The White Falcon - 23.09.1961, Qupperneq 3

Saturday, September 23, 1961
WHITE FALCON
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SURROUNDED by the Salvation Army group which visit-
ed the station recently is Chaplain, Comdr., Warren L.
Wolf, USN, in whose office the contributions were totaled.
From left to right are: Major Oskar Jonsson, Mrs. Ingi-
bjorg Jonsson, Daniel Jonsson, Mrs. Brigader Nilsen,
Chaplain Wolf, Mrs. Inger Hoyland, and Capt. Einar
Hoyland. (Story Page 1.) (Photo by Snodgrass)
Officer’s Wife’s Club
Sponsors Base Nursery
By Lois Glab
We’re delighted to announce that a base nursery school
will be available commencing in October. Any parents
interested in enrolling their children may contact Mrs.
Julie Zinsmeister, Ext. 4264 any time between 8-5 next
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Virginia Medal
To Astronauts
Langley AFB, Va. (AFPS) —
Less than a week after America
sent its second man hurtling
through space, the state where
they trained paid honor to the
seven astronauts of Project Mer-
cury.
The Old Dominion’s Gov. Lind-
sey Almond Jr., in ceremonies at
this Tidewater base, headquarters
of the Tactial Air Command, pre-
sented Virginia’s Distinguished
Service Awards to the group who
have undergone months of rigor-
ous mental and physical tests here
in preparation for space travel.
Not all of the seven astronauts
were present to receive the
awards, one of those absent being
Air Force Capt. Virgil I. “Gus”
Grisson. But the nation’s pioneer
space man, Navy Cdr. Alan B.
Shepard Jr., was on hand.
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of the command.”
The major calls San Rafael,
California, home and his wife
Helen Mae and daughter, Patricia
are living at 430 Pinewood Drive
there.
MSgt. Nivens
Distinguished and meritorious
service as a personnel technician
in the Directorate of Personnel
and Support, Headquarters,
3079th Aviation Depot Wing,
Wright-Patterson Air oFrce Base
Ohio won the award for Sergeant
Nivens.
During his tenure with the
3079th Wing from August 1955
to July 1961, Sergeant Nivens
made outstanding contributions to
officer personnel programs in the
subordinate groups and squadrons
of the wing. Ind addition, he set
a personal example of military
bearing, loyalty, and initiative for
all personnel in the wing.
Sergeant Nivens is married to
the former Dathyn Long of Rock-
hill, South Carolina. They have
three children, Cheryl 10, Cynthia
8, and Karen 6.
Mrs. Nivens and the children
are making their home in Fair-
born, Ohio, while the sergeant
completes his tour here.
week.
The child must be between the
ages of 3-4. The class will be held
three mornings a week for two
hour sessions at a fee of $10.00
a month for one child and $15.00
a month for two children in the
same family. This is an excellent
opportunity for your children of
pre-school age and will afford
mother more time for other base
activities so direly in need of
help, such as Gray Ladies, Thrift
Shop and Girl Scouts.
The monthly meeting of the
OWC Board was held September
13th in the Conference Room of
the Club. It was decided that
Miriam Stephens, Vice-President
would represent the Keflavik Of-
ficers Wives’ Club at the Inter-
national Conference of American
Women’s Activities in Europe
from October 10th thru the 13th.
Lois Glab will accompany Miriam.
It was suggested that the Oct-
ober OWC luncheon be hosted by
the COMBARLANT wives.
We cordially welcome Bobbie
Lavin, our new dentist’s wife.
Bobbie will also be the much need-
ed new first grade elementary
teacher. Florence Moreland is an-
other new arrival whom we would
like to greet this week, and as
always there must be a farewell;
the recipient, Millie D’Amore who
will be missed by her many
friends.
Another farewell is extended
this week but happily it’s merely
because Jody Heeszel is assuming
another position rather than leav-
ing us.
Your Red Cross!! What If Is - What It Does
By Sheldon Bergeson
ARC Field Director
During the past week the Gulf
coast states of Texas, and Louisi-
ana were battered and severly
damaged by Hurricane Carla.
These and adjoining states also
were hard hit by tornadoes and
heavy rains causing additional
heavy losses. Radio reports indi-
cate that somewhere between one
hundred and five hundred thous-
and people were evacuated from
their homes to prevent injuiy or
loss of life. Damage to homes,
crops, business and community
utilities will total many millions
of dollars.
During such instances, relatives
far and near are worried and con-
cerned about individuals and fam-
ilies who might be affected. Many
times telephone communications
and telegraph facilities are dis-
rupted, families scattered and
personal contacts difficult or im-
possible.
