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CONTENTS T h e Seaplane and Man's Freedom. An Editorial. . . .

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T h e Pacific Command 1958

by V. Adm. G. W. Anderson

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Command in Smaller Ships hy Lt. Cdr. W. B. Hayler

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ADMIRAL CARNEY REFUTES STEWART ALSOP'S CLAIM FOR A SINGLE CHIEF OF STAFF Admiral ROBERT B. CARNEY, USN (Ret.) '16, in a letter to the Washington Post published 11 February refuted charges made by the syndicated columnist Stewart Alsop in his column on 17 January that the present defense system "just is not working."

Alsop claims were that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is hardly more than a referee of endless service hassles at the weekly JCS meetings and that if war broke out tomorrow, the result would be chaos with each service fighting its own private war. T h e Admiral answered these with the facts that the Chiefs, at least in his day, met more frequently than once a week, that war plans do exist for foreseeable contingencies and that the Chairman does express his own views to the Secretary of Defense and the President and has very important say-so in the higher councils.

Alsop in his column stated that the Chairman must be given real power.

Carney answers that the power of decision on plans and operations already rests where it belongs—in the hands of civilian control as represented by the Secretary of Defense and the President. T h e Admiral believes that such a philosophy as Alsop's and other like-minded people will be rebuffed when the public and their Congressional representatives understand the real points at issue.

If there is any foundation to Alsop's claims that the system "just is not working," the causes, according to Carney, are more likely to be found at the Department of Defense level than in the JCS. T h e Admiral also states: " T h e work — papers, committees, briefs, conferences — in the services has increased with the increasing size and complexity of the Department of Defense. More such workload makes for more committees and briefings, more delays, more documents, more difficulty in coming u p with sound and uncompromised answers."

THE SEAPLANE AHd MAWS FREEDOM

by John D. Hayes '24

An Editorial

Polaris will be an outstanding achievement but it will not be the absolute and ultimate weapon. The Sputniks have brought about a scientific break-through but their military application is still hazy. The true military revolution in our time is waiting for NUCLEAR POWERED FLIGHT. This is a bold statement but it is a deduction that can be made from history if one believes that history serves any purpose at all.

Shock and movement have always been the basic constituents of warfare.

These constituents, in more concrete terms, are weapons and their transport.

The history of warfare for the military professions is largely a history of the changes that have taken place in the character and use of weapons and transport. In the past the effect on warfare caused by change in weapons has been radically different from that caused by change in transport. Weapon development has been evolutionary whereas transport development has been revolutionary. New weapons joined the weapons family but new types of transport seem always destined to replace that being used—and in a short time.

Missiles are as old as David while the bayonet is still part of a soldier's equipment. Gunpowder had to await the quick-firing shoulder rifle, the artillery team and the broadside ship before it became the determinant in battle on land and sea. History can show why A and H bombs have not yet supplanted the so-called conventional weapons.

The opposite has been true with military transport. The story of man's first use of the surface of the water to convey himself and his goods has been lost in antiquity. W e do know, however, that warfare changed markedly when man domesticated the horse and climbed on its back. The internal combustion engine, when it came, quickly pushed aside this faithful servant of man in war. Now this engine which revolutionized land transport and land warfare in a generation may itself be soon obsolete as the prime mover in flight.

At sea the mariners' compass in the sailing ship brought about the geographic age. The great product of this geographic age is the United States.

Steam replaced sail a few centuries later and did so in a generation. Today

our Navy is committed to nuclear power and sea warfare seems destined to be transferred from the surface to the great depths below.

Social and economic change caused by new means of transport have been as transcending as the changes produced in warfare. The industrial revolution began in England when coal and iron ore could be brought together for smelting by the canal boat. Railroads changed the United States in the thirty years after the Civil W a r from an agricultural to an industrial nation. Railroads also enabled the land powers of Europe, especially Germany, to threaten sea power. The issue is not yet settled.

Power strategies are products of superior transport rather than of superior weapons. The ocean-going ship, not gunpowder, enabled Western Man to dominate the world for four centuries. The Mongol power before that was made possible by the horse. Mackinder's Heartland theory was based on the premise of an Eurasia crisscrossed by railroads but the physical geography of that great land mass would not permit this. However, the airplane with a power plant worthy of it can ignore geography. Then Mackinder's Heartland theory could become a reality.

The accomplishments of the airplane, despite aviation progress in the last fifty years, have been small when compared with those of the ship, the railroads or even the automobile. It is true that the ubiquity of die airplane—its ability to get anywhere and to be anywhere—has made the world into a small place. But it not yet meets the full requirement that man expects of his transport. The airplane still cannot carry the raw materials that our modern industrial society needs or the mass of supplies that modern warfare demands. Even its fuel must be moved by other means.

The reason is that the airplane has not yet mastered its own medium in the sense tliat the ship has been able to master the sea and the submarine is beginning to master its depths. The airplane still has trouble lifting itself into the air and staying there. Long runways are necessary. Payloads are S H I P M ATI

small. Engine reliability must be abso- The Sputniks lute. \\'eather is alwa}-s a factor.

And Explorer The history of man's progress does assure that these drawbacks will be overcome. But the historian must warn Lawrence K. Frank in "Science that when this happens, man will be and Culture," The Scientific Monthforced to contend with social disloca- ly, June 1940, wrote: tions far more radical than anything "Man as an organism exists along that the airplane has brought so far. with all other organisms in the geoIt is generally agreed that nuclear graphical world of physical, chemipower is the way to get a winged cal and biological events and processvehicle into the air with a heavy load es that we call nature. Throughout and keeping it there. This poses the long period of animal evoluanother serious problem obvious even tion, every other species has come to to die layman who is today so con- terms with nature by differentiation scious of the danger of radioactivity. and specialization of structures and This is the ever present contingency of functions. . . . a reactor broken up in the crash of a "Man, as we are beginning to realland plane. The seaplane, therefore, ize, is unique, because, unlike all appears to be the proper instrument for the development steps in the application of nuclear power to flight.

other species, he has made his adaptations, not by organic specialization or body differentiation, but through ideas and the use of tools whereby he has retained his organic plasticity, remained biologically young, unspecialized and capable of continued development. . . . Instead of accepting one of the innumerable modes of biological existence . . . man has attempted to live in a world of his own creation."

The Psalmist, thousands of years ago, already knew all this when he sang: "Thou has created him a little less than the angels. Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou has set him over the works of Thy hands."

The histor\- of the seaplane has been one of prototype in aeronautical development. This fact has been overshadowed by more recent aviation advances like the retractable landing gear, low cantilever wings and hard surfaced airstrips, all of which favored the land plane. But the more basic aviation problems are still with us—long overwater flights, small payloads and the need for long runways. To these is now added the hazard of the nuclear reactor.

The seaplane has problems of its own, especially that of resolving a compromise between hydrodynamics and aerodv-namics. The jet engine mounted on top of the wing as in the Martin Seamaster does eliminate one of the most troublesome—spray interference on takeoff and landing.

Geography, which the heady wine of space flight has recently caused us to forget, is still on our side. The Free World is held together by the sea. (jeography requires the Soviet Union to put its nuclear power plant into a land plane. The nuclear powered seaplane, easier to attain, can bring to us all the advantages of the new transport revolution—FIRST. It can make sea power again indisputably superior to land power. With the help of his faithful servant, the sea. Western Man can continue to be free.

Let us get on with the job.

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THE PACIFIC COMMAND 1958 A large proportion of the readers of Shipmate have served in the Pacific or Far East at one time or anotlier, and some will recall the days when the Commander in Chief "Asiatic Fleet" was the most respected title in the Western Pacific. Many of us also remember when the Pacific Fleet flagship was most frequently present off Long Beach, and many more will remember when the Commander in Chief first established his headquarters ashore at Pearl Harbor just prior to the Japanese attack.

World W a r I I involved many more, directly or indirectly, in the operations of General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz, while others served under or supported the commands of distinguished officers like Ridgway, Clark, Taylor, Lemnitzer, Spruance, Towers, Denfeld, Ramsey, and Radford.

Now, a new tradition has begun. On 1 July 1957 Admiral Felix B. Stump '17, the Commander in Chief, Pacific (CinCPac), and Commander in Chief U. S. Pacific Fleet (CinCPacFlt) became the first Commander of a t j . S. Unified Command whose forces, activities and interests pertain to the entire Pacific-Far East area. H e was to maintain that responsibility of both Commands until 13 January 1958 when President Eisenhower approved separation of the Joint-Commander from his additional duty as Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.

Korea. The Army, Navy and Air Force forces, previously included in the Far East and Pacific Commands, were all assigned to single service components of the Pacific Command.

Admiral Stump's single unified command was established for all of the Pacific-Far East with headquarters in the Hawaiian Islands. Each of the component commanders of the Pacific Command also established headquarters in Hawaii. CinCPac also has responsibilities for the U. S. military assistance programs from Korea to Thailand. He is the Military Advisor to the U. S. Representative of our multi-lateral treaty organizations in the PacificS E A T O and A N Z U S .

While no specific boundaries are prescribed for any unified command, it may be said in broad terms that the activities of the expanded Pacific Command extend from the North Pole to the South Pole, and from the west coast of the United States to the shores of Asia, and into the eastern portion of the Indian Ocean. The area of concern to the Commander in Chief Pacific is, indeed, the largest of any of the U. S. unified commands or of any combined command.

From the strategic standpoint, it is sound that there be one unified command in the area—large as it may be.

CinCPacFlt command was assumed by the Deputy Fleet Commander, Adm. Maurice E. (Turts '20, who was relieved on 1 February by Adm. Herbert G. Hopwood '20.

Far East Command Passes

During the war and until mid-1957, there were two unified commands: one for the Far East (formerly the Southwest Pacific), and the other for the Pacific itself.

On 1 July 1957 the Far East Command, which had evolved from General MacArthur's original command, was disestablished. Its responsibilities were transferred to the Commander in Chief, Pacific. The headquarters of the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command, was shifted from Japan to

ADMIRAL FELIX B. STUMP '17, Commander in Chief Pacific

by Vice Admiral George W . Anderson '27

Centralized direction on our part can capitalize on the mobility, flexibilit}' and versatility of the forces available to cope with any local situation, while at the same time maintaining a posture of readiness for a general war. Operationally, logistically, and from the standpoint of economy in both personnel and material, the advantages of the change attest to the soundness of having one unified command rather than two.

The Pacific Area Dependent on and Influenced by the Sea

It is also appropriate that the Commander in Chief of the enlarged Pacific Command be a naval officer. The area of operations is characterized by the sea, dependence on the sea, and the influence of the sea. Today, the forces of the components show a heavy balance in the favor of the Navy and the Fleet Marine Force. As time goes on, trends would indicate that in the Pacific the role of the U. S. Navy will be of continuing, transcending importance. This, of course, does not depreciate in any way the significance of the Air Force and the Army. Each have vital tasks.

CinCPac, His Mission and His Staff

In unclassified terms, the mission of the Commander in Chief Pacific is: " T o maintain the security of the Pacific Command and defend the United States against attack through the Pacific Ocean. T o support and advance the national policies and interests of the United States and discharge U. S. military responsibilities in the Pacific F a r East and Southeast Asia. T o prepare plans, conduct operations and coordinate activities of the forces of the Pacific Command in consonance with directives of higher authority."

To assist him the Commander in Chief Pacific has a staff of 209 officers. These include 77 of the Navy and Marine Corps, 69 of the Army, and 63 of the Air Force. The Chief of Staff is a naval officer, V. Adm. H . D. Riley '27. H e has two Deputy Chiefs of Staff—one Maj. Gen. Hunter Harris, Jr., U S A F , West Point SHIPMATE

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Air Command, our mighty fleets and world-wide retalAirborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft patrol our iatory striking forces. outermost defense perimeters every hour of every day in all kinds of weather.

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'32, former Deputy for Operations of the F a r East Air Forces; the other, Maj. Gen. Edwin Messinger, U S A , West Point '31, former Commander of the 25th Division at Schofield Barracks in the Hawaiian Islands. While assigned general functional responsibilities for Plans and Operations on the one hand, and Administration, Logistics and Foreign Military Affairs on the other, the Deputy Chiefs of Staff participate fully on all major staff matters and in the formulation of recommendations regarding command policy as the senior Air Force and Army staff advisors to the Commander in Chief.

There are six major staff divisions — J l Personnel, headed by an Army Colonel; J2 Intelligence, an Air Force Brigadier General billet temporarily occupied by R. Adm. E. T. Layton, U S N '24; J 3 Operations, headed by Brig. Gen. E. A. Montgomery, U S M C '30; J 4 Logistics, headed by Brig. Gen. R. A. Hewitt, U S A , West Point ' 3 2 ; J5 Plans, headed by R. Adm. Francis D. Foley, U S N '32; and J6 Communications-Electronics, headed by a Colonel in the U. S. Air Force.

The Staff Secretary is a Colonel in the U. S. Air Force; the Comptroller, Public Information Officer and Legal Officer are Capts. E. K. Scofield '37, L. C. Simpler '29 and E. J. Kenny. Civil Affairs and Military Government is under a Colonel, U. S. Army, and the Protocol Officer is

Colonel R. C. McGlashan, U S M C . By agreement between the Departments concerned, the State Department has assigned to the Commander in Chief Pacific a Political Advisor, Mr. John Steeves, who has the rank of Minister.

CinCPac's N e w H e a d q u a r t e r s

Prior to 1 July 1957, the two staffs of CinCPac and (TinCPac Fit were partially integrated. They were wedged together, like plebes in the football stands, in the (TinCPacFlt Headquarters and outlying buildings at Makalapa. More space was obviously required. A separate headquarters was desirable. In order to minimize demands on funds for new construction, a survey of all military installations in the Hawaiian area was conducted in search for suitable accommodations for the Commander in Chief Pacific and his staff. Finally, it was decided to locate the headquarters of the unified command with that of the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific at Camp H. M. Smith at Aiea Heights—the former site of the U. S. Naval Hospital. With the cooperation of the Marine Corps and the services of the Tenth Naval Construction Brigade—CBs—the Commander in Chief Pacific was able to break his flag at Camp H. M. Smith during the month of October. CinCPac and his staff are situated on the third floor of the former hospital overlooking Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field. The view from the Commander in Chief's office

covers the area from Diamond Head to Barber's Point. As a result of this move, the Commander in Chief enjoys an adequate and suitable headquarters which was made available in a relatively short time at minimum cost to the government. By virtue of having the two major staffs in one headquarters compound, maximum use of facilities—such as mess halls, theater, conference rooms, officers' and non-commissioned officers' clubs and athletic facilities—can be made available to each at low annual recurUnified a n d Component (Task a n d Type)

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The subordinate command structure of the Pacific Command has three principal elements. The first is made up of the component commanders Army, Navy and Air Force, whose commands include the major combatant forces, supporting units, and installations. They are in normal service administrative command channels. These Component Commanders in Chief are Gen. Laurence S. Kuter for the Air Force, Gen. I. D. White for U. S. Army Pacific, and the Commander in Chief U. S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Herbert G. Hopwood '20. The second element comprises the subordinate unified commanders in Taiwan, Japan and Korea. These commanders have planning and coordinating responsibilities for all three services in their respective areas. T h e present Commander U. S. Taiwan Defense S H I P M A T E

Antilles Defense Command Established Under CinCLant

Command is V. Adm. A. K. Doyle "20. In Japan the Commander U. S. Forces Japan is Lt. Gen. Frederick H. Smith, Jr., U S A F , W P '29. who is also the Commander of the U. S. Fifth Air Force. In Korea the Commander U. S. Forces Korea is Gen. George H . Decker, U S A , also Commander U. S. Eighth Army and the Commander in Chief United Nations Command. The third principal category of subordinate commands in the Pacific Command comprises the Military Advisory and Assistance Groups, commonly known as MAAGs. The Pacific MAAGs

The United States provides military aid to eight countries in the Western Pacific. Six of these—Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand—have conventional MAAGs. All are under the command of general officers of the Army, except in the case of Japan where presently the Chief MAACJ is Rear Admiral John Higgins, '22.

Each of these M A A G s has Army, Naval and Air Force Sections under the Chief MAAG. In Korea, due to the fact that an armistice is still in effect, the organization for military aid does not follow the conventional pattern, but remains a direct responsibility of the Commander U. S. Forces Korea under CinCPac. The U. S. furnishes military aid to Laos, but due to the limitation of the Geneva Convention, a U. S. M A A G is not permitted.

The advantages of having the MAAGs under the military command of CinCPac are many. It is sufficient to say that those of greatest significance include standardization of administration and the ability, most effectively, to coordinate the military aid programs with the strategic considerations of the unified commander.

All in all, some 1,700,000 indigenous military personnel receive all or part of their support through the U. S. military assistance program. This is accomplished at a fraction of the cost that would be involved in the maintenance of a comparable number of U. S. military personnel in these countries, even if such were politically possible or theoretically desirable. The indigenous military strength which has been developed as a result of our foreign aid programs complements the regular forces of the U. S. military services and the 7th Fleet, the Sth Army and the Sth and 13th Air Forces which stand the "watch on deck" in the Western Pacific.

Unless one has served in the headquarters of CinCPac, it is difficult to imagine the variety of complicated, interesting and important problems M A R C H ,

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ADM. HERBERT G. HOPWOOD, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet. which are associated with the responsibilities of the Commander in Chief.

They cover a wide range of politicomilitary affairs running from the most complicated matters of coordinating the utilization of new weapons to such simple, but important, problems of rendering medical assistance to some deserving individual of one of our allies.

Certainly, all who serve in the Pacific Command become more and more impressed with the great importance of stopping the Red tide of Communism from further engulfing presently free areas of Asia. The possibility of a Communist-dominated Asia exploiting the vast population and potential resources of the region makes one realize the danger to the American way of life and the ultimate survival of our nation and leads to the inevitable conclusion: "It must not happen." The Pacific Command is dedicated to that specific task.

The formation of a new subordinate unified U. S. command under Adm. Jerauld Wright, Commander in Chief, Atlantic, has been announced.

The new command is designated the Antilles Defense Command, and will be responsible for coordinating defense matters of joint interest to all the uniformed services in the Antilles.

Rear Adm. D. V. Gallery, U S N , Commander, Caribbean Sea Frontier, with headquarters in San Juan, P. R., will assume the title and duties of Commander, Antilles Defense Command, as an additional duty.

The new command is the result of basic changes in the worldwide U. S. military unified command structure which were approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff over a year ago. One of these changes was the transfer of joint defense responsibilities for the Caribbean Sea and the islands of the Antilles from the Commander in Chief, Caribbean, Lt. Gen. Robert M. Montague, with headquarters in Panama, to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic, with headquarters in Norfolk, Va. The formation of the Antilles Defense Command implements this reassignment of responsibility for unified command matters in the Caribbean area.

As Commander, Antilles Defense Command, Rear Admiral Gallery will exercise unified U. S. command of all Army, Navy, and Air Force forces assigned him by higher authority in time of need.

The NAUTILUS travelled 62,559 miles on her first atomic fuel core; she made the trip from New London to San Diego submerged; she cruised Syi days under the Arctic ice cap and has recorded 100,000 miles "underway on nuclear power."

CinC PAC'S HEADQUARTERS is on the third floor of this building, formerly the Naval Hospital at Aiea Heights.

COMMAND IN SMALLER SHIPS It Has All The Headaches, All The Challenges And More Thrills

By Lt. Cdr. William B. Hayler, USN '45

Anyone who has the temerity to discuss techniques applicable to command must be prepared for at least a raised eyebrow the next time he enters an officers' club or a strange wardroom. Command at sea, however, is not an exact science, and it is a field in which many find themselves. Some of us feel that it is the most important subject to which we can address ourselves, and no one will deny that it demands attention.

The Commanding Officer of the smaller ship—destroyer on down— has all the problems of the large ship Commanding Officer . . . and more.

H e is plagued by the fact that his Executive Officer is burdened by many collateral duties. His department heads have only a modest background of experience but have identical responsibilities to their large ship counterparts. Finally, all ships have the same paperwork load. These considerations all boil down to the fact that although nothing that either he or his Executive Officer must do is difficult by itself, four extra hours in each day would be immensely helpful.

Supervise—not

"Snoopervise"

At the present time the new Commanding Officer is immediately impressed by the fact that in his wardroom there is little depth of experience other than his own and his Exec's upon which to draw. His problem, then, is to pass his own experience and knowledge to his officers as quickly and painlessly as possible without unduly interfering in their responsibilities. H e must, if he can, act as a catalyst in preparing them properly for their duties which they perhaps are already discharging. H e must be prepared to supervise—not "snoopervise." H e must be willing to devote a considerable amount of his own time to counseling or furnishing guidance, but he must not be "mousetrapped" into doing anyone else's job. Avoiding the latter catastrophe is sometimes extremely difficult. And while assisting in setting up all the various sideshows and hotdog stands which go to make up a modern small ship, the Com-

NEEDED—A C O M M A N D READER

A ship-of-war is a thing immutable.

The great thinker, Thomas Carlyle, found few real facts in this world and a man-of-war was one of them. Types of weapons and propulsion power change, the outward looks change, but the inner life of a ship goes on the same.

Older officers reading this article will be struck by the fact that problems of command which they faced a generation ago or in World War II—and thought they had solved—are still with us. Cornmand problems today are not just similar to those of ten or thirty years ago.

They are T H E SAME. There are no worthwhile books on command. The subject does not lend itself to the abstract treatment that books generally give. Command problems are specific, concrete, here and now. Men who know command have neither the time nor the inclination to write books about it. But if they have a concrete idea about this ever-vital problem they are unhappy until they set it down in writing, as Hayler did here and as was done in earlier issues of Shipmate by Spangler (Jan. 1957) and Cruser (Oct. 1956).

What is needed, therefore, is not books on the general subject of leadership and command but anthologies or miscellanies of short articles, the type of literary work that is now called a Reader. One such naval book has reached print— Naval Essays of Service Interest, published by the U. S. Naval Institute during World War II. If sufficient articles comparable in merit and character to this one by Lieutenant Commander Hayler are offered and published, Shipmate will attempt to later reprint them together in a Reader.

In such form, they can be more readily available for reference and study.

manding Officer must not get so deeply involved that he loses his proper perspective and is unable to watch the circus big-top through the eyes of a spectator.

Arouse Enthusiasm

Being a department head aboard a small ship can be a pretty drab job for the gunnery officer, engineer officer, or operations officer if he gets himself into the rut of looking forward only from one report or from one competitive exercise to the next. On that basis, the jobs are not stimulating.

That being so, the Captain's first job

is to create interest and arouse enthusiasm. It has been the author's opinion for some years that the best way to do this is to give all responsible officers the maximum opportunity to conn the ship in restricted waters in port, alongside piers, making buoys, and during the various evolutions at sea such as fueling and replenishment. This has the bonus effect of developing a sense of responsibility as well as improving the level of O.O.D. experience and seamanship, but for the purpose of the present article the main reason for passing around the conn to the department head is to insure that any officer does not forget that he is a potential Commanding Officer himself, and that he realizes that the monthly report is after all only a small part of his job.

C o o r d i n a t e w i t h Executive

When the Captain goes into the sideline business of actively counseling and furnishing guidance to his officers it is vital that he coordinate his activities with his Executive Officer. If the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing, it would be far better if the Captain were to stay in his stateroom or silently pace the quarterdeck in the Horatio Hornblower fashion. If a matter is of minor importance it may not be necessary to deal the Exec in, but if it is a policy matter, it most assuredly will be. The area towards which the Captain's— and also the Exec's—counseling is furnished will vary both in amount and direction as the various officers develop and require less assistance, and as they are detached and new officers fill their places. Consequently, the Exec and Captain may find it helpful if they parcel out the areas which they consider need attention so that—as an example—one supervises gunnery and the other, engineering.

The Eternal P r o b l e m — t h e W a r d r o o m Mess

This counseling may take the form of very basic instruction which neither the Exec nor the Captain should normally have to provide. The point is that if they don't furnish it and don't S H I P M A T E

personally insure that the young officer is familiar with the ins and outs of his job, the ship will suffer. One obvious but frequently overlooked place where this can occur is right in the wardroom mess. Navy Regulations require that the mess treasurer be elected. Usually one of the junior ensigns is the walkaway contender for the honor. This is all right—it is good experience. But . . . he may never have bought so much as a can of soup or a pound of hamburger in his life.

He probably hasn't the slightest idea as to how much meat it takes to feed a wardroom of ten or fifteen officers let alone anything about a balanced diet.

It would appear that the Commanding Officer has three courses of action.

The first and more picturesque is to pound the table as the wardroom starts to go down hill, dress down the young man at tasteful intervals as the occasion demands, and finally put him in hack at the end of the month when the last vestige of mess share has disappeared over the fantail via the garbage chute. This might be termed the "historical approach." The second is to call in the Exec and tell him to take care of things. This is all right— providing the Exec has time to spare without short-changing some of his other multitudinous chores. The third is for the Captain to reconcile himself to spending ten to fifteen minutes a day with the mess treasurer discussing menus, breakouts, cost of the daily ration, and other aspects of proper wardroom mess management. If the mess treasurer is receptive these sessions won't last forever. Meanwhile, the captain must remember the cardinal principle of not getting mousetrapped into taking over the job while assisting with advice and suggestions.

A Navy sage once remarked: "The three best jobs in the Navy, those jobs where an officer feels the thrill of being his own boss, are (1) Midshipman First Class; (2) the First Command and (3) Commander-inChief."

The situation of the Skipper (or the Exec) who is counseling an inexperienced officer is unique and in many ways difficult. Essentially the job is to insure that the young officer achieves the maximum benefit from his sessions and does not lean heavily for an undue length of time upon his mentor. In addition, the position of the counselor is complicated by the fact that material and procedures may have changed since he himself was a gunnery officer, engineer, or communicator. Consequently, his general guidance may be good, but unless he has brought himself up to date in minute details, specific guidance which he may furnish might be out-dated.

H e should, therefore, insist that the neophyte compile a comprehensive list of specific references based on Navy Regs, Bureau Manuals, and other pertinent sources with which he gradually makes himself familiar. In this way the inexperienced officer will become familiar with the rules of the ballgame and not continue to depend too much upon others to keep track of the score.

Executive—Toughest of Jobs

The position of the Executive Officer is especially worthy of study. H e runs the ship. H e probably is also the navigator, personnel officer, administrative officer, training officer, and might be likened to a combination stage manager and master of ceremonies of a big circus. H e is also next

ill line for command. How well he acquits himself will largely determine when and what kind of a command he can expect to receive himself. It is not the author's intent to advocate stealing any of the Exec's thunder, to do his job for him, or to found a Society for the Protection of Small Ship Executive Officers. But it is important to remember that the Exec's job has been made tremendously more complicated by the fact that he must coordinate the activities of comparatively junior officers who are serving as department heads and must occasionally take time out to bring home to them basic facts of naval life which most of us have long since thought obvious. It might also be appropriate to comment that navigating a ship into port with one side of the mind and with the other answering questions about sending off guard mail, movie, and x-ray party trips is a very frustrating business.

Therefore much of the counseling and guidance which the Captain will furnish is admittedly something the Exec would and should do if he had time.

The W r i t t e n M e m o

Recommended

As indicated previously, the Captain and Executive Officer must have an early and complete understanding as to who is doing what and to whom.

In addition to personal contact it is my belief that the written note or memo is of invaluable assistance. The leading exponent of this method of c o n d u c t i n g b u s i n e s s is W i n s t o n Churchill and I believe that it lends itself admirably to small ship administration. A note can be written at any time when the spirit moves, read at any time, acted upon when the opportunity offers, and furnishes a record of the intent of the writer so that there is no room for misunderstanding. If the memo asks a question a simple reply on the same note does the trick.

The memo system does away with the necessity of a constant stream of officers to the Captain's cabin. More important, it conserves the time of all concerned. Should the note be to a department head or other officer, the Exec can glance quickly at it and inform himself as to what the Old Man has on his mind.

Schools Plus o n - t h e - j o b Training

Although training is the Exec's job, the Captain must concern himself particularly with officer training and make known his desires on the subject. It is well recognized that there is no substitute for on-the-job training. There are, though, short courses at fleet training centers which will render an officer more capable of LT. BARRY BROWN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS Balduck (APD-132), gives readily absorbing on-the-job training. pointers on small-ship paper work duties to Ens. J. D. McNamara.

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For a J O , His Ship Is "The N a v y "

Finally, t h e C a p t a i n should realize t h a t his ship r e p r e s e n t s " T h e N a v y " t o t h e N R O T C or O C S officer w h o is a b o a r d fulfilling his obligated military service. I t will probably be t h e only ship t o w h i c h t h e y o u n g officer is assigned d u r i n g the c o u r s e of his t h r e e y e a r s of active duty. T h e k i n d of a ship t h a t it is, a n d t h e m a n n e r in which it is r u n will t o a l a r g e d e g r e e determine the attitude which the y o u n g r e s e r v e officer will hold t o w a r d s t h e N a v y in later life. If t h e ship is s m a r t l y r u n a n d h a s h i g h m o r a l e t h e r e is a good chance t h a t h e m a y elect to follow a naval career.

O n t h e other h a n d if t h e r e v e r s e is t r u e , it is certain t h a t a n y t h o u g h t t h e r e s e r v e officer m a y h a v e h a d of m a k i n g a c a r e e r will vanish. I n fact, h e m a y be embittered t o w a r d s t h e N a v y for y e a r s t o come.

B Y P A U L SCHRATZ

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The Contingency Option Act This spring the Class of '40 must make a decision on participation in the Contingency Option Act prior to commencing their eighteenth year of service. This is designed to help you reach the right decision.

Some of you may remember the dope put out for '39 last year {Shipmate, Feb. '57).

You probably didn't read it then because it was tomorrow's problem. Well, this is tomorrow. To refresh your memory I will make a new pitch.

W h a t It Does

The Act was passed to benefit the widow and children of military personnel who die after retirement. As you know, the person who dies on active duty leaves his dependents fairly well protected. But previously, if he died even one day after retirement, they got nothing. The COA now saves for the widow and children the so-called "retirement equity" built up over many years of active service.

There is considerable misinformation concerning the COA, but the word is gradually getting around that it is a good thing.

Last year I recommended unequivocally that we sign up for it. Since that time I have seen or heard nothing to change the recommendation. " W h a t If I G e t Passed O v e r ? "

One new possibility has come up since last year. What if a "career" guy going for 30 suddenly gets passed over by an unexpected mortality such as laid my class low in selection to Captain last year? What if he, as a passed-over Commander, decides to go out on 20—and finds himself saddled by a COA deduction from his already meager retired pay? Under the law, if he signed up for the COA, he can change his decision and get out of the COA but only if the change is made at least five years before retirement. If he decided for COA at 17 years' service and decided against it at 18 years, he would have to wait until 23 Yorktown (CV-10) Reunion years to retire and not be in the program.

The Yorktown Association's 11th Annual Otherwise the deductions will be based on Reunion will be held at the Hotel Roosevelt his original declaration and will continue in New York City on 11-13 April 1958. throughout his retirement.

Those not presently on the Association's mailing list should write James T. Bryan.

Jr., Frank B. Hall & Co., 67 Wall St., New The Cost York City, or call him at Whitehall 4-3300 Let's take a look at these deductions: for information regarding the Reunion.

Battle of M i d w a y Personal Experiences Wanted Lt. Cdr. T. V. Tuleja, USNR, is writing a book on the Battle of Midway. He would welcome from Midway veterans any personal experiences, reminiscences, or accounts of heroism which might be useful in preparing the manuscript. His address is: Saint Peter's College, Hudson Boulevard, Jersey City, N. J. Lieutenant Commander Tuleja is the author of the recently published Tzvilight of the Gods (W. W. Norton), dealing with the German Navy in World War IL

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Since we neither desire nor can afford to breed a generation of professional school boys the fleet schools should be used and not abused. A good practice is to keep the new ensign aboard for a few months to get his feet wet before sending him off to school. In particular the four-week CIC watchstander's course and the two-day Rules of the Road school seem well worth the price of admission. Other schools depend upon the young officer's shipboard billet. In addition the Correspondence Course Center in Brooklyn can provide a valuable assist to the naval education with a bare minimum of effort on the part of the ship. In brief, any system which speeds the learning process or injects experience—artificial or otherwise— is all to the good and should be pursued.

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As a retired Commander with three minor children, you won't live on $270.00 a month, but you won't live on $300.00 a month either. And your COA is a tremendous life insurance policy paying your widow $138.00 a month for the rest of her life. Ask your insurance agent if he can match it. He can't. Hence, change some of your life insurance to paid-up insurance. Offset the COA deductions by these reductions in life insurance premiums. You'll end up with far more protection at the same cost.

ADM M. B. GARDNER HEADS NEWEST UNIT IN MUTUAL FUNDS FIRM

A Washington Planning Group of Maryland is located in the Warner Building in Washington, D. C. Washington Underwriters Incorporated of Missouri, with headquarters in the Rialto Building, Kansas City, is another unit in the expanding organization. Still another is Washington Underwriters Incorporated of Texas, with headquarters at 2111 North Akard, Dallas.

In Washington, the Directors of the Washington Planning Corporation include Admiral A. C. Davis, USN-Ret. '15, together with Lt. Gen. Willard S. Paul, USARet., and Capt. F. O. Willenbucher, U S N Ret. '19.

Officials say that their organization is especially designed to provide financial opportunities for Service families who are handicapped by the fact that they are frequently on the move. Those interested should contact the principal offices at the Warner Building in Washington, D. C, or any of the other corporate headquarters.

Adm. M. B. Gardner, USN-Ret. '19, former Deputy Cliief of Naval Operations, has been named President and Chairman of the Board of the Washington Planning Corporation of Florida. Commodore W. H. Hamilton, USN-Ret. '23, is SecretaryTreasurer. The new firm with Headquarters The R e c o m m e n d a t i o n in the Town & Country Plaza, Pensacola, specializes in the sale of mutual funds Go for the COA. Study the Act carefully, Fla., to the members of the Armed Forces and and review your whole life insurance pro- government employees and has an authorgram at the same time. If you go for the ized capitalization of 40,000 shares of Class COA, review your decision frequently as A common stock, 20,000 of Class B the youngsters grow up, but don't turn it common stock and 60,000 shares shares of Class C down. If you say no to COA now you are common stock. out of it forever. The no cannot be changed This Florida corporation is the newest later to a yes. link in what is planned to be a world-wide organization sparked by the prominent participation of high-ranking, retired military officers from all the Services. It all began Area Definitions in 1956 with the establishment of the American Investment and Income Fund, Inc. The Minnesota Bonus Voting time is fast approaching. Remem- parent unit in the expanding organization is ber in casting your ballot for Vice Presi- Washington Underwriters, Inc., with headBonus claims totaling nearly 5 million dent to vote only for the candidate in your quarters in the Warner Building in the dollars have been approved for Minnesota area. To clarify any misunderstanding, here nation's Capital. men and women who served in the armed are the area definitions as laid down in the The first satellite company was organized forces during the Korean War. By-Laws: in New York City. Called the Washington Veterans who received the Korean SerEastern Area Planning Corporation of New York at 52 vice Medal are eligible for bonus payments Broadway, its Chairman is Maj. Gen. Roger of up to $400. Others who served during Maine Maryland Browne, USAF-Ret., West Point '29, for- the Korean conflict may receive up to $200.

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CAPITOL HILL B y FRED LARDNER, ' 2 2

Judging from reports, based on off-therecord statements from persons who could logically be called authorities, it is highly doubtful that the pay bill (H. R. 9977 and S. 3081) will be enacted in its present form. There is general agreement that increases in pay, substantial increases for many, are necessary. There is some question as to how these increases shall be applied.

There are some who insist that the present longevity system of pay should not be entirely eliminated, that long years of service should be rewarded with more than the Cordiner plan proposes regardless of time spent in grade.

The Cordiner plan would have provided pay increases for 39 percent of military personnel. The Administration bill embodies almost all the Cordiner plan but also includes a 6 percent increase for personnel with at least two years of active duty who would not receive a Cordiner increase. Under the Administration bill, 27 percent of personnel would receive more than the 6 percent increase.

Hearings on the bill began in mid-January before a House Armed Services subcommittee headed by Rep. Paul Kilday (Dem., Texas). Mr. Kilday is known as an authority on military pay, but up to this writing he has had little to say about the current bill. Hearings before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee began in late January.

Since the House committee acts on such legislation first, the Senate committee will be placed in the position of having to overcome any possible House committee action it does not like.

There are a few, including some of the Cordiner plan boosters, who oppose the 6 percent general increase. Yet the Senate Civil Service Committee has proposd a 7.5 percent increase for classified civilian employees of government, and the Senate may have approved this bill by the time you read this. This committee has sponsored a bill providing a 12.5 percent average increase for postal employees. Now there is pressure on the House Civil Service Committee to approve an 11 percent hike for classified employees.

Case f o r Retired Personnel

The pay bill does not provide any pay increase in pay for retired personnel. We believe the chances are about three to one that retired personnel will receive the 6 percent increase. In replying to queries from retired officers, various committee members have hinted that they are for this increase.

If retired personnel do not receive an increase, this will be the first time that retired people are not included in a general pay law. Personnel retiring after the bill is enacted, or during 1958, would be entitled to pay based on pay levels enacted into law.

