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'The Shipping Garage Mechanic Property of Cubs;
NAVY'S IIIJOPTEIJ IJIIIJOHTER 111 T. /.
Bottlene·ck Is Plans Baseball Career Upon Discharge
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Being Broken' Working in the tire shop of the
T. I. gasoline station is an 18- called, and then left for his train- "
WASHINGTON. - The Navy year old seaman with a brilliant ing at the Great Lakes NTS.
announced this week that. "the future in sports. He is Bob , On Treasure Island for the past
shipping bottleneck is being Meyers, · S2c, owner of a baseball two and a half months, Meyers is
broken". and that veterans are be- contract with the Chicago Cubs. biding his time, waiting patiently
ing returned from Europe ahead If Uncle Sam hadn't placed a for the Navy to cut drastically
of schedule. hand on the youthful Lorain, into its point system. With 9¼
Within the next month or two, Ohio, star last August, he might points to his credit, he could be
the announcement said, there will well be bunting a ball in Wrigley pessimistic- but isn't. I\
be an "excess of transportation" Field, instead of patching tires in He doesn't think it will be long
for the return of eligible veterans the Island Garage. before he puts away his socket
from the Pacific. wrench and starts wielding a
The battleship Washington, six baseball bat in the eastern cir-
cruisers and eight carriers now
hauling troops from Europe will '·
be re-assigned to fleet duty or
placed in reserve early in Janu- 1,000 Vessels Use "
ary, the Navy said, and eligible
members of their crews demo- Small Craft Base
STATIONED AT PIER 17, Treasure Island, is this sleek and grace- bilized.
ful schooner, Pal,omas. She was adopted by the Navy in 1942 after
serving as a luxury yacht. The first fighting ship in the At- Services Monthly
lantic transport job to complete
its transport assignment was the Salt-water service station for
Schooner Palomas cruiser Savannah, which arrived 12th Naval District pygmy vessels
in New York with over 1000 re- is Treasure Island's U. S. Naval
Small Craft Facilities at Pier 17. "
Colorful History Behind Former turning troops on December 17. Yachts, patrol craft, subchasers,
The battleship Washington and
the carrier Enterprise docked in tug and minesweeps use this ac-
Luxury Yacht Stationed Here New York on December 20, and Uvity for repairs, fueling and
on December 22, the cruisers supplies.
The sleek and graceful two- Philadelphia and Portland arrived Business is brisk: a thousand
masted schooner Palomas, lX-91, in New York. small craft a month pull in for
stationed at Pier 17, Treasure "PARDON ME" PLAYS On December 24 the servicing. ,,......_
Island, has had a rather colorful Boise arrived in In tune with the tenor of the
history since its construction in HOSPIT Al CIRCUIT harbor after completing her final times, the outfit is presently busy
1922. voyage from Le Havre, and the with decommissioning work. Since
The rollicking, laugh-filled mu- December 1, thirty-six subchasers
Built by Bethlehem Shipbuild- carrier Randolph also docked at
sical comedy "Pardon Me," pre- and four patrol craft have got the
ing, Delaware, as a luxury yacht New York, with troops from
sented last week by the USO bone-yard treatment.
for Keith Spaulding, son of the Naples. The carriers Langley and
Camp Show Hospital unit 11-A, Nerve-center for this hustle-
sporting goods manufacturer, she Monterey likewise arrived from
kept its audience rocking in bustle is the Dockmaster's shack
was named the Goodwill. Her Naples, and while the carrier Time Goes Fast
laughter during the two perform-
steel-hulled beauty was supple- Wasp hit the same port on Meyers is optimistic about his at Pier 17. The position of every
ances at Treasure Island. vessel is charted on a large black- "
mented by Indian teakwood decks present job.
and deck-houses and expensive Ray Melville was a big hit with December 26 with troops em- "Time really goes by fast," he board. Telephone reports pour in,
his dancing and acting as "fall" b~rked at Southan:1-pton. The a:•
fittings throughout. man for singer Eden Nicholas. nval of the earner . Bataan m comments, "because there is al- maintaining a constant check on
Her 161-foot length proved her repair, fueling and servicing
to be the largest sailing vessel on Miss Albie Ga e added to the Norfolk January 1 w~ll complete ways something to do. progress.
