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Official 'I'reasure Island publication distributed eve.ry Saturdar without cost to tht:
officers, enlisted men, and employees of Treasure Island. All communications and
contributions should be directed to The Editor, Welfare and Recreation Department.
'I'reasure Island, San Francisco, California. Phone: EXbrook 3931. J-:xtension 59,
. CAP'l'AIN R. W. OARY, USN By R. E. John_son, Y3c
Commander U. S. Na.val Training and Distribution Cent<•r
Secretary Forrestal declared
LT. COMMANDlm R. S. KIMBELL, USNR that an additional 194,000 enlisted
Welfare and Recrt>ation Officer - Public Relations Officer
men are needed by the Navy before
STANLEY SOLOMON, Y2c. l:.'Sl\R December 31, and another 189,000
Editor
may be required by June 30, 1945,
to meet the accelerated pace of
TREASURE ISLAND, S. F., CALIF., SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1944
the war against Japan. Most of
the men will be obtained through
The Missing Memorial Selective Service. The Navy's call Left to right---Harry Shatto, F. M. Shepherdson, Robert Onorato, James Daley,
Thomas Skelley, Lewis Lang, Raymond Dunn.
for selectees for October already
The energetic and patriotic brain of one Tony Todaro came up has been increased 8,000 to a total
with a powerful suggestion which is now attracting attention all over of 30,000 men. The planned in­ CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT TREASURE ISLAND
1945, Secr.etary Forrestal said, will UTILIZE PRODUCTIVE EFFORTS ON MANY JOBS
America. crease of 383,000 men by June 30,
Tony is just another American, a Pearl Harbor Navy Yard war­
raise the· total strength of the Here is a word picture of the Civilian Engineering Force
worker, who daily labors to help the Navyman and his ship to get Navy to 3,389,000 men. Most of
back to sea where he can fight Japs. In his few spare hours, Tony the new men will man amphibious attached to the Public Works Design Department. There is
just sits and dreams ... not idle thoughts, but constructive, humani­ craft and auxiliary vessels to be no end to the credit to be given to these men. Since the·
tarian ideas. Coupled with his dreams is the horrifying thought that commissioned next year. beginning of the new building program on Treasure Island
our country may not remember the honored Navy men who died be- Bu M ed Tropical Victory and Y erba Buena, they have had more than a hand in the
cause of Jap treachery at Pearl Harbor. Rear Admiral Luther Sheldon, engineeri]lg a,nd safety of all personnel.
Tony's dreams gradually developed into a real vision ... a vision Jr., Assistant Chief of the Navy Let us meet the surveyors, the men that move in first.
of a Shrine of Pearl Harbor to commemorate the heroes of December Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, When they appear on a site, you
know that soon there will be some
7 long after the glib phrase "Remember Pearl Harbor" has been for­ made a statement to the effect changes in the scenery, roads or Adm. C. H. Wright
gotten. A very noble thought. that "the danger of tropical buildings. This job is ably handled
diseases for our Armed Forces has
Visualize, if you can, a tall, towering pylon atop Diamond Head been overcome to a large extent." by Mr. Cliff Hubble and Mr. George Commends Waves
·Keefe.
where Navy men and tourists through the ages, passing or visiting The Navy medical officers feel Though many are not aware of On 2nd Anniversary
the Islands, may be reminded of the Navy's first heroes in World that they "have the problem lick­ it architectural and civil engi­
War One's opening chapter. ed." Admiral Sheldon said that he n�ers are burning the midnight oil, Rear Admiral Carleton H. Wright,
was not now at liberty to give de­ USN, Commandant, Twelfth Naval
This virtually unknown stranger in our midst is deserving of our figuring, consulting · and working
tails on the conquest of the tropi­ District, commended the personnel
highest praises. Tony has not only dreamed up the whole plan, but with the draftsmen. Mr. James of the Women's Reserve in an ad­
cal diseases, but to medical men
has enrolled many enthusiasts for his monument. His present plans who have heard his statement on Daley, architect, has been doing dress to officer Waves celebrating
call for encouraging thousands of fellow Americans to join in a na- the subject, it meant the equiva­ double duty as he has also had the the second anniversary of the
responsibility of handling collater­
tion-wide financing plan to defray the cost without the help of the lent of a major victory on the al work for all the new barracks Women's Reserve, Thursday, July
battlefield. 27, 1944, at the Palace Hotel. Rear
government. He is calling on all patriotic and local organizations to and buildings. Admiral Wright made the follow­
launch campaigns for financing the shrine of Pearl Harbor. Navy Clothing Shortage Mr. Harry Shatto, civil engi­ ing statement:
Our hats are off to this unselfish patriotic American defense According to Rear Admiral W. neers collaborates on all structural "As Commandant of the Twelfth
worker. B. Young, Chief of the Bureau of detai{s and general engineering. Naval District, I wish to commend
Supplies and Accounts, critical F. M. Shepherdson and Robert the personnel of the Women's Naval
In the year 187 4, the people of France donatetl their hard-earned Onorato are the civilian draftsmen
problems in the procurement of ne­ Reserve on their second anniver­
sous to present America with a lasting tribute. American school who work together to finish the
cessii.ry quantities of clothing and sary. The more than 4,000 Waves
children reciprocated after 1918 by donating funds to rebuild French textile items are faced by the complete plans for_ the actual con­ on duty under my command have
shrines. The cost of the Statue of Liberty was approximately $300,- Navy. In several cases, short­ struction. The electrical depart­ acquitted themselves with efficiency
000, to which Americans added another $350,000 for an appropriate ages run into mil1ions of units. ment under the supervision of Mr. and with a spirit in accord with the
pedestal. Particularly acute are insufficient Lewis Lang has expanded to al­ best traditions of the Naval Service.
