Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1960 Page: 3 of 10
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Friday June 241960
Girls'Phase Of
Camp Moonraker
Begins Monday
The girls' phase of Camp Moon
raker an annual outdoor activity
for Fort Hood youths begins Mon
day.
Youth and Community Activi
ties personnel said about 35 girls
by midweek had signed for one
or both weeks of the two-week
session wich ends July 9.
The boy's phase of Camp Moon
raker ends tomorow (Saturday).
Nearly 90 boys have attended the
camp.
Organized activities lor the
girls will include archery
tumbling fencing horseback
riding and softball. The girls
also will make trips to the
Arts and Crafts Center on
post for acts and crafts in'
struction.
Evening entertainment includes
movies and campfire programs.
The girls also will be awakened at
4a.m. on at least one day to
hike to the top of Moonraker Hill
to watch the sun rise. They will
I take an evening walk to "Haunted
New Swimming
ram Set
For Youngsters
Progi
After starting in the beginners
class a child may move on to a
more advanced class if he can
pass the qualifying test. The child
will receive more attention and
instruction in the strokes he
needs.
An individual may register and
begin classes any time through
out the summer.
Students already enrolled will
begin class on June 27 at Pool
1.
In the former method of teach
ing swimming a child had to
stay with the rest of his class
regardless of his swimming
ability. Now he may progress
according to his own ability.
The Red Cross needs volunteers
to help in clerical and instructor
work for the swimming classes.
Anyone interested should call
Post Special Services for in
formation (32205).
Beginners intermediate and
advanced classes are being of
fered.
SERGEANTS
TO GENERALS
Hill" to hear ghost stories.
Girls who are at the camp on
July 4 will be taken to Hood
Stadium on post to watch a fire'
works display.
In addition these special events
are planned: a first aid demon
stration by member of the medi
cal section 67th Armor 2d Arm
ored Division a fire safety dem
onstration by Fort Hood firemen
and a snake recognition ancl
snakebite treatment demonstra
tion by members of the 48th Med
ical Battalion.
Eligible to attend the camp
are six to sixteen year old
children of military person
nel both active and retired
and of permanent Armed
Forces civilian employees.
Applications for the camp may
be obtained at the YCAA Center
building 325 telephone FH 34148
Applications for the girls' phase
will be accepted until the Satur
day before each week of the ses
sion.
Fee for the camp is $20 a week
and covers housing meals games
and sports.
Camp Moonraker is at Mayber-
ry Park 10 miles south of the
cantonment.
2d
A new swimming program to
teach children to swim better in
a shorter period of time will
open for registration July 5 at
Pool 1. Classes are to begin
immediately after registration.
AD's Top
Certificates of Achievement
awarded the two men commend
them for "having demonstrated
exemplary personal conduct and
the highest standards of perform
ance" in their assigned duties.
They are selected for leader
ship service military bearing
military courtesy knowledge of
current events and continued sup
erior performance in assigned du
ties.
Next level of competition for
the two will be for Fort Hood
Soldier of the Month.
G. S. Schroth
Promoted To
Super Grade
Glenn S. Schroth Headquarters
Company Killeen Army Base
was promoted to sergeant major
E-9 in ceremonies last week.
Sergeant Schroth the base ser
geant major entered the Army
in 1941 and served in the Pacific
during World War II.
His decorations include the
Good Conduct Medal American
Defense Medal Victory Medal
Occupation Medal for both Ger
many and Japan American The
ater Asiatic-Pacific Theater the
Philippine Presidential Citation
and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
Sergeant Schroth resides with
his wife Grace in Montague Vil
lage Killeen Base.
Soldiers Of
Month NamedlT'eS 2TZ
SFC Peter P. Valas and Sp-4
Terence O. Drennan have been
named 2d Armored Division's out
standing soldiers of the month for
June.
Sergeant Valas is a member of
Headquarters Company 51st In
fantry and Specialist Drennan is
a member of Headquarters Com
pany^ 66th Armor.
The Teen-Age Club at Fort
Hood held a record hop last Sat
urday night.
The members extend their
thanks to Phillip Reynolds for his
work as master of ceremonies.
Six new members have joined
the club: Jerry Kern Peter Kern
William Lain Phillip Reynolds
and Susan Gleason.
Next big event planned by the
club is a party set for tomorrow
night (Saturday).
The Teen-Age Club welcomes
all new members and encourages
teen-agers to join.
