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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
Contractors
Sign With
AL Group

A closed shop contract affecting
the wages and working conditions
OF 5000 men m the home building
industry was signed today by the
Detroit Building Trades Council
tAFLl and the Builders ASSocia-
ton OF Metropolitan Detroit
Negotiations Tor the cioScd-shop
and wage raises had been under
way for more than two months be
fore announcement OF the agree
mcnt by r dmund Huffman.
executive vice president Of the
builders association, and I'd Thai.
secretary of The Trades Council.
representing 70 trade unions
with icW exceptions, the new
contract virtually completes build
ing industry unionlzauon. officials
OF the union said II affects 400
home building contractors. For
several years the council has held
agreements with contractors doing
large construction jobs IN the De
iIuit area
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14

and fatigue that caused pneumonia
and similar diseases.
And. with the cruel and heart
less nature of today'S enemy-and
the ability of that enemy TO ruth
leSsly drop bombs far behind the
'lineS-the red cross of the hos
.pital is no safer from explosives
than the cities OF women and chill
dren which have already provided
targets.
Probably the best evidence of
what these Detroit professional
men and women face-and what
they hope to accomplish for their
countTy-can be found in the fact
Gen John J. Pershing paid tribute
to the parent Harper unit as re-
Gently as 1928.
At that time. General Pershing
commented upon the services the
unit had performed for the British
and French as we'll as fer An4eFi-
cans, with special reference 10 the
treatment of the British Fifth
Army wounded at the Battle Of
the Marine.
The two lieutenant colonies
assisting Colonel CarstenS in the
new unit are DR.. L. Byron Ashley
and DR.. Edward D. Spalding.
Majors in the unit are call are
in the medical corps except those
with ID. C." following their name,
designating dental corpsl
Drs. Thomas F. Callaghan. Viii
liam A. Cook, d. c.: Douglas Don
aid, Clair l.. Douglas. Harold b
Fenech. Herbert w. Harris
Thomas y. Koran. Charles f.
Lennon. J. Donald Mabley Solo
man G Meyers, Frank S. Perkin
Alvin +. Price. John c. Tulloch,
Wadsworth Warren and Leslie F.
Wilcox.
Captains are DrS Abraham
Becker, Morris Beckwitt, Hugh NJ.
Fuller, John p. Hollister d. c.;
James NJ LaBerge. Frederick A.
Lauppe. Robert w. Mcclure, G..
Thomas Mexican, John NJ Murphy,
Aage f. Nielsen. John B. Schoen-
field, Carlisle F. Schroeder. Conrad
F. Speck. d. c.: Irwin Fl. Stein
berg. d. c.; Benjamin w. Stock
well Joseph J. Trombley, Frederick
B. Watts and Ralph NJ. Weed.
Lieutenants are DrS. William G..
Belanger. Ralph c. Dixon. Laurel
S. Emo, Edward L. Mollin, Norman
d. MICRO, Ear a. Reader d. c.;
Andrew NJ. Roche, Edward J. Shu-
maker. William A. Summers. Rob
ert r. Vessels and Richard +.
WunSch.
The unit has personnel and
equipment for l.00O-bed hospital.
and could handle base of
1000 beds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
I Die in Traffic;
Year S Toll ia

Deroit's traffic toll mounted to
l24 today with the death of an
1l-year-old cyclist and pedes-
trian. The toll a year ago was l42.
Raymond Ibsen of 5082 Allen
dale avenue was killed when, wit
nesses said, he pedaled his bicycle
10 the right of a truck driven by
George Stevens. 80, of "a Watson
street. at Grand River and Liver
noiS avenues.
Injuries suffered when he was
struck by a light truck while
crossing o KIN n boulevard in
front of the Vickers Manufacture
ing Company proved fatal to VIII
liam Fields, 40, of PAS Watson
street. The truck driver was Hassu
Mosgofian, AZ, of 1876 Quincy
avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14

Three Comic Pages every day
In Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
Johnny 0Brien
Joins The Army

