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Radio Materiel School
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. ·, Are yoii worried about re- as a mortician when I get out,
Bonds which should be any day now. It's
turning to civilian life?"
RMS strongly encourages all Elmer E. Ryan, QM3c, Mass. a morbid business, but it's a liv- '
Official Treasure !,land publication, distributed every Saturday without cost to the officers,
enlisted personnel, and employees of Treasure Island . All communications and contribu• hands to purchase Franklin D. Worried? Not at all! A man who ing and I f.ecl quite sure that it's
tions should be directed to The Ed itor, Welfare Division, TADCEN, Treasure Island, San Roosevelt Memorial Bonds with a
Francisco, California. Telephone: EXbrook 3931, Extension 69. The Masthead is published has definite plans for the future a secure future. No•, I'm not afraid
in compliance with regulations of SecNav letter of May 28, 1945, and is produced com- maturity value of $200. Such and can see the fulfillment of of facing civilian life. I'm married
mercially from non-appropriated Welfare Funds at no expen,e to the Navy Department
or Government. The Masthead ls a member of the Twelfth Naval District Press Association, bonds cost you $150, are avail- those plans need not be worried and I've got quite a bit to look
the Ship's Editorial A,sociation, and r~ceives material supplied by Camp Newspaper able, and may be purchased
Service. Reproduction of credited material prohibited without permission of SEA and CNS. about returning to civilian life. forward to when I get out.
through your Bond Officer, Build- I'm married and I have a five year * * *
COMMODORE R. W. CARY, USN ing 28, Room 107. We are anxious seniority with the Union Pacific Frank J. Dumont, Cox., Mass.
Commander U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center
to sell the $25 and $50 bonds, as Railroad, so my futur,e is quite Yes and No. Yes, I'm afraid to '
n .
~t:./ J ED LEVITT, SK2c well as high,r priced bonds. I well set. * * * get out bc:::ause previous to my
Editor
There is not much time left, for
John McColgan, S2c, Kanscis. coming into the Navy I only did
CAROLYN BROWN, Ylc, Associate Editor the drive ends the early part of 1 have no reason to worry about odd jobs and ha d no definite line
BOB PEREZ, BM2c, Sports Editor BILL MARTIN, RM3c, Reporter I December. Yom· Bond Officer returning to civilian life for a of work to follcw. As a cox':1 in
JACK CORRIGAN, SM2c, Reporter MAL KLEIN, S2c, Reporter I wishes to remind you again that while because I won't be going the Navy I'm still not prepared to
bonds make the ideal investm ~nt back for a.bout four years. I've follow any parti:::ular field, but I
:or the future and also would do want to get out and complete
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 1945 sig1ced over to the Regulnrs. I'm
make a good Christmas gift if you iui,t out of high school and I my education. No man is well off
lack the time to do your shopping. h:wen't any definite plans for my without an education, and as far
Victory Bonds, big and small, are ~ntnre. I'll bide my time, see some as I can see I'm wasting my time
POSTWAR OPPORTUNITIES the bonds we are offering in the of the world and then perhaps I'll in the Navy. I'm looking forward
present National Victory War be more prepared to face the to the GI Bill of Rights to help
Bond Campaign Drive which world as a civilian. me finish my education, and a.1-
When You're Seeking a Job Consider closes -on December 8, 1945. * * * though I may hold some fears
C. W. Oberneuf,emann, CM1c,
RMS Bowling Illinois. I guess I'm somewhat of about civilian life, I'm going to
take my chances as a civilian.
Radio Materiel School continued
The Railroads, They Still Need Men to rack t:p points in the recently a speculator. Before coming into * * *
finished Commodore's Bowling the Navy I was in business with Robert Roberts, S2c, Bronx. It's
After straining manpower and only too well. The post-war period Tournament and has more than my brother running a carpenter too soon to go back. I'm not pre-
equipment almost to the limit to ,vill therefore · see the repair of just a half of an eye on first po- shop, but because of material pared. In the Navy I'll learn a
handle wartime transportation, some and the replacement of sition again. Fielding a team of shortage we had to close shop: trade, for I've signed over to the
American railroads are slowly other parts of this equipment. eight men in the Island finals, we Even now materials are scarce Regulars. Besides that, I've al-
catching their breath. But until Construction of new rolling stock, ;_)laced third for four important but I believe that by the time I'm ways wanted to travel around and
demobilization is co mp 1 e t e d, such as diesel locomotives and i)oints in a very closely contested ready to get back the supply will see how the other • guy is doing.
coastwise and intercoastal ship- improved coaches and Pullmans, event. R. H. Weight, RT3c, of be increased. In that respect I'm I'll get my chance and probably
ping are resumed, and the war- extension of air-conditioning in Company 92B, made the maples a speculator. Maybe it's a long after seeing what goes on in the
depleted supply of tires and motor trains, installation of better safety shot, but I'm looking forward to rest of the world I'll be ready to
sing for a 212 line, his second of
vehicles is replenished, those in devices, and the like will mean three for the honor of having the starting U:'.) again and I think that come back home. I'm also hunt-
the know expect railroads to jobs in railroad shops; veterans it's worth the try. I'd rather take ing for a woman that I can
second highest line in the tourna-
handle traffic considerably above ,vill be there to get their share. my chances on the outside. marry. Maybe I'll find her in my
ment.
