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U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center

VOL IV - No. 12 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. MAY 5, 1945

New Pipeline Will Bolster Treasure Island's Water Supply ·

System Will Be
Navy Man Was RESTS AFTER FIVE YEARS OF WAR Noted Stage Production
Completed and Put In
Once With Polish "The Forgotten Factor"
Operation This Month
.
Army and Navy ' The pipeline that will provide a To Be Presented Here ,,

At 24 years of age, Casimir V. "shot -in the arm" for Treasure Is- "The most important play pro-
Pruszynski, GM3c, has served with land's overworked water system is duced by the war." That is what
the Polish army, fought with the nearing compl-etion, according to the President of the United States,
Polish navy, was rescued from a latest reports. Harry S. Truman, said in a joint
Polish destroyer sunk by the Nazis, Out of approximately four miles letter to the members of the Senate
was part of the crew of an Ameri- of pipeline, only one and three- and House, on the occasion of the
can merchant ship, and served with fourths miles remain unfinished. Washington premiere of "The For-
the United States Navy. Starting from . Emeryville, water gotten Factor."
travels through a 14-inch pipe until
Pruszynski at the moment is Produced in Washington, D. C.,
it reaches the approach to the Bay
resting at the U . S. Naval Hospital under the auspices of the Moral Re-
bridge, where it churns through a
on Treasure Island, awaiting as- Armament Group, the drama has
turbine pump located in one of the
signment. His English wife, the met with widespread acclaim
bridge piers.
former Margaret Ball of Plymouth, wherever it has been shown. Only
England, resides in San Francisco. Plunging through a 12-inch pipe last Wednesday it completed an en-
They were married on August 1, suspended on the lower level of the gagement at the Curran Theatre in
1942. bridge, it empties into the new one- San Francisco.
million gallon reservior on Y erba
The cosmopolitan Casimir was Two Performances
Buena Island.
working in a German beer cellar in The addition of the new reservoir "The Forg-otten Fact-or" will visit
New York City in 1940 when he Treasure Island Th-eatre N-o. 3 on
brings the water storage capacity
became bored with young Nazi Wednesday, May 9. Two perform-
of Yerba Buena to four tanks
sympathizers who affected brown ances are scheduled; a matinee wiH
holding a total of six million five
shirts and espoused Nazi ideas to commence at 1400 and the ev,ening
hundred thousand gallons.
any who would listen. So Casimir performance at 1930.
If present plans materialize, the
went to Canada to join the army of
system will be in operation on or The two-and-one-half hour play
Poland, the birthplace of his pa-
about May 15. will be shown to both naval and
rents. He was shipped to Scotland civ_ilian personnel of the island. Ad-
aboard a British transport. In the mission to both perfo-rmances will
T. I. STREETS GET be by ticket only. Tickets may be
winter of 1940 he was transferred
to the Polish navy at his own re- obtained through the commanding
quest. NEW ASPHALT FACES officers of the several activities.
While serving under the Polish If the dust and flying gravel so Industry as Key
flag, Pruszynski was in the crew of prevalent on Treaslire Island's 'The Forgotten Factor" shows
two Polish destroyers, the Slazak streets during the past few weeks American industry as the key to
PACKED WITH ACTION is the military career of Casimir V. Prus-
and the Kujawiak. The latter ship has caused you to develop a per- tomorrow. Its characters are
zynski, GM3c. After three years divided between the P,olish army and
was sunk early in 1943 by· the navy, Casimir now serves Uncle Sam as a member -of the U. S. Navy. manent squint, then this bit of news American workers who have
Nazis. As a member of both crews, will cheer you no end. fought, sweated, and sacrificed to
Casimir was awarded the - Presi- Raising the miniature tornado bring teamwork to "impossible"
dential Unit Citation of Poland by Travel Time ·Revised Island Exams For after each passing vehicle is a situations.
President Raczkewicz. combination of two materials- The story is so human and so
For Personnel On Leave Advancement In Rating
Meanwhile, Casimir had request- emulsified asphal~ and rock screen- real that corporation presidents
ed a transfer to the American From Treasure Island Scheduled May 16 ing. It's all part of a program to and assembly line ·workers in past
Navy. Finally, in June 1943 he resurface 80 per cent-approxi- audiences saw themselves in the
came to America as a member of Travel time for personnel on Examinations for advancement mately 240,525 square yards-of characters on the stage and
the merchant marine and entered leave from this naval base has been in rating will be held at 1300, May the streets and roads of Treasure laughed and cried as the story un-
the U. S. Navy in Chicago the same 16, in the C.P.0., Federal Galley, and Yerba Buena Islands. Chief folded.
