1959-March Shipmate

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Editor PHILIP F. WAKEMAN '28

Research and Development in the .Bureau of Ships

by U. Cdr. M. C. Shakshober, USN

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Management Problems and Accomplishments of Naval Shipyards

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fay Capf. £. J. Hoffman, USN '36 Confribuiors

Technical Logistics fay Capf. E. J. Fahy, USN '34

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The Bureau of Ships Looks Ahead in Design fay Capf. J. J. Stilwell, USN '38

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This issue of Shipmate presents some of the plans, problems and achievements of the Bureau of Ships in building and maintaining a combat-ready Fleet in the nuclearmissiles age. W e are engaged in a far-reaching program for modernizing the Fleet with missile armament, nuclear power, special A S W weapons and new and more efifective electronics equipment. One of our major problems is the increasing cost of new ships, caused in part by a rising price level and in part by the complexity and greater cost of new weapons systems. A related problem concerns our aging World W a r II ships which constitute about 80% of today's active Fleet. These ships, after years of hard service, are wearing out, and require excessive and costly maintenance.

Using value engineering principles, improvements in organization and other means for obtaining greater economy and efficiency, we are making a determined and continuing effort to reduce expenditures, to eliminate non-essentials and provide improved service to the Fleet at less cost. The Bureau of Ships and the operating forces are united in a common effort to build and maintain the strongest naval forces possible within the funds made available. This effort, I am confident, will meet with ever-increasing success.

A. G. R. ADM. ALBERT GIRARD MUMMA, USN

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE BUREAU OF SHIPS

by Lt. Cdr. M. C. Shakshober, USN

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E S E A R C H and Development in the Bureau of Ships touches on practically every scientific discipline that exists. This is made necessary by developmental requirements for sliips like our aircraft carriers, which are in effect floating cities complete with airfield, or our nuclear submarines which must be complete little worlds, generating their own heat and light and controlling their own atmosphere.

BuShips R&D is also big business. It involves the full time efforts of eight major naval laboratories, private laboratories, contractors, universities and several small research groups scattered through the naval shipyards. All told 140 officers and 6600 ci-vilians are employed in BuShips activities prosecuting or administering research studies varying from solid state physics to ergonomics. (Incidentally, the field for officer ergonomicists is rather confined. If you don't have to look up the meaning you probably qualify.)

A brief armchair visit to the major laboratories shows only too well how widely varying can be this business of improving ships through research.

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Starting at San Diego, Calif., we have the U . S. Naval Electronics Laboratory. This is the domain of the electron, commanded by Capt. J. M. Phelps '34. Here research and development are carried out into radio communications, radar and sonar. But let us see how far such a simply stated research mission goes.

In naval vessels radio antennae must compete with guns and directors, the ship's bridge, and the stacks for the all-toofew locations which are relatively free from interference.

To evaluate the effects of poor situation N E L uses scale water-line models of the ships. These models, complete with miniature working antennae, are placed in the ceriter of an immense circular concrete field about which the radiattion pattern of the antenna is measured. It may sound simple, but the procedure has taken years to perfect.

N E L is not content with merely developing electronics equipment which does a better job electrically. Recognizing that some human being must use the equipment, N E L studies the human factors involved in operating the equipment so the end result is a radar or sonar with "no stoop, no squat, no squint."

We find N E L scientists gliding under the North Polar ice in N A U T I L U S and S K A T E during their history-making trips to collect data on ice physics and underwater acoustics; or probing, with a minitrack station, high into the upper atmosphere and the fringes of space as part of the Geophysical Year's satellite program. In the opposite direction we MARCH,

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"Mac Shakshober was horn in Bennington, Vt., on 8 April 1924. Subsequently he lived in Massena, N. Y., and Southampton, N. Y. Upon completion of high school in Southampton he attended Stevens Institute of Technology and later entered Webb Institute of Naval Architecture under the V-12 program. He was commissioned in October 1945 and was ordered to Charleston Naval Shipyard. After transferring to USN in 1946 he was ordered to USS JASPER (PC-486). He married "Sammy" Jenkins, the daughter of Capt. P. H. Jenkins '22, in December 1947. After a short tour in the USS HOBSON (DMS-26) he entered the Naval Construction Course at MIT. After graduation in 1952 he entered Submarine School and later, after a year in USS JALLAO (SS-268), was qualified in submarines. Once again he returned to the Charleston Naval Shipyard for a twoyear tour of duty. He is now stationed in the Bureau of Ships where he is Submarine Program Officer in the Applied Science Branch of the R&D Division^ primarily concerned with submarine noise reduction.

find N E L scientist crouched 6200 feet under the water of San Clemente Basin in the clammy, eleven-ton steel ball of the bathyscaphe, TRIESTE, purchased last year by the Navy from Jacques Piccard.

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In San Francisco we find ourselves at the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, commanded by Capt. J. H .

McQuilkin '35. This laboratory's entire mission is directed towards finding new and better means for coping with the frightening and subtle hazards of nuclear warfare. Here scientists determine defenses against radiation. These studies are a three-pronged attack, calling on the lore and techniques of chemistry, physics and biology.

To the chemists falls the determination of the make-up of nuclear fall-out. Not only the radioactive elements themselves must be identified, but also the size and shape of the particles must be determined to aid in studies of fall-out patterns. To aid the biologists, the chemists are even working on a chemical model of living tissue. A whole host of problems face the nuclear physicist, ranging from development of monitoring instruments to the study of the effect of radiation on materials, and studies of radiation shielding.

Of most direct interest to all of us is the work of the biologists who are trying to determine how and why radiation affects the human body and if there is any medical protection against radiation sickness.

Across the continent on the East Coast, in New York City is the Naval Material Laboratory. The Mat Lab, directed by Capt. C. H . Gerlach '34, evaluates and tests a wide range of materials for the Navy, taking them into such far-flung fields as electricity and mechanics, chemistry and metallurg}^ and into such specialties as acoustics, shock and vibration.

The Mat Lab's activities extend over a wide range of investigations. Scientists and engineers are engaged in_ a great number of routine but vital programs such as studies of transistor reliability, automatic measurement of capacitors, the testing of power tools and the investigation and improvement of printed circuits which in some applications will take the place of bulky wave guides. Where the lower efficiency of the printed "strip line" circuit can be accepted, the familiar rectangular brass plumbing with its complicated joints and fittings found inside radar equipment may someday be replaced.

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The Naval Boiler and Turbine Laboratory in Philadelphia is commanded by Capt. F . B. Merkle '31. Here full scale testing of new boiler and turbine designs can be made. Facilities exist for the individual testing of practically every element of a ship's propulsion and auxiliary machinery plant.

Also research and development into fuels, lubricants and refractory materials is carried on.

The emphasis of the development work at N B T L is on improving reliability. Such mundane, but to_ the ship's engineer all important, characteristics of fuel oil as its pumpability, and the effects of the combustion products on boiler tubes and brickwork are investigated.

The work at N B T L is dominated by the full scale tnachinery tests where ship's boilers, turbines and reduction gears are run on the great test floors. Here machinery^ for naval vessels is run under normal and emergency conditions to answer the questions: will it run at sea? and can it be improved ?

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The Underwater Sound Laboratory at New London, Conn., commanded by Capt. H . E. Ruble '33 is also dedicated to the electron. However U S N U S L ' s electron is a rather soggy one. For the Underwater Sound Laboratory's primary interest is in underwater sonar development, both for surface ships and submarines. The Lab is presently engaged in a long series of studies. Some are fundamental investigations into sound propagation in the sea or the parameters controlling noise generated in a turbulent flow of water.

Others are engineering development studies leading to improved active and passive sonar. Many of the research projects are concerned with hardware developrnent leading to improved transducers, sound domes and radio antennae.

At present U S N U S L is intimately connected with practically all phases of our A S W program. In fact they bear the lion's share of the responsibility for providing engineering development of better sonar, underwater communications, target classification and, to a lesser extent, improved radio communications and ship noise reduction.

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The Naval Engineering Experiment Station at Annapolis, under the direction of Capt. R. L. Mohan '33, is another laboratory with a highly diversified mission. Diesel engines, gas turbines, electrical power and interior communications gear, welding, corrosion of metals, noise, shock and vibration come under their scrutiny.

This diversity has lead to evaluation of the marine applications of gas turbines and development of the use of gas turbines as heat generators for de-icing ships and has made E E S a leader in the machinery noise reduction field. It has pioneered in the development of machinery noise isolation techniques and in the damping of ships' structures to reduce noise transmission. As a result of serious hydraulic oil explosions on aircraft carriers several years ago E E S developed specifications for a new safety-type hydraulic fluid.

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In Panama City, Fla., is the Naval Mine Defense Laboratory, commanded by Capt. R. K. Anderson '31 and devoted to finding ways and means to cope with the ever growing complexities of mine warfare. Here too we find the frequent union of physicists and oceanographers working on the same problem. These scientists analyze the sound from ships or, going nature one better, build devices which will simulate the pressure field about a moving ship, or its acoustic signature.

To date they haven't come up with a way to push the sweep gear ahead of the minesweeper, but the developnient of the use of helicopters is a long step in the right direction.

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To those of us who look upon a ship as a bit more than a steel box or sewer pipe into which the designers cram guns and torpedoes, radar and computers, engines and fuel tanks, and then, garnish with sailors, the David Taylor Model Basin, commanded by Capt. E. A. Wright '31, is more than just another laboratory. Where the other laboratories are developing things to go into ships, the Model Basin's research and development is ships.

At first the two, half-mile long basins stretching off into the distance in the semi-darkness under the steel and concrete arched roof give the illusion of a cathedral to some pagan deity, watery altars for the worship of Froude, Reynolds and Newton; only here the oracles ride in great steel carriages moving smoothly on steel rails, towing sacrificial models to determine the fate of the next ship design. These two waterways are the heart of the Model Basin. Here hydrodynamicists test to find better hull forms which will go faster, steer more easily, and ride more comfortably.

In other portions of the Model Basin scientists may be found compressing a model section of a submarine hull in a pressure tank or puzzling with paper and pencil over the mysteries of the motion of ships in ocean waves. Others are humped over long columns of numbers, slaves to a coinputer which can out-calculate a thousand mathematicians, but whose IQ is no higher than an ant's.

With the exception of those men working on the aircraft tests in the wind tunnels, testing torpedoes or other projects for other bureaus, this entire activity is directed at perfecting the final end product of practically all BuShips research, the ship.

Large and diversified though they seem, the above mentioned activities represent only about one-third of the total BuShips research and development in terms of dollars. Under the direction of personnel in the Bureau research and development is being carried out by practically all the major and many of the smaller research contractors in the United States.

This, then, is an all too brief look at BuShips Research and Development. Its variety is guaranteed to satisfy anyone who is technically inclined. The challenges far surpass the number of people available to accept them.

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ANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF NAVAL SHIPYARDS

by Capt. E. J. Hoffman, USN '36

Capt E. J. Hofjman, USN, graduated from USNA in 1926. Since then he has had duty on USS PENSACOLA, postgraduate course at MIT, Norfolk Navy Yard, JTF-1 Bu Ships, Guam, AFSWP, San Francisco Naval Shipyard and is currently on duty as Director of the Management Control Division of the Bureau of Ships. He was designated EDO in 1941 and has had the usual wide variety of assignments in most facets of Bureau and shipyard operations since that time.

manpower, materials, facilities, time, technical information, and the ship itself. The only place all these things come together is at the shipyard and one very large problem of the shipyard is coordinating these external agencies from the bottom of the heap. If we went into this problem alone we would find roots of it in every Bureau and Department in Washington, in every Fleet and type command, in development laboratories, and in various manufacturers' plants. Space does not permit dwelling solely on the external influences on shipyards as I wish to mention several internal problems.

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The first of these is that of changing technology of ship construction and installations. It only requires a little reflection on anyone's part to see the enormous changes taking place. The electronics installed aboard ship have vastly increased in variety, size, and complexity. Guided missiles are replacing guns, nuclear power has been introduced, and significant changes are taking place in conventional components of hull and machinery all in the direction of pushing materials to their limits. These changes have necessitated a vigorous training program aimed at providing the shipyard with specific capabilities. The training program at a shipyard to be engaged in construction of nuclear powered ships requires considerable lead time. It requires engineers who have a fundamental understanding of the entire plant and a spread of knowledge of nuclear power in all personnel working on the ship. The artisans who work on parts of the plant must learn new skills and techniques.

They must maintain surgical standards of cleanliness. The timing of the training must be right to avoid loss of skill on the part of artisans (from lack of use) or loss of engineering talent from attraction of the greener grass of private industry.

H E management problems of Naval Shipyards are few but they are old ones and very complicated. These are the cost of doing work, the timeliness of work, and the quality of work performed. These problems have been cited as being separate ones, but only for convenience. Obviously, costs could be improved if quality were sacrificed. Timeliness could be improved if costs were disregarded. Therefore, we might say our single problem is providing ships at an "optimum balance" between cost, quality and timeliness.

This "optimum balance" is a difficult state to arrive at since what constitutes the "optimum" means different things to different people.

In reviewing briefly the history of the Navy Yards, we find that in 1802 the Secretary of the Navy sent a special report to Congress as to why the U S S CONSTITUTION and her sister ships cost an average of $300,000. The reason given for the "high" cost was the rising price of labor and material. Is this familiar? Quality of Navy ships has produced many controversies. In 1841 one led to the establishment of the Bureau system in the Navy Department. Subsequent criticism of quality of ships also seemed to lead to reorganization at the departmental level. The Bureau of Ships was formed by the merger of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and the Bureau of Engineering as a result of the so-called "top heavy" destroyers of the late 1930's.

Timeliness has been a problem on many occasions in the past. It has usually been due to lack of fundsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;although changing from side wheels to screw propellers delayed a number of ships shortly before the Civil War. Since the Naval Shipyard is the point of actual construction and repair, it has always been involved in these problems. Its organization has evolved in response to departmental changes, technology growth, and national trends.

The management problems of a Naval Shipyard become complex because of its position at the ends of several organizational chains which provide it with the means to accomplish work. These means to accomplish work are

The typical Naval Shipyard at any given time will have a variety of work in it, including new construction and conversion, regular overhauls, restricted availabilities and some special projects. In this mix is a variety of urgency and the work is being performed for several type commanders, several bureaus, and other "customers." Additionally, each of these work packages will have unique features. To insure that each job is completed on time, detailed scheduling of manpower, facilities, and material is required.

One usually thinks of a Naval Shipyard as having a plethora of everything, while in actuality each shipyard has at some time suffered a shortage of common laborers, other specific trades, and electronics and ordnance check out personnel. Items such as drydocks, cranes, or a particular machine tool may be critical at other times. These factors and SHIPMATE

the overall size of the Naval Shipyards make the scheduling of work a highly sophisticated process and lead to much paperwork. I n an attempt to reduce this paperwork and to improve the performance, one Naval Shipyard is making a serious and concerted eft'ort to accomplish scheduling on a large electronic computer. It is indicative of the art of scheduling that the computer proved that the shipyard could not possibly build a ship in the time that it had actually met several times previously. I t was a repetition of "the bee can't fly" proposition. Obviously, we must learn more about both scheduling and computer applications.

The Naval Shipyards are service organizations. They are called upon to undertake any kind of shipwork, often with no warning or preparation. Typical cases of this are well known to all—collisions, storm damage, other casualties often require immediate attention. T h e Navy Yard system must be geared to this kind of work. Large, urgent, experimental work must also be accommodated from time to time.

Now as to economy—rising costs of labor and material did not end in the C O N S T I T U T I O N ' S day. In fact, price increase of manpower and ship materials has amounted to around five per cent a year for a long time. Extreme difficulty is encountered in evaluating the output of Naval Shipyards because of the heterogeneity of their work. W e are never in the position in peacetime of "mass production" of ships each identical to another. Owing to the desire to incorporate the "latest" in every ship it is safe to say that no two ships completed more than a month apart are really identical.

Naval Shipyards are making real contributions to economy through a variety of efforts in conjunction with naval personnel during overhaul. T h e ship's force work can be more optimistically undertaken since the Naval Shipyard can provide technical and other assistance if necessary.

This practice provides two benefits: one, work is accomplished that funds would not otherwise permit and, secondly, the capability of the ship's personnel is increased for self maintenance at sea or in forward areas. Other services are rendered to ships ranging from instruction in boiler feed water testing, instruction and qualification of ship's force in welding to accommodation berthing which permits a ship to secure its plant and undertake work not otherwise possible.

While I have mentioned some of the problems in measuring the economy of Naval Shipyard operations, I believe the following facts show that it is truly improving if we consider use of manpower and discount dollar figures which are subject to accounting changes and price variation. One of the ways this may be done is to examine the total repair requirement of the Fleet. During the past five years, the number of ships in the Active Fleet has decreased. T h e reduction has been made predominantly in smaller ships, in less complex older combatant and auxiliary types. Today's Active Fleet is steaming farther and faster with greater proportion of time underway and this is graphically demonstrated by the fact that barrels of oil consumed has increased over this period in spite of reduction in numbers. Moreover, the average age of the active ships today is greater than the average age of the Fleet five years ago. These factors, increased complexity, age, speed, and distance steamed, indicate that the total repair requirement of the Fleet has certainly not decreased in this same period of time and has probably increased. Yet, the manpower afforded for ship repairs has decreased by thirty-seven per cent. All things considered, the record of the Navy Shipyards is an excellent one.

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Upon his retirement. Admiral Rawlings joined the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. On 1 January 1949, he was appointed Assistant General Manager of the Yard and on 26 April 1950, General Manager. In January 1953, he was elected Vice President and General Manager, and in January 1954, he was elected Executive Vice President and General Manager. In December 1956, he relinquished the position of General Manager to devote full time to his duties as Executive Vice President. Admiral Rawlings was elected to the Board of Directors of the Newport News Company in January 1955.

The Newport News Shipyard is currently building three nuclear-powered naval vessels — the attack submarine SHARK, the "Polaris" submarine ROBERT E . L E E and the

aircraft carrier E N T E R P R I S E . Current merchant work includes six tankers, ranging in size from a deadweight tonnage of 41,000 to 65,000, the last of which is scheduled for delivery in the latter part of 1960.

As one of the contractors for the Large Ship Reactor Project in Idaho, Newport News was responsible for the design and construction of the land-based prototype hull, installation of the reactors and their components, and phases of the testing.

The Newport News Shipyard is the world's only shipbuilding organization with both surface and underseas nuclear ships under construction, and the installation and testing of the 10 nuclear power plants of the three nuclearpowered naval vessels will be one of the largest and most complex engineering operations ever undertaken.

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TECHNICAL LOGISTICS

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Captain Fahy graduated with distinction from the Naval Academy in 1924, having been the Regimental Commander during his First Class year. He put the cruiser USS T U S CALOOSA in comm.is.sion and served aboard until transferred to the staff of ComCruScoFor. He received orders to Submarine School, New London, for instruction in 1927, joining the USS P E R M I T in San Diego upon completion of the course. The next three years were in the submarine P E R M I T which was transferred to. the Asiatic Fleet in 1929.

ing the Technical Divisions of the Shipbuilding and Fleet Maintenance areas, the Material Division and the Electronics Technical Divisions. The result is a four-division organization consisting of the Technical Material Division, the ^ Hull Division, the Machinery (including Electrical) Division, and the Electronics Division, all under the leadership \ of the Assistant Chief, R. Adm. William A. Dolan '26.

After twQ year-s of postgraduate schooling in electronics (It Annapolis and MIT, Fahy returned to the Pacific to make submarine war patrols in the USS SPEARFISH and USS PLUNGER, taking over as skipper of the latter. ^

The Assistant Chief for Technical Logistics is responsible^^ for the budgeting, design and development, procurement and distribution, as well as repair and maintenance of all hull,; machinery, electrical, and electronics components and equipments essential to the shipbuilding and ship maintenance programs, as well as Fleet support programs of the United States Navy. .

The final year of World War II was served on the staff of ComSubPac, first as Tactical Officer, then as New Developments and Electronics Officer.

If each of the four Divisions is treated in turn a fairly comprehensive picture of the varied fields of interest can be developed.

Since then Captain Fahy transferred to Engineering Duty and has served in the Bureau of Ships, Norfolk and Mare Island Naval Shipyards, on the staff of ComSubLant and as Commanding Officer and Director of the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory, New London, Conn. Captain Fahy is presently in the Bureau of Ships serving as Assistant Director of Technical Logistics.

Captain Fahy has been awarded the Legion of Merit and two commendation medals with V's and the Navy Unit Citation as well as the various area medals.

Technical M a t e r i a l Division

The Technical Material Division has for its primary function the procurement, inventory control, and management of Bureau of Ships special material. This includes all machin- ' ery, electrical equipment, electronics equipment and ship equipage required for new construction and ship conversion programs, and for the maintenance of the Active and Reserve Fleets. This material runs into thousands of line items hav- • ing an inventory value of a billion dollars.

Two other major functions of this Division are the pro- j viding of raw and basic material support for shipbuilding \ and ship conversions, and the furnishing of allowances and provisioning support for the Fleet Operating Forces.

T F you are interested in guided missile handling gear or ^ long range search radars. Technical Logistics can take care of you. Or perhaps your interest lies in navigating the Polar ice cap in a nuclear submarine. In that event, you had better get a carbon dioxide removal system and inertial navigating equipments installed. Technical Logistics Divisions will provide the equipments from programs which they have sponsored as to research, development and production. If you want to turn to things spiritual, these same Technical Logistics Divisions will furnish the necessary chaplain kits.

Hull Division

The Hull Division is responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of hull components, equipments and systems. The various items handled by this Division vary from ecclesiastical equipment to guided missile handling systems, from musical instruments and dishwashers to complete underwater mine countermeasures systems.

While these items are interesting, they are only a very small part of our main mission which is to support the Fleet in a condition of optimum material readiness.

One Branch of this Division is responsible for deck machinery and submarine auxiliary controls with their associated hydraulic equipment systems. Laundry, dry cleaning and dishwashing machinery installed on board ship also fall within its province.

The Technical Logistics Divisions were organized under the Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ships for Technical Logistics during the summer of 1958 principally by merg-

Another Branch is responsible for the internal arrangements of ships, for surface preservation and for hull fixtures on ships. It also coordinates or furnishes project leaders for SH I PMATE

Preserver of Peace

Air Force "Sunday Punch"

Boosted 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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commentary, for all the world to heed, of the necessity to maintain the peace. RCA's Missile and Surface Radar Department has been privileged to design and develop ground check-out, launch control and cabling equipment as a major subcontractor to Convair (Astronautics) Division of General Djoiamics Corporation, the Atlas prime weapons systems contractor.

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such diverse areas as the habitability programs, replenishment-at-sea and cold weather operations.

Yet another Branch has responsibilities ranging from ready ammunition lockers to complete missile stowage and handling systems on board ship.

The conduct of research necessary to permit satisfactory fabrication of the many new metals which are coming into use in shipbuilding is carried on by still another Branch.

There is a Branch which has as its responsibility countermeasures against sea mines and torpedoes.

The last Branch in the Hull Division has prime responsibility for damage control equipment and systems, and for shipboard fire fighting equipment. Other functions are the development of equipment for divers and swimmers. The Officer-in-Charge of this Branch has collateral duties as the Supervisor of Salvage, U S N .

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The Machinery Division is made up of Branches which are organized on the basis of types of machineryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;steam turbines and gears; bearings and oil seals; propellers and shafting; internal combustion engines and gas turbines; piping systems; refrigeration, air conditioning and pumps; boilers and heat exchangers; electrical, interior communication, fire control and navigation systems. Each of the eight Branches has responsibilities relating to the equipment under its cognizance for design, installation and maintenance.

The Machinery Division has many programs under development, but the following will give some idea of the items of current interest: The demand for greater power in smaller space led to the Navy's major role in the development of the marine gas turbine. The results of the Machinery Division's sponsored research in the field have been of very great value to other services as well as to American industry. Products of this program range from 45 hp gas turbine driven fire pumps aboard ship through 4000 hp gas turbines for P T boats and up to 7500 hp equipments.

The requirement in carriers for catapulting larger and heavier aircraft as they have developed has created need for higher capacity catapults. Jointly with the Bureau of Aeronautics, two major developments have been undertaken. One, for conventionally powered attack carriers, is the steam compressor catapult. In this system a steam turbine drives a compressor which compresses the steam available from the ship's propulsion boilers to a higher pressure for increased catapult capacity. The other is an internal combustion catapult plant for installation in the nuclear aircraft carrier which is under construction. In this plant, steam turbine driven air compressors jam high pressure air into a receiver bank from which the high pressure air is supplied for a combustion process with oil in order to obtain the energy for catapulting.

There are many other problems under investigation, problems which are generated by Fleet operating experience or which are derived from ideas that are Bureau generated. All of these problems have for their goal the betterment of the material readiness of the operating Fleets, and the maintenance of those Fleets in maximum material readiness.

Electronics Division

The Electronics Division carries out the Bureau's responsibility for providing adequate electronics communications and test equipment to fill the Navy's requirements afloat and ashore.

Some of the types of equipments developed by the Electronics Division are radio, radar, sonar, electronic countermeasures, electronics navigation, nuclear radiation detectors 10

and test equipment for all the foregoing. Some of the parts developed are electron tubes for special applications such as high power magnetrons and klystrons for radar trarismitters, special tubes for super-high-frequency operations, iinproved transistors, special reliable parts for critical applications, high temperature parts for missile and satellite application and special antennas.

In the supporting research field, studies are undertaken of radio propagation at frequencies of interest to the_ Navy where insufficient information is available to permit intelligent equipment or system designs. Studies are also undertaken to determine the characteristics of the sea in and on which the Navy must operate. For example the day to day operation of sonar equipment depends on knowledge of the effects of sea conditions on the transmission of underwater sound. Research in fields such as Human Engineering result in equipment designs which can be most efficiently used by the operator and which can be most easily maintained by the operating forces.

The trends in Naval Electronics are toward increasing complexity in order to fulfill more stringent operational needs, and toward greater automation demanded by the necessity to handle communications and to evaluate information at a far greater rate than the human system is capable of ingesting unaided.

It should be recognized that new equipments, as they are installed in the Fleet, will, because of their complexity, present a host of new maintenance and operational problems to Fleet personnel. Trying to foresee and to reduce these problems on equipments which are under design presents a growing challenge to the officers and electronics engineers of the Bureau of Ships. The demands of the Fleet and its supporting Shore Activities for greater help from electronic systems are increasing daily. The Bureau of Ships must continue to develop the best techniques, equipments, and systems which will be capable of staying ahead of warfare requirements.

Thus briefly have the multifarous areas of interest covered by the Technical Logistics Divisions been mentioned. Technical Logistics will continue to make every effort to keep the Fleet and Fleet Support Activities materially ready and in the forefront of technical developments.

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Annapolis to N e w p o r t Race To Start June 2 0 Plans are being made to start the colorful Annapolis to Newport Ocean Race on Saturday, June 20, at Annapolis.

The announcement was made'jointly by the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron and the Annapolis Yacht Club.

The Sailing Squadron announced that it is preparing six of, the' Naval Academy's 44-foot Luder's yawls, the two Class " A " yachts, ROYONO and H I G H L A N D L I G H T , and the big schooner FREEDOM. A S many midshipmen will participate as the summer training schedule will permit.

Although the total number of entries from the Bay area is not yet known, a big turnout is expected. Over 100 yachts of varying size and rig entered the 1957 race.

The race to Newport will start off the channel buoy marking the entrance to the Severn River. Co-sponsored with the New York Yacht Club, it alternates annually with the wellknown Bermuda Race.

S H I P M A T E

THE BUREAU OF SHIP* LOOKS AHEAD IN DESIGN

by Capt. J. J. Stilwell, USN '38

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N the piping days of peace, between World W a r s I and II, when the technological community was proceeding to innovations at a somewhat slower pace, the development of the characteristics of new ships for the Navy became a refining and evolutionary process. Much thought and many studies were dedicated to achieving optimum designs of fairly well established ship t\'pes. In this climate, the operating forces supplied the needs of the service in the form of desired military characteristics while the technical people strove to incorporate these desired features in w-ell balanced designs.

Small gains were indeed important since a knot of speed, a few thousand yards of gun range, or a few more aircraft could make the difference between victory and defeat. The success of the operator-designer team of this period was proven by the superior ships we took into World W a r II.

Today, when technology is hastening from steam to nuclear power, from guns and planes to missiles and from satellites to space ships, the process of the development of ship designs for our Navy must of necessity change from evolution to revolution. This great change in the face of our ships has been Hkened by some to the change from sail to steam. The analogy is reasonable except for the element of time. Sail to steam took several decades; our advance into the nuclear-missile-space age has taken barely one, and nowhere is there a symptom that indicates any slackening of the pace. On the contrary the present competition between cominunism and the free world places even greater emphasis on accelerating the development of new concepts to retain the technical superiority of our ships and weapons. The excitement and challenge of the front line action of the battle has shifted to the designer's drafting room.

The actual elapsed time between a new idea or a technical breakthrough and its useful availability in the fleet is made up of several steps: (a) concept of idea, (b) research, (c) feasibility testing, (d) development, (e) determination of operational characteristics, (f) design, (g) prototype evaluation, (h) final acceptance and (i) production. Wherever these steps may be made to parallel each other, total time will be saved. The most promising area where such paralleling is possible without wasteful "getting the cart before the horse" is by close co-operation and communication between those in the areas of conceptual studies, research, development and design; and those responsible for operational use.

By this means, from the earliest possible stage of investigation of an idea, its range of possible operational uses can be considered when development choices must be made.

Capt. J. J. Stilwell, USN, was appointed from Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1928.

After a tour in the USS CALIFORNIA'S gunnery department he was selected for the Construction Corps and attended MIT for three years' postgraduate training. As docking officer at Pearl Harbor, he successfully docked the salvaged USS O K L A H O M A as well as over a thousand other ships.

He finished the war as Chief Engineer of USS TOPEKA (CL67) and was awarded the Commendation Ribbon for the operation, and condition of her engineering plant.

After the war and a tour at Boston Naval Shipyard in management and personnel work he joined the Design Division of the Bureau of Ships and took an active part in the development of ALBACORE, the Navy's high speed research submarine, and the early development of hydrofoil craft.

There followed tours at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Planning and at the Naval Warfare Course at the Naval War College at Newport.

He has returned to the Design Division of the Bureau of Ships as Deputy Head of the Preliminary Design Branch, dealing principally with advanced concepts and hydrofoils.

new enemy threats, the Bureau of Ships has created a group in its Preliminary Design Branch called the Advanced Studies Section. This group has no day to day design responsibilities but rather studies new developments in technology, keeps in touch with operational planners and researchers and creates conceptual studies of ships and weapons systems that may be foreseen as filling future needs. These are well ahead of the time that specific requirements exist and even well ahead of the time that components, materials and available knowledge may permit construction. These advanced concepts not only form a basis for guiding research and development into more useful channels, but also have influenced current ship designs toward greater usefulness in the future.

Perhaps even more important is this group's function as a sounding board for discussion between pioneers in technical fields and in military planning for the benefit of both. The fascination this work holds for the creative thinker is obvious in the results these men have already produced.

In recognition of this change in pace and the great necessity of achieving at the earliest possible time the ships that will be capable of handling new weapons, new tactics and

While this group is engaged in the visionary realm of such possible ships as a submarine aircraft carrier, a "fighter" type submarine, or a submersible dock-type seaplane tender to handle nuclear aircraft, others in the Design Division are busy with devising ways and means to improve current ships and those scheduled for early construction. For exam-

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A SUBMARINER'S DREAMâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or an aviator's nightmare? Submerging aircraft carrier circa 1980.

SEAPLANE TENDER for nuclear planes.

pie, as antennae for electronic devices became more and more numerous and heavier, it was found that too much of the ship was being devoted to heavy mast structures for their support. As an answer, a marriage of the masts and the stacks was consummated to produce "Macks," which do double duty as antenna supports and smoke pipes with a saving in critical topside weight.

Advances to new operational concepts and weapons do not always require radical changes in ships. In fact to preserve the nation's investment in existing active and obsolescent ships, the designer must be ever alert to the possibility of minor changes in ships to permit them to take on new required missions with attendant savings in both cost and time. The Marine Corps' change of tactics to greater use of helicopters in landing troops for amphibious attack offered such an opportunity to use some of the better CVE types of World W a r II as helicopter carrying transports L P ( H ) .

While these ships provided an immediate solution for an operational need they did fall somewhat short. The advanced concept of what a high speed amphibious attack ship might look like if it were required to project to the beach all of the people, tanks, trucks and gear of the landing force very quickly using as advanced technology as possible is illustrated here.

AMPHIBIOUS ATTACK

SHIP combining features of helicopter carrier.

LSD, transport

and

MISSILE FIRING CRUISER incorporating "Macks" (combined masts and stacks.)

In some instances, warfare in the nuclear and missile age does not require new tasks for ship types but rather extreme refinement and development of older capabilities. In the case of replenishment-at-sea, even with nuclear ships, the need still exists to resupply weapons, food supplies and personnel at sea without recalling the combatant ship to port. The new aspect of the situation is the greater urgency of performing this operation without interrupting the movements and doings of the combatant ship any more than absolutely necessary. The result has been a development of replenishment types for higher speed, faster transfer rates and better abilities in rough water. Attendant to these external performance improvements have come improved internal stowage and cargo handling arrangements.

It must be recognized in these times by both ship designers and operational planners that a new ship is a part of a warfare system, and that the capabilities of the ship must match its weapons and its intended employment if either the ship or the weapon is to be successful. An outstanding example of this type of thinking is the Polaris submarine which 12

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from its earliest concept was married to the development of the Polaris missile. As compromises had to be made in ship or missile development, as they always do, the decision favored the best combination rather than eitlier the ship restricting the weapon or the weapon restricting the ship as has been too often the case. The result is the creation of a deterrent weapon system second to none in an incredibly short time, a tribute to the flexibility and co-operation of the ship and missile people involved.

Occasionally, research and development produces a revolutionar}- type of ship in advance of known operational needs. In these cases the operational planner and the ship designer combine to find the best way of using the device or principle. Such is the story of Hydrofoil Craft whose hulls are Ufted from the water by the action of underwater wings permitting very high speeds in relatively small sized ships and allowing these small ships to operate in much higher seas than any conventional hull of similar size. When these foil boats were developed and proven feasible no pressing operational need for these craft was apparent. However, subsequent tactical and weapon developments have disclosed real operational roles for hydrofoils and they are now being designed to form an important part of the future Navy.

