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VOL-3 No. 47 UNITED STATES NAVAL Am STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 15 February 1951 ,
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first in a series of six At a simple but impressive

lectures dealing: with radio- L i ceremony Monday, a Marine
logical defense was delivered Detachment was activatedand

Wednesday afternoon at the $? / a placed under the com '
Student Officers' auditorium mand of veteran flier Capt.

. by Col. Donald A., Hendersonof Thomas J. Burnham at the

the Florida Military Dis 1h mushrooming Naval Air Technical
trict who spoke on the "his- ;s > }+ Training Center.Commissioning .

tory and development -.of. orders were
atomic weapons." read by Capt. Lester K. Rice,
The series of lectures arrangedby the Center's commanding officer,
Lcdr. James Mullins, aerology to the officers and men of the
officer of NAS Jax, will be Honor Guard, which composedthe
held weekly at the auditorium advanced cadre of over six
before a selected audience of top hundred men soon to add to the
naval oficers and key civilians. swelling ranks of NATTCenter.
Guest speakers will be presented 'i1iJ1ipI Guard Inspected
', at each session.
Captain Rice and Marine Capt.
Lectures and films will be featured -
directed % Burnam, accompanied by their
in the .
program '
toward preparing the individaul executive officers made a per

to take proper measures of self- 0.- ',_._.___ r jIL_ sonal Guard.At .inspection of the Marine
in of atomic attack ;
protection well case methods of pro- MARINES UNDERGO INSPECTION-Col. Edward J. Dillon, center, of the Inspector General's present, the only building
as
as
the immediate area. office, Headquarters Marine Corps, gives personnel of Marine Barracks a once-over during the annual actually occupied by the Marines
tecting . inspection Monday On the left is Lt. Col. Harvey B. Atkins, commanding officer of the Marine atached to NATTCenter is 572.
Barracks. The lower deck of this building
is used for administrative offi-
NAS Marines ces and topside is now being
NAS Jox to rlicipote All Jax to TuneIn used to quarter the 30 men who

Inspected by on Amateur make complement.up the present permanent


Official PartyGarbed In 50-Y eor Celebration Hour TonightThose Detachment Captain officer of Burnam entered the new, the Marine commanding Marinesin Air-

dress ; May 1942, after having attended I
in parade who missed last Wednesday's
:Marine Barracks personnel, I Plans for NAS Jacksonville's participation in Jackson- presentation of Ted War II Texas he participated A. and M. In in World I
celebration be held March Mack and The Original Ama many
of to
along with their equipmentand ville's 50 Years Progress air battles in the Pacific area.
quarters, got a thorough 26-31 are rapidly taking shape, with the selection of the teur Jacksonville Hour, Navy which area features talent, Under Captain Burnam's com.

going-over Monday by an in- Navy's candidate for the Progress Queen contest, one of the have a chance to hear the one- mand, the Marine Air Detach-

