The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-12-27

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1900 q her SISTER xhtrN AIRS
- tas~r me ntsteF-snlp Nor
r,arsso<gn. sailed cDwn uns nNex On
- tftzl cruias h Qae 0u4t
Mauru b IAnisE. preaa1ent g
ne fu92gls Eaipbuttctn9 Cof
stan urrssdn1 ossr ne 4nnenans
e-eTxuaassi~s and presented Car
$500 general counsel ~ u1s
unsted states Mnzitifnr C1snHs
sssn husband a the ships aT1n%@
a. the first SPEAKER
Mr. Farksarh. stated uast ffs
ca tFpF combination fSnE
oarzo vessels Of which M1ruaae
renn Is ogse Rrx truly greet HeslS
rs~y arr aae serona line 81 eefeaN
nesirz ~ 81 auxiliary - DE Te&tii@s
navy Hs stated t1at the tsunehiiis
4 q mras important part 81 . arp
ard tfsat osrr 81 vessels * thta o.
stRn had been launched fox ue
Maritime Commission There ate no
finer kbipa being launched ANYWHERE
tfaen those being launched af Pa
ragnula nnG the MDTusarwnn 4 hnf
finest Of she Bset he aid
Rapad BallalnK Pare
More thar usual slgnisicRnGe s.
had In lhe launching o. great MOD
ern sfiirn such - t1s MusmaeNnu
saia y / InwaiiA 81 chairman q
the board % Uas Ingalls, katl6aiAaina
Cooperation II thai We are
fslling a gap brought aboai 81 TIE
loam o. nfauthrr ship even n u1@t
snip did not happen b carr ths
American ffna
Here on una banks q the Stngins
River h . hee-hivr Of busy patftotts
woxkutea who have accepted ths
Challenge 81 that terrible cFnaturE
Bitserl who 50 nusnlessly send
chips ard pouS 10 wateFJ EraTez
HERE today ~ must resolve ans
FrdedicAta ourselves ~ t1le task BE-
fore as We have been nsSlxnns
lnis 500 IN she defense program ani
we must not fali those whn aFe Aox
tug 20 IA 90 perform The gian
cranes mnsf ard w.il WORK tasfel
me flare o. the wtlasrx torri8 al
through the days Ana nights III na
year before ". sill serve n0iiee ina
PaNcaRuula 4 doing her full shaF
and may bx relttxi upon.
Peace ana good Nfli shall b. III
watchw0rd among al q ~ win
toll In fhis yard. IN cur f~abrtcatin
plants. IN ouf drafting rooms an
IN ouT offices Tram work EhAIi b
oQrk ana let no man d group 0
men sweFse ~ from our course ani
purpose In fact | shall here anl
nos pledee % the Maritime Com
mission and 70 our Government eael
and everyone Of Us. lie fusies
measure Of effort and loyalty
A v. Moore. president Of IA
Moore -NacCarmack Lines, owne
and Operator Of 10 ahips approx
mateiy the am alxe and design q
the boats built here. announced tina
only last ueek hts company had &c
lfyered 20 the Navy iua first Eesax
called tine Marnaepenn. anofhe
vessel Of C-3 design He state
thai they liked the name 70 waI
thai the boat being launched va
given the 1ams name
ships Property Of Nation
The reason the United States 4
the midst OF The greatest shlphuild
ing program q ia history. whe.
mc9t Of the major nations Of ia
world are az war. Is because Of nee
essfty for producing tonnage to car
~ the commerce OF she Unite
States 20 and from all parts Of IA
world There Is another reason
that Is the necessity Of creating
second arm Of National Defense
lie referred % tfIe address 0f 40
nitral Land. chairman Of TIE u
Maritime Commission to the Pro
pTLieF Club IN which the latter sal
the Merchant Marine win not b
Anyoocys property 10 do with as a
likes. until the present emergenc
Is vel passed. Admiral Land point