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                                                                                            THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7,  1944            PAGE 7
   Demonstrates  Meat  Separation  Theory  Chief  Richards  ·                                [
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                                                              Demonstration  On  T. I.                                    The  Di-Dah-Dit Corner
                                                                                                                            Di-Dah-Dit . . . Roger.  That par-
                                                                Traveling under orders from  the                          ticular  letter  has  been  bandied
                                                              Twelfth Naval District, L. M.  Rich·                        about by radiomen  more  than  any
                                                              ards,  CCS,  USN,  was  at Treasure                         other character in  the  Naval  pho-
                                                              Island last week delivering lectures                        netic  alphabet.  And  what  a  char-
                                                              on  techniques  of  meat  carving  to                       acter "Roger"  turned out to  be!  It
                                                              the commissary personnel stationed                          means everything -from  "receiveal}r.
                                                              here.  Under  his  present  schedule,                       "I'll  be  there  in  a  minute,  Mat$-,"
                                                              he  is  visiting  stations  all  over the                   and  "it's  all  right  with  me,"  to ,";I:
                                                              district  and  giving  actual  instruc-                     agree with you!"           i
                                                              tion  in  the  butcher  shops  in  addi-                      So with such an ambiguous titJ:~.
                                                              tion  to his  regular demonstrations                        the Communications Division of the
                                                                Chief  Richards  makes  his  lec-                         local  defense  force  invites  the  ~c-
                                                              tures  doubly  interesting  througJ,                        tivities in the Administration Buil~-
                                                              the use of charts and booklets cov                          ing,  Frontier  Base,  and  the  ship$
   No  mere  novice  in  the  field  of 'meat  cutting  is  Chief  L.  M.  Richards,   ering  such  subjects  as  cookin[   attached to  this  command  (whev.r)
   CCS.  He  is  shown  about  to  begin  his  demonstration  of  the  theory  of  methods,  galley  help,  the  use  o:   to  send  their news  to  the  Di-Dali. 0
   natural separati,on  to the assembled  Commissary  personnel on  Treasure   various meat tools found in butche1        Dit  Corner.  Let's  "communicate"
   Island.                                                                                                                with  the  rest  of  the  activities  9n
                                                              shops,  care of tools  and block,  and
                                                              rules  for  safety and  sanitation.                         the  island  and  let  them  meet  the
                                ponents'  twenty-six.  Bob  Prout,
                                                                The  paramount  aim  of  such  in-                        interesting  people  we  work  with;
                                manager  of  the  team  had  this  to
                                                              struction  is  to  teach  the  men who                      we've  been sadly neglected and it's
                                say  "Teamwork  was  our  motto.                             N-ew C-ommunication  Officer   our  own fault,  so we're  not  goihg
                                                              prepare  our  Navy's  food  not  only
                                Every  man  on  the  team  loves  the   to conserve but also to improve the   Lt.  Commander  Wilfred  Munter   to  hide  our  light  under  a  busliel
                                game and we  were always playing   quality  of  meat  served  to  blue-  (USNR)  Communication  Officer,   any longer.  Give.me "the word" on
                                to  win."                      jackets  through  application  of  im-  Northern  California  Sector,  has  your  duty,  newlyweds,  the  next
                                  Each  ;nan  on  the  team  was                            been  relieved  by  Lt.  Commander  generation  arrivals,  poets  and
                                awarded a  gold basketball.    proved  methods.  The  theory  of
                                                               natural  separation  employed  by   Edward  B.  Gamble  (USNR).  Lt.  poetry  ( yes,  even the corny type i).
                                                               Chief Richards involves the separa-  Commander  Munter  has  been  at- A  lot  of  interesting things happen
                                 KEEPING  FIT  PROGRAM  IN
    Gyro  Compass,  Division  6,  play-                        tion  of  the  tender  meat  from  the   tac}J.ed  to  this  activity for the past  around here that never reach print.
