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PAGE4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1945

Theatre No. 1 "KEEP 'EM HAPPY" IS SLOGAN OF HOLLYWOOD VICTORY COMMITTEE

Scene of Fast-·
Moving Show

The smell of grease paint per-
meated the dressing rooms at The-
atre No. 1 and two Treasure Island
audiences witnessed another out-
standing show produced under the
auspices of the Hollywood Victory
Committee on Friday, January 26.
Heading the players as emcee
was the capable Raymond Walburn,
veteran char11,cter actor. You saw
him last in "And the Angels Sing! '
No newcomers to the Island were
diminutive Nancy Barnes and her
accordion, and if applause means
anything, the boys w-ere happy to
see her back.
After the distinctive interpreta-
tion of "I Cain't Say No" by Fay
McKenzie, it was certain that Is-
landers will not soon forget this
up-and-coming young starlet.
Temperatures upped when the
show's quota of dancers hit the
boards. Alana A vis, who .doesn't
know the meaning of the word
"angle," brought a breath of a
South Sea breeze with her intrigu-
ing hula. An intricate acrobatic
dance by Joyce Bayne caused "ex- NO, SHE ISN'T PLASTIC-The name of the girl at top left is Miss second performance. At the right is actress Fay McKenzie and in the
J,oyce Bayne and she's a normal and very talented y-oung lady. Center, circles ( left to right) are Nancy Barnes, Marion Bell, and the hilariously
boots" to wince in memory of their
Commodore Cary visits the group backstage at the conclusi,o-n of the "drunk" Eddie Garr.
recent venture into the field of
precision physical drill.
Audiences were startled to hear Jan Garber t_o Navy War Bond Transcriptions Being Receives Award
the voices of Bette Davis, Kathrine
Hepburn, and Una Merkel burst Broadcast Program Purchases In 1944 Broadcast to Aid
forth from charming Sarah Beruer.
It was her voice the little colored From Verba Buena Total $576,201,931 In Work Program
boy used in th-e puppetoon you saw
the other night. Captain Elmer F. Helmkamp, Navy war bond records were Designed to acquaint the public
Commanding Officer of - the U. S. broken in December, when bond with importance of Treasure Is-
Esther Todd, songstress from the
Receiving Ship, has just announced purchases for the month totaled land's many activities in the Navy
·Tropics in Los Angeles, and Marion
that the initial nation-wide radio '1,120,701,910, far surpassing the war effort and to assist in recruit-
Bell were on hand to give out with
broadcast from Yerba Buena Is- previous high mark of $78,587,569 ing men of needed civilian per-
the latest song hits.
land will be held on Tuesday, Feb- in July, 1944. December's purchases sonnel, a series of weekly tran-
Rounding out the well-balanced ruary 13, at 1830.
program were thre,e comedians- brought the year's total to $576,- scription broadcasts will go on the
201, 731, as against $299,116,307 for air over station KGO starting Sun-
Eddie Garr and the comedy team of • 1943, or an increase of 93 per cent. day; F ebruary 4, it is announced by
Evans and Mayer. Some of their Two record-breaking perform- the Public Relations Office.
"gags" brought ' expressions of dis- ances contributed to the outstand-
may to the faces of a few chaplains Entitled "Visits to Treasure Is-
ing December volume: The Pearl land," the broadcasts will be · 15
scattered about in the officers' sec-
Harbor Day sale of $62,568,845, and minutes in length and will be heard
tion.
the $42,023,194 total of bonds pur- each Sunday at 11:15 a. m.
Making curves out of corners and chased through allotments by
filling in holes was the job so ably Sunday's initial broadcast will
uniformed personnel of the Navy,
accomplished by the Fleet City feature a visit to Galley K and an
Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
band from Shoemaker. interview with two m embers of the
December purchases showed a galley staff. This will be followed
1 112 per cent increase over the by a description of a portion of
December, 1943, figure of $57,021,- the main event on the recent Armed
ISLAND NEWSPAPERS PICTURED AT THE MIKE is Cox-
654. The grand total since the in- Guard-Frontier Base fight card and swain Russ Kantor of the Armed
On Saipan, the station hospital ception of the Navy war bond pro- an interview with Lt. Nash A. Hig- Guard Center Welfare Offic-e who
decided to issue a daily newspaper gram in October, 1941, was $982,- gins, T~easure Island physical has been awarded the Armed Forces
Entertainment Committee pin by
and held a contest to select a name 492,371. education director. the Red Cross for his ,outstanding
for it. The valuable prize, 12 bot- Music for the broadcasts is fur- morale work in putting ,on sh-ows
tles of Coca-Cola, was won by a nished by the Treasure Island band in hospital wards in the Bay area.
Before joining the Navy several
