THE MOOREMACK NEWS

HE YEAR having ended, the new one come in, Jimmy Ray, good Joe Beatty, and all the northbound TThe old beefs remaining, the new ones begin. May the freight be a ton where it once was a pound While ships at their berths call for cargo and more To Geddes, Molloy, Joe Kelly and Beyts And problems harass us at sea and ashore And to Wallace that pastmaster genius of rates We cant let them get us, we just wont sit by To Wilcox, to Kennedy, to Erickson, Roselle Or take down our tresses and have a good cry And all the solicitors a swell year, boys, swell. No, lets gather round for a drink and a song Lets bellow our greetings, lets bellow them strong. To smiling Bob Aitken and purser boss Cerf The boys of the Mail Room (the best to you, Murph) You two out in front there, who got this thing going And speaking of Murphys a hand for the Joes Whose backs had the strength in the first rugged rowing The same for I. Ewers who all the law knows. You two who have led us and lead us on still To Bachmann, to Hollis, Tamasik and Clausen May your new year be happy we know that it will Your flow of good luck may there never be a pause in, May you thrive and grow stronger and keener and then May you grow even stronger and stronger as men To Czapski, Silfverberg, O Donnell and Dickson May you drink at the well thats reserved for the best We hope all your troubles are set for a fixin May you help us, the weak ones, come through in the test. To the cruise personnel and to Eleanor Britton A new year thats joyful in every way fittin To the Commodore, too, let us all join in saying May your luck be the best, be you shipping or haying, And speaking of Goode things let us not forget Mary Nor neglecting the Burke boys Timothy and Terry To Henry Molloy, treat him kindly, 0 Fate, To Dunker, Visceglia, Kreppein and Farrell The world has too few of his spiritual weight. To Bill of the Moores may the Scantic stay bright The best of good luck, may it come by the barrell To George of the Holts, all the cargo in sight To that fellow who helps us whenever they stick us To Francis the Chrystal and Donovan Gerry The best to you, friend, of course we mean Svikis. As good a new year as your Christmas was merry. To Kuykendall, Dunn, and that nice Swenson fellow The Kane boys, Den Crowley and John Saviello Lots of luck to another lad, fellow named Lalley. May the best come to you, Jimmy (Giants) McNally. To Hartmann, the Davises, Ed Smith and Stu Brown To that grandest of grand, our dear pal Captain Auten Atterby, ONeil, may your luck go to town Good things in the new year that cannot be boughten. To Mattmann, to Keenan, Capone, Friel and Morris To a swell guy named Furey, another named Fay We keep your good welfare forever before us Who rule the pier kingdom by night and by day To Hodder, Cap. McCormick and Barrister Swanton To Sadler and Simmons and Spaulding as well May there never be anything youll he wantin May your passenger listings continue to swell. To Hubbard, to Hannan, Cuneo, Stein To Morry the Pretz and to Johnny the Sand To Duval, Barchielli, a year bright and fine To Mueller the Bus, boys, heres the glad hand. To Glennon and Clifford, ORourke and Wickel May fortune be constant, never fickle Cap Barrett, Cap Harris, Cap Mayo, Cap Joe Who get the ships out be it rain, sleet or snow Al Auten and Corbett, McNamara, Craig To a fellow named Richardson Harry, of course We know your good fortune is in the bag. To Donahue, Jackovics, all the pier force Mitchel, Gravesen, Larson, McLennan Barbera, whose autograph all of us cherish May the good luck youve had be just the begennan May your talent as check signer never perish. To Cawsey, Dan Downes, Murie, Arvidsson, Marsh Let the year he kindly, never harsh To Crocker and Clarendon, Mohan and Leth To Molinari, Krebs, Reis and Keating Well sing your high praise till were all out of breath And good Tim Cashman, our kindliest greeting. To Larsson and Lyons, De Barr and Bill Binder To Demosthenes Klein, may your words never fail you May the fates treat you kinder and kinder and kinder To Cosulich, Cy, though youve gone still we hail you To Eby, Ed Gillen, and to Doctor Guilayn May your skies be the bluest and never come rain For the masters, the mates and the engineers To the good Captain Ben and to Mrs. Bendetti We shout a loud, prideful, and happy "Three Cheers" May your riches pile out from the big horn of pletty To the gals who produce note and memo and letter The kind of a year that couldnt be better To Archer, Capelli, to Marty and Phil To the telephone girls and their boss Miss Gordon May the passenger fares pour into the till A special good wish were hereby awardin. To Kacey and Grady and all the Coast crowd To Sweeney and Downing of whom were right proud To the crews who make all Mooremack ships always the best To Worley and Sheely and Fenger and Fitch The oilers, the stewards, the pursers, the rest May the months in the offing be happy and rich. The names they are legion, the gals and the guys We love them and greet them and wish them bright skies To the Personnel glamour girls, Miller and Shea To travelers, stockholders, shippers and friends Jo Neelen, Betty Sampson, Budd, Casper and Kreye As the new year begins and the other one ends To trade-puller Joe of the Medernach clan We say from the heart and believe us, we sign, More waxes, more cocoa, more beans, more liWnan The Staff of the New happy, happy 49.

