The White Falcon - 18.05.1957, Page 3

Saturday, May 18, 1957
THE WHITE FALCON
Page 3
Air Force Contest Offers
Morale Leave As Prize
A chance to win a morale leave and also buy future
security is being offered to Air Force personnel of Kefla-
vik International Airport this month. It’s all part of the
Air Force Bond Drive which gets underway this month at
Air Force installations all over the world.
The contest, which is open to both Air Force personnel
and Air Force civilian workers, is a slogan-type contest
which requires the contestants to finish, in 25 words or
less, the statement, “I joined the Payroll Saving Plan be-
cause . . . ”.
To be eligible for the prize, the
contestants must join the Payroll
Savings Plan or increase their pre-
sent allotments. All entries will
be judged on neatness, originality,
and appropriateness. The judges’
decision will be final.
A seven day morale leave will
be the prize for the military
person who wins the contest.
This will be in addition to any
other leave he is entitled to.
Civilian personnel who win will
receive a $25.00 Savings Bond.
This dual opportunity to win a
morale leave, plus buy a share
in their country, is an added in-
centive to Air Force personnel to
buy bonds and raise the percen-
tage of participants within their
squadrons.
The deadline for submitting
a slogan will be at 1700 hours,
31 May, 1957. The contest winner
will be announced no later than
15 June, 1957.
FIRST BOND PURCHASE . . . Colonel Richard W. Philbrick, left,
IADF Commander, purchased the first Payroll Savings Bond from
Major Joe F. Tarpley, Bond Chairman. The Bond Drive, which is
underway for the month of May, for all Air Force personnel and Air
Force civilian employees, features a slogan contest.
Navy Aids Fishermen
Hunts Killer-Whales
Six killer-whales were destroyed May 7th by the men
and planes of Navy Squadron VP-5 in an operation con-
ducted off Reykjanes peninsula. The purpose of the hunt
was to minimize the damage being done to the fishing nets
in the area by the large animals.
The bomber, piloted by Lieuten-
ant Arthur Moberly, carried as
bow lookouts, Captain Agnar Gud-
mundsson, a representative of the
Icelandic Fishing Association and
also, a gunner from one of the
whaling vessels.
Six of the whales were spot-
ted by these men about 20 miles
off the southwest coast of Ice-
land just as they were about to
attack a fish stocked net being
towed by a fishing boat.
Before the pilot could bomb the
whales he had to herd them away
from the vessel by making a series
of low passes over them. When
far enough away, one well placed
anti-submarine type depth bomb
destroyed the entire pack.
In typical Navy fashion the
successful hunt ended on a hum-
orous note—a whale was painted
on the nose of LT Moberly’s air-
craft and beneath it the words
“Moberly Dick.”
The other members of the planes
crew were: LT Jim Cullen, co-
pilot; 0. T. Rich, AD2; C. H.
Caldwell, AD3; R. J. Baron, A02 ;
F. U. Roberson, AE2; A. L. Kugl-
ar, AT3; H. W. Franklin, AT3,
and LTJG Todd Ritter, navigator.
Air
I
Force
Mercy
And IMavy Assist
ission
Two pregnant Danish women at an isolated weather station in northeastern Green-
land were evacuated under emergency conditions May 9th by a volunteer pilot from the
Icelandic Pilots Association. The Air Force and Navy combined to assist in making the
trip as safe as possible.
An emergency call from Narssarssuaq, Greenland to the
Keflavik air base alerted the Air Force’s 53rd Air Rescue
Squadron to the plight of the two expectant mothers. The
information was relayed to the Icelandic Rescue Associa-
tion and the Icelandic Pilots Association, which, in turn,
sought a volunteer pilot to make the hazardous mercy
mission.