Accompanying the Harper Hos
pital Medical Unit to Fort Custer
tomorrow will be Private O'Brien,
80. known 10 hundreds of public
officials and associates as Johnny
OBrien. crack rewrite man of The
Detroit Times.
OBrien has a wife and 13-
month-old baby. BY volunteering
for army service two weeks ago
he satisfied an urge that had
existed since the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
AS a collector Of news and an
ability 10 translate skeleton facts
into readable news stories, O'Brien
is considered among the best Of
Detroit newspapermen.
His first connection with the
! Times was in 1929 in a summer
vacation job, while attending
Wayne University In 1892 he en-
tered the University of Michigan,
where he completed courses lead
ing to a bachelor of arts degree.
/ University honors included an
Avery Hopwood prize for essays.
O'Brien is a native Detroiter,
the son of Michael O'Brien and the
nephew Of Probate Judge Patrick
D., O'Brien. He was married in 1896
to Eleanor Johnson Of Lawton.
Mich. as the result of campus
romance. They have lived at 1866
EWald Circle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
Boys Get Jobs
In City Defense

DctroitS younger cltIzcnry VIII
soon become q part OF the civilian
defense program Glenn { Rich
ards. local OCD director an
nounced today
Within few days. Richards
said, registration of 5000 youths
from y 10 II years old for civilian
defense messenger duty wifi open
IN settlement hDuSCN, ar faId
warden headquarters and OCD
headquarters.
Boys IS years old and younger
will be designated junior meSsep-
gers and WIIl serve indoors only
Older youths Will carry vital IN
formation during ain raids OF
blsekUHi drills
The messenger. candidates. all
of whom must have their parents
consent for duty. VIII be- IN
structcd by 200 men who viii be
trained AZ WaynC University start
Ing July IL
Three Comic Pages every day
In Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14

units 10 attain the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel before World War ]
ended.
He served at the Marlborough
War Hospital. in the 18th Field
Ambulance with the British EXpe-
dictionary Force in Belgium, with
the lst Scottish Rifles Uhe famed
Cameronians), then rejoined the
AEF at the A. r. c. medical hos
pital in Paris.
OF the current roster Of officers.
only one has The distinction OF
having served with Base Hospital
No. II in the last war. He is Maj.
J. Donald Mabley. He entered as
an enlisted man. was later COM
miSsioned in medical adminiStra-
ton and completed his medical
training here after the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
Hospital
Unit Joins Army
Continued from Page one)

in the name of the officers. Then
DR. George Kamperman. chairman
OF the executive committee OF the
Harper medical staff, read a glow
ing tribute from the staff and
trustees, then presented purse
TO the unit
Whether their new overseas duty
ultimately will take these doctors
and nurses 10 the familiar French
region where the proud 1917 rec
ord was made. only war depart
ment officials know They might
go 10 any one of the dozen fam
ing spots on the globe where men
are fighting 10 save civilization.
In his tribute 10 the members
OF the unit, Doctor Kamperman
said
we are cognizant Of the sac
rifice your going entails. Some
OF you have spoken lightly of
this leaving. a. being an adven-
tuTe or an opportunity for new
experience. This. We feel, II
gallantry on your part 10 mini
mlLe your sacrifice. Again, IL
bespeakS your courage which we
recognize and To which we pay
tribute.
We also recognize the pro-
fessiOnal sacrifice most of YOU
are making. To leave ones pur-
suits OF life for an indefinite
period during the prime of life
il no mean sacrifice and we
recognize IL.
We will watch Your course
with breathleSs interest and
eagerneSs. We will be proud of
your contribution. Your success
will be our JOY. We will always
feel YOU are part Of us--whereVer
you may be-and We at home
will not fail YOU"
UNUSUAL LEADERSHIP
Wherever they 90. these brave
men and women Will dedicate their
efforts 10 the saving OF lives. even
az the risk Of their own And they
will wage their battle against
death under the leadership of a
man whose experiences mark him
as unusually capable
Colonel CarStenS was first
lieutenant in the medical corps on
the Mexican border then was
transferred TO various medical
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
1--WE JUST HELP OUT"

