Evening star., 1938-07-03
RADIO UNIT PLANS
NAWGAT|0NSTUDY
Naval Reserve Signal Group
to Open New
Field.

Field.
The United States Naval Commune
cation has started on its summer
schedule Of curtailed drills, but the
course Of instruction will be q little
away from the buzz and splutters Of
radio, and the talks on electricity, to
navigation. 1t. M. Weinstock has an.
nounced that the drills will be on
July and 81 and August and II.
The winter season ended, he an
nounced, with 13 officers and IS en-.
listed men on the rolls. It. Weinstock
pointed out that the only regret Of
the closing of the season was the fact
that the local unit did not attain first
place IN recruiting, adding the local
outfit has a quota of g. Although
the members of this outfit are trained
IN carrying out naval communication
procedure, and many of them have
their own radio outfits where they are
ready at all times to give segv1ee to
the public in the event of a catas-
trophe where wire lines are cut down,
such as in floods and storms, there
has not been the requests for enlist
ments that have been found in the
Fleet Reserve. In the Fleet Reserve
the men are paid one days pay of
their rank and rating for each drill
which they attend while the COM
mun1cations units do not get q penny,
and many times when they take
cruises as volunteers they have to pay
their transportation expenses between
this city and the ship to which they
might be assigned.
The organization has the record of
having participated in every national
drill for the past four consecutive
years. In addition to its work in the
radio shack it also participates in
the weekend cruises aboard the small
training launch which has been as
signed the Fleet Reserve. They have
station, NED. of their own and the
men stand regular watch Last week
Radioman First Class F. ]. Mich
asliow. under trying conditions with
static, copied 38 words a minute in
message coming through the air.
H. I. Metz of this division has made
application for examination for pro-
motion to the rank OF ensign.
In an effort to start in at the source
70 train merchant marine officers into
the naval procedure and practices in
handling vessels of the Navy In time
OF War. the Navy Department in a
recent conference with some of the
captains Of the State nautical school
ships agree in principle with the pro-
posal for inclusion of certain essential
naval subjects, as formulated by the
Navy Department, into the regular
course of instruction.
Inis Is an attempt to profit by the
dlmculties which were found during
the, World War when merchant off,
GERS were taken into the Naval Re-
serve and served with transports and
supply ships. 1t took a long period
OF training to accustom them to the
rigid requirements of the Navy, par
tcularly during the periods when the
snlps were travelling in formation.
Even the rigid discipline of the NAVY
provided difficulties for many of the
omcers, who had been use to 4 free
sort OF life on their own ships. It is
with q view to overcoming this diff
Guilty which causes delay during the
first few months of a war that the
department is moving now to indoc-
trinate the young men on the school
ships which teach the youth of the
country subjects preparatory to be-
coming officers Of the merchant
marine.
The Bureau of Navigation hopes
oy such discussion to develop a satis-,
factory program to strengthen tM
departments relationship with the
State nautical schools. While the
captains Of the nautical ships ap-
proved the idea, before It u finally
put into effect it will be necessary To
submit the program to the State au-
tnor1ties However. this is believed
to be but a formality.
The following changes in commits
stoned personnel have been announced
oy the Navy Department:
transfers to the honorary retirea
nst-Comdr. William Speck. 1t
Comdrs. Peter j. Hansen. Abner J
Mckensie and Richard Reiersen.
Heslgnations-Lt. Comdrs. Clarence
X. de la Chapelle, D. c. Croy, Clifford
Z. Edwards, Thomas o. Moss, Oscar
j. Raeder, John Mckinley Rogers
and M. B. Wilson; Its. George Fran
CTS Bates. Lemuel S. Burgess, K. G.
copper, Edward D. Hoedemaker. Rich
ard c. Lyon, Thayer L. Parry. Don
Searle, Edward A. Tamm, William r
walker, William H. Willis, Walter ~
Doty. Virgil F. Halliburton and T. p
keliey; Its. q. g. Philip G. Lasky.
FREDERICK A. Lowe. Charles j. Milton
and Leonard E. Root; Ensigns Haven
w. Andrews. Caleb D. Bradham. Har-
OLD j. Buckley, Gilbert r. Hendrev.
Bernard M. Kirk, William F. Lynch.
Werner A. Newhouse, Wallace G.
Nywelda, Donald A. Preble. Delos
W. Rented, Edward Emanuel Sack.
Joseph H. Seaver. Leroy E. Weaver
and Everard M. Williams.
Discharges-Lt. Comdrs. Howard q
Brownson, Daniel Gill and GordSh
A. Millspaugh; Its. H. A. Klotz and
Edward I. Osmer; Its. q g. Tom
Gore. jr.; r. G. Kales and William
B. steen; Ensigns Henry d. Blake,
Fred H. Bice. George r. Carter.
Joseph E. Clermont, Richard A. Fin
lay, Marshall ]. Flowers, jr.; Charles
G. Hawkins. Louis c. Herzig, Francis
Joseph Hoban, Jack E. Hursh, Lor-
rem r. Gardner, Will H. King, Philip
D. Lanier, John F. OConnor, Winston
R. Renshaw and Bailey M. SAWYER:
Aviation Cadets Benjamin c. Adams.
Joseph M. Anderson. Niels c. Beck,
Charles M. Belcher, George H. Blase.
Joseph E. Bloomberg. Jesse L. Boucher.
Max g. Bradbury, Leonard L. Bran
nan. Samuel c. Buchanan, Everett
B. Caldwell, Edward j. Chodokoski.
Albert 8. Cowen, Thomas A. Cossrove.
James B. Cummings. jr.; Emerson