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The Navy on Capitol Hill

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On the Bulletin Board at Alumni House

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Navy Athletics

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By Commo. Penn L. Carroll, USN (Ret.), '09 "General," said Don Alberto, "do you group of the leading citizens of Monter- ico City and Acapulco through the excelknow how it was possible that Villa could rey. It sought and was accepted by the lent in the larger cities to the smaller encarry out the raid against the United Southern .A.ssociation and Texas Associa- tirely satisfactory pension class. Prices, States?" The small group of Mexican and tion ip the United States. Students ' from though rising, are generally far below the American friends, assembled at our home the United States are desired in the regular charges for similar accommodations in in honor of a visiting V I P , paused, for the session, and the summer session is designed home cities. Food in restaurants costs less; subject was not one generally projected to attract them. The purpose is to bring a steak dinner at IS pesos is usual, and into the conversation good meals are genof such a company. erally less, with many new things, in"It was because he cluding t r o p i c a l gave his soldiers tefruits. Beverages are quila before they astonishing, u n l e s s started," said Don the demand is for Alberto. imported items. TeAttention arrested quila is easy to take by his startling inand easy on the troduction, he propocketbook. The beer ceeded w i t h his is world famous. story, which was his Bacardi costs 8 pesos purpose all the time. a bottle, and eight"Tequila is a poweryear-old bourbon, of ful drink. A friend a high quality, may of mine, after his be bought for 20 good dinner, was pesos a quart bottle. sitting in his library nodding over his The rate of exglass of tequila. He change is 8.65 pesos spilled some on the to the dollar. This rug. To his astonishrate was established ment, a mouse scamin 1949, from a prepered across the vious rate of 6.65 floor and eagerly pesos to the dollar. sucked at the spot.

In the intervening The mouse t h e n time, prices have climbed the leg of gone up but not prothe table, sat down portionately. For exon a book, stroked ample a haircut now his moustache, first at 3 ^ pesos was on one side and then probably 3 pesos, but on the other, looked even now, at the around, and said U. S. equivalent of view of the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey.

Air 'Where is that cat ?' " 40 cents, a fellow Pan American Highway in foreground.

Then Don Alberto might decide to hold grew serious. "The out until he arrives invasion now is the in Monterrey.

At other way; and more Sanborns an excelsuccessful. Thousands of your countrymen yotmg Americans to Mexico so that they lent meal is served in colorful surroundings come to our country as tourists. They are may know Mexicans and Mexican life, and for 11 pesos; two years ago it was 9 pesos. welcome and they know this by the warmth thus in future years be friends of Mexico. To one accustomed to charges at the best of our people in greeting and helping them. This is practicing Pan-Americanism. restaurants in Los Angeles, Washington or Himdreds of your countrymen live with The time to come to Mexico is now. New York, no hardship is felt at present us; businessmen, technical men, teachers, Good roads for automobile travel place prices. A recent distinguished speaker beartists and many retired from active life transportation on the same standards as fore our club saw posted in his hotel room who visit and stay. They are welcome and prevail in the United States. Gas is at a the cost of $20.00 per day. He thought that this they know by the associations they lower cost. Train travel is satisfactory. In rather high until he discovered that the have and the friends they make. They all the train from San Antonio to Mexico City, dollar sign and the peso sign are the same represent your country. Coming briefly or puUman or chair car reservations are avail- and that the charge was 20 pesos per day. living with us, they are ambassadors of able and the dining car is excellent, with It is a good time to come to Mexico begood will." the added appeal of new dishes on the cause the exchange is favorable. The dolmenu.

The American Airlines connects lar stands up in purchasing power The My own experience bears out Don Alberto's little lecture. I am a member of the from Los Angeles and San Antonio cost of making a visit or living in Mexico faculty of the Institute Tecnologico de through Monterrey to Mexico City. Bus is reasonable for those who have dollars.

Monterrey, known as "Monterrey Tec." travel is unbelievably cheap and affords The retired officer who comes to make his This school was founded in 1943 by a an interesting first contact with people, home here will find a house for less rent with fascinating villages, and beautiful by far than he is accustomed to pay. Food costs less, particularly meat and fruit. Serv* Courtesy New Wonder Bar, Casper, scenery along the route.

Hotels range from the luxurious in Mex- ants and the gardener are available, and Wyoming.

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THE OBISPADO, built in 1787, and now being restored; looking across Monterrey to La Silla Mountain.

good ones may be found who like to work for you and give you service and comforr.

The tourist will find the cost of his trip reasonable in travel, lodging and meals.

He can make purchases of certain items such as pottery, glass, silver, mats, tinware, trays, needle work, liquors, etc. at costs much less than at home. Other articles, such as rugs, sarapes, hand-made leather goods, jewelry, rebozas, hand-painted skirts, are fascinating products of the country quite attractive as to price. The visitor who remains longer than twelve days may return with an increased allowance of duty free purchases, giving ample for all desires.

Come to Mexico, whatever the time available for the visit. For the visitor who steps across the border at Tiajuana, Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Reynoso or Matamoros, there is color to be seen and unusual purchases to be made. The obviously madefor-the-tourist atmosphere does not take away the new experience in a diiferent land.

For the long week-ender Monterrey offers much. Four days will allow sight-seeing, shopping and an excursion to nearby Horsetail Falls or Garcia Caverns. Return may be by Saltillo where sarapes, rugs and silver are made. For the visitor of three weeks, Monterrey is an interesting stop by car or bus on the way to Mexico City, or may be by-passed by the plane or train traveller. For the leisurely visitor with plenty of time available, a week should be given to living in Monterrey.

Such a period may be considered as one given to becoming accustomed to the people, language and customs. In addition the city is itself of interest, offering comfort and entertainment to the traveller. Facilities for making further arrangements for an extended tour are available; planning, and enjoying can take place together. For the retired officer considering Mexico as a place to live, Monterrey is a suitable place

for preliminary reconnaissance. It would be pleasant and helpful to know the large and friendly American colony. Many have lived long in Mexico and know much about the country.

helpful. A second inspection, consisting of examination of papers, is held at a station about 29 kilometers south of Nuevo Laredo, and a third inspection, of the same nature, just south of Mamulique Pass.

To enter Mexico the visitor must obtain Knowing Monterrey, because I live here, I will conduct the visitor from the border a tourist permit. Passports are not necesand act as his guide in Monterrey while sary, but if one is already possessed it he can look around. The best places of de- should be carried; however, it does not parture from the United States are Los take the place of the tourist permit. This Angeles or San Antonio for plane travel, may be obtained in advance at Mexxan San Antonio for train, and Laredo if com- Consulates in the United States. l o r those ing by bus or car. Nuevo Laredo is the entering by plane or train, obtaining the northern terminal of the Pan American permit in advance is a wise provision. But Highway. Laredo, across the river, is the for those entering by bus or car, the most place through which most people pass in convenient method is to obtain these percoming to Mexico. It is a good city, well mits from the Mexican Immigration Office run and enterprising. Its citizens pride at the border stop in Nuevo Laredo. The themselves on its being the gateway to automobile is admitted by special permit Mexico. Facilities have been developed to obtained at the office of the Customs at the care for the crowds of tourists that pour same place. No charge is made for this through. permit. The owner of the car must show title and registration papers to establish Train passengers leave San Antonio ownership. Notation will be made on his about noon. The train stops at Laredo for tourist permit that he has entered with a change of crews and for border inspections. car, and he can leave the country only in Customs and immigration inspections are the car. A vaccination certificate may not made on the train. Plane passengers depart be demanded upon entry into Mexico, but from Los Angeles, with stops at El Paso i( is required by U. S. Immigration upon and Monterrey, and from San Antonio return. Time will be saved, and inconwith direct flight to Monterrey, and then venience avoided, by attending to this maton to Mexico City. Customs and immigra- ter before leaving the United States. Artion inspections are made at destination. ticles needed in Mexico should be taken Travel by automobile is easy. The Pan in as luggage, and not sent by mail or exAmerican Highway is excellent, covering press to destination, for if so sent, they the first fifty miles without a turn. There will arrive with large duty assessments. are pleasant stops enroute, and the scenery Several preliminary arrangements can be through Mamulique Pass is beautiful. The made to facilitate passing through the borbus trip requires about four and one-half der. Many long established agencies in Lahours. The buses are comfortable, with ex- redo will assist the traveller. Charles pert reliable drivers. For cars and buses Mumm has been there for twenty-one years, the customs and immigration inspections and before this lived many years in Mexico! are held in Nuevo Laredo, immediately He will make out applications for tourist after crossing the International Bridge. permits, and for automobile entry, change The Mexican officials are courteous and money, and issue Mexican insurance for SHIPMATE

Sierra Madre Mountains on one side and sions for the Serenata, the ancient Spanish La Silla Mountain and following range on custom of the promenade. the other. Monterrey is a combination of There are many points of interest in and the new and old. Founded in 1596, there around the city. Excursions to Chipinque, are many reminders of the early Spanish Horsetail Falls, Garcia Caverns and to the colonial days. Now, new and modern build- neighboring city of Saltillo charm the By bus or car, it is better to arrive in ings are seen throughout the city. Suburbs, visitor. Industry is extensive—steel mills, Laredo the night before, so that a start with gems of home architecture, extend on smelters, glass factories, furniture factories, through the border may be made early in ail sides of the city, yet the narrow streets, and tile factories are the basis of the name the morning. As Laredo is often crowded,, with straight front house, enclosing private for Monterrey as the Pittsburgh of Mexico. reservations for the night should be made patios, retain the atmosphere of other days. The brewery, which makes the famous Carta Bianca and Bohemia beers, is the in advance. The Hamilton Hotel or Dodd's La Purisima Church, an impressive ex- host to visitors daily in the grove adjacent Motel are very satisfactory. No special shopping is needed here, though it might ample of modern architecture, is thought to the plant. Here draught beer is served be well to check the supply of razor blades by many to be the outstanding example of after the visitors have been conducted or vitamin pills, as such items cost less in church construction in the Americas. But through the buildings where the process not far distant, on a hill overlooking the is shown them. Numerous moving picture the United States. city, stands El Obispado or the Bishop's theaters offer both American and Mexican Passing through the border requires an Palace, built in 1787. Near El Obispado is films. First-run pictures are shown here hour by bus and somewhat less by car. the ultra-modern Hospital Muguerzo. soon after their appearance in the United Sabinas Hidalgo is the half-way town to Among the numerous skyscrapers which States.

Monterrey. It is the usual stop for lunch, have risen in the business district, still are with Powers Cafe the interesting and found the Palacio Municipal and Palacio Several excellent hotels furnish good pleasant place to go. At once is none too de Gobierno of the old tradition. lodging and good meals. My first choice is soon for exercising care about food and the Hotel Ancira, with the Hotel Colonial The markets, the restaurants, the busi- and the Hotel Monterrey close seconds. water. For food the best precaution is to select proper places, and to eat nothing raw ness streets, and the parks give the visitor Among the smaller hotels the Plaza and except fruit, in the beginning. All difficulty many hours of discovery and interest. The El Autel do very well. The Hotel Don about water is eliminated by drinking the chief market places are the Mercado Colon Diego is low in prices, but well run and good beer, but as there may be children and the Mercado Juarez. Many of the best serves good food. Reservations should alalong, bottled water or soft drinks should shops are on the Avenida Morelos, run- ways be made in advance as Monterrey is be used until it is possible to know the ning east and west through the center of sometimes crowded. Good restaurants are source of the water. Soon after leaving the city, and the Avenida Zaragoza, which the Hotel Ancira, La Lousianne, Los ArSabinas Hidalgo, the drive through Ma- extends northward from the main plaza cos and Sanborns. For those who rememmulique Pass captures the visitor. From to the Avenida Francisco I. Madero. The ber the old Knickerbocker Bar in New then on passing through a semi-desert latter is a broad busy thoroughfare, where York, the bar at the Ancira will bring country, with mountains in close view and throngs gather in the center parkway on nostalgia. an occasional small village where ox teams Saturdays and Sundays.

Shopping is more than the usual pleasand burro carts must be avoided, brings the The largest public park is the Alamedo, ure. There are many fine shops where realization of a new and different land. On which has been made into a paradise for bargains may be had. Usually prices are a clear day the unusual mountains of Las children. Deeply shaded, and with broad not avanced to foreigners, so those with Mitras and La Silla, adjacent to Monter- streets into which no traffic is admitted, dollars to change to pesos benefit under rey, may be seen at a great distance. it is an ideal playground. The best beloved present conditions. The shopping district Monterrey is the capital of the State of of the many parks is the Plaza Zaragoza, is mainly along Avenida Morelos, close by Nuevo Leon. It is an industrial city with in the center of the city, close to the hotel the hotels, and on the Avenida Juarez bea population of 346,000. It is at the head of district. Band concerts are held here on tween the two markets which are themthe beautiful Huajuca Canyon, with the Thursdays and Sunday nights, the occa- selves a must. Avoid "Suckers' Row" which

the car while in Mexico. He will give a good exchange rate, but only the amount of money needed to reach destination should be changed, as a better rate is obtainable at the banks in Monterrey or Mexico City.

VIEW OF MONTERREY showing La Silla Mountain in background.

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THE CENTER of the shopping district in Monterrey, the Avenida Morelos.

may be recognized by outside runners who invite the tourist in for cocktails and sell their wares (generally wet) at three times the usual prices. Places especially recommended are Elena, the Casa Tourista, Sanborns, and for liquors, Cervantes.

There is a popular impression that much English is spoken in Monterrey. This is not the case, nor even in the border towns.

The clerks at the hotel desk will speak English, and at some of the shops one of the saleswomen may speak English. While most of the tourists spend days in Mexico without Spanish, it adds to the independence and pleasure of the visit to know at least some of the most useful greetings and phrases. If you have ever studied Spanish, dust off your books and review a bit. It will be fascinating to learn how to say the words you have previously learned how to read. For those who wish to start learning ahead of their intended visit the following books are suitable for self-teaching: Spanish Self-Taught Through Pictures by Richards, Metcalf and Gibson, publisher, Pocket Books, Inc., New York, and Terry's New Spanish-English and EnglishSpanish Pocket Interpreter by T. Philip Terry, publisher, Robert C. Terry, 14 Valley Road, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

The latter named book is useful in showing pronunciation under each Spanish word.

A good textbook for beginners is Shorter Spanish Review Grammar by Castellano and Brown, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.

To the readers of Shipmate, accustomed to knowledge of many countries, it is not necessary to write about the need for recognizing and conforming with customs.

The Mexicans are smart people with high ambitions for the future. They are courteous and wonderfully kind. But they are more leisurely than North Americans and have differences of opinion with us as to the relative importance of matters. Per-

haps one of the reasons why we are so content among them is that many of the daily features of life are back a half generation or so to where we remember in our youth. Yet the latest and newest is side-by-side with the old. You cross the entrance of a modern electric generating plant to slow down for an approaching ox team. You do not have to go to a hardware store for fertilizer for your garden; you pay a small boy forty centavos to bring in a bag from the surrounding pastures.

You see modern homes of beautiful architecture and rich appointments in your own colonia, and take a few steps into the close-by valley to see poor people, living in humble homes, under primitive conditions.

We are different, the Mexicans and ourselves ; their behavior, ways and outlook come from a different cultural pattern.

To the stranger among them this is not difficult to grasp, and certainly easy to enjoy. Friendships form and last.

Monterrey their visit. But most first visitors come for the trip to Mexico City, and there begins a wonderful experience. From Monterrey the train leaves at 10:30 p.m., and arrives in Mexico City the next night at 8:00 o'clock. Pullman accommodations may be reserved, and the car is waiting on the track to be boarded at convenience.

This train has a chair car and good diner.

By plane the trip is a short one, by Mexican Airways, if starting in Monterrey, but

by American Airlines, if Monterrey is a stop-over. The bus requires about thirty-six hours; it is a somewhat rugged experience, but a beautiful trip at very low cost. For those who are in their own cars it is advisable to go as far as Valles the first day, and spend the night. There are several motor courts, but the Hotel Valles affords excellent accommodations, and is preferable. The climb begins at Tamazunchale, some two hours south of Valles. It is better to arrive there about 10 :00 a.m., which allows time for the early mountain mists There are a few tourists who do not to rise. In the United States we are accusunderstand, and adapt themselves. They are tomed to driving across the mountains. On homesick from the time of crossing the the way to Mexico City the drive is along border. Sometimes they offend. One such the mountains. The grades are not difficult in a crowded restaurant held up a one and the highway is protected on the open peso note and said loudly, "And they call side by barriers, generally low stone walls. this money; what will it buy?" A small The scenery is superb, the villages on the and indignant member of the American highway appeal, and the experience an Colony who was present promptly stood always-remembered one. up showing a dollar bill. Said she, "It will Some linger on in Mexico City in the buy twenty-five oranges here, how many oranges will this dollar buy in your home wealth of enchanting interest; some never town?" Sometimes women tourists wear leave. But, for this story we will give the slacks, which is not street costume here. visitor ten days for this world-famous city.

Old fashioned, perhaps, but that is the way A good time to arrive is Saturday afterthey are. As for shorts—I saw a stout noon, with opportunity to be settled and woman in yellow ones walking down the rested for the beginning of sight-seeing Avenida Morelos. The Mexicans, in hor- the next day. For those who do not become ror, averted their eyes. tired, the night clubs are waiting. The Come to Mexico, come to Monterrey! Tiffany glass curtain is on display for You will leave relaxed and refreshed, with public view only once a week, Sunday at some of the friendship of Mexico absorbed. 9:00 a.m., and this should not be missed.

Many people, especially from Texas, make The afternoon may be given to a trip SHIPMATE

through the floating gardens of Xochimilco in a flower-decked boat.

For the next day, a leisurely excursion through the Palacio de Belles Artes is suggested, with luncheon on the seventh floor of the Majestic Hotel for the good food and the superb view of the city, and of the two snow-capped volcanoes, Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl.

influenced also by the delicious food. Many appealing. Shopping is something special, adjectives are needed for Cuernavaca and for Guadalajara is the source of pottery, Taxco, and it is hard to make such short glass, textiles and woodwork. Oaxaco, a visits, but on Saturday the return is made small city, in beautiful mountain surroundto Mexico City with two wonderful days ings has a perfect climate, and is particuspent in Taxco. A night club is again pre- larly interesting because of the famous ruins of Monte Alban close by. Its marscribed for Saturday night. kets, fiestas, atmosphere and people are For the second Sunday the afternoon worth an extended visit. It is not possible bull fight is the event to see. It is better in this brief story to touch the possibilities.

For Tuesday, if you are still keeping this to talk with a Mexican friend, or read The visitor should examine these in Mexico guide, a visit to Chapultepec Castle is the about the bull fight, before going. You City, where all information is available choice, because of its historical interest, will see brave men and brave bulls, and and take departure from there. beautiful grounds and lovely setting. To to understand this sport that grips the Latin world you should know the rules the horse races for the afternoon.

Come to Mexico, come to Monterrey, and technique, the viewpoint, and the ap- come to the Summer School of Monterrey Leaving Mexico City Wednesday morn- peal of courage which dominates it. If the Tec. For those with time, the six weeks ing, the ride to Cuernavaca is about fifty morning is for church there are several from July to August 22, could be in one miles by station wagon, if you do not desire of splendor to attend. If the morning is to of the pleasant bungalows of La Silla Dorto drive your own car. No better descrip- be included in the all-too-brief program mitory, studying intensive Spanish, and tion is given than in Maximilian's diary; of sight-seeing, the Municipal Palace and participating in the interesting program of you find yourself "in a broad valley stretch- the National Museum should be visited. sight-seeing, excursions, picnics, swimming ing out like a golden bowl, surrounded by From here on to the end of the visit are and dancing with the young people from a variety of mountain rjmges, and filled two or three days for shopping and dining American colleges, who attend the Sumwith a wealth of tropical gardens; added and walking on the famous Avenida Re- mer School. The course in Spanish is the to all this a climate unsurpassed by an forma, which alone is worth the trip. equivalent of a year's college work in the Italian May." The Borda Mansion and language; one hundred and twenty hours The proposal of ten days is suggested the Borda Gardens still remain as a rein the classroom. In addition you would be minder of the days of Maximilian and Car- for the many who have limited time in surrounded by people who are speaking the lotta. There are famous frescoes in the Mexico. For those of leisure, more time language. In the last class the youngest Cortez Palace, painted by Diego Rivera. is easily spent with the wonders of Mexico student was a sixteen-year-old high school If you have not heard from some favorite City, and there are other parts of Mexico graduate, and the oldest was a sixty-sixfriends for sometime, it would be a good which should be visited. Acapulco is a year-old retired colonel, attending under idea to see if they are living in Cuernavaca. thrilling experience. It is the Atlantic City his Veterans Administration time. So far of Mexico, but in its tropical setting of The next day the same station wagon mountains and sea, and it is more beauti- as I could observe both enjoyed the congoes on to Taxco. Truly, unbelievably, ut- ful ; swimming, fishing, hunting, shopping, certs of the Mariachis and dancing to the terly, charming seems extravagant praise, dining, dancing and excursions offer a marimba band. Such a plan will give the but these words just about fit Taxco. It is varied program of entertainment. There visitor a happy beginning in Mexico, and a small city, not offering extensive sight- are many hotels, some luxurious and high send him on his way with considerable seeing, but the shops are fascinating, the in price, others modest, yet comfortable capability in speaking the Spanish lanpeople friendly, ÂŁmd the social life gay. and attractive. Guadalajara is a place to guage. And in addition his impression of When you have had dinner in the open on stay rather than one for a hurried visit. It one of Mexico's great universities,^ the the magnificent terrace of the Victoria is a beautiful city at an altitude of 5200 Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, will be Hotel, in beauty and tranquility, you will feet. It has an ideal climate, warm and dry. one that my Mexican colleagues would be have added another memory to the special Flowers, birds, pretty homes, parks and delighted to have him take with him from ones of a lifetime; an opinion possibly plazas give the city an effect, exotic and their country.

A TYPICAL COUNTRY SCENE. . . . The old and the new are side by side in Mexico.

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7^e ^HMted Stcde6.

Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, 'I6 Superintendent ond, DELILAH, Arnold C. Gay (Annapolis Yacht Club).

Delta Class—First,

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H. Walker; second, W H I S P , W . O . Jensen.

Reina Mercedes Knockabout Trophy— (All are members of the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron.) First, Cdr. A. Arthur Shuman, Jr., U S N ; second, Lt. R. J. Dermody, U S N ; third, Assistant Professor A. R. Hefler.

Naval Academy Receives Manuscripts

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Netherlands Ambassador presents Colors to Naval Academy

Admiral Joy Hospitalized V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, USN, Superintendent of the Naval Academy and Commandant of the Severn River Naval Command, was admitted on January 5 to the Naval Hospital at Bethesda, Md., where he underwent a major operation.

Naval Academy Sailing Squadron's Annual Awards Dinner The U. S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron held its Ninth Annual Awards Dinner in the Academy's Hubbard Hall on December 10.

More than 120 Chesapeake Bay yachting enthusiasts attended the dinner, during which trophies were awarded to winners in the Sailing Squadron's Ninth Annual Regatta

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The guests of honor were V. Adm. and Mrs. C. Turner Joy. Honored guests were Mr. C. Sherman Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Miller Sherwood, Mr. and Mrs. DeCoursey 8

Fales, Capt. and Mrs. Howard G. Corey, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Greenman, Mr. John N. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Mitchell, Mr. Emory C. Rice, and Mr. William H. Graham.

Capt. Benjamin P. Field, Jr., U S N , Commanding Officer of the Annapolis, Md., Naval Station, and Commodore of the Academy Sailing Squadron, presented the trophies.

Regatta trophy winners were: First to finish—HIGHLAND LIGHT—Cdr. E. Arthur Shuman, Jr., USN (Naval Academy Sailing Squadron).

First in Fleet—Fox^Ralph H. Wiley (Tred-Avon Yacht Club).

Cruising Class "A"—First, HIGHLAND LIGHT, Cdr. E. Arthur Shuman, Jr., U S N ; , second. STARLIGHT, James B. Brickell (Tred-Avon Yacht Club) ; third, FOLLY, A. J. Grymes (Tred-Avon Yacht Club).

Cruising Class "B"—First, F U N , Thomas H. Closs (Annapolis Yacht Club) ; second, TRIG, Charles S. Dell (Annapolis Yacht Club) ; third, FALCON, O . H . Williamson (Gibson Island Yacht Squadron).

Cruising Class "C"—First, Fox, Ralph H. Wiley (Tred-Avon Yacht Club) ; sec-

The Naval Academy Museum recently received four additions to its extensive collection of historical Navy items.

Among these acquisitions is a book entitled Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan. It was compiled by Francis L. Hawks under the supervision of Adm. Mathew Perry and gives an account of his trip to the Orient in 1853. It was published by order of Congress and is very profusely illustrated with many attractive prints in color and black and white engravings. The book was loaned to the Museum by R. Adm. T. G. Haff, U S N (Ret.), of 211 Scott Dr., Annapolis.

The log (ship's diary) of the U S S TiCONDEROGA was presented by Lt. Cdr. R. H.

Johnston of 167 Evans St., Norfolk, Va. It covers the period from July 1, 1868, through September 30, 1868, when the vessel was visiting various European ports.

A History of the Naval Academy Class of 1912 is a gift from Capt. Joseph Dreisonstok, U S N (Ret.), of 5431 39th St..

N.W., Washington, D. C. The volume was prepared by members of the Class of 1912 for their 40th reunion.

Another contribution is a chart which traces the historic around the world flight taken by Harold Gatty and Wiley Post in 1931. The chart includes comments and statistics regarding their trip in the famous monoplane "Winnie Mae." It was presented

by Cdr. H, H. J. Benson, U S N (Ret.), of 114 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis.

Netherlands Ambassador Visits Academy His Excellency Dr. J. H. van Roijen, the Netherlands Ambassador to this country, visited the Academy on Thursday, January 8.

He made the visit to present the Naval Academy with a miniature standard representing the colors of the Netherlands Royal Naval Academy. This standard was preSHIPMATE

sented in exchange for a plaque presented m September 1950, by the U. S. Naval Academy to the Dutch Naval Academy in appreciation for the cooperation and services extended bv the Netherlands Royal Navy to the U. S. Navy during World War II. Ambassador van Roijen was accompanied during his visit by R. Adm. Jonkeer H. A. van Foreest, the Dutch Naval Attache to the U. S., and Cdr. Jan van Staversen, the Assistant Naval Attache.

Full military honors consisting of a 19gun salute, the Netherlands National Anthem, four ruffles and flourishes, and a full Marine Honor Guard were rendered to the Netherland's Ambassador upon his arrival at the Academy's Administration Building.

During the presentation ceremonies, Capt. Otis C. Gregg, USN, Acting Superintendent in the absence of Capt. Charles A. Buchanan and V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, accepted the standard of the Netherlands Royal Naval Academy, on behalf of the U. S. Naval Academy's Brigade of midshipmen.

Attending the ceremony, in addition to the Dutch representatives and Captain Gregg, were Capt. Howard G. Corey, USN, the Naval Academy's Chief of Staff; Capt. Russell C. Williams, USN, Acting Commandant; Midn. Capt. William G. Leftwich, USN, Commander of the Brigade of Midshipmen; and Midn. First Class H. R. Perot, USN, chairman of the Naval Academy's Brigade Honor Committee. Midshipman Perot was selected to attend the ceremony as it was the "Representative Committee" of the Netherlands Royal Naval Academy, which is comparable to the committee he heads, that conceived the idea to reciprocate the gesture of the U S N A and exchange their miniature standard for the plaque presented to them at their Academy at Den Hendler by the U. S. Ambassador to Holland.

the campuses of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University.