Sixteen-year-old John Bethel
tall. slight. reticent in manner
was asked of the work the scouts
do in England.
1--WE just help out here and
there" he said.
Official records tell much more.
John was cited for Conspicuous
bravery and devotion 10 duty dur
ing heavy air raids on Birkenhead
He was credited with saving l.
persons from beneath collapsed
homes in the midst of a heavy at.
tack.
1.-THE boy never faltered-car-
ried on with his work despite
Continued on Page l2l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14

"MOst Of all we like the sOdas,
banana splits and milkshakes.
We've been gorging ourselves
since we've been here.
NO. None Of us have had
stomach aches.
I'VE had two big things we
looked forward tn I'm America.
We wanted TO see the White
House and wanted TO meet
Henry Ford and see Greenfield
Village. We've been to the
White House and they've prom
ised wei meet Mr.. Ford at
Greenfield Village so we're get
ting along fine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
Tire inventory Deadline

Members of the Retail Merchants
Association today received a spe-
cial bulletin warning them that
tomorrow is the deadline for filing
a complete inventory of tires in
stock with the tire rationing
branch of the OPA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
a British Heroes,
All Is or Under,
.Feted in Detroit
They're Blitz Scouts,
Air Raid Vets, Gorein9
on Yankee Ice Cream

-Four heroes are visiting Detroit
today.
They're JUST kids, stuffing them
selves with banana splits, ice
cream SodaS and milkShakes.
They appear even younger than
their teen years.
But they've faced the dangers
and done the work that many men
might fear.
They are four English Blitz
Scouts. all veterans of many air
raids. all recognized for outStand-
ing bravery in home defense and
now on a tour of Canada and the
United States as the reward for
iherOism.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
LEADER TELLS AIMS

They are John Bethel, 16, OF
.Birkenhead. England; Stanley
Newton Is of London; Roy Davis.
fS, OF Southampton, and Hugh
Bright. II of Glasgow, Scotland
Shy in speech. their leader and
spokesman, King Scout Newton
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-14
SERVED IN LAST WAR

Many Of the present officers
saw service with their country 5
armed forces in the last war. how
ever. some of them serving as
enlisted men IN combat units IN
France.
Nurses OF The new unit viii be
headed by Miss Coral Bremen, who
will have the rank OF first lieuten-
ant. The other nurses will wear
the gilt bars Of second ieutenants
A limited number of enlisted
reservlsts who are technical Spe'
cialists Will 60 from Detroit with
the doctors and nurses The re-
lmainder OF the 500 enlisted mer
|of the unit Will be attached a
Fort Custer. where they have beer
undergoing training for a number
Of weeks.
How long the unit will remain al
Fort Custer IS not known While
they are there, all members vii
experience a certain amount oil
training before facing overseas
duty.
NEARER CONFLICT SCENE
The function OF a general hos
pital in this war IS comparable 70
that OF a base hospital in World
War !. although lis location. due
to the extreme mobility of mod
ern faSt-movinG fighting forces
might be somewhat nearer the
scene OF conflict
Like all medical department
units. however. its service will be
70 maintain the health. treat the
sick and heal the wounded of our
own and other Allied forces.
Although such a general hos
pltal is usually far enough behind
the battle lines to avoid direct
enemy fire. Base Hospital No. IL
lost several members in the last
war, mostly as result of exposure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-06

THE Army is getting good coffee
in this war, but it's taking its
coffee cut right along with the
folks on the home front. In foot,
it hos beer on O conserving bosis
oil this year, ond thot much more
coffee hos been available to civil
ions. The servings hove been re-
duoed from so to 40 cups eoch 30
Days, soys the Quortermoster
Corps, and moy be reduced to one
cup doy
But Uncle Sons soldier today
is getting good coffee, and these
pictures show the core token to
mointoin thot quo|ity at one Of
the Army's principal coffee roost-
ing and distributing centers OF the
Quortermoster Corps depot in
Chicago A blend Of the choicest
beans from BroziI and Colombo,
$4,000 pounds Of coffee is roasted
there every doy. Every lot Of it
is tested by experts determined
that the coffee the doughboy gets
in this wor will not be the butt Of
jokes such as Dod remembers
obout the coffee Of World War |.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-06

