The Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1953 Page: 2 of 18
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66Stitch
In Time99
Accident-Free Days
Totaling Over 340
(PIO)—"A stitch in time saves
nine."
Fifteen months ago Melvin E
Davis Fort Hood electrical engi
neer found the old proverb run
ning through his mind. He needed
a way to cut down accidents among
his men.
If he could find something new
one idea working as hard to
cut down accidents as those hot
electric lines worked to keep caus
ing them he might have the prob
lem whipped.
Davis huddled with his shop fore
man G. W. Asher to work out
a safety program.
Controls Put On
Gate Traffic By
Provost Marshal
In order to speed up the hand
ling of traffic at peak hours rules
governing vehicles entering and
leaving the reservation have been
set up by the Provost Marshal's
Office.
Privately owned vehicles enter
ing or leaving the post during day
light hours may pass the MP booth
at all gates without stopping un
less specifically signaled to do so
by the MP on duty.
Drivers using the East Gate are
requested to be especially cautious
in leaving the post because of
heavy traffic passing this point.
During the hours of darkness
drivers of privately owned ve
hicles will "dim" their lights and
approach the MP booth at a speed
not in excess of five miles per
hour.
All government vehicles entering
or leaving the post will stop at the
MP booth to be checked except
vehicles occupied by general offi
cers.
Watch your favorite television
shows at any one of the three
Hood service clubs—162nd Street
Brigade Avenue and North Fort
Hood.
The next Thursday afternoon
they called in the employees and
held a safety meeting in the elc-
tric shop. Since most of their acci
dents were caused by live wires
that workmen thought had been
cut off they knew their biggest
job was to keep the men on the
lookout for something they could
not see.
No breath-taking strides were
accomplished at the first meeting
but Davis and Asher kept holding
them.
During the days that followed
they discussed the various circum
stances in which they would be
working with so-called dead wires.
They talked about broken cables
burned-out motors and faulty light
switches.
"We tried to cover every pos
sible situation in detail" Davis
said.
MEN CALLED ON
Davis and Asher took turns lead
ing the discussions and they call
ed on the men to give their views
too. If one of the men found a new
problem on the job it was discuss
ed at the next meeting.
"We got everybody to thinking
about accidents" they said.
The first month passed without
an accident and they kept holding
safety meetings and counting the
safe days. Two three and six
months passed and the shop's re
cord remained clean. Last October
3 finished a safe working year.
Since then three more accident-
free months have passed bringing
the record of safe working days up
to 340.
HAZARDS LURK
Davis and Asher say they have
learned that "most accidents oc
cur because the men do not com
pletely understand the hazards
which lurk on the job."
Thursday the men of the electric
shop will hold their regular week
ly meeting and will talk about the
same old job of safety first. But
Davis and Asher are going to give
special attention to a few details
because someone may forget
"a stitch in time saves nine."
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Fast Service
New Range Officer
Korean Vet Uses
Combat Lessons
(PIO)—Lieut. Vincent M. De
Gon a former tank commander
with the 7th Infantry Division in
Korea and fresh from nine months
combat has assumed the duties of
Post Range officer at Hood.
When 1st Armored Division
soldiers go to the range for practice
firing they will have the advantage
of Lieutenant DeGon's recent com
bat experience.
Lieutenant DeGon joined the 73rd
MTB of the 7th Division in the
front lines last February. He was
never able to engage enemy armor
in Korea. One of his jobs with
tanks in Korea was to rout lurking
Chinese Reds from fox-holes and
bunkers.
SHOW ENTHUSIAM
He noted that men trained with
Col. Varner Gets
Post IG Position
Colonel Laurence W. Varner
has been appointed Post Inspec
tor General succeeding Colonel
Millard Pierson who will retire
Saturday after nearly 35 years
continuous service.
Col. Varner who has had 20
years of active duty himself re
cently arrived at Hood after serv
ing as Director of Supply of U. S.
Civil Administration on Okinawa.
A graduate of the University of
Denver he spent 18 months during
World War I in France and Ger
many with the 3rd Infantry Divi
sion and was Inspector General
of both Supreme Headquarters Al
lied Forces in Europe (SHAFE)
and the Berlin Command during
and immediately following World
War II.
Colonel Pierson who was Post
Inspector General at Hood since
December 1950 is closing a mili
tary career that started in July
1918. He spent more than 20 years
as a field artillery commander
including a two-year tenure as
assistant military attache in Tokyo
during 1929 and '30.
Since 1941 the colonel now liv
ing at 127 Medford Dr. San An
tonio has served in the capacity
of an Inspector General in Ha-
aii Washington D. C. Fort Sam
Houston and Fort Hood.
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"Know Your Capifols"...
and enterprise
THE ARMORED SENTINEL
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MESSAGE CENTER on wheels went into action this week as an
advancement in communication methods used by the 141st Armd.
Sig. Co. Officially labeled the "Mobile Distribution Center" the
innovation was the idea of General Clarke and the work of Cpl.
Richard Gross. Delivering messages is Cpl. John Clark. (Photo by
Tornese.) (See story Page 1.)
Armor in the States showed high
enthusiasm for their weapons un
der combat conditions.
"A soldier trained with tanks al
ways feels at ease around heavy
weapons" observed DeGon.
Referring to one of the advantag
es of our Armor in combat he was
impressed with Armor's import
ance as a morale factor to friendly
troops.
