PORTOF HOUSTON OPENS 3 DOCKS, BI6 WAREHOUSE Striving always to improve and expedite service, the Harris County Hous- ton Ship Channel Navigation District in December, 1963, completed three new wharves, 23, 24, 25, and a huge warehouse, 25A. In the last seven years, the District, which governs and operates the Port of Houston, has spent around $31 million in capital improvements. we oeeee You: ¯ Always Specify, via ¯ Six Trunk-lineRailroads ¯ "~BC°’m°nC""rier"r°c’~’i"es¯ 120Steamship Services ¯ HeavyLift Equipment ¯" THE" PORT OF HfILISTON ¯ ¯ MarginalTracks at Shipside Executive Offices: 1519 Capitol Ave. ¯ 28Barge Lines; 90 TankerLines ¯ ¯ Promptand Efficient Service ¯ P.O. Box 2562 Houston, Texas 2 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE Expedite Your Shipments Via Manchester AmpleStorage Space Large concrete warehousesand gentle ~oandlinggonSUre the best of care for AmpleUnloading Space It’s easy for ships, trucks andrail cars to load and unloadcargo with no delay¯ ....... ........ , : Quick Hgndhng ¯ . ~ Experience, modern eqmpment and con- crete wharvesconveniently located to warehousesmean quicker service. Manchesters modern convenient facilities include: ¯ Concrete wharves ¯ Automatic sprinkler system ¯ Two-story transit sheds ¯ Large outdoor storage area ¯ High-density cotton compresses ¯ Rapid truck loading and unloading ¯ Modern handling methods and equipment For completecargo handling service, useManchester Terminal. Manchester Terminal Corporahon P. O. Box52278 GeneralOffice: CA7-3296 Houston,Texas, 77052 Wharf Office: WA6-9631 - ~hlll]l[lll[lll[I]l[IJl[lllllll[r,l[llll[illl[l!l!lll[lllllll[lllllilllI[lllll]lJlIIIIIIrJil[lll[I]rJ I[IIIIIIHIHIIIIII IIIJll|illl[lll[lllllll[lll[I]lllll!lllllll[llllllIililLiiii lil lililllH!lllilll ~i~i~1~i~[~[~!~i~[~i~[~[~[~1~[~[~1~[~1~[~E~[~[~1~!~I~[~ MARCH, 1964 3 SERVICES FROM HOUSTON and other Gulf ports INDIA SERVICE Karachi ¯ Bombay¯ Colombo¯ Madras Calcutta ¯ Rangoon Also calls Mediterraneanand Red Sea ports PERSIANGULF SERVICE Dammam¯ Kuwait ¯ Basrah¯ Khorramshahr BandarShahpour ¯ Abadan¯ Bahrein Also ca//s Mediterraneanand Red Sea ports HAWAIIANISLANDS SERVICE* Honolulu¯ Port Allen ¯ Nawiliwili Hilo ¯ Kahului *lsthmian-MatsonJoint Service World Wide Cargo Services from All Coasts of the United States ... regularly to FAR EAST ¯ MEDITERRANEAN NORTH EUROPE ¯ UNITED KINGDOM also GREATLAKES--EUROPE SERVICE GREAT LAKES--FAR EAST SERVICE 4 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE More New Metallic Buildings in the Houston Area Theseare four of the manybuildings recently completed by Metallic in the Houston area. There are other Metallic buildings being erected in this area every day. There are thousands of satisfied Metallic customers here who knowthat Metallic builds best. These buildings have many things in common. They are modern,attractive, completely func- tional and they are economical.They are built by Metallic, the firm that has moreexperience, and more real knowledge and dependability in this field than any oneelse. Thesebuildings got their ownersin businessfast--weeks, sometimesmonths, faster than other types of construction. If you needa building--from 36 square feet to 250,000square feet and want the best moneycan buy, call Metallic. You’ll get a building tailored to your specific needs;eye-catching appeal on the outside; an interior whereall the space is usable; a choice of 10 beautiful, factory baked-oncolors for wall and roof panels. And most of all, you’ll be dealing with a dependable, respected companythat’s beenin business here for 18 years. Investigate all the facts before you buy, and you’ll buy a Metallic building. Call Metallic today. You’ll be glad you did. TWO GREAT NAMES IN STEEL BUILDINGS METALLIC BUILDING COMPANY 4601 HOLMESROAD PHONERE 4-1611 HOUSTON,TEXAS 77021 MARCH, 1964 5 SouthAfrica? DIRECT... FAST TO MAJOR WORLD MARKETS ... DEPENDABLESERVICE TO BUILD BETTER BUSINESS FOR SHIPPERS AND CONSIGNEES INDEPENDENT AMERICAN FLAG SHIP SERVICE RegularSailings from Houston,Galveston, .New Orleans, Charleston, Baltimore, Confinenfal Europe Mediferranean Philadelphia and NewYork. Unifed Kingdom India - Pakisfan Direct To Capetown,Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Lourenco Marquesand Beira. Also, Pacific Coas÷÷o Far Easf AGENTSAT: Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, S. C., Cleveland, Detroit, Jacksonville, Fla., Los Angeles, Newport News, Norfolk, Panama City, Pensacola, Philadelphia. Portland, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tampa.Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, B. C. GULFAGENT: Hansen & Tidemann, Inc. Corpus Christi, Dallas, Galveston, Houston, Memphis,Mobile, NewOrleans, Sabine District. GENERALOFFICES: MOBILE, ALABAMA SouthAfrican Marine Corporation (N. Y.) HOUSTON: COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING 2 Broadway ¯ DI 4-8940 ¯ New York 4, N. Y. CHICAGOOFFICE: 327 South La Salle Street BranchesIn Other Principal Cities iii<iiiiiiiii Champion’s Shopping List Champion is not only a producer of fine papers, it is also a good customer of its Texas neighbors. Champion’s annual purchases, ranging from pulpwood to paper clips, put millions of dollars in circulation in this area, help support thousands of jobs on farms, in industry, in business. The phenomenal progress of the Southwest is the story of in- dustries like Champion which, in their growing, help stimulate the growth of all their neighbors. Champion Papers Inc. 6 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE PORT OF HOUSTON Official Publication Of the Harris CountyHouston Ship ChannelNavigation District Volume 7 March, 1964 No. 2 DirectoryOf Officials FOR THE Port of Houston Contents PORT COMMISSIONERS Port of Houston Entertains Shippers ............................... 8 HOWARDTELLEPSEN, Chairman W. N. BLANTON, Vice Chairman W. M. HATTEN Breakfast Meeting At World Trade Conference .................... 10 WILLIAM W. SHERRILL R. H. PRUETT Industrial College Group Visits Port .................................. 12 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT J. P. TURNER,General Manager VERNON BAILEY, Assistant General Manager John G. Turney Honored At Testimonial Dinner ....................... 13 J. L. LOCKETT, JR., Counsel SAMUELB. BRUCE,Auditor TRAVISSMITH, Engineer and Planning Manager Interesting News and Views Around The Port ......................... 14 RICHARDLEACH, Chic/ Engineer ROBERT W. ROBINSON, Accounts Manager KENNETHW. STEPHENS, Personnel Manager Houston Port Bureau Reports ........................................ 16 and World Trade Bldg. Mgr. T. E. WHATLEY,Administrative Assistant VINCENTD. WILLIAMS, Administrative Navigation District To Build New Port ................................. 17 Assistant PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Houston Steamship Agents ................................ 30 LLOYDGREGORY, Director of ln/ormation TEDSUMERLIN, Editor o] Magazine Port of Houston Shipping Directory ......................... VAUGHNn. BRYANT, Director o/ 31 International Relations SALESDEPARTMENT Sailing Schedule of General Cargo Ships ............................... 32 GEORGEW. ALTVATER, General Sales Manager EDWARDP. MOORE, District Sales Manager FRANK WARD,Assistant 25 Broadway, NewYork, N.Y. HUMEA. HENDERSON,District Sales Manager Board of Trade Building, Chicago,Ill. JOHN R. WEILER, District Sales Manager THE COVER 1519 Capitol, Houston An entirely newport will be constructed by the Navigation District to serve OPERATIONSDEPARTMENT a gigantic industrial development planned by Humble Oil & Refining Company. C. E. BULLOCK,Operations Manager T. H. SHERWOOD,Manager o] Grain Elevator The plans are revealed on Page 17. WALLACEJ. STAGNER, Manager-Storage Warehouses CARL L. SHUPTRINE, Chic/Security Ogicer D. P. WALSH,Maintenance Superintendent The PORTOF HOUSTONMagazine is pub- mission is given for the reproduction or use WORLDTRADE CENTER lished monthly and distributed free to mari- EDWARDJ. FAY, Director of any material, provided credit is given to time, industrial and transportation interests in the Port of Houston. the United States and foreign countries. Its EXECUTIVEOFFICES purpose is to inform shippers and others inter- Additional information or extra copies of 1519 Capitol Avenueat CrawfordStreet ested in the Port of Houston of its develop- this magazine may be obtained by writing Telephone CApitol 5-0671 ment, facilities, plans and accomplishments. The Port of Houston Magazine, 3005 Louisi- P. O. Box 2562, Houston1, Texas This publication is not copyrighted and per- ana Street, Houston6, Texas. MARCH, 1964 7 Friends of the Port of Houston were welcomed at an evening reception and a breakfast the following day during the 27th Annual Chicago World Trade Conference March Fred ~Tendt, Delta Steamship Company, New Orleans; Mrs. 2 and 3 in tile l,a Salh’ Hotel. Wendt; J. P. Donovan, Texas and Pacific Railway Co., Dallas. Por! officials and other Houston world trade interests attended the meeting which featured outstanding speakers on all phases of eXl)Orl and import trade together with work- shop sessions staffed by experts in the field. Commissioners W. M. Hatten. R. H. Pru~,tt and William W. Sherrill along with General Manager J. P. Turner headed the, Houston delegation. Sales Manager George W. Ahvater and Chicago District Salts Manager Hume A. Henderson were in charge of arrangcments. James H. Branard, Jr., ~it:c president, and H. S. Taylor. general plant manager of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.: A. M. Alvarez of the N0pal Line: and Ed~ard J. l"a~ and Vauyshn M. Bryant of the Port of Houston also attended from Houston. Eugene Jasminsky, London Times, New York: Bernard B. Lew, Consul of Panama; Mrs. Lillian Magnnsson, Chancellor of Chilean Consulate, and Mrs. Angela Munoz de Lew, Consul