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P AGE 4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1945.

BAND MEN RETURN FROM PACIFIC TO

BECOME BAND UNIT NO. 126 ON T. I.

Turn Out Military little semblance to the tradition-
al long-haired musician, but are
And Swing Music ordinary sort of fellows who made
their living from music before
With Equal Finesse joining the Navy. They play al-
most any kind of mu.sic from
Treasure Island's Theatre No. 3 military marches to good thump-
i_s different from most theatres. At ing boogey, and with equal fi-
10 in the morning when it should nesse.
be dark and deserted it is alive The majority of them are "horn
and jumping with sound and ac- men" and belong to a society as
tivity, and in the rehearsal room exclusive as the famed "upper
at the back of the theatre you can 400." Mention was made of men,
hear what is unmistakably: a band music, instruments and sticking
in the throes of instrument tun- plaster. This last is harder to
ing. When all the band boys are explain. It is the adhesive quality
in tune to the satisfaction of Chief which makes a solo trumpet man
Musician Bozworth, the place aware of the solid beat of the
really comes alive. drummer, even while he is on his
As they struggle with the dif- feet blowing his heart out with a
ficulties of a new march there is spotlight in his eyes. It is that
time to tell you that they are kind of musical sensitivity which
Navy Band Unit No. 126. Most of enables a saxophone section to
play a solo passage like one horn
them have just returned from Pa-
~ific duty as members of other . · HOME AFT E R MOR E TH AN TWO YEARS in civilian life they have continued to mak,e music
instead of five.
OV ERSEAS, t he m em bers of Navy Band Un it N o .
bands. After leave and a refresh- These ure the ingredients of 126 fi nd T r easu r e Island good duty. P rofessionals for the Navy, and turn out military marches and
swing w it h equal success.
er course at the Navy band school any band, but like a cocktail the
in Washington, D. C., they re- woper blending puts the label from Eugene. Bill also plays solo for a good tune without too much ist and arranger, Hal was former
ported to Treasure Island for "good" on the finished product. trombone and at one time played coaxing. Louis Dagle h,as been music director for radio station
their first .stateside assignment. W ho Says _ It Is Easy ? with Ted Fiorito. known to boast about the "Fight- WSBA in his home city, York, Pa.
Now that you have a formal
What Makes a Good Band? introduction to a good band, it is H ern M eri ing 'Gators,' " University of Flori- W hat They Say
Many people enjoy hea ring a :)ossible that you think the job The men behind the slide trom- da band, in which he played civili-
good band but have never had a of making music a push-over. The bones step forward to introduce an clarinet. The band boys you have met
formal introduction to one. Band themselves as Ed Owens, Spo- Solid and Low-Dow n a re extending an invitation to
-,nly thing needed to set you right anyone whose home town might
Unit No: 126, like all bands, is kane, Wash.; Bob Skaggs, Mitch- You have met the horn players h b
is a look at the daily band sched-
a curious combination of men, mu- ule of Chief Bozworth and his mu- ell, Neb.; and Hal Street, who ap- and the clarinetists and the next . . ave . een ~ne of those mentioned
m this article or ·to anyone who
sic, instruments and musical propriately served 30 months on in line are the boys with the solid
sicians. It looks like a railroad finds these ship names have a fa-
sticking plaster. The men bear the battlewagon named after his beat. "Beck" Becker and Johnny
timetable, all arrivals and de- miliar sound, Maryland, Enter-
partures. home state, "Idaho." Mercer are more than handy with prise, Raleigh, Idaho, Procyon,
NO MORE PART-TIME Every other week it starts off Next to follow the trombonists a drumstick (not the kind asso- New York, Nevada, Memphis, In-
with morning colors at 0800. The are the "Sax" men. The solo, :::iated with chicken). "Beck" diana, President Adams and New
CIVIL EMPLOYEES, • 0 cxt event could be a parade, a tenor saxophone belongs to Larry handled drums for Dan Ross and Mexico. The invitation is to come
SAYS NAVAL ORDER ship arrival or a civic celebration. Mikulay. Johnny Hinnegan, who Jimmy Evans in pre-war days, up to Theatre No. 3 and say,
Tf the band should be free for an triples on flute, piccolo and sax; and Johnny drummed his way
"hello." You have friends waiting
Part-time appointments of civi- hour or so there will be the neces- Bob Boyden, Johnny Roeger and around the big battlewagon, New for you there. In the meantime if
lian employees on Treasure Island sary rehearsal. Time out for lunch Frank Sturgis are more men with York. you like to listen to a good band
is no longer authorized, according and then more of the same which saxophones. "Red" Garrett doubles in bass these bluejackets have only one
