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U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center
THIS WEEK'S
T ASTHEAD
NAVY
The Masthead received numer-
ous questions from interested T. I.
personnel on the recent article
concerning the sale of surplus war VOL. IV - No. 34 TREASURE ISLAND, SAJ'I FRANCISCO, CALIF. SATURDAY, SEPT: 29, 1945
materials. The following informa-
tion should answer some of those 11 Flot1tl119 Hotel'' Doc/ts tit Tret1sure lslt111d • • • APL 24 May Provide
inquiries.
The opportunity to .purch8.2e More Barracks Space
such properties is offered prin-
cipally to discharged veterans. For Ship's Company
Such purchases may be made only
for use on farms and in businesses A floating barracks became an
carried on by vets. All purchaiies addition to Treasure Island's
and matters pertaining thereto housing facilities as the new
must be made through the APL (Auxiliary Personnel, Light-
Smaller War Plants Corp., whose er) 24 tied up at the ferry pier
offices are located in various U. S. on the south side of the island
cities. The San Francisco office of last Saturday.
Smaller War Plants Inc., is loc- It is expected that the craft
ated at 1355 Market St., and may will provide accommodations for
be reached by calling KLondike almost 700 · members of ship's
2-2300. company. Just what part of ship's
* * * company will be moved is as yet
The Navy and War depart- unannounced as we go to press.
ments have· spent a busy w,eek NEARLY 700 MEMBERS of Tadcen Ship's Com- 24, the craft Is probably the only one of its kind Commissioned July 24 of this
explaining to harassed Congress· pany may be moved to the APL24, one of several on stateside duty. The ship is tied up at the ferry year, the ship is one of several
men why the present rate of de- . such craft built by the Navy. Commissioned July pier on the south side of Treasure Island. built by the Navy to be used as
mobilization must not be acceler• hospital evacuation ships, to
ated, at least for the present. Mattresses to Become house Seabees and repair units,
Congressmen, who receive daily Spare Time? Expanded Educational as a rest and recreation center,
letters from the anxious U. S. Government Property and other uses.
public, could think of as many Services Program Can Take Care of It The craft has been slated for
reasons for speeding up the dis- O<tobe·r 15 duty in the South Pacific several
charge process. The figures for Time on your hands? With the for a diploma, available courses times, but on each occasion the
August 18 through September 12_ Effective October 15 all mat- fighting over, you may be among cover all the standard subjects. orders have been cancelled. The
showed a total of 51,455 Navy tresses now individually owned those who will have more off-duty But whether it's to c9mplete your latest-and probably the last.-
discharges. The Office of War become government property and time while you await your turn formal education or not you'll sailing schedule was set for 72
Mobilization and Reconversion probably find your choice. hours after the Japanese capitu-
will no longer be transferred by for demobilization. If you are, the
also paid a visit to the Navy de- Although there are no formal lation.
or with personnel. Treasure Island branch of the
partment to urge the speedy dis- classroom courses _available here, Skipper of the ship, and head-
charge of men needed in vital Each man will retain his pres- Navy's Educational Services Pro- you have the opportunity to enroll ing a crew of 65 men and six
peacetime industry. ent mattress by signing a custody gram will be able to help you in the correspondence and self- officers, is Lt. R. H. Carleton. ,
receipt. Men who have purchased spend that time profitably. The
* * * replacement mattresses with their program has been expanded and teaching courses offered by the "Floating Hotel"
The Navy's Bomb Disposal own funds will be permitted to adjusted to meet this situation, U. S. Armed Forces Institute About 265 feet in length, the
School at American University, (USAF!). unique ship is almost square, with
W.ashington, D. C., will close Sep- retain them permanently if they and on T. I. it is under the super- World for Campus a modified inverted V bottom. It
· tember 30. It has graduated wish. A statement to that effect vision of Lt. W. Nordli, Educa- With headquarters in Madison, has no engines-only rudders and
will be entered in their service tional Services officer.
1.042 men and flunked 33 per cent Wis., this joint Army-Navy school a great deal of towing equipment.