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But the break, the departure from tradition, will have been made, and there will be no assurance that retirees will receive consideration in future pay bills. Career personnel, the kind the Services are seeking more of, are being educated to look forward to retirement, and any reduction _ in existing retirement benefits and rights is not going to make service careers more attractive.

There is criticism of the cost of the military retirement system. News reports stated that this cost is expected to reach one billion by 1960. But the estimated cost for fiscal year 1959 is $600 million, as compared to $495 million in fiscal 1956. This includes payments to retired officers and enlisted personnel; retainer pay of regular enlisted personnel of the Navy Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, and survivor benefit payments under the Contingency Option Act. The increase over a period of four years, according to the President's budget message to Congress, is about $100 million.

The pay bill as presented would cost about $518,000,000 in the first year of operation. The estimate for the cost of a 6 percent increase for retired personnel is $41,000,000. This appears too high an estimate; 6 percent of $600,000,000 is only $36,000,000.

Personnel Controversies

"Hump" promotion problems of the four Armed Services may result in general legislation amending the Officer Personnel Act rather than specific legislation for each Service. The " R I F " program is under attack as being in part contrary to purposes of the Cordiner pay plan.

Reports indicate that the Defense Department is considering general legislation which would guarantee officers, or at least the average officer, only 20 years of active duty. After 20 years officers. Regulars as well as Reserves, would be selected for retention. Those not continued on active duty would be retired.

Under this plan there would be additional reductions. For instance, lieutenant colonels and commanders with 26 years of active service and 5 years in permanent grade would be retired. The present limit on service before mandatory retirement for officers in this class is 28 years. Brigadier generals and rear admirals would be retired after 30 years of service and 5 years in grade. Official determination of desired numbers in grades would determine the number of officers selected for continuance on active duty.

This general plan is much like that proposed in the Navy's hump bill, now pending before the House Armed Services Committee. There is one important difference— credit for retirement pay based on years not served would not be given.

Some Defense Department personnel planners insist that the hump problem for all Services should be handled in one bill.

It is said that such a bill would have a relation to the Cordiner Committee pay proposals and the committee's request for improved management of manpower. The broad purpose, it is claimed, is to retire more of the older officers at an earlier age.

A House Armed Services subcommittee headed by Rep. Brooks (Dem., La.) recently heard testimony that some of the officers being forced out of service under the R I F plan are in critical categories.

Navy witnesses said that many naval officers forced out were in aviation or other critical work. Some subcommittee members contend that release of such men is not conducive to favorable consideration of the Cordiner pay plan.

Pentagon

Reorganization

Pentagon reorganization at this writing presents, like pay and personnel, pretty much of a guessing game to most observers.

Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy has named an "advisory group on Pentagon reorganization" which met in Puerto Rico in late February to consider the problem.

This group includes General Alfred M. Gruenther, former Commander of NATO and President of the American Red Cross; Nelson A. Rockfeller, and Charles Coolidge, civilians with experience in top government positions; General Omar S. Bradley, former Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staflf; General Nathan F. Twining, present JCS Chairman; and Admiral Arthur W. Radford, former JCS Chairman. Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles sat in on the discussions.

A majority of this group seem to favor a single commander-in-chief concept.

Among the surmises one may read or hear is that general officers of the Army and the Air Force and flag officers of the Navy may be made officers of the U. S. Armed Forces and, though they may still wear different uniforms, be relieved of any other connection with the individual services. The executive control of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff would be strengthened, and the JCS would have a planning staff, independent of the Services, to formulate strategic plans.

At hearings before the House Armed Services Committee in February, Secretary of the Navy Thomas A. Gates blamed delays and inconsistencies in defense planning and production on Assistant Secretaries of Defense, Defense Department committees and the Bureau of the Budget.

Consideration of proposed projects by staffs of assistant secretaries and by committees takes entirely too long. Secretary Gates said. The appointment of assistant secretaries, he said, was supposed to speed defense work but in effect their efforts have slowed down operations.

Secretary of Defense McElroy said that inter-service competition produces a "high state of morale and energy" but that rivalry between the services sometimes can produce harmful results. For one thing, he said, certain officers have a tendency in their speeches to give their services too much of a build-up. Sometimes the desire to aid a particular service results in maneuvers or projects which the Defense Department does not approve. Mr. McElroy added that an example of the benefits of inter-service competition is the development of IRBM missiles.

Crime a n d R e t i r e m e n t P a y

Hearings and eventual favorable consideration are expected for H.R. 9673, a bill sponsored by Rep. Kilday (Dem., Texas), and designed to alleviate the hardships that S H I P M A T E

luiy De suttered by a retired omcer and his iamilj' if he is convicted of a crime.

The bill applies to retired commissioned officers and warrant officers who may be found guilty and jailed by civilian courts.

During the confinement of any officer so convicted, he would not be entitled to retired pay although this pay can be paid to his family. He would be entitled to pay again after release from prison. However, he would remain disenrolled from his service, and therefore ineligible for fringe benefits such as post exchange and commissary store trade, medical benefits, and even increases in retired pay. The bill would apply to officers disenrolled after December 31, 1956.

Any officer on active duty or retired convicted of a crime against the nation, as espionage, treason, or sedition, would not be entitled to retired pay under any circumstances.

"You don't need an attorney to collect economic and defense potentialities of subthese funds," said Mr. K. L. Gaylor, Chief marine tankers," the department said. "Such of the Claims Branch, General Accounting vessels would offer reduced resistance at Office. high speeds in comparison with surface While we're on this story, we might as ships and could maintain scheduled speeds well make it more complete. Years ago without regard to surface conditions. Unmany officers signed with Mr. Robert F. derwater propulsion is also considered suitKlepinger, a Washington attorney, who told able to the use of nuclear power." them he would work toward enactment of legislation which would assure refunds on losses in pay resulting from the administration of the Economy Act of 1932. In the past ten years or so various bills on this Guided Missiles subject were introduced. Some of them were The Army has announced the following written by this attorney. guided missiles of which the first two are The bill sponsored in the 84th Congress, operational: H.R. 5888, which became the basis of the Nike-Ajax (S-A) Dart (S-S) final bill, was written by this attorney. In Corporal (S-S) Nike-Hercules the 85th Congress this bill, with two amend- Sergeant (S-S) (S-A) ments, became H.R. 293. It passed the Redstone (S-S) Hawk (S-A) House. On Augnst 14, 1957, the Senate Jupiter IRBM Nike-Zeus (S-A) Judiciary Committee approved it. On Au(S-S) Talos Defense Unit gust 20 it was considered on the floor of the Lacrosse (S-S) (S-A) Lose C i t i z e n s h i p ; Lose R e t i r e d P a y Senate, but was objected to, so it was passed The Navy has announced that the first A recent decision by the Comptroller over. The objections to it came from almost five of the following weapons are operathe highest official source of interest, and (General emphasizes the fact that a retired tional : Regular Navy officer loses his retired pay the bill was in really grave danger.

(A-A) Talos (S-A) The Retired Officers' Association, which Sidewinder if he becomes a citizen of a foreign country.

Petrel (A-S) Tartar (S-A) for years had been backing all such legislaIn B-132458, the Comptroller General Regulus (S-S) Polaris IRBM tion, saw this danger.

The Association's said: "The right of a retired member of the Terrier (S-A) (S-S) regular Navy to receive retired pay is con- legislative officer did some fast, persuasive Sparrow I (A-A) Triton (S-S) (cantingent upon continuation of a status in the work, with the result that on the very Sparrow II (A-A) celled Sept. 1957) next day, August 21, the Senate reconsidregular Na\-y and loss of United States Sparrow III (A-A) Bullpup (A-S) citizenship by a member is inconsistent with ered the bill and passed it.

The Air Force has announced that the continuation of military status, and, therefirst three of the following are operational: fore, the right to retired pay terminates if M i s c e l l a n e o u s L e g i s l a t i o n Matador (S-S) Thor (S-S) a member of the regular Navy becomes a Foreign Gifts, Decorations. Under S. 3195 Falcon (A-A) Atlas ICBM (S-S) citizen of a foreign country." a bill sponsored by Senator Green of Rhode Genie (A-A) Titan ICBM (S-S) The same ruling stated: "When the right Island, certain retired personnel of the U. S. Snark (S-S) Navaho (S-S) (canto receive disability retirement pay by a Government would be authorized to accept Rascal (A-S) celled July 1957) retired Regular or Reserve member of the and wear decorations, presents and other Bomarc (S-A) Armed Forces is contingent upon his con- things tendered to them by certain foreign tinued status in the Armed Forces and his countries. The bill lists about ISO Navy and Types: status is materially altered by dropping his Marine Corps retired officers included in ( S - S ) , Surface to Surface. name from the rolls under provisions of the terms of this bill.

(A-A), Air to Air. 10 U.S.C. 1161(b) and 1163(b), the right (S-A), Surface to Air. to disability retired pay terminates."

Nuclear Submarines; Submarine Tank( A - S ) , Air tO' Surface. ers. H.R. 10253, by Rep. Van Zandt (Rep., More on Pa.), would authorize the Secretary of the Public Law 8 5 - 2 5 5 Navy to construct 100 nuclear-powered Your Non-Member Classmate On September 2, 1957, the President attack submarines, at the rate of 20 a year can become a signed H.R. 293, and thereby Public Law beginning with the 1959 fiscal year (ending June 30, 1958).

Cost would approach four MEMBER 85-255 was enacted. This law authorizes reimbursement of commissioned officers who billion dollars. and receive The Commerce Department has awarded were given earned promotions between 1932 SHIPMATE and 1934 but who were denied the pay in- to the Electric Boat Division of the General creases of the ranks to which they were Dynamics Corporation a contract for the by sending annual dues—$8.00—to promoted. This denial resulted from an im- preparation of a study to determine whether Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. proper interpretation of the Economy Act a submarine tanker is feasible.

No forms are necessary of 1932. A section of this law required the "Considerable interest has been expressed suspension of automatic increases in com- in this country and abroad concerning the pensation of employees of the government, civilian and military, authorized by length of service or promotion. While military officers were denied the increase in pay usually attending promotion, civilian employees of government were not.

It is estimated that 2,381 persons are Washington entitled to $1,442,000 under terms of this D.C. bill. Among these are 1,338 naval officers or survivors qualifying for $501,556, an aver1200 15th St. age of about $375 per individual.

N.W. This correspondent, editors of other military publications, and some associations have received letters from retired officers Baltimore asking if it is necessary to have the services of an attorney in order to collect this money.

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CO-fD

An Old Grad returning to MacDonough Hall this spring on a weekend will receive a shock when he walks past the Instruction Pool.

Co-ed swimming is being introduced on the Academy scene on a trial basis this spring. With many activities offered on an "Academy Weekend," drag swimming has been most conspicuous by its absence. It is hoped that the Midshipmen and their young ladies will derive pleasure at least commensurate with the difficulties involved in inaugurating such an activity.

INSIDE THE MAIN GATE D R U M & BUGLE CORPS This fall, under the leadership of D. A. Newcomb, the Drum and Bugle Corps did its traditionally fine job of playing for meal formations, inspections, and parades. At the fall parades, "Retreat" was heard for the first time played in harmony. Football halftime military routines were provided for the William & Mary, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Duke, and George Washington games. The Corps did not make the trip to the North Carolina game, and rain prevented their presentation of the "best routine of the year" at the Army game.

While practicing only twice a week, previous planning by Corps Officers and concerted effort by the present members made it possible to present routines that were somewhat different each game.

Of invaluable assistance to the D&B Corps this year has been Lt. Cdr. Max Corrick, the Leader of the Naval Academy Band. The second set commander of the Corps is H. A. Darius, who at present is undertaking an ambitious project of improving the music played by the Corps.

MASQUERADERS The subject of this year's presentation by the Masqueraders was the highly successful comedy-melodrama, "Stalag 17." As in past years, the Midshipmen proved themselves better than competent actors.

Corporal Schultz, the fat German guard, was skillfully portrayed by Walt Kopp, and his two main tormentors, Stosh and Harry

SWIMMING

Shapiro, were played by Jim Martin and Tony Marks. Playing the role of Sefton, the suspected traitor, was Wendel Hasenfus.

The play, produced by Don Jones and directed by John Nickerson, was presented on the weekends of 31 January and 7 February. A full house enjoyed all four performances.

C O M M A N D E R WHITE LECTURES FIRST CLASS

Currently in the midst of a broad lecturing program is the Midshipman Financial Adviser, Cdr. E. C. White, SC, '43.

While the bulk of his time is spent in lecturing the Second Class, Commander White has also taken it upon himself to explain to the First Class the all-important KAYDETS VISIT ACADEMY details concerning pay, allowances, moving, and reporting to a new duty station.

ON EXCHANGE WEEKENDS In his talks with the Second Class, he Once again Army has invaded the Naval explains the new Survivors' Benefits, what Academy, only this time on a more friendly to look for when purchasing insurance, and basis. Each Thursday, a group of Second the intricacies of Social Security. The SecClassmen leave Annapolis for a three and ond Classmen receive eight lectures in all, a half day visit to the U. S. Military Acad- in groups of two companies. With groups emy at West Point. The gap in the ranks of this size, Commander White finds it posleft by these men, however, is soon filled by sible to answer any questions that the Midgray-clad kadets of that institution. shipmen attending the lecture might desire The visiting kadets remain in the rooms to ask. of the absent Midshipmen, and are escorted In addition to his talks, he is available during their stay by their roommates. While at the Academy, the kadets tour the Yard to any individual Midshipman who desires both on foot, and via a YP. They are lec- personal financial advice. tured on all phases of the Midshipman's life at the Academy, and also attend classes with their hosts. Their visit is usually culminated in attendance at a Naval Academy hop, with a date that their host quite often supplies.

Four scenes of famous Wedgwood The result of such an exchange is a betNaval Academy Dinner Plates. Now ter understanding and appreciation between available in either Staffordshire Blue the men of the sister Academies. Quite or Mulberry. Plates $3.00 each plus often friendships are made which last throughout the respective careers of the packing and shipping charges. men.

Scenes available: The Chapel, Old Main Gate, Air View from East, Sailboat Drill.

• • • Sets of 12 difFerent scenes in Staffordshire Blue also on hand at $30.00 per set postpaid.

ORDER N O W WHILE SUPPLY LASTS!

JUST ARRIVED

Make checks payable to: USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (Charges for packing and shipping to be billed at later date) USNA A L U M N I ASSOCIATION, INC. Alumni House, Annapolis, Maryland Enclosed is $

for the following:

THE CHAPEL — each Blue — each Mulberry @%2 $

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COMBINED FORCES of Annapolis Midshipmen, Air Force Cadets and West Point Cadets attended a dance in the Penn-Sheraton Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sponsors were Naval Academy Alumni of the Pittsburgh chapter and the West Point Society of Western Pennsylvania. The boys and their dates are Jean Ciccozzi and John W. Peters, seated; Ruth Mogensen, William L. McLain, Joseph F. Flynn and Lois Stehle, standing.

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OLD M A I N GATE .— each Blue _... each Mulberry (g$3

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BANCROFT SPINDRIFT

HOW TO RAISE MONEY FOR A CLASS GATE 1926

The actual statistics a r e : Number in Class approx. 400 .\dmiral Smedberg explains how his class Number contributing. . . approx. 150 did it: Amount pledged plus "I really haven't time for more than a amount contributed in cash.. .$16,000 short explanation of the manner we, in Amount contributed in cash. ,. . 9,100 1926, proceeded in the matter of the pledge "We simply asked each classmate tO' confor the 1926 Memorial Gate, but here it is tribute or raise $100. Efforts were made to for what it is worth. former Reserve officers and others "When the Class of 1925 sparked the contact had great interest in the Navy and whole idea and undertook to raise the who this proved to be a fruitful source of income. necessary $15,000 for a class entrance gate Where a classmate is not able to pledge or into the Stadium, our class president, raise $100, we were happy to accept any R. Adm. Kenny Craig, and I (who' has Many contributions are still arriving been the elected class vice president for sum. only a few classmates have disagreed some years) decided that we would try for and with the plan and refused to cooperate. The one for the Class of 1926 and would put it others who have not contributed probably to a vote at the regular, monthly class just haven't gotten around to it and it is luncheon. hoped that this article may be a gentle "Hence, of 26 September we put the reminder to them." proposition to the 38 members present and they voted, unanimously, to shoot for the 1927 Ninthcompanyland Gate.

The 1927 Drive started with their 30th Of course, the fact that everyone is feel"We had, initially, had a vote by the ing a little blue doesn't prohibit the boys class officers to contribute from the class Class Reunion at Annapolis in May 1957. from having their jokes. One of the latest treasury sufficient money to provide a $100 The following month Rear Admiral Honconcerns the area off Santee Pier that is memorial chair for each classmate who has singer, USN, Deputy Chief of the Bureau currently being filled in to extend Farragut been killed in action, and at that time had of Ships, was appointed' Chairman, with the Field. The Mids in that part of the world asked for additional contributions from the executive committee of the class, all of (i.e., the Fifth Wing) observed with avid class. That produced approximately $8,700. whom were in Washington acting as working members. Early in July, a mimeointerest, the progress being made by the "The President then wrote an additional graphed letter was sent to 547 members of contractors. To their utter delight, a small island off the pier was the first tangible evi- appeal for funds at a later date but before the class for whom they had addresses. The letters discussed the Stadium project and dence of progress. One Firstie, completely we voted for the class gate. enthralled by the possibilities, summoned a "After the Gate vote, I wrote a letter, the resolution of the class to support it to Plebe to his room. The hapless lad was asking each classmate to shoot for a per- the tune of $15,000 with the hope that most directed to claim said island for his com- sonal goal of $50 to be paid, or pledged, people would subscribe $100. With the letter was a return address, stamped envelope. pany. After receiving his orders, he was during 1957-1958. dismissed, and the Firstie thought no more By mid-September, $7,000 was received.

"The response to this has been heartenof the project until the next morning when ing.

A second letter outlining progress and urgMany classmates who had originally upon arising he glanced at the island from sent in $5 or $10, pledged to send in like ing all hands to support the drive was sent his window. Sure enough, planted in the amounts every month or two until their out. Handwritten postscripts to about 250 middle of that uncharted land mass was a $50 minimum was reached. The class unity classmates were appended before mailing. crude white flag with a huge number nine was magnificent; many writing that it had This brought excellent response. emblazoned upon it. Thus the Ninth Com- been only carelessness or procrastination 1924 pany became the first Company in the his- that had caused them to fail to respond tory of the Naval Academy to claim an initially."

The Class of 1924 drive for a Class Gate island. History in the making. . . . was the last to get started and was really sparked off by a "blast" from one of the class, printed in the class column in the 1925 Field Ball August 1957 issue of Shipmate. The Washington group at its next meeting agreed Joe Stryker tells the 1925 story: Speaking of hi-jinx, I wonder how many that the class should sponsor a class gate "I understand that you have requested a and that it should come from class donaof you happen to remember a game called Fieldball. For the benefit of those of you short article from Dave Tyree on how '25 tions and not from the class fund, which, who came before the game, or those of you went about raising a substantial Stadium however, would bear the cost of the drive. who never had contact with it, let me give Fund. As Ty is being transferred shortly, A letter was sent out to all classmates the buck has passed to me. you a brief description of the sport. whose addresses were available, together "When the Class of 1925 heard that the with a pledge form and a stamped, return Fieldball is an ungodly blending of football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and good Stadium was going to be built on a volun- address envelope. The response was exold-fashioned hand-to-hand combat. Accord- tary contribution basis, a meeting of the cellent so that within a few months the ing to the Physical Education Department, Washington group of 1925 was held and goal is within a few thousand of being it is only played in two places in the it was decided that a real, rather than a reached.

United States—the Naval Academy, and perfunctory effort would be made to raise Most heartening was the size of the retheir share. It was also decided at that the Pennsylvania State Penitentiary. sponses, the large majority of them being As my First Classman explained it to meeting that a request would be made for $100, with more giving over than less. me, "Fieldball is a legitimate means for a Class Memorial in return for a good-sized However, those donating make up but onepurging your soul of any violence while you contribution. A Stadium Fund Committee third of the class. are a Midshipman." Having a rather dense was formed of Red Pyne, Judge Eller, skull, I naturally took up the sport. This Whitey Taylor, Bob MacFarlane and Joe The Class President has named certain members who have already contributed to year, as a First Classman, I am in charge Stryker as Chairman. of our company team. As of press time, we "Considerable horse trading went on be- get after the laggards in their area.

A second mailing will also be sent shortly. are still undefeated—quite a fete in this tween the Committee and the Stadium Offiparticular sport. I can't claim that our team cials at the Naval Academy and it was The Class of 1924 has published the names is any more scientific than the others, but finally agreed that for a $15,000 or more of those who have given sizable amounts. having boys like Bob Riefsynder on the contribution, a gate would be dedicated to Some have questioned the ethics of this, but the purpose was to spur on others which team makes up for any lack of finesse. the Class.

"To raise the money, we used the old it certainly has done.

I only wish that the educators who The mailing and other costs for the drive, claimed our youth was too soft could wit- strategy of the rake who propositioned ness one contest . . . zoom! there goes every girl he met. We got our faces slapped which the class fund is absorbing, will be another theory down the tubes. a few times but we also got the $15,000. about $100.

Dark Ages

It's here again, the worst part of the year for a Mid—the Dark Ages. Once again winter is proving difficult in relinquishing its reins to spring. Throughout the Yard there prevails that drab gray hue. If ever a psychologist yearned for a fruitful setting to study the effects of weather upon the behavior of a group of people, here is his promised land. The downcast Plebes are having difficulty keeping their chins from touching the deck, the Youngsters are completely bewildered by "the magic of steam," the Segundos are wondering why anybody ever bothered to tinker with AC motors, and the Firsties . . . well the Firsties, when they are not playing bridge, are contemplating the complexities of life insurance, a loan for a car, and, of course, marriage.

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NAVY TALES

ATHLETICS Bender, a Princeton graduate in 1942, has served as an assistant coach to Hendrix since coming to Annapolis in 1950. He is a member of a tennis-playing family, his brother, Dick, being National Boys' Champion in 1935.

Capt. William R. Kane '33, football and Jack Cloud, former William & Mary wrestling great of twenty-five years ago gridiron great, has been named head coach who lost his life in an aircraft accident on of Navy's ISO-pound football squad by 6 February 1957 while commanding the Capt. Slade Cutter, the Academy's Director carrier SAIPAN, received posthumously the of Athletics. Cloud has been assigned to the Silver Anniversary Achievement Award Department of Physical Education as an given by the magazine Sports Illustrated. instructor. He succeeds Capt. Ed Golding, The award is presented each year to twenty- US.A.F, as coach of the Navy 150-pound five football lettermen from American col- gridders. leges and universities who have achieved outstanding recognition in their life's work.

Kane, as executive officer of Fighting Memorial Seat for

Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary Achievement Award to Kane '33

Squadron 11 attached to the U S S ENTER-

PRISE, took part in twelve major engagements in the Pacific.

His son, now a student at the University of North Carolina, accepted the award for his father. Lou Kirn '32 received the award last year.

The winner this year from West Point is Major General Kenneth E. Field, West Point '33, whose present position is General Manager of the Atomic Energy Commission. In addition to being an outstanding football player at the Point he stood first in his class and was Cadet First Captain.

Ben Martin, Alumni Trustee, Football Coach at Air Force Academy Ben Martin '46, who has been a very successful football coach at the University of Virginia, is to take that position at the Air Force Academy, relieving Buck Shaw of Santa Clara, former coach of the San Francisco Forty-Niners.

The Air Force Academy understandably wanted a man with a service academy background. However, Ben would not discuss the matter until President Darden of the University of Virginia was notified. Virginia then released him from his contract which had three years to go.

Ben was elected as a Trustee of the Naval Academy Alumni Association at the 1956 spring meeting.

Spike Webb In a letter recently to "Spike" Webb, Admiral Smedberg informed him that his former boxing pupil, Capt. Slade Cutter, now Director of Athletics at the Naval Academy, has insured that Spike's name will be forever carried on the rolb of the honored at Navy through the purchase of a memorial chair in his name in the new Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Navy Tops in Squash

A Navy commander attached to one of the staffs in Adm. Jerauld Wright's Atlantic Fleet Headquarters was working on his professional requirements for promotion but couldn't find two of the books in the CinC Lant library. He asked the Flag Secretary for assistance and was told that CinCLant had a private reference library; and sure enough, the books appeared on the commander's desk in short order. After completing his reading a few days later, the busy commander put them in the outgoing mail basket with a facetious note to the Flag Secretary to "please return these to Adm. Wright with my personal thanks."

The mail yeoman read the note, however, and, always efficient, decided to return the books direct. He walked over to the Fleet Commander's office, handed them to the CPO in the outer office with the remark, "Cdr sent these to Adm. Wright with his personal thanks."

The chief put the books on the Admiral's desk, but the harried Fleet Commander, in no mood for humor, took one look at the proffered texts and after a few curt remarks, the chief and the books were both out of the office in record time. Following more words from the chief—less well chosen —the eager beaver yeoman was on his way even quicker.

Back in his own headquarters he was sorely perplexed. Not knowing who had fouled him up, he finally—did nothing. Ten days later the Flag Secretary began wondering about the books and buzzed the commander. A quick investigation found the books still located in the desk of the perplexed yeoman, and it didn't take much interrogation until the whole story came out.

The three-striper desires to remain anonymous. He's perfectly happy to be on the promotion list and not on the Admiral's list as well.

John B. Griffiths '58 from Los Angeles, captain of both the squash and tennis teams of this year, is considered to be the country's top collegiate squash player.

The U S N A Squash team has won the national intercollegiate squash championship this year, the first time a service academy The title of the books offered to the has held this distinction.

Commander-in-Chief of the vast Atlantic Midshipman Griffiths has received the Fleet organization: The Art of Leadership. dolphin plaque of the U S S BARB Trophy which is awarded each year to the midshipman winning the Academy squash championship. His name is to be inscribed on the POINT MUGU NOW perpetual trophy.

New Coaches Robert A. Bender, a former Princeton tennis star and an ex-Army officer, has been named head coach of tennis.

Bender, an assistant professor in the Department of English, History and Government at the Academy, succeeds Art Hendrix who had been Navy's tennis coach since July 1938 except for two years' active duty with the Navy during World W a r II. MIDSHIPMAN JOHN B. GRIFFITHS '58 Hendrix retired with a physical disability is awarded the USS Barb Trophy individon December 31, 1957, as an associate ual dolphin plaque by Capt. Gene Fluckey professor in the Physical Education Dept.

'35, Squash Officer Representative.

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HOW TO TELL YOUR BOSS TO BRUSH UP ON HIS LEADERSHIP

NATIONAL MISSILE RANGE

The Department of Defense recently announced the e.xtension of the guided missile range areas supporting the existing Naval Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, Calif., to become a National Pacific Missile Range.

The range will be managed by the Navy for the use of all branches of the Armed Forces.

The Pacific Range extends approximately 500 miles and 250 miles seaward.

BILLS WILL REACH YOU IN APRIL FOR NEXT YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP DUES — $8.00 Start Budgeting for This Now! SHIPMATE

THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM

By Capt. Gene Fluckey, USN

Progress

Class

The contract for construction of the entire stadium, less night lighting, has been awarded to the Philip \'izzini Company and the DeLuca-Davis Construction Company of Baltimore as a joint venture. We were most fortunate in letting the contract at this time, for the bid was significantly lower than previous estimates. The complete project with paved parking areas for 8,200 cars, all memorial features such as 3,500 memorial chairs, memorial plaques, gates, etc.

—which we had expected would be extras— are included in a total cost of not over $2,900,000.

Ground-breaking March 1, 1958, has been set as the Ceremonial Day. The Secretary of the Navy will turn the first shovelful of earth. Completion is scheduled by August 15, 1959, in time for the three football games planned at home that fall.

Naval Air Reserve The Naval Air Reserve groups are sponsoring a number of premieres of the new movie, "South Pacific," throughout the country. Total net proceeds will go to the Stadium. L'rge your friends with expense accounts to attend.

Storm Signals As of 10 February, we have $2,152,706 net in hand. This does not include about $120,000 net from the Cotton Bowl. Thus we need $628,000 more. The proffered Texas Bankers Loan of $500,000 at a moderate interest rate has taken the Superintendent off the hook in approving contract letting without having all funds in hand—but we alumni are not off the hook. No one wants to borrow money for a project so close to us. Contributions at the moment have again taken a nose-dive. The Sixth and Seventh Fleets are conducting fund campaigns in our behalf. So far the total contributed from all Navy and Marine Corps units afloat and ashore amounts to $368,000. This excludes nearly all identifiable alumni contributions, which are filed separately with their classes.

We can expect rough weather ahead as business recedes. The alumni must give more to pull us out of the doldrums.

1881.

1882.

1885, 1887, 1889.

1891, 1892.

1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900.

1901, 1902 1903,, 1904,, 1905 , 1906,, 1907, , 1908,, 1909,, 1910,, 1911,.

1912 .

1913,, 1914,, 1915 , 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928

Total

Per Capita Per Capita Quota*** Contribution

600. 00,. ., .— 200. .00,, , , , , — 52.,00 , , , , , — 203.27 . , , , , — * , , , , 100. 00,, , , . , — 500. 00,. , , , . — * , . , , 350 00,. , , , , — * , , , , 340 00,. , , , , — * , , , .

110. 00,, , , , , 5 0 555. 00,. , , , , — * . , . , 4,483.29,, . , , , — * . , , , 226. 00,, , . , , 5 0 700. 00,. . , . , — * , , , , 975. ,00,, , , , , - * , , , .

1,438.00,, , , , , - * , , , , 13,145.,11 , , , , . — * . . , , 1,559 .00,. , , , , - * , , , , 510 00,, , , , , 5 0 1,986 00,. , , , , 5 0 1,756,00,, , , , , 5 0 7,070 00,, , ,. , — * , ,, , 4,147 00, ,, , , , 5 0 3,218,,00,, , . , . 5 0 9,456,50,, , , , , — * , , , , 4,892 29 , , , , . 5 0 2,575 ,00, ,, , , , 5 0 3,085 ,00., , 5 0 2,991 ,05,, , , , , 5 0 3,517 ,62,. . . . . 5 0 7,184,.00,. . . . . — * , , . , 4,256,.00,, , , , , 5 0 6,505,22 , , , , 5 0 2,963.,00,, , , , , 5 0 8,620..00,, , , , , 5 0 19,445,,94, ,, , , , 5 0 8,316.,84*, , , . , 5 0 7,943.40*. , , , , 5 0 15,378,29,, , , , , 5 0 15,122.90,, , , , , 5 0 16,077,85,. , . , . 4 9 14,635.65*. , . , . 4 8 1,675 00,. , , , , 4 7

600.00 200.00

52.00 101.09 50.00 166.67 70.00 68.00

18.33 138.75 407.50 37.67

50.00 54.15 .57.60 692.00 51.97 22.20 33.10 33.80

69.40 37.40 32.90 146.80 46.50 25.75 31.50 29.30 30.90 65.90 32.30 47.20 19.75 24.45 45.90 18.80 23.90 36.60 40.40 42.20 29.10 12.40

Total

Class

1929,, 1930,.

1931,.

1932,, 1933,, 1934,, 1935,, 1936,, 1937,.

1938,, 1939,, 1940,, 1941,.

1942,, 1943,, 1944,, 1945,, 1946,, 1947., 1948A , 1948B , 1949,, 1950,, 1951,, 1952., 1953., 1954,, 1955,, 1956,, 1957,, 1958,, 1959,, 1960,,, 1961

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

2,806.36,, 2,366.17,.

5,361.06,.

6,058.20,.

3,428.00,.

9,030.00*.

4,326.65,, 750.00 , 3,700.00** 3,559.33,.

5,708.51..

2,527.65..

849.00..

4,379.26,.

4,043.29,, 2,232.33..

2,385.40, , 8,487.18*.

1,525.52,.

1,760.63,.

1,566.25,, 1,269.65,.

734.15., 7,768.34,.

6,892.33. , 5,300.00** 1,472.00, , 507.00,.

797.00,.

1,727.65,.

2,584.00,, 1,389.00,.

1,894.00,.

6,403.00. .

Per Capita Per Capita Quota*** Contribution

14.20 6.88 ., 13.82 ., 17.38 ..

9.00 ., 21.35 ., 11.15 3.46 ,, 13.75** 9.72 ,. 11.45 6.70 2.47 8.93 7.45 3.14 ,.

2.76 8.33 1.93 3.72 4.05 1.67 ..

1.10 .. 11.13 ..

9.04 ?2 ..

5.84** 1.74 .,,21,,,, .69 ...20,.,, 1.18 ,.,19,.., 2.04 ...18,.,.

2.86 . . . 1 8 , . . . ..

1.68 . , , 1 8 . . . ,.

2.14 ...18,...

6.60 .,,18,...

,,,46,.,, ,..45,,,, ...44,... ...43.... ...42,... ,,,41,,,. ...40,.,. ,,,39,,,, ...38.,,, ,.,37,.,. ...36,... ...35,,,, ...34,.,. ...33,,,, .,,32,,.. ,.,31.... ,,,30,.,. ,,,29,,,, ,,,28,,,, ,,,27,,,, ...27.... ...26.... ...25.... ,,,24..., ,,,23,...

,,

$350,816.00 T OTAL * 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.

•^ Class has reached its quota.

Alumni Giving We have yet to receive a letter from any alumnus saying the per capita quotas set up are too high. Many write us that they are reasonable and realistic. Our established policy on amounts listed in the class totals includes contributions from grads, nongrads, widows, close relatives, and family owned companies (to avoid double taxation). Monies solicited from friends or companies cannot be counted on class totals, but alumni should solicit at every opportunity.

We need and expect your help. Statistics show that 19% of the alumni have given.

The average donation is $82. Look at your class per capita contribution with pride or embarrassment. Wake up your reluctant dragons and convince them we're GUNG HO! Breakdown by classes as of 10 February 1958: Class

1868 1873 1878 MARCH

Total

Per Capita Per Capita Quota*** Contribution

$ 100.00. . . . . — 100.00. . . . . — 75.00. . . , , — 19 5 8

$100.00 lOOOO 75.00

CONTRACTS SIGNED FOR BUILDING OF MEMORIAL STADIUM. . . . Affixing his signature to the document is Mr. Philip Vizzini (right), one of the contractors, while Capt. Slade Cutter, USN, Mr. John DeLucca, the other contraaor, and R. Adm. W. R. Smedberg, III, USN, look on.

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THE MAIL BOAT Shipmate: I do not know how much editorial freedom you have but I believe Shipmate can and should be a vehicle for candid constructive criticism of the Navy. Not that I have any proverbial bitter, has-been attitude toward the Navy—far from it. I think it is the greatest and enjoyed every bit of my thirty-odd years, but it can be improved and made attractive as a career for top-notch youngsters.

C. J. STUART '24

"DEMISE OF A DREAM" O p e n Letter to Brig. G e n .

W i l l i a m B. M c K e a n , USMC (Ret.) Dear General:

Your "Demise of a Dream" appearing in Shipmate of January 1958 is a splendid presentation of the unpleasant facts existing in the Holloway Plan. However, I had hoped to find in your article a full development of the poor approach used by the Navy in recruiting Holloway Plan candidates. In your concluding paragraph you touched lightly on the real cause of failure of the program, . . . "We offered liberal education to promising American youth rather than opportunity to compete for the naval vocation. . . . " I like your use of the word compete, and I have underscored it here as the key word of your statement.

As I see it, our entire approach is negative. Our recruiting pitch not only stresses liberal education but also paid tuition, uniforms, mileage, an uninterrupted course, plus pay while at college and on cruises.

Strangely enough, these are essentially the same items offered a candidate who is about to become a midshipman at the Naval Academy! I am sure you will agree that this simply illustrates that the Navy starts out on the same road in its broad program to interest young men in a naval career.

But as we take one step farther down the road we see the Holloway Plan sheer off in a 90 degree turn and that program never returns to the clear, logical course, to a full career as a naval officer.

To the Holloway Plan candidate the Navy stresses that he must serve ONLY T H R E E YEARS as an active commissioned officer. Upon completion of this obligated service he must apply to be retained in the profession. But the damage has been done long before he reaches this point. Before the lad even gets in the program he knows he is a short-timer !

The awful truth is that about 85 per cent of all Holloway Plan officers to date have remembered every word of that nice sales pitch. At the end of their obligated service they have left us. From personal observation I can testify that getting out of the Navy is the main topic of conversation in wardrooms having two or more Holloway Plan officers. This attitude in itself does not reflect unfavorably on these young officers.

Rather it is frank evidence that the Navy has made a horrible mistake by emphasizing the relatively short obligated service as full payment for a college education.

My recommendation is that the Navy change its approach to the Hollowav Plan candidate. Make it P O S I T I V E . Put a challenge before these lads. Tell them we'll 18

educate them to become a career officer in the greatest Navy in the history of the world. Tell these boys that they must live up to every custom and tradition of our service. Tell them they must make good grades in all subjects and tell them early that the Navy is a competitive profession just like any other. In short the Navy must make entering the naval service as tough on the Holloway Plan candidate as it does on the Naval Academy candidate.

Right now we use the negative approach for the Holloway Plan candidate and the positive approach for the Naval Academy candidate. One or both of these approaches may be wrong. But if we allow greater merit to the approach which produces more regular officers, then we must string along with the U.S.N.A. approach and apply its methods to the Holloway Plan.

