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        HERE  ARE  A  FEW •of  the  jobs •open  to  civilian  employes.  The  Branch  Labor  Board,   typists.  Ask  the  Civilian  Personnel  Office  today,  or  refer  y-0ur  friends,  relatives,  and
        Administration  Building,  Treasure  Island,  needs  mechanics,  riggers,  welders,  burners,   acquaintances  to  that  office  with  a  filled  out  referral  slip.  Y,ou  will find  it on  this  page.
        clerk  typists,  stenographers,  enginemen,  plumbers,  roofers,  sheet  metal  workers,  and   Make  it out  now.

        LST  Skipper Sends  Thanks  to  Treasure  Island  Civilian  Wqrkers                                                   •  •  •


                                      OTS  station  wagon,  will  get  a  bit                     LST,  During  Thirty
        OPERAT~ONAL                   more rest these mornings now that   West  Coast ·ship       Day  Alteration  Period,      Federal  Employe  Pay

        TRAJ~HN G SCHOOL              the  Group  II  men  have  departed                                                       Increase Stimulates Navy
                                      for  Barracks  "J "  ... Congrats are  Repair  Yards  Urgent1y
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                                      in order for  M.  H.  Standish,  CGM,                       Almost  Remade
                                      whose  name  has  been  transferred  Need  Skilled  Workers   From the Commanding Officer of   Employment in  Bay Area
                                      from  the files  of enlisted personnel
                                                                      Delay  in  repairing  battle-dam- an  LST,  that  put  into  Treasure   Pay  increases  to  Civil  Service
                                      to the Roster of Officers Aboard . ..                       Island  for .  a  thirty-day  repair  personnel  made  effective  by  the
                                                                    aged  ships  and  returning.  them  to
         The  Office:rs'  Softball  team  con- After  twenty-one  years  of  duty  in             period,  to  the  civilian  wo·rkers   recent Federal Emplo,ye Pay Act of
                                                                    the  Pacific  war  zones,  due  to  a
        tinues  to  hold  first  place  in  the  the  Navy,  F.  F.  Daniels,  CSM,  has          of  the  USN  Frontier  Base,  came   1945,  making  clerical  and  steno-
        league.  A  9-1 win over  Tadcen held  been  transferred  to  active  duty  in   shortage  of  skilled  workers  in  the   this letter of thanks.   graphic  jobs  in  Navy  establish-
                                                                    ship repair yards of the West Coast,
        the tide and it was a  well-knit team  the Fleet Reserve. We congratulate                   "Now  that  we  are  about  ready   ments  more  attractive  to  qualified
                                                                    is still a  t hreat to the speedy pros-
        that did it.  A  mighty colorful team  you  Chief, on your achievement ...                                              workers,  has  stimulated  employ-
                                                                    ecution  of  the  war.  Both  private   for sea, I  would like to indicate our
        that we  have  here,  and  the  games  We  were happy  to see  the  shining               appreciation  of  the  work  done  on   ment,  Commander  H.  H.  Shirrell,
                                                                    and  government  ship  repair yards
        are usually of the  best,  affording a  countenance of Virginia Baker, Y3c,               the  ship  during  our  30-day  avail-  Civilian  Personnel· Director for the
                                                                    urgently  need  skilled  craftsmen.
        good opportunity to cheer and jeer,  who  visited  her  o.Jd  stamping                    ability  at  your  Industrial  Depart-  Twelfth Naval District, said today.
        so come on out and look them over.  grounds and  many friends• here re-  Navy  and  War  Manpower  Com-  ment. Besides the repairs for which   The  new  act  makes  several
                                      cently. Drop around again, "Jinny"   mission  officials  stated  today  that
        "J ones's  Joys"  bowed  to  (of  all                       this continues to be the No.  1 man- we returned, many alterations have  changes:
                                      -and  ditto  to  W.  K.  Anderson,
        things)  a  Marine  softball  team                          power bottleneck.             been- accomplished,  and  all  done  in   It  raises  the  basic  annual  pay
        The  final  score  was  3-1  and  they   GM2c,  who  can't  quite  decide                 a  cooperative spirit. We understand  rate;  it provides for  overtime  pay-
        haven't  got  over  it  yet.  It will  be   whether  he  would  rather  have  his   More  than  4,000  skilled  workers   that this  is  the  first  LST  that has  ment  at  time-and-one-half  of  the
                                      meals on a  "can" or off a  "goat" ...  are  needed  now  in  Bay Area  ship
        "Anchors  Aweigh"  at  the  return                                                        been -assigned to this base for over- base rate;  and it reduces the period
                                      That  the  love  of  your  "Old  Alma  repair  yards -  1,625  machinists,
        game, though, so we will still claim                                                      haul;  we  consider  the  assignment  of time after which salary increases
                                      Mater"  sets  deeply  in  the  heart,  1,801  electricians  and  581  sheet
        them.  "Jones's  Joys,"  just  in  case                                                   fortunate  for  us  and  it  should  be  within the  classification  grade  can
                                      was  surely  substantiated  when  E.  metal  workers.  In addition  helpers
        you haven't heard,  is  a  team made                                                      even  better for  LSTs  that  may  be  be made.  For lower pay grades the
                                      Heiser,  Ylc,  kept hanging  around.  are  needed.  Workers  are  urged  to
        up entirely of Gunner's Mates, with                                                       so assigned later."           period  is  reduced  from  18  months
        a  sprinkling of Firecontrolmen, the  That's just all right with us,  "Ed",  apply at once  at the  nearest U.  S.
