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      Intra-Mural                                                                            THE  MASTHEAD,  SATURDAY,  SEPT:  29,  1945     PAGE  11
           TEAM  POINTS               WANT  ADS
                                                                Here's Your Chance- PSYCHIATRIST  REVEALS  MOST  PREVALENT
      Radio  Materiel  '· .... .. . .... 54
      Pre·-Commissioning  ........ 38   WANTED -  Experienced  photo-
                                     grapher,  rated  man  (not  froz- Can  You  Write Stories?  DISEASE  OF  NAVY  PRISONERS  AT  Y. B. I.
      Tadcen  .. . .... . .. . ........ 28
      Armed  Guard  . . ........... 26 ½   en).  Apply  at  Ship's  Service   Can  you  write  poetry,  short
      Naval Hosp . . .............. 23   No.  1  Photo  Lab  immediately.  stories,  newspaper  articles,  or               "They have  records  of  shifting
                                                                                             Delivers  HourTalk  jobs,  and they even have a  social
      Naval Air Aux .. .. .... ..... 14   ROOM  and  BOARD  for  service-  even fiction?  In other words "can             record  of  arrests  and  apprehen-
      O.T.S ..................... 12½   man's wife in exchange for light   you  write?"  All  ye  members  of   Before  Doctors  at   sions for this and the other thing.
      Receiving  Ship  .... ........  8½   housekeeping  assistance  and  the fourth estate who have a  few               When  a  situation  arrives  these
      Pre-Embarkation  ... . ..... .  5½   part care of child. Call MA7749.  months  left  in  the  service  before  T. I.  Naval Hospital   men usually try to meet it by run-
      Frontier  Base  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4              going home, or even you men who
      Marines  ......... ........ .. .  2   OPERA GLASSES in brown case  have decided to make the Navy a   The  Medical  staff  of  Treasure  ning  away.
                                     left  in  car of  Coast  Guard  Lt.                     Island's  Naval  Hospital  assem-  "The same problem exists when
                                     (jg). Reward offered for return.   career  and  who  can  tell  the  top  bled Friday afternoon to hear Lt.  pressure aboard the ship becomes
      l)on't Use ''T. I." on         Leave at main desk in the Offi- from  the  bottom  of  a  newspaper  Commander  Louis  D.   Boshes   too  mu.ch or when the  routine  on-
      Return Postal Address          cers'  Club.               come in and see the Editor of The  (MC)  discuss the subject of "Psy- a  shore establishment becomes so
                                                                Masthead  and  your name  will  be  chiatry of the Naval Offender."   · acute that leave  is  taken without
        "T.  I."  on  postal  return  ad- WANTED- Late  model  car  in                                                    proper authorization."
      dresses often causes loss and mis-  good  condition.  Contact  Lieut.   on the masthead of The Masthead   Doctor  Boshes,  fo-rmerly  asso-
      placermmt  of  mail.  Since  the two   (jg)  J . N. Rozycki,  c/o Captain   as  a  reporter.  We need  personnel  ciated  with  the  Department  of  Psychiatric  Cases
                                                                                                                           Speaking  of  psychiatric  cases,
                                                                                             Nervous  and  Mental  Diseases  at
      initials.:  n1ay  stand  for  either   of Yard Office, Navy Yard, Mare   with at least two years newspaper          the  Doctor  explained  that  they
      Treasure  . qr  Terminal  Island,   Island.               experience.  Our  men  are  going  Northwestern University and now   were  in  a  minority.  This  group
      Calif., .service  men  are  asked  to                     home,  one  by  one,  and  we  need   Neuro-psychiatrist  at  the  Naval   comprises  the  psychotic,  prepsy-
      spell  out  the  entire  name  and   WANTED at once,  stenograohers   good  replacements  to  keep  our   disciplinary  establishment,  Yerba   chotic,  the  neurotic,  the  person-
      avoid  the : con:f;usion  caused  by   and  office  clerks fqr  Red  Cross   publication up to par. It's a  Ship's   Buena  Island,  delivered  an  hour
                                     Field office.  Building 174 Treas-                      long address  in which  he  empha-  ality  disorder,  the  neurologically
      routing  and rerouting  of improp-                        Company deal men, a  lot of work,
                                     ure  Island.  Permanent employ-                         sized  the importance  of disciplin-  disordered and also those who are
      erly  addressed  mail.                                    but  good  liberty.  See  us  today-
                                     ment.  Good  pay.  Excellent  op-  topside,  Recreation  Center  build-  ary  psychiatry.   of the fatigue state·.