In closing I submit to you the most shocking fact existing in our entire Naval R.O.T.C. program. The administration of the monster requires more officers, men, and money than required to operate the Naval Academy.

For an annual yield of less than 200 regular officers we maintain a program which subscribes to the principle that . . . "makes unearned sustenance our citizen's birthright. . . ." Just who are the "spoiled and pampered pets of Uncle Sam"?

ROBERT W .

NETTING

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Lt. Cdr. USN From A n o t h e r Former PNS

Shipmate: May I utter a grand "Amen" to the article "Demise of a Dream," by Gen. W. B. McKean, in the January issue? As an exProfessor of Naval Science I am wholly in accord with his general thesis. However, I differ with him on two issues.

First of all, he states that there was a drive in 1953, centered at Princeton, to integrate the Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC. This is being a bit unjust to a grand University because I can recall nothing that resembled a "drive." True, there was a proposal by President Dodds to permit Princeton to take over the teaching of the ROTC units and to determine course content, but to the best of my knowledge (I was P N S there at the time and the proposal to the Navy Department was made through me) there was never any pressure behind it. The proposal was made openly in good faith and the Navy Department's position on it was accepted at Princeton with considerable understanding. It is my recollection that the proposal was developed as a result of intense dissatisfaction with the Army and Air Force ROTC course content. Both were far below the level of the courses offered at Princeton. There was mild and justified dissatisfaction with the Navy ROTC freshman course, but the remaining courses were considered to be quite satisfactory.

it, others were getting a free education. A significant number of us lacked sufficient knowledge of the Navy to even know what constituted a naval career. However, and this is important, at the Naval Academy the staff has a captive audience to which they can sell the desire to follow a naval career, and they do an excellent job of it. They develop the motivation where it is lacking, and strengthen it where it already exists.

In civilian colleges, the ROTC's are not captive audiences. A P N S is competing with the Engineers, Physicists, Linguists, Mathematicians, etc., in developing motivation for their respective fields. All other things being equal, this would be a difficult job at best. But the Navy deliberately cuts its own throat in this regard by assigning too many passed-over officers as PNS's. It makes a college student wonder when he sees the P N S taking courses in real estate appraising, education, etc., rather than improving his own professional competence.

PSN's officers must be those who still have a future, those who can honestly and wholeheartedly sell the Navy to these lads. No stone should be left unturned in an effort to develop the motivation after the lad is in the program, but don't let's be too concerned about lack of motivation when they apply for admission.

If the Navy is to salvage anything at all from the money invested in this "dream," a new look must be taken by new people.

Above all, let's be honest with ourselves and with the students and make this a plan which makes the Navy's interest rather than the student's paramount.

WILLIAM F . COLEMAN

Brig. Gen. USMC (Ret.) '29 Shipmate: Just a word to say that article "Demise of a Dream'-' by Brig. Gen. W. B. McKean is a stvell job of analytical writing. Enjoyed its obvious professional competence.

VICTOR GONDOS, JR.

Editor, Military

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Shipmate: The last issue of Shipmate was undoubtedly the best to date. If the publication is to be spokesman for the alumni (and it should be) it should do more to solicit and print the opinions and criticisms of the old grads on matters vital to the Navy.

The articles on the Holloway Plan were excellent. At least they inspired me to come up with the enclosed drawing.

HERB JONES

'16

The second point on which I must differ with General McKean is that dealing with motivation. I feel he is emphasizing initial motivation too much. Certainly, good motivation for entering the ROTC or any other program is highly desirable, but it is difficult to find real motivation for anything in many lads just entering college. Many of them are "shopping around," trying to find out what interests them. This is equally true of midshipmen entering the Naval Academy. I remember that during the bull sessions our plebe summer we would ask one another why we came to the Academy.

It was evident that there was no real desire for a naval career in many of us at that time. Some were frankly serious about S H I P M A T E

In the February issue of Shipmate, page 17, there appeared an article, "SOME PROPOSALS FOR EXTENDED ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP." This item was inserted by the Editor as the opinion of one man. T o my knowledge, proposals to broaden the eligibility rules for membership of the Association have never been discussed in our Committee or Trustee meetings.

The sentiments expressed in this article do not reflect the thinking or the policy of the present administration of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADENIY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

W. W. SMITH, President Editor's Note: An editor's function is to edit and to editorialize—to praise and criticize, to suggest and goad.

Shipmate: The main objects of my comment are the editorial on pages 1 and 2 of the January issue, and McKean's extremely interesting article about the Holloway Plan.

I personally feel that "The Way Out" would fail because it frankly sets up two classes of officers, one of which is tacitly expected to have limited ambitions and to retire voluntarily, "satisfied, happy and proud," after not much more than the twenty-year career.

I don't agree with this "half career" thesis. I say, the Navy does offer a lifetime career, now, and always has—to those able enough, dedicated enough (and, if you like, ruthless enough) to make the grade. That's the way it is in practically any worthwhile line of effort. There's room at the top—• but not for everybody. Not in Standard Oil, G.E., R.C.A., any of 'em, and McKean's last paragraph really says the same thing— "unearned sustenance our citizen's birthright." A wise old officer—Arthur Wills '14—observed to me a few years ago that he felt we had gone far overboard in stressing merely the material advantages of a service life. I feel we have done it so much that it is almost impossible to get away from it now, and to build up the idea that the Navy is fun, satisfying, thrilling—above all, a sacred and necessary duty.

That gets me to the main interlocking points brought out in McKean's excellent article—motivation and physical requirements. I was shocked both by what he said of the omission of the motivation requirement and by the intransigeance of the medicos ! I'd like to see BuPers try a pilot group of boys, sub-standard physically but determined by the best opinion to be highly motivated, and see how they'd turn out. I can cite specific examples of reserve officers \yith physical handicaps who have functioned outstandingly in every way. I had a navigator who'd been failed out of the N.A. on vision! Who could say that Bert Kalisch, if he'd been allowed to get by with a couple of 2.3's, wouldn't have been an excellent naval officer?

I'm still tremendously interested in the "poor, old Navy," as Admiral Sims is said once to have remarked after his retirement!

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OFFICERS President— V. ADM. W . W . S M I T H , U S N (Ret.) '09

Vice President (Eastern

V. ADM. C . T . DURGIN, U S N (Ret.) '16

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CAPT. DAVID D . W I G H T , U S N R '24

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President— V. ADM. J . F . SHAFROTH, U S N (Ret.) '08

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

Shipmate: Have just read the November issue and have several things to ask or say: (a) On page 15, in "Capitol Hill"—I don't think we should ever settle for less than full credit for Naval Academy time.

This has been thoroughly hashed out before in your pages and those of Navy Times.

Further arguments or suggestions are unnecessary, particularly from non-NA people such as the Cdr., CHC. (b) On page 20, in "ALNAV 25," I disagree with Adm. Low that "BuPers" has always eagerly sought constructive thoughts etc. Based on bitter personal experience regarding a W W II pass-over to Comdr. about which I can learn no basis nor obtain corrective action because, as I've been told, BuPers believes that mistakes are not made, hence, there is no reason to review those JACK KENNADY, '24 pass-overs.

Shipmate: (c) On page 21, in "Class Trees"— Trust that the Bull Dept. wasn't con- Although the cost of a tree is small, it sulted in the spelling of "Academy" on the seems to me the NA should not suggest USNA Tournament of Roses float depicted diverting any money while the Stadium drive is so short of its goal. on page 16 of the January 1958 issue. (d) Am I paid-up or delinquent?

MEMORIAL STADIUM PLEDGE To: Treasurer, Memorial Stadium Drive 1. As a member of the Class of I hereby pledge a donation of $ for the Memorial Stadium.

2. I w i l l make my donation as follows: 1958 1959 Previously donated pledged Where Name Address

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Mrs. Carlo B. Brittain, 87, wife of the late R. Adm. CARLO B. BRITTAIN, USN, died at her residence in Richmond, LEO SAHM It is with deep regret that we note the Ky., on 28 January 1958. death on 24 January of our classmate, LEO She is survived by a son, V. Adm. SAHM (CAPT USN R E T ) . He passed Thomas B. Brittain, USN (Ret.) '20, of away in Palo Alto, Calif., where he had Oklawaha, Fla.; a brother, Thomas E. lived for many years, after his retirement Baldwin, Jr., of Richmond, Ky.; a grand- in July 1931. He returned to active duty son, Lt. Thomas B. Brittain, Jr., USN '47; in World War II and served throughout and two granddaughters, Mary B. Brittain the war in the operations office of the 12th of Ocala, Fla., and Mrs. John W. Christie Naval District. He is survived by his wife, of Wilmington, Del. Edith Cowles Sahm of 629 Tennyson Ave., Palo Alto, and his daughter, Mrs. A. S. She was interred in Richmond, Ky. Mathews, also of Palo Alto, and by his sister. Miss Mary Sahm of Dubuque, Iowa.

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HOLDEN A. EVANS H O L D E N A. E V A N S died 27 November 1957 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington and was buried 6 December, his 86th birthday, in Arlington Cemetery.

On his first cruise as Ensign he was sent to Glasgow to study Naval Architecture and was assigned to the Construction Corps.

Arnold Lott, Naval Historian who recorded Mare Island's 100-year history in his book, A Long Line of Ships, said of him: "Of all the officers to serve on Mare Island during its first century of existence as a naval activity, Holden Evans made the greatest and most lasting impression. Farragut may be longer remembered, but his fame came years after he left Mare Island.

The sweeping changes Evans instituted at Mare Island made him well known and liked and hated—throughout the Navy long before he left the Yard. Although he eventually resigned from the service, the new concept of scientific industrial management which he brought into public knowledge at Mare Island was to take roots and grow until eventually higher efficiency and lower costs at all Navy Yards reflected the efforts of Mare Island's first Industrial Manager."

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WILHELM LEE FRIEDELL R. Adm. W I L H E L M L. FRIEDELL, USN ( R e t ) , died at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., on 27 January 1958. Interment was in the National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans, Calif., with graveside services.

Admiral Friedell was born in Texarkana, Ark. In World War I he had command of Submarine Division One and the tender BusHNELL in European waters. He did two tours of duty at the Naval Academy and graduated from the Naval War College in 1928. He commanded the Submarine Force.

Pacific, from 1938 to 1941 when he became Commandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard. He served as Eleventh Naval District Commandant at San Diego from 1944 until he retired in January 1946.

Admiral Friedell is survived by his wife, the former Lucie Jolifee Mathews of Baltimore, Md., who resides at 800 B Ave., Coronado, Calif.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO 1905 in the San Francisco "Bay Area" celebrated our fifty-third anniversary of Naval Academy graduation by assembling He is survived by three daughters : Mrs. for lunch at the Officers' Mess, Treasure Dorothy E. Cushman, Reading, Pa., Mrs. Island, on 30 January 1958.

Iris E. Ingram, St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Of the ten living in this area eight were Eleanor E. O'Connell, Martinsville, Va., and a son: Holden A. Evans, Jr., Albany, present, from San Francisco: A. B. (Doc) Court, Class President, Earl Shipp, and N. Y. Leo Irvine. From Vallejo came Harry Orr, and from Berkeley, Bruce Canaga, Jimmy Woods, and Herbert Kays. Hiram Irwin came up from Redwood City.

1900 • Doc Court read a telegram from Charlie Sec'y, Capt. E . S. Jackson, U S N ( R e t . ) , Shaw from New York, sending greetings 455 A r l i n g t o n Dr.. P a s a d e n a , Calif. from an equal number having lunch at the The address of R. Adm. and Mrs. New York Yacht Club.

D E F R E E is changed to: "Villa Riviera," A pleasant time was enjoyed by all, reLong Beach, Calif. newing old acquaintances, along with an The Defrees have taken an apartment excellent lunch and embellishments.

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The death of Capt. ROY L E I G H T O N LOWMAN, U S N R ( R e t ) , was reported last month. His wife, Frances, and two daughters, Pamela and Penelope, live at 230 Ramsey Ave., Chambersburg, Pa. ALDEN HALL, vacationing in Clearwater, Fla., went to see F R A N K GODLEY who had moved to 324 San Jose Dr., Dunedin Isles, Dunedin, Fla. "Pete" and Lucille GHORMLEY are recuperating from pneumonia.

BING H O W E has been to Honolulu for his health. "Kaiser" W I L H E L M is "living the life of Riley" in St. Petersburg, Fla. AL (Elsie) BELL says he and his wife travel by freighter in the winter. LEO W E L C H , A N D R E W H I C K E Y and others have written in general terms. Mrs. L O R S H B O U G H reports Walter as being pretty much of an invalid. AUBREY F I T C H endowed a Stadium seat "for those classmates who have gone on before."

Lt. Wm. L. Bryan '49 has donated a memorial seat in honor of his father, R. Adm. GEORGE S. BRYAN and hopes "Paddy" will be able to cheer the Navy team from its vantage point for many seasons to come.

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ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS TURNBULL Capt. A R C H I B A L D D. TURNBULL, U S N R (Ret.), author of the History of United States Naval Az'iation, died at his home in Provincetown, Mass., on 2 January 1958. Interment was in Arlington.

A native of Morristown, N. J., Captain Turnbull entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1906. He was awarded the Navy Cross in World War I. He resigned when a Commander in October 1920 but returned during World War II serving as Deputy Director of Naval Records and History. His book on Naval Aviation was published in 1949 by the Yale University Press and in Great Britain by the Oxford University Press. It is still the standard and most definitive work on the subject Captain Turnbull is survived by his wife, Eva Humphrey Turnbull of 633 Commercial St., Provincetown, a stepson, Mr. Sherman Loud, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Herbert McAnemy, and by a grandson.

MORE ARMY-NAVY GATE CRASHING Shipmate: The article in the December Shipmate on "Army-Navy Gate Crashing" brings back the memory of at least one successful attempt.

It was at the 1905 game in Philadelphia, as I remember it. I had procured two extra tickets for my brother and a friend who were to take me and my roommate. Bill Amsden, for lunch before the game.

On arrival we found that another friend of mine had joined us unexpectedly, and it seemed too bad that he could not go to the game with the rest of the party. However, we had a good lunch—with appropriate trimmings; and as it progressed we cogitated vigorously on the problem. I think it was Bill always helpful in time of need (particularly if it involved skullduggery), who came up with the ensuing High Strategy : SHIPMATE

We gave one of our own two tickets to the extra man, and took the remaining one between us. At the turnstile we feigned to be a bit unsteady (which might not have been too difficult). Bill in the lead blocked the gate eft'ectively by prolonged tumblings under his heavy uniform overcoat, while I from behind waved the one ticket in full view while pushing him along and making loud suggestions as to where he had put his own.

Glory be, it worked! The ticket-taker wanted to keep traffic moving, and reasoned that every midshipman was bound to have his own ticket even if he could not find it. -Anyhow, he waved us on through. All of which was most reprehensible; and I hope that today's midshipmen are far too righteous to attempt any such shenanigans!

BOB W H I T E . In a Christmas card, Bob writes that he retired from business two years ago. Bob and his wife Ethel live at 2617 20th St., Bakersfield, Calif.

HAROLD TRAIN

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

WALTER DUDLEY SEED, JR. Friends and classmates of W A L T E R DUDLEY SEED, JR. (LTCDR USN R E T ) , will be grieved to learn of his death on 3 December 1957 in San Antonio, Tex., after a short illness. He was interred in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Dud was never married and had lived in San Antonio for a number of years. He retired in August 1924.

R A L P H C . PARKER

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Box 45. Army and Navy Club, Washineton 6. D. C.

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JOHN HORACE EVERSON I am deeply distressed to report the passing of our much-loved friend and classmate, Capt J O H N HORACE E V E R S O N , U S N ( R e t ) , which occurred on 23 January 1958 • in San Francisco, following just a few days' 1 9 0 9 Sec'y. R. Adm. Harold C. Train. USN <R«t.), illness. Jack and Esther, whose home was 1 8t. Mary'* St., Annapolis, Md. at 548 Marina Ave., Coronado, were visiting their sons, Stanley in San Francisco and We had an excellent attendance at the Landis in Burlingame. A third son, J. C. January class luncheon at the Army and Everson, lives in Texas.

Navy Club, 16 total: Braisted, Dessez, Jack had always maintained a most lively Dixon, Hustvedt, Keep, Maddox, Manahan, interest in and a great affection for his McGlasson, Moses, Piatt, Robertson, Sampclassmates. When the writer assumed his son, Poco Smith, Tilley, Train and Wright. present duties a most pleasant and lively Before the luncheon a meeting of the correspondence sprang up with Jack about Executive Committee was held to discuss class matters and personalities and con- preliminary plans for the "50 years after tinued until the end. Indeed letters from Reunion." each of us crossed in the mails at the time The Annual Annapolis luncheon for classof Jack's death. mates and ladies will be on Tuesday, 20 It was Jack who started the move to have May, at the Alumni House. Time: one "Cracky" DAGUE's name placed in the o'clock. This long notice is sent out, so you Football Hall of Fame, which move had can keep the date clear. Separate notices gained much momentum when it was dis- will be mailed about 10 days ahead of time. continued at Cracky's request. Jack had F R A N K CARTER. I have received enhsted the cooperation of many football notables in the drive. At the beginning of word of the marriage of Frank and Miss the campaign for funds for the new Sta- Loretta Orr of Minneapolis, Minn., on 12 dium, Jack subscribed for a chair in memory November 1957 at Coral Gables, Fla. Marion DAVIS. Marion writes from of "Pop" GRESHAM. When he heard that I was interested in a chair for J A N U S "The Silo," Fonthill, Ontario, Canada, that S.\UFLEY, he sent me a check as his con- her daughter Marlin's nice stepson has made tribution. This check had not been cashed her a very proud step-great-grandmother. at the time of his death and I returned it She also says that she has sold "Dave's to Mrs. Everson. The day before this is beloved ranch" 3 miles from the "Silo." written—without being requested—another TRACY McCAULEY. Tracy, who is check for the purpose was received together now in Florida for visits with relatives and with one to secure a chair in Jack's memory. friends, writes that on February first he is "That was a project close to his heart so leaving for a week's stay with JIM our boys and I want to contribute to a chair MALONEY in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. in his name" is quoted from the letter.

Emily W I N T E R S . Capt. Theodore Hugh We all join in paying affectionate tribute Winters, USN, and Mrs. Winters, anto this fine friend and in extending to his nounce the engagement of their daughter, family our sincere sympathy.

Emily Christina, to Mr. Henry Steele Am receiving many comments on the Lewis, Jr., son of Mrs. Henry Steele Lewis Fiftieth Reunion Bulletin. Thanks for the and the late Mr. Lewis of Virginia Beach, kind words! I am glad to report that we Va. She attended school in Maidenhead, are to have the pleasure of having the Class England; Avignon, France, and is now President, H U G H DOUGLAS, and Mrs. studying at George Washington University Douglas with us. The requested addresses and the Corcoran Art Gallery. She made are not showing up in anything like the her debut in London at the Queen Charlotte number I had hoped for. Have received Ball and was presented at the Court of St. about ten bulletins back, "undelivered" for James at Buckingham Palace in 1956. Mr. one reason or another. I hear of additional Lewis is a graduate of Woodbury Forest contributions to the Stadium, but will not School and Princeton University. He is report them here for fear of omitting some- now a student at the University of Virginia one who should be mentioned but about Medical School. She is the granddaughter whom I have not heard. of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Purkrabek of St. Don't delay hotel reservations for the Margarets, Md., and of Emily and the late Hugh Winters. Emily lives in Annapolis, Reunion !

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JOHN HOLMES BIRDSALL We learned with great regret that J O H N H. BIRDSALL died 7 January at his home, 110 Ocean Terrace, Palm Beach, Fla. Entering first with the Class of 1910, John transferred to the Coast Artillery upon graduation and served until 1921, when he retired as a Major and made his home in Palm Beach. He served overseas in World War I. He was a past president of the Palm Beach Board of Realtors, a member of the Coral Beach and the Sailfish Clubs, and a former vestryman of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. He was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Palm Beach.

He is survived by his wife Carolyn, two sons, two daughters, and twelve grandchildren.

A new record gathering of sixteen attended the class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, on 13 January.

Present: Bieri, Butler, Byrnes, Chandler, Cobb, Cygon, Foster, Griffin, Hill, Hinckley, Loftin, Macomb, Gates, Reynolds, Snow, and Zimermann. Monthly, these meetings are on the eleventh (easy to remember) unless the eleventh falls on a weekend or holiday, when they carry over.

GLENN S M I T H and Mary sold their house in Brentwood nine years ago, and have been touring the country in a trailer.

They have made five such trips across the continent. Their daughter, Frances, is married and is a Social Worker in Los Angeles.

Daughter Mary, a former Yeoman 1st Class, USN, studied dress design in Paris and is now with a New York firm. Another daughter, Rosalie, is married and lives in Phoenix. The address of Glenn and Mary is POBox 505, Allandale, Fla. Christina C A P E H A R T is now living at 135 East 54th St., New York 22, N. Y. Marge HAGEN and daughter Beret are enjoying their new home, 667 Rosewood Court, Los Altos, Calif. Beret is taking a course at Stanford.

V I N C E MEYER (BRIGEN USA R E T ) lives at 1406 Park Ave., Richmond 20, Va. J O H N N Y MEIGS should be home by the time this is printed after a lengthy sojourn in the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, following a heart attack. I visited him in late January at the hospital and was relieved and pleased to find him looking well and in as good spirits as one can be when kept inactive. He was due for discharge in early February.

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The H I N C K L E Y s are tripping again, this time to Panama by boat. In the spring, they plan to fly to Scandinavia.

JACK and Dorothy R I C H A R D S have returned to Washington after an absence of fourteen weeks during which they visited their married daughters: Mary in Santa Monica and Dorothy Anne in Indianapolis.

The Class Saving Fund earned a dividend of $20.40 during 1957, and now totals $1,042.22. In addition there is a checking account of $163.13.

ROBERT M . GRIFFIN

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DICK BALLARD and M I K E H U D SON both tell me they expect to be at our 45th.

P E T E VANVALZAH from Australia has sent me a contribution for the NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium and asked that I arrange with it for a Memorial Chair in the Stadium for "my old friend and roommate, LEM FOUTZ. I think Lem would like to look down from up high and see his name on the seat. At long last I am getting out of work but am still hanging around for another year as Consultant to my old company. My health has not been 100% but I am still very much alive. I would like nothing better than to get back and see my old friends but it is a h, , , of a long swim. It seems to me that 1913 is dragging the anchor about the Stadium.

What's the matter with our 'tycoons' as well as all the others? I seem to think the Stadium project is sort of No. 1. I would like Lem's name on one of the chairs as he and I were as close together as two fellows can get—we shared our joys and sorrows and even what money we had."

Others sending best wishes to classmates and regrets that they can't get to our D. C. luncheons are: Brownell, Dillingham, Gayhart, Buck Jones, Meek, Miller, Pickering, Seibert, Shock, and Woodside. Some of these men say they will try to join us some time soon.

You have all probably received my general bulletin about tentative arrangements for our 45th Anniversary reunion at Homecoming Weekend next September. I hope you are all setting your sights to be with us then.

Those present at our D. C. lunch on 13 January were Abbott Glenn Davis, Hall, Helmick, J. D. Jones, Keisker, Jakey Lee, Thebaud and Sleeper.

CHUB A U S T I N writes: "Come March or April I will pay my respects to the boys in the back room" at one of the D. C. luncheons. Also, about classmates he has seen recently: "Theb is getting younger all the time, same for P's Powell. Of course. Pick (Pickering) and Wally Jupp never did grow old and Dilly (Dillingham) always sends me home talking to myself."

D A V E DAVIS tells me he expects to go back to Bethesda Naval Hospital about April but feels much better than he did when he left there last July. Just a check-up.

ROY DUDLEY sends his address until April as Hotel Coradonga, Valles, S.L.P., PAUL D . SLEEPER Mexico. "We hope it will be warm or we will go farther south."

A R T E D D I N S says that "King" Power, 1 9 1 4 • his U S N A roommate, from Red Banks, Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, U S N ( R e t . ) , Miss., got flu and missed their get-together 208 P r i n c e George St., Annapolis, Md. at the Ole Miss.-Texas Sugar Bowl game.

"It was as good as Navy at Dallas." How JOHN MARLE CREIGHTON did you all like that big Navy win, and Capt. J O H N MARLE CREIGHTON, Navy's high rank at the end of the football USN ( R e t ) , died on 15 December in season ?

Carmel, Calif. He was a native of LeavenBOB GRAYSON sent best regards to worth, Kans., and was fleet intelligence offiall hands and says: "Florida since Jan. 1 cer for Admiral Nimitz and served with has been as bad as Minnesota or worse— Counter-intelligence in Washington, D. C. cold, rain and winds."

Survivors include his wife, Frances, 630 Mrs. P A U L H E N D R E N sent a card to Siena Way, Los Angeles 24, Calif., four 1913 stating that she and the members of brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Creighton Paul's family "will always hold in grateful has donated a Memorial Chair for Jack in remembrance your thoughtfulness." She the new Stadium. also says : "Please don't forget me in your thoughts. It was my privilege to be married EDWIN THOMAS SHORT to a man who loved the Navy and his R. Adm. E D W I N T. SHORT, 67, Ret., country." died 24 January at the U. S. Naval HosLEVOY H I L L writes on 6 January that pital, San Diego, Calif. He lived at 212 he and Aline "are now in Selma, Ala., and Cereus St., Encinitas, Calif. Interment was expect to go to New Orleans and Florida at Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego. before returning to Annapolis."

A native of Astoria, Oreg., Rear Admiral Thanks to DOC L E E for a nice con- Short served in submarines at Key West, tribution to our Class Fund. He writes: Hawaii, and the Philippines. During World "I couldn't take retirement, so went to work War II, he served in transports in the again and hope to keep at it until time Pacific theater. He retired in 1949 at Green to start east for our 45th next September. Cove Springs, Fla., where he had command Ethel and I had a fine time in S. F. at the of the Reserve Fleet.

Navy-Cal. game and the get-together which Survivors include his wife, Mildred, and Soph Brenner put on in such fine style." two daughters, Mrs. E. E. Lippincott of H A R P McGUIRE passed on to me a Media, Pa., and Mrs. E. C. Paul of Port letter he received from T O O K Y H U N T , Hueneme, Calif., and five grandchildren. which says, in part, "It's tough about our losing Leo Haas. I always liked him. I hadn't seen him since April 1914, just beWidows when requesting or paying fore sailing on the MICHIGAN from Phila. for Shipmate subscriptions are refor Vera Cruz." quested to include the full name of T H E B A U D says he will be somewhere their husband so that their status may on the road in Mexico from about IS March be accurately determined and proper to 15 April, then to 15 May at his Boston records maintained. address, then to Canada.

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BILL RABE has just informed me that he completed his 37th year as a bridge engineer in the Ohio Department of Highways.

He has been in the highway department for more than forty-three years. His present address is 1940 Beverly Rd., Columbus 21, Ohio.

P I N K I E P O W E R S says that his Mexican Safari is open to all comers, and is not a 1914 class trip. He also says that air fare has gone up $17.00, and he has added an extra day in Guadalajara, so the round trip is $295 instead of $275.

BOB MAURY'S new son-in-law, L t ( j g ) Bruce McNeely, USNR, is presently on duty at the Naval Academy in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

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DALLAS DAISY DUPRE It is with great sadness and deep regret that we learned of the death Wednesday, February 12th, of Dallas D. ("Dopey") Dupre at his home in Austin, Tex. Dopey had been ill for a number of years and in recent months his condition had taken a serious turn for the worse. Capt.

Dupre was retired from the Navy for physical reasons on 1 October 1946.

He is survived by his wife, Gerry, and daughter Catherine, who currently reside at 2312 Bridle Path, Austin, Tex. Funeral services were held in Austin Friday, 14 February; interment was in San Antonio.

H O B A R T R A M S E Y has now named five chairs in the Memorial Stadium for the following: John McC. Manley, Howard Vickery, D. W. Armstrong, Allen Wurtele and one for himself. Hobe brings up a point as to the appropriateness of naming chairs without conflicting with plans of relatives or friends, and, if so, whether permission of relatives should be obtained.

S T E y E R O C K W E L L reports that due to his illness of about two months, and the Great Florida Freeze, he has lost about 50% of his orange crop. He says that Anne did double duty filling all the Christmas orders, shipping fruit from Maine to California, and points between!

DAVE COLLINS writes about a luncheon given by W I N D Y and Agnes WINSLOW at the Gulf Stream Club in Delray, Fla. Dave's wife, Jessie, was interviewed for the TV program, "Night Life in Palm Beach" on the night of the Army-Navy game.

R A L P H N E L S O N has sent his check for a chair in the Memorial Stadium in honor of J O H N A N D R E W (Scotty) MINNIS. MACKEY L E W I S did not come to Washington as expected, as the call of the Cotton Bowl game, in their home backyard, was too strong. He reports that Navy made a most favorable impression in every way, in Dallas. Mackey and Nancy Lee are planning a sea trip to South Africa on a freighter, but their plans are indefinite as yet.

TIM BROWN writes that, since retiring from the New England Trust Co. of Boston, he and Lily are spending their summers at Averill, Vt., and their winters at the Keewaydin Club, Naples, Fla. S H I P M A T E

A card from H O M E R and Laura GRAF reports that they were in Santiago, Chile, enjoying hot weather, and about to start for the Chilean Lake country.

HUTCH

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3900 Calverton Dr.. CoUeee Heights Estates.

Hyattsville, Md. Corr. Sec'y. Capt. L. F. Brown, U S N R .

31 Maryland Ave., Annapolis. Md. West Coast Sec'y. Cdr. E . F . Cochrane. U S N (Ret.), 4315 Avalon Blvd., San Diego 3. Calif.

in Cortina convalescing from an attack of bronchial pneumonia.

His classmates and friends have been distressed by recent press stories telling of J E S S E K E N W O R T H Y ' s troubles —all starting with an overly-generous gesture in behalf of a ta.xi driver. As a Midshipman Jess was popular and respected, and he grew in stature with the years after he joined the Fleet. His ordeal in the dirigibles AKRON and MACON, followed by the OKLAHOMA at

Pearl Harbor were shattering experiences which cost the Navy the services of a fine officer. It was characteristic that this recent unusual decision of his was on the side of generosity. We are pulling for you, Jess.

AUGUSTUS SCOUT A letter from Mrs. Etheldreda Scout informs us, "I regret to let you know that WEST COAST DOPE We are happy to report that Muriel and my husband. A U G U S T U S SCOUT, of the (ilass of 1916, expired on 4 December 1957 I.IL H E R N D O N are back in southern at the New York Hospital, N. Y. I would California and living at 1865 Midwick Dr. appreciate letting his class members know in Altadena. of his passing."

For the past six months they had been Mrs. Scout's address is 222 Park Ave., living in San Francisco but, due to the Staten Isljmd 2, N. Y. August was a non- dampness, decided that they would be betgrad and a longtime member of the .Mumni ter off in the South.

Association.

From a letter we received from I K E Before I get into anything else I want to G E I S E N H O F F , we learn that Peggie and comment on our Washington class lunch- Ike are taking a trip to Hawaii. eons. I have, at times, been delinquent (on S L E U T H H O L M E S is recovering from attendance only) but I make it when I can. an operation at the Naval Hospital. It was We're going down "that hill" and our class one of those sudden affairs, and we are association becomes more and more im- glad that Sleuth is back home in good portant. Wliy not put a big circle around the shape. third Monday of each month and get there!

The monthly luncheon of those in the On 7 March the U S S MULLINNIX (DD- San Diego area was held at the Admiral 944) is to be commissioned at the Boston Kidd Club on the 16th of January. We Navy Yard. Individual invitations are being missed Possum Borden, who we learned was sent all the class on the East Coast, but if in the East on a vacation, and Amos Root, you dpn't get yours, and can get there, you who, with Marguerite, is in Hawaii on a are invited. vacation. Those present at the luncheon: Received a card from BILL FOR- Benson, Calrrington, Cochrane, Grassie, RESTEL from Hawaii. "Bee" and E A R L Jenkins, Loventhal, McGinnis, Sauer, Price, MAJOR visited Dorothy and Bill en route Possum and Walter Webb; and our honto the Far East. Understand the Majors orary trio from the Class of '17: Merrill were treated to a typhoon but only suffered Comstock, Spike Fahrion and Ing Kiland. some bruises. Bill, commenting on the A&N We are happy to report that Ruby and Cotton Bowl games: "This was a sea- McGINNIS is recovering from a delicate son to remember!" eye operation. She has had considerable trouble of late. We all hope for a quick and full recovery.

C. TURNER JOY NAVAL RESERVE DIVISION On Sunday, 2 February, before a large RADFORD RECEIVES gathering of distinguished guests at Camp FORRESTAL AWARD Decatur, N T S , San Diego, Calif., U. S. Adm. A R T H U R W. RADFORD was Naval Reserve Fleet Division 11-1 was recently the James Forrestal named in honor of Adm. C. T U R N E R Memorial awarded Award for distinguished service JOY. Martha, presented by the Comman- to the nation.

The award is made by the dant of the 11th Naval District, R. Adm. National Security Industrial Association.

C. C. Hartman '20, was guest of honor.

A telegram of congratulations to Radford She presented Turner's flag to Lt. Cdr. R. J. Pabst, the Commander of the Divi- from President Eisenhower was read at the sion, who then read a brief biography of dinner at the Sheraton-Park Hotel, WashTurner. Following an inspection of the ington, D. C , as Adm. Louis E. Denfeld Division by Martha and Commander Pabst, (Ret.) presented the gold medal that goes the gathering adjourned to the auditorium with the award. Mr. Eisenhower was the for a reception. Sixteeners in the area to- first recipient of the Forrestal Award, the gether with their wives and our honorary others being Industrialist David Sarnoff 1917 friends and their wives attended in and Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, president of the American Red Cross. force.

"Wu" Duncan '17 writes from the GovReceived a very welcome letter from J O E LAWSON who wrote from the Adelphia ernor's office of the Naval Home in PhilaHotel, Chestnut St. at Thirteenth, Phila- delphia : "The youthful looking gentleman, delphia 7, Pa. Seems he fell and landed on second from the right, rear row of the his chin causing damage to the "clippers." group of 1916 shown on p. 23 of the DecemHe's back in battery and ready to continue ber issue of Shipmate is 'Hoppie' BEALL. Hoppie also did time in the Class of 1917 the strife. and attended our 40th reunion in Annapolis Had a letter from T O N Y ZIROLI. He last spring with his charming wife, looking had some trouble with his plumbing and had as young and handsome as ever. to_ go to Germany for an operation instead of coming to the Army-Navy game. While in Germany, he and the BILL S C H O T T S got together and later the Schotts got CARNEY ANSWERS together with them in Rome. At time of STEWART ALSOP writing, Consuelo was up in the mountains Be sure to read the article on page 1.

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Sec'y, Capt. J . G. M. Stone, U S N R ( R e t . ) , 248 King George St.. Annapolis, Md.

GEORGE McIVER writes in a letter thanking Walt Calhoun for the class picture, that he recognized about 10% of the faces. He says his recovery since surgery has not been as rapid as he had hoped but he is progressing steadily and a few more months should see him back to normal.

Keep up the good work, George.

BILLY MORCOTT writes from Box 313, Pebble Beach, Calif., "At present we are packing up for another trip to Europe.

Will go to Stuttgart to pick up a Mercedes Benz and then head for Paris, then Spain.

Expect to spend several months there then on to Italy, Austria, etc., returning August or September or?"

E L M E R DUVALL was in Crabtown for the day late in January. He was looking well. The sun was not very much over the yardarm so we were only able to heave the honey for a while. He said he was "not gainfully employed but having fun."

P I E PARK writes that the REINA'S going distresses him as he spent some five months aboard and met all the elite of the class as shipmates before our youngster cruise. He intends to be here on 29 March.

Let us hope this will be no deterrent to the attendance of some of the less straightlaced members of the class.

Walt has sent out a last appeal for funds for the Stadium. If you don't get it send him a check anyway.

Nice letters have been received from Swen Clark's sister, now back in Minneapolis, and from Erica Mentz who has been in Pasadena with Francis, Jr., and Susan.

She is headed back East and expects to visit Annapolis.

CHUCK NOBLE writes that he and Madeline will be with us on the 29th for our 41st graduation anniversary—things are looking up I They are both well and are reserving their energy until "G-day."

Do remember how welcome you will be at 248 King George on 29 March, 5 :30 P.M. and on and on.

JACK

FROM WALT'S MAIL CLARKE VYSE, POBox 423, Palo Alto, Calif.: "Herewith a small contribution for a few bags of cement in a splendid cause. Very good of you in the East to carry the ball. I am delighted to help a tiny bit.

Am leaving shortly for Mexico and will write later."

L A W R E N C E HARVEY, 129 Arleigh Rd., Douglaston, L. I., N. Y.: "Nice to hear from you, Walt. Sorry I could not see you and the rest of the class at the reunion —better luck next time."

