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Telephone Users Urged trying to complete what you are Diving Classes At The Wolf by Sansone
doing before you answer. Your
Ctpynght 1945 b) Leonard Sansone: disttihlated by Camp Newsp1pe1 Service
To Make Calls Brief train of thought has already been O.T.S. Prepare Sailors . --· -~:
interrupted.
4. Know the number you are call- For Ship Repair Work
Continued from Page 1-
ing- don't guess. Use the Treas-
volved in fascinating conversa- ure Island directory when in doubt To combat the awkwardness of
tions when they are about to make and have the latest issue handy. under-water repair work in a stan-
dard diving suit, Operational Train-
a call, and apparently lift the re- We. asked the information girl
ceiver to let the operator in on what was the most unanswerable ing school is conducting classes in ', •
the r,elatively new use of air-com-
them. It is only after a few "Treas- question she was ever asked. She pressed diving masks. J-~
ure Island's" have been sounded told of a caller who, when finding
result of this air-compressed ma- lit~
that their attention is diverted to the line he wanted was busy, Repair work on shell holes or
their intended call. asked, "Do you know how long it damage to the ships screw, has
If you want to repent for your will be busy ? " been reduced to a minimum as a
sins and become an operator's
dream caller, here's what to do : chine that houses two separate t t ;J/
1. If there is an emergency and Invention, Research units, feeding its steady supply of
you must make a personal call, oxygen to the mask through eight
make it brief and concise. 0-ffice Inaugurated lines caged in a small corner of the ;, , },:;, :u/',ii}
2. In answering your own tele- A new Office of Research and In- diving-tank pool in Gym l':[o. 2
phone, it is most eff.ective to iden- ventions to guide Navy research called the "header." ~' .. ,, .. ,
tify your office by its title or func- activities has been established by Shallow-water diving movies are _ .. (;£t )''•c.~·
tion, and then· give your name. the Navy Department. The new shown at the school on Thursdays ~;;: ,;;y;,,~
3. Answer your t e 1 e p h ? n e office is under direct supervjsion of and Fridays, prior to the actual
promptly! Nothing is gained by the Secretary of the Navy. training in the tank, to acquaint
the sailor with the type of mask, ---
precautions, safety methods and to ~t ~ _:;-.
Tuberculosis Problem Being Licked eliminate any possible underwater
fear.
··leer. please 1 '"
Resembling an octopus with its
By New Unit on Treasure Island eight tentacles, ready to snatch its
innocent victim, the eight, 50-foot
pass before a mechanism that com- lines, serve as a lifeline from the Navy Seabees Salvage The Nurse Says
putes the thickness of the chest, air-compressor to the body, pump-
New X-Ray Unit I ing ~ much as 85 to 90 pounds of Japanese Equipment, Any Type Will
and the photographing equipment
is adjusted accordingly. Then he pressure through the rubber pass-
·Can Examine Over steps in front of the screen, holds age. A specially constructed lung Build Power Plant Do, Mates!
his breath for a couple of seconds, regulates the tempo of the oxygen
800 Men Per Day the camera clicks _and that's all while weights, inserted in· a con- Complete conversion and re- They need ALL types too! The
there is to it- for him. verted cartridge case at the waist, building of a Japanese power plant Treasure Island Blood Bank is re-
To carry out a program affecting to supply Army, Navy and Marine sponsible for keeping an adequate
every man on Treasure Island is Now the film is taken to the dark- 3erve as the necessary dead ballast installations on Tinian Island in the supply of plasma and whole blood
the purpose of the newly-commis- room where a specially trained in keeping the diver on the bot- Marianas has been accomplished by aboard to meet the needs of Treas-
sioned X-ray unit at Dispe,nsary technician (in this case a PhM2c) tom. The only complaint from the Navy Seabees. ure and Yerba Buena Islands or
No. 1. develops the film, which at first pupil is that a few added pounds Capable of producing approxi- ships in the harbor. Sometimes they
"The problem of tuberculosis in glance looks like it might be a in the case would give the diver on mately 700 kilovolt amperes, the get low.
the naval service is one that we Donald Duck cartoon. On it, how- the sea-deck a firmer hold. system, re-built from 100 per cent This very thing happened just
have always considered to be of eve·r, are hundreds of chests late·r All gear is checked carefully by enemy equipment, powered by last week. Three severely injured
primary importance," declared Lt. to be closely scrutinized through a T. Malone, S2c, before anyone is Japanese oil, will distribute power patients at the hospital needed
R. M. Potter, officer-in-charge .of viewer designed to enlarge the film 1llowed to don the prescribed equip- through Japanese poles to Ameri- whole blood- quickly. The bank's
the unit. about four times. As previously ex- ment. A complete service job is can installations. supply in the particular type needed
"rt•is obvious that when men are plained, 'if a questionable chest is given the compressing machine had been exhausted. To cope with
this far along from the recruiting discovered, the man is identified by :!very 75 hours, including the oil twice each week. the situation a loud-speaker system
station," he further explains, "they the number on the film and re- ::hange and over-haul. A distinct boom to civilian use is was set up and the island thea-
have had one, if not two, X-ray called for a retake on the large This gear has been especially .expected from this well-packed ma- tres were canvassed. Dozens of
examinations. But assuming that it film. Otherwise, the film is rolled equipped for diving up to 50 feet chine that can be crowded into the helpful sailors answered the des-
is virtually impossible to attain 100 up and stored, becoming a perman- while anything over that is left to rear of an automobile. No more perate call.