SUPPORT ROKS
In the fall of 1952 the 73rd was
sent to the White Horse and Chor-
won Valley areas where it sup
ported the 9th ROK Division and
where Lieutenant DeGon under
went his first experience fighting
alongside South Korean troops.
He remembers the White Horse
and Chorwon Valley campaigns
well. It was here that an enemy
mine took him out of the fighting
in October 1952. He holds the
Purple Heart and Presidential
Unit Citation from these cam
paigns.
Lt. DeGon's unit experienced
little if any trouble from enemy
weapons.
TEAMWORK
Lt. DeGon was exuberant over
the teamwork in Eighth Army.
"We had the finest Infantry sup
port for our tanks and when no
support was available the tanks
covered each other with their own
.30 and .50 caliber machine guns"
he said.
"Our infantry mortar and artil
lery support were tops and they
could always be depended on to
lay down a barrage of smoke or
shells" Lt. DeGon continued
"I've seen artillery shell a hill all
day and all night while we got our
tanks out of a tight spot.
"Our air support was tops too"
he recalls. "Any tank or infantry
commander could call for air sup
port. The planes usually made
three passes at the enemy. The
first two would be bombs or
napalm and the third would be
strafing.
TV AT SERVICE CLUBS
Watch your favorite television
shows at any one of the three
Hood service clubs—162nd Street
Brigade Avenue and North Fort
Hood.
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Army Opens
Career Field
In A-Energy
Washington (AFPS) A new
career field in atomic energy spe
cialization is now open to officers
Secretary of the Army Frank Pace
Jr. revealed in one of his final
statements before retiring recent-
!y.
While the new field for officers
is an actuality Sec. Pace said that
a similar plan for enlisted men is
being developed. Details will be
announced later.
Regular and Reserve officer vol
unteers can apply to the Adjutant
General Washington 25 D. C. by
letter. A statement of desire to
enter the field and a brief biogra
phy of the officer's qualifications
must be enclosed.
Officers who have already ap
plied for the new career field will
not have to re-apply.
Qualifications are as follows:
1. Must be at least a First lieu
tenant with a minimum of three
years active duty.
2. Must not be a member of the
Army Medical Service Judge Ad
vocate General's Corps or Army
Chaplain's Corps.
3. It is desirable that applicants
have a B.S. degree encompassing
training in electronics chemistry
physics or mathematics. (Sec.
Pace also said that in exceptional
cases volunteers without the a-
bove qualifications may be accept
able.)
DONATE
(Continued from Page 1.)
post said that $906 had been count
ed in the collections as of Tues
day.
This still does not include com
pany collections which are expect
ed to comprise the major portion
of the fund. The company jars will
be emptied after the first of Feb
ruary Major Richard said.
"Taking all factors into consid
eration" Major Richard said "we
are well pleased with the collections
thus far but if everyone will real
ly get out and give their utmost
and back these special March of
Dimes functions that people are
staging now we should really make
a fine showing.
"The theme we want to get over
these last days of the drive is do
nate until it hurts to keep some
one else from hurting" said the
major.
Arrangements have been made
for Hood school children to make
their contributions on February 2.
Boy Scouts will circulate through
out the school area and make the
collections that day.
Other big March of Dimes func
tions still to come are the golf
tournament this weekend (see
sports section) and the President's
ball in the Officer's Mess on Jan.
31 sponsored by CC "A."
Scientists announced this week
that another new serum is ready
for full testing in the polio epi
demic areas. Each year brings this
dread disease a little nearer to de
feat. Won't you help stamp it out
completely by giving every bit you
can to finish it off?
Although Lake Tanganyika in
Africa is 2536 feet above sea level
at the surface it is 2172 feet be
low sea level at the bottom in the
deepest part.
TV AT SERVICE CLUBS
Watch your favorite television
shows at any one of the three
Hood service clubs—162nd Street
Brigade Avenue and North Fort
Hood.
What Does
Sergeant And Son
Grateful For Blood
(PIO)—SFC Jack Pierce his
German war bride Anneliese and
their infant son Jim are grateful
to three of the sergeant's North
Hood buddies this week.
When 5-lb. 15 oz. Jim was born
10 days ago complications set in
making necessary an abdominal
operation on his mother. Mrs.
Pierce in a state of shock for four
hours badly needed blood trans
fusions.
Corporals Harold Lanala Herb
Isenhower and PFC Bernard
MTB of which Pierce is opera-
MT Bn. of which Pierce is opera
tions sergeant volunteered.
Three pints of blood donated by
th° men were given to Mrs. Pierce
in addition to three other pints tak
en from the Hood station hospital
blood reserve.
Now fully recovered grateful
Mrs. Pierce has left the hospital.
She and the sergeant are living
with little Jim in Walker Village.
*Plus Federal Excise Tax
William S. (Bill) Moore
1009 So. 45th Temple
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT WERE AWARDED these four members of the 141st Armd.
Sig. Co. recently for their outstanding service in maintaining high standards in their respective
sections. L. to r.: Cpl. Leroy J. Smith supply technician SFC Keith L. Woitte assistant section
chief M-Sgt. Oscar J. Vaughan section chief and M-Sgt. Foster B. Fletcher construction platoon
section chief.
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KILLEEN
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Lacy, Joe M. The Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1953, newspaper, January 29, 1953; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254320/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.