The White Falcon - 06.08.1955, Side 2

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THE WHITE FALCON
Saturday, August 6, 1955
Cute Poser
Lovely Jane Powell, currently ap-
pearing in the musical “Athena,"
poses prettily by a pool in Holly-
wood, Calif. She’s soaking in the
sunshine before starting work on
her new movie “Hit the Deck.”
By Lou Smario
The Base tennis team departed 26 July bound for the
NEAC tourney at Pepperrell AFB and a championship we
hope. The team, led by Major W. B. Sears of IDF, practiced
every day at the gym for three weeks prior to leaving.
Spotlight On IDF
By YN3 Charles Noll
Another rotation period has hit
IDF bringing many newcomers.
The recent arrivals are: Col Mark
F. Brennan, Chief of Staff; Lt
Col T. D. Quaid, J-5; Lt Col L.
E. Nichols, J—4; CDR K. H. Im-
holte, J-2; Maj R. B. Burrington,
J—1; Maj T. E. Holt, ISO; Maj
L. J. Bonanno, Signal; YN1 J. B.
Whitt, J-2; SFC J. E. Ludwig,
J—4; SFC Hunter, AG Pers; M/-
Sgt J. T. Martin, Sgt Major;
PN2 F. E. Bump, AG Pers; Cpl
D. Hadley, AG Pei-s; A/3C K.
Libby, AG Pers; Pfc A. King and
Pvt. R. Peterson, J-2; Pfc. J. T.
Lawrie, ISO. Here’s wishing one
and all a pleasant tour in Iceland.
The smiling faces you have
seen around the corridors are
those returning to the Z. I. These
are: Col P. L. Hollister, Lt Col
R. L. Crozier, Lt Col J. H. Har-
per, Maj C. C. Mack, Maj C. R.
Wyrosdick, Lt J. C. Petty and
PN1 J. J. Hoban.
After five years of married life
and 15 days leave during April,
A/1C Ollie Fuller has finally
struck it rich. It’s been confirmed
through a letter from his wife
that he will become a “Pop” in
January or February. Nice going
Ollie, may all your troubles be
little ones.
A special “Thanks” to DMSN
Harvey Peck for the time and
effort he has so graciously given
in making various insignia’s and
murals for the IDF dayroom. In
addition to this he has painted
posters for the theater and for
the Service Club. Drop in the
IDF drafting room any evening
and you will find Peck hard at
work.
SFC John Ludwig has really
taken the bull by the horns in
seeing that the IDF dayroom is
painted and completely renovated.
The dayroom will soon be a fine
place to go just to relax, write
letters, read or watch TV.
After completing over seven
years in the Navy, YN1 Joseph
B. Whitt is reenlisting for an-
other six, come 8 August.
Ailing Man Lifted
By ARS Helicopt er
For the second time in a four-
day period, the 53rd ARS was
called to perform an emergency
evacuation of an appendicitis
victim.
This time, August 1, a heli-
copter alert crew consisting of
Lieutenants John Coleman and
Ronald Whitaker and A/1C J. T.
Turner answered the call.
Twenty minutes after initial
call, the “Whirley-Bird” was aii'-
borne to Akranes to pick up Pfc
Nalon Grisson.
The Army man was under
observation at the Akranes Hos-
pital. The local Icelandic Doctor
recommended he be moved to
Keflavik for an emergency ap-
pendectomy.
Lt. Cojeman, familiar with the
terrain around Akranes, advised
the hospital to have the patient
ready for pickup in the local
schoolyard.
By 2255 hours, 45 minutes after
the request was made, the patient
was on his way to Keflavik. An
ambulance was waiting at the
Navy Taxi Strip near the Base
Laundry where the “chopper” set
down.
Bus facilities at the Pentagon
can handle 25,000 passengers an
hour.
The Second Glance
2nd Bn Combat Team
By Sp3 Herbert T. Kincaid.
“Biennenide-Despedida”, mean-
ing hello-goodby, was the theme
of the party held recently by “C”
Company, 2nd Battalion Combat
Team, to celebrate the redesigna-
tion of the unit.
The affair was complete with
steaks, beverages and music. SFC
Raymond Long, Company First
Sergeant while M/Sgt Reginald
Gould is on leave, was the master'
of ceremonies and guided the even-
ing’s festivities.
During President Dwight D.
Eisenhower’s recent visit to Ice-
land, 1st Lt John J. Selkis, “C”
Company, commanded the Honor
Guard that welcomed the Presi-
dent. The Guard was composed
of all branches of the service
stationed at Keflavik Airport.
Army, Navy and Air Force
stood at rigid attention facing the
President’s plane, Columbine III.
When the President and his party
disembarked, the Guard was or-
dered to present arms and the
Icelandic and American Anthems
were played. After the salute, Lt
Selkis accompanied the President
as he trooped the line.
During the last few weeks, the
Battalion has spent many hours
PRI’irg and making ready to fire
for record at the ranges. In spite
of rain and high winds, the firing
was completed during the latter
part of last week.
Weather conditions, at times,
slowed things considerably, but
the men conquered the problems
as they presented themselves. On
a whole, scores were high. It
will take more than wind and
water to drown the 2nd’s spirit.
In a battle of wits Pfc Albert
Lucas bested Sgt Charles Hepple
in a spelling bee at Heavy Mortar
recently. Rat, cat and bat pre-
sented little problem to the pair.
However, as the words became
more difficult the tournament be-
came more heated. Hepple, finally
stumped, lost to Lucas at the
latter wheeled off “boll-weevil”.
