Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1930, Page 14

A—14 U. 5. NAVY PLANES | NEED HORE CAE Land Stations Are Held Nec- essary in Report of Chief of Yards and Docks. ‘The appropriations for shore facili- tles for air stations have not kept pace with the réquirements of the plane- building program established a few years ago, Rear Admiral A. L. Parsons, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, advised Secretary Adams today, in his annual report for the fiscal year, which closed with the end of June last. Funds are scarcely sufficient to prevent deterioration in the Navy's far-flung equipment under the Jjurisdiction of the bureau, the admiral asserted. “The vast extent, great variety and world-wide locations of public works of the Navy make the task of general maintenance and upkeep one of great magnitude and multitudinous details,” Admiral Parsons explained. “With the limited funds allowed for the purpose from year to year, it has been barely possible to prevent excessive and waste- ful deterioration. Little can be done in the way of improvements.” Navy Yard Improved. The Washington Navy Yard comprises 121 acres of iand, upon which are lo- cated 129 buildings, with 121,706 square yards of streets and 9! miies of rail- Toad and berthing accommodations to- taling 3,918 linear feet, the admiral ex- plained in a table listing the facilities in the Nation's 10 navy yards. During the year, at the local yard, the boiler shop was extended by contract with items to be supplied by day labor, at & cost of $55,000, and a contract was let for the improvement of the brass foun- dry, to cost $34,975. At the Naval Hos- pital here alterations to the sick of- ficers' quarters and kitchen and walks entailed expenditures reaching $8,658. With reference to the Marine post at Quantico, Va. Admiral Parsons said: “The extraordinary drought which per- sisted through the Summer of 1930 showed that the water supply at Quan- tico, secured from Chopawamsic Creek, could not be depended upon to furnish sufficient water, although it had been adequate since the establishment of the barracks. To augment this supply con- tracts were made for two deep wells and & concrete storage reservoir. Plan Additional Barracks. “The industrial buildings at the Ma- rine Barracks, Quantico, Va., including a storehouse, a commissary and. bakery building, a power house and & motor- transport building and five six-family spartment houses, were completed and turned over to the Marine Corps for use. Plans apd specifications for four additional 500-man barracks have been prepared. and it is anticipated that con- tract will be entered into shortly.” At the Naval Academy, Admiral Par- sons gave this account of work accom- plished: “Contracts were made for acoustical treatment of the chapel, at $17.980; railroad track improvements, $126,264.81; extension to pistol butts, Naval Academy rifie range, at $1,925." Admiral Parsons said that expendi- tures for work performed under the supervision of the bureau during the fiscal year totaled $17,629,363.84, against $18,588,782.07 for 1929, with 245 public works contracts awarded and 114 closed. On July 1 last there was unobligated $1,473,491.01 and $367,189 was tied up in land cases awaiting negotiations or the result of legal proceedings. VOLUNTEERE.ARE ASKED FOR DELIVERY OF TOYS Girl Reserves Hope to Distribute 8,500 Playthings for Needy Washington Children. A huwry call for volunteers with trucks and automobiles to aid in the work of calling for old toys and de- livering those repaired has been issued by the Girl Reserves of Washington, ‘who have been busily engaged for weeks in reconditioning toys to be given to the poor children of the Capital for Christmas. The reserves hope to distribute 3,500 toys in all, 3,000 of which have already been repaired. The toys will go to homes, hospitals and social centers. The Girl Reserves through requests received through the agencies of the Community Chest will provide all toys for the Washington Home for Found- lings, St. John's Orphanage, German Orphan Asylum, Washington City Or- phanage, Neighborhood House, Noel House, Friendship House, D. C. Train- ing School for Girls, Children’s Con- tagious Ward of Garfield Hospital, D. C. School for Feeble Minded Children and others. An exhibition of the toys recondi- tioned in the toy shop will be held on the Girl Reserve floor at the Y. W. C. 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