
E 1.00 Images ana/or text cannot be displayed due to copyriglit restrictions VIGILANCE - ON LOOKOUT EAM EN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK Vol. XXXVII No.5 MAY. 1946 TI-IIS :\10NTII'S COYER; 011/ of Ih" FO!J "Tanker out of control The Lookout on port bow," the vigilant lookuut t~lephon~ " to the uO'iccr un the brid~e. Evcr alert, this mer chant seaman amI hi .,hipmatc t ransport mountains of supplic:; to every port UIl the g lobe. In ,pite of the age-old hazards 01 ytixXVIl May, 1946 No.5 the sea-fog, storm, fi re and colli iUIl , th.:y carryon. Cuul'-:('sy-U'rslcnJ Elcdric COmpOJIY, hIe, ....=== From the pa illlillO by AlltOll alto Fis"''''r SKIPPER, A Liberty Hound By John E. White. Lt., U.S.M.S.* KU'PER was a liberty hound ii I ever saw one. He had ,ig5ned on al;d off of a,s t?anylships a I ha\·c. ~"1e wa as mt!mate y ac- V O L. XXXVII, MAY 1946 uaintcd wIth such exotIc ports as PUBLISHED MONTHLY q badan. Basrah, Korrams~ar and by the Bandar-i- hapur and prosaIc ports SEAMEN'S CHURCH like Swansea, Rotterdam and Naples INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK a' is the saltiest of salt-water sea­ CLARI!NCE G . MICHALIS men. President ~ THOMAS ROBERTS kipper wore all the war area Secretary and Treasurer ribhons and a combat bar. He REV. HAROLD H . KELLEY. D.O. hould have had the Mariners DirC':ctor MARJORIE DENT CANDEE. Editor ~ledal and Distinguished ervice POLLY WEAVER, A'lOCl.te Editor Medal. But kipper was a bull­ $1.00 per year lOc per COP) terri or and tho e decorations are Gifts of $5.00 per year and over not given to dogs. include a year's subscription to "THE He belonged to Captain A L. LOOKOUT". Gavin and he saved the captain's life E,II. red ns stco"d c/ass mailer ltdy 8. 1925, ot Nnu Y ork, N . Y ., ""dt r Iltt ael of when he " 'as master of the S / S­ March 3. 1879. Alcoa Pioneer. COl/drs)' CaN. A. T.. (,'01'1';11 Address all communications to It was just a few days short of SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK the Persian Gulf when rhe ship was tain's face and the captain con­ attacked hy Japanese suhmarines in sciou but unable to get up. The hip 25 SOUTH ST .• NEW YORK 4. N. Y the Indian Ocean. T elephone BOwling Green 9·2710 was later beached in hallow water .\ formidable explosion sent in the Persian Gulf. hrapnel flying and ricocheting in :Months later, back in the United all directions. A jagged piece of steel tates, Skipper \\'as taken to a ~uried itself in Skipper's back cau - veterinarian and the piece of steel mg paralysi in his hind-quarters. ~uurtuury WH. removed from his back. .\ short Captain Gavin was knocked uncon- time later he wa a. good on his o God, Who dost show Thy wonders to those who go down to CiOllS and su ffered several broken ribs. feet as e\·er. the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters, we implore 1 met Skipper on the S IS Ed­ for the Merchant Marine which we honor on this National Maritime Skipper dragged his half-useles ward RichardsOIl. The captain was Day, Thy benediction and guidance. b?dy to his master's side and licked his adored ma ter. :\ L. Gavin. Deepen in all maritime leaders a sense of responsibility and inspire hI; face and harked until the man But Skipper exacted a price for his harmonious cooperation between capital, management and labor, stirred. This slight movement of his loyalty. He insisted upon. and was enabling all to prosper as they render proper service to our citizenry Ir~~ter put Skipper in a frenzy of allowed to, sleep in the captain's and to the world. c Ing and barking. bed. He 'was the pride and pet of As the ships traverse the oceans with which Thou hast bound tb th At la t the attack was over and all the seamen and was jut as much continents and the isles together may they continue as envoys of the . llhmarine left what they at home in the bed of the C"hief en­ oug-ht was a inking ship to it enduring peace. d00111 . gineer or a wiper. Rank meant We ask this in the name of Thy Son, our Master, Jesus Christ. nothing to him. y Officer and eamen came to in­ His favorite pa time was barking Amen. a e ttgate Skipper's frantic barking at and chasing the stream of water National Maritime Day, May 22, 1946 nd f()unel him . till licking the cap­ from a fire hose when the sailors II - ","hcr . 