The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-15

Source of Naval Terms

Origin and definition of a few
of the many terms formerly pecul-
lar to sea-faring men only, and
now quite familiar to all lands
men are given below: "
Douse the Glim -, Now slang
ashore, was once good English
afloat. Douse here means to low
err or slacken, the reference is to
the practice of lowering the Ian
tern into an empty pail so that
it could not be seen.
DungareeS - Now a part OF
milady's beach costume, are sea-
going working clothes. The word is
of Hindu origin.
Fairway - Originally a naval
term meaning a navigable chan
mel: now it's a golf term.
Figurehead-This was an ornate
carved wooden figure placed at the
prov of the vessel and supposed to
bring good luck.
GaSketS-Were originally short
lines for binding a sail to the
yard, later these same lines were
used for pump packing.
Visitor: Where are all these
rocks from?"
Guide: THE glacier brought
them"
Visitor: Where is the glacier
now?"
Tired Guide: Gone back after
more rocks"
Navy Is Great " Says Recruit
N~o sc ~ uisitNrs 6J1ri10U tho
past week was Charles Chick
Stockdale, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Stockdale, of 20 East Broad
way, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Young Stockdale enlisted in the
Navy at this office on January II,
1888, and is now home on ten days
leave of absence. He just complet-
ed his recruit training and is now
standing by for transfer to one Of
the battleWagonS of the fleet.
Prior to his enlistment, Chick
in company with his brother, OPP
Grated the Stockdale Dance Studio
at 500 East Broadway, Salt Lake
City. His ability as a tap dancer
is legend among his many admir-
ing friends.
We asked Chick the usual rou-
tine question of We'll, how do you
like the Navy by this time?"
Say, it's great, positively great"
he replied.
His eyes sparkling and his face
wreathed in smiles he continued.
Il never thought the Navy could
he co un01 Cow that HrjnjnO nm
der that California sun sure puts
a guy in shape. I've grained seven
pounds and honest, I've neve felt
better in my life. I could have
tried for one of the trade schools
at the training station but I am
too anxious to get to sea. I believe
I will be transferred to the big
aircraft carrier, Lexington, then I
am going to take up aviation or
engineering. And I never had any
idea that the Navy was as big or
that there "a so much to it. Say
it's great! When I get aboard ship
I'm going to start from the bot
tom and learn everything I can
and as quickly as I can My moth
er says that since I have been
home on leave, she feels twenty
years younger"
In the presence of such irrepres-
Sible enthusiasm and exultation.
we wondered how Chicks" moth
er could have felt otherwise.
After he left our office, several
of us "Old-timers" with 10 to 20
years in the Navy, felt just a little
depressed. We couldn't keep from
wishing that we were his age again
so that We could start our naval
careers all over again.
How Big Are Ocean Waves
The size Of ocean waves has been
ascertained by a German high
seas EXPEDITION. The measurements
revealed that descriptive writer's
on the sea have not exaggerated
the size of its storm waves: some
were shown to be nearly a humid
red feet high. These measurements
it is said, show that marine arch
fleets have not provided sufficient
ly against the stress created by
such moving mountains of water.
Moreover. the stress varies RAPIDLY
and greatly. These experiments ere
deeply interesting to shipbujlderS
and PARTICULARS in the cOHStruc-
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