The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-04-12

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10 be shc provision iof ne uasnnan
defense Surely NOTHING + usore
essential 70 the defense If the
United States and Of all CIR neohl6
than The effhssncy Of car NAVY
Chester A Arthur.
April NAVY Enlistment omssA
Sixty spane men fruan the States
~ Louisiana and Mississippi viii be-
enlisted Ia TIE United States Navy
as apsrenttee seasnen dnFinR tae
month 81 April thruush the Navy
Recruiting station. 80 Custom
HoDke building. New Orleans. Ia
and as sub-ssatlons IN Louisiana
and Mississippi OF saeeiaI interest
10 applicants il the fact that al
men enlisted IS apprentice seanien
from this territory during April ell
receive their training At The 4 8
Naval Station san Dsego. Calf. M
stead OF the T. S Naval Training
Station NoffoR. We. abcre they
have received their training IN the
past
The Navy Recruiting station. $40
Custom House building. New Or
leans. La. Is daiif accepting the
applications Of young men both
white and colofed. between the ages
o. IL and 81 years. Who are single
and IN good physical condition All
men having these qualifications. and
Interested IA enliSilng In the Navy
to learn a trade. travel. for q career.
OF for the purpose of securing fnr.
ther education. are Urged "a call or
write 10 this station for fun inf0r-
nation concerning the many adj
FantaEex and benefits offered by
naval service This station l. open
from s a m 70 4 3 IA each week
day. except Saturday. nhen # eiass
At p m II Is closed on Sundays
AMI holtdasA
Flrsi Battle flag
There has always been 4 lot 81
argument about Just where the
stars and Stripes first weng 70 bat
tie OF all the claims the strongest
is probably That Of Colonel Peter
1 0~anseveoori Ia TIT he was de-
Tending n StanWix against a force
composed Of Indians and British,
where re-enf0rcefnenw managed 20
reach him bringing news that the
Stars and Stripes had been adopted.
Prom their description 3 flag was
fashioned Soldiers gave their ehlte
shirts. officers wives gave their un-
mentionabies and Captain gwart-
houl gave his fine bls1s coat. a flag
was fashioned from these canlrsbu-
items and raised oyer tise fort The
tide Of battle vax turned, and Old
Glory launched on q string 81 wins.
Captain SwaFthout was later re-
warded for MS generosity aud pa
hri0tlsfn b. grant Of Congress buy
ing him q new coat.
Naval Custom Abandoned
The Navy Department has am
noaneed abandonment Of the cts
tom Of placing an officers cap and
sideafms On his caskef during fu-
neral services. This custom. atm
praeticed IN other naYies. vas dis
continued 60 conform % Armf ufnc-
tees Under a change IN Navy
Regulations. only the American
Fa9 win be draped On the easket
hereafter The flag Is given to the
officer next q Kin when the easkel
Is lowered into the grave
Claude A Swanson Sthoui
TITS long association OF Claude
Augustus Swanson gith naval adj
mlnistFation Ia Congress. hla SER
vice e. Secretary Of the Nav ana
mis- direction ss The aifBSrz ~ ne
Island Of Guam as Secretary ~
the Navy. have % fof him : place
Of honor IN tie annals II Guam Ia
order 70 commemorate and prfstu-
ate fhe memoy o. Claudia szan-
son n Guam. the N1hDQi for ths
children 81 transient naval ana
civilian personnel heated O. San
Raman street. which Mr. awauaon
actively supported. salsn hereafter
be called Claude A Swanson School
Tug Guam Recorder