Evening star., 1933-05-11
SWANSON SLASHES
SHORE ACTIVITIES
Of NAVY SHARPLY
Sweeping Order to Help Save
55 Millions Leaves D. c.
Yard Intact.
NEWPORT AND NORFOLK
STATIONS ARE AFFECTED
Curtailments Include Purchasing,
Radio Stations, Marine and
Reserve Bases.

Secretary of the Navy Swanson today
issued a sweeping order curtailing ma
val shore establishments, as part OF
the program to save $55,O0000 in the
Navy's budget during the coming year.
The Washing on Navy Yard Is not af-
fected in the move.
Among the major retrenchments are:
Reduction of the naval training sta
ton at Newport, r. l., to bare main
tenance status.
The skeletonilng of activities in
trade schools at the naval training sta
ton at Norfolk. Va.
The reduction Of the naval training
station at Great Lakes, ILL.,, to bare
maintenance status.
The closing of number Of Navy
radio stations, as well as the shutting
down of number of radio direction
finder stations
Concentration Planned.
The reduction of recruiting stations.
receiving ships and stations to min
imum necessity to meet the require
ments of the fleet.
The concentration of independent
purchasing. disbursing and other &C
tivities in the nearest navy yard or
station to the fullest extent practicable.
The Marine base at Paris Island,
s. c., will be retained at training
station for marines. but its activities
reduced to a minimum required for
present needs.
Naval Reserve aviation bases at a
number of points will be maintained
in reduced status for voluntary training.
Secretary Swanson, in his letter to
all naval and Marine Corps activities
concerned, today pointed out
The budget for the fiscal year 1884
has been drastically reduced and the
limit of s270,0 1000 has been fixed as
the sum total of naval appropriations
which may be withdrawn from the
Treasury during the fiscal year. This
= reduction necessitateS drastic cur
tailment OF activities, both ashore and
afloat In making reductions in ex-
penditures on shore for the fiscal year
1884 the following general principles
will govern:
Navy Yards Maintained.
"(a) The navy yards at New York.
Norfolk. Mare Island, Puget Sound and
Cavite will be maintained for service to
the feet. The navy yard at Pearl Har-
bor will be continued as at present. The
status of the navy yards at Portsmouth,
Boston, Philadelphia and Charleston is
dependent upon availability OF funds
for new construction. Additional IN
structions will be issued as soon as
practicable.
"(b) Only such radio stations and
direction finder stations as may be nee
essary to carry out the policy OF the de-
partment will be retained.
"(c) Expenditures on officers quar-
ters and barracks. for repairs, upkeep
and grounds, will be reduced to the ab-
solute minimum.
"(d) Restrict passenger automoblles
and passenger-carrying small Doats'
suspend replacement of trucks and re-.
duce overhauls suspend replacement OF
locomotives and railroad equipment;
suspend requirements of all construc-.
ton equipment for buildings and
grounds. ETC.; suspend alterations and
improvements to buildings and struc-
lures, limit repairs of vital items to
minimum, and specific amount; suspend
replacement of all plant facilities.
"(e) Reduce recruiting stations, re-
ceivings ships and stations. training
stations and schools to minimum
necessary to meet the requirements OF
the fleet: ,
stores
"(g) Reduce activities at all Naval
Reserve aviation bases to that required
for voluntary training or close entirely
to bare maintenance status.
"(h) Concentrate Independent pur-
chasing, disbursing and other activity
in nearest navy yard or station, 70
fullest extent practicable.
Status Is Outlined.
80. In conformity with the foregoing
principles the status OF the following IN
shore activities will be changed as In
dicated:
Naval Training Station, Newport,
r. l.. reduce to bare maintenance stat
us. Maintain War College.
Navy Purchasing Office, Newport, II.
l.. consolidate with Supply Department
Torpedo Station.
Navy Supply Depot Brooklyn, N. Y,
reduce to bare maintenance status, Dut
maintain clothing factory.
Motion Picture Operators School,
New York-Close.
DESTROYER stores Office, Philadelphia,
"a 1IdIlolcl w odil OA0So u oe0VAoJSA
tenders.
Naval aircraft factory Philadelphia
Pa.-Reduce activity to present fleet re-
quirements.
Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. j.
Reduce activity to minimum required
for Macon until her transfer to West
Coast and then to bare maintenance
status.
Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va.-Re-
duce activities to present fleet require
ments.
Naval training station, Norfolk, Va
-Skeletonize activities and trade
schools
Marine base, Paris Island. S. c.
To be re ~ined as training station fol-
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