. JANUARY, 1949 3

SHIPPING PROSPECTS for 1949

by ALBERT V. MOORE President MOORE-McCORMACK LINES

T HE YEAR JUST ENDED was disturbed ment competition and not infrequently starting with the first postwar sailing of and in several ways disturbing, but his- that of our own Government. the Argentina in January, the Uruguay tory tells us that practically every year For example, everyone in the industry in February and finally the Brazil in was described in the same way at the has had great hopes for the stimulating June. As this is written all three are in time. In our own industry 1948 brought effects of the U. S. flag share of ocean operation with the Brazil and Argentina important changes which reflected in transportation under the ECA. As it has scheduled to make special cruises to the largest part the world situation. A phase been working out we not only have been Rio Carnival in January and February. of postwar trade came to an end as na- unable to get our share but are now ac- While all three ships have not yet had a tions found that they had filled the criti- tually confronted with an interpretation full twelve months of postwar operation, cal needs developed during the war years on the part of Mr. Hoffmanthe Ad- it is clear that the travel world welcomes or that they had run out of dollars with ministrator of ECA --which would give them back into service, not only with which to pay for still-needed goods. The American ships none of this transpor- words but with patronage. The passen- trade and cargo developers who had had tation. We as an industry have suffered ger carryings have been quite satisfac- small opportunity in 1947 when there from this line of reasoning but it is ex- tory; the dip in cruise travel that gener- was little or no cargo space available pected that Congress now in session will ally marks the Spring and Fall months went back to an intensive search for take necessary steps wherein American (as compared with the heavy traffic dur- new types of freight, new markets, and shipping will be directed to transport its ing Winter and Summer) was not nearly new supplies. rightful share of this important business. as striking as we expected. It would ap- For Moore-McCormack the transition Unfortunately, too few people in the pear that travel-minded people have from war and immediate postwar condi- U. S. understand the Merchant Marine come to realize that South America is an tions is under way. The need for char- problem. Even in high places and among all-year vacation land, that the South tered ships has been sharply reduced and the otherwise well informed, there is Atlantic is one of the worlds most at- once again our owned tonnage has be- frequently crass ignorance on this ques- tractive cruise areas at any time of the come the major factor in the services we tion. Fortunately for the nation, there is year, and that high quality cruises on operate. While this has meant a sub- a large section of the population who, beautiful ships like the three sisters of stantial reduction in the tonnage oper- as G.I.s, saw with their own eyes the the Good Neighbor Fleet are to be ated, it represents a return of conditions imperative need for merchant ships. sought whatever the season. that are more nearly normal and in- These G.I.s will remain politically very One of the major attractions of ship- volves organization adjustments to those powerful for the next generation and ping a factor which holds our interest conditions. It puts a new and vital im- we may look for much help from them as keenly after we have spent our lives portance on saving expense wherever as is already shown by the effective in- in it as on the first day we reported for possible. terest of the American Legion in Mer- duty is its everlasting variety. What- There has been a good deal of specu- chant Marine affairs. ever the problem that may have been lation about the inflation spiral which However, it is important that all of solved yesterday, it will appear again in has been the inevitable aftermath of the us here in Moore-McCormack be alerted a new guise and with new complications. war but which is showing signs of hav- to the problem. We must leave nothing We gain experience with the years and ing reached its peak. An increasing undone to obtain for our ships a fair develop judgment but tomorrow is defi- number of industries are showing that share of Americas freight. In this way nitely not like yesterday. they have changed from a sellers to a we can hope to remain gainfully em- That is our theme as we enter the buyers market. We in Moore-McCor- ployed in the industry. We are now New Year and it is well illustrated by mack know that this condition has cer- readjusting to what we hope is a perma- the photographs on page 5 of this issue tainly arrived in our industry. Competi- nent basis but it can only remain per- showing the first shipment of television tion is tough and we are confronted manent if all of us do everything pos- sets ever to go to Brazil and the first with the difficult problem of keeping all sible to obtain business and combat the shipment of Brazilian pineapples to of our ships gainfully employed. assaults of competitors from whatever reach the U. S. Both were carried by In our own industry we are not only quarter. Moore-McCormack ships. Always there subjected to the usual competitive fea- The year 1948 saw also the resump- is a "first" and Moore-McCormack will tures incident to any industry, but we are tion of our Good Neighbor passenger be ready whenever it comes along. In also confronted with foreign Govern- service to South Americas East Coast, this spirit we welcome 1949. 4 JANUARY, 1949

.''p... Ilal Captain Arthur W. Pierce Chief Engineer Sjoberg Assistant Purser Murpht

Mooremack Officers Captain Pierce, before coming to time Service school at Sheepshead Bay, Mooremack in 1938. served the Ocean later serving as a pharmacist mare at the Three of our officers here pictured Steamship Company, United Fruit, the Chicago Marine Hospital. In September, made the news in recent weeks. Captain Savannah Line and the Panama Pacific 1944, he was assigned as purser on the Arthur W. Pierce, staff captain of the Line. When the Uruguay was assigned to Sea Flier, whieli Mooremack operated at S.S. Argentina, went out in command of Mooremack for its Good Neighbor serv- the ti e. is next move was to the Ma- the ship in December, in place of Cap- ice, Captain Pierce joined the company, rine jumper and then in January, 1948, tain Thomas Simmons, her regular mas- too. He remained with the ship until joined the Uruguay. ter, who was ashore for the holidays. May, 1942, rising from Third to Chief It is good news which the Mooremack omas F. Murphy was appointed first Officer. During the war, from May, 1942, News always likes to print, when men assistant purser of the S.S. Uruguay. to June, 1947, he served as master of a and women within the organization And, somewhat belatedly, we announce number of Mooremack ships. In July of get their "break." So, congratulations to Carl A. E. Sjoberg as chief engineer of 1947 he became Assistant Port Captain this trio. the Uruguay. at Pier 32 and in October master of the Mormacowd. From November, 1947, THE MOOREMACK NEWS to December, 1947, he served again as Assistant Port Captain in New York. Published Quarterly By and For the Employees of Since that time, he has served as Staff Moore-McCormack Lines Captain of the Argentina. 5 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. Mr. Sjoberg began his career with the Editorial Committee: James F. Roche. Munson Line. He came to Mooremack Chairman; Leonard Dickson, John G. in February of 1939 as First Assistant Capelli, Mrs. Mildred Dueltgen, John Diffin, James McNally, Gerry Mas- Engineer of the Mormacstar. He was telleone, Miss Martha Robbins, John promoted to Chief Engineer of that ves- McManus, Miss Kay Kukora, Captain Francis Joseph, Ray Chanaud, and sel and in June of 1939 was assigned as A. G. MacArthur of New York; Miss First Assistant Engineer of the Mormac- Elsie Schmidt, Chicago; Miss Margaret sul, later becoming Chief Engineer. In L. Murie, Seattle; George E. Reis, Jr., Philadelphia; Timothy D. Cash- February of 1940 he was transferred to man, Boston; Norman Atterhy, Roch- the Mormacport and remained with the ester; K. C. Tripp, San Francisco; ship until August, 1943. He served sev- Arnold C. Fenger, Portland, Ore.; Miss Lila Stuart, Los Angeles; Mrs. eral months as Assistant Port Engineer, Carrie Suthoff, Pittsburgh; H. F. returned to sea as Chief Engineer of the Sheely, Baltimore. This publication has representatives Mormacport, again came ashore as As- in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Sweden, sistant Port Engineer, and from Septem- Hole long is the S.S. Argentina? Miles, ap- parently, if the photograph on our current Norway, Denmark, and Poland, as ber, 1946, to April, 1948, was Chief well as Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, issue cover means what it sass. At least she Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Engineer of the Mormacmail. would appear to stretch from the Empire Pittsburgh, Portland (Ore.), Rochester, State building at her stern to the Woolworth Mr. Murphy, in May, 1943, shippe building at her bou , as she steams out of Seattle, and San Francisco. a clerk-typist n New York harbor. Rat Chanaud Material included herein may be out with Mooremack as made the left the ip photo from the Edmund Russell. the Moore- reprinted without permission. the Willis Van Deventer. He muck tug, which at the time was running at in April, 1944, and entered the Mari- top speed to keep ahead- of the big ship JANUARY, 1949 s

