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IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND a complete military transmitting and receiving station weighing about one p o u n d !

The "battle maneuvers" illustrated above disclose a new dimension in military communication, made p o s s i b l e by m o d e r n t r a n s i s t o r developments.

In his hand the officer holds an RCA Transceiver, a complete radio transmitting and receiving unit—the smallest 2-way FM radio ever built. The entire walkie-talkie is only 6 " x 3 " x I'/g" in size, with weight, including battery and all accessories, of about 20 ounces.

The men in the field listen to "battle instructions" over tiny receiver units built inside their helmets.

With a range of about a quarter mile, the RCA Transceiver can be pre-set

for any frequency between 45 and 5 2 mcs. Only two controls are used and no tuning or adjustment is necessary during normal use. The receiver is an all-transistorized superheterodyne and the transmitter comprises two transistors and one tube, both contained in a single unit.

The feather-lightness and miniature size of the transceiver and receiver make it possible, for the first time, to extend communication to the individual level. It is another instance of RCA's constant search for new and better ways of doing things electronically. Demonstration and consultation with RCA field engineers throughout the world are invited.

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March, 1956

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CONTENTS Superintendent's Report

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Purdue's Proposed Program

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The Navy on Capitol Hill

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Bvu"eau of Naval Personnel

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Navy Athletics

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Spindrift

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COVER—Naval Academy

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ALUMNI

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Vol. 19

1955

Contains recently corrected addresses of more than 6,000 active duty and 2,500 retired officers—plus those of hundreds of alumni in civilian life.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS of all alumni brought up to date as of July 1 , 1955

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EDITOR—W. F. FITZGERALD, JR., '21 MANAGING EDITOR—H. H. JALBERT, '14

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"Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert?"

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Lincoln's timeless trutlis were phrased in a st\ le so simple that their meaning was unmistakable. In the above statement Lincoln maices it clear that he believed in fixing responsibility upon the prime movers . . . those who motivate others to commit overt acts against our country. W h a t would Lincoln think of today's "liberals", who are not Communists themselves, but who condone Communist subversion and treason under the guise of "civil liberties"? There can be no doubt that he would crash his contempt upon such men.

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THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS

By R. Adm. W. F. Boone

We at the Naval .\cademy are always mindful of the heartwarming bond which draws together the Brigade of Midshipmen and all Academy .\lumni everywhere. We realize that the present Brigade of Midshipmen, as well as tomorrow's Brigade, is profoundly influenced in countless ways by those who have gone before. The rich heritage and the traditions which make ours one of the world's most unique educational institutions had their inception with our illustrious alumni. Any Brigade of Midshipmen would be ineffective in accomplishing its challenging mission without the spiritual and material support of loyal alumni everywhere.

As many of you know-, I returned to my first duty at the Naval .A.cademy (except for a PG course) in August of 1954, as Superintendent. I am now about to return to sea. These 18 months of duty at the Naval Academy have been the most rewarding experience of my life. I have been immeasurably impressed with the Naval Academj' and its many programs for producing better career officers. I feel that progress is being made, but whatever small contribution I might have made is insignificant in comparison with what the Naval Academy has given me.

My experience here somewhat qualifies me, I think, to make a report to the alumni, and I should like to do so. Shipmate has generously afforded me an opportunity to pass along these thoughts.

C h a n g e — B u t Change f o r t h e Better

My first thought of possible interest to you is to report my own feelings upon returning to duty at the Naval Academy after 34 years. Frankly, I suppose it was only natural that I should at first feel that the old school wasn't quite what it used to be. But let me qualify this thought quickly. My initial doubts as to the vigor, rigor, and tempo of the life of today's midshipmen soon melted into an appreciation of the fact that today's midshipmen get a better education than I did and are more highly trained junior officer material.

Almost without exception, I have found changes to be for the BETTER. It is, then, my honest conviction that all of us may dispense with any doubts as to the relative quality of today's graduate.

Is the A c a d e m y K e e p i n g Pace W i t h t h e T i m e s — W i t h Its Destiny?

Those of us immediately concerned with the operation of the Naval Academy, and all of you who are so concerned with its effectiveness in a long-range sense, certainly cannot rest easily unless we face squarely the question "Is the Academy keeping pace with the times—with its destiny?" Discounting entirely my own small role, I wish to report that in general I think it is. Those enduring, fundamental concepts of character-building, human relations, and dedication to duty have not changed. The Naval Academy has not temporized with its time-honored standards of discipline, integrity, and honor. Yet at the same time, its curriculum, its pedagogy, and technology have been vastly improved M A R C H ,

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to meet the present and future needs of officers in the Fighting Fleet. I was, perhaps, impressed most with the tremendous improvements accomplished in these technological areas when I first returned to the Academy. Moreover, we are not "resting on the oars" with an air of self-satisfaction. Rather, we have bent our efforts to the task of maintaining just such progress by achieving further objective improvements to meet the dynamic changes that are taking place in the Fleet.

Thompson Stadium, its inaccessibility to traffic from the Washington-Baltimore area, and the lack of parking space in its vicinity: and the need for a setting for our major outdoor sports contests which will be a credit to the Naval Academy, a source of pride to our alumni, and in keeping with the dignity and prestige of this national institution. We now possess an ideal site contiguous to the West corner of the Yard. I know that al! alumni will want to play an active role in the acquisition of a stadium when a program is launched.

Facilities Must Be I m p r o v e d

Before I paint too bright a picture, I must insert some thoughts concerning present inadequacies. I have in mind deficiencies as to facilities. Many of you know that we are now most actively engaged in obtaining necessary improvements in our physical plant. May I just mention a few of these. I believe I am correct in saying that our Board of Visitors and my superiors in the Navy Department share my view that the most urgent needs for the successful prosecution of the Naval Academy's mission are: first, the need for a modern airfield, a requirement inseparable from the current concept of the Navy's role in national defense; second, acquisition of more land, most readily and economically to be realized by filling Dewey and Santee Basins and an area to the seaward of Farragut Field; this is essential to an adequate physical education program; third, additional dormitory space in the form of two new wings to Bancroft Hall, in order to relieve the crowded living conditions of the Brigade of Midshipmen; fourth, the need for an auditorium seating five thousand persons, which is closely tied in with our efforts to provide the midshipmen and faculty with the cultural and intellectual advantages of stimulating lectures and outstanding musical and other performances, as well as with our requirements for student assemblies; fifth, the vital role played by our intercollegiate sports programs in the character building and physical development of midshipmen, and the wide-spread interest of the alumni and general public in these events, emphasizes the need for an adequate stadium; and lastly, the need for additional suitable quarters for enlisted personnel on duty in this command.

We are confident that most of these items will be provided in due course by the Congress in its wisdom. We hope that several of these items will be forthcoming within the next several years. Others will have to wait a bit longer. Our fine new gymnasium is under construction on Holland Field. It should be completed in another ten months.

The fifth item above bears special mention in this connection. We truly need a new football stadium. It should, however, be divorced from the previous list of facilities needed because in all probability it cannot be acquired with appropriated funds.

Accordingly, special steps must be taken to get it. A new and modern stadium is needed for many reasons, not the least of which are: the urgent need for the land of the Thompson Stadium site for other purposes; the age and inadequacy of

Responsible

Spokesmanship

We at the Naval Academy have recently stepped up our emphasis upon "Responsible Spokesmanship" by members of the Brigade, officers and professors of the staff, and parents of midshipmen. The response has been gratifying indeed. Perhaps the most attractive aspect of this program is that it makes all of us active, participating members of the larger Naval Academy family. Of course its long-range goal is to convey to all of America the striking story of the Naval Academy, its essential role on the defense team, the opportunity that it offers to deserving young men, and the rewards of the career to which the Academy is the gateway. The Naval Academy is a public institution of prime importance to the nation. The historic record of achievement of its graduates has earned for the Navy understandable public confidence. The current and future importance of the Navy to the security of this nation is the basis of continued and widespread public interest. Therefore, it is our privilege and duty to respond to this interest with factual information about all aspects of the Naval Academy and the naval programs on which we are qualified to speak.

An important result of this program is that by conveying this story with sparkle and perspective we increase the interest of outstanding young men everywhere in forging for themselves a career of honored service, via the Naval Academy. This, as you can readily see, is pre-eminently a worthy feature. For in the last analysis, however meritorious is the Naval Academy program in action, the quality of our endproduct inevitably bears a direct relationship to the quality of our entrants—the raw material. We are vitally interested in maintaining a high degree of competition for appointment to this school. Obviously, the greater the number of applicants, the more selective we can be, and the higher we can push our standards. .Alumni of the Naval Academy have traditionally represented their school with active loyalty in this regard. In mentioning "Responsible Spokesmanship" here, I strive only to give it the added emphasis and perspective it merits, to the end that those few alumni who may not have been as active as possible will renew their ardor and "carry our colors" enthusiastically. In other words, it is not enough that each alumnus reflect great credit upon the Naval .'Kcademy by his own character and professional achievements. He is urged, under this concept, to enlighten the people around 3

him as to the distinctive features of Naval Academy training, and thus "pass the word" in his community.

Candidate Preparation for the Naval Academy

Frequently we at the Naval Academy are asked for counsel by friends and parents of potential candidates for the Naval Academy. They seek to learn how these young men may best prepare themselves to compete for admission. I think it well that each alumnus have in mind some of the fundamental facts pertaining to the admission process. Without a knowledge of the highlights of these requirements, he cannot be a responsible spokesman.

Each candidate for admission to the Naval Academy must accomplish these four steps: (1) meet general eligibility; (2) obtain an appointment; (3) qualify scholastically; and (4) qualify physically. Precise details of each are laid out in "Regulations Governing the Admission of Candidates Into the United States Naval Academy as Midshipmen and Sample Examinations" (N.A.VPERS 15.010), a copy of which anyone may obtain from the Chief of Naval Personnel or the Naval Academy.

It is noteworthy that the height requirements for physical qualification have recently been changed. Candidates may now be no less than five feet four inches in height, but may be as tall as six feet six inches. This extension is last year's alteration to the height requirements. It increases the old permissive limit two inches at each end of the scale. (Believe it or not, the increase at the upper end of the scale was prompted primarily by the growth of the average American male in the last few decades—not by the needs of the basketball team.)

As Naval .A.cademy representatives, I think all of us will be interested in the 1956 edition of the Naval .Academy Catalogue of Information. It will soon be off the press and available through the Chief of Naval Personnel or the Superintendent.

It carries a simplified discussion of "How to become a midshipman at the Naval Academy" in one special section. This discourse will be useful to those counseling outstanding young men.

Perhaps more important to the young man who would do well at the Naval Academy and in his professional life is the early requirement to develop an orderly and sustained application to his academic pursuits. This in no way envisions a subjugation of his sports or extracurricular development, for we need well-rounded men. What I mean by this assertion is that the most effective student is the one who pierces the "knowledge barrier" regularly, with concentration, with correlation, and with progression. I suppose one of the most shocking academic-facts-of-life, which virtually overwhelms new plebes at the Academy, is the inordinate premium on time. This explains my emphasis upon efficient utilization of study time.

I am confident that these qualities of application, orderliness, and logical discernment are not developed solely in our country's finest prep schools, even though we all know that they in fact do this to a high degree. I believe, on the other hand, that each young man of the caliber in which we at the Naval Academy are interested can accomplish this himself if he starts early and firmly makes up his mind that he is going to succeed. Solid counseling from parents, family friends, or educators can be invaluable to a young man in such efforts. He should seek and employ expert guidance, but he alone can perfect himself in this regard.

Motivation

I hardly need to dwell at any length on motivation. All of us realize that the mission of the Naval Academy is to produce able and dedicated career officers for the Naval Service. It is all too apparent, then, that any candidate who matriculates at the Naval Academy, however outstanding he may be otherwise, is a "ball and chain" to our mission if he does not have some desire to become a career officer, or at least an open mind on the subject. Now I say "some" desire, because at the age of candidates, few young men know their own minds entirely, so what we ask is only a little more than a 50-50 chance to convince a young man of the worthiness, the challenge, and the rewards of career service.

There are a few young men who enter the Naval Academy each year who are all but sure in their own minds that the one thing they do not want is a military career. It is an unfortunate thing for parents to force a boy into the Naval Pre-admission Scholastic Preparation .Academy against his desires. Parents frePerhaps the most difficult question with quently do this for economic reasons or bewhich we are regularly confronted is that cause they feel that they are better able of the devoted parent or friend who would to decide what is best for the boy. Parents prepare a fine young man for entrance to and guardians are urged not to coerce their the Naval .Academy. This question admits sons to come to the Naval Academy. Each of many answers, of course. But certain year a small number of plebes enter only underlying facts have general application. to resign from the Brigade within a few Here are a few of our thoughts at the months or even days, really before they have had any reasonable chance to comNaval Academy. prehend and appreciate the unique opporSince our secondary school certificate- tunity which is theirs. Such occasional substantiating method of scholastic qualifi- developments are extra costly to parents, cation purposely requires seven units (3 to the young man in terms of time and English, 2 Algebra, 1 Plane Geometry, and psychological setback, and to the Naval 1 U. S. History), these main units are Academy in denying this billet to another a good yardstick for secondary school prep- young man who would have met the chalaration. The same certificate-substantiating lenge. It is of utmost importance that method requires eight optional units during every candidate have a pretty clear undersecondary school as well. We feel strongly standing of what the Naval Academy course that the optional courses most helpful to is, and the nature of the life here, before a midshipman are: solid geometry; plain he attempts to enter. trigonometry; general science; physics; chemistry; two or more years of foreign languages; at least one year of mechanical drawing; two years in expression and com- Intangible Qualities in Future Candidates position; and additional work in history Frequently, we at the Naval Academy or the social sciences. are asked by our friends and loyal repre-

sentatives across the country just what yardstick one uses in delineating the intangible qualities which the Naval Academy would like in its future candidates. This poses a profound question. .Answering it is really a problem of translation. All alumni know and sense those inner qualities which a candidate should have in order successfully to meet the traditionally high standards of the Naval Academy and Naval Service.

It is most important that every responsible citizen be actively and constantly concerned with the basic needs of national defense. I feel that no facet of national defense has greater influence upon its effectiveness than the motivation and ability of the career officers of our Armed Forces. They inevitably pace their respective Services in over-all accomplishments.

Moreover, enthusiastic motivation and habits of professional competence are developed early in the lives of officers, and significantly so at the Service Academies.

This thought is our point of departure— our premise—in speaking about the intangible qualities we seek in Naval .Academy candidates.

From its founding in 1845 until 1939, the Naval .Academy furnished virtually all the career commissioned officers of the Naval Service. The Naval Academy's program of education and training has changed vastly during its history. But its fundamental values have not changed, and it retains and cultivates the inspiration of honored traditions and the guiding principles of true self-discipline and honor. Since 1939 many fine young men have joined the cadre of career naval officers from sources other than the Naval .Academy.

The Navy is proud of these officers and could not get along without their efficient and dedicated services. Yet, in this 16-year period the Naval Academy has maintained its historic role as the primary progenitor, the fountainhead of professional ability and progressive thought in the Naval Service.

Serving in this sense as the "cradle of the Navy," the role of the Academy is one of transcending significance as it continues to provide the Fleet with the hard core of professionally trained officers to whom we look to set and maintain the standards which have made our Navy the finest in the world.

Just what do we look for in the young man who must carry on the .Academy's heritage? We look for many qualities as we watch each class striving to "fit the uniform" which they have come to honor.

May I highlight just a few.

A strong sense of high purpose must e.xist in the intelligent young man who would succeed as a naval officer. Obviously, candidates for the Naval Academy are at a point in life where their inner thoughts and aspirations have not crystallized, yet I feel strongly that the best candidates for the Naval Academy must have at least an inner "yearning for greatness" through the meaningful career before them.

I say this because the rigorous process of mastering responsible leadership must be steadied by a flowering dedication—a sustaining confidence in the high purpose of the Naval profession.

Otherwise, the seedling "desire to e.xcel" may wither early, or fail to achieve identity with service to country. There is an undeniable nobility in a career which preserves America—the citadel of freedom and human dignity. The demanding Way of Life followed by career officers must proceed from a high purpose if it is to be fully rewarding, fully effective.

S H I P M A T E

Throughout the years of the Naval .Academy and of the Navy, "going to sea" has appealed to bold men endowed with a spirit of adventure. We are thankful that this is so. Without the curiosity and without the courage of such individuals, progress in the employment of sea power would have been impossible. Imagine for one moment, if you can remotely do so, a fainthearted, irresolute, and alvvays-i)lay-it-safe Christopher Columbus? John Paul Jones?

Oliver Hazard Perry? David Dixon Porter? George Dewey? William F. Halsey?

Arleigh Burke? This one element assumes overriding importance today, in my opinion, because post World War II seems to have given birth to a phenomenon of, for want of a better term, "suburbanization" on the part of our citizenry. By this I mean the emergence of an unusual desire for comfortable, routine, secure and somewhat stolid living. I feel tliat the mental attitude behind this is. particularly in the case of young men, distressingly inconsistent with the dynamic spirit of enterprise and adventure which developed this great country of ours. The problem of maintaining our country's position of world leadership looms more challenging daily. In order to meet this challenge we must attract to future leadership in the .Armed Forces young men of quick intelligence and sound bodies who are potentially venturesome, dynamic, enthusiastic, courageous and decisive.

For the future naval officer we look not only to men of ideals and ideas, but to practical, industrious, young .Americans as well. Candidates must be soundly prepared in the basic sciences, mathematics, history, and the art of expression. But they must also comprehend the workaday theorem that the will to succeed is often useless without the will to prepare. This concept of forehandedness is a "must" for the modern naval officer. .As never before he must be able to project his thinking ingeniously into the future.

It is easy, in touching on the serious side of life, to forget that the life of a naval officer is one daily interlaced with fun aplenty. It is a healthily gregarious life, of which every member of his family is an integral part. Living and working in the closest association with energetic young American men who are intelligent, purposeful, and steeped in our cherished freedoms is a stimulating privilege. .Add to this the broadening experience of worldwide travel and one can then appreciate the full measure of the verve and the love of people we should like to see in all candidates, and future midshipmen. The satisfaction of being associated with the finest body of men in the world—the officers and enlisted men of our Navy—is one of the most rewarding aspects of a naval career.

Disciplined, dedicated service in the naval profession, responsible to the public interest, is difficult to characterize to the satisfaction of every person. Developing the capacity for such service is a gradual, nurtured evolution. Clearly it is not without trials ; not without demands upon one's perseverance.

But is any worthwhile achievement otherwise? The young man in whom the Naval Academy is most interested must have an underlying desire, susceptible of cultivation, to cast his lot wholeheartedly with a proud "Band of Brothers" who cherish service to God and Country as pre-eminently rewarding. He must ultimately be motivated by a burning desire to maintain the security of this nation, peacefully it is hoped, but victoriously in war if necessary.

I am assembling these thoughts in the shadow of our Chapel dome here at the M A R C H

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Naval Academy. Its surmounting golden spire points reassuringly upward. Perhai)s this symbolically explains my predilection for the intangible here. For somehow I want to convey a concept of challenge which lifts one above the commonplace, yet a concept of essential realism. Clearly the Navy is embarking upon an era of ever greater vitality and significance in tliis country's foreign relations and scheme of defense. The Navy's versatility, flexibility, and mobility will cause it to be called upon to play a constantly expanding role in peace as well as in any future wars, large or small, which might be forced upon us.

The naval officer of the future, therefore, must measure up to ever-mounting responsibilities and ever higher standards of performance.

Knowing that in .Admiral Smedberg the Naval Academy will have an officer of the highest qualifications at the helm, it is a happy privilege to report to the alumni that I believe deeply that the Naval Academy will fully keep pace with the Navy's progress. The past 18 months have convinced me unequivocally that there is here a reassuring dedication to duty and a transcending awareness of the Navy's role in the cause of Freedom.

The officers, the civilian faculty, the Brigade of Midshipmen, the parents, and the Navy at large all coordinate to evoke of each other the maximum contribution to .Academy welfare. Joined—first, last, and always—in this company are the Academy alumni, near and far, in blue suits or not.

Theirs is a vital role, heartening and gratifying to the .Academy in its many programs. I wish here to pay tribute to you individually and collectively. May I solicit your continuing support of the Naval -Academy? With your help and spirited loyalty, the second and succeeding Naval Academy centennials will be monumental landmarks along the road of service to God and Country.

Donations to Naval Academy R. Adm. W. F. Boone, Superintendent, reports that an increasing number of offers to donate or bequeath money, items of historic value, and other gifts are being received by the Academy. This loyal interest shown by so many is most deeply gratifying.

At the same time, however, it is distressing that frequently these offers must be declined for one reason or another. Admiral Boone points out that graduates and friends of the Naval Academy could be of great assistance by adopting in many instances a cooperative approach in the matter of donations.

Consider prizes, for instance. Awards of prizes to midshipmen serve an excellent purpose in that they stimulate a competitive interest in achieving excellence. Yet the availability of too many prizes reduces their effectiveness and poses a serious problem to find suitable new areas of competition. Furthermore, with so many prizes, it is becoming virtually impossible to administer the contests and to award the prizes at appropriate ceremonies. Consequently, other forms of contribution would be now more acceptable as a general rule.

Complex administrative snags are often encountered when donations of memorials and bequests, by well-intentioned donors, include restrictive stipulations. Realizing the personal nature of the proposed memorials and the ardent devotion of the person or persons involved, it is often more tactful for the Naval Academy politely to decline offers than to strive to alter the donor's concept.

It is best that objects of historical interest or artistic value be presented to the Academy without qualification as to where and how they should be displayed. The spirit of the donor and the interest of the {Continued on page 51)

CVPR-559A . . . Faster launching of Regulus guided missiles from aircraft carriers is possible through use of wheeled carts developed for the Navy by Chance Vought Aircraft. The cart is jettisoned after a launch. Regulus, first missile to be catapulted, formerly was launched by jato rockets from a portable launcher twenty times heavier than the new cart.

PURDUE'S PROPOSED PROGRAM The following article applies pritnarily and immediately to tliose members of tfie Class of 1926 who are retiring this summer after 30 years' service. Individual letters are being forwarded to them. It applies also to many others, particularly to retired officers of the Class of 1925, who can qualify under the terms of the proposed program: Dean William Leake Ayres of Purdue University is examining the possibility of establishing a program, the ultimate objective of which is to supply a constant flow of teachers for the university and college level. He is interested in retired and retiring officers as potential students for an intensive one-year training course, after which the students will become members of the faculty at Purdue or at a university or college of their choice.

uate schools between now and 1965 will be below the present rate, thus the colleges must face this increasing enrollment with little additional Ph.D. trained faculty. The excess of demand over supply is already producing serious staff shortages in several areas, one of which is mathematics.

upon successful completion of the program. c. If as many as thirty officers can be obtained for each class, special sections of courses can be set up and the group can be kept as a separate unit. This will permit adaptation of each topic to the needs and aims of the program. d. Topics to be studied (tentative) : The backbone of the program would be a heavy course running through all three terms covering a review of calculus followed by advance topics. Other courses covered would be statistics and numerical methods, differential equations, theory of equations and algebra, and geometry. Also in the program would be a special seminar on teaching methods in mathematics with observation and practice teaching.

Each year the Navy retires 130 to 150 officers in good health, many of whom desire some type of work activity. If they could qualify as college teachers they could Conferences have been held between rep- have ten to fifteen years of interesting and resentatives of Purdue University, the Bu- useful employment, depending on the age of reau of Naval Personnel and the Naval the man and the retirement policy of the Academy Alumni Association. All are in particular college. The problem is to deagreement that the program, if established, velop an educational program which would not only would help solve one of the seri- qualify these retiring officers for a college ous national educational problems, but faculty appointment. While these officers would also be of great benefit to many of have differing talents and interests, mathethe group of officers who retire each year matics seems to represent an interest common to many and thus it may be possible after thirty years' service. to develop a program in this area that 3. Teaching Career Following To proceed further, Purdue must have would lead to college teaching. Although Completion of the Program information on the number who would he it is recognized that such a program preinterested in enrolling in the program. If a sents difficulties, the possibilities should be a. The officer would be free to negotiate on the open market for a teaching posisufficient numberâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;say thirtyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is available explored since the need for college teachtion in any college or university of his this year, it is possible the university may ers of mathematics is most urgent and the choice following the completion of the start the first class in September of this fact that every naval officer has had matheprogram. Purdue would assist in this year. For planning purposes certain data matics and has kept this knowledge reasonplacement and the great scarcity almost must be known, so please fill out the form ably fresh in his training during his career guarantees that every officer would have below, tear it out, and return it to U. S. in the Navy. positions available to him.

Naval Academy Alumni Association, Alumb. Starting salaries would probably be in ni House, Annapolis, Md. the $4,000 to $5,000 bracket for the usual An outline of the contemplated training 2. Program Under Consideration academic year of nine to ten months. program follows : The officer might anticipate gradual ina. Purdue University would establish a creases to a maximum of perhaps $6,000. special training program for retired naval officers and such other retired mili- c. In general officers might expect to teach 1. Background tary officers as could qualify. freshman and sophomore mathematics through the calculus and possibly differThe colleges and universities face a seri- b. Each class would start in September ential equations, but it is also possible and run through two academic semesters ous shortage in the next fifteen years in that officers with special interests and and the following summer, the program teaching personnel. The great increase in training could teach courses in that area being concluded early each August. The births in the United States is expected to along with mathematics. students (officers) would be directly endouble present-undergraduate enrollments rolled in the Graduate School and would d. College teachers normally teach four to by 1965. Studies show that the number of five classes involving twelve to fifteen receive the Master of Science degree Ph.D.'s produced each year by our gradcontact hours per week. e. Teachers retire at the age of sixty-five to seventy although in some cases the retirement age is even later than this.

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a. Pleasant work in a university community in a location of the officer's own choice. b. Typical academic year permits a long summer vacation for traveling and visiting old friends. c. Possible sixty to eighty per cent increase in officer's income by addition of salary to retirement allowance. d. In most cases work will be in position covered by social security to provide additional protection of dependents and old age retirement. e. Opportunity to be useful and reasonably busy. f. A Master's degree could be obtained on veteran benefit approximately $160 per month with low tuition ($100 per semester for Indiana residents and $285 per semester for others).

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By Fred Lardner, '22

The effect of personnel laws enacted in the past year or so and the effort being made by Congress to enact additional legislation this year convince this correspondent that the program to improve service morale will be a big success.

The Defense Department would, under terms of the bill, establish medical care insurance programs for families of retired and deceased personnel, and also for dependent parents of active duty personnel.

Where military facilities are not availConsider the effect of the Reenlistment able outside this country, the Defense DeBonus Act of .August, 1954, and the Career partment may contract for medical care Incentive Act of April 1, 1955. Shordy with approved local medical authorities or before passage of the bonus law, the Navy provide an insurance program. reenlistment rate for career service men Another bill, H. R. 8500, is designed to was 50.1 percent, and as of the start of and will attract more doctors fiscal year 1956 (July 1, 1955) it was 88.9 and undoubtedly dentists to a career military service, percent. The Navy's total reenlistment rate, assuring treatment of more dependents in counting first termers as well as career military facilities. men, was 10.5 percent in mid-1954, 19.2 percent in mid-1955, and now is 30 percent or more. The Army's total reenlistment rate jumped from 23.8 percent in mid-1954 to 70 percent in mid-1955, but dropped a Sea Duty Rule Curtailed little later in 1955. The -Air Force has a H. R. 4704, which was cleared for the current total reenlistment rate of about 50 President February 6 and should be law percent. when you read this, curtails sea duty qualifications for officer promotion in the Navy Incidentally, the -Air Force pointed with and the Marine Corps. pride, some two or three years ago, to the Section 1496 of the Revised Statutes proadvantages of service life over civilian life, detailing logically those advantages in a vides that before a Navy officer can be sizeable pamphlet. Within two years or so, promoted he must be examined by an when the full effect of the service morale examining board to determine his mental, improvement program will be felt, it may be moral, and professional qualifications to advisable for the services to do a similar perform all the duties at sea of the grade to which he has been selected for promoselling job. tion.

Further improvement's are coming, and "This examination," the House Armed it won't be long before most service jobs, in terms of income from cash and fringe Services Committee reported, "results in benefits (of course, there is some objection some duplication of the functions of the to that term), will compare well with selection board, as that board has deterincome and fringe benefits in civilian life. mined his mental and moral qualifications to perform the duties of the next higher grade, and to some extent his professional Free M e d i c a l Care qualifications.

It is almost certain now that wives and "Furthermore," the committee stated, children of service members will receive "the requirement of section 1496 that an medical treatment either free of charge or officer must be found qualified to perform at costs lower than originally planned. Re- all the duties at sea of the grade to which vision of H. R. 7904, the latest medical care he is to be promoted has become difficult bill, eliminates ' the proposed charges for to comply with. Because of increased spehealth insurance which might have cost cialization of duties in the Navy, many offimembers up to $57.60 annually. For treat- cers are assigned duties exclusively in some ment in a civilian hospital, the service mem- particular field and have no opportunity to ber would have to pay the first $25 of perform all duties at sea. hospital expenses. This charge has been suggested in the revised bill as a means of "The bill would retain the statutory nalimiting hospital trips to those which are ture of the examining boards, but the presnecessary. ent statutory responsibility of the examining boards for establishing criteria for Under terms of the bill, dependents could qualification of an officer for promotion elect to receive care at either a military would be placed in the Secretary of the or a civilian hospital facility. .\n insured Navy, thus giving more flexibility of admindependent could be hospitalized as long as istration."

365 days . . . and longer, for after a year, if he or she is still ill, the patient would Under terms of the Officer Personnel Act be transferred to a military facility or the of 1947, Marine Corps officers must be government would pay for continued stay promoted in the same manner as Navy in the civilian hospital. officers.

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New legislation (H. R. 8692 and S. 3124) would authorize the permanent appointment in the Regular forces of the .Army, Navv, Air Force and Marine Corps of some 73,000 additional officers, with 50,000 new Regulars scheduled to be added in the next seven years.

The Navy's total authorization under this legislation is 33,625 Regulars, or 50 percent of the total number of officers. The Navy would attain this increase by 1963.

In 1955 its Regulars totaled 28,900 or 43 percent of the total. In 1958 the Navy would have 32,280 Regulars or 48 percent of the total.

The Navy's biggest shortage by far is in junior officers. It is asking Reserves to apply for active duty, and many of these Reserves will be qualified for transfer to the Regular Navy.

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As of mid-February neither- the House nor the Senate Armed Services Committee had scheduled a hearing on legislation to extend and equalize credit for cadet-midshipman service. Currently these committees are busy with legislation generally considered more important. And perhaps the Defense Department has not as yet made up its mind what to do with this subject.

The 1955 bills pending before committee are H. R. 2213 and S. 1201, which provide that "members and former members of the uniformed services heretofore or hereafter granted retired pay (etc.) under this or any other law, shall be credited in the computation of that pav, but not in establishing eligibility for retirement or separation from the active list, with full time for all periods of service . . ." as cadets and midshipmen at the four Service academies.

Of course, active duty pay would be increased.

One reader wrote to Shipmate, inclosing a letter from his Congressman stating that these bills are supported by the Defense Department. It is true that the department supported the bills in 1955, but it is possible that the 1956 legislative program stresses another bill, H. R. 7280. This latter bill would credit cadet-midshipman service for basic pay purposes for those who have completed four years or more of active service, but it would not permit years of such service to be included in the number of years by which active duty pay is multiplied in the computation of retired pay.

Another cadet-midshipman service bill, H. R. 5055, of importance to former cadets and midshipmen of the World War I and {Continued on page 48)

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Personnel v\ith the service they loved and served so long.

"It is axiomatic that a lost feeling usually pervades the Navy man when the moment comes to adjust himself to the strange civilian way of life. • No better proof of this exists than the opening conversation of two retired Navy men, which is generally like this, 'Heard or read any new- dope lately?' .As I see it personally, a Navy man is never really retired. In fact, he must, upon entering civilian life, assume a dual role, adjust to the new life and at the same time act as a sort of sea-going rear guard to his shipmates on active duty. He must maintain alertness to the ground swells of public opinion in his community, and guard against the self-appointed military experts who, from rostrum or on paper, seek to delegate to the Navy a minor or secondary role in national defense.

W i i e n You Retire One subject to a letter; one theme to a story; one thought to a billboard poster.

Those are rules of thumb. But Shipmate thinks there are times when you must make a Turn One Eight from the rules of the w-ritten road.

What does that have to do with retiring?

This; We w-ere looking into a story. The story would answer the question "What is being done by Admiral Holloway and his cohorts over there in BuPers on the matter of service to retired naval personnel?" Following this was the question, what has been done?—and, what will be done?

Shipmate found out. But in finding out, another theme kept cropping up. So, with your kind indulgence, w-e'll give you two stories wrapped in one. Here's how they go.

The Retired Activities Section was brought into being by Admiral Holloway in order to make certain that the affairs of one very important segment of the Navy would be assisted. The present head of-the section is a W A V E , Lt. Cdr. Josephine L. Chenault, USN. You'll find her picture on this page.

Miss Chenault explained that her section is handling a variety of details. For example, the section can help in an inquiry as to correction of records. Services to dependents of retired personnel, such as aid in obtaining I. D. cards, is given. -A newsletter is being put out on a six-issuesper-year basis.

Shortly (late spring or early summer) the branch will send a Guidebook for Retired Personnel to each person on the retired list. The Guidebook will cover, among other subjects, a full discussion of rights, privileges and benefits of retired members, dependents, and survivors.

Miss Chenault explained her duties, and those of her section, as being "anything we can possibly to do follow out Admiral Holloway's expressed desires that we be of fullest assistance to retired members." It was just after that statement that Shipmate asked Miss Chenault what the retired people thought of all this, and how did they receive the Newsletter—favorably?

Now here's the second theme. Miss Chenault had a stack of letters that had come in. Invariably favorable, they pointed up the value of the section as well as the Newsletter. One, in particular, seemed to sum up the personal philosophy that is no doubt a part of all those who have retired.

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The letter was addressed to Capt. L. C. Heinz, the Assistant Chief for Morale Services. Various Bureau officers read the letter, and liked the sentiment expressed.

Perhaps the letter should be given wide publicity. At any rate. Shipmate quotes, in part: "I feel that I voice the opinion of a great majority of retired personnel of the Navy, in saying that this newsletter will fill a long needed lack of a publication of some sort to keep retired personnel in touch

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"He must aggressively and unblushingly explain the magnificent part our Navy played in World WAT II, and its almost single-handed defeat of the Pacific enemy.

He must be quick to explain that the Navy does not dwell in a holystone era, but was the first branch of the service to be entrusted with atomic experiments, planned and built the first atomic ship and is now planning and projecting many other projects of an atomic nature. .And in the vital and all important Polar exploration field the Navy leads tlie way. Public relations at the grass root level seem of extreme importance and the retired Navy man free from certain restrictions imposed upon active duty personnel is in a most enviable position to tell about the Navy."

This thoughtful letter from a thinking and patriotic naval officer, retired though he be, went on to mention the importance of the man and of training that man in the new Navy. He said that retired per.sonnel should be "ready at all times to explain the advantages of a naval career to a good officer or enlisted prospect."

Without laboring the issue,- Shipmate would like to highlight the fact that the three points .\dmiral Burke is interested in stressing about the Navy (the importance of the Navy to the country, the importance of the man to the Navy, the glorious future of the Navy) are implicit in this letter. Moreover, the policies of .Admiral Holloway are shown, as in a mirror, by this retired officer.

Perhaps at this point we can sum up everything, and draw in the two themes so that they become one. It may be e.xpressed as "loyalty must work two ways." When you retire . . . ?

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Picking up after a week-long exam layoff. Navy's fifteen winter intercollegiate teams have had a busy time the past few weeks.

Although the varsity basketball team hasn't lived up to pre-season expectations, most of the other squads have done remarkably well, especially the w-restling and squash teams.

Boasting a 4-1 record through the West Virginia meet, the Navy grapplers are ready to take on all comers. Their only loss came at the hands of Penn State, admittedly the best wrestling team on the East coast. Second-place honors in this department could very well go to Navy although Lehigh is considered by some "e.xperts" to be better than Navy. The showdown of this debate took place 25 February in McDonough Hall when Coach Ray Swartz and his cohorts took on the boys from Lehigh, Pa. In their meet on 14 January against Rutgers, a perennial powerhouse in the wrestling ranks, Navy showed their championship calibre as they came out on the long end of a 22-6 score. 123-pounder "Switch" Masterson and heavyweight Art Wright both pinned their men and the Mids took four of the other six matches by decisions.

Despite their outstanding record, the Navy team is considered by some to be in a rebuilding stage (due for the most part to the loss of National Champ Pete Blair and Eastern titleholder Joe Gattuso, both of whom are presently back at Navy conditioning themselves for the '56 Olym-

pics) and at present has but two firstclassmen on the usual match-time line-up, those being Phil Brainard and Ed Zabrycki, wrestling 167 and 177 respectively. The entire team is top heavy with youngsters and segundos, including Bob Green at 130, Joe Longton at 137, "Doc" Daughenbaugh and Fred Thomas at 147, Jim Zeberlein at 157, and Tony Stremic, Jerry Putnam and -Art Wright at heavyweight. Stremic, Navy's outstanding first-string guard on the '55 football squad, and Putnam have both been injured since early in the season, and third-stringer Wright fitted himself readily into the slot. He put up a whale of a fight against Penn State's Bill Oberly, present holder of the National heavyweight crown, before being pinned late in the match.

The Penn State match easily showed why the Quaker matmen were runner-up in both the Eastern and National Championships last season. They have among their number no less than four Eastern place winners and one National, the aforementioned Oberly. Their experience and poise were big factors in their running through the eight matches, winning five, drawing two and losing one, the Navy victory coming via a decision by Phil Brainard. The final score of the meet was a convincing 23-7.

The following week, wrestling on the new intercollegiate circular mat for the first time (previously, the mat was squareshaped) , the Mids took on nearby Maryland, perhaps Navy's most natural archrivals besides the Kavdets. This meet was

very different from the disastrous Penn State outing. "Switch" Masterson set the fashion as he pinned his man, John McHugh, in 8 minutes, 15 seconds with a cradle. One of Navy's best light prospects in recent years, Masterson has an impressive assortment of holds and escapes. Only a youngster, he has also won local acclaim as an accomplished leg wrestler, that is, one who uses his legs to great advantage in securing holds.

