The White Falcon - 31.07.1957, Qupperneq 3

Wednesday, July 31, 1957
THE WHITE FALCON
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Behind the
Mike
By A/2C Gary F. Mercer
Meet the Staff
TFK is about to lose one of its
most popular announcers. . . . Bill
Pollard. A few more weeks and
Bill will be heading for his next
assignment — Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base, Tuscon, Arizona.
A/1C William Leroy Pollard
was born July 28, 1935 in Lamarr,
Colorado. He attended grammar
and high school there, graduating
from the latter in 1953. Bill en-
listed in the Air Force in 1954 and
took Basic Training at Sampson
AFB, New York. From there he
was sent to Intelligence School at
Lowry AFB, Colorado. Upon com-
pletion of his technical training
Bill was assigned to the 4602nd
Air Intelligence Service Squadron
and was stationed in Washington
and New York.
Upon arriving in Iceland in
September, 1956, Bill worked in the
Intelligence Office of the 57th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron
until December when he was as-
signed to TFK Radio. Since then
he has been Program Director and
a familar voice on this AFRS
outlet.
“Uncle Leroy” is not a new-
comer to the radio business.
Before entering the service Bill
worked at stations KLMR in
Lamarr and WPKY in Princeton,
Kentucky, his present home. He
hopes to continue his radio activi-
ties in Tuscon by getting a part
time job in that town.
Bill doesn’t have much time
left to go in the AF and intends
to enter college upon discharge.
He Plans to continue in the radio
field in civilian life.
Bill has throughly enjoyed his
tour in Iceland and has made
many new friends while serving
at this NATO outpost. He says
he hopes to come back for a visit
someday.
Lots of luck, Bill, in your future
endeavors and Bon Voyage.
On the Record
LP’s coming up strong: George
Gershwin Almanac of Songs.
Here’s Chris Connor singing 32
of the composers most popular
songs and a very fine offering . . .
George Antheil and Orchestra
have recorded the music from the
UA picture The Pride and the
Passion and this is another film
score that is well-worth hearing. . .
The picture, which stars Frank
Sinatra, Cary Grant and Sophia
Loren is doing fabulous business
in the States. ... If you like folk
songs then you’ll like the album
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall . . .
In the pop record field Frankie
Laine is in the running again with
two new ones .... You Know
How It Is and The 3:10 To Yuma
Patti Paige’s Old Cape Cod is
almost to the top of the charts.
Off the Record
Congratulations are in order
for Earl “Pops” Ackerman here
at TFK. He has passed his audi-
tion for AFRS in Los Angeles.
Now it’s just a matter of waiting.
Quite a bit of talent appearing
at this years Jazz Festival, New-
port, R.I. Headliners included Stan
Kenton, Count Basie, Chris
Connor, Louis Armstrong, Terry
Gibbs and Sarah Vaughan.
Paris must be discovering juke
boxes. In 1954 the city had 1,000
of the machines. Now they have
9,000 of the musical dispensers
and the number is rapidly rising.
The Ted Heath Orchestra is
in the process of recording a tri-
bute album to the late Dorsey
brothers.
Whales Ho!
Residents of Njardvik and
Keflavik, two small fishing vil-
lages located just outside the gate
of the NATO air base in Iceland,
reaped a surprise harvest from the
sea July 15th when a herd of
whales entered Stakksf jordur Bay,
adjacent to the towns and 103 of
the animals were landed and killed.
Not since 1936 had a similar in-
cident occurred.
The fiften to thirty-foot long
mammals, called pilot whales,
were first spotted by a small boy
who alerted the townspeople. Us-
ing every seaworthy craft avail-
able they managed to drive the
herd toward shore. Stampeded by
the small boats, the whales ran
out of deep water and beached
themselves.
Waiting on shore were a score
or more of townsmen with keen
edged knives which they used to
stab each whale that was beached.
When the mass slaughter was over
more than a hundred carcasses
were strewn along a half mile of
the rocky beach.
Wielding foot long, razor sharp
knives the men flensed two inch
layers of blubber and hide from
the animals, and sliced out sec-
tions of meat equivalent in size
to about a ten pound roast.
The blubber will be rendered for
its oil value, the meat sold in the
local butcher shops, and the re-
mains ground up for future use as
a rich fertilizer. The proceeds from
this catch will be divided among
the participants in the nights ac-
tivities.
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By A/2C William A. Starr .. , ,
“Paint that wall—Tote that rock
Shovel that dirt.” This is a famil-
iar sound around Rockville these
days. The squadron is undergoing
a beautification process with no
holds barred. Pastel blues and
pinks head the list of colors which
dot the area. Before long all the
buildings and sections will have
a colorful new coat of paint, new
sidewalks will be installed and
grass sod will be sprouting every-
where.
The Sutton Variety USO troupe
from Scranton, Pa journeyed to
the “Rock” on 21 July. After din-
ing with the men, the girls of the
show helped the dining hall staff
by working on the service line. At
1900 the Sutton group performed
at the site theatre. Later, after
touring the operations area, they
returned to the NCO Club and
danced with the men.
The site basketball team has
been holding practice for the forth-
coming season. The squad, under
the direction of athletic officers
Capt Grant and Lt Oarwood, ur-
ges new personnel to come out for
the team. We would welcome pra-
ctice games with other squadrons.
Anyone interested in scheduling a
game please contact S/Sgt Jenkins
at 107.
