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U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center
TN/I WEEK'S

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The world's mightiest warship
was on a shakedown cruise this
week. Huge new carrier, USS
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Midway, had all the armaments of I VOL. IV - No. 4 TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1945
war but was in the throes of a
critical manpower shortage. She
her twelve boilers and four en- Nationwide Broadcast TomOrrow
had barely enough hands to man
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gines and every time she hit port
more men became eligible for dis- Orson Welles Will Dedicate
charge. Among the crew were
dozens who had never before put
out to sea. (including CPO's), and Treasure Island Theatres
they spent days losing and find-
ing their way through the la- Orson Welles, famed actor of
" byrinth of passageways and com- Travel Headache- stage and screen who recently
partments. "It will take time,"
turned radio commentator, will
commented her skipper and the 20,000 Vets Forced dedicate Treasure Island's thea-
Bureau of Personnel agreed as it To Wait On Island tres to three Naval heroes tomor-
scraped the bottom of the man- row over an ABC coast-to-coast
power barrel. Evidence that the Navy was broadcast from Theatre No. 3.
* * * not entirely at fault in the matter Aired locally by KGO a~ 10: 15
President Truman turned down of sending dischargees home fast a.m., families of the three heroes
Secretary Forrestal's proposal to enough was discovered this week will participate in the broadcast.
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put the Army-Navy merger plan when it was estimated that some John Basilone's father will speak
before a Presidential Investigat- 20,000 men were forced to wait from Raritan, N. J ., Dorie Mil-
ing Committee. He also asked on Treasure Island because of ler's father will talk from Waco,
Congress to delay action on the transportation difficulties. Tex., and the mother of Edward
bill to authorize a postwar Navy According to a figure released H . O'Hare will join the program
of 6,000 ships until the merger by the Association of American from St. Louis, Mo.
problem is nearer a solution. Railroads, trains are hopeful of , A recording of the program will
Scheduled debate cannot be transporting 530,000 service men be transmitted overseas by the
.r'\ brought before Congress until from all west coast ports this Armed Forces Radio Service.
early January or after the open- month. However, this figurewould The broadcast marks the re-
ing of Congress following the average approximately 17,666 christening of T. I.'s movie pal-
holidays. men moved per day- 2334 less aces. Theatre No. 1 becomes the
* * * men than military officials have "Dorie Miller Theatre." Theatre
The Navy department received predicted would arrive daily from No. 2 changes to "Edward H.
another ultimatum from an eco- the Pacific. O'Hare Theatre." Theatre No. 3
nomically minded Congress this Unless the railroads produce a will be known as the "John Ba-
0 week. It must submit its recom- transportation miracle, the situa- silone Theatre."
mendations for revision of all tion will become worse in the Democracy in Action
forms of hazard pay including coming weeks, Navy officials pre- Welles will emphasize, during
flight, submarine and diving divi- dieted. the fifteen minute program, that
dends. Flight pay would probably in honoring these particular Navy
be limited in the future to those TADCEN INCLUDED IN men Democracy-in-action is viv-
officers whose regular and major idly demonstrated as the heroes
duties involve flying and to those NEWLY ESTABLISHED are the sons of a southern share-
·"' who must fly often enough to keep ORSON WELLES, OF "MAN FROM MARS" FAME, will dedicate cropper, an Italian immigrant and
T. l.'s three theatres tomorrow morning in a 10:15 nati-onwide broad- S. F. NAVAL BASE
a St. Louis society family.
their hand in and maintain their
technical skill aloft. cast · originating fr.om Theatre N-o. 3. Three Naval heroes, John Treasure Island's Training and The idea of naming T. I.'s thea-
* * * Basilone, Edward O'Hare and Dorie Miller, will be honored. Distribution Center has been in- tres after three Naval heroes-
Medals and awards stepped into one who distinguished himself on
the Navy limelight this week as MAQ Authorized For corporated into the recently es- land, one in the air, and one at
the Army and Navy Bulletin came CIVILIAN JOBS tablished San Francisco Naval sea- originated with a Wave,
out with the statement that Navy Base, the Navy Department an- Phyllis Hinckley, Y3c, winner of
regulars had received proportion- Men With Dependents OUT FOR SAILORS nounced last week. Treasure Island's recent theatre-
.
