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The Communicator 51 THE COMMUNICATOR 51 THE COMMUNICATOR The Magazine of the Communications Branch, Royal Navy SUMMER, 1951 VOL 5. NO. 2. B ONE SHILLING & THREEPENCE CONTENTS page page Editorial . 53 Mediterranean Commentary .. 67 Christian Principles . 53 America and West Indies Squadron .. 70 "M ercury Pigs, Ltd.” . 55 South Atlantic Station .. 71 From the F ar East .. 57 Round the H ome Establishments .. 74 Royal Canadian N avy . 62 Going the Rounds in “ Mercury” .. 78 Home F leet N otes .. 62 Communications G azette .. 86 R.N.V.R.-R.N.V.(W.)R. 65 Crossword .. 92 Editor : Instructor Lieutenant N. M acGregor B.Sc., R.N. Assistant Editor: Mr. J. T. H eadon, C.C.O., R.N. Art Editor: P.O. Tel. G. Evatt Committee: Third Officer S. Wtlloughby, W.R.N.S. (Treasurer) L/Wren A. I. R obinson (Secretary) Business, Production and Advertisement Manager; Mr. Edgar Sercombe , 2 Station Hill, Farnham, Surrey. CONTRIBUTIONS Ail MSS., photographs and cartoons should be sent to the Editor at H.M.S “ Mercury,” as below. These will be returned to the senders only if asked for, and responsibility for them cannot be accepted by the Editor. “ THE COMMUNICATOR” IN 1952 The magazine is published at Spring, Summer and Christmas. Subscription Rates are as follows : For the whole year .. .. .. 4/3d. post free For each issue .. .. .. l/3d. or l/6d. post free Bulk orders from commands, ships or establishments at the following rates, post free : Under 12 copies of one issue .. .. l/5d. each 12 and over „ „ „ „ .. .. l/4d. „ Back Numbers are obtainable. * * * * Cheques and/or postal orders should be made payable and sent to : The Editor, The Communicator , H.M.S. “ Mercury,” East Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire. PUBLISHED AT H.M.S. “ MERCURY;' NAVY CUP WINNERS, 1950-51 THE THE COMMUNICATOR Tefl to right thick How: L/Sea. K. Tedder, O/Sip. I Patten, P.O. R. Yates, P.O.Tel. ,1. .tabling, Tel. T. Bethell, Sig.T. Turner. ( 'nitre I I. A. S. Morion, U.N., C.Y.S. L, Roe (Cupl.), ( apt. J. (1. I . Iiiplis, O.ll.l*K.N., l*.(). IVI. H. Illncklock, <’.P.O.Tel. (J. Iluhler. I rout How % <•«» M. Woodlmll, l./IVl I) Wilkins, O/SIp V, Moulds, I./'IH I* Tlioiiifton SI ASON I MM) M nM < up NN him i II • ■( i«|» Poi h month I' *♦ I iiipot, IlhNlntt II Miiiiiiiin op Pol (month I ' Imiloi l httllt tip* I op Pltnul W, Mint IN IMhoo I **%t I THE COMMUNICATOR 53 happen) or it has been rejected; when there are EDITORIAL plenty of contributions, and if this happens it does To those of you who have entered the world of not mean that yours was not good, but that somebody ;: mmunications within the last three or four years, else’s was better—and are you going to submit to that? must seem as though there has always been a The second major factor in Magazine production C: mmunicator and probably always will be. Even is the advertising. The bigger and better the magazine, me veterans may by now have forgotten its origin— the more people will advertise, the more money they f they ever knew it. will spend on it, which means an even bigger and The first Magazine to be published at the Signal better Magazine, and so on. The other encouragement School was not this one, but a smaller, less ambitious to the advertiser is that his wares should be bought; journal known as “The Sparker.” It, however, was so so if you are buying, please do support the manu­ ifaort-lived that it lasted for precisely one issue— facturers and business men who use The Com­ that of December, 1946. It was purely a Leydene municator. If you are ordering anything which miure, using local advertisers and intended for you have seen in these pages, then mention the fact, ~:emal consumption only. It was unfortunate that it helps considerably. me editors were demobbed just after Christmas, We are convinced, by its history, that The especially in view of the fact that they had con­ Communicator is wanted; we feel, however, that victed—with advertisers—for at least two more there are still too many who take a look at the mess ssues. The only possible course was that taken; copy—or worse still, ignore it altogether. Sales and somebody must take up the threads, issue enough branch numbers still do not fit as well as they could. -_mbers for everything to be paid off and closed When finances permit, it is hoped to run a competition iown, and then quietly fade away. Accordingly, in page with definite prizes if such an idea proves Easter, 1947, the first number of The Communi- popular. In the meantime, however, help The miOR was published with the blessing of the Captain, Communicator