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WASHINGTON. - President tive affairs, business and related · Now .Available for
Truman has ordered a broad re- industrial matters. Mail from men serving in the
organization of the Navy. The The order requires that the Pacific to their families at home "Boris Godounoff"
may be delayed temporarily be-
reshuffle includes abolition of the Navy organization - structure
cause of the high travel priority
position of commander in chief, "shall reflect this fundamental di- Lovers of -opera have the un-
given to reco·vered Allied military
United States Fleet, whose major vision of functions and directs the usual -opportunity to see a _spe- Unti.l further notice, mat-
personnel and hospital evacuees.
functions are transferred to the Seeretary of the Navy to assign cial performance of "Boris inees will be shown at all the•
chief of naval operations. duties among the various agencies Recovered Allied military per- Godounoff", by the Sa.n Fran- atres on week days starting at
sonnel and hospital evacuees are cisco Opera Company, Wednes- 1500. Sundays starting at 1400.
Secretary Forrestal has signed of the Navy acco·rdingly."
a departmental order, however, The White House sajd Secre- being assigned space on planes day evening, October 10, at
which otherwise would be used
2000, in the War Memorial
continuing Fleet Admiral Ernest tary Forrestal has set up an in- for mail. As this high prio·rity Opera House in San Francisco.
J. King in his present position of formal board under the chairman- travel slackens, the temporary Treasure Island Theatre No. 1
commander of the fleet <;luring a ship of Under Secretary Ralph lag in mail service should dis- A limited number of free tick-
brief period of transition until the Bard to recommend a specific plan appear again. ets are now available and may Last Showing Tonight
be received by contacting the
new organization contemplated by of organization based on the "MEN IN HER DIARY"
the President's order is put into executive order. When planes are not available Welfare ,officer ,of your activity. Jon Hall Louise Albritton
full effect. Principal powers of the fleet for mail, fast ships are being used. The cast will include Pinza,
commander. in chief conferred . Inasmuch as approximately Baccaloni, Jagel, De Paolis, Sun.-Mon., Oct. 7-8
Holds Other Post
upon the chief of naval operations .seven pieces· of mail had previ- Della Chiesa, Harshaw, Alvary, "CAPTAIN KIDD"
King .also continued to hold his
are the duties of "the principal ously been moving by plane to Cehanovsky, Glaz, Garris, Cas- Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott
formal commission as chief of
naval advisor to the President" every two pieces by ship, the tellani, and is to be conducted
naval operations.
and "command of the operating switch from planes to ships may by George Sebastian. Tuesday, October 9
The order was signed sev.e·ral forces comprising the several cause a delay from a few days to
days ago, but made public on fleets, seagoing forces, sea fron- more than two weeks in some The San Francisco Opera As- "RIVER GANG"
Monday. A White House state- tier forces, district and other mail bound for the United States. sociati-on and the San Francisco Gloria Jean John Qualen
ment said its purpose is to en- fore.es, and the related shore es- In one recent case at Pearl Har- Opera Guild are collaborating in Wed.-Thurs., Oct. 10-11
able the Navy to incorporate in tablishments." bor, through which all airmail is giving this special performance "FIRST YANK INTO TOKYO"
its organization some of the im- Orders Revok-ed funneled to the United States, 50,- for the service men and women Tom Neal Barbara Hale
provements which were indicated The functions transferred were 000 pounds-approximately 2,- ,of the Bay Area. See your Wel-
by wartime experience. those given to the fleet command- 000,000 letters-had accumulated fare officer today. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 12-13
"These changes are to be made er in chief by two previous execu- "HOUSE ON 92nd STREET"
by executive order," the statem.ent tiv,e orders dated December 18, about that "California weather." within several days due to lack of William Eythe Lloyd Nolan
said, "so that they may be tested 1941, and March 12, 1942. These Sunday, · September 30, dawned sufficient air transportation. With
for a period of time before the two orders are revoked. fair and warm; it was perfect no relief in sight, this mail was
President recommends to Con- Under the ordered change picnic weather and the members loaded on a destroyer which re- Treasurie Island Theatre No. 2
gress any statutory changes in the chief of naval operations will and · friends of OTS Group II quired five days to reach the con-
the organization of the Navy." continue to be responsible for the made the most of it. Children and tinent, although a plane makes Last Showing Tonight
Three Divisions readiness and the logistics support adults made merry with good the trip in less than a day. "THREE STRANGERS"
The order specifically recog- of the operating forces of the food, plenty to drink, a fine ole At the height of the war, medi- Ger. Fitzgerald Sid. Greenstreet
nizes that Navy business falls in Navy, and his power to coordinate swimmin' hole and dancing on the cal supplies, vital equipment and
three grand divisions - military the Navy's· bureau and offices to green to good music. Just in case essential personnel sometimes oc- Sun.-Mon., Oct. 7-8
matters, general and administra- this end continues unchanged. you should be asked, that Willard cupied most of the space on out- "GUEST WIFE"
Jones, FC2c, jitters a mean bug! going planes, displacing outbound Claudette Colbert Don Ameche
OPlERAT~ ONAL last week to A. S. Saldana, Y2c, Bouquets · are due Ens. Rowlett airmail. Now the traffic of sup-
and J. F. O'Connor, Y2c, when and G. Crandall, GM3c, for the plies is reversed. Tuesday, Oct. 9
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TRAIN! G SCHOOL the:y ;nere detached and sent to Herculean efforts they put forth. There is now no delay in mov.e- "LOVE, HONOR &. GOODBYE"
the Separation Center, Shoe- It was a great success and was ment of mail from the United Virginia Bruce Victor McLaglen
mostly due to them! States.