In a program of "streamlining"
" ately three and a half times as Enlisted.y ersonnel who are sec- Previous permission to engage bay area shore installations, 24 1 nammg contest.
many decorations as Navy reserv- ond class petty officers and above, in civilian employment while on local Naval activities have been Orson Welles made U. S. head-
ists up to July, 1945. with dependents, are eligible, un- leave or liberty was revoked for organized into an administrative lines six years ago when he pro-
* * * der Alnav 399, for money allow- enlisted men of this station as of duced a radio program which had
Stalled in the scrapping process ance for quarters in place of fam- December 1. All official work per- unit. men from Mars invading New
was battleship Mississippi this ily allowance, or vice versa, ·when mits are to be taken up and men The Naval Base, under the com- Jersey. Styled after newscasts,
week. Its namesake state had in- public quarters are not provided found to be engaged in private mand of Rear Admiral Mahlon S. the broadcast was so realistic that
quired of the Navy about keeping and not available for their de- employment during free time will Tisdale, will provide logistic serv- hysterical Easterners ran for
the dowager vessel as a relic. The pendents. be subject to disciplinary action ices to ships of the fleet, operating their blunderbusses, barricaded
Navy department politely in- Qualified men are confronted as set forth in Tadcen order No. as part of the 12th Naval District. their homes, or resigned them-
formed Mississippi's governor selves to a horrible fate. Welles
with a choice between MAQ and 113-45.
that his relic would cost him a went Hollywood when he pro-
family allowance. Liberty-Bound Sailor
yearly maintenance fee of $50,- In the case of a married man duced and starred in "Citizen
000. To date the governor has with no children, MAQ will net NEW NAVY RELEASE Airs Civilian Griefs Kane," a movie startling in orig-
made no reply and the future of him more money than family al- inality of story and camera tech-
BB Mississippi hangs in the bal- lowance. MAQ allows a man $1.25 PLAN ANNOUNCED; Of Postal Clerk Days . nique. Recently the a9tor has
ance. "To be or not to be"-a per day in the United States. An The two Navy mailmen talked turned to radio, appearing on a
relic. That seems to be the ques- allotmep.t of the same sum must FREE RESERVES, 38 shop while San Francisco bound weekly Sunday · morning broad-
tion. be maintained for the man's de- on the water taxi. cast.
* * * pendent. The Navy this week announced One of them told about his job Naval Heros ·
N-ow being decommissioned is it will release all reserve enlisted as a civilian postal clerk, and. John Basilone, a Marine, won
Family allowance, on the other
the Navy rest home at Sun Val- hand, nets a man $50 monthly; men or women, 38 years of age or some of the troubles he had to the Medal of Honor at Guadal-
ley, Idaho. After it is vacated, and canal. Refusing exemption from
the _$22 he contributes, plus the older, who had one or more de- face.
renovated, the winter sports spa $28 the government adds. pendents prior to August 15. Most It so happened that one woman further combat duty, he was
will be returned to the Union· Pa- of these already have become brought in an odd-shaped package killed on D-day at Iwo Jiina.
,,..... However, where an enlisted
cific Railroad who formerly eligil:)le for discharge under the for mailing out of state. When the Edward H. O'Hare earned the
owned and operated the resort. man has children, family allow- point system. mailman politely inquired its con- Medal ,of Honor for single handed-
ance is ap.vantageous. over MAQ. The new regulation does not tents, she refused to answer, and ly engaging nine Jap bombers
T. l.'s UNSEATEN CA.GERS Besides the basic fifty dollars,
apply to enlisted men in the regu- left the post office in a huff. attacking the USS Lexington. He
ENGAGE BEARS TONIGHT family allowance qualifies a man Three days later the woman re- saved the carrier from ·serious
The Tr,easure Island basket- for $50 for his wife, ,$30 for the lar Navy or to those undergoing
ball squad treks to Berkeley first child, and $20 for each addi- medical t:r;eatment or disciplinary turned with her bulky package. damage by shooting down five of
tonight to d-0 - battle with the tional child. action. She had only to reply, "merchan- them. He disappeared in an air
The Navy previously has dise," to the clerk's conventional action November 27, 1943.
University -Of California Bears In applying for MAQ, a bene- Dorie Miller won the Navy
on the, latter's home co·urt. ficiary form, obtainable in the granted releases to enlisted men question, but instead she drew a
~2 :y ears of age or older, regard- list from her purse and answered Cross for his heroism at Pearl
With two wins already to personnel office, must be filled out. Harbor. Under fire; lie moved his
their credit, the T. I. team will less of their point score or de- angrily:
"Thre.e shirts, one box of raisins, wounded commanding officer to
pendency. Married enlisted Waves
. be gunning f.or victory number The nation's highest award, the have · been eligible for discharge four short story books, four maga- safety. Miller went down with the
three when the two teams col- zines, seventeen safety pins, ten- Liscombe Bay on November 24,
lide. The game commences at Congressional Me.dal of Honor, irrespective of age.
Under the new regulation, the nis racquet, and a pair of long 1943.
1930 and is free to serviJe per- has been awarded to 52 Marines,
40 Navy men and 1 C_oast Guards- wife of an enlisted man is counted underwear. Anything else you All hands are invited to attend
sonnel. . the bvoadcast.
n man during World War II. as a. dependent. have to know, nosey?"