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PAGE2 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1945

Shamroel~s of Emerald Isle
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Officia l T r cnsu rP Island publi cation di stributed ever y Saturday withou t _cos~ to t he
o!Yicrr s Pnlistrd p 11r sonn el and pmp1oyees o_f TrPas ure Tsland. All co111111un1cn.t1ons a n_d
contrib.nt ions should he d ir PctPd to Tlw J 1 :d itor, R Pcreation and ]~n t(>r ~ain me:1t Di-
vision, T reasure I sland , San F rancisco. Californi a. P hone: E X brook 393 1, E xtens10n 69.
Island C.S.O. Gets Plaque
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN Ca ptain H. E. Schonland, ch ief
r ommandt>r U. S. Na \'al Training and Distribution Center staff officer ,of Treasure Island,
Tuesday was present ed with a
CLYD E F'. BAllB. Slc, USNR
Editor plaque of a portion ,of the bri·dge of
the USS San Francisco in a cere-
Robert E . Johnson, Y3c - Rex N. Olsen, Y3c, Associate Editors
mony at the Mayor's office, San
Carolyn N. B rown, Y2c, \ Vaves Ed itor Robert H. P er ez, Bl\12c, Spo1·t.s
Francisco.
F r edr>rick Drimmer , SK3c, Reporter Captain Schonland was formerly
(Th e 11asth ead ns<'s Camp NewspR,p<'r Rervice 11aterial) damage confrol officer of the gal-
lant cruiser and received the Con-
TR E ASU R E ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1945 gressional Medal of Hono r fo r con-
ducting fi re fighting crews below
deck aft er the cruiser was seriously
(Statements a nd opinions he rein are those of t he w riter a nd are not t o da maged in the Solomons.
be const rued as reflecting the views of t he Navy Department.)
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Now Hear t his .. .
EDITORIAL- The Navy needs transportation
officers, 25-50.
Would-be marine transportation
officers should be experienced port
• • terminal, pier or marine superin-
tendents between 30 and 50 years
Civilian personnel of Treasure Island are to be congratu- old.
lated. They have won for themselves the Navy's "Well Done". Men between 25 and 50 holding With Gaelic dress to celebrate St. Patrick's day on March 17, "In
high positions in management, op- their eyes there's the blue of Kilarney; on their cheeks, there's the
They have filled just about every type of job necessary at this eration and maintenance divisions rose of Kildare ; on their lips, just a wee bit of blarney."
Navy base. They have helped recruit additional workers for such of truck and bus companies are I
qualified for land transportation of-
jobs, and they are continuing their help in this line. They have ficer candidacy. A college degree is '.isiilND:· 11011 ;Rjj McGuire Trims Woods
adapted themselves to changing conditions, and have in ~ any required for .men under 30. l ... ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. • ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. In Handball Tourney
cases made excellent suggestions for improvement of techrnques All applicants must be physically
fit. Do yott favor compulsory military As Favorites Topple
and methods in the job of helping to win the war. Not only on
* * * training during peace!tme?
Treasure Island has this been the case, for the same thing has oc- Japs' New Weapon Displaying dexterity in each
J,oh n H. Lewis, Ph M2c, Receiving court tangle, camera-clicking Mc-
curred all over these United States. Reports · from the Pacific area Ship. Pea cetime compulsory mili-
say that t he Japs used a new tary training would be one of the Guire, Treasure Island handball
Civil service employees of Treasure Island should feel proud weapon, a 1000 pound rocket, in country's great est assets and I; champ, set a fast pace for tourney
of the record they have made, and should individually determine their fight for Iwo Island. The· shell think that such a law should be foes in turning back Woods, 21-15
was described as having a nose and 21-3 in the first round of the
to do an even better job at whatever post they are assigned. Their adopted and enforced. tourney singles event.
