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war bond sales were above average, To these queries, the sailor re- ARMED. GUARD
Masthead Splinters the War Bond Office announced. plied, "well I don't know if it's ~~~RONTIER
important or not- I was 'only call-
Pacific Landmark . ,., . .
For you former "residents" of ing to get engaged." ~ -=~~~ CENTER
N~w Caledonia, the Triangle Gar- "Well," interrupted the operator; Appreciative and happy were the
Blood Donors ... den in Noumea, where you used to as she cancelled the call, "you've ~ec an~ thoughts expressed by Lt . .John R.
In a continued answer to the stand in line for hours for a couple got the duration to get that call LOCAL DEFENSE Weber, Commanding Officer of the
urgent plea from the Pacific calling bottles of warm beer, is now called through."
Armed Guard Unit of the Troop
for blood, Treasure Island's sailors The Tradewinds, and operated by Share Rider ...
Ship Cla.ss ship awarded the Port
are flocking to the Red Cross Blood the Army PX. The newly named Lt: F. D. Butler, in Barracks F, You can't keep a good sailor on Director's cup atArmed Guard Cen-
Donor Center, 2415 Jones Street, center is'a popular spot in Noumea. will take a rider to Treasure Island the beach! This time the Waves ter ceremonies recently.
San Francisco, to give a pint of Every Saturday night there are from University and Ashby Ave- tried their sea legs aboard one of
:Wt. Weber ,said that the cup was
their blood. wrestling and boxing bouts, and nues, west of Grove Street, in the oldest types of sailing vessel won for the ship through the fine
The need for blood, especially heated rivalry exists in these melees Berkeley. Anyone interested can afloat. They swarmed aboard the type of cooperation 'of all on board.
blood type "0" is still urgently between the different forces on the either drop over to the barracks, New Zealand ship like blue clad
In his presentation speech Cap-
needed. cigar-shaped island. During the or call Lt. Butler at Extension 225. pirates . . . and then stayed for tain W. L. LaFrenz, Assistant Port
A pint of blood now will save a afternoon, the place is open for men Fast Thinking .. • "tiffin!" Director of the 12th Naval District,
life out there. on liberty. Ice cream and beer are Over at Federal Galley, a sailor They gained first hand knowledge suggested that there should be
Bond Buying ... sold and usually there is a ship's asked the mess cook for two pieces of seafaring in the days of wooden more and more thought centered on
The coveted Secretary of the band to entertain the men. of cake. The mess cook politely ships and iron men when they spent the handling of guns. 1
Navy's Flag for war bond sales is Duration Call ... placed a piece of cake on the sail- an afternoon aboard the Pamir, a "Proficiency ih gunnery has the
within the grasp of the · civilian A certain sailor placed a long or's tray, and then cut it in half. four-masted square rigger whose real importance," he said.
personnel on Treasure Island. To distance call with a Treasure Island "Okay, mytie (cq)," said th e tidewater Odyssey dates back to . Taking part in the presentation
win the flag, ten per cent of the telephone operator, but requested mess cook, "shove off. There's your the turn of the century. were Commander A. L. Weymouth,
civilian payroll must be invested in that it be cancelled when learning second piece of cake." The smell of tar and salty can- Port Director's Office; Commander
bonds. At present, the percentage there would be a three-hour delay. The Shiner Department . . . vass, the lingering odor of past car- R. J . McKenzie, USMS, Chief Of-
is 8.8, but 95 per cent of the civil- Amicably, the operator said, The MAA's over in Barracks 204 goes and the screech of a gull in ficer of the ship; Captain E. R. ,
ians working on Treasure Island are "that's not a long wait. Why cancel were sporting black eyes. One .ex- her rigging made the natural at- Johanson, USMS, Master of the
buyi_!lg war bonds. · The December the call. Isn't it important?" plained that he li.~d run into the mosphere for listening to tales of ship; E . D. Flaherty, Commanding
corner of a bunk while reading a h t oyages She's a breath Officer, Armed Guard Center; Paul
er pas v . -
letter. But then, mate, you : know taking sight under full sail and the Hodges, Matson C.o. ; and officers·
how overbearing some of these . i:nen who sail her are justly proud and enlisted men of the Troop Class .
MA.A's can be.·
of her abilities. ship. -----o----·
The Waves had a sailor's holiday
climbing about the ship from cat Presents, Port
walk to hold and sail locker. If they
(Continued from page 6) . could remember the lessons in se/3-- Director's Cup
1 manship and navigation that were·
• tion is always available. Women's rattled off in intriguing New Zea-_'
entrance to the new gymnasium is land accents, the salt would really
to the rear of Theatre 3 facing the "brush off!" • I
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street.
· 'r}le Pamir was built in Germany
Flying Pharmacist Mates in 1905 for the Flying p Lion and
Somewhat akin to the famous
"flying dutchman" are 24 Wave sailed out of Germany until 1938.