One of the big services given
by the Red Cross in these situtions
is that of communications. Ham
radio operators, radio and tele-
vision stations join with the Red
Cross staff to receive and trans-
mit messages as rapidly as pos-
sible. Again, by act of Congress,
the American Red Cross was de-
signated as the official relief
agency to meet the needs of people
during times of natural disasters
and part of this service is to
answer welfare inquiries. Several
servicemen stationed at Keflavik,
whose families reside in the Gulf
Coast area, requested and were
given this communications service.
Fortunately none of them were
severly affected.
It is significant that Septemb-
er, 1961 marks the eightieth an-
niversary of Red Cross disaster
relief in the United States. It
was September 5, 1881 that wind-
whipped flames exploded across
the parched earth of northeastern
Michigan leaving at least 200
dead, 5,000 homeless and an un-
known number of livestock de-
stroyed. Into this ravaged area
moved the new-born Red Cross,
then but four months old, and
distributed supplies collected by
its organized chapters of Dans-
ville, Rochester and Syracuse,
New York.
Under the director of its found-
er, Clara Barton, the Red Cross
collected and sent approximately
$80,000 worth of relief supplies
and funds to strickened Michigan
communities. After 80 years of
disaster services, the organization
can look back on disaster relief
expenditures totaling $323,000,000
in 7,800 different disaster opera-
tions. Such disasters as the San
Francisco earthquake, Johnstown,
Pa., flood, Japanese earthquake,
Hungarian Relief, eastern states
floods, Texas City explosion, Hur-
ricanes Audrey and Donna, and
now Hurricane Carla are added
to northern Michigan on the dis-
aster roll.
The aid given to the victims of
tornadoes, floods, fires, hurricanes
and other catastrophes is always
an outright grant. No charge is
ever made for Red Cross Disaster
help, which includes providing
food, clothing and shelter, medical
care, replacement of household
furnishings, occupational supplies
and equipment, and repair and
rebuilding of damaged homes for
families unable to recover on their
own. Various government agencies
often assist communities and
businesses to recover from such
disaster, YOUR AMERICAN
RED CROSS was charged with
the responsibility for meeting
human needs arising from disast-
er loss and for carrying on a
program of preparedness to meet
these unforeseen emergency needs.
Airman-Chaplain Smales
To Retire After 20 Years
The man responsible for the functioning of the Air
Force Education office, A1C Carence P. Smales, is schedul-
ed to leave this installation October 18, after serving
over twenty years with the U.S. Air Force.
Airman Smales was ordered to'®’
active duty as a Chaplain, 1st Lt.
with the U.S. Army Air Corps,
Jefferson Barracks. He also serv-
ed tours at Brooks Air Field,
Texas; Goose Bay, Labrador;
Hamilton AFB, California, 28th
Air Division; and Orly Field,
France. He was among the 117
Air Force chaplains released from
active duty by the “Reduction
Form” in 1957, but was permitted
to remain on duty at Orly Field,
Paris until July 7, 1958. When
released from service he moved
to Lakewood, California, and pur-
chased a home.
On August 19, 1958, Airman
Smales enlisted as A1C at Long
Beach, California, and was as-
signed to the Education Office,
Long Beach Municipal Airport.
He was assigned to Keflavik in
August 1960, after the Long
Beach base closed.
He has preached on several oc-
casions at the Vespers Services
in the Base Chapel, and two of
the churches in Iceland.
After his departure from Ice-
land, Airman Smales will be
speaking every Sunday in various
Duty First!!
Many people have commented
on the signs posted ot the gates,
which read “A Marine On Duty
Has No Friends.” Officials of
the local Marine Barracks point
out that this serves the purpose
of reminding everyone that a
Marine’s duty must come first
and his friends second.
If anyone sees an “old” friend
on the gate and he appears form-
al and exacting, remember he
has his duty and it must come
first.
churches in Pennsylvania and
Ohio during his leave time from
October 2 through November 19.
He will report into McGuire AFB,
N. J. on November 25, and retire
as Chaplain, Lt. Col. on November
30.
When asked what he was going
to do when he retired, he said:
“Back in 1928, shortly before I
Smales
graduated from college, my doctor
told me to take a six months rest.
I haven’t had time to take that
rest as yet, so that is the first
thing on my schedule. I expect
to pastor a church in the Los
Angeles-Long Beach area shortly
after that.”
A1C Smales has a wife and
four grown children, plus nine
grandchildren. He has a son and
a son-in-law in the Air Force.
STUDENTS DEPART for school. About to board an air-
craft that will return them to their respective schools
are Miss Rawle Meyer, daughter of Captain William R.
Meyer, USN, Naval Station commander and Michael
Steely, son of Col. O. B. Steely, USAF Air Forces Iceland,
commander. Rawle will be attending the University of
Maryland in Europe this year and Michael will attend
St. Edwards High School in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Peckham)