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Vol. 21

August, 1958

No. 8

T h e Around the W o r l d Cruise

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W h y a Postgraduate Education

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By Albert

J. Kelley

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H o w Was Your Youngster Cruise?

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By Fred Lardner

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1958

HAPPINESSHAVE MORE OR WANT LESS?

BY PROFESSOR VERNON R . TATE

Librarian, U. S. Naval Academy The United States is wealthy. There is enough food, shelter and work to go around. We managed to get this way by means of a continent rich in resources and a hard-working people from diverse origins united by a common destiny.

Whether we can stay this way—whether we can retain and improve our present comfortable status is a matter of more than academic interest. If we do not progress, we fall back.

But in what direction lies progress?

We live now in a "have-more" economy.

We want to have more of everything— more leisure, property, goods, services, rights, benefits, security—in short, just ""more."

What is the reason for this? Is it a protective identification with mass taste and opinion? Is it a substitute for individual fulfillment? Is it the strait-jacket of conformity? There was a time when the individualist and the non-conformist could move to the frontier. It is no longer possible to find such a Shangri-La. Or is it?

Suppose we rotate our axis of values 180 degrees and, instead of striving for more, earnestly try to want less. Immediately a paradox appears. To ""want less" we must "'know more." To ""want less" we must be able to discriminate and to do this we must have knowledge.

Ability to discriminate is the mark of a knowledgable person. To want less means to be able to choose only those things which can contribute to a good life.

An educated man could be defined as one who does what he likes to do best and gets paid enough for doing it to live as he likes to live. Such education has nothing to do with formal schooling. It consists basically of having a comprehension of a theory of values, or what the philosophers term axiology.

To subscribe unthinkingly to the "have more" doctrine is to forfeit the most basic right of a man, the right to be an individual. Equally, to adopt the ""want less" doctrine without mature consideration is to deny its validity. This doctrine must be related to the place in society that a man has chosen for himself.

What then are your values? What do you want of life? How do you know that you want it? What are you prepared to do and to give to obtain the satisfaction of your wants?

An American has the right under law to be an individual. As an individual you have the obligation to contribute to the world in which you have been placed to the best of your abilities and opportunities. Happiness can be found in a personal theory of value that can discriminate and can reject the novel and the material which does not positively contribute to it. "'He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must take with him the wealth of the Indies." The wealth you must take is knowledge if you would bring back the treasures of wisdom.

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THE lOUND THE WORLD CRUISE December 1907—February

1909

BY A PARTICIPANT SECOND PART: The West Coast, Westward and Home (Continued from last month) Hawaii After many fond farewells (and minus some class rings), the Fleet passed out the Golden Gate on 7 July in its long column and headed for Hawaii. The memory of that Hawaiian visit consists mostly of leis, of energetic sightseeing, of surf riding, of luaus, of hula dancing and of beautiful concerts in the moonlight under the palm trees at the old Moana Hotel. One of the main events was a day long trip to the site of the proposed Pearl Harbor Naval Base, then nothing but a harbor surrounded by cane fields. We travelled on the Hawaiian Railroad with native entertainers in each car and, upon arrival, had a boat trip out to the entrance. Little did we dream of what would happen there thirty-three years later 11 July 22nd found us at sea again, this time on the longest leg of the cruise, the seventeen-day haul to Auckland, New Zealand.

By the time we reached there on Sunday morning, 9 August, we were thoroughly "fed up" with "sea stores" and ready for a "bang up" dinner at the best hotel. Unfortunately, we reckoned not with the Sun-

day habits of the good New Zealanders and found nothing available.

Australia

It was but a short haul from New Zealand to Sydney, Australia. There is no question but what Australia gave the fleet its warmest welcome outside of our own country. It was evident that the Australians were feeling the menace from the North and attributed our cruise to it, because there were many street banners with such signs as "Down with the Yellow Peril" and "Blood is Thicker than Water."

Our busy eight days in Sydney (20-27 August) were followed by another week in Melbourne where all the functions, parades, festivities and general hospitality of the previous port were repeated. Continuing around Australia, the fleet arrived in Albany, West Australia, on 11 Sept., remaining a week spent primarily in renewing fuel supplies. Since 12 Sept. was the second anniversary of the graduation of the first section of the Class of 1907, its members were due for their full stripe, subject, to passing their final examinations. These were administered to those of us in the fleet

during the Albany visit. Manila was reached on 2 October after a peaceful voyage through tropical seas, with the occasional sighting of palm covered islands.

A Typhoon— Then J a p a n

During our trans-Pacific voyage, Japan had been extending most insistent invitations for the Fleet to visit that country.

These having been accepted, the Fleet departed Manila Bay on 9 October en route to Yokohama. Before arriving there on 18 October, however, it ran into a good oldfashioned typhoon, the first and the worst storm of that type I personally ever experienced. I remember our being in line of squadrons at double distance barely making steerageway. I can remember our pitching and shipping heavy seas, our rolling to dangerous angles and having lifeboats at quarterdeck davits smashed to smithereens.

I can remember being shot from one wing of the signal bridge to the other, only saved from going over the side by the weather cloth. And I can remember wondering how the firemen and coal passers ever kept their feet on the fireroom floor plates.

Somewhat battered and weary, we arrived in Yokohama on 18 October, there to be greeted by the assembled Japanese Fleet and to receive the official welcome of the Japanese (jovernment. We were treated with the greatest hospitality, but it was an organized hospitality rather than the spontaneous sort to which we had grown accustomed. We officers were given embroidered silk passes on the Government Railroad, pretty high school girls were at the Yokohama and Tokyo railroad stations to serve us tea, and often school children waving Japanese and American flags were lined up to see us pass on official occasions. Each ship had a Japanese host ship which strove to see that we were well cared for and there were garden parties and entertainments galore in Tokyo. All enjoyed seeing the sights and the ways of a land so utterly strange to most of us. It may be that the contacts then made at least served to delay what happened so long after.

Christmas at Sea, H o m e w a r d Bound

AFTER A COALING ON THE ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE. Can any of these be identified?

Upon leaving Yokohama on 25 October the Fleet divided, the First Squadron proceeded directly to Manila Bay for target practice and arrived 31 October. The Second Squadron went first to Amoy for a week's visit of courtesy to the Empire of China. The month of November was spent in the Philippines in target practice and other exercises. We were all on our way again on I December, this time with thoughts of home, not by Christmas, of course, but not too long after that. The S H I P M A T E

idea of mail meeting us, rather than chasing after us, was pleasant. We passed Singapore by for a week's stay, 13 to 20 D e c , at Colombo, Ceylon. Christmas and New Year's Day were spent at sea, en route to Suez. Forlorn they might have been had it not been for the receipt of a big Christmas mail at Colombo and the knowledge that, at last, we were really homeivard boMtid. I am sure that all the poetic midwatch logs of I January were in cheerful vein.

Several South American midshipmen were embarked in the Great White Fleet during the part of its cruise around the southern continent. Here is a letter one of them wrote recently to a shipmate of those days.

Avenida Brasil 2760 Pueblo Libre Lima, Peru May 28, 1958

The Practice of Collecting Data a n d Doing N o t h i n g With It Is N o t N e w

Now I might mention something about the tremendous task set by the Hydrographic Office for the Fleet's navigators (to say nothing of the assistant navigators).

These were days before gyro compasses and each battleship had about six magnetic compasses; the standard compass abaft the bridge and steering compasses on the bridge, in the pilot house, conning tower, central station and steering engine room. It was directed that each ship "swing ship" near the latitude of Hatteras, again near the magnetic equator and finally near the latitude of the Straits to determine the errors of each compass imcompensated. Then, of course, the compasses had to be re-compensated and the ship swung for residual errors. In addition, the magnetic directive force (very little in the conning tower and below decks) at each of the compass stations had to be determined by vibrating needle. With all of this, a great mass of compass data was to be computed and submitted to the H.O. It required many "midshipman-hours." Whatever use was made of all this information, I never knew. Probably it still reposes deep in the H.O. archives.

The period from 3 Jan. until, for some ships, 10 Jan. was spent at Suez in transitting the Canal and at Port Said. From Port Said detachments of the Fleet spread out all over the Mediterranean, visiting such ports as Naples, Villefranche, Marseilles, Tripoli, Malta, Algiers and Tangier. Several ships, including the flagship CONNECTICUT, proceeded to the aid of the

stricken inhabitants of Messina just devastated by a severe earthquake.

The MISSOURI and the O H I O were lucky

enough to be assigned to Piraeus, the seaport of Athens, where we were moored each between a Greek and a Russian man-ofwar, anchored by the bow with stern to the breakwater. The carrying out of international naval custom at "Colors," the proximity of the ships (50-100 yards apart), and the fact that each had a band resulted in musical pandemonium at morning colors.

Each ship played its own national anthem, then the Greeks switched to ours, and the Russians and ourselves to the Greek. The concert would end with the Greeks and ourselves playing the Russian and the Russians playing the "Star Spangled Banner" with all officers and men still at attention.

The week at Piraeus was fully taken up seeing the interesting sights of Athens and enjoying Greek hospitality. After leaving Athens, the MISSOURI and O H I O spent a

couple of days at Salonica followed by three at Smyrna (now Ismir). By I February all the Fleet had reassembled at Gibraltar preparatory to its trans-Atlantic passage. We spent five days in seeing the sights of the "Rock," in shopping and, of course, coaling. The mail that greeted us at Gib brought with it the long-delayed Ensign's commissions for the First Section of 1907. I guess most of us picked up some good British gold lace. The Chief Signal A U n i i s T .

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CHARLES S. SPERRY Quartermaster sewed on my first half stripe en route home.

With loud cheers and long homewardbound pennants streaming astern, the Fleet got underway for the last leg of the journey on 6 Feb. All was excitement with the prospect for many of being greeted by wives, sweethearts, parents or friends upon arrival. We could have entered Hampton Roads on 21 February and there was considerable growling at having to delay for the ceremonial entry the following morning.

But that was soon forgotten.

Early on the morning of Washington's Birthday, 1909, the Fleet completed its circumnavigation of the globe by passing once more in review off the "Tail of the Horseshoe" before President Roosevelt in the MAYFLOWER and the Secretary of the Navy in the DOLPHIN, this time, in bound.

Thus was written F I N I S to what was indeed a memorable voyage.

H.

K E N T HEWITT

'08

Admiral U S N ( R e t ) BATTLESHIP O R G A N I Z A T I O N A R O U N D THE WORLD CRUISE

Commanders-in-Chief R. Adm. Robley D. Evans '64 (Dec. 1907-May 1908) R. Adm. Charles S. Sperry '66 (May 1908-Feb. 1909) First Division Third Division CONNECTICUT ( F ) KANSAS VERMONT LOUISIANA

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GEORGIA ( F ) N E W JERSEY RHODE ISLAND VIRGINIA

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ALABAMA ( F ) * * ILLINOIS KEARSARGE KENTUCKY

* Replaced at San Francisco by NEBRASKA which joined Second Division with VIRGINIA joining Third Division. ** Replaced at San Francisco as flagship by

WISCONSIN.

Moral Leadership The responsibility of the Navy's Moral Leadership Program has been placed directly upon line officers by General Order 21, recentiy signed by Secretary of the Navy Thomas S. Gates, Jr. The Moral Leadership Program is con-

Sr. H . Kent Hewitt Admiral, U S N ( R e t ) 235 King George St. Annapolis, Md. USA My well-remembered Kent: I have received with great pleasure, from Rear Admiral Luis E. Llosa, the Peruvian Naval Attache in Washington, the letter you sent to him on the 24th of last February, recalling the fiftieth anniversary of the stay in Callao, Peru, of the powerful Atlantic Fleet under the command of your great Commander-in-Chief, Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. At that time, I had the honor of being a fortunate Midshipman, embarked on board the U S S MISSOURI, then commanded by Captain G. A. Merriam and manned by a select crew of efficient officers and men.

You do not know how much I appreciate the remembrance of those times, which bring to my memory the happy days of our youth, when work was a joy and the greatest effort a real pleasure. I remember as if it were yesterday my comrades of the MISSOURI'S Steerage; you, Howard, Stiles, Anderson, Lauman, Clark, Howell, Krakow, Mallison, Barnes, Loftin, all of them my most kind and indulgent friends, who helped me so much in the drills aboard and made me the type of officer capable of succeeding in my professional career.

After having serving my country for forty-seven years in the Navy, I retired from service on April 30, 1953, with the rank of Vice Admiral, which I reached in September of 1949. Now I have no other occupation than to make a modest home life, without any major worries.

My health up until now has been satisfactory and I have not suffered but one single illness—old age, that is endemic for all who pass 70 years.

Well, my dear Kent, I hope that you are well, and that you have had success with your article about the famous cruise of the Atlantic Fleet around the world, and that you have placed emphasis on the primary objective that the mission accomplished—that of avoiding a war.

With all affection, (Sig.) C. ROTALDE

sidered necessary because of growth of modern attitudes which places widespread emphasis on materialistic rewards, and refusals by individuals to meet moral obligations.

Secretary Gates recently said of the Program: "Men will succeed on land, in the air, over and under the sea, in space itself, only to the extent that they succeed as men.

Without moral growth, technological growth is but the tinkling of cymbals and the clanging of brass. Only men who trust and respect each other can succeed in the great ventures that face us."

W/iy a Postgraduote

by Albert J. Kelley '46

Educotion?

Ex Scientia Tridens -- Sea Power From The need for formal, advanced training of officers in engineering and science was given recognition by the Navy with the establishment of the Naval Postgraduate School in 1909. The Postgraduate School, now a fully accredited graduate institution, has since maintained curricula on its own campus and has sponsored programs for officers at foremost engineering schools. The expansion of courses over the years has resulted in a variety of up-to-date curricula covering the entire technical spectrum from advanced science to industrial management and embracing colleges from MIT to Stanford. The past consistency of the Navy's personnel policy in allowing officers to take sabbatical graduate work, free from routine military duties, for two or three years, has resulted in a continual efflux of graduates with degrees from the outstanding universities in this country and abroad. As a result, an inventory of highly trained officers has been built up in the Navy which in terms of quality and quantity is unsurpassed in any military history.

Today, however, in an era of increasing emphasis on science and technology, we find a paradoxical situation existing. A widespread apathy for such training is evident. No need to resort to rumor or hearsay. Its obvious manifestation occurs in the number and quality of candidates applying for postgraduate engineering training. The competition for these billets, so prized in the past, has dwindled to the point where there have been insufficient qualified candidates or even applicants for some quotas.

Probably at no other time in the history of the Navy has PG training played as prominent a role in an officer's career pattern as it does today. Education, especially advanced education, is a necessity for tlie Navy with its high degree of technological complexity. Under the current austere manpower ceilings, care must be taken that personnel assigned PG training are not in such numbers as to adversely affect the operating forces.

Hotvever, this graduate training, particularly in the general engineering field, is so necessary for the future Navy that officer personnel must be taken from the Fleet for this purpose.

After a review of the PG educational program in 1956, additional emphasis in the scientific and engineering areas is being "ground" into our educational program. An increase of about 100% in the input of naval officer students into PG schooling is being phased in over a 5 years' period. Thus for the next few years the number of officers available for assignment to the Fleet will be slightly less than the optimum number.

In the past a majority of the PG school graduates eventually became members of the restricted line-specialists. In the future an increasing number of PG graduates will remain unrestricted line officers and will raise the general engineering experience level of the Fleet.

This is essential in view of the modern weapons systems zvith us today or scheduled for the near future. Postgraduate training in "general engineering areas" zvill enhance the career opportunities of the young unrestricted line officer; this training will not hinder command opportunity.

Any discussion of this situation must begin with the assumption that there are an adequate number of officers qualified to undertake such graduate training and willing to enter into associated long-term obligatory service contracts. If there are insufficient qualified career officers to fill postH. P. SMITH graduate quotas determined by needs of the Vice Admiral, U. S. Navy service, then the postgraduate problem pales Chief of Naval Personnel in comparison to the larger problem of standards and motivation of officers in general.

W h a t Does Since postgraduate training is one of the Technical Postgraduate Training finest opportunities offered in the Navy, it Do For t h e N a v y ? must be concluded that many officers feel For the officer who is designated an enthat such education does not help and may, gineering specialist, the answer is apparent. in fact, be detrimental to their careers. Such He has the opportunity to apply his techan attitude can lead to obviously disastrous nical knowledge directly. Perhaps his most results if allowed to continue. Recent mag- valuable asset occurs in his unique ability, azine and newspaper articles in great num- by training and experience, to serve as inber have pointed out the need for increased terpreter between the operational level and scientific and engineering education and, civilian engineers. Since he is versed in and more specifically, the dire consequences if understands both he is able to translate this need is not satisfied. It is a foregone operational requirements into realistic techconclusion that the Navy, being a technical nical specifications and to advise operaservice, needs technically-trained officers in tional planners how their problems can best ever increasing numbers as warfare becomes be solved within the boundaries of present more automatized. As with many things ob- or future state-of-the-art capabilities. vious, however, the underlying reasons may The engineering officer is fighting the not be so evident, particularly as they con- next war today. Every step he takes now cern the relation of such training to the has serious and far-reaching meaning in Navy and to the individual. the future. The lead times involved in mod-

Knowledge

ern weaponry require that irrevocable design decisions be made years prior to operational usage. The propulsion plants which enabled our ships to operate at peak performance for months at a time during World War II were the result of sound, logical engineering thought and planning.

The jet aircraft being introduced into the Fleet today was on the drawing boards five to eight years ago. The stakes are high, for tactical genius and valor are hard put to overcome basic limitations in the fighting tools of mechanized warfare. On the other hand, quick exploitation and application of advanced techniques, radar being an historical example, can provide added operational capability which may mean the difference between victory and defeat. The engineering specialist, with a firm base of operational background to provide realism to his decisions, is able to project sound technical guidance into the future weapons systems of the Navy.

In the case of the officer who remains in the unrestricted line the advantages to the Navy of postgraduate training are more subtle but no less important. Any line officer comes in daily contact with technical matters, decisions and recommendations.

Even if his duties are not primarily of a technical nature, an engineering background permits him to handle more expeditiously those technical problems w^hich cannot help but arise, and thus allows him to devote more time and energy to other problems.

The operational officer has the duty of weaving together bits and pieces of equipment with the thread of human capabilities to form a fighting machine. Depending on his area of responsibility, this duty may consist of defining organizational structure, establishing procedures, conducting training or supervising maintenance. A fundamental knowledge of his equipment enables him to do his job better.

Many officers, at some time in their years of service, are assigned duty in a research and development, procurement, or test agency. Such tours constitute the primary assignments of an engineering duty officer and may occur at a crucial time in the career of a general line officer. It is during these tours that the values of engineering education are brought sharply into focus.

The trained officer is able to speak the language and operate as part of a team rather than remain on the outskirts, frustrated and discontented, looking forward to his next assignment. He should fill a responsible, decision-making billet in such agencies. If he commands the respect of his own personnel as well as outside agencies he soon finds he has a smoother and more efficient organization. Since he can ask the right questions, proposals are checked more thoroughly before submission to him. During such a tour, an officer influences projects involving millions of dollars. By providing competent direction through application of previously acquired knowledge, the trained officer can, during his first such tour, easily S H I P M A T E

repay the Navy's investment in his education. Additional tours add pure profit for the Navy and the entire defense establishment. It has long been recognized that postgraduate training is a wise investment by die Navy for both quick profits and growth potential.

What Does Postgraduate T r a i n i n g Do For the I n d i v i d u a l ?

as a bad job. Graduate education affords an opportunity to grow laterally when the way is slow vertically. A vivid example of such growth was given during the period between World Wars I and II, which presented much the same picture as today.

Many officers did grow laterally during this period and when called upon for extraordinary jumps in responsibility, they were ready and capable of performances that are now recorded for posterity.

Finally, and by no means least important, Postgraduate engineering training is not there is the prestige and stature associated the easiest way to spend a few years of with graduate training. Eventually the day one's life, in fact it is probably the toughest of retirement comes and the man who has of all peacetime duty tours. It usually con- the capabilities at hand to embark on a new sumes an entire shore duty tour, often the career in familiar territory is in a fortunate first shore duty assignment after several circumstance. Much more significant are years at sea. If an officer is to trade a the resiUting confidence and assurance aproutine shore billet with conventional hours plicable during the service years. Nothing for the 16-18-hour days, 7-day weeks and is more tragic than that all too familiar constant pressure of PG school, there must figure, the officer who is afraid to move lest be personal incentives involved wherein he he make a mistake. But the man who has feels that he can improve himself and his a breadth of background coupled with a career. The incentives from a self-improve- proven sense of accomplishment can tackle ment standpoint are as strong as ever, both his job with a different perspective based on from the values of higher education and confidence in his own ability. All this, in the sense of achievement involved. As in addition to his having the capacity to bring the attainment of almost anything worth- to bear a certain measure of original thinkwhile, there is hard work and sacrifice. ing, increases his potential of becoming a The career incentives of postgraduate real leader who is forward-looking and education apparently are not considered by aggressive. The value of this man to the many to be worth the extra time and effort Navy and to himself has indeed increased involved. Such a surmise is difficult to since both have obtained power from defend in an age which is progressing at knowledge. a breathtaking rate of scientific achievement. Postgraduate training is usually completed early in an officer's career. To appreciate its full significance he should be N e w s p a p e r Carrier Boys foresighted and consider its value, not in light of past or even present events, but Get N a v y Tours with respect to what the future holds for A program has been inaugurated by Com the Navy and himself.

Five to provide one-and-a-half-day tours of The personal rewards for graduate edu- Navy installations in the Norfolk area for cation are not as obvious and tangible in newspaper carrier boys of large Eastern military service as in federal or private papers. During these visits the newsboys, employ. There is no advancement in grade ranging in age from 12 to 18 years, are or raise in salary associated with each new given a concentrated naval indoctrination degree awarded. Since the military officer at the major Navy activities in the area. has to maintain a certain breadth as well These visits are sponsored by the newsas depth of background, his graduate edu- papers as prizes for circulation contests cation becomes a very important part of with expenses borne by the sponsor. The that background, but still only a part. Post- popularity of these tours appears high, and graduate training may make a good engi- the quality of publicity from the newspapers neer, but it does not make a good naval is a stimulant for recruiting in the areas officer per se. It does, however, provide the serviced by the papers. individual with invaluable tools which give him the potential of becoming a better officer and improving his future prospects.

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N a v y Postgraduate Educational Program The Navy Department announced on 26 June that it is seeking applications for postgraduate training commencing in calendar year 1959. Deadline date for submission of applications to the Chief of Naval Personnel is 1 November 1958.

Graduate level education of unrestricted line officers serves a twofold purpose in the Navy. It enhances the career opportunities of the young unrestricted line officers, and it provides officers to the Fleet who are equipped to supervise the operation of increasingly complex weapons systems thereby raising the general engineering experience level of the Fleet.

For further information see BuPers Notice 1520 of 31 May 1958; subj: Postgraduate Education Program; applications for.

Nuclear Powered Seaplane Coming A Philadelphia Navy laboratory is conducting a series of tests which may provide answers to many problems involved in building the Navy's first atomic-powered seaplane.

The aim of this research is to develop materials to withstand the heat and radiation effects which would exist in an atompowered aircraft. These studies are vital to the A-plane effort because weight limitations prohibit use of conventional heavily shielded nuclear reactors, as used in atomic submarines. The studies will provide the basis for development of a fleet operational nuclear seaplane system in the 1964-65 period.

Refueling will be no problem for the Navy's nuclear seaplane, as its endurance would be limited only by crew needs and maintenance requirements. The plane's turbo-prop engines will be more efficient and will require a smaller nuclear power plant than jet engines.

(See Shipmate, March 1958)

Laterally

When You Cannot V e r t i c a l l y

In the present-day situation of uneven rank distributions and humps there is a tendency toward frustration, particularly for those caught behind the humps. Tour after tour sees the individual gaining little or no increase in responsibility, which, after all, is the lifeblood of the dynamic type of officer so necessary to a fighting service.

But the choice is not necessarily between personal stagnation or giving up the Navy

L t Cdr. Kelley is a Naval Aviator assigned in the Bureau of Aeronautics as a Military and Technical Requirements Officer for Guided Missiles. He has seen duty in cruisers, carrier based aircraft squadrons, and as a test pilot.

While a Navy postgraduate student he completed programs in aeronautical and electronics engineering and was awarded the Doctor of Science degree by MIT. A U G U S T ,

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A NAVY A3D "SKYWARRIOR," a swept-wing jet attack bomber, utilizing the newest of carrier landing methods—the mirror landing system—aboard the SHANGRI-LA. Former PGers helped give us these.

How Was YOUR Youngster Cruise?

by Lee Rayle

Did You Sign A Sea Watch Log? Nothing ever happened to me. Well, not exactly—you see, my Younester Cruise almost didn't happen when I came down with a twitchy tummy-ache at the end of Ac year. Doc Reeves poked at mc, got no fatal reactions, and said, "Just don't overeat, son, and you'll be able to make the cruise all right. You wouldn't want to miss Guantanamo and the Virgin Islands, would you?"

There was no holding me back. Just think, that "Sailors' Paradise," Gittmo Bay, and the VIRGIN Islands, wow!

So I ate lightly and politely, and even though that old Kragg got heavier as Graduation Day approached, I arrived at that joyous moment when I joined the snake dance along Lovers' Lane, singing, "Ain't no mo' Plebes!" Then with my hammock lashed securely around my sea bag, which included the required two suits of pajamas (for coaling ship, of course), I was on my way out to the waiting BB's.

The operation was successful and in spite of later complications attributed to the tropical heat and a lack of air conditioning unknown at the time, this patient survived.

I was just beginning to recover and sit up in bed when the crabs returned from the Canal Zone en route to New York. Would I like to return to my ship? When I thought of further sessions with a slice bar and a balky ash ejector, I had a sudden relapse. However, I recuperated in a hurry as soon as the CPhM told me that the Practice Squadron had cleared the bay. I hung around for a few days trying to get some weight back; I was down to about 120 as a result of that hospital ordeal and was so skinny that if I closed one eye, I looked like a needle.

BuNav sent orders for me to be transferred back to the States in a certain, wellknown transport which arrived in a few days. An ex-German passenger-freighter built for the West Indies trade, she had been taken over at the outbreak of war in 1917 and was used on regular runs to the MarCorps detachments in Eastern Cuba, Haiti, San Domingo, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas.

Once outside the Capes, I found out why those old battle-wagons were called the crab battleships. They weren't really the harbingers of a certain form of insect life as the term implied, but they creaked, crawled, and creeped as well as slid and slithered all over the lot; it was an occasion for the Admiral to rejoice when the crabs ever managed to get into a straight I reported on board and that's when my column, all heading in the same direction at the same time. (Maybe the Midshipmen Youngster Cruise really began. Although helmsmen had something to do with the the tall spar-like Exec was wearing lYz crabs' poor reputation for station keeping!) stripes, he had recently been set back by a General Court Martial to Ensign; from Down in the black gang I soon became his actions later on, my guess was that it adept at crawling into the bunkers to kick wouldn't be long before he'd be back to out "5 more buckets." In between the sig- BM 1/c whence he'd started. The Exec nals to fire on the bell, I learned how to took me up to see the Commanding Officer. bounce on the end of a Johnson bar with all my 138 pounds and my gangling 6-foot frame. It wasn't long before I was pretty good at helping the water tender mix up an undigestible batch of mulligan.

And then, B-O-N-G ! On the way from St. Thomas to Guantanamo Bay the bailing wire that held me together gave way or a rivet must have popped loose; next thing I knew was that right after the anchor went down, there I was all lashed up inside a wire basket stretcher, dangling from the hook on the boat crane. I gawked over the side and way down below hands were reaching up from the motor-sailer to receive me.

Back in those days of naval penury, the Navy not only preached economy, it really practiced it and even the Commandant of the Naval Station didn't enjoy the prerogative of an official car. There was no ambulance and so four husky Pharmacist's Mates (as they were called in those days) lugged me all the way up to the wooden shack of a hospital on the hill. Wrapped in blankets under that tropical sun, I was plenty warm; it wasn't any cool refreshing stroll for my stretcher bearers either.

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•A niD6HIPMAN,U6H

" Midshipman, ugh!" The greeting was a roar that growled louder than Nantucket's horn on a thick foggy night. "Well, put him to work! He c'n take a watch to help out!" The lieutenant commander skipper was not regular Navy but a holdover from the war; he was a member of the Fleet Merchant Marine Reserve. To my Youngster eyes, he represented the roughest and the toughest that the sea-faring profession ever produced. He was built like "Mr. 5 by 5" and had a busted nose as well as a beauty of a cauliflower ear. My weak knees knocked together as he roared away at me; I was sure that he was one of those tough sea-dogs who picked his teeth with a marlin spike. I'd 'a sworn there were barnacles in the stubble on his chin. He not only looked tough; he WAS tough.

As we were shoving off right away for Santiago, Cuba, I scrammed out on deck and took a look around at my new home for the next several weeks. Wotta ship!

She was jammed to the bursting point with Marines; they were sleeping even in the passageways of the officers' country as well as all over topside. The only places spared were in the lifeboats which apparently had not been touched since the Navy took over the ship a couple of years previously; the falls were tangled masses of dirty, worn out cordage and as for the metal hulls, they were corroded through where they had re.«ted against the puddings all that time.

Even if put over the side, those boats would not have stayed afloat; they were representative of the general picture of happygo-lucky non-regness that prevailed throughout the ship.

That night in Santiago, the Marine officers and their wives took over the Hotel Nacional for a despedida; those returning to the States put on a real party for their newly arrived reliefs. It was really a party; by the time I returned to the ship, I'd seen sights that even staid old Crabtown couldn't produce.

Back on board, I had to await the return of the Exec to find out where I was going to bunk for the night. At about one o'clock he arrived with a party of his passenger friends and I broached the subject to him. His reply was, "Fix you up with a bunk, son, just as soon as the percolator perks!" His group huddled around one end of a wardroom table and his voice was heard every few minutes, asking, "Is she perking yet?" About every ten minutes or so when I felt sleep coming o'er me and ventured again to ask about my bunking arrangements, I always got the same reply of, "Just as soon as she perks for the coffee royal, son."

At last he had it! "Boys, she's perking fine!" He poured coffee for all the group and then reaching down under the table, he came up with a bottle that had a large white label with CC on it; a healthy slug of the amber colored fluid went into each of the coffee cups. That elixir from the Canadian fields calmed the Exec's nerves enough for him to remember the sleepy Midshipman; the watch boy was broken out to get my bunk ready. One of the wardroom tables was shoved into corner and a mattress thrown on top. While the rnerry group over in the other corner continued to enjoy the percolator's perking for their coffee royal, I crawled up onto that wardroom table and went to sleep. At least I thought it was better than swinging in a hammock down on the berth deck in one of the crabs.

But I didn't think so for long. I'd no sooner closed my eyes when it was 4 bells SHIPMATE

and the mess boys were starting to set up the tables for the first serving of breakfast.

So it was a case of "Get up. Mister, we need your bunk to set the table 1" On the way to Port au Prince, I was taken under the wing of the Navigator, a Reserve JG, who gave me a concentrated course in dead reckoning and piloting. H e sure had an eager-beaver as a student. By the time I came back from liberty in the Haitian capital, I learned that I'd been qualified to take a watch on deck. Up to Cape Haitien and along the northern coast, my first few watches went off smoothly and my first test as OOD came one night alongside the dock in San Pedro de Macoris. I had the port duty and about midnight the chief of the local gendarmes came running down to the dock. What had happened was that the Exec and some of his cronies had commandeered a caleche and tried to drive it through the doorway of a cafe. The horse made it all right but the carriage part got jammed in the entrance.

The proprietor of the restaurant called the gendarmes; they called m e ; I called the Sergeant of the Guard; £md he called a couple of squads of his Marines together and off they went to quell the disturbance.

Evidently the Top-Kick called the right turn in town for the Exec's party returned very peacefully to the ship. A couple of members of the Guard of the Day were diverted by some attractions in town but they all came back before we cleared the dock for San Domingo City.

That's how it went; never a dull moment as we hit all the rest of the stepping-off places in the West Indies. The new arrivals went ashore to take over their policing duties and the ones who had to go home were glad to see the last of fighting the cacos; they came on board well provisioned to celebrate their liberation as well as to fight off any sea serpents. (Remember, this all happened back in the Volstead era, better known as prohibition days.) In the meantime I had the lower bunk in a twopassenger stateroom; hot'n cold running water too! Pretty tough cruising for a Youngster, eh what?

And then from St. Thomas, the ship at last headed up for the States. Up on the bridge, I had a helmsman jmd a QM who had to pinch hit as messenger, time orderly, signalman, and lookout. It was smooth sailing across the Gulf Stream on the way to Charleston. With her flat bottom and shallow draft, the K— rolled gently as the following breeze during the daytime helped us on our way.

I had the mid-watch on a calm moonlight night. Out on the wing of the bridge, a railed-off section of the boat deck, I was enjoying the slow rise and fall as the transport wallowed along over the long gentle swells. The QM-messenger-lookout had just reported two bells and all running lights burning brightly when I heard a roaring commotion on the boat deck, approaching the bridge. As I came in from the wing, I spotted the skipper just as he made a lunge to tackle me. I jumped around to the other side of the binnacle as the Exec in turn lunged for the skipper. For the next few minutes it was a wild goose chase from one side of the bridge to the other; I was in the lead, dodging or swinging around the bridge boundary stanchions to avoid the onrushing skipper ; he was after me in his skivvies and, while trying to nab me, he was dodging the Exec who, in turn, wanted to have his skipper go to sleep.

The old man's cot had already been spread out on the roof of the pilot house. He slept up there in good weather; there was no AUGUST,

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— 1 WAS IN THE LEAD-THE^6KIPPER WA6 AFTER ME—HE WA6 D0D6IN6 THE EXEC —

protection for him as the boat deck awnings went right from the edge of the roof to over the side.

"I want that Midshipman!" the skipper roared. Not if I could help it, I thought.

In between his gasps, heavily beclouded with the fumes of some of the Exec's coffee royal, I heard why he was so anxious to grab me. "Gonna throw 'im over the side, lower a boat'n pick 'im up, and I'll get the Navy Cross!" So that was his idea. When I thought of those rusted lifeboats and rotted falls, I pictured myself as a skinny hunk of shark bait while the skipper was trying to get his medal. I just couldn't go along with him in those plans. I did a few more minutes of high stepping until the Exec persuaded the skipper to change his mind and turn in. The Exec and I helped the skipper grab the rungs of the ladder up to the pilot house roof.

I wiped my brow. What a close call, I thought. Skinny and underweight as I was, the old man could have tossed me over the side with no trouble at all. I eased out on the wing of the bridge to catch my breath.

There was no breeze at all; the full moon shone down just as brightly as before all the ruction had started; not a ship was in sight; and all was quiet except for the light creaking and working of the old bucket as she rolled gently on her way.

And then all of a sudden on that calm, clear, quiet night, the whistle gave out with a long piercing "WHO-O-O-O." As the ship rolled to the other side, there was another long blast. As she heeled from side to side in the long swell, the "WHO-O-O's" continued. After the sixth one, the shrill whine sounded from the engine-room voice tube; down below the low pressure in the Scotch boiler was suffering from the repeated blowing of the ship's whistle. "Lay off that whistling or we can't keep up steam!"

I climbed up to take a peek. The whistle rope ran straight from the leading edge of the pilot house roof up to the stack, and right over where the skipper's cot had been set up. As he was about to climb in for the

night, his ballast must have shifted a wee bit as the ship heeled over and to steady himself, he grabbed onto the whistle rope.

With each roll, he lurched with all his weight, still holding on tightly. It's a good thing that the rope didn't give way or he would have tumbled clean over the side and then I would have been the one to go after that Navy Cross.

The old man was finally put to bed and the Exec made his unsteady way below for a soothing nightcap. Steam pressure went back up to the required 125 pounds and the old girl slid quietly on her way toward Charleston. The climax of the cruise came when the ship headed up the river past the Marine (Zorps dock, turned to make her berth just aft of where the U S S HENDERSON was tied up, and then, as the

ebb caught us, went sliding down the river again, just missing the HENDERSON SO closely that some Marines standing at her taff rail leaned over and shook hands with some buddies in passing. An hour or so later, we headed back up and eased into the berth with no more close calls.

My cruise was over. After a few days of messages between the local Commandant, the Superintendent, and BuNav, I was on my way and returned to Crabtown about a week before the crabs arrived from SRBP off the Southern Drill Grounds. My days on the gravy train were over because instead of shoving right off on Sep leave, I had to wait until all the others came back.

But when I got off the train and headed down the street for home, I slung my seabag over my shoulder and put on a real seagoing swagger. After all, I'd been places! I'd done things! Guess I must have been the last one in the coal-burning age of the Navy to sign a sea watch in the log with "Midshipman, U. S. Navy," and 3rd Class at that. Believe me, I had a real Youngster Cruise, so, as I asked when I started, "How was YOUR Youngster Cruise?"

McCarty Famous and Beloved Jim,mylegs

By R. Adm. Colby G. Rucker, USN (Ret.) '24 With Alfred S. Campbell Twenty-odd years ago I was stationed at the Naval Academy. At the time, and for time beyond remembering, the watchmen there were, on the main, retired Chief Petty Officers or retired Chief Masters-atArms. The watchmen today are of a younger, different and, most likely, a more efficient pattern; but the Midshipmen still call them by the traditional name, "Jimmy Legs."

At the time of which I am thinking, when I was a fresh-caught Lieutenant with but twelve years of commissioned service, and but sixteen in the Navy, I had to stand Duty Officer watch in Bancroft Hall, and the Number One "Jimmy Legs" of them all was McCarty. Now there was a man to see, tall, straight, erect, dignified— and gray. After all, he had passed the seventy-five mark and was wearing on eighty. The mandatory retirement age was not the same then, as I will explain.

