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TIie Island Trotter WAVES ELIGIBLE
FOR TRANSFER
HEAD
* * * * AFTER TWO YEARS
Do you think__ civilian work__ing girls
Enlisted women who have served
penses with servicemen?
Official Treasure Island publication distributed every Saturday without cost to the and Waves should share date-ex- in the same area for a period of
officera enlisted pprsonnel and employees of Treasure Island. All comm,unications and
conlribntions should be iirected to The Editor, Recreation 'and Entertainment D!vi· P. A. Naske, MM1c, Destroyer two years or longer, exclusive of
sion, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. Phone: EXbrook 3931, Extension 69. time spent in service school in that
Tender. Certainly! Why not? Gee, I
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN <lon't see why they shouldn't share area, may now apply for transfer
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center date-expenses with servicemen. under the redistribution plan set
From the financial standpoint of forth in BuPers ltr. Pers-6301-rab-l
CLYDE F. BABB, Sp(X) 3c, USNR a sailor, he isn't making much over QR8/ Pl6-3 of November 1,
Editor money and it's rather hard to go 1944.
out alone and have a good time in Some of the important points of
Robert E•. J ohnson, Y3e - Rex N. Olsen, Y2c, Associate Editors San Francisco- to say nothing of ~~
Carolyn N. Brown, Ylc, Waves Editor Robert H . Perez, BM2c, Sports having a date added to the expense the letter include the provision for
(The Masthead uses Camp Newspaper Service Material) Lewis S. Saiia, Sp(X)3c, Public a quarterly survey by administra-
account. Works Design Dept. Waves should tive commands to determine which
Civilian working girls and most not have to but civilian working women desire transfer and their
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1945 Waves are making lots of money girls should. There shouldn't be any eligibility. In the case of women on
and when they go out with service- deal made, but the civilian should Treasure Island, this information
men, it should be a fifty-fifty propo- get the "rubber neck habit"- when will be forwarded to the Bureau
( Statements and opinions herein are those of the writer and are not to sition. the expenses are heavy, she should on March 31, June 30, September
be construed as reflecting the views of the Navy Department.) * * * take note and help share the ex- 30 and December 31. If you are
Lilly De Burle, Public Telephone penses. After all, she makes more _eligible to make a transfer request,
Attendant. No. How would a money in a week than the average it should be sent to the Personnel
EDITORIAL- serviceman feel if he went out with sailor makes in a month- if he office via your division officer, and
a girl and she paid the evening's hasn't got war bond allotments, in- should include name, rate, and
expenses? I think they'd both feel surance, etc .. . . to be deducted from district to which transfer is re-
uncomfortable. Not because the girl his pay. quested.
HOLD EVERYTHING MATES - can't afford to pay, but because it's
an old custom not even found in The principal requirement neces-
Amass That Dough for The "Mighty 7th" Emily Post (I think!) . sary in order to make a transfer
A fellow begins paying expenses Naval Training
request is the minimum two-year
in high school; after that he's ac- duty assignment in the same area.
Hold on now, we don't mean for you not to buy war bonds, customed to paying the way. Of Schools Requests made by Waves from
isolated stations, or from women
but it would be a good idea to wait just a little while before you course, it's proper to spend accord- The New Order who possess unusual skills not
do it-just for the sake of the Navy and Treasure Island. ing to your dates, rating and finan- It is with a long sad face that we utilized in present billets, or from
cial standing: announce the departure of Lt. those who are 'applying because of
True, the "Mighty Seventh" war bond campaign is now on * * * James W. Raab from NTSchs. Lt. dependencies will be given special
Pfc. Leslie Guyett, Marines Bar-
Raab has been officer-in-charge of consideration.
for the civilian population but the Navy's part in this gigantic racks. Most certainly they should!·
the Rangefinder Operators School
drive does not take place until June 22 of this year, nearly four Civilian working girls mak~ far since its beginning, and has carried Expressed preferences for· new
more money than I and more than stations will be considered, but
weeks from today. It is hoped that all of you, both naval and the average serviceman. Waves along many additional duties and assignment to a preferred area can-
responsibilities. His orders take him
civilian personnel, who are anticipating investments of this kind make just as much money as I and to Washington, D. C., for temp- not be guaranteed.
will hold those amassed funds until June 22, then make a mad most of them hold higher ratings. orary duty under instruction, after Transfers under this shore dis-
Of course, I think that it should a few days visit at his home in tribution plan will be made at gov-
dash for the nearest Treasure Island war bond booth to put that be understood before going out on a
York, Penn. ernment expense, but no delay in
post war m•ney in safe keeping. date that experu;es will be shared on Officers and wives of NTSchs route will be authorized.
a fifty-fifty basis.