Bob Green was next up and decisioned Charlie Kerler, 7-2, in a hard-fought match.

Green is a much better wrestler than his record shows, having had the doubtful privilege of going against some of the best in his class on the East Coast, including Gettysburg's Bob Walmsley, Middle Atlantic Conference champ. Joe Longton hit the mat next for the Mids and relayed takedowns, escapes and a near-pin to a 6-1 decision over Ed Weatherly. Dick Johnson, a newcomer to the starting eight and, like his three predecessors, a youngster, was next up. Inexperience and a seeming lack of stamina proved to be his downfall as he lost to Roney Carroll, 7-4.

Segundo Jim Zeberlein, another newcomer and wrestling 157, proved to be too much for Maryland's Leroy Kennedy, decisioning him, 6-1. Zeberlein looked very good in his first appearance and showed a thorough conditioning and knowledge of his holds.

Next up for Navy were Phil Brainard, who pinned his man, Sal .Amato, in 1 : 20 (the fastest match of the day) with a {Continued on page 50)

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By MILLEDGE A. HART III, '56 \: certain B. O. O. W. on Saturday duty. He »»»#####»»##»»»»»»»###»»»#»»»»»#»»»/ Not all 01 the practical jokers around here are midshipmen. First semester, the 1/c marine engineering course was ship stability and damage control. The labs, complete with towing tanks and models, involved displacement, stability, weight addition and removal, etc.

Came one of the several exercises on weight addition. One group set its model into a tank to find that it was down so much by the bow that the forecastle was almost submerged. All the topside w-eights were checked, but they couldn't find the cause. The instructor was called over and, after much pondering, decided to dismantle the model piece by piece. There, in the bilges of the model, was the weight. The culprit (who had had to remove and replace 48 screws to complete his joke) evidently had to be in the group that had used the model the previous period.

The next week the instructor replaced the weight to throw the ship off balance again. As soon as the members of the suspected section had hung up their gear, two men walked over to the model and shook it. Watching them, the instructor checked his book and found that one had been absent the week before. The prof then beckoned the section, explained that this would be another weight addition experiment, and that it would be based on the values derived from last week's experiment with the ship on an even keel.

Realizing that the snafued model would make the results completely erroneous, the culprit looked everywhere for a screwdriver to get at the weight. (The instructor had carefully removed all such tools from the room.) Finally, the mid confronted the instructor and said he thought the model was "down by the bow." The instructor queried the man as to how he knew since the model wasn't in the water yet. The mid allowed that it felt a little heavier by the bow. Having placed the model in the tank, the professor agreed that it was sort of down by the bow, but said, "That's all right. Go ahead and do the experiment anyway."

"But, sir, the values we calculated last week would be all wrong, and we would have to do both experiments."

The prof smiled and said that he had complete faith in their ability and walked off. It didn't take the guilty one long to perceive that his classmates weren't exactly overjoyed at the prospect of doing both experiments. So he shamefacedly confessed his crime to the instructor, was properly rebuked (with a great deal of laughter), and was provided with a screwdriver to right his wrong.

This -was at a watch squad inspection: The Officer of the Watch had just completed his inspection and the Company Midshipman Officer of the Watch was about to give the commands for the watch squads to face and march off when the O. D. flagged him to stop. The officer then 10

walked up to two asssistant battalion officers of the watch and inquired if they always wore their swords backwards. It was all the underclass could do to keep from smiling. Finally the squads marched off. Back in the battalion's offices one of the victims' friends called him up and berated him at some length. I wonder if he ever found out it wasn't the O. D. on the other end of the line.

Another carry-over from exam week-—a Youngster went down to the basement for a little late studying among the cruise boxes. As soon as he got comfortable, he dozed off to be awakened a few minutes later by the O. O. W. who told him to go to bed. The Youngster was almost out the door and thought he was going to get away with it when the officer told his messenger to get the man's name. Our boy was a little irritated about getting fried for studying after taps when he had fallen asleep before he got anything done.

So, giving the O. O. W. time to leave, he sneaked back down to the cruise box stowage. This time he found a hole behind a stack of boxes and was finally getting some real studying done when he heard the Officer of the Watch come back. He didn't move or make a sound and the O. D. turned to leave. Just then the man's book closed with a pop.

"Who's there?" shouted the officer.

"No one, sir!" yelled the clutched mid.

Getting fried twice the same night for the same thing is quite an accomplishment.

The Log and the Splinter have a weekly feature of the Drag of the Week, and most guys consider it an honor to have their girl chosen. So, it was a great surprise for the editor when one of his classmates asked him not to run his girl's picture as drag of the week. A photographer had taken her picture the day before. When pinned down, the mid said it was like this : he is pinned to the girl he was dragging but also to a girl back home. The complication was that the femme back home had seen a picture of, and knew the name of the other girl. What she didn't know was that her mid was pinned to someone else. Naturally she would recognize the girl and spot the crest in the Log (the mid had been thoughtful enough to present each with a subscription).

After much pleading an agreement was reached whereby the editor would make certain, by pulling subscription galleys, the One and Only (O. A. O.) laack home wouldn't get the issue with the picture of the local O. A. O. In return the other firstie would "come around" (and brace up) for a certain number of nights. Everything was fine and the humor of the situation was being thoroughly appreciated by all but one.

It came time for the galleys to arrive from the printer; the only time in history

had been up late the night before checking in people who attended the Masqueraders. .\nd, of course, he was up before the chickens to get the watch squad functioning properly. What with room inspections, receiving sections marching back from class, and other miscellaneous duties in the morning, and marching the extra duty squad in the afternoon, he was one tuckered mid.

Finally, marching E. D. was cancelled because of rain, and he decided to take his fifteen-minute break to get freshened up. The -ABOOW was standing the gate watch so the 1/c MCBO was left in charge. .A few minutes later the OOW walked in and asked for the BOOW. The MCBO explains the situation and off goes the officer to the BOOW's room, where he asks him to step out in the hall. The OD then asks, "Who is in charge of this battalion ?"

The BOOW said that he was. The OD asked who was in charge of it right now, and the mid replied that he had delegated the authority to the MCBO who w'as next-to-next man in charge since the ABOOW was watching gate No. 3. The Marine suggested the BOOW-WOW bring the gouge giving him this authority. Dutifully he complied and came gloating back to the battalion office about how he talked himself out of that one.

The MCBO let about 15 minutes pass and then had a fake conduct report written up. The next time the messenger came back from the main office, he presented the rigged form two to the BOOW-WOW w ho ranted and raved and spent thirty minutes writing out a statement. Finally, he decided to wait and talk to his company officer about the frap. The MCBO naturally was offering condolences and advice all the while. He (the MCBO) finally picked up the phony frap and said, "Heck, let's tear it up!"

"No, no, we can't do—," that was a far as he got when the MCBO ripped it in two pieces. With a look of utter horror on his face, the victim of the hoax almost passed out. So did the batt house staff—from laughing so hard. One loses more friends that w-ay.

One firstie w-ith dental phobia had been dreading the final rehabilitation of the teeth during 1/c year. Fillings were bad enough, but having a tooth pulled was much worse. 2/c year and two wisdom teeth (which he wasn't supposed to have) came through. Right away he went to dental quarters to have them pulled before they matured. The dentist had a look, commented on how healthy the new ones were, and asked if they were causing any trouble. The mid said, "No," so the doctor said, "Good, we won't pull them at all."

-Around rolls 1/c year and the hourly filling sessions in the chair. Finally, he was all through and just about to depart when the dentist said, "We'll call you down ne.xt week and get those wisdom teeth pulled." The mid was still trying to talk them out of it as the teeth were pulled.

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Vice President (Central Area)— V. ADM. A . S . MERRILL, U S N (Ret.), '12 New Orleans, La. Vice President (Western Area)— V. ADM. J. W. ROPER, U S N (Ret.), '19 Coronado, Calif.

Executive Director—R. ADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, JR., U S N (Ret.), '21

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(Class of oldest living graduate) The Naval -Academy Alumni -Association wishes a happy birthday, continued good health and contentment to the oldest surviving graduate of the Academy, Dr. W I L LIAM F. DUR-AND, who will be ninetyfour years old on March 4.

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Sec'y. M r . A. H. MacCarthy.

Carvel Hall. Annapolis. Md.

W I L L I A M G. DUBOSE is now living at The Brighton. 2123 California St., NW, Washington, D. C.

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K. Adm. Henry Williams. U S N (Ret.).

1714 "Que" St.. N.W., Washington 9. D . C.

L Y N N H E R B E R T FOX is now living at 226 Kentucky St., Vallejo, Calif.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. J . A. F u r e r . U S N ( R e t . ) .

2101 Connecticut Ave., N.W..

W a s h i n g t o n 8, D. C.

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of ROBERT H E N D E R S O N on 5 February 1956 in Los Angeles, Calif. The cause of his death has not been determined.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Ellicott Henderson, who is living at 126 S. Lucerne Blvd., Los .Angeles, Calif.

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Sec'y. R. Adm. A. H. V a n Keuren. U S N ( R e t . ) .

8013 Aberdeen Rd.. Bethesda 14. Md.

"When you find a good place, stick to it" is evidently the motto of H A R R Y and Elinor COOKE, who have returned to the Hotel Vinoy, St. Petersburg, Fla., for a couple of months' vacation, from January 15 to March 15.

The ABBOTTS, JOCK and Ernestine, went abroad again last year and had a wonderful trip, which Jock describes as follows : "Our trip was most enjoyable. We left Coronado early in February, spent two weeks in -Arlington with our children and grandchildren and a week in New York.

We sailed from there Feb. 28 on the Italian liner VULCANIA and had a delightful 12day trip to Naples, stopping for a few hours at Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona and Palermo en route. The food and service were excellent and we met a number of delightful passengers, some of whom we saw afterwards in various parts of Europe.

We regret to armounce the death of WILLLAM W I N T O N GALBR-AITH on November 15, 1955, of pneumonia at Rockville, Md. He is survived by his widow, "We spent two months in Italy and enMrs. William W. Galbraith who lives at 2126 Connecticut .Ave., NW, Washington, joyed every minute of it, especially Rome, where we went for ten days and stayed a D. C. REY KING left Washington on January month, and Florence. The rest of our time Italy was divided between Venice, Milan, 28 on his usual winter trip to the South, in Lake Como and Genoa. We traveled mostbut his visits will not cover as much ground ly by bus which gave us an excellent as usual because of the need this cold win- chance to see the country and various ter for confining his stays to places with places of beauty and interest that we would central heat. have missed if we had traveled by train or Anne and BILL P Y E drove from Wash- air. We ran into friends, both Navy and ington to California the end of January to civilian, not only in Italy but everywhere see their grandchildren in Coronado. Their we went. address is 1121 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, "From Italy we drove to Cannes along Calif. the beautiful Mediterranean coast. -After a D U T C H Y F U R E R is back at home pleasant week there we flew on to Barceafter a long siege at the Naval Hospital, lona and began a month-long visit to Spain.

Bethesda, with a much broken elbow and a We went first to Mallorca where we innumber of broken ribs. Tieing his own tie tended to spend four days. But I had acstill defeats him but in other respects he quired a severe case of bronchitis and, as is mostly back to battery. It happened on the weather was ideal to get over it and the November 9 when the operator of a Capi- Sixth Fleet was in and I could get a Navy tol Transit bus on which he was a standing doctor, we cut out the cities of southern passenger failed to pay attention to a traf- Spain, much to our regret, and spent two fic officer's signals and had to slam on the weeks in Mallorca. We had heard so much brakes suddenly projecting him backward about how wonderful and how cheap Malagainst the apparatus at the front of the lorca was that we may have expected too bus. He got one dividend out of the stay at much. Anyway, we were greatly disapthe hospital, he and Rey King fraternized pointed in it. The weather was about all every afternoon. we could enthuse over and its much talked of cheapness is rapidly disappearing.

1902 • "We flew from there to Madrid for a Sec'y, Capt. R. H. J o h n s t o n , ( S O USN ( R e t . ) , two-week stay and our disappointment was 2118 Bancroft PI., W a s h i n g t o n 8, D. C. soon forgotten. I think we liked it as well W. G. DIMAN's corrected address is as. or better than, any other place we visited. It is a beautiful city with much to POBox 108, -Andover, Mass.

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WILLIAM FREDERICK DURAND Cadet Engineer, Class 1880 see and do. The Palace Hotel, where we stayed, is the largest and probably the best in Europe with reasonable prices and a personal touch that you seldom get in a big hotel. The Prado I liked better than any museum I saw including the Louvre. There are countless excellent eating places and plenty of entertainment, day and night.

"Prices are very reasonable for everything and there are many very good men's and women's tailors. We each had several things to wear made and they were most satisfactory. The weather was ideal there in May and we motored -with friends to Escoriel and Toledo, both of which are beautiful and most interesting. -Altogether, we loved Madrid.

"We flew to Paris on June 8 and spent three weeks there seeing the sights and doing the things that everyone does in Paris.

The weather was not too good but we managed to have a good time. From Paris we went on to Holland. We based on The Hague and visited the surrounding points of interest, .Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam, etc. We were in Holland two w'eeks. We loved the people, who seem to think and act more like .Americans than other Europeans. Every eating place served excellent food and there was plenty to see and do. We thoroughly enjoyed Holland.

"We sailed from Rotterdam on the Holland .American liner NIEU .AMSTERDAM, had a fine trip back and arrived in New York on July 20. We visited in the east until the end of September and then returned to Coronado to our old address.

700 Glorietta Blvd. It was a grand trip but we were glad to get home. "\Miile in .Arlington we went to Annapolis for the alumni reunion and enjoyed it. I Vi'as the only member of 1903 at the alumni dinner."

ROY RYDEN writes from Mexico where he went early in the winter to escape the cold weather and ice that the Tampico newspaper says has afflicted the United States. We hardy stay-at-homes haven't noticed anything terrible about the weather, except the January snows covering the golf courses. Roy's address is Hotel Covadouga, K M 434 Carretera Mexico-Laredo, Ciudad Valles, S.L.P. (Mexico).

A. H. V A N KEUREN

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Sec'y, C a p t . Louis P . Davis. U S N ( R e t . ) .

Dresden Apt., 2126 Connecticut Ave., N . W . , W a s h i n g t o n . D. C.

Members of 1905 held a lunch-meeting on 30 January at the New York Yacht Club for those in the vicinity. Despite inclement weather there were present: -Atkins, Baggaley, Campbell, Culbertson, Carter, -A.F.; Carter, G. O.; Farley, Green, Neilson, Rawle, and Shaw. Past and present gossip was the order of the day.

At Washington a luncheon was held 30 January at the -A&N Club, at which were present: Co.x, Furlong, (3awne, Grunlee, Davis, IngersoU, Spears and Margaret Austin, Paula Comau, Edna Davis, Louise IngersoU, May Lightle and Blanche Spears.

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39 F r a n k l i n St.. Annapolis, Md.

BOB H-ARTER has moved to -Annapolis as of 1 February. This doubles the 1906 population of .Annapolis. Bob brought his ketch from Cleveland and will spend most of his time aboard her. His local mail address is 300 Burnside St.. .Annapolis, Md.

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Sec'y. Capt. R. F . Frellsen, U S N ( R e t . ) .

S Sherwood Rd.. W a r d o u r . A n n a p o l i s . Md.

WILLIAM S. F A R B E R is at St. Albans Naval Hospital, Room 527, Long Island, N. Y.

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Sec'y. Col. D. C. Cordiner. U S A ( R e t . ) .

4402 Ridge St.. Chevy Chase. Md.

We are happv to have word of our old friend -ALEX CH-ARLTON who writes: "I hate to think how long it is since I sent you a word as to how things are with the Charltons. We are still living in Damariscotta Mills, Maine (a whistle stop tw-enty miles east of Bath) where we have an old house and a few acres of land on Damariscotta Lake. " 'Repairs and alterations' was my business for many years and I find that it still is, as there is always something to be done to an old house. What with puttering around the place and a few civic odds and

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ends like the volunteer fire company and the library there is no lack of something to do particularly as there are many interesting people in the vicinity—artists, writers, retired diplomats, etc. Jack Fitch from 1906 and Fred Richards of 1915 both live a few miles from us.

"Since coming up here in 1947, we have been abroad twice; for three months in 1952 and for six months in 1954. We -will go again this spring for six months—flying to Lisbon and motoring to Paris by way of Spain, France, Italy, and Austria and then flying back to Boston.

"Neither of us has any ailment and we both seem to flourish in the Maine climate so we have no complaint."

CLIPS C.ARPENDER is living a quiet life of retirement in Washington. However, he does find time to carry on with some activities. He is on the National Board of Managers of the Navy Relief Society. He is assistant treasurer and a director of the Navy League of the United States. He is on the board of trustees of the Mount Vernon Seminary and Junior College. He also helps the Army-Navy Club as chairman of the nominating committee for the February 1956 elections. And best of all he still looks and acts young.

R. K. T U R N E R of 124 Soledad Dr., Monterey, Calif., writes: "I much regret to inform you that E A R L E W I N F I E L D J U K E S (LCDR USN R E T ) died in the Community Hospital, Carmel, February 2, 1956, at 11 a.m.

About two weeks ago he suffered a moderate stroke, and on January 30 a more severe attack and was then hospitalized.

His funeral w-as private, and his body then cremated. Because Mrs. Jukes has requested that no flowers be sent, I am informing you by letter instead of wire.

"Earle was retired for physical reasons in the grade of ensign in January, 1913, but was recalled to active service during World War I from June, 1916. to December, 1919. In 1930, along with others in our class, new legislation permitted his promotion to the grade of lieutenant commander on the retired list.

"He had made his home on the Monterey Peninsula since 1941, his last address being 967 Colton St., Monterey, where his wife still resides. He was a public accountant, and built up a considerable business of his own. He was a member of Carmel American Legion Post 512."

We deeply regret to report that MICHAEL A R T H U R L E A H Y died on Saturday, 4 February 1956, at Bethesda Naval Hospital after an illness of nearly a year. .Arthur, or Dan, as his classmates affectionately knew him, retired from active service in 1915. He engaged in the life insurance business, at which he was most successful. .After his retirement he made his home in Baltimore, where he lived the rest of his life. He married Ethel Norton, who predeceased him by a number of years. Dan returned to active duty in both World War I and World War II and was finally retired in the rank of captain. All during World War II he was in command of the Naval Unit at Edgewood Arsenal where a large number of naval personnel were trained in Chemical Warfare. Dan would have been 70 on his next birthday, 15 March 1956. He leaves two sons, Frank Norton and Hamilton, both of whom reside in Baltimore. Dan's brother is Fleet Adm. William D. Leahy, USN, and his nephew is R. Adm. William H. Leahy, USN, now in command of David Taylor Model Basin.

Interment was at Arlington National Cemetery.

From JACK S H A F R O T H comes word of two long lost friends : " P E T T I T W A R R E N is basking in the sun in Cleopatra's Sea in the south of France. He has read tons of books and is now on his third 1,000th. He is well and sends his best to all. ABE BIDWELL, also in fine shape, has been visiting his son in Falls Church, Va. He also wishes to be remembered to all hands." " S K I N N Y " R O C K W E L L remains active by associating himself here in Washington with "Hiller Helicopters." He spent a few days with BILL W I L L E at Bethesda—but a shot in the arm was all he needed to put him back on the golf course.

Bill Wille appreciates very much the calls he has received from classmates. He is now planning a trip around the world.

GORDON DONALD, whom we mentioned as an "associate" member at the Naval Hospital, was lucky. His wife, Charlie, hustled him out there just in time to save him from serious complications.

Statistics by the Alumni Association show that there are now 175 living graduates of the Class of '08; that 46% are members of the Association. The average for all classes is 39.4%. However, 1908 does not rate very high as compared with other classes of our time. We note that

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since giving up the class bulletin no funds have been received in the class treasury; we don't need any. So please keep your hands out of your pocket—but please support Shipmate.

CORDINER

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Harold C. Train, U S N (Ret.).

I St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md.

The annual 1909 West Coast dinner will be held at the -Admiral Kidd Commissioned Officers' Mess, San Diego, Calif., on Saturclay, 9 June, at six-thirty. Henry Settle is in charge of all arrangements. Address: 3520 Dove Ct., San Diego 3, Calif. Henry writes that he hopes classmates will come to this reunion from all parts of the United States and bring their wives. He urgently requests that he be informed of those planning to attend as far as possible in advance, so he can send out further information in detail in April.

We had another large attendance at our monthly class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C, on January 17. Present: Braisted, Coman, Dessez, Chapline, Glennon, Hustvedt, Monroe Kelly, Maddox, Manahan, McCauley, McGlasson, Wickham, Williams and Wright.

DUCKY BLANDIN. Ducky's son, the Rev. John J. Blandin, S.J., has been appointed superior of the Maryland Province Jesuit Mission in Jamshedpur, India. Father Blandin was born September 10, 1913.

He received his early education at St. Vincent's High School in Akron, Ohio. He then attended Georgetown University in Washington, D. C , and entered the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew-on-the-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1933. Three years after his ordination on 17 June 1945, Father Blandin w-as assigned to the Jamshedpur Mission. Ducky is vice president of the Goodyear Export Company of Akron, and lives at 2175 Tinkham Rd., Akron 13, Ohio.

P E N N CARROLL writes from Monterrey, Mexico, and sends me his story of "Monterrey Tech—the MIT of Mexico," which was published in the News Bulletin of the Institute of International Education, issue of November 1955. Penn further says, "My only complaint about being down here is that so few of my classmates desire to investigate Mexicx). We have welcomed a few, in particular Bob and Zelma Guiler.

They come each year, and he believes this is their eighth."

J I M MALONEY informs me that he is a grandfather again. A son, James Dodson Maloney, III, was born on 13 December 1955, to Jim, Jr., and his wife at Chillicothe, Ohio.

J I M M I E and Irma R U T T E R , who live in Bethany Beach, Del., are now in San Antonio, "Texas, to spend the winter with their good friend, Dudley Seed.

TRACY McCAULEY, who has been living at the Army and Navy Club, has taken an apartment in Washington for six months beginning 1 April. Address: Empire Apts, 2000 F St., NW, Apt. 206. Tracy is now in Florida.

H A R O L D T R A I N . A son, Stephen Winslow Flynn, was born on 16 January 1956, in Rochester, N. Y., to Mr. and Mrs. John R. Flynn. The mother is Harold's and May's youngest daughter, Jane Bullen, and Stephen is their tenth grandchild.

C L I F F VAN H O O K kindly sent me an old picture of plebe summer, which Shipmate has published on page 13. It was taken by Asahi Xitagaki, who every14

one will remember was a Japanese in our class. He resigned before graduation and from the best information I have been able to gather he died sometime in 1929 in Japan. I tried for many years to get the exact date of his death, place and cemetery where buried through official channels to the Japanese government, but no luck. Van writes that the picture was taken on board the HARTFORD, the occasion being a medical inspection to forestall a threatened epidemic of diphtheria. From left to right you can easily recognize Alva Bernhard, S. S. Brown, Jedge Robbins, Cliff Van Hook (mouth open), and Poco Smith. The two to Poco's right may be Paunack and Van Metre. If anyone can recognize anymore let me know, and I'll publish in the next Shipmate.

HAROLD

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H E N R Y J. S H I E L D S is now living at 717 Pine St., Scranton 10, Pa. A new home address for E. H. H I C K S is 311 Llanfair Rd., "Wynnewood, Pa. GEORGE M. LOWRY's new address is POBox 159, Carmel Valley, Calif.

H. E. SNOW sends us his new address at 2310 Ash Mead PI., NW, Washington 9, D. C. LIGHT W I N D S AND VARIABLE Capt. Edmund A. Crenshaw, Jr., USNR (Ret.), Class of 1912, generously responded to our appeal for spare 1911 Luclzy Bags and was placed in touch with BILL QUIGLEY who was in need of one. Do you remember the fire that Bill wrote so well about in the January issue of Shipmate? I distinctly recall seeing a mattress sailing out of a second-story window.

Mammy Weems (Capt. Philip V. H., USN, Ret.), Class of 1912, also was most helpful in the matter of Lucky Bags and put your scribe on the track of a source from which we will be able to draw for some time to come. He himself owns a complete file of Lucky Bags from the first one, in 1894, to that of the Class of 1948-A. A most complete reservoir of source material.

It must have been some such source that John Crane and Lieutenant Kieley tapped for their wealth of views depicting the first hundred years of the Naval Academy. Our Susie gave your scribe the book for Christmas. Printed in '45, it has portraits of all the Superintendents, including our Captain Badger, Captain Boyer and Captain Gibbons, down to Rear Admiral Beardall.

HARRY H I L L came during the second hundred years, so is not included, but there is an excellent picture of GEORGE MURRAY as Commander Air Pacific and some good ones of the USS SEVERN. Oddly enough, McGraw-Hill published the book and not the Naval Institute, but material assistance from the Institute, among others, is acknowledged by the authors.

We were eleven at the class lunch in January: W. J. Butler, Byrnes, Hill, Cobb, Cygon, Chandler, Snow, Brandt, Foster, Loftin and Zimermann.

We got to talking about mistaken official reports, like those of Mark Twain's death which he declared was greatly exaggerated.

BENGY BUTLER's parents were once informed of his death while he was a passed midshipman and CARROLL BYRNES was declared dismissed until red-faced officials could be shown their error!

CIT L O F T I N got to the lunch after having Cecilia brought home from the hospital where she had been getting intravenous injections to help her get a new start.

It was good to see H A R O L D S N p W around the table again—the first time since last August The medicos have marooned CARROLL BYRNES to one-floor living for a vvhile and bade him practice relaxing-no-fooling!

H-ARRY H I L L gave us some news of the tentative reunion plans: Thursday, 27 Sept., ladies and stag dinners, Washington ; Friday, dress parade and homecoming reception, all classes, Annapolis ; Saturday, football game, -\nnapolis; Sunday, before or after chapel, memorial services for our departed, at the Class of 1911 Memorial Fountain in the Academy grounds.

GLENN H O W E L L says, anent the combination homecoming of all classes and our own reunion, "True, our ranks are thinning and our hair is thinning, but it makes the revival of our youthful days all the more appealing—and imperative."

Agnes and V I N C E MEYER spent the Christmas holidays with the family of their older son, Stewart (see Feb. '55 issue) at Fort Leavenworth, and then visited Gen. Ned King at Sea Island for the rest of a six weeks' vacation.

FRITZ R I E F K O H L now has an assistant at his "Finca Paisana" (Star Rt. So., Merritt Island, Fla.), who is capable of being left in charge of his citrus groves, so he plans to go to Spain in the spring, thence to Switzerland, Denmark, France and finally Scotland, where he expects to get data for his family tree. Can't you see Rief chattering away with the Spaniards in their native tongue, then developing enough of a burr by the time he reaches the Scotch to convince them that he is indeed a kinsman?

When the K U R F E S S E S left Milwaukee ahead of the snow and headed west, they visited sons, John (see May '55 issue), now a lieutenant commander in Albuquerque, and Jim in Bakersfield, Calif, on the way to Santa Barbara. They have now purchased a home in Santa Barbara and hope to move in on March 1. Meanwhile, their post office box number has been changed from 1223 to 337.

The F R A N K I E CRAVENs have other ideas. As soon as their house in Seattle is sold, they look forward to coming east and settling in Jamestown, R. I., where their own and numeious other Navy families of the previous generation sought to establish a service colony. It is now still a congenial Navy location, the Jimmie Glennons, our Harry's older brother's family, having made it their permanent home, among a considerable number of others.

H A R R Y G L E N N O N (Lt. Cdr. Harrison R., USN, Ret.) recently reached retirement age at the Moore McCormack Lines steamship company and he is now at home at 116-23 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills, N. Y. He turns up occasionally at the local alumni luncheons.

E L L I S S T O N E got in touch with R A L P H RISLEY in New York by phone on New Year's Day. Everything is OK with him.

S A U N D E R S BULLARD also reached retirement at the Todd Shipbuilding Co. He and Marjorie are leisurely getting settled in their new home in Coronado (Jan. issue) and are enjoying their new surroundings and their many friends. They hope to visit the East Coast in the spring.

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HARRY M E R R I N G brought his midshipman nephew, Donald Merring, back to the Naval -Academy at the end of Christmas leave and stayed in this vicinity long enough for us to catch a glimpse of him at Miss .Anne Touhy's party for him. Mrs. Frank C. McCord was also among, the guests, as were the Harry Merring juniors.

Eloise E N G L I S H returned to Washington from her Western trip on 31 January.

Annabel and GEORGE McMILLAN gave a party for her. Besides seeing many service friends, Eloise saw Gladys and SCOTT McC.AUGHEY, Adelaide and H O W A R D KINGMAN, Florence and EDDY LAPH.\M and had phone greetings from P H I L BAKER. The R A L P H WOODs will spend the summer in Austria this year and are making plans to get back in time for the reunion in September.

The BAKERs had a service get-together in Pasadena during the holidays, at which a number of classmates were present.

The H I N C K L E Y hegira is making progress. .After a transport trip across the Pacific, they had a brief but pleasant stay in Manila and arrived in Bangkok on 29 January. Their reservations for the -Atlantic crossing from Rotterdam have been made for 23 June.

-At the Naval .Academy luncheon for January, about sixty of us heard the Chief of the Bureau of Ships, R. -Adm. .Albert G. Mumma, Class of 1926, discuss "The Navy Entering the Nuclear Age." He began, " 'Way back, at the close of World War II—" and brought us up to date in an address which was indeed reassuring and it renewed our confidence in "things as they are." GR-ANNY COBB and your scribe were on hand.

An encouraging 65% of us are members of the -Alumni Association. It's encouraging only because it is well ahead of the over-all average, but what happened to the other 35% of us? They are missing a lot.

It was a privilege to be present when the National Security Industrial .Association, of which JACK R I C H A R D S is executive director, bestowed the Forrestal Memorial award on Gen. David Sarnofif, chairman of the board. Radio Corporation of America, during a banquet at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington on' 26 January. The award was for distinguished service to national security. In his acceptance address, the general proposed a imique plan to solve our insufficient flow of new scientists and engineers. Industry was to subsidize for the first year, the separation of qualified scientists to enter the teaching profession. It seems to have merit. D W I G H T CHANDLER, John Kelvey Richards, III, now practicing law in this vicinity, Capt. N. B. Kiergan, Jr., USN, Class of '33, Jack's son-in-law, and your scribe were among Jack's guests.

Another worthwhile organization is the Commerce and Industry Asso. of New York (99 Church St., N. Y. 7, N. Y.), with which R A L P H RISLEY (Capt R. G., USN, Ret.) has been connected for over four years. He is manager, Salary and Business Surveys, which is part of the Industrial Relations Department. He and his wife, Mabs, and Junior (see 2nd Echelon) are enjoying big city life and making the most of it. This, after a most interesting and colorful career which included practicing law in the Principality of Monaco until the war in Europe started; a hitch as one of the "masters," with P H I L BAKER and Tracy Macauley at Bolivar Meade's School for Boys in San Marino, MARCH

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Calif., until our war started; and a sevenyear hitch in uniform, beginning in the Thirteenth Naval District in Seattle, during which he became Chief of Staff. He reached our metropolis via Pasadena, Mexico City and New Orleans and is now in a- good slot where he is showing how durable a really good man can be.

Now for 19irs Second Echelon news: You will remember that Ann McClaran was her twin sister Patricia's maid of honor on the occasion of her wedding at Fort Meyer in December. This is to report that Patricia was Ann's matron of honor in Santa Barbara on 28 January, when the Rev. Dr. George Johnson Hall united Ann and Robert Cutler Brown, Jr., in marriage at .All Saints by-the-Sea. Robert's father was best man and Lt. Stephen W. McClaran, USN, Class of '50, gave the bride away. Classmates present were the Kingmans, Mrs. George Lowry and the Roods. The Kurfesses were unable to attend because of -Ardi's indisposition. After a honeymoon in Sun Valley, Idaho, the young couple took an apartment at 2606 Octavia St., San Francisco.

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The Westchester. 400 Cathedrat Ave.. Apt. 212A. Washington 16. D. C.

Word has just been received from Bu Pers that Como. WILLIAM G. ("Bill") G R E E N M A N died at the Tripler Hospital, Honolulu, of a clot in the lung.

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Sec'y, Paul D. Sleeper.

1700 K Street, N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

GEORGE W. W O L F , president of the Export Co., has been reappointed to serve on the United States Section of the CanadaUnited States Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States for 195556. He was recently honored by the National Foreign Trade Council whose board of directors selected him to receive the 1955 Captain Dollard Memorial Award "for distinguished contribution to the advancement of American foreign trade."

It is with great regret that we have learned of the death of GEORGE A. AND R E W S , on January 8, this year, in CaliIn reminiscing about Marion Simons' fornia. Neil Geisenhoff, in a letter, tells me wedding in the January issue, your scribe that he and his wife visited Carmel in Seppassed along the mistaken information that tember and called upon George, and had a old Hibernian Hall in Charleston, S. C , nice visit with him. While there, he also where the earlier event had taken place, saw Hazeltine, Hatch and Robinson. Neil's had been renamed the South Carolina Hall, letter, dated January 15, tells us, unforwhere the w-edding reception was held. May tunately, that his wife is in the hospital, all the Saints forefend! Marion and Roger but he expects that she will be OK in the now have a cabin in the High Sierras they near future. He also enclosed a letter from can conveniently reach from San Fran- George Andrews' son, David, thanking him cisco, weekly, for skiing. for their friendly interest and visit such a Ralph Greene Risley junior, now eight- comparatively short time before George een, is in his freshman year at Columbia passed away.

University and is off to a good start " H A T T I E ; ' H A T C H writes that they scholastically. are visiting in Palm Springs and like it When Mary BRUNS (Mrs. H E N R Y very much, as well as that there are many F.) gets mail from her family of five, it of their Navy friends in the neighborhood. often comes from all quarters of the globe. He says N E W E L L also dropped by to see them, and they see a lot of the VENARight now they are located as follows: BLES and ROBINSONS. He enclosed a Mary Elizabeth (Betty) is at 3140 nice contribution for our class fund.

Mountain View Ave., Sacramento, Calif.

MIKE H U D S O N also sent in a nice She is married to Walter V. Gallagher, who is with the Army Engineers and they contribution and says he still thinks of our fortieth anniversary as a "pleasant dream," have two boys, Kevin and Desmond. and hopes he and all of us will be around William Henry Bruns lives at 8013 for our forty-fifth.

Maple Ridge Rd., Bethesda, Md., and is a QUINLAN writes from Alhambra, United States Consul, lately from Japan and the Geneva Conference. He married Calif., that he is much better from his acPatricia Blake Thompson, of England, and cident, and is delighted that his portrait of their children are Barbara, Kathleen, Hen- "Spike" was so well received by..his classmates here, and by the Bureau of Ordry and Deborah. nance. He hopes to get back in stride with John Thompson Bruns lives at 1551 his painting soon, and also renew his trips Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, Calif., and to Colorado and Mexico, as well as to is in civil service with the Navy at Ala- Washington and Annapolis for our fortymeda, Calif. He married Katherine Pyne fifth reunion. of San Francisco and they have a son, T H E B A U D and his wife are back from Ricky.

Europe, and he, Stevens, "Tooky" Hunt, Katherine Churchill lives at 723 Bald- and Hugh and Billie White of Miami, as win Ave., Norfolk, Va., and is married to well as the others above, all sent greetings Cdr. Francis T. (Bud) Cooper, USN, and best wishes to our classmates for this Class of '39. Their children are Sally, Su- new year. san, Annie, Bobbie, Jeannie and Gail.

Mrs. Leigh V. Noyes, formerly Mrs. Dr. David Lambert Bruns lives at 1796 " S P I K E " BLANDY, has written a very California St., San Francisco, and married nice letter to me stating she thanks the Katherine C. Shaughnessy of Bronxville, members of the Class of 1913 very much, N. Y., in August of 1955. Your scribe and and Quinlan especially, for making it poshis Susie were present at his graduation sible that "Spike's" portrait is now hangfrom Georgetown University, not too long ing in the anteroom of the Bureau of Ordago (1951). He is now head resident doc- nance in Washington. In her words, "I tor at Stanford University Hospital. want to express my gratitude and appreciaSo Mary is a grandmother thirteen tion to all the members of 1913, and to tell them that their kindnesses and interest times—at the moment! touched me deeply."

"Back Channel Reflections" will be deWe were delighted to have J U P P from ferred till next month when there may be New York visit with us at our January less news and more space. luncheon, and he, too, made a nice contribution to our class fund.

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Others at the luncheon were Craven, Haas, Helmick, J. D. Jones, Keisker, Lee McGuire, and Sleeper.

-Also .Austin, Ballard, Cochran, Dillingham, Enright, J. C. Jones, McCawley, and Woodside all sent their best and hope to be at one of our luncheons in the near future.

Ted McCawley says that he and his wife had a grand visit with Cary and Louise in Philadelphia recently.

PAUL D . SLEEPER

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Sec'y. Cdr. Robert H. Maury. U S N (Ret.), 208 Prince George St.. Annapolis, Md. Washington Rep..

Capt. W. A. Heard. U S N (Ret.).

3622 Prospect Ave., N.W.. Washington, D. C.

GORDON and Lucile NELSON together with their attractive teen-age daughter, Tessie, recently spent a weekend in .Annapolis. The occasion was Tessie's initial drag at a Naval .Academy hop. The Nelsons' home address continues to be 121 Christopher St., Montclair, N. J. MALCOLM W. CALL.AH.AN was recently heard from at -Apt. 600, 4700 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D. C.

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leaves his widow, Solange, three sons and two stepchildren.

Funeral services were held in St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Wiscasset, Maine, and burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y., on 27 January 1956. Rip Struble, Claude Vickrey and Grot and Frances Wood attended the final ceremony.

GLENN E A S T O N writes from Mexico City that he and Cornelia are enjoying a vacation below the border.

WM. M. A. W Y N N E reports that he is now living at 160 Park Ave., Elberon,

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6 Acton Place. Annapolis. Md. Treas., Cdr. C. C. Vickrey, USNR (Ret.), 110 William St., New York 38. N . Y.

It is with the deepest regret that we report the death on January 23 of F. P A U L CULBERT, one of the pioneers in naval aviation. He died suddenly at his home in East Boothbay, Maine. Cullie was credited with being the first Navy pilot to fire a three-inch gun from an airborne plane. At the same time, in .April 1918, he made what was believed to be the first patrol flight lasting more than 24 hours. .After leaving the Navy in 1923, he was European manager for the Radio Corporation of America, and later for the United Aircraft Export Co. between the two World Wars. As Vice Consul at Dakar in West Africa, he helped plan and prepare for the American invasion of North .Africa in Nov. 1942. He later was Deputy Civil Affairs Officer in Morocco. Culbert retired in 1947 as general manager of .AlFin, a subsidiary of Fairchild Aircraft.

