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Piea For Type 0 11 FR()M YOU TO HIM • • •
Meat Spedalist Tells
.2>~'f°t·)r.. Whole Blood Sounded
Navy Cooks How To
g~~ <J. !J. · On Iwo 'Jlma, a tiny bft of lava
Obtain Tender Meat p~el, on the ocean highway to Tokio,
"There is no such thing as tough America's fighting men are bitterly
meat!" . * battling the Japanese, striving for
With this statement, Don P. BANKING FACILITIES a foothold in the deep, reddish lava
Tyler, representative of the Na- WESTERN UNION sands of the ·beachhead.
tional Live Stock and Meat Board A ·particular plea from the
P osT O FFICE
of Chicago, demonstrated h i s Navy's advance · headquarters on
wizardry with a carving knife be- WAR B oND · 0 FFICE Guam has been received for dona-
fore Treasure Island commissary . AU 4 services Zocated in Btdg. tion of Type "0 " whole blood, since
personnel. 2;8, Ave. H, near 4th St. direct transfusions are imperative
In defense of his opening state- in hundreds of cases in that goriest
ment, Tyler explained to the audi- * · of Pacific battles.
SMALL STORES
ence in Theatre No. 1 that there is One of those guys on that sun-
tender meat and less tender meat. Btdg. 21;, 10th St., between blasted . and sometime_s rain . and
Meat itself, Tyler further explained, Aves. M and N . wind swept island migh t be your
is tender if properly cut and taken * next door neighbor. He might be
apart with regard to the different TRAVELERS' Arn that kid that slept in the bunk
muscular structures. Then tender under you at boot camp. Right now
meat results, he concluded. RAILWAY EXPRESS he needs your help- and he needs
Both Zocated in Bldg. 221, nth. it badly.
St., between Aves. G .and H.
To help those sweating, dying
* men, a pint of your blood is needed. WITH THE BLOOD YOU donated, a wounded Marine receives a trans-
SHIP's SERVICE No . I And the Red Cross Blood Bank, fusi-on. The blood plasma flows from a flask on a rifle that has been up-
Bldg. 1;2, 9th St. and Ave. C. 2415 Jones Street, San Francisco, ended on a bayonet. Following t he t ransfusi.on-to lessen shock and
* is the place to give your pint of restore blood lost by bleeding-t he Marine was removed to a base hos-
blood.
SHIP's SERVICE No. 2. pita·I for treat ment.
The much-needed life fluid is not
Bldg . . 8, ;th St., between Aves.
M and N . on~y wanted for Iwo Jima, but it is The whole blood is 'flown in iced A local restaurant · displays this
and will be needed for the terrific containers from San Francisco by sign: Our stel:!,ks· are so tender w.e
fighting that is to come in the con- Navy planes daily, landing in Guam wonder how the cow ever held to-
quest of Tokio. within 48 hours. gether.
the right and wrong way of knife
honing.
He drew a laugh from the crowd
when he held up a cleaver, calling Signing Up For G. I. Jobs At the East Bay Terminal In San Frandsco
it "grandfather", and referring to
it as the most popular of the culin-
ary utensils.
"This 'handy-man' can be used
from opening milk cans to driving
nails," he exclaimed.
THE BEST METHOD OF carvi ng Tyler, whose purpose is to teach
a piece of tender meat is being Army and Navy cooks the prac-
demonstrated by Don P. Tyler, left, tical, economical ways of cutting,
represent at ive of Chicago's Na- cooking, serving and the care of
ti-onal Live Stock and Meat Board. meats, told the commissary staff
Watchi ng him are Chief Com- that a good cook is an excellent
missary Steward L. N. Richards booster of morale and contributes a
and· Frank Festa, Bkr1c. The ob- great deal to the health and morale
ject hanging in t he middle of t he of troops and crews.
picture repres~nts a lot •Of red "Find a man who is happy and
points. satisfied with his duty, and you
If housewives had been present, will find a man who writes home
they would have declared the neat that the chow is good,"· Tyler
appearing Tyler as a gold mine of stated.
household helpful hints in the prep- The immaculate Tyler has con·-·
aration of meat. He demonstrated ducted ov:er 4000 lectures at Army
and Navy installations throughout
the United States. It is his job to
Cross-Word Answers teach the cooks of the armed forces
how the greatest amount of excel-
lent food may be provided with' the
least amount of wastage.
