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4 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE Offical Publication of the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District

Volume1 Numbert JANUARY, 1959 Directory WEWOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OURSELVE TOYOU Of Officials THE PORT OF HOUSTON ~]’t(;~Z1NF magazine will make it possible for u- I, FOR THE makes its bow with this issue Volume publish more nexxs about the Port ,,: I. Number 1. Houston. This magazine is the official publiea. We appreciate the eonfidem.e the ad- Port of Houston lion of the Harris County Houston Ship vertisers have shown in this- our initia! Channel Navigation District. and is a llUIIlber. PORT COMMISSIONERS ,’ombination of The Houston Port Bul- We are confidenl that this ne~, Por~ Ibm ARD"l’t:H.t.:es~:t,. Chairman letin, formerly issued twice a month, and W. N. BLA’,’ro’,. Vice(,’tmirm~m of Houston Magazine will be ~orthv ,,f The Houston "Port Book. formerly issued .I.P. flavmA:\ the Port of Houston and it will proxe t,:, twice a year. ,IolIn (;. TI Rx~-:Y be more interesting to all segments ,,i R. \;I,~RNt)N ’~711[TES]I)E The larger physical format of the the shipping trade. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT JERI{Y P. TI RNER.(;eneral z],tanager VERN()N]]AII,I]Y. A,~sistant Genertl[ Mamtgcl J. 1,. LocKirrr..Jr.. C,mnsel El)rrll HAN’,I’:R.Fxeeutive Assi.stant (;uI:t; B. ]hmrv. Executive A,s.~i,stant SaMUEl.B. BRI I:l-;, Auditor ROnERTW. ROI;INSON.Busir~ess O/rice Munage~ T. E. ~,"IIATI,I]Y. Administrative AsMstant VINCENT]). WllAAAMS.Administrative Assistant Construction of New Docks ..... 7 lA,o’~i) GRIXiORY. Director o~ In/,rmati,n "l’l.:l~ S[ ~II:m.I’,.Editor o/ Magttzinc NornlaxE. Ht i.:’,L (.’hie/ Engineel Port Contest Wins Friends ...... 8 VAI GII N ~1. ~RYAN’I’, Director of ]ntern:ttiontt/ Relati,ms World Trade Center Plans Studied ...... SALESDEPARTMENT 9 NI{ HOI,ASPA’IT()N. (;etteHzl 5ales :$1ttn~tgt’r .loll,, A. L~.I.A. Eastern Manager Consular Corps Members Feted ...... 10 25 Broad~ay,Ne’~ York. N. ’~. Ht "qE [lExm:rso>.. ChicagoArea Manager Boardof Trade Building, Chicago.Ill. Brass From India ...... 13 (hlaRLES A. B~rmeas. Midwestern Manager Board of Trade Building, KansasCity. Mo. People In The News ...... ](IIIN ]{. ~,~:I:II.ER. Southwestern Manager 15 616 Gihraltar 15re Bldg., Dallas, Texas OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Sailing Schedule ...... 22 W.F. I..~.:’,D. TcrnHnalManager T. H. Slli m~OOD.Manager o] GrainElerat, r Lasting Impression MadeBy Port Contest . 1). M. FRAZlOR.Maintenance Manager 25

EXECUTIVEOFFICES 1519 (:apitol A~enue at (ha~ford Sn’eet THE COVER:This is an architect’s drawing of the proposed World Trade Center rI’eleldmne CApitol5-0671 I’. O. Box2562. Houston1. Texas for the Port of Houston. SeePage 9 for a complete story.

Till: PORt"()F Hol SlONMagazine is l,ub- ested in the Port c,f F[ouston of its develop- Port of Houston. lished monthly and disn’ibuted free to mari- ment, facilities, plans and accomplishments. Additional information or extra rot,ie- (.{ time, industrial and transportation interests in 3"his puldication is not copyrighted and per- this magazinemay be obtained by ~ritin~ tt>’ the United States and foreign countries. Its mission is given for the reproduction or use office of publication, The Port of Houst,,~:. purposeis to inform shippers and others inter- of any material, provided credit is given to the Post Office Box2562. Houstonl. Texa,. JANUARY, .1959 5 6 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE By LLOYD GREGORY Director of Information Port of Houston DRILLED-IN SHAFTS with belled footings have been substituted for con- NEW DOCKS ventional concrete foundation piling in three new marginal docks now under construction at the Port of Houston. The newfacilities are scheduled for comple- tion by mid-year. NormanE. Hueni, Chief Engineer for UnusualConstruction Due the Port, believes this to be the first ap- plication of this interesting construction feature for marine dock facilities along the Gulf Coast, possibly within the entire ForMid-Year Completion country itself, although this type founda- tion has been used for building struc- tures for the past several years. Construction of the new docks, all to be utilized as public wharves, is part of a $7 million Port bond improvement program approved early in 1957 by where special blades are extended out ings provide secure shaft anchorage and Harris County voters. Estiinated con- from the cutter at the lower end of the support. struction contract cost of the three new drilling shaft. These blades cut a "bell" Another attractive feature of the docks is $3,307,866. at the bottom of the hole approximately drilled-in shaft is that the cost is actually Transit sheds will be erected under three times the diameter of the concrete lower than for conventional concrete pii- separate contract on two of the docks, shaft to be poured, providing a footing ing, as indicated by comparablebids re- while the third will have an open con- area approximately nine times that of ceived on both types of foundations, Mr. crete pavement over its entire area, to the shaft itself. A cage of reinforcing Hueni said. One reason for this lower facilitate the handling of heavy cargoes. bars is lowered into the drilled hole and cost is the fact that drilled-in shafts do The new wharves are numbered 18, a tremie pipe is then set in the hole, not require construction of forms, as do 19 and 20 in respective order of location through which the concrete for the shaft conventional piling, the engineer ex- downstreamfrom existing facilities on and footing is poured. The belled foot- plained. the north side of the HoustonShip Chan- nel. Wharves18 and 20 will be 600 feet in length, with Wharf 19 to be 577 feet long. The width of all will be the same, Concretewas being poured on Wharf19 as this picture wastaken recently. Withgood weather 267 feet. ahead,construction work is expectedto proceedrapidly. Apron areas of Wharves 18 and 19 will extend 52 feet in front of full-length transit sheds 200 feet in depth, leaving 15 feet of platform area at the rear for loading railroad cars and trueks. Wharf 20 will be open concrete paving, with no transit shed. Face construction of the wharves will be of reinforced concrete slab and pave- ments, supported on the drilled-in con- crete shafts with belled footings. A bulk- head of steel sheet piling will be placed at the rear of the front platforms of Wharxes 18 and 19 to support fill at rear. A similar bulkhead with top edge at channel water level will be located at the ship-side face of Wharf20. Aninteresting construction feature of Wharf 20 is the fact that the concrete floor of the dock was poured atop its foundation shafts, with the earth beneath removed afterwards, marking the first operation of its kind here for wharf con- struction. In the drilled-in shaft operation, the hole is drilled to the desired depth,

JANUARY,1959 7 THE PORT OF HOUSTON Episode 7: MATCHINGFEDERAL FUNDS

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Typical of the cartoon strips which provided the basis for the Port Contest is Episode 7 above. PORT CONTESTWINS FRIENDS Prizes Valued at Thousands of Dollars Awarded During 12 Exciting Weeks By VAUGHNM. BRYANT,Contest Managerand Directorof InternationalRelations

