All Hands Naval Bulletin - Aug 1941

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5t.being of h i s fellow-man, w i l l9 ever receive a worthy homage. 3** --Abbott.* ** %J$ j ( +( 4 4 qp +( i t 3- x- $6 45 46 * % $6 * 35SECRETARY KNOX ADDRESSES TGDAL HOLDERS

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox addressed the ar,nual meethe o f t h eLegion of Valor a t Fort Sheridan near C'lii.cago July 28,t h e f i f t y - f i r s t of the A r m y and Navy Legion of Valor which w as founded 5.n1890.Navy Cross, D istinguished Serv ice C r o s s , and t h e Congressiona l Medal- o fThis sess ion was

Membership of the organization i s composed of r e c i p i m ts of t h eHonor.

The Secretary of tha Navy rece nt ly addressed a l e t t e r t o Bir. CharlesIVilliam Helmick, Parkersburg, Bd st Virginia, comwndine h i s l a t e son, I r aMack Helmick, Ssamnn Second Class, U . S. Navy, dcceased, who l o s t h i s l i f ei n a t tempt ing t o rescue n woman from drovmi.r!g a t Ocean V i e w , Norfolk, V i r -ginia, on August 4 , 1940,

The Secretary s ta te d t h a t !!Ira BIack Helmick's hero ic conduct on t h eoccasion rcferred to i s i n keeping with t h? bes t braditinn:: o f t h e NavalService!', and h i s case has bccn re fe r red to t he S e c r e t z q o f the Treasuryf o r th c award of a s i lv er Li fe Saving Xcdal.


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,OUTSTANDING(Cont.)held rece nt ly in 'f lashington, D. C . , Brig. Geri. Frank T. Hines, adminis-t r a t o r o f the Veterans' Administration, pres ented a medal t o WilliLmH.Ilj-&e, Yeoman IC ,U.S.N.R., f o r being named the outstanding enl-isted mrmf o r 1940 i n t h e F i r s t B a tt al io n, Naval Reserve. Higbe has been a membt?rof the Organized Reserve since 1936 and has been o n ac t i v e du ty f o r somet i m e i n th e Naval Reserve Division , fhireau o f Navigation.

MElllORfAL SERVICEUSS 0-93:OO p.m.22 June, 1.94.1a t Sea o f f Portsmouth, N.H...

A t 1500 on 22 June 1941 he USS PENACOOK l e f t t h s dock en rou t e t othe scene of the s inking o f t h c USS 0-9. The IBS PENACOOK arr iv ed about1700 near the USS FALCON moored a t the loca t ion o f t h e USS 0-9, Presentwere the USS TRITON, USS TIKIUT, USS GIUWADIER, USS G R A Y L I N G , USS 0-3,USS 0-10, USS CHEIVINK, USS V P X O N , USS YAQl;Ih!A, ILARIZZET T. LANE, CoastGuard, USS B ADGER , and several- ot he r cr a f t . They formed a c i r c l e nearthe loca t ion o f t h e USS 0-9, a t which place the USS TRITON took her posi-t ion .The party conducting t h e menlorial service, including the HonorableFrank Knox, Secre ta ry of the N c l v y , w m t aboard t h e 1JSS TRITON and werereceived by Rear Admiral Edwards and his s t a f f . Radiomen and U. S. Marines

formed the guard of honor.deck of the TRITON. Memorial service w a s begun when flag:: were half-mastedand a 21-gun s a l u t e fi ro d . Chapl.ain Ilorner G. G l u n t , U. S. Navy, read thescr ipt ure s and offere d p r q e r .Navy, spoke the following eulogy:-

Four la r g e wreaths were placed on t he a f t e r -The Honorable Frmk Knox, Secretary of th e

"1 want the people of thty IJnitcd Stztes t o rem:dmb?r t h a t these menEveiy m a n 2nd o f f i c e r i n t h eent t o t h e i r f a t e w il l in g l y as Voluntccrs.Submarine Scrvicc. must bo a volunteer f e r that survict? . The f i r s t dutyi n such a country as ours i s dc9'srise in t i m i ? o f dnngm. Ilcfenso meansnecessary risk. These mcn incurrsd such r i s k . With a l l t h e convictiono f which I a m capable, 1 say tha t our count ry v r l l l l a s t only 80 long ast he r e are men l e f t t o make such sacrifices. ( T ~ L ec re tmy of the Navymovod t o xil, s t rs tched out his hands as if tctlltirig t o the wavcs.) Toyou and your shipmates we say Goodbye ,md GO D BLESS YOU.t t

Volleys were fi.r ed by t he ldarinc guzrd o f honor.during nhich time wreaths were c a st a d r i f t on the? open sea.Tzps were sounded,

This Memorial s c rv i cc was broadcast fron; th z scene by sh or t wavc t oTBZ and was transmittcd over three national networks.-2 3:- * 36

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MANUFACTURING COMPANm A W A ~ ~ E DRDNAXCEFLAGt h e Naval Ordnance f l ag f o r outs t&mding erform&&? i n th e product ion ofNavy ordnance mat eria l were recentky announced by Secretary Knox,

The awards were made i n t h e o f f i c e of Secre ta ry Knox on Ju ly 25, 134-1.Inc luded i n the l i s t of companies are producers of armor, g m s , proj?c-t i l e s , e q l o s iv e s , g u n f i r e con tro l equipment, rm g 3 fi nd er s, and hinocu-l am, control equipment f a r gun mounts, machine gun pa r t s , depth chargethrowers, nicke l f o r g u n s 2nd armor, make screzn emer a to rs , dep th chargeconta iners , ca r t r idga cases, powder tmks, gun mounts, ?mi gun br%?chhousings.The companies, which w i l l have t h e r i g h t t o f l y the Ordnance f l a e a skrmn Corporation, B r o o k l y n , N, Y ,; Bausch 5; Loxb Qpticd. Co., Rocllester,

a mark of d i s t i n c t i o n , are t h c following:

N . Y,; Caneron Iron Works, IIouston, Texas; E. I, DuPont de Nemours Cow,ITilnd.n&ton, Delaware; Yishcr Bo@ Nvisian, Ch3neral Mators Corprat ion,D e t ro i t , Mic!T.igan; Ford I n s t m c r i t Go,, Mng f s l znd ci ty , K . Y.) Int2rRa-t i onal Nickel Go., Huntinq+Yon, West Vircinia; Keuffsl & Esscr Co. ,'Hoboken,N. J. ; !lidvale Company, Eicctova (Phi lxle lphia), Pcnnsyhr i i a ; BEehlz Pr in t -i ng Press & lJctnufa,cturing Go, , Chicaqo, i 1 I Ino i s ; N o r r i s Stamping Co., LOSAngeles, California; Northern P ~ Jo,, Kirinaapoiis, Itfinnesota; Follakhkmufacturing Co, , Arlington, If, J. ; in6 t h e Textile ?&.chins Vorks, Read-ing, Pennsylvania.Ehployees of t h m e companies w e o be l ike wis e honorcd f3 r t h c i r partThey -,vi11.1 c l ig ib lc t o wunr l c fpe ln a t t a in i n g t h z production progress.buttons bearing the Buronu of Ordnance insigni:i wit'n t h a i n s c r i p t i o n , ''Efor Production," and thl: ntnc o f t h c i r comp:.nies.Th6 Ordnance insignia, which a l so q p c a r s ori t h e f l ag , i s t he famil iardesign o f "crossed Dahlgron guns nx i :mchor.ltt o denote exce l lence i s a U. S a M o y custom dating back t o 1996, Paintedon a funnel, com ing tower, bridgc, o r . t,urrr?t,i t signalizes c r m Z X C C -l e n c e i n t h e vz.ri.oiis depczrtments of gunnt:ly, mgineerint;, nnci s i ?ams h i F .

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.i,..(Cont.)material ," th e President wrote, ' 0

"It s e e m t o me t h a t i t would be w e l l , t u continue t o recognize suchmer i t as the product ion schedule moves a l q ,!!Each successful ac t o f t h e aggressor nat ions makes u s more keenlyaware that we must accelerate the production of t he mate r i a l s f o r n a t i o n j ldefense,a i r c r a f t a r e n o t f i g h ti n g t i ni t s w it ho ut t h e i r guns and weapons.The Navy i s t h e f i r s t l i n e of that defense and i t s ships and"1 r e ca l l t h a t when I was i n t,he Navy Department i n th e l a s t Worldp U t s act ive ly cooperat, ing i n th e production of Ordnance materialt o fly t h e Naval. Ordnzticc f l a g .broader plan reviving similar use of t h i s insignia and i t sI be l i eve i t would be wellproud t rad i t ion ,"1 a m sure t h a t s u c h a program mould grovide an incen t ive f or allmanufacturers and. f o r t h e working m m and women i n t h s na ti on who aremaking an ever more determined e f f o r t f o r natfonal defense.tIA l l o f t h e 14 companies nmed Lbovo by t he Secre t ary a re ab reas t o r

Other compmies which are found by th e Bureau t o beahead o f t h e i r con t rac t schedu les , snd th i s i s only a prel iminary l i s t ,the Secretary said,making similar progress w i l l rzceiva the awards,'ISome compmies today are up t o s c h d u l e , Othersare laggin g f o r variou s reasons," th e Secret::ry said i n FL l s t t e r t o ,dlconcerns which are producing ordnance f o r thr, Navy.

Some a r e ahead.