POLARIS SUBMARINE launching a missile submerged.

FAST REPLENISHING SHIP featuring rapid cargo transfer, mechanized cargo handling, and versatile loading of fuel ammunition and stores.

As long as conventional surface ships have been built, the designer has been faced with the "wave barrier" which limited the reasonably attainable top speed in the ship, much as the "sound barrier" limited aircraft. Recently, the designers and the research scientists have been probing for means of piercing this barrier to very high speeds over double those now common. While this effort is not yet coniplete, someday we may see destroyers hurrying to their destination at over sixty to seventy knots.

Major advances of this nature are of course not achieved by a single break-through in hull design but must encompass such things as efficient high speed propellers, higher power and lighter engines, and fast command control systems; in short, a co-ordinated gain in all the branches of science as it applies to sea-going ships. Above all, they require men of vision and broad understanding to fit together the divergent pieces from many areas of progress into a workable reliable beingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Ship.

As our Navy forges ahead into the challenging space age, and faces the competition of the growing Soviet Sea Power it can feel confident that the world's largest shipbuilder, the Bureau of Ships, is backed by a unique versatile group of design engineers, officers and scientists dedicated to producing the BEST FLEET FIRST. M A R C H ,

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A HYDROFOIL TEST BOAT " f l y i n g " on its underwater foils.

ULTRA HIGH SPEED DESTROYER of future breaking the "v/ave

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SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION, CLASS OF 1963

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H I S year the Naval Academy is taking a forward step in the selection of candidates for admission. I believe a short explanation of our new system will be of interest, not only to the parents and guardians of potential candidates, but to all readers of Shipmate.

The Regulations Governing the Admission of Candidates Into the Naval Academy as Midshipmen, dated July 1958, include the following: "For each source of competitive nomination, an order of merit will be established by the Academic Board of the U.S. Naval Academy. The results of the entrance examinations will be but one factor in determining the order of merit. Previous school records and the recommendations of principals and others will,be taken into consideration." Thus the Naval Academy is going to take a searching look at its competitive candidates, and use other factors in addition to the College Entrance Examination Board tests in determining the order of merit. This more thorough evaluationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;using school records and other evidenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is being utilized by the other Service Academies and most colleges which also use CEEB tests.

The different sources of nominations create a problem of equity. There are five competitive categories, the major ones being Regular Navy and Marine Corps, Naval and Marine Corps Reserves, and Presidential. With competitive categories evaluated and placed in an order of merit and the non-competitive category merely accepted or rejected, it is necessary to determine numbers within each category by a criterion common to all. This is accomplished by the use of "selection" scores determined by the Academic Board.

Whereas non-competitive candidates are not subject to readjustment of priority, the competitors are. W e attempt to insure equitable treatment by selecting competitors in numbers not greater than those established by the "selection" scores, but we choose them from the larger number of candidates who meet scores determined to be satisfactory by the Academic Board. (These satisfactory scores will be somewhat lower than the "selection" scores.) Selection of candidates in order of merit under the "Qualified Alternates and Competitors" law will also be from the larger field encompassed by these lower CEEB test scores.

As I reported last year in the September issue of Shipmate, the number of candidates for the Naval Academy has increased sharply. I pointed out then that this increase will provide more candidates mentally qualified to undertake our course than we can accept. Last year, about four thousand candidates took the CEEB test, competing for about nine hundred Naval Academy vacancies. This year we estimate that about six thousand will compete for about the same number of billets. (The difference between the nine hundred and the initial size of the Plebe class, about 1080, is the number who qualify mentally through the college certificate method.) This large and still increasing number of candidates poses a paradoxical situation. If we use the mental examination as the only selection basis, the very size of the field would defeat the purpose of selection; we would have to reject too many well-rounded, motivated, young men in favor of those whose main ability is that of getting unusually high grades in mental examinations. But by using other factors in addition to CEEB tests, we can consider all competitive candidates who meet somewhat lower scores, and thus we can enlarge the field from which to select the authorized number.

In computing the final merit multiple for establishing competitive orders of merit, the Academic Board will utilize an evaluative formula which gives appropriate weight to College Entrance Examination Board scores; academic record in secondary schools (and colleges if applicable) ; participation in extracurricular activities, athletic and non-athletic; and an over-all evaluation of the candidate's leadership qualities, motivation, and aptitude for service. In future years, it may be practicable to include additional factors.

You will remember that, by law, there are many sources of nominations. The Vice President, Senators and Representatives, and certain others may designate a principal and alternates. These are non-competitive nominations. (Six competitors for each vacancy may be designated, however, and in such cases the Academic Board is glad to evaluate these six and recommend the one highest in order of merit.)

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We are confident that the procedures described above will provide additional assurance that we will be able to select the best future naval officers from the large numbers of candidates for the Naval Academy. We are fortunate in having such fine material from which to select those on whom the responsibilities of the future Navy must largely rest.

With every good wish.

Sincerely,

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All-American Soccer Player

INSIDE THE MAIN GATE

Johnny Meehan, probably the best soccer player ever to come to the Academy, was named on the first All-America soccer team for the 1958 season. Johnny could easily have made All-America the last two years had he not been hampered by injuries. He was playing center half and as such was the stalwart of Navy's defense. The team will miss him a lot when he graduates this June.

by J. P. Haumont '59

The Bancroft Coffee Break I hope that Jack, Dorothy and Dick are reading this magazine and that they happen to glance at this column. If they do they will be convinced that I am still alive and thinking of them. I promise I'll write you soon.

Term papers are almost over and should be corrected by the time you read this, that is if they are not sent back with a large red "rewrite and resubmit" on the cover.

There is nothing really difficult about these term papers unless you write on the same subiect as some professor. When that happens it gets to be pretty,- difficult to find the desired books. The instructor always gets to the library first and seldom brings the books back before the papers are due. Only one solution to this problem; choose another subject.

It won't be long now until everyone knows in which service he'll go. IBM cards with first, second nad third choices are in. There are more signs that graduation is close.

We get more mail than we ever did. It's not that we aU at once have discovered the pleastires of dating, but more banks and loan companies are asking us to become their friends by paying small interest charges on large loans, which we can repay from now till the end of time. It also seems that we are in grave danger as more people want to insure us against everything from getting married to riding over an innocent fly that happened to be jay-walking. Also, somebody must be expecting a shortage or a strike in the textile industr}'. Lots of people advise midshipmen to buy all kinds of clothes from the gay Ivy League shirts and ties to the sterner Navy Blue and Marine Green. Who's to complain though ? The more we get of this mail, the closer we are to graduation.

A lot of changes are taking place in the -"Academy, especially in the Academic Department. These changes are gradual and will no': affect the first class too much. Next month I hope to have more information on this and I'll make sure to pass it on to you.

Till thenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;smooth sailing.

Sports News Navy is having the best winter season in years. We still have five undefeated teams and the other squads have also proven that they are tops. When you read this the ArmyNavy weekend will be over and it should be a day of rejoicing for us. The old Victory Bell will have had a good workout on the 28th.

To come back to the present, the fenciiig, squash, indoor track, pistol and gymnastics teams still haven't lost to anyone. Our fencers who have posted a 5-0 record have very definite chances to win the Nationals. The toughest meet they have left is against NYU MARCH,

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on the 7th of March. The National Championships will take place here at the Academy a week later. So if you are around why don't you drop by? There will be plenty of action. The squash team is another squad that has made quite a name for itself. They beat their five opponents and in true championship form came from behind to defeat Yale and Princeton by scores of 5-4. If they beat Harvard there will be nobody left to contest the title of National Champs. The pistol team won its first four matches, and their high score is a very good 1398 against the Bureau of Ordnance. The other two undefeated teams are the track and gymnastic teams. Both have three victories. They still have to meet their strongest opponents, but they should succeed in posting their best records yet.

The basketball team has now won five in a row and is displaying an excellent 11-4 record. This is their best record at this time of the season in six years. Navy has a pretty good chance to be invited to the N I T if they win five out of seven remaining games, and we are confident they can do it. Four players have scoring averages in the double figures.

They a r e : Jim Bower, Dick Brown, Jay Metzler and captain Dick Johnson. The rifle team lost one meet against St. John's of Brooklyn but defeated their five other opponents. Recently they shot a 1450 out of a possible 1500. This score was only two points shy of the range record.

The swimming team is the best the Academy has had in years and as most of the stars are 2/c or 3/c next year's team promises to be fantastic. The Blue and Gold have lost to Harvard and Yale but won eight other meets. Considering that Yale hasn't lost in 180 meets since 1945, in college competition, this record of 8-2 is most satisfactory. Naval Academy records are dropping like ripe fruit, especially in both the medley and free style relays. The Black Knights had better bring their paddles when they swim against us.

Well that's it for now. I hope I'll be able to write a most cheering article on the Army-Navy weekend next month.

Lacrosse Team Gets A New Coach Dinty Moore, one of the greatest lacrosse coaches in the country, resigned at the end of January. Coach "Bildy" Bilderback was named to take the vacant coaching spot.

"Bildy'' was plebe lacrosse coach and is JV football assistant coach. Mr. Bilderbacker graduated from Rutgers. In 1937 he received his Master's degree in education. Before coming to the Academy, he coached at Neptune H.S., Rahway H.S. and Irvington H.S., all in New Jersey. He will be assisted by Lieutenant Carrington, Professor Darden and Lieutenant Howard.

BOOK REVIEWS THE

SOVIET NAVY. Edited by

Cdr.

M.

G.

Saunders, RN, Praeger, Dec. 1958. 340 pp. $7.50. Reviewed by R. Adm. John D. Hayes, USN ( R e t ) .

This book is a compilation of articles by eighteen authors, among whom are Hanson Baldwin '24, and Professor Robert W. Daly of the Naval Academy. Some of the articles are on maritime strategy and future warfare rather than on the Soviet Navy. Only two of the authors appear to have had intimate and direct contact with that Navy.

This book, it seems to this reviewer, gives the same kind of intelligence generalization as we were getting about the Japanese in the 1930's when we should have been learning something about Japanese torpedoes, Japanese carrier operations and Admiral Yamamota. Why cannot we get something more specific than the fact that the Russians have five hundred submarines ? Such men as Philip Mosely and Raymond Gatoff seem to be able to gather information for other fields about which the Soviets are just as secretive.

I would like to know something more about Admiral Kutnetsov whom we are told is responsible for what the Soviet Navy is today.

Who were his proteges and where are they today? I think all U. S. naval officers should have an opportunity to read some translations of the Soviet periodical, The Red Fleet. It should be possible to get more of the type of information which French Admiral Peltier includes in his chapter, "Organization, Personnel and Training." I myself would like to know more about contemporary Russian naval literature, especially the writings of .A.dmirals Isakov and Alafusov and Professor Tarle, all of whom Swedish Admiral Biorklund mentions.

One chapter, however, is alarmingly informative. If the figure and statements on the Soviet Naval Arm are correct, it is it and not the submarines that constitute the present threat to the U. S. Navy. This force is not a hostage to geography as is the rest of the Soviet Navy. It has all the mobility on interior lines that our task fleets have on exterior lines. Its equipment is plentiful and good, its men are able and its mission is in tune with age-old Russian strategical concepts.

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CAPITOL HILL

By FRED LARDNER, ' 2 2 With the exception of bills dealing with the equalization of retired pay, comparatively few military personnel bills have been introduced in the 86th Congress so far. A considerable number of bills on retired pay have been introduced, and many more, it is hoped, will be forthcoming. This subject merits more attention from active duty personnel.

No Defense Department bills dealing with hump promotion problems have made an appearance at this writing (late February).

Currently Congress is primarily concerned with appropriations and the President's proposed budget. Has the President suggested expenditures sufficient to provide the defense needed ?

Below are listed the Administration's proposed expenditures for defense in fiscal 1960, as compared with 1959 and 1958.

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Army $ 9,051 Navy 10,906 A i r Force 18,435 SecDef . . .

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$ 9,165 11,472 18,993 1,170

$ 9,264 11,596 18,675 1,410

$39,062

$40,800

$40,945

The only substantial increase over this three-year period is in expenditures for the Office of Secretary of Defense.

Printed herewith are excerpts from President Eisenhower's statement to Congress on defense military functions (printed without quotes, and with statements concerning the Navy and military personnel policy presented in detail) : The defense program for 1960 calls for new appropriations of $40,850 million. This is $288 million less than appropriations estimated for 1959. However, approximately $0.7 billion of the funds appropriated by the Congress for 1959 in excess of the amounts recommended will be added to the 1960 program.

Expenditures for 1960 are estimated at $40,945 million, which is $145 million more than in 1959 and about $1.9 billion more than the amount spent in 1958â&#x20AC;&#x201D;continuing the upward trend which began in 1956. Over the 5-year period from 1955 to 1960, annual expenditures for defense will have increased by over $5.4 billion.

In the 1959 budget message I recommended a substantial acceleration of our defense effort in selected areas to enable our military strategy, techniques, and organization to keep pace with the rapid strides in science and technology.

(Concerning the Navy) . . .

Historically, the Navy has been assigned the primary mission of controlling sealanes.

In the conduct of amphibious warfare and anti-submarine campaigns, it is equipped to support the commands responsible for actions ranging from localized emergencies to largescale military operations. It is ready to conduct prompt and sustained combat anywhere in the world at sea or adjacent to the sea, and is able to exploit the mobility, and concealment afforded by the world's free oceans.

The naval forces will operate 864 ships, including 389 warships, in 1960. The carrier task forces will be strengthened with new 16

FoRRESTAL-class Carriers and higher performance aircraft possessing both conventional and atomic firepower. The cruiser, destroyer, and frigate forces are steadily acquiring a guided missile capability.

Special programs, including research and scientific studies, are underway to enhance our antisubmarine capabilities. Task forces of specially equipped ships and planes specifically designed for antisubmarine warfare are being employed.

The shipbuilding program proposed for 1960 includes another FORRESTAL-class carrier, the eighth of its class. In line with the Navy's recommendation, this carrier will be conventionally powered. It is only good sense to wait until we have more experience with the construction of the first nuclear powered carrier authorized in the 1958 program before we start the construction of another.

The 1960 shipbuilding program also provides for 17 other new ships and for converting 13 ships to more modern types. In addition to the carrier, the ship constructing program includes 6 guided missile destroyers and frigates, 3 nuclear powered attack-submarines, and 8 other vessels. Nine Polaris submarines have been authorized to date.

This budget provides for the advance procurement of long lead time components for three additional Polaris submarines. Conversions include a cruiser, 8 destroyers, and 4 other vessels. This modernization will improve the antisubmarine war capabilities and extend the useful life of World War II destroyers. Construction is already well along on the first five submarines equipped to fire the Polaris solid fuel ballistic missile, and the first such submarine will go into operation in calendar year 1960.

(Concerning military personnel) . . .

This budget provides for a military force of about the same overall size and composition in fiscal 1960 as that planned for the end of the current fiscal year. This force, however, will have significantly greater combat power as new weapons continue to be added to inventories.

The number of active duty personnel during 1960 will continue at the level planned for the end of the current fiscal year except for a small reduction in the Air Force. Since the end of the Korean conflict, we have followed the policy of reducing numbers of military personnel as more powerful weapons became available to our forces. However, it has become increasingly apparent that the Communist bloc is following a policy of deliberately and constantly probing free world positions to test our determination to resist the further forcible expansion of Communist influence. Under these circumstances, it is prudent not to plan for any significant changes during fiscal 1960 in our deployments overseas or in our ready military forces at home.

A major effort has been made during the last few years to enhance the attractiveness of military service as a career. The most recent action along this line has been the enactment of military pay adjustments and adoption of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Professional and Technical Compensation. Although these and earlier

measures increase the average cost per man, they have had highly beneficial effects m all the services. The quality of inductees and enlistees has improved. The first term reenlistment rate has increased and the experience and skill levels have been raised.

These improvements point to greater stability of personnel, smaller basic and technical training loads, and, over the longer run, may permit some further reductions in military personnel.

1960 Promotions

Navy and Marine Corps officer promotions scheduled for fiscal 1960, as outlined to the Senate and the House Armed Services Committees recently, indicate substantial increases in promotions to higher grades (commander and above) and decreases in promotions in lower grades.

Here are the expected promotions in general, as compared with those for 1959: To flag and general rank: Captain, 51 (33 in ' 5 9 ) ; Colonel, 7 (same as in '59). To Captain, 731 officers (334 in '59) ; to Colonel, 144 (127 in '59). To Commander, 1065 (801 in '59) ; to Lieutenant Colonel, 241 (197 in '59). To Lieutenant Commander, 1767 (2212 in '59) ; to Major, 128 (196 in '59). To Lieutenant, 2434 ((2213 in '59) ; to Captain, 514 (661 in '59). To Lieutenant (jg), 6576 (9275 in '59) ; to First Lieutenant, 1756 (2289 in '59).

Other Legislation

Dual Employment-Dual Compensation.

H.R. 701, by Rep. John F. Baldwin (RCalif.), would repeal the laws limiting employment of retired career officers by the Federal Government. These retired officers, Representative Baldwin says, should be "entirely free to accept Government jobs and to receive both their retired pay and the pay of the jobs they hold. They earned their retired pay with their long years of service to the government." This legislation or something much like it has a good chance of being enacted. However, efforts are being made to exclude flag and general officers from its provisions on the assumption that too many top civil service positions may be taken over by the military if these high-hanking officers were permitted to enter civilian government service.

Service Academy Legislation. The Defense Department bill on this subject has not yet made an appearance, but it is expected to provide for the appointment to academies of more Service sons and more enlisted men and for longer periods of obligated duty following graduation. The Defense Department wants the major academy regulations to be the same for each Service. There are various ideas regarding appointments to the academies, including a proposal that members of Congress have no control over them (you know how far that would get!).

Survivor Benefits. H.R. 674, by Rep. Utt of California, and H.R. 2450 by Rep. Wilson of California would provide that retired members who served certain long periods on active duty and who thereafter die shall be considered to have died of service-connected deaths. Mr. Utt's bill specifies a period of at least 25 years. Mr. Wilson's bill specifies a period of not less than 20 years, and would include members retired with at least 50 per cent disability who may have served less than 20 years.

Promotion Navy Reserve Captains, Commanders. H.R. 3860, by Rep. Huddleston (D.-Ala.),_ would provide that Navy Reserve captains and commanders shall be eligible for consideration for promotion when their running mates are eligible for promotion.

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By John D. Hayes '24

SELECTION— Could It Destroy O u r

Profession?

One article and the entire "Mail Boat" column in the February Shipmate, almost two and one-half pages, were devoted to Selection. Nothing could better demonstrate the critical nature of this problem to the Navy as a whole or how personal it is to so many of our fellow Alumni.

Nevertheless, is not Selection just a part of a larger problem, the Naval Profession itself? Could we be ignoring this larger problem in our preoccupation with formal selection which Philip White '25 calls "the illogical and impossible task of choosing between superior men"? Does the present selection system have within it the dangerous potentiality of transforming our profession, so worthy of our devotion, into a part-time job?

In this analytical age we love to break things down and then study the components.

Scientific advances with this method have been legion but there are dangers too. Watching the parts, we tend to forget the whole.

When we try to put the parts together again, they sometimes fit themselves into something different, something we do not want.

The career officer problem, as I see it from my contemplation chair, is not one of Selection alone. It is not even the sum of this and its other component parts—procurement, promotion, pay, retirement and the fact of a W'ar each generation. The problem, first and foremost, is whether or not ours is to be a profession. This naval profession, if there is to be one, includes Marines for they are essentially naval officers trained in the specialty of the soldier.

What do we mean by a profession? The answer is in the June 1958 Shipmate. "The modern officer corps is a professional body and the modern military officer is a professional man. . The client of every profession is society, individually or collectively. . . The motivations of the officer are a technical love for his craft and the sense of social obligation to utilize this craft for the benefit of society. Society, on the other hand, can only assume this motivation if it offers its officers continuing and sufficient pay while on active duty and when retired."* This to me should be the premise from which all officer personnel policies are deduced. The first and uncompromising deduction should be that ours is a profession and that, as in any other profession, worthy, repeat, worthy members have the full span of active life to devote to it. The length of this span for a naval officer, it has been pretty well determined, is thirty years. Thirty years carries a man past the period of his most pressing personal responsibilities and by the end of it many of us have reached our plateau of achievement.

'Shipmate, J u n e 1958, p. 43. "Officership as a Profession" by Samuel P . Huntington, being extracts from his book. The Soldier and The State (Cambridge: H a r v a r d University Press, 1957), Chapter I .

MARCH,

1959

When a man is commissioned, he is in a sense professed. He takes an oath but no vow.

He nevertheless binds himself to be worthy and to give himself and his whole talents.

The society he is professed to serve, in our case the nation, promises him in return the rewarding practice of that profession within his ability, then retirement still within the profession and through it all a decent living.

Society should not have to promise more.

Nevertheless we of the Navy generally expect more. We consider ourselves entitled to steady advancement, to be considered all equal within our rank, to have a good chance to reach the top. No other profession assures this at the beginning and if we demand it we can await broken faith and disappointment. All that can be exchanged at the start are the pledges of worthy service and adequate recompense. The rest must be left to the future.

What is needed to effect this cannot be enacted into statutes or written into regulations. It must come from our minds and hearts. We have to change some of our mores, get rid of some of our preconceptions while holding tenaciously to our philosophy and ideals. Officers before us have had to do this. The line had to accept the staff as naval rather than civil officers. Seniority had to give way to Selection. One should know of the aftermath of the first selection board way back in 1855 to know how hard such change can be, how bitter its resentment.

Today, continuance of "Selection-up-orout" in all grades and for all officers could convert our profession into a part-time job and turn "we band of brothers" into selfseeking individualists, as seniority once threatened the Navy with stagnation and stultification.

This month we have only examined one phase of the problem, the impact of Selection on the naval profession as a whole. In subsequent months I will try, from my contemplation chair, to have a look at the Selection concept in relation to other categories within the problem such as procurement, preparation, promotion, retirement and the event of war.

Roger Manley, last year's midshipman "Inside the Main Gate" contributor wrote this in his last column in the June 1958 issue, "We join with a spirit that is eager to learn, eager to serve. We join with a feeling of belonging. We are confident that ours is the noble calling, and honored that it has accepted us."

Flag officers, can any duty be more important than preserving such faith?

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by PAUL SCHRATZ

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N a v y Adds 1 3 - Y e a r - O l d Expert to W a r College Staff Recently at Newport a marvelous new electronic brain-child, the Navy Electronic Warfare Simulator, or N E W S , was unveiled to the public at the War College. The new "game board," culminating over 13 years of planning, design and construction, is the most intricate and flexible training device ever built. Here a war game can be laid out simulating any section of the globe varying from 40 to 4000 miles on a side. A building a block long and three stories high is required to house the flag plot, air tactical command centers, umpire plots, twenty individual command centers, communication centers, and allied equipment to accommodate all possible variables in weapon, ship, missile and aircraft performance. The total installation involves 250,000 electrical terminals, 2500 miles of wire and 2900 pieces of equipment containing over 10,000 vacuum tubes.

Here opposing fleet commanders—or more important, future fleet and force commanders—can relax in air conditioned comfort while observing and carefully evaluating the situation as it develops, controlling their forces with all the skill required at sea, and testing the soundness of a plan under conditions simulating actual combat with startling realism.

The art of war gaming has long been prominent in the U.S. Navy, and may in fact be one of the great contributions of the War College to the Navy. The first appearance of the war game in the U.S. occurred in lectures at the College in 1887. The first actual problem was conducted in 1892. But these were a far cry from the N E W S !

Capt. McCartney Little, a dynamic and energetic officer who was a fixture on the staff under Mahan and many successors, once worked out a problem on tactics which he wanted the Fleet, then in Narragansett Bay, to try out. This was disapproved. He asked for steam launches from the Fleet, which was also denied. Undaunted, he asked for the loan of two score or more boathooks and, assuming their length to be the turning radius of his vessels, gave one to each student. Placing the students on the parade ground at measured distances representing his ships in formation, he then commenced maneuvering, each student hooking his boat-hook in the ground and walking around the end where maneuvers required a change of "course."

Incidentally, of the many strategic and tactical principles of sea power which have come to the Fleet from the War College in one way or another, only one, from the indomitable Captain Little, himself, has survived verbatim. "A principle applies when it applies and don't apply when it don't apply."

The complex problems of modern warfare can no longer be solved with boat-hooks, however. Modern electronic game boards are wonderful and necessary devices to teach efficient use of mobility, fire-power and intelligence, to disclose new methods of using weapons, to test new tactics and theoretical studies, but above all, to improve the decisionmaking ability of young officers training for higher command. Perhaps in the distant future we may visualize an unruffled and spotless Fleet commander steaming away unscathed from the smoking ruins of his enemy, remarking, "It was easy: they never got the N E W S . " 17

Well, you can guess what happened. I forgot to lower my wheels.

Was I worried about the gas spilling over the hot engine as I lay pinned upside down waiting for the crash truck? No indeed! My contemporaries will understand. I thought only of E.J.K. and what he would do. When released from the plane I went to sick bay to have a large bandage wound on the trifling scratch on my head, went to the squadron, Shipmate: gave them two minutes to laugh and told Reading the very interesting January Ship- them what would happen if they ever menmate I noticed the item that someone re- tioned it again, then went home to take the ceived $100 from the Reader's Digest for a proper measures to avoid surgical shock. I humorous service story. Two days of unusual forgot to mention that at sick bay I had weather, for Florida, kept me indoors last called home and picked a fight with my wife month so for lack of anything better to do I so if neighbors phoned she wouldn't be too concerned. sat down at my typewriter to list some of the funny situations I've seen or heard of Needless to say that was a tough weekend. during my time in the Service. I'm no expert Expressions of sympathy came from all over with the machine but just the same I filled a and were not of the type to ease the blood startling number of pages and I am sure pressure. I lay in bed and brooded. I'd never most of our graduates can do the sameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; had an accident except the time I followed certainly the Proceedings never seem to lack the wrong railroad out of Montgomery en anecdotes. The item about the story in the route to Auburn for a football game and Digest induced the following thought which ended up slightly disheveled in a golf course I give to you with no pride of authorship; somewhere else. I'd take the case to the Shipmate can sell it, publish it or throw it Supreme Court, I decided. away. This is a true story of what happened I didn't worry about the Trouble Board tO' me one day and which is well known to that would analyze the cause of the accident. many in naval aviation. If you can sell it I was a dues paying member of the pilots apply the return for a gate in the Stadium mutual protective association and anyway I or a bag of peanuts at the first game. had something on each member. The senior In 1938 I was CO of V F Three in the member, I reflected, had once landed on the wrong carrier at night and hadn't known it old SARATOGA. The great E. J. King was ComAirBatFor with his flag at N A S San until he reached the bridge. As I drove to Diego (North Island). We in all the shore- the station on Monday I wondered if that based squadrons had an unusual run of stupid affair had been sufficiently publicized.

The great worry was E.J.K. How could he accidents, some fatal. Planes being towed out to the line would collide with gas trucks. be held for no, or at least slight, gain?

Even one of my pilots, who had landed at a The answer was masterful and complete. gunnery field in the desert to see if he could The Board in its wisdom handed down the help a mate who'd had trouble, collided with following decision: the accident was due to the downed plane on takeoff. (He's skipper 5 per cent pilot error, 20 per cent lack of of a big shop now.) And of course there were suitable warning devices and 75 per c e n t . . . the completely stupid fools who forgot to miscellaneous ! lower their wheels on landing.

Admiral King was our greatest. He never Well, one day in October 1938 it was the mentioned the subject of accidents again. day before the Navy-Princeton game, E.J.K. A U S T I N K . DOYLE '20 called all the commanding officers to his office and, in his inimitable style, blistered us thoroughly. H e climaxed his remarks with Shipm,ate: the statement that he personally would fry I believe that your picture on page five of the next pilot involved in a careless accident. the January 1959 issue should read below i t : We were impressed and I went back to my Newport, R. I., vice N A S Quonset Point squadron, called all the pilots in and told them most of the great man's remarks. I because they in fact are the two new Deomitted those that reflected on the intelli- stroyer piers and the ships moored to them gence of the CO's, and added that I would are DD's and destroyer tenders.

Reference page 40 and your book reviews. fry one of my pilots first. I could see that I I have just finished reading The Ugly made them think.

American and consider it one of the most interesting books I have read. For informaThe next day was Saturday and I took off in my brand new F3F-1 to do some shooting. tion it has been on the New York Times best I was an average gunner but I had a bet seller list for 12 consecutive weeks and has with some of our best shots tliat I could placed number six on the list for the past better their best scores if I had the privilege four weeks. With all due respect I disagree of firing only when I liked the firing run. with this review and certainly hope that The secret of aerial gunnery in those days Shipmate readers do not bypass this conwas smooth flying in execution of the six troversial book.

PAUL TREAGY, JR., '54 official runs and my stunt was unusually successful in convincing the new pilots that our sights and techniques were accurate.

Shipmate: A new pilot in the squadron was towing The following is quoted from a personal the sleeve; he had not been properly briefed letter from the line coach of a small eastern and towed over clouds, then over fishing college. boats. I was in a hurry to get back in time "Dear Leo, to listen to the football game and fired on "First, I want to thank you for the Armytwo runs rather hastily. Thinking that I'd better take a look at the sleeve, I flew along- Navy game tickets. W e enjoyed the game side and saw that there were only a few tremendously, even though it was freezing scattered holes. So I told the tow plane to cold and the Navy lost. . . .

"The first series of plays after the Dawgo back to base and I dove for the field to get there first and have my pal the top kins' fumble was certainly thrilling, and it looked as if the Navy would pull a resoundchief hide the sleeve in the best interests of ing upset. morale and the CO's prestige.

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"There is no doubt that the Army had the power, but, in my opmion, the i\avy fought them every minute, and gave them the battle of their lives.

"Navy certainly had some surprises, with several new formations and plays, which caught the Army by surprise and completely fooled them. . . .

"I thought Coach Eddie Erdelatz did everything possible to win the game.

"Well, we are back at the old grind at college, with football forgotten until next fall (except for the All-Pro game Sunday).

"Thanks again, Leo, for the tickets. (his lovely wife) enjoyed the game very much. It was the first time she had attended an Army-Navy game.

"Our very best to you and Alice. Please say hello to my favorite twins, Rusty and Rick."

Sincerely, (s) An aside to the Navy Athletic Association: Well, this fine line coach had a wonderful opportunity to observe the line play of both teams from his roost high up in the horseshoe, directly behind the goal posts. As we did not attend the game, he had my two best "not for own use" seats. W e didn't do very well by him, but that is the new system!

How about a report from the Athletic Association as to the relative improvement in seating for those members who attended and sat in their "for personal use only" seats?

Any scheme devised by man, no matter how ingenious, must be evaluated and the results fed back into the system.

Why not tell those of us, who did what we had to do, the results of the first year's effort. We may not live long enough to find out how it worked after five or ten years!

Who wants the floor?

LEO

"You mear)

I have

NILON '27

to pay

more?"

SHIPMATE

. . . TO MEET TODAY'S DEMANDS The Alumni Association is greatly pleased by the immediate reaction to the announcement of the recent tax deductibility ruling by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Briefly, Internal Revenue states that the U . S . Naval Academy Alumni Association is now ruled to be an organization "operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes." Our present operations are included in that determination. Contributions, bequests, legacies, devises, transfers and gifts of property to or for the use of the Alumni Association are now deductible on the part of the donor or his estate in accordance with the provisions of the 1954 Internal Revenue Code.

Without fanfare, without an appeal, without any fund raising pressure, certain alumni have already responded most generously. Among other items, we have received zvord of a will being rewritten, of valuable property being considered for eventual Alumni Association use, of a four-figure donation now being m,ade and to be matched with a similar donation in each of the next four years. W e trust other alumni will be equally generous. W e trust all alumni will realize it is not tax dodging or t a x evasion to take advantage of the rules and regulations; on the contrary. Congress has enacted laws to encourage educational giving.

Why does the Alumni Association w^ant contributions? A brief answer to the question is the Alumni Association wants to increase its capacity to serve the Naval Academy and the Navy. This includes direct service to the Academy and also indirect aid by rendering better services to class and chapter organizations.

Just what would the Association do with contributions received ? The answer to that question is equally clear in reference to our immediate needs. Neil B. Reynolds, Educational Communications Consultant for the General Electric Company, has stated that corporations and foundations are now showing a preference for "living" rather than "dead" projects, the former being concerned with "keeping the present plant {Continued on page 20) MARCH,

1959

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

A L U M N I NEWS Memorial Stadium Alumni Giving

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What's the Dope

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Alumni Chapter News

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Distaff Corner

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Last Call

Inside Back Cover

OFFICERS Pfssx dsyii t V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, USN (Ret.) '09 (3341), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— CAPT. PAUL W . SIEGRIST, USNR '24 (7639), New York, N. Y. Vice President (Central Area)— CAPT. W . J. HARRISON, USNR '21 (5722), New Orleans, La. Vice President (Western Area)— LT. (JG) B . B . CASSELS, USN (Ret.) '22 (6626), Seattle, Wash.

Executive Director— R. ADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, JR., USN (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis

TRUSTEES Superintendents Representative— CAPT. BARRY K . ATKINS, USN '32 (10615), Chief of Staff, USNA At Large

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

USN (Ret.) '23 (6863)

LT. (JG) B . S. MARTIN,

USN (Ret.) '46 (17519) V. ADM. J. W. ROPER,

V. ADM. T . R. COOLEY,

USN (Ret.) '19 (5072)

USN (Ret.) '17 (4745)

To serve until Spring Meeting 1960 CAPT. S. D . CUTTER, USN (12098) CAPT. J. K. TAUSSIG, JR., USN ADM. H . W . HILL, USN (Ret.) (Ret.) '41 (14404) '11 (3666) R. ADM. H . A. YEAGER, USN '27 (9050) To serve until Spring Meeting 1961 R. ADM. W . H . BURACKER, USN

V. ADM. I. N . KILAND, USN

(Ret.) '20 (5427) R. ADM. J. D. HAYES, USN (Ret.) '24 (7428)

(Ret.) '17 (4657) R. ADM. L . A. KNISKERN, USN (Ret.) '22 (6244)

From Local Chapters

To serve until Spring Meeting 1959 LT. J. F. HELLAUER, USNR (Ret.) V. ADM. GEORGE H . FORT, USN '27 (8916), Connecticut (Ret.) '12 (3902), Washington MR. D . C. WILKERSON ( N '20), CAPT. E . K . ZITZEWITZ, USNR '25 Detroit (7966), Chicago V. ADM. J. H. BROWN, JR., USN

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

Boston L. CDR. C. V. WILHOIT, JR., USNR '46 (18517), San Diego CAPT. H . L. PARRY, USNR (Ret.) '22 (6601), New York

CAPT. C. A. GRIFFITHS, USN

(Ret.) '19 (5081), Los Angeles V. ADM. M . E . MURPHY, USN

(Ret.) '22 (6349), Peninsula CAPT. R. F . HANS, USN (Ret.)

