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THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1945 PAGE 7
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I Truman Orders Extra
Pay for Enlisted Men S~oJ.fi/e

The following sentences about al-
Qualified in Use of Arms lotments were taken from actual
President Truman issued a new letters from wives, mothers and
executive order, amending execu- fathers. of men in the service:
tive order 9210 of August 1, 1942, "Please send my wife's form to
concerning additional compensa- fill out."
tion for enlisted men of the Navy "I can't get any pay. I got six Q. Are there any restrictions on
and Coast Guard specially qualified children. Can you tell me why this the type -of business I can borrow
in the use of arms. is?" money to start under the GI Bill
The compensation is intended as "Sir, I am forwarding my mar- of Rights ? I used to be a bartender
an incentive to get naval personnel riage certificate, and two children. and would like to open my own bar
to become proficient in handling One is a mistake as you can see." and grill.
arms when their rating, or special- "I am writing to tell you that A. There are no restrictions. But
ity, does not include a requirement my baby, born two years ago, is y-ou must be able to c-onvince the
for such proficiency, though their two years old. When do I get re- lending ag,ency that you know the
battle station duties might involve lief?" business and have a reasonable
handling arms. In other words, a * * * chance of success.
yeoman's rating does not require Gal: "Do you have to drive with * * *
him to be proficient in range-finding one arm?" Q. When do I get my mustering-
but his battle station might in- Ensign: "Sure, you don't think out pay?
volve use of a range-finder; if he this car can steer itself, do you?" A. You receive $100 in cash
becomes a qualified gun range- * * * along with your discharge, $100
finder operator he would qualify A young schoolgirl wrote an by mail 30 days lat-er, and, in the
for extra compensation. A man essay on Queen Victoria which ran case -of men who hav,e served over-
whose rating required that he in part: "When Queen Victoria was seas, $100 30 days after that.
* * *
qualify as a gun range-finder coronated, she took as her motto,
''(',osh--WiU ya look at-those hash marks r' operator would not receive extra 'I will be good.' She followed this Q. Can a widow of a GI who re-
compensation. motto passionately throughout a ·marries continue to collect via his
Detailed regulations are being long and tedious life." GI insurance ?
Mindoro, Luzon, Palawan, Cebu, amended and will cover the entire A. She sure can. Martial status
Mail Being Delivered to and Iwo Jima. Okinawa is 940 range of arms from pistols and * * *
Fat to a woman is like sugar in has nothnig to do with it.
Blueiackets In Record miles from Leyte, which was se- rifles to handling of major guns. tea. It soon settles to the bottom.
* * *
cured less than five months ago. It At this time no enlisted man and no
Time In the Pacific is 750 miles from Iwo Jima, secured officer receives additional compen- Then there was the Hollywood middle of the highway so she could
only recently, and 1230 miles from sation for proficiency in arms re- movie queen who married a direc- lay 'em on the line.
V Advance Fleet · Headquarters at quired by his rating or rank. * * *
As the tempo of operations in the tor, longed for children and didn't
far Pacific increase new methods of Guam. have any. So she married a pro- Leo: "Mama, where did I come
handling the proportionately larger Arrangement for the delivering ducer. from?"
volume of mail for the Navy com- of mail to particular ships that stay Navy Chaplains Connect * * * Mama: "Ah, er ... "
mands in these areas have had to at sea longer ·and rarely come ·back A wolf is a guy with a biological Leo: "Tell me, mama."
be instituted, the Naval Mail Serv- to harbor have called for planning 3,982 Cupid-Struck gleam, while a fox is a wolf that (At this point Mama proceeds to
ice said today. on the part of the mail service. sends flowers ; and a weasel is a explain to Leo about the birds and
Floating post offices· have been For instance, a certain vessel may Couples During 1944 fox that steals other guys' chick- bees, and the flowers, and mama
V set up to deliver mail quickly to have been expected back in the ens. and papa.) intelligent look):
(with
Leo
address·ees so scattered because of Marshall Islands, but may have Navy chaplains conducted a total * * *
unexpected changes in operational ended up with a Tokyobound task number of 450,294 divine services Then there is the tale of the two "Oh!"
during 1944, with 37,062,428 in at- bees who got married and got a Mama: "By the way, Leo darling,
orders that it is• hard to visualize force.
tendance. Figures supplied by the bumble from heaven. why did you ask?"
the task. At an anchorage rendezvous U. S. Navy Chaplains Corps reveal Leo: "Oh, the little girl next door
The complicated logistics of mail spot, four days before the Iwo Jima * * *
that Navy chaplains conducted 397,- A girl need never worry about said she came from Missouri."
are · fitted in and are an automatic invasion, a floating post office was
428 services on their own ships or being supported if· she has a figure
* * *
and integral part of any invasion set up and letters were delivered to stations, 35,791 on other than their that doesn't need support. Funeral Directo-r (to aged
plan. Skeleton postal equipment, 240 ships of all sizes and classes,
own ships or stations, and 17,075 mourner): "How old are you?"
enough to start immediate opera- including troop ships. Later, it was * * *
divine services in civilian churches. Then there was the little red hen "I'll be 98 next month."
tions, goes into a new beachhead noted that when those same ships
In addition to reg·ular services, ·who wanted her coop placed in the "Hardly worth going home is it?"
with the first echelon. With the were at Iwo and the men were
Navy chaplains co-nducted 3,982
third echelon, complete mail units, fighting ashore, a large barge was marriage ceremonies, and 13,710
including Quonset huts, personnel, ingeniously converted into a post funerals. They also performed 14,- The Wolf by Sansone
trucks, lights, distribution cases office and letters were delivered by Copyri1ht 194,? }>J Lffn1rd Sansone, distributed by C1rnp Newspaper Service
793 baptisms, and accepted 8,072
and other - supplies, move ashore landing craft.
men and women into the church,
and a full-scale postal job is under
The Navy Department expects directed church parties leaving
way.
that similar situations may arise ships, and participated in special
Today, this is happening at Oki-
frequently. The delivery of first services.
nawa, 5,280 miles· from Fleet Post
class mail to the far Pacific areas In secular activities, Navy chap-
Office, San Francisco, and only 360
will be done as expeditiously as 1ains sponsored a total of 40,683
miles off the China coast. Okinawa
possible, it has been promised. lectures, rehearsals, discussion
is the seventh major island invasion
It is pointed out that the delivery groups, or song fests, holding 32,-
in the past six months- Leyte,
of bulky items, such as packages 183 study classes, and 52,285 enter-
and newspapers, takes a lot of val- tainments other than movies, with
uable cargo space more urgently total of 7,274,8~9 in attendance.
I ,/ needed for food, clothing and ac- Chaplains visited another 5,470,565
- tual combat items. ;n hospitals, sickbays, and· brigs,
' , Consequently, the Navy Mail addressed civilian groups, wrote
Service suggests: letters regarding naval personnel,
1. Since newspapers will be and handled relief cases.
months old before they arrive in the
Okinawa area, families should clip Chief: "You want to keep your
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items of news interest and enclose eyes open around here."
· them in letter mail, rather than Boot: "Why?"
send a whole newspaper. Chief: "P eople will think you are
I 2. If a ~an is "guessed" to be in crazy if you go around with them
an invasion area, his family and shut."
friends should wait for some time
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before sending any parcel post "What lovely antique furniture!
packages. And if he is known to I wonder where Mrs. Smith got
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"Don't just stand there! .... Do something "
be in the far Pacific, packages with that huge old chest?"
food or perishables should not be "Well, they teU me her mother
sent at all. was the same way."
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