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PAGE 6 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1944
Recreation Center to
Port Director's Award Ptesented . .. ~:!~?.:~!~!:!~~!::!!!?.:-~:~:;]
Be Opened Here
Tuesday, December 21
(Continued from page 1)
classes, wood and linoleum block
printing, and the very decoration
and furnishing of the room itself.
Part of the room will be screened
off to form a sewing room for the
Waves. Those interested in the
above activities should confer with
Mrs. J essie T. Horn, Director of
Activities, whose office is located
on the lower deck to 'the right of
the main en trance.
Furnished in perfect taste, the
upper hall is the essence of every-
thing that is modern in color and
design, On either wall is a huge
cut-out map depicting the Euro-
pean and Pacific theatres of war.
On the west end of the building,
topside, is the new 12,000-volume
library, with books and magazines
C. C. CROWDER, BM1c, shown receiving the P,ort Director's Trophy covering every subject from stamp
and the Port Director's Chartered Transport Tr,ophy from Lt. Com- collecting to electronics. A popuiar
mander M. A . Grayson, Naval Troop Commander of a tr,oop-transport feature is a newspaper room with
class ship, at ceremonies in the Armed Guard Center recently. Left to
right: Captain J. H. Barnhart, Master ,Of the ship; Lt. W. W. Hall, Gun - a collection of at least one paper
nery Officer; B.oatswain'·s Mate Cl"owder; Lt. Commander Grayson ; from each of the 48 states.
Commodore M. S. Davis, Port Director, 12th Naval District, who made Soon to be added to the library
p,resentation; Henry Grady, President, American President Li•nes; an•d are perman~mt files of bound per-
Commander E. D. Flaherty, C,ommanding Officer, Armed Guard Center
Pacific. iodicals including a complete file
of Life Magazine from its incep-
tion and a collection of National
Geographic Magazines dating from
1918. The well-lighted room has a
seating capacity of 500 ·and is
finished in a soft green.
Across the hall from the library
are the administrative offices of the
Welfare •and Recreation Depart-
ment and the new Masthead offices.
Also located on the top deck are
two 16 millimeter projection rooms
to be used for _showing informal
SO NICE TO COME COME TO is blonde-haired June Looney ,of William-
travel and educational films as well so,n, W. Va. That's what Tom Vincell thinks, and we chorus a hearty
as those for training purposes. aye·. Although this blue-eyed beauty works in the Williamson Post
To be inaugurated at the first of Office, she can't get Tom's letters soon ,enough, and so they make the
the year are regular classes in l,ong-distanc-e wires hum regularly.
bridge-p_laying instruction and the
study of Spanish. dressing rooms for officers and
WIVES AND FAMILIES of officers of the tr,oop-transport class ship New Theatre Now in Operation men. It is planned that once a week
awarded the' Port Di rector's Chartered Transport Trophy and the Port The new Treasure Island Theatre enlisted pers_onnel will be permitted ~~$MRONTIER
Director's Trophy pose proudly with their husbands and fathers after to bring guests.
ceremonies held r-ecently at the Armed Guard Ce<nter. Left to right: No. 3, _ located just east of the ~~~~
Mrs. Benson and ChBos'n C. C. Benson; Miss Johnso,n, Lt. Commander Welfare Building, embodies the The other pool, the largest of
C. F. Johnson and Mrs. J,ohnson ; Mrs. Grayson and Lt. Commander most modern equipment for the its kind on the Pacific Coast, will and
M.A. Grayson; Mrs. Barnhart and Captain J. H. Barnhart. Holding cup be used for swimming classe~ and LOCAL DEFENSE
a.re, l.eft: Ma,ster Carroll Be·nson and, right, Miss Nancy Grayson. efficient projection of motion pic-
tures. To insure your enjoyment of to give naval personnel training
in abandon ship techniques. Called
latest films shown seven nights a We're glad to see that Walter E .
the Combat Tank, it is of official
Two Trophies Presented Half Million Dollar week are up-to-date accoustics and "Red" Gibson, the tall, lanky red-
scientific seating arrangement. Olympic dimensions, being 164 head in the P ersonnel Office, has
To Naval Unit of Improvements to Expand The building is finished in grey- feet in length and 75 in width. The been awarded his third class yeo-
program scheduled was devised by
white furtex, a new material which man crow. . , Announcing the ar-
Troop Tr~nsport Naval Hospital, Oakland makes echoes virtually non-exist- Chief Specialist (A) "Sandy" San- rival of Bruce ~tanbury Forsch!
ent. Flanking the two entrances ford, Twelfth Naval District diving On December 8, 1944, a son was
Paralleled to a double-barreled More than half a million dollars from the spacious lobby of the 1511- ~hampion, who will mentor tank
activities. The men will be in- born to Lt. •and Mrs. Peter D.
shot-gun by Commodore M. S. Da- in improvements and additions seat structure is a broad balcony, 3tructed in survival swimming and Forsch, USNR. Lt. Forsch is a
vis, Port Director of the Twelfth planned for the U. S. Naval Hos- slanted just enough to insure board duty officer and his fellow
Naval District were the two tro- pital at Oakland will increase fa- proper vision. other methods of self-preservation officers report "the father is do-
a.t sea. Life-saving tests will also
phies presented to the naval unit cilities for Naval dependents and Enhancing the blue upholstery ing nicely!" .. . FLASH! Slacks
for women service personnel, used on the seats throughout are be given.
of a troop-transport class ship com- have invaded the plotting room.
