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FLEET ATOIU AIUES AXD PAIR OL VESSELS By R ichard C. Ho y t lormer Naval Officer and Associate Member V. 8. Sa r al Institut e A fi ghting fleet requires many aux- i liarie s to keep It mobile and to a f ightin g condition . It must have re- pair ships to repair Its machiner y, o il tankers to fuel them, car go ships to su pply dry store s , refr igerat or ships an d many other auxiliaries. REPAIR SHOPS There Is one fleet repair ship, the U. S. S. Vestr al , attac hed to the Scoutin g Fleet and one , the V. S. S. Medusa , attac hed to the R attle Fleet. The Medusa Is practically a new vessel , being in commission only a little over one year. It Is fitted with the modern mac hine shops , forging p lants , electr ic repair shops, r adio repair shops, etc., and- is cap- a ble of repairing any breakdown a vessel of the fleet mi ght encoun ter. W hen the licet is at maneuve rs, these repai r vessels are indispe ns- a ble. For instance , if a typewriter on the Arkansas nee ds repair ing wben the fleet Is in Gu a ntanamo, it is sent over in a boat to tbe Vesta l and in s few days it is ' returned ready for service . Or it may be a c hronom eter , searc h-! Igiit , ran ge- finder , cloc k , or motor that . needs fixing. TENDERS Every destroyer squadr on or sub- mar ine division has its own tend ers • whic h take care of all repairs neces- sar y In their division. In the Scouting Fleet, operating in the At- lantic , -we have two new des troyer tender s , the Dob bin and the Whit- ne y, both ver y modern units. The tender s Melville , and Altalr attend to the needs of the Battle Fleet des tro yers. During the World War tho Melville flew the flag of Admir al Sims and with the Dixie took care o f our destroyers based at Queens- town , Ireland . T he Blackha wfc per- f orms the repair duty for the Asiat- ic Fleet. Tho Scoutin g Fleet sub- marine tenders j are..t fc 2 Bushncll and the Camden , v, ^ , / < hc Holland and • tbe Ar g onne n , C i tric caretakers ol the Brittle Fleet submerg l bles. In the Asiatic Fleet tho Cano pus and the Beaver have charge of the re- rm ii . wnvU nF the su bmarines. On,15R8 The Un ited States Na-vy has twent y oilers all manned by navy crews but only ten are In condition toda y. Their mission Is to supply tho fleet with oil no matter where it may bo. These oilers are distri- buted among tho fleets while n few belon g to the Naval Transportation Service and carr y oil from Los An- geles or Port Arthur , Texas , to naval o il storage bases. The , Brazos takes caro of the Scoutin g Fleet fuel prob- lem , tho Pecos and Sara Thom pson attend to tho o iling of tho Asiatic Fleet , the Ncchea , Cuyamn , Rnmapo , and Ro bert L. Barnes have char ge of tho Cattle Fleet oiling, and the Pat- oka and Salinas are usual ly attach- ed to the Nava l Transportation Ser- vice to carr y fuel oil from oil ports t - > n aval tanks. The Patoka has a rncondnry mission , being fitted with r. moor ing mast so that llgliter-than- nlr craft ma y moor to her when she- in at e ca. Ilotli the ill-fated Shen- andoah and Lon Angel a s have done t hin countless times. Inasmuch nn all c onl burning chips hove disappeared Hum our navy, all the coal ' colliers lire now nut nf Page i wo NAVAL POWERS force for coast pro tection. They are ideally ada pted tor submari ne hunt- ing and today the navy Is using them to train Its naval reserves . Al- though wo haven 't the or iginal num- ber (as we sold some of them to foreign governmen ts), the major por- t ion Is In our possession. They are armed with two 4\ guns and one small ant to lrcraft rifle. We also have In commission, a fe tf of the HO feet sub-chasers left , t hat are trainin g naval reserves. The Un ited States has some gun- boats t hat class as patrol vessels. Six new shallow dra ft gun-boats were built in Shanghai for duty on