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PAGE 8 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1945
Na/J H/9/, Honors In Pistol 1,urney It Certainly Is a 11,ey Keep tl,e Buses Roi/Ing On T. I.
Merry-Go-Round for
Men Traveling First Class
Personnel going on leave and
would like to travel first class
- Pullman reservations, reserved
seat reservations, etc.-may be
able to get such accommodations
but only after requests have be,en
made and processed through the
Ship's Service Travel Office (Bldg.
174, 4th St. and Ave. C.) or activi-
ties authorized to render such
service.
The Ship's Service Travel Office
or authorized activity, upon receipt
of your authorized leav_e papers or
a letter from your commanding
officer stating you have been given
authorized leave, fills out a ticket
order for you to take to the
Southern Pacific Co. (Ferry Sta-
tion, foot of Market St. or Third
and Townsend Sts.), or Western
SHARPS HOOT ERS-Commander G. A. Hill, co mbat force trai ning a nd Pacific Railroad (Ferry Station,
commandi ng officer of Treasure Island DD Pool, con grat~ lat.es W. foot of Market St.), or the Santa
Striefel WT3c who netted hig h honors in the Destroyer Pool pistol meet. Fe Railway ( 44-4th St.). The EXP ERT CON DUCTORS without fare -boxes are t he Shore Patrolmen
The s lo'w-time'd contest was he ld on the Tr,easure Island firi ng ran ge ticket order must be presented at who ride t he isla nd's shuttle buses. Forty-t hree in number, t hey hold a
near the fi re fighters school. More than 300 men t oo k part in this com- va riety of rates a nd their names ran ge fl'om Smit h to Sutkows ki.
petit ive event. Also shown in the above phot.? are Lt. A. ':I· Mazzie (left), the ticket office of. either railroad
physical t raining officer, and Lt . R. P. He1sherman (right), personnel station when purchasing a ticket.
officer. Enlisted men who scored a high average -of 180 look •on as Com- All requests for railway coach or Servicemen Insurance MORE ABOUT
mander Hill offers his cong ratu lat ions.
bus space for p,ersonnel traveling Over $100,000,000,000
on leave should be addressed to the SHUTTLE BUSES
OPERAT~ONAl Fifteen Blueiackets Nab Ship's Service Travel Office. The If men now in the service keep
travel office accepts cash for coach up their Government insurance Cont inued from pa ge 1-
TRAJl~HlN G SCliOOL Honors in Destroyer or bus travel one way or round- after they get out, they'll be a selves, but also to people standing
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. trip. Upon purchasing a ticket, the well-insured group. Up to May 4, near the door whose arms they
Pool Pistol Tournament man is given a seat assignment for 1945, Veterans Administration had might clutch in their attempt to
the day he wishes to leave. No received 17,328,500 applications for pull themselves aboard.
When the smoke cleared away on leave paper or letter from your
National Service Life Insurance In the interests of safety, several
the Treasure Island firing range commanding officer is required to totaling $133,955,310,000. small improvements have been
OTS Bond Sa les $21,806.25 near the fire fighters school, fifteen get a ticket for coach or bus res-
Average policy was $9,205.55. In- made: An extra light has been
As of Tuesday, June 19, 1945, bluejackets had nabbed high hon- ervations.
surance awarded to beneficiaries added abov-e the door to prevent
the cash war bond sales of Opera- ors in the DD Pool Pistol tourna-
totaled $1,728,479,705. accidents resulting from missing
tional Training School were $21,- ment which was held June 1-15.
806.25. Last week the Sixth Divi- Mor.e than 300 enlisted men who the step. A buzzer system has been
sion, headed by Lt. G. D. Wendell, are attached to the DD Pool while OTS BARITONE known ballads. Well versed in radio substituted for the old bells, and
won "Hirohito's Horse" by having awaiting duty aboard new destroy- work, Peters was the staff baritone the reason is this: If two buses
27% of the division purchasing ers participated in the tourn-ey, FEATURED ON for a CBS station in Dallas, Texas, happened to be stopped across the
doing four programs a week. His street from each -other, the SP
bonds. Closely following the Sixth using a 45 revolver in the slow-
Division was the Second Division, timed contest. The target was set USO CONCERT studies at Southern Methodist Uni- might pull the bell of one, and it
versity and three years of private was so loud that the driver of the
headed by Lt. L. H. Kentfield. up at a distance of 50 feet for
Other standings are as follows : each contestant. · OTS visitors at a recent USO coaching gave him a solid back- other vehicle would sometimes
2nd Division ........ . . . . 24% The pistol meet was sponsored Club concert on O'Farrell street in ground, and just prior to coming start off, thinking it was hers. This
1st Division . ... ... . .... . 15% by the DD Pool athletic department San Francisco, were surprised to into the Navy he was extremely usually left several passengers be-
5th Division . . .. .. . .. . .. . 14% find one of their own shipmates on successful in preliminary auditions hind, and occasionally the Shore
as a part of the athletic and com- the program. Tlh.e rollicking notes for the Metropolitan Audition of Patrol.
