f.'f WEATHER UNITS Federal Funds Group .1.- -S VIE FOR HONORStarting Established LocallyRepresentatives ..... -.e..m. Jan. 1, 1960, more Capt. James R. Reedy .?... ...w..._........... .,.........,............. CommandingOfficer in the Cap; Grayston H. Weber -....?...................*.................??.?.?.'.."..... ..?.Executive Officer than 300 weather reporting of 17 Federal agencies Duval KAB llxi JPteAi Ate JackMDTilU units on ships and stations .briefed last Wednesday at Jacksonville Rear Aom. Kenneth Craig _....__..._..M__..........M.....,............................ Commander will compete for honors in the County area were of a Local Federal Plan Capt Oeorrt R Luker .....-__.__................,.-......,,,,. Chief of Staff ralrJax Naval Air Station on establishment Capt Uacphtnoa Williams .Neat .Air......Whig..Eleven.........r.......... Chief of Staff NAB Six first annual Naval Weather Coordinatinl! Committee for Fund Raising. Capt Robert M. Mllaer ..............................___......................................... Commander Service contest. The-President's- Committee on Federal Aviation Capt Charles L. Lambing .._... ..... .. ... ... Chief Staff Officer partment, Naval Air Technical Tea nlnq Cud.r- The previously announcedbut Fund Raising within the Federal Agency, Veterans Administration Comdr.Condr. WOfnd Marion K... gd.em.ur SmlUi ,?...................-.......................I..._....................Commanding_ Executive Officer Officer not firmed-up contest is Service has directed immediate Department of Commerece, Department , naval Hospital aimed at improving accuracyof establishment of local coordinating - Cart: Anon C. Abcrncthy _..................................................... Commanding Officer federatedand of Health, Education & Capt John.O. Fader -......-............--................................................ Executive. Office weather observations and committees in all Welfare, Department of Justice, KARTU recordings during calendar non-federated communities Capt F. H. Holt ....................................... ........................... Commanding Officer civilian Department of Labor, Housingand Ooandr. William K. Hardy >...?..............-.L..M.................................. Executive: Officer year 1960. where the total over-all Home Finance Agency, Interstate Final word on who'll be the and military personnel strengthis Commerce Commission, at Printed commercially with non-appropiatod Mnda in Jackaonvina, Florida best unit will be made by the 5,000 or more and two or more Selective Service System, Rail- no expanse to the and 'government " compliance an., July 1_T. RJitr42ttd .'t* f.fbrf: ? to military and with civilian NAVTBCOS personnel" National We a't her Records Federal installations, agencies or- road Retirement Board, General e Fleet Air . Naval Air Station. Naval Air involved. o.terL fleet Ar Wing U Naval Air Reserve Training Unit Technical and the Training U. .. Center at Asheville, N.C. Win- activities are Services Administration and Department - _ ani Ro.pttal. be decided THE INITIAL meeting was Service Information Officer ,...................?...................... Comdr. Jack Hall ners will by July since under *of Agriculture. the Aaalatant Service Information. Officer ..-,........... Andrew H. Plancy 1, 1961. called by Navy J:4Itol'-Gordon 1bbeAvSurf: Reporters-Alba Paterson: Km Davla AN; the new organizational set-up, Gene Awards will be given for Ifagan JOSN. Staff Photographer-Joseph O'Brien. PH3. The lax Air Revs ta meml? r of Ute Armed for Pros Sarvtoa. surface observations upper-air the local Federal installation or , "te1a i appearing in this publication be I I I can reprinted pnirldlng credit is which has the predominant Scouting gtvsa. Photocrapha, unlaaa etberwtae credited are official U. 8. Navy Photo observations and for outstand- agency graphs. numerical strength Is direct adtortaJ office located In Boom l Main A0101810" BafliMng Phone ing performance. I gztemd ma 81M. e66. m will.Civilians .I ed to do so.Purposes VAP62A of local coordinating a farewell party was given Make committee are to administer uni- July 31 at the Lobster House for the Federal service fund- formly two departing officers of Heavy Record Bonds ::' a raising policy and program at Photographic Squadron 62. the comunity level and to main Honored were Comdr. R. W. Sales In tain an understanding partner- Spuhler VAP-62 July : Operations Officer ship with all recognized volun- and CWO-2 D' F. Sutton, Purchases of Savings Bonds tary health and welfare agencies squadron's Line Maintenance Of- by civilian employees at NAS yIii through a Civic Advisory Group ficer. Jax totaled $140,606.25 during composed of lay leaders outsidethe Comdr. Spuhler, who is being July, marking the highest Federal government repre- relieved here by Lcdr.R. L.Roe- amount of any month within senting each group of the recog- mer, has orders to become com the past eight years, it has nized voluntary organizations. manding officer of VCP-61 in been revealed. PRESIDING at the initial i Guam, while CWO Sutton is going - According to figures Sent to gathering of the group was Capt. to locally-based VP-5. the Treasury's Savings Bonds Kenneth Wheeler, CoChairmanof Also departing the squadronthis Division by Lt. W.C. McClelland, the Navy-Duval Steering Com- week are: H. F. Rouse, ADI; Disbursing Officer, this coupled mittee for Fund Raising, and representing J. F. Szlosek, DK1; A. D. Hart, with nearly $10 thousand Rear Adm. Kenneth I AE2; G. R. James, PH2; R. C. ; from other units within the Jax Craig, Commander Naval AirBases I Shultz, AT2; V. N. Moser, PH3, Navy complex, brings a mid-year f Sixth Naval District.In and R. T. Dabkowcki, AN. , high of $150,600.All $3 }: attendance were representatives Three new officers have joined Federal departments customarily of the Navy, Army, Air VAP-62's ranks. Lt. Bob Skillen I ;'conduct their annual Force, Post Office, Treasury De- reported aboard from VAP-0J, Share-In-America Bond Cam- Lt. Don Jarvis comes here from t paign during the month of May. __" '._,___"'...,....,.