Viewing page 77 of 101

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

146
land belonging to the Carnegie family. Some large substantial buildings on it. Water towers etc. About 1 P.M. slipped in at [[underline]] Fernandina. [[/underline]] Beautiful weather all day. Small town with wharves along front where fisherman - [[underline]] mostly Portuguese or Italians or Spanish [[/underline]] - deposit their fish and [[underline]] prawns [[/underline]] which they bring in from the sea in small sailboats with auxiliary power. Gasoline supplied on wharf by Standard Oil Co. and by Gulf refining Co.
Went to see the [[underline]] Lieutenant Commander of the Naval Reserve to obtain further [[/underline]] permit for navigation. He tells me no further
[[end page]]
[[start page]]
147
permit is necessary.  The name is [[underline]] Scott N. Thompson. [[/underline]] Is evidently a volunteer, a civilian who seems to have considerable experience in internal combustion engines. Knew all about [[underline]] Naval Board and Bakelite and Velox and how Bakelite [[/underline]] is made.  Seems to be a man of [[underline]]self education,[[/underline]] who has read much about scientific and engineering subjects. Drove me around in his automobile to show the island on which the town is built. There is a large substantially built hotel, mission style, but it is unoccupied. In the wood saw evidence of ease with which artesean wells can be bored here. One big street - modest residences but both pretty.
[[end page]]