"We of t h e Navy f e e l t h a t t h o s e companies which have found the methods&inagement and workers should b e j l rs t ly proudby which gr ea te r production of Naval Ordnance mattxijls can bs rzchieveda r e e n t i t l e d tD recognit ion,o f t h e i r s uc ce ss ,

V e 3x9 sure that America2 industry i s going t o see t h i s j o b of arm-ing America through t o th e end, not, for. m.ztcri=tl.rewards, but f o r p a t r i o t i cmotives which this incent ive pLin q q m b o l i z c s!We a re going t o ask miracles i l l produrt lon. W e rd11 get miracles ifI know the men and women of Ancricc: xho compos? industrJ.!l

FORTY DAYS PROGRESS REPORTED I N NAVAL CONSTIZUCTAONThe Navy Department r e c e n tl y announced t h a t S.n t he forty -da y p er io dfrom June 1, 1941, t o July 10, 3.941, xcel l en t p rogress i n th e naval con-s t r u c t i o n p r o g r m i s r e fl ec te d i n t h e f a c t t h a t kee l s hw e been Laid fw42 naval vessels , and that 22 vcs sds have been launched,Keels l a i d i n t he period ingluder

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FORTY DAYS 1 PROGRESS REPORTED I N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION(Cont. 1

Three cruisers - IJSS BOSTON, USS SANTA FE, and USS TALLAHASSEEFive submarines - USS BARR, USS BLOCKFISM, USS WAHOO, USS WHALE,and USS PETO, .Fi f teen des t royers - USS FRANKFORD, USS PARKER, USS FHAZIER, US3GANSEVOORT, USS GILLESPIE, USS HOBBY, USS KALK,USS DORAN, USS EARLE, USS HALFORD, USS LEUTZE,USS CAPPS, USS D A V I D V. TAYLOR, USS CWCTON, andUSS DRYSON.S i x Minesweepers - USS SHELDRAKE, USS PLUCK, USS POSITIVE, USS POWER,USS RADIANT, and USS V I C T O R .Two seaplane tenders - USS ROCKAWAY and USS SAM PABLO.Eight sub-chasers.Three m o t o r torpedo boats.

Ships launched i n the per iod were:One battleship - U S 3 SOUTH DAKOTA.One submarine - USS FLYING FISH.Two dest royers - USS FC)RWST and USS FITCH.Eight Minesweepers - IJSS CHACHALACA, USS SKIUhER, USS T A P A C O L A , USSDEFIANCE, USS D O M I N A N T , t h e USS ENDURANCE, and theUSS ADAMANT.One Minelayer - USS TERROR.Two sub-chasers.


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SpolaTsom DESIGNATEDI_con t , )\

The BAILEY i s t h e t h i r d v e s s e l of tha t name, and no date has as y e tbeen s e t f o r t h e launching.u.s.s, C m I E--

rs. E t h e l Cowie Robinson, wi fe of Captain Clyde R . Robinscn, U . S.Navy, and daughter. of the l a t e R e a & h i r a l Thomas Jefferson Cowis, SupplyCorps, U, S, Navy, will S E ~ V L ~s sponsor f o r th e U.S.S. C O W I E , which 1::scheduled f o r launching i n cnrly September o f this yoar.U.S.S. I D R A N1 estroyer

Mrs. Pa t r i ck J , Hurley, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, w i l l scrve assponsor f o r t h e U.S.S. DORAN, rimed i.n honor of he r b ro t her , the l a t eChief Master-at-Arms, John Jaws Doran, U . S. Navy.The DORAN i s the second vc-sscl of that name. No de f in i t e l aunchingdate has as ye t been se t .

Edrs. Louise Van H, Ingerso l l , wife of Rear Admiral- Royal E. 1ngt.r-s o l l , U. S. Navy, Assis tan t Chief of Naval Operations, I k v Y Departmznt,W i l l a c t as sponsor f o r t h e I1.S.S. GATO, whjch i s scheduled f o r ls?unehingi n August of t h i s y e a r,

Mrs. Rachel Holmes, w i f c of Rear Admirial Ral.ston HoLTes, U. S. N a . q r ,Member of the General Board, NJ,~TT;~F epartment, w l l l be sponsor of t h eU.S.S. GREENLING, which m i l l be launched i n Septcmbor' of t h i s y m r .

hlrs. Albert T. Church, wife of Rear Adndral Albcrt T. Church, U.S.N.,Director of the Engineering Experimental Strct,ion, L?napolis, lW., d1.1serve as sponsor f o r the GROIJPEI?, -{


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SPONSORS D E S G N A T E D* ' ( con t , )

w i l l serve as sponsor f o r the U.S,S. G R O I ~ E R , which i s s c h x h l e d for launch-ing i n November o f this year.U.S,S. HADDOCK

(Submarine)!YES. iYilliam Henry Allen, w i f e of Rear Admiral William Henry Allen,IJ. S, Navy, Commandant of t h e Si x th ,md Scventh Naval Districts and ofthe Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C , , w i l l serve as sponsor f o r th e 1J.S.S.HADDOCKThis submarine i s named f o r the IIaddock, which i s a small food fish,a l l i e d t o but smaller than the cod, found on both s ides o f the At lant ic .She i s scheduled f o r launching i n October, 1941.

U . . . K N I G H T(Destroyer

Mrs. Forres t B. Koyd, wife o f Com.mder Forrest B. Eoy~ZL, U. S. Navy,U . S. Naval Mission t o R raz il , will Serve 3 s sponsor f o r t h e U.S.S. K?J I GHT,named i n honor of he r f a t he r , the l a t e Rear Admiral Austin Melvin Knight,U , S. Navy,

The ' K N I G H T w i l l bl? launchzd i n Scptember, 1941.u, s. MccooK(Destroyw)

Mrs. Reed Knox of Bqm Mawr, Pcnnsylvania, will serve as sponsor fort h e U.S.S. b k C O O K xmed i n honor o f h e r gran dfa ther , t h e l a t e Comn-anderRoderick S. McCook, U , S. Navy.The McCOOK, t h e second vesso l of t h a t name, has not as y z t had a da t ese t f o r launching,

U.S. . NICHOLAS(Dejt r o y r )-

Mrs. Edward B. Tryon of Lionvi l l c , P a , , ~ ~ 1 . 1 .erve as sponsor f o r t h eU.S.S. NICHOLAS named i n honor o f h c r er ,~at , -er~~st -~~reat -Grar idfathcr ,h el a t e Major Samuel Kicholas, IT. S , Marine Corps,

Tho NICHOLAS, second vt:ssel of t h ~ . t ame, i s scheduled f o r launching .i n September, 1941,U.S.S. SN J U A N(Cruiser )

Mrs. Margaritn Coll de Santor i , of New York City, mill Genre as sponsorNEVER TALK &OUT YOUR K I R K t;XEj?j OFF DUTY

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SPONSORS DFSXNATED- (Cent.)-"f o r t h e U.S.S. SAN J U A N , nmqd i n honor.o$ the C i t y o f San Juan, FuertoElico.t he Board of Commissioners 01' t he C i t y o f San Juan,She i s t h e dauch te r of Xi-. Cayetano Coll. y Cuchi, President of

The U.S.S. SAN J U A I i i s the second vessel of t h t name and i s echcd-uled for launching i n August of thi % year.U.S.S. TERRY- ( D e s t r O v e r )

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The U. S. Wavd. A i r Station, Dutch H n r b o r , Alaska, will g ? ert,:zblislLr,das of September 1, 1941, he da t e of comnissioning. The s t a t i o n i s lo -cated on Asnaknak Island.X. Upc?agraff, U . S. N z i v y . Thc commanding o f f i c e r xi11 be Commndur W i l l i q . m

The Navjr Dcpartmxt reccntl;; znriounc-ci cst Ibli;hmmt of m i l rermor-ship a t the %x-il Rases and Sti.?tions cct?.hljshcd on t r i r r i t o r y lczscd fromGredt Britain. Th(3 censorship, whi rh will be conducted by Americm n:zv?lo f f i c s r s :it thc var ious s t 3 t i o n s , 5:; I n int-.reE; of preserving sxv, r i . tyand mcessary bccmsc of tht. i n t -rlockj.n$ iJlti!r?St,:i o f th 5 Ur,itcd St s t esand P r i t i s h a c t i v i t i e s i n ths ? m z s .

Sccretary of t h e N q y KrttJx rn,cLmtly znr!o;mccd ttic T ~ E ~ E Sssigned t otwo submarinss bu il di ng 2 t t h r : Fi:iyy Y v d , 1J:irc- Isl:Ln?, t-nd seventy-fourauxiliary vessels under construction i n p r i w t c y?rrls,

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A t , rop i ca l At l sn t i c f i s h .A f r e sh - mt e r f i s h of the Great Lakcs region.

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NAMES ASSIGNED TO SEVENTYSIX U . S. KAVAL VESSELS(Cont )_I"-HOPI

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A member of the Pueblo tr-ibe o f ShoshoneanIndians i n N. E. Arizona. Famous f o r t h e i rs k i l l i n farming, weaving, dyeing, and em-broider ing.An American I nd ian tr i b e o f the wes te rn p la ins .About :L,6OG su rv iv e i n 0kl.ahoma.A t r i b e of AmerS.can Indians o f Algonkin stock,which lived about the Nenomjnee River, Northwesto f Lakc Kchigan.Wisconsin.One of a t r i b c of Xorth American Indians o fCaddoan s tock . Row on th2 Oakland reservation,Oklahoma.Xembcrs o f th e Slouxan s t ock Indians o r speci-fj d l y o f th? Dakotas,Ons o f thrl Shwhonean t r i b e American Ind ian s.Now confincd n os t l y to a reserv nt ion i n Colorado.

Some 1,700 now sur vi ve i n

AT QUOIJS?:T-UINT, R. I .On Saturday, July 12, 1941, the new Naval A i r St a t i on a t QuonsetPoint , R . I . , was corrnissioried. The Honorable rialph A . Bard, Rssistant

Secre ta ry o f t h e Navy, ddiv(:red the comnissioning ad dm ss . ldany high-

NAVAL TORFEPG STATION, A L E X A N D R I A , VA. ESTARLISIEDThe Navy DepartmeRt recently announced cstahlisbmsnt o f t h e NavalTorpedo St at io n, Alcxaridria, Vir gin iz, w it h Captain Robert W. Hayler,

U. S. Kavy, as Wr~vc,lInsTcctor of Grdnance S.n Charge, under cogn izanceo f t h e Bureau o f Onlnance, The s ta t ion w a s t s t nb l i sned 3s o f JU1y 1, 1941.LIPREADERS VATCH ITUSPERERS-

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C H A H G F 3 OF DUTY--=-Three, on June 30, 1941.U . S. Navy, who has orders t o duty as Commandant of the Norfolk NavyYard.

He mill r e l i e ve Rear A h i r a l F e l i x X. CiygaX,

On assuming comnand, Captain B i c i w e l l , who i s o n t he s e l ec t i on l i s tf o r promotion, mi11 assume the rank and h o i s t t h e f l a g of ?,ear Admiral.Captain John F. Shafroth, U. S. Kavy, Director o f the Naval ReserveDivision, Bureau of Nmigation, re l ie ve s Captain Ridwell as Assis tantChief o f the Bureau of Navigation.