__"WNNo'o, Vow.w<<.,.,"'___, "'_ CPO Wives Slate Photo School, and CWO-1 L. E. Navy units in this area joined in SHOTGUNS FOR SALE Military and civilian personnelat Stras_ augh arrived from the Es- Duval County's NAS Jax were afforded an unusual opportunity to purchase Monday MeetingMonthly community cam surplus firearms from the government at an auction sale Fridayat sex.Other paign at that time. the Salvage Yard. Shown during height of the sale are, left meeting of the CPO new faces in the squadron - Capt. M. B. Williams, Chief of to right, Frank Reiter and cashier Frank Perkins of the Salvage Wives Club is scheduled Mondayat include: B. H. Johnson, AM- ' Staff, ComNab Six, was a mem- Yard and Tom Cross, ComFair Sax Cyrus Price. VMA-144 1930 at the CPO Club. H2; J. L. Kohn, R. R. Canfield ber of the Area ShareInAmerica and Bill Estes. O&R. The Wives Club is open to any and J. L. O'Rear, all ATNAN; J. Committee and served as coordinating Sale Proves PopularSurplus' wife of an active duty or retired P. Roach, AN, and J. E. Riley chairman for all Navy chief petty officer. Dues are 50 and P. A. Webb, both ATRAA. commands and units in the Jax cents a month, plus one dollar VAP-62's Detachment 12 in the area. Guns Auctioned By for joining. Azores, consisting of two AJ-2Ps, The Navy Department has The club is planning to tour reports that work is progressing continuing a the Prudential Building Wednes- satisfactorily, with only the usual program stressing advantages To Local PersonnelLocal 1 of systematic saving by Navy day, August 12, at 1030, then type of problems being encount- the bond allotment plan and has have lunch at the St. Johns Room ered. historically been at or near the military personnel and civilian employees interested in the building. During the recent squadron top of all Federal government de- in guns had a field day Friday when several surplu All members must make reservations "beer bust" at the golf course, partments in participation since firearms were put up for sale at an auction at the Salvage by Monday. Contact the officers managed to produce beginning Of the Savings Bonds ;Yard. -- J Mrs. W. C. Purcell at Sp 14461. a hard..toughtwin... 30-caliber firearms. program in 1941.F8U21V. I It marked the first time that - {firearms were sold on such a Many bargains were earnestly ; 1 1r kscale by the government in this :snapped up with a .30-cal. going : To area. ,for over 30 dollars. Most shotguns I: 4: : . ALTHOUGH used, all the guns !brought between 35 and 40 dol- _ Add., Punch sold were in fine condition.'They lars.OFFICIALS fincluded 12-guage, 16-guage and claimed some 200 A contract totaling more than (!persons visited the auction site $25# million has been awarded D'Nf/ at the Salvage Yard, just south : Chance Vought Aircraft'for production of the main gate. , of the S RCfS/ F8U2N.A . Many early-birds, about 75 in 9 carrier-based, limited all- number, we relined up outside ,weather jet fighter, the plane hasa ihe Yard even before 0700. reported speed of nearly twice Sunday, August 9 { It's expected another similar , the speed of sound. ALL SAINTS CHAPEL c .auction sale will be held in the ; .k The F8U-2N Is basically a de- 0630-Service of 'Worship. (future.l velopment of the F8U-2 with! 0930-Sunday School, three- I added improvements to enable year-olds through adults, Building - the craft to detect and destroy 722; Service of Worship, Party To Fete DentalCorps' targets in darkness and inclement Chaplain Boatty. :weather.In 1100-Service of Worship. 47th BirthdayNAS as addition to carrying heat 1830 Teenage Fellowship, Jax and other area dental seeking Sidewinders, the plane Small Chapel; Senior-High Fel- officers celebrate the' 47th 'anni will eventually get newer-type lowship, Building 722. versary of the founding of the missiles now being developed. 1930-United Fellowship of I Navy Dental Corps on Saturday,, L Protestants, Building 722. August 22 with a dinnerdanceat A. FIRST TO ROUND CAPE ST. EDWARD'S CHAPEL the Officers' Club. (center VETERAN) was honored EMPLOYEE? HONORED Elizabeth Marrinan, by fellow The USS Essex, a sloopofwar 0830 and 1000-Sunday Mass. Invitations to the affair, expected lengthy service during ceremonies NATTCenter employees for her Friday in the office of Comdr. was the first American war- ST. LUKE'S CHAPEL to include some 125 guests,, Wilfred E. Fleshman, Center commanding officer. She was ship to round the Cape of Good Naval Hospital' have been extended to membersof later feted at an .0. Club luncheon and Presented a gift. Mn. Marrinan who Hope, accomplishing this featMarch 0630 Sunday Mass. the Jacksonville Dental Society Serice. was lad hu accepted a position with Internal Revenue 28 1800. 0930 Protestant Service. and their wives. wing plaDkowner of the Center, starting I -- there in July. 1941 e* a Junior typist At left is Comdr. Fteshman .