The White Falcon - 18.04.1980, Qupperneq 1
Volume 23, Number 15 April 18, 1980
News briefs
Gasoline up
Effective, May 1 Thursday, the
price of gasoline will be in-
creased.
30-year-olds must be examined
On Saturday, April 26 at 9 a.m.
Naval Station personnel over 30
years of age should report to the
Emergency Room for physical exam-
inations .
According to a recent Naval
Station instruction promoting the
aerobics physical fitness program,
personnel who are over 30 years
old and have not had a physical
exam in the last six months or
who have complicating medical
problems, need physical exams.
These examinations will deter-
mine an individual's ability to
participate in the aerobics pro-
Iram. EKG's and a modified stress
gst will be done when indicated.
I Please call the hospital ap-
jintment desk 3301/3302/3235 for
details.
Winter driving ends April 30
The winter driving season ends
on April 30, and the summer driv-
ing season commences on May 1,
Thursday, and will end October 14.
Osage of studded tires is un-
authorized during the summer sea-
son. The only exception allowed
is an instance of freak weather
conditions-
If during some part of the sum-
mer driving season, the roads be-
come covered with ice or snow,
then studded tires usage is au-
thorized until the roads become
clear again.
VA publication available
The 1980 edition of the Veter-
ans Administration's publication,
"Federal Benefits for Veterans and
Dependents" is off the press and
is available for $2 through the
Superintendent of Documents, Wash-
ington, D.C. 20402.
The 73-page volume contains up-
dated compensation and pension
Irate tables and rates of pay to
k;terans training under the GI
Pill, along with explanations of
general eligibility requirements
for various benefits available tc
veterans and their dependents.
Give generous
The Navy Relief Society is there
when you need it. During the past
year 23 Navy and Marine personnel
aboard the base could testify to
that fact. They received a total of
$8,530 in interest-free loans to
meet their particular circumstances
of need. The most common need was
for emergency travel funds due to
the serious illness or death of a
family member.
Additionally, 14 layettes, valued
at $25 each, were given to Navy or
Marine E-4s' or below who became
parents during the year. Several of
the items in each layette are made
by local volunteers.
Local executive director of the
Navy Relief Office is Chaplain
Thomas Benedum. "All of the work
here is done by volunteers," he ex-
plained. The total volunteer hours
from March 1979 through March 1980,
is 7,286 hours! At present, there
are 18 volunteer workers helping in
the areas of receptionist/clerical,
interviewer, publicity, visiting
nurse, and the layette program.
The service provided locally is a
sample of that given to some 85,000
active and retired members of the
U. S. Navy and Marine Corps and
their family members and survivors
during 1979. More than $6.3 million
was disbursed in over 42,000 loans
during the past year.
Another $450,000 was used to pro-
vide some 3,000 outright grants not
requiring repayment. These and oth-
er services costing over $1.3 mil-
lion were made possible by members
and friends of the Naval Service who
generously contributed over $2.7
million to Navy Relief in 1979.
Loan repayments were $4.5 million,
but these repayments and the con-
tributions could not fully offset
the inflation-generated rise in re-
lief loans.
On balance, the Society's relief
operations resulted in a cash de-
ficit of approximately $1 million
last year.
Navy Relief Society's assistance
policies are designed to alleviate
service members' temporary hardships
or emergency situations. The Socie-
ty does not provide assistance for
nonessentials, nor does it supple-
ment the income of people who lack
sufficient self-discipline to live
within their own means.
The focus is always on helping
with "needs" not "wants." The base
ly to
the
Navy Relief Office is located in
Bldg. T-170 and is open Monday
through Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The phone number is 4602.
Additional volunteers are always
needed. Call the office during
working hours for more information.
This year's Navy Relief Fund
Drive will be held from April 28
through May 15. A repeat of last
year's popular radiothon will be
held from April 28 through May 2 as
part of the drive.
Furthermore, individuals will be
able to contribute this year by the
allotment method. Additional de-
tails will be carried in next week's
"White Falcon."
At 1 a.m. tonight, the triangle
traffic will be changed to one way
as follows: Drivers who are driv-
ing on Airport Avenue towards the
airport terminal will drive on the
right side of the triangle. When
entering the Airport Avenue from
the International highway or from
the airport terminal, drivers will
use the left side of the triangle
(by the taxi stand).
Traffic signs will be posted
accordingly. Security and Ice-
landic police will monitor traffic
and will advise drivers of the
change.