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PAGE6          THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27,  1945

         T.  I.  Operators  Work  Hard-· Ask  Only  Patience  l SOO  Calls  Hand led  " H E RE                  COME  THE  WAVES" ...
                                                                     Hourly  by  T.  I.

                                                                     Switchboard  Girls
                                                                       An  amber  light  flashes  on.  The
                                                                     girl plugs a  cord into the board and
                                                                     speaks ·a  few  words  into  a  mouth-
                                                                     piece  suspended  from  her  neck.
                                                                     Anoth~r  light  f),~shes  on.  More
                                                                     . clipped  words,  another  cord.  And
                                                                     another.
                                                                       Other  gi:t:ls  sit  on  either  side  of
                                                                     her,  some  in  Navy  blue,  some  in
                                                                     civHian garb. Nimbly, quickly, their
                                                                     fingers weave and unweave a  com-
                                                                     plicated pattern  of  red,  green,  and
                                                                     white  cords  across  the  panels
                                                                     before  them.
                                                                       All you hear is  a  slight clicking,
                                                                     inaudible words  whispered into the
                                                                     mouthpieces  -  soundproof  walls
                                                                     hush all noise.
                                                                       This  quiet  chamber  in  the  base-
                                                                     ment  of  the  Administration  Build-
                                                                     ing is  the heart of the communica-
                                                                     tions  system  6f  a  gigantic  Navy
                                                                     base.  Every  daylight  hour  it
                                                                     handles  approximately  1800  calls
                                                                     for  Treasure  Island.
                                                                       Each of the girls establishes 150
                                                                     connections  every  hour,  300  when   BETTY  HUTTON  and  Bing
                                                                                                   Crosby  head the cast in  the  new
                                                                     hard  pressed.
                                                                                                   picture "Here Come the Waves",
                                                                       What  do  they  ask  of  Treasure  currently-showing  today  at T.  I.
                                                                     Islanders  in  return  for  this  vital.  Theatre  No.  2.  The  film  will  be
                                                                     service?                      shown  at  No.  3  Jan.  31-Feb.  1,
                                                                                                   and at No.  1  Feb. 9 and  10.
                                                                       "Justp  atience,"   says  Doris
                                                                     Powell,  Slc,  Wave  operator  from
                                                                     Yuba City,  Calif.            RADIO MATERIEL  Naval  Training
                                                                       A  staff  of  thirty operators  man
         BELL-RINGERS-Wave and  civilian  telephone  girls work side  by  side  the switchboard in  different shifts.  SCHOOL    Schools
         at  long  switchboard  in  Administration  Building,  each  putting  through   Eight  of  them  are  W;:1,ves.  Three  Basketball  Tournament
         150  calls  per  hour.  Below  are  pictured  directory  service  girls,  who  are                                        Visitors  at  last  week's  inspec-
         sometimes asked to locate a Treasure Island sailor by just his first  name.   are specialists (X), the rest seamen   The outside athletic areas during  tion of the schools included Bureau
                                                                     strikers like Doris.          the  past  three  weeks  have _been  a   of Naval Personnel Captains D.  L.
