S Vol. V No. 1 U. S. Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Saturday, 25 February 1950 SALVATION ARMY NEWTOWN LYCEUM AREA NEW PROCEDURE FOR THANKS GTMO. SCOUTS TO BE PAVED RATE ADVANCEMENT During the month of December, In these days of shortage of Service-wide Exams To Replace the Boy Scout Troop here on the funds, the Base was fortunate to Present System For Enlisted Base conducted a Base-wide cloth- receive an allotment to cover the Personnel ing drive for Christmas for the cost of paving the area around poor people of Guantanamo City. the Newtown Lyceum. This will A new procedure for advance- The clothing was presented to the prove to be a great blessing to all ment in rating has been announced Salvation Army of that city for residents on the leeward side of the in the Navy Department Bulletin S the purpose of distribution. The Lyceum parking area which was of 31 January received on the Base following letter of appreciation a never exhausted source of dust this week. The item, printed as was received recently from Rafael and dirt. BuPers Circular Letter 12-50 covers director of the Ferrer, managing This project was approved by some thirteen pages of the Bulletin. Excerpts are reprinted below for Guantanamo City Salvation Army. the Bureau of Yards and Docks as "We wish to express to you our essential to health the information of all hands. The thanks for the help and comfort of new system most grateful the Newtown residents. will not become effee- you extended to us during In order itve, however, which to complete the work in a business- until 1 July 1950. the past month, which proved of like fashion within the limit "This directive contains instruc- our aim of of great assistance to funds allotted, all Newtowners with tions which provide for the ad- the poor and needy of vancement in rating, change in alleviating children are requested to forbid rate the City. or rating and rate symbol of en- that their children to enter the vicinity "We can here inform you of the work. Parents listed personnel, and change in the clothes which you sent are specially with warned that the status to permanent appointment us we were able to lighten the heavy construction to equipment to be used on this job of Chief Petty Officers of the U. S. necessities of more than two hun- Navy and Naval Reserve regularly persons who demonstrated is cumbersome to handle and dan- dred gerous assigned on active duty. These their gratitude. where children interfere. Much instructions are designed to pro- "The Salvation Army appreci- of the equipment will be left in the vicinity of the Lyceum vide a controlled system by which 4ates the cooperation rendered by overnight each and every enlisted person will this worthy institution, the object and all persons are forbidden to molest or have recurrent opportunities to of which is for the purpose of being climb upon the equipment. compete for advancement in the useful to society. individual's chosen field of work. "Our people are in need of ex- "'Subject to applicable factors amples of love and desires to help BASE GIVES OVER $1,000 (listed in a table) commanding those who possess nothing, and we TO MARCH officers are authorized to advance can assure you that the work that OF DIMES enlisted personnel in rating with- S is being done at present by the out regard to vacancies in allow- Troop of Boy Scouts of the Base, According to figures recently ance as follows: and also that of many other Frater- released by Commander Roland W. (a) From Pay grade E-1 to pay nal Institutions, will receive their Faulk, CHC, USN, chairman of the grade E-2: reward if not now, in the future." 1950 March of Dimes campaign, (b) From pay grade E-2 to E-3. the Base contributed a total of (c) From pay grade E-3 to pay $1,561.81 in this year's drive. grade E-4, from pay grade E-4 to EXAM DATES SET The Naval Station led the in- pay grade E-5, from pay grade dividual commands with a total E-5 to E-6, and from pay grade Appearing as Circular Letter donation of $456.28 with NOB E-6 to pay grade E-7 as result of 13-50 of the Bureau of Naval Per- School running second with a total service-wide examinations, on spe- sonnel, information in the 31 Jan- contribution of $305.00. The com- cific authority of the Chief of Naval uary issue of the Navy Department plete figures of each command are Personnel (in case of advancements Bulletin lists the following dates published below: to pay grade E-7) and on specific for the first of the semi-annual Command Amount authority of Officer in Charge, service-wide test for advancement Naval Station ------------------- $450.28 Naval Examining Center, South of enlisted personnel. NOB School --------------------- 305.00 Annex, Naval Receiving Station, Examinations for Pay Grade Training Group ------------------ 177.00 Marines ------------------------- 152.40 Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, (in E-4 Rates will be held Monday, VU-10 ----------------------- 122.87 all other cases). 