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           THIS  WEEK'S
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         Fastest  in  the  world  is  the
       Navy's  new  F8F  Bearcat  fighter
       plane.  Finished  too  late  to  see
                                    VOL.  IV -  N•o.  41               TREASURE  ISLAND,  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.             SATURDAY,  NOV.  17,  1945
       action in the Pacific,  its sea-level
       speed  is  400  miles  per  hour,  its
                                    "Just Married!'' - Papa Approves •
       climbing rate, 5,000 feet a  minute                                                   SECRETARY  FORRESTAL  STEPS  INTO
       and  its  ferry  range  1,500  miles.
       Light-weight,  high-powered,  sin-
       gle-engined  and  carrier-based,  it                                                  ARMY-NAVY  MERGER  CONTROVERSY
       combines  the  best  features  of
       both  Jap  and  American  fighters,
       and  will  serve  as  a  pattern  for                                                 GROANING  TABLES             Calls Merger
       post - war  plane   development.
       Grumman  Aircraft  Corp.  is  in                                                      FACE  CHOW  HOUNDS  Plan  Unsou              nd  '
       charge  of  production  and  Bear-
       cats  are  already  in  operation  on                                                 THANKSGIVING  DAY  Says  Cannot Work
       fleet  carriers.
                                                                                                                           Into  the  red-hot  Congressional
                 *  *  *                                                                       All  you  T. I.  gourmets  are  ad- discussions  on  the  pros  and  cons
         Not  minding  the  delay  too                                                       vised  to  fast  a  couple  of  days  of an Army,  Navy and Air Force
       much  are  thousands  of  men  who
       a re  being  funneled  through  the                                                   before  Thanksgiving.  On  this  merger  moved  Secretary  of  the
                                                                                             Thursday the Commissary depart- Navy  Forrestal  recently  to  have
       Pearl  Harbor  staging  area.  On                                                     ment  plans  a  feed  that  would   his  say.
       their  way  home  from  the  Pacific                                                  have  Nero's  chops  watering.
       their  first  stop  is  Hawaii  for  in-                                                                            The  merger  bill,  he  told  Con-
                                                                                               Five  thousand  young  turkeys,  gress,  "is unsound because it con-
       terviews  and  classification.  While
                                                                                             weighing  15  tons,  covered by  600  centrates  power  in  the  hands  of
       they  wait  they  are  treated  like
                                                                                             gallons of gravy, will be the back- one  Secretary beyond the capacity
       guests.  They have no cleaning de-
                                                                                             bone  of  the  feast.  Fifteen  thou- of  any  one  man  to  tise  that
       tails  except  to  police  their  own
                                                                                             sand  pounds  of  snowflake  pota- power."
       barracks.  Three  enlisted  men's                                                     toes,  1,000 gallons of cream of to~   Questioning  claims  that  econ-
       beer gardens,  a  CPO  club and an                                                    mato  soup,  4,500  pounds  of  but- omy  and  efficiency  would  be  in-
       officers' club are part of the guest                                                  tered  peas,  will  precede  at  least  creased  by  departmental  merger,
       privileges.  Facilities  for  all  ath-                                               5,000  hot  mince  pies  and  1500  Secretary  Forrestal  declared that
       as possible,  but until their ordere  I                                               fruit  cakes.                Army,  Navy  and  Air  Corps  pro-
       letics are also available. They are
       moved on to the States as quickly
                                                                                               With  but one  tray  y.ou'll  prob- curement,  if put under one  head
                                                                                             ably  have  to  eat  the  meal  in  in- "cannot possibly work,  except  b;
       come  through they wait- not  t oo
                                                                                             stallments.  In  any  case,  comes  the  immediate  splitting  and  re-
       impatiently.
                                                                                             Thursday dinnertime, the only un- splitting  of functions."
                 * *  *                                                                      happy  souls  on  Treasure  Island  National  Security  Council
         Interesting  sidelight  on  the                                                     will be the cooks.            Rather than a  combined  armed
       joint  Army-Navy  merger  is  that                                                                                 force,  the Secretary recommended
       the  whole  argument  has  aroused                                                                                 that  all  national  security  activi-
       little ·political  interest.  Members                                                 Ya Gona Keep Warm!           ties  including  diplomatic  and
       of  all  political  parties  have  ex-                                                                             scientific,  be  coordinated through
                                   RECEIVING  CONGRATULATIONS from  the  bride's father on  their
       pressed  opinions  for  and  against                                                  Sailors Get Religion
                                    recent  ma~riage  are  Betty  Van  Deveer,  former  Wave  y,eoman,  and               creation  of  a  National  Security
       but  the  impetus  for  all  the  con-
                                   Joe  Radost1,  Y2c. The couple  met while workin g  in  the  Armed  Guard              Council.
