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September 16, 1933 "ONCE ARIZONA. ALWAYS ARIZONA" BROADSIDE* XI * San Pedro, California, 16 September, 1933 * * HIT 6 NAVAL DISPENSARY SERVICE COMMUNICATION TESTS SHORT RANGIE NEARS A Naval Dispensary has been es­ The Communication Division has Short Range Battle Practice is just tablished at San Pedro, California, inaugurated another efficiency race two weeks away. About the ship one with a clinic in Long Beach, Cali­ between the Radiomen and the Sig­ hears such as "Sure we can point and fornia, for the care of officer3, enlist­ nalmen. The last one they staged train a.nd load fast enough, but these ed men and their dependents of the pr::ived successful for the individuals guns won't shoot right." Such re­ U. S. Navy and Mar;ne Corps. as well as the division, bringing up marks have seemed to become a The San Pedro Dispensary is lo­ the ship's final standing to an en­ part of the Arizona legend, and it is cated in Room 208, Bank of San Pedro viable position. this legend that should be exploded. Building, Me3a and Seventh Streets, The At 'Eni will report the names Those guns will shoot. Telephone San Pedro 5420. Office of the men who make 100% on their This week has seen everyone prac­ hours are from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 weekly test. You can bet on the horse tically living at their guns, getting P.M. daily, except Wednesday and of your choice. Last season they near­ settled down and in shape for that Saturday afternoons, Sundays and ly all ran well. time not so far distant when it is holidays. The results of t.he past week are as highly hoped some great big "E's" - --- Home calls will be made in San follows: -will ~hine forth in all their glory, pro­ Pedro, Wilmington, and Long Beach claiming hours of eye-strain and for patients who are too ill to visit Buttner, RM1c muscle strain which we hope have either clinic and to such an extent as Livingston. RM2c not been in vain. Remember-ther e's the limited number of medical officers Lynd, RM3c IRON MAN in the making. 2 Carr, Sea le and available transportation will per­ --00000- mit. Patients are requested to refrain 2 Wilkins, Sea2c from requesting visits of medical off­ The numeral before a man's name ARMY SOUND PICTURE TRUCK icers when they are able to visit one indicates the number of times that of the clinics. man has made 100% on the weekly The Navy took a bold step two Appointments for office examina­ test. years ago when they began imtalla­ tion:; and requests for home calls V.O. Test-None tion of sound movies on board prac­ shall be made to the Dispensary at The final R.O. and V.O. Tests for tically all Navy ships. Now the Army San Pedro where a hospital corpsman all ships will be given at Trona Field has decided not to be outdone and will be on duty at all times, or by 18 to 25 November, 1933. The Final they have motorized their sound telephoning during clinic hours to R.B and R.C. tests will be given on movies. Long Beach. Requests for home calls the morning of 3 November, 1933. Motorization of the Anny, about telephoned to Long Beach should be The final V.A. and V.B. tests will be which the service personnel has heard made before noon, in order that those given in the afternoon of 3•November, and read so much during the past calls can be made early in the after­ 1933. several years, has been extended to noon. the taking of sound training films for Dependents of the Navy and Marine Building, when such financial assis­ the use of the military establishment. Corps personnel requ:ring hospital tance is needed. A 1 ½ ton truck, with ample capa­ treatment will be attended in civilian Emergency calls only will be made city for a crew, cameras, and essen­ hospitials in San Pedro and Long after clinic hours as given above. tial picture taking equipment, is now Beach by naval medical officers and (Telephone San Pedro 5420). in operation by the signal corps. The will be required to make their own When financial aid for hospitaliza­ truck possesses every facility imag­ financial arrangements with the hos­ tion is neces: ary through the Navy inable, provision being made for the p:tals. Financ:al assistance should be Relief the matter should be brought shooting of a pictuTe with recording requested of the Navy Relief Society to the attention of the ship's Chap­ of sound and synchronization with the when needed. Apply to the Chaplain, lain, who w:11 supply the