the Yan tze River protecting Amer- ican lives and interes ts in that zone. Tie en gines of these vessels were built in the Brookl yn Kavy Yard. The TJ . S. S. Sacr amento , s gun-boat is attached to t he Special Service Squadron la Central American wat- ers while the U. S. S. As liv l Ue, and Tulsa are a ttached to tho Asiatic Flleet , A num ber of old capt ured Spanish vessels , and a converted ¦ rt acht. are still used In Chinese waters. MI SCEL t /A S EOUS T YTES I Attached to each fleet is a hos- pital shi p—the Mer cy with the Scouting Fleet and the Wellef with the Battle Fleet. These nre literal- ly float ing hospitals with all the modern ap p liances that S urgery and Medic ine know. The United States has two special- ly built ammunition shEps , the V. S. S. Nitro being the only one in commission. It Is attached to the Naval Tran sportation Service carry - ins ammun ition from government mun ition plants in the United States . to our fleets and to our foreign sta- tion ammuniti on magazines. The United States has three trans- por ts whose primary mission is to transport the Marin e Expeditionary Force but are used usua l ly to trans- port Officers , Men an d Marines to fnr p l em Ktjitlon n wi th -th - etr families. Th y yore the ender son , Cbaumoat an d Klttery. A ll these auxiliaries are necessar y \ to make our first line of defense rea dy at a moment' s not ice to pro- tect its ' shores from foreign Invasion and to protec t the ' l ives and prop- ert y of citizens abroaa in foreign countries. , ¦—o , You don 't have have to explain what \ call money \ Is to a man who s pends his week' s w tg es playing poker. raitraim i nHMiw . TOi ' CT I -fe STRAW i <Xp. HATS | 'V\ ARE HERE c Off with th e old! On with the \ 4 New t I! > I Exit the felt I — Enter the New Strnw I-Int a ! New Weaves , New ? Bunds , New Col ors and New Shapes. c Buy YOUR New Straw today Li while you hove a greater selection L to choose from. I FELDMAN & G1ASER ! TAILORS «nd CLOTHIERS P ott Office Building ( Por t Jcffe n on I W I M M MIMIll ll ^^ ¦ ' - ~\.J\ - - . » ,, - ' , •< , ; . : ;, ;i' , - . ' ' ' „s ' - ; c ommission. SUPPLY SHIPS Supply ships supply dry stores and fresh meats to a fleet. Attach- ed to the Scouting Fleet Is the Brid ge while to the Battle Fleet is attached the Arct ic. Their purposes are to keep the fleet su pplies with canned goods , dr y stores , fresh fru its aid all kinds of fresh meat. The y are both fitted with lar ge re- fri gerating plants , and make several tri ps back to the United States for new car goes when the fleet Is at maneuvers. The Slrlus and Vega make tr ips between the east and west coast o f the United States carr y- ing naval stores and some navy pas- sen gers, and are attached to the Nav y Tran sportation service. 5HXE S TV EEPE RS The United States Navy has fif ty-two modern mine sweepers all built durin g the war . an d known as the bird class as they are all.nam - ed alter birds. . Some of them per- formed very excellent duty in 1919 shortl y after the World War , by sweepin g up the Northern Mine Barra ges layed by the A m erican m ine layers across the North Sea from t he Orkne ys to the Norways. T hey are of approximately 1 , 000 tons disp lacement , armed wi th two 3\ rifles and w ith mine s weeping gear. The y have the appearanc e of a sen- going tug but have a hi gher bow which makes them very good sea boats. Toda y these vessels are per forming numerous dutl - es. At- tached to the Contro l Force of tbe Scouting Fleet arc some of these mine sw eepers , for w ine sweep ing dut y, w hile some are attached to t he Battle Fleet for similar duty. They are also used as stati on ships at America ' s foreign ports. Tli ey are used to assist the fleet tugs during target practice by tow- ing targets and repa iring them. The ships performin g this duty are a ttached to the Train , of ' the