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THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1945 PAGE 5
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
1
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."
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