Evening star., 1939-11-26
Naval Reseryists
Warned 10 Guard
Secret Information
Communications Group
Admonished Against
Showing Publications

AomoniSneo Against
Showing Publications
AS result of the general tighten
ing up of restrictions on naval
activities to prevent their observa-
ton by spies, members of the Naval
Communications Reserve Division
here have been warned to be ex-
tremely careful in their handling of
publications on the communications
systems to prevent them being op-
tained, or even seen, by non-mem-
bers of the Reserve or the naval
service.
There was no indication that any
one outside the service had been
able to obtain any of these COM
munications, and it is understood
that the warning is merely a pre-
cautionary measure.
All activities of the communica-
tions men are being closely guarded
now, especially in view of the fact
that their training has been put on
par with that in the fleets. In
structions have been issued to plan
the radio training of the naval
communication Reserve personnel
on the national network parallel
with the radio training prescribed
for the fleet. Twice each month
the local division will be put through
a series of fleet communications
drills to include the following:
Drafting and transmission of
commercial dispatch, by a net sta
ton, when directed by the control
station; transmission of communica-
ton procedure signals, setting up a
tactical formation among the net
stations, the transmission of dis
patches requiring the movement, by
apprentice officer personnel, of the
net stations, of model ships upon
a maneuvering board for the pur-
pose of Stimulating tactical
maneuver of the feet at sea; the
transmission of dispatches requiring
action by the signal groups attached
to net stations; the transmission of
an encrypted dispatch.
In addition to these semi-monthly
drills the following requirements
have been issued, to be performed
at least once in three months: A
radioman (third class is to be
placed on the circuit at all net
stations; an officer will be placed
in the circuit at all net stations;
shift will be made from the
regular transmitter to an emer-
gency transmitter at net stations,
as would be done in time of war if
the main station were DESTROYED or
otherwise put out of commission;
change is to be made from the
operating frequency to another
designated frequency; radiomen
must copy dispatches through inter-
ference created on the operating
frequency.
With a number of volunteer
officers attached to the local divi-
sion, special duties have been as
signed them as follows: Lit. G.
g. l.. T. Bourland, executive Of
ficer and member of the Policy
Board; Ensign j. M. Chamberlain,
officer in charge of class B, c and D
drills and navigation problems;
Chief Radio Electrician D. j. Det-
weller, NAA officer-operator; Ensign
E. H. English, officer in charge of
recruit training group; Ensign r. A.
Gallery, operations officer in charge
OF NED during class A and emer-
gency drills; 1t. Comdr. S. A..
Greenleaf, officer in charge of NAA
staff and member of the Policy
Board; 1t. q. g. c. w. Jones,
commanding officer, signal section
and member of the Policy Board;
1t. q. g. /. H. Loucks, commanding
officer, radio section and member of
Policy Board; 1t. E. w. Lovejoy, NAA
off1cer-operator and radio material
officer; 1t. Comdr. J. H. Nicholson,
senior member of Policy Board and
inspection officer; Ensign l..
Schlesinger, NAA officer-operator
and laison officer with Naval Avia-
ton Reserve Squadron, and 1t.
u. g. w. B. Wells, instructor.
1t. Charles Williams addressed
the members of the Naval Com
munication Reserve last week on
radio direction finders. 1t. Williams
spent many years at Bellevue Re-
search Laboratory and now is asso-
ciated with the Federal Communica-
tlons Commission as a radio en-
glneer. He is an outstanding au-
thorlty on radio direction finders
An informal dinner was given by
the Naval Communications Reserve
Officers Association last week
Comdr. L. F. Stafford, U. S. N, Sc.
curity officer of the Navy Depart
ment, guest of honor, spoke on "The
Importance of Security in Nava,
Communications" 1t. L. M. LIE
Hardy, U. S. N, assistant communi-
cations officer at the Navy Depart
ment. also spoke.
The curtain of secrecy enshroud-
ing the operations at the navy yard
was drawn temporary aside for the
benefit of officers of the Naval Re-
serve who are members of the loca,
chapter of the United States Nava,
Reserve Officers Association Friday
night.
With officers of the Regular Navy
as guides the officers were taken
through the naval gun factory
where they were shown the big
guns in the making and had the
various operations explained tc
them The tour was arranged by 1t
A. j. Benz, U. S. N, director OF
Naval Reserve activities in the
Washington area.
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