Born in Bellevue, Pa., he was graduated from the U S N A in 1915, where he was stroke and captain of the crew, also a football star. He was class secretary and treasurer for two years while a midshipman. He

IKE SCHLOSSBACH, a very rugged fellow indeed, is reported to be with the .Australian South Arctic Expedition. Ike volunteered for another trip with the American Expedition, under Admiral Byrd, but was told he was too old.

ROY and -Anne HORN, of Annapolis, are spending the month of March in their cottage in Sarasota, Fla. G. P. LAMONT reports a change of address. He is now living in sunny(?) California—Rt. 1, Box 609, Carmel, Calif.

HOMER and Holly H A R R I S O N have moved from their Northside apartment on the Lake front to the Southside of Chicago.

The present address is 6802 S. Crandon -Ave.. Chicago 49, III. The Rev. M. B. NELMS is now at Jeffersonville, Ga. We have discovered that S T E V E MATTESON is now at 2661 N W Raleigh, Apt. 35, Portland 10, Ore. J O H N N I E and Rosie LUSK, WIIQ are usually on the go, and give the U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, as their forwarding address, can be found temporarily at 2400 W. Broward Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. HUTCH

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Hyattsville, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. L. F. Brown. USNR. 31 Maryland Ave.. Annapolis. Md.

We recently heard from W. RODNEY PRICE who is Hving at 3 S. Woodward -Ave., Roselle, Wilmington, Del. j p H N E. REINBURG, JR., and his family joined the retired Navy group in Annapolis when he purchased the Mark St. C. Ellis residence in Wardour last November. The address is 207 Norwood Rd., Wardour, Annapolis, Md. "CHARLIE" W I L L I A M S writes from 1612 Shore Rd., Linwood, N. J.:

'16 AT ADMIRAL KIDD MESS. 16

"Ruth and I recently returned from a trip to the West Coast, with San Diego as our destination, which took us through 26 states. From the Grand Canyon we took Route 95 over the desert to Yuma. From Yuma and over Route 80 through desert and mountains it was a quick trip to San Diego w-here freeways were new to me and headed us back eastward twice before I broke through the barrier and arrived at the El Cortez. By this time we had need of laundry and pressing service as well as an unscrambling of baggage. However, CHUCK and Trudy E M E R S O N were expecting us in Coronado and we had been driving against time to reach San Diego for a monthly class luncheon scheduled about October 16. We were both anxious to see them and made telephone contact.

They came over during the early evening for highballs and a bullfest featuring Chuck's usual quiet humor and Trudy's well-considered enthusiasm. Both looked very well.

"Early the next day we proceeded to 416 9th Street in Coronado where the red carpet was out and we were made most comfortable in their lovely home. Between assaults on the coffee pot we had a look at Chuck's woodworking shop and the weaving room he has built to house Trudy's three looms and stock of yarns. Later E.ARL and Rita CHILDS dropped in with four of the granddaughters, thus extending a happy family group. I had not seen Earl since he became the sole survivor of a CIC group and lost his right leg to a Jap bomb at Guadalcanal. Today he looks hale and hearty and has become a successful engineer and administrator at the tuna shipbuilding and maintenance yard in San Diego.

"Chuck has become a professor of math at San Diego State College and hops proudly back and forth in a Crosley that grunts, groans and sings a song each time he lets in the clutch. Trudy drives the Oldsmobile and was currently blessed with jury duty.

"The next day Chuck and Trudy had organized a class cocktail party and it was most refreshing to rehash old times with classmates. -Among those present were 'Bunny' and Mrs. Cochrane, 'Count' and Mrs. Grassie, -Amos (Toodles) and Mrs. Root. 'Jack' and Mrs. Terhune, 'Hook' and Mrs. Jenkins, 'Jo' and Mrs. Loventhal, 'Possum' and Mrs. Webb, 'Shorty' and Mrs. Sauer, 'Duke' and Mrs. Carrington, and Mrs. Young and 'Jo-Jo.' All w^ere in good spirits and all looked well.

"Two days later local members of '16 gathered at the Admiral Kidd Mess for a monthly get-together luncheon which keeps alive the friendships originally formed at Annapolis and continued through the years of service. Interrupting the music of the dicebox, I was able to break them loose and collected the enclosed snapshot showing those present as they appear today. You will recognize, from left to right, 'Benny' Benson, 'Saul' Phillips, Amos Root, 'Hook' Jenkins, Turner Joy, 'Shorty' Sauer. 'Bunny' Cochrane, 'Count' Grassie, 'Jo' Loventhal, 'Chuck' Emerson, 'Possum' Webb, and your correspondent, 'Charlie' Williams.

"On Thursday, Trudy flew to Honolulu for a brief visit with young Arthur and his family which now includes a third daughter whom she had not yet seen. His ship had just returned from the Korean theater for overhaul and he had recently been promoted to the grade of commander.

"We drove on to Los Angeles and on the way visited with 'ROSY' and Martha F E I N E M A N at 2400 E. 1st Street in Long Beach. Both looked very well and have S H I P M A T E

acquired a very comfortable home. 'Rosy,' except for a pound or two, hasn't changed appreciably, is still a confirmed extrovert, and is actively associated with the development of the freeway system of the L.A area.

We enjoyed lunch with the Feinemans at the 'PC' Club and drove on for a week of smog in LA. In words that 'Mose' Bell might have used. 'That smog sure is something.' It didn't let up until the day we left.

While there we saw Col. and Mrs. Paul Capron. USMC (Ret.), and had them in for a luau dinner in the Coconut Grove.

"We enjoyed Navy Day dinner as guests of the Feinemans at the Biltmore Bowl and later had them for a buffet dinner in the French Room at the .Ambassador. We crashed the gate just a wee bit early and had time to admire the carved-ice centerpiece and inventory the fixings. Later, Rosy didn't miss a trick. The Navy Day dinner impressed me with the serious enthusiasm for the Navy exhibited by the large civilian gathering that seemed to appreciate the Navy's problems and was ready to do its part in solving them.

"We then drove up to Oxnard for a weekend visit with ' P E T E ' and Jane NEEDH.AM and had much fun at a barbecue dinner cooked and served in their rumpus annex. Pete of the CEC has now retired and is city engineer of Oxnard.

"We returned briefly to San Diego and then started the return trip. We had time for a few days in New Orleans, had a look around, and enjoyed a dinner with J O H N W-ATTERS in the Blue Room of the Roosevelt Hotel. The food was excellent, the floor show was super, and we really had an enjoyable evening. John is active as an investment counsellor and expects to attend the reunion in 1956.

"From New Orleans we continued north through -Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, stopping at .Atlanta to visit BILL and Martha L-ARSON on the Georgia Te<:h campus. The Larsons had a few friends in for cocktails followed by an old-fashioned chicken dinner with all the trimmings at '-Aunt Fanny's,' a somewhat restored slave quarters situated in the outskirts of -Atlanta.

-At intervals, the young fry assisted by the older help provided spirituals in good voice.

That evening w-as topped off by an excellent dinner in the Georgia Tech Mess Hall where we met a few members of the academic staff.

"At this point I should like to publicize the fact that we are living in a comfortable old farmhouse in Linwood about ten miles from -Atlantic City and about the same distance from Naval -Air at Pomona, that we do have spare bedrooms, and that classmates are always welcome."

GR.AHAM H.ALPINE, in conjunction with Lt. Cdr. H. H. Taylor of the Academy, has just published a new book entitled Mariners' Meteorology.

We have heard from 56 members of the class and of this group 37 are coming to Homecoming.

L. E.

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53 Cornhill St., Annapolis, Md. So. Calif. Rep., C. N . Perkins, 1306 S. Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

New faces seen in Annapolis this winter: "C-AP" W A R D for a short visit on his wav to his desert retreat in New Mexico, and J O H N N I E M A P L E S was up from Alabama.

NED MARBOURG furnishes the following: "BOB S W E E T called on me reM A R C H ,

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cently. He is with the National Foreman's of Virginia" and are dedicated to his Institute (a business management and father-in-law, Mr. Arthur J. Morris, an training outfit), and has been living in Den- alumnus of Virginia. Our hearty congratuver the past three years, where he often lations to Earle on these colorful and finely saw Irish MOORE. He is being trans- executed evidences of his artistic talent. ferred to San Antonio with the same firm.

Beauty MARTIN (ADM USN R E T ) ROSS COOLEY has been elected presi- retired at his own request on Feb. 1, 1956, dent of the San Francisco Alumni Ass'n. after a long and distinguished career. The Lawrence Sargent and Ned Marbourg were Martins plan a leisurely drive to Memphis, present at the meeting.

Tenn., where they expect to base while -A recent welcome letter to the secretary making an estimate of the situation. from CHARLIE J O N E S , 640 S. Broad GEORGE and Adeline DYER sailed St., Trenton, N. J., expressed the hope that from New Orleans on Feb. 25 for Guate'17 is planning a fortieth reunion in 1957. mala via Havana. They plan to stay over It hasn't been that long has it? How many in Guatemala for about ten days and return of you garrulous correspondents feel the via the next steamer. same way about it? If enough of you write Good news from DAVE CLARK re in we might even get out one of those class bulletins that were so popular long ago. young David who suffered that severe gunSo, the volume of replies will be a good ning accident just before Christmas. "The indication of how many are interested. Also, prognosis is that he will be in and out of when do you want to have it—approxi- the hospital (Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, mately the anniversary (which I think is Va.) for a period of about a year for skin best), or in the fall at the regular alumni grafts and bone grafts, etc., but that, unless reunion when you will be lost in the shuffle ? some complications not anticipated develop, he will ultimately have the full use RFC of his leg and foot. We are very thankful J O H N G. M. S T O N E is now living at for a kind Providence." (As are we all.)

252 King George St., .Annapolis, Md. From Jupiter Island, Hobe Sound, Fla., DICK TUGGLE writes that he is "growing old gracefully as manager of this beau19 18 • tiful resort spot just north of Palm Beach," Sec'y. V. Adm. Earle W. Mills. U S N (Ret.). (write Adv. Rep.. Dick, for full-page Apt. 2A. 1 Beekman Place. New York 22, N. Y. rates), and adds that he has additional duty R. T. G-ALLEMORE is now at the fol- as municipal judge. States ROSY KIERlowing duty station: Truk, Eastern Caro- NAN lives a few miles north, SID W I L D MAN to the south, invites "anyone driving lines, Trust Terr, of the Pacific. south to stop by for a snort." Presumably a similar invitation, northbound, hinges upon your southbound conduct. And don't 19 19 • forget! It's Judge Tuggle. No doubt the Sec'y. R. Adm. R. A. Dierdorff, U S N (Ret.).

Jupiter jug is a handsome, purple and pink, 34 Randall St.. Annapolis. Md. pseudo-Spanish edifice in quiet keeping CHARLES K. P O S T is now living at vvith municipal decor, but just the same, 13F Blue Point Ave., Blue Point, Long boys, its only bars are the steel kind.

Island, N. Y. JOE LANNOM, POBox 488, Del Mar. Regret to report that W A L T E R ANsays he is still with Solar Aircraft, SEL suffered a coronary on Jan. 15 and is Calif., Diego, plays tennis every Sunday with (as of Feb. 8) still in the Naval Hospital, aSan group of "elderly" companions, observes -Annapolis. When sighted recently, he was that Eastern '19'ers get together more than sitting up—O'Brien Paints cap on head, the West Coasters and that, since George pipe in jaw, bellicose glint in eye—roundly and Adeline Dyer left, there has been no damning Internal Revenue for requiring gathering of the California clan. (Perhaps farmers to submit Jan. 15 returns. Eleanor .April 28 might be a propitious date for agrees that this strongly supports the medi- southern California and San Francisco co's favorable prognosis.

Bay area convocations, too.)

Feb. 7 marked the largest attendance -Attention, Tuggle, pardon me. Judge; and one of the pleasantest class luncheons Kiernan, Wildman: As of Jan. 17, 1956, in recent memory. Stevens, Murray, Dyer, MIKE WILLLAMS that he and Staudt, King, Pelzman, Schildhauer, Tar- Josephine had gotten reports to Florida, planned button, Rochester, Kincaid, Hicks, Thur- to go south to the "Gold Coast" but "it ber, Read, Jones, Dierdorff and, last but was so cold we decided to come back here not least, Dingwell were present.

(San Antonio) and enjoy the sunshine."

Our one and only P. D. D I N G W E L L Geographically, his report ranges from is export sales manager for the Gilbert Santa Fe, N. M., to the aforementioned and Barker Mfg. Co., West Springfield, Sunshine State; in classes, from Capt.

Mass., a Standard Oil of N. J. subsidiary. Gatewood S. Lincoln, '96. visiting son-inHe was in Washington attending Confer- law Capt. Bill Sinton, '20, in Pensacola ences of Corporation Executives on U. S. to Capt. E. M. Waldron, '26, with United Business in Latin America conducted by Services, San Antonio. (Since several the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced items concern '18 with whom we share International Studies. P.D. reports that the Mike, I am lateralling the letter to Earle Dingwells' son, Paul Douglass, Jr., grad- Mills as an assist in getting Mays Lewis uated from Dartmouth last June, is now off his neck.) Mike congratulates Tex in the Army in Korea; their daughter, Settle, Mary Gardner, Bill Callaghan, Lydia, is the wife of Lt. (jg) Wm. H. others, "for staying on the payroll" as acWheeler, USNR, with the CIC in Wash- tive laborers in the vineyard. We're all ington, D. C. Happy that Paul could spare grateful that they are carrying on with time for the luncheon and that he is carry- distinction. '19 and the country have good ing both years and responsibilities in the reason to be proud of them. But you laborers remember when the time comes that best Dingwell tradition. it's awful nice just to sit under a shady We were much interested at the lunch- vine, get paid for it. eon to see colored photographs of the handFrom Ocean City, Md., FR:ANKLIN P. some murals recently painted by Earle Kincaid in the Jeffersonian Room of Wil- (Red) W.ALLER reports that he is still lingham Plantation, .Allendale, S. C. They in the hotel and apartment business but include "Monticello" and "The University expects this to be his last year at it. LOU 17

P E L Z M A N sighted Red at the Washington premiere of "Damn Yankees," written

by Douglas Wallop, a nephew of his. Please try to make a luncheon next Washington trip. Red, we'd all like to see you.

"Who is Sylvia? What is she?" asked W. Shakespeare or C. Marlowe or F. Bacon some years ago. With F. Schubert an accomplice, that poor girl has been murdered millions of times by sopranos and contraltos, tenors and baritones, perhaps an occasional basso. Our own Sylvia? She's the charming wife of Bob Nelson and lives in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Their daughter is married to P. G. Lee, "General" and .Amy's son. Everyone in the class knows that, even Dierdorff. In January I noted we had called on "General" in N. Y., missed -Amy "babysitting in Chicago with the two grandchildren while P.G. and Sylvia were on vacation." Comes now a letter from Bob: "Are the Lees and the Nelsons laughing at you!! ? ? P. G. Lee probably likes his mother-in-law, Sylvia, but hardly enough to lea-ve his wife, Jean (our daughter), while taking his mother-in-law on a trip."

My red face? Occupational ailment of class and other secretaries. Next question, please!

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GEORGE P. KRAKER, veteran administrator in the Atomic Energy Commission's weapons organization, has resumed his duties as Deputy Manager of Santa Fe Operations. George and Helen live in .Albuquerque on Sandia Base. They have a son, George P. Kraker, Jr., a junior at San Diego State College in California, a daughter. Connie (Mrs. James) Williams, in Chicago, and four grandchildren.

CATO D. GLOVER is now on duty with Deputy CinCofMed, Navy 240, F P O New York.

C H A R L E S C. A N D E R S O N was recently heard from at 1733 Hinman Ave., Evanston, III. Our class luncheon 27 January at the Army-Navy Club in Washington was highlighted by the presence of CH.ALKLEY from Lake Charles, La., H.ARRISON from St. Louis, Mo., and KEYHOE, a local member, whom we hadn't seen for a long time.

Chalk entertained us with stories as to why the Long family wins elections in his state. Savvy told us how some people spoil their chances for a position upon retirement by holding out for an exorbitant salary.

And Don Keyhoe gave us a short discourse on flying saucers on which he has written a great deal in substantiation of their existence.

In addition to the good fellowship, an excellent luncheon of shad was enjoyed by the following classmates : Browder, Bryan, Bunch, Chalkley, Christmas, Connelly, Crowe, Dettmann, Greer, Harrison, H a r t Holsinger, Keyhoe, Meade, Mullinnix, Nibecker, Osborn, Plaskitt, Robinson, Spriggs, and Wachtler.

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Sec'y. Mr. Homer Eimers 930 H Street. N.W.. Washington. D. C. Orders Issued E D W A R D C. E W E N (RADM U S N ) to Comm a n d e r Fleet Air Quonset Point RI.

J A M E S E. H A M I L T O N is now living at 301 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. 18

' 2 r S THIRTY-FIFTH Planning for the 35th Reunion is underway. The place, Crabtown; the time, 27-29 September to coincide with the big Alumni Homecoming at the Naval Academy. Mark your calendar and make your plans now. Details will come along later.

L. A. MOEBUS is now at 124 S. Metcalf St., Lima, Ohio.

BURTON B. BIGGS has changed his address to 2902 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington 7, Va. The following classmates attended our moiithly luncheon at the Army-Navy Club on January 25: Biggs, B. B.; Condon, A. D.; Dudley, J. R.; Eimers, H. O.; Fullinwider, E. G.; Giles, D. T.; Jacobi, L. J.; Kelly, T. J.; Lalor, W. G.; Loker, A. M.; Morgan, G. C.; Murphy, W. J.; Noble, K. H.; Pixton, J. E.; Purves, S. S.; Quinby, C. M. F. S.; Smith, D. F . ; and Thorp, W. B.

said that Lott also would fill in for C. J. Bauer who will step down from his WOC post as assistant director of OOG and return to Jersey Standard. Bauer heads Program Division and is advisor on Petroleum Planning Committee of N A T O . Lott has been heading working committee of planning group.

Several weddings to report: On 8 October 1955, Albion Frances Bacon of Baltimore and Ens. Thomas Paige Bennington, USN, were married.

They now reside in Newport, R. I. Arlington, Va., was the scene of the wedding of Nancy Jean Fasanko and Gerald Owen Richards, also on 8 October 1955.

These newlyweds are living in Chevy Chase, Md. Across the Atlantic in Rotterdam, Mary Alice Larson was married 7 January 1956.

The fortunate groom is David Dean, Vice Consul of the United States in that Netherlands metropolis.

Mostest of the bestus, ABE

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Golden Propeller F a r m . R t . 2. Box 146.

Mercersburg. P a .

Orders Issued H U G H H. GOODWIN (RADM U S N ) to Com NavForConAD.

L. A. KNISKERN is now Inspector General, Bureau of Ships, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

WILLIAM -A. F I N N has a new address at 15 Midway St., South Hadley, Mass.

M. W. P E M B E R T O N is now living at 213 82nd St., Virginia Beach, Va. F L A S H I BILL BRICE writes. "Please see that the following reaches page 1 in caps; and then notify the gunner. It is my recollection that existing statutes call for one hundred guns! At approx 1 a.m., 20 Jan. 1956, Mrs. H U B E R T W I N T H R O P CHANTER was delivered of her eighth child, fathered by our doughty classmate, Hubert. A girl, name not as yet decided, at George Washington University Hospital.

Everyone and everything okeh. "This makes four boys and four girls. Of course, as you know, Hubie was undisputed champ when No. 6 was born some years ago. All other contenders retired from the field. So now he is just piling up extra points and stamping around the arena, fle.xing his muscles and looking for some competition. There isn't any in sight, I feel sure."

LELAND D. W H I T G R O V E ( C A P T USN R E T ) married Lydia Durel Anderson, secretary to the U. S. Ambassador to Argentina, on 12 May 1955. Visitors to Buenos Aires will be welcome at Guido 1544, Tel. 42-2840. Captain Whitgrove is on active duty as naval construction advisor to the Argentine Minister of Marine.

Heard on a Fifth Avenue bus: "Buddy, can you spare a dime?" For details inquire of F R A N K W H I T A K E R .

A recent issue of Piatt's Oilgram News Service carried the following note of a classmate: LOTT T A K I N G OVER VON SCHILLING, BAUER JOBS. Frederick S. Lott has taken over as director of foreign petroleum supply committee, replacing Franz Von Schilling (Caltex). . . . Lott is government employee who has been in Interior Department oil posts since 1937. . . . Director Hugh A. Stewart of OOG

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Sec'y. Capt. Claude H. Bennett. Jr., U S N (Ret.).

732 Spring Lane. Philadelphia 28, Pa.

V. B. T A T E is now living at 220 Penguin Place, Birdneck Point, Virginia Beach, Va. We recently heard from E L L I O T T STRAUSS at Highover, North Beverly, Mass.

Thanks to the pertinacity, hard work and blandishments of P A T MORAN, and to LARRY B.AIN for providing the meeting place, the members of 1923 in the NewYork area held their first meeting of 1956 at the -Arkwright Club on 23 January.

Forty-three notices were sent out, 26 responded and 11 attended. Present were Henry G. Moran, Louis N. Miller, Laurence D. Bain, Louis H. Brendel, George W. Boiling, R. P. Robert, R. W. Haase, C. J. Nager, K. P. Hartman, H. W. Northcutt and J. C. McCutchen. Kingsley, Simrell and Congdon had hoped to attend but could not make it. McCormick, Pratt, Rafferty. Smile}', Sodergren, Hicks, Guitar, A. C. Davis, Hoffeins, Hurd, T. E. Kelly and McCafferty sent regrets.

In view of the fine response Pat was unanimously elected president of our group with additional duties of secretary and treasurer.

It is hoped that the ne.xt meeting can be held in conjunction with the March Annual Meeting of the Naval Academy Alumni Association here in New York and that we can fill a large table.

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Sec'y. Mr. Paul W. Siegrist. c/o Standard & Poor's. 345 Hudson St..

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York. Other long-time-no-see'ers from 1924 at that meedng were RED GERRY and C H A R L I E H O F F M A N . Representing the regular contingent were Mellon, Replinger, Mills, Siegrist and Witmer.

with." He indicated periods of naval history not adequately covered by any writers and deplored the lack of naval histories by responsible naval commanders who have abdicated this responsibility in favor of professional historians who, no matter how able, do not bring to the subject the authority of command experience.

Our New York class luncheon at 4 W. 43d St. on the 24th rather competes with the N A A N Y meeting, but in February the two groups will combine at the Military ED CLEXTON was congratulated on and Naval Club. Our March class meeting being nominated to head the Office of Nafor lunch will be at the usual place, on val Material as a Vice Admiral as of 1 Monday the 26th, because the 24th is February 1956. on Saturday. -At our January 24 meeting It was agreed that a mixed receptionwe had out-of-towners; Charlie Hoffman, who spoke on the subject of his supervisory buffet evening gathering would be held in engineering job with Maryland Casualty; April in lieu of the regular luncheon. Date F R E D F U R T H , who was in town to pre- and place to be announced later, but probsent a paper to an engineering group on ably near the 24th. the "Earth Satellite" and let us in on some Attending the luncheon were Anderson, of the details of same; and BOWSER Bachman, Bare, Bell, Bradley, Cleaves, V I E W E G , who explained how an aviator Clexton, Deuterman, Duval, Gminder, can become assistant chief research and Hartwig, Hayes, Herring, Kelley, Lattidevelopment engineer for Electric Boat mer, MacFadden, Mercer, Neal, Rawlins, Company. Others present were Hans Bald- Stuart, Swart, Sylvester, Thomas and Van win, Crosley, DeWolf, Gerry, Graesser, Steenberg.

Kalisch, Mattucci, Mellon. Mills, Replinger, The March luncheon will be on Friday, Siegrist and Wilkinson. the 23rd, at the Gun Factory.

BONEY and Katherine CLOSE are now P. V. MERCER settled in Spain, their address being simply Apartado 45, Madrid, Spain. Boney is asSTOCKTON B. COLT recently wrote sociated now with BOB W.AID in busi- in his address as 126 Baublits Dr., NW, ness in the Spanish capital. We'd like to Warrington, Fla. learn more about the business, too. Bob CHARLES W. DEXLE's Pensacola, having been there now for several years.

Fla., address is 420 W. Moreno St. A tabulation compiled by the Naval J A M E S F. HANGS is still living in Academy (national) Alumni Association discloses that of the 434 living graduates Savannah, Ga., but has a new address there in the Class of 1924, only 203, or 47%, are at 1709 E. 62nd St. now members of the Association. This is rather disappointing to those of us who • are trying to reach ALL our classmates 1 9 2 5 through this publication and this column.

Sec'y. R. Adm. T. J. Hickey. USN (Ret.).

We also have 24 non-graduates who are 4608 Chevy Chase Blvd.. Chevy Chase 15. Md. members. Our percentage of membership CHARLES S. W E E K S is pleased to is above the total of graduates from all classes, -which is 39.4%. We stand fifteenth announce his association with Nelson, Scoin the list of 76 classes on a percentage ville & Co., Inc., as Tacoma representative basis, and fourteenth in actual number of specializing in Mutual Trust Funds. His members. The success of this column will address is 1053 White Henry Stuart BIdg., increase as we gain more member-readers, 4th at Union, Seattle 1, Wash. of course—will you help us get more CLYDE M. J E N S E N has a new Bremsigned up? erton, Wash., address at Rl, Box 1791.

CLINTON H. SIGEL's new address is Your contest editor is also worried about that membership figure, because he thinks 100 Remsen St., Brooklyn 1, N. Y. some out-of-touch classmate may have become a father without the CE being in• formed of same. Since February, 1955, 1 9 2 6 A R C H I E F R E E L S has held the title of Sec'y. Cdr. H. A. Fravel. U S N (Ret.) "Father of the Year" and some of us think 3410 15th St.. North. Arlington 1. Va. the Phantom Cup that is presented with Orders Issued the title has gathered dust long enough at RALPH S. CLARK (RADM USN) to CNaVan Archie's house. Are we up to date in our Tra NAS CorpC. information? And is DINTY FRANCIS LAURENCE H. FROST (RADM USN) to AL USNA and ALUSNA for Air London. still our most recent bridegroom (date CHARLES H. LYMAN 3d (RADM USN) to May 14, 1955) ?

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R. SMEDBERG 3d (RADM USN) to The mysterious Violet H. Karlstad men- WILLIAM Supt USNA Addu ComSRNC. tioned in the January '24 "Dope" is Rob- ROBERT B. PIRIE (RADM USN) to Comley W. Clark's widow who is married to mander Carrier Division Six. Col. C. H. Karlstad, USA (Ret.), now residing in Honolulu.

H. M. S H A N A H A N is now living at F R E D E R I C K R. F U R T H , who has 5206 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Apt. 1, Woodserved for the past two years as Chief of land Hills, Calif.

Naval Research, joined the International N E I L R. CAMPBELL has recently sent Telephone and Telegraph Corp. on January 4 as special assistant to the president of in his new address at 314 Gladstone, SE, its Farnsworth Electronics Co. division. Grand Rapids, Mich.

Fort Wayne, Ind. In this capacity, he will be in charge of new product development 19 2 7 • for the IT&T division.

A U S T E N V. MAGLY is now living at 1525 Ynez Place, Coronado, Calif.

The January 24 meeting of the Washington group featured J O H N D. HAYES, who spoke on "History and the Responsibility of .Active and Retired Officers There20

Sec'y. Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR. Pacific Far East Line. Inc..

918 Sixteenth St., N.W.. Washington 6, D. C. Orders Issued WAYNE R. LOUD (RADM USN) to ComServ Ron Three.

HENRY T. KOONCE (CAPT USN) to BuShips tem.

GLENN W. LEGWEN JR (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComCarinSeaFron.

JOSEPH N. MURPHY (RADM U S N ) to Asst Chief BuAer for Procurement.

CREED C. BURLINGAME (CAPT U S N ) to CO NavMincraftB, Chasn.

HARRY R. HUMMER JR (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComPacResFlt. HENRY M. MARSHALL (RADM U S N ) to Pns NROTCU Missouri Univ.

R I C H A R D E D W I N MYERS is now living at Quarters X, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. MILTON T. DAYTON has a new duty address at Deputy Chief of Staff for Naval Reserve, Twelfth Naval District, Building 7, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

F R A N K T. CORBIN's new address is 1070 Creston Rd., Berkeley 8, Calif.

The January meeting of the New York group of '27 was held during lunch at the BTEA, 2 Park Ave., New York City, on 26 January. The following members were I)resent: Bruce Crane, Jack Daix, Tim Donohue, Bob Newbegin and John Slayden.

It was decided not to meet for lunch in March this year. The '21 group is expected to have a large turnout in March for the .Annual Dinner of the Naval Academy Association of New York.

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DONOHUE

WILLLAM M. GULLETT sends in his address as 1312 Alvarado Ave., Burlingame, Calif.

The following members of the Class of '27 in the Washington area attended a luncheon at the .Army-Navy Country Club on 24 January: Geo. K. Eraser, R. P. Ross, Jr., E. M. McAlister, H. G. Newhart, C. F. Stillman, H. D. Riley, J. C. .Atkeson, J. H. Hogg, T. S. Dukeshire, R. J. Pole, R. M. Barnes, A. M. Zollars, John Malley, W. W. Gordon, Jr., T. O. Dahl, C. S. Cooper, P. Henry, E. K. Van Swearingen, W. W. Outerbridge and Wallace M. Huck.

WALLY HUCK gave a short dissertation on how to go about the problem of getting a job after retirement. .Anyone in the class not present at the luncheon who is interested in getting his ideas should write to him.

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Sec'y. Capt. R. K. James. U S N .

Com. Long Beach Naval ShipYd..

Long Beach. Calif.

Orders Issued JAMES R. LEE (RADM U S N ) to Commander Carrier Div 14.

M I C H A E L P. B.AGDANOVICH is now living at 29622 Bernice Dr., San Pedro, Cal.

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Sec.-Treas.. Cdr. B. H. Bush. U S N .

Ofc. of Naval Research, Rm. T-3-2505.

Navy Dept.. Washington 25. D. C. Orders Issued WILLIAM J. GALBRAITH (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComHawSeaFron.

PHILIP R. OSBORN (CAPT U S N ) to 4ND. AUGUSTUS R. ST. ANGELO (CAPT USN) to 15ND. EDWARD C. STEPHAN (CAPT U S N ) to Ofc of Compt of Navy Navy Dept.

CARL A. JOHNSON (CAPT U S N ) to ChNav Sec MAAG FedRepublic of Germany Bonn.

Surprising as it may seem, so shortly after the New Year period, the Class of 1929 in the Norfolk area made merry on S H I P M A T E

the night of 14 January, at the Naval Base Club. -Although the party was arranged on the spur of the moment, because of the number of officers leaving in the very near future for various parts of the world, we managed to bring together quite a few of the old friends. The following attended with their wives: George Sharp. Red Lucas, Eddie Burke, Herb Hiemenz, George .Ashford, Delos Hogle, Frank Schwable, Fran Duborg, Carl Johnson, Don Eller and Roy Johnson.

H. N. COFFIN is now stationed at U. S. Naval Retraining Command. Camp Elliott. San Diego, Cal. ROY S. BENSON has a new duty station at Navy -Anne.x Room 1841, Washington 25, D. C. We regret to announce the death of MELMIN G. BROWN on December 11, 1955, of a disease at Ryukyus -Army Hospital, Okinawa. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. .Alma F. Brown, who lives at 3208 Scott St., San Francisco, Cal.. and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Brown, who live at 4266 Upham Rd.. Dayton 9. Ohio.

CHARLES E. TRESCOTT's new corrected duty address is Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Cal. SOL F. ODEN recently changed his address to 1807 Waverland Dr.. Macon. Ga. R. G. VISSER's new address is 500 E. Government Ave., Norfolk 3, Va..

Young Larry Baldauf, son of Capt. and Mrs. L. C. BALDAUF, will be, by the time this issue is out, married to Douglas Mustin, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. L. M. Mustin. Larry is now an ensign. Class of 1955.

Mr. and Mrs. -Anthony J. Dougherty of -Annapolis. Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Martha, to Midn. John F. Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. HUGO -A. NELSON of Great Falls, Mont.

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Sec'y. R. Adm. Charles Brook. U S N (Ret.), 4108 Chesterbrook Rd.. Falls Chnreh. Va. Orders Issued B E R N H A R T A. F U E T S C H ( C A P T USN) to Personal N a v A s t to Hon Harold E. Stassen.

J A M E S H. H O W A R D (CAPT USN) to Com T r a n s P h i b R o n Two. L A U R E N C E O. M A T H E W S J R (CAPT USN) to NavHosp Oakland t r m t .

DOYLE M. C O F F E E ( C A P T USN) to Com Brem Gru. GEORGE L. H E A P ( C A P T U S N ) to ONM Nav Dept.

DONALD F . KRICK ( C A P T U S N ) to Com PhibRon Three.

L A W R E N C E E. R U F F (CAPT USN) to CO MSTS E a s t L a n t S u b A r e a .

R O Y A L L. R U T T E R (CAPT U S N ) to Com PhibRon Seven.

S C A R R I T T ADAMS (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS BALTIMORE. W R E F O R D G. C H A P P L E ( C A P T USN) to CO and Navy P o r t Control Officer NavPortCon Office NavB SDiego.

RAY R. C O N N E R (CAPT USN) to OpNav. P A U L L. DEVOS ( C A P T U S N ) to ComDes Ron 16.

DONALD W. GLADNEY J R ( C A P T USN) to OpNav. N I C H O L A S A. L I D S T O N E ( C A P T USN) to ComDesRon 19.

R O B E R T L. MOORE J R ( C A P T USN) to Sup Ship U S N and NavInsOrd GenDynamics Corp Electric Boat Div Groton.

E L O N Z O B . G R A N T H A M J R (CAPT USN) to ACofS for Operations CinCNELM. L E O N I D A S D. COATES J R (CAPT USN) to FBo O r MW a iE n tNand Staff is C o now m A i r Lliving ant.

F. MatOff McLEOD at L E O G. MAY (CAPT USN) to ComFleAct Quarters Sasebo. E, Naval Air Station, Jackson-

ville, Fla. Mrs. Claude Eugene Earle announces the marriage of her daughter, Nancy Carolyn, to Capt. CHRISTI-AN ENGLEMAN on December 7, at Buffalo, N. Y. Since retirement in 1953, Chris has been in business with Christian L. Engleman, Engineering and Management Consultants, and as president of the Electronics Systems Engineering Co., both of Washington, D. C. This year he was elected national chairman of the Professional Group on Military Electronics of the Institute of Radio Engineers, of which he is a fellow.

We recently heard from H-AROLD K. FEIOCK at POBox 613, Clearlake Highlands, Cal. DONALD L. GRANT now is on duty at OpNav, Rm. 4C531, The Pentagon, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

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Corr. Sec'y, Capt. F . B . Myhre. U S N ( R e t . ) , 9729 Bexhill Dr., Kensington, Md. Orders Issued E D W A R D L. F O S T E R ( C A P T USN) to CofS and Aide ComPhibGru Three.

MADISON H A L L J R ( C A P T USN) to OpNav. R I C H A R D R. HAY ( C A P T USN) to CO U S S RIGEL. F R A N C I S M. P E T E R S J R (CAPT USN) to ComCort DesRon Two. H E N R Y W I L L I A M S J R (CAPT U S N ) to Com DesRon. ROBERT W. COOPER (CAPT U S N ) to SAC L a n t Liaison Off to SACEur P a r i s .

E R N E B . E L L S W O R T H J R ( C A P T U S N ) to ComDesRon 17.

J E R R Y C. SOUTH (CAPT USN) to CofS and Aide C o m A n t i S u b L a n t .

A L F R E D B . METSGER ( C A P T USN) to Deputy and AstCh of NavRsch NavDept.

The latest word from WILLIAM A. DUNN comes from 103 W. Church St., Hammond, Ga. RICHARD H. CRANE is now living at 10 Park Place, Orange, Texas.

J O H N L. SNOW has a new address at 3720 N. Palgfox St., Pensacola, Fla. During 1955, the members of 1931 on duty or living in the San Francisco Bay area gathered four times to renew acquaintances. Two luncheons and two cocktaildinners were held spaced fairly equally throughout the year.

The year 1956 has gotten off to a good start with the first get-together being held on January 31, an appropriate date for a 1931 class party. The gang gathered in the Patio Room of the COM at Treasure Island for cocktails followed by smorgasbord dinner and dancing.

Everybody appears to enjoy tremendously this periodic get-together and we plan to hold them at least once a quarter. If anybody comes to San Francisco for a visit, a "quickie" luncheon gathering can usually be arranged.

Classmates attending the January dinner were Dick and Mary Anderson, Edward and Mary Bingham, Dick and Louise Brace, Paul and Dottie Clarke, George and Norma Gundlefinger, Bob and Gimpy

'31 IN NARRAGANSETT BAY AREA . . . who attended meeting at OC, NAS Quonset Point. L. to r., Tom Hogan, Mrs. Hogan, Harry Gimber, Mrs. "Doc" MacDonald, Al Payson, Brad Needham, Mrs. Payson, Bud Needham, Larry Cook, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Jung, Mrs. Thorn, Karl Jung, Mrs. Robertson, Bobbie Robertson, Mrs. Weiler and Jim Weiler.

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Heilig, John and Peachie Matthews, Mac Moses and Miss Elsa Jacobs, Sam and Audralice Nelson, Ranny and Betty Pierce, Fred and Dottie Steinke, Budge Todd, Fu and Elbe Wier, Jack Wulff and Miss Mildred Sutton, Edward and Ruth Day, and Willie Williamson and Andy Smith.

The committee working on the 25-year Class Book is having address trouble in contacting some classmates not now on active duty. Anyone having knowledge of the addresses of the following, please drop a note to Oscar Hagberg, 610 Melrose St., -Alexandria: George F. Freeman, Wayne F. Gibson, Sidney A. Freeburg, Homer A. Ferrdl, and Egan P. Englehardt; also the next of km of deceased personnel: Lorenz Q. Forbes, Carl A. Lizberg, Eugene S Lytle, and William J. Sisko.

