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Vol. V, No. 28 U. S. Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Saturday, 2 September 1950

USS BOXER DELIVERS GUANTANAMO ASSIGNED BLUE ANGELS GET GOODS WHEN NEEDED "EXCELLENT" RATING ORDERS FOR COMBAT BY INSPECTION PARTY The Navys San Francisco (AFPS) - When "Blue Angels", crack aerial exhibition team which was there's a rush job to do in a war, A mark of "excellent" was as- This was organized at NAS, Jacksonville, leave it to the Navy. signed the Naval Operating Base, proved conclusively when the Fla., in 1946, has been ordered to Guantanamo Bay, by the ServLant combat mighty aircraft carrier USS Boxer duty in Korea, it was re- Inspection Party which held a four vealed last week, by the Navy raced some 5,000 miles to Japan day inspection here this week. The seven hours to Department. in eight days and Inspectors left Guantanamo for needed combat Known as the world's finest ex- deliver desperately Norfolk via a special FLAW flight hibition aircraft to the Korean War. team the Blue Angels who Friday morning. have thrilled thousands of peace- In doing so, the pride of the The inspection party which was time spectators with their aerial Navy's flattops set a new world's headed by Captain F. D. Kime who aerobatics and precision flying are speed record. Outward-bound from replaced RADM R. F. Good when all seasoned World War II veterans. San Francisco, the Boxer sliced the latter was unable to make the Performing their spins, rolls, and more than one third off the old trip, began their inspection last crazy-formation flying for the last world's record of 11 days, 18 hours Saturday morning and continued it time at Dallas, Texas on Sunday and 43 minutes set in 1941 by the until late Wednesday of this week. July 30, before 100,000 onlookers, Japanese liner Nitta Maru. The "excellent" rating was given the Blue Angels will now concen- Nor was that all. The flattop at a conference Thursday after- trate their skill in the battle zone averaged 23 knots and hit a top noon which was attended by the of Korea. speed of "around" 32 knots. That's inspecting officers and the Com- This famed crew will form the 27,100 tons of ship doing some 36 manding Officers of all Base nucleus of a carrier squadron which miles an hour. Commands. will be assigned to fleet operations The return trip was even faster. as the Blue Angel squadron. The Elapsed time was just seven days, NO CPO EXAMS THIS famed flight crew is now equipped 18 hours and 36 minutes. The Boxer YEAR with the latest F9F jet Panthers. was away from port for 21 days. The Blue Angles are not stunt Another record was set by the pilots. The original team led by carrier, built to carry but 82 planes, Washington (AFPS) - Because of a large surplus of Chief Petty LCDR Roy M. "Butch" Varis con- the carrier ferried, (aside from her sisted of four instructors from the own aircraft) "considerably more Officers (pay grade E-7) Navy does not plan to hold examinations for Training Command flying F7F Hell- than 150 aircraft." In addition she cats. The present flight team con- took along a passenger load of promotion to this grade during fiscal year 1951 which began this sists of seven pilots led by LCDR 1,000 Air Force and Navy pilots John J. Magda of Louisville, Ky. and ground crews. That was be- July 1, according to a recent an- nouncement of the Bureau of Naval Two dozen of the Navy's best side her normal complement of jet plane maintenance men also 2,400. Personnel. However, should changes in the Navy's requirements so dic- accompany the crack flight team. NAVY DEVELOPS SUPER tate, Examinations will be held. Examinations for advancement POSTMAN BRINGS DOGGIE ROCKET IN 22 DAYS to other petty officer grades will "GREETINGS" IN KOREA be held as follows: For petty officer, Washington (AFPS)-The third class, January 9, 1951; petty With the 25th Division in Korea (AFPS)-After five straight weeks troops in Korea needed an armor officer, second class, January 16, piercing aerial rocket in a hurry 1951; petty officer, first class Jan- of combat, PFC Frederick A. Cor- -the Navy designed and shipped uary 23, 1951. ser, 20, of Gregory, Michigan, has the new weapon in 22 days. Certain deviations from the received a letter-his first since The Navy said that Admiral schedule will be authorized if move- arriving here. Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval ments or operations require it, The letter-An order for induc- tion Operations, directed the Navy's providing the examinations are still from the Selective Service Ordnance Bureau on July 6 to conducted during the month of Board. develop the rocket as quickly as January, 1951. HOLIDAY possible. Plans are also being made to NOTE take Successful development of the care of -the advancement of All hands are reminded that new 6.5-inch aerial rocket was Naval Reserve personnel on active Labor Day which falls on Monday, reported duty, the Navy the following week. On announced. 4 September will be observed as July 29, the Naval Ordnance Test a holiday on this Base. A Base Station at Inyokern, California, Hick town-where you don't memorandum to this effect shipped was the first consignment of have tb stand in line an hour to promulgated early this week to all rockets to the Western Pacific. see a bum movie. commands. Two Saturday. 2 Sentember 1950 Page Two THE INDIANrINDIAN HOW GAMBLERS FLEECE "EASY MARKS"