Battalion
Hi-Lites
2nd Bn Combat Team
By Pfc R. S. Hoermartn
During a brief ceremony at
Battalion Headquarters recently,
Lt Col Morgan Whitfield, 2nd
BCT Commander, presented Maj
Robert Richters, s-3 Officer, with
a Certificate of Achievement from
the Infantry Center, Fort Benn-
ing, Georgia, for meritorious serv-
ice, 22 July 1954—18 February
1957. The certificate read in part
as follows: “Maj Richters is cited
for outstanding performance of
duty as Chief of the Visual Aids
Section, Publications and Visual
Aids Office, United States In-
fantry School . . . ”.
Maj Richters’ wife, Norma, and
two children, Robert and Linda,
live in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Attending the presentation were:
Maj Eb Smith, Battalion Execu-
tive Officer, Maj Ervin Ochs,
Ass’t Executive Officer, Maj Le-
muel Johnson, s-4 Officer, Capt
Kermit Anderson, Battalion Adju-
tant, and Lt Vernon Bane, s-2
Officer.
Half-Step, mascot of the Heavy
Mortar Platoon, gave birth to four
pups on the last field problem.
Their names—Shortround, Miss-
fire, Hangfire, and Doubtful! . . .
Charlie Company’s softball team
is being ably coached this season
by Pfc Bernard Tully. Before en-
tering service, Pfc Tully was a
member of the Chicago Cubs Farm
System. In the Class A Western
League, he hit .331 and made the
League’s All Star Team. His big
ambition, of course, is to play
Major League ball.
A complete “facelifting job” is
being done on Alpha Company’s
day room by Sfc Paul Johnson,
and Sp3 Jack Adams. So far, walls
have been repainted, pooltables re-
paired, and a new ping-pong table
added.
Univ. of Maryland
Summer Term Schedule
There are only seven days left to register for the University of
Maryland summer term. Registration will close Saturday, 25 May,
and classes will begin Monday, 27 May. The summer term will run
through 19 July. All members of the Armed Forces and qualified
civilians can register at the Base Education Office, located in Bldg.
SP-626 (rec hall).
The schedule of classes for the summer term is listed below. It
should be noted that the Business Law course (BA 180) which was
listed on the schedules that appear on Base bulletin boards, will not
be offered this term due to the last-minute reassignment of the
instructor.
CLASS SCHEDULES
Subject Instructor Days Time
History 5 Duggan Mon-Thurs. 1800—2030
Spanish 1 Strong Tues-Fri. 1800—2030
German 1 Thorlacius Tues-Fri. 1800—2030
English 1 Tarpley Tues-Fri. 2030—2300
Geography 20 Eydal Mon-Thurs. 1800—2030
American Govt. Hamilton Tues-Fri. 1800—2030
Foreign Govts. Hamilton Mon-Thurs. 2030—2300
Math 10 Todd Tues-Fri. 2030—2200
Mr. Bjorn Palsson undertook the
perilous flight in a small Cessna
180 type plane after equipping it
with skis and cramming the pas-
senger space with cans of gas-
Behind the
Camera
By T/Sgt Shelly Blunt
Thanks to FASRON Communi-
cations TFK-Television is now able
to present 2 Hollywood full length
feature flicks on HOLLYWOOD
SHOWCASE every Friday (11:00
p.m.), Saturday (12:00 p.m.) and
Sunday (11:00 p.m.). Much oblig-
ed, fellers!
NEW SHOWS
CAMERA THREE — ODYS-
SEY—UN IN ACTION —FACE
THE NATION — MIDWEST-
ERN HAYRIDE — THE LAST
WORD — DEAR PHOEBE —
GALEN DRAKE — POLKA
TIME BIG TOP — LONGINE
SYMPHONETTE — PENNY TO
A MILLION — LIFE WITH
ELIZABETH — MR. AND MRS.
NORTH.
We are anxious to learn if
everyone with a TV set is gett-
ing our weekly program schedule.
Will you let us know?
