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-VOL,S ---- ------------WEDNESDAY, 1 JANUARY, 1947
NUMBER 1
ALL POST EXCHANGES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THREE DAY PERIOD
RESERVE UNITS TO TRAIN HERE
All Camp Pen<.llctoll Po::.l ExApproximately .,000 members rr change activltle. \liD be dosed the Orglllliz.ed Rl"flerve of the UniMonda)'. Turuay and \\·~<1nesd:r.y ted Slates Marine Cotpll will par· uf nex: wt.-ek fur inventory (ud tlclpate in Intl'rL!Ilvc training prob~djlililmcnt oC 11rl<:C•. lem" to be held at C3mp Pendlelo;: The f'0!l1 Exchnnge OHio.'r 'Ill- from June to AlIgll~t this year nOllnted early this w('cl< that according to WON reeth.ed laal Mcllin~~
prlcell 011 mcrch:mdisc nuw wcck from WlL9hhllrton.
marked lit IClilI than 50 cellts lU'~
Twcnty·one units of the Rc· Ire rcmnrkc<! to th.-: ncnrclIt serve, representing the western In,,tcnd of to the nen~~ half or the Uniletl SUltes lind sev· five cent level. eral Easlcrn StlltelJ, will take Thill chang"e will a.mount to an their awnmer tn.lIllng hcre. Each increnFcd lI:<vlngll fo!' C:unPcn unit wiU be hcre tor two week", men who do mUlIl ol their pur. with new organi:tatlona arrivln.... chasing Crom 10'::1\1 rx facilitle•. and departing each week througbPreviousl)' merchandise WB3 out the period from 1 June to 22 priced at the next highest nickel Augwl.. mark .ner the ne<:e",,,,ry ltellln;,; Intormation receive<! here con· price had been determined. NoW the prices on man, Items will be cernlng the summer training proroduct'U front I to 3 cents eaCh gram for reservell atated that act· in line with the new policy. giv- ual number oC men and units to Ing ),f3,.rlnl"ll fl. IItll! grel\ter bu)'_ participate in the program cannot ing power for their dollar at the definitely be Stt l;lt thLs time, but that the fJgures atated above coulll Post EJtchange. Chrl~tmas 1:I1lh~1l Ilt Post Ex- be conaldered lUI preaent estichnnge activities here were ex- mate".
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HECIWITI~G OFFICEU for Camp I'endleton. Major Georke G. RyHtl. and his staff are pidllrN as the,. stud,. pl.n!! lor a new reeruitinJ: drin...Standink Icft to rilth(: MSct I'aul R. tNan. SS«t Clirrord V. MorroO\', Captain Frank A. :,\UII('r. and ;USct William M. Chenty,
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CAMP RECRUITING OFFICE BEING ENLARGED TO IMPROVE SERVICE As II pa.rt of the Marlnc COrps' Btep(>('d·up recruIting program, the Ctunp Pendleton recruiting ntflc~ Is bein; greatly cnlarged bolll in pcr$Oonel and In facilltles for offering better servict to 10eal Marines, Major ("o(!Orge W. Ry1'fel, Recruiting Officer, dllIelo:,~1 Yf'llterdl\Y. Approximalely one-half or the prC."'>.....,l lotal of Mllrines are N'rvin;; on tll.'()-year enlistments which are due to expire during the flrat nlne montha ot 194.8. To mA.lntllln the Corl'lI At IllI pres.ent high atnndard.!l of efficicncy Headquarters, U. S. lora r I n e Corps, recently 'llnnounced the 8tlirl of a concerted drive to ob· taln exten"ions ot .enll:rtrnents flnd rt-enll:rtmenlJl from as many Marin" I.S possible. In oreler to ncqU4tnt men now serving in the Corpa with the multlple advantagca offered In a choice of the lI.larlne.a for a career, recruiting Offlcea In e\'Cry post and ataUon have been expanded.
Major George G. Rytfel lUI Camp Pendleton RecrUiting Offlo..:l captain Frank Miller baa: beel nllmo!d:\9 aMlatant to ~1ajor Ryrfel, and )owter Serge:'!nt (""heney. (Conllnlled On Pa~ 4)
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CAMPEN TO GO ON S-DAY WE,EK
Announcement Wall made thl week that atartlng on 6 January 194.7, tho Marine TraIning and Re_ placement Commanl1 at CAmp Pendleton will go on a nve-day work week. Hereafter holiday rou· tine will normally proeml Ilt Camp Pendleton on Saturday aa well U Sunday. Tbe new work schedule WlUl IICt torth 1Il Area. General Order 1884.6. to be etfeetive the ttm week of January. Under the new schedwe Oon:m:qandlng Officers ue au· t.borlud to use saturday mQmF1tl1t lItep taken locally In th" !.Dp lor mUltary function&: at drive "... the Ullgnment- of their dl8eret1on.
trcmely ,:;:rnUf)'llIfZ'. the PMt Exehan,:;:e Officer disclo.<;ed. Mer. ehandl!lC moverl rapldi;' r.s CfUnPe., pt'rsonnC!I I.ook ad\'antag'! of the ""Ido'! >-cleellonll of li:ifts of· fered lit the Gift Shop and PX·II. M6r.da)· and TUeJl(lay. January 6 and 7 the actlvltl~ wlll huM inventor)'. anll \Vednuday. 8 Jan_ unry will bf. devoted 10 remarking prices on merchandise af· rect~ by the new seiling prle# policy. All PX facllitie" will agaJn be open for business on Thursday. 1) January. •
RECFPTION TODAY AT 12 OFFICERS' (I"B
• -,.v A reception for Lieutenant General and :Mra. H .. SChmidt will be held thl, afternoon fro,n 1600 to 1800 at 13.Qa.1. Thill reception 11I.an '!At Home" for General andl, Mrs..o sthmJdt aDd will conatitute a call made and returned. All eam.J! Pendle. tAm offiocrs and Uldr )a4I." are InTIted. Un.U'orm. fQl' oWcen wlll be winter service "A".
The Commanding ~neral or Camp Pendleton ....111 have 8uper. vl810n anll control ot the sum.mer training acU,·ltiell. The training b to emphasize study of new wea. pons and techniques developed .lDee the cloac of hosWitles, and I.s Intended to preaent u .D1uch combat realism I.S pra.cUcal. Reserve units stationed in most eutem Statea will receive com. pe.ra.ble training during the "urn. mer at Camp Lejeune, giving all members ot the OrglLlll:ud Re8erv.' t k a wo wee 'a tralnlng course anl1 flel~ work. Althougb conalderable variatJon from the advance schedule may be encoWltered, tentative plans' list tbo following Wllts of tho Organized Reserve to be expected here for the nmuner training. 11th Infantry Un, See.tUo, WUblngton: 14.Ut. Engtneer Co., Ng York; 2nd 10lhn,ln HowB.D, U. Angel.; 12th Signal CO., l.o. Angelee; 13th Intanlry Bn. I..o. ADgeJea; 14.tb IntU1try BIl,. Port· land. Ongon; 15th tnf&!l.try Brt 1f'"000lon, Texuj 12th Inlantry Bn. (Conlll:ued on Page 2)