1959-January Shipmate

JANUARY,

1959

Civil Engineer Corps Issue

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MEMORIAL STADIUM ALUMNI GIVING

By Capt. Gene Fluekey, USN BREAKDOWN BY CLASSES—8 DECEMBER Class

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1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928

. 1,090 .. . . . . . 2,193 .. . . . . . 14,121 .. . . . . . . . . . 2,269 .. . . . . . 1,230 .. . . . . . 3,536 .. . . . . . 4,202 . . ... . 12,303 .. ..... . 8,004 .. . . . . , 6,228 .. . . . . . 12,794 .. . . . . . 6,547 .. . . . . . 5,646 .. . . . . . 5,855 .. . . . . . 5,712 .. . 7.077 .. .... .... . 9.343 .. . . . . . 6,376 .. . . . . . 13,475 .. . . . . . 21,359* . . . . . 12,853 .. . . . . . 34,668* . . . . . .$14,456* . . . . . . 19,526* . . . . . . 23,772* . . . . . . 18,850* . . . . . . 19,485* . . . . . . 24,026* . . . . . . 2,715 .. . . . .

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. . . . 68.13 . . . . 91.40 . . . . 882.56 . . . . 98.65 . . . . 51.20 . . . . 65.40 . . . . 85.80 . . . . 136.80 . . . . 76.20 . . . . 63.60 . . . . 206.30 . . . . 64.10 . . . . 60.00 . . . . 64.30 . . . . 59.50 . . . . 66.75 . . . . 73.60 . . . . 47.95 . . . . 102.86 . . . . 148.20 . . . . 36.73 . . . . 83.20 . . . .$ 32.90 . . . . 59.20 . . . . 56.80 . . . . 50.90 . . . . 51.55 . . . . 48.20 . . . . 20.55

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8,215 .

7,782 .

5,189 .

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3,263 .

5,571 .

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9,617* 5,338 .

3,032 .

5,344 .

5,589 .

4,965 .

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21,286* 5,761 .

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Total $569,192 *Indicates class has pledged $15,000 for a gate. **Indicates class pledge. ***This is the "giving" quota of each alumnus.

-y^Class has reached its quota.

NOW

IS THE TIME

On page 19 you vi^ill find the slate of nominees proposed by the Nominating Committee for the election coming up in April. Folloviring the slate is a quotation from the By-Laws of the Association authorizing the members to propose candidates by petition.

You w^ill note that 50 members may add any candidate of their choosing to the ballot which will be forwarded to the entire membership for the election in early April. Names of candidates will be listed alphabetically on the' ballot regardless of whether the candidates are on the Nominating Committee's slate or are petition candidates.

Now is your opportunity to put forth your candidates. Be sure your petition is received in Alumni House not later than 15 February and that it includes not less than 50 signatures (legible, please) of members of the national Alumni Association.

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Vol. 22

January, 1959

No. 1

Civil Engineering Corps Command Functions by Capt. Mark H. Jordan '37 Opportunities by Cdr. Charles J. Merdinger '41 Some Reflections on a Career

by R. Adm. A. J. Fay '28 Naval Academy Graduates by L. Robert Davids With a Round Turn Sea Breezes ..

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COVER: Mountainous terrain traversed by cross-Spain Spanish Base Construction Program.

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ELEVEN GRAND IS SAM TAXIS '31 Memberships continue to come in at a gratifying rate. Today, IS December, we passed 11,000 in paid-up members for the first time in the history of the Naval Academy Alumni Association. Last membership year we were proud of the fact that 10,000 members signed up (also a first) on 4 January. That we now can claim an additional thousand members with more coming in every day is a big step in the right direction. It is positive proof our alumni are becoming increasingly aware that through membership in the Alumni Association we reflect a continuing interest in the Naval Academy, our grand institution with which all of us proudly claim affiliation.

The turn of the cairds in the morning mail (an honest shuffle with no dealing fiom the bottom of the deck) disclosed that Col. Samuel Gibbs Taxis '31, USMC, is Member No. 11,000. Sam was a real busybody as a midshipman.

Besides being a boxer of no mean ability he was a member of the Press Club (chairman first class year), Pep Committee, Masqueraders, Radio Club, Cut Exchange, Gymkhana, Log Staff, and Juice Gang, and in addition was a two-striper. A seagoing native of Gloucester, Mass., he early recognized the importance of amphibious operations so at graduation he heeded the lure of the Halls of Montezuma and became a Leatherneck.

Sam is the holder of the Legion of Merit with combat V and a Gold Star, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Purple Heart. At present he is on duty at Marine Corps Headquarters, Washington, D. C. Married to the former Renee Warfield of Philadelphia, he now resides at 2017 Sycamore Dr., Falls Church, Va. Two children, Renee 16, and Sam, Jr., a future Marine now 11, complete his immediate family.

Welcome on board to Sam T a x i s Member No. 11,000. Who'll make it 12?

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Seabees."

Early in 1943, in these words. General Vandegrift characterized the contribution of the Navy's newest elem.ent to the first American offensive campaign of World War H. From Guadalcanal to Lebanon (where Marine tanks rolled ashore from Sixth Fleet LST's over pontoons causeways placed by units of Amphibious Construction Battalion Two), the Naval Construction Forces have been an integral element of the logistic support forces of the Fleet.

The creation of the Seabee battalions of World War H represents a tremendous accomplishment on the part of the officers concerned, particularly in the case of the early units.

The men in ranks, while thoroughly trained in their trade skills by long experience in industry, in many cases received little or no formal training or indoctrination before being rushed overseas. The task of forming the battalions into effective military organizations, while at the same time carrying on high-pressure construction jobs, called for a high order of MCAF FUTEMA: R. Adm. W. B. Short '24 examining the reinforcing steel in hangar leadership; and its successful accombents with, left to right: Ensign Farbarik, Project Officer; Captain Jordan, CB Div. plishment engendered a tremendous BuDocks; Lieutenant Stevens, Operations Officer, MCB9, and Lieutenant Com- pride in the Seabees among all members of the organization, and an inmander Wallace, Operations Officer, MCB3.

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tensive degree of mutual respect between officers and men.

In the formation and direction of the Seabees, Naval Academy graduates were well in the forefront. Under Adm. Ben Moreell, wartime Chief of BuDocks, the late John R. Perry '23 (then a Captain, and later a Rear Admiral and Chief of Bureau) directed the recruiting, formation and training of the Seabees. Late in the war, when he went to the Pacific as a commodore to command all Seabees, first in the Hawaiian area and later in the Philippines, he was succeeded by Capt. H . P . Needham '22.

The first Seabee unit to leave the States, a month after Pearl Harbor (commonly known as the "Bobcats" from the code name of its destination, Bora Bora) was led by Cdr. H . M. Sylvester '24. Many junior Academy grads served in the Seabee training stations and as battalion CO's and execs. In the latter stages of the war, with the creation of larger units, Commodores W . B. Short '24, C. C. Seabury '25, and R. H . Meade '26 commanded brigades of 10,000 or more men.

Today, Seabees are found in both Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. The naval beach group of each amphibious force has an amphibious construction battalion as a constituent unit. Mobile construction battalions belong to the Service Forces; the Service Force commander functions as type commander, with a senior Civil Engineer Corps officer serving under him as commander of the construction force and handling the details of the type commander's duties. At this writing R. Adm. W . B. Short '24 is Commander Naval Construction Forces Pacific, and R. Adm. H . G. Clark '30 serves as Commander Naval Construction Battalions Atlantic. Duty in construction battalions is highly prized by Civil Engineer officers, offering as it does the opportunity to command and to serve with men who for esprit de corps concede nothing even to their very good friends the Marines.

The World W a r II record of the civilians-turned-bluejackets who dotted the Pacific with island bases has been thoroughly publicized. Nevertheless, it frequently comes as a surprise to many who think they know the Navy well, to find that the Seabees are still very much with us. "I thought they all went back to civilian life after the war," is a common reaction.

FABRICATING FUEL TANKS, Spanish Base Construction Program.

1946; today this group forms the backbone of the senior ranks of the Corps (and provides both its Chief and Deputy Chief). The enlisted Seabees, however, almost to a man, returned whence they came. By the late '40's the Naval Construction Forces had dwindled to four understrength units: two amphibious battalions (whose functions are primarily to bridge the gap between landing craft and high water with floating causeways, place ship-shore fuel lines, provide beach salvage services, and lend similar support on the beaches) and two "regular" construction battalions.

The latter were permanently stationed at Guam and Adak as part of the station maintenance forces, and manned primarily by postwar recruits, with a sprinkling of CPO's and other seniors who had transferred from shipboard ratings. They were a sorry caricature of the outfits which had transformed Espiritu Santo, Guadalcanal, Manus, Leyte, Guam, Okinawa and many other tropic isle into major Fleet bases.

was not enough to meet the demands of the Fleet; the Service Forces needed, if not the numbers, the hard-hitting construction ability which the World W a r II Seabees had possessed in abundance. Between late 1949 and 1952 eleven mobile construction battalions came into being. (The number has since been reduced to nine.)

Recalled Reserves provided an invaluable leavening of experience for the first-cruise youngsters whose principal knowledge of construction had been gained in Class " A " trade schools at the Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, Calif. In lieu of stationing these reactivated battalions permanently at an overseas base, there to take root, the Fleets adopted the policy of rotating them between overseas jobs and home bases in the States—Port Hueneme for the Pacific 'Bees, Davisville, R. I., for the Atlantic—thus keeping them mobile in fact as well as name.

Today those recalled Reserves are gone, except for the rare one who So they did, or at any rate the vast remains voluntarily. The experience majority of them. A substantial numWith Korea came the realization v.'hich they contributed to the revived ber of Reserve officers integrated into that the ability to repair leaking Seabees during the critical years the regular Civil Engineer Corps in Ouonset huts and drive station buses 1950-53 was essential but the ^ 9 5 9 J A N U A R Y ,

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FUTEMA, OKINAWA, 9-30-58, Erection of roof panels using Vac-U-Lift.

Seabees can stand on their own feet.

In the thirteen years since the end of World W a r II the Navy has developed its own new generation of construction men—who can point with pride to their handiwork at such places as Cubi Point in the Philippines, where they moved a mountain into the sea to make an airfield; on Guam, where the once ubiquitous Quonset hut has been replaced since 1952 with almost two thousand concrete-and-masonry houses; and at Futema on Okinawa, where today are rising precast concrete hangars, barracks, BOQ's and other structures worthy of any major U . S. contractor.

The capacity of today's Seabee is best summarized by CNO's official policy statement as to his employment: "Mobile Construction Battalions will receive the best preparation for their wartime missions through the assignments and accomplishment of the broadest possible variety of construction projects as peacetime training tasks." (Emphasis supplied.)

Implicit in this statement is recognition of the basic justification of the Seabee's existence: his wartime mission. Although the battalion's peacetime employment is largely centered on the performance of actual scheduled construction projects in the Navy's Public Works and shore maintenance programs, each assignment is regarded in the light of training— training in job organization, in meeting tight schedules, in overcoming the

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A typical mobile construction battalion has a strength of approximately half its wartime complement: about 500 men, 13 civil engineer officers, a supply officer, doctor, dentist, and chaplain. In its ranks are found all the usual construction trades—carpenters, steelworkers, masons, welders, sheetmetalsmiths, plumbers, electricians, refrigeration mechanics, automotive mechanics, bulldozer operators, shovel operators, truck drivers, surveyors, draftsmen—classified into the "Group V I I I " ratings of builder, steelworker, construction electrician, utilitiesman, construction mechanic, equipment operator, surveyor, and draftsman (the latter a Group V rating). The corresponding non-rated pay grades are constructionman and construction apprentice. The battalion's allowance also includes an "overhead" of cooks, bakers, storekeepers, yeomen, and so on.

If it is one of the four Atlantic battalions, it rotates in and out of Davisville on an approximate schedule of two months at home and six out. Because of the greater travel distances, the deployments of the five Pacific battalions tend to be slightly longer.

So does the "home" period at Port Hueneme, so that the ratio of time in to time out is essentially the same.

NAS CUBI POINT, PHILIPPINES. Completed asphaltic concrete paving and paved ditches for low level reservoir road.

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O n its current Atlantic deployment, our typical battalion may be at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, building permanent masonry houses under the "replacement housing" program for elimination of substandard married quarters. These are actually Quonsets or other masonry buildings dating from World W a r II. Its previous overseas tour may well have been spent at Argentia, Newfoundland, grading and paving an extension to the runway, rehabilitating existing buildings in the station maintenance program, and installing runway lighting; or at Port Lyautey, French Morocco, erecting squadron shop and office buildings and putting in water and sewer lines. The Navy's newest acquisition in the Eastern Atlantic, N A S Rota, Spain, is already becoming a regular port of call (and one highly prized for its travel opportunities on leave) for the MCB's. Other frequent Atlantic deployment spots are Bermuda, Guantanamo, and various islands of the British West Indies.

In the Pacific, the 'Bees can regularly be found at work at Guam, Okinawa, Subic Bay, Adak, Kodiak, Midway, Pearl H a r b o r ; and occasionally at such out-of-the-way spots as Chichi Mima, Saipan, Truk, Ulithi, Ponape, Koror, Kauau, and Kahoolawe.

Duty in the Seabees offers, to the junior officer, unparalleled opportuni-

NAS QUONSET POINT. Recently completed Pier No. 2.

ty for responsibility and authority. Of the thirteen officers, a normal rank if i/ if distribution will find one commander, one lieutenant commander, two lieutenants, and about three each of j.g.'s, ensigns, and warrant officers. The average j.o., therefore, is more than likely to find himself in full charge of a construction job involving fifty or more men and an inventory of heavy construction equipment the value of which runs well into six figures. F r e quently, the availability of jobs will require splitting the battalion into separate detachments for an extended period. For a j.g. with two or three years' service, to find himself in command of a hundred or more men, the sole U. S. naval officer on an island under a foreign flag—responsible not only for making the job go on schedule and for all the problems of administration and discipline which go with command, but also for diplomatic relations as well!—is indeed a challenge. It happens in the Seabees— and the j.o.'s meet the challenge.

Such a challenge is, indeed, the very heart of the training which the Seabees derive from their daily jobs; and in meeting their peacetime challenges, they keep in constant readiness for the day when, to aid him in his mission of keeping the peace, the Fleet commander calls for some construction magic. When that day comes, the watchword again will b e : NAS CUBI POINT, PHILIPPINES. Aerial view of Olongapo Bridge showing com"I do not know how we would have pleted three bents, work on center span, remaining three bents and access roads. gotten along without the Seabees."

Olongapo Road Connection.

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Ofifu^ntu^iUe^ m t^e (^(/^ S^fM.cc^ ^xnfi^ b y Cdr. Charles J. M e r d i n g e r , (CEC) U S N , '41 Commanding U. S. Naval Port

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D V E N T U R E , progress, the strenuous life, overcoming nature's toughest obstacles—all have contributed to the appeal which has drawn men to the profession of Civil Engineering since the earliest days of the Republic. Spanning a continent with roads, bridges, canals, and railroads was a worthy challenge to the hardiest adventurer of the 19th century, and the challenge lives on even as we enter the Space Age. Today civil engineers labor in the tepid heat of the jungle, in the frozen wastes of the Antarctic, and in the assorted climates of a score of far away places. Among them are Navy civil engineers, dedicated to constructing and maintaining the farflung bases of the Naval Shore Establishment.

They are more than mere adventurers, of course; they are at the same time naval officers, professional engineers, business executives, - researchers, educators, and construction men.

Drawn from all walks of civilian and military life, the present active duty Civil Engineer Corps — numbering over 1500 — is approximately ten times the size of the active duty Corps shortly before World W a r II. With this increase in size, of course, have come increased responsibilities

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and increased opportunities for service in diverse fields.

Though diversity of assignments and diversity of backgrounds mark members of the CEC, they tend to come to common ground where education is concerned. For the most part they enter the Corps with a degree in one of the following fields: civil, mechanical, electrical, mining, or architectural engineering. Those entering from civilian life may bring, in addition, a knowledge of construction and business practices which can be put to good use in the Navy. Naval Academy graduates also enrich the Corps by bringing to it a habit of leadership and a better knowledge of the Navy and its problems; in short, they know the customer's viewpoint— highly important, since the only reason for the Corps' existence is to serve the Fleet. No hard and fast rule has held through the years, but the majority of Academy men have gone to sea as line officers for a few years prior to transferring to the CEC. Those selected for the Corps on the basis of their aptitude and interest in engineering have then been given postgraduate instruction at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, receiving their degrees in civil engineering. To-

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day Academy graduates comprise well over 20 9^ of the regular Corps.

W e find that postgraduate training has not necessarily stopped here. A recent roster shows that CEC officers have attended over thirty different colleges and universities in this country and in Western Europe subsequent to their training at R P I .

Courses taken have covered both technical and administrative fields. The entire regular Corps averages over two degrees per man, and one-third of its officers have earned anywhere from three to five academic degrees.

This contact with the civilian academic world has been augmented by a high degree of participation on the part of CEC officers in a large number of technical and learned societies— primarily civilian in character.

It is significant to note that members of the Corps are registered as "Professional Engineers" in 48 states, as well as in the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Canada. In professional engineering circles the C E C stands as one of the finest technical groups in the country.

Let us not form the opinion, however, that the reputation of the Corps is founded primarily on the foregoing.

Academic accomplishments and society affiliations are, after all, only indicators. The true measure of a group's worth is something more pragmatic— what tangibles does it produce ? What does it do for the rest of the Navy, or more specifically, what does the individual Civil Engineer Corps officer do? Today he is doing a lot of things—important things.

Mention C E C or Civil Engineer Corps to the average man in the street and he will give you a blank stare.

Change that to Naval Construction Battalions or, better yet, to "Seabees," and his face lights u p ! Why, they were the legendary builders who wrought construction miracles in World W a r II, welcomed the Marines ashore in certain amphibious operations, and then quietly went back home when it was all over. Not quite so; we still have Seabees, several thousands of them, in fact, and they SHIPMATE

are scattered all over the world from Adak through the tropics to the South Pole. Their officers, wearing the crossed oak leaves of the CEC, walk in the traditions established by an earlier Civil Engineer Corps Officer, Robert E . Peary, discoverer of the North Pole.

T h e Navy wife who lives in public quarters has yet another picture. She sees the C E C as the Public Works Officer — the man responsible for those civilian plumbers and carpenters who are forever messing up the place.

O n the same station—^be it Shipyard, Air Station, Hospital, Ordnance Depot, Research Facility, or Supply Depot—one department head looks to him for transportation, another for heat, light, and other utilities. The skipper sees him as a city planner and industrial engineer. All these are valid views, for the Public Works Officer is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and ATOMIC BLAST SIMULATOR, USN Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, Calif. L. to r.: Cdr. C. J. Merdinger '41, (CEC) USN, CO and Director, NCEL; Capt. alteration of all buildings, grounds, C. E. Spellman, (CEC) USN, Executive Officer, CBC; J. R. Allgood, Senior Project public works and utilities, and land Engineer, NCEL; W. A. Shaw, Sr. Project Engineer, NCEL; R. Adm. H. B. Jones '28, transportation. H e is then the "City (CEC) USN, CO, CBC, and R. Adm. E. J. Peltier, (CEC) USN, Chief of Civil Engrs.

Engineer" with some of the functions of the City Manager and Chaplain mains something of an art rather than groups, Pentagon planners. Many thrown in. an exact science. While every design, jobs have elements of international His professional colleagues in ci- maintenance, and construction job diplomacy and inter-service support vilian life view him in another light. may utilize the experimental approach aspects such as the recent construcAs architects and engineers they may as an auxiliary tool, there are a num- tion of the bases in Spain for both be called in to a District Public Works ber of jobs in the CEC which are pri- the Navy and the Air Force. (It Office or into the parent Bureau of marily in the research and develop- might be noted parenthetically that Yards and Docks to help in the de- ment category. Some well-known ex- our Air Force has no construction sign of a new naval shore facility. amples of this type include duty with agency of its own and therefore calls Here they will find the CEC officer the Naval Civil Engineering Labora- on the Army Engineers and Navy charged with the over-all responsi- tory at Port Hueneme, the Armed Civil Engineer Corps for this type of bility for getting this item—anything Forces Special Weapons Project, and support.) This joint approach, incifrom a complete air station to a dog the Atomic Energy Commission. As dentally, is not entirely new to the house—designed and built for a rea- we move forward into a new era of CEC. When the Army was building sonable cost to the taxpayer. H e must nuclear power, with corresponding the Panama Canal under Colonel then define the problem, set the stand- advancements in many other technical Goethals, construction of the termiards, act as government negotiator fields, we find the CEC officer a wel- nal ports was accomplished under the and final arbiter. In this job he may come addition to many a scientific direction of H . H . Rousseau who had, also become involved in real estate, community. at the age of 36, been named Chief regional planning, and public utilities of the Bureau of Yards and Docks negotiations. H e is, in effect, a civic H e is at home, too, in the academic with the rank of Rear Admiral. H e planner on the broad scale. world, for many duty assignments left the Chief's job in less than a year put him in the role of an educator. to accept a Presidential appointment T h e construction contractor knows Traditionally, as must any other naval on the Panama Canal Commission. the C E C officer as the resident engiofficer, he must train the enlisted men Today officers of the Corps continue neer, responsible for final engineerentrusted to him when he has Seabee in construction assignments all over ing decisions in the field. While this duty. H e has a similar responsibility the globe—in Spain, Morocco, Antkind of work is tough and demandwhen, as an industrial manager, his arctica, and Cambodia, on islands in ing, there is little to equal the thrill working force is civilian—whether the Caribbean and in the Pacific. of standing on a high point, overthey be Americans or nationals on looking a construction job, and comThough places and types of assignsome foreign shore.

H e might teach ing to the realization that, "I helped ment vary, certain common threads full time at any level—apprentices to build it." This fulfillment of an run throughout the normal career paturge to be useful, to be constructive, just out of boat camp at the Naval tern of every CEC officer. In most Schools, Construction, Port Hueneme, to leave something tangible for those cases he acts in the capacity of a who will follow, is one of the greatest or newly hatched ensigns at the CEC technical or business manager who Officers' School, midshipmen at the of life's experiences, and it falls often must rely more on his ability to hanto the C E C officer in the course of a Naval Academy or senior officers at dle people and situations than on his the Naval W a r College. normal career. ability to manipulate a slide rule. H e Still different assignments find of- must, as the saying goes, "meet a A normal engineering career also calls for a touch of originality and ex- ficers of the Corps on various staffs— payroll," for he operates largely in a perimentation, for engineering still re- joint international efforts, amphibious civilian world ashore where payroll.

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cost of materials, the labor market, and the general state of the economy are of more than academic interest to the successful conduct of his business.

He stands with one foot in the civilian world and the other in the military from the day he enters as an ensign to the day of his retirement. Even after retirement he has much to offer the industrial community if we may judge by the contributions to Pittsburgh and the steel industry made

by Admiral Ben Moreell, former Chief of Civil Engineers during World War II. An earlier Chief and first Academy man to achieve that

post, R. Adm. Norman Smith, continued active for many years in the academic world as President of the University of South Carolina. In a similar fashion most of the officers of the Corps have continued to lead useful professional lives following a full Navy career.

In summary, a career in the Civil Engineer Corps of the Navy offers a stimulating, full professional life— one of service to the country as an important member of the Navy team.

Though officers of the Corps have little duty at sea, they spend approxi-

mately one-third of their time overseas in an interesting variety of essential staff and construction jobs. Building and maintaining a shore establishment worth eight billion dollars is primarily a peaceable enterprise, but is a vital adjunct to the fighting efficiency of the Fleet. The Navy needs first-class engineers to provide a first-class shore establishment. Officers of the Civil Engineer Corps find this a challenge of the first rank, a challenge which results in one of the most provocative, exciting, useful, hence satisfying careers which can fall to the lot of a professional man.

by A. J. Fay '28 Kear Admiral, Civil Engineer Corps, USN been asked to set down some Ithehave reflections on my Navy career in Civil Engineer (Zorps and to cover

gineer Corps interesting and stimulating all throughout my career. I think that the satisfaction I have derived from duty in the Corps is largely due to my particular good fortune in the character and caliber of the officers under whom I served and those who were my shipmates as we went along from tour to tour.

My first assignment after completing my postgraduate studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was to Charleston, S. C , where, in 1933, I reported as Assistant District Public Works Officer of the 6th, 7th and 8th Naval Districts (all consolidated at Charleston) and as Assistant Public Works Officer of the Navy Yard.

Cdr. (later Rear Admiral) J. T. Mathews ('13) was my first boss. I found out, some time after reporting, that he had urged the Bureau to send him an officer of wide experience and mature judgment, so I am sure it must have been somewhat of a shock when they supplied him with a freshcaught j.g. just out of school—especially since I was his one and only officer assistant.

such points as why this branch was chosen by me, whether I would do it again, and related observations.

It is easy and pleasant to reflect on one's naval career, but to come up v/ith the answers to the other points is not so simple. After all, my decision to specialize in civil engineering was made about thirty years ago—when our way of life and our concepts of a Navy were radically different than they are today. Our Navy then was small, operating in an atmosphere of disarmament, and the budget for our operations was so stringent that we could fire our guns only about once a year. The most usual cruising speed of ours, the fastest battleship in the Navy, ranged from 7 to 10 knots!

From the vantage point of a lowly ensign in the Scouting Fleet in 1929, I think that it was my belief that specialization in engineering would offer greater opportunity for me and my future in the Navy than the line. Naturally, there is no way of knowing whether I was right or not, but I can The tempo at Charleston was acsay that I have never regretted the de- celerating in those days. Once again cision. On the other hand, I have the Yard was building new ships for found service in the Navy's Civil En- both the Navy and the Coast Guard.

This meant that new shipbuilding ways and many new industrial shops had to be constructed; together with the variety of other facilities which go with the general expansion of a shipyard and base. While I have to admit that my lack of experience made my value to the PWO somewhat limited, I was constantly encouraged by Commander Mathews to pick up new responsibilities, particularly in the field administration of new construction, as fast as I could. I shall always be grateful to that first boss of mine for his guidance, understanding and backing.

In the midst of this difficult "apprentice" period in my career, a new and somewhat overwhelming ingredient was added. The WPA was created during this time, and while we had been told we would administer a program for the productive use of a WPA force, we didn't know how many men we would have or just when we would get them. The only thing we did know was that they would arrive without equipment or tools and that very little money was to be available for purchase of such gear or for materials of construction.

My job was to plan projects which could make best use of this windfall SHIPMATE

of personnel with limited material costs and to develop an organization to coordinate the work.

I was in the throes of this task one day, and not making very much headway when I was called to the 'phone.

I t was the main gate sentry calling to say that we had 535 W P A workers at the gate and what do we do next? I told him I'd be right down and then made a dash for Commander Mathews' office, only to find that he was not aboard at the moment. I think this was my first major crisis, I was stuck with the situation and had to do something about it then and there.

One of the unique features of Charleston was that we ran a continuous hydraulic dredging operation to keep up with the silting of the Cooper River. W e had a huge spoil area at the south end of the Yard with shallow dikes to contain the dredged silt.

These dikes were costly to build and to maintain. This provided me with a means of putting to work the larger portion of my W P A forces, so we set about raising the levels of the dikes throughout the area, using hand tools borrowed from the Public W o r k s and Supply Departments. The remainder of the forces were deployed temporarily under the supervision of our own supervisors on projects of a less challenging and promising nature until we could get the basic program on the track. Commander Mathews returned to find his population radically increased, and I am not sure that he was completely taken with some of the jobs he saw underway, but he was generous in his praise to a very harassed j.g. H e immediately went to work on the problems which faced him, and in (what seemed to me) effortless fashion had the program going smoothly in nothing flat.

Left to right: R. Adm. E. J. Peltier, incoming Chief of BuDocks; R. Adm. A. J. Fay '28, then Deputy Chief of Bureau, and R. Adm. R. H. Meade '26, outgoing Chief of Bureau, at a ceremony on the occasion of Admiral Meade's retirement.

about 100 officers in the Corps when I first entered. Communication between the Bureau and field and among personnel at field level was bound to be excellent with such small numbers.

W e soon knew personally most of the officers and key civilian engineers from the top down, and this helped a great deal in accomplishing our work with a minimum of delay and processing of explanatory papers. Although the Corps expanded tremendously during World W a r I I (from about 150 to 11,750 in less than three years), it is now back on a fairly stable level of about 800 regular officers, and so is still one of the smallest branches of today's Navy. Communications are still excellent—and when this condition prevails, human engineering or, in other words, mutual understanding In the past 25 years, the Civil E n - of problems and singleness of purpose gineer Corps has engaged in every are much easier to achieve. conceivable type of construction, rangPlease don't get the impression ing from what we call conventional structures to large earth fill and con- from what has been observed that a crete dams, ship motion simulators, career in the Civil Engineer Corps is atomic power plants, missile bases, a thirty-year honeymoon. It isn't, and and, at the time of this writing, the it has many thorny aspects and frusconstruction of a large radio-telescope trating problems that have to be in the mountains of West Virginia. faced. Also, just like other people, The opportunities for young officers civil engineers are human and if I in the (iivil Engineer Corps to be as- were to be asked what is the principal sociated with a wide variety of these shortcoming of the Corps I would say large and unusual projects have never that we sometimes tend to overemlooked brighter than they do now in phasize the importance of cohesiveness. This separateness, if carried to our new Navy. extremes, can and has led to a lack Another attractive feature of the of understanding of the problems of Civil Engineer Corps is its solidarity, the people we are trying to serve. It due fundamentally to its relatively devolves on us, therefore, by positive small size. By law limited to 3 % of efforts, to learn all we can about the the strength of the line, we had only operating forces and their problems J A N U A R Y ,

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and interests, and to develop good effective communication with our fellow officers in the line and other branches. Participation in all station affairs and close personal relations with all of our shipmates in the commands to which we are assigned can do more to make our work and problems understood than anything else.

To any young officers who may be considering the Civil Engineer Corps as a career, I would advise you first to find out all you can about it and satisfy yourself that you really desire to serve as a technical specialist. Talk to friends or acquaintances of yours who have already entered the Corps, and be sure you see both sides of the coin. Then, if you are motivated to contribute to the support of the operating forces of our Navy as a professional engineer, the Civil Engineer Corps is for you and you will be welcomed aboard with open arms.

The Civil Engineer Corps has a record of achievement in the past of which we are all very proud. This reputation was built up by those who labored in the past to make it so. If we can feel that by our own efforts, we also are adding to this record, that should be our compensation.

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T H O U G H the Navy Civil Engineer AL- Corps was established in 1867, it was

not until almost 40 years later that the Corps began a regular policy of filling its vacancies with graduates of the Naval Academy who displayed an aptitude for civil engineering.

Actually, this arrangement, instituted in late 1906, had been requested by Chiefs of the Bureau of Yards and Docks many years before. In the Chief's report to the Secretary of the Navy in 1892, Como. N. H. Farquhar, an 1859 graduate of the Naval Academy and a line Chief of BuDocks, brought up the matter of recruiting Academy graduates for the CEC. The Corps then consisted of only 10 members, and it was a standing request by Bureau Chiefs in those days, as it was later, that the CEC needed more engineers to handle its everincreasing workload. In 1894 two more members were added to the Corps, but they were not from the Academy.