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They list: Load- HOSPITAL NOTES Service material which may be reprinted ing white dice with mercury, $4.50 with the credit line: AFPS. each; special non-detectable gold Heirport News: No flights sched- and platinum loading for trans- uled. FROM THE POTTER'S parent dice, $15 each. T. R. Kennedy, HM2 and J. E. Another fast seller in the firm's Faulkner, HM3 reenlisted on board WHEEL listing is "cap" dice. These are for six years. little sweethearts. As the company M. J. Hadden, HMC and P. E. (An Editorial) expresses it they "will baffle even Bush, HM2 returned from State- the most critical expert". You can side leave; and the following men It is hard to think that broken order them to "bust out on seven" departed on leave: J. T. Huggins, dishes in a city dump might mean or to "pass"; whichever you desire. HM3, D. E. Zimmerman, HM3, G. F. anything to the historian some Do you, ever Lake a chance on Clement, HA and S. L. Boggs, CS3. thousand years hence. Nothing a nunchboard ? 'Well here's The hospital Family was haupy seems more quickly nor more thor- score n that ehump game. This this week to welcome into the fold oughly forgotten than a few bits Chicago outit will sell punchboards the families of LTJG G. C. Wilsron, of broken crockery. Yet, oddly, for 40 cents. Two hundred lnunches MC, H.1H. Branch, H1MC and J. H. enough, broken dishes are among at 10 cents each will reap $20. But Vinson, HMC. ' the most enduring materials of still better is their $1.75 number. Captain Robert J. Vaughn, MC, human civilization. The archae- On this one, there's a key word inspecting medical officer with ologist looks to them for accurate which will tell your friends where ConServLant's General Inspector information. the pay-off punch is. But why tell was sorry that he was unable to Potters, pottery jars, and pot- your friends? Punch it out your- repeat his lecture on Russian sherds are mentioned frequently in self and put any old name next to affairs. However, on Wednesday the Bible. They bring us intimately it. The rest is clear profit and the morning in the Commanding Offi- into the daily affairs of the people. suckers haven't got a chance. cer's office, he spoke to a few of the The useful jug carried to the well, Let us now get real expensive. personnel. His talk was both in- the cruse of oil, the pot of food, For the small sum of $150, you teresting and informative. Captain the lamps of the ten virgins-all can own a "card machine". This Vaughn served with the Naval Mis- are familiar. But even more sig- gadget is connected around the cion in Moscow and since his return nificant are the many spiritual waistband of your trousers and has to the United States has kept lessons pointed up through refer- an attachment running up your himself informed on matters per- ences to the homely pottery of body and down your coat sleeve. taining to the Russian situation. everyday living and its maker. Simply by moving your knees you Broken pottery speaks of the mor- can flip out any card you need to taity of materialistic thinking; the fill a straight or a full house. PUZZLE CORNER obedient clay is fashioned in the Pretty slick, too. hLands of the divine Potter; and Want to know the catch to all This little gem shouldn't prove Isaiah, bewailing the disobediance this? Above products are for sale too difficult for the master minds of mankind "that striveth with his only to those on the company's on the Base. With a little imagina- maker," says "Let the potsherd special list. This means you must tion you can get all sorts of an- strive with the potsherds of the be a professional gambler or own swers. However the correct answer earth." a gambling house. is very short to the point and To the archaeologist, broken bits incidentally, clean. What Is It? of pottery found deep within a MAMA'S LITTLE GIRL "tell" or mound in Palestine may Luke had it before. help reveal what lost Biblical site IS PAPA'S NEMESIS Paul had it behind. Matthew never had it. I is buried there, the date of a level of history, sometimes the only key Atlanta, Ga. (AFPS-The family All girls have it once. to identifying an era. But until and the dinner guests had seated Boys cannot have it. archaeology entered the realm of themselves at the table, when the Mrs. Mullican had it twice in natural scientific study, they were lady of the house noted an im- succession. broken dishes, usually too frag- portant omission. "Betty", she Dr. Lowell had it before and mentary for museum display. asked her little daughter, "why on behind, but he had it twice as bad earth didn't you put a knife and behind as before. More than one-half of the chil- fork at Mr. White's place?" ANSWER NEXT WEEK dren born in West and South "I didn't think he'd need them", China die before reaching the Betty replied. "Daddy says he eats Card trick-how to get out of age of 12. like a horse." making a fourth at bridge. Saturday. 2 September 1950 THE INDIAN Pao~e Three Saturday. 