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Fire Boat "Cleanest TIie /1/11nd . Trotter
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' (/ . ·t * * In Harbor," Skippered
om~ure,, enlistPd pr•rsonnrl. 1u1<l t>1pr,1oyPPS of Trra~nre r~Jund. All communications and By Chief Bos'n Mate What kind of books do yott r-ead
Offlo.ial Tl'easul'e Tslnnd pnb)foatimJ dis\rihnted E>VPt'y Ratul'day without cost to the
conlr1lrntions should be directed 'to 'Thr• J•:rlitor, Hecr,•ation and ~:ntertainment Divi-
fiOL, Tronsure Island, San Francisco, California. Phone : EX brook 3931, Extension 69. · "Slack on No. 3- cast off on No. most during your off-duty hours?
CO:ITl\lODORF. R. W. CARY, USN 1 - hard to port - full speed A. V. Piva, Y1c, Barracks E.,
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center
ahead!" and Treasure Island's Fire Tadcen. I like Captain Billy's "Whiz
CLYDE F . BARTi, 8p(X)•3c, USNR Boat, the YB 361, has cleared the Bang" stories.
Editor However, I've just finished read-
dock, getting underway three min-
'.Robert E. ,Johnson. Y2c ~ R ex N. Olsen, Y2c. Associate Editors utes after the alarm call was re- ing a book on psychology. The point
c .. rolyn N. Brown, Ylc, Waves Editor Robert H . Perez, BM2c, Sports ceived. being this: I wanted to get' a 48-
Bruce A. Werlhof. PhM3c, Reporter hour liberty pass out of my bar-
·(The Masthead uses Camp Newspaper Service Material) The fire boat averages two such racks officer.
calls a week, responding to any
TREASURE ISLAN-D, S . .. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1945 emergency within the bay area, Joseph W. Counts, PhM1c, Re-
,, under the Northern California Sec- ceiving Ship. Frankly, I like a good
EDITORIAL- , tor of the Western Sea Frontier. old western novel once in a while.
This means docks, barges; ships, or I hav!l read about 12 books during th ing dealing wi th politics. Of
course, I read fiction at times.
ammunition. : the last week. They included every-
The YB 361, skippered by W. D. · thing from Indian history to mur- Fred Jackson, MM3c, APA--.
• • • Wimmer, CBM · of Bakersfield, de·r · mysteries. I haven't been doing much reading
Calif., was commissioned into the Aj: _the present time I'm reading lately. II). fact, the Japs didn't give
We are again reminded that the salute is a way of saying Navy in 1939. This eighty-two foot, one of Zane Grey's western stories us much time to read out there.
hello · and should be practiced. Walking along an avenue on eighty-five ton _former fishing boat, - "Code of the West." It's a blood I pulled in this morning and right
has a draft of only nine feet, and and thunder novel, but good read- now I'm waiting for my leave pa-
,Treasu;e :"Island, a seaman passed a captain. Both saluted. The
is equipped to fight any type of ing though. pers. I suppose for the time being,
seaman s~luted the captain and the captain saluted the seaman. fire, including oil-slick or ammuni- I also like books dealing with I'll just browse around in the li-
~hy? . ' . tion. By her two hundred-eighty contemporary problems. I like to brary and read some light comedy
horsepower diesel engine she is ca- read a true fiction, dealing with and a few good joke books if I can
Thev were both acknowledging their common bond. The pable of doing twelve knots. the life of some contemporary peo- find any.
salute was the form of military greeting and the .captain's salu.te The fire-fighting equipment is ple. You get a chance to learn about Charle Perkins, Cox, Receiving
was just as much a mark'of respect and comradeship as was that charged by two Caterpillar engines their thoughts and actions in public Ship. I like any kind of pleasure
geared to pump nine hundred gal- offices. Am not too particular about
of the seaman. lons of water a minute; a stream reading biographies for the sake reading. A few days ago I read
Origin of the salut~ goes back to the time when all men two hundred twenty feet into the of getting to know about a man's "Forever Amber" by Kathleen Win-
sor. Boy, that's a book to read when
air. Aboard, there are thousands of private life, however.