                                                                       . "We  couldn't  possibly  get  along                     Madeira,  Director of Training,  and
         Wanna  Earn  More             OPE RAT~ ONAL                 without them,"  stated Mrs.  Evelyn   scene  of  great  activity,  for  42   W.  G.  Fisher,  Assistant  Director
                                                                     Gilmour,  chief  operator  in  charge.   teams from  the  various  companies   of  the  Administrative  Division  of
         'Dough'? T.I.  and  Naval  TRAJNilN G SCHOOL                  "Our  civil  service  workers  are   have  been  competing  in  eight   Training.  They  were  accompanied
                                                    1
                                                                     virtually  in  the  Navy  too,"  Mrs.   brackets for the regimental basket-  by  Captain  P .  W.  Northcroft  and
         District_ list Openings                                     Gilmour continued.  "Many of them   ball championship. Under the guid-  Captain  R.  M.  Rush  of  the  12th
                                                                     have husbands or other relatives in   ing  hand  of  Lt.  (jg)  Jessup,  Ath-  Naval  District.  Our  Commanding
           Treasure Island and the  Twelfth                                                        letic Officer, and the Specialists (A)
                                                                     the  service · or  simply  want  to  do                     Officer, Commander J. H . Falge, let
         Naval  District  Labor  Board  have                                                       attached  to  each  company,  the
                                       Battle  Conditions  by  Macon   their bit.  That's  why they come to                      us in on some interesting sidelights
         announced  available  positions  for                        Treasure Island to work when they   tournament  has  moved  smoothly   of  the  Annapolis  careers  of  our
                                         Not  satisfied  with  the  regular                        along with keen competition all the
         men  seei{ing  essential  employment                        could  secure  employment  in  more                         visitors.  Captain  Rush  was  known
                                       course  of  Lookout  Training,  Lt.
         here.                                                       convenient places.            way.                          as  one  of  the  greatest  rifle  shots
                                       (jg)  L.  F.  Macon has injected sim-
           Industrial  shops  on  Treasure  ls-                        "We need  more  like them.  Tele-  In a  nip and tuck battle in  th eir  ever  at  the  Academy-Captain
                                       ulated  battle  noises  and  actual
         land  need  marine  and  maintenance   smoke into his Lookout curriculum.   phone traffic is constantly increas- respective  brackets  right  down  to  Northcroft,  one  of  the  best  all-
         electricians,  shipfitters,  sheetmetal   The  students  receive,  as  nearly  as   ing.  We have  a  12-position switch- the final game, Companies 42A a nd   round athletes and a  football player,
         workers, wood  caulkers, pipefitters,   possible,  actual  battle  conditions   board  now  and  plans  for  a  larger  43A  squared off for  the champion- helped defeat West Point in a  well-
         drillers,  general  helpers  and  Diesel                    one are already in the making."   ship  game.  This  game  was  played  remembered game.
                                       during their training.
         machinists to  help  repair destr-oyer                        In one corner of the room,  away  in  the large gymnasium and a  fine   Our  boxing  champ,  Carter  N.
         escorts and  coastal  patr,ol  ships.   Visual  Quizze.r    from  the switchboard, sit two girls  crowd  of  RMS  students  were  on  Prine,  GM3c,  who  has  been  stack-
                                         The  various  departments  at Op-  with a  variety of lists  and records  hand to support their favorite team.  ing  up  successes  to  his  credit
           Women  are  asked  to  apply  as
         chauffeurs  to  transport  naval  per-  erational  Training  School  will  be   between them. This is. the directory  Company  42A  sparked  by  team  aboard the USS  South Dakota and
                                       interested to know the Visual  Aids  service.  It  has  the  address  of  captain  C.  C.  Henderson,  wi  th  8  on  Treasure  Island,  met  with  bad
         sonnel in the Bay Area. Boys under
         18  are  qualified  for  laboring  jobs.   Department  now  has  a  "Visual   every staff officer and others on the  points,  was  on the long end of   th e  luck at a  recent Marinship tourna-
           Information  may  be  obtained  at   Quizzer."  This devise throws a  pic-  Island,  correct to 24 hours.  Hourly  20 to 11 score. The game was close  ment.  A  right hook  to the  head  of
         the U. S.  Civil Service Commission,   ture  on  the  bulkhead,  under  each   these girls supply almost 50 callers  all the way, the half ending 10 to 9  his  opponent  resulted  in  a  broken
         630 Sansome street, San Francisco.   picture  are_ four  answers  to  the   with needed information.   in favor of the final winners. In the  hand-some power blow, Prine; We
                                       question,  the  students  write  their   A  few  inquiries  they  cannot  second  half  the  boys  from  Com- are hoping for your early recovery
           Service  men  who  are  granted
         permission  by  their  commanding   choice,  and  the  last  frame  gives   answer. Like this one:   pany  42A  played  great  defensive  so  you  can  accept  that  hoped-for
                                       the .correct answer.            "May I  speak to Joe?" a  female   ball  and  allowed  their  opponents  assignment  to  flight  training,  and
         officers  may  accept  employment
                                       Waves                         voice asks.                   only  2  points  while  getting  their  can  deliver  from  the  stratosph_ere
         while  on  leave  or  liberty  in  the   Our  Waves  had  a  pleasant  sur-
         following civilian occupations:  ship   prise  a  few  days  ago when  a  new   "Joe  who?"  the  directory  girl  own  offense  into  high  gear.  The  some  real  blows  to  a  real  enemy
                                                                                                   winning team was composed of the  below.