In 1898 when R. Adm. Mordecai T. Endicott became the first CEC Chief of Bu Docks, he discussed the matter at some length in his annual report.

"Graduates of the Naval Academy, who have completed the 2 years' cruise and the final examination and are naturally fitted and inclined to become civil engineers, might be assigned about the 1st of June to duty under the civil engineer of some navy yard. After 3 months of such duty, if found qualified, the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks would then recommend to the Department that such officers be ordered to some engineering school to take such a post-graduate course of study as will fit them for the duties of a civil engineer in the Navy. Upon the completion of such postgraduate course the officers would be commissioned assistant civil engineers."

Admiral Endicott repeated this request in subsequent reports, but to no apparent avail.

The (jorps was increased in size to 21 members during the Spanish-American War, but all new engineers were recruited from civil life.

One of these engineers was Andrew C. Cunningham '79, who had resigned from the Navy in 1884 because he preferred an engineering career to a sea-going life. Cunningham enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, where he received a civil engineering degree in 1885. In the next 13 years he worked for several steel companies, gaining quite a reputation in the field of steel construction.

When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, the 40-year-old engineer immediately rejoined the Navy and was assigned to duty on a supply ship in his old rank of ensign. When Admiral Endicott heard about this, he used all of his authority to have Cunningham transferred to BuDocks. Once assigned there, Cunningham was persuaded to accept a permanent com10

mission in the Corps in September 1898.

More by accident than design he thus became the first U S N A graduate to become a CEC officer, serving until his death in January 1917. In the period 1903-05 he was assigned as Civil Engineer at the Naval Academy, a tour which, no doubt, facilitated the eventual transfer of Annapolis graduates to the Corps.

In 1906, following an agreement with the Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Endicott was able to announce that "three of the vacancies in the grade of assistant civil engineer have been filled by appointment of graduates of the Naval Academy who failed to pass the high physical standard required for sea service, although they were found physically qualified for the duties of the Civil Engineer Corps. These men are being given a special course of instruction in civil engineering to better fit them for their duties."

The three officers were Samuel (jordon '05, Paul Jones Bean '06, and Albert A. Baker '()7, who graduated in September 1906. The next year three more Academy graduates were selected. They were R. S. Furber '05, Kirby Smith '06, and Norman Smith '06. D. G. Copeland '07 followed the next year.

However, the prospects for the future of the USNA-CEC program were not too bright when the careers of the first seven candidates are considered. After their engineering training was completed the Academy-graduate ranks began to thin out.

Furber died in 1911; Bean and Gordon were retired on disability in 1916 and 1921, respectively; Copeland and Kirby Smith both resigned in 1920, the latter to return to active duty as a Naval Reserve Officer in World War II. Only Albert Baker and Norman Smith completed their careers in the Corps, with Smith becoming the first CEC-Academy graduate to be Chief of BuDocks in 1933.

The school which these officers attended for their engineering training was Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Since R. Admiral Endicott himself had gone to R P I he knew the merits of the Institute, and he may have considered also the good example of Commander Cunningham as a test case. Commander Cunningham, of course, had attended on his own initiative, but R. Admiral Endicott may well have felt that the individual educational program established

by Cunningham might be copied to equal advantage by the new CEC candidates.

These Academy graduates spent about 2 years aboard ship before reporting to R P I where they worked toward the civil engineering degree. After the Naval Academy Postgraduate School was established at Annapolis in 1909, many of the officers received a year of study there before transferring to Rensselaer. This 3-4 year delay in assignment to engineering duties resulted in frequent complaints from Bureau Chiefs.

In his 1913 and 1915 reports as Chief of BuDocks, R. Adm. H. R. Stanford also complained of the injustice, in regard to rank, done to Academy graduates who transferred from the line to the Civil Engineer Corps. He pointed out that these graduates filled vacancies in the grade of assistant civil engineer and were commissioned as CEC ensigns after 2 years of sea duty and 2 years' engineering study at a technical school. Even after their delayed commissioning, they were promoted by vacancy only and could remain ensigns for a number of years. In the meantime their line classmates were being promoted at regular intervals.

The accelerated promotion program that came with the emergency of World War I changed this situation, but did not remove all the inequities involving the transfer of Academy graduates to the CEC. Another reason the problem was temporarily alleviated during World War I was because the Corps received no graduates from the Academy Classes of 1915 through 1919. Actually, there was somewhat a reversal of form in those years. Instead of taking officers from Annapolis, the CEC sent its many engineers, recruited from civil life during the emergency, to Annapolis for a month's indoctrination under a Public Works Officer.

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After the First War there was a general return to normalcy with the size of the Corps fixed at 2 per cent of the line officer authorization. This meant that in the interval between World Wars I and II the size of the CEC was maintained at about 125 members. With this limited number of officers on active duty most of the CEC vacancies were once again filled by Academy graduates. In fact, for the 12-year period from 1925 to 1937 all vacancies in the Corps were filled by the Naval Academy. A total of 32 officers were taken into the CEC in this period, from the Classes of 1922 to 1933, and in contrast to an earlier period the results were extremely commendable. There was not a single resignation and all 32 officers served at least 20 years in the Navy.

An average of 3-4 candidates from the Academy each year took care of the needs of the Corps in that period. No members were taken from the Academy Classes of 1929 and 1932, but since 1922 all other classes have contributed at least two members.

As the needs of the Corps increased during World War II and after, the CEC took in a greater number of Annapolis graduates —in direct contrast to the situation in World War I. The Class of 1946 (graduated in 1945), the largest in the history of the Academy with 1,046 members, furnished 20 of its members to the CEC, including SHIPMATE

R. ADM. NORMAN M. SMITH, CEC USN (Ret.) 06, Chief of BuDocks 1933-37.

R. ADM. KIRBY SMITH, CEC USNR (Ret.) '06.

CAPT. GREER A. DUNCAN, CEC USN (Ret.) '08, served in CEC 36 years—longest of any Naval Academy graduate in the Corps.

R. ADM. J O H N R. PERRY, CEC USN '23, Chief of BuDocks 1953-55. Died in office 25 September 1955.

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its honor man. The Class of 1947 furnished 21 men to the Corps, including its honor man, and the split Class of 1948 supplied 34 officers.

Not all these men were directly commissioned in the CEC at graduation. The majority have transferred from the line 2 or 3 years after graduation by application through selection boards.

At present, there are two main methods of taking Academy graduates into the CEC. One is by direct appointment of midshipmen who are not fully qualified for duty in the line, usually because of some minor deficiency of eyesight which is unacceptable or limiting to the performance of unrestricted duty in the line. An annual quota of six or more has been allocated to the CEC in recent years.

After a short tour of duty in the Corps they are sent to R P I the April following graduation for 17 months of civil engineering qualification courses leading to the degree Bachelor of Civil Engineering. Upon the completion of this work they are assigned to duty. Later they are given the opportunity to apply for advanced R. ADM. ROBERT H. MEADE, CEC USN (Ret.) '26, Chief of BuDocks 1955-57. instruction.

The second method of entering the Corps is by change of designator. Line officers may request assignment and commissioning in the CEC. If accepted, the line officer is sent to R P I for the qualification course. At the present time there are several members of the Classes of 1955 and 1956 undergoing engineering training at R P I under this second method. While some of them are technically still line officers, they will be commissioned in the CEC in the course of their training. Upon receiving their Civil Engineering degrees they will take up their duties in the Corps.

From 1924 to 1951 Academy graduates taking the qualification program at R P I were allowed to stay on for another year and obtain a Master of Civil Engineering degree. After 1951, however, all officers were ordered to active duty after receiving the B.C.E. vAth a chance to apply for graduate study at a later date. Another change took place in 1930 when attendance of the CEC candidates at the Annapolis PG School was discontinued and these officers took the full three years of engineering training at RPI, with temporary active duty in the summer.

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Until 1956 there had been considerable complaint against the method for assigning running mates for officers transferring into the CEC. This was a problem similar to that which existed before World War I whereby Academy graduates often took a loss in precedence when they made the change from line to CEC. Public Law 581, signed by the President on 15 June 1956, corrected this situation to a great extent, but it could do nothing about the number of Academy graduates who had resigned from the Corps in the preceding 10 years, listing this as their major grievance. There were 32 resignees in all, from the Classes of 1943 through 1949. It was particularly difficult for those staff corps officers who finished high in their classes to accept an administrative loss of precedence. The great majority of the Academy graduates who enter the CEC are from the top one-fourth of their class. In addition to the 3 honor men received, the CEC has had 3 who finished second, 2 who finished third, 4 who finished fourth, and 3 who finished fifth.

All in all, 299 Academy graduates have served in the Civil Engineer Corps through T2

R. ADM. JOSEPH F. JELLEY, USN (Ret.) '27, Chief of BuDocks, 1949-53.

October 1958. This figure does not include those Academy men undergoing instruction at R P I who have not yet received their CEC commissions. This grand total of 299 Regulars includes 213 who are presently on active duty, an indication that, although the CEC-USNA program has been going on for more than half a century now, its emphasis has been of more recent times.

The 213 who are now on active duty make up 1/7 of the total active force of about 1560 Regular and Reserve CEC officers.

Because of the fact that there was no recruitment from civil life in the period from 1925 to 1937, all the senior officers of the Corps in point of service are from Annapolis. As a logical result of this service seniority, 5 of the 7 rear admirals now serving the Corps are Academy graduates.

They are W. B. Short '24, William Sihler '25, A. J. Fay, H. B. Jones '28 and H. G. Clark '30. The present Chief of BuDocks and Chief of Civil Engineers, R. Adm. E. J. Peltier, is a graduate of Kansas State, but his eldest son, Eugene J., Jr., was commissioned in the CEC at U S N A graduation exercises last June. The Corps has had only one father-son combination from the Academy. They are R. Adm. H. B. Jones '28 and Lt. H. B. Jones, Jr., '53.

There have been four Academy graduates who served as Chief of Civil Engineers and Chief of Bureau in the past. They were R. Adms. Norman Smith '06, 1933-37: J. F. Jelley '27, 1949-53; J. R. Perry '23, 1953-55; and R. H. Meade '26, 1955-57!

Other Academy graduates who served on active duty in 2-star rank included: Kirby Smith '06 (the only CEC Reserve officer to attam this distinction), H. G. Taylor '08 Gaylord Church '09, H. F. Bruns '11, J. M ' Mathews '13, and C. L. Strain '26, who retired in July 1958.

4- XK 4Of the 299 Academy graduates who served m the Corps, Capt. Greer A. Duncan '08 served the longest. He transferred into the CEC in 1911 and served until 1947. Only 12 of these officers have died; 8 of the 12 died on active duty. Kirby Smith '06 and Norman Smith '06 are the oldest living graduates, both in their 76th year. Thirtyfive of these officers are on the CEC Retired List. Of the 39 who have resigned from service, many are now serving as CEC Reserve officers in an inactive duty status.

All of the 299 officers on the list received their civil engineering training at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute v/ith the exception of Lt. Cdr. R. W. Puddicombe 45. He left the Navy as a regular commissioned aviator in 1947, but, after receiving an engineering degree from the University of Washington, came back on active duty in 1949 as a Reserve CEC officer. He was later augmented into the Regular Corps.

In the early days of both the Naval Academy and the Civil Engineer Corps, about the only connecting link between the two was the Indian figurehead of the frigate DELAWARE, which R. Adm. Peter Asserson, an early CEC officer, salvaged after the Civil War and presented to the Academy. "Tecumseh" subsequently became a famous Annapolis landmark.

R. Admiral Asserson, who was Chief of Civil Engineers from 1881 to 1898, never attended the Academy, but was buried in the Academy Cemetery when he died in 1906.

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By John D. Hayes '24

self. World War 1 brought in the uncoinplimeiitary nob, but Adm. Henry \ .

Wiley finished it with one of his famous "There will be no more" orders. Man-ofK'ar and man-of-war's man are Ijoth proud old Navy expressions but they have been allowed to become almost extinct in these clays even within the Navy itself.

Why not bring- back those words? How do we get them into universal use? If the powers that be so decree, then let our public relations people show us how good tliev arc.

^ "Devil's Advocates" Within The Military Profession

;i military strategy. I'AOU today only a brave man like Cat Brown "21 dares to Mr.estiiin the concept of nuclear tactical weapons. Few in the 19,?0's dared question "iVe are slow to belinv xi'hat the worth of the 8" gun, 10.000-ton cruiser but the war in the Pacific certainly did. hurts tvhen believed."—OVID Even Mahan was scolded at the height of There is no question about Ribbon Creek. his career for questioning the all-big-gun The Mariiie Corps o» Trial by Wm. B. ship.

McKeam '30 being a good book. Those who The clergyman alone may be said to have have read it know that it is. Others can be reassured by its reviews in .VtTfJtiVt'/t- of 8 a more difficult profession than the miliDecember and in the Sunday Xew York tary man. The clergy's work can be measTimes of 10 December. It may even be a ured only in the hereafter. War heretofore great book. Certainly nothing by a career has been the only true measure of the validofficer in the last decade compares with it. ity of a military theory, training procedure or administrative practice. A new concept Shipmate readers know McKean for his is now being advanced in some high miliincisrve mind, sharp pen and abrasive hon- tary places. This concept is that the funcesty. In this book he has shown a novelist's tion of armed force is to maintain the peace talent without taking any of the novelist's rather than to win the just war and achieve license. H e lets the cold record of the better peace: to wage "cold" rather than Conrt of Inqtriry and Court Martial tell real war. There may be something in this the story of this minor tragedy which but if ever a military hypothesis needed shook the Marine Corps as nothing has in painful searching, and uncompromising reits magniloquent record. McKean only search, here is one. Instead it is being paints the scenes and sets up the characters. blandly accepted as fact.

H e does so with background material.

Few humans can police themselves and cc»nments and appraisals that sometimes require a chapter, sometimes a paragraph the same is true of groups, even profesbtrt often just a few cutting words that sional groups. The military profession tolay opfsi reality as with a surgeon's knife. day with the security of the nation in its Here is human research and case instruc- hands, given a major slice of the national product and entrusted with the next genert i m at its best ation in its most formative years, needs Despite this, military readers may ask watching, needs policing. The American themselves some questions while reading people demand this and we should want it. this book: "Should it have been written? Congress and the press will do it if we Will the Marine Corps and national se- cannot or will not do it ourselves. I believe curity be harmed more than helped by it? Congress will permit us to do this job if Is such literary surgical treatment worse we will go at it honestly and objectively. than the ailment?"

It will not be easy.

The answer, it seems to me, depends upon McKean was not afraid to tackle such whether or not an individual believes that a job; in fact he seemed to like his role criticism within is good for his profession; of advocatus diabli. Perhaps he was more whether or not he is for the devil's advo- diabli than necessary but to him nobody in cate approach to professional problems. the Navy is bigger than the Navy. Most The catch phrase, devil's advocate, is of the rest of us feel the same way. used here to designate a method of definiOne last thought. If Abandon Ship, the tive and searching professional self-criticism story of the loss of the INDIANAPOLIS, had as one of the steps in the logic of thesis, been written by a naval officer instead of antithesis, s>'nthesis on the road of sound a reporter, how much more lastingly useful reasoning. The phrase has been borrowed that book could have been. from the Church canonization proceedings which determines the sainthood of a holy person. One of its functionaries has the Man-of-War's Man title of advocatus diahli and it is his duty Tom Raftery '21 takes me to task for to plead against the proposal and to bring forward every possible objection to it. The calling our enlisted men in the October analogy to our case is a bit strained but column, sailors. Actually I called them the idea is the same. In fact another and sailormen which has a different connotamore appropriate name for_ this official is tion if for no other reason than this name is seldom used outside the Navy. But I promotor fidei, promoter of the faith. agree with Tom that using man-of-ivar's Military loyalty and obedience is one men would have been better. thing, questioning and criticizing a miliIt is a pity and also a reflection on regutary theory or administrative practice is another. T h e distinction, however, is not lar officers that our enlisted man has never always made. It was worth an officer's had a generic name worthy of him. He is career in the late 1940's to question the a sailor but so are many other people not feasibility, suitability and acceptability (old in the Navy. Officers labeled him bluejacket war college terms) of atomic bombing as v/hich he resented and refused to use himJ A N U A R Y ,

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by PAUL SCHRATZ '39

THE NAVY JUNIORS A year ago in the Christmas issue I ran a story on our wonderful Navy wives. So many of you were kind enough to thank me for the attempt that I decided not to try it again. So this year I'll move to the middle of the family table and pass along a pat on the back to our entries into the "beat" generation, the Navy juniors.

All about us these days one need only mention the juveniles—somebody else's, anyway—and we wince in anticipation of tales of delinquency. A few of ours are not completely immune to all wrongdoing, of course, but by and large they are a remarkably precocious and capable group, generally quite superior to their civilian counterparts.

I would like to say right off the bat that I think they're pretty wonderful. They're far better disciplined, far more broadly educated, more adaptable and more resourceful than we have any right to expect. I've always said that I can brag about our children because the training they receive is what their mother teaches them less my contribution. And it is remarkable how father manages to be having adventures at sea just when most needed at home. Growing without roots, with best friends always one tour of duty behind, despite almost yearly changes of schools, teaching methods and curricula, I think we must admit they do a remarkable job.

And if they're healthier than their civilian opposites, it must be because standing in line at Navy dispensaries is invigorating.

I have seen a sense of leadership and responsibility displayed by youngsters running teenage dances, for instance, which would do great credit to adults. Last two years in Norfolk I was particularly impressed and I'm sure that was not just an exception. Boy, when I was in high school—and then I get one of those looks from mother which means we'll have no more of those stories while the children are around.

But seriously when I was young (younger), I thought our fathers had done a pretty messy job of this wonderful world of ours. When I look around the globe to see what we've done about it, though, I think maybe we had better ease up on the delinquency stuff and invite the youngsters to join the race. Maybe some of their excess energy can be applied to our problems. There are certainly enough to go around.

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T the time of this writing the football season is still very fresh in our memories and Christmas leave is but a few days away. However, by the time this article is distributed, we will have welcomed the new year of 1959.

W e were, of course, very disappointed not to bring off a win against Army, especially after that brilliant first quarter. Our boys played well and I know they did their level best.

I was especially pleased with our defensive play, but Army was just too strong for us this year and was not to be denied.

W e closed out our season with a 6-3 record, which under the circumstances was not bad. Coach Eddie Erdelatz accomplished an astonishing job of re-building. W e all look forward to 1959 and a much better season with our two star quarterbacks, Joe Tranchini and Jim Maxfield, returning to lead the attack with Bellino, Matalavage and the rest of an experienced squad.

Aside from the loss to Army in varsity football, however, we are smarting from defeats at the hands of West Point in three other fall sports:

150-lb. football, in which our only loss in a brilliant season was to the Cadets; again our only loss in soccer and a defeat in cross-country, where Army placed one-two-three. A clean sweep of fall sports is hard to take and we shall be pointing to a comeback in the meetings yet to come.

W e look forward now to an active winter season and more sports activity. Although the midshipmen refer to these coming months until spring as the "Dark Ages," largely because of the approach of mid-term examinations, there is much of interest occurring here.

Ben Carnevale and his basketballers have a formidable schedule facing them. They will meet 21 teams on the basketball court with ten of these being played away. Six of our 19581959 foes qualified for the N C A A Championships last year. Four of them ended up in the top 10 with Kentucky, whom we played on December 29, winning the major championship.

Navy's basketball hopes are pinned on six returning lettermen: John Mascali, Jay Metzler and Dick Brown lead the list of front court or pivot

men. Returning backcourt men are team Captain Dick Johnson, Hank Egan and Jim Bower, who was high scorer on the squad until an ankle injury forced him to miss the last four games.

W e look forward to an exciting basketball season and hope that many of you can attend some of these games in the Field House. The big one with Army is scheduled for Saturday, 28 May, here in Annapolis at 3 :00 p.m.

Weekends during the winter season will be highlighted with many other sports such as wrestling, swimming, fencing, gym and intramural boxing.

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The landfill is progressing steadily and with minor exceptions will be completed by 1 January. Dewey Basin is now almost entirely devoid of water and in its place is a mound of earth which will be graded and filled with top soil by the first of May. Soon after that it will be seeded. Except for a small gap, the seawall from the Power Plant to the end of the old R E I N A Pier has been completed and the major part of the work for the next few months will involve grading and filling of minor areas.

The knockabouts, dinghys, whale boats and famous old Phlox Landing, which used to be in Dewey Basin, have been relocated in Santee Basin where we have also built five 70-footlong finger piers. The mast of the M A I N E and the saluting batteries are now on the bay side of the new fill some 600 feet from their former locations.

As an interesting sidelight of the fill operation, a number of cannon balls have appeared in the fill material.

These were found when they were picked up by the dredge and pumped some 7000 feet through the pipeline from Horn Point to Dewey Basin. It will be interesting to try to determine the origin of these balls.

VIEW OF DEWEY BASIN from top deck of Luce Hall looking toward Mahon Hall.

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The Stadium, too, is making rapid progress. In the picture accompanying this article you can see the concrete ramps which lead to the upper level of seats and the framework of the press box. Most of the concrete work v/ill be finished by the first of May and the remainder of the job will consist primarily of the refinements and the installation of the memorial chairs and seats. Dressing room facilities and press box will all be completed by the first of August as well as the majority of the landscaping.

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ver or on its home field should not deter the other Service Academies from scheduling them.

As has been stated many times, you cannot always pick your battlefield or match your opponent for size, weight, speed, altitude, etc. The best possible training for such future battlefields is to engage in Shipmate: sports field competition regardless of temFuture football relations between the porary disadvantages. three Service Academies seem to be startI recommend that the Alumni of both ing off on a note of discord, rather than Annapolis and West Point inform their harmony. Recent press reports from West Athletic Associations they would like to Point indicate that the athletic authorities see the Air Force Academy scheduled at do not feel they should risk the Black the earliest possible date—regardless of the Knights in the rarefied air of the Rockies. mountains to be climbed or the rarefied Similarly, press reports from Annapolis atmosphere. sound the same sad note concerning the danger of playing football in the landAs Philip Space might have said: locked mountaintops. Apparently the fact "This is a call to football arms— that the Air Force Academy Falcons are Despite some critic's false alarms Cotton Bowl contenders seems to prove Let's play the Falcons at their behest that the rarefied atmosphere—plus a coach Up in the Rockies where they nest like Ben Martin—can turn out a good foot- If Army and Navy show some fight— ball team in a very short space of time.

They may even win and to hell with the height."

History seems to be repeating itself. I Sincerely, recall in the late '20's Army and Navy BERTRAM KALISCH '24 would not play each other because our Colonel, Signal Corps school contended that the Army boys were all big bruisers from the Pennsylvania coal ^ <I> <I) mines and too old for our delicate Midshipmen to play anyway. When President Shipmate: Coolidge ordered resumption of the series The retired blokes ought to discover this in the name of charity no casualties re- swell place to live; one of the world's beausulted, and the Navy has done pretty well ty spots with an unsurpassed all-the-yearin the Army-Navy series since that time. round climate. There are plenty of houses Since the three Service Academies can for rent, apartments too, from $100 to $225 form a Service Big Three, whose contests a month. And hear this: best cooks are $25 would far outshine the classic Big Three, the month, maids at $15 the month. Excelit would be better to play the games in lent pension hotels with baths and meals at Chicago to get maximum seating capacity. around $4 the day per person. We came for But the mere fact that the Air Force may a two weeks' visit 18 months ago and look want to play the first such contest in Den- forward to months more before moving on.

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Shipmate: Re: Weiners at World's Fairs in September "Sea Breezes," and the "Mail Boat" inquiry by Gordon Gerson '58 last month.

The information that the Brussel's hot dogs were manufactured in New York may be the best dope available to Consumer's Reports. "Sea Breezes'" dope that the dogs are made in Europe came from London newspapers, but after all. Consumer's is paid for peddling sausage and I for baloney.

What hurts far more than 75 cents for a dog is the broad issue of service loyalty.

How could a member of '58 so readily assume error in his elders without first attempting to square Consumer's away? After all, '39 too has been "thoroughly indoctrinated with principles of honor, uprighteousness, and truth. . . ." But there was nothing in the Mission of the Naval Academy in 1939 which mentioned facts.

Sincerely, PAUL SCHRATZ '39

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Shipmate: In the October 1958 edition of Shipmate, I note an article in "The Mail Boat" by D. E. Carlson '21.

Could you have someone inform me how I "can charge off $100 per week to sick leave with pay on income tax return"-—I may be missing something!

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CAPITOL HILL B y FRED LARDNER, ' 2 2

Military Pay. Should it be tied to some index, as cost-of-living?

Quarters Allowances. Should such allowances be tied to some index, as wagesalary ? The difficulty in tying military pay or allowances to some index is the cost of developing a specific index for military use.

Academy Appointments. Various changes in academy appointments will be proposed. From the viewpoint of readers, the most important will be a request that more Service sons be appointed to the Service academies. You can logically say without pointing to figures that sons of military men are more likely to like Service life than officers commissioned from other sources.

Isolated Duty Pay. There will be some demand for this, but the Defense Department is not likely to approve it.

Reserve Officers' Retention Contract Bill. Such a bill is desirable since dismissal of Reserve officers without more adequate compensation has done the departments some harm.

Medical Care. There may be some action on medical care, which is in something of a mess.

Escort Bill. The Air Force will press for legislation providing that when a family serviceman stationed overseas dies, his surviving wife and children will be furnished with an escort to aid in their return to But a considerable, or even a drastic, in- this country. crease is possible. During the 85th Congress the various non-duplicating spending plans sponsored as bills would have added, if 1959 Bills for Retired Officers Retired Pay Inequity. The most imporenacted into law, a cost of more than $200 million over the next five years. But this tant of bills for the benefit of retired officers 86th Congress includes more "spenders." will be one to eliminate the retired pay When we use the word, spenders, in this inequity enacted into law in the Military sense, we refer to legislators who would Pay Act of 1958. This law limited to six increase civilian spending primarily. Many per cent the increase in pay granted to so-called authorities in and out of govern- officers who were in retirement status on ment, including administrators, economists May 31, 1958. This is also an active duty and others, think of government spending bill; it would aid national defense by imas a cure-all for almost any national and proving Service attractiveness. If this methinternational ill. And the majority of them, od of paying pre-June 1, 1958, retirees is in our opinion, do not think very much allowed to stand, the next pay bill, if it should be enacted, say, June 1, 1961, probof the military. ably would limit pre-June 1, 1961, retirees to an increase less than that approved for 1 9 5 9 Active Duty Bills active duty personnel.

Dual Employment-Dual Compensation.

Here are the principal personnel bills expected to be introduced in the next two Restrictions on employment of retired officers by the Federal Government should be months or so: removed. This is not a money bill, and the Career Officers' Personnel Management Defense Department is expected to approve Bill. This will be designed to lessen "hump" it and perhaps sponsor it. But there is officer promotion problems for the Air opposition, some of it influential, to any Force and the Army. However, the Army sizable employment of retired officers in claims it is not affected by hump problems. civilian government positions.

Navy "Hump" Bill. Designed to solve Cadet-Midshipman Service. This is a bill hump problems for the Navy and the Ma- for retired as well as active duty personnel. rine Corps.

Survivor Benefits. Representative James Cadet-Midshipman-ROTC Service. This B. Utt (Rep., Utah) last year sponsored a bill would grant credit for service academy- - bill, H-R-3260, providing that widow-* andand ROTC service in estimating longevity children of personnel who die after 25 years oi active service shall be entitled to survivor pay.

The deficit in Federal spending this fiscal year (ending June 30, 1959) is expected to be about $12 billion. This estimate, combined with increasing costs of defense production and probable increases in government civilian spending, has forced the Administration to adopt ECONOMY as its watchword.

This situation is almost certain to have some effect on military personnel legislation. Congress will be asked to increase the defense appropriation for fiscal year 1960, but Defense Department officials say this increase will be earmarked for purposes other than the benefit of military personnel.

There are other factors which make this summary less bleak. Business in general will show a good increase in calendar year 1959, and a further increase in 1960. Federal revenue will be increased. Congress will have its own ideas on military personnel legislation. And the fact that the Defense Department does not sponsor a bill does not always mean it will oppose its enactment.

This correspondent believs that a primary danger to further career service improvement in the next two years is the possibility that Congress will increase civilian spending. A little increase is inevitable, if only because civilian spending has increased with each new Congress for a good many years.

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benefits and not mere pensions. This bill created much interest. The bill would give more recognition to career Service wives, and if enacted into law would constitute one of the best possible boosters for career service. It would also eliminate all the controversy over deaths from service-connected disabilities. Many legislators and doctors serving military personnel and veterans say that current law prevents recognition of many deaths as service-connected. But legislation of this type needs a lot of selling, and chances for enactment in this Congress are not good.

Contingency Option Act Improvements.

In the last Congress, Representative Bates (Rep., Mass.) introduced H R 2396 designed to improve the Contingency Option Act of 1953 as applicable to active duty members. Under existing law an active duty member must decide before completing 18 years of service whether or not to take an annuity. He may change or revoke such action while still on active duty, but such change is not effective if he retires within five years thereafter. Representative Bates' bill would make this period two years instead of five. The Retired Officers Association wants a bill which would reopen election under the law to retired personnel, and give retired persons the right to reduce or cancel an annuity which proves too burdensome to continue.

Medical Care. Medical care in civilian facilities will be sought for dependents of retired personnel.

Widows' Pensions. Many bills to improve widows' pensions are introduced. The primary proposal is to increase the limitations on annual income governing payment of pensions, as from the present $1400 for a widow without minor children to $1800, and from the $2700 to a widow with children to $3,000 or more.

Hump Problems

The Cordiner Committee at a recent Washington meeting heard representatives of the Services discuss the problems caused by heavy commissioning of officers in World War II. Testimony indicated that the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps are seriously affected by the W W II hump, v/hile the Army is not.

Air Force. Maj. Gen. Robert B. Landry, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, said the Air Force has begun a program of demotion and elimination of officers, but needs legislation to make it more effective. Beginning the first of the year, the Air Force shifted to promotions to permanent rank on a "best qualified" basis. Captains, majors and lieutenant colonels who are twice passed over or deferred when considered for promotion will be involuntarily released, although officers who have had 18 years of service will be permitted to serve 20 years. Records of thousands of officers have been reviewed, and some 800 have been listed for possible demotion. Many have already been demoted.

Navy. The Navy is in desperate need of hump legislation, and will sponsor its own bill on the subject. In the 85th Congress a more general bill on this subject failed of serious consideration because it included provisions requested by the Navy to meet its own situation.

"The Navy," said V. Adm. H. P. Smith, Chief of Naval Personnel, "in line with the Cordiner Committee concept and theme, considers it absolutely essential that the 'hump' legislation be enacted at the earliest possible time in order to commence an orderly program of improvement and control S H I P M A T E

of quality as well as correction of a critical problem of maldistribution.

"The Navy bill would provide for early retirement of about 35 per cent of captains who have had or will have had five or more years of service in grade and whose records indicate declining or less-than-maximimi effectiveness, and early retirement of commanders who have failed two or more times for selection to the grade of captain.

"In addition to carrying out provisions of this bill," said Admiral Smith, "it will be necessary to assess heavy attrition at selection points to assure selection of only those best qualified for promotion to the next higher grade."

The Navy already is enforcing heavy attrition at selection points to lieutenant commander and above.