A UNIQUE,new departure in educational promotion and as Uncle Sam stands for the U. S. or John Bull for England. public relations has been carried on by the Port of Houston A smiling young sea captain was his choice for a symbol over the last year with the result that hundredsof thousands of and the National Bankof Commerceoffered $500 for the best Houstonians, Texans and southwesterners in general know name. More than 7,000 persons sent in their entries and a more about their port’s history, development and economic Pasadena housewife, Mrs. Nita Bruemmer,came up with the significance than ever before. winning title in "Captain ’Hi’ Tonnage." Based on a newspaper contest with varied ramifications, "The name is excellent," said CommissionerBlantou. "be- the educational promotion campaign was conceived by W. N. cause after all, high tonnage is what we are all workingfor." Blanton, vice chairman of the Houston Port Commission,and With the sailor named, the second and certainly the most gained immediate widespread support from Houston business dramatic and exciting phase of the c.ontest was prepared. and industry. Beginning on September 8, and on successive Mondaysfor Thousands of dollars worth of prizes have been awarded, 12 weeksthereafter, historical strips and scripts narrated by thousands of persons have competed actively and other tens Captain "Hi" Tonnage appeared in the three Houston dailies of thousands have read and followed the campaign since its and the BaytownSun. beginning in April of 1958. Prepared by Lloyd Gregory, director of information for Nowthe program is drawing to a close, with final an- the program, each strip-script dealt with someepisode in the nouncementof winners of the contest’s ten grand prizes due 121 year history of the nation’s third busiest port, beginning on March 30. with the arrival of the tiny river steamer Laura in January It was early in 1958 that CommissionerBlanton first pro- of 1837 downthrough the passing of a $7 million bond issue posed his educational pronlotion plan as a new approach to by Harris County voters to improve present port facilities. telling the public about its Port of Houston. Toomany people, Contestants had to study the strip-scripts, answer 10 ques- he felt, were either ignorant of the port or taking it for tions on each episode and then submit an essay of not more granted. than 250 words dealing with the subject. "I felt we needed something dynamic--something that Their rewards each week included at least seven handsome wouldcapture the imagination of all," he explains. "This pro- prizes ranging from trips to Latin Americato varied gifts of gram had been in the back of my mind for some time and I merchandise--none worth less than $250 retail--contributed felt nowwas the time to act." by leading Houston establishments or purchased by ship chan- His project was quickly endorsed by the Navigation and nel industries ! Canal Commissioners, a general meeting called of industrial But these prizes were only the beginning. Still to comein and business leaders, and a central committee named headed the contest are 10 grand prizes which include two automo- by J. R. (Jake) Aston of Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, biles, a residential lot, trips to Europe, Guatemala,Bermuda; long active in port and civic affairs. and deluxe kitchen, bath and washing appliances and fix- CommissionerBlanton’s plan was to dramatize the port to [ U res. the citizens, and his first step called for the naming of a There were those, it is true, "whosaid it couldn’t be done." symbolic character who would stand for the Port of Houston Bnt from the outset the public educational promotion contest PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE World Trade Center

SEE DRAWING ON COVER I OF THIS ISSUE I Plans Studied

TWO PLANSfor a proposed world trade center at Texas ton factors, and manyothers allied to tile Port of Houston. and Crawford now are being studied by the Navigation and The port commissioners complimented S. I. (Si) Morris Canal Commissioners of the Harris County Houston Ship and Ralph Anderson, Jr., on their plans, which call for the Channel Navigation District. wide use of glass. The designs were submitted by Wilson, Morris, Crain & "A foreign trade center at Texas and Crawford would be a Anderson,architects. boon to all of Houston, and particularly to the section east Oneplan calls for a four-story building to cost $1,401,830; of MainStreet," Mr. Morris pointed out. the other for addition of a seven-story tower to makethe total The Commissionhas not yet determined how the complete cost $2,510,890. financing of the center will be handled, but $634,000 of the The architects estimated the four-story building would bring total cost has been earmarked out of a $121~million revenue an annual net rental return of $80,781, with the expanded bond program of the Port, with bonds to be retired out of building bringing an annual return of $191,099. earnings. The port commissioners voted to publicize the architects’ A survey is presently being carried on by the Port and the plans to get the public’s reception. Houston World Trade Association amongconsulates and for- "The Houston World Trade Association has been pointing eign trade interests to determine interest amongthese groups out need for a world trade center," ChairmanHoward Tellep- in taking space in such a building. sen said. "It maywell be that leaders in that association will The session with engineers and architects drew the attend- lease a floor or two in our proposed building." ance of the entire commission: Chairman Tellepsen, Vice Port Commissionersbelieve the new building would attract Chairman W. N. Blanton, John G. Turney, R. Vernon White- foreign consuls, freight forwarders, steamship executives, cot- side, and J. P. Hamblen. was a success. Run "by amateurs for amateurs," it commanded University of Houston and Houston high schools; housewives the respect of all from the very beginning and contestants and secretaries; businessmen and laborers, professional men unanimouslyhave praised its fairness and effectiveness. and merchant seamen. Prizes were solicited by committees headed by R. W. (Bob) The port received hundreds of letters from people, both Kneeboneof the National Bank of Commerce(for merchants) contestants and others who said they were merely following and Joseph E. Davies of States Marine-Isthmian Lines (for the contest as spectators. All were enthusiastic and high in ship channel industries). They produced thousands of dollars their praise of the educational program "which is teaching in awards and Commissioner Blanton, himself, campaigned us more about port than we ever dreamed existed." vigorously for manyof the grand prizes. The Houston Public Library was swampedwith enquiries. To judge the contest, Wiley R. George of the Bloomfield Three special telephones were installed at the Port Commis- Steamship Companyand Joseph S. McDermott of Rice, Kerr sion building to handle the flood of calls, and special postal & Co., formed a group of volunteers from the Propeller Club, facilities were established to handle the mountainous mail. Houston World Trade Association, Traffic Club, World Trade The twelfth and final script-strip ran in the newspapersof Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and the Port of November24 and the final winners were announced two weeks Houston Committee of the DowntownRotary Club. later. Manywinners repeated--Mrs. Noyes Richey of Bay- As mail piled in from all over the city, county, state and town and Mr. William Hall of Houston both winning three area, a hard-working group from the League of WomenVot- times each. Others won twice and many consistently placed ers, headed by Mrs. John S. Lotz, sorted and did preliminary amongthe 30 best essays each week. reading and judging. Each week they picked the 30 entries Nowthe contest is in its final phase. Only those persons which were best in their estimation, and these then went to whoplaced amongthe 30 best any given week are eligible to the George-McDermottcommittee for final judging. compete, plus Mrs. Bruemmer who named Captain "Hi" Winners for each episode were announcedtwo weeks follow- Tonnage.In all, 235 contestants are eligible for a shot at the ing the publication of that particular chapter. 10 handsome grand prizes which range in value from $1650 The first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth episodes had eight to $3000 each! prizes, offering a top weekly prize such as two trips to Mexico, They must write an essay of from 1500 to 5000 words on a trip to Havana, an electric range and refrigerator, and a "The History and Development of The Port of Houston--Its year’s supply of choice Rio Grande Valley fruit. Other weeks Economic Impact on Houston and the Southwest." They have the contest offered only seven prizes, all of equal $250 retail until midnight of February 28 to mail their entries. Judging value, and including furs, clothing, jewelry, portrait sittings, will be during March and Monday, March 30. will bring the furniture, food, luggage, appliances, television sets, flowers, final word to 10 lucky and happy people on the outcome of bedsprings and mattresses, dairy products and a host of the grand prizes. others. Meanwhile, the Port of Houston, once all too little known Contestants were nothing if not varied. Winners included to a great majority of the people of this area, is rapidly be- an eighth grade girl from Brenham and two inmates at the coming a household word and a new and unique campaign of state penitentiary in Huntsville; a retired octogenarian in promotional education and public relations has captured the Houston and students at the University of Texas, Rice, the imaginationof all. JANUARY,1959 9 Consulor Corps

A (;ALA RECI’]PTION and (’ontinental buffel supper ~as tendered the members of the Houston Consular Corps and their x~i’,’es aboard the new inspection vessel Sam Ilouston the evening of l)e(:ember-1 with Port Commissioners and execu- tives of the port I)laying hosts. A brilliant turnout of a majorily of the accredited consular officials was on hand and more than four score (’onsuls and porl representatixes in all attended. The party began at 5:(/{} p.m. at the Wharf 9 berth of the Sam llouston and ended four hours later after an exening and night trip dm~n the ship channel, past brightly Ill industries to the San Jaeinlo Battle- ground and rehtrn. Heading the Consular delegation ~as Hon. Raymond S. 11oo. l)ean of the Corps. ~ith Mrs. Itoo. while a special guest was Sra. Nena Parraga de Paredes. sister-in-law of President Lemos of E1 Salvador. ~ho attended ~ith her husband and with Hon. Jose Trabanino. Jr.. Consul of E1 Salvador in Hous- Port (;eneral Manager .l. ). Turner s mih’s broadly a s h e i s s napped ~ith RaymondHoo Irighti, Consul of China and Dean of the ttouston ton. and Mrs. Trabanlno. (’.onsular Corps. From left to right are 1)r. Enrique Ocamlm-Berrio. Also I)resenl as sl)eeial guests ~ere Admiral and Mrs. Andre ~onsul of (;olombia: Israel (~ama(’ho LaFaye, t;onsul of Bolivia, of Alejandro Martinez, (;onsulof Mexico. (;au(’hel Paris. parents of Mrs. Jacques Foucheh wife of the (]onsul General of France in Houslon. Hon. Jacques Fouehel:

