Evening star., 1936-04-05
Local Naval Reserve
Is Ready for Inspection
Battalion Passes Rigid Test Before Rear
Admiral ]. R. Defrees, Navy
Yard Commandant.

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Mich, and Toledo, Ohio, to duty as
executive officer, United States Naval
Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill,
upon the reporting of his relief, Lieut..
Comdr. Edward w. Wunch.. jr., U.
S. N.
The Chief of the Bureau of Aero
nautics has commended John P.
Becker, aviation chief machinists
mate, United States Naval Reserve
Aviation Base, Great Lakes, Ill, for
the interest and effort displayed by
him in the development Of certain ap-
pliances for shop use in the overhaul
Of aircraft engines, resulting in the
acceleration of overhaul work and in
lessening of the number Of hours re-
quired for such work
The commandant of the lst Naval
District has addressed a letter Of
commendation to Lieut.. John j.
Shea. United States Naval Reserve
Aviation Base, Squantum. Mass, for
the initiative and resource displayed
by him and Wilbur r. Larson, avia-
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assisted him in locating and recover
ing a boy adrift in the water off
Squantum early in the year.
The Chief of the Bureau of Naviga-
tion has addressed letters of apprecla-
ton to the below named officers of
the United States Naval Communica-
ton Reserve for their great assistance
to the Navy Department and the
Naval Research Laboratory in solving
the problem Of radio interference,
which has existed throughout the
United States for the last several
months:
Lieut.. Comdr. Charles c. holster,
1st Naval District; Lieut.. Earle j.
Gulick, 9Th Naval District. and Lieut..
George V. Wiltse. 18th Naval District.
During the months of November
and December a very extensive inves-
tigation was made by the Navy De-
partment and Bellevue Laboratory
here into the source of interference.
which has existed throughout the
United States for several months. The
Naval Communication Reserve was Of
invaluable assistance in this tnvesti-
CATION and in identifying the source
of this interference.
The interference signals were d.
rectly traced to cavuum tube high fire.
quency machines variously known as
"short-wave heat treatment" ''dia-
thermy' and "inductotherm" ma
chimes. The particular machines Of
this class, which have caused most OF
the interference, are of one-half kilo-
watt power and use 60-cycle unrecti-
fed alternating current applied d.
rectly to the plates Of one or two
tubes in parallel circuit.
Lieut. Comdr Charles c. holster,
Lieut. Gulick and Lieut.. Wiltse Of the
Naval Communication Reserve were
instrumental, according to the de-
partment, in locating one Of these
machines in Boston Mass: Charlotte.
N. c.. and Seattle. Wash. BY a series
of tests these machines were keyed
and found to produce signals identi-
cal with the interference over ground
wave ranges.
lie VI 4Nd'F
Department. has called to the atten-
ton of members of the Naval Reserve,
the handicap by desertion of commit
ting an offense against naval regula-
tions resulting in his trial.
The bureau believes" says the an
nouncement, that. if the average
enlisted man has definite knowledge
of the great handicap he imposes upon
himself and his future hope of success
in his chosen career. when he de-
serts or commits an offense resulting in
his trial, conviction and sentence OF
either a bad conduct or dishonorable
discharge or is unfit for the Navy and
is discharged as undesirable. ne would
carefully weigh and reconsider any
contemplated act which might result
!, in his desertion. undesirable. bad con-
duct or dishonorable discharge.
"A few of the known penalties
which attach in such cases and the
effect of which will follow a man
|, through life, are here noted:
j Act as a bar. for at least three
years, against employment in civil
service.
Bar employment in municipal serv-
ice. such as police fire department
and positions controlled by State en-
! ployment agencies.
. Bar re-enlistment in the Navy. or
enlistment in any other branch of the
United States Military Service, in
Guiding the Coast Guard.
In some States will bar voting
, privileges.
Deprive a man of the benefits OF
|. possible future legislation in the inter-
+ est of men previously discharged under
, honorable conditions.
Under present relief acts, may
prevent Federal or State aid If desti-
tute.
Deprive a man Of the privilege Of
entering soldiers and sailors homes
Bar him from the benefits under
!, control of the Veterans Administra
, ton, such as disqualification, adjusted
, compensation, etc.
, Probable loss of civil employment
, when it is found that a man is de-
serter or was given an undesirable
; bad conduct or dshonorable dis
! charge.
Such men who have served one or
more enlistments will find it very
difficult to obtain civil employment of
desirable character because Of the
lack of an honorable discharge certi-
ficate.
The feeling of shame which some
men will experience in after life when
their true naval status becomes
known to those they desire to think
well of them.
THE stigma that attaches in such
cases stamps that man as one who
lacked the stamina to take the bumps
which of necessity form part Of any
military life but which life. in a real
man, develops the traits and character
which in later life are a definite aid,
never handicap, in any work which
he may undertake"