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WHITE FALCON
Friday, October 8, 1965
EDITORIAL
Careful Planning Goes
Into Securing Credit
We, as members of the armed forces, should know all
the aspects of credit and how to use it. Credit can be of
great value if handled properly. It can also cause serious
trouble if used incorrectly.
As members of the military service we have a special
or preferred status in our use of credit, since we enjoy
a steady income and have a reputation for paying our
debts. A lender knows that he will have little trouble col-
lecting. He knows that we are under military regulations
which require us to meet our just and legal obligations.
And if the debt is not paid, he can contact our commanding
Officer.
Before going out and purchasing goods on credit we
should stop and define its meaning. Credit is an individual’s
asset, but if used unwisely it can also be the source of
sorrow for the user. This can be proven in many bank-
ruptcy courts. Don’t let it be said about you, “He is a bad
credit risk.”
Financial trouble in the armed services can be avoided
if its members consider their overall financial status, and
seek advice of commanders before making commitments.
First of all, we should prepare a budget for ourselves
and planned expenditure must be carefully considered be-
fore any other obligation is assumed. Living within our
means should become a habit.
The greatest single cause of financial difficulty is failure
to have a savings account which is available for unexpected
expenses. Financial counselors advise clients to maintain
a savings account and make regular deposits as a part
of their planned budget.
Credit can be like fire. It can be most useful when used
wisely, but it can be very destructive when used carelessly.
The cost of mismanagement is high, but it can be avoided
by using good judgment and common sense. Use credit
wisely to avoid financial pitfalls. (AFPS)
THE WHITE FALCON
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION KEFLAVIK
WHITE FALCON mission—To inform and entertain all hands:
to serve as a positive factor in promoting the efficiency, welfare and
contentment of personnel.
Captain Emile E. Pierre, Jr., USN
Commanding Officer, Naval Station Keflavik
Commander Richard C. James, USN
Executive Officer, Naval Station Keflavik
Lieutenant Commander Alice V. Bradford, USN
Service Information Officer
STAFF
T.D. Streeter, J03, Editor .
J.P. Schmieg, JOSN. Reporter
D.E. Jones, JOSA, Reporter W. Keener, A1C, AFI News Editor
The WHITE FALCON Is published weekly on Saturdays In accordance with NAVEXOS
P-35, revised June 1958, lor free distribution to personnel of Naval Station Keflavik,
Keflavik International Airport, Iceland. It is printed commercially by the Isafoldarprent-
smidja h.f., Reykjavik, Iceland, from non-appropriated funds.
Opinions and statements made in articles published here are those of the authors and
are not to be construed as official views of the U.S. Government. Department of Defense
or the Navy Department.
Gen. Burke’s
Talk . . .
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officer corps of the Polish forces.
“That’s the basics of why we’re
in Viet Nam, and why we may be
elsewhere in other times.”
During his speech General
Burke stressed the pride of being
a man in uniform and the spirit
of the American fighting man in
hot and cold war. He quoted ex-
cerpts of a speech by Eric Severied
who so vividly described American
patriotism and dedication to a
national cause during the Korean
War, and read an open letter from
the widow of a Special Forces
soldier who was killed in action
in Viet Nam.
World Traveler
He wound up his talk saying
that 25 years of military life has
made a sort of world traveler of
him. “I’ve seen them all and you
know what I’ll take—I’ll take any
American city; I’ll take hot dogs
and Coca Cola, and ice cream,
and cool clean water. I’ll take our
race problems and our bigotries
and our politics and our muggings
and our moptops and hootenannies
—because even with all our worst,
we’ve still got more of the best.
And I mean people, and culture,
and beauty and warmth, and re-
ligion and faith.
“I think it very fitting tonight
that we reaffirm our faith in our-
selves and our fellow man; that
we face our future with renewed
vigor; that we pledge ourselves
to remain united, to build our
strength and that we do all in
our power to preserve the free-
dom on which our democracy has
been founded, no matter what the
cost.”
AFI Officers
Awarded ...
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mechanized and computerized sys-
tems.
Lieutenant McCrea, supply of-
ficer at Rockville, was cited for
distinguished services as Supply
Officer, 637th Radar Sq., Othello
AFS, Wash., from Apr. 22, 1963
to May 13, 1965. His initiative,
ability and leadership produced
outstanding improvements in all
areas for which he was respon-
sible.
Bishop Einarsson To
Speak In Base Chapel
Bishop Sigurbjorn Einarsson,
Episcopal Head of the National
Church of Iceland, will preach in
the 11:00 a.m. Protestant service
on Sunday, Oct. 10, 1965 in the
Station Chapel.
The service will be broadcasted
over AFRS.
A luncheon in honor of Bishop
Einarsson will be held in the Of-
ficers’ Club immediately following
the service.
LAND OF FROST—
OCTOBER TO MAY
From October to May, it is al-
most safe to say that here in Ice-
land we shall never be walking or
driving on a dry, non-slip sur-
face. Due to the almost total ab-
sence of side-walks on the station,
we as drivers will be competing
for space in the streets with pe-
destrians and other vehicles,
much of the time in 24 hours of
darkness. We may expect high
winds, blowing snow, driving rain,
and icy surface to complicate the
driving and walking situation.
Chaplain J
Comet
by Chaplain Alfred R. Saeger, Jr.
LIVING IN THE UPPER BRANCHES
When I was a small boy two beautiful trees grew outside
my bedroom window. Each spring I watched the same robin
return and build its nest high in one of the trees.
