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THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1945 PAGE 7
Radio Materiel School The Wolf by Sanso_ne
by C,mp Newspaper Sen".C. This Week It's Fish,
Carry On
The long-awaited day is finally Dogs and Pay Checks BMlc at Station Dance: "Yes, I
here and RMS may well feel proud love dancing. Guess it's in my
of its contribution towards the ulti- At Public Works blood."
mate victory. The number of men
Civilian personnel at Public Wave: "Then you must have bad
who have gone through this· school circulation. It hasn't gotten to your
and taken their places in the fleet Works have had a busy week. One feet yet."
man, a plumber quarterman, has
and at ~advanced bases, well-
devised a new method for catching * * *
equipped physically and profession- fish. He drives his car up a bank, Asked about his battle experi-
ally, has proven that conscientious turns on the radio, gets out his . ence, a GI returnee summed up the
study and application has been its lunch, picks up his pole and with situation with: "I killed just as
own reward. However, now that the line trailing in the water, re- many of the enemy as they did
victory is ours there should be an laxes and waits for a bite. Only of me."
added incentive to students to apply drawback is that so far he has
themselves to studying more ardu- * * *
ously for there is still a job to be caught no fish. Bargain Sale: A commando raid
done. Everyone is subject to service ' Joiner Paul Maffein lost his tool- with bloomer;:;.
* * *
for six months aft-er the duration box and put some bloodhounds on
and it is in the inte·rest of each the trail. Since dogs eat meat, he "I don't need none!" said the
man to avail himself of the oppor- provided them with steaks for en- lady of the house, befo,re the sales-
tunity to still be of service to the couragement. Conclusion was that man had opened hi.s mouth.
United 'States Navy. A recent arti- the dogs were no help, while they "How do you know?" he re-
cle taken from a New York paper ate the steaks he found the tool- torted. "I might be selling gram-
box- where he had left it. mars."
states "the Navy is planning a Public Works pay checks are
post-war strength of 50,000 o~cers being handed out at 4 p.m. on Fri- * * *
and 500,000 men maintained by Ration Board: "What's the mat-
days now. If you come to the win-
voluntary_ enlistment and universal dow before that time you cause a ter with your tires?"
military training." It is obvious "You have some very annoying habits!" bottle-neck in the whole process. Motorist: "The air is beginning
that radio technicians are still to show through."
If the timekeeper must stop to talk
needed and will continue to be * * *
needed. to you she cannot hope to get you Just how long the Japs could last
For information to all hands the and the organization is contemplat- honor of competing in the Commo- your check on time. Wait until four was not a matter of months, weeks,
following is quoted from a recent ing a monthly visit to RMS. dore's Trophy Cup championship. o'clock and give both the other days or even hours. It was a matter
fellow, the timekeeper and yourself
Alnav: "Commanding officers are RMS Boxing Smoker Our own welfare department will of Nimitz.
authorized to discharge reservists In accordance with its plans to furnish th e fu nd s to run off our a break. * * *
in the RT and ART rating except hold a monthly boxing smoker, the tourney. It is requeS t ed th at all men Frank Shields has lost his dog! During an unusually heavy air
those holding temporary warrants welfare and recreation department who have not already signed up to She is a black and white cocker raid a London warden ran to the
and commissions-for immediate re- has chosen Tuesday, August 28, do so immediately with N. J. Bar- spaniel, and Mr. Shields would ap- opening of a shelter and called,
enlistment in the regular Navy for to present the August boxing tosic, Sp(A)2c in Barracks 25 dur- preciate your help in getting her "Are there any expectant mothers
four years. Applicants must be ad- smoker with a program full of fast ing th eir military period. We plan back. He may be reached at Ex- in here?"
vanced Radio Materiel School grad- moving bouts and entertainment. A to run our tournament so that each tension 139. After a brief pause a feminine
uates between ages of 18 and 31, card of 7 all-star bouts will be sup- participant will be competing with Public Works personnel will have voice replied: "Hard to say, we've
well qualified professionally, physi- ported by the Mahlon Twins who every other man included. The win- a chance to become Blood Donors only been down here for a few
cally qualified in accordance with will fight a return engagement. ner will be the individual who has this Friday, August 24. If you minutes."
wish to give your blood, will you
Medical Department Manual, with Boxing fans who attended the the highest total number of pins
sign up before Wednesday, Au- * * *
good conduct records. Reenlist- last smoker are looking forward to totaled over a period of twelve Would somebody tell the mess
gust 22?
ments shall be in permanent rate a repeat performance from many lines. The top eight men will be cooks that we don't mind bones in
Last but . not least is• a farewell
held at time of discharge. Imme- of the contestants to provide an used in the Commodore's Trophy our chicken soup but don't you
note to Frank Bartalini, electrician
diate advancement to temporary evening of knockdowns. Forty Cup Championship. ' think it's carrying it a bit far when
leadingman. Frank i.s going into
rate held at time of discharge au- minutes of professional vaudeville, RMS Volleyball business for himself, and his abil- we find the feathers, too?
thorized." including acrobatics, singers, danc- With the interest of a big league
ity and personality will be missed * * *
Jam S~sion ers, and music will provide an eve- game, Company 69B defeated Com- Milton Berle's slogan for blood
at Public Works.