        main  "sprinkling"  being  "Spark- and  when  eventually  you  have  Employment  Service  or U.  S.  Civil   Signed,  by  Commanding  Officer,  to 12 months; for higher pay grades
                                                                                                                                from  30  months  to  18  months.  It
        plug" O'Neill, FC2c;--the arm of the  sailed,  drop  us  a  line  ... A  new  Service office.   P.  0.  Ritter.
        team.                         outcropping  of  talent in  our midst                         Although  this  is  just  the  begin-  also  provides  a  10  per  cent  pre-
                                      recently  made  its  debut.   C.  L.                        ning of ship  repair on Treasure Is-  mium  pay  for  regularly  scheduled
         The Operational Training  School                                                                                       work between 6  p.m.  and 6  a.m.
                                      Smith,  Cox,  and  C.  W.  Gallant,   Resolution            land,  many  more  will  undoubtedly
        Softball team, comprised of officers
                                      BM2c,  are now perfecting  between                          come.  Workers  are  needed  to  help   Commander Shirrell  cited an ex-
        and  enlisted  men,  played  the  first                     I'm  through  with  dames
                                      themselves a  harmony team. Come,                           with  the  jo·b.  The  Branch  Labor  ample  of  how  the·  increase  will
        tournament  game  against  PreEm-                           They  cheat  and lie,
                                      come,  boys-why  so  modest?  .  .  .                       Board asks you to  refer your rela- benefit  an  employe  in  a  naval  es-
        barkation  at noon,  July 16.  It was                       They  prey upon  us  males
                                      Back from leave this week, looking                          tives,  friends,  or  acquaintances  to  tablishment.
        fast and furious softball and Lt. W.                        Until ,the  day  we  die.
                                      "berry  brown",  is  Dorothy  V.                            the  employment  office  in  the  Ad-  "The  CAF-2  basic  rate,  a  com-
        R.  Watkins  pitched  a  fine  game.                        They  tease  us  and  torment
                                      Bakits,  Y2c.  Why  didn't you  bring                  us-- ministration Building.        mon  clerical  and  stenographic
        Bill R eed,  Sp(A}lc, did a  super job                      And  drive us to sin.
                                      some  of  that  Southern  California                                                      classification,  formerly  was  $1,440
        of  heckling  and  with  his  help  the                     Say  look  at  that  blond
                                      sunshtne  to  T.I.,  "Dot"-we could                                                       per  year,  which  overtime  pay
        PreEmb catcher played a  fine game                          That  just ankled  in!
                                      use  it!  ... It has  been  noted  that
        for OTS.  The  final  score,  8-7.                                                        Letter  of  Commendation  raised to $1,751  on a  48-hour week.
                                      A.  S.  Krane, RdM3c, is varying his                                                      The  new  bask annual  rate  will  be
          Our little known OTS Badminton   type  and  range  of  reading matter.                                                $1,704  which  overtime  pay  on  a
        team,  captained  by  G.  W.  Jordan,   Indications, as revealed through the  Cross-Word  Answers   Given Civilian  Employees   48-hour week will raise to approxi-
        Ylc,  went  into  the  semi-finals  of   changed  nature  of  his  stories,  are                                        mately  $2215.  A  CAF-3  position,
        the  Commodo-re's  Trophy  Tourna-                                                        Who  Refer Workers Here
                                      that such publications as the "Gag"             H E S  I  S                               which  now  pays  $1,971  with  over-
        ment,  Monday,  July 16,  1945.  They   magazine  must  be  included  in  his               The  Branch  Labor  Board  an- time, will pay $2,472 under the new
        defeated PreCom in the doubles, the   new choice of literature. Tsk!  Tsk!    EL~ NT      nounced  this  week  that  those  ci- scale. A  CAF-4 position, which now
        winners  being  L.  G.  Sweaney,   ... Convalescents  at OTS  include               DA    vilian  workers  aboard  Treasure  pays a  gross of $2,189 will pay ap-
        BMlc, and G. V.  Keiper, RM2c,  but   K.  R.  Arnold,  Slc,  and  Muriel  J .        r R   Island who refer the  most workers  proximately $2,730."
