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PAGE4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1944
Personnel Reflect on •••••••••••••••••••••••• Filmdom's Celebrated NICHOLAS BROTHERS STARRED
ATTENTION
Navy When Military VOLLEY. BALL FANS!! Nicholas Bros. In Guest
Under sanction of the 12th
Courtesies Are Lax Naval District Committee, Appearance At T .I. Dance
the Athletic Co u n c i I an-
(This is what one Navy Com- nounces the organizati-on -of On Wednesday night, September
mand has to say about Military a Volley Ball tournament 13, the most modernistic gym-
Courtesies. It is applicable to all which is open to all personnel nasium in the Bay Area located on
Commands.) attached to some . activity Treasure Island was the grand set-
Naval personnel (enlisted men, within the Twelfth Naval ting for 1;4e second of a series of
women and officers) who are lax in District. dances sponsored by the Welfare
their personal appearance and mili- All men interested in a and Recreation Department of the
tary courtesies bring very unfavor- position on the Treasure ls- Naval Training and Distribution
able criticisms and reactions to land team are urged to try Center for the entertainment of the
those who do not wear the Navy out. Winning teams will be Colored Bluejackets who are sta-
uniform. awarded the Commandant's tioned here or awaiting assignment
Everyone knows it is unmilitary trophy and each member of for overseas combat duty.
for naval personnel to be outside the winning team will receive The gay and dashing color
buildings or on liberty without a an award, so sign up now!! scheme ' of the spacious gymnasium
hat. Everyone knows it is unmili- Any Command ,on the ls- with its lavish opulence of artistic
tary to walk with arms encum- land interested in entering decorations displaying skill and
bered so as to be unable to render a team, contact E. Foster, aesthetic taste enhanced the sur-
the proper salute at all times. ·sp(A)1c, for entry blanks roundings of this celebrated attrac-
All naval personnel, men and and all necessary details. tion. , ,
women, are therefore urged and Entries for Treasure ls- The torrid tunes and sizzling
requested to refrain from any con- la.nd must be received at the rhythms of the Treasure Island
duct in public that is not in con- gymnasium office before Sep- Swing band, led by hot-jazz pianist
formity with the best military tember 27 or they will n-ot be Samuel Allen, filled the air as the
standards. ' accepted. dance-crazed jitterbugs· and soft-
Each person wearing a uniform shoe dancers made merry at this
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is a representative of the United • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • gala· affair. Hot strains from the
States Navy and as such must be No More Bad brass section which featured Ed-
above criticism. ward Walker, stellar trumpet
Champagne-Nazis · artist, Raymond Brown, colorful
trumpeter and arranger, George
Top Hat Pleases Drank It All Matthews, brilliant trombonist who
was formerly with Louis Arm-
T. I. Audience The Nazis, during their occupa- strong and the late great Chic
(Continued from page 1) tion of France, drank all the bad Webb, set a fast pace for the dance
orchestra pit and turned old and champagne in the country - but fans while masterful drummer
new favorites into candidates for very little of the good stuff. Melvin Sanders and Albert Bartee,
any "Hit Parade." young and colorful sensational
This is what you saw if you were According to French sources, the drummer, alternated turns at the
at either performance of "Top Wehrmacht consumed 60,000 bot- "racked skins" to form the back-
Hat." What you dl.d not see were tles of champagne a day. "But they ground for the musical downbeats
the hours of rehearsal, the plan- didn't specify that it had to be good with rhythmic drumming and
ning and building of the stage sets, champagne," said one Frenchman, sharp ac'curacy.
the prop men and electricians and "and as a result, there is no bad Gracious senior hostesses and
all the hands who make the show champagne left in all France." winsome junior hostesses from the
possible. "Top Hat" was a success Bay Area- Oakland, Berkeley, and
because it was an "All-Hands" af- the metropolis of San Francisco-
fair. It just goes to pr,ove that be- were present i~ large numbers as
neath many a suit of navy blue Two cats were watching a tennis guests of the bluejackets and were
lies a wealth of hidden talent, and match. Said one to the other with a accorded a good time by those in
given a chance the Navy will, as tear in his eye, "My mother's in attendance.
usual, turn out a 4.0 performance. that racket." A semi-climax to the affair was
the jitterbug contest which was a
"dead-heat" between the Vivian
Fire Control Class 21 Win Award Robinson-Elridge Brossard and Ione
Bryant-Henry Short dance com-
binations. Each was awarded a
twenty-five dollar War Bond by
Commodore R. W. Cary, who was
present at the dance with other.
visiting celebrities.
The dance reached a star-
sparkled climax when the current
sensations of the West Coast, the
famous Nicholas Brothers, one of
America's greatest dance teams of
renown stage and screen fame, put
in a guest appearance for the en-
tertainment of the audience who
received their performance with an
appreciative and thunderous ova-
tion. The tap-stars rushed over to
Treasure Island between shows
where they were appearing with a
town-topping revue headed by
Helen Forrest at the Warfield
Theatre on the same bill with the
great Hollywood motion picture,
"Wilson."
Mrs. V. Nielson and Mrs. Jessie
T. Horn along with their assistants
added charm to the festive occasion
and were responsible for the beau-
tiful arrangements and the deli-
cious refreshments which were con-
tinuously served throughout ,the)
dance.
The next big dance is slated to
ta!{e place within the next six
weeks.
BOWLING CHAMPS-Top row, left to right-H. P . Walker, S2c; M. F. Henry, S2c ;
J . M. Koval, S2c. Bottom row, left to right-W. J . Huxell, S2c; E. T. Loustau, S2c;
J . R. Lind, S2c. Navy Won't Issue
ANTS Bowling Champs $10 "GI" Bond
T.· I. Gym Schedule
Going through the entire sched- The Secretary of the Navy has
(Enlisted Personnel) ule without a defeat, Fire Control decided that the Navy's War Bond
Class Class 21 made a clean·sweep of the program is functioning . efficiently
Activity Instruction Recreation bowling league to win the award on the present basis and there · is
of gold bowling balls. no necessity for the issue of a bond
Tumbling 0800:rnYo 0900~2100
J. R. Lind, S2c led the team with in the 'denomination of $10. The
Trampoline 0800-1700 0900-2100
an average of 166. The high game Navy, accordingly, will not issue
Judo 0800-1700 0900-2100 score for the team was 872, and the so-called "GI-Bond" either by
Wrestling 0800-1700 0900-2100 the team average per man was 156. allotment or for cash.
_Boxing 0800-1700 0900-2100 Leading the le.ague with a high The authorization of the small de-
game of 227 was T. J . Rymarcsuk nomination bond was made by the
Body Bldg. 0800-1700 0900-2100 SCREENLAND'S SENSATIONAL dance team of great repute, the Nicholas Brothers,
of the Gyro Compass school. Treasury Departrp.ent at the re- are shown in the above photo as they put in their guest appearance at the Treasure
Bowling 0900-2100 Island dance. Joe Soarez, Flc and lovely Winifred Collier of Brooklyn, N. Y., were
Plans are now under way for. a quest of the Army. For the present, caught by the alert photographer as they prepared to go into a, hot dance routine. The
R. Skating 1300-1600 new league which will start next the Army will issue . them only inset shows the hot trumpet section of the Treasure Island Swing band, left to right,
Page, Hogan, .Bandmaster Fitzpatrick, Brown and Walker, sizzling in rhythm while
1800-2030 week. under allotments. one of the famed Nicholas Brothers, bottom, let go in a, hot tap number.