Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES contributed the inspiring name OLD GLORY was given to the national ensign ensig 11 ot of tile the united states by captain william driver ot of salem massachusetts in 1831 the words were a salute to a beautiful new flag pre to his ship when starting starling a voyage around the world tropical cyclones are confined almost a entirely to ire five airey fairly airly definite regions these regions are 1 tile the west indies gulf cult of mexico and coast ot of florida 2 the china sea philippine I 1 islands and japan 3 the arabian sea and bay ot of lengal bengal 4 the waters to the east 0 of madagascar 6 5 the waters to tho the east bast of australia and samoa A sophomore at the united states naval academy at annapolis Is called a youngster at tile tho U S military academy at west point ho he is known as a yearling in november 1910 the first successful airplane flight from man o i war was made by eugene ely who flow flew a 50 60 lip hp land plane front from a platform pla torm bult built on the bow of tile the I 1 U S S birmingham in less than two hours alter after the lung beach earthquake on oil march 10 0 1933 had tumbled tops lops from buildings over two thou saul navy men were ashore there from the U S fleet aiding the injury d preventing looting lending coti and blankets and helping families into temporary shelter doktors hospital corpsman electricians anu ana bawo operators Pera tors were among the first to land in march 1933 the first enlistment crew ot of thirteen men from the heavy cruiser salt lake city in san pedro fedro harbor harbor won the all na vy whaleboat race over a mile and a quarter course the former states battleships idaho and mississippi which were sold to greece la fit 1914 are still in commission in the grecian navy one of 0 the novel features in the design of the new dirigible macon recently commissioned at the good lear c ar zeppelin works in akron ohio obia is the provisions made tor for the stowage ot of five completely equipped airplanes collapsible doors in the hot bot tim ot of the big ship cover a T shaped opening through which a plane attached to a trapeze is lowered after the plane leaves the ship it also cart can return hook on and be hoisted into the bowels of the big sky carrier fr |