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* * * * WAR BONDS

Official Treasure Island publication distributed every Saturday without cost to the Continued from Page 1- If yott were in charge of Treasure ,
officers, enlisted personnel, and employees of Treasure Island. All communications and ing stamp which will make the Island War Bond Drive, what ki-nd
conldbutions should be directed to The Editor, Recreation and Entertainment Divi•
siob, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. Phone: EXbrook 3931, Extension 69. bonds invaluable souvenirs. of campaign would you mggest to
Records Are Expected help boost. the sales?
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center 'A number of records are expected S. G. Goodelman, _RT3c, Radio
to be set on Treasure Island before Materiel School. If I was in charge
CLYDE F. BABB, Sp(X)3c, USNR the campaign swings into the
Editor of the ·war loan drive, I would sug-
home-stretch. The Treasury's Sev- gest a few things which would
Robert E . Johnson, Y2c - R ex N. Olsen, Y2c, Associate Editors enth War Loan has pegged, as its probably help boost th-e sales. The
C;.1rolyn N. Brown, Ylc, Waves Editor Robert H . Perez, BM2c, Sports
quota for individual purchasers, the scarcest thing on this base is lib-
Bruce A. W erlhof, Phl\'!3c, Reporter
£The Masthead uses Camp Newspaper Service Material) largest amount yet stipulated by erty, so I would suggest that lib-
the Treasury-----seven billion dollars erty be given to the activ,ity that
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1945 - with the over-all ql!ota set at 14 sells the most war bonds. Perhaps
billion. a 72-hour special liberty would do
Navy personnel will undertake the trick.
EDITORIAL-
its share of this quota. For tha,t Most of the fellows would enjoy
reason and others, the final total a real stage show with plenty of
But seriously,. Radio Materiel
of Navy purchases .during the cam- zip comedy, gags and girls. Maybe
School can play ball with all the
paign should be consider,ed higher a good Hollywood Victory Com-
boys who do a good job. A worth-
than that of last December's Pearl mittee show would help increase
while reward for the activity which
Harbor Day campaign, wheh the the purchase of bonds by having
sells the most bonds would be to
The ruins of Berlin on May 8 were an appropriate setting concurrent Sixth War Loan drive each man buy a bond for admis- give the fellows a swell time at
posed a lesser objective. sion.
for the signing of the articles of unconditional surrender by the Hotel Claremont in Berkeley-
An Outstanding Start Theres nothing like a lively
German High Command. Treasure Island has put its party, and I would also suggest along with a "72."
M-onr-oe C.ox, SK2c, Receiving
The surrender marked the end of over five years of the shoulder to the wheel with some that a party be given in honor of Ship. Why use a war bond cam-
bloodiest war in history and it immediately touched off scenes of unusually good results. Bond ral- the activity that sells the largest paign to g-et a man to buy bonds?
lies during the lunch hour have number of bonds. A good .slogan
varying celebration in the capitals of the world (Tokyo ex- After all, he's the one going to
bef:!n held in the Industrial Division for the party would be "a blonde
cepted) , as well as on Main Street everywhere. and Public Works. Lt. George Dye·r, with a bond." benefit from them. Sure, sure, I
know the comeback answer. P eo-
But after the first excitement had subsided, there were sober Mrs. Ha rvey, Ens. Sharp and Mrs. James L. Lockhart, SM3c, Re- ple don't respond that way.
second thoughts. Johnson are part of the hard-work- ceiving Ship. Well, if it'·s bonds Maybe there is a good point in
ing team whose work and ideas that you want to sell-and sell a
Two down and one to go! But the one to go still promises are bound to bring results. helping a man help himself. But
lot of them-there is no campaign just the same, if I was in charge
the bitterest and most sanguine -struggle of all, with no holds Operational Training School, necessary. Just arrange it so that of the war loan drive here, I
barred and the ultimate in sacrifice the portion of victor and Radio Materiel school and Tadcen every man who buys a ten thou- would go all out to help put the
vanquished alike. Administrative Unit have com- sand dollar war bond will get his drive over. For one thing, I would
pleted their organization for the discharge forthwith. They'H dig sponsor an all-star stage show and
So tough will be the concluding phase of the war that the mighty Seventh Drive and are al- deep, brother, and I mean deep! bond rally, with name bands now
nation's highest naval and military leaders warn against any let- ready adding their total of advanc-e V. E. Nigro, CBM, Western Sea in San Francisco, stage and screen
down now. The unanimous appeal is to roll up our sleeves, sales. Frontier, Northern Calif.ornia. If I stars participating. There would be
Over $200,000 in bonds have been
tighten our belts, step up our war production, endure still more sold so far and with such an out- was in charge of the war bond no admission, but I would leave it
sacrifices in our domestic way of life-and buy still more War standing beginning, there is li.ttle campaign, I would stress in it the up to the guest stars, women, of
fact that purchasing bonds is an course, to sell bonds during the
Bori.ds! doubt that Treasure Island will top easy way to save money for future show. They could raffle off some
The Navy will present a timely opportunity for us to do the the $500,000 figure long before the use. If a man buys some war bonds personal belongings and I'm sure
latter during the Independence Day Extra War Bonds campaign, -end of the drive. and salts them away until he gets that would keep the fellows shell-
out of service, he will have more ing out with the dough.
which runs its course from June 22 through July 7. money by the time they mature. J . B. Swain, F1c, YP, South Pier.