         repair,  food  processing,  food  har-                      queries.
                                       radio  was  placed  in  their  lounge.   "I don't know his last name. But   following players: H . N. Brockman,  Furnish  New  Lounge
         vesting,  high  octane  gasoline  re-  The  Welfare  Committee  and  Lt.                                                  The  room  which  serves  as  duty
         fining and transportation, including   (jg)  M. E. Beacom·did a  fine  job.   he  said  everyone  on  the  Island  C. C.  Henderson,  R .  A.  Corbett,  E.
                                                                                                   Carras,  F.  B.  Dixon,  F.  W.  Drury,.  officer's  stateroom  by  night  and
         longshoring and warehousing.                                knows  him."                         t
                                       Underway  With - No  Way  On    "Can  you  tell  me  something  L.  ArmS rong,  H.  O.  Ha_rris,  J .  R.  6fficer's  lounge  by  day  has  been
                                         Ens.  "Dee"  Smallwood  of  the  more  about  him?"  inquires  the  Cloney,  R.  H.  Gonser.  Dixon  acted  undergoing some welcome changes
          Learn  Your Tennis           Gunnery  Department  says,  in  an- patient directory girl.   as  co~ch  and  Henderson  as  team  - new  furniture,  complete  with
                                                                                                                                        ha
                                                                                                                                                  d  Th  s  (A)'
                                                                                                                                              ·
                                                                                                   captain.  Company  42A  has  devel-
                                                                                                                                    .
                                       swer  to  the  suggestion  that  the
                                                                       "Well,  I  met him at a  dance.  He
                                                                                                                                                      e  p
                                                                                                                                                             s,
                                                                                                                                 spnngs,
                                                                                                                                          s appeare  .
                                                                                                              .
                                                                                                                         .
            Tennis classes for enlisted per-  water  shortage  on  the  Island  be  told  me  he's  a · specialist-that's  oped  into  ~mte  an  athletic  outfit  versatile  men  that  they  are,  have
          sonnel  of  Treasure  Island  will   relieved  by using salt water in  our  why he has the white stripe around  for  the  regimental  volleyba~l  tour- done a  fine job of painting the two-
          start  next  Monday,  January  29   flushing  system.  "Don't  do  that!  his  right  shoulder."   nament was also :,von _by this co1;1- toned bulkhead and ceiling.  If mu-
          for beginners interested in learn-  Some of these  new recruits on  the   'Bane  of  the  operators  on  the  pany under the  d1rect10n  of Nav1s,  sicall  hl.clined,  and  not  too  hun-
          ing  the  fundamentals  of  the   Island would be seasick."   graveyard  shift  is  Navy  men  who  Sp(~)2c,  company  commander.  gry,  :fficers  may  now  spend  noon
          sport. Classes wµl  be given daily                         suffer  an  acute  attack  of  "tele- The  mtra-mural  program  at  RMS  chow-time  amidst  all  this  luxury,
                                        Distinguished  Visitors
          except  Saturday  and  Sunday                              phonitis"  in  the  early  morning  is  showing  . ~teady  dev~lopment  listening  to  their  favorite  records
          from  0900  to  1100 at th_e  courts   From  Washington,  D ..  C.,  came  h  ours.   F  rom  lonely  duty  desks  or  under the gmdmg ~a nd  of  th e  A th _  which have been added recently.
          back of Gym No. 1.           Captain D. L.- Madeira, Director of   city  booths  they  call  the  night   letic  Officer,  Lt.  (Jg)  Jessup,  and
                                       Training  of  the Bureau of Person-                   .     it  is  the  plan  to  have  tournament
                                       nel,  a:ccompanied by Captain w. G.  op~rators,  just  to  hear  a  friendly              competition has been at fever heat.
