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worn by the Waves were not nat-
OPERAT~ONAL ural. The gals miss that "Hello, WAVE ABOARD{ IJesl911s Transpoit Em/Jlem
beautiful. How are you 'ti', from
TRAJNHlN G SCHOOL the "8hief" each morning: The very The "will-o-the-wisp" has more is being performed by nine Waves
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best of luck on your "cruise," in common with the Wacs than just and two enlisted men of the hos-
"Smitty." . . . Replacing Chief
the letter "W." The,y both seem to pital co·rps,. They must match the
Smith is Lino Garriz, who just this
week chucked away his "bell bot- belong in the "elusive" classifica- color on the iris of a man's artificial
toms" fo·r the· appar-el of the CPO. tion. Wacs have moved to the South eye to that of his' existing human
Pacific, 5000 strong. They arrived one. The nine artists are willing for
Garriz has 25 years of Naval serv-
Sports on Leyte in C-54s while the Japs others to take their water colors
ice to his credit, during which time
After a furious season of fine w ere still attacking the field. They and their oils while they become
he was ship's tailor and sailmake·r .
softball, our OTS team found the arrived in Manila to greep at Jap specialists in a "belie·ve it or not"
might of Tadcen just a bit too, This was his work at OTS prio,r to sniper reception and to find the kind of artistry.
much and bowed out on two of becoming the new CMAA. Con- streets still littered with dead. On Just Between Us
three games. This team of ours has gratulations to you, Chief, on your V-E day, 344 were busy in the Tomorrow is a big day for spo-rts
played a wonderful series of games assignment. India-Burma theate,r. Constantly . . . Alameda is holding a sports day
and we are justly proud to claim Facets ,of OTS on th-e move these days, it is, hard with invited enthusiasts from Wave
them as our own. The remainder of The news of the imminent depar- to report their activities in one area activities the country 'round . . .
the season will tell the story and ture of C. Archer, CMoMM, has before they have moved to another. Officers Keesling and Seelinger will
our guess is that there will be no s•addened T. H. Smith, CMoMM, Incidentally, 1000 are now in Ger- be a duet team for tennis awards
more defeats. Good luck follows! deeply. Cheer up "Smitty"- after many. Nice going, ladies! You . . . Pedra Williams hopes to bring
all, he has been only a small part
OTS Visitors have earned the right to those cam- home badminton hono,rs . .. good
Last Tuesday, July 31, Opera- of your worries ... J . J . Bro-wn, paign bars. luck girls, not that you really need
MM3c, says painting the eight
tional Training school played host L,ocker-Room Chats it .. . Last Sunday's trip to, Russian
miles of the Oakland Bay Bridge
to a group of sixty-five student The Treasure Island base ball River can best be judged in terms
teachers from the· summer school is no bigger job than painting the team (female) have become good- of sunburn ... red, redder, reddest DESIGNER OF THE EMBLEM-
Engineering tool room- both are
session of the University of Cali- will ambassadors in the most ac- . .. It is now news that Rose (alias that a•dorns the lapels and ha.ts of
fornia at Berkeley. The tour was year 'round jobs. Brown, who is ceptable "good-neighbor" fashion. Gallagher) is happily Mrs. Frank Treasure Island's ·Transportation
custodian of the too,l room, hopes to Pool drivers is pretty Miss Rae
made primarily to -observe the typ.es Since the beginning of the district Army Air Corps Summercamp .. . Willette, of Kalmaz,oo, Mich. The
of training aids and devices devel- have all the tools trimmed in red play-offs they have done a bit of How about that, Rosie? ... Who pins are colored red, white and
soon .. . Wo,rd was received that
oped by the Navy, specifically those traveling and really have carried was it that said the only thing blue, and are exact replicas of
I. Matson, WTlc, put in a chit to markers denoting transportati-on
developed and in use at OTS. the name of T.I. to far places. The constant is change? . . . All evi-
the family treasurer, his wife·, for stops about the island. Empl,oyed by
Much interest in the non-restricted common occurrence after the dence would seem to make him
an increase of allowance, but the the Navy as a chauffeur since April
classes and driHs of Group I was games is to have a locker-room correct ... Western Sea Frontier 1944, Miss Willette resides with
"Mrs." flatly refused, her reaso-rr
expressed by the teache•rs. They feed and get-toget he•r, meet the and its allied commands have vis- her parents, n,ow living in San
were particularly interest.ed in see- being that her husband is inexperi- members of the other team and ibly shaken up three T.I. veterans Fra,ncisco.
ing how the training aids were de- enced in playing pinochle . . . It is talk over baseball, Waves, war and . . . Claire Burns has gone from
veloped and how they are used, as rumored that J . J . (Mahashka) things in common. As our trav-eling NLDF Opera;tions office to Per- WAVE ACTIVITIES
civilian schools in this area may be Pavlicic, BM2c, is buying a beauti- representatives they are doing a sonnel . . . Lorraine Funke is • • •
able to benefit from our expe-riences ful home in San Jose. His friends job to be proud of. Last Monday's breathing new air as C'aptain's August 12-18
in the field . . . Mrs. Gwen Wickham, wish him success, but are finding it game found them the winners over writer, and Marcia Levin is now a Sunday, August 12 - Bowling,
former member of the Waves Di- difficult t ~ k,eep him in cigaret Hunter's Point with a sco,re of 13 resident in the Operations office .. . Swimming, 0900 -1700; Tennis;
vision, dropped in to say hello and money meanwhile ... "Gus" Mar- to 2. Oh, yes! They ·also play a Hard to find any of your friends Sports day, Alameda. Bus leaves
pay her friends at OTS a short mesh, Sp(A)3c, is in the news this good game of ball. these days . . . By the way, don't Stop 30 a;t 1200, returns 1900.
