PENNANT PARADE
Vol. 11, No. 3
29 Oct.
1945 5th
day
at
sea
NAVY DAY IN STATES
TODAY IN EVERY SEAPORT IN THE UNITED STATES IT IS "NAVY DAY." PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN FROM NEW YORK WHERE THE FLEET LAY AT ANCHORAGES IN COLORFUL SPLENDOR. THE PRESIDENT SPOKE ON OUR RELATIONS WITH THE COUNTRIES NOW A PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND OF THE VITAL NEED FOR KEEPING OUR NAVY INTACT AS A SAFEGUARD TO FUTURE AND AS A SENTRY FOR OUR SEAPORTS. WE NEED OUR NAVY TO KEEP OUR INCOMING TRADE IN SAFETY AND ALSO OUR EXPORTED MATERIAL.
The 170th birthday of our fighting
Navy was commemorated with flying colors and gay crowds in San Francisco. The festivities began
at 8 this morning and at noon more
than 200 fighter planes as an escort for some 48 bombers clouded
the city of San Francisco to
designate our great naval air power as a part of the 3-day celebrations which are scheduled to
take place.
For the first time in the history of our fleet, civilians were
allowed to go aboard these massive battleships and cruisers, as well
as destroyers and submarines and
inspecting guns as well as torpedo
tubes and sighting equipment of
all kinds. Admiral Nimitz spoke from Honolulu and said, "It is fitting that these men should celebrate their day with the men
of victory on their ships
of victory."
A special service was held in San Francisco hall for the
45,000 men of the Marine Corps,
Coast Guard and Navy forces who have
given their lives for this
cause. Half a hundred warships
lay at their anchorages in San
Francisco Bay as well as the
supercarrier Midway. The sister ship of Midway, the Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, was also commissioned at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in a ceremony in which Pres. Harry S. Truman dedicated this
huge 45,000-ton carrier to the Navy
in memoriam of a great man who gave his life in working for
his country and peace.
"X" MARKS THE SPOT
Just about all we have to report today is that we are making progress. That damned little flag moves slow as hell, doesn't it? No
matter what we do or what rumors we cook up, it's going to take
about fourteen days and that's all there is to it.
[map labeled "PENNANT'S DAILY PROGRESS CHART"]
STAFF
Editor.............Len Stringfield
Artist.............R.E. Doyle
Sports Editor......William O'Brien
Feature Writers....John A. Polomski
Roy K. Dumas
Richard Berlow
Mimeographer.......Jimmy Lucci
Trans. CO...Capt. Richard Gimpel
Master......Capt. George Hansen
Trans. Sv.
Off....Lt. Leonard Misket
[spelled Miskit everywhere else but here and next issue - Ed.]
World News by
Courtesy of the Ship's
Radio
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Anything can happen in this man's army, as you well know by
now, and the usual snafu will
probably follow through to that
final discharge. Then again, we
may be pleasantly surprised by a
smooth efficiently working machine that will carry us like a
feather in the breeze to that
pin-striped suit.
At any rate, here's what you
can expect after you disembark
at Seattle: First of all, about a
24- to 48-hour layover at a Disposition Center, where new clothes
are issued for the train ride to
your Separation Center; there your yen
is changed to dollars
(last chance); a partial payment
is allowed if desired; and where
you are finally segregated into
groups to await trains for various sections of the country.
It has happened that troops
have gone directly from the ship
to the trains, and some have even
flown to their centers, but that
is unlikely now.
Upon reaching your Separation Center, the Army advises that
there will be a 3- to 5-day delay
at some centers before your name
is entered on the roster, after
which time it takes 48 hours to
make you a civilian.
At this final staging before
leaving the Army you should make
sure that your pay records are in order,
that your insurance
will be continued (if you so
desire) and it is up to date
(proper beneficiary, etc.), that
any physical disability or condition that you have suffered
while in the service is taken
care of or properly noted on your records, so that you may receive treatment in the future or any
compensation that is coming
to you.
Inspect your discharge papers
carefully for proper dates etc.,
grab one-third of your mustering-out pay of one hundred bucks and
run like hell.
BAND NOTES
A band is now being organized
aboard ship. The following instruments are available: Trumpets, trombones, guitars, saxophones, clarinets, drums,
accordions, bass fiddle.
There is still time to join the fun.
For details see the Transportation
Services Officer in his office,
topside, hatch No. 5.
[cartoon caption: "Wonder what's become of Mary Pickford?"]
G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS OK WITH VETS
It is reported from Washington
that more than 50,000 men have
taken advantage of the G.I.
Bill of Rights in the part of returning to schools and colleges to
finish their training and many to acquire further
learning and trades.
EVERYBODY HOME FOR XMAS?
From Tokyo it was learned that
General Eichelberger of the Eighth Army made the statement that all
men with 70 points and Officers
with 75 points will be
in the processes of coming home before Nov.
30. Many 60 pointers will also be
among the number as it was
announced by General G.C. Marshall
that men with
60 points will be eligible after November 1.
