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VOL. 111- No. 48 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 13, 1945

Women Drivers of T. I. move Close to 13,000 navy men Daily

Local Transportation
Damaged Ship Able to Join
Pool Only One of
Convoy After Beirig Repaired Here
Its Kind in the Navy
Critically damaged one recent evening in a collision with
two sister ships, and almost certainly unable to continue with
The age-old cliche-"a woman
a convoy sailing early the following morning, a crippled LCI driver went to heaven and knocked
was almost miraculously repaired during the wee hours of off one of the gates backing in"-
night in time to "weigh anchor" with the convoy, none the does not apply in any respect to the
worse for its previous evening's experience. The hero's role women drivers doing such a splen-
did job for Treasure Island and the
in this saga of the sea was played by the Industrial Depart- Twelfth Naval District.
ment of the U. S. Naval Frontier Base located on Treasure Yesterday she was a dental as-
Island. . sistant, a beauty parlor operator, a
The case history of the wounded G II O' Bl d Cl b sales clerk or a housewife,--today
LCI further highlighted an already a On 00 U - she is a vital cog in one of the most
distinguished history of speed, ef- Island Printers Near important activities within the 12th
ficiency, and reliability in the rec- Naval District.
ord book of the Industrial Depart- Goal as Donors Increase We refer to the young woman
ment where every day-without ex- you saw at the wheel of a Navy
ception-is a work day. When the Print Shop personnel bus or truck on the Bay Bridge or
on the highway anywhere within
The recent job was a result of the of the Training and Distribution
a radius of 150 miles of Treasure
collision of three LCI's in which the Center populated the blood donor
injured craft was accidentally center during the initial stage of Island.
sandwiched and damaged by the this week, four members of the ac- She's a driver for the district's
anchors of its sister ships. A six tivity who became blood donors for transportation pool - one of ap-
by two· foot hole was torn in the proximately 285 women who whip
the sixth time resolved to organize
starboard side of the vessel and a a "Gallon O' . Blood Club" after a big bus or truck around with as
two by two foot section of plating their eighth donation. much nonchalance as she used to
ripped out of the port side of the stroll through Golden Gate Park on
LCI. This, in addition to other Those ' who gave a pint of blood a sunny Sunday afternoon.
minor holes and bruises both to port for the sixth time since the incep- This transportation pool is
and starboard. tion of the donor program are Chief unique. First, it is the only pool of
Immediately after the crash an Printer E. W. Carlson; G. Jauch, its type within the entir-e naval
Prtrlc; E. Musso, Prtrlc; and J . organization, and, secondly, it is
inspector was sent from shore to manned primarily and, to a large
survey the impairment and a call Tinney, Prtr2c. extent operated entirely by women.
was rushed through to Lt: Cbm- The Print Shop's drive was inau- ALL TRUCK DRIVERS AREN'T BURLY-Comely Irene Olsen is a
mander F. S. Allen at the• Indus- gurated June 22, 1943, with 15 vol- driver in Treasure Island's Transportation Pool. Irene is five feet of And, brother! What a job these
trial Department notifying him of unteers and steadily increased bl,onde loveliness, and has been driving for Transportation one year young women are doing.
with no accidents. To give you an idea take a look
the collision and the amount of thereafter. More than 175 P.rinters
at these figures released by Lt.
damage done. This call was effected who have been assigned to the
Commander H. G. Rhodes, USNR,
at 4:30 p. m. One hour later, when Training Center Print Shop as duty Income Tax Headaches Radio Drama to Air assistant transportation officer in
the LCI was brought into the repair and temporary duty men have made charge of field operations for the
yard, plating and T bar for new unselfish contributions to this life- To Be Eased For T. I. War Role of Navy's pool:
frames had already been cut and giving program.
the Department was all set to ac- Although their biggest job is that By Legal Officers . Civilian Employees The drivers move on an average
complish the impossible. . . Repair of producing printed material for of between 12,000 and 13,000 men
and return to active duty a ship Treasure Island's legal officers Civilian employees of Treasur-e daily!•
more than 16 commands of Treas- The trucks and buses travel an
so badly mauled that for a while ure Island and several commands stand ready to lend all possib'ie aid Island are urged to listen to the na-
it seemed the better part of prud~· to those naval personnel who must tional radio program, "The First average of 400,000 miles each
in the Twelfth Naval District, these month!
ence to write it off the Navy's reg- men volunteered as donors during render unto Uncle Sam what be- Line," to be heard over CBS and Started Back in 1943
isters. longs to Uncle Sam on or before KQW Thursday, January 18 from
their off-duty hours or whenever Since the start of operations back
That the Department did in fact there is a lull in their work. March 15, 1945. 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. in April of 1943 when the activity
have the ship ready for service ex- However, since the first $1500 The program will dramatize the had 24 drivers, the pool has moved
actly 12 hours after the accident Chief Carlson states that the re- of active service pay received each exploits of civilian employees of the approximately 5,000,000 men and
occasioned no surprise for Lt. Com- sponse of the Print Shop staff to year by a member of the armed Navy. It will focus the spotlight of their gear!