Marine Corps. The Marine Corps will seek authority to retire involuntarily colonels and lieutenant colonels who have twice failed of selection and who have had 26 and 20 years of service, respectively. Current attrition in promotion is as follows: to major, 20 per cent; to lieutenant colonel, 30 per cent; to colonel, 40 per cent; to brigadier general, about 88 per cent.

"The high attrition rates are caused by the World W'ar II hump," said Maj. Gen. Donald M. Weller, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1. "Promotion flow has been ahead of the normal promotion points and Officer Personnel Act retirement points, and we have been unable to retire involuntarily twice-passed-over officers because they have not attained the years of service guaranteed for each grade."

Army. The Army does not have a hump problem, said Brig. Gen. C. R. Mather, Deputy Director of Military Personnel Management.

"The several checkpoints in an officer's career provide the means for assuring that only top-quality personnel progress to the higher grades," he told the Cordiner Committee. "In between these checkpoints, provisions are made for the annual screening of all officers to secure maintenance of higher standards of performance and to prevent so-called 'legal sanctuaries of mediocrity.'

"Elimination action is initiated against those officers who fail to measure up. These eliminations are in addition to other losses, such as those due to promotion passovers, disability, and mandatory and voluntary retirements.

"Promotions, both temporary and perm.anent, to the grade of major and lieutenant colonel are now based on the 'best qualified' method of selection. This type of selection has always been required for promotion to general officer grades and to the grade of colonel.

"In addition to the best qualified method, tighter standards have been set for determining those officers who are fully qualified for the next higher grade.

"In order that the most highly qualified officers can be put in the higher type assignments, the first promotions of outstanding officers from below primary zones of consideration were accomplished during the past two fiscal years. This program will be continued."

H u m p Forceout Problems

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0-Ss (commanders and lieutenant colonels) would be released after about 20 years of service, and 0-6s (captains and colonels) after about 26 years of service. Normally, 0-5s would have six more years to go and 0-6s would have four more years to go before retirement. The proposed pay would be equal to two months' pay and allowances multiplied by the number of years of normal service which would not be served.

Thus, a commander or lieutenant colonel forced out after 20 years of service would receive 12 months' pay and allowances (two months' pay times si.x) in addition to regular retirement pay based on 20 years of service.

The Navy's original plan was to credit, for retirement pay purposes, officers with half the remaining number of years they would normally serve. Under this method, a commander or lieutenant colonel who may be retired after 20 years of service would have his retirement pay based on 23 years of service. However, in last year's consideration of hump legislation by members of the Armed Services Committees, this proposal encountered some opposition.

The Defense Department will ask Congress for an increase in medical care for the rest of this fiscal year. Instead of the $72,000,000 appropriated, from $86,000,000 to $93,000,000 may be necessary. But even the top figure might not be enough; expenditures during October 1958 totaled $9.2 million.

Brig. Gen. Floyd L. Wergeland, MC, USA, director of the medical care program, said that Service hospitals are not able to assume the load the new regulations place upon them.

"Some dependents,'' he told the annual convention of the Association of Military Surgeons, held in Washington recently, "located near Service facilities will elect to pay for some kinds of care out of their own pockets rather than wait until a later date when they might obtain service in a military hospital.

"It is unlikely that military facilities can take up the entire load, even if they are operated at maximum capacity."

British System

A special committee to study changes in pay, promotion and retirement of the BritEffective October 1, 1958, the Defense ish armed services has made various inDepartment issued regulations designed to teresting recommendations, some of them require more military dependents to seek already accepted by the British government. medical care in military facilities. These Perhaps the most important recommendaregulations were designed not only to tion already accepted is one which would limit the cost of civilian medical care but also to make certain that greater use was give officers a choice of retirement before 40 years of age or continuation on active made of military facihties. duty until 60 years of age. The committee Perhaps the most important change was said it is unfair to force officers into civilian the requirement that most dependents living life in their 50s, when obtaining employwith their sponsors use military facilities ment is not easy. Also, that an officer rather than civilian hospitals and civilian should be permitted to retire at about 40 doctors. if he feels there is no future for him in the and if the service feels there is no Now it develops that military facilities service are overcrowded and long waiting periods real need for him. for attention are necessary. The Defense Another proposal would count, for penDepartment says that many dependents will sion purposes, all service beyond 30 years. pay for their own medical care in civilian The committee said that pension rates for facilities rather than wait for care in mili- officers are all right for those retiring at tary facilities.

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Chung-Hoon N o m i n a t e d For Sports Illustrated Award Capt. Gordon P. Chung-Hoon has been nominated by the United States Naval Academy for the 1958 Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All-America. A native of Honolulu, T. H., Captain Chung-Hoon was a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1934. He won Navy football letters three straight yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1931-32-33â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and, according to his old head coach, E. E. (Rip) Miller, now the Academy's Assistant Director of Athletics, "he played 60 minutes of football every Saturday." ChungHoon was the team's left halfback during his three years on the varsity.

He was an outstanding naval officer fol- CAPT. GORDON P. CHUNG-HOON '34 lowing graduation. In fact, he was on duty aboard the battleship USS ARIZONA on 7 December 1941, which was at anchor at forces in the vicinity of Kyushu Island, Pearl Harbor when the Japanese struck. Japan.''

During World War II, he was awarded Captain Chung-Hoon later was in comthe Navy Cross "for extraordinary hero- mand of the destroyer USS JOHN W . ism in action against enemy Japanese forces THOMASON, a unit of the striking force ill the vicinity of Okinawa," and the Silver during the Korean War. He is currently Cross Medal "for conspicuous gallantry and assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naintrepidity as Commanding Officer of the val Operations in Washington, D. C. He U S S SiGSBEE in action against enemy resides in Arlington, Va. 17

INSIDE THE MAIN GATE

by J. P. Haumont '59

The Bancroft CofFee Break For many years now the Brigade has sponsored a child in Germany through the Foster Parents Plan and the Belgium's War Orphans' Fund. The boy whom we help at this time is a seventeen-year-old white Russian, who lives in West Germany with his mother, brother, and sister. His name is Dimitry Kakovsky.

This family's situation is not an easy one as they have to live from public assistance and to make it worse Dimitry suffers from an acute lunar condition. The money we send makes it possible for Dimitry and his family to eat and buy some warm clothes for the rigorous German winter.

Dimitry works hard to try to become independent from public assistance. Yet this is no easy task with his poor health. For the time being he studies during the day.

His educational level is that of a tenthgrader due to the fact that for too many years he could not go to school. During evenings Dimitry works as a clerk for a woolen firm.

In April, Dimitry will be eighteen and at that time will no longer be eligible for our help. We hope that by that time his health will be improved and that he'll be able to support himself without our help.

By then also we'll be thinking of adopting another child in need of help.

This foster program at the Academy is administered by the first class treasurer and the first class officer representative.

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last year. When asked how he managed all this, he gave us his formula for success which reads: Never let the academics interfere with your education. Whatever you may think of this it sure worked for our new Brigade Commander.

Redecoration in Mem,orial Hall: A few months ago Captain Shinn sent me a memorandum on the redecoration of Memorial Hall. This redecoration was started last summer and was completed this fall when a large Persian rug arrived from Baltimore. The stonework was cleaned and the ceiling repainted while six new murals were installed in the six small lunettes. The hall was also refurnished with the original bust of John Paul Jones by Houdon, a big table given by the Japanese to Commodore Perry, and other valuable furniture. Among the dominant features to be seen are two Persian rugs which form a pair although they were procured separately. Captain Shinn had some research done on their history and this is what he wrote me: They are Khorasan rugs. They are about 100 to 125 years old, and they were made for and used in the palace of the Crown Prince of Persia. He was the brother of Ahmad Shar of the Kagar dynasty. In the middle 1920's an army sergeant by the name of Reza dethroned the Kagar dynasty and crowned himself King of Persia. "Today his son is ruling as the Shah of Persia.

When Sergeant Reza took over, he sold off much of the property of the Kagar

dynasty and among the things sold were these two rugs. They were auctioned in Tabriz, Persia, in 1927. The Naval Academy bought one of them through a dealer in Boston and the other through a dealer in Baltimore. A pair of rugs of the size, type of detail work, and general excellence of this pair would have to be made for a purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;either for a mosque or a palaceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just for the open market.

Sports Information Committee: Midshipmen have formed a new club called the Sports Information Committee. As its name implies its purpose is_ to keep the Brigade informed on everything concerned with sports at the Academy. This includes reports on sporting events as well as advance information on teams we meet. Intramural sports will also be covered by this committee. The club started just before Christmas leave and hopes to be rolling smoothly by the end of this _ year when the Executive Department will make a final decision on whether or not this new activity is to be formally included in the Midshipmen's extracurricular activities.

Sports News Not too many events have taken place between the Army game and Christmas leave. All teams are training hard and what they have done up to now has been well done. The basketball team won its first three games against Penn, Dickinson, and Rutgers. They dropped their fourth to Princeton. By the time you read this they will have played four more top notch teams, namely, Maryland, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and- Butler.

In other sports Navy has also been doing well. The squash team beat Penn and Fordham both by 9-0 scores. The swimming team had to win the last relay to overtake Cornell and win by 44-42. In wrestling Coach Schwartz came up with another good team as the Blue and Gold dropped Gettysburg 35-0. Both pistol and rifle teams won their first meets easily.

In the first pistol match the lowest Navy man had a higher score than Gettysburg's highest man.

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For the Class of '59 the most important year since we joined the Navy has finally arrived. In five months caps will be flying high in the Fieldhouse and our mothers and sweethearts will put those brand new shoulderboards on our shoulders. Yes these Happy New Year wishes sure have a special meaning for us.

To all of you who have graduated and to your families I wish a Happy New Year.

Bits of News New Six-Stripper: The striper list for this winter was published not too long ago and was headed by Pete Van Nort. One of Log's reporters interviewed him and here is some of the information gathered on this lad. Pete hails from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. At the Academy he played varsity football and still has a season in both winter and spring track. As a plebe he also played basketball. In extracurricular activities Pete holds the job of Lucky Bag's sports editor, is treasurer of the "N" Club, and writes for the Log. He also has a few hobbies such as building hi-fi radio gear and keeping a collection of records.

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NAVY GRIDDERS HONORED. Winners of the coveted "N" members of Navy's 1958 football team pose with R. Adm. Charles L. Melson, USN, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, at his home during the annual Football Awards Dinner held by the Superintendent for the team. Pictured left to right are quarterback Joe Tranchini, fullback Ray Wellborn, Admiral Melson, halfback Dick Zembruski, and team captain Dick Dagampat, halfback.

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE SLATE AND CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

BY PETITIONS

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

In compliance with Article V I , Section 1. of the By-Laws of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Inc., the Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of candidates for offices of president, vice presidents and trustees-atlarge which have been approved by the Board of Trustees.

For P R E S I D E N T (1 or 2 years) : V. Adm. G. C. Dyer, U S N (Ret.) '19, Annapolis, Md. Cdr. D. A. Stretch, U S N R '30 New Y'ork, N . Y. For V I C E P R E S I D E N T S (1 per area for 1 year) : East: V. Adm. B. H . Hanlon, U S N (Ret.) Washington, D. C. Cdr. H . M. Sylvester. ( C E C ) U S N (Ret.) '24, New York, N . Y. Central: Mr. R. G. Waldron '19 Dettroit, Mich.

Capt. E. K. Zitzewitz, U S N R '25 Chicago, 111.

West: Lt. Cdr. C. V. Wilhoit, U S N R '46 San Diego, Calif.

R. Adm. O. O. Kessing, U S N (Ret.) '14 Coronado, Calif.

For T R U S T E E S - A T - L A R G E (4 for 3 years) : V. Adm. B. H . Hanlon, U S N (Ret.) '21 Washington, D. C. R. Adm. F . V. H . Hilles, U S N R '30 Active Duty Cdr. J. A. Milbum, U S N R '27 Philadelphia, Pa. R. Adm. P. Niekum, Jr., U S N (Ret.) '26 Monrovia, Calif.

Mr. E. W . Rebard '41 Berkeley, Calif.

Cdr. H . M. Sylvester, (CEC) U S N ( R e t ) , New York, N. Y. Mr. D. C. Wilkerson '20 Detroit, Mich.

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What's the Dope Book Reviews Branch Activities Distaff Corner Last Call

OFFICERS V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, U S N (Ret.) '09 (3341), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— CAPT. P A U L W . SIEGRIST, U S N R '24 (7639), New York, N. Y.

Vice President (Central

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CAPT. W . J. HARRISON, U S N R '21 (5722), New Orleans, La.

Vice President (Western Area)— LT. ( J G ) B . B . CASSELS, U S N (Ret.) '22 (6626), Seattle, Wash. ^^vficiitws D%vsctof R. ADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, JR., U S N (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis

TRUSTEES Superintendent's Representative— CAPT. W . C . HALL, JR., U S N '37 (12624). Chief of Staff, U S N A ^

At Large

To serve until Spring Meeting 1959 CAPT. C . H . BENNETT, JR.,

U S N ( R e t ) '23 (6863) V. ADM. T . R . COOLEY,

VI—NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

CAPT. S . D . CUTTER, U S N (12098)

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U S N (Ret.) '46 (17519) V. ADM. J. W . ROPER,

FROM THE ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS 1. As soon as practicable after 1 June and in any event before 1 July each year the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of seven members, representing as equably as possible the Eastern, Central, and Western Areas. Two members shall be Trustees-at-large. T h e remainder shall be regular members of the Association, not more than one of whom may be a Trustee from a local Association. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to submit to the Board of Trustees, not later than December 10, a slate of candidates for the offices of President, Vice President, and Trustees-at-large, sufficient in number to fill all prospective vacancies. T h e nominations shall be published in the January issue of the official publication of the Association. Nominations by petition may be submitted to the Board of Trustees not later than February IS. A petition for a nomination to any office must be signed by at least fifty members.

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U S N (Ret.) '19 (5072)

To serine until Spring Meeting 1960 ADM. H . W . HILL, U S N (Ret.) '11 (3666)

CAPT. J. K. TAUSSIG, JR., U S N

(Ret.) '41 (14404) R. ADM. H . A. YEAGER, U S N '27

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To serve until Spring Meeting 1961 R. ADM. W . H . BURACKER, U S N

(Ret.) '20 (5427)

V. ADM. I. N. KILAND, U S N

(Ret.) '17 (4657)

R. ADM. J. D. HAYES, U S N (Ret.)

'24 (7428)

R. ADM. L . A. KNISKERN, U S N

(Ret.) '22 (6244) From Local Chapters

To serve until Spring Meeting 1959 LT. J. F. HELLAUER, U S N R (Ret.) V. ADM. GEORGE H . FORT, U S N '27 (8916), Connecticut (Ret.) '12 (3902), Washington CAPT. E . K . ZITZEWITZ, U S N R '25

(7966), Chicago V. ADM. J. H . BROWN, JR., U S N

(Ret.) '14 (4276), Philadelphia MR. M . B . FLANDERS ( N '28),

Boston L. CDR. C . V. W I L H O I T , JR., U S N R

'46 (18517), San Diego CAPT. H . L . PARRY, U S N R (Ret.)

'22 (6601). New York

MR. D . C . WILKERSON ( N '20),

Detroit CAPT. C . A. GRIFFITHS, U S N

(Ret.) '19 (5081), Los Angeles V. ADM. M . E . M U R P H Y , U S N

(Ret.) '22 (6349). Peninsula CAPT. R . F . H A N S , U S N

(Ret.)

'14 (8606), San Francisco MR. E . T . BARRETT "38 (12839),

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the table) and there was no reflection of it in his traditional cheerfulness.

P A T DONAVINâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I'm glad to r e p o r t is recovering nicely from quite a serious operation at the Bethesda Hospital last month.

A letter from S W E D E SEYMOUR says that he keeps office hours from 0830 to 1630 daily and plays golf weekends.

Probably due to the fine brand of air or something down there in old New Orleans!

I'm still getting copies of letters from the Athletic Association to various wives and widows in the class who have contributed $100.00 for memorial chairs in the new Stadium for their husbands. In spite of all the notices that have been sent out apparently there are some who have not gotten the word that this is a fine idea. It would be a service to those who have not, for readers to inform them of this rapidly vanishing opportunity to perpetuate _ their husbands' names among those of their old friends and classmates.

"WHENEVER TWO OR THREE SHALL MEET" JACK S H A F R O T H tells me that he lunched with J O H N N Y L A T H A M in New York the other day. Found Johnny to Sec'y, V. Adm. Alexander Sharp, U S N (Ret.), 6306 Bannockbnrn Dr. have become an avid reader of "doctor Bethesda, Md. books" with a view to remaining on the scene a bit longer than he might otherwise.

R. Adm. Edgar L. Woods, (MC) USN PAUL M. LABACH Apparently this works in Latham's case (Ret.), was elected a member of the WashCapt. R. W. McNEELY, Windmill Oraccording to Jack. Might try it! chard, R3 Columbia, S. C , has informed ington, D. C, luncheon group, bringing a You may have noticed how "hard up" personal charm and zest to the proceedings. us that he only recently learned of the death of Maj. P A U L M. LABACH, USA He was born in Charlottesville, Va., grad- I am for news. Let me know of anything uated from the University of Virginia newsworthy about yourself. If there is any ,(Ret.), on 24 October 1957.

Medical School, and had a distinguished doubt about its worthiness, I'll be glad to naval career. Among other billets, he served decide with the probability that you will on the Staffs of Commander Naval Forces get a bit of free advertising.

European Waters and Commander ScoutHappy New Year!

Sec'y, Capt. E. S. Jackson, U S N (Ret.) ing Fleet. He also commanded the Naval FOY 455 Arlington Dr., Pasadena. Calif.

Hospitals at the Naval Academy, WashOn account of illness, Mrs. Joseph R. inton, D. C, and Norfolk.

Sec'y, R. Adm. Harold C. Train, U S N Mrs. HARRY CARD KNOX (Adair), Defrees was unable to attend the burial (Ret.), 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md. service for her late husband, R. Adm. J. R. in a note of appreciation to the class, gave D E F R E E S at Arlington Cemetery, 10 her address a s : "Grayco Apts., 115 North SOCK K E E P . I deeply regret to report October. The cards accompanying flowers St., Harrisburg, Pa." the death of Sock on 3 November 1958 in were not sent to her and she is unable to Washington, D. C. He graduated in 1911. acknowledge them individually. She has See December Shipmate under 1911 for requested that we extend her thanks to full details. all who sent flowers.

Sec'y, Capt. R. F. Frellsen, U S N (Ret.) 5 Sherwood Rd., Wardonr, Annapolis, Md. Minnie CLEVENGER. Grover's widow died 18 June 1957 in Excelsior Springs, NEWTON HARRIS WHITE, JR. Sec'y, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, U S N Mo., and was buried in that city. She is N E W T O N HARRIS W H I T E , JR. survived by two daughters, Mrs. Thelma (Ret.), 8013 Aberdeen Rd. (CAPT U S N R E T ) , died 28 November Lucas of Liberty, Mo., and Mrs. Pamela Bethesda 14, Md. 1958; burial in Arlington National Ceme- SuUinger of Tucson, Ariz., and one son, RUFUS SAXTON THOMPSON tery on 3 December. He is survived by his Mr. Samuel L. Cievenger, % ArabianR U F U S SAXTON ('Buz') T H O M P - widow, Rebecca Sealy Terry White.

American Oil Company, Saudi-Arabia.

S O N died in Hampton, Va., on 22 NovemCaptain White entered the Naval Acad- Grover's last class was 1910. He died 5 ber 1958, and was buried in Arlington emy with the Class of 1906 and graduated April 1952 at the VA Hospital, WadsCemetery 26 November with services in with 1907. He was a naval aviator, com- worth, Kan. This information was furthe Fort Myer Chapel and full military manding USS ENTERPRISE in 1937-38. His nished by Waldo Holt ( U S N A 1912), who honors. Buz resigned in 1905 and returned home at Mitchellville, Md., is named "En- lives in Kansas City, Mo. for active service in World War I. After terprise."

FROGGIE Y ^ T E S . Froggie, whose that he spent many years in the Merchant In World War II he commanded Air Marine. He is survived by a son, Rufus, Bases, 3rd Naval Dist., with additional duty death in Kansas City, Mo., on 16 August 1958 was published in the December ShipJr., and three daughters. as Commander Off-shore and In-shore mate, was buried in Grapevine, Texas, Henrietta (Mrs. Stephen C.) ROWAN Anti-Submarine Patrol and the Aircraft where he was born, and where his parents'*' has sold her house in Merion and moved Ferry Command. and other members of his family are buried. into an apartment, B-303, 429 Montgomery Ave., Haverford, Pa. CLASS LUNCHEON Elinor (Mrs. Henry D.) COOKE has Sec'y, R. ^ d m . Edward J. Foy, U S N The annual Washington Ladies Luncheon also sold her house in Roslyn Heights, (Ret.), Bpx 45, A-N Club was held on 18-^November at the ArmyL. I., and is temporarily at the Garden Washington 6, D. C. Navy Club. The number attending was the City Hotel, Garden City, L. I., while lookThere are sixteen classmates here in highest of any of the Ladies Luncheons. ing for an apartment.

Washington to whom I send reminders of Present: the Bensons, Braisteds, Chaplines, the regular monthly luncheons. Have just Dessez and daughter, Sally Miller, Glen-., returned from the December one and am nons, Charlie and Isabel Maddox, Mana- ' Sec'y, Capt. Louis P. Davis, U S N (Ret.) glad to report that ten of the sixteen hans, McCauley, Justine Dresel, Betty McDresden Apt., 2126 Connecticut Ave., showed up in spite of mean weather. One Elduff, McGlassons, Martha Okie, OldenN.W., Washington, D. C. of these was our old friend NICK CAR- dorf, Platts, Porters, Robertsons, Smiths, Emily and LAURANCE McNAIR have T E R just down from Maine for the winter Stuarts, Tilley, Trains, Wickhams, Raleigh arrived home at 430 Country Club Lane, and looking fuller of health than I've seen Williams, Wrights.

Coronado 18, Calif., and are ready and him for several years. Accused of this, he Due to 50th Reunion, 29 and 30 May anxious to receive their friends or com- mentioned the fact that he had a "game 1959, there will be no Ladies Luncheon munications from them at that address. leg" but it was not obvious (being under that month.

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S P E C M A N A H A N . Spec and Alice's daughter, Alice Herbert, was married on 22 November 1958 to Mr. Charles David Grinnel, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Francis Browne Grinnel of Dover, Mass.

P O P S H R E I N E R . It is heartening when we hear of those working unselfishly for the good of our fellow men and women, boys and girls. It is especially pleasing when one of those doing such work is one of our classmates. I refer to Pop Shreiner.

His Church Farm School has for many years given a new vision of life to boys from "broken homes." His original farm of 120 acres has now grown into a great farm of 1800 acres. This newly acquired land has made possible large houses in which can be housed another 100 boys, making it possible to double the size of the school from 100 to 200 boys. He now has a Memorial Gymnasium given by 50 friends, which is a real morale builder, as well as a builder of sound strong bodies.

A shop building, given by one of the generous supporters of the school and furnished by a number of others, has opened up avenues of training that will fit his young men, upon graduation, to earn their living working at the trade of their own choosing. The "A" and " B " students, who are recommended for college, also have shop training. The Church Farm School is near Paoli, Pa. Pop's title is Headmaster.

FIFTIETH REUNION Letters giving full information on the Reunion are now in the mail. The dates are Friday, 29 May, in Washington and Saturday, 30 May, in Annapolis.

HAROLD TRAIN

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Sec'y, V . Adm. Robert M. Griffin, U S N (Ret.), 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D . C.

OSCAR CHARLES BADGER RALPH EELEDERICK WOOD OSCAR BADGER, I am sorry to report, died suddenly on 30 November from a heart attack suffered at his home in Glen Cove, Long Island. Oscar had a distinguished naval career, retiring as an Admiral, after serving as Commander Seventh Fleet (China) and Commander Eastern Frontier. His decorations included the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and the Legion of Merit. He commanded attacks on Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Japanese home islands, and led the first American forces into Tokyo Bay at the end of World War II. On 4 December he was buried in Arlington with full militshT honors. He is survived by his widow, Isabelle, two children, Mrs. John Power Schroeder (Isabelle) and Mrs. Frederick John Leary, Jr. (Jane), both of New York, and several grandchildren.

We regret to announce the death of R A L P H F R E D E R I C K W O O D (RADM U S N R E T ) on 29 November 1958 at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif. He is survived by his widow, Irene Porter Wood, Mission Hotel, McArthur Blvd., Oakland, Calif. No other details are available at this time.

The monthly class luncheon had a large turnout of the Washington group. Adm. J. O. R I C H A R D S O N , an honorary member, was one of those in the very congenial gathering; also J O H N N Y MEIGS from Annapolis, looking fine after his long siege following a heart attack.

J A N U A R Y ,

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H A R V E Y H A I S L I P , whose novel Sailor Named Jones was published last year, has written another, The Prise Master, which Doubleday is bringing out on 5 February. Harvey and Georgia are living in Claremont, not far from Los Angeles.

Georgia has to live quietly due to her health, so Harvey finds time for considerable writing at which he has been very successful.

H O W A R D KINGMAN'S stepdaughter, Adelaide Kilbee Cormack, will marry Marion Luther Brittain, III, on 31 January at Beverly Hills. The groom is the son of Mr. McDonald Brittain and Mrs. De Foor Brittain of Atlanta, and has resided in Los Angeles for the past five years. Kilbee Cormack, with a Master's degree in English, taught for a year in the American School in Manila, and then at UCLA. F R E D and_ Ardis K U R F E S S planned to spend Christmas in Hawaii with son John and his family. They enjoyed seeing DAN and Anna P A T C H when the latter couple passed through Santa Barbara in November.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, U S N (Ret.) 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. West Coast Sec'y, R. Adm. O. O. Kessing 842 D Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Margaret GEARING has written me expressing her most sincere appreciation for the lovely flowers which were sent by the class on the occasion of Beanie's funeral. Margaret was in Annapolis recently as a guest of Miriam S L I N G L U F F (Tommy's widow).

Although there has been no mention recently in Shipmate regarding our class reunions to be held in 1959, you will be reading a lot about the plans etc. within the near future. As you perhaps know already, there will be two reunions, one in the San Diego area in May for those who, due to the distance involved, will be unable to attend our principal one which will take place here in Annapolis in September.

There are some who are planning to attend both. SCRAPPY K E S S I N G is handling things out there so get in touch with him for details if there should be any possibility that you might be able to attend.

SAVVY M A R T I N is doing a fine job teaching astronomy at the University of South Carolina. He is Head of that Department, and seems to enjoy it a great deal.

F A T S and Clare _ MECUM spent the weekend in Annapolis on the occasion of the Navy-Maryland game which took place in Baltimore. The J A L B E R T S and the MAURYS got together with them while they were here and needless to say a great time was had by all.

It is now three weeks before Christmas (at the time of this writing) but by the time you read this column the Yuletide season will have been over. Anyhow, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

BOB MAURY

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Sec'y, Como. M. W. Hutchinson, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 6 Acton Place, Annapolis, Md. Treas., Cdr. Claude C. Vickrey, U S N R (Ret.), 20 E. 74th St., N e w York 21, N. Y.

HOMER H. H O B S O N HARRISON We regret to announce the death of H O M E R H. H O B S O N H A R R I S O N (CDR U S N R E T ) on 7 November 1958, at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, 111. He is survived by his widow. Holly Laura Harrison, 6802 Crandon Ave., Chi-

cago, HL, and a sister, Maude Nussle. No other details are available at this time.

ED IZAC, who represented San Diego in the House of Representatives from 1937-1947, and is now living in Washington, D. C, made a trip in late summer to his old stamping grounds, accompanied by his wife, Agnes, and youngest son, Andre.

Ed maintains his legal residence in CaHfornia in order to qualify for an absentee ballot. He is still a fire-eating New Dealer and is riding high with the Democratic landslide, but says he has no ambitions for further political service. Ed's old seat in Congress is now held by Republican Bob Wilson, who introduced H R 7408 to Hberalize the Social Security law to include Hunky-Dunks not now. eligible.

Son Andre is preparing for the priesthood, and another son, Edouard, Jr., is a commander in the Navy, now aboard the carrier MIDWAY. Ed and Agnes have been "seeing the world" since his retirement from business two years ago.

As of 20 November, the following Hunky-Dunks have memorial chairs named for them in the new Stadium: Adams, R. R., Armstrong, D. W., Baker, R. N. S., Blair, R. H., Brown, J. P., Chambers, I. R., Chandler, T. E., Childs, E. W. F., Culbert, F. P., Easton, G. H., Farrar, R. M.. Glann, A. E., Graf, H. W., Graham, I. M., Granat, W., Grove, G. W., Hazlett, E. E., Jr., Hicks, W. A., Hutchinson, M. W. Jr., Izac, E. V. M., King, A. E., Kriner, G. C, Kyle, J. R. Jr., Lewis, J. M., McCormick, L. D., Mahoney, J. J., Manley, J. M., Minnis, J. A., Paddock, H. E., Quynn, A. G., Ramsey, H. C , Richards, F. G., Royal, F. B., Stephan, A. R., Struble, A. D., Tisdale, R. D., Vickery, H. L., Vickrey, C. C, Walker, M. J., Wiley, H . V . , Wood, L., Wurtele, A. R. Forty-two in all, so far.

For those who did not see the article in Time magazine of 17 November 1958, v/hich several Hunky-Dunks sent to us, I would like to quote part of the article, a tribute to our Swede: " W E S T W A R D BOUNDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dwight Eisenhower's most poignantly sad moment of the week came not as he listened to the returns on election night, but as he stood bareheaded on a hill in Arlington National Cemetery and heard the melancholy strains of taps pierce the soft autumn air.

"The last salute was sounding for an old and good friend, Capt. E V E R E T T ("Swede") H A Z L E T T , U S N ( R e t ) , who died last week of cancer. A high school chum of Ike's back in Abilene, Swede spent many an hour at the Belle Springs Creamery playing penny-ante poker with Night Foreman Eisenhower during the long, lonely night shift. It was Hazlett who persuaded Ike to try for a military career, helped him cram for his Annapolis-West Point competitive exam. (Ike went to West Point because he was too old for Annapolis.) At his old friend's funeral, the President clenched his face in an immobile mask to hold back tears. When taps died away, he stepped forward and gently kissed Hazlett's widow. Then, with downcast eyes, he marched silently back to his waiting limousine."

All Hands magazine had a long article reporting parts of the speech made by V. Adm. J O H N L. McCREA, delivered at Portsmouth, N. H., during the commissioning ceremonies for our fourth atomic submarine, U S S SwoRDFisH (SS N-591).

TOM P E Y T O N reports that he was at the Navy-Tulane game in Norfolk and saw JIM S H O E M A K E R , C H I P C H I P P E N D A L E , and DICK RICHARDS. 23

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The final spot for the 1915 bronze goat is not yet approved but he may have a new location at the new Memorial Stadium.

I have received only one letter from the class with dope for the next Bulletin—who will be next?

HUTCH

H O W E S BODFISH, sales technical advisor for the Aluminum Company of America, Philadelphia district, retired 31 December 1958 following 31 years of service with Alcoa.

