Page 1 - Mastheads July-Dec 1945

U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center

VOL IV- No. 21 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. JULY 7, 1945

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Treasure Island Leading 1n 12ND Bond Sales

Bluejackets Buying
SmaH Stores Selling $15,000 in THE DENTIST COMES TO YOIJ • •• Those Extra Bonds to

Clothing to 3,300 Men Per Day· Make Drive a Success

Final figures, released Tuesday
Local Activity Issued by Lt. H. A. Lincoln, Treasure Is-
Gear to 2,147 Survivors land War Bond Officer, show a
Treasure Island Dance splendid percentage of increase
During the Month of May over the last drive put on by the
For All Hands Next Navy. Tuesday's figures show that
If you decide to open a retail
$434,014.75 have been "salted
clothing store after your Navy Saturday Night away" in War Bonds by the per-
days you will probably pray for a sonnel of this base for future use.
business like this. But if you were Get ready mates! Next Satur- It is expected that by the end of
attached to Small Stores you would day night, in Gym N,o, 1, the the drive today the total will be
probably· be pulling your hair out. new T. I. Band ,opens up with well over $475,000.
Small Stores officer Lt. (jg) A. their hottest jive, at 2000 for the
A. Hennon, stated there were 20 all-station dance. Treasur,e Island leads all ,other
Beautiful girls a re going to be activities in the Twelfth Naval Dis-
storekeepers in the issue rooms who
there too-eight hundred (we trict in percentage of gain over the
are charged with the job of handl-
said 800) host,esses fr.om San last drive. However, this lead can
ing sales, keeping the shelves
Francisc-o and Oakland, alo·ng be maintained ,only by the continu-
stocked with clothing, taking· in-
with some of our own T. I. ance ,of buying bonds until the
ventories, and holding field days.
Waves. drive ,ends this afternoon. If y,ou
One Wave. is attached-Della An-
The dance goes until 2330, and hav,en't bought that bond, do so
nas, SKlc, who does office work. now so it may be included in the
The Small Stores building- 215 there will be Coca Cola, sand- drive to put Treasure Island over
- is located directly west of the wiche,s, and other refreshments
on hand. Get your free tickets DENTAL TECHNICIAN who travels with this newly-commissioned the top.
Ferry slip on 10th Street. There are
from y,our welfare officer right mobil-e unit, stands beside·:one of the latest-type dental chairs. Forward, Members of the Tadcen person-
two entrance passageways leading in the clinic y,ou ,see the dark r,oom of the 20-ton, 50 foot trailer.
away-they go fast! nel office were leading all Treasure
to the issuing rooms which are
Island activities Tuesday with a
open from 1830 until 1130, and from $56.00 per capita.
1230 until 1630, through which pass Regulations · issued On Lodging Only SO-cents; F,orces Afloat Doing Good
some 3,300 sailors each day. The Navy Now Some of the best record for sav-
However, during the last two Lost Tobacco Cards Waffle Breakfast ing money through War Bonds are
days of e.ach month Small Stores Has Dental Units
Regulations regarding replace- being chalked up by men at sea, a
is · closed for inventory. Supplies ment of lost tobacco ration cards .Thrown in Free recent survey of shipboard bond
arrive daily from the Naval Supply On Wheels .•.
were issued today for this naval Down at 32 Clay Street in San buying reveals.
Depot in Oakland, although all
The Twelfth Naval District just base by Lt. J. D. Williams, Pass, Francisco, ju.st at the foot of The survey, covering the bond
special sizes must be ordered from obtained a mobile dental unit. It is Ration and Communications of- Market 'Street and directly across activities of 630 ships in the Pa-
the clothing depot in Brooklyn,
the second unit of its <type to be ficer. from the Ferry Building, is the cific, with a total complement of
N. Y.
placed in commission by the Navy, Loss of cards will be reported to Harbor Club, a dormitory for the 65,000 men, shows that a surpris-
Probably the biggest job of the
and the first to be sent to the West the issuance officer, or commanding man in uniform. Here· ·a sailor, ingly large number of individual
issuing room, other than account-
Coast. Equipped with the finest officer of command activities, or soldier or marine may get a nice ships have either perfect or well-
ing for about $15,000 a day, is that
dental machinery available, the division officers in Training and clean bed for 50-cents--and waffles nigh perfect allotment records
of taking care of all survivors, for
two-unit clinic is available to ships Distribution Center on a prescribed for breakfast the next morning, and while those reporting 100 · per~
they may come in at any time dur-
and shore establishments within form. Replacements for cards lost thrown in, free of charge. cent performances are in the main
ing the day, and in any numbers. There are other free services, too, smaller ships, the percentages of
this naval district which do not or destroyed will normally be
To completely re-outfit several hun- such as showers, checking privi- many of the larger ones are well
have have access to permanent issued one week following report
dred men within a few hours no- leges, towels, soap, etc. There is a over 70 percent.
dental facilities-. of loss.
tice is a big job in itself. As an
The twenty-ton, fifty foot long The ration for the week of issue beautiful lounge, books and maga- The overall percentage of parti-
example, Small Stores issued all truck-trailer rolled into Treasure zines available, a grand piano f.or cipation for ships covered in the
new gear to 2,147 survivors during Island last week after a . 12-day will be punched o,r obliterated be- those who play-in other words it's survey was 67.1, approximately 10
the merry month of May. Do you fore issuance.
trip from New Orleans where the a good place for a weary chap to points higher than the average for
