Show nautical novelties hundreds ot of mothers and marines quartered in long beadell beach los log angeles harbor are due to gather in long beach this abia for a grand reunion 0 of tahe navy mothers C club I 1 u b of america tho the national convention will open in los angeles on juno june 14 the conclave will attract meth mothers from all oyer over the united stated who have sons sona in tile the US nav and VS maxine marine corps it is 19 1 9 ex el teethed that several days of the convention will be in ill and around long boach where most of the ships will be anchored anoli ored offering mothers others in a grand opportunity to seu sen their sons and learn how life Is spent aboard a mano man o war the highest deck extending from sein to stern stem Is called the main deck a partial deick deck above thu the main niala deck ht at the bow IF ie called the deck partial decks above thesa no not t extending to the side of the ship are called superstructure Super ture decks complete decks below the math deck are called lower decks when there axe are more than one I 1 first deck below second and the larger ships there thera Is a third deck partial decks decha below the lower lover decks are called platform docks numbered la in the same manner in the hollywood newa tho other day it was noticed that a bit of publicity was turned toward the US navy the item stated that during the recent filming of the naval picture wings over honolulu that a few sailors offered mutiny niu tiny five husky sailors were to play parts in the films but called a halt balt when the makeup make up man approached them with a powder putt puff after they had been assured that it was not sissy business I 1 ness the sailors refused to touch the powder and were finally filmed with their probo shinning Inning Bb like the brass brasa rails on their ships 1 VS navy men attached to the yangtze river raier patrol in south china have to be ready to tie up their ship almost any place and ana also im be ready to cast ott off at a moments notice or the old yangtze is liable to move out from under a ship over night and leave it high and dry the next rain when it becomes necessary to alu up along the river spar mooring Is often resorted to A crew first goes ashore and drives large stakes into the ground as though they were going to pitch a circus tent the ship then secures hoxha and la Is treated oft off the shore by spars the ships sometimes uso use instead of stakes large rocks or trees when they are conveniently located this la Is a good way of secure ing tor for the night when there Is no holding ground tor for the anchor when the tha water to Is too high f for or the ship to anchor safely in the stream |