H O M E R N. WALLIN, 4113 55th Ave., Northeast, Seattle 5, Wash.: "Out here I seldom see a classmate, however Felix Stump comes this way occasionally and we have a chat. Was in Spokane and ran into our distinguished dirt farmer. Gale Poindexter. His health has not been of the best, but he is moving in high gear with a fairly good 'set of pumps and condensers.' He is anticipating eighty bushels of bug resistant wheat per acre, which is a lot of wheat and the hallmark of successful farming. Since retirement have kept busy by filling a speaker's role for the Commandant of the District on occasions, otherwise with house and yard chores. When prospects are good I do a little salmon fishing."

T H O M A S D. ROSS, 5405 Miles Ave., Oakland 9, Calif.: He states that he "is leading a very quiet life due to high blood 23

pressure which developed some years past. 1 9 1 9 • Do a little visiting with friends and see a Sec'y, R. Adm. R. A. Dierdorff. U S N (Ret.), show once in a while. Our two girls are 34 Randall St., Annapolis, Md. married and live about ten miles away. We have five grandchildren, the oldest eight T E X and Fay S E T T L E were in Annapand the youngest seven months. Kindly give my regards to any of our classmates that olis in mid-January to attend a wedding.

Dulany and I had the pleasure of seeing you might encounter." them at Miriam BRYANT's for cocktails HAROLD B. SALLADA, Chance and at GEORGE and Adaline DYER's for Vought Aircraft, POBox 5907, Dallas, a delicious buffet supper. Here, Tex and Tex.: "As a member of the local branch George and I toasted our shins by a warm of the U S N A Alumni Association we are fire and settled the affairs of the masculine doing our bit to raise funds for the Memo- world while the girls presumably did likerial Stadium in this area, and to date have wise for the distaff side. Happy to report had a number of requests for participation that Fay has recovered from her broken from individuals and firms. All of which is wrist and both look fine. Their address until excellent. I wish you the best of luck in your further notice is 510 E. 85th St., New York efforts to help in this fund-raising cam- 28, N. Y. paign."

The following is quoted from the ArmyNavy-Air Force Journal of 18 January 1958 as being of interest to the class: "Mrs. 19 18 • Josephine Cook Kenny of Alexandria, Va., Sec'y, R. Adm. E. E. Duvall. U S N (Ret.). was married to Vice Adm. James L. Hollo4000 Cathedral Ave., Washington 16, D. C. way, Jr., USN, in an afternoon ceremony E. F. B U L L E N E , MAJGEN, who re- at St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette tired in 1954 from active service in the Sq., Washington, D. C, attended only by Army as Chief Chemical Officer, has re- members of their immediate families. Dr. cently been appointed to the Board of Direc- C. Leslie Glenn officiated, assisted by the tors of Holex, Inc., of Hollister, Calif., a Rev. Frank R. Wilson and the Reverend firm engaged in the development and manu- Donald W. Mayberry. facture of electronic and explosive devices The bride was formerly of Charlottesville, for missiles, aircraft and industrial uses. Va. Admiral Holloway is currently serving We have had a newsy letter from J O H N as Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy C. "Mike" W I L L I A M S , 3321 Las Palmas, Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel and Houston 2, Tex., who reported that he had Naval Reserve). He and Mrs. Holloway a nice visit from LEON L p V E T T E to flew to London early in February, where whom the Williams gave a wild game din- he will assume his new duties as Comner ; Mike had shot a wild goose and mander-in-Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Eastsome doves, and his wife, Jo, had shot the ern Atlantic and Mediterranean, when he ducks. will be advanced to the grade of Admiral."

Our treasurer, E. C. ROGERS, reports On 5 February we had a pleasant lunchthat as of 3 February 1958, replies from eon visit from DON KING who was en the class bulletin of 27 November 1957 in- route to 44 Park Ave., Rehoboth Beach, dicate the sum of $2,422 for the Stadium Del., where he and Henrietta are staying.

Fund in checks, pledges, and authorizations ; They spent Christmas in Charleston with as the January 1958 copy of Shipmate son-in-law, L t H. T. Dietrich, Jr. '51, CO already credits us with the sum of $4,140, USS COURSER, daughter Ann Shane and the the total donation thus far for the Class of three grandchildren. After romping with 1918 reaches over $6,500. Note: Of course, the two older, aged four and two. Grandpa Rogers is still "open for further business" King says he now knotvs just how a tackin this cause. ling dummy feels.

Recently, DON LOOMIS visited WashThe E.T.A. of BEANY and Irene ington from Chapel Hill for a check-up at Bethesda Hospital and we are happy to ADAMS at "Fairway," Finley and Ruth report that he is getting along fine and is France's attractive waterfront home near Annapolis, for a recent Sunday dinner, was in excellent spirits.

King Dierdorff '19 very graciously turned conditioned upon Vestryman Adams' speed over to us a copy of the 1918 Lucky Bag— and skill in counting the day's collection at a very useful and scarce item in good con- Christchurch, Georgetown. Beany must be dition. We would like to give this copy a good at that too for they arrived right on good home according to the following plan: schedule. After Ruth's delicious dinner, Send a check to E. C. Rogers, 3512 Albe- brother-in-law, Fin '18, Beany and Diermarle St., N.W., Washington 8, D. C , dorff straightened out a few post-Sputnik made out to the Navy-Marine Corps Memo- matters which Tex Settle, George Dyer rial Stadium Fund and the one who sends and I may have missed the week before. the largest check (none less than $5 please) What with Beany flying some 75,000 within a month of publication of this article miles a year in his Presidency of the gets the Lucky Bag. Please mention the American Council on Education, DUTCZH book in the letter enclosing your check; S C H I L D H A U E R reports that he now has non-participating checks will be returned. his wheels on the ground as "E.xecutive GRAEME B A N N E R M A N writes from Officer" with an organization of general contractors engaged mostly in highway Graenell Place, RED 1, Burton, S. C. work. They are doing the big Jones Falls "I regret that I did not make the Class job Baltimore and three others at this of '18 Reunion last fall, but from all time.in His address remains. Caves Road, accounts it was a 'bang-up' affair.

Owings Mills, Md. "Life proceeds equably in this gentle clime, not so gentle for the last three or In a welcome card from Nellie four weeks, and the retired naval contingent S T E V E N S , c/o Senator Millikin at the is being increased from time to time. Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, dated 31 Warner Bayley, Cdr. '14, has been here for January, she says: "I'd expected to be home some few years, and Jimmie Hicks, Capt. by now but my cousins, the Millikins, tele'25, is a recent addition. Of course, all of l)honed me in California to come back here. us consider ourselves to be in Beaufort, While in Coronado, Johnny and Hazel although none of us are actually within the Roper had some guests to see me, includcity limits—I am now receiving mail from ing the Jeters and the Aliens. They all Burton. asked about you and sent their best.

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THE ORIGIN OF THE "GOD OF 2.3" The Log, Jan. 11, 1918 When Admiral Uriel Sebree, U S N '67, retired, then Lieutenant Sebree, was instructor in the department of "Ordnance and Gunnery" back in the days of the "Old Navy" when the classes numbered about thirty each, his face resembled closely that of Tecumseh. It so happened that this department was considered the hardest, and the one which gave the Midshipmen the most trouble which, of course, meant that 2.5's were scarce articles. Admiral Sebree was the only instructor in the department, due to the small classes. From this time on the Midshipmen came to wish that "Old Sebree," as they originally called Tecumseh, would give them a 2.5, and began saluting Tecumseh with that object in view. The custom finally grew until Tecumseh was known as the "God of 2.5," and whole battalions, as they passed him on their way to recitations, saluted. The saluting of Tecumseh grew until it became a regular thing when good luck was wished for, especially on the day of the Army game.

As the practice of saluting by battalions was manifestly unmilitary it was ordered stopped by Admiral Sampson '61 while he was Superintendent. Thus the custom ceased, although Midshipmen as individuals continued to salute as they passed him. .'\t the present day, while Tecumseh is still regarded as the "god of 2.5," he is no longer saluted except on the day of an Army game.

Submitted by, R. A. DIERDORFF '19

"Today I had a drink with Count von Heimburg. He and several other admirals are in the hotel for an award presentation to the Sea Bees here. He asked about you and sent his best.

"I certainly hope to be in my Annapolis house by the middle of February. Young Steve's adaptation of a Daphne DuMaurier story will be on 'Playhouse 90' ne.xt Thursday, 6 February. Please tell Mrs. Claude and Anna and Caroline in case they want to watch it. Love, Nellie."

We'll all be there, Nellie, rooting for Steve. And many thanks for the kind greetings from classmates. I'm thankful to report that I'm getting back to battery and am now training for the 40th Reunion.

In a kind note dated 15 January 1958, Mrs. F R E D P. W I L S O N , JR., says: "Thank you for your letter and kind sympathy at a time when it was deeply appreciated. Fred's enthusiasm and wonderful sense of humor did much to keep him fighting a valiant battle against tremendous odds.

His courage this last difficult year shall ever be an inspiration to me and the girls.

"Please extend my sincere thanks to the Class of '19—the flowers were beautiful.

"Sincerely, Ann Wilson and family "-Am enclosing a check from friends of Fred's who are donating to the NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium in his name."

Seven braved a cold and windy 4 February to attend the monthly luncheon: Callaghan, Dyer, Schoeffel, Staudt, Pelzman, Wisenbaker and your Secretary, whose Dulany accompanies him to Washington ostensibly to get our 30-day supply of French Market coffee from Magruder's but seems often to land at Julius Garfinkel's SHIPMATE

—definitely not a coffee emporium. What the luncheon lacked in numbers, it made up hi enthusiasm.

I have been working on Bulletin No. 1 for '58 this past two weeks and hope to have it in your hands by the time this reaches you. It will contain a recap of Reunion plans. Thus far over 100 are expected to attend.

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Lhiiversity. She is in charge of the Home Economics Department of the Metropolitan Edison Co., Easton, Pa. Mr. Hopwood was graduated from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., and presently is a senior at The Jefferson Medical School of Philadelphia, Pa. The couple plan a spring wedding.

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The engagement of Miss Kate Knapp Van Winkle to Lt.(jg) Robert Alonteith Keller, USN, son of Capt. Walter S. Keller, USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Keller, Stokell Farm, Coventry, Conn., has been announced by her parents, the Reverend and Mrs. Kingsland Van Winkle, Hartford, Conn.

Miss Van Winkle is in her junior year at Vassar College. She is a member of the Cotillion Club of Hartford. Lieutenant Keller is engineering officer, USS REMEY, based at Newport, R. I.

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

-\ verv interesting letter from P - \ U L SCHUBERT relates past episodes in the HOWARD NATHANIEL KENYON lives of two of our "Lost Battalicui"— Brig. Gen. H O W A R D N. KENYON, GEO. KELLEY and SAMMY SCOTT. -\lso Paul extends a cordial invitation to USMC, Ret., holder of the Navy Cross any classmates going to Yellowstone Park. for valor, died 1 January 1958 at his home His ranch is on U. S. Highway 14, 120 near Ponca City, Okla. Interment was in miles east of the East Entrance to the Park that city. at the foot of the Big Horn Mtns. and he General Kenyon commanded the 9th has a superb trout stream running through Regiment of the 3d Marine Division on his place.

Iwo Jima in World War II. BILL D I N N E E N likewise sends his Born in Indian Territory in Oklahoma, greetings and best wishes from Cheyenne, he was the son of an Army lieutenant Wyo. colonel who served in the Civil War, and BERN-\RD J. KELLY, RADM U S N R had settled as a homesteader on the Chero(Ret.), has been elected Register of Wills kee Strip. General Kenyon grew up there. of Philadelphia on the Democratic ticket General Kenyon was commanding officer by a majority of 87,000 votes. B.J.'s offices are in City Hall and he'd be glad to see of the Marine Recruit Depot at San Diego when he retired in 1952 and returned to any classmates coming to the city.

Oklahoma.

-\RTIE DOYLE in a nice, newsy letter He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth from his Taiwan Defense Command (7th Fleet) tells of the pleasures of a little re- dc Saussure Kenyon, of the home address, union he, ROSCOE GOOD, W A L L Y Rural Route No. 2, Ponca City, Okla.; HIGGINS and their wives recently had in and six children, 1st Lt. Nathaniel C , 1825 Yokosuka. .\rtie says Roscoe is retiring New Hampshire Ave., N.W.; Pvt. Howard this spring and will build a house on Per- N., Jr., stationed in Germany; Mrs. Mardido Bay near Foley, -\la., which is about garet Weirich, Norman, Okla.; Mrs. Eliza20 miles east of the Naval -Air Station, beth Shaw, Woolwich, Me.; Ella, a student Pensacola. -\rtie also plans to live in at the University of Oklahoma, and Lucille Pensacola when the time comes for him to of the home address. Three grandchildren retire and he and Roscoe will be welcome also survive. additions to the present sizeable colony of '20 in that vicinity.

MAURICE and Nina CURTS spent a PAUL J. REGISTER gay and busy week in Washington early W. S. G. Davis and Mrs. H. W. Goodall in February. Maurice was on a short leave prior to taking over command of the ('24) have sent in the address of Mrs. Paul J. Register, 1337 Greymount, Jackson, Miss.

Western Sea Frontier.

"Cash" was lost in the USS ARIZONA. Mrs. Judy Boit sends greetings from New Register now has a widow's subscription to York and says that RUMMY H I L L was Shipmate, thanks to 'Alphabet' Davis." seriously ill with a heart attack in During the latter part of last year Mrs. December.

Frances Stoney Sanders, widow of C. H. DICK CRUZEN writes from his offices (Savy) S-ANDERS died in San Francisco, in Paramus, N. J., that he inspects the Calif. She left a son, Lt. (jg) C. H. Sanders, far northern D E W Line frequently. He is Jr. '55. Mrs. Louise Rowe, wife of R. Adm. a Vice President of the Federal Electric L I O N E L L. ROWE, USN ( R e t ) , died Corp. in charge of D E W Line operations. last fall in Washington, D. C., and was buried in Arlington.

Fay and ALLEN HOBBS are enjoying Florida again this winter at Ft. Lauderdale.

Among the classmates and their wives We missed Allen at the January luncheon. who exchanged greetings at the Cotton The Class Secretary would like to know Bowl game were Dolly Fitzgerald, Whitey the addresses of Mrs. N. S. Ives and Mrs. Whiteford, Carlton Todd, Hog Murray and S. W. King, widows of two of our class- Alphabet Davis. mates killed in action during World War BLACKIE and Catherine LOKER have IL just become grandparents. Their son Don, in the military service in Japan, and wife Mary have presented them with a grandENGAGEMENT daughter.

Announcement has been made by AttorAttending the class lunch at the Armyney and Mrs. Daniel G. Rothermel of Navy Club on 22 January 1958 were: Muhlenberg Park, Reading, Pa., of the Biggs, B. B., Colclough, O. S., Dell, T. M. engagement of their daughter, Miss Eliza- Jr., Duncan, W. B., Hamilton, J. E., Jacobi, beth Rothermel, to Herbert Gladstone Hop- L. J., Jamison, J. L., I-X)ker, A. M., Mcwood, Jr., son of -Adm. and Mrs. Herbert Dowell, W. A., Morgan, G. C, Noble, Gladstone Hopwood of Shamokin, Pa., and K. H., Eimers, H. O., Ewen, E. C, Ferris, Washington, D. C. F. F., Giles, D. T., Purves, S. S., Smith, _Miss Rothermel was graduated from the C. E., Strite, Robt, Tellman, H. A., Thorp, N. Y. School of Home Economics, Cornell W. B., Waters, J. A., and Wattles, T. L. MARCH,

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, Rt. 2, Box 146, Mercersburg, Pa.

R A L P H C. K E P H A R T (Shorty) received a degree as Doctor of Education from the University of Florida at its Commencement 1 February. He is (and has been for several years) teaching in the Engineering College of that school.

The following attended the nineteen hundred and twenty-two monthly class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club in Washington on 14 January 1958: Baker, Lott, Kneeland, Snodgrass, Jarrett, Pratt, Brice, Gardner, Pierce, E. H., Stevens, H. F., Clark, S. R., Parker, H. E., and Jennings, H. L. WEDDING • Saturday, 21 December, Miss Margaret Sampson Parsons, daughter of Mrs. William Sterling Parsons and the late R. Adm. Parsons, and Nathaniel Rantoul Bowditch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lyon Bowditch, Cambridge, Mass., in the Navy Chapel, Washington, D. C. The bride is a granddaughter of the late R. Adm. Wat Tyler Cluverius '96 and her great grandfather was Admiral William Thomas Sampson '61. She was escorted by her uncle, R. Adm. John S. Crenshaw, USN (Ret.) '21, and the ceremony was performed by Chaplain John D. Zimmerman, USN. Mrs. Bowditch is a graduate of the Shipley School and Vassar College. Her husband was graduated from Deerfield Academy and Cornell University. The couple will reside in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Sec'y, Capt. Claude H. Bennett, J r . , USN ( R e t . ) , 732 Spring Lane, Philadelphia 28, P a .

WIVES AND CLASSMATES OF '23 Entirely on my own volition and with no official sanction from the class, I would like to make an observation and suggestion.

I do not expect to ever see my tombstone ! In order to forward the Stadium project, my wife suggested that she purchase a Memorial Chair for me now, which is being done on a pledge basis.

It really becomes a double memorial in that the donor's name is inscribed on the plate along with the name of the one being memorialized.

Further, the money serves doubly. It not only purchases the memorial seat but also counts toward the class total which will entitle the class to have one of the Stadium Gates dedicated and marked as the Class of 1923 Gate. All donations from class members will count toward the gate.

The Memorial Chairs will be in a section adjacent to the midshipman rooting section.

About $600,000 remains to be collected and I therefore urge speed on our part to get 25

South Jersey to join us. Others present were Barchet, Burroughs, Caples, Cullen, Day, Francis, Furth, Gerry, Snooks Hayes, Huckins, McLaughlin, Mellon, Miller, Shively, Siegrist and Wilkinson.

A D O L F BEDNAR made his annual appearance, with Ruth, at the National Motor Boat Show in New York in January. He and LLOYD T H O M A S (who with Mrs. Thomas was visiting the Ev Burroughes at Upper Montclair, N. J.) attended the January N.A.A.N.Y. lunch meeting, where our class was also represented by Barnes, Cowan, Cullen, Furth, Huckins and Siegrist.

SAN DIEGO NEWS Anne and P A U L GRAF entertained the 1924 San Diego Group at the COM, North Island, on 16 November with cocktails and a splendid buffet. The Grafs make their home at 1233 Harvard St., Claremont. Paul is an engineer for Los Angeles County.

192 5 A THREE-STAR GREETING was given V. Adm. Wallace M. Beakley '24, Commander Seventh Fleet, upon his return to his flagship USS Rochester (CA-124), January 20, after visiting various units of the Fleet for six days. the pledges in—or you may be too late. The contracts are let and work begins shortly!

It would be perfectly splendid if at the time of our 35th reunion our $15,000 were pledged and the Memorial Gate assured! To date only 77 individuals in our class have contributed. Whether you be East Coast or West, North or South, this Stadium belongs to you.

If fifty more members will pledge for seats ($100) and all of the remainder will make a more nominal contribution, we've got it made!

Let's pledge the gate in '58.

CHARLIE BEAUMONT

DAN SHEA, R.Adm., U S N ( R e t ) , advises that on 31 December 1957, upon completion of ten years' service, he resigned as Vice-President and Director of Hazeltine Research, Inc., marking "finis" to his second career.

After a month's vacation, he started his third career on 1 February 1958, having joined the Trav-ler Radio Corporation's executive staff as a Vice-President.

For the present he will headquarter in Chicago, 111.

W A L T E R C. H O L T has joined the staff of the Morehead Planetarium at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

He is assisting Dr. Otto Stuhlman, chief narrator of the school children shows.

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

JOHN THOMPSON WARREN We are saddened by the passing on 27 January 1958 of J O H N T H O M P S O N W A R R E N (RAdm U S N R E T ) , at Oklahoma City. John had been retired m 1954, following a heart attack, since when he and Mrs. Warren (Ellie Edwards) had resided at Sebastapol, CaliL The Warrens were making a start on a trip abroad, and at the time of death were visiting a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Hisler. The funeral service was held at Fort Meyer Chapel 30 January, interment at Arlington National Cemetery, with classmates in attendance and the fol26

lowing honorary pallbearers: Vice Admirals E. W. Clexton, H. P. Smith, J. M. Will, and R. E. Wilson, R. Adm. R. L. Swart, and Capt. G. N. Robillard, all active duty USN. MEMORIAL CHAIRS FOR THESE We have had some inquiries concerning which deceased classmates may not have had memorial chairs in the new Stadium dedicated to their memory, and that steps should be taken to assure that all those lost in W W II should have chairs so dedicated.

As of 1 February we find that the following, lost in W W II, have not had chairs dedicated in their names: D. K. Claude, J. P. Cromwell, W. C. France, F. J. French, A. M. Hooper, H. L. Hopping, R. H. G. Johnson, W. W. Scott, N. B. Simmonds, M. C. Stormes and J. E. Wymond.

In addition to those classmates reported in the January issue, the following have contributed $50 or more to the NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium for the 1924 Class Gate: Ball, F. H., Bednar, Bolton, Burroughs, Bullis, Cochran, Cooke, Callaghan, Carlson, Duvall, W. H. Duncan, Ekstrom, Fisher, Gminder, Herring, L. R., Huckins, Hook, Kraft, Keyer, Kirtland, Kelly, Lilliard, Magly, Mansfield, Mellon, Moore, W. T. Nuesse, Peterson, G., Edmund, Ramsey, Ruhsenberger, Randolph, Roane, Schleibeler, J. J., Stuart, C. J., Shannon, Stevens, R. B., Swart, Vieweg, Woodyard, Walker, Watts, Wilkin, W. D., Wilson, B. E., Wilkinson, and Yeomans.

Frank Ball's initials were given wrong in January and Ed Woodyard's name was spelled incorrectly.

Most of the contributions above have been for $100 or over.

We hope soon to learn of complete recovery by BILL M A N S F I E L D from a heart attack reported in late January, at Boulder, Colo. (527 Pleasant St.).

Our 24 January luncheon in New York resulted in a good turnout (at 2 West 43d St., as usual), including a couple of new faces. DICK P L A Y T E R joined us, along with JACK KENNADAY, who was in port with his training ship. STATE OF MAINE, en route to southern waters for a practice cruise of Maine Maritime Academy cadets. RAY W A L L E R came up from

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C L E M E N T R. CRIDDLE writes, "I am enclosing a check and pledge for the Stadium Fund which should have been forwarded a long time ago. This newspaper publicity regarding the project is very good —it reminds us laggards every now and then to get busy and do something!

"My son, C. R., Jr., was married in the fall to Miss Donna Heil of Cleveland, Ohio, and they are now living in Arlington where he is employed with the Department of Defense.

"This big city living and away from the beaten path isn't conducive to seeing anyone very often. Aly job is going along as Comptroller of this very worthy organization (National Safety Council).

"Tell the t)oys when they are out this way to give us a call. The home address is 3950 Lake Shore Drive, Apt. 405A, Chicago 13, 111. From what we read Smeddy is certainly doing a good job in all respects as well as putting over the Stadium project —when you see him, please pass on that remark."

RED M - \ R K H - \ M is now a big financier with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith in their San Francisco office at 301 Montgomery St., San Francisco 4, Calif.

P A U L C. CROSLEY was recently appointed to post of Head of the Department of Naval Instruction, -Admiral Farragut Academy, Pine Beach, N. J. TRIBUTE TO BILL TRUESDELL Dorothy Raymer of the Key West Citizen devoted her whole column, "Conch Qiowder" of 12 December 1957 to the memory of BILL T R U E S D E L L . Here are some extracts: It is never easy to write about the loss of a distinguished community leader. It is even more difficult when that person has been a good friend for a number of years. And so it is with profound sadness that I give a final salute to Captain William H. Truesdell, United States Navy (retired), who died Tuesday, December 10, after a heart attack.

He was a man of ability and drive, not only in his career following graduation in 1925 from the U. S. Naval .Academy, but in his life as a civic leader in Key West. He had a look of steel about him as should a man accustomed to command.

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But there was another side of his personality which, as a friend, I was privileged to know.

Not long ago, after a dinner at the Truesdell home at 3746 Paula Avenue here, the captain and his wife, Virginia, escorted Maj. Winsor Graves and myself on a tour of the house which had been recently finished. There were many lovely new furnishings to admire and some beautiful old articles from the Orient, carved chests, antique tapestries . . . many priceless items in the collection.

As the evening progressed, we looked over more souvenirs of places where the Truesdells had been stationed during the captain's 30 years of illustrious service. As he warmed to the memories, Capt. Bill revealed all sorts of anecdotes from humorous through exciting happenings to some bordering on tragedy.

As an interested listener, I was fascinated by the drama, and finally suggested that he compile the incidents with an eye to writing a book. All the material was there in the treasured collection of reminders . . . and in his keen mind.

"Ginny remembers a lot, too," he said.

"Maybe some day when we're not so busy with real estate and my work with the Key West Planning Commission, we can get together and outline a good story."

That was last September. Bill and Ginny Truesdell were leaving within a few days for a trip north to see son, William M., at the U. S. Naval -Academy and to visit with son John at (Georgia Military Academy.

I said "hello" to Capt. Bill twice after their return, once on the steps of the post office and once at a party held recently. But he was deep in his civic projects and the idea of the novel wasn't discussed further.

He was only 54. There seemed, then, to be plenty of time for future conferences.

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

AL BOILE-AU writes: Dear Fravel: Enclosed is photograph of 1926 class

party (cocktails and dinner) held 28 December 1957 at Adm. Kidd Club, San Diegx), Calif.

The party was the result of four of the wives saying to themselves that "if the husbands will not arrange for a party we will." So they did. It is hoped to have these twice a year, maybe. The first four wives think that four more should arrange for the ne.xt party.

The class of activity of the individuals could be listed a s : Really zvorking: Whiting, Sullivan, Boileau, Floyd, Callahan, Lovell, Perrill, Stelter (active duty) ; Working: Zurmuehlen, Fleming; College: Schaede, Linaweaver; Really retired: Withers, Foster, Asserson, Wells, Gerth, and Stout.

Whiting has opened a law office.

Sullivan and Floyd work for Convair.

Callahan operates a scaffolding rental service.

Lovell is with Klauber & Wangenheim, wholesale groceries.

Perrill is with Lockheed, I think.

Boileau is with Univ. of California.

Zurmuehlen is selling investments, from his home, when the spirit moves.

Fleming has been "self-employed" for a long time, running an investment advisory service, some theatres at Camp Pendleton (but I don't know just what that means), etc.

Schaede started at San Diego State College to get a teacher credential. Practice teaching cured him of that. He shifted to business administration, I think.

Linaweaver is very close to his teaching credential, and to hear him tell it, he is having a ball.

Barney Withers is, I believe, running his own business, the nature of which seems to be his investments. His wife acts as his secretary. They go to their office daily (it

is a separate room in their house, apart from their living quarters), and carry on their work. He has purchased a motel, which he operates, and I think he has other real property which requires his attention.

The problem of having their office in the home and of having his wife act as secretary is that they "take too many coffee breaks." (His wife's quote.)

E. M. (Gene) W-ALDRON writes: Dear Hank: While looking over the last issue of Shipmate, it occurred to me that I'd better bring the record up to date as to new address and so on.

I retired from United Services Automobile Association on December 31st, and we are moving back to Maryland next month. Temporarily our address will be: Summit Park Apts., Stanley Drive, Catonsville 28, Maryland.

Also, our older daughter was married on December 28th to Lieut. Donald Heck, USAR. Having been greatly outnumbered and completely surrounded by Army and Air Force for more than ten years, we are looking forward to living close to salt water once more.

We will probably be seeing you at some of the gatherings before too long. Meanwhile Julia joins me in sending best regards to you and yours.

WEDDINGS R. Adm. and Mrs. John Francis Greenslade announce in Washington the marriage of their daughter, Rosemary Prindeville Greenslade, to 1st Lt. James Anthony Belson, USAR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter William Belson.

The wedding took place January 11th in Our Lady of Victory Church. The Reverend Carl F. Hess performed the ceremony.

Lieutenant Belson will serve with the Judge Advocate General's Corps at Headquarters, 4th Armored Division, Goppingen, Germany, where the couple will reside.

1926 CLASS PARTY AT ADM. KIDD CLUB, San Diego, 28 Dec. 1957. Left to right, kneeling and sitting, first two rows: Mrs. Schaede, Mrs. Whiting, Charlie Whiting, Mort Fleming, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs. Perrill, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Withers, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Callahan, and Skipper Asserson; standing, two back rows: Willie Gerth, Frank Schaede, Freddie Stelter, Dinny Sullivan, Mrs. Stelter, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Chas. Quinn (widow), Mrs. Gerth, Bill Floyd, Mrs. Floyd, Harold Stout, Hap Linaweaver, Knox Perrill, Mrs. Linaweaver, Miss Lenore Sullivan (Dinny's sister), Joe Callahan, Barney Withers, Gerry Zurmuehlen, Mrs. Boileau, Mrs. Lovell, Jake Wells, Al Boileau, Rod Lovell, Mrs. Asserson, Mrs. Zurmuehlen, and John Foster.

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Saturday. 28th December, Miss Jeaime Brown Waldron, daughter of Capt. Eugene Matthew Waldron, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Waldron, San Antonio, Tex., and Lt. Donald Edwin Heck, US.AR, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edwin Heck, Baltimore, at St. Alark's Catholic Church, Catonsville, Md., in a double-ring ceremony with a reception at the Sheraton-Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore. Lieutenant Heck is Company Commander of the Reserve Training Detachment at -Aberdeen Proving Grounds. He was graduated from City College, Baltimore, and The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. The bride, an associate engineer for the Martin Company, is an alumna of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore.

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Sec'y. Cdr. Howard C. Adams. U S N R .

Pacific F a r East Line, Inc., 918 Sixteenth St.. N.W., W a s h i n g t o n 6, D. C.

TWO EXPERTS IN SUBMARINE DESIGN ARE ORDERED TO POLARIS PROJECT

E. C. Renfro '30

J. R. Z. Reynolds '31

Benson and Novak being ordered to the area the Washington contingent will still be about 30 twenty-niners.

Bill Allen writes that Bill Kabler has joined Russ Hart and himself as the '29 grads in the Pittsburgh chapter of the Alumni Association. Bill Kabler is with the Atomic Power Division of Westinghouse.

R. Adm. MELVYN H. McCOY, USN (Ret.) has joined Norris-Thermador Corp. as manager of plans and programs in the 1 9 3 0 • company's military products department.

The new address for E. H. W H I T E Admiral McCoy, well known to industry H U R S T is Chief of Staff, Headquarters, in southern California, has completed a survey of Norris-Thermador's seven facili- First Naval District, 495 Summer St., Bosties in this area and will make his head- ton 10, Mass.

Capt. E D W A R D C. R E N F R O recently quarters in the firm's Washington office. command of Airborne Early WarnUnited Services Life Insurance Company assumed Wing Pacific at ceremonies aboard the of Washington, D. C , has announced that ing Air Station Barber's Point, Oahu, their representative in the Washington- Naval Quantico area, Capt. PATRICK HENRY, T. H. Rising from his position as Chief of Staff U S N (Ret.), produced $579,500 of new life insurance during the month of January to Commander Barrier Pacific and Air1957. His outstanding production topped borne Early Warning Pacific, Captain Renthat of all the members of his company's fro thereby assumed one of the commands Field Force in the United States as well of R. Adm. Benjamin E. Moore. Admiral Moore retains command of Fleet Air Haas those in foreign areas. waii and Barrier Pacific.

Captain Henry has been in the life inComing to Barber's Point in October surance business only seven months, following his retirement, and now resides with his 1955, Captain Renfro is considered the "father" of Airborne Early Warning and wife in Triangle, Va. Barrier Pacific, for he commissioned, formed and trained the Pacific Early WarnENGAGEMENTS ing Wing and squadrons as Acting ComR. Adm. J O S E P H RUSSELL RUBINS, mander.

U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Rubins, Annapohs, In 1931 he completed flight training and Md., announce the engagement of their became a naval aviator, and duty with daughter. Miss Jo DeMarest Rubins, and Fighting Squadron One, the Navy's famed Mr. William Harold Orr, son of Dr. and "High Hat" squadron followed.

Mrs. William Joseph Orr, Buffalo, N. Y. On 1 June 1943 he commissioned BombMiss Rubins attended Mary Washington ing Squadron One Hundred Eight as ComCollege of the University of Virginia, and manding Officer. the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Captain Renfro was born in Adams Baltimore.

County, Colo.

Mr. Orr did his undergraduate work at He is married to the former Rosalie Cornell University and graduated with the Thorn of Coronado, Calif. They have five Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering children, two sons and three daughters.

Physics. While at the U. S. Naval Academy Captain J. W. DAVIS '30, former Chief as Instructor in Physics he received the Master of Science Degree in Physics from of Staff and Aide to Commander Seventh The Catholic University of Washington, Fleet, is enroute Paris, France, where he D. C. Mr. Orr is now completing his gradu- will assume the duties as Navy Deputy ate work leading to the Degree of Ph.D. in to the Commandant of the NATO Defense Physics at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. College. At his new post Captain Davis will advance to the rank of Rear Admiral.

A summer wedding is planned.

R. Adm. Davis, USN, was born near Cape Hatteras, N. C. During World War II he served as Commanding Officer of the Submarine 1929 • RATON for four war patrols in the S. W. Pacific. The RATON was awarded the Naval Sec'y-Treas. Capt. J . W . Waterhouse, U S N , Room 5C567. P e n t a g o n . Navy D e p a r t m e n t , Unit Citation for this period. He married W a s h i n g t o n 25. D. C. the former Rutii Steele of Honolulu, T. H., The Washington group had a small turn- May 29, 1934. They have two daughters. out 15 January for the monthly luncheon at the Gun Factory. Part of this was due to a rather large exodus from the area to other MAKE THAT STADIUM duty. In recent months Davidson, Davis, Duborg, Easton, Giese, Patrick, Strong and DONATION NOW! Watson have been transferred and Duval and Kabler have retired. However, with 28

To accelerate the Navy program for bringing the P O L A R I S missile into Fleet use, two ship-design specialists have been added to the Special Projects group which has been working on that program. Capt.

James M. Farrin, U S N '29, Commander of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, will assume this month the duties of Special Assistant for Ship Design and Production.

Capt. Henry A. Arnold, U S N '36, Repair Superintendent at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, has been designated Assistant for Ship Production.

Both officers will report to R. Adm. W. F. Raborn, USN '28, Director of Special Projects, who has charge of the POL-ARIS weapons system development.

The two officers will concentrate on solution of design problems involved in the construction of nuclear-powered submarines capable of launching P O L A R I S .

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

The January class lunch at the Naval Gun Factory Mess on the 14th had a fairly good attendance of about 30. The roster of lunchers will bring you up to date on a partial listing of who's sitting at the Seat of Government at the beginning of 1958: Doc Snyder (Annapolis), Gannon, Wieseman, Tripi, Alvey Wright, Iverson, Sieglaff, Robbins, Massey, Gallaher, Torgerson, Weatherwa-x, Doc MacDonald, Holcombe, Needham, Walt Wright, Adair, L. W. Williams, Johnson, Hooper, Hall, Cox, Byng, Shields, Hatton, Dorsett, Farrington, Colwell, Jim Davis, Hagberg and Rusty Williams. This was COLWELL's last meeting with us for awhile, as he leaves for USS GALVESTON.

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ways a great all-around athlete though r.ever a letter-man, said that his son came home on vacation from Deerfield .Academy bearing a gold football, emblematic of an undefeated football season.

RUSTY W I L L I A M S was in town for briefings for his new job on SACLaiit Staff, and reported seeing DOUG H.AMMOND and TOM G I L L E S P I E on his way through -Arkansas. On his November transcontinental trip, J O H N N Y G.ANNON stopped at Mountain Home, .Ark., to see DICK A N T R I M . -Another West to East recent traveler, W-ARD S H I E L D S checked in with Long J O H N KIRKP-ATRICK in Oklahoma City. This adds up to a sort of fall-winter roundup, and all of these midwesterners are well and happy.

DOC SNYDER, in one of his delightful impromptu talks at the luncheon, came down with a gem worthy of Shakespeare, Churchill or the Bible: "When a man is in love with himself, he has no rivals." This came out of the context of a little philosophical talk by our eighty-year-old honorary classmate.

As of the first of January, FLOYD AIYHRE is -Assistant to the President, and Washington representative of the WITCO Chemical Company, 734 15th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. The '31 Wives, Washington chapter, also had a January luncheon at the Fort Myer Officers' Mess with an attendance of 21.

In order to add to the partial roster above, disregard repeated names and record the SHIPMATE

WHAT 1930-39 OF SHIPMATE

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Editorials: Increase and be more daring.

Book Reviews: Not all books are good.

Pan a few.

Classified Adv.: Increase. Autos, appliances, furniture.

"What's the Dope": It's the best thing in Shipmate. Worth all the rest.

Lay off too much professional stuff.

