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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
                   1
                                                                  . 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.
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