2 September 1950 THE INDIAN Pare Three 1W BROWNIE SCOUT NOTES O'ER THE TEA CUPS N. S. D. SETS PACE IN SAFETY By Adeline Irwin By Betty Radcliffe Everyone has heard the state- A week ago Friday night Mrs. ment, "The Marines have Landed," J. 0. Tillman arrived on the Base. The Naval Supply Depot, Guan- and now we give you another, "The There is quite a story to her arrival. tanamo Bay, Cuba, has established Brownies have Landed," for that's LT Tillman met her in Miami an enviable record in preventing and accidents, the way it was at Randolph Ranch, they left via Pan American early a record of which they last Tuesday afternoon. We'd be Friday morning to be put off in are justly proud, and to which the entire Base can willing to wager that you have Camaguey because of weather con- point with pride. never seen so many little scouts so ditions, so the Tillmans with They have gone a long way toward their achieving happy as these gals were when 55-pound dog traveled to Gtmo. their goal, which is to they finally arrived at the ranch. City by train. The taxi ride from qualify at the end of the year for The gala event was a picnic (sounds Gtmo. to Caimanera, "The Secretary of the Navy's according to Award more like a banquet), that Mrs. Mary Tillman, was a never-to-be- for Achievement in Safety". Heimer gave to the Brownies and forgotten trip . . . The purpose of this article is not dark and mys- to "count such wonderful food, and fun is to terious, the perfect setting for chickens before they be envied by all of us who could highway robbery hatch", but rather to offer well and murder! Any- earned not attend this affair. way the praise for an outstanding Tillmans are gradually accomplishment I, hear tell, that the main dish getting settled in their home on thus far and to encourage future efforts. When arroz con-pollo, (chicken and Oil Point. Welcome to the Base, an 'wasrice, to you non-Spanish speaking activity such as the Supply Depot Mary. Americans). There was turkey, The Commanders of performs work amounting to a Destroyer half-million (and it's not even Thanksgiving) Squadrons 18 and 10, The Com- man-hours, covering a potato salad, green salad, grapes, manding Officers of Destroyer period of nearly nine months, with- cakes and koolade to fill up the Divisions 101 and 181 and the out a lost-time accident and with- Offi- out many hollow spaces. The Brownie cers of the Staff of Commander a vehicle accident, it is time mothers brought the cake and Task Force 86 entertained with a everybody knew about it. When one considers koolade with them as an added Cocktail party Sunday night. the enormous surprise. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. amount of activity, loading and Ni- unloading The little scouts were all over chols returned to the Base of all ships, the handling after of this the ranch having one SUPER time! spending several weeks leave in material to and from stor- They were simply enchanted with the States. The Nichols age, the packing and handling of ran into all household all the animals. The goats put on some rough weather on effects, the supervis- the plane ion and their usual show and were fun to between Miami and Key West and handling of all refrigerat- watch, then there were turkeys, had to turn back to Miami to spend ing plants and products, plus the cows, ducks, horses, guinea pigs the night. The trip was rough storage of all fuel oils and gasoline, all involving and hogs, so fat they could hard- the way in to the Base and I can both manual and mobile ly move. imagine the Nichols were very equipment, it is not difficult to visualize After wearing themselves out, happy to be here at last. Welcome the millions of movements running and horse back riding, back Nick and Lily. involved, any one of which presents the Brownies reluctantly took leave Visited the a potential hazard if not properly Fleet Swimming executed. of their hostess and Randolph Pool last Monday and watched the Ranch. Physical Ed. teachers put This accomplishment is not an the class- accident, Many, many, thanks goes out es though their paces in swim- and neither is it luck. to Mrs. Heimer, for her wonderful ming. From what I understand, It is the result of interest initiating treat and hospitality to our Scouts physical education will consist with the Commanding Officer and of sifted and their leaders. Such grand swimming, diving, tumbling, down through all levels bowl- of people make this old beat up world ing and tap dancing. That is a supervision to the individual a better place to live in. wonderful program of training and employee, plus action, planned and as a parent, I sincerely appreciate executed. NAVY ADOPTS WIDER these opportunities afforded the In November, last year, the pupils of this school. N.S.D. CO asked for an inventory REENLISTMENT REGS check Well . . . this is one of those on the Depot's accident stock,-and found it any Local Navy recruting nice long week-ends . . . so have thing but authori- good. There had been eleven ties now may make fun and I'll see ya later. lost- final decision time accidents in the previous ten on applications for reenlistment of months. The Depot's accident fre- personnel who accepted early dis- quency rate was 17.24, charges about three by reason of "saved pay" times higher than the average under the for Career Compensation Act all Supply activities. These or, for any other cause. acci- Formerly dents were reviewed and analyzed such personnel could not reenlist as to cause. A meeting before was called expiration of what would and attended by officers, have been their normal enlistment, supervisors and shop rerpesentatives of without approval of the Bureau of the Depot. The previous accidents were Naval Personnel. reviewed and The new analyzed for the policy also permits