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U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center
THIS WEEK'S ~·
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The luxury liner Normandie,
whose career includes many
months spent on the bottom of
New York's harbor, has been de- VOL. IV - No. 35 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 1945
clared excess by the Navy and
turned ov,er to the Maritime Com- Snaclt l!ars Now Open /or Business
mission for disposition. Anybody DISCHARGED NAVY MEN URGED TO
want to bid ?
* * * APPLY FOR JOBS OPEN ON T. I.
The Navy's bid fo r enlist ments,
begun on a large scale after the
Jap surrender announcement, be- Civil Service Pay
gan to show profits this week. National War Fund
Civilians from 17 to 30 trooped to Rates Range From
recruiting _ offices and totaled 11,- Drive Opens; T. I. $7.52-$10.72 Day
215 for the month August 15 to
September 19. Also present were Sailors Giving Freely
That there are many job oppor-
some 50 per cent of the regulars The shooting war against the tunities still open on Treasure Is-
who agreed to re-enlist.
Axis is over and won-but the land and that discharged Navy
* * * war against want has still to be enlisted men are particularly de-
Good fiction materia l wou ld be waged in the peace. That war sired for these positions was an-
the war record of the USS Ana- is now under way. nounced by the Civilian Personnel
capa, once known as the lumber The National War Fund bffice this week.
ship Coos Bay. She has been Driv,e began last Monday It was stated that much of the
cruising up and down the Pacific th roughout the naUon. Here o,n training which an enlisted man
Coast for the past 18 months on Treasure Island bluejackets has received in the Navy can be
the prowl for enemy submarines have already demonstrated utilized in civilian positions. For
and camouflaged as live bait. Her their approval ,of the campaign example, . skills acquired as a
crew were regular Navy carrying by giving freely. watertender are right in line with
merchant seamen papers, her SAi LORS LINE UP for co kes and sandwiches at one ,of t he six newly Sailors at T. I. dug down those required to hold a job as
opened Ship's Service Snack Bars. When fully in operation, the
cargo was lumber covering special stands will offe r a wider variety ,of refreshments and will be open deep and came up with the engineman. A motor machinist
guns and gun mounts and her from about 0800 until 1500.
tune ,of $10,197.60 in last year's becomes a civilian auto and diesel
work so successfully carried out
drive. Indications point t o an mechanic; a Navy machinist can
that after her initial patrol enemy even higher do-re-ml output well carry his Navy job over into
ships never had another shot at Ship's Service Snack "DON'T TRAVEL ON from personnel here during the civilian life. Other men who came
the West Coast mainland. Bars Feature Coffee, STOMACHS/' SAYS present campaign. into service with prior training
* * * Chaplain E. C. Andr,ews, Jr., and skills in mechanical trades
Admira l Halsey, 63-years-old on has been designated as T adcen's can attain similar positions here.
o'ct~ber 30, will be on his way Cokes and Sandwiches T. I. COBBLER SHOP representative, and money col- Veterans are hired on Treasure
home next weelc. Speaking from Designed and located for the The Army may travel on its lected ,on Treasure Island Island as "war service indefinite
P earl Harbor he stated that he convenience of Treasure Island stomach, but the crew at Treasure should be turned ,over to him at appointments." Such a status is
thought General Douglas Mac- men are six Ship's Service "snack Island's Cobbler Shop knows oth- his ,offic•e, topside Barracks "E," granted only to the following:
Arthur was doing a good job in bars" which sprang up like mush- erwise about the Navy. not later than October 31 . 1. Those veterans entitled.to re-
the occupation of Japan and that rooms at various spots about the This compact shoe repair place, The National War Fund open Civil Service exan;iinations.
Americans at home should look island last week. situated directly across from the Drive not ,only aids members of 2. P ersons previously employed
for more restrictions on Jap Besides relieving congestion at main post office, handles upwards the armed forces and their by the go·vernment who are eligi-
living in the next few months, the main stores, the small re- of 1500 shoes a week. families, but also supplies relief ble for transfer or reappointment.
that the Allies were not making a freshment stands will make un- Starting out in May, 1943, with agencies with money, and helps 3. Persons previously employed
"soft peace" for defeated Nips. necessary the long trek to satisfy a complement of one man in the those destitute as the result of by the government who have been
He indicated he would ask for re- that occasional odd-hour hunger. person of Willie C. Raines, the ravages of war. furloughed or discharged due to
tirement and also said that the Coffee, cokes, milk, sandwiches, SSMCl c, T.I.'s shoe mending es- reduction in force for a period not
Navy would work out a counter- rolls and hot dogs are their stock tablishment now employs 20. to exceed sixty days.
weapon for the atom bomb and in trade and when in full opera- J oe "Red" Henderson, SSMC2c, MON E Y A LLOWANCE All other appointments are on
that as an organization the Navy tion they will open about 0800 and in charge of the Cobbler Shop, is GR ANTED TO MEN a temporary basis.
was as imperishable as the dough-
close at 1500. lamenting these days. It seems as ON TRANSFER List Openings
boy.