this drive is generous and enthus-
mander Allen, who has com.e to ac- forces is excluded from taxation, attention on the vital job civilians '· And all this · has been accom-
cept literally the old saw-"The im- iastic and periodical donations will most men and women attached to everywhere are doing to get muni- plished, the soft-spoken, former re-
possible we can do in a day- Mir- continue every six weeks. this command are not required to tions of war to fighting men on far- tail merchant from Fresno points
-acles take a little longer!" file returns. flung battle fronts. out, with a per-mile driving safety
Special musical arrangements
Anyone with $500 or more gross (Continued on page 2)
Commodore Cary Gets income from other sources or above are planned for the show. Theme of
.New Telephone the $1500 military exemption in the program is designed to bring
Distinguished Award 1944, will have to make out the in- closer together th~ man in uniform, Security Makes Plea
Center Planned come tax form and turn it in to the civilian employees and the general
From British Admiralty Department of Internal Revenue. public. For Aid In Search
For Building 17 4
Honored "for distinguished serv- Members and veterans of tlie For Lost Wallet
The Pacific Telephone and Tele- ice in operations which resulted in armed forces and their families
graph Company, _ in cooperation the final capture of Sicily," Com- should exclude from their income Overseas Waves Report On New Year's Eve, Pfc. C. A.
with the Navy, will open a new modore R. W. Cary, Commander all mustering-out pay and contri- Rhodes, USMC, arrived on Treasure
telephone center during the latter U. S. Naval Training and Distribu- butions by the Government to To California Center Island after 26 months' overseas
part of January in Building 174 on tion Center, and three United States monthly family allowances. According · to reports from the combat duty. Stopping at Ship's
the bandcircle. Naval Officers were made Com- If, on the filing date, you are on Bureau of Naval Personnel, all Service to make a purchase, he in-
Two switchboard sections _and 23 panion of Distinguished Service sea duty or outside the continental advertently -left his wallet on the
telephone booths are being in- Order, Great Britain, by Admiral United States, you may postpone Waves assigned to duty in the counter. He returned immediately,
Fourteenth Naval District are be-
stalled. James Somerville, Royal Navy, filing your return until the fif- ing ordered to report to the Naval but in the few minutes time tha:t
Due to the shortage of material, head of the British Admiralty Dele- teenth day of the fourth month Training and Distribution Center, had elapsed, the wallet containing
the tebiphones are to be trans- gation. after you come back, but not be- Shoemaker, Calif., before leaving all of his back pay had been taken.
ferred_ from _the telephone room in . Commodore Cary, who was serv- yond the fifteenth day of the third the United States. Anyone who may have taken the
Ship's Service No. 1, which will be ing as Commanding Officer of the month after the end of the war. wallet in error, or any individual
closed down shortly before the new ·who can furnish information that
gallant cruiser Brooklyn which Who To Consult on T. 1.
one is opened. . played an heroic role with the de- tion Center, Lts. W. E. Craven, A. might lead to its recovery is asked
The new location has been stroyer Mayo while repelling enemy Naval personnel on Treasure Is- E. Deasy, and H. E. Tourney; for to contact the lost and found bu-
chosen because it will better serve attacks at Anzio, screening the land who need help in filling out the Naval Local Defense Fo·rces, reau of the Security Office, Build-
the interests of Island personnel. USS Plunkett on her assigned mis- the return should consult the legal Lt. W. G. Leonard; for the Hos- ing No. 222 (Exbrook 3931, Exten-
It will be more , convenient for sion, was awarded the Medal of officer of the activity to which pital, Pharmacist H. M . Stuckgold; sion 76).
those attached to the Armed Guard Honor and the Navy Cross. He is they are attached. For the Receiv- for the Receiving Ship, Yerba The Security Office is making
Center, . the Receiving Ship, and also the recipient of the Legion of ing Ship, Treasure Island, Lt. Buena, Lt. (jg) F. McAuliffe. every effort to recover his wallet
neighboring activities. The Tele- Merit, Gold Stars in lieu of the Commander L. S. McElwain will Forms are also available. and the accumulated pay which it
phone Center in the Recreation second and fourth Legions of Merit assist; for Pre-Embarkation Cen- TADCEN legal officers, located contained, and i-s appealing for the
Building will constitute tlie op- and the Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu ter, Lt. (jg) H. B. Clark; for the in the Administration Building, help of every person assigned to
~ite end of tp.e communications of the third Legion of Merit in the Armed Guard, Lt. (jg) I. J. Hayu- will be glad to assist personnel in activities on Treasure Island in this
axis. present war. tin; for the Training and Distribu- activities having no legal officer. quest.