'14 (8606), San Francisco

MR. E . T . BARRETT '38 (12839),

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MEMORIAL STADIUM ALUMNI GIVING

^o MEET (Continued from page 19)

by Capt. Gene Fluekey, USN

Breakdown

Class

Total

Per Cap ita Quota* **

1853 ... * 100 . ....

1859 ...

200 . .... * 1860 ...

100 . .... * 1864 ...

100 . .... * 1865 ...

200 . .... * 1867 ...

300 . .... * 1868 ...

100 . .... * 1869 ...

100 . .... * 1870 ...

200 . .... * 1873 ...

100 . .... * 1876 ...

100 . .... ic 1877 ...

100 . .... ic 1878 ...

75 . .... * 1881 ...

600 . . . . . * 1882 ...

200 . . . . . * 52 . . . . . * 1885 ...

203 . . . . . * 1887 ...

100 . . . . . * 1888 ...

100 . . . . . * 1889 ...

100 . . . . . * 1890 ...

500 . . . . . * 1891 ...

1892 ...

500 . . . . . * 381 . . . . . * 1893 ...

592 . . . . . * 1894 ...

1895 ...

360 . . . . . * 1896 ...

810 . . . . . * 1897 ... ... 5,470 . . . . . * 426 . . . . . * 1898 ...

1899 ... ... 1,020 . . . . . * 1900 ... ... 6,090 .. . . . . * 1901 ... ... 2,192 ..

1902 ... ... 14,221 .. . . . . * 1903 ... ... 2,269 .. . . . . * 1904 ... ... 1,315 .. .... * 1905 ... ... 4,300 .. . . . . * 1906 ... ... 4,202 .. . . . * 1907 ... .. . 12,303 . .. . . . * 1908 ... . .. 7,954 ... . . . * 1909 ... ... 6,245 .. . . . . * 1910 ... ... 13,299 .. . . . . * 1911 ... ... 6,597 ..

1912 ... ... 5,761 ..

1913 ... ... 5,905 .. . . . . * 1914 ... ... 5,812 ..

1915 ... ... 7,072 ..

1916 ... ... 9,343 ..

1917 ... ... 6,926 .. . . . . * 1918 ... ... 15,147* . . . . . * 1919 ... ... 21,409* . . . . . * 1920 ... .. 13,148 .. .... so 1921 ... .., 35,646* . .... •

.... •

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• • • • •

by Classes — 6 February Per Capita Contributions

$100.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 100.00 100.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 75.00 600.00 200.00 52.00 203.27 100.00 100.00 100.00 166.67 166.67 95.43 118.40 120.00 202.50 607.81 85.20 72.86 380.62 91.33 888.83 98.65 54.79 79.62 85.75 136.70 75.75 65.73 214.51 64.68 61.28 64.89 60.54 66.72 73.56 52.08 115.63 148.68 37.53 85.48

MEMORIAL CHAIRS The deadHne (1 May 1959) for insuring that memorial chairs are installed for the Homecoming Dedication game on 26 September 1959 is fast approaching. Although approximately 2,200 of the initial installation of 7,028 chairs are still undesignated, we expect that class organizations will use up the great majority of these with unused class funds. (See Shipmate, page 2, Feb. '59.)

Class organizations are urged to contact the Memorial Stadium Fund, Naval Academy Athletic Association, Annapolis, Md._, if they desire to dedicate memorial chairs with class donations which may be used for that purpose.

If you have been putting off dedicating that memorial chair, do it no longer. The time is growing short. Join with the thousands of others who have already dedicated chairs to past and present members of the Navy and Marine Corps.

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Class

Total

1959 Per Capita Quota***

1922 15,096* 50 1923 19,900* • * 1924 24,626* .• 1925 19,321* . * 1926 19,610* .• 1927 24,248* . * 1928 2,990 . . 47 . 46 1929 3,986 .

1930 4,182 . . 45 . 44 1931 8,360 . 43 1932 7,757 . . 42 1933 5,192 16,929* 41 1934 ..

1935 8,359 .. 40 1936 3,403 .. 39 1937 5,671 .. 38 1938 6,191 .. 2,7 10,294* ..;.. 36 1939 ... ..35 1940 5,428 .. 34 1941 : 3,032 .. 33 1942 5,439 .. 32 1943 6.059 .. 31 1944 .... 4,865 .. 30 1945 5,255 22,021* 29 1946 ...

1947 6,096 .. 28 1948A .... 2,941 .. 27 1948B .... 4,098 .. 27 .. 26 1949 4,576 1950 3,621 .. 25 15,893* 24 1951 ...

1952 11,039 . 23 1953 5,300** . 22 1954 8,699 . 21 1955 7,198 . 20 1956 5,314 . 19 1957 5,571 . 18 1958 7,978 18 , 18 1959 6,864 , 18 1960 8,291 . 18 1961 9,684 , 18 1962 650

Per Capita Contributions

... ... ,.. ... . .. ... . .. ... ... ... .., ... ... ... ... ... ... .., ... ... ...

34.39 60.30 58.77 52.22 51.88 48.59 22.65 20.24 12.19 17.60 22.23 13.63 40.70 22.17 15.68 21.00 16.82 20.63 14.67 8.87 11.17 11.30 6.07 21.63 7.70 6.18 10.56 6.02 5.44 23.07 14.56 5.91 10.37 9.81 7.86 6.57 8.86 8.55 9.97 10.82 0.66

Total $592,390 *Indicates Class has given or pledged $15,000 for a Memorial Gate. **Indicates Class Pledge. ***This is the ''giving" quota of each alumnus.

•^Indicates Class reached its quota.

running." W e want not only to keep our present plant running but to run it more effectively in accordance with 1959 requirements.

Our mailing list now numbers over 20,000. A few years ago our list of between 5,000 and 6,000 could be handled adequately with our available ofifice staff and equipment. Today's requirements, however, are not geared to a system of visual inspection and manual transcription. On occasions it has been impossible to supply requested information to the Navy Department and to the Naval Academy, and countless requests of class and chapter secretaries have been inadequately answered—all because our present plant was not designed to carry today's load.

Our immediate living project is the acquisition of modern office equipment which will enable us to compile and furnish the information which the Navy Department, the Naval Academy, class and chapter secretaries, and you have every right to assume Alumni Headquarters should be able to do.

With advertising in both Shipmate and the Register at a low point, our main source of income is dues and contributions from the members. Dues income increases with increases in membership—but expenses likewise go up.

Contributions to assist your Alumni Headquarters more effectively to meet today's demands would be most welcome.

Won't YOU help by sending in a tax deductible contribution?

1959

CLASS MEMORIAL GATES iority No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Class 1925 1927 1926 1922 1924 1923 1934 1946 1921 1939 1919 1951 1918

Class gates with Priority Nos. 14-20 have not been designated or pledged.

REeiSTER OF iLUMII ready for delivery The 1958 edition was completely sold o u t — D O N ' T DELAY — A C T NOW! To Members, Subscribers to Shipmate and Agencies of the Department of Defense $2.50 To all others

$10.50 SHIPMATE

W' Josenh Baer, Jr., '47, son of Capt. J O S E P H B A E R , U S N ( R e t ) , and M r s . Baer. Lieutenant Commander Baer has been stationed in S a n Francisco for the past t w o years but will soon join the Seventh Fleet in the P a cific. H e is a brother of M r s . Francis Guy Frink, Jr., and M r s . Leon T . H a r d y of Seattle and M r s . R. E . R i e r a of Virginia Beach. Captain Riera '35 recently has completed duty as Chief of Staff at Pensacola A i r Base.

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"WHENEVER T W O OR THREE SHALL MEET"

Sec'y. Capt. Louis P. Davis, USN (Ret.) Dresden Apt., 2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. Capt. H A R R I S O N A. B I S P H A M Cambridge Apts.

School Lane and Wissahickon D r .

Philadelphia 44, P a .

The U . S . N a v a l A c a d e m y Alumni A s s o ciation sends congratulations and best wishes to our distinguished oldest living g r a d u a t e on your ninety-fourth birthday. M a y you long enjoy good health, happiness and all God's blessings. A l u m n i t h r o u g h o u t the world salute you respectfully and cordially.

R. A D M . W .

F . FITZGERJ^LD, J R .

Executive Director (Telegram sent on 10 F e b r u a r y 1959)

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Sec'y, V. Adm. Alexander Sharp, USN (Ret.), 6306 Bannockbnrn Dr. Bethesda, Md.

Sec'y, R. Adm. A. H. Van Kearen, USN (Ret.), 8013 Aberdeen Rd. Bethesda 14, Md.

The fifty-six anniversary of our graduation on 2 F e b r u a r y 1903 was quietly observed by the

STARKS

and

VANKEURENS

at

a

luncheon at Betty S t a r k ' s . T h e M c N A I R S were unable to come up from Annapolis.

The great-grandchild contest is over, and Emma G I L E S is the winner. O n 26 J a n u a r y 1958 William Jefferson Giles, I V , was born in Columbus, Ga., t o W i l l i a m Jefferson Giles, III, and N a n c y (Seff) Giles of Sioux City, Iowa. I had t h o u g h t t h a t S T A R K , with two married grandchildren, or M c N A I R or W A L K E R with their large families and numerous grandchildren would win the contest, but this delayed information clinches the matter.

Christmas cards and letters indicate t h a t most members of t h e class a r e in good health, but I am sorry t o r e p o r t t h a t H U M I E W A L K E R is bedridden. H e keeps cheerful and is proud of having seven living children and eight grandchildren. C L I F T O N M O S E S is not too well and a few of us a r e acquiring the handicaps of age, such as poor eyesight and hearing, but on t h e whole, with twenty survivors of a g r a d u a t i n g class of fifty, w e ' r e holding our o w n p r e t t y well. G U S S A D L E R still goes h u n t i n g a n d w e have a number of tennis players and golfers.

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T h e Class of 1905 in the San Francisco Bay area were guests of Capt. and M r s .

R O B E R T L. I R V I N E ( J a n e t and Bob) a t T r e a s u r e Island Commissioned Officers' Mess Club on 2 F e b r u a r y , a t a delightful luncheon in celebration of our 54th Anniversary of Graduation.

The following enthusiastic guests were there : A l v a B . ( D o c ) and A n i t a Court, Chester and Catherine Nimitz, E a r l and A n n a Shipp, H e r b e r t and P e g g y K a y s , K a t h e r i n e Gaddis. Also J i m m y and J a n e Gawne were unexpected guests, enroute Honolulu, much to the pleasure of all.

A Coast Guard plane found R O B E R T L. H A R T E R and his boat safe at anchor in the B a h a m a s o n 5 F e b r u a r y shortly after a search had begun for him.

H a r t e r sailed alone on 27 J a n u a r y from Charleston, S. C , for Green T u r t l e Cay, 425 miles t o the southeast.

W h e n no report was received on his w h e r e abouts, a check of possible anchorages started. N a v y and Coast Guard planes began a search on 5 F e b r u a r y .

B u t H a r t e r was a t his destination—Green T u r t l e Cay. T h a t ' s w h e r e the plane spotted him and his 40-foot yawl, the NORTHERN LIGHT.

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H a v e just returned from the F e b r u a r y 1908 luncheon which was well attended. T h e r e were eleven present, including—I am happy to s a y — P A T D O N A V I N , who is looking better than I've seen him for years. H e and D o r o t h y left the end of F e b r u a r y for California.

I am finding it difficult to stick t o my policy of not mentioning illnesses in this column. A t our age illnesses are the most things that are. F o r t u n a t e l y at this writing all the news I've had about ailing classmates is good. T h e r e ' s P a t , w h o has made really a remarkable recovery from a lung operation.

T h e n I hear from J A C K E A R L E that he is doing all right following a recent illness a t his home in Sarasota, Fla. A number of us here in W a s h i n g t o n have been out to see E V A N R I N E H A R T a t the Bethesda H o s pital where he has had an operation on his spine. H e is getting better all the time and is most cheerful.

D I C K R I C H A R D S O N has made a good recovery from the h e a r t attack that laid him low the day before the 50th Reunion. H e is now able t o visit his office occasionally and tend to his affairs. I've j u s t received from him a most clever and amusing booklet entitled, " D o n ' t T r y to Join T h i s Club," recounting his experiences in the hospital and w a r n i n g his friends t o steer clear of all things conducive to coronary thrombosis. A p p a r ently he was "laid pretty low" for many—• too many—weeks, but with compensations.

T h e illustrations in his book show him surrounded by flocks of pretty nurses feeding him and w h a t not. T h e y detract a g r e a t deal from the force of his advice to stay a w a y from hospitals. Dick is spending F e b r u a r y and M a r c h a t his place at Yeamans H a l l Club, Charleston, S. C , and invites his friends t o phone h i m if they a r e in the vicinity.

B I L L G E I S I N G E R and his wife a r e spending the winter in Bradenton, Fla., according t o a letter from J O H N N Y E A R L E , who speaks of having dined with them.

H a v e just had a contribution to the S t a dium from E R L E S T I L W E L L , w h o is an architect and engineer down in Ashville, N. C. H e lives near A R N O L D V A N D E R H O O F and they appear to be in the same sort of work.

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was commissioned. T h i s destroyer is named for our classmate Dick, w h o was Vice Chief of N a v a l Operations under A d m . E r n e s t K i n g who was C N O . T h e principal speaker was the present Vice Chief of N a v a l O p e r a tions, V . A d m . James Russell, U S N '26. Also at t h e party were the U n d e r Secretary of the N a v y , W i l l i a m B. F r a n k e , and M r s . F r a n k e .

Mrs. F r a n k e was tlie sponsor of the E D WARDS. W e wish the officers and crew of the EDWARDS many happy cruises.

J u s t announced is the m a r r i a g e of Miss Louise M o r c h of San F r a n c i s c o to Lt. Cdr.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Harold C. Train, USN (Ret.), 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md.

CLASS L U N C H E O N T h e r e w e r e 12 present at the J a n u a r y class luncheon on the 2 0 t h : Benson, Braisted, D e s sez, Glennon, H u s t v e d t , M a d d o x , Manahan, McGlasson, T r a i n , Williams, W r i g h t and Dudly Peirce.

A N N U A L CLASS B U L L E T I N T h e annual class bulletin will be in the mail about 15 F e b r u a r y . It contains full in21

formation about the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium; about the Fiftieth Reunion Book and additional information about our Fiftieth Reunion which will be held 29 May in Washington and 30 May in Annapolis.

H O W A R D BENSON —Howdy Benson, the son of Howard and Rea, and his wife Corinne, announce the birth of a daughter, Ann Marie, on 20 January at the Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D. C. She is their fifth child and Howard's and Rea's tenth grandchild.

H U S T Y HUSTVEDT—Roger Hustvedt Hauck, the oldest grandson of Husty and Irene, was married on 14 January in Winchester, Mass., to Miss Jane Trammell Gibson, the daughter of Cdr. and Mrs. Edward B. Gibson, U S N 'Z7. Roger is the son of the former Virginia Hustvedt and Capt. Philip Frederick Hauck, U S N '35.

ZACH LANSDOWNE—There is a most interesting article in the February 1959 issue of American Heritage entitled "Death of a Dirigible" by John Toland. It is the story of the destruction of the SHENANDOAH on 3

September 1925 over Ohio. Zach commanded the SHENANDOAH and was lost along with thirteen others on that fateful morning when the dirigible was caught in the center of a severe line storm. The control car with Zach and seven others was wrenched free and plunged to earth killing all aboard. One of those was Lewis Hancock, Jr., '10 the Executive Officer. The Navigator, Charles E. Rosendahl '14, rode part of the dirigible to safety. The description of the author showed many times how calm Zach was in the face of disaster.

OLIE OLDENDORF—There is a fine article in the December 1958 issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings, entitled "The Battle of Surigao Strait," by R. Adm. Samuel E. Morrison, U S N R (Ret.). Olie was in command of our naval forces in the Battle of Surigao Strait and did one of the most outstanding jobs in World W a r II. The Battle for Leyte Gulf is considered by many as the world's greatest naval battle. This battle, according to the author, can be divided into three parts: the Battle off Cape Engano against Ozawa's decoy carrier force; the Battle off Samar against Kurita's force that broke through San Bernardino Strait and the Battle of Surigao Strait. George Weyler '10 was one of Olie's force commanders in this battle.

JACK T H I E S E N — I have recently received a letter from Jack giving some information of interest to our class. I quote in part from his letter. "An interesting bit of 'Old Navy' history, with the warmth of 1909 contacts, came to my attention in quite a direct manner, a few months ago. The facts developed when an official gavel, made from a mast of the U S S CONSTITUTION, was turned over to my wife, Mary, as presiding officer for the current term of the 'Atlanta Town Committee, National Society Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia.' There is an impressive silver band on the gavel bearing the following inscription: This Gavel Made of Georgia Pine From the Mast of the USS Constitution Given to the Atlanta Town Committee Georgia Society Cvhnial Dames of America

By Mrs. Mark C. Bowman March 1933 "A further coincidence was occasioned by the fact that the original sternpost of the CONSTITUTION was hewn from a massive live oak tree that grew on St. Simon's Island, Ga., at Cannon's Point, the plantation home of John Couper, my wife's direct ancestor."

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, U S N (Ret.), 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase 15, Md.

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The BIERIS and the H I N C K L E Y S left on 29 January for a trip to Panama via San Juan, still good friends after their recent European trip together.

Of the E N G L I S H grandchildren, Eloiseis engaged in part-time legal work in the District of Columbia, and Cornelia is getting ready to move from the Patuxent Air Base to Newport, R. I., when her husband commences the W a r College course.

About two years ago, $1,000 of the Class Fund was placed in a savings account. Since then it has earned $84.22. This sum was withdrawn in January to strengthen the checking account, which now has a balance of $209.85. These accounts are adequate to meet all foreseeable expenses until the 1961 reunion.

BOB and Mary G R I F F I N are sailing for Naples on the JULIUS CAESAR 12 March to

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^^^Km^^^J^^M MRS. FREDERICK C. SHERMAN, wife of the late Adm. Frederick C. Sherman, USN, unveils the portrait of Admiral Sherman painted by the late famed artist, McClelland Barclay. This portrait is now displayed in the Officers' Club, U.S. Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, Calif. Classmates who attended the ceremonies were: Capt.

H. R. Hein, USN (Ref.), V. Adm. C. A. Pownall, USN (Ret.), R. Adm. A. H. Gray, USN (Ret.), Capt.

F. S. Steinwocks, USN (Ret.), and Cdr. E. K. Lang, USN (Ret.)

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

The January class luncheon was attended

by Bieri, Butler, Byrnes, Chandler, Cobb, Cygon, Foster, Griffin, Hinckley, Loftin, Richards, and Zimermann of Washington, and Gilmore and Meigs from Annapolis.

The April luncheon will be held at the Annapolis Yacht Club on 15 April at the invitation of ROGER P A I N E . As he is making the arrangements those able to attend should let him know. Address: 221 Wardour Dr., Annapolis.

Betty Moulton has dedicated a chair in the Memorial Stadium to Bobby (Capt. R. P. MOULTON, USN, deceased). In January she was visiting her mother at the Buckingham Hotel, St. Augustine, Fla. SCOTT McCAUGHEY and GLENN S M I T H watched the Army and Navy game together. Scott has had considerable trouble for several months with "lost" control of his right hand, but is under medical treatment which is expected to return it to normal.

Note the following new addresses: Scott, 280a Park Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif., and Glenn, 117 E. 220th St., Torrance, Calif.

A L E X and Edna MACOMB, while in New York recently, sighted R A L P H and Mabs RISLEY, HARRY and May GLENNON, Christiana CAPEHART, and DUCKY RODGERS. All were in good health and going strong.

Robert Dyson, leader of the University of Pennsylvania's expedition to Persia, whose gold bowl find was hailed by Life magazine as a most important contribution to knowledge of Mannaean culture of the Ninth Century B.C., is a nephew of Dorothy Richards, daughter of the late Admiral Dyson.

spend about three months touring Europe.

They will be in Rome for Easter and will work northward to Vienna, Switzerland, France, Holland, and England.

AL ZIMERMANN, who has contributed most of the notes appearing in Shipmate, has been officially designated as class editor. All information of classmates should be sent to him.

JACK T H O M and Mate left early in Feb. for an around-the-world cruise—San Francisco to New York—on an American Line twenty-knot freighter which makes the trip in eighty days. They expect to be home on their 7 Diamond 7 Ranch in Buffalo, Wyo., by 10 May. Jack writes, "I would have been quite satisfied to have postponed this jaunt for a year, but this particular Line will not take any passenger who has reached the ripe old age of 70, which I will be by this time next year." Upon their return they expect to do some dawdling in New York and Denver with various grandchildren.

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Corr. Sec'y, Paul D . Sleeper 7120 Fairfax Rd., Bethesda 14, Md.

I arn really glad to be writing these notes for Shipmate again on 31 Jan. 1959. I can use my new glasses and now can see quite well with one eye. I more than appreciate the many get well cards and good wishes that I received; and I know that all of you as well as I recognize and admire the fine job done by GARDINER H E L M I C K in taking over and handling so well all of our class correspondence, banking, luncheons, our 45th anniversary arrangements, the Class Fund and Memorial Fund. I especially want to state definitely that the success of our 4Sth and the pleasure we all had was primarily due to Gardiner Helmick and BILL JUPP— even though they graciously gave me most of the credit.

Below is part of letter from R. Adm. C. L Melson, U S N , Supt. of USNA, in acknowledgment of our contribution to the U.S. Naval Academy General Memorial Fund: "I take this opportunity to request that you accept and again convey to the members of the Class of 1913 expression of my appreciation of this contribution as a Memorial to the Class of 1913. Any further contributions which the class may make will be welcome indeed and will be similarly handled. With every good wish to each one of you for the New Year, I am. Sincerely, C. L. Melson."

Also, the following is extract of letter from Thomas S. Gates, Jr., Sec. of the Navy: "I request that you convey to the members of the U S N A Class of 1913 the expression of my deep appreciation of the gift of $1550.00 to the (General Memorial S H I PMATE

Fund of the U S Naval Academy in memory of the Class of 1913.

"Upon the authority granted me I accept this gift with much pleasure. It will be administered in such manner as to fulfill the purposes set forth in your letters of 16 Sept. and 29 Dec. 1958, addressed to the Superintendent of the U S N A giving due recognition to the Class of 1913.

"This evidence of respect and affection for your Alma Mater and for classmates is indeed an inspiring tribute to the ability of the Naval Academy to engender such a high degree of loyalty and devotion among those who have been so fortunate as to attend this cradle of career officers. Sincerely yours, Thomas S. Gates." (Helmick will continue to handle our Class and Memorial Funds until after I recover from cataract operation on 2nd eye which will take place in a few months. All contributions to either fund, or for other purposes, send to him until further notice.)

Those present at our Jan. D.C. luncheon were Abbott, Craven, Helmick, Doug Jones, Jupp, Keisker, Jakey Lee and Sleeper.

H A R P McGUIRE is still in Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., and we hope improving.

HARTWELL DAVIS was there too for a while for check-up but has now gone home.

BERTIE CLARKSON wrote a nice letter when sending pledge for Class Memorial and also sent contribution to our Class Fund.

(Thanks, Bertie, for 1913.)

ROY DUDLEY wrote from Houston, Tex., on 5 Jan., "We're 54 of our way to Mexico, and warmer weather, we hope."

ROY N E W E L L tells me that he and Martha arrived home from Mexico on 24 Dec. 1958, and found two Shipmates waiting which he read with great interest and he very much enjoyed the pictures of classmates.

He also enjoyed cards from Geisenhoff, Ruble, and Semke. He says, "It was quite a relief to get back to the U.S." GOV O'NEAL writes, "Wish I could have attended the Reunion. Enjoyed seeing JUNKIN, P O W E L L and S E I B E R T at the Army-Navy game ; also heard from WALLY VAILL recently."

P E T E RODES writes that "Janet and I had five wonderful days in Honolulu, then left for Guam; then Manila by transport; then fly to Hong Kong and take a freighter for Port Said stopping at many ports en route." They expect to have a month in Germany with their children, and get home around 1 April 1959.

ERIC Z E M K E has asked me to tell you all to change his address in your Master Address of 1913 to "Capt. Eric Zemke, U S N (Ret.), 3830 Divisadero St., San Fran. 15."

I have heard very glowing reports of a party given for 1913 in Coronado, Calif., by TOM and Rhoda S H I N E . '13'ers present were Dale, Gray, Kirkpatrick, Masek, Wallace and Wild. It would have been all 1913 in that area except Dunbar couldn't make it.

One of our classmates suggests that you all let me know how many children and how many grandchildren each of you have.

(He reports 3 and 7 respectively.) Let me have this dope; I'll keep the record, and some time send you a report.

Others sending short notes or cards recently were Ard, Austin, Ballard, Brownell, Clarke, Dillingham, Eddins, Geisenhoff, Hudson, "Tooky" Hunt, "Buck" Jones, McCawley, "Mac" Miller, Quinlan, Seibert, Shock, White and Woodside. All above send their best regards to 1913'ers everywhere, as I do too.

P A U L D . SLEEPER

MARCH,

1959

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.

The J A L B E R T S announce the engagement of their daughter, Nancy Jane, to Mr. James Moore Wooldridge, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel U. Wooldridge of Paducah, Ky. Miss Jalbert was graduated from Washington College. Mr. Wooldridge was graduated from the University of Kentucky, served as an officer in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II, and is now associated with John I. Thompson & Co., consulting engineers, in Washington, D. C. The wedding will take place in the main Chapel of the Naval Academy on 11 April at 4 p.m., followed by a reception at the Alumni House.

Within the very near future you will be receiving a "circular letter" regarding our reunion in September. Incidentally, all reservations for those who have indicated preferences for accommodations have been confirmed. This includes not only those whose plans of attending are definite and/or probable but those whose plans are indefinite.

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

TOM P E Y T O N writes that they are living in the same home, but that the local Post Office has changed their mail delivery address to 5 Bayberry Lane, Williamsburg, Va. ROY H O R N made his final report at the annual meeting of the Naval Institute on 19 February and has retired from the position of Managing Editor of the Institute, a position he held for the last seventeen years.

The next day, he and Ann headed for Sarasota, Fla., for a couple of months, where his address is 1706 Wisconsin Lane. (Congratulations—^and good fishing, Roy !

VIC VICKERY gave a little cocktail party for Heather and H U T C H when they were in New York in January. Vic's attractive apartment was filled with portraits and drawings done by his talented artist son, who is now painting covers for Time and other magazines. The Hunky Dunks present . were M E L and Lola P O W E R S , MAC and Blanche McCAFFREY. SHORTY GAMBLE was abroad, GROT W O O D and Frances were in Hawaii, and H O B A R T RAMSEY, our only other N.Y. Fifteener, had a speaking engagement with a Boys' Club.

Plans for our 45th Reunion were discussed.

Hutch can testify that S T E V E ROCKW E L L has the juiciest and best tasting oranges ever (and this is not a paid a d ! ) .

As only a few Hunky Dunks have sent in material for a Bulletin, Hutch has sent out SOS notes to some of you, and hopes for a speedy return of interesting dope—don't forget, the Bulletin depends on YOU 1 The Lady of Elche, the latest book by Katherine del Valle, wife of Lt. Gen. P E DRO del VALLE, USMC (Ret.), was published recently, and has been brought to our attention. It is dedicated "In memory of Philip Pindell Welch, R. Adm. U S N (Ret.) '17, who encouraged the writing of these stories."

"About the Author" appearing on the cover of this fascinating book—tales of Spain— gives the following account of Mrs. del Valle : "Born the daughter of a U.S. Naval Officer in Hendersonville, N. C , Katherine del Valle might be called an international nomad.

for she has lived in many parts of the world, both as a child and as the wife of a U.S. Marine, who left the Corps only to join and travel for t h e l n t . Tel. and Tel. Co. The del Valles have visited twenty-six countries, and lived in Egypt, Rome and South America, where, in Argentina, many of the stories in The Lady of Elche were written.

"On an early visit to Madrid, the author fell in love with Spain, and its rich heritage of folklore and legend . . . and decided to write this book. It was later, however, that 'the most rewarding part of writing the book came, when I returned to Spain, where our daughter was living as the wife of the Counselor of our embassy. Through her I met many delightful Spaniards who kindly suggested subjects for stories and took me to places of historical interest.' " Mrs. del Valle, a member of many historical groups, is author of Legends ,of the Roman Fountains (in Spanish) published by Ediciones Kraft, Buenos Aires, and of Recipes of a Rolling Stone. She and Lieutenant General del Valle lived in Elkridge, Md., in Troy Hill, built in 1695, but the State road came through their property, and they are now living at 9 Eastern Ave., Annapolis.

They are leaving soon to spend Easter in Rome, and will then visit their daughter in Libya, where her husband, John Wesley Jones, is Ambassador.

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

San Diego 3, Calif.

Our January Washington meeting on the 19th fell off in quantity which was made up in quality. The '17 crowd were fouled up someway with the result that only "Piggy" Price showed up. From '16 we had "Bobby" Bourne (in Washington on business), "Mick," George Chapline, "Obie" Hardison, "Earny" and yours truly.

SOLLY is still in the hospital and having a rough time of it. He improves for awhile and then slips back.

BOBBY W A L K E R showed up in town February 2. He and "Jo" had been down to Norfolk visiting the RAMOSERS and if I remember right he had to return but left Jo there.

Received a letter from "TONY" in which he included a paragraph for Shipmate, but I'm lifting another so it brings us up to date on him.

"About me. On October 1, I was employed by the Institute of American Poultry Industries as their director for Italy. The work consists in market promotion of U.S. frozen "ready to cook" turkeys and chicken and to help the Italians to increase the consumption of poultry.

"It is an interesting job, challenging and constructive. Mick knows about it. I expect to be in the States from Feb. 12 for about 2 to 3 weeks to attend the Poultry & Egg Fact Finding Conference in Kansas City, and will head a small group of ItaHans on a tour of markets, poultry farms, processing plants, etc. I shall be in Washington on or about the 17th to 20th, perhaps later. I certainly will give you a buzz and afraid I will not be able to come to Crabtown.

"For Shipmate, BILL & Janet S C H O T T spent Christmas holidays in Rome for the sixth consecutive year. We had a reunion and had Christmas dinner and New Year's together. As usual, both were in fine shape.

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SUBMARINE SHELLS SOUTHLAND OIL FIELD A n a l m o s t f o r g o t t e n incident of World War II occurred on February 24, 1942, when an enemy submarine surfaced off Southern California's coast and shelled an oil field with its deck guns—then submerged and escaped to sea.

Only a few thousand people lived within raoge of that sub's guns. Today, from that same offshore location, an enemy submarine of the latest type could launch long-range missiles with atomic warheads to devastate target areas any place in our 17 westernmost states (population 40,000,000).

The Navy foresaw many years ago that every U. S. citizen would someday be vulnerable to atomic missiles launched from enemy subs—and initiated an aggressive Anti-Sub-

W o r l d ' s m o s t efficient and formidable sub hunter-killer plane —a direct design descendant of performance-proved ELECTRA —P3 V-1 is being developed for the U. S. Navy.

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marine Warfare program to negate that threat.

For 14 years land-based patrol planes — P2V Neptunes, designed and built by Lockheed—have been the backbone of the Navy's sub hunter-killer forces. Able to detect even submerged subs, the P2V Neptunes patrol vast ocean areas, night and day, routinely flying through storms and hurricanes that keep other aircraft out of the skies.

Lockheed has more experience in designing and manufacturing Anti-Submarine Warfare planes than any other company.

It has more in-being facilities for producing ASW planes than any other manufacturer.

Lockheed can build new and better ASW planes —in less time than anybody else, and for /ewer defense dollars.

^Vhile t h e P 3 V - 1 i s c a p a b l e of making kills of enemy subs, unaided, one of its vital missions is to provide co-ordination for anti-submarine units within the search area.

SHIPMATE

S i t t i n g at master display scope, Navy in-flight situation co-ordinator keeps track, second-bysecond, of unidentified submarine until arrival of co-operating surface, sub-surface, and air units.

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, CALIFORNIA DIVISION

Burhank and Palmdale, California ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL PLANES • JET FIGHTERS • JET TRAINERS • LUXURY AIRLINERS AIRBORNE EARLY-WARNING AIRCRAFT • PROP-JET TRANSPORTS

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The sixteeners who came to Rome in 19S8 were the KEADYs, D U T C H W Y N K O O P and his bride, and GIB and Mabel H O O V E R with their girls. Hope 1959 will bring some classmates to Italy before they get too old.

As always Consuella and I would be thrilled to see them and to let us know in advance.

Give my best to the gang, particularly GRAH A M H A L P I N E and D U T C H R E I N BURG and any others in Crabtown."

Received a letter from "CAL" DURGIN in which he tells me that he plans on retiring on 30 Sept., or soon thereafter. Mert and he are then going to settle down at their little country place in Dogue, King George County, Va. It is my recollection that King George County cigarettes which used to be made are about the strongest cigarettes obtainable anywhere. After getting settled they plan to do some traveling both in the States and in foreign countries.

WEST COAST DOPE B U N N Y COCHRANE

Preliminary plans are being considered for the Reunion to be held in San Diego around the middle of June. It is hoped to be able to announce the date and place in the next issue of Shipmate. Please contact Bunny Cochrane if you will be able to attend.

ANDY and Dorothy McFALL were in town visiting SOCK and Ruby McGINNIS. They report that they have had a pleasant trip from Jacksonville but were glad to get some of the La Jolla sunshine that prevails in Southern California. From La Jolla, they are bound for the San Francisco area and then on to Tucson where they will stay for the rest of the winter.

COUNT GRASSIE has been busily engaged in the affairs of Coronado. The Count is a member of the Planning Commission there, an outfit that is really doing a most creditable job. H O O K J E N K I N S holds a similar civic job with Rancho Santa Fe and Del Mar. There, too, affairs are booming.

Our first class luncheon of 1959 was held on Friday, 16 Jan., at the Admiral Kidd Club.

