PENNANT PARADE
U.S.A.T. MOTOR SHIP "PENNANT"
Vol. II, No. 6
31 October
1945* 8th
day
at
sea
[* Same date as yesterday, due to crossing the International Date Line. - Ed.]
PRESIDENT BACKS HIGHER WAGES
PRICES
CAN BE KEPT DOWN
IN MOST
INDUSTRIES
WASHINGTON: PRESIDENT TRUMAN, IN A RADIO
BROADCAST Tuesday night, backed higher wages for
American workers generally.
In his broadcast to the
nation, the President
said that most of industry could grant more pay
without higher price
ceilings.
However, exception
should be made, he said,
in industries the Government considers essential
to reconversion. In these
industries, wage boosts
necessary to attract needed manpower will be allowed even if prices rise.
BRITISH GEN.
KILLED IN JAVA
In Batavia [Jakarta], Java, Lt.
General Sir Philip
Christison, Commanding Allied Forces in
the East Indies, announced Wednesday that
a British general has
been "foully murdered" Tuesday night in Soerabaja [Surabaya]. He was Brigadier A.W.S. Mallaby, who
commanded the Forty-Ninth Infantry Brigade,
the British Force occupying Soerabaja. Announcement said Mallaby was killed while arranging
details of
ceasefire order in
company of Indonesian
leaders.
ATOMIC BOMB CREATORS TO MEET
Creators of atomic bomb, U.S., Britain
and Canada, will have
a meeting in Washington around 11 Nov to
talk about future of
atomic energy. London and Washington
announced British
Prime Minister [Clement] Attlee
and Canadian Mackenzie King will meet
with President Truman.
Secret of bomb is
held by all three, but
only U.S. has facilities for manufacture.
PENNANT'S DAILY PROGRESS
It's all downhill now, as we pass the halfway mark today. A week,
seven days to go. Can we hold out? We're doing 14˝ knots now [about 16.7 mph - Ed.] on this
downhill grade. Can never tell, we may get going so fast we'll pile
right through to the East Coast. Yesterday we passed the "Date Line"
just before noon at 49° 20' North Latitude 180° Longitude, information necessary to complete your certificate.
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STAFF
Editor.............Len Stringfield
Artist.............R.E. Doyle
Morris Levanthal [spelled Leventhal elsewhere - Ed.]
Sports Editor......William O'Brien
Feature Writers....John A. Polomski
Richard Berlow
Typist.............Roy K. Dumas
Mimeographer.......Jimmy Lucci
Trans. CO...Capt. Richard Gimpel
Master......Capt. George Hansen
Trans. Sv.
Off....Lt. Leonard Miskit
World News by
Courtesy of the Ship's
Radio
MOVIES
MY FAVORITE WIFE
Starring Irene Dunn and
Cary
Grant.
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IT PAYS TO KNOW
ABOUT YOUR G.I. INSURANCE
[Editor's note: This article is about National Service Life Insurance (NSLI), not health insurance.]
Should I keep it or let it drop?
One very important point always overlooked, it seems, in
discussing the advantages of
holding on to this insurance is
the fact that private insurance
companies will not insure everyone who applies, as the Army has done. A physical disability, a
poor health history in your family, or a bad showing on a physical exam (high or low blood
pressure, diabetes, etc.) upon
application for insurance in a
private company will eliminate
you entirely from a chance for any
insurance or will boost
your premium payment substantially.
Fireman, policeman, ship workers, truck drivers, and many
others doing a little less dangerous or a little more dangerous work are considered poor risks and are either denied insurance entirely or are charged
more premium than would be charged an office worker, salesman, etc.
Furthermore, at present anyone
who flies either as pilot or passenger has to pay an extra premium for coverage while partaking
in flying activities. Many types of flying are considered uninsurable.
National Service (G.I.) Insurance, on the other hand, is free
from restrictions as to residence,
travel, occupation, or military
or naval service, something no private company can offer and one of
the foremost reasons serious consideration should be given to
continuation of your G.I. policy.
In tomorrow's edition under
this column "It pays to know,"
there will be further discussion on the topic of G.I. insurance. [The second article actually appeared two days later (Vol. II, No. 8). - Ed.]
CHAPLAIN'S CORNER
O GOD OF LOVE, O KING OF PEACE
O God of love, O King of peace,
Make wars throughout the world
to cease;
The wrath of sinful man restrain,
Give peace, O God, give peace
again!
Whom shall we trust but thee, O Lord?
Where rest but on thy faithful
word?
None ever called on thee in vain,
Give peace, O God,
give peace again.
[cartoon caption: "No - it's
not that I'm married - I - I -
just don't want to - that's all!"]
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READJUSTMENT BULLETIN
"Just how,"
asks the average
Pennant passenger, looking forward to a Stateside landing somewhere in November, "should I
act when I become a civilian again?"
Well, I'm glad he asks that
question in such that way. It
happens I have a number of dandy
suggestions on how the G.I. civilian can get by with the least
amount of trouble and worry in
the days to come. Below are
listed four acts, or routines,
that require a minimum of acting
ability. Pick out the routine
you think you can best get away
with and then sit back, secure in the knowledge that your readjustment to civilian life will
come off smoothly.
POSE No. 1: The Battered Vet, or
It's Nothing, Only a Flesh Wound. This is probably the easiest
routine of all. When they ask
you, "How was it, was it rough?"
you say nothing. Just scowl,
look away, and twitch your jaw
muscles spasmodically for ten or
fifteen seconds. It's a callous
citizen who won't clam up on that
one and content himself with buying your drinks the rest of the evening.
The warning on this
pose is: don't ham it. Don't
louse it up by rubbing your wounds or smashing your shot glass
against the wall.