He pointed out to the cooks that
roasts should never be cooked at
high temperatures. High tempera-
tures cause excessive shrinkage and
the drippings are blackened and
unfit for anything but fat salvage, WORK AND FIGHT-At G. I. Job Office on lower office director, Mrs. Tanya Elliott, who ever since
he further explained. · level of terminal, t hese sailors apply fo r part-:time .Pearl Harbor attack has been devoting her- spare
employment in San Francisco war industries duri ng
He demonstrated on the fore- liberty hours. Pict ured with them is public-spi rited t ime to -helpi ng servicemen. In five mont hs, this
agency has guided over 25,000 G. l.'s to essent ial jobs.
quarters of beef. When he finished
carving, there was three times as
much roast and steak as stew Men of Treasure Island are do- Navy personnel may be employed en's Voluntary Services, the Red
meat. Each of his cuts were of ing something about the manpower only in certain essential industries. Cross, and almost every volunteer
the same degree and tenderness. shortage. These are ship repair work, fish group in the city give freely of
Of the more than 25,000 service- and meat packing, forge and foun- their time to bridge the gap be-
The Wolf by Sansone men who have l;>ee~ referred to war- dry work, hi-octane refining, and tween jobs and job-seekers. Busi-
transportation, including longshor- ness organizations even lend their
essential jobs by San Francisco's
Conri,'it 194$ bf laoft1rd S,,iso~. di1ttibwted by Camp N1w1p,per Service G.I. Job Office in their off-duty ing,- warehousfng, and stevedoring. employees to help out.
hours, a majority_ come from Treas- "At present there is a critical Working in three-hour shifts, as
ure Island, according to Mrs. Tanya shortage of help in local ware- many as 95 women do duty in the
Elliott, volunteer director of the houses ·preparing war materiel for office weekly. Its hours are from
office. shipment overseas. Any men on lib- 0800· to 2000, but these may vary
"Heads of San Francisco war in- erty between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. with the needs of industry.
dustries," declared Mrs. Elliott, who can aid their shipmates _at sea im- The Navy accounts for 99% of
has devoted six days_ a week to measurably by signing up for these the office's clients, the army for
running the office since it was set jobs." only 1%, Any afternoon there may
up last September, "have told me To be referred to employment by be 35 to 70 men waiting at the
time and again that without the the office, a serviceman needs a counter for jobs. Some have to be
help of·the servicemen they could work permit signed by his com- turned away every day- because
not possibly keep getting vital food manding officer. It must st!\,te the they · fail to bring the necessary
and military supplies to our forces hours he is permitted to work. He· work permits or social s~curity
overseas." should bring this permit ·and his cards.
The G.I. Job Office, located OJ:). the social security card to the, office, "We feel we're helping· the boys
lower level of the San F,rancis~o besides his dungarees, the ui:),_iform as well as the war effort," .Mrs. El-
East Bay Terminal, is the~ officiai -ef the day for G.I. job:;;. ~,· liott said. "Many of them need the
job referral agency for':s,ervicemen One curious wrinkle of tlie office's money-almost as badly 8.$ one sailor
seeking part-time employment in worlt;. Mrs. Elliott pointed out, is who came in a few weeks · ago
the city. An activity of· the War that in the midst of the manpower shortly after his return from .. over-
Manpower Commission, it is ~ain- shortage the staff is often obliged seas. There he was, all ready to
tained with the cooperation of the to t urn job applicants away. This go home on leave-and he'd just
Servicemen's Club of San Fran- happens because industry's most lost his wallet.
cisco, the A. F. of L., and the C. pressing need for help is in the "We couldn't find his. wallet for
I. 0 . Employers come to the · office early part of the day, not at night, him, but we did get him,_,a job
in person or telephone their needs. when the servicemen generally which enabled hi-m. to earn_ sufficient
"Occasionally, mothers ask"us to have their liberty. money to pay his railroad far1:,_back
"Oh! I forg~t to tell you- my sister was a guerrilla!" sup!)ly baby watchers, but that is The G.I. Job Office is staffed by home."::-· ,'""
not the sort of request we fill," volunteer workers. Members.' of the
.Mrs. _Elll.ott stated ... '.'B y. regulaU ..Iunior_League, the-American Worn..--