9 gAe".? Vol. V, No. 48 U. S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Saturday, 15 August 1953 Second Middie Cruise Yateras River Seeded With Florida Bass Additional Villamar Housing Arrives August 21 A combined experiment in fish- eries and Latin-American relations The second contingent of mid- was conducted a week ago Friday Takes First Step Skyward shipmen and NROTC students is when 5,000 bass fingerlings were The new housing construction scheduled to arrive in the Guan- transplanted from a hatchery in in the Villamar area took its first step skyward Monday, 10 August, as RADM C. L. C. tanamo Bay area on 21 August. Florida to the Yateras River. Atkeson, Base Commander, laid the cornerstone of the first of the new units. Led by the USS Roanoke flying As a result of the experiment, the flag of RADM R. P. Glass, in a year or so from now you might Commander, Cruiser D iv i s i o n find yourself fishing for Florida TWO, eleven ships of Cruise large mouth bass in the fresh- Charlie will bring over 1,100 mid- water Yateras. dies and ROTC students to this Through the combined efforts of area for a 4-day visit. Captain R. H. Wilkinson, Chief of It is expected that the ships Staff to the base commander; Mr. will conduct gunnery drills and H. P. McNeal, Industrial Relations exercises during the day and Officer; the United States Embassy return to port every afternoon for in Havana and the Flarida Game liberty and recreation. and Fresh-Water Fish Commission, Guantanamo Bay is the last port an investigation was held last of call for the middies before their September as a preliminary to the return to the states after com- stocking of the Yateras with the pleting their summer training bass fingerlings. cruise. Study Conditions Cruise Charlie will depart on 25 At the request of Captain Wil- August, and Cruise Baker, headed kinson, Mr. William McLane, a by the USS Iowa with RADM C. L. biologist and an administrator with Green, Commander, Battleship Di- the Florida Game and Fresh-Water vision TWO, will arrive for a 4-day Commission, flew from his head- visit on 26 August. quarters at Welaka, Florida, to Guantanamo Bay in order to study the fish fauna (fish food) and the Armed Forces Give nesting areas of the Yateras River to determine if they were favorable for the maintenance of bass. $3 Million to ARC The biologist's findings showed that conditions were favorable, and The Armed Services of the tentative plans were made last United States have contributed September for shipping 5,000 bass SeaBee officers look on approvingly as RADM Atkeson displays the $3,000,000 to the 1953 American fingerlings by air from one of the professional touch in laying the cornerstone for the first unit of the National Red Cross fund, it has commission's three hatcheries in new Villamar Replacement Housing. This particular unit will be ready been disclosed in a letter from Florida to Guantanamo Bay. Un- for occupancy in about three months, according to an MCB-1 spokesman. Mr. S. Roland Harriman, President foreseen complications arose and of the American National Red it wasn't until last week that the Ground was broken for the Cross, to the office of the Com- experiment could be carried out. project on 1 July 1953 and several mander -in- Chief, Caribbean And experiment it was. Never School Registration foundations have been set to date. Command. before had so many fish been flown It is expected, according to an States Mr. Harriman, "It is a so far and at such comparatively Begins August 20 MCB-1 spokeman, that the first very real pleasure to express our high altitudes-over seven-hundred units will be available for occupan- deep appreciation to you, to your miles at altitudes up to six-thou- cy within three months. sand feet! The Naval Base School will open officers and to all the personnel on Monday, 24 August. Admiral Atkeson commended the and civilian under 5,000 Fingerlings Registra- both military tion will be held on Thursday, SeaBees for their "splendid efforts" your command for their generous Five - thousand Florida large 20 August from 0830 to 1200. Parents in progress of the construction. He response to the 1953 Red Cross mouth bass fingerlings from the especially mentioned the fact that commission's Winter Haven hatch- of pupils in Nursery, Kindergarten Fund Appeal." and the SeaBees had made the cement National ery were loaded into two large Grades 1 - 6 are requested to Locally the American register for their blocks for the construction, begin- fund from aerated tanks a week ago Friday children. Red Cross derives its Registration locations: ning the block formation last April. the annual Guantanamo Bay morning and taken to the Naval Approximately 300 Air