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PAGE 6 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1945
THOOSIINDS WITNESS TREIISORE ISlllND V--J DIIY CEREMONIES
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SCENES ABOVE were snapped I at the RecSh ip muster fie ld T ues- 1 St raus and music by the T r easure I groups of men a nd women on I m odor e R. W . Cary ( speaki ng at
at the ceremon ies fo r the ,observ- day , September 4. Following the Island band · ( pict u red at left), Treasure Isl and were heard in a r ig ht) outlined som e of the obl i -
a nce of Treasure Island's V -J Day invocation by Chaplain H. Serf sp ea k e rs f or r ep resentative series of t w o-mi nute talks. Com- gations facing dischargees.
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job or the money-they wanted apply if the husband and father
Duty of T. I. Civilian Guards: Protect , to help win the war. Maternity Program is a prisoner of war, missing in
Saved Ship's Service Clarified By action or dead.
This new interpretation of the
Against Fire, Thief, and Sabotage nous routine. It is monotonous Government's emergency matern-
Their job sounds like a monoto-
ity and infant care program is
To keep a preventative vigil days. But now with the forty- until someone forgets to stamp Children's Bureau designed to extend the benefits of \J
against fire hazard, theft of gov- hour week, they are on an eight out a cigaret butt, turn off a The Children's Bureau of the the program to wives who fail to
ernment property, and sabotage hour shift during each night. valve, shut a door, or stop a motor U. S. Department of Labor clari-
-then their job becomes the most fied its maternity program as af- make application for themselves
is the maxim of the T. I. Civilian A Squad of Vets and their infants before the .status
Guards. The twenty-six man force, Each man is a service veteran, important on the island. fects the wives of servicemen in
all veterans of the armed forces, but not necessarily of this war. A short time ago John Schra- a release forwarded , to the Com- of their husbands is changed.
mandant this week.
It also entitles the infant to full
to augment the patrol-staff of Two men-George Archibald and mer-the soldier who saw thirty care during the first year of its
was organized in February, 1942, years' Army duty; who fought
Alfred J. Badouin-fought in the A serviceman's wife .may apply life and makes the care of wid-
the T. I. Security Division. through Chateau-Thierry as a for maternity care and care for owed women and infants unques-
Spanish-American War. Oscar lieutenant; who entered Germany
They wear a uniform similiar Lammert retired from the Marine unger General Pershing; who her baby, under the emergency tionable under the act.
to that of city policemen, with a Corps as a sergeant-major after fought in the Mexican insurrec- maternity and infant care pro- Applications can be obtained
badge identifying them as T. I. thirty years' service. B. J . Alls- tion after the first war- reported gram even after her husband has from the physician accepting the
guards. Originally standing ten to house saJw twenty-five years in for duty at his post and made the been honorably discharged, pro- case or from the local or state
fourteen hour watches on every the Navy as a Chief Bo'sun Mate. usual monotonous rounds. moted or demoted, provided she health office. Inquiries should be
important building of T. I., the John Schramer spent thirty years was pregnant during the period addressed to the State Depart-
Ship's Service No. 1 was locked
unit turned in a praiseworthy job in the Army and retired as a war- up for the night but Schramer when he was in one of the four ment of Health. \J
during the manpower shortage rant officer. They didn't need the lowest pay grades of the services
smelled smoke. Up the side to the or was serving as an aviation
roof, and through the overhead cadet. On the same basis, she may " Send The Masthead Home"
he went although he saw no fire.
Only Small tritces of smoke. Con-
tinuing the investigation in the
!) l~tHi\~<>tS store, he found a refrigeration Motl,er of tl,e Armed Guard Center leaves
-,~;;..;....•l~<' generator gushing flames.
~ t flu ... ttlS ·.:;~•\ :·i:-:
Schramer called the fire depart-
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ment but asked that no alarm · be
turned in. Four men of the
chemical squad came over; put
out the fire. He bashfully ex-
plained he didn't want the alarm
turned in because "it was way
past m idnight and' the sailors
were sleeping. I would hate to
wake up all T. I."
More Vets Needed
The Security Divisional-Office is
their headquarters. On the second
deck Robert S. Guider, BM2c, is
"desk sergeant." The Bo'sun Mate
said the unit had recently hired
two veterans of this war. "We
prefer vets," he declared. "And by V
the way, we need a couple more.
It is a good job and comes under
the Civil Service. The important
thing is to prevent a fire, not dis-
cover it after the damage is done
- doing a job like Schramer did.
He saved the Navy thousands of LEAVING TREASURE ISLAND-Mrs. Mary Hill, 1155 Cal ifornia
dollars.'' street, San Francisco, mother of the Armed Guard ( Pacific ) since
1942, is shown her e as her last day with the Armed Guard Center.
Mrs. H ill has presented and arranged beautifu l flowers for the Armed
Noticing an advertisement in a Guard recreati-on l,ounge for the past three years. On her left is
jewelry store window which read: F. G. Park,er, S1c, and Ludwick, H. D., S1c, who have been her regu -
lar assistants for the l•ast few months. Mrs. Hill was presented a
"You get the bride, we'll do the plaque in appreciati,on for her services here by Commander E. D.
",,,for the last time ration~ rest," a young GI bridegroom Flaherty last Friday, September 7, during the AG weekly recrea -
don •t countl" remarked : "That's hardly fair." t ion show.