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* HOSPITAL GIRLS BOWL TO WIN * INaval Training

Schools Capt.MUTT
'Each of the war years has rep-
resented a period of prodigious ac-
complishments by the common
people at home as well as by the
men and women of the Armed
Forces, and, so now, this Christmas
season, a feeling pervades the
nation that peace on earth can be
the dim, not-too-distant

schools, with· their excel-
lent instructors and modern equip-
ment, played a prominent part in
this accomplish-
men t through
enabling naval
personnel to ac-
quire the "know-
how", skill and
confidence in
operating gyro-
compasses, anti-
aircraft g u n s ,
fire c o n tr o 1
equipment,
rangefinder op-
eration;- welding and the arts of
cooking and baking. These trained
men return to the Fleet competent
and capable of doing a better job
and thus hasten the day of victory.
As for the extra-curricular ac-
tivity of the students, they have
generously and regularly contrib- Captain Mutt,
uted 32 pints of blood twice a
t. I week throughout the year to the Australian Shepherd,
- Red Cross Blood Bank. They have
thriftily registered allotments- for No liberticide Canine
the regular purchase of war savings
bonds and, in addition, have added When the call "liberty party fall
to their nest-eggs for the future by out for inspection" is sounded,
cash purchases of more bonds in Captain Mutt leads the wild
the Independence Day and Pearl scramble.
Harbor Drives. For Captain Mutt is an Aus-
It has been a great personal tralian shepherd and, according to
satisfaction.and pleasure for me to his owner, Bruce A. Young, MM3c,
work with such a fine group of USN, of Hillsboro, Ore., is strictly
TWICE A WINNER was Phyllis Parsons, PhM2c, who won two of the
individual bowling trophies, and is seen at top receiving award from the young people as those I have been a "liberty hound."
Commodore. Parsons, Commodore Cary and Ens. May Hanson are seen associated with here on Treasure "On Captain Mutt's first liberty "WHAT A TIME I HAD IN TIP-
at bottom following the presentation of awards. Island and I wish a Merry Christ- in San Francisco," Young recalled, PERARY" muses Capt. Mutt as he
mas to you, kind reader, and to all "he was AOL for six days. When looks at the globe and remembers
Treasure Island Nurses Take Tournament the officers and men and women at he was finally picked up by the romance in far away places. Inset
Bruce Young, M M3c,
USN,
this activity, naval, coast guard Shore Patrol, they threw him in the is
Commodore R. W. Cary officially Whites," took first place, and the and civilian, be they instructors, brig over at Yerba Buena Island. owner of Capt. Mutt.
ended the women's bowling tourna- hospital Waves, otherwise known as students, ship's company or civll At the time he had a rating of
ment when he presented trophies to the "Doc-ette Spotters," brought in service workers, and to their Ship's Cook, Third Class, because
the winners after the final "bowl- a close second with the other three families. of his ability to put away the chow. 'Furloughee Challenger'
off" last Friday night. The hospital teams placing as shown by the fol- J . H. Falge, Commander, He went up before the skipper, and
nurses' team, the "Black and lowing figures. USN (Ret) Commanding was busted to a seaman first and Operated for GI' s Only
Officer Naval Training restricted for a week." Inaugurated on December 4, the
Pts. Gms. Won Lost P.C. Pin. Av.
"Black and Whites" 13 12 10 2 .833 5962 497 Schools. Captain Mutt's naval career is Southern Pacific Company is now
"Doc-ette Spotters" 11 12 7 5 .583 6609 551 colorful. He wears a harness which operating an all-coach train from
"Pepsins" 8 12 6 6 .500 5646 481 In the recent Pearl Harbor Day is studded with 22 metal five San Francisco to the east for the
"Anchorettes" 5 12 4 8 .333 5829 486 pointed star shaped tags. Where movement of military personnel._
''Stragglers" 3 12 3 9 .250 4911 409 War Bond Drive, N.T.S. realized some sailors will have the names
65 per cent of its quota. Actual Civilians will not be assigned
Ensign 'M. L. Eckes accepted the tained by the winning commands, cash collections totaled $11,000. of the ports they hit tatooed on space on this train except that a
winner's trophy and Phyllis Par- while the individual trophies are the Each student was contacted indi- their arm, Captain Mutt has the service man or service woman may
sons collected the runner-up award. permanent possessions of the win- vidually. Special credit for their names of the places he's made a secure space for their immediate
Following the presentation of ners. efforts is due the following men liberty stamped on the metal tags. families, when the member of the
team awards, Commodore Cary These awards were the first to .be who acted in the capacity of War Some of those tags read of places armed service is actually accom-
gave individual trophies to Ensign presented to any women's team on Bond salesmen: R. B. Fletcher, like Guadalcanal and Tulagi, where panying them to destination.
