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t>ACm 2 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1944
BANK OF AMERICA IN NEW LOCATION
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Official Treasure Island publication distributed every Saturday without cost to the
officers, enlisted men, and employees of Treasure I sland. All communications and s
contributions should be directed to The Editor, Welfars and Recreation Departmen t.
Treasure Island, San Francisco; California, Phone : EXbrook 3981, Extension 59.
By R. E. Johnson, Y3c
CAPTAIN R. W. OARY, USN
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution. Center Ack-Ack Sharpshooters
The British anti-aircraft gun-
LT. COMMANDER R. S. KIMBELL, U SNR
Wslfare and Recreation Officer - Public Relations Officer ners collaborating with eagle-
eyed RAF fighter pilots have been
STANLEY SOLOMON, Y2c, USNR doing a 4.0 job in beating back
Editor
Britain's current menace-the fly-
ing robot bomb. It is reported that
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1944 despite the Nazis' increased tempo
in catapulting the fantastic pro-
jectiles across the channel, only a
few robots have been able to get EMPLOYEES IN THE BANK OF AMERICA-Top Photo- (left to right) Leona.rd
~~ Suspended-Freedom .of Press Cormick, Laina Williams, Helen W. Trucano, Gladys Johnson, and Hugh Houston,
through_
Link, manager and assistant cashier in charge of the facility; Louise Berlin, Ruth Mc-
chief teller. Lower photo- scene as bank opens for business.
Allied Nations regarded Tur-
ke~•s sev~rance of diplo~ati~ ~e- Bank of America Now in New Home
lat10ns with Germany with mdif-
ference, for the time has come to The Treasure Island branch of the Bank of America is
mn TlttllE UIEWS pass when what this former Axis now located in its new home in the new Post Office build-
satellite does makes little difference ing. The bank is now centrally located on the Island, easily
one way or the other. accessible to all activities. The organization is located here
Even a sign of disunity within for the service of the enlisted personnel and officers, and
. h" t t h . b t d t Turkey has been a potential threat. all services found in any bank are offered to the naval per-
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D . h" t . th t d. h . t s Evidence to this fact was ascer- sonnel. Bankmg hours are from 1000 to 1500 on week days,
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urmg is we ve years m e en mg gunnery sc · 00 1 a an tained when the Anatolian News and from 1000 to 1200 on Satur-
Navy, Richard H. Dunfee, BMlc, Diego, he was transferred to Po_rt- Agency reported that th~ Turkish days. Leonard Link, who has had SEEING-EYE DOG
has served aboard almost as many land, Oregon, where, to put it into government had provisionally sus- · years of experience in banking, is
ships as he has fingers and has lit- his own words, "my life in the Navy pended the newspaper "Tan" be- in complete charge, acting in the GUEST OF T. I.
erally "sailed the seven seas." really began." cause it "persistently and systema- capacity of assistant cashier and To the surprise of one of the 1
Recently back from 20 months Leaving Portland i~ December, tically published articles and false manager. Hugh Houston is his guards who was making his roundsl
sea duty, he participated in some 1942, Guritz served as a gunner news calculated to incite the capable assistant. The staff also at the brig one night, a full-grown
of our Navy's heaviest engage- aboard a merchant citizens against each other." consists of five well-trained civi- police dog appeared out of thej
ments in the Pacific area, including vess-el which took ~ ·· ··· ·· · - -- lian girls who are always on their darkness, evidently in search of thej
the battle of Savo Islands and the him on a globe-circl- •; ..... · ... ~.· .. ·.·• . . I _San Francisco's Wise Move. . . toes when it · comes to ~ounting Security Office.
Gilbert and Marshall campaigns. ing mission touching . . .. . ·•·••• .,j It affords a keen source of satis- the correct amount of bills and Making her way through the
cu ,:,v,ay serviceman to
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The action that re- points in Australia, have knowledge of San Francisco's First Bank Here in 1943 the dog commenced making her-
mains most vivid in Egypt and Sicily. At wise move to pay tribute to The f J r s t Bank of America self well-liked by affectionately
his memory, how- Sicily occurred the America's "fighting sons of free- branch was opened on Treasure
action in which he
ever, o c c u r r e d at dom" with a San Francisco War Island June 22, 1943, and has been
and his group earned a commenda-
Guadalcanal. Th e Memorial to World War II. Al- located in the old Post Office
tion for "standing up" under fire.
battle in which he ready _plans are underway and building up until a few days ago
In the invasion at Syracuse, Sicily, practical ideas for this War Me- when it was moved to a more
took part turned the
tide against the Jap- Guritz' ship was subject to con- morial are being sought. by a com- convenient location. Both saving
anese at Guadalcanal, and was con- stant raids by German and Italian mittee of representative citizens and checking accounts are handled
sidered the largest surface engage- planes, the longest of which lasted who will judge the entries and by the bank and the deposits here
award the winner a $100 War on Treasure Island alone exceed a
ment in the Pacific war theatre of four hours. While the ship was not Bond given by The Call-Bulletin million dollars. Travelers' cheques
any that had been fought to that damaged badly, Seaman Guritz Everyone is eligible to submit sold by the bank amount to well
date. • says that in the worst raid, some suggestions and should mail them over $100,000 per month.