visit last Friday. Your visit was our week, 'boasting a son, Roger Wil- Questions and Answers look for Gloria Gray at the nursery Monday, August 13 - Bowling,
pleasure, Gwen- call again soon. liam, bo,rn August 3. Congratula- Weekly telephone calls ~re nu- any more . . . she turned in the Swimming, 0900-2100; Tennis, Soft-
"Muster in the Quadrangle" · tions to the happy parents. Inci- merous and The Masthead tries, if vegetation for a job at Welfar-e ... ball game, T.I. vs. Oakland Hospi-
That old familiar chant, "Ship's dentally, Gus, we want to know possible, to supply answers to any Sue Totiten left the welfare work- tal, here, 1800; Movie Bks. 275,
Company, fall in the quadrangle how soon he will be wearing box- and all questions. To one of this ers to become Vi Miller's right- 1800.
for Muster!", vocalized . by Joe L. ing gloves? week's callers we note that there hand girl at Supply . . . Mrs. Ma- Tuesday, August 14 - Bowling,
Smith, CBM, is now only a memory, are at present 54 enlisted colored cheter is off to new duty in her na- Swimming, 0900-2100; Tennis, Go.Jf.
for the "Chief" has donned the· garb Life Guard (with girl in his Waves and two Wave officers. tive L.A. and has issued an invita- Bus leaves Stop 39 at 1745.
of a civilian. He returned Thursday, arms): "Sir, I have just resus·- There are four colo·red nurses in tion to T.I. pals to drop down and Wednesday, August 15-Bowl-
after a brief absence, to say a last citated your daughter." the Navy. see her ( and the town) . . . We ing, Swimming, 0900-2100; Tennis,
farewell to his boys and girls. Father: "Then, by golly, you'll Nice Work will miss the smile that came with Knitting and Handicraft classes at
Those long, gloomy faces you saw marry her!" Something new in the way of jo·bs those twenty dollar bills, Mrs. M. Bks. 232, 1830. Instruction for be-
... keep your eye on the govern- ginners and advanced.
WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR SPARE TIME m ent's moula; we understand L.A. Swimming, 0900-2100 ; Tennis.
Thursday, August 16-Bowling,
is a big, bad place . . . Married
Wednesday in bridal white was Eva Friday, August 17 - Bowling,
Mae Bond of AGC . .. Jane Latham Swimming, 0900-1700; Tennis,, Golf.
stood by to offer moral support ... Bus leaves Stop 39 at 1745.
The girls gave "Bondie" a party at Saturday, August 18- Bowling,
the. Claremont last week to start Swimming, 1000-1700. Trip to Pa-
her on the road to happiness . . . cific Gro,ve and Monterey. Bus
Norma Lien is possibly the most leaves Stop 39 at 1330.
excited gal on this man-ma:de isle
. .. her "OAO" (know what it
means?) . . . anyway he's home
from the wars and together they Ship Repair Yards
are airing their blueprints for the
future . . . Dear friend Tucker, ~ace Continuing Need
lately of Wave hospital quarters
and remembered from Cedar Falls, For Skilled Workers
has left us for a new job at Balboa Although there has been a slight
Park . .. With her went Braegger, improvement during the past week
Ramsey, Mee, Gitschlag and Har- in skilled manpo,wer shortages in
rell .. . Cast in the role of a mover
West Coast and Bay Area ship re-
is Louise Worthington . .. Busy
pair yards, there is a continuing
with suitcases and boxes she has
need for certain .skilled craftsmen,
moved to the District . . . Louise
according to a recent announce-
was Commander Miller's yeoman ment by Twelfth Naval District
and following his retirement stayed headquarters.
to wo,rk for Lt. Comdr. Fennelly
Some ships have suffered delays
. . . The new face in her office be- o•r were returned to Pacific service
longs to a lady named Ogletree, with some repairs untouched or
her replacement .. . We miss-ed
incomplete. To avoid further delay
the chance to tell Dr. O'Brien good- in the repair of voyage and battle-
bye .. . he· is off to other duties damaged ships, additional skilled
and in case he may not have known workers must be obtained.
it, his patience and consideration
Official War Manpower Commis-
rated our appreciation . .. New sion findings show that 3,277 skilled
man is Dr. Donald L. Meamber (as workers are needed immediately in
in me and amber) .. . He is now private and government ship repair
consign_ed with Wave aches· and yards of the Bay Area. Wanted are
pains and we can only hope that he 1,299 machinists, 1,568 electricians
has a smooth tour of duty with no and 410 sheet metal wo,rkers.
measles, mumps or epidemics.
Navy Insignia Approved
Recognize & Remember For W.ar Correspondents
this Emblem Insignia for accredited war cor-
respondents have been approved by
the Secretary of the Navy. The cap
device is a regulation naval officer's
insignia with a gold "C" .superim-
posed on the shield. The same orna-
ment, in miniature size, has 'been
authorized for the garrison cap.
SPORTS CONSCIOUS RMS men know full "Yell the' died. At 1,ower left, an RMS biceps-builder getting in It means the wearer has an The collar de·vice is similar to that
meaning of keeping fit. Shown above during their his daily chi·nning, while at right camera reveals honorable discharge from the of a lieutenant commander, with a
spare time, the hours are wiled away with whole- heated clash-es of both baseball and football the same silver "G" superimposed on the
some exercise. Upper left shows parts of two games afternoon. The man about to pok,e an educated left U. S. Armed Forces
in progress, basketball and volleyball. Picture bel-ow h·and into the features ,of Hirohito 'happens to be J. A. gold leaf. The shoulder insignia is
illustrates the way a p·unching bag should be ha,n- Hudnut, Sp(A)2c, RMS boxing instructor. worn on the left shoulder.