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Show SS Logan Victory Joins Nation's Cargo Fleet Richmond, Cal., Jan. 16. Carrying the good wishes of the entire Cache Valley in Utah, the SS Logan Victory, a trim new 10,800-ton cargo ship named for the city of Logan, was launched today in Yard Two of the Permanents Metals Corporation here. Sponsoring the Logan was Mrs. Isabell P. Baugh, Logan's first Gold Star mother, and wife of Wilford F. Baugh, business man and civic leader who participated par-ticipated in the program as "triggerman." Assisting were Lieutenant Rosella Stuart, formerly of Millville in the valley, now an army nurse stationed O-at the Oakland Regional hospital hos-pital nearby, and Miss Maxine Petersen, employed in the Logan telephone office, as maids of honor. Miss Ruth Baugh, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baugh, and Mrs. Lenore Edwards, formerly of the Cache valley and now employed in Yard One where the ship was built, were the flower bearers. They presented beautiful sprays of orchids, a gift of the shipyards, to Mrs. Baugh and her attendants. At the close of the formal program, pro-gram, Master of Ceremonies M. G. Vanderwende, assistant general manager of the shipyard, announced an-nounced "30 seconds 20 seconds to go 10 seconds." Mrs. Baugh pronounced the words "I christen thee SS Logan Victory" and smashed the bottle v across the bow of the towering vessel. At the same instant Mr. Baugh released the trigger. He pushed down a regular ship's telegraph tele-graph lever which was connected to the last iron wedge under the keel, the single remaining brace that held the ship in her place on the ways. When the wedge was released the huge hull started majestically ly down the waxed ways and slid swiftly into the waters of San Francisco bay, to the cheers of the crowd and then noise of ship, yard whistles. The crowd on the launching platform pressed forward for-ward to see the Logan hit the water. The hull sent up a shower of spray as the workmen on board dropped the temporary anchors which halted her prog, ress into the channel. Soon after the launching the Logan Victory was towed- to the outfitting dock' where other workmen began equipping her with cargo booms and other apparatus ap-paratus to make her ready for service on world sea lanes where she will carry munitions to our far-flung fighting fronts. Mr. Baugh, prinoipal speaker at the ceremony, wished Godspeed God-speed to the Logan in a brief message which he gave on behalf of the officials and citizens of the city. "I wish to express our gratitude grati-tude to the shipyard and to the U. S. Maritime Commission for being selected to name this ship," he said. "We recognize the efforts of the shipbuilders of the nation in this war emergency. emer-gency. May the Logan Victory carry on against the ruthless enemies until freedom is again established on earth, and may the name 'Logan' be an omen of safety for this ship forever." A prayer for Divine protection for the Logan was voiced by Victor Lindblad of Berkeley, formerly for-merly of Logan and an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Lindblad is now a Boy Scout council executive ex-ecutive for Contra Costa county and Berkeley. Mr. Vanderwende, before introducing in-troducing the speakers, paid tribute trib-ute to the city of Logan, declaring: declar-ing: "In naming these Victory ships for cities throughout our land, the Maritime Commission pays tribute to the people of America whose courage, effort and com. mon goal they symbolize. The i citizens of Logan, Utah, are be-I be-I ing honored in the name-giving j ceremony for this gTeat ship and well-earned is this recognition of a typical American city. "With food products a top essential es-sential of our war procram, Logan's Lo-gan's sugar beet factories, canneries, can-neries, textile mills and milk ! condenserics are operating to ca-j ca-j parity. In addition, thousands of I radio equipment sets are packed there to be shipped overseas. I With 1700 of Logan's sons in the ' armed forces, it is understandable that residents have surpassed every ev-ery quota in War Bond and other fund drives." He recounted Logan's growth from a settlement started by fur trappers to its present stature (Continued on page Eight) S. S. LOGAN VICTORY JOINS NATION'S GIANT CARGO FLEET (Continued from page One) as an agricultural, educational and religious center. The Logan Victory was the 580th vessel launched by the Permanente Metals Corporation and the 643rd to be put down by all four of the Henry Kaiser shipyards ship-yards here. She was on the ways 52 days from keel-laying to launching. launch-ing. As soon as she is outfitted she will be given a short sea trial and then turned over to the Maritime, Commission for operation. oper-ation. A large group of former Logan, Utah residents now living in the San Francisco Bay area attended the launching Tuesday of the SS Logan Victory at the Kaiser shipyards here. Invitations were sent to the following: from Oakland, Oak-land, Dr. and Mrs. Homer S. For-noff, For-noff, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bstow, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman P. Burnham; form Berkeley, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Russell, Mrs. Mary J. Burnham, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan G. Tolman, Mr. and Mrs. Richard w! Young, Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Bprrett, Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Baer. Mr. and Mrs . Denzel C. Allen, Mr. and Mrs Marion D. Redford, Mr. and Mrs i Wesley T. Odell, Mr. and Mrs i David Moosman, Dr. Malcolm H. Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W . McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Victor ; Llndblad, Mrs. Olive Lindblad . , Major and Mrs. Le Roy Gardner, ; Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Erickson Mr and Mrs. A. D. Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Von T. Ellsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Silas T. Eggen, Mr. and Mrs Kirke M. Decker, Mr. and Mrs David M. Cox, Mr. and Mrs Dil worth C. Binton, and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Trueblood; from Al bany, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E Rowland, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. John T Nielsen, Mr. and Mrs. George w' H.ckman; from other localities', Mr- and Mrs. Douglas -P. Larson, Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs R D Richardson, Auburn; Mr 'and Mrs. George c. Hanson, Mrs Zing Pitkin Hansen, Alameda-' Captain and Mrs. Woodrow P Wilson. Car, IT,. .- -, iiouubuo jyir and Mrs. Walter W. Barrett, El Cer-nto. Cer-nto. Ja attendance were Marine btaff Sergeant and Mrs. John D Thornley of San Francisco, for'-mer for'-mer Utanns. Staff Sergeant Thorn-ley, Thorn-ley, formerly attached to the Marine Ma-rine Corps office at Idaho Falls now is in the department of the Pacific at San Francisco. Mrs Thornley is a native of Logan |