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THE W2JTE FALCON
Saturday, May 13, 1957
THE WHITE FALCON
Volume 7 Number 10
HEADQUARTERS, ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
Brig Gen John W. White, USAF
Joint Commander
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Editor....................... M/Sgt Don W. Rowland, USAF.
Associate Editor................. T/Sgt Bill Turner, USAF.
Staff Writers A/1C Scotty Fuller, USAF, Pfc R. S. Hoermann, USA.
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Isafoldarprentsmiaja h.f.
Armed Forces Day Prayer
O Almighty God, the sovereign Ruler of all nations, in whose
hand is all power and might, we bring before Thy throne of grace
the Armed Forces of our country. May they continue to be a power
for peace and so defend our liberties that the heritage received from
our forefathers may be preserved in our time and transmitted, unim-
paired, to the generations to come.
Inspire our whole nation with fervent zeal for the glorious liberty
of the sons of God, for the good of all mankind, and for the coming
of Thy kingdom. Help us, we pray Thee, to establish freedom and
justice and hasten the day when all nations shall dwell together in
peace to the glory of Thy holy Name. We pray Thee that Thou will
guide and strengthen the President of the United States of America
and all in authority, especially those responsible for the defense of
our country. May they haye wisdom and strength that alone can come
from Thee. «
Bless with Thy continued presence the men and women of our
Armed Forces; give them the spirit of fortitude, that they may be
faithful to their country and true to Thee; shield them from all
dangers both of soul and body; and give them the assurance of Thy
guidance and strength that they may serve according to Thy will.
May we and all Thy people serve Thee, our God, in peace; and
with a thankful remembrance of past mercies, praise and glorify
Thy holy Name. Amen.
THE ARMED FORCES CHAPLAIN BOARD
New IDF Chief Of Staff
Col Howard C. Dellert is the new Chief of Staff. He
officially assumed his position at IDF Headquarters on
May 13, replacing CDR Thomas B. Wolfe, temporary Chief
of Staff since the end of April.
Col Dellert started his military
career with the U. S. Navy in
1928. Switching to the Army in
’41, he attended the Basic and Ad-
vanced Officer’s Course at Fort
Benning, Ga. During World War
II, he served with the 26th (Yan-
kee) Division, handling various
assignments from Platoon Leader
to Battalion Commander.
After World War II, Col Dellert
was assigned to the military gov-
ernment in Austria for four years.
From 1949-51, he served with
Army Field Forces, touring Korea
once. The 43rd Division in Europe
was the scene of his military acti-
vities from 1951-54. Returning to
the States in ’54, he attended the
Command and General Staff Col-
lege, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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His last assignment before com-
ing to Iceland was to Third Army
Headquarters, Fort Me Pherson,
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Accompanying Col Dellert in
Iceland are his wife, Johanna, and
two children, Katherine Jo, and
Susan Jean.
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Behind the
Mike
By A/2C Jim Brunelle
There was a time not so very
long ago when hillbilly and pop
music belonged in two distinctly
different fields. Occasionally an
artist would score outside his cate-
gory, e.g., Eddie Arnold or Ernie
Ford, but those instances were con-
sidered rare indeed. With the ad-
vent of Elvis Presley, however, a
major phenomena has developed in
the music world. This week four
artists have records on both hill-
billy and pop charts in the popul-
arity polls: Presley, Sonny James,
Ferlin Huskey and Marty Robbins
(rising rapidly with a tune called
“White Sport Coat”). We shudder
at the possibilities of this music
integration trend. The day may
not be far off when we’ll hear
Pat Boone rendering arias by Puc-
cini or Jasha Heifitz playing first
fiddle with the Foggy River Boys.
On that day we intend to take
our hi-fi set and head for the hills.
Look Magazine is currently
running a series of articles on
Frank Sinatra and not pulling
any punches. The first installment
recalls an incident at the Demo-
cratic convention last year. Sin-
atra had been asked to sing the
national anthem. As he left the
microphone an elderly gentleman
stepped up to him with a broad
smile and laying his hand on
Frank’s shoulder asked, “When
are you going to sing ‘Yellow
Rose of Texas’ for us, Frank?”
Sinatra replied with, “Take the
hand off the suit, creep.” The
“creep” turned out to be Speaker
of the House Sam Rayburn.
New Shows: FLIGHT IN BLUE
replacing Dinah Shore (Wednes-
day, 6:45 p.m.) and OUR MISS
BROOKS replacing Edgar Bergen
(Sunday, 10:30 p.m.).
On the Record: Columbia Re-
cords is liquidating its line of 10-
inch LP’s and becomes the last
major recording company to do so.
That means you can look for
some darn good bargains in 10-
inch discs, listing as low as 99
cents ... A new album out is
called “High Fidelity in the Land
of Oom Pah Pah” ... A major
brewing company plans to spend
$1,600,000 in an official campaign
to build new vocalist Steve Schulte
as an established record artist. His
first two records haven’t been re-
leased yet . . . Coming up strong
in the pop field: Dinah Shore’s
“Chantez-Chantez”, Frankie Lai-
ne’s “Love is a Golden Ring” and
Teresa Brewer’s “Empty Arms”.
53rd Air Rescue Team
Makes Practice Jump
Members of the 53rd Air Res-
cue Squadron Para-Rescue Team
are taking advantage of the break
in the weather as three airborne
medics participated in the fourth
practice jump of the season. The
maneuver took place Wednesday,
8 May, on a sandy strip eight
miles south of the base.
