Show ARE YOU INFORMED OF THE FACT THAT 0 the U 9 navy had only one commissioned officer killed during tile the spanish american america war he ws was ensign worth bagley A cruiser of the U S navy tile the U Q S S cincinnati rounded cape horne home on hor her shakedown cruise this was tho the first man bowar to round the ca capo po since 1884 the helium plant of the bureau of at mines ines produced almost ten tell million cubic feet of hellum helium for tho the army and navy last year of this anio amount the navy used 75 per par cont cent tile net cost of production wils wag 1119 per thousand cubic feet ot or li helium allum tho the now french destroyer cle gor fault on oil may alay 12 1931 set a worlds record in a test off the port of lor lent when she bhe attained a speed of knots about miles per hour i this th Is country produces no tin rubber cork jute silk or shellac all of those articles are a necessity in time of war and an adequate navy is the they only assurance u ance that the united states has hag that they can be safely delivered on the saratoga and lexington our airplane carriers more than gallons of high test gasoline are carried in 11 a series of at largo large tanks on both sides of tile the ship an A n extensive and seemingly intricate system of ind and piping provides for tile the delivery or of tills this gasoline to all parts of tho the ship where planes or boats may be fueled secretary of tile the navy adame lias has adrosse cl a letter of appreciation to mr samuel P F williamson of north liverton tiverton Ti verton 11 1 I who has haa six sons now serving in ill tile tho navy in which he says it is a most unusual record for ono family to have six brothers in the navy at ono and the same time it Is an evidence of practical patriotism of tile the highest order and as secretary Secre of tile the navy I 1 wish to express to you my illy appreciation 1 from tile the records of 0 recruits recruit 8 for the navy it has been found that tile tho average deduc educational standard of men entering en the navy now Is of high order statistics compiled from the records of recruits at tile the naval at II roads va and a n d at san sall diego california show that the majority of the men have had a year or more of high school training that 20 per cent of them are high school graduates 4 per cent attended college for a year or more and only 36 per cent of tile the recruits had not attended school for eight years the navy has developed a small efficient plane for submarines it la Is so small that it can be dismantled ami stored in an S 8 foot tube and can be folded up lip in three minutes the U S navy leads the world in aviation progress the ilie church pennant is the only flag of at any kind that Is permitted peri d to bo be flown above the american flag it is so displayed on board ships W when h en services are being held lie d |