The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-03

- cren for raelie lnsr~eticn.
during which lius shell -
nancrea At ths same CITY wsisr-
wsy wharf meat a NcCofulsk
Steamship On terminsll recss-
pied ny the venerable frssste
4. n = e.r.tlsas.es when an.
visited this port
lRnnau<e a = breakdown. ar
rival has hen delayed for = day
or 50. however. visitors ~ii -
welcomed from Ia % ,. n. -
the second day shes hers
The nssssiue csmms~.ics's
training service M. sres !.
ep~ratlen frr . llssb~ aver ihs~e
,ear~. dsrsng ~hseh time several
thous>sds merchant s<ans~a. ~
o~ased effscer. and apprentices
have received the man, s~aessss
Of the program land siss COD.
i-cied pss. hesas~~. eiethlss.
eir. Tor sausel.
The Am~siesa sailor 10 com
vertsd merchant steamship just
commissioned and engaged On
her maiden voyage she Gill -
sttsehed IN tho new training
station al Husnsme. Cal.
When launched st seattle In
1919. the splendid hlg training
ship was chfistened the Edge
mont. since her conversion. and
- the American sailor. shs car
ries = permanent complement n
20 officers and men coast
guard and has accommodations
for 400 apprentice merchant sea-
men.
a. We have mentioned here
before, tho Americas sailor 10
the newest unit of ths training
fleet composed Of steamers and
windjammsrs including the Tusi-
taia. Joseph Conrad. Apssioaa
Seaman. Empire state and
Vienna
Aboard the training ships the
apprentice seamen are paid s1i
and found for each Of seven
months training. Tho uaineeA
are taught seamsnship. life
saving. hygiene and FIRST aid.
customs and traditions. go.
mems law and all the other gem
srsl aspects of the seafsrinx
profession.
Then they chose their future
speciality; Deck department. en-
ginsroom or stewards depart
ment They are instructed IN
detail. And paid all the whlles
Although we'll disciplined. m
training s~rvioe h military
and voluntary.
Similarly. while the apprentices
merchant seamen aboard the
American Sailor are learning the
fundamentals Of the profession.
At the shoreside training sta
tions elsewhere are schools"
where merchant 10 amen are
given regular pay and bonuses
10 study for licenses. offeers
are also paid well 10 study for
Advancement
As q matter Of fact. thu entire
program has us somewhat swsd.
IT'S big and good. It's worth
every young fellows careful
confederation. A visit and
few questions aboard the Anssvs-
eas Sailor viii he well rewarded.
Newest addition 10 the local
tuEboat fleet Toss No. 10 10
her name and shes the same age
~ Hsnry Eoss after bsing
thoroughly rebuilt. shes ~ work
this week -. whsr the first of
III emergency cargo ships was
launched 81 Baltimore for LIB
ssty FLEET Day" -. pigeons esr-
rsef the good word from Admiral
Land 10 President Roosevelt -.
. stunt supposed 10 b symbolic
N somsthine Tor thu first
time since 1904 the annual
motorbost show won't b. held
this year In New York city -.
omission of ths bag event N .
grim note. CIR >. Some species
~ spongss lsnimalsp pump wa-
ter through themselves 81 ths
rate Of . gallon an hour For
many centuries ssamsn were
gold rfnEs IN their ears and
scientists Of present tinss have
declared that . constant,
though tiny. weight In ths ear
iob~ 10 somshow . mysterious
aid 10 syesigh, ~s can only
- - that -. r~ss. ...f = .~rfrsa