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THE  MASTHEAD,  SATURDAY,  JULY  28,  1945          PAGE  7
     Treasure Isl and Loses  Skilled Artisan

       Th~  Navy  lost  one  more  chief  vases  and  crosses  on  the  altar  of   ACROSS   51-Ocean
     recently  when  W.  E.  Van  Erp,   the Treasure Island Chapel as well   1-Swabs   52- Smooth consonant
                                   as  the  fire  ·screen,  and  irons  and
     CM,  was discharged from the serv-                           5- Burro              53-Remnants
                                   fire tools for the Commissioned Of-
     ice.  Chief  Van  Erp  has  been  on   ficers'  Mess,  th~  Officers'  Recrea-  8- Copied   54- Misjudge
     active duty in the  Navy since  July   tion Center and the Hostess House.   12-Elliptical   55- First garden
     of  1942.  In  June  1943  "Van"  re- Treasure Island has been fortunate   13-Fiery        DOWN
     ported  to  NTSchs  where  he  has  to  have  such  a  skiiled  artist  and   14- Defy   1- Fashion
      been  an  instructor  in  the  welding  one  who  has  been  so  generous  of   15-Remove   2-Once more
      school.  Van,  a  skilled  metal  arti- his  own personal time to donate so   16-English drink   3-Line of  cliffs
     san, contributed a  great deal of his  many  artistic  objects.  Chief  Van   17-Climbing  plant   4-Rain and snow
     own time to designing and making  Erp,  who  owned  and  managed  an   18- Indians ·   5-Villain's exclamation
  V
      ornaments for the  chapel,  and rec- art  metal  shop  before  he  entered   20-Exhausted   6-Join
      reation  centers for  officers  and  en- the  service,  plans  to  go  into  busi-  22-Salaries   7-Harsh
      listed personnel. He made the brass  ness  again  in  San  Francisco.   24- Man's name   8- Counselor
                                                                  26- Hearing organ      9-Ache
                                                                  27-Hard substance     10-Sea eagle
     Treasure Island Sailors        Armed  Guard  Sinks           31-Broadest            11-Act
                                                                  33-Optical illusion    19-Afternoon naps
      Really Like Gedunks           Albany in  7-3  Contest       34-Put forth           21-Highly  esteemed
      • Morning,  noon,  or  night,  sailors  At Treasure  Island   35-Dog               23-Irish  saint
      like  ice  cream.  At  least  they  like                    36-Turf                24-Adoring  wonder
                                     For  six  innings  it was  a  no-hit,  37-Raiders   25-Number
      the  way  it  is  made  at  the  Ship's                                                                  38- Poetry            42- Lean
                                    no-run  baseball  game  for  Armed  40- Depreciator   28- Ornamented
      Service  No.  1,  for  that  little  eight   Guard  chucker  Smith.  But  in  the  43-Health menus   29-In the  past   39- Fire-arm   44- MusicaI sound
      by  twelve  room 'does  between  six   seventh  stanza  he  weakened  and  46-Kiln   30-Guided            40-Pittance          45- Observed
      and  ten  hundred  dollars  of  busi-  although  the  Gunners  defeated  Al- 47-Fabric   32-Missions      41- Steady           48- Nominal  value
      ness every day of the week;  cater-
                                    bany Landing Force,  7-3,  the dam- 49- Floating ice   33-Cup                            (Solution  on  Page  5)
      ing  to  an  average  of  3:bout  eight   age  that  met  Smith  in  that  fatal  50-Loan   35-Life's work
      thousand sailors every ty,elve-hour   episode  undoubtedly  took  some  of                                              -Courtesy Dell Publishing Co.
      day.                          the poise  out of his pitching.
        Selling  for  ten  cents,  the  one                       TIie  Island  Trotter                                       Aug.  3 is  Golden  Glove
      product of the fountain is a  cup of   The  Gunners  were  enjoying  a
      not-frozen ice cream which usually   three-run  lead  until  Smith  became                                              Entry  Deadline - Both
                                    a  little  wobbly  on  the  mound,  and
      comes in two flavors;  chocolate and
                                    fell  prey  to  an  Albany  three-run
      vanilla. What's yours,  mate?                                 If  you  were  charged  with  the  have  seen  their  share,  they  should   Divisions  Still  Open
                                    splurge.  But the Albany  rally  was   responsibility of establishing a N avy  go  home;  others  could  carry  on.
                                    short-lived  as  the  Armed  Guard   Discharge Point system, upon which  Points should be  given if a  man is   Boxers will taper off to some ex-
      Yanks  Lousy  as  Lovers,     came  back  in  force  to  score  four   factors  would  you  base  the  critical   married  and  his  age  should  be  tent this  week  in  preparedness for
                                    more  runs and clinch the  game.   score?  Why?             taken  into  consideration.  I  think  the  Golden  Gloves  all-star  boxing
      Some  French  Girls Say         The  game  was  played  on  the                           the  system  should  be  set. up  right  tourney that commences August 6.
                                    Treasure  Island athletic field  Wed-  Harry  Bfackwell,  SK1c,  Disburs-  away  and  all  old  timers  who  have
        Are  Yanks  lousy  lovers ?   nesday.                     ing.  I  think a  point system for the                        "A fair sized entry with the pos-
        Some  French  girls  think  so,  ac-                      men  of  the  Navy  should  be  set up   fought from  the  start, are married   sibility of more  contestants by Au-
      cording to  a  poll  conducted by the                       in a  manner such as  to  equal that   and  at  least  25  years  old,  should   gust  3  is  expected,"  states  boxing
      Parisian weekly, "Saturday Night."  ably  drunk,"  French  girls  believe.   of  the  Army.  I  would  have  a  crit-  go  home.   head  Charley Pinzone.