Seated together are Mrs. RaymondHoo, ",’,rife of the (:onstfl of China: Werner Prol)st. (;hare’eliot of the German Consulate. ix sho~n with Mrs. Martin (;attoni. v, ife of the (’.onsul of F’araguay. and Mrs. ~Salter Mrs. l)rol)st, left. and Miss .\lary B. Lm~is, Vice Consul of the British Knips. :rife of the (iommer(’ial Attache of the German Consulate. (ionsulate-General.

Snapped as they stood in the b(m of the SAMHOUSTON are, from France: Karl tlenrik Andersson,(;onsul-(;eneral of Sweden: (;hairrnan left. Thorleif B..Iorgensen, Consul of Norx~ay: .I.P. llamblen, Com- Hm~ardTellepsen of the Houston Port (iommission, and Julio Noriega missioner of the Port of Houston: Jacques Fouchet, Consul-General of l)azos. (ionsul-(’,eneral of [)eru.

10 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE Members Feled

Mrs. Rafael Huezo. mother of Hon. Rafael Huezo. Jr.. Consul of Nicaragua in Houston, and Dr. Jorge Weivel of Chile, guest of Hon. Carlos Crohare. Consul of Chile. attd Mrs. Croharc. Chairman Hm~ard Tellepsen of tile Houston Port Commis- sion. Commissioner J. P. Hamblen, and General Manager J. P. Turner and Vaughn M. Bryant, director of international rela- tions, greeted Ihe xisilors for the port as they came ahoard. Also aboard to ~eh’ome the consular guests for the port were Mrs. Turner; Mr. attd Mrs. Vernon Bailey; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lockett. Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Greg Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Patton; Mrs. Bryant; Miss Edith Harmer and \its. Teofilo Villavi,’encio. In a telegram sent Ihe following day to Chairman Tellepsen. Consular Dean Hoo said: "On behalf of the members of the Houston (~onsular Corps I wish to express to you. the Port Commission and officers in charge our sincerest appreciation The sister-in-la~ of the President of E1 Salvador, Sra. NenaParraga de Paredes, left, is shown with Port CommissionChairman Howard for the graciousness in inviting us to last eveninfs party Tellepsen: Mrs..lose Trahanino, Jr., wife of the Consul of El Salvador aboard Sam IIouston. All of us enjoyed it inamenselv and in ltouston: Mr. Paredes: RaymondHoo, (ionsul of (ihina and l)ean hope ~e shall he given opportunity to reciprocate your hos- of the Corps,anti (’.onsul Trahanino. pitality at a future date."

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Snappedin the after salon of the inspection vessel are, from left, Mrs. Teofilo Villaviceneio of the Office of International Relations of l)v. Enrique Ocampo-Berrio,Consul of Colomhia,chats with Lt. Col. the Port of Houston: Mrs. Enrique Morales de los Rios, wife of the Celestino \"elaseo. (’,onsul Generalof Venezuela,in the forward salon (’.onsul of (2uba in Houston: Mrs. Rafael Huezoof Managua,Nicara- of the SAMI IOUSTON. gua, mother of Rafael Huezo, Jr., Consul of Nicaragua in Houston: Mrs. Huezo, .It., and Mrs. Federico Caride. wife of the Consul of ~rgeutina in Houston.

(;hatting before the mm’alin the after salon are Carlos Crohare, (:hattin~z in the forward sahm are I)r. Martin Cattoni, (i

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BRASS FROM INDIA By GEORGEW. KELLY Shipments Through The Port of Houston Special Correspondent MORADABAD, INDIA Supply Growing Demand of Southwest

BRASS,brass, brass a steady stream of brass from the tap constantly throughout the day in the city’s narrow lanes skilled craftsmen of ancient India to accent the moderndecor and alleys. of homesin the Southwestern United States. Moradabad has been famous for brasswares for hundreds That’s the story of a young Indian who went to Southern of years. Brassmakinghere is still a cottage industry. A stroll Methodist University back in 1953 to get a master’s degree in through the streets will find father, son and grandson all busy biology. It’s also one example of Americanprivate enterprise at their craft. Someare workingon the street itself, wherethe aid to the cottage industry of India. sunshine feels good in the cool winter air of North India. When30-year-old HanumanthSumanth’s "Crusade Scholar- Others are just inside the doorwaysof countless small shops. ship" from {he Methodist Church ran out at S.M.U., he began All specialize in somephase of brassware manufacture--cast- looking for a part-time job in order to continue his studies. ing, turning, engraving, enameling, polishing. W’hat more appropriate than a salesman’s job for a Texas firm Wholesalers supply the raw materials and buy up the fin- importing gift items of brass from his native India? ished products daily for packaging and shipping. Sumanth started working for the World Gift Companyof Sumanth,whose job is to insure constant quality for custo- 9212 Sovereign Road, Dallas, and proved such a good sales- mers back in Texas, has a boss in Dallas only a little older man that now he’s the company’s full-time buying agent in than himself. Richard Kelly, 32, started his gifi business in a India. He reports that his exports to Texas from India’s brass garage in 1953, at first importing from Japan and England. capital of Moradabadhave been increasing 30 per cent yearly Later Kelly saw the possibilities of Moradabad’sbrass items since his return from the States in 1956. and added that line. WhenSumanth came along as a student at S.M.U. there was a natural opportunity for him to join His exports of brass have climbed to the neighborhood of with Kelly. $100,000 yearly, making his firm one of the biggest buyers Sumanth now is a prosperous memberin his communityof of Moradabadbrasswares. All shipments go through the Port Rampur, 19 miles from Moradabad. He is a member of’the of Houston. It takes just six weeks for goods to reach Texas, Methodist Church and a Rotarian. His wife. Elsie, whostudied leaving either from Bombayor Calcutta, Sumanthpoints out. public health nursing at S.M.U., Baylor and Denton College, "WhenTexans like something, they go for it in a big way," is assistant superintendent of the Rafat Maternity Center in says Sumanth.That’s whyhis big orders have pleasantly sur- Rampur. The Sumanths have two young daughters and a prised Moradabad’s brass-making artisans, whose hammers three-month-old son. JANUARY,1959 13 COYLE HUDDLE Where YOUR Problem Gets a Real Going-over ~~ ~~\

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14 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE PEOPLE In TheNews HARR’CA. HASSAN,vice president of the Sinclair Refining Companyand Sin- clair Oil and Gas Company, has been appointed chairman of the World Trade Committee of the Houston Chamber of Commerce. He formerly directed Sin- clair’s interests in Europe, the Middle DELTAASKS FOR BIDS The Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc. tl)etta Line), has issued invitations to U. S. shipyards to hid on the construction of three new freight vessels of East and Africa for 18 years. the design shownin the artist’s drawingabove. Harry X. Kelly, president, said the ne~ ships The Transportation Association of are initially intended for operation in Delta Line’s WestAfrican service, representing the first America has appointed FtlaNK O’KANE step of an extensive vessel replacement programunder the terms of a 20-year operating contract of Fort Worth to the post as regional recently signed with the U. S. Maritime Administration. The Delta Line presently operates a regular three-weekly liner service between U. S. Gulf ports and West Aft’lean ports, and a representative in the Southwest. He was weekly service betweenU. S. Gulf ports and East Coast ports of Brazil, Uruguayand Argentina. connected with Rock Island Lines for many years before his retirement in January, 1956. Total transit lin)e froln Japan to first WILLIAMJ. O’SHEA has joined the NYKSpeeds Up Service Gulf port will take 32-35 days under the traffic department of Texas Transport new schedule, announced by Fowler & and Terminal Company, Inc., general McVitie, agents for NYKvessels. agents in the United States for the Shin- FromJapan to HoustonInaugurating this faster service, the nihon Line. "’Horai Maru" will also be making her With the docking of "Horai ?vlaru" Mamenic International Corporation. maiden voyage to Houston. January 13, imports from Japan will ar- general agents for the Mamenic Line The saving of 12 days’ sailing time and Ihe Caribbean Line, has announced rive 12" days sooner, as the result of a faster NYKLine service Io Houston. will result from dividing a single service the appointntent of ROBERTA. PRVOR from Japan/Latin America/Gulf into as traffic representative. two separate lines. One line will serve Delta Line has announced the election A. J. PASCALE,vice president of Uni- Latin America; the other will call at of Capt. JOSEPHN. LALAto the position versal Transcontinental Corp., has an- Gulf of Mexico ports. of vice president with offices at 17 Bat- nounced the al)pointment of L. C. WAL- Two NYKships call each month at tery Place, New York Cilv. KER as manager in Houston. Houston for the import-export trade.

