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U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center

VOL. 111- No. 42 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. DECEMBER 2, 1944

Harry . James an~· His 6il~e~ l rum pet to Broa~cast from l I.

PEARL HARBOR DAY BONI) CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY Coca-Cola "Spotlight
Treasure Island
Buy at Least an Extra $100 Bond Today! Bands" Program to Be
Pharmacy Now In
Presented at Theatre 3
New Location The official grand opening of
Treasure Island's Theatre No. 3 in
(Pictures on page 5)
the new Recreation Center block is
to be a gala affair next Tuesday
Every Navy hospital is night, December 5. Two shows will
proud of its pharmacy, and be given, one starting at 1800 and
· Treasure Island Hospital can another at 2130. The picture "Thirty
be doubly proud of its new Seconds Over Tokio" will be shown
and modern one. The original following the first stage show, with
the second stage show commencing
pharmacy was located in the
at 2130.
women's ward, and moved to
Harry James and his world fa-
its new location, the east end mous orchestra will be present at
of the Hospital Welfare Build- the dedicatory ceremonies and will
ing, the early part of AugnsL 1 give the official opening of this new
this year. show place a royal opening cere-
Much credit must be paid Duke mony. James and his orchestra are
Windsor, CPhM, USN; Dennis Bell, appearing through the courtesy of
PhM3c and Roddy Brunk, PhM3c the Coca-Cola Company a,nd will
broadcast the program "The Vic-
for planning and designing the in~ tory Parade . of Spotlight Bands"
terior. Because of the shortage of from the stage of the theatre over
help, most of the wor Jc they did the National Broadcasting System.
themselves. The only regret is that
Dennis Bell, the Indiana Pharma-
cist, couldn't have remained with the
hospital longer, but his untiring ef- TWO ALL-WAVE BOWLING TEAMS Navy Nurse Returning
forts in making the pharmacy what
it is today will long be remembered. PLAY FOR ARMED GUARD CENTER To Islands From
The pharmacy is under the direc-
Backed bythe spirit of the Armed
tion of the Property and Account- 1000 daily and called for by the Which She Escaped
Guard and with all ship's company
ing Officer Lt. D. S. Miller (HC), ward corpsman at 1400. Narcotics
USN. The present staff consists of are issued on ,rescription and behind them, gaily clad Waves are At Treasure Island awaiting
A. H. Windsor, CPhM, supervisor, signed for by the ward nurse. on hand reguiarly at the alleys of transporation which will take her
and two registered pharmacists: R. The pharmacy proper is com- the Treasure Island gymnasium to back to the Philippines, .is the only
Q. Brunk and W. J. Kenney. posed of three large rooms: First, demonstrate their talents for upset- Navy nurse to escape when the
On entering the pharmacy you the stock and display room, which J aps took the islands almost two
see two of the old-time apothecary is restocked weekly from the main ting the pins. While it is granted years ago. She is Lt. Ann A. Bern-
show globes that give it the colonial storeroom for daily issue. The dis- that their attractive red and blue atitus, daughter of Mrs. Margaret
atmosphere. pensing room where the prescrip- blouses do command attention, all Bernatitus of Exeter, Pa.
At both ends of this sunny ver- tions and stock solutions are filled. onlookers are immediately aware Lt. Bernatitus was· one of the 12
nurses attached to the· naval hos-
anda are two prescription windows The third is quarters ; for the of the polished style of playing the
pital at Canacao, on the island of
where the daily business is carried pharmacy watch, making this de-
out. The drug lists · are submitted partment a twenty-four hour ac- girls display. Luzon. When the bombing began
by the various activities prior to tivity. Representing the Armed Guard the staff was organized into operat-
Center for the first time in the ing teams who worked with Army
bowling league are the two Wave m~ical units in several scattered
teams-the Argupacs and the An- hospitals.
chorettes. Leading in the "A" On Christmas Eve of 1941, Lt.
league, the red - shirted Argupacs Bernatitus was with her team on
hav,e the high game of the season Bataan. When the evacuation order
with 586 and high series with 1743. came, she was the only Navy nurse HARRY JAMES
The blue Anchorettes lead in the to escape. The remaining nurses
"E" league. No spectacular players were taken prisoners in Manila. The Twentieth Century Gabriel
are noted in either of the teams Since that time she has had duty behind Hollywood's gilded gates is
and all averages run about parallel. here in the states, anxiously await- no long-haired, nightshirted herald
The same typical teamwork that ing the day the islands again raise of doomsday, mournfully polishing:
they use in their daily routine of the stars and stripes. With our men his horn in preparation for the
keeping the wheels humming over storming the beachheads of the is- greatest solo spot in musical his-
at Armed Guard is brought forth lands she is eager to learn the fate tory. Instead, he is a lanky, lean-
when the Waves turn out for their, of her friends. visaged lad who.has blown the gold
weekly bowling sessions. The Waves "I only hope our men make it as plating off six trumpets and ex-
will tell you that their bright shirts tough for the Japs as they made it pects to account for at least five
times that number before his wind
with the white lettering on the for us. We ·didn't have a chance, - and his lips-give out.
backs may also have something to but it's amazing how a human
do with their winning. All activi- being can carry on. Call it moral There have been million-dollar
ties on the Island have teams, but courage, faith, or just grim de- fingers and million-dollar legs, but
the only million-dollar lip belongs
only the Armed Guard W av-es have termination . . . whatever it is,
the distinction of playing in "uni- that's what we had to fight with." to America's hottest hornblower,
Harry James, who was featured in •
form." Lt. Bernatitus speaks from ex- the . recent technicolor musical,
Laurie Stassi, Y2c, is captain of perience when she says . . . "we "Bathing Beauty."
the Argupacs while Kay Eisele, need much more than the handful To maintain the educated em-
Y2c, heads the Anchorettes. of rice the Japs subsist on. It isn't
going to be quick, or easy to take bouchure which will bring howls of
admiration from Treasure Islanct'
the islands ... but this time we're
Welfare Department doing the chasing and the Japs are bluejackets and Waves, James has
become as reluctant as a schoolboy
And "Masthead" Offices doing the running!" (or Treasure Island sailor) to face
"I attended the wounded when
In New Location our n\.en were defending the islands. his dentist and his upper lip has
Saturday was moving day for the Now I want to be with them as. yet to feel the scrape of a razor.
Welfare and Recreation Depart- aggressors f" The show will q_e free and no ~
tickets are needed for those wishing
ment of the Training and Distribu- Lt. Bernatitus will go back on a
tion Center and "The Masthead." hospital ship, bringing aid to the to attend. As usual it will be the
"early bird that gets the worm."
All offices are now quartered on the wounded and liberation to the
~HOULDER TO SHQULDER are the two Armed Guard women's bowl- top · deck of the Recreation Center prisoners at Manila. Her greatest The new theatre seats 1511 persons,
ing teams. The red-shirt,ep:'Argupacs:' are seen at top, left to right: R. Building, No. 263, south of Nor-th hope is that "those girls will be so those wanting to see and hear
Chavez, L. Both, L. Stassi, H. McBride and D. Donham. Sister team,
blue-s~irted "Anchorettes" smile at the camera, left to right; J. Miller, Galley. "The Masthead" telephone able to return to the states on my the• famous band leader and his
B. Levine, P. Payne, M. Saltsman, I. Statler and M. Tempel. extension is now 69. · ship!" show will have to come early.