                                     portunity for advancement. This   ing,  Rooms  129  and 130.   Touching  on  the  subject  of  of-  "The  great  bulk  of  these,"  the
        Said  a  sailor from  Iowa:  "I've   will be excellent opportunity for                                            Doctor  went  on,  "are  so-called
      spent  so  many  years  working  in   Waves  expecting  discharge  or                  fenses  of  the  navy  prisoner,  he   'psychiatrically  well.' _ Although .
                                                                                             stated that only five per cent have·
      a  dairy  back · home  that  I  still   for relatives of m'en attached to   Sailor:  "We're  coming  to  a  committed  offenses  which  would   they  are  normal,  they  do  exhibit
      catch myself  shaking hands  with   Treasure Island. Telephone EX- tunnel.  Are you  afraid?"   have landed him in civilian courts.   personality  difficulties  or·  emo-
      people one  finger  at a  time."   brook 5915 or call at Office, 4th   Wave:  "Not  if  you  take  that             tional  and  behavior  reactions
                                     deck,  Building  174.      cigar out of your mouth."      "In other words," Doctor Boshes   which bring them before the vari-
                                                                                             said,  "ninety-five  per  cent  of  the
        Gob:  "Wou~d  you  turn  off  the                                                                                 ous courts eventually.
                                                                                             Navy  prisoners  hav,e  committed
      light  if  we  were  on  the  daven-                                                   purely  military offenses  involving   "Most of these men are theore-
      port?"                       Comdr.  Flaherty Mt1/tes Presentt1tlon                    unauthorized  leave,  whereas  the   tically  salvageable  and  we  bring
                                                                                                                          these cases forward so that there
        Girl:  "Of                                                                           other  five  per  cent  have  commit-
      thing!"                                                                                ted  offenses  which  include  theft,   can  be  interest  manifested  in  an
                                                                                                                          attempt  to  save  as  many  man
                                                                                             assault,  sex  offenses,  property
                                                                                                                          days  in  the  service  as  possible.''
                                                                                             damage and other misdemeanors.''
      Cross-Word  Solution                                                                   M,ost  Prevalent  Disease    Combat  Fatigue
                                                                                                                            Special  care  and  attention  is
                                                                                               Speaking  further  on  the  most   given  to  those  men  who  are · suf-
                                                                                             prevalent  disease  of  the  Naval   fering  from  combat  and  opera-
                                                                                             offender,  that  of  unauthorized   tional  fatigue.  Ev,ery effort is  giv-
                                                                                             leave,  the Doctor went on ...
                                                                                                                          en  to  restore  the  man  to  his  pre-
                                                                                               "One  can  readily  understand  service  personality.  And  in  many
                                                                                             that perhaps certain over-depend- cases  this  may  be  achieved  with-
                                                                                             ent wives  or the occasional  over- in  a  short time.
                                                                                             indulgent mothers often influence   "Any prisoner at Y.B.I.,  feeling
                                                                                             husbands  and  sons  to  remain  at  his  nerves  are  impaired.  can  ask
                                                                                             their respective homes despite the  or request a  neuro psvchiatric in-
                                                                                             fact that they know they must be  terview,"  Doctor  Boshes  added.
       H U E                                                                                 considered  unwittingly  accom- Such  advice  has  aided  many  to
       ABET                                                                                  plices to a  military misdeed.   assume normal patterns again.
       MESS                                                                                    "Many relatives soon  find  their
                                                                                             allotment lost as the result of the
                                   SOFTBALL  CHAMPS-A  beautiful  trophy  was  awarded  to  Armed  sentence  imposed upon  a  man  by
       WeeklyGym Schedules         Guard  softballers  by  Commander  Flaherty,  commanding  officer,  at  the  General  Court  Martial.  Some  Increase  Purchase
                                   a  recent  banquet  honoring  the  softball  and  baseball  team.
        Gymnasium  No.  1                                                                    even  write  in  personal  letters  to   Of  Recreation
         Skating-1400-1600  &  1800-                                                         the  commanding  officer  of  Naval
                                   Armed Out1rd Pitcher Sought •• ,                                                       Equipment
        2100.                                                                                activities  to ask that payment be
         Bowling-0800-2100.                                                                  continued.
         Boxing-0800-2100.                                                                     "They  cannot  understand  that   By  Ships'.  Editorial  Association
         Ping  Pong-0800-2100.                                                               their husband  or son  has offe nded   Expanding its morale program.,
         Badminton-0800-2100.                                                                the  Navy  and  as  such  his  all,ot- the  Navy  has  purchased  more
         Body Building-0800-2100.                                                            ment  has  been  discontinued.  Cer- than  a  million  dollars  worth  of
         Handball-0800-2100.                                                                 tainly  he  cannot  be  fairly  con- recreational  equipment  for  per-
         Basketball-0800-2100.                                                               sider,ed  in  the  same  status  as  a  sonnel  on ships  and  bases  in for-
         Volleyball-0800-2100.                                                               paid employee who gives services.  ward areas,  according to BuPers.