Dr. Michelson taught at both institutions.

The inscription on the plaque reads: "Near this spot, in July 1887, Dr. Albert A. Assistant Professor Rocco M. Paone, Michelson of Case and Dr. Edward W. an instructor in the Naval Academy's De- Morley of Western Reserve University partment of English, History and Govern- conducted the world-famous Michelsonment, was the guest lecturer at the Armed Morley experiment, one of the outstanding Forces Industrial College, a branch of the scientific achievements of the 19th century, and a cornerstone of modern physics. In National War College on December 18. commemoration, this tablet has been set in His lecture entitled "Foreign Military stone by both colleges on December 19, Aid" was presented to the school faculty 1952, the 100th anniversary of Dr. Micheland student body. son's birth."

Professor Paone has been a member of The Michelson-Morely experiment conthe Naval Academy's teaching staff since tributed to deep revisions in our under1948. He received his doctor's degree in standing of the physical world, culminating history from Georgetown University in in Einstein's special theory of relativity September 1949, and since that time has in 1905. been a consultant in Foreign Military Aid Dr. Michelson was born in Strelno, Gerto the U. S. Army's General Staff. many, and came to this country in his early youth. He entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1869 as a cadet midshipman Alumnus of N a v a l and was graduated in 1873. He resigned from the naval service in 1881 to become Academy Memorialized the first professor of physics at Case InstiAlbert A. Michelson, a graduate of the tute of Technology and held that .position Naval Academy Class of 1873 and the first until 1889. The inventor of the famed interAmerican to receive the Nobel Prize in ferometer (an instrument that uses light Physics, was memorialized on the 100th interference phenomena for the measureanniversary of his birth, December 19, in ment of wave lengths and for the analysis a ceremony at Cleveland, Ohio. of a narrow spectrum region) later became The ceremony was in the form of a an instructor of physics and chemistry at plaque dedication on the borderline between the Naval Academy.

Naval Academy Professor Lectures O n Foreign Aid

K o r e a n CNO Visits N a v a l Academy V. Adm. Sohn Won II, the Republic of Korea's Chief of Naval Operations, visited the Naval Academy on Thursday, December 18 to renew acquaintances with his former commander, V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, U S N , and to inspect the Academy's training facilities.

The Korean CNO's visit to Aimapolis was part of his tour of U. S. naval installations. H e was accompanied by Cdr. Sihak Hyun, R O K Naval Attache to the United States, and Cdr. John P. Seifert, USN, aide during his visit to this country.

Admiral Sohn served under Admiral Joy when the latter commanded the United Nations naval forces in the Far East from the begirming of the Korean war until Jtme 1952, when he departed for the U. S. to become Naval Academy Superintendent.

Before lunch in the Superintendent's Quarters, Admiral Sohn visited the Chapel and the Crypt of John Paul Jones; then proceeded to Bancroft Hall, where he witnessed the Brigade of Midshipmen in noon formation, and received "march past."

Following Itmcheon, Admiral Sohn and his party toured the various academic buildings. He was escorted by Lt. Cdr. David C. Holly, USN, an instructor in the Academy's Electrical Engineering Department, who helped re-establish the Korean Naval Academy, shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in 1950.

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Kotean Navy Chief of Naval Operations greeted by V. Adm. C. Turner Joy.

Midshipmen's Club Banquet V. Adm. C. Turner Joy was the guest of honor at a banquet sponsored by the Academy's Foreign Relations Club on December 12 in Bancroft Hall. Midn. First Class D. Roe, Jr., of Camdenton, Mo., spoke on "U. S. Foreign Policy in the Far East."

A similar banquet was held the following week, on December 19, at which Adm. C. M. Cooke, U S N (Ret.), was the guest of honor and Midn. C. M. Cooke, Jr., of Sonoma, Calif., was the speaker.

The Foreign Relations Club, one of the numerous extra-curricular activities at the Naval Academy, has as its purpose the study and discussion of problems in foreign relations.

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Navy Loaned Trucks To Post Office For Christmas Rush Two Navy panel trucks joined the fleet of Annapolis Post Office vehicles which delivered tons of Christmas cards, letters and parcels. The trucks were loaned by the U. S. Naval Academy's Transportation Department at the request of the postmaster. Christmas loans of military vehicles to assist in the distribution of heavy yuletide mails has become a traditional gesture of the Naval Academy.

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Tennessee Midshipman Named to Head Brigade at Annapolis Midn. F"irst Class William G. Leftwich, Jr., has been appointed to the six-stripe rank of Midshipman Captain. He will serve as Commander of the Naval Academy's Brigade from December 20 through March 19, 1953.

The selection of Midshipman Leftwich and other midshipman officers was made

by Capt. Charles A. Buchanan, USN, Commandant of Midshipmen, and approved by V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, USN, the Academy's Superintendent.

The midshipmen appointed to serve as "stripers" are selected on the basis of their individual relative standing in aptitude for the naval service, leadership, conduct and academics. One-half of the first class is eligible for selection as "stripers" for the September to December months, while the other half of the class is eligible for the December to March period of the academic year. In the final set, March to June, the midshipmen officers are selected from the entire first class, which presently numbers 929.

Of the senior midshipmen officers (Captain, Commander and Lieutenant Commanders), only three had previously been on active duty in the Armed Forces before entering the Naval Academy.

The new Deputy Commander of the Brigade is Midn. First Class Carlisle A. H. Trost, who holds the five-stripe rank of Midshipman Commander. The two Regimental Commanders, who will also hold the rank of Midshipman Commanders, are Midn. Donald J. McAdams, who will be Commander of the First Regiment, and Midn. First Class Billy G. Starnes, who will command the Second Regiment. Midshipman McAdams enlisted in the Navy in August 1944, was on duty for 3^4 years in China and aboard various vessels in the Pacific area and was serving as a gunner's mate third class when he was appointed to the Naval Academy.

The nine midshipmen selected to serve as "four-stripers" with the rank of M''^' shipman Lieutenant Commander are: Midn.

Edward R. Dixon, named Brigade Operations Officer; Midn. Charles A. Merica, appointed First Regiment Operations Officer; Midn. James D. Baldinger, named Second Regiment Operations Officer; Midn. William M. Thompson, Commander of the First Battalion; Midn. John R. Roepke, Second Battalion Commander; Midn. Milton A. Lucas, heading the Third Battalion; Midn. Kent W. Curi, heading the Fourth Battalion; Midn. Bernard C. 10

Botula, named Fifth Battalion Commander; and Midn. Eugene J. Christensen, Sixth Battalion Commander.

Christmas Hop For Midshipmen

Navy in the Civil War: Gulf and Inland Waters, published in 1883. His most famous work. The Influence of Sea Power Power Upon History, published in 1890, still widely used today as a reference and text, is also part of the collection.

Admiral McCracken, one-time instructor in the Academy's Department of English, History and Government, retired from active service in January, 1950. During most of World War II he was a Japanese prisoner-of-war. He presently resides at 5619 McLean Drive, Bethesda, Md. Doctor Aldous' bequest includes the two volumes. The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B., by the Rev. James Stanier Clarke and John McArthur; and Life and Services of Horatio Viscount Nelson, a three-volume work.

Doctor Aldous, who died in England last year, previously presented the Naval Academy with a statuette of Nelson, currently on display in the Academy's Museum along with other Nelson memoriabilia.

He made the presentations in appreciation of "the extremely favorable impressions" made by the Naval Academy midshipmen who visited Portsmouth, England, during a practice cruise in the summer of 1949.

The doctor resided at Boundary Stone, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.

The 134,995-book Naval Academy Library has 25,147 volumes on naval subjects, of which approximately 14,000 pertain to naval history or biography.

The U. S. Naval Academy played the part of Santa Claus to underprivileged children in the Washington, D. C. area, when those attending the annual Midshipmen's Christmas Hop brought toys for admission to the dance, December 13. Following a custom that originated at the Academy several years ago, these gifts were distributed to needy children through the Washington disc-jockey. Bill Herson • • • —who appeals annually during the yuletide season for toys for the underprivileged children.

Midshipmen Carol The Christmas Hop ushered in the holi- Sing, Christmas day season at the Naval Academy for 2,000 midshipmen and their guests when they Dinner and Leave gathered in Dahlgren Hall at 9:15 p.m.

The Academy's Brigade of 3,680 midMrs. C. Turner Joy, wife of the Superintendent of the Academy, received the shipmen had their annual carol sing and guests. She was escorted to the hop by Christmas dinner on Friday evening, December 19, and departed on Christmas leave midshipmen of the Hop Committee.

Adorning the entrance to Dahlgren Hall the following noon. was an electric holly wreath with the words CAROL SING "Christmas Hop, 1952" lighting a welcome.

In the center of the dance floor there was Again this season, following a custom a gaily ornamented Christmas tree. Some which dates back to 1922, the Brigade of the decorations which added yule spirit gathered at the steps of the Chapel for to the proceedings include a giant, mechanical Santa Claus; an oversized sleigh and the singing of Christmas Carols, at 6:30 reindeer and a giant fireplace and chimney. p.m., Friday. The singing was led by Associate Professor Donald C. Gilley, Academy Refreshments consisting of cider, hot Choirmaster. The Naval Academy Band, chocolate, brownies, doughnuts and cookies under the direction of Lt. Alexander C. were served. Dance music was provided Morris, USN, played. The scene for the by the Naval Academy Dance Band under carolling was illuminated by two large the direction of Chief Musician A. Schi- Christmas trees flanking the steps of the fanelli. During the intermission, the Mid- Chapel, and several strings of colored shipmen's Glee Club led in singing Christ- lights strung each side of Chapel Walk. mas carols.

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Following the carolling, the midshipmen got a jump on turkey eaters throughout the nation when they feasted on roast young tom turkey, with all the trimmings, and baked ham, during their annual Christmas dinner at 7:00 p.m., in Bancroft Hall.

The first class midshipmen were permitted to have officers and instructors on duty at the Naval Academy as their dinner guests.

The Naval Academy Library, which has the world's largest collection of naval history and biography, is 55 volumes richer through two recent donations.

Twenty-two volumes on naval history, Music during the dinner was provided by works of famed R. Adm. Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914), were donated by R. the Academy's band.

Adm. Alan R. McCracken, U S N (Ret.).

LEAVE In addition, at the bequest of the late Dr. Herbert James Aldous of Portsmouth, EngAt noon Saturday, December 20, more land, were 23 volumes relating to the life than 3,500 midshipmen from all four classes and career of Britain's Admiral Lord began a mass exodus from Annapolis to Nelson. spend the holidays with their parents, relaIncluded in the Mahan collection was the tives and friends throughout the nation.

American naval historian's first book. The Classes were halted at 11:45 a.m. and the S H I P M A T E

Brigade of Midshipmen assembled in Bancroft Court for its last formation of 1952.

Buses and taxis were available at the Academy to transport the midshipmen to the airports, bus terminals and train stations in Washington and Baltimore.

All midshipmen returned to the Academy by 6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 4, with classes resuming the next day.

Later he went to Mexico as a mechanical engineer with the Continental Mexican Rubber Company. He availed himself of this opportunity to get practical experience in designing and erecting machinery. He returned to Urbana, 111., to be married, and shortly thereafter joined the Standard Oil Company in Chicago as a sales engineer.

In 1929 he became assistant to the chief engineer of the Chicago appliance company now known as Hotpoint. He was named range engineer in 1935 and chief engineer Officers Who Have Reported in 1937. In 1940 he became the company's youngest vice president.

And Officers Who Have Under Sharp, a staff of sales-minded Been Detached Recently engineering technicians and specialists study and experiment to develop better appliance The following officers have reported redesign and Jo seek methods of lowering cently for duty at the U. S. Naval Acadproduction costs. During the defense period emy: Cdr. Douglas A. Clark and Lt. Rowhen critical materials have been restricted, bert Q. Heglund, Civil Engineer Corps.

Sharp and his staff worked under great Cdr. Clyde H . Walsworth, Dental Corps, pressure to keep civilian output up to standhas been detached from duty in the Dental ards of quality and performance in quanDepartment. H e will report to the U S S tities to meet sales needs.

NEWPORT N E W S (CA-148) for duty.

Sharp is recognized for his work in perLt. Charles S. Bowcock, Jr., who was on fecting the patented Calrod heating unit duty in the Department of Marine Engithat more than doubled the life and effineering, has been detached. H e will report ciency of modern electric ranges. When the J O H N C. SHARP, '23 to the U S S TRUTTA (SS-421) for duty.

Calrod, an enclosed sheath-type heating element, was developed in 1933 under Sharp's The following officers have been dedirection, the way was opened for the detached from temporary duty in the Departvelopment of America's huge electric range ment of Physical Training: Lt. John F. industry. Units similar to the original CalGillooly, Ens. William C. Earl and Ens. John Sharp, '23, Becomes rod are now used on all electric ranges Arthur P . Sundry.

President of Hotpoint Co. manufactured today.

Lieutenant Gillooly will report to the Sharp has attracted industry attention John C. Sharp, president of Hotpoint Naval Photographic Center, Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. C , for duty; Ensign Co., has been a familiar figure in the ap- for his research on high frequency elecEari to the U S S MIDWAY ( C V A - 4 1 ) ; pliance industry for the past 25 years. tronic cooking, and heat pump adaptations and Ensign Stmdry to the U S S N E W JER- During much of this time, as vice president for water heating. He has received nasey (BB-62). and chief engineer for the large Chicago tional citations for major appliance deThe following officers have been released company, he was responsible for the engi- signs that include such innovations as auto inactive duty: Lt. James R. Pennell, Jr. neering and design that pioneered matched tomatic push-button cooking, the "mois(Civil Engineer Corps), and Ens. John B. appliance groups for complete electric tureless" dryer, and the fully automatic electric dishwasher. kitchens and automatic home laundries.

Kelly, J r .

Hotpoint's place as the largest producer of electric ranges, automatic dishwashers, and electric water heaters, is credited in a Old and Young Had large degree to engineering advancements Henry Minett—1857-1952 developed by Sharp and his staff that gave Fun at Alumni House All alumni of the Naval Academy will sales appeal to the operating qualities and learn with sorrow of the death of our oldest durability of new appliances.

Alumni House was the scene of gay fesgraduate, Capt. Henry Minett, Class of tivities on New Year's Eve. Some eightySharp's engineering background goes 1876, which occurred on 20 December in four couples and one lone wolf which in- back to the days when electric appliances the Veterans Hospital at Swannoa, N . C. cluded graduates of the classes from 1908 were being pioneered.

Captain Minett, who was ninety-five to 1946 gathered there to welcome the new As a young man, he turned to engineer- years of age at the time of his death, had year and made the stately rooms of old Ogle Hall resound to music, laughter, and ing because it held a certain romantic for many years been a member of the good cheer. From all reports, a good time appeal. His basic ambition has always been Alumni Association. H e was invited each was had by all who were farsighted enough to build and create. Today at 53, as presi- year by the Superintendent of the Naval to purchase their tickets early. By Decem- dent of one of the nation's largest electric Academy to be his guest at the annual ber 29, there were sufficient paid reserva- appliances companies, he has realized that Homecoming but was never able to make tions to fill Alumni House to the gunwales boyhood ambition to engineer better and the trip to Annapolis from his home in and it became necessary to hang out the more durable products for home and in- Ashville, N . C. dustry. In his field he has made a major SRO sign.

Captain Minett was buried at Lyndon, contribution to the nation's standard of near Louisville, Ky. He is survived by his The Task Force which made the. party living. wife whose address is 893 Haywood Road, an outstanding success consisted of Brownie Sharp did not follow normal academic Ashville, N. C. (Leon F.) Brown, '17, who was Task Force Commander; Charley (Charles D.) channels in his early days. Instead he Beaumont, '23, who performed the duties worked as a millwright, machinist, and of comptroller; Dave (David) Boyd, Com- coal miner. From these jobs he learned mander, USNR, who has lived down the the laborer's point of view and the real USS Saratoga's Keel Laid prefix "damn" before his service designa- meaning of hard work. In his rise to a By Secretary of Navy tion, was in charge of the commissary position of leadership in American indusdepartment and the decorations; Fred try, he has never lost this down-to-earth On December 16, at the New York Na(Frederick G.) Holahan, a prof in the outlook. val Shipyard, Secretary of the Navy Dan Bull Department who majored in funAfter a year at Ohio State University, A. Kimball laid the keel of the SARATOGA making at the Crocodile Club at AATB Sharp entered the U. S. Naval Academy (CVA 60). This new aircraft carrier will Bizerte, was in charge of music, light- in 1919. Upon completion of his plebe year, have a 1,040-foot overall length which will ing, and sound effects; and Daisy (Charles he returned to Ohio State and received his accommodate the heavier and faster jet V.) Wilhoit, '46, who handled logistics degree in 1923. Shortly after he was grad- planes. Her speed will be over 30 knots. and did most of the leg-work. Wynn Craw- uated, he became associated with the Uni- She will have a beam of 252 feet and will ford efficiently handled the reservation desk versity of Illinois experimental station, be able to carry more than 100 planes. while her husband. Pug (A. D. A.) Craw- where for three years he carried on special She represents an improvement on the ford, '20, did a swell job screening the engineering development work on new combat-tested designs of the EssEX-class undesirables (non-paying guests) who tried machinery that is now used to coke Illinois carriers and the later developments incorto crash the party. porated in the MIDWAY class. coal.

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PROMOTIONS Inactive

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Selections

Chief of Bureau

Nineteen Commanders and 994 Lieutenant Commanders of the Naval Reserve have been recommended for promotion by the Line selection board which convened on November 24, 1952, and four Commanders and 290 Lieutenant Commanders of the TRAINING Naval Reserve were recommended for promotion by the Staff Corps selection boards Reserve Cruises Atlantic Fleet Reserve cruises will be which convened on December 2, 1952.

Those considered are officers of the Na- available to about 493 officers and 2,259 val Reserve not on active duty plus those enlisted men in the Volunteer and Organwho have reported for active duty since ized Reserve during the months of January, July 1, 1952, and Naval Reserve officers February and March 1953.

Eligible are personnel from the First, on active duty in the Naval Reserve program, who, by law, cannot be considered Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth Naval Districts and the Potomac by active duty selection boards.

Of the total of 294 staff corps selections, River Naval Command.

In cruises of longer than the regular two one Civil Engineer Corps, two Medical Corps and one Dental Corps Commanders weeks duration, pay and allowances are authorized for two weeks only, the Navy said. were selected for promotion to Captain.

Selections for promotion from Lieuten- However, most of the cruises will not go ant Commander to Commander in the staff for longer than two weeks. corps are as follows: Dental Corps, 64; The majority of the cruise ships will sail Supply Corps, 45; Chaplain Corps, 20; from Newport, R. I., or from Norfolk, Va. Civil Engineer Corps, 55; Medical Corps, A few will leave from Charleston and Boston. They range in type from destroyer 101; Medical Service Corps, 5.

escort ships and cargo ships, to battleships and large aircraft carriers.

The first group of ships departed on the 4th of January. Each Naval District has been assigned specific quotas for each ship taking part in the training program.

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The establishment of two schools for leadership training at the Naval Training Centers at Bainbridge, Md., and San Diego, Calif., has been directed. The schools, which will open in February 1953, will convene every four weeks and will train about 25 petty officers each month.

Initially, emphasis will be placed on the training of women petty officers at the third-class level because Navy women, due to the nature of their duty assignments, are unable to benefit from the leadership experience gained by male petty officers in duty assignments afloat. Later it may prove desirable to extend the course of instruction to include male petty officers.

Quotas will be levied on a returnable basis to continental Naval Districts, Air Training Commands and Bureaus and Offices of the Navy Department.

Line School

PERSONNEL TRANSFER. . . . Men are transferred from a destroyer to the battleship MISSOURI as she proceeds in Korean waters.

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The General Line School program has been shortened from the previous 11-month course to six months. The school will now convene semi-annually at the Naval School, Monterey, Calif. The course is designed to give all Regular Navy Line officers a similar background in naval science subjects.

The acceleration of the course was made after a review of the records of the remaining eligible officers for the school. It was found that all officers, through initiative and experience, have already acquired much of the background which the course was originally designed to provide.

In addition, the attendance at a university under the Five Term program prior to enrollment at the General Line School is no longer a requirement. Those who attend the Line School first will still be eligible for attendance at college under the Five Term program.

Officers who transferred to the Regular Navy from Reserve or temporary status between August 27, 1940 and October 1, 1945 and those who transferred to the Regular Navy under the programs established by Public Law 347, 79th Congress, 2nd Session, and Public Law 775, 76th Congress, 3d Session, are eligible to attend the school, with certain exceptions.

The acceleration of the program will facilitate processing about 1,500 officers per year and will enable the Line School portion of the equalization program to be terminated by May 2, 1955.

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Refresher Training for Musicians

Training for qualified personnel to improve their instrumental proficiency and give additional instruction has been offered to Navy musicians.

The refresher course, which is offered in addition to the basic and advanced music courses, will be from 12 to 24 weeks in length and will convene monthly at the U. S. Naval School of Music, Naval Receiving Station, Washington 25, D. C. The course will include work in concert band music, theory, sectional rehearsals and instrumentation and arranging.

Musician personnel may request the course provided they have completed four years' active naval service and provided they have two years of obligated service upon entry into the school.

Some students will be selected from unit bands for additional training and to assemble new unit bands.

Hospital Corpsmen Needed

Applications from enlisted personnel for assignment to Class "A" hospital corps schools have been called for in order to fulfill the increasing requirements for persormel in the medical rating group.

Those selected for the training will receive instructions in anatomy and physiology, elementary chemistry, hygiene and sanitation, bacteriology and elementary laboratory techniques, materia medica and toxicology, minor surgery and first aid, principles of nursing and dietetics, pharmacy jmd metrology. In addition advanced courses will be available to them after completion of the basic training.

More than 400 hospitalmen serving the Fleet Marine Forces have been decorated since the start of the Korean war and ten of these have received the Navy's highest award—the Navy Cross, it was pointed out.

Following completion of the basic training the hospitalmen will be assigiied to duty in Naval hospitals in the continental U. S. for a minimum of six months, the Navy said.

After this on-the-job training about 70% of the men will be retained in hospitals for further training and duty and the remaining personnel will be ordered to sea duty.

Only about 10% of the men will be assigned to the Fleet Marine Forces, the Navy said, and these personnel will be rotated between duty in Korea and duty in non-combat areas, usually continental United States. Every effort is made to limit the tour of duty in Korea to twelve months, the Navy emphasized.

World War II he served in the Southwest Pacific and was awarded a letter of Commendation with combat "V" for his meritorious conduct as Chaplain of the HORNET when that vessel was sunk near the Santa Cruz Islands.

The next Chief of Chaplains has also served at the U. S. Coast Guard and the U. S. Naval Academies and at the Naval Hospitals in Portsmouth, Va., and St. .Wbans, N. Y. In 1943 he was the executive officer and instructor at the Naval Chaplains School and later served as Pacific Fleet Chaplain. For the past sixteen months he has served as planning assistant to the Chief of Chaplains.

Born on May 17, 1903, at Hagerstown, Md., he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. He received a Bachelor of Divinity Degree from the Reformed Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pa., and holds an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity filDm Franklin and Marshall College.

A member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, Chaplain Harp was ordained on June 24, 1929. He served as assistant pastor of the Christ Reformed Church at Cavetown, Md., before entering the Navy.

Chaplain Harp resides in Falls Church, Va., with his wife, the former Miss Laura Lee Cash of Spartanburg, S. C , and daughter, Julia Lee Harp, 17, and son, Edward B. Harp, III, 10.

The retiring Chief of Chaplains, Rear Admiral Salisbury, is a Presbyterian ( U S A ) clergyman who has long been an intimate friend of naval personnel the world over. He is the eighth Chief of Chaplains of the Navy, having served in that office since 1949.

During his over 31 years of active service as an Army and Navy Chaplain, Chaplain Salisbury served as a Regimental Chaplain during the St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives of World W a r I, and as Ships Chaplain in the battleship U S S PENNSYLVANIA

during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

In recognition of his leadership in building better relations between Protestants, Catholics, and Jews, the outgoing Chief of Chaplains was presented with a plaque by Dr. W. Lindsay Young, vice president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, during a recent one-day regional conference for religious leaders conducted by the Department of Defense at Los Angeles, Calif.

A graduate of the University of Omaha and of the Auburn Theological Seminary, N. Y., Chaplain Salisbury holds the honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws from the University of Omaha, and of Doctor of Divinity from the College of Emporia, MISCELLANEOUS Kan., and from the University of Dubuque, Iowa. After his retirement Chaplain SalisNew Chief of Chaplains will serve his church, the Presbyterian Capt. Edward B. Harp, Jr., Chaplain bury ( U S A ) , in the capacity of visiting lecCorps, USN, has been designated Chief of turer Chaplains of the Navy and Assistant Chief country.to its seminaries throughout the of Naval Persormel, effective upon the retirement of R. Adm. Stanton W . Salisbury, ChC, U S N , on February 1, 1953.

Chaplain Harp, a survivor of the Battle Annua/ Record for Reserve Officers of Midway and the sinking of the carrier Naval Reserve Officers may now obtain HORNET, will be promoted to the grade of Rear Admiral when he assumes his new an annual record of promotion credits duties. He will bring over 23 years' experi- earned in grade and of retirement credits ence as a Navy Chaplain to the office of earned under Public Law 810. Previously there was no established method for obtaindirecting religious affairs for the Navy. ing such a report.

Receiving his commission in 1929, ChapNow an officer may request the informalain Harp has served in the U S S RELIEF, the U S S ARKANSAS, the U S S BLACK tion by sending a special postcard to the H A W K , and the U S S HORNET. During Reserve Officer Performance Recording FEBRUARY,

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Activity in Omaha, Neb. The cards, to be known as NavPers 532, will soon be available through Naval Reserve Training Centers, Naval Air Stations, Naval Air Reserve Training Units, and the Commandants of the Naval Districts.

The recording activity has maintained records of retirement and promotion credits earned since July 1, 1949.

No requests for the annual report should be submitted prior to the September 1 following the termination of the last fiscal year, as complete participation for the year is not tabulated before that date.

When submitted, the postcard will be returned to the officer with information as to the retirement points earned for the last fiscal year, cumulative years of satisfactory federal service and retirement points earned since July 1, 1949, cumulative years of satisfactory federal service, and promotion points earned in grade.

Honorable service in accredited component of the Armed Forces prior to that date entitles the officer to years of satisfactory federal service with a minimum of fifty retirement points credits per year while on an inactive duty status and one retirement point credit for each day of active duty with a limitation of 360 points per year.

Retirement points earned by the performance of active duty or active duty for training prior to July 1, 1949, will not affect the computation of years of satisfactory federal service but only the computation of the amount of retired pay.

Therefore, due to administrative cost, officer records will not be researched to determine total cumulative retirement points earned prior to July 1, 1949, until the officer has completed twenty years of satisfactory federal service.

Worsiiip Kifs for Ships

The hundreds of officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps who are conducting religious services as Lay Leaders will soon be receiving "Worship Kits" prepared by the Chaplains Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. There will be materials in each kit for Religious Representatives of the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Faiths which will assist their Laymen in conducting services.

The Protestant material consists of recorded church music for twelve services produced by the Westminster Choir under the direction of Dr. J. T. Williamson. The recorded music for each service contains the following: prelude, responses, hymns, anthem, choral benediction and postlude.

The theme of the twelve services is, " W e Hold These Truths," and there are four services under each of the following subjects: Acceptance of Christ, Loyalty to God, and Benefits of Religion. The worship manual which goes with each kit contains the complete worship service plus sermons for the twelve services mentioned above.

