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Ernest P, WASHINGTON, 5DCA Admin/BOQ
Received from? tJSS HECTOR (AR7)
Hometowns San Diego, Calif.
Donald J. 7/icCARTER, E0H3 Public Wrks
Received from; NAS, Brunswick', Me.
Hometowns Bath, Me
Wallace L. MICHAELSON, FA .Security
Rec. fms PacResFlt, Long Beach, Calif.
Hometown; Othello, Wash.
Andrew B. DUMINSK5, CEWCP Public Wrks
Rec. fms CBC, Pt. Hueneme, Calif.
Hometowns Punxshutawny, Penn.
David (n) HENRY, CESCP Publie Wrks
Rec. fms CBC, Pt. Hueneme, Calif.
Hometown; Warwick, R.I.
Kinard L. DREWERY, SI 13 Public Wrks
Received from* USS ORISKANY (CVA34)
Hometowns Port Isabelle, Tex.
Michael R. HILSCHER, CETCP Public Wrks
Rec. from? C3C, Pt. Hueneme, Calif.
Hometown: Wenatchee, Wash.
David (n) SCOTT, CS2 Supply
Rec. from: VA 112 NAS, Mirannar, Calif.
Hometown: San Diego, Calif,
Jack R. HAMILTON, AA Operations
Rec. from: NAS, Jacksonville, Fla.
Hometown: Denver, Colo.
The hardest job some children face
is learning good manners without see
ing any. .
My wife helped me to the top of the
ladderglhen she deoidsd 'the picture
would look better on the other wall.
A four year old announced that she
was going to run away. Then she add
ed, ’‘Well, who*s going to drive me?"
Drive Safely, the Life you save may
be your own.
More on COLA ..... Cost of Living
Allowance...COLA represents the relat
ive difference between all living costs
(less housing) for all naval personnel
in the U. S. and similar living costs
at the overseas station. The differ
encd.is shown in' the forrrrof an index
for the overseas location. The index
for that location, assuming that a COLA
is authorized, will be anywhere from
102 to 198, That base index of 100
represents the U. S. as a whole.
The following steps are taken to
arrive at the station index? At the
overseas location the pricds of goods
and services are determined at comm
issaries, ships stores ashore, post
outlets, etc. The overseas locations
prices are compared with prices at
comparable outlets stateside. Much of
the information is provided by the Bu
reau of Labor Statistics.
In line with this comparisom, est
imates are made of the relative import
ance of the various sources of supply.
The forms which will be distributed to
personnel next month ask for this in
formation. Using clothing as an ex
ample, what percent is bought through
government outlets? What percent is
bought locally commercially (for Adak
this i$ 0 per cent since no commercial
outlets other than the Exchange exist)
Wha-f: percent is ordered from the states
This is where checking your records and
bills from Mail Order Houses is import
ant as it will give you a realistic
picture on what to base your answers
and make an estimate.
Expenditure weights form anPther
factor. Here are weighed the relative
importance in the family budget 6f
food, clothing, recreation, medical
care, transportation. On Adak for
example, free medical facilities are
present but wear and tear on your tires
and car lead to a much greater cost
for transportation. Also climatic con
ditions require greater expenditure
for clothing than people in a tropical
climate.
Mow is the time to assemble your
records together - have them ready.