-Alumni stuff is Shipmate's meat. Memorablia, if well done, is good, but a little at a time goes a long way.—'39 Tell us in our magazine exactly what U.S.N.A. -Alumni .Association has been/is/ will be doing.—'38 \^ery good but you are combining an -Alumni magazine with a trade journal. Being a civilian, I am interested mostly in -Alumni data but agree to read the others if Reg. Navy want it.—'36 Believe classified ads on employment opportunities are very valuable. Maybe this is because I am approaching that time !—'32 "Spindrift" was excellent. More of the same, please.—'30 Suggest "What's the Dope" be divided into odd and even classes with publication on alternate months. This would give more time to secure material on classes. The reader would have a break in being able to read less hurriedly on other classes.—'30 Would like to see more graduates join the -Association but have no idea on how to attract them.—'33 Less social news devoted to wives and families of -Alumni; less about the town of .Annapolis and the "Alumni House."-—'31 Would like to see "Orders to Officers," Commanders and above.—'36 I like it. My wife likes it. Do not change.—'34 following who attended: Mesdames Adair, Hooper, Iverson, Lyon, Jensen, Hagberg, Bass, Leverton, W'eatherwax, Keithley, Byng, Needham, Black, Tripi, Myhre, (L. W.) Williams, Roeder, Martin, Hatton, Corliss and (C. C.) Kirkpatrick. Wilma Lyon reported that Pop is really enthusiastic about his new job with Lockheed in California, and she is waiting out the school year here. Betty Adair, Elizabeth Hooper, and Alyce Weatherwax were committee for the lunch.

HYLAN B. LYON informs us that he has retired and is now living at 2-3715 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, Calif.

-Anyone interested in obtaining a 1931 Lucky Bag can contact directly two members of '32 who have them: Capt. G. S. JAMES, 2513 N. Quantico St., Arlington, or Capt. A. W. SLAYDEN, 104 West Walnut St., Alexandria. FLOYD M Y H R E also has an extra, though dilapidated copy —9729 Bexhill Drive, Kensington, Md. The winter has been wet, cold and blustery here in Washington, but we hoped to inject a bright spot with a Class of '31 dinner dance at the Officers' Club, U. S. Naval Hospital Bethesda on the evening of February 8th. Twenty-eight couples were signed up with the committee consisting of Jim Davis, and yours truly, Oscar Hagberg.

J A M E S R. Z. (Dome) REYNOLDS, who retired from the Navy on January 31 M A R C H ,

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with the rank of captain, has been appointed to the newly created position of assistant operations manager at General Dynamics Corporation's Electric Boat Division. He will assist Electric Boat Operations Manager Frank T. Horan in directing the rapidly expanding production schedule on nuclear-powered submarines at the Groton shipyard.

Reynolds is married to the former Mary Holley of Manila. The couple have a daughter, Leila Ann, and they reside at High View Ridge Rd., Ledyard.

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Offset service for printing, binding, and mailing $5,704.50 Miscellaneous secretarial expenses, mailing out questionnaires, letters, obtaining pictures, etc 293.78 TOTAL

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Sec'y, Capt. J. R. Leeds, U S N , 5411 Kirkwood Drive, Washington 16, D. C.

The annual luncheon with our classmates from West Point took place at the Officers' Club, Fort McNair, on 13 January. We had eight of the nineteen Pointers turn up in generals' stars, but we outnumbered them twenty-seven to nineteen. Needless to say, there wasn't much talk of the 1957 -ArmyNavy Game.

Visiting Washington during the month were AL COPE, LIN FRAZIER and TALLU-AH W I L S O N .

The results of the recent election of class officers are Capt T. A. N I S E W A N E R (-Andy), President; Capt J. A. J-A-AP (Joe), V. Pres.; Capt J. R. L E E D S (Bud), Secretary; and Capt R. C. LEON-ARD (Ret.), (Bob), Treasurer. The Washington chapter officers are J. A. J.A-AP, Chairman, and J. R. LEEDS, SecTreasurer.

The class council is composed of Capt.

J. A. J.A-AP (Joe), Chairman; Capt. S. P. MONCURE (Sam), V. Chairman; and Capt D. D. SCOTT (Dave), Capt S. A. VAN EVERY (Salem), and P. C. H O L T (Casey), Members.

The Washington chapter fund for the class and the regular 1932 class organization fund have been audited as of 1 January 1958 with very gratifying results. After the payment of all expenses on our class book and giving $500.00 from the class fund and $100.00 from the Washington chapter fund to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium we still have on hand : class fund— $817.67 and Washington chapter fund— $88.68. Bob Leonard is now custodian of the class fund and Bud Leeds the chapter fund.

-A final audit of the money spent on putting out "-And A Quarter Thirty-Two" was as follows:

TIDEWATER BRANCH The record high of 41 members of the class in the Norfolk-by-the-sea area (Tidewater Branch that is) held a pre-Xmas soiree on 6 December at which 24 members with assorted wives put in an appearance.

Held at the S-ACLant Staff Mess, it featured black tie, drinks, fancy gowns, drinks, organ music, talk and drinks, dinner by candlelight, drinks, and lots of talk I There was vociferous acclaim for such a party once a week, or at least once a quarter.

Those counted included Frank and Ginny Acker, Bianca Brumby (Frank's in the Med, not mad), Liz Ford (same for Hank), Len and Virginia Frazer, Bobby and Frances Fulton, Gary and Dottie Garrison, Paul and Dee Harrington, Tommy and Dorrie Hopkins, Leon and Nora Kintberger, Ed and Anne Konrad, Joe and Lee Kuhl, Rex and Sylvia Little, Loki Mang, Scotty and Mardi Mclver, Bob and Pat Moore, Nick and Sue Nicholas, George and Betty Lee Pressy, Izzy and Caroline Schwartz, Dan'l DF Dog and Virginia Smith, Bill and Janet Stuart, Corky and Nona Ward, Muddy and Sue Waters; Si and Page Perkins (W.B. that is, you-all) were over from University of Virginia and Ray Pitts (transient and had to leave early to get to his studies!) was down from Newport. Bob Moores left early to househunt in Washington, D. C.—at that time of nite too; and Dick Matters had not arrived yet, he to command SARATOGA which was in temporarily. Lou Bryan had to take his spit-kit to sea to hold up the Presidential Airways, just 5 hours before the party—the party broke up early I Jay and Katherine Early were there (Capt. MC and Aviator), adoptees and rare good friends of '32; Katherine's brother was -Al Major, as many of you know.

1932 MEETING ABOARD CARRIER HANCOCK in San Francisco, L. to r.: Capt.

Richard D. Adams, U. S. Naval Reserve; Capt. G. W. Jewett, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, COM 12; Capt. T. H. White, Maintenance and Repair Officer, MSTS Pacific; Capt. F. B. Schultz, Commander, San Francisco Naval Shipyard; Capt. D. F. Kinert, Planning Officer, San Francisco Naval Shipyard; and Capt. C. J. Odend'hal, Commanding Officer, USS Hancock.

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CARL T I E D E M A N reports in with the following notes from Hawaii: "Early in January, JACK COYE went through town enroute west to take command of ROCHESTER (CA-124). Dottie and Blish Hills mustered up a quickie for some of us to see Jack during his 2100 to midnight stop in Honolulu for a MATS fuel stop. W e were all mighty proud of Jack in his new assignment.

"In late January, '33 got together at Ruf Wm. E. Erwin '33 R. L. Mohan '33 Taylor's for a buffet supper in honor of TOM CONNOLLY who was in town with HORNET (CVA-12). Present: Karin and Ruf Taylor and Ruf's mother. Sheila Semmes (100), Butch Grosh (100), Tom and Charlie Duncan and Sheila's mother, South (100).

Helen and Larry White, Dottie and Blish The Best—The Contribution Goal: Russ Hills. Connie and Chick King, Vicky and Allen (40), Eric Barr (50), Paul Cook Charlie Curtze, Pearl and Bruce Wiggin, (50), Bob Davies (50), Bud Heerde (50), Elenor and Don Harby, Beth and Tom Jack Hampson (SO), Fid Murray (SO), Long, Marcy and Carl Tiedeman. W e all Worth Scanland (40), Jim Wright (50). surely had a good time.

The Better—More Than Half the Con"JOBO D E N N Y recently arrived in tribution Goal: George Clifford (25), town as skipper of PONCHATOULA ( A O - Fletch Fletcher (25), Jack Howard (25), 148) which has recently had a home port Bob Milbrath (25), Carl Rooney (25), Hi change from Long Beach to Pearl Harbor. Smith (25), Earl Solenberger (25). " J E S S E BURKS is out here now, reThe Good—A Half of the Contribution cently reported for duty as Chief of Staff Goal: Bill Calhoun (20), Lew Coxe (20), to ComBarPac." Dixie Dixon (20), Beppo Kleppinger (20), From the _ Washington side, T U R N E R Pete Metcalf (20).

DUNCAN is now located in Washington The Others—Some 32 others for a total at 1701 K S t NW. It was good to see him of $255.50. at the monthly class luncheon recently.

From Chicago, RICKY H A S K I N S reIncidentally, the $3 per member refund ports that he and Ann have a new son born to the class fund is doing much better perearly in January. centagewise with approximately 35% of the L. C. H E I N Z class contributing thus far.

The above purposely omits any considerWTLLIAM E. E R W I N of Old Nursury Dr., Belden Hill, Wilton, Conn., has been ation of the individual contributions of our appointed manager of terminals for the benefactor, whose short title will hereafter be "J.B.T." (John Beresford Tipton), American Oil Company. thanks to TOM DUBOIS. It is sufficient Mr. Erwin joined American Oil in 1946 to say that the class has passed the halfas superintendent of its Point Breeze ter- way mark in the drive towards its pledge minal at Philadelphia. A year later he was of $15,000, and I say again, with a mere named superintendent of the Chelsea ter- 15% of the class participating. minal near Boston, Mass. H e moved to New York in 1951 as manager of stock So much for the Stadium Drive. All loss prevention and in 1955 was appointed manner of letters are being received and assistant manager, terminals. your Secretary-Treasurer must rely on Capt. RICHARD L. M O H A N '33 has this column as a means of acknowledgment relieved Capt. Warren S. MacLeod '34 as unless a letter reply is absolutely necessary. commanding officer and director of the Na- REG R U T H E R F O R D (28 Lathrop St., val Engineering Experiment Station at Madison 5, Wise.) checking in as P N S Annapohs. Captain MacLeod resumed his at U. of Wisconsin. Number one son is enrolled as a freshman. SILAS RANjob as executive officer.

D O L P H (Chicago State TB Sanitorium, 1919 W. Taylor, Chicago, 111.) reporting a successful fight against the disease and 1934 • asking the whereabouts of several classmates. Si has been long lost and we hope Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P . Harbold, Jr., USNR, 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis. Md. we will now have him back with us for good. F I D MURRAY checked in from -At last some statistics as to the Class of Heidelberg. DAN H A N L O N is back in 1934 performance in the Memorial Stadium good standing. H U G H M A P L E S getting Fund Drive. In the November issue of behind the wheel in the Stadium Drive Shipmate some dope was included under from the Pacific Northwest. Many thanks "Class Notes" but it will be repeated since Hugh. LARRY BECHT from San Diego Shipmate is now in "all hands." holding a field day and discovering a long At this writing 65 individual donations lost piece of correspondence from your have been made for a total of $2,622.50 Secretary-Treasurer. PAT ROONEY (84 giving an average of $40.35. The unusual Massapequa Ave., Massapequa, L. I., significance of the above figures is that they N. Y.) making the contribution goal. It represent individual donations from $1 to doesn't show in the figures above, it came $500 yet average out to the individual con- in too late. Many many thanks Pat. tribution goal. Suppose we break down this W O R T H SCANLAND (CofS, ComCar mere 15% of the class membership into Div 20) with many kind words and thanks. BROOKE H A T C H in San Francategories or groups, such a s : cisco is also back in good standing. I K E The Outstanding — Memorial Seats or H A M P T O N (Staff, CNAResTra) reLife Memberships: Roger Ahlbrandt (100), ports seeing several of the class. He can Doug Cordiner (240), Bill Dickey (500), tell MIKE MUMMA that his contribuFink Fischer (100), Walt Griffith (100), tion to the Stadium is still among the Al Moore (100), Jim Neet (100), "B.J." 30

missing. C H A R L I E H E N D E R S O N (Sub Base Pearl) also had a field day and another of your Secretary-Treasurer's old letters (Sept. '57) finally gets an answer.

Thanks just the same Charlie.

DISTAFF PROMOTION Lieutenant Cecilia S. Harbold, NC, USN, was recently selected for advancement to the rank of lieutenant commander in the Nurse Corps. Lt. Cdr. Harbold is on duty at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., and is the wife of "Butch" Harbold, the class secretary. The Harbolds were married last April.

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JAMES WILLIAM WHALEY We regret to report the death of J. W. (Bill) W H A L E Y , which occurred in Hamilton, Va., 21 January. Bill was the mayor of Hamilton and was engaged in the real estate business there. Graveside services were held at -Arlington Cemetery, 24 January 1958, with several classmates attending.

JOHN WALKER PAYNE, JR. In answer to an Alumni Association inquiry, Mrs. John W. (Frances) Payne informs us that her husband was killed in the much publicized plane crash of two airliners over the Grand Canyon on June 30, 1956.

Commander Payne had retired in June 1950. Mrs. Payne's present address is 623 Lakeshore Dr., Columbus, Ohio.

E D W A R D W. B R I D E W E L L after he retired in August 1957 took employment as an engineer in the office of the engineering manager of the Hustler project of the Air Armament Division of the Sperry Gyroscope Corporation. He became a naval aviator in 1939.

Orders published recently include : RODNEY J. BADGER to CO, FRONTIER ( A D -

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JR., to Chief of Staff and -Aide, ComCar Div 15; W M . F. McL-AREN to NAD, Bangor; D E R M O T T V. HICKEY to BuOrd; E U G E N E B. FLUCKEY and RHODAM Y. McELROY to National War College for duty under instruction; BEN W . S-ARVER to BuOrd; LOUIS H.

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This has been a wonderful month giving me much encouragement to go on. I have had letters from Marge Holcombe with all the San Diego news, George Grider, Carl Fellows, Dick Pratt, Fred Holmshaw, and phone calls locally from John Boland and Tom King. So come on! Keep writing and keep me informed on what's going on. We ivant to hear front all of you wherever you may be.

To write for Shipmate requires you to be a month ahead. So what goes in, for example, on 5 January, appears in the FebSHIPMATE

ruary issue. Thus any news received or items that occur after deadline date must wait for the next issue. Please bear with me if your news appears to go unnoticed or appears a month late.

Had our second luncheon of the year on 23 January at -A&N Country Club. Eighteen were present. We didn't have to take a voice vote to break the tie because another vote sheet was received in the interim. Thus I can report the final results: Tack Ryder, President; Willie Price, \ ' E E P ; Lloyd Benson, Secretary; yours truly. Corresponding Secretary. We finally got the money turned over from Jack Ryder to Lloyd (a bank formality someone forgot several years ago), and everything is back on the track. Now we are in business again.

R-ANDY ME.ADE was at the luncheon with a big broad grin on his face. He goes to YDSO Point Hueneme as CO upon completion of his course at the National War College. We'll miss his beaming countenance around these here parts, but W'ish him lots of luck on his new assignm.ent.

BECKY TH.ATCHER wrote again saying he was sorry he couldn't make the 23rd luncheon but that he would see us all around 3 February when he expected to be visiting BuOrd. HARRY ALLAN BARNARD, JR. It is with the deepest regret that I report the sudden death of our classmate and friend HARRY -A. BARNARD, JR., on 1 February 1958. Harry retired in 1952 and was living at 2318 W. Dravas St., Seattle, Wash. Harry was Tom Kimmel's wife at the -Academy, and his loss to our remaining ranks is a great shock. Our deepest sympathy goes to his widow and young son.

The memory of his winning smile, his ability to swap a good story, and his esprit de corps is something we shall all cherish and remember. Harry was a member of the Alumni .Association.

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Dick Pratt. I am wondering if the audit of '36 donations to the Memorial Stadium is correct ? I have personally pledged and paid for a memorial chair in the name of my wonderful roommate Dave Zabriskie, as well as my brother-in-law Nelson Samuels '33. I feel indebted to the Navy Athletic -Association, and will do all possible to help in this cause." Carl also reports that he and Franny will be moving to Montreal, Canada, prior to June. Look up Rosie Ryan, Carl.

He is the Naval Attache in Ottawra.

If you can't write, how about getting your A letter from G I N D E R GRIDER reports : ".Ann and I with our four children fraus to follow the example of M O R T are living in Memphis where I have been HOLCOMBE's wife. She furnishes the practicing law since 1950. The address is following dope on the San Diego clan—for 417 Prescott St., and all '36ers are welcome. which I am deeply indebted and many The countryside surrounding Memphis for thanks Marge. She writes : "Marshall and lOO miles in any direction is so dreary that Ev Thompson are in Coronado. Susie HoffI do not see how anybody can get through man keeps busy watering the lawn of the without stopping for refreshments at the new house she and Ed just bought. The Jack Turners and Jamie Semmes live just Grider establishment." around the corner and the Bill Parhams George has also joined the ranks of the are still here. The Merkers just bought a 36 authors club. After 10 years of spinning new house and plan to stay in the sun. sea stories, he and a civilian friend have While up in Long Beach recently we saw collaborated on a book entitled War Fish Dick Hansen and Mac McElrath. The Kikwhich is to be published on 6 May by Little ers live on Pomona Avenue and I see their Brown & Co. Friends and shipmates are daughter Laura at the Service Sorority mentioned in the book. Knowing Ginder, it meetings where I play den mother or someshould be wonderful reading—and factual! thing. We number quite a few here in Coronado, and we're hoping to have some George also reported that H A N K kind of a reunion in this neck of the woods ARNOLD stopped by during January. again. (Marge and Betty Kirkpatrick Speaking of Hank, did you know he is one arranged the last one.)" of two experts in submarine design ordered to the POLARIS Project? (See page 28.)

If you have been following the newspapers WHAT COLLEGE? you must know what this project means to Marge also writes that she and Mort are the Navy. In addition to assignments with going through the "Where will we send our ComSubLant and at David Taylor Model boy to college?" stage. "Hope he'll select Basin and Mare Island Shipyard, Hank has something we can afford since we also have been a member of the Naval Technical Mis- two girls approaching the expensive stage sion in Europe, during which time he of junior high." Well, if he's not Academy evaluated the German submarine designs. bound or inclined let me recommend to you On his new assignment. Hank will be the and all '36 in same boat a very excellent Assistant for Ship Production. Congratula- small college. Lake Forest College, Lake tions Hank!

Forest, 111. I'll be glad to get you all the CARL F E L L O W S , 149 Ryefield Rd., details, or you can write to Robert D. AmaFitchburg, Mass., writes: "I sure miss not den. Director of Admissions. LFC is about being able to get together with my class- 30 miles north of Chicago on the shores of mates, although on occasion I have been Lake Michigan. Both Don Gumz and I were able to get together with -Al Fleming and classmates and fraternity brothers there.

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NOEL '36 REVISES BLUEJACKETS' MANUAL The new, completely revised fifteenth edition of the Bluejackets' Manual is now available.

This edition has been compiled principally by and under the direction of Captain John V. Noel, USN '36, assistant chief of Naval Personnel for special projects, assisted by Lt. Donald A. Frantz, USN, of the Bureau's Training Division, and Chief Journalist William J. Miller of the Bureau's Enlisted Personnel Division. The project was accomplished by them on an independent, off-duty basis.

The revised edition is now available at Navy exchanges, ships' stores, or directly from the U. S. Naval Institute at Annapolis, Maryland.

F R E D H O L M S H A W writes that he recently attended a change of command ceremony at Naval Station, Long Beach.

Also present were Bob Neyman, Ed Hoffman, Mort Holcombe, Dick Hansen, J. O. Phillips, and Bob McElrath who is Chief of Staff to ComNavBase Los Angeles. The others have "deep draft" commands of one kind or another. Says Fred: "We thought it was an unusually large number of our small class to be in one place at one time outside of Washington."

In case you missed them, recent changes of duty assignment are: W A R F I E L D BENN E T T to Philadelphia N S Y ; CHARLIE E I S E N B A C H and ALEC T Y R E E to Naval War College; NORM G I L L E T T E to CO USS T H E T I S BAY; and CHUCK MILLER to NRAO Philadelphia. BOB MORTON arrived and is well esconced in OP 60 in the Pentagon.

C. H. H U T C H I N S , Vice President and General Sales Manager, Wabash Fibre Box Company, Terre Haute, Ind., has been elected a Director of the Fibre Box Association.

NON-MEMBERS Classmates mentioned above who are not members of the Alumni Association are: Arnold, Hoffman, Semmes, Parham, Merker, Hansen, McElrath, J. O. Phillips, Bennett, and Eisenback. Show them your copy of the class notes in this issue.

BILL ELLIS

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5439 41it St., N.W., Washington 15. D. C.

WASHINGTON NEWS 'Twas a well attended monthly luncheon the second Friday of January, the 10th of the month at the Army-Navy Country Club midday. January was a full month for the class in the Washington area, so we shall forego listing the names of those present.

W A L T REID visited in Washington during the month on a trip from Honolulu.

W A L T S T E N C I L was up from Norfolk for a trip. Walt and BILL MACK arrived at the A&N Country Club one day when I was lunching. Why were we all happenstancing to be there. Well—it is a good place to eat.

DON W H I T E and W A R R E N HALL went with the midshipmen to the Bowl game. Four more '37 showed up at the game: D U K E F E R R A R A , S N E E D SCHMIDT, A L GERKEN and F I L GILKESON. With all that support no wonder Navy won.

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where a number of the Washington Group enjoyed themselves. The first, a hot buttered rum party given by Robby and JIGGER H A R M O N and the second a cocktail party given by Dotty and F R E D DIERMAN.

P6M SEAMASTER. The modern large seaplane is no longer the lumbering ugly duckling of old.

The wives of 1937 met at the Watergate Inn on January 30 with Marcia Arentzen and Evelyn Mehlhop as hostesses. There were 20 present including the hostesses: Libby Barton, Maggie Fisher, Ethel Janney, Betty Johnston, Louise Jordan, Betsy Lake, Shirley Lanham, Betty Kelly, Evelyn Hughes, Midge Denton, Peggy Carroll, -Anne Hessel, Peggy Taylor, Mary Minter, Betty Shea, Mary K. Aloore, Betty Stevens, and Kitty Stevens.

TWENTY-YEAR BOOK Then there is the 1937 Twenty-Year Book. About a month ago it was decided to wait no longer for the delinquent biographies, questionnaires, pictures and etc.

Therefore with $3,300 on hand and about 275 biographies, etc., on hand we obtained two quotations from firms who had done other 20-year books. The low bidder who had the more experience in the field was chosen. The book will measure 8 x lOyi inches, be bound in blue with a gold design silk screened on the cover. Its title will be "The Twenty-Year Fix." Design and specifications for the cover must be in not later than April 15th, 1958. All copy must be submitted in final form not later than June 30th, 1958. There is still some time for the delinquent ones to get their material in.

Please do if you haven't. Please pass the word around.

The Editorial Committee has been busy three weeks reading all the biographies.

Those in outline form will be made into narrative. Biographies hand written will have to be typed for the printer to accept them. Many editorial questions and decisions will arise. Galley proofs and final proofs will have to be received, read and approved. In the very near future all photographs will be reviewed by the firm's representative to determine if they can be reproduced. In order to obtain the maximum discount delivery is being set for late August or September 1958. It seems like lots of time but it is short.

LARRY BRANTLEY has recently completed an intensive course at A E T N A Life Insurance Co. home office in Hartford, Conn., in the creation and arrangement of life insurance estates for maximum effectiveness.

Classmates will be sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Goodloe, mother of Clay and widow of Brigadier General Gree Clay Goodloe, USMC. After the loss of Clay over Rangoon a memorial window was placed in St. Margaret's Church, Bancroft Place and Connecticut Ave. in Washington. Mrs. Goodloe was always interested in news of the class and kept up with many through the years.

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tioned above are not members of the -Alumni -Association. Schmidt, Gerkin, Mehlhop, Barton, Fisher, Janney, Lake, Kelly, Carroll, Hessel, Shea, Wm. R. Stevens and Brantley. Show them your copy of Shipmate. Mrs. Raymond A. Moore as a widow is entitled to subscribe to Shipmate for $2.00 per year.

JOHN P. M.

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Arlington Towers, Apt. MlOOl, Arlington 9, Va.

WASHINGTON GROUP NEWS The wives monthly luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Country Club in the spirit of Valentine's Day and with Ruth Boyd, Julie Ferriter and Jean Heston as hostesses.

The men's luncheon was well attended.

ALEC BALL was there for the first time.

Chairman RAY DUBOIS reported that the replies to the questionnaire for the 20year Lucky Bag were slow in coming in and urged that all of you get busy and send in your biographies, pictures and check for 15 dollars to Capt J O H N BURRILL, SC USN, Room 2223, Main Navy ONM ( M 0 3 R ) , Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. We must get busy and get the book out before June or our address file will be out of date again with the large number of duty changes expected this summer. In case you have not received your questionnaire please drop John Burrill or myself a line.

F R E E L A N D CARDE was the second classmate to tell us about his job in our newly inaugurated program. Freeland is on duty as the Executive Secretary to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and has had a bird's eye view of the Chiefs functioning. He pointed out that the Chiefs have broad responsibility, limited authority and turn out excellent work. Ninety eight percent of their decisions have been unanimous and initial disagreement exists mainly in new fields but is eventually ironed out with experience and time. The opinion of the Chiefs is sought on practically all matters. Some sort of an organization must exist to render this military opinion. The basic problem is and always will be power through control of the budget. No one will ever approve of one man controlling the military budget, now at 40 billion dollars. This budget control is a civilian responsibility under our constitution and must have final decision at that level. It is the opinion of the military that planners (in this case the Chiefs) should also carry responsibility. Those of us working to brief Admiral Burke were very pleased to hear that he was probably the best informed at the meetings. A very nice job Freeland.

There were two particularly good parties

TWENTY-YEAR REUNION The date for the 20-year reunion has been set for the holiday weekend beginning Friday 30 May, and will be held in Washington GR-ANT H E S T O N has been appointed chairman with F R A N K ZIMANSKI and myself as committee members with others to be selected later. Friday, 30 May, and Sunday, 1 June, have been left open for private parties and gatherings. Saturday, 31 May, will be the big day. -A combined classmates and wives luncheon, preceded by cocktails, will be held at the Army-Navy Country Club. A speaker of prominence will be on hand. The evening festivities will also be at the Army-Navy Country Club and will be a cocktail dinner dance. The wives at their next luncheon will make up a list of those who can accommodate you out-of-towners in their homes. Those who can come please let me known as soon as possible and I will pass your names to Jean Heston's wives group who will see that all the visiting firemen are taken care of for all or any part of the big weekend.

The committee will try and mail out a dope sheet and I will have more news in subsequent columns. There is lots of time to plan so let's all make this 20-year reunion one to long remember.

SAN DIEGO NEWS J A K E RE-ADY was in town on a business trip and phoned to say hello. Jake works for Convair and he and Kay live at 1125 Pacific Beach Drive, San Diego. The San Diego group have not been very lively of late but Jake promised to stir them up when he got back and give them the good word about the 20-year reunion and also the 20-year Lucky Bag. He was pleased to hear about both of these undertakings.

Thanks for the call Jake and I will be looking for some news from your way soon.

NORFOLK NEWS Jean and GR.ANT H E S T O N made a recent visit to Norfolk and spent the weekend with Muriel and H E Y D O N WELLS as Heydon soon takes off with his destroyer division for a Mediterranean tour. The group who got together included Harriet and George Dalton, Marie and Bill Spears, Betty and Jack Raymer, Sue and Skip Palmer, Fran and Connie Hartigan, Bobbie and Charlie Norris, Jean and Art Johnson, and Marie and John Burkhardt. Sue Palmer has been very sick and had a serious operation and we are very glad to hear that she is doing fine. We learn that H-ANK L-AUERM-AN, now in Washington, is slated to relieve S K I P P-ALMER on CinC LantFlt Staff this June but no word on Skip's orders. GEORGE DALTON is slated to reheve H O M E R CONRAD as Chief of Staff to ComDesFlot Two in Newport. Fran and C O N N I E HARTIGAN paid a recent visit to Washington and were entertained by EL BALDRIDGE in his very beautiful and picturesque restored home in one of the old original sections of Alexandria, Va. NEWS FROM ALL AROUND DAVE H.ARRIS, who was in OpNav, received rush orders to take command of DesDiv 601 in Key West. He was fortunate to find a willing renter for his Washington home and set out with Patsy and the kids. They stayed with Betty and J-ACI'C RAYMER on their way through Norfolk and will stay with the BOB FLETCHERS SHIPMATE

(Exec of the Naval Base m Key West) while house hunting. Sorry to see you go Dave and Patsy.

F R E D B-ARDSHAR and GEORGE BULL.ARD are slated to e-xchange jobs.

Fred will leave Washington in .April to relieve George on the SH.APE Staff in Paris. George will then report to CNO in Op-60 to fill Fred's vacant billet.

CH.ARLIE H.ART has orders to duty at the -Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk. He is now the Naval -Advisor to the -Argentine Naval War College. W E N D Y SUYD-AM now in Bu-Aer has orders to be the Overhaul and Repair Officer, Naval -Air Station, North Island, San Diego. BILL LEON.ARD will take a short trip from his present duty in OpNav to be a student at the National War College next year.

TACK BOGLEY

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SHORE BREEZES

BY JOHXNY RITCH

For a variety of reasons, including holidays, travel, house guests, ^•isiting relatives, and sickness to mention a few, I have m-issed a couple of deadlines here. Fortunately our field reporters filled in with a bit of news so the column got a new look.

-Apology is due Paul Schratz for missing these reports after he was good eiiough to send a gaboon full of news about his travels and the classmates and their wives that he had visited or talked with. By now this is bit old to cover. -Also missed detailing a report of the December dance that CH.ARLIE CH.ANDLER staged at the Bethesda Hospital Officers' Club which proved an attraction for 35 couples including three hardies from the Norfolk area: the STROWS, ZULLINGERS and WE.ATHERWAXES. First of all, I should point out that with the recent departure of E R N I E D U N L A P to the Pearl Harbor area to take command of a destroyer division, we had to get a new secretary. This necessary task isn't one that is much sought after because the job of keeping the class rosters current keeps one hustling. However, we are pleased to report that R A P H A E L B E N I TEZ stepped forth to volunteer his help and is now the Class Secretary. At the time of this writing I may have to wait a bit to really give him the files since he may be involved in a 10-week sojourn to Europe in connection with a Maritime Law meeting. You will remember Ralph is a legal eagle underneath it all even though presently employed on the staff of the SecDef Office of Legislative Liaison.

In my frequent short jaunts of late I have run into a number of the gang. Had a short visit with ELI R O T H who is now Shop Superintendent at the Portsmouth (N. H.) Naval Shipyard but who expects to move to new fields this spring. Tried to see MARSHALL T U R N B A U G H during this same visit but couldn't make connections. He is in charge of the atomic propulsion phase of the subs being constructed in that Yard.

Then while in Norfolk for a short school course had a real visit with BUD and Emily GORE. Bud has moved over to the staff of the Armed Forces Staff College after a spell with SACLant. Bud has been riding to work with F R E D "Rojo" R U S S E L L who is now on S.ACLant staff after a destroyer Command. I expected to find CHARLIE J E N K I N S in charge of the M A R C H , 1 9 5 8

school but found he had moved out to the Pacific to take over an Escort Squadron from W A L T McGUINNESS who was moving to PacFleet Staff. Also ran into -ALF R O B E R T S H A W who is with Lant Fleet and ED F O O T E who is on the staff of Anti Sub Lant. At the BOQ Mess I encountered DICK ZULLINGER and we had a good chat. Dick was out to chow while in the role of duty officer tor the OpDevForLant staff to which he is now attached. Didn't get to see him but noted in the Norfolk paper that J O E L I N E H A N had just assumed new duties as assistant C-of-S for Plans on CruLant's staff, having moved over from the CinCLant group.

When departing Norfolk, happened into JACK H A W K I N S at the airport. Jack is with the Marines at the Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. I don't know how many of you have ever stopped to realize what an active role '39 has in the guidance of the Navy. Some indication is offered in the fact that there are 50 '39ers attached to Offices of the various Secretaries and the CNO. This doesn't include 10 in BuPers, 15 in BuAer, 10 in BuShips and 8 in BuOrd. So you see there are nearly 100 of us putting in our two-bits worth at various control points.

Some of these that have come in the past few months and who haven't been mentioned in the column are: Jack Hough and Freddie Tucker in the BuOrd fold; A. G. Neal, Ed Dashiell, Irv Dewey, Marc Lowe, George "Sandy" Simmons, Dewitt Patterson, and Blackie Weinel with the OpNav Force; Don Hardy in BuAer; and Davis Cone, J. B. Howland, and Pinky Sellers up in BuPers. Francis Fitzpatrick and Fred Kittler have been over at Ft. McNair at the Industrial College but have orders to move to OpNav and BuShips respectively in the spring. They've had Clay Raney, Harry Harty, Don O'Meara, and Willie Stiles keeping them company. Chuck Nace has also been down there at the National War College with Jig Ramage. They are evidently kept pretty busy but we're hoping we get to see them all at a class luncheon before they go to new spots.

Pac in connection with a big amphibious exercise and have, in the course of my travels, seen several stalwart representatives of "40."

When I arrived in Pearl, I saw D-AVE W O L F E , who is soon to complete his tour with FMFPac and is scheduled to go to the First Marine Air Wing, currently based in Japan. Also ran into I. J. D A V E N P O R T , who has recently reported to ComServPac from the East Coast where he served on a CarDiv Commanders Staff. Though it has been several years since I last saw Dave, I can't say he has changed very much. He, together with his wife and two children, is enjoying duty in Hawaii.

On arrival at Yokosuka, I saw JIM VELLIS, who is the busy exec of the ROCHESTER and J O H N BOWELL, who is winding up a tour of duty as skipper of the HOLLISTER. His new orders take him to PhibPac so he won't have to move from San Diego.

At Sangley Point, I saw CARL ADAMS, who is the weather expert for the Navy in that area. He too reports that he and his family are enjoying their tour there. Except for a few gray hairs, C. W. looks just as he did in Midshipman days.

I also had the chance to join ABE CAMPO for refreshments and 17 years of getting caught up. He is a senior Commander in the Philippine Navy and is currently the Logistics officer on their CNO's staff. From the conversation, I gathered that Abe is the expert they call on when there is a difficult logistics or supply problem to solve. He and his wife are kept busy with the problems of raising their family of six children, who range from 15 years to II months of age. Abe was in the states for a couple months last fall attending advanced industrial management courses. During the evening he recounted several interesting personal experiences from World War II time when he was a leader in the underground.

I also saw Captain Carlos Albert from '39.

He has just been named as intelligence chief of the joint staff for the Philippine Armed Forces, an assignment he is looking forward to with keen interest.

1940 • It was a most enjoyable evening in Sec'y, L t . Cdr. Robert A. Malleck, U S N , Manila seeing these two fine gentlemen P . O. Box 552, Riverside, Calif. once again.

Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Jacob V. H e i m a r k . U S N , Perhaps for your next news, I can per850 Country Club L a n e , Coronado. Calif. suade someone in the Washington area to It takes a long trip, it seems, to meet come up with some '40 coverage. people one has not seen in a long time. I JAKE HEIMARK am currently on a 2i/2-month tour to West

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Hank Woesnner, Bill Montgomery, Frank Quinn, Phil Gutting, Ray Wiggins and Sec'y, Capt. J. K. Taussig, Jr., U S N (Ret.).

Norm Tate all expect to be detached this Sherwood Road, Wardour, Annapolis, Md. summer for various assignments, some of which are not known at this writing.

Having missed another deadline, I am pleased to say that more people have Expected in to join the '42 fold are gigged me for it . . . indicating that there Frank Andrews and Max Duncan for the is some interest in a class column, and there Juice Department Harry Kelly and Bob are some people who look for it.

Reilly for the Exec Department and Wes Gebert to lend his talents to the Phys Ed The Lost and Found Department did Department for obvious reasons. right well last go 'round. A R C H I E F I E L D S checked in as Exec of the U S S Ground breaking ceremonies for the new SALISBURY SOUND ( A V - 1 3 ) , F P O San Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium are Francisco; C H A R L I E CARR checked in presently scheduled for Saturday, 1 March, from Special Weapons Unit, Pacific, Mofwhich incidentally is also "Army" weekend fett Field, Calii, . . . and BILL M A C in winter sports. In simple ceremonies at the C O N N E L L merely checked in because we RYAN VTOL VERTIPLANE, a unique Stadium site, the Honorable Thomas S. knew where he was all the time! new research airplane, which is designed Gates, Secretary of the Navy, will turn the first shovel, thereby officially beginning Let's find the following characters: to take off and land vertically. the long-awaited construction of a badly (either write to me, or direct to the Alumni needed athletic facility and stately memorial Association, if you know where they are) Malcolm, Withrow, Bangert, Blair, Perez, couple will reside at 3427 Tulane Drive, to our countless Naval and Marine Corps heroes. Have you sent in a contribution Marks, Hill, Medling, McDonald, Rowse, University Hills, Md. yet? There is still $700,000 yet to go.

Naymark, Collins, Einstein, Lynch, Dog George Fleming, Chandler, Hunt, Boyer, 1 9 4 2 • Jobanek, Robertson, Ruder, North, Kline, 1943 • Sec'y. Cdr. C. B. Bishop. U S N .

