Evening star., 1932-11-06
D. c.. Naval Reserve

The District Of Columbia Naval Com
munication Reserve unit heads the list
of new naval districts in the United
States in the relative standing as
signed from the results of the emer-
gency drill This first daylight emer-
gency radio drill conducted among the
various naval reserve control and ANA
teur stations. according TO Lieut.. c. A.
Briggs commanding the local division,
gave important information respecting
the range. scope and dependability OF
the circuits and frequencies used.
The result attained by the local
organization, according TO Lieut. Briggs.
shows that special efforts made to
have the amateur transmitterS OF the
reservists on the air for the occasion
stations on the air and contacted dur
ing the emergency drill were: W3ALN,
Lieut.. Comdr W. j. Lee: W3BTG,
Lieut.. E. N. Dingley, jr. W3BXH, Chief
Radioman w. H Lecth: W3CAB. Lieut..
c. A. Briggs. W2CMV. F. G. Calvert,
radioman third class; W3Oz, w. Will
liams, radioman. second class. W3ZD,
Lieut.. (Junior Grade r. C. Corderman.
Lieut.. Briggs said that the small area
embraced by the District of Columbia
Naval Communication Reserve gave the
local organization an important ad-
vantage in the emergency drill. This,
he said, should cause the local reserv-
lists to make special efforts to make
their standing Just as high as possible
as they are in position to get maxi
mum return for their efforts.
C. H. King. seaman, first class, of
the communication reserve DIVISION.
has been ordered Eonoraby discharged
10 permit him to enlist in the United
States Coast Guard.
The United States Court of Claims
has reversed former decisions IN regard
To the provisional ranks OF officers OF
the Naval Reserve force who were ad-
yanosd pursuant to Law while on active
duty with the Navy. This decision was
based upon the act of May %, 1880,
which validated the assignment OF pro-
visional ranks. grades CT rating there
tofore held by members OF the Naval
Reserve force. including the assign
ments Of higher provisional ranks than
those first assigned, and made these as
signments conclusive for all purposes
from the dates of such assignments.
The court held that the act OF 1880
validated previous assignments for all
purposes from the dates Of such as
sigrments and entered judgment IN
favor of the plaintiff for the difference
in pay of the higher ranks to which
as igned from the date Of his assign
ment.
The Navy Department has announced
that during the Winter and Spring
M nths destroyerS of Destroyer Squad
NJ 1r-in
Naval Reserve Inspection Board by be-
ing present in Atlantic Coast ports
before and during the inspection of the
various local units by this board. The
regular officer attached t. those ships.
it was said will give the board every
assistance in conducting these nSpec-
tions.
While it was said that the dates for
the visits of the ship 10 the various
ports hive not yet been definitely &c
c:dsd, it is expected that the following
pcrts viii be made:
Portland. Ne: Hob ken. N. j.: New
Bedford. M S. Providence. r. l.;
North River. N Y. Brooklyn, N. Y;
Perth Amboy, n. j.: Miami, Fla:
Charleston. S. c.; Georg town. S. C.;
TompGinsvi le N. Y. and Boston. Mass.
1t was said that in addition 10 aid
ing the Inspection Board these shlpS
will be available to reservists for train
ing duty without pay. Requests for
such duty, it was said, should be sub
mitted to the department.
From this information. it does net
appear to be probable that the local
reserve organization will have de-
stroyer here during it's inspection, which
is to be held within the next few weeks.
Last year one squadron was here for
several months. and the men had con-
siderable training. However. soon after