Page 2nd Cover: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (December 15, 1971)

Telling it Hke it Was

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Don't Sell Our Merchant Marine Short!

By R.S. Neblett

If the United States follows its usual policy of appease- ment after this war as it did after World War I, our har- bors will soon be filled with rusting hulks of ships that cost our taxpayers in the neighborhood of fifteen billion dollars. We will also sink a large portion of our Navy, dismantle our shipyards and then borrow money from our citizens to loan to foreign nations for the upbuilding of competitive fleets. vWe Must Not Fumble with Our Merchant Marine"

In an address at the National Maritime Day Dinner of the Propeller Club in New York, Vice Admiral Earle W.

Mills, U.S.N , assistant chief of the Bureau of Ships, Navy

Department, warned that twice the United States was seriously unprepared on the eve of war as regards ships and shipyards. A third failure, he declared, will be inex- cusable and could mean disaster for us all!

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Maritime Unions Ask 22-35c Rise

And a 40-Hour Week at Parley American Shipyards Complete W ar Task of Building 50,000,000 dwt of ^^^^^^^

Merchant Ships and 8,300,000 Tons of Naval Vessels 65c Base PAY plan doomed IN SENATE

During the four war years, American shipyards produced 4889 steel merchant vessels of over 2000 gross tons each with a total deadweight capacity of 52,875,603 tons. In addition, a total of 110,965 Navy vessels were turned out including 1323 combatant and 109,642 auxiliary types.

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Into Space,

CONTACT WITH MOON

ACHIEVED BY RADAR

IN TEST BY ARMY '94 was the year that Ralph R. Bailey launched his first company to serve the marine industry, in an office smaller than a stateroom. He established a policy of providing the best merchandise at a fair price, but most important, rendering a fast, efficient service that few could match.

From an organization that originally served only the New

York waterfront, Bailey now operates from headquarters in

Brooklyn, N.Y. and three strategically located branches in the U.S., and makes shipments to ports and shipyards in almost all parts of the world.

Three companies now specialize in different phases of refrigeration and air conditioning, not only in the marine industry but in the industrial and commercial fields as well.

A fourth company supplies all types of marine furniture. *\\ ifis'r niversary- 195

Ba"-ey

As we approach the quarter century mark with Ralph Bailey at the throttle, we continue at "full speed ahead." If your plans include a complete new system, a conversion, altera-tion or repair...or if you require emergency service at any hour, flash your SOS to Bailey.

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