C A P T A I N CHAPLINE TO D.IRECT NAVAL RESERVE DIVISIOI\TThe Navy Department amounced recently that Captain Vancs D . Chap-l i n e , V. S. Kavy, commnding o f f i c e r of thrf U.S.S. PI-IIfLADELP!IB, has

becn ordered t o duty as Director o f t h e Naval Resorve Divis ion , Bureauof Navigation, reporting i n Septankcr, 19.41.John F. Shafroth, U. S. ?Tavy, who has been 5rar;sfcrred t o duty as Assis-t an t Chief of t h e Bureau of F avi gat ion , Navy Depnrtment.He w i l l succced Captain

CAPTAIIi FRUCIiT ORDERED TO F J T YV I T H M A R I T W COI.3USSICNThe Navy Department r ec en tl y announced t h a t Ca ptain Max 14. Frucht,

U. S. Navy, (Ret,) has been called t o act ive duty and has bceli assignedt o duty with the U. S. Maritime Commission a t Honolulu, T. 11.

DI2, JEROlE HUNSAKEZ TO COORDINATERESEARCH AND DEWLOPI"EYT

o f D r . Jerome C . Hunsaker, one o f th e na t io n 's ou ts tanding sc ie n t i s t s ,as coordinator o f rescarch and clevnlopment f o r t h e K~1c1v-yDepartment.D r . Iiunsaker, of th c Kassachuset ts In st i t ut e of Technolog?r, w i l lserve as chairman of a ncwPjr established Kava1 Rzsearch and DevelopmentRoard, v;hich w i l l be composed also of rcpresentat ives o f thc Chief o fN an 1 Opzr;itions, Bureau of Shi?s, Rurcav of Ordnzncc, Burcau o f Aero-nautics, arid Rurcau of Yards and Docks.A t the s,wa t ime, th e Secretary o f the Xavy announced that D r . Hun-sakar a l so had bcen designated as t h e IJavy member of the Council o f th eOffice o f Scientific Rsse,?rch and Devdopment established by Vhite Rous?Executive Order Junc 28, 154-1.Captzin Lybrand P . Smith, U . S . Nnvgr, i s dtsignatcd Assistant Coor-d ina tor of Rcscarch arid Dcv Aopment, and as Navy D2partment member o f

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.NN&D OF SCXOLiRSHIPS(Cont.)

Spiccr , the son of Y n j o r Donald Spiccr, U. S. I:iIarinc Corps and t o ilk.Edmund Thcodorc Clark, t h c son o f Lieutenant Joseph A. Clark, U.S. Navy,hiajor Spiccr i s on dut y a t t hc Naval War Collcgc, Ncwport, madeIsland and Lieutenant Clerk a t thc Navy Ymd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvmia.These scholarships are offered by Judgc Frank P. Douglass, OklahomaCity, Oklahoma, t o boys e n t i t l e d t o Presidential appointmcnts t o the NzvalLcademy as 2 r e s u l t of t hc i r f a t hc r s t naval s e rv i ce.

OEtont8. Junior CollegeThe Navy Department rccc nt ly announced a m r d of sch olarsh ips offeredby Ogontz Junior College of Ogontz School, Pennsylvmia. Hiss DrtbneyRamlings, t h e daugh ter of Commander H. L. Rawlings o f 3133 SonnecticutAvenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., was avardcd the f u l l schol3rsh ip fo rt v m years.sch olc rsh ips were awarded t o Eiss Xary Eli zab eth Noyer, th c daughter ofCaptain J. J. hfoycr, U.S. Navy, 719 Eighth St re et , Coronado, Cal ifor nia ,and t o EPriss Beverley Old, th e daughter of C om n de r F. P. Old, U. S. Navy,of 5709 Nevada Avenue, Northwest, Vashington, D.C.c o m w d of the U.S.S. D I X I E .Navy Department.

Commander Rawlings i n on d ut y i n t h e Navy Department. P a r t i a l

Captain Moycr i s i nLieutemnt Commander Old i s on d uty i n t h eIiEss Rawlings i s a graduate of Saint Cathc r inels School o f Richmond,Virginia; lkiss Noycr i s a graduate of Coronado High School, Coronado,Cal i forn ia ; Miss Old has f ini sh cd one yecr a t Scripp s College, Clarenont,Cal i fc rn ia .These scholarsh ips a r e of fe red by the t r u s t e e s o f Ogontz School t othc daughters o f Naval Academy gr adu ate s on ac t i v e duty.

I N THE NBFGh HUNDRED YEXRS ACD

Greater Naval Force Nmdcd i n th e P aci f icThe Secretary of t h e Navy has rec eiv ed a l e t t e r from t h e commandingof f i ce r of t he U.S.S. (Fr iga te) Cons t i tut ion (Old I ronside s) now i n Chileanwaters i n which he ind ica t es t he need fo r s t rcngthening the Pac i f i c squa-dron.EnglandThe Pa ci fi c fo rc e now cons is ts of one fr i g a t e and tw o miled schooners.and France maintain a considerably larger f o rc e i n t3is area.The American whaling trade, now unprotected, i s vcry CXtensive. A tth e present t ime there are 500 American wha,ling ve ss el s o pe ra tin g i n th e

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MARDlE DETACHiENT SDIT TO LONDON~ (Cant,)

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U. S. Ymrines had arrived i n London s a f e and i n t a c t a f t e r - a r a t h e r a b n o pmal and in terr upt ed crossing.The Narines will facil i tate communications between the various United

S t a t e s o f f i ce s l oca t ed t he r e .Ehbassy and the establishment of sepa rat e o f f i ce s t he r e , tlI5.s serv ic e hasbeen g re at ly needed f o r some time,Due t o th e g re at expansion of work of the

- .These FLarines_will al so assist as fire-wat.chers and i n this work TYi2.1serve t o relfev-, he already over3urdened Bnbassy s taf f ,

The fol?-oving in T J it a ti o c as been ex-tendtd t o the American aiarineFra te rn i t>- (Kcrth, Sd:ith2 E z s t and Fest Eeep Sea, Inland Xaterways axdGreat Lakes) by J, L e x i s Luckenbach, C h a i r m a n o f th? Idcrchant Yarine Con-f erencc Coin-mLttee:"On behaXf of t h e Anericm !\krchant Karine Conference Com-mit tee and or" Tine Propeller Club of the Uni ted States , we extendt o you a most c o rd i al and s i x e r e i n v i t a t i o n t o a t t en d t h e ?Xi?-t e en th AnnuAL Conver ition of the Propel ler Club o f th e Uni tedS t a t e s and t h c American Mmchant Marine Confcrence i n Sari Fran-

cisco, October 21, 22, 23 and 24, 194.l."The Pr op el le r Club, Por t of San iFxncisco w i l l be our hostt h i s ye ar.t h e l a rges t and m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g c on ve ntio n a d conference i n ourhistory-and t h e r e i s c v c ~ y n d i c a ti o n t h a t t h z s c objec t ives w i l lbe a t ta ined .

Local and nat ion al cormit tees a re working t o assurc

"In addi t ion t o t h c convc2tion sess ions , tthc imFortat t h e r -ic an T\!Crchant I: xi n: Zon.",rrncc vi11 again be held f o r the pres-entat ior , and discuss ioc o,? problems a f f c c t i ng our indust ry.Strongly endorszd b- thc 'x:-t.ii;ic Corn-ission, by govcrrment o f f i -c i a l s and le,?di?r.-. i r i rkm5.cm shipping . I f a i r s i n 211 scc t ionsof t h e co7mti2i, i t ?ill gain 2rovide a forum and a meeting placef o r Amcrican m ~ h cbr: oi' t h s sca, t hc va t cmays a d h e lakes.

!!Part icular a i kentior i s bcing given t o arrzrlgcnents for del-ega tes ' and ili.sT-t37-s m j o p c n t d urin g t h e i r >%sit o San Frmcisco.m t c r t a i m x n t . f cat i~i -es v!-li include i r i f o r m a l gatherings, luncheons,t he mriual bTnqLict, t h e nrinual golf toulrmnent and sig hts eei ng i n'and around h i s to r i c Sax Francisco.

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-% SUBIJZISSIDN OF AMNUAL DATA CARDS 3t-% 4t3c Attent ion of all o f f i c e r s o f t he r egu l a r $6-% N a v y i s i n v i t e d t o t h e f a c t t h a t t h e an-.* ,3s nual Data Card ( N . Nav. 278) i s requi red 3:-36 on August 1. A l l of f i ce rs have been re- 36* pea tedly advised tha t t h i s card is of +** the utmost importance t o them and of t h e *3t gre a te s t va lue t o the Bureau o f Naviga- *3+ t i on i n th e ass ignment of dut ies . A t* th e present t ime , th e va lue of t h i s c a r d *3k i s even greater than under normal condi- )** minded th;t t h i s card should bo submit- -3;.* t ions , and a l l of f i ce r s a r e aga i n r e - *4:- ted promptly on the date required . %sc 3t)* be given t o t he elit,ries, and a l l d a t a>L x- 3: 4 sy z ;e x- )e 3L >L si >L 1 L > L d+ 46 zc

I n f i l l i n g o u t t h e card s t t en t ton should 4636 should be ca rc fu ll y checked. *

I, I\ ,, ,, I,

PER DIE34 ALLOTANCES OK TEMPORARYADDITIOML DW'Y TRtZVFL ORDERSConsiderable un cer tai nty has ar is en concerning pe r diem allowancesf o r of f i ce rs t ra ve l in g under temporary addi t io nal duty orders .circumstances under which the l3urea.u can legally grant a per diem allow-ance are

The three

(1)1Vhi.k t r ave l ing under repca tcd t rave l orders ;(2) Vhile tra ve li ng outsidr: the United Stat ,es;( 3 ) While t r a v el i n g i n a n ;ir t r av e l s t a tu s (which can be e i t he r byn a v a l a i r o r commercial).No other reques t s f o r a pe r diem allowance can le g al ly be granted bythe Bureau, 2nd my t emporay addi t iona l du ty orders i s sued outs ide theBureau including a pe r diem i n o thz r thar: t h e above cases w i l l be returneddisapproved.When ordered t o t r a v e l by com.crcia1 t ram por t a t ion , an of f i ce r may,

If ordered t o t r av el v ia commnrcial air, t h ei n h i s d e sc r et io n , use any a va il ab le means incl udin g commercial a i r andremain i n a mileage s te tus .reimbursement i s on a per diem basi s plu s the ac tu al cost of t ran spo r tat i on.

