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subscriptions or renewals of sub- T. I. Drops Close One Fleet Admiral King Urges
Here Are the Figures Navy Lists Rules for scriptions.
"Relatives and fri-ends may pay To'Alameda Air, 4-2 Civilian Employees to
On the Re<ent Bond Mailing Publications to for the subscriptions or renewals of
subscriptions provided the ad- After leading the Alameda Naval Buckle Down on War Jobs
Allotment Campaign Servicemen Overseas dressees have initiated requests Air Station baseball team for eight
therefor. innings, an error in the ninth While the Pacific campaigns are
A drive to increase the number The Postmaster General today
"Complimentary copies sent by turned a single base hit into a being launched closer to Tojo's
of bond allotments by the men and i.ssued an order related to the mail- publishers, copies paid for by ad- home run, scoring two other men homeland, Fleet Admiral E. J.
women of Treasure · Island has ing of newspapers and periodical vertisers, and copies sent under any and establishing a total of four King, Chief of Naval Operations,
recently been concluded. Figures publications to servicemen overseas. kind of an arrangement whereby runs for Alameda and two for today sends the following war mes-
released by Lt. H. A. Lincoln, War
Effective July 1, 1945, the following the requests of the addressees are Treasure Island. sage to all civilian workers:
Bond Issuing Officer, indicate that
arrangements between the Navy solicited shall not be accepted. Big league fielding and smart "General Eisenhower has an-
the drive was a success, with in-
Department and Post Office Depart- "Copies mailed in fulfillment of pitching characterized the game nounced the cessation of organized
creases as much as 51 per cent, as subscriptions which are unexpired until the bad break. Treasure Island resistance in Europe. A thrilled and
was the case at Naval Training ment shall govern the acceptance in on the eff,ective date of this order made one double-play, Williams to grateful nation is justifiably proud
the mails o·f newspapers and other
Schools. shall be accepted until the subscrip- Bartell to Williams. Vallero, T. I. of all who made this accomplish-
publications addressed to service-
Following are the activities and tions expire. catcher, broke up a dangerous ment possible.
their new bond allotment percent- men overseas: "Publishers mailing copies in ac- moment with a throw to second " But this is total war-a global
ages, listed in order of their rank "Individual copies of newspapers cordance with the foregoing shall base which nipped a runner. war. W-e are but half way to com-
in the campaign: and magazines offices at New York, include with the address a certifi- Tauby and Bartell had a good plete victory. There remains to be
N. Y., or San Francisco, Calif., to cate reading: 'Mailed in ·conformity day at the plate, with a pair of conquered the -entire Japanese na-
Naval Training Schools ...... 93
Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast with P.O.D. Order No. 27851.' singles and doubles to their credit. tion. Men are still fighting, and still
Auxiliary Air Facility ... . .. 81
Radio Materiel School ....... 75.4 Guard personnel on duty overseas, Copies not bearing this certificate dying, and will continue to fight
shall be accepted only when they should promptly be returned to the
Operational Training School .. 70 Sam Loprinzi, Sp (A) lc, and the and die in the hard push to Tokyo.
are being sent in fulfillment of writ- publishers.
Armed Guard Center ........ 65.5 man of a thousand muscles at Gym "The casualty lists tell the story,
ten requests initiated by the ad- "The Navy Department has also No. 1, is known as one of the most tragic yet glorious, of the fighting
Pre-Com. Training Center .... 63
dressees for subscriptions or renew- suggested that through press and successful Body Building Special- men's will to win unconditional vic-
Pre-Embarkation . ... .... .. .. 62
als of subscriptions. radio the public b-e encouraged to ists in the business ... successful tory, no matter what the cost. We
'I'.adcen Administrative Unit .. 57.6
"Postmasters at the offices of include clippings of particular in- because he can take you individual- have a solemn compact with these
U. s·. Naval Hospital ........ 54
mailing shall require publishers to terest in letter mail rather than ly and build you in the manner to men. The road that lies ahead
Receiving Ship . ....... . ... . . 50.7
present for their examination the send complete issues of newspapers fit your own build and needs ... demands from each of us a
"If you don't have a bond allot-
requests from the addressees for and other publications." and that goes for all hands. matching determination and unity
ment," says Lt. Lincoln, "why not
of effort that will shorten the time
drop down to the bond office in the
during which such sacrifices must
Post Office Building and sign up?
Or if you have one and have re- ARMED GUARD STAGES SEVENTH WAR LOAN RA.LLY AT SHIPYARD- continue.
"Today every worker should re-
cently had an increase in pay, you'll dedicate himself and herself to the
never mi.ss an increase in your
allotment." task of providing these men with
the weapons and equipment they
need to smash the remaining
enemy. To delay now in celebration
Last Word For of past success would be fatal to
::arefully laid plans. We cannot-
· Waves Going Overseas :md must not- pause in discharge
of our duty so long as a Jap re-
The latest revision of policy
mains a threat to the life of a
governing the assignment of Waves
single soldier or sailor.