With ANDY McFALL the leading attraction and under his able leadership, the ruckus was a memorable one. The rush to do the honors for the 16 hombres assembled was a real one with D U K E CARRINGTON and S L E U T H H O L M E S "winning." SOCK McGINNIS really gave the boys a real struggle for that singular honor. We were also glad to welcome JERRY BOGAN to the session. Our Seventeen Companions who attended were: Merrill Comstock, just back from Palo Alto, Spike Fahrion and Ing Kiland. Chippo Rogers was AOL. Others who managed to get to the luncheon were: Wyse Benson, Possum Borden, Count Grassie, Sleuth Holmes, Joe Loventhal, Amos Root, Shorty Sauer, Possum Webb and Walter Webb. George Dorsey Price was another AOL.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 Kine Georee St., Annapolis, Md

ALBERT RICHARDSON SCHOFIELD It is with sadness that the passing of Al is reported. He died in Bethesda on 23 January and was buried in Arlington on 28 January. Sco was the most versatile musician in the class and particularly gifted on the flute.

On the saxophone he sounded like all six Brown Brothers. He was leader of the Mandolin Club. His prowess with his academic books was quite another matter, sometimes dismaying even the wooden section. But such trivial matters never bothered the gay little 26

Dutchman. He had an inborn happiness and was adept at spreading it.

Al had been a victim of multiple sclerosis for years and his passing can only be considered merciful, but to us, his friends, it is a sad blow and we bid him an affectionate farewell.

Frank Dean, Elmer Duvall, Frank Hanafee, John Hefferman, Ken Hoeffel, Piggy Price and Doug Spencer represented the class and acted as pallbearers. Walt sent flowers for the class but doctors would not let him attend. Colin Campbell, Chuck Kelly and Jack Stone planned attendance but road conditions prevented.

HARRISON, T. W. Tubby has retired from management duties with the Conn.

Mutual Life Ins. Co. to give full time to consultation in the employee benefit plan field. He is in the Mathieson Bldg., Baltimore.

GO VER, L. L. Stoney has given a Stadium seat in memory of SAM B A R T L E T T , his roommate. This will probably reduce our per capita donation. The last $150 given reduced it by 25c and there are only 130 of us alive!

NOBLE, A. G. Chuck has been succeeded as Executive V.P. of Vitro Corp. and is now V.P. in charge of missile research and development. God help the moon!

ROGERS, F. O. Tex says that his Janie continues to improve. He was contemplating a flying trip covering the Caribbean in February and if he made it promised a report.

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Sec'r, R. Adm. E. E. DoTall, USN (Ret.) 4000 Cathedral Ave., Washington 16, D.C.

Our class having contributed, in donations or pledges, the required $15,000 to the NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium, the Naval Academy authorities have informed the Chairman of our Executive Committee that a gate has been designated for dedication to the Class of 1918. In the letter to V I N C E M U R P H Y , Captain_ Cutter, the Director of Athletics, made special mention that '18 was the senior class to have a gate named for it and also that it was the smallest class to attain this distinction. Credit for this goes, of course, to all members of the class who contributed, and to our widows. Many of the contributions were, incidentally, from nongraduates. But the principal credit must go to BERT ROGERS, our treasurer. It was Bert who first advocated trying for this goal and who unflaggingly pursued it. If it had not been for his efforts, backed by his confidence, we would not now have our gate.

After a long illness, Mrs. C. A. Loomis, the wife of "BUDDY" LOOMIS, passed away on 8 January and on the 12th was buried in Arlington Cemetery. Classmates will remember that "Buddy" left the Naval Academy in 1915. Since then he has had 18 years' service with the Newport News Ship Building and Drydock Co., and over 25 years with the Bureau of Ships where he is presently employed.

On 30 Sept. 1958, Maj. BERNARD R. K E N N E D Y , USA ( R e t ) , retired after heading the National Archives and Records Service, Division of the Federal Register, since its creation 23 years ago. In October last, Kennedy was presented the GSA Meritorious Service Award by Mr. Floete, Administrator of General Services, for outstanding service in the field of administrative law generally. Major Kennedy, after graduating from the Naval Academy, served in World War I. Before entering government service in 1927, he acquired A.B. and LL.B.

degrees from Washington and Lee University. He was appointed Director of the Federal Register by the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At first the Federal Register Division published only current presidential orders and regulations and notices of the Executive agencies. Now it publishes the daily Federal Register, the currently revised Code of Federal Regulations, the annual U.S. Government Organization Manual, the yearly volumes of the Public Papers of the Presidents, the current laws of the United States and the annual volumes of the U.S. Statutes at large.

At the January luncheon in Washington the following classmates were present: Buddy Loomis, Vince Murphy, McDowell, Alexander, Bert Rogers, Kennedy, Haight, Dobyns, and Duvall.

W e quote from a letter from Rear Admiral Fitzgerald of the Alumni Association: "Mark your calendar now. September 26, 1959, is the important date. On that date the new Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will be dedicated in connection with the Homecoming game with William and Mary. Let's make this double feature really a bang-up affair."

We now have a firm address for R. Adm. W. W. W A R L I C K : 133 Charles St., Annapolis. There, he and Mary are enthusiastically tackling the fascinating joy of restoring an old house which they describe as a three-quarter-size Hammond-Harwood type.

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Sec'y. R. Adm. R. A. Dierdorff, USN (Ret.), 34 Randall St., Annapolis, Md.

ALBERT RAYMOND STAUDT I have just received the sad news that our beloved friend and classmate, ALBERT RAYMOND S T A U D T , RADM USNR RET, died at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., on the night of 9 Feb. 1959.

Funeral services, with full military honors, were held at the Fort Myer Chapel on 13 Feb. 1959 with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

He is survived by his widow, Alexandra, a daughter, Mrs. James C. Kilbane, and 2 granddaughters of Los Angeles, (3alif., to whom the class extends its sincere sympathy.

Some months ago R E D SCHOEFFEL reported encountering T E X S E T T L E every time he went to the bank to check on the safety of his $2.16. Furthermore, averred Schoeffel, Settle's affluent appearance gave the distinct impression that he owned the joint. Both of these financiers please note that Dr. A R T H U R S. (Beanie) ADAMS, President of the American Council on Education, was recently elected a director of the American Security Corporation of Washington, D. C , an affiliate of the American Security Trust Co., with assets of considerably more than $2.16.

The following is quoted from Jerry Bennett's "Washington News Notebook" of 7 Feb. 1959: "Adm. R O B E R T P. BRISCOE, just retired from the Navy after final service as Commander in Chief, Allied Forces in Southern Europe, saw his first battleship as a boy in the lower Mississippi. His father had taken him from their home at Centerville, Miss., to see the old MISSISSIPPI which came up as far as Baton Rouge. " T saw the sailors running around the deck barefooted,' recalls the admiral today, 'and I guess I decided to go to sea then.

For the new shoes my father had given me that morning were killing me.' " SH I P M A T E

J O H N CASSADY's kind note of 9 Jan. states in part: "Jack, Bill and I were most appreciative to see so many '19-ers and their wives at Sallie's going away." He plans to stay on in his home at 400 N E 5th Ave., Boca Raton, Fla. Nell S T E V E N S is here, there and everywhereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Coronado, Denver, Hollywood. Mexico. At this writing we are standing by to see her appearance in a courtroom scene in Leslie Jr.'s "Playhouse 90" production on 12 Feb., which stars James Mason. In Coronado she had had k.t.'s with the R O P E R S and had seen the C H A R L E S A L L E N S and Ann RICHARDSON. R. Adm. and Mrs. MALCOLM S C H O E F FEL announce the marriage of their daughter, Sally van Nostrand, to Mr. Robert Carl Foldenauer, 24 January 1959, Alexandria, Va. During a recent visit with RAY T H U R BER, I had the pleasure of seeing the handsome plaque presented to him for Distinguished Service in 1957 to the Multiple Sclerosis Society with national headquarters in New York. He continues on their Board of Directors.

Marjorie GRISWOLD's letter of 29 Jan. 1959, from Sarasota, Fla., carries the news that she has bought a house there near a sister's. Her address in 4148 Bell Ave. We regret that LOU P E L Z M A N has been on the binnacle list with a circulatory disorder. When I talked to him on the phone on 3 Feb., he and Florence were anticipating basking in the sun at Nassau very shortly.

Not only for his own sake do we trust that this will restore our genial and efficient class treasurer to good health but also we are thinking of the avalanche of class dues he'll have to handle (we hope) shortly after receipt of the current annual bulletin and its attendant address list and dues statement.

Several regulars were out of town at the time of the 3 Feb. class luncheon. Nonetheless Callaghan, Adams, Fink, Tarbutton, Slocum, King and your secretary enjoyed a very pleasant get-together. My Dulany and Valentine W E L C H accompanied me to Washington under guise of protecting an innocent, young country boy from the perils of the big city. Why is it that the greatest of these alleged pitfalls are presumed to be in such close proximity to the dress, hat, and shoe shops of Connecticut Ave., near Dupont Circle ?

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

JOHN VINCENT McELDUFF It is with deep regret that we report the death of J O H N N Y M c E L D U F F on 21 Jan. at Philadelphia Naval Hospital after a long illness. He was buried in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery near Philadelphia and is survived by his widow, Mary, a son, the Rev. Edward W. McElduff, assistant rector of Notre Dame Church in Bethlehem, Pa., and a daughter, Mrs. Frank Garrahan, and two grandchildren.

Johnny was among many of us who had our ups and downs and fun in the old destroyers in Charleston after World War I. He served in them a great deal during his service career. They inspired him to compose the Navy song "Eyes of the Fleet." In World War II he was awarded the Legion of Merit for services in action and retired shortly after the war with the rank of Rear Admiral. From 1950 to 1956 he was Civil Defense Director of Delaware County, Pa. We remember Johnny for his Irish wit and good humor. He was a great one to make a liberty with and could always shed M A R C H ,

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the cares of the moment with such charm and pleasure. We shall miss him greatly and extend our deepest sympathy to his family.

S E L D E N C H A P I N gave us the pleasure of his company at one of our recent class luncheons and entertained us with a brief of his diplomatic past. He now is Dean for the politico strategic matters for the National War College. He recently was Ambassador to Iran and prior to that has been our Ambassador to the Netherlands, to Panama and Minister to Hungary.

CARROLL BONNEY in his own inimitable style describes his activities as a volunteer Republican "ward heeler" in Palo Alto. He says doing precinct chores and ringing door bells provide a lot of interest, to say nothing of leg exercise. In spite of the unfortunate Democratic gains in the recent election, he is proud to state that his district maintained a solid Republican representation in County, State and the Congress.

Our local group was delighted to see ART I E DOYLE, BILL BURACHER and DEL F A H R N E Y from Pensacola, Boston and Pennsylvania respectively at our class luncheon 30 Jan. Artie was up for his son's wedding in Frederick, Md. He says he's not yet mayor of Pensacola but is thoroughly enjoying retirement there. He brought news of BILL SINTON, JACK SHOEMAKER, DUDLEY W I L S O N and ROSCOE GOOD. Roscoe has built a beautiful home about 25 miles from Pensacola.

There has been some criticism of the fact that our class does not have a star after its name in the Stadium class contribution tabulation in Shipmate. As the first of the large classes, of course, our quota is greater than those classes preceding us. Those who have not contributed and those who can increase their contributions are urged to do so in order that we may "pull out" in this matter.

Our contribution to 26 January was $12,818, approximately $4500 short of our quota.

About the time you read this, the final letter about our 40th reunion will be on its way to you. The dates are 8, 9, 10 May in Annapolis and a grand time is assured. The letter of 5 December gives you the schedule and details. Be sure to come and make your reservations early.

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East Coast Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Homer Eimers 930 H St., N.W., Washington, D. C. West Coast Corr. Sec'y, R. Adm. George Van Dears, 313 Golden Gate Ave., Belvedere, Cal.

MORTON CLEMENT HUTCHINSON, JR. CHICK H U T C H I N S O N , president of the Victaulic Co. of America, Inc., Elizabeth, N. J., died at a hospital in Havre de Grace, Md., on 19 January after a long illness. He lived on a farm at nearby Darlington and commuted by private plane to his company in Elizabeth.

Hutch was a native of Summerville, S. C. He retired from the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander in 1929 and later worked for the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Hallie Davis Hutchinson; a daughter, Mrs. Diana Sodi, of Florence. Italy; a brother, Col. Edward L. Hutchinson, USMC, Marine Commander at the Boston Navy Yard; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Clark, wife of R. Adm. David H. Clark, U S N (Ret.) '19, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hurff, of Gainesville, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

CLASS LUNCHEONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;WASHINGTON Those present at the class lunch at the Army-Navy Club, 28 January, were: Burton Biggs, Oz Colclough, Homer Eimers, Floyd

Ferris, Jim Hamilton, Byron Hanlon, Ralph Hunt, Red Jamison, Tom Kelly, Blackie Loker, Howard McCollum, Wayne McDowell, Country Moore, Ken Noble, Stu Purves and Pinkie Thorp.

L I O N E L R O W E writes that he is back in St. Petersburg, Fla., in the real estate business and in position to do well by all classmates and their friends.

At the 27 January faculty meeting of George Washington University, Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin turned over the administrative obligations of the University to Adm. OSWALD S. COLCLOUGH, U S N ( R e t ) , who became Dean of the Law School and Professor of Law in September 1949 and was named Dean of Faculties in February 1953. On 28 January 1959, in accordance with a resolution adopted by the University Board of Trustees, Dr. Marvin became President Emeritus and Dean Colclough became Acting President.

Photo by Reni VICE ADMIRAL COLCLOUGH receiving a copy of the George Washington University charter, a gavel and a master Icey to the University from retiring President, Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, K2 Box 146, Mercersburg, Pa.

We have been informed by Capt. J O H N R. H U M E that his wife, Winifred, passed away 7 Jan. at Port Huron, Mich., after a long illness.

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Sec'y, Capt. Claude H. Bennett, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 732 Spring Ln., Philadelphia 28, P a .

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Emmett Sprung, U S N (Ret.), 5623 KnoUwood Rd. Washington 16, D . C.

HOWARD FRANCIS GREEN H O W A R D FRANCIS GREEN, better known to his classmates and many friends as "Dad" Green, died at his home, 129 Franklin Ave., Long Branch, N. J., on 25 January, after a long illness. Surviving are his widow, Amelia Wooley Green, and two daughters, Miss Gail A. Green at home, and Mrs. Leighton K. Waters of Rumson, N. J., two sisters, Mrs. William G. Daub of Red Bank, N. J., and Mrs. M. T. Farrar, of Westmoreland, N. H. Since his resignation from the Naval service in 1933, "Dad" was employed with the Federal Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., in Kearney until it closed in 1946. He later worked at Fort Monmouth, N. J., as an electronic engineer until his retirement in 1958.

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"Dad" was buried in the West Long Branch Cemetery following a civil ceremony on 28 January.

tee cannot take care of that. However, twenty-five rooms are being held for us at the Maryland Inn and thirty at Carvel Hall until 1 April. Get your reservations in early and be sure to give your class.

A R T WOOD (A.C.) has found the "perfect retirement spot" in Santa Barbara (1535 Paterna Rd.), where he is enjoying golf, bridge and tending an acre of land (no doubt.

Art, in that order?) with no real problems.

Santa Barbara is also the home of CRUTCH ADAIR and J O E DAHLGREN, we are reminded. Art has a grandson in the East, and the prospect of seeing him adds to the likelihood that Wood, A.C, will be at Annapolis for the Reunion.

When CY CUTLER learned we had lost the address of BOB BARE and FRANK

Mrs. F. R. Bunker, wife of Capt. Forrest R. Bunker, U S N (Ret.) '24, of 1418 Wilson Ave., San Marino, Cahf., writes: "We are hoping that you can give us some information on Cdr. CARSON R. MILLER, U S N (Ret.). H e is, or was, an old friend of ours but we have completely lost track of him and his wife, Elsie.

"Recently we wrote to the Post Office in Whitefish, Mont., which was his former mailing address (later his address was 809 Manitou Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colo.).

The postmaster wrote that according to one of the older employees, Carson Miller passed M A C D O N A L D he brought us up to date away a few years ago. by mailing illustrated stories from the Car"We would very much appreciate any mel Valley Nevus concerning both. W e see the MacDonalds pictured at a pleasant outinformation you could give us." door committee meeting in connection with the Valentine dinner-dance out there.

WASHINGTON ENVIRONS CHAPTER The Bares are shown in front of their giant The class luncheon for Jan. was held jointly with the Class of 1924 on the 28th at the fireplace as Bob is informed he is the nomiArmy-Navy Town Club. Our class had 2J nating committee's choice for President of Carmel Valley Property Owners Association. present, while they had 26.

There was no business transacted at the Well, according to the story, Bob made himluncheon, the entire period being taken up self a prospect for the job by saying "Carrenewing old friendships. It was a most en- mel Valley is the best place we've seen. We joyable meeting. W e were represented by olan to live here for the rest of our lives."

Cofer, Shea, Smiley, Sprung, Roberts, Bres, Cy Cutler's address is R2, Box 140, Carmel, Curry, Briggs, Daisley, Morrison, Mclsaac, Calif.

Holderness, Oliver, Stimson, Hudson, GrosIn New York we knew it was time to get venor, Stephens, Coe, Barrett, Wilson, Mur- ready for the arrival of ADOLF and Ruth daugh, Wadbrook, and Lejvis. The bad BEDNAR when we learned of the opening weather that day prevented several from at- date of the Motor Boat Show, in Jan. This tending. I had calls that morning from four marked the SOth year Adolf has attended the from Annapolis and Baltimore who had to show in behalf of his company (Moffett) and cancel out due to the weather. its predecessor, supplier of water lubricated The West Point Class of 1923 have ac- rubber shaft bearings. As usual he also atcepted and firmed up the joint luncheon with tended the Naval Academy Assn. of New us, to be held on 20 March at the Army- York lunch meeting at a table including also Navy Club. Put this date on your calendar. Huckins, Mellon, Siegrist, Witmer and Chet The new roster of the Washington group Wood.

Another January visitor to N. Y. was has gone to press. In making this up, we owe MEL GROSVENOR a vote of thanks, since CLINT SAYRES, of Fayetteville, N. Y. (Wheeler Ave.), who was on a trip visiting he volunteered to have his staff do the job of typing up the list TONY McISAAC will relatives, including 4 grandchildren do the reproduction.

Clint became our guest speaker at the class EMMETT SPRUNG lunch at the Military & Naval Club attended

by Burroughs, Cowan, CuUen, Graesser, Huckins, Krook, Lynch, Mellon, Shively, Siegrist and Whalen. Next lunch meeting: Sec'y, Mr. Paul Siegrist, c / o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hudson St. 24 March, Tuesday.

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"I came out here to escape the crowds and the high tension of the East," writes JERRY THIRTY-FIFTH REUNION OGLE from Alpine (POBox 727), Texas.

By the time you read this you should have Since 1954 Jerry has been Head of the received your mailing about the Thirty-fifth Dept. of Physics and Math at Sul Ross State Reunion to be held at Annapolis, 1-3 May College, and he highly recommends the teach1959 If you have not received it, drop a line ing field to retired personnel. At Alpine, to Capt. GEORGE N. ROBILLARD, 6804 adjacent to the Big Bend National Park, the Brookville Rd., Chevy Chase 15, Md., or to climate is excellent and the shooting goodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; R. Adm. J O H N D. HAYES, U S N ( R e t ) , and Jerry is still joyful that his 10-year-old 1970 Fairfax Rd., Annapolis, Md. They will grandson shot his first jack-rabbit down there see that you get one. on his last visit. A fresh check for the StaNotices of the reunion have been sent to dium fund was enclosed in Jerry's letter, in all classmates for whom we have addresses. which he "tried not to reduce the class averBut we can only be sure of the addresses of age." His last close contact with classmates those who are members of the Alumni Asso- was at the 1957 Navy-Rice game at Dallas. ciation. So we ask those who are members On the Stadium subject, there have been to pass the word about the reunion in their many inquiries recently about dedicating area so others may learn of it too. Tell them chairs to deceased classmates, particularly who to write to for applications. those killed in action. All those classmates George Robilland and John Hayes form who were lost in W W II have had chairs the committee on arrangements. George is named for them; but at this writing there to take care of finances, mailing, etc., and are more than SO deceased classmates for John Hayes will be liaison in Annapolis. whom chairs have not been named. The class There are a few minor changes from the secretary can supply this list on your request and when you go down that list it will tentative schedule announced in the February bring memories, so that you'll find an apOne point is stressed. LODGING M U S T propriate name if you're looking for one.

JACK K E N N A D A Y was heading for the BE ARRANGED BY YOU. The Commit-

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Caribbean in January on the annual practice cruise of his Maine Maritime Academy to the West Indies and Belem, Brazil.

S T E V E B.^RCHET has resigned his supervisory engineering job with American Trading & Production Co BOYD WILSON reports the highlight of his time in Honolulu on a recent vacation trip was a visit with BILL K A N A K A N U I . SAM SINGER, our Wall St. correspondent, reports meeting E P H McLEAN in lower Broadway and learning of Eph's intent to retire, come 31 March. D I N T Y F R A N C I S has moved to the Washington area. TOMMY KIRKLAND is the Miami-based Vice President of Panagra, aru affiliate of Pan American Airways which also claims the services of MIN MILLER, J O H N S H A N N O N and RED SYLVESTER.

ENGAGEMENT R. Adm. R O B E R T L. CAMPBELL, USN, Commander Service Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Mrs. Campbell of Honolulu, T. H., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Pamela Rounds Campbell, to Lt. (jg) Peter Millard, USNR. Miss Campbell's father was the late Lt. Cdr. Clinton S. Rounds, U S N '27, who was killed in an aircraft operational accident in June 1942.

Miss Campbell attended Cours Maintenon School in Cannes, France, graduated from National Cathedral School, Washington, D. C , in 1955 and is a member of this year's graduating class at the University of Southern California, where she is affiliated with Delta Gamma sorority.

Lieutenant Millard is the son of Mrs. Henry Van Cleef of Branford, Conn., and Watch Hill, R. I., and the late Charles Millard. Lieutenant Millard graduated from the Pomfret School in 1951 and in 1955 from Princeton.

A summer wedding in Honolulu is planned.

Mrs. F. R. Bunker, wife of Capt FORR E S T R. BUNKER, of 1418 Wilson Aye., San Marino, Calif., writes: "We are hoping that you can give us some information on Cdr. Carson R. Miller, U S N (Ret.) '23. He is, or was, an old friend of ours but we have completely lost track of him and his wife, Elsie.

"Recently we wrote to the Post Office in Whitefish, Mont., which was his former mailing address (later his address was 809 Manitou Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colo.).

The postmaster wrote that according to one of the older employees, Carson passed away a few years ago.

"We would very much appreciate any information you could give us.

"We would be most happy to see any old friends that may come our way. My husband teaches engineering subjects at the Los Angeles City College and thoroughly enjoys i t The vacations with such a position are a 'deal,' we think."

The Washington group of '24 gathered together with the Class of '23 Washington group on 28 January at the Army-Navy Club. '24 hosted the get-together. A most enjoyable and gay occasion embellished with reminiscences, anecdotes and quips. The Class of '23 had a turnout of 23 members. Our group had 26 classmates attending.

Those of '24 who were present: "J.I." Taylor, Bill Cleaves, Greasy Neal, Charlie Hoffman, Gene Rookâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;visiting from Pittsburgh, Roy Hartwig, Angus Sinclair, John Hayes, Charlie Stuart, Sam Kelly, Rollo Wilson, Sam Latimer, Bert Kalisch, Houdini Jaudon, Mike Bradley, Newton Lewis, Bob Swart, Ed Clexton, George Robillard, Tom Sisson, Bob Sutliff, Heinie Deuterman, Ed Rawlins, Preston Mercer, Bill Cochran, and Howie Collins.

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STADIUM F U N D NOTE The total number of Memorial Chairs assigned to the Class of 1925 is now approximately 130. We are pleased to be able to announce, also, that chairs have been designated for ()// deceased graduates. Thanks are due many individuals for making this possible, not the least of which are due the Stadium Fund Staff, itself, for their continuing cooperation with your class officers.

Furthermore, since we were the first class to dedicate a Class Gate, we have been awarded first choice. .\ class committee has exercised that choice and is certain that the location chosen will meet with the approval of all "25-ers.

NAVY JUNIOR (DISTAFF) NOTE RED H O U R I H A N advises that the Navy "has another Hourihan to replace me"—his daughter. Patricia, is now an Ensign, Medical Service Corps. Good luck, Pat! ALVIN (Al) MOORE has moved from tie D.C. area to 16 Cain St., NE, Decatur, Ala., where he is working at Redstone Arsenal as a patent attorney. Al must have missed his missiles, since the Silver Quiver states that he spent some time during World War II on BuAer contracts involving rocket launchers and rocket motors !

DUSTY R H O D E S paid a Washington visit recently, combining business (insurance) with a visit to son, Dusty, Jr., '55, now a Naval Aviator (Lt. jg) serving in the Norfolk area. Dusty says all is well with Florida and the Floridians, so far as he is aware!

BELATED BIG GAME NOTE BEN MAY writes from Chestnut Hills.

Pa. (which he says is "off the beaten path" so far as seeing classmates is concerned) that he was pleased to see "Hamp" Mitchell, "Zitz" Zitzewitz, "Whitey" Taylor and "Shane" King at the Army game, along with "about a thousand others who apparently had no connection with the class other than the ticket." Too true, Ben; it is possible that the prospect of sitting on the 10-yard line after 30-plus years keeps many of us away from Municipal Stadium and in front of our television sets. This seems to be one problem the Athletic Association cannot solve, despite much effort. After all, however, it is our .\ssociation and I wonder if we always help as much as we can?

MORE GEOGRAPHY HAWAIIAN I S L A N D S (4) — Beers (Honolulu), R. R. Lyons (Maui), Robertson (Honolulu), H. A. Simms (Lanikai).

IDAHO—none.

ILLINOIS (9)—Criddle, Field, Gallery, Goldenson, Hirst, and McDaniel (Chicago area) ; Seabury (Marshall) ; Silsbee (Winnetka) ; and Zitzewitz (Evanston).

INDIANA (2)—Norman (Indianapolis) ; and J. E. Wilson (Marion).

IOWA—none.

KANSAS (1)—Gordinier ( P r a t t ) .

KENTUCKY (2)—Paro (Paducah) ; and Van Nagell (Louisville).

LOUISIANA (3) — Blanche (Baton Rouge) ; Goudeau (Westlake) ; and Krieg (Shreveport).

MAINE (2)—G. K. King (Castine) ; and McGown (Ellsworth).

MARYLAND (outside D.C. Area) (14) - R . S. Caldwell, Delaney, Filer, Ford, Hart, T. W. Johnson, A. S. Moore, Slaven, and MARCH,

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THE HONORABLE GISEN SATO, Minister of of Japan, is conducted on a tour of the heavy V. Adm. Frederick N. Kivette, USN '25, at Osaka

State and Director General National Self Defense Forces cruiser USS HELENA (CA-75) by Seventh Fleet Commander Osaka, Japan. Admiral Kivette and his flagship visited during 7-8 January.

Truxall (.\nnapolis) ; Gardner (Baltimore) ; Headden and Schieke (Edgewater) ; J. G. Moore (Pocomoke City) ; and Orville (Long Green).

MASSACHUSETTS (6) — Burling (Dorchester) ; R. Davis, Jr. (Quincy) ; Eggers and Hull (Cambridge) ; Harlow (Winchester) ; and H. N. Marshall (Mattapoisett).

MICHIGAN ( 2 ) — E . S. L. Goodwin (Ann Arbor) ; and D. G. Roberts (Flint).

M I N N E S O T A (1)—R. C. Johnson (Aitkin).

M I S S I S S I P P I (1)—Brash (Gulfport).

MISSOURI (1)—Brian (Kansas City).

MONTANA—none.

NEBRASKA (1)—Stubbs (Alliance).

NEVADA—none.

N E W H.AMPSHIRE (1)—Beard (New Boston).

N E W J E R S E Y (13)—Brennan (Beverly) ; Crosley (Pine Beach) ; D. L. Day (Murray Hill) ; Harcourt and Laffan (Westfield) ; Hughes (Caldwell) ; Lanston (Short Hills) ; McNally (Upper Montclair) ; Powell (Mountainside) ; Ross (Neptune City) ; Sentman (Merchantville) ; Sowell (Hackensack) ; and Walker (Glen Rock).

N E W MEXICO (1)—Daniel (.Albuquerque).

N E W YORK (7)—Allgood, Barnhart, Culbert, Gaines, Landers, B. B. Loomis, R. H. Luke, T. H. Mitchell, Moeller, O'Neil, Reith, Sigel, Straub and Sylvester (Greater New York area, including Westchester County) ; Griffin (Sloatsburg) ; W. W. Johnson (Southampton) ; and Reamy (Schenectady).

N O R T H CAROLINA (5)—E. J. Davis (Beaufort) ; W. B. Howard and W. S. Howard (Tarjjoro) ; T. C. Parker (Elizabeth City); and M. R. Peterson (Raleigh).

N O R T H DAKOTA—none.

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Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN (Ret.) 3410 15th St., North Arlington 1, Va.

JOHN THOMPSON SHILLINGFORD The Secretary is sorry to report the death of a former classmate, J O H N T. SHILLINGFORD, on 22 January 1959.

It is with regret that I also have to report that Lida Johns RICE, widow of the late Judge S T E P H E N E. RICE, died in January as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral services were held at Fort Myer Chapel and interment in Arlington National Cemetery. She is survived by two sons, Stephen E. Rice, IV, and Jeffrey B. Rice.

R. Adm. E D W I N S. SCHANZE, U S N (Ret.), Associate Executive Director of the New York Academy of Sciences, was made an Honorary Member of The American Order of the Association Nationale des Croix de Guerre of France at a reception given in his honor at the New York Academy of Sciences building on 29 January.

Doctor Oleg Yadoff, President of the American Order and General Delegate to the United States for the Association's headquarters in Paris, presented Admiral Schanze with an illuminated certificate prepared in France, an Honorary Membership card and a miniature Croix de Guerre, the insignia of the Association.

According to Doctor Yadoff the honor was conferred in recognition of Admiral Schanze's "special interest in the Association and for his distinguished military service in World War II and in Korea."

The Minneapolis Council of the Navy League has recently dedicated a memorial chair in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for ELMER H. SALZMAN. The 29

League is also establishing an annual gift of a watch as the Brig. Gen. ELMER H. SALZMAN award to the outstanding N R O T C graduate at the U. of Minnesota.

While on active duty Salty was the "father"' of the LaCrosse missile and was responsible for its development for use as a tactical weapon by both the Marine Corps and the Army. Salty joined Minneapolis Honeywell Corp. in 1949 as Assistant Director of the Aeronautical Division. In addition to other activities he was a director of the Minneapolis Society for the Blind and a past president of the Navy League of Minnesota.

His death on 24 September 1958 was due to a heart attack. He is survived by his widow, Helen, two sons, Ken, U S N A '53, and Larry (Brown '58), and a daughter, Virginia.

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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.

ELDON CUNNINGHAM MAYER We regret to announce the death of ELDON C. MAYER, L t Cdr. USN ( R e t ) , at his home at All Saints' Episcopal College, Vicksburg, Miss., on 9 January after suffering a heart attack.

After retirement from the Navy in 1942 he spent ten years teaching at Wayland Academy at Beaver Dam, Wise, before he went to All Saints' Episcopal College. At All Saints he was an instructor in Spanish, chemistry and general science.

He is survived by his widow, Kathy, who is also an instructor at All Saints; one daughter, Mrs. Jerry W. Johnston of New York City, and one son, Eldon C. Mayer, Jr., a student at Princeton University.

Services were held at All Saints in Vicksburg and at Fort Myer Chapel. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery on 13 Jan. JACK HOLTWICK, Capt USN ( R e t ) , has been named Head of the Operations Dept. at Haller, Raymond, and Brown, Inc., State College, Pa. The Holtwicks, with their two children, Robin and Michael, are living at No. 1 Nittany Dr., Panorama Village, Rl State College, Pa.

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The following attended the class luncheon at Army-Navy Club on 27 Jan.: Henry Paige, J. P. Walker, Jack Maginnis, Blinn VanMeter, John Faigle, Bobbie Barnes, Ken Knowles, Ted Dukeshire, Tommie Neblett, Bob Dixon, Bob Foley, Brook Schumm, Gambi Gambattista, Bob Quackenbush, Bus Gordon, Red Ashley, Jack Sipe, Don Griffen, Tom Cobb King, John Drew, Gordon Caswell and John Malley.

We have just learned that S T R A T F O R D P. BIDDLE, JR., has been named manager of the Leeds & Northrup Co.'s office at Los Angeles, moving from the office at Seattle which he has managed for the past several years. Born in Natal, So. Africa, Biddle entered the Academy from Los Angeles. After graduating he took an engineering degree at California Institute of Technology, joining the Philadelphia manufacturer of electronic controls in 1930. He and Mrs. Biddle, who was Virginia Dempster of Los Angeles, have two daughters and a son.

From T U R K P O W E L L comes the following : "I have been Sec.-Treas. of the USNA Alumni in this area for the past four years and have been keeping a fairly good list of all those Alumni living in Florida.

"In Miami, area '27 is well represented.

R. Adm. AL HECKEY, instructor, Miami Edison H. S.; R. Adm. AL SCHWARZ, really retired; Capt. CURT MYERS, lawyer, Coral Gables; Cdr. J U D HILL, attorney, Miami; Cdr. T U R K POWELL, administrative assistant, Flagler-Dade-Miami Memorial Parks, real estate; Lt. Cdr. BUNN I E GATES, auditor; ALLEN CROSS, real estate broker.

"If you ever get down this way stop in and visit us."

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Sec'y, R. Adm. R K. James, U S N , Asst.

Chief of Bureau for Field Activities, BuShips, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D.C.

More on SPUD M O N A H A N who writes : "It was with some concern I noticed that in January issue 1928 was conspicuous by its absence in 'What's the Dope' column. I realize we're a small class, but, after all, that shouldn't be. Will submit this so you can use it for padding. Am presently working for Paramount Pictures as Tech Advisor on a Navy picture, 'Don't Give Up the Ship,' with Jerry Lewis—and don't think it hasn't been fun—(I must say that any resemblance to the real Navy and the movie Navy is purely coincidental!). A lot of my 'doubting Thomas' friends didn't believe I was with Paramount—sooo—I had the 'still man' take the enclosed snaps. Incidentally, the 'Doll' on my lap is Jerry's wife (in the picture) and a real sweet gal—(Diana Spencer, and a real trouper!).

