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WHITE FAECON
Saturday, November 20, 1965
EDITORIAL
U. S. Servicemen:
Know Your Purpose
In 560 B. C. a prominent citizen of Athens called Pisis-
tratus seized upon the Acropolis, making himself master,
or as the Greeks said “tyrant” of the city. But it was
his son—Hippias—who brought tyranny as we know it to
the Greeks, by hiring mercenaries to enforce, to collect
high taxes, and to maintain his one-man oppressive rule.
Aroused Athenians, history tells us, finally overthrew
the tyrannical son, with many losing their lives in the
quest for freedom from oppression.
Lives For Liberty
Down through the centuries men have given their
lives in the spirit of “. . . eternal hostility against every
form of tyranny over the mind of man.”
Today, we are still faced with the threat and presence
of tyranny in our world. In a sense, all tyrants are one,
i. e. their goals are the same: to take over the minds of
man.
We in the Armed Forces of the United States today are
facing proponents of tyranny throughout the world. In
years gone by our forefathers fought tyranny in our own
land and on foreign shores. Like our forefathers, we carry
on to defend freedom against tyrants.
Eternal Struggle
In 1800 Thomas Jefferson swore to fight tyranny; Abra-
ham Lincoln told this nation in 1858 that “Our defense is
in the spirit which prized liberty as the heritage of all
men. ..” Theodore Roosevelt, in 1905, said “We have duties
to others and duty to ourselves and we can shirk neither
and in our own generation, John F. Kennedy summed up
the drive of these great men in the fight against tyranny
when, in his Inaugural Address in 1961, he told Americans
“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you
can do for your country.”
In the armed forces we can answer anyone who asks
what we are doing for our country with another of Presi-
dent Kennedy’s statements: ... “we are (involved in) a
struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny,
poverty, disease and war itself.” (AFPS)
To Married Couples; A Hint
Baby Or Car;
If you are trying to decide
whether to have a baby or buy a
cai-, the following facts may help:
The down payment is about the
same on each.
Friends will usually give you
much of the equipment you need
for a baby, especially clothing
items. However, no one will give
you anything for your except may-
be a little air for the tires.
A car will gulp down ten gallons
of gas while a baby is consuming
Your Choice
a half-pint of milk.
The car will need a coat of wax
shortly after you buy it, but the
baby will require very little
beauty care until the age of 16,
and then only if a female.
The baby will begin to be real
bright and entertaining about the
age of four, when the car will
look like a refugee from a lost
weekend.
Whichever you choose, however,
your credit union can help you
with the financing. (NavNews).
Have You Ever
Been Quotaed*?
Know Why?
When a Navy man hears that
he has been “quotaed” he often
feels he is out of the running.
Actually, it would be more accur-
ate to say he has passed but not
advanced-at least for the time
being.
The enlisted strength of the
Navy, as specified by the De-
partment of Defense, calls for a
certain quota of petty officers
which corresponds to over-all
Navy strength.
Vacancies Must Be Filled
The Navy seeks to fill vacancies
in the petty officer ranks with
qualified men. Qualification, in
this case, equals the highest final
multiple among those who pas-
sed the advancement test.
During the six-month period
between advancement exams, vac-
ancies occur in petty officer bil-
lets which must be filled and it
is the job of the Chief of Naval
Personnel to do so.
In order to advance as many
qualified people as possible, those
who pass and those who don’t.
Those who don’t pass are auto-
matically out. Those who passed
are arranged in numerical order
by rating and paygrade with the
highest final multiple on top.
Supply And Demand
When Bureau of Personnel
(Bwpers) sends out its advance-
ment letters in April and October
they know many men can be ad-'
vanced in each rate and paygrade.
From a man’s multiple they can
determine in which increment he
will be rated.
The Navy still operates on the
basis of supply and demand. If
you are in a rating in which ad-
vancement is slow and goes only
to those who have many years of
service to their credit you may
be wise to consider transferring
to a rate where there is a larger
demand for petty officers.
(NavNews)
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Chaplain J
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Chaplain Robert G. Brown
In a few days we will celebrate the most American of all
our holidays — Thanksgiving. It is good that we remind our
selves from year to year of the glorious heritage that is
ours as a people uniquely blessed of God.
It is said of the Pilgrims at Plymouth that “at noon men
staggered by reason of faintness for want of food, yet ere
night, by the good providence and blessings of God, we
have enjoyed such a plenty as thought the windows of heav-
en had been opened to us.” It is recorded that Elder Brew-
ster, sitting down to a meal of clams and cold water, looked
up to heaven and gave thanks “for the abundance of the
sea and the treasure hid in the sand.” It was men such as
these that left us the heritage of Thanksgiving.
