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Show Nautical Novelties Are you informed of the fact that: It is estimated that the cost of the Navy ration for the fiscal year 1931 will be about seven cents less than the ration cost for the 1930 fiscal year. This is due to the downward trend of wholesale prices of all foodstuffs and not to a reduction in the quality or quantity of the food supplied the personnel. The United States Naval Academy Aca-demy just completed one of the most successful athletic years in its history, contesting in seventeen branches of sport won 98 of their 138 dual events, lost 36 and tied 4 for a percentage of .708. In the Navy, the man who assists as-sists the commiEsary steward in serving out stores is known as the "Jack of the Dust." About 80 percent of the cost of constructing a man-of-war goes to labor; there is scarcely a trade that is not represented in this construction; and eventually every state in the Union will be affected During the World War the total to-tal number of German submarines put in service was 375, but the actual ac-tual number at sea at any one time was not much In excess of 24 which was the number operating in April 1917. On November 3, 1931 the "Akron" "Ak-ron" made a flight of ten hours with 207 persons aboard. The nearest approach to this record load was when the Do-X flew for an hour over Lake Constance with 169 passengers and crew. The records of the U. S. Naval Acadmey of strength tests are perhaps per-haps the most complete of any in existence. The Kellogg universal dynamometer is used to test the strength in pounds of 42 groups of muscles. Any midshipman who fails to pass the test required of his class is put on the "weak squad." This squad meets three times a week and each individual member is given exercises prescribed pre-scribed by the gymnasium medical officer to correct the deficient muscles. The above "Nautical Novelties" were furnished by the U. S. Navy Kecrulting Station, Salt Lake Citv, Utah. |