Scout- ing Fleet while the vessels doing a simi lar duty in the Bat lie Fleet are attached to th e Fleet Base Force. Some of these vessels are acting ns au x il iary subm arine tenders. Tho Falcon , which Is of this type , if e quipped ns a submarine salvage and rescue s hip, and ass isted greatly In rai sin g \\w - a-oi una o-i. , MINE LA YERS\ \ The United States Navy Is in want of first line h«av y mi ho layers. ,, It ha.i today In commission two sec- ond line heav y mine layers—-one the Oglnla attached to the ' Scouting Fleet and tho Aroostook , its sister ship, attache d to the Battle Fleet. Both are former Eastern Steamship Company ' s sh ips—tho Boston and Blin ker 111 , converted durin g tho war for mlno laying. Both ships are n e arlng the end of their usefulness and should be replaced by first cln s s un its. Great Britain ban several very modern mine layers. During tie World Wa r lioth th - c e o vessels did memorable duty laying tho fam- ous North Sea mlno barrage that hel ped keep the \U\ boats In tho North Sea . The O g lala wan then ca lled Sliaw i aut. . j PATItOL VBS S EIiS Durln c the ; war, Henry - Ford built u bum olxiy Eiiiiie bums una tli t iii) constitute th tf nucloun of our patrol Isn ' t it remar kab le ho v r sbtue men thin k choru s glrls may be able to understand them when t heir wives can 't. • T he Mexican Revolution lo nor; officiall y over and we . never did learn whet her or not anybody got [ ' hurt [ Th & Converti ble \ Lahdau te i Sedan Open to sunshine closed to the rain smart in any weather t _/. . On either the New Oakland All» !|| ^ s> ' American Six or the Pontiac Bi g . 2> ' Six chassis y du ca n ' obtain the Convertible Landau J et bod y type . ; . a Fisher ; ; body creation desi gned to combine the fair- weather benefits of an open car ^ with the pro - ' tection o£ a smart , completely appointed e edan. A special demonstration of Conver- tible Landaulets has been arranged ¦which we will be glad to make for you at any time,. Th* Kn t Oaiia i u lA tt - Ammtta>nSU, i lUS to tis 7 S. Tha JVew f onrtoc » r St., ' 9T4S v> tKS f J ^ h b . Pcntiiu: , Mt ehtgan, ptut d mltw r} ehar g tt. G e n t rat ' Motor * f - Thns T aym t nt Plan o tn U a fc t* at minimum rm tt . Con t lder the delivered price as well as the list p r ice when com- paring automobile vulval. .. . O aMond-P o j)lin e delivered price * Include only rea sonable charges far delivery and financing. Darling S ervice Station 616 Main Street P O RT JEFFER S ON , NE W YORK O AKLAND P O N UAC _ fn ooo cTa or >\ ^ » • ._ (itm i ai motors . *- t — i rj frg* - .. , - ! ' . • ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - - ..- ¦ .— — . ' — '- \ — - ¦.—.-. _ _ . . .__ . - ; . . ' ¦ ' * ' : Starry 'WM i om4 ¦ Word ? ' ^ Every year the students ot Port Je fferson . S igh School ' publishes a year booit l known as the \Crystal , \ This . publication Is not only a fl- i e sonvenir ^ ifor - : members o f the graduat- in g cia s * and sludents pi the high. sthoqV 'lbni ; Is a book ot exceptional ' merit s vCoibments from schoolnun and oiflel s j s - o l tbe State Department have ;beW Very Batterin g. The . ^ Crysta l\ Is an expensive pro positi!)* and the sale of books does:not ' iter lor more than o n e- lalf of the actual cost. In order to lelp defray: the expense involved the students ' -or t he high, sc h ool hare secured , Glynne ' s \ Port - Jefferson Theatre f q r a mov ing picture benefit. The evenin g ' s entertainment will be give n on -Friday, Ma y 17th. . The p i s upgement itas ' assure d il) concerned . .that t he comedy -entitled \The Shakedown \ with an . all star cast featurin g Barbara . ' Kent , . -wil l reectve . the:-;heart y plaudits , of an y audience. ' . A j i \ Our Gang Comedy\ Una beeaY e peelally secured. There -will be a -reel featuring \Will Ho g- , era and tie first episode of \Tire Deteottve ' a\ ywlll be , - run - off. last year this ' ' particular benefit was a very successful one and exceptionall y ; , \ ' - - ^ r i » - «»\ 4 t . - ' - ; Tt' . - 'i n booed that Sch p o| ? jfo Give Movie v3 : B ^ tiefit . For Year Book th is year will be an improvement over , laat. - , , There Vr l ll'b e two -shows , one start- in g at seven and the other at nine o ' c lock. Student representatives will have char ge of the sales of tickets! ~ — ' • ' o- :—. A m«ntal exper £ sa ys that , , there la very, little d ifference between the man who Is sane and the one who is insane. . Yes, as in other cases , the bi g difference Is in getting found out. ' ¦ ¦ - m P - of all fe c l ta ¦A JS E J F SPARTON . ' ¦ -j . ^ ' EQUASONNE ' ' ' ! j if§D ^^ i if ' COMPIJETB W 1 ™ ' H JBES li ' ffi f r ^ H H aHHrin ll Never before has such.pur ity o ud v ' - Bl w Iff ^ tlBKr ra ffl IS' ¦ \M g nffi ocnce of .tone been fbuud in ' BS ^S m IK / ^ H SI \ ya ^ orccei vfirotJierth on itbet ev ^ 1 / I B ^ Jae M p S fflJ ffl Hi « lu«onarv Spatto n EQUASONNK i II B i HB m B Bm S mB Bl Now this r eaowncd circuit in a W pB pBB8itBS |H HW l l HI' beautiful console model , la bro ught , W j} ^ •* '^^ yS ^^^ e « «ch of o lL The millions ' ¦ 'H ll HW who hr t vo heard and WISHED foe IJ| fffi SPARTON EQUASONNBlnitiu * ifflr\*'''ii! aitj ,ii t |i in Mi JlJr 'nont * o w d yva.lt p o longer. W fr , jf ® ' t Wfc T v T K bc llcv e tlie aow Spatton Model 930 ' J9 ff iw o ijow*, if* Is the fi ce n te s e -value in radio toda y. « . V ^ ^ bmSSmbV .^w \» B e s ure to heiu it.. • ' > ' ¦ . ' • , * ' ' ¦; ' . (^K K T ON RADIO CHESTER R WOOD Autho rized Dealer ' f a ' , ; ' ^ i O iv v ' tf^ ;; '^ i : : - \ jVii i : : y : ^^ , j; - l j ! ^< , V ^ y. v^ :: ' i i-; ^ - ^ :, • j ' . ' ^ V'ji'/i v i ' - ' ; /: i ; ; ' . ¦V. L i. - {' i , ' ^- - ' y ' ' . ' i : '' ' ' f ' - ; ' ^ Vv , ' a / l ::: ' ' ^ ' ' ^ 1 - ^ y ^ . ' i ;V . ' . ' ; : m ¦ ¦ • ' - , ' • . ' ¦ - . . It cos ts very little to re co ndition a MODEL T FORD ' THE Ford Motor Com p any is making a new car , 8>ua it is still proud of tJie Model T. It wants every owner of one of these'cars to run it a » long us possible nt n minimum of trouble , and expen s e. Because of tint* ptjlicy anil because of the- invcatmeut that miiliwii u o£ nioluribtu J iuve £il Mot leB T cues , S he Ford Molor Company will con- t inue to supp l y pnrU ) «b long ns they aro ncedem b y Ford ow i ier g . So that y«u may pet Uie greatest hbo rf r o m your i R lodt 1 T , w * B iiggc s t tint you take it to the near- est Ford dealer and liavc him estimate on the cost | of any rcplncenicnt , purls that may be hcc c BBary« You will find this , tho ' economical tiring to do because a o ni u ll expenditure now will 'help to prevent qos lli ^ r re| i air» later on , in c rease th» value of tliw car , and g ive you tltoiiBaiid s of mll ^ of add ltioikiil nervic«> , For a labor clinrgc of only &2.G0 you can hav« your g eneraitor put in firat - cln s H condition. (A- now univcnui l j oint will 'bo hutalled for a lab or coal of $3. Overh auling the carburetor cobU 81. S O ( steering gear , 83.5(1| radiator , $7.50. A eonip l etKt ovcrhnuling of tl » e rear axle assembly hum be- tw een 85. \ 3S ontl $7 f or . labor. An av*r»gc pr l oo of $22.50 covers tlio overhauling of we niotor and IransuiiH s lon. - Tl io flo prices ara for labor only becaus e tho need and numbe r of now i>arta dop«ntl. « n } \ w conilllion of onoh «rw. Hio coat of the o e parts lt» • I l ow , however , because of tho Ford policy of nuuMi- I factnrhig and sellli w nt a small tuarg ln of jpw t fiU ' I Ford Motor Compa j hy E ^ fBi X f I, - ; , 1P P^ ,, - ; \ ; ' , \ ' -; ., : . . ' ¦ i A - . - :- . : 1 v ' . ¦ .. . , ' - ¦ . ' ¦ .; > : ; ¦ - .!;v. • \: i ' ' ' ' ' :!:w\ ft fe J i' * v - ' - & ' S \ i > d '&<iii:. :i ' , ' kim i ' <ii:t,V. v jigk , PENCIL f WS g Bi -wMi f he [ WvmMm