"This movie work is truly interesting. The gang at Paramount is really a swell outfit to work for. The picture is due for release about the middle of this year. It looks like its going to be a real funny picture. We moved up to Hollywood (for the duration of the picture, but let's face it—this is where the contacts are!) Bee (who has been after me to write this for, oh, so long) and I will be ringing up our 30th anniversary (and I am still liking it—^yeti). I see 'Uncle' DAN WAGNER (Beverly Hills) infrequently but keep in touch. T E X and Dottie BLACK (real estate—Coronado) still in Coronado.

S T E V E and Adel A M B R U S T E R in San Diego (Convair).

"Would love to see anyone in '28 anytime.

Living at the 'Hollywood Tower' ( H O 5-6656). It's the only place that would take us with our dogs (2 Bostons, 'Stooge' and 'Muggs'). Best Regards,"

THIS IS DIANA SPENCER. (The Navy was never like this)

One of the largest gatherings of '28'ers in Washington assembled at the Gun Factory for lunch on Monday, 12 January. This meeting was particularly interesting as coming events of importance were announced.

J O H N Q U I N N is leaving Washington for duty as Head of the U.S. Navy Mission to Brazil. John is currently boning up on his Portuguese so that, upon arrival at his new station, he can say with feeling, "I'd rather be here than any other place I know."

AL MOMM announced that the 30th 28'er is in the hands of the printer and that all copy is being whipped into final shape for delivery of the book in approximately two months.

Al also outlined the financial problems of producing the new 28'er, reporting that he had mailed out requests for additional contributions from all subscribers to finance the cost of the book.

All hands are urged to return their checks promptly to Al so that we may receive the much discussed and long awaited class book.

Those who have not subscribed can receive copies by addressing their request to: Capt.

A. O. Momm, U S N (Ret.), 5805 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, Md., and enclosing a check for $26.00.

NED H A N N I G A N took over as CO of the Naval Test Center, Patuxent, Md. On 26 November 1958, Kathryn Stanton Leary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. LEARY, JR., married Alfred Gerald Howard. The wedding was solemnized at St. John Berchman's Church, Shreveport, La. Among the attendants were the bride's two sisters, Mrs. Weyman H. Oden, Jr., matron of honor, and Flavia Ann Leary, maid of honor.

Kay and Jerry will live in Shreveport where they have a home at 1449 Kirby Place.

On 1 October 1957. Mac's oldest daughter, Margaret Ellen, married Weyman H. Oden, Jr. They reside in Shreveport.

Vice President E D W A R D J. MARTIN of the Phoenix Ins. Co. of Hartford has been nominated to become a member of the company's board of directors. Ted joined SHIPMATE

Phoenix in 1940 and was appointed vice president with supervision over a large segment of the company's agency and underwriting operations in 1951.

Thanks to the organizational ability of Bess MOMM, a group of wives in the Washington area met for lunch at the .Army-Navy Club on Wednesday, 4 February. The following attended: Mesdames R. J. Archer, P. R. .Anderson, R. G. Ballance. C. R. Boss, G. W. Collins, J. J. Heil. F. C. B. Jordan, J. T. Kent, D. M. Logsdon, A. O. Momm, R. L. Morris, R. N. Norgaard. R. C. Peden, J. Quinn, W. F. Raborn, B. N. Rittenhouse, W. A. Schoech, A. O. Stanley, R. O. Strange, S. N. Tackney, J. G. Urquhart, P. F. Wakeman, and A. J. Walden.

SWEDE and Bettye NORGAARD, after a vacation in Mexico City, plan to build a house on Lafayette Ave. in Annapolis.

FLASH.—30th year 28'er will be in the mail by the middle of March.

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

NIC and Helen F R A N K visited J O I E and Ruth RAY at Guantanamo over Christmas and New Year's. While approaching the base by air they observed the shelling of Caimanera by a loyalist gunboat. All hands will be relieved to know that Pepe's place took only a shell through the roof and is doing business as usual. The Franks and Ray flew over to Port Au Prince for a four-day visit during the period, staying at Petionville and visiting the local points of interest.

GUS J O H A N S E N retired this February first with the rank of Rear Admiral. He will work for Land-Air Inc. in their Washington office and continue to live at his present address.

Sec'y, Capt. E . O. W a g n e r , U S N R m . 4E428, P e n t a g o n , W a s h i n g t o n Asst. Sec'y, C a p t . W . T. J e n k i n s , Chm, A S E S B , Bldg. T-7, Gravelly Washington 25, D . C.

San Francisco; BRICK BLACKBURN, ComTaiwan Patrol Force in Naha, Okinawa; AL H A H N , Staff ComTaiwan Defense Force and his wife Mary Alice in Taipei; DON KRICK, CO NS Subic Bay, soon to return to the U.S.; H A R R Y STEV E N S O N , VP, Pacific Far East Lines in Manila, also about to return to the States; F R A N K J O H N S O N , CoMSTSELMArea, who joined the party in Istanbul and remained with them until arrival in Shannon, Ireland; GIF SCULL, Naval Attache in Athens, and his wife Kathleen; P E T E BR.ADY, Staff, S H A P E , and JIM DAVIS at the N A T O Defense College in Paris; he also saw many friends from other classes but space does not permit their listing.

Letters have been received during the past month or so expressing chagrin on lack of nevys from '30 in Shipmate and pleasure on seeing it appear again.

F R A N K LUONGO writes from the Naval Station, Seattle.

MAC McCREADY, who was retired physically due to a cardiac condition, now resides at 645 S. 15th St., San Jose 12, Calif.

He submitted some timely remarks pertaining to his own retirement which will be incorporated into a future memo on that subject.

MARVIN GIBSON writes from 135 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111. He is recuperating from a siege with a malignant tumor and should be back on duty by this time. He will welcome calls from all who pass through Chicago. After 18 years in Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand and Australia, he returned to his home office in Chicago where he will keep us posted on events from that area. Extracts

CNO 25, D. C. USN Pt.

We extend our sympathies in behalf of the class to C H I E F and Charlotte MASTERSON on the sad death of their youngest son, Marshall, a student at Johns Hopkins Univ.

We regret to announce the death of Irene Petersen Davis, wife of classmate Col. J O H N H. DAVIS, USMC, from injuries received in a fall on 20 January. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery. Flowers were sent in behalf of the class.

Thirty-seven members and two guests turned out for the January "D.C." luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club. The meeting was devoted chiefly to items of general interest and business, including some additions to the class By-laws : permitting luncheons to be held at discretion rather than four per year; changes relating to election and replacement of class officers due to death or resignation and elimination of the requirement for the chairman to also serve as Secretary. Plans were approved to hold a cocktail party in April and the next luncheon in May. Other business included early planning for the 30th reunion in 1960, and favorable responses and comments on the recent "Retirement" memo.

BOB CRAIGHILL recently returned from a quick trip around the world with V. Adm. "Dutch" Will ('23), CoMSTS, and party of 12 others. During the 24j^-day operational inspection tour Bob contacted classmates JACK F L Y N N , Staff CoMSTSPacArea in M A R C H ,

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pertaining to other classmates from his recent letter are as follows : BILL GUBBINS lives and works in Glenview almost in the slipstream of the Reservist planes of the NAS. Just to keep the wolf at bay he sells real estate for Quinlan & Tyson, so if you want a home call him at GL 4-5800 and if you want a bed and a drink the number is GL 4-5716.

W A T CLUVERIUS is still selling paper (not papers!) in Chicago for Moser. His son is a Northwestern grad and now an Ensign on duty in Washington. (He should look us up.) He has one married daughter but any news of grandchildren is for a future issue.

The Chicago boys from the 4th Batt. did not receive their Christmas cards from K E N M c P H E R S O N this year. What gives at the Mathiasin Tanker Industries?

GOOSE SWAN is teaching Physics at University High in Chicago. He is one of the 291 guinea pigs who are trying out the PSSC Physics course developed at MIT. It is an exciting modernization with a new viewpoint to replace the dry, out-pf-date Newtonian Physics we wrestled with; it will probably become standard for high schools in the near future. It is nice to hear that our "scare columnists" are not all right in their statements about our educational system having gone to H— in a bandwagon after all.

BILL H A R M O N and P E T E LACKNER report that they and DICK H E R M S are in fine shape and enjoying the stimulating fresh water breezes oS Lake Michigan.

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U . S . , with a d d r e s s : 2036 Stradella Rd., Los Angeles 24, Calif. W e congratulate Clare on the honor of being president of one of the outstanding N a v y League Councils in the U . S . I n his letter he reported recent associations with the Moon Chappies, F o o Rutters, Verhoys, Bill L o w r y s , Bob Jennings, J a c k Lewises, O D T Lynch, Bowens, J a c k Lees, Ennises, F . G. W a g n e r and M i k e Sass at a party given by Soupie and Dottie Campbell at the M i r a m a r N A S . Jeff Dennis' widow also attended. T h e next San Diego party will be given by the Bowens.

O L E H A N S E N has run his last crosscountry race, retired physically, and is living at 1325 Kinball Ave., Seaside, Cahf. T h e P o s t g r a d u a t e School at Monterey was his last duty station and he has frequent associations with H A L H E M I N G and W a n d a at the P G School where H a l is Director of the Engineering School. Ole would like to see any classmates coming through that area and swap some good sea stories. W h i l e awaiting retirement he was a roommate of " R E D " H U T C H I N S (Capt. T . B. Hutchins, I I I , 3756 Mt. Ida Rd., Oroville, Calif.) w h o retired in 1955 with multiple sclerosis. Red walks with a cane and cannot drive a car but he still has fun. Ole pulled r a n k and gave him the "Midshipman-in-Charge of R o o m " sign.

A t the present time Ole is unwinding before deciding w h a t to do when he starts w o r k i n g again for a living. Incidentally, J O H N N Y G R A G G , AsstChofStaff for P e r sonnel at C o m l 2 , presented Ole with his retirement papers and organized a fine retirement ceremony and reception for him afterwards. Congratulations, Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it's the .little things which count!

A roster of all classmates on duty in the D.C. area has been prepared. Copies have been sent to some other areas. Anyone desiring a copy, send us a request for same.

T h e Committee is starting work on a combined class roster which will be forthcoming sometime in the future. I t would help if other areas would send in their current upto-date lists and if those retired would let us know their current addresses.

E D D I E R. S A N D E R S ( R A D M R E T ) has joined the Ryan Aeronautical Company's Electronics Division as executive advisor to O w e n Olds, Director of Engineering and Customer Relations, on matters pertaining to military relations.

R. ADM. EDDIE R. SANDERS, USN (Ret.) '30.

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN, Rm. 4-B-545, Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C.

F r o m Capt. N E L S O N M. H E A D , U S N , Colorado Springs, Colo., comes the following n o t e : " I have been requested by Capt.

E U G E N E C. T A T O M , U S N , to inform you of the passing of his wife, the late M a r y A n n T a t o m , on Sunday, 25 Jan. 1959. Death followed a prolonged illness, and occurred at the U . S. A r m y Hospital, F o r t Carson, Colo."

Captain T a t o m is now stationed at H e a d quarters, N o r t h American A i r Defense Command, as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, P l a n s and Operations.

ENGAGEMENT M r s . Willis Manning T h o m a s of A r l i n g ton, Va., announces the engagement of her daughter, Marjorie Phyllis, to David E r i c Zwerner, son of M r . and M r s . Adolph H e n r y Zwerner of Arlington, Va. Miss Thomas, daughter of the late Cdr. W I L L I S M A N N I N G T H O M A S , U S N '31, is a graduate of St. Agnes Episcopal School in Alexandria, Va., attended M a r y W a s h i n g ton College and is presently attending George W a s h i n g t o n University. M r . Zwerner attended W a b a s h College in Indiana and will graduate from George W a s h i n g t o n University in June.

WEDDING Ensign Alan James Keller, U S N , son of Col. and M r s . A L B E R T J A M E S K E L L E R of San Diego, and Miss L o r e t t a A n n Reeves, daughter of Mr. and M r s . Charles P . Reeves of Arcadia, Calif., were united in m a r r i a g e on 27 Dec. T h e bride and groom a r e Stanford graduates. T h e y will m a k e their home in Arlington, Va., while the bridegroom is on duty at Bureau of Ships.

T h e J a n u a r y 13 class luncheon at the N a v a l Gun Factory Officers' Mess was well attended, as thirty-four of '31 came along. A N D Y H I L L ( C A P T U S N ) now skipper of the D E S M O I N E S which is in Norfolk fresh from the Mediterranean was greeted by the other 33 W a s h i n g t o n area "boys." B U D B A R R , long-time civihan employee of B u O r d and a resident of Annapolis, and the ever-faithful F L O Y D M Y H R E were also present. B u P e r s had a one hundred per cent turnout consisting of R. Adm. Bud Needham and Capts.

Willie Williamson, Bill Williams, Red Cone and Fuller Brush. T h e Joint Staff, was represented by Charlie Brooks, Ted Torgerson, Julie Becton, Bernie M c M a h o n and Dick H a y . Class President R. A d m . Johnny Gannon headed a scattered delegation from Op Nav. T h e two W R I G H T S (not the W r i g h t b r o t h e r s ) , A L V E Y of the David T a y l o r Model Basin and W A L T of the N a v y A r e a Audit Office, represented independent activities.

Scanning the trade journals that cross Op N a v desks for free, some interesting news comes t o light at times. F o r instance, R. Adm. A. D. ( D o n ) E R A S E R , U S N ( R e t ) , is Vice President and General M a n a g e r of Vought Company, Beverly Hills, Calif., manufacturers of instrumentation for the missile game.

Capt. R. K. ( R o n n i s ) S M I T H , U S N ( R e t . ) , writes from W e s t Lafayette, Ind., that he is now enrolled in the P u r d u e U n i versity special course for retired military officers to prepare them for second careers as college mathematics professors. T h i s class has U S N A representation from '26, '27, '28, '31, '36, '45 and '46. Ron says that he seems to be getting along reasonably well in the course, but more important he voices a most valid claim for custody of the 1931 " L a s t

Baby C u p " for daughter, A n d r e a Lee born 13 M a y 1958. W i l l the present unknown temporary holder of the L a s t Baby Lup please contact the class Secretary, and get it back in circulation? T h e latest R. K. Smith family addition joins a growing Smith clan consisting of two grandchildren and another prospective in J u n e . R. K., Jr., is a Lt. ( j g ) at the Amphibious Base, Coronado.

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

Your corresponding secretary, JACK C A T L E T T , is in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, because of a back injury. It appears that it will be some time before he will be able to handle the class dope. In the meantime please send all information for Shipmate t o Capt. J. R. L E E D S , your class secretary, or directly to Alumni House in Annapolis.

J O H N G R I D E R w r i t e s : " T h e '32 Wives Group of the W a s h i n g t o n area met for coffee at the home of Isophene B L A I S D E L L in J a n u a r y . Co-hostesses were R u t h M Y E R S and Babs R U C K N E R . Those present were Dot Blandy, Dee H a r r i n g t o n , Muriel Wellings, Rosa Miller, Paola Groverman, Lee Kuhl, P e g g y Ruhlman, and M a r y Jane Grider. " T w o more coffees are planned for the year N e w arrivals in the area may contact M a r i a n K I N E R T or M a r y J a n e G R I D E R . " W e are saddened to hear of the death of M a r g a r e t Smith, wife of J I M S M I T H and sister of C A S E Y H O L T . M a r g a r e t died 22 January in the M a r g a r i t a Hospital, Camp Pendleton, Calif., of cancer. She will be sorely missed by her many friends, particularly in our class and the M a r i n e Corps.

A N D Y N I S E W A N E R (ComDesRon 5) writes of a fine, but brief, stay he enjoyed at P e a r l while enroute W e s t P a c . Cdr. Tom Rudden '39 ( C o m D e s D i v 252) had a K T party in honor of '32 who were passing through. Those present in addition to Andy w e r e : M A R T Y B O R N ( C o f S ComCarDiv 1 ) , G E O R G E P R E S S E Y (enroute to his new job as CofS Com 7 F i t ) . P e a r l residents also attending the party were Francis and M a r t h a Foley, Charlie and S a r a h Phillips, H a r r y and Dorothy Reiter, Salem and Betty V a n Every, and ' Bob and Gail Walker.

C H A R L I E M U S G R A V E was unable to attend. J O E M c G O L D R I C K and his bride were held back by the demands of their 6week-old daughter. ( T h e latest arrival in the class.)

O M E R and Nell L U C I E R , now of Philadelphia, recently took a trip to the Island of M a j o r c a and then spent a couple of weeks in Madrid. W h i l e in Majorca they visited Capt. and M r s . Adolph Oswald '24 and Capt.

E r n e s t Barber '12. W h i l e in Madrid they were cocktail guests of J I M and Peggy C O L L E T T and enjoyed their gracious hospitality. J i m is presently N a v a l Attache to Spain.

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

Washington 25, D. C. E T H R I D G E C. B E S T has been appointed sales manager of S p e r r y Microwave Electronics Company, Division of Sperry Rand Corporation. M r . Best will direct the company's military and commercial sales activities. H e and his wife, Florence, and their three daughters, Collette, D e m a r i s and Charlene, are residing at 350 Mehlenbacher Rd., Belleair, Fla. SHIPMATE

age creeping up. At any rate there don't seem to be enough hours in the day to do everything I'd like to do. On the other hand maybe it's just because I don't get enough news from you fellows to keep me busy so I'd forget about tempus fidgiting! So give me a hand here; keep me posted; keep me busy: GIVE M E SOME D O P E !

A recent report indicates that ELBY M A R T I N retired 1 January with the rank of Brig. General. Not having seen Elby since last June when the Lebanon situation upset his plans, I am assuming he carried out his delayed OpPlan and has gone into the telephone business in Arkansas. Best wishes for success from all of us as you take up your new duties, Elby. Let's hear from you.

The campaign in this column to promote the dedication of chairs in the new Stadium to deceased classmates is slowly but gradually gaining impetus. Confirmation of a dedication to "GUS" GUSTAFSON has been received, as have two inquiries as to how to go about making such a dedication. Also, received have been several donations which have been forwarded to the Athletic Association to be added to the 1936 fund. If you have been putting this matter off to give it consideration after all the holiday bills are paid, act now! This column in the January issue carried a report on where we stood and a list of those for whom dedications have not been made. We need about $2400 now to take care of everybody. Sit down now and send your subscription to the Athletic Association, either for inclusion in the 1936 fund, or $100 for a chair dedicated to a particular classmate or friend. W e here in Washington are trying desperately to get things organized so as to account for everyone in 1936.

Biggest surprise of the mionth was a visit from H U G H and Dorothy CARVER, who also visited DAN E N T L E R in Annapolis, and RUSS F A U S T in Dahlgren. I hadn't seen Hugh since 1937 when he visited the JO Mess on the MARYLAND while we werein San Francisco. Hugh hasn't changed one bit; still has the same dry drawl and is the best quip master I've met. Hugh is with Automatic Controls Corporation of Ann Arbor, Mich., and is currently interested in certain aspects of electronic research involving radar, computers, and automation. He was here on a business trip, but found ample justification for bringing Dorothy along with him. It was a real pleasure to see them both at a K T party given them by DON and Jean WILLMAN on 7 February. It was a gala affair in true Willman fashion, and indeed a pleasure to meet and to get to know Dorothy.

We hope Hugh will find many more occasions to make Washington on a business trip—and bring Dotty!

I regret to report that both JIM CODDINGTON and F R E D H O L M S H A W have been hospitalized. No information as to the cause, but we all hope that by the time this issue hits the streets they are both back on their feet and fully recovered. All of us wish you a speedy recovery, Jim and Fred.

A note from SMOKEY M A N N I N G confirms the earlier report of his being a V E E P at Genco Tool & Engineering Go. Says he, "As far as the V E E P business goes, it's correct, but don't think it is a plush job. I'm VEEP-in-charge of whatever has to be done.

We're not a big outfit, but we try to get the job done." Good to hear from you Smokey, and best of luck.

If the column doesn't read well this month, please forgive me. I am in the throes of having my basement completely finished, and right now I am competing with carpenters and one-armed plasterers. If they follow my plans, we really should have something, 34

but if past experience is a clue, I don't know.

Normal practice seems to be to throw the plans away and let the conscience be the guide. At any rate Ede and I are hoping, and we want you all to visit us and enjoy the grass hut bar when you are in Washington. There is also a corner called the "Captain's Hide-away" which may come in handy. Who knows?

I've neglected to report recent changes of duty. Here goes with those of recent months: Frank Springer to ComWes Sea Fron; Bob Kercheval to Joint Staff, J C S ; Dick Teel to Joint Staff USCinCEur; Jonathan Woodville to ChStaffOfc ComFleTra Gru, Guantanamo; Ernie Humphrey to Staff CinCEastLantArea; Paul Bjarnason to CO, Naval Station Guantanamo; F. T. Thompson to InsCruit Three; Norm Gillette to OpNav; and Jojo Kircher to 13th Naval District.

A late report just received states that C H E S T E R N I M I T Z is now the Comptroller for the Texas Instrument Corp. How about it Chet? A confirmation or note as to your present whereabouts would be greatly appreciated.

That's about all for now. A happy St. Patrick's Day to you all. As the Leprechaun said, "It's good to know you're alive, but it's better to know you exist!" So let's hear from you soonest!

BILL ELLIS

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. J. P. M. Johnston.

U S N (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W. Washington 15, D. C.

Another post-Homecoming picture of 1958 is added to keep one up-to-date since the time of the pictures taken for the Twenty-Year Fix. Incidentally, if you don't have a TwentyYear Fix, by all means get one.

Fla., where he also has the Playground Motel on Route 98 near Elgin Field.

H E R M A N M I L L E R has been detached from OpNav and is now at the Naval Hospital Bethesda for treatment. Everybody s rooting for you Buck and looking forward to seeing you at the luncheons again.

NORFOLK NEWS The Norfolk group at their last luncheon held an election and H A N K LAUERMAN ended up as Chairman with DICK COOPER as Secretary, and DOUG P U G H as Treasurer. Congratulations! The group is in good hands and it looks like there'll be no legal problems with Hank in the hot seat. A newcomer at the luncheon was LOUIS DECAMP. We noticed that JACK RAYMER is going south to take over DesDiv 601 in Key West from D A V E H A R R I S . Dave will now pay the penalty for a pleasant year and return to OpNav. T E D GRELL has orders from CinCLantFlt's staff to go as Commanding Officer, N A F , N O T S , China Lake, Inyokern, Calif.

PEARL HARBOR NEWS L E S O'BRIEN dropped in from CinC PacFlt's headquarters. He had nothing unusual to report and stated that the gang at Pearl are still enjoying themselves. The group out there are all waiting to welcome J O H N and Carol W I C K E S .

MISCELLANEOUS We noticed C H A R L I E NOFFETT's orders from ALUSNA, Cairo to CO, NAAS Whiting Field, Fla. Drop in and see us on the way back, Charlie.

BILL RODGERS, now on First Fleet's staff, is scheduled to go to the staff of Com CarDiv Fifteen. Bill likes that West Coast duty! W O O D Y W O O D H E A D is slated to go to MAAG Korea.

The class was well represented during the recent Cuban change of regime. Standing by off the coast were D A V E HARRIS, Com DesDiv 601, S T E V E MANN with the BusHNELL and M I K E M I C H A E L with the GILMORE.

1937 GET-TOGETHER—Tom Cunningham, Shirley Lanham, Donnie Bringle, and Fil Gilkeson.

Some you may not know that the class was nominated to the Senate a couple of weeks ago for the permanent grade of Captain.

Time does pass! After approval by the Senate, you still have to wait for the vacancies to occur prior to making your number. This could take well over a year.

Remember—Jack Bogley left an oversized pair of shoes for me to keep warm. Please send items.

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. G r a n t S. Heston, U S N 2727 Norwood St., Arlington 7, V a .

WASHINGTON GROUP NEWS JACK BOGLEY has now departed and left the column in my hands. I'll need all the help I can get so send me any items you happen to run across. The Washington group tried to see that he left in a suitable state of exhaustion but at the time of his departure, he looked in better shape than we did.

S N O W D E N A R T H U R was our speaker at the monthly luncheon on the subject of Naval Leadership. As usual Snowden had his subject well organized and gave us much to think about. Since everybody has his own pet theories on leadership, the discussion that followed was quite spirited.

Two newcomers were welcomed to the luncheon group: CECIL J O H N S O N , who relieved J O H N W I C K E S in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Personnel and Reserve, and BOB H O F F M A N . Bob is now with the Coleman Engineering Company in Fort Walton Beach,

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. R. C. Benitez, USN 2313 N . Stuart St., Arlington, Va.

PINEAPPLE JUICE If you are thinking of writing a resume to use in job-hunting, you will be interested in a Handbook on Resume Writing from the Harvard Alumni Office, Graduate School of Business Administration, Soldiers Field, Boston, Mass. It will cost you $1.50 but is well worth the price. You definitely need to have a copy of Your New Career, NavPers 15895-A, Feb. 1958.

Ask BOB T R A U G E R about "the battle of the century." Seems he was flying a few miles north of Hawaii and spotted a commotion in the ocean. By circling low over the area, he could see several huge sharks working over a couple of whales! He swears that the sharks were at least 30-footers and that the whales were truly king-size. How about that!

SHIPMATE

ELI R O T H and F R E D K I T T L E R passed thru Pearl Harbor the other day with the Chief of BuShips, making a tour of the Pacific. A R T F I S C H E R is here for a visit as ComDesDiv 52. CARL VAN M E T E R was here in the RANGER.

Do you recall the "Filthy Five'' of our Plebe Summer? C E A S E on sax and clarinet, SUGG on tuba and base, T R A U G E R on guitar, and R H Y T H M M O O R E on the drums—but who was the fifth man in that combo? Could it have been F R E D T U C K E R on trumpet? If you can remember that far back, let me know.

Have you thought about Social Security in connection with retirement plans? Only 40 quarters are required for full coverage.

It seems we had 32 quarters at the end of 1958. We can gain 4 more quarters in 1959 by earning $4800, which we will by the middle of July. Effective date of retirement could cost you two quarters of coverage if selected one month early. The quarters remaining to make up the 40 can be gained by staying on active duty one more year or by employment in a covered position as a civilian, it is certainly worth your serious consideration.

DON and Jean D E A N E are the proud parents of a brand new baby girl, born early in January. Will little Margaret Lee be the honor baby of our "Twenty Years After" ?

Had lunch with H E R B E R T B E N H A M the other day. Herb secured back in 1940 and has been connected with commercial aviation ever since. H e has the patent for a g\TO-stabilized sectant and has a textbook on flight planning to his credit. Herb is now Chief Navigator for Hawaiian Airlines with an office at the Honolulu International Airport.

Watch that hump legislation closely if your plans include retirement in the near future.

It could be worth about a year's pay and allowances to you.

Two lions walked into a saloon where the usual luscious blonde was sitting at the bar.

Said the first lion, "Boy, am I hungry!"

Whereupon he made a meal of the blonde and returned to his companion with the comment that he was now quite sleepy. Naturally the second lion replied, "Well, it must have been that barbituate!"

GEORGE NETTS

SHORE BREEZES The wintry breezes have been blowing as hard as ever in Washington, but so far we have heard nothing but "words, words, words."

It is funny how much we like to talk. Recently we had a class luncheon and a few of us were in rare form. SAXE GANTZ was elected Chairman of the Washington group and blasted off on the subject of leadership.

A few of the boys took exception and blasted right back. LARRY L A W R E N C E , by request, talked about the budget and he minced no words when he stated that "we have been robbed." Actually he did not use the word "robbed." Aside from the two star performers there was the usual chitchat during which we elected T O M W A L K E R as a member of the Executive Committee to replace L E E GOOLSBY who has left the area. We also managed to find time to greet two visitors: P E T E P E T E R S O N and JACK MICHEL. J O H N F I S H E R , still on crutches, also made the luncheon and it was good to see how well he is recovering from his accident. F R A N K E D R I N G T O N , who will retire in March, bid us goodbye. Frank has our best wishes as he heads for California.

RED BALCH reported on the 20th Year Reunion and I on the retirement project in the absence of the chairmen of the respective MARCH,

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committees. We had little to say although following the spirit of meeting we both managed to hold the floor for quite sometime.

These two projects remind me of the colored man's prayer. "Lord . . . use me in your works. But . . . in an advisory capacity."

You might well ask how all the above took place in an hour and a half. It's easy. Our class has the habit of not paying any attention to the speaker. After orating for a while he realizes that he is talking to himself and eventually sits down. There is always someone else standing by and the cycle is repeated.

Rough, but very effective.

The following have orders. JACK YOUNG to Staff ComFairELM; CHARLIE CHANDLER

to CO VEGA ( A F - 5 9 ) ;

C H A R L I E J E N K I N S to Amphib School, Coronado; and V I N C E D E P O I X to CO SALAMONIE

(AO-26).

I must end this on a personal note. I leave on a month's trip through Central and South America where I expect to do some briefing on the Law of the Sea (3-mile limit, etc.). I hope to see the few classmates stationed in Latin America and bring you news from south of the border. (Personal for SCHRATZ—I will look up that certain party in Panama.) Hasta luego, boys. DAN GARRISON will pinchhit in my absence. I know that he will keep you informed as I cha cha my way through the land of matiana.

Salud, RALPH

P S : The maiiana fever has already hit me.

The Bulletin will not be out until the end of this month.

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Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Robert A. Malleck, U S N P. O. Box 552, Riverside, Calif.

Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Col. G. G. Williams, USMC LFTU, Little Creek, V a .

As I expected, there is little news of '40 here in Mexico City, other than that the H E I M A R K S are busy getting settled in government quarters, and are finding the duty both demanding and interesting. This is our first experience in quarters, and I must say, we are impressed with how many problems are solved for us. The 7S00-foot altitude has caused some huffing and puffing on the staircases, but we are gradually adjusting. School starts on Monday, for which we are all grateful.

A nice letter from BOB ROBERTS, 25 Woodlane Dr., Moorestown, N. J., indicates that he retired on "20" and is now with RCA. Good luck Bob, in your new career, and do keep in touch.

BOB K I R K P A T R I C K , 122 E. 42d St., N. Y., writes that they had a wonderful time

at the Army game. Of course, the game is more interesting when you are in one of those choice seats between the goal lines.

Personally, I enjoyed the game from an end zone vantage point.

Several people have sent clippings and editorials on the most untimely death of our good friend and classmate, C. D. SMITH. That he was held in highest regard in his home town of Memphis is for certain.

In order that '40 will continue to be covered in Shipmate, Lt. Col. G. G. W I L LIAMS, USMC, LFTU, Little Creek, Va., has agreed to take over the job as corresponding secretary. Please jot down the address, so if you have some news of interest, you can send it on to him.

In closing out, I want to express my thanks and appreciation for all the help you've given me. If you will support GG as you have me, I'm sure we will be able to keep up with what's going on.

And lastly, I hope that during our tour here, some of you might come this way. If you do, rest assured that we will do what we can to make your stay in Mexico City a pleasant one. Sincerely, JAKE Before J A K E H E I M A R K departed for his assignment as the U.S. Naval Attache in Mexico City, he asked me to assume his duties as class secretary. I volunteered. That was last autumn, and no other communications were exchanged. Then, on 2 Feb., a letter from Jake formally announced—"you relieve me." So here I am.

Jake, thanks for the confidence you have in my abilities. I am sure the entire class w a n t s t o thank you for the fine job you have done in handling the job of secretary of the Class of '40. In order that you are completely relieved of your responsibility, how about passing along a detailed report of your trip via._ auto from Los Estados Unidos down to Mejico Ciudad.

Classmates, a secretary grounded at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va., has only a worm's eye view of your activities and experiences over the whole globe. The secretary's reports depend upon the news, information and assistance you provide, so when something happens to you, cut us in on the scoop. A note, post-card, letter, telegram, or telephone call will serve the purpose. Pictures sometimes help tell the story, too. Youwill be thanked, to be sure, by me, and certainly by all the readers as well.

At the January luncheon of the NorVa group, held at Breezy Point, the muster included George Block, Bill Bush, Jim Coyle, Art Esch, E. R. Fickenscher, Gary Hall, Jack Holmes, our genial host of the day. Bob Mil-

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ler, John Montgomery, Dick Parker, Tom Perry, Vern Teig, Mark Varland, Clyde Victory, Tom Wells, Bob White, plus "G.G." John Montgomery reported that he was en route from duty aboard the USS NORFOLK to duty at the Navy Department.

For those of you who may not be aware of it, our class is distinctively represented in the Hampton Roads area in executive officer billets of three major installations—BOGARDUS at Naval Station, Norfolk; F I C K E N SCHER at NAS, Oceana; and BUSH at NAS, Norfolk.

TOM W E L L S reports that he has completed his manuscript on a history of the navy of the Republic of Texas, and that the University of Texas Press will publish it.

Anyone for autographed copies? Tom assures me they'll be available. He didn't mention prices.

At the last couple of luncheons a discussion of a 20-year book has come up. June '60 is just around the corner, you know. Any volunteers for the editor's job. How about some of you who did such a splendid job with the L()g or Lucky Bag ? If any of you readers have interest, ideas, or comments about such a publication, please sound off.

Anyone have any information on the whereabouts of WILLIAM R. MEYER, A R T H U R M. VARNUM, or PAUL E. M c A R T H U R ? If so, please send it to me.

"BILL BENBOW's stewardship of the first Washington, D. C , luncheon in 1959 was a complete success. He assured continuance by 'volunteering' A R T BERNDSTON as his successor. Three new arrivals, at least at the luncheons, were particularly welcome. J E S S WORLEY, our big policy representative from Op-332, saw fit to stop shuffling the Navy around long enough to give us some sage comments ! DICK MUELLER came from the Naval Research Laboratory. Our most famous classmate—long-submerged DICK L A N I N G ^ w a s there but probably suffered from the unfiltered cigar smoke and cocktail fumes. He did give us a quick rundown on some of his post-cruise reflections.

MARQUARDT will soon report as Exec of the USS BOSTON. GRANT PALMER's due for Industrial College of the Armed Forces, when classes convene this summer, from CinCNELM, London. BILL MADDOCKS will be going to N A T O war college.

TOM BLOUNT reports having seen recently, at 5 degrees below in Minneapolis area, H E R B I E W E Y R A U C H , who's with Maico Co., Inc., and BOB H A R K E R of Container Corp. of America.