Located in the Youth Activities
Building on post the club is open
every Wednesday and Friday
from 8 until 1 p.m. and Saturday
from 8 until 11:30 p.m.
Sgts. Donald Rathenberger
Jessie R. Herman and William J.
Wilson have joined Company B
37th Armor 2d Armored Division.
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LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE:
SHURLEY
USA M-SGT. RET.
709 West Highway 190-Killeen
Telephone ME4-4812
Children's!
Roundup
The announcement that the
Central Post Fund is now the
sponsor of the Children's Roundup
was the outstanding order of busi
ness at the nursery council meet
ing Thursday June 16.
Mrs. F. F. Carr has taken over
the duties of council president
from Mrs. George Brown. Mrs
Roland Volin accepted the duties
of secretary from Mrs. Jane Huff.
Mrs. Carr thanked both of the
outgoing officers for their count
less hours of work and the effi
cient manner they carried out
their duties on the council.
Mrs. Sposito supervisor of
the Children's Roundup ex
pressed her thanks for the
many donations of books toys
and color books. The children
are now being served re
freshments twice a day.
There will be a new phone
number assigned the nursery
please watch the Sentinel for
this new number.
It was pointed out that the
opening time on Sunday morning
has been changed to 8:45 until
12:00 thus enabling patrons to
attend early church services. The
Sunday evening hours will remain
the same from 5:00 until 1:00
Free nursery service is offered
members of the Officers Open
Mess who attend the Sunday night
functions at the Club.
All military personnel and civi
lian employees assigned or at
tached to Fort Hood Killeen Base
or Gray Air Force Base may use
the Children's Roundup. Mrs.
Carr submitted the proposed
change of rates to be in effect
July 1. Half hour rates will be
charged. Heretofore if the patron
was five or ten minutes over the
hour an additional hour was
charged.
Rates for use of Children's
Roundup are:
Hourly: one child $.30 two
children $.40 each additional
child $.10.
Monthly rates per calendar
month for 50 hours: one child
$12.00 each additional child
$3.00.
For 100 hours or less: one child
$18.00 two children $22.00 each
additonal child $3.00.
For more than 100 hours:' one
child $30.00': two children $35.00
each additional child .$5.00.
Persons interested in the Chil
dren's Roundup are invited to vi
sit at any time and suggestions
for improvement are welcomed
The primary purpose of the nurs
ery council is to see that the chil
dren of Fort Hood are not onjv
properly cared for while at the
nursery but that it is a pleasant
place for them.
STATESIDE
OR OVERSEAS
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
Lake Belton Rules Cited
Here are the ingredients for
a few thrills if you're planning
a weekend of boating:
Use a relatively small boat
say 12 or 14 feet and put a
rather large motor on it. Twenty-
five horsepower would do.
If you have three or four
friends wanting to ride with you
—all the better. But make sure
they don't restrict their freedom
with life preservers or bouyant
vests.
Mount the motor at an
angle so can get a good
lift at the bow and pick out
a good target: a water skier
perhaps or a group of fisher
men.
If you're equipped with enough
bottled refreshment you're set to
take off.
The rest of it—standing in the
boat repeatedly changing seats
taking sharp turns at high speeds
ignoring snags or rocks —should
come naturally.
Your efforts might rate you
temporary claim of a disaster
buoy.
Drinking while boating and gen
eral recklessness are most fre
quent causes of drownings in the
Fort Hood area say members of
the Water Police Branch of the
Post Provost Marshal's office.
They're the men who have to
drag for the bodies off the Fort
Hood reservation shores of Lake
Belton.
The Water Police use two
19-foot cabin boats to patrol
the lake seven days a week
—from dawn to dark on week
ends. They watch for reck
less boating and water skiing
and make frequent checks to
see that every boat Is equip
ped with life preservers oars
and anchor chains at least
15 feet long.
During range firing the Water
Police make sure that boaters
don't attempt voyages up Cow
house Creek.
They offer these reminders to
Fort Hood personnel planning ac
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tivities at Lake Belton:
Swimmers may use only the
three beaches designated for
swimming —The NCO Club Of
ficers' Club and civilian beaches
—and these only when a life
guard is on duty.
Water skiers must use the same
general areas and may not ski
in wooded regions.
Every boat must be equipped
with life preservers or buoyant
cushions.