        Many  Yanks,  according  to  the   Another  complaint  is  that  Gis   ical  score  of, say,  75,  and· give one   William  E.  Unter,  SK3c,  Salvage   The  Senior  division  will  be  clus-
      poll,  are  either,  "too  loud,"  "too  1re "unable  to  distinguish  respect-  point  for  every  year  of  a  man's   Depot.  A  system should  be  started   tered·  by  top-notch,  experienced
      devil-may-care"  or  "too  unbear- able  women from  the other  kind."   age.  Two  points  for  every  month   right now,  based primarily on time   ring  men  while  the  Novice  class
                                                                                                in  service.  In  peacetime  men  join
                                                                  overseas  and  five  for  every  battle                     will  exaggerate  the  aggressive
                                                                                                for  a  certain  length  of  time.  This
                                                                  of major importance.  Ten points  if                        mixer.
      FLEET CITY FABLES  .                    By Ted Droke·  he  is  married,  or  for  every  de-  war-duration is based on "National   Get  your  entry  in  by  August  3
                                                                  pendent.  I  am  regular  Navy,  tho,   Emergency" which may easily last   to  Charley  Pinzone  in  Gym  No.  1.
                                                                                                for  another  five  years.  The  draft
                                                                  so  I  wouldn't  be  affected.                              Support your fighter.
                                                  '\)-ri/\1(:-(f -                              started  five  years  ago.  With  the
                                                                    Gene  Manzo,  MaM3c,  Po st  Office.  Japanese  situation the way  it is,  I
                                                                  I  would start a  discharge  program  think the Navy can start a  conver-
                                                                  as  soon  as  the  Navy  could  spare   sion  plan  now,  giving  those  men
                                                                  the men. I would base it on number   who  have  been  in for  three  years
                                                                  of months in service, with credit be-  or  more  a  chance  to  go  home.
                                                                  ing given for number of dependents   Especially  if  they  have  families,  He  was seated  in  the  parlor
                                                                  and  number  of  sea  engagements.   dependents,  or have seen heavy ac- And  he said unto the light-
                                                                  With  a  critical  score  of  100,  I   tion.  The  Navy  is  big  enough  to  "Either you  or I,  old  fellow,
                                                                  would  give  one  point  for  each  carry  on  without  them  now.   Will  be  turned  down  tonight."
                                                                  month  in  service;  fifteen  for  each
                                                                                                                                         *  *  *
                                                                  dependent;  while  for  every  battle,   Larry  Martin,  MoMM1c,  Public   After  a  thorough  examination,
                                                                                                Works  Garage.  The  main  basis for
                                                                  I  would  give  five.                                       the  Navy  doc.tor  eyed  the  tall  and
                                                                                                a  discharge plan, which could start
                                                                    Robert   S.   Meinhardt,   SK3c,  now,  should  be  on  time  overseas,   very  thin  boot  in  silence.
                                                                  Armed  Guard.  I  would  base  the  with battles  as a  runner-up.  I  had   "Well,  doc,  how  do  I  stand?"
                                                                  critical  score  almost  solely  on  de- 31  months  over  but  some  of  the   asked the boot.
                                                                                                                                "Goodness  knows,"  replied  the
                                                                  pendents.  Older men with children,  men  have  had  fifty-one  or  sixty-
                                                                  and  those  with  dependent  parents,  one. I  would sectionalize the oceans  doctor,  "It's a  miracle."
                                                                  should  be  getting  a  discharge;  and  if men  have  been  in  a  section   *  *  *
                                                                  especially if they have seen lots of  during the time it was a  battle area   Definition  of  the Week:  Parasite
                                                                  service.  Reason  is  that  the  Navy  I  would give five points per month.  - A  person  who  goes  through  a
                                                                  is  pounding  the  very  shores  of  If they came in later,  I  would give  revolving  door without pushing.
                                                                  Japan  which  &ho·ws  the  defensive  them  two  points  per  month.  Mar-  *  *  *
                                                                  war of the Pacific is certainly over.  ried men and men with dependents   The  grammar  teacher  wrote  on
                                                                  Our Army must defeat the  bulk of  should be allowed points, about ten  the  blackboard,  "I  didn't  have  no
                                                                  the Japanese Army on Jap soil,  yet  for  each,  although  age  shouldn't  fun  at the  seashore."
                                                                  they have started their demobiliza- make  much  difference.  My  reason   Then she turned to  the  class and
                                                                   .   1    W'th thi  ·   ·  d  I                             asked, "How should I  correct this?"
                                                                  tion pans.   1   s  m  mm   am  is  that when  Japan falls  everyone
                                                                  sure  the  Navy  could  set  up  a  sys- will want out quickly. To avoid the   A bright youngster quipped, "Get
                                                                                                                               a  boy friend!"
                                                                   tern and start discharging men now  resultant  confusion,  I  think  the
                                                                  without impairing her fighting effi- system should  be  set  up  now  with
                                                  Courtesy  Fleet   ciency.                      a  high  critical  score  of  ninety  would be consistent. I  have a  plural
                                                    City  News
                                                                    Herbert  Krebs,  S1c,   Frontier  points  which  could  be  lowered  by  reason for thinking the plan should
                                                                   Base.  I  would say combat duty and  one  or  two  points  per  month.  By  start  now.  First,  because  of  the
                                                                   time  overseas  should  be  the  major  the  end  of  the  war  everything  morale  of  the  men,  and  secondly,
        HYou're_ out of bounds, sailor-I'll give you just and hour an' it
                        half to  get out of here."                 influence  in.  any  such  plan.  Men  would be running smoothly and the  the Navy could plan their post-war
                                                                   were  drafted  to  fight.  After  they  conversion  to  peace-time  Navy  problems  much  easier.
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