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U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Cef!ter Saoe NOW
For Financial lnd~pendence
BUY July4
"EXTRA" th
BONDS
' Navy July 4th Bond Sale
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1945
VOL IV - No. 18 TREASURE tSLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

Telephone Users Urged to, Make ,(alls Brief

Over 700 Weddings Performed Here Operators Outline::"
Telephone Manners
Since Chapel Was Commiss.ioned in 1943 For Island Callers .

"Hullo, is Gertrude there? She's
As T. I. Grows Shades of 1776, or busy? I'll wait." (Gert comes ,t?
I telephone three or four minutes
"Busy Signal" Be~omes The First War loan later.) "Hi, Gert, how are yo~-?"
Chapel By-Word The War Bond expert, who .is at (Gert explains that she has been on
home with statistics involving bil- the last lap of stirring some seven-
lions of dollars of 1945 money, minute icing.) "Whatcha been do-
"Extension . 24 or 25 please." would be mildly shocked to survey ing?" (Gert gives play-by-play
"Sorry, both lines are busy." This the methods whereby the men of description of goings-on of the last
1776 raised- their money to equip ten hours. Samples: Color of her
is the common exchange of words new fingernail polish; the terrific
the Army of Independence.
these days when someone wants to
Money was almost as scarce then battle she had with one of the girls
"Sing 'em to the chaplain." With as a T-bone steak today, and the on the· job.) "Whatcha doing to-
the ever-growing Treasure Island young States had their own coin night?" (Gert thumbs through
activities accelerating in velocity, values, to confuse the issue still blank date book, makes impressive
so proportionately must the chapel further. mutterings into phone. Finally, an-
staff gear itself: Among the methods used to raise nounces she will break a date ~if
the neces.saq funds were the fol- you insist.) "Wanna go night-club-
While th,e chapel is open daily
lowing: bing?" (Gert · jumps at chance,
' from 0600 to 2000 for prayer and
Issuan·ce of paper money; solici- elaborates on why she wants to go ·
meditation, behind the scenes, a to Kosy Korner Klub.) "0. K.,
tation of loans at home and abroad,
fast moving staff of nineteen chap- Gert, see ya tonight."
chiefly from France and Holland; a
lains, six specialists, seven Waves, system of "specifics" whereby the Do your telephone conversation,s
.fifteen enlisted men, and six civ- States were asked to furnish flour, sound like the little gem above? If
ilians, all directed by Captain H. G. meat, or other staples for the they do, you may as well know that
Gatlin, senior chaplain, attend to Army; State taxation; lotteries, you're not very popular with the
the many needs of the service men and the pledging of personal credit Treasure Island switchboard oper-
and women. by individuals to guarantee pay- ators. Not that the girls don't ha:Ve
ment of supplies bought for the, an i~finite amount of patience. But
This group of hurried people pre- while you are carrying on your ex-
pare and administer twenty-two troops. . hilarating but scarcely necessary
services on each Sunday alone, Raising money then was a tough
proposition, according to the his-! conversation the operator is prob-
eight being Protestant while ten
torians, but _chiefly because there' ably chanting, "The line is ,busy,"
are Catholic and one each of Jewish wasn't much-of it in circulation. to a frantic subscriber who has a
and Mormon faith.
Today's War of Independence is· NayY call that must get through in
Average Over One Wedding a Day financed much more simply. War a hurry.
During the week there is no let- Bonds, backed by the credit of the What . does the operator do?
up. Since the chapel was commis- United States Government and' pro- What can she do but repeat, "I'm
stoned on July 18, 1943, there have viding 2.9 percent interest, are the sorry, sir, the line is still busy."
been seven hundred and fifteen answer of 1945 citizens. NayY's Navy Men Off Duty May letter of Appreciation Tempers snap, and some call. that,
weddings- an average of one and "extra" War Bond campaign from Work in Essential For a Pint of Blood might involve shipping orders, sup-
one half a day. Aside from these Jurie 22 through July 7, will give plies, or schedule changes is held
duties the chaplain headquarters more power to that Nationwide re- War Industries Ashore Received by Student up. Terrific overloads on certain
receive visitors, counsel civilians sponse. lines have forced officials to restrict
in regard to naval personnel, ar- The Navy has relaxed regulations "The nurse is writing this on ac- incoming calls from outside the
range for funerals, commemorative which had prohibited Navy per- count of my bum arm, but I felt I island.
services, baptisms and other divine New Insignia for sonnel from outside employment had to thank the guy whose blood While needless personal calls are
services. during off-duty hours -except in the is flowing through my veins right the biggest headache to our oper-
Navy Combat Scribes ators-and a couple of thousand
At the Receiving Ship a chaplain ship repair industry. now ... I'm holding the sticker that other users- there are a few other
is on duty assisting personnel in all New cap devices and collar in- Twelfth Naval district announced says it was your blood that saved crimes committed by island callers.
matters regarding their families' signia are now being issued to •ac- that NayY men may work in four' my life when I stopped a Jap bul- Some subscribers have a habit,
