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THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1945
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They Write On Metal At Dispensary No. 2 ·
I ••. The Girl Back Home ... !

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Word for this week comes from
Vice Admiral Jacobs who says the
Waves have proven themselves. We
quote: "The reluctance of the Navy
to accept women originally was due
to the simple but undeniable fact
that they were women! It seemed
like inviting them to a stag party
at the Elks Club. Now we are •all
brothers under the skin, working
for a common cause--and besides,
stag parties are out for the dura-
tion." (It may be somewhat m-
formal, but bless you for those
kind words, Admiral.)
Corpsman Scores Scoop
Mary Zant, PhM3c, stationed on
Treasure Island for the last 18
months, is the first Wave to be pub-
TAGDAY-lt comes 365 times a year in the little dispensary room licly credited-by the press as "hav-
where Receiving Ship volunteers prepare identification tags for ing released a man for shore duty."
activities throughout Twelfth Naval District. Men work in·three shifts
a day, turn out 15,000 tags a week. Keyboard of the Graphotype Zant will leave for overseas assign-
. machine, on which tags are stampe·d with data, resembles that of ment on March 3rd.-"Isle-O-
standard typewriter. Gram."
Swimmin' Hole News
Treasure Island Waves played
1 S ,000 Dog Tags have been waiting ashore for them hostess last night.at the second in
for days. Alas, rules are rules-no
Made Weekly at T. I. chit, no dog tags. a series of weekly swimming par-
ties for other girls in uniform. The
Bright spot in the tag-makers' first party was held two weeks ago
DisFensary No. 2 day occurs when a blushing Wave when NSD Waves came over; last
requests dog tags. No, the 11!,dy
No, they don't come from the hasn't lost her old ones-but she night girl Marines from the 12th
Naval Distrit dropped in to enjoy
harpoon needle with the propeller has acquired a new name. Despite the salt water, food and fun.
on the end of it, those bursts of the red in her cheeks, she takes no T. I. Waves Visit "Pelican"
harsh metallic noise that ring down special pains to conceal the new
one of tiie corridors of Dispensary ring on her · finger, the operators The cartoon entitled "Treasure
No. 2 all the day through- observe. .., Island Waves" printed in The Mast-
head, scored a reprint in the "Peli-
They come from the dog-tag
can," s·tation paper of the Naval
room, a tiny chamber where an Repair Base in New Orleans. It was
average of 15,000 identification 12th Naval Athletic published with editor's comment, SUPER SALESMAN is Alfred Laemmert, Y2c, now -on duty in the Pub-
lic Works office as personnel yeoman. He met Miss Margery Weiss two
tags are prepared every week for "No reflections on anybody,natural- and a half years ago when she was working as a . research chemist at
personnel of the fleet and activities Council Decides Fate ly!" We take exception to your NSD, Oakland. Last Christmas Margery, whose home is Philadelphia, .
throughout the length and breadth 1 remarks, mister. announced their engagement. Laemmert said, "I didn't want to wait,
of the Twelfth Naval District. Of 4S Sport Season some other guy might have come along."
No one knows for sure how long Love Afflicts Corpsmen
the dog-tag room, with its four Plans for and functions of the Picking up the deadly love-bug Lt. George E . Lindman, head of
Graphotype machines, has been in 1945 athletic season were brought Blanche Kirkland, PhM3c, and Rob- OPERATiONAL tlie C. I. C. department, has re-
to light in a recent meeting of ert L. Scott, PhMlc, took a dose of
the dispensary, or why that loca- the 12th Naval District Athletic their own medicine and succumbed TRAUi~NG SCHOOL ceived his orders to go aboard the
tion was chosen in the first place. USS Iowa as C. I. C. officer. You
But it's been there a long time, and Council. to Mendelssohn, February 17 at will be missed greatly by the men
health records with information "Round the clock sperts, cover- 1930 in St. Peter's Church, San
Francisco. Both patients are en- and officers of the Operational
necessary for the tags are stored ing the entire season, is the aim
close at hand. · of the council. Inter-mural tourna- joying their affliction, at least for Training School but we wish you
Sailors from the Receiving Ship ments and competition are planned the present. Distinguished Visitors happy sailing Lt. Lindman.
man the machines. They represent previous to the 12 naval play in Boots Train for Eight Weeks -The Operational Training School Launching
a wide variety of ratings, for all order to get the teams and contest- Boot recruits at Hunter will now was honored by a visit from Cap- Herschel Wiece, "Little Kaiser"
that's needed to operate the ants in top shape. train eight weeks instead of the tain F . X. Mcinerney, Chief of Staff of yard No. 1 at OTS says, "She'll
machines is a knowledge of typing. Football, golf, tennis, basketball, previous four to six weeks period. for Admiral F. C. Denebrink of be ready to go down the ways
The men, who are on temporary etc. will all get equal billing, each· Most of the apartment buildings COTCPac, and Captain. C. H . Ly- today or Monday of next week."
