PORTOF HOUSTON OPENS 3 DOCKS, BI6 WAREHOUSE Striving always to improve and expedite service, the Harris County Hous- ton Ship Channel Navigation District in December, 1963, completed three new wharves, 23, 24, 25, and a huge warehouse, 25A. In the last seven years, the District, which governs and operates the Port of Houston, has spent around $31 million in capital improvements.

we oeeee You: ¯ Always Specify, via ¯ Six Trunk-lineRailroads ¯ "~BC°’m°nC""rier"r°c’~’i"es¯ 120Steamship Services ¯ HeavyLift Equipment ¯" THE" PORT OF HfILISTON ¯ ¯ MarginalTracks at Shipside Executive Offices: 1519 Capitol Ave. ¯ 28Barge Lines; 90 TankerLines ¯ ¯ Promptand Efficient Service ¯ P.O. Box 2562 Houston, Texas

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4 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE More New Metallic Buildings in the Houston Area

Theseare four of the manybuildings recently completed by Metallic in the Houston area. There are other Metallic buildings being erected in this area every day. There are thousands of satisfied Metallic customers here who knowthat Metallic builds best. These buildings have manythings in common. They are modern,attractive, completely func- tional and they are economical.They are built by Metallic, the firm that has moreexperience, and more real knowledge and dependability in this field than any oneelse. Thesebuildings got their ownersin businessfast--weeks, sometimesmonths, faster than other types of construction. If you needa building--from 36 square feet to 250,000square feet and want the best moneycan buy, call Metallic. You’ll get a building tailored to your specific needs;eye-catching appeal on the outside; an interior whereall the space is usable; a choice of 10 beautiful, factory baked-oncolors for wall and roof panels. And most of all, you’ll be dealing with a dependable, respected companythat’s beenin business here for 18 years. Investigate all the facts before you buy, and you’ll buy a Metallic building. Call Metallic today. You’ll be glad you did.

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DIRECT... FAST TO MAJOR WORLD MARKETS ... DEPENDABLESERVICE TO BUILD BETTER BUSINESS FOR SHIPPERS AND CONSIGNEES INDEPENDENT AMERICAN FLAG SHIP SERVICE RegularSailings from Houston,Galveston, .New Orleans, Charleston, Baltimore, Confinenfal Europe Mediferranean Philadelphia and NewYork. Unifed Kingdom India - Pakisfan Direct To Capetown,Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Lourenco Marquesand Beira. Also, Pacific Coas÷÷o Far Easf AGENTSAT: Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, S. C., Cleveland, Detroit, Jacksonville, Fla., Los Angeles, Newport News, Norfolk, Panama City, Pensacola, Philadelphia. Portland, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tampa.Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, B. C. GULFAGENT: Hansen & Tidemann, Inc. Corpus Christi, Dallas, Galveston, Houston, Memphis,Mobile, NewOrleans, Sabine District. GENERALOFFICES: MOBILE, ALABAMA SouthAfrican Marine Corporation (N. Y.) HOUSTON: COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING 2 Broadway ¯ DI 4-8940 ¯ New York 4, N. Y. CHICAGOOFFICE: 327 South La Salle Street BranchesIn Other Principal Cities

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Champion’s Shopping List

Champion is not only a producer of fine papers, it is also a good customer of its Texas neighbors. Champion’s annual purchases, ranging from pulpwood to paper clips, put millions of dollars in circulation in this area, help support thousands of jobs on farms, in industry, in business. The phenomenal progress of the Southwest is the story of in- dustries like Champion which, in their growing, help stimulate the growth of all their neighbors.

Champion Papers Inc.

6 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE PORT OF HOUSTON

Official Publication Of the Harris CountyHouston Ship ChannelNavigation District

Volume 7 March, 1964 No. 2 DirectoryOf Officials FOR THE Port of Houston Contents

PORT COMMISSIONERS Port of Houston Entertains Shippers ...... 8 HOWARDTELLEPSEN, Chairman W. N. BLANTON, Vice Chairman W. M. HATTEN Breakfast Meeting At World Trade Conference ...... 10 WILLIAM W. SHERRILL R. H. PRUETT Industrial College Group Visits Port ...... 12 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT J. P. TURNER,General Manager VERNON BAILEY, Assistant General Manager John G. Turney Honored At Testimonial Dinner ...... 13 J. L. LOCKETT, JR., Counsel SAMUELB. BRUCE,Auditor TRAVISSMITH, Engineer and Planning Manager Interesting News and Views Around The Port ...... 14 RICHARDLEACH, Chic/ Engineer ROBERT W. ROBINSON, Accounts Manager KENNETHW. STEPHENS, Personnel Manager Houston Port Bureau Reports ...... 16 and World Trade Bldg. Mgr. T. E. WHATLEY,Administrative Assistant VINCENTD. WILLIAMS, Administrative Navigation District To Build New Port ...... 17 Assistant