   ing  under  the  name  of  the  Shore-  FULL  SWING  AT  PRE-COM.   less  tender and  use  of  appropriafe   year and a  half. He leaves the local  Captain Blackburn would like very
   shackers,  made  a  clean  sweep  of   Under  the  able  direction  of  Lt.   methods  of  cooking.   defense force to report to ComNine  much  to  have  us  all  "get  on  the
   the  recently  completed  basketball   (jg)  A.  H.  Mazzie,  the  physical   An  expert  in  his  field,  Chief   as Assistant Communication Officer  beam" and he's ready with a  hearty
   league.  The  league,  composed  of   training program. of the  Pre-Com-  Richards is  recently back from  at-  for  the  Ninth  Naval  District.  The  Roger  (which  means  "well  done"
   twelve  teams  representing  every   missioning Training Center is well   tending  a  six-week  course  in  im-  Radio  WAVES  presented him with  at  this  point!).  If  we  can,  "get
   department in the school, was car- under way. The five physical train-  proved  methods  conducted  by  the   an onyx cigar lighter and gigantic  cognizant."  And  so  . . .  "over  to
   ried  on  over  a  period  of  seven   ing  sections follow  a  daily  routine   National Livestock and Meat Board   ash  tray,  befitting  his  best  cigar,  you."  The  mill  is  ready  and  your
   weeks,  with  two  games  scheduled  of  calisthenics  immediately  after   in Chicago.   as he went over the side.  It is with  operator standing by ...
   each evening.                 mustering in the morning.                                   sincere regret that we see Lt. Com- Congratulations
    Two  teams,  the  Shoreshackers   Using  the  well-equipped  gym-                        mander  Munter  leave   th is  com-  Overdue  congratulations  are  in
   and  the  Goldbricks,  were  unde- nasium  and  the  athletic  field,  en-  New  Doctor  Arrives   mand  and  we  wish  him  good  luck  order  for  Lt.  MacDonald  Deming,
   feated  up  to  the  last  game.  After  listed personnel are able to partici-            in  his  new  duties  with  ComNine.  USNR,  Local  Defense  Forces.  His
   the  toughest  contest on the sched- pate in such activities as swimming,  Aboard  For  Duty   Lt. Commander Gamble comes to  added  half  stripe  was  brought  to
   ule, which saw both teams take the  judo,  boxing,  body-building,  tumb-                 us from General MacArthur's com- light  when  we  discovered  that  he
   lead  several  times,  Louis  Fornero,  ling,  wrestling,  and ball games.  On  Treasure  Island   mand in the  Southwest Pacific.  He  was awaiting transfer.
   forward for the Shackers·, cut loose                                                     was Communication  Officer aboard   Lt.  Deming  was  commissioned
   from  mid-court  wit):l  only  seconds   Appearing  in  a  recent  Texas                  an  attack  transport  when  he  re- Ensign  in  May  1942  and  was  as-
   to  play  and  his  team  trailing  by  paper was this classified advertise-              ~eived  his  transfer  orders.  To  use  signed  to  duty  in  New  York  City.
   one  point,  and  slipped  the  ball  ment: "Five dollars reward for fur-                 his  words  .  .  .  "To  the  duty  all  He has served in European waters,
   through  the  basket for  a  21  to  20  nished  house  or apartment for  of-            communication officers afloat dream  aboard  the  U.  S.  S.  Nevada  and
   victory and the championship.   ficer's  family.  Have twin boys,  age                   -about  and  never  expect  to  have!"  this  is  his  second  assignment  to
    The  champions  averaged  forty- three,  but  will  drown  them  if  you                 The first impressions of the Golden  duty  on  Treasure  Island.
   two  points  per  game  to  their  op- insist."                                           Gate  after  three  years  at sea  are   Lt.  Deming  is  a  Magna  Cum ·
                                                                                             always  interesting,  but  Lt.  Com- Laude  graduate  of  Harvard  Uni-
                                                                                             mander  Gamble  hasn't  any!  He  versity  and  Yale  Law  School.  In
     •  •   .  ARMED  GUARD  CENTER  .                  •  •                                 went through the Canal to the East  civilian  life  he  was  an  interna-
                                                                                             Coast and across  country by train.  tional  law  attorney,  working  for
                                                                                             He  sti II  hasn't  seen  the  Golden  the  eminent  firm  of  Sullivan  and
                                                                                             Gate!  (Note:  He  will  never  be  al-·  Cromwell.  A  large  percentage  of
                                                                                             lowed  membership  in  the  Chamber  his  work  was  performed  for  the
                                                                                             of  Commerce!)                senior  partner  of  the  firm,  John
                                                                                              Lt.  CommllJlder Gamble is a  vet- Foster Dulles,  currently publicized
                                                                                             eran of the last war.  He began his  as  the  "Republican  Hull."