But here's the test
thot tells. These ex-
perts ore testing Army
coffee first for bouquet
ond then for fIovor.
And it hos TO score q
high mark in both. Pre-
siding over the officer
group is Maj. Herbert
Borr, at top center Of
toble which rototes the
samples to each man.
1t. Walter A. Mac
linn, on the stoff Of the
Subsistence Research
Laboratory, empties out
O boteh Of coffee from
the roasting sompIer TO
be ground and put to
the nose ond toste test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-06

ONCE PEARL HARBOR, our railroads
have hauled more men and more mate
rial than ever before in history, And
theyve done it with fewer cars, fewer
locomotives, than We had in 1929.
Big Ben is proud of the fact that he ;
been able to do his bit in this gigantic
job For Big Ben is bugIer to millions of
production soldiers and men whose job
it is to keep EN- rolling on time.
If you find that Big Ben alarms. cleo.
trio clocks. wrist and pocket watches are
not as plentiful as they were, it s because
Westclox craftsmen. too, are doing their
share to help win the war. If you own a
Big Ben now take good care of him so
that this faithful clock can do his Job
of getting you to your job-on time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-06

Yes, thot's good coffee the
Yonks ore getting overseas
now. Just like the kind
mother brewed, soys the SOL
der reaching for O cup
through the train window
somewhere in England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-06

We ke kEAOY. History hos prepared for the
present crisis For years we've been making eesfoin styles
Of Renoo Belts with 1.-THE no rubber. One is ivsroied
here-Style No. TO- These garments adjust themselves
TO the figure perfectly tsot they the choice Of
thousands Of women
Evening star., 1942-07-26

To keep our independence, instead
Of being kept in dependence, start
a regular bond-buying program
right now.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
At Camp Wheeler, Ga,

Three soldiers from the Washing
ton area won medals for outstand-
ing craftsmanship on the rifle range
last week.
Private Willis r. Adams. 2649
Myrtle avenue NE. won the Ex-
pert Medal. the highest award
given at Camp Wheeler for rifle
craftsmanship.
Pvts. Robert c. Grimes, 1O3 Graf
ton street, Chevy Chase, and Fred
erick F. Weadon, 1923 N. Seven
teenth street, Arlington, Va, both
won the Sharpshooter Medal, the
next highest award.
At Randolph Field, Texas.
Three men from the Metropolitan
Area have reported in the latest
class Of aviation cadets and student
officers for basic flying training.
Aviation Cadets Kenneth w.
Smith, 2121 Virginia avenue NV.
who previously served as a private
first class in the District National
Guard, and as private in the Army's
finance department and in the Air
Forces, is now at Randolph He
is graduate of the Benjamin
Franklin University.
Cadet Banks A. Murray, 84O4
Queen Anne's drive, Silver Spring,
Md. has reported for training. In
civilian life he was a newspaper
reporter. He attended the University
Of Maryland, the University of New
Mexico and the University of Cali
fornia.
Cadet Paul M. Meyer, 100 N. Car
lin Spring road, who is taking the
flying training, received his bache-
lor's degree from George Washing
ton University, where he also took
ROTC. He served in the District
National Guard.
At Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss.
Eleven men from the Washington
area have reported to the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
msnd's Air Mechanics School.
Pvt. Peter De Anna, 1865 Owen
place NE. has been assigned to
SopS "1uA SIlC Hlp DCpd1 VI
the Special Service Office at Keesler.
He, along with nine other artists,
will do mural and decorative work
in buildings throughout the post.
Enrolling for a 19-week course
which will train them as airplane
mechanics for active Zine duty"
with the Army Air Forces are the
following men:
Pvts. Franklin j. Holland, 1148
Morse street NE; Frank Morgan
Johnston, 1880 Seventeenth street
NV; James M. Beckham, 1924
Prospect avenue NV; Frank M.
WEBSTER, 903 Greenwood avenue,
Takoma Park. Md; George Kala-
vitinos, 225 Charming street NE;
Wilmer j. Vandenberg, COS Decatur
Evening star., 1942-07-26