PRESIDENT IS TELEVISED
It was reported from Schenectady,
New York, that the President's review was taken on television
screens by the first television
network in history. Stations WRGB in Schenectady and WPTZ [now KYW - Ed.] in Philadelphia, along with two or three other[s] [from] National Broadcasting [Company], joined the network.
[According to tvobscurities.com: "NBC expanded its network to three stations on Saturday, October 27th, 1945 when WNBT (now WNBC) and WRGB were joined by WPTZ, the Philco station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stations joined together to televise President Truman’s Navy Day address at Central Park. The broadcast, captured by WNBT’s cameras, ran from 1:15-2:07PM. The three stations were called “the nation’s first television network” by the Associated Press." - Ed.]
CHAPLAIN'S CORNER
My Father and God,
S
avior divine.
Power and glory
Ever
are Thine.
N
ow to be yielded,
Never
my own;
Always a servant,
N
ow thine alone.
T
his is my prayer.
[cartoon caption: "This weather ain't fit for enlisted man or beast."]
CONCILIATION SOUGHT
The Netherlands East Indies
reported that Indonesian representatives are now negotiating
with Nationalists and hope these
people will refrain from any
violence.
TAX
REDUCTION
Agreement was today announced
for a new tax reduction which
will come into view this week in the tax department. It is
said that this reduction may be
as
great as six
or eight percent or more.
MOVIES TONIGHT
Tonight will be
the final showing of The More the Merrier.
| First show: |
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1930 - Co. 16 |
| Second show: |
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2130 - Co. 4 |
Company "4" is a small company
and there will be extra seats
for the second show.
All men who have missed this
swell comedy will be welcome to
the second performance.
NOTE: The clock moves ahead at
9 PM [likely because of the ship entering a new time zone - Ed.] but the movie schedule is based on the old time.
SPORTS
A big football week somewhat
altered the first five teams.
The Associated Press poll last
week listed the top five as
Army, Navy, Purdue, Minnesota, and Alabama in that order.
Army
with [Doc] Blanchard and Glenn
Davis (plus numerous other
thirty-year men) retained its
record with a smashing 48 to 13
victory over Duke. Navy also
served notice that it intends to remain undefeated by beating a
strong Penn eleven 14 to 7. If
the middies can get by Notre Dame
this coming weekend, it looks
like it will be the Army-Navy
tilt that will decide the national
championship.
In
the south, Alabama retained her toehold on Southern
championship and stands as No. 1
contender for the Rose Bowl. The "'bama" boys repeated LSU's
performance of last week and
rapped Georgia 28 to 14. Charley
Trippi, the lad with 44 points,
didn't do so well. Costly fumbles, two by Trippi, set up two Alabama
touchdowns.
In the Big Ten, Purdue was toppled
over in the upset of the week by Northwestern 26 to 14. Ohio State
knocked the Golden Gophers of Minnesota from
the undefeated ranks
20 to 7. This makes the Big Ten race wide
open. Indiana now
holds top position. The Hoosiers
eked out a 7 to 2 victory over Tulsa yesterday.
The
results on the southwest
and far west have not yet been
received.
Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn
Dodgers has announced the signing of Jack Robinson, colored ex-football star, to play shortstop
come next spring. This marks the
first time in the history of Major League ball that a Negro
has been signed up on a non-exhibition status. We know little
of halfback Robinson's baseball
ability, but if he does on the
diamond what he did on the
gridiron, the Dodgers needn't
worry.
MORE FINAL SCORES
[Some of the scores are incorrect. For these, the actual scores, as found on Wikipedia and other sources online, are shown in brackets. - Ed.]
Maryland 13 - Virginia 0 [Maryland 13 - West Virginia 13]
Dartmouth 8 - Syracuse 0
Georgia Tech. 20 - Auburn 7
Notre Dame 56 - Iowa 0
Virginia 25 - VPI 7 [Virgina 31 - VPI (Virginia Tech) 13]
Arkansas 19 - Miss. 0 [Arkansas 19 - Ole Miss 0]
Ohio State 20 - Minnesota 7
Indiana 7 - Tulsa 2
LET'S KEEP THIS SHIP CLEAN
[cartoon caption: "STATESIDE. I guess the Nazis were pretty rough on Leyte, eh soldier?"]
NOTICE NOTICE
There are kits available in
the Transport Services Office
for the following hobbies:
Leathercraft
Clay modeling
Knotting & Braiding
Lettering
Watercolors
Metalcraft
JAPS ASK FOR LOAN
The Japanese cabinet had a
meeting this week and it was asked of the United States that
the people of Japan would need
four hundred and thirty-five
thousand tons of food and clothing for next year. President Truman
announced to Congress
that before action be taken on this loan the U.S. Government and lending firms should try to figure out just how this "loan"
would be paid for. The Government
also wants to know how this figure was
arrived upon by the
Japanese people.
| RETURNEE: |
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I have written my wife
and told her to have
the bedroom ceiling
painted a beautiful
color. |
| REPLACEMENT: |
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How come? |
| RETURNEE: |
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Because when I get back,
that's what she is going
to be looking at for a
long time. |
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