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THE WHITE FALCON
Saturday, August 7, 1959
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Don't Tell It!
by Chaplain (Colonel) Joseph C. Sides)
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That juicy but malicious story you heard about some one — is
it true? I doubt it. Partially true, possibly. Might have some slight
foundation.
But suppose it is true, every word of it. Does that justify repea-
ting the story to someone else? What good will result therefrom?
I knew a woman (men can also gossip) who always prefaced
her gossip by saying, “As you know, I don’t gossip-----As every-
one knew, she did gossip, and as a result she did a great deal of
harm in the community.
There was a father'who endeavored to break his six children of
telling tattle-tales. He brought home a mysterious looking box and
in it was six little baskets. He instructed each tale-bearing youngster
to write out each tale and put it in a basket. Upon filling the basket
each tale was withdrawn and read. Soon the children realized how
silly and worthless the stories really were.
“If your lips would keep from slips,
Five things observe with care:
To whom you speak; of whom you speak;
And how and when and where.”
Editorial
Keflavih "Polar Bears99 Get Wings
SIX MEMBERS OF SCOUT WING TROOP 3, “The Flying Polar Bears”, of Keflavik Airport who com-
pleted a rigid course of instruction were presented with silver wings recently in the office of Brig.
Gen. Henry G. Thorne, Jr., former Commander of the Iceland Defense Force. Miss Anne Etheredge,
daughter of Lt. Col. A. L. Etheredge, Commander, 53 rd Air Rescue Squadron, was one of 18 Girl Scouts
from the North Atlantic Girl Scout Council selected to attend the International Camp at Gothenburg,
Sweden. After spending two weeks in Germany, Anne left last week for Sweden. With nine continuous
years of scouting, Anne has earned her 1st and 2nd class badges, curved bar and five point pin to go
along with her newly awarded silver wings. Mrs. A. G. Sutton and Mrs. A. L. Etheredge were also
awarded silver wings. (Left to Right) Gloria Patton, Edda Kluck, Susan Sutton, Mrs. Etheredge, General
Thorne, Mrs. Sutton, Anne Etheredge, Caroline Me Kinney and Sandra Sutton.
Being ‘Young As You Feel’
Not Always a Good Policy
“Ah, you Americans, you are a young people.” How often do we
hear this from people overseas! Sometimes the tone is wry indul-
gence; sometimes it is sad cynicism. What they are saying is that the
comparative newness of our national traditions, our vast resources,
our prosperous living, make us as reckless as children.
We can be proud of being a young country as nations go. But
there is a vast difference between youth and childishness. A child
can be forgiven for his irresponsibility—but likewise many of the
things he says and does cannot be taken seriously.
A child is often unreasonable, boisterous, bad-tempered and bully-
ing. He expects to be accepted on his own terms. Anything strange
or new to him invites his staring curiosity. Money is something to be
spent as soon as he gets it. His world is a fun house.
We do forgive children their faults. It is our job to guide them
into an awakened sense of reality. But if, in the scrutiny of other
peoples, we surrender to a false exuberance and let ourselves act
like witless colts, we make the “youthfulness” of America a
matter for sad laughter and head-shaking.
What this means, when we travel abroad, is a firm check on the
rowdy spirits often called up by a holiday. It means spending the
dollar sensibly and without a lordly swagger. It means displaying
the quiet confidence and vigor of youth—not the rashness and will-
fulness of childhood. It means a sense of values—in thing, people
and ideas.
NS LI to Pay Dividends
Washington — About 85,000 veterans are going to split a special
four million dollar insurance dividend. The payments, starting this
month, will average about $50 each.
The Veterans Administration, announcing this today, said the
payments will go to holders of National Service Life Insurance poli-
cies which had a $5 total disability income provision in force Dec.
31, 1958. Those whose policies were in a state of lapse during Dec-
ember will receive the dividend only if their policies were rein-
stated before June 1, 1959.
The amount of the individual dividend will depend on the age
group, plan, and number of months the insurance was in force,
VA said.
Excluded are those veterans who were issued total disability riders
prior to Jan 1, 1950 under waiver of good health requirements due
to service incurred disability.
The rider provides the insured veteran a monthly income of $5
per month for each $1000 of insurance in the event he becomes to-
tally disabled. He pays an extra premium for this protection.
THE WHITE FALCON
Volume 9 Number 15
HEADQUARTERS, ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
Brig. Gen. G. L. Pritchard, USAF
Island Commander Iceland (ISCOMICE)
The WHITE FALCON is an official Armed Forces newspaper published bi-monthly at
Keflavih Airport, Iceland, by and for the Army, Navy and Air Force personnel of the Iceland
Defense Force. The WHITE FALCON receives AFFS material. Views and opinions expressed
herein are not necessarily those of the Department of Defense.
Deadline for copy: noon Friday before the date of publication. Telephone numbers: 4156, 4194.
