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PAGE2 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1945
Women Drivers of T. I. War Bond Purchases
G Move Close to 13,000 Reach Record-Breaking
* * AD * * e. Navy Men Daily Climax at $62,568,845
Official Treasure Island publication distributed every Saturday without cost to. the s (Continued from page 1) An all-time high record was set
officers, enlisted personnel, and employees of Treasure Island. All communications and
contributions should be directed to The Editor, Welfare and Recreation Department, record better than any commercial by Navy personnel in their pur-
Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. Phone: EXbrook 3931, Extension 69. chases of War Bonds in any single
V-3 Nazi "Paralytic Bomb" trucking or bus line in the nation; campaign when they bought a total
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN A new secret weapon capable of a record that is almost as good as of $62,568,845 in bonds during their
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center freezing au persons within the that of the railroads! Pearl Harbor Day campaign, from
LT. COMMANDER R. S. KIMBELL, USNR range of 150 yards of its explosion Typical of the young women in Deoomber 1 to 7. This total was ex-
Director of Welfare and Recreatiou was reported by a Zuric dispatch the pool are Mrs. Delphine Kellogg elusive of bonds purchased regu~
of the Exchange Telegraph. Re- and Mrs. Jacqueline H. Croft of larly through Navy's payroll and
CLYDE F. BABB, Slc, USNR
Editor ports claim that Nazi propagandists San Francisco. allotment plans, and was almost
are spreading rumors in Switzer- Both have been in the pool 18 three times the $23,079,770 volume
ROBERT E. JOHNSON, Y3c, USNR, Associate Editor
land that the Germans now are months. For a year they drove of Pearl Harbor Day of 1943 and
Rex N. Olsen, Y3c, Managing Editor Rober t H. P er ez, Cox, Sports using the new weapon, V-3, on the trucks, buses, jeeps, sedans, in fact one and one-third as much as
Carolyn N. Brown, Y2 c, Waves Editor western front. anything with wheels on it. Navy's 1944 Independence Day
Reporters * * * Now they have graduated to campafgn.
Sidney V. Smith, Y2c Frederick Drimmer , SK3c
Did You Know That . more responsible . positions. Mrs. Pearl Harbor Day purchases
(The Masthead uses Camp Newspaper Service Material)
The United States Fleet in three Kellogg is a pool supervisor and raised the total since the Navy
years of war has convoyed in the her working hours are spent at the War Bond program was established
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1945 Atlant·,c d . d Navy piers where she serves as a in October 1941 to $924,359,306.
an Pacific, troops an-
supplies aggregating to 61,000 coordinator between the pool and Top-ranking activity in the cam-
EDITORIAL- ships; the port director's office. paign was the Third Na val District
Landed on enemy beaches assault Her job is to coordinate activities with headquarters in New York
waves of 1,200,000 troops; so that men may be loaded and City, which led the entire Navy
Sunk, 1,400 enemy ships totaling unloaded from ships and be on their with a total of $8,944,773. Other
(Statements and opinions herein are those of the writer and are not to appr-oximately 4,750,000 tons; way with a minimum of delay. Naval Districts whose totals were
be construed as reflecting the views of the Navy Department.) Shot down or destroyed 10,000 Prepared for Any Emergency over five million dollars were the
planes; Sometimes her job calls for split- Twelfth, with headquarters in San
Cleared the Japs from a Pacific second thinking and firm decisions. Francisco, with $5,914,992; the
area of 8,170,000 square miles? For instance, there was the time Ninth, at Great Lakes, with $5,-
* * * an incoming ship was delayed. It 880,311; the Fifth, at Norfolk, with
$5,500,723; and the Eighth, at New
We believe the following tribute, written by the editors of Gravity Suits f.or Pilots was a windy, rainy afternoon and Orleans, with $5,079,759.
"Gremlin" gravity will henceforth a large contingent of sailors was
the ship's paper of the USS San Francisco, deserves a circulation in find it difficult to pull blood away huddled miserably on the dock Fleet personnel added consider~
from the brains of Army and Navy waiting for transportation to take ably to the grand total, with their
the fleet. Fighting men from a fighting ship, hon0r the gallant combined purchases of $6,771,214.
pilots, according to a Navy press them to a nearby camp.
