke H uckins

3684 P ine S tree t E V e rg re en 8-2369

FO REIGN FREIGHT FO R W A R D ER S and C U STO M H O U SE B R O K ER S*

Ja ld w e ll S h ip p in g C o m p an y1630 East A dam s Street, P. O . B ox 1913......................... ELgin 6-1311

Iraufm ann Sh ip p in g C o m p a n y *P. O. B ox 1866 ELgin 3-5638

VlcGiffin & C o m p an y *Foot of Ffogan Street, P. O. B ox 3 ............................ .........ELgin 3-1741

d erberi B. M o lle r*A tla n tic Bank B u ild in g , P. O. B ox 121 ELgin 5-8929

Southern S h ip p in g C om p an yFoot of C ath erin e Street, P. O. B ox 4668 ELgin 5-7671

M A RIN E SU R V E Y O R SA m erican Bureau of S h ip p in g :

B. S. D ouglas, 1315 Je a n C o u rt......................................E X b ro o k 8-1280G. W . H olm elin , P. O. B o x 249 .................................

Lloyds R eg ister of Sh ip p in gW . H. Stew art, A tla n tic B ank B ld g ELgin 3-3545

Slalional C argo BureauCapt. B yron R. E verson , 1638 E. A dam s S t FLanders 9-9082

Deorge L. M cln n es, M arin e E n g in eer1910 San M arco B o u lev ard , P. O. B ox 5 6 1 6 FLanders 9-7645

t. Jo n a th a n W a lk e r , N a v a l A rch ite c t1255 M cD uff A v e n u e E V e rg re en 7-1338

FO REIG N C O N SU LSSelgium, A rthur J . R o sen th al, C on su l

1746 East A dam s Street, P. O. B o x 1588 ................ . ELgin 5-9551

Brazil, C lo v is N. Da S ilv a , C onsu l1242 K in g S tree t E V e rg re en 9-5294

Jo s la R ica, T. B. O 'S te en , C onsu l6 W e st B a y Street, P. O. B ox 329 ELgin 6-4824

Ju b a , Ju lio R. Em bil, C onsu l1533 Pearl S tre e t.................................................................... ......ELgin 6-2870

Denmark, E. C. R ohlin , V ic e C onsu l1941 H end ricks A v e n u e E X b ro o k 8-5787

D om inican R ep u b lic , G a v in o V e g o , C onsu l1261 Edgew ood A v e E V e rg re en 9-0156

J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r i » s s

Finland, Kenyon Parsons, V ice Consul249 Riverside A v en u e...................................................... ELgin 3-3958

Honduras, Mrs. E. Carles, Consul702 Lynch Bldg......................................................................ELgin 6-1769

Netherlands, E. C. Vander Oudermeulen, V ice Consul17 W est Church Street....................................................ELgin 4-9516

Norway, D. A. W alls, Vice-Consul1812 Barnett National Bank Bldg., P. O. Box 4010..ELgin 6-0711

Panama, M. M. Torres Jr., ConsulP. O. Box 5086 EXbrook 8-7577

Spain, Mrs. E. Carles, Vice Consul702 Lynch Bldg...............................................

Sweden, Sam W . Marshall Jr., Vice-Consul 1010 E. Adams Street, P. O. Box 212..

Uruguay, W . R. Lovett, Consul1010 E. Adams Street, P. O. Box 212....

Venezuela, Ramon Ureta, Consul3681 Hedrick St............................................

PILOTS

St. Johns Bar Pilots Assn............................................................Mayport 10Foot of East Beaver Street, P. O. Box 4892................ELgin 6-8242

U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE

C. P. Hogeboom, Deputy CollectorFederal Building...................................................................ELgin 4-7111

U . S. CO A ST GUARD

Comdr. F. M. McCabe (Marine Inspection)Federal Building...................................................................ELgin 4-7111

Lt. Comdr. M. T. Duncan (Capt. of Port)Sandfly Point ........................................................................ELgin 5-4621

THE H. & W. B. DR EW C O M P A N Y2 2 - 3 0 W. BA Y S T R E E T * J A C K S O N V I L L E , F L O R I D A M I A M I • O R L A N D O • T A L L A H A S S E E* * L IT H O G R A P H IN G * P R IN T IN G * STEEL & COPPERPLATE E N G R A V IN G * *

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ELgin 6-1769

ELgin 5-8311

ELgin 5-8311

EVergreen 9-6855

JACKSONVILLE TO HAVANA FREIGHT SERVICEGARCIA LINE — Conference Sailings Every O the r Friday

(Naviera Garcia, S. A., Havana, Cuba — Operators)For Rates and Information Consult

GARCIA LINE o f N. Y., INC. McGIFFIN & CO., INC.82 Beaver St., N e w York 5 P. O . Box 3, Jacksonv ille