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Sec'y. Capt. A. G. Ward. U S N , OpNav, Rm. 4D537, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued H E N R Y G. MUNSON (CAPT USN) to ComDes Ron Three.

RICHARD H. BLAIR (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. HERBERT L. JUKES (CAPT USN) to CO NavRecSta NavB Phila.

JOHN H. MORSE JR (CAPT USN) to AEC WashDC. SALEM A. V A N EVERY JR (CAPT USN) to BuAer. KARL R. W H E L A N D (CAPT U S N ) to Com TransDiv 32.

THOMAS D. LANGEN (CAPT U S N ) to Pns NROTCU Univ of Washington.

JACOB A. LARK (CAPT USN) to ComDesRon 32.

D A L E R. FRAKES (CAPT USN) to ComStocktonGru. F R A N K C. ACKER (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MONROVIA. ALFRED R. MATTER (CAPT USN) to OpNav.

BOX SCORE '32 Year Book biographies as of February 8 are 135 Let's keep going!

BROOKS HARRAL

H E N R Y G. MUNSON is now living at 605 W. Windsor Ave., Alexandria, Va. MARION A. F A W C E T T changes his California address to 1 Barmetta Way, Atherton.

The Norfolk contingent of '32 got together for the regular monthly luncheon on January 27. Since nearly all the seagoing sailors were basking in the Caribbean sunlight, representation was rather small in numbers. The size of the table made it easy for all hands to hear "Norm" Blaisdell and "Izzy" Schwartz pass along all the latest stories from Fifth Naval District Communications and the Armed Forces Staff College. Among the listeners, getting a word in now and then, were "Dimi" Dimitrijevic, "Whitey" Franklin, "Growler" Grouleff, "Bill" Groverman, "Garry" Jewett, "Muddy" Waters, "Pinky" Lowndes and Floyd Schultz. Fresh back from the Med and packing up to take up residence on Route 66 in Albuquerque was Ralph Johnson.

Some of the more serious discussion centered about a change in the day of week and place for the monthly session, so that the conscientious "skippers" who give their ships a thorough going inspection on Friday can make a luncheon once in a while.

Several propositions are being studied and a change may be made. So, if you are going to be in Norfolk during the last week of the month, check with "Izzy" Schwartz 22

at AFSC or Floyd Schultz at CinCLant Fit for the time and place.

Lloyd and Emily Mustin have announced the marriage of their daughter, Douglas, to Ens. Larry Baldauf, son of Capt. and Mrs. L. C. Baldauf. The wedding was in February. Since Lloyd is with his DesRon in far off WestPac, Emily represented the family at the ceremony in Pensacola.

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Sec'y, Capt. W. C. Fortune, U S N .

Rm. 2609, T-3 BIdg., Office of Naval Research, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. Sec'y, Capt. T. F. Connolly, U S N .

Op 60, Rm. 4D58I, Pentagon BIdg., Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued FREDERICK W. BRUNING (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS BAYFIELD. EDWIN E. LORD III (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Hosp SDiego trmt.

WILLIAM E. SEIPT (CDR U S N ) to ComSub Gru One TexGru. JOSEPH F. ENRIGHT (CAPT USN) to Staff ComSubEastLant.

DAVID McCAMPBELL (CAPT U S N ) to Staff ComSixthFlt. ROBERT A. KEATING JR (CAPT U S N ) to OperationsOff NavPhil.

RICHARD LANE (CAPT U S N ) to PIO Staff CinCNELM. EVERETT J. FOSTER (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS CADMUS. RAYMOND D. FUSSELMAN (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS LENAWEE. LEWIS L. SNIDER (CAPT USN) to CO USS SKAGIT.

DRAPER L. K-AUFFMAN is now -Aide to Under SecNav at 4E664 Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. ROY M. D A V E N P O R T is now 12th Naval District Planning Officer and resides with his family in San Mateo. He was invited to play in the "Bing Crosby Golf Tournament" at Pebble Beach in January and donned rain slicker—umbrella and hip boots—braved the elements and turned in a very creditable best-ball score of 136 for 36 holes with his pro-partner, Oliver Sleppy of Antioch, Calif. It was a great experience and Bing is a gracious host.

E D W A R D F. METZGER has a new duty address at U. S. Navy Purchasing Office (Box 45), Navy 100, F P O N. Y. J. F. E N R I G H T changes his duty station to Staff Box 4, CinCNelm, Navy 100, F P O New York.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. H. Maynard, U S N , Office of Naval Material.

Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued DENNISON C. AMBROSE (CAPT SC U S N ) to XO NASD Phila.

FRANCIS D. BOYLE (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS TANNER. FRANCIS W. SCANLAND JR (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. CHARLES H. BECKER (CAPT USN) to Screening BdMbr IndPersSctyRev OSD WashDC. HAROLD D. FULLER (CAPT USN) to OpOff Staff ComPhibGru Three.

WALTER T. GRIFFITH (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Hosp PortsmouthVa trmt.

HUGH H. LEWIS (CDR USN) to I N D .

JOHN W. FLORENCE (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MATHEWS. ARTHUR C. SMITH (CAPT USN) to SupShip USN and NavInsOrd GenDynamicsCorp Elec BoatDiv Groton.

EDWIN K. JONES (CDR USN) to IccDcFor.

W A L T E R T H O M A S G R I F F I T H is now living at 14 Beech Tree Dr., Wilton Woods, Alexandria, Va. DOUG CORDINER, Planning and Operations Officer with "Deep Freeze" Task Force 13, flew as an observer over the South Pole on Friday, January 13, on the

first plane to span tne Anarctic continent.

They went as far as the Wessell Sea and back to McMurdo Sound, about 3,500 miles, in 19 hours. Important discoveries were made.

A letter was received from BILL STARK, who is residing in Birmingham, Ala., saying he received his copy of the '34 book. The class fund is now richer by $10. Extra copies of the Class Book, By the Mark Twenty, are available from the class secretary.

The class party was held at the Naval Gun Factory on 25 February and was well attended.

The monthly class luncheon of the Washington group was held at the Naval Gun Factory on 3 February jointly with the West Point Class of '34. About 58 attended.

This was the second such luncheon of the series which was started by FRANK T H A R I N a year ago.

BOB P.ATON has been in the Washington area for a week on temporary duty, accompanying the CNO of the Pakistan Navy. Bob is expecting to be detached from the Kurachi area in the summer of '56.

J. D. B.ABB checked in with the class secretary by telephone and reports he is enjoying his duty at the Navy Biological Laboratory in Oakland, Calif.

Some recent statistics released by the Naval .Academy Alumni Association on the percentage of living graduates from the .Academy w-ho are members of the Alumni -Association show our class w-ith only 33%. .All hands are urged to join the national organization.

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Rm. 2607. BuPers, Navy Dept., Washington 25. D. C. Orders Issued THOMAS A. BROWN (CAPT SC U S N ) to Bu Ord. ROBERT E. DORNIN (CAPT U S N ) to CO CruiTraCom NTC SDiego.

FRANK B. HEROLD (CAPT U S N ) to BuOrd. CASSIUS D. RHYMES JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS VIRGO. WILSON R. BARTLETT (CAPT USN) to A L U S N A and A L U S N A for Air Copenhagen.

CLINTON A. NEYMAN JR (CAPT USN) to CO USS ASHTABULA. DALE E. COCHRAN (CAPT U S N ) to SFran Navy Shipyard.

WILLIAM W. HYLAND (CAPT SC U S N ) to Staff NavWarCol Newport.

CHARLES H. McCARTHY (CDR SC U S N ) to OIC NRAO SDiego.

DOYEN KLEIN (CDR U S N ) to InsMat Cin. RICHARD C. H U N T (CDR U S N ) to Ofc of JAG of Navy SFran.

THEODORE H. WINTERS (CAPT USN) to CO USS DUXBURY BAY. JOHN D. GERWICK (CAPT USN) to CO USS MAUNA LOA.

SAM C. LOOMIS, TR., is now aboard the USS

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Francisco. .At the January class luncheon ( N G F on third Wednesday of each month) conniving commenced for a shindig in May or June at the .Army-Navy Country Club. AL W E L D O N is in charge. This gives early warning.

T E D N E Y M A N sent the last of the copy for 20-Year Rendezvous to the publisher shortly after the holidays. Distribution is now expected during April. Ted had to cut up his own copy of our original Lucky Bag and would appreciate a replacement if any spare copies are available.

A R T H U R E. T A R A N T I N O , who recently resigned from the Maritime AdminSHIPMATE

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As population increases, so must the food supply.

Obviously. Yet, without proper implements — tractors, combines — agricultural progress as we know it could not have been achieved. For it is such equipment that permits more intensive, more productive and more profitable farming. And it is oil that runs this equipment, helps maintain and protect it. Caltex, in supplying finer fuels and lubricants to the peoples of 67 free nations, is indeed gratified to be part of this immeasurably important cycle.

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istration to set up his own law practice, has established an office in Suite 430 of the Washington Building, 15th and New York -Ave., NW, Washington, D. C , and is now busily engaged in the general practice of law before the Courts and -Administrative -Agencies of the Federal Government His telephone number is N.Ational 8-2880 and may be reached at any time.

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Orders Issued P A U L H. B J A R N A S O N ( C A P T U S N ) to Op Nav. P A U L E . S U M M E R S ( C A P T U S N ) to OIC GM E v a l u a t i o n U One N A S Noris SDiego.

B R U C E R. W A R E III ( C A P T U S N ) to Nav Hosp Chasn t r m t .

R O B E R T M c E L R A T H ( C A P T U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComNavB Same Sta. J A M E S L. SEMMES ( C A P T U S N ) to CO USS ALAMO.

N. C. G I L L E T T E , JR., is now stationed at ROICC, Area IV, A P O 285, New York.

CH-ARLIE J. E L L I S is now living in Tampa, Fla. H. A. BARNARD sends us his new address at 2318 West Dravus, Seattle 99, Wash.

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5439 41st St.. N . W . . W a s h i n g t o n 15, D. C. Orders Issued J O H N M. B A L L I N G E R ( C A P T U S N ) to P o r t s mouthNavShipYd. W I L L I A M R. C R E N S H A W ( C A P T USN) to Staff C o m T r a P a c .

F R A N C I S E . C L A R K (CDR U S N ) to USS TACONIC.

W A S H I N G T O N N E W S OF 1937 Friday, 13 January 1956, twenty-two of us were at the .Army-Navy Country Club for the second Friday luncheon. Discussions were many and varied and from them we learned that Hank Rowe, Si Ramey and Bucky Walsh are new arrivals in the Washington area. Their addresses are not known at this reporting. Pinky Baer, Larry Bernard, Bernie Bieri, Charlie Browning, Ralph Cousins, and Benny Freedman were among those present.

J I M M Y GUSTIN, also present, has received a new assignment here in Washington. As you remember he is with the State Department. The State Department has assigned him to the Operations Cooperating Board. 708 Jackson Place, NW. The function of this board I understand is the coordination of Middle East activities.

Jimmy certainly has a quick moving area to work with.

Joe Gerath, Johnny Hess, Jerry Hughes, Curt Kelly, Fred Janney, John Johnston, Willie Mack, Charlie Minter, John Reese, Ibby Rixey, Jesse Robinson, Frank Shamer, Wes Steesy, Walt Stencil, Levick Street, Roger Woodhull and Tony Zavadil made up the remainder of the happy throng.

Once or twice a year the .Alumni -Association sends me a statistical report about membership by classes. Some of them, however, are about our class only. The recent statistic shows that 1937 has 270 living graduates of which 18% are members of the Association, namely, 49 of us. While the number of living non-graduates of 1937 are not known, eight of them are members of the Association; and 39.4% of living graduates are members of the Association.

A sad little commentary, 1937 at 187c stands anchor among all classes. Let's 24

spread the word that there is '37 news in Shipmate, ye readers of Shipmate. Let's get rid of the catenary (commentary) and get the chain up and down and get '37 underway to go places.

The wives of '27 met this January at the .Army-Navy Country Club with Shirley Rixey and Betty Kelly doing the hostessing.

-Ann Dally, Madeleine Finney, Betty Johnston, Marcia -Arentzen, Jeannie Woodhull, Sally Shamer, Jo Gibson, Marian Schneider, Ethel Janney, Lou Zavadil, Dana McCormick were all present.

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Sec'y, Mr. Robert C. Main, The Glenn L. M a r t i n Co.. Baltimore 3. Md. Orders Issued J O H N B U R K H A R D T J R (CDR SC U S N ) to OIC NRAO WashDC. ROBERT A. S C H E L L I N G (CDR USN) to Op Nav. W I L L I A M A. H A S L E R J R ( C A P T U S N ) to Head NavGru Redstone Arsenal Huntsville.

H E B E R P L A Y E R (CDR USN) to N a v P h i B a s e Coronado.

H E N R Y S. J A C K S O N (CDR USN) to CO Nav Scol P r e F l t N A S P n c l a .

W I L S O N H. C R A N F O R D (CDR U S N ) to Nav Marinanas.

A L B E R T T. C H U R C H J R (CDR USN) to Aide toAstSecNav (Fin Mgt) NavDept.

RICHARD E . J O H N S O N (CDR USN) to Com DesDiv 52.

H E R M A N E. M I L L E R (CDR USN) to USS NEREUS.

is a good place to get the straight dope, too.

It's not so close to the Bureau that we're swamped with real hot dope, usually bad, nor so far in the boondocks that we don't get any at all.

-As to when the guys in that class chronologically one year senior to us, who have been selected, can expect to make their number, there is still some doubt. BuPers seems reluctant to promote them, and with good reason, I'm sure. (If they didn't graduate in 1939, the devil take 'em.) I hear that as of 1 July there will still be about 250 selectees left on the line promotion list and about 128 vacancies created the same day b3' the 30 June retirements, etc.

BuPers also plans to increase the total number of four stripers that day from 1,920 to 2,020. Because of the number of desks in ^^'ashington, however, this may not be an accomplished fact until about 1 September but, in any event, most of the guys above us in last year's promotion zone who have been selected should make their number for pay purposes about 1 July of this year. With the normal monthly attrition of five to seven per month following, it looks, from a straight numbers count, that Ned Beach, Jim Dunford, Marshall Turnbaugh, John Dolan, \'ince DePoix, Rog Paine and Tom Walker should be prospects for a ^^-etting down party about 1 November.

That November date is probably somewhat later than had been anticipated, and the ne.xt question, who will be in the zone this year, may be a toughie. First rumor WILLIAM O. SPEARS, JR.. is now was that the zone would go down to Don living at 7800 Michael Dr., Norfolk, Va. Hardy or 150 numbers into the class but IRVING J. S U P E R F I N E has recently recently I liear the ladder has been pulled reported that he is still living at 6311 back to Lou Spear, which is only 50 numbers deep (anei I, for one, am no longer Quincy St., Norfolk, Va. aboard, shipmate.) This dope looks pretty V E R N E R J E N S E N SOBALLE writes firm and is an indication that the Board that he is now living at 2421 Cameron may be a bit rougher this year. .All these Mills Rd., .Alexandria, \'a. figures change the hour before the Board meets, of course.

I would welcome any further dope any19 3 9 • body can cut me in on concerning this most Sec'y. E r n e s t Dunlap, important question.

3233 Valley Dr., Alexandria, V a .

And at long last, here's the answer to the Orders Issued GERALD S. NORTON (CDR USN) to U S S answer to your personality from the diagrams you made of the four geometric CANBERRA. J O H N C. L A W R E N C E (CDR USN) to OpNav. forms published recently. Following are MURRAY B . F R A Z E E J R (CDR USN) to Bu three examples of w-hat some have drawn Pers. with the psychiatrist's analysis: HAROLD W. GEHMAN (CDR USN) to Des L a n t tem.

K E N A N C. C H I L D E R S J R (CDR USN) to WestDevDiv AirRsch and DevCom Inglewood.

C U R T I S F . VOSSLER (CDR USN) to CO Air DevRon Two. W A L T E R K. STOW J R (CDR USN) to OpNav. J O H N L. ARRINGTON II (CDR USN) to USS DES M O I N E S .

E D W A R D H. S E L L E R (CDR U S N ) to U S S LEXINGTON. B E N J A M I N C. J A R V I S (CDR U S N ) to N E L M .

S T A N L E Y E. HINDMAN (CDR USN) to USS ORISKANY. GORDON K. NICODEMUS J R (CDR USN) to USS N E R E U S .

W I L L I A M J . R U H E (CDR USN) to CO U S S BEALE. LANDON L. DAVIS J R (CDR U S N ) to CO USS T O R T U G A .

J. YOUNG is now living at 244 Loma .Ave., Long Beach 3, Cal. W E N D E L L W. BEMIS changes his address to Trident Apt. Cottage, Bremerton, Wash.

SEA BREEZES

by PAUL SCHRATZ

It's about time for something useful to appear in this space, I think. DOUG .SYVERSON is in San Diego to talk over the submarine slate for next year and while thinking of the future, here's some dope on the promotion possibilities. The ^^'est Coast

The left sketch is a person characterized by strong physiological characteristics, few inhibitions, a minimum urge for security and little ambition—obviously none of us.

Center is a person to whom security is uppermost, with ambition of almost equal importance, with modest instincts and strong inhibitions. Right is an uninhibited person with normal sex drive but little ambition or desire for security. Key to the sketches: The circle stands for sex drive, the square for the urge for security and the triangle denotes ambition. The larger each of these is represented in relation to the others, the more important it is to the individual. The larger the reversed S, the fewer inhibitions the individual is said to have.

How does this check out in the light of three years' experience in human beliavior studies, etc.. Bill, old friend?

S H I P M A T E

TOM W E S C H L E R , aide and a great help to .Admiral Burke, was in town for a few days last month with the .Admiral.

Henrietta and I spent a very pleasant evening with Tom at CHOLLY and -Ann CH.ANDLERs' in which we got most of the world's problems pretty well squared away. Tom seems not only to enjoy but to thrive on the life of an aide, even though, as we all know, it's not conducive to the ideal in family life.

Shortly after Tom's visit, I took off for San Francisco with the SPERRY and a quartet of submarines on one phase of our newsystem of "Train and enjoy it." Weather throughout was typical West Coast with mucho fog. smog and rain but we had no difficulty in finding the Domino (".All the nudes that's fit to print"), Yankee Doodle and Shanty Malone's each evening, for some top-notch type training. Dusty Dornin, commodore of our little flotilla and a home-town boy. plus home-towner Eddie Erdelatz, teamed to make the visit a social, political and operational success.

Met CHUCK NACE our last night in San Francisco and we helped each other make a last tour of the night spots. Chuck, Operations Officer on SubPac staff, was on a routine trip to San Diego from the headquarters in Pearl.

To get back to my home brew- prob last month, some unknow-n reader contributed a recipe for the stuff. If anybody is interested I'll run it for you but I may try a batch first just to check it out.

Jenny Marcy and family arrive in town on 3 Feb. en route from Texas to Long

Beach. Link, still Exec of the ST. PAUL, is due to return from WestPac in midFebruary fgr a few months in the home port. We hope to entertain Jenny in Coronado for a few days and give her a chance to rest up from the trip.

Looks like we start cracking- the big War Colleges this season with orders out now to Joe Vasey (National War College), Marc Lowe, Bill Savidge, Joe Tenanty and Tc-x Harris (Newport), and Bud Cooper, Bud Parmelee and Bob Tranger (Industrial College). I'd like to get some of tliat high education but the people in the Bureau seem to have forgotten how to spell my name when it comes to schooling. The few of us who have had no extra education since graduation are rapidly becoming specialists in the unspecialized. .A note to BILL and Carol RUHE— don't give up on our Christmas card. We got it back again after two more trips across country but we'll keep trying. If it doesn't arrive this time we'll hold it a week then send it out for 1956.

See you next month.

S H O R E BREEZES

by JOHNNY RITCH

.A number of interesting items to report this month. First, we received an announcement telling of the marriage of one of our confirmed bachelors. FRANK CULP E P P E R took Miss Jean Schuyler Williams as his bride. They are now living at 2420 Sedgwick Ave., New York City. The class sends best wishes for many years of happiness, Frank and Jean.

The National Security Industrial Association, whose membership includes several hundred companies interested in insuring progressive and up-to-date industrial support for the Navy's industrial requirements, held a Washington meeting in early February which was well covered by '39ers.

In addition to FR-ANKIE FULLER, who is a Washington official of the association, attendees included GEORGE LAWRENCE, a local representative with Bausch & Lomb, BOB GURNEE with Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation, NOBLE H A R R I S of Avco Manufacturing Corporation and JO ZACH MILLER. Jo Zach, who only a few months ago finished a tour of Navy duty ending with a spell at the Naval Research Laboratory, is now in the Guided Missile Division of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation.

The class luncheon was an especially successful affair. LEE SAVAGE, who keeps busy as Gunnery Officer on DesLant Staff up at Newport, was a very welcome visitor. Same for DICK T U N N E L L , who was visiting in town again from Lakehurst.

Newcomers in the area showing up at the luncheon were J. C. McCARTHY. who is digging into a billet in the Facilities Section of the Bureau of Ships after a sojourn in Turkey; GENE SHIRLEY, who has reported to Op-30. Out for the first time in over a year was ROMAN MROZINSKI, whose seat of authority is now just outside the office of Mr. -Allen Dulles, Chief of the Central Intelligence -Agency.

Highlight of the meeting was a talk by Capt. David Martineau, '33. on legislation

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Bros, in Chicago and lives at 9415 N. Linder Ave., Skokie, 111.

ROBERT L. H O F F M E I S T E R is a director of Singer Co., Ltd., and managing director of Singer Mfg. Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Scotland. He is married, has three children and his home address is "Gowanlea," Charlotte St., Helensburgh, Scotland.

MARVIN F. L O E T T E R L E , who is the father of two children, is now living at 4007 S. Warner Rd., Lafayette Hill, Pa. He is a sales engineer with Welding Engineers, Inc., Norristown, Pa. W A Y N E M. N E W P O R T is the senior partner of the law firm of Newport & Wine in Davenport, Iowa. He is the father of three children and his address is 6 Oak Park Dr., in that city.

The owner of Southern Bowling and Billiard Supply Co. is H O W A R D R. SCHOENB.AUM. He is married, has two children and his home address is 72 N. Merkle St., Columbus, Ohio.

JOS. K. TAUSSIG, JR., who retired '40 GATHERING . . . at quarters of Stan Orser in Annapolis. L. to r. (front row) as a captain in 1954, is now living at 9 Roy Joslin, Emmet Wood, Jan Orser, Stan Orser; (second row) Lucille Pauli, Jo Esch, Sherwood Rd., Wardour, Annapolis, Md. Jini Wood; (third row) Dave King, Art Esch, Helen King, Bob Pauli, and Anne Joslin. He is married and the father of two children. He !s executive secretary of the Naval Institute and, incidentally, is electioneerto be brought up at this session of Congress GEORGE L. BLOCK (CDR USN) to USS ing for a candidacy to Congress. which will affect military personnel and A LSARATOGA. L E N A. B E R G N E R (CDR U S N ) to SubScol P. E. GREENLEE, JR., is now living their dependents. Captain Martineau, as NavSuBase N L o n .

Assistant Chief of Bureau of Naval Per- J O S E P H A. W A L L A C E 3rd (CDR USN) to at 813 Mario Dr., Falls Church, Va. PortsmouthVa trmt. sonnel for Special Projects, has been a R ONavHosp LOUIS P. DAVIS, JR., has a new B E R T H. W H I T E (CDR USN) to P h i b T r a member of the Defense Department Joint home address at 916 Havilland Dr., HillLant.

Task Force delving into "Fringe Benefits." side 5, N. J. Having played a vital roll in the formulaT H A D D E U S .A. HERRICK, JR., was W A L D R O N M. McLELLON is still tion of the Officer Personnel .Act of 1947 and an even more important roll in the prep- employed on September 26, 1955, as a living in California but changes his adaration of the Career Compensation Act technical writer in the Instructional Pub- dress there to 339 Minot .Ave.. Cliula Vista.

1955, he is well qualified in this field. He lications Department, assigned to the surdiscussed the background and basis of the face armament group of Sperry Gyroscope • Medical Officer Promotion Plan, the pros- Co. Before going with Sperry he was em- 1 9 4 2 pects and alternatives in the Medical Care ployed as an engineering writer on guided Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Garrison Brown, U S N , missiles, for an aircraft corporation. for Dependents Bill, the ramifications of Box 6042, Shirlington Station, Arlington, Va. the Survivors Benefits Bill, and the ReguThe latest word from W. W. S O U T H Orders Issued lar Officer Augmentation Bill. Captain finds him stationed at Navy 127, Box 10, C H A R L E S C. S E N N (CDR U S N ) to U S A R E u r .

Martineau's presentation, covering many of PM Seattle, Wash.

W I L L I A M G. W E B E R (CDR U S N ) to CO AtkRon 25. the details of these bills, clarified a number JACK A. H O L M E S still lives in VirTHOMAS E. W I L L I A M S O N J R (CDR USN) to of points for all of us. We certainly enCO USS B E N H A M . ginia but changes his address there to 1308 joyed and appreciated his attendance at our J O H N L. H A N S E N (LCDR U S N ) to CO USS Barger Dr., Falls Church, Va. TABBERER. luncheon.

Our good friend, NORM B E N N E T T , brought a nice table lighter to be given away as a door prize. We had a straight drawing for this and TOMMY KEEGAN walked away with the lighter. Norm tells us that a door prize, contributed by him, will be a regular feature of the luncheon get-together. Thanks, Norm.

As this goes to press, H Y M I E TR.AUGHER tells me he is planning for over a hundred at the Big Dance. Tell you about that next month.

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Orders Issued WILLFAM E. LAMB (CDR USN) to U S N A Anna.

W I L L I A M S. A N T L E J R (CDR U S N ) to Com SubDiv 62.

F R E D H. M I C H A E L I S (CDR USN) to Special Assistant to AstSecNav for Air NavDept.

GEORGE K. T A Y O U N J R (LCDR USN) to USS P O C O N O .

F R E D J . GORCZYK (CDR U S N ) to JStaff USCinCEur. R O B E R T K. K A U F M A N (CDR U S N ) to B u P e r s .

A R T H U R D. S U L L I V A N (CDR USN) to Bu Pers.

J O H N T. S T R A K E R (CDR USN) to OpNav. L O U I S P . GRAY III (CDR USN) to Com Sub Div 101.

R I C H A R D W . A R E Y (CDR USN) to OpNav. J O H N E. L A C O U T U R E (CDR U S N ) to BuAer. W A R D W. W I T T E R (CDR USN) to CO USS T H E O D O R E E. C H A N D L E R .

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Orders Issued DICK H. G U I N N (CDR USN) to ComCarAirGru Six. J A M E S R. THOMSON (CDR USN) to USS F R A N K L I N D. R O O S E V E L T .

RODERICK O. MIDDLETON (CDR USN) to NavLnGru Redstone Arsenal Huntsville.

J O S E P H C. W H E E L E R J R (CDR USN) to ComSubDiv 41.

C H A R L E S W. G U N N E L S (CDR USN) to USS SHANGRI-LA. J O S E P H E. HOKR (CDR USN) to ComSubDiv 22.

HAROLD W. C A L H O U N (CDR USN) to Nav RschLab LnOff for Project Vanj^ruard N a v U AFMisTestCen Patrick A F B , Cocoa.

J O H N W. BEATTY, who resides at 4549 Crooked Lane, Dallas, Te.xas, is an air-conditioning contractor with Texas Refrigeration & Engineering Co. He is also a partner in the Northhaven Development Company.

We have been informed that H E N R Y D. CLARK's present address is 3661 Beverly Dr., Toledo 14, Ohio.

With GE's Special Defense Projects Department is LIONEL A. COLLINS, JR., whose home address is 136 Elmer Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. SEYMORE E I N S T E I N is married and the father of two children. He is with Polk

W I L L I A M B . T I C H E N O R (LCDR USN) to TraPac. HAROLD H. E L L I S O N (LCDR U S N ) to Nav Sec MAAG Spain Madrid.

R O B E R T H. H A R W O O D (CDR U S N ) to Sub Ron Seven.

R O L A N D G. MAYER J R (CDR USN) to Ac Lant.

J O H N S. B O W E N (CDR U S N ) to NavLnGru Redstone Arsenal Huntsville.

DAVID C. P E T O (CDR U S N ) to SubDevGru Two. L E S L I E R. O L S E N (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. C L I F F O R D P . MASON (CDR USN) to USS RANDOLPH. J O S E P H D. J E F F R E Y (CDR U S N ) to CO Atk Ron 105.

C R A W F O R D D. W I N N E R (CDR USN) to CO FitRon 13.

MAX C. D U N C A N (CDR U S N ) to USS B U S H NELL. W I L L I A M B . H O S E Y (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r Col N p t D u l n s .

A R T H U R H. W A R N E R J R (CDR USN) to Sub Lant.

W I L L I A M A. S H O N E R D (LCDR U S N ) to USS ENGLISH.

C H A R L E S C. S E N N is now stationed at USAREur, APO 403, PM New York.

DONALD E. LAMAR has recently been promoted to the position of publications services supervisor of the Special Missile Systems Division of the Sperry Gyroscope Co. Lamar joined Sperry in August 1948 as a technical writer. In May 1954, he was appointed publications section head for special projects. From February 1947 until going to Sperry, he was employed by Western Union Telegraph Co. in an administrative capacity concerned with the modernization of equipment.

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R A Y F . S M I T H is now living at 60S S. 29th Rd., A r l i n g t o n 2. \ ' a .

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J O H N G. D R E W can now be reached at 149 Williams Dr., A d m i r a l H e i g h t s , Annapolis, Md. G E O R G E H . M A H L E R , I I I , has a new duty address at Staff C a r D i v 5, F P O San Francisco.

WASHINGTON

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T h e F e b r u a r y 1 luncheon at the Gun Factory brought forth the following members : W a l l a c e Garrett, D a v e Peto, L a r s W a n g g a a r d , Charlie Bishop, Don Holmes, Bob M c W e t h y , B u n k H e r n d o n , R a y W i l hite, Dick Buck, H a l Shear. Ross Knight.

Phil Cole, J a c k J a m e s , Bob H u m p h r e y s , Maino des Granges, R a y M c G r a t h , C h a r lie Hill, J o h n Marocchi, Bob Childers, -Alden Whitney, J o h n M a d d e x , Leo Culjat, Bill W e b e r and W a l t e r Woodson.

Maino des Granges noted that other luncheon groups brought in speakers to their monthly meetings. H e proposed that we go one better by finding speakers within our own group, since just about every phase of naval activity in W a s h i n g t o n is represented. This gives us the opportunity to tune in on a lot of "horses' mouths," or get the "straight poop from the quarterdeck."

This idea was nobly supported by W a n g gaard. M c W e t h y and Knight, and was carried by unanimous vote of the convention.

After a series of r a r e jokes and salty stories the meeting adjourned without choosing the first victim.

A n y info for Shipmate will be welcomed by your newly appointed correspondent.

Send it to the class P . O. Box, or directly to me at 3380 N . Dickerson St., Arlington 7, Va. CH.ARLES B . B I S H O P

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337 Merriweather Ave. Grosse Point 36, Mich.

Orders Issued JOSEPH E. VOLONTE (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. ARCHIE L. J U L I A N (LCDR USN) to USS WHITEMARSH. CLAYTON W. SMITH (LCDR U S N ) to CO NavMag Guam.

ROBERT W. DUBOUR (CDR U S N ) to Comp Ron 35.

HAROLD F. LANG (CDR U S N ) to NOTS China Lake.

WARREN A. GROSSETTA JR (CDR USN) to OpDevFor. RALPH M. HANSON (CDR USN) to FirstFlt. DAVID S. STERRETT (CDR USN) to TG 7.3.

FRANCIS A. BUTLER (CDR USN) to AcLant.

THOMAS A. BOULTON (CDR USN) to Hat Ron Two. JOHN W. KELSEY JR (LCDR USN) to CO NavMarCor ResTraCen E Peoria.

JOHN W. LOGAN (LCDR U S N ) to USS RIGEL. RICHARD O. MADSON (CDR U S N ) to BuOrd. LLOYD V. YOUNG (CDR U S N ) to USS ORION. EDWARD J. CUMMINGS JR (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. PHILIP P. HAMBSCH (LCDR U S N ) to Nav Pic NavRecSta WashDC Dulns.

TAZEWELL T. SHEPARD JR (CDR USN) to BuAer.

J O H N and Betty Q U I R K announce the birth of their first son, J o h n Goodwin, on December 9, 1955.

W . G. P L E D G E R is now living at the B O Q 572, N A S N o r t h Island, San Diego, Cal. W e regret to announce the death of DENNIS ANTHONY W A G N E R on J a n u a r y 12, 1956, in a mountain accident at Garmisch, Germany, while on leave. H e is survived by his widow, M r s . D o r o t h y F .

W a g n e r , w h o is living at 157 N . K a l a m a M A R C H

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Effective and thorough preparation for West Point, Annapolis, Air Force and Coast Guard Academies, and all colleges. Catalog and record sheets with names and percentages showing our unparalleled success may be had on request.

Advanced Courses covering first year subjects at the Academies: W. P. & A. F. March 19; Navy April 2.

W e n d e l l E. Bailey, USNA ' 3 4 , Principal Box S, 2 1 0 7 W y o m i n g A v e . ,

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Washinc|ton 8, D. C.

zoo Ave., Vicksburg, M i c h . ; his sons, Dennis A., Jr.. and F r a n k W . W a g n e r ; and his mother, M r s . M a r y Elizabeth W a g n e r , who lives at 3 O a k St., .Allendale, N . J. F R E D C. H I L L is now at the W a r College, N a v a l Base Newport, Newport, R. I. T h e latest address for A R C H I E E .

K U N T Z E is 306 Glorietta Place, Coronado 18, Cal.

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Rev. Knox Kreutzer.

Bellehaven, Alexandria, Va. Gene Goudie, U S N , FPO New York City

Orders Issued RICHARD L. PLOSS (LCDR USN) to ONR NavDept.

CARL R. J E N N I N G S (LCDR U S N ) to Nav AnTraCom NAS CorpC tem.

GEORGE M. WROCKLAGE (LCDR U S N ) to CO USS KYNE. EDWARD P. COLEMAN (LCDR USN) to Bu Ord. ROBERT N. PEARCE (LCDR USN) to Des Ron 21.

JOHN O. SHERMAN JR (LCDR USN) to US NA Anna.

JOHN J. HANCOTTE JR (LCDR USN) to CO USS EARL K. OLSEN. ROBERT G. BAGBY (LCDR USN) to NavWar Col Npt Dulns.

HARRY W. LOEFFLER JR (LCDR USN) to Tenth NavConstBrig Pearl.

R O B E R T P . N O R T O N is now living at 124 W a l k e r St., Cambridge, Mass.

T H O M A S H . B R O W N has a new address at 1729 Union St., Alameda, Cal. E D W I N N . D R A K E sends us his home address as 4411 W . S a n t a B a r b a r a Ave., Apt. 202, Los Angeles 8, Cal.

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Class Sec'y, Jack Wilhelm, 424 Whitestone Rd., Silver Spring, Md. Orders Issued CORNELIUS F. N O U L (LCDR USN) to NELM. HARVEY HARTZEL (LCDR USN) to CO USS REQUIN. ROBERT KIRK (LCDR USN) to DesRon Nine.

EDWARD P. COLEMAN (LCDR U S N ) to Bu Ord. FRANK L. SPILLMAN JR (LCDR SC U S N ) to SPCC Mech.

HENRY L. BAGBY (LCDR USN) to Nav Underwater SoundLab Ft Trumbull.

HENRY E. S T E P H E N S (LCDR CEC U S N ) to NavMCB One. CHARLES E. KRIDLE (LCDR SC U S N ) to Bu SandA. DONALD R. RICHARDS (LCDR U S N ) to Bu FRANK 6ND.

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T h e business of writing this article is certainly one of feast or famine. One month I'm moaning the lack of material about

which to write and the next I'm rolling in it. This month is one of the lush months for which I am grateful. T h e mail has been pretty good due primarily to Dave's most recent sterling effort. O t h e r members of the committee make contributions to it but Dave spearheads it and deserves lots of credit. F r o m the tenor of all the letters received as a result of the effort, it was well received.

I have not received my latest issue of Shipmate and, therefore, do not know how the photograph of the Long Beach group came out. I did receive a nice note from .•\dniiral Jalbert ( R e t . ) who edits the entire magazine. H e pointed out that the print would probably be kinda spotty but that they would print it anyway because we are making such a pitch for pictures.

Keep t h e m c o m i n g and try to send a glossy print.

Speaking of pictures, this time the N e w London "Submersibles" came thru for me thru the good devices of the B O W C O C K S , Stu 'n Winnie and the fine photographic efforts of B O B S T E E L E . Seems they, too, had a Christmas party and from the picture it was as good as our local effort. Don't know whether the back drop will show up in the photo but I think it says, "Look Alive with '45." N a m e s with faces are as follows: seated on floor, Anne DeLany, Bob Steele; first row, Betty Steele, Bobbie Hennegan, M a r y Helen Wise, Chuck Donaghy, Ellen H a m i l t o n ; second row, Polly Kelly, J u d y Oder, Dan and Roz Clements, Nettie Snyder, Bob K a v a n a g h , Beth Potter, Rita McLaughlin, Pauline D o n a g h y ; third row, Jim Hennegan, Pete Snyder, Merrill Kelly, Stu Bowcock, Dick Neuendorffer, Bill McLaughlin, Buck Oder, Jessie P e t r a t , George Steele; fourth row, Sally Axene, Winnie Bowcock, Jean and Bruce Rankin, J o h n Wise, W a l t Delany, J o and Lando Zech, M a r y Helen Neuendorffer.

B I L L and R i t a M c L A U G H L I N were over from Yale University, the P E T R . A T S and W I L L I E R A N D from N e w Y o r k and the M E R R I L L K E L L Y S enroute to the West Coast. .Ai)parently it was so much fun that the decision was reached not to wait until next Christmas so anyone within range of N e w London on the T h a m e s , and who for some reason didn't attend the affair, check in. Unfortunately, Dean .^xene (now famous as a " W h a t ' s M y L i n e ? " question). H a n k Bagby, Rachel and George Ellis, George Hamilton, Betty Kavanagh, John Potter, Willis Rand and Bill P e t r a t didn't get covered by the camera. Bob, ol' man, next time use a cinemascope camera or somethin' or better still sit on each other's lap. ( T h a t sounds like fun.) While on the subject of N e w London, I got a bone to pick with SubLant. Seems the ol' man up there that makes the rules would not let me stay in the B O Q 'cause I was wearing a green tie instead of a black one.