to “press on regardless!” H M.S. Mercury—this time, not as a Signal School enture only, but as a “Branch” magazine. Still in ; stence is the Minute Sheet containing the list of pcssible titles, and the discussion which they provoked PROMOTIONS - ill departments, everything from the “ Mercourier” All Communicators will join with us in congratu­ id ’Call Sign” was rejected in turn, until only The lating- the following (C) Officers whose promotions C : vimunicator was left. were announced in the latest list of half-yearly pro­ It was very soon realised that there was a very motions :— :ebnite demand for a Magazine of this type, so much Commander to Captain: so. in fact, that it was taken far beyond its original C. B. Brooke. viope, and became, really and truly, a Branch E. T. L. Dunsterville. Magazine in the fullest sense, and the Editor was able N. J. Wagstaff. m say proudly to advertisers, “We have, of course, a ::ld-wide circulation!” Lieutenant Commander to Commander: There are two things which keep a Magazine of this J. B. R. Horne, D.S.C. nature alive. The first of these is the contributions of N. L. T. Kempson. is readers. The more there are of these, the greater A. G. McCrum. selection will be possible, allowing a high standard J. W. Meadows, B.E.M. : be maintained, and the wider will be the scope of s _rjects covered, making far more interesting reading, “here can never be too many contributions. And r eise do not think that because a thing was not CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES printed, the author has been slighted. Assuming, of If we examine the whole field of Comparative course, that an article arrives in time for publication, Religion, we shall find that all religions have one then it will receive careful consideration. Surely thing, at least, in common, and that is that they all i is a better thing to hope that your bit is good enough stand for certain principles. Bound up with this is the : be included than to feel that anything must be discovery that man is a religious creature, as William r~-:ed because of lack of material. Those who do Blake wrote: “Man must and will have religion; m i stuff, at the moment, do extremely well. We if he has not the religion of Jesus he will have the ire very grateful to them, and the high standard which religion of Satan and will erect a synagogue of rey have set and which they and their successors Satan.” Dr. Julian Huxley describes religion as mminue to maintain is a very fine achievement. “an almost universal human function.” v_: more is needed, especially in the way of good The very word “religio,” which has the root­ mmoons, poems, and feature articles—either tech- meaning of “Scruple,” implies a realisation that - n f humorous, topical or just plain “interest.” there are certain things which are done and certain If :-our article is not printed, it is either being held things which are not done, and this of course involves : m for sheer lack of space (which does sometimes principles. If we try to run our lives without principles 54 THE COMMUNICATOR and, by implication, without the “religio” which of equal value to Him. If only we could all 2 :: *:. inspires those principles, we shall be as dangerous to the truth of this—that we are each one : u society as a highly-powered vehicle with ineffective tremendous value to God—why, it would be brakes, tearing down a hill. Thus religion is a necessity affect our whole outlook upon life. ”Are -: to man, and he can no more live effectively without sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one : it than a flower without the sunshine. is forgotten before God? But even the very Space does not permit a detailed account of the your head are all numbered. Fear not, there* respective principles of the great religions of the are of more value than many sparrows" 5: world, but it will be timely for us, who live in a chapter 12, vv. 6-7). Our lives emanate :::~ nominally Christian society, to examine the principles and we must do our level best to see that - e 3 which animated the teaching of Jesus and lie at the impair their value to Him by our conduct and ac heart of Christianity. These have been defined as The third principle is that of Respons r * threefold—Spirituality, Personality and Responsi­ whom much is given of him will much be bility. We have a saying in the Navy, “Rank bring? ae Spirituality defines that frequently expounded leges,” but it is fully realised that the pm ikao principle of Jesus that it is the quality of life that a compensation for the greater respons.
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