maker, for duty, which shows that
Wed.-Thurs., Oct. 10-11
anything can happen on a mo- "LOVE LETTERS"
new member of the OTS •Civilian Hollywood Pln-lJp Pflr(!de Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten
ment's notice! ... Welcome to a
Honor,ed
At last Saturday's Inspection, Personnel Staff, Miss Patricia
Fri.-Sat., Oct. 12-13
Commander H. E . Stone, Com- Smiley, whose native state is "MEN IN HER DIARY"
manding Officer of Operational Louis•iana, started work in the Jon Hall Louise Albritton
Training Schoo·!, awarded the personnel office on Monday. Be-
Purple Heart to Lt. M. F . Green, fore coming to OTS, Miss Smiley
of the C.LC. Department, and worked fo,r the Army's California Trieasure Island Theatre No. 3
Commendato-ry Mast was held for Quartermaster Depot in Oakland.
E . R. Whitson, CFC, R. B. Berres, Glad to have you with us, Pat, Last Showing Tonight
Y2c, and R. L. Crabtree, Slc, for w.e know you will like the Navy, "HOUSE ON 92nd STREET"
outstanding work in the line of too! ... Reporting for duty this William Eythe Lloyd Nolan
duty. week we have W. J. Hawkins,
EMlc; H. R. Olney, GM3c; M. Sun.-Mon., Oct. 7-8
Demobilization
Pakaski, Slc(GM); V. E. Geraci, "MILqRED PIERCE"
The Operational Training
Slc; W. H. Fountain, Slc, and Joan Crawford Jack Carson
School's demobilization program
just getting under the line before
was operating at high speed last press time, Robert Mason, CMM. Tuesday, October 9
week. Transferred. for discharge Welcome aboard, f,ellas ! ... New "CRIME DOCTOR'S WARNTNG"
to the U. S. Naval Personnel Sep-
Draft: Philip Levin, Sp(T)2c, Warner Baxter D~sty Anderson
aration Center at Shoemaker were
passed out the cigars recently,
William Hill, CGM, Herman L. announcing the birth of a 7 lb. Wed.-Thurs., Oct. 10-11
CastLe, EMlc, and George Enos, 8 oz. son, Ronald Harold Levin, "SHADY LADY"
SM2c. Enos, who worked in the bo•rn September 26th. The happy Charles Coburn Ginny Simms
Sound Power Phone Department,
parents hail from Baltimore ... .
lives in Oakland and says that he
Sports: Football season is now in Fri.-Sat., Oct. 12-13
has a good job lined up as super- full swing and a report came in "MAN ALIVE"
visor in the Sports Department at this A.M. that Vaughn, Ylc, and Pat O'Bri-en Ellen Drew
Montgomery Ward & Co. Also
Berres, Y2c, had quite a time
leaving this week for trans.fer to finding the right gate at Kezar
inactiv,e duty is Hubert Pruitt, Stadium last Saturday. After Verba Buena Movies
electrician, who has had 25
walking clear around the thing,
years' duty in the Navy. Pruitt
they were just too tired to watch Last Showing T,onight
came to OTS in 1944, after seeing
the game! There-'s more to the "FIRST YANK INTO TOKYO"
service on the USS California,
story-but they can tell it better; Tom Neal Barbara Hale
USS Chaumont, USS Pyro, USS it's worth asking about!
Yorktown and the submarine USS Sl.in.-Mon., Oct. 7-8
S-38. A native of San Frandsco, Engineering Departme-nt "MAN ALIVE"
he plans to be a special police A new addition to the engi- · Pat O'Bri,en Ellen Drew
officer at the Federal Reserve neering department is Machinist
bank. All hands join in wishing V. R. ChristLe, who has been as- Tuesday, October 9
these men fareweU. signed to the department for tem- "SHADOW OF A DOUBT"
po·rary duty .. . Lt. E.W. Weath-
School Office Teresa Wright _Joseph Cotten
Our own Lino "Ginny" Garriz, erly has been detached and is now
CBM, after 24 years of Naval a student at the school. Returning ' vi/ed>Thurs., Oct. 10-11
from leave recently were J. F.
service, transferred to the Fleet . , - "MILDRED PIERCE"
Karb, CWT, and R. 0. Harris,
Reserve this week. We are· glad :ro:n Crawford Jack Carson
MM2c.
to hear it, "Ginny," but Perkins, _Fri.-Sat., Oct. 12-13
Ylc, says: "Boy, what a lot of Gunnery Picnic FROM ITAL V, Angela Greene, Warner Bro-s.' actress, has received
word fr.om the "Stinky" crew she has been promoted to their "No. 1 "SHADY LADY"
paper work he caused me!" ... The weatherman .came through
Ame_rican Girl" position. Miss G,reene christened the plane at the ' , --,, C Gi"nnysi·mms
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Goodbyes were said in a hurry and we can no longer complain Metr,opolita.n Airport, Van Nuys, last November. -Char es oburn