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TREASURE ISLAND, .SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORN FEBRUARY 17, 1945
VOL. IV - No. 1
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First Mimeographed Masthead Was * * ORIGINAL TRAIL BLAZER * Treasure Island
Far Cry From Today's Modern Paper Has Rive'r Liner
In Family Tree
Small in size, limited in news content, the first six-page
Fie on you inland naval sta-
copy of The Masthead was spun from a mimeograph machine
tions-
three years ago. By following volume and issue numbers, It is from a ship of the United
The Masthead is now entering its fourth year of publication. States Navy, the U. S. S. Delta
Ji< A V Y (} U 11 s ' ' "Ji' 0 R A li. M y I Queen, that Treasure I s 1 an d
However, the paper was first issued a short time before that
PICTURE OF TIS l!OllTH, It• e ten ! proudly traces its descent!
but due to interruptions in publication the volume and issue P•'"•· <U>d •ll 1• dark, e,co•pt - I Stl.lnging into high gear wil;h the ari-ival of •
thoro umhr th~ •porch l1zht ~f , Lieutenant Harr y-' {Tack) Rardt'J5"k, to e.sa'-'ne coaching A river liner she may have been,
numbers had to be taken as a birth date. • Dorntf,2 sits soxneone in thoir ; r••P?nsibilltios, the !JP.VY .fcotooll teai:i is r,.picUy but she has a hull of ringing steel.
seivvi<,sJ On closl!r oxam.i.no.- i gaining the Sl;6,pe 0£ e. formidable eleven,
The first issue of The Masthead tion i t •• J'o1md to bo Loon !.!I- I Pl<>eoed >uth the cru.iber of rn,,torial which ha• From 1926 to 1940 the 1,837-ton
report-Od for the squad> Ha'r'd.rd.ck :tndic!lt8d that the
contained news and stories of ties of a printing press and other lt2AUn: hcfs readtng e. corta.1n : autlook 1e very favor,able .. 11 AT prasent,u ha contin- craft, a sternwheeler, ·carried pas-
l etter that e.rriv◊d o.bout two
events and personalities here at printing equipment purchased by do.)'s pr❖vioua . Pip¾a wa;ttlsn' t , uod, t\taverything is pointed toward the ianc with sengers between Sacramento and
the Welfare and Recreation Depart- it a.noug.h to read tho..t a eOUi)lO.! ~'Y, November 11 , in J!ett:.!'Jrial ,Sta.diuc in Berkeley ••
that time. With the equipment ot timet ?" Retorts W'INEAU, 11 Na\t, J:;;it.iii.~~t •. ~ _,:1i.t~~j'. ga~ and with a nv.,Jii-h i! San Francisco. Acquired by the
ment from the Japs when they
available to their use and the small Pm ElORIZING it:tt {nttrtt) ~ I gocu stea.dy practice ahead Navy under the preparedness pro-
were evicted from San Francisco's .... And whi tho,. bound """ Birge ' llEN \TA!!TEJJ , - - , of ue, t he prospeete 'of @
amount of time allowed for their ,UJRNSE!i< driving alono through · )---((( (( I lookl ARMY vto tory grow slimor gram, she was moored at Yerba
work, the staff establishing the Jap-town shortly after P earl Har- ?Aina.town t h'!l oth;,,r ni.ght?($un .. - - _ _ _ eaoh day_. ___ . · ·Buena. Island while daily working
bor. nai :fat obey??• ) mon wi th• little , (or Aney ~.as played a oou•
first Navy publication on T. I. did •, • • .&.,B. .. Fl'l'ZGiSR.:\hO Mel a bone bi g) , f l are for journ~ plo of p1-u.oti0e a;:unes , last parties went ashore to Treasure
In the firnt issue of The Mast- 1'0 piol<'with )l~ek lll:/OllES. At liem, to dssh off ,u;y Snturday winning ov»r t ho
a splendid job, and little did they lea&t, h• DID no.To, It ••<>ll>• areount or mat•rhl, California Rtlmbler. ( 4th Island to hew a Navy base out of
suitable t or this pu
know at · the time that their fore- head the big front page story of that whon Fit• would b9 bout lioation. and 5th •~ring 11,o!G. pl~- S- the wilderness left by the Golden
yerst) by n. score ~f 26~
to do, a 3l CW ¢f lll.\Uldry. B\Jok
sight would lead to the great things the week concerned the Navy foot- wouldtta¢cidcll.haly" drop a f efi ( "nnr®s m'lke tho now.,." Na<vy ba-s pla>'ed no p~·~ 1 Gate International Exposition.
