The White Falcon - 22.10.1971, Side 4

C.S.C. to aid
alcoholics
The Civil Service Commission
has instructed Federal agencies
to establish programs forthe pre-
vention and treatment of alcohol-
ism as it affects the Federal ci-
vilian work force. Deadline for
implementing agency programs is
December 1, according to a July
Federal Personnel Manual System
letter distributed by the Com-
mission.
Commission guidance places al-
coholism in the perspective en-
dorsed by the American Medical
Association about five years ago,
when the AMA termed alcoholism a
"highly complex illness" and de-
scribed alcoholics as treatable
patients.
According to the CSC letter,
the Comptroller General estimates
annual payroll losses resulting
from alcoholismand problem drink-
ing among Federal employees alone
to be as high as $550 million an-
nually.
Commission guidance emphasizes
that agency programs should be
designed to bring the problem of
alcoholism and alcohol abuse into
the open. A primary purpose of
local programs will be to inform
all employees and managers of the
policy established in the Public
Law 91-616 enacted in December
1970 so that the social and moral
stigma can be removed from the
ailment through increased know-
ledge and understanding.
Commission guidance also em-
phasizes the key role of the su-
pervisor in an effective program
to minimize alcoholism and alco-
hol abuse as it affects job per-
formance. The supervisor often
is the only representative of man-
agement who has close enough re-
lationship to the employee to re-
alize the existence of a problem
He does not diagnose alcoholism,
of course, since this is a deci-
sion for the physician. However,
his attitude about and support
for the agency's program can re-
sult in early detection, treat-
mentand rehabilitation beneficial
to both the employee and manage-
ment.
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Scout uniform stocking nixed,
burden for NEX procurement
A decision not to stock scout uniforms in the Navy Exchange has
resulted from a meeting of the Joint Navy Exchange/Commissary Advisory
Board. This was one of several proposals acted upon recently by the
board.
It was pointed out there are
450 children on the base par-
ticipating in the scouting pro-
grams, and there is no place lo-
cally to obtain uniforms.
However, to carry the scout
uniforms, the Exchange would have
to discontinue a proportionate
line of articles due to limited
floor space and a limit to the
number and kind of items it can
carry. Also, the uniforms may
cost more through the Exchange
than mail order because of the
number of agents handling them.
Many other suggestions and
questionshave produced action and
answers by the board. The line of
infant clothing items in the Ex-
change will be increased, but
Icelandic products such as. canned
fish balls and more cheese will
not be added in the Commissary.
This is due to regulations which
require inspection of production
plants which is not feasible here.
In answer to where the Commis-
sary gets its meat, it is pro-
cured through an agent from vari-
ous sectors of the U. S. and for-
warded frozen via Norfolk and
ocean cargo to Iceland.
School lunch menu
Students at A.T. Mahan will be
offered the following lunches
next week!
• Monday — (HOLIDAY).
• Tuesday — Hamburger on bun,
grapefruit juice, chocolate pud-
ding and milk.
• Wednesday — Luncheon meat-
loaf sandwich w/ lettuce, vegeta-
ble soup, grape juice, asst, pop-
sicles and milk.
• Thursday — Turkey supreme,
steamed rice, bread and butter,
tomato juice, fruit jello and
milk.
• Friday — Tuna salad s
wich, tomato soup, asst, juici
bigtown pie and milk.

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