%M$'3S;1 t%5A;7:%+
-. many have asked us
what 1t means >.
- And mustte tell you Furniture is more than
name! Lifetime Furniture denotes standard of excel
lence to which each piece before may be
included in ourre regular stocks.
Woods must be genuine-we that We check the
oinery, the cabinet work. 6nish the spring work. the
filings and other important features Of manufacture-and
only when the furniture up Of
excellence S given Lifetime trade mark.
Lifetime Furniture has the fine quality standards by
Mayer & Co., regardless Of the price for which sell it,
And piece how outwardly beautiful, or
low the price asked by the manufacturer, may enter
stocks unless has the "Ifetme" qualifications.
Lifetime Furniture S the product of manufacturer.
ts the product of any all craftsmen who havese our
idea of quality their ideal.
You will enjoy seeing Lifetime Furniture and ALWAYS
- reasonably priced!
Choose Lifetime Furniture
And Be Proud of 1t Always
MAYER 6 co.
Seventh Street Between D and
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Hundreds Held Needed
To Recondition Machines

BY the Associated Press.
The Civil Service Commission said
yesterday that hundreds of men
experienced in reconditioning ma
chine tools and production ma
chinery were needed by the Smaller
War Plants Corp, newly created
agency Of the War Production
Board.
The corporation was established
to mobilize the productive facilities
of small industries. In addition to
men needed for rehabilitation of
production machinery, the Civil
Service Commission said, there is
need for others who can read blue
prints and who are capable of in
structing men in small shops in
performing close precision work.
Evening star., 1942-07-26

sign in the Naval Reserve or as Sec
ond lieutenant in the Marine Corps
and will go on active duty
At Edgewood Arsenal. Md.
Cadet Gilbert r. Butts, 1873 Co.
lumbia road NV, received his COM
mission at graduation exercises in
the Chemical Warfare Service yes
terday. A clerk for the Social Sc
curity Board in Washington in ci-
william life, 1t. Butts was indicted
February 5, 1941.
At the Quartermaster Motor
Transport Corp, Atlanta, Ga.
Capt. J. w. Hood, 5000 eWstern
avenue, Chevy Chase, Md. will re-
port tomorrow for service here
Capt. Hood enlisted in 1916 in
{Io rTvo,rI n ~
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Bomb in Cheese Proves
Dairy Thermometer
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOGAN, w. Va. July 25.-A State
police sergeant cut into a Wisconsin
cheese today and dissipated a bomb
scare.
Members of fishing party were
cutting the cheese when their knife
struck metallic object.
One Of them, Reese Browning,
who is home on leave from the
Navy, rushed the cheese to the
Office of Magistrate S. J. Justice at
Man, w. Va, and Police Sergt. w. E.
Demoss of the Logan detachment
was summoned.
WELDING his knife gingerly, Sergt.
Demoss laid open the cheese and
revealed dairy thermometer.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Army Flyer Killed
In Florida Crush
BN the Associated Press.