The manual also contains suggested helps for laymen in conducting worship and preparing sermons. There are printed Church Bulletins for these services, and New Testaments in each kit.

The Catholic Section of the kit contains copies of a booklet for Rosary Services entitled "Pray Together" prepared by Father Patrick Peyton, the Director of the Family Rosary Crusade. Rosaries and other prayer books are also included.

The kit also contains Jewish Prayer Books and readings from the Jewish Scriptures.

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SOUP TO NUTS Cooking With Qas OH StdMess Steel

By Oretha Swartz The traditional Navy beans of U. S. gether after the beans have first been almost 7000 were served at dinner in the Navy fame are served piping hot at lunch- boiled in enormous coppers, then 600 brown Mess Hall—recording a new Academy first eon at least every two weeks to 3800 mid- and white crocks are filled and slipped in —when the usual 3800 middies were served shipmen in the recently enlarged Mess Hall the new gas-burning ovens that have re- at 6 p.m. and two hours later, 3000 alumni enjoyed a full-course meal, all within three of the largest dormitory—Bancroft Hall— placed the old coal-burning ones. in the world.

A fleet of 174 mess stewards proceed hours and with no additional help.

A staff of 222 civilians man the kitchen Unlike in the Fleet, beans have not been with the serving of the beans—alongside served for Saturday breakfasts until last grilled frankfurters on buns, hearts of let- and the 30 gas ranges, the butcher and bake month when the Commissary Staff decided tuce with French dressing, chilled pears. shops, while the. 174 enlisted personnel are in charge of table to give them a try— service and the cleanand found that the liness of the Mess midshipmen cotten to Hall. All enlisted the idea right smart. men are quartered in Tradition c l a i m s the A P L barrack that Navy beans are ship anchored alongserved for Saturday side the station ship breakfasts a b o a r d REINA MERCEDES ship due to captain's (the fastest ship in inspection that morning—and since beans the Navy, being fast can be cooked the aground). They hold day before, the ship's an additional record galley c o u l d be of serving the Brigslicked up mighty ade within one and fast following beansone-half minutes affor-breakfast, fast ter the command enough for a 4.0 in"Seats!" is given. spection.

With 25 minutes allowed for meals The problem of and five for meal cleaning up the galformations, there is ley is non-existent at no time for dallying the Naval Academy, around. since the routine is so perfected by the Chief C o o k i s Commissary S t a f f , Robert E. Brown headed by Cdr. Edwho rounds out 30 gar M. Brown years' service at the ( S C ) , USN, and Official U. S. Navy Photo Academy this Febhis assistant, Lt. ruary. He supervises (jg) H a r v e y R. BEAN PORRIDGE HOT. . . . Cdr. Edgar M. Brown (SC), USN, left. Midshipmen's the galley and the Commissary OflScer, and his assistant, Lt. (jg) Harvey R. Humphrey (SC), USN, get a Humphrey (SC), food preparation; USN, that whether taste of traditional Navy fare—Boston Baked Beans—which fill 600 earthen pots to along with four asfeed 3800 midshipmen. a batch of delicate sistants who help muffins or feathery oversee the small omelets — or baked army of 52 cooks beans — are on the and 36 helpers. menu is a matter of taste—and not of and "Jo" (coffee to the midshipmen)—a Assistant Chief Cook is Solomon Turner, goodly 240 gallons at a meal. necessity. colored, who has served in the galley 38 Twelve midshipmen sit at each of 325 years, reporting in 1915 at the age of 17.

To an ordinary layman, the amounts going into a simple Boston Baked Beans tables (the old large ones were cut in two) His record is enviable in any field of enrecipe, served at one meal in the Mess Hall with first classmen at each end. The "run- deavor: not once during the years has he ning" continues, as usual (but hazing is a been sick or absent, and not one time has are staggering: thing of the past) with upper classmen fir- a meal been served even one minute late!

560 pounds Navy beans ing questions at the plebes . . . "What is 120 pounds salt pork "Today seems like a new world," Turner the fastest ship in the Navy? . . . What is replied, when asked about the "good 100 pounds molasses the color of Marilyn Monroe's eyes? . . ." old days." As far as the galley went, they 15 pounds sugar and if three questions are missed, well . . . weren't so good at all.

40 oimces Worcestershire sauce Food is placed on the tables and passed, 8 pounds salt Then, potatoes were peeled by hand, family style. Additional tables may be set boiled in big kettles on coal ranges—with 16 pounds dry mustard up, with a possible 4500 persons seated at the coal trundled in by wheelbarrow, and 88 pints catsup one time.

120 ounces Kitchen Bouquet mashed with big paddles which left lumps Last fall, during Homecoming Weekend, in spite of the labor. He remembers stringElectric mixers toss the ingredients to14

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ing beans and shelling peas by hand—35 or 40 bushels at a time.

In those days, Turner was on the job by 5 a.m. and wasn't through until the job was done that night—"Sure never heard of an 8-hour day," he remarked, "it was always ten or twelve hours."

But Turner, who won't be 55 years of age until this coming June, isn't planning on retiring. He likes his job. The father of seven children, his oldest is a staff sergeant in the Air Force, while another son recently returned from Army duty in Korea. A third son works alongside him in the galley.

The renovation of the Mess Hall took place last summer, and was completed by the opening of the academic year in September. Shaped like a T, it extends 242 feet from the arch to the seaward end of Bzmcroft and is 74 feet wide, almost filling Smoke Park where once midshipmen walked their One And Oyilys in the moonlight. Acoustical tile on the walls and ceiling deadens the sounds of voices that once were deafening, and a terrazzo deck is easily swabbed.

Two lifts adjacent to the galley now eliminate the incline where considerable food—particularly hot soup^was spilled, and new warming equipment in the pantries keeps food hot direct to the plates. An additional large rotary roasting oven speeds up the preparation of foods, at the same time reducing the shrinkage in roasts by 20 per cent. Now the two rotary ovens bake 2600 pounds of meat at a time.

Ten new deep-fat fryers will keep the French fried shrimp, the scallops and halfchickens on the assembly lines—midshipmen dote on these foods—and the bake shop was completely done over. The old steam radiators are gone from the Mess Hall and a modem heating and ventilating system installed.

With the main job of the Commissary Staff to "maintain and increase the physiques of the midshipmen," the daily menus are planned with great care, about three weeks in advance. Each Monday morning the staff meets to place bids for various foods, meats from the Middle West, with

trips made twice a week to the Baltimore markets for fresh fruits and vegetables.

Beeves are purchased whole, and enormous deep freezers hold a total capacity of 180,000 pounds—enough for three months. Here are stored 35,000 pounds of frozen fruits and vegetables. Of the entire meat supply, 65 per cent is beef with 50,000 pounds used each month. Twenty-five hundred pounds of bacon are purchased at a time—enough for a two weeks' supply.

Whenever possible, foods are purchased in season and stored, which saves thousands of dollars annually. Watermelon rind is made into preserves in the early fall, and all grease salvaged and made into soap.

Almost no soap is purchased.

Milk is a big item for the midshipmen who consume 300,000 gallons yearly, with an average of a quart a day each. Almost all milk is furnished by the Naval Acaderny dairy at Gambrills, Md., from a purebred herd of Holsteins. The galley makes its own ice cream, including the mix, and 1500 gallons are served a week.

Stainless steel—considered a real time saver—is used throughout the galley, in each of the four pantries, the bake shop utensils, dishwashers, coffee urns, steam tables, also the "silverware." Plates, cups and saucers are plastic. Breakage is at a minimum, and is not charged against the middies.

Each morning, 24 automatic gas toasters turn out 8000 slices of toast every twenty minutes and the bake shop handles all breads and pastries. Some 1500 one-pound Vienna loaves are Caten at a single meal, and 4800 calories a day is the average for the midshipmen whose ration allowance is $1.35.

Besides the regular meals served three times daily, special dinners are served each week in a private dining room, attended by members of the first class taking an English course called "After Dinner Speaking."

Guests include officers and professors and special service is provided in order that the dinners may serve as a guide to the midshipmen in the ways of formal dining.

A typical "soup to nuts" dinner would

include 200 gallons of soup, 3600 pounds of turkey, 1800 pounds of baked Virginia ham, 200 gallons of giblet gravy, 2400 pounds mashed potatoes, 1500 pounds peas, 1100 pounds of cauliflower hollandaise and 8000 dinner rolls. Desert is 660 pies and 260 gallons of ice cream . . . with 800 pounds of nuts to top the meal.

Also, training tables are provided for athletes during the various sports seasons, and visiting teams are served in the Mess Hall.

Commander Brown, who is known as "Combeefstew" in midshipmen language, reported to Annapolis in August, 1951, from duty in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Enlisting in 1923, he has 30 years' service on his record.

The officer takes his post so seriously that, along with Lieutenant Humphrey (Vicecombeefstew), the custom of dining with 10 representative midshipmen once a week was inaugurated, in order to receive helpful suggestions from the Brigade. This has proven highly successful.

At one time during the academic year, only, are drags permitted in the Mess Hall and that is at dinner preceding the Ring Dance during June Week.

Upon two occasions, however, sisters and aunts and mothers may dine there—and this is during plebe's Parents' Day and Alumni Weekend. But—no drags.

"It's amazing, though," Commander Brown commented, "how many sisters the midshipmen have!"

New 7,000-Pound Limitation on Officers' Household Effects A recent law puts a 7,000-pound limitation on the household effects that an officer may have moved at government expense.

But the General Accounting Office has ruled that this law does not limit the weight of professional books, papers and equipment an officer may require in the performance of his professional duties.

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FOR 38 YEARS, Solomon Turner has cooked for the midshipmen on everything from old coal ranges—when he started the fire at 5 ajn.—^to the present-day rotary ovens when 2,600 pounds of meat can be roasted at a time. Here 3,600 pounds of turkey are ready for the Brigade. Now 55 years of age, will Turner retire? No, stree!

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Davis Amendment The Navy Objects You Can Write Congress The Threat of Social Security The Left and the Right Chamber of Commerce Position Long-Term Project

By Fred Lardner, '22 This is written in early January, prior to the printing of many new bills of interest.

Many readers will not receive the magazine until mid-February, and our copy can not include mention of these bills.

The introduction of many important bills may be delayed until Eisenhower and the Republicans take over the executive and administrative agencies of government.

Davis Amendment

The Davis Amendment or Rider to the appropriations act for fiscal year 1953 is the most important legislative topic for active duty officers. In the Navy alone, it directly and adversely affects 4,000 officers denied promotion because of it and 2,000 scheduled for demotion.

It would appear that the House Armed Services Committee will take over this legislative subject and force through the House a bill immediately outlawing the Davis Amendment. There should be little difficulty of getting the Senate to outlaw it, since the Senate was not in favor of it originally.

But Representative Davis, a young Republican from Wisconsin, has been talking big of late and displaying symptoms of antagonism and peeve. He seems to be mad at the Navy because it has publicized what he describes as questionable data regarding the effect of his amendment. This data (the 4,000 and the 2,000 officers, as an example) has put him on something of a spot. The military press and even some editors among the daily consumer press have been criticizing his amendment, and indirectly taking pot shots at him.

The bill's objective, said the Washington Post, was "to restrict promotions of the 'high brass'—the generals and the admirals.

Instead, its chief effect so far has been to deprive many lower officers of well-deserved advancement.

"There was a lot of talk at the Capitol last session about the large number of generals and admirals on duty in the Pentagon.

But Davis' rider has not changed that situation. . . . Since it has failed to do what it was supposed to do and has tended, instead, to demoralize the whole military promotion system, the rider should be tossed into the discard without delay. If there are to be any restrictions on promotion within the ranks, they should be adopted only after careful study by the Armed Services Committees of both houses and consultation with defense officials."

The Army Times harbors a hunch which is perhaps more general among observers than you might think.

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better method," this publication said. "The the desired release date is the expiration fact that he missed his real target in the of obligated service. upper brackets, however, should make him "Furthermore, only a limited number of reconsider his action. And the already extensions being approved for Reserve visible havoc he has created in the officer Lieutenant are and Lieutenants corps itself must cause the rest of Congress where these Commanders officers have special qualificato think again about his amendment and, tions. However, extensions of active duty in all justice, cast it aside." are normally approved where the extension Davis has said that the House Armed would obviate the involuntary ordering to Services Committee should take action to active naval service of an officer of the control more closely the temporary pro- same rank and designator, such as for motions of officers. He added, however, medical, dental or aviation personnel. Rethat if this committee does not take action quests for extensions of active duty re(presumably action that meets with his ceived after 1 July 1952 for Lieutenants approval), he will ask Congress to place (junior grade) and Ensigns are normally a version of his amendment in the 1954 approved.

Appropriations Act. "(c) Retired officers (including U S N ) .

This law could have repercusions even " ( d ) Disciplinary cases. if it is nullified. Consider the following sug" ( e ) Officers ordered released by legally gestion, made by a Colonel, USA ( R e t ) , convened boards. a Naval Academy graduate. The Colonel "Disapproving requests for extension on says that Congress should include the following in any law nullifying the Davis active duty from the more senior Reserve Officers is necessitated by budgetary limiamendment: tations, persormel ceilings and the neces"That all officers of the Regular Navy sity of maintaining personnel plans. Should who failed of selection for promotion dur- further reductions of the number of Reing the period the Davis Amendment was serve officers serving on active duty be in effect are to be considered eligible for necessary in the future, each officer will be consideration by the next following selec- considered individually by a board consisttion board in the same manner as though ing of not less than three officers. these officers had not been passed over a "It is felt that the type of information first or a second time." contained in the article by Mr. Lardner tends to create misunderstanding between The Navy Objects Reservists, ex-Reservists and Regulars The Navy Department has objected to rather than to provide information, which the following paragraph concerning the was the probable intent."

Davis amendment published in this column: You Can Write Congress ". . . Furthermore, the Navy will release many Reserve Captains and Commanders We have sometimes been asked what to make room for promotions to these naval officers can do to influence legislation. grades. . . . In this situation there should We never until recently really knew what be no hesitancy about letting Reserves go." they could do in this respect. Now we point The Chief of Naval Personnel has rec- to a law enacted by the 82nd Congress on ommended that the following clarification 19 July 1951. It is Section 1 (d) of the Universal Military Training and Service in regard to that statement be made.

Act, and reads: "It is not the policy of the Navy Depart"No member of the Armed Forces shall ment," wrote R. Adm. Lewis S. Parks, Chief of Information, "to release arbitrarily be restricted or prevented from communito inactive duty Reserve Captains and Com- cating directly or indirectly with any memmanders in order to make room for promo- ber or members of Congress concerning tions to these grades. The present policy is any subject unless such communication is to release to inactive duty involuntarily the in violation of law, or in violation of regulations necessary to the security and safety following categories of officers: of the United States." " ( a ) Reserve Commanders and LieutenThis law (Section 1 (d)—Public Law ant Commanders who have failed of selection more than once while on active duty 51, 82nd Congress; Section 4 ( a ) , 62 Stat(officers with 18 or more years' active utes, 604), we are informed, applies to perduty will be retained until completion of sonal letters to individual members of Congress from individual members of the armed 20 years' service). services, active or retired. "(b) Those Reserve Captains and ComIt does not apply to formal communicamanders who had not prior to 1 July 1952 requested an extension of active duty be- tions to Congress, as petitions, testimony to yond their stated preference on file in the committees, etc. Regulations regarding subBureau of Naval Personnel. Where no in- mission of these more formal communicaformation has been received it is assumed tions vary. Usually you have to obtain SHIPMATE

advance authority, and in a few instances you have to furnish advance copies of your communication.

Article 1249, Navy Regulations, 1948, Paragraph 6, authorizes naval personnel to write individual members of Congress without advance authority and without requiring submission of copy, provided certain logical provisions are observed.

Air Force regulations are about as liberal.

Regulations applicable to Regular Army personnel and Coast Guard personnel appear to require prior authority or submission of letters through official channels.

The Navy regulation governing submission of more formal communications reads as follows: "All petitions, remonstrances, memorials, and communications of any person or persons in the naval service, whether on the active or retired lists, addressed to the Congress, or to either House thereof, or to any committee thereof, on any subject of legislation relating to the Naval Establishment, whether pending, proposed, or suggested, shall be forwarded through, or as authorized by, the Secretary of the Navy (Article 1248 (1), Navy Regulations 1948)."

There was a time, we have been told, and not so long ago, when a naval officer was put away if he threatened to speak out. He was sent to Guam or some other undesirable location.

Novir, if a naval officer avoids defamatory or libelous words and sentences, if he refrains from directing anger at individuals or groups, he can do about as he pleases. You can write to any individual member of Congress, including of course your own Senator or Representative.

The T h r e a t of Social Security

The committee created last year by Congress to study various Federal government retirement svstems is now at work in offices located at 1740 G Street, N.W., Washington. We do not know the official name of the committee, but it is headed by a man named Eliot Kaplan, a New York attorney and an expert on civil service.

The committee includes various Cabinet members, and of course the respective members of the Eisenhower Cabinet will replace the Truman members. The Secretary of Defense is a member.

The law authorizing this study had a fairly rough legislative history. The bill had almost passed Congress when it was resubmitted to committees, and when it once again emerged, military retirement was included as part of the study. So far we have been unable to find out exactly how the military were included; much that went on was not made a part of any record.

We had planned to write a detailed article for Shipmate, entitled "Profession of Career Officer Threatened." Instead we are dealing with the subject in this column.

And don't conclude that Lardner is a yellow journalist and merely trying to scare you with that head.

It is a fact that the status, privileges and benefits of the armed service career officer —the long-time Regulars—are gradually lessening because of the tremendous number of veterans and others who have been in military service. This number totals more than 19,000,000, and is constantly increasing.

The government (Congress and the executive agencies) are worried about the increasing expense of benefits for ex-service members. And many persons in and out of F E B R U A R Y ,

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serve, but this is only a paper reserve. If the government had to dish out this money in the next several years, it would have to increase taxes to obtain the money or go further into debt by borrowing it.

Now the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, for reasons not satisfactorily explained to us, is conducting a survey of tlieir members to obtain a general opinion on the best retirement system. 'The Chamber wants old people now receiving public assistance (as distinguished from Social Security), Civil Service people, railroad workers (now operating under Railroad Retirement), and some veterans under Social Security. They want one overall plan, with a "minimum layer of benefits."

We haven't confronted Chamber officials with our suspicion that they may have an underlying motive. The C. of C. people may be thinking that the increasing emphasis on Social Security may lessen the demand, and eventually eliminate it, for pension and retirement programs in industry and trade.

As of early October, there were some 62,000,000 persons gainfully employed, as follows: Federal Government, 2,5OO,0OO; The Left a n d t h e Right State and local governments, 3,800,000; So far we have found no one who will self-employed, 11,500,000; farmers, 1,900,say that the officer retirement program 000; domestics, 1,800000; industry, trade should be placed under Social Security. and the services, 41,000,000.

But we have run into some people who Of workers in industry and trade, about literally sneered, as with an "Officers? 10,000,000 were covered in 1952 by some Hah!" when we mentioned the possibility kind of private or retirement plan. that officer retirement might be placed The number of pension such workers so covered under Social Security. Later, when these increased more than 100 per cent the persons learned we were plugging for past six years, and the extent of suchin promaintenance of the current officer program, grams has been increasing at perhaps a they claimed that Social Security wants faster rate since the Korean war and the only those military whose benefits might price-wage control program. Labor unions, be increased under Social Security. being unable to obtain the direct wage The Federal Civil Service officials are increases they want, have been increasing worried about the future of the Civil Serv- their demands for fringe benefits, including ice retirement program. Social Security retirement-pension plans. wants a hold on Civil Service, but the SS The cost of such plans is borne primarily enthusiasts say there is no intention to force by the employer. the Civil Service people to take lesser benefits than they would receive under Long-Term Project Civil Service retirement.

The extension of Social Security is a However, once Social Security gets a long-range project. The report of the Kappartial hold on Civil Service and the mili- lan committee is not expected until midtary, it can gradually apply squeeze, politi- 1954, so probably not much will be done cal and otherwise, until it has all of them. about it in this session of Congress. But the "Suppose we were under Social Secur- 1954-55 session can be expected to do someity," a Civil Service official said to this cor- thing about it. respondent, "and getting our present beneWe believe that extension of the system fits. It would be only a matter of time be- to any sizeable portion of the military may fore some Congress said, 'Why should be stymied by President Eisenhower and these government workers, these tax-eaters, Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson. But be getting more retirement benefits than Eisenhower will be President eight years out constituents?' The result would be that at the most. The next Democratic PresiCivil Service people would be given the dent probably will be another leftist, as same status as other Social Security Stevenson or Kefauver. people."

The U. S. Chamber of Commerce will The sponsors of Social Security in gov- have more influence on this Republican ernment. Congress, and private life want Congress than it might have on a Demoto strengthen the system. One- way to crat Congress. On this issue of broadening strengthen it is to extend it to people em- Social Security, however, the Democrats ployed by the Federal Government. The will welcome the Chamber's stand, so more system has often been criticized because progress than expected may be made in 1954 and 1955 in the extension of the it does not apply to Federal workers. program.

Unfortunately, the sponsors of Social SeThe thing to do now is to influence the curity, primarily people with leftist views, are now receiving encouragement from peo- Kaplan committee so that it will not recple on. the right—the U. S. Chamber of ommend inclusion of military or even Civil Service retirement under Social SeCommerce, no less. curity. That is what the various military organizations are expected to work for, C h a m b e r of Commerce Position probably led by the Retired Officers' AsLet us say here that we have nothing sociation. against Social Security as such, and have Career officers as individuals can take not found anyone who has. However, the system is not financially secure, the gov- a part in this campaign. You can write the ernment spends Social Security money as Kaplan committee, and you can write to readily and as fast as it does other tax members of Congress. funds. The system has a $16 billion re{Continued on page 22) government, as the social planners and the politicians, are trying to arrive at a common denominator of benefits for service personnel, active, inactive and retired.

The common denominator sought is the lowest possible of application.

The career officer suffers because of this.

There is a disposition to belittle him, to say he is no better than officers and enhsted men in the services for a limited number of years.

Here is a current result of this. For years there has been a campaign to give all Naval Academy and West Point graduates the benefit of academy service for longevity pay and retirement purposes. Only oldtimers, as those in the Classes of 1916 and before, have this benefit now, and this benefit was literally sneaked in as a rider on the 1953 appropriations bill.

Another effort to give such officers this benefit will be made in this session of Congress. But it will be complicated, and perhaps nullified, by other efforts to insist that Reserve officers get similar benefit for their time spent in ROTC colleges.

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The inauguration last month held the spotlight of interest throughout the world . . . and taking part in the spectacular Inaugural Parade was the Brigade of Midshipmen, marching in the second of nine divisions.

The Corps of Cadets from West Point marched in the first division . . . due to the seniority of the Military Academy . . . and some thirty-odd years ago, another cadet named Dwight D. Eisenhower marched in similar parades—the General now called Mr. President.

A fleet of buses transported the Brigade to Washington, with the midshipmen wearing blue service, white gloves, white belts on the outside of their overcoats, and carrying rifles.

Riding at the head of the second division with the honorary marshal was the Commandant of Midshipmen, C a p t .

Charles Allen Buchanan, and alongside anan, and alongside was Cdr. Jesse B. Gay, Jr., who was Task Force Commander of the Brigade.

A few years ago— back in his bachelor days — Commander Gay was head White House aide. When Capt. D o n a l d J. MacDonald — n o w head of the Department of Foreign Languages a t t h e Naval Academy — skippered the presidential yacht, W I L LIAMSBURG, and dur-

Social activities were curtailed in the Superintendent's House during January with the return of V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, Superintendent, to the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, for a major operation.

The first of the year. Admiral and Mrs. Joy were among those who received with Governor and Mrs. Theodore R. McKeldin at the traditional New Year's Day reception held in Government House.

Also receiving were Lt. Gen. Edward H. Brooks, Commanding General, Second Army, and Mrs. Brooks.

Former Superintendent, R. Adm. James L. Holloway, Jr., has been named Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel to supplant V. Adm. Laurance T. DuBose

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who is succeeding retiring V. Adm. Walter S. Delany as Commander of the Eastern Sea Frontier on 1 February.

Admiral Holloway has held the post of Commander, Battleship-Cruiser Force, Atlantic, with headquarters aboard various ships including the U S S

ing the time MacDonald's predecessor, R. Adm. Charles L. Freeman, also skippered the yacht, Commander G a y was executive officer. He is now 2nd Battalion Officer and 1st Regimental Officer of the Executive Department.

The Naval Academy Band and the Midshipmen D r u m and Bugle Corps had their place in the parade, and following the event the midshipmen returned „, . . ^, to Annapolis — to Photo by Clogau continue boning for Miss Elizabeth Hill Mattie, daughter of R. Adm. Dominic L. Mattie, USN (Ret.), exams. and Mrs. Mattie of Annapolis.

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DuBoses plan to leave for new quarters in New York City early in February.

The Holloways' son-in-law and daughter, Cdr. and Mrs. Royall Joslin, and three children, are now in Norfolk where the officer is attending the Armed Forces Staff College.

Mrs. William M. Fechteler and daughter, Joan, visited in South America while the Chief of Naval Operations toured various installations as a guest of the Brazilian government.

R. Adm. Francis C. Denebrink, former Commander of Services Forces for the Pacific Fleet, is the new Commander of Military Sea Transportation Service in Washington. He and Mrs. Denebrink recently arrived in D. C. from Honolulu.

V. Adm. William M. Callaghan, former Commander MSTS, and Mrs. Callaghan, left for Coronado shortly after the first of the year. Before their departure, they were honor guests of the Deputy Commander of M S T S , R. Adm. Ralph E. Wilson, and Mrs. Wilson, in their home at cocktails.

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Four performances of "Craig's Wife," the Naval Academy .Auxiliary, Navy Relief show, are scheduled for the nights of 6, 7, 13 and 14 February in Mahan Hall at 8 :30 o'clock.

Capt. F . J. Foley is chairman of t h e show. . . .

Combatant s h i p s of the U. S. Navy, numbering over 4,000, are listed in a new blue-bound book entitled, "Ships of the United States and Their Sponsors."

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Biographical sketches are given of men for whom ships were named. The book was compiled for the Society of the Sponsors of the U. S. Navy, whose membership is composed entirely of women who have christened combatant ships of the Navy.

Proceeds from the sale of the book will be used for scholarships for sons of deceased Naval and Marine Corps personnel in preparing for entrance to the Naval Academy.

from the Naval Academy, Princeton, Yale, the University of Virginia, Washington and Lee, and Amherst College. . . .

Miss Jill Jamison, daughter of Capt.

John Jamison, USN, and Mrs. Jamison, of Washington, was presented by her parents at a tea dance at the Army-Navy Country Club during the holidays. . . .

Miss Midge Corbin was hostess at a supper party in the home of her parents, Capt. Clifford T. Corbin, USN, and Mrs. One of the compilers of the book is the Corbin of Market Street, preceding the first wife of Lt. Gen. Julian C. Smith. She in the series of Senior Holiday dances held christened the aircraft carrier U S S T A - in Alumni House.

RAWA, named for the battle in which the Guest of honor was Miss Polly LahSecond Marine Division, under the command of General Smith, fought in the mann, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Lahmann of Coronado, Calif., who spent Pacific. the holidays with the Corbins.