DAVE K L I N E reports having changed plastics companies but still resides in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

WALLY RICHARDSON ostensibly teaching at Lehigh is consulting-traveling and will hear "author" with his new book just published.

HAL L O C K H A R T still enjoying Bernardsville, N. J., and is Patent Attorney with the Bell Telephone Labs.

"ART B E R N D S T O N announced an April 4 class dance at Bethesda Naval Hospital Officers' Club. Johnnie Berndston and Phyllis Witter are co-chairmen.

"BUD N E W H A L L , presently engaged in a tremendous five to six-week job of selection board work, was able to join us. From ICAF came students Horace Figuers, Rex Rader, Stan Ellison, and Vince Healy; from BuOrd, Pete Peters, Bud Mack, Bill Benbow, Jack Rait and myself; from BuShips, Frank Frankenberger and Russ Moon; from Op Nav, Willie House, Jess Worley and Bill South; from Chinfo, Bob Quinn; from JCS, Herman Klare (WSEG) and Harv Vogel; from BuPers, Ash Little, Art Berndston and John Greenbacker; from BuAer, Ray Schneider ; and from InSurv, Bob Harris.

"Save 4 April for the class party. Any out-of-towners who are interested should contact A R T B E R N D S T O N at Arlington Towers, Apt. T1004, Arlington, Va. Telephone JAckson 4-S8S0."

WASHINGTON, D. C. Hats off to the J. V. " V i c " ROWNEYs who sparked a fine reunion dinner-dance on 6 February at the Bethesda Officers' Club.

Featured were a 7:00 meeting and greeting session followed by 8 :00 dinner with choice of lobster tail or roast beef. Later there was dancing to the orchestra on the main floor terrace.

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Sec'y, Capt. J . K. Taussig, J r . , U S N (Ret.) Sherwood Rd., W a r d o u r , Annapolis, Md.

Recently through Washington were: ART I E GEORGE CAPPS—representing the Aerojet Co RUSTY CRENSHAW—from Paris Staff of the Embassy. His address USRO, A P O 230, NYC, N. Y. Changes in duty are in order for: DON QUIGLEY, newly arrived in BuPers. DICK 36

FRIENDS ON FOREIGN SHORES DAVE and Shirley RUBEL in the CannesMed area. RANDY and Dee BOYD and five lads in Spain . . . as are F R A N K and Jane PRICE . . . ah, sun and s p i c e ! ! ! . . . and Mary BACKUS is off for a brief visit to Santiago, Chile . . . "ACE" and Pau CLARK in Athens, Greece, JUSMAG A P O 223.

Among spring wedding anniversaries will be: March 1 Lowell and Bonnie Savage, March 9 Ed and Marj Tucker, March 14 Bob and Rita Schreier, March 26 Bob and Barbara Hayler, April 1 George and Peg Ball, April 2 Ed and Jan Taber, April 4 Del and EHse Deller, April 6 Chuck and Anne Fears, April 9 "Tom and Ann Blount, April 11, Ed and Abbe Svendsen, April 12 Ned and Ginny Hines, April 14 Rusty and Florenne Crenshaw, April 21 Donald and Maxyne Quigley, April 21 Maynard and Rose Dixon, April 25 Joe and Dolores Reedy, April 26 Joe and Virginia Zirkle, April 30 Grant and June Palmer, with congratulations also due the Strums, Maddocks and Mac Millon families.

NEW ARRIVALS IN THE FAMILY Christopher DREYER, 29 December, to O. C. and Colette; Michael Christopher W E L C H 20 January—No. 6 for RAY and Justine.

From the San Diego area comes word that "BROKE" E N S E Y heads up the Fleet Gunnery School, DICK W R I G H T reports he's on Staff Com 1st Fleet. Other '41ers are RAY PEREZ, at Support Arms Evaluation School at the Amphibious Base, BOB TUGEND InSurv Board, 11th ND, CLIFF LENZ and P A U L W I R T H on Staff, Com NavAirPac, BURT PARKE, ComFairWing 14, GOG CELUSTKA aboard USS S H A N GRI-LA, TIM J O H N S O N Amphib Base and W I L L I E FISHER'S family there though he's been off in Korea.

No longer bachelors you'll note—it's now SANDY and "D.G." L A N D R E T H and it's H O K E and Elinor (Willie) SISK. . . .

Happy year was 1958.

Send your "Dope" to J O S E P H K. T A U S SIG, Sherwood Rd., Annapolis, Md. Heartiest congratulations are due our

class president, P A U L BACKUS, winner of the General Prize Essay Contest of the U.S. Naval Institute. Paul's essay Finite Deterrence, Controlled Retaliation"_ is a masterpiece of clear professional thinking of the highest order. The article will appear in the March 1959 Naval Institute Proceedings.

Paul was awarded a Gold Medal, $1500, and a Life Membership in the Institute at the Annual Meeting on February 18th.

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Sec'y, Cdr. C. B . Bishop, U S N 3380 N . Dickerson St., Arlington, Va.

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Sec'y, Cdr. A. L. Rasmussen, U S N 3619 N . Vernon St., Arlington, Va.

BOB S W E E K writes: "I'd like to bring you up to date on my whereabouts. I left AVCO Mfg. Corp. to go with Boeing in Seattle. Stayed there 30 days and joined Aerojet-General Nucleonics in San Ramon, Calif. As the man says, 'This is the PLACE!' It looks like we'll love the East Bay area.

My address is now 88 Estates Dr., Apt. 6, Danville, Calif. Bette is still in Massachusetts with the kids, but will join me when school lets out. Hope all '42 makes Captain."

ROBERT JAMES MURPHY The class regrets to announce the loss of BOB M U R P H Y in a PSM-2 accident at Norfolk on 27 January. The plane crashed in the seadrome at Norfolk during an instrument approach. Funeral services were held at Arlington Cemetery on 3 February.

Bob was the XO of VP-56 and was scheduled to take over as skipper.

MERRILL S A P P I N G T O N was elected to the office of chairman of the headquarters chapter and vice president of the class as a result of the December 1958 election. The class officers at the headquarters chapter now include: Merrill, Al Rasmussen, Dan Hunt, Bill Busick, and John Callihan.

The annual spring/summer party of the Class of 1943 will be held in May. The exact duty will be published by the party committee in the near future. All classmates who will be in the area at this time are cordially invited. Please contact one of class officers for further details.

Class Newsletter The Rover will be published sometime in March. Look for your issue if you have your correct address on file with BILL BUSICK in BuPers. Classmates on active duty do not have to worry since we keep track officially. All civilians are requested to confirm their addresses with Bill if they did not receive the last issue or if they have changed addresses. We still have a large list of lost classmates which is published from time to time.

Stag class luncheons are still being held at the Army-Navy Country Club at 1145 on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Visitors to the Washington area are urged to attend.

The class has received a nice note from Mrs. Edna Woodruff, wife of R. Adm. George Woodruff, U S N ( R e t ) , and mother of deceased classmate R O B E R T GRAHAM BRADLEY. Mrs. Woodruff has purchased a memorial chair in memory of Bob who was lost while serving in the U S S PRINCETON. The following letter was received recently from SAM S H O R : "Say, I think I omitted the class secretary on my list of wedding announcements when I got married last June.

Better let you know so that my notices will bi to 'Cdr. & Mrs.' from now on.

SHIPMATE

"I was married last June 21 (1958) to Miss Joan Bopp of Decatur, 111. We were married here in Brooklyn. Joan, who graduated from Wellesley in 1946, is an instructor in Psychology at Connecticut College for Women in New London, Conn. She's still teaching this academic year but expects to give it up in June at the end of this academic year. I met her when I was stationed in New London in 1956.

"At the moment I am assistant design superintendent at New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard), working mostly on aircraft carriers. This is a bit of a change from atomic-powered submarines, but I find the same technique of getting thinkers together and encouraging them to be imaginative works just as well here as it does in nuclear power.

"I hope whenever any members of '43 get to Brooklyn that they'll stop in and see me.

They seem to be just as scarce here as they were in Shippingport, Pa., last year."

The following classmates have recently received changes of duty as indicated: Cdr. Robert D. Karl to M S T S Wash., D.C.; Cdr. Frederick H. Lemly, Jr., to SecondFlt; Cdr. Daniel D. Decker, Jr., to NAB, Japan; Cdr. Roderick C. Dennehy to OpNav; Charles A. Pendletoii to U S S LEXINGTON

'43 CLASS LUNCHEON in Pearl Harbor.

michael, Al Cherbak, Bob Hawthorne, Brian McCauley, John Newland and Moe Snead.

W e get together once a month almost without fail. Al Cherbak, Bob Hawthorne and Brian McCauley command destroyers; Ross Ward is doing a splendid job as CO of

V P 6; .Art Emerson is holding down that real choice job of XO of the Naval Station and is president of the '43 Pearl Harbor chapter. I'm the Executive Secretary.

We have no treasurer and no money, and we're not concerned with looking for keys

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Cdr. Leslie R. Heselton, Jr., to CarDiv One; Cdr. WilUam M. R. McCuUey to CO Air AntiSubRon, U S S

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Howard E. Danner, Jr., to N A A S Kingsville; Cdr. Robert J. Zoeller to David W. Taylor Model Basin, Carderock; Cdr. Reuben F. Woodall to NavReactorSBR Div of ReactorDev AEC, Wash., D . C , D U I N S ; Cdr. Thomas C. Hurst, III, to ComSubDiv 62; Cdr. Nelson C. Woodward to SubRon 6; Cdr. Charles K. Ruiz to SecondFlt; Cdr. Gerard F. Colleran to CO FitRon 191; Cdr. William Golden to FitRon 124; Cdr. Carl Holmquist to Ofc of AstSecNav ParenAir Paren NavDept; Cdr. Lawrence A. Kurtz to USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) ; Cdr. William T. Peach, I I I , SC to NavSupCorScol .\thens; Cdr. Hugh M. Durham to CO Pat Ron 45; Cdr. William M. Harnish to U S S FORRESTAL (CVA-59) ; Cdr. Lee R. Scherer, Jr., to MutualWpnDev Program; Cdr. Joseph E. Gould to MinPac; Cdr. Ralph G. Leedy, SC, to OpNav; Cdr. Horace J. Woodward to CO PatRon 49.

Dr. ROBERT T. GREGORY, assistant professor of mathematics at the University of California at Santa Barbara, has been selected by the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D. C , to participate in the National Science Foundation training program in numerical analysis this spring.

Dr. Gregory is one of 12 university mathematicians in the United States selected for this honor by the bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce. The purpose of this training program is to give members of a university staff training in numerical analysis which will enable them to direct the operation of a university computing center, and to organize training and research in numerical analysis on their return to their own institutions.

Dr. Gregory will be in Washington at the Bureau of Standards from 6 Feb. to 6 June 1959.

PEARL HARBOR '43 in Pearl Harbor numbers 13, 7 of whom attended the November monthly luncheon: Ross Ward, Ves Vescovi (standing). Bud Carter, Art Emerson, Jack Barrett, John Nichols and John Bowman. Others in the area who could not attend a r e : Bill CarM A R C H , 1 9 5 9

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Eighty years later, NAVY MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION w a s f o u n d e d . The purpose w a s to give l o w cost protection to members of the N a v y , Marines, Coast G u a r d , a n d their families. For SEVENTY-NINE YEARS N M A has continued to provide this LOW COST PROTECTION. W r i t e us t o d a y f o r our free booklet that w i l l e x p l a i n the f u l l services a n d benefits of NAVY MUTUAL A I D to y o u .

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to any cash box. All members in this area, those with whom I've spoken, have received

their new address—1643 New Castle Dr., Los Altos, Calif.

a copy of the '43 ROVER.

If I'm lucky to come across any choice information I'll mail it on.

AjAX

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EDWIN NELSON DRAKE It is my unpleasant obligation to report the death of Nels Drake in Los Angeles on 17 January 1959. Nels served on destroyers following graduation. In May 1947 he resigned and worked in Chicago. He then enrolled at the University of Minnesota and received a Master's degree in Business Administration in 1949. Following two years in Aruba, NWI, Nels returned to the States and worked for Northrop Aircraft. In 1955 he joined the Ramo-Woolridge Corporation and settled in Palos Verdes. At the time of his death _ he was affiliated with Hoffman Laboratories.

At the January luncheon in Washington, VANCE COX was elected class president and CORKY S C H E F F E R vice president.

They will serve until 1960 unless orders take them from the area earlier. I want to extend our appreciation to STRAT W E N T W O R T H and PAUL ARBO for their service in these offices over the past year.

R A L P H FRAME, from ComNavAirPac, attended the same luncheon. He reported that F R E N C H Y S U H R E has orders from the staff to a squadron in Japan. Believe NICK E V A N S will be replacing Frenchy in officer personnel on the staff.

The mail from classmates everywhere has increased. These letters are appreciated and I would like to solicit more of the same. I promise to reply.

BOB HARVEY writes from 233 Orchard Rd., Paoli, Pa. Bob resigned in October 1958, and is now employed as a Technical Planning Engineer by the Missile and Space Vehicle Department of the General Electric Co. Bob would welcome classmates who are in the Philadelphia area. His home phone is Paoli 6303. Bob has recently given $100 for a Memorial Chair for his brother, Milton Harvey '43.

I also received a letter from W A L T HONOUR, who is stationed at the Army's Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. ROJO ADAMSON and CHUCK S C H M I D T are also there. Their picture is published elsewhere on this page.

Until his reassignment, Walt can be reached at 420-5 Kearney Ave., Fort Leavenworth.

After four straight boys, Walt and Elaine are now the proud parents of a girl, Melanie Joy, born 30 April 1958 in Hawaii.

The Washington area is getting an increasing number of '44. Among the new arrivals are Russ Blalock, Hal Grimes, Paul Crutchfield, Jim Camp, Al Cameron, Chuck Crandall, Bob Gaskin, Bill KnuU, Walt Muller, Hal Price and Wayne Ramey.

BOB H U T Z E L has compiled an up-todate roster of classmates in the Washington, Annapolis and Quantico areas. These will be distributed in Washington. Any one else desiring a copy, drop a card to Bob in Main Navy or to myself.

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From New Delhi, India, comes word of the charter meeting of the New Delhi chapter held 7 Dec. Classmates present elected J. R. CHAPPELL—President, Sec.-Treas., Social Chairman, and Sweeper. Classmates present included: Chappell. The chapter is anxious to provide assistance to all classmates and wives who may be passing through India. They can arrange tiger-hunts, snake charmers, and trips to Nepal to see the abominable snow man (for the latter 13 days notification is required).

W A L T ROSE'S latest move took him three blocks. His new address is 386 Gulf St., Melford, Conn.

J O H N and Louise K U R F E S S are now enjoying Hawaii. John is in VP-28 flying P2V's and their new address is : 91910 Papipi PL, Ewa Beach, Oahu, T.H. BOB and Carol CLANCEY's new address is: 94 Merry Meeting Rd., Brunswick, Maine. Bob is in VP-11.

JIM and Betty COCKRILL send news of

SAN DIEGO A real enthusiastic group, some 36 strong, met for the Army-Navy game on 29 Nov. for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. and to watch the game at 10:30 a.m. The following officers for the San Diego chapter were elected for the coming year: President—GEORGE ASMAN, Vice President—BILL BARNES, Secretary—Darlene CHARLES, Treasurer —Betty BERGER. NEWPORT The Dec. luncheon was held in the Destroyer Room of the O Club with 23 attending: Bob Delgado, Curt Bessette, Al Slaff, John Pirro, Harvey Hartzel, Jerry Johnson, Bryce Royalty, Bud Bowler, John Haines, John Gillcrist, Bill Ferguson, Bobo Cogswell, Mort Cooley, Tom Bush, Bob Bascom, Walt Schwartz, Bob Steele, Jack Pate, Joe Henson, Bill Kistler, Bob Hayes, Gordon Randall, and Pappy Gay. The Newport chapter started the year out with a wonderful cocktail dinner-dance. This has been reported as one of the finest '45 parties ever held in the Newport area. A big round of applause is due for BILL and Polly FERGUSON, who made the arrangements.

Those enjoying the evening were: Dick and Hope Alexander, Bob and Kay Bascom, Curt and Ella Bessette, Rudy and Lee Biordi, Bud and Beno Bowler, Tom and Mary Bush, Bobo and Gladys Cogswell, Mort and Zo Cooley, Chris and Betty Christofferson, Bob and Davie Delgado, Bill and Polly Ferguson, John and Ronny Gillcrist, John and Bobbie Haines, Bob and Betty Hayes, Joe and Gloria Henson, Tom Ives, Jerry and Lil Johnson, Roger and Jeanne North, Al and Dotty 01sen, Tony and Betty Paolantonio, Ev and Peggy Parke, John and Betty Lee Pirro, Randy and Katie Randall, Bryce and Nancy Royalty, and Allen and Mary Lee Slaff.

By the time this article is published Kathryn and I will be in Key West for a tour with VX-1. I have enjoyed passing the word along these last two months. The next article will come from C. B. S T E P H E N S O N so keep sending in the news. Steve, the deck is yours !

MALCOLM FORTSON

"Retired here last March . . . fringe benefits, you know."

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respondent et a l , spouse Woody and I re- Part II of the American Board of Surgery cently moved to Northfield, 520 Valley Way. exam, and she is now 'Board Certified.' Oak Sec'y. Mr. Joseph P. Flanagan, Jr. I would appreciate the names of any class- Harbor is a small place, but the 2 town 401 E. Mill Rd., Flourtown, Pa. mates in the Chicago and surrounding areas doctors and the Navy seem interested in as I am the area representative. T o carry surgical help; so, when the license problem NORFOLK NOTES the torch for ne.xt year we have spoken for is settled in Jan., she hopes to get back to The '47 Wives Bridge was hosted in Jan. the honors and all classmates in the area, work in earnest. (She has been helping out

by Edna C R E Q U E and Dot A R G U E L L E S passing through, or otherwise available are a little, already.) at the Creques'. The gals eager to display cordially invited."

"Housekeeping is being set up 'from their mastery of tlie friendly art of bridge scratch,' and many hectic furniture-shopping and gossip were: Kate Chadwick, Merlle 9TH COMPANY NEWS expeditions have at last begun to make the Ekelund, Rosemary Enright, Jean Farley, The following note was received from place seem like 'home.' W e now are preJane Hess, Pat Moss, Louise Stanley, FranBette P. M O O R E : "I wish to thank the pared to throw out the "welcome' mat, and ces Stevens, Mickey Wells, Ellie Williams, Class of '47 for the lovely flowers sent at hope that our friends will feel free to call L)'nn Williams and the hostesses. the death of my husband, Lt. Cdr. CHARLES on us when they are in the area. W e have The boys met in the shipyard at PortsM. MOORE." room." mouth, Va., on 30 January. Again the ex21ST COMPANW NEWS 16TH COMPANY NEWS ceptional resourcefulness of the Norfolk '47ers was displayed. After tentatively schedulWas pleased to hear from J. D. "Cab" Interesting letter received from P H I L I P ing the meeting for the Officers' Club, it was K W A R T : "Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Philip Kwart CALLAWAY, Jr., "I hope one of your suggested that we meet instead at a local family will be able to decipher my terrible are nearly settled at last, after a year of restaurant featuring Mexican food. The protyping, but decided to drop you a line for marriage, in a 'home!' posal was well received until at practically "The past year has been hectic, but inter- probably the first time since last seeing you the last minute it was discovered that because esting : From the time of our marriage on in 'Jax' in 1946. Right now I'm an instructor of prior arrangements the Mexican place New Year's Eve 1958 until about 1 August, at the General Line and Naval Science couldn't handle our group. J E E P D O N A L D School of the U.S. Postgraduate School.

Phil continued his Kodiak duties, while Beth SON to the rescue. The luncheon was held Have been here since January '57, so am remained at the Alaska Native Hospital in in the Officers' Club with delicious tacos, Anchorage, caring for Eskimo, Indian and almost ready to leave after the normal twoenchiladas and tostados provided by the Aleut patients—very gratifying work, as year tour for us 'black shoes.' Will be deMexican restaurant. Classmates present in- these people are exceedingly cooperative, and tached sometime in January '59 for duty as cluded : Jim Desanto, Bob Enright, Pud grateful for any service. (They also sport a XO of the U S S SHIELDS ( D D - 5 9 6 ) , homeRoth, Joe Cofer, Ed O'Callaghan, Dick Hol- fascinating variety of pathological states!) ported in San Diego. lyer. Art Holfield, Frank Hunter, Jack Ste"There are quite a few of the old class "Midsummer found us in the Middle West, vens, Buck Williams, Mac Balfe, and Jeep where we visited Beth's family (and her old around Monterey here now—R. W. AnderDonaldson.

S.U.I, stamping grounds) and Phil went son, Jim Anderson, Hal Carpenter, Fred Martin, Van Sickle, Pete Koches, and several through J T T U at Olathe, Kan. (Jet TranSeen in the area recently were BILL DILLEN from Lockheed Aircraft and P E T E sitional Training Unit—dogfiights in Grum- others whose names I can't recall at the moment. For the holidays, '45, '46 and '47 in CUMMINGS from his V P squadron in Ber- man 'Cougars,' or F9F-8's). The summer the area had a get-together at the PG School muda. Leaving our little group in the future was marred by Beth's need for surgery (on O Club on 19 December. will be the R O T H S to CinCNELM in Lon- the receiving end this time—a different story, I might add), which came off uneventfully "Was glad to find out that T. R. (Rog) don and H A L E D W A R D S who has been J O H N S O N is in BuPers, as I had lost ordered as CO U S S PREVAIL. DICK GAR- at Iowa City in late August. track of him when he left his minesweeper "By October, we were heading West and DINER has reported to the Staff, CinCLant Fit and GORDIE M c P A D D E N as XO U S S settling down (after 3 weeks in a Quonset in Long Beach. He and I got together several times in Long Beach and had many a fine hut) in a 3-bedroom apartment on the Naval VOGELSAXG. G . C . F L E T C H E R is rumored Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash, This is time over coffee in the ward rooms discussto be headed for DesRon 36 Staff. a scenic area on Puget Sound, about 60 ing some of our hairier exploits in the 'Jax' Big party plans for 3 April at the Breezy miles area." northwest of Seattle.

Point (NAS) Officers' Club. A happy hour "Phil is nearing the end of a trainingbar and terrific buffet dinner. More later 13TH COMPANY NEWS phase and will soon be attached to VAH-8 but mark your calendar.

Received a most interesting and well done (Navy-ese for 'Heavy Attack Squadron 8,' JACK M . STEVENS Christmas card showing the four RUMwhich is an outfit of A3D's—Douglas 'SkyMr. and Mrs. R O B E R T H . McDOUGAL warrior' carrier-based twin-jet bombers). BLES, who have really sprouted since I last announce the arrival of a boy, Gene Hanson saw them in person. DOUG writes: He's enthusiastic about the work.

McDougal, on 2 January 1959. Also at home "Beth is trying to mix holiday prepara"I saw PAUL FITZGERALD, P I N K Y are Ellen 5, Evan 4, and Glenn 20 months. tions with studying for the Washington State J E X and K E N COLE in Newport last fall.

Basic Science exams. (National Boards don't JAY McKIE and JACK D E M P S E Y at the From AD J O N E S comes the following B.U. game. TOM H U D N E R up from Otis letter. ' A delayed communique on the Army- have reciprocity—ugh!) It seems it's just one exam after another—Last June it was AFB (he was on exchange duty) last sumNavy Game activities in the Chicago area— JACK and Merlita R I C H T E R did the honors this year for '47 classmates and their wives with a hearty luncheon par excellence to spur on spirited team support for the Navy via TV. The Richters took the load this year carrying on the precedent set last year by E D D I E (Duffy) and Joanie FRENCH. Jack is a Veep of one of Chicago's building supply companys and is living in Hinsdale. At the party also were D A V E and Saralee GLECKLER who have just recently been transferred from California and are now living in Arlington Heights.

Dave is with the plant management of Proctor and Gamble's operations here in Chicago.

"PAT and Joyce L A W L E R came down from Elm Grove, Wise, to join the gang.

Pat's main occupation is that of commercial artist but seven kids (perhaps more) certainly deserves mention as a strong runner-up.

"FRANK and Ingrid T H I E N P O N T , newlyweds by only six weeks, were welcomed into the fold by the rest of us veterans, having just returned from their honeymoon in Mexico. Frank has a position in the patent OBVIOUSLY ENJOYING their monthly class lunch at the Officers' Club, Norfolk Naval Shipyard on law department of the Borg Warner CorFriday, January 3 0 , are the following '47ers: back row (left to right), Dick Hollyer, Pud Roth, Joe Cofer, poration. H e and his delightful bride are Ed O'Callaghan, Bob Enright, Jim Desanto; front row (left to right). Art Holfield, Frank Hunter, Jack presently living in Evanston. As for the corStevens, Buck Williams, Jeep Donaldson, and Mac Balfe.

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mer. ED meeting of recently, at SAVAGE A4D to fly

McCORMACK at the Boston the NA and W P Alumni, and Quonset Point, I ran into DICK ( U S M C ) . He was picking up an back to Cherry Point."

WASHINGTON AREA NEWS NOTICE Class luncheons are a regular feature with the Washington area group, and classmates who might be transients in Washington are reminded to keep in mind the 2nd Tuesday of each month as the regular luncheon date.

For details contact " M A T T I E " MATT H E W S or BOB MARMET. BOB M A R M E T wrote of the latest luncheon as follows: "Although the luncheon was not well attended, what we lacked in quantity we made up in quality. DEAN KELLOGG, SC, reported for his first luncheon. He is in the Washington area for a regular tour of duty in connection with some kind of petroleum distribution. JACK DOHENY, who is stationed at the Naval Communications Station in Cheltenham, Md., made the luncheon for the first time in many months. DOUG CUMMINS, a civilian, made the luncheon for the first time in many mionths, also. Other regulars in attendance were: Dave Toll, Eli Kirk, Squeak Duckett, Mike Coerper, Stu Carney, Bill Schaefer, Rog Johnston, Bob Keating, Bill Rainnie, Neil Thompson, Joe Melesky, George Grove and Bob Marmet."

MISCELLANEOUS The Scotchlite crests and emblems which DON MURRAY is making available have resulted in a rash of inquiries by interested classmates as to who are the present company representatives. The current list follows : 1st—Lt. Cdr. Louis H. Guertin, 15 Monroe Rd., Annapolis, Md.; 2nd—Lt. Cdr. Harold L. Edwards, 1362 Bailey St., Norfolk, Va.; 3rd—^Lt. Cdr. Frank L. Elefante, 19 Monroe Rd., Annapolis, Md.; 4th—Lt. Cdr. Richard G. Lilly, Jr., 10138 Crestwood Rd., Kensington, Md.; 5th—George O. R. Brungot, Esq., 108 Cedar Rd., W. Severna Park, Md.; 6th— Robert N. Barker, 585 Conestoga Rd., Berwyn. Pa.; 7th—Lt. John L. Prehn, Forrestal Village, 121 Pennsylvania Ave., Apartment D, N. Chicago, 111.; 8th—Lt. Cdr. Ernest R. Stacey, 16 Pine St., Windsor, Vt.; 9th— David R. Toll, Esq., Room F-88, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D. C.; 10th—Lavern (Red) Niedfelt, 3 Peter Cooper Rd., N. Y., N. Y.; 11th—Lt. Cdr. Edward J. Myerson, 737 Lakeview Dr., Falls Church, Va.; 12th—Lt. Cdr. Robert L. von Gerichten, 117 E. Deshler Ave., Columbus 6, O.; 13th— Lt. Cdr. James D. Rumble, Public Works, USNA, Annapolis, Md.; 14th—Howard R. Weiss, 5239 Ventura Canyon Ave., Van Nuys, Calif.; 15th—Lt. Cdr. Donald B. Whitmire, 101 Simms Dr., Annapolis, Md.; 16th—Stanley J. Schiller, 416 Chestwood Dr., Fort Worth, Texas; 17th—Lt. Cdr. John C. Thompson, 3 Baldridge Rd., Annapolis, Md.; 18th—Lt. Cdr. C. Turner Joy, 1044 Loyola St., Santa Clara, Calif.; 19th—Herbert M. Lundien, Jr., 22 Meadowbrook Ave., Eatontown, N. J.; 20th—John T. Harris, 93 Livingston Ave., Pittsfield, Mass.; 21st—Capt. Joseph "Bo" N. Eagle ( U S M C ) , 171 Williams Dr., Annapolis, Md.; 22nd—George G. (GG) Strott, 106 N. Division St., Salisbury, Md.; 23rd— Lt. Cdr. Otto G. Pitz, Jr., 46 Tinker Dr., Mt. Holly, N. J.; 24th—Wayne B. Harbarger, Jr., 379 E. Main St., Jackson, Ohio.

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Peter J. Goldman USN, 413 Dewey Dr., Annapolis, Md.

Received a note from R. D. R A W L I N S , presently XO, U S S PICUDA (SS-382) undergoing overhaul in Charleston. Enclosed was 40

a check to bring him up to date with his members of the Class of 1948-B shall be pledge for the giving quota of '48A. Thanks acceptable for membership, . • • "Chick"; it is in the proper hands.

VISITORS The Class of 1948 had a "bang-up" getGEORGE D I T T M A N N ( L T U S N ) was together in Washington at the Naval Gun up from Jacksonville, where he is attached to Factory Officers' Club on 17 Jan. The festivi- ComFleetAirWing 11, as communications ofties included cocktails, dinner, and dancing. ficer. George reports that an increase m their Surprisingly, there are quite a few class- family is expected in the near future. mates in the Washington area and a total of forty couples enjoyed renewing acquain- N E W A D D R E S S E S tances during the enjoyable evening. The folF R E D GRALOW ( L T U S N ) is living lowing were in attendance: A'ers: the Bar- at 1613 Sheppard Ave., Norfolk. DICK toses, Beggses, Boushees, Chelgrens, Duquettes (going to MAAG, Paris, shortly), CLITHERO's address is 8467 Benningfield Fargos, Foxwells, Geigers, Goldmans, Norm Ct Norfolk. Dick is aboard the USS RANKIN (AKA-103) as First Lieutenant.

Greens, Ted Holt, Huftts, Jagoes, JaworJust heard from BILL B O R C H E R T (LT skis, Jeffersons, Latimers, Lucys, Morrisons, SC U S N ) this morning. He and the family Monaghans (down from NJ for this). Nelsons, Opitzes, Pyles, Rosses, Sansoms, have been in the area since August. (It pays Schneemans, Siberts, D. W. Smiths, Jack to advertise?) He is Supply Officer aboard Stufflebeam, Urbanczyks, Dwight Wads- the USS BIGELOW and living at 1439 Simpworth, Waldrops, Kenny Wilsons, and son Ct., Norfolk.

Youngs. B'ers : Axtells, Bucks, Crosbys, Duncans, Frahlers, Martensons, Moores, and G E N E R A L N E W S Scotts. D W I G H T W A D S W O R T H is to be Happy to report that E A R L RESCH is congratulated for arranging the affair and sporting his new half-stripe. seeing to it that all went well while leaving DON F O U L D S and Doris announce the his ailing wife home to mind the family. arrival of Donald Scott Foulds at their home During the course of the evening, the class on 31 Oct. presidents, PERRY NELSON and DICK Received a letter from GORDY ENGEL, SCOTT, agreed with the other classmates enclosing a long letter from our long-lost in attendance to attempt to obtain closer co- secretary, DICK B A T E S . As yet, have not operation as a single class of 1948, hold these had time to fully study the suggestions and evening get-togethers and/or luncheons comments by Dick. However, hope to let you monthly, work for the passage of policy and know more about this thru your company legislation (as the Class of '45) as a group, reps. and to attempt a joint homecoming in conjunction with the opening of the new Stadium COMPANY R E P S at Annapolis next fall.

Attention TOM ALEXANDER—underA list of the Class of 1948 personnel (mili- stand thru various sources that you have left tary and civilian) in the Washington-AnnapG.E. and perhaps the Cincinnati area. Anyolis area was graciously run off for us by one knowing the whereabouts of Tom, please the Alumni Association and will be mailed let me know by postcard. to all those in the area very shortly.^ Anyone There are a few classmates, I know, who having knowledge of additions, deletions, and have not yet answered their company reps. changes please contact this correspondent and Once again, I appeal to all hands to help us DWIGHT WADSWORTH. locate the "missing ones."

Two notes for our classmates : As the time There have been some moves by company grows shorter between now and Homecom- reps, but I have not received notification of ing, available locations for a Homecoming the new from them personally— party are becoming scarcer. All classmates had to digaddresses them out from other sources. Hope are requested to drop me a short note or to have a revised list of addresses to publish card as to whether they intend, or at least next month. If your address is incorrect, plan, to attend Homecoming, so that some don't blame me I idea of the number coming can be estimated.

BOB HANBY Secondly, SANDY SANSOM graciously donated a small amount to our class fund here GORDY E N G E L reports from Monterey in Annapolis which now stands at "low tide" that he is short on mail and long on studies after the majority of funds were used in the this month. He did hear from BOB class' last survey and class book. Any and S C H O E F F E R M A N N at the Naval War all contributions will be happily added to College. the account. Please send these to : Maj. E. W. Report on the ten-year book—we have beJAWORSKI, USMC, Quarters B-3, Perry tween 240 and 265 questionnaires returned Circle, Annapolis, Md. In both instances, if you know of classmates who are not members at the present time and thus will begin writof the Alumni Association and do not get ing up the copy for publication. If you haven't returned your questionnaire, please send it in Shipmate, please check with them also. so vve may include information on you.

As a final note, the money donated to the PAUL L . QUINN Stadium Fund by members of the class will be assigned to seats for all our classmates who have died from any cause. We have sufficient funds to cover this cost.

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East Coast—Lt. Bob Hanby, U S N 1720 Branchwood St., Norfolk 3, Va, West C o a s t ^ L t . Gordon R. Engel, U S N 33 Ralston Dr., Monterey, Calif.

NORFOLK AREA Q U O T E W I T H O U T COMMENT "The name of the Association shall be ' T H E ASSOCIATION OF T H E CLASS OF 1948-B, U.S.N.A.' . . .

"All persons who, at any time, were borne on the rolls of the U.S. Naval Academy as

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Sec'y, Mr. C. G. Kretschmcr 5809 Jarvis Lane, Bethesda, Md.

Lt. S H E P H E R D MARTIN JENKS, USN, navigator of the nuclear-powered submarine NAUTILUS, was named one of America's Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1958 by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce on 7 Jan. The ten award winners, all under 36, represent the fields of physics, medicine, education, journalism, law and marine navigation.

