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ACROSS DOWN
vvvvvvvv+••••••••••••••••••~i•~• 1- Afresh 1- Viper
5- Head gear 2-Neither
8-Farm implement 3-Teacher
12-Soft drink 4- Walk in water
13- Prior to 5- Middle points
14- Opera' box 6-Curved line
15-Discretion 7-Irritate
17- On the ocean 8-Modeled figures
18- A Gael 9- Missing
19- More spaciou.s IO- Curved· molding
21-A spring 11- Don
23-Fervent 16-Ardor
25--Afternoon show 20- Too
27-More dreadful 21-Hit
31- Fetter 22-Peel
32- Assert 24- Allotted
34-Heart 26- Natural impulse
35-Concise 28-Male birds
37- Studies 29-Sea eagle
39-Tell tales 30- Remainder
41- Determined 33-Barking
42- Esteem 36-Solke of corn
45--Kind of fuel 38- Observed
47-A grant 40- Trials
48- Weavers 42- Beers
52-Heroic 43-Drug
53- 5x2 44-Principal
54- Go by wagon 46-Poker stake
55- Mailed 49-A leg-nme - Courtesy Dell Publishing Co.
56-Droop 50-Cnrded cloth
57- Discern 51-The heavens (Solution on Page 5)

~ Those "Keep O·ff The ing which Lt. Davies taught him developed, and Treasure Island took
and is doing landscaping on his own on a new atmosphere of natural
initiative. At present Flemming is beauty.
j Grass'-' Signs Show How handling the job at the Goat-Hill When the Public Works Depart-
11 Dispensary on Yerba Buena. B. C. ment was organized all the work
T 1· . G' .
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· reen . . as et~1ng Allred, CM3c, who was a tree sur- the staff had done was placed un-
The architectural landscaping job geon in civil life, took over the job der that new division. Lt. Davies
done on Treasure and Yerba Buena of moving all the trees on the is- was given a commendation for do-
land. Raymond Meints, BM2c, a ing such outstanding work under
Islands during the past three years
farmer lad by trade, landscaped the difficulties. The work of his staff
would cost well over a quarter of a Officers Mess and moved all the was confined to "New Develop-
million dollars in civil life. But the shrubs on the island. Lt. Davies ments."
intrinsic cost to Treasure Island says Meints is a man who "gets Three years have passed since
has been only several thousands. things done." the first flower was planted. One
The other costs make an interesting Civilian "Con;iy" Preston, the now can see row upon row of gor-
story. gardener, did the cuttings on the geous flowers, beautiful trees, lawn
In August, 1942, a landscape art- flowers and with these started the after lawn, and those "Keep off
ist, Lt. W . L. Davies, came here nursery from which almost all flow- the Grass" signs. Meantime the or-
PRETTY HARRIET GREENMAN and Arthur Klass, RM3c, have much from his Beverly Hills home. He ers on the islands have grown. iginal staff works on planning new
in common as basis for their eventual marriage. Among others, is the
fact that she pounds a typewriter for the Merchandise Mart in Chicago gathered a staff consisting of a When this staff went to work grounds and asks of the Public
and he pounds one at the Armed Guard Radio school here. Their romance Wave, three sailors, !Uld a civilian they met opposition from every cor- Works Department that they be ap-
has progressed a year, and they expect to announce their engagement on gardener. ner; principally because funds were proved, as to costs. The little staff
Arthur's next leave. ' The Wave, Trudy Dostmann, a so sorely lacking. Moreover, there seems to be the forgotten people
seaman second class, quit her senior were only a few trees 1-eft on the of Treasure Island. Their office is
"Give this little girl a great big "Mamma, why did you marry year at the Vesper-George School island and almost all of the top-soil an unfurnished one-room affair in
hand," said the cannibal's small father?" of Art at Boston University to be- had been paved over. There were the Gymnasium No. 2. "All we can
daughter as he was serving dinner. "So you've begun to wo nd er come a Wave. Although she is listed no lawns. Only a few flowers re- do now," re.marked one of the staff
about that, too?" as a Cartographer (map-maker) mained. members," is help others to help
Jean: "Sorry, Jack, but I'm all she does most of Lt. Davies' draft- The Garden Club of America th emselves."
th
tied up tonight.'.' There is a real garden romance ing. gave Treasure Island four hundred To is group of six people,
A E Fl emmmg,
Jack: "Say, that'll simplify - he's a dead beet and she's an old The sailor, . . . CMI c,, dollars to bu1·1d a nursery. No four Treas1:1re Island owes its beauty
th
things. I'll be right over." tomato. "up from Guadalcanal," does draft- hundred dollars were ever used bet- which is admired bo far and wide.
ter for from this nursery have
grown the millions of flowers now
T~rough the Ages the Flag Has Spok.en of Freedom ·
on the island. At the same time
thousands of trees were brought in.
Trees of every type and from every
state on the coast arrived on freight And the old maid said: "Don't
trains. Some of the oliv.e trees came put 'Miss' on my tombstone when
from Spain. The third problem- I am gone, for I haven't missed as
soil- was solved by bringing in tons much as you think I have."
of rich top-soil from the river bot-
* * *
tom lands of the Sacramento Valley For an hour the two men in the
in Northern California. railway carriage, strangers to each
While the importing of the trees, other, had sat face to face. Then
flowers, and soil went on the staff suddenly one burst out:
worked day and night preparing "I never thought this would hap-
plans for the future beauty of pen."
·r reasure Island. "What's wrong?" asked the
The first big job was the grounds other.
THE FLAG SPEAKS of the Hospital Area. Next came "Her-e you've been speaking to
Born during the nation's infancy, f have grown I signify the Law of the Land. A venue C, including Barracks E, F , me for an hour and I can't hear a
with it, my stars increasi,ng in number . • . the domain I tell the achievements and progress of the Amer- J, and I. The nursery developed and word."
over which I wave expanding until the sun on my flying ican people in art and science, culture and literature, another one was started on Yerba "Speaking to you? I'm only
folds now never sets. invention and commerce, trade and industry. Buena. Flowers were sent to the chewing gum."
l,l'illed with significance are my colors of red, white I stand for peace and good will among the nations * * *
and blue into which have been woven the strength and of the world. San Leandro hospital. When the
courage of American manhood, the love and loyalty of I believe in tolerance. chapel was built Lt. Davies proved There was an old fellow from Sid-
American womanhood. I am the badge of the nation's Greatness, and the worth of landscaping. Follow- ney
Stirring are the stories of my stars and stripes. the emblem of its Destiny. ing this job came the Hostess Who drank till he ruined a kidney
I represent the Declaration of Independence. House, and those grounds became It shriveled and shrank
I stand for the Constitution of the United States. Threaten Me and Millions Will Spring to My the most beautiful in Northern Cali- As he sat there and drank
I reflect the wealth and grandeur of this great Land Defense. · fornia. Finally Barracks C and the But he had a good time of it
of Opportunity. I AM THE AMERICAN FLAG. Armed Guard Center grounds were didney ?
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