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GALVESTON--NEW ORLEANSIDALLAS--MEM PH IS of ttouston from the M.V. Erice, a new ship in the Flotta Lauro Line service, whose agents are the Strachan Shipping Company. More than 50 cars are in this group which were directed through the Port of GeneralAgents for North Americaand the Caribbean Houston by the American Union Transport, Inc., New York brokers and BLACKDIAMOND S/S CO., 39 BROADWAY,N. Y. forwarders and their local customs representatives, R. W. Smith and Company. These self-propelled cars are 70 feet long and weigh 87,470 pounds. They were manufactured in Italy.

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AGENTS: TEXAS TRANSPORT & TERMINAL CO., INC. NewOrleans, Houston, (3alveston, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Brownsville, Memphisand St. Louis FILLICTTI=0 GI~EEN ~1. COIVIPANY,Mobile, Tampaand I=ensacola 16 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE 2 Forwardin~Firms OpenOIIices Here

Tuo new forx~arding firms opened in Houston at the first of the year. M. H. Landes was named vice presi- dent of Transoceanic Shipping Co.. Inc., and R. (;. Gonzales was elected vice president of the foreign division. Basil J. Rusovich. Jr.. who operates a for- warding firm in New Orleans. is presi- dent. \.Ir. Lande, has been in the exporting and forwarding business for 28 years. Mr. (,onzales has been in the business for 11~ years. Headquarters for the company is 111 Shell Building. G. E. Posey Corp. started business as a forwarder and custom house broker. Mr. Posey is executive vice president. FOWLER& McVITIE, INC., WELCOMED--JerryP. Turner, general manager of the Port Previously Mr. Posey was associated of Houston, is pointing out Houston’s famed turning basin to officials of Fowler & McVitie, ~ith another forwarder and broker. Inc., whohave just movedtheir headquarters to Houston. In the center is Charles R. Crocker, Prior to that he had operated an export president, and on the right is HardenF. Wittig, vice president. 3"he companyhas had its main and import firm in Ecuador. From 1942 office in Galveston since it was organized in 1884. On its 75th anniversary. January 1, 1959, to 1913 he served as coordinator of sup- the companymoved its headquarters to Houstonbecause "this port is the center of import and export trade for the entire South." The companyrepresents 43 active ship owners and it has plies for the Caribbean area of the U. S. offices in Galveston, Brownsville, CorpusChristi, Port Arthur, Dallas, Memphis,New Orleans, Air Force. NewYork, Londonand asia. The Posey firm is located at 644 First National Bank Building. BALAMCED It. C.Parke Is New JUDGEMENT! cargois an art--it takesskill to stow PropellerClub Head suchvaried consignmentsas perishables Henrv C. Parke assumed the duties andmachinery! That’s why Gulf shippersuse and responsibilities as National Presi- Cunardand Brocklebank freight services.Ex- dent of The Propeller Club of the 17nited periencedcrews give your commoditythe States on January 1. exactventilation, refrigeration--whatever is required.Fast ships sail frequentlyto Liverpool, He succeeds Rear Admiral Thomas P. Wynkoop. [SN. Ret.. Vice President, Manchesterand London. To meetthe growing Marine Distribmion. Radio Corporation demand,Cunard and Brocklebanks’ now pro- of America. ~ho was elected to the post vide doublethe numberof sailings fromGulf at the Propeller Club Convention in Ports.Another step reflecting a century-longtra- New York in October, 1956 and re- ditionof unstintedservice! elected at Houston in October, 1957. Mr. Parke was elected at the 32nd An- nual Propeller Club Convention held in CunardLine Funch,Edye & Co., Inc. San Francisco. Calif., on October 17, New York Gulf General Agents 1958. 25 Broadway Chicago New Orleans Mr. Wynkoop ~ill be Ihe main speak- 41 So. La Salle St. 1415 American Bank Bldg. er at lhe Houston club’s January meet- Cleveland St. Louis ing which will honor all past presidents. 1912 Terminal TowerBldg. 818 Olive Street Mr. Park< who is President of the Houston¯ Galveston ¯ Dallas ¯ Memphis:E. S. Binnings, Inc. Marine Electric Corporation. of Brook- CorpusChristi: Boyd-CampbellCo., inc. ¯ Brownsville: Philen Shipping Co. lyn, N. Y.. has been active in the marine Mobile: Page& Jones, Inc. field for many years and has been asso- ciated with the maritime affairs of the CUNARD Amcrican Legion. ¯ --..To Liverpool, Manchester& Londonin vesselsof the Cunard& Brocklebankfleets.,...,

JANUARY, 1959 17 g. B. TurmanElected BLOOMFIELD ToBank’s Board STEAMSHIP C0 MP AN Y Solon B. Turman. president of Lvke,- Bros. Steamship Co.. Inc.. and one of the outstanding figures in The American Owners, Operators, Agents ~ United States Flag l’essets maritime field. Tuesday ~as elech’d to Regular Sailings From U. S. Gulf Ports to Continental Europe, the board of directors of Ihe Hibernia East Coast of United Kingdomand Scandinavia-Baltic Nalional Bank in Ne~ Orleans. STATES MARINE LINES--Berth Agents He suceee

GraverTank Officials Visit Robert Metivier. general traffic man- ager for lhe (;raxer Tank and Manufac- turing Company. Inc.. of East Chicago. Indiana. headed a group of company of- ficials on a hmr of the Port of Houston on board the Inspection Boa[ Sam Houston. ()thers in the party inchlded \V. H. l)ver. Jr.. division sales manager: R. H. Campltell. (’<)ml,lroller. and Ehon King. t,urehasing a~ent, all of Houston.

NewTransport Firm Opens Port Houston Transl,ortCorp.. spe- <’ializing in import-export hauling, has opened offices at 7005 (,riggs Road. Albert H. Liedts. president, announced. 1)ue to the increased trade moxing through the port. it has become neces- sary to ha~c spe(’ialized services such as MAMENICINTERNATIONAL CORPORATION hauling. Mr. Liedts said. He has been GeneralAgents associated x~ith the shitq)ing industrx for more than 20 years. 26 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y., WHitehall 3-9020

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,J. P. HAMBLEN~leftl receives commission from MA",OR LEWIS(IUTRER. HamblenRepresents Mayor OnSouth American Tour F.W. & D. J. P. Hamblen. a navigation and (’anal commissioner of the PIGGY-BACK Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District, has been named by Mayor Lewis Cutrer of Houston as his offi- cial representatixe on a Central American and Caribbean tour. FREIGHT This tour. Jan. 10-29, is sponsored by the East Texas Cham- ber of Commerce, of which Fred Pool is general manager. Mr. Hamblen is president of the Southern Eleelric Supply SERVICE Company, presidenl of the National Association of Electrical l)istributors, and chairman of the Sehuhmacher Company. wholesale grocery chain with widespread operations. Places to be visited are Guatemala. El Sahador, Costa Rica. Pan- anla. Venezuela, Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba. The Mayor and Jerry Turner. general manager of the port. each ~rote official letters to the consul of each country to be visited notifying them of the tour. The consuls in turn ~otified their countries. In each country, Commissioner Hamblen will tell the story of the Port of Houston and its facilities for foreign trade. available to Shippers betweenthe ToddShipyards GetBarge Contract Southwest and the Markets of America Mississippi Valley Barge Line Companyof St. Louis. Mis- souri, has awarded to the Products Division of Todd Ship- vards Corporation, Houston. a contract for the construction of twenty all welded steel covered hopper barges. Each barge will be 1"95 feet long bv 35 feet wide by 12 feet deep and will be fitted with sliding roll-type hatch covers.

