ian Vol. IV No. 40 U. S. Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Saturday, 26 November 1949 LATEST DOPE ON FLOWER SERVICE BASE SUPPLY ACTIVITIES CHRISTMAS MAIL INAUGURATED HERE TO BE INSPECTED YFR 1152 to Make Special Trips to Beginning Monday a new service On Monday, 28 November the Miami to Pick Up Mail is being effected by the local Ship': following members of the Staff of Service. The service, "Flowers-by- the Inspector General of the Supply On 20 November the USS YFR- wire" will afford Base personnel an 1152 brought 300 sacks of United Corps will arrive at this Base to opportunity to send flowers to conduct a routine inspection of States mail from Miami to Guan- their families or sweethearts. tanamo Bay. This marked the first supply activities: CAPT R. R. LT K. W. Strebel, Ship's Service Thompson, of three mail trips with the second SC, Assistant Inspec- officer, announced the innovation tor General; CDR A. A. Pabst, SC, to be on 5 December and the last of this service late this week. In on 19 December when it is antici- Material and Supply, Bureau of making the announcement he stated Supply and Accounts; CDR S. C. St. pated that around 1,000 sacks of that orders for flowers must be mail will be picked up. All parcel John, SC, Ship's Store Office; CDR placed with the local store at least G. F. Brewton, SC, Accounting and post mail is being diverted to two weeks prior to the delivery Miami for pickup until 23 December Finance, Bureau of Supplies and date. International Flower Service Accounts; LCDR J. T. Hughes, After discontinuation of trips by in New York City is the firm handl- SC, USS YFR-1152 mail will be picked Office of Naval Material, EXOS; ing the Guantanamo orders and LCDR A. McCrone, SC, Officer up by local planes on special flights they must be given the orders one to Miami. First class mail will Personnel, Bureau of Supplies and week in advance of the delivery Accounts; LCDR E. M. Brown, continue to be forwarded from date. Due to the fact that only SC, Office of General Inspector of SC; New York to Patuxent River, bi-weekly mail service is in effect LTJG Maryland to be placed aboard J. H. Miller, SC, Office of to the States from here the orders General Inspector of SC FLSW flights to Guantanamo Bay only on Mon- (Air). will be able to go out Also arriving to join this party each Monday and Friday. days and Fridays. Persons utilizing Outgoing Mail on 29 November are: CAPT L. W. this service will pay for the flowers Cease, Tenth Naval District Supply It is expected that Christmas here and may have a ten word Officer, and LCDR K. Strickler, parcels for the United States will message included free of charge be dispatched on the following Tenth Naval District Ship's Serv- if they wish. Order blanks may be ice Officer. dates: 23 November to Norfolk obtained at the Naval Station via USS Mattabasset; 28 November Ship's Service. to Miami via the USS YFR-1152; CABIN TRANSPORTATION 2 December to Norfolk via USS Burlington, Vt. (AFPS)-"Better CLARIFIED General Anderson; 5 December to late than never" is a cliche Albert Norfolk via USS Alcona; 9 De- G. Prill doesn't mind using. When Last week the Indian ran a front cember to Norfolk via USS Adams; he was 21 he was forced to quit page story concerning the assign- 10 December to Norfolk via USS the University of Vermont because ment of certain enlisted personnel Corduba; and 12 December to of failing health. Recently, 59 year to cabin accomodations when tra- Miami via USS YFR-1152. later, he was awarded a degree. veling aboard military transports Parcels intended for delivery by of the CMSTS. At the request of Christmas must be posted not later the Port Director this story is than 1 December. Gift Certificates being clarified. must be signed before submission i ORCHIDS FROM Men of the first three pay grades of parcel to the post office for mail- USS WILLIAMSBURG are assigned cabin accomodations ing. Special delivery speeds up when sufficient cabin space is delivery of Christmas parcels. available. However when cabin - The following note of Greeting Cards transportation is assigned, it does All greeting cards to and from thanks was received by dis- not mean that personnel from the USS Wil- so assigned overseas bases must be sealed and patch can be certain liamsburg on 19 November of occupying a cabin posted at the rate of three cents with their families. following her departure from per ounce, in accordance with the Cabins aboard transports are Postal Bulletin, Post Office Depart- Guantanamo Bay: "In behalf equipped of the officers and crew of with four