welfare, and taking care_ of tne credited Navy War Correspondents. other industries certified by the let in the Philippines ... it might and it is just that, of letting their
draft to the rest home at Sonoma The cap device consists of the naval War Manpower Commission to be. have seemed a small thing for you phone ring two or three times while
Springs. officers' insigne in gold and silver handicapped by critical labor short- to do, but believe me, it wasn't . . . they finish typing a line, or find
At NayY relief headquarters a with a gold "C" superimposed on a ages: Transportation (including out here it's very real . .. so thanks, what they want in the files. Others
chaplain receives and processes all silver shield. Collar pins are minia- stevedoring and warehousing) , thanks a lot . . . " answer with a resounding but quite
applications _of personnel seeking ture gold oak leaves, indicating petroleum products, food prof ess- The letter expressing the above meaningless "Hello," which leaves
emergency loans, directing welfare that correspondents hold the assi- ing and food harvesting. sentiments was received last week the caller up in the air as to whom
work, administering spiritual needs milated rank of lieutenant com- A NayY stat~ment reads in part: by Carl H. Lakofsky of the Radio he is speaking and if he has ·,the
to the men in sick bay, and attend- mander, with a silver "C" on them. "Whenever advice is received Mate·riel School on Treasure Is- right department.
land. This is probably one of many
ing to the fellows at the Pre-Em- Properly identified war corres- from the Manpower Commission such letters that RMS boys will be Then there are those who rely
barkation Center. This chaplain pondents are to be treated as com- that a critical labor shortage exists receiving for their contributions of upon their memory when calling a
also finds time to talk to men in missioned officers in such matters in private -industries of great im- bl d d h uld th r fo e b m number and seem to have •adopted
,
ooanso
eer,ecoe
the brig awaiting trial. as billeting, messing, -and trans- .portance -to the Navy, .. the Com- an incentive to others who haven't the slogan, "If you don't suc~eed
portation, the Secretary's directive mandant:. will . authorize: the - em- d the first time, try, try again." They
Chaplain Kelly now has been signe up.
establishing the new insignia em~ ployment . Of Navy personnel pro- try, and after two or three com-
assigned as coordinator and liasion vided such erripioyment will' not in- A message of this sort is positive binations of wrong numbers, give
officer in all matters pertaining to phasizes.
terfere with the performance of proof of the necessity of whole up and look in the directory.
blood donations untler this com- blood on the fighting fronts. What
mand. Naval duties." could be more gratifying than to Wouldn't it be simpler to look in
Bill Introduced to Change __ -.. ~. __ _ the directory first? If you can't
F,our New Chaplains Here know that you have been the cause- find it there, ask for information-
All the extra activities demand- of saving the life of one of your don't ask the operator.
ing attention qy our chaplains have Uniform of Enlisted Men HIGH WATER mates? The need is increasu:ig-let Certain. individuals become in-
caused a reaL heed for more of · A sailor's bell-bottom trousers your donations increase! · (Continued ·on Page 8)
them. Catholic Chaplain H. P. Mc- always make goo~ conversa~ion_- SWAMPS 'SAILOR
Nally, new assistant administrative they even came m for ed1tor1al
officer, reported here from a ship. comment. Wilbur W. Hart, QM2c, sailed a Father's Day Telegrams Slash in 'Phone Rates
Protestant Chaplain R. M. Rice and Senator Langer (R., N.D.) in- few of the seven seas only to be
.Catholic· Chaplain W. I. Nuttal re- troduced a bill in Congress to stranded, of all places, in Topeka, Will Be Accepted Slated for July 1
. ported here for their fil'st assign- change the design of bell-bottomed Kans., and by high water. Hart,
ment on active duty, while Jewish trousers and the Jackson, Miss., who is an instructor at Operation- The Western Union Office on The Federal Communications
Chaplain A. M. Shulman. reported "Clarion-Ledger", pointed out that al Training School, went home to Treasure Island tells us that if Commission has announced that
fziom Adak Island in the Aleutians dungarees designed for Spars and visit his family in Kansas. While you want to •cheer up Dad tomor- beginning July 1, 1945, there will
to become the ·first chaplain of that Waves had been issued to some on his travels the water rose so i,ow on his day, it is perfectly all be a red~ction in long distance
faith to be stationed here. men in the Pacific, commented: high as _ to make further travel right with them to send · .him a telephone rates on calls made
To these new cl),aplains, busy "We doubt if there is any need dangerous and Hart found himself telegram. The regulations restrict- where the distance from point to
Chaplain Gatlin extended a hearty to tell that to the Marines. The marooned on dry land in the mid- ing congratulatory telegrams have 'point is 790 miles or more.
handshake, and said: "We are glad Marines probably were the first-to dle of the United States. w;hat a been relaxed to all Navy, Army, FCC has said that the cut, de-
to have you aboard. Tre~ure Is- find it out and probably will be the thing to happen to .. a seaagoing and Merchant Marine .·personnel. pending on distance . and type of
land both welcomes and needs you." last to' let the sailors forget." sailor! " Send him a telegram-h~!.Il like it. call, will run from 10 to 37 per cent.