Left: Firs: shipment of television equipment for Brazil leaves on the S.S. Argentina. Below: First shipment of Brazilian pineapples to come to the United States is unloaded from the S.S. Mormacrio

A Couple of Firsts Mooremack and the S. S. Argentina were featured in a recent issue of the Philco World, the house organ of the International Division of the Philco Corporation. The occasion for the story, which was accompanied by three of Mooremack's photographs, was the ship- ment of the first television sets to be sent to Brazil. The sets were shipped aboard the Argentina to Rio de Janeiro and from there transported to the Hotel Quitandinha in nearby Petropolis, where they, with other Philco products, were put on display at the Exposition of Commerce and Industry. According to the Philco World, great interest in the television sets was shown by the thousands who viewed them, even though there are no facilities in Brazil for telecasting at present. was in excellent shape when delivered at guay, October 22. A picture of the Matt- Moore-McCormack also figured in an- the pier. Bob Aitken, head of our refrig- manns sailing appears on another page. other " first" in recent weeks, when a eration department, also reporting satis- The second of the duo was Walpole shipment of 4,300 cases of smooth Cay- faction with the project, said this test of Davis, our former area manager in enne pineapples was unloaded at our refrigerated equipment in the develop- Gdynia, Poland, and now assigned to the pier at 31st Street, Brooklyn, from the ment of trade was highly encouraging. Santos office. Walpole sailed on the Ar- Mormacrio. This shipment came from gentina with his family November 5. the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and New Assignments Although he is thought of more in con- represented three years of effort on the nection with the American Scantic serv- part of our Trade Development Bureau, Two Mooremackites, familiar to us ice than the American Republics service, which holds to the belief that fresh Bra- all, sailed recently with their families for this will not be his first Mooremack zilian pineapples definitely have a place South America, to take up new duties. assignment in South America, for he in the United States market. The first to sail was Charlie Matt- was with the Rio office nearly three years The shipment was carried in the re- mann, who was assistant to Stuart D. prior to the war. frigerated facilities of the ship, and the Brown, Assistant Operations Manager. This means we are now represented outturn was reported by Joseph Meder- He is on a special assignment to the in South America by two members of nach, director of trade development, to Buenos Aires office, and sailed with his the family. His brother, Horace, is sta- be excellent. This means that the fruit wife and two daughters aboard the Uru- tioned in Belem. 6 JANUARY, 1949

MacKenzie Dies It is with deep regret that we must record the death of Captain John B. MacKenzie, a Mooremackite for the past eighteen years. Captain MacKenzie was accidentally drowned November 6, when he slipped while mooring his cruiser. Captain MacKenzie was born March 23, 1910, in New York City and at- tended schools here. He was graduated from the New York State Nautical School at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in November of 1929 and was assigned as a cadet to our Argosy, which is no longer in service with Mooremack. He served as Senior Cadet and Third Officer aboard that ship and in the same capacity aboard the Schenectady, Scanpenn, Scan- mail, and Scanyork. He later served as Second Officer on those same ships and on the Carplaka, Sagaporack, City of Fairbury, Scanstates, Mormacport, Mormacland, and Mormac- dove. Among the vessels on which he Cy Cosuli.h receives plaque from Louis F. Klein on the occasion of had served as Chief Officer were the his retirement from Mooremack Carplaka, Argosy, City of Fairbury, Min- characteristic of our family. Reports nequa, Scanyork, Scanstates, Mormac- Cosulich Dinner reaching the News desk indicate that the port, Southfolk, Mormacland, Mormac- On November 29, more than 150 offices all over the country, and in Latin swan, and Puebla. friends of Cy Cosulich gathered together America and Scandinavia as well, ob- Captain MacKenzie's first command at Michael's restaurant to say farewell to served the season in their usual hearty was the City of Flint. He took command Cy on the eve of his retirement after manner. In Seattle the guest of honor in November of 1942 and the ship was many years' service under the Moore- was Lee Worley, our Bahia manager, torpedoed and lost early in 1943. He mack banner. who was vacationing with his parents. was then assigned to Mooremack's shore Louis F. Klein acted as toast master In New York the big event was a com- staff as Assistant Stevedore Superinten- on this occasion and called on many of pany-sponsored party aboard the S.S. dent. He returned to shore duty and Cy's old friends both in the company Brazil three days before she was sched- was Pier Superintendent at our 31st and outside the company who were uled to sail for South America. Messrs. Street, Brooklyn, pier and Stevedore Su- among those present to wish him well. A. V. Moore and E. J. McCormack acted pervisor at Pier 32. These included Morrie Pretz, S. J. as co-hosts and the committee in charge Mueller, Jim McNally, Roddie Farrell, was headed up by S. L. Barbera and John George Hoffman and Jim Maron. Sand, with Eleanor Britton acting as mis- Cy was presented with a purse by all tress of ceremonies. A. V. Moore sent of his friends and also a scroll which out greetings of the season in a personal will be hung in his den on the farm to message to employees of the company which he will retire. throughout the world. All of us in Mooremack wish Cy our best for his future happiness and trust Mooremack Films that whenever he is in the city he will ' drop in and pay us a visit. Two of the nation s well known news- papers have asked This affair was well organized and the Moore-McCormack speakers were brief, which is a novelty Lines to cooperate in travel forums in itself, and great credit should be given scheduled in January, with motion pic- to John Saviello and Jack Diffin who tures of this company's travel routes the handled the arrangements. feature of the programs. The Detroit News, which found its meetings so popular it was obliged to have two in a Christmas at Mooremack single evening for a total of about 3,000 Christmas came to Mooremack to find travel enthusiasts, lists January 10 for the usual round of departmental parties, Moore-McCormack Evening, and the the exchanges of gifts, the lighted trees News-Journal Newspapers of Wilming- in the various offices, the good-natured ton, Delaware, will be the host on Jan- Captain John B. MacKenzie fun that throughout the years has been a uary 20. JANUARY, 1949 7