The Appropriation Act f o r +;he N a y # y , f i s c a l y e ar 1942, Public I a w 48,77th Congress, cxpands th e s c o p ~ f t h e 1941 appropr iat ion for "Replace-ment o f Naval Vcssslsfl and changes tha dcsignation t o "Increme and Re-A S L I P OF TYE L I P ViY G I V E A S?Y A TIP

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TRAINING COIJilSFS FOR XAVAL FBhTJTE SUPPLI COEPS(Cont .

I t i s now con t m i l a t e d t h a t app r oxha t e l y 230 adclitio nal Ensigns,SC-V(P), w i l l he ordered trJ t h e Navy Supply Corps School, Gradirate Schoolo f Business Ahj.ni.:;trat:':on, Harvard Un iver si ty , abou t September 25, X%1=Off icers of c la ss SC-'J(P) who s u c c e s s f u l Q complete t h e course ~ Z Ybe t r ans f e r r ed t 9 c l a s s SC-V(G) a n d retaineci on active duW.

Rear Adniral Ray SpcEtr (SC), U. 5. Hqy , Payxaster Cremral of theNavy, on Fri day , t J u Q ~25, addrassed tha grduati;;C c:aes c o r p s e d o f 58Reserve officers holding cormissior,s as ensiEns i n t h e Suppljr Corpz Re-serve, who have been attcencli.ng thi; Xmy Financc and Sunply School a tPhi ladelphia .due t o t h e t r a n s f e r of th e ac t i r i t i s s of th:+ Sc'.o:jl t o Boston xhere f a c i l i -t i e s have been provided a t th e Sch.c;ol of I3winess AdTinistration, HarvirdUniversi ty.School.

Theirs will be tha f inal f ; rnduat ing c l a s s at I'hil2delphia

Hereaf ter the Schod- w i : ~ l %e k nom : is Kne ;$a-q upFly C o r pA c l a s s of 420 i s now enrol led n t :k-r;ayd.Admiral Spear. i n comicnting upon t h e qiialificc.tions 2nd training c?fSupply Corps of f i ce r s , po i n t s ov, t thai; t h q ~ m X i ; r h v c s i x d t s t i nc t p ro -f e s s i ons t o master:Rai l Transportat ion, m a Ocean Transportci t ion. 32 d s o called ntten"uont o t h e f a c t t ha t, so subs t an t i a l l y has thz X m y grown ovsr thz yc.al's t h a tany one of t he nat io n' s h r g e Nayy Y a r d s tod?y ha s more econodc s igr i i f i -cance t o thz tnxpayers o f t h e m t i o n t\ an t h e mtir3 nsvs i a 5 5 . T k t : T 3f

fo r ty o r f i f t y years ago.

Purchasing , DisbursLng, ',Varchowiq, hccomt i rg ,

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T t s e m s t o r?e .i-nImtor ial whether he i s a sol2iier who has refi2.ys t u5 ied t h e a i r , o r a n a i m a n wh2 has real-ly st ixiisd land forces ; i t isthe combination of t h e kw9, never t he ec t i on o f one alone, t h s t 115ll%:*iri&success i n a f u t u r e war.

Ci i l i z a t i o n i s impossib le x ithout t rad i t ion , a?.?,progress iqposs ib lewithoxt the des t ruc t i on of t hes~3 r x l i t i o n s . I

We are overhauling and nonerniziry, t l e nachiE?q- o f i+-zr, bat TW zred o i n g l i t t l e t o modermize t h e dil-ecting b m i n s - t'7e ITfficer.


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S e c r e t z r j of t h e XIVJ K ~ Q Xas apyoved t h e roqv i r od p e r i o d i c a lBy this ac t i ondis t r fbut io; : 01 15.1-1~f f i c ? r s ir. th:? v w i m s Cradcs.th.; 31101Ved n m b w of off icwc; e::t?.usivc of add it i on al r,uiibers i n eachof tht: grade s above Li mt nn an t, junicr grade, i z f lxed f o r the cur rentd ist i b u ti n 3er ioc!m,he prisent dist : . l?>ution i s based U ~ X I h e t o t s 1 riumbcr o f lineo f f i c e r s exciusiv? of a d d i t i o n a l rymbers, ox the a c t i v e l i s t cn Ju l ; ~1,iWJ. This nimbcr w 7,102. Th? fol.1owi.n.g t a b l e Ind i ca t c s t h e f i i rbe r

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NAVAL R.O.T.C. UNITS(cont . )1941 (new u n i t )niversi ty of Notre Dame, South knd, Ind.Commander H. P, Burnett, U.S.Navy (new assignment ).

Univers i ty o f Oltlahoma, Norman, Okla.Commander J. C. Van de C u r , U,S.Navy. 1940

Universi ty o f Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.Ca ptai n Archibald McGlasson, U.S.Navy, 1940(new assignment).Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst i tute , Troy, X.P.Commander C l i f f o r d G. Richardson, U.S.Navy,

1941 (new unit)(new assignment).

Rice Institute, Houston, Texas,Commander Dallas Dupe, U.S.Wavy, (new assig nment).Univers i ty o f South CEirolina, Columbia, S. C.Captain R. A . Hall, U.S.Nayy.

1941 (new unit)

1940

Univers i ty of Southern California, Los Angeles,Captain Reed M. Fawell, U.S.Navy (new as signmen t) .

Calif. 1940

Univers i ty of Texas, Austin, Texas.Captain H . W. Underwood, U.S.Navy. 1940

Tulane University of Louisiana, N e w Orleans, La.Captain Aaron S. Merr i l l , U.S.Navy (new assignment).1938

Tufts College, Nedford, Mass.Captain C.H. J, Keppler, U.S.Mavy, (neff assignment).941 (new un it )Univers i ty o f Virgin ia , Char lo t t esv i l l e , Va.Captain E. 14. ITilliams, U.S.Navy

1940

University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

Yale Universi ty, New Haven, Conn.

19261926

Captain E. L. Barr, U.S.Nav;gr.

Captain C. C. G i l l , U.S.Navy (new as si gnm en t) .ENROLUvENT OF VLYIOUS COLLEGE GROUPS AS UNITS FOR AVIATION TRAINING

The Bureau of Navigation has approved the procedure whereby i t % v i 1 1undertake t h e tra in in g of groups of candi da te s f o r av i a t i on t r a i n i ng re-c r u it e d i n t h e v a ri ou s c ol le ge s i n t h e i r d i s t r i c t s as col lege uni t s .THERE'S bMJY A SLIP TWIX!C THE EAR AND THE L I P

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Insofar as practicable, the Burpau sill make e v q y e f f o r t t o keeptoge ther throughout t h e i r flight t r a i n i ng mmber s o f college groups soe n l i s t e d 3s u n i t s .as ci?signs, tihe act ivc dxt;r e s ~ i g r ~ ~ i e n t sf t h e ind iv id in l of ic icers v c i l lo f necessit jr bs dGeterrninsd ;y t he requiremeats of t h e S? rvi ce.ncmed appropr i a t s l y for t h e colleecs rcpresentx l , such 2s t h e ''k'cle 7K j - t t t ,I'Harvard V n i t f ' , V h e Fight,j-ng Irish" (!$stre Dams), otc. , f igl i t bs e-qectodt o haw very b e n e f i c i a l results i n s t im u l at i rL eV-5 r e c m i t i n gs tudents of the colLegos rcpresmted.

It may happen that mmy members of' ^,hc col!.egc groq3s s o e n l i s t e dm i l l l i v e i n n a v d d i s t r i c t s oths r than -chat i n v\r:~ichhe? i r ?roup w i . l lundergo e l i mi na t i on f l i gh t t r a i n i ng .men awaiting orders w i l l kc, retained in th3 d i s t r i c t i n which tk groupi s t o be trained and th4 Conmamiant of th at , d i s t r i c t i s c;rzt imrhed t o is su sappropriata orders. f o r first assignments t o elimination f l i gh t t x i n i n gduty; regardless of the; fiavzl d i s t r i c t , within t ho con t i nen t a l l i inits ofthe Uni ted States , in which the V-5 mala conccrncri nay have their o f f i c k . 1residences.

Bftcr complstion of i l i gh $ t r a h i n g m=l appoiriI;lilentssStlch ur-its,

t h e

I n such CZSBL'the I Y C C J ~ ~ ~ Sf t h c 'J-5

A Chief Petty Officer af t h e WcLyy , l o o k i n g verJ proxd, appeared a tre cru i t i ng headquar ters i n t h e *Jnited S t a t w Court iicusc:, Chicngo, I l 2 . i -nois , r ecent ly and ?rssented. B su n - tw & d ycuth ,jur;t 17 pars lsld t o LL.David Goldenson, i n charge of Maval r c c r u i t i n g t h e r e .V e wmts 30 ba"This i s FJ~ on, s i r , " t h e Pa t t y Officcr reported.sworn i n t o t h e Navy.Jt

appl ie d t o th e rccruit i.nE: of f i ce r i n Oshknsh, Wis., his hone.o course, ivzs his dad.The son i s F r m k 11. Ryztt, who w2:; 17 on July 1. O n thzt dato heTha o f f i c a ,


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EEC2UITINC____.eOn June 30, 1941, t h e r s wsre 79,113 f-irst enl5stment men i n t h e Regu-lar Naiy, and 31,532 men OR th=s_i.r i r s t ed is tm en t i n t hc Naval Reserve,including V-5 kvi.ation Gadct? an& 17-'7 blidshipirer,.the Regular IJavy were ,?.ssl.gn.::d to ?'ra,5ning S,ta%ions, and 13, 386 are t h e r ea t present .

All w n e nl is t i ng i n

The pr es en t r c c r d i t i n g cz~pcAgn, sv.ppler?.ented by a n adver t is ing pro-gram, should produce a monthly quota from 12,OOC t o 15,OCO men.