Lieutenant Jenks, 31, together with the other nine award recipients, was presented the silver "Jayson," symbol of their selection, at SHIPMATE

a Jaycee conclave 17 Jan. at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On 3 August^ 1958, the NAUTILUS

It's a shame that S M I T T Y transferred, for he was giving us good coverage. Let's wish him the best. Being a bit lazy, but also recognizing that this is YOUR column, I'm asking you to write it. What and whom do you want to hear about? Sure you'll hear of the class planning, but what people? We've got a full file of class questionnaires (which Vve wish T E D J O H N S E N would have processed) that will be tapped and added to if necessary to answer your questions. (You Shipmate readers, incidentally, are only about VA oi the class.) Why not write and ask for brief sketches on some of your friends?

Where are they, did they finally marry? I'll try to run down the files or seek other more devious routes, to give you dated dope. You have got the ball, just write m e : C. G. KRETSCHMER, 412 Cafritz Building, 1625 Eye St. N W , Washington 6, D. C. If it's money that's bothering you, you have some you'd like to give away!!! S T A N F I N E is much more reliable. His address is: 7314 Hogart St., Springfield, Va. A few scattered bits of news: Shouldn't Cincinnati GE be forming their own local '49 chapter? J U D G E BEAN, T E D LARSON, and BILL W E I R , they've a good nucleus.

JACK P E T E R S was the only '49'er selected for majority in the current U S A F promotion cycle. IRV McDONALD will be leaving soon for air attache duty in Moscow. TOM DONAHER is now a social aide at the White House. Thus you see, '49'ers get around. You notice that we've managed to not mention that BILL COLLINS has three children, all of whom were born on 24 January. Believe it or not, Ripley forgot to mention that Bill missed three income tax years.

If you didn't get a '49'er questionnaire, or if you've moved lately, send your current address for the class president elections which are near.

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guided by "blind" (inertial) navigation under the North Pole, marking a maritime feat which startled the world. Months before the journey began. Lieutenant Jenks conducted the top-secret mission of making reconnaissance flights over the Arctic to secure information which led to the successful 1,8()0mile trip under the ice.

Lieutenant Jenks, born in Berkeley, Calif., now resides with his wife in Gales Ferry, Conn.

It's not too early to start thinking of attending the 10th Reunion at Annapolis, Homecoming Weekend. Plans are now underway to throw your party as you'd like it.

Your ideas can help make it a success and your attendance will assure it. There are major decisions to be made—who's the master of ceremonies—SWAN SON? PARR? SCOTT? R I P L E Y ? or ? Should Agnes be invited? Should JACK SCOVILLE at A-3 Perry Circle, Annapolis, be making your hotel reservation? He's doing a good job with the Crab Town arrangements.

Thus far it looks like there will be an open suite at Carvel following the Friday festivities—^better plan to hit that if you want any of that "in trust" case which will have aged over ten years in the bottle by then . . . isn't that a poor way to age liquor ?

Saturday will be a full day with the suite open pre-game and a cocktail hour, diimer, and dancing will follow. There will be spirits to buoy spirits in celebrating the opening of the new Stadium, a resounding victory, and the ten-year anniversary. Let's not push the current classes, but just ask that they duplicate our initial plebe effort.

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Corr. Sec'y (Temp.), Lt. J. W. Lynn, SC U S N , 207 N . Columbus St., Arlington 3, V a .

Among the letters finding their way to us this month was a very welcome one from J. K. NOBLE. It was particularly welcome in that, contrary to the dictum "Never volunteer!" Ken indicated his willingness to take on the job of corresponding secretary. In the near future we hope to get him firmly entrenched as a permanent clearing house for news, but until we do, keep your letters coming in to D.C. Ken also reported that his and Norma Jean's second child, J K III, arrived on 2 Jan., but that they still have two bedrooms and a bath available at 12 Bolton Gardens, Bronxville, N. Y., as a "welcome hostel for any forlorn 'SO-ites passing through New York." Call him at his office, GR 7-6272, for reservations. He ran into RAY F A H S at NYU night school and heard that AL R E G I S T E R and ROD E Y S T E R are also around. DICK B O S S E R T is running a construction company in New Jersey and H O W I E LANIADO is dabbling in real estate. T I M M I L L E R is with General Electric and is active in the American Rocket Society. BILL and Ede GRIMM, still at USNA, will be in the Big City to stand up as godparents for J K III, as they did for his sister, Anne.

We received nice responses from K E N MOLL (468 Oak Ct., E. Palo Alto) and from N E I L C H A I T I N (86 Seal Rock Dr., San Francisco 21, Calif.) on our plea for addresses of civilian classmates. Let's hear from some more of you. Better duplications than no dope at all.

JACKSONVILLE AREA What with getting moved in, settled, etc., I haven't had an opportunity to report "who's-who" in Jax. I checked into CVG-4 Staff at Cecil 1 October. I am Air Intelligence Officer, P I O and Communicator. LARRY S T A P P is right across the hangar in VPF-62, flying photo Crusaders. E R N I E W A L L E R is on the other side of the barn in VF-31, flying Demons. DODGE McFALL is Maintenance Officer of VA-15 (AD's) at Mainside. He is soon to depart on a Med vacation. A L E X GROSVENOR is presently at Key West in F3H training and will be here in VF-31.

P E T E BONEY and F R A N K H O U S E R are civilians in town. That's the extent of 'SO here as far as I know. Anyone hitting Cecil be sure to look me up.

JOHN BRICK

F R E D K E E P E R is on his way from N A S Willow Grove to the Navy Exchange at NavSta Subic Bay in the Philippines with his wife Jeanne and Ricky Lee, Beth Ann and Scotty.

We have some new "volunteers" as area reps. J. B. F A R R E L L reports from Hawaii that J O S H DORSEY has reported to MCAS Kaneohe with his wife and that F R A N K and Jane F E A T H E R S T O N have forsaken the beach at NAS Barber's Point for the AEC here in D.C. J.B.'s address is VR-21, Navy 14, F P O San Fran. Transients and beachcombers in sunny Hawaii look him up.

GEORGE DARFUS, 24110 Lake Rd., Bay Village, Ohio, has agreed to wave the '50 flag in Cleveland. He's CO of the N&MCRTC and OinC of the U S S GAR (SS-206) there after four years in destroyers and three years in the U S S WAHOO (SS-S6S). He managed to avoid the rigors of 0200 feedings when George, now 6, and Dawn, now 2 ^ , arrived, but Helen made sure he was available for his share of the watches when Emily Anne arrived on 23 Nov. H e reports that J O H N McNABNEY, working for Goodyear, and A. O. RULE, in business for himself, are active in the Submarine Reserve there, and that M O N T Y FRAZIER and GEORGE BOTTOM are also civilians in the area. Another volunteer as area rep is BOB HAMER. All he needs is an area to represent. He reports that things are pretty quiet, 'SO wise, at the Embassy in Colombo, Ceylon.

Money still continues to roll in for the class fund and our part in the Stadium drive, but it can currently be accurately described as a dribble. N O W is the time to convert those pledges you sent to us into hard cash.

Two items that we have been receiving some comments on are whether we should plan a tenth reunion, and if so where. East and/or West coast, and whether the class would support a "Ten Year After" yearbook.

What are your thoughts on these ideas? Let us hear from you.

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Sec'y, Lt. Bruce I. Meader, U S N 5713 S. 2d St., Arlington, Va.

Because of the work involved in getting out the semi-annual letter to the class your secretary has not written a column for this issue. Look for information from recent correspondence and the results on the incorporation in the next issue.

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Sec'y, Albert J. Kermes 176 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. Treas., Lt. P. A. Stark, Jr., U S N Staff, ComNavAirLant, U. S. Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va.

BIRTH BOB and Cornelia McKEE amiounce with pleasure the birth of their first child, Mary Katherine McKee, on 9 December 19S8, at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. Maternal grandparents are R. Adm. and Mrs. Robert E. Dixon '27 of Washington, D. C. "Dear Jake, "Thought perhaps I'd best drop a line and formally turn over the reins. In so doing I'll clean out my desk drawers and include all the information that somehow never found its way into previous columns. Also, I'd like to publicly thank a few people and at the same time transfer their support to you.

Probably my most consistent, and most loyal contributor has been Jean EBBERT ( L E I G H ' S wife) out in Monterey. Jean has covered the West Coast for the past two years and is at least 50% responsible for whatever good things were printed herein.

(I take full responsibility for the bad ones.)

Jean somehow found interesting news and lots of it and has a talent for presenting her material "with style and grace,' as the song goes. A belated, but most sincere, 'Thank you, Jean.'

"Another staunch supporter, without whom the winters would have been most bleak, was P E T E STARK. I don't know how many of you know it, but Pete has managed our financial affairs since way back in 1949. His careful investment of our class treasury made possible the contribution to the Memorial Stadium, the mail-out of the constitutions and a continuing fund upon which to draw.

Financial solvency is too often taken for granted and never noticed until you don't have it. One final comment regarding funds and then I'll really pack my tent . . . if I've learned nothing else these past two years I've learned that you've got to have the class officers concentrated in the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis area. When you get your copy of the constitution . . . please approve this provision if you want any kind of organization at all. Without it there simply isn't any organization. Contrary to popular belief it takes a little money for the secretary to perform properly. The present lack of any policy regarding the disbursement of funds severely handicaps the class officers by limiting their projects to 'pocket money' stuff. I think a minimum operating fund for the secretary should be $100.00 per year. With this he could maintain an addressograph listing of the class (something I've longed for these past two years), write a semi-annual newsletter and maintain some correspondence with his area representatives if he is fortunate enough to have any. The skeptics will cry, 'Why do you need addresses ? BuPers or Department of the Air Force know where I am.' They may know, but I'm here to tell you I've forwarded no less than 200 pieces of correspondence to classmates which were originally sent to the Alumni Association.

An up-to-date listing of classmates is the number one responsibility of the secretary, as I see it.

"A few more classmates have given unselfishly of their time and, yes, even money in our behalf. Foremost among these are F R E D K R A F T who spearheaded, the Stadium Drive; CURT W A K E M A N and GEORGE BROV^N who singlehandedly composed, typed, printed and mailed the constitution; BILL S H E E H A N who completed the monumental task of digging out over 850 addresses, register numbers, family data, etc., 42

to provide us with a complete address file . . . and he did it by hand . . . longhand. I_ don't know how many hours he spent over in the Dept. of the Air Force personnel section riffling through records; Joy SQUIER who has worked tirelessly here in the Washington area and who has given us 'social cohesion' through two magnificent parties this past year; all of these nice people were, in fact, your 'secretaries.'

"GENERAL N E W S : A few weeks ago out at Andrews Air Force Base the Class of '52 had its first, to my knowledge, formal dinner-dance. Arranged and hosted most ably by the SQUIERS, BILL and Joy, and attended by some 60 classmates and wives. Pictures and a full account of the merriment in the next issue. (Sort of like a continued serial, huh?)

"The SAGERHOLMS, JIM and Peggy and three daughters departed for sunny Hawaii where Jim is starting a tour as Admiral Dennison's aide. P H I L CASE writes from Quaker Hill, Conn., where he and Louise (plus daughter Lisa) have set up housekeeping. Phil is on the SubSchool staff along with Joe Wiseman, Jim Wilson, George Vahsen, Carl Lidel, Fred Ilesmann, Dame Dimmick, Gordy Engquist, Jeff Badgett, Red Stein and Bill Shanahan.

"MIKE ZIBILICH has been ordered to duty at USNA. Mike has been flying with VF-11 off the ESSEX for lo these past few years and expects to move to Annapolis with his wife Neyda and daughter, Neyda Emilia, sometime this spring. (A very substantial contribution to the Stadium fund accompanied Mike's letter.)

"DICK S M I T H writes from Monterey where he, wife Lois and three members of the Class of 1975, Philip (3), Brant (4) and Kerry ( ^ ) live at 955 Rosita Rd.Dick enclosed two snapshots which the printer tells me are too small to reproduce properly. Perhaps I can get Dick to send the negatives.

One of the pictures reported a 18th company party attended by TOM and Mary Lou L U C K E T T , ED and Marie FAY, DICK and Cathy H A R T , FRANK and Gloria HAGGARD. A final note from BILL DRAKE who is on duty out in Pearl as Aide to Admiral Parks. For those who wish to drop him a line, his address is 1121 Cakon St., Honolulu 18. Bill reports a wife, Billie Ruth, and one daughter, Cindy.

"There, my desk is clean, if not my conscience. I relinquish my 'post' and become a 'reader.' Best of luck, HI."

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Sec'y, Capt. Gerald E. Weinstein, USAF 23-B Travis Loop, HoUoman AFB, N. M.

WELL FELLERS! I guess my threat to write about myself paid off. This month letters poured in from the four corners. You know, I'm not sure how I should take that!

MAX W A K I T S C H writes that he, his wife Sue, and son Peter have been in Germany for the past 18 months. His next door neighbor for about a year of that time was LOU H O P K I N S . Max's address is Capt.

H. E. Wakitsch, 1st TRS, Box 37, A P O 123, N.Y., N.Y. A big ol' congratulations goes to ol' dyed in the wool bachelor MAC CRAMER who went the way of all good bachelors on 24 January. On that date Miss Barbara Jean Spaulding became the wife of Capt. Mercade A. Cramer. You have the congratulations of the entire class Mac and Barbara, and especially those of your secretary who personally knows that both are very fortunate to have each other.

A letter from C L I F F T H O M A S : "Just a note to let you know I have resigned and am now home in Westport, Conn.

For the benefit of all those who may be wondering, I'm still single, and I'm still playing golf. I had the good fortune to qualify for the National Amateur Golf Tournament this year, which was played in San Francisco in Sept. Needless to say civilians play more golf than Lieutenants in a fighter squadron.

I was mowed down before I had a chance to know I was in Calif.

"My new address will be Old Hill Rd., Westport, Conn. I've made no plans to work—single you know—and I still have a lot of golf and traveling to do. I still read the financial section of the New York Times, but have added the Wall Street Journal to my list of financial literature.

"By the way, does anyone know the whereabouts of my first and second class year roommate ( W I F E ) C H A R L I E SIEBER? "My best wishes to the class, but especially to those with three and four children."

JIM CARRINGTON writes that he is on the beach as Aide to the Commandant First Naval District, Headquarters in Boston, Mass. He, his wife Laurie, and their two sons (3J4 and 2 years) live in Quarters S, U.S. Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass. (close to a supply of A P C s ) . Any classmates and/or shipmates appearing in Boston are invited to drop in the Navy Building on Summer St. for a cup of coffee or to the above mentioned quarters for other liquid refreshment.

Jim also reports that the Boston chapter of the Alumni Association is a very fine organization. They have monthly luncheon meetings and had a wonderful cocktail party followed by dinner on the evening before the, Navy-Boston University Game at which Admiral Melson was the principal speaker.

While getting a 100% participation in the parent organization is the main goal, joining the chapter of the Alumni Association in the city where you are stationed is recommended as it brings you into closer contact with classmates and other alumni and leads to better understanding of the problems that the Naval Academy and the Navy face. Of course, they have some good parties too!

Thanks to TOM and Lois MITCHELL, quarters 571-A, Fort Belvoir, Va., the following CEC news is available: "Thought we'd check with a yearly report on '53 in the CEC. There have been some moves and new family additions.

"AARON and Sally AGEE are now in Drexel Hill, Pa. They just got back from a tour in Japan. Aaron is at the Naval Air Material Center at the Phila. Naval Base.

"DAVE and May BIGELOW have announced the birth of David Skinner Bigelow, IV, on 31 Dec. They are in Forest Park, 111., with Dave at the Ordnance Plant.

"The FALKs, HARVEY, Marge, Harvey, III, and Patty have come East for the holidays after two years in Hawaii. They will soon be at home in Denver at the NAS. "CARL and Connie H O F F N E R and their two girls (Carol and Heidi) have found an island paradise on Guam. They shared some chickens with their islander neighbors for a while but are now comfortable in a house with gardens et al.

"H. B. J O N E S is listed as stationed at NAS Cecil Field, Fla. We assume he's still a bachelor.

"CHUCK and Eleanor MERICA—proud parents of twins, Robin and Beth—have completed a tour in 111. and are now in No. Kingstown, R. I. Chuck is Personnel Officer at Davisville.

"RAY P A U L S E N and his family are in Phila. He's with District Public Works located at the Naval Base.

SHIPMATE

"TOE and Joan T R U N Z with their two little girls spent Christmas in a Naples hotel but should be settled by now. It sounds like lush duty to be in Italy. Joe is with Naval .\ir Facilities there.

"TAK, Elva, Peter and David Y O S H I HARA have wintered in Las Vegas. Tak was the only one of this group we've seen recently. He spent a few weeks at Ft. Belvoir at the .\rmy Management School. He is at the Lake Meade Base for duty.

"As for the MITCHELLS—we are living in Army quarters. The senior officer is Air Force, but the Navy has established a beachhead.

"JOHN and Betty MORRISON, whom we cannot claim to CEC, are living in the area. John, now a civilian, is with ALCO— the builder of the reactor at Belvoir.

"TOM, Pat and Hayden TAYLOR passed through D.C. on their way to Boston where Tom will attend MIT. "The wornout phrase—'the welcome mat is out'—applies with special feeling to our desire to have classmates contact us should they come D.C. way."

TOM and Lois MITCHELL

FRANK M I T C H E L L , Capt. USMC, G-3 Hq. 1st Mar. Brig. F M F % F P O San Francisco, writes the following: "I agree with you! It is pretty bad when the 'Sec'y' has to write about himself! All kidding aside though, when I saw the size of our article for Dec. I felt duty bound to forward what 'scoop' I had.

"First of all, I just finished a course in Nuclear Weapons Employment at NAS North Island, and naturally, while there, and since then, I've run across a few 'S3'ers.

FRED SHAY, who was going to a Weapons Orientation Course in the same bldg., was resplendent in his new gold sub. insignia; he's based there in San Diego. Also saw CHUCK W A L K E R at the same location, and if I remember he had also just become qualified. Bumped into DON BEARD again (we're always crossing paths), this time he was headed for PG School. ED L E A V I T T is still a bachelor, and is still located at Camp Pendleton.

"Not too much of interest from the Marine Scene here in Hawaii. N E A L BIRD just reported in for duty with the Brigade. He's now a Poppa, and should have another by the time you read this. He has India Company/3/4. DON C H R I S T E N S E N still has Fox Trot Company/2/4, and I'm the lonely outcast, having moved from my company to a job down with the Brigade G3. To my knowledge there are no other '53 Marines out here. The only other '53'er I've seen since my last letter was H A N K ABELE, who dropped in for a chat about two months ago.

He's with ComFair, Hawaii. " D A V E H E E R I N G is among the statesiders. He's now down at Marine Corps Supply Center at Albany, Ga. F R A N K ZIMOLZAK, to my knowledge, is still at MCS Quantico, and that, sparse though it may be, rounds out what little news I have.

"Now, how about you Marines in tine States coming across with a little news. Especially JOHN KRAZNAK and BRUCE OGDEN who both seemingly have really 'gone into hiding.'"

ED SPAR was good enough to pass on the following PG School news: "Just a note, late as always with the new address and a new addition to the family.

"We arrived here in July and I am enrolled in the Navy Engineering Curriculum.

Our second, a girl, Jeannette arrived Dec. 7.

Needless to say we were happy to get a girl as our oldest is a boy.

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"Lots of news around here but afraid I'm a poor reporter and think perhaps you are getting some of it from MOOSE GUERNSEY. One item of interest is that P E Y T O N W I S E and A R T P O T T E R were selected from the first year engineering students here for the Navy's advanced science course; Wise in physics and Potter in mathematics. They will both be enrolling in civilian colleges next year.

"Finally got a letter from my long lost roommate AL H A Y E S . He and family, two boys and a girl, are in the Canal Zone— .M's on 15th ND staff. Their address is Box 97, Fort Amador, C.Z." DORSEY R O E sends the following along to us: "I have just started to receive copies of Shipmate and thought I would write to let you know that I certainly enjoy getting the news about classmates after five years in the wilderness.

"The Dorsey Roes, now a family of five, 2 girls and 1 boy, now reside in Highland, 111.

The Dorsey Roes extend a cordial invitation to any of our shipmates passing through this area to stop by for a visit.

"After leaving Canoe U. in 'S3, I went to work for General Electric Co. in Schenectady, N. Y. I spent four and one-half years with GE and am currently Sales Manager for Basler Electronics, Inc., in Highland, 111.

"Incidentally, for those who might not know. Highland is located 30 miles east of St. Louis, Mo., on Highway 40. It is also located only 30 miles from Scott Air Force Base and any of the boys in blue who might get assigned to Scott are invited to look me up.

"In case you have not heard, my old cellmate W. R. BELL is now instructor at Park's Air College in St. Louis. Rebo, his wife, Paula, and 2 boys visited us in Highland a couple of weeks ago. ED O P P E R MAN has just completed the industrial management course at the Air Force Institute and is now assigned to one of the weapon system project offices in Wright Field.

"On a recent trip, to the West Coast, I ran into BOB SHAIDNAGLE. Bob is now a Sales Engineer for Pacific Scientific Co. in Los Angeles. We were able to contact NICK W A L L N E R and get together for a few drinks while reminiscing about the years at Canoe U. "We have heard from JIM OLSON. Jim and his wife, Marilyn, are now living in Denver, where Jim is an instructor at the Air Force Academy."

Our class president, ROSS P E R O T , now lives at 3660 Asbury Ave., Dallas 5, Texas.

Ross passes on the following words of wisdom and wit: "Margot and I have a new son. He is six weeks old and he is a Jr. We are very proud of him and his presence gives this Christmas an extra special meaning for us.

"As you see from the address, we are living in Dallas. I am with the Data Processing Div. (computers and accounting equipment) of IBM. "Have you heard anything from BILL B R A N S O N ? I surely would like to get in touch with him, and would appreciate a note to that effect in your column.

"I met some of the midshipmen in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl game and took them out for dinner. One of them mentioned that BILL L E F T W I C H was at the Academy and went on to compliment him highly. I was glad to hear that Bill was at the Academy, but not at all surprised that the midshipmen thought so highly of him.

"Where in the world is TOM MAYBERRY? Did someone pull the plug in his sub?

I haven't heard a word from him since a couple of years ago in Norfolk. Tom used to be my skinny lab partner (pretty soft touch for me) and I think about him quite often in my work. I could still use him.

"I used to see F R A N K ADORNEY regularly aboard the LEYTE. He was an S2F pilot, LSO and a real sixty-minute man in his squadron, just as you would expect. He looks exactly like he did at the Academy and seemed to be getting along fine.

"Don't you think we should begin talking about a reunion for the entire class? The local organizations and parties that I read about in nearly every issue are excellent, and I regret that I am so far removed from all this activity. These organizations should provide the nucleaus of ideas as to where, what, when, etc. Probably, we will want to make it Annapolis in 1963, however, there is no reason why we should be limited to this in our thinking. It would be wise to _ set the time and date early, in my opinion, in order that every member would have time to plan to be there. Also, we will need to make advance arrangements for accommodations, etc., and as you will no doubt recall any arrangements for a place to sleep must be made well in advance at Annapolis."

We recently heard that M I K E BLEW was seriously injured in an automobile accident and is in Crozer Hospital, Chester, Pa. We all wish you a rapid recovery, Mike.

TOM McCREERY is being assigned to U. of 111. to study for his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, then on to teach at the Air Force Academy. Congratulations, Tom.

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Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Peter J. Vogelberger, Jr. Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

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Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Joseph Malec, USN VA-12, USS Forrestal (CVA-59) FPO New York

By direction of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Air Force Commendation Medal was awarded to Lt. J O H N S. P U S T A Y in recognition for achievements made while serving as a Fifth Air Force Intelligence Officer in the Far East.

Maj. Gen. D. A. Smith, Commanding General 4th Air Force, made the presentation to Lieutenant Pustay at San Francisco State College where he is presently assigned as a graduate student in the international relations field.

D A N I E L E B E R T and CHARLES M. GRAY have joined the Atlantic Research Corporation; Dan in the Pre-contract Engineering Group and Charlie in the Electromechanical Division.

(See '56 column for news of Tri-Class Wives Club of San Diego.)

East Coast Pres., Lt. (jg) M. F. Collier, USN, USS J. C. OWENS (DD-776), FPO New York Corr. Sec'y, Richard J. Mann 116 S. Jordan St., Alexandria, Va. West Coast Sec'y, Lt. (jg) W. S. Hull, USN 103 Corona Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.

WEST COAST GERALD BARRY LEAYEY, JR. It is with deep regret that we announce the death of BARRY LEAVEY who was killed in a training flight from Vance AFB on 14 Jan. He is survived by his widow, Gertrude, his brother, Frank, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Leavey, Sr. The Leaveys' address is 4206 Ave. "O," Galveston, Texas.

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If anyone desires to rid himself of that second '56 Lucky Bag, please write R. Adm. R. W. D. Woods at Telecomputing Corporation, 915 N. Citron Ave., Los Angeles 38, Calif. He would like to procure one for his son, Barry, who was in our class and left after plebe year.

S T E V E ARNOLD is at Vance A F B , Enid, Okla., and may be reached through Box l i s , 3575th P T S .

The Tri-Class Wives of San Diego are striving to increase their membership and request any new arrivals in the area please contact the secretary—Mrs. RICHARD (LaRue) MADOUSE at GR 7-1381. Luncheonmeetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.

The March meeting is sponsored by the Class of '57 with Mrs. ED (Mary) M A H O N as hostess. Contact either Mrs. Mahon GA 4-5225, or Mrs. Madouse, GR 7-1381, for reservations.

J O H N E L L I O T T and Joyce Marie Curry were married in Hoopeston, 111., 27 Dec. 1958.

ROY GULLICK has sent in some more Marine Corps news: "Other '56-ers with the 1st Marine Brigade are Ted Andrews, Hank Henry, Jack Smallman and Dan Sullivan who are all married and, an additional bachelor—John Landis."

JACK W A G N E R writes in that he's still aboard the HANCOCK (CVA-19) serving in the Gunnery Dept. He saw CHARLIE BROCKWAY, JACK W I L B E R N and LYLE I S H O L at the " O " Club in Alameda.

EAST COAST I guess that I better cut some of you in on this change in the East Coast Corr. Sec'y.

M E R R I L L COLLIER, the previous secretary, has been selected to attend the Nuclear Engineering School. This will require six months' work at New London, Conn., and another six months' work in Idaho. Because of all of the "cutting" required, Merrill has asked me to take over. He will probably still contribute to the column but has asked that I try to handle the bulk of it.

First I will let you know what has happened to me and then I'll bring you up to date on the rest of the gang in the area. About a month before the rest of the Class of '56 made Lt. (jg) old Buzz took a physical and failed the eye test. After visiting a number of hospitals in Europe, I received orders to report to Bethesda for treatment and physical evaluation. The eyes did not respond to the treatment (something wrong with the retina) so I was declared unfit for duty and classed as 20% disability. My final separation has not come through as yet but I expect it in February. I have obtained a position with the Prevention of Deterioration Center of the National Academy of Sciences doing work as an environmental engineer. Margie, David, and I are becoming adjusted to being civilians. If any of you get up this way drop by and chew the fat for a while.

J O E and Ann H A R R I S O N had a lovely Christmas present this year. A daughter, Holly Ann, was left in their stocking on Christmas Eve. Joe is still slaving away at the Pentagon. His mail address is 2137 N. Pierce St., Arlington, Va. About a week before the baby arrived MILT and Elsie BURDSALL visited the Harrisons to take a few lessons in the art of poker playing.

BOB and Jackie S C H M I T T are living at 7620 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, Md. Their son, Robert W., Jr., is now six months old and as healthy as you could imagine. The Schmitts expect to move to Sangley Point in the Philippines in late spring.

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T E D B E N N E T T is still roaring around the Washington area in typical bachelor fashion. He shows up quite frequently and each time has an attractive young lady in tow.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of H A N K and Joan F R I E D E L would you please ask them to write to me or else send me their address. I received a Christmas card from Hank but he forgot to include a return address.

MERRILL, Helen and Sherrill COLLIER were in Washington over the Christmas holidays on the way to New London so they joined the Manns and a few neighbors for the New Year's Eve festivities. About a week later we had a get-together of some of the other '56ers in the area. Those present included the Harrisons, the Schmitts, Don and Joan Sacarob, the Colliers and Don Johnson, who was also on his way to the Nuclear Engineering School in New London.

If anyone has any spare fur coats lying around you might send them to JACK and Jean W I L S O N . They have just received orders to Kodiak, Alaska.

DON SACAROB and I are trying to arrange a '56 party for all the troops within commuting distance of the WashingtonAnnapolis area. We hope to have the party scheduled for shortly after Easter but have not gotten enough opinions as to whether it should be in Washington or Annapolis. If you are interested please drop a note to me at the above address or to Don Sacarob, 1200 S. Court House Rd., Arlington, Va. Would LEROY COLLINS please answer my letter of October 1956?

That's about it for this time. I would appreciate it if a lot of you would write me to let me in on your whereabouts and activities. See you next month.

Buzz ED M O R T I M E R is on his way to Charleston, S. C , by way of New Orleans. He is Operations Officer for the new D E CLAUD JONES.

E R N I E OLDS is stationed at Misawa Air Base, Japan. His wife, Susan, and young son, Ernie, Jr., are with him.

DARRELL J O N E S writes from the frozen land of Troy, N. Y., that he and MAC M A C D O N A L D are working for their CE degrees. They both transferred to the CEC, and were sent to R P I for 17 months. He says civilian college is quite a change after nearly two years in WestPac. Both will be out in Aug. and hope to get first duty in the San Diego area. They will be glad to pass on information regarding this school to anyone interested. The address is: NROTC Unit, RPI, Troy, N. Y. TOM LYNCH reports 1 Feb. to the 57th Air Rescue Squadron, Lajes, the Azores for a two-year tour. Tom and Mariann ran into ROGER and Margaret LYLE while visiting Tampa. Tom just missed seeing DICK TERRELL as he left_ New York, 2 Dec, with Chanetta and their son. Rick, for London.

He is with the Missile Division of Douglas Aircraft.

BILL VAN ALLEN is teaching Naval Gunfire Support at Little Creek.

H A L H U S S E Y has been transferred to the USS INDEPENDENCE ( C V A - 6 2 ) as Regis-

tered Publications Officer. The ship was commissioned on 10 Jan., in New York. Home port is Norfolk, Va. The Husseys' address is: 472-D Painter St., Norfolk 5, Va. They hope to renew acquaintance with all old friends in the area.

DALE McCLURE sends the following news. BUZ H U S T E D is living in Sanford, Fla., flying A3D's and expecting a cruise in the near future. His wife, Pat, is expecting

sometime in March. J O H N K I R K P A T RICK dropped in on them over the holidays.

DICK GUEST is stationed in Orlando where he is a missile launching officer. He 11 be going west for some refresher trammg and then to Germany. H e hopes to have Marge and Deborah Jean join him later this year. Dick says that GEORGE and Sandra W E L S H are expecting to be transferred to the Jacksonville area shortly.

DALE was in school in Norfolk with P E T E R A N D R U P , who is on a New London boat. Also saw E D COREY and LEE M A C M I L L A N , who are on Norfolk boats.

A week before Xmas Dale went to the qualification party given by MILLARD ALLEN and BOB B O E H M A N . They all qualified the first week in November.

ROBBIE and Kay ROBERTSON live in Sigsbee Park, Key West, and have one daughter. Robbie is Gun Boss on the ROBINSON, a DD. D U K E and Dottie E D W A R D S have a son born 13 Dec. 1958 at Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, La. Jeffrey Joe Edwards weighed in at 7 lbs., 3^4 oz. Duke is Executive Officer on the U S S EUNICE ( P C E - 8 4 6 ) .

DICK S W A N E N B U R G sent the enclosed clipping from a Korean newspaper. He just returned from Korea and is now stationed in the OSI detachment in the Customs House, Phila. He was stationed at Kempo Air Base where "Swede" Hansen was supply officer.

Jim Shortridge, George Mercuro, and George Weigold were also in Korea with USAF. Translation of the clipping is as follows: "On 12 Nov. 1958, Police Director Choi Pyong Yong of the Kyong Ki Provincial Police Bureau, in his office before a large audience, presented a letter of appreciation and souvenir to Richard Swanenburg, Special Agent, Officer at Special Investigations, Detachment # 1 . District Office # 8 , located at Kempo Air Base. Mr. Swanenburg, Detachment Commander, came to this country to assist in preserving freedom and peace and performed his mission in an excellent manner. Also Mr. Swanenburg rendered great assistance to the National Police in the performance of their mission, especially in the counter intelligence field. This assistance was rendered at great hardship to himself.

In admiration of his performance a letter of appreciation and souvenir were presented to him."

The citation written in both Korean and English read: Mr. Richard Swanenburg, Special Agent, OSI, U S A F .

"With great pleasure I should like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude for exceptionally outstanding service you have rendered to the National Police of this province.

"Since you came to the Kempo area for the purpose of preserving the security of the Republic of Korea, you have devoted your best effort not only to your duty but also to the positive assistance, both spiritually and materially, to the National Police for arresting of Red Secret Agents as well as for the Police Administrative Management.

"I should like to present this letter of appreciation with my gratitude. With all good wishes for your continued success in your entire future, I am—Sincerely Yours, Choi Pyong Yong, Chief of Police Kyong Ki Police Bureau."

Swanny's home address is R2, West Chester, Pa., and his duty address is Rm. 900B, Customs House, 2nd and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. BOB K E L L E R is in Advanced Nuclear School at New London—making a total of 3 from Class of '56.

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BUZZ M A N N is going to take over as corresponding secretary for the East Coast.

Buzz and Margie and little Davey live at 116 S. Jordan St., Alexandria, Va., so please send lots of "dope" to him.

MITCH H A R T is Guard Officer at the Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Mc-\lester, Okla. H e and Barb have a small but nice set of quarters, and expect to be there another year. While honeymooning in Bermuda, they saw BOB and Bobbie SCHATZ. Bob is stationed with a V F Squadron there and really living high off the hog's back.

PAT F O R D was married around the 30th of Aug. and since has been transferred to a ship's detachment.

MERRILL F . COLLIER

1/Lt. LEO J. S H E E H A N and Mary Lou announce the birth of their first child, Wendy Louise, on 28 Nov. 1958, at Bithburg A.B., (]^rmanv. Their address is Box H-12 40Sth TMS, .4,P0 109. N.Y., N.Y. From MAL MALLOY comes the following letter: "Thought it was about time one of us here in INDEPENDENCE gave you a little dope about what is going on here.