Another compiler is Keith Frazier SomGuests included Miss Patricia McDonald erville, daughter of the late Senator Frazier who was guest of Capt. and Mrs. Howard of Tennessee. She christened the armored G. Corey in their Upshur Road quarters; cruiser U S S TENNESSEE in 1907. Soon Miss Dryden Miss Kitty Duckett, afterwards, as a debutante in Washington, and a number Barnes, of midshipmen escorts.... she organized the Society of Sponsors of the U. S. Navy with the help of her father Capt. and Mrs. Alvord J. Greenacre of and President "Teddy" Roosevelt. . . .

Annapolis entertained some 100 guests at a party in honor of their daughter. Miss Catherine Greenacre, who attends State NAVY WIVES Teachers College at Towson, Md. Novaf Academy Women's Club Assisting during the evening were Mrs. R. Adm. Milton E. Miles, U S N , of J. T. Hazen, Mrs. W. S. Sewell, Mrs. Washington, D. C , was guest speaker at William E. Farrell and Mrs. W. A. P. the January meeting of the club held in Martin. . . . the Officers' Club. His subject was, "The Miss Karen Wheland, daughter of Capt.

Navy in China in World War II." Mrs. Karl W . Wheland of New LonAdmiral and Mrs. Miles were guests at and luncheon preceding the meeting, with Mrs. don, Conn., and Miss Sandra Seabring, Eliot H. Bryant, wife of Vice Admiral daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Cornelius S. Bryant, U S N (Ret.), an additional guest. Seabring of Arlington, Va., were recent Also a guest was Miss Charlotte Ewald, guests of Miss Elizabeth Hill Mattie, fiancee of the Miles' son. Ens. William daughter of R. Adm. Dominic L. Mattie, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Mattie of Glen Beall Miles, U S N .

Avenue. . . .

Also attending were officers and commitAnne Antrim, daughter of R. Adm. tee chairmen of the club, including Mrs. andMiss Mrs. Archie A. Antrim of Harrisburg, Claud M. Fraleigh, president; Mrs. Russell S. Callow, program chairman, and Pa., and Miss Marilyn Underwood of Mrs. Samuel K. Groseclose, hospitality Washington, D. C , were weekend guests of Commo. Myron W . Hutchinson, Jr., chairman.

U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Hutchinson of A tea concluded the afternoon with Mrs. Acton Place. . . .

Benjamin P . Field, Mrs. Frank Edwards, Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Robert Holmes Smith, Mrs. George B. Keester and Miss MarJr., annoimce the birth of a son on 27 jorie Bartlett pouring.

December at the Naval Hospital in Key Assisting were Mrs. I. J. Davenport, West, Fla. Mrs. Robert L. Dise, Mrs. George V. The baby is the grandson of the late Fagan, Mrs. John A. Jacobsen, Mrs. Ken- Capt.

Robert Holmes Smith, USN. . . . neth Duke, Jr. BETROTHED

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The Commandant's Quarters was the setting for the tea dance given by Capt. and Mrs. Charles Allen Buchanan in honor of their debutante daughter. Miss Mary Gale Buchanan, who earlier this season was presented at the Debutante Ball held at the Sulgrave Club in Washington, D. C. Miss Buchanan, who is a freshman at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, wore a blue organza gown and carried an old fashioned bouquet of pink carnations centered with a white gardenia. Mrs. Buchanan received with her daughter, in a gown of beige lace.

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Sloan of Fayetteville, N. C , have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Edwyn Johanna Sloan, to Cadet Edgerton King van den Berg, son of Col. and Mrs. Oliver W . van den Berg of St. Louis, Mo., and Washington, D. C. Miss Sloan is a student at Marjorie Webster Junior College. Cadet van den Berg is the grandson of Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King, former Chief of Naval Operations in World W a r II, and Mrs. King of Washington, D. C. The wedding will take place following Cadet van den Berg's graduation from the Military Academy in June.

where he is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

No date has been set for the wedding.

R. Adm. John J. Mahoney, U S N , and Mrs. Mahoney of Chevy Chase, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Mary Elizabeth Mahoney, to Dr. Robert Joseph O'Donnell, son of Dr. and Mrs. William F. O'Donnell of Washington, D. C. Miss Mahoney attended Holy Cross Academy and received her degree in nursing from Catholic University. She is now serving as an ensign in the Navy Nurse Corps Reserve and is stationed at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.

Dr. O'Donnell attended Georgetown University, and is now resident in surgery at the Georgetown University Hospital.

No date has been set for the wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Addison Hodges of Annapolis have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Ehzabeth Eldridge Hodges, to Mr. Herman A. Spanagel, Jr., son of R. Adm. Herman A. Spanagel, USN, and Mrs. Spanagel of Washington, D. C. Mr. Spanagel is a senior at Washington College.

Capt. John W. Davison, USN, and Mrs. Davison of Waterford, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sally Lynn Davison, to Midn. Bruce L. Prickett, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Prickett of Pomona, Calif.

Miss Davison is attending Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. The wedding will take place following Midshipman Prickett's graduation from the Naval Academy.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gould Remick of Cedarhurst, L. I., have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Joan Francke Remick, to Mr. Edward Duffy French of Chicago, who attended the Naval Academy in 1947. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Barton French of Hewlett, L. I. Miss Remick was graduated from Miss Porter's School at Farmington, Conn., and Bennett Junior College in Millbrook, N. Y. She made her debut at the Junior Assemblies in New York and is a member of the faculty of the Lawrence School.

Mrs. John T. Murtha of Alexandria, Va., announces the engagement of her daughter.

Miss Lynn Murtha, to Midn. David E. Cannon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abram H. Cannon of Washington, D. C , and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Miss Murtha is the daughter of the late Colonel Murtha, Army Air Corps. She is attending American University. MidshipSome 150 guests attended from Annapman Cannon attended Sullivan Preparaolis and Washington, among them Miss tory School before entering the Naval Joan Ferrall, Miss Nancy Brindupke, Miss Capt. Robert M. Morris, USN, and Mrs. Academy from where he will graduate in Joan and Miss Jean Harvey, Miss Mickey Morris, of Wardour, have announced the June. The wedding will take place 13 June.

Foley, Miss Catherine Boone, Miss Bar- engagement of their daughter. Miss Janice bara Strangemann, Miss Betsy Cockey, Patricia Morris, to Mr. James C. Ganter, Miss Carol Levis, Miss Mary Ann and son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Fred Rieman of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson Blanks, Miss Caroline Miser, all of Annapolis.

Muncie, Ind., and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Jr., of Bethesda, Md., announce the enMiss Morris attended the University of gagement of their daughter. Miss Nancy And Miss Cecil Carusi, Miss Janet Knox, Miss Julie Arnold, Miss Mary Winslow, Arizona and was graduated from Penn Caroline Blanks, to Midn. Albert Harold Miss Emily Trible and Miss Alice Freer, Hall in Chambersburg, Pa. Mr. Ganter is Hinman, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. from Washington, as well as young men now' attending the University of Arizona A. H. Hinman of Homestead, Fla. FEBRUARY,

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Miss Blanks attended Mt. Vernon Seminary and is now at Penn Hall. Midshipman Hinman will be graduated in June from the Naval Academy, with the wedding to take place on 6 June.

Cdr. William F. Lally, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Lally of Yonkers, N. Y., have announced the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Rosemary Patricia Lally, to Mr. George A. Sullivan, Jr., son of Commander and Mrs. Sullivan of New York City.

Miss Lally was graduated from the College of Mount St. Vincent. Mr. Sullivan attended Georgetown University and served with the 6th Marine Division in the Pacific during World War II.

Mrs. Eloise O'B. McSweeney of Laurelton, N. Y., has announced the engagement of her daughter. Miss Marjorie Elisabeth McSweeney, to Midn. Arnold J. Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Orr of Beresford, S. D. Miss McSweeney is the daughter of the late Col. James H. McSweeney. She was graduated from Seton Hill College and Scudder School. Midshipman Orr served in the Marines before entering the Naval Academy, from where he will graduate in June.

Capt. William E. Kaitner, USN, and Mrs. Kaitner of Arlington, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Joan Rea Kaitner, to Midn. Peter W. Lyon, son of Capt. P. H. Lyon, USN, and Mrs. Lyon of Washington, D. C. Miss Kaitner attended Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia.

Midshipman Lyon attended Bullis Preparatory School before entering the Naval Academy, from where he will graduate in June.

V. Adm. Patrick N. L. Bellinger, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Bellinger of Washington, D. C , have armounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Eleanor Bellinger, to Lt. Byron Alfred Sample, Jr., USAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sample of New York City and Havana, Cuba.

Miss Bellinger was graduated from Georgetown Visitation Convent. She made her debut in 1948. Lieutenant Sample, a graduate of Georgetown University, is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. No date has been set for the wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter James Greenleaf of Washington, D. C, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Audrey Irene Greenleaf, to Mr. Charles David Beaumont, son of Capt. Charles D. Beaumont, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Beaumont of Arundel-on-the-Bay. Miss Greenleaf was graduated from the University of Wisconsin where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Her fiance will be graduated from the same university in June. The wedding will take place that month.

V. Adm. Jules James, USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. James of Washington, D. C , announce the engagement of their daughter.

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Bosley Yellott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kiiilock Nelson Yellott of Cockeysville, Md. Miss James attended Stuart Hall in Staunton, Va., and was graduated from Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore and Helton Arms Junior College. She made her debut at the 1950 Bachelors CotilHon in Baltimore.

Mr. Yellott will be graduated from Yale University in June.

Capt. Sherman Everett Burroughs, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Burroughs of Quonset Point announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Katherine Earle Burroughs of Washington, D. C , to Mr. James A. Sontheimer, also of D. C. Miss Burroughs attended the Foxhollow School for Girls, Stephens College and the University of Grenoble in France. Mr. Sontheimer, the son of Mrs. Albert F. Sontheimer of Rome, N. Y., and the late Dr. Sontheimer, is now attending the Georgetown University School of International Relations. /

of Washington, D. C , and the late Mr. Ralph, and Ens. John Dennis Beecher, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Beecher of Gallon, Ohio, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Bethesda, Md. Ensign Beecher is a member of the Class of 1952.

Saturday, 13 December, Miss Deborah Stults, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Martin Stults, Jr., of Boca Grande, Fla., and Lt. (jg) Donald Phillips Harvey, USN, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Harvey of Wayne, Neb., in Christ Church, Georgetown. Lieutenant Harvey is a member of the Class of 1948-A. Saturday, 29 November, Miss Kathleen Margaret Hale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Carlye Hale of Port-ofSpain, and Lt. (jg) Donald Cameron Warren, USN, son of Mrs. Frank Burwell Warren of Washington, D. C , and the late Mr. Warren, in St. Patrick's Church, Newtown, B. W. I. Lieutenant Warren is a member of the Class of 1948-A. GOINGS ON Cast Coast

Here in Annapolis, Mrs. John T. Bowers of Charles Street has as her guest her cousin, Mrs. Stafford Hook, wife of ComWEDDING BELLS mander Hook of the Royal Navy, who is Saturday, 24 January, Miss Juliet Harmon on her first visit "home" in twelve years.

Cabaniss, daughter of Mrs. Robert Wright Mrs. Hook is the niece of Dr. Carroll S. Cabaniss of Coronado, Calif., and Annap- Alden, head of the Department of olis, and the late Commander Cabaniss, English,retired and Government at the USN, and Lt. Armon Davis Acheson Academy. History Commander Hook, who is on Crawford, Jr., USNR, son of Cdr. A. D. duty in Canada, on an official visit A. Crawford, U S N R (Ret.), and Mrs. in Washington. . .was .

Crawford, of Annapolis, in St. Andrew's Capt. Arthur D. Condon, U S N (Ret.), Church, Arlington, Va. Lieutenant Crawford recently completed a tour of duty in and Mrs. Condon have returned to their Korea aboard the carrier USS BON HOMME home, London Town Terrace, after a three weeks' stay in Bal Harbour, Fla. . . .

RICHARD. Mrs. James J. McGlynn, widow of Rear Saturday, 17 January, Miss Caro Catherine Butler, daughter of Cdr. William J. Butler, Admiral McGlynn, USN, was guest of USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Butler of Chevy honor at a party given by her hosts, R. Chase, Md., and Mr. William Charles Adm. Arthur A. Ageton, U S N ( R e t ) , and Ostlund, son of Mrs. William C. Ostlund Mrs. Ageton, of Wardour. and the late Mr. Ostlund of Medford, Other guests included Miss Ruth Riedel of Frankfurt, Germany, who is the guest Mass., in Washington, D. C. Tuesday, 6 January, Miss Virginia Roberts, of her aunt, Mrs. Mark St. Clair Ellis, daughter of Cdr. Thomas Carroll Roberts, widow of Commander Ellis, USN, also of USN, and Mrs. Roberts of Hanover Street, Wardour.

Annapolis, and Mr. Wayne Gregory Shear Houseguests of the Agetons were Capt. of Key West, Fla., son of Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. E. W. Herron of Washington, Leonard Shear of Miami, in St. Anne's D. C. . . .

Church. At home in Key West.

R. Adm. Roger W. Paine, U S N ( R e t ) , Saturday 3 January, Miss Rosemarie Col- and Mrs. Paine of Wardour have had lins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene with them their son, Cdr. Roger W. Paine, Collins of New York City, and Ens. Law- Jr., his wife and three children, for several rence Todd Blades, USN, son of Capt. and days.

Mrs. Lawrence J. K. Blades of New York, Commander Paine is in command of a formerly of Mountain Lakes, N. J., in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. Ensign destroyer based at Norfolk.

Recent guests of the Paines have been Blades, Class of '52, is serving in the U S S TACONIC. The couple is at home in Nor- their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Whyte, and children from folk, Va. Chicago, and another son-in-law and Saturday, 28 Dec^ember, Miss Nancy Alice daughter, Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. George J. Thomas, daughter of Mrs. Willis Manning Davis, and children, who had just reThomas of Arlington, Va., and the late turned from Bahrain Island, Arabia, where Commander Thomas, USN, and 2nd Lt. the officer was on the staff of Commander, Charles Cochran Fenno, USAR, son of Mid-Eastern Forces. . . .

Capt. Frank W. Fenno, USN, and Mrs. Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest had as Fenno of Bethesda, Md., at Immanuel her guest recently her niece, Mrs. Randall Church-on-the-Hill, Alexandria, Va. At E. Dees, wife of Rear Admiral Dees, U S N home in Columbus, Ga. ( R e t ) , of Newport . . .

Saturday, 20 December, Miss Blanche LayLt. and Mrs. William J. R. Dunseath enton, daughter of Mrs. Egie S. Layton of tertained in their home at Arundel Estates, Port Jefferson, Long Island, N. Y., and when guests included Mrs. Dunseath's sisthe late Mr. Layton, and Lt. Cdr. Walter ter. Miss Eleanor Fallon of Baltimore J. Ellis, USN, Public Information Officer Lt. and Mrs. Walter R. Gerich and at the Naval Academy, in All Souls Unitarian Church, Washington, D. C. V. Adm. young son, Michael, of Portsmouth, Va., C. Turner Joy gave the bride in marriage. spent several days with Mrs. Gerich's parents, Dr. and Mrs. David S. Jenkins The couple is at home in Perry Circle.

Saturday, 13 December, Miss Joan Frances of Old Annapolis Boulevard. . . .

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NAVY QUINTET RANKS AMONG NATION'S BEST TEAMS while Don Lange added 21 to Navy's totals while racking in an amazing 27 rebounds.

On December 20, just before leave began, Ben Carnevale's charges rocked Harvard 85-62 in an uneventful contest which Navy's basketball team went on a well- Navy controlled from the start. Don Lange deserved vacation over the Christmas holi- took Navy scoring honors with 22 points days with six victories and the country's while John Clune scored 19 and Don top-scoring average per game tucked under Kniss tallied 15.

The toughest game of the season octheir belts. John Clune ranked number 10 among the nation's top individual scorers cured on December 17 as Rutgers fought and Don Lange number 44. The team itself uphill all the way and early in the final was placed as high as 13 by the Associated quarter trailed only by 69-63. But in a terrific display of offensive power Navy roared Press dm-ing the leave.

The 1953 portion of the Navy schedule home a 95-73 winner.

In previous games Navy defeated Weststarted out very slowly as the Middies played their slowest and worse game of the ern Maryland 126-44 for an all-time Navy year in downing Johns Hopkins 11 to 50. high; Franklin and Marshall 91-68, AmeriAt the end of the first half they held a can U. 69-47, and Yale 88-73.

25-16 advantage but as the game progressed Thus as 1953 begins Navy's record is a the team picked up its pre-Christmas pace brilliant 7-and-O. The team rates high in turning in a 52-point second half. John offense .as well as defense, has two of the Clune dropped in 25 points to boost his nation's top scorers and is a ranking power season's average up to 22.8 points per game in collegiate basketball. If this is any indi-

Clune and Lange Pace Midshipmen To Seven Straight

Official U. S. Navy Photo

Midn. Hal Lewris, Navy's outstanding gymnastics performer, leads the Academy team in what should be an outstanding season for the squad.

cation of things to come it looks like a banner year for Navy basketball followers.

Navy Swimmers Open Year With Two Easy Victories The Navy swimming team opened its 1952-53 campaign disposing easily of Lehigh 59-25 and Fordham more easily 68-16.

In both meets the 400-yard relay quartet of Bill Burr, Gil Rindahl, Chuck Gray and Paul Slack romped to near-record breaking wins. With any kind of luck and with the teams to push them yet to be met, this foursome should splash away the existing records.

Although the remaining eight meets will be more difficult with Army scheduled in late February, this should be the year for Navy's aquarians, led by team Captain Gilbert Rindahl. Such standouts from last year's squad as Jan Vandersluis, Owen Davies, John Reardon, and Rindahl add Official U. S. Navy Photo greatly to the team which has more depth Navy Basketball Coach Ben Carnevale is shown with his two high scorers. Center than usual. With the team's spirit so high, Don Lange (left) of Chicago, and Forward John Clune (right) of Jersey City. The this should be one of the best seasons in a long time. pair have led the Midshipmen to seven straight viaories.

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Forces in time of emergency for our national defense. In time of peace the Association devotes its energies toward keeping alive the knowledge of the technical phases of armament design so that American science and industry may at all times be familiar with its responsibilities in these fields.

Photo Courtesy Moffett Studio

LT. GEN. LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, JR., '09

L. H. Campbell, '09, Heads American Ordnance Ass'n Lt. Gen. Levin H. Campbell, Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army during the Second World War, was elected president of the American Ordnance Association at the annual meeting of the Association's board of directors in December.

General Campbell is chairman of the board of the Automotive Safety Foundation, Washington.

A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Class of 1909, General Campbell is a native Marylander and resides at Annapolis, Md. After his graduation from the Naval Academy he transferred to the U. S. Army and was promoted through grades to Lieutenant General in 1945. During his active military career he held many positions of responsibility connected with the design, development and production of armament for our armed forces. He served as Chief of Ordnance of the Army from 1942-1946. Upon his retirement from active service he became executive vice president of International Harvester Company, Chicago, which office he filled until his recent assumption of duties as chairman of the Automotive Safety Foundation, October 1952. He is a director of American Steel Foundries, Universal Oil Products Company and CurtissWright Corporation; formerly trustee of Illinois Institute of Technology and Armor Research Foundation, Chicago, he was also chairman of the board of Metropolitan Body Company, Bridgeport, Conn., and a director of International Harvester Company of Canada.

Among the many honors conferred upon him for his service to our national defense are the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster (Army), Distinguished Service Medal (Navy) and the Crozier, Charles L. Harrison and John C. Jones Gold Medals of the American Ordnance Association.

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thored by Stephen Vincent Benet, the play is being presented by the Academy of American Poets, and among other sponsors is Gen. Douglas MacArthur. . . .

West Coast

In California, wives of officers of the U S S KEARSARGE met at an open house in

the home of Mrs. Louis French, wife of Captain French, U S N , skipper of the ship, on New Year's Day. The Frenches are at ON THE BULLETIN BOARD home in La Jolla.

(Continued from page 20) Their son, Midn. Henry A. French, was at home during the holidays. . . .

Over in Washington, D. C, Capt. John In San Diego, Capt. and Mrs. Laurence S. McCain, Jr., USN, will soon take over new duty in Norfolk as Commander, Sub- Wild spent the holidays in San Jacinto marine Squadron Six. He is being detached Navy Supply Depot officers and 11th as head of the Research and Development Naval District Staff Supply officers were Branch, Undersea Warfare, at the Pen- hosts at a cocktail party on 3 January in tagon. farewell to Cdr. A. J. Fisher, who has new The officer is the son of the late V. Adm. duty in Saigon, French Indo-China, and John S. McCain, U S N . The McCains' Lt. Cdr. Dwight H. Ellis, who is reporting daughter, Sandra, is attending Pembroke to the Armed Forces Staff College in College of Brown University in Provi- Norfolk. dence, R. I., while son, Johnny, is at EpisGuests included Capt. Joseph E. Wolowcopal High School in Alexandria. The sky, U S N , commanding officer of the two youngest son, Joseph Pinckney, is in the groups, and Mrs. Wolowsky, and Cdr. and fifth grade.

Mrs. Glenn William Clegg.

The family plans to leave for Norfolk The party was held in the solariimi of about the middle of February. . . . the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Marine Capt. and Mrs. John W. Green have re- Recruit Depot. . . . turned to their Washington home from a holiday by plane to Miami Beach, Nassau, Havana, and Veradero Beach, Cuba. . . .

NAVY ON CAPITOL HILL Mrs. Murray L. Royar, wife of Admiral (Continued from page 17) Royar, Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, is president of the Navy Supply The Social Security sponsors are greedy Corps Officers' Wives Club of Washington, which met last month at the Army- and powerful. They are also after all health and medical financing programs. They are Navy Country Club. actually angry that private health programs Following luncheon, Mrs. W. W. Hon- have shown such tremendous growth. They aker, vice president, and wife of Rear Ad- attempt to belittle- such programs (and miral Honaker, Deputy Chief of the Bureau some private health programs are not much of Supplies and Accounts, talked on her good; we are currently getting stung with recent European tour. . . . an insurance policy which paid only $300 In Pensacola, Fla., Lt. Cdr., Thomas on a total hospital-surgery bill of about William Saltmarsh, Jr., USN, was the $1800). guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. The U. S. Chamber of Commerce reSaltmarsh of North Baylen Street. . . . cently boasted of the fact that some 86,000,Lt. (jg) and Mrs. R. P. Cunningham 000 people now have hospitalization and were guests during the holidays of Mrs. medical insurance. At the same time the Cunningham's father, Mr. James T. Long Social Security backers are trying to get of Lakeview Avenue. They later left for health insurance for old people receiving Annapolis where they visited the officer's Social Security and public assistance funds, mother, Mrs. Alma Cunningl;iam, before to be financed with Social Security taxes. going on to Norfolk for duty. . . .

This would give them a step toward placIn Norfolk, Cdr. Theodore Hugh Win- ing all people under government-financed ters, Jr., U S N , a naval aviator serving in health program. the carrier U S S FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT, The social planners want to take care of is now based in Virginia after returning everyone not only from the cradle to the from the Mediterranean. grave, and the womb to the tomb, but even He recently visited his mother, Mrs. from conception to resurrection. They do Emily B. Winters of the Cooper Apart- not want citizens to do things for themments, Annapolis, and his wife's mother, selves ; in fact, many of them prefer that Mrs. V. J. Purkrabek of St. Margaret's.... the citizens would work for the government in government-owned industries and even Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Tazewell Shepherd trades. were guests of Mrs. Shepherd's parents.

Senator and Mrs. John Sparkman . . . she Communists Among Officers is the former Miss Jan Sparkman. They Senator Ferguson (Rep., Michigan) rewere among the guests at the holiday party given by Miss McCall Henderson at the cently stated that the Senate Internal SeCourtland Place home of her mother, Mrs. curity Committee has knowledge that there Hollis Imes . . . when other guests in- are known Communists among the ranks cluded Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. James Carmack, of commissioned armed services personnel. also from Norfolk. . . .

It is probable, he said, that certain comIn New York, R. Adm. Richard E. Byrd, mittees will investigate more fully in this U S N (Ret.)—Class of 1912—is among the Congress the extent of Communist infiltrasponsors for a theater benefit, "John tion into the officer corps.

Brown's Body," which is being presented The committee members, he said, "are Thursday evening, 26 February, at the of the opinion and have some knowledge Century Theater. that there are many Communists among Leads are taken by Tyrone Power, Jud- the commissioned grades in active service ith Anderson and Raymond Massey. Au- and in the Reserve."

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Don't Hide Your Light The Alumni Association now has thirtythree local organizations in various cities throughout the country. Some of these groups are large in membership, some small, but all are active and hold regular meetings at periodic intervals. How much of this activity is given local publicity?

Every month the secretary receives a series of reports from the groups which have recently held meetings and as will be seen from accounts published in Shipmate, these make mighty interesting reading. Some groups are so fortunately situated as to be able to secure for their meetings speakers of national importance.

In other instances, although the speaker may not be quite so widely known, he is a person of local prominence or a recognized authority in some field of endeavor which interests our members.

Several of our local organizations are cooperating with other groups in civic projects and at least five have established annual awards to outstanding midshipmen in the NROTC program or further the objectives of the Association in other ways, such as the giving of dances or providing other entertainment for midshipmen on leave from the Naval Academy. Combined meetings with members of the Association of Graduates of the Military Academy are no longer unusual and are increasing in frequency.

How^ much of this information is reported in the local press? What attempt is being made to keep the conununities in which we have local organizations informed of the fact that there is an association of Naval Academy men in their midst; that this is an active group representative of the fine body of young Americans w h o attend the Academy and that you stand ready and willing to make your contribution toward civic improvement?

This business of being "The Silent Service" is all right in its place but there are other considerations which must be taken into account in matters concerning our Association. T h e strength and eflfectiveness of our organization can be greatly improved by keeping our activities before the public. W e are engaged in a constructive program and it is to our advantage to let the public know, through the medium of the press, that we are a going concern. Local papers are glad to publish items of interest to the communities which they serve and with a little initiative on the part of our local organizations, our Association can be made as well known nationally as those of the other major institutions of learning throughout the country.

Establish contact with your local paper now, give them the word of your activities in a form ready to print. When one of your members attains local prominence, be sure that his membership in the Alumni Association is mentioned. Enough of hiding our light under a bushel, let's get it out in the open, it will pay dividends.

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OFFICERS To serve until after

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President—Louis E . DENFELD, '12 Vice-President (Eastern Area)— H . M C C O Y J O N E S , '19

Vice-President

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Westborough,

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Washington,

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A . ARNOLD BRAND, '14

Chicago,

Vice-President (Western Area)— L T . A . W . STRAHORN, U S N R , '29 Richmond, Executive Director—C. E . CONEY, '19

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Calif.