'crew of a comrade in battle. It is a tribute chat should still forever release. It was revealed that Army When the buses arrived there The Pacific Fleet led the forces
and Navy fighter pilots are being weren't enough to handle the draft. afloat with $3,717,083, with the
the cry "the Frisco hogged the glory" .-Ed.
equipped with new gravity suits Mrs. Kellogg took one look, sized Seventh Fl-eet in second place, with
up the situation and figuratively $1,061,687.
Our hearts were heavy from the loss of buddies and ship- designed to counteract the pressure
that causes fliers to "black out" in threw the rule book out the window
mates, our stomachs were upset from the sight of blood and smell dives and other violent combat by double-loading every bus under
her jurisdiction. Do You Play a
of dea~h, our eyes were half-closed from lack of sleep and rest maneuvers. "The boys were a little crowded,"
* * *
-our lives were empty and useless from heartache, lonesomeness, u. s. Air Aces she smilingly recalled, "but we got Musical Instrument?
fear and disgust. A\ list of 34 fighter pilots who them there and that was the main Musicians are needed for the
have · shot down 15 or more enemy thing." Arme_d Guard Band badly.
Largely be.cause of her efforts,
Limping into pore, worn and beaten, we flopped into our planes up to December has been is- perfect timing has been developed If you'd like to be a part of the
sued in Washington by U. S. Army
berth alongside a sister through fortune, a brother through battle, between the pool and the port di- entertainment group of the Armed
Air Forces. Guard Center. If you sing, dance or
a twin through perseverance. On our cleaning stations we heard Heading the list is Major Richard rector's office. Delays are infre-
-quent. can otherwise perform, see Russ ·
Bong, credited with a total of 40.'
something, we bent our ears, our hearts jumped, life awakened, Her superiors will tell you that Kantor, Cox., in the Armed Guard
Second man is Major Thomas C. Center Welfare office.
eyes opened, faces broke into smiles-life was worthwhile after McGuire, credited with 30 Japanese she has done a "grand" job which
all-the Helena band was gathered on our well-deck playing planes. is no mean achievement for a young women not now employed in war
woman who was in the wholesale
music! A tribute to our pead, a shot-in-the-arm co our living. * * * beauty supply business prior to the industries signing up with the pool
Britain Musters More Men for jobs as drivers.
war.
The USS Helena, who fought side by side with us, who gave Reports from the office of Prime Auburn-haired Mrs. Croft, a pre- "Anyone who likes to drive and
Minister Winston Churchill an- who is not too small or too heavy
and took as much as we, who stood mightily against the same war dental assistant, is field repre-
nounced that 250,000 more fighting sentative for the pool. It is her re- can be· taught to handle· our equip-
odds, and who emerged as viccori0t~s as any, was proving herself men will have to be found for the sponsibility to visit all naval bases ment," he pointed out.
a lady of magnanimity by gi"ing us the credit she herself deserved United Kingdom's armies in 1945. A in the area and make arrangement!? Trainees are put through a short
"large part" will be furnished by a expediting the loading or unloading but intensified training program
as much as we. new call-up of civilians and the re- which enables them to take over
of men.
mainder will be obtained by trans- "At first I was a bit apprehen- any vehicle and operate the ma-
The night of October 11, when the USS Boise was hie and fers from the Royal Navy and Air sive about confronting a captain or chine as an independent unit or in
afire from stem to stern, we were aware chat the Helena pulled Force and from static jobs in the other high-ranking officer and tell- convoy with other vehicles. They
army itself. get a short course in mechanics,
up to protect her, and as she placed herself between this unfor- ing him what we needed in the way learn the best driving routes and
tunate sister of the seas and the enemy, her guns were blazing in * * * of loading facilities, how we wanted become acquainted with loading
"The Fighting Lady" · the men lined up and how we
tempo with every beat of her huge heart. The effects of her fire- The technicolor motion picture, wanted their gear piled. zones and stops within each base. ·
During this training period they
power were felt by the Jap Navy, even if not publicized by our "The Fighting Lady," has been pro- "But now I'm all over that. I've draw regular startinp" driver's
duced by Twentieth Century-Fox found everyone cooperative and
own. entirely from Official Navy films that cooperation has simplified our wages.