A native of Vineyard Haven, Mass., Mr. Bodfish graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in the Class of 1915. He also holds a Master's degree in astronomy from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Bodfish joined Alcoa in 1927 as a sales trainee in the Philadelphia district sales office. Three years later he became a resident salesman in Baltimore where he spent a good deal of time developing the use of aluminum in aircraft—notably with Glenn L. Martin and other early aircraft companies.

During the 1930's he assisted in the design and fabrication of the first aluminum prime windows at Campbell Metal Window Company of Baltimore. He was also instrumental in the design and fabrication of the first aluminum trailer put in use by the Baltimore Transfer Company in 1932.

In 1945 he was named manager of the Baltimore sales office. The American Society for Metals in 1948 cited Mr. Bodfish for distinguished service in the dissemination of metallurgical knowledge.

Past chairman of the American Society for Metals, Mr. Bodfish holds memberships in the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the Engineers Club of Baltimore, and is a Royal Arch Mason.

In 1957 he was named sales technical advisor and during the past 18 months devoted much of his time on special projects.

Mrs. Bodfish is the former Anna Louise McDowell of Philadelphia. They reside at 314 Thornhill Rd., Baltimore 12, Md.

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Sec.-Treas., Capt. E. S. Earnhardt, U S N (Ret.), 3900 Calverton Dr., College Heights Estates, HyattsvUle, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. L. F. Brown, USNR 31 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Md. West Coast Sec'y, Cdr. E. F. Cochrane, U S N (Ret.), 4315 Avalon Bird.

San Diego 3, Calif.

With his usual foresight, MICK has reserved and placed a deposit on six rooms at the Annapolis Terrace Motel for Friday and Saturday of Homecoming. One of these, of course, is for Grace and himself, and the others are being held for those who desire them. "First come first served."

Those of you who are interested write directly to Mick.

In publishing the notice on J O H N E. "Charlie" W I L L I A M S ' death, I find that inadvertently his rank was misstated as Lieutenant Commander. I am sorry for the error and want to correct it for everyone's benefit. "Charlie" was a Captain, and I hope the family and friends will all pardon me for the error.

On 17 November, '16 and '17 combined at the Army-Navy Club for their monthly class meeting and had a very enjoyable luncheon, so much so in fact that it was unanimously voted to continue the practice.

These are held on the third Monday of each month at the Army-Navy Club in Washington. Present at the luncheon on 26

17 November were the following: '16— Brown, Carney, Earnhardt, Fechteler, Merwin, Steele; '17—Hyde, Dean, Stone, Kelly, Campbell, Hanafee, Price, Hoefifel, Calhoun, Worden.

Mick returned from Europe the first week of November, and from all he has told me Grace and he had a very wonderful time visiting the BRISCOES in Naples, some time in Rome, Madrid, Lisbon and elsewhere. He saw T O N Y ZIROLI, who now has a job with the Institute of American Poultry Industry in the Italy area. To quote Mick, "The Wop is intensely interested and has something that he can get his teeth into." I am not just sure how he meant that last.

At the Army-Navy Game, which was cold but not too much so except for our feelings about the game, I saw the following, but I may have missed several others unless they were right close to my seat: the Browns, the Carneys, the T. V. Coopers, George Chapline, the Max Coles, the "Bobby" Bournes, the "Abe" Kerchers, and the "Freddie" Kirklands.

No further word on SOLBERG, but apparently conditions are about the same.

WEST COAST DOPE CDR. E . F .

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There will be a special luncheon at the Admiral Kidd Club in San Diego on Friday, 16 January 1959. The occasion will be to greet ANDY McFALL who will be visiting in La Jolla. Andy and Dorothy will be on their annual pilgrimage to the West Coast, arriving in the SD area about the middle of January.

We were sorry to miss W A L T E R and Ann WEBB at the November class dinner.

Walter has been hors de combat as a result of an eye operation. Latest check shows he is coming along nicely and should be with us at the December luncheon.

The latest check on GLOOM BATEMAN is that he is coming along in fine shape and is home in San Clemente.

I K E and Peggie G E I S E N H O F F arrived in Coronado to spend Thanksgiving with their daughter and son-in-law, Frank and Harriett Rile '38, and to compete in the Pacific Southwest Regional Contract Bridge Championship held in the Hotel del Coronado.

We just learned that Ermma CARRINGTON had suffered a fall, spraining her arm, thus preventing her and DUKE from attending the class dinner. We were sorry to miss them but glad to know she is coming along okay.

The November class dinner held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on the 16th was a howling success with All Hands reporting having had a scrumptious time.

A fine turnout, too, as the list of contestants will attest.

We were pleasantly surprised to have with us two of our truly wonderful gals— Martha JOY and Eleanor YOUNG. Both of these gals, each on their own trek, have been touring the continent for sometime past and returned just in time to join us in our merriment. Also joining with us were several of our seventeen companions— Merrill and Eleanor Comstock and Chippo and Edith Rogers, whom we were mighty glad to welcome. The biggest surprise of the evening came just before chow was piped down. A gendarme from the MP's at the Depot appeared and announced to our General H O L M E S that a man who gave his name as BAUGH wanted to crash the melee. It turned out to be our Harry

Baugh who had just flown in from Chicago. His plane had been delayed several hours due to adverse weather (east of California, of course!). Sounded GQ and by the time secure sounded the chef had heaved another bean in the pot and all proceeded as per schedule.

Others who had braved the "Norther," which had disrupted the usual pleasant and balmy weather so common in Southern California, and journeyed from afar to join us were: Harris and Polly Lyle of Sherman Oakes, Pablo Goen of Hollywood, Rosy and Martha Feineman of Long Beach, Tex and Vada Gilliam and Lil and Muriel Herndon of Altadena. To list the local contestants who attended: Bunny and Polly Cochrane, Count and Angle Grassie, Sleuth and Alice Holmes, Hook and Esther Jenkins, Joe and Dolly Loventhal, Sock and Ruby McGinnis, Amos and Marguerite Root, Shorty and Judy Sauer, Jack and Gilda Terhune, and Possum and Kathleen Webb.

It was really a very enjoyable affair in every respect. The staff at the club outdid themselves to make our party outstanding for which we are most grateful.

Congratulations are particularly in order to our gals. Angle GRASSIE and Eleanor COMSTOCK, for their colorful floral decorations. Before adjourning, it was decided to stage another class dinner in June, the location and time to be decided later.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, U S N R (Ret.) 248 King^ George St., Annapolis, Md

ANSON ALEXANDER BIGELOW It is with great regret that the death of ANSON is reported. He died in West Palm Beach on 3 December. His death resulted from complications following a hip injury at the time of our 40th Reunion to which he had intended to come.

One of our youngest members and standing high in the class. Big gave up a most promising naval career when he resigned in 1922. His personality was a charming combination of nonchalance and efficiency which endeared him to his many friends.

He was neither for nor against authority and had sufficient charm and sawiness to get away with it. He was thoroughly liked and respected. Hail and farewell, Anson, as you go to your eternal rest.

In addition to his widow, Josephine, he is survived by two children of his first marriage and sister, Olive, widow of Hugo W. Koehler '09.

On 17 November we held the threatened joint '16-'17 luncheon at Army-Navy Club.

Attending were: Walt Calhoun, Colin Campbell, Frank Dean, Frank Hanafee, Ken Hoeffel, Ralph Hyde, Chuck Kelly, Allen Price, Red Warden, and Jack Stone.

We were pleased to greet '16 in the person of Brownie, Mick Carney, Ernie Earnhardt, Billy Fechteler, Pete Merwin and Jim Steele. It was a very happy occasion and there were no casualties. As '16 was outnumbered 10 to 6 we did not choose sides. It was decided to meet again on 15 December.

H. S. K L E I N sent some news of himself along with his donation for a chair in the Stadium. Pop says gardening and odd chores keep him busy in his retirement.

He says that long ago he discovered he wasn't born with a green thumb, but manages to get by anyway. He is well and SHIPMATE

happy and back again in Reading where he is getting his share of pretzels.

Another first for '17 ! We were the senior class that did not meet its quota for the Stadium. The figures are not quite accurate, however, as several of us gave chairs to members of other classes and giving proper credit was an almost impossible task for the harried tabulators.

As a matter of fact one member alone solicited successfully for more than the total amount credited to '17.

R O S S COOLEY. It is with extreme sadness that the passing of Ross' beloved Adelaide is reported. They were headed east to see the game and visit a daughter, Mary Laurence, in Quantico. Enroute they stopped in Boulder, Colo., to visit I R I S H M O O R E and Gladys and the end came there Sunday, 23 November, apparently of a sudden heart attack. Besides Ross and a host of friends she is survived by another daughter, Adelaide. Services were held in Charlottesville, Va., with burial in Monticello. The sympathy of the class has been extended Ross by your officers. He will be with his daughter and son-in-law, Maj. Hugh S. Aitken, USMC, Qtrs. 385A, Quantico, through January.

With this the sympathy of the class again goes to Ross along with the consoling thought that his ever gay and useful Adelaide went to her eternal rest with no period of suffering whatsoever. W e bid her a fond farewell.

"Since retiring I have covered a good bit of ground including parts of Europe and the Caribbean. In the latter region, I developed and managed a jute farm and extraction plant in Haiti for a New York group. In that land of milk and honey, devoid of rapid transit and endless radio yak, you can unwind your main spring and enjoy country life. Bailingwire-engineering is a necessary art there—making over, or substituting parts to carry you along until you can get 'store bought' gadgets from the States." Later, during one summer and fall, he was able to do some wandering around Europe, and in his words: "A pleasant tour with lots of time to explore out-of-the-way places—restaurants, galleries and local festivals; particularly the October Festival in Bavaria, which was worth the whole trip. Everyone, including the lame and the blind, attends this event and spends his year's savings. Broiled chicken and duck piled up like cordwood—rivers of Bavarian beer flowing into steins up to gallon-size—bands trying to compete with the general uproar of happy, singing people." He signed off, promising a later report "if I can catch up with Percival at Blue River and Greek Garrett's brother in Portland." What's the fare to Bavaria, Sam?

In the November Shipmate, there was a note on the retirement of V. Adm. A. M. BLEDSOE—he had just been Commandant of the 13th Naval District. We have talked with a neighbor who attended the gala banquet given for Mike. (Also, we have seen a front-page spread of the Seattle Post Intelligencer which recounted some of the fun and frolic on that occasion.) The Sec'y, R. Adm. E. E. Dnvall, U S N (Ret.) 4000 Cathedral Ave., Washington 16, D.C. fact that some-700 people from all walks of life gathered to do him honor is an eloW e had a nice note from Lois W I L K I N - quent testimonial to his fine work and his SON (Mrs. Ford L. Wilkinson, J r . ) , 335 well-deserved popularity in the Northwest.

Robinhood Dr., Terre Haute, Ind., and vve Signal from the class: "Well done, Mike, learned that a project is planned for beauti- tack line, best wishes!" fying the campus of Rose Polytechnic InContributions to the Stadium Fund, dedistitute by planting a lot of flowering trees cations of chairs, etc., all of which put us and an avenue of oaks as a living memorial closer to our goal of a gate honoring our to our esteemed classmate, Wilkie, who class, have about ground to a halt. Will died recently. those who have not contributed thus far GORDON and Doris R O W E have re- please review their intentions and help us turned to their home at 1643 Federal Ave., make up the last thousand?

Seattle 2, Wash. During the past summer in the course of a Volkswagen "vagabond" trip through Central Europe and the British Isles they visited Scapa Flow which they found practically deserted. On their I J l Sec'y, R. Adm. R. A. Dierdorff, U S N return they left Roger at M I T , and headed I U (Ret-)> 34 Randall St., Annapolis, Md. West. Their present task is to get their I regret to report that Sally CASS AD Y house in shape and put out a welcome sign died at Boca R^ton, Fla., on 8 December for classmates and old friends.

1958. Graveside services were held in ArThe Alumni Association has asked for lington, Friday, 12 December. At this our help in providing proper addresses for writing I have no further details. Our classmates to whom the Association has deepest sympathy goes to John and their v/ritten, only to have their letters returned daughter. marked, "Unclaimed." Will someone send Like it or not, boys, we're "historic." One me the correct addresses (not the ones in the last Register) of the below-named of my most trusted agents reports that a "missing" classmates, so we can correct our lad in '59 has apparently run across our own cards and advise the Alumni Associa- neatly bound class files in the Academy tion: Herman E. Halland, William E. G. library and has chosen "The Class of Erskine, Thomas J. Haffey, and Col. Oliver 1919" as the subject of his term paper.

Not that '19 hasn't contributed its full and F. Marston, U S A (Ret.). honorable share to history. But the thought ROGERS, E. C , our treasurer, heard is sobering. from E D W I N H. P R I C E , who wrote as GEORGE DYER suggests that we run follows: "Annice and I visit New York frequently. W e have a son Hying there it in the Bulletin. I hope to report more who writes for radio and television adver- fully on it later. Meanwhile, bub, please tising. I retired from Maiming, Maxwell reach me down my walkin' cane. and Moore, Inc., in March of this year _'19's "At Homes" after football games after 28 years of service. Presently I am this year seem to be plagued by rainy doing consultant work for BJ Electronics, weather. Despite it, on 15 November, a a division of Borg Warner, in connection number of hardy souls were amply rewith industrial instrumentation." warded by the one which BILL and Phyllis SAM H A I G H T wrote from a tempo- T A R B U T T O N gave at their home after rary address in Bothell, Wash., as follows: the Navy-George Washington game. It was J A N U A R Y ,

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enjoyed by the Callaghans, Pelzmans, Schaeffers, Settles, Willenbuchers, Mrs. LeRoy W. Hyde and Harry Rochester.

Speaking of football games, GEORGE DYER reports that he and Adaline sighted the following '19ers at the Army-Navy game: Miriam Bryant, the Demarests, Goodwins, Jennings, Lambs, Elizabeth Metzel, the Nettings, Pelzmans, Steins and Kraut Schildhauer.

The DON K I N G S ' new address is 3901 Tunlaw Rd. NW, Washington 7, D. C. The monthly class luncheon never seems quite complete without RAY S T A U D T .

We have missed him doubly at the last two, knowing of the rugged time he has been having at Bethesda lately. His heads-up luncheon reply card dated 25 November reads: "I might surprise you (and me too) by showing up but I doubt it. In any event extend my greetings to all hands for a happy holiday season. Can Navy upset Dawkins ?"

As you know, Ray, they didn't and we're betting the opposition won't stop our Stutz either.

Those of us in the D.C.-Maryland area are happy to welcome H A R R Y and Elizabeth SLOCUM to our ranks. Their address is the Kennedy-Warren Apts., 3133 Connecticut Ave. N W , Washington 8, D. C. YEN CONEY's amusing anecdote in the "Humor in Uniform" section of November's Reader's Digest netted him one hundred well-earned smackers. If you haven't read it, by all means do so.

On 24 November 1958, H A R R Y ROC H E S T E R and Mrs. LeRoy W. Hyde of Herndon, Va., and Washington, D. C , were married in the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Kensington, Md. In a pleasant note from Phyllis ("Honey") K I E F E R , she informs me that she has available a copy of our Lucky Bag and of others. Her address is 3058 Whalers Way, Pebble Beach, Calif.

We're honored of course, but Marion Crist '20 was probably greatly surprised to land in '19's December Shipmate column.

Congratulations, Marion. If you feel too strongly about it, sue the Editor, not me.

A colonial costume ball in the State House on the evening of 22 November climaxed the 250th anniversary of Annapolis' Royal Charter. Your bewigged Secretary attended disguised as Sir Kingly Tightpants and dragged not one but three colonial belles. Mindful of Professor Bell's injunctions about chewing tobacco on the ballroom floor or crossing one's legs in the presence of ladies. Sir Kingly is proud to report that he didn't even fall down. GENERAL LEE, also of the Professor's "Awkward Squad," please note.

On 2 December in addition to welcoming SI S L O C U M t o '19's monthly Literary and Debating Society, we had the pleasure of seeing L A U R E N C E SCHETKY, our Rhode Island country squire and W H I T E Y W H I T E H E A D , from_ the old Dominion State. The regulars included Callaghan, Cochran, Dierdorff, DuVal, Dyer, Jones, Kincaid, Pelzman, Schildhauer, Settle, Tarbutton and Willenbucher. A meeting of the Executive Committee followed the luncheon.

We expect to send out the annual class Bulletin together with the combined address list and dues statement in January. Should the latter require your attention, please try to bolster the class treasurer's dwindling amount available not later than 15 January to obtain credit on the new sheet. Louis' address is 2010 Fenwick St. NE, Washington 2, D. C. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 27

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Sec'y, Capt. D . R. Osborn, U S N (Ret.) 7106 Arrowhead Rd., Bethesda, Md.

CATO GLOVER, in a newsy letter, writes that he is enjoying the Presidency of Marion Institute and that this fine old Prep School and Junior College of 400 students is showing much revitalized progress.

The accompanying picture of Cato '20 and Cat Brown '21, each with four-star rank, was taken on the occasion of the Institute's Homecoming celebration where Cat gave a splendid address 1 November.

He has recently been promoted and is going over to relieve Bob Briscoe '19 of the N A T O Mediterranean Command. Cat is a distinguished alumnus of Marion Institute.

ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. J U L I A N M. BOIT of Greenwich, Conn., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Cynara Boit, to F. William Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Crandall of Ligonier, Pa. The wedding is planned for June.

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Sec'y, Mr. Homer Elmers, 930 H St., N.W. Washington, D. C.

AROUND SAN FRANCISCO BAY Early in November both L O W D E N J E S S U P and S T E R L I N G CLOUGHLY had to go back into Letterman Hospital for more work. Both are reported to be doing OK as this goes to press, and we hope that they will be spared further complications.

In mid-November the L E W J O H N S were cat-sitting in JIM RIESINGER's Belvedere home while Jim and Corin vacationed in Hawaii and Oahu. Reports have it that Jim was not too well some of the time out there.

On 8 November, a pleasantly warm evening in San Francisco, a group of '21ers and their wives enjoyed rice and curry in GEORGE RUSSELL'S Goat Island quarters. Present were the Piggy Schwiens, Frank Talbots, Darrel Hoovers, Ruf Thayers, Johnny Maddens, Charlie Woodsons, Van Deurs, and Charlie Rolands. JACK H U G H A R T was there as a new arrival who recently moved to San Francisco from Chicago. F R A N K BRIDGET'S widow added a sparkle to the gathering. ABIE CARLISLE arrived with his bride who had been Pat_ (Mrs. Bill) SULLIVAN up to the preceding Sunday.

On 15 November, the E N T W I S T L E S gathered friends in their apartment atop Nob Hill to welcome HAROLD AKEN of Rye, N. Y., who was in town on a business trip. The Thayers, Johns, Rolands.

Carlisles, P. G. Nichols, Schwiens, and Van Deurs were among those present who went on to a previous engagement in the Berkeley hills where JIMMY and Vera HARRIS filled their house with friends, drinks and delicious food. The SCUP MILLERS, DARREL H O O V E R S , and CHARLIE W O O D S O N S were among the East Bay residents attending while the M. E. T H O M A S E S represented the city, and the DOC COOKS, R. K. DA VISES, and the Monty Bertholds ('24) were up from the south end of the Bay. A B I E CARLISLE and his bride were called upon to cut a large and fancy cake with due ceremony even though host Jimmy could not produce a sword for the operation.

On 19 November the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco held a preview of the Art Treasures from Korea.

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Reading 1. to r.: Mr. Marion Rushton, distinguished lawyer and alumnus of Marion Institute, Adm. Charles R. "Cat" Brown '21, Adm. Cato D. Glover, USN (Ret.) '20, Judge James A. Hare, Circuit Judge, 4th Judicial District, President of Marion Institute Educational Foundation.

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President Chiang Kai-shek, left, while visiting the Navy's U.S. Seventh Fleet on patrol in Formosan waters, strolls down flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY with his host, Adm. Herbert G. Hopwood, USN '20, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. At right is the Hon. Everett F. Drumright, U.S. Ambassador to the Free Republic of China, who accompanied the Generalissimo on his visit.

Abie Carlisle '21 and bride working on Jimmy Harris' cake.

M. E. T H O M A S , who is the executive secretary of the place, may have been somewhat surprised to meet classmates Thayer, Van Deurs, P. G. Nichols, Madden, and Roland in the crowd. Nick insisted that he was the only true patron of the arts among them. The others, he said, only showed because they heard that champagne would be poured throughout the evening.

It was, by courtesy of LOUIS BENOIST's winery.

The following classmates attended our monthly luncheon at the Army-Navy Club on Wednesday, 26 November 1958: Joe Barbaro, Cat Brown, Jim Dudley, Homer Elmers, Eddie Ewen, Floyd Ferris, Ed Fullinwider, Don Giles, Jim Hamilton, Red Jamison, Country Moore, Gale Morgan, Johnnie Pixton, and Pinkie Thorp.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, R2 Box 146, Mercersburg, Pa.

The secretary writes: We have just received word that W. W. ZACHARY is ill in the North Carolina State Hospital, Morganton, N. C. We hope that a lot of you folks will drop "Zach" a note to cheer him up a bit. If you happen into the vicinity, visiting hours are from 1 to 4 p.m.

It is with deep regret that we report the death of Mrs. P. G. (Lillian) Hale, widow of P E T E H A L E . Death was caused by a cardiovascular ailment and occurred in her sleep at her home, 2477 Marilouise Way, San Diego, Calif., on 2 November 1958.

Surviving is their teen-age daughter, Lucinda, whose guardian will now be Lillian's brother, Col. Thomas N. Arnett, USAF. Felicitations: Cdr. BEVERLY ERN E S T CARTER, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Carter have announced the engagement of their daughter, Beverly Ann, to Lt. (jg) Max Morrell Baldwin, USN, the son of Mrs. Morrell G. Baldwin and the late Mr. Baldwin of Philadelphia.

Miss Carter is the granddaughter of the late Cdr. and Mrs. Patrick Hill, long-time residents of Washington, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ernest Carter of Brookhaven, Miss. She is a graduate of Mount Vernon Seminary and Mount Vernon JunSHIPMATE

lor College. The bride-to-be is also the niece of R. Adm. and Mrs. Robert Brodie, Jr., of Chevy Chase, Md., and of the late Maj. Gen. and Mrs. W. H. Rupertus.

Mostus of the bestus, ABE

Attending the Class of 1922 monthly hmcheon at the Army and Navy Club in Washington were: guests, R. E. Cofer and W. D. Wright '23; members. Stevens, H. F., Kneeland, Pierce. E. H., Johnston, D. H.. Shears. Gardner, Anderson, Nailes, and Jennings, H. L. H O W A R D L. (Jim) J E N N I N G S has been appointed sales representative for AC ,* Spark Plug Division of General Motors, i in Washington, D. C. Jennings, who has t been with General Motors for 18 years, was formerly with the corporation's office in Washington. The Jennings live at 1628 Ripon Place, Alexandria, Va.

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Sec'y, Capt. Clande H. Bennett, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 732 Spring Lane, Phila. 28, P a .

The regular monthly luncheon was held on 21 November 1958. The following attended : Cofer, Oliver, Sprung, Keith, Murdaugh. Huebl, Stephens, Tucker, Holderness. Shea. Kelly, Beaumont, Barrett, Bres, Briggs, Stimson, Lewis, Mendenhall, Coe, Davidson, Daisley, Leavitt, Wadbrook, McIsaac, Johannesen, Hudson, Curry, Edwards and Ambrose, 29 in all, which is a good turnout.

The committee working on the task of dedication of chairs to deceased classmates in the football Stadium made a preliminary report. The program is shaping up quite well. Following the report there was a considerable amount of discussion about the details of the program, clearing up of questions, etc. A further report on this subject will be made.

It was voted that the Class of West Point, 1923, be invited to join us in a combined meeting next year. Following the luncheon, I have been in touch with the Secretary of U S M A '23. The invitation was accepted with pleasure, and the date of 20 March 1959 was tentatively agreed upon. This has to be confirmed by the West Point class at their next meeting.

It is a regularly scheduled luncheon date for our class. I feel very sure that USMA will accept the date of 20 March, so put this date on your calendar. There will be a confirmation in a later bulletin.

H. L. JENNINGS '22

Born in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Slope, New York City, 5 October in the first year of this century, Sallie DuPont Coleman attended Manual High and Pratt Institute, majoring in drawing and costume design.

A fencer herself in the early twenties, she was adopted mascot by the U. S. Naval Academy fencing team. .A.t AnnapoHs after a victory over West Point, she became one of the few girls, if not the only one, ever to be given a "Four-N" cheer by the entire Regiment of Midshipmen.

Married 15 December 1923 to Ens. John W. King, III, then attached to the battleship U S S WYOMING in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, she devoted herself to the career of her husband, a true Navy wife.

During the last war, she served the American Red Cross as Gray Lady, and was active at naval hospitals in Pensacola, Fla., Brooklyn and Coronado, Calif.

In later years, Sallie King resumed her interest in art and studied at Pensacola, under Pilage in Washington, and at the Newport Art Association. After four years' further study in 1954, she graduated in portraiture from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as fellow and has exhibited at Newport, at the Academy, and I remind you that the next scheduled at the New Hope Phillip's Mill. Her work luncheon is on Friday, January 23, 1959. featured inspired composition and color Here are some scheduled dates for this with unmistakable faithfulness in drawing year: Tuesday, February 24, and Friday, and drew wide and arresting interest.

20 March. Again I ask you to get your She is survived by her husband, by her cards in early. son, Lt. Cdr. John W. King, Jr., USN, H A N K L O O M I S ' son, Lt. John P. on duty in the Pacific Fleet and three Loomis, lost his life on 15 November 1958. grandchildren, and by her sister, Mrs. VinHe was pilot of the helicopter which cent J. Bellini of Brooklyn, N. Y. crashed in the Formosa area, killing also Memorial services were held at the Fort R. Adm. L. B. Southerland and Cdr. J. C. Myer Chapel, Arlington, Va., on 8 DecemCoulthard. ber, with interment in Arlington National Hank resides at 405 Wayne Ave., Wayne, Cemetery.

Pa. Another son, Capt. William Loomis, U S A F , is a U S N A graduate—Class of 1950—and is now on duty at the Air Force Sec'y, Mr. P a u l Siegrist, c/o S t a n d a r d & Academy.

P o o r ' s , 345 Hudson St. Mrs. Sallie Coleman King, wife of Capt.

N e w York 14, N . Y. J O H N W. KING, U S N ( R e t ) , 4740 35-year R E U N I O N W I L L BE H E L D Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C , and lately of Washington Crossing, Bucks A T A N N A P O L I S IN MAY 1959. DECounty, Pa., passed away 3 December at T A I L S TO FOLLOW. the Naval Hospital, National Naval MediBefore making a reunion mailing we'd cal Center, Bethesda, Md. like to get our mailing list up to date. Here

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are again listed some classmates for whom we do not have workable addresses : A. W. Axtell, Ralph V. Baldwin, G. H. Bellinger, A. G. Bleisener, R. C. Colburn, J. D. Hyde, S. K. MacLean, T. D. Napier, H. G. Page, A. M. Quale, L. J. Ruifolo, H. Sail, Frank E. Sessions, R. M. Simonton.

We would be happy to get addresses of recent years covering the above. And, as a matter of fact, we may find many more whom our letters may not reach—we're not too sure about you! If you have not corresponded with the class secretary in the past five years, and if Shipmate does not have your present address, and if your address has changed since our 1954 reunion, then we may not "get you" with our mailing, and you should bring us up to date.

Shipmate remains our best source of recent address changes.

ARMAND MORGAN (RADM U S N ) , Alumni Register #7178 and still heading our group, is "still doing business at the same old stand." He enjoys the fascinating work of Asst. Chief BuShips for Ship Design and Research, and to some of us who have not had that particular assignment it sounds as though it could be fascinating.

The Morgans' sons are Edward Armand ( E N S U S N ) and Philip Harold.

ED C U N N I N G H A M has been transferred to Albany, N. Y., as Division Manager for Shell Oil Company; same job, new setting, bigger paycheck and better pension. His home address is 1066 Madison Ave., Albany 3. After nine very pleasant years in Baltimore, Ed says: "We shall miss the CLEAVES, the H O F F M A N S , and Maureen HAYTER, whom we saw frequently in Baltimore; also classmates in Washington whom we saw from time to time. Come and see us in Albany."

E. J. T.AYLOR, Box 225, Athens, Ohio, is completing his twelfth year as Dean of the College of Applied Science at Ohio University. Do we have any others with that much time in as a college Dean? E. J. has one son graduating from Stanford (Army ROTC) next June, and a second son graduating from high school at Athens.

He also reports a nice visit last year with H A N S BALDWIN and A R T BLOUGH in the latter's home at Canton, Ohio. The 1957-58 President of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution, E. J. is at present a national trustee of the organization.

(J. D.) _ ANDY_ LOVEJOY has been made a Vice President of Gibbs & Cox, Naval Architects (21 West St., New York 6), in charge of procurement. Congratulations, Andy!

We had lost track of BOB BARE (LGEN USMC R E T ) but have now located his address: Robles del Rio, Carmel Valley, Calif.

H A L ARMOR, the old wood-carver and special correspondent for this column in Central California, reports that F R A N K (F.M.) FALGE is occasionally seen in the Carmel area, and that (C.E.) C H A R L I E S H E P H E R D (COL USA R E T ) is now with LaPorte Greenwald Real Estate, his home home address being 1240 Del Monte Blvd., Pacific Grove. Hal reports that he is now a 32d degree Mason, and would like to hear from Mason classmates (Route 3, Box 697, Carmel, Calif.). New project: carving Zodiac wall plaques—what's your sign?

The dinner of the Washington group and their wives held at the Army-Navy Country Club on Friday evening, 19 November, was a big success and thoroughly enjoyed by all hands. The ladies were exceptionally lovely (outshone the male members of the 29

group and looked much younger too).

Among those attending were Mrs. "Ev" ABDILL, Mrs. "Mac" S W E E N E Y and Mrs. Steadman TELLER. "FOGGLES" FALGE, seldom seen by the East Coasters, was in town and joined the party. Hope to get a group photograph into the next issue of Shipmate.

The November luncheon at the ArmyNavy Town Club was attended by "J.I." Taylor, Howie Collins, Roy Hartwig, Dick Stout, Charlie Hoffman, Fred Bell, Angus Sinclair, Julius Nesser, Wallace Beakley, Sam Latimer, RoUo Wilson, Jerry Van Steenburgh, Mike Bradley, Hank Duval, Ed Gminder, Bob Swart, Joe Wright, Pres Mercer, Bert Kalisch, Tom Sisson, Page Smith, Ed Rawlins, Charlie Stuart and George Robillard.

BOB SWART, president of the Washington, D. C , group writes, "At the class luncheon recently, attended by 24 of us, the_ question was put to the group as to which of the two weekends (i.e., 1-2-3 or 8-9-10 May) was preferred. The choice, without a dissenting vote, was for the weekend not having another class also observing an anniversary—thus 1-2-3 May."

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Stirling P. Smith, U S N (Ret.), c/o Emhart Mfg. Co., Rm. 615 Investment Bldg., 1511 K St., N.W. Washington 5, D. C.

