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ing dependents' pass, and must be
present with dependents who will
be photographed and issued a tem-
porary pass until it is replaced by
a permanent pass.
General Information
Personnel departing from the
continental United States for duty
afloat or · overseas will surrender
their ration cards to the command-
ing officer at their last duty station
in the United States. The last duty
station shall include temporary
duty awaiting assignment of trans-
portation at ports of embarkation.
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard personnel bearing c-ompetent
travel -orders or leave papers may
purchase, prior to their departure,
·up to four weeks' ration in advance
at any Navy, Marine Corps or
Coast Guard resale activity, such
advance ration t-0 be commensurate
with the period of leave or official
travel, but in no event more than
eight ration points.
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard uniformed personriel who
are patients in naval hospitals; or
assigned to rest or r,ecuperative
Public Works Design Section Busy With ~enters or other activities of similar
nature as the result of duty afloat
Pla.ns for Expansions On Island or overseas; or who are in redis-
tribution centers after return from
Navy, Civilian Personnel division are done by "Arky" Line- afloat or overseas duty; or who are
barger, Sp(X)lc, 16-month veteran in distribution centers preparatory
Work as Team to Lick of overseas duty, former student of to departure for afloat or overseas
Arkansas Tech and employee of U. duty, may purchase five packages
All Local Problems
S. Engineers, Little Rock, Ark. of cigarets·, o·r sixteen cigars, or
Continued from Page 1- Lewis Lang, civilian electrical en- approximately four ounces of to-
gineer, supervises this division. His bacco for each ration point. These
Although Public Works was re-
sponsible for the planning and de- assistants are William Tyler, provisions do not apply to operat-
civilian worker, and 0. F. Eddins,
signing of this base, it was in June, ing personnel at the classes of sta-
CEM, assistant electrical engineer. tions mentioned above, and com.!'
1943, that the Public Works De-
This division has just installed manding officers will establish pro-
sign Section became commis-
a larger transformer for the 6,500,- cedures as necessary to identify
sioned with Lt. Commander G. T.
000-gallon wate·r storage tanks on personnel ,eIJ.titled to the increased
" Dierking as officer-in-charge. Since
Yerba Buena island. ration.
that time Lt. John Nelson, Lt. A.
J. Loretta and Lt. E. A. Bullington Architectural Division: The job Personnel attached to ships tem-
have headed the department, the of drawing up plans and designs porarily in continental United
for construction and repairs falls
latter being the present superin- States ports will be supplied by
upon the shoulders of the personnel
tendent of this activity. the Ship's Store or Ship's Service
Departmental Divisions in this division. Surveying, design- aboard as directed by the Chief of
The department is divided into ing and drafting are done by B. G. the Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
four major divisions-merchanical, Nobler, Sp(X)2c, graduate of counts and the Commandant, Coast
electrical, architectural and engi- Armour Institute of Technology, Guard, and will not participate in
neering. Each division is respon- Chicago, where he received -a B.S. this ration plan. Personnel attached '
sible for all jobs which call for its degree. Other key men are J. W. to ships in port for extended periods
Henry, Sp(X)3c, form-er student at will be issued temporary ration
special skill.
the University of Illinois, and Riley cards covering the period during
Mechanical Division: It is the
duty of this division to draw up Spangler, Sp(X)2c, who is a ca- which the ship's store or ship's
plans and designs for all piping, pable estimator. service will not be in operation. One
plumbing, heating and ventilating Engineering Division: This "bull- ration card may be issued upon ap-
systems utilized by command ac- dozer outfit" is headed by C. Hub- plication to each member · of the
tivities here and on Yerba Buena ble, civilian employee, with a staff ship's company.