10 July 1950. NAS - ----- ------------------- 121.98 Vacancies in individual ship or Examinations for Pay Grade Naval Hospital------------------- 96.45 station allowances have not been E-5 Rates NOB Staff -------------------- 48.70 will be held on Monday, NSD ---------------- 45.00 a factor for advancement so that 17 July 1950. Dental Clinic--------------------- 16.50 full benefits of competition may be Examinations for Pay Grade Miscellaneous 19.63 attained. The control of such ad- E-6 Rates will be held Monday, vancements by rates and pay 24 July 1950. Total . $1,561.81 (Continued on Page Two) Page Two INDIAN Febru 0 THETwoTHE INDIAN SaturdaSaturday 25 Februar, 19 HOSPITAL NOTES Nursery News: There were no new arrivals at the nursery this weeks. CAPT CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY Editorial Office, NOB Administration Bldg., J. H. Robbins, Comanding Officer, departed Room 205 - Phone 254 on the USS Jack- Sunday, 26 February son last Monday for duty on a 1950 Saturday, 25 February 1950 selection board in Washington. It Catholic Masses 0700-Naval Base Chapel U. S. NAVAL OPERATING BASE is expected that the captain will 0900-Naval Base Chapel Guantanamo Bay, Cuba be gone approximately three weeks. 1745-Naval Base Chapel Rear Admiral W. K. Phillips, USN Personnel reporting in Daily Mass - 0630 Commander for duty in recent weeks: James D. Calla- Confessions before all Masses Allen Collier, JOL------------------Editor Protestant Services P. H. Teeter, LCDR -------- Staff Advisor han, HMO, Melvin Hadden, HMC, 0930-Sunday School at Schoolhouse THE INDIAN is published weekly, fin- Billy M. Clement, HM1 and Edwin 1100-Naval Base Chapel anced by appropriated funds, printed on H. Tibbets, Jr., HM1. Welcome 1900-Vespers government equipment, for free distri- Protestant Choir rehearsal each Thursday aboard, men. We hope you will at 1930 bution on the U. S. Naval Operating Base, enjoy your Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by order of the tour of duty at Gtmo. Chaplains at this Activity Base Commander. A. M. Edwards, HM3 departed CDR R. W. FAULK. USN THE INDIAN is published in compliance via FLAW on Thursday of (Protestant) with the this provisions of NAVEXOS-P-35 LCDR Carl (Rev) 1945. week for a six-weeks course at A. Herold, USN (Catholic) THE INDIAN uses Armed Forces Press Motion Picture School, Norfolk. Service material which may be reprinted with the credit line: AFPS. NEW PROCEDURE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON BOY SCOUT NEWS RATE ADVANCEMENT On Wednesday just past as is By Dennis Lanigan (Continued from Page One) the annual custom, we Americans This week the boy scouts had grades is vested in the Bureau of took the day off on February 22 their picnic at the race track. It Naval Personnel. to honor the first president of our was a lot of fun for everyone, Advancements in rating cannot country. And well we honor him especially the Father and Son base- be made retroactive prior to date for lie was "first in war, first in ball game. There was some doubt of receipt on board of advance- peace and first in the hearts of about the final score, but there ment authority, date specified in his countrymen." advancement authority was no doubt at all that the Scouts or date ad- George vancement is actually effected Washington was a were solidly trounced by the fa- by wealthy man, born of one the commanding officer, which ever of the thers. Maybe we were blinded by first families of Virginia. Yet he some of those bright shirts that is latest. was unspoiled In determining the fulfillment and simple and any- they wore. of one could approach him with service requirements toward eligi- a feel- The hot dogs and cokes were ing that Washington was his friend. enjoyed by all. Never knew that bility for advancement in rating To his or permanent surprise he was called to Henry Crommelin and Caesar Pina appointment, the head the first following shall apply: army and by his were such good cooks. In fact many innate ability and experience a. Count all active service per- as of the boys may find themselves a soldier, he was able to lead our on K. P. duty at home after their formed in present pay grade or a Continental higher pay Army to a successful parents observed how well they grade, including officer victory, against status, except: terrible odds, that could chop onions and perform (1) Service per- would have been formed in a prior enlistment insurmountable other kitchen duties.