Plymouth Rock
Today, on the top of the rocky summit overlooking the
bay where the “Mayflower” first cast her anchor is a magni-
ficent statue. On the four corners of the huge pedestal are
seated four figures representing law, morality, freedom
and education, emblems of the four-square founding that
supports our whole national life.
Rising high above these four figures is a great granite
shaft on which stands a heroic-sized fugure of Faith. In
one hand she holds an open Bible, depicting the religious
Magna Carta of American history, while the other hand
is raised aloft, pointing to the great white throne of God
in the heavens. As the religious figure of Faith rises above
the foundation figures of Law, Morality, Freedom and
Education, so there arises supreme above all other factors
in our national life, the religious element in American
history.
So long as that element remains in dominating influence
and quickening power, so long will America remain “the
land of the free.” There is no more appropriate expression
of our trust in God than in genuine and humble thanks-
giving.

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CATHOLIC
SUNDAY: Sunday Mass ....................................... Polar Club 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Mass..........................................Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
Religious Education for Children .................... High School 11:00 p.m.
Ladies Sodality Communion (First Sundays) ...........Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
Holy Name Society Communion (Second Sundays).........Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday through Friday........... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 5:30 p.m.
Saturday.................................. Blessed Sacrament Chapel 11:45 a.m.
First Friday of Month........ Blessed Sacrament Chapel 11:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY: Confessions........................ Blessed Sacrament Chapel 4—6:00 p.m.
(Confession can be arranged on any day at the Chaplain's office.)
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
Chaplain John W. Wishard Ltjg, USNR, Tel. Ext. 4111
Appointments can be made for baptisms, weddings by calling chaplain's office Ext. 4111
PROTESTANT SERVICES AND CHAPEL ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY: Morning Worship Service (Broadcast).............. Main Chapel 11:00 a.m.
Morning Worship Service............................ Polar Club 12:00 noon
Worship Service ................................... Rockville 2:00 p.m.
Worship Service (First and Third Sundays).......... Grindavik 2:00 p.m.
Evening Vesper Service ................................ Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hour....................................... Chapel Annex 8:00 p.m.
Sunday School (For All Ages)........................... High School 9:30 a.m.
Adult Bible Class ..................................... High School 9:30 a.m.
Episcopal Lay Service ................................ Main. Chapel 9:00 a.m.
Lutheran Service (Except First Sunday)................. Main Chapel 9:30 a.m.
Latter Day Saints Lay Service ........................ Chapel Annex 9:30 a.m.
Latter Day Saints Sunday School ...................... Chapel Annex 10:30 a.m.
Christian Science Lay Service......................... Chapel Annex 12:00 noon
Church of Christ Lay Service.......................... Chapel Annex 3:00 p.m.
Holy Communion Service (First Sundays)................. Main Chapel 11:00 a.m.
Reykjavik English Speaking Sunday School .............. USIS Library 10:30 a.m.
Reykjavik Worship Service (First Sunday).....Uni. of Iceland Chapel 12:00 noon
MONDAY: Adult Bible Study Group........................ Chaplain's Office 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY: Prayer Service ..................................... Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Altar Guild (Second Wednesdays) ............ Chaplain’s Office 10:30 a.m.
Protestant Youth of the Chapel ....................... Chapel Annex 4:00 p.m.
Sunday School Teachers (Second) Wednesdays............ Chapel Annex 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Bible Study Group ................................ Chapel Annex 6:00 a.m.
Chapel Choir Rehearsal ................................ Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: Youth Chapel Choir Rehearsal ........................ Main Chapel 4:00 p.m.
Assemblies of God Lay Service ......................... Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS
Chaplain Alfred R. Saeger, Jr., Cdr, USN, Tel. Ext. 7157
Chaplain Robert E. Blade, LCdr, USNR, Tel. Ext. 4111
Chaplain Robert G. Brown, Lt, USN Tel. Ext. 5273
NURSERY SERVICE
During all Sunday morning Services, from 9:15 a.m. — 1:30 p.m., a free nursery is provided in
the Station Nursery for children over six months of age while their parents attend Services.
“Strong differences among our people have made our de-
mocracy dynamic. But when disagreement degenerates
into discrimination, when firm conviction corrodes into
bigotry, when healthy differences become the basis for
sick division, America’s strength is sapped and our cause
is crippled.” Lyndon B. Johnson