He was the Chief Master-at-Arms of Bancroft Hall, and had seen Midshipmen come and go since time beyond reckoning.

Before that, he had seen them come and go at sea, and there was hardly an officer in the Navy, from Ensign to Admiral, who at some time or other had not come across the hawse of McCarty.

McCarty had gone to sea as a boy at fourteen. He progressed to seaman, then coxswain—a hard and exacting billet—and after that Master-at-Arms, Third Class, then Second Class, then First Class, and at long last Chief Master-at-Arms. In the old Navy that was the Senior Rate.

In the fullness of time McCarty, as a Chief Petty Officer, had to retire from the sea, after some thirty-odd years, but there was still employment in the Navy for him, so he came to the Naval Academy. There he stayed on, looking after the Midshipmen.

Of course in those days the "Jimmy Legs" were still under enlistment papers, and had to be re-enlisted every four years, but the doctors were understanding. They did not press an old-time Chief Petty Officer at the Naval Academy as hard as they might had the Chief had to stand a watch at sea; that goes without saying. But even the most lenient Medical Officer has a limit to his indulgence, and, as the story was told to me, a day came when the doctor said "No" to McCarty.

Now I don't have any documents and figures on all this. I can tell only what I heard'at the time and what I saw and what I did. The best I can do is to tell the story as it comes off the reel.

There came a time, as I have said, when the doctor, realizing that McCarty was seventy, refused to approve another fouryear enlistment. "Mac," he said, "you ought to retire. I can't pass you, and you must know it."

McCarty stood straight as a ramrod.

"Sir," he asked, "what would I do out of

the Navy? I've spent all my life since I was fourteen in the Service." The doctor was sympathetic, but duty is duty, and he refused to put his signature to the papers.

So McCarty went down to the Chief Petty Officers' mess of the old REINA MERCEDES. A bachelor, he had long lived aboard her. Instead of taking his noon meal, sitting at the head of the table as was his right, he broke out his number one shore-going blues. Some fresh young Chief with but thirty years in the Service asked him where he was going.

"I'm going to see the Secretary of the Navy," said McCarty. "It is my right.

I've served in the Navy since I was a boy, and now they're going to whistle me out.

I am going to speak of it to the Secretary, and he will see justice is done."

The young Chiefs in the mess knew that the Navy had changed quite a bit, and that no one just walked into the office of the Secretary. They tried to tell McCarty this, but he paid no attention. So in his best blues he went out into the city of Annapolis, took a train and in due course arrived in Washington, which, strange to say, he had never seen.

He had quite a few adventures getting to the Navy Department, but once there he found an information desk whose occupant raised eyebrows at his question but gave him the office number of the Secretary of the Navy.

So McCarty set out to find it, and soon became hopelessly lost in that vast rabbitwarren which is run by the Department.

He wandered up and down halls and passageways ; it was beneath his dignity to ask questions of hurrying civilians, and such enlisted men as he encountered were not very helpful. He was on the point of giving up the whole thing and returning to Annapolis when around a corner came a Navy Captain, a little gray around the edges, clutching a handful of papers. He stopped. "Mac!" he exclaimed. "What brings you here?"

It so happened that the Captain had been a Midshipman when McCarty was Chief Master-at-Arms of the training-ship, and had been an instructor at the Academy when McCarty had been a "Jimmy Legs" there. McCarty told his story; how he had come to see the Secretary of the Navy. A young medico couldn't ride him out of the Service like this!

He also admitted that he was lost, that he had given up all hope of finding the Secretary's office, that the young CPO had told the truth when he said that you could not just walk into his presence and demand your rights. He was going back to Annapolis, admit the doctor's verdict and retire as best he could . . . if only the Captain would tell him how the hell to get out of the Navy Building.

"Mac," said the Captain, "you come along with me. I am on my way to the Secretary right now, and after he is through with the papers I will speak to him of you.

I don't guarantee that he will see you, but I would bet on it."

The Captain took the old man by the arm and led him down to the Secretary of the Navy's office. There, the aides, also old friends, greeted him warmly. It took some persuasion to get McCarty to sit down in the presence of officers, for he was of the old school, but finally, with a "Beg your pardon. Sir," he took a chair.

Now I will tell the story as they told it to me twenty-odd years ago. The Secretary at the time was Mr. Edison, a gentleman in any language, as everybody knows. I do not remember the Captain's name. At any rate, after he had delivered his papers, he said, "Mr. Secretary, outside your office is one of the real old-time Petty Officers of the Navy, McCarty by name. He is a tradition. He, more than any other man, is the bridge between the days of sail and the era of steam. He is the living embodiment of all that was good and fine in those old days, but more than that, he has put more Midshipmen and enlisted men on the right track than many a Chaplain or oldfashioned fatherly skipper. Please see the old man, for his sake and for the sake of the Navy."

Secretary Edison agreed to do so, and the next thing you know, McCarty was standing before him, stiff as a poker, hat under left arm, telling his story; with many a "By your leave. Sir," and "Begging your pardon. Sir." Mr. Edison was slightly hard of hearing, but he sat there with his left hand cupping

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his ear, the better to hear what McCarty said. He heard it all, and understood it, too.

At the end he stood up, pushed his chair back, walked around the big mahogany desk and facing McCarty, said, "McCarty, I am now going to give you verbal orders.

The written papers will be coming along in a day or two. These are the orders of the Secretary of the Navy. You are to return to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and resume your regular duties at once. If anyone questions you, you must say that you are acting tmder my direct personal orders. Do you understand?"

"Aye, Aye, Sir!" said McCarty. Then, astonished that the Secretary had shaken him warmly by the hand, he backed all the way to the door. One of the Aides—a mere Commander—saw the old man off to the Naval Academy.

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Well, that's by way of being a long preface as to how I came to know McCarty.

As I have said, a long time ago I was a Duty Officer in Bancroft Hall, where McCarty was the Chief Master-at-Arms. I have no doubt that his duties were light, and that the Midshipmen were little troubled by him, but I am certain that he held the younger watchmen strictly to their jobs.

In those days an enlisted man was paid twice monthly. In order to get his pay, he had to fill out a pay chit, which he had to sign before an officer. After he had signed, the officer also had to sign, certifying tiiat he had witnessed the enlisted man's signature. So on pay day a procession of enlisted men came into my office to have their pay chits witnessed. As a general rule it was a prefunctory matter, especially with the yotmger ones. With McCarty it was different Twice a month he would come into the outer office and request the Midshipman on watch to tell me that he requested permission to see me. Permission was, of course, immediately granted. McC^arty would enter, come to stiff attention, hat under left arm, heels together, uniform immaculate, white hair cut strictly regulation fashion.

Reminding me that it was payday, he would ask if I would witness his pay chit.

With all his years in the Navy he never seemed to realize that officers also were paid on the first and fifteenth of the month, and might also have reason for remembering those dates. To him, the doings of officers were so far beyond his ken as to be wholly incomprehensible.

I always said, "Yes, sit down and sign your pay cheque." With that, and a "By your leave. Sir," he would draw out the chair from the opposite side of my desk.

Then, with a "Beg your pardon. Sir," he would seat himself in it. Next he would place his immaculate white hat, top side down, on the "deck." This used to hurt me terribly, because the floor was usually dirty from hundreds of Midshipmen's feet, but McCarty was of the old school, and knew what was befitting an officer. He woiUd never tmder any circumstances have placed his hat on my desk, as most of the others did.

Now he would explain that of late his eyes needed a bit of help, and would bring out a pair of steel-rimmed spectacles, which he put on after carefully slipping the case back into his pocket Next he asked my permission to use the desk pen, and, having signed his name, handed the pen to me.

Then he handed the pay chit to me. I signed it and handed it back to him.

From that point on, everything was repeated in reverse. Pay chit received, folded in half and placed in pocket. Spectacles off, AUGUST,

1958

CHRISTENING GROUP of the newest attack aircraft carrier, INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62). Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, Jr., was the sponsor of the ship and the Honorable Donald A. Quarles was the speaker of the day. Left to right: R. Adm. A. G. Mumma '26, Chief of the Bureau of Ships; Mrs. Schuyler N. Pyne; R. Adm. Chester C. Wood '24, Commandant, Third Naval District; Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, Jr.; the Honorable Thomas S. Gates, Jr., Secretary of the Navy; Mrs. Donald A. Quarles, Mrs. A. G. Mumma; the Honorable Donald A. Quarles, Deputy Secretary of Defense; V. Adm. F. W. McMahon '19, Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier; and R. Adm. Schuyler N. Pyne '25, Commander, New York Naval Shipyard.

into case, case in pocket. Reach for hat, stand erect, hat under left arm, chair replaced. Then he would thank me very much, request permission to depart, back to the door, click his heels and leave.

go to the Secretary again. He got himself a little brick house out in town and established a routine for himself.

In the mornings, after breakfast, he would walk slowly toward Number One Gate to the Naval Academy, the one the • • • bluejackets generally use. More likely than There are many things to be said for not, an enlisted man would stop his car and the Old School; at least I have found it take him to the station ship. There Mcso. Like many and many an officer before Carty would visit such men as were "in me, I became truly attached to McCarty. durance vile." He would have stamps for And at length I think he thought a bit their letters, good advice and some candies better of me, who in his book must have and cigarettes which they were not supbeen something of a "Johnny-come-lately." posed to have. Somehow, no one ever saw I could easily have been his grandson. those minor transgressions of discipline.

One day, after the usual formalities of At ten in the morning he walked to the signing the pay chit had been accomplished, gym. At that hour "Doc" Snyder would he stood for a moment on the other side of be most likely working out the charleymy desk and then said, "You know. Sir, I horses and spavine of the football squad have not signed my right name to my pay or the baseball team. It generally took Mcchit."

Carty pretty well to noon to get through I was astounded. To sign a false name helping Doc Snyder. Then of course the to a pay chit is forgery, and that means a Chief Petty Officers' mess on the Station general court-martial. I couldn't believe it. Ship would welcome him for the noon McCarty said, "You see. Sir, I have meal. After that he would head for the signed 'McCarty,' but my real name is hospital. That's a long haul, but he would no more than start when the first officer MacCarthy." who went by would pick him up and go out Of course I asked what this was all of his way to see him to his destination. about, and he explained. "Well, Sir, when At the hospital, of course, McCarty diI first enlisted in the Navy the recruiting officer made a mistake and wrote my name vided his time between the Midshipmen down 'McCarty,' so I've been 'McCarty' and the bluejackets. It's hard to tell which from that day to this, and that's been over group was his favorite. He may not have had all the education in the world, but his sixty years." was worth listening to, and his sym"But, MacCarthy," I explained, "Do you advice pathy for those in pain or sickness a real mean to tell me that from that day to this you have done nothing to correct the boost.

Along about four in the afternoon he error?" would be seen walking down Hospital Hill, "Of course not. Sir," he replied with and the first Navy officer file who passed just the ghost of a twinkle in his eye, "who would pick him up and take him to his am I to argue with an officer?" And with by little brick home in Annapolis. That went a click of his heels, cap under left arm, on for a long time. he respectfully backed out of my office.

And now you will ask me again what I know when my leg has been scientifically pulled as well as the next one, and it af- happened to McCarty—and I will tell yoH that I do not know. Germany declared war forded me many a chuckle. on Poland and I went to sea, and when I • • • next saw Annapolis, six years later, McWhat happened to McCarty? I'll tell Carty was not there. I suppose I could have you. In the fullness of time even he came checked the grave records. But I would to realize that he couldn't look after Mid- rather think that he is still making the shipmen forever. And so at the end of his rounds of the REINA MERCEDES, the gym next enlisted period, when the doctor shook and the hospital, and that I just haven't his head, McCarty heeded him, and didn't seem him recently.

CAPITOL HILL B y FRED LARDNER, ' 2 2

Service

Attractiveness

In its report on the recent pay bill, the House Armed Services Committee said: "The committee is well aware of the fact that there are other factors besides pay which enter into the question of whether or not an officer or enlisted man will make the service a career. Many of these factors caimot be made subject to legislation, such as stability of assignment, overseas duty, absence from families, and the lack of a home with permanent roots in a local community. There are other conditions which are being solved slowly but which involve large expenditures of public funds—such as adequate housing."

Too M a n y Officers?

In its report on the Defense Department Appropriations bill, the House Appropriations Committee suggests that the Services now have too many officers as compared to enlisted men.

"The Committee looks with concern on the increasing ratio of officers to enlisted men. The ratio has increased in all branches of the service. On December 31, 1951, the ratio was 8.6 enlisted men for each officer; as of December 31, 1957, the ratio was 6.9 enlisted men for each officer. Apparently as strengths are reduced the greatest proportion of reduction is taken in the enlisted ranks. An analysis of the ratio of General and Flag officers to total military strengths shows an even more significant change. The actual numbers of General and Flag officers have increased in the Navy, Marine Corps and the Air Force since the Korean War while at the same time total personnel has declined. In the opinion of the Committee the ratio of such high ranking officers to total personnel is greatly out of line. For example, on June 30, 1945, the ratio of General and Flag officers to total personnel was 1 to 5,862. On December 31, 1951, the ratio was 1 to 3,035, and, on December 31, 1957, it was I to 2,027.

"It was true that in 1945 we had a large military force as a result of World War II, and in 1951 the force levels had been augmented by reason of the Korean War. In such periods of augmentation the trend is always toward more enlisted men per officer. Nevertheless, the Committee feels that the percentage of officers to enlisted men is definitely out of line at present and should be brought into better balance.

"While restrictive legislation has not been written into the bill (and indeed this matter is one more specifically reserved for the consideration of the Committee on Armed Services), the Services are directed to bring this ratio to a more realistic level and to report to the Committee on progress made."

The appropriations bill as reported out by the committee called for a reduction in 10

the average strength of Navy officers from 71,718 in fiscal 1958 to 69,682 in fiscal 1959. The number of Navy officers is currently estimated at about 70,600. " H u m p " Problem Continues

serve officers. The Marine Corps has been able to retain I of 3 aviators during the past year, but would like to retain 2 out of 5 or 1 out of 2."

V. Adm. Harold P. Smith, Chief of Naval Personnel, testified that the turnover in officers will be slightly higher in 1959, explaining that a large number of three-year obligated service agreements will expire next year.

Contributory Retirement?

Various ideas concerning retirement, voluntary or involuntary, have been raised in recent years. Some members of Congress have insisted that officers should be permitted to remain on active duty as long as possible, because when an officer is retired some other officer must take over his active duty work, so the service entails greater expense through his retirement.

Some have merely pointed to the increasing retirement fund; it is a payment of about $640,000,000 now, and it may reach $1 billion by 1962. There have been a few legislators who felt for the officers themselves, insisting that they have the right to serve out their time if they want to.

The retirement fund increase in recent years was the primary reason why Congress limited the increase in retirement pay to 6 per cent.

Now Senator John Stermis (Dem., Miss.), chairman of the Senate subcommittee on military pay, says that Congress may soon have to put a contributory retirement system into effect.

"We are at the point where we should give consideration to retired personnel making a contribution to the fund from which the retirement pay is paid. Of course, that would not apply to anyone who already has a vested position under the present law. However, it is one of the things Congress ought to consider in the future, and it should consider applying that principle with respect to adehtional pay, at least, even to present personnel.

"Furthermore, I believe that we ought also to consider writing into legislation a penalty for early retirement and make that a part of the retirement policy. In many cases the generous benefits which are paid for early retirement work an inequity on those who stay in the service. Now that we have pay scales based upon a professional Army, a professional Navy, professional Air Force, and a professional Marine Corps, we ought to consider a new law with reference to age of retirement and number of years in service for the purpose of encouraging able men to remain on duty.

We should permit people to retire early, but with an equivalent and rightful penalty being imposed for early retirement so far as their retired pay is concerned, in view of the fact they still have many useful years ahead."

The Navy asked Congress for legislation which would authorize it to involuntarily retire certain commanders, captains and rear admirals so that more promotional opportunities would open up for younger officers. This bill did not get by the House Armed Services Committee. Representative Paul Kilday, chairman of the subcommittee considering the bill, expressed some apprehension over recent and pending increases in the number of officers already retired.

Subsequently a "hump" or "white charger" bill applicable to all the armed Services was introduced, and the provisions of the Navy bill were included in it. Enactment of this bill does not look promising at this time. The Budget Bureau and the House Armed Services Committee are against it, while the Senate Armed Services Committee apparently is for it. The Navy, with the biggest hump problem, and the Air Force, whose hump problem is painful, are for it, but the Army would rather not see it enacted into law. This would appear to be a situation which emphasizes the folly of trying to solve the problems of all Services in one bill.

The Navy's officer problems were described as follows by Richard Jackson, Assistant Secretary of Navy for Personnel, in testimony before the House Appropriations Committee.

"In the commissioned grades we have an anomaly which has caused some concern to members of Congress," Mr. Jackson said. "We have been faced with the necessity of releasing about 1,200 relatively senior naval officers to meet an overall strength reduction, while at the same time asking Congress for legislation to improve the service attractiveness to retain more officers. The explanation of the anomaly is the current tight imbalance in the officer grade structure. We are critically short of junior officers in the 3- to 12-year serv- C a d e t - M i d s h i p m a n ice group and in excess in the senior grades Service C r e d i t due to the hump created by the large Prior to the appointment of the Cordiner numbers of officers commissioned during World War II and exaggerated by the Committee and its work on military pay, the Defense Department had in mind asking Korean expansion.

Congress to enact legislation providing "The Navy operated last year with a that cadet-midshipman-ROTC credit be shortage of about 3,000 line officers for its considered active duty for longevity pay surface ships. The additional cost in ma- purposes. The committee objected, explainterial casualties and reduced readiness for ing that all longevity would be washed out combat resulting from fleeting up of inex- with enactment of the new pay bill. Howperienced young officers to fill these billets ever, the principle of longevity still reis immeasurable. mains in effect.

"Regular NROTC retention rates are The armed services get most of their up slightly over last year. In the fields of officers from the academies and from electronics officers, lawyers and naval avia- ROTC schools, but because the training tors, we are not able to retain beyond obli- periods of these officers are not credited gated periods sufficient numbers of Re- for pay purposes, they lose as much as S H I P M A T E

$10,000 in pay during a career as compared with officers trained in other courses.

In 1912 Congress enacted a law stating that only active duty commissioned service could be considered for longevity pay purposes. But in 1942 Congress enacted a law stating that all inactive duty service in 17 different categories other than academy and ROTC service may be credited for pay purposes.

H.R. 603 is the bill dealing with this subject in this 85th Congress. There is no hope for action on it, but action can be expected in the 86th Congress provided the Defense Department takes some initiative and members of Congress are reminded by acaderay-ROTC men of this inequity.

of yoHtiger officers, lieutenant commanders in particular, will be heavy.

More On Dependent Medical Care

At this writing the Defense Department is desperately trying to influence the Senate to restore a $10,000,000 reduction in appropriations for dependent medical care in civilian hospitals and by civilian doctors for the fiscal year 1959. If dependent medical care is not curtailed, its cost might total as much as $80,000,000 in 1959. Would this be bad?

The department has submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee a survey of dependent medical care and the reasons it is preferred by dependents of active duty personnel. Here are the reasons: Dependent M e d i c a l C a r e 1. Reside too far from a military facilAre too many dependents choosing to patronize civilian hospitals and civilian doc- ity—43.6 per cent.

2. Stated type of care required was not tors under authority of the Dependents' available at the military facility—14.9 per Medical Care Act? The House Appropriations Committee in- cent.

3. Preferred civilian facilities—13.8 per sists that this is the case. The committee has requested that expenditures for depend- cent. ent medical care in civilian hospitals by 4. Stated military facility was inadequate civilian doctors be limited to about $60,- or overcrowded—12.8 per cent.

000,000 in fiscal 1959, although actual ex5. Preferred the service of a particular penditures for this purpose in fiscal 1958 civilian physician or hospital—7 per cent. totaled about $75,000,000 and are estimated 6. Received emergency care—5 per cent. at $70,000,000 for next year.

7. Stated merely that civilian facility was The Defense Department has protested the reduction in appropriations, though de- more convenient.

The department said that "information partment officials say that too many degathered during the first year's operation pendents may be choosing civilian care. of the program supported an earlier estimate that about 40 per cent of all dependNavy Dependent C a r e ents were separated from their sponsors Least Costly because of the exigencies of service and Average costs of medical care in fiscal that, inferentially, most of this group ap1957 are estimated as follows: Military— parently had no uniformed service medical Navy, $16.24 per patient day in hospitals; or hospital facilities available to them.

Army, $26.42 per patient day; Air Force, Actually, several studies showed that of $24.64 per patient day; Civilian (under the persons receiving care, some 43 per DMCA), $45.00. Actual DMCA costs now cent were separated from their sponsors." are estimated at $50 per patient day. This cost soimds very high, and to this writer Bigger Budget; suggests miscalculation or padding by doc- Fewer M e n tors and hospitals.

With military weapons becoming more technical in nature and with costs of miliMore On Hump Legislation tary production increasing, the Service Congress may have adjourned when you budgets for fiscal 1959 provide for a sizeread this. Senator Johnson (Dem., Texas), able increase in dollar expenditures. At the majority leader, had expressed the hope same time, personnel, officer and enlisted, that Congress would adjourn by the end will be decreased. of July. Certainly members could not be Here are the proposed expenditures as expected to be held in Washington far into reported by the House Appropriations ComAugust, not in this election year. mittee, compared with those for fiscal 1958: This correspondent believes there is no Defense Department chance for enactment of the so-called (as whole) $38,409,561,000—1959 "White Charger" legislation in this ses34,499,850,000—1958 sion. This is probably the most important Army 8,716,000,000—1959 legislation pending, seemingly more impor7,264,000,000—1958 tant to officers personally than the Defense Air Force 17,317,000,000—1959 Department reorganization bill.

16,320,000,000—1958 This White Charger legislation is in of- Navy 11,042,000,000--I959 ficial bill form in the Senate—S. 3748. Some 10,216,000,000—1958 hearings on it are scheduled by the Senate Economy Act Funds. The Defense DeArmed Services Committee. But the House partment appropriations bill is reported to Armed Services Committee has not as contain funds for payment of losses suffered yet permitted it to be formally introduced by officers under the Economy Act of 1932. as a bill on the House floor. Earlier we Public Law 85-255, enacted September 2, reported that the Budget Bureau was 1957, provides for reimbursement of these against it, but actually the Budget Bureau losses to officers or their survivors. Payhas no objection to it. ments should start not long after the apThe bill, S. 3748, is largely the Defense propriations bill becomes law.

Department's bill. It would give the Navy Travel and Residence Abroad. Retired unlimited attrition of officers until mid- Regular officers, excepting those who while 1965. Attrition as applied to the other serv- on active duty occupied "sensitive" posiices would be limited to a maximum of 20 tions or had access to "sensitive" informaper cent. It is highly doubtful that Con- tion, are no longer required to obtain pergress would approve unlimited attrition of mission to travel or reside overseas. Those Navy officers. who occupied sensitive positions were told A lot more attention is expected to be at time of retirement how long security given this subject in 1959. Until such legis- restrictions were applied to them as inlation can be enacted, promotion passovers dividuals.

A U G U S T ,

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SEA BREEZES B Y PAUL SCHRATZ '39

The Influence of Sea Power On History With cutbacks in ships and funds, many Navy Yards are now feeling the pinch of threatened unemployment. But here's a case from the dim and dusty past where a stained glass church window almost closed down an entire Navy Yard.

It all began on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1868, in the Trinity Episcopal (Thurch in Portsmouth, Va. The congregation arrived for morning services in their Easter finery to discover a handsome new stained glass window installed in their century old church. The window showed a sorrowing female figure beside an urn—Virginia weeping for her sons. The urn was inscribed with names of several members of the parish and beneath, the inscription continued: "Who Died During the Years 1861 and 1865 in Defense of Their Native State, Virginia, Against the Invasion by U. S. Forces."

When the U. S. naval officers from the nearby Norfolk Navy Yard arrived for services, trouble followed not far behind.

The U. S. officers—Capt. George Cooper, Capt. John Rodgers, Chief Engineer H. Newell, Cdr. Pattison and Lt. Hammersly—read the inscription glowing in the brilliant morning sunlight. Invasion indeed! This was an insult to the United States!

Summarily they cancelled their pews, but the church remained adamant, deciding that "not one member of the whole congregation will ever give his consent to have one word erased—not even if the whole Yankee nation would come to see us." To restore peace among his flock, the esteemed Rev. John H. Wingfield finally covered the offending inscription with a black cloth.

But a few days later an ardent ex-Confederate soldier tore off the cloth and stirred the controversy anew. Again the vestry refused to remove the inscription, feeling that the Yard officers' request was dictatorial. "The truth of the unholy invasion of Virginia by U. S. forces will be remembered as long as her mountains hold to their foundations or her rivers empty into the sea."

By April 21st, rumor was widespread that the military would officially order removal of the inscription, although no public statement is attributed to the Yard Commandant, Como. Augustus H. Kilty.

Finally, Father Plunkett, the greatly respected pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth, intervened as a peacemaker. He talked with Commodore Kilty and soon reported that he had seen an order from the Secretary of the Navy to close the Yard unless the window was removed.

Where Southern pride would not succumb, privation finally prevailed. The possibility of 1000 or more unemployed was too terrible to even consider. The window was removed and eventually replaced with a new inscription, "Given Through Respect for the Patriotism of the Dead and for Sympathy with Their Bereaved Friends by Their Old Pastor on Easter Sunday 1868."

In recent years the original inscription has been relocated, pieced together and once again it lies at the foot of the beautiful window—but the revised inscription is still in place.

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THE MAIL BOAT Holder of Contingency Option Says Act Badly Drawn, Has Recommended Changes Shipmate: In my first letter to you (published in Shipmate May 1958) I took exception to generalized statements made in the March 1958 issue which indicate that the Contingency Option Act is good from any vantage point and for everybody. My own case was used only to point out why everyone should very carefully review the provisions of the Act in the light of his own requirements.

Paul Schratz's rebuttal in the May issue talked about the over-all picture, about people "making out," and in general discredited my statements. I recognize that it is popular to discredit anyone who "dares" to criticize the Act. Very few servicemen today know the details of the Act and its implementations. Platitudes about recourse to Congress, biased comparisons of COA with commercial insurance on one hand, and on the other hand linking COA with the non-related Career Compensation Act, do not provide the serviceman with the information he needs, namely, "In the light of my requirements what does COA do for or against me?" I have COA and if past history is any criterion, I'll have it in its present form forever. I am reconciled to this, but this does not mean that I can't help other people avoid the same condition.

Paul writes that "The statement that members of COA have no protection against tmilateral service action is also inaccurate."

He says "an officer under COA has the normal appeal for relief which he enjoys under any other law—through the Congress." In other words, he admits that the Service can exercise unilateral action until we change the law. As the law now stands, once you have elected COA, you can change your option provided you serve five years of active duty subsequent thereto. The Service can order you to inactive duty any time and thereby prohibit you from exercising

an option change. Involuntary orders to inactive duty or retired status should in all fairness permit a COA member to change his option if he so desires. In this area, COA is a one-way contract.

Now a word about commercial insurance.

It is amazing how uninformed Service personnel and so-called Service "experts" are about commercial insurance. I, too, was once in this position. Just prior to my retirement, I took out a declining standard term commercial insurance policy with the North American Life and Casualty Co. which at that time had an estate settlement value of $21,750.00, and which could of course be collected as one lump sum. Alternately the policy guarantees $100.00 per month to my wife until age seventy. The estate value declines each year until it reaches zero at wife's age seventy. It costs $19.67 per month. Non-disability COA Options 1-4 would have cost me $36.82, and this would have provided my wife $187.00 per month for life provided she did not remarry. If my wife subsequently dies, the COA contract is voided and her estate gets nothing. Based on the above figures a table is included here which in my case compares COA, and the commercial insurance which I have in my possession. The policy I have is straight term risk insurance with no "gimmicks."

Do you know that if you take Options 1 and 4 of COA and your wife dies while you are on active duty, your election stays in force so that if you marry again your second wife automatically constitutes the spouse irrespective of age, change of circumstances, or anything else? Here again, you have signed a one-way contract which come what may is binding on you unless you serve five active duty years after a requested option change. This has happened to Cdr. Jay J. Lichtenwalner, U S N 81404. The Commander belatedly has found

Contingency Option

Equivalent Commercial Insurance Purchaseable

Standard 36.82

Disability 60.01

My Policy 19.67

COA Standard 36.82

Estate Value

None

None

**21,750.00

**40,700.00

**66,400.00

Monthly Income

187.00

175.91

100.00

187.00

305.00

Annuity Time

•Life

*Life

Premium

Premium Change Cancellation Privilege

Can change any time during active duty.

With 5 years' active duty

COA Disability 60.01

Life Expectancy No

No

No

Any Time

* Provided wife does not remarry **Declines each year Note that COA on a standard basis does not offer as much as the commercial policy I own. If I can buy this type of insurance, so can you. I challenge anyone to dispute my statement that COA offers no major advantage as insurance imless you are commercially uninsurable.

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out that he signed a contract binding only him, which adds about $20.00 per month to his COA premium.

There is no assurance that COA rates will not change for or against you in the interim between option selection and retirement. You will not know your rates until retirement. My commercial policy has set rates, and I can drop it at will. The high mortality of COA, the flexible rate system, and the ironclad one way contract all tend to substantiate a general feeling that the Act was not properly drawn, that it was poorly implemented, or a combination of both. From an individual point of view, I do not consider it a good business deal for the average serviceman. The high mortality and resultant high costs imply a raise in rates and certainly not a reduction.

I have officially recommended the following changes in COA: Involuntary retirement or separation should automatically permit the serviceman to change or cancel his option.

This should be made retroactive.

There should be no disability surcharge unless the serviceman is commercially iminsurable. In any case, the percentage surcharge should be no greater than the percentage disability.

Service disability does not necessarily bear any relation to insurability or life expectancy.

Any change in the marital status of a serviceman while still on active duty should render the agreement void or permit change, when Options 1-4 have previously been selected. Death or legal separation of any or all beneficiaries should obviously permit the serviceman to change his election for those affected groups of beneficiaries, when Option 4 was originally selected.

COA has general flaws, so let's set about to get corrective legislation rather than impugn the motives of anyone who points out the Act's serious inequities. Even if the flaws are corrected, COA has real competition from commercial insurance now available. If COA cannot offer significantly more benefit than a serviceman can get from a profit making insurance company, then it is time the Act be amended.

FRED D . PFOTENHAUER

Captain U S N (Ret.) '34 41 N. Briarcliff Rd. Mountain Lakes, N. J. 23 June 1958 Noble Irwin '91 Founder of Navy Lacrosse and Basketball •

Shipmate: As one of the "group of enthusiastic midshipmen" who were responsible for starting lacrosse at the Academy, I was delighted to see your recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of that event.

Without in any way depreciating the contribution of my good friend "Doc" Branham to the sport, the basic responsibiUty for initiating lacrosse belongs to Noble E. Irwin, then Commander U. S. Navy. Early in 1908, while he was Officer in Charge of Athletics at the Academy, he received from Harvard a letter saying that their lacrosse team would be on a southern trip in the spring, and asking for a game with the Naval Academy in May. Altho no such team existed, he accepted the challenge, and after some investigation found that I had played the game before entering the Academy. He sent for me, told me I was to develop a team, and to play Harvard in SHIPMATE

May. I was designated as captain, coach and manager, and he assured me of all the support I required.

With a hollow feeling.in my midriff, and a cheery "Aye, aye, sir," I left the office and began a search for those midshipmen who had ever played lacrosse. It turned out there were five in all: Austin and I in 1908, Branham, 1910, and Douglas and Ford in 1911. We called for volunteers, got the necessary equipment, and started training. Three games were played. We were beaten by Johns Hopkins, and Harvard, but we ended the season with a glorious victory over City College of Baltimore. Next to myself, Cdr. Irwin was probably the happiest man in Annapolis that day. Welsh, 1909, was elected captain for the next season.

Some amusing incidents happened in connection with the new sport. The field was laid out in the upper comer of Oklahoma field, in front of the officers' quarters. Having no other place to chjmge, the team used to wear their uniforms tmder work clothes and strip on the field. The first time this happened the officer of the day received a wild call from an indignant wife in officers' row saying that some midshipmen were undressing in front of officers' quarters and she wanted it stopped.

The first game occurred on the same afternoon as a baseball game and when it started the midshipmen and their girls left the ball game to see this new sport, leaving the bleachers almost deserted. I was called on the mat by the Athletic Council and told that thereafter lacrosse games must be scheduled on days other than those for baseball. They did not want to lose their audience. The football coaches saw an opportunity to keep their men in training during the spring season and told their squad to report for lacrosse, so we had a bunch of wild, unskilled volunteers whose one idea was to use their stick as a club to beat up the man with the ball. I still have the scar on my head left by an enthusiastic but untrained football man.

As a result of correspondence with Johns Hopkins, one of their players was engaged to come down once a week to teach us the finer points of the game, but I do not recognize his name in your article. The ones you mention must have come down the next year.

To Captain Irwin belongs the credit of starting not only lacrosse, but in 1908 the Academy had its first basketball team as a result of his efforts and support. His enthusiasm for athletics was unbounded and we should not fail to give him the credit which he had justly earned.

JAMES M . IRISH '08

Rear Admiral, U S N (Ret.)

then I would step in when I thought the time was propitious.

I hope some day I may have an opportunity to further discuss the Drum and Bugle Corps (The Hell Cats) with you.

All good wishes to you.

Yours sincerely, CHAUNCEY

SHACKFORD

Shipfnate: The letters in Shipmate re membership have been interesting. Beat the drums some for the Non-Grad members—-there are plenty of such guys who didn't get that commission who have a tender spot for the U S N A and the Navy. Keep up the good work. Shipmate far surpasses any other Alumni publication I have been privileged to see.

EMMETT H . DURHAM '40 Why Not Give Your 1956 Register to a Local Library

Gentlemen: The Directors wish to acknowledge with appreciation your gift to the New Orleans Public Library.

All gifts are accepted with the understanding that they will be utilized to the best interest of the Library, in the judgment of the staff.

We hope you will remind others that we are always interested in acquiring materials which will be of value in extending the Library's program.

J O H N HALL JACOBS

Librarian New Orleans Public Library (Many similar letters have been received.

When you get your new Alumni Register and Directory, why not give the old one to your local library? It will be appreciated.)

Shipmate: I have read with great interest your leading article in the July 1958 issue of Shipmate, which I recently received. The article was entitled "As He Died To Make Men Holy Let Us Die To Make Men Free," written by "A Senior Naval Officer."

I think this is a tremendous article, and I should like to have your permission to publish it in my agency publication, which goes to some 300 agents and managers and company officials. Of course, it goes without saying that we would give Shipmate credit for the article.

DUANE M . PAUL '36

State Farm Insurance New Jersey State Director

The Hell Cats

Dear Ensign Smith: I read with great interest and feeling your splendid article in the Shipmate for June entitled, "The Hell Cats, 1914-1958."

As you mentioned, I had somewhat to do with its success and I have followed its progress with much interest ever since.

Shipmate: Decatur House has recently come into the possession of the National Trust for Historic Preservation with a proviso in Mrs. Beale's will that it may be used by the Navy Department for official entertaining.

On many occasions I started to write about its organization and success especially in 1945, the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Naval Academy, but each time I found difficulty in contacting certain promoters of it. However, your fine job answers all my purposes in wanting to have it on record.

To me, Cary and Shelly were the real promoters and hard workers. Now and

Admiral Burke is a member of the National Trust Committee that develops policy matters concerning this historic house with its rich naval connection. He and the other Committee members are seeking donations of books dealing with Truxtun and Decatur to be put in the house.

AUGUST.

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CAPT. PHILIP F. WAKEMAN, USN '28, swearing in his son, Timothy R. Wakeman, into the Naval Reserve.

E. M. ELLER '25

Rear Admiral, U S N (Ret.) Director of Naval History

The New Shipmate Editor Capt. Philip F. Wakeman '28 after his retirement on 1 August 1958 becomes the Editor of this publication, relieving R. Adm. John D. Hayes '24 who will devote himself to naval history research. Captain Wakeman is an Engineering Duty officer who has been in the Bureau of Ships since 1955. His last job there was Director of Contracts.

The new editor as a midshipman served four years on the Log staff and was its office manager his first class year. He was editor of his class Reef Points and served on both the Lucky Bag and Trident staffs.

He was four years on the swimming team and its captain the final year. He starred in academics as a plebe but was too busy with other things to do so afterwards. Still he did not miss it by much.

After four years' service in the fleet, Wakeman went to MIT and received a Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture in 1935. He served throughout World War II as Hull Superintendent for New Construction at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He attended the Advanced Management course at the Harvard Business School in 1949 and thereafter became Deputy Chief of Industrial Relations.

The new editor married Elsie Jones of his home town of Hornell, N. Y., in 1935.

The Wakesmans live at 35 Southgate Ave., Annapolis, Md. They have three children: Helen 21, a registered medical secretary; Deborah 19, a student at Marjorie Webster Junior College in Washington, D. C , and Timothy, a student at Annapolis High School and a member of the Naval Reserve.

Lucky Bag biographies are often prophetic. "Go-getter" and "Such popularity must be deserved" has certainly been true in Phil's case.

CHANGES OF ADDRESS The cost to the Alumni Association of relocating members whose Shipmate is returned with "Not at this address" is about 25c per member. You miss your SItipmates. Please send in your changes of address before detachment or moving.