3rd Division .. . ... . . . .... 12% bat training program. Every man
"W" Division . ... . . . . .. . . 10% assigned to the destroyer pool of Musorgsky's "Song of the Flea" the Air. In the fall of 1944 Peters "Our shuttle cars carry from
4th Division ..... . . . .. . .. 03% held the audience as Arthur L. did extra work for the San Carlos 23,000 to 25,000 passengers a day,"
takes part in this combat training
Commander H. E. Stone talked to which helps increase his battle effi- Peters, SAD3c, accompanied by Opera Company in Boston, and in reports Lt. Commander H. G.
the men of ship's company, setting ciency against the enemy during Miss Eunice Northup, laughed and addition has done light opera work Rhodes, transportation officer, "and
forth again tp.e fact that he is 100 exulted with the Emperor and his ,extensively thr.oughout the south- that number is even greater on
actual combat.
per cent behind this· bond program pet flea. Other selecti<ons included west. The O 'Farrell Street USO week ends or pay days. In an ordin-
·and will be "happy with nothing Under the direction of Comman- were an aria from Mozart's "Don Concerts are sponsored by Mrs. ary working week, one bus travels
der G. A. Hill, combat force train- Giavonni" and a number of well- Louise David. about 800 miles."
short of 100 per cent participation
ing officer and commanding officer
by this activity." A clever act was Since the system was placed in
put on by T . J . Landi, BMlc, and of the DD PoO'l, the combat training operation on February 23 of this
T. R. Pepper, BM2c, the latter being given to the personnel attached to "Broadway Maneuvers" On T. I. 11,/s Weelt year, it has carried a total of over
bandaged as a result of a "beating" this important activity is the lxist 3,000,000 passengers- an average
by Landi. Pepper had a sign on his possible. of about 750,000 per month. The
back reading "This guy wouldn't Target practice is conducted slight number of accidents is
buy a war bond." Operational Train- twice daily with nearly 100 men nothing short of remarkable ' in
participating. During the year each
ing School personnel are anxious view of those astronomical figures.
man is expected to fire 160 rifle
for their divisions to win "Hiro- "Sixty passenge rs constitute a
hito's Hors~" and already, accord~ shots and 40 rounds of pistol shots load," warns Lt. Commander
ing to Lt. T. H all Collinson, Bond at designated targets on th,e firing Rhodes, "and it is much wiser to
· Officer, Operational Training School range. wait five or ten minutes for another
has exceeded their previous record Assisting CO'mmander Hill is a bus than to share the risk of an
of bond sales by $608.75. capable staff of officers and athletic accident as a result of overloading."
specialists. Lt. R. P. Heisherman is
Reports on Sports Schedules are adjusted during
personnel officer and Lt. A. H.
TENNIS- Lt. Eddy defeated Lt. Mazzie is physical training officer. hours of heavi-est traffic until at
Duck, 6-4, 6-2, in a swashbuckling the peak buses run at five-minute
tennis match recently. Quips flew intervals. The five-minutes schedule
faster than tennis balls on the Sunday. In fact, he was so sur.e of is effective between the following
'memorable day. Place your bets his day's catch that he promiseq hours: 0530-0830, 1400-1930, 2400-
boys, it looks as if Lt. Eddy is on the members of the CIC Depatj:- 0200. During periods of less traffic,
his way. to the championship. ment a sumptuous meal when he frequency is relaxed to every 10 or
SOFTBALL-While the officers' returned. But, when he came back every 20 minutes.
team rested out the week, the en- empty - handed, his explanations Twenty-seven qualified women
listed men got busy and defeated were to no avail, and his hecklers drivers operate the system, which
the Receiving Ship, 10-5. Sp. A's wouldn't let him rest until they is under the supervision of the
Lynn, Reed and Calosi lived up to were reassured of ·a fish dinner in Twelfth Naval District transporta-
their reputation as athletes and the future .. . If, during the dark tion pool and Tadcen.
really batted a few out th-ere. Nice hours of the day you are walking
game, fellows! through th.e corridors and you hear
Warm days such as these last the sweet chords of guitar music Phony Colleges
have been, bring to mind thoughts and vocals comparable to those of
of ye ol' swimmin' hole. Thoughts "The Voice", foHow the melodious Await Unwary GI
of ye ol' swimmin' hole bring to strains to their origination and you A warning against fly-by-night
mind thoughts of that supec p-ool will see that F. M. Boeck, RTlc, is schools and colleges designed to
over at the new gym. How about the talented party. M .· J . Hook, relieve servicemen of the $500 tui-
having a swim meet one of these CRT, calls him the "Fresno Trou-
days? badour". tion to which they are entitled
under the GI Bill of Rights, has
CI C Department
been sounded by leading educators.
Lt. R. D. Taylor, formerly of the "Are you the commander of this
Other institutions, the educato-rs
CIC Department, is shoving off for company?" inquired a sweet old
declared, have raised their fees for
duty abroad and will report to the lady. "I'm Mrs. Jones. I have a
the very purpose of clipping veter-
Shakedown qroup, San Pedro .. . A grandson serving in your unit." BO B AND H E LEN RANOUS, novelty acrobatic team w ill appear with
highly enthusiastic fisherman was "I know," replied the CO .. !'He's t h-e U SO V ariety Show, " Broadw ay Maneu v,ers," fo be presented at ans. Gis are therefore warned to
Lt. (jg.) C. D. Brown when he em- away on a furlough now attending Theati'e No. 3, Thu rsday, Jun-e 28. It is only ,on e .of the several st a rred beware of schools that are more
acts w hich m ake up t he show t.o be given twice at 1900 a n({ go15 w ith interested in $500 than in the veter-
barked with the fishing party last your funeral."
the com pani on feat ure, "T hose, Endearing Yo·ung Charms," an.