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THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS, made a striking picture re- the bluejac~et fraternity. While f.or ,others it spelled 30-day leaves and then back to
cently as it passed under the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge carrying thousands ship life. The a,erial photograph includes a secti-on ,of Verba B·uena Island and Treas-
of returning sailors. F,or many aboard this meant the final sea voyag.e as a member ,of ure lsland.-Picture c-ourtesy Oakland Tribune.

CIVILIAN· PERSONNEL Flaherty Paces DRAFT BOARDSI SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS
Officers to 10-1 PLEASE NOTE: CAN NOW ENLIST IN
THE SAFETY OFFICE SAYS ... Win Over "Champs" All officers and men sepa- .REGULAR NAVY
rated or released from the naval
Blood Poisoning Starts· From Scratch The "Little World Se·ries" soft- service under honorable condi- Seventeen year olds are now
ball game went ahead as expected tions are to be placed in a spe- eligible for enlistment in the
The story is old. Blood poison- aid cases a day was the average Thursday, but the outcome came cial 1-C class by their local Selec- Regular Navy. In announcing the
ing is a nasty thing to have and for the month. This is a remark- as a total surprise. Spearheading tive Service boards, under , a minimum age change, BuPers also
when you know that you received able record, if it were actually a his softball team to a 10-1 victory recent announcement by the Na- announced that applicants in this
it because of your own neglect, correct statement of the state of was pitcher Flaherty, of the of- tional Headquarters of Selective age group would be taken into the
it is doubly unpleasant. But every affairs. The answer becomes ob- ficer Armed Guard team, who held Service. naval service on a minority en-
time you scratch your finger and vious-small accidents are not the "champs" to two hits and one Such men will be classified listment only, with parental con-
do not have it treated you are in- being reported. run in the nine inning tussle. "Class 1-C, DISC" and theii: pre-
viting a dose of blood poisoning sent in each case.
to come in and set up shop in W,orry Comes Later Thompson paved the wa-;,r for induction or induction examina- Men who b.ave reached their
_your system. There are two men on the Is- the first Armed Guard tally when tions indefinitely postponed. Men eighteenth birthday will sign up
Not a pleasant thought at all, land who have received an "edu- he reached first safely on the so classified cannot be reclassified for a four-year tour of duty.
but fortunately, not all scratches cation" on the· danger of infec- center fielder's error. Thompson by the local board except under
grow over into a case of blood tion this past month. Both cases raced madly to second on a badly two circumstances:
(1) If the man's reclassification
board and the State Director for I\Wrtl
poisoning. As a matter of fact, started with only "a small pitched ball and stole third on the
most of them never reach that scratch." The "vacation" of one next play. White's bad throw to is especially authorized by the Di-
of them lasted ten days; the other first base enabled Thompson to rector of Selective Service, acting
stage because your system takes upon the request of the local
care· of you even if you don't "enjoyed" his "rest" for thirteen score.
take too much care of it. That days. They were not too worried The officers tallied again in the authority to reclassify the man.
is the rule, but have you ever when they received their respec- fourth on a pair of hits by Keller (2) If he volunteers for induc- By Ships' Editorial Association
wondered if that little scratch tive scratches. The worry came and Mooney. They scored three
you received the other day is be- later-when the blood poisoning more in the fifth with Fol:'.eman, tion. Q. Can I wear my military dec-
coming the exception which set in. Both returned to work a White and Bell's heavy stick ,orations as a civilian?
makes the rule? We have had a little wiser of the danger of in- work. Foreman's homer in the out in the losers half of the ninth, A. Yes. After separation from
number of exceptions recently. It fection. sixth fram'e set the stage for the pitiful plight of the "champs" the service you may wear on your
might have been you! The sure way to avoid the in- three more markers. The eighth touched the heartstrings of the
Last month only fifty-three fection is to get that scratch frame ended hostilities on the skipper and he allowed the two uniform or civilian clothing dec-
first aid injuries were reported to treated. Blisters, scratches, splin- officer side. scratch hits of the game. orations and ribbons awarded
the Safety Office. More than ters, abrasions, etc., are all Flaherty's superb pitching role Foreman, Armed Guards fancy you. It is customary to wear on
twenty - one hundred civilians breeding grounds of germs. Let's was inspirational. The Armed fielding first baseman, was a your lapel only the highest award
worked more than three hundred begin to starve them out by get- Guard Newhouser held th e standout. in miniature form.
and fifty-two thousand man- ting those scratches treated and "champs" hitless through eight
hours and yet less than two first reported to the Safety Office. and two-thirds innings. With two I PAGE 8 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1945