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PAGE4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1945

Treasure Island Drops I The New President Takes Over Navy Will Spend Huge Amount
Windball Contest; To Provide Veterans With Homes

Alameda Victor
Many Low Priced
The wind blew and the hits flew- Noted Artist Will
and in spite of four double plays, Houses Will Be Built
two home runs and a lead of seven Sketch Portraits At
runs, Treasure Island lost the game In the Bay Area
in one_ wild inning. Reueation Center
With the wholehearted coopera-
So let's cheer for the California Here is your chance to do a little
weather . . . in a backward sort of tion of city officials and citizens of
way. Wind puffs turn~d baseball Bay Area communities the Navy is boosting of morale on the home
into screwball, pop flies became now starting to provide housing for front. If your family or "that spe-
home · runs and fouls became fair men who have served overseas for cial person". is still waiting for
hits. While the runners on bases many months in combat area but that portrait you never seem to
stole everything but the umpire's who now are permanently on duty have time to sit for, this is an op-
attention! Treasure Island used in the area, Twelfth Naval District portunity of a lifetime . .
three pitchers-with curve balls be- Headquarters announced today. But this will be no ordinary pho-
coming knuckle balls against the
Housing of a temporary nature tograph. It will be a portrait.sketch
wind and a fast one would stop in
is being spotted on vacant lots in by Hamilton Wolf, outstanding
mid-air and wink at the batter. Ah
well- we lost 10 to 9 to Alameda cities adjacent to large naval estab- artist and a veteran teacher and
Naval Air. Fortunately it was not lishments, such as Berkeley, Oak- lecturer on art.
a league game. land, and San Brun0, in such a way Wolf -received · his training in
Treasure Island has whipped a that no change is required in build- this country and in Europe, and
lot of good ball clubs this past and ing streets, wat-er lines, electric has 1-ec_tured widely before various
first month of the season. These lines, or sewers and so that no organizations throughout the Unit-
victories include practice games buildings now standing will be ed States. He has won wide ac-
with Armed Guard and_ Industrial, moved. claim in this area and was award-
and full time games with ·Roma ed the Anne Bremer Memorial
These small one-family, pre- 1
Wine, Jefferson Baseball Ass'n., b . Prize in the 64th Annual of the
fabricated plywood houses, 0
Berkeley High School, Fleet City, vi- San Francisco Art Association.
ously of a temporary nature, are
Fort Barry, University of Cali- Under the auspices of the Red
fornia, Sacramento -Pacific Coast being built with Navy funds by th-e Cross, the artist has done portrait
League, and Joe Gordon's Hamilton Federal Public Housing Authority, sketching at Letterman General
Field nine. Treasure Island has lost and will b-e managed by the FPHA Hospital and at Oak Knoll Hos-
close games to Coast Guard Surf for the Navy. Only personnel will pital.
Riders, the San Francisco Seals, be permitted to reside in the dwell- To take advantage of this head-
and to Portland, Pacific Coast ings who are certified by the Navy. line event, be on hand at the Hobby
League leader. Watch the May In this way veterans who have Shop in the Recreation Center be-
schedule! Don't miss the games, spent many months overseas are at tween 1900 and 2100 on Thurs-
Sailor! They are good and home last being cared for in a way simi- day evening, May 10. Mr. Wolf
games at the Athletic Field here lar to housing provided earlier in
are free. the war for civilian war workers. will make as many sketches as pos-
By spotting the dwellings in sible during that time.
small groups on vacant property of
Round Robin Softball a nonindustrial nature, the Navy is for factory areas, before that time
able to house its veterans in areas comes, it was said.
Tourney In Full Swing which are close to transportation To m-eet the need of the Navy's
HARRY S. TRUMAN, stepping through the White House D-oor at 0900 lines, close to schools and shopping veterans returning from overseas
-------------Play in the Treasur-e Island Soft- on the morni•ng of April 13, to begin his duties as the nati-on's 32d Chief districts, and close to facilities,
ball league is underway. Teams who are now stationed in the
Executiv,e. He will lead the nati-on in winding ·up the war with Germany without necessitating large con- United States, the Navy turned
representing RMS, Armed Guard, and Japan and in planning for the preservati-on ,of peace all over the struction programs of an expensive
Frontier Base, Pre-Commissioning, world. and time-consuming nature. · over $37,500,000 of its money to
the FPHA for construction of
Marines and the T. I. Hospitals are It-is anticipated that many of the housing. Ten thousand units were
just a few of the activities vi-eing give the impression of the family
for the championship in the round- EX living room. A large brick fireplace dwellings will be occupied within approved for th-e West Coast, and
the next ninety days, and that serv- four thousand of theni for the
robin tourney. POTENTIA graces the room and is surround-ed ice families, long separated by the Twelfth Naval District. It is esti-
The winner of the first half will by divans that promise to make
tangle with the winner of the sec- war, can b-e reunited. mated that a saving of $750 _ for
this spot a favorite gathering place.
ond-half for the T. I. title in a two- Writing tables with well-placed "The citizens of Berkeley and each family unit amounting to a
ou t 0 of-three seri-es. Oakland through their official rep- total of $1,750,000 is effected by .
