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VOL IV. - No. 5 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. MARCH 17, 1945

American Red Cross Serves New Special Liberty Blueiackets Are Warned of

Thousands On Treasure Isle c:~~~iv~~! !~e~~~:a~morn- Cleverly Faked Bills In S. F.
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Men of Treasure Island and their Miss Gladys Watt, formerly ing, March 16, a new blue and or- Watch your paper money, warns These bills are tendered with the
families took 30,000 headaches and stationed at Aiea Heights Hospital ange card replaced the old red card the secret service. Treasure Island higher denomination uppermost so
heartaches to the Red Cross for in Hawaii, captains the staff of 12 used for special liberty. bluejackets are asked to be on the that in casual acceptance they
treatment during the past twelve as field director. In their medically
At the same time the old card lookout for some of the cleverest seem to be what they purport to be.
months. approved program of recreation became obsolete and will not be The other counterfeits are $1
tha
split and raised bills
t have bills cleverly raised to $10 by clip-
To handle the heavy caseload, they are assisted by many volun- honored at any of the pass gates on come to the notice of the secret
the Red Cross maintains two sep- teers. Treasure and Yerba Buena Islands. ping off a small corner of the cur-
arate staffs on .the Island, one in Known as "gray ladies" because Users will be apprehended and re- service in years, William Merrill, rency.
the hospital and another in Build- of the color of their uniform, some ported. San Francisco chief, announced Here, says Merrill, is the way to
this week.
ing 174 to serve the interests of of the volunteers play chess, detect the frauds :
able-bodied personnel. A represen- checkers, and other games with The same provisions which ap- The split bills, he said, consist of On the face of the $1 bill is the
tative of the organization is on call the sick, distribute flowers plied to the "Special Liberty" cards a $ 20 on one side of which is pasted picture of Washington, on the $2
will be applicable to the replace-
every hour of the day and night. throughout the wards, and write ment card, and each command is re- a $2 and a $10 on one side of which the face of Jefferson, on the $10
letters for men unable to do so for
The staff in Building 174 com- quired to maintain an accurate rec- is pasted a $1. According to Mer- the face of Hamilton and -on the
themselves. $20 the face of Jackson.
prises 28 workers and is headed by ord of each card issued in order to rfll, the passers have discovered a
Walter E. Todd, field director. The gray ladies provide the pa- permit a check on the individuals· glue, hitherto unencountered by the The split and raised bills have
Each month it takes action on tients with a shopping service, pur- using the cards at undisclosed times secret service, which leaves the been so cleverly done, Merrill says,
more than 2000· applications for ~hasing for them personal items at the pass gates. currency pliable instead of stiff, as they have not been detected until
assistance submitted by naval per- '.l.nd gifts which they wish to send is usual. they reached the banks.
sonnel here, besides many referrals to their families. About 900 such
and inquiries from military au- services are rendered each month.
thorities and Red Cross chapters Other volunteers form arts and USO NEEDS MEN! Treasure Island Goes Don't Speed if
located throughout the country. skills groups and teach convales-
Monthly, 4000 telegrams and cents to weave, make belts and Treasure Island bluejackets can Over Top In Navy You Want to Keep
2000 letters pass in and out of the leather articles such as wallets, now or soon will be able to get
office, each of them of vital con- purses, and book covers. The Red "fatherly advice" from the San Relief Drive Your License
cern to the welfare of a Navy man Cr{)SS also furnishes materials and Francisco USO at 111 O'Farrell Yes, the Navy did it again. It has been noted around the is-
and his family. instruction for patients to make street, as the USO has-sent out a
With Armed Guard Center the land that many individuals are vi-
Through this correspondence and ship and plane models. plea for men hosts- to give father- largest contributor - $2567.60 - olating the principles of safe driv-
the guidance of skilled social For men without funds, the hos- ly advice once in a while to service-
final figures from the recent Navy ing and the regulations pertaining
workers on the Red Cross staff. pita! unit provides comfort items, men. Relief drive show that Treasure to set speed limits.
Treasure Islanders are helped to including combs, too th brushes, Senior hosts will be on duty in Island gave generously to this The attention of all hands is
secure emergency leaves, make ar- shaving cream, a nd 0th er toilet the club's Stag Room and during
worthy cause to aid Navy men and called to the fact that the permis-
rangements for the care of parents articles. In th e past year, 13 ,000 of dances to :µLSwer questions by their families. sion to operate motor vehicles with-
and children, straighten out mari- th ese have been distributed, be- visiting servicemen and help with Following are the official figures in the limits of Treasure and
. ta! difficulties, and solve a multi- sides cigarettes. Close to 800 personal problems. Yerba Buena Islands is considered
tude of other serious problems sweaters were given to patients of individual activitie s :
T ADCEN .. .... .... .. ... $ 886.49 a privilege.
arising from personal and family who needed them, and 100,000
Naval Training School . . . . 57.85 Accidents and near accidents
situations. Civilians are also in- items of stationery. have been taking place at an alarm-
formed of the welfare of their rela- (Continued on page 5) BLUEJACKETS!I! Pre - Commissioning Train-
ing School . . . .... ... . .. 447.70 ing rate. Courtesy of the road has
tives in the service who are sta- Operational Training Sch. 369.65 become an unknown quality in-
tioned here. WAVES!!! ... Receiving Ship, S. F . ..... . 1586.45 stead of a "pass word."