went about bearing arms and the raisiqg of the hand was a When it comes to novels, I sup- you've got time to relax. The au-
feet of fire-hose broken into fifty-
gesture to indicate_ friendly intentions. Now only a symbol, it foot sections, which can be hooked pose that historical ones interest thor pulls no punches in giving an
almost graphic account of the fickle
}s .nevertheless an important one, for this simple gesture means to 12 fire hydr,ants. The hose is in me most. England during the reign of
two and a half and one and a half D. Williamson, SC1c, Receiving
that the one who gives it is a member of a great military organ- inch sizes. Then there are Siamese- Ship. I enjoy reading any book Charles II. You don't need imagina-
tion when you read this book. It
)zation, is proud o,f it; and is glad to indicate his membership fitting sockets which connect to the dealing with sport;s and outdoor tells all.
larger size to allow a breakdown to life. Right now I'm reading a very
by giving the accepted sign. The best book I've read lately
the smaller, resulting in the usage interesting book written by Paul
was "The Robe." Anyone who en-
Quite the opposite of being a sign of inferiority, as some of two smaller hoses instead of the Gallico, a prominent New York
joys reading should read this story.
Treasure Island bluejackets may feel, the salute is rather an larger. To the auxiliary engines, sports writer. The book is titled It's terrific.
pumps can be fitted which are used "Far.ewell to Sports." It's a resume
affirmation of the importance of all members of an organization. on salvage work. Topside, on the of all sports events that took place Petra Williams, SKD1c, Armed
Two facts are the proof of this. One is that no matter how weather deck, is a double container while he was sports editor of a Guard Center Disbursing. I never
which holds carbon dioxide powder New York paper. I like the way he have time to get out and get the
low in rank a man may be who salutes, it must be returned, no used for: foam to fight oil and gaso- describes some of the outstanding bound variety of books. I like
matter how high in rank the other ,may be. The second _is that line fires. athletes which, by the way, in- magazines.
you have to be in "good standing" to render the salute-prison- Commended for Fire Work cludes some · of America's great I read all sorts of the popular
Six weeks ago, the YB361 was women athletes - swimming and weeklies and monthlies and espe-
ers may not give it. cially enjoy Popular Science. I like
called to the scene of a large tennis champs.
The man who fil,ils to salute is saying in effect that he refuses fire on the NAS pier in Alameda, Of course, I like to read mystery articles about current affairs and
Calif. For their work they received novels. Can't think of the name the stories are good too. In fact I
·to .recognize higher authority. His sloppy salute says that he
the following commendation, the of the spine tickler I read a few read 'em from cover to cover. I
Jt=,cognizes it only reluctantJy. A:ctually, the salute itself isn't con- second within a year. "Commended days ago--but it was _pretty good. even do that with a newspaper.
,'cemecl with that question at all. · by Commander U. S. Naval Train-' George J.,Lawr_enct;, Jr.;S1c,(SM) "Johnny" Stewart, Sp(S)3c,
ing and Distribution Center for ef-,
Receiving Ship. Well, I like reading Wave Barracks 275. I'll take period
". That makes it -important,. then, that all hands check up on' ficient performance of duty in as- ,books about journalists, newspaper books anytime. I • just love them.
;th~ii- salt1t1ng habits. The tnan br woman who renders a snappy sisting in extinguishing a serious reporters, and writers. Give me a good historical novel and
fire on the pier at Naval Air Sta-1
':salute is telting the whole wor~d that he's a well-trained, well- .• I have just begun reading "Low I can forget where I am and what
tion, Alameda, Calif. (signed) R. W. Man on a Totem Pole," written by I'm doing, and who wouldn't like
: d'isdpllo:~d fightih"g pers6~, 'proud of his fighting spirit. Cary, Commodore." Allen Smith. It's a comedy about . to do that?