Contest Winners Two blonde, smiling girls sailed re- :ently aboard the Uruguay on its 38-day cruise. They boarded the ship just seven years late. It all started back in 1941 when the Cleveland Press sponsored an essay contest and offered a Mooremack cruise as the grand prize. Instead of one winner, there were two, Mrs. Nancy Gar- bison Fisher and Mrs. Marilyn Fortey Raizk, and both were awarded the cruise. Before they could claim their prizes, the war broke out and the Good Neigh- bor ships were pressed into service as troop transports. So the girls postponed their trip until the ships returned to peacetime operation. In the interim, they married and moved away from Cleveland, Mrs. Fisher to Manchester, New Hampshire, and Mrs. Raizk to Wilmington, Ohio. When they sailed, it was a reunion for them as well as a prize. The press in South America received them with considerable interest and gave Winners of Cleveland contest are interviewed by the press of Montevideo them a royal welcome complete with in- while cameramen record their arrival terviews and photographs. When the girls returned to New York, they were Thanks for the Memory Movies and bingo and races, And tours to such interesting places, enthusiastic in their praise of the cruise Thanks for the memory Swimming and hot sunburned faces, and the countries they had seen and both Of friendships we have made, We did have fun, a cruise well done: agreed it was well worth the wait. Sambas Arthur played, Slot machines and coffee beans, So thanks for the memory Southbound the girls wowed the audi- The midnight masquerade Of dinners gay with wine, ence on Costume Ball Night when they How lovely it was. Tangos Argentine, arrived as "A Tree in the Meadow," with Floor shows and the parties And thanks for the memory Where we sang Sweet Adeline some of the most effective costuming Of Rio after dark, Awfully glad we met you, ever displayed on the ship. And north- Cool Palermo Park, And so for Auld Lang Syne sprees, bound they came through with the fol- Banana trees and shopping We thank you so much! It really was a lark ' lowing masterpiece: How lovely it was. *Arthur Warren, ship s orchestra leader.

Chicago Report Our Chicago office writes that R. L. ( Dick) Newhafer of the Freight Depart- ment has returned to active duty with the Air Corps. He reported to Pensacola Air Field in Florida, where he will be given full particulars pertaining to his duties as an instructor. Also from Chicago comes word that E. Robert Larson, District Passenger Rep- resentative, was unanimously elected President of the Bon Vivant ' s Chicago Chapter 1.

Boas Festas! One of the most unique Christmas cards we received this year was the one from Tom Dailey, photographer on the Uruguay. Tom took a time exposure of the Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro at night, setting off a large number of flashbulbs The Dailey Christmas card to illuminate the side of the ship. Mooremack on the Air This might be called the hobby-sports department, involving as it does our par- ticipation in television and radio, and a bit of golf. Two recent broadcasts, one television and the other FM, brought Mooremack before a large metropolitan audience. The first was "Career Girl" on Station WGHF —FM, featuring Eleanor Britton, our Chief Cruise Director, who was inter- viewed with Ruth Gallo, Assistant Cruise Director on the Uruguay, and Bess Bugara, Purserette on the Brazil, by Ann Sedgwick, sponsor and star of the pro- gram. After the interview, during which Miss Britton, Miss Gallo, and Miss Bugara discussed their careers, the group was photographed by Ken Donaldson. The picture can be seen at the left. Other Mooremackites who attended the broad- cast but do not appear in the picture were C. Philip Braxton, cruise director of the Brazil; Vincent Lavelli, his assistant; Miss Marian Stein, secretary to Commodore Lee; Ray Lewis, cruise director of the Uruguay, and his fiancee, Miss Laura Moore; Miss Esther Brown, Miss Brit- ton's secretary; and, of course, Ken Don- aldson. The second of the two broadcasts, "Ship Reporter," appeared over the television station of the American Broadcasting Company, and featured an interview with Sascha Siemel, noted lecturer and hunter and known as the " Tiger Man. " Actually, the interview was held aboard the Argen- tina just after it had docked at Pier 32 and was recorded on a motion picture film. Mr. Siemel had arrived from Brazil and related his experiences when hunting for the ferocious jaguars of the State of Matte Grosso to Jack Mangan, producer of the program. Our photographer snapped Mr. Mangan (left in the accom- panying picture) as he interviewed the " Tiger Man. " The golf feature involves Henry Cot- ton, one of the world's great competi- tors, pictured below on the deck of the S.S. Uruguay, when he was a passenger in October, bound for South America. Here he is explaining some fine points to a fellow passenger, Rodman W. Chamberlain, sales vice-president of the Stanley Works, of New Britain, Conn.

