Page 7 - Mastheads July-Dec 1945

THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1945 PAGE 7
other boat trip on the bill for to-
morrow. The bus is scheduled to Spice&- oJ ..l!;Je U/11(11/ Clleclts Out ISO 800/ts • lltly
leave Wave galley at 0930. The last
boat trip was a great success, not Gal: "Look, sailor, just how long
only with the girls, but with sur-
is your car going to keep stalling
• prised sailors who were more than
like this?"
delighted to find a boatload of . fe-
Gob : "Just as long as
males floating around the bay right
honey."
So your husband is returning under their noses. The Monday
from overseas! If you are a Wave night movie in barracks 275 will * * *
who has been in the service one begin at 1800. Pistol class will be "Doctor: "I don't like the looks
year or longer the Bureau has just held at 1730 on Tuesday. The handi- of your husband."
released .i, letter which will be wel- craft class will begin at 1830 in Wife: · "I don't either, but he is
come mail for you. You may ask barracks 232, Wednesday, the 11th. good to the children."
for, and receive, up to 45 days leave Thursday night will find every * * *
to spend with your returning serv- loyal fan at the Athletic field when Voice on telephone : "How are
ice man. If he is to be discharged the "All-Stars" play the Wave offi- you this morning?"
or to be stationed in this country cers. Tuesday and Friday at 1745 Answer: "All right."
you may request transfer or dis- the golfers will tak~ off in their Voice on telephone : "I guess I
charge so that you may be with plaid shirts, yellow sweaters and have the wrong number."
him. He may be either Army, Navy, .other foreign garb, and we wHl
* * * the shape of
Marine or Merchant Marine, and hope fo see you at Gym No. 1 on "Whatcha got in
the ruling still holds, as long as you Saturday, the 14th, for another all- tires, Bub?"
have been in service at least a year station dance. "Funeral wreaths, life savers and
and he has seen overseas service. doughnuts!"
Just Between Us
If you find this too good to be * * *
true, find out more about it from Correction, please . . . We told Lawyer: "No~ tell the court how
your Wave officer and see for your- you the "MAA's" were going to you came to take the car ? "
self that there really is a Santa play the Wave officers ... We were Pal: "Well, the car was standing
PETER LaMONl~A! PhM1c, of Rec. Ship, is shown checking out a
Claus after all. wrong for the "All-Stars" played in front of a cemetery and nat- book f_rom the _main h~rary_ for off-~ours reading. Assisting him is Mrs.
urally I thought the owner was
GI Jump the Officers last Thursday, too late dead." Hendrick, assistant librarian, while Mrs. Mason Gaffney, librarian,
This is advance notice that there for our deadline . . . Sorry no news looks o-n.
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will be a station dance in Gym No. on, this till next week . . . Bobby There is the story of the hillbilly
1 Saturday, July 14. That will be Sites, "Maid of Mill Valley," is
pii,rly night for all Waves and the welcoming home her returning hus- and his wife. Came the war; and
dancing will take place from 2030 band from overseas . .. Some fellas planes on practice maneuvers drop- Sailors Regard Library as One
to 2330. get all the breaks .. . The T .I. bond ped paratroopers. The hillbilly saw
quota should have gone up several them dropping and yelled, "Hey,
"All-Stars" ma, get your shotgun- that blamed Of Most Important Recreations
thousand ·dollars ... Nancy Payne
The "All-Stars," who will make
joined the Public Works Bond Show stork is a-bringing 'em fullgrowed
their bid for the district softball now." The Main Library on the second But the most popular books are
championship, began practice this last S·aturday to just sing the deck of the Recr-eation building now ones about western life, and then
* * *
week. The second week in July is money right out of the audience . .. Sailor: "What's the difference holds 15,000 volumes of fiction, non- murder thrills. Zane Grey is by far
You know, "Pennies from Heaven"
set as the date for the first play- between the blue plate special and fiction, and technical books, Mrs. the most popular author while
offs. Familiar faces will fill the . . . She did, too . .. Dethman has the white plate special ? I see the Louise F . Barr, head librarian an- Somerset Maugham, Thorne Smith,
squad and for the first time many left her star-studded baseball ca- nounced 1ast week. Besides these H. Allen Smith, Ernest Heming-
reer to take her place on the Gym white is 5-cents extra." ·
T.I. rivals will find themselves play- Waitress: "We have to wash the the library's reading room has over way, Ernie Pyle, and John Stein-
ing on the same team. Here they staff at Gym No. 2 on permanent white plates." sixty daily newspapers r-epresenting beck are all leaders.
duty at the Wave Athletic office .. .