The NCO’s of the Tank Pla-
toon gave a Bless party to the
many other first three graders
leaving within the next two
months. Those attending from the
“tanks” are: M/Sgt’s Decker,
Ford, Allery, Murman; SFC
Brown, Sp2 Thomson and Sgt
Irving. The party was held on
Friday evening, 29 July, at the
NCO Open Mess.
Sgt John Hynes, Operation
Sergeant of the Battalion Motor
Pool, recently became the proud
father of twin boys. There are
already two other boys in the
Hynes family, ages 6 and 3. Con-
gratulations Sgt Hynes.
“C” Company of the 2nd has
recently under-gone several chan-
What’s Doin’
Stateside
(AFPS Weekly Feature)
The day may soon come when
we’ll be able to order a house to
fit our personality. It’s all possi-
ble in the world of the future,
says Jerry Luss, a New York ar-
chitect, who is convinced that in
2000 AD “houses, like the human
body, will be machines for living
And like the body, they will be
built from the inside out.” . . .
Luss, who works for Designs for
Business, sees houses of the fu-
ture with foundations made up
of a material similar to foam rub-
ber. Rooms will be set up on this
material and snapped together.
Like ham, they’ll be available at
your nearest corner store.
* * *
The Federal Communications
Commission, in its recently pub-
lished statistics for the fiscal year
1954, reveals that America has a
lot of glib talkers. Telephone-
company officials estimate that in
three minute calls the number
of words exchanged may range
from 450 to 750 words, averaging
about 500 words a call. Statisti-
cally speaking, this means that the
nation’s telephone conversations
represent approximately 185 mil-
lion addresses and soliloqies a
day.
* * *
Fred A. Lang of the B. F. Good-
rich Industrial Products Div.,
forecasts that in 1956 men will
be putting their best foot forward
with even the soles of their shoes
resplendent in pastel colors. The
burst of brilliant shoe color, Lang
points out, will make possible for
the first time a choice of shoes
to match multi-colored garments
now designed for male use.
The area of the Pentagon is 50
percent greater than Chicago’s
Merchandise Mart.
Answer to Puzzle
ges in Company officers. Capt
John C. Wallman has taken over
as Company Commander while
Capt Leo S. Tyszecki has gone to
Hvalfjordur to take command of
Tent City.
Members of the Base softbail
team restrained by the inclement
weather have not had the opport-
unity to practice, but Lt Meek,
team manager, has kept the men
loose by working out at the gym
and throwing the ball around. The
team will leave for Harmon AFB
shortly to participate in the NEAC
tourney.
The Golf team returned home
after taking part in the NEAC
Golf tourney at Pepperrell AFB.
M/Sgt Donald Bracken of the
1400th Supply Sq by shooting 320
for 72 holes was picked on the
NEAC team. Taking eighth place
in the tourney was S/Sgt Jerry
White of the Installations Sq.
The Intra-mural Softball leag-
Behind the
Mike
With A/1C Joe Schanzer
TFK is currently burning up
the ether waves with a host of
new personalities and new shows.
Such names as Bing Crosby, Eddie
Fisher and Art Linkletter have
been added to the star-studded
roster.
In case you haven’t heard Hill-
billy Jamboree lately, it seems the
Arkansas Stump Jumpers have
taken over the turntables in the
form of Dufffy Tittle and Carl
Womack. They want to encourage
you, the listening audience, to
participate by phoning in your
requests for the show at ten-
thirty, Monday through Saturday.
Records are fine entertain-
ment, but nothing beats live
music. TFK has taken its remote
equipment to the Service Club
each Tuesday evening at nine for
Rythem in Motion. Featuring the
members of the 519th Air Force
Band, under the direction of
WOJG McMillen, your Tuesday
night dancing party is designed
for .lancing and especially good
listening.
That about covers the local
scene except for one small item.
TFK would like to present thirty
minutes of solid Dixieland music
each week. We would like a new
personality for the show. Some-
one who knows and likes this
early form of american jazz. If
you would like to tryout for the
show come over to TFK and talk
it over.
For I the Crosby fans, the
old man of music takes to the
ues have been officially cancelled
with the concurrence of all team
managers. Commanders Trophy
points will be awarded to the
top four teams in each league.
A pre-season basketball schedule
will be set up by the athletic
office for all units wishing to
participate in scheduled play
prior to the regular season. All
units are urged to submit unit
name to the athletic office in order
to be placed on the schedule. Re-
gular season play will commence
the middle of September.
Stateside Glance
Roy Campanella and Don New-
combe, Brooklyn’s famous battery
are together again for the first
time since Campanella was in-
jured. They celebrated the occasion
by winning the game single-hand-
edly. Big Don hit a homer, double
and two singles. Roy raised his
league leading batting average by
gettin 3 for 4. Newcombe allowed
the opposition six hits, one less
than he and Campanella garnered.
Six great ball players of the
past were recently inducted in-
to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. The
six include Joe DiMaggio,
Ted Lyons, Dazzy Vance, Frank
Baker, Gabby Hartnett and Ray
Schalk.
Jack Fleck recent winner of the
National Open Golf Title was
eliminated in the third round of
the P. G. A. tournament by
Tommy Bolt.
The Army Map Service printed
nearly 33 million sheets and dis-
tributed nearly 17 million maps
during FY 1954.
The woman who henpecks her
husband is likely to find him
listening to some other chicken.
airwaves this coming Monday at
1730 with his own fifteen minute
show.
With his special brand of sing-
ing Eddie Fisher returns to
AFRTS at 1930 on Sunday even-
ing.
People Are Funny, with Art
Linkletter makes its first appear
ance on TFK in a long time. This
is the popular fun show which
propells into hundreds of weird
and unusual situations. According
to “Art” the zanier the stunts,
the more people are willing to do
them -on the air. Of course their
are always worthwhile prizes for
their efforts.
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