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PACJJC 2 "l'SJl1 JIUJft'IIIJAD, 8ATUIIDAY, OCT. If, 1N8 ttoaa ta Ol'CMl' tbat •--• lwr
"Navy Must Not Become lneff ective for tw.en nations mlg'ht be aettled
by arbitration. Tber• ts every In-
dication that much pro,.rea i11
.ASTHEAD ~ Nation's Safety," Says Com-.odore Cary 'belnl' made 1a tb1a dlrection.
: Strong Navy Essential
Ofllclal Trusure t,tand publlcatlo11, distributed every Saturday without cost to the offlcen, Commander of Tadcen "rm sure we &ll realize, though,
tions should be directed to The Ed 'tor, Welfare DIYlsion TADCEN Treasure Island San PAY RATED BY that we must be prepared to de-
enllsted personnel, and employHs of TrH•ure Island. All communications and contribu•
0
Francisco! California. Telephene: EXbrook 3931, Extension' 69. The Masthead ls published Backs a Strong fend ourselves from attack should
In comp! anca with regulations of SecNav letter of May 21 i,45 and Is produced com-
mercially from non-appropriated Welfare Funds at no exp~n·e t~ the Navy Department DISCHARGED the ei'forts of such an organiza-
or Government. The Masthead is a member of the Twelfth Naval Dlstrict Press Association Peacetime Navy tion fail. Recent scientific ad-
Mia _Ship's Ed:torlal A~soclatlon, and receives material supplled by Camp Newspape; vances may bring drastic changes
Service. Reproduction of credited material prohibited without permission of SEA and CNS. UNDER-AGERS
Here is the full text of the in weapons of the future, but
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN military men agree. a strong
AcCIOrding to Alnav 342, enlist- Navy Day statement issued by
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Canter
ed personnel discharged for being Commodore R. W . Cary, . Com- Navy is s.till essential to our best
CLYDE F. IAII, Sp(X)3c, USNR under age are entitled to pay and mander, Training and Distribu- defense. And, I might add, past
Editor experience has shown that a na-
allowances up to the date of their tion Center, Treasure Island.
Carolyn N. Brown, Ylc, Waves Editor Robert H. ~erez, IM2c, Sports Editor discharge or release. They also tion well-prepared to defend it-
"This, •our twenty-fourth Navy
Edward L. bevltt, SK2c-Features and Activities WIiiiam J. Martin, RM3c, Reporter rate transportation and subsis- Day is a happy one, indeed, for it self is not likely to be attacked.
tence to their home and proper "We n~w have ·the mightiest
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 1945 finds us at peace once more. Vic-
mustering-out payment. torious in the most terrible war Navy of all time. :Much of it will,
The foregoing is applicable to in history, we are able at last to of course, be -demobilized now
NAVY DAY Origin and Significance all enlisted personnel of the resume the pursuit of happiness that hostilities have ended, but
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as a peace-loving nation. we should all consider it our duty
The observance of Navy Day This year _the United States and Reserve components. to the nation and be determined _
"With the war over, I know
was inaugurated October 27, 1922, Navy will be 170 years old. Its that most Navy i:nen are now that it must not at any time be-
under the a\L!pices of the Navy origin is mingled with -the very come ineffective and hazard the
League of the United States, in roots of American life and • more concerned with "getting safety of our _ freedom. That
order that the American people thought. From the era of the Therapuet1sts 'Frozen'• out" and returning to their fami- should be our resolution for Navy
, .lies and friends and to their
might become more familiar with wooden sailing ships to the pres- Day, 194~."
the United States Navy, and gain ent day its tradition of seaman- Prisoners ·of War chosen lines of work than with
a· greater appreciation of its im- ship and courage has been one any plans the Navy might have
for the' future. That is as it should Apartments For Navy
portance and influe'nce in our na- of the proudest chapters in May Seek Release
be, for most men in our Naval
tional life. American history. New additions · to the Navy's Reserve are essentially _civilians Personnel and Families
The date, October 27, was
Here is an excerpt of President release provisions were stated in at heart. When world events made
cho11en for the observance be- Truman's Navy Day statement: Alnav 306 dated October 2. By it necessary, they became the Available in Richmond
cause it marks the annive'l"sary
of the date in 1775 when the Con- "Navy Day, 1945, is a day on this Alnav members of the hos- greatest fighting men in the Apartments' for Navy person-
tinental Congress received the which the whole country can pital corps, who .are trained in oc- world, but at no time did they nel and their families can now be
cupational and physical therapy lose sight of the fact that man's
bill providing for the original honor the •,000,000 Americans and at present assigned to such primary objective should be the had at the Richmond housing
United States fleet. Although the who fought in the Navy, Marine district. Basically furnished, rent-
duty in continental Navy hospitals living of a full and righteous life.
fleet was authorized at that time Corps and Coast Guard. To them als are from $30 to $45 monthly.
or U. S. Naval special hospitals, They were, at all times, anxious
it was not until 1798 that the we owe our victory in the great- The Richmond housing project,
cannot be released but must re- to end the war as quickly as pos-
Navy Department was made an est naval war in history- a vic- main in a "frozen" status until sible and once more begin pro- which was constructed the early
independent and recognized unit tory which destroyed two enemy further notice. - ducing ·the things that make for part -of the war, is located 17
of our Federal Government. fleets and placed our forces on miles from Treasure Island.