By the Associated Prese.
ORLANDO, Fla, July 25.-Second
1t. Delos J. Leavenworth, IS, OF
Carleton, Mich, stationed at the
Orlando Fighter Command school
base, was killed today when his pur-
suit plane crashed into Lake Dorr
northeast of Umatilla. He was on a
training flight.
1t Leavenworth was graduated
from Michigan State Normal COL
lege and taught school two years at
Ferndale, Mich. He was commits
stoned last May 20 on graduation
from Foster Field, Tex. Survivors
Evening star., 1942-07-26
West Virginia Caucus
Geared by Democrats
To No-0uarter Fight
Interrupted Air ToIks,
Nome-CoIIing and Suits
Arouse Apothetic Voters
~ THE Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 25.-
Geared to no-quarter fight fol
the democratic nomination fol
United States Senate, West Vir-
einia's 1912 primary campaign is
hitting such high spots as damage
suits, interrupted radio speeches
and jusG plain named calling.
While there is every indication
that the war has made voters ex-
ceedingly apathetic, their interest
has been aroused by the down-the-
stretch operations of Gov. M. M
Nicely, who wants to 60 back to the
Senate and former Gov. H. G.
Kump, who also wants the nomina-
ton.
The weeks political happening
included a statement by Mr.. Kump
that it was more than a "coin-
cidence" that radio speech from
Wheeling failed to be carried by
Fairmont Station WMMN because
Of some mechanical failure.
Broadcast Payment Held Up.
Mr.. Kunp. Governor from 1888
to 1887 ard for 10 years avowed op-
ponent of Gov. Nicely and his poll
cies, went to Fairmont to make the
speech over again. He also held
up payment of the broadcast fee
until an investigation was made.
The Fairmont Station came back
into the news when Gov. Nicely, who
left the Senate in 1941 to become
Governor, announced he was filing
q 100000 damage suit against the
owners Of WMMN based on a speech
by John w. Bosworth, former State
police superintendent.
In addition to choosing Demo-
cratic and Republican nominees for
Senator, West Virginia voters on
August 4 will select nominees for
a short" Senate term from No
vember 3 to January 3, two years
remaining of the attorney generals
term, 6 Representatives, II mem
bers of the 52-member State Sen
ate, 94 members of the House of
Delegates, several judgeships and
county officers.
Short Term Candidates.
Senator Joseph Roster and Philip
Gibson, Huntington attorney, are
seeking the short" terms Demo-
cratic nomination-which Republi-
cans so far have ignored.
Three of six incumbent members
of Congress have primary opposi-
tion-Robert L. Ramsay in the first,
opposed by John c. Hupp of Fair
mont; John Kee in the fifth, op-
posed by Capt. Ward Wylie, now
overseas, and former Sheriff Fred
Ray of Mcdowell County, and Joe
L. Smith in the sixth, dean of the
delegation, who is opposed by State
Senator John j. Pelter of Logan
and DR.. E. H. Hedrick of Beckley.
Jennings Randolph in the Sec
ond, Andrew Edmiston in the third
and George johnson in the fourth
will be nominated without opposi-
ton.
Evening star., 1942-07-26

SCnOOl, where Tie u H. DoHdIuSoh'
was a member Of the football, base
ball and basketball teams. He wes
employed by the War Department
before joining the armed forces.
At the U. S. Naval Training Station,
Great Lakes, Ill.
Henry E. Blake, 1925 Thirteenth
street NV, has reported for active
duty and recruit training, after
which he will either be sent abroad
Evening star., 1942-07-26

dppOlllleu AVA
ton cadet lieu
tenant, Squad
ron I, as group
supply officer at
the Army Air
Forces Pre-
Flight School.
1t. Donaldson,
whose District
address IS 4O36
Twenty = second
street NV, at
tended McKln-
ley High School
and St. Peters
b urg H g h
Evening star., 1942-07-26
News Of D. c. Fighting Men

street NV: James c. Freeman.
1919 East Capitol street: Nolan j.
Devine, 730 Rock Creek Church road
NV; Dante A. zagami. 1O17 C
street Sc, and Elwood B. Phelps,
Route 2. Oxon Hill, Md.
At Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala.
George H. Donaldson has been
Evening star., 1942-07-26

editor and publisher Of the Fauquier
Democrat, a weekly, and the East
ern Breeder, magazine devoted to
horse and cattle breeding, has ar
rived in Florida to work with
coast patrol flotilla under Coast
Guard direction. He will furnish his
own boat, "a foot cabin cruiser.