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Houston Steamship Agents ...... 30 LLOYDGREGORY, Director of ln/ormation TEDSUMERLIN, Editor o] Magazine Port of Houston Shipping Directory ...... VAUGHNn. BRYANT, Director o/ 31 International Relations SALESDEPARTMENT Sailing Schedule of General Cargo Ships ...... 32 GEORGEW. ALTVATER, General Sales Manager EDWARDP. MOORE, District Sales Manager FRANK WARD,Assistant 25 Broadway, NewYork, N.Y. HUMEA. HENDERSON,District Sales Manager Board of Trade Building, Chicago,Ill. JOHN R. WEILER, District Sales Manager THE COVER 1519 Capitol, Houston An entirely newport will be constructed by the Navigation District to serve OPERATIONSDEPARTMENT a gigantic industrial development planned by HumbleOil & Refining Company. C. E. BULLOCK,Operations Manager T. H. SHERWOOD,Manager o] Grain Elevator The plans are revealed on Page 17. WALLACEJ. STAGNER, Manager-Storage Warehouses CARL L. SHUPTRINE, Chic/Security Ogicer D. P. WALSH,Maintenance Superintendent The PORTOF HOUSTONMagazine is pub- mission is given for the reproduction or use WORLDTRADE CENTER lished monthly and distributed free to mari- EDWARDJ. FAY, Director of any material, provided credit is given to time, industrial and transportation interests in the Port of Houston. the United States and foreign countries. Its EXECUTIVEOFFICES purpose is to inform shippers and others inter- Additional information or extra copies of 1519 Capitol Avenueat CrawfordStreet ested in the Port of Houston of its develop- this magazine may be obtained by writing Telephone CApitol 5-0671 ment, facilities, plans and accomplishments. The Port of Houston Magazine, 3005 Louisi- P. O. Box2562, Houston1, Texas This publication is not copyrighted and per- ana Street, Houston6, Texas. MARCH, 1964 7 Friends of the Port of Houston were welcomed at an evening reception and a breakfast the following day during the 27th Annual Chicago World Trade Conference March Fred ~Tendt, Delta Steamship Company, New Orleans; Mrs. 2 and 3 in tile l,a Salh’ Hotel. Wendt; J. P. Donovan, Texas and Pacific Railway Co., Dallas. Por! officials and other Houston world trade interests attended the meeting which featured outstanding speakers on all phases of eXl)Orl and import trade together with work- shop sessions staffed by experts in the field. Commissioners W. M. Hatten. R. H. Pru~,tt and William W. Sherrill along with General Manager J. P. Turner headed the, Houston delegation. Sales Manager George W. Ahvater and Chicago District Salts Manager Hume A. Henderson were in charge of arrangcments. James H. Branard, Jr., ~it:c president, and H. S. Taylor. general plant manager of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.: A. M. Alvarez of the N0pal Line: and Ed~ard J. l"a~ and Vauyshn M. Bryant of the Port of Houston also attended from Houston. Eugene Jasminsky, London Times, New York: Bernard B. Lew, Consul of Panama; Mrs. Lillian Magnnsson, Chancellor of Chilean Consulate, and Mrs. Angela Munoz de Lew, Consul General of Panama, all of Chicago.

George W. Ahvater, Port of Honston; Minor C. Conn, Swift Richard A Stanley, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, New & (’o., and Ralph I. Toher, Swift & Co., hoth of Chicago. Orleans; Mrs. Stanley, and Waher M. Holmes, Jr., Southern Pacific Lines, Chicago.

Alton J. Ferrell and David F. Newberry, Chicago office of Rodney R. Horlock and John C. Hunter, Jr., Kerr Steam- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; Alvin R. Abadie, ship Co., Chicago; A. M. Alvarez, Nopal lane, Houston, and Constellation Navigation Co., and Jack Jarque, Brandon’s Philip Ah’arez, Port of Pensacola, Florida. Shipper and Forwarder, both of New York.

Houston Port Commissioner W. M. Hatten, left, and General Henry Giardina, Gulf & South American Steamship Co., Manager J. P. Turner, right, with HumeA. Henderson, Port New Orleans and Ed M. Greene and Dean W. Morrison, over- District Sales Manager in Chicago, and Mrs. Henderson. seas Industries, Chicago. 8 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE Gerald Ekedal, New York, Hamilton H. Rice, Cleveland, and Edward J. Szwedo, Hyman-Michaels Company; William Bri- Sue Brockhaus, Chicago, all of the New York Journal of Com- ccn Miller, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, and Joseph J. Grigg, merce; R. H. Pruett, Houston Port Commissioner, and Douglas Marsh & McLennan Insurance, all of Chicago. Boynton, Cleveland, New York Journal of Commerce.

John B. Kirk, Talbot, Bird & Co. and Universal Insurance Harry Smith, Cecil Meyer, Conrad Bartkowiak and Mel Swam- Co.; A. J. Schaab, Santa Fe Railroad, and Jno. W. Dickson, forn. all of lhe Great Lakes Carbon Corporation of Chicago. Jr., Dickson Oats Co., all of Chicago.

O. B. Cloudman, left, vice president, and Gene Madigan, Vaughan M. Bryant, Port of Houston; William J. Skelly. right, manager of the Chicago offices of Alcoa Steamship Co., Alcoa Steamship Co., and R. P. Lanterman, Jr., and B. B. and Hildreth S. Taylor, center, Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co., Bennett, Jr., both of the United Fruit Co., all of Chicago. Houston.

Rudolph H. Schwartz, Funch, Edye & Co.; R. J. Anderson, Harold S. Meredith, Holland-America Line; Charles Cordero, Swift & Co., and Henry W. Mayer, Holland-American Line, Vaughn Mfg. Co. and Nicholas R. Marlin, Holland-American all of Chicago. Line, all of Chicago.

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Edward J. Fay, Port of Houston; T. Christianesen, Conti- Lew Zicgler, Havana Barge Terminal, Inc., Peoria, III.; Leo nental Illinois National Bank, and Robert W. Crear, Marina J. Plomin, American Commercial Barge Line, Co.. Chicago, City Bank, both of Chicago. and Commissioner R. H. Prnell, Port of Honslon.

MARCH, 1964 9 IIIIEAIiFA.qTMEETING HELl] l]Y PORTHI1USTI]N GIll]UP /IT TIIAI]EEI]NFEIIENEE

Identification of guests shown on these two pages is clock- wise beginning at 7 o’clock and all persons are from Chicago unless otherwise designated.

O. J. Williford, Illinois Central Railroad; B. B. Bennett, Jr., United Fruil Co.; J. P. Donovan, Texas & Pacific Railroad, Dallas: Joseph J. Chessard, Missouri Pacific Railroad; W. J. I)uever, Southern Pacific l,ines; M. S. Vogel, Southern Pacific Lines; J. C. Hunter, Kerr Steamship Co., and David Tierney, Rock lshmd lanes.

