Admiral Wright Spends Two Days on Base Indiana U Choral
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Admiral Wright Spends Two Days On Base Indiana U Choral Tuesday morning Admiral Jera- national ocean command, and is uld Wright, Commander in Chief supported by 15 member nations Group Performs United States Atlantic Fleet and of NATO. Both commands are Supreme Allied Commander At- located at Norfolk, Virginia. lantic (NATO), and Mrs. Wright His peacetime responsibilities as Here Thursday arrived by plane on the Base. The SACLant involve the development Wrights spent Tu esda y and of defense plans for war opera- The "Belles of Indiana"-Guan- Wednesday on the Base. tions, the conduct of naval train- tanamo Bay's second USO troupe As Commander in Chief U. S. ing exercises and the development of 1956- will appear at the Naval Atlantic Fleet which is comprised of a high standard of military Station Movie lyceum Thursday, of approximately 500 ships, sev- readiness for combined operations Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. eral thousand naval aircraft and by the Atlantic naval forces of The "Belles" are 34 co-eds from about 175,000 men Admiral Wright NATO nations. the University of Indiana. They is responsible for maintaining se- In war, Admiral Wright is re- are a choral group, and in addition, curity of the Atlantic Command. sponsible to the NATO standing present several specialty acts. Ac- He is also responsible for the de- group for the conduct of naval companying them is their director, fense of the United States against operations in defense of the At- Mr. Eugene W. Zayliss of the attack through the Atlantic Ocean. lantic by the naval forces of the university's musical staff. In addition, he is charged with United States, Great Britain, Can- Single enlisted men will be given the coordination of naval oper- ada and of the Continental Euro- seating preference at this show, ations and the control and protec- pean powers bordering on the as was the case at the last USO tion of shipping throughout the Atlantic. NATO - World's First show. The affair replaces the reg- North and South Atlantic Oceans ular movie scheduled The Supreme Allied Command Long War Record for the ly- and the western portion of the Admiral Wright's World War ceum on Thursday. Indian Ocean. Atlantic is the world's first inter- (Continued on Page Three) The choral group toured military installations in Japan and Korea shortly before Christmas. Reports indicate they were well received by servicemen 1 CARNIVAL in those areas. The "Belles" wind up a trek of the Caribbean area with their Carnival picture round-up Guantanamo Bay appearance. They on page four with shots of will depart from the Naval Air crowd and the booths. Station on Friday, 17 January via a MATS U. S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba aircraft. Covers Gtmo Like The Sunshine Volume VII, No. 6 Saturday, 11 February 1956 U.S. Transients To And From Base McGowan Leaves Visitors May Board Forrestal Tomorrow p ees Capt. Roy L. Johnson, Command- For Safety Meet Recently, many American civilians and military ing Officer of USS FORRESTAL personnel traveling to the Base by car have encountered a problem (CVA-59) has extended a cordial that may reach serious proportions, that of the unwarranted assessment of Cuban Tourist invitation to all Base residents to Cards. At Norfolk, Va. This situation is due mainly, to the steady improvement visit the Navy's of the highway largest ship. between Santiago and the Naval The first visiting day will be Mr. A. J. McGowan, Base safety Base. that th i d Sunday, Feb. 12. It e n vua is in an ex- engineer, leaves today for Nor- is planned to The question is, should Base per- have the visiting hours set up on sonnel traveling overland on orders empt class. folk, Virginia, where he will at- future Sundays while the ship is be assessed the Cuban If you have reason to tend a Navy East Coast safety tourist fee? believe in port. In turn, this question that conference. was dis- local officials or transportation Boats carrying visitors to the cussed with the Chief of Cuban The company employees are requiring conference will last Febru- carrier will leave Fleet landing Tourist Commission's Department ary 13 - 17. between tourist cards notwithstanding an 1300 and 1500 on the visit- of Inspection and Complaints. That ing Sundays. In awareness that This conference is a regional addition, a Naval official states that the law exempts the traveler is ex- Air Station meeting attended by all naval ac- boat will depart from from obtaining of tourist permits empt, and will fully report such the NAS landing between 1300 and tivities on the east coast. the following: incidents to the Embassy, the mat- 1500 for the exclusive use of NAS 1. Passengers in transit On alternate years, the Navy ter will be referred to the Tourist personnel and their dependents. 