The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 21, 1941, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
Navy to Patrol
Pacific Coast
Small Craft Are Registered
And Skeleton Corps
Receives Training.
SAN Fit A NCISCO.?Twelfth district
naval officials are completing
tlic organization of a "small boat
navy" for the Pnciflc * coast.
Any emergency in Pacific coast
waters, necessitating a fleet of every
available craft, would find the navy
ready to meet it,
Taking advantage of the experience
of the British when virtually
every craft capable of navigating
the English channel was rushed at
a moment's notice to help'take olT
the defeated British forces at
Dunkirk, the navy department has
planned to be prepared.
Treasure island, site of the Golden
Gate International exposition in San J
Francisco, has been taken over by
the navy and converted into a base,
headquarters and training school for
the new "small boat navy."
Available Craft Listed.
Virtually every seagoing craft on
the Pacific coast, from power-driven
fishing boats to luxury private
yachts, has been inspected and
classified and registered. Many are
being bought and a list of 500 available
craft has been compiled. They
will be Equipped with machine and
higher caliber guns.
Eureka, Monterey, Pittsburgh and
other coastal cities and harbors are
being equipped'as local and secondary
bases. At these bases operators
and crews of small craft are
being inducted into the Naval reserve
on a volunteer basis and are
organized into compact, welltrained
sea-going units.
Among the duties they will be
called upon to perform in event of
war are patrolling of waters with
which they already are familiar,
scouting for periscopes and watcning
for small boats attempting to
make a landing on the coast. They
will maintain an outlook for stray
enemy aircraft out for reconnaissance
purposes and they will sweep
for mines and perform a score of
other duties.
To Form Inner Patrol.
They will constitute an inner patrol
near the coast while the larger
units of the navy are patrolling out
at sea.
As far as possible experienced
small-boat operators are being recruited,
including tugboat men,
yachtsmen, fishermen and virtually
everyone else with qualifications
and experience in this field of navigation.
The completed inshore patrol fleet
will present the picture of a working
naval unit, heterogeneous as to vessels,
but manned by men who have
the double advantage of navy training
and indoctrination and thorough
knowledge of the waters in which
they may be called upon to operate.
These men are being trained at
Treasure island as fast as enlistments
are made.
Enlisted men at present may go
on active duty or not, as they
choose. In event of war, however,
the choice would not be offered and
every man would become a member
of the fleet charged with a part
m the defense of the nation.
Chotcau, Okla.,' Advised
To Spell It Chouteau
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!i \ ; 1' " ' h'k".
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t . 1 : . o 1 t -wn
V .. .. ? . % ..r.. ., : o,.t : ?
or.g i:.ii . i i > : g u :s made
i ?v .. -ign ; - ! :,.( \v i?.. committed
a l\ p.-g: ..loii'.i! i i i i ., too li'Uii s
> one fill \ ears ago.
(' Mi.tf.o's : pie A w o- 1" oft or
t t t \\ t; of ,i i ':11 41H) |h r > 11' s was
seleeti d as k < >-tr for a $f>n.(n?il.UU0
smokeless v. : : | .ai.t of". lei ti e
r,atti>!'.til ticli r. -o ; 11 stare
The town v ... t mdo '. - a trn lir.g
po-t '-n 1 T."i by P.. rre Chouteau.
It's a Bird of a Story;
Larger Than Fish Tale
YE HON A. N .1 This crvvumiry
is plagued . .. a pi r? oe- .s row,
ami ti'.e peh. e ier..; two r.t 'as he- n
ord.-:i d to i ; a.g about t
()ne res. ! v\ t m< ' m.? ! that the
1,.r>i swi t >i? w : t. i i'.at k\ .ir 1
im: i part> " ' f t *.v. ;. : kac <
of ;ri ttr- ; - to * It t: c:
per .. d or. a p >!e : t t1 e :\tck
ages and rr ; p< d titi .r- ties '
the pa: -aor.- <?': ' by ""?
Anclh.er r<. I o;:: :.;.i i.e.. jh?1
ice said, that i' paa kni el-thes off
a clothesline :n or.in to steal the
bathing suits the pins were supporting.
Private Claims to Be
'All-American Soldier'
FONT JACKSON. S. C ? Pvt
Talbert Bii.-'-ird, Newport, N. J .
claims title of Fort Jackson's
All-"Amt ric->r so'dior "
Bi;7.7ard says his great-greatgrar.dfather
was an American Indian
of the Nantucket trhe, his
grandt it'.er. .1 I'nion sold er
killed ::i action ar.d h.s father a
member of the A E.F,
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Cosmetics, Lingerie
Are Army Issue (Voir
Nciv Items Listed as If omen
Join Canadian Forces.
OTTAWA, CAN ? "CoJKiUflics, lingerie
(auxiliary forces, for the use
of)."