Above: Misses Gallo, Britton and Bugara are intervieu'ed for the radio. Middle: Hunter tells story for television. Below: Golfer Cotton and pupil Passenger Trade The liner Brazil sailed with a capacity of passengers at noon, December 31, which prompted our reporter to ap- proach Leo E. Archer, general passenger traffic manager, with a few questions on the state of business during the year just ended and the prospects for 1949. Our reporter found Mr. Archer enthusiastic. How did 1948 compare with pre-war? was the question to which Mr. Archer replied that comparisons were not yet in order because we did not operate the passenger fleet on a full schedule in 1948, the Brazil not having entered service until June and the Uruguay un- til February. Only the Argentina oper- ated a full twelve months. "But one very definite and encourag- ing trend was noted last year," said Mr. Archer, "that being the interest travelers have taken in the sailings just before and just after the heavy Summer and Winter seasons. The Brazil's capacity crowd is an example of this. The real Winter travel season will not get under way until January, yet here with the Brazil and also with the Argentina, which sailed December 14, we had capacity or virtual capacity crowds." How did he account for that? " One reason, of course, is that the South Atlantic is a year-round travel field, " said Mr. Archer. " Any time of the year is attractive. And for people who like to get away in Winter, the Novem- ber and December sailings are just as attractive as January or February, or April and May just as attractive to the Summer traveler as June or July. The ' season ' as such is disappearing in this South American trade, due to the ex- cellent all-year weather on the South Atlantic." On this page we show some of the passengers who were aboard the Good Neighbor liners on recent trips. At top are Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fairless. Mr. Fairless is president of the United States Steel Corporation. Next below are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mattmann and their children. Mr. Mattmann is with Moore- McCormack Lines, and is now on the staff of our Buenos Aires office. Then are Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane (right), famous for her horses, with Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Quintana, her niece and nephew. And at the bottom are Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings. He is president of Consolidated Grocers. 1 0 JANUARY, 1949

Left: Captain Holt (center) vis- its Mooremack's Sao Paulo of- fice with Manager Larsson of Sao Paulo and Commander Frota of Rio de Janeiro. Below: Morrison Pretz arrives in Mon- tevideo, with Mrs. Pretz and Miss Cynthia Pretz. Also in the photograph (right) are William Mohan, manager of the Mon- tevideo office, and Mrs. Mohan

Officials Travel In line with the policy of maintaining close understanding of mutual problems, several officials of the company in both North and South America have traveled in recent weeks to look into trade pros- pects both northbound and southbound. On this page we show Capt. George L. Holt, vice-president in charge of freight, and Morrison Pretz, general traffic man- ager, during their calls respectively at Sao Paulo and Montevideo. Recently, both Frederick J. Crocker and E. P. Clarendon, directors of our activities in Brazil and Argentina, have visited our Santos Story fleet in our port is not unrecognized. Not offices throughout the United States. only amongst his subordinates, but also In every instance the report indicates A new column entitled "Our Steam- in our maritime circles, Captain Leth in- " interesting prospects for trade in both ship Agents has been started in 0 Diario, spires the highest esteem for his operat- directions. The Latin American press has one of the leading newspapers of Santos, ing abilities as well as his personal quali- shown a deep interest in the plans of Brazil, and Mooremack was honored by ties. A friend of Brazil, Captain Leth, Moore-McCormack Lines as indicated by the choice of Captain Leth, our manager lately, in the States referred to Brazil with the interviews which they conducted there, as the subject of this first article. great sympathy, stressing the importance and published at considerable length in "Captain Westy H. Leth, agent for of our natural resources and the outstand- their newspapers. They asked what the Moore-McCormack Lines in this city, ing industrial section, in South America, United States was thinking, what we commenced his maritime career in of Sao Paulo...... could do to develop trade within the Copenhagen, his native city, about 1913. hemisphere. And the Mooremack men, In 1924, he joined the services of Moore- Captain-Cook assuring them of our deep concern for McCormack and was promoted to Cap- the future of trade, have returned home tain in 1930. He later sailed for various So many of our ships' officers have with some very interesting ideas. years along the West Coast of the United returned from Rio de Janeiro with tales Among the travelers to South America States, rendering outstanding services to of the talents of our Captain Ben Ben- were James F. Roche, director of public that Company in successive inspection detti as a cook that we have asked the relations, and Ray Chanaud, chief pho- trips. Captain Leth initiated his activi- good captain to furnish us with some of tographer, who gathered material for a ties as agent of that large American his favorite recipes. We had to go to new shore excursion book and photo- steamship company in Santos, to which press with the recipes on their way. graphs and motion picture fil m for new office he was nominated in 1939. He has Captain Bendetti, our Rio port captain, additions to our files and future film been amongst us since then, and how has had dozens of his Mooremack asso- productions. This material is invaluable very much his efforts have contributed to ciates to his home in Rio for his spe- in our promotional campaigns. the development of the Good Neighbor cially prepared food. . JANUARY, 1949 11

Seagoing Artist Thomas J. Lyons, Cabin Class Lounge Steward on the Uruguay, is gaining quite a reputation among his fellow Mooremackites as an artist through his fine portraits of various members of the Uruguay's staff. As an example of his ex- cellent work, we are pleased to repro- duce on this page a photograph of Lyons as he was putting the finishing touches on his portrait of Captain John M. Hult- man, the Uruguay's staff captain. Lyons has been an enthusiastic por- trait painter for some time and has studied painting whenever he has had the opportunity. His one ambition is to leave the sea, settle down in his studio. One of Lyons' best portraits is at the Seamen's Church Institute, an excellent likeness of Captain Albert P. Spaulding, the Uruguay' s master.