of hia oWn articles in tho pile i ..... we want nAnios in tho tioe Games , a fs.ot which
that have happened to the Island's ball team, being coached at that Not until the job ~,is $ll "w11s- , !dA.K:WO or the nows. Ms ser~ed to werry iJho '- The big river boat was a Navy
newspaper. time by Lt. Harry (Tack) H ard- hed up-" would 1-'itz. r:Jalbe that 1 •.• the re is no )•,ea.son Arr.ny oonsidero.bly. Add&d , base in herself. She was a mobiliza-
The Masthead was first dreamed wick. The Navy was preparing for some of hi:! clean clothes bo- I llhy thes.: po.e;:os c n't t:o this is the type of a.U tion center for reservists being
carry a thorough eov-
lon.3-ed to anothe1·,--(1>rot!tor ·
ar ound good ms.terlo.l whiah
1
up around the late summer of 1941, an exciting game with the Army Ratl) But tho t11blos were tu.rnd I era.ga of A.LL tra.J.suro the Havy funti>iotu'I around called to active duty in the Twelfth
de utter day when HUGHES !1.wca.- I ialo.nd activitios ,-
defensi•Mly o.nd 0£.fensivoiy
prior to the official · establishment November 11, 1941, in Memorial t.e<i throuzh a flock of lc.undry, Conat Gun.rd, Marit~ and tho opponent (19.3 sound Naval District. Aboard her, signal-
of Treasure Island as a Naval base, Stadium in Berkeley. In a later ,to find o.u oomplction th'l., half Cadets, Mcrinos,iVERY- retuon "4,o worrv. men and quarterma.sters were
"(~U<tl ~• p,:ge \.
of it bolongod to ok pol FITZ! ! O!lll should bo roprc-
issue the story was told-"The
and when men a ttached to the • c • •• Bill ALe74,.tmER of Dor.:dJ-,2, ! scnt3d. ~, - - .. .... ...... - -.... w-.: trained to their specialties, and the
Navy Goes Down Fighting"- the (duo to l◊!lVO for Eura-ka.: eoon, ) i iras.i.DoS: thv proa-ant lfEBPING IN STEI-'. ,*.wl"Jh.g:r o,..
Section Base were "luxuriously" wus .formorl},lf e. crop-dU8ter up ! oditoro ~in' t s.ucha< wiug .Treasure lal!lnd 11 u district Maritime Cadet Training
Anny winning by a score of 20 to 7. in -tho Mo.ryt.V'illo sootor,--!'ly- : hot spoclor or 'uuthin S~ Pos~ Oft'ioe lh~!\uoh bas•
quartered aboard the Sacramento School held classes. She was the
After being mimeographed and ing his own plane and ail. !nci- Ann noeds. somwun whoo I opened., looate.d •d.j~<:ent
River steamer, "Delta Queen". don.taly" i f yo:ur so unfor-tunat.3 -•ts intqlecutrt too run , to the Shtpa Service$ operating base of the oatrol craft
printed in various places the paper a.e to neod it, Sick' l!ay is now oosr..ooutit m.tt.ra . In oharge is D&nny aw-
The late Captain R. S. Culp, com- in th<> north-<>••• wi ng of tho (LilT !SE OUT OP llEREI) lU!IS , with Ray IMllhEY .aa- Argus as well as of a -small flock
was taken in by the Treasure
manding officer of Section Base Cos.st G:~rf si.t~tion. At ,xny rc.t e, .. -111 · ~i.~tp.g. of AMC's, former purse-seiners
Island Print Shop for weekly c • •••• Aldon GIFFORD, win.n,r of thosll! inti$r~st!3d c-cn• To- e.ueble the$e men to
San Francisco, in those days, en~ tho oov.otod 0 Slooping, Tr ophy" 'bot~ by mn:il, phon,;1, ;a_J>rooptly route in~oaing converted into minesweepers.