For the first time in history such
an item may appear in paymasters
records here, as Canada organizes
auxiliary forces of women for her
army and air force.
Members of the new body, whose
duties will include ambulance and
car driving, telephone o]peruting,
stenography, assisting in dental operations
and in operation of X-ray
apparatus, will tie paid '"slightly
less" than* soldiers of corresponding
rank in the army.
The women will wear a khaki uni- j
form, similar to those worn by
the women's transport corps in
England.
The uniforms will not tie finished
in bulk, as soldiers' garb is, but will
be issued in semi-ready form, so
that they can be further fitted to
meet the needs of the individual
wearer.
This, the designer explains, is due
in part to the wider variation in various
portions of feminine anatomy.
The designer has also refused to
' undertake responsibility for designing
any undergarments to aacompany
the uniform. Each recruit will
receive an initial allowance of $15
to meet such needs; thereafter, she
will be limited to the specified $d
monthly. .. 1
The issue to each woman accepted
* in the corps, will include one
cap, two. "officer pattern" jackets,
two slightly gored skirts, three
shirts, two ties, three pairs of stockings,
two pairs of brown shoes, one
pair of rubbers, one greatcoat, one
raincoat, brown leather gloves and
a "knick-knack" haversack.
War Children From Great
Britain Going American
NEW YORK. ? British children
who were taken from the war zone
and brought to America more than
a year ago are losing their English
and Scottish accents.
The British-American ambulance
corps, which sponsors goodwill
broadcasts between the children
and their parents, reports the
youngsters are becoming Americanminded.
For example, the change
that has taken place in Jack and
Jain McDonald is cited.
They are the sons of a Clydebank
shipbuilder who arrived in this
country about a year ago. Since
then they hav# lived in Chattanooga,
Tenn, On a recent broadcast
they startled their father with slo\tf
southern drawls.
Asked whether he preferred cricket
to baseball, Jack responded: "Ah
don' know how to play cricket
any moah."
Other instances arc cited in which
popular American slang has invaded
the children's speech. "Everything's
swell" or "O.K.," they tell
their fathers and mothers. The traditional
British reserve, associated
with young as well as old, seems to
have disappeared.
Flying Lessons Are Made
Simpler by Stovepipes
SYRACUSE. N. Y. ? America's
need !' ir thousands <<f airplane pilots
can b. nut partly bv using stacks
, , i m. .a p. -. .. v. d:r.g ' C ?nu:r.
; ] Ug. : e F. " P ' 1 dr.. .. .d r < ni
l; a i >; a s t
; 11,- ha- I ' . I'll'- . ' i a V, : .
; of a up! 5a:!.- 1 a: t i .
: \ \ ii.u red :n iho
[ ! 1 a.a Id. am ? n a i > " pt! ' < a a r n
t c fund..mentals by "fU mg" a Jew
fee! n1- >ve P ;;r?"-nd
H s ' w.nd tan te; :s am nit Id feet
Rut in." tea 1 < f -"U bola-w. .5
| ;s packed Witn lengths <>i sto\e' ;;e
I tbi'>!igh win. n lite v.i i- driva a.
The win. beakers an: :tu xp-'n-uve
1 ( d auk .p a .1 !e>. "'lie rhas-OS S
j ."tripped an. i a i .le.e propiuler us
i mounted ti a p.de-ta: in tue le.u .
i i ;-e bind. s are driven from tne
j New Hampshire .Seeks
Fishing Industry Revival
1 DURHAM. N C. ? Though it has
I o U ' m nr.v . on "a!
j N. u 1 !.: re onec find a
i'u.e i!:dustr> \.!ta.oly is r.or.e\t>t
..t . w . 1 : fv.1 lv I'aia t\ of N( A
i llan.i\-h re pr<-U '?-ors- C. Fio\ a
' /.-u-'. n : .d lb t; " ! 1
' ; , be v . !' - sttilrI
b.ked
i Prelim in.. r\ sum >. b o\ s,.y; in
| ou at" that mod. r;....?t:>n <>f lis.nag
i and market ng m.etnods. . . utrol of
i shore p-.d...'. -ou anil r? it ? n ot
! w aste fish would make the state s
J coastal city < f Port mouth tie of
the nation's leading fishery e? titers.
Bike Gadgets to Vanish
Under Defense Program
| V.'.'.fS; I IN 1 U N - The virv.uw of
\.wv sn> < ., e. v ? o b'cycie decked
' A . k of g u.."g ?,?.dgi t?
i to ! - cm e j ; -1 a ma lord.;
7 . "o:V. . Pr. h; n M. nag.
. r\ dtsr . -r u '..a' 12 I. a.lir g bie
c n a- .? a 'm-rs -AM ag; m d t
C.. t t 0 W ' . ?. * ' f b a . C a S ?i .'id <1.1:
in..to t.t.t > cued metal decorntiens n
order to vita* materials fo.
defense production
1797 Sliip Again
On 'Piracy' Hunt
Ancient Frigate Become*
Second Flagship for
Admiral King.