Henry Giardina, Gulf & South American Steamship Co., H. S. Taylor, Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co., Houston; A. M. New Orleans; F. M. Schilling, American Cresote Works, New Alvarez, Nopal Line, Houston; Philip Alvarez, Port of Pensa- Orleans: R. T. Pae, Goodrich Gulf Chemical Co., Cleveland: cola, Florida; Mansfield W. McCowan, Waternmn Steamship Kenneth P. Fischer, l,ykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; Hume A. Co.; O. A. Jackson, Continental Illinois Bank (ret.); Dorothy Henderson, Port of Houston; James H. Brannard, Jr., Gulf Manchester, H. D. Hudson Mfg. Co.; G. M. Rappich, H. D. Atlantic Warehouse Co., Houston; Walter Holmes, Jr., South- Hudson Mfg. Co., and C. J. Galassini, Johnson International ern Pacific Lines, and !. D. Gardner, Lykes Bros. Steamship Publishing Corp. Co., Inc.

C. F. Head, Southern Pacific Lines; W. L. Malone, Burling- R. J. Anderson, Swift & Co.; Richard Webster, Armement ton Lines; P. L. Smithburg, Burlington Lines; George Kurda, Deppe (Deppe Line); Carl O. Roessler, Texas Transport Burlington Lines, New York; Percy H. Schwenk, Moiler Steam- Terminal Co.; C. H. Marhoefer, Armour & Co.; N. R. Martin, ship Co., Inc.; William D. Cavanaugh, William D. Cavanaugh Holland-American Line; James Thompson, Tri-Coast Shipping Associates, New York; E. G. Hahn, MacFarlane Steamship Co.; Joe Montoya, J. D. Marshall International, and J. C. Ortiz, Agency, inc’., and Alton J. Ferrell, Chicago, Rock Island and Miles Laboratories, Elkhart, Ind. Pacific Railroad.

~ iii %~,-,.~W Earl A. Denton, Earl A. Denton & Co.; Robert Bronwell, E. E. Kantenwein, C. S. Greene & Co.; V. R. March, A. E. U.S. Department of Commerce; C. L. Fontana, Viking Pump Staley Mfg. Co., Decatur, Ill.; C. E. March, Kerr Steamship Co., Cedar Falls, Iowa; J. E. Doud, Santa Fe Railroad; T. M. Co.; M. W. Parker, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; I. W. Caiazza, Santa Fe Railroad; A. J. Schaab, Santa Fe Railroad: Lloyd, Kuecker Steamship Co.; A. J. Buchard, U. S. Depart- Vilas Johnson, Chicago Association of Cmumerce and Industry, merit of Commerce; J. A. Randell, United States Lines, and and Mrs. Earl A. Denton. I. G. Bedrava, Delta Steamship Co.

10 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE R. S. Preibe, Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co., St. Paul; R. J. R. J. Bulger, Strachan Shipping Co.; L. T. Gray, Freedman Peterson, Delta Steamship Co.; William M. Hatten, Port of & Slater; C. W. Grothendieck, Strachan Shipping Co.; R. [t. Houston; Walter Trofimoff, Holland-American Line; Carl Prnett, Port of Houston; George Tripletl, Automatic Division, Strom, Delta Steamship Co.; R. H. Buethel, United States Yale & Towne; James Paustian, States Marine-Isthmian Lines; Line; Ed Winslow, Life International Edition, and Fred A. C. T. Henger, National Cylinder Gas Co., and H. A. Kluecken, Wendt, Delta Steamship Co., New Orleans. Slrachan Shipping Co.

Emil E. Schnelibacher, U. S. Department of Commerce, E. J. Gilly, D. C. Andrews & Co.; G. F. O’Brien, D. Co Washington; E. J. Fay, Port of Houston; J. M. DeVelasco, Andrews & Co.; Art Reifsnyder, John Morrell & Co., Ottumwa, Hobart Laboratories, Inc.; Donald Wilson, Clay Equipment lowa; Mrs. J. C. Whitaker, C. S. Greene & Co.; J. C. Whitaker, Corp., Cedar Falls, Iowa; Albert H. Zavadil, Missouri-Kansas- C. S. Greene & Co.; Morton Bycoffe, Cosmo Shipping Co., Texas Railroad; Murl A. Hutson, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Rail- Inc., New York; H. L. Grimm, Zenith Sales Co., and B. T. road; C. A. Epen, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, and R. R. Street, McFarlane Steamship Co. Horlock, Kerr Steamship Co.

Morris Feldman and Abe Feldman, both of Lake River Clair A. Burgdorff, Gishoh Machine Co., Madison, Wis.; Terininals, Inc., Berwyn, I11.; Stanley Organski, Funch, Edye Sam Postema, Dawe’s Laboratories, Inc.; E. W. IIrent, Texas & Co.; R. H. Schwarz, Funch, Edye and Co.; G. E. Moskopf, Transport & Terminal Co., Inc.; H. S. Mereditll, Holland- American Motors Corp., Kenosha, Wis. ; Crimen L. Ragas, Texas American Line; Alvin Zee, Heads and Threads Co.: Joseph Transport & Terminal Co., Inc., New Orleans; George W. Rogers, Heads and Threads Co.; Gerald T. Slattery, Chicago Altvater, Port of Houston, and F. W. Smart, International Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, and H. J. Lavin, Johns/on Packers, lne. Int’l Publishing Co., New York.

J. P. Turner, Port of Houston; William Sutton, Bell and Zoller Coal Co.; Charles E. Roth, C. S. Greene & Co.; Ruth M. Brown, B. W. Darrah, Inc.; R. L. MacLeod, Armour Industrial Chemical Co.: E. A. Kuecker, Kuecker Steamship W. J. Martin, Pressed Steel Tank Co., Milwaukee: E. S. Services, Inc.; M. W. Siedschlag, Waukesha Motor Co., Wau- Marsh, President, Santa Fe Railroad; T. M. Caizza, Santa Fe kesha, Wis., and Jerry Zambrella, South African Marine Corp. Railroad, and Thomas Roseberry, Inlet, Inc. (N.Y.).