MEET THE STAFF
A/1C Bruno Benassai, video
operator and cameraman, was born
September 20, 1931 in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. After high
school graduation in 1947 he took
a correspondence course in radio
and went to work for General
Electric for the next six years,
interrupting his activities for
eighteen months in 1950—51 to
serve in the Argentine Army. In
1953 Bruno moved to Alameda,
California where he lived with
relatives. 1954 was a big year
for him: He enlisted in the Air
Force in May of that year and
became a United States citizen in
November.
He served with the 58th Air
Transport Squadron in Texas and
at McGuire AFB where he was
training section AIC. Bruno ar-
rived in Iceland in February. Aft-
er discharge next May he intends
to enroll in UCLA where he’ll
major in electronic engineering.
MEANWHILE, STATESIDE
Elvis Presley may return to TV
for an NBC one-shot June 15th.
Top RCA Victor recording artists
are being rounded up for a pro-
gram titled “RCA Presents” and
NBC hopes Elvis can make it . . .
Groucho Marx wants to do Gil-
bert and Sullivan’s “Trial by
Jury” as a spectacular next sea-
son . . . Milton Berle, who swears
he’ll never return to television, is
back playing the night clubs
again. . . It’s definite now that
CBS’s new Perry Mason show,
starring Raymond Burr, will re-
place Jackie Gleason next fall.
CHANNEL 8 QUIZ
Q. Why are TV film shipments
to TFK so inconsistant and out
of date?
A. Beats us.
oline. Skis were necessary as the
weather site at Scoresby Sound
had no landing field and the rug-
ged terrain offered only hard-
packed snow for the let down.
With only one rescue plane
available for the sole use of the
military, the 53rd called upon
Patrol Squadron 5 for assistance.
A P-2-V Neptune and crew of 9
men was provided for the pur-
pose of rendering navigational
guidance and rescue coverage.
Also making the flight in the
Neptune was Capt Henry W.
Compton, USAF, acting as mis-
sion commander and Mr. Olaf
Stefansson who served as inter-
preter for both pilots.
According to Navy lieutenant
Robert E. Sheldon, pilot of the
P-2-V, the 340 mile flight due
north to Scoresby Sound was made
in good weather and the only
difficulty came in trying to keep
the fast Navy plane from losing
the much slower, smaller aircraft.
Mr. Sheldon stated that, “There
were several small villages in the
area and the pilot of the small
plane erroneously landed at one
several miles from where the
women actually were. He took this
opportunity to refuel, during
which time we were able, by radio
contact with a station in the vic-
inity, to determine the correct
village, and lead him to it. He
made another successful ski-land-
ing and the women were brought
out to the plane in a sled pulled
by a team of dogs. It seemed as
if the entire village turned out for
the event.”
Mrs. Anna Lisa Andersen, wife
of a Danish weatherman sta-
teioned at the site, had been in
labor for the previous ten days
and required immediate special
medical attention. The second
woman, Mrs. Johannsen, also the
spouse of a Danish weatherman,
was expecting to give birth to
an RH baby. Commonly referred
to as a “Blue Baby”, such births
must be accompanied by a com-
plete blood transfusion in the
infant within a matter of hours
or the child normally dies.
With the two women and a
child (the daughter of Mrs. Jo-
hannsen) now filling the space
which had first housed the return-
flight fuel cans, the plane again
took off to make the trip back
to Iceland.
According to Capt Compton,
“The trip was a successful one
and I have nothing but praise for
the Icelandic pilot who risked his
life in what I considered a virtual
suicide mission.”
Stateside News
Available
The Base Library subscribes to
two daily newspapers, the New
York Times and the Los Angeles
Examiner. They also receive three
Sunday papers, the Washington
Post, Chicago Tribune and the
Denver Post. Due to many re-
quests, the library is now getting
the Wall Street Journal regularly,
stated Mary Heskin, Base Libr-
arian.
In addition, many magazines are
available in the library reading
room. All IDF personnel are wel-
come to make use of these read-
ing materials.