One spring morning, I noticed the robin was building
her nest in one of the lowest branches. A branch that could
be reached quite easily by the neighbor’s cat or the children
who enjoyed climbing in this tree.
A few days later the ground beneath the tree was covered
with feathers. The neighbor’s cat had found the lower
branch within its reach and my friend, the robin was dead!
We, too, have the choice of building our lives in the “upper branches”
or in the “lower branches” of life. We may live thrillingly close to
our God or dangerously close to the pitfalls of the world. We have
the choice of filling our minds and imaginations with thoughts of
goodness, love and lofty hopes or filling our minds with the mean
and low and superficial.
We are living in the lower branches, for instance, when we cultivate
a taste for books and magazines which pander to the lower passions,
when we enjoy those things that flout the requirements of purity
and decency, when we associate with friends and companions who
delight in doing the same.
What are the things that fill your thoughts and imaginations, hour
by hour, day by day? Are they selfish, shallow, unseemly? Then
you are becoming like that. Inexorably. How many a young person
who has built his life in these lower branches has been snatched,
almost unaware, by the temptation of life and hurled to his grief
and despair!
On the other hand we are living in the “upper branches”, more
removed from the pitfall of life, when we live in daily communion
with our Lord and Saviour, when we occupy ourselves diligently
with the Truths of His Word, when we have taken an active part in
chapel activities, when we associate with friends and companions
who live in the “upper branches” and when we fill our minds with
those thoughts which are in harmony with the mind of Christ.
That is what the Apostle Paul had in mind when he said: “all that
is true, all that is noble, all that is just and pure, all that is lovable
and gracious, whatever is excellent and admirable—fill all your thoughts
with these things.” Philippians 4:8.
The man who fills his mind with “these things” is living in the
“upper branches”, much better fortified against the temptations and
traps of life. Of those who “let their thoughts dwell on that higher
realm,” the Apostle says that they are “hidden with Christ in God.”
On what level is your life moving on the upper or on the lower?
Have you built your nest in the upper or in the lower branches?
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CATHOLIC
SUNDAY: Sunday Mass ...................................... Polar Club 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Mass.........................................Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
Religious Education for Children ................... High School 11:00 p.m.
Ladies Sodality Communion (First Sundays) ..........Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
Holy Name Society Communion (Second Sundays)........Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday through Friday.......... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 5:30 p.m.
Saturday...................'............. Blessed Sacrament Chapel 11:45 a.m.
First Friday of Month...... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 11:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY: Confessions....................... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 4—6:00 p.m.
(Confession can be arranged on any day at the Chaplain‘s office.)
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
Chaplain John W. Wishard Ltjg, USNR, Tel. Ext. 4111
Appointments can be made for baptisms, weddings by calling chaplain's office Ext 4111
PROTESTANT SERVICES AND CHAPEL ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY: Morning Worship Service (Broadcast) ...
Morning Worship Service................
Worship Service .......................
Worship Service (First and Third Sundays) ...
Evening Vesper Service ................
Fellowship Hour........................
Sunday School (For All Ages)...........
Adult Bible Class .....................
Episcopal Lay Service .................
Lutheran Service (Except First Sunday).
Latter Day Saints Lay Service .........
Latter Day Saints Sunday School .......
Christian Science Lay Service..........
Church of Christ Lay Service...........
Holy Communion Service (First Sundays)
Reykjavik English Speaking Sunday School ..
Reykjavik Worship Service (First Sunday) ....
MONDAY: Adult Bible Study Group...............
TUESDAY: Prayer Service ......................
WEDNESDAY: Altar Guild (Second Wednesdays) .
Protestant Youth of the Chapel ........
Sunday School Teachers (Second) Wednesdays
THURSDAY: Bible Study Group ..................
Chapel Choir Rehearsal ................
FRIDAY: Youth Chapel Choir Rehearsal .........
Assemblies of God Lay Service .........
..... Main Chapel 11:00 a.m.
..... Polar Club 12:00 noon
..... Rockville 2:00 p.m.
...... Grindavik 2:00 p.m.
......... Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
....... Chapel Annex 8:00 p.m.
...... High School 9:30 a.m.
...... High School 9:30 a.m.
...... Main. Chapel 9:00 a.m.
...... Main Chapel 9:30 a.m.
...... Chapel Annex 9:30 a.m.
...... Chapel Annex 10:30 a.m.
...... Chapel Annex 12:00 noon
........ Chapel Annex 3:00 p.m.
...... Main Chapel 11:00 a.m.
...... USIS Library 10:30 a.m.
Uni. of Iceland Chapel 12:00 noon
.... Chaplain’s Office 7:00 p.m.
...... Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
.... Chaplain's Office 10:30 a.m.
..... Chapel Annex 4:00 p.m.
...... Chapel Annex 7:00 p.m.
........ Chapel Annex 6:00 a.m.
...... Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
...... Main Chapel 4:00 p.m.
...... Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS
Chaplain Alfred R. Saeger, Jr., Cdr, USN, Tel. Ext. 7157
Chaplain Robert E. Blade, LCdr, USNR, Tel. Ext. 4111
Chaplain Robert G. Brown, Lt, USN Tel. Ext. 5273
NURSERY SERVICE
During all Sunday morning Services, from 9:15 a.m. — 1:30 p.m., a free nursery is provided in
the Station Nursery for children over six months of age while their parents attend Services.