MARCH, 1964 111 Membersof tile Industrial College of the Armed Forces wait USAF; Lt. Colonel Clmrles H. Burr, USA; Colonel Teague G. on the Chantpion Paper Company’s dock to board tile SAM Harris, Jr., USAF;(’laire F. Muncy, facuhy, Industrial College; HOUSTONfor the harbor inspection trip. With them are their Jolm Hacker, Manager, Converting Department, Champion; host-guides for their trip through the large paper mauufactur- Cohmel ~’illiam H. Atkinson, USMC;LI. Colonel Richard W. Aronson, USA; Robert C. Hagerman, Assistant Manager, Pulp ing plant. Left to right are Colonel Wihz P. Segura, USAF: and Chemical Mfg., Champion; Lawrence H. Wendrich, Office Henry P. Bisschop, Army Securily Agency; Justin C. Thayer, of Emergency Planning; Colonel Vernon M. Bueliler, USA; {’ommunications Supervisor, Champion Paper; Edward L. Captain Jared E. Clarke, II1, USN; and l,t. Colonel LeVerne E. Freers, Stale Department Adviser; (’olonel EdnmndB. Edwards, Blount, USA. Industrial College GroupVisits Port

THE INDUSTRIALCOIA.EGE of the Armed l:orees in ~:ash- local industrial output and expansiou capabilities under both ington, 1). C., seh’eted the Port of Houston and its industrial peace and wartime eomlitions. complex as a major area of study for the ninth consecutive The joint service College conducts advanced courses in the year by one of its high-level military officers and govern- eeonomic and industrial aspeets of national security. Arriving menial administrator student groups, last month. in Houston on February 3. thirteen students and faculty members of the College survey operations at the Schlumberger High point of a two day tour to study industrial potential \Veil Surveying Corporation and the NASAManned Spacecraft in the area was a thirty-five mile round trip on the Houston Center and on the 4th. visited first the Champion Paper plant Ship Chamwlaboard the Navigation l)istriet’s inspection vessel and then the Port. SAM HOUSTON. Programming in the Houston area ~as arranged by S. W. Boarding the vessel al the Champion Paper Company’s Staats, Office of the Inspeclor of Naval Material in Houston, dock, students of Ihe Industrial College joined representatives in eooperatiou with the Office of International Relations of of several major Houstou area industries in diseussions on the Port of Houston.

Captain Clarke and Colonel Buehler made special presenta- tions to the representatives of the organizations that helped Marine Colonel Atkinson, right, indulges in a bit of light program the groups’ Houston area tour. Shownleft to right are conversation with R. Kirkman, Jet Set Corporation, and Air S. W. Staats, Office of the Inspector of Naval Material in Hous- Force Cohmel Harris in the after salon of the SAMHOUSTON ton: V. M. Bryant, director of International Relations, Port of prior to lunch being served to the group. Houston ; Captain Clarke, Cohmel Buehler and Colonel Edwards.

An international flavor was added to the harbor inspection Tire SAMHOUSTON’s Texas flag whips in tire breeze as trip by the presence of T. H. Chou, the new Consul General of Larry Megow,vice president, Hahn & (]lay, left, makes a point China in Houston, shown talking to Colonel Segura and Henry about industrial development to Colonel Edwards; Ben Ciscel, Bisschop, students at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Colonel Segura was formerly stationed in China as a Gulf Aerospace Corporation: and Robert E. L. Debner, J. F. memberof the Flying Tigers. Herbelin Transfer Co., Inc. 12 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE Ten years of dedicated service by John G. Turne~ as a commissioner of tile Harris Con~ltv Houston Ship Chan- nel Navigation D~strict were recognized last month at a testimonial dinner given in his honor by his former colleagues of the Port Comnlission. More than four score selected friends including Cily and County officials and business associates and others of his friends over the years, gathered in the World Trade Clul~ for the occasion at which Port Commission Chairman Howard Tellepsen presided. Former Commissioner Turney ~as praised by Chairman Tellepsen for "the knowledge and ability he brought to the Navigation I)islrict ow~r the ycars as member of the Commission, which re- suited in thousands of dollars of savings Commission Chairman HowardTellepsen presents a bronze commemorative plaque to the Port in its development program." to former Commissioner Tnrney and Mrs. Turncy as Port General Manager J. P. Tellepscn cited several instances where Turner beams approval of honor bestowed. "’the engineering skill and knowledge of W. N. Blanton, William M. Hatten, velotmwnt "’because I shall always feel John Turney enabled us to do a better William W. Shcrrill and R. H. Pruett a part of the Porl of Houston even and more efficient job" and praised the also spoke, testifying 1o the help and though I have retired from active par- honoree’s "loyalty. dedication and un- cooperation recciw~d from Engineer Tur- ticipation as a Commissioner." selfish service given for the good of the hey as members of the Port’s governing The plaque read: Presented Io John G, Port of Houston." body. Turney in Appreciation of l)istinguished He read letters and telegrams from In accepting a handsome bronze Service as Commissioner, Board of Navi- national, state and local officials and plaque attesting to his service. Turney gation and Canal Commissioners, Harris business leaders who were unable to at- pledged his continued support of the County Houston Ship Channel Naviga- tend. The Port’s other commissioners. Port and its program of growth and de- tion lJislrict. 1953-]96S.