printing in May 1943. The paper r abo-3.rd t.ha Q.u<lon, b.e.s cinched or personal contneti :I mail, it is requostod tM t
couraged the publication, as did the pri:u, fl.gain, .. -3~ o·Nn SQe:M 12 e . we watson 1· the t ollowine form be fol- Still, the Delta Queen was run
Lt. Commander Heintz, then execu- continued to be printed by Island to r~aeh OT~n tNa.-1)Q r h.Ji ghts: I po:r,crmcl office i lowed by thoae address1..n& like a ship of the fleet. All the
in tho epaoioua airy Dorn. 1f, l , I 6eotion a,so
I; mail to you, (form) • -
tive officer, and Lt. Commander H . printers until last August when it . *., • • Ga.brio1 ii Rod" RODRIGtraS, San Fr'!lnoi-sco, ·1 n 1 1 :i tz:aditional watches of the Navy
T. LeFavoure (personnel officer at out-grew the facilities of the base bus dri'var unou ollod, ca~MS •"Tre:1.sure Isb.nd , C~l.1 Joe Blewt Ot1a .l/c 1 ls\ :>J,Y, were kept, drills held, and men
, .• p. s. , on :secontJ
uo to invont o v14rsioa. o!' yo$- ,
Setotion Ba.ie ~an Franois*io
that time who also acted as officer and was taken to San Francisco teryoa.r:, son_g- hit: "Littl.o tJ.s~f i thought, don't tihon..,, f, Tree.sure I:il,a.nd. Geli:f'ornia were trained in bor.:r.-h~dling. A
You've F..e.d A aus- sie Day." {HAl1.•" wo don 1 t ~nt t'o bo IJ t:t PICK UP b h!:\.N
in charge of the publication). for printing at which time it was • •··• •Lea-vi.ng you with an old Jl flooding \ ho swit~h- '! ,n whqn you!ro d~ ~;j, n, great Navy base can ·1ook back
o,
With the ultimate expansion of enlarged in size. """l' provor-b·•· "If! the sh1p I' hql).rd _du.r!tlg r~orkti.11:w 1,, i! w~lkin& J.long i,, , with pride upon the ship that
1 1
it ~ along, ~nd e~on~t
• • 0 1'• 0 ••*••~•fl•
sinkp. g,et &. meH t.'l.b'lo aud a
Treasure Island and the concur- It is a long long process that The hacmor,,•hit o_nyono ovor thq .~ 'l'O QJ!UllCR $1Jl!l)i,Y --- why not ;ave a litt1 -- mothered it.
Masthead goes through each week li•~d ti.>%~. :l:r~e,i; M, g'>t on W11h;)'Cl,1 1 - --,,.-. -- ,-,.-- okok6liokokokokokokoko!<Okok<'k
rent growth of the Welfare and Later, a small dock was built for
before it is printed. Accompanying
Recreation Department, The Mast- the vessel on the Oakland side of
pictures along with a feature story
head, previously a part time effort Treasure Island. With her stern-
elsewhere in this issue tell the com-
of yeoman office workers, was ALTHOU~H THE_FIRST MASTHEAD was small and inco.mplete three wheel churning up a train of foam,
plete story.
transferred to Welfare offices in ye,~rs ago,,1t contained numerc:,us important news events and served as majestically the Delta Q u e e n
a starter for what we hav-e in the way of an official Navy publication
Theatre No. 2 building. Lt. J. S. on Treasure Island today. steamed into her new berth. A
Matthews headed the department, Entertainers On Dance Navy band, made up of one sailor
later succeeded by Lt. Commander strumming on a banjo and another
R,;bo!t~:i:\me it was suggested Menu Wednesday Night Military Travel Bureau Established to Aid Sailors pumping an accordion, lent a note
of ceremony to the event. The little
by high Navy officials that the Dance plans which include en- The Twelfth Naval District an- Naval personnel trav,eling under dock is still to be seen, now joined
paper should be expanded and de- tertainment during intermission at nounces the establishment of a 0rd ers. to South Pier.