corporal who submitted the title Men On Leave under the direction of William years ago Coxswain Kantor was
"Now Hear This." Fitzpatrick. known in theatre circles as "The
At another Southwest Pacific Entitled to Gas Lt. (jg) J. C. Magill of the Public Little Man With the Big V,oice."
base, the Navy's Communication Relations Department announced
and Welfare Departments publish a And Food ·Points
Jan Garber that all script and technical pro-
daily called "The Moaning News." cedure necessary for preparing the Men Disabled In
Men of the Receiving Ship, Yerba Ration privileges of service per- transcriptions are being handled by
Buena Island, will be entertained sonnel on leave or furlough, in- Treasure Island personnel. Combat Zone Get
Never Missed a Day by Jan Garber, "Idol of the Air cluding members of the merchant Narrator for the broadcasts is Limited Duty
Lanes," and his orchestra as a "Vic- marine, for gas coupons and food Ernie Smith, a veteran of 19 years
tory Parade of Spotlight Bands" points, were announced today by R. of sports and newscasting in the Enlisted men of the Navy who
presentation, according to John B. Parks, San Francisco District Bay area whose work over the are not physically qualified to per-
Easterlin, of the Coca-Cola Bottling Director of the Office of Price Mutual Broadcasting network has form all duties of their rating be-
Company of San Francisco, spon- Administration. become nationally known. cause of disabilities resulting from
sor of the affair. · Service men and women on wounds received in action or .dis-
Featured songstress with the authorized leave or furlough, in- ease incurred in combat areas may
Garber band is lovely Debby Claire, eluding the merchant marine, are be retained in service for .limited
whose vocalizing will enhance the entitled to a gallon of gas per day, duty.
entertainment. up to a maximum of thirty gallons To be retained, a man's services
in thirty- days. On food allowance,
In addition to a regular show, to must be desired and his record must
be staged in the Yerba Buena The- initial leave or furlough privileges be favorable, his disability must be
. allow ten blue joints for processed
atre, there will be a 25-minute "of such a nature as not to interfere
coast-to-coast broadeast over 173 foods and six red points for butter, with his performing useful duty
.,,, meats and fats for each of the first
stations of the "Blue · Network, and it must be determined that re-
focusing attention on the personnel nine meals. Local rationing boards tention on active duty is not likely
will explain the further allowances,
and what is being accomplished at · to aggravate his disability.
the Base. there being regulations governing Men retained in the service under
the issue of sugar as well. such conditions will be eligible for
Jan Garber, who started .his ca- The allowances are not granted
reer as a young violin soloist with for personnel on pass or liberty advancement in rating'. If regular
the Philadelphia Symphony, today leaves, and furlough or leave Navy men, they will not be dis-.
ranks with the great name bands papers must be presented to the charged at expiration of enlistment
of the nation. Through his work in ration boards. with a view to restoration to a
leading hotels, theatres and on the full-duty status. If unable to carry
CONGRATULATIO.NS have b;en screen, he has captured the fancy on with their duties, or their serv-
pouring in fr.om all over ,,Treasure ices are no longer required, they
Island to Lt. Commander Thomas of millions of music lovers. the field of popular entertainment.
Macklin, USN(Ret), who has just Garber derives great satisfaction "The Victory Parade of Spot- may be brought before a board of
been pr,omoted to the rank of Com- out of playing for servicemen, for, light Bands," sponsored nationally Chief L. R. Croxen at Work medical survey for recommendation
mander and designated Executive as to disposition.
Officer of the Armed ,Guard Center during World War I, he was the by the Coca-Cola Company, is Actual cutting of the records and
Pacific. The business as usual sign leader of an Army Band, and it heard six nights a week from arrangement of transcription con- Pickert, RM3c, Public Relations -Of-
was hung out in keeping with his was the war and that assignment Army, Navy, Marine, Coast Guard tinuity is in charge of Chief Elec- fice. Scripts are being prepared by
record ·of not missing a day at his that caused him to abandon his in- and Merchant Marine Bases, and trician's Mate Lawrence R. Croxen Lt. (jg) Magill and James B.
desk, including Sundays, since
called back to active duty fflom re- tention to pursue a career in the from war production plants the of the Welfare and Recreation De- Roberts, Slc, Public Relations Of-
tirement. field of classical music and shift to country over. partment, assisted by Arlene B. fice.