Bunker Coal

Est. 1892

Vessel Agents, Stevedores Over 1 0 0 ,00 0 Sq. Ft. W arehouse Space

“PaCat *7eftatx*uU

P. O . Box 212

JACKSONVILLE 1, FLORIDA

MARINE TERMINALS — INDUSTRIAL SITES

KAOFMANN SHIPPING COMPANY( n o t in c o rp o ra te d )

Steamship Agents — Stevedores — Freight BrokersA g e n ts F o r

C O L D E M A R L IN E — to C o lo m b ia a n d P a n a m a M A M E N IC L IN E — to P a n a m a a n d W e s t C o a s t C e n tra l A m e r ic a

F E R N -V IL L E L IN E to N e a r E a s t a n d F a r E ast O Z E A N /S T IN N E S L IN E — to E u ro p e a n C o n t in e n ta l P o rts

P .O . B o x 1 8 6 6 — 2 0 8 0 T a lle y r a n d A v e . , T W X 6 3 — T e l. E L g in 3 -5 6 3 8

SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINE, INC.Services Between

U. S. South Atlantic Ports

To United Kingdom — Eire — North Continental

Ports and Scandinavian and Baltic Ports

Modern, Fast American Flag Vessels

OFFICES A T :

Jack so n v ille , Florida

Norfolk, V irgin ia

N ew Y ork, N ew York

C h icag o , Illinois

S avan n ah , G eorgia

C in cin n ati, Ohio

M em phis, Tennessee

St. Louis, M issouri

A tlan ta , G eorgia

SOUTHERN SHIPPING COMPANY

STEAMSHIP AGENTS— STEVEDORES

FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS

LICENSED BY FEDERAL MARITIME BOARD LICENSE N O . 9 99

Serving Shipowners, O perators, Exporters and Importers

a t Jacksonville Since 1916

OFFICES AT JACKSONVILLE and CHARLESTON

C O L D E M A R L I N ECompania Colombiana De Navegacion M aritim a, LTDA., Colombia

“ THE COLOM BIAN LINE TO COLO M BIA"W e e k ly Services To:

BARRANQUILLA CRISTOBAL BUENAVENTURA

O ptional Calls: Cartagena - Santa M arta - Guayaquil (Ecuador) AGENTS

KAUFM ANN SHIPPING CO M PANYP. O . Box 1 86 6 , Jacksonville, Fla. Phones ELgin 3 -5 6 3 8 -9

UNITED STATES N A V IG A T IO N CO ., inc.17 Battery PI., N . Y„ N . Y. W hite Hall 4 -7 0 8 0

HANSEN, TIDEM AN & DALTON, INC.Pere M arquette Building New Orleans, La.

PALMETTO SHIPPING CO ., Inc.P. O . Box 171 , Charleston, S. C. Phone 2 -4461

MUNICIPAL DOCKS AND TERMINALSMUNICIPAL DOCKS RAILWAY

9 DEEP W ATER BERTHS MARGINAL TRACKS

216,000 SQ . FT. — TRAN SIT AND STORAGE W AREHOUSES

LARGE OPEN STORAGE AREA

r . Q U A $UU3

JA CK SO N VILLE 6, FLORIDA PHONE ELgin 3-0931

2 0 J a c k s o n v i l l e Sea farer S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 5

S c h ed u l e o f S t ea mer S a i l i n g sI S S U E D S E M I - M O N T H L Y( S u b j e c t t o C h a n g e W i t h o u t N o t i c e )

U r t o f J l C K S O J V I L L E

SEPTEMBER 15# 1955

Pori Line A gent Pori

EUROPE

Le H avre, Am sterdam , Rotterdam , Brem en, H am burg, A ntw erp, Ghent

O ct. 8 LEERSUM Gulf In d epen den t (Isbrandtsen) M cG iffin

N ov. 8 HEELSUM Gulf In d epen den t (Isbrandtsen) M cG iffin

D ec. 8 BRITSUM Gulf Ind ependent (Isbrandtsen) M cG iffin

H am burg, Rotterdam

Sept. 19 KALOE South A tlantic

Glasgow, D ublin , A vonm outh, Rotterdam

Sept. 23 SOUTHW IND South A tlantic

M anchester

Sept. 26 MANCHESTER REGIMENT M anchester

N ov. 7 MANCHESTER PROGRESS M anchester

Strachan

Strachan

M cG iffin

M cG iffin

Line

SOUTH AM ERICA

A gent

East Coast— A rgen tin a, Buenos A ires; Brazil, Santos, Rio de Jan erio

U ruguay, M ontevideo

Sept. 16 M ORM ACDALE

Sept. 22 M O RM ACSTAR

O ct. 7 M O RM A CSW AN

M oore-M cCorm ack

M oore-M cCorm ack

M oore-M cCorm ack

Strachan

Strachan

Strachan

North Coast— BarranquillaPanam a Canal— Balb oa, C ristobal, transshipm ents to Central A m erica and