re- group. The local enlistment of record was viewed personnel in pay in comparison with grade E-3 (seaman, records of other airman, etc.) Supply activities. with broken service "I discharge and " "' The Navy's more than 90 days " Safety Program was out of the serv- I outlined and high-lighted ice, if they have dependents. Such by quo- reenlistments formerly were barred. tations from the various Bureau S heads as to what was expected in Still barred are reenlistments of the way of accident prevention. personnel in Pay Grades E-2 and E-1 (seaman Emphasis was placed on Responsi- apprentice, seaman bility of Management recruit) with broken and Respon- service dis- sibility of Supervisors charges if they have dependents. and what - constituted This ban also applies SEASE -. a Safety Organization. to former I With this members of other services. meeting as a start an (Continued on Page Six) Page Four THE INDIAN 0 Saturday 2 SentemberSeptem 1950, EARTHQUAKE MAY VETS MINUS REFUNDS EVEN THE SCALY ONES STRIKE BASE S MAY NOW ASK WHY! KNOW THE SCORE NOW August 1947 Marked Last Quake Veterans who have not yet re- That Was (Reprinted From The San Diego "Hoist") Damaging ceived their NSLI dividends now In occupied Germany two natives can write concerning their applica- sat on opposite banks of a stream The Naval Operating Base ex- tions. Inquires should be addressed that divided the American zone perienced an earthquake of minor to E. G. Joseph, Director, Special from the Russian zone, fishing. proportions on 6 and 7 August Insurance Projects Service, Vete- The German fishing on the Amer- 1947. It could happen again; how rans Administration, Washington ican side was having phenomenal much do you know about local 21, D. C. With the query, the VA luck. Fish after fish rose to his earthquakes? claim number, and the service serial bait while the fellow fishing on the The majority of Base residents number should be included. Russian side caught nothing at all. are unaware of the existence of If you have already received "How is it", called the latter, a microseismic installation on the a card from the VA notifying you "that you are getting fish while Base. For the benefit of the un- of a delay in the processing of over here I catch none?" initiated, perhaps "microseismic" your application-do not write. You "The explanation is simple", re- had better be explained. will receive your dividend in due plied the lucky fisherman. "Over A seismograph is an instrument course. here the fish are not afraid to that records tremors of the earth open their mouths." by means of very delicate electric OLD TRUMPET SOUNDS circuits. A microseismograph is a MARINE ADVANCE refined seismograph that records NAVY "BOOTS" TO extremely slight tremors caused by Washington (AF PS )-Some- NEWPORT hurricanes. Thrce of these instru- where in Korea Old Trumpet ments is are located in a triangle on sounding the advance for the First Newport, R. I. (AFPS) - The U this station and by means of mathe- Marine Division. Navy has announced it will resume matical computations, the direction Old Trumpet is the recruit training in Newport in from battered which a tremor comes can be bugle which sounded calls for the September. Training operations for computed. (Needless to say, this Marines at Tientsin in the Boxer new sailors ended in Newport one early didn't come from anywhere- Rebellion, half a century ago. in 1944, and the center was then it was here!) This gives an approxi- Old Trumpet was resting in re- used for training officer candidates. mate hearing of the center of a tirement in the Marine Band Mu- hurricane. It must be emphasized seum here when Marine oufits were Elmira, N. Y. that this instrument (AFPS)-Barber is not designed ordered to Korea. The old bugle Lee Rowley is taking to measure nearby earthquakes. no chances left Washington tucked carefully with irate mothers. He has this At about 1500 6 August 1947 beneath the arm of an officer en- sign in his shop: "Boys under 12 tremors which many people felt route to join the First Division but were unnoticed years must bring note from home by others were and sail for Korea. for a brush cut." of such intensity that the instru- ment was unable to record them properly. The heavy tremors that SOMETHING sent people scurrying occurred at NEW! 1937 local time and were of such intensity that the instrument was temporarily put out of commission. While a seismograph could have handled it, it was just too much for the mircoseismograph. As for forecasting earthquakes, people in aerology consider them "acts of God." That puts them right back in the Chaplain's lap. Tremors of varying intensity oc- I. curred on Wednesday and Thursday leaving in their wake an estimated several thousand dollars worth of damage to the Naval Operating Base. This series of tremors was the most serious to be felt in this area for several years. People were sent scurrying in all parts of the Base, to the accompani- ment of hysterical cries, crashing dishes and glassware, and the groaning of timbers. A brief black- out in some localities enhanced the general feeling of helplessness in the face of the natural phenomenon. Apart from several cases of mild hysterics, only one instance of bod- ily harm was reported as a direct result of the tremors. This was sus- tained by C. Muxo, a Cuban em- ployee, who, while standing on an luxury lor snore-bound sailors is assured in this latest addition outside porch of the Naval to the Station Navy's liberty boats, intended for use by fleet aircraft carriers. The new Petty Officers' Club, was thrown off gleaming chrome, mahogany and plywood 40-foot motor personnel boat balance and caused to fall to the ,ill soon replace the present open motor boats. Pictured is ground some twenty feet one of 30 to below. His be built by the Navy from Bureau of Ships' design. It has a beam of 12 (Continued on Page Five) feet and a draft of three feet three inches. Saturday. 