This affable Boatswain's Mate of the bombs fell close enough to to The Call-Bulletin War Memorial In an interview with your "Mast-
was reared on a farm in Indiana, shatter the gauges in the engine Editor. -- head" reporter, Mr. Link said, "It
and joined the Navy when he was 18 room. A nearby hospital ship was Rugged Performer is a pleasure to serve the naval
years of age. His plans for the fu- lost on the first night of the action. Arm-chair military strategists personnel of Treasure Island; I
ture include making Chief Boat- A pleasant, unassuming person, who underestimate the ; bility of cannot pay a high enough tribute
swain's Mate, because here's one Verne is a native of Beecher, a the Navy's Destroyer Escort be- to them for their excellent co-
man who is definitely making the small town in Illinois. His charm- cause of its tiny size may be sur- op-eration and satisfactory manner
Navy his career. Richard claims ing wife, to whom he has been mar- prised at the ship's ability to ad- in which they have conducted their
chess as his favorite leisure time ried for three years, is living in just itself to changing conditions. business affairs with us."
activity, and was always the undis- California while he keeps things in Recently, two officers of a small
puted champion of his ship. their proper place over at the Ma- destroyer escort told how their Captain Tasker
After taking a well-earned 40· teriel Storeroom at the Armed tiny warship spearheaded one sec- Lt. Commander Quinn is pictured above
with a "seeing-eye" dog who reported to
day leave, Dunfee reported back to Guard Center. tion of the invasion, performing Urges Systematic the security office.
Treasure Island, and is now "giv- When asked about his post-war tasks for which it had not been nuzzling up to everyone in sight,
ing them a bad time" as mustering plans, he smiled and said that he designed. They stated that destroy- Buying of Bonds apparently endeavoring to single
petty officer in Barracks "J" while had a little farm all picked out back er escorts are 50 per cent cheaper Immediately following the grati- out "someone in particular." Be-
awaiting reassignment to sea. duty. in his home state, and if you've ever than a destroyer, operate with
been to Illinois you'll see that he smaller crews, and are capable of fying response to the Independence cause of her well-trained · air and
Receives Commendation knows a good thing when he sees it. tasks a destroyer might have to Day "Extra" Cash War Bond sale, "tendency to lead," plus the special
Vernon H . Guritz, Slc, has seen I By the way, if you'll promise not shun. the Commanding Officer forwarded type of harness, it was assumed
to the Secretary of the Navy a that the animal was trained as a
action aplenty since entering the to tell anyone, his secret ambition
comprehensive report, including seeing-eye dog.
service September 23, 1942. After is to drive a rural mail route.
TINAPO Team Defeats photographs and poster reproduc- If anyone hears of news that
tions. I have seen the reply from might aid in reuniting dog and
Receiving Ship 6-5 the Navy Department, and noted master, will they please notify the
The Post Office softball team, Captain Eubank's enthusiastic Security Office. In the meantime,
better · known as the TIN APO comments. We must not rest now, until word comes from the Red
team, defeated the Receiving Ship however. We cannot stop here. The Cross, or the "Seeing-Eye Dog
team by a score of 6 to 5 in their systematic savings advantages Agency" in San Francisco, the
last game. This was an eventful that naval personnel glean from superb specimen of "man's best
game as neither team had had a War Savings Bonds is not all de- friend" will earn her keep by walk-
win to its credit until this game was rived from bond drives and special ing regular posts with the guards
played. campaigns. It is something that - "eight . on and sixteen off."
TINAPO battled its way to a must continue to be effective-and
spectacular victory over Receiving what more effective means than
Ship in the recent encounter after thru the registration of a regular, 9 Lb., 2 Oz. Boy
many defeats. A 5-4 lead was held systematic allotment, an allotment
by·• the opposing team until the that is so little felt at the time, Restores Normalc:y
but which pays such gratifying
.first half of the last inning when dividends at a later date. The time To Print Shop
TINAPO brought in two runs for
a 6-5 lead and then . held Receiv- for allotments is not during the The fast issue of "The Mast-
ing Ship scoreless in the last half. campaigns. Right now is the op- head" on Treasure Island suffered
The spectators cheered wildly at portune moment to register your a few errors due to the unstable
the impressing sight of the color- allotment, putting aside as much condition of Bill Byers, Prtr2c.
fully outfitted, 4.0 equipped as possible against the time that The cause of this unsettled frame
TINAPO team when it rnade its this cash will help fulfill your of mind was due to the fact that
first win. The team was neatly own personal post-war planning. I Bill was expecting the stork.
outfitted recently with dark red urge all personnel attached to this The panting stork delivered
sweat shirts and blue caps, plus a command to REGISTER AN AL- Larry Bruce Byers at St. Mary's
new s-et of gloves, ·bats and other LOTMENT-NOW. Hospital on August 4, 1944. Fully
- - equipment. The team is under the George c: Tasker, nine pounds and tw:o ounces of
Navy War Bond C11rtoon Service~
management of Ensign Maxine Captain, SC, U. S. Navy, Retired, bawling masculinity has brought
''Most of my pay is allotted to War Bonds so we can't go OUT Du Coty, and she says: "This is Coordinator, War Bond Sales, things to normalcy for Bill and
f9.1:_~A~l<2i@len4" / ~--_-_ - · -- - only our beginning." · NavTadcen. Delores Byers.