She was then sold to Captain Erick-
pharmacist mates and 24 nurses
s.on of Finland. In 1941 he sai'ed
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who are the first students enrolled b . t N ew ea 1 an d 1 d d ·th
, er 1n o
oa e w1
in the -~rst navy sc~ool for Air . hosphates and she was taken as a
Evacuat10n of Casualties. They r-e- prize of war by. the New Zealand
~eive flight indoctrination in the L t
1, overnmen .
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school now bemg held at Alameda , . .
A" St t· d •n d t ·th It was a rare treat to v1s1t the
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_r a n: an :" see u Y wi t>amir and our thanks to all who
air evacuation umts attached to the I d ·t "bl · C t • Ch
Pacific Fleet. r;a e 1 po~s1 e .. : ap am . ~m-
Wave Basketball Schedule tnon for his grac10us hosp1tal,ty :
Wave basketball schedu'e will be Ens. Mark Hughes and his crew
for the "convoy" across the bay
found on another page of this issue. i .. and to the cook, a _ for the hot
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Send The Masthead Home
' Among the first Wavei;; stationed
bn Treasure Island to receive over-
keas orders, Alice H. Allen, RM2c, J, F. LAN"GR,· BM1c, looks Oil as ..
CROSS:WORD ......................................................................................... ~aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Captain W. L. LaFrenz, ·Assistant
R. Allen of Aransas Pass, Texas, Port Director of the 12th Naval
District, hands the Pl'rt Dire~•o•'s
ACROSS DOWN has. been ordered to report to Com cup to Lt. John R. Weber, Com~
1-High-seas robber 1-Wan 14 in February. tnanding Officer of the Armed
8 9 10 11 12 7-Flush with rage 2-Conceive a thought A graduate of the Texas College Guard unit of the Troop Class ship
13-Beloved 3-Wanderer of Arts and Industries, she taught winning the trophy recently;
4-Depository
14- Violent seizure of 5- Be prolific music in the Ingleside, Texas,
goods 6-Icelandic sagas school district for four years prior
15-Let fluid escape 7-French unit of to her enlistment in the Waves in Jap Pilot Riddled
16-Vindicate weight January of 1943.
17- Beat (colloq.) 8-Molten rock : She received "boot"training at With Stark Fear By
9-Opeh (poetic)
18-Mother 10-Cold period
20- Silly (Brit.) 11-Locomotive Hunter College, N. Y. City, and Radioman's Blinker
21-Scrap of news 12- Filled with reeds earned the radio rating af N.T.S.
23-In such manner 19-Large extinct bird (Radio), Madison, Wis. She has Battered by anti-aircraft fire, a
2~ Unaspirated 22-Feminine title been stationed on Treasure Island Navy Avenger was st ruggiing back
toward its carrier when a Jap pilot
25-Disorderly merri- 24--Masculine name ~ince August, 1943, on duty in ·the came in from above to make an at-
ment (archaic), 26-At a distance
27- Provoked 28-Negative reply Communications Division of Nor- tack. The Avenger's turret gun was
30-Female deer 29-Opening CalSec, WesSeaFron. out of commission. In desperation,
32- Rowing implement 31-For example (abbr.) December 1, 1944, was a bright the radioman-Carlyle K. Cutter,
33-Classify 33- Takes up ~ay for eight Coast Guard ·men ad- . ARMlc- grabbed a powerful hand
37-Portico, 34-Venerate _vanced in rate aboard their ship at signal light and flashed it 'at t~e
41- Think !'\!'i- P.rer.ted
42-Elevated railway 36-Contraction of ev-er sea. Congratulations to Chief Ra- onrushing Jap.
44-Long ago 38-Sturdy dioman Harold A. Carswell USCG;· ·Thrs type of light, approximately
45-Eggs (Latin) 39-Volcano mouth ;T · gs Britt Flc USCG· John six inches in diameter, makes a bril-
46- Jewel's weigh~ 40-Fundamental re- : enmn • ' . • liant flash and it is altogether pc~-
49- Hinder · lie;io11s opposition H. Clark, Slc, USCGR, James E. sible that the Jap pilot thought th;e
50-Individual , 43- Buddhist priests Schultz, Flc, USCGR; Robert B. Avenger was firing at him with an
52-Part of an hour . 41\~ Outer garment .Tessier, WTlc, USCGR; Donald W. artillery piece. !
(Reprinted from Jan., 1945, issue "Cross-words and 54-Surgical instrument •<P-F'eminine name Walters, MM2c, USCGR; Joseph W. In any case, he completely lost
Contest News," copyright, 1944, Harle Publications. 55-Entertains 4-!l-nnraFnn ·Gibiser, MM2c, ·usCGR; and Floyd interest ih the attack, peeled off
-Solution on page 8.) 56-Placid 51.- Watering rilace .F. Lemke, MM2c, USCGR. and disappeared. . I :
57-Soldier guard 53-Religious female· • 1
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