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      Old  Ship  Built  in          ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-,

      1879  Puts  in  for  Duty      Jump  Band  to  'Jam'
      At  Treasure  Island           For  Island  'Hop'

     - The  oldest  .ship  in  active  com-  With  the  rec-ent  additi-on  of   In  a  move  designed  to  prevent
      mission in  the  Navy today has put  stellar saxophonist  Braxton  Pat-  unauthorized  persons  from  enter-
      into Treasure Island for duty. She's  terson, prolific arranger and com-  ing  Treasure  Island  and  to  better
      the  gunboat,  USS  Dover,  formerly   poser,  t,o  the  reed  section  of  the   regulate  the  liberty  of  enlisted
      the  USS  Wilmington,  whose  keel   Treasure  Island ·dance  band,  the   personnel stationed here, the Train-
      was laid in Newport  News,  Va.,  in   musical   aggregation  will   be   ing and Distribution Center has es-
      1897.                          strengthened considerably for the   tablished  a  system  of  colored  lib-
        Lt.  Commander  William  Van   next  Island  'hop'  Wednesday   erty  cards  which'  must  be  shown
      Cortlandt Brandt,  her present cap-  night,  February 21,  from  2000  to   upon  passing  through  the  security
      tain,  is  the  thirtieth  commanding   2400 in  the Treasure  Island Gym-  gates of·this base.
      officer  to  serve  aboard  her.  As-  nasium  No.  1.        On-leaving or coming aboard, en-
      signed  to  this  command,  she  is                         listed  personnel  are  still  required
                                       The  dance  committee  is  busy
      being  used  as  a  training  ship · for                    to  possess  an  identification  card
                                     planning  a  well-rounded  dance
      Armed Guard personnel.         program  for  the  colored  per-  besides  the  liberty  card.  Except  in
        The  Dover  joined  the  Atlantic   sonnel  who  are ,on  duty and· tem-  the  case  of  the  "special"  liberty
      squadron  for  her  first  duty  under   JiOrary  duty  at  this  west  coast   card,  which  is  turned in  to  the  in-
      command of Commander Chapman   naval  establishment.        dividual  activity,  all  liberty  cards
      Todd. After several engagements in                          are  surrendered  at  the  gate  upon
      the Spanish-American war she was   Hundreds  of  charming  host-  arrival.
      sent  to  join  the  newly-formed   esses  wi II  be  in  attendance  t,o   'There  are  seven  liberty  cards,
                                     'trip  the  light  fantastic"  on  the
      South  Atlantic  squadron.  In  1899                        each  with  a  different  color,  to  be
      she  was  ordered  to  cruise  inde-  sneak-er-scarred  deck  when  the   used  on  different  days.  Cards  are
      pendently  up  the  Orinoco  and   band  starts  swinging.  So  don't   in  the  custody  of  division  heads,
      Amazon Rivers and served in South   make  a  date  unless  it's  the  who  are  notified  in  advance  which
      American  waters  until  1900  when   Island's  dance  date!   card  to  release  daily.  The  color of
      she  left  for  duty  in  the  Asiatic                      the  day  is  subject  to  frequent
      theatre.                                                    change  through  notification  of  of-
                                    M IN E FORCE                  ficers  in  charge,  prior  to  liberty
                                                          •   •   •  commencement.
                                      Lt.  Harold  M.  Bates,  former   The  liberty  card of  the  day  will
                                    skipper of a Mine Force vessel, was  not  admit  a  person  after  0800  on
                                    in  the office  to say hello last week.  the  following  day,  except  in  the
                                    Lt.  Bates  is  now  attached  to  an  case  of  cards  issued  on  Saturday,
                                    Armed Guard Unit,  having left our  which  will  hold  good  till  0800  on
                                    force  last November.         Monday,  and  "special"  liberty
                                                                  cards. The latter are issued to per-
                                      Dominador Alias, GM3c, who has
                                    been  with  our activity  since  Janu-  sons  granted  extended  liberty  or
                                    ary, 1943,  was discharged from the   who  for  other  reasons  are  not  ex-
                                    Naval Service  and is now enjoying   pected  to  return  by  0800  on  the
                                                                  following  day.
