The White Falcon - 21.01.1961, Blaðsíða 1

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Volume XI, Number 3
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Headquarters, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Airport, Iceland—A MATS Unit
Saturday, January 21, 1961
LSO Show
To Stage 2
Comedies
The USO show “Rhythm Re-
vels”, originally scheduled to play
here on Jan. 17 and 18, will play
at Rockville on Jan. 24 and at
the Viking Service club on Jan.
25.
The Rockville show will begin
at 7:30 p.m. and the Viking per-
formance will begin at 8 p.m. The
Rhythm Revels troupe will leave
on the morning of the 26th for
Rhein Main to perform on the
Continent.
They will be on an 11-week-
tour of bases and the Mediter-
ranean area for five more weeks
of performances.
The fast-paced music and com-
edy revue features Ventriloquist
Hank Sieman, who was featured
on an Eddie Cantor tour as the
only man in the world who can
carry on four conversations at
once. Billboard, had this to say
about him: “Hank Sieman and
wooden-headed stooge Archie
present some difficult ventrilo-
quism tricks. Best feat is a four-
way conversation with the help
of two members of the audience.”
Hank’s wife Dorothy, although
definitely not wooden-headed,
serves as a foil for his comedy
talents.
Musical background for the
show is provided by Gene Rush,
piano; Danny Mastri, string bass
and William Price, drums.
Maryetta Evans heads the
show’s dance department and
(Continued on Page U.)
Drive to Begin
Colonel Myron F. Barlow,
Chairman of the AFI Fund
Raising Committee, announced
this week that plans have been
made to participate in the
forthcoming National Health
Agencies Campaign. The drive
will be conducted here between
Jan. 31 and Feb. 16. Details
will appear in the next issue
of the Falcon.
Project Money Tree
Gets Underway Soon
One of the oldest problems in the military—money and equipment waste—has been
tapped by the MATS commander as “high priority” for 1961. At Keflavik Airport,
Don Romig of the Logistic
Plans section of the Air Forces
^Commander for Support office, is*®’
project chairman for “Project
Money Tree.”
This week an endorsement to
a letter from Lt. Gen. Joe W.
Kelly, commander of MATS, was
distributed to the AFI subordin-
ate units.
General Kelly in his letter to
the field, in conjunction with an
Air Force-wide effort, directed
that a continuing program be in-
stituted by all commanders and
Materiel officers to monitor and
improve management of money
and materiel by all military and
civilian personnel assigned to
MATS.
The General emphasized that
each individual airman, officer
and civilian in every organization
is obligated to practice supply
discipline. When negligence is
found in this area—which is one
object of “Project Money Tree”—
the individual responsible should
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IvEFLAVIK’S MR. 1961—It wasn’t until 1:45 a.m. that Keflavik Air-
port introduced its first baby of the new year. Mr. 1961 was 19‘/i
inches long and weighed in at 5 lbs., W/t oz. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert M. Griffin will name him Robert Maurice Griffin Jr.
But he’ll respond more often to “Bobby” according to his mother.
Bobby is the Griffin’s second child, but the first surviving. Griffin
Senior, says Mr. 1961’s mother, is “crazy” about ‘Mr. 1961’, born Jan. 16.
Iceland (AFI) Deputy
be made to pay for the resulting
loss straight from his own pocket.
This is not a threat, he added,
but an accepted means of stres-
sing professional responsibility
and sound management; and the
lack of use of this technique
in the past has undoubtedly con-
tributed to deterioration in sup-
ply discipline.
Specific areas to be explored in
the program will include: hoard-
ing and misuse of government
property; accuracy of reports and
source data; property records
that account for each item pos-
sessed; proper authorization for
an individual’s obtaining equip-
ment; measures against theft, and
repair of damaged property to
usable condition.
“We must stop buying what we
don’t really need and repair more
of what we do need,” Gen. Kelly
said.
A COMMUNITY RELATION FIRST—The Keflavik International Airport Airman and Seaman of the Month this week enjoyed a day on
Reykjavik, courtesy of restaurant owner, Brynjolfur Brynjolfsson. He entertained the winners at his restaurant and afterward, Gisli
Gudmundsson, right foreground at table, conducted a tour of Reykjavik’s historic spots. After the tour, the “best” of Keflavik Airport
enjoyed a free-time shopping period before returning to the base. (See story Page 4.)
**■■■* U.S. AIR FORCE — AEROSPACE POWER FOR PEACE
MATS Sponsoring
Mag Story Contest
The Military Air Transport Service is sponsoring its
annual Flying Safety Story contest. The competition offers
MATS men a unique opportunity to express individual
';>ideas and beliefs on flying safety.
The story contest idea was born
in 1956 and since then MATS has
been able to present many inter-
esting stories in its MATS Flyer
magazine. Besides contributing to
aircraft accident prevention ef-
forts, winners of the first six
places in the contest receive sub-
stantial cash awards totaling
$525.
All military personnel in MATS
are eligible to enter. Each story
must convey a flying safety mes-
sage. Articles or stories on any
phase of MATS operations are
acceptable.
Authors may submit pictures
with their articles, but this is not
required. Stories should be 1,000
to 4,000 words, typed and double-
spaced.
Stories should be mailed to
THE MATS FLYER STORY
CONTEST, Headquarters MATS,
Scott AFB, Ill.
The prize money is apportioned
to give the winner $150, runner-
up, $125; third, $100; fourth $75;
fifth, $50; and $25 for sixth place.