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PAGE4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1945

Do You 'Wonder What It Takes To Put Out The Masthead? ... Here Is the Story

MUCH SKILLED LABOR is involved in producing TYPE IS SET and all make-up is done in the plant
each issue ,of The Masthead. First the pictures ar,e of Mackenzie and Harris, Inc. Left, the make-up man
taken to the American Engraving c-ompany where discusses a piece ,of copy with one of the lntertype
they are made into zinc plates. Above photo shows operators. From the typesetters the forms are de-
one ,of last week's pictures being prepared for the livered to the Borden Printing Company, where all
plate making room. printing is done. One of the presses is pict•ured above.

Treasure Island. The very life of After givmg the assignments,
Your Newspaper O ~ base is reflected in its pages. getting the stories and pictures Navy Nurses Train Know Your GI . Bill
this
Classed As One of ~ / The Inside Story lined up, the editor prepares a Of Rights and
dummy replica of the paper, show- For Overseas Air
Of those who enjoy The Mast-
The Best In U. S. A. head so much, few realize how it is ing where each story, picture and 11 How to Get lt 11
article is to be used in the lay~out, Evacuation Units
prepared, printed and distributed.
Expanding from a small mimeo- Little do they realize the work, the and arranges the format of .the Navy nurses and pharmacist's Written for veterans, a booklet
graphed edition to an eight-page drama, and the pride that go into paper. He makes the decision on mates comprising the first two containing answers to hundreds
printed paper, The Masthead is each and every issue. This week which stories to play up or to play classes of student medical atten- of questions about the GI Bill of
proudly celebrating its· third anni- The Masthead tells its own story of down, :nhichever. the case may be. dants being trained for overseas air Rights and other provisions for
-versary . this week. These . three how it goes to press. All photographs must be taken evacuation units by the recently veterans is being made available
years , have been momentous for Work on the Saturday issue of before Monday noon so they may inaugurated Naval School of Air without any cost or obligation by
both Treasure Island and its news- The Masthead starts early each be printed and the art work com- Evacuation have reported to the The Call-Bulletin.
paper. The Masthead today is con-. Monday morning and sometimes pleted before going to the photo NATS center at Oakland, for the The book, entitled "G. I. Bill of
sidered to be one of the most-com- 'before. E'ach Monday the staff engravers not later than Tuesday flight indoctrination phase of their Rights- What You Are Entitled to,
plete service publications in the meets and various main story as- noon, the deadline for both pictures instruction. and How to Get It," covers every
United States. signments are given them by the and news contributions. From the west coast, they will aspect of the bill and covers them
In recording the day by day editor. These stories consist of de- Most all photographs are taken completely, concisely, simply and
events of Treasure Island and its partment features, various special and printed by photographers from the right shade and if the printing with examples.
quality is correct. Following print-
many activities, no other depart- features and whatever big stories the Ship's Service photo lab. These .knyone may obtain the booklet
ing on Friday the papers are
ment is closer to its pulse, no other that are known to be breaking photographs are cut or chopped, by writing a ietter or post card to
allowed to dry and are sent from
department knows its varying during the week. These stories layed out into desired artistic de- G. I. Editor, The Call-Bulletin, 860
this plant to another in the city
moods bette·r than The Masthead. form the backbone of the paper, signs, so that only the essential Howard Street, San Francisco, 19.
where they are folded and trimmed
Published weekly, The Masthead and it is around them that the part of the picture is used. The Print your name and address
ready for distribution Saturday
has become a great favorite with remainder of the paper is made-up. pictures are then taken to an morning. It is a long process that clearly, and the booklet will be sent
thousands of Treasure Island per- After rece1vmg their assign- engraving plant in San Francisco, by return mail. Do not enclose a
The Masthead goes through each
sonnel, both Navy and civilian, who ments, the staff s·tarts research, where they are re-photographed stamp or stamped envelope of any
week- from The Masthead office on
anxiously await its distribution like all good reporters, on the par- and reprints of the negatives are kind.
Treasure Island, to the engravers,
each Saturday morning. To them, ticular department or feature sub- made on sensitized metal which is
on to the typesetters, then the
The Masthead has become a friend. ject that they are to write about. chemically treated and heated so
printers, and finally to the folding be assigned flights throughout the
It tells them of the happenings on· The head of the department is con- that the picture is preserved in
concern, and back to Treasure Is- continental limits of the United
the Island, and also serves as an tacted and arrangements are made metal form. These engravings are
land again in its finished product. States accompanying the various
indirect letter home, explaining to take pictures illustrating the then sent to the typesetters in the
Focal point for all Masthead types of patients transported on
fully to loved ones the daily hap- story. All research work is com- city.
activities is its office, located in our scheduled routes.
penings of Treasure Island. It pleted before the story is written.
Goes t-o Typesetters the new Recreation building, No. Upon completion of the flight in-
serves as a guide for movies, stage After the story is written it is sub-
After thorough checking, all 263, topside, rooms 129 and 130, doctrination phase of the training,
shows, gym activities and every mitted to the editor for editing and news_ copy is_sent to the typesetters where the editorial and reportorial the first students will return to
important event happening on final corrections.
in San Francisco where it is set in staff carry ou~ their respective Alameda to await an overseas as-
type by Intertype machines, com- duties. signment.
ing out in the form of metal slugs.
After each column' is set, proofs
are taken and proofreaders in the
plant thoroughly proofread each
article for typographical errors.
After corrections are made the type
is turned over to the make-up men,
who take the slugs, casts and en-
graved pictures and arrange them
in their allotted space in make-up
chases. The editor stands by during
this make-up to check on any
changes that may be necessary in
the paper's layout.
After the forms have been com-
pleted, a proof of the entire page
is taken and given to two Mast-
head staff members to proofread
and for final checking. Last minute
changes and corrections are made
at this time before the forms are
locked up and sent to anothe·r firm
for printing.
Make-up is started on The Mast-
head as early as Wednesday eve-
ning at which time the engravings
arrive from the engravers. Thurs-
day the make-up is completed, all
final proofs are checked and the
forms forwarded to the printers
that evening. Either Thursday
night or Friday morning the edit.or
goes to the press rooin and again
checks over the paper for any
(
possible errors that may have
slipped by all the proofreaders
THE FINAL STEP in completing The ' Masthead is the folding. The and make any emergency changes PHOTOGRAPHS DO MUCH to enhance the pages of any newspaper.
folding machine in ,operation is pictured above. Folding is done in the that may have come about. At this The above scene was taken in Ship's Service Photo Lab and shows
bindery ,of Dever, Garrity and Keys and is picked up later by ,one of the Charles Rosenthal, PhoM2c, at the enlarging machine. Almost al_l photo-
station wagons of the Recreational and Entertainment Division. point color is checked to see if it is graphs printed in The Masthead are taken and developed by the Lab.