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PAGE4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1945

ADDITIONAL SPORTS * New Working BAY AREA HOSTESSES BESPECKLE ISLAND DANCE

T. I. Scores S-3 Win New Gym Open to All Hours Announce~
Announcement that Treasure
Over Albany Amphibs In Hands; Men Urged to Island personnel will work six
days a week from 0800 until
Rugby-Football Fracas Try Body Building 1630, Monday through Saturday,
was received as The Masthead
Treasure Island's rough Rugby- Gymnasium No. 2 is open, men. went to press.
Footballers scored a win in their Everything from a basketball It ,was pointed out that the
1945 debut, whipping the Naval court to the body-building depart- personnel has been noted ~o treat
Equipment Force or Albany, 5-3, in ment is at your disposal. Saturday afternoon as .a half
~n exhibition game played· on the Plenty of recreational swimming holiday, and to feel that the
Treasure Island field. and diving in the three large, new normal working day stops at
Green, soft grass was turned into pools are open to all hands. 1630 and all work ceasing until
the following morning.
a torn, shredded turf, as these two Boxing, Badminton and body
titans of the gridiron bumped heads tune-up are all there. All you have
for the full 60 minutes. to do is be on hand personally. USNH, T. I. Wins
The Amphibs drew first blood, Experienced men are on duty at
all times to help you.
Over TADCEN Waves
The first game in the distric'
Dispensary Scores Pin basketball tournament for both of
the Treasure Island women's bas-
Win Over Galley K, ketball teams was played against
each other at gymnasium 2, Tues-
Thyberg Nabs Honor day, January 16. USNH, Treasure
Island, scored a ten-point victory
Galley K bakers took an 89-pin over the Waves of TADCEN, and
lacing from the Dispensary crew both teams had a chance to show off
in a pin-fest exhibition played at new uniforms. The USNH team
number two bowling alleys. wore maroon shirts and white
Chief Thyberg of the Dispensaries shorts while the TADCEN team re-
ran off with high score honors, versed the color scheme with white
knocking down the pins regularly, shirts and maroon shorts, both
at a 202 clip. Dittman of Galley K teams bearing the t eam name and
nabbed runner-up honors with a player's number on the individual
201 game. uniform.
USNH, Treasure Island (22)
Forwards: Stelling, Capt.; Lay,
Verducci holds as Stephens converts put Treasure Island ahead, a lead
Jacobs, Russell, Eaton, Grooman;
they never relinquished.
scoring on a free kick with the It was a matter of ju.st too much Guards: Knight, Morelock, Gross,
game just three minutes old. From weight, Treas4re Island outweigh- Casey.
TADCEN (12)
here it was a see-saw battle the ing the small Albany lads at least Forwards: Cooley, Saltsman, Mc-
rest of the first half, with neither five pounds per man. Bride, Capt.; Adam, Manager;
team threatening. Only injury war;i a kick sustained Bond. Guards: Han.son, Fry, Whit-
A blocked kick in the second half by Bill Fassler near the end of the
put Treasure Island deep in Albany game. Fassler gave a good account tington, Worley, Robertson, Skinner.
territory. Quick to take advantage, of himself prior to the injury .
"Slim" Pickett snared the next January 21 is a red-letter day for
scrum, kicking the ball squarely be- your calendar, as the undefeated New Features Added
tween the goal posts for three Treasure Island rugby team opens
points and tieing up the ball game. the Northern California Rugby To The Masthead
Red Stephens, place-kicker deluxe, Union again.st the Olympic Club of
converted a few seconds later and San Francisco, here, at 1430. Are Drawing . Interest
Among new features added to r
Inter-Dispensary Bowling League the columns of The Masthead in
the past few weeks are Masthead
.. -/ (Week Ending January 12) Splinters and Want Ads. -
' Masthead Splinters is a column
G w L TP Av. HG HS
Cornsqueezers . .. . ... 18 17 1 14,836 824 936 2,394 devoted to bits of choicy Island
Hell Cats ... .. .. • ,,.· . 21 17 4 13,127 625 788 i,889 news of importance-not · newsy
Hula Bears . ... .. • . · .. 21 15 6 13,313 645 789 2,188 enough perhaps for . a large story
Bear Cats ... ... . ~ '.: .. 21 12 9 13,785 656 762 2,157 yet too good to be omitted. For the
Sadie Hawkins ... . . . 18 8 10 9,973 554 710 2,009
Groaners .. . ..... . _, .. 21 9 12 12,015 572 737 1,441 latest in bits of Island news look
Gizmoes . .. . .. .. . •'• . 21 7 14 9,029 430 527 1,920 ior Masthead Splinters weekly.
Eager Beavers ... _;, .18 5 13 10,768 598 670 1,945 A new feature started last week "BEGONE DULL CARE"-A sportive affair populated with a record-
Raiders .. .... . .. . . . . 21 5 16 · 9,235 468 706 1,994 is one we have been asked to use breaking throng of winsome hostesses from nearby USO Centers filled
the Treasure Island gymnasium with geniality and gaiety at a recent
Mud Hens . .. ...... : .18 4 14 11,323 629 740 2,078 for quite some time-Want Ads. dance, sponsored by the Welfare and Recreation Department for the
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G-Games, W-°!N on, L----Lost, TP-Total Pins, HG-High Game, There is no charge for these ads entertainment of bluejackets affiliated with activities embraced in the
HS- High Series .. and if you want to buy, sell or trade command of the Naval Training and Distribution Center here. The
High A verage-Cornsqueezers. periodical event was climaxed by a jitterbug contest. Winners, bottom,
something let us hear from you.
