Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES contributed are you informed ot of the tact fact that there are different dit terent ratings among the enlisted personnel ot of the U S navy the average chest measurement 0 of recruits in the united states navy Is larger than that ot of any other navy in the world A machine in the naval observatory records to one one thousandth h of a second between the master clock in washington and the emission of the signal from the naval radio station in III arlington hot papa is the name given to a man mail on oil each ot of the three navy plane carriers who stands by prepared to go into tire the flames of a burning plane and rescue the pilot and other occupants from head to toot foot lie he is outfitted in asbestos so tar far as we know he be has never been snit sent into action but he is realy ready tor for the emergency in III case a plane should crash and burst into flames his first duty is to dash in drag out the pilot and persons who may be in it putting out the lire fire Is a matter of secondary importance I 1 more blore officially hot papa Is known as the asbestos man blan the radio has played a very important part in the life saving business f 1 c ss of t the he w world 0 r i d T the b c radio has s saved a v ed 30 0 DO lives 1 l i v e fi s since in e e its introduction to the marine field a study of marine casualty records has revealed the ten thousandth landing has just been made on the deck of the aircraft carrier saratoga this landing was made june 1931 by theodore S gay jr aviation pilot first class of squadron VT ab that cruisers of the U S navy are named in honor of american Ameri cities A sinking ship captured the ship that sunk her the eon bon homine richard an american ship went down with her colors flying while the Se an english vessel that remained afloat lowered her flag in surrender september 23 1779 it the old yankee ya n kee clipper lightening on march 1 2 1854 made the fastest 24 hour run ot of any vessel propelled by wind and canvass that ever sailed the seas her average speed was wag 1814 18 knots tor for the day and in III the luff and putts puffs of the prevailing strong winds she had spurts of 20 knots for or an hour making 1502 and three fifths miles for or the day that during the summer of 0 1930 the mens practice squadron visited cherbourg Cher bourg kiel oslo copen bagen anil and edinburgh these cruisers in foreign waters are to the advantage of mid midshipmen shipment as they are kept at sea longer periods of time slid and when in ill port are given the opportunity i port unity to ere are other countries and acquire the benefits which aich travel alone ran can give the above I 1 nautical novelties were furnin furnished hed by the U S navy recruiting station salt lake city utah J all additional ones will be fur for IC d each week |