pre-war levels. Which means jobs On the other hand, railroads are * * * many prospective travels. I be-
for veterans. not planning on extending their Versatility William Grate, RM2c, Penn. lieve in profiting by another's ex-
As in other · fields, the com- track mileage into new territory, RMS has among its host of ath- People die every day. That's why peri,ences, and so I'll wait and see
panies concerned believe that according to G. E. Payne, System letes a versatile swimmer in Bill I'm not afraid of returning to ci- how the other guys get along in
their first obligation is to men who Publicity Representative of the Kuehne, Co. 82. Born in Los An- vilian life. You see I have a job civilian life. After that, maybe I'll
left their jobs to enter the armed Pennsylvania, for this, he says, geles where he made varsity waiting for me in a funeral home be ready to get out.
forces. The New York Central, would not be economically justi- swimming team at high school
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for example, had more than 30,- fied. However, improvements of and college. Kuehne specializes in
000 in the service, and the Penn- service and equipment, Payne de- free style swimming. He, has set ~I ••• THE (;/Rl BIICI( HOME. • • 1~
sylvania had 54,000. clares, "will be highly attractive 50 yards free style records in high
Naval District meets at Shoe- ....... ~~················~··~
But re-employment _ of these to both passengers and shippers" school, coHege, SPAAU and 12th
men and women must be weighed a:1.d "will bring us greater traffic
against other factors. For one than we would otherwise have." maker. Kuehne set a record for
thing, thousands of rail employees Rails Need "Competent Help" the 50 meters at 26.1 and his med-
passed the retirement age of 65, And I. W. Horning, Vice-Presi- ley relay t eam missed by two sec-
but stuck to their tasks for the onds tying the American record.
d~nt · in charge of personnel for
duration. Their retirement, now
the New York Central, informed RMS Basketball
that the shooting is over, will open
CNS: "Railroad men are not in- Intra-mural basketball is being
1
a number of avenues of emp oy- clined to be pessimistic regarding run off in great style under the
ment. Many women were hired to the future of the industry. This capable guidance of our Athletic
do jobs for wliich men are physi- means that we shall continue to Officer, Lt. (jg) Peckham. Com-
cally better qualified. Their with- be acutely conscious of the man- pany teams have organized and :'
drawal is anticipated. Production power situation for several years in the past three weeks have ~1.
of goods which was curtailed dur- and will need competent help." played 98 games. There are eight
ing the war is being resumed, and leagues, or 46 teams, entered with
a part of the job of transporting To be realistic, though, it would ten men to each team, and all
the materials from which these be mistaken to assume that rail- games are played during the P T
goods are made and the finished road employment will continue at periods.
products will fall to the railroads. neak war-time levels, a fact Efforts are being made to se-
And thousands of persons em- which both Horning and Payne cure a court on the beach to hold
ployed during the war and who noint out. Elimination of war car- the championship game in con-
would not normally work in that p,-oes, and the restoration of com- junction with a dance, free to all
industry will be leaving the field. peting means of transportation Radiomen, which will be an-
makes that inevitable.
GI Training May Help nounced at a later date. Further
Men with no pre-war railroad However, employment equal to plans a:1.d final results of the
experience but who learned much that of 1940 and 1941, which ex- league will be announced in this
about the business while assigned ceeded that of the '20s and '30s, column in the next edition of The
to units of the Military Railway appear~ likely, which won't be Masthead.
Service may get a break with the too bad.
roads. "These men," says a sub- Employment is fairly stable, RMS Boxing I
At the regular monthly smoke,'
committee of the Association of nith little seasonal fluctuation,
American Railroads, "will be a and most railroad personnel make held on November 15 in the RMS i
gym, Bandy, heavyweight from
valuable source of the type of the field a life-time pursuit. The
youthful potential leadership ma- industry is completely organized Co. 97, carried too many guns for
Davis, T. I . heavyweight champ
terial the railroads will need, par- by the railroad brotherhoods,
ticularly for the improvement of which are not members of either from Co. 94, both scaling 1D2
their supervisory organizations." the AFL or CIO. These brother- pounds, and romped off with th:
Most of the country's roads hoods have a national reputation decision in one of the best slug-
have bee:1 using obsolete and over- for respectability. To a greater or fests se:'!n in these parts in quite ~1
worked equipment because . no lesser extent, working conditions a while. Bandy scored with
other existed, as most men who and wages are controlled by the smashing rights and lefts, which,
have ridden on troop trains know . rrovernment. exploded on Davis' jaw with ,~~
power and authority. 'Ihe fight ,....__
was clos3 going into the final
.Small Craft Base former Naval Frontier Base on round and Bandy left no doubt ir.
Treasure Island. The Frontier the minds of the judges with his
·Established on T. I. Base was disestablished Oct. 31. smashing third round finish. Mc- LOVE WALKED RIGHT IN - That's the way it was for Elmer
The Small Craft base handles Mullen, a 145 pounder from Co. Turpin, S1c, attached to the Welfare Department at Treasure Island.
The United States Naval Small the operations, berthing, repair- 183 showered his opponent Moore Before entering the service, a new tenant, Vera Anderson, moved in
the apartment house where Elmer was staying in Newark, N. J, She
Cr aft Operating and Repair Base, ing, servicing and upkeep of I from Co. 84 with left hooks to the was about the same age, liked the same things as he did and was
San Francisco, was established on Twelfth Naval District Craft, Dis- 1 face and body and hammered his very easy ,on the eye. Now the two ar-e doing what a miUJ.on -other
October 31, 1945 at the site of the trict and Fleet boat pools. way to a close win. separated lovers are doing ... waiting, hoping and writing words of
affection. "'