High Games-Cornsqueezers. are shown as each received a Twenty-five dollar War Bond from Harry
High Series-Corns,queezers. A feature being started in this Payne, Director of De Sermery USO, Oakland, Calif. The winners are,
Individual High Game- H. Overholt, Hula Bears, 239. issue is titled Island Trotter and left to right, Beatrice Howard and Raymond V. Jefferson, S16; Mattie
M. Berkley and R. T. William, StM2c.
~onsists of opinions of enlisted men
on Treasure Island, as asked by
Frontier Base Industrial Department your roving reporter. ]4:any inter- supply of much-needed plasma.
esting subjects will be covered so Good Deal for "Pills" Among these donors were many
Workers Score on "Ideas To Speed Victory" don't miss a one. men who have been on active com-
The Armed Guard has been lend-
As a part of the Navy's "Beneficial Suggestion Program," c· T I . L D . ing volunteer groups of pharma- bat duty at sea, and who will be
two civilian workers in the Industrial Depart~ent, U. S. lfe • • In 0an flVe cist's mates to Dispensary Number there soon again: Their generous
Two and they have been doing a giving should be an inspiration to
Naval Frontier Base, were voted awards of $25 and $10 for Men and women of Treasure Is- meritorious job, it was recently an- all of us who must stay on the
their recent "Ideas to Speed Victory." Arthur Mayer, a joiner land lived up to their station's name nounced. · home front. It is now our job to see
in the shipfitter department, was the $25 winner, while the in the Sixth War Loan Drive, ac- Any other pharmacist's mates, if that the supply is never low out in
their battle zones.
$10 award went to Bruno J. Mynthi, toolmaker in the ma- :ording to a letter recently received they are awaiting transfer and have
by Commodore R. W . Cary from no detail, may apply for temporary Fond Farewell
chine shop. the War Finance Committee of the duty at the dispensary by calling On January 13, the Fire Control
The committee, consisting of Lt. structed, or in those "hard to get Treasury Department. at its personnel office. School graduated the final "A"
Commander E. L. Harding, chair- at" places. Attached by a clamp The committee expressed its deep Each man will be assigned to the school class, and twenty-five more
man; Donald Palmer, recorder, and around the electrode holder, it is 3.ppreciation for the splendid co- dispensary activity he requests. fire control strikers are on their
Lt. J. G. Nelson, Paul Hicks and arranged so ' that it pivots at that ,peration of the Island during the This affords the volunteer an ex- way to the fleet. During the past
L. A. Lang had their work cut out point, thus enabling manipulation
irive. It praised Commander G. A. cellent opportunity to secure prac- 16 months, approximately 750 men
for them in selecting the two win- by the welder's thumb to follow the
Miller in particular for his aid in tical instruction in any field that have been graduated. Recent letters
ning suggestions, as the ideas sub- point of electrode as it burns down.
furthering the sale of war bonds. interests him. tell of battle experience in fire con-
mitted were far beyond expecta- Each end of the body of the peri- trol gangs on all types of ships, and
tions, both in quantity and quality. scope containing mirrors is rota- resulting advancements in rate. We
The civilian workers of Industrial, table, providing added flexibility. Then there was the knock-kneed Naval Training expect to hear big thin~s from this
Wave, one of whose legs said. to
many of whom have sons serving in , Mr. Mynthi, a toolmaker of many the other: "You iet me by this time class, and all good wishes for suc-
the Navy overseas, are taking a year's experience, dislikes waste and I'll let you by next time." Schools . cess go with you.
keen interest in the Navy's program and came forth with an idea to
The Summing Up Must be the Navy!
to increase production and improve preserve precious material. His when a machinist needs a center for Lt. G. Allen O'Neal announces, More disappearances of familiar
methods of operation so that they suggestion is to save the portions a lathe he can be issued one to fit I
will have an even more personal of broken drills containing the his lathe, all in one piece. with justifiable pride, that the stu- faces are noted: Byron H. Chase,
part in bring.ing the boys home, tapered shank, saw off near shank, dents and ship's company of Naval CMM, who has been with the Weld-
These suggestions have been for- Training Schools have continued ers' School since December, 1942,
safer and sooner. drill out to fit combination center warded to the Board on Awards to their fine Blood Bank record. Dur- has left for Shoemaker Receiving
All welders should welcome Mr. and countersinks of various sizes, Civil Employees, Washington, D. C.,
Mayer's suggestion, a simple peri- and drill and tap for Allen set ing the year 1944, a total of 2,340 Barracks for assignment to duty by
where they will be further investi- pints of blood were donated. Sev- Western Sea Frontier. Also going
scope to be attached to the weld- screws. Mr. Mynthi feels that the gated for possible wider application enty-eight groups of thirty blue- to Shoemaker are Alvin B. Cole,
er's electrode holder to enable weld- worker could do this in his spare at other Naval activities and con- jackets, Officers, Waves, and civil- M2c, and Donald D. Combs, Mlc,
ing in locations where vision is ob- time, using all taper sizes, so that sidered for additional awards.
ians of NTS have added to the welding instructors.