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WESTERN UNION y I I THE RODEO IS
.NAMES FOR THEATRES SWAMPED WHEN O Neary 9,000 Navy Personne COMING TOT. I.
STILL REQUESTED Pearl Harbor- With the Cen- prese_ntation of the Navy awarded
JAPS QUIT tral Pacific Ocean Area as its certificate for successful comple- Yep, that's right! A real genu-
The response to our recent re- campus, the "University of the tion of his course. wine rodayo is comin' ·out here to
quest for suggestions ·in naming An increase of 1500 Western -Pacific" offers course~ to 8,880 The educational centers assist T. I. Wednesday and Thursday,
the three Treasure Island theatres Union telegrams to and from Naval officers and enlisted men, fleet units in arranging courses September 19 and 20. Some of the
was exceptionally good. Treasure Island during the three- the largest overseas educational and many classes are conducted best bronc riders you ever saw
You still have time to send in day period following the Jap sur- program -in the U. S. Navy. aboard ships which roam the vast and some fancy roping and steer
your suggestions since the official render, was revealed yesterday by There are 397 classes conducted Pacific. Wherever it is impossible wrestling that will knock your
closing of the contest is Sept. 15. Miss Alva LaFever, W. U. man- to give personnel ih the Four- to organize classes directly, cor- eyes out!
Names of war heroes and men ager here. respondence courses are made Pee Wee Burge, the world's
teenth Naval District an oppor-
who have made a contribution "We were swamped the day tunity to better their ratings and available to Naval personnel. smallest cowgirl, will show you
either to Treasure Island or our official word was received of the prepare for a civilian vocation. More than 16,000 correspondence how a little gal can pack a big
war effort as a whole are eligible Japanese giving up," stated Miss A faculty of over 300 qualified courses were provided by educa- wallop and Slim Pickens wants to
for consideration. LaFever. "And for the next 48 teachers cover subjects ranging tional services officers in the introduce his personal friend and
Get your entry in today! hours business remained at a high from mathematics, the ·sciences, Fourteenth Naval District within travelin' companion, Parkurcar-
level." the last year, apart from those cas, the trained mule. Billy Ham-
economics, history, and art to mond and Peanuts are goin' to be
The 14 civilian workers em- business subjects, aviation, en- supplied by the Central Pacific there. Peanuts is the smartest
Navy Maintains ployed at the Western Union office gineering, English, foreign langu- branch of the U. S. Armed Forces horse in the business.
here handle over 2,000 messages ages, Naval science and psy- Institute. If you're from the east, pard-
Work on Arms a day- that is during normal pe- chology. Classes are taught on Training officers report that ner, this will be somethin' to tell
riods. high school, college and voca- there is a growing desire on
The Navy reported this week To estimate the increase of tional levels. the part of Navy personnel to the folks when you get back to
civilization. If you're from the
that- of $2,600,000,000 of naval messages flowing- through here, supplement experience already
The university curriculum de- west, why say you know this will
ordnance contracts in effect when you need only to compare the obtained in the Navy with study
pends on the desires of the per- be the best, most excitin' gol-
the war ended, $1,100,000,000 will total 'grams handled in July, pointing toward particular civi-
sonnel and is limited only by the derned show you ever saw!
be maintained to improve the 1942, to the mark registered in lian vocations.
availability of text materials. The horses and the gals and
fleet's armament efficiency and '45 of the same month. In the
There are 10 education service boys are hol~in' the affair down
provide strategic ammunition re- former, a grand t otal of 2,000 was
serves. recorded for the four weeks, centers operating throughout the Attends Surrender Meet by the Receiving Ship Mustering
district, with the center at Pearl Fleet Admiral Nimitz, one of Field. The gates will open at 1330
Included in the contracts con- whereas 41,000 was exchanged
Harbor offering the most exten- the hosts at the Japanese sur- and the struggle begins at 1400
tinued, Ordnance Bureau Chief here last month. sharp. This is the real west, fel-
Rear Admiral George F. Hussy, ''There have been quite a few sive progra~. Over 4,800 officers render party, included some old lers, when men were men and
Jr. said, are 1,600 procurements, telegrams emanating from Aus- and men currently are enrolled in friends in the list of Allied guests.