STADIUM FUND NOTES Last month we recorded the deceased graduates of 1925 for whom Memorial Chairs had been designated. The list may now be expanded to include: J. H. Broadbent, F. L. Durnell, C. E. Gregerson, J. Leicht, W. G. H. Lind, P. M. Lion, Jr., A. Maclntyre, C. H. Moore, W. T. Singer, E. D. Sullivan, W. H. Truesdell, and E. Tweedy. As of the present time chairs have not been designated for the following: E. M. Bataga, C. H. Burhans, J. D. Burton, Jr., M. G. Dunlop, R. L. Dyer, P. F. Gibson, V. E. Johnson, C. F. Malone, S. T. McAdam, R. C. Palmer, H. H. Pickens, D. A. Peterson, and W. K. Thompson.

R. P. Kimzey also has no chair and would be included except for the fact, mentioned last month, that we honestly do not know whether he is alive or dead.

WASHINGTON GROUP NOTES Our joint big game luncheons with West Point 1925ers in November and December were well received, with 32 participants (21 Navy, 11 Army). J I M M I E CASH, finally, did not collect the pool! One of our West Point confreres was the winner.

Washington group luncheons will, hereafter, be held on the last Tuesday of each month. This change has been made in order to insure regular reservations at the ArmyNavy (Town) Club. The time is noon and Washington visitors are always welcome.

H O M E R D A H L K E has joined the ranks of those departing the Washington scene. He and Helen can be reached at 2041 Buckner St., Petersburg, Va., where he works for Vinnell Co., Inc., on the SAGE project.

BOB McFARLANE reports that during a recent visit to San Francisco he spent some time with S W E D E LARSON, who is serving as Commander, MSTS, Pacific Area, and who reports seeing several classmates there from time to time.

MORE GEOGRAPHY A few months back we listed a numerical geographical breakdown of retirement 30

domiciles. This month we will commence showing, in alphabetical order of States, the names according to our files. Please correct us where we are wrong (we are still working on non-grads).

Alabama (3) — Sledge (Greensboro) ; Thorington (Montgomery) ; and Williams (Birmingham).

Alaska—none. , Arizona (3)-—Hoag and Lee (Phoenix) ; and Mumma (Tucson).

Arkansas (3)—Hammock (Dermott) ; Kimes (Smackover) ; and Petross (Springdale).

California (79)—Agnew, Bacon, Bailey, Benz, Charlson, Colborn, Cowie, Davidson, Dawson, Dreier, C. B. Gill, Grove, H. N. Lyon, P. H. Lyon, Mann, Markham, Mayer, Morrison, McFall, McGirr, Pickton, Purmort, Reither, Schleif, Sears, Terry, Timberlake, Waterman, Weston and Wickizer (San Francisco Bay and San Jose areas) ; Biggs (Sacramento) ; Briggs, J. G. Brown, Carrington, J. R. Clark, Cox, Dearth, Dowden, T. F. Fowler, J. F. Goodwin, Greenlee, Haugen, Haviland, Hord, Murphy, H. F. Smith, Stone, Tucker, Tullsen, West, Wood, and Zuber (San Diego County) ; Brink and Rahiser (29 Palms) ; Champlin, R. S. Clark, Creasor, Lowrey, MacKinnon, Melgaard, McAuliffe, McCall, McGraw, Printup, Sima, Standley, Stillman, Stolz, T. C. Thomas, Wanglin and B. W. Wright (Los Angeles-Long Beach Area) ; Chitwood (Carmel) ; Dillavou (Carmel Valley) ; French and Ray (Santa Barbara) ; Quinn (Gualala) ; Schultz and Spiller (Monterey) and Snedeker (Fresno).

This gives the Southern California contingent about a 42 to 37 edge over their northern statemates, in case anyone might be interested in starting a civil somethingor-other.

erland, Jr., and Michael S. Southerland, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Southerland.

The marriage of Miss Dale Hansen, daughter of Brig. Gen. H A R O L D D. H A N S E N , USMC, and Mrs. Hansen to Mr. Robert Bolger Subkow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Subkow, of Los Angeles, Calif., took place Thanksgiving Day, in the Chapel, U. S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, with Capt Warren Cuthriell, (ChC) USN, officiating.

After a motor trip through the South, Mr. and Mrs. Subkow will reside at 1367 Woodruff Ave., Los Angeles.

Capt J. S. H O L T W I C K , JR., U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Holtwick, of Kaneohe, Hawaii, and State College, Pa., announce the marriage of their daughter, Patricia Holtwick Moran, to Lt. Emil E. Richers, USAR, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Richers, of Bay City, Texas. The groom, currently on inactive duty, is a senior engineer with the research and development firm of Haller, Raymond and Brown of State College, Pa., and is at present with the Arlington, Va., branch of that company. He is a graduate of Texas A and M. The bride graduated from Punaho School, Honolulu, and attended the University of Hawaii and the University of Maryland. The wedding took place at Our Lady of Victory Church in State College. The newlyweds will make their home at the Dominion Arms, Arlington, Va. Captain and Mrs. Holtwick resided in Chevy Chase, Md., for nine years prior to his retirement last year.

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Sec.-Treas., Capt. E. A. Jnnghans Industrial College of the Armed Forces Fort McNair, Washington 25, D. C.

REUNION 30 35TH QUIVER The Committee for the 30th Reunion, Considerable thought for a 1960 Quiver BENSON, F A R R I N and J U N G H A N S , has been expressed in the Washington area visited Annapolis during November and and elsewhere. Reaction from the class is made the necessary arrangements, with the earnestly solicited before the arduous task gracious assistance of the Academy officials of assembling data for a worthwhile book and the Alumni House Staff. The program is started. Funds will be required as well is rather similar to what we did for the as the well-known blood, sweat and tears. 25th Reunion, with several significant Opinions only are now desired. The 25th changes. After all, you can't do much more (Silver) Quiver, and its 30th year supple- in Annapolis than we did in May 1954 withment were successful because of the class- out having the police display more than a wide support they received, and also be- casual interest. cause a few hardy souls really worked like you-know-whiches. Volunteers from various areas of the country will be required to help collect the necessary "copy." If cooperation and support appear unavailable we will have to forget it.

35TH REUNION Meanwhile, preliminary plans are being drafted for our 35th Reunion in the spring of 1960. A committee consisting of BILL LATROBE, BILL MARSHALL, and AL P E F L E Y has been appointed to handle preliminary arrangements. Suggestions will be gratefully received.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR Pacific Far East Line, Inc., 918 16th St. N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

LEONARD B. SOUTHERLAND R. Adm. LEONARD B. S O U T H E R LAND, USN, Commander of aircraft carriers of the Seventh Fleet, was killed 15 November 1958, in a helicopter crash on Okinawa.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Elta Southerland, two sons, Leonard B. South-

CLARENCE J. MOORE '29 S H I PM AT E

The dates selected are 23-24 May 1959, the last weekend before the start of June Week. W e have reserved blocks of rooms in two hotels and have permission for those who come early or stay late to use two nearby golf courses, for a small green fee, and the ladies may play too. Of course such persons can engage in other activities as well to pass the time pleasantly.

We shall register and assemble at Alumni House beginning 0930 Saturday, 23 May (bar open) ; group photograph (men and women) on steps of Bancroft Hall at 1145; men lunch with Midshipmen, ladies have lunch at Alumni House; Navy vs.

Quantico Marines baseball game; observe finish of Navy-Wisconsin crew race from boats; cocktail and dinner party (formal) at Annapolis Country Club (formerly Annapolis Roads Club), with music for dancing and singing. Sunday, 24 May there will be Chapel at 1030 and a sailing party on yacht FREEDOM with box lunches and beer, departing the dock at 1330.

We expect a big turnout for this event and ask you to do several things: mark your calendar and plan to come; talk it up with twenty-niners you contact or write to; send in to Sec.-Treas. your address and any others you happen to know if you even suspect we don't have it. Our address list is in sorry shape and we need help to put Reimion 30 over. Class of 1928, which is even smaller than ours, had about 106 persons attend their 30th, so we should top that.

On 1 April 1959, we shall mail out the poop sheets and reservation forms. If you don't receive one you are among the missing from our list; in that case write to Sec.-Treas. and give us a clue where you are hiding.

The Class of 1929 cordially invites all those who started with the class at the Naval Academy, who have not been separated under less than honorable circumstances, and the unremarried widows of graduates, to attend Reunion 30.

P H I L OSBORN reports that he, E P P S , C. J. MOORE, S H U T E and S T E W A R T attended the Navy Day luncheon at the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia, where Cdr. John Davis Lodge, Ambassador to Spain, made the principal address.

J E R R Y O ' D O N N E L L has hung up his shingle in the E-ring as Director Far East Region, International Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Despite the imposing title, he's still the same amiable Irishman.

The Washington gang had a most enjoyable cocktail-dinner party 14 November at the Fort McNair Club. The following couples were present: Baldauf, Bernet, Dalton, Frank, Johansen, Roy Johnson, Jungha.ns, O'Donnell, Richardson, Ricketts, Triebel, Weakley, Welsh and Zimmerman.

ROY J O H N S O N has left the Pentagon to take command of Carrier Division Four ( F P O New York).

A R T S T I L E S can be reached at Stiles Sales Company, 309 Cooper Bldg., Denver, Colo. He is planning on attending Reunion 30, and from time to time he sees CAP KOHR, W I L L I T S B R E W S T E R and BOB H E I N L E I N .

HELP WANTED We class secretaries are charged, among other things, with seeing that the class is properly represented in our section of "What's the Dope," and we have been told that this is the part of Shipmate most of you turn to first. W e believe it—you want to read about your close friends and classJ A N U A R Y,

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LUCKY BAGS WANTED The Alumni Association maintains a library of Lucky Bags in Alumni House.

At the present time the collection lacks copies published by the following classes : 1955 1956 1958 Copies on hand published by the following classes are quite worn and in some cases dilapidated: 1894 1904 1908 1911 1915 1900 1906 1909 1912 1919 1901 1907 1910 1913 If any member has a spare of any of the specified volumes in reasonably good condition, the Alumni Association would greatly appreciate adding it to the library of Alumni House.

mates, and even about yourself on special occasions.

We CS's are not supposed to make up our contributions, but are expected to report actual events. How will we know about them unless you tell us?

An appeal for news items and addresses during September drew responses from exactly seven, of which five are separated.

Four of the seven are fairly regular contributors; without them we'd be just about out of business.

Please send in news items, glossy prints of significant photos, and any and all addresses.

E. A. J.

C. J. M O O R E has been appointed to the newly created position of general sales and marketing manager of Exide Industrial Division, The Electric Storage Battery Co. Moore, who has been Exide's sales manager for the past five years, thus assumes direct responsibility for all national sales and marketing activities for Exide industrial batteries, battery-charging equipment and related components.

He continues to make his headquarters at the new divisional offices at Exide's largest plant, Rising Sun and Adams Avenues, Philadelphia.

Sec'y, Capt. E. O. Wagner, U S N , CNO, 4E428, Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C.

The Committee, currently running Class of '30 affairs in Washington, D. C , is as follows: Bill Post, Chairman; Eddie Wagner, Secretary; Joe Brook, Treasurer; Jenks Jenkins, George Palmer and Joe Ruddy. Gene Sands, the Class Vice President, is a permanent member. Jenks Jenkins is handling quarterly luncheons and George Palmer special parties.

The second quarterly luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Country Club on 18 November. A good representation of the class, thirty members, believe it or not, attended this luncheon, a very successful affair. R. Adm. P. V. Mercer, U S N (Ret.) '24, was the guest speaker and gave us some pertinent and timely remarks relating to "Retirement."

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagbcrg, U S N , Rm. 4-B-545, Pentagon, Washington 25, D . C.

Belated news from GEORGE PECKMAN includes the following: "Eighteen members of the Class of '31 and their wives enjoyed cocktails and dinner in the Williamsburg Room of the Norfolk Naval Base Officers' Club on 18 October after the Navy-Tulane game. Honored guests were the Phil Wakemans of '28.

Down from Washington were the Miners, Torgersons, Doc McDonalds and Gallahers. The Larry Cookes came down from Newport and those present from the Norfolk area included the Burnells, Booths, Coopers, Gadrows, Hoopers, Hughes, Lockwoods, Longtons, Parsons, Peckmans, Moores, Souths and Woods." (See picture) Among Army-Navy game '31 spectators whom the Washington contingent see infrequently were: Joe Flynn, George Forde, Herby Levinson, Vic Meola, Les Wood, Marcus Steele, Red Child and Red Crumpacker (and probably many others beyond our scope of observation).

Mrs. Ralph George Kuehn and Capt.

W I L L I A M E. MORING, (SC) USN (Ret.), were married on 26 November at Aptos, Calif.

New arrivals in OpNav, J. B. COLWELL, AL R E N K E N , R I V E T RIVERO, and JERRY SOUTH. BOB BENCE ( C A P T U S N R ) is Vice Chairman of the St. Louis Fathers Club.

His boy, Johnny, is of the '61 class. Bob has been ordered as CO of the Naval Reserve Surface Brigade 9-7, St. Louis. He is presently General Planning Engineer for South Western Bell Telephone Co. in St. Louis and resides with his lovely bride, Frances, and younger son at 15 Maryhill, Ladue 24, Mo.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. R. Leeds, U S N 5411 Kirkwood Dr., Washington 16, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, R. Adm. W. J. Catlett, USN (Ret.), White Post R l , Warrenton, Va.

WILLIAM ALVAN THORN It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Capt W. A. T H O R N on 4

1931 CLASS PARTY AT NORFOLK, 18 October. Front row, sitting, 1. to r.: Augusta Torgerson, Elizabeth Hooper, Peggy Booth, Nancy Lockwood, Sitter South, Connie Gadrow, Carol Moore, Marie Peckham, Muriel Woods, Mary Parsons. Second row, kneeling, 1. to r.: Mary Longton, Carol Gallaher, Azile Cooper, Judy Miner, Margaret Cooke, Bernadine Brunelli. Standing, 1. to r.: George Peckham, Ed Hooper, Bill Longton, Jerry South, Elsie Wakeman, Phil Wakeman, Ted Torgerson, Perry Lockwood, Bob Gadrow, Les Woods, Catherine Hughes, Bob Moore, Bill Gallaher, George Cooper, Rita McDonald, Tommy Booth, Larry Cooke, Bill Parsons, Bill Hughes, Jack Miner, Bunny Brunelli and Doc McDonald.

December 1958 as a result of an airplane accident in Washington, D. C. At the time of his death he was with the Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness Executive Office of the Office of Chief of Naval Operations.

Captain Thorne is survived by his widow, Norma E.; two daughters, Margaret, 9, and Susan, 7; a son by a previous marriage, William A., Jr., and his mother, Margaret Thorn, Edgewater, Md. Funeral services were held at Fort Myer Chapel with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.

REUNION—RIO CHAPTER During recent visit of TARAWA to Rio de Janeiro, four classmates were in Rio: MODOC SUNDERLAND, Naval Attache; H E N R Y D E L O N G , sub chief of the Naval Mission; DIMMIE D I M I T R I JEVIC, Chief of Staff to ComSoLant in Trinidad; and LLOYD MUSTIN, Com DesFlot Four and CTF 88. Greetings to all.

Sec'y, Capt. G. T. Ferguson, Room 2054 Arlington Annex, Navy Dept.

Washington 25, D. C.

Capt and Mrs. T H E O D O R E H. BRITTAN, USN, announce the engagement of their daughter, Theo, to Ens. Thomas J. Krilowicz, USN, of Philadelphia, Pa. Captain Brittan, who is Chief of Navy Section, MAAG, Taiwan, announced the engagement at a reception held at the Four Seas One Family Officers' Club in Tsoying, Taiwan, on 26 November.

Ensign Krilowicz, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Krilowicz of Apallo, Pa., graduated from Simon Gratz High School, Philadelphia, in 1951 and from the Naval Academy in 1957. He now is stationed on the

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Fleet and is presently in Taiwan on leave.

The young couple met about six months ago when the USS MOORE made a port call to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. They plan to be married in June of next year. Miss Brittan will be returning to the United States early next month with her parents. Captain Brittan is being transferred to duty as Commanding Officer, Service Schools Command at Great Lakes, III.

The following interesting letter has been received from JIM REEDY, currently cruising in WestPac: "This is just a note to report I am having a wonderful time cruising in LEXINGTON even though the Chicoms interfered with scheduled visits to Hong Kong and Singapore. Still managed to spend too much money I don't have on stuff I don't need in the ports we did visit.

"After hasty departure from West Coast in July we stopped for two days each in Pearl and Guam, then forty-four days at sea until we put in for seven water-soaked, rainy season days in Subic Bay. Saw R U F E TAYLOR, and B L I S H and Dottie H I L L S who rallied CHICK K I N G and CHARLIE CURTZE round for cocktails.

Saw DON GREGOR and wife in Guam where Don has the Naval Station, and RAY and Marge DAVIS in Subic Bav. Ray is Chief of Staff to R. Adm. Taylor Keith, ComNavBase Subic Bay. DAVE M A R T I N E A U was there with the Los ANGELES, too. While at Subic took an A3D up to Taipeh and had a fine evening with JIMMY and Betty OGDEN and BOB CURTIS. All of us in good voice to the fine piano playing, of the Ogdens' daughter.

"On 18 October we finally arrived in Yokosuka where we established something of a record for CVA's by getting out of drydock 48 hours after getting in, when the Reds started shooting at Quemoy again.

But we went back when the excitement abated, and managed to get our longdelayed availability. While in Yokosuka spent some time with K E N and Danny M E N E K E , and saw BILL D A W S O N who was with PRINCETON, D R A P E R K A U F M A N who was on an inspection trip with Admiral Hopwood (CinCPacFlt) and J O H N TYREE, who handles the Service Force problems out here. Took the opportunity to fly down to Iwakuni where I had a delightful lunch with P E T E and Mary STALEY in their attractive quarters. Glad to report that all hands I saw are enjoying their various duties and their home-away-from home."

The Washington chapter got together on Tuesday, the 2Sth, at the Naval Gun Factory with their opposite numbers from West Point for lunch. A most pleasant and interesting occasion resulted. Upon the conclusion of this affair Navy covered SHIPMATE

Army bets for the game and as it turned out gave them the opportunity they needed to recoup losses suffered in recent years.

The following were in attendance: Bewick, Bowen, Cheatham, Coleman, Connolly, Derickson, Dodson, Duncan, Ferguson, Grady, Hartman, Hudson, Kefauver, Kibbe, Kimball, MacDonald, Mandarich, McKibbin, ]McMullen.

Metzger, Morton, Mott, O'Brien, Pray, Reuland, Schw^artz, Searcy, Shellabarger, Stevens, Williams, Zimmerman.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P . Harbold, Jr., U S N R 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Md.

The '34 Wives Luncheon (Washington Area) was held 12 November at the Old Club Restaurant, Alexandria. Hostesses were Louise H U T C H I N G S and Kay C H A M B E R S . Is it permissible to print what goes on at these luncheons? No sooner said and a report was received from Helen COLE, now the reporter for the wives. Wonderful having an assistant. In attendance at the luncheon were Pam Bullen, Ursula Kossler, Ellen Pinney, Eleanor Shepard, Helen Cole, Helen Bourke, E r nestine O'Kane, Florence Bradley, Eleanor Bailey, Jean Stevenson, Rosemary Nusom, Alice Freedman, and Jane MacLeod. Ellen P I N N E Y and Pam B U L L E N will be hostesses for the January luncheon.

Helen Hutchings, daughter of CURT and Louise H U T C H I N G S , received the $500 scholarship of the Armed Forces Relief and Benefit Association and is an art major at the University of Virginia.

The October Shipmate lists nine (9) Class of 1934 sons in the plebe class (1962).

The regular class luncheon (husbands) was held at Fort Meyer and we teamed up with the Class of 1934 West Pointers for a very enjoyable meal. Fifty reservations and 50 persons showed. J O H N M U I R H E A D (Red) A D A M S put in his appearance for the first time. Living in Round Bay and working at ARDC Andrews A F B .

A very nice letter from ERNIE O ' K A N E filling in on the sort of news that should be of interest to all. Dick is now Washington Representative for the Great Lakes Carbon Corporation. Marsha is a senior in the College of Liberal Arts at Cornell, a Kappa Alpha Theta and also acting in the capacity of coordinator on the board that manages student activities.

Jim is a freshman at Duke in the College of Engineering and on the track team. Last year he skippered his high school tennis team and won second place in the state school boy tournament.

A long letter from F R E D P E G E L O W (324 Chester St., Menlo Park, Calif.) reminiscing about our football days and his activities at local football games. H e indicates the desire to see more of his old Navy friends. Any one passing through Moffett Field and the Bay Area give him a buzz (DAvenport 5-1587). His home is_ about 15 minutes from the field and he is in a position to help anyone with a transportation problem.

Received a communication from D A V E EDWARDS,

USS

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(AO-64).

Now it can be told where he dropped to and why. One week plus two hours after a call from the detail desk he was on a plane headed for San Francisco and West Pac. H e also reports seeing quite a few of the class, most of them when they come alongside to replenish. D U K E DOSS and W O R T H S C A N L A N D in their DesRon J A N U A R Y ,

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CLASS OF 1934 GROUP and their wives at the Dearborn Inn prior to the Michigan game—^Sid Merrill was at the party but missed this picture. Check your previous issue of Shipmate if you need help in identifying people in this group.

Highlights in the program of entertainment were selections by the U.S. Army CHARA cruising in company with Dave. Chorus. Following dinner films were shown On the beach he has seen C H A R L I E highlighting past victories of both teams.

BLENMAN, and this reporter has had a Navy classmates present at this gala afnice letter from him as well saying he fair were Pat and Janey Finnigan, Bill and has orders to OpDevFor staff. Also BILL Ethel Parker, Charles and Winifred LynMADDOX. don, Don and Marion Clay, Ted and Betty Prompt action by B E V V A N B U S - Neyman, Ed and Virginia Gibson, KG and K I R K (4338 E. Rancho Dr., Phoenix, Betty Schacht, Red and Nellie Bowker, Ariz.), including the good news that the Pat and Betty McEntee, John and Laura last operation did the trick—tacos, pop- Ferguson, Spike and Renee Ewald, Steve corn, beer and whiskey back in the diet, and Marge Sherwood, Wyman and Marjust like the days before the war. He in- garet Packard, Ross and Sally Freeman, vites any of the class coming through to Roger and Katherine Needham, Det and stop over and relax in his swimming pool. Ida May Detweiler, Spurg and Beatrice Sharrocks, Dan and Judy Moody, Ben and Amy Sarver, Bert and Arwilda Herold, Woody and Eleanor Dodge, Bob and Nicey Sec'y, Capt. J. S. Barleon, Jr., U S N BnPers, Pers A, N D , Washington 25, D. C. Hinckley, Swede and Jeanette Westin, and Marguerite Stanley (Em being out of In what is considered to be an Army- town).

Navy first, over 100 Washington area gradK. G. S C H A C H T did a fine job of givuates of the 1935 class from West Point ing us all a rundown on Navy possibilities and Annapolis held a pre-Army-Navy football game dinner-dance at the Officers' for the game.

Club, U.S. Naval Gun Factory, on 21 NoCapt. and Mrs. BLADEN DULANY vember 1958.

CLAGGETT are happy to announce the Co-hosts for this event were Army Col. adoption of a daughter, Marianne Morris Stuart G. Fries and Navy Capt. DONALD Claggett, on 20 November, born 13 August 1958.

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So look around fellas. This is a chance that comes once in a lifetime. Take old Friz up on his invitation. After all it doesn't cost much too much to fly tourist C o r r . Sec'y. C a p t . W m . A . Ellis, U S N to the Pearl of the Pacific these days. At 1013 D o w n i n g St., R t . 4, Box 575C A n n a n d a l e , V a . P h o n e : C L 6-0159 any rate I know we all wish Frisby the best of luck and success in his new venture.

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R to you all! By SYD SHERBY retired and is now Vice the time you read this some of us may be holding our heads, either from New Year President of Engineering and Research for celebrations or, yes, from the unhappy Hiller Aircraft Corporation, Palo Alto, events of 29 November in Philadelphia. Calif. Syd was formerly Director, Naval Anyway, Happy New Year! As for me Sciences Division, Office of Naval ReI'm still proud of our team and the way search. they took the wind out of Army's sails S M O K E Y ; M A N N I N G has taken on even if the last quarter didn't go the way new responsibilities. He is Vice President I wanted it to. Oh well, there is always of the Genco Tool & Engineering Co., 4711 next year, and then B E A T A R M Y !

Miller Ave., Bethesda, Md. With all the veeps in the class, Nixon hasn't got a Nothing real exciting to report this chance in the next election. Anyhoo, month, except we finally did succeed in Smokey, best wishes from all of us. getting some dope from the Athletic AssoRecent changes of duty among the class ciation thanks to Slade Cutter. Herewith is a report. Of all the contributions received are CHUCK H O U S T O N to Military Apfor the Stadium, we still have $819.01 avail- plications Division, AEC, Germantown, able which has not been donated towards a Md.; E. E. H O F F M A N to Operations Ofchair for any of our classmates. This means ficer, Staff ComPhibGru 1; F R E D HOLMthat right now we can afford to dedicate S H A W to Chief of Staff and Aide, Com eight more chairs. However, there are 34 CarDiv 15; yours truly from Assistant Diclassmates unaccounted for. This means we rector Naval Communications to National need to contribute about $2600 more in Security Agency. order to insure that all of our classmates That's all for now. See you next month are accounted for. So let's get busy. If you if I survive the commuting between Annanhaven't sent in a contribution yet, do it dale and Fort Meade. Md. Hope you all today. You will probably be hearing from had a very pleasant holiday, and that '59 the Washington Board of Directors before brings you all health, wealth and prostoo long. To date a dedication has not been perity. made to the following: Roy Krogh, Otto BILL ELLIS Kolb, Bill Neve, "Gus" Gustafson, George Wagner, R. B. Moore, J. J. Daub, Dave Brown, Ralph Haas, Jim Belden,* W. T. Hulson, Norm Guthrie,* J. H. Barnhard, Corr. Sec'y, L t . Cdr. J . P . M. J o h n s t o n , II, Bob Bonin, Ronnie Burcher, Frank U S N ( R e t . ) , 5439 41st St., N . W .

Robinson, Jack Hunter, Joe Evans, Webb W a s h i n g t o n 15, D. C. Johnson, Ralph Embree, R. A. Foose,* F. C. Graham, J. A. Lewis,* Ted Lyster, The Twenty Year Fix arrived in time P. G. Wilde, Lou Gulliver, Jack Hayes, to be delivered to the 24 classmates gathR. W. Meyers, Judd Yoho, Marc Corley, ered together on the regular second Friday W. W. Thing, Van Perkins, P. W. Max- of the month at the Army-Navy Country well, and F. H. Lash, Jr.* Club.

B U N N Y S H U P P E R , our Chairman, *Non-graduates, but still '36ers.

So get busy. Look over the above list, was MCing and doing the usual fine job and if you find a roommate or dear friend, of it. J O H N N Y H E S S was there from think it over again. The door is still open London where at present there are no to new contributions or increases in that other classmates. Jimmy Gustin, Jimmy already given. So far 18 chairs have been Denton, Pat Patriarca, Red Hessel, Larry dedicated to two living classmates and the Brantley, Ned Thomas, Bob Northwood, following: Gus Weinel, Joe Crook, Forest Syd Bottomley, Swede Hanson, Bud Hall Simoneau, Sully Vogel, Pug Southerland, (from Annapolis), Skeet Gardes, Bones Jack Crutchfield, Dick Bull, Griff Sexton, Savage, John Johnston, Old Folks Taylor, Brute Dickson, J. C. Moore, Dave Zabris- Jim Cresap, Walt Keen, Tom Davies, Fred kie. Jack Janney, Doug Bayless, George Schneider, Bill Mack, Dick Ball, Gene Whitmyre,* Dave Connole, and Joe Pat- Rankin, and Squire Pridmore were the remainder of the group who lunched together. terson.

Nineteen had been estimated for the Let LLOYD or me know what your decision is and send your check direct to lunch, twenty-four showed. The thirty the Memorial Stadium Fund with the dedi- books which I had brought soon disappeared. In the way of a report: locally cation you may decide to make. fifty-two have received their order and to Finally had a wonderful noteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and note those of known or fixed address another it wasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from FRISBY LEDERER. He seventy-one were mailed from the printer, has retired and is now the Far East Edi- thus one hundred twenty-three have been torial Representative of the Reader's Di- satisfied. Some are asking for extra copies. gest. He and Ethel are still living in Hono- There are still more than another hundred lulu and have just moved to new diggings to be mailed and also those to be mailed at 4447 Kahala Ave., Honolulu 15, T. H. to the next of kin of the deceased.

Says F r i z : If you have not ordered, get your order "We have a spare room and after 15 in quickly with the cash, $15.00 per volume.

December we hope that it will be utilized. Only 360 volumes were made. If you have Seems to Ethel and me that if any of our received a volume be sure that classmates friends are going to or coming back from in your area see it. Additional sales are WestPac, that perhaps their wives might needed. like to join them here for a few days, or Had you seen that BILL MACK is as long as they can. nominated for one of the Director of Na"The Digest job is mostly a writing val Institute positions? Did you know that stint; writing about Asia. I guess I'll be JACK CARROLL was in Geneva trying making two or three trips to WesPac a to work out some arrangement with the Russians regarding surprise attack? year."

Sec'y, Cdr. Lloyd G. Benson, U S N R Office of NaTal Research, Boom 2077 MN W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C.

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Libby and Ace Barton, Bea Brantley During the '37 party after the Homecoming in 1958, some pictures were taken.

Thought you might be interested to compare these with the pictures and biographies in the Twenty Year Fix. SEPTEMBER 1958

Ned Thomas, Mary Cunningham, and Bush Bringle

Corr. Sec'y, C a p t . J o h n A. Bogley, U S N A r l i n g t o n Towers, A p t . M l 001 A r l i n g t o n 9, V a .

WASHINGTON GROUP K T PARTY The fall cocktail party occasioned a good turnout of the Washington group but the club let us down with their arrangements.

Those who were brave enough to remain for the dinner-dance almost starved to death waiting for the food. The gals did look lovely though and it was a real treat to get together once again.

Among those attending were the Luke McDonalds, Hestons, Shellings, Akers, Muses, Picketts, Beshanys, Dybdals, Gid Boyds, Wicks, Muirs, Hamlins, Silks, McGiverns, Blands, Diermans, Bidwells, Jarmons, Pret Haines, Froraths, Dick Bowers, Mastersons, Collisons, Arthurs, Harlans, Kerchevals, Vinocks, Harry Masons, Mort MacDonalds, Carters, Cardes, Adairs, Bullards, Morrisons, and Steve Johnsons.

BILL and Marie S P E A R S were there ending up their worldwind round of bon voyage parties before setting sail for The Hague where Bill is to be the new attache.

We all hated to see them go and wish them lots of luck. In Bill's preparations for the new duty, he learned that our good classmate Adm. W I L L Y SCHLACKS, recently retired, was now working for the Carlston Company in Germany selling European make cars and would be on hand to assist Marie and Bill with their transportation problems. Let us hear from you Willy and good luck and success in the meantime. C H U N K Y B E R T H R O N G is over in the Med with his DesDiv so I had the real pleasure of escorting Doris to the K T party.

S H I P M A T E

CLASS LUNCHEONS sity. Martha will stay in Washington until The wives held their monthly luncheon June to let Dick Junior finish his senior at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center. year of high school. Good luck and GodMary Belle CARDE, Anne McDONALD speed George and Dick.

