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letter On One Foot Tl,on Most llre On Two Federal Tax Exemption THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 1945 PAGE 5
On Enlisted Man's Pay Jeweler Has Eight Years Experience;

New legislation effecting vet-
',,../ Finds Job To Match Civilian Pursuit
eran's payment of Federal income
tax is the content of Public Law William Hughes, MM3c, has discharge, the machinist figures
214, approved November 8, 1945, good reason to be a clock it will be about four more months
and released to the Navy via watcher. of Navy blues for him. He
Alnav 388. He's the Optical Shop watch wouldn't mind staying in the out-
It provides that all compensa- repairman in the Industrial
tion received for enlisted service Building. Since "time" is his
in the U. S. Armed Forces is ex- business. and he still owes the
cluded from gross income for Navy four more months as a
Federal income tax purposes dur- frozen machinist mate, he is bus-
ing the period beginning after
ily engaged at his civilian pursuit.
December 31, 1940, and ending Long Experience
with the termination of the pres- Hughes finds watch fixing an
ent war. interesting job. Back in his
Any Federal income tax already hometown in Charleston, West
filed on such compensation will
Virginia, he had eight years ex-
be refunded if a timely claim for perience in that line of work,
refund is made on Form 843 with and when he leaves the Navy he
the Collector of Internal Revenue
pl:ms to open his own jewelry
to whom such tax was paid. This
store.
claim should be filed before Janu-
In the Optical Shop, the 29-
ary 1, 1947, with the following
year old repairman • takes care of
exception. Taxes alveady paid on stop and comparing watches sent
enlisted compensation for 1943 in for repairs by local vessels. fit, but home in West Virginia
AFTER VOCALIZING "l'M A ONE-LEGGED JITTERBUG," Jimmy and subsequent years may be re- there's a lovely wife waiting for
Valentine proceeded to prove the point ,of his song. Accompanied by funded if claims are filed prior to "It's mostly precision work," him, and the prettiest little 3-year
Miss Rita Challman in a recent Hollywood Victory Show at T. I., Hughes explains. "The usual trou- old girl in the world. They just
Valentine is shown doing a "boogie" routine. Bluejackets' applause the expiration of a three year ble is in broken balance staffs
brought the couple back to the stage four times to perform. period beginning on the date the wouldn't like it!
I or fouled mechanism. The job be-
return was due to be filed.
comes difficult when haiz: springs
The fifteen hundred dollar ex-
~~ Ch a n g e Ma de clusion from gross income of ac- have to be straightened or balance Broadway Will Be
work set. All in all, watch re-
DEMOBILIZATION In Rules For tive service pay of commissioned pairing is a job I really like be- Brighter Than Ever
Fact and Fantasy officers, for years beginning after cause it ties in with my old civil- (SEA) .- New York's Broads
December 31, 1942, and before the
Vehicle Passes termination of the present war, is ian job." way is in for a face lifting soon.
Great Lakes Days Changes scheduled for the famous
By Ships' Editorial Association Visitors wishing to enter Trea- continued.
sure Island or-Yerba Buena Island Unpaid Taxes Hughes has some sad memories street include: electrical anima-
Navy spokesmen have informed of his training period at the Great tion simulating the growth of
by automobile will be issued a The Act also authorizes the
the Senate Naval Affairs Com- Lakes Station. He spent two flowers and spraying scents of
daily vehicular permit for one payment' of the following unpaid
mittee that there will be a further months at that base, the first perfume on passing crowds; a
reduction in the critical point trip only. This pass will be col- Federal income taxes without in- month of intensive drilling and huge coffee pot, spouting steam
score sometime after 1 January. lected at the vehicle gate at time terest to be paid in twelve quar- indoctrinations, the second a and permeating the area with
of departure. terly annual installments.
* * * New regulations require visit- (A) Taxes attributable to ac- month of_ hospitalization becaui:!e aroma of the bean; a building in
The Navy is •using as transports of scarlet fever! the form of a drinking glass with
ing enlisted personnel and civil- tive service pay whose payment
843 ships of all types with a total Having almost 36 points toward orange juice; real fog and water
ians to be logged aboard at the has been deferred while taxpayer
capacity of 1,365,596. Its goal is on the weather forecast sign of
Pass Office between the hours of was at sea or in foreign service
to get all eligible personnel home 0730 and 1630. Between 1630 at the normal date due. Columbus Circle and a builqing
by early summer. Answering a re- and 0730 necessary passes will be (B) Taxes attributable to ac- in the following manner. in the form of a perfume bottle,
quest from a Senate investigat- issued on the orders of the Marine tive service pay of other than Taxpayers released from active with a penthouse stopper.
ing committee to stop laying up O.O.D. by . Mar-ine sentries. · Pas- commissioned officers of the Reg- duty prior to De,cember 1, 1945,.
combat ships while men are still sengers in all vehicles, other than ular components of the Army, will make first payment oj' quar-
to be returned from overseas, the terly installments on May 15, Roosevelt's Stamps
drivers, must have proper passes Navy, Marine Corps or Coast
Navy reported it would review the or, if enlisted personnel attached Guard. 1946.