spection team from the In- highlights of the pageant, already selected. hour nation-wide broadcast to- in ment the will progress play an and important future role of
Ensign Margo( Wilkinson, 23- night at 2100 over the ABC
spector General's office, Headquarters -i year-old Navy nurse from the Na. However, it is being emphasized network.It NATTCenter. .
Marine Corps. val Hospital will represent the that the contest to select "Miss will be transcribed for radio .
Conducting the annual inspec- Navy among the candidates for Jacksonville of 1951" is not a listeners in its entirety to-
tion of the local contingent were "Miss Jacksonville of 1951", who "beauty" contest, but a "popular-- night over radio station WPDQ600 Navy Exchange '
Col. Edward J. Dillon, Lt. Col. will reign over the 50 Years ol ity" contest, whereby the event- on the dial.
Otis V. Calhous and Lt. WilburnC. Progress Gator Bowl spectacle.The ual winner is determined throughthe Appearing on the one-hour
Allen. All phases of the mis- station's candidatewas sale of coupons, redeemableat I show will be Albert Price, dramatic Carrying OutExpansion
sion assigned the Marines of NAS queen boards later date for general admis-I baritone; Don Smith and
selected by appointed sion to the to be
pageant vocal duet
were inspected.Lt. of officer civilian and Vivienne Appleton, ;
composed ,
CoL Harvey B. Atkins com- enlisted personnel of all depart the Gator Bowl March 26 through' Lcdr. John Hirst, saxophonist; PlansDue
manding officer of the Marine ments and fleet units at the Naval 31. This spectacle will be a 2-hour Vernon Roberts, TE1, accor-
the presentation presented nightly Don Adams, SN,
Barracks accompanied group Cecil dion player;
Air Station NATTC
which first inspected troops in Green Cove, Springs Naval with a cast of approximately vocalist; Charles Conroy, HM3, to the expansion of
\, ranks, followed by a close order Field Hospital and NARTU. Only women 1,500 people. pianist; Gisela Wittich HA, Navy Exchange facilities in
drill, an inspection of clothing of the Navy-Nurses and Spearheaded by "flying squad- WAVE singer; Manuel Miranda this area it has been necessaryto
and equipment and later conducted WAVES-were eligible candi rons" of salesmen, the coupons SD2, tenor; Andy Geis- move the Navy Exchange
oral examinations on gen- will go on sale today. Single ad- choffer SN and Charles Lay-
eral military subjects. dates. Slogan Chosen missions cost 67 cents and may mon, MM2; Orange Blossom office to a new and larger location
Colonel Dillon and his crew be used for two children or one Ramblers hillbilly artists; the in building 953, it was
Enthusiasm for the campaignto adult. All must be ex- Landon High School quartet,
! also inspected administrative coupons announced this week by Lcdr.
seat the Navy's representativeon
and personnel sections living the queen's throne is mount (Please Turn to Page 8, Col. 2) I and Jo. Clark, whistler. William G. Williams, Navy

I spaces signed and to the all Marines.duty areas One as- ing. Whipped' up "We by a Go catchy For Exchange officer.
campaign slogan
group of Marines selected at naval and civilian Office space formerly occupied
Margo, personnel
random was chosen to dem- iu the retail and merchandisestore
of the entire Jacksonville
onstrate familiarity with all naval establishment are getting is now being used as partof
types of weapons. behind their candidate with a the local.store.
Immediately following the inspection vim. She will also reign as queenof It was also revealed that the
the inspecting party the Navy Charity Carnival to NATTC and the NAAS Sanford
conducted an "office hours' ses- be held May 1819. Exchanges in addition to storesat
sion at which personnel could A 23-year-old brunette, Miss NAS Jacksonville Cecil Field,
speak regarding personal or mil- Wilkinson is 5-foot 7-inches tall, Naval Hospital, Green Cove
itary problems which could not weighs 122 pounds and is as Springs and Glynco, Ga., will be
be handled locally. the most popular administered through the NAS
dreamy as
eyed
Exchange office.
pin-up girl. She's a native of
Pittsburgh, Pa. This combination of stores ban.
175 Given died by the local Exchange office,
2. it was pointed out will be the
Air News To Be Day largest group of Navy Exchange
CPO Exams stores with respect to sales in tho
t. Earlier Next WeekThe continental United States.
" for .
, It was E-Day Tuesday
some 175 first class petty offi- Jax Air News will be (
cers who gathered at the main published a day earlier next Readers GuideABomb
.mess hall and at the Naval week, due to the observance of :: .
Hospital for examinations for Washington's Birthday Febru- K Lecture _...r Page 1
chief petty officer (pay grade ary 22 as a legal holiday. ''
Aircraft QuU ______ Page 3Comprlsbs
7), acting appointment.About With the paper to be pub- \ 4 >
160 mustered at NAS lished on Wednesday, it is nec- E } .__ page 5
for the tests, while' 16 more essary to move all deadlines up Ear' Wilson Page 5
mustered at the Naval Hospital.The one day. However, pictures' will Employees Vote Page S !
list included first class be accepted by the deadline at NAVY'S QUEEN CANDIDA TE Ensign Marro Wilkinson
, men from NAS, attached 0800 Monday.All Navy nurse attached to the Nav,:al Hospital here is conrratulatedrAS { Generous POW Page 4 4
Fleet units Cecil Field Naval unit PIO's and other contributors by Comdr. Porter F. Bedell >[ executive officer, following Progress Queen ______ Page 1 *
Hospital, Green,Cove Springs) are requested to co- her selection by a special board i is the Navy's candidate for "Miss Scouting Squadrons Page 5
and Naval Air Boise Command, ,operate in having their copy Jacksonville of 1951." The winn