1, lisls mId IVrile,.s Clll b. wa shed c10\\'l1 the deck. The salt water al way made ilim 'iL'k hut he cabin. he. found Skipper ~U1.·lcll IIp wouldn't top. Iln hls plllo\\'. J Ie gave Sklpper a BOOKS ARE "SPACE SHIPS" push :aying, "Coll1e on Skip, gel One day on the way home from By Captain Jo hn S. Conaghan* France \ ith a load of troops the uut oi there. 1'111 sick too !" 'kip_ captain wasn't feeling well and pent per didn't budge. He seemed potency of Ilabanero. to the "alne U < )J(S at ea! )'lan, dear man. the day in bed. The sailors wcre strangel y ·ti H. •\ worried Illok ot ace hack-a-da-hack. crusset! the captain's face. lIe tlll'Y are th~ \yine. \Vol~len and washing down the decks and Skip­ B'-i Ill" of our lel 'ure hours. 1 hey are c\re you interested? ::-\ either am 1. per wa. having the time uf hi ;; life. prodded his pet again. I Ii::, fear wa~ ;I:e ~lagic carpet the winged an­ Let'. get out. \\'e can go to Scot­ chasing the \\·ater. \ \'hen he had all realized. (raJlant Skipper was dead. clals, the seven-league boot~ that land. or Verona. or the high hills he could take he went up to hi , Editor's j\, ulc: Captain Gavin. recently was awarded the ).[crchant )'Iannc Dis. will carry a l~lan to the clOlstered beyond r abul. Stop i us sing ! You ~mlster's cabin and promptly hopped tingui 'hed ' en'icc ),1 eelal for valor elm. ha ll s of Jcarmng or the . heltereel need neither ticket nor tie. COl11e as IntLl bed heside him. llc was wet ing the ddcn. c of the SS Alcoa Piul/Cl'r h\'J1aths oj Romancc. you are. ::\lan, l go 'Oll1ewhere every and cold and Gavin sh()\'l,t! him when the freighter wa. attacked by Jail. Step ahoard. and I ']] tn' to . how night. Somewhere where there's no back to the deck. Skipper gave his ancse plane. off Leyt.:. \\' e asked aptain Gavin whether he \tlll what I mean. :'IIaria. 1 labanern, or aces hack-a-da­ master a dirty look and with a has another dog. Ile replied: "Skipper . The signatures arc yello\\' on the back. grunt ettled himself on the settee. was a great e10g anel I feel his loss artic](,~ . the hip's botto111 i foul, dCl'ply. I haven't a, yet another dog and Hoolls are spacl!-slti/>s childn'lI That e\'ening Captain Ga\'in tl'lllpl'r~ are ragged and the nausc­ although I have swurn I would nC\'c r call /Iy. came dOWJl to the sal lion for sup­ (,u,;. mephitic odors of Port 'aiel have another onc. I feel that I am w eak­ ... In '39 the legions marched. per. \\'hen he wcnt hack to hi .- Clllllg "\Try time I pa;;; a pct >hop." IItTend hoth taste and smell. In the . \ nd the coastwise trade was shot. Jlllrt fo'c' Ie there are eighteen men and a hook. One book: Brown's lily ship is in icily awaiting ;\alllical .\llllanac for the veal' 1916. C011\'O\' to Port Said. r~st Longi­ SINBAD, COAST GUARD'S FAMOUS MASCOT ),rice 2 6. tude r,. strange territory to 1110St of my crew and their questions are I I I'~ ama2ing adventures o[ Sin­ years aboard the Ca1/lPbell and i~ " I{ig J uck" MacKenzie tamp. the bad. the mongrel ma. cot of the a legendary figur on the sen:n g- Ill\\'ing- coal into his pipe ancl opens many and varied. I'm the numher I one ailor now, so I turn lecturer. Cuast Guard cutter Call1pbe'', and seas. i known around the world "The Book". one of the world's mo ·t iamou dogs, irolll Greenland-where he nC'arh "\Yhat is the course from .\il a \ Vith a large cale chart of the ha\'e been collected in a Illlllk, ". in­ caused an international incident-to Craig to . \ rd 1'0 san?" he booms, :'Iediterranean area on the bulk­ had oi the C()a"t Guard". I\'ritten h\' . \frica I\' her' he was the CTuest at the Fllr the older men, far from their head \\'e sail with Phoenicians, George F. Foley. Jr., Chid 'pecial­ Sultan' Palace. He was in Toho familiar run. the nightly matching Romans, Greek, and Arabs around i;;t SCGR published recently hy a few days after the signing of the of \\'it. ha started. For me. 16 and across that fabled sea! We visit Dodd l\fead & Co.
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