Lt. Howard A. Lincoln, Treasure Island's issuing agent and * * * entertained Lt. and Mrs. Raab at Transfers will be made to ad-
a farewell dinner at the Commis- ministrative commands and the
promotion officer, informs us that from all indications this will be Jayne Tingleff, HA1c, Dispensary sioned Officers' Mess Sunday night. bureau will not direct the transfers
No. 2. No, because I don't think a
the last war bond drive the Navy will participate in, therefore fellow will ask a girl for a date un- All are wishing him happy duty to individual activities.
there isn't much time left to start saving for those post war plans less he can afford it in the first on his next assignment. The bureau's policy that no
Another popular "ole-timer" of
place. transfer in exchange will be auth-
which are bound to be a bit expensive. The Navy's part in the NTSchs has been detached. George
It may be all right in some cases H. Hill, BM2c, departed last Sat- orized in individual cases still re-
drive will end July 7 and our quota is double for this drive-not but very few. urday for RecShip, San Francisco mains in .effect and such requests
less than a $100 bond each. * * * - thence we know not. will not be forwarded to the bureau.
J. D. Rodgers, WT3c, Receiving Welcome to Elvis W. Cadle,
War bond allotments by Treasure Island personnel have Station, S. F. Well, it would depend BM2c, the "new face" at the duty
upon my financial status. A service-
increased niceiy since the first of the year. The percentage of allot- man's rate should be taken in con- desk, who comes to replace George
Hill, following a tour of duty in the
ments now stands at 65.2 per cent which is considered very good. sideration before he goes out with Pacific.
a girl. He should first decide a place
to go and who will pay the bill. Returns to T. I.
Of course, the man should pay Lt. G. A. O'Neal, former Welfare
Memorial Day 1945 in the public's eye but he should and Recreation Officer of NTSchs,
get _half of expenses from his date returned from Washington and paid
in advance. us a visit this week. Having been
If I'm broke, I'll tell the girl. assigned duty on Treasure Island
There's no use being backward as Coordinator of Benefits and In-
about it. If the girl really wants surance, O'Neal is back in his own
to go out with you, she'll go wheth- special field.
er yo_u have or haven't got a dollar.
From Germany
* * * Really good news is not too
·Louise Robinson, Secretary to Di-
rector of Activities. No. Paying the plentiful these days- but Coxswain
Alexander McKinnon's latest news
bill is a matter of pride to a man.
meets the requirements. H i s
However, all cases are individual, brother, Douglas, an Army pilot
and· there are circumstances where and long a German prisoner, has
it would be perfectly permissible for been released from Stalag Luft III
a girl to share date-expenses.
and is on his way home.
* * *
Pfc. J,ohn Erickson, Marines Bar- Congratulations-
racks. I've never found many girls Raymond Earlin, CGM, former
who expect a serviceman to spend instructor at NTSchs, is now sta-
a lot of money on a date. But I tioned at San Bruno. While visiting
think they should share expenses so the school last week, he announced
the money can last longer. Too, you the important bit of news that he
could have more fun and see more and Mrs. Earlin (formerly Miss
places. Barbara Scott, secretary to the ex-
Civilian working girls should ecutive officer) became parents of a
"treat" servicemen once in a while. boy four weeks ago. He weighed
Waves should split the bill. in at eight and three-quarter
* * * pounds, and his name is Lee.
Virginia Onstot, Telephone Op- Foresighted-
erator. Sure, I'd love to share date- The War Bond Committee is off
expenses- but where do I get the to ·an early start, with a planning
man ? meeting this week, a month before
Seriously, I'd go fifty-fifty with the campaign. Some of us are al-
him. If he is broke, I'd pay his way. ready saving our shekels so it won't
* * * mean too much out of that last pay.
THlS SETTLES IT! When "Yank,"
Franklin Burt, S1c, Receiving official Army paper, published a l':n-up
Ship. You bet they shoµld. Civilian A,n old maid who was the self- picture of Marie McDonald, she was
working girls should be glad to appointed supervisor of the village portrayed with only one leg. Inter-
share the expenses. morals accused a man of being national Pictures Inc., where Marie is
God of our fathers, known of old, _currently employed in "It's A Pleas•
Lord of our far-flung battle-line, A Wave with the same rate as a a drunkard because she had seen ure!" starring Sonja Henie, was
Beneath whose awful Hand we hold serviceman should share half. If the his car parked outside a tavern. swamped with G.I. letters from all
Dominion over palm and pine- rate she holds is higher than the The accused man made no com-
fronts, demanding to know what hap-
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, serviceman, she should not only ment, but the same evening parked pened to Miss McDonald's other .limb.
Lest we forget-lest we forget! 1
foot half of the bill, she should also his car outside his accuser's door Here's the complete evidence that
-JUl'LING pay the taxes. and left it there all night. Marie Jad(3 ai;i~ini, nothing at all