This day. also marks the birth- the beachheads of final triumph. Second new provision affects better living. It is this philosophy Transportation is easily available
Reserve officers and all enlisted of life that has made ours the
day of Theodore Roosevelt, who For all the sacrifice and · toil personnel who have been pris- world's greatest and happiest na- via the Key system buses.
recognized the need for a strong
Navy and is widely credited with which went into those achieve- oners of war or out of United tion.
being the father of our modern ments the Nation now has an op- States control in enemy occupied Dedicate Ourselves CIVILIANS. MAY
Navy. . portunity to say, 'Well, done.'" territory {with the exception of "However, none of us can af-
USE WATER TAXI
regular Navy enlisted men whose ford to forget the terrible price
period of enlistment or any volun- paid for victory. Countless thou-
RADIO MATERIEL SCHOOL tary extension of such period has sands of our finest young men Transportation via water taxi
not expired) . Such men may ap- have given their lives that we is now authorized for civilian per-
ply for separation from the serv- might remain free. We must not sonnel on Treasure Island. All
ice unless they wish to be re- let their sacrifice be in vain. civilian passengers will be re-
Smoker fan11 will be treated to cisco" show was definitely star- tained. quired to present their regu1e.r
their favorite entertainment some studded. The applause register "I think it is only fitting, pedestrian gate pass before
time in the early part of Novem- did some strong totals for Ber- therefore, that we should today boarding taxis.
ber. The exact date will be an- nice Brown, Sonia Shaw, the ac- No need to worry about the dedicate ourselves to the task of
nounced in this column next robatic Montaines, Genevieve Navy's shortage of discharge making this a world free of con-
week. Look for it! Dorn, the fleet-footed Richardson buttons. The Philadelphia Mint flict and all its terrible conse- USN men who want statewide
and the U. S. Navy have the quences and give sober considera- recruiting duty may now apply
RMS and the War Fund twins and the eight-man band situation in hand and there are tion to the means by which this if they are CPO's or first class
Considering the national War that handled the musical end of now two buttons to every dis- can be accomplished. men not in aviation, radio, band
Fund Campaign to be a worthy the entertainment. chargee. Men discharged during "A great deal of time and effort or buglemaster ratings. All appli-
cause; RMS personnel dug deep Alameda is sending its band the shortage will get theirs by has been spent on the establish- cations will be processed via
and brought up a total of coin {one of the best) and a troupe mail in the near future. ment of an organization of na- chain of command.
and currency which reads $1150. of girls and specialty acts for
This means that each student and your entertainment on November
member of ship's company con- 8. You can't afford to miss it, so
tributed on the average of 35 we'll see you there.
cents apiece. Thanks to all you Newcomer
contributors and to the company RMS welcomes Lt. (jg) Robert
commanders who did the collect- Peckham aboard this week. Lt.
ing. Peckham comes here from duty
Free Spooks, Chills and Thrills on an AP A and we offer him a
The ghosts are due to come welcome and a pleasant tour of
out of the moth-balls and the duty.
spooks from the graveyards next
Wednesday night, October 31.
Why not bring your personal NATIONAL WAR FUND
"haunt" to the hair-raising party
sponsored by Welfare and Rec- DRIVE ENDS MONDAY;
reation ? The affair will take place
in the auditorium of Building 127 STILL TIME TO GIVE
{C) with all haunts and charac-
ters welcome. Coming into the stretch drive
Volleyball Victories with a shower of greenbacks,
The RMS team has represented three activities are battling neck
T. I. in the 12th Naval District and neck for the number one spot
volleyball tournament. It met for contributions made to the Na-
San Bruno for the semi-finals and tional War Fund Drive at Treas-
won 15-9 and 15-4 with the beau- ure Island.
tiful play of "Dutch" Jorissen Last minute tabulations reveal
much in evidence. Not so fortu- that Radio Materiel school, Re-
nate, we took a beating against ceiving Station and the Frontier
Camp Parks and lost the cham- -Base are close as pages in a book
pionship match -for the District for the honor of being the top
trophy; The strong Camp Parks money-giver at.-this base.
team won in three straight The National War Fund Drive
games, 15-13, 15-11 and 15-3, draws to a close Monday, Octo-
leaving RMS in the runner-up ber 31. There is still time to get W ITH TH REE CH ILDREN and an adorable wife His wife Petra and their two sons, Uvalda, Jr.,
position. in your contributions. See the waiting for him in Alice, Texas, is it any wonder and Roel, are pictured above. Daughter Sylvia,
Girls! Girls! Girls! War Fund solicitor &t your com- why Cpl. Uvalda Naranjo Is anxious to get back one-year-old, was taking a nap when the photog-
This week's "City of San Fran• mand today. home. Uvalda is a mail clerk at Treasure Island. rapher came around and so was left out of the pix.