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Chrzr t h e busirxse ccuntar a t which seoke r s oi soxthing-for-n3thingmust present th e i r ingcnui t i z s , Fublishzr Ti. Kec 1:m:ell o f t h e ,FuLlefian


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L E N G T H OF S E R V I C E OF RECERTLY APPOIYTED C H I E F P E T T Y OFFICERS, USE.(Corit Iof the 4691 men whose advancements to chief Petty Officer were au thxizedt h i s calendar year to date .i n t he group with between 12 and 16 ;rearst service, tliL?rt 4.27 had l e s s than10 years service, and that 1060 had over 1 6 years t service,

It will be rioted thrzt 2270 of the t o t a l . arc

. . .T O T A L N A V A L S E R V I C E (WiRS)10 12 14 16 18 Over !LOTALUnder t o t o t o t o t o 2010 12 14 16 18 20 yrs.

~ Y S . yrs43 36 420yrs. yrs. :1*s.93 125.grsC.B.M. 3 26 95

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1 11 35 35 23 10 / 120C . F . C . 2 5 25 2 5 3 3 1 2 30C.S.M.

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- .(b ) 9 months i n appropriate rc?t inC of next Icvwr p:y g r x k t o r at in gs i npay grades 3 and 2.r a t i n g , and when such i s tha case, t a t 3 1 E m 3 1 s a v i c e r eq ui re me nt s equal t oAdvancement t o ce rt zi n rzt in gs may be mdo from of,hc?r th m next lower

lower grade a re r r e sc r i bed f o r convenioncs :Lnd s2mpltcity. " T o t e l Nav;_ _ccssive grades i s poss i b l e 2s f o l l o a s :v i c e as a mr en t i cs s e m ~ ~ n :c mm f irst , d x r four mcrths ' service as semanSe:mm second eft,er f o u r months' scr-

Hence 1 2 months, thc t o t a l of succ~:ssivcservici ; i r , r i 5 i ng requirswnts i sthe shor t ,es t possible t i r re fron d a t o of orC",tment ;i s P2prcntice xxxan f o radvancemat t o a t h i r d c l a ss p e t t y officer i*F.t,?nZ, and th i s sho r tes t per iodi s used as the t o t a l semi.ce recLuiremnnt f o r c?vxc.?r,cnt t< ?h o se r z t i n g s t o


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SJjJf?JICE !?~QQEtl!CZhTS U3T~JhJCEiiJ3'~*lA' RATLNG(Con'; )second o r 12 Ronths a f t e r e::l.istment as ap-ixentice semag.Reser vist corr_ing t o act , ive k t g as seayqan second class i s El i g i b l e f o rraciic:ian, th i r d class , a f t e r 5 ir.onths on cu rre nt a c t i v e duty.a Reservis t i s credi ted wi th const ruct ive act ive service equal t o the totalser vice reqairenent pcr iods th at vrould be r e q u i x 3 t o a t t a i n t h e r a t i n g h ehol.!s 2 - t t h e t h e cf repor t ing

'rence a Kava1L? e f f ec t ,

f o r x t i v e duty.

PROI..'OTIOiT it: VATEE 'TE1:DI.B RATINGS REUYIVELY SLOW DGETO LACK OF VAC&ICiXS.

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MISSING PAY ACCOUNTS : TAKING UP FOR PAY.(Cont. 1A l i b e r a l i z a t i o n of Art. 1804 i s now under study by the Department.

ALLOTS I ENTS FOR DEPENDENTSThe Bureau each day receives reports of enlisted dependents i n acute

It i s f requent ly imprac t icable i n t he mergency t od i s t r e s s , f r o m the dependents thenselves and f r o m Navy Relief, Red C r o s sand similar agencies.ge t i nt o rad io communication with indiv idua ls, and while c ha ri ta bl e organ-i za t i ons do a l l i n t h e i r power, t h e i r funds and demands have limits beforerepayment i s assured. Attciztion i s di rec ted t o Bureau Circular Letter No.38-40(cor rect ed), and Commanding Off ic ers are again enjoined t o take appro-priate measures, An al lotment will f o r e s t a l l unnecessary mcntal and phys-i c a l d i st re s s: even if the al lotment, is smallcr than th c f u l l measure ofnecessary support, i t may t ide over unt i l r ece ip t o f mail dclaycd by unex-pe ct ed movements o r by carelGssness.

ROUTINE TRANSFERS B m m - SEA AND S2ORE DUTYIn order t o reduce turnover the annual t ra ns f crs of CPOs between sea

and shore, which a rc us ca ll y e ffec ted during July and August , w i l l not bemade t h i s year.t r ans f e r r ed f rom time t o time throughout the year.Men repor ted as completing to ur s o f shore duty will beAttention i s i n v i t t d t o Bureau of k v i g a t i o n C ir cu la r L c t t w NO . 55-41, which s t a t es th at en l i s t ed personnel m i l l be t ransfer red from thcforces af loa t t o shore duty by ra ti n g ra th er than by name and t h a t theBureau's e l i g i b i l i t y l i s t f o r shore duty i s bcing maintained only for ams?tter o f record. In vicw of tlic abov;, i t i s h p r a c t i c a b l c t o p r e d ic twhen any particular man may cxpsct t o be ordcred t o shore duty regardle ssof years o f continuous sea service with which he i s credi ted.

SERVICE REQGIRELELL'TS

Since th e publ ica tio n of Change No. 14 t o thc Rurcau o f NavigationA r t i c l c ~5106, ureauIvhnual, several i n q u i r i e s h x c bccn rcccivcd i n this Eurcau regardingservice requirements f o r advanccmnt i n r a t ing .of Navigation ELmual, as repr inte d i n Changc KO. 14, dated J'uuary 14,l!94.l, l i s t s the s tandard scrv icc requi rcnents for advancement i n rat ing ,however, temporary redu ctio ns i n ser vic e requirements f o r advancement i nr a t ing made by A L 8 A V 82 of Septcmbcr 19.40 and aga in promulgated i n Bureauof Navigation Circular Letter No. 75-40 ( co r r ec t ed ) are s t i l l i n e f fe c t,

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TRAINLVG C O u R $ E S HON. l fOT :TO OBTAINAIt has come t o the czt,tcntion of th e 3ureau o f Mavig t i o n t h t bothcommissioned and enlisted personnel' are wri t ing t o the Superintendent ofDocuments f o r Navy t ra in ing courses .Navy t r a i n ing cou rses arc pr in t ed a t the Government Printing Officebut are no t ava i l ab le f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n by t ha t o f f ice . Train ing coursesWill not be issued on in bivi dua l requests .only on the reques t of proper a u t h o r i t i e s , such as a commanfing officerof a sh ip o r s t a t ion .

These courses may be obtained

T R A I N I N G COLRSES

The fol lowing training courses arc now ava i l ab le f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n :" In s t ruc t ions f o r Use i n Preparation fo r t h e Rating of" Ins t ruc t ions f o r Use i n Preparat ion fo r th c Rating ofAviation Metalsmith 3c. a d 2c."Aviation Ordn&nceaan 3c. and 2c.'(

CORRESPONDENCE CC!U?tSES AVAILABLE FO R EXLISTED b 9 J

The University Extension Division of t,hc University of Wisconsin. hasannounced t h a t i t s correspondcncc ccjicrses i n , 3 . 1 1 be made avai lable, withoutcost , t o e n l i s t e d ncn of the i k m d s2rvico id10 a r c l e g a l r c s i d c n t s of t h es t a t e of Wisconsin.

The University Extcnsion Division a l s o r c c m t l y 311nounccd t.hat i t?member inst i tu t ions, consist ing of ~ o m c 3 univcr3itic.s ?,rc? collLgCsthroughout the Vnitcd Statcs, cr\:Gffsr inq corrcspondzncc c o u r s e s cover-i n g p r a c t i c a l l y a l l sub jec t s fron accounting t o zoology, cznd includingmany t echnical sub jects . P r i c c s f o r thzse ccurscs average ZSout $12.

Q.:A.: A s t a t u t e m i l e goes straight ahead. A nau t i ca l mi le

What i s th e diffcr tlncc bctween a s t a t u t e mile and an a u t k a l n i l c?goes i n a c i r c l e .How dc you d s t c r n i m th; area of a c i r c l e ?To f i n d t h e arca of a c i r c l e , I m l t i p l y t h e d ia me te rby a. formula vvhich I have forgot ten.

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RECEiUT Em6 &$SWERS TIiAT D I D NOT &:ME THE GRADE!(Cont.State what you know on the subject o f ffDmago Control".A t Damage Control , th c F i r s t Lieutenant re pa ir s a l l l e a k sand closes watertight doors. 'by th e magazine fl oo d cocks 2nd tiic Navigating Of fi ce rheads for the nccrest beach.

Q.:A,: The Gumcry Officcr s tands

--Kaneohe Klipper.

NEW ORDER FROirULGATED KEGliTZDIXG N A T A L R.ESERVE REENLISTIfENTS.On J m e 1-0, 9 & l , t he Sec re ta ry of t h e Navy directed the Naval Ser-v i c e t h a t a l l Naval Reserve er di st ed 1)ersonnel on a ct iv e duty, o r there-af te r ordered t o act i ve dxty, vould be reta ined on act i ve duty fo r thedura t ion of the existing national emergency even though such emergency

extended beyond th e i r terms of en1ist:ncnt.written agrcement executed a t thc t ime of t h z i r e nli st mc nt a d appearingon t h e i r znl is tment ar t i c l es , which reads as follows: "In the event ofwar c r na ti on al emcrgency durin g my t c m of serv ice , I fu r t he r ob l i ga t enyself t o se rv e throughou-k t h e war o r national. emergency, if s o required."?&e Comptroller Gereral h as i r k e r p r et e d t h i s d i r e c t i v e as el iminat ingth e auth or ity &?d nec es sit y f o r recnl is tmcnts o r extensions of enl is tmentsi n th c Naval Reserve du ring t h e emergency of mil on act ive duty and thata r een l i s t nen t en t e r ed i n t o o r an extension of enl is t r rcnt taking e ff ec ta f t e r t h e r e ce i pt of t he o rde r of June 10, 1911,would be superfluous andinopera t ive t o confer a right t o t ravel al . lovance which had theretofore

been author ized upon thc discharge m d ree nl i s tn en t o f E? member of t h e-NcvalReserve on a ct iv e d uty i n t he emergency,

This was i n accord vcith

TRAJVSPGRTATION OF DEPEXDENTS

"The a t t en t i on of a l l pcrsomol lc .gal ly e n t i t l e d t o t r anspor t a t i onof dcpmdents on pemiancnt chzngl: o f s t a t i o n i s i nv i t ed t o Sureau of Nav-i ga t i on Ci r cu l a r Le t t er No. 85-41 ated July S, l%l, ron which i t willbc n ot ed t h 3 t u n t i l f u r t h e r n o t ic e i t w i l l not be necessary t o obta inadvance auLhority of tlic Bureau of Navigation f o r t r a v e l o f depcndcntsbctv ecn 'my points i n t he TJnited St ate s on a pc-rmancnt change of s t a t i on .