Happy New Year and Dolly R O B E R T S O N were the hostJACK BOGLEY esses.

The men's luncheon was well attended.

JACK McMANUS was present on a visit from the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, where he is DiCorr. Sec'y, Capt. R. C. Benitez, USN rector of the Navy Section. J O H N L E Y 2313 N. Stuart St., Arlington, Va. DON explained some previous difficulties with getting the 20-year Lucky Bag to EDWARD HERMAN SEILER, JR. press. It is now at the printer's and beWe regret to announce the death of Capt. cause of the good shape the material is in E. H . SEILER, U S N , on 4 December in it should be in our hands shortly.

Washington, D. C , as a result of an airI R W I N F I K E , now on the Staff of the plane accident. At the time of his death he Industrial College of the Armed Forces, was attached to the office of the Antigave a fine talk on "The Professional Mili- submarine Warfare Readiness Executive tary Officer." His remarks generated a Office, of the Office of Naval Operations. very lively discussion as to whether we Captain Seiler lived at 5616 Colfax Ave., should revert to the strictly military pro- Alexandria. H e is survived by his widow, fessional or whether the times did not dic- Madeleine, and four children, Madelyn, 15; tate a combination of military professional- Susan, 12; Edward H., I l l , 9; and Stephen, ism and politics in the broad sense of the 4. Burial was in New Orleans, La. word. Those of us who have had the privilege of working for Admiral Burke in OpNav are greatly impressed with his SHORE BREEZES mastery of both these fields and are con- by R A L P H BENITEZ vinced that he exemplifies the naval leader Every regular contributor to a magazine of the future. Irwin did a particularly nice has a problem, and I am no exception. Mine job when you realize that he is a spe- consists in having to write the article more cialist ( E D O ) . than a month in advance and insuring that it is fresh and timely on publication. There is a tendency to forget things; nothing ALOHA major, but nevertheless annoying. For exJ O H N and Carol W I C K S have been ample, last month I failed to remember that the guests of honor at many parties in Christmas comes in December. This month preparation for their journey to Hawaii I am a bit sharper and hasten to wish all where John will take over DesDiv 252. my dear classmates a Happy New Year.

AL CHURCH, on CinCPacFlt Staff, paid The New Year means resolutions, of us a short visit and was a house guest of EL BALDRIDGE. H E R B I E M A N - course. I never make any myself, but may DEL on CinCPac Staff sent a postcard I induce you to make one? Get the # * / t from Saigon, Vietnam, during a recent trip. vote in, will you? The above is intended The Pearl group are growing. W e will miss for the procrastinators only. I am most Carol and John but we know its only Aloha. grateful and wish to thank those of you who have returned the ballots.

It is good to see 1959 roll around. I have NEWS FROM the feeling it will end at full speed, but I ALL AROUND hope it will get off to a slow start. NovemFRANK L Y N C H writes from Wesleyan ber and December were hectic months with College where he is getting his Master's Thanksgiving, the Army game, class pardegree to say that he is still interested in ties, Christmas, New Year's, etc., and it education as a field for the retired naval may not be a bad idea to ring up "ahead officer. With a little more encouragement one-third" for a bit. 1959-â&#x20AC;&#x201D;-20 years after I think Frank will write an article on graduationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;should be a year of decision the subject and I will be sure that you for many of us. Many changes will undoubtedly take place in the ranks. Let us hear hear about it.

SKIP P A L M E R and H A N K LAUER- from you, but whatever you do, please MAN on CinCLantFlt Staff came up from don't join the list of the "address unknown."

Norfolk during the process of their relieving ceremony to get acquainted with Skip's OpNav contacts. C H A R L I E H A R T was also up from the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk to gather material for use as an instructor. Recent CNO Conferences brought RAY DUBOIS down from New London, H A R R Y S T O T T from San Diego, BILL COLLUM from Pearl, U N K ALFORD from Newport and F R E D BARD SHAR from Paris.

NATIONAL (|( F R A N K BOGART has orders from CO of the Fleet Training Center in Newport OF ANNAPOLIS ^^~^f

JIM DARE has orders to M I T ; RUSS BUCKLEY is back in OpNav; E R N I E S C H R E I T E R goes to Staff, ComOpDev F o r ; GENE H E N R Y shifted from OpNav to the Joint Staff; L U T H E R REYNOLDS leaves San Juan for NTC, Great Lakes; H A N K B R A N T I N G H A M from sea to San Diego Group; B U T C H COULT E R comes to the Office of Naval Material, Washington; T O M R U D D E N takes over as Chief of Staff to ConDesFlot 4 ; W E N D E L L BEMIS is now a student at Imperial Defense College, London; and STAN H I N D M A N comes to InsMat, Philadelphia, from N A S , Corpus Christi.

J O H N F I S H E R is in Bethesda still recovering from the effects of a bad auto accident last summer. F R A N K E D R I N G T O N is also a patient and unfortunately will be retiring from the Service very soon. Frank has never fully recovered from the bad fall he had at his house about a year ago. I know the class joins me in expressing regrets over these two incidents.

Plans are going ahead for the 20th Year Reunion. JACK REIGART is in charge of room on this one and has threatened to sound off in the near future. You may fire when ready . . . Reigart.

DOC A B B O T T came up from Annapolis for the December luncheon and gave us the inside story on the case of "Susie at Annapolis." For the occasion Doc chose a very smart outfit consisting of black shoes, gray flannels, white shirt, and red tie speckled with gray Navy wings. Loosely around the shoulders he draped a stunning Navy blue blazer on the breast pocket of which he had tastefully placed a tJSNA gold embroidered seal.

It was difficult to concentrate on the story while looking at the coat. After some prodding Doc admitted it was a sample coat loaned for the occasion by a Mr. Rothstein in New York. Mr. Rothstein, a clothing manufacturer, will sell the coat for about $23.00 in lots of twelve or more. The seal comes separately and may vary between $5-10. Sounds good to me and after income tax. Memorial Gate, etc., I think I will sign up. If interested drop me a line and we will begin to form our own little group of twelve. Or, maybe you want to form your own. I insist on being J O H N in my group.

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A group of '44 gathered at A L and Peggy A H R E N S here in Washington for the Army-Navy game. I imagine this occured in other spots too. Well, just wait until next year.

My job has carried me to several parts of the country in the past month. It's probably only natural that classmates are settled in almost every sizable community but amazing how many you can see. Just before leaving town I ran into T O M CUTLER. Tom is with Raytheon in the Boston area and was on his way to BuAer on Sparrow III business. As I deplaned in Syracuse I saw E D GIBBONS on his way to the West Coast. Ed, whom you remember was President of the Radio Club, has been with General Electric about ten years.

Also saw J I M P L E H N in Utica. Jim had recently seen H A L W R I G H T who was in town on business. While in Dallas I tried to call LARRY R I C H A R D S O N but found out that he is now permanently located at Edwards A F B , where he is in charge of the Chance-Vought test operation.

Upon returning to Washington I saw BOB R I C H E just leaving on a trip.

I have just received a long letter from H A P T R O T T I E R , who is stationed at the sub base in New London. T R O T T I E R S and LONGS played host for the New London Army-Navy game gettogether. BOB G U S T A F S O N did the same in Newport, which is loaded with '44.

M A H L O N SCOTT and BILL S H E R WOOD are stationed with DesLant there.

BILL B E H R E N S is skipper of the SKIPJACK. ROGER H E R R I N G T O N is a lawyer in Ledyard, Conn. BOB McDONALD has just reported to SubShips in Groton.

PASS THE WORD J O H N N Y T R A U T M A N N is Exec of VP-28 at Barber's Point. GEORGE K E L LER is working for the N O T S group stationed at Albuquerque, while J O H N N Y BASS is a civilian at China Lake. R E D TUCKER is here in Washington with a joint intelHgence sUff. Guess we all know that J O H N B E C K E T T is at U S N A after his picture was on the cover of the November Shipmate. I watched him pace the sidelines this fall as he was Officer of Football. H e had at least three anxious Saturdays. BOB MORRIS is on a staff in New York City. Not far away are E V O L I N D E R and J I M K N I G H T , both working for Bell Telephone Laboratories.

Understand H A R R Y B E N O I T has left Bendix. BILL B E R G S T E D T is now at O&R, North Island. M I K E E L L I O T T is working in BuShips. SAM D R E S S I N is also in the Electronics Division of BuShips.

CHARLIE W A K E F I E L D is with RamoWooldridge in California.

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Football season is now over, possibly not on a note that most of us would have desired it to end on, but over. Along with most staunch Navy rooters we also witnessed the Navy team go under fighting to a strong Army team. Not that it should be felt that it was a disgrace because it certainly wasn't. W e just knocked heads with a stronger Army line and to my way of thinking, that was the difference.

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Our troops gave it a fine try and at least let the .Army know that they were in a game. We'll get 'em next year. W e must turn our thoughts to the Christmas season (perish the thought). By the time this is read the season will be over. Such is the penalty of long lead times. I trust that all hands had a nice one, that there were several '45 gatherings looking alive and that^ the accounts with pictures can be published in subsequent articles.

The mail has been holding up pretty well for which I am grateful. I thoroughly enjoy hearing from those who write and appreciate the opportunity of passing along the poop. The first bit to fall out of the hopper is a news note from the Los Angeles area penned by W I L L Y CRENS H A W . They had a meeting in November at which many earth shattering decisions were made. Uppermost among these was a plan to have stag functions in July and January, and drag functions in April and October. One additional drag function will go off in January at which time elections

v/ill be held. Tidbits of news from out that away. Apparently H A N K (I can jump from here to there) SEARLES has unloaded a literary masterpiece on the unsuspecting movie magnates in Hollywood.

The group is branching out in many fields.

BILL H E N D E R S O N has been promoted to regional manager for the V. Mueller & Co. handling surgical and hospital supplies.

BILL RIORDIN, with Sylvania, is being transferred to Buffalo, N. Y. V I C V I S SERING, stationed in WesPac, is exchanging areas with BILL C H E S T E R and AL GIORGIS who are filling the void.

T O M D A N I E L S is aboard the U S S VANO

in Hawaii. W I L L Y C R E N S H A W _ has changed to a new spot as Research Projects Engineer at Douglas El Segundo.

While in the Los Angeles area, I received a communique from A. C. L E W I S and family regarding the recent enlargement thereof. Seems that Julianne gave birth to a nine-pound six-ounce baby girl.

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Ace is Manager of (government Sales and Contracts for the Hughes Products Group of Hughes Aircraft.

From sunny California to blustering winter. BOB P O R T E R dropped me a note and observed that it was sleeting like mad.

He and Sylvia and family apparently are holed up somewhere in upstate New York, where he didn't say. Sounds delightful.

A month or so ago I received a very nice letter from BILL COUNTS, serving at present with the U.S. Taiwan Defense Command. It was written at the height of the Quemoy trouble in the area and was most interesting. He, Jeanette and the four kiddies, one born there in November 1957, have been there for over a year of their two-year stint. No other '45ers there but W A L T GODSHALL comes through now and then on Rear Admiral Blackburn's staff.

Received a very interesting letter from J O H N N Y H A I N E S , another former stalwart of the headquarters chapter when he was on duty here in BuShips. He's at the Naval War College in Newport. Apparently, the group up there had a pot luck supper in September but there was nothing else mentioned. To quote him, "a pot luck with lots of pots." I can't tell from this whether he's referring to lots of food or overly portly naval officers.

One more of our remote kindred checked in with a very nice note from Tehran, Iran.

L O U I E K N U D S E N and Elaine are having a very interesting tour as Supply Officer with the MAAG office. They are personal friends with the Shah, no less, and recently attended the graduation exercises of the Imperial Iranian Military College.

Six days a week with Sundays on Fridays but each officer is provided a black '57 Chevrolet with a driver. They invite any '45 Marco Polos who are "just passing thru" to drop in and, of all things, if it's winter time, bring skiis. Seems they have some mountains thereabouts.

JACK BROWN, who has spent most of his career in the blue Pacific, has been landlocked the last two years teaching N R O T C boys the trade at Purdue. Apparently, these NROTC instructors gather once a year or so to pick up the latest.

This time it took place at Northwestern where ANDY A N D E R S O N from Rice, GEORGE E P P E S from New Mexico, F R A N K CORRIA from Colorado, STAN H E R S C H from University of Michigan and Jack assembled.

I still have a baby announcement in my stack of correspendence which I think I have announced but rather than risk not announcing it, I'll risk announcing it twice.

S H E T H A R and Jane DAVIS have announced the birth of Susan Barstow Davis on 25 June 1958, weighing eight pounds four ounces. While on the subject of who's having babies, I'll open another department in this column, "What a person won't do to get news for his column." The W I L H E L M S are going to have another wee one in the spring. This will be number three, our other two being boys twelve and nine. This is the item alluded to in a previous effort.

GORDON G R I F F I N wrote and asked me to correct an error in a previous column. I listed him as living in Brownsville, Texas, while in truth he lives in Brownwood. This is in the middle of Texas.

GENE D E E M S is another far flung classmate. He, Jo, and Gene, Jr., are doing a hitch in Munich, Germany, from where he too extends the welcome mat to all four 'n nickels passing thru.

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The Monterey chapter, once sporting 11 members, has now been reduced to seven, these being Johnny Wise, Joe Marzluff, Stan McCord, Bill Eaton, Jim Wiggins and Jack Peters, who is my informant.

They have recently lost Warren Taylor, Herbie Mills, Frank Kleber and Bob Sherman. W A R R E N TAYLOR turned over his gavel to J O H N W I S E and the remnants of a case of Hamms was erringly entrusted to JACK P E T E R S . J O E M A R Z L U F F succeeded H E R B I E MILLS as Treasurer. Socially, they have held it down to a farewell party last May and a wives organizational get-together, courtesy of Mary Helen W I S E . STAN McCORD, last but not least, has inherited the chore of keeping the Washington group informed.

This brings to a close, at least for a v/hile, a rather long string of these chatty little bits. I've never counted them but I imagine that there have been some fifty to sixty. It has been suggested that maybe the responsibility for this column should be passed around a bit in order that the person doing it can devote more time to it. Some of the columns have been rather short, and after you've been pouring this out for some five years it becomes difficult to write in an interesting manner, particularly when the raw material quantity-wise is somewhat lacking. It takes time and I do put in a few hours a month besides keeping track of your dues, your addresses, etc. I will continue in my secretarial chores with pleasure, but agree that it is well that we have a new look, so to speak, in our Shipmate column. This has been a pleasure; thru this column I have come to know a lot of you better and I shall continue to do my best to serve the group as long as needed. No more anon.

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr. USNR, 3541 Lord St., San Diego 11, Calif.

GEORGE HEISTRY GARDNER, JR. W E S SCHMIDT'S letter tells it much better than I could so I won't attempt to paraphrase. "It is my sad duty to report the tragic death of our classmate and my roommate, Lt. Cdr. GEORGE H E N R Y GARDNER, JR., USN. George was killed while making a landing in his A4D on board the RANDOLPH, while in the Mediterranean, on the night of 15 November.

George's wife, Margaret Sadler Gardner, was visiting friends in Naples, Italy, when the accident happened. Marg accompanied George's body from Naples through Port Lyautey to Norfolk, Va., where she was met by a group of classmates and their wives (STAHL, SCHMIDT and FULL E R ) , her mother, Mrs. H. C. Sadler of Ann Arbor, Mich., and George's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Gardner, Sr., of North Marshfield. Mass. George's remains were cremated in accordance with his wishes.

The funeral service was held at the Fort Myer Chapel, Arlington, on 24 November, and George was buried with full military

honors in Arlington Cemetery. Three members of the Class of '46 were among the honorary pallbearers. They were LARRY STAHL, W E S S C H M I D T and BILL FULLER. Marg and the four children, George H., I l l , James, William and Robert, will reside with Marge's mother at 1510 Hill St., Ann Arbor, Mich., for the time being. George's Academy roommates, K E N A N D E R S O N , J O H N J. COLLINS and W E S S C H M I D T are dedicating a chair in the Memorial Stadium to George.

I certainly wish to express my appreciation to all the classmates who attended the funeral. Unfortunately, at this writing I do not have a complete list of those present and to forestall slighting anyone I will refrain from sending a partial list. It was more than heartwarming to realize that the sympathy and condolences of the class were being extended by the presence of so many classmates in addition to the traditional wreath. I also desire to express my personal thanks to all those classmates who 'passed the word' to LARRY STAHL, BILL F U L L E R and me during those trying days. We were kept as well informed as we possibly could have been through the efforts of classmates located all through the eastern seaboard, Atlantic and Mediterranean areas." George was Operations Officer of Attack Squadron 72 and was a devoted career officer. Articles written by George have been published in the Naval Institute Proceedings and in Shipmate.

"Our Oyster Bowl party was most enjoyable—cocktails and buffet. About 75 were present and it was held at Breezy Point. Those present: Baird, Beyer, Bonham, Mary Alice Cummings, Downey, E. H. Ellis, Foust and guests Althoffs from D.C, Herb Fridge (Wini gone home).

Fuller, Gibbs, Gilliam, Harlan, Hansen, Haselton, Herzog, Johnson, Kelly and guests Larry and Mary Baldwin from Patuxent, Layton, Lemeshewsky, Haak (also down from D . C ) , Lyons, Macon and guests Chris and Gene Kenyon, Quisenberry, Rogers, Roulstone, Schmidt, Snowden, Stahl and guests Jean and Bob Crawford, Sueur, Weaver, Weirich, Wilcox, Atkinson and guests."

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Philadelphia —GE^'E GRALLA sends the following report of the class party at the Yachtman's Club following the Army game: "Yesterday would have been a perfect day, except, of course, for the outcome_ of the game—which was, anyhow, certainly a good one from the spectator's point of view. First of all, the weather, which was miserable and raining on Friday night, cleared, and it was a cold, sunny day we had. I'll admit that it would have been more pleasant if it had been warmer, but it was still nicer than last year's rainy day. We enjoyed ourselves at the bar in the club—then we enjoyed a sumptuous steak dinner—but most of all we enjoyed seeing and talking with old friends. I met four fellows from the 10th Company whom I hadn't seen since graduation ('FREE' J O N E S , BUD K E N N E L L Y , GLENN N O B M A N N and BILL C A S E Y ) . I also was able to reminisce with an old buddy from my Key West days—ROBIE ROBESON. I think I am safe in saying that everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves— and all told me that they were looking forward to attending a similar dinner next year. Daisy, there is no reason why we cannot make this an annual affair. We ought to set up a goal of 100 people for next year. Unfortunately, Bev and I will most probably not be in Philadelphia next year, as I am due for rotation to foreign SHIPMATE

shore duty this coming summer, but I asked BOB K E N N E D Y and BILL MARBLE, as permanent metropolitan Philadelphia residents, to help H A L W I L L I A M S next year. Bev and I were real thrilled at the turnout and the 'Well Done's' we received. It was worth the effort. As most Philly visitors for the game stay in town for dinner, you certainly couldn't beat the dinner—^price—and camaraderie that was a-vailable at the Yachtman's Club. Betty W I L L I A M S unfortunately came down with a virus and therefore could not attend. As a result, the decorations and 'Welcome '46' signs she painted did not materialize. (Hal forgot the sign.) Also, I brought my record player and a bunch of dance records in case things got dull, but they were never necessary as everyone was thoroughly enjoying conversation and singing old Navy songs. Present were: Bruce and Marilynn Althoff and guests. Jack and Rita Bailey, Al Carneghi and guest Carolyn ( ? ) , Nick Chokas, Carl Duberg and Bea Martinson, Bill and Sue Dunseath, John and Carrie Erickson. George and Alice Ferch, Tom Fitzgerald and Mary Nesci, Gene and Bev Gralla, Swede and Marty Hansen, Joe Holden, 'Free' and Marilyn Jones, Jack Jones and guest Jack Kane ('54), Bob and Mary Kennedy, Bud Kennelly and Ann Willoughby, Korby and Peg Korbesmeyer and guests. Bill and E^na Marble, 'Red' and Betty Maginnis, Griff Moody, Ken and Mickey Morse, Bob and Frances Mott, Doug Nankervis, Glenn and Lois Normann, Henry and Jean Ortland, George and Bea Pavis, Hallie and Virginia Rice, Robie and Mary Robeson, Bill Searle and guests, Joe and Elinor Smith, Bill and Tedee Whalen, Hal_ Williams, Joe and Gerrie Winslow, Gordie and Colleen Yeo."

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Monterey—"On 7 November 1958, '46 met at Fort Ord for cocktails and a shrimp IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT buffet. A most successful party and most DON MURRAY, with Minnesota Minthoroughly enjoyed by all. Helen M O O R E and Jean Hall were in charge of arrange- ing & Manufacturing Company, has put ments. Those attending were: John and his own and 3M's genius to work and Marian Blake, Buster and Marty Bouveron, developed our '47 class crest and Academy Joe and Jane Campbell, Ted and Maggie seal on Scotchlite reflective emblems. The Clark, Clif and Mary Clifton, Jack and crest and seal are beautifully executed, and Nancy Ctilwell, Bob and Ev Dise, Walt you can easily put them to a use which and Jean Hall, Ed and Jinx Kingsbury, would be appropriate, such as car window Jack and Judy Metschl, Jim and Helen or bumper, glass top desk or desk chair, Moore, Boyd and Joan Mincie, Jack and lamp shade, etc.

Shirley Seargeant, Dick and Midge TinThanks are hereby expressed to Don on ney. Bob and Nancy Tisdale, Dick and behalf of the class. I propose to accept his Pat Wilson. Doc and Ruth Johnson were offer on one crest and one seal for each kept home with the flu bug. . . . A delight- classmate (stamps to cover postage apful fashion show and luncheon was enjoyed preciated), and obtain distribution through by the wives on 19 November 1958, at Mark the company representatives. "BO" EAThomas Inn. Nancy C U L W E L L and GLE has already received a supply for Midge T I N N E Y were hostesses. Those members of the 21st Company. attending were: Marion Blake, Jane CampAny classmate reading this notice who bell, Nancy Culwell, Ev Dise, Jean Hall, Ruth Johnson, Jinx Kingsbury, Judy is out of touch with his company repreMetschl, Helen Moore, Joan Muncie, Shir- sentative, please drop me a line direct.

Incidentally, Don is now living at 88 ley Seargeant, Midge Tinney, Nancy Cherry Grove, Swansea, Glam, Great Tisdale, Francis West and Pat Wilson."

Britain.

BOB D I S E

RELIEVE THE WATCH I am rather sorry to say that I am giving up the writing of this column with this issue. Although I would like very much to do this sort of work full time, the current economic situation makes it necessary to relegate this effort to my spare time ( A L L of i t ) . Since I am also Secretary-Treasurer of the San Diego chapter and a nominee for Western Area V P , I feel compelled to spend my time doing all I can to get everybody off their respective ditty boxes and behind the Association.

Let's all get to work at it. Happy New Year.

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to J O H N COHOON and J O E CROSS. I saw or talked on the phone to our contingent in Washington. My present job has one aspect of being a traveling salesman. I have been to Washington three times this year and the last time that I walked into BOB D E P E W ' s office, he cracked that he hadn't seen me for a couple of weeks.

A rundown on the missing in the last issue: DICK CAINE. Fort Caine is still holding out, though being surrounded with girls all these years. Lt. Cdr. A. D. Caine.

VF-51, % F P O San Francisco, or 274 Coast Blvd., La Jolla, Calif.

H A R R Y CURTIS, Essex Rd., Ipswich, Mass. Has been in Ipswich about five years now, since release from second tour of duty in 1953. Harry continues: "I work for Raytheon Guided Missile Division as a development engineer for the Hawk and Sparrow missiles. There are a lot of Naval Academy people working for this company, but nobody whom I ever knew while at the Academy. Did not see any addresses on the sheet you sent me which were anywhere near here.' My hobbies seem to be the house, wife and child, as I guess most people's are. In the summer I do a little surf fishing and in the fall I shoot a few ducks." I haven't checked to see how close Bob Goldsborough will be to Ipswich.

AL F R A N K E L , 324 Stark Ct., Webster Groves 19, Mo. Letter from A l : "This is probably the first time anyone ever said— no word—about me. Have spent the last three years as a Purchasing Agent with Monsanto, primarily working with Research on the chemicals of the future. A most challenging job and, for us, a very happy association with a grand company.

You might put in the newsletter that there's always room for anyone heading East, West, North or South through the St. Louis area, and usually some beer in the icebox. This isn't exactly the best locale to find much Navy—most people here wouldn't recognize an anchor if they saw one. Keep up the good work on the newsletter—sooner or later we all meet again, but sometimes it helps to know where to look. Hope we will see you when we're home." P.S. We sure have a prolific group, don't we???

I had written Al that quite often we visit the St. Louis area while home on leave in southern Illinois, but having missed him this time, I will have two cans of beer coming now.

BOB GOLDSBOROUGH. Three days after receiving Al's welcome letter, I received my first letter from Bob and it contained news that CLYDE and Mary R U S H O L T were running a very poor second. Dancy Lee 10, Robert R., I l l , 9, Rebecca 6, Mark Booth 5, David Joseph 3, Paul Andrew 2, and a new one expected this last May. Oh well, even without the Goldsboroughs, Al Frankel still thinks the company is a prolific group. Bob's letter: 4TH COMPANY NEWS "Sylvania is transferring me temporarily BOB T U R N A G E reports as follows: to Waltham, Mass., for one year where I There are two goals to report. One hun- will be Project Manager for a large condred per cent of the company have now tract (military), that has just been awardacknowledged my letters and have reported ed. I will come back to California about their addresses. In September when I talked July 1959 bringing the job and my staff to J O E FLANAGAN on the phone, I back with me. My address in Massachusetts understood that the 4th Company would is the Waltham Laboratories of Sylvania, be the second of the class to report 100%. 100 First Ave., Waltham 54, Mass. Phone Secondly, we have a seat for the memory TWinbrook 3-9200. I got out of the Navy of C L I F F S T E V E N S . in 1949 and worked as a missile test engiIn September I had a ten-day trip to neer for Raytheon at Pt. Mugu. In 1951 New York State and Washington, D. C. was recalled to active duty as Technical As I passed through Philadelphia I talked Officer in a Guided Missile Training Unit to BOB R O C H E and LLOYD McGAR- at Chincoteague, Va. In 1953 was out RY on the phone. From New York I talked again and have been working for Sylvania 39

in the field of Electronics Counter Measures as a System Engineer. Very recently promoted to Project Manager and am headed for Massachusetts to get the job underway on a new contract."

I assume they have system engineers now to beat the system. They have come a long way since 1943.

J O E McKENZIE, 841 Benwood Rd., Norfolk 2, Va. Joe is at the LantFlt A S W Tactical School. Kathy 8, Sally 6, Lura 4.

ED O'CALLAGHAN, 205 Strawberry Lane, London Bridge, Va. Ed is on Com Nav AirLant Staff in Norfolk. Brian 3, Deidre 1 ^ , Barry 6 months. Ed reports that he has been in the Norfolk area for about three years and expects to leave next summer. , W A L L Y Y A T E S , 801 Darby Ave., Kinston, N. C. Letter from Wally: "Dear Bob, Needless to say we're gunning for the Seaford, Del., postmaster. Your recent newsletter was a pleasant surprise—just sorry I've been 'lost' so long. Certainly was swell hearing news of all the 4th Co. gang. Except for annual Christmas card exchanged with Dixon Caine and Mase Wells, I've had news of no one in years.

Sometimes it seems impossible that I could have lived so close with so many men for three years and not really know them now.

Wish I had news of others to tell you for your next letter, but I haven't. In fact, I've been trying to find A R T CAINE— last heard from him two years ago. If you verify his address at Bethpage let me know.

My last dozen years can be summed up with repetitious phrases familiar to you I'm sure—work, kids, fun, work, bills, kids, fun, bills, etc. I married Carolyn Stone of Albemarle, N. C , in February '48. Stationed at Gtmo on Staff there until I resigned in summer '49. Joined DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del., same summer and moved to Seaford, Del. Recalled during Korea 1950-52 with ComPhibPac entire two years.

Rejoined DuPont in '52 and was transferred here in '53. Am now a Senior Engineer with Kinston Dacron Plant. Have two girls, Deborah Ann 7, and Mary Katherine 3. Two boys, Stephen Neil 9, and Sheppard Boyd 9 months. We've had the usual setbacks and difficulties, as well as wonderful blessings that this short span of

ours brings. Just wish so much that we could have someone from '47 drop by. Have plenty of room."

A most interesting letter that I thought others would appreciate too.

I have many requests for information on the accident that killed Cliff. I was very pleased for the information forwarded to me by D A N H O L L I S and J I M FARLEY. Dan wrote: "I was in San Diego when C L I F F S T E V E N S was killed. W e both were flying out of North Island then and had seen each other quite often. Jocko had already completed one tour in Korea, I think, and was preparing to go out again.

It happened in September of '58; he had been practicing FCLP's on a border field and was heading back to base when he saw a parachute. In the process of examining the chute, he spun in at a low altitude. The chute was being used by some development team—a drone, on some type of missile, if I remember correctly. Jim Carrington '48B was Jocko's next door neighbor at the time, and he told me the complete story.

Jim was BOQ officer while I was at North Island and had been a close friend to the Stevens."

BuPers files contain the following: Died of injuries sustained in an airplane crash three miles south of Alf Ream Field, Calif., on 20 September 1958. (Training Flight.)

Last recorded address of wife : Mrs. Mary Eleanor Stevens, 76 Edgemere Rd., Quincy 89, Mass. Besides his widow, he leaves a daughter, Nancy Deborah.

DAN H O L L I S advises that the Newsletter is a big help in checking Ruth out about the Navy. The little that she knows about the blue and gold is connected with his monthly excursion with the Week End Warriors. Dan married Ruth (Temple) at Westboro, Mass., in May 1956. After receiving the news of Dan's marriage in '56 I went to sea and turned in my duties of company secretary and was unable to extend congratulations to the groom in a News letter. Just over two years late.

Congratulations, Dan! Welcome aboard, Ruth. Dan's letter continues, "Pass the word—be mighty glad to see any of '47 when they pass thru here. W e live in a log house on a lake just off Highway 11 not far from Tuscoloosa. Ruth is on the

T H E FLEET T H A T HAD TO D I E . By RichJ.

Lederer '36 and Eugene Burdick, Norton, October 1958, 285 pages. Reviewed by R. Adm. John D. Hayes. U S N ( R e t ) .

It is not easy to disagree with the judges of the Book-of-the-Month Club and the distinguished novelist John P . Marquand whose endorsement appears on the dust cover, but I do not think much of this 40

BOB TURNAGE

21ST COMPANY NEWS The pot has been calling the kettle black!

Up until this time I have been urging everyone to drop me a line and tell me v/hat's new. Well, it has been over a year since I've put out a company newsletter, and my humble apology is rendered forthwith. Hoping that my apology is accepted, let's find out what's with the old 21st.

Thanks to BOB H O R N E R we now have J. P. "Bo" G A N T T located. Knowing only that "Bo" was somewhere in South Carolina, Bob got on the telephone and finally located him and reported as follows: "Bo" is a designer in the Charleston Naval Shipyard, is married, wife's name Jean, has two children, Charles and Edith. "Bo" would like to see any of the 21st that happen to be traveling through Charleston.

