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PAGE 2 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1945

T. I. Invests Over Most Glamorous Service filrl In Bay Area
* Half Million Dollars

In War Bonds I
* cost to the
* * Island publication distributed &very Saturday without
Official Treasure
officers, enlisted personnel, and employees of Treasure Island. All communications and
contributions should be directed to The Editor, Welfare Division, TADCEN, Treasm·e Continued from Page 1-
Island, San Francisco, California. Phone: EXbrook 3931, Extension 69.
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN military music, and the cheers from
Commande1· U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center all hands, the grand finale of the·
CLYDE F. BABB, Sp{X)3c, USNR highly successful OTS drive was
Edito1· staged in the school quadrangle
Robert E. Johnson, Y2c - Rex N. Olsen, Y2c, Associate Editors Wednesday noon, July 4. Heralding
Carolyn N. Bro~vn, Yl c, Waves Editor Robert H. Per~ , BM2c, Sports the over-the-top contribution of
Bruce A. Werlhof, PhM3c, Reporter
OTS to the Mighty Seventh, Com-
(The Masthead nses Camp Newspaper Service Material) mander H. E. Stone, commanding
officer, expressed his hearty appre-·
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1945
ciation for the efforts of all per-
sonnel.
EDITORIAL- Highlight of the festivities was
the war bond raffle. J_- Fi.. Varne·r,
QJ Bdl o/t R;.r;J,,u dlolJt eLaud-e Ylc, was the lucky $100 bond win-
ner. The honorable owner of "Hiro-
<Jluit Slto.ull, Qw.e Vea Paud-e hito's White Ho-rse" is now the
third division, which came through
with 100 per cent participaUon.
According to a recent issue of one of the service clip sheets, The biggest news of all- the final
men who are up for discharge should be very cautious about grand total: $39,093.75.
applying for certain parts of the GI Bill of Rights unless they are All Activities Strong
Following is a list of Treasure
certain they want to take advantage of that particular feature.
Island activities and their bond
For example, a man soliciting additional education should totals, in the order in y.rhich they
make absolutely certain that he's going to follow through com- were turn.eel in:
Tadcen . .. .... . ... : ... $168,242.75
pletely on the educational angle. Naval Training School. . 7,237.50
Here is the catch. According to the article, Congress has left Armed Guard Center. . . 45,125.00
U.S. Naval Hospital. . . . 24,462;50
itself an opening in the present bill. There is some sort of clause
Operational Tr. School.. 39,093.75
(neatly worded) that allows Congress, in the case that a bonus is Radio Materiel School. . 103,745.75
voted to veterans of this war, to deduct said amount from the Rec. Ship (T.I.) . . . . . . . 10,743.75
(Yerba Buena) 18,962.50
bonus figure. It's conceivable that a man taking advantage of full Pre-Embark. Center . . . 6,262.50
collegiate education will draw nary a penny from that possible Pre-Com. Tr. Center... 4,968.75
Marines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,773.00
bonus. THE WINNER-Blue-eyed Lt. Margaret Hitchc-ock of the Navy Nurse
Frontier Base . . . . . . . . 65,686.50
Corps is "the most glamoro·us girl in the armed forces in the Bay Area."
That some sort of bonus will eventually be granted seems to Naval L. Def. Forces... 14,166.75
Lt. Hitchcock wo·n the award from Ezi,o Pinza, opera singer, in a special
be a gold-plated bet. There are a number of measures already Mine Force . . . . . . . . . . . 2,925.00 event sponsored by a local newspaper in the Civic Auditorium in San
NTS- Radio (Y.B. Isl.). 1,293.75 Francisco last Sunday evening. With her selection by Pinza, Miss
pending before Congr~ss and the one with most· chance of getting Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . 3,562.50 Hitchcock won a hundred dollar war bond and a special corsage. Among
the first group of nurses to land at New Guinea, she has recently re-
through seems to be the.one sponsored by Representative Rankin turned to the United States after eighteen months overseas. Miss
of Mississippi, that at present purports to give each veteran a sum Total. ..... . ..... . .. $519,252.25 Hitchcock is presently stationed at the Naval Hospital, Treasure Island.
