Car Inspection July 4th Celebration Includes All - Star Begins July 2 A semi-annual inspection of pri- Game, Picnics, Club Parties, Fireworks vate motor vehicles, motor scoot- The annual All-Star baseball game in the afternoon and a fireworks display in the Bay at ers, motorbikes and motorcycles as 1930, will be the highlights of Guantanamo Bay's celebration of Independence Day, 1956. required by Art. 2213, Base Reg- ng towards the various ulations, will commence on Mon- beaches day, July 2, without cost to the and playgrounds for picnics and all-day outings. Naval Station Special Services at press time owner. expected all cabanas at Windmill Beach to be occupied. This inspection will be conduct- Gtmo Notice 1050 says in part ed at the Base Police Driving that on Wednesday, July 4, 1956, Range at Corinaso Cove, between in accordance with the observance the hours of 0800-1700, Monday of Independence Day as a national through Friday and 0800-1200, holiday, all ships in commission in Saturday. the harbor shall full dress ship Inspection schedule is as fol- at 0800 and remain so until sun- lows: July 2-7, officers; July 9-14, set. It further states that the Na- enlisted personnel, and July 16-18, val Station and all saluting vessels all civilians and Marine Exchange in commission in the harbor, not Special Services, CPO club and underway or alongside a pier, will other activities having Base-reg- COVERS GTMO LIKE THE SUNSHINE fire the 21-gun national salute istered vehicles. U. S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba commencing at 1200. Vehicle registration, drivers per- Volume VII No. 26 Saturday, 30 June 1956 The Boy Scouts will inaugurate mit and insurance policy covering the day's activities with flag- the vehicle must be presented at y --- - raising ceremonies at the Naval the time of inspection. Contest For Naming Base Base Administration Building at School 0800. Later in the morning NAS and Mrs. T.G.Scarboro gh Begins, Offers 3 Prizes---Top $25 VU-10 will hold their annual pic- nic at Phillips Park, starting at And Mrs. W. Mac The Commander Naval Bade the past week announced a competition 0900. There will be food and drink for the naming of the Naval Base School. for all. In addition throughout the Die During Week The contest was announced after receiving a directive from the Chief course of -the day there will be of Naval Personnel to submit three proposed names for dependents' many games and contests with the past week, the deaths During schools administered by overseas commands. From the three names prizes for the winners. of two Base residents occ red. submitted to the Chief of Naval Personnel, an official name for the The Naval Base Band will be in Mrs. Mary Catherine Scarbor ugh, Base School will be selected. attendance and will play from 1200 wife of T. G. Scarborough, ase Prizes to be awarded in this until 1300. The picnic is scheduled School Superientendent, passe a- competition come from the Base to last until 1630 and buses will way in Jackson Memorial Hos ital Possible Hurricanes Community Fund. be running every 15 minutes from in Miami, Florida, Monday, June Open To Base Personnel the AV-50 barracks. 25. And Mrs. Elizabeth Mack, ife The contest is open to all mil- In July Aerology Says Highlighting Gtmo's 4th of July of Walter C. Mack, Public W ks itary personnel and civilian em- celebration will be the annual All- shop planner and electrician, ied Naval Air Station Aerology Of- ployees of naval activities at Guan- Star game, pitting the Naval Base in her home here on the Base, fice statistics indicate that by the tanamo Bay, and to dependents of all-stars against the Cuban all-star Friday, June, 22. end of July, "one or possibly two on the Na- team from Guantanamo Mrs. Scarborough passed away such personnel residing hurricanes will gain foothold in City. The val Base, except competition judges Cubans won last year's contest, after an illness of two years ,and the Atlantic." and their families. with a score of 2-0. had been hospitalized about a In another light, the NAS Aero- Suggested names for the Naval Ceremonies and activities at the month preceding her death. logy Office disclosed that the rainy Base school will be submitted to Naval Station Baseball Field will Funeral services were h e 1 d season in Guantanamo Bay is far the Commander Naval Base, Attn: get underway at 1145 when the Wednesday afternoon, June 27, in below normal this year. "Ordina- School Names Competition Judges. Naval Base and Cuban teams warm St. Augustine, Florida. A memorial rily," says LTJG A. M. McCalmont, Names submitted shall be limited up with batting and infield service was also held for Mrs. NAS Aerology Officer, "Guantan- prac- to those of outstanding deceased tice. Scarborough at the Base chapel, amo has nine inches of rain by U.S. Naval figures. Each name At 1300 there will be Wednesday evening, June 27, at this time of the year. But so far, a series suggested shall be accompanied of events between the teams 7:30 p.m. Gtmo has only 4.25 inches of rain fea- by a written statement of not more turing contests to determine Mrs. Scarborough is survived by on record." He predicted however, the than 100 words as to why the fastest runner. and the her husband, two children Sally that it will be either in Septem- best hit- school should be so named. Par- ter. Baseballs and and Truman jr., her parents, Mr. ber or October when Gtmo gets bats will be ticipapts may submit more than awarded to the winners. and Mrs. R. K. Muzum of St. heavy rains. one name. Precechng the game, will Augustine and two brothers and The Aerology Officer has also be flag- raising ceremonies, a sister. 3 Prizes reported that there will be an in- beginning at 1340. Flags of Mrs. Mack died in her home fol- Prizes for the competition shall crease in gustiness next week or Cuba and the United States will be raised and lowing an illness of several years. be as follows: 1st Prize-$25; 2nd two. "Along with gustiness," he the Na- tional anthems of both Funeral services were held in Red Prize-$15; and 3rd Prize-$10. Only added, "there will be a slight in- countries will be played by Beach, Maine, this past week. She one prize will be awarded in any crease in temperature and a light the Naval Base is survived by her husband. (Continued on Page Four) decrease in humidity." (Continued on Page liive) e M m Page Two THE INDIAN Saturday, 30 June 1956 THE INDIAN The Chaplain's Corner The Indian's mission-To inform and entertain all hands; to serve Independence-- Liberty or License? welfare, and content- as a possiblee factor in promoting the efficiency, As everyone knows, the Fourth of July is Independence Day. It marks ment of personnel. and celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Base, Guantanamo RADM WILLIAM G. COOPER, Commander, Naval Independence by the leaders of the 13 colonies who declared their deter- Bay, Cuba. mination to be free from the political 'domination of England in 1776. Chief of Staff CAPT G. M. HOLLEY, It was a step taken not because of any great tyrany or actual oppres- CAPT WILLIAM R. CARUTHERS, C.O. Naval Station, Guantanamo sion on the part of England, at least not in the sense of tyranny and Bay, Cuba. oppression as modern history'iknows it. Editorial Staff LTJG D. G. LaCasse ----------------------------- Officer-Advisor It was because the people of the colonies were not given adequate G. L. Henderson, JOC --------------------------------------- Editor representation or enough of a voice in determining the political rules and J. C. Curren, JOSN ---------------------------- Managing Editor regulations under which they should live. This declaration was the Voice E. U. Orias, J03 -------------------------------- Feature Editor of Democracy speaking out in one of its most glorious expressions of the D. D. Hinton, JOSN ------------------------------ Staff Reporter principle that the state exists for the individual and not the individual THE INDIAN is published weekly at the Naval Station in accordance for the state. with NavExos P.35, Revised Nov. 1945, and financed with non-appropri- In the course of 175 years of this country's history, we have tended ated funds. to forget the implications of this Declaration of Independence. We have Materials marked AFPS may be used by news media provided credit often mistakenly assumed that independence from the rule of one au- is given. Features marked "copyright" may not be used. 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