The White Falcon - 12.05.1978, Blaðsíða 1

Transportation week May 14-20
Reviewing the history of progress
National Defense Transportation Day
(May 19) and National Transportation
Week (May 14-20) are observances which
underscore United States dependence on
mobility.
Throughout U. S. history, the nation's
transportation system has always measured
up to the demands placed on it whenever
and wherever it might be needed.
During World War II, the United States
turned out its famous Liberty ships by
the hundreds, providing a means for de-
livering wartime materials to nations all
over the world.
The genius to excel in the field of
transportation goes back to the nation's
beginnings. Nowhere else in the world
were there wagons and carriages that
surpassed in performance and durability
the Concord Stage Coach and the Cones-
toga Wagon that carried the entire na-
tion westward.
It was also in the United States that
the railroad received much of the im-
petus that was to make it the world's
primary means of transportation before
the advent of the motor age. That age
was also an American inspiration, the
brain child of Henry Ford, who made
possible mass production of the auto-
mobile .
On the sea, Donald McKay of Newbury-
port, MA, came up with the idea of the
clipper ship, a beautiful and speedy
answer to transport competition from
merchant ships of other nations. No
sailing ship to date has equalled the
speed records pf the clippers.
The decline of the sailing ship
was brought about by the steam ship,
one of whose earliest developers was
the American Robert Fulton. Then,
ships took to the air when a pair of
bicycle builders—Orville and Wilbur
Wright—decided to launch a new ven-
ture, and the air age was born.
In proclaiming this year's Na-
tional Defense Transportation Day and
National Transportation Week, Presi-
dent Carter pointed out the funda-
mental relationship between transpor-
tation and the nation's welfare:
"Transportation helps maintain our pros-
perity, ensure our national defense, and
bind us together as a people. An effi-
cient transportation network is impor-
tant to maintain our quality of life."
Volume 34, Number 19
Keflavilc, Iceland
May 12, 1978
COINCIDING WITH A KEFLAVIK VISIT by Mas-
ter Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Robert J. Walker, Yeoman Second Class
Fred Challender reenlisted for three
years at the Air Operations Department
May 4. Serving his second tour in Ice-
land, YN2 Challender, an eight-year Navy
veteran, reported to Keflavik in 1975.
Honoring his reenlistment are (left to
right): Commander D. E. Blish, Air
Operations officer; Master Chief Petty
Officer of the Command D. G. Bennardo;
P02 Challender and his son, Chris, and
MCPON Walker, (photo by PH3 Tom Wall)
Rabbi conducts
Jewish service
starts tonight
A Jewish study service will be held
tonight at 7:30 at the Naval Station
Chapel meeting room. The discussion
topic will be the Jewish outlook on
freedom and how it pertains to today's
life and ideals.
According to Rochelle Wheeler,
Jewish lay leader, the study services
will be held weekly, providing an op-
portunity for base community Jewish
members to learn more about their
culture and heritage.
Rabbi (Lieutenant Commander) John
Rosenblatt, senior Commander in Chief
Atlantic rabbi, recently visited the
NATO base. While at Keflavik, he met
with base officials and personnel to
cement relations among the Jewish com-
munity and diplomatic corps, base ad-
ministration and religious members.
During his visit, Rabbi Rosenblatt
officiated at the Passover Seder, a
feast, commemorating the Israelites'
exodus from Egypt, which was attended
by Jewish personnel and their guests.
Special guests included Father (Lieu-
tenant Commander) Richard M. Mattie,
base Catholic chaplain, and Chaplain
(Lieutenant) Charles R. Duncan, one
of the base Protestant chaplains.
For further information on the
Jewish study services, contact
Rochelle Wheeler at 4756.
Passover Seder
JEWISH PERSONNEL and their guests unite in fellowship to celebrate the
Passover Seder. The service, led by visiting Rabbi (Lieutenant Comman-
der) John Rosenblatt, senior Commander in Chief Atlantic, marks the
Jewish exodus from Egypt. The Seder was held April 28 at the Officers'
Club, (photo by PHAA Robert J. Jones)
AF dining out scheduled
As a highlight of the year for Air
Force personnel, the Air Forces Iceland
Spring Dining Out will be held at the
Officers' Club June 9 at 6 p.m.
General James E. Hill, Commander in
Chief North American Air Defense Com-
mand, will be the guest speaker.
The menu will be a choice of Cordon
Bleu or filet.
To obtain tickets, contact your sec-
tion Enlisted Committee or Junior Offi-
cers' Committee representative. Ticket
sales w’ill close June 2, so make your
reservations early.
Black mess dress or other formal at-
tire will be required.
If you have any questions, contact
Chief Master Sergeant Leckie at 4187 or
7302.
Navy Relief
Fund drive
continues
The annual fund-raising drive for the
Navy Relief Society continues. Key peo-
ple from tenant commands and Naval Sta-
tion departments will be contacting you
for contributions to the drive.
The Navy Relief Society is the naval
service's own private, charitable or-
ganization. There has seldom been an
area of human need in which the society
has not helped.
Assistance provided includes finan-
cial aid in grants, loans or a combina-
tion of the two; counseling on financial
management and referrals to community
resources; visiting nurses to provide
medical attention at home; and an educa-
tional program which provides opportun-
ities for higher education to dependent
children.
Drama class
slates play
Arsenic and Old Lace, an American
theater comedy classic by Joseph
Kesselring, has been cast at A. T.
Mahan High School, and rehearsals are
in progress.
In the plot, two charmingly homi-
cidal old ladies perform a service
to their community by relieving lonely
old people of their miseries.
The cast includes: Abby Brewster,
Jane Treadway; Martha Brewster, Sally
Laurance; Dr. Harper, Ken Holt; Elaine
Harper, Theresa Pennington; Police
Officer Brophy, John Heitman, Police
Officer Klein, Paul Thorpe; Police
Officer O'Hara, John Toniolli and Po-
lice Officer Rooney, Joe Wolinski.
Other members are Jonathan Brewster,
Eugene Olbricht; Mortimer Brewster, Ward
Campbell; Theodore Brewster, Joe Davio;
Dr. Hermann Einstein, Gerald Hansen;
Mrs. Gibbs, Sharon Becke and Dr. Wither-
spoon, Kent Dewater.
The play will be presented May 25 and
26 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school mul-
ti-purpose room. Tickets will be avail-
able Monday, and may be purchased from
any cast member.
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