                                                                                             Navy career as "landsman for elec-  His  home  is  a  "small  castle"  on
                                                                                             trician" as some apprentice seamen  High Tor overlooking the Hudson.
                                                                                             were  called  at that  time.  He  took  Between  cases  he  hobnobs  with
                                                                                             his  training  at  Mare  Island  where  such  notables  as  Maxwell  Ander-
                                                                Lt.  Robert L.  Redfield,  MC(VS),  :me  had  to .be  a  maintenance  man  son,  Burgess  Meredith,  Milton
                                                               has  come  aboard  Treasure  Island  as well as an operator to  receive  a  Caniff,  and· Curt  Weill.  So  it's  an
                                                               and is one of the doctors at the new  radio  rate.  He  wore  the  crow  of  interesting  life  there  in  old  his-
                                                               dispensary.  Lt.  Redfield,  formerly  Radioman Second  Class at the  end  toric country with Anderson's "Lit-
                                                               of  Berkeley,  entered  the  naval  :)f  the  war,  was  made  a  reserve  tle  People"  rubbing shoulders with
                                                               service in November,  1942.  He left  Ensign  in  1928  and  began  active  "Terry and the Pirates" and "Lady
                                                               for overseas duty in January,  1943  duty three years ago as a  Lt.  (jg).  in  the  Dark"  ... and  where  law-
                                                               and was stationed at the base depot  He participated in the first landing  yers  go  strolling  with  playrights!
                                                               in  New  Caledonia  for  fourteen  ,m  French  Morocco,  Casa  Blanca,  So it's no wonder Lt. Deming plans
                                                               months.  He  served with  the  Third  Guadalcanal,  New  Guinea,  has  to return to  South Mountain Road
                                                               Corps Medical Battalion on Guadal- made 14 trips across the Coral Sea,  and  renew  acquaintance  with  the
   EFFORTS  EXTOLLED- Lt.  Rodgers  L.  Moore,  center,  was  presented  with  a  certifi•  canal  as  surgeon  for  five  months,  and is  very proud  of the ."British"  "Little  People"  and  the  Great  of
   cate  by  the  Blood  Donor  service  of  the  American  Red  Cross  for  his  handling  of the
   program for the Armed Guard Center, which saw more than 4000  Guardsmen, including  where he helped in building one of  accent he acquired in New Zealand!  New York City!
   WAVES,  become  blood  donors.  At  Lt.  Moore's  left  is  Colonel  Charles  C.  Quigley,   the  largest  hospitals  in  the  South  If  by  chance  you  find  yourself  in
   director of the Blood Donor service of the  San Francisco Red Cross  Chapter. Lt. Moore
   and  Colonel  Quigley  are  flanked  by  other  Red  Cross  Workers.  In  rear,  on  the  cere- Pacific,   the  ad  building  and  hear  a  "well
   monial bridge,  are Lt. Commander Thomas Macklin,  left,  executive officer  of the Armed
   Guard Center,  and Commander E.  D.  Flaherty,  commanding officer.   Returning  to  the  States  after  modulated" voice pronouncing "a's"   Swim  Commissioner
                                                               nineteen months overseas, Lt. Red- as  "i's," speaking of "petrol ration-
                                                               field  is  one  of  the  prominent  sur- \ng" and looking for a  "lift" to take   lauds  Bill  Eagan
     At  a  brief  but  impressive  cere- tivities  on  Treasure  Island.  It  is  geons on this base.   him topside  .. .  it's the new  com-
   mony Monday afternoon in the rec- a  marvelous  thing  to  know  that                     munication  officer  just  back  from   In  a  letter  to  Captain  Paul  P.