JANUARY, 1959 19 YOURCONNECTIONDIRECTBANK More IntereityCommerce w ... or any other Is M0vin~By Bar~cs country The barge industry has becomean essential part of the ha- tion’s transportation complexwhich carries 8.1 per cent of the in the total intercity commerce,Braxton B. Carr, president of the American WaterwaysOperators, Inc., said in a speech before free world the HoustonTraffic Club. "The barge industry had its genesis in canoes and rafts and keel boats and paddle wheelers. Such craft were serving Hous- ton 101 years ago whenthe first contract was awarded by the State of Texas for improvement of the waterway channel to Houston. It was a contract for constructing a channel across Cloppers Bar in Galveston Bay at the mouth of the San Jacinto River. Houston was 20 years old with a population of :1000 persons. "Today Houstonis one of the busiest ports in the nation. It is one of the fastest growingports. With its highly efficient channel and Turning Basins, with its excellent shoreside facili- ties and well operated docks, the Port of Houstonis recognized throughout the United States as a tremendous asset to the fast expanding economyof the Southwest." Mr. Carr continued by saying: "Traffic men knowthat 11o single modeof transportation is sufficient to meet today’s needs for production and marketing services. They need and use every modethat is available to them. Andthey are increasing their use of barge transportation for bulk commoditymovements be- cause of its low cost factor and its proven reliability.

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Separate WEEKLY Sailings MOVESTO HOUSTON--Cecil G. Kersey has been appointed to the newly created post To MARACAIBOand CURACAO of executive assistant of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway in Houston. Formerly Mr. Kersey was general passenger agent for the Burlington Railroad in Chicago. R. Wright Armstrong, vice president of the Fort Worth EVERY TWO WEEKS and Denver, a Burlington affiliate, said the new office was created "due to the industrial To Aruba,Pto. Sucre,Carupano, growthof Texas. particularly in the Gulf Coast area. Georgetownand Paramaribo DirectLondongervice StartedBy Cunard The Cunard Line has announced that the S.S. Andria and the S.S. Alsatia will make monthly sailings direct from Gulf ports to London beginning January 17, supplementing the present twice monthly service to Liverpool. Manchester and London. The Andria will have Houston as its last port of call on the Gulf and it will arrive in London in 13 days, cutting transit time about in half. E. E. O’Connor, general freight man- Agents ager for the Cunard Steamship Com- pany, Ltd., will be in Houston for the first sailing of this new service. STRACHAN These two ships received considerable altention on their launching because of their unusual construction featuring two SHIPPING COMPANY funnels, a rarity among cargo vessels. They have a service speed of 16-17 knots NewOrleans--Houston--Mobile--Chicago--St. Louis and have distinguished themselves as fast. dependable vessels. The forward Cincinnati--Dallas--KansasCity--Memphis--Atlanta funnel contains the wheelhouse and radio room as well as the captain’s liv- ing quarters, office and chart room. The vessels are of 7242 gross tons, they are 483 feet long and have a 64- foot beam. The officers’ ward room is FUNCH, EDYE & CO., INC. fitted as a replica of an English pub, in- NewYork-- Detroit cluding fireplace, overhead beams and cobbled floor.

JANUARY, 1959 21 SAILING SCHEDULE HELLENICLINES trom The Port of Houston REGULAR (These are approximate dates, subject to change. For exact sailing dates EXPRESS consult the vessel’s agent or your freight forwarder.) SERVICE

CONTINENTAL EUROPE (Belgium, France, Germany and Holland) From Gulf Ports DESTINATION VESSEL AGENT LINE DUE SAILS Antwerp, Rotterdam Shirley Lykes Lykes Cont. Lykes Bros. Jan. 19 Jan. 20 A Steamer Lykes Cont. Lykes Bros. Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Antwerp, Ghent, Rotterdam, Hinrich Oldendorff N.G.L. Biehl & Co. Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Bremen, Hamburg Lechstein N.G.L. Biehl & Co. Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Duisburg Hapag Biehl & Co. Feb. 5 Feb. 8 ¯ MEDITERRANEAN Schuanburg Ozean-Stinnes Biehl & Co. Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Ludwigshafen Hapag Biehl & Co. Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Frelburg Hapag Biehl & Co. Feb. 21 Feb. 24 PORTS *Tennessee WiIhelmsen Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 21 Jan. 22 *Trolleholm S.A.L. Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 24 *A Steamer Wilhelmsen Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 4 Feb. 5 ¯ RED SEA PORTS *A Steamer S.A.L. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 13 Feb. 14 *Also calls Havre Bremen, Hamburg, Andrew Jackson Waterman Waterman S.S. Corp. Jan. 19 Jan. 19 ¯ PERSIAN GULF Rotterdam, Antwerp A Steamer Waterman Waterman S.S. Corp. Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Havre, Amsterdam, Bremen, Leersum...... independent Amerind Shpg. Corp. Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Hamburg, Antwerp Heelsum Independent Amerind Shpg. Corp. Feb. 12 Feb. 14 INDIA, PAKISTAN A Steamer Independent Amerind Shpg. Corp. Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, Limbourg Deppe Hansen, T. & D. Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Rotterdam, Ghent, Antwerp Louis Sheid Deppe Hansen, T. & D. Feb. 14 Feb. 17 CEYLON Hainaut Deppe Hansen, T. & D. Feb. 25 Feb. 27 Havre, La Pallice, Dunkirk, Carbet French E.S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg A Steamer French E.S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Havre, Dunkirk, Antwerp, Lucile Bloomfield Bloomfield States Marine Corp. Feb. I Feb. 2 Ghent, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Margarett Brown Bloomfield States Marine Corp. Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Heavy Lifts Bremen, Hamburg Neva West gJoomfield States Marine Corp. Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Almdyk HolI-Amer. Texas T. & T. Jan. 23 Jan. 27 Alblasserdyk HolI-Amer. Texas T. & T. Jan. 29 Jan. 3f Arnedyk HolI-Amer. Texas T. & T. Feb. 10 Feb. 14 A Steamer HolI-Amer. Texas T. & T. Feb. 23 Feb. 25 James McKay Lykes Cont. Lykes Bros. Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Deep Tanks A Steamer Lykes Cont. Lykes Bros. Feb. 12 Feb. 13 A Steamer Lykes Cont. Lykes Bros. Feb. 23 Feb. 25

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DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS Brisbane, Sydney, Firbank Bank Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Melbourne, Adelaide Fleetbank Bank Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Passenger *Pioneer Tide Amer. Pioneer Lykes Bros. Feb. f Feb. f *A Steamer Amer. Pioneer Lykes Bros. Feb. 23 Feb. 24 *Also calls Papeete Accommodations

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DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS Liverpool, Manchester Biographer Harrison LeBlanc-Parr, inc. Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Novelist Harrison LeBlanc-Parr, Inc. Feb. 7 Feb. 8 HELLENIC Settler Harrison LeBlanc-Parr, Inc. Feb. 23 Feb. 25 A Steamer Lykes U.K. Lykes Bros. Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Liverpool, Manchester, Kendall Fish Lykes U.K. Lykes Bros. Jan. 29 Jan. 30 LINES, Ltd. Dublin, Glasgow A Steamer Lykes U.K. Lykes Bros. Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Liverpool, Manchester, London Malakand Cunard E.S. Binnings, Inc. Jan. 23 Jan. 23 NEW YORK: 39 BROADWAY Kerwickhall Cunard E.S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Makrana Cunard E.S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 19 Feb. 20 NEW ORLEANS: 319 INTER- London Alsatla Cunard E.S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Almdyk Holl.-Amer. Texas T. & T. Co. Jan. 23 Jan. 27 NATIONAL TRADE MART A Steamer Holl.-Amer. Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Shirley Lykes Lykes U.K. Lykes Bros. Jan. 19 Jan. 20 A Steamer Lykes U.K. Lykes Bros. Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Southampton Lucile Bloomfield Bloomfield States Marine Corp. Feb. I Feb. 2 Margarett Brown Bloomfield States Marine Corp. Feb. 10 Feb. 12 HANSEN, Neva West Bloomfield States Marine Corp. Feb. 25 Feb. 26 TIDEMANN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, FAR EAST

DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS AND DALTON Belawan Dell, Penang, Port Rotti Java N.Y. Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Swettenham, Singapore, Aalsdyk Java N.Y. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Djakarta, Cheribon, A Steamer Java N.Y. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 18 Feb. 20 AGENTS AT Semarang, Surabaya Manila, Hong Kong, Keelung, Norman Lykes Lykes Orient Lykes Bros. Jan. 25 Jan. 26 HOUSTON Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama Elizabeth Lykes Lykes Orient Lykes Bros. Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Manila, Hong Kong, Saigon, A Steamer Fern-Ville Biehl & Company Feb. 10 Feb. 11 CORPUSCHRISTI Bangkok, Diakarta, Singapore GALVESTON Manila, Hong Kong, Pusan, Fernstate Fern-Ville Biehl & Company Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Inchon, Keelung, Japan Ferngulf Fern-Ville Biehl & Company Jan. 27 Jan. 28 MOBILE A Steamer Fern-Ville Biehl & Company Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Manila, Cebu, Hong Kong, Tofevo C_T~ 0~ E. S. Binnings, Inc. Jan. 22 Jan. 23 DALLAS Bangkok, Singapore, Saigon, A Steamer C.T. 0. E. S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Port Swettenham, Penang MEMPHIS Pusan, Inchon, Keelung, Sylvia Lykes Lykes Orient Lykes Bros. Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Kobe, Yokohama

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FiveNew Ships Will Yokohama, Kobe, Keelung, Almeria Lykes Lykes Orient LykesBiosl Hang Kong, Manila, Surabaya, Feb. 10 Feb. ii Semarang, Cheribon, Djakarta, Belawan-Deli, Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang BeBuilt By G.& S.A. Yokohama, Kobe, Pusan, Louise Lykes Lykes orient Lykes Bros. Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Inchon, Keelung, Manila Yokohama, Kobe, Yokkaichi, Taiten Maru Kawasaki Rice, Kerr & Co. Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Gulf & South American Steamship Nagoya, Osaka A Steamer Kawasaki Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Columbia Maru Mitsubishi States-Isthmian Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Co., Inc., recently signed a long-range Meijyo Maru Mitsui Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 27 Jan. 28 contract with the U. S. Maritime Admin- Yoshinosan Maru Mitsui Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. I Feb. 2 Asakasan Maru Mitsui Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 15 Feb. 16 istration providing for the construction Seiun Maru N.Y.K. Fowler & McVitie Jan. 22 Jan. 23 New York Maru N.Y.K. Fowler & McVitie Feb. 8 Feb. 9 of five new, moderncargo vessels. Kyozui Maru N.Y.K. Fowler & McVitie Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Wako Maru O.S.K. E.S. Binnings, Inc. Jan. 21 Jan. 23 The new 20-year operating subsidy A Steamer O.S.K. E.S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 12 Feb. 13 agreement was signed in the offices of Hiyeharu Maru Shinnihon Texas T. & T. Co. Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Kamoharu Maru Shinnihon Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Captain Thomas A. King, Gulf Coast Yokohama, Yokkaichi, Kobe, Robin Mowbray States Marine States-Isthmian Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Director of the Maritime Administra- Nagoya, Osaka, Pusan *Steel Director States Marine States-Isthmian Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Lone Star State States Marine States-Isthmian Feb. 2 Feb. 3 lion, rather than in Washington as is Palmetto State Stoles Marine States-Isthmian Feb. 12 Feb. 13 A Steamer States Marine States-Isthmian Feb. 22 Feb. 23 customary. Beaver State States Marine States-Isthmian Feb. 26 Feb. 27 The five new vessels, which will op- *Also calls Keelung Yokohama, Yokkaichi, Kobe, Ibervilie Waterman Waterman S.S. Corpl Jan. 24 Jan. 2-5 erate over Gulf & South American’s Nagoya, Pusan, Inchon, A Steamer Waterman Waterman S.S. Corp. Feb. 10 Feb. 11 route between Gulf ports and the West Keelung A Steamer Waterman Waterman S.S. Corp. Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Coast of South America, will be con- structed, two in 1961 and three in 1963. WEST AFRICA replacing the line’s present flec:t of five DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS C-2 type vessels. Dakar, Conakry, Monrovia, Del Sol Delta Lykes Bros. Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Abidjan, Port Gentil, Pointe Jesse Gulwa Nopal Biehl & Co. Jan. 25 Jan. 26 The new ships will have many new Noire, Maladi, Luanda, Lobito Holberg Nopal Biehl & Co. Feb. 28 Mar. 1 features not previously found in cargo ships. The sleek, low silhouette of the PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND MEDITERRANEAN vessels will provide finer lines than DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAII~ previous American freighters. And the Algiers, Genoa, Fernleaf Central Gulf Central Gulf S.S. Carp.Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Venice, Trieste A Steamer Central Guff Central Gulf S.S. Carp. Feb. 12 Feb. 13 conventional smoke stack has disap- Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Mar Tirreno Nervion Rice, Kerr & Co. Jan. 20 Jan. 21 peared completely. The company’s in- Cadiz, Lisbon, Leixoes, A Steamer Nervion Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 11 Feb. 12 signia normally found on the stack will Oporto, Bilbao, Teneriffe A Steamer Nervion Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Casablanca, Leghorn, Tripoli, A Steamer Levant Dalton S.S. Corp. Feb. 13 be located on the forward deck housing. Piraeus Feb. 14 Casablanca, Barcelona, Nancy Lykes Lykes Med. Lykes Bros. Jan~ 28 Jan.. 29 Genoa, Naples A Steamer Lykes Med. Lykes Bros. Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Casablanca, Genoa, Naples, Hopeville Fern-Med. Fowler & MCvitie Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Rijeka, Piraeus, Istanbul, Fernwave Fern-Meal. Fowler & McVitie Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Izmir, Iskenderun Genoa, Savona, Naples, Korai Maru Daido Hinkins-Hall BloomfieldWins Leghorn, Piraeus Jan] 27 Janl 29 Genoa, Naples, Mondoro Creole Texas T. & T. Co. Jan. 25 Jan. 2~6 Venice, Trieste Monbaldo Creole Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Mongioia Creole Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Genoa, Venice, Trieste, Kenneth McKay Lykes Med. Lykes Bros. Jan. 23 Jan. 24 SanitationAward Rijeka, Istanbul, Naples A Steamer Lykes Med. Lykes Bros. Feb. 12 Feb. 13 As a result of each of its four dry ear- Genoa, Piraeus Radja Nedlloyd Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Genoa, Naples, Piraeus, Grigorlos C Ill Hellenic Hansen, T. & D. Jan. 25 Jan. 26 go vessels receiving a U.S. Public Health Salonika, Istanbul, Izmir, A Steamer Hellenic Hansen, T. & D. Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Service Certificate of Sanitation for the Iskenderun second consecutive year. and with one Iskenderun, Lattakia A Steamer Nedlloyd Sirachan Shpg. CO. Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Lattakia Steel Maker Isthmian States-Isthmian Jan. 19 Jan. 20 of the highest fleet sanitary ratings 199) Steel Navigator Isthmian States-Isthmian. Feb. 6 Feb. 6 Lisbon, Casablanca, Tangiers, Anunciada Fabre Amerind Shpg. Corp. Feb. 19 Feb. 21 ever achieved by a steamship company Algiers, Tunis, Naples, Leghorn, in the United States, the Bloomfield Genoa, Marseilles Marseilles, Savona, Vettor Pisani Sidarma Biehf & Co. Feb. 4 Steamship Companyhas received special Genoa, Leghorn Feb. 5 commendation from M. D. Hollis. As- Marseilles, Genoa, Naples Mitera Marigo Orient-Meal. East Hinkins-Hall Jan. 29 Jan. 30 sistant Surgeon General. Department of Piraeus Shomron Zim-lsrael Strachan Shpg__C0. ,/an. 22 Jan. 22 Health, Education and Welfare. Wash- A Steamer Zim-lsrael Slrachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Tripoli Hoegh Drake Hoegh Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 15 Feb. 17 ington, D. C. This is the first sm:h com- Tripoli, Barcelona, Genoa A Steamer States Marine States-isthmian Jan. 26 Jan. 27 mendation ever given to a steamship Jefferson City Victory States Marine States-Isthmian Feb. 12 Feb. 13 companyin the Gulf. In a letter presented personally to SCANDINAVIAN PORTS B. M. Bloomfield, president of the com- DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAIl % pany by G. J. Brittain, Jr.. U.S.P.H. In- asia, Copenhagen Uruguay Scan. Amer. E.S. Binnings, Inc. Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Maine Scan. Amer. E.S. Binnings, Inc. Feb. 10 Feb. 11 spector. Dr. Hollis congratulated the asia, Bergen, Trondheim, Tennessee Wilhelmsen Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 21 Jan. 22 company on obtaining and maintaining Stavanger, Kristiansund, Trolleholm S. A.L. Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Gothenburg, Malmo, Gdynia, A Steamer Wilhelmsen Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Copenhagen, Stockholm, A Steamer S. A.L. Strachan Shpg. Co. a high degree of sanitary excelletwe. Helsinki Feb. 13 Feb. 14