Island. Men responsible for these of naval personnel including R. M. Tobacco rationing does not apply
jobs are highly skilled and well Vancleve, Flc; R. C. Mank, Flc ; to men who are serving at sea or
trained. In most cases, they not and C. W. Barnhart, Flc. These at bases outside .of the continental
only have pursued educational men collaborate on all structural limits of the United States. They
values in their particular line of and engineering jobs. Aside from will be permitted to b1,1y cigarets
endeavor at some college, univer- being the "map makers" of this is- from th,eir ship's store or ship's
sity or trade school, but have land, they are responsible for meas- service as often as they wish.
worked for reputable, reliable, es- uring off road stripes, elevating
tablished corporations. Such a sidewalks, checking profiles and
background is important, for these cross section of all roads on this
men know their jobs require tech- base. L. S. Saiia, Sp(X)3c, general Navy Ralion Board
nical skill based on knowledge- draftsman, fills in on nearly every
practical knowledge. job in the department. He has had Opens in San Francisco
Known in this locale as the four years apprenticeship and was
"wrecking department" is the me- formerly employed at Key Stone Navy men returning from over-
chanical work group. Wherever Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N . Y: seas on leave can now obtain the
precious ration stamps .' directly
they appear on the island with their Veteran of all civilian employees
from the Navy instead of through
work tools, usually a change in the is F. M. Shepherdson, engineering
a local OP A board. With the co-
scenery (roads, buildings, etc.) fol- draftsman. He has just completed
operation of the Office of Price Ad-
lows. Anthony Calvanese, Sp(X)3c, a job designed to improve the drain-
ministration, a Navy Plant Area
who has more than three years ex- age system for the athletic field:
Ration Board was opened Friday,
perience in estimating and drafting The only big job for a Wave in
June 1, 1945, at Twelfth Naval
at Kerlow Steel Corp., Gibbs & Cox this department is held by Mary F .
District Headquarters in the Feder-
Shipbuilding firm in Jersey City Fenerty, Slc(X), draftsman, form-
and New York City respectively, is er student of Franklin Institute and al Office Building, San Francisco.
now applying his skill in this di- North Eastern University in Bos- The points may not be sufficient
NAVY-CIVILIAN TEAMWORK-The net-work session of Navy and vision along with his shipmate Ray ton, Mass. Prio•r to enlisting in the for that tender steak every over-
civilian employees in the Public Works Design Department keeps Treas- Watts, SF2c, veteran of 16 months Navy, she worked at the Boston seas veteran dreams about, but he
ure Island physical plant functioning smoothly. Top photo shows charm-
ing Marian Kistner smiling her apprioval as Lt. E. A. Bullington, super- overseas service, who was a student Navy Yard. does receiv-without red tap-
intendent of the design department, looks over the plans. Wave Mary of San Francisco Junior College Future Plans all the points he is entitled to while
F. Fenerty, S1c(X), draftsman, is shown at top right operating an ozalid and former_ employee of the Pacific As the war in the Pacific reaches on leave.
black and white print machine. The technical skill required for a job of Bell Telephone Co. Working with its full stride, it will be necessary The newly formed board under
this nature was learned by Wave Fenerty while a student of Fra.nklin
lnstitute and North Eastern University, Boston, Mass .. She worked at the Navy men and heading this di- for this activity to continue expand- the chairmanship of Commander
the Boston Navy Yard prior to enlisting in the Navy. Civilian employees vision is D. Vanda.mint, civilian me- ing until all possible ·resources will Howard M . McKinley, USNR, Dis-
D. J. P-owell, shop plan,ne-r (left), is planning alterations for buildings chanical engineer. have been utilized. The Public trict Welfare Officer, functions as
on this base, while F. M. Shepherdson, chief ·engineering draftsman, Electrical Division: "Let there be Works Design Department stands a complete ration board. Under the
devel-ops plans for the athletic field. Drawing up plans for Treasure and
Verba Buena Islands is the staff of enlisted men. They are, left to right light" is the motto of this division. ready to tackle any problem. In the system all Navy personnel sta-
(front table) B. G. Nobler, Sp(X)2c; (second table) R. A. Watts, SF2c; It has just completed a blueprint past, the net-work session of naval tioned at staff headquarters and in
and L. S. Saiia, Sp(X)3c; (third table) A. C. Calvanese, Sp(X)3c, and J. for a new lighting system which and civilian personnel has proved the immediate ;Vicinity will also re-
W. Henry, Sp(X)3c; (fourth table) T. C. Linebarger, Sp(X)1c. 0. F. will be installed in the lounge of its merit. It will continue to do so ceive their ration books from this
Eddins, CEM, and Lewis La.ng l,ook over a job order. Chief A. E. Johnson
and Riley Spangler, Sp(X)2c, are absent from photo. Theatre No, 3. Drawings in this in the future, board.