duty only, work in three shifts, and having a spot on the calendar for which formerly housed the girls man III, prospective gunnery of-
the little room is . open from 0900 their conscripted time. are no longer in· use, Gillette and ficer for Admiral Chester Nimitz. The she refers to the bow mockup
to 2100 seven days a week. The Commandant's trophy will Davis Hall being converted into These officers made an inspection ship under construction behind the
To secure a set of dog tags, a be the prize that awaits the winning living quarters. Recruiting is now of the Operational Training School. carpenter shop, which will be used
reduced to 500 girls a month.
chit is necessary, signed by an activity. Scoring of 10 points for the Captain J . A . Snachenberg, pros- to teach students how to fuel ships
Wac "Perfect 34"
authorized officer of your respec- winner, eight , f(!.r. , 13econd and on pective commanding officer of the at sea and how to stream para-
tive activity. Much . of the room's down the line · to two points for We have no way of knowing USS Los Angeles, was also here vanes. Those wh~ are responsible
clientele consists of newly arrived entering 12th Naval play, will de- if the Navy has kept any vital sta- for a conference with Lt. George for her realistic lines are: E. Bed-
bluejackets who need the tags termine the District champ. tistics on the measurements of the E . Lindman, head of the C. I. C. atsch, Cox; T. R. Pepper, BM2c; C.
before they may go on liberty. No stone will be left unturned average Wave, but the ,Army as- department. J . Miller, Cox; and H. Wiece, Cox.
Some lacking the required chits try in order to get bigger and better serts that the average Wac is now Things We Didn't Know Bond Allotments
to soften the hearts of the opera- results from the gigantic Physi- a perfect size 14, or "34." She That Lt. B. F. Sympe is quite a A bond allotment campaign has
tors with tales about wives who cal Fitness program. stands 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs musician. While his wife was away, been underway ll,t Operational
128, wears a 6B shoe and a size 7 he could be heard far into the night Training School for the past week.
SO I SEZ TO THE GUY . • • glove. Can women be growing playing a saxophone in his office. We have determined to comply
smaller? Perfect measurements
used to be the 5 feet 6 inches, size How about signing him up for the with the 70 percent participation
next ship's dance? We might add set by the Secretary of the Navy
36 girl; better eat your spinach, that Mr. Swope was recently made and all hands are cooperating to .
gals.
a full lieutenant. Congratulations, reach this goal. Allotments may be
Quotation of the Week Lt. Swope. taken out any time by contacting
}'he Waves column in another Lt. (jg) T. Hall Collinson.
Facets of OTS
station paper greeted the new over- Lt. W . S. Iredale, head of the Rugby
seas cap with nothing but favor- engineering department just re- · Sunday, February 18, the Treas-
able remarks, said it was good not turned from a week's leave. . . A ure Island Rubgy team and OTS
to have to wear· "beat up bowlers" new boiler has been installed at members defeated the Coast Guard
any longer, wondered how long we the engineering school that gen- Pilots to the tune of 6-3.' Navy's
would go on being tak~n for lady
erates 120 lbs. of steam which will six points were hung up by George
bus drivers.
be used in connection with the Davis and Coach Johnnie Verducci
Paid Advertisement evaporators .' . . Lt. A. H. Che- of OTS, both of whom played heads
NOTICE-Alma Davis Kenlon, chames, of the engineering school, up ball. Monday's greensheet had
Sp3c, onetime Storekeeper and built a radio but that isn't news- the boys in the limelight, with a
former M.A. at Wave Barracks C, it works! picture of George Davis checking
has asked that all her immediate New ship's company men for the the ball with the grace of a ballet
friends, enemies and admiring pub- past week are Sidney Lee Morris, dancer picking dandelions, a shot of
lic be notified that she is now at Slc, and Eddie 0. O'Neil, FC3c. M. Lipsett returnil).g a punt like a
Barracks 275 under new manage- Welcome aboard men ... We under- three-legged man in a sack race
ment and on active duty until dis- stand the yeomen in the school of- and Coach Verducci striking out for
abled or replaced. fice are now taking seriously the pay and the winning three points.
Postscript order that they must have at least In a previous game, Wally the
This information belongs under 30 minutes each day of physical "Brow" still made a spectacular
Swimmin' Hole News but we add training. This is particularly true of run, but last Sunday he did a more
LENDING AN EAR while Wally Brown, of Brown ~ Carney, popular
radia• and screen c-omedy team, tell a gag are, .left to -right, Wally it here as a passing thought. If you R. B. Berres, Y2c; "Pinky" Gerrard, spectacular thing by showing up
Brown, John St. Clair, Sic, in bed, Evefyn Bell, M.G.M. songstress, and your date enjoy swimming why Ylc, and K. C. Perkins, Y2c. In for the game. The boys all played
Alan Carney, the other half of the comedy team, and H. E. Holland, not come over to the Recreation fact, we observed the three of them 4.0 ball but there was no one around
PhM1c. The three in the above picfure, and Martha Green, pianist, Pool any week night between 8 reading a book on the "Manly Art to take the place of "Red" Steph-
made life a little more pleasant for the patients in the orthopedic ward and 9 when the pool is open to of Self Defense." · ens, one of the club's former key
·of t!1e Treasure Island Hospital, The Hollywood show was given later at Lt. G. E. Lindman Receives Orders men.
Theatre No. 1. both men and women.