Twelfth Naval District Headquar- the cool grey colors of the attrac- · Interesting is the fact that these
manded by Lt. Commander Mark tanks are monolithic poured con- ·while the Waves on duty in Op-
ters has announced. tively appointed stage, 'fhe grand
A. Grayson, USNR, at ceremonies Construction of nine buildings, at drape, sc;:wloped gracefully across ~rete. They are earthquake-proof, erations were wearing the regula-
in the Armed Guard Center lounge least five of which will be utilized the top of the stage, is in blue, buff a.nd built to carry the weight of the Jion skirt, all ships theoretically
recently. as wards, will commence in Decem- and gold. water they hold on the unstable destined for the Northwest Pa-
cific had been appearing on the
The Port Director's .Chartered ber. Three general wards with spe- A ·sleek modern appearance is rreasure Island soil.
Transport trophy and the Port Di- cial space for trnatment and care maintained throughout the building Salt water will be used in the plotting board in the South Pacific.
rector's cup signifying a merit of, of women service personnel, one through the use of built-in lighting pools, and the plant includes a Now that slacks have invaded the
plotting room, the girls are able
84.7 points each for the unit were ward for women .officers and one fixtures, simple construction lines, huge filtering system to process
to climb the ladder to plot ships
·the two awards made at the cere- prison ward will augment the hos- and unpretentious interior deco- it. The water will be drawn fro·m
in their proper places in the North-
monies. pital's existing f·acilities. An expan- ration. To keep you· cool ,and com- the Bay and chemically treated four west Pacific--'without fear of em-
Upon receiving the cup presented sion of the outpatient department fortable are several ventilation fix- times daily at a vate of 115,000
by Commodore Davis, Lt. Com- will increase surgical and medical tures dotting the ceiling, gallons per hour. In charge of barrassment! Who said slacks had
no place in the War Effort? . , .
mander Grayson expressed his facilities by one ward, allowing a 50 Movies at this third Treasure pumping and filtering operations Incidentally, these Waves have
thanks for the splendid cooperation per· cent increase in facilities for Island theatre start at 1800 and is Chief Machinist's Mate John what looks like an algebraic equa-
of the men in his command. Naval person11ei dependents. are continµous through two per- I Burch. tion tagged after their names, the
"All men on the ship shared in In addition, a new wing will be I formances. "This is one, of the finest plants
the good work," he said. He ex- added to the maternity ward. New Athletic Plant I have ever been in during my 37 new Specialist rate, "Sp(X)3c(QM)
(T)" ! ... One evening about dusk,
plained that without the men's Treasure Island's v,ast new ath- years' experience in the Navy,"
ability to "share and share alike," letic plant, located across from the Chief Burch commented. the Golden Gate Bridge was vis-
it would have been imp~ssible to Veteran Now Has 90 Athletic Field, is one of the won- The gymnasium, with a seating ited by a huge formation of enemy
have gotten such an.honor. ders of the Navy world of sports, capacity of 1500, has three basket- dive bombers . . , or so an alert
young Ensign aboard one of our
Saying t~at he ~~s p_ar!icula:ly Days to Ask for Joh for it houses two swimming pools, ball courts, and one practice court. "Yippee's" thought. Was his face
proud of h1S close assoc1at1.0n with · a gymnasium, dressing spac~,.for There are also volleyball courts, red when the word came back .
the Armed Guard men, Henry President Roosevelt has signed 1200 persons, 12 bowling alleys, badminton, boxing rings, speed
"they're long beaked Pelicans!"
Grady, President of the American legislation extending from 40 to 90 and a completely equipped condi- bags, and other equipment.
President ·Lines, operators of the days after discharge the time in tioning and training room. The 12-lane bowling alley will be arm of the letter represents the
winning ship, gave a spirited short which a veteran of the present war In line with the modern trend a happy spot for the kegl-ers. The hardening of men for combat, while
talk on naval •and merchant -marine may apply for re-employment in toward prefabrication, sections of alleys will be open 0900-2100 daily. the other symbolizes the recrea-
cooperation. ·his pre-war job, The legislation al- the building were constructed in League competitidn will be formed. tional aspect of cushioning them
Besides members of the crew's lows a hospitalized veteran to make the shops of the Standard Building Lt. A, N. Higgins, Director of the against the emotional and psycho-
families and naval officials from application for . re - employmef!t Company of San Francisco, trans- Physical Fitness and Training logical str,ains of total war."
the _Port Director's office, guests within 90 days after his release ported to Treasure Island, and as- Division, will supervise the new Although the plant was con-
included: Eugene Hoffman, Public from the hospital, provided he was sembled. athletic plant. structed by civilian workers, it owes
Relations; W. J, Bush, Vice-Presi- not hospitalized more than one One pool, 105 feet long and 50 "I believe we offer as diversified much of its splendor and sparkle
dent and Operations Manager; Rus- year. feet wide, is to be used for recrea- a program of physical fitness ac- to the efforts of members of the
sell Lutz, Executive Vice-President tional swimming. It runs in depth tivities as may be fopnd anywhere Physical Fitness Division, who
and Captain W. Pearch, Marine Santa Claus is the only man who from -four to eleven feet. In easy in this country," Lt. Higgins stated. turned to with sand paper and
Superintendent, all of the Ameri~an can run around with a bag all night access to the pool are dressing "I always think of our purpose in paint brush to give it the finishin~
President Lines. and not get talked about. rooms for Waves and nurses, and the shape of the Victory ·•v•. One touches .