         Trampoline-0800-2100.                                                               N,o  Service-N,o  Pay        This  equipment  is  being  stocked
         Tumbling-0800-2100.                                                                   "He  is  contributing  no  service   at supply depots at Pearl Harbor,
         Judo-0800-2100.                                                                     when he  is a  Courts Martial pris-  Guam.  Subic Bay and Okinawa.
         Tennis-0800-2100.                                                                   oner,  and  he is  receiving  no pay.   Welfare and Recreation officers
         Swimming-0800-1500, week                                                            Should  pay  be  continued  that   at  supply  depots  will  supervise
        days,  Welfare  Aquatics;  1500-                                                     would  be· the  same  as  offering  a   distribution .and  make  reports  of
        1600,  week  days,  officers · only;                                                 pr.emium  for  the  commission  of   materials needed in each area.
        1600-1800,  week  days,  colored                                                     an offense, and as such more men   Stock piles  contain  all  items in
        personnel;  1100-1500,  Satur-                                                       would  offend.               the  "sports  and  recreation"  cata-
        day,  recreational  swimming                                                                                      log. In addition, early delivery will
                                                                                               "Finally,  what  is  more · impor-
        for  colored  personnel.  Sunday,                                                                                 be  made  of  weatherproof  speak-
                                                                                             tant,  is  the  fact that one  who  re-
        1300-1800.                                                                           ceives · a  Bad  Conduct  Discharge   ers,  fishing  kits,  sport  uniforms,
        Gymnasium  No.  2                                                                    or even  a  Dishonorable  Discharge   20,000  radio  sets,  archery  gear,
         Recreational  s w i mm i n g,                                                       will  be  deprived  of  his  mustering   300,000  recording  machines  with
        0800-1600,   1700-1900,  '  2000-                                                    out  pay and the  benefits  provided   discs,  golf clubs, hobby shops and
        2100   (enlisted);   Saturday,                                                       by  the  G. I.  Bill  of  Rights."   hobby kits.
                                                                                                                           The  Navy  and  Army  are  get-
        0800-1600,  1700-1900  ( enlist-                                                     Shown  Weakness              ting  the  full  production  of  sport
        ed);  Sunday,  1300-1600,  1700-                                                       Doctor Boshes said that the av- equipment  manufacturers  with
        1800  (enlisted).                                                                    erage prisoner in naval custody is  the  Navy  sharing  from  25-50%
         Recreational  swimming,
        1600-1700,  1900-2000  ( officers                                                    not  a  vicious  criminal.  "For  th e  on  these  items,  according  to
                                                                                             most part," he stated,  "he is only  usage.
        and  Waves);  Saturday,  1600-                                                       inadequate  and  irresponsible.  He
        1700  (officers  and  Waves);                                                        has  ,shown  traces  of  weakness
        Sunday,   1600-1700   ( officers                                                     over  a  long  period  of  time  and   A  soldier  recently  transferred
        and Waves).                                                                          we  see  in  many  cases  the  usual  to a  carrier pigeon outfit was busy
         Boxing-0800-2100.                                                                   home which is  dislocated and full  cleaning  out  a  cage.  He  sang as
         Body Building-0800-2100.   GLOBE  TROTTER-Vernon  Stone,  husky  pitcher  of  the  Armed   of strife.            he  worked.  A  passing  captain
         Basketball-0800-1900.     G-uard,  has  spent  just  about  as  much  time  on  board  a  ~rain  as  ~e   "Poverty,  neglect,  and  lack  of  commented.  "Good  heavens,  don't
         Volleyball-0800-2100.     has  -on  the  baseball  diamo•nd.  Stone  has  traveled  extensively  while
                                   performing  with  Bost,on,  Ci,ncinnati,  Brooklyn,  Montreal,  Georgia,  security during childhood,  la.ck  of  tell  me  that  you  enjoy  doing
         Badminton-0800-2100.      Ogd,en,  and  many -others. The end of the trail came  in  1943  when  ~e  affection, truancy from school, the  that?"
         Judo-0800-2100.           enlisted  in  the  Navy  and  decided  to  play  ball  f.or  Uncle  Sam.  His   failure  to  adjust  properly  voca-  "Sir,"  replied  the  soldier,  "be-
         Tumbling-0800-2100.       3-2  win  over  Camp  Parks  brought  Boston  Red  Sox  scout,  Charles
         Trampoline-0800-2100.     Wallgren  (right),  down  on  the  field  for  a  little  pow-wow  as  t-o  his   tionally  and in  the  community is  fore  coming  here  I  was  in · the
                                   plans after the war.                                      generally  the  rule.        cavalry.''
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