Your stoic
silence will speak volumes.
POSE No.
2: Malaria Harry. This
one entails some sacrifice. You
gotta keep taking your Atabrine
five, six, seven pills at a
crack: You have to be a bright
chrome yellow. Your hands tremble. You spill a little of your first drink.
(Not too much, of
course. A small pocket sponge
will retrieve most of the spill
off the average bar.)
Hard work
of any sort brings on a bout of fever.
Experienced malaria artists report that three attacks
a week is about the most you can
get away with, unless your friends
are extremely gullible.
Be
careful not to get the family
doctor involved, or the jig is
up.
POSE No. 3: Artillery Art, or
Shock Me, Shogun, with a One-Five-Five [Ho-155 Japanese aircraft autocannon. - Ed.].
In this one, even
the smallest sounds set you giggy [possibly meaning jiggy, slang for nervous - Ed.]; the click of a taxi meter,
a waiter ripping off the tab for
your blue plate special, the jingle
of a barroom cash register. Stay in a trembling fit until somebody else completes all the cash transactions. You've had it, see. And
that mustering-out check ain't
going to last forever.
POSE No. 4: The Officers'
Special. For the brass, I got nothing.
To commissioned personnel, I can only say, boys this
is it. You might as well go
ahead and admit that you've
never had it so good.
Mr. Bud Nye
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
Cyclonic gale roaring in from
Bering Sea Monday night sent fifty-foot waves crashing into streets
of Nome, Alaska. Winds over sixty-five miles per hour hurled seas
that tore out waterfront bulkheads like matchsticks. Nome was
placed under martial law as homeless fled to safety. [United Press reported “nine-foot waves roiled along main street and lapped at the walls of the federal building,” where “homeless Eskimos, miners and owners” had taken refuge. - Ed.]
* * *
In Chungking [Chongqing] it was reported
that 100,000 Chinese Communists
troops were attacking government
forces around Chi-ning [Jining] on Peiping [Beiping]
railroad in Inner Mongolian province of Suiyuan and captured Chi-ning
itself.
* * *
In Manila, trial of Jap Lt. Gen.
[Tomoyuki] Yamashita, who is charged with
responsibility for one hundred
thirty-two atrocities, is continuing. Witnesses told of mad indiscriminate treatment of civilians
when Japs realized they could not
hold Manila.
[According to
Wikipedia: "In a controversial trial, Yamashita was found guilty of his troops' atrocities even though there was no evidence that he approved or even knew of them, and indeed many of the atrocities were committed by troops not actually under his command. Yamashita was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in 1946." - Ed.]
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SPORTS
Most of us are sure to be
home around the middle of November (enlisted men discharged,
officers on terminal leave) and
we won't be too late to help
wind up the football and hunting
season. Don't know how you feel
about getting out the ole civilian 'shooting irons' after months of
lugging around Army stuff, but
for those that have such aspiration, the news is good.
Ducks Unlimited Inc. report
140 million web-footed friends
on the loose this year. Just
about every state has an extended
season this year.
If
you are not a 'duck' man,
there are also plenty of pheasant, quail, and partridge in
the bird category, and the deer
stock is reported as exceptionally good this year in all areas. High velocity 'ammo' is plentiful, and the bird shot is no
longer rationed. A report from
the Dept. of Commerce surplus
property section states that a million dollars' worth of new and
used shotguns are to be released
through jobbers with ceilings
attached at a maximum of 75%
value.
Perhaps some of you are wondering about using your Jap rifle
effectively on squirrels and
other small game.
The answer is 'yes.' However, you ought to have a gunsmith check it over well, and advise you as to the
proper shells to use.
(Not only
for caliber, but also its powder
load.) The caliber won't be standard
stuff, but all of the
larger companies will carry them.
We've seen some of the better Jap rifles with the forepiece [perhaps meaning the forend? - Ed.] cut down. It makes a sporty looking gun. Those of you that picked up a Czechoslovakian Mauser model over there have really a good hunting firearm. [As the Wikipedia article explains, Mauser was a German company, and versions of its rifles manufactured in Czechoslovakia and other countries "were not 'Mauser' rifles, as they were not engineered or produced by the German company." - Ed.]
Everything is pointing towards 'Happy Hunting.' See
you in the 'blind' - or an air-conditioned saloon; or
one of those houses.
PROPOSAL IN HOUSE
TO PENALIZE UNIONS
House committee approved proposed amendment to Smith-Connally
Labor Disputes Act which would
penalize labor unions which violate no-strike agreements. Unions
would lose bargaining rights for
one year and be liable for civil
damages. Employer would be relieved of all obligations to union. Committee also voted to
place unions under Corrupt Practices Act [probably meaning the Federal Corrupt Practices Act - Ed.] the same as corporations. Philip Murray, head of CIO,
sent telegrams to all congressmen declaring proposed amendments
are aimed at destruction of unions
and made mockery of collective
bargaining agreements.
COOPERATION REQUESTED
The movie schedule is operating so that a maximum number of men
can see each show.
This means that all troops can
see the show in two nights (four
performances).
To accomplish this maximum
use of the mess hall, it is absolutely necessary that everyone
clear out immediately after the
end of each show.
Unless this cooperation is received, movies will go back to
the old schedule of same show for
four nights.
[cartoon captions:
MALE CALL by Milton Caniff, creator of "Terry and the Pirates"
AY THERE'S THE RUB!
"MISS LACE, I WON'T TELL YOU NO LIE... I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM WIMMIN FOR SO LONG I AIM TO LOG ME SOME LIP TIME - RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE!"
"SOMEBODY'S GIVEN YOU A BUM STEER, GENERAL - I WON'T BE STAMPEDED!"
"COULD YOU BE PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES?"]
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