The White Falcon - 19.03.1965, Blaðsíða 1

Youth Center Carnival Slated March 27;
Keflavik Teen Club Providing Entertainment
Activity is increasing at the local youth center this week as planning moves forward
for the youth carnival scheduled for March 27 at the center.
Mr. Lester Saunders, center director, stated that the fun will begin at 3 p.m. and will
include such standard carnival midway items as sideshows, bazaar tables, booths and
puppets for the children. Main attraction will be a can-can followed by a few “Charles-
ton” steps and impersonations of1^
well-known stage personalities.
Members of the Keflavik Teen
Club will present the entertain-
ment, including a full variety-
type show. Booths will be manned
by club members and parents and
the NCO Club will be represented
by a “bazaar”booth.
The carnival is planned for the
enjoyment of station youngsters;
however, there will be a small
charge to cover expenses. Tickets
will be sold at the door to be
used for admission to sideshows,
booths and games.
A snack bar will be open for
carnival-goers who would like to
buy hot dogs, chips, soft drinks,
candies and candied apples.
Aiding Mr. Saunders with the
carnival are Mrs. Jean Myers,
assistant center director and SSgt.
Ed Broussard. For more infor-
mation on the carnival, readers
are urged to contact Mr. Saunders
or one of his staff members at
the youth center, Ext. 4149.
25 Icelandic Drivers
Earn Safety Awards
Safe driving awards were presented to 25 employees of
the Transportation Division recently.
In his presentation of the awards, Captain Robert R.
Sparks, commanding officer of the Naval Station stated his
appreciation and recognition of their achievements.
“I would like to extend my sincere appreciation,” he
stated, “to you gentlemen foid>
your contribution in the field of
safety. You are here today as
safe apd expert drivers, and I
am here to present to you, United
States Navy Safe Driving pins
and certificates.”
The Captain considered their
efforts as an advancement toward
the NATO goal.
“I consider this occasion to be
far more than the routine pre-
sentation of awards,” he continu-
ed. “It means to me that each of
you has personally contributed to
the NATO mission for which we
are invited guests in your beauti-
ful country.”
Captain Sparks’ thanks and
wishes for continued safety, sum-
med up the presentation.
“As I present to you these
awards individually, I am also
conveying to each of you my per-
sonal thanks for a job well done.
May we meet again next year
for this same happy occasion.”
The jobs of each of the men
awarded engage them primarily
in driving Navy or Marine Corps
vehicles. They each have at least
12 consecutive driving months
without an accident or violation.
Some records show as much as
three years of safe, violation-free
driving.
SAFE DRIVING RECORDS—Earn praise from Capt Robert R. Sparks,
commanding officer of the Naval Station, (from left) Captain Sparks,
Vilhjalmur Gislason, Brynjarr Petursson, Fridbjorn Jonsson, Steinar
Jensson, Sigurdur Vilhjalmsson, Gudjon Sigurdjonsson, Sigurdur Gisla-
son, Jon K. Kristjansson, Thorhallur Gudmundsson, Vignir Gudnason,
Jon Thorsteinsson, Olafur Olafsson, Daniel Ingvarsson, Ilordur Magnus-
son, Paul Smith, Haldor Jensson, Robert Valdimarsson, Palmi Gud-
mundsson, Phil Starbird, Bill Aitchison. Awarded but not present
for this photo were: Haraldur Gudmundsson, Sigurjon Jonsson, Gutt-
ormur Jonsson, Sigurdur Fossdal, Maris Gislason, Josef Havardsson,
Haldor Johansson, and Haldur Gudmundsson. (Photo by Weese, AA)
BOARDING THE PLANE—Asgeir Asgeirsson, President of Iceland,
(second from left) boards the plane at Keflavik International Airport
bound for Sweden to attend the funeral of Sweden’s Queen Louise.
The dignitaries who accompanied Mr. Asgeirsson to the airport were
(from left to right) Jonatan Hallvardsson, Justice of the Supreme
Court; Birgir Finnsson, President of the United Congress (behind
Mr. Asgeirsson; and Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister of Iceland.