   reation  lounge  of  Barracks  D,  a  you  are  giving  this  added  service              the seagoing "nivy" !         Blackburn,  Commander  Local  De-
   tribute was paid to Lt. Rodgers  L.  to  your  country.  Without  the  gift  Ralph  Castle,   He was born on  a  ranch  in Ari-  fense  Force,  Twelfth  Naval  rnJt-
   Moore,  for  many  months  Welfare  of blood from your veins, thousands                   zona  .  .  .  the  exact  spot,  Arizona  trict,  from  Harry  Corbett,  Swi~-
   and Recreation Officer of the Armed  would  die;  with it,  thousands have  Christian  Science   'as  yet  has  neglected  to  name.  In  ming  Commissioner,  South  Erid
   Guard  Center,  for  his  "splendid  lived,"  Colonel  Quigley  told  the   Minister;  leaving  T. I.   ::ivilian  life  he  worked for  the  Pa- Rowing  Club  of  San  Franciscit>
   record"  in  handling  the  Center's  large gathering of officers, enlisted               cific  Telephone  and Teletype  Com-  acknowledgment was  made to t.hi~
   blood  donor  program.        men  and  WAVES  attending  the  '  That  weekly  Christian  Science  pany  and  made  his  home  in  San  command  for  the  "wonderful  ~d-
     Lt.  Moore  was presented  with a  ceremony.              meetings  on  Treasure  Island  have  Francisco.  He  has  two  sons,  both   ·operation"  received  in  the  rec~nt
   certificate for "outstanding cooper-  Commander E. D. Flaherty, com- been  of  great  spiritual  benefit  to  enlisted before Pearl Harbor, Army   Golden  Gate  Swim  Meet.   ·
   ation"  by Colonel  Charles C.  Quig- manding ·  officer  of  the  Armed  Navy men and women, is disclosed  Corporal Robert Gamble,  stationed   "The swim," said Corbett, "wa~ li.
   ley,  director of blood donor service,  Guard  Center,  expressing  regret  in a  letter of appreciation to Chap- on Attu,  and Edward, Jr., who fol- tremendous  success  from  aJl  pa.its
   San  Francisco  Chapter,  American  over the loss through transfer from  lain  H. ·  G.  Gatlin,  Commander,  lowed  his  father's  hobby  of  pho- of  view,  and  it  may  be  .of  milch
   Red Cross.                    his  command  of  Lt.  Moore,  urged  USN,  from Ralph 'Castle,  Christian  tography  and  is  now  a  photog-  interest  to  you  to  know  the  Nayy
     Declaring that  "we  are going to  those  attending  the  ceremony  to  Science  Wartime  Minister,  Belve- rapher  first  class  on  a  carrier  in  stole  the  show  this  time,  U:u-ou.'gh
   miss  him  deeply,"  Colonel  Quigley  continue their support of the blood  dere, Marin County, Calif.   the Pacific.   the  efforts  of  Bill  Eagan . in · the
   revealed  that  through  Lt.  Moore's  donor  campaign.       Mr.  Castle  explained  that  "en-  After  hearing  Lt.  Commander   P. F. & T. Department on Treasure
   leadership in handling the program   "I  hope  this  occasion  serves  as  listed men and women have voiced  Gamble talk of conditions there ...   Island.  The Navy not only had the
                                                                                                                           winner  but the  next five  after the
   for the Armed Guard Center, more  a  spur  to  your  efforts  to  continue  their appreciation for being allowed  the heat, the bugs and mosquitoes,
                                                                                                                           second place man, which was a  very
   than  4000  Guardsmen,  including  this  good  work,"  Commander  Fla- the sanctuary of the Chapel for our  and  the  lack  of anything to  do  on
                                                                                                                           good  record.  Bill  Eagan is  entitled
   many  WAVES,  had  become  blood  herty  said.  "I  want  to  thank  Lt.  Tuesday gatherings .. .  and  spoke  liberty,  I  can  heartily  agree  with
                                                                                                                           to  much  credit."
   donors  "that  others  might live."   Moore  for  his services and to wish  of  what it  meant  to  refresh  their  him  that,  as  shore  duty  for  man
     "With  this  record  the  Armed  him all-possible success in his new  thought  with  higher  and  spiritual  or woman,  "this is  the  best ... I'll
   Guard  Center  leads  all  other  ac- adventure,"  he added.   things."                  I stay on Treasure Island!"      Send  "The  Masthead"  Home!
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