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In o rdc r t ha t t hc r c xil l be no misundcrstarrding on thc part of per-sonnel conccrncd relat ive t o l e g a l i t y of rcimburscinent a f t c r t r av el hasbeen performcd i t i s considered highly dcsi rab le f o r such personnel t of m i l i e r i i c thernsclvcs with th c provisions of A r t i c l e 2.505, n'avy TravelIns t ruc t ions , which sc t s fo r t h i n de ta i l tht? d i fere nt condi t ions whichc o n s ti t u te a pcrmcnent chaiigc of s t a t i o n as me11 as con dit ion s which dono t cons t i t u t e a permancnt chcngd 02 s t a t i on . F m i l i a r i t y d . t h t he seCARELESS T A L K COSTS LIVES

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"PARDON Id 3 SIR - 1'' .(Cont, )i t more than the Red Cross.Il

"No s i r" , r e p li ed t h e young seaman, %ot her i s a l l r i g h t . I j u s tcame in t o a l i t t l e i n h e ri t an c e and I thought I ought t o share i t withsomebody. 11

Kindly th e Chaplain put h i s hand on th e boyls shoulder; IIson,lI hesa id , " i f the re were more people l i k e you i n t he world i t wouldn't be abad place i n which t o l ive at!and handed i t t o t he young bluejacket.cha r i t y son , j u s t wave t h i s r ece i p t i n h i s face.IlTurning t o h is desk he mrote out a r e c e i p t

"If anyone ever questions yo'ur

After thc boy le f t , the Chaplain put on his whi te Navy cap and wentout on the quarterdeck. Hc r eca l l ed a question he had asked (-------- 1."What do you think of the Eavy?franswered, "It's a grea t p lace sir."The boy's fac e had l i gh te d up as heA s he walkcd th e deck, t h e Padra muscd t o himse lf, "It surc i s , son,i t sure is ."

HOTELS - EN YORK C I T YReduced Rates

The Navy Department i s i n r c cc i pt of a l e t t e r f r o m M r . 'h5lliar- F.Thomann, ?Managing Diroctor of t h e Hotcl Sulg ravc, I'Jew York City , s t a t i n gth a t prop erly id cn ti f i cd members o f t h e Naval pcrsonncl w i l l be accordoda 20 per cent discount on th c room ra tes a t t he fo l l owi ng ho t i l s i n NCWYork City under h i s j u r i s d i c t i o n :HOTEL SULGRAVE - Park Avcnuc at 67th St ree t , Ecw York CityHOTEL CAPITOL - Bgh ti ? Avenue a t 51st S t r e e t , N m York Cityi-IOTEL ALiUfAC - Eroadway a t 71s t S t r ee t , Ncv York CityHOTEL IWISON SQUARE - bradison Avenue a t 26th Street , Ne-77 York CityH O T E L KIhBERLY - Broad~~ajrt 74 th S t r c e t , Ncm York CityTIIE MYSTWJ OF LA P?BOUSEVho can t e l l t h e f a t e of the d i scoverer of French Frigat? Shoal?Was he murdcred? VJliat d i d happen on th e coast of Vanikoro whm the shipsof La Perouse were areckod 150 years ago?st o ry and th c name of L a Perouse Pinnaclc a t French Frigate Shoals. JeanNothing much remzins s2.w t h e

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TTXE XYST?BY OF LA. FEXIOUSE. jC0 :1 t JFrancois, born on the %?rd of August, 37.41, v:as none other than the Contede La Perouse-vho cru ise d th e Pa c if ic durin g Rcvolutlonary ti ne s.hundred aq d f i f t y y ears ago, on 26 January, 1783, Comtc La .Pcrouse, i ncommand of t h e t vo f r i g a t e s E oussole and Ast rol abe , ,.=,ichar?d i n BotX1y Bay,MCTJ South Kales, th e m g l i s h s hip s unrler th z conmmd o f Governor P h i l l i p ,a l ready a t anchor, got under s a i l and 1cl"t f o r Pcrt Jackson.

An of f i cc r from t hc Ehg li sh f r i g a t e Gyrus vas s a n t on board theOatssCitC by Captain Hunter t o congra tu la te thc French naviga tors on t h e i ra r r i v a l .st af f , and despatches were handjd t o Governor Ph il l i p , t o be forwardedt o France.

One

The complimnt vas returned by an officei ' fro-n La Percusete

The two French fr i g a te s l e l t Botacy Ray a few days l a te r ; and , u n t i l13 May, 1826, t h ir t y- e ig h t y e a rs l a t e r , t h e i r f s t e was unknown.In 1812, o r 1813, Captain Dillo n, then a~ cf f i ce r on the Calcut tash ip HTFTER, t rading between Bengal arid th e F i j i Is lands, xhen passing th ei s l a n d of Tikopia, put ashore Vartin Bushart , E w h r t t s F i j i m -wife anda Lascar namd Joe.

pregnancy. This was dofie a t Bushar t 's r eques t , cving t o h i s - ,%f~~ 'eOn 13 Ek.y, 1826, xhen passing f r o m Valparaiso and Sen Zealand t oBengal, Dillon again sigkrted Ti1;opia. Scvwal canoes pulled out f r o n t h ei s l a n d t o h i s s h i p , and one had Bu&?rt or: Soarc'*, and anothcr the Lascar.D i l l o n discovercd that t h c Lascar had disposcr! of a sword t o t h earmourer o f h i s vessel. This arouscd h i s cu ri os it y and, on imking cn-

qui r ies , hc l earned tha t c levcn yec;rs eaYli,;r Bu sk -r t, had SL'CX, i l l t h Cposstss ion of t hc na t i ves, s w c r a l i r o n ?mlfus, cha in p la tes , e t c .th e timc, Buqhart thought the y had COYX f rom 3 vosscl t h a t had bcc~1irrecked i n t,hc v i c i n i t y of th e i s l and; but , somc tv;o years 1zt~.3r,he dis-covdred t h a t t hc a r t i c l c s , t oge t hc rwi t h 2. mord gu_-rd, h - d bccn broug'lit bycanoe from Vanikoro, wherc: t r o l a rg c sh ip s similar t o t h c HTJL\ITEB-had beenvmecked.t o Vanikoro lie :-Lad convcrsed ;li5-th .tV,-o cl-d m c n fro3 t h c wrecked vessels.Eventually, 5hc s-xord vas ider l t i f i cd ~ 5 t h a Ptrouse znd, 09 6 Jcanuary,1827, Captain Dillon made preparation f o r a t r i p t c , Vanikcro In the RE-SEAFCH, with t h e ob j ec t o f IIrrthw investig:tiorl.

A t

Thc Lascer confirmed Bushart's s tetm.cnt , anJ added th a t on a v i s i t

On 13 Septmbor , 1827, Dil lon err ivcd at, Vanikorc and arxhored insideH: carre i n t o con tac t with ?ativcs. f m nhe eas te rn poin t of' Sailq-'s Bey.t h e east coast of t h e i s l a n d air! f rom them received detai ls of th e xrecks.The nat i ves s tp- ted th at th c siirvivors 3 a d b u i l t ;I Sliiall vessel, xhichl c f t t he i s la nd t o seek assis tance.

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TIE OF LA PLYOUSE(Sor1t.) ' '

I M n g t o c o n fl i c ti n g s t a t e w n t s i;i Dil lon ' s rEyor t , t h e nii-ber ofmen l e f t behii?d i s i n d e f i n i t e , S u t it i s qu i t e p robable tha t , as s ta ted ,"as i a ~ y s coiilld. g e t r o cn di.prCJed and tl.x rcmalrldcr revained behind."Accowi~odiaticn would h a r e ly have neccpsi t a t e d the exclusion of tw o Gnly ,particular'l.2- as "he cicst,inaticn of the s h i p ~vouldhave bm n Bc ta -y Bay,thi nc ar es t known in ha bi te d land.I ~ O V ~ T Z Y ' ,it has b x n cstabl ishocl that a t l e a s t t w o of t h e survivorsr e m i c e d on Va?,ikoro, one of thdsL an of f ic l r an6 t h e othdr h i s s c rm n t.ThLsc tw o wcre secn by t h i Lascar som; 3 2 years a f t o r thc, dapar turc ofth c tr;o i ' r ig atcs frm. Botaiy 3ay. The nativss r cpo r t ed t h a t t h c servantd i d n 1824, t h w c years bclfore Di l lon ' s vis i t , sild t h a t s ix lnonths l a t e rt5c officer accompanied a na t ive ch icf mho w a s compcllcd t o flcc: from t h oislanC?.After spending 25 days on thc coast of t h e i s land, CLptain Dillon

Vko can t c l l t h b f a t c of &&t haxpxcd t o the Conte de La Pcrouse?l c f t on 8 Octobcr, 18'7.

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NAVY PURCHASES BILFi:X\'lERS OF T:IE NATIONICcnt. 1ships of t h e f l e e t are cperating.