want to be a storekeeper, mate? rest.
unit was constructed and com- the entire Naval establishment.
missioned. power. The air-conditioned trailer The Harbor Club is open day and
Re-broadcast of "Word In charge is Lt. Commander B. C. is complete with a waiting room night-24 hours--in fact, its doors
Kingsbury of San Francisco, who and two master dental chairs. A have never closed since the opening SHOW YOUR COLORS
From the People" at is assisted by another dental officer, compressor provides po,wer for the in March, 1943.
two dental technicians and a motor drills and other equipment. A dark, The Harbor Club is run by a AT THE TREASURE
Hostess House Tonite machinist's mate who drives and room, built into the forward end group of patriotic volunteers, most
services the unit. of the trail~r, is used for the pro- of them business women, under the ISLAND BLOOD BANK
Tonight at 1830, in the Hostess After being serviced on Treasure cess•ing of X-ray film. able direction of Miss Mary Cogh-
House, there will be a transmission Island last week, the outfit left 'here Lt. Commander B. C . Kingsbury, lin, who foresaw the need of such a A total of 2101 bluejackets of
of the world-wide broadcast staged on its first to·ur. It is scheduled to who was aboard during the trip to place for the service man, and did Treasure Island donated worthwhile
on Treasure Island last April 24. process the V-12 units at Stockton, the coast from New Orleans said, sometbing about it. and badly needed blood to blood
The broadcast was held here the Calif., and Colorado Springs, Colo., "At Amarilla, Tex., we apprqached The Harbor Club has a capacity banks in this vicinity last month
night before the formal opening of in the nea r future. an underpass bearing a small of 450 beds. During the week, there but out of that number only 135 do-
the United Nations Conference and Being equipped to handle · ·all clearance sign of 10 feet. Suddenly is always plenty of room, but Sat- nations were made at the Treasur.e
was attended by Mr. Stettinius and phases of dentistry, except pros- our driver happened to remember urdays and Sundays it is always Island blood donor center. The over
Dean Gildersleeve, of t:qe Ameri- thetics, the unit is completely inde- the trailer is 11 feet three inches full to capacity. If a service man all picture looks good but the local
can Delegation. The program to,ld pendent of outside sources of high. The brakes went on .. . fast." has a pru,s for Saturday •and -Sun- slant is not what it should · be.
of the hopes of the millions of peo- day, it is best to get his bed first- Blood is drawn from Treasure Is-
ple throughout the world, and of then go on to other places. land for u.se overseas but it is im-
the responsibilities of the Confer- Sailor Killed in Action - Wife and possible to supply the demand with
ence towards thein. STAGE SHOWS HAVE such a small number giving _here
That broadcast will be trans-
mitted tonight-not a radio hook- Baby Fai I to Receive Insurance on the island.
Help Treasure Island fill its quot~'
up- but a local transmission, staged BEEN NUMEROUS HERE· by donating your next blood allot-
for those people who did not get the Lt. G. Allen O'.Neal, newly ap- baby never received any of the ment to the blood bank in the local
chance of attending the historic pointed Tadcen coordinator, for the $10,000 insurance. They needed it, The personnel of Treasure Island hospital. Use our own blood bank
radio program last April 24. · recently-added Benefits and Insur- too. saw stars last week, stars of radio, and take the load off the other
ance Office, tells this stirring Why? Lt. O'N eal explained that stage and film fame, who quietly centers that are overtaxed.
true-fact story about a young man the beneficiary slip in the service slipped through the gates for shows
Island Exams ~cheduled who conscientiously signed up for jacket has no connection with the in local theatres. These shows had
For Wedn.esday, July 11 his government insurance during life insurance beneficiary. If you not been pre-arranged, therefore Navv Food Bill Large
Examinations fo·r advancement his boot camp days, early in the wish that to be changed, it has to were announced only on the day of The cost of feeding the Navy for
in rating will be held at 1300, Wed- Navy. His mother was made bene- be done separately. The sailor in their arrival. fiscal year 1945 was $669,802,000 of
nesday, Juiy 11, in.• the C.P.O . Mess ficiary. the story above forgot that. His Those interested in this type of which $579,978,000 were appropria-
Federal Galley, it was announced A couple of months later he mar- wife and baby couldn't. entertainment are asked to be on tions for subsistence and $89,824,
by Lt. Commander E. M. Moore, ried, and in the course of time his The moral of this story is to the lookout for the sound ·truck 000 deficiency appropriations re-
personnel officer. family was expanded with the know what your insurance means,. from which anno.uncements. of these quested. The actual feeding costs in
Recommendations for each per- addition of Junior. Meantime, daddy How it pays off. You can't firid out attractions are made. New overseas the first quarter are 183,476,756
son eligible to compete by examina- went to war-in the Pacific. after accidents. Your intentions units of high class entertainment rations at an average of 62 cents,
tion for advancement in ra,ting In the latter part of 1944 his cannot be interpreted. Lt. O'Neal are being formed and usually make total cost $113,607,514.44; second
must be in the personnel office by ship ran into trouble deep in Jap- asks that you consult the Benefits a stop at T.reasure Island, for a quarter, ·200,667,172 ratiol'J.S at
the Saturday preceding the ex- anese territory. Our sailor was and Insurance office·r of your com-·, show before "shipping oµt" , to en- average cost · of 63 cents, total of
amination day . killed in action. But his wife and mand regarding such problems. tertain the boys over there. · $127,401,453,16.