The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-10
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who've served in the regular navy
and are subject 70 recall to active
service. IA organized naval re-
servs-eivilians trained 10 take
navy Jobs in time Of emergency.
% volunteer naval reserve
han mariners and seamen who are
enrolled FOR specific duty only in
time OF war.
Conditions are changing rapidly.
We shan't attempt 10 say whatn
be what next monitor even next
week.
So far, however. = great many
of the fleet reserves have now been
called to active duty. It's a form
Of draft. IL you please. as they
have no choice In the matter.
More recently the organized re-
serve has been put on stand BY
cali on the basis Of "a hours notice
to report for active duty. calling
up the organized reserve Il the
same as what happened to the
national guard in the srmy's be-
half. We make the comparison
particularly. because the same sort
Of civilians make up the organized
naval reserve as compose the ma
tional guard-butchers. bakers and
candlestick-makers)
Which leaves the volunteer re-
serve still on the shelf. at least for
the nonee.
The volunteer reserve embraces
numerous departments and special
ratings. etc. but In general 1t COW
ers officers of merchant marine
vessels who hold commissions a.
naval reserve officers yet never
drill, wear uniforms. or anything
Of that sort. The officer part of 1t
has been in existence for many
years.
Newest wrinkle Conly a couple
Of months old. in fact) Is provision
TO give petty-offieer ratings to un-
licensed seafsrers-fishermen. tug
boaters, expert yachtsmen. mer-
chant seamen - In view Of their
profession and experience. They
don't drill OF report or anything
until such a time as they may be
actually called to service.
However. members Of the volun-
teer naval reserve may = II they
make formal request voluntarily
be put on active duty II the navy
has use for the individuals partic-
ular talents.
Purpose Of the volunteer naval
reserve as whole Is to have or
ganized and available manpower
to conduct the navy's non-fighting
affairs, you might say. To have
experienced men Of proper navy
status to run the navy's cargo
ships. dispatch boats. minesweep-
ers. tugs, etc. They aren't expect
ed to be fighting men. but simply
responsible professional seafarers.
Because the United States fully
intends to have the biggest navy
the world has ever seen-and az
quickly as possible-it expects to
have some CSC, 900 men in its forces
within the next several months.
And that will still leave some
5000 volunteer naval reserves
ready for instant duty II need be.
A salvage diver this week was
making attempts to locate and re-
trieve the valuable safe from the
States Line cargo steamer Iowa,
wrecked in 1896 on Peacock Spit
at the mouth of the Columbia river
with IS lives lost.
Tumbled end-o and dismasted by
breakers on Yaquina Bar lore. }, a
couple of weeks ago, the 32-foot
schooner-yacht Leilani and her
crew of four Seattle lads - Dan
Norton, Trevor Lewis. Jim DON
nelly and Jack Hopkins-was a
mess when rescued by the coast
guard.
Owned by Arthur Labelle Of Sc
attic, the Leilani il en- route north
from San Francisco. The boys said
they'd had enough Of the Job,
thanks.
But they patched things up.
thought again, and started out
again.
This week they hailed at sea
the freighter Nebrasksn and asked
her skipper to radio the coast
guard for help. A plane, a cutter
and q motor lifeboat were still
hunting for the Leilani (last we
heard to lend her a tow and what
ever else she needs.
Up. Sound her and lent a
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