TRUSTEES To serve until

after

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N . 0 . "WYNKOOP, '16 ( N e w York)

ROBERT S . CLARK, '25

R. A D M . P . P . P O W E L L , U S N ( R e t . ) , '13 ( N e w York)

C A P T . E . K . ZITZEWITZ, U S N R , '25

(Los Angeles) (Chicago)

A D M . W . H . STANDLEY, '95

C A P T . MORRIS D . GILMORE, U S N

( S a n Diego) C A P T . J . T. TALBERT, U S N

( R e t . ) , ' 1 1 (Balto.-Annapolis)

(Ret.),

'20 ( S a n Diego)

CAPT. E . D . WASHBURN, J R . , U S N

( R e t . ) , '06 ( S a n Francisco)

R. A D M . A . H . V A N K E U R E N , U S N

CDR. W . F . B U L L I S , U S N R , '24

( R e t . ) , '03 (Washington) V. A D M . J . F . S H A F R O T H , J R . , U S N

( R e t . ) , '08 (Washington) T H O M A S M . SEARLES, '13

R. A D M . T . J. KELEHER, U S N

( R e t . ) , '08 V. A D M . E . W . M I L L S , U S N ( R e t ) ,

(Philadelphia)

'18

CDR. J . A . MILBURN, U S N R , '27

(Philadelphia)

C A P T . R . B . P I R I E , U S N , '26

CAPT. C . L . MELSON, U S N,

To serve until

after

'27 ( N a v a l Academy)

the Spring

meeting

195i

G. 0 . CARTER, '05

CDR. A . D . A. CRAWFORD, U S N R ( R e t . ) , '20 R. A D M . H . C . T R A I N , U S N ( R e t . ) , '09 V. A D M . G . F . H U S S E Y , J R . , U S N ( R e t . ) , '16

To serve until after

the Spring

meeting 1955

R. A D M . H . E . OVERESCH, U S N , '15 C A P T . J . G. SPANGLER, U S N , '32

V. A D M . W . S . ANDERSON, U S N ( R e t . ) , '03 CDR. S . G . L A M B , U S N ( R e t . ) , '19

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1902 Sec'y, Capt. Rl H. Johnston (SC), U S N ( R e t . ) , 2118 Bancroft Place, N.W., Washington 8, D . C.

Wkai^ tUe ^Ofe.

ROSCOE C. DAVIS, (Capt U S N , Ret.) reports his correct address as 1626 Mt. Eagle Place, Alexandria, Va. R O B E R T H E N D E R S O N , (R. Adm. USN, R e t ) sends his address as 126 S. Lucerne Blvd., Los Angeles 4, Calif.

1903 Sec'y, R. Adm. A . H. Van Kenren, U S N (Ret.), 2823 29th St., N.W., Washington 8, D . C.

1876 H E N R Y M I N E T T , (Capt. USN, Ret.).

It is with the deepest regret that we announce the death of Capt. Henry Minett who passed away 20 December 1952 at a Veterans Administration Hospital near Ashville, N. C. At the time of Captain Minett's death he was the oldest living graduate of the Naval Academy.

1879 1880 N o Secretary

1882 1883 1884 N o Secretary

1887 N o Secretary

1888 OSCAR A. K O E S T E R , (Capt USN, Ret.). Shipmate extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Capt.

Oscar A. Koester, who passed away at his home in Bradford, Pa., during the month of December 1952.

1889 1890 1891

1897

1904

Sec'y, Mr. Albert H. MacCarthy, Carvel Hall, Annapolis, Md.

Sec'y, R. Adm. F. E. McMillen ( S O . U S N (Ret.), EI Cortez, San Diego 1, Calif.

1898

F O R D E A. T O D D , (R. Adm. USN, Ret.) now lives at 121 Orchard Lane, Haverford, Pa.

Sec'y, R. Adm. Henry Williams, U S N (Ret.), 1714 "Que" St., N.W., Washington 9, D. C.

1899 Sec'y, V. Adm. Clark H. Woodward, U S N (Ret.), Westchester Apts., 4000 Cathedral Ave., Washington 16, D. C.

Mrs. Allen Buchanan died at home in Coronado, Calif., on December 31, 1952.

She is survived by a son, Capt. C H A R L E S A. BUCHANAN, USN, and a brother.

Who Is Our Oldest?

At the time of his death on 20 December 1952, Capt. Henry Minett, Class of 1876, was our oldest known living graduate. The Association is now faced with the problem of ascertaining the name and address of his successor. We have received no information concerning the death of the following graduates all of whom resigned from the Service within a few years of their graduation. One of these may be the person sought.

Perhaps you can give us the name of an old grad who may qualify as being our oldest. Please lend us a hand!

George H. T. Babbitt, Class of 1875, born 27 July 1856.

Elstner N. Fisher, Class of 1876, born 9 October 1854.

Henry A. Johnson, Class of 1877, born 9 May 1855.

William C. Canfield, Class of 1878, born 23 August 1857.

Sec'y, R. Adm. H. G. Gillmor (CC), U S N (Ret.).

1720 N St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

1892 No Secretary

John Goodwin, of Brookville, Ind. Funeral services were held at the Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, January 9, with interment in Arlington Cemetery.

1894 No Secretary

1900

1895

Sec'y, Mr. William B . Ferguson, Hotel Margaret, 99 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn 2, N . Y.

No Secretary

1896 Sec'y, Commo. Dudley W. Knox, U S N (Ret.), 2311 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 8, D. C.

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1901 Sec'y, R. Adm. J. A. Furer, U S N (Ret.), 2101 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 8, D. C.

1905 Sec'y, Cdr. Hugo Frankenberger, U S N (Ret.).

1308 Emerson St., N.W., Washington 11, D . C.

1906 Sec'y, Capt. L. M. Atkins, U S N (Ret.), 39 Franklin St., Annapolis, Md.

GEORGE M. D A R L O W informs us his new address is Seabreeze Station, P. O. Box 5457, Daytona Beach, Fla. L. D. CAUSEY, (Capt. -USN, R e t ) has moved to 35 Manor Dr., Warrington, Fla.

1907 Sec'y, Capt. R. F. Frellsen, U S N (Ret.), 5 Shervrood Rd., Wardour, Annapolis, Md.

1908 Sec'y, Col. D. C. Cordiner, U S A ( R e t . ) , U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D . C. Class Corr., R. Adm. F. J. WUle, U S N (Ret.), aSOl Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 8, D . C.

LLOYD CROW STARK, known to his friends and classmates as "Moll" Stark, is reported to be 1908's most distinguished member in the political arena. Perhaps, now that the recent national political campaign is over, it is a little late to report on our distinguished classmate, Moll Stark, a staunch Missouri Democrat of brilliant service as governor of his state from 1937 to 1941. But he joined the winning team by publicly supporting General Eisenhower, and joining in the General's Crusade. Moll, who is still a staunch Democrat, has been a crusader for clean politics and government for many years and can stand on his own record in that respect. On the more personal side, the Starks formally presented their daughter, Mary Murray Spotswood Stark, and their granddaughter, Margaret Stickney Stark, daughter of their son, the late Lloyd Stickney Stark, and Mrs. Carl Beisbarth, at a dinner dance in St. Louis on December 27. Moll is chairman of the board of Stark Bros. Nurseries and is only temporarily, we hope, out of political office. Their home is at Aberdeen Farms, Eolia, Mo.

1909 Sec'y, R. Adm. H. C. Train, U S N (Ret.), 81 Market St., Annapolis, Md.

The annual 1909 West Coast dinner and reunion will be held at the Mona Lisa Restaurant, 3343 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, SHIPMATE

on Saturday, 6 June 1953 at 6:30. Bob Mooney is in charge of arrangements. Address P . O. Box 935, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

The December class luncheon was held at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, on the 16th with the following present: Braisted, Chapling, Coman, Dunn, Glennon. Hatcher, Hustvedt, Moses, Piatt, Stuart, Poco Smith, Bobby Robertson and Williams.

C H I N N Y BUTLER'S new address is 1205 Potomac Ave., Hagerstown, Md. L E E CAMPBELL, who is now living in Annapolis, is chairman of the board of the Automotive Safety Foundation. The directors of the American Ordnance Association at a recent meeting elected Lee to the presidency of the association.

CARD L I N D S A Y reports that he and Nan are grandparents again. Suzanne Parker Lindsay, daughter of their only son, Jack, was bom in Honolulu on 2 August 1952.

W O O L S E Y J O H N S O N sent me a Christmas card from Italy.

BEN T O D D , who is retired and living in Laurens, S. C , writes that he is sure planning on attending the "45 years after" reunion. Says that retirement pay goes so quickly these days, that while farming is no gold mine, the little it does return is very welcome.

J O E L B U N K L E Y writes that he and his wife have just returned from Europe, and are leaving for Bermuda on Jjmuary 7 for a two months' stay.

EASY W I C K H A M ' s mother died at their home, "Hickory Hill," near Ashland, Va., in early November. She was in her early nineties.

I made an error in giving H A P GILROY's widow's address; it is 2410 Roanoke Rd., San Marino, Calif., not Santa Monica.

Howard and Corrine Benson announce the arrival of their second child, Jeanne Marie, bom on December 7, 1952, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D. C. She is Howard and Rea's sixth grandchild.

H. C. T. B E N J . T. TILLEY, (Cdr. USN, Ret.) requests his address be changed to c/o Pinecrest Apartment Hotel, Ocean View, Norfolk 3, Va.

1913 Corresponding Sec'y, Mr. P. D. Sleeper, 3339 Investment Bldg., Washington 5, D. C. Members of the Class living in and near Washington, D. C , meet for lunch at the Army-Navy Town CInb, Washington, at 12:15 on the 13th of each month, unless the 13th is on Saturday, Sunday or holiday, when the luncheon is held on the first working day thereafter. All inembers of the class are urged to join the luncheon whenever they can be in Washington at this time.

P A U L H E N D R E N , (V. Adm. USN, Ret.) sends his address as 616 Market St., Wilmington, N. C. L A U R E N C E T. DuBOSE, (V. Adm. U S N ) has been ordered as Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier, with additional duties as Commander, Atlantic Reserve Fleet.

Due to a confusion of names. Shipmate reported under the notes of the Class of 1918 in the January issue, the death of Cdr. Gordon A. Sherwood, USN. While it is true that Cdr. Gordon A. Sherwood passed away on the date reported, he is not a member of the Class of 1918 and his name is not to be confused with that of Capt. Gordon B. Sherwood, U S N (Ret.), who is very much alive, we are happy to say, and whose present address is Route 2, Box 717, Kirkland, Washington. Our sincere apologies to Captain Sherwood and his family for having committed this regrettable mistake.

1914

1919

Sec'y, Capt. W. A. Beard. U S N , 4412 Edmunds St., N.W., Washington, D. C.

Sec'y, R. Adm. John R. Redman, U S N , Director, Communications-Electronics.

Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington 25, D. C. Treasurer, Capt. Donald C. King, USNR, 3717 Reservoir Rd., N.W., Washington, D . C.

H E N R Y F. H E C K sends his address as RED 1, Guilford, Conn.

L A W R E N C E J. K. BLADES, (Capt USNR, Inactive) reports the marriage of his son. Ens. Lawrence T. Blades, USN, Class of 1952, to Miss Rosemarie D. Collins in New York on January 3, 1953.

Additional details are covered after the bridegroom's name under his class.

1915 Sec'y, R. Adm. Morton L. Ring (SC), U S N , Rm. 2008, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

1916 Sec.-Treas., Capt. Laurence S. Safford, U S N , U. S. Naval Security Station, Rm. 1116.

3801 Nebraska Ave., N.W., Washington 25, D . C.

H E N R Y B. BROADFOOT, (Capt.

USN, Ret.) writes us from 5912 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans 15, La. A N D R E W C. G E I S E N H O F F , (Capt.

USNR, Ret.) was voluntarily retired on August 1, 1952, after forty years' service, active and inactive. His present address is Route 3, Box 3118, Paradise, Calif.

W I L L I A M M. CALLAGHAN, (V. Adm. U S N ) has assumed the duties of Commander, Amphibious, Pacific.

J A M E S L. HOLLOWAY, JR., (R. Adm. U S N ) is the new Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel).

The Washington Group of the Class of 1919 held its monthly luncheon on 6 January 1953 at the Army-Navy Country Club.

Those present were: Duval, Fink, Gardner, Hughes, Jones, King, Pelzman, Redman, Rochester, Staudt, Whitehead, and Willenbucher.

We were very happy to have H A R R Y R O C H E S T E R with us again after his long illness.

1920 Sec'y, Capt. D. R. Osbom, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 3427 Porter St., N.W., Washington 16, D . C.

A U S T I N K. DOYLE, (R. Adm. U S N ) corrects his address to read Headquarters lOND, Navy 116, c/o F P O , New York, N. Y. W M . HIBBS, (Capt USN, R e t ) sends his correct address as 2712, 60th Ave., S.W., Seattle, Washington.

1917 A L L E N HOBBS, (Capt USN, R e t ) Sec'y, Capt. Ross F. Collins, U S N R , has been detached as Hydrographer in com1910 Cedarundel Farm, Rt. 3, Annapolis, Md. mand, Hydrographic Office, Suitland, Md., and is now in the Naval Hospital, BethesSec'y, R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, U S N (Ret.), T H O M A S R. COOLEY, (Adm. U S N ) 5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase 15, Md. states his home address is Apt. 400, 861 da, Md., for treatment.

H O R A T I O C. SEXTON, (Capt. USN, Sutter St., San Francisco 9, Calif.

Ret.) gives his present address as 1583 L I S L E F. SMALL (Commo. U S N , Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass.

1911 Ret.) advises us that his address has Sec'y, V . Adm. B e m h a r d H. Bieri, U S N (Ret.), 6511 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase 15, Md. changed to 642 Wyatt Bldg., 14th and H Sts., N.W., Washington 5, D. C. 1921 S T A N L E Y M I T C H E L L , (Lt. USNR, J O H N N. W A L T O N , (Capt. USN, Sec'y, R. Adm. T. J. Kelly, U S N (Ret.), Ret.). Shipmate extends its sympathy to Ret.) sends his address as 607 Harper Room 510, Shoreham Bldg., Washington 5, D . C. the family and friends of Lieutenant Ave., Drexel Hill, Upper Darby, Pa. Mitchell who died in a local hospital in H E N R Y W. FOX, (Major U S M C R ) Santa Barbara, Calif., on 2 January 1953.

Due to a regrettable error, R. Adm. P A U L F. F O S T E R , (V. Adm. USNR, corrects his address to read RR 1, CenGEORGE L. RUSSELL, USN, has Ret.) through a typographical error was terville, Ind. been listed as dead in the 1952 ediincorrectly listed in the January issue as I N G O L F N. KILAND, (V. Adm. tion of the Register of Alumni. W e " U S N " instead of "USNR." Also, the U S N ) has received orders as Commandant wish to inform all hands that, on the statement that he was "now" associated Fifth Naval District. contrary, George is very much alive with the International Bank for Reconand now on duty with the Atlantic struction and Development while a factual Fleet. Our sincere apologies to statement was slightly misleading for Paul 1918 George and all best wishes. has been with the bank for three years.

Sec'y, V. Adm. Earle W. Mills, U S N (Ret.), Apt. 2A, 1 Beekman Place, New York 22, N . Y .

1912 Sec'y, Capt. Joseph Y. Dreisonstok, U S N (Ret.).

5431 39th St., N.W., Washington, D . C.

FEBRUARY,

1953

LLOYD D. CLIFFORD, (Capt USN, Ret.) reports his new home address as 2337 Boxwood Dr., San Jose 26, Calif.

W Y A T T CRAIG, (R. Adm. U S N Ret.) gives his address as 1850 Gough St., San Francisco 9, Calif.

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F O R T H. CALLAHAN, (R. Adm. USN, Ret.) has a new address. Route 1, Box 258, Tampa 4, Fla. F R A N C I S X. McINERNEY, (R. Adm. U S N ) has orders as Senior Member of Naval Inspection Service, San Francisco, Calif.

1922 Sec*yÂť Gerald A. Staeey, 802 Grand View Drive, Alexandria, V a .

I S A I A H OLCH, (Capt USN, R e t ) now resides at "Villa Blanche," 165 Promenade Des Anglais, Nice (Alpes Maritimes), France.

CECIL C. ADELL, (R. Adm. U S N , Ret.) is now at 1203 Bay St., Apt. 1, Beaufort, S. C. ' H A L L O C K G. DAVIS, (Capt U S N ) requests his address be changed to 5245 Sunnyside Drive, National City, Calif.

J. R E I D J O H N S O N is living on George Street in Providence, R. I., at 227.

J O H N R. H O W L A N D corrects his address to read 1167 N. Sheridan Rd., Lake Forest, 111.

R. BRUCE MILLER, (Cdr. U S N R ) .

Shiptnate extends the deepest sympathy to family and friends of Cdr. R. B. Miller, who passed on at his home, 200 Cornell Ave., Swarthmore, Pa., on December 25, 1952. During the second World W a r he was commissioned a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy and was instructor at Annapolis for a short time. He was promoted to Commander in 1944.

A N D R E W M. R. F I T Z S I M M O N S , (Capt. U S N ) is now on duty at the San Francisco Naval Shipyards, San Francisco, Calif*

1923 Sec'y, Capt. Claude H. Bennett, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 19 Mary's Lane, Egypt, Mass.

F R E D E R I C K MOSSBRUGGER, (R. Adm., U S N ) is the new Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.

W I L L I A M T. RASSIEUR, (R. Adm. U S N ) sends his address as National Panelcrete. Inc., 1900 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles 4, Calif.

W A L T E R S. SARGENT, (Capt U S N ) gives his new address as 649 Austin Drive, Fairless Hills, Pa. F R A N C I S M. H U G H E S , (R. Adm. U S N ) has been designated as the chief of the Naval Group of the Military Mission for aid to Turkey and will make his headquarters at Ankara.

1924 Sec'y, Mr. Paul W. Siegrist, c/o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hudson St., N e w York 14, N . Y.

W A L L I S F. P E T E R S E N , (R. Adm. U S N ) was admitted to the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., for treatment.

H A R R Y C. DOAN, (Capt. U S N ) was admitted to the Naval Hospital, Guam, for treatment.

NOBLE W. A B R A H A M S , (Capt U S N ) is stationed Hqs. Potomac River Naval Command, Naval Gun Factory, Washington 25, D. C. W I L L I A M A. E V A N S , (Capt U S N ) reports his new address as Naval Attache, Buenos Aires, Argentina, M&D Sec, Op. 32, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. 26

GEORGE A. MATUCCI informs us that he continues with Babcock & Wilcox Co. His business address is 161 E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. A R T H U R BLOUGH states his address changed to RR 2, North Canton, Ohio.

H O W A R D L. COLLINS, (R. Adm. U S N ) is the new Commander of MSTS, Pacific Area.

J O H N C. DANIEL, (R. Adm. U S N ) has been ordered as Commander MSTS, Western Pacific Area.

E L I J A H W. IRISH, (Capt U S N ) has been admitted to the Naval Hospital, St. Albans, L. I., for treatment.

W I L L I A M M. COLE, (Capt U S N ) now commands the Naval Station, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va. J A M E S S. LAIDLAW, (Capt U S N ) is the current Supervising Inspector of Materials, Los Angeles, Calif.

T H O M A S U. SISSON, (Capt U S N ) commands the Naval Activity at Port Lyautey, French Morocco.

D E N N I S L. FRANCIS, (Capt U S N ) is now at the Navy-Marine Corp Reserve Training Center, Brooklyn, N. Y. Did- you see J O E DARLINGTON at the Army game? Joe took one of his infrequent leave periods during November and December, turning his ship over to other hands in the meantime. He still com-

1926 Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, U S N , 3410 15th St., North, Arlington 1, V a .

E U G E N E M. W A L D R O N , (Capt USN, R e t ) sends his new address as "Our Anchor," Route 13, Box 411, San Antonio, Texas, and also informs us he is now affiliated with United Services Automobile Association, in the capacity of assistant secretary-treasurer, having the distinction of being the second Navy man to serve on the board of directors, and the honor of being the first to become a member of the management of USAA. OLIN P. T H O M A S , JR. (Capt U S N ) was admitted to the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va., for treatment.

J O H N J. GREYTAK, (Capt U S N ) has been in the Naval Hospital, St. Albans, L. I., for some time.

D O U T H E Y G. McMILLAN, (Capt U S N ) is now serving on the Board of Decorations and Awards, Washington, D. C. MARK W. CLAY, (Capt., SC, U S N ) gives his new address as P. O. Box 44, Fort Amador, Canal Zone.

T H E O D O R E C. AYLWARD, (Capt.

U S N ) changes his address to read 2300 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. GEORGE L. SHANE, (Capt U S N ) has been ordered to the Joint Staff of the mands the SS AMERICAN PLANTER, of U. S. CinC U. S. European Command.

KARL F. P O E H L M A N N , (Capt Lines, and has the North Europe run. He never has a dull time of it, and always U S N ) has been ordered as Hydrographer, has experiences to relate. Those who re- Naval Hydrographic Office, Suitland, McL member him as a real sailor man will not He resides at 3214 Coquelin Terrace, be surprised to learn that all the embroidery Chevy Chase, Md. fittings in his cabin continue to be hand LOUIS E. G U N T H E R , (Capt. U S N ) made and laundered by the Commanding had received orders as IG Member, Prarea Officer himself.

Joint Committee of the Caribbean Sea OS TRACY is in the news in a big way: Frontier. we congratulate him on his election as J O H N SYLVESTER, (Capt. U S N ) president of Enjay Company, sales affiliate has been ordered to the Armed Forces of Esso Standard Oil. The new billet comes Special Weapons Project, Washington, after Os has returned from temporary D. C. duty in the Chemical Division of N P A , and is a tangible reward for his good work 1927 in the chemical products department of Esso.

Sec'y, R. Adm. John W. Bays, U S N (Ret.), Culver Summer Naval School, BILL COCHRAN (yes, "Oigs" to Culver, Ind. many of us) is representing the Department of State at the Army War College ALEX M. P A T T E R S O N , (Capt at Carlisle, Pa., by an assignment as lec- U S N ) informs Shipmate he is now Comturer and instructor there. S W E D E manding Officer, U. S. Naval CommimicaM I C H E L E T is also on the staff there, and both of these classmates find it "good duty."' tion Station, San Juan, and expresses a sincere wish to see anyone of '27 who W A L T GRAESSER is back in New may get down in that neighborhood.

York, following another global inspection GERALD R. DYSON, (Capt. U S N ) trip for his company, Standard Vacuum sends his new address as 1121 E. First St., Oil. Ellensburg, Washington.

RAYMOND F. H E A T H corrects his address to read 3114 Quenby Rd., Houston 1925 5, Texas.

Sec'y, Capt. Wallace S. Newton, U S N (Ret.), H E R B E R T F. ECKBERG, . (Capt.

2817 Cathedral Ave., N.W., U S N ) notifies us his new home address is Washington 8, D. C. 409 Warren St., Norfolk, Va. RICHARD E. E L L I O T T , (Capt.

W A R N E R R. EDSALL, (Capt U S N ) U S N ) has assumed command of the Naval changes his mailing adnress to CommandCommunication Station, Pearl Harbor. ing Officer, U S S MISSOURI, c/o F P O , San GEORGE L. P H I L L I P S , (Capt Francisco, Calif.

U S N ) has been ordered as Commander, W I L L I A M D. IRVIN, (Capt U S N ) is Mining Squadron No. 3. now on duty, U S S ADIRONDACK ( A G C E D W A R D L. S C H L E I F , (Capt U S N ) 15), Navy 510, F P O , New York. has been ordered as Supervising Inspector CARL R. MEDTLYNG, (Capt U S N , of Materials, San Francisco, Calif.

Ret.) gives his new home address as 2661 S H E R R Y T. McADAM, (Lt. Cdr. S. Walter Reed Dr., Arlington 6, Va. U S N R ) passed away in Georgetown UniJ O H N M. MADISON changes his adversity Hospital on the 14th day of De- dress to P. O. Box 1707, 1525 Slattery cember of 1952.

Bldg., Shreveport 82, La. W I L F R E D B. GOULETT, (Capt J E S S E S. COOK, (Col. U S M C ) is U S N ) has assumed command of the Na- now on duty at Camp Pendleton, Calif., val Station, Long Beach, Calif. c/o H Q MB. SHIPMATE

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DAVID J. W A L S H , (Capt. U S N ) has taken over the duties of Operations, Plans and Training Officer of the Amphibious Training Force, Pacific.

ROGER F. SCOTT, (Capt U S N ) has been ordered to ComDesRon 10 with additional duties as ComDesDiv 101.

J O S E P H B. MAHER, (Capt U S N ) has been appointed Deputy Director and Director for Administration of the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. H A R O L D F. TRAUA, (Capt. U S N ) is serving on the staff of the Military Sea Transport Service, Pacific Area.

S H I R L E Y S. MILLER, (Capt. U S N ) now commands the U S S BATAAN.

J A M E S E. COHN, (Capt U S N ) is now o * duty at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. MYRON T. E V A N S , (Capt. U S N ) is now Naval Attache at Caracas, Venezuela.

1928 Sec'y, Capt. R. K. James, U S N , U . S. Navy Shipbuilding Scheduling Activity, 1409 N . Broad St., Philadelphia 22, P a .

CLARENCE M. BOWLEY, (Capt.

U S N ) is now in command of the U S S NORFOLK

(D-U).

R O B E R T L. MORRIS, (Capt U S N ) has been designated Chief of Staff of the Commander Amphibious Group 2.

E V A N E. PICKLING, (Capt U S N ) is the Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station at Point Mugu.

H U G H R. A L L B E E states that his correct address is Green Hill Farms Apts., City Line and 64th St., Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pa. W I L L I A M A. SCHOECH, (Capt U S N ) is now on duty in the Office of Naval Operations, Washington, D. C.

J O H N W. A I L E S , III, (Capt U S N ) sends his correct address as U S S TIDEWATER (AD-31), F P O , New York, N. Y. J A M E S D. W H I T F I E L D , (Capt.

U S N ) has assumed command of the U S S GREAT

SITKIN.

D E N Y S W. KNOLL, (Capt U S N ) has reported for duty on board the U S S MENARD (APA-201), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

C H A R L E S W. LORD, (Capt. U S N ) changes his address to read J-3 Staff, U S S EucoM, A P O 128, New York.

W I L L I A M B. MOORE, (Capt. U S N ) is now on duty in the Office of Naval Operations, Washington, D. C. A R T H U R E. OWEN, (Capt. U S N ) has been ordered to the Joint Staff, U. S. Commander in Chief, Europe.

A N D R E W M. JACKSON, (Capt U S N ) is now on the staff of Commander Air Force, Pacific.

L Y N N E QUIGGLE, (Capt. U S N ) has assumed command of the U S S MOUNT OLYMPUS.

1931 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. P. B. T. Myhre, U S N (Ret.), 1511 K St., N.W., Washington 5, D. C.

DOUGLAS T. HAMMOND, (Capt.

U S N ) was admitted to the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., for treatment.

GEO. D. D E M E T R O P I L I S , (Capt USN)

now commands U S S

WRANGELL.

J O H N O. MINER, (Capt U S N ) has been ordered to command of the U S S THUBAN.

F R A N K H. BRUMBY, (Capt U S N ) is now serving in the Operations Readiness Office, Staff, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, his address being CinCLantFlt Hqtrs., U. S. Naval Base, Norfolk 11, Va. M I C H A E L B. O'CONNOR, (Capt U S N ) is now Operations Officer of the Caribbean Sea Frontier.

P H I L I P W. CANN, (Cdr. U S N ) is now attached to the Service Squadron 4.

J O H N L. L E W I S , (Capt U S N ) has been ordered to the Office of Naval Operations, Washington, D. C. Twenty-nine were on hand for the December luncheon on 10 December 1952, and the usual round of yarns that go with it. Looks like the word is getting about Jack Horner was able to time his trip to Washington from northern Michigan so as to be present. Jack made it a real reunion by staying on for the cocktail party December 12. We were all glad to see Jack.

He claimed he was not in to seek a high government job, just because Michigan went Republican.

The others present were: Lou Kirn, Cliff Johnson, Sam Moncure (newly reported as Aide to D C N O ) , Al Slayden, Bill Kelly, Rip Raring, Red Eye Thompson, Len Frazer, Charlie Sugarman, Norm Blaisdell, Al Kaplan, Will Eye Bull, Charlie Lanman, Bull Dreaney, Frank Brumby, Red Green, Bob Maulsby, Bill Brown, Red Richards, Moe Archer, John Spangler, Jerry Miller, Cy Perkins, Ted White, Burl Bailey, Doc Wilson, Red Stoner, and Porter Lewis.

