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PAGE 4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 1945
UNEMPLOYED VETS NEW CHIEF STAFF A Beautiful Evening,
Sigpal Tower Rates "Nigl,'' On Island CLAIM ALLOWANCE OFFICER FOR Moon Above, But Wave
UNDER G. I. Bill TADCEN Sings Shuttlecar Blues
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This is the nintl1 iµ a series of Concluding a war-time tour of As the shuttlecar rolled toward
Civil Readjustment . Information sea-duty, Captain E . H. McNen- the T. I. main gate and liberty,
Messages and deals _ ~ ith the emy relieved Captain H. E. Schon- the two Waves busily chatted
money allowance autho'rized by i1and recently as Tadcen's Chief about their dates the previous
the GI Bill of Rights for pay- •Staff Officer. night. The first happily sang the
ments to veterahs while they are Formerly Detail officer on praises of a Mare Island-based
completely unemployed or par- Yerba Buena from 1937 to 1939, yeoman with whom she had spent
tially employed. Captain McNenemy was Execu- an enjoyable evening, but the sec- '
In cases of partial employment tive officer aboard the USS Black- ond told her story peevishly.
a veteran is eligible for compen- hawk in the Asiatic area at the San Francisco had never been
sation if his weekly earnings do outbreak of hos,tilities. Returning I clearer, nor brighter. From their
not exceed twenty-three dollars to the Stat~s in November , 1942, vantage spot on Telegraph Hill,
per week. Self employed veterans he assumed command of thP. she and her date could look across
are also authorized to receive this Blackhawk and participated in the Bay and see the countless
benefit if their net earnings for the Attu and Kiska invasions. signal lights twinkling their silent
the previous month did not ex- Returning to Treasure Island in m:)ssages. A feeling of romance
ceed one hundred dollars. May, 1944, the new Chief Staff surged through the atmosphere,
officer took command of a new and the moon seemed to wink
Qua I ificati-ons coyly down upon them as they
APA, the USS 'Ialadiga, which
To be eligible for a readjust- later landed the 5th Marine divi- stood there together and viewed
ment allowance a veteran must sion on Iwo Jima on D-day and the beauty of the scene at their
be able to meet the following the Army's 27th division on Oki- feet.
qualifications. ( 1) Ninety days or The Wave turned to her inter-
nawa, D-day plus 9. At the war's
more active duty with the Armed ested friend, and shook her pretty
end, the AP A carried the 1st cav-
Forces after September 16, 194'.l, alry from Luzon to Yokohama. head in disgust.
and before the termination of the "What a boring affair!" she
present war. (2 ) Applicant must Born in Manchester, Conn., complained. "The next time I go
live in the United States. ( 3) Ap- Capt. McNenemy graduated from out with a signalman who wastes
plicant must be registered with a the Naval Academy in 1919. two solid hours reading the ship's
public employment agency for From 1923 to 1932 h3 had sub- signal lights, you can shoot me!"
employment and continue to re- marine duty, serving aboard va-
port to that agency; and must be rious R-boats and later command- Dischargees Limited -
able to work and be available for ing the S-46.
any suitable job which is open On Purchase of Navy
to him.
FOCAL POINT OF COMMUNICATION is this signal tower, busy
workshop for Bay messages. Located on Y.erba Buena, the t,ower Submitting Claims "BLUES'~ REGULATION Clothing Stores
occupies the highest position on the Island, having an -operatjng level The veteran must claim the al- Men being discharged fr.om the
of 370 feet above the water lowance for weeks of unemploy- FOR AD BUILDING Navy have made such extensive
ment occurring not later than Effective this week, all Treas- purchases from Navy clothing
Tower Signalmen Have Highest Job; two years after the end of the ure Island personnel who are stores that a new limit has been
war or, if he is not discharged either employed in the Adminis- placed on such sales.
Finest Island View in the Bay until after the end of the war, tration building or who enter the Dischargees may now purchase
then he must claim the allowance one blanket; two pairs heavy
building on temporary business
One of the most wondered- ' dockmaster's number and send for weeks of unemployment with- drawers; six nainsook drawers.;
must be clothed in blue uniform.