2 September 1950 THE INDIAN Page Five Saturday, 2 September 1950 THE INDIAN Pare Five FOUR-DAY SAILOR ARMED FORCES RADIO EARTHQUAKE MAY WRITES "DEAR MOM" SERVICE BACK ON JOB STRIKE BASE Reprinted from the "The Hoist" official (Continued from Page Four) Publication of USNTC, San Diego, Calif. Hollywood (Special - A r m e d fall was broken by an awning into Forces Radio Service (AFRS) will which he fell, but his arm was frac- Dear Mom, resume its wartime programming tured and other minor injuries were Well, here I am a sailor. I've of custom - made entertainment sustained. learned a lot about the outfit in shows for overseas G. I.'s as part The road between Marine Site the four days I've been here but of a stepped-up broadcasting drive and Deer Point was strewn with I figure it will take several days created by the Korean war situa- rocks displaced by the tremors; the more to get it all. You know I tion. AFRS Commanding Officer, movie projectors at the Marine learn fast. Of course they keep COL Mason Wright, who returned Lyceum were placed temporarily shooting new things at you as you recently from Washington confabs, out of commission and other dam- go along but that will be just rou- said that that government-institut- age reported. tine to me. ed broadcasts already are reaching Down NOB way, the NOB Ship's Yesterday, the Company Com- the Korean war front on a regular Service (now Navy Exchange) es- mander asked us if any of us ever basis but that a program fare to timated damage amounting to three had any previous military ex- date is confined to news and decom- hundred dollars, mostly in perfume. perience. One said he had been an mercialized network broadcasts. In the Commissary, merchandise eagle scout or something and an- Among the type of shows to be was displaced from shelves, but no other said he had been a movie built will be shows such as "G. I. serious effects were reported. Plast- usher. I says, I been best man at Jill", "Personal Album", "Hot Off er and tile were cracked in several a shotgun wedding. Mom, that was The Record Press", "Solitary Sing- places in Bay Hill Barracks. There wrong. Don't ever try to kid your er" and "Red Harper's Hollywood were twenty sailors in the NOB Company Commander. They ain't Roundup". These and other shows Library at seven-thirty. The usual got no sense of humor. He says to were aired to overseas outposts quiet prevailed, when suddenly the me, "Start sweeping!" Mom, I during and after World War II, lights blinked, the deck seemed to must a swept down 10 acres of but faded by the end of last year shimmy back and forth. Everyone barracks and about five miles of when the Defense Department looked startled! Two minutes later passageways, before he would let slashed AFRS appropriations. a procession filed back to the build- me stay stopped. No more talking With the war situation looking ing, after having fled to avoid what for me. From now on I just answer more like a long-term job, Wash- might have been a heap of rafters, questions and maybe ask when ington officials have loosened purse books, and shelves caused by the do we eat. strings to provide morale boosting earthquake. Your silent son broadcasters. Assuming that ad- NOB Operations reported that Sammy. ditional overseas receiving and the dock at Pier Baker dropped P.S. Am returning suspenders you transmitting stations will be re- some two inches as a result of the sent me. We keep our britches quired, AFRS is stockpiling mate- shock, and the road by the Opera- up by faith and a full stomach. rials and equipment to set up tions Office was cracked. VU-10 Tell Pop to send me a book on stations on short notice when re- also sustained a crack in the hangar boxing so I can take up the manly quired. First such portable station bulkhead. art of self defense. There is a guy is already operating in Pusan, key Probably the most serious dam- here I think I can lick. Korean defense point. age wrought was in the Ships Re- pair Department of the Naval Sta- tion. In the gyro room of the elec- tric shop, a panel board collapsed, LAFF-O-GRAM causing some two thousand dollars worth of damage. In Ships Repair's pipe shop a concrete firewall tum- bled over, doing considerable dam- age to the roof. Don't ever ask a geologist what causes an earthquake unless yoo have a day or so to spare and a sandwich in your pocket. It's a long story and vague in spots. He will probably tell you all about how there are different types of quakes caused by different ac- cidents in the earth. Some are con- nected with volcanic activity but that is in young mountains-sort of flaming youth on a spree. Cen- tral Americans can give you the details on that kind because their mountains are still adolecent. The Cuban mountains are middle aged (so to speak, and not given to youthful exuberance. The layers of rock on the earth's surface wrin- kle as they age or cool (there we go off in a fog) just like the crust of a toasted marshmallow. When the stress becomes too great in some of these severe folds a break occurs, the edges spring back and slide past each other on opposite sides of a fracture that geologists T. C. Backus, USN, :A call a "fault." This violent move- "Best version of 'Mule Train' I've ever heard!" (Continued on Page Six) Paz-e Six THE INDIAN Saturday. 2 September 1950 LOOK OUT FOR THE N. S. D. SETS PACE IN EARTHQUAKE MAY S FIFTH CAR! SAFETY STRIKE BASE

