The White Falcon - 22.10.1971, Side 9

Housing Referral Office
Navy wide aid
for family man
How many of you are aware of
the existence of housing referral
offices? How many of you are a-
ware that there is one here, and
how many can say that they know
vrtiat one is?
A recent survey of 7,000 Navy
wives reveals that fewer than half
of them were aware that housing
referral offices even existed.
It istrue that they are relative-
ly new, but they have been at
over 200 military installations
since 1967, and today there are
housing referral offices at more
than 440 military bases.
HRO's have one main purpose -
to help military families who are
authorized to live off-base ob-
tain suitable, non-discriminatory
f-base housing. Stateside HRO's
tain complete, up-to-date
tings of apartments, trailer
courts, and houses for rent within
commuting area. They also give
information on houses for sale
plus other community information.
The housing office here main-
tains a list of apartments off
Darkness signals
tape time for overcoats
Parents of smaller children
are requested to get reflective
tape sewn on their children's
coats so drivers of automobiles
can see them.
During the winter months and
long darknesshere, everyone wears
dark clothing which makes it doub-
ly hard for a motorist to see.
Check with school officials
about arrangements to get the
tape sewn to the children's coats.
SAT set for Dec. 4
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Students and other personnel
planning on taking the Scholastic
Apptitude Test Dec. 4 and/or the
American College Test Dec. 11 are
advised to get their applications
in the mail now. Applications
may be obtained from the counsel-
ors office at the new high school
uilding across from the base gym.
deadline for these applica-
submissions is no later than
e end of October.
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Carolyn Daniels, Housing Office secretary and one of the new sta-
tion personnel look over the local housing list.
(Photo by AN Fred Davidson).
base rented by military families,
though they are unable to main-
tain a list of vacancies. Furn-
iture support is offered to spon-
sored members only. Most furni-
ture of necessity, other than
applicances, is available. The
waiting list for this is set on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Normally, off-base housing is
passed from one military family
to another without being vacant.
These transitions are sometimes
done several months prior to oc-
cupancy.
Volunteer assistance is needed
to maintain an accurate housing
referral list here. If you want
to help, call the base housing
office at Ext. 6123.
Most decorated Marine dies
The most decorated man in Ma-
rine Corps history, Lt. Gen. Lewis
B. Puller died Oct. 11 in Hamp-
ton, Va., at the age of 73.
Marine Corps Commandant, Gen.
Leonard F. Chapman made this an-
nouncement shortly after the re-
tired general's death:
"In the passing of Lt. Gen.
Puller, our Corps has lost one of
the finest Marines of all time.
All Marines knowof "Chesty" Pull-
er's record; It is a history of
our Corps during his period of
service. As a private, an NCO
and as an officer he served in
three wars and in the combat of
Haiti and Nicaragua. He won more
combat decorations than any other
Marine in history. He was a pro-
fessional and he was tough----not
callous, not brutal, but really
tough. Chesty Puller showed his
toughness in everything from en-
gaging an enemy to taking care of
his Marines, and in both he always
won because he always gave the
best of himself. All Marines bow
our heads in respect. But we all
know that the example and legend
of Chesty Puller is a part of our
Corps forever."
In our relationships with our
fellow man, some of us believe
that tact is something you
drive into a wall.
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