Station at Jacksonville, Flor- Nursery School-Nursery School new units Charity Carnival. This year's car- will be built. They will be ida, where a navy R4D-8 transport Building on Marina Point. classified nival, held in early February, Kindergarten - Kindergarten as Public Quarters and will be a total of $23,000 for char- plane was waiting to take them netted Building on Victory Hill. made available to base personnel. ities, $4,000 of which went to the and a group of biologists and ad- Pupils in Grades 1 - 12 American National Red Cross. ministrators to Guantanamo Bay. will reg- The group, headed by Chief ister at the Chapel Hill School in Fisheries Biologist John F. De- the following rooms: Thanked for Search Candidate (opening debate): Snyder. 1-Room 19 7-Room 4 will be a battle of brains." quine, included Mr. "Bill" "This director of the commis- 2-Room 16 8-Room 3 Rival: "How brave of you to a division The base commander has receiv- (Continued on Page Three) 3-Room 14 9-Room 9 fight unarmed." 4-Room 11 10-Room ed a note of appreciation from the 6 British 5-Room 2 11-Room Vice-Consul in Santiago de 8 Cuba 6-Room 21 12-Room 20 for the recent search made Commenting on the recent Pilot Dies in Jet Crash Children may enter the Nursery by NAS planes for a British vessel reported base-wide hurricane drill, School any time during the school overdue. RADM C. L. C. The pilot of an F2H-2 (Banshee) year after they have reached their Says the Vice-Consul: "It was Atkeson, exceedingly Base Commander, said that - jet from VF-82 was killed instantly birthday. good of you to have he "appreciates the whole- Monday when his plane exploded Kindergarten enrollment is limit- a search made for this ship, for had hearted cooperation of all in mid-air off Leeward Point. ed to children who will reach it been in distress (this action) the might dependents on the base in Ensign Thomas P. Wampler, age of five (5) on or before 1 have resulted in saving lives. connection with the hurricane USNR, of McKeesport, Pa., was January 1954. Age limit A most humanitarian action." for the The drill." pronounced dead at the scene of First Grade is six (6) on or before ship was eventually found the crash. He was approaching safe in Haiti. The drill, for the most 1 January 1954. part, was effective and only his target on a rocket run when Parents entering their children the aircraft exploded and disin- in the Naval Base Nursery An air force dentist admonished a few minor changes are tegrated. School, i indicated. Kindergarten, and First Grade, for a young private who was settled in Structural failure was blamed the first time, must present at the his chair: "Officers have teeth. You for the cause of the accident. (Continued on Page Two) have chewing surfaces!" 0 9 Page Two THE INDIAN Saturday, 15 August 1953 Page Two Editorial Office, U. S. Naval Base Sunday, 16 August 1953 Special Services Department Fleet Recreation Center Saturday, 15 August 1951 Catholic Masses U. S. NAVAL BASE 0700-Naval Base Chapel Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 0900-Naval Base Chapel Rear Admiral C. L. C. Atkeson, Jr., USN Commander Daily Mass - 0630 CAPT Robert H. Wilkinson Confessions: Saturday, 1730- Chief sf Staff U. S. NAVAL STATION 1800; 1930 - 2015, Confessions Guantaname Bay, Cuba are not heard before Mass on CAPT Orlin L. Livdahl -Commaanding Officer Sunday. CAPT Jack M. Howell Executive Officer Protestant Services Editorial Staff Lieutenant E. A. Sandness--Officer Adviser Sunday: 0930-Sunday School N. E. Davis, JOC--- Managing Editsr 1000-Adult Bible Class Al Henderson, J03-------News Editor J. C. Dierks, JO3t-------- Sparts 1100-Divine Worship Pierce Lehosbeckh ---------- Sparts 1930-Christian Fellow- S. E. Cobbs, PNSN---- Photographer ship THE INDIAN is published weekly, fin- anced by non-appropriated funds, printed Wednesday: 1930-Mid-Week os government equipment, for free distri- Prayer bution on the U. S. Naval Base. Goon- tanamo Bay, Cuba by order of the Base Thursday: 1930-Choir Rehearsal Commander. Chaplains at this Activity THE INDIAN is published in compliance THAT NAVY CHOW - It brings smiles to the faces of chief petty with the provisions of NAVEXOS-P-35 officers and their guests at the opening of the new Family Mess at CDR M. 0. Stephenson, CHC, USN (Rev) 1945. This publication receives AFPS material. the the CPO Club. Approximately 200 attended the opening ceremonies. LT J. F. Agnew, CHC, USNR AFPS material appearing herein cannot be Guests included VADM John J. Ballentine, ComAirLant; RADM C. L. C. (Protestant) reprinted without written permission of Atkeson, ComNavBase, and commanding officers of all commands on Armed Forces Press Service, 641 Washing- LCDR W.