With their wives, County Commissioners and City Council- men, attended the Turney dinner and here are seen from center foreground, clockwise, County (’omnfissioner Kyle Chap- Port Commissioner R. H. Pruett, facing camera, left, who man, Mrs. Bob Webb, City Councilman Bob Webb, County replaced John Turney, with Mrs. Pruett. At head of table is Commissioner E. A. (Squatty) Lyons, City Councilman Frank Harris County Commissioner V. B. Ramsey, Mrs. Ramsey and Mann, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Lyons, and Cmmly Commissioner right foreground is County Auditor Samuel B. Bruce. Phil Sayers.

Port (’ommissioner ~illiam W. Sherrill, renter background, with Mrs. Sherrill, Mrs. W. M. Hanen, Porl (’ommissioncr W. M. Hatlen, and City Connrihnan Frank Mancusn. At ex- W. M. Hatten W. N. Bianton treme left is CiIy Councilman Joe Rcsweber. MARCH, 1964 The Texas Maritime Academy was dedicated last month at eeremonies on tile grounds of historie Fort Crockett in Galveston which are now tile permanent home of this only school on tile Gulf Coast for training of deck and engine oltirers of the American Merchant Marine. Hundreds of friends of the Aeademy and a select delegation from tile State of Maine Maritime Academy were on hand along with the first and second year Texas cadets to hear leaders of city, state and nation praise the Fledgling Texas institution of The Texas A. & M. University, now well on its way in this, its second year, under tile guiding direction of Capt. Bennett M. Dodson, USN (ret.), its superintendent. Scene above shows the palm-studded campus overlooking the Galveston seawall and the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas cadets left on a three months’ cruise aboard the State of Maine Training Ship following the dedication. INTERESTING NEWS AND VIEWS

Fast cargo handling on City Docks 23-24-25 is the order of the day with the Navigation District’s new $211,000 diesel- electric gantry crane which was ready to handle its first lifts in late February. The self-eontained unit has a 44-ton lift at 30 S.S. MARGARETLYKES ended her maiden voyage in Hous- feet minimum radius and a 10-ton lift at 100 feet maximum ton with tile unloading of a shipment of automobiles and steel. radius. Built to Navigation District specifications by the Clyde Captain Frank E. Johnson, center, received a maiden voyage Iron Works, Inc., clearance inside the legs is great enough plaque from tile Port of Houston and the Houston Junior (with 22 feet, 3 inches vertical and 27 feet horizontal clear- ance) to allow use of both rail tracks running under the crane Chamber of Commerce to honor the new ship. Presentation at the same time the crane is in use. The gantry’s, tracks, which was made by JayCee Mike Alvarado, left, and was witnessed will be extended to Wharves 26 through 30 when built, have by Captain James E. Baker, newly promoted assistant man- 32 foot centers. Auxiliary equipment for the crane includes buckets and a magnet with 18,000 Ibs. gross llft. Boom hinge ager, Marine Division, West Gulf, for Lykes Bros. Steam- point is 55 feet front dock surface. ship Co. PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE 14 Medals of tile Royal Belgian Order of The Crown and Order States, especially through tile Port of Hnuston. He is shown of Leopold II were presented to four Houstonians--all asso- pinning the medal of the Order of The Crown on Svend Han- ciated with tile Port and tile maritime industry--in ceremonies sen, president of Hansen & Tidemann, Inc., steamship agents. last month aboard tile M/V BAND of tile Belgian Armement Receiving the Order of Leopold II were J. P. Turner, general Deppe at tile City Docks. Belgian Consul General George Elliott manager of tbe Port of Houston (next to Elliott); Albert presented tile medals, awarded by King Baoudoin by Royal Liedts, Port Houston Transport Corp. (next to Hansen) and decree last October in recognition of efforts to foster and de- Vaughn M. Bryant, the Port’s dirertor of international rela- velop friendly eommercial ties between Belgium and the United tions. At far right is Capt. Frans Peelers, master of Ihe GAND. AROUND THE PORT OF HOUSTON

Members of the Consular Corps, the Chinese community and other friends of the Hon. Weiliang Yin gathered at the airport last month to say fare~*ell to the former Chinese Consul General on his departure for Taipei and a new post in his country’s foreign serviee. Among those present to see Yin (top left) board his plane were T. H. Chou, (top right) the new Chinese Consul General in Houston, and Yves Bodrigues, Consul General of France (below Chou in ligh! coat) who succeeds Yin as Dean of the Houston Consular Corps. Others in the photo include the Consuls of Germany, Belgium, Sweden, The Netherlands, Japan, Denmark; E. J. Fay, director of the World Trade Center; Andre Crispin, president of tl~e World Trade (;lull: R. L. Debner, former president of the World Trade Association; Mrs. Yin and Mrs. Bodrigues (on steps) and Mrs. Ludwig Fahel, wife of the Consul of Germany, front row left, and Mrs. Ryuji Sakamotn. front row right, wife of tile Vice-Consul of Japan.

Prominent Brazilian visitors to the Houston World Trade Club last month ineluded General Juarez Tavora (sec- ond fr~>m righl), former candidate for president cinder the Christian Den{o- {’rat banner and now a ntember of the Brazilian Cbamher of Deputies. Ac- companied hy his wife, General Tavora was in Houston to visit his son, Octavia (second from left) of the Brazilian (]onsulale General Office here, and his daughter-in-law. At right is Andre Crispin, president of tile World Trade Club who welcomed the group and al left is Hugo Vergueiro, in charge of the Consular offices during the leave of Consul General Jose A. Ribeiro. The group also toured the Port of Houstm~ and made a trip down the Ship Channel.