        the  singles  told  the  story  and  we   Van  Nostrand,  Sp(G)3c.  We  sin-              to  the  employment  office  will  re-  Total wages in Government agen-
        were  stopped.  Nice  try,  boys-  cerely hope·for their speedy recov-                    ceive  letters  of  commendation.  cies other than the War,  Navy and
        we're  proud of  you!         ery.  R.  B.  Berres,  Y2c,  and  W.  J.                    These  letters  are  to  commend  the  Treasury departments will be some-
                   *  *  *            Waserhaley,  CEM,  returned  re-                            personnel  for  their  cooperative  ef- what less  since  other  agencies  op-
        Ots  Kaleidoscope             cently from short stays in the hos-                         forts  in  helping  secure  workers  to  erating  on  the  West  Coast  have
                                      pital, lookingwell and healthy again                        win  the battle  of repair.   been  ordered  by  the  President  to
          Among  the  optimistic  this  week
                                      ... Bon voyage to our former ship-                            The  positions  available  to  civil- adopt  a  44-hour week.
        is  H.  H .  Bernard,  RdM3c,  who  is
                                      mates  J .  J .  Verducci,  OSp(A);  A ..                   ians  on  Treasure  Island  are  all   Regular  provisions  for  annual
        seen quite regularly on a  local golf
        course.  "Barney,"  being a  beginner   V.  Calosi,  Sp(A)lc;  L.  E.  Franch-            under  civil  service  and  have  the  and  sick  leave  with  pay  remain
                                      etti, Cox, and R. H. Ingersoll, RT2c.                       benefits of sick leave with pay,  va- basically unchanged.
        in  the  sport  of  goifing,  has  one
        complaint to make-he is· too  close                                                       cation leave with pay and time and   Although an increase in employ-
                                                                                                  a  half for all  overtime.  In addition  ·ment has been noted recently there
        to the ground! Due to the curvature   REFERRAL  FOR  EMPLOYMENT  ON  TREASURE  ISLAND
        of  the  earth,  the  distance  you  can                                                  all  employees  who  drive  from  the  are  2,000  unfilled  vacancies  for
                                                              Date ............... ...... .... .... .. . .   Berkeley,  Oakland  and  other  East  clerical,  stenographic  and  other
        see  an  object  is  goyerned  by  the
        height  of  the  object  and  your   I  am referring                                      Bay  points  are  issued  free  bridge  office workers in the Twelfth Naval
        height.  "Barney" complains he can                      (Name)                            passes.  Wholesome  lunches ·  are  District  according  to  Commander
                                                                                                  served  at  a  minimum  cost  of  30  Shirrell.  Interested  persons are  in-
        knock  the  ball further than he  can
        see  it!  . .. Our  giobe-trotting  Lt.                (Address)                          cents  per  meal.             vited  to  make  application  at  the
        (jg)  R.  Tannenbaum  is back  from   who is interested in employment at Treasure Island as a   On  this  page  is  a  referral  form   District  Labor  Board  office,  703
        a  recent trip  by plane to Washing-                                                      for  the  potential  employee  to  fill   Market Street,  or other Naval hir-
        ton,  D.  C.  "Now,"  he  says,  "if  I                                                   out  and  report  immediately  to  the   ing offices throughout the area.
        can  just get Lt.  Green  to sit down             (Trade  or Profession)                  Branch Labor Board Office,  Admin-
        for half a  day I'll tell him all about   He  is not  now employed in an essential industry.   istration Bldg., Treasure Island, for   The  CPO  had  his  troubles  with
        it."  ... If you want to  know  any-  Your  prompt  consideration  of  his  application  will  be  greatly  ap-  the position. By filling out this cer-  one of the  new  recruits.  The  mo-re
        thing  about  snakes,  see  W.  0.   preciated.   Referred  by  .. : ..... . . . ..... .. ............. . .   tificate  the  people  you  refer to  the   he  shouted  th~  more  blandly  un-
        Scott,  CMM,  whose  hobby  is  the                                                       Civilian Personnel office will be as-  concerned was the  recruit.
        study  of  reptiles -  especially  the         · Shop or Office  .............. ....... ....... . . .   sured  of  immediate  attention.   "Doesn't  anything  I  say  make
        Snow  Snake,  found  commonly  on   To Applicant:                                          Let's go, employees-see who will  any  difference?"  demanded  the,
                                           Please  bring  this  referral  in  person  to  Branch  Labor  Board,
        the  Island  of  Kiska.  This  recom-  Adm.  Bldg.,  Treasure Island.                     win  the  Certificate  of  Commenda- chief.
        mendation comes from A. 0. Wams-   This slip does  not constitute an offer of employment.   tion.  Treasure  Island  is· depending   "No,"  said  the recruit.  "I was  a
        ley,  CWT .... "Old Faithless,"  the                                                                                    baseball  umpire  in  civil  life."
                                       ----------------------------•on you.
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