"With the conclusion of this, the
of 1,040 sirnoleons whether he be Pfc. Buckaroo or Admiral Al- last cash drive in tihe Navy, it is
Nav. Only stipulations are that he be discharged according to hoped that all Navy and civilian TIie Island Trotter
personnel will take new interest in
Hoyle and that he served a period long enough to make him a
the payroll savings and monthly
veteran. At the present this period seems to be 90 days. allotment plans," concluded Lt. Lin- Of an Sports activities on 'Treas-
But just suppose that Pfc. Buckaroo has already subscribed to coln. Lt. Lincoln has been War ure Isl.and, what is your favorite ? ;' ... ,
Bond Issuing Officer for Treasure I
the Educational Clause in the GI Bill. He has had two years of I
Island since January, 1945. James V. Ursin, Mus. 3c, of the
free schooling at Government expense, at a cost of let's say $500 a new T. I. Band: I like pool best. It I
is a relaxation for your mind, and I
year. Deduct $1,000 from $1,040 and you come up with 40 bucks. • helps develop the tendency to work
I
That's what Buckaroo may be drawing down on his bonus as a Question of Your NSI on a hard, or long-shot. I have J
veteran. Insurance Beneficiary been playing the game for about 11
Buckaroo will be happy to discover, however, that in case he six years, during those hours I am ·•
not with my baritone trumpet.
draws 1,500 smackers on his education, he won't be expected to Can Be Complicated * * * I
pay back $460. No sir. He will •just get zero dollars. In the case of your death, your Paul J. Brown., S1c, R,ec. Ship, '
life insurance is paid to the bene- likes baseball. I like it on this
I
, Anyway, as the article points out very wisely, make sure of you. have since applied for a change game in Pennsylvania, and Dad ·~
ficiary whom. you chose when you island or any other. That is hard
your ground from competent authority before you commit your- applied for your insurance, unless ball, of course. I grew up with the
self. ~
of beneficiary. It is that simple, was a real ball player.
(Note: A news bulletin as we go to press states that the ,G. I. Bill but in some cases it gets involved.
has been stripped of the bonus provision but indications are it will be The National Se·rvice Life Insur- Wave L-ouise "Billie"
* * * Gallagher, Who, me? Well ..• I like to do
br-ought up later as a separate measure.) ance program. has arranged for a
SK3c, Armed Guard Disbursing nothing better than take a daily
permitted class of beneficiaries, Office: Tennis is a favorite, but I plunge in one of Treasure Island's
classified in the following order: like ping-pong best, although I three swimming pools. - Don't I
(1) Husband and wife, if living; haven't been playing the game look contented?
(2) Child or children, including much on the island, because the
adopted children, if living, although hall is dominated by the boys, and
step-children or children of illegiti- a girl would feel silly challenging about three years ago. My overall
mate birth must be named; (3) them! Right now, I am taking a average is about 180 now. There
Parents, including parents through body-building course in the gym are a lot of guys a lot better than
adoption and those who stood in with some of the other girls. It is that, but I am learning. It is a
place of parents under certain con- supposed to take you up or down, clean game and the challenge to
ditions, if living; ( 4) Brothers and which ever the need be. knock 'em all down in one shot is
sisters including half brothers and real sport. Treasure Island has a
* * *
half sisters. If you did not name a Ted Woolwine, GM3c, Armed nice alley for the fellows.
beneficiary, the proceeds will be Guard: Any kind of baseball. I
paid to the first living beneficiary don't play the game- football back NAVY "NOAH'S ARK"
in the above permitted class in the in Kentucky- but hereon the island ARRIVES AT GUAM
proper order. I am. a good baseball fan. · The first cargo of livestock to be
You can name one or more of * * * shipped from the United States to
these prospective beneficiaries in Richard Norman, Sp(T)3c, Pre- a forward area in the Pacific
any order you wish, with any pro- Com. Tra. Cen.: Swimming and arrived recently, it was announced
portion of the face amount of the basketball are best. I like to watch by the Navy Department.
policy you wish. Once your choice the Treasure Island baseball team. Tl).e shipment was delivered to
has been properly indicated, noth- They are pretty good, but for ac- Guam by two victory ships. It in-
ing is allowed to alter it in any tivity I swim, and played basket- eluded 75 cows, eight bulls, six
way. You alone can change your ball in high ·school. heifers, 1043 hogs, 600 chickens, 100
beneficiary. A beneficiary can be * * * ducks and 50 turkeys.
named by last will and testament, Bob Shephard, RDM3c, Barr. 206: According to Marine Major Gen-
but a last will and testament can- Football for me. The gang of fel- eral H. L. Larsen, Island Com-
not change a, bep.efi.cia.ry. Be sure lows I grew up with always had a mander for representatives of the
that the person to whom you want football with them. Back in Balti- Foreign Economic Administration
your government insurance: pro-. more I played two years of high and the Military Government Sec-
ceeds to be paid in event· of your school football a,t good old right tion of the Island Command, the
death is the one named as . your half, · and it is the best sport in shipment will assure fresh milk,
beneficiary. · the· world. meat and eggs for the wounded
* * * soldiers, sailors and marines in hos-
"He has just returned from two· years on the islands, Tact' is ·what a "slick chic" uses · Harry Berndt, S1c, RMS: I'll i:>itals on the island; and will do
'Treasure and Gwt,' whereve:r- they are!'" to make a' slow sailor think he's a. ta_ke bowling any time. I learned much toward assisting the native
fast ·worker, .to. bowl at home in Fresno, Calif., economy.