MEXICAN PORTS

J. HaBLADES & CO. DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAIlr, Marine Insurance Tampico, Vera Cruz, Balla Smith & Johnson Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Coatzacoalcos, Progreso Lillemor Smith & Johnson Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 29 Jan. 30 NOTA SIDELINE Bertha Brovig Smith & Johnson Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Balla Smith & Johnson Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Cotinto Ward Ward-Garcia Corp. Jan. 28 Jan. 29 HOUSTON JA 9-4103 Rio Escondido Ward Ward-Garcia Corp. Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Corinto Ward Ward-Garcia Corp. Feb. 18 Feb. 19 JANUARY,1959 23 SCHEDULE OF STEAMSHIP SAILINGS FROM HOUSTON EGYPT, INDIA AND PERSIAN GULF MamenicStarts Calls DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS Alexandria Hopeville Fern-Meal. Fowler & McVitie Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Fernwave Fern-Med. Fowler & McVitie Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, Rotti Java N.Y. Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 24 AtNicarat~uan Ports Jeddah, Port Sudan, Djibouti Aalsdyk Java N.Y. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 4 Feb. 6 A Steamer Java N.Y. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Beirut, Chittagong, Karachl, Steel Navigator Isthmian Statesolsthmian Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Ma m e n i c International Corporation Madras, Bombay, Calcutta Steel King Isthmian States-Isthmian Feb. 18 Feb. 19 announces the establishment of a new Aqaba, Jeddah, Massawa, Steel Artisan Isthmian States-Isthmian Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Djibouti, Dammam,Basrah, Steel Seafarer Isthmian States-Isthmian Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Mamenic Line service from U. S. Gulf Bandar Shahpour, Abadan, ports to the East Coast Nicaraguan ports Khorramshahr, Bahrein, Kuwait of Porto Cabezas and Bluefields. Alexandria, Jeddah, Djibouti, Jaladharati Scindia Biehl & Co. Jan. 21 Jan~ 22 Karachi, Bombay, Madras, Jaladhruv Scindia Biehl & Co. Feb. 22 Feb. 24 The new service began January 2 with Calcutta Beirut, Port Said, Aqaba, Radja Nedlloyd Siracban $hpg. Co. Jan. 30 Febl 2 the sailing of the M.V. Slagen. Sailings Dammam,Bahrein, Kuwait, will take place every three weeks, with Khor-EI-Mufatta, Mena-AI- Ahmadi, Kuwait, Abadan, the next sailing scheduled for January Khorramshahr, Basrah 21. 1959. Beirut, Port Said, UmmSaid, -A Steamer Nedlloyd Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Bahrein, Khor-EI-Mufatta, Biehl & Companyare Gulf agents for Mena-AI-Ahmadi, Basrah, Khorramshahr, Abadan, this ne~ ~,Iamenic serxice. gandar Shahpour, Kuwait Alexandria, Jeddah, Port Hellenic Glory Hellenic Hansen, T. & D. Feb. 11 Feb. 1’~ Sudan, Karachi, Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Calcutta, _Cflittagong, Rangoon Beirut, Bahrein, Dammam,..... A’Steamer Hansa E] S. Binnings, Inc. Feb~12 Feb_ 13 Kuwait, Bombay, Madras, HahnElected Prcxy Calcutta Beirut, Bandar Shahpour, Green Valley Central Gulf Central Gulf S.S_Corp.Jan. 25~an. 26 Khorramsbahr, Basrah, A Steamer Central Gulf Central Gulf S.S. Carp. Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Karachi, Bombay OfTransfer Group Beirut, Alexandria, Jeddah, A Steamer Crescent Amerind Shpg. Corp. Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Dammam,Kuwait, Basrah, Khorramshahr The Houston Warehouse & Transfer Beirut, Alexandria, Jeddah, Hoegh Drake Hoegh Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 15 Feb. ]7 Port Sudan, Port Said, Djibouti, Associalion has reelected Henrv L. Madras, Bombay, Cochin, Colombo, Madras, Calcutta Hahn. Jr.. President of Longhorn Trans- ~[e-I Aviv, Haifa .... Shomron Zim-lsrael Strachan Shpg-Col Jan_-22 Jan. 22 fer Service. Inc., as President of the As- Feb. 13 Feb. 14 A Steamer Zim-lsrael Strachan Shpg. Co. sociation for 1959. Other officers elected were: SOUTH AMERICA, EAST COAST Vice President, Merchandise, S. E. SAILS DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE Lingo; Vice President, Household, Dan Bahia, Rio De Janelro, Del Aires Delta Lykes Bros. Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Santos, Montevideo, A Steamer Delta Lykes Bros. Feb. 17 Feb. 18 J. Dalberg; Vice President. Local Cart- Buenos Aires age, Fred W. Perry; Director at Large, Belem, Fortaleza, Recife, Del Santos Delta Lykes Bros. Jan. 98 Jan. 29 Rio De Janeiro, Santos, A Steamer Delta Lykes Bros. Feb. 20 Feb. 91 Lerov L. Schweeke, and Secretary and Rio Grande, Porto Alegre, Paranagua Treasurer. Royce Bond. Rio De Janeiro, Santos, Loide Argentina Lloyd Brasiliero Rice, Kerr & Co. Jan. 27 Jan. 28 John K. Dozier, President of Houston Porto Alegre Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage Co. Reclfe, Rio De Janeiro, Blue Master Nopal Biehl & Co. Jan. 3i Feb. 1 Santos, Rio Grande, Snefjeld Nopal Biehl & Co. Feb. 8 Feb. 9 remains the immediate Past President. Montevideo, Buenos Aires Nordglimt Nopal Biehl & Co. Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Rio De Janeiro, Santos, Del Mar Delta LykesBros~ Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Montevideo, Buenos Aires Santos, Buenos Aires Marinero Dodero Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 26 Overo Dodero Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 5 Feb. 9

