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PAGE 8 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 1945
Study In Uniform - For Comfort and llppearance Wl,lcl, One Would You Plclt 1
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COME SPRING, BLUEJACKETS may be wearing a new uniform. Navy bigwigs have to the tailor shop at T. I., set about making the new type uniform. The job was done
tentatively put their stamp of approval -on changing the traditional garb. Now the in 24 hours and at a cost of 300 pieces of discarded blues. The suit c,onsists of con-
qu,estion is-What will the new suit look like? Taking the same sketch as was used venti,onal trousers with four pockets, Eisenhower-type jacket, gray shirt with an
in a Yank magazine story on Navy's uniform change, Urol Tift, SSMT2c, attached officer's tie and an overseas cap.
Hostess House T. I. Library Handles UNIFORM REGS DISCHARGED MARINES I Bluejackets in
Provides All The Nation-Wide Journals MODIFIED FOR MAY ENTER RESERVES Favor of Change
Comforts of Home Newspapers, covering the opin- DISCHARGE ES Enlisted Marines discharged In Tradition
ions of the nation from California since the surrender of Japan, and
A lonesome T. I. sailor m,ade to Maine, form an important part Officers and chief petty officers others, who will be discharged Continued from Page
this remark last week. "Gee, I of the Treasure Island Library. A returning from overseas are often eventually, ma:Y now enter the
in the trouser's pockets without
wish there was some place a guy separate room is devoted exclu- without the service dress blue uni- Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve
it looking like an orange.
could go and relax after a full sively to the country-wide jour- form which constitutes the uni- for periods of three or four years,
day, especially when that old lib- nals which range in size from the form of the day on most naval the Corps Reserve Division re- The pancake hats go back to
erty card has passed him by." bulky dailies to the small town stations in the United States. vealed this week. the kiddie department.
There is such a place on Treas- weekly affairs. In the case of men returning On entry, reappointment will A tight-fitting suit was needed
ure Island and it is strictly for Among the many_ newspapers for discharge, uniform regula- be made to rank held at the time by the old-timers who had to
the use of enlisted personnel. Lo- are : Sacramento Bee, Bangor tions have been modified in the of discharge. In order that vet- climb a ship's rigging. The re-
cated behind the Chapel and Daily News, Fort Worth Star- following manner. erans may go back to their ci- movable long collar protected
across the street from Barracks Telegram, Springfield Republic, Officers and CPO's in this vilian pursuits and yet retain them from the tar that sailors
D, the Hostess House advertises Toronto Globe and Mail, Milwau- Naval district who do not have their affiliation with the Marine used on their pigtails, and the
a long list of comforts for a tired kee Journal, Pittsburgh Press, dress blues in their possession Corps they will be placed in a black neckerchief was once used
sailor with no shore liberty. N. Y. Times, Kansas City Star, may wear the working uniform special division which in peace- to wipe greasy hands with. Bell
during the time they are being time remains inactive and in a bottoms were easy to fold above
Coffee, tea and cookies are Atlanta Constitution, Courier-
served every night from 2000 to Post, Detroit News, Barre Daily processed for separation. This is category available for active the knees for wet work, while the
2200. The open fireplace should Times (Vermont), and the Provi- to eliminate the necessity of pur- service in the event of war or na- canvas hats served as buckets to
chasing the blue uniform for the tional emergency. bail out a leaking boat.
give inspiration to your letters dence Evening Bulletin.
home. Hostess House is the place A Spanish edition of La Prensa, short period of demobilization. Time served on inactive status But all that is water past the
where friends meet for a game of New York publication, also ap- in the Reserve counts as longevity fan-tail. It seems the Navy Uni-
cards, a chance to read and talk. for pay purposes when called to form Board, which since 1927
pears on the library shelf.
If you find a few spare minutes active duty. permitted only two slight altera-
during the day drop in and relax. Congress Considers tions in the uniform, has had a
The building is open daily from without charge. This is the place Broader Benefits A deaf woman entered church heeding ear cocked to the choir of
10 a .m. until 10 p.m. Hostess the sailor was looking for and it with an ear trumpet. Soon an prot ests. A new uniform design,
House was planned for your en- has all the comforts of home. You For GI Bill usher tiptoed over and whispered, destined to come out next spring,
joyment and its services are will enjoy it, too. "One toot, and out you go." is now being considered.
More liberal lo·an and education
Hometown Rags Attract T. I. Sailors benefits under the GI Bill of Snafued! PC-188 Snags Ca/Jle Wire
Rights are offered in a bill passed
by the Senate and now under con-
sideration in the House.
Among the increased loan ad-
vantages sought are: a period of
10 years instead of five during
which loans may be made; 40
years instead of 20 for repayment
of farm loans and 25 years for
non-farm loans; authorization for
loans on farms or businesses to
include value of supplies, capital
and inv.entory as well as real es-
tate; and loans based on "reason-
able value" of property instead of
on "reasonable normal value."
Educational benefits would be
open to veterans of any age in-
stead of' those 25 or under. Sub-
sistence would be increased to $65
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monthly for single veterans, $90
for those with dependents, and
$105 for disabled veterans. Cor-
respondence courses and intensive
technical courses would be al-
lowed. And money paid out for a
PAPERS FROM EVERY STATE in the nation form an interesting WITH 25 YARDS OF CABLE WIRE already removed, this is how
feature of the Treasure Island library. Eve;•y day sailors relax in the veteran's education would not be the port shaft of the PC-788 appeared to workmen now repairing th,e
quiet reading room and read about the latest happenings in their deductible from any future vet- ship's bottom. The PC caught the cable during an operation off the
own home towns. eran's bonus. Berkeley Pier r'\