necessary picture when the nature of the sub­ Room 202, or to the Senior Medical request form signed by the Executive ject being filmed warrants this type Officer, Room 208, Bank of San Pedro Officer. of picture. Page Two AT 'EM ARIZONA . AT 'EM A RIZONA "Ride 'em, Cowboy" may be a good -r·-----·- ·- ·- ·--·--•;• cheer at a rodeo, but "step on it" ·is ~ ibine ~cr(1ices Ship's paper published weekly by the poor advice to the per son who takes i I U.S. S. ARIZONA a car out on a public thoroughfare which other people must use. ; Each Sunday at 1000. l Captain C. S. Kerrick ..Co mmanding It is interesting to note that out Comdr. A. D. Denney, Exec. Officer of 612,200 automobile accidents which resulted in 20,400 deaths and 750,000 , ' .I t .I- persons injured the greatest percent­ ' ST AFF age of accidents were attributed to . ' Lieut. G. L. Markle (ChC) Editor t I two causes, viz, (1) exceeding the E ns. C. B. Smith Asst. Editor speed limit, 1150,050 (or 24.51% ) (2) Be not diverted from your Asst. E ditor I I E nsign E. P. Lee did not have the right of way, 146,500 ! duty by any idle reflections the I Asst. Editor Ensign .J. M. Elliot (or 23.93"/, ). I silly wodd may make upon you, t The accidents attributed to "Ex­ I for theil· censures are not in i Contributors ceeding the speed limit" caused 7,200 j your power and should not be I J eff Breitenbach. GM l c deaths and 179,270 injuries. Those at­ I at all your concern. -Epictetus I C. D. Phillips, Sea.le tributed to "not having right of way" caused 2,480 deaths and 187,750 in­ ( The set·mon subject for t o- 1 THEY CALL US CIVILIZED ju1·ies. , morrow is "The Cantilever 1 Accidents atti-ibuted to the folllow­ i P rinciple." j The ancient Romans would call the ing causes "drove off roadway" and generation of to-day civilized-or at "failed to signal and improper signal­ I Specia l Music ! least we think so. But is this a true ling" ranked next highest in persons j All hands are cordially invited ,1 picture, if everything is considered'! killed and linjuTed. Cuttin,g in, on O to this ser vice. The Romans killed 4941 gladiators in wrong side of road, pa!3sing on curve 117 Roman holidays, but we, with all or hill, and pas3ing on wrong side I Catholic Church Party to the : our modern improvements, killed were other chief reasons listed for I U . S. S. Californ:a at 0930. I 29,000 in 365 days. T his is how the casualties. Most of these reasons in­ Gladiator Games of old Rome stack dicate carelessness or an ove1· anx­ •!• -•- •.-:>•·- OC"..> ,..-; ~~•.--1•- ·--,.:. up with the Automobile Game of 1932, ious desh•e to get somewhere in a S~ECIAL MUSIC FOR C8 U RCH according to .recent data published....by_ hurry. Ignora·nee-"Of the 1·uleiro:f-the a great Insurance Company. r ::ad is not a rea!lonable excuse any The Army and Navy Y.M.C.A. has In spite of all our traffic laws, rules more. sponsored the following named String and regulations we continue to in­ Of course there are always two Trio to furnish special music for the crease the annual casualties with the sides to every accident--but this does ChuTch Service tomorrow: automobile. not alter the situation much after the Helen Steele, violin; Louise Steele, Doe:s it mean anything to you to wTeck has occurred. piano; Harry Greenfeld, cello. learn that in the year 1932 there wel'e Suppose we do call ourselves civil­ ized. I wonder bow the above figures --ooOo<>-- 745,300 automobile accidents in the OLD IRONSIDES United States, which caused 29,000 would look to andent Romans whom deaths and 904,800 injuries? we think of as being ruthle.;sly cruel and even cold-blooded. A youni, C:1mbridge lnw •Ludcnt. Oliver The World shuddered at the news (To be continued next week) We ndell H olmes by nnme, read in the Clooton of the Titanic disaster, the Palm -ooOoo­ O:,.!Jy Advertiser one Sep lcml er dny, in 1830. Beach hurricane, the Knickerbocker nn editociul whioh told thnt t!'.e N :wnl Do:1rd N AUTICAL NOVELTIES Theatre collapse, the San Francisco hnd declared the U. S. Frig:it.e C ONSTITUTION and Long Beach earthquakes, the -ex­ un!leaworlhy nnd sug;ccated th:!t. s he be scrap­ The Un ited States during its early ped. plosion of the battleship Maine, the days had to pay tdbute to Tripoli. In hot indl:tnntion he hast ily wrote the Ohio Penitentiary the and the wreck­ Due to the successful operations of fo!Jowi ng 11-ne:, : ing of the Shenandoah and the Akron.
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