Coronet Dream C?dise Captain Htsltm,rr; portrait by Air. Lyons The November 5 voyage of the Ar- the other by four girls. This, of course, gentina will be featured in Coronet Mooremack Laundry is extremely important as much of the Magazine this Spring in a story on a The largest and most modern laundry work done for the ships will be stew- South American Dream Cruise. This in Rio de Janeiro soon will go into op- ards' and waiters' jackets. story was photographed by Coronet pho- eration by Mooremack to service the Plans for the laundry were begun be- tographer Ruth Orkin, well-known lens three Good Neighbor ships. Work on fore the war, when officials of the com- artist, who made the trip and will write the laundry has been progressing for al- pany began thinking about the feasi- a story on it for the magazine. most a year under the supervision of bility of relieving the ship laundries. Miss Orkin, who has had numerous Denny Myers and is expected to be picture stories in Coronet, Look, This ready for operation very soon. Boasting Insurance Plan Week and other magazines, photo- three washers capable of handling over graphed five different groups of passen- 700 pounds of clothing at a time, two A letter well worth the reading by gers as they participated in ship activi- roll ironers for flat work, a dry cleaner all Mooremack people has been pre- ties, and on shore excursions. capable of cleaning forty-five suits an pared by Gerald E. Donovan, Vice-Pres- hour and drawing water from its own ident, for distribution to the staff, setting well, the laundry wil t be the last word. forth the record of our Retirement and The building, which was purchased Insurance Plan for its first year of opera- tion. It should be "must" reading for all some time ago by the Rio office, for- merly housed a hat factory. Completely concerned with protection for their fu- renovated, it will employ sixty to sev- ture. About 95% of the employees eli- gible (those having been with the com- enty workers and will handle all the pany at least five years) have signed up company 's laundry work for the ships, picking up the soiled laundry on the up in the plan, and we hope others will southbound trip and returning it clean swell the ranks as they become eligible. Read this letter; it 's worth your time. on the northbound. The laundry is expected to use 5,000 gallons of water per hour, but a reservoir Mormacrey Rescue tank has been installed on a thirty-foot The Mormacrcy raced to the rescue concrete tower which will hold 15,000 of 36 British seamen early in January gallons, and an additional reservoir will when the tanker Adellen began taking hold a two-day supply, 75,000 gallons. water off Cartagena. Another innovation will be the repair Capt. W. H. Whilden of the Mormac- department, which will sew buttons, rey attempted to tow the wallowing darn holes, and, when flat work becomes tanker to shore, but heavy seas parted too worn to be used, will make cloths the line. When it appeared that the from the material. Shirts will be done on Adellen might sink, Capt. Whilden men off by lifeboat. Coronets Miss Orkin new units, one operated by two girls, brought the 36 Maritime Bowlers If you are a normal reader and start at the top of the column and so read first this news about the Maritime A. A. bowling, it may not sound so bad. But if you start half-way down, as some people do, and happen to read first about our success in the Coffee League, this will be a bit of a letdown. But, why bear around the bush? The fact is, Moore- mack is not in first place in our Tuesday nite activity. This condition may be cor- rected soon, as we feel it will, but there it is—Mooremack is in fourth place in the Maritime A. A. battle — although within striking distance of the leaders. The team is confident that they can get on top and promise to present a dif- ferent picture in the next issue of the News. Day, Tamasik and Cuneo are starting to get the feel of the alleys.

Coffee Bowlers In the last issue of the Mooremack News, there was a note to the effect that we had entered our bowling team in the Green Coffee Association Bowling League and that we were out to show the coffee trade that we had a sensa- tional team of bowlers. Well, at the mo- ment we have achieved just that. Right now, we are ensconced in first place by a very comfortable margin, sweeping all teams we have faced right off the boards. In fact, we have yet to lose a match. The closest we have come to defeat was a tie by the Leon Israel Co. team. Mooremack leads in games won, high team score, high three games and high average and lacks the lead only in high single game. Thus, you can see, we have a bit of a stranglehold on the league and the outlook is very rosy. Leading the team in the average de- partment is Joe Day, with a handsome 181 average, closely followed by Al Cuneo with 177. Charlie Mallette, Frank Karaffa, Frank Tschabrun and Len Dickson round out the team. More anon.

Top left: The Uruguay's baseball team Center: The Mooremack basketball team; stand- ing left to right: Bob Dowiak, Bernie Cooke. Larry Sinisi, Glenn Forstner, Pete Savage, Bill Betz, John Flynn, Norman Pflomm, and Joe Kasper. Kneeling, left to right: Bill Martin, Tom Durkin, Ken Donaldson, and Coach Dan Gillen Bottom: Mooremack bowlers. Compur and Tabulating #1 are shown rooting their men on. Standing, left to right: Bob Wilson, Joe Balzarini, Dick Donaldson; seated. Joe Beid- inger, Roy Kuester, Tom Durkin, Pat Capone and Ed Newhouser Basketball Prospects Bright Under the capable leadership of their new coach, Danny Gillen, the Moore- mack basketball team is regaining the same old power and finesse it showed in the 1945-1946 season. In that year, al- though we got off to a slow start we found ourselves in the middle of the season and finished with a rush to finish second to the crack Marine Transport aggregation. However, this year we are not going to wait as long to start our drive. In- stead, we are going all out from the opening gun, and vow to maintain that pace all year. Evidence of this determi- nation is shown in our record thus far, 4 Wins, I Defeat. The only spot on the record was a 32—27 defeat at the hands of United Fruit. This was a sensational game that was decided in the last two minutes. Mooremack' s victories this season in- clude a 27—26 thriller over the Grace Line quintet who went through last sea- son undefeated. Our other victims were U. S. Lines, who bowed by a 32—23 score, States Marine, who fell by the wayside by 13 points, 38—25, and Nor- gulf, who were smothered 47—21. At this writing, Tom Durkin, of the Tabulating Dept. is setting the scoring pace. You are familiar with most of the players, Bernie Cook, Bill Betz, Glen Forstner, Pete Savage, Bob Dowiak, Tom Durkin, Larry Sinisi, Bill Martin, Norman Pflomm, Ken Donaldson. Why don't you make up a party and go out some night, and cheer the team along?

Uruguay Baseball In a recent issue we talked about Andy Filosa ' s great work with his base- ball players aboard the S. S. Uruguay. In this issue we picture the Uruguay team with its most ardent sponsors, Andy and Captain Spaulding, master of the ship. Also in the picture are Captain Hult- man, staff captain: Joe Nunn, chief stew- ard, Nick Sena, the ship's purser, and Chief Engineer Sjoberg. This photo- graph, incidentally, was published in practically every newspaper along the South American east coast.