Information Services Officer.Major Thomas E. Bowers, USAF
Supervising Editor........S/Sgt Charles H. La Croix, USAF
Editor.....................A/1C Lawrence 0. Smith, USAF
IsafoldarprentwniOJa. h.f.
1959 ‘Freedoms'
Foundation Award
Program Started
Valley Forge, Pa. — The 1959
letter writing program of Free-
doms Foundation offers cash
awards totaling $9,000 for the
best letters on the subject: “My
Job: Protecting America’s Free-
doms.”
The program is open to all
members of the Armed Forces on
active duty.
Freedoms Foundation is a non-
political, non-partisan, non-secta-
rian organization established to
create better understanding and
appreciation of the American way
of life.
Awards will be $1,000 for first
place, $500 for second place; 50
awards of $100 each and another
50 of $50 each. As in previous
years, the 10 top winners will
be invited to Valley Forge on
Washington’s Birthday, Feb. 22,
for the awards ceremony.
The original letter must not ex-
ceed 500 words; it must be typed
or written legibly on one side of
the paper; it must be accompanied
by the writer’s typed or printed
name, rank, military and home
addresses, and it must be mailed
to Freedoms Foundation, Valley
Forge, Pa., before next Nov. 1.
In addition to the cash prizes,
each winner also will receive a
George Washington Honor Medal.
Last GI Loans
For WWII Yets
Set for July ’60
World War II veterans have
until July 25, 1960, to apply for
a GI home, farm, or business loan,
but the Veterans Administration
will allow a full year after that
for processing and actual closing
of loans.
Since the program was launched
through May 31, 1959, a total of
4,955,300 WW II vets have made
GI loans for a face value of
$39,220,608,200. In all, 35 per cent
of WW II veterans have taken
advantage of the loan program,
with an exceptionally low record
of defaults.
Korean veterans have until Jan.
31, 1965, to make loan applica-
tions.
Army Medics Mark
184 Years Service
The U.S. Army Medical Serv-
ice celebrated its 184th birth-
day on July 27.
On this date in 1775 the
Continental Congress author-
ized establishment of “a hos-
pital” after General George
Washington requested a medi-
cal department for his young
army.
On June 1, 1959, Maj. Gen.
Leonard D. Heaton was sworn
in as the 30th Surgeon Gen-
eral of the Army Medical
Service. Although the present
term of office is four years,
in the past it has ranged from
less than three months to
more than 24 years.
From its humble beginnings,
the service expanded during
recent wartime periods to care
for an average of some 367,000
Army patients during the last
year of WWII. During the past
fiscal year about 9,000 patients
were treated in Army hos-
pitals.
Airmen Scheduled
For ‘Early Outs’
An “early out” program for
airmen second class (E-3) has
been announced by the Air Force.
All airmen in that grade who
have a normal or adjusted sepa-
ration date between Sept. 1, 1959
and January 1960 and do not
plan to reenlist will be separated
as follows provided they are sur-
plus to the needs of the AF.
• Airmen with separation dates
in September, October, November
and December, will be released
during the month of August 1959.
• Airmen with separation dates
in January 1960 will be separated
during the month of September
1959.
Where personal hardship is in-
volved, and at the request of the
airman concerned, his release can
I be deferred for a period not to
exceed 30 days between notifica-
tion of pending separation and
the actual date of release.
Montana Bonus
HELENA, Mont.,—The State
of Montana has extended to Dec-
| ember 31, 1959 the deadline for
! filing applications for a bonus
-based on service in World War II.
Gen. Reeves
Appointed YC
For MATS
Scott AFB — Major General
Raymond J. Reeves, has assumed
duties as vice commander of the
Military Air Transport Service.
He relieved retiring Major Gen-
eral Frederic E. Glantzberg as
second-in-command to Lt. General
William H. Tunner.
Prior to this assignment, Gen-
eral Reeves was Director of Mili-
tary Personnel, Headquarters
USAF, Washington, D. C.
A native of Chattanooga, Ten-
nessee, the 50-year old command
pilot was graduated from the
U.S. Military Academy in 1934
and from flying school at Kelly
Field, Texas, in October 1935.
Early in World War II, Gen-
eral Reeves was Director of Train-
ing at the Army Air Force Tech-
nical School at Yale University
and in May 1945, he went to the
Far East Command as Chief of
the Redeployment Division, later
becoming Assistant Chief of Air
Staff for Supply.
Following several assignments
at Headquarters Air Force, Wash-
ington, D. C., General Reeves was
transferred to Headquarters, Unit-
ed States Air Forces in Europe
at Wiesbaden, Germany, as As-
sistant Chief of Staff for Person-
nel.
Returning to Air Force Head-
quarters in 1954, he was assigned
as Director of Military Personnel
in the Office of the Deputy Chief
of Staff for Personnel.
He and his wife, Willie Mae,
have two sons, Ray Judson, Jr.,
born July 26, 1939 and William
Samuel, born February 19, 1943.