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By John D. Hayes '24

LAND FOR T H E NAVAL A C A D E M Y As reported in the Jtme issue, the City Council of Annapolis on 9 June 1958 passed a resolution by a vote of 6-2 opposing further land acquisition in the old section of the city by the Naval Academy. Voting against the resolution was Alderman John R. Fredland, a professor in the Academy's Department of English, History and (jovernment, and Alderman Gelhaus, an Annapolis business man. Alderman Parker, who first proposed that the resolution' be tabled, abstained from voting.

As a citizen of Annapolis, a graduate of the Naval Academy and a member of the Alumni Association, I could not leave this resolution go unchallenged. I therefore wrote a letter to the Annapolis Evening Capital. The following newspaper items resulted. They are reprinted here by permission, not to keep the issue alive but to inform Alumni generally of it.

From The Evening Capital, Annapolis, Md., Thurs., June 26, 1958: DECRIES LOCAL OPPOSITION TO NAVY EXPANSION Retired Admiral Hits "Flight From Reality"

The City Council resolution earlier this month opposing further land acquisition by the Naval Academy was a "flight from reality," charges R. Adm. John D. Hayes, USN ( R e t ) .

The admiral also leveled a lance at the efforts of Historic Annapolis, Inc., to make this city "a second class Williamsburg" and questioned how many of the old historic houses "are worth saving or need to be saved."

Admiral Hayes, who has lived with his wife at 1970 Fairfax Road since his retirement four years ago, made his defense of the Naval Academy's proposed acquisition of 2.2 acres adjoining the Academy near the harbor in a statement today to The Evening Capital.

A graduate of the Class of 1924, Admiral Hayes is a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and edits Shipmate, the Association's monthly magazine.

Disagreeing with several retired officers who have gone on record as concurring with the June 9 action of the City; Council, Admiral Hayes affirmed in his statement that the Naval Academy "has to have more room," and reminded Annapolitans that the Postgraduate School was moved to Monterey, Calif., for this reason.

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The City Council resolution, sponsored

by Alderman Robert H. Campbell and passed by a vote of 6 to 2, with one alderman abstaining, had specific reference to the recent proposal that the Academy acquire 2.2 acres along Prince George Street between Randall Street and the harbor.

Admiral Hayes noted that besides several retired officers. Dr. Richard D. Weigle, president of Historic Annapolis, Inc., had also concurred with the resolution, explaining that his organization was concerned because of the threat to the Patterson and Sands Houses, two of the city's oldest Colonial homes, which are in this area.

"I am also a retired officer and I yield to no one in my sense of historic values," affirmed Admiral Hayes. "However, in my opinion this action of the City Council is a flight from reality. First things must come first."

Dr. Richard D. Weigle, president of Historic Annapolis, said the society has no desire to copy Williamsburg.

"This is a living city, not a restoration," he said. "We are merely trying to preserve those things in our heritage as a colonial capital, which is still progressing.

"We sympathize with the Academy's space needs but we feel it is wrong for it to try to solve these needs at the cost of the oldest house in the city."

THE ADMIRAL EXPLAINED that he felt the Naval Academy to be the most important single segment of the Navy.

"Men, not things, must protect our way of life from that which threatens it, and it is the men of Annapolis who will set the tone of the Navy and will train and lead other men who must be our bulwark for generations to come.

"Citizens of the city which houses this institution have a position not enjoyed by most of their countrymen," Admiral Hayes continued. "We also have a responsibility to these countrymen.

"The physical plant of the Naval Academy has to expand even if not one more midshipman is added to its rolls. The present land fill will provide only adequate living space for these young men. Additional academic facilities that should have been provided more than a decade ago are still needed.

"Paramount among these are an auditorium to seat 5,000 and a library and archives that could make Annapolis a center of naval and military learning, attracting scholars from all over the world. 'This auditorium and library can only be placed on land now outside the walls.

"The Naval Academy has to expand to the west or move elsewhere," Admiral Hayes affirmed. "These are facts of life against which the City Council, Historic Annapolis, Inc., and a few retired officers cannot argue with conviction."

The admiral said the words "Annapolis" and "Naval Academy" have become synonyms in the American language and held that the richest part of Annapolis history has been linked with the Academy.

"I do not discount the value of the old historic houses in Annapolis," the admiral stated. "I question, however, how many are worth saving or need to be saved. The past is gone and we cannot hold it.

"WE SHOULD SAVE the historical significance of Colonial Annapolis," he agreed, "but this might be done better if a few of the best and most representative houses were properly preserved with the funds available.

"If competent advice decrees that the Sands and Patterson Houses are among these, they can be moved to other locations outside or inside the Academy grounds.

"The overriding fact," Admiral Hayes stressed, "is that the Naval Academy has to have more room."

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From the Baltimore Sun, Friday morning, June 27, 1958: HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS SEEN AIMING AT A WILLIAMSBURG

Annapolis, June 26 ( A P ) — A retired Navy admiral today accused Historic Annapolis, Inc., of trying to make a "second class Williamsburg" out of the city to the detriment of the Naval Academy.

R. Adm. John D. Hayes leveled his criticism at the non-profit society and at the city's mayor and board of aldermen in a letter to the editor of the Annapolis Evening Capital.

He protested as a "flight from reality" the board's 6-2 vote of June 10 in which it went on record opposing further land acquisition by the Naval Academy in the old section of Annapolis.

He suggested that such an attitude toward the Navy's expansion problems could eventually lead to removal of the Academy from this city, where it has been located since its founding except for a brief period during the Civil War. Seeking 2.2 Acres

The Academy wants to acquire 2.2 acres along Prince George Street near the waterfront for construction of a barracks for enlisted men, now crowded aboard an old station ship.

The Federal Government presumably could launch condemnation procedures if it became necessary, but Academy spokesmen have indicated they have no desire or intention of employing this method.

"In my opinion this action of the City Council (backing up historical interests and residents of the area) is a flight from reality," said Admiral Hayes, who is editorof the Naval Academy alumni magazine Shipmate. "First things come first.

Sees Expansion or Move

"I believe the Naval Academy to be the most important segment of the Navy, more important than Polaris or the 6th Fleet or the Navy part of the Pentagon. Men, not things, must protect our way of life from that which threatens it. . . .

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"The Naval Academy has to expand to the west or move elsewhere. These are facts of life against which the City Council, Historic Annapolis, Inc., and a few retired officers (who are members of the historic society) cannot argue with conviction.

"It is not necessary to plead the case of the Naval Academy to the people of Annapolis. The words 'Annapolis' and 'Naval Academy' have become synonyms in the American language. . . .

"Should Historic Annapolis, Inc., succeed in making this city into a second class Williamsburg, it still might not attract Americans in such numbers as the Academy now does and it could never make those people feel the way they do now on their visit—that all this is part of them."

Cites California

INSIDE THE MAIN GATE

by J. P. Haumont '59

Plebe Parents Weekend and the Plebe Sponsor Program

Move

Admiral Hayes said the current landfill into Severn River to make more room for the hemmed-in Academy will provide only enough living space for an expansion of Bancroft Hall, the midshipman dormitory.

He said unless the town decides to give up some of its room, it could well lose the Naval Academy as it did the Navy's Postgraduate School in 1948.

"Few at that time (in 1931 when this move was first proposed) thought it would ever happen," he said. "Today the Postgraduate School at Monterey, Calif., has a splendid physical plant such as this city could never have provided.

"Those of us who make our living here should seriously consider this."

An Exlitorial in the Baltimore Sun, Monday morning, June 30, 1958: COME, COME, ADMIRAL

"The past is gone and we cannot hold it," says R. Adm. John D. Hayes, U S N ( R e t ) , in a letter to the Annapolis Evening Capital.

The Admiral charges Historic Annapolis, Inc., with trying to make a second class Williamsbiu-g of the town at the expense of Naval Academy expansion. He wonders whether the Academy may not have to move elsewhere.

Admiral Hayes' complaint results from a recent vote of the Aimapolis Board of Aldermen against Academy acquisition of some two acres of land on which are located two old houses. One of them, the Sands house, is the oldest in Annapolis.

To protest such action comes strangely from a naval officer. For if there is one national institution that holds its own history and traditions dear—and with good reason— it is the Navy. Indeed Admiral Hayes is not wholly insensible to historic values. He speaks sentimentally of the joint traditions of the Academy and the town. He admits that some of the old Annapolis houses are worth preserving. He even concedes that if competent authorities declare the two houses in question of value they might be moved elsewhere. So, after all. Historic Annapolis, Inc., and Admiral Hayes are not so far apart.

The real point at issue is the not unreasonable hope of many Annapolitans for as graceful as possible an adjustment of the past and present to the future. The Navy these days is being called upon to solve many difficult problems. Surely it ought not to be baffled by the problem of getting the land it needs without having to destroy the oldest house in Annapolis or moving the whole Academy away.

On the weekend of 22-25 August nearly 3000 parents and other members of the families of midshipmen of the Class of 1962 will gather at the Naval Academy for what has become known as Plebe Parents Weekend. This is normally the weekend before the return of the upper classmen.

Families will be welcomed by the Superintendent. Parents will learn from various heads of department about the course of study their boys are to undertake. The Commandant of Midshipmen will explain the disciplinary system. Parents will get a first hand view of how their sons will live and where they will live for the next four years. They will meet the parents of their sons' roommates, classmates and friends.

This program was started by Adm. Harry W. Hill '11 while he was Superintendent from 1950 to 1952. It has been uniformly successful. Older Alumni can appreciate what it means since their parents' only contact with the Academy was the report of monthly marks and not until graduation at June Week did they meet other parents.

R. Adm. W. R. Smedberg, III, the previous Superintendent, initiated the Plebe Sponsor Program. Its purpose is to help new midshipmen adjust themselves to life at the Academy and to contribute to their feeling of security and well-being by providing them with friendly as well as formal contacts. This is done by associating each Plebe with an officer or civilian faculty member, outside the midshipman's normal official contacts, with whom he can develop a social relationship and from whom he can, when there is need, obtain informal advice and information.

1962 STAR GAZING

Deladrier Elected Andre R. (Andy) Deladrier, head coach of fencing at the Naval Academy, has been elected vice president of the Nat'l Fencing Coaches Association of America. The election took place at the National Championships at Lubbock, Texas, where Deladrier received the Association's Service Award in recognition of his accomplishments and ability as a fencing coach. He led Navy to a 6-2 dual meet record this season.

Robert F. Klepinger advises that the government may be liable for interest on the pay erroneously deducted by the Economy Act of 1932 and now being advanced under Public Law 85-255.

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MEMORIAL STADIUM ALUMNI GIVING Breakdown by Classes—70 July 1958

Class

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In researching some old pamphlets recently in the Naval Academy library, one was found entitled Crossing the Line by the USS Sacramento, 21 January 1930, Longitude 80 37' West.

Outstanding in this book was its dedication, DEDICATED To Our Captain who has by his zeal, firmness and j/ustice, m-olded us into a united crew, proud of our ship and her accomplishments, we dedicate this Neptune Lag; FOR "He ivho has mastered the Art of Leadership has mastered everything since, through others, all other arts are subject to him."

The man to whom this dedication was made was Cdr. W. W. Smith, USN, now our President of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Help the New Editor On 1 August, a new editor will take over the conn. Contributors can help him immensely in his trials of the first few issues if they will follow some simple guides: With "What's the Dope" Copy

1. Reinain within your class allotment of space, viz.: one column to every hundred class members in the National Association. Your class "Dun and Bradstreet" rating is given on page I of the May 1958 issue. If there is more than one correspondent in your class who sends copy to Alumni House, be governed accordingly.

2. Type copy double spaced, either 40 or 80 characters to the line. A line in Shipmate takes approximately 40 characters and the editor is thereby able to judge the amount of column space in print your copy will take.

3. Be sure your copy is newsworthy and not gossipy. The goal should be to get all classes to read it, not just your own classmates.

4. Get the copy to Alumni House by the fifth of the previous month.

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100 100 100 100 200 100 100 100 75 600 200

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Leadership

Per Capita Per Capita Qnota*** Contribntions

$100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 75.00 600.00 200.00 52.00 101.64 100.00 166.67 166.67 68.50 85.20 86.66

With Feature Articles

1. Have something to write about which will inform the readers. Present it to them in such a way that they will be sure to read it.

2. Restrict the article to 3000 words.

3. Break it with subheads. Nothing discourages a reader like inches upon inches of solid print.

4. Do not send your first draft of the article to the editor. Rework and rework it until you have found the exact words to express your idea. Then sharpen your sentences and arrange your paragraphs so that those ideas will easily flow into the reader's mind.

5. Remember always that Shipmate is N O T an official publication. Readers do not H A V E TO read what you write. You must do a selling job on them.

Public Relations, Mark—4.0 The following is excerpted from a letter of Mr. Frank M. Cruger of Indiana to Senator Capehart The Senator sent this letter to the Secretary of the Navy wdth the statement that he thought Mr. Gates would "enjoy reading it."

"It was my good fortune last weekend, along with many friends in the American Ordnance Association, to be 'At Sea with the Navy' in the fleet flagship NORTHAMPTON of the Striking Fleet, Atlantic off Mayport, Fla. "Homer, the purpose of my letter is to say that I have never seen employee relations or public relations in any business that compares to the officers and men of the USS NORTHAMPTON. The most humble seaman was courteous and helpful. The officers arranged everything with efficiency and courtesy—even got us back to Jacksonville by bus with a bus strike in Jacksonville—and on schedule.

"The big 'clincher' for a superb public relations job was when V. Adm. B. L. Austin, Commander, Second Fleet, together with Capt. L. A. Bryan, Commanding Officer, USS NORTHAMPTON, personally greeted and shook the hand of each of our people—and there were 300 of us."

F R A N K M . CRUGER

Class

Total

1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901

Per Capita Per Capita Qnota*** Contribntions

710 5,003 426 1,020 1,090 1,778 1902 13,890 1903 2,169 1904 915 1905 2,656 1906 3,472 1907 12,870 1908 6,302 1909 5,433 1910 11,393 19II 5,797 1912 4,341 1913 4,235 1914 4,906 1915 5,848 1916 8,309 1917 5,611 1918 10,210 1919 20,107* 1920 10,646 1921 30,507* 1922 11,581* 1923 16,083* 1924 21,234* 1925 17,407* 1926 17,891* 1927 20,041* 1928 2,172 1929 3,417 1930 2,991 1931 7,142 1932 6,849 1933 4,482 1934 13,938* 1935 6,282 1936 2,278 1937 5,093 1938 4,876 1939 6,576* 1940 4,287 1941 2,332 1942 4,901 1943 4,496 1944 3,817 1945 3,135 1946 17,114* 1947 3,536 1948A . . . . 2,011 1948B . . . . 3,589 1949 2,150 1950 1,872 1951 1I,S3S 1952 7,655 1953 5,300** . . . .

1954 S,S20 1955 2,933 1956 4,303 1957 4,083 1958 7,493 1959 6,662 1960 6,216 1961 9,025 1962 200

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142.00 555.92 82.50 72.86 60.56 74.08 861.88 83.42 38.12 46.59 65.48 135.47 58.89 54.87 178.01 56.28 45.69 45.53 50.06 53.16 65.42 41.87 75.63 136.78 30.27 72.80 26.14 50.08 50.56 47.04 47.08 40.17 16.21 17.56 8.70 1522 19.55 11.76 33.50 16.62 10.48 18.86 13.25 13.18 11.46 6.77 10.05 8.36 5.38 3.67 16.82 4.46 4.23 9.26 2.83 2.81 16.74 10.08 5.90 6.52 3.91 6.36 4.82 8.30 8.22 7.33 9.88 .19

Total $491,279 * Indicates class has pledged $15,000 for a gate. ** Indicates class pledge. *** This is the "giving" quota of each alumnus. The "giving and raising" goal still remains at $100.

•j^ Class has reached its quota.

SHIPMATE

Ferdinand Eberstadt

Shipmate Article in The Navy and the nation as a whole owe Congressional Record

a great deal to Ferdinand Eberstadt, friend and associate of James Forrestal.

More than perhaps any other man, it was Mr. Eberstadt who gave us the National Security Council as the agency for reaching sound decisions in the field of national strategy. The National Security Council figured prominently in the decision to send Marines into Lebanon. It has had a big part in the history of the last event-filled decade. Perhaps no new agency of government since World War II has so gained the confidence of the American people.

Mr. Forrestal in 1^5, while still Secretary of the Navy, requested Mr. Eberstadt to make a study and prepare a report on the following questions: 1. Would unification of the W a r and Navy Departments under a single head improve our national security?

2. If not, what changes in the present relationships of the military services and departments has our war experience indicated as desirable to improve our national security?

3. What form of postwar organization should be established and maintained to enable the military services and other Government departments and agencies most effectively to provide for and protect our national security?

Mr. Forrestal was forced to call on his friend Eberstadt because a plan of unification of the armed services under a single head with a general staff had been already offered. The Navy, whose whole military philosophy was opposed to this and which would have suffered under such a plan, still had no counter-proposal ready. Mr. Eberstadt's report to Mr. Forrestal saved the day and was accepted as the basis for the National Security Act of 1947.

Mr. Eberstadt in his plan advised against unification and proposed a small Defense Department organization. However he recommended certain new agencies of government on the same level as the Department of Defense. One of these was the National Security Council.

Mr. Eberstadt still believes in simple and decentralized Defense Department organization. He testified recently before the Senate Armed Services Committee against the proposed amendments which the Senate is being asked to make to the House Defense Department Reorganization Bill. Unfortunately, the headlined debate between Congress and the Executive over testimony of high military officials on the Hill caused his important statement to go practically unnoticed by the press.

Mr. Eberstadt in his testimony 25 June challenged the wisdom of reorganizing the Defense Department on the assumption that there will be insubordination and disobedience within the armed services. He said that what was needed was greater simplification at the top, not centralization. According to his statement the office of the Secretary of Defense has grown from a handful of men to around 3,000 and some assistant secretaries "have occupied themselves with issuing orders on such ridiculous trifles as disposal of garbage and the mowing of vegetative areas."

During World War I, Mr. Eberstadt, a New York investment broker, was Vice Chairman of the War Production Board.

J. D. H. AUGUST,

1958

Shipmate and Maj. Joseph C. McDonough, USA, were honored when his article in the June issue was reprinted in its entirety in the Congressional Record of 14 June 1958. The reprinting was done at the request of Senator Thomas E. Martin of Iowa.

Senator Martin's complimentary remarks in making his request were as follows: "Mr. President, among the highly responsible tasks faced by Members of the Congress is the appointment of candidates for the armed service academies. One of the most frequent inquiries encountered in this connection is how do the academies compare—a question to which there has been no adequate answer.

"Thus, it was most gratifying to read in the June 1958 issue of Shipmate, the wellknown monthly magazine of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, an illuminating article by a West Point graduate. Major Joseph C. McDonough, United States Army, that supplies a comprehensive response to this query.

"A recent instructor at the Naval Academy, Major McDonough has had the unique advantage of close observation of both these great service schools, and speaks with the authority of that experience. His article is constructive and should be of special value to members of the boards of visitors of all service academies.

"I ask unanimous consent that the article be printed in the Appendix of the Record."

NAVY TALES How to Get a Good Fitness Report Back in the dark days of October 1940 the crews of a division of four 1200-ton destroyers were readying them for turnover to the British. They were part of the fifty exchanged for such now familiar bases as Argentia, Bermuda and Trinidad.

Those were the days before there were 20 officers and two messes in a destroyer wardroom. Each ship had only four officers and the division commander had additional duty as commanding officer of the flag boat.

A week or so before decommissioning time, one of the three captains told his exec.

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"One should not refuse something which has not been offered but I hope the crew do not give me a present." That was all he needed to say.

When the day of decommissioning arrived, the other two skippers did get a remembrance from their crews and of course the story got around. That afternoon, the two non-recipients were having a cup of coffee in one of their wardrooms, "Did you get a present from your crew?" asked the division commander.

"No." "I didn't either. I guess we're S.O.B.'s."

The other two skippers have long ago lost their gifts and perhaps forgotten what they were. But the third has one of the best fitness reports he ever received still in his jacket.

Navy-Michigan Football Weekend Friday, October 10—Cocktails (6:30-7:30 p.m.) and Dinner-Dance with entertainment at the Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Mich $5.5() per person Saturday, October 11—Charter bus from Dearborn Inn, unloading inside Stadium and return $2.50 per person Box Lunches $1.25 per person Cocktails ( (6 :30-7 :30 p.m.) and DinnerDance with entertainment at Grosse Isle Naval Air Station $5.50 per person ACCOMMODATIONS Dearborn Inn rates: Single $8.50, Double $13.50 Write DIRECT t o : Manager, Reservations, Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Mich.

It is suggested that when writing to the inn you request alternate accommodations in nearby motels, if necessary.

NAVY-MICHIGAN FOOTBALL WEEKEND Mr. Frank R. Davis Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, Mich.

Enclosed is my check to cover: Reservations for Friday DinnerDance @ $5.50 per person Reservations for Saturday Charter Bus (2 $2.50 per person Box Lunches @ $1.25 each Reservations for Saturday Dinner-Dance @ $5.50 per person Signed Address Please mail your checks for DinnerDance, Transportation, and Box Lunches before September 10, 1958.

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NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM DRIVE

By Capt. Eugene B. Fluckey, USN '35, Director

Progress Of the $2,900,000 total cost of the Stadium we lack $39,000 as of 10 July 1958.

Our form letter appeal to the alumni of 17 June has swamped our small staff with contributions. Please bear with us and have patience regarding the acknowledgment of your contributions. These are sent to everyone, and have been sent to everyone in the past. There are 4,500 alumni whose addresses we do not have. To finish the drive

by Homecoming Weekend, do give us a hand and explain the facts to any of your classmates who did not receive this letter.

Don't forget to urge them to contribute their class quota.

Drawing A sailor from the USS BOSTON took first place in our 4 July event here and chose the airplane. The second place mink went to an Academy visitor, a bachelor from Lewiston, N. Y. This project netted the Stadium $71,000.

Alumni Letter The letter of 17 June was sent to all alumni for whom the Alumni Association has addresses. We had thought that the second sentence was sufficiently clear to point out to all alumni that this appeal was not directed to those who had contributed the personal quota that we had set up.

However, several alumni, who had previously contributed, were mildly irritated for they misconstrued our thought, and believed they were considered by us as noncontributors. The addressograph plate system was used in this general mail-out to save money. This borrowed system divides the alumni up by geographical areas. The terrific expense to separate every con-

MAKE THAT STADIUM DONATION NOW! tributor out of this system and the length of time involved to do so would have made it impracticable.

Memorial

Gates

The architect is completing final sketches and plans for the twenty class gates. There are still nine available on a first come, first served pledge basis. Many classes are in a good position to pledge. At Homecoming, selection of gates will be made by the classes in the same order of priority in which the gates were pledged. E^ch gate will have a Naval Academy plaque on one side and a class plaque on the other. A gate is ten feet wide.

Memorial

Chairs

Everyone who has requested a memorial chair will receive a suggested inscription for their final approval or change. Plates are being made up as these cards are returned. You should receive your card prior to 15 September 1958.

Fi'nafe Many feel the drive is now over with only $39,000 to raise. Believe me, this is not the case with most of our sources dried up from over 500,000 contributors. We are now in that "tough home stretch" that leads to a decisive victory, and we are looking for many more friends to lend a hand.

Pass the word!

Weaver, W . , BMKR 1 -C, Coral Sea and Savo The U S S ASTORIA was lost at the Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942. The following paragraphs are found in the account of this battle in Walter Karig's Battle Report, Vol. 3, p. 108.

"Three months earlier the ASTORIA'S weekly newspaper. The Astorian, in her issue of May 8, 1942—the day of the Battle of the Coral Sea—published 'An Ode From a "Throttleman.' It was written by a tall, slim, sandy-haired Alabamam named Woodrow Weaver, a boilermaker first class whose wife and baby were waiting for him in Portland, Ore.: Oh, me hands is fulla noszles An' me eyes is full of sweat De back presh—she's up aroun' fifteen.

Da safeties all are liftin' Da rudder's slowly shiftin' Such a mess of bells I never seen.

Oh, da cap'n's on the speaker An' his voice ain't any weaker As he hollars, 'Engines watch your tturnst' Me brain is slowly cloggin' With the bells that I ain't loggin' But it's here I want to be when Tojo burns.

"Weaver died on August 9, 1942, at the Battle of Savo. He stayed with the ship and his throttles."

A memorial chair has been dedicated to Weaver and the other 95 officers and enlisted men of the Engineers Force of the ASTORIA who lost their lives for their country on that fateful night.

THEY GAVE US A MEMORIAL STADIUM

MORRIS D. GILMORE 'II He obtained the land.

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WILLIAM R. SMEDBERG, III '26 He dared.

EUGENE B. FLUCKEY '35 He raised the money.

SHIPMATE

HOMECOMING 26-28 SEPTEMBER Pass the word along—and make your plans now—for our Homecoming activities which will extend from Friday, 26 September, through the Qiapel Services on Sunday, 28 September. The schedule will generally follow that of previous years starting off on Friday with registration at Alumni House, the Alumni Brigade Parade, the Reception in Dahlgren Hall, and Dinner in the Midshipmen's Mess Hall.

For the first time this year we will try something which I hope will prove beneficial to all hands. This will be an open forum for alumni at which the Superintendent will report on activities and plans of the Navad." Academy, and the President of the Alvimni Association with the Executive Director will report on alumni affairs. Questions may be asked from the floor—and will be answered by the appropriate representatives. It is hoped by this means to give first hand answers about the Academy and the Association and to questions of interest by alumni. W e would like to make Homecoming more than a gathering of exuberant old grads celebrating, important as that may be. The tentative time for the Forum is 1100 to 1145 on Saturday morning, 27 September; place will be selected after returns come in indicating approximate number who will attend.

On Saturday afternoon the 1958 football season will get underway with the Homecoming Game against William and Mary. This will be the last varsity game to be played in what is left of Thompson Stadium.

The new Memorial Stadium will be ready for the opening game of the 1959 Season.

W. F. FITZGERALD, JR.

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION f

ALUMNI

NEWS

What's the Dope Classified Services Last Call

20 48 48

OFFICERS V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, USN (Ret) '09 (3341), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— CAPT. PAUL W . SIEGRIST, USNR '24 (7639), New York, N. Y. Vice President (Central Area)— CAPT. W . J. HARRISON, USNR '21 (5722), New Orieans, La. Vice President (Western Area)— LT. (JG) B . B . CASSELS, USN (Ret.) '22 (6626), Seattle, Wash.

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

TRUSTEES Superintendent's Representative— CAPT. W . C. HALL, JR., USN '37 (12624), Chief of Staff, USNA At Large

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

USN (Ret.) '23 (6863)

LT. (JG) B . S. MARTIN,

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

V. ADM. T . R. COOLEY,

USN (Ret) '17 (4745)

USN (Ret) '19 (5072)

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

SELECTION This is the time of the year when Alumni become selection conscious.

Either they or some friend, classmate or shipmate are under the guns.

Adm. William S. Sims 80, perhaps more than any other man, brought selection to the Navy in 1916. His last published article eighteen years later was on this subject. What he recommended then applies even more to the large Navy of today.

"Promotion by Selection" can be found in the Proceedings of the U. S. Naval Institute, June 1934.

AUGUST,

1958

R. ADM. W . H . BURACKER, USN

V. ADM. I. N. KILAND, USN

(Ret) '17 (4657)

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

'24 (7428)

R. ADM. L. A. KNISKERN, USN

(Ret.) '22 (6244)

From Local Chapters

To serve until Spring Meeting 1959 USNR (Ret) '27 (8916), Connecticut

V. ADM. GEORGE H . FORT, USN

LT. J. F . HELLAUER,

(Ret.) '12 (3902), Washington CAPT. E . K. ZITZEWITZ, USNR '25 (7966), Chicago

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

V. ADM. J. H . BROWN, JR., USN

CAPT. C. A. GRIFFITHS, USN

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

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

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

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

(Ret.)

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

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WUcd^ tUe ^bofie "WHENEVER TWO OR THREE SHALL MEET"

DAVID FOOTE SELLERS Officer, Gentleman, Shipmate and Friend

By Clement G. Lanni Former Coxswain, U. S. National The first time I saw him, he was walking briskly across the gangway as the old battleship U S S WISCONSIN lay in drydock

at League Island Navy Yard in Philadelphia in April 1917. He was then a threestriper—a rather slim, tall, handsome brown-eyed man with a perfectly composed face which seldom showed irritation, as I learned later in the friendship that lasted 33 years.

When war was declared against Germany in 1917, it was the approximate 15,000 Naval Militiamen, immediately inducted into the National Naval Volunteers (or NNV's) that made it possible for the Navy to fully man many ships that had skeleton crews. These NNV's were sometimes jokingly and often contemptuously referred to by regular Navy men, as "No Naval Value."

Our group from upstate New York, including the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Oswego, Watertown, Niagara Falls and Dunkirk, formed the greater part of the crew of the U S S WISCONSIN, which had

approximately 150 men in her crew when we first came aboard.

Prior to Commander Sellers' arrival to take command, the "Wiscy" was tied up to the dock at League Island, under command of a Lieutenant Commander—an Annapolis man. Associated with him was his "First Luff," a mustang or full lieutenant who had risen from the ranks. When we came aboard the regular men were already "bitching" about both the ship's commander, who leaned too much on the First Luff, and the First Luff, who constantly roared commands from the bridge even while the ship was docked.

The first day the "Wiscy" started down the Delaware River to join the fleet with Sellers in command, the First Luff raised his voice just once on the bridge, when suddenly he came down the ladder, his face as red as the meal pennant. A quiet command from Commander Sellers had put "Mr. Loud-Mouth" in his proper station.

In the course of a few days the ship's company was aware that "Here is a real skipperl" Within three months, he was commissioned captain.

Captain Sellers was anxious to make an efficient crew. He was fully aware too that more than half of his crew were men who had recently come from civilian life, familiar only with routine duty, such as lashing a hammock, stowing clothes in a bag, 20

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and handling a rifle. In the Rochester group less than five had ever been to sea longer than two months. Many men had never seen a battleship.

"Shaking down" a crew at best is no easy task when the ship's company consists of all regular Navy men. Taking a crew consisting of nearly 50% of young men who have never been to sea is indeed a task. This was the problem confronting many Commanding Officers in the Fleet. Captain Sellers had his problem.

The captain grew in stature with the whole crew because they knew that at Mast, and in every way, the skipper would be fair. The "Wiscy" was truly a happy ship which was the result of the captain's fairness to these newly made sailors, unfamiliar to sea and ships, who had recently come from civilian life.

It was to be expected then that a happy ship with an unusually fine skipper, whose name already had become a by-word in the fleet, would soon lose her commanding officer.

The memorable day when Captain Sellers left the "Wiscy" to take command of another ship still lives in the memories of those who were present. There is a lot of sentiment in the Navy. As our Captain stepped from his hatchway on the quarterdeck, the band began to play "Auld Lang Syne." The whole ship's company had gathered on the starboard side of the ship, standing on the barbettes of the turrets, on the turrets, in the cutters, on the top-side, in the mainmast, on the cranes, searchlight platforms and every available spot that overlooked the starboard gangway. They were there to bid their beloved skipper a fond farewell as he started for a dangerous detail. He was to be Captain of U S S AGAMEMNON, the former German liner that was to become one of the best of the troop transports in which, in the words of George M. Cohan, "The Navy took them over and the Navy brought them back."

So after the war, it was a surprise to me and very complimentary to receive a letter which in part read: "I have recently reported for duty in the Bureau of Navigation to take over the Morale Division. This is a new division, in operation about a year, and is charged with the mission 'to assist constituted authority to maintain high morale in the Navy. . . . " It is a work which is much needed . . . and I feel wil) grow enor-

R. ADM. DAVID F. SELLERS, USN (Ret.) '94. mously in the next few years if we expect to attract the better class of young men into the Navy and hold them there after we get them.

"As you went through the mill . . . I am very anxious to get from you, if you will, your point-of-view on this subject and will welcome any suggestions which you can find time to give me which in your opinion vrould improve the conditions which exist on board our ships . . . also a frank expression of opinion as regards commissioned officers." It was signed David Foote Sellers.

So after two weeks I finally composed a list of suggestions. An acknowledgment on July 10, 1920, from Captain Sellers reads in part as follows : "I received your letter with enclosures a few days ago and have read them with a great deal of interest. The notes that you were kind enough to prepare have been shown to several of the ranking officers of the Navy and have aroused a great deal of interest. They are particularly valuable as they give a point-of-view of a man who has been an enlisted man, and they also appeal to me for the further reason that they are vvritten without any spirit of rancor or vindictiveness. . . ."

As a Navy captain. Admiral Sellers' approach was that of obtaining a former enlisted man's opinion on what the Navy should do to create better understanding and morale among the men. Today, most of these recommendations are taken for granted. They did not exist in 1917-1918.

In due course of time, David Foote Sellers rose to the grade of Aide to the Secretary of the Navy; member of the Naval War College; Judge Advocate of the Navy, finally taking command of his first battieship division, consisting of the U S S TEXAS, flagship; USS OKLAHOMA.

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From time to time, either verbally or through letters, I reminded my former skipper of a prophecy I had made on my first glimpse of him. E^ch time he would reply, "You're expecting too much of me!"

The prophecy was fulfilled in 1933 and one of his first acts as Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Fleet was to bring it through the Panama Canal in less time than it had ever been done before. For this he received the commendation of President Franklin D. SHIPMATE

Roosevelt, who reviewed the fleet in New York Harbor.

In spite of a heavy program of entertainment for officers and men of the fleet, from the Admiral down, which had been arranged in New York City, Admiral Sellers immediately boarded a train with his wife, Anita Sellers, for Rochester, N. Y., where plans had been made for a dinner honoring the Admiral and presenting a gift of a sword from his former shipmates.

FOUR GENERATIONS

From all the cities in up-state New York, former members of the WISCONSIN crew, all of them, the lowly NNV's, foregathered to pay homage to their beloved skipper.

Once again Admiral Sellers met the men who had served under him on the W I S C O N -

SIN. More than a hundred former naval miUtiamen from all parts of the state were present—from three-stripers, down to messcooks.

That evening at the dinner when 600 Rochesterians paid their respects to the Admiral, he credited the NNV's who were present for his first promotion after taking command of the WISCONSIN. At the first

admiral's inspection, the "Wiscy" was rated the best in her class.

Admiral Sellers also mentioned the thrill he received that afternoon in the reception to his old shipmates, as he called them.

One of the men produced an old summary court martial order signed by him as cap-

GREAT GRANDFATHER Rear Admiral Henry Clay Taylor '64.

GRANDFATHER JEHU V. CHASE '90 Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Fleet, 1930-31.

tain of the WISCONSIN.

"I deserved it. Admiral," said the old sailor, "I was dnink. No hard feeling, shipmate!"

A few days later he turned over command of the fleet to Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves. His final duty was that of Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy. He retired in 1938 after 48 years of service.

His retirement did not end our friendship or correspondence. W e saw each other two or three times a year.

Late in the fall of 1948, my wife and I called at his home in Washington, D. C. We were informed he was in the Naval Hospital at Bethesda, Md. Calling there and giving our names, we were ushered to his room where he greeted us with the same cordiality as of old.

"It's very thoughtful of you to call on me. There's nothing like seeing old friends and old shipmates," then he added, "You know, we've been friends for over 30 years!"

On January 27, 1949, I received the following telegram: "Admiral Sellers died this morning at the Bethesda Hospital." It was signed "Anita Sellers."

Two days later, riding in a motor car with a young rear admiral in the funeral procession through the winding roads of Arlington Cemetery, the minute guns fired in honor of the Admiral kept reminding me that my old commanding officer and friend of many years was making his final cruise to the Eternal Port whence there is no return.

I could not refrain from telling this young rear admiral of my long friendship with Admiral Sellers, and that, in all those years, he had never by word, by correspondence or by action, during active duty or in civilian life after retirement, made me feel anything but that we were equal as men.

David Foote Sellers, Commander-inChief of the United States Fleet, 19331934, was the personification of what the United States Naval Academy tries to teach all her sons, a true "officer and gentleman."

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FATHER A N D SON. Capt. Rex S. Caldwell, USN (Ret.) '25, watches as his wife, the former Betty Chase, assists in pinning on the shoulder straps of their son.

Ens. James F. Caldwell '58. The Caldwells have another son in the Navy, Lt. (jg) Rex, Jr. '55.

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JAMES HENRY REID Cdr. J A M E S H. REID, U S N ( R e t ) , who was a native of Alexandria, Va., died 2 July 1958 in Staunton, Va. He was 88 years old.

Commander Reid graduated from the Naval Academy at the age of 18 and served during the Spanish American War. He was retired in 1910 but returned to duty during World War I. He had a total of 33 years' active service.

Commander Reid is survived by his wife, Mrs. Harriet Knox Reid, who lives at Crozet, Va.; a son, James K. Reid, who resides in York, P a . ; and by a daughter, Katherine L. Reid of Crozet. Funeral services and burial were at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria.

R. Adm. Thomas L. Wattles '21 writes concerning him: "Commander Reid was the last living graduate of the Class of 1888 and he must have been one of our oldest alumni at the time of his death. I knew him when I was a boy here and can recall that he was devoted to the Navy.

Since he hasn't lived in Alexandria for many years, there weren't many people at his funeral, just a few old Alexandrians.

Among them were two NA graduates, Adm. John Leslie Hall '13 and myself."

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HENRY DAVID COOKE R. Adm. H E N R Y D. COOKE, U S N ( R e t ) , died 7 July 1958 of a heart attack at his home in East Hills, Long Island, N. Y. A native of Washington, Admiral Cooke served as Director of Athletics and as Commandant from 1931 to 1932. Prior to I93I he had served two other tours of duty at the Academy, first as an instructor and later as head of the department of Electrical Engineering.

