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PA:GE 8 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1945
THE WORLD FEELS ALL RIGHT AGAIN ~~~~~~~~~ - ~ FINAL PLAY ENDS ·1N 12ND TROPHY

Information is wanted leading
to the apprehension of anyone
having talent for stage shows on
Treasure Island. If you have a
shipmate • who can sing, dance,
act or do anything in that line
of entertainment cont_act
Sp(A)s Paige or Wise in the of-
fice of Theatre No. 3, located
across from the new Recreation
Center, or call Extension 15. All
'those with previous stage experi-
ence and those without are equal-
ly welcome.

R. M. S. Red Cross
War Fund Drive

In Full Swing
At Radio Materiel Schools all
hands have pitched in with a will
to support the American Red Cross
in their 1945 War Fund Campaign.
The RMS goal has been set at
$2000 and to date $1500 has been
contributed by the officers and en-
listed personnel of this command.
The campaign for funds extends
through March 31. In the Regiment,
Barracks 17 leads the list of con-
tributors with over $300 closely
MARINE BATAAN HEROES-First leathernecks returned from Cab- followed by Barracks 21 and 19.
banatuan prison camp in the Philippines gather on the steps of the Specialists (A ) Tucker and Cas-
Marine Barracks, Treasure Island, to discuss the experience of getting lavka who supervise Companies 53,
back in the U. S., more important to them now than nearly three years 54, 55 and 56, have set a fast pace
of imprisonment. From left (top ): Pvt. E. S. Gordon, Pvt. C. J. East-on,
Sgt. Major J. B. Kelly, Pfc. D. E. Forrest, Gunnery Sgt. Harry Arnold. in the competition and have served
(Center) : Staff Sgt. K. W. Mize, Master Tech. Sgt. E. C. Commander, notice on their fellow company
Cpl. D. D. Rainwate r, Cpl. N. P. 1-ovino. ( Front) : First Sgt. S. E. Bronk, commanders that they expect to
Platoon Sgt. H. W. Pinto, Platoon Sgt. M. A. Englin, Quartermaster Sgt. lead all other barracks in the total
W. P. Smith, Pfc. J . C. Ostrom, Pfc. F. S. Vint-on, and Cpl. E. L. Berry.
amount contributed. Lt. William-
son's Tenth Month of Instruction
scribed that wonderful night when is setting the pace in the Instruc-
VETERANS OF FOURTH the Rangers struck: tion and Administrative Divisions.
"We were sitting around batting The officers and enlisted personnel
MARINE REGIMENT the breeze," he began. "Suddenly of RMS recognize the splendid
shots rang out and we hit the deck. work the American Red Cross is
ARRIVE AT T. I. All of us thought our time had doing on all the battle fronts of the
come- that the Japs were going to world to help our fighting men and
Sixteen U. S. Marines, most of
them veterans of the famous old murder every prisoner in the camp. alleviate suffering among the civil-
Fourth Marine Regiment, have ar- Then I raised my head just in time ian population.
rived here by air, after spending to see a big guy come tearing
across the yard. He was tall- must
almost three years in the notorious have stood at least seven feet. As Ammunition Handling
Japanese prison camp at Cabana-
he nea red us he shouted, 'We're
tuan on Luzon Island. Yanks. All you Americans get out And Fueling at
Their liberation came as a result
of the celebrated raid on the Ca- of here. Head for the main gate!' Sea by 0. T. S.
banatuan camp on January 30 by "Needless to say, we didn't waste On Wednesday of each week the FIGHTING FOR FIRST PLACE f.our women's teams met for the final
U. S. Army Rangers. More than any time clearing out. The whole night of play in the 12th Naval District Tournament, March 19, at Gym
gang took off like a herd of wild winch operators devote the entire
500 American prisoners were re- day to the safe handling of am- No. 2. A bit of floor play is seen in the picture at t.op as a member of the
leased from their Jap captors at mustangs. District Headquarters team takes the count from the white-clad Moffett
. "Then followed a tough 25-mile munition. They give lectures on Field quintet. Examples -of some serious guarding are seen at bottom.
that time. Three teams from Moffett Field, Mar,e Island and the D.istrict He·ad-
hike across rice paddies, up into safety precautions and the different