The pr i nc i pa l i t en s i nc lude :Vhe& flour 74,146,800poundsGraham f l c u r 3,822,000C or n neal 1,560,000 ItBuckwheat f l o u r 780,000 I'Eacon 4,680,000H m 12,480,000 I tBologna 2,535,000 "Frankfurtcrs 2,535,000 "Fresh beef 54,600,000 'IFresh pork 12,967,500Chicken, duck, turkey 11,731,200 1tFresh veal or m t t o n 12,480,000I r i sh po tz tocs 131,820,000 "Dry onions 17,901,000Dried Navy beans 8,580,000Cabbage 17,745,000 "Carrots 6,240,000 "C c lc ry 6,240,000Turnips 6,961,500 "Apples 20,358,000 'IC i t r u s f r u i t s 34,32O,OOO "Dry & o l e milkE-vzporatcd milk 17,770,000

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NAVY P'JFC-fiSS A I D F~LVGFLSOF THE N A T I O N(Con%. )-But.te r 7, 60,000 poundsRice 6,240,000 tiWcaroni 1,755,000 'IHominy 1,170,000 "Cheddar Cheese 1,883,700 "Sugar, granulated 3?,.44Q,c)OO 'I

936,000 ' 1opsEggs 12,168,000 down

"Of the uc,sgoken word.you are Faster;Once cttered you becxie i t s lave.'^--E?ictetus.

!!In the l i s t of chain.icn of comit t .e?s on nat iona l defense cf s t a t ebar associz-tions publish & iq t he Bureau of Xzvigation Eu ll et in Xo. 290of flzrch 22. 1941. add ncx n3-+-!cs2.s f o i l o m :Luhrs Tmer,Phoenix.

Cal i fo rn ia - I'brray Draper, Esq.San Frcncisco.,L:G:I. Randell S. Cobb.

The Judge 1i.dvocate Ganeral has received an d placed on f i l e Uaster ofKey Policy of IrisUrance covering Storekeeperls Birglary and IZobbery NO.SK-1296 datzd itmil L. 19L.l. issued bv the IJnited States Guarantee Compan;y,t i on 50 Ship1s - Servicc a c t i v i t i e s a ga in st burglary and robbery.Yonnett & Vickrey, Inc., 1Cedar S t r e e t , Nev; York, Hen. York. Agents:


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"SCHOOL COl~CBSIO~TS"

On poge 16 of Burcau of Navi gat ion pznph1c.t "Schools and Co llc gcsGranting Concessions t o Sons nnd i)dcght:xs o f Officcr and Ehlistcd Pcr-sonncl, U. S. Mnvy, 1940ft, m d L r Rkodc islami, c h m g c date of es t abl ish-ment of Enst Crrocmich Acadmy frm 3.992 t o 1802."I LIST OF BUF.EAU OF NAYIGKiION CIRCiiLAli LXTTERSBEGIN3IEiG JUNE 24. 2$4J-

Number Subject79-4180-4l

Advancement i n Rat ing - School requirement for advancement t of i r e c o n tr o ba n f i r s t c lass .Promotion of a l l coxnissioned of f i ce rs of the Maval Reserveother than commissioned warrant officers in time of mr o rnational emergencylllALLS *%VI3 EARS

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SCHOOL COMCESSION

A l e t t e r has been rece ived i n th d Bureau of Navig ation from t h e De-Veatur School, Niagara Falls, N ~ w ork, off zr ing thc Pol loving scholar-ships a rd concessions:of f ice rs on ac t ive dgty wi th th e N a v y , o r Fbrinc Corps;o f f i ce r s of t he Navy o r Ikr ine Corps xi11 bi: given favorabli: consider-a t i o n f o r such pa r t i a l scholarsh ips , r anging i n va lue froin $100 o $2L'O,a s may be av ail ab le ; and, Third, sons o f dcceased off icsrs of' t,hc Navy o rMarine Corps arc considered pr efe ren t ia l ly i n t he am xd of th c Smucl De-Vcaux Scholarships which defray Pill cost or ' rocm, board, t ui t i on , h dlaundry. This school was est abl ish ed i n 1852 and i s of t he P ro t e s t an tEpiscopal Church.i-t:ons ofpresented i n t h c Corps of Cadets.ment of 100 boys between the ages of 12 and 18 n i t h classes beginning6 t h th e 6th grnde and cont inuing through high school.dents, $375 pcr ycar f o r th e 6$h, 7 th and 8th gradcs and $4.00 per ycar f o rhigh school grades; f o r boarders , th e corresponding r at es a re $800 rand$850 per year, respect ively.

F i r s t , a $200 boarding concession t o sons ofSccond, s ons of

Howcvcr, fio r e s t r i c t i on s a r c p lacca on r e l i g i ou s af f i l -students, and churches oth er than thc Episcopal are vie11 re-Tho school has an approximate enroll-Tuition: day stu-

"SHIP'S SERVICE EI\IIFLOL%EKT TAXES"I n a r eccn t r u l i ng o f the Treasury Dcpcstment i t has bccn held thatemploymcnt taxes are applicable with respcct t o s e rv i ce s pcrformxl byciv i l iC ms i n connect ion wi th th c operat ion of Ship's Sc.rvricr, a c t i v i t i e sand of f icers ' ~ C S S C S r clubs.


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of Tr ipo l i f o r purpose o f destroying enemy shipping.U . S. Schooner Tigress captured. on Lake Huron by British.

Ba tt le of Lynhaven Roads, th e most inpo rt an t nava l ac ti on of theRevolutionary War. Admiral De Grasse of French Fleet, 24 ships,vs. Admiral Graves, English Fleet, 19 sh ips , indecis ive bu t i nw a r . A second French Fieet w a s a t sea carrying seige guns t h a tWashington was t o use aga inst Cornwallis, and object of B r i t i s hFle et prevented B ri ti sh F le et from ente ring the Chesapeake and re-

Naval Battle between U.S.S. Enterprise and H.hl.S. Boxer off Coastof Eaine.U.S.S. Scorpion captured on Lake Huron.U.S.S. Yorktown l o s t of f Mayo, Cape Devarde Is la nd s.Treaty of Portsmouth, N. H ., Russo-Japanese w a r .

Pr iv at e armed ve ss e l Congress captu red B ri+,i sh Sloop Savage.U. S. . Warren captured Mexican Brig LIalek Adhel a t Maxatlan.Troop ship Persia with 2800 Arnerican tr oo ps torpedoed . Arnericandestroyers rescued a l l on board, and ves se l preve nted from sink-ing by w a t e r t i g h t bulkheads, and beached.

7 SectemberU . S. Frigate Constellation launched a t Baltimore, 26 guns.

8 SeptemberU.S.S. Essex passed Confederate Batteries a t Port Hudson, La.U.S.S. Cli f ton l o s t i n boat a t tack i n Sabine Pass, Texas.Boat attack on Fort Sumter.

9 SeDtemberU. S . Frigate President captured Br i t is h Brig Fly, 1 6 guns, 9 men.U. S. Gunboat No. 1 5 1 off Szpelo 3ar, S. C . , captured SchoonerFortune of Var.

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-8C4. U.S .S. Preslcimt zrr ived o f f Tr i po l i t? rel ieve Comodore Preblei n co1iLnz!Id of s q i n d r o n ,-313 R a t t l e a f L a k e Eric. (31.iver ;iczcard Perin,. i n f o u r m n t h s b u i l tf r o m green t ixber 1:iagar.a and 1,anzTence. F l e e t o; n i n s vesselseilgaged t,he F r i t i s h . Thc Lxmence lost, our-f i f ths of h e r e f f e c t i v eo f f i c c r s an2 men, lciiled o r d i s ab l ed. Pel-ry l e f t the Lavrencc,hoist,cdd h i s f l s g on -!!he Misgara, i n f i f t e e n minwtes defea ted theE r i t i s h , rctu rr,ed t o th 2 Lamrrencc and on the quarter-deck arnongdcad coinr*adcs reccicrcd t h s swords of th e j3r i t i sh off icc rs .t o the Yaqr GGpartmnt, tW e 'titzv3 ne t t he crexr an.2 tl?qare ours."krixl&this engagement t l D o n ' t giv6 up the Ship" f l a g was hois ted .U.S.S. Skark lost a t sea off Cohmbfa X v cr .

Reported

li32') U.S.2. Hc;rnct l o s t , i n ga l e o f f T:apico.--I Sopterbcrw814 Sattic of L , n k Chanqlain.vessels, def2atod 16 B r i t i s h \rcssielo 0'1Lakc Ch mpia in .of f P ia t t shurg , M. Y., 3ritS.sii f;rcc. 1,003 men, P i m i c a n 850; Amri-c m g m s $6, b i L , i c h 95.36'7 prisoncrs; U. S. l , x ~ s ~ s ,2 i r i l l cd , 5rj v;oindi:ii.

Gomlslrdc? T!JOR..*S Yac3omiigh, 14 k i e r i cani'icticn VJ3S3 r i t i a h losses, 84 k i d m i , 11.0 wounded,

14 September--314 S t 3 r Spnng!-cd Banner writtm by Frzncis Scott K e c j nf t o r a t t ack o fB r i t i s h on F o r t McHeriqr, .3dti.rrore.1814 U . S. Sloop ',%asp captured *-nd burned E-itish Dr5g Eacchus.-846 U.S.S. Cymc cr,ptured 9 Mex-icxt vcs:ic31s at Lz Pax, Lower Calif.


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NAVAL ALUANAC(Cont.Countess of Sco rtoro , U.S.S. P o l li s and U.S.S. Allia nce engaged i none and one-half hour baJ ;tl e. Wave you asked the Br i t i shcaptain. D u r -in g th e b a t tl e , Lieutenant Fanning (Don Ho,me Richard), when m o s t ofh i s men had been k i l l e d , took a f r e s h gang in to the tops and SUC-coeded i n c lear ing t ha Serapis of her top Zen.men when thz yards of t he ships locked, and w it h f i re . and missiledrove the Bri t i sh seamen f roni the i r s t a t ions .

1'1 have not yet begun t o f i gh t , " was Jones' reply.He passed with h i s

24 September-873 Naval landing force a t Panma t o pro t ec t f o r c i gn i n t e r e s t s du r i ngrevolution.25 Septembcr

-861 Naval Floti l la on Potomac River attacked Confederate Batteries.-899 Ensign Wood and scveral cnlistcd men ki l l3d, and U.S.S. Urdaiietacaptured by Fi l ip ino insurgents.-925 U.S.S. S-51 r m c d and sunk 3J5. miles off Block Island, R . I . , 34o f f i c e r s and men lost (note 5 July.)-814 Capture of American Privateer Gcnoral Armstrong by boat expcdit ionfrom British Squadron i n ?arbor of Fiorta, Azores.