Delatour, Dick Wright, Hailey, Badger, 3380 N . Dickerson St., Arlington 7, Va. Brilliant Myers, Lilly, Finkel, Dick Foster.

Sec'y, Cdr. A. L. Rasmussen, U S N .

Now isn't that a fascinating line-up? Lost, HENRY CLYDE TURNER 3619 N . Vernon St.. Arlington, Va. stolen, or strayed.

Cdr. H E N R Y C. T U R N E R died at the ROBERT ERLE McKENZIE CONWELL BILL M A C C O N N E L L , whose address is Naval Hospital, St. Albans, N. Y., on 6 The class regrets to announce the loss of The Pillars, 780 Congress, Glendale, Ohio, January 1958. A native of Ashland, Tenn., is looking for some ship models to hang on he was attached to the staff of the Com- R.E.M. "Connie" C O N W E L L in an autothe walls of his den. He has in mind some mandant, Third Naval District. At the time mobile accident between Riverside and of those half-models we used to see around of his death, he was living at 4385 Vireo Downey, Calif. Connie was driving home in the U.S.N.A., reasonably small, and prefer- Ave., Bronx 70, N. Y., with his wife, a dense smog, ran off the highway, and hit ably of the sailing variety. If anyone knows Genevieve Veronica, and their two daugh- a tree.

Connie resigned from the Navy in Januwhere there are any of these to be had by ters and one son. ary 1955 and worked for the Rheem Manumidnight requisition, or even purchase, drop The information contained in this column facturing Company in Downey, Calif.

Bill a line. recently regarding the Hump legislation His death occurred on 21 January. Mrs. A R C H I E F I E L D S chipped in some and its prospects has been modified by rewell-said remarks on the Plebe System to cent events. Despite the optimism in Navy Conwell lives at 10065 Lesterfield Rd., help me out on the article. Actually, I have circles, the House Armed Services Com- Dovraey Calif. written it, and am now waiting for some mittee returned the proposed legislation to The class has a luncheon in Washington more remarks to incorporate in the article the Navy Department for revision, recom- on the 4th Wednesday of every month at so that it will not be but one man's opinion. mending that administrative measures be the Army-Navy Country Club. These taken to relieve the problems created by the luncheons are scheduled for 1200, are stag, hump. and have proven to be a great success.

ABOUT THE STADIUM Turnout is most gratifying with 30-40 Since several classmates are approaching C H A R L I E CARR checked in with some classmates at each occasion. the seventeen-year mark of active duty, the apropos remarks about the class and its J O H N CALLAHAN (recently a father Contingency Option program is getting participation in the Stadium drive and as members of the Alumni Association. Those close to the required action stage. Those for the seventh time) has been appointed by who read this are probably interested interested should check their back issues of the Executive Committee to relieve HAM enough in the Alumni Association, so that Shipmate for information previously pub- R I E S as BuPers representative for the I would be preaching to them who aren't lished, as well as current Department In- class. Ham is going to be Commanding sinning if I plugged this. However, the structions. We hope to arrange some talks Officer of the U S S HULL ( D D - 9 4 5 ) which Stadium is another breed of cat. Believe on the subject for the Washington group, is brand spanking nevi'—when she gets built. me, fellows, if Admiral Smedberg says that and recommend same for those at other Such an important assignment is justly deserved after major contribution to the class a Stadium is necessary at the Naval Acad- stations. efforts in D.C. as a member of the Execuemy, it is. Being here in Annapolis, and (See Paul Schratz "Sea Breeze" column tive Committee. The "Promotion Outlook" having a chance to see first hand what the for this month.) in our latest Newsletter was contributed by "Supe" is doing, convinces me that we must Congratulations are in order for DOUG Ham. Best of luck! all pitch in. I personally had many reserva- PLATE, the first of our class ordered to tions about the necessity for a Stadium, but command a frigate. He relieved Sheldon The news looks bleak for early promoI do not delude myself that I know as much Kinney in MITSCHER late in January. tion of the class to Captain. There is a posabout the need as Admiral Smedberg. If he sibility that some of you "outstanding" CHARLIE BISHOP says it's a must, it is. We, the alumni of members will be pulled up through the the Academy, are fortunate in having this ANNAPOLIS NOTES crowd starting in 1960. For the rest of us man bringing up our successors.

Watch for news in next month's issue It looks good in '66. Don't feel too bad As a Trustee of the Alumni Association, concerning the annual '42 picnic to be held because the pay bill has a good possibility I want to ask that you all help in our re- again in Annapolis. There are many new with a unified front and dynamic leadership cruiting of members. The Association is faces in this area, so let's take advantage at the top level. Under the Cordiner plan, valuable to the Navy, and is only as strong of this opportunity to renew old acquain- about $190 is to be added to our base pay over a four-year period in equal yearly inas we make it. This is not, and should not tances.

Chances are this will get some be, a case of "what do we get out of it," Speaking of which, we haven't brought stallments. but what can we put into it. Strong alumni you up to date on changes since last sum- trimming. The new pay scales are designed associations do much to keep the strength mer. Buck Adams showed up the end of to cause retention of top quality officers and of the school. As ours is related directly October and now working in the Juice De- personnel on active duty. If passed the pay to national defense, it behooves us to do-it- partment after helping the Staff Plans and raise will be effective on 1 July 1958! ourselves . . . not merely let "George" do it. Operations section get on its feet. Johnny NORFOLK NEWS Rowan, who reported during the summer, J. K. TAUSSIG The following news with a complete is head of the crystal ball department on the WEDDING Staff in Personnel and Administration. roster has been received from the Norfolk Saturday, 7 December, Miss Doris Golde, Buck Shaw has a Batt, Rosie Garvin is chapter: daughter of Mr. Walter H. Golde, and Mr. teaching at Seamo, and last, but definitely The Class of '43 wives meet each lunchJ O H N L E W I S L A N D R E T H '41 in S t not least. Doc Robinson appeared on the eon month on the second Wednesday at Bridget's Church, Copake Falls, N. Y. The scene to relieve Buck Adams in January.

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NOB Officers' Club. .All business is kept to a minimum. It is purely a social affair, and a chance for '43 wives to get better acquainted. It is hoped that all wives in the area will take advantage of this opportunity and come as often as possible.

Men's luncheon held at Breezy Point on the second Wednesday of each month. No reservations required.

The Norfolk group has a monthly plan through August '58 for social activities and among other things is planning a joint wives luncheon with Washington, D. C., to be held in Richmond, Va., in March.

Someone in the Norfolk chapter deserves a vote of thanks for coordinating the class efforts and keeping the home office informed. Thanks!

PLEASE tell your Classmates and Shipmates about SHIPMATB They must knov/ about it to want it themselves

to the 700 questionnaires sent out for 10th reunion. Here we are just 5 years older, but our participation has decreased by about 50 percent.

If you haven't returned your questionLOST naire by now, get hot! If you didn't get one, The following classmates are lost or have just drop us a line telling us where you are, outdated addresses: R. B. -Adams, E. R. what you are doing, and what you have done Bergin, H. B. Bottoms, L. B. Boyd, F. E. (professionally and on the domestic scene).

Dailey, J. O. DiGangi, R. G. Dowell, H. B. Fish, P. D. Fisler, .A. R. Hersch, P. C. Koelsch, W. F. Lally, H. S. McCool, R. K PROMOTION PROSPECTS McLeod, R. A. Monroe, J. R. Perry, J. P. As of 1 January 1958 the junior tempoQualev, F. L. Rose, J. Rowland-Fisher, rary commander was just 27 names ahead J. R. Sahlin, J. E. Smith, and R. P. Smith. of Jack Christman on the selection list. The Please send anv changes of address t o : Promotion Division, BuPers states an averCdr. F. F. SMITH, U S N , U. S. Naval Re- age of 26 /unrestricted line officers (comsearch Laboratory, Washington (25), D. C. mander selectees) make their numbers each OWEN F. K E E L E R , JR., writes that month. It is stressed that this number does Peggy and he would like to let everyone not include EDO's and the other specialties. know—those who have not heard it already It appears very likely, then, that Jack will —about the arrival of their third daughter, have a date of rank of 1 February 1958 and Susan, shortly before Thanksgiving. The all the rest of class will be spread between Keelers live at 337 Merriweather Rd., that date and about 1 November 1958. Of course this is just extrapolating and does Grosse Point Farms 36, Mich. not take into account any unusual circumstances which may arise. You may be interested to know that the present lobby to re1944 • tain senior reserve officers, who have been notified that they are to be released from Sec-Treas.. Lt. Cdr. Robert W . N e t t i n g . U S N , active duty, could affect your making your 604 N . Owen St., A l e x a n d r i a , V a . number.

HAMMOCK CLEWS As of 1 February 1958 the Stadium fund The month of January in Washington has received a total of over $1900 which has turned out just about as was predicted. It been donated from various members of the was hectic. -Although the Navy here was at class. Included in this sum is $300 which flank speed all month, just one event on the has been designated for 3 memorial chairs final day of the month made it appear that dedicated to W I L L I A M E. BROWN, we had been standing still . . . the launching MACK C. MAISON and CHARLES C. of EXPLORER. MILLER. The present balance in the treasury of The Army now has beat us on the beach at Cape Canaveral, but a lot of us still are the class is $794.66. satisfied over the outcome of past encounters at Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia.

It's all history no matter how you look at it. PASS-THE-WORD And, frankly, we all like to remember that A L C A R P E N T E R will soon be the new part of it which is more pleasant in our own operations officer in U S S D E S MOINES. minds. . . . W I L L I E U P S H A W has orders to the Since last October we have been jigging staff, Com Marianas. . . . D U F F SLAYpeople to return the personal questionnaires M A K E R departs this month for Pearl which had been mailed to them. These where he becomes skipper of O'BANNON. questionnaires will be used to compile a . . . B E A V E R H O R T O N is executive offismall "15 years after" booklet during the cer of Jet Attack Squadron 106 and lives in summer of '58. As of 1 February 1958 a Jacksonville; Beaver has sent in a nice total of 175 questionnaires have been re- check to help the financial burden of class turned. This amotmts to about 25 percent activities. . . . J I M BARTMAN is superparticipation of the 707 living graduates of intendent of the Metropolitan Edison Company's Portland, Pa., generating station. the class. . . . K E N A N D E R S O N is now assigned Your headquarters chapter has decided to OpNav and lives in Arlington. . . . that this publishing venture will not be K E N T Q U I N N lives in Silver Spring, attempted unless we can achieve at least 50 Md., but works for Westinghouse Electric percent participation of the class. Further- Corp. in Washington SCOTTY T E R more, it has been decided that 1 April 1958 RILL is now the gun boss in BOSTON will be the cut off date for receipt of com- (CAG-1) and lists 5500 Holly Rd., Virpleted questionnaires. If we do not have ginia Beach, as home address. . . . ANDY at least 350 by that date, we shall cancel P A P A G E O R G E will soon depart Miraall plans for putting out a book this year. mar, Calif., and head for the Naval Supply Here is an interesting comparison of Depot, Subic Bay. . . . T O M R H E E S has effort. In 1953 there were about 300 replies been with BuAer since last August and now lives in Bethesda. . . . J O S H SHERMembership dues in Military Survivors, MAN has been detached from BuPers and Inc., is $3.00 per year. is now on CinCNELM'S staff in London.

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. . . A R T P A T C H is now the air intelligence officer on the staff of ComStrikeFor South in Naples, Italy. . . . RAY FORD is doing a tour in BuAer having just come from the same place. . . . JIG JIG C R O W D E R is expecting orders soon to be detached from BuAer. . . . LARRY M O W E L L is still in the Preliminary Design Branch, BuShips P E N N Y FORD will soon depart USNA for U S S TOLEDO. . . . E R N I E H O L L O W A Y has orders to the Marine Corps Schools at Quantico. . . . BOB COOK has orders to become commanding officer N.O.U. at Key West. . . . The following will soon execute orders to the Combined General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for duty under instruction: ROJO ADAMSON from commanding officer, NAIFEH (DE-352) ; W A L T H O N O U R from squadron duty in Pearl; CHUCK SCHMIDT from the staff of submarine Squadron 12 at Key West. . . . The following will attend the next class at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk: AJAX H I L L E R from OpNav; P I N K Y J O S L I N from BuAer; J I M LANDON from PG School, Monterey; TOM W A L S H from commanding officer TWEEDY (DE-S32) ; E R N I E ARNOLD from USS SHANGRI L A ; L E W BOGAN from Air Antisubmarine Squadron 2 1 ; DON COX from DECATUR ( D D - 9 3 6 ) . . . . The present

roster (thanks to Beaver Horton) of classmates in the Jacksonville area lists DR. E M M E T FERGUSON, H A N K BARBOUR, J E F F DAVIS, GEORGE MONTGOMERY, P A T PATRICK, ROBBIE ROBINSON, JACK STETSON, GEORGE TALLEY, J I M TAYLOR, AL T H O M A S , N E W T FOSS, DICK DEPREZ, and JACK S T R I P L I N G And that's all for this month. . . . Let's hope a few of the class are wearing scrambled eggs by the time this is read.

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Christi, where he is an Episcopal Minister and Naval Reserve Chaplain. They moved from San Antonio.

Washington, D. C. ( A R D E BURKI, 7419 Chatham St., Springfield, Va.). . . .

BOB and Portia F I N L E Y are living at 1410 Gladstone Drive, Rockville, Md. He is on duty at the National Security Agency. . . . H A R R Y and Dorothy DUDLEY live at 3817 Jason Ave., Alexandria, Va. Harry has just reported to BuPers after being relieved as C. O. USS

Walter R. Gerich '45 C. H. Hutchins '36 J O H N P. (JACK) H I L B U R N writes, "Since leaving the Navy in 1954, wife (Edi), the four children, and I have resided in Tampa, where I am manager of the local plant of Tri-State Culvert & Mfg. Division of Florida Steel Corporation. We make 'wrinkled tin' culvert pipe and associated drainage specialties."

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W A L T E R R. GERICH has succeeded to the job of Chief Engineer of the Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Baltimore, Md. In this position he will be in charge of all mechanical and electrical engineering work of this company. Mr. Gerish did postgraduate work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was an engineering duty only officer before he resigned to take this position. He now lives on Old Annapolis Blvd., outside -Annapolis on the way to Baltimore.

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443) by L U T H E R GRAVES Understand "J" G-AWF is back in D. C. now in the State Dept. He was formerly in the American Embassy, Guadalajara, Mexico.

DALE and Gloria H.ARRIS give their address as 4316 Clearbrook Lane, Kensington, Md. . . . RAY H O W E has orders to the Naval Security Station from the Staff, ComPhibGroup Two in Norfolk. . . .

JACK L I T T L E has reported to the Hydrographic Officer for duty after a tour with the Taiwan Patrol Force. Jack and Gay live at 6417 Lumar Drive, Washington 22. . . . My January column had DUD MILLS on duty in the Navy Housing Office but "Gem" writes to say "taint so."

Dud is on Capitol Hill with office in the House Office Building—doing liaison work (Congress). See how easy it is for me to get mixed up when people don't write? . . . WALLY and Rose Marie RIGGS annotmced recently the arrival of their third child (all boys), Gordon Kent, on 25 December 1957. . . . H A N K SCHULTZ has been ordered to Bu.Aer from the Staff, Naval Air Force, Atlantic in Norfolk. . . .

BILL SEARLE resides in Quarters "JI," Naval Gun Factory, and is on duty in the Experimental Diving Unit. . . . TOM W E S T F A L L has orders to BuShips from Board of Inspection and Survey, OpNav. . . . "The girls had a Coffee at Ft. Meyer on 17 January. There was a very fine turnout of thirty-one girls. The girls who attended say it was really nice and they enjoyed it immensely. As a result of the Coffee the girls decided to have a monthly luncheon, starting the latter part of February. The girls who were instrumental in getting the ball rolling and getting the other girls together are Helen Leighton and Bernie Junod. Several other girls kindly assisted them but Helen and Bernie deserve a big pat on the back for a job well done. Let's hope they can keep up the interest. Here is a list of those who attended: Helen Leighton, Bernie Junod, Dee Dee Haak, Ann Collins, Felecia Irvine, Ginny Coope, Barbara Coyer, Virginia Kelley, Pat Christensen, Aileen Cleeg, Betty Koch, Jean Taylor, Lynn Lessman, Connie Huddleston, Marguerite Jones, Miriam Horner, Betz Daly, Rita Furland, Eileen Small, Mary Robeson, Rosemary Sheehy, Melba Scott, Ruth Miller, Virginia Fisher, Lucille Ellis, T. J. Spangler, Evelyn Crosby, Ann Spargo, Gem Mills, Bea Pavis, Barbara Wertheim and Sue Hart."

Annapolis (VERN ROUX, 722 Genessee St.). . . . BOB U H W A T has received orders to U S N A from Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit Atlantic in Norfolk.

Bob is a bachelor.

Boston ( S T E V E ROWEN, 11 Lantern Lane, West Roxbury 31, Mass.). . . .

Jeanette and "SIG" YALEN announce the arrival of their third boy, fourth child, William Jeffrey, on 19 January 1958. They live at 108 Hastings St., Framingham, Mass.

"Sig" is an electronics engineer for Computer Control Co. Charleston (Area Rep. needed). . . .

RUDY BARD, now on duty in the Office of Information, has orders to command USS FEARLESS (MSO-442) (never thought they'd name a ship after Him, did you?). i U T H E R GRAVES wrote to inform me that the dope I picked up in Navy Times Jacksonville (Area Rep. needed). . . . about his going to the COLUMBUS in Long GEORGE R E A V E S has been detached Beach was wrong. Actually, he relieved from duty in Fighter Squadron 171 and HARRY DUDLEY as C. O. of USS ordered to the Staff of Carrier Division 2.

FIDELITY ( M S O - 4 4 3 ) in the Med. on 1 I believe these airedale outfits shift carriers Dec. Harry relieved "Crate" LILLY, who so much that (jeorge will spend too little commissioned the ship in New Orleans. time in his home port of Mayport. Right, Chicago (Area Rep. needed). . . . The George?

'46 Bachelor List has been whittled down Key West (Linda HARMER, 76 Sigsbee to 53 members with the marriage of TOM McCOOK and Jane Rourke in Joliet, III., Rd.). . . . F R A N K BABBITT has reon 28 September 1957. They are living at ceived orders from command of USS BALAO 551 N. Central Ave., Chicago 44, 111. Tom (SS-285) to command USS THORNBACK is an Industrial Representative with Socony (SS-418), both in Key West.

Mobil Oil Company.

Long Beach—Los Angeles. . . . RUSS Corpus Christi (Area Rep. needed). . . . MILLER has resigned from the Navy and BOB and Nan MEGEE and four children is studying for his Ph.D. in Business Adhave moved to 337 Louisiana Ave., Corpus ministration at U.C.L.A. Russ, Ruth and 36

the five children live at 7243 DeCelis Place, Van Nuys, Calif. . . . GORDON ROBINSON has been ordered to U S S Los A N GELES (CA-135), from Staff, CinCNELM, London. . . . Dr. JACK W A T S O N has moved back to the L. A. area from Modesto and gives his address as 7445 W. 93rd PI., L. A. 45.

Monterey. I take this opportunity to welcome Ev D I S E as our new Monterey Rep. and look forward to hearing from her every month. Bob is in Ordnance Engr. and they live at 12 Loch Place. . . . "We met at my house on 21 November 1957 at 8:00 P.M. for coffee to organize. Mary Clifton, Jean Hall, Jinx Kingsbury. Helen Moore, Nancy Tisdale, Frances West, Betts Woods and Ev Dise attended. . . . 14 December 1957 we had a B. O. L. party at Walt Halls with Nancy Tisdale and Ev Dise co-hostessing.

-Al and Nancy Gaehler, Walt and Jean Hall, Jim and Helen Moore, Jack and Shirley Seargeant, Bob and Nancy Tisdale, Dick and Frances West, Bob and Ev Dise and Buster Bouveron and we had a grand time and vowed to do it more often. . . . 19 January 1958: '46 attended the Buffet Supper at the Fort Ord Officers' Club: Clif and Mary Clifton, Bob and Ev Dise, Walt and Jean Hall, Ed and Jinx Kingsbury, Jim and Helen Moore, Jack and Shirley Seargeant, Bob and Nancy Tisdale, Charlie and Betts Woods, E. T. and Maggie Clark. . . . Just reporting in to the Management School are BOB H.ASL E T T , .A. P. M A C D O N A L D , and

"Rex"

STOUT. Bob comes from N-AS Alameda, A. P. from the Ordnance Stock Office at NAS Mechanicsburg and "Rex" from Bu Ships. . . . A glance at the roster shows B U S T E R B O U V E R O N in Aeronautical Engineering, as well as JACK SE.ARG E A N T . C L I F F C L I F T O N , BILL MORTON and C H A R L I E WOODS are in Operations Analysis. AL G.AEHLER, W A L T H A L L and J I M MOORE are in Nuclear Effects. BOB D I S E is in Ordnance Engineering. BOB TISD-ALE is an instructor in the General Line School. I'll attempt to get the dope on E. T. CLARK, ED KINGSBURY, JACK METSCHL and DICK W E S T by ne.xt month."

Neivport ( M E L ROGERS, 88 Carroll Ave.). . . . "Buck" and Mary BUCOLO have settled at 125 Beach Rd., Bristol, R. I., after a tour of duty in Coco Solo, Canal Zone, where "Buck" was in Com 15 Shipping Security P A T and Jayne DOWLING are living at 608 Wolcott Ave., Middletown, R. I. He was formerly on duty at the Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Wash., is now attending the Naval War

1945 DOOR PRIZE at last reunion with winner, Eileen Kistler.

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College and has orders to U S S AMBERJACK FASTEST . . . JACK SICKEL has received orders to SUBMARINE (SS-522) in Key West. . . . The Newport HAS NEW the Air Command and Staff College, MaxCAPTAIN contingent will be more than doubled by well Air Force Base, Ala. Jack was OperaLt. Cdr. Robert D. Thompson '46 of tions Officer of Attack Squadron 93 in mid^summer, when a whole slew of '46ers report to the next session of Naval W a r Perth Amboy, N. J., relieved Lt. Cdr. Alameda.

College. P H I L A L L E N from Staff, Com Lando W. Zech, Jr. '45 as skipper of the SubRon 4 in Key West; JACK BAILEY whale-shaped ALBACORE, the world's fastest BEN MARTIN A. F. ACADEMY COACH from NavAirPac in San Diego; J O H N submarine.

BEN MARTIN, University of Virginia B-ARLOW from Heavy Attack Training ALBACORE is an experimental ship which football coach for the past two years, has Unit in Sanford; .ALBIE B E U T L E R from tests many technological advances in sub- been appointed head football coach of the command of U S S RAZORBACK (SS-394) marines. She is capable of unusually high U. S. Air Force Academy at Colorado in San Diego; JACK GORDON from underwater speeds and is more maneuver- Springs. Ben relieves L. T. (Buck) Shaw, Sub School Staff, New London; J O H N able than preceding types. Her shape and 60, whose contract was terminated by muKENT from Air Anti-Submarine Squad- control devices are expected to provide data tual agreement because he was unable to ron 39 in Quonset Point; J.ACK L I N D - essential to the development of future devote full time to the position.

SAY from New London, where he com- submarines. mands U S S SEA ROBIN ( S S - 4 0 7 ) ; K I R K Thompson did graduate work from 1951 MEMORIAL SERVICES MILLER from Joint Chiefs of Staff in until June of 1954, taking the naval post- FOR JACK LOPER D. C.; BOB M c K E N Z I E from Fleet Air graduate at Annapolis, Md., and Memorial Services were held for JACK Gunnery Unit in El Centro; L E W MILL- Monterey, courses Calif., and then getting a Mas- LOPER and the two members of his crew SAPS from Heavy .Attack Training Unit ter's Degree in Bioradiology at the Uni- on 18 January 1958 in the Chapel at NAS in Sanford; MARC P I T Z from U S S versity of California at Berkeley.

Whidbey Island, Wash. DAVE H O W A R D CURRITUCK (.AV-7) in Norfolk; AL and ALDO B E N E D E T T I sent flowers THOM-AS from BuOrd. Three who have from the Fourth Company and also drove received orders but are already Newportfrom Seattle and Tacoma to attend the servbased are: J.ACK EXUM, Exec, of U S S NORRIS ( D D E - 9 5 8 ) ; L A R R Y L A R S O N , San Diego ("Daisy"; Phone BRowning ices. W I L S E N G E L passed along a letter NSD Newport and "X" W.ARD, ComDes 7-5073. Convair, CYpress 6-6611, Ext. from Mary, which said: "The memorial Lant.

1247) JACK G U L L E T T E has orders service was quite beautiful. It was a perto U S S RAZORBACK (SS-394) to reheve sonal tribute to each of the crew; not a Norfolk (Barbara DICKEY, 416 Bir- ALBIE BEUTLER. Jack is Officer in time for tears, but a time for pride in our mingham St.). . . ."We had a small, but Charge of U S S SAWFISH ( S S - 2 7 6 ) , a men who lived and died well. Flowers were gay crowd at our monthly Happy Hour and Submarine Reserve Training boat in Long limited to those from very special groups Buffet Dinner on 17 January. Those attend- Beach. . . . "Killer" K I L P A T R I C K has â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fourth Company among themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the ing w-ere: Jane and Charlie Johnson; Kathy reported to the Staff, NavAirPac from Air- chapel was beautiful. In a few weeks I and Glen Macon; Barbara and Hank borne Early Warning Squadron Three in plan to move to the Long Beach area, which Schultz; Peg and George Kelly; Barb Guam. "Killer" and Alma live at 4411 Pt. I hope will be a central point which our and George Dickey; Ruth and Harris Rog- Loma Ave., San Diego 6. . . . BILL H E N - many friends will pass through often." I ers ; Genie and 'Buck' Herzog; Josie and N I N G S E N has also recently reported to believe that mail will reach Mary if adBill Quisenberrv.". . . Congratulations to the Staff, NavAirPac. He comes from dressed to 1631 Harding St., North Long Ann and "Chic" B O W L I N G on the birth Fighter Squadron 52, Alameda, and is a Beach 5, Calif. The men in Heavy -Attack of their first child, a boy. . . . J O H N bachelor.

Squadron Four have dedicated a chair in CRITCHLEY has received orders to U S S the Memorial Stadium to Jack and the two Seattle (.Area Rep. needed). . . .

DAVE ROCKBRIDGE ( A P . A - 2 2 8 ) from Naval Stamembers of his crew. tion, Seattle. . . . As if to match the trek H O W A R D reveals his address as 15721 to higher education in Newport, another 63rd Ave. N. E., Bothell, Wash. Dave is group of "Humpsters" will enroll in Armed the Thirteenth Naval District Submarine '46 PLEDGES GATE FOR MEMORIAL STADIUM Forces Staff College (several are already Reserve Program Officer.

Pearl Harbor (CHUCK G R I F F I T H S , there). ROY .ALTZ, now in West Pac as Knowing that someone had to act fast Air Intelligence Officer in U S S HORNET 240 Kuuhale, Lanikai, T. H . ) . . . . "Fritz" if any of the younger generation is to be (CVA-12) ; J I M BELLAH, commanding R A D L O F F has reported to Fleet Training represented on one of the Stadium Gates, I USS HARDHE.A^D (SS-365), New London; Group, Pearl, from Staff, Escort Squadron assumed the responsibility by pledging GEORGE DICKEY from Staff, CinCLant 14 in Newport. . . ."We arrived here on $15,000, which will enable '46 to dedicate Fit; D E N N I S D O W N E Y , Instructor in 14 December and, after a short wait, moved one of the Stadium Gates. Since the conASW Tactical School, Norfolk; E D into quarters at 231 Eighth St., Honolulu tract has already been let for the complete ELLIS from duty in D. C. as Flag Lt. 18, T.H. . . . I'm starting in the Univ. of Stadium, now is the time for us to do our to DCNO (Operations) ; A L G L E N N O N Hawaii on my own after hours, trying to bit in raising the additional $700,000 necesfrom Surface -Anti-Submarine Development pick up my Master's in Chemistry (ma- sary to pay the total bill.

Detachment, Atlantic, Key West; "Swede" jored three years in the stuff before going Actually, the class is already half-way to HANSEN from ATU-101, Corpus Christi; to U S N A ) . . . ." the Gate pledge. The latest available figures "Doc" J O H N S O N from OCS, Newport; show we have pledged $8,526.63 and I know W E N D E L L M c H E N R Y from BuSandA. FAR A N D NEAR that many of you who fully intend to do so H A R K E R COLLINS has been located have not yet made your pledge. Incidentally, Palo Alto ("Apple" V A N D E R M A D E , at 4804-B Bradford Drive, Dallas, Tex. I 395 Monterey Place, Los Altos, Calif.). . . . haven't been able to find out any more dope this amount represents pledges from 141 PAT and Isabelle G A T E W O O D have an- except that I believe he was recently mar- classmates, 59 of whose pledges amounted nounced the birth of their seventh child, ried. . . . J I M E V A N S writes from 1702 to $100 or more. Please write to me if you Carol, on 12 December 1957 (four girls Rogge Lane, Austin 5, Tex., where he is have any questions but encourage all classand three boys). They live at 1626 Swallow on duty with the N R O T C Unit, University mates to get their pledges in right away.

Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif. Incidentally, there of Texas. "First I want to report that on You still have until 1 May '59 to pay up. are now five '46 families with seven children 17 January 1957, Susan Ann, aged 4 ^ For the informatiron of classmates interJ. W. KENNEDY, VAN S T O N E , HAL- months, arrived in our family. This is our ested in dedicating Memorial Chairs to deLER, R. J. ADAMS and G A T E W O O D . first child and we have great hopes of be- ceased classmates, here is a list of those Three families with 6 and thirty with 5. ing able to adopt at least one more. Second deceased: GRADUATES Philadelphia ( G E N E GRALLA, 290 to report is that Betty and I think Susan R. W. Mabee West Essex Ave., Lansdowne, Pa.) . . . Ann was the youngest Navy rooter at the L. W. Adkins, Jr. BILL MARBLE writes: "I married Edna recent Cotton Bowl Game. W e took her W. F. Armstrong, Jr. M. Moise B. Montgomery Taylor in Saint Madeleine Sophie's Church, with us to the game, drove to Dallas and W. R. Austin J. A. Paul Philadelphia, on 5 October 1957. P A Tback again to Austin all in one day and V. W. Barry C. O. Penney, Jr. DOWLING was best man. L I N S E Y and all three of us thoroughly enjoyed the game. J. J. Borbidge J. P. Ruckel B. G. A S H L E Y and C H A R L I E and Kay Last of all is that we see Pat and C. A. J. B. Caskey J. R. Robinson KLOSS were there, too, besides Pat and T A Y L O R quite often here in Austin. C. A. P. N. Fenton, Jr. G. H. Sawyer Jayne. . . . Edna and I would like to see is selling real estate and in 1956 was pre- C. C. Goldstein F. Smith, Jr. any '46ers who are in Philadelphia. . . . sented the 'Distinguished Salesman Award' H. Graefe J. M. Smith, Jr. I'm still with the Philadelphia Electric of the Sales Executive Club of Austin.". . . B. W. Hooks W. G. Spangle, II Company. Phone WAlnut 2-4700, Ext. T O B Y LYON has received orders to the O. T. Johnson W. O. Suddath 2864. My work is the application of digital Naval Station, Sangley Point, Philippines. A. S. Karch W. H. Swanson computers to engineering and operating He has been in Astoria, Oregon, decommis- J. E. Loper J. C. Thompson, Jr. problems." Bill and Edna are living at 23 sioning U S S WEEDEN ( D E - 7 9 7 ) , a Re- H. A. Mather serve Training ship, of which he was Exec.

Poe Ave., Wyncote, Pa. K. A. Wade M A R C H

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NON-GRADUATES D. W. Bowman F. N. Glaister A. E. Creigh F. W. Greene J. C. Tucek Six of these have already had Alemorial Chairs dedicated in their"honor: GOLDS T E I N by his mother and father ; H O O K S

by P. .A. P E A K ; K.ARCH by R. .A. DUNN I N G ; L O P E R by V.AH-4; M A T H E R

by Mary Martha and MIKE H.AYES; M.ABEE by R. .A. M O N T H A N .

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NON-MEMBERS YOU can do more about getting people to join the -Alumni -Association than I can ever do by writing letters. Most of the time a few choice words will turn the trick. The D. C. Group is proving this by going to work on their non-members. Get to work now to do something about it if you want me to be writing this column this time next year. The following classmates whose names appear in this column are not members of the -Alumni Association: Uhwat, Dudley, Gawf, Howe, Lademan, Little, Riggs, Russ Miller, Stout, E. T. Clark, MetschI, West, Seargeant, Gaehler, J. .A. Moore, Morton, Woods, P. H. .Allen, Beutler, Gordon, Kent, Kirk Miller, Pitz, E.xum, Critchley, Bowling, Bellah, Downey, Ed Ellis, Glennon, Van Stone, Gullette, Kilpatrick, Howard, Harker Collins, and Toby Lyon. ''DAISY"

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Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P. Flanagan, Jr..

401 E. Mill Rd.. Flourtown. Pa.

Captain Slade Cutter acknowledged a gift in honor of J .A M E S G .A R D N E R SNYDER and H O W A R D BENJAMIN DALTON, JR. Captain Cutter remarks: "It is expected that further funds will be forthcoming, in order to make up the total of $200." and it will be done.

The 22nd Company has made arrangements for a seat in honor of M.ARCUS P U B L I U S MERNER. It is earnestly hoped that other Company representatives will at least reserve a seat in honor of departed classmates. Let's get our reservation in now. We can pick up the tab!

LONG BEACH AREA NEWS Southern California classmates are proposing a dinner and cocktail party for 1800 Saturday, 8 March 1958, in the Chart Room, -Allen Center, Terminal Island.

Don Shield has gone to a great deal of trouble to try to get this party lined up. Based upon past experience, we can reasonably expect civilians and active service classmates of approximately 25 in number, which will make for a good party. .After the party, Don Shield and Don Wallace hope to get enough addresses together to furnish Shipmate with those classmates currently in this area.

NORFOLK AREA NEWS Had a letter from Nina Gardner, wife of Lt. J A M E S SPRAY GARDNER, and she sent along the enclosed snapshot of the group taken by DICK BE.ANE at their Christmas party at NOB on 21 December.

The group is so packed into the picture that the best way is just to give the names of those attending and anyone interested can search for a friendly face . . . Dot and Jack Arg-uelles, Edie and Mac Balfe, Shirley and Dick Beane, Jean and Tom Brenner, Evelyn and Clem Clement, Dorinda and Cal Dew, Walt Douglass, Dorothy and Jack Drago, Jan and Hal Edwards, Rosemary and Bob Enright, Betty and Reg Ferry, Nina and Jim Gardner, Jane and Larry Hess, Ellen and Frank Hunter, Fran and Mai Jester, Marian and Bud Kinser, Ann and Sam Linder, Scooter and Sam Ogden, Louise and Duncan Packer, Jinni and Pud Roth, Mickey and John Wells, Ellie and Buck Williams, Lynn and Hexter Williams.

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Anv newcomers to this area should contact Rosemary Enright, 1105 North Lake Rd., Lake Shores . . . LO 5-3654. Jim Gardner is the male representative. Please contact him at 8511 Culfor Crescent . . .

J U 8-9373.

MISCELLANEOUS Had a pleasant surprise in the way of a newsy letter from ANDY DOWD. His letter follows in part: "Last July I joined the Outdoor Lighting Department of General Electric Company as Manager of Data Processing. For the three prior years was with Georgia Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in various capacities as materials supervisor, industrial engineer, and supervisor of data processing machine operations.

"Received a card from Sum Burgess at Christmastime, but regret that I haven't dropped him a line as yet."

Andy Dowd's address is: 1110 Fourth Ave. West, Hendersonville, N. C. Also had a pleasant letter from ROBERT H. McKINNEY, who is a brother-attorney associated with the law firm of McHale, Cook, Welch & McKinney at 1006 Chamber of Commerce Building, Indianapolis 4, Ind. "We have had two children since 1956, a boy and a girl, to make a total of three.

The eldest is a boy, age three.

"BOYCE (Joe) GRIER stopped through sometime ago on his way back to Savannah, Ga., where he is employed as a civilian at the Savannah River Plant. BILL OLLER was attending a conference here in Indianapolis awhile back, and told of his plans to leave the Navy soon.

"BILL and Mary Ann P O W E L L visited us here this summer with their two children.

Bill works for General Electric in Cincinnati, Ohio. While in Cincinnati recently, I talked over the phone with ST.AN CECIL, who is .Assistant to the President of the Fifth-Third National Bank in Cincinnati, and was just then taking the Ohio bar exam on the side.

"SEYMOUR C R U M P L E R has offices on the 7th floor of this same building, working for the New Departure Division of General Motors, and I see him now and then for lunch. The practice of law is treating me well."

NON-MEMBERS The following classmates mentioned in the class column this month are not members of the Alumni Association and do not receive Shipmate: Brenner, Clement, Dew, Douglass, Drago, Edwards, Enright, Ferry, Jester, Kinser, Ogden, Packer, Roth, Hexter Williams, Oiler, Cecil, Grumpier. Please show them your copy.