fuse and a rocket motor. Gunnery To be ready to bear arms in time
service is necessary. They should consecrate themselves anew each experts said it probably was of peace is one way to remain at H andball courts took a terrific
, day to the.task of producing more work and better work in shorter launched by jet propulsion, carried peace with other war-minded na- pounding as Clark upset the stellar
handball artist and doubles title-
through the air by rocket power tions.
time. and then detonated by the nose Frankly, I don't think wars can holde r, R. Easter, 21-16, 6-21, 21-
When the history of this war is written, it will have to in- fuse. be prevented, but the country that 12. Results of the first round of play
clude everyone, man, woman, and child, in Great Britain, in Rus- * * * is most prepared to safeguard her follow: Pontuti de. O'Connor, 21-9,
Cotton Gas Tan ks way of life stands a better chance
sia in China, in the United States, for total war has meant that Cotton duck is the new substi- of emerging from the conflict with 21-10; Gallagher de. Colahan, 21-9,
21-10;° Taylor de. Rokosh, 21-18,
no' one is exempt from duty of one kind or another. The civil tute materi al for gas tanks. They the least possible loss.
are fitted with plywood, acco rding 21-19; Bener de. Rose, 21-8, 21-8;
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service employees constitute the second line of our defeme. They to a press re lease. Joseph Dunca n, Cox, YPC--. I Phelan de. Oaker, ·21-14, 21-19, and
tmly are veterans. * * * don't see very much logic in com- Klein won a forfeit over Johnson.
Floating Post Office pulsory military training during
* * * * A Fleet Post Office that really peacetime. Once we start studying CHESS PLAYERS
floats was established at a stopping the arts of warfare, we m ay become
point for the Fourth Marine Di- so involved in war t echniques that PLEASE NOTICE
• • vision en route to attack Iwo Jima. sooner or later we'll become a war- The elim ination tournament for'
To provide the latest mail from like nation. chess players sponsored by the
According to one theatre-goer there seems to be a movie home for the thousands of Marines If the German people had spent Recreation Building needs more
scattered among more than 300 more time studying arts to help contestants. Our announcement last
sequence which has bluejackets on Treasure Island cooing in their ships and craft of a ll types, and to advance civilization instead of arts week brought results, but just to
sleep and that is the lavender and pink woolen underwe_ar nu~ber facilitate the rapid distribut ion of to destroy it, we wouldn't have had make the play more interesting, we
this mail, a far western branch of
which Rita Hayworth and Janet Blair. do in the Columbia musical, another world wa r on our hands. are trying to ferret out every play-
the Fleet Post Office was set up on It is ea sy t o become war con- er on the island.
"Tonight and Every Night." a barge moored in the lagoon of a scious when you feel stronger than All you have to do is sign the
Pacific atoll. any other count ry, and it is my register on the ·bulletin board in
This nove l idea proves to be a hunch that we, too, would become the lobby of the Recreation Build-
Naval T.raining in the March issue of "Our Navy" great morale booster for the le·a~h- '.l.n aggressive, imperialistic coun- ing or call , Ex. 32 and give your
names several of our students of ernecks.
· try with a powerful army, navy and name to one of.the hostesses. ,,
May and June 1943. L isted as
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Schools "m issing" are Floyd T. P hillips, Fleet T·ug Bags Nip Planes air force. Remember, the deadline for en-
FC2c ; Norman E . Addington, The USS Apache, a little tug, has * * * tries is March 24 at 1200 and play
Socia l Eve nts Maxine Mille.r SKD1c, Armed starts March 26.
FC3c; and Jesse L. Shine, FC3c. proven her prowess at fighting
Officers, instructors, civilian per- Gua rd Center. I think compulsory
W e r ead these names with regret enemy aircraft. While steaming as
sonnel, wives and children are all military training is the only thing SO LDIERS TO GET BUNKS
and with hope that the finality of part of a salvage group headed for
taking those bathing suits out of for us after the wa r. IN 97 FRENCH HOTELS
the term "missing" is not estab- Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines,
moth-balls, and are finding those Never should we be caught so Cannes, France (CNS) - Ninety-
hiking shoes in preparation for to- lished. she shot down three Jap planes unprepared as we were this time . seven big hotels, including some
and forced a fourth to crash in the
morrow's picnic. Searsville Lake, Kapusta? - Compulsory milita ry training of the world's most luxurious, at
south of Redwood City, will be the water near her- all the action be- never hurts anyone- in fact, it Cannes and Nice have been r e-
It just means sauerkra ut in ing packed into nine minutes.
