The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-30
Potential SPARS
To GetBoat rip


In commemorative of the l54th
anniversary on August 4 of the u.
.. Coast Guara a special boat
ilde on Caost Guard ships has been
llanned for the young women OF
v Wilmington.
1t. Gg) Alice E. Terril, USCG
tWR), commanding officer of the
Coast Guard recruiting station in
Raleigh, will have charge of the
celebration here
The boat ride has been planned
1er women between the ages of 20
and SO who are interested in learn
lag of service the SPARs are pre-
forming in this war.
The potential applicants will
meet at the Second and Orange
USO club at o'clock Friday eve
mig. Coast GualG conveyances will
he provided to carry the women
to Wrightsville Beach to board
Coast Guard cutters.
A picnic supper will be served
by members of the Temporary Re.
serve of the Coat Guard, of whom
Tom Murren is commanding Of
ficer.
After a ride at sea, the women
will be guests OF the Bailey theater,
where the moving picture, Gas
Light" starring Ingrid Bergman
ana Charles Boyer, will be shown.
After the main feature the guests
will see a new SPAR film, BAT
tie Stations
Those women interested in at
tending the celebration are asked
to call the Captain of the Port
office at 2-2278 to make reserva-
tons.
In addition to Lieutenant Terril,
three SPARs attached to the Ra-
leigh office will be here. They are
Jean Guild, Virginia F. Clark, and
Elizabeth Hoesli, all yoeman Sec
ond class.
Headquarters will be set up in
the post office from Saturday, Au-
gust to Friday, August II, for
the recruiting orive of SPARs.
Only 1000 more SPARs are need
ed to serve in the Women's Re-
serve of the Coast Guard to bring
its quota to 10000 members by the
end of 1914. The SPAR came into
being November %, 1912, when
President Roosevelt signed a con-
gressional bill authorizing it.
SPARs are not and never have
been an auxiliary unit. They re.
ceive the same pay and ratings as
Coast Guardsmen and are only
limited in their service by the de-
c:sion of Congress that they may
not serve afloat or outside the con-
ticiental limits Of the United States.
On shore stations the SPARs are
taking over an increasing number
of billets freeing Coast Guardsmen
for duties men must perform. They
serve as secretaries, stenograph.
ers, bookkeepers. clerks, III tow
err control operators, ink trainer
instructors and parachute riggsrs
at air stations, in addition to many
jobs in communication, pay and
supply divisions
Many SPARs, who receive basic
training at Palm Beach, Fla, are
assigned to fields where they serve
as photographers, pharmacists
mates, craftsmen, radiomen, den
tai assistants, and in other special
lied capacities. In all, approx
mately Is diffe,ent ratings are
now open to members of the Wom-
er's Reserve of the U. S. Coast
Guard.
The Coast Guard was first or
ganized Angus. 4, 1890, when
gorge Washington signed a bill,
sponsored by his Federalist Sec
rotary of the Treasury, Alexander
Hamilton, which created the first
armed force Of the United States,
the Revenue Cutter Service. In
1915 the Revenue Cutter and Life
saving services merged and adopt
ed the name Coast Guard.
Having participated in every war
the United States has fought, the
Coast Guard fired the first Ameri
can shot of World War II when a
cutter force demolished German
radio station in Greenland. The ser.
vice has taken part in every Amer
ican invasion of this war, landing
forces in the south Pacific, Medi-
terranean and European theaters
of operation.
Besides carrying out its globa1
Gle which required the services OF
ever half its personnel, now ex-
banded to 10000, the Coast uard
J also continues the duties that il
performed under its peace-time