I was hoping I could so I might run into some Submersible "four 'n nickels" but no dice. On top of that the weather man dumped six inches of snow on me the day I was there which precluded anything but plowing a furrow to the Mohican and back.

T h e Bureau of Boats sent me up to E B this time to discuss a few things with them.

DICK N E U E N D O R F F E R must have thought I w-as coming to collect his dues 'cause he skipped town the day before.

T h e r e ' s a chance always that I might come back soon and if so would like to look up some of youse guys and get a first hand report.

Good ol' S A M B O (alias Yokosuka S a m ) . Seems that he is in the States, hopes to be same for a few years and he and B a r b a r a have hocked their souls to pur29

'45's NEW LONDON PARTY. chase a parcel of southern California iden- are doing all right, my "wife" dropped in tified at 2401 Via Rivera, Palos Verdes on me recently on a trip up from Sao Estates, Cal. He has seen a good many Paulo, Brazil, ' j . F R A N K L I N McLAIN, classmates on the way home from Japan head of the Bates Valve Bag Corp. in so I'll quote part of his letter to bring all Brazil. The ol' fud's looking real good to hands up to date on the whereabouts of those of us who remember him as a 150pounder when he stepped out of the shower. others.

"We stopped over in Pearl and spent a Now about 180 or more. Mary Lou and week with W I L L and Sue AD.AMS. Will his three little ladies were home on this is Exec of the BLACKFIN. We had a won- trip but Shirley-girl and I are looking derful time basking in the Hawaiian sun forward to seeing them this summer. and saw quite a few old friends. Among Odds and Ends Dept.: others we saw J O H N and Ruth S W O N K ED W H I T E dropped a note implying (Exec in the (CARPENTER), B E E T L E and that he will assume different responsibiliBetty F O R B E S (Aide to CinCPacFlt), ties after the end of March after leaving MAX and Ginny T H O M P S O N (now en the AFSC (I presume that's Armed Forces route to BuAer), JACK and Linda Staff College) but didn't say what it was.

K N U D S E N (Staff SubPac), PALI and Said that he ran into DICK JORTBURG Zori KING (Pearl Harbor Naval Ship and BUCK DIETZEN (with whom I used Yard), JIM and Peg K E N N E D Y (K-boat to exchange minor brain concussions on the skipper), P I N K Y GILMORE (Sub skip- feetsball plateau) at a SubRon Six party per), JIM and Arlene MONTGOMERY before Christmas. BILL H E N D E R S O N (Exec in SPROSDAM), and J O H N W E S - checks in from 7623 Camellia Ave., N. T E R (ComFair Hawaii Staff). Others, Hollywood, Cal., where he is working for in the Pearl area but whom we did not get the American Hospital Supply Corp. Mona chance to see, are NORM BESS.AC (en terey contingent these days consists of route to a Sub command), BILL BRY- Converse and my communicant, Bob Close, SON and R O D N E Y ROSE (ComSar Mai Fortson, Swede Hansen, Tom Sulick Pac Staff). Since arriving in the States and Hal Lamb. JIM HAMBURG is now I saw H E R B and Beth POORMAN (Ops working at Consolidated Electrodynamics Officer in Fight Sqnd about to go west in Corp. in Pasadena, Calif., and also extends Feb.) and 'Green Grass' G R I F F I N and an invitation to classmates in the area or Hazel in Bay area. I talked to Prexy Bob passing thru to drop by. AL DUNN, out but did not see him. At the Rose Bowl Utah way, checked in. DON K E N N E D Y , game I ran into A R T and Barbara RED my ol' shipmate in our war days on the enroute to BuAer." "Battlin' Beulah," also checked in bringing Sam extends an invite to anyone in the his dues up to date and saying hello. Don, area to drop in. I'm hoping that something if you're a reader, Shirley and I still have will come up in southern California of con- our two boys, Skip 9 and Scotty 6, and, cern to the hunk of BuBoats that louses yes, I'm still doing time in the Navy Dept. me so I can take him up.

BILL H A R R I E T T , Dr. Harriet that is, Got a letter from LEN PAVELKA an- wrote to re-establish himself in our group. nouncing an increase in his family. Seems Seems that until recently he has been a they, at last, have a girl after two boys. struggling med student and now is able Born 29 September last year. Patricia to take his nose out of the books, hang out Anne and wife, Martha, both fine. Len a shingle and become aware of the world apparently is a vice president of a whole- around him. He did mention seeing ROE sale dry goods business in Jacksonville. J O H N S O N , while studying in IndianapSays he runs into C. B. S T E P H E N S O N olis, who is pastor of a large Presbyterian and ol' Pappy GAYE at the air station church there and apparently is doing a fine now and then. Speaking of civilians who job. Marj Fallon, wifey of "DOC" FAL30

LON, also came thru with a note. "Doc" is still a "legal eagle" in the Marines at Camp Pendleton where he has recently been certified by JAG as a law officer for general courts martial. Congratulations are in order. BOB and Audrey DAVIS have moved to Detroit where Bob has received a promotion in the Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. Bob has been such a tremendous help to us in putting out that newsletter which gets generated periodically.

That's all for this issue; next issue I'm going to publish the names of those with whom we have lost contact. If you didn't receive the December letter or know someone who didn't, drop me a line for a letter and an addressograph plate correction.

W A L T DEDRICK has recently reported aboard the U S S TUNNY (SSG282), F P O San Francisco.

R I C H A R D J. K E S S L E R is now aboard the

USS

DOMINANT

(MSO-431),

FPO

New York.

L. E. S T E E R E is now living at 415 East Wisconsin, Apt. A, Forrestal Village, N. Chicago, 111.

GEORGE R. FRO YD has a new Annapolis, Md., address at Naval Air Facility.

H O W A R D J. U R S E T T I E corrects his address to read 1814 Kenney Dr., Falls Church, Va. E D W A R D H. DOOLIN sends us his address as Town Creek Manor, California, Md.

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., USNR, 2158 Norwood Blvd., Florence, Ala.

Norfolk (Hank Waddell, 7722 Doris Dr.)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Marguerite Jones and Connie Killefer were hostesses to the '46 'Wives' Luncheon held at Breezy Point on 26 January. Present were Olive Baird, Kay Cutchall, Lois Doty, Lu Ellis, Marg Gardner, Phyl Heberling, Jane Johnson, Jane Le(ibetter, Rose Marie Riggs, Nancy Tisdale, S H I P M A T E

Marie Jacobsen, Mary Fuller, Stu Tierney, Jenny Howe, Corky Turk, Mildred Anders, Dory Smith, Rene White, and Jerry Waddell (I count 21 in all). Dick Baird, ( S C ) USN, who is handling household effects at NSC Nor\'a, gave the girls a very informative talk on moving household effects, movers, packers, insurance, and much dope that should really be a big help. He gave them several well-written handouts for the prospective movers which contained everything they need to know.

He even went so far as to offer to help them with any moving problems they might have—brave fellow. From what I've heard, all the girls say, "Thanks, Dick. Good Show.'"

Sanford (Bob Metzger, 2001 Grandview Ave., N.)—"Joint '46-'47 party held at the home of Bob Stone, '47, 14 January. Dinner, liquid refreshments, and a good time.

Those attending: '46 — Marty and Lew Millsaps, Sally and Howie ^^'eigle, Rosemary and Cliff Duncan, Camille and Bob Metzger; '47—Mickey and Bob Stone, Virginia and John Johnston, Anita and Bob Hadden."

Key West (Doris lacobelli, 2026 Seidenberg .Ave.)—"On 19 January, a coffee or"ganization meeting was held at the home of Linda Harmer, 48-C Sigsbee Rd., with Nonie Skoog and Linda as hostesses. The following wives were present: Norma Babbitt, Maria Sullivan. Peggy Campbell, Pat Wilson, Helen Dietrichson, Dorothy Saunders, Vi Legare, Nonie Skoog, Pam Viele, Ginny Vardy, Frances West, Marge Cartmell, Rudy Brady, Linda Harmer, and Doris lacobelli. It was decided that no formal organization would be started at the present time but that w'e would meet the third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. for coffee."

San Diego^ (Bill Gieseke, 589 Hilltop Dr., Chula Vista)—"Our big class reunion in this area didn't come off until 23 December, but it was a fine party. Bob and Betty Phillips with Dick and Jane Richardson did a wonderful job of arranging things at the Naval Station Officers' (Tlub.

Some 45 classmates and wives attended with 43 remaining after the cocktail party for a shrimp and turkey dinner. Bob Phillips was among those conspicuous in absentia, a bout with the flu keeping him from enjoying the results of all his cohosting efforts. Another no-show was Curt Cordell. He spent the party time basking in the fog in San Francisco waiting for his Christmas leave plane to take off. The most surprising guest of the evening was Whizzer White, down from Oak Knoll Hospital on a five-day leave. Most of us were very surprised to find that Whizzer had had his leg amputated in October.

Toby told us that he is doing very well in therapy and hopes to become so proficient vvith his artificial leg that he may be able to remain U S N . In any event, Whizzer was looking just swell and those of us who knew him before really enjoyed seeing him again, while those of us who hadn't had the pleasure really thought it was fine to have the opportunity to meet him. Among those who attended the blowout were Vince and Nancy Bacon, Jack and Rita Bailey, Dan and Connie Brimm, Arde and Barb Burki, Ed and Jay Burns, Ben and Jean Chase, Ted and Fran Culpepper, Harriett Cordell (Curt missing as mentioned above), Jim and Jody Cronander, .Al Decker, George and Barb Dickey, Sam and Sunny Fiske, Jim and Liz Forrest, Bill and Marie Gieseke, Hank and Jackie Glindeman, Marigold Gorton (Bob in WestPac), Ed and Jinx Kingsbury, Luke and Flossie Mays, Corliss and Beth Nugent, Betty Phillips (Bob home with flu), Dick and M A R C H ,

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Jane Richardson, Katy Smith (widow of James M. Smith, Jr., and, incidentally, Katy came down all the w'ay from Glendale to attend the party), Fred and Ellie Tiemann, with Elbe's brother, John Bright, Chuck and Pat Walker, and last. but surely not the least, Whizzer and Toby White. "That completes the general information for this effort. The ne.xt class function in this area will be in about two or three months and Ben Chase, along with wife Jean, will do the honors. Any classmates coming into the area who desire information on this next activity can contact either Ben (626 Tatento, San Diego) or me."

Long Beach (Bea Pavis, 2323 Iroquois .Ave.)—"Partying sort of dropped off since the holidays but I hope to get a spring gettogether organized. Pat Larson entertained the '46 wives at her home in Fullerton for our January meeting. She served a sumptuous buffet, definitely not for the calorie conscious! Jean Barnes, Olive Renn, Melba Scott, Dotty Lucas, Jessie Maples, Wanda White, Alice Ferch, Barbara Wertheim, and myself were present."

Nezv London—(Kathy Hankins, 84 Beach Pond Rd., Groton, Conn.)—"Not much news this month. Hostesses for the coffee held on 4 January were Ginny Johnson and Lucille Kaufman. .Attending were Annette Buchanan, Joan Eckhart, Ruth Finlay, Vivian Gulick, Kathy Hankins, Rosemary Haselton, Liz Sherman, and Jean Taylor.

'46 wives are also active in other groups.

Mary Martha Hayes is chairman of SquadTwo Wives and Shirley White is chairman of Squadron Eight Wives."

MAURICE A. AUGER, Hotel des Etranger, 2 Rue Racine, Paris 60, France.

(Thanks to Bill Perkins for this dope, which makes one less name on my "lost" hst.)

J O H N BAILEY, U S N , got as far as San Diego enroute to VW-3 in Guam and had his orders changed to VC-6 at North Island. Buck, Rita and the two children live at 404 8th St., Coronado.

HARRY E. BRADDOCK, Box 63, WatervHet, Mich.

EARL W. B U R D E T T E is employed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratories where he is supervisory engineer of the computer group, engaged in computer design and maintenance. Their primary work is the design and construction of Oracle, a large scale general purpose electronic digital computer. Earl, Helen, and their two children live at 509 Delaware Ave., Oak Ridge, Tenn.

GEORGE CLANCY, U S N , has been detached from VF-123 and is now attached

to Fleet .Air Gunnery Unit, X-\.\S El Centro, Calif. George and .Alice have quarters on the Station.

J O H N T. COLLINS, USN, is serving on the Staff, CinCLantFlt, Norfolk.

ROBERT E. CRAWFORD, U S N , 20 Jelley Dr., Port Hueneme, Calif., is serving as Exec of U S S CARBONERO (SS-337).

TOM CROOKS, USN, 1712 Houston, Bremerton, Wash., is Communications Officer of U S S ESSEX

(CVA-9).

R. C. DAMM, USMC, has recently received orders from 1st MCZRRD, Boston, to MCS, Quantico.

DICK DANA, USN, 7 Phillips Rd., East Greenwich, R. I., reports that his resignation from the Navy is pending. Dick is currently serving on the Staff, Com FAir Quonset.

WILLIAM O. DAVIS, JR., is reported

by Bill Perkins to be living at 414 Larry Dr., Longview, Texas.

J O H N DUGGER, USN, who recently had his designator changed to 1630 (Intelligence), is now on duty in ONI. " . . . I had a real stroke of luck in my detachment.

I was detached just after Christmas in London, where the PERRY spent the holidays, having previously visited Oslo, Londonderry and Hamburg. I toured England for a week or so and then returned home via the ski slopes of Austria, where I had ten days of magnificent skiing and suffered only a slightly sprained ankle." John is a bachelor (you've already guessed?) and lives at 2910 R St., N W , Washington 7, D. C. AL GAEHLER, USN, 1614 Bill St., Norfolk 3, Va. (They moved into the Schmidts' house and Lis reports their house was renumbered just before they departed for Pensacola.) Al is serving on the Staff, ComOpDevFor. HARRY GEE, U S N , Louise and son, Michael, live at 4533 Mississippi, San Diego, while Harry is serving" as Gunnery Officer

in U S S

T. E. CHANDLER ( D D -

717).

D A N I E L C. GOOD. (MC) USN, is on duty at U. S. Naval Hospital, Balboa, San Diego. "Gooder," Gloria and two children live at 5244 Waring Rd., San Diego.

E A R N I E GRANVILLE has moved to 2986 Albion, Denver 7, Col., where he is drilling and production superintendent for the Frontier Refining Company. Earnie and Elaine have two children, a boy and a girl.

Hinch and Sally H I N C H C L I F F report the arrival of second daughter, fourth child.

Karma Jeanne, on 29 December 1955. Hinch

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H.AL JACOBS, U S N , is in Charleston Naval Hospital recovering from compound multiple fractures in one leg suffered in the crash of his ".AJ" in the .Azores on Christmas Day. Jackie moved up from Sanford (where Hal was attached to V.AH-9) and is staying with the children at Hal's folks' home in Kingstree, S. C , 70 miles away.

Hal is in excellent spirits but says it's going to be a long haul. He has plenty of time for writing letters, so if you've never been able to get an answer from him before just give him a try now-. We're all pulling for you, Hal. LUCKY JORD.AN sent in a correction to his new address shortly after my Feb. column was in the mail. His correct address is 745 Northampton Dr., Silver Spring, Md. JACK KEARNS, USN, has left the KRAUSE

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NPG

Dahlgren, Va., where he will be in the terminal ballistics section. He says they have quarters at 802 Welch Rd. and "We will have at least one spare bedroom and sufficient drink to require its use for anyone passing through."

Born: to Chris and Gene KENYON, 403 Burleigh .Ave. Norfolk, Va., second child, first daughter, Christie Ann, on 18 November 1955. Gene is an instructor in the Special Weapons School at FTC Norfolk.

ED KINGSBURY, USN, 5679 Waverly. La Jolla, Calif.

GEORGE KLUG, USN, Audrey and three children liave moved into a new house at 2011 Chalcedony, San Diego.

BOB LABARRON, USN, has been detached from U S S PERKINS

(DDR-877),

now in WestPac, and after picking up Caroline in San Diego reports to Pearl Harbor where he will be CO of U S S AGAWAM

(.AOG-6).

J O H N M C C A L L A , USN, has orders from VP-8 at Quonset to ZP-2, NAS, Glynco, Ga. J O H N MEALY, USN, has reported to VC-11 at North Island, San Diego, "after a very pleasant tour out in the boondocks" with GC.A Unit Three, Kodiak. John reports the birth of second child, first son, James Webb, on 25 Sept. 1955.

L E W M I L L S A P S , USN, has recendy received a letter of commendation from 32

Commander, Heavy Attack Wing One, for outstanding performance of duty. Bob Metzsays this is what happened: "Lew, while enroute from .Argentia to Patuxent, cruising at 10,000, 50 miles E N E of Boston, felt a slight rumble on the port engine of his iron monster (AJ-1), looked out the side and lo and behold he is missing the port engine. It fell just as clean at the firewall as if it had been removed by an engine change crew. Naturally, this caused Lew some consternation and worry as the aircraft lurched about. However, the bombardier started the jet without a moment's hesitation, and Lew set her down at Logan .Airport in Boston all in one piece, for which feat the Wing Commander gave him a letter of commendation."

T E D MOUTON, USN, writes: "After about two years in VS-26 at Norfolk I was detached and ordered to Com.AntiSubLant for duty on the Staff. Fortunately, it's in Norfolk, too, .so for a change we didn't have to move."

VAL NASIPAK, USN, 309 Princeton Rd., Lexington Park, Md., says he expects to be detached from NATC Patuxent in May for a one-year course in Industrial Management at R P I .

Bill and Ginny O'BRIEN announce the birth of their fourth child, second girl, Catherine Gillespie, on 19 December 1955.

"Obie" is employed by Weirton Steel Co., Weirton, W. Va. Their address is Meadow Estates, Wheeling, W. Va. Bob and Sue PAGE of 614 H Ave., Coronado, Calif., announce the arrival of Timothy Wheatley (No. 3) on 15 February 1956. Bob is Exec of USS REDFISH

(SS-39S).

ART P A L E T T L (CEC) USN, has been detached from duty in the Master Plans branch of BuDocks and is now Public Works Officer at NAS .Anacostia. Art, Jean and their four children live on Route 3 (Box 461), Alexandria, Va. Bob and Jean PARKER, 1912 32nd St., San Diego 2, announce the arrival of their first child, Linda Lee, on 8 December 1955.

Bob advises that, in addition to himself, Vince Bacon, John Hughes, Tom Chitty, and Dan Brimm are also in the Engineering Department of Convair at San Diego.

F. C. PEREGOY, JR., is an engineering writer for Miller Research Laboratories in Baltimore. Fred, Frances and two children live at 32 Dublin Dr., Towson 4, Md, P H I L PLUMMER, USN, has been detached from the Staff of SacLant in Norfolk and has reported to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas.

WALLY RIGGS, U S N , 2124 Helsley .Ave., Norfolk, is currently serving on the Staff, ComPhibGrp Two. JIM RIVES, U S N , 520 Maycox Ave., Norfolk, has reported to the Staff, Com AirLant, for duty as Enlisted Detail Officer from H U 2, Det. 1, also in Norfolk.

W E S SCHMIDT, USN, 118 Gilliland Rd., SE, Navy Point, Pensacola, Fla. Lis writes: "Wes reported January 8 and discovered he's not only to be made over into an H T A pilot but the Navy is determined to shave ten years off his age, weight, and waistline. They'll either make him or break him in the next five weeks. He 'suffers' four hours of physical torture a day. This should happen at 23, not 33. I am busy sending out alerts to lacobelli, Cartmell, and Layton, who are next in line for the blow."

JACK SEARGEANT, U S N , is on duty with FAETUPac, N A S North Island, San Diego. " S L A S H " SLAWSON, whom you may remember had the misfortune to have had his marriage discovered shortly before graduation, has been appointed European representative for field service activities of the new "Autonetics" (automatic flight control) division of North American Aviation. Products are auto pilots, fire control equipment, and airborne recording equipment. "Slash" says his office is to be in Wiesbaden, Germany, at Camp Lindsey in the Tech Reps building and he would like to see any '46ers who happen to be there at any time.

J O S E P H A. S M I T H , JR., West Sussex Ave., Sewell, N. J. Katie S M I T H (widow of J.AMES M.) and her two children live at 932 Patterson .Ave., Glendale 2, Calif.

L.ARRY ST.AHL, U S N , is putting U S S SAILFISH (SSR-572) in commission at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, N. H. R. J. SULLIV.AN reports that after 25 March their address will be 1315 Glendale Rd., Baltimore, Md. "Sully" is a test pilot for Glenn L. Martin Co. CONW.AY T.AYLOR is reported by Elaine Granville to be living at 4804 N. Francis Place, .Austin, Texas, taking another card out of my "lost" file.

PERRY TAYLOR, U S N , has recently reported to U S S SEA O W L (SS-405) in New London as Exec. Perry, Jean and two children live at 28 .Atlantic Ave., Groton, Conn.

Paul and Liz W.AGNER announce the birth of their second child (both girls), Charlotte Ross, on 14 January 1956. They live at 1200 Little Bay Ave., Norfolk, Va., where Paul is attached to the Fleet Training Center, his first tour of shore duty.

H . \ R R Y W.ATSON, USN, 3610 Greenway Place, .Alexandria, Va., is on duty in the Politico-Military Policy division of OpNav. ART W H I T E , USN, 6915 Anaheim Rd., Long Beach 15, Calif., is a Type Electronics Officer on the Staff, CoMinPac. Bud and Jean W I L L E T T announce the birth of Christopher G., on 24 December 1955. (Hank Waddell says, "Bud was emphatic in claiming Finaleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;rhymes with Five!")

BLACKIE YERBURY, USN, 2514 S4th St., San Diego, Calif.

BILL SIMPSON, U S N , VW-4, Box 11, N.AS Jacksonville, Fla. GEORGE FOGLESONG, U S N , 1949 Vuelte Grande, Long Beach, Calif., is CIC Officer in U S S HELENA (CA-75), now flagship of ComSeventh Fit in WestPac. Bea Pavis says, "Iris has had a time since S H I P M A T E

the day George left. She had a dental appointment that same afternoon and found she'd have a terrific dental bill, then two days later her number two son broke his collar bone and is still in a castâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;made 12 trips to doctor and dentist in 17 days."

Iris is hereby nominated for the Brave Navy Wife Award.

P H I L P E N N I N G T O N , USN, has been detached from Staff, ConiSubRon 10, and ordered to U S S IRE.X ( S S - 4 8 2 ) as Exec.

Russell B. Miller, Mueller, Nobmann, Northup, Ochoa, Olson, Poulsen, Rae, Rathbun, Reynolds, Riehl, Rothwell, Sartain, Schifanelli, Sidrow, Sills, Daniel F. Smith, Jas. R. Smith, Steers, Stevens, Stickels, Street, Sutherland, Harwell B. Thompson, Tittemore, Towner, Tromble, Tucker, Waldron, Harry C. Walker, Wallace, Jack T. Watson, Weldon, Robert J. White and Wright.

Very nice of Bill Perkins to include a few stamps in one of his letters to me.

Such seemingly small things certainly help out when you consider that I can write more than 30 letters with a dollar's worth of stamps and even that many stamps won't last long at the rate I use them. (I keep a log or I wouldn't believe it myself.)

-Also, all you people who contributed to the $83 at the reunion with which I bought a tyjiewriter should know- what a tremendous help it has already been to me in doing all the work necessary in compiling this dope. I truly don't know how I did w-ithout it for more than three and a half years.

Thanks many, many times again.

I hope everyone noted in the last issue of Shipmate that BEN M . \ R T I N was nominated for the office of trustee in the Naval .-Academy .Alumni Association in the next elections. Remember, he still has to be elected so be sure to mark your ballot and send it in as soon as you receive it, probably sometime in May. GEORGE GARDNER, USN, is the author of an article in the February Naval Institute Proceedings entitled Grow the Green Grass Here, which all you U S N people should read, especially if you are mulling over the idea of resigning. I personally haven't read a better article anyw-here. Congratulations, George, for putting it in writing.

Phil, Mary and three children live at 584 \\'illiams St., New- London, Conn.

Have a couple of changes to announce in area representatives. Doris lacobelli has assumed the job in Key West and makes lier initial report in this column. Gene Gralla will be in Norfolk with the B U S H NELL until May and hence could not carry on. Joe Dolan has passed the Boston files over to Steve Rowen, whose address is 11 Lantern Lane, West Roxbury 31, Mass., in case you are in the Boston area and haven't been contacted by Joe or Steve.

This gives me a very good opportunity to praise the area representatives again for the help they render in making this column informative.

I want to thank all who wrote nie dope on classmates I reported to be in my "lost" file. In hopes of getting more response to this plea here, again, are the names in the "lost" file: -Abernathy, William S. .\dams.

Homer N. .Allen, Aroyan. John H. Baker, Bakos, Barr, Beard, Bentley, Blackford, Bomier, Branson. Braseth, Bridger, Malcolm C. Brown. Harker Collins. Cox, William D. Craig, Gray O. Daly, Lonzo R. Davis, Robert A. Davis, Thomas E. Davis, Dibble. Dibling. Dienst, Donner, Doran, Eaton, James \\ . Edwards. Ellsworth, Erwin. Frazier. Gear. Goode, Graff, Burniel K. Greenwood, Hamilton, Hampton, Hast"DAISY" ings, Hefferon. He.xter, Hilsabeck, Hunter, Huszagh. Hutcheson, James P. Jackson, Frank C. Johnston, Jack D. Kelley, Key, 1 9 4 7 â&#x20AC;˘ John D. King, Kinneberg, Knape, Kucharo, Sec'y. Mr. Joseph P. FlanaEan. Jr..

Lange, Langford, Donald L. Larson, List, 401 East Mill Rd.. Flourtown. Pa. Lubitz, Masich, Mayo, McConnell, McCormack, McGovern, Mclntyre, McBOYCE H. GRIER is now living at 303 Knight, McWhorter, Medcalfe, Metzler, Oleander Dr., .Aiken, S. C.

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WILLIAM D. B L E V I N S is presently stationed with Staff, ComCarDiv Five, F P O San Francisco.

DAVID D. A N S E L has a new home address at 129 E. Bay Ave., Norfolk, Va. The latest word from J A M E S W. BOWEN finds him living at 2751 Pacific Heights Rd., Honolulu, T. H. R A L P H E. BARNARD is now on duty at Ship Repair Facility, Navy 926, FP(I) San Francisco.

J. .A. D E G A N A H L reports that he can now be reached at Rl, Box 215D, Warrington, Fla. DICK BEANE is now with the LSM 397 with Miami as its home port. In January he will be relieved and they plan to go home to New Hampshire for some leave before going on to Norfolk about 10 February. Here he will be reporting aboard the USS IOWA. They look forward to getting back to that vicinity with all the members of '47 there. Right now their home address is 377 Richards .Ave., Portsmouth, N. H. They also heard from ED SCOLES who is now out of the Navy and is attending the College of Business Administration in Stanford.

"Have run across a few of our classmates lately, including some from the old fifteenth company; I had about given those guys up for lost! Made a very pleasant call on my old 'wife,' T. W. SMITH, at his fine, new home. He's a partner in a small but flourishing electronics business, having taken a Master's degree in E E at MIT about 1951. He, wife Billie and four-monthold son. Thomas Gregory, are living at 17 Stonewall Lane, Scarsdale, N. Y. DOUG YUENGLING, now an EDO, is currently with Design Section, New York Naval Shipyard. He completed three years of PG work in mechanical engineering at Monterey, where he received his Master's degree last summer, and is now located out on Long Island with wife, Frances ('Casey'), and all five little Yuenglings.

Shore duty agrees with him. J A M E S

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H Y D E F O R B E S was in town recently, although I missed seeing him. He is an economic engineer connected with Stanford University, is married and raising a family out in Los Angeles. Had lunch with LOU LARCOMBE's father the other day, and he tells me Lou and Barbara are presently at Dream's Landing, Annapolis. Lou completes two years as a prof this June, and expects orders back to the submarine Navy then. Understand 'Scotty,' R. L. SCOTT, is running a ranch in western Arizona now, and J I M M Y CARTER is in business down in Plains, Ga.

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reeled in Lou's leash. Bo and Ann Coppedge were there. (Bo just returned from a week in Boston with Murph Rose and Ed McCormick.) Jay McKie was the doorman at the Casbah and blackjack dealer on the side. (Jay kept the good cards in his flowing Arab sleeves.) Ginny came as Jay's harem. Also seen were the Donaldsons, Perrichs, Eagles, Dudens, Wiggins, Sissons, and Rumbles.

SAMUEL A. PILLAR can now be reached at Gen. Del., Bremerton, Wash.

L A W R E N C E J. CURTIS has recently reported aboard the U S S SALINE COUNTY

"Here's one less 'missing person' for the files—Lt. D. E. CHANDLER, USN, is now at Office of Naval Research, Washington 25, D. C.

(LST-1101), F P O San Francisco.

N E F F T. D I E T R I C H , JR., is still living in Cincinnati, Ohio, but reports his home address changed to 1 .\ndover Rd. DONALD K. S K I N N E R ' S current home address is 575 Central -\ve.. North Babylon, N. Y. MOODY B. BROWN has recently moved to Massachusetts at 26 Paisley Terr., Pittsfield.

"I am currently in U S S BENNER (DDR-

807) and will be in Brooklyn Navy Yard until mid-spring. Patricia and the three youngsters are still up in Newport, at 38 Toppa Blvd. We would welcome a call from any classmates either in the Newport or New York areas." " J E E P " DONALDSON

Those present at '47's Christmas cocktail party pictured on this page are: (Front) Ginny Guertin, .Ann Coppedge, Anne Keith, Kak Rose, Althea Rumble, Nma Kent (the exotic one), Mary Ellen Ford, and Helen Riley; (Second) Lou Guertin's brother. Nan Jackson, Lou Guertin, Connie Donaldson (hiding), Janet Eagle, Nancy Chamberlain (Chan's date), Clare Gower, Audrey Maynard, Joan Wood, and Bunny Sisson; (Third) Ardith Diffendorfer, Betty Heminger, Jean Chapman, Bo Heininger, Bill Donaldson, Chan Von Schrader, Guy Ford, Vern Rose, Ed Wood, Novie and Frank Adams, Al Maynard, and Don Riley; (Back) Frank Keith, Bill Kent. Bo Coppedge, Bo Eagle, Jim Chapman, Jarl Diffendorfer, Luke Sisson, Tom Jackson, and Bob Gower. (Doug Rumble taking picture.)

ANNAPOLIS DOPE The '47 (Annapolis contingent) Christmas cocktail party came off as scheduled at the 0-Club, USNA. Apparently, a good time was had by all, since it was an 182000 affair and the first departures were at 2130. The party was worked up by Anne and FRANK K E I T H with assistance by Janet and BO EAGLE and Althea and DOUG RUMBLE. Mary and J I M BAXTER delivered food and gifts from the Annapolis '47 wives to the two local Navy families on Christmas Eve. This project was accomplished thru the help of nearly all our classmates in the area, directed by Mary Baxter and Anne Keith.

Some of the group got together for New Year's Eve at the club. Kak and Vern Rose arranged for the reservations (probably the best table in the club). Clare and Bob Gower, Anne and Frank Keith, Betty and Bo Heininger with Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn of Scranton, Pa. (Betty's mother and dad), and Althea and Doug Rumble.

Chan Von Schrader and his date, Nancy Chamberlain, Sue and Bill Hall, and Joan and Ed Wood were there, too, on other parties.

On 18 January, the Fords, the Eagles, the Heiningers, Nina Kent, Clare Gower, Ann Hall (Jim's at sea), Bosco Perrich, and Althea and Doug Rumble played bridge at the club. Bo Eagle and Clare Gower were the winners.

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The latest USNA function was a joint Exec, Phys Ed, et al.. Department party— WORLD CRUISE, on 21 January. Clare Gower was the queen of the cigarette girls, while Bob ran a crooked (I'm sure) gambling table. Novie Adams did a comic hula and then held extra instruction with Lou Guertin as her pupil (a losing battle).

Frank Adams chaperoned. Ginny Guertin

'47's T E N T H Plans are firm for the weekend of 12 May for the '47's T E N T H . Curly Weber turned out the cartoon (see cut) for our hand out at the Army game.

Start making plans N O W to come to Annapolis. Joe Flanagan suggested a list in Shipmate of those who expect to attend. We'll publish this in the next issue and add to it in those that follow.

The big problem is where to reach our classmates. Of 799 living grads, only 230 are Alumni members who can be reached through Shipmate. For the remaining 569, the best addresses we have are those in our graduation Register.

Joe has gotten only 10% response to cards mailed to those addresses, and about thirty-five are in the "lost" file which he published recently. We will start mailing our dope cards soon to the addresses of members and all others as information becomes available. Return the cards even though you know you can't come to the Reunion. PASS T H E WORD, TOO. Plea.se send any addresses you have in your personal files (including Christmas card address lists.

Company letters, etc.) to '47's T E N T H Committee, c/o Lt. J. D. Rumble. CEC, USN, Public Works, USNA, Annapolis, Md. This -will help you catch up with classmates because from the information we get by May 12 we will prepare a summary booklet. It will be sent to everyone we hear from.

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We've renewed contact with four more "lost" classmates, so get out your copy of the information booklet and bring yourself up to date on : Lt. CABELL S. DAVIS. JR., USN (17th Co.), reported to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, Va., last September 26 as ship superintendent. He was selected for E D O last July. He and Libby have three children—(Zarol. 7; Cabell, III, 5, and Stephen, 3. Their Norfolk address is 7716 Nancy Dr., and permanent address is S -Abney Circle, Charleston, W. Va. RICHARD D E M P S E Y (18th Co.) is a civilian as of July 1955. He and Barbara have three children—Richard 7, Robert Patrick 5, and Julia lYz. Home is 6336 Cherbourg Rd., El Paso, Texas ; permanent address is 5316 Trowbridge, El Paso, Texas.

Lt. C H A R L E S S. EDMONDSON, JR., U S N (10th Co.), 3247-B Terrace Dr., Silver Hill, Md., Washington 23, D. C. J O S E P H B. J O C H U M (4th Co.), 829 N. Van Dorn, Alexandria, Va. From Coahoma, Miss., WTLLIAM B R E W E R (2nd Co.) writes that he is enjoying life as a gentleman farmer with his wife, Elizabeth.

DALE CARLSON (2nd Co.), still a bachelor, can now be reached at Apt. 3-E, 616 Michigan, Evanston, 111. He is -working as an engineer.

Since we last heard from BEN CONROY (11th Co.) he has taken a bride named Toni. His address is still 418 N. High St., Uvalde, Texas.

Still at Monterey are "D. C." CARR U T H (19th Co.), his wife Betty and their young son, Steve. "D. C." was a cruiser man until 1948, when he entered flight training. Since getting his wings he has beaten his way around the Pacific in patrol bombers until ordered to Monterey. We believe they are still at 1025 Halsey Dr., in La Mesa Village, Monterey, Calif.

WILLIAM H. KANZLER ( U t h Co.) is now a guidance counselor at Grosse Point High School after entering civilian life. He received his M.A from Columbia University. He and his wife, Janet Anne, reside at 1717 Littlestone Rd., (jrosse Point 36, Mich. They have one son.

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FRANKLIN C. KNOCK (13th Co.) is Electronics Officer for Service Force Ships on Staff, ComServLant, Norfolk. He can be found there in Building 142 at the Norfolk Naval Base. His permanent address is 12779 Hubbell -Ave., Detroit 27, Mich.

DALE L. KRATZER (10th Co.) is an instructor in the NROTC unit at Cornell University. He is also working for an MS in electrical engineering at Cornell while teaching steam. His completion date is February 1957. He and his wife Margaret and three sons are living at 319 Highland Rd.. Ithaca, N. Y. Permanent address is 41 Main St., Middleburg, Pa. JOHN LEDOUX ( L T CEC. 11th Co.) is now PGing at Monterey, studying nuclear physics in preparation for reactor engineering at Oak Ridge or M I T . While Jack was at the N.AS in .\lameda (•51-'53), he and CAL P E R K I N S (18th Co.) developed a radiation computer which has since been patented by the Navy in their names. It is used in passive defense to compute radiation intensity, dosage and amount of time a person can remain in the contaminated area. Jack received a BCE degree from R P I in 1951. He and Betty have three boys and one girl, think Navy life is the "greatest." Their Monterey address is 1288 Spruance; permanent address is 285 W. Broadmoor, San Leandro, Calif.

GEORGE R. LEMMON (23rd Co.) is an engineer with the office of Mark Lemmon, .Architect, in Dallas. The firm is consulting architect for the design of the Southland Center, modelled on Rockefeller Center and consisting of three buildings occupying a city block in Dallas. The tallest building will be 42 stories; the lower portion of the main building will be on stilts w-ith garden areas and pools. George and Sue live at 3215 Alockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas.

BILL L E W I S (8th Co.) is now a student at the Russian Language School in Washington, D. C. He has attended Naval Intelligence School as well as being_ an aviator. Bill is either single or his wife's name is "S"—we're not sure. Bill's address is 200 Dorchester St., Apt. 1105. Washington 21, D. C. Somebody please write him a letter in Russian to make him feel good.

Capt. ROBERT M E R E D I T H LUCY, USMC (2nd Co.), is editor of the JAG Journal. He holds a JD degree and has commanded a 4.2" mortar company. He and Mary have one child and they are now living at 909 Lewis PL, Falls Church, Va. Their permanent address is Parma, Mo.

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W I L S O N E. McDERMUT (7th Co.) is a production manager in Illinois. He holds an MBA degree after having attended Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, aand Illinois Institute of Technology. Mac and Annette and their three children live at 802 Burns Ave., Flossmor, 111.

PERRY NELSON (21st Co.), our class president, is now docking officer and assistant ship superintendent on the conversion of the U S S ESSEX. This is his first assignment since completing a long naval architecture course at Webb Institute. He and his wife Grace Hve at 937 Dibb St., Bremerton, Wash. Perry, we sincerely thank you for your help in getting this class committee work rolling.

J O H N S. PARK (13th Co.) is now a civilian salesman in the photolamp department of General Electric. Jack and Emma have two children and have bought their own home on Cameron Road in Huntingdon Valley, Pa. All classmates are welcome, Jack writes, when in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Trenton, Princeton, etc. Their home phone number is ELmwood 7-5663.

Jack's father, known by many of us, dropped dead of a heart attack on 22 September while in a customer's office. Classmates H E R B GREEN and J. K. MART I N attended the funeral.