In all other cases the fifteenth To Go on Sale
problem but said th.;it del<1ys in
to Treasure or Yerba Buena Is- (C) Taxes for years 1940 and (SEA).- The personal stamp
decommissioning combatant ships lands, I.D. cards and proper lib- 1941 which became due subse- day of the sixth month following
might slow up the Navy's own the month in which the taxpayer collection of the late President
demobilization program. erty passes. quent to entr~nce in U. S. Armed is released from active duty will Franklin D. Roosevelt, valued at
Officers will not be required to Forces and which were attributa- be date of first payment, or the $100,000, will be sold in New York
* * * log. in at any time. They will re- ble to income earned prior to en- fifteenth day of the third month early in 1946_ because no provi-
Charges by the Army news- ceive the daily vehicle permit trance into the service.
following the close of the taxable sion was made in the will for
paper Stars and Stripes that 1,300 after properly identifying them- Taxpayers other than commis- year in which he is released, direct disposal.
high point veterans were forced selves to the gate sentry. These sioned officers of the Regular whichever date is later. In no case One unusual item in the collec-
into KP duty for 1,500 civilian provisions do not alter existing Army, Navy or Marine Corps who may payment of the first install- tion is a White House invitation
passengers on the transport regulations governing issuance of are entitled to make payment as ment be made subsequent to June sent to President Roosevelt on his
Monterey en route from Honolulu the permanent vehicle pass as outlined above may disregard 15, 1947, unless by reason of sea birthday in 1943, autographed by
to San Fra..'1cisco brought a reply provided for in Tadcen Order No. compensation for active service or foreign duty, in which case him and bearing postmarks from
from Maj. Gen. Homer J. Gvon- 85-45. in preparing a declaration of esti- normal due date is deferred be- President, Pa.; Franklin, N. J.;
inger. He revealed that an order
mated tax. Installments come due yond June 15, 1947. Delano, Pa., and Roosevelt, N . Y.
had been issued barring such also to decommission ships. If all
practices on Army transports. The ships are retained for transport
INTIIKE CENTER IJ/SCHIIRfiE-IJOORSTEP FOR THOIJSIINIJS
order had not been received when services, he said, it wm delay de-
the Monterey sailed. commissioning, thus holding their
* * * crews that much longer. On the
The Navy was 19,726 behind in other hand, Senate Naval Affairs
its announced discharge rate as Committee members have com-
of 13 November, having demobil- plained that laying up combat
ized 562,041 enlisted personnel ships is slowing the transport
and 63,224 officers by that date. service.
* * * Fleet Admiral . King expressed
Navy V-12s may now transfer alarm that demobilization is pro-
to other duty at their own re- ceeding at such a rate that the
quest and become eligible for Navy could not fight a first class
mustering out pay and the GI Bill battle today..:._while families of
of Rights after serving 90 days men in Navy service, according
of general enlisted duty. to a national straw poll, were
* * * 38% convinced that the demo-
Enlisted Leathernecks discharg- bilization system needs overhaul-
ed since VJ day may enter . the ing, 35% convinced that it is a
Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve fair system, and 27 % undecided.
and retain their wartime rate * * *
while on inactive duty. Enlist- To date 1,387,241 World War
ments are for periods of three or II veterans have asked for disa-
four years and have the same bility pensions, swamping the
\._,..,
requirements as the regular Ma- Veterans Administration to the
rine Corps. point that there is a backlog of
* * 210,000 claims pending. The vol-
Reaction to the progress of ume of cases disposed of jumped
Navy demobilization is varied. from an average of 3,000 cases a
Rear Admiral William Callaghan, month to 122,687 in October. But
USN, Assistant CNO for trans- the volume of applications
portation, has explained that jumped even higher- to 176,921 HORDES OF NAVY ELIGIBLES PACK T. l.'s eighteen ~eparation centers thr,oughout the coun-
INTAKE CENTER, the West Coast stepping- try. At left, outgoing draft is about to board bus
Naval personnel is needed to man cases, a sign that the VA is los-
stone to civilian life. Daily, 3,500 men, after an for train connection. The boys at the right are
ships bringing dischargees and ing ground. average four day wait, receive transportation to waiting their turn. (Story on Page 1)