                                    civilian  life.  Dominador  has  many
                                    friends  on  the  Island  and  we'll   Persons arriving with a  card not
                                    real1y  miss  him  and  his  cheerful   the  color  of  the  day  will  be  con-
                                                                  fined  in  the  brig  until  completely  WE'LL  PUT  OUR  "O.  K.';  on  Miss  Kay  Raptis,  this  week's charming
                                    smile.
                                                                  identified  by  a  representative  sent  girl  back  home.  The  chestnut-haired  Chicagoan  is  doing  her  bit on  the
                                      Lt.  Morris  and  Chief  Stoltz,                          home front  by working  in  a  cutting  tool  concern. The other half of this
                                                                  by  their  activity.  Punishment  for
                                    CMM,  have  been  commended  by   absence  over liberty or leave  rests   happy  twosome  is  H.  Warren  Seiler,  Y2c,  of  the  TADCEN  Personnel
                                                                                                Office.  Here's the tip-off:  He  is  a  former  employee of  the  same cutting
                                    Commander  Mine  Force  for  their   with individual commands as here- tool  firm.  Who said  busin,ess and  pleasure don't  mix?
                                    development  of  a  new  sweep  now
      CAPTAIN  BRANDT  displays  the                              tofore.
      flag  carried  in  parades  when  the  in  use  by  the  Navy.   Sailors who receive liberty cards  seem the sanie,  Chief Ri~e.  We are  monthly  dances,  various  picnics
      old  Wilmington  was  assigned  to                          and  then  decide  not  to  go  ashore  also  the  losers  in  the  transfer  of  and  theatrical  performances.  Your
      duty  on  the  China  station.  On  the
      ship's saf.e  is the silver p·unch  bowl                    are  cautioned  to  r!:)turn  them  to  Specialists   (A)lc   Kenneth  A.  serious  work  and  jaunty  comedy
      which  for  47  years,  has  served  the   Forrestal  to Ask   the  issuing  officer  at  once.  As  all  Wise  and  Elmer  L.  Paige,  known  have been appreciated and enjoyed.
      officers  and  crew  on  holidays  and                      cards  are  strictly  accounted  for,  as  "Ken  and Roy Paige"  in former
      special ,occasions.                                                                                                       The' sad news was received of the
                                    For More Ships •              anyone seeking to withhold one for  vaudeville  days.  Their  talents  will  death  of  John  E .  Carlson,  Chief
                                                                  future  use will  quickly be  detected  not  be  wasted  in  their  new  TAD- Machinist's  Mate,  in  the  U.  S.
       High  spot  of  the  Dover's  career
                                      Secretary  Forrestal  will  ask  and strict disciplinary action taken.  CE_N  assignment, Recreational and  Naval Hospital,  Oakland,  on Janu-
      was  the  21  years  spent  on  the
                                    Congress  for  appropriations  for   Personnel  are  further  cautioned  Entertainment Division,  but will be  ary 21. Chief Carlson was in charge
      China station where she gained the
                                    another  half-million  tons  of  naval  to  take  good  care  of  these  cards.  missed  here.  We  take  this  oppor- of  the  swing  shift  in  the  Welding
      name  of  the  "Galloping  Ghost  of
                                    construction, previously authorized.  Should  they  be  lost  ashore,  they  tunity to thank you for your parti- School  Shop for  over a  year,  until
      the  China  Coast".  World  War  I
      found  her  on  patrol  duty  off  the   The  Navy  secretary  made  this  might be used by unauthorized per- cipation  in  all  those  extra  activi- his  transfer  to  the  hospital  in  De-
      Philippine  Islands  and  in  1923  she   disclosure  at a  news  conference  in  sons  seeking  to  come  aboard  and  ties  at  NTS- the  organization  of  cember.