E D W A R D B. P I C K E L L (3rd Co.) reports that he is now a civilian plant manager. He and Edith have two children and they live at 3433 Friendship St., Philadelphia 49, Pa. S T E P H E N W. PLARR (22nd Co.) is now the supervisor at Dorney Park, an amusement park in Allentown, Pa. He and Jean have three children and they live at 715 N. 21st St., Allentown.

Lt. R E U B E N P A R K E R PRICHARD, JR., U S N (20th Co.), is now in his third

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Lt. RICHARD C. MAURER, JR., USN (23rd Co.), is commanding officer of the

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year of PG School in aeronautical engineering at Princeton, N. J. Jeanie and Prich have three children ; their youngest, R. P. I l l , is now recovering satisfactorily from major surgery at the Philadelphia Navy Hospital. The Prichards' present address is 12 Holt Circle, Trenton 9, N. J. Prich reports some other interesting information as well—on their cross-country trip last August they visited Betty Plank (widow of R. C. PLANK, 20th Co.) who is now married to Raymond Kampfe and living on a large farm near Gothenburg, Neb. Her daughter, Peggy Plank, is a lovely five-year-old. They also enjoyed many reunions with Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Wood (parents of ALAN B. WOOD, deceased, 20th Co.) while in Monterey. They have purchased a home and are living in Carmel Valley. Many 20th Company classmates will remember Al's sister, Mary.

She is married to Pete Krusi, Class of '50, and they have a son named Alan Peter.

Prich says he enjoyed seeing many '48ers at the Army game and that his record stands unblemished—"I've yet to see Navy beat Army."

WILLIAM A. REAVIS (2nd Co.) is continuing work on his Ph.D. in history at the University of California. He and Jeanne have one child and they live at 164 Highland Blvd., Berkeley 8, Calif.

CHARLES ROBERT SKORD (17th Co.) is doing industrial sales work with Shell Oil Company. Bob and Ginny and their two children live at 14 Lawnton Rd., Norristown, Pa. Permanent address is 425 Edgewood PL, Rutherford, N. J. Lt. J O S E P H E U G E N E SPALDING, SC, USN (17th Co.), is stationed at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard now. He and Julie have two sons and their address is 3220 Chestnut Ave., Long Beach 6, Calif.

Permanent address is 308 Kickapoo St., Hiawatha, Kans.

Lt. W A L T E R SPANGENBERG, JR., USN (2nd Co.), is also in his third year of aeronautical engineering PG School at Princeton. Walt is due to finish there in June. He and Virginia can be reached c/o P. N. S., NROTC Unit, Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. Permanent address is still 3228 McKinley St. N.W., Washington 15, D. C. Lt. JAMES T. STRONG, U S N (24th Co.), is at Monterey in his second year of PG School working toward a Master's in physics. Jim is a submariner, a survivor of the USS CocHiNO sinking in 1949, and an alumnus of the SARDA (SS-488) (1950) and the fast attack SS, USS TROUT ( S S -

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566) (1952). Jim and Polly have four youngsters; their address is Box 2004, U S N P G S , Monterey, Calif.; permanent address is 512 Colorado Ave., Urbana, 111.

Lt. JACK M. S T U F F L E B E A M , USN (2nd Co.), moved from sunny California to Yorktown, Va., in January. Jack, still single, can be reached at GMU-51, USN Mine Depot, Yorktown, Va. Changes of address are reported for the following classmates: Lt. R. S. Chadima, USN, 1 Stewart Pt., Newport, R. 1.; Lt. Kent W. Lawson, USN, 1734 Linbrook Dr., San Diego 11, Calif.; Lt. John A. Dunn, USNR, 48 Maybury Rd., Maynard, Mass.; Lt. Ben Goodman, Jr., USN, 401 Roberts, Corpus Christi, Texas; Mr. Robert K. Hammann, 5 Lookout Court, Marblehead, Mass.; Lt. J. B. Sangster, USN, 3615 Gunston Rd., .Alexandria, Va.; Mr. WiUiam F. Wagner, 2640 N. Rooseveh St., Arlington 7, Va.; Mr. R. D. Waugh, 2916 Fairview St., Anderson, Ind.; Lt. Samuel T. Smith, Jr., USN, POBox 31, Conway, Ark.; Mr. L. S. Blomeyer, 19137 Enadia Way, Reseda, Calif.; Lt. Bob McClinton, USN, 1304 Walnut Ave., Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Lt. P. H. Freeman, USN, 1001 Via Verde, Monterey, Calif.

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Paul L. Quinn 1005 Dreams Landing. Annapolis, Md. West Coast.

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456 Laurel St.. Menlo Park, Calif.

W. D. D I T T M A R is now living at 603 Gill Ave., Pt. Hueneme, Calif.

P A U L G. BRYANT has recently reported aboard the USS W A S P (CVA-18), F P O San Francisco.

The latest word from ROBERT B. MERCER finds him living at 2316 Pennwood, .Ann Arbor, Mich.

The new address for Q U E N T I N W. W A G E N F I E L D is Room 402, YMCA, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

P H I L I P H. BOLGER has recently reported aboard the USS BON HOMME R I C H -

ARD, F P O San Francisco.

THOM.AS P. CHEESMAN is now stationed as Staff Commander, Submarine Squadron Two, USN Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

HAROLD B. L I P S C H U T Z is now living at 4901 Marvine Rd., Drexel Hill, Pa. ALAN L. J A N S E N has a recent change of address to 25 Lemac St., Warwick, R. I. J A M E S E. D A V E N P O R T , JR., now lives at 2409 Rose Hill Dr., .Alexandria 6,

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Sec'y, Lt. (jgr) J. C. Barrow, U S N .

Dept. of Foreign Languages. U S N A .

Annapolis. Md.

DONALD J. LOUDON sends us a new address at Building 310, Stanford Village, Stanford, Cal. P. LEO SCHOOS is now living at 26 Esquire Rd., Norwalk, Conn.

J. P. REDDICK, JR., can, for at least the next six months, be reached at 111 Malloway Dr., Monterey, Cal. 36

W A R R E N F. BROWN'S new duty address is CECOS, USNCBC, Port Hueneme, Cal. GEORGE M. B E N A S is now stationed at Staff, CNAVANTRA, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas.

FRANCIS McKEE ADAMS, JR., and Mrs. .Adams have announced the birth of a daughter, Lisa Logan, born Dec. 22nd.

MELVIN BERNGARD is still living in Chicago, III., but reports his home address changed to 6522 North Hoyne Ave. A new duty address for W A R R E N S. PARR, JR., is U. S. Naval School, General Line, Monterey, Cal. We hear from RUSSEL F. GOODACRE, JR., who continues to live at North Carolina at Box 563, Sullivans Island.

From New York we hear from W. W. BRANDFON who gives his home address as 405 W. 118th St. R. M. SINGLETON, JR., is still living in Lake Charles, La., but changes his address there to 3005 S. Gen Wainwright.

J O S E P H R. MORRISON has a new duty address at Dept. of .\viation, USNA, Annapolis, Md. BYRON S. B A R T H O L O M E W is now living at 1370 Vance .Ave., Memphis 4, Tenn.

Dear '49ers: I would like to bring those interested up to date. I was RAD'ed on September 19, 1955, after completing a tour in Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Panama. For what seems to be a decade—but really only two years—I shall be at the Harvard Business School. I have tried to keep my number of exemptions ahead of the Federal Personal Income Tax and now have $1,800 worth other than Jeanne and I—.Alisa Louise, Lesli Gail and Marc Townsend.

For those interested in a Boston area '49 get-together after Lent please call me at Watertown 4-1740, or write me at 67 Bailey Ave. Bill "Shakie" Armstrong

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Sec'y, Lt. (jg) A. L. Stapp. U S N .

1516 E. Rosewood, Beeville. Texas

FRANK L. YOUNG changes his England address to 17 Harvey Rd., Rushden, Northants.

L E W I S E. DILEY is now stationed at Box 7, Submarine School, U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

G. K. ARMSTRONG'S new duty station is ComServFor Sixth Fit., F P O New York.

M. P. FRUDDEN is now living at Qts. 133, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.

R. J. HAYS is now on duty at Test Pilot Training, NAS Patu.xent River, Md. FRANK CRAMBLET's new home address is 2908 Mimosa Rd., Brunswick, Ga. DONALD B. SAUNDERS can now be reached c/o A. E. Abbott, 47 Revere Rd., Apt. 5, Drexel Hill, Pa. ROBERT J. W H I T E changes his duty address to J T T U N.AS, Olathe, Kansas.

P H I L I P J. RYAN gives us notice that he may be reached at the following address : c/o Adm. C. E. Olsen, 14 ND Navy No. 128, F P O San Francisco.

J O H N S. H O L M E S sends us a new duty address at FASRON ( S P E C ) 200, Navy No. 100, F P O New York.

WILLIAM G. REITZ has a new mailing address at Hq. AFROTC, 81 Commerce St., Montgomery, Ala. We regret to announce the death of GEORGE W A S H I N G T O N DUNCAN, JR., on 30 January 1956 at the 3910 US.AF Dispensary, RAF Stadon, Mildenhall, England. His death was due to injuries received in an aircraft accident (military). He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patricia Ann Duncan, who lives at Rosemary Cottage, Havelock Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, England ; his sons, William J. McNiff and Michael W; Duncan, who live at the same address,- and his uncle, Dr. John B. Duncan, who lives at 18 Palisades Rd., .Atlanta, Ga. We regret to announce the death of IRVEN A. H I S S O M on 25 January 1956, in the vicinity of EI Centro, California, while on an authorized training flight. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gloria F. Hissom. living at 4139 Blackton Vista, La Mesa, CaliL, and his mother, Mrs. Mary H. Thistlethwaite, living at 600 Addison St., Washington, Pa.

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Sec'y, Lt. Edward P. Clark. 22134A. 69th Tactical Missile Squadron.

APO 109. New York. N. Y.

ROBERT L. M E I N H O L D has a new duty address at ISth F. I. S., .APO 731, Seattle, Wash.

H.ARRELL W. HALL, JR.'s, new duty address is VA-86, F P O New York.

WILLIAM M. A U S T I N is presently stationed at V.A-86, F P O New York.

J A M E S W. H A M M O N D can now be reached c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, 500 Seventh Ave., New York, N. Y. DONALD R. HIGGS was employed on November 1, 1955, as a technical writer assigned to the staff of the Sperry Engineering Review of the Sperry Gyroscope Co. R. J. R.ASMUSSEN reports that he is novv' living at Box 131, Griffiss .AFB, Rome, N. Y. ROBERT A. O W E N has recently reported aboard the U S S PSEC 877; 475 Cass St., Benton Harbor, Mich.

F R A N K S. CONLON is now aboard the U S S SEAGULL. M S C ( 0 ) - 5 5 , FPO New

York.

CHARLES O. PADDOCK sends us a new home address at 1602 Bruce St., Pensacola, Fla. ROBERT M. W H I T A K E R is now Hving at 79 E. Bay St., Charleston, S. C. Claire and W.ARD D E G R O O T announce the birth of their second child, Dana Sindlinger DeGroot, on August 1, 1955, at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Dana joins her sister, Robin, and parents at 400 Columbine St., Oceanside, Calif.

WILLIAM T. MARIN has recendy reported aboard the USS BROUGH ( D E 148) while his home address is 4 Trainiilg Station Rd., Newport, R. I. The latest word from J O S E P H A. B R . A Y , J R . , finds him stationed at USNAD Earle, Red Bank, N. J. A new home address for SAMUEL H. N I L E is 147 Summer St., Watertown, Mass.

ROBERT L. ALLSMAN has a new address at 611 Welton St., Pratt, Kan. SHIPMATE

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Sec'y. 2nd L t . W . T . Terrell. USMC ( R e t . ) .

5008 Klingle St., N . W . . W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. T r e a s . . L t . (jg) P . A. S t a r k . J r . . U S N .

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F P O , New York

M I C H A E L L. S O R R E N T I N O ' s new address is Box 3452 MCL 1, U S A F IT, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

The latest word from E R N E S T G. SCHULTZ states that he can now be reached at Box 49, 66th F. I. S., .APO 942, Seattle, Wash.

W A L T E R L. GRAGG, JR., BSGE, is now a member of the technical staff of the Field Engineering Division, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, Calif. He was formerly affiliated with the Industrial Nucleonics Corporation.

WILLLAM -A. D E A T O N is now on duty at Student Sqdn., Officer Sch., Maxwell -AFB, -Ala. The new home address for CARL B. H I L L A N D is 1417 Franklin, Salina, Kans.

WILLLAM G. P H I L L I P S is now at home at Oak Lane Trailer Park, Box 188, John's Island, S. C. H O W A R D J. LARSON'S new home address is 701 Adella Lane, Coronado, Cal. We regret to announce the death of Joseph A. Farrell, IV, baby son of Lt. (jg) and Mrs. J O S E P H A. FARRELL, III, who died January 19, 1956.

W I L L I A M F. G. LYKES' new address is

USS

THRASHER

(MSC-203).

FPO

GEORGE W. K N I G H T O N , JR.,changes his address fo 5.A Randolph Circle, Waco, Texas.

The new address of DONALD F. F.AGAN is 646 Donax Ave., Imperial Beach, Palm City, Cal. BERNARD C. BOTULA reports that he is now at Box 7, U S Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

The latest dope from ROBERT E. LOWELL comes from Box 752, Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, Texas.

DAVID W. H O W E L L is still living in California but reports his home address changed to 1765 Missouri St., San Diego 9.

CHARLES D. F E L L O W S changes his address to N.B., 57 Sigsbee Rd., Key West, Fla. We hear from J A M E S G. DOUGLASS, JR., who gives his home address at 2428 Linda .Ave., Key West, Fla. W A L T E R B. HUBBELL has recently reported aboard the U S S SEA LEOPARD (SS-483), F P O New York.

From Rhode Island we hear from LYLE O. ARMEL II who gives his home address at 9 Walcott Ave., Middletown.

Florida is still the home of D.ANIEL P. S P E R L I N G but he changes his duty address to 1987-1 AAC Det., Homestead AFB. The current duty address for LEO BRACHTENBACH is Box 7041, Pope AFB, Fort Bragg, N. C. ROBERT R. GOLDNER forwards a new home address at 639 Chinlee Dr., Lexington Park, Md. FAWTULant NAS, Key West, Fla., is a recent change in duty address for FRANK L. W H I T E .

BILL N. DAVIS's new home address is 123 S. Brandon St., Smith Center, Kan. A R T H U R R. BARKE recently sent in a new address at 3434 Waco, .Apt. 1, San Diego 17, Cal. RICHARD W. S C H W E N Z just reported aboard the USS BURDO, F P O New York.

New York.

W I L L I A M D. SAYER has recently reported aboard the U S S BOSTON (C.AG-1), F P O New York.

A change of address for WILLIAM D. R O T T L E R is 466 30th Ave., N., St. Petersburg, Fla. CARL R. W E B B forwards a new home address at 1312 Stanford, Big Springs, Texas.

T H O M A S A. J U L I A N sends in his newaddress as 772nd Troop Carrier Squadron, Ardmore A F B , Oklahoma.

D A N I E L H. G.ARLAND is now stayJ O H N I. BRADBURY just reported a ing at the BOQ Rm. 3-17, U. S. Naval new address at 489 3rd St., Brooklyn IS, Receiving Station, Washington 25. D. C. N. Y. WILLIAM H. ELRON, JR., has a new ROBERT A. SCHALLER is now livaddress at Hotel Regent, 104th and Broad- ing at 2005 S. 21st St., Sheboygan, Wis. way, New York 25, N. Y.

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Sec'y. 2nd L t . G. E . Weinstein. U S A F .

Class 56-A. Squadron Officers School.

Maxwell A F B . Montgomery, A l a .

ROBERT D. J O N E S is now living at Rt. 10, Box 334, N. Charleston, S. C. J A M E S M. W E B S T E R has a new duty station at Box 1355, U. S. Naval School Mine Warfare, Yorktown, Va. PATRICK J. KELLY has a new home address at 605 Oriole St., Sitawmont Park, Philadelphia 28, Pa. W I L L I A M J. RICHARDSON can now be reached at 5542 Oriole, Houston 17, Texas.

W I L L I A M H. PURDUM is now aboard the

USS

ORION

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FPO

New

York.

The latest news from T H O M A S W A R D K E N T comes from 7748 Second, Northeast, Seattle 15, Wash.

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Sec'y, E n s . P e t e r J . Vogelberger. J r . . U S N , USS P H I L I P P I N E SEA (CVA-47), F P O San Francisco

Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Nolan announce the marriage of their ' daughter, Patricia Agnes, to Lt. (jg) RONALD FRANCIS McDEVITT on February II, in the Holy Family Church, New Rochelle, N. Y. K E N W I L S O N now writes that he is stationed aboard the USS O'BANNON (DDE-450), F P O San Francisco.

J O H N V O L P O N E ^vrites that he is now stationed at Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts. His mailing address is: 459 Maravista St., Box 919, R. 1, Falmouth, Mass.

Here's a long overdue line to catch you up on the ramblings of JACK O'LEARY since graduation.

"After leaving Supply Officers School at F. E. Warren AFB I went to Lock-

bourne .AFB at Columbus, Ohio. There I wound up in the Installations Sq. with DICK BYERS, who was fresh out of Installations School at Wright-Patterson.

"On 23 May, my wife, Mary Ann, and I had an addition to our family in the person of a 7-Ib., 12-oz. baby boy, Patrick William. Now I have both a CO and an Exec.

"Being at Lockbourne, just 50 miles from home, was just a little too good. Consequently, I received orders last .August sending me to Alaska. I'm now stationed at Elmendorf A F B at Anchorage.

"Shortly after I left Lockbourne I heard that Dick Byers had received orders for some place in the Far East—I don't know where. ".About a month ago I ran into DENIS CONRADY up here. He's a genuine sourdough for he's stationed at a remote communications site up in no-man's land.

"Should any 'S4ers find themselves in this part of the world we sure would be very happy to find room in our igloo for them to park their snowshoes and skis while they drop in for a chat."

Jack's address is 1st Lt. John O'Leary 26191.A, 65th Fighter Intcp. Sq., Box 68, A P O 942, Seattle, Wash.

JIM P E P P E R D I N E and brother-in-law BUD P O E (alias Fred Hogg) spent a very joyous Christmas in Wheeling, W. Va., the home of Lynne and Lois (exGustlkeys), their wives. The Pepperdines are proud parents of a baby daughter, Carla Jean, born Sept. 26. "Pep's" address is 1625 Gloucester Circle, Tarawa Terrace, N. C. The Poes expect a visit from the stork in April. Poes are Hving at 1222 North 29th St., Waco, Te.xas.

P E T E A L E C X I H writes: "I am now starting a tour of sea duty with VP-49 on Bermuda. Please don't sigh with envy because Bermuda is no better than any other station. However, I enjoy flying the PSM's very much. We get into Norfolk quite often and I'll start seeing some of the old classmates soon. We had a baby girl, Karen Sue, on January 4. Only got to see her once before I left for Bermuda."

Pete's address is: Navy 138, F P O , N. Y. Looks like J A M I E D E U E L is going to be our ofl;iciaI correspondent in the 102nd Officers' Submarine Class. Here's the first instalment from Jamie: "This time I have a few statistics first.

There are 96 officers in this 102nd class, 41 of whom are U S N A '54 or 43.2% as computed on my Keuffel and Esser Log Duplex Decitrig. Of these 41, 26 are 'brown baggers', or 62.4%. That leaves only 15 stalwart bachelors to terrorize Conn. College. However, the caliber of bachelors these days isn't what it used to be. The MOQ beat the BOQ volleyball team 2-0 (15-7, 15-10) recently.

"Here's a list of the bosses from '54 here: Brad Bassett, Phil Bayne, Chris Brown, Mark Byrd (who is leading an unvictorious basketball team to great feats), Marshall Cunningham, Dick Currier, Red Delaney, Lou Diley, Al Dworsky, Frank Elsbree, Buddy Foster, Hal Glovier, Rod Griffiths, Paul Happersett, Dick Hartley, Jim Hay, Ed Henifin, Dave Hinkle, Maurie Huffer, John Hurt, Bobby Jones, Ned Kellogg, Fred Kollmorgen (it was a natural for him), John Lyding, Bob Montross, Tom Moore, Ed Mortimer, Mike Myers, Dallas Pickard, Doug Raper. Dick Robey, Rufus Rose, Jack Sabol, Wiley Sanders, Jim Seabloom, Frank Slattery, S H I P M A T E

Fred Stelter, Jack Strachan, Bob Tolg, George Trevors, Bill White and yours truly. From now on until 15 June all our new addresses will be; Submarine Officers School, U. S. Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

"We're back studying the double acting, quick closing, stop it, poppet valves with one or two old Canoe U profs to boot.

"During Christmas I reunited with TOM FORSTER, my brother-in-law, who will have another dependent in Mav. Mv wife and I also visited with the R I E S T E R S .

They have a thoroughbred collie and if Jane's schedule is being followed right now-, both the dog and Jack are going to obedience school in Norfolk, probably to extra instructions.

"Change of status: On 31 December 1955 FRED K N O P S married the former Miss .\nna Marie Marschner of the Bronx, N. Y., in a military w-edding. The military ushers w-ere midshipmen from the 20th Co. In February Fred is being transferred from Tyndall .^FB in Panama City, Fla. His new- address will be: 322nd Fighter Interceptor Sq.. McGuire ABF, N. ' j . " ROBERT E. B I R K E N M E I E R has recently taken up residence at 169 Texas .\ve.. Travis . \ F B , Fairfield Gardens, Fairfield, Cal. A new- home address for L E W I S F. CHISHOLM is Box 33. .Avon Beach, Fla. J O H N A. REID has recently moved to California, w-here his address is 1823 48th St., San Diego.

M. D. K I R K P . \ T R I C K ' s new address is 3258 .Altura Blvd., .Apt. 2, El Paso, Texas.

HAL D. WOOD writes that he has a new address at 513 W. Joppa Rd., Towson 4, Md. DONALD W. S T E V E N S O N is now staying at the BOQ, Room B 112, N.AS, Memphis 15, Tenn.

The latest dope from J.AMES J. H I L L comes from Rt. 3, Box 384 A, Sumter, S. C. We hear from J O S E P H T. J E N N I N G S who reports his address at 1218 S St., SE, Washington 20, D. C. 1400th .AB Sq., A P O 81, New York, N. Y., is a recent change in duty address for J O H N C. BRICKER. .A new address for ROBERT L. MERRITT is VU-7 NAAS Brown Field, Chula Vista, Cal. .A change of station for RICHARD J. CHUDAY is Air Task Force 13 (Prov.), APO 63, San Francisco, Cal. Pensacola, Fla., is still the home of Z. YGRMONT J. K O W A L S K E Y , JR., but he changes his home address to 603 Ross Ave. The current home address of T H O M A S J. LAWSON is 1818 S. Oriole Dr., Norfolk 3, Va. JERRY _E. GARLITZ changes his address to 6535 Pacific Ave., San Diego 9, Cal. CHARLES E. S T E E L writes that he has a new address at BOQ B-254, N A S Miramar, San Diego 45, Cal. W. E. GREER III reports his address changed to F.AWTUPac NAS, North Island, San Diego, Cal. E D W A R D G. S T E V E N S , JR., is now on duty at the U S N A where his address is Rowing Team, .Annapolis, Md. J A M E S W. MOORE has recently reported aboard the USS HARRY F . H U B -

BARD (DD-748), F P O San Francisco.

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ROBERT H. T H A L M A N is now hving at 3767 Merrimac, San Diego 17, Cal. CHARLES F. OLSEN has a new duty station at F.AWTULant, Key West, Fla. W A L K E R W. LAMBERT'S new duty address is VF-173, NAS, Jacksonville, Fla. RICHARD G. PADBERG is now living at 1523 New Jersey Ave., Wilmington, Del. J O H N L. BECK can now be reached c/o Mr. Matthew Brown, 117 Thomas .Ave., East AIcKeesport, Pa. WILLIAM A. C.ANN reports his newest address as 36 .Antilla .Ave., Coral Gables, Fla. GEORGE W. S. ABBEY recently moved to 609 N. Guadalupe, San Marcos, Texas.

CARL M. CANTRELL sends a new address at POBox 326, Sacramento, Cal. DAVID L. GLUNT, JR., lives now at 4669 Martingale Rd., Jacksonville, Fla. T. A. B.ANTA reports his new address as 32 New Lexintgon Rd., E. Greenwich, R. I. STANLEY P. MICHNA has just reported that he is now aboard the USS POWER (DD-839), F P O New York.

FRANK B. E L S B R E E is currently living at POBox 7, U S N Sub Base, New London, Conn.

We recently heard from RICHARD J. D.AMICO who is now living at 38 Randolph Dr., Pen Haven, Pensacola, Fla. The latest word from W. H. CROOM, JR., comes from VS-38 NA.AS Brown Field, Chula Vista, Cal. D. M. H E N N E S S E E is now on duty at 1092D AVNDEPGRU, Medina Base, San .Antonio, Texas.

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Sec'y, Ens. Joseph Malec, U S N .

209B Lorena Ave., Ellinor Village, Pensacola. Fla. Treas.. 2nd Lt. Ernst Volgenau. USAF, 3415 Tech. Trng. Wg., Lowry Air Force Base.

Denver. Col.

JIM and Dora GRIFFIN are living at 205^^ Bay Ave., and Dolly and B R E N T S T R E I T may be found at 2C Holmes Dr. in Warrington, Fla. We'd like to pass on the information that CARL and Patsy O A T E S reside at 105C Ellinor Ct., Warrington, Fla. S T E V E and Doll S T E V E N S tell us that they are planning an addition to their family some time in March. Their current address is I02B Holmes Dr., Ellinor'Ct, Warrington, Fla. ROBBY and Maurine ROBINSON are enjoying the winter in Pensacola at 3 S. Dakota St., Oakcrest, and they, too, are planning an addition to their family (in April).

524 Pelham Rd. in Pensacola is where PAUL and Jo STEFFENH.AGEN are living.

Pensacola also finds ALEX and Grace ALEX.ANDER at 17 Entrance Dr., Corry Heights, while BOB and Edie J U D D can be reached at 4608^ W. Gregory in Pensacola.

Some old information was received by your secretary, but here it is in answer to my "plea" for news from J O E F O R E S T .

Joe writes that he was married last September 9 to the former Miss Susan Haggerty of New York, N. Y. The ushers were ROBERT STUCKEY and J O E ARM-

STRONG. The wedding was at 8 p.m. and BUD M.'KTTHES arrived from Pensacola at 8 p.m., unshaven and owing the cab driver fifteen dollars for a Washington to .Annapolis jaunt. Susan and Joe are living at 702 S. Arlington Mill Dr., .Arlington, Va., and they welcome anyone passing through D.C. to stop by.

Joe Forest also writes that there a re ten of the "blind men" going to the Intelligence School in Washington: Emil Zseleczky, Leo Keating, John Camp, Norm Channel, Bill Manthorpe, Joe Perez, Jim Carr, and Joe. They say that civilian clothes and one-half day on Wednesdays make life very enjoyable. RUSS D E ESCH coached and played on the Receiving Station football team but found staying in shape was almost impossible.

S T E V E R U T H answered the call for material by sending a report from Supply School in Athens, Ga. Steve is rooming with Bill Turcotte, Dave Clark, and George Mead. They've had a very nice time there with free weekends and long leaves. Turk will be parts officer on the LEYTE in New York for now, soon to operate out of Newport. Dave got a ship going around the world, the CORREGIDOR. George got the LEXINGTON on the way to WestPac. Steve

got the FREMONT (APA-44) out of Norfolk. JOHN M C D O N N E L L win be on

the FREMONT, also. Graduation was on 2 February and all left the plush Supply School life reluctantly but they say that everyone can call them "Pay" from now on.

Wedding bells rang for Steve Ruth on 7 February. His bride is Diana Ross and the w-edding took place in Winnetka, 111.

Bill Turcotte was best man and Dave Clark and George Mead were among the ushers.

T H O M A S E. O'BRIEN and Miss Enis .Annette Cassiano were married recently at Chapel No. 2 at Carswell .AFB. The newlyweds list their address as 1417 Basin St., Harlingen, Texas.

Thanks to everyone from the secretary for the material sent in for publication.

Keep the information coming so that '55 can have a full column.

JOE MALEC

CHARLES A. TRAVER, JR., is now living at POBox 612, Palatka, Fla. W I L L I A M E. J E R A U L D has recently reported aboard the U S S TWINING ( D D 540), F P O San Francisco.

The new duty address of J O S E P H A. GATTUSO is U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. RICHARD A. RUTH, IV, is now on the

USS

BENNINGTON

(CVA-20),

FPO

San Francisco.

A new address for GORDON L. S T E P H E N S is 312 Ada Wilson Ave., Pensacola, Fla. ROBERT D. P O L A N D is now staying at the BOQ, NA.AS Saufley Field, Pensacola, Fla. ROBERT L. BOYD is stationed at BTU-IN NAAS, Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. F R E D E R I C K W. T I N D A L L has a new home address at 200B Holmes Dr., Navy Point, Warrington, Fla. ROBERT L E W I S M E R R I T T has taken a new residence at the BOQ, Rm. A-132, N.AS Miramar, San Diego 45, Cal. LARRY BALDAUF, by the time this copy is in readers' hands, will be a proud husband, having married Miss Douglas Mustin, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. L. M. Mustin.

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THE

BULLETIN BOARD

by Oretha Swartz

O N THE RECORD

There's something new under the sun— in the nature of an "international cook book" compiled by wives of officers from eight countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Headquarters for the project is Missouri House, home of .\dni. Jerauld Wright, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, and Mrs. Wright in Norfolk, Va. The N.ATO cook book will contain recipes from all 15 of the N.ATO countries, with Mrs. Wright and Mrs. James H. Thach, Jr., wife of Rear .Admiral Thach, chief of staff and aide to .Admiral Wright, in charge. Recipes come from the heads of governments, with two from the King of Greece—one is a rice dish and one for meat balls.

The Grand Duchess Charlotte sent a complicated recipe, written in French. And President Eisenhower sent one for beef stew. In all, there are some 500 recipes "fit for a king."

Illustrating the book, that is expected to be published in the fall by the U. S. Naval Institute, is Mrs. John Cody, wife of Wing Commander Cody, RAF. A full-page illustration will divide one section from another and introduce each section of foods—and will also introduce the sailor cook, whom Mrs. Cody calls her "boy friend." He figures throughout the book. This little sailor cook, smoking a pipe, is cutting a fancy step on top of the casserole, surrounded by the steam from the pot.

The first edition of the cook book will be for distribution in the United States, but it will be available abroad. Royalties are planned to go toward the financing of students from the N A T O countries, to be called the N.ATO Fellowship and Scholarship Program.

Among the wives active in planning the book in addition to Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Thach are Mrs. J. S. H. Rodman, United Kingdom, treasurer; Mrs. A. M. Petersen of Denmark; Mrs. da Costa-Gomes, Portugal ; Mrs. C E. Van .Asbeck of the Nethei lands; Mrs. Gerald J. Mesny, France; Mrs. .Ainsley C. Dagg, Canada.

Mrs. George W. A. Courtice, England; Mrs. Arne G. Lund, Norway; Mrs. William R. Franklin, United States; Mrs. Samuel H. P. Read, Jr., United States; Mrs. John B. Frewen, United Kingdom, and Mrs. Peter Belin, United States.

And speaking of Navy wives, Esther Wier and Dorothy Coffin Hickey have authored Tlie Ansiuer Book on Naval Social Customs. There is information about "Going Aboard Ship" customs, "Boat Etiquette," and sundry problems never found in the conventional books of etiquette. A glossary of Naval terms is also included.

Adm. Arthur Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was speaker at the National Council of the Reserve Officers' Association held in the Continental and 40

has been relieved by V. Adm. C. R. Brown as chief of staff and aide to the Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.

An award from the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation for "outstanding and noteworthy assistance" in the 1955 March of Dimes was presented to the Newportbased destroyer REMEY. Cdr. Wilbur T. Holmes, commanding officer of the ship, accepted the certificate from Capt. David Lambert, chief of staff of Destroyer Flotilla Six, on behalf of the foundation.

The award paid tribute to the generosity of the ship's officers and men who contributed $791 to the drive. The REMEY was awarded four "E's" in 1955 for excellence; for overall battle efficiency, excellence in operations, gunnery and the work of one of the five-inch gun mounts.

The USS HORNET berthed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., for a canted deck conversion. The $7,000,000 job will be completed in seven months.

Capt. Norwood A. Campbell is in command of the carrier.

R. Adm. Frederick R. Furth, USN (Ret.), has joined International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation as special assistant to the president of its Farnsworth Electronics Company division.

The admiral was president of the American Society of Naval Engineers last year.

He is a national director of Naval Order of the United States and senior member of Institute of Radio Engineers.

Burgundy Rooms at the Sheraton-Park Hotel, Washington, D. C. Following the address. Admiral and Mrs. Radford walked across the hall to the hotel's new ballroom for the Mardi Gras Ball where the admiral escorted the queen of the ball to the dais for the crowning ceremony.

Vice President Richard Nixon was honorary chairman of the Washington's Birthday Military Ball, held during Defense Week the night of 21 February in the Grand Ballroom of the Willard Hotel. The vice president is a commander in the Naval Reserve. The ball was sponsored by the Reserve Officers' Association.

A parade of international naval strength by ships of the United States, France, Great Britain and Spain is being planned W o s h i n g t o n , D. C. for the seventh annual Fiesta of Five Flags Among the many farewell parties for on 2-5 May in Pensacola, Fla. Steps are being taken to obtain Fiesta port calls by R. Adm. and Mrs. Thurston B. Clark was vessels of these European countries which the dinner given by Admiral and Mrs. Arleigh Burke at .Admiral's House. Guests once owned Pensacola.

The Navy is expected to duplicate last included close associates of Admiral Clark's J ear's participation when open house was from the Chief of Naval Operation's office.

Admiral Clark has been relieved as exheld by the Naval Air Station with visitors touring the aircraft carrier docked ecutive assistant and senior aide to -Admiral Burke by Capt. William Inman Marthere.

R. Adm. Robert B. Pirie has been named tin. With his family, he left in midcommander of Carrier Division Six. He February for the West Coast where he

MRS. R. T. S. KEITH pours tea during the social hour at a meeting of the Naval Academy Garden Club in Annapolis, Md. Center is Mrs. Norman C. Nash and at the right is Mrs. Brooks J. Harral, president of the club. Mrs. Keith is the wife of the Commandant of Midshipmen.

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takes over a carrier division command in the Pacific. Mrs. Clark and son, Billy, are at home in Coronado.

Captain and Mrs. Martin and sons, Dick and Bill, have arrived from San Francisco.

Mrs. Martin is remembered for her activities in "little theater" work, and for her work in organizing choirs at Barber's Point, Honolulu. She is also doing the interior decorating for their house in Montgomery County. .\ new- addition to the Washington service set will be Capt. Charles Henry Becker and his bride, the former Miss Virginia Jean Goetschl of San Diego, who will arrive in March from the West Coast.

Captain Becker has been in command of the AK.A VIRGO, with duty in the Western Pacific. Their wedding took place in December in San Francisco. They first met in Europe in 1954 when Mrs. Becker was then a member of the United Nations Department of the .Army and Joint Military .Advisory Group staff. Her husband was then on the staff of the commander. Naval Forces Germany.

Before arriving in Washington the couple cruised in the Caribbean, and visited the captain's brother, Capt. John Becker, USN, and his wife, in Puerto Rico.

-Among the many parties held for Adm. Hajee Mohammad Siddiq Choudri. Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Navy, during his official visit here was a stag dinner at the Alibi Club with .Adm. Jerauld Wright, Commander in Chief .Atlantic, as host.

-A stag dinner was also hosted by V. Adm. Roscoe Good in the Far East and Ebony Rooms of the Naval Gun Factory Officers' Club.

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Dr. Norman Vincent Peale addressed the midshipmen of the first class in Mahan Hall on 16 February. Before the lecture Dr. and Mrs. Peale and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kridel, all of New York City, were dinner guests of R. Adm. and Mrs. Walter F. Boone in the Superintendent's House of the Naval Academy.

Preceding the Navy-Notre Dame basketball game, .Admiral and Airs. Boone were luncheon hosts to Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholas Brown of Providence, R. I. Other guests included the Browns' son, Midn.

Nicholas Brown, first class; Capt. and Mrs. RoIHn E. Westholm, .Asso. ProL H. L. Kinsolving, and the Boones' weekend guest, the Rev. Joseph N. Moody of Cathedral College. Nevir York City.

That night, .Admiral and Mrs. .Arleigh Burke of Washington. D. C , were dinner guests of the Boones in their quarters, after which the group attended the performance by the Masqueraders.

In the dinner group were the Reverend Moody, Capt. and Mrs. Charles B. Brooks, Jr., Cdr. and Mrs. Isaac C. Kidd, Jr., and Chaplain William J. Walsh.

Capt. and Mrs. Alvord J. Greenacre have returned to their home here after a tour of dutv in Buenos .Aires, Argentina. The captain has been senior naval advisor to the Naval War College in that city.

Their daughter, Catherine, returned with them. Their son, William T. Greenacre. has completed service with the U. S. .Air Force, stationed in New Mexico.

Capt. and Mrs. John N. C. Gordon entertained during the past month at a series of parties in their Porter Road quarters.

Capt. and Mrs. C. Elliott Loughlin entertained at a cocktail party for the DeM A R C H ,

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During the January meeting of the Naval Officers' Wives Club at the New Orleans Naval Station, Mrs. J. E. Hammond (right), treasurer, gives her report to other officers of the organization. (From left) Mrs. R. D. Harwood, president; Mrs. C. G. Henn, vice president, and Mrs. M. W. Thorpe, secretary. Theme for the meeting was "Mardi Gras." The guest speaker, Mrs. Joseph Wrenn, who is an authority on Mardi Gras, spoke on the "History and Ethics of Mardi Gras Balls." partment of Physical Education in their Porter Road quarters. The captain is head of the department.

Mrs. Charles C Baldwin and small daughter, Betsey, are staying with her parents, R. -Adm. Dominic L. Mattie, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Mattie of North Glen Avenue while her husband. Lieutenant Baldwin, is on sea duty.

Newport, R. I. Officers from the ships in CortRon 16 celebrated their return from picket duty in the North Atlantic at a cocktail party in the Officers' Club, Bamboo Room. Officers from CortRon 18 and YAGR Division 21 joined them.

