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G. I. Bill Gives Treasure Island's Fat Man With a Horn THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1945
U. S. NAVY RESTORED
Vets More School HOSPITAL NOTES
LE HAVRE: NOW
This is the sixth in a series of
Civil Readjustment information EMBARKATION PORT The patients in the Naval Hos-
messages and explains the educa- pital at Treasure Island are keep-
tional benefits as provided by the Le Havre, whose battered g_uays ing busy with the help of the
G. I. Bill of Rights. and wreck-filled harbor were Recreation staff of the Hospftal
All rights under the educa- quickly restored to service by Red Cross. Besides the regular
tional provisions of this bill are U. S. Navy men,· has now become recreational activities such as
administered by the Veterans' a major port of embarkation for dances, shows, birthday parties
Administration through whom Yanks returning to the States. and off-compound trips, there's a
application is made after a vet- Each month from 200,000 to 300,- craft program being carried on
eran completes his arrangements 000 troops are embarked on in the wards.
with · the educa,tional or training homeward-bound troopships. Volunte~rs of the Arts and
institution of his choice. Repre- The U. S. Navy did the "im- Skills Corps of the San Francisco
sentatives of the Veterans' Ad- possible" last fall and opened the Chapter of the Red Cross, all
ministration will be available for port to shipping within a month craftsmen in their particular
consultation at all Separation of its liberation. fields provide instruction on
Centers. When the Germans recognized Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays,
Training Regardless of Age that surrender was inevitable, from 1330 to 1615.
In general a serviceman, with they carried on demolition, stra- The crafts include fly tying,
more than ninety days active tegic scuttling and mining opera- leather work (leather purses and
duty and a discharge under con- tions that left the port almost wallets, cigarette and key .cases),
ditions other than dishonorable, useless. weaving (purses, scarves, table
who has served in the armed The first American force to mats) . A "natural" for sailors is
forces on or after September 16, enter Le Havre, a party of Navy knotting, with many a belt and
1940, is entitled to a year of edu- men, found every ship in the har- lanyard made up in belfast cord,
cation or training regardless of bor had been scuttled in such a pyrocraftstrip and pyrocraftcord.
his age at the time he entered way as to render the quaysides Buckles for belts are very often
service. The veteran must begin and docking basins useless. The made of leather or lucite.
the course within two years after Germans had also scuttled a num- Lucite is one of the newer
separation from the service or ber of ships in the harbor's en- crafts, proving particularly inter-
the end of the war, whichever is trance channel. esting to patients just back from
later, and it cannot extend be- Navy salvage crews, Seabees overseas. Necklaces, novelty pins,
yond seven years after the end and Army engineers cooperated picture frames, cigarette boxes
of the war. in the clean-up of the inner har- and boxes for flies are just a few
Age 25 or Less DISTRICT'S GABRIEL-Earl Alexander, BGMstr1c, plays taps at bor and port facilities. of the lucite articles.
If he -was under twenty-five all Navy funerals in the 12th Naval District. The 230 pound bugle- By October 8 and 10, the first Finger painting and model
years of age at the time he en- master is now completing his 22nd year of being a bluejacket. Sta- cargo ships had been brought into making (planes, ships, jeeps,
tered active service, or September tioned at Treasure Island's Barracks "K" office, Earl answers calls the harbor, berthed and unloaded etc.), have developed into an all-
16, 1940, whichever is later, the from the district· f.or funeral assignment's. · at the tidal basins. year round interest. Wooly dogs,
veteran may obtain additional The rapid rehabilitation soon added last Christmas time, have
education or training not to ex- paid dividends. During the Ar- proven particularly popular. Once
ceed the length of time he was dennes break-through thousands a man sees one of these clever
on active duty and not more than Twenty-two Years in Navy, Now Plays of troops and thousands of tons of little dogs, he's not happy until he
a total of four years. supplies and equipment were has made one.
Ov-er 25 Years Old Taps at Military Funerals in District brought through Le Havre to Many of the. completed articles
If he was over twenty-five back up the armies grimly hold- are sent home as gifts, with the
years of age at the time he en- Earl-of-Philadelphia never forget the place. The ing on in the face of the furious Red Cross helping by wrapping
tered service, a veteran may ob- climate is wonderful and the be·er. German attack. and mailing the packages.
tain this additional education or Was on First Hornet just right. And, oh y.es- the girls The material for all of these
training if he can give satisfac- are sociable." crafts is furnished, fre•e of charge,
tory evidence that his education As She Raided Tokyo The ball of conversation spun Gls Just Don't Want by the Red Cross. These crafts,
or training was impeded, delayed,
to the feminine question. Earl was To Play With Japs too, are especially suitable for the
interrupted or interfered with by Robust Earl "Butch" Alex- a willing talker. "The prettiest bed patients, as well as ambula-
his entry into the service. ander, BGMstrlc, commonly re- TOKYO (CNS)-Frank Kluck- tory patients.