"I have a bit of special news in that Barb and I just had our first, a boy, Sean Randulf, at St. Alban's on 6 Jan. "We have quite a collection of '56-ers on board here. In the Gunnery Department we have Al Eagye, Jim McCoy, Sam Koutas and myself. Engineering Department numbers Bob Diedrich, Tom Farren and Chris Stefanou among their members. Operations boasts Harry Hussey and Tom Kreiger.

That makes a grand total of nine on the ship. John Harter and Fred Schoenberger in Engineering and Gunnery, respectively, represent the '55 contingent.

"There doesn't seem to be much the people here have to tell about what they have been doing for the past couple of years. I know that my career so far has just included the standard routine of Med and Carib tours and salvage work on a lot of beaches.

"I have some small amount of word from the 10th Co. Heard from J O H N N E L S O N at Christmastime. He and Martha are still sweating it out at the air base in Tripoli where he has been for the past year. BILL O'KEEFE has been reassigned from his Newport can to the BOSTON. S T E V E SOLTESZ is back in the States again and is assigned to Texas. H e was at an air base in Morocco. J I M M U R T L A N D was last seen in Feb. H e was embarked in my Phib Ron with a Marine group as X O of an Artillery group. BOB M O T H E R W A Y is now CO of an independent detachment on a new guard detail somewhere here in the east, just where I've been unable to find out.

"I have word that BOB S A M P S O N , on the BRONSON in Charleston, just had a son a short time ago, and will be going to Mayport aboard her shortly. A L N E U H A R D now has two children, 1 of each. The girl just arrived in the latter part of '58, I am given to understand. J I M HOGG and BILL FLIGHT were in Justice School around the end of the year. V E R N B U S H and J O H N KIRKPATRICK are reported as being flying out of Quonset Point. E D S E C H R E S T is on a can out of Newport.

"I ran into an ex-classmate in the Med in Athens. CURT G I A N N O T T A was LSO on the LEYTE. I saw him a few months later in Norfolk with a ferry-type squadron. He outranked us by about a year and a half when I saw him and I presume he has made Lt. by now, he was up for it quite a while ago.

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briefly passing through the Manhattan Officers' Club. CHUCK B U C H A N A N was on shore duty with PhibLant Staff when last seen in Aug. J I M TAYLOR presently at M I T doing postgrad work. V I N C E R O P E R was married recently and had orders for PG School, I believe in Aeorology. J I M W H I T E and F R A N K S M I T H are back at U S N A teaching. I heard Steam and Math, respectively. ED COVEY is aboard the SEA LEOPARD. GENE W A R D married Lynn Wagner in Baltimore about 20 Dec. He's presently aboard FORREST ROY.'^L. BOB AL-

L E N is aboard MISSISSINAWA as Supply Officer. JIM BLACK is presently still aboard PocoNO, as he is a department head now and looking at a possible four-year tour. N E D R O B E R T S is now Ops Officer on LESTER. ''That's all I can dig out from the troops on board here now.''

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

N E W MEMBERS JIM CRAIG and Terry have a son, Robert James, born on 27 Oct., in Newport.

F R E D and Cathy S H E A have a little boy, Freddie, Jr. RON H A L L and Maddie also have a boy, Joseph.

DICK NACE has a daughter, Mary Catherine, born at Newport on 11 April '57.

NORM and Mary MINER, who are in Madison, Wis., have a son, David Elliot, born 17 June '58.

J O H N W H I T E and Ann had a son, Steven Christopher, on 3 Sept. '58. John is Eng. Off. on the DASHIELL, in DesRon 30.

CHUCK and Patsy H A R L O W have a boy, Michael Edward, born early in '58.

RON D E L DUCA and Jo Ann had a son, Mike, last April.

"D.J." J A H N and Becky had a girl, born around April '58.

T E D and Lynn H I G G I N S announce the birth of a daughter, Deborah Gay, on 28 Dec. 1958 at Pensacola, Fla. WEDDING BELLS J E R O M E H E C T O R COURT married the former Rae Lewis of Brooklyn. They are living at Aux Field # 9 , Elgin AFB, Elgin, Fla. P E T E M A R S H A L L married Miss Margaret Catherine Olsick on 6 Dec. '58. H A N K S C H N E I D E R was best man at the ceremony which took place in the Naval Chapel, Portsmouth Naval Hospital.

JIM P O O L E married_ Miss Doris M. Daries on 3 Dec. '58. Jim is stationed on the USS

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J A M E S BUCKNER married Miss Gloria Jean Hale on 12 Dec. '58. Jim is stationed on the U S S

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24TH COMPANY Lt. O W E N C H A R L E S BAKER, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Baker of South Saint Paul, Minn., and Miss Barbara Jean Wash, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude T. Wash of Arlington, Va., were married on 20 Dec. 1958 by Chaplain Fred D. Bennett at Saint Andrew's Chapel, USNA. The bride is a senior at the George Washington University. Lieutenant Baker is currently in flight training at Pensacola, Fla. REPORT FROM NEW LONDON Up here in New London the First Co. has been well represented among the Dolphin strikers from '57. Due to leave the school

when the present class graduates are BRUCE and Nancy NOLAN, DICK and Jan E N K E BOLL with their son Kris, and yours truly and family (URB, Kathleen, and Urb, II, LAMAY). Reporting in with the 108th Basic Officers' class in Jan. were Dick and Betty Dolliver ; Mike Gutitosi; Tom Allman ; Wes Sweat; Harry, Marna and Mark Yockey; Wendy and Diana Lueker ; Jack Richardson ; and my former Coronado, Calif., comrade Cleve Loman with his wife Jan and son Mike.

Jim O'Connell, although not bound for Sub School, will be in the New England area for a brief spell (Seventh Fleet allowing) in order to get married to Marian Doherty of Boston, a Navy nurse whom Jim met while going to school in San Diego.

There are many more from '57 both coming to and going from Sub School. Among those who are coming here for the next class is ANDY MASSIMINO who was around a few days ago looking the place over. His .A.cademy roommate and present U S S BOSTON shipmate, MARK L E N H A R T , stopped by with recent bride, Sarah, to visit NORM, Jan, and Jimmy P R O S S E R a few weeks ago. Mark too was headed for New London in Jan. We of the 107th class thought that we would be the first of the Class of '57 to get to the boats, but CLYDE VAN LANDINGHAM, H O W I E S M I T H and AL K O S T E R got a jump ahead of us. They were assigned to temporary duty on a New London based sub while waiting for the next class to convene.

There isn't much to say about the Army game except that those of us who saw it thought that Navy looked real good in spite of the fact that they were on the short end of the count. When the final whistle blew, I was too cold, after standing there for over four hours, to look around to see who else was there. Among those whom I did see both before and during the game were the ROY THOMPSONS, CHARLIE TACK and fiance, F R A N K BAULCH, the BOB FOXes, and CHIC LANGE. (See '56 column for news of Tri-Class Wives Club of San Diego.)

East Coast Pres., Ens. Charles R. Larson, U S N N A A S Saufley Field, Pensacola, Fla. West Coast Sec'y, Ens. John L. Biggins, Jr., U S N 118-A Catherine Ave., Pensacola, Fla.

The following has been received from Mrs. George M. Fennell: "Dear Members of U S N A Class of 1958: "Thank you for your kind thoughts and deeds expressed to Ens. Charles R. Larson on behalf of my son. Ens. GEORGE M. F E N N E L L , JR. It is most comforting to realize your wishes for sharing in establishment of a memorial.

"For personal reasons, George's family prefers only living incentives that may allow his work and accomplishments to endure through encouragement and inspiration to others. Ensign Larson and Ensign Higgins will explain further.

"Again, our sincere appreciation to all."

EVELYN FENNELL

NEWS IN GENERAL BUD M A N A Z I R a n d Ann Wilcox were married on 14 June in Boston, and they are living at 12 Purvis Dr., Triangle, Va. W E S P H E N E G A R and his wife, Joann, are just up the street at 4 Purvis Dr. JACK VAN N I M A N and his wife, Phyllis, are living in Shirley Duke Apts. in Alexandria so that Phyllis can be near her hospital work in Washington. Two other members of the 12th Co. in basic school at Quantico, AL GOLDBERG a n d R E I D OLSON, have managed to remain single.

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Melrose Gardens, near Quantico, has a good representation from other companies.

John and Lee Schmidt, Hugh and Suzie Harper, Miles and Mimi Mixson, Paul and Lollie Sudmeyer, Jum and Nancy Caswell, Dick and Pat Brinegar, and Mike and Lou Salmon all are living there. These men from ATLANTA our class should be finished basic school this The Atlanta chapter with 62 members spring. meets on the first Sunday of each month, at the Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, ChamSIXTH COMPANY GOSSIP M I K E McLANE sent in some news from blee, Ga. Chamblee is a close suburb of the sixth company. Mike got back to the Atlanta. These are dinner meetings, purely States from a Med cruise just in time to social and the wives are closely associated spend Christmas with his wife, but a little with the success of the gatherings. Visitors too late to attend DICK ALEXANDER'S are always especially welcome. wedding in New York. He saw J O H N The chapter officers for 1959 are as follows : S W O P E in Naples when the FORRESTAL was President, J. W. Adams, Capt. U S N there. K E N GRANZIN on the TACONIC was (Ret.) '24; Vice President, G. G. Weston, moored just ahead of Mike's ship in Norfolk Cdr. U S N R '23; Secretary, Robert B. Coleand they had dinner in the wardroom when Mike had the duty. S H E T and Dot GROCKI man '33. are settled in San Diego now, and CARL CUNANAN is in the Philippines. "KELLY" BALTIMORE P I E R S O N and F R A N K CALDWELL The Baltimore chapter met at the Penn tried to see Carl when they were in Manila, Hotel, Towson, on the 16th of Dec. for a but they failed to make connections. social hour followed by a dinner meeting.

Mike has volunteered to coordinate any After dinner, election of officers for the year sixth company news for this class article. If 1959 was held. Following is a list of those any of you sixth company men have any at the helm for this year: J. S. Harper '22, news, please send it to Mike on the U S S President; R. W. Bockius '20, Vice PresiNEWPORT NEWS ( C A - 1 4 8 ) , % F P O N.Y., dent and Treasurer; V. Havard, Jr., '26, N.Y. Vice President; G. G. Tallau '56, Secretary.

With 89 alumni and 12 associate members PENSACOLA NEWS the mailing list, there is now a fifty year Here at Pensacola most of our classmates on representation in the chapter—Classes of '06 are finishing with the T-34B at Saufley Field to '56. Heading the seniority list from '06 is and are moving on to Whiting Field at Milton, Fla., about 30 miles away, to start in C. A. Russell, while G. G. Tallau '56 trails the T - 2 8 . Eight of our classmates who fin- as anchorman. Breakdown of membership by ished at Saufley on 30 Jan. have been selected class is as follows: '06—C. A. Russell; ' 0 8 ^ for the T2V jet program. These men will P. L. Holland, E. W. Rinehart; '15—H. Bodreport to Sherman Field at Pensacola instead fish; '16—G. P. Brewster; '17—T. W. Harof going to Whiting, and they will be flying rison ; '19—C. Demarest, Jr., J. L. Reynolds; jets the rest of the way through the training '20—E. L. Anderson, W. H. Armstrong, command. Paul Polski, Pat Nicolls, Bruce R. W. Bodkius; '21—C. R. Lamdin; '22— McCandless, Bruce Craig, Jim VanHoose, W. W. Bryan, J. S. Harper; '23—J. R. JoEmil Clason, Chip Buerger, and Mac Lupfer hannesen, J J. Levasseur, J. T. Waldhauser; '24—E. A. Budnitz, W. E. Cleaves, J. Davis, were selected for this.

J. T. Engeman, Jr., A. J. Hepburn, Jr., C. M. E. Hoffman, D. D. Kolb; '25—R. B. Colt, MARRIED R. N. Gardner, G. J. King, H. T. Orville; BOB L A W R E N C E and Judyth Mont- •26—T. T. Alverson, R. B. Goldman, V. gomery Saunders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Havard, Jr., C. W. McCluskey, R. S. PurArthur Saunders of Wilmington, Del., were vis; '27—H. B. Atwood, W. B. Bristor, D. married on 31 January at Wilmington. Bob J. Fitzgerald, S. S. Miller; '29—C. T. Fitzis stationed at Whiting Field in Milton, Fla. gerald, C. D. Warfield; '30—H. K. Legare, F R A N K O'BRIEN came up from Norfolk F. A. Weiss; '31—A. E. Sharp; '34—P. M. to be the best man, and J O H N J. CARTY Adams, E. G. Ellengerger, R. K. Johnston; and "TONY" MILLER from Quantico were ' 3 5 - L . G. Richards; '39— W. H. Hunter, ushers.

W. E. McGuirk, Jr., H. W. Reindollar; '40— " H Y " LYON and Miriam Jackson, daugh- J. M. Preston; '42—J. J. O'Donnell; '44— ter of the Rev. and Mrs. P. G. Jackson, were married 7 Feb. in St. Andrew's Chapel at the D. C. Ames; '45—R. C. Blount, W. R. Naval Academy. "MARTY" McCUL- Gerich, D. H. Paul, J. L. Walters; '46—K. Anderson, W. Dunseath, C. H. Hull, LOUG was the best man, and W E S P H E - E. E. J. E. C. Olsen, T. C. Peregoy, NEGAR, REID OLSON, and BUD MAN- W. H. Litty, Porter, H. Rice, R. L. Sullivan, R. W .

AZIR from Quantico ushered. Hy is sta- Tucker; '47—R. L. Amelano, L. Feaward, tioned at Saufley Field in Pensacola.

F J. Marsden, Jr.; '48A—S. H. McLean; GEORGE B R E N N E R and Joy Sasso, '48B—W. D. Chandler, I I I ; '49—C. E. Bendaughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Sasso of nett, L. J. Chambers, Jr., L. K. Lauderdale; St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, were mar- '51—J. T. Berrier, D. L. Black, W. G. Chrisried on 29 Jan. in St. Thomas. George is toford, W. R. Davies, H. M. Graves, Jr., stationed aboard the U S S BLANDY. A. D. Jones, Jr., W. G. Rollins, M. Shaw; '52—A. Bilodeau, J. R. Crews, J. Hagins, ENGAGED J. W. Kennon; '54—G. A. Brill, J r . ; '55— Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Dugan of WaterR. E. Hamilton, P. Hoff, J r . ; '56— G. G. town, N. Y., have announced the engagement Tallau. of their daughter, Mary Katherine, to Ens. Following the elections two very interestGENE H. PORTER, USN. Miss Dugan is a graduate of the New York State Univer- ing films were presented. The first detailed sity Teachers College and is presently teach- the rugged training of the Navy's U D T ing in Pleasantville, N. Y. Gene is currently Frogmen, and the second was a documentary, "The Annapolis Story." stationed on the U S S VALLEY FORGE operating out of Norfolk. H e hopes to enter the It is hoped that the new location for our Graduate School of Oceanography at the meetings will be more convenient for the Univ. of Washington in September. An Au- members in this area, and that they will put gust wedding is planned. forth a little extra effort in the future to

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increase support of the chapter. Any alumni moving into the area are invited to attend the meetings the third Tuesday of the month, and are urged to contact the President, John S. Harper '22, at VAlley 5-6849 or the Secretary, G. Gilbert Tallau '56, at VAlley 5-3869 for further information and addition to our mailing list.

CLEVELAND

The January meeting of the Cleveland chapter was attended by fifteen alumni: Robert John Walker '16, Walter D. David '21, Maurice B. Jewett '23, Harper D. Scrymgeour '26, Robert J. McGinness, Jr., '27, Marvin H. Gluntz '30, Harry C. Hummer '32, George R. Whitmyre '36, John Erwin HolHs '38, James E. Hugus '46, William Ernst Clark '48-A, George H. Darfus '50, Robert F. Gallagher '55, Leonard P. Rittenberg '55 and Charles J. Satava, Jr., '57.

Associate Professor Robert M. Langdon, Department of English, History, and Government, U.S. Naval Academy, gave a most interesting talk on the physical changes that have taken place at the Academy during the past few years and the recent changes in the Academic Department. He also made an excellent presentation of the many ways in which individual members and local chapters could further the interest of the National Association.

CORONADO The Coronado chapter of the USNAAA was formed on 8 Jan. 1959, with 81 attending the organization meeting.

The President, in accordance with the tentative by-laws adopted, has appointed two committees: The Nominating Committee with R. Adm. O. O. Kessing, Chairman, and Capt. Walter L. Small and R. Adm. Kemp C. (Christian, members. The Membership Committee with R. Adm. H. J. Grassie, Chairman, and Commo. C. C. Baughman and Capt. A. J. Gray, members.

The guest speaker at the dinner meeting on 12 February 1959 was V. Adm. R. E. Libby, USN, Commander First Fleet, who talked on "Defense Department Reorganization."

HAMPTON ROADS

The Hampton Roads chapter held its annual "Ladies' Night" meeting on 29 January 1959, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), U.S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Va. This was an informal occasion. There was a "Dutch Treat" cocktail hour from 18452000 in the Chesapeake Room and a filet mignon dinner served in the main dining room at 2015, followed by dancing.

Attending were: Capt. and Mrs. C. L. Blackwell '25, R. Adm. W. M. Cole '24, Capt. and Mrs. D. B. Gushing '30, Ens. and Mrs. Dougherty '58, R. Adm. and Mrs. A. J. Fay, CEC, '28, Capt. and Mrs. J. S. Fitzgerald '23, Cdr. and Mrs. Gardes '42, Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. L. E. Hess '47, Lt. and Mrs. C. F. Hickey '49, Cdr. and Mrs. F. M. Hook '24, Cdr. and Mrs. Huff, Cdr. and Mrs. K. E. Johannson '35, Lt. and Mrs. C. A. E. Johnson, Jr., '53, Capt. and Mrs. F. J. Johnson '29, R. Adm. and Mrs. F. C. Layne '24, Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. D. M. Layton '46, Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. C. L. MacEwan '45, Cdr. and Mrs. Martin '42, R. Adm. and Mrs. W. L. MessSHIPMATE

mer '2s, Capt. and Mrs. T. D. McGrath '35, Capt. and Mrs. W . J. O'Brien '25, Capt. and Mrs. G. E. T. Parsons '34, R. Adm. and Mrs. W. G. Pogue '23, Cdr. and Mrs. A. G. Rand '43, Capt. and Mrs. Yates Sterling '26, R. .\dm. and Mrs. D. J. Sweeney '26, Capt. and Mrs. Alfred Tawresey '14, Capt. and Mrs. T. J. VanMetre '30, Ens. and Mrs. Westphal '58, R. Adm. and Mrs. J. H. Willis '21.

INDIANAPOLIS The first regular meeting of the Indianapolis chapter was held at noon on 21 January 1959 at the Indianapolis Bar Association.

Fifteen members attended despite the heavy rain and threat of snow. Those attending v.'ere: P. E. Beam '47, E. B. Billingsley '32, P. R. Boylan '50, N . W . Dixon '53, N. B. Kiergan '33. E. S. Lee '34, W . N. Langone '48, J. K. Mealy, Tr.. '46, R. H. McKinnev '47, R. MacMurray '22, C. A. Payntor '34, E. H. Schock '40, M. C. Thompson '21, F. J. Vieman '48, L. W . Wescott '42.

The members voted in favor of monthly luncheon meetings to be held on the third Wednesday of the month. The meetings will be held at the Naval Armory Officers' Mess on West 30th St. Any alumni passing through Indianapolis are cordially invited to attend these meetings.

At the business meeting it was voted to amend the Chapter By-Laws by deleting the last sentence of Article VH-Elections-Par. 1, which reads "No member of this Committee shall be an officer or member of the Council."

Current National Alumni news was disseminated. Commodore Bowdey discussed and read a pertinent letter on retired U S N officers' yellow card passes.

The highhght of the meeting was a vital and absorbing talk by Professor Andrew Gyorgy, "Hungary—Two Years Later." An extended discussion period followed.

PHILADELPHIA At the December meeting officers and the Board of Directors were elected. The new officers a r e : President, Ralph A. Sentman '25; 1st Vice President, William K. Beard '14; 2nd Vice President, Philip R. Osborn '29; Treasurer, Paul H. Wiedorn '22; Secretary, Arthur J. Fleming, Jr., '25.

Regular monthly meetings are held at the Officers' Mess, Philadelphia Naval Base, the second Friday each month. Cocktails at 1730 and dinner at 1830.

At the February meeting a large group turned out to hear Mr. Harborough I. Lill, Jr., '42 speak on "Nuclear Powered Merchant Ships—Today and Tomorrow." Mr. Lill is the project engineer for the N S SAVANNAH

LOS ANGELES Meetings of the Los Angeles chapter are held on the first W^ednesday of the month.

The February meeting was well attended by 79 members, ladies and guests, at the AFBMD Open Mess in Inglewood.

President Don Smith conducted the meeting. The social hour preceding saw a number of old acquaintanceships renewed.

The chapter has a number of plans in the mill for building up in 1959 and improving the standing of the chapter and its members.

NEW OIU.EANS The monthly meeting of the New Orleans chapter was held at 12 noon on 8 Jan. 1959.

The annual election of officers was held and the following were elected: Pres., Capt.

Walter Harrison '21, U S N R ; Vice Pres., Mr. Dominic Versaggi '45; Sec, Mr. Donald Wilson '42; Treas., Mr. Gene Sullivan '44.

We were glad to welcome Mr. Rudolf Turrentine, Class of 1934, from the Houston chapter as our guest at the last meeting of the New Orleans chapter.

at New York Shipbuilding Corp.

Starting off the new year with a bang, 82 members and friends of the Pittsburgh chapter met 23 January to hear Lt. Cdr. Frank Adams '47, Executive Officer of the U S S NAUTILUS. Illustrating his talk with a film, Commander Adams told of the recent transpolar voyage of the NAUTILUS. Because of the widespread interest in the NAUTILUS, members of the West Point Society of Western Pennsylvania and numerous guests were invited to join with our group for the evening.

New officers for 1959 assumed their duties at that time: President, Edwin T. Barrett '38; Vice Pres., Paul O. Gaddis '47; Secretary, Kenneth M. Treadwell '48; Treasurer, William F. Heavy '41. Council: William G. Fisher '24; Richard H. Lambert '32; Eugene C. Rook '24; Gordon Seccombe '46; John W. Simpson '37.

All alumni in the Pittsburgh area are cordially invited to attend the monthly meetings held at 6 :30 at the Cardinal Room University Club. The next meeting will be held March 20.

SAN DIEGO

The one hundred fourth meeting of the chapter was held on Jan. 27 in the Destroyer Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U.S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. Present were: J. T. G. Stapler, S. A. Taffinder, Leo Welch '06; G. H. Bowdey, R. E. Cassidy '07; Rufus King, John Rankin '08 ; Mark Hersey '09; T. M. Shock '13 ; Scott Umsted, Gail Morgan '15; Randal Dees '17; Bern Anderson, H . W . Baltazzi '21; H. E. Eccles '22; F . L. Robbins, G. K. Hodgkiss ' 2 3 ; C. M. Winslow '24; Henry Crommelin, E. B. Taylor, H. E. Heneberger '25; C. H . Lyman '26; H . M. Mcllhenny '27; C. O. Cook ' 3 1 ; H . G. Moore '32.

Honorary members included Maj. Gen. Seth Williams, U S M C ( R e t ) , Capt. E. J. Tiernan, U S N (Ret.), and Professor Andrew Gyorgy. Guests were introduced by Commodore Bowdey—J. J. Brown '12; Commodore Hersey — Mr. Beckwith Farnum; Captain Leach ' 3 3 ; Commodore M o r g a n Commodore Jordan, USCG (Ret.).

R. Adm. David B. Coleman, U S N (Ret.) '27, took office as President of the San Diego chapter and Trustee of the National Association at the chapter's first meeting of the year held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Commissioned Officers' Mess on 8 January 1959. Other new officers of the chapter include Capt. John M. Phelps, U S N '34, Commanding Officer of the Naval Electronics Laboratory, Vice President. Stepping down from the presidency to take over as Sec.Treas. is Lt. Cdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., U S N R '46. Directors a r e : Capt. H. H . Connelley, U S N (Ret.) ' 2 3 ; Adm. W. H . Standley, U S N (Ret.) '95; Lawrence R. Becht '34; R. Adm. J. W. Callahan, U S N (Ret.) '26; Lt. Cdr. W . F. Engel, U S N '46; Lt. (jg) D. E. Westbrook, U S N '55; Lt. W. E. McCafferty, U S N '52; A. Nash Williams '38; Joseph J. Devlin '43, the out-going SecretaryTreasurer, and R. Adm. C. C. Hartman, U S N '20, re-elected to another three-year term. R. Adm. Paul Dugan, U S N (Ret.) '23, has been appointed Publicity Chairman

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SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco branch held its regular monthly dinner meeting at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Treasure Island, on January 7. Thirty-five members and guests attended.

President David D. Wight '24 announced that the membership had unanimously approved the By-laws distributed to them by mail. The business meeting was followed by an exceptionally fine dinner and the usual witty conversation.

Speaker of the evening was Adm. Charles M. Cooke, Jr., U S N (Ret.). Admiral Cooke delivered a straightforward, illuminating talk about U.S. political and military relationships with Communist nations from the beginning of World W a r II up to the present.

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and has already achieved good coverage in the newspapers and radio of San Diego.

Following the customary cocktail hour and steak dinner, forty-five alumni heard R. Adm. C. C. Hartman, USN '20, Commandant of the Eleventh Naval District, discuss some of the more important problems facing the Navy and San Diego.

The Class of '27, with nine members present, took the attendance honors.

A bright year lies ahead for the chapter and newcomers to the area should contact the Sec.-Treas. to assure thaat their names get on the address list.

SEATTLE At a meeting held 7 Jan. 1959, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U.S. Naval Station, Seattle, Wash., the Board of Trustees of the Seattle chapter met to elect officers for 1959.

Six members of the Board and one E x Officio member were present and the following officers were elected to serve until 31 Dec. 1959: Pres., Lt. (jg) B. B. Cassels, U S N ( R e t ) , '22; Vice Pres., Capt G. A. Duncan, CEC U S N ( R e t ) , '08; Sec-Treas., Capt W. H . McClain, U S N '30.

The retiring President, J. T. Bradshaw '27, spoke briefly regarding his term as President and then introduced the new President, B. B. Cassels, who immediately assumed the duties of his office. A standing ovation was given the retiring President for his services to the chapter during the past year.

The principal speaker, Mr. Robert Corliss, of the Seattle Lighting Dept., gave an interesting talk on lighting and power problems in that area and, in particular, many interesting facts on outside lighting of gardens and yards. H e was assisted by Mr. Vincent Crowl, also of the Seattle Lighting Department.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Eighty-two members and guests enjoyed our January luncheon meeting at the ArmyNavy Club.

V. Adm. H. P. (Page) Smith '24, Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel and Naval Reserve), treated us to a most interesting talk. He outlined some of the many personnel problems with which the Navy is currently confronted, and discussed in detail some of those which can be solved only with legislative action by the Congress. The "hump" problem is a most difficult one, of course, and one may wonder how many of Admiral Smith's listeners could recall any extended periods of their own naval careers when a "hump" was only something to be associated with a camel!

History does seem to repeat itself.

Classes represented at the meeting covered the years 1899 thru 1950.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. For Sale. Near Academy facing St. Johns campus, comfortable attractive house. 4 bdrms. 1^^ baths, liv rm with fireplace, din rm. lge kitchen, gas heat, much closet space. Capt. F. V. Rigler. USN (Ret.), 270 King George St. CO 3-7735. (II) ANNAPOLIS, Md. For Sale. Split level in Admiral Hgts, 2^2 yrs old, 3 bdrms, l^^ baths, den util rm and garage. Lge fenced backyd. Near school in excellent neighborhood, available abt 1 Apr. Lt. Cdr. Eov G. Davis, 20 Wainwright Dr., Annapolis, Md. GO" S-3706.

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ARLINGTON, Va. For Sale, 4836 N. SOth, Arlington, 5 bdrms, 3 baths, liv rm, din rm, library, bar, ^2 acre plus. Patio in rear, maid's room, beautiful trees and shrubbery. Excellent condition.

Residence of the late Adm. H. V. Butler. 15 min from Pentagon. $30,000. ^i down. (Mrs.) Gretchen S. Smith, Kenmore 8-5138. (Ill) ATTENTION AIR FORCE—For Sale in Somers Point, N.J. (17 min from Atlantic City Air Station), 3-bdrm-ranch, 1 bath, lge liv rm, dining area, mod kitchen, util rm. Save by contacting me directly—Lt. (jg) R. G. Newbegin, 1 Peachtree Rd., N. Kingstown, R. I. (Ill) BOSTON, Mass. Area. For Sale. 3-yr-old ranch with attached garage, 3 bdrms, 1% baths, denstudy, lge liv rm with fireplace. Fully equipped kitchen inc built-in dishwasher, washer-dryer, 'wall refrig-freezer and eye-level oven and range. Walk to schools. Churches and shopping center nearby.

Tfaruway to Boston. Avail about 15 June. $18,500.

Apply to George L. Charbonneau '52, 71 Linda Rd., S. Braintree 84, Mass. Phone Victor 3-0819. (Ill) KEY WEST, Fla. For Sale by original owner. 3 bdrms, cement block rambler on fully landscaped fenced waterfront lot. House 3 yrs old, excel cond.

Located on non-through st in estab quiet res neighborhood. Close to all schools and shopping centers. Avail about 1 June. Total price $15,500, $4,000 down. Lt. James G. Douglass, Jr., 2428 Linda Ave., Key West, Fla. (Ill) MONTEREY PENINSULA. For Sale; 2% yrs old; 3 bdrms, 1% baths, lge combo kitchen and family rm, disposal, built-in range and wall oven ; double garage; perimeter heating ; fireplace; liv rm drapes; fully landscaped; backyd fenced in ; patio; 1 block to jr high, 5 blocks to elem school; 5 min to Postgrad School; 10 min to commissary; 1 block to bus stop. $1700 down. Lt. W. K. Martin, 1058 Rousch, Seaside, Calif. (Ill) MONTEREY, Calif. For Sale in Seaside, 3 bdrm, 1% bath home only 10 min from Postgrad-Gen'l Line School, 5 min from Air Facility and Dispensary. Hardwood floors. Bkfst bar and lge dining area adjoining kitchen, linen cabinet, broom closet, 5 clothes closets. Oversize 2-car garage. Connections for washer and 220v dryer. Gas stove connections also. Landscaped and fenced. 2 blocks from Elem School, 4 blocks from J r High School.

Assume 41/4% GI Loan for $11,300. $96 per mo.

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HOUSING ANNAPOLIS, Md. For Sale, 3-yr-old split level in excellent new neighborhood. Admiral Hg'ts, near Weems Creek, docking, swimming facilities, public school, 8 min jErom Naval Academy. S bdrms, l^t> baths, liv rm, with fireplace, din rm, pine paneled rec rm, util rm, grarage. Available in June. Write or call Lt. Cdr. John Mullen, Jr., 59 Baldridgre Kd. colonial S-2494. (HI)

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Close to grade schools and Postgraduate School.

Available 1 Jtme 1959. Write Lt. R. E. Adler, 311 Via Gayuba, Monterey, Calif. (Ill) MONTEREY, Calif. For Sale, 3 bdrm, 2 bath home: din rm, liv rm 15' x 30' with lge raised hearth fireplace, kitchen has built in GE range, oven and wall refrig, disposal. Central forced air heat, laundry space with 220v. 2-car attached garage, fully landscaped, fruit trees, dichondra lawn, fenced yd, patio, lge cor lot. Two miles to PG School. 41/)% FHA in-service loan. Avail 1 June, $21,500. Lt. Reece G. Belk, Jr., 961 Casanova Ave., Monterey, Calif. (Ill)

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MONTEREY, Calif. For Sale, Del Rey Oaks, Calif. Attractive home in nice neighborhood, 3 bdrms, liv rm with fireplace and din rm, kitchen with dishwasher, disposal and bkfst area, plenty closet space in all rms. Attached garage. Attractive patio and garden. Lt. W. H. Ayers, 1064 Paloma Rd., Monterey, Calif. (Ill)

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MONTEREY, Calif. For Sale. $13,700. Assume 4%% GI loan. Monthly pymts $92. Available 15 June. Located in sunny Del Rey Oaks, 5 min from PG School. Newly painted inside and out. 3 bdrms, util rm wired for 220, enclosed yd, close to schools.

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MONTEREY, Calif. For Sale. 3 bdrm, ranch type, sunny, Del Rey Oaks, fireplace, full din rm, eating area in kitchen, oversize 2-car garage, central heat, 220 wiring, hardwd firs, landscaped fenced-in backyard, 40' TV ant. $2500 down and assume new FHA loan. No closing costs. Lt. E. F. Spar, 972 Rosita Rd., Monterey, Calif. FR 3-1138. (II) NORFOLK, Va. For Rent, available March 1.

Furnished, waterfront home on Lynnhaven River, 2 acres. Convenient NOB, Oceana, Little Creek, Virginia Beach. 4 bdrms, 3 baths, completely air cond, mod kitchen with 2 built-in ovens, dishwasher. Bendix washer and dryer. Screened porch with built-in barbecue pit. Double carport. $200 per month. Phone or write Capt. O. C. Gregg, 9709 Byeforde Rd., Kensington, Md. OLympic 7-2849 (Washington exchange), or evenings, Mrs. Dwight Harvey, Norfolk, Va. Gypsy 7-3342. (Ill) NORFOLK, Va. For Sale or Rent. Waterfront Cape Cod with 5 bdrms, 2 full baths, liv rm with fireplace, din rm, screened patio overlooking water, pier and lge trees with spacious landscaped grnds.

Convenient to all parts of metropolitan area, yet located on beautifully isolated point. FHA appraised at $18,000, easily financed. Call or write Capt. J. M. Court, 1943 Arlington Ave. (Ill) NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Acreage near Gaylord For Sale, Trade or Lease by heirs. Cdr. and Mrs. W. C. Gibson, E-2 Perry Circle, USNA, Annapolis, Md. Phone COlonial 3-2611, Ext. 385. (II) MISCELLANEOUS "SKIPPER OF THE THREE R's" An article in Coronet Magazine (Aug. '57) describes our international program.

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