Invited guests included R. Adm. and Mrs. John C Daniel, R. Adm. and Mrs. Frank Virden, Capt. and Mrs. B. J. Semmes, Capt. and Mrs. David Lambert, Jr., Capt. and Mrs. John R. Wadleigh and Capt. John D. Blitch who is commanding officer of Naval Forces, Eastern Continental Air Defense.

V. .Adm. George L. Russell, deputy chief of Naval Operations, gave the principal address at the graduation ceremonies of the Officer Candidate School early in February.

Admiral and Mrs. Russell were guests of R. .Adm. and Mrs. Ralph Earle, Jr., during their stay in Newport. The Earles were hosts at a cocktail party in their honor before the OCS ball in the Officers' Club.

The Naval War College mid-w-inter formal dinner-dance was held at the Officers' Club on 10 February, with a Valentine motif used in decorations. Cocktails preceded the dinner that was followed by dancing to the music of Lou Vaillancourt's orchestra.

nuclear machinery for the atomic submarines USS

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He recently was director of the AEC test facility at West Milton, N. Y., during construction and test of the prototype power plant for the SEAWOLF.

Capt. Walter T. Jenkins, chief of staff, and Capt. Richard L. Mohan, planning officer, and their wives were guests of honor at a dinner given by Capt. J. W. Krieger, (DC) USN, and Mrs. Krieger in their home at Sixth Street. Other guests included R. Adm. and Mrs. W. A. Dolan.

Capt. and Mrs. Mohan were honor guests at a welcome party given by Capt. and Mrs. Paul Pfingstag at their naval base quarters.

The Mohans have a daughter, Melinda, and a son, Midn. James Mohan who attends California Maritime Academy.

Cdr. and Mrs. Gideon M. Boyd and children, Nancy and Richard, are in Bremerton while the USS BALTIMORE is berthed here for a four-month job leading to a mothball berth. He is executive officer of the heavy cruiser.

The captain of the ship, Capt. Scarritt -Adams, and his family are now living here, with Mrs. Adams and daughter, Louise, recently arri-y^ing from Coronado.

Officers of the USS HORNET, their wives and guests, were honored at a luncheon given by the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce on 9 February in the Elks Temple.

Heading the list of officers from the ship v.-as its commanding officer, Capt. N. A. Campbell.

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A gala, masked Mardi Gras ball was held 11 February in the Mustin Beach ballroom when the Officers' Wives Club sponsored the event. Mrs. W. P. Carmichael was chairman of decorating, with the carnival B r e m e r t o n , Wash. theme used throughout. Awards chairmen Cdr. and Mrs. Archie P. Kelley are were Mrs. R. E. Boyd and Mrs. Ted Whitmaking their home at Oyster Bay while ing. Mrs. R. I. Severson was in charge of the commander is putting into action the entertainment, with the Navalaires providPSNS's plans for training of key person- ing music. nel in nuclear power technology. "They have Capt. Charles W. Crawford, U S N two children, Sharon and Lee. (Ret.), was designated as "captain of the The return to Bremerton is a homecom- MM 1956 flight" when the Merrymakers ing for both. Mrs. Kelley is the former entertained at their twentieth annual Rosemary Ziegemeier, daughter of the late masked carnival ball. Fantasy of flight R. Adm. H. J. Ziegemeier who was P S N S through the years was portrayed in the commander a number of years ago. Com- background of the Pensacola Country Club. mander Kelley lived here when his father, the late R. Adm. Frank H. Kelley, was Hobe Souncf, Fla. stationed at P S N S .

R. Adm. Edward McDonnell, U S N The commander has been with the (Ret.), and Mrs. McDonnell have had as Atomic Energy Commission for seven their guest the admiral's sister, Mrs. years, directly engaged in development of Thomas H. Vickery of Baltimore, Md. 41

Virginia Beach, Va.

Cdr. Julian B. Timberlake, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Timberlake have returned to their home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hyman L. Battle in Rocky Mount, N. C. Lt. James Marshall Shoemaker, Jr., USMC, visited his parents. Rear Admiral Shoemaker, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Shoemaker, at their home here before going to Fort Sill, Okla. Following the three and a half months' course at the .Army's Artillery School at Fort Sill, he will have duty in Okinawa.

.Admiral and Mrs. Burke were entertained at a luncheon given by R. Adm. C. C. Hartman, district commandant, in the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club. The Hartmans also entertained for the guests at a reception at the North Island Officers' Club, followed by a dinner in their North Island quarters. The reception was given jointly by V. Adm. H. M. Martin, V. Adm. T. G. W. Settle, V. Adm. H. G. Hopwood and -Admiral Hartman.

V. -Adm. Thomas G. W. Settle, commander of .Amphibious Forces, Pacific, and Mrs. Settle represent Coronado's large service population on the committee arranging the Coronado Arts Ball on 17 March. Proceeds are used to benefit the Coronado Art Association's scholarship fund, for both a local and traveling scholarship, and its annual art show.

Dance before Valentine's Day, with members and their husbands and guests wearing costumes depicting the famous lovers of history. The dance was held in the Naval .Amphibious Base Officers' Club. Mrs. C. M. Holcome is president of the clilb. At a luncheon-meeting held earlier in the month Mrs. Roy E. Johnson was chairman of hostesses. She was assisted by Mrs. F. N. Betts and Mrs. Charles W. Cummins.

Point Mugu Officers' IViVes Club, Calif.

Sixty members and guests of the Point Mugu Officers' Wives Club met at the Colonial House for bridge and brunch. The fete served as an opportunity for the wives R. Adm. and Airs. Wallace M. Dillon to meet Mrs. John C. Alderman, wife of will make their home in Warrington folthe new commanding officer of the Point lowing an extended trip to the West Coast, Mugu Naval Air Station. Captain and Mexico and Africa. .Admiral Dillon and Mrs. .Alderman arrived in Point Mugu in the former Mrs. Dorothy Louise Smith NAVY WIVES were married in the Washington Navy December.

Chapel in January.

NAMC Wives Club, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Ralph K. Brandt presided at the The Valentine theme was used at the short business meeting. New club members luncheon and spring fashion show held by are Mrs. L. H. Hill, Mrs. James Ellis and San Diego, Calif., and Area the Naval .Air Material Center Wives Club Mrs. S. .A. Nyarady. Winning prizes at A number of service set members at- on 8 February. Each table was decorated bridge were Mrs. Robert Hallman, first; tended the annual Charity Ball on 10 Feb- individually with red and white center- Mrs. H. R. Hebb, second, and Mrs. John ruary in the Hotel del Coronado, that was pieces, and the backdrop was a large red Krimmel, low. sponsored by the San Diego Society for A^alentine surrounded by nosegays of red Other guests attending, who were introCrippled Children. The program, Heart of duced by Mrs. Donald Karnagel, were Mrs. the Affair, was given by the Junior League Craig Reese, Mrs. Peter Brannan of Chiin the Circus Room. cago—who was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. P. C Rooney—and Mrs. Martha HarAmong those having tables in the room vey of Pensacola, Fla.—who was the guest were R. .Adm. and Mrs. Sydney B. Dodds, of her daughter, Mrs. Willoughby Mercer.

R. Adm. and Mrs. J. M. Carson, R. Adm! Mrs. H. R. Hein, Jr., is in charge of and Mrs. William V. Davis, Jr., Capt. and publicity.

Frank A. Brandley, Capt. and Mrs. Arthur S. Hill, Brig. Gen. William C Lemly, USMC (Ret.), and Mrs. Lemly. Col. RobNaval War College Wives, Newport ert Gordon Hunt, USMC, and Mrs. Hunt, and Capt. and Mrs. R. W. Denbo.

Miss Ruth Brent, feature writer for Among the ushers was Capt. Donald Rex Good Housekeeping magazine, was guest Tallman. speaker at the February luncheon-meeting, held at the Officers' Club. She displayed The first meeting of committee chairmen twelve table place settings and gave a for the Coronado -Arts Ball was held on board the yacht of Como. and Mrs. Ben H. Photo by The Evening Capital short description of each. She also displayed several settings for children's parWyatt, co-chairmen for the 17 March cosMRS. LESLIE C. STEVENS, center, was ties as well as formal and buffet settings. tume event. guest-speaker at the Executive Department Mrs. Paul Sims and two young daugh- Wives' luncheon in Annapolis, Md. Mrs. Luncheon decorations were Valentine's Day ters, Pamela Anne and Claire Louise, have Joseph C. Toth, left, and Mrs. Jacob J. motif. Reservations were made by Mrs. been guests of Mrs. Sims' parents, R. Adm. Vandergrift, Jr., right, were co-hostesses. Lewis Delano and Mrs. Leonard Mason.

Mrs. Jack Roudebush has been named and Mrs. Charles C Hartman, in their Mrs. Stevens, the wife of V. Adm. Stevens, quarters. The Sims' home is in Norwalk, USN (Ret.), spoke of their years spent in chairman of the annual W a r College Conn.

Russia. The meeting was held in the achievement show which will be held at the spring dance on 20 April. Special awards Officers' Club.

Capt. and Mrs. Bernard F. Roeder spent will be given for the best exhibits of painta brief vacation in Las Vegas, following ings, ceramics and other arts, crafts or the captain's return from the Western Pa- and white carnations. The fete was held in hobbies. cific where he was in command of the the Naval Base Officers' Club, with reserMrs. Lynde D. McCormick was hostess PICKAWAY. Captain Roeder relieved Capt. vations taken by Mrs. Robert S. Hill.

Some 15 door prizes were contributed by to chairmen of the W a r College Wives W. W. Strohbehn as commanding officer of Transport Division 12 in mid-February. local merchants, and fashions were shown Club committees at Quarters B on the

by Helen Caro, Inc. The committee in Naval Station.

The Roeders are at home in Coronado.

Mrs. William C. Amick, Jr., Mrs. G. F. charge of arrangements was headed by Comstock, Mrs. R. A. Harris and Mrs. Mrs. William Dunn, assisted by Mrs. Franfleet Wives luncheon, Newport Robert Williamson, 2nd, flew to Acapuico, cis S. Barton and Mrs. James McGarry.

Vice president of the club is Mrs. Joseph Mexico, recently where they were met Members of the permanent luncheon comupon arrival by their husbands. The offi- D. Jeffrey. Future activities include a mittee of the club are Mrs. James Sweeny, Monte Carlo night this spring, presented cers had earlier been on maneuvers in Mexichairman ; Mrs. John Alford, co-chairman; can waters aboard the SEGUNDO and CHARR. by husbands of club members. Proceeds Mrs. Alfred C Leis, secretary; Mrs. Before returning home, the wives visited from an April cake sale will go to Navy Homer Conrad, hospitality; Mrs. John RelieL In May the members will visit the John Gommengenger, program; and Mrs. in Mexico City.

Cdr. and Mrs. Grant A. Palmer, Jr., en- DuPont home, Winter Sheer, in Wilming- Robert Guy, publicity. (lo-advisers are Mrs. tertained at a small cocktail party in their ton, Del. John C. Daniel, Mrs. Walter H. Price and Coronado home in honor of two submarine Naval Offiters' Wives Club, Mrs. Frank Virden. officers from Hawaii. They were Capt. Treasure Island, Calif.

The February luncheon was held 9 FebPhilip Weaver Garnett and Cdr. Charles ruary at the Officers' Club, with a white Mr. Norman Black, interior designer Nace, attached to the staff of commander, elephant auction following. Each member with W. & J. Sloane, spoke on the subject brought a "white elephant," with proceeds Submarine Forces, Pacific, in Honolulu.

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George F. Good en- of fashions for the home at the recent going to the Children's Home in Newport. tertained at a dinner in their quarters at meeting of the Naval Officers' Wives Club.

The hospitality committee started a new Camp Pendleton in honor of Adm. and .A luncheon preceded the program. project of calling on all newly arrived fleet Mrs. Arleigh Burke during their recent officers' wives in the area. A copy of the visit to the West Coast. General Good and NATU Officers' Wives Club, Calif. destroyer information guide book, Welcome Admiral Burke are members of the Naval The Naval .Amphibious Training Unit Aboard, will be given new arrivals, as well Academy Class of 1923.

Officers' Wives Club held their Sweetheart as a copy of the fleet wives bulletin.

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100-Hour Service Pins, Newport

February in the Officers' Club. Proceeds go toward the restoration of the grounds and gardens at Hampton House at Towson, Md. The house, built in 1810, was privately bought and presented to the National Department of the Interior, but there ;ire no funds for its upkeep.

R. .Adm. and Mrs. Ralph Earle, Jr., entertained at a tea in honor of the volunteer workers of Navy RelieL at Quarters .A on the Naval Station. Admiral Earle presented pins to the volunteers who completed 100 hours of service for Navy Relief.

Receiving the pins w-ere Mesdames J. W. Hooper. H. C. Schwaner, Jr.; J. W. Robinson, R. S. Sassaman, A. W. \'enne, Jr., Lyle H. Keator, Bernard J. Coski, N. I. Lee, Jr., .Arthur R. Stacy, H. O. .Anson, Jr., William Lee Savidge, E. E. Kreiss, Norman C. Eirich, William H. Hazzard, Charles M. Howe, William F. H. Irwin, C. V. McGlothing, W. H. Wettlaufer.

-And Mines. C R. Simmers, John C. Fox, Paul C Bonnette, Robert S. Salzer, E. F. Hull, Peter Parker, John L. McCreary, A. L. Frahler, Vincent B. Otten, Robert Thompson, Eugene J. Harmon. James F. Cross, Malcolm H. Thiele and Gaylor Lyon.

Mrs. Keester Hostess, Annapolis

Airs. George B. Keester was hostess to members of the William H. Murray Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, with Prof. Richard West of the Department of English, History and Government, the speaker. During the tea hour, Mrs. N. Hanson Baldwin and Airs. Fred K. Elder poured.

NAVY JUNIORS TOP, San Diego, Calif.

Award Pins, Norfolk, Va.

The Hampton Roads Navy Relief Society honored 22 volunteer workers who had completed 100 hours of service to the society. R. .Adm. I. N. Kiland, president of the Hampton Roads .Auxiliary, made the presentation. Meritorious awards were given six members for exceptional work.

They were Mrs. L. F. Freiburghouse, Mrs. Francis Hunter, Mrs. E. E. Lull, Mrs. H. O. Parish, Mrs. A. M. Taylor and Mrs. Wright Brinton.

Those receiving pins were Alesdames Malcolm Pemberton, Oliver B. Deaton, Edward G. Jones, Lloyd S. Smith, L. G. Hank, Frank Romanick, Hugh Murphree, A. R. Strow, L. T. Jones, Leonard DeRose, N. E. Harkleroad. Wesley Schmidt, AL W. Woods, F. Hoffman. Phillip Alorris, John 01iver,_ Roland Schuman, H. W. T. Nyland. V. M. Hunter, G. T. Curren, E. G. Pollack and Carroll A'an Fleet.

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MISS JANE LEEMAN, daughter of Capt.

Robert W. Leeman, USN, and Mrs. Lee man of Coronado, Calif., and London, England, is the bride-elea of Lt. (jg) Louis M. Hamel, 3d, USN. She is a freshman at Vassar College. The wedding will take place in June.

Engineer Officers' Wives Club, D. C.

Airs. R. H. Meade, wife of Rear Admiral Aleade, the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, spoke to members of the Naval Civil Engineers Officers' Wives Club at a meeting held at the A-N Club on IS February. Airs. Aleade, who is honorary president of the club, told about the two years she spent in Spain while the admiral was Director of Construction, Joint U. S. Alilitary Group.

Naval Academy Garden Club, Annapolis

JANGO, Washington, D. C.

A scholarship worth $500 has been established by J.ANGO. to be awarded annually to a Junior Jango or the daughter of a commissioned officer in the U. S. .Armed Forces. The award will be based on merit and need.

To be eligible the applicant must: A. Originate within 50 miles of the Washington area; B. Be eligible for admission to an accredited college; C. Have three character witnesses, her teacher's recommendations, and her grades; D. Write a short letter stating her purpose in applying, signed by applicant.

Anyone interested may write to the Scholarship Committee at JANGO headquarters in Washington, consisting of Mrs. Frederic S. Withington, Airs. Charles P. Cabell, Mrs. J. Lawton Collins and Airs.

Francis AL AIc.Alister.

-A bridge tournament was sponsored by the Naval -Academv Garden Club on 14

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Service officers' juniors held their Valentine Dance in the Officers' Club, Bamboo Room, on 17 February, with seventh and eighth grade juniors attending. Reservations were made by Mrs. Courtenay Stone, Mrs. Frederick Kidd and Mrs. Norman Lee. Birth of Daughter,

Buenos Aires

Mr. and Mrs. Julian B. Timberlake, 3d, of Buenos -Aires announce the birth of their second child, a daughter named Ann Cotten, on 22 January. The baby is the granddaughter of Cdr. Julian B. Timberlake, USN (Ret.), and Airs. Timberlake of Virginia Beach, Va. TOP, Annapolis, Md.

Members of the Annapolis chapter, Tau Omicron Phi, will hold a "tea-fight" for midshipmen of the Naval -Academy on 24 -March in Carvel Hall. Miss Diane O'Mara is in charge of arrangements.

Plans are being made for a fashion show on 4 May, to be held in St. Mary's High School auditorium. Miss Jo Rubins is in charge. Gowns will be shown from the A'letcalf Lane Dress Shop, with proceeds from the show going to Navy Relief and a needy county family.

At a recent meeting held in the home of the president. Miss Rubins, ten members were initiated into the sorority. They are the Misses Lisa Brooks, Bunny Newman, Marcia Barnes, Judy MacGregor, Nancy Madden, June Fuller, Paula Wiegard, Sylvia Alarston, Shirley Gant and Gretchen Vandergrift.

Navy Supply Corps Wives Club, D. C.

Heading a receiving line before the luncheon-meeting on 14 February of the club was Mrs. Ralph J. .Arnold, president of the club and wife of the Paymaster General of the Navy.

Members heard Alary Quinn, assistant home service director of Pepco, tell of the proper handling of new small appliances and how to get the best results from their hand mixers, blenders, etc. The meeting was held at the Army-Navy Country Club.

Several members of Tau Omicron Phi, San Diego chapter, acted as program girls at the 10 February Charity Ball held at the Hotel del Coronado. Proceeds from the ball go to the San Diego Society for Crippled Children.

The girls were the Misses Margaret Willis, Ann Perkins, Sallie Hege, Ellie Mims, Christine Ledbetter, Barbara Strohbehn and Joni Firebaugh. Mrs. William V. Davis and Mrs. Arthur S. Hill of Coronado were chairmen of the program girls' committee.

TOP, Norfolk, Va.

MISS MONICA SARAH RATTIGAN of the Bronx, N. Y., is the bride-elect of Lt. (jg) Arthur C. Taylor, USN. He is a member of the Class of 1954.

The Zeta chapter of Tau Omicron Phi held a tea on S February in honor of its spring rushees. The tea was held in the home of Miss Nancy Higbee. On the following Saturday they were honored at a coffee at the home of Miss Anne Maley.

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of their daughter, Mary Margaret, to Ens. Walter Wells Lamb, USN, son of Mrs. Anne Kate Wells Lamb of Asheville, N. C , and Mr. W. Herbert Lamb of Alexandria, Va. Miss Brown is a graduate of Duke University. Ensign Lamb is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1955. A June v/edding is planned.

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GARRISON E. MURPHY, '50, with his bride, the former Elizabeth Tripp. The wedding took place in San Francisco, on December 11, pledge period and participate in the sorority projects.

Members are making scrap books for the Children's Ward of the Portsmouth Hospital, and will act as cigarette girls for the Navy Relief Ball as well as help with its decorations.

The chapter also held a mother-daughter banquet on 11 February at the Officers' Club on the Naval Base.

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Capt. Hugh Roberts Nieman, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Nieman of Seattle, 'Wash., announce the engagement of their daughter, Pauline Rex, to Mr. Robert James Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Christian Huffman of Dallas, Texas.

Miss Nieman was graduated from Central High School, London, England, and is now attending the University of Texas where she is a member of Delta Zeta sorority. Mr. Huffman will be graduated from the same university in June. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.

* * * R. Adm. Horatio Ridout, USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Ridout of Southbridge, Mass., and Annapolis, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Genevieve, to Mr. Delmar Donald Long, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Loy Lewis Long of Bombay, India, and Cambridge, Mass.

Miss Ridout is a junior at Oberlin College in Ohio. Mr. Long, who attended that college, is now serving with the Army in Italy. * * * Capt. Robert W. Leeman, USN, and Mrs. Leeman of Coronado, Calif., and London, England, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane, to Lt. (jg) Louis H. Hamel, 3d, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamel, Jr. Miss Leeman is a freshman at Vassar College. Lieutenant Hamel was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1954.

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uated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1955. * * * Mr. and Airs. Louis B. Hagen of West River, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Louise Jean, to 1st Lt. John E. Alay, USAF, son of Air. and Airs. John May of Baltimore.

Miss Hagen is employed in the State Department in Washington, D. C. Lieutenant May is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1953. He is currently stationed at -Aberdeen Proving Grounds. A spring wedding is planned.

Mr. and Mrs. John Harry King, Jr., of Chevy Chase, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Suzanne Tewksbury, to Ens. Lawrence Stewart Wigley, USN, son of Mrs. Louis Brandes of Haddonfield, N. J. Mr. and Airs. Richard B. AlcCrone, of Miss King is a graduate of the Holton- Mayo, Md., announce the engagement of Arms School, and attended Mary Wash- their daughter, Lillian Joanna, to Midn. ington College of the University of Vir- Thomas Edward Eaton, Jr., son of Mr. and ginia. She was presented at the Debutante Airs. Eaton of Brookhaven, Pa. Miss McCrone attended Towson State Cotillion and the Thanksgiving Ball in 1954. Ensign Wigley attended Wyoming Teachers College. Alidshipman Eaton atSeminary and is a member of the Naval tended Wyoming Seminary before entering .Academy, Class of 1955. The wedding will the Naval .Academy, from w-here he will graduate in June. "The wedding will take take place in April. place 9 June.

Capt. John B. Bowen, USN, and Airs.

Bowen of Coronado, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Gail Elizabeth, to Mr. Thomas Michael Jordan, son of Mr. and Airs. Thomas Alark Jordan of Manila.

The bride-elect attended the College of William and Mary, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Her fiance is a graduate of the same college where he was a member of Sigma -Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Louis Sandlass of Dickeyville, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Alison Beth, to Lt. (jg) Nevin Palmer Carr, USN, son of Airs.

Palmer Warner Carr of Signal Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn., and the late Air. Carr.

Miss Sandlass is a graduate of the College of William and Mary where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. Lieutenant Carr is a member of the Naval Academy, Class of 1953. He is stationed at Quonset Point, R. I.

Air. and Mrs. John Rattigan of the Bronx, New York, announce the engagement of their daughter, Monica Sarah, to Lt. (jg) Arthur C. Taylor, USN, son of Mr. and Airs. .A. C. Taylor of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Lieutenant Taylor was graduated from the Naval .Academy, Class of 1954. He is currentiv stationed with Patrol Squadron 44, Norfolk, Va. Air. and Mrs. Oscar K. Hiser of Chillum. Aid., announce the engagement of their daughter, Florence AIcNamee, to Midn. Charles Lewis Monson, Jr., son of Air. and Airs. Alonson of Bristol, Conn.

Miss Hiser attended Holton-Arms School and was graduated from Saint Mary's Seminary. She is currently attending the University of Alaryland. .A June wedding is planned. {Continued on page 48)

Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Brandenburger of McLean, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Eugenia, to Lt. John Calvin Smith, USN, son of Air. and Airs.

Benson N. Smith of Miles City, Mont.

Miss Brandenburger is a graduate of George Washington University, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, and was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board. She spent last year at the Universite de Paris and the Ecole du Louvre, studying on a Fulbright scholarship. She is now working on her Alaster's degree at the University of Wisconsin.

Lieutenant Smith was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1947, and is now assistant professor of Naval Science at the University of Wisconsin. The wedding will take place 3 April.

Air. and Mrs. Ben Gilkey Herndon of ^ rlington, V-a.-, -announce the - engagement of their daugter, Sarah Ann, to Ens. Lee Donald Harmony, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harmony of New Bremen, Ohio.

Miss Herndon attends George Washington University. Ensign Harmony was grad-

MRS. H A ^ P H VICTOR BAIN, JR., was Miss' Margaret Isabel Willis of Annapolis, Md., before her 18 February wedding in Honolulu. She is the daughter of Lt. Robert G. Willis, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Willis of Annapolis.

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[. S. I L AlUMMI ASSOCIATIOfll li'u>*uU,Ai4ocuUio*u When changes occur within the Branch Association, such as officers or time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

AKRON President, Mr. Adolf Bednar, 541 Alelvern Rd., Akron, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. Clifford J. Collins, 816 Orlando xAve., .Akron 20, Ohio.

ANNAPOLIS President, Capt. L. C. Coxe, CEC, USN, 44 Upshur Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Cdr. R. H. Maury, U S N (Ret.). '14, 208 Prince George S t , Annapolis, Md. ATLANTA President, R. Adm. R. C. Williams, USN (Ret.) '32, 3427 Fairlee Dr., Decatur, Ga. Phone EV 1885.

Secretary-Treasurer, Capt. J. O. Banks, USN, '25, 152 Mt. Vernon Dr.. Decatur, Ga. EV 7170.

BALTIMORE President, Lt. Cdr. H. D. Scrymgeour, USN ( R e t ) '26, 4903 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore 12, Md. Secretary, Mr. Cecil H. Hull, '46, 312 Weatherbee Rd., Baltimore 4, Md.

President, R. W. Holt, '12, 1232 W. 62nd St., Kansas City 13, Mo. Secretary, Mr. Pat L. Humphrey, '29, 3616 63rd St., Kansas City 13, Mo.

COLORADO President, Mr. Harry O. Caperton, '32, 810 Detroit S t , Denver 6, Colo.

Secretary, Capt. E. J. Bacher, USNR, '29, Box 243, Idaho Springs, Colo.

LOS ANGELES President, Air. Albert S. Fuhrman, '37, 1725 W. Beverly Blvd., Los .Angeles 26, CaliL Secretary, Cdr. H. Knox Perrill, USN (Ret.), '26, 10583 Rochester .Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif.

CONNECT/CUT President, James D. Taylor, III, '25, 119 Glenwood Ave., New London, Conn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Richard Neuendorffer, '45, 1 Maxson Place, New London, Conn.

DETROIT President, Mr. Paul D. Richmond, '42, 1614 Newcastle Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods 36, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Wallace J. Agren, '46, 4134 Harvard Rd., Detroit 24, Mich.

DETROIT-ANNAPOLIS DADS CLUB

President, Mr. John W. McCrea, 16801 Grand River, Detroit 27, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer Mr. William H. Hagenmeyer, 323 E. Atwater St., Detroit 26, Mich.

BOSTON President, V. Adm. Morton L. Deyo, USN ( R e t ) , '11, Kittery Point, Maine.

Secretary, L t J. F. Crehan, USNR, 30 Percival St., Boston 22, Mass.

CHfCAGO President, Dr. J. F. Mallach, '26, 6043 N. Kirkwood, Chicago 30, 111.

Secretary, Lt. (jg) F. L. Sheahan, '45, 1984 Sunset Rd., Highland Park, 111.

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CLEVELAND President, Ralph M. Nelson '15, 2594 5. St. James Parkway, Cleveland Heights 6, Ohio.

Secretary, Maurice B. Jewett '23, 10305 Chippewa Rd., Brecksville, Ohio.

HOUSTON President, Capt. Frank C. Huntoon, U S N R ( R e t ) , "'15, 3727 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston 25, Tex. Secretary, Cdr. C. B. Gill, USN, 5110 Pocahontas, Bellaire,- Texas.

INDIANAPOLIS Secretary, Mr. Robert McMurray, '22, 725 E. 57th St., Indianapolis, Ind.

MIAMI President, Capt. Curtis A. Myers, USN (Ret.), '27, 901 S. Miami Ave., Miami, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Elmer C. Powell, USNR, '27, 3622 Lejeune Rd., Coral Gables'34, Fla.

MILWAUKEE President, Air. Mark N. Camp, '46,208 E. Wisconsin .Ave., Milwaukee 2, Wis.: Secretary. Lt. Cdr. Louie B. Knudsen, SC, USN, '45, 783 N. Water St., Alilwaukee 2, Wis. NEWPORT President, Cdr. Benjamin fe. McCormick, U S N (Ret.), '92, Wellington Ave., Newport, R. I. Secretary, Capt. Harry B. Heneberger, USN (Ret.), '25, 488 Walcott Ave., Middletown, R. I. NEW YORK President, David A. Stretch, '30, 33 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y. Secretary, Lt. Col. Samuel S. Yeaton, '30, USMC ( R e t ) , Room 1550, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. COrtland 7-8300. {Continued on next page)

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

ANNAPOLIS: Meetings held the Second Wednesday of each month at 8.00 p.m. at Alumni House, Annapolis. Md.

MILWAUKEE: Meetinijs held quarterly. For information contact Lt. Cdr. L. B. Knudsen, SC, USN, Phone BRoadway 2-5901.

ATLANTA: Meetings are held on the First Sunday of each month at the Commissioned Officers Mess of tbe Naval Air Station. Atlanta, at 1930.

BALTIMORE: Meetings held on the Third Tuesday of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore. Md.. at 5:30 p.m.

NEWPORT: Meetings usually held at 6:30 p.m. on the Last Tuesday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U.S. Naval Training Station. Newport, R. L NEW YORK: Luncheon meetings on the third Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. In November, January, April and June in the Marine Room, Lawyers' Club, 115 Broadway; in December, February and May in the Butler Room, Columbia University Club, 4 W. 43rd St., New York.

BOSTON: Luncheon meetinp held FvstWednesday of esch month, 12:30 p.m. at Officers' Club, Navy Building,'Summer St., Boston, Mass.

NORTH TEXAS: Quarterly; contact Jack Beatty. 4945 Crooked Lane. Dallas.

Texas, for information.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held on First Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Naval Armory, Randolph St.

PHILADELPHIA: Dinner meetings are usually held on the Second Friday of each month at the Officers' Mess, Naval Base.

CLEVELAND: Meetings held at 12:00 Noon al the Hickory GriU, 929 Cheater Ave. Cleveland, Ohio, on the Third Wednesday of each month.

PITTSBURGH: Regular monthly meetings of the Chapter are held on the evening of the Third Friday of each month except July and August, in the Sheraton Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetings held on the second Friday in February^ May, August and November.

COLORADO: Meetinfs held on the Fourth Tuesday of each month. The time varies ai it is sometimes a luncheon meeting and other times a dinner meeting.

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetinp are held quarterly at prearranged places around ths Stat*. Members are notified by mail 2 weeks prior to the meeting.

DETROIT: Meetincs held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HOUSTON: Luncheons held on the First Tuesday of each month at the Ben Milan Hotel KANSAS CITY: Regular luncheon meetings are held at the Cniversity Club at 12:1S p.m. on the Second Wednesday of each month.

LOS ANGELES: Dinner meetings held on Fust Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., at locations selected by entertainment committee. Phone A. S. Fuhrman, Dunkirk 7-2061.

MIAMI: Regular luncheon meeting held on Last Friday of each month at 12:1S p.m. on 3rd Floor. Walgreens, 200 East Flagler St.. Miami. Dinner dances held as announced. Touring Alumni always welcome. Contact secretary.

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ROCHESTER: Regular luncheon meeting at 12:15 p.m. on Second Monday of each month at Chamber of Commerce.

SAN DIEGO: Regular dinner meetinp held one each quarter in Coronado or San Diego. Members are notified by maiL SAN FRANCISCO: Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Treuurs Island, at 6:30 p.m. on the First Wednesday of eaeh month.

SEATTLE: Meetings held on the First Wednesday of eaeh month at 6:00 p.m.; alternating between C.O.M. (Open) Naval Station, Pier 91. Seattle, and B.O.Q..

U.S. Naval Air Station. Seattle. No meetings during July and August.

WASHINGTON, D.C: Monthly luncheons held the Third Thursday in ths moalki 12:30 p.m., Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square k Eye SL, N.W., Washingtaa I. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB: Meetings held the third Friday of eaeh month al Officers' Mess, Wright-Patterson AFB. 45

NORTH TEXAS President, Stanley J. Schiller, '47, 416 Crestwood Dr., Fort Worth, Texas.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. J. W. Beatty, '41, 4945 Crooked Lane, Dallas, Texas.

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PHILADELPHIA President, Capt. Claude H. Bennett, Jr., USN '23, 732 Spring Lane, Philadelphia 28, Pa. Secretary, Cdr. Arthur J. Fleming, Jr., USNR '24, 4248 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 4, Pa.

PITTSBURGH President, R. Adm. Jos. W. Ludewig, USN (Ret.), '25, Middle Rd., Glenshaw, Pa. Secretary, L t W. C. Allen, USN (Ret.), '29, 809 Eisenhower Dr., Pittsburgh 28, Pa.

RICHMOND President, Cdr. J. P. Moncure, USN ( R e t ) , '20, 203 Nottingham Rd., Windsor Farms, Richmond 21, Va. Secretary, Lt. Cdr. Joe L. Gammon, USN ( R e t ) , '43, 369 Lexington Rd., Richmond 26, Va.

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NORTH TEXAS GROUP . . . was host to the West Point Society at Amon Carter Airport. L. to r., Miss Crowder, Capt. and Mrs. J. P. Crowder, Mrs. Irving Niblo, A. C. Olney, '23, Jim Schwartz, '34, and Lt. Gen. Irving Niblo.

ANNAPOLIS ROCHESTER President, Laurence E. Guiliani '43, 96 Poplar Dr., Rochester 10, N. Y. Secretary-Treasurer, Earl J. Ashton, '26, 75 Elmdorf Ave., Rochester 11, N. Y.

SAN DIEGO President, Capt. Joseph T. Talbert, USN ( R e t ) , '20, 506 First St, Coronado, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Hal C. Jones, U S N ( R e t ) , '21, 4205 Del Mar, San Diego 7, Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO President, V. Adm. Thomas R. Cooley, U S N ( R e t ) '17, 1150 Union St., A p t 402, San Francisco 9, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, L t Lawrence A. Mayer, USNR, '44, 1 Upper Toyon Dr., Kentfield, CahL

SEATTLE President, Capt. Eric L. Barr, USN ( R e t ) '11, 2217 E. Newton S t , Seattle 2, Wash.

Secretary, Capt. J. J. Greytak, USN, '26, U. S. Nav. Sta., Pier 91, Seattle 99, Wash.

WASHINGTON.

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President, V. Adm. Ralph S. Riggs, USN (Ret.), '18, Riggs Woods, River Rd., RFD 1, Rockville, Md. Secretary, Calvin H. Cobb, Jr., '45, 729 ISth St. N W , Washington, D. C.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB President, Capt Barton E. Day, USN, '34.

Secretary, 1st L t R. B. Loughead, Jr., USAF, '51, Box 1062, Wright-Patterson AFB. Ohio.

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MILWAUKEE

The regular monthly meeting of the Annapolis chapter was held at the Alumni House on Wednesday evening, February 8.

Present at the meeting: Bruce '07, Gilmore 'II, R. H. Maury '14, Hutchinson '15, Dyer '19, Fitzgerald '21, Gray '21, Beaumont '23, T. T. Tucker '23, B. B. Wilson '23, Strange '27, Ross '27, Coxe '34,.W. C Hall, Jr. '37, R. C. Giffin, Jr. '38, and Conger '41.

After the business meeting Cdr. Frank .M. Slatinshek, USNR, of BuPers (Career Incentive Task Force) discussed two bills pending in Congressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Survivors Benefits and Dependent Medical Care.

Coffee and doughnuts were served to the members and their guests after the guest speaker had concluded the discussion.

R. H. M.

LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles chapter of the Alumni Association met at the Green Hotel in Pasadena on 25 January. The meeting was held on this date instead of the customary first Wednesday of January in order that the chapter might have Eddie Erdelatz as honor guest and speaker. The delay was justified since Eddie gave a splendid talk on the methods he uses in coaching the team. The chapter is convinced that Navy's football destinies are in excellent hands and that the Navy squad is not only being taught excellent football, but also that Eddie is setting an example of leadership that is in accordance with highest standards of the service.

In spite of being held in the middle of one of the worst storms that Los .Angeles has had in years 68 members and guests attended the meeting.

The business portion of the meeting was confined to the installation of new officers for 1956: A. S. Fuhrman '37, president; Peyton Carroll '37, vice president; J. E. Speers '24, treasurer, and H. K. Perrill '26, secretary.

Due to the late date of the January meeting the next meeting will be held the first Wednesday in March.

H. K. PERRILL

The Milwaukee chapter of the Alumni Association met at the Cudworth American Legion Post for cocktails and dinner February 2. Fourteen members attended representing classes from 1917 (Kavanaugh Downey) to 1955 (Ralph Grutsch).

Two recent Navy films were shown to the group by Lt. Frank Corley '48, who is an NRCDTC instructor at Marquette University here in Milwaukee. The films, "Ships, Men and Ice" and the "Annapolis Story," were particularly interesting to the group.

Our president, Alark Camp '46, spoke a few words for the group to be on the alert for potential candidates to the Naval Academy.

A suggestion that the wives be included at the next gathering in early April for dinner and dancing will be investigated.

Lieutenant Commander Knudsen '45 commented that the theme for the 1956 Armed Forces Day, May 18-20, was Poiver for Peace and this period was a good opportunity to refresh our memories of present day Navy activities in the Mihvaukee and Great Lakes area.

L. B. KNUDSEN

NEWPORT The seventy-second meeting of the chapter was held 31 January at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. Those present w-ere J. T. G. Stapler, A. G. Stirling, L. F. Welch '06; G. H. Bowdey, R. E. Cassidy, H. Kent Hewitt, L. W. McKeehan '07; R. King '08, with the Rev. R. B. Cook as guest; J. W: Rankin '08; M. L. Hersey '09; R. W. Bates, L. D. McCormick '15; W. L. Eagleton '20; B. Anderson '21; R. Earle, Jr., '22; G. H. Hodgkiss '23; H. B. Heneberger '25; and the following honorary members: Dr. K. C. Frazer, Brig. Gen. W. L. Ritter, USA (Ret.), Capt. E. J. Tietnan, USN ,(Ret.), and Maj. Gen. S. Williams, l^SMC (Ret.).