about jobs on the Island is that the message in this manner. in two years of such discharge twelve handkerchiefs, three cham-
Enlisted men in the Print Shop
of the signalmen in the tower "Emergency" Message and in no event can any readjust- who engage in dirty work have bray shirts, one pair of low and
high atop Yerba Buena. CSM Stanley H. Jones smiles ment allowance under the G.I. Bill one pair of high shoes or two
special permission to wear dun-
To them, 370 feet above water when he recalls some of the dis- of Rights be payable for weeks of garees. Messengers, guard mail pairs of low; six pairs of black
level, the business of signaling is patches his men have received unemployment commencing five petty officers, Ship's S_!'lr-vice em- cotton socks; four pairs of nat-
purely routine, and the fact that from the message center.· Most years after the termination of ployees and all other· personnel ural wool socks; six cotton un-
they have the "highest" job on messages have a pleading tone to hostilities in the present war. The will wear the uniform of the day dershirts; two heavy undershirts;
the Island with the finest of them, but in direct contrast one unemployed veteran may receive (undress blues). two pairs of dungaree trousers,
views can get rather boresome, of them read: "Nobody's sick. eight weekly allowances for each In the case of cold or. rainy and one jackknife.
too. Nobody's dying. Having a won- additional month of active service weather, regulation outer cloth-
derful time. Request seventeen between September 16, 1940 and ing is permissible. Wind-breaker FREE BERTHING
Heavy Traffic day extension." the end of the war up to a maxi-
or similar non-regulation gear FACILITIES FOR
According to Lt. (jg) Worth, The chief isn't sure whether it mum of fifty-two weeks allow- jackets, olive drab field jackets
ances.
communications officer, the Tad- was granted!
cen signal gang handles "ship In the event of his complete I will not be tolerated. G. l.'s IN OAKLAND
and shore communication all over unemployment the veteran's pay-
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the Bay, and also ship move- ment is twenty dollars per week, ly net earnmgs and one hundred St. Vincent de Paul Society, Old
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ments. At least fifty per cent Navy Dept. Checks and in the case of partial employ- d 0 11 ars. Cour ouse, 421 roa way, . O a -
land has 400 beds showers and
of the signaling traffic comes ment he receives the difference Application sha;ing equipment' available for
through this division." Unauthorized Waaring
between his weekly earnings plus Application and claim for re- any serviceman desiring to use
Taking care of the signaling three dollars-credit on the amount adjustment allowance should be the facilities. Breakfast is also
tasks is a crew of 30 men, drawn Of Special Ribbon earned. If sellf-employed the vet-· filed with the claim taker for the served in the morning. There is
from both Ship's Company and
R 3ferring to Alnav 372, t~e fol-1 eran may be eligible to receive State Unemployment Compensa- no set charge but contributions
Armed Guard. The men have spe- lowing statement has been issued the difference between his month- tion Agency. are accepted.
cial billeting quarters at the for information and immediate
tower, and operate on a four-on,
compliance:
eight-off watch bill.
"It has come to the attention of Here~ a Veteran Horse-Scarer from Way Baclt
Message Center the Navy Department that the
A unique duty of the signal Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon - - _--
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tower is the "Class E" service is being worn by large numbers ~
given to personnel on ships in the of personnel under the name of
Bay. If a sailor aboard one of the the Okinawa Ribbon or Third,
ships has an emergency message Fifth, of Seventh Fleet Commen- '::·. ·</ -~{ .. ·:\ }_-,i, - ·,:;~
to serid to a relative on shore, his dation Ribbon. No special ribbon ;,•,.- ··
message is relayed to the tower nor authorization of the use of :<:I■/•
by light, and from there it is the Navy Unit Commendation
teletyped to a message center in Ribbon has been authorized for
San Francisco for delivery to the Okinawa. Neither the Third, Fifth
address of the relative. Should a nor Seventh Fleets have been
sailor's wife, located in Boston, I awarded the Navy Unit Commen-
wish to contact her husband on a dation.
ship in the Bay, she would send "The only authorized use of this
her message to the S. F. Message ribbon is by personnel of units
Center to be teletyped to th'! sig- which have received the Navy
nal tower to be sent by flashing Unit Commendation and who
light to the ship, itself. About were attached to that unit during
60 to 70 messages are received the period for which this award "
from the center daily. was made. Commanding officers
Many have wondered how the will immediately take steps to
tower reaches the ships docked stop the unauthorized wearing of
at Treasure Island, especially this ribbon." "PULL IN THE BUGGY, MIRANDY, HERE War 11 she chased fires in .Reno. Under that f.ancy
when the Island is veiled in fog A-COMES THE HOOK 'N' LADDER!" That was hood lies a skeptical 40 h.p. If you've ever seen
and rain. A special hook-up is Tourist in Washington: "Which back in 1914 when the ancient hook and ladder, her thundering around, she's not headed for the
pictured above, was manufactured. N-ow at Fire
arranged by which the tower can side is BuPers on?" _House No. 1, she appeared in the 1915 San Fran- boneyard; it's a two-alarm blaze. The 1944 ' model
on the left is worth 250 h.p., carries 75 feet .Qf
phone the ship's number or the Sailor: "Ours, I think." cisco Panama-Pacific Exposition. Until World ladder and is berthed in Fire House No. 2. '