The White Falcon - 11.09.1965, Page 1

Albert Schweitzer Dead At 90
(Editor’s Note: Dr. Albert
Schweitzer, 90, died at his jungle
Lambarene Hospital, French
Equatorial Africa, Sunday, Sept.
5, a tired, overworked man. Nor-
man Cousins, editor of of the
Saturday Review, perhaps, best
describes the humanitarian when
he says in his book, Dr. Schweitzer
of Lambarene, “The greatness of
Schweitzer—indeed the essence of
Schweitzer—is the man as a sym-
bol. It is not so much what he has
done for others, but what others
have done because of him and the
power of his example. This is the
measure of the man. What has
come out of his life and thought
is the kind of inspiration that can
animate a generation. He has sup-
plied a working demonstration of
reverence for life. He represents
enduring proof that we need not
torment ourselves about the nat-
ure of human purpose. The
scholar, he once wrote, must not
live for science alone, nor the
businessman for his business, nor
the artist for his art. If affirma-
tion of life is genuine, it will “de-
mand from all that they should
sacrifice a portion of their own
lives for others." The following is
in tribute to the great man.)
The story of Dr. Schweitzer is
that of a Twentieth Century
Renaissance figure, a gifted
scholar, musician, a theologian
with a new, thoughtful approach
to Christianity, whose several
careers had, at the age of 30,
made him a much-discussed in-
tellect in Europe.
Classic Renunciation
With everything to lose, he
turned his back on civilization in
an act of classic renunciation; yet,
in his decision to fight death and
disease in the African jungle, he
was engaging in a bold act of
charity, implementing the Christ-
ian principles he had defined in
his “epoch-making” studies into
the personality and significance of
Christ.
At the same time, he was com-
mitting himself to a personal
quest for the universal concept of
ethics, for which yet another
'study-—into the work of philo-
sopher Immanuel Kant—had pre-
pared him. The answer—Rever-
ence for Life—which he found
while travelling up the Ogowe
River, he says, “through a herd
of hippopotamuses,” became the
basis for an entire philosophy of
civilization; as a moral keystone
it captured the imagination of an
age as perhaps no other single
expression of a value system.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Since the publication in the
United States of several books on
him, an anthology, a deluge of
magazine articles in 1946 and
1947, Schweitzer, the man, has as-
sumed increasingly heroic pro-
portions ; one news magazine, con-
ferring its ultimate tribute, called
him “the great man’s great man.”
To many people, removed by
thousands of miles from him, the
1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner
has seemed the incarnation of con-
science in a time that threatens
destruction; his Lambarene hospi-
tal, the fulfillment, in almost hel-
lish, tropical circumstances of an
ideal benevolence. “There in this
sorry world of ours,” the late Al-
bert Einstein could say, “is a
great man!”
Aware Of Hardship
Albert Schweitzer, born in
Kayserburg, Alsace, Jan. 14, 1875,
(Continued on page 8.)
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Volume IV, Number 33 Saturday, September 11, 1965
Possible 10.2 Per Cent Jump
Committee Gives Nod To Boost
In Cost Of Living Allowance
The Pentagon’s Per Diem Committee has voted to give military families living off-
base overseas an average 10.2 per cent increase in their cost of living allowance portion
of the station per diem.
Service and Defense Department approval are still needed, however, but officials say
chances look good for the raise to go through.
The raise is based partly on the 1965 pay bill and partly on revisions in the cost of
of living allowance (COLA)
system. The latter revisions are
based on recently published find-
ings of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics on how people spend
their money.
Followed Pay Hikes
The main factor, however, is
the raise. Similar raises followed
the basic pay hikes of 1963 and
1964. The COLA hike was incor-
porated with the changes in the
tax structure brought about by
the reduction in federal income
tax. Even this factor, though,
made the 1964 COLA increase
minimal. The 1963 COLA raise
was close to the proposed 10.2 per
cent average increases.
Exact rates by station and
grade have not been released, but
if approved at the Pentagon’s
top levels, they will be published
in the Joint Travel Regulations.
Equal Buying Power
The new COLA will aim at giv-
CHECKING OUT CONTROLS—Rear Admiral Wesche, Danish Royal
Navy’s island commander of Greenland (left) sits in the cockpit of
the 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron’s F-102 jet aircraft. With him
is Col. Alan G. Long, commander of Air Forces Iceland. The admiral
stopped over recently at U.S. Naval Station, Keflavik, while on his
way back to Greenland.
ing affected personnel increased
buying power equal to that of
stateside people.
Often, persons who are unfa-
miliar with COLA, say that when
there is a pay increase the cost of
living allowance should go down
not up.
But the purpose of the COLA
is to give persons of like grade
and length of service, who are in
high-cost areas abroad, the same
amount of disposable income as
their counterparts stateside.
Acting CPOs
Go Permanent
Acting appointments of chief
petty officers are coming to an
end in the Navy Nov. 1 and those
presently in this status will be-
come permanent CPOs at that
time.
The change was brought about
through studies that showed the
appointment to permanent CPO
after the current 36-month pro-
bationary period had become rou-
tine.
Certificates of permanent ap-
pointment will be issued auto-
matically to all advanced to E-7
as a result of Navy-wide examin-
ations and at the request of the
commanding officer, to men serv-
ing as temporary warrant or com-
missioned officers who are ad-
vanced to pay grade E-7.
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
Christmas Season Nearing;
Santa Claus Greets Children
Santa Claus took time out from
his busy toy production schedule
to welcome over 200 youngsters
and their parents to Toyland last
Saturday as Cdr Richard C. James,
executive officer of the Naval
Station, officially opened the store.
More Merchandise
Assistant Navy Exchange Offi-
cer Ens O. J. Fiume said that
Toyland has $50,000 or about 50
per cent more merchandise than
last year.
Bicycles, Christmas trees and
dolls are items greatly increased
over last year’s commodities, he
noted.
After the doors were opened,
children hurried into the huge
quonset hut filled with toys of all
sizes, shapes and descriptions.
Many toddlers were seen looking
the toys over and whispering into
Santa’s ear what they wanted for
Christmas.
Santa Will Be Back
The Jolly Man from the North
could only stay this first opening
day at Toyland but promised to
be back during October and De-
cember.
Store hours are as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday: 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and
on Wednesday and Sunday the
store will be closed.
SHIPS FOR FOUR—Gy. Sgt. Stanley E. Patten, USMC, takes the oath
of reenlistment administered by American Ambassador to Iceland
The Honorable James K. Penfield at the American Embassy in Reykja-
vik Aug. 20. Also present for the occasion were (second left) J. Craw-
ford Brooks, political officer and John D. Whiting, economic officer.
Sergeant Patten is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the
Marine security guard at the Embassy. He has accumulated 22 years
of active service thus far.