Starting at tot) left to right: J. Munson, Rur- sian Al Seely, South America B 7.: Kevin Coleman, Traffic: Bob Dowiak, Tabu- lating 2: Tex Trchabrun, Paymasters: Rol Kuester, Compur: Red Cody, Scantic B I.: T. Brennan, Cashiers 14 JANUARY, 1949

Mooremack Garage From Kenneth P. Howard, assistant to the Terminal Maintenance Superinten- dent in charge of Mooremack's garage in Brooklyn, comes a story ( with photo- graph that was forced out of this issue for lack of space) that should be of interest to all of us. We are happy to reprint it. "May we introduce to you some of the unknown employees? They are the men behind machines that are behind the loading and unloading of our ships. That is to say, the mechanics who keep our fleet of automotive material handling ma- chines in condition. "Perhaps you didn't realize that we have one of the largest fleets of these ma- chines on New York' s waterfront—a total of one hundred forty-five pieces in all. They include three 1l-ton, eighty- eight 3-ton, and three 5-ton forklifts, fif- teen tractors and thirty-three cranes. Now SPARK LE PLENTY. A Todd Shipyard photographer caught the Brazil one clear night as in case you don't know, the forklifts are she lay in the Todd Brooklyn yard and made this striking picture of her against the brightly' lighted skyline of lower Manhattan. She sailed a few days later for South America those little machines with two prongs our in front that carry cargo on pallets from to right in the accompanying picture are have been the recipients of these librar- the trucks into the pier and from where it Clarence Vigneron, our champion paint ies on the average of once each voyage is stored on the pier to where it is loaded ' sprayer; Walter (the ' Dutchman ) Web- ( the figures for the month of August aboard ship. The tractors tow low flat man, a clutch and transmission artist; alone show twenty-eight libraries for four-wheel trailers on which boxes too Johnny Pierson, our hydraulic expert; Sal Mooremack ships). The demand for large for the pallets are carried and the Squilante, one half of our motor rebuild- books never ceases, so if you have any, bagged goods such as coffee cranes handle ing team; Charlie Brustman, our crane turn them in to the Public Relations and castor beans. and winch fixer-upper; Joe (the 'Bird') Department, Room 612, and we shall "The Mooremack garage at the foot of Pelikan, the foreman who can diagnose see that they are delivered. 37th Street in Brooklyn, in the shadow troubles from long as well as short range; While on the subject of the Associa- of the Bush Terminal Buildings, keeps our author, Kenneth Howard; Arthur tion, the Christmas issue of the "Sea these machines in a constant state of re- Wright, receiving, shipping and stocking Letter" which is published monthly by pair and although each man is an all- clerk; Johnny Martin, who is the other the organization, carried a picture of round mechanic, somehow they all seem half of our motor rebuilding team; and Bos'n Henry Cooper of the Mormacpine to get specialized jobs. Standing from left Tommy Mulholland (the ' melter ' ) who, on its cover. Cooper was selected by with his assistant, dues the welding and Miss Mazie Culbertson, assistant to the oxy-acetylene torch work. Then, down in President of the Association, as most front, is 'Gene Hutchinson, who drives photogenic. our little pick-up and delivery truck, Bos ' n Cooper was born in Honduras 'Sparkplug,' our mascot, and Johnny and has been with Mooremack since ('Junior') Keller, who is Tommy Mul- September 3, 1946, when he was as- holland's assistant. signed as Bos'n on the Mormacyork. " Not shown in the picture are the men who keep the machines serviced and do minor repairs on the piers. These include From Tom Budd ( Major Budd, please) Bob ( ' Sonny ' ) Duggan and Tony Mar- of the Passenger Department comes a re- tino on Pier 32, Ray Martin on 31st Street quest to print the following. Happy to, Pier, Ivan Steen (the ' Mad Russian ' ) on Tom. "305th Infantry, represented in Piers 15 and 16, and Barney Gerathy on Mooremack by T. C. Budd, is looking for Pier B. " Infantry Battalion communications offi- cers and communication platoon enlisted Marine Library men. Qualified enlisted men may be com- An appeal that can be answered by missioned. The Army Reserve Corps of- all of us comes from the American Mer- fers an excellent opportunity to augment chant Marine Library Association, which company benefits by accumulation of supplies boxed libraries for the crews of army retirement credits." All interested Bos'n Cooper at his reading American flag vessels. All of our ships please see Major Budd. JANUARY, 1949 15

