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                                                          TREASURE  ISLAND, .SAN  FRANCISCO, CALIFORN                                      FEBRUARY 17,  1945
       VOL.  IV -  No.  1
                                                                                                                       *
       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.
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