NORM BLAISDELL reported on the coming class cocktail party and J O H N SPANGLER discussed plans for the coming year. One big objective is to get a larger attendance at the monthly luncheons.

We should each bring a not-so-frequent attender next time. Our goal should be SO at each luncheon.

Quite a few classmates have been seen in town for conferences, etc. M A C G R U DER T U T T L E was up from Norfolk and reports all well in that area. E A R L H Y D E M A N was down from New London as was B E E T L E ROACH. Also in the New London area are BROOKS H A R RELL and MAC GARRISON.

E U G E N E TATOM, (Capt U S N ) is now on duty in the Office of Naval Research, Washington, D. C. J O H N S. McCAIN, JR., (Capt U S N ) has been ordered to Commander Submarine Squadron 6.

E D W A R D S. QUILTER, (Cdr. U S N ) 1929 has been ordered to the Breman Group.

President, Capt. C. E . Trescott, U S N , GEORGE P. H U F F , (Cdr. U S N ) reDepartment of Marine Engineering, U S N A , ceived orders to report to the Eleventh Annapolis, Md. Naval District.

REYNOLD D. HOGLE, (Capt U S N ) E R N E S T W. LONGTON, (Capt. changes his home address to 2912 Argyle U S N ) is now on duty at the Naval ReDr., Alexandria, Va. search Laboratory, Washington, D. C. JACK H O R N E R was asked to report E L L I O T T W A L T E R P A R I S H , (Capt.

W I L L I A B B. BRAUN, (Capt U S N ) on conditions in northern Michigan. He U S N ) sends his new address as Office of is the current Commanding Officer of the reported six inches of snow and two inches Information Dept. Navy, Washington 25, U S S MERRICK. of ice. He finally confessed he vizs in tovm D. C. to try and talk the Navy into buying pine wood (from Horner, of course) to build H E N R Y N. COFFIN, (Capt U S N ) dance floors on BBs, CVs and CAs. commands the U S S ELDORADO. 1932 C H A R L E S R. FITZGERALD, (Capt.

The Washington address list is out and Sec'y, Capt. S. M. Archer, U S N , U S N ) was ordered to the Fleet Air Wing, there are errors. Please send any correcNaval Operations (OP-315B), Room 4D, 625 Alameda, Calif., for- temporary duty. tions to your secretary. We would also Pentagon, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. appreciate the addresses of any wives reGERALD L. H U F F , (Capt. U S N ) is J O H N H. S. J O H N S O N , (Capt U S N ) siding in the Washington area whose now with OSD, Washington, D. C. gives his new mailing address as 2140 husbands are at sea. That way we can W I L L I A M L. KABLER, (Capt. U S N ) Barrancas Ave., Pensacola, Fla. keep more people posted on our local is now on duty in the Office of Naval OpW I L L I A M J. CATLETT, JR., (Capt activities. erations, Washington, D. C. U S N ) changes his address to read 440 The local electoral college confirmed preEdgewood Ave., Mill Valley, Calif. viously unconfirmed suspicions; J O H N MORTON S U N D E R L A N D , (Capt SPANGLER was elected Washington 1930 U S N ) is now on duty at the U. S. Em- chapter chairman and M O E ARCHER, Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles Brook, U S N (Ret.), bassy, Cairo, c/o Mail and Disp. Room, chapter secretary-treasurer for the year 4108 Chesterbrook Rd., Falls Church, V a .

Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. 1953.

F R A N K T. SLOAT, (Capt. U S N ) is NORMAN J. D R U M S T R U P , (Capt We are all looking forward to the Jannow Chief of Staff to the Commander, CEC, U S N ) changes his address as DisCruiser Division 5. trict Public Works Office, 10th Naval uary luncheon, January 14, which will be a P A R K E H. BRADY, (Capt. U S N ) is District, Navy 116, c/o F P O , New York, joint Annapolis-West Point affair at the Gun Factory. There are some 57 of our now on duty in the Office of Naval Opera- N. Y. Army classmates in the area. I trust we tions, Washington, D. C. GEORGE W. K E H L , (Capt. U S N ) can outnumber them at the luncheon.

A L S T O N M. BOYD, JR., (Capt is now Superintendent Inspector of MaAs a matter of interest, the following is U S N ) was ordered to command of the terials, Cleveland, Ohio.

U S S DIONYSUS. T H O M A S E. CHAMBERS, (Capt quoted from the BuShips Daily AdminisJ O S E P H C. CLIFTON, (Capt U S N ) U S N ) is in command of the Naval Am- trative Bulletin of 21 November 1952: has been ordered to the Staff of the Com- phibious Training Unit, Naval Amphibi"CAPT. J. C. MYERS, CODE 810 mander, Air Force Pacific. ous Base, Coronado, Calif.

R E C E I V E S U. S. PATENT.—Recently, 28

SHIPMATE

the U. S. Patent Office granted to Captain Myers U. S. Patent 2,608,650 covering his invention relating to means and methods of increasing^ the amplitude and frequency sensitivity of electric wave detectors. Captain Myers recognized that the conventional means of obtaining separation between wanted and unwanted signals is not satisfactory for sound-ranging systems and developed a detector. This device is balanced in such a manner that the output contains substantially no component of the original frequency. This produces a separation of great assistance in selecting and identifying the desired frequency. Captain Myers' patent was obtained by Office of Patent Counsel, Code 170." Well done, Christian!

I had a nice letter from JACK ROND E B U S H now at CO, N A S , New Orleans. Jack and Billie send their best regards to all hands. They live on the station in quarters, and will be happy to welcome aboard any weary travelers.

The cocktail party, which was a buffet diimer as weft, went over with a bang.

Norm Blaisdell was chairman, ably assisted by P A U L H A R R I N G T O N and R E D S T O N E R . Some 64 classmates and wives partook of food and refreshments. Jack Homer postponed his departure for Michigan to be present. Marguerite Carpenter and Emmy Marshal came up from Annapolis. Jeanne Tshirgi attended although Joe is overseas at the present. A grand time was had by all.

There has been a change in the date of the Washington '32 wives' luncheon. The wives will get together at 12:00 on 11 February at the Army-Navy Country Club.

There are three '32 juniors now at the Naval School for boys. Henry MUSTIN, LLOYD'S son, and CHOOCHOO PORTER'S son are youngsters and John Bellinger, GEORGE BELLINGER'S boy, is a plebe. George was lost in one of the early attacks on the Marshalls, but John has kept the seafaring sparks aglow and now is striving to follow in the steps of his illustrious dad.

Your secretary received a nice card from Mary Gothic Leiby, D O N GOTHIE's widow. Mary is now married to Dr. D. K. Leiby in New Hope, Pa., and sends her best wishes to all her old friends along with an invitation to stop in.

Mary reports that Don junior is now at Phillips Exeter Academy, 16 years old, and on the swimming team. He hopes to enter the Naval Academy next summer.

Michael, now 13, will enter Exeter next year and also is aiming for Uncle Sam's school for boys. It was nice to hear from Mary. W e will all be on the lookout for Don junior and we may take you up on that invitation.

H A R R Y COOK sent Christmas greetings from Pasco, Wash., to one and all.

1933 Sec'y, Cdr. James S. Bethea, U S N , Room 0423 Main Navy, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

O L I V E R N. F O W L E R , (Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to c/o Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Northern Pump Company, Minneapolis 21, Minn.

I G N A T I U S J. GALATIN, (Capt USN)

is now on duty, U S S

NAVASOTA

(AO-106), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

He gives his home address as 2205 Via Guadalana, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

RAYMOND B. JACOBY, (Capt U S N ) now commands NAAS, Monterey, Calif.

FEBRUARY,

1953

. W A L L A C E A. S H E R R I L L , (Capt U S N ) has been ordered as Naval Attache in Moscow, USSR. J O H N C. MORGAN, (Cdr. U S N ) is now on duty in the Third Naval District.

J A M E S B. BARR, (Cdr. U S N ) is now at the Naval Ordnance Plant, Macon, Ga. E V E R E T T E. SEAGROVES, (Cdr. U S N ) is now on duty in the Office of Naval Research, Washington, D. C. CARL T I E D E M A N , (Capt U S N ) changes from Bainbridge, Md., to 26 Halidon Ave., Newport, R. I. FRANCIS R. DRAKE, (Cdr. U S N ) sends his address as H T U I NAS, Pensacola, Fla. L U T H E R C. HEINZ, (Capt U S N ) changes his address to Staff ComDesLant,

1935 Sec'y, Cdr. J. M. Lyle ( S C ) , U S N , Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Room 2050, Arlington Annex, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C.

E D W A R D C. McLEAN sends his new address as 18 Hibbard Rd., Box 52, Winnetka, 111.

A R T H U R M. PURDY, (Cdr. U S N ) corrects his address to read Commander Destroyer Division 142, U S S WARRINGTON (DD-843), F P O , New York, N. Y. E D W A R D C. OUTLAW, (Cdr. U S N ) is now serving in the U S S FRANKLIN D .

ROOSEVELT.

WILLIAM T. SAMUELS, (Cdr. U S N ) has been ordered to Service Division 31.

U S S YOSEMITE ( A D - 1 9 ) , Newport, R. I. W A L K E R A. S E T T L E , (Cdr. U S N ) P H I L I P W. W I N S T O N , (Capt U S N ) has orders to U T Wing, Pacific. is now on duty in the Bureau of Personnel, GEORGE R. BAKER, (Cdr. U S N ) is Washington, D. C. attached to the Training Command, STEPHEN JURIKA, JR., (Capt. now Pacific.

U S N ) now heads the Evaluation Group on F R A N C I S M. GAMBACORTA, (Cdr. the Staff of the CinC Pacific Fleet.

U S N ) is on duty in the Office of the J O H N M. GAMON, (Capt U S N ) is Comptroller of the Navy, Washington, the new Assistant Chief of Staff for Opera- D. C. tions of the Commander, Atlantic Sea W I L L I A M B. W I D E M A N , (Cdr. Frontier.

U S N ) has received orders to Command Destroyer Division 222.

1934 R I C H A R D H. BURNES, (Cdr. U S N ) Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Close, U S N , now commands CompRon 3.

1228 Allan Ave., Falls Church, V a .

K E N N E T H W E S T , (Cdr. U S N ) comC H A R L E S M. B E R T H O L F , (Cdr. mands Destroyer Division 62.

U S N ) has been ordered as Naval Attache T U R N E R F. CALDWELL, (Cdr. to The Hague, Netherlands.

U S N ) has been ordered to the staff of the A R T H U R C. S M I T H , (Cdr. U S N ) Senior Allied Commander in Europe. has been ordered to the Bureau of Ships, GROOME E. MARCUS, (Cdr. U S N ) Washington, D. C. has been ordered to the U S S BOXER. R O B E R T W. LEEMAN, (Cdr. U S N ) .

J A M E S L. P. McCALLUM, (Cdr. Cdr. and Mrs. R. W. Leeman announce U S N ) has been ordered to the U S S the marriage of their daughter. Miss Joel SALEM. Ann, to Dr. William Roy Totherow (Capt.

U S A F ) . The Leemans hope to entertain 1936 for the Totherows in Newport in the Sec'y, Cdr. Richard R. Pratt, U S N , spring.

U S S HANK (DD-702), Commander Leeman is now on duty at c/o Fleet Post Office, N e w York, N . Y. the Naval W a r College.

J A M E S S E T O N GRAY, JR., (Cdr. ROBERT F. SELLARS, (Cdr. U S N ) is now the officer in charge of the Pasadena U S N ) gives his new address as Staff, Commander Fleet Air Eastern Atlantic Annex, N O T S , Inyokern, Calif.

W I L L I A M L. G U T H R I E , (Cdr. U S N ) and Mediterranean, c/o F P O , New York, is now on duty in the Military Application N. Y. RICHARD A. TEEL, (Cdr. U S N ) has Division of the Atomic Energy Commission been ordered to the Office of Naval Operain Washington, D. C. BROWN TAYLOR, (Cdr. U S N ) has tions, Washington, D. C. P H I L I P E. S H E T E N H E L M , (Cdr. been ordered to the Office of Naval OperaU S N ) is now attached to Air Force tions, Washington, D. C. W A Y N E R. MERRILL, (Cdr. U S N ) Pacific.

J A M E S H. TERRY, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) is now on duty with the Potomac River has reported for duty at the Naval Station, Naval Command, Washington, D. C. E D W I N K. J O N E S , (Cdr. U S N ) ;is San Diego, Calif.

Inspector of Material, St. Louis, Mo. L E S L I E K. TAYLOR, (Cdr. U S N ) 1937 commands the U S S ENOREE.

GEORGE W. W E L C H , ( L t Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to 4524 Saul Rd., Kensington, Md. R O B E R T C. H O U S T O N , (Cdr. U S N ) gives his new duty address as Navy 115, Box 55, F P O , New York, N. Y. E U G E N E W. DAVIS, (Cdr. U S N ) is now on duty at N A T O Defense College, A P O 55, c/o PM, New York, N. Y. H. C. CORBIN sends his correct home address as 517 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest, 111.

W I L L I A M T. D U T T O N , (Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to Staff, ComTrans Ron 1, F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

F R A N C I S O'CONNOR F L E T C H E R , (Cdr. U S N ) sends his home address as 1500 ArHngton Blvd., Arlington, Va.

Corresponding Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Wescott.

USNR, 37 Whitcomb Ave., Hingham, Mass.

H E N R Y F. B U R F E I N D , (Cdr. U S N )

is now at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. LEONCE

A. L A J A U N I E ,

JR.,

(Cdr.

U S N ) now commands Submarine Division 122.

JACK A. O B E R M E Y E R ,

(Cdr. U S N )

changes his address from Falls Church to Quarters I, Puget Sound Naval Ship, F P O , Bremerton, Wash.

GOEFFREY

P.

NORMAN,

(Cdr.

U S N ) is on duty now at Qtrs. J-3, Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. J O H N M. BALLINGER, (Cdr. U S N ) is now on duty at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

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The monthly luncheon on 12 December 1952 was as usual one of good friendship.

You know, these luncheons may be becoming known beyond the corporate limits of the fair city of Washington, D. C , or those who have been on duty here remember them and on their visits to Washington join us. T O M D A V I E S presently on duty at ComFairDet, Naples, Italy, was in Washington and able to join us. He says that he and Eloise like their stay and that the whole family is rapidly picking up a working knowledge of conversational Italian. Up from Quantico was W A F F L E S I N G L I N G and P H I L O VANCE. From now on Quantico will be carried on the Washington roster list. MARK JORDAN was there; he is en route to 90 Church St., New York, and the Atlantic Division, BuDocks, having come from Guam. J E F F N O R M A N made it all the way from the Naval Gun Factory. Let's hope he can keep up the pace. The others present were Rex Wheeler, Bill Gregg, Dav Dressendorfer, Tom Adams, Skeet Gardes, Herb Hartmann, Tom Cunningham, Squire Pridmore, Dick Colbert, Jack Wadleigh, Johnny Nielson, Wyman Howard, Sid Bottomley, and John Johnston.

J O H N F. MILLER, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) 1940 is now serving with the Seventh Fleet.

Corresponding Sec'y, Mr. Charles A. Skinner, C H A R L E S K. MILLER, (Cdr. U S N ) P. O. Box 454, Glendale, Ohio is now at the Armed Forces Staff College, J O H N D. H O W E L L , (Cdr. U S N ) Norfolk, Va. commands Air Anti-Submarine Squadron T H O M A S R. EDDY, (Cdr. U S N ) has 801. been ordered as commanding officer of the J O H N B. N E L S O N , (Cdr. U S N ) is U S S STEPHEN POTTER. the new Commanding Officer of the U S S GEORGE V. ROGERS, (Cdr. U S N ) PORTER. has taken over command of the U S S R A Y M O N D A. H U N D E V A D T , (Cdr. SAUFLEY. U S N ) has orders to Commander, Destroyers Pacific.

SHORE BREEZES N A T H A N R. LINCOLN, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) is now attending the Armed Forces

By PAUL SCHRATZ Staff College, Norfolk, Va. Well, here's the dope on the big class N O R M A N I. L E E , JR., (Cdr. U S N ) dinner dance, folksies, and for once we has been ordered to Destroyers Atlantic. can get it out in time for the out-ofL O U I S P . GRAY, I I I , (Cdr. U S N ) is towners to make arrangements to join us.

The time—1930, Saturday, 21 February; now on duty, U. S. Naval School (Naval place—the Army-Navy Country Club; uni- Justice), U. S. Naval Base, Newport, R. I. J O H N H. BOWELL, (Cdr. U S N ) form—bow tie, and a long dress for the lady; the price—only $7.00 per couple in- sends his new address as 10007 Crestwood Rd., Kensington, Md. r cluding everything, repeat everything.

J O H N W .

M. MONTGOMERY, (Cdr. Also on the social calendar for the month is an item which is overshadowed U S N ) changes his address to Office of by the party in importance in only the JAG, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. R O B E R T G. BILL, (Cdr. U S N ) is smallest degree. I refer to the forthcoming marriage of a chap by the name of MO now attached to the Naval Forces Far East.

1938 MOORE and a lovely lass, Miss Helen Dow, of Manitoba, Canada. Mo was obSec'y, Lt. Col. John Saxten, USMC. 1941 viously shaken by the rtmout which DICK Ist Marine Division FMF, T U N E L L made from the ranks of the Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Charles W. Styer, Jr.. USN, e/o FPO, San Francisco. Calif. benedicts last summer and before he could 3903 Jocelyn St.. N.W., Washington, D. C. C H A R L E S F . M O F F E T T , (Cdr. recover his usual composure, the lass he W I L L I A M L. CONLEY, (Cdr. U S N ) U S N ) is now serving in the U S S S A - has been pursuing caught up with him. The LERNO BAY. date is to be 14 February, 1500 at the is at the Armed Forces Staff College, NorW I L L I A M R. GLENNON, (Cdr. Washington Cathedral. Mo has only one folk, Va. C H A R L E S D. F O N V I E L L E , JR. U S N ) has assumed command of the U S S statement to make—"I'm very happy about the whole thing." This in an exclusive (Cdr. U S N ) has orders to the Armed LEARY. D A N I E L J. H A R R I N G T O N , (Cdr. Shipmate interview, by the way. (Editor, Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. P I E R R E N. C H A R B O N N E T , (Cdr. U S N ) has been ordered to the Armed please note.)

Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. The final roundup on the Christmas U S N ) has been ordered to the Naval TestL O U I S E. D E C A M P , (Cdr. U S N ) is party leaves nothing but pleasant memories. ing Center, Patuxent River, Md. J O H N W . PALM, (Cdr. U S N ) has In a last minute personnel shift, BOB now serving in the U S S WRIGHT. L E S L I E S. ROBINSON, (Cdr. U S N ) TRAUGER substituted as the red suited received orders as Assistant Naval Attache is now on duty at the Naval Hydrographic guest of honor and did a superb job. His at Moscow, USSR. personal approach to each of the (thouE D W A R D R. BLAIR, JR., (Cdr. Office, Suitland, Md. sands of?) tots was greatly appreciated. U S N ) now commands the U S S WALLER. D A N I E L E. H E N R Y , (Cdr. U S N ) is now a member of the U. S. Naval Mission T H O M A S B. W O L F E , (Cdr. U S N ) I have an interesting letter from BILL in Caracas, Venezuela.

V A L E N T I N E with news of H O W A R D is now on duty as Commanding Officer, J O H N L. H A I N E S , (Cdr. U S N ) has ADY, F R E D CLARKE, BUD GORE, Utility Squadron 10, Navy 115, Box 10, been ordered to Command Submarine Di- BUD F I S H E R , CHOLLY C H A N D L E R FPO, New York, N . Y. and BILL R U H E in the Japan-Korea W I L L I A M H. M A C C O N N E L L sends a vision 51.

V I C T O R B. GRAFF, (Cdr. U S N ) area. Val is CO MARSHALL and enjoying new home address as 319 Beech Drive and changes his duty address to c/o M S T S it immensely, and though he takes me to also new office as 1610 Freedman Ave., NCSO, 33 Berry S t , San Francisco, Calif. task for putting out bum dope, it's worth Cincinnati 15, Ohio. it for the good dope I get with the beef.

R O B E R T W . W I N D S O R , JR., (Cdr. H. M. J E N S E N , (Capt U S N , Ret.) The movement report center has news U S N ) changes his address to Fighter changes his address to read 300 E. 57th St., of E D D A S H I E L L going from AirLant Squadron 24, c/o F P O , San Francisco, New York 22, N. Y. H E N R Y S. JACKSON, (Cdr. U S N ) to CO AirASRon 27; C H A R L I E HOLO- Calif.

WILLIAM J. H E N N I N G , (Cdr. has reported for duty at the Naval Testing VAK from ServRon 4 to MSTS, D. C.; ROD EDDY from DesLant to CO U S N ) is now with the Naval Forces Center, Patuxent River, Md. STEPHEN POTTER; R O L L O M I L L E R from A R T H U R F. J O H N S O N , (Cdr. U S N ) OpNav to SubRon 4 ; GEORGE ROGERS South Atlantic. is now in command of the U S S

DALY

(DD-519).

R O B E R T M. ALLISON, (Cdr. U S N ) has been ordered to Fleet Training Group W A T E , San Diego, Calif.

from

Key

West

to

CO

SAUFLEY;

AL

W A L D R O N from Philly Yard to OpNav ; ALBIE S T R O W from BuOrd to NORTHAMPTON; GUS W O L F from CO COMPTON

to RecSta, D. C ; BUD S C H U M A N N from OpNav to ComCarAirGru 7 ; and P A U L GLENN to a Korean CarDiv 1939 Staff. Visitors of the month included N E D BEACH from New London; BOB GUSec'y, Cdr. James M. Hingson, USN, Executive Office of the Secretary, Room 4-D, 717, LICK from Harvard—Bob says he didn't develop a Harvard accent although he has Pentagon Building, Washington, D. C. the broad A ; C H A R L I E CUSHMAN R O L A N D W. SCHUMANN, (Cdr. from Norfolk; J I M S M I T H and STAN U S N ) is now Commander Carrier Air K E R K E R I N G from Annapolis, and CURT Group.

V O S S L E R from San Diego.

A L B E R T R. STROW, (Cdr. U S N ) is Finally, Bill Ruhe and family are in now attached to the U S S NORTHAMPTON. town from Honolulu, in the midst of the G U S T A V E A. W O L F , (Cdr. U S N ) is unenviable task of househunting. Assiston duty at the Naval Receiving Station, ance from any source is welcome.

See you next month, folks.

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1942 Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. W. A. Arthur, USN, Box 6042, Shirlington Station, Arlington, Va. Corresponding Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. T. L. Balis, USN, P. O. Box 7153, Apex Station.

Washington 4, D. C.

LEON W . W E S T C O T T , ( L t Cdr. U S N ) has been ordered to the U S S CORREGIDOR.

W I L L I A M R. BANKS, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is the current commanding officer of the U S S HAWKBILL.

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J O H N M. BARRETT, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is now attached to the U S S O W L .

W A R D W. G R I F F I T H , I I I , ( L t Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to U S S W A L SHIPMATE

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TER B. COBB (APO-106), c/o F P O , New

York, N . Y. R I C H A R D E. CURTIS, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) sends his address as V P I , N A S , Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Wash.

CEDRIC B. B E R Q U I S T , ( L t Cdr. U S N ) corrects his address to 8502 Delano St., Norfolk, Va. W I L L I A M A. D O N O H U E , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is now at 3252 52nd S t , San Diego, Calif.

W I L L I A M S. BROWN, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) has been ordered to U S S QUILLBACK (SS-424), c/o F P O , New York.

A U S T I N J. K E N N E D Y , JR., ( L t Cdr. SC, U S N ) has changed his address on duty to MOQ 29-1, N A S , Corpus Christi, Texas.

J O H N E. W I L L I A M S , ( L t Col. U S M C ) sends his new adrress as 2nd MarDiv, F M F , Camp Lejeune, N. C. R O B E R T E. LEONARD, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to Box 13, Princeton, Mass.

W I L L I A M W . E N N I S , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) has been ordered to the U S S T H O M A S E . ERASER.

R A Y M O N D WIGGINS, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) has reported to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., for instruction.

H E N R Y C. T U R N E R , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is now on duty in the Office of Naval Operations, Washington, D. C. R O B E R T G. MILLS. ( L t Cdr., U S N ) is on temporary duty with the Bureau of Ships in Washington.

1943 Sec'y, Owen F. Keeler, Jr., 3509 Martha Custis Dr., Alexandria, Va.

Lucky Bag, Class of 1943. Several copies in perfect condition with original wrappers and shipping cartons. These are overs that were purchased by the Alumni Association in 1943. Price $2.00 postpaid anywhere in the U. S. L O U I S K. T U T T L E , JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is now serving in the U S S RANDOLPH.

W I L L I A M C. GODFREY has been appointed assistant sales manager of the Pittsburgh Standard Conduit Co. This firm is the oldest operating rigid steel conduit firm in the United States.

S P E N C E R E. ROBBINS, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) sends his new home address as 8 Oak St., McLean, Va. C H A R L E S F. GRESSARD, (Lt. Cdr. U S N R ) is now living at Twin Lakes, Kent, Ohio.

W A L T E R C. B L A T T M A N N , ( L t Cdr. U S N ) changes his .address to read Fighter Squadron 194, c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

CARL R. B E R Q U I S T , ( L t Cdr. U S N ) is now on duty in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D. C. R I C H A R D W. BELT, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN)

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for duty.

1944 Sec'y, Lt. Gene Goudie, USN, 25th and Panama Sts., Philadelphia 2, Pa.

J O H N R. BASS, ( L t U S N ) is now on duty U S S COATES (DE-685), c/o F P O ,

New York, N . Y. J O H N A. BALLARD, JR., ( L t U S N ) is serving on U S S BREMERTON (CA-130),

c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

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R O B E R T W. CLACK, ( L t U S N R ) sends his new address as Box 400, Arkansas City, Kan. A L B E R T L. STICKLES, II, ( L t U S N ) changes his home address to 3510 Elmore Place, Norfolk, Va. BEN B. L E V I T T , (Lt. U S N ) sends us his new address as Cedarwood Dr., Deer Chase Manor, Toms River, N. J. J A M E S C. CAMP, (Maj. USMC) is now on duty as Navy Liaison Officer, Detroit Arsenal, Centerline, Michigan.

A N D R E W J. PAPAGEORGE, ( L t SC, U S N ) corrects his address to read 269 Loreto St., Mt. View, Calif.

1945 Sec'y, Lt. Samuel G. Gorsline, USN, Staff ComNav Fe-25, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

Corresponding Sec'y, A. L. Buck, Box 6086, Shirlington Station, Arlington 6, Va.

H U G H D. M U R P H R E E , ( L t U S N ) sends his new address as U S S SEA LEOP-

ARD (SS-483), c/o F P O , New York, N. Y., and also announces that Mrs. Murphree and he are the proud parents of a baby girl, named Jo Amelia, born 14 November 1952.

RICHARD J. KESSLER, (Lt. U S N ) and Mrs. Kessler announce the birth of their third son, born on 14 December 1952, in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass.

J A M E S H. W H E E L E R , ( L t U S N R ) sends his correct home address as 5012 N. Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wis. H E N R Y L. BAGBY, (Lt. U S N ) corrects his address to 1243 Military Ave., Seaside, Calif.

