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PAGE 2 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1944
T-ASTHEAD
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offi cers, enlisted personnel, and employees of Treasure Island. All communications and
contributions should be dir ected to The E ditor, W elfare and Recreation Department,
Treasure I sland, San Francisco, California. Phone: EXbrook 8931, Extension 59.
COMMODORE R. W . CARY, USN It's Up to You!
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center With the steady increase of edu-
LT. COMMANDER R. S. KI MBELL, USNR cational opportunities offered to the
Director of Welfare and Recreation Bluejackets of the fighting fleet,
there is no logical reason to imitate
CLYDE F. BABB, Slc, USNR
Editor the old village philosopher who
said, "Sometimes I set and think,
ROBERT E. JOHNSON, Y3c, USNR, Associate Editor
and sometimes I just set."
Rex N. Olsen, Y3c, Mana,ging Editor Robert H. Perez, Cox, Sports Now, more than ever before, the
Cnrolyn N. Brown, Y2c, Waves Editor George J. Schechter. Y3c, Staff Ar tist Navy is concerned with helping ·its
(The Masthead uses Camp Newspaper Service Material) fighting fleet of enlisted men pre-
pare themselves for the post-war
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, NOV. 25, 1944 job opportunities which lie ahead.
Progressive measures were taken
by the Bureau of Naval Personnel
by assigning Educational Service
EDITORIAL- officers to organize off-duty study M. H. SMOTHERMAN, GM2c, is seen receiving the Port Director's
programs at advance bases and to Trophy from Lt. (jg) Si-dney E. Shuteran, Commanding Officer of the
winning Armed Guard Unit. Lt. Commander C. S. Fish, liaison officer
provide textbooks and other teach- serving the Port Director and Chartered Transport Pool Offices, who
.eea erune <J~ ships stopping there.
ing materials _to men attached to made the original presentation, looks on.
In addition to the new study op-
The third anniversary of the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor will portunities offered men of the great ARMED GUARD UNIT WINS
be commemorated ,in a variety o~ ways by Americans a t w ar. fleet, the Bureau has established
100 Educational Service Centers PORT DIRECTOR'S TROPHY
One of these, of p articular interest to Naval personnel, will I throughout the world ""'.here more
00
be Nav 's third annual Pearl Harbor Day extra cash W ar Bond th an : ,ooo _have re~eived class- it is necessary to develop the mili-
y room instructions during the past Continuous Preparedness tary efficiency to the highest pos-
sale, from December 1 to 7 inclusive. year. Wins Award For · sible degree.
The scales have been tipping steadily against the Nipponese * * * Lt. Commander Thomas Mack-
Ingenious Trends lin, USN (Ret.) , Executive Officer
who confidently expected, three years ago, to cash in on a With a heavy steel blade mounted Armed Guard Unit of the Armed Guard Center, started
in front, the bulldozer, America's
a quick and cheap blitz ag ainst an unprepared America . The The Port Director's trophy was the ceremonies with introductions
secret weapon, has played an im- presented to the Armed Guard of the winning ship and naval
drama has been played chiefly by the thundering salvos of war- portant role in turning the tide of Unit commanded by Lt. (jg,) Syd- members present. He explained the
South Pacific warfare by clearing
ships, the sudden death delivered by our fig hting and bombing ney E. Shuteran, D-V(S) , USNR, award was made upon the basis of
jungles, braving dangeroas swamps marks assigned by the Port Direc-
planes, and the relentless northward march of our versatile and quicksands to build roads and of a cargo ship at ceremonies tak- tor's inspections of Armed Guard
ing place at the Armed Guard Cen-
airfields on islands which Japanese
Marines toward Tokyo. ter recently. vessels from time to time at San
military experts considered im- This trophy, donated by Lt. Com- Francisco.
But behin:d these more spectacular contributions toward the passible to vehicles. The factors on which the inspec-
. The familiar tractor has a color- mander A. L. Weymouth, E-V(G)
end of the Jap menace h ave been a number of w eighty factors ful legend which tells of the action USNR, is awarded to the Armed tion party assigned the marks are
that have had a direct bearing upon final results. One of them seen while attacking a Jap pillbox Guard unit on troop ships, cargo as follows: proficiency in gunnery,
and . emerging with success which ships and tankers which receive 50 points; condition of battery, 20
has been the willingness of a free people to buy W a r Bonds until the highest merit based on pro- points ; smartness of personnel, 15
seems almost unbelievable. ficiency in gunnery, condition of points; condition of quarte!"s, 15
it hurts, to lend the Government the money with which to build Offspring of- the bulldozer, the battery, smartness of personnel and points.
"tankdozer"- a Sherman tank with
the ships and planes that are smashing the enemy's war machines, condition of quarters.
a big bulldozer blade mounted in
Attributing the winning of the
and to equip the fighting men w ho are slicing through the Jap front- has been added to the list of
Allied weapons. trophy by the ship to the continu-
defense perimeter. ous excellent condition of the whole Want to Save Money?