signed for all activities on Treas- the Wednesday night Island "hop" Military Travel Bureau in · San Naval personnel traveling ,on While the Section Base, first
ure Island rather than primarily for .colored personnel near comple- Francisco and requires that all re- leave or with delay e n r,oute. Navy .B'ettlement here, was rising
Section Base. The first printed tion, according to reports fro.m the quests for Fullman reservations, re- Civ'ilian personnel traveling un- upon the ruins of the Exposition,
issue of The Masthead, dated dance committee. served seat reservations, and coach der .orders. all naval personnel were billeted
November 7, 1941, was put out by Hundreds of hostesses from vari- rail travel originating with activi- Dependents of naval personnel aboard the Queen. Among th~m
a printing plant in Berkeley. The ous USO activities in the bay area ties in the 12th Naval District be ,only when they share space as- were the original staff of The Mast-
following year, in May, the first will be in attendance. processed through that Bureau. The head.
Military Travel Bureau is com- signed to the eligible traveler.
Masthead was printed on Treasure The dance will get underway at On November 5, 1941, the Delta
'-.._, posed of two parts- a Military
Island, through the unique facili- -2000 and end at 2400. Queen pulled away from the little
Reservation Bureau, which will pro-
CALENDARS AVAILABLE pier on Treasure Island. She was
cure Pullman and Parlor Car res-
"Our 'Fogs' Ready, Gang, Let's Move In!" ervations, and a Coach Travel A limited supply of 1945 Wolf being returned to private owner-
cartoon calendars, just the right ship. When she first reported for
Agency, which will coordinate fur-
size for lockers or writing paper duty here, the Island was unpopu-
lough and leave coach travel re-
folders, is available to t hose call- lated. When she departed, she left
quirements.
ing at The Masthead office in the behind a thriving Section Base with
It is the desire of Commander,
Recreation Building, topside. Continued on page 2-
T ADCEN, that requests for trans-
portation or reservations be ad-
dressed to existing agencies of this Mother Ship of a Great Navy . . . .
command for further transmittal Mn-e,, h 1.s-lerr'L- We.11f: down f:L.. ah,o "-
to the Military Travel Bureau. Ac- fv. ts ,, .s~ '1'7' ,,., el\9 01' /u),..J'/~ C.o..,j.,.h. '
cordingly, the Disbursing Officers
here will provide the following res-
ervation services for those activi-
ties now obtaining other disbursing
services from that officer:
Procure Pullman reservations
and Parl-or Car reservations for of-
ficers.
On order of a Commanding Of-
ficer : procure Pullman reservations
or rail coach space for enlisted per-
sonnel travel ing under orders,
whether singly or in drafts.
On order of a Commanding Of-
ficer: procure P·ullman reservaUons
for enlisted personnel t raveling on
leave or with delay en route to new
station.
All requests for railway coach or
WITH THE "FOG NOZZLE" aimed directly at the flaming ,oil a team bus space for personnel traveling
of stu?ents at t~e Fire Fig~ting School ,on Treasure Island p~epare to on leave (furlough) should be· ad-
move into the simulated boiler room of a destr,oyer. On t h.is particular
maneuver, ~o. 3 . man on the hose is Ern ie Smith, veteran sports an- dressed to the Ship's Service Travel
nouncer (with mike ). Super.vising the r-outine is Lt. Jack Prudden of Office. USS DEL TA QUEEN-Aboard this former river liner was billeted Navy
San Francisco. Ernie's experience with the microphone in ,one of the The services of the Military Res- crew that_ began construction of station ,on Treasure Island. Built in
school's gruelling test chambers will be described during the "Visits to ervation Bureau are available only 1926,_ she 1s 2_50 feet long and weighs 1,837 gross tons. Until the Navy
i~~~ure Island" program at 1115, Sunday, February 18, on station acquired he_r in _1940, she plied between Sacramento and San Francisco.
to the following: • The Queen 1s still to be seen about the Bay, transpo rting drafts.