(Continued from Page Three) (Continued from Page Five) Do your watch out for the fifth organization was established. A ment results in quakes and tremors. car ? Safety Committee was appointed and, of course, the larger the fault, and a Safety Officer was designated Whenever you are on the road the greater the result. Since they to coordinate efforts in conjunction may be more than a hundred miles it's a better than even chance that with the Base Safety Engineer. long and one side drops fifteen or you should look out for the other Periodic meetings were scheduled twenty feet, quite a chunk of the four cars. The car in front of you, and a set of Depot Safety Orders earth's surface may feel the effects. the car in back of you, the car were As time goes by there may be more to your right and the car to your initiated. Safety shoes were ordered for the material-handling slipping along the fault and each left, but do you look out for the fifth men who had experienced a high time more quakes occur. Most dam- the one you are driving? car. rate of fractured toes. A program age will be close to the fault since Many of our drivers are so busy was started to construct protective at greater distances the motion is. watching the other four cars they guards over the operators of fork- dissipated into the earth. The speed forget about the fifth car until it lift trucks. But best of all officers at which these tremors travel is too late. It never occurs to them and supervisors became "Safety varies extremely, but, at any rate, that the driver of the fifth car Conscious". They began taking the no one could predict within more might be speeding or passing ille- Safety factor into account in plan- than a few seconds or at most a gally on a hill or curve. Many of ning their jobs-looking for ac- few minutes the time that a tremor them go tearing down the road at cident possibilities ahead of time. will be at a certain spot. breakneck speeds, always, mindful This Safety thinking has worked Fault Caused Previous Quakes of the other drivers and are the its way down to the individual The United States Coast and Geo- first to "squawk" if the four driv- employees. Seldom a week passes detic Survey decided that our re- U ers commit the smallest traffic that some officer, supervisor or cent troubles are originating from violation. Then, suddenly, there is employee does not consult the Base the same fault that caused a severe a pair of bright lights staring Safety Engineer on how to do a earthquake and m u c h damage them in the face or a huge transfer job more safely. This attitude, about fifteen years ago. This fault truck coming head on or perhaps initiating with the Commanding lies between Guantanamo and San- a sharp curve dead ahead; then Officer and kept alive by him, has tiago so we are not too far from and only then when it is too late paid dividends. the source. do they remember the fifth car Just before Commander Kimball In case you are interested, in and it's driver. was detached in June he presented many of the road cuts on the Base Always watch the fifth car. Re- a number of Safe Driving Awards the layers of rock are easily visible. member that it can cause as many to Depot chauffeurs, and as an The elevations and depressions are accidents as the other four com- added incentive, had pictures taken distinct and there are even a few bined. Remember that it's driver of each presentation, which were be seen. is not immune to committing a later given to the individual But all that is just a beginning traffic violation. Perhaps you are recipients. for a geologist, so maybe it would not always the driver of the fifth It is hoped that the next occasion be simpler just to explain that the car, but only a passenger. Yet you for picture taking will be when Giant is walking again. are endangered as much as the Commander Metzger is presented driver of that vehicle if he fails the Secretary of the Navy's Award LIBRARY NOTES to obey the rules for safety on the for Achievement in Safety. We are highways. all pulling for you and your fine organization, Commander. Among the travel books, has come a new series edited by Dore Ogrized, depicting the world in color. The first we received is on Italy-covering each province, all the most prominent cities, and en- cluding Sicily and Sardinia. Every- where travel in Italy is a series- of fresh sensations and surprises. Also found in the book-magnifi- cant six-color reproductions of many treasured Italian Paintings. It will bring endless pleasure to all who would like to go-are going -or have been to Italy. The title of this book is, naturally-ITALY.

Little pay check, by tonight. We'll be where the lights are S. bright. In some gaily festive spot. I'll return, but you will not.

Husband: "You called me your idol before we were married." Wife: "Yeah, and you've been idle ever since."