In their first appearance on the ning full of entertainment. All pany 70A for the RMS Regimental donors: "If you can't be a private,
island, the Alameda Naval Air Sta- hands are urged to remember the Volleyball Championship on Tues- be a corpuscle."
/ tion Orchestra headlined a vaude- date and attend the program which day, August 7, 1945. We·aring the * * *
ville show Monday night at the promises to provide plenty of sport victor's laurels are the following More Ships Available Husband: "Let's have !Orne fun
RMS auditorium. Their jive-packed and fun. men: Reynolds, H.K. ; Oren, W.W.; With New Navy Tools tonight."
aggregation provided a "strictly RMS Tennis Tournament Mullins, R. K.; Seal, H. R.; Lee, A. Wife: "O.K., and if you get home
hep" program. Musical director of The finals for the Commodore's E.; Mercaldi, W. B. (Captain); The Treasure Island Industrial before I do, leave the hallway
the band, Bill Phillips, CMus, acted Tennis Tournament were played off Schoner, H. M.; and McMorran, ;r. department has worked for the past light on."
as MC. In civilian life Bill was con- August 10 against the keen oppo- C. RMS has really become a "hot months with only one objective-to * * *
Many a plea fo-r leave is sound-
nected with the film industry. Many sition of N.A.A. The teams were bed" for volleyball. In the recently get more ships to points where they
just sound.
big-time orchestras are represented well matched, but RMS came out completed Double Round Robin are needed in the least amount of
in the outfit, which demonstrated on top again under the able coach- Volleyball tournament, coached by time. * * *
considerabl-e talent among its in- ing of CSp(A) Caslavka and CSp(A) Paige, ~ "hich started on One of the important divisions of Daffynition of the Week: Opti-
strumentalists, highlighted by a CSp(A) Harkins. It was a clean _June 18 and last~d until July 17, this activity is the shaping depart; mist- A crossword puzzle fan who
resounding drum solo. sweep with RMS taking the two a total of 52 teams, consisting of ment. Its job is to cut and shape starts out with a fountain pen.
Real applause greeted the offer- singles matches along with the 416 players, played for eight see- steel to fit the needs of repair and * * *
ings of Claire McCormack and her doubles. tion championships . . A total of 288 maintenance men. These workers Schoolboy answers· to examina-
"sophistication in song," while the Dougherty, J. G., RT3c, Co. 85, contests were scheduled with a were without tools for many tion: "Your legs is what if you ain't
graceful acrobatics of Irene Crom- winner of the RMS Singles Tourna- total of 570 games played. months and had to rely qn elbow got two pretty good ones you can't
well held the audience breathless. ment, took his match after losing RMS Softball ' grease and ingenuity when equip- get to first base and neither can
A magical touch was added by Bill the first set, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Hines, V. In the second half of the Ameri- ment was hard to get. your sister."
Sweeney, who, after obtaining a M., RT3c, Co. 70, won out with a can Softball League RMS suffered They have recently acquired two
"volunteer" from the audience, 6-2, 6-1, clinching the singles. The a setback at th~ hands of Tadcen. drill presses, large and small shears,
managed to pull a pair of unmen- doubles team, consisting of Gordon, In spite of twc> homers and two knuckler, rolls, punch presses and
tionables from the sailor's jumper. F. L., RT3c, Co. 79, and Glaves, J. 3-base hits, Tadcen nosed out ahead the tools to make the previous work Recognize& Remember
Harmonica artist .Ted Waldman V., Slc(RT), Co. 90, made off by the score of 6 5, In the second of hours, a matter of minutes. The
7 this Emblem
proved very versatile with the in- with the doubles, 6-2, 6-0, placing game played, R~~ had no trouble new equipment went to work on
strument, which was an excellent RMS one trophy higher in the rec- at all in beating Frontier Base by the rehabilitation of the famous old
medium for projecting his comical reational sports program. the score of 3-1). Stevens, our Delta King and Delta Queen. Fre-
stage personality. The "Two RMS Bowling Tournament pitcher, was almost untouchable quently on shears and press as
Jynxes," songstresses and panto- Radio Materiel School has taken and there were no threats of runs many as 1,000 cuts were made and
mime experts pmvided an amusing on a much brighter outlook for all in any inning. RMS got all their shaped, and if you talk the steel
sequence of popular melodies. Their of its sport enthusiasts as now we runs in the second inning and since language this spells achievement.
slapstick harmonizing brought are in the midst of one tournament both teams played errorless ball The new tools are on the job and It means the wearer has an
many encoz,es. after another. We have just com- there were no more scoring oppor- they are only one more way to
honorable discharge from the
Bandleader Phillips and his gang pleted a tennis tournament and will tunities. Hylton, Honissen, Laurens help the Industrial division sustain
U. S. Armed Forces
pres~nt a new show each month now plunge into a bowling tourna- and Wise are the mainstays of the their hard-won record of efficiency.
within their tour of naval stations ment. It is e}!:pected that more than team and the rest of the team is
throughout California and Nevada, 50 men will participate for the rounding into a well-knit unit. "Send The Masthead Home"
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