Charlie was born in Amherst, 1 March 1883, appointed to the Naval Academy from there 8 June 1901 and was married there in 1910.

His son and wife and all four daughters with their husbands attended. He left 15 grandchildren. Mrs. Shaw lives at 105 Clover Hill Dr., R2, Stamford, Conn.

After retiring as Captain in 1933 he was called to active duty in World W a r II and served at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn. He then joined H. Newton Whittlesey, Naval Architects, with which firm he served until the end.

Capt. P. D. Gold, III, '23 who was associated with him, my wife and I went to Amherst. Our Eastern Group of 1905 will miss him very much as he was so loyal to the class and to the Alumni Association.

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ROBERT LEE GHORMLEY V. Adm. R O B E R T L E E GHORMLEY, USN (Ret.), died at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., on 21 June 1958 following an operation. He had been much weakened by a prior bout with pneumonia.

Burial was in Arlington.

"Bob" stood high in his academic work and also was fullback on the football team and a battalion commander. Throughout his career he held jobs requiring a high order of intelligence and efficiency, as when he headed the mission to London in July 1940 that led to the ABC First Staff agreement for Anglo-American cooperation prior to our entry into W W II, and thereafter by the Combined Chiefs of Staff. He was the first commander of our naval forces in the South Pacific in those dark and critical days of the war. Bob Ghormley's passing is a great blow to his classmates and'friends and a loss to the Navy.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lucille Ghormley of 3305 Macomb St. N W , Washington, D. C.; two sons, Daniel Dyer Ghormley of Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Lt. Robert L. Ghormley, Jr., SC U S N '48B, of Washington; a daughter, Mrs. W . C. F. Richards of St. Julians Creek Ammunition Depot, Va.; three brothers and two sisters.

1906 has now met its quota for the Memorial Stadium Fund. The following have recently dedicated seats: Lotta (now Mrs. H. F. Emerson) to "Herb" Garst; Mrs.

During World War I he commanded the U S S ALLEN and was awarded the Navy

Cross for his action in protecting "vitally important convoys of troops and cargo ships" and in dealing with enemy submarines. He retired in 1939 but remained on active duty in World War II, serving at sea as a convoy commodore.

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CHARLES HARLAN SHAW This message comes from G. O. Carter.

It is not often that we return to our ancestors at the end of our days as has C H A R L I E S H A W who passed away Saturday, 28 June, at his home in Stamford, Conn., and was laid to rest in Amherst, Mass., on 2 July in his family plot.

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FOOTBALL TEAMMATES AND LIFELONG FRIENDS Fleet Adm. W I L L I A M F. HALSEY '04 journeyed to Norristown, Pa., to dedicate on Monday, 16 June 1958, a new fourunit press of that city's Times-Herald. This newspaper, published by R A L P H BEAVER STRASSBURGER '05, is one of the oldest in the country.

Admiral Halsey and Mr. Strassburger were teammates on the football field at the Naval Academy and have been good friends for life. Halsey was fullback, Strassburger a halfback along with Capt. EDMUND S. ROOT, U S N ( R e t ) '05. Capt. KENN E T H W H I T I N G , U S N ( R e t ) '05, one of the Navy's early aviators who died in 1943, was quarterback. In those days they played against the Army All-American Charley Daly who later, as Major Daly, became one of West Point's great coaches.

In the 1902 game Strassburger made a sixty-yard run for a touchdown which for a long time stood as the longest scoring run in an Army-Navy game.

The Fleet Admiral spoke of the pleasure it gave him to dedicate and start the new press and of his regard for the TimesHerald's publisher. He then said, regarding the Naval Academy: "There is no university or any other institution of learning in this whole world of ours where such close friendship exists and where there is a higher 'esprit de corps.'

Such friendships are permanent." He then went on to quote William Penn in his treaty with the Indians, " 'I will not compare our friendship to a chain for iron might rust or a falling tree break.' " Mr. Strassburger resigned from the Navy in May 1909 and has been in the publishing business for many years. He was publisher of the Norristown Herald when he bought that city's Times in December 1922 and merged them into the Times-Herald, now the leading newspaper in Montgomery County and one of the foremost in the state. It has been published continuously under different names for 159 years. Its new press is in a newly renovated plant and is capable of printing 64 pages including color. Mr. Strassburger received letters of congratulation from Governor George M. Leader of Pennsylvania and Congressman John A. Lafore, Jr., of the I3th Pennsylvania District Another great football star was connected with this newspaper at one time.

He is Maj. (Jen. George M. Smythe, USA (Ret.), West Point '24. The Naval Academy .classes of 1923 through 1926 remember sadly his run along the side lines in the Army game at Franklin Field in 1922.

General Smythe, also a West Point baseball star, was once a newsboy for both the Times and the Herald when they were separate establishments. A previous commitment which he could not break kept General Smythe from attending the ceremony.

Admiral Cooke is survived by his wife, Elinor, and a sister, Mrs. L. S. Paylen of Geneva, Switzerland. Funeral services were held in Roslyn, N. Y., and burial was in Arlington Cemetery.

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BULL HALSEY DEDICATES NEW PRESS OF BEAVER STRASSBURGER'S NEWSPAPER

MRS. E. C. HAMNER, widow of Captain Hamner '01 and mother of Lt. H. R. Hamner '43, killed in action in 1945, shows Hawaiian flowers sent her by crew of USS HAMNER as a Mother's Day gift.

Widows when requesting or paying for shipmate subscriptions of $2 are requested to include the full name of their husband so that their status may be accurately determined and proper records maintained.

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W. C. I. Stiles and her sons to Callendar; Mrs. F. F. Refers to Fred; Eddie Washburn and sons to Eddy who contributed so much to sports in the Navy (besides which Eddie sent in $100 separately to the Fund).

A seat for R. C. (Rosie) Grady was dedicated by classmates.

FITCH is back from touring Spain and Portugal. J E N S E N and K N O X are in better health but BILL G L A S S F O R D has had a setback and is in the Naval Hospital at San Diego. B O N V I L L I A N is visiting his son at Quonset. Winnie Jacobs came to visit Marie Meyers. The F E N C E S visited Washington and looked fine. The NOYES have gone to Jamestown, R. I., for the summer.

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Sec'y. Capt. K. F. Frellsen. U S N (Ret.) 5 Sherwood Rd., Wardour, Annapolis, Md.

JACOB HENRY KLEIN With regret we have just learned of the death of our classmate, J A K E Y K L E I N , who passed away at his home in Altadena, C^lif., on 20 June 1958. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. (Jeane D. Klein of Altadena, and one son, Capt. Doyen Klein '35 of Ohio, and one grandchild. Services were held 23 June at the Chapel of the Gardens, Moimtain View Mausoleum. Interment was in the Mausoleum. Flowers in the name of the class were sent by Elmo Williams.

Commander Klein, a native of Ohio, retired in 1926. He held the Navy Cross.

Cdr. LOUIS J. GULLIVER, U S N (Ret), and Mrs. Julia A. Lee of Aimapolis were married on Saturday, 28 June 1958, at Calvary Methodist Qiurch. After a wedding trip to New York, the couple will be at home at 2 Maryland Ave., Annapholis, Md. Our best wishes to Julia and Louis.

R. F. FRELLSEN

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FREDERICK CHARLES BOWERFIND It is my sad duty to report the death of Cdr. FREDERICK C. B O W E R F I N D , (SC) USN ( R e t ) , which occurred at Bethesda Naval Hospital on 22 June. Burial was in Arlington Cemetery, with full military honors, on 24 June. The class sent a floral piece and was represented at the ceremony by Wille, Staley, Foy, Emmerson and Waters, the first three named acting as honorary pallbearers.

Commander Bowerfind was placed on the retired list in 1941 but served throughout World War IL H e is survived by his widow, Mrs. Frances Henner Caruthers Bowerfind of 123 West St., Easton, Md., (^pt Herman G. Bowerfind, U S N ( R e t ) , and one other brother and two sisters.

NOW HEAR THIS Word has just reached the writer that Capt. A N D R E W D. D E N N E Y was united in wedlock with Lt. Cdr. Anna Jane Gosztyla, (Nurse Corps) U S N (Ret.), in Clearwater, Fla., on 30 June I9S8.

In my last article I promised an occasional sidelight on personalities who attended the Fiftieth Reunion. A heartwarming sight was to observe the tender attentiveness of JACK E A R L E to his wife who required a wheel chair to get about. They were present in rare good humor at each and every event. Jack's devotion and Mrs. Earle's charm were much commented upon.

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as well as good looks. I realize the danger of naming names in a case of this kind, but many will agree with me that it applies with special emphasis to "Poncie" MUIR and "Egg" T U R N E R . Very "tycoonish"!

I was about to include DAVID P A T T E R SON in this compliment but the truth about "Pat" is that he continues to be as handsome as ever he was which is—as you know—saying a very great deal. MOSE K R A U S also has changed very little in appearance, looking startlingly as he did when he was young. That is also a compliment! And P I E R R E L. S M I T H (down from Punxsutawney with his attractive Missus). And Jane A U S T I N , with his.

I could go on and on, but the many others will have to wait their turn.

•TOM and Helen K I N K A I D arranged their departure for Europe in connection with Toni's duties as member of the Graves Registration Commission so they could be present at the Reunion. They left the next day. They took part enthusiastically in all of the happenings and it was very easy to be proud of them.

Our friend ACQUILLA C. DIBRELL has written that he has moved to 104 S. Young St., Sparta, Tenn., and that he boasts a son who is a captain on the Active List, and a grandson at the Naval Academy. Not bad!

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Marguerite Home VAN V A L K E N BURGH. Marguerite, Franklin's widow, died on 24 May 1958, in the Coronado, Calif., hospital, after an emergency operation. She was the adopted daughter of Adm. Frederick J. Home, U S N (Ret.). Franklin, a Captain USN, was Commanding Officer of the USS ARIZONA at the time of the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December I94I and lost his life in that action.

H e was awarded the Medal of Honor. On 7 December 1949 in a ceremony at the Naval Academy, a room in Bancroft Hall was named the Van Valkenburgh room and a suitable plaque setting forth the heroism for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor was placed on the door of the room.

She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. J. C. Thorn and Mrs. A. E. MacKrille; and one son, Lt. Cdr. F. B. Van Valkenburgh, Jr., USNR. Note: Franklin relieved me as Commanding Officer of the ARIZONA on 3 February 1941.

J O E L BUNKLEY. Bunk is now Secretary of the Jamestown Yacht Club.

F R A N K B R A I S T E D . Frank and Margaret's son. Bill, has recently published a book entitled The United States Navy in the Pacific, 1897-1909 by William Reynolds Braisted, Austin, University of Texas Press ($5.00).

It was reviewed by Como. Dudley Knox, U S N (Ret.). Part of this review reads as follows: "It is a pleasure to read history so comprehensively and thoroughly covered, so charmingly written and based on such well chosen sources, some of which have been previously closed or little used. The book represents a new approach to naval and diplomatic history in that when related the two are closely integrated in the narrative. The theoretical intimate connection between state policy and naval policy, between international diplomatic practices and naval operations is clearly illustrated by the account of their interwoven actual application to historical episodes. This instructive aspect of history is made all the more interesting because of the era covered, during

which our own Navy grew from insignificance to world importance, our Pacific Frontier was expanded across that great ocean, and something of an imperialistic character was thrust into our foreign policy, however much unwanted. Most of this came about when our national affairs were guided by the dynamic Theodore Roosevelt who freely used naval power as an instrument of national policy and persistently fought for naval expansion. Although a layman the author's handling of technical naval affairs is usually remarkably sound."

H U S T Y H U S T V E D T . Husty and Irene have another grandchild. Born at Sharon, Conn., 23 May 1958, a daughter, Virginia Porter, to Stephen R. and Edith D. Hustvedt. Stephen is their youngest son. He teaches at the Kent School, Kent, Conn.

P O P S H R E I N E R . Funeral services were held in Kings Chapel, at the Newcomen Headquarters in Chester County, Pa., on 20 May 1958, for Dr. Charles Penrose, who died on 16 May 1958. Dr. Penrose was the last of the eighteen original founders of the American Newcomen Society. The Rev. Charles W. Shreiner, D.D., Headmaster of the Church Farm School, Glen Loch, Pa., assisted in the services.

ROBY L E I G H T O N . Frank and Roby's grandson, Leighton Whipple, entered the Naval Academy on 30 June 1958. He is the son of R. Adm. and Mrs. Walter Jones Whipple, II. She was Marian Leighton.

The young man is the third grandson of 1909 to enter the Naval Academy.

Emily W I N T E R S . Christina Winters, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Theodore Hugh Winters, and granddaughter of Ted and Emily was married in the Naval Academy Chapel on 28 June 1958 to Mr. Henry Steele Lewis, Jr., son of Mrs. Henry S. Lewis of Virginia Beach, Va., and the late Mr. Lewis. Her maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Purkabek, of St. Margaret's, Md. Cdr. Henry J. Rotrige, (ChC) USN, performed the ceremony. The bride attended George Washington University. Mr. Lewis is a graduate of Princeton, and is now in his fourth year of medical school at the University of Virginia.

1909 ANNUAL WEST COAST DINNER This dinner was held this year on 7 June at the Paso Robles Inn. Buck Blankenship, who lives in Paso Robles, was in charge of all arrangements. Buck reports that it was an enjoyable affair. He sent memorandums to 32 and received replies from all except Dutch Vetter and John Campbell. Twelve were present: Ashley, Blankenship, Koenig, Lindley, McLaren, Mooney, Rice, Settle, Spiller, Stephenson, Waddell, and Bob White. It was the first time McLaren, Rice and Spiller had attended. The following ladies attended: Mesdames Ashley, Blankenship, Mrs. Ruth Marshall and Marion Blankenship (daughter and daughter-in-law of the Blankenships), Koenig, McLaren, Rice, Settle, Stephenson, Waddell and White.

1959 being the "50 years after" Retmion, it was voted not to hold a West Coast dinner in 1959. The next 1909 West Coast dinner will be held in Bakersfield with Bob White, who lives in Bakersfield, in charge of all arrangements.

The 1909 SOth Reunion was discussed and it was decided that preference as to location was an individual matter and each one planning to attend would send in his own vote.

Our West Coast contingent deserve heartiest congratulations for a most successful affair.

HAROLD T R A I N

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a chair apiece, 1913 would be starred as having met its quota. If you haven't a name in mind, the Association will hold the name plate in abeyance, for later designation.

They welcome chairs dedicated to living members, and I don't know a better place for an alumnus' name than there. You can blame the donation on your wife or a relative!

September, and our FORTY-FIFTH is just around the corner. Make your plans to be at the Reunion.

ROY DUDLEY left a nice contribution to the Class Fund on his visit to Washington.

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

Temp. Sec'y, Maj. Gen. C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr., Arlington 7, Va.

P A U L F O S T E R became Acting General Manager of the Atomic Energy Commission on I July to serve until General Luedecke reports, probably in the fall. The assignment will preclude a planned trip to Geneva and Vienna to attend International Conferences. Paul has been Assistant General Manager for International Activities of the Commission since 1956.

F R A N K REYNOLDS, one of the last of the class in government service, reports retiring June 30 "with enough hobbies and projects to keep busy for at least 30 years."

BILL SIMONS has recently been elected Lieutenant Governor of the Society of Colonial Wars. He is still in Charleston 21, S. C , at 13 GreenhiU St. Marie BUCHANAN, Pat's widow, on a trip from her home (221 Pacific Ave., Piedmont, Calif.) to San Diego, stopped first to see her son John and family at the Army tank training camp near Death Valley, and then visited Pete and Edith Welden in Los Angeles. She then made an overnight stop in Long Beach with Scott and Gladys McCaughey, who now have quite a family. The youngest son, David, graduated from Stanford and is now doing his hitch in the Army. Cdr. Bill McCaughey '43 is in command of the Submarine Training Center, San Francisco Area, and has six children. Daughter Anne married Bob Williams '43 and has nine children. CHANDLER and BRUNS clans please note!

Others contacted in San Diego and Coronado were P U N X and Clairene McHENRY, Anna GOODHUE, and the PAMP E R I N S who were planning a three-month tour of Europe by station wagon with a group from the West Coast.

The Washington luncheon on 13 June was J A K E Y LEE's Fiftieth Anniversary of entering the Academy and was appropriately celebrated! P A U L S L E E P E R was allowed out, after his cataract operation, and was warmly welcomed.

ROY DUDLEY dropped in on his way back to New Hampshire from an excursion in the Southlands.

H A R P McGUIRE, one of the few of the class actively working, dropped in to welcome Paul, but could not stay to the lunch. DOUG J O N E S , BILL COCHGUY HELMICK RAN, T U N I S CRAVEN, BILL J U P P and GARDINER H E L M I C K completed 1 9 14 • the group.

Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury. USN (Ret.) P A U L S L E E P E R is making excellent 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. progress and expects to get his glasses in So far I have received over fifty rea month or so. He has appreciated very sponses to the Class Reunion Questionnaire much the letters and messages from many which was sent out in April. The majority of the class. of those on the West Coast would like to have two reunions, the one on the West Coast to be held in May or June and the principal one to be in Annapolis during Homecoming. The reason for that is that some of them will be unable to attend both due to the distance involved and for other reasons such as health.

In the last issue of Shipmate I failed to mention that the generous donations by N E D C O C H R A N E and DON ROYCE were given not as personal contributions but as donations in the name of the (Tlass of 1914.

DEAC H A N S has been in Annapolis for the past six weeks, most of the time in the Naval Hospital with a broken ankle.

He expects his leg to be out of the cast within the next two weeks, and hopes soon to be able to resume his favorite hobbygolf.

ROBERT M . GRIFFIN

BOB M O H L E has dedicated a chair in the Memorial Stadium to EARL DUNL A P W I L S O N . No designation could be more appropriate as we all remember Willy Wilson as the Midshipman who died as the result of injuries received on the football field at Annapolis. Mohle, who is still Judge of the Justice Court in San Bernardino County, Calif., lives at 145 S. Riverside Ave., Rialto, CaHf. He hopes to see many friends at the '61 reunion.

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" D U K E " RAMSEY found it impossible to present the Class Prize for English this year. He asked me to make the presentation in his stead, which I did to Midshipman Willingham of the graduating class, who, incidentally, is a Navy Junior.

S T E V E ROBINSON writes from the West Coast that the HAGGARTS have returned to San Diego after a pleasant visit to their children and grandchildren in Washington State.

The B U C K M A S T E R S have left Coronado for their summer home in Maine.

Rozmond L A K E had an unpleasant spell in the San Diego hospital but at last report was doing well and expected home shortly.

The R O B I N S O N S were having classmates in for a drink with DAN BARBEY who was in Coronado enroute to Washington, D. C. The "Toots" E L D E R S have sold their Annapolis home and are moving to Florida.

The Annapolis and Washington contingents will miss them very much.

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BOB MAURY

1 9 15 MEMORIAL CHAIR dedicated to Earl Dunlop Wilson '11. Died 16 April 1910 as a result of football injuries.

DUTCH K E I S K E R has had a bout in Bethesda, was discharged, and then in two days broke back into the hospital with virus pneumonia. He is now recovering rapidly, but is far from enthusiastic about the saltfree diet that is prescribed for him.

Mrs. Lester Belden, KARL HINTZE's niece, writes that a memorial chair in the Stadium will be dedicated to Karl.

SCRUBBY DALE, from a new address —930 Golden Park Place, San Diego 6, Calif.—writes that Paul is not the only one who can boast of cataracts. Scrubby has one coming on, himself, and is afraid that it may keep him from making the trip to the Reunion this fall. N E I L GEISENH O F F has his cataract operations behind him, and states that he has the situation well in hand. One of the big aftermaths of the operation is to decide whether or not to wear contact lenses. Strong opinions are expressed on both sides of the question.

MEMORIAL STADIUM STAR NEEDED The final appeal for alumni support for the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium shows that 1913 has contributed $4235—a per capita contribution of $45.53. If fifteen of us who have been intending to do something about the matter, but haven't gotten around to it yet, would make a pledge for

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

H U T C H and Heather are settling an estate in Montclair, N. J., so are not within reach of files.

T O M P E Y T O N writes, as of June 25, that he notes we, as a class (1915), have failed our per capita, given quota by $718 and requests a clarion call to all hands to unite and wipe out the deficit before the deadline of July 4. He feels that we may regret it later. The secretary states that all have been thoroughly canvassed and know the situation. Those interested have given, and those who have not are either procrastinating, waiting for the spirit to move them, or have no intention of giving.

In the same mail with Tom Peyton's letter, came another letter from SNOOKS PADDOCK, with his check for $100 for a memorial chair in the Stadium, presented by his wife, Mildred—so the deficit is now only $618. I think the deadline may be extended and 1915 may meet its quota in time.

Snooks also requested four tickets to the Navy-Michigan game, which will be held this year at Ann Arbor on II October 1958.

The Paddocks' daughter graduated from University of Michigan on 14 June, and

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married a young doctor of medicine, who is joining the Air Force as a medical officer.

Snooks invites Hunky-dunks out his way to stop by. They may be out there to look over the new Mackinac Straits bridge, and "Charlevoix the beautiful" is only 50 miles south of the Straits on U.S. 31, or they may be attending the Conference on Moral Re-Armament at the big new headquarters on lilackinac Island. Don't forget his ad(jress—308 Dixon Ave., Charlevoix, Mich.

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done by Angie Grassie and Eleanor Comstock. The theme was blue and gold and was really an outstanding beautiful arrangement setting off a very wonderful dinner. Katy and Stony Roper came down from Walnut Creek for the affair and, with Tex and Vada Gilliam, stayed with the Bunny Cochranes. Those who were unable to come down but sent greetings to the gang were: the Johnny Blooms, Lowell Coopers, Rosy Feinemans, Pep Floods, Pablo (joen, Lil Herndons, Red Keadys, Harris Lyles, and the Julian Wheelers. We here in S. D. hope all of you will be able to join with us at our next (probably fall) Clambake. Those attending: Possum and Aylene Borden, Bunny and Polly Cochrane, Merrill and Eleanor Comstock, Chuck and Trudy Emerson, Spike and Kay Fahrion, Tex and Vada Gilliam, Count and Angie Grassie, Sleuth and Alice Holmes, Hook and Esther Jenkins, Ing and Isabelle Kiland, Joe and Dolly Loventhal, Sock and Ruby McGinnis, Stony and Katy Roper, Marguerite and Amos Root, Possum and Kathleen Webb. Walter and Ann Webb had to cancel out at the last minute due to the illness of Walter's niece in L. A., and Shorty and Judy Sauer who were visiting the Weldens in Big Bear couldn't make it.

Received a nice card from D U T C H and Florence W Y N K O O P who are romping around Europe and obviously enjoying it.

I sort of get a running report on J O H N NY CARSON. Someone saw him in Pensacola, and it seems to me someone also said they had seen him or heard of him in New Orleans, and now I have word from Bunny that he will arrive shortly in La Jolla. Apparently he is carrying out his plan to the letter and also apparently en- 1 9 1 7 • joying every minute of it.

Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, U S N R (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, Md. EARL MAJOR came to Crabtown and spent part of a weekend and has now gone DICK GRUELICK writes that his first on up to Massachusetts, and from there he crop of roses this year surpasses any he is going to Vergennes, Vt. His address has ever seen. He doesn't know whether will be: Basin Harbor Qub, Vergennes, or not to credit the H bomb fall-out. It Vt, from August 23, until the middle of could be that he simply uses that line of September. Bea and he are considering his on them; any vegetable matter would buying a home in the Annapolis area. grow on that. Dick says he can't get around Grace and MICK CARNEY had a very very much—doctor's orders. He tries to lovely garden party the latter part of June, see the B E N S O N S and H A G E N S once and quite a few of the class were present. in a while. He sent another check for the By some magic they were able to stop a Stadium. Thanks, Dick. very heavy rain storm just before the party CRUSTY MORRIS. Word has come began, although soon after it ended the from Crusty that his son is much improved rain came down again. and that he gets around in an air-conditioned car and is back in college. Crusty WEST COAST DOPE intends to be in Crabtown for Homecoming.

Now that it has happened and all is well, Speaking of Homecoming. It is to be we are glad to report that GLOOM B A T E hoped that we can get a larger turn-out MAN has recovered from a heart attack and is home convalescing. Gloom's letter in this year. It's lots of fun—particularly the part relating to the event is "that he has party for all classes on Friday evening in a mild but seemingly heart disturbance." the Armory.

The Docs at Camp Pendleton took excellent care of him. The "disturbance," however, prevented Diana and his attending the class dinner held at the Marine Corps Club.

NAVY MUSIC We hope that they will be able to attend the next dinner which we hope to have in All your favorite traditional Naval Academy the fall. music brought to you on one 10-inch high fidelity 33 1/3 LP non-breakable record cusWALTER and Aylene B O R D E N extom processed and pressed by RCA-Victor. pect to leave for Hawaii about the middle of July to visit their daughter and son vvho ANCHORS A W E I G H are on duty there. Walter is recovering MARINE H Y M N ETERNAL FATHER from a serious illness which has kept him HANDS ACROSS THE SEA out of circulation since the first of the year.

N A V Y BLUE A N D GOLD We were delighted to hear from BILL N A V Y VICTORY MARCH "I-Wow-Squared" S C H O T T now on duty in Lucerne, Switzerland. Bill expects to be — a n d many others played and sung as only here in S. D. with us in the not too disthe real Academy groups can do it. tant future. Will have the Big Mat ready.

Bill, so make it snappy. Also, thanks for PRICE: $ 3 . 2 5 (shipped a n y w h e r e ) the snapshot of you and Ing Kiland taken Produced and Published by 4 July 1919. W O W ! SOME C H A N G E !

RECORDED PUBLICATIONS CO., Probably the most successful of our class CAMDEN, N. J. dinners held out here in the past 10 years took place on Thursday, 19 June, at the Distributed by Marine Officers' Club, Marine Recruit DeU. S. NAVAL ACADEMY pot. Coimt Grassie and his Committee of Sleuth Holmes and Merrill Comstock did ALUMNI ASSOCIATION a grand job of it all and a grand time was A l u m n i House Annapolis, M d . had by all. The dinner decorations (and we mean the flowers, candles, etc.!) were A U G U S T ,

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N I N O GREGORY and STONEY happened to be in Washington mid-June and went out to Bethesda to see TOBY TOBIN. We were fortunate to find his gracious Caroline with him. We chatted for a while and found him in very good condition, reading Newsweek and looking at television. When his tray came in with luncheon on it, Nino and Stoney beat a hasty retreat—neither of us could have eaten that much. He is just as husky as ever. Drop him a line—he'll appreciate it.

Elmer Duvall writes that MAYS LEWIS (R. Adm. M. L. R e t ) has a '17 Lucky Bag in no worse shape than the majority of the class now is. Yours for the asking. Mays is at 1101 Westover Ave., Norfolk 7. First letter gets it. Suppose Mays got tired looking at the pretty young faces!

CHUCK KELLY and Birdie have been off on a jaunt to Virginia and stayed with T E X and Janie ROGERS. They found the old Greek warrior in fine fettle. Tex insists he's Roman but whoever heard of a Roman named Ovid?

"Bum drip drip—out O U T ! Now what does that there music tell you? You got to dance from here up (indicating waist) the feet automatically follows."

And so on. Granting that the compulsory customers were just along for the ride and, in the case of most, lacked both interest and talent, it is certain that the dancing instruction periods were the most hilarious times of all our four years. Forty-four years cannot erase memories of the abandon with which we threw ourselves into the spirit of the task at hand—namely to drive Prof. Bell nuts.

It is with a pang that the death of Prof.

Bell is recorded. He died in Baltimore on 11 June 1958. May he rest in peace.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. E. E. Duvall, U S N (Ret.) 4000 Cathedral Ave., Washington 16, D . C.

Through the courtesy of DICK and Thelma R I C H A R D S O N we now have another 1918 Lucky Bag in good conditiDn and we would be happy to auction it under the same conditions as heretofore: send a check to E. C. Rogers, 3512 Albemarle St. NW, Washington 8, D. C , made out to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Fund and the one who sends the largest check (none less than $5 please) within a month of this article gets the Bag. Please mention the book in the letter enclosing your check; non-participating checks will be returned.

At the regular first-Wednesday-of-themonth luncheon held at the Army-Navy Club on 4 June, the following classmates were present: Vince Murphy, Lovette, McDowell, Hurt, Kennedy, Barringer, and E. C. Rogers.

On 30 May 1958, after a long illness, Ruth Laton Creesy, wife of Maj. Gen. A N D R E W E. CREESY, USMC ( R e t ) , died at the Bethesda Naval Hospital. On 4 June, funeral services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel. Ruth was born and raised in Nashua, N. H. She is survived by her husband; a daughter, the wife of Capt.

Lars Eriksson, Finnish Aviation (Rt) of Helsingfors, Finland; and a grandson, Andrew Laton Erikkson.

Referring to Capt. E. B. Fluckey's letter of 17 June 1958 to each alumnus, may we invite attention to the following quote: "This is the final appeal to the non-contributing 45 per cent of the alumni for 25

support of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium." We endorse this appeal and would add that there is a goodly percentage of the class who have not (thus far) contributed; it is hoped that they will see their way clear to do so, remembering, as Captain Fluckey says: "This . . . is much more than a football field. It is the only single memorial to the Navy and Marine Corps."

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

RIFFEL GARRETT RHOTON Lt. Cdr. R I F F E L G. R H O T O N died on 3 July 1958 at a Little Rock, Ark., hospital. He retired in 1940 and since had practiced law at Little Rock and was a member of the Pulaski County Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

He was a member of the Western Star Masonic Lodge, the Scimitar Shrine and the Elks Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Thaddeese Kinman Rhoton of 2222 Marshall St., Little Rock, Ark., and a sister, Mrs. John A. Askew of Little Rock. Interment was in the National Cemetery there.

TEX SETTLE WRITES T H O U G H T PROVOKING ARTICLE The 5 July 1958 issue of the National Review contains an interesting and thought provoking article, "Nuclear Irresistibility: The Great Fallacy," by T E X S E T T L E .

Tex's thesis is that our faith in nuclear weapons has cost us our military advantage and that what deters Moscow is chiefly her Cold War successes rather than our nuclear weapons. Reprints of the article may be obtained for IS cents each from Dept. R, National Review, 211 E. 37th St., New York 16, N. Y. At the request of Senator Thomas E. Martin of Iowa the article was carried in the Congressional Record for July 1, 1958, page A5958.

Enclosed with S T E W A R T CROSLEY's welcome letter of June 16 was a nice set of king-size color prints (9) which he took at the Reunion. He also included the negatives and I will be glad to order at 32 cents each or $2.88 per set for anyone who wishes them. Stewart's generous praise of the Reunion Committee and those who assisted and his kindness in forwarding prints and negatives, are greatly appreciated.

BOB and Sylvia N E L S O N are back after their five months of interesting Far East, "Down Under" and South Sea cruising and travelling. Following two pleasant days with the L E E S in their handsome Los Altos home, the latter motored with them to the P.G. and Joan Lee's at Palos Verdes for an inspection of mutual grandchildren and to witness graduation at Chadwick School where P.G. teaches. After another inspection of grandchildren in Sherborn, Mass. (Bob, Jr., and Marriene Schoeffel Nelson's offspring). Grandpa and Grandma Nelson will again be based at 719 Coshocton Ave., M t Vernon, Ohio.

SCOTT and Sallye LAMB, son Bill, and a pal are doing a flying tour of England, Scotland, Europe and the Near East.

After Glasgow and Edinburgh, they plan a series of Continental stops as far east as Athens and Istanbul. They expect to return on August 11 via Rome, Madrid, Brussels and Paris. While in London Scott and Sallye called at our Naval Headquarters but found J I M M Y H O L L O W A Y was too busy to grant them an audience.

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STREUBY L. DRUMM '22 (1) G. H. DE BAUN '20 (r) At the July I luncheon CHAUNCEY CAMP, who was departing for dear old Hattiesburg that evening, presented to me an admission ticket which he had been unable to use due to circumstances within the Discipline Department's but beyond Camp's control. Anyone want a card to our graduation exercises, June 6, 1918? Chauncey's new address is 105 N. 21st Ave., Hattiesburg, Miss.

GEORGE and Adaline DYER reached "Summer Simmerdown" on Lake Winnepesaukee on June 28 and expect to be there until fall. Their address is POBox 123, Melvin Village, N. H. And LilHan and W H I T E Y W H I T E H E A D expect again to take up their "Lighthouse-keeping" between July 20 and August 20 on their very own little Southern Island at the entrance to Tenant's Harbor, Maine. If you pass that way, make like a foghorn and listen for the Whiteheads' answering blast of welcome.

Fourteen attended the I July luncheon in Washington: Settle, Hicks, Greer, Fink, Staudt, Callaghan, Jones, Schildhauer, DuVal, Pelzman, Camp, 'Tarbutton, Willenbucher and Dierdorff. Dr. Charles Tansill of Georgetown University, the well-known historian, was also present as a guest of Miles DuVal. V. Adm. C H A R L E S B. MOMSEN, USN ( R e t ) , has been elected to the Board of Directors and named Consultant to CREI Atomics, Inc., a division of the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, 3224 16th St. NW, Washington, D. C. The division provides advanced home study courses in Nuclear Engineering Technology. Admiral Momsen is also a consultant to General Dynamics Corp., U. S. Rubber Co., Raytheon Mfg. Co., and the Coleman Engineering Co.

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

At our June luncheon the present Class Steering Committee consisting of RED NIBECKER, Chairman, DON OSBORN, Secretary, and F R E D CXJNNINGHAM, Treasurer, were reelected for the coming year. Those present were: Hobbs, Greer, Fred Cunningham, Daggett, Crowe, Holsinger, Nibecker, Sabalot, Wachtler, Beck, Mead, Lyon, Mullinnix, Browder, Dettmann, Patterson, Osborn, Steinhagen, Keyhoe, Plaskitt and Deringer.

The discussion centered around plans for our 40th Reunion and it is hoped that all of you have replied by postcard to the letter sent out about it early in July. We have a fine Committee on Arrangements in Annapolis headed by Sabalot and you can be assured of a grand time amid delightful scenes and memories.

It is with deep regret that we report the sudden death of Marie Speight, "Colonel" SPEIGHT'S wife, on 20 June in New York. Death was caused by heart failure in her sleep and she was buried in Arlington on the 24th.

We remember Marie as such a jolly, vivacious person whom everyone liked to have around or to visit. Those of us in submarines particularly recall our early days in New London or Coco Solo or the China Station and what fun it always was when the Speights were near.

"Colonel" and Marie had no children and were a most devoted couple. Her loss will be keenly felt and we extend our deepest sympathy to Colonel in his loneliness and crippled condition from a stroke some years ago.

Another classmate who has lost his wife is H A R R Y D. P O W E R S . Mrs. Powers died in a Santa Barbara, Calif., hospital on 10 June 1958 and interment was in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Powers is survived by three sons and a daughter, three brothers and six grandchildren. The family residence is at 855 Woodland Ave. in that city.

Mrs. Powers was Lillian Kohler before she married Harry in October 1923. Born in Winnetka, 111., she grew up in La Mesa, Calif. When Rear Admiral Powers retired in 1949, the couple moved to Santa Barbara. She was active in civil endeavors and especially devoted herself to the prevention and cure of alcoholism.

Mrs. Powers died as a result of leukemia and her surviving relatives wish to express their gratitude to the many donors, known and unknown, who contributed blood through the years.

DAN W I L K I N S O N , father of the satellite "beep," asks us to make this correction: "On page 23 of the June issue of Shipmate there is a comment which by telling only half the story—does a disservice. It should be said that the Navy Department cleared my old file (39,296) on this subject on April 21, the file showing the guts of the radiosonde device as had been believed, whereas the National Archives and Air Force people are still looking, but have cleared copies of the official papers I brought in."

R. Adm. G. H. DEBAUN, U S N (Ret), has been elected a director of Aircraft Radio Corporation, Boonton, N. J. A pioneer in naval aviation circles, Admiral DeBaun commanded Torpedo Squadron Six aboard the U S S ENTERPRISE prior to World W a r II. During the war he commanded the aircraft carriers TANGIER and COWPENS. From 1947 to 1950 he was the

first Director of the Navy's Aircraft Electronic and Electrical Laboratory, Johnsville, Pa. Admiral DeBaun voluntarily retired from the navy in 1950 after 34 years of service.

Prior to joining ARC in 1955, Admiral DeBaun was Director of Research for Telephonic Corporation, Huntington, N. J. Admiral DeBaun and his wife, the former Lauretta Flynn of Union City, Pa., reside at 444 Union St., Boonton, N. J.

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Sec'y, Mr. Homer Eimers 930 H Street. N.W., Washington. D. C.

LLEWELLYN KENNEDY HOXTON Dear Dolly: I read in June Shipmate where you were seeking information about Llewellyn K. SHIPMATE

Hoxton of our class. Knowing that his sister, Mrs. Clarence J. Robinson, lives in Alexandria, I gave her a call and learned the following facts.

Lou died of a heart attack in White Plains, N. Y., on 28 August 1957, leaving a widow and no children. H e was a purchasing agent for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. His widow is Mrs. Rebecca East Hoxton, 6 Pomander Dr., Orchard Hill, White Plains, N. Y. T O M WATTLES

RALPH B U T T E R F I E L D and Justina Kain, widow of Bob Kain, drove by Pitt Kellogg's house in La Jolla recently but before Ralph stopped the car he introduced Justina as Mrs. Ralph Butterfield. It happened in Dallas, Texas, 14 Jtme 1958. They then drove to La Jolla, Calif., and are making their home at 1818 Viking Way. With nine children between them and twelve grandchildren at the start they are headed for a happy life.