.:Ge11eral ,P_ershing, once wrote in a m~ssage from France co This fire-boat, operated by an all journalists and writers.
the War Department: "Serid me men who can shoot and salute." enlisted crew, is a proud, clean ship. Books with current interest are
She is accredited as beirlg one of good reading. I like to read any Navy Combat Pilot
:·'T~.e g~1;1~rii.l knew, as -do all who take pride in the uniform which the cleanest ships in the harbor, book with historical or geographi-
' they _-w:;ear, that a man who is careful about his saluting habits and rates 4.0 at every inspection. cal interest. I like to know what's Nabs Four Jap Planes
The 28-year-old skipper, Wimmer, happening and where it is happen-
·:is evi_dencing' ihe fact that he cap be counted upon to perform all
formerly aboard the old U.S.S. Lex- ing. What is believed to be a record
::his duti~s in the s~me spi~it. · ; · , · · · · · · . ington, takes his rrien out ori prac- I think I've read most of Zane for carrier-based night fighters has
tice four or five times a week. The Grey's western novels. I like "The been credited to Lt. (jg) R. F.
boys eat ashore, rate port and star- Saint," one of Lesley Chartis' Klingerman, who destroyed four
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He Ain't Seen Nothin Yet! board liberty and Hve aboard. novels. It's one of those Robin twin-engined Japanese bombers
The crew roster includes W. D. Hood stories, the hero robs the rich within a 24-hour period in the
Wimmer, CBM, Bakersfield, qalif., and gives it to· the poor. "Perry western Pacifc.
in charge; J. Sikore, BMlc, Stam- .Mason" is a crime thriller and is Ordinarily, night flying does not
ford, Conn.; S. E. Kaczmarek, good reading also. produce targets in such quantity.
MoMMlc, Toledo, Ohio; J. o. Heze- Any type of fiction book is okay, Four planes in a single day is an
kiah, MMlc;"-Lynn, Mass,; E. E. if it is full of action. I always have unusually large bag even for day-
Mciver, BM2c, Fort Worth, Tex.; done a lot of reading. I'd rather do flying carrier pilots; who are sent
P. S. Lavine, QM2c, Clev,eland, that than go to a movie. Just give up to intereept scores of attacking
O}J.io; D. L. Carmen, MM2c, Gal- me a chance to c-1..irl up in a chair enemy planes.
veston, Tex.; L. R. · Moczynski, with a good cigar and book-that's
MM2c, Milwaukee, Wis.; R. J. life . ... 1 • Ship's service is a funny place,
'
Horne, MM2c, Providence B,. I.; T. L. E. Combs, Sp(W)3c·, Receivin·g It's praised in song and story,
J. Beeson, Slc, Pedro Valley, Calif.; Ship. Oddly enough, I'm reading But -everytime you visit there,
W. Pierce, Slc, Warren, Ohio; S. something about what we once· They're taking inventory . .
M. Brookins, Slc, Hazel Hurst, Ga.; called Germany. When I read "My
C. H. Britts, MM3c, Alton, Ill., and New Order" and "Mein Kampf," I
P. F. Anderson, Flc, Brunswick, wondered how Hitler lasted as long Father's Rosette
Ga. as he did.
· I'm almost finished with a book
edited by Clara Leiser called "Lu11-
Where Were acy Becomes Us." It has some quo-
tations written by Hitler's stooges.
Toio' s "Pilots'~. The author has a novel way of in-
troducing eac_h with a satirical
In what is believed to be a record statement. For instance, sh~ uses
for a single day's operations, a this label on one of the quotations:
Marine Carrier Air Support Gvoup Dead End Kids. The quotation
in training off the West Coast reads, "Your days are numbered.
recently -eompleted 602 landings on Buy German candy or die at the
an escort carrier.· This number · of ha~ds of the Nazis." Another goes
landings·, without a single accident, like this: Just 'pickle our bones in
is about twice what' is regarded as alcohol. "In five or ten years we
a · very heavy day's activity on a shall be in a position to have every To honor fighting fathers on the
carrier. fronts, home and . at . war, the Na-
German man and woman over- tional Father's . Day .committee · has
: Tojo's · ''puppef · pilots" were :haUled once a year." .
.... ..... _,. -··.: .. designed ihe .. war .. staqip rosette .to
noticeably absent. For steady reading I like any-' be worn on June 17, , .