per cent accuracy at the recruiting ent part of the individual's health the deep-sea diver. This makes it fear of losing valuables in the But this system can never be-
station, it is our aim to discover record. :nuch easier to work within a con- water. Just roll out the air-com- come the rule for they can not
those cases that may have been In addition to processing men fined space where a heavy diving pressor, adjust the mask and dis- start looking for donors when a
missed, and those that were so "rom this base, the unit will exam- suit would be a hindrance. appear beneath the watery depths shipmate is dying. Chaplain Kelly,
slight as to escape detection at ·.ne men from naval installation: Men a.re taught in classes of 15 into Neptune's playground for your coordinator .of the bank, stated that
the time of induction." ·'1 the surrounding area. to 30 by Chiefs Ross and Mooney lost prize. 100 donors a week are needed. The
Though the principal function of laboratory is open from 0830 until
the unit is the examination for tu- 1130 and from 1300 until 1430-
berculosis, at the same time it per- K-Ray IJnlt Opens at Dispensary No.I-Quola,80011/ms Per Day Monday through Friday . . Coffee,and
mits the study ·of irregularities of
doughnuts are served and a card is
the heart and of pneumonia.
given, indicating when the dona-
Method Comparatively N-ew tion was made. You should not
Using the recently developed make donations more often than
35 mm. fluorography technique, the once eve·ry two months.
crew can turn out from 100 to 150 The bank is located between the
films per hour, in marked contrast Waves' quarters and the Nurses'
to the usual 14 by 17-inch X-ray home in the hospital area. The
film, which yields not many over building is No. 235- the second
30 films· per day. from the corner of Fourth street
· The standard 14 by 17-inch cellu- and Avenue M _towards the Hos-
loid film is, of course, ideal for pital. Remember, mates, your type
chest X-ray examination. But the is\ @e of those needed. Your sp.ip-
high cost of film and processing, to mates will appreciate your help,
say nothing of the storage bullt, and you, yourself, may desperately
makes it entirely impractical. Even nee<;! to borrow from the bank at
4 by 5-inch film costs about six any _unforeseen minute.
times as much as 35 mm., and its
use involves a very large, expensive
lens made of imported optical All Men On Leave
glass, and there are few of these
lenses available in this country. Eligihle for Ratfons;
After weighing the advantages
and disadvantages of all methods, New Books for Vets
the medical department of the Navy
has decided that fluorography with Service men and women on leave
the 35 mm. film is the very best or furlough should contact, their
solution to its problem. local OP A War Price and Ration-
A Screening Test ing Board immediately on their a.r-
The 35 mm. process is not in- ri val at home. Men on leave or
tended as a final examination. If furlough are eligible for food: ration
technicians find a suspicious-look- points and ~n some cases shoe ,and
ing chest, a standard 14 by 17-inch gasoline c·o1.1pons.
celluloid film is made for confirma- The OP A is setting up a special
tion and accurate diagnosis. The service for discharged veterans of
small film merely acts as a sieve to this war. A Veteran's Advisory
screen out the abnormal from the Committee is being organized in •
normal chests. It is estimated that each district office and local War
no m'ore than one per cent of signi- Price and Ration Boards are asking
ficant tuberculosis will be missed by returned veterans to volunteer for ~
using 35 mm. fluorography. a few hours a week of seryice.
Fast But Thor,ough Discharged veterans should con-
Amid shining equipment that tact their local board and apply for
pretty bewildering to the layman, EVEN THE OFFICERS LINE UP at top left for A. Gortz, PhM3c, preparing film for st,orage. At ration books. Veterans who intend
Dr. Potter and his five assistants t•heir X-ray examinations at the newly-opened unit lower left is shown Lt. Potter, officer-in-charge of the to open their own business will be
work swiftly but carefully. After at Dispensary No. 1. At top right, operating the ma- unit, and his staff. Left to right, they are A. Gortz, assisted in obtaining priorities and
chinery that measures the thickness of the chest is PhM3c; Q. Ray, HA1c; J .. S. Zablotowicz, PhM2c;
filling out a card and stripping to making other necessary arrange-·
J. S. Zablotowicz, PhM2c .. The scene at lower left L. W. Whitbred, HA1c; R. E. Talbot, PhM3c; and
the waist, the men to be examined -.vas taken in the photographic dark-room and sh_<>_IIVS Lt. Potter. ments under wartime regulations.