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The reverent spirit of glad
· Christmas tidings will span the
war-torn horizon of belligerent
nations to hover over battle-scarred
American Yanks who are now
sacrificing their lives to make
"peace on earth and goodwill to-
wards men" more than words
spoken to incite a feeling of reli-
gious fervor during the Yuletide
season.
More than 15,000 copies of a
special booklet containing prayers
and hymns for Christmas services
are being sent to small Naval sta-
tions and to ships where there are
no chaplains or ministers.
The booklet, "A Christmas Serv-
ice," will be used as a guide for
Commanding Officers of isolated
units and smaller ships desirous of
conducting an appropriate reli-
gious observance on Christmas Day;
but are unable • to obtain the serv-
ices of a chaplain or civilian min-
ister. The program contains a gen-
eral order of worship,' the Christ-
mas story, and responsive readings
as well as a selection of familiar
Christmas hymns, with both words
and music.
Felix S. Oliva, Steward's Mate first
class; C. M. Lesh, Coxswain, and
Merle L. Rassmusson, ·gunner's
THE JUNIATA, last of the Navy schooners to disappear fr.om the bay. mate second class.
The· Zaca, well-known to the bay area, and the Juniata, both two masted Many officers now commanding
schooners, · have been doing wartime work for the Navy and are now
· being decommissioned, to be replaced by new fighting ships of the Navy. ships in the battle zones have re-
ceived valuable training aboard
A Proud Lady of the Sea Comes Home these vessels. For many of them
this tour of duty was the first time
they had seen the ocean. Practi-
Former German Schooner Has Completed
cally defenseless, but tile "reliable THIS LOVELY "CG SWEETHEART" Adel Schwetz, is waiting in New-
A Wonderful Job For "Our" Country watchdogs of the sea," these men ark, N. J., for V-Day and the return of H. A. Johnson, SK2c. "Rusty,"
stayed out for weeks at a time. as he is known to his shipmates, enlisted in the Reserve Coast Guard in
They have lowered the naval ensigns on two proud ladies It's men like these who have 1942 and is now activ-ely employed in thinking about his next leave .. .
and seeing Adel!
·
of the sea at Treasure Island. The-two-masted schooners, the given our nation the experienced
Zaca .::_ San Francisco's own - and the Juniata, have been help aboard ships that was so tion, the ATC shipped 1,600,000
familiar to the people of the bay area for many years. Pleas- sorely needed at the outbreak of ATC Crossed Ocean pounds of war material and 760,000
the war. The bay area regrets the
ure yachts prior to being commissioned in the Navy, they passing of these picturesque two- 1200 Times in Month pounds of mail overseas.
have completed a 4.0 job at their wartime duties. They are masted schooners ... but the color
Washington (CNS)-Planes of GI Helps Wife Mail
now being replaced by Navy vessels built and equipped for and romance of these once useful
the A i r Transport Command Own Christ1nas Gift
this type of duty vessels has been supplanted by the crossed the Atlantic Ocean 1200 Salisbury, N. C. (CNS) - Sgt.
The crews of the two sailing ves- (USNR) of Windsor Drive, Ala- efficient, speedy, smoke- and gun-
sels are reconciled to the fact that meda, reported aboard as a War- belching ships of a wartime Navy. times during September, the , ATC Allen Hartman arrived home on a
has revealed. Aboard tile planes en 30-day leave from Trinidad. He
"steam is here to stay" as these rant Officer. Since that time he has
route to foreign war theaters were helped his wife pack his Christmas
new Navy ships replace them ... sailed her through waters familiar KEEP SOME $ $ STOWED A WAY 2900 passengers while around 2700 present, then mailed the package to
but it hurts to furl the sails on a to him in his civilian days. He For An Extra Bond For
beloved ship for the last time. sailed in the bay area as a hobby PEARL HARBOR DAY! wounded persons were returned to Trinidad. He'll find out what's in
the U .S.A. by the planes. In addi- it on December 25.
In peacetime, the Marina was an Zor many years and spent three
ideal spot for Sunday · sailing en- years on deep-water sailing ves-
thusiasts who saw the Zaca under .;;els. NEW MODERN PHARMACY OPENED HERE • • •
construction, preparing for voyages Warrant Officer Bernard Bendik-
to the _seven seas, and later, com- 3en (USNR) of 2340 16th Avenue,
missioned as a ship of the Navy. 3an Francisco, was a member of
The Zaca belonged to Templeton rempleton Cracker's original crew
Crocker of · San Francisco. It was md spent 10 years on the Zaca.
I..__,, the ship that took him and many At the age of 21 he sailed out of
noted scientists on memorable voy- 'forwa.y for Montreal, Canada.
ages to the South Pacific. Norking his way to the west coast,
-The Juniata was built in Ger- .1e sailed from Vancouver on a four-
many and was owned by Hans .nasted lumber schooner headed for
Winhelm Rohl, a construction en- '3outh Africa- 155 days from Van-
gineer who received considerable ~ouver to Capetown. He sailed all
notoriety in connectio_n with certain Jver the world and returned to
·governmental contracts. .::::alifornia in 1926. Since that time
These ships were purchased . b) .1e has been a familiar figure on
the Navy, the necessary conver- :he San Francisco yachting scene.
sions made and sent to sea a: · ::Jpon his enlistment in the Navy,
quickly as possible - in tile darh :1e was assigned to his old ship,
days of 1942 when any availabl( ~he Zaca, and later transferred to
ship was a Godsend to coastal· pa Juty aboard the Juniata, where he
trol. That these two schooners hav( ha$ served since 1942.
served so long and so weU is 2 Another old-time sailor is An-
tribute to the ships and the mer. jers J. Ratikainen, boatswain's
who sailed them. They have beer :nate first class, of 129 St. Mary's
decommissioned and will be turnec A.ve., San Francisco, who was also
over to the War Shipping Admin- l>orn in No_rway and sailed from
istration for disposal to privat( :here in 1923 for Halifax. He has
buyers. They are replaced by shipt 1ailed from the west coast for many
this area has helped to build . . . 1ears and shipped with Crocker on
fighting ships fully prepared to dea: ';he Zaca for n~ne years. Enlisting
with the enemy. :ri the Navy, he served 18 montlls
The skippers of the Zaca and thE 3,board the USS Nevada after she
Juniata have been friends for many .vas salvaged following the Pearl
years, they grew up in the samE Harbor attack. But a "battleship
neighborhood in Alameda. Lt. John is too big" and his first love was
A. Linderman (USNR) of 2850 a sailing ship, so it was a happy
Johnson Ave., Alameda, Command- day when he was transferred to
ing Officer of tile Juniata, has been Treasure Island and assigned to
sailing in the bay area and on coast the Juniata. He has been aboard
wise vessels for 22 years. He be- her for over 'a year. When the war
came skipper of the Juniata in Jan- is over he will return to his fishing
uary of 1943 .. . the schooner that boat at Astoria, Ore., his home in
tied up alongside his friend's com- peacetime.
mand at Treasure Island. Three members of tile crew have
Two years ago the skipper of the been aboard the Juniata since the PICTURE LEGEND (top, I. tor.) Brunk filling pre- macy Detail: W. J. Kenney, HA1c; Duke Windsor,
scription. Windsor with the quite frequent answer, ChPhM; R. Q. Brunk, PhM3c. Kenney at supply win-
Zaca, Lt. (jg) Herman J . Wendt day she hoisted the Navy ensign, "It's not on the supply table." ( Bottom, I. to r.) Phar- dow with supplies for Wave E. Waddington, PhM2c.