MARCH, 1964 15 THE PORTOF HOUSTONexported 202,071 tons of cotton in suggests a single distance scale of rates to replace the muhi- 1963 as compared to 191,973 tons in 1962 with most of the rude of specific point-to-point items. The Port Bureau has increase realized in the latter part of the year. Cotton rate recognized a definite need for some suitable distance scale activity occurring last year movedat a rapid pace bringing from the Gulf ports on this commodityand has strongly sup- the establishment of L.C.L. rates from Oklahoma,increased ported the basic idea of this type of rate making. railroad allowances for unloading transcontinental cotton at the Port, reduced Eastbound rates from Arizona and New Mexico and an adjustment in minimumweights from points THEPORT BUREAU INTERVENED in the Lasham Cartage Com- in Texas. The importance of cotton at the Port was empha- pany application for control of Seatrain Lines on February 18 sized with a Cotton Rate Book distributed by the Houston in Washington. Our position is that the two present coastwise services are necessary to provide service to the Houstonarea and that approval of this application will strengthen Seatrain’s ability to withstand adversities and competition, and gnar- antee continued service.

SUCCESSFULPORT BUREAUACTIVITY has assisted in establish- ing reduced rates on green or roasted coffee from Houston to Fargo, North Dakota. The new rates are on 50,000 pounds and 70,000 pounds and will becomeeffective March25. Bene- fits to Houston under this adjustment go beyond the move- ment of green coffee into Fargo. Houston roasters will now be able to moveinto Fargo on processed coffee, either roasted at Houston or at interior plants such as Kansas City and Omaha.Port of Houston ranks high in imported green coffee with its competitive territory embracing the entire midwest from Indiana to the lntermountain area. Over 18:1,000 tons were brought in through Houston during the year of 1963.

REDUCED SPLAT DELIVERYcharges on export freight have now been approved by the Southwestern Railroads. Southern ports lines published, effective February 13, charges on traffic mov- ing in that jurisdiction. Texas-Louisianarailroads madetheir Cotton Exchange. Active now before the railroads is a pro- publication effectve March7. The charge will provide for 15e posal to reduce the 50,000 pound rates to the Gulf from Texas per 100 pounds to be assessed on 2nd through 5th deliveries origins to a more realistic spread under the present 65,000 with a maximumcharge of $40. This action by the South- pound rates. This will benefit cotton merchants dealing in western railroads will accomplish uniform charges. 100 bale lots. Of general cargo items exported through the Port of Houston, cotton ranks fourth wtih about nine per cent of the total. PRECONFERENCEHEARING was held in Washington by the Interstate CommerceCommission February 26, 1964, defining issues to be reargued in I & S Docket 7564. Reconsideration BINDER TWINE RATE ADJUST3IENT continues with a new of the Commissionsoriginal order to cancel reduced rail rates 100,000 pound rate to Pease, Minnesota, to becomeeffective on grain from Texas and Oklahoma to Houston was granted on March 26. Numerouspoint-to-point rates on this highly and reopens the case. The Port Bureau will defend railroads’ competitive commodityare constantly adjusted to meet market action to meet truck competition to Houston which does not demands.A railroad proposal just reopened for consideration exist at other Texas ports from this same area. 16 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE Port CommissionChairman Howard Teliepsendescribes tile Bayport developmentat a breakfast for news mediain the WorldTrade Club. Seatedat the beadtable, fromthe left, are Port CommissionerWilliam W. Sherrill, Vice Chairman,W. N. Blanton, MayorLouie Welcb, Carl Resitle, Jr., chairmanof the board of Humble; W.B. Barrett, president of the Chamber of Commerce;J. K. Jamieson, President of Humble,and Port Commissioners %V.M. Hatten andR. H. Pruett.

[~aviqaliun llislricl Tu Build NewPurl Fur HumbleHirs HuqeBaypurl Euinplex

The Port of Houston will build, own is expected there, resulting uhimatelv in ton \X-orld Trade Cluh. Present were the and operate a new channel and port some 25.000 new jobs for the area. Port’s other four commissioners, City facilities on Galveston Bay30 miles east The port and channel will assure new and County officials, Chamberof Com- of the present Turning Basin, the Navi- industry deep water access to the pres- merce officers and executives of the gation and Canal Commissioners of the ent Houston Ship Channel which runs Navigation District and HumbleOil Co. Harris County Houston Ship Channel through Galveston Bay just north and Port General Manager J. P. Turner, Navigation District announced. east of Bayport area which is, itself, and John B. Turner, Humblc’s Coordi- ~ork on the new facility will begin contiguous with the rapidly-developing nator for the Baytownproject, discussed immediately and contiuue over a 20- National Aeronautics and Space Admin- the details of the four-phase, 20-year year period at an etsimated cost in ex- istration’s $150 million development at program and answered questions during cess of $13 million and ~ill be financed Clear Lake off Galveston Bay. the breakfast conference. by revenue bonds at no cost to taxpayers. The MannedSpacecraft Center instal- The project will be an orderly de- Humble Oil and Refining Company, lations are nowcomplete and personnel velopment, as revealed in the plans ~hiclt simultaneously announced plans are movinginto the complexwhere plans and charts prepared by Humbleaud the to develop 7,250 acres of land in the will eventually lead to a man on the Navigation District, and it will not be new port area as an industrial district, moon and to other projects in outer until the third phase of the four phase will lmrchase the Navigation District’s space. development scheduled to begin in bonds and will donate 7235 acres of The Navigation District-Humble an- 1974--that deep sea ship berths will be laud for the channel and port facilities. nouncements were made by Port Chair- available and the new channel dredged The new port and industrial district manHoward Tellepsen and Carl Reistle, to a 36-foot depth. will be knownas Bayport and an ew’n- Jr., chairman of the Board of Humble The first phase, which will get under tual $900 million in capital investment at a news media breakfast in the Hous- way immediately and is due for com- pletion five years hence, will provide a I BAYTOWN barge channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet t deep with one liquid and two dry cargo docks and mooring facilities for two / barges. Over the next five years the second phase will provide three additional liquid cargo docks, two more dry cargo docks