May Hanson of the "Black & Treasure Island, and the interest CEM(AA); W. J. Wolford, FCR2c; Captain Mutt was wounded in The train, which consists of
Whites" with a high game of 217, and sportsmanship shown by all action, a piece of Japanese shrap- coaches only, leaves San Francisco
H. L. Castle, EMlc(T); and M. G.
and to Phyllis Parsons, PhM2c, of participants will aid materially in Blank, Jr., FG2c. nel hitting him in the shoulder. Ferry at 1830 daily. Diners will be
the "Doc-ette Spotters," for both the promotion of a large and in- There are other tags-Pago Pago, provided for meal service.
the high individual series of 503, teresting women's · athletic pro- Sydney, Melbourne, Freemantle, Reservations must be secured in
and the high individual average of gram. Moumea, Port Vila, Esp i r i tu advance, in line with present prac-
153. The team awards will be re- New Wave Transfer Plan Santos. tice on the "Challenger," and all
Young told of the time when he Southern Pacific offices in San
A new directive issued by the and the dog were at the Klamath Francisco and Oakland will have
T. I. Sailors Sing Bureau of Naval Personnel estab- Falls Air Station. The dog was an allotment of seats.
lishes a policy of redistribution for given the run of all civilian and
With Symphony enlisted women of the Women's Re- Navy transportation.
serve who have been stationed in "It was funny," Young said, "Z-1-P . . . !!"
Eight Navy men, of the Chapel the same area for two years, exclu-
to get. Just about every day at That Was St. Nick
Choir sang a _group of carols with sive of recruit training and train- "how that dog could tell what bus
members of the San Francisco
ing in service schools. Surveys of 1630 he'd run out and jump into
Opera Company and Symphony With all Christmas parties given
personnel will be made quarterly the bus, sitting in the seat and 1
Orchestra last night at Theatre No. on Treasure Island, Santa Claus
and Waves will be permitted to looking out the window just like
1. Bluejackets R. Zobel, J. Tre- was yesterday a very busy gentle-
request transfers, designating pref- any other sailor going on liberty.
maine, M. Wilson, G. Dodd, J . Dev- man.
ereaux, A. Zylstra, A. Honey and H. erence for new districts, but as- And at midnight he'd catch the In fact he had to be so many
Folkins shared the spotlight at the signment to the preferred area is right bus back to the Air Station." places at the same time that he
big Christmas party. not guaranteed. "One time," Young continued, was not actually seen.
"there was a Shriner's Convention
WINNERS OF Treasure Island in town. Captain Mutt temporarily But over at the Degausing Range,
Women's bowling tournament were disrupted the meeting until they the rotund emissary of good cheer
hospital nurses. Ens. M. L. Eckes was reported to have been seen
Carolers Bring receives trophy for the team. French Resorts Become had fed him and he met everyone hungrily devouring a golden brown
there; then he left and came back turkey drum stick in true Henry
"Id d
. Yuletide Spirit S d B eWI ere Rest Centers for -Gls to th e Air st ation." VIII style. The turkey was part of
We es
Captain Mutt has his own service
Christmas caroling by T. I. per- • b FRANCE {CNS)- As a form of record, health record, "dog tags" the festivities at the Degausing
sonnel is scheduled for Christmas By Jitter ug Joes reve~se Len~-Lease, _the French are and I. D. card. He wears the Range.
Eve when familiar holiday carols STOCKHOLM (CNS) - U. S. openmg their classiest resorts to Asiatic Campaign ribbon with one One of the tags on the dog's
will be heard around the island. aviators interned in Sweden have battle-blary Gis as rest centers. star and the Purple Heart Ribbon. harness is his "marriage license" to
Stopping at Commodore Cary's, introduced jitterbugging to Swedish According to focal sources, Young obtained the dog in four "girls". One was an unidenti-
the theatres, the hospital and var- girls. France is turning over resort hotels Perth, West Australia, where the fied bird dog.
ious activities, they will bring the "I assume," remarked a by- in the French Alps and on the dog was born three years ago. At There is one tag that shows at
Navy men and women of Treasure stander after watching the gyra- Riviera to 24,000 Yanks. _Hotel that time the dog could be carried heart he is a real sailor-
Island a traditional holiday greet- tions, "that they get married after- space in Paris also is being made in the pocket of a peacoat. Now he "Please feed me - A l w a y s
ing. wards." available for war weary soldiers. tips the Fairbanks at sixty pounds. hungry."