Twenty-one takes over the top spot of the Reserve Officers Assn. On 28 June R, Adm. LEON (Jake) JACOBI was elected President replacing Brig. Gen. de Lesseps S. Morrison.

Qassmates who attended the monthly luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, D. C , on 25 June 1958 were: Freddie Boone, Happy Bowman, Ozzie Colclough, Tom Dell, Ed Ewen, Floyd Ferris, Ed Fullinwider, Jim Hamilton, Tom Kelly, Mac McCollum, Country Moore and Ken Noble.

There will be no meeting during August.

The next meeting is scheduled for 24 September 1958.

way Department; J O H N N Y McQUEEN who had just retired from the Marines and is trying the area for size; D A R R E L H O O V E R from Berkeley; R. K. DAVIS who ranches and sells life insurance in Menlo Park; A. B. CARLISLE of Food Machinery Corp. came up from San Mateo with Bill Sullivan's widow Pat who writes things for scientists at Hunter's Point; F I S H R A M S E Y of the California State Employment Service; JIMMY H A R R I S brought some new stories over from the East Bay while his ex-partner, PIGGY S C H W I E N , came in with his customary shaggy dog. F R A N K TALBOT, R U F T H A Y E R , M. E. T H O M A S , NICK C O U L T E R and VAN D E U R S were there.

A baseball game delayed BOB YOUNG till just before the fireworks were lit on Jim's dock which is also his front porch.

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AARON RICHARD LYON Cdr. A A R O N R. LYON, USNR, died on 6 July at his home in Arlington, Va. Mr. Lyon, an active reservist in the Navy and an examiner for the Farm Credit Agency for 24 years, was born in Gustavuf, Ohio. H e served with the Navy for four years after his graduation from the Naval Academy and then went to the Farm Credit Agency where he worked until just before Pearl Harbor. H e rejoined the Navy and remained with it until 1946 when he went back to the Credit Agency in Washington.

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Aviation has lost another colorful pioneer flyer with the death, at 61, of Maj. Alford Williams, better known to the older generation as Al Williams, "speed demon" of the '20s. Al was a headline maker in the early days of "conventional" flight, with his thrilling exploits in Navy and Marine Corps fighter planes. He pushed those old aircraft to the limits of their endurance, risking his neck repeatedly to set new speed records and to prove the mastery of man over space.

He was the first flyer to exceed 300 miles an hour, the first to prescribe definite techniques for righting an upside-down plane and for getting out of a tailspin.

The acrobatics which he performed were not just stunts, however. He was seeking, as he put it, to "take the mystery out of any and every situation in the air." Prior to World W a r II he developed the divebombing system which the Navy used so effectively at Midway and elsewhere in the Pacific war.

The name of Al Williams deserves to be inscribed in a place of honor beside those other courageous flyers of aviation's infant era who blazed a trail in the skies for others to follow.

—Evening Star, Washington, D. C. 22 June 1958

H O M E C O M I N G 1958 Note: There will be a Class of 1922 cocktail buffet Saturday, 27 November, following the Homecoming game. If you pla. to attend HomeMr. Lyon is survived by his widow, football coming and do not receive an individual Shirley, and a son, Richard K., of the home notice by the end of August, drop me a address, 1610 N. Greenbrier S t , Arlington, note and FROM THE WEST COAST the dope will be on its way to Va.; and a cousin, Prof. Merton J. Pick of DAVE CARLSON wrote that he and Harvard University who was raised by Mr. you via return mail.

DIRECTORY Note: The Directory has NYQUIST relax with other unemployed and Mrs. Lyon. been mailed. If you have not received yours in the Los Altos area; H A N K D I V O L L Cdr. E. CONRAD M E T C A L F E was by the time you read this, address your and CXARENCE CONLAN are at Lockheed (Dave didn't say "working") ; A R - lost in the sinking of the U S S QUINCY at justified complaint to your secretary. SecNOLD T R U E is ranching and teaching the Battle of Savo Island, sixteen years ago ond copies were mailed slightly later than part time at San Jose State College; DOC this August 9th. His widow. Honey Bee, the first. Best crack about "Where is the COOK and NICK C O U L T E R are with who lives at 16 Thompson St. in Annapolis, Directory?" came from CY OLCH—and (jeneral Electric in San Jose and Palo Alto is also a grandmother. Daughter Judy is I quote: "Concerning the Directory, may respectively; NICK CARTER, CHAR- the wife of Lt. (jg) Douglas R. McCrim- I put a switch on a continental story as LEY WOODSON and J O E CONNOLLY mon '55 and they have a son, Douglas, Jr. follows: are real-estating aroimd the Bay; SCUP They are now on duty in Jacksonville.

"When the subject of a Class Directory MILLER teaches over in Richmond and is mentioned to a German, he says, 'The SAILOR CANTY has had the same room complexities and ramifications of its comat the San Francisco Press and Union Q u b pilation and dissemination are enormous, for 14 years. nicht wahr?'

CHARLIE ROLAND, who has been "To an Englishman the subject brings teaching at San Francisco City College, forth the comment, 'What are the natural took off via M S T S in the direction of benefits of the thing, ole boy?'

Japan as soon as the school year was over.

"Talk to a Frenchman about a class diThat was about the time that R U F T H A Y rectory and right away he's asking, 'Does ER of King Knight Engineering Co. reit have any good classy telephone numbers turned from an extensive trip in the east in it to further my affairs of the amour?' and got busy fitting up a weekend cabin "As to the Russian, he'll ask, 'Class diup Nicasio way. M. E. T H O M A S is the rectory ! Does such a thing exist, and if so, Executive Secretary at the San Francisco does it adhere to the party line or is it Legion of Honor Museum and appears deviationistic?' regularly at the China Tiffin Club (a group "The only comment that I have when the of old China hands who meet once a month class directory is mentioned to me is, in a Grant Avenue Cafe for a Chinese din'Where's my copy?!'" ner).

That was no atomic explosion you heard, J. G. AMES ( C A P T U S N R ) wrote he that was merely my sigh of relief when the had just been relieved as director of the Directory was mailed. Now we'll start a Naval Reserve Officers' School on Treasure SISTERS and proud grandmothers.

Left new project—some sort of periodic newsIsland but has another year to go before retirement. H e teaches at the College of to right: Honey Bee Metcalfe, widow of letter, so start sending in the dope!

Red Metcalfe '22, holding grandson DougMostest of the bestus, ABE San Mateo. las R. McCrimmon, Jr., Judy McCrimmon, JIM R E I S I N G E R served beer, hot her daughter and wife of D. R. McCrimS T R E U B Y L. DRUMM, executive vice dawgs and other things at his home on the mon '55, Annette Wattles, wife of Tommy president of West Penn Power Company Belvedere Lagoon on the 4th of July. Wattles '21 and sister of Mrs. Metcalfe, for the past four years, and a veteran of 35 Twenty-oners among his guests included: holding grandson Thomas Spiegle, Patty years in the electric utility industry, was JONNY M A D D E N who spends most days Spiegle, her daughter and wife of William elected president of West Penn Power on D. Spiegle '42. appraising real estate for the State HighJuly 2. Mr. Drumm had previously been AUGUST,

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elected president of West Penn Power's several subsidiaries and of West Penn Railways Company.

Mr. Drumm, a native of New Orleans, resigned in October 1922 and thereafter attended Loyola of the South University Law School. He has served in the Navy in both World Wars, rising to the rank of captain.

In 1923, Mr. Drumm joined the construction division of Electric Bond and Share as assistant electrical engineer. Two years later, he moved to New Orleans Public Service, Inc., and was elected vice president in 1949. He was elected executive vice president and a director of West Penn Power in 1954.

Mr. Drumm is a past director of the National Association of Manufacturers, and has served as national vice president, national director, and advisory council member of the Navy League of the United States.

JOHN JOHNSON '22 DIRECTS SUMMER RESORT FOR SENIOR OFFICERS Even for a member of the Class of 1922, John Johnson is now directing an interesting and unusual project—a summer cottage run for the pleasure and amusement of active and retired officers of the military services at cost.

The location of this seemingly ideal retreat is in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Pennsylvania at a summer resort called Blue Ridge Summit. It is within an hour and three-quarters of Washington, an hour and a half of Baltimore and two hours of Annapolis. The house itself, which is owned

by Mr. David Byron, Counsel for Fairchild Aviation in Hagerstown, is a large shingled summer cottage with seven bedrooms, five with private baths. There is even a room and bath combination on the first floor for heart cases.

The first trial run on the project took place over the Fourth of July and was most successful. The guests included Vice Admiral Colclough '21, Vice Admiral Jarrett '22, Rear Admiral Hottel '27 who, in addition to his wife, brought along two grown daughters, and Capt. Tom Sisson '24 who is also connected with Fairchild.

The visitors at the Monterey Inn, which is the name given to the project, receive a membership in the Monterey Country Qub which provides tennis, golf, swimming in the pool, and various social activities. In addition, since all the guests are service people. Colonel Wynn, who is in command at Fort Ritchie, has been kind enough to offer the privileges of his newly renovated Officers' Club. Just outside the Club there is a lake with a sand beach, piers, lifeguards, boats, bar and all other appurtenances.

The rates for Monterey Inn are $2.50 a day per person, which is the same price that the Officers' Qub charges, and meals run $30.00 a week per person. For a weekend, that is from Friday night up to the evening meal Sunday, the rates are $15.00 a person for room and meals. Anyone interested can learn more through the Alumni Association, the Retired Officers' Association, the American Ordnance Association, or by calling STerling 3-3453 in Washington which is the number of Johnny Johnson in '22, who has launched this project.

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DANCING 1897-1921

Horace M. Bell, 86, a retired dancing teacher died suddenly of a heart attack at his home, 2909 Guilford Ave., Baltimore, on II June 1958.

Mr. Bell taught ballroom dancing at the United States Naval Academy for 24 years, and at one time operated his own dance studio over the old Albaugh Theater at 1209-15 Charles St., Baltimore.

A native of Baltimore, he was a graduate of the American Institute of Dancing in New York City. He retired 25 years ago.

Mr. Bell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna A. Bell, and several nieces and nephews.

WHEN V. ADM. W. V. DAVIS, Jr. '24 relieved V. Adm. J. S. Russell '26 as Deputy and Chief of Staff, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Admiral Russell (left) turned over the symbols of his office, aiguilettes and a giant blue pencil. Looking on is R. Adm. A. G. Ward '32, Deputy Chief of Staff.

Maj. Gen. CLAYTON C. J E R O M E , USMC, who will retire shortly as commanding general. Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, is joining the Budd Company as Director of Industry Development.

He will operate from Los Angeles.

F R E D E R I C K J. NELSON is still teaching Mathematics at Grossmont High School, San Diego County. This past year he has been teaching in the special program for gifted children.

B E V E R L E Y R. H A R R I S O N has commenced a two-year term as Mayor of Coronado.

J O H N J. J E C K L I N is living on Point Loma, San Diego, and is enjoying good health and a little golf, after some trouble with his heart.

P A U L F. DUGAN, still teaching Math and Physics at the Bishop's School, La Jolla, has been awarded a summer fellowship in Mathematics at Stanford University by the General Electric Company.

SWEDE LARSON'S GRANDCHILDREN 1924 • Another '22 grandson arrived in Tai Sec'y, Mr. Paul W. Siegrist Chung, Taiwan, when Johnson Dean was c/o Standard & Poor's. 345 Hudson St. N e w York 14, N . Y. born to Mr. and Mrs. David Dean. Mrs. Dean is the former Mary Alice Larson, WARREN DUDLEY WILKIN daughter of the late S W E D E L A R S O N ; her husband is a foreign service officer, a W A R R E N W I L K I N died unexpectedly Chinese language student at Tai Chimg. of a heart attack on 21 June at his home, A quick run-down on all the Larsons fol- 1009 Pere Lare, Lafayette, Calif. Interment lows: Swede Junior (Yale '45W) lives in was in the Golden Gate National Cemetery Frederick, Md., with his wife and two sons; on 24 June. Memorial services were also Teddy (USNA '49) is with General Elec- held on the same date in the Chapel, Artric now and he, his wife, and two daugh- lington Cemetery, attended by many classters live in Loveland, Ohio, near Cincin- mates and their wives. A floral tribute was nati ; Mercedes will be a senior at Mills also sent by the class.

College in Oakland, Calif., next year and Admiral Wilkin received the Silver Star at present is at home with her mother and stepfather, Capt. and Mrs. S. M. Archer, and Legion of Merit as submarine division in Long Beach, Calif. Captain Archer pres- and squadron commander during World ently commands USS BRYCE CANYON ( A D - War II. In 1939, he was commanding officer of 36). the U S S SCULPIN which located the USS SQUALUS after it had sunk off Portsmouth, N. H. He was commended for his role in 1923 • rescuing members of its crew.

Sec'y, Capt. Claude H. Bennett. Jr.. U S N (Ret.) After his retirement, Warren enrolled in 732 Spring Lane, Philadelphia 28, Pa. the University of California and in 1956 BILL M U L L I N S now lives at 704 N. was graduated with honors. He then became Main St. in Athens, Pa. Bill Jr. graduated tax appraiser for Contra Costa County in on 8 June from Marquette University Med- California. ical School with top honors and is now Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Janice interning at the Naval Hospital in Phila- Keyser Wilkin, of Lafayette; three daughdelphia, rank Lt. (jg). ters, Mrs. June Maher, Mrs. Mary Lu Suneson and Miss Marjorie Wilkin, all of whom live in California.

SAN DIEGO NEWS A S H E V A N S wrote, "Janice and 'WilBILL BURFORD is making a name for kie' Wilkin were planning to spend this himself as a golfer in Barrego Springs, weekend with us. Yesterday she arrived Calif. He is president of the De Anza home from shopping and found him slumped Desert Country Club as well as president in a chair. The cause is listed as a 'heart and, I believe, was most unexof the Chamber of Commerce. Recently his attack,' pected in that he was not having heart picture appeared in the San Diego Union trouble. showing him being presented the cup tro"We know of no more ideal or happy phy after winning the club tournament. couple or more loved by many friends."

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NO MEMORIAL CHAIRS YET FOR THESE Memorial Chairs have not yet been dedicated for the following deceased classmates (the names of those killed in action in World War II are marked with an asterisk) : Harrison, Sawyer, W. F. Simmons, Crowe, Hopping*, Tommany, Hooper*, France*, Lloyd, R. C. Carroll, Brand, Boltz, Drexler, Young, R. D. Phillips, N. K. Roberts, Dascomb, March, W. W. Siegrist, Devens, Whitehead, Sanders, Ballinger, Dugan, Fike, Teller, Dantzler, G. W. Evans, Shumaker, Leach, Palmer, Esmond, Carr, J. C. Harris, Thompson, Calloway, Pottle, Marshall, R. S. Moss, J. F. Johnson, D. H. (iollins, Lindholm, C. C. McDonald, Sayre, Willis, Davies, Ostertag, McKee, Stormes*, L. J. Edwards, N. B. Simmons*, Cresswell, Wymond*, Read, T. J. Ball, McDowell, Zelenka, Doan, W. C. Dey, E. F. Moore, F. L. Rhea, R. H. G. Johnson*, George Edward Peterson, Flyim, Meintz, R. W. Larson, McDonough.

Non-grads: I. G. Anderson, F. B. Andrews, F. L. Bush, M. H. Crews, J. E. Deyo, H. D. Hayes, A. Henderson, P. H. Hollingshead, J. K. Lord, R. O. Morgan, S. F. Morris, III, V. P. Noyes, C. A. Schenck, J. L. Wood, J. B. Wright, Jr. V. Adm. W A L L A C E M. BEAKLEY, Commander U. S. Seventh Fleet, recently accepted, on behalf of the U. S. Naval Academy, a Japanese stone lantern from Yokohama's Mayor Ryozo Hironuma in a presentation ceremony aboard the Admiral's

at Washington headquarters, golf, revisiting favored spots (including the Florida home of roommate W E A R Y W I L K I N S ) and Annapolis Homecoming.

HOMECOMING This is a good spot in which to put our annual plug for Homecoming Weekend at Annapolis, 26-28 September this year. If you have attended in other years, you know what fun it is—and if you have not made it before, 1958 is a good year to start. As usual, 1924 is sure to have good representation, from the Friday afternoon dress parade through the Saturday football game and Sunday Chapel.

The New York group closed the fiscal year of luncheon meetings on June 24 with a good attendance and much visiting among these: Hans Baldwin, Barchet, Blanchard, Burroughs, Caples, Day, Gerry, Gibbons, Horsch, Lynch, Mellon, Miller, Mills, Moore, Shively, Siegrist and Whalen (where were you, Boyd Wilson?).

CLASS AWARD The 1958 winner of the Class of 1924 Award for excellence in the U S N A course in Marine Engineering was Midshipman Alan M. Chodorow, USN, and the presentation was made in our behalf by BROWNIE TEMPLE. From published orders we note that IRV D U K E was recalled from retirement to serve as Chairman of the newly created Committee for the Safety of Navigation. flagship U S S SAINT P A U L (CA-73). The The big Sixth (Mediterranean) Fleet will seven-foot-high, four-thousand-pound lan- become the command of S W E D E EKtern is symbolic of the friendship that exists STROM (RADM U S N ) , following a between Japan and the United States and, short tour at BuPers, and it will probably in particular, between the citizens of Yoko- add another star to his pennant. BILL hama and Navy and Marine Corps per- DAVIS (VADM U S N ) has shifted from sonnel who have served in the Far East. OpNav to Deputy CinCLantFlt SKI E R D It will be installed on the grounds of the M A N N (RADM U S N ) has taken over new Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Sta- as ComNavForces Marianas, and J O E dium at Annapolis, Md. H E R L I H Y (RADM U S N ) is the new InspCien SupCZor Pacific (Toast.

HANSON BALDWIN '24 PUBLISHES ANOTHER BOOK The answers to some of America's most urgent questions were provided on July 28 when Praeger published The Great Arms Race by H A N S O N BALDWIN. Subtitled A Comparison of U. S. and Soviet Power in 1958, the book gives a facts-andfigures analysis of the world's two great arsenals as of this moment. U. S. vs. Soviet strengths and weaknesses, failures and successes, progress or the lack of it, all are compared in a swift, factual, and completely up-to-the-minute account In a brilliant introduction, the author paints the "challenging, frightening and complex background" against which his book is projected. Overshadowing all other forces in the world, including the gigantic might of the U. S. and Russia, is the "Technological Revolution in warfare and in our social system which has cast a long, long shadow over the future of Man." For the first time, Man has the weapons to destroy "his painfully erected civilization, perhaps . . . the human race itself." And yet these new weapons have political, economic and military limitations which are a direct result of their frightful speed, power, and cost.

"LAST CALL" INFORMATION There are times when we do not get the word in time to send the floral tribute, or be of service, or simply in attendance at a classmate's funeral. The fact that we are losing classmates at a higher rate these days makes us more concerned about doing what we can—but there is always the possibility that we will not be informed. As we ask you to advise the Secretary of all important news items concerning yourself and classmates, we are equally solicitous of your co-operation in marking "the last

FELIX HOWLAND HIGH SCHOOL GRAD FELIX H O W L A N D "finally gets his high school diploma"! So announced New Orleans papers, in a story listing Felix as among the graduates this year of West Jefferson High School—where he has been teaching mechanical drawing for the past two years. The story points out that although Felix is an Annapolis grad, did graduate work at several imiversities (including two foreign), and has had many years' experience as a teacher, he had never had an opportunity to graduate from high school. It seems that Felix wanted to do some graduate work at LSU, but was turned down there because he did not have the high school diploma. So, he enrolled in certain high school classes, took exams, and got a diploma from West Jefferson High—then decided he'd take the planned graduate work at Tulane! Anyway, in our book Felix is "high school graduate of the year." Current Howland address is 8440 Oleander St., New Orleans 18, La. AUSTEN MAGLY in May felt the urge to take his routine two-month pleasure trip eastward. It included visits with the S I S SONS at Hagerstown, B A R C H E T S at New York, M c L A U G H L I N S at Brooklyn and H E R R I N G T O N S at Chicago. Squirrel Herrington himself was in the East for several days in June, in the interest of his new "Specialty Leasing" company.

Marge and B I L L COCHRAN will be returning from Stockholm in September, completing a two-year tour at the Embassy there. They will have 2^/2 months in the States for seeing the grandson, consulting AUGUST,

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V. ADM. WALLACE M. BEAKLEY '24 accepts a symbolic stone lantern from Mayor Ryozo Hironuma of Yokohoma, Japan. To the right of Admiral Beakley is his Chief of Staff and Aide, Capt. Arthur F. Spring '30.

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R. ADM. and MRS. MILES HUBBARD were hosts at a dinner honoring R. Adm. and Mrs. Ralph K. James held aboard the flagship USS COLUMBUS (CA-74) at Long Beach, Calif., on 13 June. Left to right are: R. Adm. and Mrs. V i a o r D. Long '25, R. Adm. and Mrs. Ralph K. James '28, R. Adm. and Mrs. Miles H. Hubbard '27, R. Adm. and Mrs. Walter H. Price '27, and R. Adm. and Mrs. Glynn R. Donaho '27.

call" of a classmate. If you know of an instance in which there is any doubt about our President, V. Adm. E. W. Clexton, being informed please wire him details at 2010 Main Navy Bldg., Washington.

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Dear Tom: I have just returned to Pensacola from a most delightful leave in Annapolis for June Week.

While waiting in the old lounge in Carvel Hall for our youngest boy (now Ensign A. W. Carson, U S N ) to appear from Bancroft Hall, who should walk through but a very handsome, gray-haired gentleman who looked vaguely familiar. It turned out to be our classmate and good friend Danny Stubbs. He, too, had a son graduating this June.

While staying in Carvel Hall we had a couple of chats with Mrs. Valiant, Doda Taylor's mother. We also called on Rex and Betty Caldwell who live in the old Jack Griffin house back of the Chapel.

They, too, had a son in this year's graduating class.

I expect to see a number of these boys here in Pensacola for flight training later this summer. I have promised their mothers, as I have Evie, they will be good, safe pilots or they won't finish Basic Training.

Here at Pensacola we have "Sully" Sullivan ( C M . ) , an eminent stock broker. I last saw him when we were both here together in flight training in 1927. Our old friend Dusty Rhodes apparently is doing big business in the insurance field in Jacksonville. I hope to arrange a golf game with him before long.

K I T CARSON

R. I. (Red Eye) COLEMAN reports for the Third Battalion.

"In response to my setting up a memorial chair for P H I L COMPTON, I received a very nice letter the other day from his son Bob, also an Academy graduate, Class of '52, and I report some of the sad news I spoke of above.

"Phil died of a coronary occlusion on 8 October 1957. He had suffered for years with arthritis and his wife Tuck had multiple sclerosis for years too. Bob Compton says that his mother died on 10 January 1958 suffering not only from MS but from her loss of Phil. Both are buried together 30

at National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans Point Loma, San Diego.

"Yoimg Bob Compton's address is 1528 Red Oak Dr., Silver Spring, Md. He is working for Vitro Laboratories.

"As a matter of information, I made copies of Bob Compton's letter and sent them to Shane King and Ivan Zitzewitz, our other roommates.

"In a letter from Shane received last week he is plumping for a grand reunion in 1960. I'm for it, what do you say we start talking it up? As he says we aren't getting any younger!

"We were saddened to hear of J O E LUDEWIG's death, particularly since he had seemed to be getting along all right with his bad heart. What has happened to Minerva? Maybe I had better start going to Army-Navy Games again so I can see these guys year by year instead of waiting till 1960."

R. Adm. ALBERT E. JARREL, USN, formerly Commander Naval Forces, Korea, is now in San Diego as Commander of the Pacific Fleet Training Command.

Before assuming command of Naval Forces in Korea in May 1957, he served as Commander Amphibious Training Command, U. S. Pacific Fleet.

He and Mrs. Jarrel, the former Miss Anna Christine Holm of Eureka, Calif., have three children, Joan, Lewis Albert and Henry Edgar Jarrel. They will reside in Coronado, Calif.

THIRTY-THIRD REUNION The Naval Academy Qass of 1925 held its Thirty-Third Class Reunion at the Bethesda Officers' Club on Friday, 13 June.

It was a ?rand party with cocktails, dinner and dancing, plus a fine colored movie of George Dufek's latest Antarctic expedition, "Deep Freeze III." In addition to the party, a sizeable sum was realized for the Class Fund.

The following members of the class and their wives were present: Benson, Blackwell, Brown, Burrowes, Cash, Christensen, Dahlke, Delaney, Eller, Gardner, Gill, Grimes, Hickey, Hobbs, Hoffner, Hogaboom, Hurd, Jackson, Johns, Latrobe, Marshall, Mason, McFarlane, Newton, O'Keefe, Orville, Parker, Porter, Shahan, Sides, Red Smith, Sterling Smith, Swinburne, Turney, and Wellings.

Miss Virginia Firr who has so kindly handled class correspondence was a guest of the class.

W. J. MARSHALL

Capt. and Mrs. ALVORD J. GREENACRE are the proud grandparents of a new grandson, Leonard A. Barger, Jr., born 25 May at Anne Arundel County Hospital in Annapolis. The proud parents are P F C and Mrs. Leonard A. Barger of Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Barger is the younger daughter, nee Catherine Greenacre. The Greenacres have one other grandchild, Francine Margarette (Marcine) Lawrence, age 9, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. James N. P. Lawrence, live in Los Alamos, N. M. R. Adm. and Mrs. M. F. LESLIE are the proud grandparents of a grandson.

Maxwell Franklin Leslie, III, born in Norfolk, Va., 30 January 1958. The parents are Lt. and Mrs. Maxwell F. Leslie, Jr., '51. Max and Elizabeth are living at 161 E Ave., Coronado, Calif.

T W O DATES T O REMEMBER SATURDAY, 16 AUGUST 1958, class cocktail party at Officers' Mess, Bethesda, Md. Please make reservations by sending check for $4.00 per person to "Hank" Fravel. Let's have a good turnout.

T H U R S D A Y , 18 S E P T E M B E R 1958, 12:30 p.m., class luncheon at Army-Navy Country Club. Notices will be sent later.

Please plan to be there.

GEORGE T. M U N D O R F F is now with Link Aviation, Inc., as Executive Assistant to the President with offices in Hillcrest, Binghamton, N. Y. C H A R L I E and Marge LYMAN are grandparents for the second time. Kathryn Leslie Miller arrived 7 December 1957 in Washington, D. C. Kathym has an elder sister, Susan, age 2 years. Their mother, formerly Marjorie Anne Lyman, is Mrs. Arthur P. Miller, Jr., whose husband (Lt. Cdr. U S N R inactive) is with the National Geographic Society.

Charlie is Chief of Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R. I. "HANK"

FRAVEL

WEDDING On Saturday, February I, Miss Ellen Collier Simpson, daughter of Capt. SAMU E L D. S I M P S O N , U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Simpson, Corvallis, Ore., was married to Dr. Howard Wesley Lowery, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn Lowery, New Concord, Ohio, in the Gk>od Samaritan Episcopal Church. A reception at the home of the bride's parents followed. Mrs. Lowery did her undergraduate work at San Diego State College, University of Omaha and University of Hawaii. Dr. Lowery received his B.A. at Muskingum College and M.D. at Ohio State University. He served in the Naval Medical Corps at Tongue Point Naval Station, Astoria, Ore. The couple now resides in New York City, where Dr. Lowery is affiliated with Cornell Medical Center.

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"Just a note to let Shipmate know that the K N I C K E R B O C K E R S are moving from Garden City, Long Island, where we have lived since Clhristmas 1954, to Quarters I at the Naval Shipyard Brooklyn where we will be at home to our friends after July first.

"No more commuting, thank God. I figure that I have traveled some 21,000 miles SHIPMATE

via the LIRR since we came to New York and hope that I have bought my last commuter's ticket. You may get used to it but like it窶馬ever!

"Running the wholesale medical supply for the Armed Forces is a far cry from Uncle Dan Barbey's 7th Amphibious Force.

While I travel a good deal during my present assignment most of it has been within CONLTS; however, I hope sooner or later to get back to WestPac if only for a brief visit" Col. HAROLD G. N E W H A R T , USMC (Ret.), sends in his new address: 601 S. Main St., Oxford, Ohio. He will be teaching mathematics at Miami University.

WEDDINGS On Saturday, June 21, Miss Fairfax Washington Clark, daughter of R. Adm. THURSTON B O O T H CLARK, USN, and Mrs. Clark, Naval Air Station, Patuxent, Md., was married to Lt. (jg) George Edward Wales, U S N R , son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitch Wales, Needham, Mass., in the base chapel. Capt John D. Zimmerman, ChC L^SN, officiated.

L t (jg) Wales attended the Colorado School of Mines. The couple will reside at the Na\-al Air Station, Chincoteague, Va. R. Adm. J O H N R A N D O L P H W A TERMAN, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Waterman, Montgomery, Ala., have announced the marriage of their daughter. Miss Garnett Ann Waterman, to Dr. James Keith Pevey on June 21 in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Pevev is the granddaughter of the late R. Adm. Roy W. Ryden, U S N '03, and Mrs. Ryden. The couple will reside at 3005 Lafayette St., Houston, Texas.

ENGAGEMENT Capt. ROBT. McCUMBER BARNES, USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Barnes of Washington, D. C, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Gore, to Charles Van Orden Covell, Jr. He is the son of the Reverend and Mrs. CTharles Van Orden Covell of Christchurch, Va. Miss Barnes graduated from the University of North Carolina this June. Mr. Covell is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina.

A late summer wedding is planned.

MARION NEEDS MATH PROF Shipmate Dear Sirs: Due to the illness of one of our most able professors, indications are that he will need a replacement instructor in mathematics for the school year commencing 10 September 1958. It is quite possible that this appointment to the faculty could be a permanent one.

The Marion Institute, one of the oldest and most highly respected junior colleges in the United States, has need for a mathematics professor for the school year commencing 10 September 1958. Besides character recommendations, this teacher must have a Master's degree with a major or minor in mathematics. He must also have twelve hours of credit in Professional Education and will be expected to teach in the preparatory school department and in the junior college. We would prefer a retired Army, Navy or Air Force officer.

Most sincerely, CATO D . GLOVER

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Admiral, USN, Retired President, The Marion Institute AUGUST,

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Capt. A. C. B U R R O W S , USN, who was JAMES HENRY FLATLEY retired with the rank of Rear Admiral V. Adm. J A M E S H. FLATLEY, U S N U S N (Ret.) on 30 June 1958, has been (Ret.), most respected in the Navy as an elected president of the Council of Profit outstanding officer and naval aviator, died Sharing Industries, 400 W. Madison, Chi- of cancer on 9 June 1958 at the Bethesda cago, III. He will also serve as president Naval Hospital. Funeral services were held of the Council's affiliate, the Profit Sharing at the Fort Myer Chapel at 9 a.m. 11 July Research Foundation, 1718 Sherman Ave., with Monsignor Maurice Sheehy, V. Adm. Evanston, 111.

U S N R (Ret.), saying the requiem mass.

Admiral Burrows has served as Com- Burial followed in ArHngton Cemetery. mander, U. S. Naval Training Center, Classmates Frankel, Roy Johnson, Junghans, Marcy, Stephan, Triebel, Waterhouse Great Lakes, since September 1956. and Weakley were honorary pallbearers.

Organized in 1947 in Cleveland, the Council of Profit Sharing Industries enAt the time of his retirement two months courages the spread of the profit sharing ago. Admiral Flatley was Director of the philosophy to the business world in North Naval Air Warfare Division of the Office America. It also provides assistance and of the Chief of Naval Operations and head information to companies attempting to in- of the Special Weapons Branch of its Strastitute profit sharing plans, studies the tech- tegic Plans Division. He was considered niques of successful profit sharing plans, one of the most forward thinkers in naval and serves as a clearing house for data on aviation. As Air Operations Officer of Task the various plans.

Group 52, he helped develop the famous The Profit Sharing Research Founda- "Thatch Weave" carrier fighter tactics that tion was founded in 1951 to assemble and drove the Japanese Zeros from the air with publish data concerning experiences of practically no American losses. profit-sharing companies as a guide to those A native of Green Bay, Wise, Jim atformulating or administering profit sharing tended St. Norbert's College before enterplans. ing the Naval Academy. Early in the war Present at the news conference at which he commanded Fighter Squadron Ten of the appointment was announced was Gen. the U S S ENTERPRISE, popularly known as Robert E. Wood, West Point '00, retired the "Grim Reapers." From Henderson Field chairman of the Board of Directors of on Guadalcanal he led flight after flight of Sears Roebuck and Company, and cham- the 4F4 fighters and SBD dive bombers pion of profit sharing philosophy in the against Japanese transports and their naval business world. escorts. He also commanded Air Group 5 WEDDING Miss Mary Jane Sears, daughter of R. Adm. H A R R Y E. SEARS, USN, and Mrs. Sears of Chevy Chase, Md., became the bride of 2nd Lt. William Robinson Parks, USA, West Point '58, on 18 June.

The bridegroom is the son of Lt. (Jen. Floyd L. Parks, USA (Ret.), and Mrs. Parks of Washington, D. C. The Reverend Dr. W. Paul Ludwig performed the ceremony in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Parks was U. S. Women's Breaststroke Swimming Champion in 1954, '55, and '56, a member of the All-American Team for those years, swam on several world record-breaking medley relay teams, and was a medal winner at the Olympic Games in Melbourne. Her husband was a Cadet Lieutenant and Captain of this year's West Point golf team.

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Navy Cross for action in the Battle of the Coral Sea and held numerous other decorations.

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the Naval Air Station at Olathe, Kan., and Norfolk, Va. Admiral Flatley is survived by his widow, the former Dorothy McMurray of 4843 Langdrum Lane, Chevy Chase, and four sons: Lt. (jg) James H. Flatley, III, '56 of V F 31 at Oceana Naval Base and Ray Patrick, Brian Anthony and David Michael, all of the home address. The Admiral swore each of his three eldest sons into the Naval Reserve on their seventeenth birthday.

Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. James H. Flatley, Sr., his brother. Dr. John Flatley of Kansas City, and one other brother and three sisters.

A. C. BURROWS '28 reading his retirement orders is relieved as Commander, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, by W. L. Harmon '30.

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Admiral Jim was a quiet, unassuming man, a daring imaginative officer, a tireless vvorker and a Christian gentleman. He gave his spare time to the interest and welfare of enlisted men and (preferred to write articles addressed to them in their magazine, Our Navy, rather than for big publications which would have been glad to have his services. One of the last flights in the life of this renowned aviator was for a visit to Lourdes in France.

PEARL HARBOR NEWS During June several of the class made news at Pearl Harbor. A L R E E D passed through enroute from duty with the U. S. Taiwan Defense Command to the Pentagon.

His fast movement and full schedule kept him and Marge out of the local social schedule to a large extent. M A N N H A M M arrived and took over communications on the staff of CinCPacFlt. Alice is due later in the Lurline. E R N I E H O L Z W O R T H shipped over in the land of the lei to become Commander Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 1930 • on 12 June. He and Lucy will soon move into shipyard quarters. A R T CUMBERSec'y, R. Adm. Charles B. Brook, U S N (Ret.) 4108 Chesterbrook Rd., Falls Church, V a .

LEDGE could not bring Mary Lou and his command. Fleet Weather Central, Guam, ENGAGEMENT when he came here for conferences. InciBrig. Gen., USMC, and Mrs. RONALD dentally, Mary Lou recently participated D. SALMON of Marine Corps Schools, in a Guam affair staged for the benefit of Quantico, Va., announce the engagement of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium their daughter, Mary Gabriel, to Joseph Fund which netted several thousands of Henry Nevins, III, son of R. Adm., U S N dollars. JACK L A W R E N C E , now Com( R e t ) '25, and Mrs. Joseph Henry Nevins, manding Officer of the Naval Air Station, Jr., of Belle Haven, Alexandria, Va. Barber's Point, and Mary are getting used Miss Salmon is a graduate of Saint to Hawaii and quarters. S H E R R Y and Mary's Academy, Alexandria, Va., and at- Ruth B E T T S spent part of June on a flytended Dunbarton College of Washington, ing leave trip that took them as far as D. C. Washington, Norfolk and New York beMr. Nevins served as a First Lieutenant tween his tours of duty as Commanding in the 82nd Airborne Division and was Officer, Fleet Weather Central Pearl and graduated in June from the University of the Staff of CinCPacFlt. Orders came through for two other classmates to come Virginia. A fall wedding is planned. out later in the summer. LOU VOLK will leave Coronado where he is now Chief of Staff, ComPhibRon One, to join ComHaw 193 1 • SeaFront as Assistant Chief of Staff for Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, U S N Room 4-B-545, Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Operations. Annie and the two children are looking forward to Hawaii also. H A L R. Adm. F R A N K R. P U T N A M , U S N PAYSON will join the Staff of CinCPac. (Ret.) '31, and Helen Roberta Nicholl were married at Nyack, N. Y., on 28 June; at home after 15 July at 236 Moore- MEMORIAL CHAIRS wood Rd., Glenshaw, Pa. Congratulations One-half of one month's increase in and best wishes from all of ' 3 1 ! the new active duty pay scales will allow Capt. J E S S E M O T E S , USN, and wife you to dedicate a chair in Memorial StaBetty, now at the NAD Earle, N. J., re- dium. Your Secretary does not believe that turned to Washington for the wedding of '31 has done its share, and solicits your their son Jesse Hogan Motes I I I to Mar- support at a time when you can afford it. garet Louise Peckham at the Arlington Trinity Presbyterian Church on 19 June.

