"RADIO CITY NEWS"
This week's column is devoted to a topic frequently discussed in the corridors
of NAVCOMMSTA, particularly by newly arrived personnels the housing waiting
list.
Contrary to Mark'Twain's observation about the weather, somebody-is doing some
thing about -the housing waiting list. After three frustrating months of watch
ing the housing waiting list and charting his progress to the top, one of WAV
COMMSTA CPO's, Vern Miller, CTC, decided to do something about speeding up the
pace at which vacated’houses were renovated for new occupants* First he pres
ented his plan to his shipmates and Sold them on the idea of volunteering to
put their time and talents, particularly their ability to paint, to good.use;
that done, he -contacted Lieutenant D. R*. Cappabianca, the NAVCOMMSTA Housing
Officer, and requested that permission be obtained from the NAVSTA Public Corks
Department to employ the volunteer painters - at.no expense - to renovate houses3
in order to reduce the period ,of time the houses remained unoccupied while await*
ingrenovation. LT Cappabianca was impressed by Chief Miller's enthusiasm and
sincerity and ho agreed to intercede on behalf of the volunteers with Mr. R. V.
Bossio, the civilian in charge of Public Works Maintenance'Control# It didn't
take much time to convince Mr. Bossio that;'here was real help that could be
depended upon to produce journeyman results, and who could do so within the
working schedule of time allotted.
Mr. Bossio!s decision to try Chief Miller end his crew of volunteers was a for
tunate one: - for the Navy, for the volunteers themselves (here was an opportunity
to put leisure time to good use for a most constructive purpose of reuniting/
separated, families, particularly their own) and for EVERYONE awaiting assignment
to housing# Also, it relieved the foaling of frustration thatMnothing could be
done#'*
Since undertaking this project in October j. Chief Miller and his volunteers have
been instrumental in renovating six houses, which otherwise would have meant a
longer period of waiting for housing# Reports on the quality of the work per
formed to 'date are unanimously excellent.
Congratulations to Chief Miller and to the NAVCOMMSTA men who serve on the vol
unteer crew, for their industry and initiative; to Lieutenant Cappabianca and
to Mr. Bossio for their wisdom and foresight in "cutting the red tape" to per
mit the project to ‘go ahead. The Navy needs more people like this*
SAYQNARA: This week marks the departure of-two'NAVCOMMSTA officers for duty
in "the lower 49”, LTJG J. E. LOZANO and LTJG T. J. SUTTON.
LTJG LOZANO served as the Head of the Adninistrative/personnel Department here
at NAVCOMMSTA during his tour on Adak# He leaves for duty in the Office of the
Bureau of Naval Weapons Represntative to the Lockheed Corporation at the Sunny
vale, California plant
LTJG SUTTON, the former NAVCOMMSTA. Special Services Officer, departs for his
third tour in the Washington, D.C, area to Fort Meade, Maryland.
Smooth sailing to LTJG.LOZANO and LTJG SUTTON.
Submitted by NAVCOMMSTA
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