                                                                                                   play in softball,  touch football  and
                                                                     1
          ~~ ... Fisher, ·Assistant  Director  of  Ad- voice.                .               .     ping pong in the near future.   As  we ·go  to  press  Ben  Cohen  has
                                       minisfra'tion (Division of Training).   The  girls  are,  sympa th etic,  but             fought his way into the final  round
                                       From . .t,lie  12th  Naval  District  our  ;:ey h~ve more urgent calls to put   Pocket Billiard Tournament   and  will  oppose  the  winner  of  the
                                                                                                     The three-way pool tournament is  yv.  R .  .Varn  and  V.  M.  Holmes
                               II  guests~~were  Captain  P .  W.  North-  roug  ·                 in full  swing and keen competition  match.  We will  report the winners
                    ~o-
          I    J'A                 I                                           furnishing  tliem  their  has been in evidence all the way. In  of  the  three  tournaments  in  next
                                       croft,/~ Director  of  Training,  12th  have  been
                    fll7_,J/• i
                                       Naval  District,  and  qaptain  H.  E.  cigars recently.
                         ~,~~  I  Schonland,  Chief of Staff of Treas-  Undel'.,. our  last  week;s  "Things   the  Ship's  Company  competition,  week's  column.  Specialists  (A)
                                                                                                   Tucker,  Sp(A)lc,  and  Justice,  Tucker,  Navis  and  Matsick  are  to
                       .& .. ~•-'  JI  ure Island (Executive Office).   We Didn!.t  Know" column, we men-
                                                                                                   Slc (Y),  will  shoot  it  out  in  the  be  congratulated  on  their  good
          I  ~~';._,-'  , j : . Congratulations to Lt .. (jg)  H. V.  tioned  the  fact  that  Lt.  D.  C.   finals. In the officer and chief petty  work in. organizing and conducting
                .&~,'Y'.~,.           · Freidle  and Lt.  (jg)  E.  F.  Keleher  Schwartz  was  an  excellent  salad
                .t"!                   o n  the  fine  J·ob  they  are  doing  in                  officer  division  the semi-finals  will  the successful tournament.
          I  d                                                       maker and had his own recipes for  bring  together  Chief  Bos'n  Dalzin  Graduation
          I    '        .             · Things We  Didn't  Know      the  dressing.  It  seems  Captain  H.   and CRT Walden while Lt. Carpen-  On Friday,  January 26,  Class 41
                r.., .
                                       the  "March of Dimes  Campaign."
                                                                     F . Breckel of Radio Materiel School  ter and Radio Electrician Mayberry  reached  the  end  of  the  academic
                                        "R. B. Berres, Y2c, and N. S. Swift  is also interested in  salads and  re- will  oppose  each  other.  From  this  road when a  substantial number of
                                       claim to be  the  champion handball  quested Lt. Schwartz to furnish him  corner  it  lool{s  like _the  Bos'n  and  men successfully completed the ad-
                                       players  of  Operational  Training  with his recipe. We'll have to check  the Lieutenant will  battle it out in  vanced course of insbuction. Honor
                                       School.  For  proof  of  their  claim  with  Captain  Breckel .and  see  just  the  final  round.  In, the  regimental  man of his class was D .. P .. Collins,
                                       they  will  direct  you  to  Lts.  A.  O.  how  good  Lt.'  Schwartz  is  at  this  class .represented by students from  RT2c, with the excellent average of
                                       Davidson and D.  C.  Schwartz, who  salad  business.         the . companies  the  interest  and  94.66 per cent for the course.
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