       troversy  has  originated  with  top  Personnel  Office.                              To  Spite  Cold  City         This  council  would  have  the
       Army and Navy men.  So far this                                                                                    President  as  ex-officio  chairman.
       wee!t  C::ongress  continued  to  hear                                                  The  three  sailors  stood  at  the   Members would be the Secretaries
       reports from  both sides and from  EQUIPMENT             Bill  Before  Senate         rear  of  the  congregation  in  one   of State,  War and Navy,  and the
       Washington  came  rumor  that   INSTALLED  IN            Provides Inducements         of  San  Francisco's  mildly  strict   head of a  new  agency which  Mr.
       Presid·ent  Truman  favored  the                                                      churches which emphatically con-  Forrestal  proposed  to  be  set  up
       merger.                     T.  l.'s  THEATRES           For  Navy Career             demns  standing  in  the  rear  of   to  handle  questions  of  domestic
                                                                                             the  church.  They leaned comfort-
                 *  *  *                                                                                                  machinery and  planning.
         U.  S.  Marines  in  China  had  a   New  projection  equipment  has   For  those  of  you  T. I.  sailors   ably against a  radiator, accepting   Previously,  the  Congressional
       hard time making up their minds  been  installed  in  Treasure  Is- who  remain  on  the  fence  as  to   its  grateful  warmth,  and  at  the   investigating committee heard the
                                                                                             same time listened politely to  the
       this week  whether they were wel- land's  three theatres, the Welfare  making the Navy a  career,  a  new          diverging  views  of  such  military
                                                                                             sermon  being  preached.
       come  guests  or  not.  Chinese  Na- department announced  this week.  bill,  approved  by  the  Senate            figures  as  Generals  Marshall
       tionalists  had  issued  them  a   Equipped with the  most  up-to- Naval Affairs committee and now   The  sexton  had  been  watching   Vandergrif,  Smith,  Arnold  and
                                                                                             them  for  some  length,  and  be-
       friendly  invitation  to  stay,  and  date . refinements  available,  the  before the Senate for action,  may      Doolittle.
                                                                                             coming  annoyed,  walked  up  to
       Chinese  Communists  were  not  new  installations  compare  favor- help  you  to decide.
                                                                                             them  and  asked  that  they  find  Opposition  G11ows
       quite  so  poH~e  in  their  hints  to  ably  with  that  of  any  first-run   The new measure provides sev-  themselves  a  place  with the  con-  Joining  with  the  Secretary  of
       leave.  Chinese  territory  seemed  mo·vie  theatre in the country.   eral  attractive  inducements  for   gregatiori:  The  sailors shifted un- Navy  in  opposing  the  merger,
       to  be  rapidly  changing  hands.  It   Last week  the Welfare  depart-  making  a  vocation  of  the  Navy.   easily  on  their  feet  during  the  Fleet  Admiral  King warned  Con-
       was  hard  to  know who was their  ment disclosed that T.I.'s theatres   Among  the  most  important  pro-  awkward  silence  that  followed,  gress that to alter the two-secre-
       rightful  host.   Not  even  Emily  are to be named after three Naval   visions  of  the bill  are :   until  one  of  their group  acted  as  tary  system  would  remove  "one
       Post  could  help.          heroes,  John  Basilone,  Butch
                                                                  Double  enlistment  allowance  a  spokesman.            of  the  greatest  elements  of  our
                 *  ,"t/'.  *      O'Hare  and  Dorie  Miller.  As  yet   for  men  re-enlisting  within  24   "I,  uh .. . that is- we aren't of  national  strength."
        Legal  holiqays  were  set  up  re-  it remains undecided which names   hours  of expiration of  a  previous  this  faith,  sir,"  he  stammered.   Also  taking  the  Navy  stand
       cently  by  the ~-President.  In  the   will  be  applied  to  the  individual   enlistment. This would allow men  "We  figured  if  this  cold  city  was Gen. A.  A.  Vandergrift; Com-
      future  New  year•~  Day,  Wash-  theatres.  Plans  are  underway for   in the first three pay grades $100  couldn't  keep  our  bodies  warm.  mandant of the Marine Corps.  He
       ington's  ~irt!1day; ·Memorial Day,   appropriate ceremonies to accom-  multiplied by the number of years  surely that's  the  least this House  emphasized  that  the  Army  and
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       July  4,  Labor  Day,  Armistice   pany the actual christening  of the   in  their  last  enlistment.  Men  in  of God  could do!"   _Navy  "each  must  have  its  own
      Day, Thank~gjvin:g and Christmas   movie  houses.         the  lower  pay  grades  would  re-  The  sexton let them  stand.   service elements geared to its own
      will  be  celeb1111tt d  by  the  Navy,                   ceive  $50  times  the  number  of  .                    particular needs."