scene of a day in the country, with teaches lots of m en self-reliance. quisitioned for the use of Ameri-
Czechoslovakian ... anyway, that's
boating, swimming and hiking * * * Besides this it is one of the best can troops during periods of rest
what Chief Pavlik says! T he recent
planned. Food will no doubt prove survey for linguists has brought to N imitzes Sponsor Destroyer ways I know to protect our country and recuperation from combat on
to be ·one of the main attractions- 1ight m uch hidden talent, It A new destroyer for the United from t he aggressor nations that the Western Front. First phase of
and we are hoping t he weather States Navy, the USS Buck , second thrive on warfare. the program which will go ,into
sounded like an international con-
m an will favor sun-bathing as an in this war to bear the name, slid effect as soon as the military situ-
gress as we came upon various * * *
optional "activity." groups trying out their little used down the ways at the Bethlehem Pfc. Wa llace G. Olson, Marine Bar- ation permits, involves accommoda-
The feminine contingent of Steel Company's yards here recent- racks. I'm in favor of compulsory tions for r elays of 15,000 enlisted
knowledge of foreign tongues!
NTSchs, civilians and Waves, were ly under the sponsorship of Miss military training during peacetime m en and 3500 officers. The final
French prevails in the personnel
enterta ined by Miss Rowena Stet- Mary Nimitz, of Berkeley, daugh- because I think the discipline wou'd phase, timed for the end of the w ar
office; Norwegian and Czech in the
son last week at a dinner party in ter of Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, do much to broaden the individual in the European the{l,ter, is de-
shop. Chief Bowers says twenty-
her Berkeley home, followed by a Commander in Chief, U . S. Pacific viewpoint. signed to handle relays of 50,000
six ye~rs of dis-use makes a F leet a nd Pacific Ocean Areas, and
skating party at Ic;~land. It was a language rusty, but he can still From a milita ry standpoint, it enlisted ·men and 15,000 officers,
most enjoyable evening, and won speak better Polish than most of Mrs. Nimitz. would be valuable in that America and will fill more than 400 hotels
several new devotees for the silver us! DISPENSARY BOWLING LEAGUE TEAM with uniformed personnel.
blades. Standings For Week Ending March 9 would always be ready to safegua rd
Arriva l- World of Sports Pct. Total High High her glorious heritages and defend
Congratulations to Thomas L. Last Sunday a party of fifteen G W L Won Pi ns Avg . Gms. Series them in case of an attack by an
·Belcher, · Slc, · of our · Ship's Com- took their fishing gear to Muir Bear Cats . . ... 45 35 10 78 30689 689 802 2341 enemy.
pany, and Mrs. Belcher, on the Beach, and report the fishing to be Cornsqueezers .42 32 . 10 76 30288 721 936 2471 Military training will also give a
birth of a son. Young Thomas ar- very good. Hula Bears . ... 45 29 16 · 64 29065 646 789 2208
Mud Hens ... . 45 27 18 60 28994 644 859 2078 fellow a chance to look over the
rived on March 7, weighing in at Several inst ructors are tuning Groaners ... . . . 45 24 21 53 26863 597 764 2024 fields of opportunities as far as his
11 pounds, 7 ounces. up for the Twelfth Naval District Sadie Hawkins 45 19 26 42 26204 582 788 2064 life's work is concerned. ·
Missing in Action- golf tournament to be held at High Average- Larson, 179. I think· that the proper age for
High Game- LeClak,-244: · .
The official casualty ' list printed Sharp Pa_rk on April 8. · High Series- Leclair; 611 such training- is 18.