ADAIRS, BASSES and HAGBERGS '31 N O MEMORIAL CHAIRS were on hand. The bride is the daughter YET FOR THESE of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Andrew Peckham DECEASED CLASSMATES of Arlington.

Prescott, Gale, Russell, Brossy, Kunkle, T E D TORGERSON of the Office of Leg- Elden, Cummings, Holmes, Stone, Anderislative Liaison, and B E R N I E McMA- son, Lizberg, Blessman, Daniels, Abbot, H O N of the Armed Forces Industrial Col- Gray, Felton, McAllister, Sisko, Bronson, lege faculty are switching jobs to join the Sell, P. H. Ashworth, Shoemaker, Forbes, beefed-up Joint Staff of the Joint CThiefs Klein, Ghetzler, Marshall, Bell, Pancake, of Staff. CLIF IVERSON and DICK Bailey, Vaughn, Fitts, Ticker, Myer, Lar HAY will continue their duties with the son, McKay, Drake, Wallace, Alston, LyJoint Staff. D U T C H U E H L I N G and tle, Brown, Mackert, Stewart, Graham F R E D D I E BRUSH are also slated for Murphy and Allen.

Joint Staff. RUDY FABIAN is a new Memorial Chairs so far have been dedi • arrival in OpNav. J U N I O R McCAIN is cated for deceased classmates T. Ashworth, taking Torgerson's place with Legislative MacKenzie, Kelsey, Thomas, Crane, CromLiaison. L E W L E W E L L E N has recently melin, Farquharson, Irons, McCuddy, Holreported to OpNav and JACK PAR- lingsworth, Huntley, Evans, Freshour and Jung.

HAM has returned to BuOrd.

H. CLARK CORBIN '34 (1) JAMES R. REEDY '32 (r)

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SEATTLE A N D LONG BEACH NEWS A small group of '32 got together in Seattle recently. M O E ARCHER, visiting the Pacific Northwest port in command of U S S BRYCE CANYON, was host at lunch to

H A L K N O E R T Z E R and EARL FINNEY, both on COM 13 Staff. TOMMY LANGEN, Professor of Naval Science at Univ. of Washington, was unable to attend due to other commitments.

BRYCE CANYON is homeported in Long

Beach and just returned from WestPac— the Seattle trip was made in order to provide tender services to the DER squadron and the Reserve DEs based in the area.

Moe reports a considerable gathering of '32 in the Long Beach area and hopes that a class luncheon may develop. BILL WINT E R is retired and teaches in the Long Beach Schools. R E D H O O P E R works at the Naval Shipyard. R A L P H JOHNSON has the COLUMBUS and DICK LAVERY the CHEMUNG. H A R R Y TOWNSEND and E A R L H Y D E M A N have Long Beach based DesRons. E^rl has just departed for a WestPac cruise. T O M BOWERS is CO at Seal Beach, R E D S T O N E R is at the Shipyard and C H A R L I E PALMER is due to report soon. W H I T E Y SAMPSON has recently reported as Chief of Staff, Naval Station. T O N Y D R O P P is Professor of Naval Science at UCLA and W H I T E Y W I L S O N is stationed in Los Angeles. H A R R Y R E I T E R is CO of the TOLEDO but is in WestPac at the present, as is DICK CRAIGHILL, CO of the BREMERTON. There are undoubtedly more but these are all that have been observed recently by Moe and Margaret.

REEDY COMMANDS USS LEXINGTON Capt. J A M E S R. (Sunshine) REEDY '32 took over as Commanding Officer of the U S S LEXINGTON (CVA-16) on 19 July 1958. His previous carrier experience includes billets as Air Officer and Executive Officer aboard the U S S SHANGRI-LA and as Operations Officer and Executive Officer aboard the U S S PRINCETON. From June 1954 through July 1956 Captain Reedy served as Chief of Plans and Policies Branch, Intelligence Division, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe. For the past year he has been Commander of Heavy Attack Wing One at N A S Sanford, Fla. During this period he became the first Navy captain to become carrier qualified in the twin jet A3D heavy attack bomber.

Since the

1932 GET-TOGETHER I N SEATTLE. Hal Knoertzer (left) and Earl Finney (right) lunch with Moe Archer aboard USS BRYCE CANYON (AD-36), 4 June 1958.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. R. Leeds, U S N 5411 Kirkwood Dr., Washington 16, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. J. Catlett, USN Room 2075, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept.

Washington 25, D. C.

USS

LEXINGTON

(C:VA-16)

will be in the Western Pacific during most of Captain Reedy's tour his wife Jean and five children will remain in Sanforcl.

SHIPMATE

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

Chalk up another Navy Junior for USNA. Robert N. Schulz, Class of '62, was sworn in on 30 June 1958 exactly 28 years from the day his father took the same step.

He is the son of Lib and BOB SCHULZ. A big assist in his entry was a year of preparatory work at the Sullivan School, Washington, D. C , which is run by classmate W E N D E L L E. BAILEY. "It is a good feeling to have another member of the family wearing the Navy uniform," says Bob. H. CLARK CORBIN has been appointed Director of Public Relations of the Vapor Heating Corporation. Mr. Corbin joined the firm in 1955 with an extensive background in sales and engineering since his resignation as a Lieutenant (jg) in 1939.

SCHOOL

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COLUMBIAN "The Service^ Academy Prep" Intensive, individualized prepirdtion for West Point, Annapolis, Air Force Academy, etc., all civilian colleges. Small classes. How-to-study training.

1957 RECORD, lull-year students: over 90% ol all candidates for each W.P. and Annapolis passed exams; 5 of our 6 total W.P. competitors won, 45 of our 50 total Annapolis competitors won.

Our SO total A.F.A. candidates won 10 principal appointmente and ! alternates.

COLUMBIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL Box M , 1811 Biltmore St. N.W.,W«hlnslon 9, D.C

Effective and through preparation for West Point,

1935 AT GREAT LAKES. Van Ness and H. S. Goldberg.

Annapolis, Air Force, Merchant Marine and Coast

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Sec'y. Capt. J. S. Barleon. Jr., U S N BuPers, Pers A, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

Capt D. O. VAN N E S S , USNR., Vice President of the Lake County Council of the Navy League, and Capt. H. J. GOLDBERG, Supply Corps, U S N , Commanding Officer, Electronics Supply Office, Great Lakes, were able to get together to swap reminiscences during the Kiwanis-Navy League tour of the Electronics Supply Office.

NO MEMORLAL CHAIRS YET FOR THESE DECEASED CLASSMATES Harrell, Dillen, Edge, Schroeder, Adams, Bright, Wallings, G. E. Davis, Montross, Bontier, Curtiss, Sisler, Harden, Beggs, Higler, Shriver, Schecter, Beachham, Ely, Gadrown, Powers, Ferguson, Fitzgerald, Crowther, Philip, Cummins, Gearing, Maher, Lipsky, Denby, Probasco, Anderson, Stephenson, Kimmel, Whitaker, Ostergren, Woodward, Ennis, Robertson, Denny, Edmunds, McCaim, Brogger, Little, Ricketts, Mooney, Swab, Hood, Fuller, Lambert and Fitzpatrick.

Chairs have been dedicated for the following deceased classmates: Sharp, Eichmann, J. A. Davis, Eslick, Clark, McGowan and Downing.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Lloyd G. Benson, U S N R Office of Naval Research, Room 2007 MN Washington 25, D . C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, U S N 1013 Downing St.. Rt. 4, Box 575C Annandale, V a . P h o n e : CL 6-0159

Everybody must be on leave or changing duty stations because this is a bad month with little or no news. I've had no dope from anyone. So W R I T E ! W R I T E !

WRITE! A limcheon at Fort Myer Officers' Open Mess on 31 July is too late to make this issue, so will report on same next month.

No doubt the one topic of discussion will be Lloyd Benson's recent local query regarding the Memorial Stadium Fund. If you haven't replied to his card, please do so immediately. We are trying to get all the dope and square things away. For those outside of the Washington area, we are most desirous of finding out the answers to the following: ( 1 ) 1 have (have not) contributed to the Memorial Stadium Fund.

(2) I have (have not) dedicated a chair to A U A 11 e T

Guard Academies, and all colleges. Catalog and record sheets with names and percentages showing our unparalleled success may be had on request. Fall Course September 16th.

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

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

MILLARD SCHOOL exclusive preparation for WEST POINT ANNAPOLIS AIR FORCE ACADEMY A highly successful school formerly located in the District of Columbia. Now located on a ranch overlooking Pacific Ocean. Moderate climate. 1 0 0 % supervision. Small clauei.

Summer school. Pre-WW2 rates.

HOMER B. M I L U R D Box X, Langlois, Oregon

(3) Yes!! I pledge $100.00 (or $ , . ? . . ) of my June '58 pay increase as my contribution.

(4) I wish to dedicate a chair in memory of As Lloyd has said: "We of '36 don't look very good with our present per capita average. With the pay increase now an actuality, how about pledging $100. After all, of that $160 increase (captains (® 22 years) $40 goes to income taxes. That leaves a net increase of $120. Why not pledge a seat for a classmate before you get used to spending it? You'll still have 20 bucks of one month's raise left for yourself." Think it over! Write Lloyd and get your pledge in today! Our present standing is higher than previous months, but still not very high in comparison to others. Let's make it 10iO% participation for '36. I know this is a bad time for most of you as far as a dun for dough is concerned, particularly with college coming up for junior, etc., so 'nuff said. Every little bit will help.

Nothing new in the Washington area lately. The Ellises have been enjoying the visit of Ginny Stark to the East. She and Kathy are really enjoying themselves, although I'm sure they would prefer the balmy clime of Coronado to the humidity and storms we've had here. Harry is in

WesPac, but soon destined for duty on CinCPacFlt Staff.

JIMMY R U T T E R relieves "Scrappy" Crawford as CO U S S TULARE. There goes my right hand man in BuPers! We'll miss Jim and Ruth in the area, but wish them both the best of luck.

Other changes are: J A M I E S E M M E S to Chief of Staff and Aide ComDesFlot 3 ; BILL L E D E R E R to C H I N F O ; BEN O E L H E I M to ComNavAct Cartagena; TOM KING to Chief of Staff & Aide ComCarDiv 18; FITZ P A L M E R to F R E Paris; and j p E C O P P O L A to Director, Facilities Division BuShips.

If you haven't read GEORGE "Ginder" GRIDER's book. War Fish, get a copy now. In spite of the book review in the June issue, it is worthwhile refreshing reading.

See you next month.

BILL ELLIS

Lt. Cdr. W I L L I A M A. SMALL, U S N (Ret.), has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Mathematics at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.

Professor Small was retired for physical disability in September 1944. He joined the faculty of Grinnell College in 1956.

N O MEMORIAL CHAIRS YET FOR THESE DECEASED CLASSMATES Krogh, Kolb, Janney, Crook, Vogel, Neve, Gustafson, Wagner, Daub, Evans, Corley, D. S. Brown, Burcher, Robinson, Lyster, Maxwell, Meyers, J. C. Moore, Graham, R. B. Moore, Hunter, Yoho, Weld, Thing, Bull, Haas, Hays, Embree, Perkins aiid Gulliver.

Memorial Chairs have already been dedicated for deceased classmates Weinel, Connole, Crutchfield, Dickson, Southerland, Simoneau, Bayless, Patterson, Zabriskie and Sexton.

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Corr. S e c , Lt. Cdr. J. P. M. Johnston, U S N (Ret.) 5439 41st St., N.W., Washington 15, D. C.

WASHINGTON NEWS OF 1937 Eighteen of the class met on Friday the thirteenth of June for the second Friday luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club.

S K E E T E R GARDES was a newcomer to the group having just arrived in the Washington area. His family will remain on the West Coast until sometime in September.

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1937 GATHERS ABOARD Dave Bell's USS ORION in Norfolk. Back row: Larry Bernard, Terry Conner, Sally Shamer, Frank Drawer, Tom Cunningham, Charlie Gibson, Fran Stencil, Walt Stencil, Lynn Rogers, Dick Rogers. Front row: Dave Bell (Commanding Officer), Betty Bell, Gevanna Conner, Mary Cunningham, Scotty Waugh, Jo Gibson, Al Waugh, Marge Huey, Don Huey.

J E S S E ROBINSON was present for the last time this Washington tour of duty. He has left for the West Coast to board the Lurline for his trip to Barber's Point, T. H. CURT KELLY Was present and said "au revoir" because he, too, leaves for the Hawaiian tour of duty.

C H A R L I E M I N T E R leaves soon also, to take command of the ALBEMARLE in the Norfolk area.

BUNNY S H U P P E R ' s first chance as presiding Chairman of the Committee took place to bid adieu to three staunch active members of the class activities in the Washington area. Others were present at the gathering: Old Folks Taylor, Bones Savage, Jimmy Denton, Ace Barton, Rollo Ross, Gene Rankin, Red Hessel, Jimmy Gustin, Art Fisher, Schnitzel Schneider, Jerry Hughes, John Johnston and Dinty Moore.

'Twas announced at the luncheon that W A R R E N H A L L had telephoned to Washington to be sure that all hands know that he would be the host for the Class of 1937 during the Alumni Homecoming, September 26, 27 and 28 weekend.

The wives of 1937 met on the sixth of June at the Evans Coffee Shop in the Arlington area. Those present were Dorothy Robinson, Mary Minter, one of the hostesses, Betty Kelly, the other hostess, Midge Denton, Betty Stevens, Anne Hessel, "D.J." Bottomley, Betty Johnston, Dolly Keen, Marcia Arentzen, Mary Virginia Gibson, Gloria Ross, Peg Holden, Shirley Lanham, and Louise Jordan.

BILL GREGG has been ordered back to the States from Japan. His new duty will be Commanding Officer of the Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, San Antonio, Texas.

NEWS FROM NORFOLK D A V E BELL drifted through Washington during the month. The TV series, "The Silent Service," interviews submarine skippers from time to time. Dave Bell was -one of the interviewed this trip. Dave brought with him a picture of a class party held aboard his ship the USS ORION down at Norfolk. This party was preceded by cocktails at the home of Tom and Mary Cun34

ningham. Those also present were Walt and Fran Stencil, Al and Scotty Waugh, Charlie and Jo Gibson, Terry and Gevanna Connor, Dick and Lynn Rogers, Frank and Sally Shamer, Roger and Jean WoodhuU, Don and Marge Huey and Larry Bernard who was up from Key West.

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will take over as CO SubDevGroup Two. As an old hand at this business, I take my hat off to Ray for the wonderful chairman's job he did. The twentieth reunion, twentyyear Lucky Bag and tenor of the monthly luncheons are only a few of the things for which we will remember his regime. Thanks and good luck Ray. A nice note from the BAGBYs in Monterey indicates that O L L I E and Jean are busy getting ready to go to Turkey where Ollie will relieve J O E J O S E P H S O N as OinC of the Operations Advisory Detachment under the Navy Group of the Joint Mission. They will live in Golcok and will have to put Richard (age 15) in a Swiss School. Christine will probably get to see Turkey. Ollie has two weeks' TAD in OpNav so we hope to see them before they set sail.

A late news flash from Yokosuka reports that the MOORES, M A N S F I E L D S , OGLES and P A T E S got together for the twentieth anniversary celebration. A stork report from Norfolk announced the arrival of a baby girl for the H A R T I G A N S . Congratulations FRAN and Connie. MONK MASTERSON and family arrived from HANK LAUERMAN ON Argentia. Monk will relieve JIGGER LEGISLATIVE LIAISON HARMON as CO N A R T U NAS AnacosH A N K L A U E R M A N was our monthly tia. Jigger has orders to be CO Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 24 based at Port luncheon speaker and gave us a good inLyautey. By some stroke of luck BILL sight into his job in the Office of Legislative GLENNON has had his orders to OpNav Liaison. Since the President pointed out cancelled and will instead relieve H E Y - that the greatest service rivalries lie in DON W E L L S as ComDesDiv 162 based these Offices of Legislative Liaison much in Norfolk. BILL BOYKIN looking in attention has been focused in their direction. every way the part of a successful civilian Hank doesn't think this is necessarily true came over from Baltimore and joined us and pointed out that the OLL basically for the monthly luncheon. It was sure nice supplies information to Congress and has no part in the policy making function. Space to see you Bill. will not permit including all of Hank's most Jean H E S T O N had the wives over to interesting remarks but I will conclude with her house for a picnic in lieu of their regu- his advice to those of us who might testify lar monthly luncheon. Robby HARMON, Eloise J O H N S O N , and Carol W I C K S volunteered as hostesses for the September luncheon. Jeanne and S T E V E MANN Plan Now For gave a very enjoyable farewell party before shoving off for Key West where Steve will take command of the submarine tender ALUMNI BUSHNELL. P H I L and Gigi B E S H A N Y gave a warm farewell for the MANNS, JIM A N D R E W S , DON B R O W N S and HOMECOMING RAY DUBOISes. Our monthly luncheon was the last for RAY DUBOIS as chairman of the Washington Group. He has turned over his duties to C H A R L I E MORRISON until the next election is held. Ray, Annabella and the children head for New London where Ray

WEEKEND 26-28 SEPTEMBER

M I P MATE

before Congress. "Be well prepared. Be honest and be frank. Be sure you understand the question. Hold your temper. The congressmen enjoy matching wits. Remember that personalities always play an important part in all human relationships." A mighty fine job Hank.

Make your arrangements now for the homecoming weekend 26-28 September. W e plan a bring-your-own-bottle supper party at the W E Y M O U T H S ' quarters after the game Saturday. More on this next month.

MAKE THAT STADIUM DONATION NOW!

JACK BOGLEY

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

SANFORD Capt J A M E S D. (Jig) RAMAGE, USN '39, assumed command of Heavy Attack Wing One at Sanford, Fla., on 3 July 1958. The Wing is composed of six Heavy Attack Squadrons and a Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron. These units fly the A3D twin jet bombers which man the Atlantic Fleet attack aircraft carriers.

Immediately prior to going to Sanford Captain Ramage had served two years as Chief of the Carrier Strike Force Planning Unit in Washington, D. C , followed by a year's study at the National War College.

His wife Ty and daughters Jaleen and Jamie are with him in Sanford.

SAN DIEGO On Wesdnesday, 2 July, the monthly meeting of the San Diego area contingent of the class was held at the North Island Officers' Club. A huge number of five were present. These were Doc Norton, Jeff Davis, Blackie Blackburn, Johimy Parks, and Jack Young. Due to the lack of a quorum, the only business discussed was about having a party for husbands and wives in the near future.

J. C. YOUNG

SHORE BREEZES

BY JOHNNIE RITCH

Once again I have to apologize for lack of substantial expression of the doings of the Washington contingent in recent issues.

A couple of sieges of travel caused the lapse. Forttmately JACK YOUNG gave us some West Coast highlights so we didn't draw a blank. Now that R A L P H B E N I TEZ is back from his sojourn to Europe for the Maritime Law conference we hope to work out something so that '39 will always be well represented in these columns.

Had a rather extensive trip through the Pacific. Ran into H A R R Y HIGGS, CORRY M E N D E N H A L L , and C H A R L I E DANCEY out on one of the atolls. They were all working hard to get back to the States. Mendy is about to relieve Harry out at the Albuquerque weapons station but as of our meeting Harry didn't know where his orders would take him. Charlie will probably come back to the Gun Factory in the fall.

At Peari Harbor found J O H N McCARTHY already well dug into his new job as Repair Supe in the Shipyard. Also found TOM and Genie M U R P H Y packing for the move back. Tom, who has been the Electronics Officer in the Shipyard, is headed for the War College in Newport.

In the San Francisco Airport I bumped into BUD C O O P E R who was headed for a survey of some of the Pacific spots. Bud is regularly attached to the Atomic Energy Division here in OpNav but it takes a trip to SanFran to get a chance to visit with him.

JIG RAMAGE '39 relieves Sunshine Reedy as Commander Heavy Attack Wing One at NAS Sanford, Fla. The spring and summer turnover has really ground out a new line-up in Washington. I will say, however, that '39 continues with no diminution of numerical strength. Among those leaving a r e : DICK GOULD who is now attached to the Fleet Training Group in Gitmo (Quarters, too) ; F R A N K GRUBB who has become the CO of the Naval Supply Depot, Subic; and our faithful luncheoneer, CLEM LATIMER who has gone from ONR to the staff of ComTransPhibRon Eight.

ANNAPOLIS From over Naval Academy way, BOB SLAGLE has left to become CO of Air DevRon Six; BOB CLARK has headed north to take DesDiv 242; DICK BARRY has moved to Fifth Naval District; F R A N K P E R R Y has gone to ComFair Elm; and J A K E V A N D E R G R I F T has become ComSubDiv 81. All of these were Execs of Departments. Now our big representative at the old school is DOC ABBOTT who has moved into Pap Sheet Palace as Executive Officer, Bancroft Hall.

Coming into Washington to fill some of the spots are: BILL B R E H M who came from Exec of TARAWA to the Enlisted Performance Division of BuPers; BOB B R O W N L I E , from Exec of BREMiatTON to the M D A P Program in the Office of Sec Def; BILL R I N G N E S S from CinCPac to the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group

in OpNav; E L I R O T H down from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to the Facilities Division of BuShips; JERRY N O R T O N from the CANBERRA to BuPers; and J O H N "Peaches" GUERRY from down Charleston, S. C , to a traveling job as Machinery Member of the Board of Inspection and Survey.

While away, one of our civilian members who has been a real class booster got his "orders." This is BOB G U R N E E who is employed by the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation and who, fortunately for us, has been stationed in their offices here for the past two years. Bob moved back to California in the SanFran area but we haven't caught up with a new address yet.

A couple of out-of-town visitors honored our luncheons recently. GORDY NICOD E M U S stopped with us a spell while shifting jobs from ComSubDiv 52 to what would appear as a most interesting assignment—Naval Attache in Hongkong. BOB M E R R I T T came down for a few days from Philly where he is the CO of the ALBANY which is being mothballed in the City of Brotherly Love.

Several more shifts in and out of the area are underway but we'll save a report on them for next time. I want to emphasize that most of you should have by this time a letter from our President, P A U L SCHRATZ, pointing out that the class vote favored supporting a Class Gate for the Memorial Stadium. Our pledge may also be noted in the Memorial Stadium report in another part of this issue. Now it remains for us to fulfill the pledge. All hands are requested to send in their part as expeditiously as possible.

Paul's letter also points out that we are now planning on our Twentieth Anniversary celebration at the Homecoming Weekend next year (Sept. 26-28, 1959). We want to make this an extra special celebration—so everyone possible should start making plans for this big event. In addition to the regular items of a Homecoming Weekend we intend to have some really fine '39 events—plus the christening of the '39 Gate. Any suggestions for this weekend will be welcomed by the Executive Committee.

DESPITE RECENT RUMBLINGS in the Cuban area, some '39ers got together in Havana to reminisce a bit. Tom Williamson (left), who heads up the Naval Mission to Havana, and C. R. "Bob" Clark (center), Naval Attache in the Embassy there, were joined by Sig Bobsczynski, Exec of USS NORFOLK (DL-1) during ComDesLant's visit to Havana on that ship.

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Not all was lighthearted, however. Toastmaster Art Esch conveyed collective regards to all the '40 clan afar. In response, all assembled were ardents in Amen Corner who huzzaed this with affectionate feeling. Fond adieus were extended to those about to leave to new duties. Rededication to class solidarity and to Service was extolled. Solemn tribute was paid to the revered classmates who have died in the service of our country.

Dancing on into the night was then de rigeur, marred only by the retelling of stories and resinging of favorite songs.

Not once—not twice—not three times, but FOUR to the "best" recollection GOOD SAILORS N E V E R DIE, T H E Y JUST P A S S AWAY flavored the international tranquillity under the Mess marquee, as Forty stalwarts wended their Gosh-I'vehad-it way homeward, happy that they were eighteen, happy that they were, and happy.

Attending were: Buz and Ruby Jim NORFOLK CLASS OF '40 WIVES get the "E" for Anniversary Song. Ruby Jim Biesemeier, Betsy Block, Bob and Sally Beisemeier (left), Floy Marks, Jini Wood, and Jo Esch.

Bogardus, Jim and Eleanor Coyle, Tom and Dot Elliot, Stan and Jo Ellison, Art and Jo Esch, Phil and Dorothy Glennon, Mike The four singers (see picture) were: and Chris Hanley, Cary and Dorothe Hall, 1940 • Ruby Jim Biesemeier, Floy Marks, Jini Jack and Dorothea Holmes, Ray and Shirley Koshliek, Dave and Floy Marks, John Sec'y. Lt. Cdr. Robert A. Malleck, U S N Wood, and Jo Esch. and Mary Montgomery, Dick and Leslie P. O. Box 552, Riverside, Calif.

In Act Two, Ted (Bloody) Rodgers set Parker, Ted and Marguerite Rodgers, Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Jacob V. Heimark, U S N 850 Country Club Lane, Coronado, Calif. the stage for male choristers with a poetic Hersh and Bobbie Sellers, Vern and Lil build-up, then led Emmett Wood, John Teig, Bill Thorpe, Mark Varland, Bill and Montgomery, Art Esch, and himself into Gerry Vickrey, and Emmett and Jini Wood.

FORTY IS UP ON THE STEP— this timely ditty (to the tune of "Working THE EIGHTEENTH T H A T IS Dorothe and Cary Hall, Marguerite and on the Railroad") : Ted Rodgers, Floy and Dave Marks, and Just eighteen years after graduation, the Jo and Art Esch made up the celebration Naval Academy Class of 1940 let out a loud Have you thought about your future? committee. The affair's piquant "Hogers cheer down Norfolk way in celebration. It Have you made a Plan? and Rammerstein" were Floy Marks and If you haven't, let me warn you couldn't be heard 'round the world, but it Jo Esch. could clearly be heard 'round the pleasing It's time that you began I Nineteen, here we come! Beat Army! international atmosphere of the SacLant Things may get a little rough soon— "They Just Pass Away."

Call a spade a spade— Mess.

ART ESCH Things may not be quite so tough soon Twenty-one classmates and their "brides" If some ground work you have laid— FROM SAN DIEGO assembled for the occasion: Cocktails, dinThe big event this month was a '40 party ner, self-made entertainment, and dancing Would you make a snappy salesman? on 7 June to celebrate the 18th anniversary, on into the :/"Gosh I'm tired."/"You did? Tell us, how's your pitch? not of graduation but of legal entitlement You won all those wars, all by your little Do you think that you'd do better to drive cars in Annapolis. The turnout was old self?"/"Gosh my feet hurt;—where in Just digging in some ditch?

Could you be a personnel man? almost 100% of the class in the area—with the world is my husband?"

Make your choice now—which? the exception of the branch detail of '40 Dorothe and Cary Hall kicked off the Or are you gonna be an admiral ? established at Balboa Hospital comprising evening's "doings" with an intriguiitg guess- Man alive, that's rich! members "Ace" E D W A R D S , "Duck" ing game which ultimately determined dinSNYDER and J E S S WORLEY. I am ner partners. Prevailing spiritual uplift kept Dinner was an elaborate repast which happy to report that all three are now out things moving in a cosmopolitan manner seemingly slipped by all too quickly. In fact, until the "early late show" at eight o'clock. to some of the inveterate talkers, it may of the hospital, well on the road to recovery.

Ace suffered a serious auto accident in well have. The committee had two claims First came the song parody by four for rebates. Both were denied—after a fair Europe, and was brought to San Diego to complete his recovery. "Duck" and Jess brides, all lovely eighteen, of course, which and square hearing of three seconds. were surgery patients and both are back went like this to the tune of "Friendship" : More poems and tall tales featured the on their feet ready to return to work. The We're four little gals from '40, just filled after-dinner proceedings, along with li- Worleys will be on duty in Washington by queurs from other friendly N A T O lands. the time this is published. Jess has just with girlish glee; completed a very successful tour as skipper We love just everybody, especially me and of the U S S INGERSOLL. Others leaving are thee. the W I L L Y W A L K E R S going to 7th It's not that we are boastful in waving our Fleet Staff and the G. G. WILLIAMSes Your Non-Member Classmate '40 flag. who go from Pendleton to L F T U at Little For if you've seen 'em from '41, you'll know can become a Creek, Va. We will miss them from our why our flag doth wag.

Southern California group.

MEMBER Yes, we are here, to tell you, we know that Recent arrivals are the "Rosy" CALDyou'll agree W E L L S , and the S T A N ORSERS. Rosy and receive That after inspecting '39, we're sure to get is on the U S S ORCA and Stan Commands SHIPMATE the "E"— LSTRon One out of San Diego.

Our boys are the greatest fighters, we I received a nice letter from HEDRIC by sending annual dues—$8.00—to raise our voices in cheer!

RHODES—who is presently living at 159 They can fight right thru that party line, E. Ravine Rd., Hinsdale, 111. For the past Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. if it's whiskey, gin or beer!

13 years he has been with the Chicago buying office of Montgomery Ward. Hedric, No forms are necessary So here's to the Class of '40, God bless 'em who was one of the many eye unsats not one and all! commissioned in 1940, reports that he is No initiation fee required We dedicate this special toast, on this 18th married and they have a boy 14 and a girl roll call— 12. He also reported that BILL MAUER Whether scattered far and wide, or rallied is now a full flledged practicing osteopathic Qualifications—Your Plebe Oath here for this ball. physician and surgeon in Chicago. Dusty also enclosed a very generous contribution We stand together proudly, then united we for the Memorial Stadium. teeter and fall 1 36

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NO MEMORIAL CHAIRS YET FOR THESE DECEASED CLASSMATES This brings to mind that there are still 54 deceased classmates, mostly war casualties, to whom chairs have not as yet been dedicated. Here are their names: Mallory, F. F., Ela, A. J., Thompson, P. V., Lomax, F. S., Butler, W. M., Bried, D. R., Purdon, D., Jr., Shaffer, W. L., Parlett, R. V., Jr., Cannon, J. B., Obrist, C. H., Jr., Graham, H. F., Blodgett, J. T., Sawers, C , Rees, C. F., Nethken, A. F., Anderson, R. 0., Jr., Mason, R. K., Jr., Hurst, R. H., Cloues, E. B., Paddock, M., Arnold, D. E., Laster, C. C , Jr., Deterding, C. E., Jr., Strong, W. P., Jr., John, R. K., Jr., Dodane, R. L., Wood, Charles M., Jr., Brown, J. B., Jr., Merrill, H. D., Smith, O. S., Preston, J. T., Jarrett, M. L., Jr., Weeden, C. A., Proseus, R. J., Keough, J. J., Hanson, B. R., Mason, C. P., Jr., Campbell, R. B., Hodnett, W. P., Jr., Micheel, J. C , Burgan, W. W., Whitehead, U. I., Jr., Alexander, A. F., Guice, W. L., Jr., Wagner, A. H., Stimson, R. C , Murray, R. J., Beck, W. H., Jr., Haker, B. F., Hanna, J. C, Smitii, C. H., Jr., Wallace, J. A., Ill, and Sampson, W. A. If each living classmate raised $10.00 more there would be a memorial chair to the memory of each of them.

If you can't afford to contribute any more, try raising a few dollars by writing to or contacting friends or family of any of the above. As an example, I've been able to raise $225.00 in addition to my owm contribution just by writing a few letters.

You can do as well; talk it up at the next class luncheon or with classmates you meet.

And the big question in everyone's mind as this is mailed—What will be the attrition? It looks like any ideas we might have had about being ahead of the hump have been dispelled. As someone aptly put it, "It looks like '40 has been chosen to serve as the nose cone for the hump."

Until next month,

tember as the beginning of a great gettogether. Next month, we will list all the class members here in Annapolis, and a few plans.

TULLY SHELLY'S ROSTER After a gap of months, it seems we have some dope for the class. Thanks to TULLY S H E L L E Y and his faithful keeping up with the '41 civilians. The following is out of TuUy's "Dope Sheet": H E R B E R T A C K E R M A N (a non-graduate) : Bob Ramage reported running into Herb in Cleveland. Herb was interested in hearing from classmates. His address is Zin Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.

T O M B L O U N T : Tommy is now Washington representative for Autonetics Division of North American Aviation, Inc. His office is still in the Cafritz Building in Washington. If you need a portable transistorized digital computer, give Tommy a ring.

J O H N B U R W E L L : John has transferred to the Aluminum Division of OlinMathieson Chemical Corp. where he is Manager of Sales Administration. His office is in New York and he is maintaining his home in Branford, Conn.; a commute of over two hours each way.

L O U I S D A V I S : Last June, Lou, Emily and Cynthia pulled up New Jersey stakes and moved to Peru. He can be reached at International Petroleum Co., Ltd., Apartado 1081, Lima, Peru.

BOB H A R K E R : As shown in Vic Moitoret's directory, Bob's new address is 2630 Hillside Lane, Evanston, 111.

JIM H E N R Y : Vic wrote Tully that Jim Henry had joined civilian ranks and could be reached at 619 N. Second Ave., Emmaus, Pa. BOB H O F F M E I S T E R : After sixteen years with Singer Manufacturing Company, Bob has moved on to the Whirlpool (^orp., St. Joseph, Mo. JIM MARION : Punchy is taking a new approach to "making the weight" (he's outgrown the welterweights). This year he is adding a large swimming pool to his sumptuous dog and children farm in Scarsdale.

J O E M A R K S : According to Vic's records, Joe is now with Westinghouse.

BOB R A M A G E : Bob wrote recently that he had moved back to Buffalo as Assistant Manager Eastern Sales for Bliss & Laughlin. His home address is 102 Brantwood Rd., Snyder, N. Y. W A L L Y R I C H A R D S O N : Tully had lunch with Wally the other day—it seems he has become the hard-nosed prof at Lehigh. He tracked down some would-be exam stealers who had broken into his office through the transom. Method: heel prints. You'll probably see it on "Dragnet" some day. Wally's book. Work Sampling, which he co-authored, has sold 5,000 copies and is going into a second printing (McGraw-Hill).

T E D R O D E R I C K : Ted is now Assistant Plant Manager of the Bayonne, N. J., plant of General Cable Corp.

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FRANK OHLER LEIGHTON Lt. Cdr. F R A N K O. L E I G H T O N , U S N (Ret), died on 4 July in Warwick, R. I., Frank had a heart condition and apparently blacked out in his car while making a short trip to the beach. His foot struck the accelerator and he demolished the car and died without regaining consciousness.

Following graduation he served in the Atlantic Patrol, Pensacola and in ships in the Pacific theater of operations in World War II. He was retired for physical disabihty in October 1946.

Frank is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Leighton, and daughter, Susan, at Warwick, R. I.; his mother, widow of the late R. Adm. Frank Thomson Leighton '09 of Jamestown, R. I.; brothers Lt. Cdr. David T. '45 and James G. Leighton on active duty; sisters Elizabeth Roby Leighton and Mrs. Walter J. Whipple of Los Altos, Calif. Funeral services and interment were at St. Matthew's Chapel in Jamestown, R. I. We are indebted for this information to his brother-in-law, Walter Whipple '26.

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The UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

REGISTER AND DIRECTORY of ALUMNI 1958 Contains recently

corrected

addresses of active duty and retired officers—plus those of

MARV R U F F I N : One of our fastest moving classmates (du Pont, Sperry, Lear, Magnavox, Summers Gyroscope), Ruff is now Vice President of Chicago Aerial Industries, Inc., 1980 Hawthorne Ave., Melrose Park, 111.

R O B E R T S L A Y M A K E R : Vic wrote that Bob's address is 8121 Carver Blvd., Toledo 7, Ohio, he is married to Avis Doe and has three children.

H A R R Y V I N C E N T : Harry was elected a partner of Booz, Allen & Hamilton last year.

The Missing: Neither Vic nor Tully have heard from BRAD A R T H U R or ACE KING since 1952.

Civilian classmates whose addresses have not been confirmed are Frank Bitterman, Ralph Boyer, John Caster, Henry Clark, Arthur Finkel, John Gorman, Herbert Lannon, Robert Leasure, William North, Edward Rebard, Howard Walker and Don Watson.

If you know of their whereabouts, please let Tully know.

Tully published the last "Civilian Directory" in July 1956, and later that same year Vic Moitoret distributed the "Fifteenth Anniversary Directory and Newsletter" for the whole class.

Tully's address is: Tully Shelley, Jr., McKinsey & Company, Inc., 60 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y.

alumni in civilian life.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS plus other historical service data of all alumni are listed

Price $2.50 per copy to members, subscribers to Shipmate, and to activities of the Department of Defense,

$10.50 to all others

"A bargain"—'24 "Loaded with addresses and information"—'42

ORDER NOW SUPPLY LIMITED

THE U.S.N.A. ALUMNI ASSOC. Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. Here is my check for $ please send me . . . . copies of the 1958 edition of the Register of Alumni to:

MISSING In addition to those mentioned in Tully's "Dope," the following characters are missing in the Alumni files (the list is not exhaustive . . . these are just people whose bills for dues were returned because of wrong addresses) : Badger, Bangert, Blair, Brilliant, Burley, Charlie Carr, Caster, Cooper, Delatour, Duke, Everly, Dog George Fleming, Forde, Grabowsky, Hudgins, T. B. Johnson, Laspada, Lilly, Luker, Lynch, Kline, Macri, Malcolm, Marzetta, McDonald, McReynolds, Medling, Nelson, Ramon Manuel Perez y Perez, Robertson, Rowse, Ruder, Schrier, Thro, Turner Wheeler, Williams, Withrow, Dick Wright.

Now, I must make a plea on behalf of the Association. If you know the addresses of any of these classmates, please drop a line to the Alumni House. It won't take five minutes of your time.