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d the last combatant ship transport
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the west coast before the war. h ow w1 er smgmg an run from Naples to the Umted "Fixing tires wasn't my line of The involved task of keeping
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She made several long cruises to ancmg. States. work in civilian life. Sports were base operations clicking smoothly
Mexico and the South Seas from Supporting cast included the ; ~. 1 all I had time for!" belongs to Dockmaster Lt. R. B.
her home port at Long Beach. Misses Elaine Haslett, Lucille From Bob's baseball statistics, Starr. Required of him is plenty
In 1942, the Navy bought Fenton, Estelle Berke, and the it might appear that his time was of Navy know-how. Starr has
THE NAVY
her and renamed her Palomas. six "Pardon Me" girls. A four- well spent. In 1944, while playing that: he enlisted in 1905. During
Stripped for war work, she main- piece orchestra supplied the music with the Moose Team in the Class World War I he commanded a
tained her built-in beauty and and added with the sound effects. OFFERS AID TO A League, he batted .362. Dur- subchaser. Retired in 1922, h~ re-
proved her seaworthiness by doing Original songs for the show in- ing the season he connected with turned to active duty in 1942.
offshore patrol duty out of San cluded "I Want to Dance," "Sing HOME BUILDERS 55 hits, six of which were home- Before reporting aboard T. I.,
Diego under the ComWesSeaFron. a Little Song," "Don't Rush Me," runs, one triple, and 15 doubles. Dockmaster Starr piloted steam-
She kept her original gaff-rigged "I've Done It Again," "I've Got a Contracfcirs unable to obtain Holding down the third base posi- ers between New Caledonia and
sails. Date With a Man," and "Fallen from coni!he'r~ial sources mate- tion, he went through the Cl!iss Kwajalein. Comes January 1, Mr.
In the early part of 1944, the in Love." rials needed to complete homes A play-off series without an errnr. Starr expects to close his long,
Palomas began radar and Combat under construction can get a lift active naval career.
The show started in Washing- from the Navy- if the Navy has Farmed to Statesville
Information Center training, op-
ton July 1 and will run for six the desired materials.
erating under PreComTraCen, more months. It is the first musi- Shortly after his graduation Visitor: "I'd like to see someone
Treasure Island. Rear Admiral John J. Gaffney, from Lorain High, he was farmed
cal company to play the hospital with a little authority."
At this time, in order to install supply officer in command of the out to the Statesville club in the
circuit. S2c: "What can I do for you?
• the necessary equipment, the sail- Oakland Naval Supply Depot, N . C. State League. He played I have about as litt,Ie authority as
ing rig was changed to Marconi. made this announcement yester- , one month there until the Navy anybody." "
However, she had a six cylinder day upon receipt of an authoriza- ~~-~-~~-~----~--- -~---- ~ - ---~--
Diesel auxiliary engine which ,m11r tion from Washington.
gave her better than six knots The important point is that the NEY C/Vll/llN RECEIVES CERTIFICIITE
without the aid of sails. contractor must not consider him-
The C.I.C. was originally de- self on a shopping tour. He must
signed after a 2,100 ton class de- name the articles he needs but
stroyer and was subsequently By Ships' Editorial Association cannot get elsewhere, and sign an ,,....,
changed to the type used aboard affidavit to that effect.
a 2,200 ton class destroyer. Q. When I signed up for a war
bond allotment I elected to have The privilege of buying on this
During the war, the Palomas
the bonds held in safekeeping by basis became effective at 8:15
trained C. I.C. teams for vari,ous the Navy. How do I get the bonds Monday morning, December 15,
types of ships, from battleships
now? and will continue daily until 4 p.m.
to APAs. Approximately eight .of Friday, March 15, 1946. The ex-
A. Write to the Bond Issuing
these teams were trained per ceptions will be Saturdays, Sun-
month plus an Operational Train- Division, Field Branch, BuSandA, days and holidays. The inter-
ing school C.I.C. officers' class Cleveland, Ohio. You must give vening holidays are Christmas, r'\
each week. your serial number and list ad- New Year's and Washington's
The ship has the capacity for dress where you want the bonds birthday.
about 20 enlisted trainees and € sent. Contractors may call in person
officer trainees. at Building 212, Door 15, Oakland
The Palomas carries some of Q. Must enemy •Ordnance sou-
the latest radar gear developed ve·nirs be approved by the local Naval Supply Depot, after getting
by the Navy. In addition, she has CO before they are mailed nome? a pass at the Pass Office, located
a complete darkroom and photo- at the foot of Seventh street, Oak-
A. Yes. The practice of cer- land. ·">
graphic equipment for radar scope tifying on the outside of the
photography. Telephone inquiries should be
package that explosives have made through TWinoaks 4224, ex-
been removed is just to expedite tensions 7480 or 7481.
CPO : "I suppose you wish I movement through the mails. A
Letters should be addressed to
were dead so you could spit on form with CO's approval must be Oakland Naval Supply Depot, At-
my grave." enclosed. U. S. or Allied issued tention of General Supply Branch,
S2c : "No, not me- I don't want ordnance items will not be ap- Issue Division, Commercial Sales PICTURED ~ABOVE is the presentation of a certificate for comple-
tion of the Safety Training Program by Commodore R. W. Cary to
to stand in line." · proved as souvenirs. Section, Oakland 4. J.oe Brady, key civilian from the Industrial Division. "I,