The White Falcon - 26.03.1960, Blaðsíða 1

THE WHITE
Volume X, Number 12
Headquarters, Iceland Defense Force, Keflavik Airport, Iceland
IDF
Saturday, March 26, 1960
“Big Count” Gets Personal as
Air Force Aids Census Bureau
Technical Sergeant Jim Stephens and Lt. Col. E. J.
Wagner seem puzzled as they examine one of the many
forms which Mr. and Mrs. Keflavik Airport will be filling
out sometime between April 1 and April 15.
Colonel Wagner, DCS Person-"'1
nel, and Sergeant Stephens will
aid the U. S. Census Bureau in
contacting all American citizens
here associated with the Defense
Force.
According to Colonel Wagner,
the form contains some 18 ques-
tions which must be answered
completely and truthfully by all
American Personnel here.
Air Force Letter 35-3 requires
Air Force Commanders overseas
assist the Bureau of the Census
by providing and processing Cen-
sus Forms. The forms will be dis-
tributed through Unit Command-
ers and the law requires all
American Citizens to cooperate.
Refusal to answer Census quest-
ions, or willful falsification of re-
plies to these questions can result
in fine, imprisonment, or . both.
All answers on the questionaires
are confidential and will be treat-
ed as such.
The FMS Story
Mr. Douglas H. Couzens, Resi-
dent Engineer for BOAC- here
at Keflavik Airport, was kind
enough to point out to us, re-
garding our article on the 1400th
Field Maintenace Squadron last
week, that it really is only a
one-man job to change a wheel
assembly on a Comet Jet. The
larger assemblies, however, such
as the C-118 and C-124 make it
a two or three man task.
Mr. Couzens also pointed out
that in those instances where
FMS does have occasion -to as-
sist, British regulations require
that it be under his direct sup-
ervision and that he must certi-
fy all work accomplished.
This wholehearted coopera-
tion between U.S. and British
technicians is another example
of international cooperation
here at Keflavik Airport to
“Keepem Flying.”
Parent Croup
Holds Election
The March meeting of the Kef-
lavik Airport Parent Teacher As-
sociation saw the election of of-
ficers who will begin their one
year term next June.
Commander R. J. Stevenson was
elected President, Senior Master
Sergeant Timmy Adams, Vice Pre-
sident; Mrs. P. K. Knepp, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Duvany was named
Treasurer. The new officers will
be officially installed during the
May meeting .
Guest speaker for the March
meeting was Mr. Olafur Skulason
Director of Youth Work for the
Lutheran Church throughout Ice-
land.
Refreshments were served after
the business meeting, election and
the speech. Mrs. L. C. Peterson
was in charge of the refreshments.
She was assisted by PTA Room
Mother Chairman Mrs. L. E.
Mathwick and Miss Linda Kreid-
ler. The baking was done by Mrs.
Mathwick, Mrs. W. J. Kaiser and
Mrs. C. C. Hawkins.
The two remaining meetings for
the present administration will be
important ones. Open House will
be held during the April meeting
and of course, the new officers
will be installed during the May
meeting.
New USO Show
A new USO variety show, titled
“Music, Mirth and Magic,” will
be presented at the Viking Ser-
vice Club on April 10 and 16 at
8 p.m.
The show, with heavy emphasis
on comedy, features Gleason and
Sanborn, comedy musical team;
Jack Flosso, comedy magician; and
Gigantic Reorganization Plan
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Effectiveness and economy were the goals as Air Forces, Iceland began their mam-
mouth streamlining and reorganization process last week. Briefly, the reorganization
plan will provide the best organization and the proper distribution of spaces which
will maintain a maximum readiness posture.
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First Census
In 1790 Was
Difficult Task
Washington (AFPS) — Thomas
Jefferson, the first census direct-
or, only had to count four million
Americans in 1790 as against some
180 million for this year’s count.
Yet in 1960 the job will be
easier than it was for that first
U.S. census 270 years ago.
The census numerator of Jef-
ferson’s day had to furnish his
own equipment and decide how
to register the information he col-
lected. He had to fight weather,
bad roads, often Indians.
His work was not expedited
by a mechanical tabulating ap-
paratus—this, devised by Her-
man Hollerith, did not come into
use until the census of 1890. Also,
the early census taker could not
have imagined the microfilming,
electric computers and high
speed printers which will aid the
I960 operation.
This year Hollerith’s original
tabulating apparatus and other
census machinery went on exhibit
at the Smithsonian Institution
here along with other historical
materials relating to the census.
Patsy Rees, comedy pantominist.
There is no admission fee for
the show and all personnel are
invited to attend.
gan March 18 and the cycle is
slated for completion next July 1.
Setting up five concrete objectives,
the gigantic reorganizational
movement will, a. improve effect-
iveness of operation with economy
of resources; b. effect standard-
ization to the maximum extent
possible; c. provide clean-cut lines
of command and communications;
d. reduce cost of operation in over-
head areas and e. reduce numbers
of agencies reporting to the com-
mander.
The chart pictures the approv-
ed organization of Air Forces
Iceland and it provides for dis-
continuance of the 1400th Opera-
tions Group, 1400th Maintenance
and Supply Group and the 1400th
Air Base Group. This means the
development of two Deputy Com-
mander positions and a Chief of
Staff.
The Deputy Commander for
Operations will advise and assist
the Commander on all operational
matters and he will also be re-
sponsible for command supervis-
ion of the 57th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron and the four Aircraft
Control and Warning Squadrons.
The Deputy Commander for
Support will advise and aid the
Commander on all matters pertain-
ing to material and support and
he will be responsible for com-
mand supervision of the Air Base
Squadron, Supply Squadron,
Transportation Squadron, Instal-
lations Squadron and the Consolid-
ated Aircraft Maintenance Squad-
ron, which is now the 1400th Field
Maintenance Squadron.
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Base Teachers
Visit Schools
In Reykjavik
Twenty Keflavik Airport Teac-
hers and school officials visited
Reykjavik last week. Purpose of
the trip was to tour the Reykja-
vik School system as guests of
Mr. Jonas Jonsson, Superintendent
of Schools for Reykjavik and oth-
er school officials there
Headed by Mr. Charles Muth,
Principal of Keflavik Airport’s
High School, Mr. W. D. Baldwin,
Principal of the Elementary
Schools here and Captain Pat
Stevens, Base Education Officer,
the group visited some 11 High-
schools, grade schools and the
university.
When the teachers reached
Reykjavik, they were divided into
small groups and transported to
the various schools. There they
visited in the classrooms com-
parable to the grades taught
here at the airport.
According to Mr. Baldwin, the
Americans were enthusiastically
welcomed by the Icelandic Officials
and it is hoped that the Icelanders
may be invited to visit the Kefla-
vik Airport School System in the
near future.
In addition to Mr. Muth, Mr.
Baldwin and Captain Stevens,
those making the trip were Char-
leen Tylka, Anne Martin, Edith
Thomasson, Lorraine Reading,
Joan Herbert and Marion Gar-
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