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Vol. XXXV No. 15 ……. Cover: During the closing days of the New York World’s Fair, our NAVY’S Staff Photographer wandered out to Flushing Meadows to see what he could find. Well, here’s the result featuring Miss Ginger Allen of “Gay New Orleans” and C. M. Crawford, S2c, of the World’s Fair Detachment. Our Navy Photo ……. Articles inside this issue: … Our Naval Views and Comments ….. A Naval Policy with Teeth – Some Highly Significant Observations Concerning the U.S. Naval Policy of 1940. By Alexander Kiralfy ….. Sportball bounce back by Ensign Norman Bennett ….. All Navy Chump – Spike knew he had a Champion in Harry Williams if he could only make him fighting mad–but therein lies a tale. By Thomas Cavanaugh ….. Traditions of the Navy by C. W. Windas ….. Hodge-Podge Travelogue – A Sea Scout Sees the South Seas By Charles M. Hatcher ….. Along Pedro’s Waterfront – A Mighty Naval Base Gets Underway By R. C. Fay ….. Dewey’s Anniversary by C. M. Litteljohn ….. Scuttlebutt Scandals by Bozo ….. Great Ships of Mythology -Ancient Folklore Is Rich with Legends of the Sea. By Walter K. Putney ….. Comments on the Big Game By Major E. E. “Swede” Larsen ….. Sailor’s Snapshots ( Prize winning photos by Sailors ) By Bob White ….. Pennsylvania Awaits Opening Gun by Harry Dwyer ….. Oddities in the Service by J. L Cayton ….. Roundup on the War – Military and Naval Aspects of the European Situation. By Fletcher Pratt ….. Naval Strength of the Major Powers – Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy ….. Naval Cachets and Cancels By Marshall R. Hall ….. Salt Shakers By Walt Munson ….. Bulletin Board of Naval Interest ….. Pertinent Paragraphs by Pop Jones ….. Pennsy Five Trims Arizona By Harry Dwyer ….. National Service Life Insurance ….. The Task Ahead By Charles D. White ….. Personnel Information ….. Notes of Interest ….. Your Hawaiian Reporter By Skip Helm … Planes and Pilots By Lillian Thomas ….. “Never-Never” Boy Joins the Navy ….. Asiatic Echoes By Pat Kimbley ….. Army-Navy Game in Pictures ….. The Skipper and the Boot By Jack Watson ….. USS Omaha on Third Cover