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Volume II.
HOW ABOUT A WHITE " E"?
The new competitive year started
at midnight July 1st. During the next
twelve months the performance of
the HOUSTON in general, and in Engineering
efficiency particularly, will
either put the coveted white " E" on
our after stack or ' allow it to go to
another heavy cruiser. To accomplish
the first requires some very close cooperation
on the part of all hands;
that means every man- jack of us.
Our fuel oil allowance has been cut
approximately 15%, as has that of
some of the other ships of this class.
That spells greater effort if we are to
remain the leader in performance.
One of our sister cruisers has given
the HOUSTON very close competition
this past year and will be a serious
contender for first place this
year. For the first time it is possible
for us to actually win the " E", as
this year has officially been declared
a competitive year and we are operating
with the Fleet. We have shown
what it is possible to do, by turning
in the highest score every year since
commissioning. We can't afford to
rest now; not if we want tangible
proof of our ability and efficiency.
Perhaps everyone is tired of this
continual harping on a subject familiar
to all. There is a reason. Noone
Department can hope to attain perfection
without the complete backing
of every other Department. To a
great extent, fuel oil consumption at
anchor depends on the amount of
fresh water used. If we waste water
- we are wasting fuel oil, indirectly.
The amount of oil burned determines
the score. The answer to that is
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Blaine, Washington, July 6, 1935
HOUSTON ITINERARY CHANGE
Due to the fact that no dock will
be available at Valdez, the HOUSTON
will visit Kodiak and Afognak
instead. The choice of ports in these
islands is left to the discretion of
the Commanding Officer.
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NAVAL NOTE
In a recent edition of a newspaper
under a Washington date the following
news item was noted:
" Secretary Swanson today cancelled
plans to replace the heavy cruiser
AUGUSTA, with the cruiser OMAHA
as Flagship of the Asiatic Fleet.
Officials said the cost of providing
extra quotas for the 7000 ton OMAHA
was considered excessive, and she
will remain with light Cruiser Division
3 of the Fleet.
Rear Admiral O. - G. Murfin, now
commanding Batship Div 3 of the
Battle Force, will sail Sept. 6 to relieve
Admiral Frank B. Upham as
CinC of the Asiatic Fleet.
Admiral Upham will come to Washington
in December to serve with
the General Board."
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RATING QUOTAS OPEN
The following ratings are open in
the Scouting Force:-
BMlc, BM2c, Cox, GM2c, GM3c,
TClc, QM2c, QM3c, SMlc, SM2c,
SM3c, FClc, FC2c, FC3c, EMlc,
EM2c, EM3c, RMlc, RM3c, CMlc,
CM2c~ CM3c, SFlc, SF2c, SF3c,
SMMlc, SMM2c, SMM3c, Prtrlc,
Prtr2c, Prtr3c, Ptrlc, Ptr2c, Ptr3c,
MMle, MM2c, WTlc, WT2c, Bmkrlc,
Bmkr2c, Bsmthlc, Bsmth2c, Csmthlc,
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Number XXVI
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PARADE
After a day of feverish activity
erasing the evidence of a stormy trip
from the sunny South, the initial
steps leading to one of the shortest
parades in the HOUSTON'S history
finally got underway at 1700 last
Tuesday evening when assembly was
sounded anp. the snappy landing party
fell in for a thorough inspection. Of
course the Engineers who happened to
be detailed to the fourth platoon had
a little trouble finding just where
they belonged, aside from that, the
troops were fit and rarin' to go so at
1800 the first boat load was on its
way.
Upon completion of landing of the
entire party, all units were organized
and then marched at route step
to the main street, there expecting to
go on parade in a few minutes, but,
alas, the Bellingham Eagles Band had
not yet left Bellingham.
Since it is customary to have a
band with a parade, the parade just
stood at rest waiting, and what a
wait--<> nly one hour and fifteen minutes.
Finally the raucous tooting of
a horn hearlded the rapid approach
of a large bus well loaded with the
music and its makers.
In short order the parade was again
orgainized and off with a cute little
girl of ~ bout six years leading. This
was well and good, but the necessarily
short step worked quite a hardship
on our boys who are more or
less used to a longer stride, but as
the parade route was only ten blocks
long, all hands stood up well.
Without a doubt the Eeagles Band
from Bellingham are really good
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