supplies promised f o r hosiery, most a separate section; thus the They have made no small contribu•
Also, after the last war, the United States set aside a glorious increase in the use of electricity
dungarees, toweling, and other tion to the success of the great
spot in Arlington, Virginia, as a shrine for the Unknown Soldier who essential cotton products. has created for him an unforseen task facing the Navy, and they
died on the soil of Europe. This monument to our departed warriors, revision of the entire electrical have won the hearty admiration of
Wooden M inesweepers system.
with its eternal flame and the ceaseless vigil of its parading guards, the Navy's officers and men. There
No longer sporting the tag-line Most of the reconstruction has is still a hard and long road ahead
is perhaps 'the most impressive shrine in the world. Congress ap­ -"Men-of-war", the wooden ships developed within an entire build­ of us before victory is achieved. I
n.ropriated a sum in the neighborhood of $825,000 for the monu- and their iron crews still play an ing; because of this, there have know that the members of the
ment to the Unknown Soldier. important part in winning battles been many difficult heating and Women's Naval Reserve will do
Unfortunately, there has never been a national monument erect- for the modern Navies. ventilating problems. Mr. Willis their unfailing part to help achieve
Battle-scared, dirty, some of Howe has handled this and sup­
ed for the express purpose of honoring our Navy heroes. It seems them limping, au. s. Navy Squad- plied many other mechanical fa­ that victory as quickly as may be
appropriate and necessary that we erect such a shrine now .. . not in ron of 136-foot wooden YMS class -cilities throughout Treasure Is­ possible. To the Waves, I say:
'Well done' ".
far-off Pearl Harbor, but in Washington, D. C., where the majority minesweepers nosed proudly into land. For plumbing problems re­
,. of Americans can �ee it and glory in the ideals for which it will stand. a British harbor, cut between quiring drawings or consultation
The Navy deserves a fine, picturesque shrine, all its own, a giant capital ships and dropped an- to carry out the actual repair job, BU PERS RULES OUT
DISCHARGE VIA MARRIAGE
symbol of unique achievement by men who traditionally went down chors to complete one of the most Mr. Thomas Skelly has the au­ AFTER OCTOBER 15
hazardous assignments given • to thority.
to the sea in our fighting men-o'-war. any Allied Navl'l,l unit in the in- Regardless of whether there is Requests for discharge by mem­
'Our Navy" vasion of Europe. The wooden new construction or maintenance bers of the Women's Reserve, en­
sweepers had completed their task repairing, there is always the sub­ listed or appointed prior to April
of clearing a channel for the sup- ject of' money involved; Mr. Ray 15, by reason of marriage to a Navy
porting cruisers and destroyers Dunn is the man who estimates man, will not be considered by
only a few minutes before the and plans the procurement of BuPers ·on and after October 15,
"Men-of-War" opened their initial money for all projects requiring the Bureau announces.
barage. the expenditure of funds.
Come over to "Design" some­
GI Rubber Eraser Feat time and meet these swell peo­ Big Colorful Dance In
When it comes to improvising la­
bor and utilizing scant material ple; they will be glad to show you Spotlight Tonight
around the departm.ent.
which is available, the American
GI's are capable of performing in­ For Colored Personnel
genius feats. This was evidenced Destroyer Pool Wins
when an ordinary rubber eraser, The vnitial dance for the col­
taken from a lead pencil, w,as used The battery of Ralph Marteruello ored Bluejackets stationed at
to repair an engine of a Navy and G. H. Poppe, pitcher and Treasure Island will be ,heuJ, to­
Consolidated Catalina (PBY) fly­ catcher respectively, of the D. D. night at the Treasure Island
ing boat forced down in the Cen­ Pool softball players, proved too gym. The dance will begin
promptly at 2000 amd end at
tral Pacific, and the plane was strong a combination against the 2400.
able to travel hundreds of miles Post Office team. The superb mound In a last-minute report by
to its home base safely. performance and great catching the dance committee, it is an­
Quote-worthy job of these two were responsible nounced that due to the pressing
"Following the lines of least in limiting the Post Office crew to engagements of USO Hostesses
resistance makes men, women and two runs, while the D. D. players serving in the Bay Area -
rivers crooked." went on a batting spree. Berkeley, Oakland, and San
Every one of the D. D. team got Francisco only a limited number
Taking an air raid warden's at least one hit, turning the game of them will be present.
test, Groucho Marx was visibly into a one-sided affair. The final There will be music by the
bored by the long list of questions, score was D. D. Pool 14, Post Of­ Treasitre Island swing band, a
some of them not too pertinent. fice 2. "Pop" Pellerin, FClc, is do­ surprise stage show, and free
drinks served c o n t i niwusly
Towards the end, the examiner ing a great job supplying the needs throug,hoiit the evening.
asked Groucho what he would do of the D. D. Pool and recently was Men who plan to attend the
if he came home and found his instrumental in furnishing the men dance wre requested to see their
wife had put her head in the oven with new uniforms. Well liked by commanding officer of the activ­
Navy War Bond Cartoon St-rvice
and turned on the gas. all, "Pop" gave much credit to the ity to which they are attached
"Domes? I treat 'em like W or Bonds. I get a. new one "Baste her every 15 minutes," fine sportsmanship of WA VE En­ and secure tickets. Don't r
every month." yawned Groucho. sign M. Zinke. this sparkling affair.