Aside from local regula
tions. outboard enthusiasts
should find useful the follow
ing information published by
the Outboard Boating Club of
America:
Many outboarders transport
their boats to from and into the
water by boat trailers making
trailer operation an important
part of modern outboard handl
ing. Here are important tips for
trailer-sailors:
Use a hitch safety chain—most
states require them by law but
they're a good idea in any case
Check your hitch and boat tie-
downs every time you stoy for
gas.
Loosen tie-downs to reduce
strain when the trailer and boat
are parked for some time.
Balance the boat and its
load on the trailer. In most
cases for good balance place
the boat so that only about
100 to 150 pounds of Its
vertical weight rests on the
trailer hitch—with most of the
trailer's wheels.
If the loaded trailer tends to
weave back and forth across the
road at normal driving speeds
it's out of balance. Stop and shift
weight forward on the trailer.
Be careful when braking while
towing a trailer. It may jack-
knife as big truck trailers some
times do when their brakes are
suddenly slammed on.
Whether using an improved
ramp or just the beach have a
guide help you back the trailer
to the water's edge. These four
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MP Water Patrol Offers Tips On Water Safety
launching steps are basic to prac
tically all trailers:
1. Remove the rear tie-
downs when a few feet from
the edge of the water.
2. Tilt the motor up and
unlock the bow winch but
keep the boat snubbed tight.
3. Back up until the trailer
wheels are in the water an
inch or two set your hand
brake and put the car in gear.
Give the boat a firm push
down the trailer.
4. Unfasten the launching
line or cable and reel it in
—but be sure to keep the
boat from drifting by holding
a line attached to the bow.
car and you're ready for a
day on the water.
With the boat launched it's
wise practice to keep movement
within the boat to a minimum.
If you must change seats move
slowly keep low and grip the
sides with both hands. Never
stand up in the boat unless you're
certain it's stable enough to sup
port you
High waves or the wake of
another boat can cause a cap
size. Head into the waves don't
ride parallel to them or take
them over the stern. If you sud
denly shift into reverse you may
take water over the stern.
A sharp turn at high speed
is an engraved invitation to
Davey Jones' locker. Use com
mon sense afloat and reduce your
speed before maknig a quick
turn.
Keep watch for rocks logs
snags or other objects that may
lie under the surface of the
water as well as for other boats.
Keep life preservers readily
accessible and know how to
use them. Many boatmen
never bother to think about
life preservers until rather
unexpectedly they find them
selves nose-to-nose with a
friendly fish.
It's not reasonable to expect
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On Headquarters Ave.
Fort Hood 4-1152
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small children or non-swimmers
to don a life preserver after
they are in the water so provide
them with buoyant vests and
keep them on all the time. Be
fore starting out check the vests
If you take a tumble into the
water slip your left arm through
one of the loops and your right
leg through the other holding
the cushion against your chest
with your left arm. This way
your right arm and both legs
are free for swimming.
The cushion will help you to
stay afloat if you hold it under
you while swimming or if you
float on your back until help
arrives. Never put both arms
through the loops and wear the
cushion on your shoulders.
Know and practice the out
board man-overboard drill.
Immediately throw the stern
away from the swimmer shift
to neutral and then throw
a ring buoy or cushion along
side him. See that you're
clear before engaging the pro
peller.
Circle around quickly apprach-
ing into the wind or waves and
shut off the motor when along
side the person in the water.
Extend a paddle or length of
line and lead him around to the
stern. Use this same method for
taking aboard swimmers and
water skiers.
Help the swimmer into the boat
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-being
over the transom careful
not to brush against the motor
If the man overboard is uncon
scious and has sunk out of sight
probe gently under the surface
with a paddle. Dive for him only
if you're an experienced swim
mer.
River boating is an art all to
itself.
In straight stretches the deep
est water is usually a darker
color and near the center while
the deepest part of curves is
usually toward the outside. Shallow
water is usually lighter in color
and ripples more easily in the
breeze. Keep- a lookout for sand
bars and silt flats that build up
at junctions or along the sides
of the channel.
A break in the current eddies
or turbulent water often mark
obstacles beneath the surface—
stay clear of them. It's also a
good idea to be suspicious of
flat calm water it may mean
shallow bottom.
Ret. Everett M. Wilson Com-
pany D 1st Medium Tank Bn.
67th Armor has been awarded a
certificate of achievement as the
outstanding trainee of the com
pany.
The certificate signed by Maj.
Gen. Edward G. Farrand Fort
Hood and 2d Armoired Division
Commander covered the period
April 18 to June 10.
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1960, newspaper, June 24, 1960; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254640/m1/3/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.