research and development proj- 155 off-duty classes. These classes Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, Command- women - well, say fellers we'll
tralia of late," remarked the ge- sure be lookin' fer yuh on the 19th
ects to be carried unmodified, plus nial manager. It seems that South meet twice weekly for 90 minutes _ ing General of U. S. Strategic Air
500 which will be partially modi- and examinations are given at the F orces in the Pacific and Lt. Gen. and 20th at the big rodeo! Ef you
America isn't the only place end of each course. Officials report Geiger, USMC, Commanding Gen- want to bring a guest you can get
fied.
where the good neighbor policy is that credit is usually granted by eral of the Pacific Fleet Marine a ticket from your Welfare officer
The Navy has thus far an-
nounced contract terminations working out. The U. S. Navy is civilian educational institutions Force received special invitations or The Masthead office that will
get those folks through the front
am~unting to more than $7,000,- seeing to that detail. upon the students request, and to watch the proceedings. gate. All you got to do is ask for
000,000, including more than
it. Oh yes, there's no charge for
$4,000,000,000 in airplane con- all you good people becawse all
tracts. lwo Jlmt1 Wt11 Ne,er lllte This .•. this fun's on the house!
Hussey related that procure-
ment of guns, mounts and all
other ordnance to arm the ships
included in tpe cutback of the NAYS TRANSPORTS
naval construction program will
be halted at once, while produc- 28,430 CASUALTIES
tion of equipment for improving
the efficiency of the fleet's arma- · IN SIX MONTHS
ment will be maintained.
I The Naval Air Transport Serv-
' ice (NATS) evacuated and trans-
Marine Instructors Stop , l ported 28,430 casualties and pa-
tients to overseas and U. S. hos-
pitals during the first six months
At T. I. On Way to of 1945, NATS headquarters,
Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station, Oakland, an-
nounced today.
Twenty-eight enlisted instruc- NATS Pacific operations evac-
tors of subjects ranging from . uated 22,729 patients. While in the
Diesel engines to English checked Atlantic theatre, NATS trans-
into Casual No. 1 Marine Bar- ported 991 casualties. During the
racks this week on their way to six-month period, domestic hospi-
the Pearl Harbor branch of the tal flights carried 4,701 patients
Marine Corps Institute corre- to military hospitals throughout
spondence school. the United States.
According to Tech. Sgt. Edwarcl NATS outstanding evacuation
J. Phillips, in charge of the draft, operation occurred during the
the.i'nstructors have been on duty Okinawa campaign when Squad-
at the Washington headquarters r?n VRE-1, ba~ed on Guam, on a
of the Institute or trained there. smgle day, May 29, transported
At Pearl, the instructors, some of 403 casualties on 13 flights. Dur-
them teachers in civilian life, will ing the entire Okinawa operation,
grade and write commen~ on the April 8 to June 20, Squadron
students' mailed-in test papers. , VRE-1, operated 301 flights to
eva~uate 9,015 patients. Another
NATS squadron, VR-11, flew 469
Don't Destroy Gasoline · flights to transport 10,626 patients
from all areas.
Ration Records, Warns Headquarters for NATS, the
Navy's sky supply line from Paris
T. I. Pass Officer to Okinawa, are located at the
Oakland airport.
('Motorists are advised not to
destroy B and C gasoline ration
book covers," warns Lt. J. D. Wil- T. I. Fire Booklet Issued
liams, Pass officer. "These covers, A fire-alarm booklet has now
together with mileage records, been issued to all T. I. commands.
make up necessary evidence for It gives general fire-alarm in-
procuring new tires and priority ' structions for the island, tells the
1
for a new automobile." location of fire-boxes and how to
aeadaches of long duration dis- use them. Do you know the loca-
appeared by the hundreds last tion of the nearest alarm box
week at the Pass office when Lt. when you are at work or in the
Williams, aided by an enthusiastic barracks? Don't be the one to un-
statf, carefully put the torch to a wittingly caus~ unnecessary casu-
ponderous load of gasoline records alties in. case of-fire. These leaf-
accu_mulated during the period the lets are available to both civilian
office he,s handled, . 11u~h rationing NAVY BLUEJACKETS were in the majority but atop a statue on Market Street i-n San-Francisco's and' naval personnel. Get one and
for Treasure Island. -the · Marine C.orps plants. another flag, .this time ., ·. wild. victory.celebration. read it!'-