2. Holders of diplomatic sends representatives to the Na- or spe- Commission for investigation. Children of grade school age will cial tional Safety Council convention. or official passports be allowed to visit the FORRES- 3. Cuban In this way, the Navy is able to officials returning to TAL provided that they are ac- Cuba gain new ideas on safety measures companied by their parents. It is 4. Children under five years of Stragglers Have Five being undertaken by civilian or- strongly recommended that ladies age. ganizations. wear slacks and low heel shoes The various transportation com- Days For Auto Check The safety conference covers (preferably rubber soled). Shorts panies, who are authorized to sell primarily measures to be taken Base police for ladies will not be appropriate tourist permits to passengers after will inspect, register in industrial safety, but at the wear. departing from the United States stragglers and conduct reexamin- same time discusses safety meas- ations and before arriving in Cuba, of automobiles at the Base ures for traffic and are all phases of supposed to be familiar with the police driving range Feb. 9 - 15. safety in which N. dependents of na- S. Inspect. Feb. 25 above listed exceptions. Owners of scooters will also have val personnel are involved. Some of Only one inspection is scheduled However, military p e r s o n n e 1 their vehicles inspected and reg- these things are safety on play- for the Naval Station during the traveling to the Base, are not al- istered at this time. grounds, at beaches and many month of February. It will be on ways classified by these companies Vehicles not other situations. bearing the new Saturday, Feb. 25. in an exempt category, for lack Base tags after Feb. 15 will not This year's conference will be Uniform for this inspection will of familiarty with their documents. be allowed to operate on the Base. attended by Navy Chief of Indus- be service dress kahki with tie, Therefore, in such cases the The displaying of stateside plates trial Relations, Admiral George A. but without coat for officers and Commission is very willing to re- is a violation of Base regulations, Holderness, Jr., and by the chiefs chiefs. Enlisted personnel will wear quest repayment of the $2.50 fee Article 2213.1, and violaters will of the various naval bureaus. their working uniform. when it is called to their attention be charged with such. a1 W Page Two THE INDIAN Saturday, 11 February 1956 THE INDIAN The Chaplain's Corner The Indian's mission-To inform and entertain all hands; to serve "Why Are You Afraid" as a possible factor in promoting the efficiency, welfare, and content- Several years ago a farmer sought a hired hand. He asked one young ment of personnel. man, who applied for the job, whether he had any recommendations. The RADM WILLIAM G. COOPER, Commander, Naval Base, Guantanamo young man replied, "I can sleep in a storm." The farmer thought that was Bay, Cuba. a strange recommendation, but he liked the young man and gave him of Staff CAPT G. M. HOLLEY, Chief the job. CAPT WILLIAM R. CARUTHERS, C. 0. Naval Station, Guantanamo Later in the year there was a hard storm. The farmer arose and put Bay, Cuba. on his rain coat and boots. As he went about the farm he found the Editorial Staff cattle were in the barn, the hogs were safe in their LTJG J. D. Byerley ----------------------------- Officer-Advisor shelter, and every- thing was in good order everywhere G. L. Henderson, JOC ----------------------------------- Editor he went. The young man had a room J. C. Curren, JOSN --------------------------- Managing Editor in the barn and the farmer found him fast alseep. The young man had Staff Reporter: D. D. Hinton, JOSA seen the needs and made ample preparation to meet them, therefore the THE INDIAN is published weekly at the Naval Station in accordance storm did not bother him. with NavExos P.35, Revised Nov. 1945, and financed with non-appropri- In the destructive storms of past years trees have been uprooted and ated funds. roofs blown from houses. People prayed who had not prayed for years. Materials marked AFPS may be used by news mediums provided credit These people were unprepared for trouble. They had waited until the is given. Features marked "copyright" may not be used. All material storm struck. You will originated by THE INDIAN may be used in whole or in part or be not able to borrow character and experience without credit. in this crisis of life. These men and women were trying to crowd years All photographs are official U.S. Navy photos unless otherwise credited. of Spiritual preparation into a few moments. They were afraid of what the future might bring.