R O B E R T DELGADO, ( L t U S N ) states his address changed to 5605 Birch Ave., Falls Church, Va. CHARLES R. HOLSCLAW, (Ens. U S N R ) requests that his address be changed to 1930 Bedford Pike, Johnstown, Pa. J O E L. MIDGETT, ( L t U S N ) corrects his address to read Electronic Supply Office, Building 2B, Great Lakes, 111.

ROBERT G.WILSON, ( L t j g U S N R ) sends his new address as 181 Senate Dr., Pleasant Mills, Pittsburgh 27, Pa.

1946 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr., USN, Apt. A-3, Perry Circle, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

Lucky Bag, Class of 1946. Several copies in perfect condition with original wrappers and shipping cartons. These are overs that were purchased by the Alumni Association in 1946. Price $2.00 postpaid anywhere in the U. S. MONTEREY NEWS

By PATSY SKIDMORE

A baby boy, John Joseph Hart, 7 lbs. and 1 0 ^ ozs. to Peggy and ROCKY H A R T , November 25, 1952. The Harts have two other children, Bobby, age Ayk, and Dick, age 3.

Friday, December 12, 1952, Fort Ord Officers' Club was the setting for our Christmas Party. A fine party and a big hand to the wives that acted as hostesses; they were Madeline Langille, Amy Reiff and Mary Baldwin. Cocktails, dinner and dancing were enjoyed by all to say nothing of the great "Red" Layton, who did a wonderful performance of ad libbing for our entertainment Those present:

John and Sue Hart, Roy and Alice Weaver, Lucky and Jerry Jordan, Joe and Nonie Skoog, Ted and Mary Lonnquest, Jim and Pris Foust and guests, George and Claire Chandler; Dick Richardson and date, Jane Alexander; John and Adine Carl, Bob and Bunty Weidner, Don and Shirley Blair, Pat and Marge Cartmell, Luther and Flossie Mayes, Ray and Edith Gaul, Ed and Patsy Skidmore, Dick and Elanor Dunning, Bill and June Simpson, Nels and Margaret Gunderson, Fred and Doris lacobelli, Jess and Lois W a t t And Leroy and Sally Jackson, Lee and Kay Cutchall, Al and Sissy Davis, George and Barbara Dickey and guests, Barbara Ayer and Bill Briggs; Frank and Dee Dee Haak, Bill Armstrong, Bill Hennigsen, Don Wynne and date, Helen Harding; Cliff and Rosemary Duncan, Dave and Ann Davison, "Red" and Kathy Layton, Fred and Rosemary Haselton, Andy and Carol Lemeshewsky, Jack and Madeline Langille and guests, Lora and Al Kennedy; Bob and Ellen McClelland, Larry and Mary Baldwin, Joe and Margaret Perszyk, Stan and Lois Hutches and guests, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Schaeffer; and John and Dolores Giedt.

Tuesday, December 16, 1952, the wives of '46 held a coffee in the lounge at the PG School to re-elect officers for the coming three months. Those elected were: Eve Crosby, treasurer; Peggy Kelly, publicity; Liz Schmidt, hostess; and Margaret Gunderson, program chairman.

The Aerology group will be graduating the last of this month and we will be losing five of the 46 families here. Those leaving for Fleet Weather Central, Yokosuka, Japan, are Dave Davison and Jim Vaughn.

Those leaving for Fleet Weather Central, Kodiak, Alaska, are Wick Harlan and Paul Vosburgh and Jack Loper to Navy Weather Central, Argentia, Newfoundland.

A good luck to all is wished and may we hear from them again soon.

ANNAPOLIS NEWS

By MARY MARTHA MATHER

The Christmas season in Aimapolis was party studded from beginning to end. The class party was held at the Officers' Club, December 12. Buck Buchanan and his committee did a wonderful job. Almost one hundred persons enjoyed an evening of wining, dining and dancing. Attending were: Mary and Marc Pitz, Jane and Charlie Johnson, Lynn and Walt Lessman, Barbara and Art Burki, Minot Simons, Annette and Buck Buchanan, Betty and Jerry Lee, Dorrie and Buzz Pearson, Flo and Nick Nicklas, Jane and Jack Marsh, and Daisy Wilhoit. Dorothy was at home taking care of their brand new daughter.

Also Pat and Dick Wilson, Sidney and Stu Savage, Jean and Jack Jennings, Betty and Mac Maginnis, Jane and Henry Snelling. Rose Marie and Wally Riggs, Marie and Jack Jacobsen, L. O. B. Branch and date. Revel and Fred Radloff, Edith and Mel Rogers, Betty and Hal Hamberg, Harriet and Ben Martin, Evie and Jack Martin, Ginny and Dick Vardy, Gracia and Jan Jankovsky, Barbara and Crate Libby, Fran and Ted Culpepper, Marigold and Bob Gorton, Do and Jack Taylor, Nancy and Bob Tisdale, Mary and Frank King, Nancy and Jack Culwell, Evelyn and Bob Dise, Grace and Frank Lavelle, Libby and Chuck Williams, Betty and Bob Schabacker, Sue and Bill Dunseath, Bev and Dagwood Bumstead and Dick Lyons.

From Washington came Jim Harris, Bob Brumstead, W . F. Tiemann and wives and Fred Froehlich. Other out of towners included Bill Longton and drag and Dody and Betty Sinclair.

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During the holidays there was a series of cocktail parties, dinner parties, and open houses. Many were given to honor visiting parents and other relatives.

A few families packed the family car and joumeyed to grandmother's for a good oldfashioned Christmas.

New Year's Eve found many classmates celebrating in the homes of friends. The Alumni House also attracted a large crowd.

There they toasted the New Year, enjoyed a late supper and an even later curfew.

On Tuesday, January 13, the regular monthly luncheon was held at the Officers' Club. Hostesses were Marilyn McCall, Gerry Waddell, Nancy Tisdale and Barbara Moore. Jane Johnson took the opportunity to tell us how the profits from the bake sale were spent. Four families were given large baskets of food for Christmas.

They were so desperately in need of help that without these baskets they might not have had a Christmas.

Richard Anthony Zyvoloski, Jr., logged in at Naval Hospital on 5 January 1953, just in time to beat the deadline for this issue. (9 lbs. 13 oz.) Dick and Eileen live at 4 Sellers Road, Annapolis. Dick is a steam prof at U S N A .

Highball Glass." In case you're interested in writing Bob and Pat use a six-cent airmail and—Lt. R. O. Welander, 448060, USN, Office of the Naval Attache, American Embassy, Box B, A P O 74, c/o PM, San Francisco.

L t L. L. JUNOD, USN, is completing his Ordnance Engineering PG at MIT, living at 523 V F W Highway, Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Junods entertained Bea and George Pavis, Iris and George Foglesong, and Millie and Bob Bristow ('44) during the T V showing of the Army garne.

L t D. G. I S E L I N (CEC), U S N , who seems to change duties with the seasons, has orders to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

Lt. C. A. RULON, USN, has orders to Sub School, New London. Charlie has been serving in U S S TRIGGER ( S S - 5 6 4 ) as

gunnery officer.

SECOND C O M P A N Y

OSCAR C. CARR, JR., is living at Mascot Plantation, Clarksdale, Miss.

THIRD COMPANY

Lt. D. F. P I L L E N , USNR, has been detached from U S S SWIFT (AM-122) and is serving in U S S DEXTROUS (AM-341), both PacFlt. Lt. E. D. GOLOWAY, USN, has changed his address to 1500 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, Va. Lt. M. J. BUCOLO, USN, is attending the Salvage School at Bayonne.

FIRST C O M P A N Y

Lt. K. E. BAUMAN, U S N , lives at 2446 Madeiria Dr., N.E., Albuquerque, N. M., where he is on duty with Navy Special Weapons Unit 1233, Sandia Base.

L t R. O. W E L A N D E R , U S N , wrote a most interesting letter entitled ."Life in Bangkok as Seen Thru the Bottom of a

FOURTH COMPANY

H. E. R H O A D S has resigned his commission and is working for the government in D. C. "Dusty" was formerly serving in USS

WILLIAMSBURG

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Presidential yacht. His present address is Oat St., Idylewood, Falls Church, Va. Lt. R. J. FARLEY (CEC), USN, lives at 1204 Westlawn Place, Falls Church, Va., while on duty in BuDocks.

L t R. J. H A N K S , U S N , on duty with NROTC, Oregon State, lives at 150 Chester St., Corvallis, Ore. L t R. H. K N I G H T ( S C ) , USN, has orders detaching him from U S S SAN P A BLO (AGS-30) for duty at NAS Pensacola.

L t J. E. LYNCH, JR. ( S C ) , U S N , has orders to N S D Oakland and will be detached from U S S NANTAHALA (AO-60).

I. -J. McKEAND lives at 417 Fairlawn Dr., Urbana, 111.

All of the above was sent in by W I L S E N G E L who writes regularly to keep me posted on 4th Co. dope. He adds: "JIM and Ginny F I S H E R now have two sons, Jim and Mike. JACK and Mary L O P E R have a daughter, Elaine, to keep Doug company." Thanks, Wils !

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L t L. R. W H I T E , JR., USN, lives at 216 W. University Dr., Chapel Hill, N. C. "Whizzer" writes: "Am enjoying shore duty here very much as a steam instructor.

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straw that broke the camel's back. I had graduate School. Address: c/o Box 2076, to write. If I've been out of the Navy and Postgraduate School. recalled how come they haven't cut me Lt. R. G. P H I L L I P S , U S N , gives his in on the scoop? I like the Navy; my wife, address as 2518 LaVeta Dr., N.E., AlbuGwen, likes the Navy; our two boys, Ter- querque, N. M. Bob has been detached ry and Scott, like the Navy; our dog. Tail- from U S S F. D. ROOSEVELT ( C V A - 4 2 ) spin, likes the Navy and we never intend and is back on duty with Navy Special to get out—Davis Rider restriction in mind Weapons Unit 1233, Sandia Base. when we say this." Please accept my R. R . Z I S E T T E , J R . , has moved to 11 humble apologies. E l ! To set the record Lockwood Dr., Old Greenwich, Conn. straight El has been at the Fleet Training Lt. J. J. GORSKI, U S N , has new duty Center for almost a year teaching A S W . with Operations at NAS, Hutchinson, Kan., Why do all the mistakes have to come and may be reached at the BOQ there. in the same Co.! GENE GRALLA writes The November issue of Naval Aviation that he was transferred from Kwajalein to Naval Hospital, St. Albans, for duty as News states in a story on page 10: "The Navy Exchange Officer—and not for treat- third marine with the U S A F to get his jet ment as I stated in the December issue. was Lt. W A L T E R M. SCHIRRA." A (Ugh! What this is doing to my reputa- Commander in BuAer promptly informed SIXTH COMPANY tion!) Gene, Bev, Rhona (5) and Steven the magazine (December issue) that, "For (2) are living in an apartment at 826 the record, Wally is a Navy pilot and was L t A. P . M A C D O N A L D , J R . ( S C ) , a Lieutenant (jg) at the time. Before duty USN, is on duty at NSD, Seattle, and lives Crown St., Brooklyn 13, New York. with the Air Force, Wally was in y F 7 1 at 15826 30th, N.E., Seattle 55, Wash.

H U B E R T M. S T I L E S was released where he exhibited above- average skill as J. S. SINCLAIR is living at 90 Hilltop from active duty 31 July and is now assist- a pilot, and if memory serves me correctly, Rd., E. Greenwich, R. I. "Dody," along ant vice president of Southern Life and won an ' E ' in competitive exercises for with Betty, zoomed into Annapolis in a Health Insurance Co. He was a shipmate gunnery." Wally is now on duty at Naval low-slung foreign make car for the class of W. B. P O L H E M U S in U S S CATLING Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern. party on 12 December. He was fat and (DD-671). Herb says he has three and a Patsy Skidmore, my Monterey correhappy, having that very day convinced fraction offspring which he believes is betBuPers that they could now do without his ter than par for the course! Address: Box spondent, points out that I called H . B. P A T T O N "Gene" in a recent issue. Of services. He was serving in U S S CORAL 671, Birmingham, Ala. course the Gene belongs to E. C. K E N SEA ( C V A - 4 3 ) .

W. R. CASEY, JR., is treasurer on the YON and the names are obviously switched Lt. D. T . W I E L A N D , U S N , has re- board of directors of F. W. Myers & Co., in the Lucky Bag. (Shall we get out turned from the Far East where he com- custom house brokers, in Rouses Point, change one to the Lucky Bag, Iselin?) manded U S S OspREY (AMS-28) and is N. Y. Bill was relieved as Operations Offinow on duty at the Mine Warfare School, cer on U S S H U G H PURVIS ( D D - 7 0 9 ) by FOURTEENTH COMPANY Yorktown, Va. Bert Decker, 18th Co., and released to inLt. H E N R Y ORTLAND, I I I , U S N , active duty 31 July. Bill and Lyn have a lives at • 428 Howard St., Norfolk, Va. SEVENTH COMPANY son, Rickey.

Hank is A S W Officer on the Staff of Des Lt. W. N . H I G H S M I T H , U S N , has Herb Stiles says W . B. Polhemus was FlotFour. just checked in at N A S , Hutchinson, Kan., released to inactive duty last June and is Lt. W . F . LONGTON, U S N , has comas a flight instructor and says it's a big a sales engineer for an air conditioning improvement over the bed he has been firm. Bill Casey says he had a card from pleted a tour of duty on the Staff of CominLant and has orders to U S S NORTHflying at St. Albans (Naval Hospital) "Poly" giving an address of Ross, Calif.

AMPTON (CLC-1) via CIC School. This since last spring. Bill can be reached at Lt. P. F. PLUMMER, USN, is serving we learned when Bill showed up at the the BOQ there. class party in Annapolis on 12 December.

L t H . E. CAMP, U S N , is a jet in- with Attack Squadron 105.

R. D. LYON, reported in the October structor at NAAS, Kingsville, Texas.

E L E V E N T H COMPANY issue as on duty with Naval Beach Group L t L E S T E R MOORE, JR., U S N , is a seamo prof at U S N A and lives at 109 Lt. T. S. BLY, USN, is a student at One, had his orders cancelled and was not Ridgeley Ave., West Annapolis.

PG School, Monterey, and lives at 1055 recalled. No other address.

Rosita Rd., Monterey, Calif.

FIFTEENTH COMPANY EIGHTH COMPANY Lt. P . N. MITCHELL, USN, is living S T E V E R O W E N writes to say that L t A. H. GAEHLER, U S N , a lighter- at 83 Sigsbeen Rd., Key West, Fla., while than-air pilot, is going through the pro- he is attending the Advanced Undersea he has been situated back in Boston for about five years and is working for Raygram at NAS, Hutchinson, Kan. Weapons School. theon Mfg. Co. in Waltham. His address Lt. W . P. CARLIN, U S N , is on duty L t W. B. B R A N T N E R (CEC), U S N , is 61 Northdale Road, West Roxbury, at NAAS, Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. is serving with the Amphibious Training Mass.

J O H N R. S H I E L D S , JR., is living at Unit, Coronado.

SIXTEENTH COMPANY 80 Howard Ave., Ansonia, Conn.

L t J. T. SMALL ( S C ) , U S N , writes T W E L F T H COMPANY to close the ranks of '46 Shipmate subN I N T H COMPANY NO D O P E . scribers at Clarksville Base, Tenn. Joe Lt. O. L. CAREY, USNR, has new lives at Apt. 120F, Wherry Housing, Fort THIRTEENTH COMPANY duty as Aide to V. Adm. F. C. Denebrink, Campbell, Ky. Commander Military Sea Transportation F. H . TAYLOR, I I , who was recalled L t A. A. L E M E S H E W S K Y , U S N , Service, Washington. Oscar said he completed a year with*' Commander Middle lives at 1095 Paloma Dr., Del Rey Ter- and ordered to report to Fleet Training East Force, where he was lucky enough to race, Monterey, Calif., while attending the Center, Guantanamo, has had his orders cancelled. No further dope. have his wife with him at Bahrain Island, Postgraduate School.

Persian Gulf.

The wedding of Miss Alice Marie Taylor SEVENTEENTH COMPANY Lt. A. A. H A F E R , USNR. has been re- to Lt. R. B. WEAVER, U S N , was solLt. V. B. O T T E N , U S N , is an instrucemnized on Saturday, August 2, 1952, at leased to inactive duty. He was on duty 3:00 p.m. in the Second Presbyterian tor at OCS, Newport, R. I., and gives his in BuShips, Washington, D. C. Church of Baltimore, Md. The double ring address as MOQ, CCIO, U. S. Naval ceremony was performed by Dr. Walter Station, Newport, R. I. TENTH COMPANY R. Cremeans, General Presbyter of BaltiLt. DALE S. H A R R I S , U S N , is servLt. F. F. J O N E S , U S N , is another more. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. ing on the Staff, ComAirLant, Norfolk.

LTA pilot going through the program at Mervin Allen Taylor of Sealevel, N. C , Lt. W. R. Q U I S E N B E R R Y , U S N , NAS, Hutchinson, Kan., and can be and Baltimore, Md., and the late Mr. Taywho has been a student at the Intelligence reached at BOQ, Room C241. lor. Mrs. M. Frances Taylor, sister-in-law School, will have duty in the Office of After seeing USNR behind his name in of the bride, was matron of honor and CNO. . the December issue "EL'.' F R A M E wrote, Susan and Barbara Taylor were flower EIGHTEENTH COMPANY "I had heard scuttlebutt that it had ap- giris. Lt. G. F. BABBITT, U S N (19th Lt F. S. DOUGHERTY, USNR, is livpeared in Shipmate that I had been recalled Co.), cousin of the groom, was best man. to active duty and with the arrival of my The Weavers are making their home in ing at 47 Meeting St., Charleston, S. C , December Shipmate was piled on the final Monterey while Ray is attending the Post- and is serving in U S S SEER ( A M - 1 1 2 ) .

Toby, my wife, and three boys, John, Lloyd, I I I , and Stephen, also seem to be glad to see a little of their old man for a change."

K. I. McKAY, JR., gives 3817 Corona St., Tampa 9, Fla., as his address. Prior to his return to civilian life, K.I. was serving in L S T 1090, PacFlt. Lt. J. H . BOOP, USNR, has changed coasts on us and is now Aide to R. Adm. J. H . Carson, U S N , who is Deputy Commander, Western Sea Frontier at Treasure Island. Anyone going through drop in and see Joe. Lt. S. S. W A L D R O N , USNR, is serving in U S S Rizzi (DE-537) after a tour in frigates in the Far East.

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Lt. G. P. PAVIS, USN, is completing his P G in Ordnance Engineering at MIT. George, Bea and seven-month-old son live at 21 Cambridge Rd., Norwood, Mass.

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R. L. R A H N has moved to 15 Garden Lane, Levittown, Pa. Lt. J. S. K E A R N S , USN, is in the M I T phase of Ordnance Engineering PG. Bea Pavis informs me that Jack and Jane live at 137 Oxford St., Cambridge, Mass.

November issue of Naval Aviation Newi reveals that Lt. R. E. PARKER, USN, is credited with assisting in shooting down the second MIG shot down by Navy pilots.

Bob was flying an F9F Panther in VF52 operating off the VALLEY FORGE and flying

wing on his CO at the time. Bob is on duty as an exchange officer with the 309th Fighter Escort Squadron at Turner AFB, Albany, Ga. The following letter is being mailed to all classmates whose address is known: CLASS O F 1946 F O U N D A T I O N U.

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ACADEMY

ANNAPOLIS, MD.

Dear Classmate: Don't throw away the enclosures that are included with this letter! Please. The questionnaire chit is to be filled out and returned to "Daisy" Wilhoit, our corresponding secretary, as indicated on the form. The dope you send him will bring our class files up to date so please handle this matter right away. Thanks.

The other chit is an additional application form for your participation in the Class of 1946 Foundation. You should have one of these on hand; but many have been misplaced, so here's another. Quite a few '46-ers have joined in the effort to establish a Class Fund and they welcome additional classmates into the fold.

A lot of time and effort has been put into setting up the Class Foundation on a very high plane. One of the finest banks in the country is managing it for us. The insurance principle has been adopted for acquiring the funds because it relieves us of the cost of bookkeeping and assures a steady flow into the pot. (*Rates below.)

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We have tried to explain all the details in our original pamphlet and subsequent dope sheets; but if you have any questions at all, write to me at the Naval Academy.

We aim to please.

Do it now before you forget.

Thanks for reading this and read all about '46, the biggest class ever, in each month's Shipmate.

Sincerely, Ben Martin For the Class * From the below table, pick your age at nearest birthday. The rates shown are for a $500 endowment, and you will see opposite your age the annual premium for this amount.

Should you wish to take a $1,000 endowment, double the rates shown. Should you wish a $200 endowment, take twofifths of the rates shown.

1947 Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P . Flanagan, Jr., Stanton Coart, Apt. B-2, 6615 Spraene St., Philadelphia 19, Pa.

F R A N C I S M A R T I N BACON, ( L t jg U S N ) and Mrs. Bacon are the proud parents of their first child, a son, born in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Fla., on 10 December 1952.

KAYE REX KIDDO ( L t jg U S N ) was married to Miss Ann Raymond on 13 December 1952 at Scottsbluff, Neh The couple will make their home after 12 January 1953 in El Paso, Texas.

R O B E R T H. McDOUGAL, ( L t jg U S N ) sends a change of address as Hanson's Ridge, Springvale, Me. K E N N E T H J. COLE, ( L t jg U S N ) changes his address to 80l Palisades Dr., N.W., Albuquerque, N. M. R A L P H M. TUCKER, ( L t jg U S N ) sends his new address as 1112 Wilmoore A N N U A L PREMIUMS FOR A $500 ENDOW- Dr., S.E., Albuquerque, N. M. MENT AT THE END OF 20 YEARS A D D I S R. J O N E S , ( L t jg U S N ) 525.67 .$26.08 changes his address to Milwaukee Rd., 26.

30 27. . 26.21 Prairie View, 111.

25.76 31 28. . 26.3425.86 32 FRANCIS J. READDY, ( L t U S N ) 29. . 26.49 reports his address as VA 75, c/o F P O , 25.96 33 Mail application direct to the Founda- San Francisco, Calif.

H E N R Y F. M U N N I K H U Y S E N , ( L t tion ; but make check out to Manhattan jg U S N ) gives his new address as 2420 Life Insurance Company.

16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. Whenever you get orders or otherwise J A M E S S. GARDNER, ( L t jg U S N ) have news drop me a letter or post card and I'll pass it along to all the eager in- is now on duty, Office of the Naval Atdividuals who have to "shake around" with tache, American Embassy at Moscow, their wives to see who reads "What's the USSR, c/o Mail and Dispatch Section, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. Dope" first!

FRANCIS L. K E I T H , ( L t jg U S N ) Thanks to "Buck" Buchanan for enlarg- sends his new home address as 5056 Attleing my stamp fund with a check for $13.80 boro St., Jacksonville 5, Fla. left over from the class party held in AnT H O M A S N. W E R N E R , ( L t U S N R ) napolis on 12 December. With the help of this and a couple of other similar grants is now on active duty in USS LSM 422, I have been able to carry on my corre- FPO, San Francisco, and would like to spondence without drawing on our rather hear from any of the 19th Company, especially L E E T E , BAXTER, or B R A N D T . limited class treasury.

N O T E : Will any of the Norfolk wives 1948-A who sent a silver baby cup to Louise Thompson's baby last summer please conSec'y, 2nd Lt. Leon C. Bramlett, USMC, 538 W. Second St., Clarksdale, Miss. tact me as I have an undelivered thankyou note from her?

MAURICE J. S H A N N O N , JR., anJob-hunters Dept.—Anyone who would nounces his recent marriage to Marilyn E. consider sales work in Life Insurance— Brothy and also changes his address to 46 Annapolis Area—contact Mr. Clayton De- Van Houten Ave., Jersey City, N. J. marest, Jr. ('19), 610 Maryland Trust C H A N T E E L E W I S , ( L t jg U S N ) Building, Baltimore 2, Md. changes his home address to 1621 Alsace, The membership continues to grow and Norfolk, Va. at this writing numbers 426. I'm sure many F R A N K W. CORLEY, JR., ( L t jg classmates read and enjoy this column even U S N ) sends his new address to 1st Anthough they are not members of the Alumni glico, FMF, P a c , c/o F P O , San FranAssociation. If you are one of those get cisco, Calif. the lead out and send in your application W A R R E N L. SPRY, ( L t jg U S N ) now and quit riding the gravy train, wontcha! This column will perish without changes his address to 7013 Arthur Sawmore members as the day is coming soon yer Rd., Key West, Fla. when I won't be near enough to BuPers to dig for information. Take advantage of 1948-B the $2.50 membership until July.

Sec'y, Lt. (jg) R. W. Bates, U S N Do you read "Spindrift"? Several persons have written about the "Scottie" mentioned in the December issue and the "Nick" episode in the January issue. When I tried to contact Midn. Lee Shores, author of the articles, I discovered he was performing extra duty and was therefore not available for comment! However, for the record, DICK SCOTT (4th Co.) is 15th Company Officer and NICK GRKOVIC (10th Co.) is also in the Executive Dept.

I have seen J E R R Y L E E (16th Co.) driving around in a Model A and—you guessed it—he is a Nav prof! (I would even go so far as to say that he is a "well-known Nav prof.")

"DAISY"

3405 13th Place, S.E., Washington 20, D . C.

JACK L. GRACEY, (Lt. jg U S N ) reported for duty at the U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas, as an advance flight training instructor.

DAVID L. H A R T S H O R N , (Lt. j g U S N ) gives his new address as Naval Air Sliip Training Unit, NAS, Lakehurst, N. J. E D W I N C. RICE, (Lt. jg U S N ) advises us that his address is now 635 Lakewood Rd., Pensacola, Fla. R O B E R T W. O'REILLY. (Lt. jg^ U S N ) gives his new address as Box 54A, Bobolink Dr., Rt. 2, Birdneck Pt., Virginia Beach, Va. S H I P M A T E

D O N A L D D. FOULDS, ( L t jg U S N ) changes his address to 18 South Meridan, Apt, B, Forrestal Village, North Chicago, Illinois.

J A M E S E. MYRICK, ( L t j g U S N ) reports to U. S. Naval School's Minewarfare, Yorktown, Va. JACK N. S H E R W O O D , ( L t jg U S N ) gives his address as 931 I Ave., Coronado, Calif.

1949 Sec'y, Lt. (jg) John C. Barrow, USN. Brandon Bay Colony, Virginia Beach, Va. E w i N G R. M C D O N A L D , J R . (Lt. j g

USN) and Mrs. McDonald announce the birth of their first child, a girl, born 9 November 1952 at Little Rock, Ark. J O H N C. BARROW, ( L t jg U S N ) gives his address as Brandon Bay Colony, Virginia Beach, Va. GERALD B R U M M I T T , ( L t jg U S N ) is now attached to VF-61, home based at NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. J A M E S A. CARMACK, ( L t jg U S N ) is now bring at 5402 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Va. W E S L E Y E. LINDSEY, JR., ( L t jg L ' S N ) gives his residence as 3900 E. 1st St., Long Beach, Calif.

E D W A R D S. CARVER, ( L t jg U S N ) changes his address to 7722 Doris Dr., Norfolk, Va. E R L I N G O. B A R S N E S S , ( L t j g U S N ) is now on duty with the Supt. Ship., 85 Liberty St., New York, N. Y. R U S S E L L F. W I L S O N , ( L t jg U S N ) reports his address changed to T G 132-1,

J-1 Div., P. O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, , Naval Receiving Station, Washington 25, N .

M . ; • • • ' • D. C. W A R R E N H. MERRILL, (Lt. jg 1950 U S N ) is now on duty VF-653, Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif.