_overseas has been recently issued
"L:et each of us get on with our
from BuPers. Principal changes
job."
from the original information re-
leased last year include the fol-
lowing points: Navy Seabees Build
The total of Waves in Gigantic Air Base
Fourteenth Naval Di.strict now
nears the 2000 mark, and at present Closer to Japan
it will be the only base outside the With the death-knell having
continental United States to which tolled for Hitler's ._Nazidom, a
Waves will be assigned. Pacific island whose . name cannot
Waivers granted for physical de- yet be revealed ·stan·ds . ready to
fects at time of entry into the receive its shar.e of America's air
service are not disqualifying unless power for the bitter struggle that
the condition has. been aggravated is necessary to defeat Japan.
or has interfered with the per- Less than 250 days after the
formance of duty. Marines stormed ashore here, 11
Enlisted _personnel who have ap- days ahead of schedule, Navy Sea-
plied for overseas duty, but who bees turned over to the Army the
are transferred from their present fourth of the big bomber strips-
stations before being ordered over- 8,500 feet long (the equivalent of
seas, must re-apply at their new 15 city blocks) and 495 feet wide,
station. Overseas drafts are picked with facilities for 200 B-29s.
by quota from the various districts
and activities making it impossible
to transfer individual applications Bond Buying Program Is
with personnel.
Complete instructions for over- Continuous As Personnel
seas assignments for both V-9 and
V-10 personnel are contained in Lays Away "Treasures"
BuPers Ltr P ers-170-MEK QR8/
P16-3 of April 27, 1945. Continued from Page 1-
standing job of repairing the ships
operating from Treasure Island,
but also an equally fine job of bond
buying. At the present time this
activity has a 99 per cent partici-
pation with a pay-roll investment
of 12 per cent. It is under the com-
* mand of the Frontier Base.
BANKING F ACILITlES Of special assistance to the
civilian program is Lt. H. D. Ellett,
WESTERN UNION civilian personnel officer, who has
PosT OFFICE worked out a plan whereby all new
workers are processed for pay-roll
WAR BoND OFFICE
reservation at the time they report
AJl 4 services located in Bldg. aboard.
218, Ave. H, near 4th St. A recent recanvass was made
of all civilian personnel at Treasure
*
SMALL STORES Island having a minimum deduction
of $3.25 with the recommendaUon
Bldg. 211, 10th St., between to increase their deductions. Over
Aves. Mand N.
75 per cent registered an increase.
* Mix up some plain, old fashioned
TRAVELERS. Am hard work with enthusiasm for
RAILWAY EXPRESS doing a job well, and you have the
major ingredients for increased
Both located.in Bldg. 2_21, uth bond purchases. That i:s the way
St., -between Aves. G and H. ARMED GUARDSMEN JOURNEYED to the Kaiser BM1c, and Commander Thomas Macklin, Executive
Shipyard No. 3 at Richmond, Calif., to sl}onsor a hug,e Officer of Armed Guard Center, seem to be listening the bond officers at Tadcen sum it
* War B-ond rally there recently. The above photos intently. Lower right-Lt. (jg) W. F. Keller 'of the up, particularly Lt. Howard A.
SmP's SERVICE No. I were taken during the pr-ogram presented by person- Armed Guard Welfare Department, and son, Billy, on Lincoln, issuing agent and pro-
Bldg. 112, 9th St. and Ave. C. nel of AGC. Top left-Ross A. Cole, GM1c, telling board the VP enroute to the scene of the rally. Lt. motion officer in charge of the
the crowd attending the rally the circumstances un- (jg) Kel ler was responsible for arranging the show. over-all bond program.
* der which he was awarded the Purple Heart. Cole's Circle-Orson Welles at "mike." It was shortly after
Smp's SERVICE No. 2 ship was ·torpedoed off the coast -of Au_stralia in the Welles' stirring speech that two of the bond booths The information contained in this
early part of the war. Men like this helped sell $40,- rang out of bond applications. Lower right insert- report was taken from the April
Bldg. 8, Jth St., between Aves. 000worth of bonds in a few hours. Top right-Parade "Renie" Flatt, Y1c, took time out from her manifo.ld
MandN. . of Colors·which opened the show. Lower left-Mary duties to give out with the "Beer Barrel Polka" for edition of "Fighting Dollars", pub-
Barber, Sp(G)3c, appears a little nervous at explain- the crowd of more than 40,000. She also played sev- lished monthly by the Navy Office
ing that she is a gunnery instructor. E. J. Carter, eral other popular song hits. of Coordinator for War Bonds.
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