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PAGE2 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1945
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A Mother'8"' Day Letter
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Official Treasure * * Do you plan to g.o b,ack to your
* * Island publication distributed every Saturday without cost to the
officer,, enlisted personnel, and employees of Treasure Island. All communications and old job after you have been dis-
contributions should be directed to The Editor, Recreation and Entertainment Divi• charged f nom the Navy?
sion, Trcnsure Island, San Francisco, California. Phone: EX brook 3931, Extension 69.
Lawrence E. Gibson, MM 3c, Re-
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center ceiving Ship. Sure, I plan to go
back to my old job after I get out
CLYDE F. BABB, Slc, USNR
Editor of this outfit. Before I joined the
Navy, I was working as a mechanic
Robert E•. Johnson, Y3c - Rex N. Olsen, Y2c, Associate Editors in good old "Jois-ey"-my home-
Carolyn N. Brown, Ylc, Waves Editor - Robert H . Perez, BM2c, Sports
(The Masthead uses Camp Newspaper Service Material) town.
I've had three years of trade
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1945 school experience, during which
time I learned quite a bit about the
machinist trade.
(Statements and opinions herein are those of the writer and are not to
Since I've been in th,e Navy, I
be construed as reflecting the views of the Navy Department.)
have had a chance to put my
schooling to use. Too, I've picked
EDITORIAL- up on some new techniques to in-
crease my skill in mechanical work.
If things shape up the way I want
<'Jke CnJ Jet /Voi eJ!eJze them to, I think that I'll s-et up a
shop of my own. Anyway, that is
At a little schoolhouse in France late Sunday evening the the goal I've set and I'm pretty sure
that I may be able to reach it after
signing of a document ending the European phase of the war took a period of a few years. ·
place after years of fighting which cost the lives of many young
* * *
men of various nationalities.
Jesse A. Knight, S1c(Y) , Educa-
tional Office, Fr,ontier Base. In all
No spontaneous celebrations took place on Treasure Island likelihood I'll go back to my old
or in the Bay Area, all efforts being devoted to bringing the war job. For twenty years my family in
in the Pacific to an early end. In reality there was nothing for us Wyoming has been in poultry busi-
ness-a business that has paid good
to celebrate with shipmates losing their lives.daily in combat with money.
the Japanese enemy. I'm interested in specialized agri-
cultural work. Every year there are
It was a sad day in the lives of many an American family as new openings and room for im-
provement in farming techniques,
it brought back memories of a tragedy which darkened that home
so I plan to keep abreast with the
weeks or months before. One story goes-a girl stood on State </2).L,a/&, ?nnt,, •. latest changes in order to help
Street in Chicago with tears streaming down her face as she ., 7'ltR,l,VZl/l,~~~, ~ ..:J:-~ make the business more profitable.
There's room for clerical work
watched the crowds celebrate and remarked-"If my brother ~,. ~ ~ ..<,,6 ~, ~
after I get out of the Navy. There's
could only see this-he died in Germany two weeks ago." even a possibility that I may go in
4'1?1L~~-· --r1u~ for that type of work when I get to
be a civilian again. I studied busi-
The Japs are in a helpless situation in the Pacific, being "f ~, Mo-vd. ~ ; ~-.. ~
ness administration at Barnes
completely cut off by sea and air blockade; their Navy has been 4 . a.Ila ;?7Uf ~ ✓ .:J- ~ ~ ~
School of Commerce in Denver.
reduced to a small, ineffective force and their naval aviation ~ - Since I've been in servic-e, I've been
branch has been smashed. However, no one can say how long ' doing a lot of clerical work and I
?(/'~ .tLadl ~ M, /4 ~ "'( lii4 believe that I could earn a ,living
the war will last since it is impossible for us to understand the ,. that way.
workings of the Oriental mind. The Japanese are still capable of o-t.V7tJ ~ - hA. h.o-6 ~ muu&. ~ ~ * * *
fierce resistance on land where they are firmly entrenched and ~ .l>u:.eu~ '1 a. ~ ~ (f~ · Solomon Davis, SK3c, GSK, Tad-
fanatical in their determination to die for their ruler. We cannot "/1<, ~ ~ clln,..u. ~ d<, 'Cu.-,1 ~ cen. When I get out of the Navy, I
think that I'll go back to my old
I
. count on an easy, guick victory-we must fight on, we must and ?nc'"1.L ~ k ~ ~ -A-4 ~
job with the New York Central
will continue to buy more war bonds, give our blood freely for Railroad Co., as a longshoreman.