J. K. TAUSSIG, JR.

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The July luncheon of the Washington group was lean on attendance, but heavy on discussion. Several BuPers members contributed their views on ALNav 19 and its implications with respect to earlier selection for '42. The prospects of heavy attrition stimulated some discussion of setting up an organization to assist members leaving the Navy in finding a civilian billet which matched their interests and capabilities. This may not be popular from a subjective viewpoint, but it seems to make sense from an objective, and statistical, viewpoint. Classmates' ideas would be appreciated.

J O H N MAROCCHI was in town, en route Sixth Fleet from the War College.

He passed out some interesting dope on classmates at the NWC, including the word that GERRY PEDDICORD will be Air Officer of the new carrier INDEPENDENCE. John will probably find Buzz Sawyer working for him when he becomes Intelligence Officer for Sixth Fleet.

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P A R K E R A R M S T R O N G celebrated the pay raise by buying his long-desired wheelbarrow. This should be right handy at the ICAF. BOB S T A H L is relieving Parker as Secretary of the Washington group, and also yours truly as Corresponding Secretary.

Members at the luncheon included Brinser, Riordan, Stahl, Moeller, WerthmuUer, Scott, Tofalo, Eastman, Haffey, Davis, Allsop, Wynne, Bergin, Bishop, Marocchi, and Ken Miller.

C H A R L I E A L L S O P wound up the meeting with a discussion of the Vanguard program at NRL. Although the newspapers don't seem to convey it, the fact remains that Vanguard is an outstanding scientific and engineering job. Of course, it wasn't started as a publicity program. CHARLIE BISHOP

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

The class received a very nice letter from Nancy Windham who is the widow of our classmate GROVER W I N D H A M . Grover was lost on a Hurricane Reconnaissance Flight into Hurricane Janet on 26 September 1955. Nancy and her two children. Nan and Buz, are living at 1909 N W I2th Rd., Gainesville, Fla., while mother attends the University of Florida for a Master's degree in Industrial Relations. She reports that "lost classmate" J. E. S M I T H can be reached at 617 Bermuda Place, Corpus Christi, Texas. "Snuffy" resigiied in April 1955 and is working for Columbia-Southern.

HAWAIIAN FLOWERS MOTHER'S DAY GIFT A Navy widow and mother in Lynchburg, Va., was remembered on Mother's Day, II May, with an arrangement of native Hawaiian flowers flown directly from Honolulu. She is Mrs. E. C. Hamner, Jr., 1600 Spottswood PL The crew of a Navy destroyer, the USS HAMNER, named for her son, the late Lt. H E N R Y R A W L I N G S HAMNER, sent the flowers with a card enclosed, which read: "On Mother's Day, from your boys on the

HAMNER."

Lieutenant Hamner, USN, was killed in action early in April 1945, while serving on board the U S S HOWORTH in the Pacific theater of war. A Navy destroyer was christened in his memory in November of the same year.

Included in the box of flowers were Heliconia, rarely seen here; Anthirium, torch and red Ginger, Ti leaves, Croton leaves, and the beautiful Bird of Paradise.

Mrs. Hamner, who is the widow of Capt.

E. C. Hamner '01, was very much touched at having the crew of the U S S HAMNER remember her. She thought that her son's classmates would like to know of this. She sent a clipping from the Lynchburg News to Adm. J. A. Furer, Class Secretary of 1901, who kindly sent it on to our secretary.

BUD CARTER and family departed the Washington area for "fruity duty" in Hawaii (ComFAIRHawaii), leaving the post of Chairman in hands of the Secretary"Treasurer of the Executive Committee until such time as a new Chairman can be duly elected. With the summer changeover in personnel it appears that the needed quorum of one-third of the class in the local area will not allow an election until late in the summer or early fall. Hot scoop on the election will be published when available. Bud left his house in North SHIPMATE

Arlington with a "For Sale" sign on it if any of the class are interested in a "square deal" for some real quality property. No horse trading accepted!

The second issue of "The Rover" is planned for publication in August. This issue will have all the "Homecoming" dope for the class some of which is being published herein.

WALTER J. T O N E R reports his address as 42 Oakhurst Circle, Needham, Mass. He is with the Bethlehem Steel Co. in Boston.

MAX H A R N I S H is now stationed at BuOrd and lives at 2534 N. Upland St., Arlington, Va. R. M. H A N S O N reports his address as USS RANGER (CVA-61), F P O San Frandsco.

Aside from quarterly dividends from the Wellington Fund, Income Tax forms, and an occasional bill, not much class correspondence is being received in Washington.

All classmates are urged to report the news in any form for inclusion in "The Rover" and in Shipmate. Don't forget to send a change of address card to Fenton Smith if you've had a change of duty. Do it today and assure that you get your copy of "The Rover."

REUNION A Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is being organized for 26-27 September by classmates attached to the U S N A . The next class newsletter will carry all the details, forms for ticket applications, housing, class party, etc. But for the time being plan on (1) Alumni Reception and Mess Hall Dinner, Friday, 26 Sept. (2) Football Game, Saturday, 27 Sept. (3) Class Dinner Party, Saturday, 27 Sept. Housing will be provided at the Maryland Inn and local rooming houses, depending on how early reservation requests are returned. For further information write GAIL E L L E R B E at the Mechanical Engineering Dept., U S N A .

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Sec-Treas., Dale V. Ness 1331 Barger Dr., Falls Church. Va.

On Tuesday, 17 June, at the monthly luncheon, a new slate of class officers was elected. Serving you for the next year are Strat Wentworth, President; Paul Arbo, Vice President; Bob Hutzel, Secretary; and yours truly as National SecretaryTreasurer.

In case any of you have aspirations for political office, I suggest you follow this course. Volunteer — stay away from the polls—and have Zeke Foreman deliver your nominating speech. It worked for me. Actually, I'm pleased to be able to be of some assistance to the class and only hope I can match the fine job turned in by Bob Netting over the past couple of years. I would appreciate letters or contributions to the monthly column. If you're in Washington, I'd enjoy hearing from you directly. If you can't reach me at the above address, call Executive 3-3600 or drop into the General Electric offices at the Wyatt Building, 777 Fourteenth St. N W .

It's about time to be shaping up your plans to attend the "Fifteen Year" party at Homecoming in September.

PASS THE WORD DICK SLAYMAKER has left Amphibious Group Two for FAIRElm . . . A R T MAJOR has completed his work at Stanford University . . . J O H N DELARGY has been detached from CNO for tempoAUGUST,

1958

YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES OF

$8.00 IS DIVIDED: $4.00 for publishing Shipmate $1.00 to partially defray cost of Register $3.00 for Maintaining Alumni Records Upkeep of Alumni House Furnishing Alumni Services Administering Alumni Activities (Homecoming, Reunions, etc.)

• « * The Naval Academy Alumni Association is an independent Corporation.

It aids but receives no financial assistance from its parent institution.

47% of the Alumni are now maintaining the full Alumni Responsibility.

SPARES DRIVER ACCUSED IN WIFE'S DEATH A husband's lack of bitterness toward the driver of a car which killed his wife saved the driver from prosecution on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Lt. Cdr. Howard L. Rezner '45 told a Fairfax County, Va., judge he wished to prosecute Dehart Doyle, 22, of 304 N. Howard St., Alexandria, on a reckless driving count only.

"My being vindictive will not bring back my wife," the Navy officer was quoted as saying.

Doyle, driver of a car which collided with one driven by Commander Rezner May 3 about 3 miles south of Alexandria, later was found guilty on the reckless driving charge and sentenced to 12 months in jail. Eleven months of the one-year sentence were suspended.

The accident took place as the Rezners were returning from the 1945 Washington picnic.

I've recently received a note from ED H O C H announcing the fact that he is married again, last 5 July 1957 to be exact. ing the U S S COMPASS ISLAND . . .

T E N - He and Gladys each had three children so NY F O R D writes from the U S S TOLEDO now they have a family of six. He is a where he is Operations Officer . . . had a district engineer in New Jersey for the short but pleasant visit with T E D SNY- New Jersey Bell System and has lived there D E R and B p B LOOMIS. They were tem- for eleven years. porarily assigned to BuPers from Great R E D CLANCY came thru with a note Lakes . . . BILL W A K E L A N D has re- last month announcing that he is doing a ported to Pt. Mugu after completing three stretch at N A S Lakehurst. He and VIC years in BuAer. Bill, Cissie and children KNICK apparently the only four and made the trip by trailer . . . JACK L A N E Y nickels in the area. is leaving BuAer for some of that good BILL GEIGER, J E R R Y O'ROURKE West Coast duty . . . BOB T H O E will and NICK LONGFIELD are all attending check into Alameda for duty in O and R Stanford taking a Personnel Administration after a long spell in BuAer . . . JACK and Training P G course or at least were R E Y N O L D S will soon report to BuOrd back in March when they wrote. from Stanford . . . BILL BARROW is ED McCARTAN, who has been a faithskipper of Attack Squadron Twelve after a tour at NAS, Norfolk . . . C H A R L I E ful correspondent from Charleston, S. C , BURLIN joins the Washington forces at fell victim to a physical and an X-ray maONR from Air Development Squadron chine. As a result he is taking an unreOne . . . H A N K GORMAN is now in quested leave in St. Alban's Hospital but Patrol Squadron 47 . . . JACK S T U A R T hopes to be back in action again by the is the new CO of Attack Squadron 212 end of the year. In the meantime F R A N K . . . J O E T H O R N B U R Y works in the CLIFFORD is holding forth as class repN R O T C at MIT . . . A L CAMERON re- resentative in (Charleston until reinforceports to CNO from beautiful Hawaii where ments arrive.

C H A R L I E SOBEL, another long lost he was on CinCPacFlt staff . . . K E N GUMMERSON is commanding officer of member, checked in last month. Charlie is a civvie living in Paterson, N. J., with his the U S S DALY. wife and three children. He is a manufacturing representative in the marine electrical field. He is apparently very active 1945 • in the naval reserve and as such has been Sec'y, Jack Wilhelm in contact with J A K E LOVEDAY. Jake 424 Whitestone Rd., Silver Spring, Md. has the submarine desk in the Third Naval Forty-five-wise, things are rather quiet District Headquarters. Also GEORGE in July with a considerable number of our G A F F N E Y is at 90 Church St. where he group packing their belongings and head- is district supervisor of the Federal Bureau ing out for other duty. On the first of the of Narcotics. month our group was particularly favored In the "Let's (Jet It Announced Before to have as our guest at our monthly luncheon R. Adm. John Qark, late of Op-51 They're Old Enough to Read It Themand now the deputy director of ARPA. selves Dept." BOBO and Gladys COGSW E L L "recently" had twins; 29 December to be precise and 1957 to be even more precise, Lisa and Steve, each weighing seven lbs. This brings the total family to CHANGE OF ADDRESS six children.

Send in your new address at least 30 One last note before I sign off. We've days before the date of issue it is to had one resignation from our class group. take effect.

J E S S E COBB has submitted his resignaSend your old address with new. tion. No reason was attached, he just resigned.

Postal forms are available Mrs. Jeanette Kail North died 15 June for this purpose.

1958, at the Coronado Hospital, Coronado, Send your change of address io: Calif. A requiem mass was celebrated 20 June at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Alumni House Annapolis, Md. Coronado, Calif., and interment was in the

rary duty at DesLant . . . BOB ALEXA N D E R assumes command of Oceanographic Detachment Number One after leav-

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Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.

Mrs. North is survived by her husband, Cdr. J A M E S R. N O R T H , U S N , who is on the staff of the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific; four children, Gretchen, Julianne, James Edward French and Robert Ayres; her mother, Mrs. Otto G. Kail of Beverly Hills, CaHf., and a sister, Mrs. Virginia Grist of Santa Ana, Calif.

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

Corpus Christi . . . DON H E B E R L I N G has volunteered to be the Corpus Rep. See picture of the class party held recently in the Heberlings' quarters at N A S , Corpus.

GEORGE AROYAN sends his address as 1541 Second St., Manhattan Beach, Calif.

GEORGE A B S H E R writes: ". . . Am stationed at A L F Bonham as Officer in Charge of Guided Missile Group 1, Bonham Detachment. W e established here 1 Feb. Family (Jean and 4 kids) and I really love this island. Very relaxed living; rents cheap but utilities, food, gas, etc., high as hell.

Estimated officially as 50% higher than Washington, D. C. Work is enjoyable and never boring. W e launch and recover Regulus L Base is Navy's at present on a 30-day revocable lease from the Air Force so we find it damn difficult to get any Navy money spent in there other than dire necessity. . . ." George's address is Officer in Charge, Guided Missile Group 1, Bonham Detachment, A L F Bonham, Kekaba, Kauai, T. H. DICK BABCOCK says: "My address is 1415 Deerfield Rd., Deerfield, 111. I left Masonite Corp. 1 March 1957 and became affiliated with City National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 90, 111. I am in Public Relations and Business Development."

DICK BAIRD has orders from USS TACONIC (AGC-17) to Staff, ComPhibLant.

I presume Dick and Olive will continue to live at 230 Twilley St., Norfolk.

D A N N Y C L E M E N T S has received orders from Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, to U S S INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) fitting out at New York Naval Shipyard.

We enjoyed a nice visit recentiy from BOB DISE, down from Monterey as a part of his Ordnance Engineering summer field trips. Evelyn and the children will visit her parents in Long Beach while Bob spends about a month in the Los Angeles area visiting Navy and civilian installations.

H. B. GIBBS has received orders from White Sands Proving Grounds, N. M., to Operational Development Force, Norfolk.

He has been serving as Fire Control and Radar Officer at the Naval Ordnance Test Facility at White Sands.

BOB and Marigold GORTON have sold their house on Burgener Blvd. in San Diego and moved to a new house in Pt. Loma recently built by Marigold's father and mother. Col. and Mrs. F. W. Bennett ('17). Marigold and the children (4) will remain in the San Diego area until Bob returns from WestPac. He recentiy reported to U S S COLUMBUS (CA-74) as Navigator.

COLUMBUS is based in Long Beach but will be decommissioned upon return from West Pac.

for Operation 'Ocean Link,' the recently completed SEATO Exercises. While in Manila on this operation, Ord got his orders to command BARBEL (SS-580), now building at Portsmouth. BARBEL will be a conventionally propelled, ALBACORE hull, attack boat and is scheduled for completion in late '58 or early '59." Oh well, I can't win 'em all.

Lois M I T C H E L L writes to inform me of their new address at 5943 Ashworth Way, Carmichael, Calif. (Sacramento).

"Paul is still with Prudential Insurance Co.; going on five years now. We have 3 and ^ children: Kathy, 8 yrs.; Steve, 6 yrs.; Tim, 21 mos., and one due in Aug." H A R L I E MIZE was discharged from the Navy on 30 June and gives his address as 20 N. Halifax, Daytona Beach, Fla. BOB M O T T has sent me a copy of his annual report to tell me what sort of work he does as Executive Director of the Development Committee for Greater Columbus. "I spent a week in Washington last month and had the opportunity of visiting a short while with 'Red' MAGINNIS at Annapolis and with P A U L BARCUS down in Quantico. 'Red' seemed to have the Academy and his battalion Midshipmen pretty well under control. However, Paul was experiencing a rather tense and difficult situation in serving for the first time as scorer for a Little League game. Since his son, Mike, was playing in his first Little League game on one of the teams, it became doubly difficult for Paul to maintain a completely unbiased position. However, since the final score was 29 to 15, there was ample opportunity for him to 'give the benefit of the doubt' to just about every player on the field. I did notice though that the parents of Little Leaguers in the Service seem to exercise more self-discipline in speaking out to the umpires and scorers and coaches than we experience in civilian life. But I suppose R H I P , and by golly, it's a strike or a ball, whichever he says."

BOB K A U F M A N will not become CO USS HARDHEAD, as I reported in the June column, but has been ordered to Staff, Sub Ron 14. I am going to hazard a wild guess and say that SubRon 14 is in New London and is composed of nuclear boats. Right or wrong, Bob? My guesses haven't been very good lately, so I don't know what tempts me to go out on a limb as I just did above. Last month I reported that ORD KIMZEY will take command of U S S BARBERO in Norfolk.

Navy Times said BARBEL and I was sure they had made a "boo-boo." A few days after mailing the July column I received a letter from CHUCK G R I F F I T H S in USS WAHOO (SS-565). "During the past eight months WAHOO has steamed 31,000 miles and visited many outstanding ports, including Papeete, Tahiti; Yokosuka, Singapore, Manila and Perth, Australia. Although our travels fall somewhat short of equaling TOM BRYCE's (GUDGEON'S) trip around the world we feel that we have been D A V E M U N N S recently passed the extremely fortunate and wouldn't trade our experience for anything. While in Yokosuka California Bar Exam and has orders to I ran afoul of TOM BOOKER (XO RAD- the Office of Legislative Liaison, Navy DePORD), L U K E MAYES (CO BREAM) and partment. Dave has served the past two ORD K I M Z E Y (CO R A S H E R ) . WAHOO years as Assistant Legal Officer on the and RASHER worked together with the Brit- Staff of NavAirPac at North Island. He ish submarine AUROCHS as the opposition took Navy P G Law at Georgetown University.

NED MURDOCK has orders from Op Nav to Staff, TransPhibRon 2 at Little Creek.

H A N K O R T L A N D has orders to Service School Command, N T C Bainbridge, Md., from CO of U S S BULWARK ( M S O -

425) in Charleston.

H A N K and Eleanor P H E L P S announce the arrival of first son, fourth child, Matthew Francis, on 7 June 1958. They live at 1622 Plum St., San Diego, where Hank is Surface Program Officer for the Eleventh Naval District Reserve Program.

MARV S W A N B E R G has reported to USS TACONIC (AGC-17) based in Norfolk and now in the Med, I believe. Marv has served the past two years as Flag Lieutenant to ComPhibPac in San Diego. He is the only T A R Officer in '46. He resigned in Sept. '47, was recalled in Apr. '51 and has been on active duty ever since.

CLASS OF '46 CORPUS CHRISTI PARTY. Standing: Don Heberling, Marty Hansen, Ted Hartley, Chuck Woolums, "Swede" Hansen, Kathy Layton, "Red" Layton.

Sitting: Mickey Woolums, Ted Hartley's drag, Phyl Heberling.

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JIM T U R L E Y has received orders as Executive Officer of Fighter Squadron 152, an F4D Squadron operating from Moffett Field. Check me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is the first instance of a '46er becoming Exec of an operating squadron.

Congratulations, Jim. SHIPMATE

Largest Local Chapter National Membership The twelve local chapters which have the largest national membership and are thereby entitled by the By-Laws of the Association to have a Trustee on the governing Board of the Association are listed below.

The number of national members reported by them is shown in each case.

Washington, D. C 261 Chicago 220 Philadelphia 200 Boston 175 San Diego 143 New York 136 Connecticut 95 Detroit 92 Los Angeles 84 Mid-Peninsula, Calif 71 San Francisco 70 Pittsburgh 69

CHUCK W I L L I A M S has reported to Stanford University for the PG course in Personnel Administration and Training.

Understand from the grapevine that Chuck and Libby have bought a house in ^fountain \'iew, Calif.

BOB DISE gave me the dope that "Buster" BOUVEROX was married at Monterey on 7 June and JACK M E T S C H L will be married, he thinks, on 30 August.

I'll give out with the details when I have them. This whittles the bachelor list to 48.

MEMORIAL STADIUM I'm sure all of you have received a recent letter from Chaplain Fluckey concerning the final stages of the Drive so I won't belabor the point. I have not received the dope for an up-to-date accounting as of the time for writing this column so will re-schedule that for next month. W A L L Y HANKINS and "Si" SIMONS have each written letters to various sections of classmates in efforts to speed up the conclusion of the drive for a '46 Gate.

NO ADDRESSES—GRADUATES Homer Allen, Maurice Auger, Malcolm Brown, Thomas H. Clark, Donald Conway, J. J. Cunat, Robert Doran, George Frazier, A. W. Hampton, Vaughan Hastings, Dewitt Hunter, W. A. Hutcheson, J. P. Jackson, J. S. Kappock, John D. King, Arthur Kinneberg, Edward Lange, Donald Larson, Robert Looker, Anthony Masich, Robert McConnell, Clinton Mc(jovern, Robert Mclntyre, John McKnight, H. B. McWhorter, R. B. Miller, Robert Moore, Hubert Nicholson, William Northup, Samuel Rae, Sherrill Rathbun, Paul Richards, Milton Sartain, Norris Sills, James Reddoch Smith, Jack Stickels, John Sutherland, Robert M. Swanson, H. B. Thompson, R. C. Thompson, Clark Tinch, Jack Trombla, H. N. Upthegrove, Jim Wasner, R. J. White, D. C. Williamson, Robert L. Wright.

NO ADDRESSES—NON-GRADS Sherwin Frederick Abrams, Ellis Manly Armstrong, William Robert Barnett, Charles Alexander Beam, Jr., Robert Burke Bowman, Michael Sander Boyar, Dale Edward Boydston, Rondo Emmett Cameron, Arthur Weeks Casey, Fenner Samuel Corbett, Curran Declan Dempsey, Harry Seeley Dunbar, James Gilbert Dunn, William Carroll Dyer, Will Duguid Everhard, Jr., Bernard Jacob Faherty, John Edward Ferguson, Henry Louis Fougerousse, Jr., Dewey Charles Froseth, Herman Harris Held, Ronald Warren HinAUGUST,

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ricks, .\rthur Bruce Horton, Jr., Willis Renner Howe, John Leonard Hunt, Ernest Elery Hiitto, Kilmer Joseph Joyce, Paul Benjamin Kellner, David John King, Jr., Hugh C. Kloppenstein, Sumner Adam Long, Richard Edward McLeod, Ralph Pearl Neighbors, Pierre Poudevigne, Harold Junior Shaffer.

ARMY-NAVY GAME PARTY The Big Game will be held this year on 29 November and plans are being made to have a '46 party after the game. Make your plans now to attend both. The details will be announced in the Sept. and Oct. columns.

STAMP FUND CONTRIBUTIONS I am sure that most of you realize that the money I spend on stamps, envelopes, etc., all comes from donations, as the class has no dues and what little cash the class treasury had in it was long since expended. Therefore, I would like to acknowledge the contributions I have received during the first half of '58, including both stamps and money. Bill Marble, Jim Evans, Fran Curren, Ken Lyons, Stan Smith, Jack Murray, Lee Zeni, Jake Jacobus, Charlie Forquer, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Burton (Jim's parents), John Pilcher, Dwight Lane, Bob Boyle, Wally Hankins and many generous '46ers at a recent San Diego party.

One check made out to "Daisy" Wilhoit sure got a laugh from a clerk at the Bank of America but she cashed it just the same.

Thanks very much all of you. I couldn't begin to carry on all the correspondence I do without your generous help. One letter to everyone in the class takes $30.00 for stamps alone and postage is going up 1 August.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS I bow graciously at the mention of my name in "Plaudits for the Corresponding Secretaries" on page 15 of the May Shipmate but wish to take exception, in a manner, with what it says. "The membership percentage that he has reached, 59%, is a target for every other class to shoot at.

It also represents about the ultimate attainable among the younger segment of classes."

When I accepted the "Sack" in March 1952 only about 175 classmates belonged to the Alumni Ass'n. My reason for taking over the '46 column was to give the others an immediate reason for wanting to join the Alumni Association. If our present membership represents anything it represents about the ultimate number of '46ers who want to read this column from their oivn copy of Shipmate. I feel sure there are a great number of non-members who read it otherwise. Had I seen fit to concentrate my efforts solely on the Class of '46 during the past six years I know our membership percentage would now be much higher.

However, I have divided my time among the Class of '46, local chapter activities (Annapolis and San Diego), and National Association interests in order to help make the Association the type of organization we want it to be.

To get back to the subject of '46 members—don't forget my pledge (made in the Feb. column) to drop the zvriting of this column if you don't get off your "ditty box" now and help me get the rest of the '46ers to join.

"DAISY"

To receive Shipmate promptly, send in your new station or address two months before you move.

By-Laws The following is taken from Article VII of the By-Laws of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association which is the ByLaw referring to voting by the membership.

2. The Board may submit to a vote of the full membership such propositions as it may desire, and must submit within a reasonable time any propositions proposed to the Board by a member in writing and having the signed endorsement of fifty other members, unless three-fourths of the Board present at the regular meeting next following the receipt of said petition shall deem such action undesirable.

3. Any proposition submitted to the members of the Association for vote, except for the election of officers, shall be declared carried if a majority of the members of the Association actually voting, vote in the affirmative.

4. In submitting a proposition to the members of the Association for vote, the Board shall state the date by which the votes must be received at the Annapolis office of the Association in order to be counted. This date shall be not less than three months after the date that the proposition was placed in the mail.

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LARRY MAROUSEK writes the following from Washington, D. C.: "I thought it only appropriate that I should write and inform you that another bachelor has just about finally 'taken the count'! I intend marrying a girl named Jeanne Marie McCallum at 1200 on Saturday, 27 Sept., in our Lady Queen of Martyrs Roman Catholic Church in Forest Hills, N. Y. "I don't imagine there are too many single fellows left, so it should prove a bit interesting, in particular, to our classmates with large families. Please say 'hello' to my old partners Jack and Mickey Sullivan.

"Any classmate who can get up to the area on the 27th is certainly invited to the wedding and festivities thereafter.

"I have been here at the Marine Barracks since Dec. 1956 and I have another year left to do before I complete my tour.

I am Operations and Ceremonies Officer here and have been a White House Aide since Dec. 1956. Of course, I leave that additional duty in Sept. after I marry."

Also heard as follows from Lt. Cdr. J O H N P. M. RICHARDS, II, who is stationed at Barranquilla, Colombia: "I am sort of 'out of touch' with things down here with the Naval Mission to Colombia. However, Naval Reserve Training ships from the East Coast occasionally visit Barranquilla, and we have a chance to swap a few sea stories.

"I delight in reading over each copy of Shipmate, and am following the suggestion of Ralph E. Barnard, which appeared in the April issue, for pledging a contribution to the Memorial Stadium Fund.

"Since I am now wearing the new extra half-stripe, enclosed is my check for $50.00, together with my pledge for the other $50.00 before the end of the year. The second check will be delayed because we had the 'wetting-down' party anyway. Two USNA grads attended from the Naval Mission in Cartagena, Colombia : Lt. Cdr. W. L. 'Mike' Caldwell '44, and Capt. Robert D. Whitesell, USMC '50."

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PHILADELPHIA AREA NEWS Mickey and JACK SULLIVAN and Liz and J O E FLANAGAN had a get-together of the Philadelphia group at the Flanagan home in Flourtown in late June. Those present included: Bob and Bobby Barker, Jane and Muscoe Gibson, Grace and Ralph Parker, Wilma and Bill Reeve, and Vy and Jim Dickson.

Among other news, the Sullivans have just bought a new house; the Gibsons belong to two swimming clubs, and the Barkers think the recession is over.

JOSEPH P. FLANAGAN, JR.

NORFOLK NOTES The monthly '47 class luncheon was held at the Breezy Point Officers' Club, NAS Norfolk on Friday, 27 June. The following classmates attended: Bailey (ComOcean SystemLant Staff), McKenzie ( A S W Tactical School), Ferry (CinCLantFlt Staff), Drago (ServLant Staff), Ekelund, Hunter, and Stevens (all from ComNavAirLant Staff). Plans were discussed regarding a beach-type party at Virginia Beach in late July or early August. Reg Ferry "volunteered" to look into the arrangements.

New '47ers arriving in the area include Chapman (FAIRWingsLant Staff) and DiSanto (NavSta Navy Exchange Officer).

The lunch at Breezy Point, as regular as income taxes, is on the last Friday of each month. If you are coming to Norfolk give us a call. A new local directory is in processing now. My home phone is J U 7-0877.

JACK M .

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Lt. Cdr. U S N ComNavAirLant Staff NAS Norfolk, Va. CARL J. S C H O E P after leaving the Academy prior to graduation served in the Marine Corps during World War II. After the war he shifted to the Army and is now a Major in the Airborne Infantry. He has served in Turkey, Pakistan and Iran and is now enroute to a new assignment overseas. He was on his way to Washington to find out what it was when he dropped in to Alumni House.

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Corr. Sec'y, Maj. E . Y. Holt, USMC Exec. Dept., U . S. N a v a l Academy Annapolis, Md.

that Herb and his brother have opened their own Public Relations outfit in New Jersey.

Psychologist F R E D D I E HORVATH (14) is still working toward his doctorate at the University of Michigan. Gordo also saw D I X I E W A L K E R (7) in Longview, Wash., where he is a very successful attorney. Thanks for all the news, Gordo, we need more like you!

This is the last '48-A column I will be connected with as I have orders to report to (Juantico, Va., in August. I have appreciated the cooperation I have received and I hope you will do even more for my successor.

BEN GOODMAN, JR. (10) is now Maj. and Mrs. E. W. J A W O R S K I (24) Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander and their two children, David and Monica, Fleet Air Alameda (R. Adm. M. E. Arare now living at B-3 Perry Circle, An- nold). His address is 2100 Edsall Ct, napolis, Md. Ski is an instructor in the Alameda, Calif, and he would be happy ME Dept. at the Academy and he and his to see any classmates in the area. Ben wife, Ruth, are going to carry on with says he saw H A R R Y L E E (21) who is this column. They will appreciate any in- to report to the Naval War College and formation you can send. We are hoping BUD N Y L E N (23) who is now Aide and that Ruth and the wives in the various Flag Lieutenant to Chief of Naval Air areas can build up a good coverage for Technical Training (R. Adm. Fitzhugh '48-A. The last few coluimis have been Lee). completely the work of the wives. This J O H N R. LASTOVA, JR. (9) reports time a few of the classmates finally decided to write. Let's keep the news flowing that he has been relieved as officer in charge of the NavResTraSub GATO in Balin. timore at the U S N R T C . He is on the Staff Lt. FRED H. BAUGHMAN (9) re- of ComTransPhibRon Six in Little Creek, ports that he was transferred from VX-Z Va. His mailing address is Staff Trans in December and is now in Electronics PhibRon Six, F P O N. Y. Test, NATC, Patuxent River, Md. His R A N D Y P A T T E R S O N (13) says that home address is Town Creek Manor, CaliSallie and the boys are in Norfolk at 8817 fornia, Md. Granby St. Randy is CO of the USS Westinghouse announced that J. M. DOMINANT ( M S O - 4 3 1 ) and is currentiy in BEGGS (10) has been appointed manager Denmark on a bilateral training and faof the company's Baltimore Ordnance Dept. miliarization job and will soon be going Jim and his family live on Ramblewood to Germany to do the same job. He hopes Rd., Ellicott City, Md. to make it to Belgium to the World's Fair JIM BIORGE (4) gives his regards to and then home in October. all. He is an attorney in Portland, Ore., W A L T S P A N G E N B E R G (2) is in and says he hopes to pay the Naval AcadVF-91 and says that M I K E AMES (23) emy a visit some day soon. is in VF-I22 and that they are aboard the GORDO E H R M A N (17) says: "It is TICONDEROGA. He says that both of them, hard to believe our class is so cheap" (re- due to mechanical difficulties, have been ferring to the Memorial Stadium Fund obliged to abandon aircraft and qualify for Drive). But the figures published in Ship- membership in the Caterpillar Qub during mate are correct. Gordo says he had lunch this cruise. He says that HAROLD and with B O N N E R BELL (19) now a real Alice J E S S E (1) and family are now at estate man, and DOUG McNEIL (10) an NAS, Cubi Point. Hal is Electronics Offiinsurance man. He also talked to H E R B cer on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air GREEN (13) by telephone and discovered Philippines.

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1948B I N SAN DIEGO. This is what we look like ten years after. Seated (left to right): Betty Gracey, Dotty Allen, Marilyn Montalvo, Nancy Steveson, Anna Tsiknas, Willa Nelson, Jody Meenan, Bonnie Bruner, and Rusty Engel. Middle row: Jack Gracey, Ann Markel, Ben Allen, Eleanor Myrick, Jorge Montalvo, Patty Taylor, Fred Jackson, Edwina Lee, John Tsiknas, Charlotte Buchanan, Fred Nelson, Marion McKinley, Bob Meenan, Betty Belflower, John Bruner, and Gordy Engel. Back row: Bob Neely, Art Markel, Jim Myrick, Casey Taylor, Willie Lee, Doug Buchanan, Marvin McKinley, and Harry Belflower.

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Paul L. Quinn 147 Williams Dr., Annapolis, Md. West Coast Lt. Gordon R. Engel, U S N 33 Ralston Dr., Monterey, Calif.

FROM NORFOLK Movements: The R.\NGER got underway as scheduled and with it went DON FOULDS, P. D. L A W L E R from here and BILL A Y E R S and CHUCK L A N E of the West Coast.

Marilyn N I C H O L S O N reports that Nick has received orders to Key West.

They will depart in August.

Speaking of Nick, he and S. K. M O O R E are still in the Med. Hope to be back near the end of July.

AL T H O M P S O N has received orders to the War College, Newport.

The ^Middle Cruise got underway on the 9th and just about cleaned us out. Dan Nolen, Nick Castruccio, Newt Key, Karl Thiele, Ben Pester, Mike Childress and Bob Buechler joined Don Ross, Nick Nicholson, S. K. Moore and Jim Brunson on the high seas. If any others are out, I am not aware of it.

Just not to be left out, I am taking a short trip to Paris and London for some NATO conferences—vive Paree!

BILL BARTON and family are to report in to the area shortly.

Actii'ities: W A L T A L T is up from Sanford and VAH-11. They are out on carrier quals. Had him out for dinner—he looks great and is enjoying the flying.

On 7 June we had a cook-out at the WEIRs. Marilyn fixed the side dishes and dessert (very good!) while the boys cooked steaks. A grand time was had by the following : Joan and Paul Abel, Bob Buechler, Jean and Mike Childress, Joanna and Bob Hanby, Lenora and Dan Nolen, Arden and Ben Pester, Carol and Karl Thiele, Marilyn and Scotty Weir and Minnye and Phil White.

To All Remaining Bachelors: Two bachelors joined the ranks of "brown bagger" with the following announcements: "Lt H O W A R D N O R M A N KAY, USN, and Lillian Eugenia Bicciato announce their marriage April 30, 1958, Asmara, Eritrea, Ethiopia."

"In a mihtary ceremony at S t Augustine's Church, Ossining, N. Y., Miss Jo Anne Doyle became the bride of Lt. K E V IN HANLON, U S N , Saturday, 28 June 1958."

Company Rep. Plan: Don't forget to notify your company rep. of any change in address. We want to keep our contacts up to date. Also send your questionnaire back as soon as possible.

BOB HANBY

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F E L T E R , MORROW, and ROSS are at Monterey. BOB M E L H O R N reports to Monterey for the Aerology Course in July.

E N G E L will report for the Aeronautical Engineering Course at the same time. Nancy R O B I N E R sent a nice note to inform us that H A L had a tumor on his lung and was scheduled for surgery, but he didn't make it. Nancy and the two children are living at 825 E. 17th St., Brooklyn 30, N. Y. Any of the classmates in that area be sure to drop in to see the Robiners.

(See Shipmate, Oct. 1957. Hal was a Life Member of the Association. At Nancy's request, their son now will receive Shipmate until, we hope, he is eligible himself for membership.)

FROM THE WEST COAST San Diego: DOC A L L E N and T O N Y DUNCAN have been transferred to Long Beach. HARRY B E L F L O W E R has departed for Test Pilot Training at Pax River. E R N I E C A S T L E has reported to the Staff, ComCruDiv Five, F P O San Francisco. BOB N E E L Y is with Hughes in Los Angeles. F R E D J A C K S O N will soon report to the New York Naval Shipyard. BEN A L L E N will go to the IntelliF R A N K FOGARTY is the Engineer gence School in Washington.

BILL Officer of the new nuclear submarine SKIPSMALL will go to the Air Force Academy JACK (SS-58S). J O H N D E G O E D E is at Colorado Springs. GABRIELS just dis- with U. S. Steel and lives at 876 N. 1st W., appeared.

Orem, Utah. John invites classmates passGeneral: JACK E V E R N G A M has com- ing through to drop in. JORGE and Maripleted PG School at Monterey and will re- lyn M O N T A L V O live at 1305 S. Euclid port to ComDesRon Two Staff this sum- Ave., Pasadena 5, Calif. Jorge is in the mer. He reports that GATES, K L I N E - engineering construction business. DOUG A U G U S T ,

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and Charlotte BUCHANAN live at 412 Sycamore Rd., Santa Monica, Calif. Buck is with the Missile Division, Douglas Aircraft Co. CHUCK and Goodie BRALEY will leave their life of luxury in Japan to report to the Aviation Supply Office in Philadelphia in August. Chuck reports a 10th Reunion party in Yokosuka. Present were the McCords, Mercers, Braleys, Tom Cuddy, and Howie Crosby.

Stadium Fund: There is $2,000.00 in the register and we still need $500.00 to reach our goal. Those who have not yet responded to the call are requested to "pull their weight on the oar," and help us to get over the hump. Our project is to dedicate a Memorial Chair to each of our deceased classmates. The stadium is underway, H O W ABOUT YOU? Change of Duty: Next month your West Coast reporter will be writing from 33 Ralston Dr., Monterey, Calif. Send future Memorial Stadium Fund contributions and other correspondence to this address. I hope we will be here until at least June 1960.

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WEDDING BELLS Two more '51 diehards at Monterey fell by the wayside in June. JACK TETRICK was married on 7 June to Miss Jean Self of Monterey, and BILL OLSON and Miss Edie Stepp, also of Monterey, joined the wedded ranks on 20 June. The best wishes of the Class of '51 to our two new Navy wives.

BOB MILLER, now stationed in the Pentagon, reports attending the June 28th wedding of FLOYD HOLLOWAY and Miss Catherine Norwood of Baltimore.