berths each, ment, Washington, D. C. #19,268 and to utilize cabin space the Williamsburg I wish to to ac- dated 20 September 1949. This comodate the greatest number of allows patrons to enclose a written express our sincere thanks persons the assignments and appreciation to you and I must be message with greeting cards. made to four female or four male All personnel on the Base wish- your command for the many passengers courtesies and kindnesses for each cabin. The ing to exchange Christmas greeting only exception to this rule being cards may mail same through the - shown and in making our I when a family visit so pleasant." The mes- ; group is large Fleet Post Office sealed at the enough to occupy an entire cabin drop sage was addressed to NOB 2 postage rate of one cent, but must or when the transport Guantanamo Bay. 5 is carrying use proper box number of the Ii only a fraction of the cabin addressee. capacity. Page Two THE INDIAN Saturday, 26 November 1949 Pare Two THE INDIAN Saturday, 26 November 1949 PATIENCE By ComScutButLant A couple of years back a song writer made himself quite a pot of CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY Editorial Office, NOB Administration Bldg., dough and a name in the musical Room 205 - Phone 254 Sunday, November 27, 1949 world with a song written around Catholic Masses Saturday, 26 November 1949 the title words "Patience and 0700-Naval Base Chapel Fortitude". If this beginning sounds 0900-Naval Base Chapel U. S. NAVAL OPERATING BASE like a sermon we suggest that you 1749-Naval Base Chapel Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Daily Mass - 0630 Rear Admiral W. K. Phillips, USN stop here. Preaching is not our Confessions before all Masses intent. As Commander, Scuttle- Commander Protestant Services F. R. Pledger, ALC--------------- Editor Butt, Atlantic, we pass on to you 0930-Sunday School at Schoolhouse P. H. Teeter, LCDR- .Staff Advisor what the boys are saying in the 1100-Naval Base Chapel THE INDIAN is published weekly, fin- back room-and elsewhere. Protestant Choir rehearsal each Thursday anced by appropriated funds, printed on at 1930 However, even at the risk of government equipment, for free distri- Chaplains at this Activity bution on the U. S. Naval Operating Base, being accused of preaching, we do Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by order of the want to bring to the attention of CDR R. W. FAULK, USN Base Commander. (Protestant) THE INDIAN is published in compliance our readers ( ?) the twin panaceas which must be well LCDR Carl A. Herold, USN with the provisions. of NAVEXOS-P-35 remembered (Catholic) (Rev) 1945. and frequently employed in the THE INDIAN uses Armed Forces Press pursuit of success and happiness Service Material, which may not be re- in any endeavor-Tincture of Time NEW BOOKS RECEIVED AT printed without permission of AFPS. All photographs used by THE INDIAN and Essence of Patience. Time BASE LIBRARY are official U. S. Navy pictures credited to cures all the ills of mankind and the NAS Photo Lab. unless indicated patience is required to let time otherwise. Mrs. H. R. Besse, NOB Libra- do the work. All things come to rian, reports that the following those who wait-true. Admittedly books are now in the Base library its pretty tough on the patience and are available to people station- Iu Nursery News: when you have to sweat out the ed here: "The Egyptian" by Walt- P1 j Dimitri Thomas CPO list for two or three years ari; "Mary" by Asch; "Let Love Burroughs born in a row-but what can you do Come At Last" by Caldwell; "Fa- 19 November to except wait. The element of pa- ther Of The Bride" by Streeter; SOC and Mrs. Ot- tience makes the waiting all the "Twilight On The Floods" by to L. Burroughs; more endurable. Also it is pretty Steen; "The Way West" by Gu- Car l os Alfredo hard on the patience to listen to therie; "Point Of No Return" by Cabol born 21 No- the yakking of some crackpot (pos- Marquand; "Call It Treason" by vember to Mr. & sibly us) but then we are reminded Howe; "The Lonely" by Gallico. NOTE Mrs. C.A. Cabol. of the words of that great philo- These books are all new and At 1300 24 No- sopher Voltaire, who said "I do have been on the best seller list vember the Hospital Family enjoy- not agree with what you have to of the New York Times Book ed their annual Thanksgiving din- say but I will defend unto death Review. Besides these, there are ner in the Recreation Hall at the your right to say it". An excellent many others which are good Hospital. Among the many guests illustration of patience-the pa- reading.