In the course of this work, dur- Coming Stage Attractions St. Patrick is holding a dance Radio Materiel School . . . . 1420.65 Violators of speed regulations
ing the past year the Red Cross "San Francisco Varieties" will for the boys and girls in blue to- Armed Guard Center (Paci- and rules of safe driving, and per-
lent approximately $150,000 to
be the next stage attraction at night, March 17 at 2000 in Gym fic) ... .. .. .. .. . . . ... ... 2567.60 sonnel involved in accidents will be
sailors on Treasure Island. With-
Theatre No. 1, starting at 1910 No. 1. All hostesses will be Pre-Embarkation . . . . . . . . . 48.65 subject to disciplinary action as
out this money, thousands might
next Tuesday night, March 20. The Waves. Tickets for enlisted men U. S. Naval Hospital ..... 342.00 well as revocation of the permission
have been unable to go home on variety program will include many may be procured fr.om the wel- to operate the vehicles concerned
necessary leaves, or supply the per- entertaining acts, and will be pre- fare officer of their own activity. Total ......... .. ..... $7727.04 on Treasure and Yerba Buena Is-
'-.J sonal needs of their families and
ceded and followed by the movie Waves will not require tickets In the week the drive was ex- lands.
themselves.
"Leave It To Blondie." for admittance. All hands are tended, an additional $1187.98 was
Red Cross in Hospital Coming to Theatre No. 3 Thurs- urged to be present, to dance, contributed. The money has been
Almost as essential as medicines day, March 22 at 1800, is the USO eat and honor the Irish at 2000, turned in to the Treasurer, San
and doctors is the ministration of show "Say ~en." Advance notices in Gym No. 1. Francisco Auxiliary, Navy Relief Waves Will Battle
the Red Cross to the sick in Treas- say it is one of the best. Society.
ure Island Naval Hospital. All the For District Trophy
services the able-bodied receive
JEANETTE MACDONALD THRILLS AUDIENCE OF 2,000 Monday Night
and more are furnished, · for staff
workers know that brooding over
A promise of two rough and fast
family problems may retard the
basketball games is in store for
patient's recovery. FurthenT!ore,
spectators who attend the final
they assist all men surveyed out of
play-offs of the 12th Naval District
the Navy for medical reasons to
Women's basketball tournament to
file Government Disability Com-
be held at Gym No. 2, Monday,
pensation claims.
March 20 at 1830. Mare Island will
play the women Marines, while
SACRAMENTO OFFICIALS Moffett Field is matched against
the district headquarters team.
INSPECT ISLAND FIRE- Those who think girl's basketball
is a tame game should be on hand
FIGHTING EQUIPMENT to watch these four quintets who,
since the beginning of the tourna-
Headed by City Manager E . B. ment, have demonstrated the fast-
Sherwin and Fir.e Chief T. Mulli- playing technique which has landed
gan, a group of Sacramento city them on the top of the contest lad-
officials visited Treasure Island re- der. ·
cently to inspect the island's fire-
fighting equipment preparatory to
possible purchase of similar equip-
ment. Anniversary Party
Focal point of interest for the
visiting officials was Treasure Is- At Old St. Mary's
land's cab-over-engine truck with
The service center in the Old St.
75-foot aerial ladder which Fire Mary's church at California street
Chief Mulligan described as "the and Grant avenue, in San Francisco
finest piece of equipment of its will observe its first anniversary
type I have seen." tonight, Saturday, with a birthday
The veteran fireman said a truck party for all service personnel who
of the same type equipped with a "l'LL DREAM OF YOU" was one sa.ilor's honest number, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," where the wish to attend. Dancing will be in
.._,,, 90 or 100-foot ladder "would be tribute as he left Theatre No. 1 last week after the predominantly male audience joined Miss MacDon- full swing throughout the evening
the answer to all of Sacramento's performance of one of the screen's most beautiful ald to bring the last song of a wonderful program with an all-girl orchestra furnish-
and generous stars, Miss Jeanette MacDonald. Pre- to a close. Seldom has a more charming and gen-
problems." ing the music. There will also be
senting a request program, the titian-haired soprano erous artist been presented on Treasure Island, or
Arrangements for the inspection sang one after another of the songs she has made a performance more enjoyed by all hands. Officially an interesting program to finish off
were made by Lt . . Commander R . famous on screen and radio. Favorites were "Ah, representing the Twelfth Naval District and Treas- the evening's celebration of a year
E. Delaney, Treasure Island Fire Sweet Mystery of Life," "Indian Love Call," "Don- ure Island were Admiral and Mrs. Royal E. Inger- of service to the personnel of armed
key Serenade," in which the audience obligingly soll, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Carleton H. Wright
Marshal. services in the bay area.
whistled a flute accompaniment and her· concluding and Commodore and Mrs. Robert W. Cary.