Following a honeymoon in Canada, Floyd and Cathy will return to New London where Floyd is on the staff of ComSubRon Two. Cathy is an advanced mathematician for the Electric Boat Co.

ANNAPOLIS AREA BILL C H I P M A N left the Annapolis area for the U S S SEACAT, Key West, Fla. "Big Jim" CARRINGTON has been appointed head football coach for the Nav>' Plebes. Good luck for a successful season coming up, Jim. We still need questionnaires from about SO'^o of the class if we are going to get out a lO-year book.

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Alumni Weekend, 26 to 28 September, is approaching. Now is the time to make your plans to come. We have reserved the Oak Grove Restaurant for a private '49 party on Saturday evening. We feel sure that it will be a wonderful party and the highlight of a good weekend.

1800 Cocktails (Dutch) 1930 Dinner ($6.50 per couple) and dancing Make reservations with: Class of '49 % E. L. Dennis, Jr. 1814 Bay Ridge Rd., Rt. 3 Annapolis, Md. Phone colonial 3-6169 Reservations with your check must be in by 22 September. Make your check payable to the Class of '49.

J A M E S W A L T E R BEELER received a Master of Science degree in nuclear engineering from Iowa State College at its Commencement on 14 June 1958.

Connie and W A L T S T A P L E T O N announce the arrival of their fourth child, Michael Scott, on 11 April. Their other children are Jill 3, Jack 2 and Sue 1.

The Stapletons are living in Saugerties, N. Y.

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LT. GEORGE VAN '50 gets hole-in-one.

SHOOTS "HOLE-IN-ONE" A golfer's dream came true recently for Lt. GEORGE VAN, SC USN, Class of '50, when he shot a hole-in-one at the City Park Golf Course in New Orleans. Lieutenant Van shot the hole-in-one at the 17th hole and he is now looking forward to his second. The hole-in-one was made with a No. 7 iron and covered a distance of 134 yards. Lieutenant Van is Cargo and Tanker Division Officer on the Staff of Commander Military Sea Transportation Service, Gulf Sub Area in New Orleans.

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COAST TO COAST On a recent trip to the Mine Depot in Yorktown, I saw DICK STANLEY. Dick and Marguerite are on their way to join the PG'ers in Monterey.

BILL F O S T E R reports that he has left the Sonar School in Key West and is also Monterey-bound for PG instruction in Electronics Engineering.

JACK H A M I L T O N , who leaves shortly to become a guided missile expert on the West Coast, passed on an interesting letter from BEAU D I E T R I C H . Beau's population-statistics report logs the arrival last August of King Hastings, who joins brother Henry T., I l l , and sister Louisa. After putting the COURSER out of commission in April, Beau and Ann journeyed to Monterey where our former grunt-and-groan artist reported as Aide to Admiral Yeomans.

NEWS OF M.I.T. GRADS BILL McDONOUGH signed in from Sub School in New London where he, Nancy, and daughters Kathleen, Geraldine, and Gail have moved following three years at MIT. Other 'Sl'ers who have just completed the pursuit of higher learning at MIT are DON MOYER, CHARLIE KOSONEN, J O H N OREM, and BOB REED. Bob, incidentally, is the only one in the group on the casualty list—but he wasn't an academic casualty, he's recuperating from a broken ankle.

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME HOMECOMING— . . . is much harder to locate ! V I N C E N T 27 SEPT. 1958 CI AM P R O N E is now Vincent Ciamprone Plans are now fairlv firm for our 1958 BARON. Vince writes that after "running Homecoming Party. After the William and the gamut of jobs in the Air Force from NEW ADDRESSES AND Mary football game in Thompson Stadium, pilot to Squadron Commander to Transfer USNA, our class will gather at the An- Courier Officer for the Southern European A NEW MEMBER napolis Roads Country Club. The affair Command and finally to Chief of the ProtoBUD F R E N C H lists a change of adwill begin at 1800 until—(you name it), col Bureau for the 12th Air Force, I finally dress from Washington, D. C, where he and will be very similar to that held last decided to try civilian life. . . ." Vince en- was on duty with the Naval Support Force, year. There will be a sit-down dinner and tered Syracuse University and obtained a Antarctica, to 822 Lenox Ave., Zanesville, setups provided. BYOB. Recorded music. Master of Industrial Engineering degree; Ohio.

ART M E L C H E R S shifts from Navy Since we must guarantee 50 couples he is now District Engineer for the Rowan PLEASE send your check or money order Controller Company, and may be reached 720 F P O to Navy 188 Box J, same FPO. ASAP to Capt. Fred Leder, USMC, Exec. at the company address, 639 S. Warren St., This means???

Dept., USNA, payable to "1950 Alumni Syracuse, N. Y. DAVE "Sporty" BANNERMAN's apWeekend Fund." Total cost will be $12.00 plication to the Executive Committee for per couple—$6.00 for singles. Slow response NEWS FROM MONTEREY membership in the Association has been aclast year made final arrangements uncercepted wdth great pleasure by the commitThe Monterey Regional Chapter of the tee, and I join the rest of the members in tain until the last minute.

Association held an election in May and If you anticipate any housing problems, elected DON K N U T S O N Regional Vice welcoming him to the organization. Dave write L t J. L. "Rip" VanKleeck, USN, President. JIM F O R R E S T E R was elected (Capt. U S A F ) now stationed with the Department of Marine Engineering, USNA. Social Secretary and Treasurer, and 4044th Student Squadron (Box 57), Forbes Arrangements will be made for you to CHARLIE PADDOCK got the nod for Air Force Base, Topeka, Kan., reports an stay with a classmate in the area if possible. Corresponding Secretary. My thanks to important change to the statistics published in the June issue of Shipmate: under total Don't forget to make arrangements for Charlie for most of the dope on Monterey children, change 882 to read 885 2/3. On which follows. the 3rd of September, Dave will return to your football tickets early.

BOB ADLER, the outgoing Veep, will the 380th Bomber Squadron at Shilling Last year's get-together was OUT- be at PG School for another year, but will AFB, Kan., where he expects to remain for STANDING—Talk to those who attended be gone a good part of the time doing ad- two or three years. and decide now to come. vanced work elsewhere. YWX = SB to W I L L I A M J O H N RICCI has been Bob and his cohorts BILL BOAKES and THOMPSON RELIEVES THOMPSON awarded a Master of Science degree in REECE B E L K ; these three were the AND VICE VERSA nuclear engineering from Iowa State Col- sparkplugs behind the Monterey organizaOne of the more interesting vagaries of tion. lege at its Commencement in June. the detail desk set sends BILL THOMP44

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SON from duty at the Naval Academy to the hallowed halls of West Point for a year's dutv as a tactical officer. Bill relieves ARCH T H O M P S O N who will make his way to Annapolis for the third year of his shore hitch. So complete is this swap that Bill and Lee are moving into Quarters 159, West Point, formerly occupied by Arch and Pat. This is the type of move that must drive the Postal Service nuts!

STADIUM DRIVE The past month has seen real progress in both the Class Gate Drive and the overall Stadium Drive. As of 7 July 165 classmates have given or pledged $6,034. This plus the class pledge and Slarine pledge of $1,000 leaves $2,866 to go. The group at Monterey is leading as far as overall donations with a total of $860 from 40 classmates, the Annapolis group is next with $453 from 12 classmates, the Washington group is next with $220 from 8 classmates.

The drive for a gate is past the two-thirds mark now with $11,058 given or pledged by 126 of the class. This includes $1,000 pledged by the Marines of the class and $5,100 pledged from the class fund. Remember that donations of $100 will dedicate a chair in the Stadium as v/ell as count toward the Gate Fund.

One gentle reminder: Please expedite filling out and returning the ballot post card enclosed in the July 1st newsletter.

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Sec'y, Lt. C. E. Gurney. U S N 6021 Brunswick St., Springfield, V a .

Treas., Lt. P. A. Stark. Jr.. U S N USS CONWAY (DDE-507), FPO New York

For all you Fifty Doers who have been curious as to the possibility of a gettogether for Homecoming—we hereby pass the word.

We are planning to have our class dinner party at "Paul's" (the same place we had last year). However, this year we have the big room with no change in price.

Paul's has offered a roast beef dinner with free cocktail hour for one hour prior to dinner to the tune of ONLY $7.50 per couple. That's what I said P E R C O U P L E !

Here is all that is required of you all— Please contact either George Brown or me (Curt Wakeman), % USNA, Annapolis, Md., and secondly, please come and make this a real Zipity Fifty Doer party.

CURT W A K E M A N & GEORGE BROWN

PRESERVE YOUR JULY 1958 PAY INCREASE FOREVER by dedicating it to the NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM

"The reason for writing is that I was elected corresponding secretary for the Seattle group of '53. We had a little gettogether at the Club last week. The delegation from Boeing Aircraft Company included Tom Kent, Julian Powell, Jim Unger, Al Johnson and George Kighton. Then as our Air Force representative we had Bill Quirk of W R N V fame who is finishing an electronics course through the Air Force at the U. of Washington.

"I've also gotten around in my travels to see John Kraynak who besides being a proud new- father (his first) is a Captain in the Marine Corps and Ass't. Officer-inCharge of the Marine Recruiting Station at Portland, Ore. "I'm here in Officer Procurement in Seattle and am scheduled to begin a Communications Engineering course at Monterey this August."

At this writing AI plans to be one of the married types by the time you read this. June 15 was the date.

ANOTHER SAGA ' W i t h so many sagas of Lou Fead being printed, thought I'd better start a 'Dilly Dally Song,' reports D A V E DALLY. "To condense four years into a few words, here is a brief rundown on my two previous duty stations. Reported to the U S S AiBANY (CA-123) in July '53, made trips to the Caribbean, Med and northern Europe. Detached in Stockholm, Sweden, started a trip west, and didn't stop until reaching Japan with my new ship the USS EDMONDS (DE-406) in Sept. '55. The E D MONDS is home ported in Pearl Harbor. I was married in Pearl in Nov. '55 to an exchange school teacher from Elizabeth, N. J. Her name—Bobi Schomp. David Christopher was born in Nov. '56. Only other milestone was the EDMONDS being awarded the 'E' in July '57—an award which cost us (the officers and men) lots of sweat and blood and good old hard work.

immediately sailed for Yokosuka, Japan, our new home port. We've been here since Sept.—Bobi, Chris and I. The day before Christmas Timothy Jon was born.

"Right now the ship is in overhaul, but generally we're busy towing targets for units of the Seventh Fleet. As soon as we finish overhaul we'll also be able to provide drone services.

"There's a standing invitation to all '53ers who pass through Yokosuka to a good cup of coffee. Just look for the only ATA as listed on the Ship's Present List. Wc may be missing from the list on weekdays, but generally manage to be in for every weekend.

"Here's an idea for the Stadium Fund: Each classmate pledge $53.00 this last year.

This wouldn't be too burdensome on the pocketbooks if each person saved one dollar each week of the year with an extra one thrown in to make $53.00. Shouldn't be too hard, providing a person could keep his fingers out of the cookie jar."

Dave would like to know what has happened to Bruno Wil liver. Scooter Van Scoyer, Vic Cricchi, and Huntly Boyd. You gents can reach Dave by writing to his ship, % F P O San Francisco.

DON H .

Mead Johnson & Company, nutritional and pharmaceutical manufacturer of Evansville, Ind., have announced the appointment of J O H N H. ELLIS, JR., as Production Engineer in the company's manufacturing division.

Sue and JIM RODGERS announce the birth of John Hunter Rodgers on 20 June.

The baby's paternal grandfather is Capt.

James Hunter Rodgers, U S N (Ret.) '26, of San Francisco, Calif. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Hal R. Garner of Annapolis, Md. Mrs. Garner is visiting her new grandson at 1113 E. Johnston Ave., Kingsville, Texas.

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Sec'y» Lt. (jg) Peter J. Vogelberger, Jr. Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

WILLIAM RICHARD GILMORE Capt. W I L L I A M R. GILMORE, USAF, was killed in an aircraft accident at Cannon Air Force Base, N. M., on 27 May 1958. He was attached at the time to the 312th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 832nd Air Division.

Captain Gilmore, a native of Dushore, "Aug. '57 I relieved as CO, U S S MAHO- N. M., attended San Bernadino High PAC (ATA-196). I relieved in Pearl and School and was appointed from California.

JOHN C. D I C K I N S O N , JR., has been awarded the Master of Science degree from Ohio State University at the spring quarter commencement on 13 June.

When he wrote in to change his address, DONALD SIMONS also sent encouraging remarks, "The recent issues of Shipmate have been excellent in content—full of news and interesting articles. I look forward to Shipmate each month to bring myself up to date on the recent happenings."

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Sec'y, Lt. Gerald E. Weinstein, U S A F P. 0 . Box 201, Holloman AFB, New Mexico Corr. Sec'y, 1st Lt. D. B. Hente. U S A F 5813 24th Ave., Hillcrest Heights, Md.

WELCOME T O THE GROUP First we welcome another corresponding secretary and then another "SAGA" writer.

AL KROCHMAL, stationed at the Naval Recruiting Station, 110 Union St., Seattie 1, Wash., says that: A U G U S T .

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1954 IN NEW LONDON. The "Good Man Is Hard To Find" adherents. Left to right, front row: Ralph Millar, Pete Vogelberger, Marsh Cunningham, Don Ulmer.

Middle row: Karen Hargrove, Barbara Millar, Inkie Vogelberger, Maril Cunningham, Egg Ulmer, Dick Thompson. Back row: Jack ("Quincy") Hargrove, Joe F. Anderson, Barb ("Peek-a-Boo") Burkhardt, and Larry Burkhardt.

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On 2 January 1958, Senorita Alicia Salazar, daughter of Senora Isabel Ortega de Salazar of Taxco, Gro., Mexico, and the late Senor Salazar, was married to L t (jg) RONALD C. KUCERA, USN, son of Mrs. Otto Kucera of Broadwater, Nebr., and the late Prof. Kucera. Senorita Salazar attended the University of Nebraska. Lieutenant Kucera is now operations officer of BJU 2, Little Creek, Va. The couple is now living in Norfolk.

He was not ' married. Survivors are his stepmother, Mrs. Marion A. Gilmore of Dushore, and his sister. Miss Mary T. Gilmore of West Ave., Interlaken, N. Y. The Rev. ARNOLD BAILEY C H A P IN has assumed his duties as deacon-intraining at St. Anne's Episcopal Parish in Annapolis, Md. Chapin, a native of Syracuse, N. Y.. graduated from Admiral Farragut Acad emy in 1948, entered the Naval Academy with the class but withdrew to continue his education at Western Maryland College, from which he received his B.A. degree in 1955. He received his Bachelor of Divinity degree in June from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. Rev. Chapin and his wife, the former Miss Ruth Elizabeth Adams, and their two children live at 4 Dogwood Rd., Victor Haven, Annapolis, Md. His father, Cdr. A. Winfield Chapin, USNR, is National President of the Naval Reserve Assn.

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Sec'y. Lt. (jg) Joseph Malec. U S N Attack Squadron 12, FPO N e w York

FOR STADIUM FUND The class secretary is happy to announce that a majority of the class has finally returned all of the ballots for the vote on a donation to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium building fund. The vote was nearly unanimous for giving to the fund, and the three thousand dollar ($3000) vote far exceeded either the one or two thousand dollar vote. A letter has been sent authorizing the treasurer to issue a check for the above amount to the Stadium Fund in the name of the Class of 1955.

GARY SNYDER writes again (this is the fifth letter of information from Gary that has been published in the column) that he is now off for Idaho Falls.

AT M.I.T. E D OGDEN sends word that he is now at M I T for three years of PG schooling in Naval Construction and Marine Engineering. There are nine 'SSers at Tech plus MYRON R I C K E T T S (Sth Co.) who matriculated last year. The list of students consists of E D P E E B L E S (7th Co.),

MAL

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REV. ARNOLD B. CHAPIN '54 Lois, had a baby girl on the 2Ist of March and we named her Sharon. Lois is presently living with her mother at 1 Fairmount Dr., Hazlet, N. J. "Carlos MacAfee is also stationed here with the 12th Marines and will be going home the same time I do. His wife had a girl, Lisa, just before he came over last July. A fairly recent comer to the 'Rock' is Chuck Henry. He is presently on a Supply tour and is assigned to the 3rd Antitank Battalion, 3rd Division.

"During March a large portion of the Division was in the Philippines for operation 'Strongback' as well as many Navy units. While I was down there I had the opportunity to go to the Navy Base at Subic Bay. Rip Wieler and Mic Kandra are stationed there with the Marine Guard Detachment. Their families are with them and they have excellent quarters. The Kandras are expecting their first sometime in August I believe.

"One day around the first of March I was waiting for an airplane on a dusty strip somewhere in the wilds of the Philippines. Who shows up for the same plane but Bill Lowery. He is a member of the Reconnaissance Battalion stationed at Camp Pendleton. His outfit had been sent over to participate in the operation. Understand he is now at Camp Lejeune, N. C , helping some outfit there.

"I received a letter from Joe Armstrong, who is stationed with the First Marine Brigade in Hawaii. He is expecting orders any day now to return to the States. He also said that John Gonzales had orders to the Naval Academy Preparatory School and that Al Brown is going to Instructors Staff at Fort Sill, Okla., to teach Artillery.

plus the married clans of Cynthia and CHUCK MASALIN (8th Co.), Mary Ann and JACK W I L L I A M S O N (11th Co.) and John, Jr., Carrie and M I K E B I S H O P (9th Co.), Pat and BOB E N G L E R T (11th Co.) and Bob, Jr., Judy and DAVE S T E M B E L (Sth Co.), Betsy and J O H N T H U N E (23rd C o ) and Lars, plus Joan and Ed Ogden (23rd Co.) and Liz. Ed says that all the former 'SSers are finding it a little difficult to get used to school and studies but once things are well in hand they expect to catch up on the social activity they all missed on the sea duty tours (seven of the nine came from DD's).

The address for any of the members of the class while at M I T is Naval Admin.

Unit, MIT, Cambridge, Mass. The Ogdens' home address is 12 Webster St., Arlington 74, Mass. (Home phone is Mission 3-6985).

"That about does it this time. I am anxiously awaiting my orders so I can return home. Haven't seen my daughter yet. If there is any information you might desire about anyone over here let me know.

"My mailing address is now L-4-12, 3rd MarDiv, F P O San Francisco."

ABOUT OUR MARINES BOB STUCKEY writes: "First to bring my travels up to date. I have been here on (Dkinawa since last August and will be going home in October.

I have been serving with the Fourth Battalion 12th Marines, 3rd Division. My wife,

WEDDINGS Bob also received a letter from Mike Sides. He was married on the 22nd of March in Houston, Texas. Jack Judy was his best man. Mike is presently stationed on the U S S GOODRICH, home port, Newport, R. I.

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"Jack Judy received his degree from MIT last year and is receiving his Master's degree this summer. Bob and Edie Judd are now stationed at the Naval Air Station at Quonset Point, R. I. Understand they have two children now, a boy and a girl.

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

S T A N CATOLA has left the SOUTHERLAND (DDR-743) and has reported to New London for the July submarine course. On 15 June, Stan married Miss Helen Ivancic, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ivancic of San Diego, Calif. The wedding took place at the U. S. Naval Station Qiapel in San Diego. This was a military wedding with dress whites and swords; the reception was held at the 32nd St. Officers' Club.

Miss Ivancic was an English teacher at Mission Bay High School in San Diego.

CLYDE H O H E N S T E I N , who has served aboard the POTTER (DD-538) as Engineer Officer, has orders to the Staff, ComDesDiv 232. While in the shipyard at Hunter's Pt., he saw GEORGE BILES who is Chief Engineer aboard a brand new DE, the U S S HOOPER; while in Mare Island "Hoppy" also saw GREG BITTN E R who is aboard the U S S TAUSSIG.

The Air Force sends us this news, compliments of DICK S M I T H : "I'm presently serving with the 54th F I S at Ellsworth AFB, S. D. Here also are JOHN ELL I O T T and J A Y W E S T E R H A U S E N who are serving with SAC." BILL CRAWFORD, a classmate who left the Academy after Plebe Year for medical reasons, would like to obtain an extra copy of the 1956 Lucky Bag. Anyone who would like to "get rid of" that second copy, here's your chance. Contact Bill at this address: W. A. Crawford, 272 W. High St., Carlisle, Pa. Your secretary has reported aboard the Staff of ComDesDiv 132 in the O'BRIEN (DD-725). D O N S T O N E is aboard as Supply Officer and GERRY VAULK is aboard the W A L K E ( D D - 7 2 3 ) in the same

Division. All are in Long Beach.

Received a letter from Fran and WENDY P O W E L L (address, 2609 Laurel Ave., Sanford, Fla.). Wendy is in a A3D Sqd. there. In the same area are Don and Winkie Cook, Buzz and Mrs. Husted, Hoot and Laura Foote, Bob Forster and Dick Petersen.

From the depths of Okinawa comes a letter from AL FAZEKAS. He is serving with Co. "G" 3 MarDiv F M F . Al married Kathy Broadwell on 22 Dec. 1956.

RICX K L I N G E N S M I T H and Peggy Preston were married last December and are now at Flight Training in Alabama.

TOM and Merle S C H W A R T Z announce the birth of Marc Jay on 3 May 1958.

NORFOLK '56 in Norfolk is going great guns. Two class reunions were held recently. The first was at R U S S and Budge WEIDMAN's home. Singing and telling sea stories were George and Peggy Wilkins, Bill and Ann Flight, Tom and Lois Benson, Paul and SHIPMATE

Nancy Reese, Doug and Ann Osgood, Mick Brown, Bill and Dottie Musgrove, Joe and Jerry Taff, Buzz and Margie Mann, Mel and Sheila Schweiger and the Colliers.

JOE and Jerry T A F F had the second party with Chauncey and Connie Hoffman, Willie and Carol Auer, Mike and Barbara Gluse, Bill and Ann Flight, Skip and Ann Dyer, Jim and Petie Evans, Ray and Barbara Hill, Hal and Barbara Ellis, Bill Elpers, Chip Honsinger and yours truly.

A really great time was had.

Peg (Pete) Peterson as class secretary has done a terrific job of organizing the '56 wives in Norfolk. The gals meet monthly at coffees and it's lots of fun—babies too.

Petie (Jim) Evans and Ann (Skip) Dyer had the May coffee at Petie's home in Virginia Beach.

BUZZ and Marge M A N N have a son, Darid Paul, bom in March in Ville France.

They are back in the States and Buz is temporarily assigned to Bethesda.

TISE and Pat E Y E R recently came to Norfolk. Tise is stationed at NAS. M. F.

COLLIER

WEDDINGS Mr. and Mrs. John Albert Vann, Jr., announce the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Whitehead, to Lt. (jg) F E R MOR W O R T H I N G T O N HOBBS, III, USN, on 14 June at the Church of the (kiod Shepherd in Rocky Moimt, N. C. Lieutenant and Mrs. Hobbs reported to New London for the July sub class.

Mr. and Mrs. Emory Crecelius announce the marriage of their daughter, Eleanora Willbem, to DONALD P E T E R MURPHY, Lt. USAF, on 7 June at Holy Trinity Church, Dallas, Texas.

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Corr. Sec'y. Lt. Roy F. Arnold. USMC 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N . C.

Pearl Harbor, T. H. 18 June 1958 Dear Sir: I have just finished reading the June issue of Shipmate from cover to cover.

The letter that our class president wrote in the '57 column this month has prompted me into action.

Enclosed find my check for dedication of a memorial chair to the memory of my father, Robert O. Strange, Class of 1928, who died on active duty in October 1955. If at all possible, I would like to see this chair alongside the other memorial chairs in the 1928 section.

ROBERT O . STRANGE, JR.

JIM and Patt H O W E R announce the birth of Victoria Anne on 3 June. Everyone concerned is doing fine.

BOB and Dorothy N E V I N are proud to announce the arrival of young Robert Gillard on 25 June 1958. The Nevins' home address is Route 1, Box 211, Bayside, Va. Dorothy was on the staff at Alumni House during Bob's first class year.

FROM ALL AROUND "The most important news I can think of is that Betty and I have a fine son in our family now. William John (Bill) was three months old on 18 June.

"Our home address is ISO Walcott Ave., Middletown, R. I. We'd be happy to have anyone in the area drop by and say hello. . . . I saw June and RON W I L T S I E in Rhodes, Greece. June had just arrived from Ville France (home port) and is planning on fallowing Ron's ship, the D E S MOINES, around the Med with several of the other wives. . . . J I M CRAIG is Supply Officer on the U S S MILLER and VERRY McKEE is A S W Officer on the SULLIVANS. Commander Herron, I7th Co. Officer Plebe and Youngster years, is skipper of the Mc(iDWAN. He says to tell any of the 17th Co. boys he'd like to hear from them and better yet, have them aboard. . . . I hear that JACK T A Y L E R was playing quite a bit of pretty good basketball last winter out in Colorado and is now heading toward Germany. . . . I'm sure the rest of you enjoy reading our class column as much as r do, but always wish there was just a little more or that your old buddy wfould write something. Well here's my bit now you do yours."

BOB

DUPPENTHALER

"First of all Judy and I had a little girl, Diane, born 19 April which I believe is the first addition to the 18th Co. The unusual thing about the event was that D A V E T H O M A S brought his wife, Ann, into the hospital 15 minutes later and purely by chance was assigned to the same room as my wife. Ann had a boy, Mike, before midnight, so his birthday is on the 18th. . . . Our home address is 1015 Rockbridge, in the Boiling Square Apts. in Norfolk. Judy and I are always happy to see anyone that is in the vicinity."

BILL BRYANT

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Mrs. Magner and I still remember with delight the wonderful wedding reception that we had at the Alumni House. Please pay our respects to Mrs. Curtis; she did a great job of making the reception such a success. You might like to know that we had a baby girl on 24 May. Sincerely, LAWRENCE R . MAGNER

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MRS. THEODORE K. HIGGINS, who was Miss Lynn Loughlin before her marriage and formerly of the staff of Alumni House.

LIEBESMAN

'55, '56, '57 WIVES '57 wives were hostesses for the monthly luncheon of the NA Wives Club '55, '56, '57 in the San Diego area on June 10th.

Mary Mahon was chosen as class representative for '57 and also appointed Treasurer.

MISS LYNN LOUGHLIN WEDS ENSIGN THEODORE HIGGINS Capt. and Mrs. C. Elliott Loughlin '33 have announced the marriage of their daughter, Lynn Eliot, to Ensign T H E O D O R E KING HIGGINS, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bascombe B. Higgins of Griffin, Ga. The wedding took place on May 10 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Baltimore.

The Rev. Edward L. Reed officiated at the 2:15 P. M. ceremony.

The bride is a graduate of the Annapolis High School and is presently employed with the Naval Academy Athletic Association and was formerly on the staff of the Alumni Association. The former Miss Loughlin was president of the Annapolis Chapter of Tau Omicron Phi sorority last year. Her parents, who are now in Europe, recently lived in Annapolis while Capt. Loughlin was director of athletics at the Naval Academy. He is currently commanding the USS MISSISSINEWA, based at Naples, Italy.

At present Ensign Higgins is stationed aboard the USS INTREPID.

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ARTHUR VINCENT BROADY Shipmate has the sad duty of informing his classmates of the death of Ensign ART H U R V. BROADY who was drowned when his canoe capsized in Prentiss Bay, Lake Huron, near Cedarville, Mich. He was on his graduation leave at the time with orders to report to the destroyer U S S MASSEY

25 June 1958 Dear Admiral Fitzgerald: Enclosed is my check for renewing my membership in the Alumni Association.

Please excuse the delay, but I trust it is not too late to get back in good stead.

Please change my mailing address from USS

"We had (juite a crew going to the Matador School in Denver. Bob Johnston, Bob Mazic, Dean Newman, John Ogas, John O'Grady, Doc Regenhardt, Ed Rice, Steve Ruffner, Joe Samborsky, Fred Thomas, Gary Thompson, Gene Vallerie, and Ed Welsh all graduated with me. Bill Mohn, Bob Rozenberg, Jack Taylor, Jim Rooney, George Bouvet, and Phil Papiccio were also there. Most of the boys are now at SAC bases throughout the country. Dean Newman and I went to Lake CTharles, La. I've received orders to Cooke AFB, Calif, for further training. Most of the 'Denver Crew' should be there within the next six months."

(DD-778).

Arthur was a native of Darby, Pa., but was appointed from New Jersey. He is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Broady, RD3, Black Horse Pike, Sewell, N. J. Vince was drowned on 20 June 1958 while canoeing at Cedar Campus Conference, a Christian meeting.

He had one interest while at the Academy and that was serving Jesus Christ.

He was a company representative for the Naval Academy Christian Association. He was very active in the Officer's Christian Union. Vince led the Bible studies in his fourth battalion, and was never too busy to talk to someone about anything connected with Christianity.

We, in the Class of 1958, feel his loss deeply. However those whom he helped and influenced will remain as a testimony of his work and high ideals. He will be remembered as one of the finest CThristian gentlemen to graduate from the United States Naval Academy.

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HOUSING A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r sale, almost n e w split level. 3 bdrms., lg. closets, 1% b a t h s . Panelled recreation room. Oil hot air heat. Screened porch.

Over acre beautiful wooded lot. Privacy. P e n dennis M o u n t n e a r Academy and all bus lines.

F a i r asking price. M r s . H u g h B. McLean ('24).

CO 8-1546. ( V I I )

A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r Sale. 3 bdrms, liv r m , dining r m , kitchen, 2 baths, lovely sun porch, jalousied windows, hardwood floors, Venetian blinds, screens and storm windows, 2 fireplaces.

L o t 100' X 200'. Brick front, stucco. Located 10 min from Annapolis, schools and shopping within easy reach. F i n e neighborhood. Available 30 days from sale. $18,500. Mrs. George H. Lyttle, 1966 F a i r f a x E d . (VII)

A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r Sale. Admiral Heights, t h r e e bdrms, 1^^ baths, split level. Liv r m with fireplace, dining r m , kitchen, pine paneled rec r m , util r m , g a r a g e . N e a r school and N a v a l Academy. Lt. Cdr. J o h n C. Hufft, 103 Simms Dr., Tel. c o l o n i a l 8-1408. (VII) F A L L S C H U R C H , Va. Completely air-conditioned 5-yr-old a n t i q u e brick Cape Code for sale.

2 bdrms 1 b a t h m a i n floor. L g e bdrm and b a t h u p s t a i r s . Full basement completely tiled. Lot 50' X 241'. Quiet wonderful backyard, maple tree, apple tree etc. ^ block to buses to new F a i r f a x County Elem School or High School. Public buses to DC 1 block. 5 min to new 7 Corners Shopping Ctr. 30 min to Main Navy. $18,500. Can assume my 25-yr 4^4% in service loan. Available 1 Oct. Cdr. W. S. Brown, 202 E. Woodlawn Ave. P h o n e J E 3-9570. (VIII)

M O N T E R E Y , Calif. F o r Rent. Available 1 J u l y through 1 October. 3 bdrm l^/^ bath unfurnished house. Mission Fields, Carmel. Cdr. D. M. Miller, 1427 6th, Coronado, P h o n e H E m p s t e a d 5-8786 or Monterey F R o n t i e r 5-5223. (VIII) N O R F O L K — Colonial place. F o r sale — comfortable 4 bdrm, 1% b a t h , living r m with fireplace, s e p a r a t e dining r m , music r m , library, kitchen, p a n t r y , basement and storage a t t i c .

Newly decorated, new modern h e a t i n g system, Venetian blinds and a w n i n g s throughout. Fenced and landscaped yd, city utilities. Conv to Norfolk's best parochial and public, elem and high schools. Excellent shops nearby and conv to C i n C L a n t F l t HQ, Staff College and Naval Base with no traffic problem. P r i c e $12,500, low down p a y m e n t . Available J u l y . Capt. P . E . Schratz, 710 W . 37th St., Norfolk.

N O R F O L K , V a . House for r e n t furnished for t h e period 1 Sept. '58 to 1 March '59 (will adjust to accommodate Armed Forces Staff College Course). Forest P a r k , located on lg wooded lot.

Split level, living r m , dining area, kitchen on middle level; t h r e e bdrms, 1 % baths on upper level, large den, utility r m , ^4 bath, g a r a g e and porch on lower level. C3ompletely furnished.

Faciities will include dish washer, disposal, washing machine, irrigation pump for lawn, power lawn mower, 2 TVs. R e n t $175. R e n t e r to assume billing for all utilities. Lt. Cdr. G. H. Gardner, J r . , USN, 8344 Woody Ct., Norfolk 3, Va. (VII) N O R F O L K , Va. For sale. Living r m , dining r m , kitchen, 3 bdrms, bath, den, laundry rm and attached g a r a g e . Double closets in all bdrms.

Close to Little Creek, NOB, AFSC, C i n C L a n t F l t compound and shopping centers. W a l k i n g distance to public and parochial schools. P a y owner's equity and assume 4 ^ % , G. I. Available mid-August. L t . Cdr. L. G. Yeich, 7416 Red Brook Rd., phone Justice 7-9894. (VII) V I R G I N I A B E A C H , V a . F o r rent, furnished, 9 to 12 months from 1 Sept., c h a r m i n g brick frame house on lovely p o i n t on L i n k h o r n Bay. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, lg living rm with fireplace, dining rm, electric kitchen, maid's rm with bath, 2-car g a r a g e . Beautifully furnished. $150 per month. Capt. R. G. Pennoyer, 209 Kingfisher Ct., V i r g i n i a Beach, Va. Phone, Garden 8-1895 (VII) V I R G I N I A B E A C H , V a . W a n t e d to r e n t on t h e beach, year around rent. Require 3 bdrms and g a r a g e . Desire occupancy 15 July. Address replies to Lt. Cdr. Gail Gilliam, U S N , N a v A i r L a n t , Norfolk, Va. (VII) 48

W I L L O W G E O V E , P a . F o r sale. Split level convenient to NASD Philadelphia, N A S Willow Grove and NADC Johnsville. 3 bdrms, 2 tile baths, kitchen with wall oven and table top r a n g e , living r m - d i n i n g r m , recreation r m with powder rm, and g a r a g e on fully landscaped wooded lot approx. 70' x 160'. S t o r m windows, screens, all improvements. Convenient to g r a d e school, n e w high school and Willow Grove shopping area.

Contact Lt. H. F . Butler, 180 Cowbell Ed., Willow Grove, Pa., or ASO, Philadelphia 11, P a . Tel. W. G. 4266W. (VII) W I L L A M E T T E V A L L E Y , Ore. For Sale. F a r m with established business to go with it. HO acres all irrigated, adequate bldgs and equipment. P u r chased to raise registered herefords. L a n d now rented out. Est business supplying only to major triple-A accounts and operated as hobby. P r e s e n t income approx $5000 annually. Offered complete $4500, p a r t t e r m s . For further info contact H. E .

Leonard '14, Box 387, McMinnville, Ore. ( V I I I ) HOUSING F O R R E T I R E D E A S T E R N S H O R E , Md. A t t r a c t i v e w a t e r - f r o n t home n e a r Cambridge. One hour from Annapolis.

Modernized 150-yr-old house and buildings on 3 % acres. B o a t basin. Panelled living r m with beamed ceiling. Fireplace. Baseboard hw heat.

F o u r bdrms, 2 baths. Finished a t t i c . Priced for quick sale a t $24,950 by owner, M r s . W. A. S. Macklin, Woolford, Md., or will r e n t furnished $100 mo with lease. (VI)

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MISCELLANEOUS M A T H E M A T I C S P R O F E S S O R . The Marion I n stitute, one of the oldest and most highly r e spected j r colleges in t h e U.S., has need for a m a t h prof for the school yr commencing 10 Sept 1958. Besides c h a r a c t e r recommendations, this teacher m u s t have a Master's with a major or minor in m a t h . He m u s t also have 12 h r s credit in Prof Ed and will be expected to teach in p r e p school dept and in j r college. We would prefer a ret Army, Navy or Air Force officer. Cato D. Glover, Adm. U S N ( R e t . ) , President, The Marion I n s t i t u t e . (VIII) W E S T COAST

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T E A C H I N G P O S I T I O N S A V A I L A B L E . The Pennsylvania State University has a n u m b e r of faculty positions open, ideal for retired naval officers. No formal teaching experience required, but applicants should have backgrounds in physics, chemistry, mathematics, or industrial, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Teaching assignments a t 12 off-campus centers in technicalt e r m i n a l p r o g r a m , salaries- open. Contact T. J .

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P O S I T I O N S A V A I L A B L E . The City of Los A n geles is about to set up an a r r a n g e m e n t whereby retired military people with adequate educational requirements may be employed to teach in t h e City's school system. Persons interested should w r i t e to Dr. Wm. B. Brown. Asst. Supt., 460 N .

Grand Ave., Loa Angeles 12, Calif. ( I I ) E X C E L L E N T P O S I T I O N available n e a r Great Lakes Naval Station. Some openings in other states. Must be self-starter, able to operate as his own boss and like meeting people. A p p l i c a n t will be thoroughly investigated and given aptitude test. Thorough t r a i n i n g given to men selected.

Send personal information background. The m a jority of our personnel a r e ex-service, from Chiefs to Admirals. W r i t e D. O. Van Ness '35, E o u t e 1, Box 263, Mundelein, 111. (VII) WANTED—Copy of 1945 Centennial n u m b e r of U.S.N.A. Alumni " R e g i s t e r . " Please w r i t e Col. Jesse L. P e r k i n s , 3228 Elliott St., San Diego 6, Calif. ( I l l ) " S K I P P E E OF THE T H E E E E ' s " An article in Coronet Magazine (Aug. '57) describes our international p r o g r a m .

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