of its 1,551 .enrollees. You can't records. Here ar-e ways in which you has nine branches 1 o c a t e d Lining the hull are tanks capable
Used mattresses may be reas- can use the program and your
. play with bombs unless you know throughout the world: Pearl Har- of storing 250,000 gallons of
signed aboard ship or at a station spare time to your advantage:
the rules .savs the Navv. Among bor, Manila, Calcutta, Noumea, water. The ship's distilling ap-
the graduates are two Navy Cross without sterilization provided • If you look forward to plying Panama, San Juan, Seattle, Lon- paratus can produce over 24,000
winners, 18 Bronze Star winners, they are not infested or have not a trade after your discharge you don, and Rome. gallons of water pE!r day. __ _
five Navy-Marine Corps winners, been used by persons having com- can get vocational training now. In the Institute's catalog are Because of its unusual duty the
11 who .earned commendations, :nunicable diseases. Individual • If you lack a high school listed 250 different courses at ship has often . been dubbed a
three Legion of Merit awardees, :>wnership of mattress covers con- diploma or a college degree you levels ranging from elementary "Floating Hotel." Super size air·
three holders of the Silver Star cinues· and use will be· mandatory. can take courses to give you school to college. Among the conditioning units keep tempera-
and one Distinguished Service Issue of new mattresses to re- credits you need. titles are: "Commercial Art," tures down to those of a summer
Cross a:wardee. ~ruits will be discontinued. • If you have a degree and "Applied Efectricity," "American resort hotel. Compartments are
* * * The foregoing does not apply to want to broaden your educational Literature," "Differential calcu- unusually large and airy, and the
The Navy was on its way home, personnel in a separation status qualifications for a better civilian top deck is open with a canvas
job, you can study in any field Continued on Page 12 roof.
too, this week! Fleet Admiral :,r in transit for separation on the
you choose.
Chester W. Nimitz and a fuH con- effective date if men concerned Continued on Page 12
stellation of Navy star-wearers desire to retain ,their mattresses. • If you want vocational and
were scheduled to appear before educational advice you can get it RED CROSS EXPRESSES
Congress on October 2. Fleet from a person who will consider BOOKWORMS .INVADE
Admirals King and Leahy, Ad· Army-Navy Game your individual problem. APPRECIATION TO
mirals Spruance, Halsey, Turner • If you're just looking for a T. I. LIBRARY IN
and Kinkaid, Marine General Sports fans should red circle constructive way to spend your T. I. BLOOD DONORS
Vandegrift and Lt. Generals calendars, for the annual Army- time; this will do it. In a letter apdressed to the GREAT NUMBERS
Smith and Geiger were invited to Navy game will be played at Wide Choice Offered Commander, Training and Distri-
the Congressional party, and they P_hiladelphia on December 1. For men· who need extra credits bution Center, Treasure Island, Bookworms by the thousands.
brought a total of 41 stars of have invaded Treasure Island;it.
rank to impress the Americans at the Director of the Red Cross main library to such an extent the·
home. Discharge System Drops Gates for blood donor center expr.essed his last two months, that the pinnacle ·
appreciation to men of Treasure
* * * Island who donated their blood of books being loaned out has;
off the ocean floor was attributed Sailors; Fathers Receive Consideration during the war years. been reache<;t . "
The ability to keep Navy ships
"At no time during the three-
by the Navy this week to be a The following two paragraphs years that I've been working here 1
complicated system of compart- WASHINGTON - The Navy porters that while the Navy hopes are quoted from the message: has business been so good," re-
hopes to have 500,000 peacetime to man its ships with 500,000 "The task of procuring blood
ments, doors and hatches which ported Mrs. Louise F. Barr, head
are familiar to any sea-going sailors--without resorting to a volunteers, it still favors universal for the armed forces was com- librarian at T. I.
sailor under. the heading of draft. military training. pleted on September 15, and the The feeding center of print-
"water-tight integrity." Extensive Moreover it has decided to re- The Navy did not say how many San Francisco Blood Donor Cen- eaters of every activity on Treas-
research and development in lease any enlisted man, now in fathers would benefit by its new ter ceased operations on that date. ure iisland, the 15,000 volumes of
water-tight safety devices allowed service, who has three or more policy., "We should like to extend to fiction, non-fiction and technical
the cruiser, New Orleans, to children under 18 and who wants Many Released you and to the members of your books at this main library have
steam home under her own power to get out. When the point system first command who volunteered . as had more than their share of con-
after losing 150 feet of her bow These were the two major de- went into effect, it said in a news blood· donors at the -Center our centrated stares in recent weeks.
( one-fourth of her length) ! velopments in Navy news this release, there were 97,000 fathers appreciation of their generous aid It is felt that the increase of
with · three or more children in which contributed in large meas- business is due a ·great deal to
* * * week. the Navy. But a "sizable percen- ure to the outstanding. record of the fact that men about to be
Navy minds have settled on
some of the bases they will need Plan for Peace tage" of these hav.e been released the San Francisco Blood Donor shipped overseas from Pre-Em-
in the Pacific. Among these are Vice Admiral Louis E . Denfield, already. Center of having obtained ap- barkation are now permitted to
Kodiak, Adak, Hawaii, Balboa, ~hief of personnel, gave the House The new plan does not affect proximately 800,000 of. the 13,- take books out from the library.
Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Bonins, Naval committee the Navy's plan officers or the point system, which '.)00,000 pints of blood procured Library hours are from 0900 to
Ryukyus, Manus and the Philip- for peace. gives 10 points for dependents re- throughout the Nation." 2100 daily and from 1300 to 2100
pines. Later, however, he told re- gardless of their number. on Sundays.