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NAS Airman Leaves For Basic Archbishop Arrives This Morning; Flight Training In Pensacola Fla. Luncheon Today, Confirmation Sun. Archbishop Enrique Perez Serantes of Santiago de Cuba arrived on the Base this morning for a two day visit. Guantanamo Bay is an official stop during the Archbishop's annual tour of this section of Cuba. At 12:30 p.m. today, the Arch- bishop will be the guest of honor Pa. Gov. Visits at a luncheon sponsored by the Holy Name Society of Guantanamo Bay. The Caribbean Room of the Base Past Week CPO Club will be the site of the Governor G. M. Leader of Penn- luncheon with 250 guests expected ylvania and six state and military to attend. officials arrived on the Base Tues- At the luncheon the Archbishop day evening. The group went will be the main speaker and will aboard the USS RANDOLPH be introduced by Norman Huddy, Thursday night and headed for the president of the Holy Name So- States. ciety. r Wednesday morning the group Special guests and members of was briefed by RADM W. G. the Archbishop's party will in- Cooper, ComNavBase, on Guan- clude the American Consul of San- tanamo Bay and the Base's func- tiago, Mr. Oscar Guerra and his tions. Then on Thursday they spent wife and Capt. M. Rubio, Chief of the day in Port Au Prince, Haiti. the Naval District of Oriente, and Included in the Governor's party his wife. were D. V. Randall, the Governor's Also, at the luncheon there will secretary; Maj. Gen. A. J. Drexel be an official representative of each INDIAN Photo Biddle, Jr., Adjutant General of Base command. Leroy Mark Horning, AN, of the Naval Air Station Aerology office, on Pa.; Brig. Gen. J. H. La Brum, On Sunday, April 29, immedi- the left, gets a ('despedida') handshake from CAPT Kohr, NAS Coi- Philadelphia Chamber of Com- ately following the 9:00 a.m. Mass, manding Officer. Horning has been ordered by BuPers to report for merce, and RADM E. H. von the Archbishop will administer officer aviation training at Pensacola, Florida. Heimberg, ComFour. confirmation to 16 children and 14 adults. A transfusion of a young Navy The Archbishop and his party blood from the Naval Air Station are scheduled to leave the Base Aerology office to the Chief Naval on Monday afternoon, April 30. Air Basic Training in Pensacola, Florida, will get underway on Mon- day, April 30. Cast Changes Made Eighteen year old Leroy Mark Horning, AN, USNR, who has been with the Naval Air Station since In 'Silver Whistle December 26, 1955, has been or- Preparations for the Little Thea- dered by the Chief of Naval Per- SUNSHINE COVERS GTMO LIKE THE ter's next production "The Silver sonnel to report to the Pensacola U. S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Whistle," go on. Naval Air Station for an 18-month Volume VII, No. 17 Saturday, 28 April 1956 Joyce Stephenson, director of cadet training course under the the play reports that in the past Navy's Aviation Officer program. two weeks several people have While attached to the Active been forced to drop from the cast Reserve Unit at Willow Grove PTA Will Elect '56-'57 Officers of the play due to various reasons. Naval Air Station in Pennsylva- Joanne Dickson has replaced nia. H o r n i n g demonstrated a 1 At Next Meeting, Tuesday, May Flo Schnake as Miss Tripp, Ross (Continued on Page Three) The last meeting of the Guan- Fegley replaces Roane Lytle as tanamo Bay Parent-Teachers as- Emmet and Pat Moe replaces Syl- sociation will be held on Tuesday 1956 Tags For Dogs via DiMaggio as Mrs. Gross. Warm Temps Ahead evening, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehearsals for the play will be school assembly hall. Available On May 5 held every Monday, Wednesday With Afternoon Rains and Friday, beginning Monday Highlight of the program will 1956 tags for the dogs innocu- night, May 30. In a summary of the weather be the election of officers for the lated in the recent pet vaccination At the monthly meeting on Tues- conditions in and around the Guan- new school year, 1956-57. day, May 8, the Little Theater A. M. Mc- drive will be available Saturday tanamo Bay area, LTJG The list of candidates includes: group will hold an open house in morning, May 5, at 9:00 a.m. at Cal'nont, NAS Aerology Officer, For president-LCDR E. Kubicki, an effort to acquire new members it will be said that next week NAS; LT J. P. Marron, NavSta, the Villamar lyceum. who are interested in any phase slighty warmer. of the theater. and LCDR J. F. Bayer, NSD; for Vaccination facilities will be pro- It was also reported that a very vice-president - W. A. Schnake, will be vided for