J A M E S R. COLLIER has been elected a principal of Cresap, McCormick and Paget, management consulting firm of New York, Chicago, Washington and San Francisco. Mr. Collier is associated with the firm's institutional division, specializing on consulting assignments for non-profit organizations. He earned a master's degree in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and resigned from the regular service in July 1953.

OSCAR G R E E N E , JR., a native of Kinston, N. C , and chairman of the Lenoir County Red Cross Blood Bank program, was named winner of the Junior Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Service Award for 1957.

Greene resides at 204 Wilson Ave. He is co-owner of Kinston Electric Company and Greene's TV and Appliance Company.

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R O B E R T W. W I S E writes, "I would also like to report that I have recently accepted a position with Waterman and Pan Atlantic Steamship Corporation in Mobile. We are converting C-2 vessels to trailerships and enjoying quite a bit of success. My responsibility is in rese:irch and development, both with regard to ihe ships and also port facilities. "\\'e are living at 126 Houston St., Mobile."

FROM NAPLES Members of the Naples, Italy, contingein of the Class of 1947 gathered at the McFadden "casa" to celebrate their recent selection to Lieutenant Commander. Show n seated from left to right are Nancy von Schrader, Regina McPadden and Lee Ferris. On the floor are Thad \'on Schrader and Glen Ferris. Taking the picture is. of course, Gordon "Mac" McPadden. Missing are the B. B. Crawfords.

McP.ADDEN is stationed in Naples on the N-ATO staff of ComStrikeForSouth and VON SCHR.ADER and F E R R I S are both on the staff of ComFairNEL^M. Classmates passing through with the Sixth Fleet or otherwise are cordially invited to call. ^Mac's number is Naples 376036.

Lieut F. .A. T H U R E L L is now executive officer of the USS COBBLER (SS-344).

He lives at 484 Beacon Hill Circle, Poplar Halls, Norfolk, \'a.

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enjoyed seeing the magnificent game that Navy played—and "our stomp of Rice."

General Information: DICK C L I T H E R O is the aerologist at Chase Field in Beeville, Texas, and he informs us that BILL P I E R S O N recently departed for staff duty in Hawaii. Let us hear from you, Bill.— JACK and Betty GRACEY have purchased a home at 618 Beechwood, Escondido, Calif.

—BILL SMALL and ROD MOORE will depart for WestPac on the USS SHANGRILA (CVA-38) in March.

Memorial Stadium: The register reads $1619.00 as we drive on toward the $2500.00 goal. Two classmates, AL CONORD and 1948-A • H A L ROBINER (deceased), have sent in Sec'y. Mr. L . C. B r a m l e t t , Clarksdale. Miss. $100.00, or more, and BILL IKARD has Corr. Sec'y, Major E . Y . Holt. USMC. pledged same. Al suggests that we pledge Exec. Dept., U . S. N a v a l Academy a $15,000 gate, but some of the responses Mr. and Mrs. B U R T O N J. RAB of 61 to our $6.50 request indicate that a $40.00 Saunders St., Forest Hills, N. Y., are per man quota would not be practicable. pleased to announce the birth of their second The Memorial Stadium Committee in daughter, Ellen Sue, on 3 January 1958.

Annapolis has requested a voluntary obligaR-ALPH J. J-ACCODINE has received tion of $27.00 for the Class of 1948-B. This a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics system was established in 1957 and based from Notre Dame University and is now on $18.00 plus $1.00 for each year since employed in the Bell Telephone Labora- graduation. tory in -Allentown, Pa. His address is 1503 Contributions were received in January Jordon Park .Apts., Fullerton, Pa. from: L t H. E. Belflower, USN, 255 " H " Ave., Coronado, Calif., Lt. J. D. Clithero, USN, 1000 E. Hutchinson, Beeville, Texas, Mr. A. E. Conord, P.O. Box 1753, Pompano Beach, Fla., Lt. J. R. Crumpton, USN, 1948-B • Staff ComMinRon Eleven, F P O San FranE a s t Coast, cisco, CaliL, L t R. D. Duncan, USN, 112 Paul L. Qninn, "I" Ave., Coronado, Calif., Lt. G. L. Hoff147 Williams Drive, Annapolis, Md. man, (CEC) USN, 628 Jefferson Ave., W e s t Coast, Falls Church, Va., Mr. W. G. Ikard, El L t . Gordon R . E n g e l , U S N , Rancho Dulce, Mesquite, N. M., Lt. R. R. 721 Tolita, Coronado. Calif.

McKechnie, USN, U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn., M. M. McKinFROM THE WEST COAST ley, 313 N. Orchard Ave., Fullerton, CaliL, San Diego: There were two stag meet- L t D. R. Nolen, USN, 1541 W. Slst St, ings in January to make arrangements for Norfolk 8, Va., and R. E. Wurlitzer, 62 a West Coast Tenth Anniversary Reunion. Guadalcanal Dr., Brunswick, Maine. Make The date will be May 31 and a programmed your contribution payable to Memorial Staweekend is planned. John Tsiknas is in dium Fund and send it to Lt. G. R. Engel, charge and his committee chairmen are: USN, 721 Tolita Ave., Coronado 18, Calif.

Program—Harry Belflower, Publicity— Contributions are tax deductible.

Gordon Engel, and Accommodations—John Bruner. Attending the meetings were: GORDON R . ENGEL "Doc" Allen, Ayers, Belflower, Bruner, "Tony" Duncan, Engel, Nelson, Small, and Tsiknas. Classmates who desire to attend TENTH REUNION the West Coast Reunion may make reserJ I M CARRINGTON has reported a vations through any San Diego classmate. little more on the tenth reunion scheduled Cotton Bowl: BILL IKARD reports for 10 May in Annapolis. For those arrivfrom the Cotton Bowl Game that there ing on Friday there will be a beer getwere probably more '48-B people in the together in the Alumni House rathskeller staditim than any other class. Seen were: in the evening while we all register and Carrington, Chapline, Dorris, Eaton, Gay- pass out dope on the weekend. The athletic lord, Ikard, Loeffler, Norton, Roy Russell, event scheduled for Saturday afternoon is and R. C. Smith. .All hands thoroughly the lacrosse game between Navy and Johns MARCH,

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Hopkins, which is usually a wonderful show. Saturday evening promises to be a long remembered event. The cocktails and dinner will be held at the Annapolis Country Club beginning at seven o'clock. After cocktails there will be a roast beef dinner followed by dancing and entertainment, favors included. In addition, the country club has included the use of the golf course for those who wish to get in a few holes while they are here. All this comes to $15.00 per couple.

Plan now to attend for this promises to be a rip-snorting weekend. Advance notice of attendance would be appreciated. Contact Floyd Bergeaux, c/o BOQ, USNA, Annapolis. Enclosed checks for the weekend activities are welcome but not necessary. For housing arrangements, notify Floyd Bergeaux or Bill Chipman, 166 Williams Drive, Annapolis.

BOB M E L H O R N reports that a class get-together was held on 25 Jan. at the home of Dick Henderson, Diamond Head.

Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Henderson, Lt. and Mrs. Dick Struyk, Lt. and Mrs. Bill Kanakanui, Lt. Bill Pierson, Lt. and Mrs. Bob Melhorn. Good to hear from the Pearl area.

I need some current addresses. Anyone knowing the addresses of the following please let me know: R. P. Moureau, W. R. Hintz, C. J. Kelley, S. B. Garner, D. D. DeWitt, C. E. Ransom, B. L. Daley, L. W. Mulbry, A. A. Albanese, J. Cowden, D. W. CuUivan, W. L. Rees, F. H. Blizard, K. H. Huss, T. W. Cuddy, R. V. Bodmer, J. W. Klinefelter, F. J. Suttill, R. T. Duncan, C. J. Bilderback, K. Niland, W. W. Lewis.

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NORFOLK AREA Delayed Army-Navy Game Report: Despite the bad weather, it was worth the trip from Norfolk. Seen at the game (besides those mentioned below at the party)—Dick Adams, Fay and Stokes Clark, Gay Hamilton, Dutch and Anne Lipschutz, R. N. Smith, "Tubbie" Townsend, and Paul Quinn. Any others, I missed—please excuse.

The weather made visiting rather difficult.

That evening, Gloria and Joe Wilson had a grand party at their home. Present: Helene and Walt Alt, Pricilla Ames and Lee Barberian (with G.E. in Mass.), Jane Nash and John Gaffigan (in the Washington area), Bob and Joanna Hanby, Ted and Peg Hebden (in Philly), Sheila and Dudley Holstein (with Western Electric in N.J.), Denny and Bob McGihon ( L T U S N ) (at a shipyard in Philly), John McMahon, Dell and Charles Suit (with Gulf in Alexandria), Nan and Dean Douglas (with Scott Paper in N.Y.), Mary and J. K. Martin ('48-A), Marian and Bud Kinser ('47), and our wonderful host and hostess, the Wilsons.

E A R L RESCH (on the U S S COBBLER), S. K. MOORE and NICH N I C H O L S O N (both with ComTransPhibRon 4) have all left on Med. cruises.

H A R V E Y H U M P H R E Y was up in January. He and the family will be back in June for several months' stay, while Harv is helping get the Midshipmen off on cruise.

The wives of '48-B in the area planned a meeting in February to organize. This will help make the class more active in the area.

News from Company Reps: Received the latest 11-12 Newsletter from H O W I E KAY (now in Ethopia as CO of a Mobile Training Unit). The V E R N E DELLINGS are settled in Sherman Oaks, CaliL, where he is teaching in LA. The G. H. GOODWINS are in Attn, BOB GHORMLEY and family 39

are in D. C , while H A L GURMAN is in .Assistant Design Superintendent in the Venezuela, and the A N D Y R O U L S T O N S Design Division at the New York Naval are in Broomall, Pa. Shipyard. He informs us that GERRY FR.ANK FOG.ARTY has gotten out a S M I T H is there also as the Senior Ship letter containing the latest info on the 14th Superintendent on the conversion of the Company. He is looking for the following: TOPEKA to a CLG. Ed .Axtell, George Balzar, Ed Duncan, and BILL and Janey STODDARD announce Bob Lee. the birth of a son, Paul Vincent, who was BOB O'REILLY has put out a news- born 26 Nov. 1957. Paul joins his brother letter for the 19th Company. He is trying Michael ( 7 ) , and his sisters, Leslie ( 6 ) , to locate the following: C. E. Dorris, C. H. Cynthia ( 3 ) , and Valerie ( 1 ^ ) . Bill has Langton, Bob Meehan, and Tom Stanley. been on duty with the Office of Naval CHUCK BR.ALEY reports from Japan Research in Washington, but he is leaving that he has lost Ed .Armstrong, Bob Carson, this month to become the Assistant Navigator on the LAKE CHAMPLAIN. Al Loeffler, and J. D. Peterson.

We'll take a few lines now in order to T S I K N A S is having trouble finding Ben Dowd, Frank Johnson, and E. C. Moss. bring you up to date on the '49ers presently Any info on these would be appreciated by on duty at the Naval Academy. Our largest contingent is in the Executive Department the reps. where Bill Emery, John Hofford, Ralph Class Reorganisation: GREG BELL* has Brown, Bob Hunt, and Ken Turner are volunteered for the 1st Company. His ad- presently helping maintain law and order. dress i s : Vitro Laboratories, 1400O Georgia In the Mathematics Department we have Ave., Silver Spring, Md. As promised, here Cal Killeen, Bud Krider, and Al Simcich. are the rest of the reps: 2nd: L t H. E. In the Marine Engineering Department, our Belflower, Jr., USN, 255 " H " Ave., Coro- representatives are Bill Bourne, Bruce nado 18, CaliL ; 4th : Mr. T. E. .Alexander,* Brown, and Chet Ditto. D. Butler, Ed Den7030 Maple .Ave., Maderia, Cincinnati 43, nis, and Bob Coontz are keeping the flow of Ohio; 7th: Mr. John C. Tsiknas,* 516 electrons smooth in the Electrical EngineerSavoy St., San Diego 6, Calif.; 8th: Lt. ing Department. C. M. C. Jones and Jim M. A. Weir, (CEC) U S N , 421 Beacon Patton are in the Ordnance Department.

Hill Circle, Poplar Halls, Norfolk, Va.; The rest of us are spread here and there, 9th: Lt. Wallace S. Gabriel, USN,* 252 with Bob Hendrickson in Aviation, John "C" Ave., Coronado 18, CaliL; 10th: Mr. Barrow in Foreign Languages, Art Mikles Richard E. Shimshak,* 614 S. 21st S t , La in Seamanship, Frank Messenger at the Crosse, W i s e ; 12th: Lt. Howard N. Kay, Naval Air Facility, Frank Cornett as TrainUSN, O in C, Mobile Training Unit, A P O ing Aids Officer, and Chuck Howe in the 843, New York; 13th: Lt. C. R. Braley, Public Works Department. Of this group (SC) USN,* Staff, ComDesFlot One, F P O Ralph Brown, Bob Hunt, C. M. C. Jones, San Francisco; 14th: Lt. F. C. Fogarty, Cal Killeen, Bud Krider, and Ken Turner Jr., USN,* 49 Boardsen Rd., Groton, are in the Marine Corps, and the rest of us Conn.; 15th: Lt. Morris R. Grady, U S N , are in the Navy. All are expecting a change 1732 Minden Drive, San Diego 11, Calif.; of duty orders this summer with the excepof Ralph Brown, Ed Dennis, Chuck 16th: Lt. R. E. Nicholson, USN,* Com tion Howe, C. M. C. Jones, Al Simcich, and Ken TransPhibRon Four, F P O New York; Turner.

17th: L t Robert E. Melhorn, USN,* 3808 Kidd Drive, Honolulu 18, T . H . ; 18th: L t F. D. Jackson, USN,* OinC, METU-5, U. S. Naval Station (32nd St.), San Diego • 36, CaliL; 19th: Mr. Robert W. O'Reilly,* 1 9 5 0 27 Merry Turn Rd., Levittown, P a . ; 20th: Corr. Sec'y, Richard E. Snyder, Mr. John R. McMahon,* 3-13 Bloomfield Jones. Kreeger & Hewitt, 1625 Eye St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Ave., Drexel Hill, Pa.; 21st: Lt. Robert C. Allen, USN, 6301 Crawford, San Diego 20, CARL HENRY ARVIDSON ' CaliL; 22nd: Lt. Earl F. Resch, USN, USS Capt.

CARL H E N R Y ARVIDSON, COBBLER (SS-344), F P O New York; 23rd: Lt. William W. Lee, Jr., U S N , 224 "G" USAF, died on 23 December 1957 as a reAve., Coronado 18, Calif.— (*Members of sult of an automobile accident on Saylor's Pond Road near Springfield, N. J. He was the Alumni Association.) attached at the time to the Headquarters We still need reps for the 3rd, Sth, 6th, of the New York Air Defense Sector at 11th and 24th Companies. How's about it McGuire AFB, Trenton, N. J. He is surfellows ? vived by his wife, Sally, of 726 Holly Lane, Anybody who hasn't heard from their rep, Mount Holly, N. J., and a son and daughdrop him a quick postcard with your address ter. Carl was a native of Indianapolis, Ind., —he has some hot dope on the 10th Reunion and his parents still live there at 48 S. Roseand 10-year book. mere, Indianapolis 18.

Let's all get behind the Alumni Associa- Dear Richard: tion and the Stadium Fund. Don't forget to Shipmate means so much to those of us join and send your Stadium contribution in far-off places where there are no '50 through Gordy Engel. folks. We Skinners are happy to see you BOB HANBY take over as corresponding secretary and hope to see a fine coverage.

Qiff, Kip, and I (Elaine) came to Guam 1949 • after our 3-year tour in Monterey. Cliff is Sec'y, Lt. J. C. Barrow, USN, attached to the Ship Repair Facility here Dept. of Foreign Langnages, USNA, (Navy No. 926, Box 191), and we find life Annapolis, Md. in the tropics rather pleasant (except for M E R W I N SACAROB is collecting typhoons, intense heat, and the biggest bugs money in order to dedicate a memorial chair in the world). in the new Navy-Marine Corps Memorial We recently spent a wonderful twoStadium to GEORGE E L I O P O L U S . He weeks' leave in Japan where we visited requests that those wishing to participate ARNOLD, Jackie and Brucie A U S T I N who were classmates in Monterey. Arnold send their contribution, made out to the is attached to the Ship Repair Facility at Stadium Fund, to him at the New York Yokosuka (Navy No. 3923, Box 8) and Naval Shipyard, Naval Base, Brooklyn 1, they are very happy with life in Japan.

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NEWS FROM PENSACOLA Request that anyone having info or addresses on classmates in civilian life, in the USMC, in the U S A F or deceased, send it to: L t DAVID F. E M E R S O N , Rm. 2729, BuPers, Arlington Annex, Arlington, Va. Dave is in the process of compiling info on those still in the Navy from the files at BuPers. Please cooperate. With just a little effort from those interested, I think that we can possibly start some news flowing.

Those whose addresses we receive will get some info in the mail shortly. Joyce and DON S.ATTLER just left. Don goes to CIC school and then to the YORKTOWN.

MART H-ARDY and BOB FROSIO have reported to N A T T U Pensacola. They join LARRY S T A P P who reported there just before Christmas. BUDDY BURT is still in the Basic Standardization Group. GEO. DENM-ARK just went to ELLYSON Field as a helicopter instructor after a year at BSG. Carolyn and J O H N BRICK just left for D. C. Their address is 6715 Elroy Place, Wash. 21, D. C. H E R B ARNOLD has orders to the same class. RODDY R A D C L I F F E is married and still at Whiting Field. SAM P R E S T O N is also married and is at the Multi-Engine Training Group.

J O H N K O S T is at Ellyson Field with George. DON S T U L L a n d L E N GREENE are flying at Saufley Field, and RUSS C U N N I N G H A M is over in ground school.

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C L I F F O R D E. CR-AFTS, JR., is associated with J. J. Cerny Associates and The Prudential Insurance Co. in Long Island area.

RICH.ARD E. S N Y D E R belatedly announces the birtli of a daughter, Sarah Follmer, on 9 September. This makes "oneup" for the Snyders.

GEORGE BOTTOM, now residing in Ohio, writes that he is concerned about 'SO's poor average donation for the Stadium drive. Only thing missing was your check, George! Seriously, though, we should do something about this, and the following recruiting chairmen are hereby unofficially appointed: Chaitin, West Coast; Bottom, Midwest; Barrow, New York; Snyder, Washington, D. C.; Pete Boney, South East; let's see what we can do, '50!

The following addresses are needed at once: W. W. Wilson, F. J. Sterner, Harry L. Anderson, !Marv Schlappi, Lee Morgan, J. R. Parmer, and Lee Roy Royal. Anyone knowing their whereabouts please advise.

The D. C. class lunch club is still looking for new members.

Additional. It has been suggested that class questionnaires be sent out by me asking a variety of questions—more or less to obtain a breakdown on what we're all doing. .Any comments or suggestions before this is done? These will be distributed before this summer.

R. E. SYNDER

Barbara .ALBRIGHT writes from Monterey : "I am a little bit late getting in our article about the Class of 'SO Christmas party. But it was a bang-up affair for those here attending the Postgraduate School at Monterey. At the party were Lieutenant and Mesdames Albright, Barnette, Branson, Cavanaugh, Coughlin, Hawkins, Hussmann, Jensen, Jessen, Manderville, Martin, Orem, Prince, Satre, Roy Snyder, Wiseman, Robertson, Delbert, Nail and our two bachelors, Frank Fayland and Al Pride."

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Corr. Sec'y. Lt. John W. Hamilton. USN, 7520 Summit Place. Parklawn, Alexandria, Vs. ANNUAL MEETING Our second annual meeting will be held in Washington on May 3. The place for the afternoon meeting (1400), boys only, will be BuPers, .Arlington .Annex, Room 3073--A (Projection Room). If the place is changed, notice will be in .April Shipmate. Among the items on the agenda will be election of officers and additional members of the E x ecutive Committee for the coming year, the class Gate drive, special projects, and a review of the Constitution and By-laws.

The party that night will be at the .ArmyNavy Country Club. Cost is $4.25 per person, which includes dinner, dancing and setups. Bring your own medicine. -Advance reservations (and cancellations) must be made prior to .April 26, and should be sent to Lt. Paul -A. Gallagher, 3149 Martha Custis Drive, .Alexandria, Va. Please make checks pavable to .Army-Navv Country Club. .A committee composed of Paul and Leigh Gallagher, John and Betty Buck, and Ed and Joan Lou Currie will handle the details. They will be ably assisted in the decorations and out-of-towners accommodations by the '51 Washington wives' club. It's hoped that many members will come join us, and the committee will try to furnish lodging for one and all. The Gallaghers should be notified of all intended safaris to D. C , whether or not you have already made plans to stay with local area members.

This will help distribution.

To help you make plans and contact people, here are the Washington-Quantico gang. Gallaghers will send anyone's address by card and/or contact local natives concerned : Baldwins, Stu Beck, Jack Bowens, Bill Boyes, Bucks, Butts, Pop Carter, .Art Casales, Ed Curries, Dick Deans, Wilbur Dinegars, Tony Fernandez, Ozzie Fourzans. Bud Frenchs, Gallaghers, Greers, Hamiltons, Holmbergs, Sam Joneses, Dick Keegans, Don Kinneys, Sam Latimers, Dick Livingstons, McFaddens, McQuestons, Meaders, O'Briens, Prudens, Radkowskys, Reardons, Redfields, Schacks, Schoens, Seases, Sheelys, Smedbergs, Staders, Bob Swart, Van Hooks, and Bill Williams, Quantico: Duncans, Edwards, Hilgartners, and Pearsons.

Valaree, and the two children live at 2281 Catalina Blvd., San Diego 7, and would like to hear from anyone in or near town— we might have overlooked someone I Philadclphia--MIKE P A T T E N writes from N.AS, Willow Grove, Pa., with a con. tribution for the Gate drive, and wants the Philly gang to get together. List going to him, with the hope anyone we missed gets in touch with him soon. That's Lt. Michael A. Patten, U S N . Mike saw a lot of the gang at -A-N game, and went to Dallas for the wake! (.As I have stated before. Bill Lawrence suggested a '51 get-together every year at the game, helped by the Philly gang. What say, fellas?)

Boston—Got a nice letter from Capt.

RAUN J. R A S M U S S E N up New England way. He's at Harvard Business School, having just come from England with the .Air Force. He, Donna, and the boys are living at 225 Ashcroft Rd., Medford, Mass.

Have sent him a Boston list. Hoping for regional chapter up there soon, and all requests for list go to Raun until you get organized. Attention subscribers—tell all non-Shipmate types about the meeting May 3, and let's drum up some more regional chapters. Best way to improve class organization, gets more news circulating.

HERE A N D THERE Capt. J O H N E. ALLEN writes from Moody -AFB, Ga., where's he's TAD. Present address: 586 Billijay, Greenville, Miss.

BILL and Ann P A R K S write from their new place at 135 Vassar Drive, Pensacola, Fla. JIM W I N N E F E L D gives a new address as 509 Frisco Drive, Warrington, Fla. Jim and Fredda were up until last summer in sunny Cal. in a V S squadron. H e says Don Jarvis and Bill Danner are down there at Corry Field with him. Corry's due to close soon.

Capt. BILL NELSON, USAF, reports he's now at Westover AFB, Mass. BOB M U T H is also up there. Bill, Myrna and the two children live at 26 Boulay Circle, Fairview, Mass.

Lt. W I L L I A M F. FOSTER, U S N , Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Fla. Bill helped

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SANDERLING in

November, and was married the same month.

O. B. S T I E R E N is presently employed

by Westinghouse as an Electronics Field Service Engineer. His current address is The committee plans to write everyone in P.O. Box 271, Coronado, Calif. the Baltimore, Delaware, Philly, LejeuneLt. J I M BAKER, USN, wrote a funny Cherry Point, Pax River, and Virginia areas individually. In addition, the Metcalfs one from the Blue Med area. He's aide to will handle reservations and questions in Adm. Phillips, on Staff of CinCAFMed, in Annapolis, the Maloneys in Norfolk-Tide- Malta. Still single, having gay time, and water. Everyone else should write to Galla- recently saw L E S E T C H I S O N . Recommends Malta if you like the "desert island" ghers for info sheets, etc. type of life.

This year's meeting looks like a winner JIM L A T H A M writes from 1850 Irving all the way, with good initial planning and enthusiasm. Hope everyone from near and Place, Shreveport, La., where he's a petrofar will make an effort to be here. Let us leum engineer. hear from you soon.

RAY REIG's current address is : 37 09 75 St., Jackson Heights 72, N. Y. BIRTHS JACK and Suzy H A M I L T O N proudly Many more of the class wrote in, mainly announce the birth of their second child, concerning questionnaires and such, and and first son, Gray McMaster, on January space does not allow further mention this 27th, tipping in at 5 lb., 9 oz. month.

AREA NEWS San Diego—PETE CULLINS wrote a long letter recently and wants to organize the gang in and around San Diego. He's getting a list of everyone thereabouts, and will handle requests for same untjl a group is set up. Pete recently left the U S S BOSTON on the East coast to teach at the Fleet Air Defense Training Center. He, M A R C H ,

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DEFINITION OF MEMBERSHIP A clarification is necessary. Membership in the 1951 Class Association, or in a regional chapter of the Alumni Association, does N O T mean membership in the National Association, thus entitlement to Shipmate. You must join the national group for $8 per year, or get a Life Membership, to receive Shipmate, and get the annual

Alumni Register at the vastly reduced rate.

Since the majority of '51 news is put out through Shipmate, all hands are naturally urged to join now. The National membership, incidentally, recently went over 10,000 for the first time.

WASHINGTON WIVES On January 23rd the '51 wives' club in the Washington area met for a coffee at the home of Mary Holmberg, 1707 Bren Mar Drive, Alexandria. Co-hostesses with Mary were Betty Buck and Judy Latimer.

Others present included: Ann Baldwin, Shirley Duncan, Pat Edwards, Teresa Fourzan, Leigh Gallagher, Betty Jones, Louise Keegan, Rosemary Kinney, Elesa McFadden, Marcia McQueston, Dottie Pearson, Lee Sease, Jane Sheely, Ann Smedberg and Beth Stader.

The group appointed Betty Jones chairman and Leigh Gallagher treasurer for future area functions. Plans were discussed for the March meeting, and Elesa McFadden, Ann Smedberg and Beth Stader volunteered to coordinate the activities.

'52 LUNCHEON The Class of '52 invited Washington 'Slers to join them for lunch at the Gun Factory February Sth. A good turnout watched the color movies of the Cotton Bowl game. A tip of the hat to our neighbors in '52, and good luck on your Gate drive!

SPECIAL NOTE I know—the time-worn subject. As many are learning, we are mechanizing our files, to speed up mailouts. The Exec Committee is planning a mid or late March newsletter and would like to get the word to as many as possible. This means you have a responsibility—to always let the Secretary know when you move, as well as Shipmate. The two outfits can't keep each other informed of all address changes without going to a considerable expense. It's your money. Let's use it for better purposes.

ODDS A N D ENDS Still 140-odd members haven't heard from. . . . need more pics from area groups. . . . more area news. . . . Mike Patten wanted to know if Blue class register could be duplicated. With files mechanized in plate form, can possibly provide anyone strip list annually. Cost quoted later, but should be mild.

For only pennies more can get Alumni Register, which has same addresses as strip list, plus whole Alumni listings. . . . look for actual figures on percentage members still active, married, reserve, family sizes, service breakdown each category in May issue. . . . Give now or pledge by July 1959 for Class Gate drive. . . . Stadium still short $700,000. . . . Anyone know whereabouts of CARL P E A R L S T O N , let me know.

J A M E S C. W I L C O X is an engineer in the Systems Research Department of the Aeronautical Equipment Division of the Sperry Gyroscope Co. He resigned as a Lieutenant in June 1955. Mr. Wilcox earned the M.S. and E.E. degrees in 1957 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi and the A.I.E.E. WEDDING Saturday, 18 January, Miss Nancy Jane Lovell, daughter of Mrs. John Raymond Lovell, Arlington, Va., and the late Col. Lovell, USMA '27, to R I C H A R D W H I T T I N G H A M DEAN, son of Adm. Frank H. Dean, U S N (Ret.) '17 and Mrs. Dean, Washington, D. C., at Fort Myer Chapel, Arlington, Va., with a reception at 41

Patton Hall, Fort Myer's Officers' Club.

The bride studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority. Before graduating from the Naval Academy, Mr. Dean attended Sullivans School, Wash., D. C. The couple will reside in Washington.

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Sec'y, L t . C. E . Gurney, U S N , 6021 B r u n s w i c k St., Springfield, V a .

Treas., L t . P . A. S t a r k , J r . . U S N , U S S C O N W A Y (DDE-507), F P O New York

Although retired from the United States Navy, R. Adm. T. M. Dykers '27, executive producer of "The Silent Service," C N P television film series of submarine warfare, has an abiding personal stake in the undersea fleet's destinies.

His son, Thomas M. Dykers, Jr., is presently division engineer for guided missile submarines based at Pearl Harbor.

Like his father, the younger Dykers was graduated from Annapolis (Class of '52).

Immediately after leaving the Naval Academy, he was assigned to a destroyer, but left the surface force when he was admitted to the submarine school at New London, Conn.

His first submarine experience w-as aboard the U S S POMODON. He was aboard the vessel when its batteries exploded at Mare Island but Dykers, Jr., escaped unharmed.

While the POMODON was being repaired, he became engineering officer aboard the U S S T U N N Y and subsequently received his present assignment.

on 16 January 1958. He was attached to the 76th Air Transport Squadron at Charleston AFB, S. C , but was on temporary duty at the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. He is survived by his wife, Janet N. Smith, and a son whose address was Millbrook, Ala. His mother, Mrs. Violet Keflein, lives at 2626 Front View Crescent, Denver, Colo.

J O H N E N D L I C H is an associate engineer in the Surface Armament Radar Engineering Department of the Sperry Gyroscope Co. He resigned as a Lieutenant (jg) in June 1957.

1953 in Norfolk hold monthly gettogethers for the wives and have reunions periodically throughout the year for the husbands. We would like anyone new or those who haven't been contacted to call Mrs. Charles Baldwin or Mrs. William Lawler. Our officers are Betsy Baldwin, chairman ; Carol Lawler, Vice-Chairman ; Nancy Knotts, Secretary; Nina Duke, Treasurer ; Ann Olson, Air Representative ; Betty Purdum, Submarine Representative, and Jean Reed, Line Representative.

DON MOVES One thing that is definitely not conducive to writing a column is to move over the period that the column is due. The Hente family did and so for March—no column.

I'll have a big one for April for you, however.

I've been transferred to Andrews Air Force Base right outside of Washington and I am quite happy about the transfer.

My new address is 5813 24th Ave., Hillcrest Heights, Maryland.

ANOTHER SAGA OF LOU FEAD LOU FEAD writes that he was called WEDDING to Washington to be interviewed by Hymie Saturday, 28 December, Miss Mary Anne Rickover for the Nuclear Program. The Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert trip was nice, even though RASHER had to L. Arnold, Vicksburg, Miss., and Lt. come in from sea to let Lou off, but the A. MILLER TODD, USN, son of R. Adm. interview was one to end all interviews.

Carleton R. Todd, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Have you ever had all of the blood drained Todd, Vicksburg, Miss., at All Saints out of your body and then had to take a run Episcopal Church, Vicksburg. Attendants around the obstacle course. That's what it were the groom's brother, Mr. James T. felt like.

Todd and his wife of Baltimore, Md. LieuAlex Sinclair had departed the ship by tenant and Mrs. Todd will reside in Port this time for the BAYA in order to continue Lyautey, Fleet Intelligence Center. his no-work policy. His replacement was and still is Reed Grady. Lou's notification of acceptance by Rickover was received with 195 3 • nxuch accompanying gladness. So, off went Sec'y, 1st Lt. G. E. Weinstein, U S A F .

RASHER to Minsy. The watch schedule was Box 358-F. Old National Road. Vandalia. Ohio very satisfactory with many nights off each Corr. Sec'y, 1st Lt. D. B . Hente, U S A F , week. On 11 October, the whole routine 5813 24th Ave., Hillcrest Heights, Md. changed though. Lea had a surprise for Lou ROBERT LEE SMITH and the family. She informed everyone that 1st Lt. ROBERT L. S M I T H died in an she was going to have a baby, and dogautomobile accident near Prattsville, Ala., goned if she didn't do it that very night.

1953 PARTY IN NORFOLK. Left to right, top row: Jack Green, Ed Morse, Chuck Baldwin, Bill Purdum, Jim Green, Dave Wagner, Jim Carrington, Charlie Reed, Pattie Wilson, Vaughn 'Wilson, and John Olson; front row: Virginia Green, Anne Morse, Betsy Baldwin, Jean Wagner, Carol Green, Betty Purdum, Mrs. Carrington, Jean Reed and Ann Olson.

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What a beautiful job she did too. .Little Susan Diane was to become the reigning Queen of the household.

Life readjusted itself remarkably. Only one thing was missing and that was sleep.

As time passed, Gib Carter was informed that he was to be the new Chief Engineer, much to Lou's pleasure. Gib started taking over, and Lou started backing out, and packing out too. This move was to be a real flail what with some household effects in San Diego, some in Vallejo, and some in Michigan. Dauntlessly the Feads forged on to face the unknown. On 29 November, Lou accepted his promotion to Lt., after having sweated it out for quite a while plus taking the exams.

Lou's new address is Box 700, Nuclear Power Annex, U. S. Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

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E A R L F. W H I P P L E writes us a column this month: Each month when I receive Shipmate, I turn avidly to the class news for '54. Each month our news grows shorter. This month (January)—no news at all! It looks as though Jamie Deuel got tired of being the sole support of our column, so I decided that it was time the Marine Corps added something and changed this no news bit.

I have been here at Parris Island in a recruit company since May 1956 and it has been a very interesting tour of duty. I have been a company commander and platoon supervising officer at various times. Drill instructors are devoted, highly capable NCO's and it has been a pleasure to work with them. I have also learned a great deal about the Marine Corps. Even though this is a comparatively small depot, there have been quite a few U S N A grads in our ranks.

JACK R E Y N O L D S is here now and is at the moment considering leaving the Corps to venture into the great unknown—civilian world. Also here from '54 is FITZ WOODR O W who recently married a very nice girl from Beaufort, S. C. F R E D PYE.ATT was here as General Greene's aide but left for the 3rd Marine Division shortly after arriving here. We have also had quite a few '53'ers down here. Bert Maas has left the "wild blue yonder" group for a short stint with recruit training. Neale Bird is here now and -Al Manhard left here for Japan last June. Capt. C. S. Whiting '49 is a company commander here in my battalion, the 1st Recruit Training Battahon.

I'd like to inform the old 17th Company that I've finally made it—I'm surrounded by females. The Whipples have welcomed two sweet gals to the family, Karen Sue, born 21 February '56, and Kim Elaine, born 8 May 1957. In February I am being transferred to the 3rd Marine Division, after a short course at the artillery and guided missile school. Fort Sill, Okla. I hope to see F R A N K DORSEY out there as he is an instructor and likes the duty very much the last I had heard. Fort Sill is becoming very familiar to me as this will be my third school out there. It's a terrific school and I'm really grateful that I have had the opportunity to attend these courses.

I haven't seen any mention about a class pledge or a class memorial for the new Stadium. Time was when we thought we were the best class ever graduated, but I think we are taking a back seat when we don't get on some drive for the Stadium as a class effort. Besides all the other classes are making us look pretty bad. What say, Pete?

I hope to meet some classmates in my wanderings in the Far East. BOB BRINER SHIPMATE

visited us here on his way to take over as Exec on a minesweeper out of Sasebo, Japan. Understand he is still there and happy as a lark with the Navy and his job. T I M W.ALSH is on his way out to the Far E^st for a short tour also. Tim and Bunny have a boy and are expecting a little brother or sister for him in a few months.

JOE .ARTM.AN came through my home town while I was on leave and called to say "hello." Unfortunately, I was not there but my wife talked to him and he said he was on his way to the Univ. of Idaho for more schooling at Air Force e-xpense. His address is: Apt. 54, El Ranelio Apts., Idaho Falls, Idaho.

There is one of our classmates who has dropped out of sight—does anyone know where P-AUL S K A R L A T O S is? I would sure like to hear from him. While I am overseas, if anyone writes, my home address will be 9 East Jefferson Rd., Pittsford, N. Y., and my wife will forward any mail for me. I'd sure like to get in touch again with '54. This has been longer than I had intended but one last word—let's get hot on a class Stadium drive and have some added class interest in filling up the '54 news column.

WEDDINGS Saturday, 21 December, Miss Sara -Ann Cooper, daughter of R. .Adm. Joshua W. Cooper, U S N '27, and Mrs. Cooper, to L t ( j g ) K L E B E R S. M A S T E R S O N , Jr., USN, son of R. Adm. Kleber S. Masterson, USN '30, and Mrs. Masterson in the Old Presbyrterian Meeting House, Alex-

andria, Va. Mrs. Masterson attended George Washington University and is a senior at San Diego State College. Station: U S S RAMSDEN (DER-382), San Diego, shifting to Pearl Harbor, T. H. Wednesday. 27 November, Miss Martha Rutledge Thiemeyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stonewood Thiemeyer, Baltimore, Md., and Lt.(jg) SNOWDEN CAMERON AGER, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Snowden Ager, Eau Gallic, Fla., at the Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore.

