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PAGE2               THE MASTHEAD,  SATURDAY, MAY 12,  1945
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                                                                            A  Mother'8"' Day  Letter
                                                                  .:,
    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.
                                                                 ~~~~,?nnv~                                                           *  *  *
                                                                                       ~~~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.
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