N ot only to throw our every ma'terial resource into the epic Bond Drive to Be Last I would also stress the fact that I never thought much about war
struggle with Japan, soon to mount in fury, but also to make Sponsored By Navy; the men who buy war bonds are bond drives .. It seems to me that
more certain our own future financial independence, the Navy building future security for them- all tha,t is necessary to boost the
selves and at the same time they sales is tell the guys where .they
spans its bond-buying campaign over the space· of two weeks to Allotments Encouraged are helping the government: can find the war bond officer. That's
afford us every opportunity to buy bonds to the hilt. the way we do business aboard our
According to a communication There will be plenty of com-
Over and above all other ob)ectives, the forthcoming cam- from the Secretary of the Navy, petition in the postwar world and ship.
paign should give this one answer to the now desperate Japs- the coming Navy Independence Day a man who has some money in-
that the American family, and particularly its Navy members, "Extra" Cash War Bond Sale, June vested in war bonds · will have a
worthwhile stake during the re- Navy Fliers Down
are not only jealous of their prerogatives of personal independ- 22 through July 7, will be the last
Navy "Extra" War Bond campaign. adjustment period.
ence and freedom of action, but are eager to say it in every way 11,601 Jap Aircraft
The department will continue to Al Coon, RM1c, Radio Materiel
possible, including their full support of the bond program . . accent the Navy's payroll savings School. There are many things a Increasing their victory ratio as
The complete success of the Seventh War Loan and of and bond allotment plans, for it is fellow could suggest to h_elp boost the Allies continue to redball their
N avy's important part in it, will demonstrate clearly that America through these regular mediums the sales of war bonds on this yvay into nuc1eus of enemy de-
fenses, Navy and Marine fliers de-
that 78 per cent of the Navy's island.
does not intend to let up with the surrender of Germany, but will
grand total of $1,200,000,000 in I don't think the Navy has said stroyed at least 1,782 Japanese air-
throw everything it has into the overwhelming defeat of Japan. bonds have been purchased. anything about ·adopting a point craft, while losing 188, during the
Currently over 93 per cent of all system similar to that of the Army, three-month period ending March
civilian employees are investing 11 but should they do so there would 31, 1945, bringing the tally for the
per cent of their gross pay and 58 be an angle to help increase the entire war to 11,601 to 2,070-a
µer cent of the personnel of the sales. All you would have to do is favorable score of 5.6 to 1.
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast give a man an extra 100 points for
Guard have bond allotments. Under every ten thousand dollars worth Run to the fe.rry, Nellie, you can
this system the "Navy family" is of war bonds which he sells. give him the slip there.
salting away $44,000,000 a month
in Series "E" War Bonds alone.
The facilities for the purchase of 11111 ON EYES AND EARS. • •
bonds of Series "E," "F" and "G"
for cash through regular issuing
agencies and through the Personal
Remittance Plan will continue as
heretofore, so that the "Navy fam-
ily" will have ample facilities to
continue to purchase these extra
best investments in the world-U.
S. War Savings Bonds.

Nazis Sunk 92 Ships
On U. S. Gulf Coast
Nazi U-Boats attacked 111 ships,
sinking 92 of them, from F ebruary,
1942, till V-E Day, along the Gulf
Sea frontier, which includes the
coast of Florida, the Bahamas, half
of Cuba, and the entire Gulf coast-
line. Of this total, only four were
attacked in 1943, and none since.
Twenty-five shlps got the works
right outside N w ·orleans alone.
The Navy estimates that at least
two subs a month were sent to the
Gulf-Sea frontier early in 1942, and
by May there were at least nine
and possible 16 loose in the region.
It was estimated that' at least 38
"If you forget our anniversary again, I'll get ,a 48-hour U-Boats were fought ·by the Navy NOT HARD TO LOOK AT OR TO LISTEN TO are Flo and Jo Cook,
pass and go home to motherl" in the area during the war, but the double xyl,opho·nists from Indianapolis, Ind. They are part of the USO
number sunk was not given. Variety _show, " Broadway Maneu_ve ~s" to be· :present,ed at Verba Buena
Theatre, W-ednesday, June 27 at 1930.