month. Later he was assigned to authorized for revision, and will be according to Lt. Commander E. M. Carpenter R. H. Hatfield of Public Amateurs Seem Pr,ofessional
the crew of a transport ship which determined from the applicant's Moore, Personnel Officer. Works has assured us that the two The cast, all amateurs who work ·
took Casimir to such faraway leave address, unless sufficient Division officers are requested to materials will fuse after due time
and traffic, forming a hard, smooth Continued on Page ?-
places as Scotland, England, Af- reason is indicated for leave to be submit recommendations fo-r each
surface.
rica, India, and the Philippines. taken elsewhere. In all cases the person eligible to compete by ex-
His strenuous war service finally amination for advancement · in In the meantime, dust will be less way leading to the bridge last Sun-
amount of travel time allowed is of a probl-em if traffic will proceed day will continue tomorrow.
made it necessary for him to be sufficient for the round trip, it was rating to the Personnel Officer, at a slower pace over newly-sur- Drivers are advised to restrict their
admitted to a hospital. He needed showing the full name of the candi- faced roads. speed to 15 miles per hour until
rest. He had fought longer than announced by the Personnel Of- date. Recommendations must be in The work started on the cause- the road is completed.
most men in this war. Casimir's fleer. by the Saturday preceding the ex-
brother Florian, 23, is serving with amination day. Only the recom-
Travel time for each state fol- mendations received on time and
the Navy in the Pacific. S. F. CONFERENCE OFFICIALS HERE
lows: Alabama 8 days; Arizona 3 only those recommended for ex-
days; Arkansas 7 days; California amination and advancement will be
T. I. CPO CLUB 1 day- south of San Luis Obispo administered the examinations for
and Bakersfield and no·rth of Eur- change or advancement in rating.
WANTS NEW MEMBERS eka and Dunsmuir 2 days ; Colo- P ersonnel failing to qualify by
rado 4. days; Connecticut 8 days; examination must be recommended
Recent arrivals in the ranks of for re-examination and advance-
Delaware 8 days; Florida. 8 days- •
chief petty officers are invited to ment on a later regular examina-
Tallahassee 9 days and south of
become members of the island's tion day.
Jacksonville 10 days; Georgia 9
CPO club, located on the lower days; Idaho 3 days ; Illinois 6 days ; Navy training cours-es are issued
deck of Ship's Service No. 2. Indiana 6 days; Iowa 6 days ; and renewed daily, Monday through
In operation for the past three Kansas 5 days; Kentucky 7 days; Friday, in the Educational Office,
Room 169, Administration Building.
p10nths, the - club offors comfort- Louisiana 7 days; Maine 9 days;
Progress tests may be taken on any
able facilities for off-.duty relaxa- Massachusetts 8 days; Michigan 7
afternoon of the above days.
tion. Included are pool tables, sev- days ; Minnesota 6 days; Missis-
eral radios, a quantity of rest- sippi 7 days; Missouri 6 days;
inviting furniture, and a small but Montana 4 days; Nebraska 5 days;
growing library. Nevada 2 days; New Hampshire 9 V-E Day Will
Lunches are served without days; New Jersey 8 days; New
Not Be a Holiday
charge twice weekly, and beer Mexico 5 days; New York 8 days;
may be had from the hour of open- North Carolina 9 days; North Da-
ing-1700-until 2100. kota 6 days ; Ohio 7 days; Okla- Treasure Island will not cele-
brate the approaching V-E Day as
Activities are urged to appoint a homa 6 days; Oregon 2 days;
a special holiday. Instead, the per-
representative permanent m ember Pennsylvania 8 days; Rhode Island
sonnel will offer a prayer of thanks-
to attend meetings held each 8 days; South Carolina 9 days;
giving that at least a part of the
Thursday from 1200 to 1300. Presi- South Dakota 6 days; Tennessee 7
conflict is past and solicit earnestly
dent of the organization is R. T. days; Texas 5 days - Dallas, Ft.
the conclusion of the Pacific cam- VISITING DIGNITARIES lent a cosmopolitan air t,o the broadcast of
Powell, CEM; vice president, H. F . Worth, San Antonio and cities east "Word from the people" fr.om Theatr-e No. 3 recently. From left to
Desomler, CPhM; and secretary- 6 days; Utah 3 days; Vermont 9 paign. _Work will continu~ without right they a,re Edward H. Stettinius, Secretary of State a,nd delegate
tre_asurer, W. J . Avery, CMoMM. days; Virginia 8 days; Washington interruption in all departments and t-o UNCIO; Admiral Carlton H. Wright, Commandant ,of 12ND; Dean
·There is no fee fo-r membership 3 days; West Virginia 8 days ; Wis- personnel will carry on to achieve Virginia Gildersleeve, dean of Barnard Coll-ege and delegate to UNCIO;
and every chief on the island is consin 6 days ; Wyoming 4 days; final victory-our ultimate goal. Commodore R. W. Cary, Commander, Treasure Island Training and
DistribuHon Center; N,orman Corwin, wh,o directed the program; and
invited to attend. and Washington, D. ·C., 8 days. ~:;:::::::::::::::::~:::::::::~:;::::::::::;:::::-;;::::;:::::::::~:::s:::::::;:::::-;;::::;::::::: Archibald MacLeish, Assi-stant Secretary ,of State.