anyone who did not have small increase in humidity civ., NavSta, and Chief Huff. FTG; in- felt during the week but an for secretary-Mrs. W. H. Smith, their pet innoculated or any new- activity Books Are Needed crease of thundershower Mrs. M. C. Schoonderwoerd and comer to the Base who has a pet afternoons will be in the late Mrs. E. Riley; for treasurer-LT that should be vaccinated. The Hospital Service Volunteers evident. D. Dooling, NAS; H. T. Albright, have issued a plea for donations also said that All residents LTJG McCalmont civ., NavSta, and Chief Nici, NAS. of the Base who of used paper-bound, pocket books next week will be generally warm- own pets are urged by the Vil- for distribution to patients in the no notice- According to the PTA, it is of er in the evenings with lamar/Bargo Council to have their Base Hospital. Anyone with books able cooling until about 1:00 a.m. utmost importance that all parents they wish to donate should bring pets vaccinated in ord-r to protect and that winds are expected to re- of school-age children be present them to the Red Cross office where main easterly at about 15 knots to elect capable officers for the all residents of the Villamar/Bargo Mrs. Bowler will give them to the with higher gusts. coming year. communities. Volunteers. Page Two THE INDIAN Saturday, 28 April 1956 THE INDIAN The Chaplain's Corner The Indian's mission-To inform and entertain all hands; to serve AS A MAN THINKETH and content- as a possible factor in promoting the efficiency, welfare, An eminent speaker made the statement that very few people are ment of personnel. real thinkers. The average person thinks only when confronted with an Guantanamo RADM WILLIAM G. COOPER, Commander, Naval Base, emergency or crisis. The rest of the time is spent in day dreaming and Bay, Cuba. drifting. There is unquestionably a great deal of truth in this man's CAPT G. M. HOLLEY, Chief of Staff observation. Guantanamo CAPT WILLIAM R. CARUTHERS, C.O. Naval Station, There is, however, ample evidence that thousands when confronted Bay, Cuba. with an emergency turn to worrying instead of required thinking. There Editorial Staff is a vast difference between these two. Frequent worrying is dissipating LTJG D. G. LaCasse-------------------------------- Officer-Advisor and destructive, but right thinking strengthens and offers a remedy. Editor G. L. Henderson, JOC __-------------------------------- Constant brooding over troublesome conditions actually kills millions Editor J. C. Curren, JOSN ------------------------------- Managing on the installment plan. Worrying will not change circumstances any- E. U. Orias, JO3 03----------------------------- Feature Editor more than wishing will change the tide. Our value to this world is greatly Reporter D. D. Hinton, JOSN ----------------------------- Staff lessened when we look at life thru dark glasses of gloom. Naval Station in accordance THE INDIAN is published weekly at the Thoughts make or mar our life. Their influence and their power is with non-appropri- with NavExos P.35, Revised Nov. 1945, and financed beyond calculation. Sooner or later we fall to the level of that which ated funds. we are thinking about. The body and the soul react to the working of the media provided credit Materials marked AFPS may be used by news mind. Every habit, every act, every destiny has its beginning IN and its material is given. Features marked "copyright" may not be used. All foundation on thoughts. The truth is we are no better than our thoughts. whole or in part or originated by THE INDIAN may be used in Our mind may be likened unto a garden. Each of us is the gardener without credit. of his or her individual soul. We are responsible for what grows there. unless otherwise credited. All photographs are official U.S. Navy photos It is entirely up to us to keep down the weeds that constantly seek to find root in our mental gardens. It may not always be possible to prevent the seeds of unwholesome thoughts from entering our minds, but it is Something Can Be Done About It! possible by exercising our will power to direct our attention to more worthwhile subjects so that the seed does not mature. Martin Luther once CAPT C. T. Caufield, Commander U. S. Naval Training Center, said: "You may not be able to keep a bird from lighting on your head, San Diego, Calif., has promulgated a policy for that training center in but you need not allow it to build a nest in your hair." regard to improving the attitude of the public toward the navy. Prayer is a tested weed eradicant. The word of God is a good plant Here's some of the thinking of CAPT Caufield: food.