After dinger the vice president presided at a short .'basiness meeting. The next meeting was set-for 28 February.

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There followed an informal talk by Cdr. Chester I. Steele, USCG, of the Naval War College on "The Coast Guard Academy."

HARRY B . HENEBERGER

NEW YORK The regular monthly luncheon of the Naval Academy Association of New York was held January 17, at the Lawyers Club, 115 Broadway, New York City.

Air. David Stretch, president of the Association, presided. The guest speaker was V. Adm. C T. Durgin, USN (Ret.), president of the New York State Alaritime College. The topic of .Admiral Durgin's address was the work of the Alaritime College and its relationship to the Navy.

Before introducing the guest speaker, Air. Stretch called attention to the request of the national .Association for contributions and expressed the hope that all of us who were not members of both associations would take steps to correct the error of our ways.

Eighty-six members and guests were present, including the follow-ing: Belknap '91, .Anderson '03. Carter and Shaw '05, Jensen "06, Reinicke '10, Powell, Venable, Blades and Burrough '14, Durgin and Hussey '16. Gibson '18, Dingwell '19, Taylor and Thompson '20, AIcQuiston, Redding and Semple '21, Dole, (Harrison, Hooper, Parry and Quinn '22, Haase and AlcCutcheon '23, Bedner, Hoffman. Alellon, Alills, Replinger, Siegrist and Witmer '24, -Allgren, Brian, Delaney. Gellhorn, Gerry, Landers, AIcNally, Sigel, Sylvester and Walker '25, Carpenter, Flippin, Pratt and Strain '26. Donohue and Robinson '27, Dexter and Lair '28, Stevens, Stretch, Stroh and Yeaton '30, Black '31. Simpson '32, Uhler '45. Bauernschmidt '46, Kelly '48, Brandfon and Lister '49, Barrow, English and Register '50, and Hammond '51.

to offer for guidance of the next committee; incidentally Ed is now installed as chairman of the next committee so we can look forward to an exceptionally fine party next December. .Adm. Joe Ludwig '25 has returned to duty at Carnegie Tech, and we are very happy to learn that his health is much improved.

Plans for the coming year include a mi.xed dinner and bowling party tentatively scheduled for late April at the University Club in Pittsburgh. Dinner and bowling should not run more than about $10.00 a couple.

We should also like to schedule an outdoor family picnic sometime in late May or June. Dates are being investigated as are also possibilities of having the picnic at North Park.

Our new president, Dick Miller, was in fine fettle demonstrating his United States Steel Corporation executive ability.

Each time a member made a suggestion as to possibilities of a new activity during the coming year, that member was immediately made chairman of the new committee. Nice going, Dick I It had been tentatively scheduled to have representatives of the Advisory Committee on Naval Affairs for the Pittsburgh area attend our February meeting, but unfortunately ACONA has not as yet had their own organization meeting. At the next meeting we should like the members to consider making Mr. C McK. Lynch an honorary member of our association. Air. Lynch is now chairman of ACONA. Also at the February meeting George Powell will wish to discuss affairs of the National Association; your attention is called to the fact that George has been nominated as a trustee-at-large in the National Association as announced in Shipmate.

BOB COLEMAN '33

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SAN DIEGO PITTSBURGH

At their January 19 meeting, the San Diego chapter had one of the largest turnThe first regular meeting of the Pitts- outs on record when 90 members and their burgh chapter for 1956 w'as held January guests met at the newly decorated Com20th, at the Sheraton Hotel; the following missioned Officers' Mess (Open), U. S. attended: R. H. Aliller '22, W. C Allen Naval Station, North Island, San Diego.

'29, R. B. Coleman '33, A. P. Zechella '43, Mr. Ralph Kiner, new San Diego (Padre) R. A. Hart '29, S. G. Nichols '26, P. O. Baseball Club general manager and exGaddis '47, E. T. Barrett '38, J. F. Kennedy homerun king of the major leagues, was '17, E. C. Rook '24, N. Dashko '44, J. T. the guest speaker. He made a most interShillingford '26, Ted Treadwell '48. esting talk on baseball and the prospects of the "Padres" in particular. He brought .Accomplishments during the past year: down the house with his remark that the A. A^ery successful mixed dinner and "Padres" had no worries about the position bowling party at the Edgeworth Club, ar- of shortstop during the coming 1956 season ranged by Elsie and George Powell '31. since he had just signed up our lovable dean B. Chapter participation in the Armed of alumniâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Adm. Richard H. Jackson '87â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for that position. Admiral Jackson is very Forces Day Dinner.

C. Chapter participation in the ground active for a nonagenarian.

The chapter is pleased to report that breaking ceremony which inaugurated the U. S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Adm. W. H. Standley '95 is now at his home in Coronado after a serious illness at Training Center.

D. Army-Navy game color television the San Diego Naval Hospital.

V. Adm. Harold M. Martin '19 was reparty at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association. Luncheon and game were attended by lieved by V. Adm. Alfred M. Pride a combined group of our own chapter plus on 1 February as Commander Air Force couples from the Pittsburgh West Point Pacific. chapter.

J. T. TALBERT E. Highly successful Christmas Party for Midshipmen and their guests.

An excellent report was made by Ed SEATTLE Barrett on the 1955 Midshipmen Christmas The regular meeting of the Seattle chapParty held December 27th. The party was successful in that everyone had a good ter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni time and our treasury is still solvent. Association was held at the Commissioned Chairman Barrett made a list of ten very Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Air Station, fine suggestions which his committee had Sand Point, Seattle, on 1 February.

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The meeting was called to order by President Eric Barr. The following members attended: G. -A. Duncan '08, D. R. Lee '13, H. N. Wallin '17, C D. Emory and E. D. Poole '21, R. R. Fox '22, E. T. Collins '23, Ken Borgen, F. A. Strohecker and J. W. Brady '24, J. J. Foster and J. J. Greytak '26, J. T. Bradshaw, J. B. Danhoff, T. C Fauntz and C R. Dudley '27, V. B. Cole '28, R. O. Gilbert and L. N. Swisher '31, R. A. O'Neill '38, R. E. Jones '44, and R. Milloy and R. Detjen '48.

J. J. GREYTAK

Attention Memphis Area Members There are many alumni in the ArkansasMississippi-Tennessee area, particularly in Memphis, who are interested in forming a Naval .Academy Alumni chapter. Ray Pittman, '48-B, is already starting the ball rolling. Al! those interested please write to R. C. Pittman, 2905 Kimball, Memphis 14, Tenn.

Tidewater Chapter Being Organized A meeting to establish a Tidewater chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association was held on 26 January, in the Chesapeake Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. The following alumni were present: W. B. Decker '06; H. S. Covington '22; J. S. Fitzgerald '23; W. M. Cole '24; J. L. Woodbury '26; R. W. Rickertts, B. N. Wev '27; W. T. Doyle '30; N. E. Blaisdell '32; K. E. Johansson, L. AI. Detweiler '35; R. C. Fletcher '38; J. C. Spitler '41; A. J. Rucker '42; C. D. Robison '43; W. L. .Atkinson '45; L. G. Cutchall, C M. Johnson, Jr. '46; R. S. HoUyer, P. C. Kochis '47; C L. Morgan '48; J. AI. Liston, F. T. Shaver '51; R. A. Costigan, G. F. Morrow, J. P. Gagliardo, Jr., R. Rapkin '52; R. P. Davidson, W. A. Lawler '53; P. F. Foley, H. A. Nagel '54; and J. A. Robinson '55.

The attendance was much smaller than had been anticipated; however, it is hoped that by the time the next meeting is held, the word will have been received by a sufficient number of alumni living in this area to increase the attendance several-fold.

A committee was appointed to submit nominations of candidates to be voted upon to hold elected offices of the chapter for the coming year.

Attention: Pearl Harbor Survivors Mr. Charles Osborne of Life magazine is preparing a series on Pearl Harbor which is to be taken from a new book to be written by Walter Lord, author of A Night to Remember (recent book on the TITANIC disaster). The emphasis will be on personal and individual experiences on the morning of the attack, rather than on the controversial, the technical or the political aspects.

The authors are interested at the moment in collecting as many names and addresses as possible of survivors of the attack, with the objective of contacting them to get their stories. Write Mr. Charles Osborne, Life, Time and Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York 20, N. Y. 47

CAPITOL HILL {Continued from page 7) Spanish-.American War periods, who left the services without having had active wartime duty, has passed the House and is pending before the Senate Finance Committee. This bill would extend active wartime service status to men w-ho served at the Academies during these wars, and give them the benefit of A'eterans .Administration laws.

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Below we mention several laws and bills of interest primarily to retired personnel.

In recent years there has been almost no end of bills dealing with retired personnel, for the legislative and legal problems relating to retired personnel, and particularly officers, are many and varied.

Retirement Income and Taxation. Enactment of H. R. 7036, now Public Law 398, authorizes all retired military personnel, no matter of what age, to earn up to $1200 in civilian employment and still take full tax credit for $1200 of their retired pay. The bill permits retired personnel 72 years old or older to earn any amount of income. Prior to enactment of this law, section 37 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 gave a retired service member a credit against his tax liability equivalent to the tax, at the first bracket rate, on whatever he earned up to $1200. This section also permitted a member to earn up to $900 annually, without affecting his retirement tax credit. Earnings in excess of $900, for members under 75, reduced, dollar for dollar, the $1200 tax credit. There was no limitation on earned income for those aged 75 or more. P. L. 398 amends section 37 to hike from $900 to $1200 the amount a member can earn without reducing the $1200 on which the retirement credit is based. It also reduces from 75 to 72 the age of persons who can have unlimited earnings. This bill is N O T E F F E C T I V E U N T I L T H E T.AXABLE YEARS BEG I N N I N G A F T E R DECEMBER 31, 1955. Retired personnel under 65 years of age have been included in the group concerned. The new law may permit increased earnings up to $20 million.

Social Security Amendment Bill, H. R. 7225. The Senate Finance Committee will complete hearings on this bill early in March. The Retired Officers Association will urge that: (1) The proposed reduction from 65 to 62 in age eligibiHty for benefits be extended to Service women and Service dependents; (2) The provision to give disability insurance benefits to disabled persons age 50 or more include totally disabled military persons; (3) That Section 224, which would offset any Social Security benefits which might be given to disabled military personnel against similar amounts of veterans' disability compensation received, be changed.

Honorary Promotion for Service in Two Wars. At the request of the Retired Officers .Association, Representative Bob Wilson (Rep., Calif.) has sponsored H. R. 8400, which would recognize by honorary promotion service in two or more wars, as the Spanish-American War and World War I or World War I and World War II, provided the officers concerned have been commended or decorated by their departments.

Contingency Option Act Payments. H. R. 8802, introduced early this year, would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide exclusion from taxable income the amounts withheld from retired pay of 48

Service members pursuant to the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953.

S. 2898, by Senator Goldwater (Rep., Oklahoma), would permit retired officers and enlisted men to use A'^eterans .Administration medical facilities.

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Survivor Benefits. The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to begin hearings on H. R. 7089, the survivor benefits bill, early in March, after conclusion of hearings on legislation amending the Social Security law.

Housing. S. 3122 would authorize the expenditure of an additional $150 million for overseas housing. The Defense Department has announced an augmented program for more housing both in this country and overseas. This housing will be financed through appropriations, with mortgage financing, and by means of a barter Commodity Credit Corporation plan which in effect would trade surplus American farm products for overseas housing.

BULLETIN BOARD {Continued from page 44) Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wyckoff Wilson of West Hartford, Conn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Martha Ann, to Mr. Thomas Dickens Warner, Jr., son of Mrs. Thomas Dickens Warner of Churchland, Va., and the late Capt. Warner, USN. Miss Wilson attended Wheaton College and served as a civilian with the U. S. .Army in the Far East. Mr. Warner served with the U. S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater in World War II and is presently on assignment with the Department of Defense. The wedding will take place this month.

Prof, and Mrs. James W. Marvin of South Burlington, Vt., announce the engagement of their daughter, Nancy Lee, to Mr. William Gerry Morgan Hardison, son of V. Adm. Osborne B. Hardison, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Hardison of Washington, D. C. Miss Alarvin is a graduate of the Mary .A. Burnham School and attends Radcliffe College. Her fiance is a graduate of St. .Albans School and Harvard College. He attends Harvard Medical School.

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R. ADM. HAROLD A. HOUSER, USN

Rear Admiral Houser, Legislative Authority When the program to improve the morale of the military services is completed, you can credit R. Adm. Harold A. Houser, USN, Naval Academy, 1921, for part of its success. Admiral Houser retired in mid-1955, and immediately became Director of Legislative Liaison for the Retired Officers Association. For almost four years, from late 1949 to niid-I9S3, he was Director of the Office of Legislative Liaison in the Defense Department.

That departmental experience brought him into contact with Congressional leaders of both parties, and now, as a representative of an organization urging enactment of better legislation for active duty as well as retired personnel, he is welcome in any office and at any Congressional hearing.

At a recent hearing committee members welcomed him in flattering terms. Perhaps it is his calmness and good humor that does it; certainly he is not the eager-beaver type. Whatever the reason, he is regarded as a top-flight salesman of legislative ideas.

Saturday, 18 February, Miss Nancy Ann Aleeker, daughter of Mrs. Niemann Meeker of Sea Cliff, Long Island, N. Y., and Dr. D. Olan Meeker of Riverside, Conn., and Ens. Edward Cherry Newbegin, USN, son of Cdr. and Mrs. Robert G. Newbegin, 3d, of Roslyn, L. I., at Saint Mary's Church in Roslyn. The bride attended Penn Hall in Chambersburg, Pa. Ensign Newbegin was graduated from the Naval .Academy, Class of 1955. Station: USS GURKE. Saturday, 18 February, Miss Alargaret Isabel Willis, daughter of Lt. Robert G. Willis, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. WilHs of Annapolis, Md., and Lt. (jg) Ralph A^ictor Bain, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Airs.

Ralph V. Bain of Santa Paula, Calif., in Honolulu, T. H. Aliss Willis is a member of Tau Omicron Phi sorority. Lieutenant Bain was graduated from Oregon State College. Station ; U S S TELFAIR. Saturday, 18 February, Miss Maureen Theresa Dwyer, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Dwyer of Manchester, N. H., and Ens. Walter L. Mathes, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mathes of St. Louis, AIo., in the Whiting Field Chapel, Pensacola, Fla. The bride is a graduate of Alount Saint Alary College, Hooksett, N. H. Ensign Mathes was graduated from the Naval -Academy, Class of 1955. Station: flight training. Whiting Field.

Saturday. 11 February, Miss Harriet .Anne Chamberlaine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frederick Lucas Chamberlaine of Clarksburg, W. A^a., and Lt. Chandler Lee von Schrader, USN, son of Mrs. Gertrude von Schrader of Ottumwa, Iowa, and Air. von Schrader of Racine, Wis., at Christ Episcopal Church, Clarksburg. The bride is a graduate of Mt. Vernon Seminary and Mt. Vernon Junior College. Lieutenant von Schrader attended Iowa State College and was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1947. Station: Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Saturday, 11 February, Miss Douglas Howard Mustin, daughter of Capt. Lloyd Montague Mustin, USN, and Mrs. Mustin of Coronado, Calif., and Ens. Laurence C. Baldauf, Jr., USN, son of Captain BalS H I P M A T E

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dauf, USN, and Airs. Baldauf, of Coronado, in the Chapel at Corry Field, Pensacola, Fla. The bride was graduated from Saint Agnes Episcopal School for Girls in Alexandria, Va., and attended San Diego Junior College. She is the granddaughter of Adm. and Airs. George Alurray of San Francisco. Ens. Baldauf is a member of the Naval .Academy, Class of 1955. Station: flight training. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Saturday, 4 February, Aliss Alary Stuart A''easey, daughter of Capt. .Alexander Craig A^easey, USN, and Mrs. A'easey of Kensington, Aid., and Lt. (jg) William Wade Awbrey, USNR, son of Airs. John L. Sacage of Carson City. Nev., and Air. Roy O. Awbrey of Long Beach, Calif., in the Navy Chapel, Washington, D. C The bride was graduated from Saint Catherine's School in Richmond, Va., and is a member of the Junior League of Washington. Lieutenant Awbrey is a graduate of the College of the Pacific at Stockton, Calif.

Station: Patrol Squadron 18, Jacksonville, Fla.

ATHLETICS {Continued from page 9) cradle hold, and Team Captain Ed Zabrycki, who took a little longer, but also pinned his man, Joe Wozunk, in 6 :4S with a half-nelson and body press. Both Brainard and Zabrycki are among the best wrestlers on the East Coast and will be top contenders in the Easterns this spring.

In the final match of the evening, Art Wright went against football star Mike Sandusky and lost a close match to the favored Alaryland grappler, 5-3.

The final score of the meet was 24-6, Navy.

Coach Art Potter is very enthusiastic about his squash racquets team. Right after the Princeton match which Navy won, 7-2, he stated emphatically, "We have an excellent chance to win the (National Intercollegiate) title this year. The top three teams in the nation are Harvard, Yale and Navy. Harvard is the best of the three (Harvard defeated Navy earlier Saturday, 4 February, Aliss Carol Antoi- in the season, 6-3) and Navy next." Princenette Olwell, daughter of Mr. and Airs. ton's Coach Conroy backed up Mr. Potter Evans Gerard Olwell of Brooklyn, N. Y., to an extent. After the match he was asked and Lt. Benjamin Joseph Conroy, Jr., son what he thought of the team that had of Mr. and Mrs. Conroy, also of Brooklyn, defeated his defending National Champs so in the Roman Catholic Church of Our decisively, and he said, "This year's Navy Lady of Refuge, Brooklyn. The bride is a team is better than last year's. They're graduate of the Alary Immaculate Hospi- in the top three along with Harvard and tal School of Nursing in Jamaica, Queens. Yale."

Lieutenant Conroy attended Holy Cross Since that meet Navy downed three College and was graduated from the Naval more opponents in quick order: Pittsburgh Academy, Class of 1948-.A. 9-0, Adelphi 9-0, and Williams 8-1.

And Army? Says number four man, Saturday, 31 December, Aliss Judith Whit- youngster John Griffiths, "Army and ing Phelps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Princeton should be ranked fourth and Edwin H. Phelps of Grand Prairie, Texas, fifth respectively as I see it. Not too long and Lt. (jg) Laurence Thomas Furey, ago Army had a tough time beating PrinceUSN, son of Capt. Robert H. Furey, ton 5-4, and we had a pretty easy time USCG ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Furey of St. with them, so if you believe in score comPetersburg, Fla., in St. Paul's Roman parisons, that could mean something."

Catholic Church, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Lieutenant Furey attended the University of Washington and was graduated from The Navy basketball team has come the Naval Academy, Class of 1953. Station: through with only a mediocre record thus U S S KLEINSMITH, Norfolk. far in the season. They've had some stiff competition, true, but it seems that they Monday, 26 December, Miss Marta Marie are capable of playing better ball. Against Ream, daughter of Dr. Martin Roth Ream sixth-ranked Temple, they put up one of of the University of Teheran, Iran, and the best battles of the season, but against Airs. Craig Ream of Washington, D. C, low-ranked Maryland they blew an early and Lt. Richard Fisher Avery, US.AF, son substantial lead and lost by the biggest of Mrs. Fred B. Avery of Washington, margin ever between the two schools, 80-61.

D. C, and the late Captain .Avery, USN, The closeness of that game before the last at the Boiling Air Force Base Chapel in quarter can be seen in the halftime score Washington. Lieutenant Avery attended which was 35-27, Maryland.

Fishburne Military School and was gradTeam Captain Dave Smalley, youngster uated from Bullis Preparatory School and the University of Texas, where he was a Frank Petinos and Andy Dulik are tliree member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. outstanding ball handlers and good "inside" Station: Turner Air Force Base, Albany, men, while Ron Dressel, George Bouvet and AI Swanson have been hitting conGa. sistently from the outside. Through the Maryland game, Petinos had made 73 field Sunday, 11 December, Aliss Elizabeth goals for a percentage of .459 and Smalley Kruse Tripp, daughter of Mrs. Dwight K. 63 field goals for a .477 percentage. Dave Tripp, and the late Mr. Tripp, of San also had a phenomenal percentage of .783 Francisco and Coronado, Calif., and Lt. from the foul line on 47 for 60 attempts, Garrison E. Murphy, USN, son of R. Adm. which is somewhat ironical, as many of M. E. Murphy. USN, Commander Mine Navy's recent games have been lost at the Force, Pacific Fleet, and Mrs. Murphy, in foul line. Petinos had a 19.7 average, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, San Fran- Smalley 15.7, Dulik 11.1, and Bouvet 10.4. cisco. The bride was graduated from the The team game average was 74.5 points Dominican Convent in San Rafael, Calif. against an opponents' 68.0. On paper, the She made her debut at the 1953 Cotillion figures look good, but they can't seem to Ball in San Francisco. Lieutenant Murphy relay them into a winning record. was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1950. He is the grandson of Capt.

Harry A. Garrison, (MC) U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Garrison of San Diego. Station: The new $4 million field house now under USS PERCH. construction over on Holland Field is be50

ginning to take shape. Officials hope to have it ready for opening the 'S6-'S7 basketball season.

The building is divided into three parts.

In the center is the field area which will seat 6000 for winter athletic events. There is also talk of using it for big functions such as June Week Graduation. In the field area there will be a unique indoor track with a soil-dirt composition floor. This can be used for football, baseball, lacrosse and soccer.

The south wing houses the dorms and dressing rooms for visiting teams and will feature a comfortable lounge. The north wing will have a multi-purpose gym for P. T. classes, squash courts which will seat an audience of 600, locker rooms, extensive equipment and storage rooms, instructors' and coaches' offices, lecture rooms and an ultra-modern training room.

Like Bancroft Hall and the rest of the academic buildings, the new field house will be constructed of grey brick with a copper sheet roof, although it will feature a modern design.

WINTER SPORTS SCORES V a r s i t y Basketball

Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy

83 61 92 74 65 61 81

Johns Hopkins Columbia Penn Alilitary College Temple Penn State Maryland Pittsburgh

Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy

69 Georgetown Frosh 69 .. . Wm. & Mary (Nor. Div) 83 W. Maryland Frosh 79 NAPS 75 Temple Frosh 77 Penn State Frosh 71 . . . Gloucester Catholic H. S. 100 Columbian Prep

Navy Navy Navy Navy

13 18 19 18

Navy Navy Navy Navy

17 24 23 19

46 64 51 93 70 80 64

Plebe Basketball

66 49 64 57 58 55 65 25

V a r s i t y Fencing

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Pennsylvania Johns Hopkins Valley Forge .Augusta

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V a r s i t y Gymnastics

Navy 6 9 ^ Navy 56

Temple 26'/2 Pittsburgh 40 Plebe Gymnastics

Navy 67 Navy 68 ...

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Girard Col. 29 John Bartram H. S. 28 Olney H. S. 46j4 Varsity

Navy Navy Navy Navy

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Pistol

USCG Hqtrs. 1266 Penn M. C II72 BuOrd 1399 USCG Academy 1301 S H I P M A T E

V a r s i t y Rifle

Navv Navy Navy Navy

1435 1431 1435 1427

Pittsburgh Fordham M.I.T. USCG Academy

1367 1369 1386 1402

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Navy 1385 Navy 1394 ,

St. John's 1311 G. Washington H. S. 1331 Varsity

Squash

Navy 7 Navy 9 Navy 9 Navy 8

Princeton 2 Pittsburgh 0 .Adelphi 0 Williams 1 Plebe

Navy Navy Navy

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Princeton Frosh Haverford Penn Charter Varsity

Swimming

Penn AI. C. Columbia Duke V.M.I. Harvard West Chester Plebe

Navy 43 Navy 49 Navy 17

8 16 16 25 66 25

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Princeton Frosh 41 Mercersburg 28 Lawrenceville Sch. 60 Varsity

Wrestling

Navy 22 Navy 7 Navy 24

Rutgers 6 Penn State 23 Maryland 6 Plebe

Navy 15 NavT 23 Na-vy 34

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Union H. S. 16 Washington H. S. 10 Alercersburg 0

DONATIONS TO THE ACADEMY {Continued from page 5) .Academy can both be served in this manner in virtually every instance.

Occasionally a proposed memorial may be preferred which by design or function does not suit any location or fill a worthy and timely need. Here, preliminary consultation with the Academy may permit the donor to vary his idea sufficiently to make the donation most profitable all the way around. For this reason, preliminary consultation with the Naval Academy is a helpful dilemma-solver.

Contributions and bequests of money are most acceptable, since obviously they are adaptable to a variety of uses, and can be applied toward meeting those most urgent needs of the Academy which cannot be realized through use of appropriate funds.

To facilitate the donation and acceptance of such contributions and bequests, a General Memorial Flint, has recently been established. This fur.-' will be used to pro-vide memorials of a general nature to enhance the beauty of the Academy and to perpetuate the proud traditions of the Service.

Such memorials are invaluable to the Academy in that they serve to stimulate and inspire in midshipmen a real dedication to the Navy. The availability of such a fund will give maximum flexibility in applying gifts to the overall improvement of the Naval Academy.

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and by the Naval Academy. Regrettably, it is often apparent that the scope and cost of the exhibits proposed are far beyond the means of an individual or small group of contributors. It is in such cases, says Admiral Boone, that the mechanisms of the General Memorial Fund offer a ready means to the common end. The Superintendent hopes that in many such cases the combined efforts of many friends of the Academy will swell the principal of this fund by smaller individual gifts to the extent that some major goal may be realized. .A suitably illustrated book will carry the names of donors and honorees of this fund.

This public record will be prominently located in the Yard.

An example of such a major project is the memorial to all graduates who have died in action against the enemy. This plaque mounted below Commodore Perry's "Don't Give Up the Ship" flag, together with an honor roll by classes of these heroic officers, is now temporarily constructed of plywood. It is in the form and design which ultimately it is hoped will be transformed into enduring bronze and marble. Appro.ximately $25,000 will be required to convert this memorial to its intended permanent construction. In all probability, completion of this and other worthy projects will require the combined efforts of many contributors.

The Naval Academy Museum Fund, a legally established and accountable fund, has existed for many years for the acceptance of monetary gifts to the Museum.

From it, as opportunity occurs, the Academy Museum can occasionally purchase a particularly desirable item of historic importance or artistic value commemorative of naval history. The display card accompanying this exhibit always bears the name of the donor and can also explain that the item was presented in memory of a specific person.

Our reassuring experience shows that countless friends of the Naval Academy are eager to demonstrate their loyalty and devotion by gifts to the Academy. It is hoped, says Admiral Boone, that these thoughts may enlighten donors as to mutually profitable avenues of expression.

of Wallace Clark and Company at the above address.

1956 Rhodes Scholarship Competition Open to Officers Midshipmen, Navy and Marine Corps officers who are eligible have been invited to submit applications for participation in the Rhodes Scholarship competition to be held in 1956.

Those eligible are: Regular Navy and Marine Corps officers now on active duty who are graduates of the Naval Academy or of an accredited civilian educational institution; Midshipmen of the U. S. Naval .Academy (Classes of 1956 and 1957) who will receive their commissions in June 1956 or June 1957, respectively, and Midshipmen enrolled in Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Units who will receive their commissions in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps prior to September 30, 1956.

All applicants must be between the ages of 19 and 26 on October 1, 1957. Deductions are permitted for active service in the .Armed Forces of over 90 days since June 27, 1950.

All Rhodes Scholarship appointments are for two years, since the majority of students obtain standings which enable them to receive a degree in that time. However, if a scholar can show that a third year is eminently in the interest of his immediate studies and his future career, and his work, conduct, and general record have been satisfactory, the Rhodes Trustees will normally grant a third year's instruction.

Applicants must agree not to resign from the service during the period of the scholarship and to serve after the completion of such study two years in the service for each year of the tenure of the scholarship.

In addition, applicants must agree to remain unmarried during the first two years of the scholarship.

Applications should be submitted through channels to the Chief of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers C1224). In the case of Marine Corps applicants, requests should be forwarded via the Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps.

Applications must be in the Bureau of Naval Personnel prior to May 1, 1956.

Position for NuclearFuel Engineer A client of Wallace Clark and Company, Management Consultants of 521 Fifth Ave., New York 17, N. Y., is interested in locating a retired officer with the following qualifications: Rank: Rear-Admiral or higher (retired).

Age: Not over 52.

Experience: Specifically in the area of prime powerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with experience connected with marine boilers and turbines, and developments involving nuclear-fuel applications.

His naval responsibilities will have given him a substantial familiarity with the engineering, construction and installation of the equipment of leading manufacturers in this field. His most recent service experience will have included training in the theory of nuclear-fuel engineering for power purposes.

Any interested officer, recently retired or about to retire, meeting the foregoing qualifications contact Mr. Norman E. Horn

Falls Sports Team Captains Navy's fall sports teams have elected their captains and managers for the 1956 season.

Captains chosen were: football, Earle E. Smith, of Mobile, Ala.; soccer, James J. O'Connell, of S t Louis, Mo.; cross country, Walter T. Meukow, of Las Vegas, Nev.; and, 150-pound football, David R. Alabry, of Lexington, Ky.

Overseas Employment Opportunities Retired officers now living overseas and officers who are planning to reside overseas who are interested in positions as manufacturers' agents should contact Alorrill Associates, 550 Fifth Ave., New York 36, New York.

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.Association may use this service but in their case the cost will be $5.00 for the first two column-inch space and $3.00 for each additional inch.

The deadline for these notices is the fifteenth day of the month preceding the date of issue, i.e., March 15 for the April issue.

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A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r sale. 198 P r i n c e George St. 3 blocks from Main Gate of N a v a l Academy.

A spacious residence. Has 5 bdrms (1 bdrm and bath on 1st floor) and two other b a t h r m s .

Also modern kitchen and h e a t i n g p l a n t . The living rm and dining r m a r e very a t t r a c t i v e .

House has been completely redecorated and is ready to move into. RAdm. Donald Giles U S N ( R e t . ) . For further information contact Joseph D. Lazenby, 215 Main St., Annapolis. P h o n e Colonial 3-2684. (IX)

C O R O N A D O , Calif. For rent furnished. My comfortable home of 3 bdrms, 2 baths, den, family rm. patio, BBC, etc., incl. washer, dryer, freezer, disposal. Apr. 15 to Nov. 15. Rent while you build. $180. Cdr. R. L. Mastin, 250 Soledad PI., Coronado, Calif. ( I I )

A N N A P O L I S , Md. For sale on Pendennis Mount •with view of Severn River. A 1-story, 3 bdrm and 2 bathroom house. Insulated, storm windows, copper pipes, forced hot-water baseboard heating, corner lot. Como. R. S. W e n t w o r t h , P . O. Box 803. Annapolis, Md. (VII)

S A N F R A N C I S C O , CaUf. 25 mi. east of. F o r rent, $140, 4 bdrms, 2 baths, ranch-style house, J^-acre land. Many trees. Patio. Attached 2-car garage. Partially furnished including drapes and 13' deep-freeze. Laundry rm. For further information contact J. N. Smith, 2042 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek, Calif. Phone YE. 4-2660. ( I I )

A N N A P O L I S , Md. For sale on M a r k e t St. close to Spa Creek. A home. 1st floor—Ige living rm. dining rm and kitchen. 2nd floor—3 bdrms.

•tndy and bath. 3rd floor—2 bdrms and bath.

Full basement, oil heat. Home of R. Adm. Harold C. Train. U S N (Ret.). Contact Joseph D. Lazenby. 213 Main St.. Annapolis. Md. (VII) A N N A P O L I S , Md. For sale. 39 Southgate Ave. I n desirable residential district of M u r r a y Hill.

Home located near schools, entry hall, living rm., dining rm., butler's pantry and large kitchen on 1st floor. Four bdrms and bath and screened sleeping porch on 2nd floor. Bdrm on 3rd floor.

Home is insulated, fitted with storm windows and Interchangeable screens. Hardwood floors. H o t water heat. Capt. Morris D. Gilmore, U S N ( R e t . ) .

F u r t h e r information contact Joseph D. Lazenby or other Annapolis realtor. ( I I ) A N N A P O L I S , MD. F o r rent. Unfurnished colon i a l house on Duke of Gloucester St, half mile from Main Gate. 3 bdrms and bath, liv r m with fireplace, dining r m , modern kitchen. Gas furnace. Adults, no pets. R e n t $100 per month. Cont a c t Mrs. David E. Cummins, 170 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, Md. ( I l l ) B R E M E R T O N , Wash. T r i d e n t Apts. located a t S t a t e Ave. Gate of Naval Shipyard now available to retired as well as active officers. Long or short lease. One, two or three bdrms, living r m with fireplace, dining rm. Completely furnished except linen and silver. Prices from $60 to $120 p e r month. Manager, T r i d e n t A p t s . . S t a t e Ave., B r e m e r t o n , Wash. (I) CORONADO, Calif. Available J u n e '66. Onebdrm g a r a g e a p a r t m e n t with view of ocean and bay. L a r g e patio. Quiet, excellent district. W r i t e owner, Helen Henifin, 8915 H a r r a t t St.. Los Angeles 46, Calif. CR 5-0648. (I)

Book Review T H E A N S W E R BOOK ON NAVAL SOCIAL CUSTOMS. By Esther Wier and Dorothy Coffin Hickey. The Military Service Publishing Co., Harrisburg, Pa. 122 pp., 24 illustrations. $2.50.

This book, written by two Navy wives, is the answer to the average Navy family's prayer. Its thesis is that a return to rigid formality is no more desirable than current laxness; and that somewhere between the two lies the key to social relationships which can provide assurance and satisfaction to naval personnel and their wives.

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H O N O L U L U , T. H. Wanted 2- or 3-bdrm unfurnished house near P u n a h o u School, good neighborhood, family includes 2 girls a t t e n d i n g school.

Max. rent $150 per mo. Lt. W. F . Johnson, U S N , 3813 Radford Dr., Honolulu. P h o n e 497375. (I)

SYL-VANIE, GA. For sale, very reasonable. Ideal home for retired couple in pleasant small comm u n i t y between S a v a n n a h and A t l a n t a . F r i e n d ly neighbors, low taxes, excellent h u n t i n g , fishing and climate. 2-story brick, n a t u r a l gas heat, double g a r a g e . D o w n s t a i r s : Ige living rm_, 2 bdrms, kitchen, bath, Ige back veranda. U p s t a i r s : living r m , bedrm, bath and kitchen, front balcony. Can r e n t half as duplex. W r i t e C. D. Mcintosh, Gallatin E-21, H a r v a r d Business Sch., Boston 63. Mass. Tel. K i r k l a n d 7-2613. ( I l l ) V I R G I N I A B E A C H . Va. F o r sale. Ideal home for large family, 1 block from ocean. Large living and dining rms, each with iireplace. 5 bdrms, 3 baths and dressing rm. Excellent, economical heating plant. 2-car garage with furnished apartment above. Price $29,750. Mrs. B. L. Doggett, 206 25th St., Virginia Beach, Va. ( I I ) V I R G I N I A B E A C H , Va. For rent. 3 bdrm house on 50' X 150' lot. Elec. stove and refrigerator, other items furnished if desired. Outside shower, 1J4 blocks from beach on dead-end street. A d j .

Seashore St. Park. 1 mi. from Ft. Story P X , commissary, movie, hosp. Convenient to N A S , NB, N A B , N N S Y . Screened porch. Lrge closed side utility rm. Fenced backyard with pine trees, ideal for children, pets, outdoor living. Floor furnace, attic stowage space. $100 per mo. till June. $110 per mo. yearly lease. Lt. J. R. Bass, U S N , 511 26th Rd., South, Arlington 2, Va. OTis 4-9545 or BuOrd Liberty 5-6700, ext.

66834. ( I I ) VIRGINIA B E A C H , VA. One-story, 3 bdrms, 2 baths. Wall-to-wall carpet, panelled rec r m , enclosed porch, Ige fenced wooded yd, growing area close to ocean and lake. Ideal for children, newly redecorated inside and out. T e r m i t e proofed. $17,950 if no agent. Capt. H. F . Crist, 405 55th St. ( I l l )

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A N D R E W S , GEORGE ANGELL, SR. (CDR USN R E T ) '13 died after a brief illness on January 8, 1956, in California.

BROWN, MELVIN G. (BRIGEN USMC) '29 died II December 1955 of a disease at Ryukyus Army Hospital, Okinawa.

CULBERT, F. P A U L '15 died suddenly 23 January 1956 at his home in East Boothbay, Maine.

DUNCAN, GEORGE W A S H I N G T O N JR (CAPT U S A F ) '50 died from injuries received in an aircraft .accident (miiltary) at 3910th U S A F Dispensary, R A F Station, Mildenhall, England on 30 January 1956.

GALBRAITH, W I L L I A M WINTON (CAPT USN R E T ) '01 died of a disease on November 15, 1955, at Rockville, Md. H E N D E R S O N , R O B E R T (RADM USN R E T ) '02 died 5 February 1956 in Los Angeles, Cal. HISSOAI, IRVEN A. ( C A P T USAIC) '50 died 25 January 1956 in the vicinity of El Centro, Cal., while on an authorized training flight.

J U K E S , E A R L E W. (LCDR USN R E T ) '08 died 2 February 1956 at Community Hospital, Carmel, Cal., of a stroke.

LEAHY, M I C H A E L A R T H U R (CAPT USN R E T ) '08 died 4 February 1956 at Bethesda Naval Hospital after nearly a year's illness.

WAGNER, D E N N I S ANTHONY (CDR U S N ) '43 died in a mountain accident on 12 January 1956 at Garmisch, Germany.

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Sets of one dozen dinner plates in Staffordshire Blue We will absorb the shipping and packing charges.

Wedgwood chinaware at this price is a bargain. are priced at $30.00 per set delivered to your home.

The Naval Academy scenes in each set a r e : 1. The Chapel 5. Naval Academy Hop—1869 9. Dahlgren Hall 2. Old Main Gate—1869-1932 6. Dress Parade 10. Air View from East 3. Old Fort Severn—1851 7. Birdseye View of Naval Academy—1858 11. Postgraduate School 4. Old Midshipmen Quarters—1868-1905 8. Mahan Hall 12. Sailboat Drill Send $30.00 to U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. There will be no other charge.

ODD PIECES CAN NOW BE SHIPPED Arrangements have been made to pack and ship orders for odd pieces of Naval Academy W e d g w o o d .

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Incorporated in the X-1 are all personnel living essentials of larger subs. Crews are just as safe, just as comfortable, as those in large subs.

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