Sec'y, Lt. (jg) A. L. Stapp, USN, General Delivery, Miramar, Calif.

HARRY D. TRAIN, II, ( L t jg U S N ) sends a change of address as U S S WAHOO ROBERT P. OLIVER, ( L t jg U S N ) (SS-565), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif. corrects his address to Box 3, U. S. Naval J O H N T. METCALF, JR., ( L t jg Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

U S N ) reports for duty, U S S YORKTOWN J O H N T. ASHLEY, JR., ( L t U S A F ) (CVA-10), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif. sends his address as Div. of Installation, J A M E S H. CHAMBERS, JR., ( L t jg Box M, H Q 20th AF, A P O 239, c/o PM, U S N ) changes his address to 1026 N. San Francisco, Calif.

Charles St., Baltimore 1, Md. H A L W. V I N C E N T , ( L t USMC) T H O M A S J. DONOHER, ( L t jg, SC, changes his home address to 4402 Spring U S N ) corrects his address to read Naval St., Corpus Christi, Texas.

Supply Depot, Bayonne, N. J. C H A R L E S T. KESSING, ( L t j g W I L L I A M L. BRYAN, ( L t jg U S N ) U S N ) is now living at 1323 W. Minister is now living at 725 Maple Ave., Seaside, Dr., Cincinnati 29, Ohio.

ALEX G. B. GROSVENOR, ( L t j g Calif.

U S N ) sends his address as 13803 BanW I L L I A M S A N D K U H L E R , ( L t jg Croft Ave., San Leandro, Calif.

U S N ) sends a new address as 2510 CotW I L L I S A. MATSON, ( L t jg U S N ) tage Ave., North Bergen, N. J. gives as his new duty address Box 7, SubJ O S E P H O. KIRKBRIDE, JR., ( L t marine School, New London, Conn. jg U S N ) is now on duty in U S S SCOUT A. O. RULE, (Lt. jg U S N ) changes (AM-296), c/o F P O , New York, N. Y. his address to read Box 3, Naval Sub. J O H N C. BAJUS, ( L t jg U S N ) cor- Base, New London, Conn. rects his address to read U S S E P C , 618, J. L. VAN KLEEK, ( L t jg U S N ) O P Dev. Sta., Key West, Fla. sends his new address as Homoja Housing V A L E R I O M. DURONIO, ( L t jg Project, 211B, N A S , Alameda, Calif.

U S N ) has reported to the U S S BETTINEAU RICHARD E. KEEBLER, ( L t U S N ) (APO-235), F P O , New York, N. Y. gives his address as 319th F I S , Box 22, L A U R E N S DORSEY, ( L t jg U S N ) A P O 970, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. announces his marriage to the daughter of HARRY L. H U S S M A N N , III, ( L t j g the Hon. Angus L. MacDonald, Premier of Nova Scotia, Coline Foley, on 11 Oc- U S N ) changes his address to V P 772, c/o tober 1952; and also gives his new address FPO, San Francisco, Calif. as Gunnery Officers' Ordnance School, (Continued on page 40)

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U. S. I. L ilLlJMII iSSOCIiTlOI When changes occur within the Branch Association, such as officers or time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

AKRON President, Mr. Carlton B. Coen, '34, 1350 Cleveland Ave., S.W., Canton, Ohio.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Earl L. Coen, '47, 204 Willow Ave., N.E., Massillon, Ohio.

ANNAPOLIS President, Cdr. R. Y. McElroy, Jr., USN, '35, Qtrs. C-2, Perry Circle, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Cdr. F. J. Coulter, USN, '39, Apt. M-S, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Treasurer, Lt. N. A. Jankovsky, USN, •46, Apt. MG, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

ATLANTA President, Dr. Edgar Grady, '39, Lawson V. A. Hospital, Chamblee, Ga. Secretary, Capt. Samuel M. Pickering, '27, U. S. Navy, Naval Air Station, Atlanta, Ga.

BALTIMORE President, John Davis, '24.

Secretary, William S. Graham, '46, 122 Dumbarton Road, Baltimore 12, Md.

BIRMINGHAM Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Leon Hamrick, '22, Steiner-Rouse and Co., Brown Marx Bldg., 2008 First Avenue, North, Birmingham, Ala.

BOSTON President, Claude H. Bennett, Jr., '23, 19 Mary's Lane, Egypt, Mass.

Secretary, Harold R. Keller, '11, 31 Shaffield Rd., Newtonville 60, Mass.

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CHICAGO

DETROIT-ANNAPOLIS DADS CLUB

President, Lt. (jg) B. Herrington, Jr., U N S ( R e t ) , '24, 209 So. La Salle St., Chicago 49, 111.

Secretary, C. A. Hertel, '47, 119 South Wells, Chicago, 111.

Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. R. S. Tackaberry, USN, '40, 1 N. LaSalle S t , Rm. 825, Chicago 2, 111.

CINCINNATI President, Mr. George J. Shaw, '27, 9664 Daly Rd., M t Healthy, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Treasurer, Mr. John Twachtman, '22, R. R. No. 3, Box 12, Loveland, Ohio.

President, Mr. Walter L. Gragg, 1216 Manistique St., Detroit IS, Mich.

Secretary, Mr. Albert H. Manhard, 57 Walnut S t , Wyandotte, Mich.

Treasurer, Mr. Leonard W. Johnson, 2112 Miller Road, Flint 3, Mich.

GULF STREAM President, R. Adm. Richard B. Tuggle, U S N ( R e t ) , '19, 7730 S.W. 56th Ave., Miami, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Richard L. Poor, USNR, '33, 781 N. E. 73rd St., Miami, Fla.

HAMPTON ROADS

President, Cdr. R. S. Barrett, USN, '19, 7466 N. Shore Rd., Norfolk, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. E. R. President, Cdr. George R. Whitmyre, USNR, '36, 4625 West 227th St., Cleveland Blair, Jr., USN, '42, Fleet Athletic Officer, Service Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Nor26, Ohio. folk, Va. Secretary, R. J. McGinness, '27, 10949 Lorain Ave., Cleveland 11, Ohio.

HOUSTON Treasurer, Mr. George W. Collins, '28, President, Cdr. W. S. Thomson, USNR, 3347 Braemar Rd., Shaker Hts. 20, Ohio.

'22, 917 San Jacinto Building, Houston, Texas.

COLORADO Secretary-Treasurer, Capt. W. Larned President, C. J. McWhinnie, '22, 650 Blatchford, USNR, '33, 1061 San Jacinto Building, Houston, Texas.

Bellaire St., Denver, Colo.

Vice President, H. R. Brannon, '32, 745 INDIANAPOLIS Fourteenth St., Boulder, Colo.

Chairman Welcoming Committee. Cdr Secretary-Treasurer, H. O. Caperton, '32, G. E. Marcus, Jr., USN, '35, U. S. Naval 1142 Humboldt St., Denver, Colo.

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Secretary, Mr. Robert McMurray, '22, CONNECTICUT 725 E. 57th St., Indianapolis 20, Ind. President, Mr. Mark L. Sperry, Jr., '15, KANSAS CITY Middletuck Farm, Middlebury, Conn.

President, Mr. Richard B. Brown, '47, Vice-President, Mr. William B. Pape, '22, 428 Farmington Ave., Waterbury, Marsh Steel Corp., 101 E. 9th St., North Kansas City, Mo. Conn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Grant Renne, Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. J. Walter Hessel, '33, 59 Pierpont^ St., Waterbury, Conn. Jr., '42, Grant Renne & Sons' Inc., 1619 E. 17th St., Terr., Kansas City, Mo.

CLEVELAND

DETROIT President, Lt. Cdr. Paul Richmond, '42, USNR, 1614 Newcastle, Grosse Pointe Woods 30, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Winston Williams, '46„ 10025 Stout St, Detroit 28, Mich.

LOS ANGELES President, Lt. Max I. Black, U S N (Ret.), '21, 3090 Lake Hollywood Drive, Hollywood 28, Calif.

Secretary, Joseph T. Thompson, '46, 10612 Kinnard Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif.

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MEETINGS AKRON: Dinner meetings held on the last Thursday of each month.

ANNAPOLIS: Meetings held the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. ATLANTA: Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess of the Naval Air Station, Atlanta, at 1030.

BALTIIVIORE: Meetings held on the third Thursday of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Md., at 7:00 P.M. BIRMINGHAM: No information regarding meetings.

BOSTON: Luncheon meetings held first Wednesday of each month, 12:30 P.M. at tlie Boston Yacht Club, 6 Rowes Wharf, Boston.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held on ist Fri. at 6:30 PM at Naval Armory, Randolph St. CINCINNATI: Regular monthly dinner meetings at 6:30 P.M. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Army-Navy Club.

CLEVELAND: Meetings held at 12:00 noon at the Hickory Grill, 920 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the third Wednesday of each month.

COLORADO: Meetings held on the^ourth Tuesday of each month. 'The time varies as it is sometimes alunch^on meeting and other times a dinner meeting.

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetings are held quarterly at prearranged places around the State. Members are notified by mail 2 weeks prior to the meeting.

DETROIT: Meetings held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HAMPTON ROADS: Meetings held on the first Tuesday of each month except for tlie months of July and August.

HOUSTON: Luncheons held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Ben Milan Hotel.

INDIANAPOLIS: Meetings held on the third Monday of each month at 12:15 P.M at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.

KANSAS CITY: Regular luncheon meetings are held at the University Club at 12:16 P.M. on the second Tuesday of each month.

LOS ANGELES: Dinner meetings held first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 P.M., at locations selected by entertainment committee.

LOUISVILLE: No information regarding meetings.

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GULF STREAM: No information regarding meetings.

MILWAUKEE: Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Cudworth Post, 1756 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wise, at 6:30 P.M. NEWPORT: Meetings usually held at 6:30 P.M. on the last Tuesday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, D. S. Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. NEW YORK: Luncheon meetings on the third Tuesday of each month save for March, July and August, at 12:30 P.M., Maritime Room—21st Floor, The Lawyer's Club.

116 Broadway, N. Y. PHILADELPHIA: Dinner meetings are usually held on the second Friday of each month at the Officers' Mess, Naval Base.

PITTSBURGH: Regular dinner meetings held at 6:00 P.M. on the third Friday of each month at Dutch Henry's, Diamond St., Pittsburgh, Penna. Informal luncheons held at the Roosevelt Hotel grillroom every Friday.

RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetings held on the second Friday in February, May, August and November.

ROCHESTER: Regular Luncheon 2nd Tuesday at Chamber of Commerce. Meetings of U.S.M.A. and U.S.N.A. graduates are held at Rochester, N. Y. Graduates in the vicinity communicate by phone with The Secretary.

SAN DIEGO: Regular dinner meetings held one each quarter in Coronado or San Diego. Members are notified by maiL SAN FRANCI SCO: Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 P.M. on the first Wednesday of each month.

SCHENECTADY: No information regarding meetings.

SEATTLE: Meetings held on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 P.M., B.O.Q., Naval Station, Pier 01, Seattle, Wash.

ST. LOUIS: Meetings held once every four months.

TAMPA: No information regarding meetings.

TWIN CITIES AREA: Meetings held once a month at NAS Minneapolis Commissioned Officers' Mesa. Members notified by Secretary.

WASHINGTON, D. C : Monthly luncheons held the third Thursday in the months ' 12:30 P.M., Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square 4 Eye St., N. W., Washington 6.

SHIPMATE

LOUISVILLE Mr. Churchill Humphrey, '07, 4095 Massier Ave.. Louisville 7, Ky.

LOCAL

ASSOCIATIONS

MILWAUKEE President James H. Wheeler, Jr., '45, 4132-A North Larkin S t , Milwaukee 11, Wis. Secretary-Treasurer, Edward F. Pionkowski, '40, 5335 N. Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wis. NEWPORT President, V. Adm. S. A. Taffinder, USN, Ret, 20 Seaview Ave., Newport, R. I. Secretary, Capt. J. T. G. Stapler, USN. Ret, 86 Rhode Island Ave., Newport, R. I.

NEW YORK President, Cdr. Royce N. Flippin, USNR, '26, Smith, Barney & Company, 14 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y, Secretary, Lt. Cdr. Arthur A. Denton, USNR, '32. 27 Sylvan C t , W. Islip, N. Y.

PHILADELPHIA President, V. Adm. James L. Kauffman, U S N (Ret.), '08, 250 S. 18th St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Fleming, Jr., '25, 4248 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.

PITTSBURGH President, D. W. B. Kelley, *38, 6748 Juniata Place, Pittsburgh 8, Pa. Secretary, R. Adm. Joseph W. Ludewig, U S N ( R e t ) , '25, Middle Road, Glenshaw, Pa.

RICHMOND President: Capt. W. C. Wickham, USN, Ret, '09. RED 2, Ashland, Va. Secretary-Treasurer: E. Neil Rogers, '40, Lane & Rogers, Attorneys, 1 North 6th St.. Richmond 19, Va. Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. E. Neil Rogers, '40, 303 Sunset Drive, Westham, Richmond, Va.

ROCHESTER President, Mr. T. G. Cox, Jr.. '20, 1596 Creek S t , Rochester 10, N. Y. Secretary, George E. Lawrence, '39, 6?

Park Lane, Rochester 10, N. Y.

SAN DIEGO President Capt. Joseph T. Talbert, USN, Ret, '20, 506 First St. Coronado, Calif Secretary-Treasurer, Capt. Joseph 'i\ Talbert USN, Ret., '20, 506 First St., Coronado, Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO President, Lt. Robert W. Clack, USNR, '44, 1115 Upper Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. (jg) J. R. Riordan, U S N ( R e t ) , '44, 14 Sierra Vista PL, Danville, Calif.

SCHENECTADY President, Capt. J. S. Evans, U S N (Ret.), '07, 742 De Camp Ave., Schenectady 3, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. D. L. Wyckoff, '44, 112 Dartmouth St., Schenectady, N. Y.

SEATTLE President, U S N R , '38.

Cdr.

FEBRUARY,

Robert 1953

A.

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BALTIMORE The final 1952 meeting of the Baltimore branch of the Naval Academy Alumni Association was held at the Hotel Stafford on December 18. John Davis, Class of '24, was elected president to succeed O. Bowie Duckett, '26. R. Adm. R. B. Goldman, USN (Ret.), '26, was elected first vice president and Ernest J. Litty, '46, second vice president. Capt. J. J. Brown, '12, and William S. Graham, '46, were re-elected treasurer and secretary respectively. The board of governors are Gilmore, Demarest, Duckett, Russell and Bristor.

The speaker of the evening was the Hon. Dulaney Foster, Judge of the Orphans Court of Baltimore City, who delivered a most interesting talk on "Wills and the Administration of Estates." During 1952 our Association was fortunate in obtaining the following speakers, all of whom were most interesting and informative: January—Thompson King, Director of Maryland Academy of Sciences, "Little Known Facts of Maryland History."

February—V. Adm. Harry W. Hill, Superintendent, USNA, "The Present Naval Academy."

March—F. C. Stevens, Major, Ordnance, USAR, "The Development in Modern Small Arms Weapons."

April—Neville T. Kirk, Professor of English, History and Government, USNA, "The Background of the Modern Navy."

May—Frederick J. Green, Jr., Assistant U. S. Attorney, "Communist Trial in Baltimore."

Vice President Capt. E. D. Poole, U S N ( R e t ) , '21.

Secretary, Cdr. John W. Brady, USNR, '24.

Treasurer, Cdr. Ken Borgen, USNR, '24.

ST. LOUIS President, Capt. William P. Kellogg, U S N R ( R e t ) , '21, 4526 Olive St, S t Louis 8, Mo. Corresponding Secretary, Mr. William M. Holland, '49, 3841 Flora Place, St. Louis 10, Mo.

TAMPA President, Edward L. Beck, '25, USN, Ret, Palm Oaks, R.F.D. 2, Palmetto, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Ens. L. C. Hernandez. USN, '48-B, Columbia Restaurant, Ybor City, Tampa, Fla.

TWIN CITIES AREA President, Mr. Sumner T. Scott, '20, Fairmont Minn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Ted L. Hasbrouck, '23, R. F. D. 265, White Bear Lake, Minn.

WASHINGTON,

D. C.

President, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, '03, U S N (Ret.), 2823 29th St., N.W., Washington 8, D. C. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Tarantino, '35, 8506 Rosewood Drive, Bethesda, Md. Treasurer, A. L. Mathers, '31, Dunn Loring, Va.

June—Cdr. Arthur C. Bushey, Superintendent, Shipping Offices, "Plastic Boats."

September—Jack Martin, football coach, USNA, "The Navy Team."

October—Rusty Callow, crew coach, USNA, "The Olympic Crew."

November—Capt.

Charles Buchanan, Commandant of Midshipmen, "Naval Academy Sidelights."

At the business meeting of the Association it was resolved to accept the invitation for recognition by the National Association.

COLORADO During the past year the Colorado chapter has carried on in good shape. The high points were two dinner dances for members and wives early in the year. In June we had a rice and curry' dinner served on the terrace of the H. R. Brannon home in Boulder, the following meeting was at the summer home of T. A. Nicholson, '10, in Evergreen, Colo., which was very enjoyable.

We had the summer picnic at Earl Quinlan's ('13) place in Nederland, Colo. Commander Woodard, then commanding officer of Buckley Field, invited us and the West Pointers to join him and his officers in looking at TV of the Army-Navy game, with lunch between halves (Mountain Time, you know). There was a good turnout for this which we enjoyed, even to the Army's threats for the future as we were leaving.

The new officers for the chapter for 1953 are as follows: president, C. J. McWhinnie, '22, 650 Bellaire St., Denver, Colo.; vice president, H. R. Brannon, '32, 745 Fourteenth St., Boulder, Colo.; secretarytreasurer, H. O. Caperton, '32, 1142 Humboldt St., Denver, Colo.

LOS ANGELES Allen Center was crowded with West Point and Annapolis alumni and their ladies for the annual Army-Navy football classic.

It was a grand party. Everyone crowded around the television sets and spliced the main brace. All hands agreed that it was a successful operation, and how could it have been more successful—Navy won.

NEWPORT On 19 November 1952 this chapter elected the following officers for the year 1953: President, S. A. Taffinder, '06; vice president, J. W. Rankin, '08; secretary, J. T. G. Stapler, '06; treasurer, R. Dees, '17; and council, B. B. McCormick, '92; H. E. Yarnell, '97; W. D. Puleston, '02; A. H. Dresel, '09; and G. K. Hodgkiss, '23.

There is no change in the addresses of the president and secretary.

PHILADELPHIA A dinner meeting of the Philadelphia Association was held in the Officers' Mess at the Naval Base, Philadelphia, on 12 December 1952. The chairman of the Nominating Committee, R. L. Porter, Jr., '17, nominated the following for officers of the Association for 1953, and all were unanimously elected: President, J. L. Kauffman, '08; first vice president, J. B. Donnelly, '20; second vice president, W. L. Aiken, '33; secretary, A. 39

J. Fleming, Jr., '24; and treasurer, T . M. Searles, '13.

Directors: I. C. Shute, '06; J. H . Smith, '10; H. W. Hill, '11; J. H. Brown, '14; W. K. Beard, '14; R. N. S. Baker, '15; D. M. McGuri, '19; P . W. Haas, '23; S. P. (Continued from page 21) Moseley, '25; S.. Pyne, '25; J. A. Milburn, '27; B. W. Chandler, '40; and H. S. Bancroft, '46.

Present at the meeting were: I. C. Shute, R I C H A R D C. DIETZ, (Ens. U S N ) J A M E S W. K I N N E A R , ( L t jg U S N ) '06; H. W. Hill, '11; P. C. Mayfield, '11; R. B. Twining, '16; J. N. Walton, '17; R. gives his address as U S S LST 516, F P O , changes his address to 406 Syrcle Dr., N.W., Navy Point, Warrington, Fla. L. Porter, Jr., '17; J. R. Sullivan, '18; San Francisco, Calif.

W I L L I A M J. PALMER, JR., (Ens. S. G. Lamb, '19; D. M. McGurl, '19; J. B. J. H. BILLINGS, ( L t jg U S N ) is now Donnelly, '20; J. P. Graff, '20; E. P. Hy- on duty on U S S BUGARA ( S S - 3 3 1 ) , C/O U S N ) is now on duty U S S P I N E ISLAND (AV-12), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif. lant, '22; V. E. McGuinness, '22; M. Smel- FPO, San Francisco. low, '23; C. H. Bennett, Jr., '23; E. Kerns, J. O. H O N E Y W E L L , (Ens. U S N ) P A I S L E Y BONEY, III, ( L t jg U S N ) gives his new address as 616 Georgia Ave., '24; J. D. Lazell, '24; A. J. Fleming, Jr., '24; S. P. Moseley, '25; W. M. Hanger, has reported to U S S PUTMAN ( D D - 7 5 7 ) , Norfolk, Va. '36; W. Walker, Jr., '40; W. K. Holman c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. E D W I N J. SABEC, (Ens., SC, U S N ) and Lt. Scott Lamb, USNR, guests.

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FPO, New York, N. Y. J E R O M E B. NULTY, (Ens. U S N ) N o Secretary gives his address as 340 E. Mt. Airy Ave., The regular meeting of the Seattle chapJ O H N D. DUNCAN, (Ens. U S N ) re- Philadelphia 19, Pa. ter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni HAIG DONABEDIAN, (1st L t Association was held at the Commissioned ported to the U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Officers' Mess, Naval Station, Pier 91, Station, Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, USMC) reported for duty on the T T T Texas, recently for advanced flight training. Amphibious Force, Far East, c/o F P O , Seattle, on December 10, 1952.

S. M. SINGER, ( L t U S N ) sends his San Francisco, Calif.

The following guests and new members F E R R I S M. S M I T H , (Lt. U S N ) gives correct address as 58th Comm. Sqdr., 58th were introduced: Capt Cecil B. Gill, USN, his new address as Box 570, OMU, Patrick '25; Capt T. A. Nisewaner, U S N , '32; Ftr. Bmr. Wg., Dept. 1, A P O 929-2, c/o Air Force Base, Cocoa, Fla. Cdr. J. W. Seager ( S C ) , USN, '32, and QM, San Francisco, Calif.

L A W R E N C E T. BLADES, (Ens. ALEX W A S I L E W S K I , (Ens. U S N ) Mr. Karl G. Kempt.

Shipmate takes pleasure in anand Mrs. Wasilewski are the proud par- U S N ) .

Captain Nisewaner and Commander ents of a baby girl, born 11 December 1952, nouncing the wedding of Lawrence T. Seager, members of the staff of the Field in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Blades to Rosemarie D. Collins, daughter Economic Mobilization course of the In- Fla. of Margaret M. and Eugene F. Collins of dustrial College of the Armed Forces, spoke H A R V E Y T H O M A S BAILEY, (2nd New York City. on their work in instruction of military Ensign Blades, the son of Marie A. and and key civilian personnel in the field of Lt. U S A F ) changes his address to 603 W. Lawrence J. K. Blades, graduated from the logistics. Their talks were extremely in- Dalton Dr., Forth Ethan Allen, Vt. Naval Academy in the Class of 1952, and W I L L I A M F. FOSTER, (Ens. U S N ) structive in acquainting members of the chapter with the purposes and accomplish- gives us a permanent address as Box 7, is serving aboard the U S S TACONIC ments of the Industrial College of the U. S. Naval Submarine School, U. S. Na- (ACG-17). The bride is a graduate of Hunter College, New York.

Armed Forces and the Field Economic val Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

The wedding was in St. Patrick's CaMobilization Course.

ROBERT S. SALIN, (Ens. U S N ) , son thedral, New York, January 3, followed by of Robert Salin, Portland, Mich., reported Adm. G. A. Duncan, '08, gave an intera reception at 1 Fifth Ave. The couple left esting talk on his first-hand experience fol- to'the U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, afterwards for Bermuda to spend their Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas, relowing World W a r I in the development honeymoon. Upon their return they will of arresting gear for use on the first U. S. cently for advanced flight training. make their home in Norfolk, Va., home ROBERT B. KALISCH, ( L t U S A F ) port of the TACONIC earner, the LANGLEY. Captain Gill followed with an extremely timely sequel corrects his address to read Harlinger W I L L I A M J. LAUX, (Ens. U S N ) vvas covering his experiences in Korean waters AFB, Waco, Texas. married to Miss Barbara Haugen, of Minas commanding officer of a carrier and parH. A. ZOEHRER, (Ens. U S N ) sends neapolis, Minn., on June 14 last in the ticularly the present methods of aircraft his address as 3 Stockbridge Rd., Yonkers Church of the Visitation of that city. The operation including the operation of jets 3, New York.

Lauxes' home address is 62A Temple Ave., from carriers.

W. L. P O W E R S , (Ens. U S N ) gives Winthrop, Mass. Bill is still attached to the In attendance were: G. A. Duncan, '08; his address as 914 S. 7th St., Kingsville, U S S FISKE ( D D R - 8 4 2 ) , C/O F P O , New York City.

Ralph Hoover, '08; E. D. Poole, ' 2 1 ; Texas.

W I L L I A M BANTA, (Lt. USMC) corRobert R. Fox, Jr., '22; C. H. Thompson, 22; J. E. Chapman, '23; E. T. Collins, '23; rects his home address to Apt. 2, 5032 H. M. McLellan, ' 2 3 ; F. R. Strohecker, Bradley Blvd., Chevy Chase 15, Md. '24; John W. Brady, '24; Ken Bergen, '24; DONALD L. BLACK, (Ens. U S N ) W. F. Porter, '25; Cecil B. Gill, '25; F. A. reports that his new address is Box 7, U. S. Munroe, '25; J. G. Farnsworth, '26; J. Naval Submarine Base, New London, B. Danhoff, '27; J. W. Seager, '32; Conn.

T. A. Nisewaner, '32; W. E. Parker, '35; J A M E S R. BROWN, (Ens. U S N ) OSCAR W. K O E S T E R , '88 (Capt Robert A. O'Neill, '38; and E. L. Bush, '41. gives his new address as 705 Spring S t , USN, Ret.). Died at his home in Bradford, Pa., during the month of December 1952.

Del Rio, Texas.

S H E R R Y T. McADAM, JR., '25 ( L t A. D. W I L L I A M S , (Ens. U S N ) reports a temporary address at NAS, Pen- Cdr. U S N ) . Died 14 December 1952 in A. R. Taylor, '22, Georgetown University Hospital, Washsacola, Fla. Appointed Ultrasonic's RAYMOND H. H O W A R D , (2nd Lt. ington, D. C. Executive Engineer R. BRUCE MILLER, '22 (Cdr. U S A F ) is now stationed at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida, OMU Box 601, U S N R ) . Died 25 December 1952 at his Capt. Alfred R. Taylor, U S N (Ret.), Patrick AFB, Fla. home, 200 Cornell Ave., Swarthmore, Pa. Class of 1922, is now the executive engineer H E N R Y M I N E T T , '76 (Capt. U S N , of the Ultrasonic Corporation of CamRet.). Died 20 December 1952 at the Vetbridge, Mass. "Al's" naval assignments 1952 erans Hospital, Swannoa, N. C. prior to going on the retired list included STANLEY M I T C H E L L , '11 ( L t Electronics and Communication Officer of No Secretary USNR, R e t ) . Died 2 January 1953 at a the Atlantic Fleet, Staff Member of the Electronics Committee of the Research and ROBERT F. H O L Z W O R T H , (2nd local hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Development Board, and Supervising In- Lt. U S A F ) sends a new address as 2423 CARLTON H. MOORE, '25 ( L t Cdr. spector of Naval Material, New England W. Lawrence Ave., c/o Donovan, Chicago, USN, R e t ) . Died 11 December 1952 in Area.

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