The Rev. Cortland R. Pusey officiated. A reception was held at the Park Plaza.

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Sec'y, Lt.(jg) Joseph Malec, U S N .

2455 Hamilton St., Jacksonville, Fla.

Johnson, Lt.(jg) W. A. Kennington, 1st L t R. J. Kiefer, 1st Lt. William C. Martin, L t ( j g ) James R. O'Neil, 1st L t Henry M. Serex, 1st Lt. Theodore R. Strickland, Lt.(jg) Donald B. Stuart Lt.(jg) George Tsantes, Jr. TOM BOUCHER writes from Pensacola that he is now in flight training after having spent nearly two years in the U S S JAMES E . KYES ( D D - 7 8 7 ) . He should move

on to advanced (weather permitting) during March. Also in Pensacola in the program are Guy Grafius (10), Jack Schlipp (6), Hank French (13), and Al MacDiarmid (13). Also in Basic Training are Don Kellerman (7), and Ray Ways (23).

Don Sturtz (23) is now in Photo School at Sherman in Pensacola. Instructors from '55 include Buddy Parker (8), Tom Cann (16), Dick Echard (14), Bud Matthes (12), Ken Tracy (14), and John Gonzales (17).

BUD M A T T H E S states that he is "proud" to announce that Maureen presented him with his second son Mike.

It's a girl for Marge and DON ALDERSON. Statistics : Barbara Lynne on 1 January 1958. The Aldersons are currently holding forth at 139 Sigsbee Rd., Key West, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Beall, of 3210 Stanley Rd., Baltimore, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne, to L t ( j g ) W I L L I A M L. PRAY, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Pray of Humeston, Iowa.

SCOT McCAULEY was recently trans-

By this time, all hands in the class should have received a postcard concerning their permanent home address, duty address, and the questions concerning the possibility of the Class of 1955 making a donation to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. All hands are urged to fill in the return postcard and mail immediately to the secretary.

Cards sent to the following named members were returned to the secretary due to outof-date addresses. Anyone knowing a correct address please notify the secretary: Lt.(jg) Harry F. Campbell, Jr., 1st L t J. G. Cowart Jr., L t ( j g ) G. W. Davis, Jr., Lt.(jg) R. H. Dimse, 1st Lt. J. R. Dunbar, Lt.(jg) R. J. Englert, L t ( j g ) P. W. Fiedler, 1st Lt. Bobby H. Freeman, Lt.(jg) E. H. Grant Jr., 1st Lt. J. R. ferred to T H E SUMNER COUNTY ( L S T -

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1148), as X O no less. Congrats Scot. Wedding bells are to be ringing in February; so by the time this gets in print, the knot should be tied. Congrats again, Scot.

Leigh and J O E MALEC have moved (again) to 2455 Hamilton St., Jacksonville, Fla. BOY PROMOTER D E N N Y W A I T L E Y (boy promoter) writes that he flew with VA-115 at Miramar for the best part of last year. "Always restless and rarely satisfied with assignment," he conned his way into a new assignment as official escort for the CinC of the Korean Navy during his tour of the United States, in October and November of 1957.

"From San Francisco, we flew to Washington, D. C , visited all of the major naval facilities on the east coast, including the Naval -Academy. .Although I vowed with the rest of the cynics that I would never return to good old Bancroft, it was quite a feeling to review a dress parade and see our plebes-grown-up again. I wish I had the time to relate a few of the boners and memorable experiences of that whole trip, which took us to New York City, Norfolk, Key West, Chicago and Honolulu. Quite a itw laughs.

"After that tour, luck seemed to be my best pal. I was assigned to Admiral Pride's staff here at North Island, in public information. Everything from sound tracks of movies to escorting campfire girls around San Diego are the variety of missions and you know me. This summer I am travelling around the U. S. with the 'Shipmate Varieties' show. It is the Navy recruiting show consisting of the winners of the all-Navy talent show finals, etc. After that, I am promised a spot in the television media section in Wash., D. C , to write for Navy Log and Men of Annapolis.

at the Marine Corps Supply Center, Albany, Ga. Pete is another recent "escapee" from the Far East.

The GREENEs, Wally, Gretchen and son Marty, are residing at 1223 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, Va. Wally is stationed at the Marine Barracks, Sth and I St., S.E., in Washington, D. C. 1st Lt. E D W A R D R. P E A R S O N , USMC, is presently serving with VMA-211 out of Edenton, N. C , flying A4Ds. His present home address is 104 Morris Circle, Edenton, N. C.

The former Miss Manfroy attended Los Angeles City College and Valley Junior College, Van Nuys. Lieutenant Alexander is presently serving aboard the U S S PIPER (SS-409) at New London, Conn.

The couple were married on 1 February at the Chapel-on-the-Thames, Submarine Base, New London.

Lieutenant and Mrs. Alexander are making their home at 171 Broad St., Groton, Conn.

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East Coast Pres., Ens. M. F. Collier. U S N , USS J. C. OWENS (DD-776), F P O N e w York West Coast Sec'y, Ens. W. S. Hull, U S N , USS WILTSIE (DD-716), FPO San Francisco

JAMES ALFRED FRANKLIN WOOD 1st L t J A M E S A. F. W O O D was killed in an aircraft accident near Swansea, Ariz., on 14 January 1958. He was attached to the 3608th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, at the time of his death. A native of Benbrook, Texas, he was not married. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Clark A. Wood, live at 5905 Calmont St., Fort Worth, Texas.

This part of the March column is a small contribution since the news is slow in coming to WestPac. Two news items: Marilyn and DAVE M I N T O N announce the birth of their son, Michael David, on 7 August 1957 in La Jolla, Calif.

AL R E E D vi'as married to Catherine Ellis Hagerman in Hattiesburg, Miss., the first of February.

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Corr. Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Roy F. Arnold, USMC, 50 Purvis Dr., Triangle, V a .

We are very happy to note that our small columns in earlier issues have caused several of our classmates to take pen in hand and send us some news. W e hope more of you will get the idea and keep the news flowing in.

Your secretary would like to explain the apparent delay in publishing some of the news. Publishing and editorial deadlines require news for a certain issue to be sent to Crabtown by the fifth of the preceding month.

WE HEARD FROM J A M I E P O O L E , U S S O'HARE ( D D R 889): "My Division, 262, returned from 3J^ months in the European theater on December 22. I ran into Freddie Howe in the CECIL, Dave

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George Murphy in the STICKELL, all, like myself, authorities on Greek culture and history. Managed a quick 'hello and goodbye' to George Lanman while fueling in Gib. Believe he is homebased in Newport Also caught a fleeting glimpse of Wes Sweat while in Rhodes.

"On the Norfolk front, news of '57 is both good and bad. Cam Fraser, based at Oceana, had quite a bad auto accident which put him out of action for quite some time. Still hasn't fully recovered at last report. Alice and Bruce Purvis were with her family over Christmas. Both drove up from Pensacola and have been a bright spot on the social scene ever since. Carolynn and John Yarbrough are expecting a welcome addition sometime in July or August.

"Wedding bells sounded for John Disher, who married the former Miss Jane Graeser of Dayton, Ohio, on December 21. Congrats also are in order for Bill Tirschfield who finally tied the knot with 'Butchie.' Understand that Terry Mahoney also bit the dust "I received a letter from Bill Peerenboora a few eons ago. By now he should be somewhere in Japan wrapped around a saki martini. Myself, I'm off to DesLant Gunnery School after which comes 'Springboard' and the Yard. . . . the only news we get of the whole class is in Shipmate and believe me, especially when at sea, a guy gets pretty hungry for news. Let's start carrying our share of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Fund too." (Good idea, Jamie!!)

J E R R Y SEDOR, U S S WORCESTER ( C L 144) : "While over in WestPac this fall, I ran into Ray Stoetzer and Harry Gimber in Yokosuka—they're both on 'cans.' Ran into Harry again in Long Beach over the holidays. Like myself, he's in Engineering, as is Bill Truxall in the U S S BoN HOMME RICHARD. Harry's father retired recently, and they're now living in Long Beach.

"I have had contact with quite a few of our classmates lately. Derek Wilson isn't ported aboard the HOOPER ( D E - 1 0 2 6 ) for happy unless he flies over 1000 mph in his duty.

F8U with yE-211 at Moffett Field. Johnny HEAR THIS, 1956 WIVES Weaver flies the 'Ford' when he isn't ill Wives of 1955, 1956, and 1957 are organover women or playing golf. Burt Munger, Jack Tallman, Larry Baldauf, Jimmy Jack- izing monthly luncheons for those in the son are of the Moffett Field gang who rep- San Diego area. If you are interested and resent our class. Smokey Wilson sports a would like to be on their mailing list, please fire-engine-red flight suit and a black mus- contact: Allene Hull—BRowning 63993 ; or tache when he flies super-hogs at Miramar. Marilyn Minton—HUdson 87601.

From Croughton R A F Base, London, Same old Smokey. Often see Larry Hanson, Don Martin, Darryl Foley, and Ken England, T O M and Merle SCHWARTZ Jurgensen flying jets at Miramar. Don send their regards. They left Pittsburgh, Lange is the pride of the Marines here at Pa., in Dec. '57. The new address is : 1/LT the Recruit Depot in San Diego. He is Tom Schwartz, 7S62D AbRon, A P O 378, leading them in a 15-game winning streak New York, N. Y. in Service Basketball. -Alex Aronis is the We had a little party this last month.

Asst P I O for N T C here in San Diego. Several of the class were there: Charlie Joe Forest and Joe Perez are with Naval Wilson, Gene Woodruff, Jim Flatley, Jim Intelligence at the amphib base in Coro- Taylor, Shirley and Dick Roberts, Peg and nado. By the time you receive this, Joe Pete Peterson, Bunny Schmidt and yours Forest will have another addition to his truly and wife. family of Suzie and daughter Cincy, I j ^ .

It is with deep regret that we hear of Some of the others who are seen regularly the death of one of our classmates, W I L in and out of San Diego are: Dan Butter- LIAM ROBERT SMITH. He was fatally field, Wally Conmy, Hank Mustin, Don injured in an air crash in December in Shelton, Hugh Webster, and Bob Merritt. Florida.

Dick Gaines will be coming to the West "JAY" E V A N S and wife are now living Coast early this summer aboard the RANGER. Bingy Moore works in BuPers in at Virginia Beach. Jay is flying jets at Wash. Jack Garrow is in Wash., in Chlnfo Oceana along with GENE W O O D R U F F and J I M FLATLEY. Office."

NICK BROWN is now aide to Adm. Ricketts. Nick and Diane live here in NorSOME MARINES folk near William and Mary College.

BILL BALL is now stationed at the Marine Barracks, Naval Gun Factory, WEDDING Washington, D. C , after returning from the Mr. and Mrs. John Manfroy, Los AnFar East in October. Bill, Jay and their geles, CaliL, have announced the marriage 14-month-old son Billy are living in of their daughter, Barbara Jane, to Lt.(jg) Arlington, Va. S H E R M A N GEORGE ALEXANDER, A letter from the South tells us that USN. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. "My roommate in the WORCESTER is P E T E and Dee E L L E R are now settled Sherman Alexander of Sherrill, N. Y. Terry Mahoney. Terry married a hometown 44

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girl from Oregon after we got back from WestPac, and is now at the Fleet Gunnery School at San Diego. .About the only other classmates I've come in contact with are Bruce Felt and Chuck Andrews, both in

and I represented '57. While at Glynco, I made the drive to Pensacola to see how the brown-shoes were enjoying flying. Doc and Jane Dugan housed and fed me for the week-end. While there, Tom Browne had the USS COLUMBUS." a small party in his house-trailer. Included DICK McCRACKEN, U S S J O H N A. in the bust were Bert Melnick, Ron Gibson, Jim Durr, Terry Emery, and Gene Conner.

BOLE (DD-75S) : The day I left. Cliff Eley dropped in. Good "Here is some information about four of to see him again. Many thanks to Doc and our class serving in DesDiv 71. '57 is rep- Jane for having me in for an enjoyable resented by Ed Mahon in the LOFBEIIG (IDD- week-end.

759), Pat Dickey in the BUCK (DD-761), "Over the holidays, I saw Joe and Pat Gil McClure in the THOMASON (DD-760), and myself in the BOLE. We have recently Diehlman, and John Yarbrough who is on returned to the States after a normal West his way to the Med. Ann and I have heard Pac Cruise. The one highlight was being in from John and Ann White in Newport and the exercise staged for .Admiral Burke in Jim and Valerie Cox in Long Beach. Jim late October. We all managed to find time is on cruise to WestPac in the VESOLE I to buy many things during our one week's believe. When I returned to the NORTHAMPstay in Hong Kong. I for one managed to TON. I soon found I was on my way back pick up quite a tailor-made wardrobe. While to Glynco for the four-months CIC Officers in WestPac we saw many classmates in School commencing 13 January. I was surprised to find so many of our classmates Yokosuka sind Subic Bay." in the class, including Gene Paasch, who P E T E DIDIER, STEINAKER ( D D R - with Judy was nice enough to have me to 863): dinner at their place on St. Simon's Island, "While at Norfolk (waiting for 'Spring- as did Larry and Betty Goldstein. Also here board* and a conversion from Pollywog to are Bill Dunham, Warren and Joan EllsShellback) I had time to see the many faces worth and Tom Marnane. at cocktail time at the little O Club of the "As soon as Ann graduates from Nurses DesSub piers. I saw Mike Giambattista, Training in Baltimore, we hope to set up Jack Hamilton, Charlie Noll, and Joe housekeeping in Norfolk, and any and all Neary. I heard via Jack Bortz that Herb are invited over."

Doby passed his flight physical and will switch from Air Force Navigation to Pilot W I L L I A M HODGE, Winter Haven, Training soon. Understand that there are Fla.: many others making the switch now that the "Everyone down here (Bartow) seems to eyes are relaxed a little. be coming along quite well as we near the "Over Christmas leave I got engaged to completion of primary. We are scheduled Janet Minella of Hollis, N. Y. We will be to leave for our Basic bases on the 4th of married in October upon my return from March. I might be able to pass along a little information about the guys who have left a Med cruise." down here for one reason or another. Dick H E Y W A R D "H.AZE" BOYCE, BOQ, Toner is on his way to Ejigland to get N.AS, Glynco: training in Construction Engr. Bob Mc"Jim Varnadore and I reported aboard Elwee is at Hamilton AFB, just outside the NORTHAMPTON ( C L C - 1 ) in the middle Frisco in the same type deal. Bob Began of .August. I was a bit disappointed not to went to OSI at Boiling. Wayne Oldfield is have gotten a 'can,' but all that has changed a refueling division adjutant way up in and I heartily endorse anyone in '58 and Montana. subsequent classes who chose a heavy com"Larry Bustle and I were talking on batant. the flight line the other day and he saw "After the recent N A T O exercises, I Charlie Duke, Hank Snow, and Bob Dunwent T.AD to the Air Control School in derville at Spence. Larry, by the way, got Glynco, Ga., for five weeks. In the class married over Thanksgiving. While I'm on of nineteen, about a third were from USNA. that subject, Jack Davis at Pensacola is Bob Ailes, Norm Prosser, Dan O'Connell married and doing fine. I saw Jesse Heald,

Dave Mabry, and Ron Jensen while up in D. C. over the holidays. I understand that Vince Monto is showing the guys how it is done at Navigator School, as per usual."

J O E MADISON, Moore AFB, Tex.: "Here is the latest scoop from the south Texas scene. Jim and Marie Ramberger are now stationed at Boiling, where he will attend OSI School. Bill Heske, on his way to_ Andrews, stopped off at Moore Field with the latest gossip. He plans to rejoin his wife, Barbara, who is attending the University of Maryland. Harvey Martin is about the only bachelor from '57 here at Moore Field."

ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. E. F. H. Dutton have announced the engagement of their daughter Joyce to 2d Lt. CARL R. CHELIUS, USMC. I

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Now that term papers are in, the members of the first estate are relaxing somewhat and truthfully enjoying First Class Year.

MICKEY CARSON would like the world to know that in spite of a letter that he received in the midst of exams that started, "Dear Aubrey, tomorrow I will become Mrs ," he still managed to get by without a casualty.

DICK H A N S O N really received a break from the Bull Department last month. After spending the first semester in the hospital (thanks to an auto accident that occurred while driving home on summer leave) he requested an extension from the EH&G Department for completing his term paper.

Being its usual sympathetic self, the Department obliged himâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^with a two-day extension !

Everyone in the Class of '58 was happy to see GENE P E L T I E R return to duty.

Gene was in the hospital since early September. Gene also is the captain of the swimming team this year.

It was with sincere sorrow that the members of '58 received the news of Jack Cowell's untimely death. Jack, a member of our First Class ('55), was a special favorite of the plebes in the Second Battalion.

CONGRESSWOMAN SULLIVAN OF MISSOURI with midshipmen who attended the St. Louis Midshipmen Dad's Club luncheon.

Also in the picture are 2nd Lt. Dale Hollabaugh, USMC '57, and Ens. Richard Stober, USN '57.

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ACTIVITIES February Meeting

This will report our February meeting which was held on the fourth. This was by far the largest attendance we have ever had.

There v^^ere something in excess of one Capt. William C. Louisell, Jr., Airborne hundred members and guests. The speaker Infantry, USA, addressed the chapter on was Bill Webster, Class of 1921. He is ".Airborne Warfare." His talk ranged from executive Vice-President of the New Engbeginnings through present-day methods and land Electric System as well as President capabilities, to possible future trends. He of the Yankee Atomic Power Company. illustrated it with slides. Captain Louisell This is a company comprised of a group is a Class of 1951 graduate of the U. S. of New England public utilities who are Military Academy. Prior to his present erecting one of the, if not the, first commerduty he was in the .Airborne Infantry for cial atomic power plants in this country.

HORACE P. ROUNDS four years. This duty included service in Korea with the 38th Infantry. He was wounded in action and has twice received the Bronze Star. Currently he is an ex- CANTON-AKRON change officer at the Naval .Academy, servThe Canton-Akron Alumni Association ing in the E.xecutive Department as 14th has elected the following officers for 1958 : Company Officer.

Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Arthur K. Blough '24, 5701 Immediately following the foregoing, the Salway Rd., North Canton 20, Ohio ; SecreNaval .Academy films of the Navy-Rice taryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Carlton B. Coen '34, 1419 Yale Ave., football game at the Cotton Bowl were N.W., Canton 3, Ohio.

The monthly meeting place has been shown. changed to Bender's Tavern, corner of 2nd & Court Ave., S.W., Canton, Ohio. The meeting will be held the last Thursday of each month at 1830.

BOSTON

The regular meeting of the chapter was held on 12 February 1958 at 8 P.M. in Alumni House.

Annual Candidates' Night

The Boston chapter held its fourth annual candidates dinner aboard the carrier W A S P 14 January. One hundred-forty attended including ninety-eight likely outstanding high school boys. Twenty-five local coaches were also on hand to hear Dick Duden explain the mechanics of securing appointments to the Academy. He also showed a composite review of the '57 football season. Yeah Navy!

Considerable credit should be given Eddie McCormack '46 for the effort he has and is putting out to interview and screen these prospective candidates for scholarship and aptitude. Good naval officer material is most important.

CINCINNATI

A dinner meeting of alumni in the area was held at the Hyde Park Country Club in Cincinnati, January 30. There was a good turn-out for the dinner, thanks to the efforts of Doyen Klein '36, who has taken the initiative in exploring interest in forming a Cincinnati Alumni chapter. Of the 65 alumni contacted, 45 showed up at the meeting, ranging from Leroy Brooks '02 to George Charrier, Bob Laufman, and Bob Reid '53.

After dinner the meeting was called to order by Doyen Klein, who asked that a temporary President and Secretary be elected, to serve until a set of by-laws could be adopted and permanent officers elected.

Doyen was promptly picked for temporary We want to thank Harmon Utter, Cap- President and Cdr. V. E. Gex '40, 86 Reily tain of the WASP, and his Exec, Dick Road, Cincinnati IS, drafted as temporary Secretary.

McElroy, for their generous help.

Ray Bean '49 presented a set of by-laws for consideration. It was decided to have a committee study the by-laws and make recommendations for possible changes, as well as recommendations for frequency of holding meetings, at the next meeting. Tom Alexander '48 and Carl Villarreal '48 also presented a general outline for a social program which would include the distaff side for two or three get-togethers a year.

Steve Belicheck, Assistant Football Coach, gave us a brief run-down of football prospects for next year, and some interesting sidelights on last year's games.

V. E. GEX DENVER -A dinner meeting was held at the Lowry Air Force Base Officers' Club January 24.

Frank Roberts, Class of 1906, was the guest of the chapter.

The following members and their respective spouses were in attendance: Joe Schmidt '43, Charlie Cole '53, Vin Moore '17, John Crockett '52, Don Webster '32, Harry Caperton '32, Bob Atwell '45, Jim Singleton, former Naval Academy instructor now at A.F.A., Elmer Helmkamp '20, Walt Moore '35, Bill Mansfield '24, Bill Wideman '35, Homer Berger '24, Ernie Mills '26, Ralph Zinn '22, Chuck Larson '51, Dale McCormick '47, Joe Shoemaker '48, Randy Buck '48, Rex Eaton '48, Art Maltby '40, Bob Johnson '57, Stan Haight '18, Bob Baker 'S3, Bob Watkins '33, Don Wyckoff '44, Fibber McGee '46, Karl Kitt, former Naval Academy wrestling coach, now A.F.A. coach, and Art Stiles '29.

On 19 December 1957 Midshipman Richard L. Binford '58 gave a very excellent talk to the L.C.W. Post No. 1 in connection with "Operation Information."

Paid-up local members now total 73, ranging from the Class of '06 to the Class of '57.

W. J. SHOEMAKER

DETROIT F. S. Withington '23, Chief of BuOrd, Speaks to Chapter

-A special evening meeting in the Brodhead Armory on 14 January 1958 was highlighted by an interesting presentation by R. Adm. F. S. Withington '23, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. The subject was "Modern Naval Weapons" and included some recently declassified movies of naval missiles in action and a sparkling question and answer period. We had a turnout of more than 40 for this meeting, plus a special group of guests from the Council of National Defense of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce. The presence of .Admiral Withington was made possible through the cooperation of the Reserve Ordnance Association of Detroit, and the specific help of Mr. Daniel C. Wilkerson '20. Dan, as well as being a loyal alumnus, is also chairman of the Program Committee of the Engineering Society of Detroit, where Admiral Withington presented the same material the following evening.

HAMPTON ROADS In lieu of the regular monthly meeting in January, the Hampton Roads chapter held its annual "Ladies' Night." Forty-four inembers and their ladies enjoyed a steak dinner and dancing preceded by a social hour at the Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. HEAD TABLE, CANDIDATES N I G H T DINNER, held in Boston, 15 January 1958, The Secretary of Hampton Roads chapaboard USS Wasp. L. to r.: Capt. R. W. Allen '31, Henry R. Duden, Jr. '47, Capt. ter is now Lt.(jg) Joseph L. Greenwood, Harmon Utter '32, R. Adm. Wm. Buracker '20, R. Adm. Wm. Howard '28, and Jr., U S N (SC), BOQ A-52, Room 212, Monsignor Carroll.

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The Peninsula chapter held its first meeting of the year on January 16 at the El Rancho Restaurant, Palo .Alto, Calif. Over a hundred members and their wives attended this meeting, the highlight being the election of five council members. The new council members a r e : Hap Deakin '34. Cdr. E. W. Dobie, Jr. '40, Ted Frederick_'26, Russ Maynard '34, and Omar Spam '35.

Our chapter president, R. .Adm. C. Julian Wheeler, U S N (Ret.), Class of '16, gave a fine "keynote" address and started the business meeting off at full speed ahead. The Abbott, Lt. Howard J. date for the next meeting was set for Widows Entitled to Benefits Gray, Lt. Cdr. Albert D. Wednesday, February 19.

Of Public Law 85-255 Mc-Alhster, L t ( j g ) Frank C , Jr. .Among the alumni present were: .Arthur Crane, Lt. Leo O. '41, Barkley '37, Bly '34, Bonney '20, BowWidows or other heirs of the following Sisko, Lt. Wm. J. ers '23, Brenner '13, Bucknum '-I6, Coulter .Alumni of the Classes of 1930 and 1931 Sell, Cdr. Chas. F. '25, Cook '44, Deakin "34, Divoll '21, Dyson may be entitled by Public Law 85-255 to Irons, Lt. Alden H. '27, Ericson '26, Feli.x '39, Frederick '26, pay withheld by the Economy .Act of 1932.

Furrh '49, Harrell '30, Harvey '44, Joy Readers are asked to inform any they may '47, Joste '47, Kretz '32, Langley '26, Mayer know or meet in case they have not already '25, Mavnard '34, McCullough '04, McFall been so informed. The list for previous NAVY WIVES '25, Metcalf '35, Michelet '24, Mullen '28, classes was published last month.

Murphy '22, Navmark '41, Nelson '33, Patterson '27, Qui'lter '28, Riggs '04, Roane "Protecting Your Family" '24, Sargent '32, Seedlock '41, Smith '21, 1930: The Department of Defense has issued an Spain '35, Stevenson '39, Stewart '30, Styer .Armstrong, Lt. Cdr. John H., Jr. excellent pamphlet entitled "Protecting Your '21, Van Stone '46, Wheeler '16, Whipple Bisson, Lt. Cdr. John K. Burgess, Lt. (jg) John G. Family" (DOD Pam 6-3) which describes '26 and ^^'oodward '49. the features of Public Law 881 (ServiceThe Peninsula chapter officers a r e : Pres., Burns, R. Adm. Martin C. men's and Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act) R. .Adm. C. Julian Wheeler, U S N (Ret.) Butterfield, Cdr. George N. and Public Law 569 (The Dependents' '16, 1850 Oakdell, Menlo Park, Calif.; Carpenter, Lt. Cdr. Gilbert C. Medical Care Act). This pamphlet is disSec, Mr. B. D. .Arthur, 1646 Davis St., Clark, Lt. Baylies V. Clarkson, Lt. James S. tributed through (Commanding Officers. A Apt. 16, San Jose 16, Calif.

Coates, Lt. (jg) Robert F. copy of it should be kept in the family files.

Coe, Cdr. James W. PITTSBURGH Craig, Cdr. John R. Naval Academy Women's The first chapter meeting of the New Dealey, Cdr. Samuel D. Club Scholarship Year was held Friday evening, January 24, Fairchild, Lt. Milton D. 1958, at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel. Appro- Gaulin, Lt. Victor S. The Naval Academy Women's Club anpriately enough for a New Year's start, our Grove, Lt. Cdr. Alfred E. nounces that it will award a four-year H a r t L t ( j g ) Charles D. guest of honor was R. Adm. "Dolly" Fitzscholarship annually in the amount of $300 gerald, USN (Ret.) '21, Executive I3irector Haven, Lt.(jg) Robert C. per year. The recipient must be the naturalof the USN.A Alumni Association. We re- Highley, Lt. (jg) Frank E., Jr. born, legally adopted, or stepdaughter of a gret that R. Adm. John Hayes, U S N Hilton, Lt. (jg) Cyrus G. Naval Academy faculty member; or of a (Ret.) '24, Managing Elditor of Shipmate. Hughes, Lt.(jg) Claud W. regular Navy or Marine Corps officer on Kaiser, Lt. Cdr. William C. who had planned also to be with us had active duty, in a retired status, or deceased, Kelly, L t ( j g ) Edwin G. to cancel out at the last minute. with preference given to daughter of deMarix, Capt. Geo. E. Gene Rook, our new Chapter President, Massey, Lt. Cdr. Lance E. ceased personnel. The award will be made introduced Admiral Fitzgerald who spoke Mayo, Cdr. Raymond L. on the basis of scholarship, character and informally on a number of topics of interest Morton, Capt. Dudley W. need, and will be awarded for the four years to the membership. The Association now Nix, Lt. Cdr. Joshua J. of the recipient's college career. This award has in excess of 10,000 members, of which Ostrom, Cdr. Chas. H. may be used to supplement other scholarapproximately 6000 are active duty person- Patten, L t ( j g ) Robert M. ships and its renewal is contingent only on nel. This represents a 55% increase in the Rigsbee, Cdr. Everett O., Jr. the recipient maintaining scholarship standfive years since 1953. ards as well as the other requirements on Ross, Lt. Russell A. which the original grant was made.

A motion was adopted that during 1958 Smith, Lt. Cdr. Philip T., Jr. Applications may be obtained from the the Pittsburgh chapter meetings normally Taylor, Capt. Robert H. Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington 25, be held the last Friday evening of each Thibault, Lt. Cdr. James L. D. C , or the Naval Academy Women's month. Ample notice will be made of excep- Vorhees, Lt.(jg) Mack E. Club, Annapolis, Md. They should be retions, such as the May and October dinner White, L t ( j g ) Oliver E. turned not later than March 20th to the dances.

Wingard, Capt. Walter C. Personnel Affairs Division, Bureau of Wogan, Capt. Thomas L. Naval Personnel, Washington 25, D. C. Wygant, Cdr. Henry S., Jr. OTHER BRANCH Final choice of recipient will be made by the MEETINGS REPORTED Naval Academy Women's Club.

C L E V E L A N D : 20 January 1958, Hick- 1931: Washington, D. C. ory Grill.

Prescott, Cdr. John G. F. The Naval Officers' Wives Club of WashLOS A N G E L E S : 5 February 1958, Gale, Lt. Cdr. Winso C. ington ( N O W ) held a luncheon meeting, Nikabob Restaurant. Speaker: R. Adm. Russell, Lt.(jg) Harold B. sponsored by the Projects Group, at Fort T. J. Hedding, U S N .

Brossy, Lt. (Tdr. Henry E. McNair Officers' Club on February 6. Dr. N E W P O R T , R. I.: 28 January, 1958, Ashworth, Lt. Thomas, Jr. Howard Mitchell, conductor of the NaElden, Lt. Ralph E. COM, U. S. Naval Station. tional Symphony Orchestra, was the speakCummings, Lt. Cdr. Damon M. N E W Y O R K : Luncheon meeting at the Hain, Lt. Vernon R. er ; and his wife and Mrs. Percival BrundLawyers Club, 115 Broadway, 21 January Holmes, Lt. Merrill S. age, wife of the Director of the Budget, 1958. Speaker: V. Adm. George F. Hussey, MacKenzie, Lt. Cdr. Geo. K., Jr. were special guests. Mrs. Anne Storch USN (Ret.), Managing Director of the Stone, Lt. Cdr. Geo. R. Johansen, violinist, wife of Capt. G. N. American Standards Association.

Johansen, U S N '29, Commandant of the Thomas, Cdr. Willis M. P H I L A D E L P H I A : 11 February 1958, Miller, Cdr. Norman M. Naval Security Station, played a Cesar Officers' Qub, Naval Base.

Franck composition accompanied by Mary Janz, Lt. Clifford T. Lois Kierman. Hostesses were Bureau of Lizberg, Lt.(jg) Carl A. S E A T T L E : 4 December 1957.

Personnel Wives, with Mrs. H. Page Smith W A S H I N G T O N , D. C : IS January Blessma, Lt. Edward M. ('24) as Senior Hostess.

Daniels, Lt. Donald V. 1958, Army and Navy Town Club.

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HOUSING ALEXANDRIA, Va. For sale. Brick and frame slate roofed residence on ^ acre wooded lot in Beverly Hills. Convenient to shopping, churches, excellent schools. 3% miles to Pentagon. Living room with fireplace, formal dining room, large kitchen, screened porch, three bedrooms, two baths, panelled above ground recreation room. Price: $26,000. Available June 1. Apply to L. H. Chappell, 811 Crescent Drive, Alexandria.

(HI) ANNAPOLIS, Md. Three-bedroom rancher on a half acre lot, full basement with play area room and separate storage room. Private road entrance and lack of traffic makes this location ideal for children. Excellent elementary school and churches nearby. Located on a quiet wooded hill in one of the newest housing areas in Annapolis. $14,900 with transfer of low interest GI loan.

Lt. J. B. Farrell, Dept. of O.&G., USNA. Phone: CO 8-2648. (III).

ANNAPOLIS. Md. For sale. 3 bdrm brick bungalow recently redecorated. Attractive living room with fireplace. Screened-in front porch, partial basement, brick patio and outdoor fireplace. $12,500. Contact Capt. D. C. Miller, USMC, 1309 McKinley St. Phone: CO 3-6106. (Ill) LAKEWOOD, Calif. Newly painted 3 bedrooms, double detaciied garage in Lakewood, Calif., twenty minutes from Long Beach Naval Station.

Patio with barbeque, near schools and shopping center. Ideal for family with school children.

Total price, $13,000. Monthly payments, $68.00.

GI 4% loan. Write Lt. A. L. Frahler, 6032 Elkport St., Lakewood, Calif. Will be available 1 May. (Ill) MONTEREY, Calif. For sale. 3 bedrooms, combined living and dining room, kitchen, bath.

Hardwood floors, Venetian blinds, screens, fireplace. Lot 80' X 75', enfenced backyard, patio.

Two-car garage with workbench ; 220-volt wiring, laundry tubs. TV antenna. $15,700, $3,500 down.

25-year 4%% FHA in service loan may be assumed; payments $97. Located Del Rey Oaks.

Convenient for PGSch, commissary, dispensary, grades 1-8. Available June. Lt. Edwin E. Williams, 972 Rosita Road, Monterey. (Ill)

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A R V I D S O N , CARL H E N R Y ( C A P T U S A F ) '50 BARNARD, HARRY ALLAN JR. ( C A P T U S N R E T ) '36 BIRDSALL, J O H N H O L M E S (MAJ USA R E T ) '11 C O N W E L L , R O B E R T E R L E McKENZ I E '43 CREIGHTON, JOHN MARLE (CAPT U S N R E T ) '14 DUPRE, DALLAS DAISY (CAPT U S N R E T ) '15 E V A N S , H O L D E N A. '92 EVERSON, JOHN HORACE (CAPT U S N R E T ) '08 F R I E D E L L , W I L H E L M L E E (RADM U S N R E T ) '05 KENYON HOWARD NATHANIEL BGEN USMC R E T ) '21 P A Y N E , J O H N W A L K E R JR. (CDR U S N R E T ) '35 S A H M , L E O ( C A P T U S N R E T ) '03 SCOUT, A U G U S T U S '16 S E E D , W A L T E R D U D L E Y JR. (LCDR U S N R E T ) '10 S H O R T , E D W I N T. (RADM U S N R E T ) '14 48

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NEWPORT, R. I. area. House for sale. Ideal, sixyear-old home for large family. 15 mins. from NavBase. 28 x 16 Ivg rm with fireplace, dining rm, kitchen, 3 bdrms, 2 finished rms oflt Irg rec rm, 2 baths, laundry area, garage. Quiet neighborhood convenient to school, stores. Ample attic strge, water filter softener, piano, alumin. strm drs and windows, ven. blinds, insulated, many extras. Have July orders. Avlble 30 das. from sale. Lt. Cdr. D. E. Johnson, 106 Dexter, Portsmouth, E. I. (Ill) NOETH SPEINGFIELD, Va. 4 bdrm, 2 full bath, brick rambler for sale. Lge corner lot, near new school. Deluxe fully eqpd. kitchen ; lge storeroom ; dbl closets throughout; fireplace. Conveni. ent to Pentagon, Navy Annex. Swimming Pool membership available to purchaser. Price $20,000.

P'HA 4y>% mortgage may be assumed. Available 15 June. Lt. Cdr. G. A. Hamilton, 7417 Axton St. (Ill) MISCELLANEOUS POSITION DESIRED: Graduate Class of 1962 available in Spring 1958. Outstanding service record on board destroyers and in patrol planes.

2300 flight hours in P2V7's. Age 28. Unmarried.

Will relocate. Salary open. Lt. John R. Owen, 1 Elm Square, Maryville, Mo. (II) WANTEDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Copy of 1945 Centennial number of U.S.N.A. Alumni "Register." Please write Col. Jesse L. Perkins, 3228 Elliott St., San Diego 6, Calif. (Ill) POSITIONS AVAILABLE. The City of Los Angeles is about to set up an arrangement whereby retired military people with adequate educational requirements may be employed to teach in the City's school system. Persons interested should write to Dr. Wm. B. Brown, Asst. Supt., 450 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles 12, Calif. (II)

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"SKIPPER OF THE THREE R's" An article in Coronet Magazine (Aug. '57) describes our international program.

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Copies of the article are free. Write: GOOD SAMARITANS FOR THE THREE R's Ion Pursell '18, Director Frankfurt, Ky. SMITH, ROBERT LEE (1/LT USAF) '53 T U R N B U L L , A R C H I B A L D DOUGLAS ( C A P T U S N R R E T ) '07 TURNER, HENRY CLYDE (CDR U S N ) '42 WARREN, JOHN THOMPSON (RADM U S N R E T ) '24 W H A L E Y , J A M E S W I L L I A M '35 WOOD, JAMES ALFRED FRANKLIN ( 1 / L T U S A F ) '56

Don't Forget Your State Income Tax A service man must abide by the laws of the state in which he has official residence, with regard to state income tax.

The Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940 protects a service man from taxation in more than one state. It prevents a state imposing tax on military pay if residence is only because of military assignment.

Owning property in a state other than a home state does not make a property owner a resident of that state.

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