Angy the Traveler Scantic Leads Angy Marasco spent Christmas away Last year the Scantic B/L bowlers from his home in Seymour, Connecticut. battled the South American B!L team But Angy was accustomed to it. He had right down to the wire, but both were been away from home many Christmases knocked out by Statistical. It was a sad in recent years. As leader of the orchestra blow to both, but they swore that it of the S. S. Argentina, he was at sea, ap- wouldn ' t happen again. As of now, the proaching Rio de Janeiro, and he and his Scantic team looks like they are in a musicians helped make Christmas at sea good position to keep their vow, being one of joy and pleasure for the several in first place by two games. But bunched hundred passengers and crew members close behind are five other teams, Pay- aboard ship. masters in second place and four teams Angy was the last of the passenger tied for third place: Supply, South liner orchestra leaders to leave his ship American B/L, Tabulating #2, Moore- early in 1942, when war summoned the mack Accounting. S. S. Brazil to other duties, and he was the Following the group of pacesetters are first of the leaders to return when the Traffic, Tabulating #1, Statistical (last Argentina resumed peacetime service last year's champs), Russian B/L, Compur January. In between, he spent his Christ- and, at the end, the Cashiers group. mases in various parts of the world, in A tremendous improvement in the work that ranged from seagoing tasks bowling has been noticed over last year's Angy and his saxophone under war conditions to jam sessions at play, and competition is accordingly Christmas parties. much keener. Week after week finds Angy, an accomplished violinist and ing at a party, and in 1947, was again in many positions changed and each week saxophonist, was planning to go ashore that same New Haven. finds a half-dozen crucial matches being to study at the Yale University School of Angy is a native of Seymour, Connecti- contested. It'll be a tough row for the lead- Music when the war came. That first cut, and has thousands of friends among ers to hoe if they expect to stay on top. Christmas after Pearl Harbor he spent at the students of his Connecticut, through Individually, some excellent scores sea with the Brazil. The next Christmas, proms and parties at which he has played. have been recorded; for instance, Ernie in 1942, he spent in Trinidad managing He is a real Mooremackite, having served Rojas the night he belted the maples the mess hall for the company that built on all three of the big passenger liners. for a sparkling 611 series; Charlie Mal- Fort Read. In 1943, he was a yeoman on He came to us first in February of 1940, lette, pouring strike after srike for a sen- the S. S. Mexico on his way back from joining the Uruguay, transferred next sational 234 game; Frank Tschabrun Glasgow with troops, in 1944 in the Paci- year to the Argentina and late in 1941 plugging along until his 166 average fic with the Mexico and in 1945 with the went to the Brazil where the war found placed him on top for high average. same ship as she lay in drydock in Cali- him. High team game is owned by the He was out of service by 1946, Which ship is the best? "How can you M-M Accounting team, made one night fornia. ' " but spent Christmas in New Haven, play- say when they re all perfect? he replies. when they rapped out a snappy 935 game. Everybody says they will knock 1,000th Graduate all of these figures off before the year is out, but they will have to go like the Donald MacClennan, who was for- devil to do it. Get going, boys. merly Chief Officer of the Mormacdawn, In the next report these standing aver- graduated not long ago from the Loran ages, games, etc., may be all changed. If and Radar School, but with considerably so, it will make good reading. more fanfare than most graduates. When MacClennan 's turn came, it FLASH — After the bowling on was discovered that he was the thou- Tuesday night, Jan. 4th, the teams stood sandth graduate of the school. Immedi- as follows: ately, Mooremack was notified and we Won Lnjt hastened to snap MacClennan's picture Scan. B L 29 19 for the News. It can be seen on this Paymasters 29 19 page. Supply 27 21 Mooremack, in addition to boasting S. Amer. B L 27 21 the thousandth graduate, also leads all Tabulating 2 27 21 other American steamship companies in M M Acct. 26 22 the number of officers who have gradu- Tabulating 1 25 23 ated from the school. Traffic 24 24 MacClennan was stationed ashore Statistical 23 25 while taking his course, and has now Compur 19 29 been assigned as Chief Mate on the Mor- Russian B I. 19 29 Chief Mate MacClennan macmoon. Cashiers 13 35 1 6 JANUARY, 1949

The Dance the samba. In Mr. Conway 's opinion, this dance is destined to sweep the United Whatever else the North American States. Already it is here, and its principal may think about his Latin American sponsors are the returned travelers. neighbors when he returns from his trip Mr. Conway finds that dancing rates to the lands below the equator, he is with mastery of Spanish and Portuguese generally in agreement with his fellow languages and with photography as the passengers on one point—that the Argen- most popular hobbies of passengers tine Tango is the most beautiful dance in aboard ship. On some trips he and Miss the world. This, on the word of Bill Con- Lynn give as many as eighteen half-hour way, of the dance team of Lynn and Con- lessons daily, mainly to married couples. way, a couple of youngsters who are "My wife told me to be sure to learn creating a furore by their methods of the tango," says a business man on a long- dance instruction aboard the Uruguay. promised vacation to Rio, or, "I've always Young Conway has discovered a well- loved the rumba but never could find any- knit pattern of dance interest among one at home who knew enough about it, " travelers in the South Atlantic. It fol- says a lawyer on his way to Buenos Aires lows this line—the North American starts on a business trip. " A fellow student from out with a strong desire to master the Brazil taught me some samba and I want rumba, sees more of the samba as the to master it," says a student. trip progresses, discovers that the steps of " It ' s not so much the kids as the middle the tango are not as intricate as he has Lynn and Conway (right to left) aged or older people who take lessons," been led to believe from the perform- said Mr. Conway. "The graceful qualities ances he has seen in New York musicals with Latin-American dances, with the re- of the Latin dances appeal to them. They and North American movies, and after a sult that the South American feels quite are not strenuous at all when danced visit to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, at home and becomes quite adept as a properly, and many older people who falls in love with the samba and the tango, jitterbugger. However, the South Ameri- were frightened off the dance floor by and lets the rumba trail along as his can finds among his fellow-passengers fast steps of their sons and daughters find third interest. Since the rumba is indige- dozens of North American dancers, young they can come back now with the grace- nous to Cuba, the other two South and middle-aged, and, to an extent, those ful, beautiful dances of the southern American, this is not unnatural. who may be called old, all passionately nations. " The South American heading north for eager to try their newly acquired talents And what of the conga and the conga vacation or business trip asks first of all with samba, tango and rumba. The result line, so popular a few years ago? Mr. about the fox-trot and when he feels he —the South American finds himself danc- Conway shrugs. has mastered that he asks about the jitter- ing the dances of his homeland as much " Just gone," he says. " I don ' t know bug. The unrestrained tempo of the jitter- as the fox-trot or the jitterbug, and with why, but it has disappeared and very sel- bug is in line with the freedom associated new, eager companions anxious for help dom does anyone inquire about it." and criticism. The Latin American, says Mr. Conway, is an enthusiast for his na- tive dances and is as eager to teach them to his North American partner as he is to learn the North American steps. This makes for a happy combination, with the North American becoming a booster for the Latin rhythms and the Latin Ameri- can for fox-trot and jitterbug. The North American's liking for the Brazilian Samba grows rapidly during the traveler's stay ashore at the cruise stops in Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Santos and Sao Paulo, Mr. Conway finds. The delicately balanced sway of the dancers in this beautiful dance appeals to the North American immediately. To the older folk who remember back to the days of the Vernon Castles and even before, the sam- ba recalls the two step and maxixe. The dance is extremely simple, depending more upon the dancer's balance of body Miss Sadie Cacace, assistant secretary to S. J. than anything else. Once it is mastered, Marie Picone, secretary to Louis F. Klein, and Mueller, was married in November to Arthur generally a quick process, the North a member of the Mooremack family six years. Andriola, and the girls gave her a shower left the company December 31. She uon a host at the Pier One prior to the ceremony American wants more and more to dance of friends while with us