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We can think of no better way to
start this week's column than with
sincere congratulations to. those
fortunate few to whom December
1 brought the right to wear the
coveted first-class rating. Those
Waves who now wear three stripes
deserve our best "well-done."
"Shovin' Right Off" ...
First Treasure Island girls to
take to sea seem to be members
of the supply corps. Storekeepers
2c Natalie Neff and Vera Stream,
who are now on leave, will report
for overseas duty when they re-
turn. Nan Goeller and Grace Mor-
gan also SK2c have been trans-
ferred to Alameda awaiting further
transfer to overseas bases. If our
AT SHIP'S SERVICE No. 1, members ,of the San Francisc,o Naval Of-
ficers' Wives Club wrap packages on Wednesdays and Fridays for wait- sea-going mates will be good
ing sailors. enough to drop us a line and tell
all about their travels abroad, you
hundred daily, since then thousands may be sure that their letters will
Navy Officers' Wive; of packages have passed through be reprinted here.
Aid Red Cross In Yule their now-veteran hands. "Goin' to Dance With the Dolly" ..
Many sailors, baffled by the Last Saturday night found the
Wrlipping Proiect problem of selecting presents for Army playing host to fifty of our
their loved ones, ask the officers' Waves at a dance held at Fort
Treasure Island sailors with wives to act as gift counselors for Barry. On the way home the Waves
Christmas gifts for their wives, them. The ladies kindly oblige. One compar-ed notes and decided that
blushing seaman wanted their ap- while their hearts belong to the
girls, .families, and friends are being
proval before he , sent his sweet- Navy, there really was something
given a helping hand by the Naval
heart an engagement ring he had in the old saying, "there's some-
Officers' Wives Club of San Fran- purchased. Another wished to know thing about a soldfer." However, ,
cisco in cooperation with the Am- if the necklace he had bought was to balance the ·scales, forty of the
erican Red Cross. Until Christmas, suitable for a 'tan girl. girls went to the LCI base at Al-
bany last night and now they are
members of the club will be aboard The volunteer wrappers too have
two days a week at the wrapping felt the impact of the directive agreed that "those bluejackets
really know how to show a girl a
desks in Ship's Se·rvice No. 1 to which prohibits the wearing of tail- good time." There you have it, and "SWEET DIXIE-BELLE" is charming southerner, Miss Mildred Man-
or-made dress blues. Doz.ens of the nes. ~ack Cohen, S2c, fr,om Radio Materi,el, has picked her as a fitting
gift-wrap and wrap for mailing you can take your own choice as
articles which the officers and en- outia:wed uniforms were brought to to whether it's the Army or the candidate for our glamour collection. She is from Baltimore Md and in
his opinion, she would be "so nice to come home to."
'
.,
, listed men bring, to the desks for them to be prepared for shipment Navy. ,,
home. Said one wistful bluejacket
this service.
Wednesday and Friday from 1030 who had just bought such an out- "Here Comes the Bride" .. Good Jobs After War
fit only to learn he might not wear The Treasure Island Chapel, long
to 1615 the officers' wives are busy
with gay Christmas tissue and rib- it: "It's such nice material I'm a favorite with Wave brides, was Predicted for Seabees
the scene of another Navy wedding
bons, with twine, corrugated paper. writing Mom and Sis to make
and wrapping paper provided by themselves clothes out of it." when Helen Zigler, Y2c, became the Washington (CNS)-The train-
bride of · Charles Casper, BMlc. ing Seabees receive should qualify
the Ship's Service Department. On Wrapping is only one of the
Helen is from South Bend, Ind., them for good jobs after the war,
other days this work is capably many activities of the Naval Of-
handled by the Red Cross. while Charles claims Lansing, Commander S. E. Mitler told a
Undeterred by the prospect ~f ficers' Wives Club- they maintain Mich., as home. Both are attached recent meeting of the American
Our personnel officer, Lt. Charles
s,:>re fingers, the two cr.ews of five a war bond booth in front of the to the Armed · Guard Center, Pa- Merchant Marine Conference. J. Shields, has an added responsi-
ladies each, first turned to during Tele-News Theatre in San Fran- cific, and met while on duty there. With American foreign trade
bility now that the GI Bill of Rights
the week of October 21, the .cisco, prepare packages for sailors Like many Navy girls, Helen was after the war likely to be plenti- has become a working organization
.Wednesday group being headed by at advanced base hospitals, knit for married in uniform and wore dress ful, Commander Mitler said, there for all service men and women. The
Mrs. Robert Fahs, with Mrs. R. J. the Red Cross, paste up scrap- whites, while her attendants pro- should be ample opportunity in th-e advantages offered under this new
Preston captaining the Friday books for the USO, and lend a hand vided the perfect, complement by ranks of longshoremen for Seabees bill are explained to discharged per-
wearing Navy blue. "who have already proven their
workers. At the rate of. several wherever they can. sonnel before they are given their
Word comes to us from "top- worth and properly served their
discharge papers. In this way they
side" of another bride. One of appr,enticeship."