Vet May Choose School ferred to as the "fat man with girls that I've seen, and I've run hohn, writing in the New York
The veteran may select his the horn," holds the distinction of across quite a few, were in Villa, Times, says Gis are obeying the
own courses at any educational being the only bugle master play- France. This is a little town lo- ban a g a i n s t fraternization. NEW SPORTS DIRECTIVE
or training institution which will ing taps at all Navy funerals in cated about 75 miles from Nice. "Frankly," he reports, "this cor- (SEA)-Navy teams anq ath-
accept him as qualified to under- the 12th Naval District. I visited the place before the war. respondent does not know all the letes are now permitted to partici-
take them provided the institu- Averaging eight to ten funeral The women there seemed to radi- explanations, but it is as if a pate in any AAU-sponsored event,
tion is approved by the Veterans' assignments a w.eek, the Earl-of- ate beauty." screen were put up between the or events conducted by other
Administration. The Administra- inhabitants of this island empire recognized amateur organizations,
Philadelphia is kept hugging the Milk Business
tion will pay th e co st of tuition, phone at Treasure Island's Bar- and the Yanks." He cites racial according to a new SecNav direc-
books, and 0th er ~ecessary ex- racks "K," awaiting calls from Earl switched tracks at this and language barriers, and Jap tive. Previously athletes in the
pe11:s~s t~ t_he . educational or . the district. point. "I guess you're wondering propaganda that all Americans Navy were not allowed to enter
trammg mstitut10n. Such pay- why a guy that has been in the are rapists as partial explanations. into outside competition.
ments will not exceed five hun- Earl has been blowing the Navy as long as I hav.e, isn't a
dred dollars a year. bugle for the last 20 years of his chief yet? Well, I wasn't in the RIJfi CIJ TTINfi WITHOIJ T II RIJfi
Subsistence Granted 22 years in the Navy. He was right place at the right time. It • • •
While the veteran is in school aboard the ill-fated Hornet when seems as though there was no'
there is provided a subsistence th e Doolittle flyers took off for complement for Chief Bugle Mas- iiiiiiiiii,.i;iiiiiieiiiiir====;::;;;;m::====:;;;;;;;;:=::::;.==:;:;:;;;=::;:;===:;;;;;;=
allowance, payable directly to the their famous Tokyo raid. The fat ters on the ships I was stationed
veteran, of fifty dollars a month man was also a survivor from the on. And so I'm first class-prob-
if the veteran has no· dependents, original "Shangri-La" when she ably will be till I get discharged."
or seventy-five dollars if he has was sunk in the battle of Santa On the subject of getting out of
dependents. Cruz. the Navy, Earl confides that he
This is the first shore duty
Credit for Military Service expects to make an exit from the
In many cases credit is given s,ince 1938 for the five-by-five service sometime in 1946. "I'm
for military experience and for Alexander. "I just didn't· request figuring on going into the milk
courses completed while the man any," Earl said. "But now that business in Frisco when I shed my
I'm married and situated, it's a
was in the service. Detailed infor- blues," Alexander added.
different story."
mation may be obtained from edu- ,i\Then he does get se•parated
The bugle master tied the
cational services officers and from the Navy, Alexander can
matrimonial knot six years ago
fro_m special consultants at Sep- expect a fat pension for the rest
in the Norfolk, Va., Training Sta-
aration Centers. of his days. Being a sailor for 22
tion Chapel. His wife now resides years does hav.e its compensa-
in San Francisco.
Fair of Japan Cited List of Countries tions.
The list of countries that Earl The Earl-of-Philadelphia, with
In Plea for Large Navy has stepped foot on reads like a the 42 waistline and the 42 years-
WASHINGTON-The fall of map of the world. He could tell of-age, continues to keep his bugle
at hand. He's still a sailor-69
Japan without a land Army in- you about the strange oriental •
vasion was cited this week by the customs of China, and in tl:e points or not!
House Naval Committee as a same breath speak of the Sphinx - ----- ---
major argument for retention of in Egypt. He has had a first hand Seabees tooted their horns this
a powerul fleet by this country. look at over 15 countries s'nce week with the announcement by
What happened to Japan, the traveling at Uncle Sam's expense. the Bureau of Yards and Dock$
Committee said in a report When asked what he considered that more than 79 percent of all
favoring a postwar Navy of 1082 the best liberty port outside the men in Seabee units were in over-
fighting ships, is "most impres- U.S.A., the 230 pounder replied seas billets at the end of hostili- FRIDAY NIGHT FLING should be the title of this picture which
sive proof of the vulnerability of Naples, Italy- without a minute's ties. Stationed at shore bases were shows Treasure Island per,sonnel at one of two dances held at the
a nation that does not control its hesitation. only three percent of all fighting Oakland Auditorium last week. The absence of a rug was no detri-
ment to the couple above who made the best of the music provided
surrounding waters." "I was there in 1931, and I'll Seabees. by Treasure Island Band Unit No. 755.