"I just swatted five flies. Two were males and three were females." GUANTANAMO'S FIFTH CAR "How can you tell?" The above photo was taken of a recent automobile accident which occurred "Two were on the card table and on the roads of the Naval Operating Base. three others were on the mirror. 'Saturday, 2 September 1950 INDIAN e Seven ,g THE Pa g THE INDIAN PRESENTS IT'S SECOND PROMOTION OF WARRANTS CLARIFIED ANNUAL ALL-STAR BASEBALL TEAM BY SECDEF By Allen Collier, J03, Sports Editor Following a precedent set in 1949, The Indian last week Warrant officer promotion to pay polled the managers of the seven teams which currently com- grades W-3 and W-4, a subject of some speculation since passage prise the 1950 Base baseball league in order that we might of the Career Compensation Act, this week present our second annual all-star team. is discussed and somewhat clarified Each manager was given a ballot and the chance to vote by a new SecDefense directive ad- for a complete team with two catchers and dressed to the Secretaries of the three pitchers. A Army, Navy and Air Force. It is coordination of results produced the below listed team which estimated that approximately 10 constitutes this year's all-star selections. percent of the warrant officers in THE TEAM each branch of the service can be Position Player Team promoted under the interim policies First Base------Wilfred Jacobik------Marines established by Secretary of De- Second Base------Charles Hamden------VU-10 fense Louis Johnson. Announce- Third Base------John White------NAS ment of this directive is contained Shortstop------Fnest Faile------NAS in the current issue of All Hands Outfielder------Thomas Carcelli------Marines magazine. Outfielder------Francis Gallagher------NAS A group entitled the Personnel Outfielder------Anthony Parretta------FTG Policy Board of the Department Catcher (1st Choice)------Joseph Stocklosa------NavSta of Defense, on which the three Catcher (2nd Choice)------Richard Koehler------VU-10 military services are represented, Pitcher (1st Choice)------*Iames Webster------NavSta is working on an over-all warrant Pitcher (2nd Choice)------Nelson Dukes------Marines officer career program. It is ex- Pitcher (3rd Choice)------_Carlos Rtosario ------NS.D. pected that the Boards plan will In addition to the above team, the______be completed soon. In the mean- following players are named to the SPORTS QUIZ while an interim policy has been Honor Roll as a result of being drawn up consisting of three major points. nominated for the All-Star squad. By Armed Forces Press Service They are: (1) No promotions to W-4 and First Base: Tye, NavSta; Second Questions W-3 will be made except to the Base: Sabatucci. NSD and Ralvel- L1.1"Tat two runners br thsne extent that funds he made available a Hospital; Third Bae: Halvel- il er N within current ceilings by adjust- ka, RozJpital and ickey, NSDe St cko 1t Nac a ments in other military personnel Snortstop: Halvelka, and Doyle cf 2 Whbat e5 Br."'B "kivnsar bati:.A prrrams. the Hospital, Rosario of NSD and " -9 in 19'30 bt f:iied towin the 2) The number of warrant ofi- Anlaof FTG. Outfielders: Brown, Naitional League hitins title " oars in each department of the VU-10, Lazzaroni, NSD, Nobles, 3 Who is the fir=:t Arer-an armed Forces promoted to W-4 must Navia a nd Clements, Hospital, jockey in hisory to ride 3,000 not exceed three percent of the Ca -ch ria Hutchins and Potte Koelnner _ planned warrant officer strength NvTD and Denmeyer of the Marines 4. His famiiar nickname in golf for 30 June 1950. As shown in Pitchers Ratte, Vi-10, Maloy cicles is Chick and he was the budget justifications for the Ine ad ONup in the 1947 PGA tour- fiscal year 1951. Those promoted MCBIOed ~d ~avta.nov. hVo is he? Of to grade W-3 must not exceed the 1950 All-Stars four are 5. Among his many accomplish- seven percent of that holdovers from the 19 teon ments hi same planned hit 30 or more home warrant officer strength. Ernie Faile at shortstop was a in- f s yer in the Na- (3) The total animous choice for that slot qat League. Rack Wilson Chick in grades W-4, season W-3 and W-2 in the Army and Air and had he been able to ?i e,?lfOt Force must not exceed 40 percent play the entire season this yead lie would probably have been an- Ansers of the total warrant officer strength of the Army and Air Force. other unanimous selection. Out alvO Iel? -9 Involved in the present filer 'om Carcelli, recently de- lie lt. ( ,oiul)) ulnle interim "f plan are at least two factors parted from the Marine Barrack puo iStntlof of importance. One is that the budget was a unanimous choice for this uaiH eq g years team and a repeater for the fiscal year 1951, as approv- from '(uoloculid Jr 9'L0:>') -viol ed by the President, does not pro- the 1949 squad. Only Koeher of -aAN ndamp Pil liocil~itoq IIa 1 vide funds for distribution of VU-10 and pitcher Jim Webster of the Naval warrant officers in promotions high- Station. Ko spler,the GODFREY IN TRAINING er than number two those allowed in the 1950 selection this year, was budget. This the number one catcher last season, occurred despite the Pensacola Florida. (AFPS)- fact that the Career nosing out the Air Station's "Jose" Arthur Godfrey, Compensation radio and televi- Act, providing Martorana for the top honor. Web- for two additional sion