Address is shown on company roster.

DON and Betty MURRAY are still in England. With Don's last letter was a check for the Stadium Fund. It is these contributions by the alumni (you and me) that are building our new Stadium. I pass by the Stadium twice a day and am glad to report that the area is completely cleared, the bowl is cut and the sides of the Stadium are going up. I have seen the completed plans for the Stadium and if it is completed as planned, it will be something to be proud of.

book. The characters in it are too one- sian Navy literally driving his decrepit dimensional to have any human substance fleet of forty-two ships 18,000 miles to cerand the plots are about as intricate as tain death, his battles with the decay and those of Horatio Alger. People who write intrigue of the Naval Board as well as about Jesuits should know something of with Togo and his Japanese and the pressAMDG. Most of all I do not like literary ing and depressing shadow of coal always bulkheading. What is told under the thin over him has the catching pathos of a guise of short stories is undoubtedly true, Greek tragedy. but a book that attempts the sad tale of It was his battle with coal, that dictator America's defeat in the struggle for men's of navies after sail, which broke the iron minds because we send second class troops will of this resolute man and sent him into to do battle needs better documentation the shooting battle of Tsushima in an irand should display more wisdom with resolute daze. The tragedy goes to its bitter humility. ending with his capture and return to Russia to outlive his life while his ships and the fatalists who manned them have sunk below the waters of Island of the <t> \ 3 / ^J? Donkey's Ear.

BOOK REVIEWS T H E UGLY AMERICAN. By William

faculty, and I'm still a struggling graduate student in math, hoping some day in the far distant future to get a Ph.D. I feel like the pressure is off somewhat, however, after getting the Master's in physics. At least I can make a living now. By the way, I went thru the physics 'program' with a couple of Pointers who were in the Army style of postgraduate work; Tom Provenzano '46, which is our class; and Carl Fitz '49_our Class of '49. Ruth is a Massachusetts girl and teaches piano."

The company is presently represented on Formosa by W O O D Y and in Japan by T. WELLINGS. On the orders issued by the Chief of Naval Personnel on 4 November, it indicates that JACK F I N N E R A N is going to Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk.

ard Hough, Viking Press, November 1958, 207 pages, no index. Reviewed by R. Adm. John D. Hayes, U S N (Ret.).

There is something warmly close between an Englishman and a sea story that makes it absorbing when he tells it. Mr. Hough has a great story and he does a grand job with it. His tale of V. Adm. Zinovi Petrovitch Rozhestvensky of the Imperial Rus-

The author claims his book is a story, not history. It does, however, focus the attention of Americans for the first time on the Russians rather than the Japanese at Tsushima. It demonstrates traits in a national character we must do our best to understand. Most of all it portrays in words v/hat modern sailormen can hardly conceive, the depressing dust, the back-breaking labor, the very thought of coal, coal, coal.

SHIPMATE

I am glad to report that Pat MOSS gave up trying to get JIM to write and vvrote me herself. If any other wife is tired of being listed on the company roster aus unknown, family address is wrong, or the number and names of children are incorrect, break out a post card and drop us a line.

J. P. CALLAWAY is now an instructor in Mine Warfare and Harbor Defense in General Mine School at Monterey, Calif.

Cab's family and address are shown on the company roster. I have no way to back this up, but I understand that Cab and Jim Moss were the first members of our class to receive Naval Commands.

Both Cab and Jim were skippers of minesweepers in the Pacific during the Korean conflict.

F R E D and Helen M A R T I N have a new addition since the last newsletter. Exactly one year from 7 September John Paul reported for duty with a displacement of 8 lbs. 1 oz. According to Dr. Spock he should be around 23 pounds todav. Fred, you were looking for DICK BROWN's address.

Well, try 111th & Glen Arbor Rd., Kansas City 14, Mo. F E R D G R A H A M E is still in Louisville, Ky., and has increased the roster by one.

"Paula" now gives Ferd one boy and one girl. Ferd, if Bud Sorensen's address is not correct on the roster let me know. Bud, if your address is correct, come out of the shell and drop me a line.

W I L B U R G. F E R R I S is now stationed in Annapolis. Wilbur is not Wilbur anymore ; he is now known as GLENN. I have heard people refer to Glenn Ferris from '47 for the past two months, but it wasn't until after a lengthy telephone conversation with W. G. Ferris that I found out that he was our old easy-going Oklahoma buddy.

BOSCO P E R R I C H departed the States with family for his new staff job in Naples, Italy, just in time to get fouled up in the Middle East situation. I haven't heard from Robert, but I hope to real soon.

LARRY and June McGUIRE have moved back to California. Janet says that she knows she owes you a letter, and that it is forthcoming.

A. G. B U T L E R is now working at Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Washington, D. C. I located Butler through the Navy locator at BuPers. Family data is shown on company roster.

All military addresses on the company roster were furnished by the Bureau of Personnel locator. I would appreciate it if all hands would drop me a card giving me your correct home address. T I G E R TEPLY's address was furnished by the locator and is twelve (12) years old. Maybe BOB H O R N E R can find us a little better info on Tiger.

W A L T DAY and Eileen are now back in Washington, D. C , living in the same house they left a little over a year ago.

The only difference is the addition of the twins.

I have not heard from F R A N K and Novie ADAMS since the first of the year.

At that time, Frank reported that he was to become the E x of an Atomic Submarine.

BUSTER COBEAN reported that Frank was going to relieve him. I do not know if the relief took place, but if it did Frank was the Ex. Off. of the NAUTILUS when she

made her famous trip under the North Pole. The locator shows Frank on the NAUTILUS.

As for myself, I was detached from Quantico, Va., last June. Since the 4th of J A N U A R Y ,

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July I have been breaking in on a new han, Mike Leddick, Jerry Murphy, Carl job in Headquarters Marine Corps, Wash- Otto, Bob Peniston, Ed Scoles, Jim Stockington, D. C. I have been commuting from dale and Carl Blank.

Annapolis to D.C. daily since the 4th of "I am presently in the process of bringJuly and I'm planning to continue doing so ing our roster up to date. As soon as I for the next three years. have the dope, I will pass it on to you.

Alumni Weekend was a huge success, In addition, should you know of anyone even though the sky did fall during the not mentioned above who is in the area, football game. It seems as if the rain gave we would greatly appreciate a line giving everyone an adequate excuse for trying to us the dope. cure a good cold.

"Our next '47 brawl is scheduled for the Hope to see or hear from each member Army-Navy game at the El Rancho Motel of the old 21st Company between now and in Palo Alto. Any classmate who happens the first of the year. to be in the area at this time, please give me a buzz, so that we can include them in "Bo" EAGLE our plans. This meeting is being held in conjunction with the Peninsula chapter of WASHINGTON AREA NEWS the Alumni Association, 150 persons exBOB M A R M E T writes as follows: pecting to be on hand, so all 'ell should "This is a report on the monthly class break loose. luncheon held recently at the Gun Factory.

"Until my next report in December, all We had the smallest turnout that I can of us out here send our best martinis to all remember in the many years that I have hands in '47." been attending class luncheons here in C. TURNER JOY Washington. This can be attributed, in part, to a current flu epidemic of minor proportions in the area. Those present were Bill PHILADELPHIA AREA NEWS Rainnie, George Grove, Dick Lilly, Rog Army-Navy Reception Johnson, Doug Sloan, Bill Clement, Neil The Philadelphia area group held a reThompson, Joe Melesky, Don Riley and ception for classmates and guests after the Marmet. game at the Princeton Club, making it the "GEORGE GROVE has reported for third successive year that this enjoyable duty with the Chief of Naval Operations, get-together has been held. The most unPersonnel Allocations. He is living in Ar- usual surprise of all was the appearance lington. ROG J O H N S O N is in the Bureau of the Hon. E D W A R D J. McCORMACK, of Personnel, living in Silver Spring, Md. JR., Attorney General of the CommonJ O E M E L E S K Y has been in the area wealth of Massachusetts. His Honor is only two weeks. BILL C L E M E N T is in none other than our classmate, Ed, who the Office of Naval Research. Though the won a politically important contest in Masgroup was small, it had its advantages in sachusetts not only with respect to his own everyone being able to hold one conversa- career, but also an unusual opportunity for public service that few in our class may tion. Best regards."

BOB ever receive. Ed's wife, Emily, undoubtedly played a conspicuous role in his political WEST COAST NEWS success, and the class offers them every C. T U R N E R JOY sends along the fol- best wish for continued success in public service. lowing : "By candlelight ceremony at our most Others present included Muscoe and Jane recent '47 get-together here on the San Gibson, Larry and Jane Hess, Lt. Cdr. P. Francisco Peninsula, the duties of '47 Bay Frank and Ellen Hunter, III, Mr. and Area representatives were passed on to me Mrs. Robert A. Hunter, Wm. J. and Mary by the outgoing representative, L U K E Kelleher, Ed Kaska and Rose Mary WilW E L C H . So under the new regime comes liamson, Moose and Jane Longmuir. Ed the first report from the Bay Area. and Emily McCormack, Ralph and Grace "Saturday, 18 October, found '47 once Parker, Sam and Anne Pillar, Bill and again holding their bi-monthly get-together. Wilma Reeve, Dick Savage, "G.G." and We kicked off by attending the Air Force- Peg Strott, Lenny Tepper and Ginny West, Stanford football game, and cheered Ben Rick and Jean Warren, Brew and Nita Martin's charges on to a well-earned 16-0 White, Bob and Bobbie Barker, and Liz victory. Thanks to 'BO' H E I N I N G E R ' s and Joe Flanagan. arrangements with Ben, we found ourJOSEPH P. FLANAGAN, JR. selves, 24 strong, situated on the 50-yard line. For Ben's generosity his team not only received our wholehearted support, but a rousing '4-N Martin' echoed through Sec'y, L. C. Bramlett, Clarksdale, Miss. the stadium. Ben gratefully acknowledged Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Peter J. Goldman by tossing his hat high into the air.

USN, 413 Dewey Dr., Annapolis, Md. "Following the game, we all headed for Before starting the "dope sheet" this the Chez Yvonne restaurant, where the cocktail pennant was 'close hauled.' Those month, I would like to remind all conpresent for the game and party were Wes tributors that it is necessary for the rough and Norma McDonald, Bill and Witzie edition of the column to be received at the Russell, Luke and Julie Welsh, Kaye and Alumni House on or before the 7th of the Anne Kiddo, Nancy and Grant Apthorp, month preceding the issue it will be inBo and Betty Heininger, Vern and Kal cluded in. It is for that reason that some Rose, Herb and Gerry Whyte, Ralph and of the information may seem a little stale Carole Odgers, Jarl and Ardity Diffendor- at times or the letter you sent didn't get fer, Lou Btizzolera, 'Swoose' Snead (who in when you expected it to do so. Prompt was passing through enroute to Whidbey), notification will insure prompt publishing yours truly and wife, Shirley. We had of the news. hoped to have a 100% turnout, but the Here we go with the first column of the usual unforeseen circumstances always drop new year. D W I G H T W A D S W O R T H (7) in at the last moment. Among those not is presently stationed in Washington, D. C , present, but who are in the Bay Area, are at the Gun Factory, having completed a Roger Bagnall, Dick Beaubien, Pete Colot, tour on the U S S CANBERRA (CAG-2). He Dick Colquhoun, John Davidson, Tom Har- is residing with his wife and four children tigan, Tom Joste, Ogden King, Jerry Leni- in Annandale, Va. He has proposed start-

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ing off the new year with a dinner-dance at the Gun Factory for the Class of '48 (A&B). Here's the score: P R O P O S E D 11! Class of '48 party on 16 or 17 January 1959. Dinner-dance; Cash Bar. Naval Gun Factory Officers' Club.

Approximately $9.00 per couple. Pass the word to all hands in the area. Contact Lt. Cdr. D. Wadsworth, U S N , R4 Box 431, Annandale, Va.; phone, CLearbrook 6-4961.

I hope that we can make this a big turnout.

Don't delay in deciding since there is not too much time left.

Betty N O R M A N writes again from Newport—having plenty of time since NORM is snowed under with W a r College homework. She reports the following classmates enrolled in the Command and Staff course: T. B. Hayward (21), Gordon Hogg ( 9 ) , Harry Lee (21), Chuck Miko ( 6 ) , Ken Shugart ( 7 ) , and Bruce Carlinghouse (15), who is to be congratulated on their second child—a boy—^very recently.

W e finally located G E N E KELLY (5) via his wife Jean. Gene got his MS degree at M I T and then went on to the U S S MiTSCHER as Gun Boss; from there to the Staff, ComCruDiv 5 in Japan. He is now the liaison officer with the Polaris program back at MIT. Their big first-grader Candy has just become a babysitter for a new little sister. Carter Lee, born 15 November.

Congratulations to the Kellys. On the way back East, they stopped off in Cedar Rapids to spend a few days with BOB and Charlotte CHADIMA (22). Bob resigned to take over his family's business. The Kellys also spend some of their time playing some bridge with GEORGE and Carolyn BALL (21). George is stationed at the Naval Shipyard in Charleston, Mass.

Sallie P A T T E R S O N (RANDY-13), our Norfolk correspondent, has just supplied me with a tome which included a letter of past events that somehow (?) got mislaid. The A'ers had a bring-your-ownbottle-and-casserole "thing" after the Tulane affair. Present were Ed Cummings, Dottie and Gene Mulligan, Nan and Ben Reaves, Marguerite and Ernie Truax, Charlotte and Rog Gregory, Betty Jo and Jesse Holshouser, Betty and Jack Wills, Tut and Dick Robertson, Maggie and Frank Snyder, and Bebe and Bernie Williams. Prolific '48A had a few blessed events in the recent past down yonder in Norfolk: CLAUDE and Mary EKAS with a new baby, and W A Y N E and Nancy McCORD with a new daughter—congratulations.

Now some more recent news from Norfolk—the girls got together for a coffee at the WILLIAMSes which brought a good sized turnout and plans for a Christmas party. Because of the late opening of school in Norfolk, with all the segregation problems, most of the families were kept away from the Army-Navy game while the kids went to school. They instead threw a pre-game pep rally on 28 November, at the Breezy Point O Club: cocktails, buffet, and dancing. Those attending: Ed Cummings, Mulligans, Reams, Robertsons, Truaxes. Wills, Phelps, and of course the Pattersons.

GORDON and Barbara P H E L P S (5) are now permanently in NorVa. Randy took some pictures of the latest party and will send them along to me for inclusion as soon as they are developed. JACK and Joan RYDER (16) are down in NorVa for a four-month period and are now residing in Portsmouth.

This correspondent was unable to get away for the Army game, but was hoping 42

to get some dope as to what went on up there from JACK PARK, who was planning a dinner party after the game. However, haven't heard, so I am afraid there is nothing to report on that.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the classmates and their wives who have been so helpful in making this column a success of recent months. We start barren at the beginning of the month; but then a few letters roll in to tell all of us what is going on around the world. W e appreciate any little bit of news that you can give us.

Congratulations to our classmates in '48B on the recent LCDR Selection.

Happy New Year to all.

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East Coast—Lt. Bob Hanby, USN 1720 Branchwood St., Norfolk 3, Va. West Coast—Lt. Gordon R. Engel, USN 33 Ralston Dr., Monterey, Calif.

FROM THE WEST COAST The big game is over and all is again quiet on the Western (West Coast) Front.

DAVE W R I G H T tried to get a group of '48B people together, but the crowd is spread thinly with academics restricting the Monterey members to their local area and with operational duties having most of the others at sea. Well Done to Dave for his efforts and we hope that more people and less academics will permit us to gather next year. The Wrights address is 104 Clover Lane, Menlo Park, Calif.

Which way did he go: The W . T. BLAKNEYS have departed from Moffet Field and reported to Staff, CinCPacFlt where Snake will be Aide to the Chief of Staff, Admiral Ramsey. The E. F. MCL A U G H L I N S recently visited the Melhorns in Carmel Valley. Mac is with the Missile Dept. of Raytheon in Oxnard, Calif. The McLaughlins' home address is 124 Furman Ave., Ventura, Calif. Mac reports that the S E T T L E S and McCORDS are also in their area. Apparently the HATHAWAYS have joined the S C H O E F F E R M A N N S at the Naval W a r College. Word here has it that ALDO T H O M P S O N is there also. ED MEYERS writes from 4 Buttonwood Dr., Shrewsbury, N. J. Ed is with the Port of New York Authority as an assistant manager and he is happy to be making more money without standing any "watches." The F I S H E R S send word from 6805 Snow White Dr., J a x l O , Fla., that Bill is flying Crusaders. Their third youngster, Debra Lee, was born September 8. That makes two girls and a boy for Bill and Libby.

Well Done! The Loheeds, Dittmanns, Don Halls, (J.P.) Rogers, Chews, and Bryants are also in Jax.

and the family are living at Harvard Terrace, Gales Ferry, Conn.

CHUCK and Jo Ann P A C I U L L I and three children are located in Vienna, Va. He is owner of Berry Engineers there.

BILL BULLINGTON is a stock broker in Roanoke, Va. H e and Mary have three children.

Activities After watching the gallant gang give their all at Philly, Julie and Jim Brunson, Lenora and Dan Nolen, Alice Mary and Dick Springe and Carol and Karl Thiele gathered at the Hanbys' for the after-game quarterbacking and a repast prepared by the girls. A grand time was had by all, even tho' the Big Team lost. A '48B class party is planned for 26 December. We hope to have a big turnout.

Two-and-a-Half Congratulations to the prospective Lieutenant Commanders I BOB HANBY

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Sec'y, Lt. Robert P. Smith, Jr. 201 Jackson St., Falls Chnrch, Va.

F R A N K S C H L O S S E R reports that he is now Executive Officer in U S S ASPRO

(SS-309). He and Barbara and their two boys are living at 4490 Mt. Everest Blvd., Clairmont, San Diego, Calif. Frank had a brief tour on board the REMORA, also in San Diego, before shifting subs the last of October.

OLIVER D. COLVIN, JR., has been appointed contract administrator for the International Telephone and Telegraph Laboratories, in Nutley, N. J. The Colvins live at 5 Short Hills Circle, Millburn, N. J.

GoRDY ENGEL

NORFOLK AREA Visitors Unreported last month — Maj. JACK ROBBINS, USMC, was seen for a short time at N A S Operations, NorVa, where he made a brief stop on his way back to Pax River. Jack reports that he is thoroughly enjoying flying all types of aircraft.

Saw BILL BARTOW driving down the main drag. Don't know whether he should be listed here or under orders (back to the area).

Mail Bag H O W I E K A Y sends on the following: H E R B I E K L I N E ( L T U S N ) reports from the U S S TROUT ( S S - 5 6 6 )

that he

OLIVER D. COLVIN, JR., '49

Act'g Corr. Sec'y, Lt. T. J. Bigley, USN Box X, A-N Club, 1627 Eye St. N.W. Washington 6, D. C.

In the absence of a permanent correspondence secretary the Washington group will contintje to provide those items of class news that it receives.

A want ad is still posted for a classmate to serve as correspondence secretary. If you have the time to give to the job, your SHIPMATE

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services will be most appreciated by all vour classmates, families, and friends of 1950. Please drop a line to USNA, Class of 1950, Box X, Army-Navy Club, 1627 Eye St., N W , Washington 6, D. C , and we shall be happy to give you any further details on the job. In the meantime send any of your class news items to this address and we shall attempt to keep the news flowing.

The Class Stadium Drive is still on. The response to date has been encouraging though a bit slow. If you haven't returned your pledge card as yet, put it at the top of your reminder list. Many addresses are still needed from classmates who are now in civilian life, so keep the address information coming.

DAVE E M E R S O N recently made a rundown on the regular Navy Composition of Year Group 1950 which is quite interesting.

Our congratulations go to T O N Y SURACI who was down from Scranton with his lovely wife after recently giving up his bachelorhood.

lations, Herman and Carol. How about name, date and sex?

NEWS FROM PENSACOLA H E R B Z O E H R E R and E D "Woody" W O O D flew into town last month and W A L T E R H . F L I N T writes: "After a provided me with several items of interest girl born in Walter Reed Hospital, D. C , which I pass along herewith. First, Woody's a boy born in Selfridge A F Hospital, Mich., wife Frances is expecting their fourth in and a girl born in U.S. Naval Hospital, April. Congratulations.

Annapolis, Md., we are going through the ED BAUER is scheduled for a course cycle once again with a boy, Neil Kendrick, born at Patrick A F Hospital, Fla., on 8 in electronics in Memphis, then to duty in October 1958. W e live across the Banana Miramar.

J O E J O H N S O N has gone to PG School River from Cape Canaveral and our children are now fullfledged 'bird watchers,' in Monterey. quickly passing the word when the familiar DON S W A N K is about to leave for low rumble of ignition travels across to us duty at N A S Olathe, Kan. and we go on our front porch to witness DON H A Y N S W O R T H has gone to another milestone in our guided missile Ordnance School in Jacksonville; from progress." there he will join E D BAUER at Miramar.

F R A N K LIBERATO has been transferred to the staff of CNATra. ROBBIE McGLOHN has been transferred from Corpus Christi to CIC School l Sec'y, Lt. Bruce I. Meader, U S N I 5713 S. 2d St., Arlington, V a . in Glencove, Ga., prior to reporting for REX

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WHO ROBBED THE PONY EXPRESS? FROM THE BANKS Source of OF THE THAMES For some reason—probably the ChristCommission DICK HOOVER, on T A D to Washingmas season activity—the mail bag has been Naval Academy 421 214 110 127 48 79 unusually light for the past few weeks. ton, reports spending the weekend with CARL 705 32 15 60 12 48 Consequently, this column will be a little classmate and brother-in-law NROTC shorter than usual to start the New Year. B R E T T S C H N E I D E R . Carl, a former Former Reserves submariner, is now working for the pub0 0 0 58 5 53 Which brings me to this proposition: how lishing firm of Addison and Wesley in (Augmentees) about making a resolution to drop your 14 0 0 14 0 14 secretary a short note—TODAY! Former Enlisted Reading, Mass.

Temporary Officers 9 0 0 9 0 9 Dick also advises that K I N N A I R D McFONECONS K E E is a proud member of the crew of 1149 246 125 268 65 203 Just a few days ago, I got a call from the SKIPJACK. TOTALS submariner SAM GINDER, who conOur best information indicates that of firmed the rumor that he has resigned from NEWSLETTERS the 176 classmates who entered the U.S. the Navy. Sam is now working for Vitro A L E X TODD has taken a leaf from Air Force upon graduation, there are about Laboratories in Silver Spring, Md., who J O H N McGREW's book and published a 90 still remaining on active duty. are doing much of the instrumentation very interesting newsletter, which most New addresses: Lt. R O B E R T P . work on the fleet ballistic missile Polaris. readers of this column have probably seen.

KRAMER, U S N , U S S O ' H A R E ( D D R - So you see, Sam is still working with the If you haven't, drop him a line at Quarters "S," Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Ind., 889), % F P O New York; G. R. K I L - Navy. and get on the mailing list. Alex is ConBOURN, 120 Edgewood Rd., Ardmore, Pa. trol Division Officer, Procurement Officer, The Washington group, Class 1950, send ARMY-NAVY GAME Among the many '51ers at the Big One and Disposal Officer for the Supply Detheir best wishes to all for a Happy New in Philadelphia were two Pentagon shore- partment at Crane. H e reports that he, Year. wife iClaire, and daughters Susan and The Class of 1950 was well represented duty types, SAM J O N E S and BOB Nancy expect to be in Indiana for three at the Army-Navy game this year. Among S W A R T . Sam and Betty had dinner with years. those seen at the game were Don Al- J O H N GILCHRIST and wife Mary. I'm bright, Dick Bossert, Roger Buck, Kelly not sure with whom Bachelor Bob had CASH RECEIPTS Carr, John Cavanaugh, Ted Debacker, Dick dinner, but he looks well-fed! John GilI extend the appreciation of the MeDoan, Walt Davis, Al Drew, Bill Droge, christ is OinC of the reserve training subDon Dunham, Rod Eyster, Dick Fox, Ray marine and the Reserve Training Center in morial Gate Committee to P A U L DION and A L SAENZ for their contributions.

Fahs, Don Fears, Bob Harris, Wes Har- Philadelphia.

It won't take too many more checks to If you don't like editorials, you can skip vey, George Halperin, Frank Holcomb, Charlie Hooper, Jack Jablonski, Joe How- the next short paragraph, but I have to make the Class Gate a reality. ard, Bob Keevers, Rex Kilboura, Tom see this comment in print: ANOTHER RESOLUTION Kolstad, Jim Lynn, Mike Leslie, B. B. In Monday morning quarterbacking the Please make another New Year's resoLane, Bill Matson, Dan Malloy, "Red" A-N game, I found that a lot of people Meek, Tom McGrath, Bill McCreedy, Tom were in agreement that mingled with the lution—to encourage non-subscribing classMcLaughlin, Dick Miller, Norm Mullen, sorrow of losing the game was an encour- mates to order Shipmate. This magazine Charlie Mull, Tom Mulligan, John Noonan, aging feeling of satisfaction—the Navy should be our primary means of getting out Ray Oberholtzer, "Pat" Patterson, Al Reg- team gave an account of themselves of the word on our Association. ister, Bob Schneider, Phil Smith, Keith which we were all proud. And they almost H A P P Y N E W YEAR Spayde, Tony Suraci, Bob Trotter, "Rep" pulled the upset of the year!

VanKleek, Bob Wise, "Ace" White.

Received from T O N Y T O R R U E L L A : "I am working for the Paper Mate Mfg. A count of the above will show that THE RUMOR FACTORY Co., a Division of the Gillette Co. My we had fifty fifties at least at the game.

Rumor has it that H E R M A N G I E S E N present position is Director of Quality Just hope that I and those who helped me ( C A P T U S A F ) was presented a new prepare the list made no omissions. If so addition to the family recently. Congratu- Control.

"To bring you up to date regarding my we will be most happy to print a correction family statistics, we now have three chilif you will send your present whereabouts dren, Georgie_(6), Ricky ( 4 ) , and Susana to J I M L Y N N at the class address in (2)." (This information was received in Washington.

September.

W e apologize for the late inNo special class gathering was held in sertion in Shipmate.

Ed.) Philly this year. Too many of us either J O H N McGAVACK, JR., now teaching switching jobs or leaving the area. T O M physics in Glastonbury High School in MULLIGAN, who has always been a Connecticut (address—44 Maple St., Glasguilding hand, has left civilian life and tonbury, Conn.) writes: "In August I left re-entered the Navy, All of us in Philly my job at General Laboratory Association, wish him well.

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Inc. (Norwich, N. Y.), where I was a project engineer, (acting as head of the Components Dept.) responsible for the design and development of ignition equipment plus certain electronic test gear used on jet_ aircraft. I have accepted a teaching assignment as Head of the Physics Department at Glastonbury, Conn. This is quite a change for the McGavack family but something that has been in process for some time. I had been doing graduate work at Colgate University and Syracuse University toward my Master's degree—this I will continue at Wesleyan here in Connecticut. Teaching isn't the paying job my engineering job was, but to me a great deal more rewarding and relaxing."

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Sec'y, Lt. Gerald E. Weinstein, U S A F 23-B Travis Loop, HoUoman AFB, N . M. Corr. Sec'y, 1st Lt. D . B. Hente, U S A F 5813 24th Ave., Hillcrest Heights, Md.

ON THE MEMORIAL STADIUM FUND Let us remember that our class pledged $5300 to the Stadium fund. Let us not forget that this $5300 must be paid by us. A minimum of $22 per classmate is required to meet this pledge which, by the way, must be met by June 1959. To date CHUCK W A L K E R , our class treasurer, has received $3712.55 in individual cash or pledges toward our goal. Come on, let's push this and not leave Chuck holding the bag for the rest of the class. Mail your share to Mr. Chuck Walker, 2022 N. West Blvd., Apt. D, Columbus, Ohio.

NEWS IN GENERAL CHUCK W A L K E R writes that he now a Field Engineer with Industrial Nucleonics, striking for Sales Engineer. His product is "Accu Ray" Process Control Systems. While taking part in the Iron and Steel Exposition in Cleveland, a few weeks ago, Chuck met JIM WALKER. Jim is a Sales Engineer with Sutton Engineering Company. Jim mentioned that JIM BALDINGER is with U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh.

BOB D E T T M E R writes that he finished up a Master's degree at Harvard Business School a year ago last June, and is now employed by Lincoln Electric in Cleveland as a Methods Engineer. Bob and Pat live at 25542 Concord Dr., Beachwood Village, Cleveland 22, Ohio.

CLASS OF '52 at '52-'53 Christmas party in Norfolk: l.r., John Derr, Harry Bixey, Muffle Nunnely, Jim Nunnely, Doc Smith, Ada Smith, Pete Stark, Barb Stark, Doug Payne, and Elaine Payne.

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JACK and Joan GRAFF are now residing at North Glen Rd., Rome, N. Y., with their four children. Latest addition, Elizabeth, arrived last Father's Day. Jack's mihtary address is 46Sth F I S Griffiss A F B , Rome, N. Y. ED PETERSEN'S new address is 17 Madison Ave., Watertown 72, Mass. So, what else is new Ed? The following was gathered and forwarded by BOB and Peggy Bicknell, 111 Kenwood, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Navy's victory over Michigan gave the Class of '53 at the U. of M. a chance for a big celebration blast at the Bicknells' in Ann Arbor. I took a couple of pictures to send along and asked every one to write a small note so that you might fill some space in the class column.

Peggy and I and BOB and Nancy ALLER all just returned from a three-year overseas tour with a tactical bomber outfit in Europe. Both Bob and I were sent here to take the Guided Missile course and Bob has since been switched to Astronautics.

There are two little Bicknells now: Sheryl is almost four and our little Frenchman, Dave, is eighteen months. The three small Allers are Cindy (four plus), Carol (three), and Bobby (nine months).

BILL and Jean GOURLAY—531 Hollis Rd., Ypsilanti, Mich. Today our old Alma Mater beat our new Alma Mater and we are gathered here to rejoice in the victory by the old and drown our sorrows for the new. Jean and I have a boy named William Tracey, and one more on the way (due yesterday—October 10). What happened to F R A N K M I T C H E L L and DOUG SNEAD? I saw DON METZ at his home in North Augusta, S. C , about four months ago. Don asks that anyone passing through stop in to see him. The number is in the phone book. Don is operating a portion of a real estate office from his wheelchair. He and Sarah would enjoy a visit from any of the old gang. Drop Jean and me a line when you can.

BILL GOURLAY

STU SAMMIS—Ann Arbor, Mich.

Came back from "Jolly Olde" (England) a year ago and have been struggling toward a Master's degree in Aero Engineering ever since. Next June should see me back in blue.

STU

CLASS OF '53 at '52-'53 Christmas party in Norfolk: kneeling, l.r., Johnny Phillips, Caroline Hinman, Anne Olson, Betty Levey, Sandy Levey. Standing, Ned Snyder, Caroline Phillips, Vaughn Wilson, Helen Snyder, Pat Wilson, Blackie Hinman, John Olson, Barbara Sullivan, and Sully Sullivan. Present but not shown: Al and Linda Higginbotham.

DON and Nancy MANG—201 E. David Dayton 29, Ohio. Also back from England after 3J4 years in London. Very hard to take! Am presently instructing in the Installation Engineering School at WrightPatterson A F B . Am with G L E N N S H E R W O O D and GIB R I N D A H L in the school.