Winning ball players will receive lamps have been provided to en- resentatives are cooperating with using the temporary type of struc-
courage the men to keep those let- us in a most wholehearted way," ture which can easily be knocked
gold medals while a handsome
trophy goes to the activity they t-ers flowing to the home folks. declared Lt. Command-er Richard down after the war. Most of this
represent. Game tables are conveniently H . Hibbard, Twelfth Naval District type of housing must be removed
American League : W L Pct. ~w• ••\ placed for those who enjoy spend- Housing Officer. "These communi- within six months after the war
Marines .. ... ..... . 1 0 1000 ing their leisure at bridg-e and other ties have been keenly sensitive to ends, so no injury to residential or
TADCEN . .. .. ..... 1 0 1000 RADIO MATERIEL SCHOOL card games. A feature of the new their moral responsibility to make business districts can result.
Armed Guard .. . .. . 1 0 1000 lounge is the action mural that oc- room for the veteran in uniform, Citizens of the communities
Welfar-e H-ead Leaves
Pre-Commissioning .1 0 1000 cupies the entire east bulkhead and and have assured the Navy that where these houses have been built
It was not without a touch of painted by H . C . Stanley, Jr., they will welcome these worthy or will be built w-ere urged by
Radio Materiel . . .. 0 1 000
regret that RMS bade adieu to Lt. Slc(RT), Company 59. The motif is additions to their communities, Lt. Twelfth Naval District Head-
Frontier Base .... . . 0 1 000
USS "O" .. ... . . . . . 0 1 000 Commander W. H. Keplinger, We!- I a task forc-e action in the Pacific Commander Hibbard declared. He quarters to accept them in the
Barracks "199" 0 1 000 fare and Recreation officer , last against a Jap held island with the added that the Navy in turn was spirit with which they are being
Support your team. week. Lt. ·Commander Keplinger various units of the fleet partici- cooperating with the communities built, to meet a critical need of re-
National L-eague plays Wednes- has been on the administrative pating. Outstanding in the mural is in not planting dwellings of such a turning veterans and with the
day. staff for the past two and one-half the now-famous flag-raising on Iwo temporary nature on indus_trial assurance that th-e structures are
years, having originally performed Jima's Mt. Suribachi. Seaman Stan- sites which might be turned by the so temporary that they will be
the duties of p-ersonnel officer and ley is now working on a portrait of communities into factory areas be- eliminated as the war housing
T. I. Do<S Def eat later being assigned to welfare du- the late President Roosevelt which fore the war ends. While the Navy's emergency subsides. Even with the
ties. He will report to the Special will be placed over the fir.eplace. A housing is· strictly of an emergency housing now _ being provided, only
San Leandro Nine Services school at . Lexington, Vir- small library has been organized nature to be torn down, the com- 13 per cent of the demand will b-e
ginia, for further training in wel- which is expected to grow into a. munities concerned may be chosen cared for in this, way.
The T. I. Docs softball team "tare and recreation. sizeable collection within a sho-rt
downed the San Leandro Hospital time and provide the crew with the Just As He Left It .
nine by a scor-e of 7-4, in a game Graduati-on latest in curr-ent reading. A fine • •
Topping the efforts of his class-
played last Friday on the latter's new Magnabox radio and phono-
home grounds. mates, J . W. Haanstra, RT2c, grad- graph have been provided with the
R. W. Richter garnered three uated honor man of the last RMS selection of programs and volume
hits out of five trips to the plate company to graduate to date. The controlled from the adjacent gear
to take batting honors for the day. highly technical training program locker. Special programs of classi-
Shortstop Richter and second sack- offered at RMS climaxes many cal and popular music are planned
er Black are both batting at a 700 months of preparation and these and suggestions in this connection
clip in -early season games played men are now equipped to handle are encouraged. Daily morning and
by the Docs. with skill their jobs as they go to evening newspapers from San
join the fleet.
Francisco and Oakland are fur-
T. I. Downs St. Mary's N-ew Recreati,on Lounge nished together with all the popu-
Like the one hoss shay, the fur- Jar magazines. Certain t-echnical
Pre-Flight Saturday, S-2 niture which for the past two years magazines in the field of electronics
has served the needs of RMS per- have also been provided to make
Fine pitching, tight fielding and sonnel so well has come to the end the radio technicians' relaxation the
hitting th-em in the right places of th-e trail. That the rehabilitation more enjoyable. Th-e lounge and
brought another victory to the T. I. has been well planned was demon- games rooms are open from 1800
nine in their league t4ssle with St. strated this week when the Welfare to 2130 each week night and from
Mary's Pre-Flight at St. Mary's. and Recreation Division turned the 1300 on Saturdays and from 1000
Don Durdan led the hitting for new Lounge over to th-e crew for on: Sundays-to 2130. All hands are
T. I. with three hits while catcher their leisure time use. The large urged to take full advantage of the
Bud Sheely was preventing Pre- room which was originally a mess fine recreational facilities that have
Flight's runn-ers from advancing hall has been tastefully furnished been secured for them at this com- THIS IS THE DESK at which President R,0<>sevelt worked in the White
with his razor-sharp throws. to take care of the ne-eds of RMS mand and on the island, including House study. It is littered wit h gifts from his many admirers. At the
left in a frame are photographs of his four sons In the armed services.
Bender allowed six hits in T. I.'s personnel. The furniture is of birch the main Welfare Building and This is the way FDR left his desk when he went to ~e<>rgla a few days
5-2 win. with so.ft fabrics and draperies that Hostess House. before his. death.