(Photo by Weese, AA)
Benny Suggs Sez:
Icelandic CG
Director Visits
IDF Facilities
THREE MEN—The Naval Station’s three Men of the Month for
February being congratulated and presented certificates of merit and
$25-checks by Adm Ralph Weymouth, Iceland Defense Force com-
mander on March 10. They are (from left to right) A1C James Straus-
baugh, Jerome Gitschier, YN3, Admiral Weymouth, and L.Cpl. Salva-
tore Muro. (Photo by Lang, PHAN)
Admiral Weymouth Awards
February’s Men-Of-Month
“Attention to duty and superior performance...” earned
certificates of merit and $25 checks for A1C James Straus-
baugh, L. Cpl. Salvatore Muro and Jerome Gitschier, YN3,
the Iceland Defense Force’s Men of the Month for February.
RAdm Ralph Weymouth, Iceland Defense Force com-
mander, presented certificates and checks to the men
March 10. Each man was greeted'^
by Admiral Weymouth and per-
sonally congratulated. With the
admiral’s congratulations went
awards and plaudits from each
man’s unit.
Rockville Man
Airman of the Month for Febru-
ary, Strausbaugh is assigned to
the 932d Aircraft Control and
Warning Squadron at Rockville,
where he serves as a radar opera-
tor. He is a native of Vevay, Ind.,
and was assigned to McClellan
AFB, Calif., before arriving at
Keflavik last July. Airman
Strausbaugh plans to enter college
next year and to continue playing
basketball, his hobby.
Basketball Hobby
Camp Pendleton, Calif., was the
former duty station of Marine of
the Month before he joined Kefla-
vik’s Marine Barracks in May
1964. Muro hails from New Haven,
Conn., and serves as typist and
correspondence clerk for the Ma-
rine Barracks. He is a graduate
of Wilbur Cross High School in
New Haven, and plans to go on
to college when he leaves the ser-
vice. Basketball and baseball oc-
cupy his off-duty hours.
Former Keflavik Squadron
Yeoman Third Class Gitschier is
assigned to Patrol Squadron
Twenty-Three, Detachment Thir-
teen, and recently returned to New’
Brunswick Naval Air Station,
Maine. He is married to the
former Miss Kathy Judge and
hails from Wellsville, Ohio. He
and his wife have one child,
Kimberley, 19 months old. Gitsc-
hier handled all clerical and ad-
ministrative correspondence in his
unit while at Keflavik and will
continue his duties at New Bruns-
wick.
Everywhere I go on the Agreed
Area I hear many complaints re-
garding present systems, the
waste of manpower, materials,
and money, duplication of work,
and the like, along with some ex-
cellent ideas for improvement in
these fields.
All of these good ideas are going
to waste if they never get beyond
the talking stage.
In our small community there
lies hidden a wealth of fine sug-
gestions which, if put to use,
The Director of the Icelandic
Coast Guard, Mr. Petur Sigurds-
son, visited the Iceland Defense
Force on March 12, as a guest
of RAdm Ralph Weymouth.
Arriving by helicopter at 10
a.m., Mr. Sigurdsson was taken
to the Iceland Defense Force
Headquarters for an informal
brief on the organization and
operations of the Iceland Defense
Force.
After the brief he was intro-
duced to Admiral Weymouth and
given a tour of the Operation
Control Center and a demonstra-
tion of Search and Rescue techni-
ques used by the Defense Force.
Admiral Weymouth and Mr.
Sigurdsson then joined Mrs. Wey-
mouth and Mrs. Sigurdsson, wrho
previously arrived by car from
Reykjavik, at the admiral’s quar-
ter’s for lunch.
Following lunch, the admiral
and Mr. Sigurdsson returned to
the admiral’s office for an infor-
mal discussion.
At 2 p.m. Mr. Sigurdsson board-
ed the helicopter for the return to
Reykjavik while Mrs. Sigurdsson
returned by car.
could save the
Government (and
you, as taxpay-
ers) thousands of
dollars.
When are you going to put your
ideas to work? Today? Tomorrow?
Next Week? Or whenever you get
around to it?
The answer should be NOW!
You’ll be helping your Navy and
yourself by taking a few minutes
to think — write — submit.
AN AIR MAIL ARRIVAL —Mr.
Petur Sigurdsson, director of the
Icelandic Coast Guard, arrives via
Navy helicopter to visit and be
briefed on the organization and
operation of the Icelandic Defense
Force.
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 11 _____________Friday, March 19, 1965