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...ships of the Maritime Commission are as durable as the Hog Islanders of World War I, much more finely equipped and finished, and a lot more economical. Divided into eight watertight compartments, they will stay afloat even when a quarter flooded, are fitted with gun supports and housings for submarine-detection apparatus. The gun supports are as handy as Jerry Land knew they would be. Arming C-ships (see cut, p. 71) against U-boats is no trick...
...British youngster advised him to "give her the gun." Said the youth: "But, sir, I have no gun. In England we are not allowed to carry them." Despite this unfamiliarity with the American language, some of the boys at Southern camps wind up with thick Southern accents, go hog-wild over orange juice, ice cream, corn pone...
Deep Sea Chanteys and Sod Buster Ballads (Almanac Singers; two General albums). In the former, the vagrant, gusty Almanackers toss off Blow the Man Down, Blow Ye Winds High-O, etc. The other set is a random survey of such Americana as Ground Hog ("Up comes Sal with a snicker and a grin, Ground Hog grease all over her chin...
Because West Coast maritime comings & goings are no longer published, a complete log of affected ships is unobtainable. But veteran shippers knew the log included several World War I Hog Islanders, at least four luxurious ocean greyhounds, a few new Maritime Commission C-2 and C-3 cargo boats-some on their maiden voyage. Some specific cases...
...repeal of the Act, the Administration forces must wait and time their vote on Section 2 from two cues: the size and promptness of the vote on the ship-arming ban, and the success of opposition arguments in influencing public opinion. Once more, the War Congress has been hog-tied by the President's incurable habit of double talk, of trying to let the American people down easy on the one hand, and to defeat Hitler on the other...