made at sea by Navy photograph- task tremendously." Headquarters ,on Treasure Island
The morning of November 13, as the Frisco pulled away ers, and from 16mm. film exposed Hub of the entire operation is
A Great Achievement the dispatcher's office on Treasure
from the enemy battle-fleet, the Helena seemed to know our in wing cameras of carrier planes. Probably the greatest achieve- Island. Requests for transporta-
All production expenses have been
Admiral was_ gone, our Captain, Executive Officer and Navigator ment of the women drivers in an tion are received here; drivers are
paid by Twentieth Century-Fox
emergency was during a recent assigned and within the shortest
were lost, she seemed co feel our helplessness and waded in co and net profits will be donated to commercial bus strike in this area. time possible buses and trucks are
lend a helping hand. With the care of a Guardian Angel she the Navy Relief Society. The film The Navy stepped in and took over on their way for another load of
is one hour long and tells the story
hovered about us directing and leading, literally hustling us into of the men and planes of a fighting the buses ; the women moved in men.
a port of safety. carrier. behind the wheels. Even the most casual observation
General release of the picture will From a nearby naval base they or discussion with any of the driv-
Then with little thought for herself, she sent her men aboard occur this month. operated the buses to and from San ers reveals that the major factor
Francisco on a 24-hour basis. The in the successful operation of the
co cheer us up, to brighten our lives, co cell us we had finished a * * * first night they slept in their buses. pool is a vital and fervent esprit
To Hall of Flags for the next two nights they slept de corps unsurpassed anywhere.
job well-done-a job she herself had played more than her pare
The last flag to fly from the bat- on cots in the base loading station These young women-the major-
co finish. tleship 'USS Oklahoma was pre- with canvas walls around them that ity are -under 30- are tremendously
sented to the state of Oklahoma re- grateful sailors had constructed. proud of the job they are doing.
While all her comrades pulled out and away to recuperate cently by Rear Admiral William R. But they kept the buses rolling They wear their trim uniforms with
Furlong, Commandant, Navy Yard,
from all their wounds, the Helena Princess merely shined her guns and none of them has ever driven the transportation pool insignia
Pearl Harbor, in a ceremony in the such large vehicles before! with more pride than they would
and greased her engines, and stayed on co fight, and stood her Hall of Flags at Civilian Housing "And we didn't scratch a fender," have a · pre-war fur coat. Many of
ground even until her end! Area No. 3 near the Navy Yard. Mrs. Kellogg proudly recalls. them have husbands in service.
The national ensign was received Preparing for Bigger Things Many have children.
We know not the circumsca,nces surrounding her death, but by Marion S. Zachary, acting presi- The pool i 9 preparing for in- "Where could I find a job that is
dent of the Oklahoma State Club,
we do know the consequences thereof-Uncle Sam's Navy has lose and will be sent to the State His- creased activities and demands for more important to the war effort
service in this area after Germany than this one?" one young woman,
apocher fighting lady, A Lady With A Heare of Pure Gold. torical Society Museum at Okla-
is whipped. It is anticipated that a Navy wife, inquired.
homa City.
movements of men will reach new "My husband is on a ship some-
Ic seems fitting co the USS San Francisco chat in view of her peaks. To meet this demand more where in the Pacific. I can't be with
gallant exit from the seas her epitaph should read : Quote-worthy * * * women drivers are needed now. him, but at least I can help by
Admiral Halsey: "I've always Lt. Commander G. A. Schlueter, moving the men of the Navy back
"No greater love hath any man, been ,one of the few people who be- USNR, transportation officer, points here in the states."
lieve Japan will quit when the going out that this critical need for driv- And there you have a bit of logic
But chat he lay down his life for ochers." gets too rough." ers can only be met by patriotic over which there is no argument.