                                    which the Navy's procurement total  hinder the war program.  Nor may
      entered  the  St.  Lawrence  River  to   for  the  1945  calendar  year  was  cards  be  lent  to  anyone  not  en-
      begin  duty  as  a  training  ship  for
      Naval  Reservist  officers  on  the   placed  at  approximately  $15,404,- titled to  liberty.
                                                                   Enlisted  personnel  attached  to
      Great Lakes.                  600,000.                                                            Gospels  of  Americanism
                                                                  other Navy activities in the Twelfth
       In  1941  the  Navy  department                            Naval  District  and  having  official
      decided to use  the name for a  new   Lt. - Commander  Brandt,  com-  business on Treasure Island will be
      cruiser  and  the  gunboat  Wilming- manding  officer  of  the  Dover  for   required  to secure  passes from  the
      ton  was  renamed  the  USS  Dover.  the  past  18  months,  has  had  36   Pass  Office  before  being  allowed
      At the  begnining of World War II  years  of  close  association with the   aboard.
      she  was  dry-docked  and  made  Navy and Navy affairs. A  graduate
      ready  to  sail.  Once  again  she  of  the  Naval  Academy  in 1907,  he
      headed for open sea.          served in World War I  aboard sub-
                                                                  Nava.I  Training
       Since then she has served in com- marines  and transport ships.  He is
      bat  waters  and  now  returns  to  justly  ·proud  of  his  hand  picked
      stateside  duty,  a  vete·ran  of  three  crew  and  his  ship that has served   Schools
     great wars.                    her country for so  many years.
                                                                   The  old  order  changeth,  as  ap-
                                                                  pears  frequently  to  be  the  case  at
      Veteran of Three Wars is  Now Trainer                       naval  activities.  A  new  executive
                                                                  officer replaces Lt. David R. Upson,
                                                                  who  has.  been  in  this  important
                                                                  position for  16  months.  Lt.  Upson,
                                                                  who began duties at this activity in
                                                                  September,  1942  (as  OinC  of  the
                                                                  Gyro  Compass  School),  has  now
                                                                  left  for  sea  duty.  Lt.  Wi1liam  E.
                                                                  Blum,  who  takes over as executive
                                                                  officer,  is  also  a  "pioneer"  of
                                                                  NTSch,  having capably carried out
                                                                  the duties  of  first  lieutenant  since
                                                                  September  '42.
                                                                   NTSchs  extends  congratulations
                                                                  to  Ens.  W.  A.  Rowlett,  who  has
                                                                 answered  to  "Chief  Gunner"  only
                                                                 since November. Good work Ensign
                                                                 -keep  it  up!  Congratulations  are
                                                                 also  offered  to  Chief  Firecontrol-
                                                                 man Loyd B.  Rice,  and First Class
                                                                 Firecontrolman  T.  E.  Evenson,  on
                                                                 their new arid well-earned advance-
                                                                 ments.
                                                                   Along with the good news comes
                                                                 the  bad.  Chief  Yeoman  H.  Fred-
                                                                 erick  Rice,  who  has  been  in  the
                                                                 personnel  office  ever ' since  its  be-  Lincoln's  Gettysburg  address  will  always  take  its  place  among  the
                                                                 ginning,  has  been  ordered  to· Re-  five  gospels  of  Americanism.  Sharing  this  honor  with  the  Mayflower
                                                                                                Compact,  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  the  Constitution  of  the  United
                                                                 ceiving Ship for further transfer to
     "SNUG  HARBOR"-A  spot  very  seldom  found  on. a  ship  of  this  type.                  States,  and  Washington's  Farewell  address,  it  holds  a  "fii:st"  place  iu
     Here the crew may  relax, write letters, read or listen to the radi,o.   sea duty. The personnel office won't  the  hearts  of  all  Americans.
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