CITY

Thestrategic location of Bayportis sbownin this mapof the Ship Cbannel anJ the Port of Houston.East of Bayportis Clear LakeCity, a large residential developmentand N.A.S.A.’s MannedSpacecraft Center. 17 and two additional barge mooring fa- and National Aeronautics and Space cilities. Administration-orientated projects. 1)eepening the channel to 36 feet and Tellepsen said that by the end of the widening to 300 feet will feature the 20-year, four-phase period there could third phase from 1974-1979 and provide be further expansion of the ship berths a dry cargo ship berth and one liquid to the west and south of the turning cargo ship berth along with eight dry basin if demand warrants. Provision has cargo barge docks, seven liquid cargo been made for this in the master plan barge docks and six barge mooring fa- which uhimatcly calls for 12-14. dry cilities. There will also be a 1600xl800- cargo ship berths, 3-5 liquid cargo ship feet turning basin in which to swing berths, 14 dry cargo barge docks, 14 liquid cargo barge docks and 8 barge ~, essels. ChamberPresident Humble Chairman Barrett Reistle mooring facilities. It will be 1984--20 years hence Silt or spoil removed from the area before the final phase of the new port Humble Chairman Reistle said that in constrm:tion of the channel will be is complete with addition of a dry cargo industries purchasing tracts with the deposited on existing spoil banks east ship berth to the other facilities com- area will find roads, railroad spurs, of the present Houston Ship Channel pleted during phase three. pipeline rights of way for utilities, raw down Galveston Bay and will not inter- Construction and operation of the ne~ materials and products, pipeline and con- fere ~ith pleasure craft nor fishing. channel and docks eventually could veyor access to the port, an ample water Capital costs of the port and channel mean as much as a 50 per cent increase supply, central industrial waste disposal construction are estimated at $1.9 mil- ow:r tile amount of traffic currentb system and a central tank farm. lion for the first stage, $1.5 million for handled by the Navigation District’s One tract of 500 acres in Bayport the second, $7.9 million for the third. present docks. Chairman Tellepseu and $2.l million for the fourth, a total noted. has already been sold to Lockheed Cor- poration and Humble said it is primarily of $13.4 million. However, he stressed, the Galveston interested in attracting, chemicals and Tile revenue bonds to finance the neu Bay plans will not interfere with pro- allied industry, basic metals and glass, port and channel will be retired solely posed construction of additional general from revenues generated by the new cargo facilities near the present Turning An artist’s conception of how Bayport port facilities. Humble has agreed to Basin. which will have been buih well will look is shownbelow. The port facil- purchase these bonds, and revenues from ities are in the lower right. Someof the before the construction of any deepsea industrial sites are indicated in the cen- other Navigation District operations will berths at Bayport during the plan’s third tral area while the Clear Lake City resi- not be used to rctire them. phase. dential area is in the upper left. Studies made by Engineers of the

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Bayportwill be developed in four stages over a period of 20 years, according to present plans. This shows how liquid and general cargo docks are separated for conve- nience and safety.

Southwest sho~~ that the new port fa- cilities will pay their own way as the adjoining Bayport development grows. As part of the Port of Houston. the new facility will be under the full con- trol of the NavigationDistrict. It will be available to any industry or shipper under the same rules, regulations and \ rates applying to the present Port. Expectations are that the new chan- i LA PORTE nel and port facility and Humble’sad- joining Bayport development will give. a tremendous economic boost to the entire surrounding area, Mr. Tellepsen said. They should attract industry that meanscapital investment, jobs and sales. Of the 7,250 acres in the Bayport industrial district, only 4,950 will be used for industrial plants. The balance will be required for pipelines, roads. drainage and other service facilities. Humbleexpects to spend an estimated $16.6 million on these supporting facili- ties before the final completion. Humblesaid it undertook to develop the Bayport industrial area after feasi- \ bility studies showedthat such a develop- X merit could be a profitable one, not only A detailed map of the entire Bayport area shows how for the company,but for the entire area. the new port area will be easily accessible for the move- Industries are expected to locate there ment of cargo. The dotted lines represent new highways, which will have sales of $1 billion a some of which are now under construction. year and will employ 15,000 people di- rectly with an annual payroll of $100 million. It is also estimated that the de- in 1938. About 15,000 acres of this tion by Humble since 1960. Before velopment of Bayport will provide an property has been sold to the Friends- making a proposal to the Harris County additional 10,000 jobs in supporting in- wood Development Company, jointly Navigation District, the companycon- dustries with their resultant payroll and owned by Humble and the Del E. Webb ducted a thorough study to determine attendant benefits to the community. Corporation, for residential, commercial, howto develop the project so that all The Bayport project is part of Hum- and light industrial purposes in Clear elements of the bayshore area--recrea- ble’s master plan for the overall de- Lake City. tion, communityliving, industry, and velopment of its West Ranch property The feasibility of a channel into the the general economy--wouldbenefit and which was purchased by the company Bayport area has been under considera- prosper from the program. MARCH,1964 19 INDEPENDENTSERVICE Regular scheduled monthly sailings trom NEW ORLEANS ¯ HOUSTON ¯ LAKE CHARLES PORTARTHUR if suff;cient cargo offers To DAKAR ¯ FREETOWN ¯ ABIDJAN ¯ TAKORADI TEMA ¯ LAGOS/APAPA ¯ DOUALA ¯ MATADI