Some of the Marines fell into Jap quarters are tied for total points and will play off the championship at
the hills. It was a march that none methods of handling and stowing
hands on Bataan soon after war of us ever dreamed we could en- ammunition. The men are taught Moffett Field during the coming week.
was declared, whil-e the other dure. But the fact that freedom to load properly, cargo net, skip
Fourth Regiment men fought awaited us at the end of our jour- boxes, salmon boards, slings, etc. Fight Pictures Form Bob Pastor, former heavyweight
against overwhelming odds on the ney kept us going. With the different types of am- contender, and another picture is
beach of Corregidor as the invading "About 9 o'clock the next morn- munition, emphasis is put on safety Interesting Display of the first fight on Trea_sure Island
Japs stormed ashore. ing we reached an Army assembly and careful handling. Lt. (jg) H. V. fought in the "round ring" when
Now at the Marine Barracks on it was brought here early in No-
Treasure Island, the 16 leather- area. There we were given our first Friedle of the Deck School, wishes At Gym. No. 1 vember of last year.
to congratulate his boatswain's
real meal in about three years.
necks are awaiting orders which "Later we were loaded into mates on their ingenuity and me- Attracting no little amount of at- Rounding out the display are ac-
will send them back to their homes trucks and taken to a larger camp. chanical ability ... In another area tention behind the punching bags at tion shots of outstanding bouts at
on furlough. There we . received clean clothes, of the Deck School, Herschel Wiece, Gym No. 1 is a display of boxing past smokers, together with pre-
Gunnery Sergeant Arnold de- pictures. war pictures of our own athletic
cigarets, and more food. It was the "Little Kaiser" of O.T.S., is just
Prominent in the series is a photo department personnel who were
second stop of our 6,000-mile jour- about ready to launch Hull No. 2 of the famous Dempsey-Tunney prominent in their field before en-
ney back home." in the West Yard. This second bow
~ vuudtv,,'I o/J Pfc. Vinton described the days in mockup will be used in conjunction fight at Chicago in 1927. Nearby is tering the Navy.
Se/UJ.iceJ, lfu, ~ !J. the prison camp. with the mockup No. 1 in demon- by Sansone
strating the fueling of ships at sea. The W9lf
"Cabanatuan was worse than hell
p~e/, itself," he recalled. "The place E. "Drydock" Bedatsch, Cox; T. R . Copyri&ht 1945 bf Leonard S.nsoH. distributed by Camp N1w1p1per Serwice
reeked with malaria, dysentery, P epper, BM2c; C. J. Miller, Cox, are
* beri-beri, and other diseases. others who have done a splendid job
BANKING FACILITIES in making this training as realistic
"We had no water during the first
as possible.
WESTERN UNION few days. Later there was a little
water to drink but we had to rely
PosT O FFICE "The world feels all right again,"
on the frequent rains for bathing.
WAR B oND OFFICE "Our food consisted of rice- and Gunnery Sergeant Arnold declared.
"It's like being left a million dol-
At! 4 services located in Bldg. a weak soup made of greens. But lars. You know, we never gave up
258, Ave. H, near 4th St. mostly it was rice. Sometimes we hope of returning, and that is why
would get only two meals a day.
* Each meal consisted of about a cup- we are here today."
SMALL STORES
ful of rice per man. You could
Bldg. 215, 10th St., between hold a whole day's ration of rice in Cross-Word Answers
Aves. M and N. both hands. None of us weighed
* more than 130 pounds. We lost
TRAVELERS' Arn about 50 pounds on the skimpy ra-
tions at Cabanatuan.
RAILW A y EXPRESS
"The Japs worked all the prison-
Both located in Bldg. 221, IIth ers, the sick and the lame included.
St., between Aves. G and H . I was detailed to take care of the
* prison power plant. Others worked
SmP's .SERVICE No. r in the fields- there was a job for
Bldg. 152, 9th St. and Ave. C. each man. We worked hard, and
still the Japs would yell 'Speedo!
* Speedo!' You can't please them· no
Smp' s SERVICE No. 2.
matter how fast you work. L I
Bldg. 8, ;th St., between Aves. "If I live to be 100 years old I'll
M and N.
never forget those days at Cabana-
"Try again- guess the empty hand and win a kiss!"
tuan."