The first stand placed in com- though the war's abrupt ending The following job vacancies are
mission (in front of Ship's Service brought about a slight decrease in Enlisted personnel being trans- now available and all enlisted men
Headline Navy news
* * * t his week
No. 1) ran into some trouble when business "Not as many customers ferred will be advanced money who are being separated from the
was the talk given by SecNav crowds of sailors clustered around now as before," Henderson states. allowance of three cents per mile service here· are urged to apply
F orrestal before the House Naval
it and disrupted' traffic. It has P rices are more reasonable at plus subsistence or furnished for these positions at the Civilian
Affairs Committee. House mem- since been moved to the oppos-ite the Cobbier Shop than they are transportation requests and meal Personnel office in the Adminis-
bers were given more specific de- side of the Terra Cotta circle. on the civilian market. Half soles tickets. Men being transferred to tration Building: auto mechanic,
tails of future Navy wants. The Other stands are located in the and heels cost about $2.50 ashore, separation centers should be cement finisher, electrician, en-
post-war fleet would have three vicinity of: Building 221, Bar- at Treasure Island the same job granted this allowance at time of gineman, gardener, painter, pipe-
categories, "active," "ready" and racks E , Building 218 and ~ec- is done fo·r 90 cents. transfer. fitter, plumber, sheetmetal work-
"laid-up for emergency." This Ship muster field. The sixth is er, machinist, filer, general helper,
"biggest" Navy would hold 300
ships on active duty, 100 ships in under construction and has ; not llTTlE IOS'N VOICES DISSENT. and classified laborer. Pay scales
yet been situated. • • range from $7.52 per day for
a ready status and some 700
classified labor to $-10.72 for a
which could be called out for em- saw filer.
ergencies. War Bond Office Closes;
Still to be settled was the
battleship vs air question, final T ADCEN Disbursing R A TING EXAMS SET
disposition of Pacific bases and F OR OCTOBER 1 7
future use of and protection Officer Takes Over Examinations for advancement
against the atomic bomb. in rating will be held at 1300,
* * * Responsibility for the handling Wednesday, October 17, in the
Japanese diaries aff-orded the of War Bonds shifted to the Tad- C.P.0. mess, Federal Galley.
allied forces some valuable mili- cen Disbursing officer last week Recommendations from division
tary information according to as the War Bond office in the officers must be at the Tadcen
men who graduated from the Post Office building was dis- Personnel office not later than
N a vy's J apanese language established by station order. noon of F riday, October 12. Only
schools. After Pearl Harbor there Inquiries relating to bonds pur- recommendations received on time
were 100,000 Japs with a working chased for cash prior to the clos- and only men up for examination
knowledge of English to every ing of the office, and all questions and advancement will be examin-
American with even a remote concerning civilian payroll sav- .ed for change and advancement in
understanding of Japanese. Navy ings or military allotments should rating.
men were · rushed to school and be directed to the Disbursing Personnel failing to qualify by
following graduation sent to the officer. examination must be recommend-
P acific area to translate, inter- Lt. Howard A. Lincoln, former ed for re-examinati.on on a later
pret and decode J apanese mes- War Bond officer, has been dis- THE MASTHEAD last week ran a pict ure and story on the Merritt regular date.
sag.es. J aps who thought the charged from the Navy via the brothers reuniting after four years. One of the Merritts, Harry, who Navy training courses are is-
is a Chief Boatswains M ate stationed at the A r med Guard Center
Yanks could not' read or under- point system. here, has a bouncing baby boy. When sh,own the picture of his pop sued and renewed daily, Monday
stand their language were gener- Commanding officers and their and uncle in the Treasure Island paper, Harry Jr. gave forth with through F riday, in the Education
ous with diaries, military refer- subordinates are urged to con- a loud cry. It seems as though the tiny tot was peeved, to say the office, Room 169, at the Admin-
ences and casual conversation. tinue their efforts to encourage le,ast, because he wasn't included in the pix. Feeling no end -of misery istration building. Progress tests
You know the answer- we won personnel to save now for the at this sudden turn of events, we submit this photo .of Harry Madison may be taken on any afternoon
Merritt, Jr., to our readers. What say "Little Bos'n," are we for-
the war! future by buying more bonds. given now ? of the above days.