SOUTHERN STAR SHIPPING CO., INC. GeneralAgents 29Broadway, NewYork, N.Y. Tile director-general manager of the Antwerp Oil Wharves, G. Banters, was in Houston recently to study wharf facilities TEXAS TRANSPORT & TERMINAL CO., INC. and to discuss methods of handling containerized petroleum products with Port of Houston operations officials. Here he Gull General Agents is shown with his wife in tile patio of the Navigation District’s NEWORLEANS HOUSTON World Trade Building. 1310Whitney Bldg. 529-224| 1101Cotton Exchange Bldg. Capitol 5-.5461 Freight Representatives NEWYORK CHICAGO Central Gulf NamesAlcoa 52Broadwo’/ Digby 4-4210 Boardof Trade Bldg. Harrison 7-1942 Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.. has been appointed traffic and sales representative for Central (,ulf Lines in 14 midwestern states. Niels F. Johnsen, Central (.;ulf president, said that the midwestcrn area will be serviced from Alcoa offices in Chi- cago. St. Louis. Milwaukee. and Cincinnati. C. T.O. LINE Houston offices o[ Central Gulf are at 1114 Texas Avenue. The company operates 18 vessels between U.S. Gulf and CompagnieMaritimes Des Chargeurs Reunis Atlantic ports and the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, India. and Pakistan. Direct from U.S. Gulf Phone: SO2-3191 Nite: SO3-4090 SO 2-3861 SO 3-2545 RegularIndependent Service To GULF COAST SUPPLY CO. HaNG KONG--MANILA--AND FAR EAST Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts -- Marine Specialties Regular Liner Service To 16th and Water Streets Galveston, Texas SINGAPORE--D JAKARTA--BANGKOK PENANG /r E. S. BINNINGS, INC. Dependable, Low Cost Gulf Agents 1114 TEXAS AVENUEBLDG., HOUSTON,TEXAS ELECTRIC ¢r SERVICE Offices GALVESTON--NEWORLEANS--DALLAS--MEMPHIS and unmatched transportation ST LOUIS facilities . . . serving the Golden Gulf Coast through the Port of Houston. General Agents for North America and the Caribbean BLACK DIAMOND S/S CO., 2 BROADWAY, N. Y. HOUSTONLIGHTING & POWER COMPANY 20 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he served the time he call to bridge. until re-assigned as section chief in the TheChous will live in the official resi- East Asia Division of the Foreign Office. dence of the Chinese Consul General, His next assignment was first secretary 5479 Kuldell. of the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok, MASTERSELECT Thailand, from 1958 to 1961, when he Newb elected officers of the Council was transferred to Melbourne. of American Master Mariners for 1964 Chou and Mrs. Chou have four are Captain William W. Kuhne, presi- daughters, ranging in age from 11 to dent; Captain Holger Gjortsvang, first 16. Mrs. Chou was graduated from the vice-president; Captain Sherwood F. Eng King University with a degree in Ing, second vice-president; and Captain political science. James M. Maley, secretary-treasurer. In talking about his hobbies, Chou Elections were held at the Council’s says that he has given up soccer, still annual luncheon at the Maritime Ex- plays a little basketball, and gives all change, NewYork City.

T. H. CHOU ConsulGeneral LooksLike A Typical Texan

A new Tall but temporary Texan landed in Houstonill January. Six foot, two, Tung-hua Chou came to Houston to succeed Weiliang Yin as Consul Gen- eral of China. Being a tall man amongtall men will be nothing ne~ for Chou. or "T.H.’" as he tells his newfriends to call him. be- oour freight tracels Hrst class... cause he comes to Texas from the post of Consul in Melbourne.Australia, also noted h~r its tall men. Chou has been in the China Diplo- ship Cuna,~ matic Service since 191.5 when he left Fast, regular service between Liverpool, Manchester the army following World War II. A London and Glasgow and Gulf Ports in ships of graduate in law of th:, Ta Shia I-niver- the Cunard and Brocklebank fleets. sity in Shanghai, he served in the There is no better ~o!l ! Chinese ,4rmy as a legal officer with the Cunord Line NEW YORK: 25 Broadway Offices and Agents in rank of captain. Funeh~ Ed.qe & Co., Inc. NEW ORLEANS: all nlajor cities in the In 1950 he was appointed Vice-consul Gulf General Agents. 442 Canal St., Sanlin Bldg. U.S. and Canada.

IN THE GULF AYERS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. Represents CONSTELLATION LINE Reqular Independent Sailinqs to BEIRUT r JEDDAH r KUWAIT ¯ KHORRAMSHAHR ¯ BASRAH ¯ KARACHI AYERS STEAMSHIPCO.. INC. -- World Trade Center, Houston, CA 7-3261 -- Branches: New Orleans, Galveston, Dallas, Memphi~

MARCH,1964 21 The SOUTH AFRICAN PIONEER, "cover girl" on the January Port of Houston Magazine, returned to Houston in February for a festive presentation of a special mounted color plaque of tile vessel as it appeared on the magazine cover. Decked out with signal flags protecting the deck lounge areas from a brisk north wind, the PIONEER, her captain and crew, provided hospitality to a number of Houston area shippers and port ottlcials. Presentation of the plaque was by George Ahvater, right, general sales manager of the Port, to Captain A. Y. Johnston. Next to Captain Johnston is Svend Hansen, president of Hansen & Tidemann, Inc., agents for the Safmarine Line in the Gulf and Captain Doug Breckon of Hansen & Tidemann is at left.

INDEPENDENT GULF LINE (Vinke& Co., Amsterdam,Managers) FORTNIGHTLY to and from the CONTINENT

SHIPPING, CO RP O I~AT ~ON GeneralAgent U.S.A. Houston¯ Galveston¯ New York New Orleans¯ Memphis Baltimore* Philadelphia Refrigerated SpaceAvailable INTRACOASTAL TOWING & TRANSPORTATION CORP. Ship Via HOUSTON GALVESTON CORPUS CHRISTI Port of Houston

Off]ces At Phone GALVESTON 713-CA 4-7531 1021 U.S. Natl. BankBldg. TWX CORPUSCHRISTI 713-571-1814 214 Katz Bldg. Cable BROWNSVILLE LONSHIP 1808 Petroleum Bldg., Houston, Texas, 77001 So. Side Turning Basin ORIENT OVERSEAS LINE Fast Regular IndependentService To YOKOHAMA, KOBE, OSAKA, NAGOYA PUSAN, INCHON, KELLUNG, KOAHSIUNG & HONG KONG

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