* * * unit, Lt. (jg) Shuteran said:
It has been very undram atic, this War Bond p arade. N o bands, Indians at 'Um Nazi Scalp "The unit's continued prepared- Don't Pal With Nazis
no fanfare, no excitement or medals or glory. But it h as, none- An exciting story of the Ameri- ness won it for the ship."
can Indian in the Armed Forces is Paris (CNS)- Gis in Germany
the-less, been a very essential part of our all-out plan of operation related by Burnett Hershey, writer Upon making the presentation found guilty of violating the reg-
and its contribution toward final victory is inestimable. for the American Mercury. The of the trophy, Lt. Commander C. ulation against fraternizing with
story pays him high tribute-" ... S. Fisk, Liaison Officer between enemy civilians face fines of from
This thought is behind the Navy's two annual cash W ar Bond the best damn soldier in the Army," the Port Director's office and the $25 to $65, a United Press front-
sales - that of Independence Day and the forthcoming Pearl one regimental commander called Navy Chartered Transport Pool, line dispatch reports. Chatting
him. His loyalty to America, his said that as the war progresses
Harbor Day. campaign. Each .campaign is .. pegged to an anni- the protection of the Cargo Ship with civilians is described as the
language which is . one code the $65 offense" by the doughboy. The
versary that h as an undying significance, and the Navy's response enemy can not crack, his muscular Class vessels becomes more dif-
ficult and hazardous. He pointed top commanders call it "unneces-
has indicated beyond question just where it stands with regard coordination, sensory perceptions. out that to provide the protection sary contact."
and calmness make him an A-1
to both anniversaries.
fighting man with the Army in Eu-
That is why it is anticipated that the Pearl H arbor D ay War rope and the Marines in the Pacific. LET HIM HA VE IT
What he has done to the Japs in
Bond sale this year w ill be a tremendous success. Even the pre- the jungles will make thrilling
vious record of $47,843,122 for a cash bond sale, set last Inde- reading when it can be told. ~-1 ~]
pendence Day, should be sutpassed by a considerable margin. * * ~ ~t''- tJY-:J
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It Can Happen Here -/✓-~,f>;'':,;t~J
One reason is that this will be peculiarly Navy's day. The Pearl Destruction and inconvenience • 4;"?.'" /
Harbor sneak attack sti:11 rankles within the heart of every Navy have been the inevitable result of
the robot raids. The Germans, who '.Et//-~
man, and the W ar Bond campaign commemorating that turning are the most industrious and
point in America's history will provide an excellent opportunity thorough people in Europe, are re- ~-:;
garded as being extremely danger-
for every Navy man or w oman, uniformed and civilian , to help ~-
ous. Ingenious and energetic, these __ ,...,.,.
avenge that attack. Hitlerites are making their last :.,.:,.'.'.:,
stand for their ideologies and are
In the July Fourth bond campaign, the personnel of this
sacrificing men, machinery and
station purchased a great many bonds. It was an outstanding war materials to carry on their des-
record, of which we are extremely proud. But our sights are perate fight against the Allies. Be-
cause they appear to be beaten,
raised in the impending campaign. We are out 'to break even
many Americans have become
the July Fourth record, and when final results are posted we satisfied, thinking that this side of
the Atlantic affords enough pro-
expect that we shall have set a new high m ark that w ill rank
tection and laugh at the possibili-
Treasure Island as one of the outstanding activities in the N avy ties of a robot attack on the con-
bond program. tinental United States. They say, ~ .
"It can't happen here." But the War
vidual gets behirtd the campaign and buys an extra bond. The such attacks by Germany entirely ~ ~ ,, '\" ~ /-'-0
That goal w ill not be reached, however, unless every indi-
and Navy Departments consider
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possible. It can happen here. g ' <,;)
limit of that purchase should be dictated only by one's ability to # .,'/ /// .-,,=m:t- ,·
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pay. Viewed from a purely selfish aspect, each bond bought rep~ Quote-worthy -~,,- ~
Pvt. George Klym, Yank soldier
resents a sound investment returning an attractive dividend. 1
just blinded by a Jap bullet in New
From the broader viewpoint, the extra bond you buy w ill Guinea: "Don't move me. Just
be a direct answer to the challenge of the Nipponese, and another show me where to shoot."
punch added to the crushing power that w ill soon overwhelm KEEP SOME $ $ STOWED AWAY
them and redeem the pledge we made three yea rs ago--to For An Extra Bond For ~tWmlfK t::r;:.:.~ -,,u,. --
avenge in full measure the treachery of the first Pearl H arbor Day. PEARL HARBOR DAY!
Paul F. Berdanier-:-Vnited Fe«tl're Sr ndi,;ate? Inc,