We hear by the grapevine that
the NCO Bowling team white-
washed the Rockville officers three
straight games.
Credit goes to A/1C Milligan
who installed a badly needed new
cushion and cloth on the rec hall
pool table. We also have word that
a new bumper pool table is due
in for the club soon.
With T/Sgt Jarocki nearing
deros, S/Sgt Wingrove of the radio
section will be taking over as NCO
Open Mess steward.
By T/Sgt Bob Bandy
Whale Catch Prepared For Marhet
Behind the
Camera
Townsmen of Njardvik and Keflavik, Iceland, go about their tasks
of sharpening knives, slicing off the animals hide and blubber, and
cutting out the whale steaks just beneath the hides. Men at top
right prepare to haul away the steaks to be placed in freezers.
Voice
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One of the new features at the
Service Club is the “Pocketbook
Edition Library.” Anyone who
wishes top contribute their used
books to the library shelves is
welcome to do so.
On the agenda for the month of
August is a beginner’s class in
bridge. This class will meet every
Thursday at 1900 hours in the ball-
room.
For the further enjoyment of
persons visiting the club, the “Five
Westerners” will provide music
every Saturday night between 2000
and 2200 hours in the ballroom.
A “surprise” door prize will be
given away every “Bingo” night
to the person holding the lucky
number.
The service club invites all per-
sonnel to make use of the newly
opened Information Center.
Air Show Salutes
AF’s Anniversary
(AFNS)—A week long celebra-
tion of the 50th Anniversary of
the Air Force will begin tomorrow
at Andrews Air Force Base near
Washington, D. C., where an air
show will inaugurate the Air Force
Association’s annual convention
and reunion.
The AFA, sponsor of the AF’s
Golden Anniversary Celebration,
has scheduled a full week of events
to focus attention on the air arm
of the Armed Services.
The annual event will once again
see Second BCT-men “Standing
Tall,” with well-marked clothing
and spic-and-span equipment.
By way of celebrating the Air
Force’s Golden Anniversary, TFK-
TV has inaugurated the “Air
Force Story”, starting August 29
at 7:15 and every other Wednes-
day night thereafter for 24 weeks.
A glimpse at some of the chapter
headings will give you an idea
of some of the terrific material
contained in these quarter hour
shows . . . “The Air War Starts”,
“North Africa”, “Prelude to In-
vasion”, “D-Day”, “Ploesti”, “Air
War Against Japan” and other
exciting chapters . . . The “Air
Force Story” will make interesting
viewing on Channel 8.
Along the Circuit
“Leap To Heaven” the story of
the pole-vaulting parson, Rev. Bob
Richards, has been sent to Iceland
and is scheduled for showing over
Channel 8. As a boy, Bob needed
inspiration and courage and he
was lucky that Rev. Merlin Garber
was able to give him both. How
Rev. Garber helped mold young
Richards into a man of great ac-
complishment and stature is a
story that will touch your heart.
... Watch for it on the DuPont
Theatre, soon on Channel 8.
Stateside Tele-Scope
The Allen-Sullivan feud is hott-
er than ever. When Allen’s pro-
ducer claimed Sullivan cheated the
public by announcing Harry Bele-
fonte for his show when Harry
never appeared . . . Said Ed in
reply, “I have no comment on
either of those punks.” (Meaning
Allen and his producer). “Lamp
Unto my Feet” seen weekly on
TFK-TV shooting scenes from and
touring famous cathedrals on the
Continent.
TFK Open House now seen (and
Heard) Tuesday’s at 7:30.
The inspection pertains, how-
ever, not just to the personal
equipment of the soldiers, but also
to every aspect of the operation
of the unit concerned.—from book-
keeping to actual mechanical main-
tainance.
Second PCT Meets IG
Army IG Check July 22—31
This is a big week for members of the Army at Kefla-
vik Airport. The occasion: the annual visitation of the In-
spector General’s division.
IG investigators are slated for Keflavik arrival on 22
August, and the inspection itself runs from 23 through 31
July. '
Protects GI
Getting in sharp shape for the yearly visitation of the Inspector
General, 2nd BCT Men use plenty of elbow grease. Above, left, Capt
Edward T. Seemer Jr, “A” Co Cmdr (newly assigned to the S-4
Division of Battalion) checks over an EMs gasmask. Center, Sp/3
Popeck puts the f’nal touch on a “spit” shine while Pfc Dave Vipham
tightens a newly-made bunk and Pfc Dave Guiney cleans a Venitian
blind. Guiney, still busy, sees to it that the lavatory’s white surface
will have a “proper gleam,” at lower right.
What is the IGs job? Well,
stated briefly, it is to protect the
Army and the individual GI,
among other things. The inspect-
ing personnel will receive and pro-
cess complaints of Army person-
nel. And the GI may see the IG
representative(s) at a regularly
scheduled time—or on special ap-
pointment. The IG investigates all
complaints received, rendering re-
ports required by AR 20-1, and
implementing directives.
Soldiers are encouraged to see
their unit commanders about their
personal problems before going to
see the Acting Inspector General.
And a soldier who may have oc-
casion to see the IG or AIG has
an obligation, too, beyond this. It
is his duty to familiarize himself
with the procedure for seeing the
IG.
Rate High
Last year the Army came
through the IG inspection with fly-
ing colors. If early indications
mean much, this year will see a
repeat performance.