the wounded, and work harder each day to bring the final stages ~¼~ - ..,~~~{~ Befor.e I entered naval service, I
of the war to an end. No, the war is not won. We cannot have ..i,,v~- ~ ~--~~~ worked for that company as a
stevedore and longshoreman.
victory in our grasp until the Japs have felt the iron hand of cvruJ-4~· Storekeeper's work is somewhat
punishment for their atrocities. 4./- 1A a-' ~ et-' a.. ~ ~ ~ ~ related to the kind of work I did
while on my old job, and some of
a1,.1?it. b, ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ .ff. the experience will help me when I
get back at the old trade.
~ ~ rmA. - a,,,,J.. ,:J- ~ .&. ~
Of course, I've been thinking
about another field of employment
?WU ~ ~ .£f 4;J- g u.i,/&!. ~
when I get out. I've had a little ex-
perience in radio work, and believe
~ 1("'- ~ ~~~d.r,u. ~ -9 that I would like to set up a radio
shop.
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~~~I Ship. My last job was a full-time
Edward O'Niel, EM2c, Receiving
~ employee as a "book worm." That's
the job I intend to go back to when
I'm discharged. I 'plan to take ad-
vantage of the GI Bill of Rights
Lost and Found Keep the Island In and complete my undergraduat3
work.
Gear and articles bearing the Order For Visitors
following names have been turned Since the Navy gave me a trade,
I may be able to use it to an ad-
into the lost and found property Delegates from all over the world
vantage during the summ.er months
bureau located -in the Security are attending the conference in
to help earn enough money to take
Office, Building 222, Treasure San F_rancisco and it is possible
car-e of my expenses in graduate
Island. This property Will be re- that from time to time some of
,school. I intend to get a master's
turned to the owners upon proper these delegates may visit Treasure degree in my major subject before
identification. I.sland. I stop, then I'll be ready for my
S. G. Gresswell, R. L. Elkus, H. Commander, Tadcen, desires that
first professio~al job.
W. Anderson, T. Smith, H . M. all activities maintain buildings
Toulman, Slc; C. C. Arndt, L. S. and grounds plus their personnel ,. * * *
Chuck, M. F . Morelli; H . E. Gerali, in a high state of smart appear- Eugene G. Gremilli-on, QM3c,
Slc; D. J . Holcomb, Flc; A. Ros- ance, and that every courtesy be MAA, Frontier Base. That's a hard
enow, D. L. Deisinger, E. C. Lar-
shown visitors during their visit. question for me to answer because
sen, E. Crawford, RdM3c; W. B.
Emphasis is placed on the need for I've got too many possibilities after
Gould, BM2c; P. F. Glazer, E. T.
maintaining the security of classi- this war. However, I've been think-
Shephard, RM2c; C. R. Bohanon, fied equipment.
.PhM3c; C. H. Melton, J . F. Schlim- ing about going back to my old job
as "wildcatting" ,oil wells. That's a
gen, SF2c; W. T. Rainey, ,cMoMM;
Navy War Bond Cartoon Servie_e good old hard job; it is interesting
M. 0. Meyers. Mor·e· Funds For
"They want to know if THEY can celebrate X-Day by shaving The below-listed articles were .re- and pays good money for peacetime
their mustaches and buying some Navy War Bonds!" ported as being lost: World War II Vets employment.
There'll be lots of oil concessions
Eleven ·wallets, 1 ditty bag, 1 President Truman today signed in foreign countries after this war_
In this day of go-getters, it MAA: "Listen, you, if the captain record, 1 ring, 1 ID bracelet, 1 pair the $3,121,900,230 independent of- and I would like to travel a _ bit to
would seem that the only thing ever caught you calling the deck glasses, 1 check. fices appropriation bill containing do some speculating, learn the
that comes to the man who waits a floor, he'd throw you -right out more than $2,000,000,000 for the score, and I may get tied up with
is a good crop of whiskers. that little round window." Send The Masthea~ Home Veterans' Administration. some prog-r~i:;iv~ c:qmpany.