Page 22 - Mastheads Jan-June 1945

PAOE6 , THE MASTHEAD, ,SA'.TI.mD:A.Y, JANll:,A,1:W 20, 1945
j::: Th~ ·c;;i B~;k· H~~~ ·. ·.: l girls experienced little seasickness girls dining with the chiefs at the
on the way over, and all managed CPO mess. Prize remark was ut-
to get their campaign bar shortly tered by small Wave seaman who
said, "I like it here." Why, we
after arrival.
Their first meal was in true navy wonder? Time was when all Waves
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tradition, beans, wieners and Ha- ate in the chief's mess at Galley K,
waiian pineapple pie. All they asked and for many old-timers the place
was time to catch their breath be- is familiar, just the same some of
around the island girls fore starting their new jobs. the new-comers had quite a time
New Uniform Prices finding the right entrance and not ·
are. waiting for orders, but for a
Effective January 1 was a com- a few stumbled into officer country
f.ew the ordeal of waiti!lg is over.
plete revision of Wave uniform by mistake. By the way, Wave gal-
The Armed Guard won first place
prices resulting in reduction on ley was closed so that it could be
as Eloise Nor, Betty Case, Jessie most items. Following prices are adequately treated for prevention of
Himelfarb and Mina Gerrie received av.ailable in Ship's Service store and fire and not for any of those other
orders for transfer to Shoemaker. uniform departments in San Fran- reasons you may have heard.
The security office will lose two cisco: Luxury It-em
first class yeomen when Maggie Handbag .. . . .... . . .. . . .. .. $ 6.00 The new salt-water swimming
Harwell and Pauline Larse_n "ship Heavy raincoat ... . ...... . . 28.25 pool at gymnasium No. 2 is strictly
out" _and Alvah Ainsworth of the Overcoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.50 a luxury item. The shower and
Wave MAA corps will be the eighth Rating badges . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 locker facilities for Waves and
one of her family in the Navy and Uniforms, blue . ....... . .. . -19.80 Nurses are better than those offered
the last of the eight to get in her Uniforms, seersucker . .. ... 10.75 by most private clubs. Nurses re-
sea duty. And still the orders come. rJotice for Selma Horne, CY ceive instruction Tuesdays and
An advance notice on those who We quote from the Wave Bulle- Thursdays at 0930. Monday through
have arrived in Hawaii. They landed tin, " ... to conform to regulations Friday the pool is open to Waves,
to the strains of "Aloha" wearing governing male personnel, Wave Nurses and WR officers from 1600
seersucker suits and garrison caps. chief petty ~fficers are now per- to 1700 for. recreational swimming,
The pier was jammed with sailors mitted gilt buttons instead of plas- 1900 to 1930 for instruction and
to welcome the first two hundred tic blue." Get out the button polish 1930 to 2000 for a second recreation
who marched ashore in military please, and let us see you shine, period. Saturday the pool is open to
fashion. Lief Erickson, one-time "chief." all from 1000 to 1700 and Sunday
movie star now navy cameraman, Waves Invade K Galley from 1300 to 1700. A Wave will be
ground away completely unnoticed The closing of the Wave mess on duty at these times and instruc-
by the landing lady sailors. The for the past week has found the (Continued on page 7)

Knowing What to Do and When

To Do It is Important In Air-Sea Rescue ...
"Knowledge of what you can do
to help yourself is a very important
factor in effecting your rescue when
your plane is forced down at sea."
These words never fail to awaken
interest at l~ctures given to groups
'of pilots by Lt. Commander John E.
HERE'S A B·LIND DATE guaranteed to open, the eyes. She has tur:- 'D. Hudgens, USCG, on his tours of
quoise blue eyes, chest.nut hair and her name is~June Meng. This ~tn-
some Kansas City (M•o.); ''.kitty" is the guidin~l!ght•of W,.illiam Scaletty, 'the Naval air stations in this sec-
S2c. ~eginn(ng with a blind _date, two and a_ ha'lfiY.i Jlrs offfrie~dship have tor.
culminated in plans for saying "I do" on Bill's nexUleave. Right now he "Every possible provision
is attached to the DD Pool awaiting transfer, to the 'high seas. Hurry
back, Bill! ' ' i ' · been made to bring you speedy
assistanc,e when you find yourself
1
in trouble. The- Air-Sea Rescue ·
New (ommissary O·fficer As . c,o~ missary ~ffi~er at Great Unit will use every available fa-
Lakes, he supervised the growth of
cility: it is up to you to know what
Has Outstanding Record enlisted men's messing facilities is expected of you and to do it,
there from two galleys to twenty. quickly and correctly."
Commander 0. A. Dole, who re- When he left in 1942 they were
cently took over as . Treasure Is- The Air-Sea Rescue ~ervice war,
land's commissary officer upon the feeding 88,000 men. set up by letter from the Chief of
retirement of Lt. Commander L. A. Immediately before coming to .,avai vperauons to ::;ea }<·r.ontie.
Flavell; has an outstanding record Treasure Island Commander Dole ..::ommanders in August, 1944. In
Jrder to do its work properly this
of achievement. was stationed at Norfolk.
Jrganization informs pilots operat-
ing in this sector of the cooperation
SHE FLIES , THROUGH THE AIR . . . . required , of them. The pilots are
instructed in the proper radio pro-
;edure used when flying alone .or
n company with a distressed plane.
:\..pproximate position of the plan€
tnd allied information is extremely
telpful toward speeding the pilot't
:escue. In addition, airmen are fa
niliarized with reserve equipment
10t carried in their plai:ies.
Standard rescue equipment, in
addition to that with which all
planes are equipped, is distributed
to rescue activities in all areas and
Sea Frontiers. Most rescue units,
:rom past experience in their own
areas, have supplemented this
equipment with additional kits of
their own manufacture. Therefore-
the need to explain this equipment
to men who might have cause to
use it, became apparent.
When word is received that a
plane is down, Air-Sea rescue
planes and boats are sent to locate
the crash. Each plane carries a set
of standard kits, one or more of
which may be needed by the pilot
• and crew, somewhere in the water
below. These emergency kits are
dropped to aid the men until the
rescue boat can reach them, as it is
usually impossible for planes to
land in this area because of pre-
vailing sea and weather conditions.
A series of pictures showing the
life boat, the "Gibson Girl" radio,
the shipwreck kit, the small signal
and shipwreck kits, will be featured
in future issues· of The Masthead.
. ,
LORENE ;,RENE" FLA.TT, Y1c, of the Armed Guard Center Legal Of- The sailor had just finished an
. fice· didn't know what she was in for.- when she was selected by Jackie THE RIP CORD of the rubber life boat is pulled by the plane. When it
Del Rio, comic stage and screen actor, to ·assist him in his act at. a recent ardent proposal of marriage. reaches the water it is inflated and ready for use. The pockets on the
USO sponsored show in the Armed Guard Center recreation lounge. The "Arid if I refuse y.ou," asked the inside of the boat are filled.With emergency equipment: ·a sail, oars-which
·accompanying picture -shows Yeoman Flatt seated in a chair elevated girl slyly, "will you kill yourself?" also double as harpoons, die markers which color the water and make
sev.er.al feet '.from the deck .. The rung of the chair is being held between "Of course," returned the gob. "I the spot more visible from the air, signaling equipment, maps of the
the teeth· of Mr. Del Rio. Nice view ...• we mean,. that "Rene'.' has-.of area, first aid kits, drinking water and rations. Attached~to the boat is
the loung~ ' · · · always do." another kit containing supplementary rations and emergency gear.