"Miss War Loan"Undrapes for the Boys Treasure Island's favorite Waves, are made a:ware of the special serv-
Mary Dunn, Ylc, went home on ices offereq them and are aided in
their adjustment to civilian life.
-~--::::-::--:--:===-----=----------,-,::-.__-----~- leave and found the end of the We Hear ...
, ··"'-"'- rainbow. The date was December One of the quote-worthy inci- Any questions the personnel of this
• ' · ' l'\AY 6, the time 1800, the lucky man, dents of the week occurred at the command may have concerning the
PEARL HARBOR V . · ¾,._ Ens. George E. MacDermitt. Mary Island Post Office. A sailor ap- GI Bill can be answered by the
(JIS// WAR. /301/D ·" met George when he was Chief proached Wave mailman, Pat personnel officer in the Administra-
Clerk of Training Personnel Ac- Younkin at the stamp window with tion building.
tivities for Training c~nter. Evi- the request to purchase a duck- Di Dah Dit Corner
dently absence made the heart grow hunting stamp for the current sea- News From Our Ships- While on
fonder for after doing his tour of son. He was refused with regret. leave, Chief G. H. Owens, USN, of
sea duty, George came home. What "Honestly," .said Pat, "he was ab- Magee, Miss., married Alice Bro-
were the results? Now one of the solutely serious." , cato of Isola, Miss. Chief Owens
sweetest telephone voices on.Treas- These are busy day.s• at the has had eighteen months of sea
ure Island be,longs to Mrs. George Hostess House. With all the wrap- duty and has just earned his first
hash mark. His shipmates say "he's
E. MacDermitt. The details will pings provided, many of the boys
the best cook any of us have ever
have·to wait for Mary's return, but are gathering their gifts together
run into." Perhaps he has some
it would seem to prove that the and then with their packages in
cooking lessons to give the Mrs.
good thing~ are not all rationed. hand they set out with their fa-
There are several men to be con-
"She'II Do It Every Time" . . . vorite Wave for the Hostess House gratulated on the new crows . they
Lt. Commander Thomas Macklin, and the wrapping table. That
Executive Officer of the Armed "woman's touch" seems to be in- are wearing: Paul · J. Mikulcik,
RM2c, USN; Bernard I. McCoy,
Guard Center, made a bet. with him- dispensable and while the boys RDM2c; F. W. Ellenbury, SKlc,
self. Up to a few days ago it had watch, the girls add a bow here and
USNR; Minor H. Johnson, BM2c;
never been his privilege to receive a sticker there for the folks at Wally Czajkowski, WT2c; Oscar
a salute from a junior wave officer home. A very worthwhile service,
,Cabness, RDM2c, and Rubert Soud-
while on the streets of San Fran- if we may say so. der, SM2c. Lt. William S. Perry,
cisco. He made a wager that the The mess-hall color scheme is to USN, recently returned from a well
first time he was thus saluted he be yellow with ivory trim, just in
earned leave, his first in five years.
would make a $5 contribution to case you have been watching the
charity. While. walking· on the city transition, and any day now it will
streets last week he was ap- be finished. Other plans and addi- Memphis street sign: No U-all
proached in the opposite direction tions are also part of the plan for turn.
by our charming Wave Bond of- the future, but as the tim{:!-honored
fleer (now. Lt. (jg)), Ens. M.A. · expression says, "it all takes time."
Pabian. Miss Pabian gave Mr. Quote ,of the W,eek DRIVERS WANTED
Macklin a $100 smile, and -in his It is not our intention to fill this Women wanted to drive
opinion, one of the smartest saltit-es column with jokes, but Winnie the buses, trucks and sedans.
any · senior officer ever received Wave pulled off one for the record PrivatE;! car experience re-
IN A REVERSE demonstration ,of that well-known art "Miss Sixth from a saluting junior. If Miss this week. She says that "many a quired. Over $8.00 per day
War ~oan" has st up her stand on the company street ~ver at Radi,o Fabian will indicate her choice of sailor who joined the Navy to be a while training. Call Treas~
Mater1~I Sc~ool. The system is this: Every time bond purchases reach a worthy charity, Lt. Commander leader of men has ended up by ure Island Transportation
a certain point, another ,of her draperies are removed. In other words, Macklin will make immediate con- being a follower of women." Isn't Pool, EX 3931, Extension 39.
when the RMS quota is r,eached, the boys will have something •besides
shrubbery to look at ,on the way to classes. Come on, guys, "take it off!" tribution. it so?