to a recent announcement by the takes you to dinner time and after The trumpet spotlight is one cf - string and horn. Military music ambition and that is to go on play-
Civilian Personnel office. A part- that a dance engagement, a stage the brightest in any band. Four finds him trudging along well ing the kind of music you like to
time employee was defined as one show or maybe a Navy program Treasure Island men who under- buried beneath a bass horn, but hear in the way you like best.
who has a regular schedule of at the Civic Auditorium. Are you stand about "the horn" are Wally when the band plays jive he is
hours, but does not work a full tired by now? If you are, you Noller, "Duke" Ellinger, Kevin slightly more visible behind a
schedule. have an idea of what an easy job Burne and Wayne Phillips. Wally "dog-house" (string bass to you). Some Officers May
Authority for appointment of a band man has. was a two ~,ear man with the Second man in the string depart- Be Released When
employees for a specific period as Introductions, Please seventh fleet band and is from ment is well-educated, Jerry Rood
·needed is continued to meet those Something has been said about Columbus, Wis. "Duke" has two of Minneapolis, who is a guitarist Short Two Points
<;>perating situations which cannot what makes a band and what band and a half years behind him on with ·3< scholastic record that The Navy announced this week
be met by employees already in men go through. It is time to meet the Nevada, and Kevine Burne nroves he studied music at the that officers, who could not be
\he working force. However, such some of the individuals that make and Wayne Phillips served their University of Minnesota and Mc-
_assignments should be held to a up Treasure Island Band Unit No. apprenticeship in Los Angeles be- P hail College of Music. usefully re-assigned and who
lacked no mo·re than two points
minimum. 126. fore the war and also have more The " Voice" and the " Fingers" (four months) toward discharg.e,
than two year's sea duty on their
Graduate of Fred Waring's Col-
ed from the Civilian Personnel worth, is in charge of the outfit. . legiate Chorus is Bill Keeler, who might be released.
Chief Musician, "Bozo" Boz-
P rior approval must be obtain -
records.
This provision does not apply
offic~, before such appointments He handles the baton for strictly Some Say "Woodw ind" shares vocals for the dance band to enlisted personnel since they
a.re made. Treasure Island had a military tunes and turns it over Meet the "licorice sticks," more with Dick Grove, and who comes can be usefully assigned for short
l~rge, quota of high school stu- to Bill W ilkes when the music is formally k nown as clarinets and from a tongue twisting town in periods of time. Officers were
dents employed as part-time a "little on the swing band side." properly woodwind in'struments. Pennsylvania, "Wyalusing." originally given higher point
workers last summer, but most "Bozo" claims Kokomo, Ind., as Clarinetist Dick Groves also plays Last and by far not least is ver- scores in order that there should
have now returned to school. home. and Bill is an Oregon boy alto horn and will do the vocals :1 <> tile Hal Schutz. Pianist, organ-
be an orderly administration of
the Navy during the process of
Wl,t1t Not To Do If You Want to Stay Het1/tl,y. • • demobilization.
Less than 1,500 officers will be
affected by the new provision
which will largely benefit older
men in highly specialized work
declared unne·cessary by the Navy
in peacetime.
Atom Bomb Will
Drop on Jap Ship

TOKYO (CNS )-Latest guinea
pig for atomic bomb research is
the 32,000-ton J ap battleship Na-
gato, which once withstood an at-
tack by 500 U. S. planes. The plan
' ' is to tow the big battlewagon 500
miles out to sea and have an
VOU SAID IT, SPORT! ·- ,. , ·, '-R-· ·Y,,~ atomic bomb dropped on her from
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JOHN A. L. was a busy man. He pected to determine what effect
had lots of stuff t-0 unload and he CLYDE L. W. was not a tough PETE THOUGHT that the nurse FRED J. C. had just finished the bomb will have on a single
was in a hurry. So h.e let 'em drop guy. And it was only a tiny cut, was a " hot number." Maybe she work. As he stepped back he felt ship and just what it will do in
down-it was much faster that so why make a fuss about it? was, but he swung that hammer something roll from under his
way. John rested a week in the CLW now wishes he had made without taking his thumb out of feet. The next thing he knew, he water.
the way and if he ever did get was lying on the deck with a
Marine Hospital with a toe frac- that fuss. Ten days with a blood that date it was four days later strained · hip. It was four weeks
ture. poisoned arm is a long time. than he thought it would be. before Fred was back on the job. Give to the War Fund