CUBA, WEST INDIES, NORTH COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA E.S. Binnings, Inc. DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS Steamship Agents Belize, Puerto Cortes, Leon United Fruit United Fruit Co. Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Tela, Puerto Barrios Christiane United Fruit United Fruit Co. Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Lempa United Fruit United Fruit Co. Feb. 4 Feb. 5 COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING Cartagena, Barranquilla Call Coldemar Dalton S.S. Corp. Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Bolivar Coldemar Dalton S.S. Corp. Feb. 2 Feb. 3 HOUSTON, TEXAS Havana Lake Charles Garcia Ward-Garcia Corp. Jan. 21 Jan. 23 A Steamer Garcia Ward-Garcia Corp. Feb. 13 Feb. 14 "A" George Lykes Lykes Lykes Bros. Jan. 29 Jan. 30 George Lyke~ Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb. 13 Feb. 14 General Gulf Agents,for A Steamer Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb. 27 Feb. 28 La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Vigrid Venezuelan Texas T. & T. Co. Jan. 25 Jan. 26 FRENCHLINE C.T.O. LINE Guanta~ Maracaibo, Puerto Guarico Venezuelan Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 1 Feb. 2 La Cruz Merida Venezuelan Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Ciudad De Maracaibo Venezuelan Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 15 Feb. 16 O. S. K. LINE HANSA LINE Vigrid Venezuelan Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 22 Feb. 22 La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Attis Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. "25 Jan. 26 TRANSPORTES Guanta, Trinidad, Carupano A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 8 Feb. 9 A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 22 Feb. 23 MARITIMOS "CEISMA" La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Poseidon Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Guanta, Trinidad, Puerto A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Agents at Sucre, Pampatar A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Houston and Galveston for: Maracaibo, Curacao, Triton Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Georgetown, Paramaribo A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. B Feb. 9 A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 22 Feb. 23 SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINE Maracaibo, Curacao, Aruba Telamon Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 1 Feb. 2 BROCKLEBANKS’ CUNARD SERVICE (GULF) A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Feb. 15 Feb. 16 CUNARD LINE-GULF/U. K. SERVICE A Steamer Royal Neth. Strachan Shpg. Co. Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Maracaibo, Guanta, Martita Belgo-Swedish Hansen, T. & D. Jan. 30 Jan. 31 OFFICES La Guaira, Puerto Cabello A Steamer Belgo-Swedish Hansen, T. & D. Feb. 11 Feb. 12 A Steamer Belgo-Swedish Hansen, T. & D. Feb. 24 Feb. 25 NEW ORLEANS GALVESTON Puerto Barrios, Santo Tomas, Ciudad De Medellin Grancolombiana Texas T. & T. Co. Jan. 24 Jan. 26 MEMPHIS DALLAS Puerto Cortes, Puerto Limon, A Steamer Grancalombiana Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Cartagena, Barranquilla A Steamer Grancolombiana Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 22 Feb. 24

24 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE Lasting Impression MadeBy Contest

PARTICIPATION in the Port of Houston educational- contest would be an understalement. I am simply over- promotional contest left a lasting iinltression on many of the w helmed. contestants. "Thanks to everyone ~tLO has worked hard to make this "File phm was conceived by W. N. Blanton. vice chairman contest a success, and it certainly IS A SUCCESS." of Ihe Port Commission. and ~as built around 12 illustrated Mrs. Lau,rence J. Fuess. 5003 Andrea. wrote: historical episodes printed in the Houston dailies and in the "The Port’s history really is astounding. I feel I am |aking Bavtown Sun. a post-graduate course in Houston’s development." Excerpts from just a fe~ of the letters received by Vaughn Genevieve Arnold, .1926 Cuhnore Drive, wrote: ’~I. Bryant, director of international relations for tile Port. "1 think the pultlicity given the Par! has [teen mos! inlcr- and contest manager: esting and educational.’" Mrs. Martha McCoy, 8126 Glenvimr Drive. wrote: Charles M. Ilolmberg, 1317 East Thomas, Pasadena. wrote: "Although I haven;t ~on a prize in the Port contest yet, "1 ~ish to express my deep appreciation for ~inning $250 1 ~ant you, the judges, and all others connected with it to in merchandise from Mading’s Drug Store. know that [ am enjoying it immenseh. "As we are a newh married couple, this prize ~ ill help us "I’ve lived in Houston for 20 years, but never before balance our househohJ budget." lhought much about the Port’s great ;-alue to the community." :llrs. Lewis Ortom 7119 Gillen, wrote: llrs. :llattie Balding. Pasadena. wrote: "Tin, conlest is enjoya|tle and educational, l am amazed at "To say I am delighted ~ilh winning a prize in the Par! the meager kno,~ledge | had of our Port prior to the contest."

SCHEDULEOF STEAMSHIP SAILINGS FROM HOUSTON

Puerto Limon, Cristobal, Candida United Fruit United Fruit Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Cartagena, Barranquilla Mama United Fruit United Fruit Co. Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Puntarenas A Steamer Chilean Strachan Shpg. Co. Janl 22 Jan. 23 Bella Dan West Coast Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Puntarenas, San Juan Del Sur, Managua Mamemic Biehl & Co. Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Puerto Somoza, Corinto, Amapala, La Union, San Jose, La Libertad, Acaiutla Santiago, La Guaira, Guanta, Thompson Lykes Lykes Lykes Bros. Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Puerto Cabello, Maracalbo, A Steamer Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb.1 | Feb. 12 Barranquilla, Cartagena A Steamer Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb. 25 Feb. 26 San Juan, Mayaguez, Ponce, Fred Morris Lykes Lykes Bros. Jan. 20 Jan. 22 La Guaira, Guanta, Puerto Jean Lykes Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Cabello, Maracaibo Fred Morris Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb. 17 Feb. 19 San Juan, Mayaguez, Ponce, Adabelle Lykes Lykes Lykes Bros. Jan. 27’ Jan. 29 Ciudad Trujillo, Port-Au- A Steamer Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Prince A Steamer Lykes Lykes Bros. Feb. 25 Feb. 26 COASTWISE PORTS DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS New York Bienville Pan Atlantic Pan Atlantic S.S. Carp.Jan. 27" Jan. 28 Beauregard Pan Atlantic Pan Atlantic S.S. CorpFeb. 3 Feb. 4 Bienville Pan Atlantic Pan Atlantic S.S. Carp Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Beauregard Pan Atlantic Pan Atlantlc S.S. CorpFeb. 17" Feb. 18 SOUTH AMERICA, WEST COAST DESTINATION VESSEL Compania Sud Americana de Vapores LINE AGENT DUE SAILS Buenaventura, Guayaquil, Aggersborg Grancolombiana Texas T. & T. Co. Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Regular Fast Freight Service From Callao A Steamer Grancolombiana Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 1 Feb. 2 A Steamer Grancolombiano Texas T. & T. Co. Feb. 8 Feb. 9 HOUSTON¯ GALVESTON Buenaventura, Guayaquil, Gulf Merchant Guii S.A. Lykes Bros. Jan. ~’2 ?anl 24 Callao, Mollendo, Arica, Gulf Trader Gulf S.A. Lykes Bros. Feb. 2 Feb. 4 MOBILE ¯ NEWORLEANS Antofagasta, Valparaiso, Gulf Shipper Gulf S.A. Lykes Bros. Feb. 16 Feb. 18 San Antonio, Talcahuano A Steamer Chilean Strachan Shpg.Co. Jan. 22 Jan. 23 TO Cristobal, Buenaventuro Call Coldemar Dalton S.S. Corp. Jan. 22 Jan. 23 COLOMBIA ¯ ECUADOR° PERU Bolivar Coldemar Dalton S.S. Corp. Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Cristobal, Balboa, Jonna Dan West Coast Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 3 Feb. 4 BOLIVIA e CHILE Buenaventura, Guayaquil, Bella Dan West Coast Rice, Kerr & Co. Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Mollendo, Arica, Callao, 29 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Antofagasta, Valparaiso, San Antonio, Talcahuano Tel. WHitehall 3-8600 SOUTH AFRICA Agents: DESTINATION VESSEL LINE AGENT DUE SAILS STRACHAN SHIPPING CO. Capetown, Port Elizabeth, *Sakishima Maru Baron Line Biehl & Co. Feb. 10 Feb. 11 East London, Durban, Beira, *Leslie Lykes Lykes African Lykes Bros. Feb. 1 Feb. 2 NEW ORLEANS " HOUSTON ¯ MOBILE - GAL- Lourenco Morques, Tanga, Charlotte Lykes ° Lykes African Lykes Bros. Feb. 18 Feb. 19 VESTON¯ CHICAGO ST. LOUIS ¯ CINCINNATI Dar-Es-Salaam, Mombasa *A Steamer South African States-Isthmian Jan. 24 Jan. 25 DALLAS ° KANSAS CITY ° MEMPHIS ° ATLANTA *A Steamer South African States-Isthmian Feb. 11 Feb. 12 *Omits Tango, Dar-Es-Salaam, Mombasa.

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