are, the gals who intend to bring every state in the Union and over The most-read books are "Lost
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home the bacon! Pitchers will be Very nice addition . .. Marguerite A sailor in the Pacific, upon re- one hundred and fifty current Weekend," ·,.shore Le ave,"
McBride, Kenlon and Schmidt, Iverson went to golf class and ceiving his ballot application wrote, periodicals and magazines. "Strange Woman," "The Sun is My
catching will be Gunland and Ur- brought back of all things, a water- "Thank you for the ballot. It came Opened With 2,000 Volumes Undoing," "Hypnotism," "Immortal
ness. Filling the base positions are melon! . .. From actual expe·rience as a welcome and very flattering Wife," "Brave Men," "World I
we can say it was round and green, The first Treasure Island Ii brary
Saltsman, lb; Dethman, 2b, and surprise. This is the first time in 18 opened with only 2,000 books and Never Made," "The Robe," "The
juicy and delicious . . . NTS came
Middleton and McBride changing Razor's Edge," and "Valley of De-
to an official end last week and months I have been invited to ex- was located upstairs in Theatre No.
-off on third base. Scrable will play cision."
forced us to say goodbye to Klint press an opinion on anything what- 2 building. A,t that time, May 1942,
shortstop, fielders are Walters sf• so-ever." An interesting observation is that
and Shawver who are now in the its seating capacity was forty men.
Snider, If; Marshalko, cf, and Col: almost all men read at least one or
district ... We'll miss you, so be * * * The present library, put into com-
line, rf. two books on psychology and
sure to pay us a return visit soon Exercise kills germs, but the mission in December of 1944, seats
Now Playing trick is to get the darn things -to 500 men, and checks out about 150 philosophy. Current stage and
This week's schedule finds an- Continued on page 8-,- exercise. books each day. movie productions based on a book
causes an extra demand for it.
In addition to the main library
Three Books Lost Per Day
there are four others on Treasure.
Although this library averages
·------------~ CROSS-WORD,·----------------------------.............. . Island, one each at the Hospital,
less losses on books than do most
ACROSS 3.- Peninsula . Brig, Armed Guard Center and the
1.-Indict 4.-Employers Pre-Embarkation Center. Each of public and college libraries, three
7.-Fairy 5.-0cean 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 · 9 10 11 12 these libraries has about 2,500 books a day is a huge loss. For
13.-Pursues 6.- Landed properties volumes. every one that disappears another
14.- Public Speaker 7.-Stupor 13 must be bought. So the fellow who
15.-Say again 8.- Plane part 15 Books From Three Sources puts books away in his .seabag or
16.-Forces 9.-Uncooked BuPers, through the supply de- locker is cheating himself and his
17.-Jµg 10.- Article pots send the library its main col- shipmates. Mrs'. ·Barr asks that if
18.-Above 11.-Ripped lection of books, while others are you find any books scattered
20.- Assembled 12.-Formerly gifts from outside sources. The men
around the island, please return
21.-Lampoons 19.-Medal themselves give the library a large
24:-Hearing organ 22.-Seize number. The Tadcen W,elfare Divi- them to the library. This way you
27.-Play coop 23.-Bring action sion has set up a liberal fund for will help to build the library even
28.~Of the moon 24.-The "I" larger than it is. She al.so praised
the purchase of new books.
32.~lutches 25.-Knack the sense of duty possessed by the
34.-Gratify 26.-Rodent Gets Books Men Want average sailor. She daily receives
35.-Sea animal 29.-Grab Mrs. Barr stressed the fact that 1etters f:riom men who have shipped
36.-Sooner than 30.-Peer Gynt's mother the library gets the books the men out and mistakenly taken a book
37.-Cot 31.-Car,mine ask for. "You can't tell a sailor or two that belong to the library.
38.-Great fears 33.-Jellied what he should read. He knows They want to know how to return
41.--'Swiss peak 34.-Remonstrate 49 what he wants and no matter if it
44.-Warmth 36.-Epoch is murder, a western, or science, it or pay for it. It's better to leave
45.- Melt 39.-Leases 53 them here.
49.-Untie 40.-Dried stalk if he wants it and it isn't here, we The books in the library may be
51.--'Clothe 41.-Alack ! 55 . will get it." She al.so said that the checked out for one week. If you
53.-Agreement 42.-Misplaced fellows read a great number of can't finish the book in that time
54.--'Closed 43.-Attitude non-fiction and reference books. just come to the library and ask
55.- Horses 46.-Pit M-ost P.opular Authors-Books that it. be_ renewed. You don't even
56.-Drying cloths 47.-Son of Adam -Courtesy Dell Publishing Co. According to statistics men spend have to bring it with you. The
' DOWN 48.-Marries a lot of their reading time with main library is open from 0900 until
1.-160 sq. rods 50.- Understand (Solution on Page 5) books concerning their post-war 2100 daily and from 1300 until 2100
2.-Masticate 52.-Faddist
professional and hobby ambitions. on Sundays.
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