      If  any  of  them  fall.  on  Sunday,   Armed  Guard  Couple   years  in  the  previous  enlistmEl_nt.               An  Associated  P ress  Washing-
      the  following  Mond1!,y .. is  thrown                      Eligibility  for  transfer  to  the  Editor Leaves Paper   ton  dispatch  stated  that as hear-
       in for free.                Exchange  Marital Vows  Fleet  Reserve  after  16  years  of ·                        ings  have  progressed  before  the
                 *  *  *             Betty  Van  Deveer,  formerly  a  service  for  those  who  re-enlist  Via Discharge Channel   :senate  Military  Affairs  subcom-
        The  USS  Anacapa  is  com-                                                                                      _mittee,  Secretary  Forrestal's  op-
      manded  by  a  Lt.  Johnson.  This   Wave  yeoman,  became  the  bride  within 120 days after the passage   Treasure  Island  bid adieu  this   position  has.  grown  more  vocal
                                   of  Joe  Radosti,  Y2c,  at  a  cere- of  the  act.  Those  who  re-enlist
      week  the  Lieutenant  brought  his                                                                                ;and vigorous.
                                   n;10ny  performed  last Friday aft- later will become eligible for such '  past  week  to  its  number  one
      ship  home  and  presented  the  re-                                                                                President's  Stand
                                   ernoon  in  Saint  Cecilia's  Church,  transfer  only  after  20  years  of  drum  beater,  Clyde  F.  Babb,
      port  of  his  voyage  with  a  grin.   San  Francisco.   service.                      Sp (X)3c,  editor  of  The  Mast-  ,  At  times  clashing  violently,
      Personnel  officers  had  assigned   Radosti,  who  is  from  New  Or-                  head  for ov,er  a  year.  Babb  re-  ·Army  and  Navy  officials  have
      ten  men  to  his  ship-all named   leans, met Betty while working in   Travel  allowance  of  five  cents   ceived   his  discharge  papers   'been seemingly given a  free hand
      Johnson!  The  Lieutenant  still   the Armed Guard Personnel office.   per  mile  to  the  original  place  of   Thursday.   !to  air  their  views  by  President
      told  of  the  night  when  all  ten                                                                               1Harry  Truman.
                                   The  bride  left  the  Armed  Guard  enlistment for enlisted men of the   During  his  reign·  as  editor,
      found  themselves together on  the                                                                                   As  to  the  President's  stand  in
                                   Friday  to  take  up . the  duties  of  Reserve  who  are  discharged  in   the  paper  was  regarded  as  -0n•e
      night  watch.  Someone would  call   housekeeping.        order  to  sign  for  the  Regular '  of  the  top  service  publicati.ons   'the controversy, supporters of the
      for  "Johnson"  and  the  answer                                                                                   merger  claimed  recently they  be-
                                     The newlyweds were pleasantly  Navy.                     in  the  Navy.
      sounded  like  a  Greek  chorus.                                                                                   lieve  they have  the assurances of
                                   surprised  by  a  long-distance  call   Guaranteeing  commissions  for  ,   Specialist  Babb  returns  to   'President  Truman's  active  back-
                *  *  *            from  Betty's father  in  Nebraska,   recommended  chief  petty  officers   his  own  newspaper  and  com-  ing  for  merger  of  the  Army  and
        The  recent  shipment of cows  to  who  congratulated  them  on  their                mercial printing plant in  Illinois.
                                                                who pass periodical examinations.                        Navy  into  a  single  defense  force
       Guam  to  provide  men  with  fresh  wedding.                                            Before  leaving  here,  Babb   under  one  Cabinet  officer.
      milk  required  the  services  of  20   The  reception  which  followed   Similar  examinations  and  guar-  was  presented  with  a  citation   As  a  matter  of  fact,  a  N.  Y.
       cow-milking  sailors.  These  boys  the nuptials was held in the home   antees  for  men  of  lower  rates   by  Commodore  R.  W.  Cary,   Herald  Tribune  writer  said  top
       can  milk  30  cows  daily  and  are  of  Betty's  mother  at  115  Pine- who have had at least four years'   Commander  Tadcen,  for  his
      now on  dairy duty -in  the  Pacific.  hurst Way,  San Francisco·,  Cal.   ·duty.       outstanding  work as edit,or.   Continued  on  page  2
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