WASHINGTON ? As u fitting symbol
spanning two vyars of piracy a
century and u half apart, the navy |
department has given Admiral Kr- ;
nest J. King, commander-in-chief of
the Atlantic fleet, a second flagship,
the 144-year-old 36-gun wooden frigate,
U. S. S. Constellation.
Admiral King, whose flagship, the
cruiser U. S. S. Augusta, heads the
far-flung neutrality patrol against
Nazi submarines and raidejs, will
use the Constellation for administrative
work when in port.
The four-star flag of Admiral King
will fly from the 9,000-ton Augusta
when at sea in search of what
President Roosevelt has termed the [
high-seas "piracy" . of Nazi Germany.
f
Flies Admiral's Flag.
In port, the flag will fly from the
venerable Constellation, one of six
1,200-to-l,600-ton frigates built by
congress in 1797 to blast Algerian
and Tripolitan pirates preying on
American merchantmen in the Mediterranean
at the behest of the Dey
of Algers, alias the King of Kings,
alias the Perfume of Paradise.
High point of the 10-year service
of the Augusta, which mounts nine
eight-inch guns and carries four airplanes,
came two weeks ago when
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill met aboard Admiral
King's flagship for the historic conference
on means of halting Nazi
tyranny and piracy.
High point of the Constellation's
service, also linked with piracy on
the seas, came in 1799, when the
frigate did much to end French privateering
in the West Indies.
Fought in Tripoli War^
Meeting the French 30-gun frigate
'insurgente off St. Kitts in the Caribbean,
the "Yankee race horse" as
the Constellation was called, poured
broadside after broadside into the
French vessel, forcing it to strike
colors after casualties of 29 killed,
43 wounded.
I The Constellation lost but two men !
killed and three wounded.
The Constellation, in addition to
fighting in this short war with
France, participated in the war with
Tripoli, the War of 1812, cruised for i
j pirates in three oceans, and, in the
Civil war, sought Confederate vessels
in European waters.
For 70 years the Constellation has
i been a training and "museum" ship,
is now stationed at Newport, R. 'I.
As an honor to the old sailing vessel,
President Roosevelt placed it in
full commission a year ago. Command
was given to Lieut. John Davis,
United States navy, retired, possessor
of the Medal of Honor for cutting
cables under heavy fire off Cien|
fuegos, Cuba, during the Spanishi
American war.
Sixty-two-year-old Admiral King
i for six mopths has been commandI
er in chief of the Atlantic fleet, re:
garded by naval officers as the "hotI
test" spot in the service today.
! Parish Boasts of Mines
And Usual Farm Produce
POINT A LA HACHE, LA.-If
your country is above average in
the diversity of its agricultural and |
mineral produce, and if people like J
.range wine, notify officials of
1 Maqui mines parish in Louisiana j
pv,. j
11. . . leu .; '!! : ti e flu., in ]
out M. n mignt lie m ihe < '.ling, or ,
.t i'i. . '. a' ! ; i .'jus f ."Ui t.
1 1
Too -if.. :t: : . i s p..r -h pel a e j
JUiy l.aS < 1 a M.il.di*, wager |
of the gehe;a r' that the: is.
n?>t ar.ta . r ovau o. t .unity or |
parish m the w t rid producing as
w ide n v..i n tv of food, minerals,
and other essentia! commodities.
Briefly, hero's what the opponents
of Plaquemines have to beat: or- j
nnges, sugar cane, rice. Vegetables, |
Easter likes, fish, oysters, shrimp, i
mu.-krat. sulphur, oil salt and probably
other tlungs. j
H usband Celebrates and J
Again Loses Freedom
CLEVELAND - Judge John J
Bus! i i" 1' (< I <! ?.? r. from the bench
:n police com t and asked Arthur
Pi ukc. Id, why lie was found in :
the gutter ;
"I ua-> e. lekrnt.r..: mv twentysecond
uedd.ng anniversary," the
d.'f. rn-iar.t ri phed.
"Do you tlur.k that's a proper way
to ci li-brate it: getting drunk ar.d
rolling in the gutter0" Judge Busker
asked. "By the way, where is
your wife?"
"We've been separated three
I years," said Priebe.
"Thirty days and costs," said the
j judge.
Noted Woman Driver Now
Heads Russ Tractor Unit
MOSCOW ?Nad: a Angelina, one
' of Russia's most rmted women drivers,
is ... .nC.ar.t commander f a
. tractor unit formed as part of tne
j iicw ir.ri-t.a.
Disclosing incorporation of the ,
tractor f irces into the roo-'o's|
army, which a'rendy is ut front-ur;e
iightmg around Leningrad. Moscow
afternoon papers printed a picture
' of the unit in which Nadia Angelina
j is serving.
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