27 Scptember-776 U.S.S. Cabot c q t u r c d 3 B r i t i s h v c a s ~ 2 s ff Mew England Coast.-778 American Frigate R,jlcigh cqturcd by 31-itish.28 Szptenber

I_813 Victory of American Flee t under Commdorc Chauncey on Lake Ontario.-850 Passage of Act of Congress abcl ishing f ioz ging i n the U . S. k v yand on U. S. Xerchant Ships./ 29 September-864 U.S.S. Valley C i t y ' engaged Confaderatc 3 a tt a ri e s i n ScuppernongRiver, N. C .

-779 U.S.S. Essex launched at Essex, Idass.-847 U.S.S. Dale captured Ezxican vessel ldagdalena a t hhlege, IJexico.SILENCE IS GOLDEN

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N A V Y ' S R,E.ADIN@ HABITS VI DEOfficers and men of the Navy ar e reading approxina tely 2,0OOyr3OOTheir reading tastes are conparable t o those o f men of

They rea d i n everybooks a year.t h e same ages i n c i v i l i a n l i f e , excepting that probably a somewhatheavier proport ion of them favor wes te rn s t or ie s ,f i e l d -- f r o m in te rna t io na l law to wes te rns and de tec t ives .The Navy's l i b r a r y sys tem i s a big one. A bat t l esh ip ra tes 2 ,000Inooks.t h e f i s c a l y ea r 1941, t h e Navy bought ll4,OGO new books for l i b r a r i e st hen i n ex i st ence .newly cmmissioned ship s i n t he year.

A submarine wit h i t s sm l l complement i s s tocked wit h 150.This number doos no t includ e t h e books supp lied f o r

Libra r ies i n t he Navy go back t o t h e days of John Paul Jones.* They have long been considered an official part o f th e sf i ip 's equip-rnent, though i n ea r l i e r d a p they were provided f o r out of appropria-t i on f o r l lInst ruments and Suppl ies t' r a t he r than f rom t h e l i b r a r yappropr ia t ion o f today.

The Navy's modern l i b r a r y system grew ou t of t h e augmented se rv ic eFollo.~ri.ng h i s demonstrat ion ofes tab l i shed dur ing the l a s t Vorld Xar by the American Library Associa-t i on i n Army camps and Naval stations.t h e va l ue o f adequat e l i b r a r y s e rv ice , t h s ?Lvy dsc ided to put i t sl i b r a r i e s o n a modern, up-to-date brsis.

Ships * l i b ra r i es not only provide t zchnica l end profess iona l ma-t e r i a l r e q u i r e d by both o.fficers and men t o improve t h e i r valu c andefficiency but provide background rending of a cu l t u r a l na t u re ands t r a i g h t r ec r e a t i ona l en te rt 3 inmen t.Sea s t o r i e s are not among th e nost popular mong Navy men 3 s awhole.c r u i ts l i k e s t o r i t s of t hc s ea and s e if z lr ing l i f e , bu t t ha t Zf t e r onevoyage 'Ithey come back knovring mor2 t h an t h e m a ;ho mo%e thC book."

One l ib r a ri a n 3% a l z r p t r a in ing s?xt ion notes th3 t new re-

The l ibrary of t h e r e c m t l y c o mi ss io n cd b a t t l e s h i p NORTH C A R O L I N Ai s t yp i cn l of t h e v a r i e ty of books in t h e l i b r a r i a s o f t h e larger ships .O f its 2,000 books, ap pr ox im tcl y trvo-thirds are f i c t i o n of a l l var ic-t i e s xc?.jTes. Then there i s thc foundat ion of t he c l a s s i c s wi t h s tand-a rd a 1 i J T y s such a s Dickens and Thackeray. For the ba lancc , there a reencycl?pxi ias , a t l ases, ho standard texts on navigation, astronomy,seamanship, orb*ance, and engineer ing; in t e rn a t io na l a f f r t i r s , in tcm a-t i o n a l laiv, science, his tory, poetry, and zr t .

Mew shipments of books go o ut t o s h i p s' l i b r z r i c s qu a r te r ly .

H O t TI&%Thrce people can keep a smre t ,providing two o f them a re dead.--The Pelican, USS NE!T ORLUXS.

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A Chip O f f t h e Old Elock............................ 34Advancement i n Xating for Xeri to r ious Serv ice........ 2Allokmects fo - r Dependents............................ 43American Gold Lace Novr Being ExTorfued................ 54

Uni.ted States..................................... 21-22Answers t o Quiz on Pcge 30 ........................... 38Ant i-A irc rzf t Defense Being Based on War Experiences . 50Att ent ion1 Ordnance Exper ts ......................... 31Award o f Scholxrships................................ 18-19Annual Convention o f Propel l er Club o f t h e

Books Needed! Fi ft ee n Fce t o f Them! .................. 31Boos+. for Recruiting ................................. 37British Submarine Servica Sends Elessage on Lossof USS 0-9 4.......................................Captain Chapline t o DiTect Naval Raserve............. 17

Ca ptai n Fruch-t Ordered t o Duty Pith NaritimeCo..j.ssion ........................................ 17Changes of Duty...................................... 6-17Chronomcter Productton NXT Underway i n United St a t e sPlan t ............................................. 50Ci vi l Engineer Corps Sd ec t i on Board ................. 22-23Com?lendation......................................... 1-2Commissioning of the Naval A i r S t a t l o n ~ % QuonsetPoint, R. I ....................................... 1 5Correspondence Courses Availzble f 3r % l is t e d Men .... 4.4Do YOU T2l.k Too I u l d 1 ?................................D r. Jerorrie Ruisaker t o Coordinate lZesecLrchand 54Development........................................7-18Ebbing Tide Thters................................... 24k r o l l m e n t of Various College Groups a s Units f o rExaii Answers That 3 id Not Make t h e Grade............. 44-45Extracts ron.Lectw-e on "The H i g h Command'' byAviation Training................................. 33-34General Wave11.................................... 28-29Forty Days' Progress Reported i n Naval Cons tructi on.. 8-9

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INDEX(cont .L a Permse. The 1"i:Jstery o f ........................... 7-49Length of Se rv ic e of 3ecentijT kppointcd Chief P e tt yL i s t of Bweau of NaviEation Circular LettersOfficers, 1J.S.N ................................... 8-40

Beginning June 24, T9Ci........................... 53-54Xail Censorship Established a t New At lan t ic Bases.... 13'Idanufactuflng Cmpanies Awarded Ordnance Flag........ 6-8Marine Detachment S en t t o London.....................29-21Memorial Semice (USS 0-9) ........................... 3-4Men Employed i n Shipyards ............................ 49Missing Pay Accounts; Taking Up f o r Pay .............. 42-43Names Assigned t o Seventy-six U . S. Raval Vessels. ... 13-15National PLestaurant Association, Services o f ......... 49Naval Acadeh-;J........................................ . 29Xaval Almanac........................................ 55-59Naval Reserv;: Officers f Pool, Twelfth D i s t r ic t....... 27Naval R.O.T.C. U n i i.................................. 32-33Naval T o q c d o Station, Alexcmdria, Va., .Establish?d .. 15-16I'savy Sound Laboratory Established.................... 13Navjfs Reading ITabits Wide........................... 60Never Speak I11 of Chiselers ( A Fa th er 's Ad-vice t oNewfoundland 'and Trinidsd Kava1 Opr a t i ng EasesSsw Order Promidgat,cd 8q:wdfng Paval Res c r ~ e een-

Maneuvering Board Ellanua.l-............................. 38

H i s Son) .......................................... 37Ectablished ....................................... 12l i s tmen t s ......................................... 45Off icers f o r AviztLon Training (~~cavinr-than-Air)... 23-24

'!Pardon r k . Sir..fl ................................... 46-47patriot is^!........ .................................. 1P e r D i e m Allon*ance on Temporary Addi tional btj'l r a v e l Orders..................................... 25-26Peruvian Xavy Extends Syxlpathy t o U . S. Navy over

Loss of t h e 0-9 5Pct ty Off icer Rat ings................................41-42Polis'ii'Corisul Genera Sends ;!essage on LOSS ofU S Subnarine 0-9 5PostC rxiua te Courses. Corrc ction ..................... 29of'ships ......................................... 32Due t o Lack of Vacancies.......................... 41

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P o x r f u i Salvage Tugs Being DesSgncd by BureauPromotion i n 'Jatc r Tender Ratin;:s Re ln tiv cl y Slow

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Hear Admiral A . T . Beaurcprd. U.S.M. Assigned t oRear Admiral Henry Williams. U.S.N. fippointed?ost of KavaL Attachc? t o Braz i l...................Administrative Officer of t h e Of f i ce o f theRear Admiral Ray Spear (SC) U.S.M. Addresses NavySecret.ly .........................................Finance & Supply School Graduates .................Recr.ting ...........................................Recruiting Advertising CEUnp~~ign.....................Redis t r ibu t ion o f Line Offic ers i n Various Grades....Routine Tmnsfers Between Sea p3 Shorc Duty...........School Concession....................................Secretary Knox Addresses !$cdnl Eolders ...............Secur i ty.............................................Selection Bocirds.....................................Ser vice Requircmcnts.................................Ser vice Requirements f o r ildvzncacnt rin Rat.ing.......S h i 2 f s Se rv ic e Employment. Tzxes ......................Ship 's Serv ice Insurmcc.............................South American Countrias Extend !.Zc:ssc.ges ofSpear Foundation Prizz ...............................Sponsors Desigrxted..................................S t a t e Bar Associst;ion, Ckaiman o f Comj-ttces onNationql Dofense of ...............................Submission of Annual Datc: C u d s................;.....

Sympathy on Loss of U . S S c b m r i m 0-9 ...........

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Temporary Promotions .................................Training Courses .....................................Transportat ion of Dependents.........................Two Off-Shore Naval Air Sta t ions .Es tab1ished.........Tr ai ni ng Coursks. How N o t t o Obtain. .................Union of Soviet So ci al is t Republ ics Sends Ebcssageon Loss of USS 0-9 ................................

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