Saw C H A R L I E LAMB in June at SOS. We'd enjoy a visit from anyone in the area.

DON

LARRY and Peggy LAIRD—1356 Hull St., Ypsilanti, Mich. After three years m England we returned to the good old USA with assignment at U of M in the Guided Missile course. W e arrived with two little ones: Michael A. (4 years) and Julia Ann (19 months).

LARRY

P H I L and Pat A V E R Y — Rochester, Mich. Graduated from Western Mich University in 1952 (Pulp and Paper Technology) and am presently Technical Director for the Rochester Paper Co. Pat and I have two children (four years and two months).

PHIL

S T U A R T and Theresa S H E R M A N — 1038 Buick, West Willow, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Since the last news, Theresa and I have added one more to the family. The total now stands at one girl (four) and two boys (three and one and a half). Spent the last three years in SAC at Castle AFB "debugging" B-52 and KC-135. Am now struggling for a Master's at U of M in Aeronautical Engineering (Guided Missiles).

STU

BILLY HARRISON—11298 E. Shore Dr., Whitmore Lake, Mich. After pilot training at Harlingen, Texas, flying T-29's.

I'm now at Michigan for the Guided Missile course, and am supposed to get the degree in August '59. I'm still single and would enjoy hearing from any ex-middies who pass through the area or have the urge to write.

BILLY

T E D and Faith F R E E M A N —2375 Jeanne St., Ann Arbor, Mich. Where is "TRICKY DICK" GOULING? TED

CLASS OF '53 at '52-'53 Christmas party in Norfolk: standing, Lee Hebbard, Bev Hebbard, Dave Frost, Dolores Frost, Bill Bentley, Crickett Johnson, Liz Johnson, and Bobby Bentley.

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are living at the Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlister, Okla. Last heard GERRY J O H N S T O N was on his way to England.

F R E D and Pat CULBERSON are at Donaldson AFB, S. C. Fred is flying C-124's.

Some of you may remember A. R. L. DEACON. He is now assistant to the Plant Supt. at the Philadelphia Container Div. Deac received his AB in History at Lafayette and his Master's in Industrial Management in Michigan. Deac and Janet Eagleson were married in Philly and have two children, A. R. L., I l l , and Stephanie.

The Deacon family now lives at 1709 Church Rd., Oreland, Pa.

'53 MICHIGAN GAME PARTY. Seated, first row, 1. to r.: Peggy Bicknell, Faith Freeman, Peggy Laird, Billie Kane, Gloria Brunson; seated, second row: Don Mang, Nancy Mang, Jean Gourlay, Ira Kane, Ed Brunson, Bob Bicknell. Seated, third row: Larry Laird and BiU Gourlay. Standing: Stu Sherman, Ted Freeman, Billy Harrison, Stu Sammis, Nancy AUer, Bob Aller, Pat Avery, and Phil Avery.

GENE W A R D was to be married on 12 December. No particulars.

BOB and Liz ALLEN have a baby boy, Robert Addison, III, born 9 July 1958.

They liked Naples very much. Now Bob has orders to shore duty on East Coast.

MARK and Jo O'HARA are in California where Mark is attending Stanford University.

Elizabeth Lucille weighing eight pounds was born on 4 December 1958 to MILLARD and Frances ALLEN. The Aliens live in Key West where Millard is aboard the THREADFIN as is J O E

ED and Gloria BRUNSON—584 Redwood, Ypsilanti, Mich. After two and a half years of SAC, Gloria and I and three little Brunsons are at Michigan in the Guided Missile program.

Please, gang, let's get busy on the last $50. I'm deploying again in 2l4 months, so send your money now if you haven't already. My address is still: Lt. Z. J. K O W A L S K E Y , JR., U S N , 8347 Larkdale Ave., San Diego 11, Calif.

ED This is definitely my last attempt to get (Forgot BOB and Nancy ALLER's address —1616 Dhu Varren, Ann Arbor, the company to dedicate chairs to Dutch and Bob. If I don't get the second $100 Mich.) by 15 February, I'll turn what money I IRA and Billie KANE—807 Jones Dr., now have into the Stadium Fund.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Spent one year in gloriAs usual, only a few are carrying the ous old Iceland. Am now at the U of M trying to get a Master's in Electrical En- load for the company. To those of you who gineering. What a struggle. Have two boys, have made a donation, or will make a Mike (four years) and Pat (one year). donation, thanks a lot. For those of you Would enjoy seeing anyone passing thru who haven't, get busy. So far only onethis area, that is if you can stand my third of the company has helped. studying.

SKI IRA

Well, class, that's all the news for the present. How about letting your ol' secretary in on some of your personal words of wisdom. Honest, I won't tell anyone but Shipmate.

Hey, ROSS, where have you been hiding these past few years?

Oh, yes, it is Chuck Walker's recommendation that $5.00 per year dues be started by 1 January 1959, to be paid by all members of 'S3 to meet future expenses of Memorial Chairs and class reunions in 1963. Let's get started now so we won't have to go second class. Let's talk it up and ACT N O W 1 Send dues to Chuck.

Sincerely,

JACK and Dolores R E Y N O L D S are now located at 210 Busbee St., Shumaker, Ark. Jack resigned from the Marine Corps last June and is now employed as an engineer at the Naval Ammunition Depot.

In addition to Michele Ann, 27 months, there is now a son, Michael Andrew. He was born 4 June 1958 in Little Rock, Ark., and weighed in at 8 lbs. 15 ounces.

East Coast Pres., Lt. (jg) M. F . Collier, U S N , U S S J. C. OWENS (DD-776), FPO N e w York West Coast Sec'y, Lt. (jg) W. S. Hull, U S N 103 Corona Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.

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Sec'y, L t . (jg) Peter J. Vogelberger, Jr. Submarine Base, N e w London, Conn.

ATTENTION: 19TH COMPANY I just returned from WesPac two days ago, so that's why no one has heard from me concerning the chairs for D U T C H and BOB. Here's the current status. W e have already paid for Dutch's chair, and I have on hand $50 for Bob's chair, plus a promise of $20 more. Promises aren't any good, though, so we still need $50.

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DOUG and Judith H A Y M A N have a baby girl named Katherine Tait born on 28 November 1958. Doug is gunnery officer on the U S S DECATUR and the Haymans

live in Newport. BILL P E T E R S is also in DesRon 8. H e is supply officer of the J. P.

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F R A N K W H I T E is still single and is stationed with the 314th Troop Carrier Wing at Stewart AFB, Tenn., with DAVE P A L M E R and B E N S T E E L E . Frank reports that M I T C H H A R T and Barbara Wiessner were married on 6 September in Baltimore. (Dave, Mitch got out of that case of whiskey bet.) Mitch and Barbara

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Others in Key West are Dave and Lynn Caree (Dave is on the ATULE), Chuck Garrison, John and Harriet Langenheim, Jim Bruso, Ralph Bird, Dave Shelso, Bob Bachman (TRUTTA), Bob Williams, supply at the Naval Station, and Teaque Tobin, supply officer with VX-1.

Harry Lenhardt, Ben Poe, Henry Maines and Glenn Good are instructors at Pensacola. Glenn and Barbara live at 134A Magda Village, Milton, Fla. They have a second baby. This time a boy named Mark Glenn.

L. D. NAGEL and AL N E W B U R Y are at Kingsville, Texas, while F R E D S P E L L M A N and GEORGE CLARK are instructing at Memphis.

DON J O H N S T O N and M E R R I L L COLLIER have been selected for the Surface Nuclear program and start in the January class at New London. Don's relief on the N E W is K E N MILLER. M E L K L E I N and family just moved to Norfolk. He is engineering officer of the SPEIGLE

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J I M and Charlotte S M I T H wish to announce the birth of a second daughter, Mary Spence, born 8 August 1958. Their first daughter, Charlotte Calvert, was born in the spring of 1957.

AL and Jean GAYLOR have a son, Ronald Eugene, born 6 February 1958 (while dad was at sea).

P A U L B R A D T M I L L E R married Nancy Orr Robinson on 24 August at Ithaca, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mallon announce the engagement of their daughter, Patricia Francis, to Lt. (jg) P A U L DAVID GRAF, U S N , son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis O. Graf of Worcester, Mass.

Miss Mallon is a graduate of Mt. St. Joseph Academy and is a member of the senior class at St. Joseph College. Lieutenant Graf is currently serving aboard the submarine TIRANTE, operating out of Key West, Fla. Have several lost addresses sent to me by the Alumni Association. Please send a card to the Association with your new address.

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Roy F. Arnold, USMC H&S Co., 2Bn. (Keinf.), Foxtrot FPO N e w York

If last month's column was a little empty, the fault is that of your secretary. Many letters reached me out in the Med. But I left rather hurriedly to return to CONUS on emergency leave. When I arrived here, my family situation was much improved and is fine now. However, I found my copy for Shipmate was lost somewhere in the shuffle and I had no dope for the column.

If you have sent any dope and it has not appeared in print, please write me again and I'll try to be more careful next time.

Howard Andre, Gerald Bee, "Pat" Brown, Roy Dahnke, Lauren Gierhart, Vince Monto, Al Pagani, Bob McMahon, Ed Malynn, Kent Slaughter, Jordan Waite, and Pete Watcher received their navigator wings at Harlingen AFB, Texas, and are currently stationed at Mathews AFB, Calif.

BOB M E R L E and his wife, Rosie, are the proud parents of a daughter, "Rene," born 27 July.

JIM and Valerie COX announce the birth of a daughter, Laure Elisabeth, on 26 March in Long Beach. Jim is now in San Diego attending Engineering School.

USS Idaho (BB-42) Forms Permanent Association

After printing many birth announcements for our classmates, I am extremely happy to be able to report that ROY ARNOLD has joined the ranks. Carole presented me a son, Michael Fredrick, on 22 October.

ROY

ENGAGEMENT Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Stoyte Ogilby Ross announce the engagement of their daughter, Meta Elise, to ROGER DIXON R O T H WELL, Lt. USAF, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ernest Rothwell and grandson of Mrs. Myrtle R. Kelchner of Rolla, Mo. Miss Ross attended the University of Florida at Gainesville, Fla., and was presented to Washington, D. C , and New York City society in 1955. She has been residing with her parents in Copenhagen, Denmark, where Brigadier General Ross of the U.S. Air Force has been assigned as Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group to Denmark since 1956. During this period Miss Ross attended the Alliance Francaise in Paris, France.

Lieutenant Rothwell is stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kan.

Upon receipt of the above, your membership card plus a copy of the roster will be promptly mailed to you. Complete details on the 1959 reunion will be promulgated to the members as they are confirmed.

The 1958 reunion of officers and men who once served in the IDAHO, which was held in Norfolk, Va., on 24-25 May was such a success that it was voted at that 4> ^ ^t^ reunion to set up a permanent association with elected officers. The officers who were nominated and elected are: D. C. Graham, Chief Signalman U S N , Chairman; H. J. Memorial Conger, Cdr. USN, Secretary; Mr. T. T. Arizona Turner, Treasurer; J. W. M. Montgomery, An all-out national drive to raise $500,Cdr. U S N , Program; and Mr. William 000 for a permanent U S S ARIZONA shrine MacCrae, Publicity. in Pearl Harbor was launched December 7.

"By forming this association, we hope Because ARIZONA'S hull is deteriorating to fulfill a dual purpose role. First, it will badly, and is in need of immediate preservaafford us an opportunity to add to our tion, "we want to encase the sunken battleroster from year to year, names and addresses of former crew members and, secondly, it will act as a bond in uniting us for future reunions," a spokesman said.

During the first four months of this year, the association officers had compiled a roster of over 200 names and addresses of former IDAHO men. The number is steadily increasing as more are being added. It is estimated that some 20,000-25,000 men served in the IDAHO during her 28 years of faithful service to her country. Giving way to the modern Navy and because of her age, the IDAHO was scrapped in 1947.

East Coast Pres., Ens. Charles K. Larson, U S N N A A S Saufley Field, Pensacola, F l a .

West Coast Sec'y, Ens. John L. B i g g i n s , Jr., U S N Naval Air Basic Training, Pensacola, Fla.

A chair in the Memorial Stadium has been dedicated by the class in memory of GEORGE M. F E N N E L L who was killed in September in an airplane crash near Pensacola. Classmates from the Pensacola area plus those of you who have written from other areas have combined to make this truly a memorial from the class as a whole.

If any of you would like an extra Lucky Bag, they can be obtained by sending a check for $8.00 to D. R. Banner, Circulation Manager, 1960 Lucky Bag, Room 6168 Bancroft Hall, USNA. There are about 600 of these on hand, and this is an excellent chance to pick up an extra yearbook.

The Alumni Association is having trouble maintaining an accurate list of our class. Some 100 letters have returned marked "address unknown." If you change duty stations, or if you are married and have an off-base address somewhere, or if you are not sure that the Alumni Association has your correct address, please send a post card to the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Alumni House.

ship's hull in steel and concrete," stated James B. Roark, the Memorial Committee's chairman, on the eve of the 17th anniversary of Pearl Harbor's attack.

Should the national campaign exceed the half million dollar mark, a chapel on the beach near the ship's grave will be considered, the sponsors noted.

The fund raising drive has been authorized by the Pacific W a r Memorial Commission, acting in accordance with Public Law 85-344 which permits construction of the lasting memorial. The law prohibts use of appropriated monies in the building of the permanent shrine.

Contributions toward the memorial may be forwarded to the U S S ARIZONA Me-

morial Committee, P. O. Box 147, Phoenix, Ariz.

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The second annual reunion will be held in Norfolk, Va., 19-21 June 1959 with headquarters the same as the first. The Nansemond Hotel at Ocean View. Cards and letters are still coming in from all parts of the United States from those that were in attendance at the first reunion— praising the committee for an outstanding job in arranging the affair. This is a good indication that the second one will be even greater.

How does an CX-IDAHO sailor go about becoming affiliated with the IDAHO Association? Simple—just send your name, address, rate or rank, and the time you served in the IDAHO (year to year) along with

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O'ER LAND A N D SEA—THE OLD ROUTINE S H I P M A T E

BRANCH LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association met at Allen Center, U.S. Naval Base, Los Angeles, on 5 November 1958, for a social hour at 1830 followed by dinner at 1930. After dinner a very interesting talk was given by Capt.

Arthur Beaumont, USNR, the distinguished naval artist, on "The Northwest Passage and Dewline." The meeting was attended by the following members and their guests: John Abbot, S. M. Archer '32, R. N. S. Clark '29, P. S. Creasor '25, B. K. Culver '21, S. G. Dalkowitz '21, D. B. Deatherage '47, W. C. Doby '41, A. H. Dropp '32, W. W. Feineman '16. R. J. Fleeson '52, P S. Goen '16, C. L. Green '21, F. C. Hertzog, Jr., '47, J. H. Hooper '32, E. F. Hutchins '29, J. S. Littig '26, P. E. McArthur '40, D. McGregor '26, Logan McKee '21, D. K. McLeod '32, G. J. McMillin '11, J. B. Paschal '26, C. N. Perkins '17, H. Knox PerriU '26, W. H. Price '27, J. R. Ruhsenberger '24, R. H. Schaidnagle '53, D. L. Shield '47, H. Donald Smith '22, J. L. Thompson '21, D. C. Wallace, Jr., '47, E. H. Webb '21, C. L. Wiegle '27, and Ralph Wood '23.

Any alumni arriving in the Los Angeles area are urged to contact the President of the local group, Cdr. H. Knox Perrill '26 at STanley 7-3826 or the Secretary, D. L. Shield '47, at CRestview 5-6181.

NEWPORT The regular November meeting of the chapter was held on Tuesday, 25 November 1958, in the Destroyer Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. Present were J. T. G. Stapler, Archibald Stirling, S. A. Taffinder, Leo Welch '06 G. H. Bowdey, R. E. Cassidy, L. W. Mc Keehan '07; Rufus King, J'>hn Rankin '08 Mark Hersey, L. P. Johnson '09; C. D Peirce '10; T. M. Shock '13; R. W. Bates Scott Umsted '15; Randal Dees '17; Bern Anderson ' 2 1 ; H. E. Eccles '22; George Hodgkiss, F. L. Robbins '23; H. E. Heneberger '25; C. H. Lyman '26; and H. H. Mcllhenny '27. From the honorary membership: Brig. Gen. W. L. Ritter, U S A (Ret.) ; Col. Marvil Armstrong, U S A (Ret.) ; Capt. E. J. Tiernan, U S N (Ret.) ; Mr. Max Bishop; Professor J. K. Tyson and Professor Andrew Gyorgy. Taffinder had Mr. George Arnold of Newport as his guest.

At the business meeting following the dinner the following officers were elected or re-elected to hold office for the year 1959: President, R. Adm. Bern Anderson, USN (Ret.) ; Vice President, R. Adm. Scott Umsted, U S N (Ret.) ; Treasurer, Capt. John Rankin, U S N (Ret.) ; Secretary, Cdr. George Hodgkiss, U S N (Ret.) ; Additional Member of the Council, Adm. Harry E. Yarnell, U S N (Ret.).

After the election, John Rankin, as provided by Article V I I I of the By-Laws, proposed that the last sentence of Article VII, paragraph 1, of the By-Laws, vvhich provides that no member of the Nominating Committee shall be an officer or member of the Council, be repealed. The proposal was voted on and approved by the J A N U A R Y ,

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'42, L. E. Sliaffer, Jr., '45, J. M. Smith '25, W. E. Shorr '48, G. P. Steele '45, K. M. Treadwell '48, R. M. Whitaker '51, and R. R. Wooding '40.

We were pleased to have as our guest of honor R. Adm. E. R. McLean '24, Commandant, Fourth Naval District, who spoke membership in accord with the procedure informally on the role of today's Navy and laid down in the By-Laws. This proposal answered assorted questions from the memwill be finally voted on at the next regular bers. In addition to Admiral McLean, our guest list included Cdr. F. J. Joyce, Assistmeeting of the chapter.

It was also voted that Miss Murphy, ant District Information Officer, and Lt. Secretary to _ the President of the War R. M. Whitaker '51, the Admiral's Aide.

A special welcome was extended to Col. College, be given $20.00 in recognition of her excellent help rendered the chapter W. W. Smith, Jr., USA, USMA '38, who was present as the guest of Ed Barrett. during the past year.

President Anderson set the next meeting Bill Smith, who is the son of our National of the chapter for Tuesday, 27 January Association President, V. Adm. W. W. 1959, in the Destroyer Room of the Com- Smith '09, has recently reported to Pittsmissioned Officers' Mess, U.S. Naval Sta- burgh as District Engineer. tion, Newport, R. I. W e were happy also to welcome to the At the conclusion of business meeting meeting Commanders Hunt, Sewall, and the chapter was given an interesting talk Wooding (Captain selectee) who were atby Rear Admiral Lyman on his recent tending the University of Pittsburgh eightcolorful trip to South America. This talk week Business Management Course; Lieuwas much appreciated, and an extended tenant Commanders Dedrick and Steele, discussion period followed the formal pres- Prospective Commanding Officers of the nuclear submarines USS HALIBUT and entation.

USS SEA DRAGON, respectively, who were the guests of classmate Larry Shaffer, they NEW YORK having been in the city for training at The recent luncheon meetings of the Bettis Plant; Lieutenant Garland '52, who Naval Academy Association of New York, is attending the University of Pittsburgh Inc., held at the Lawyers' Club, 115 Broad- Petroleum Engineering Course; and Ted way, New York City, on the third Tuesday Rook '51, son of Gene Rook. of each month, have featured talks by R. Adm. Fred B. Warder, USN, ComSub SEATTLE Lant, on the "Nuclear Submarine in the Minutes of the meeting held Wednesday, Missile Age" and George H. McKenney 3 December 1958. at the Commissioned on "Pinkerton's Detective Work."

Officers' Mess, U.S. Naval Station, Seattle.

In lieu of the luncheon meeting in March, An election for Board of Trustees memthe major event of the year, the Annual Dinner, will be held at the Military Naval bers was held. Results were as follows: a. To replace R. Adm. J. J. Greytak, Club, 4 W. 43rd St., New York City. The highlights of the agenda will include the U S N (Ret.), Class of 1926, who has left presentation of the annual award of the this area, and whose term expires 31 DeAssociation for distinguished service to cember 1960, Capt. W. H. McClain, USN, the Naval Academy; the election of officers, Class of 1930, was elected. The three members whose terms expire 31 December 1960 and a distinguished guest speaker.

In past years, over 300 alumni and guests are now: Capt. W. H. McClain, U S N '30, have attended. Mrs. Kay McMackin, the Cdr. T. C. Fauntz, U S N (Ret.) '27, and Corresponding Secretary of the Associa- Mr. Roy Gilbert '31. b. To replace the three members whose tion, will again handle reservations. Her address is 1716 2nd Ave., New York 28, terms expire 31 December 1958, the following three members were elected to serve N. Y. until 31 December 1961: Capt. J. L. Brown, U S N (Ret.) '23, Lt. B. B. Cassels, U S N PITTSBURGH (Ret.) '22, and Capt. G. A. Duncan, The October dinner meeting of the Pitts- (CEC) U S N (Ret.) '08. burgh chapter was held at the University c. The remaining group of Trustees Club, Friday evening, 31 October 1958. whose terms expire 31 December 1959 reAlumni attending were: E. T. Barrett mains unchanged. These are: Capt. E. D. '38, J. M. Carnes '37, W. A. Creager '54, Poole, U S N (Ret.) '21, Cdr. K. R. Borgen, L. W. Creighton '27, W. Dedrick '45, W. U S N R '24, and Mr. R. T. Gregory '44.

G. Fisher '24, D. H. Garland '52, R. A. Ex-officio members of the Board of TrusHart '29, D. Hunt. Jr., '43, J. W. Ingram '51, J. K. Knapper '36, W. H. Lewis '32, tees are now: Commandant, 13th Naval E. R. McLean '24, J. C. Moulton '53, A. District, R. Adm. F. T. Watkins, U S N '22; W. Neal '30, W. C. Richardson '42, E. C. Commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Rook '24, T. C. Rook '51, R. M. Sewall Bremerton, R. Adm. P. W. Snyder, U S N '27; Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Seattle, Capt. R. R. Ballinger, U S N '29; Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Station, Seattle, Capt. F. P. Luongo, Jr., U S N '30 ; and Commanding Officer, M S T S , North Pacific SubArea, Capt. N. A. Lidstone, U S N '30.

The meeting was attended by 23 members, including several active duty officers attending for the first time.

Capt. H. M. Maples, USN, a former member of the Seattle chapter, and whose ship, the transport U S N S GENERAL W . A. M A N N , is now in port, talked briefly about his duty as commanding officer of this ship.

The principal speaker, 1st Lt. Francis D. O'Leary, USA, attached to Headquarters,

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26th Artillery Group (Air Defense) at Fort Lawton, gave an interesting talk, including the showing of a movie, on the subject of missiles.

Because of the absence of a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, it was agreed to call a special meeting of the Trustees in the near future to elect officers for the year commencing 1 January 1959.

Meeting adjourned at 2145.

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Our November luncheon, on the 19th, brought out about 72 members and five guests for a very interesting meeting. V. Adm. Earle Mills '18, U S N ( R e t ) , was our guest of honor and speaker. He outlined the circumstances which led, during his tour as Chief of the Bureau of Ships, to the establishment of the Nuclear Propulsion Division in the Bureau. He pointed up the many legal, and other, problems which had to be solved before the world's first nuclear submarine,

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All Washington visitors are invited to attend our monthly luncheons held at noon on the third Wednesday of each month at the Army-Navy (Town) Club. Our members present last month covered the classes 1898 thru 1950 with 31 of those 53 classes represented.

CANAL ZONE NAVAL OFFICERS' WIVES CLUB. The above photograph displays the brass of the CZNOWC. Standing, 1. to r.: Mesdames R. C. VanOsdol {'47), outgoing treasurer; K. W . Hines, incoming vice president; H. Holtslander, incoming treasurer; J. M. Reade ('41), incoming secretary; R. J. Gartmann, outgoing corresponding secretary; J. E. W . Whitener, outgoing vice president; R. M. Anderson ('46), incoming corresponding secretary. Seated, 1. to r.: Mesdames W . S. Rodimon ('29), incoming president; G. W. Wales ('29), hon. president, and E. Moore, outg. president.

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by MAURINE HAYTER ('24)

JANGO NEWS

TRIBUTE TO NAVY WIVES

The Christmas Spirit completely capWe offer a word of tribute to the deditured the activities of both Senior and Navy wife. A moment of thought Junior Chapters of the Junior Army-Navy cated bring the realization that she is truly Guild Organization during December! On will the undecorated member of the modern 16 December (12:30 o'clock at Patton Hall, Navy family.

Fort Myer, Va.) the Senior Chapter celebrated the holiday by having a string It is the Navy wife who pulls "double quartet from the famous Army Band play duty" every time a Navyman is on watch seasonal music during an informal buffet or at sea. During these times, she must luncheon. Since December had been chosen do the same tasks as her civilian counteras "Marine Month" the invited honor part and tackle her husband's responsibiliguests were Mrs. Randolph MoC. Pate, ties in addition. When "he" is gone she wife of the (Commandant of the Marine must be the household handyman, able to Corps, and Mrs. Verne J. McCaul, wife fix the broken wagon and the broken lamp. of the Assistant Commandant of the MaWhen ordered to a new duty station, rine Corps. Before 25 December the Junior "Jangos" were busy decorating the Christ- the largest burden falls on—the wife. She mas tree so kindly given to the Soldiers', cleans the old house before moving out and Sailors', and Airmen's Club by General and always sees cleaning to do in the new one before moving in. "rhe initial onslaught by Mrs. Pate. a variety of salesmen is hers to absorb.

These are but a few of her headaches.

NAVY WIVES The Navy career wife, "proven under 5fh District Party fire," has necessarily developed such a On 13 December 1958, the Fifth Naval broad personality based on experience and District Officers' Wives Club entertained travel that she is "welcome aboard" whertheir husbands at their annual pre-Christ- ever she goes. She is happy doing her job, mas cocktail and dinner party at the Com- and, we are happy to have her. missioned Officers' Mess on the Naval During the holidays remember to say Base. The chairman for this meeting was a special word of thanks for your wife.

Mrs. T. J. Van Metre, and a large group Appreciate her job. She obviously appreattended. ciates yours.

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FROM THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Events of recent months in the Middle East and in the Taiwan Straits demonstrate once again the need for constant vigilance and readiness. Americans must never lose sight of the relentless pressure of Communism in every line of human endeavor.

Military readiness is essential, but armed power must always be kept in proper perspective relative to our other national strengths—moral, economic and political.

If we view the Taiwan Straits issue as the psychological encounter that it is—a campaign which has extended over many months—we can see both the military and political aspects in their true proportion. The real battle is for human rights and decency. The Chinese Reds have never owned or occupied the islands. The offshore real estate is home to a free people. The Chinese Nationalists have stood firm in defense of their freedom and their national independence.

By supporting the Chinese Nationalists in this stand, the United States has demonstrated to all the world that it is able and willing to support a beleaguered friend and staunch ally.

To do this in many parts of the world where Communist pressure and intrigues are active, the United States must keep its Navy strong, modern, deployed, and active.

ARLEIGH BURKE

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NORFOLK, Va. For Sale. Larrymore Lawns— 4 bdrms, 2 ^ baths, split level: air-conditioned master bdrm 20x13 with two closets, one 6 ft walk-in. Rec rm 20x13; kitchen has built-in range and oven; living and dining rms carpeted; curtains, drapes throughout; utility rm and attached garage with lots of storage. Nice yard; house in excellent condition, 2 ^ yrs old. In quiet, established neighborhood with civic league, churches, parochial and public schools. Close to shopping centers. 20 minutes to NAS, NOB Little Creek, CinCLantFlt compound. Staff College.

Available about 15 Oct. $4200 and assume FHA in service loan. Cdr. J. W. Newsom, 6953 Doummar Drive, Norfolk 3. (IX)

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Long Beach, California INSTRUCTORS in electronics, instrumentation, nuclear physics, reactor theory and operation, chemistry, radiochemistry, health physics, thermodynamics and other subjects pertaining to operation and maintenance of nuclear power stations. Some practical experience desired. Positions are permanent in a Nuclear Power Stations Training Program located in Western Pennsylvania. Applicants write to Mr. G. M. Oldham, P. O. Box 57, Shippingport, Penn. (IX) I have one copy each, in mint condition, of the LUCKY BAGS for the classes of 1918, 1919, and 1920. They are available for sale, trade, or donation. I want them to go where they will be the most read and the most appreciated. Address: Cdr. D. Adams Frost, USN (Ret.) '21, 23430 Timber Lane, Woodway Park, Edmonds, Wash.

(XI) OLD TOY TRAINS WANTED. My hobby is collecting pre-WW II toy trains, especially Lionel, Ives, American Flyer, Boucher, etc.. Standard, No. 1, 2, 0 & 00 gauges. Running condition not necessary but original paint desired. Don't jettison them; I'll buy them. Identify by manufacturer and number. Cdr. W. R. Lowndes, USN, Ret., 2851 Shasta Rd.. Berkeley 8, Calif. (XI)

WASHINGTON, D. C. AREA. For Sale. Comfortable brick rambler on comer lot in exclusive Md. suburb out Mass. Ave., N.W., extended 1 mile. 3 bdrms, 2% baths, basement rec. rm., hobby shop and laundry. Walk to public or parochial schools and churches. Spring Valley shopping center. Priced for quick sale at $21,950.

Available after 1st of year. Apply to George L. Powell '35, 5219 Belvoir Dr., Wash. 16, D. C. Phone Oliver 4-7235. (XII)

"SKIPPER OF THE THREE R's" An article in Coronet Magazine (Aug. '57) describes our international program.

With our free texts, readers help non-readers at home.

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= ^ ^ ^ 3 ; ^ ^ People-to-People The Navy can carve another notch on its achievement stick boosting the President's People-to-People Program thanks to the destroyer BIGELOW, now on a two-month good will cruise to 14 African countries.

When the destroyer stopped this month in the capital of Tanganyika, East Africa, a local newspaper there reported, " T h e . . .

BIGELOW achieved in 36 hours what a host of diplomats would have been delighted to have done in a far longer period of time."

The newspaper was commenting on the fine way the bluejackets of the Navy's newest and largest destroyer conducted themselves during open house.

"At a press conference," the newspaper went on to say, "R. Adm. E. C. Stephan (Commander South Atlantic Force) said that he hoped that he, his staff and enlisted men would be good ambassadors of the friendship of the American people.

"If that was the aim, then his men scored a bullseye," the newspaper concluded.

The Governor of Tanganyika neatly summed up the feelings of all those who had come into contact with the BIGELOW when he said in a farewell message, "Dar Es Salaam (the capital city) has greatly enjoyed your visit and the pleasure of meeting all aboard U S S BIGELOW. We look forward to your next visit and meanwhile wish you Godspeed."

Score another victory on the goodwill front for the U. S. Navy.

Preserver of Peace

Air Force ^Sunday Punch"

Booste(i into space by the fiery thrust of three huge rocket engines, the seven-story Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile roars upward from its Cape Canaveral launching pad. Quickly it sheds the frost encrusting the liquid oxygen tank and races to its predetermined destination in the far reaches of the globe. In its size and range and capability, the Air Force Atlas is a

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