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U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center

'----- :VOL. 111 - No. 51 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 3, 1945

new Transportation System Speeds l ravel On and Off T. I.

War Bond Officer First Hotel For Key System Buses British Award Presented Our Commanding Officer

Hits "Bond Freezing" Service Women No Longer Used
Rumors Here Opens In S. F. Inside Base Gates
The only hotel for service women Designed to get you tqere quicker
Lt. Howard Lincoln, new war
on the West Coast opened Monday, and more conveniently, Treasure
bond r~cer for the Training and January 29 at 20 Jones Street, in Island's new transportation system
Distribution Center, recently as- San Francisco. The city, state and was placed in operation at 0800,
sailed rumors to the effect that the Naval Aid Auxiliary financed the Janua~y 23. It provides 24-hour
U. S. Treasury contemplates project which provides accommo- service.
dations for 200 guests, officers and At pea!f travel hours, a total of
"freezing" the redemption of war
enlisted women alike for a dollar a eight tractor trailer buses circle
bonds.
night. Two-bed rooms, community the Island along two routes which
"Rumors are circulated from showers, tubs and a large lounge begin and end at the new main g~te
time to time," Lt. Lincoln declared, where girls may meet and enter- behind the Administration Build-
"that redemptions are currently-in tain their dates are some of the at- ing, where they connect with Key
excess of new sales and that the tractive features. System vehicles going to the train
present convenient method of re- The hotel will be managed by platform.
deeming bonds will b€ discontinued. Mrs. Dale Harriman, wife of Lt.
The two routes run parallel but
These rumors are without the Commander Harriman, now on duty in opposite directions. Clockwise,
slightest basis in fact." in the Pacific. the circuit is known as the red
Citing figures released by the The Naval Aid Auxiliary Board route, and counter-clockwise as the
'-..4 War Finance Division of the composed of the wives of naval of- blue. A red or blue rectangle on
Treasury Department, Lt. Lincoln ficers stationed . in this area, in- the side of the bus indicates which
pointed out that monthly redemp- clude Mrs. Carleton H. Wright, route it travels.
tions are averaging only about one chairman; Mrs. Phillip Roach, Mrs. Stops, designated by signs, have
per cent of all outstanding bonds. Earl Shipp, Mrs. Julian Smith, Mrs. been established at many places on
The officer quoted the Treasury Ray Spear, Mrs. Edgar Woods, the Island for the greatest con- BRITISH AWARD, Companion of the Distinguished Order, was given
Mrs. R. W. Cary and Mrs. Harvey t,o Commodore R. W. Cary, Commander Training and Distribution Cen-
Department as feeling that "ready venience of the numerous activities ter, last week, by British Consul General Godfrey A. Fisher, who said
availability of savings bond money Delano. based here. A list of these stops conferring of the award in a place other than Buckingham Palace was
is one of our strongest sales under the average for the entire appears elsewhere in this issue. without precedent.
points." Many people use Uncle nation. Buses are operated primarily for
. Sam as their banker and put all
Lt. Lincoln reported aboard in intra-island transportation of per- Pass Office Rivals Navy Relief Fund
their savings in bonds, retaining
January, after a year's duty in the sonnel on necessary business, and
Chaplain In Hearing Drive Underway
for themselves the privilege of Mediterranean area and England. for liberty parties. Working parties
cashing th~m when an emergency He set up the Navy war bond pro- are not permitted to ride them.
arises. gram in North _Africa, where Personnel are cautioned not to Hard-Luck Stories Problems of naval personnel, par-
With · regard to the Navy war Bizerte led other stations with board buses while-cthey are in mo- ticularly those of dependents of de-
'----' bond redemption rate, Lt. Lincoln 95 6-10 _of naval personnel signing "The chaplain may hear many ceased naval personnel tend to be-
said it has been considerably up for bonds. Continued on page 5- hard-luck stories, but I doubt that come greater as thewar progresses.
he has anything on us," declared The alleviation of these problems
Lt. J . D. Williams, who is in charge is an important part of our war ef-
Pass and Communications Office Has Many Jobs, Many Headaches, Too bf the Pass and Communications fort and the Navy Relief Society
Office, located in the Administra- is the Navy's own organization
tion Building. founded to mitigate such condi-
Close to 2000 persons crowd into tions.
the office every day, asking the A oontributi,on drive for t he so-
staff of 18 for employee passes, ID ciety is now underway, with Febru -
cards, vehicle permits, shoe ration ary 15 set as the deadlin,e.
stamps, and gasoline rations, The society renders financial as-
among many other things. It is the sistance to all personnel of the
applicants for gasoline who bring Navy and Marine groups through
in tales of woe that might harro_:V its auxiliaries, and to the Coast
the office personnel if they had not Guard personnel through the Coast
heard them countless times before. Guard Welfare. The aid is given
Gasolin,e Headache in the form of a loan without in-
"If we were to give people all the terest. Through the small monthly
gasoline they apply for," stated repayment of the debtor, the so-
Corinne Andrews, Slc, "there ciety is enabled to aid other men
would be no point to rationing." when in need.
On Corinne's capable shoulders Though no appeal is made for
rests the responsibility of sorting large contributions from any in-
out proper from improper applica- dividual, all hands are being given
tions for automobile fuel. Daily, the opportunity to contribute and
dozens of people use her shoulders by .so doing provide the means to
to cry on as well. help their own as well as their
The office requires everyone shipmates' families when in need.
allowed gasoline to carry riders.
Enforcement of this rule, already Officers in command have desig-
strict, will be even tighter in the nated personnel to act as receivers
future. of the contributions.
At the conclusion of the drive,
ID Cards
Few persons know that the Pass the funds will be assigned to Lt.
and Communications Office pre- Commander J.C. Fennelly, Admin-
pares identification cards for vir- istration Building, Room 225, for
tually the entire Twelfth Naval transmittal to the Navy Relief So-
District. Through the hands of ciety.
clerk-typist Marge Evans pass at
least 1400 newly made cards every
Discharged Vets Take Jobs
day:
Sometimes the Receiving Ship or -Pass Up Compensation
another activity will drop into Discharged veterans of this war
Marge's lap requests for several are passing up unemployment com-
thousand cards at one clip. Sur- pensation and taking jobs as fast
vivors and crews of ships in port as they can, Brigadier General
are among her clients. Frank T. Hines reports.
A new, magnificently equipped The Veterans' Administration
photo laboratory in the basement said an incomplete survey showed
of the Administration Building de- almost half the veterans went to
velops the photographs, working work within four weeks after dis-
around the clock when necessary. charge, despite disabilities.
Temporary Pass Office Hines said 18,465 now are going
BIG BUSYNESS-At temporary pass office window ration prob!em:. (top right). At .laminating desk (bot-
(top left), Chief K. L. Williams okays passes for tom left) , typist-clerk Marge Evans helps prepare Kenneth L, Williams, CBM, a to school or receiving vocational
some pretty visitors and job applicants. In conference ID cards. Sailor (bottom right) is being photographed veteran of two wars, has charge of training under the terms of the G. I.
with Lt. (jg) A. B. Lindsley, who is his assistant, Lt. for new card. This office prepares ID cards for virtu- Bill of Rights.
J. D. Williams, -officer in charge, irons out gasoline ally the entire _Twelfth Naval District. ,, Continued on page 2-