star, reports here September grades of warrant officers ster was a unanimous selection this ce, was to commence his annual training passed after the 1950 budget year and was the number two dtty with the Navy. was Recently ad- approved and before the 1951 bud- pitcher last year, coming second vanced to the rank of Commander get was approved. The reason for only to the fabulous Johnny Werz in the Naval Reserve, Godfrey will this was that no of the Naval Air Station. over-all plan train at the Naval Air Station covering a career program There you have for it fans, the 1950 until September 22. warrant officers had been submitted all-star selections as picked by the to the Bureau team at the time the 1951 managers. We would like to "Why do bees buzz?" Budget was reviewed. take this opportunity to thank all "You'd buzz too if somebody the managers for helping us to stole your honey and nectai." present The Kosi River Dam to be erect- our second annual all-star ed in thea. We hope you eastern Nepal will be be- will all be here Liar-one who is not hard to tween 750 with us when we present our Third and 800 feet high when believe when lie says nice things completed-'higher Annual All-Star team than the U. S.'s next year. about us Hoover Dam. Saturday, 2 September 1950 THE INDIAN Gtmo. Bay-31 Aug 50-2500 Saturday, 2 September 1950 THE INDIAN Gtmo. Bay-al Aug 50-2500 NAVAL STATION EDGES HOSPITAL, 4-3 BOY SCOUT NEWS IN ELEVEN ININNGS; MARINES TOP NAS By Joe Herman Two weeks ago Tuesday, a Fa- S ther and Son Dinner was held at Johnson Smashes Eleventh Inning Home Run To Provide the Family Restaurant at which Red Sox With Winning Marker everyone had a grand time. Just before we ate the boys were award- By Allen Collier, JO3, Sports Editor ed their advancement pins and badges. the second time this season for the Training Group and was For was Raymond Johnson, Red Sox out- relieved by Smith in the fourth Last Friday our meeting fielder, has delivered a timely hit who in turn was relieved by Morris held at the race track where we had a flag ceremony in the eleventh inning which won in the sixth. NSD collected 14 hits played games, the game for his team. The first off the array of TraGrp pitchers. and refreshments. Last Saturday time out at Kittery time it was against VU-10 and Triple Play we had a good Beach where we ate lunch and: Johnson's solid smash gave the High spot in the game came in swam. Naval Station a 2-1 victory. His the ninth inning when with the latest feat came Tuesday night bases loaded, the Training Group If there are any boys on the when with two out in the last of reeled off a triple play to retire Base that wish to become Boy the eleventh inning he teed off on the side. With Luster on third, Scouts, come on over to our meet- one of Hospital hurler, Donald Berry on second and Chingwa on ings at the Sailboat Locker each Zimmerman's pitches and swatted first, Lazzeroni pushed a sacrifice Friday night at 6:30. it for the distance as the Sox won, hit down the third base line. The TraGrp got 4-3. The Hospital had tied the score Luster at the plate, The Standings threw back at 3-3 in the top of the fifth and it to third to force Berry Team W. L. had been a scoreless game until coming down from second and Naval Station ------17 3 Johnson got his four-bagger. whipped the ball to second to 14 force NAS ------5 O'Neil worked on the mound for out Chingwa coming down ------14 U from first. Marines 7 the Naval Station with Zimmerman VU-10 ------11 9 hurling for the Hospital. Both Hospital ------9 12' pitchers went the distance. O'Neil Hate-the feeling California has NSD ------6 14 was touched for 10 hits while for Florida and vice-versa. Training Group ------3 16" recording 14 strikeouts and Zim- merman was nicked for 11 hits while recording four strikeouts. Marines Top Flyers The Marines gained ground in their efforts to oust the NAS Flyers from second place as they shutout the Air. Station on Mon- day by a 6-0 count. Jones went the route for the Flyers striking out six and yielding seven hits over the route. Nelson Dukes toed the slab while yielding but three hits. Earlier, last Thursday night, the Flyers had counted another victory by shutting out the Training Group, 5-0, behind the four hit twirling of Jim Eggebrecht. "Eggy" fanned nine in his tenure on the mound. Rosar started and was relieved by Inman in the seventh. The two TraGrp hurlers gave up nine hits while recording four strikeouts. VU-10 came from behind in the first game of last Sunday's double- header out at Marine Site as they a a. nosed out NSD by an 8 to 7 score. Rosario tossed for NSD giving up 13 hits and fanning seven. Ferko started for VU-10 and was relieved by Brown in the third. The two VU-10 twirlers limited the NSD nine to ten hits while chalking up four strikeouts. In the second game of the day, the Hospital trounced the Training I Group by a 13 to 3 score. Rosar pitched for the Training Group being touched for nine safeties and recording six strikeouts while Cle- ments worked on the hill for the Hospital and allowed five hits while whiffing 11. Wednesday night NSD routed the Training Group by a 18 to 9 score. Lazzeroni hurled for NSD, giving up five hits and fanning seven. Rosar started on the hill You'd better not put any initials on the heart just print 'You and I forever'!