Piloting the H-19B Helicopter
from which the jumps were made,
was Captain H. D. Phillips. Co-
pilot was 2/Lt. John F. Patterson.
The para-medics who made they
jump from approximately 1000 feet
in a 10 knot wind were T/Sgt
Myron E. Shepherd, A/1C Ray E.
Cole and A/2C Richard B. Sherlin.
See Sign!
Kane, Pa. (AFPS) — A highway
sign near a school here offers this
advice: “Use your eyes—save the
pupils.”
I\lain Exchange
Sports New Look
Visitors who entered the front door of the Base Ex-
change Main Store this week, noticed that a whole section
of merchandise had disappeared, and in its place was noth-
ing but wide open space. It didn’t take them long, however,
to find their way through the passageway to the right and
discover a whole new store with modern fixtures which dis-
played the missing goods.
This was the first major step
in the Exchange expansion pro-
gram which is scheduled to be
completed in August. With the
addition of the extra building,
which formerly housed the com-
missary, the space of the Base
Exchange has been doubled. The
remodeling job is expected to cost
about $25,000.
Several merchandise depart-
ments have already moved into
the new section, and many goods
which were hidden behind coun-
ters in the past, are now out on
display.
Another noticeable feature is
that all the signs which read,
“No Smoking,” and “Do Not
Handle,” have been removed. This
was explained by J. L. Cartwright,
Exchange General Manager, who
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By A/2C William A. Starr r r j
With the arrival of Spring (we
hope), the Rockville “Robbins”
have been practicing hard for the
coming softball season. In four
exhibition games they have downed
the Rockville Officers 11-9 and
6-4, and edged out the Hospital
Squadron 9-8 and 5-3.
The Rockville hobby shop re-
ceived a MATS welfare grant
early this month which enabled
them to buy a single side band
amateur radio transmitter, re-
ceiver, and accessories. T/Sgt
Chauvin is heading this project
which is located in the hobby shop
building. The antenna support has
already been installed and the set
will soon be operational. Applica-
tion has been made for an Ice-
landic license. This set will be
able to reach many countries and
should stimulate a great deal of
interest in the hobby of radio.
State-side breakfasts are now
being served in the squadron snack
bar on Saturday and Sunday bet-
ween the hours of 0900-1130. Un-
der the supervision of S/Sgt
Warren Dignen, the breakfast will
feature ham and eggs, sausage,
etc.
Airman of the month for May
was A/2C Nevin Adams, who
has served with the AP section
on the site for 11 months. As
a reward, he will receive $15,
an I&9 flight, and release from
two K.P.’s. The runer-up re-
ceives $5, a 30-day theatre pass,
and excuse from one K.P.
Get well wishes are sent to
A/3C George Stephen who is being
treated in the base hospital, and
to A/3C Ronald Clift who recently
broke his hand.
Lt. and Mrs. Marshall Keen re-
cently returned from a 10-day tour
of Europe where they visited
Frankfurt, Copenhagen, and Paris.
A/1C Shealy, A/1C Askins, A/2C
Hosner, and A/2C Cosby have also
just returned from a visit to Ger-
many.
“Ye olde grub hall” doesn’t look
the same since the addition of a
new clipper, shiny new table
cloths, and a sparkling paint job
on the woodwork.
said, “With the increased area
there will be more aisle space and
freer traffic movement, which will
reduce the fire hazard. The other
signs came down because we want
the customers to feel as though
they’re shopping in their home-
town stores, and they should have
a chance to examine the merchan-
dise.”
The wall which separates the
two stores will soon be torn down,
and work will begin on check-out
stands to take its place. The new
addition will be arranged in super-
market style, and shoppers will be
able to select their own goods and
pay for them on the way out.
The self-service department
will include such articles as ap-
pliances, radio and television
sets, luggage, records, mens’ and
womens’ sportswear, magazines
and drug products.
When the remodeling is com-
pleted the present entrance will
be closed and a new entrance will
open in the southeast wing, or
where the fire exit at the extreme
left of the store is now located.
An additional hut will be con-
structed outside the new entrance
to shelter visitors. Inside the en-
trance will be two check stands to
inspect ID cards of persons in
civilian dress. This new plan will
eliminate the practice of showing
cards at each individual counter.
Many new improvements will
be noticable by August, one of
which will be the transfer of
the special order department
from the exchange office into
the main store. One of the most
popular departments should be
the free wrapping service where
a clerk will be on hand to wrap
gifts for mailing.
The movement into the addition
began on Saturday, 4 May, and
was completed the following Wed-
nesday. The store was closed Tues-
day, but Cartwright announced
that unless unforseeable snags
were encountered, the Exchange
shouldn’t be closed during the re-
mainder of the remodeling.
Captain Noble C. Emery, Ex-
change Officer said that the move
was accomplished smoothly due to
the able assistance of the Ex-
change employees, and the fine
cooperation of the base command.
He added that the changes will
not effect employee strength for
the time being.
The Central Exchange opened in
1951, and at that time was located
where the Officers Club is now.
The Exchange was housed in the
same building with the Commis-
sary and the Base Theatre. In
March, 1952 the Exchange and the
Commissary moved into the Ex-
change building where they were
together until February of this
year, when the Commissary moved
out, clearing the way for the pre-
sent improvements.
Captain Emery and 1/Lt. W.
C. Humphreys, Assistant Ex-
change Officer, both feel that a
modern Exchange is a great
morale factor. They expressed
the opinion, “We want to pro-
vide shoppers with the atmosp-
here of a downtown department
store, rather than a country
market.”