Pacific Coast South A m erica

W est Coast— Buenaventura

Sept. 23 ASKVIN

O ct. 7 BO LIVAR

O ct. 21 ASKILD

(P) Coldem ar

(P) Coldem ar

(P) Coldem ar

Kaufmann

Kaufmann

Kaufmann

MEDITERRANEAN

Barcelona, G enoa, N aples, T rieste , R ijeka

Sept. 29 ALMERIA LYKES Lykes Bros. Strachan

Lisbon, C asablan ca, T angiers, A lg iers, Tunis, N aples, G en ev a, M arseilles

O ct. 4 LE LAVANDOU Faber M cG iffin

FAR EAST

M anila, Hong K ong, Takao, K obe, O saka, Saigon

O ct. 1 TELEMACHUS Funch-Edye Strachan

N orth Coast— C uracao , La G uaira, Puerto C ab e llo , Trinidad

O ct. 14 TRA JA N U S R oyal N etherlands Strachan

W EST IN D IES, CUBA, CARIBBEAN

Baham as— N assau, E leulhera Isle

Sept. 17 SIX SHILLINGS H arrisv ille Strachan

Sept. 24 SIX SHILLINGS H arrisv ille Strachan

O ct. 1 SIX SHILLINGS H arrisville Strachan

O ct. 8 SIX SHILLINGS H arrisville Strachan

O ct. 15 SIX SHILLINGS H arrisville Strachan

AFRICA

Capetow n, Port Elizabeth, East London, D urban, Lourenco M arques

Sept. 20 AFRICAN CRESCENT

O ct. 1 ROBIN GRAY

O ct. 15 AFRICAN M OON

O ct. 19 ROBIN TUXFORD

M adagascar

O ct. 1 ROBIN GRAY

Beira

O ct. 19 ROBIN TUXFORD

Farrell

Robin

Farrell

Robin

Robin

Robin

CENTRAL AM ERICA

East Coast— G uatem ala, Puerto Barrio s; British Honduras

Sept. 28 ANTWERPEN B u ccan eer

Strachan

M cG iffin

Strachan

M cG iffin

M cG iffin

M cG iffin

Cuba— H avana

Sept. 27 A VESSEL

O ct. 11 A VESSEL

Haiti— Port-au-Prince

O ct. 14 TRA JA N U S

G arcia

G arcia

R oyal N etherlands

Puerto R ico— San Ju a n , Po n ce , M ayaguez

Sept. 26 HILTON Bull

M cGiffin

M cGiffin

Strachan

Strachan

CO A STW ISE - INTERCOASTAL

Coastw ise— C. G. W illis Barge Line offers w eekly serv ice by barg e andself-propelled v essels betw een Jack so n v ille , F la ., Cam den, N. J . , andinterm ediate points.

In tercoasial— From Stockton , O akland, A lam eda, and Los A ngeles

Sept. 18 FAIRLAND Pan-A tlantic Strachan

O ct. 13 JO H N B. W ATERM AN Pan-A tlantic Strachan

Bu ccan eerN ov. 11 FAIRLAND Pan-A tlantic

(P) Passenger accom m odationsStrachan

LISTED PORTS-OF-CALL ARE SERVED REGULARLY FROM JACKSONVILLE. WHERE TO N N A G E WARRANTS, AGENTS WILL ARRANGE

STEAMER SERVICE TO A N Y WORLD PORT.

“ S e a fa re r ” P. O . B o x 921 J a c k s o n v i l le , F la . on Form 3 5 4 7 . R e tu rn p o s ta g e is g u a ra n te e d .

Sec. 3 4 .6 6 P. L. & R. U. S. Postage

P A I DJacksonville, Florida

Permit No. 1805

A M o d e rn S h ip y a rd T h at N e v e r S leeps

Ship re p a ir w o rk is a rou nd -th e -c lo ck busi-ness. A m odern sh ipya rd , geared to meet time and tid e r ig h t on schedule, is as restless as the sea itse lf.

M errill-S tevens Dry Dock & Repair Com pany a t Jacksonv ille , F lo rida , has been serving ships th a t sail the seven seas fo r seventy years— day and n igh t.

A t M-S, ow ners and masters know th e y ’ ll ge t tjne w arm est o f w elcom es, the maxim um of courtesy and the best o f service. Experienced sh ipya rd men w o rk as a team to he lp them meet schedules, reduce m a in tenance costs and cut la y -u p tim e.

M E R R I L L - S T E V E N SD R Y D O C K & R E P A I R C O .

J A C K S O N V I L L E , F L O R I D ANew York O ffice • 15 W hitehall Street • Tel. W H . 3 2 3 9 7