The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1976 Page: 4 of 22
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Dear Armadillo
In reference to the article in the SENTINEL dated
March 18 written by Barbara Sorensen entitled “Smokers
Spoil Meals for Others.”
Being a non-smoker I thoroughly enjoyed this article. It
was well written and adjectives used in the mess hall inci-
en rp lle
The statement by CW3 James Smith of 2 Armd. Div.
Food Service shows just how outdated the Army’s think-
ing is. I wonder if he would sreve rotten eggs moldy
cheese clabbored milk etc. in his mess hall just because
a regulation says to do it or that’s the way its been done
for years. I make reference to his statement: “for a hun-
dred years we have been striving to obtain a restaurant-
like atmosphere and they permit smoking.”
I suggest he CW3 James Smith come out of the Dark
Ages and join with the new restaurant-like atmosphere
movement: divided lunch room areas for the customers.
Point of fact being many cafeteria restaurants of this
area as well in other states are now accommodating the
non-smokers with a non-smokers eating rea. What’s it go-
ing to take the Army another hundred years to get with it
in achieveing this new restaurant-like atmosphere? Sure
sounds that way according to CW3 James Smith.
I know that articles in the SENTINEL are not necessari-
ly yours or the Army’s view point but I wish to thank you
for allowing me a non-smoker to sound off in response to
the here-to-fore mentioned article.
Dear SP6 Smith
Thank you for your views on the matter.
Dear Armadillo
Concerning the letter in the March 25 STRAIGHT TALK
column from Charlotte Kroger which praised Dr. Gould
for the routine check-up of her child. Is it possible to get a
routine check-up at Darnall? I called last week to try and
get an appointment for my 6 year-old daughter’s annual
check-up and was informed that routine check-ups are not
given. I was told that a child had to be sick before being
seen. I have since planned to take her to a civilian doctor
for the check-up. Could you clarify this for me? Are
routine check-ups available for children at Darnall or
should I go ahead and pay for one on the economy?
Dear SSG Scarbrough
Darnall Army Hospital doesn’t give routine physical ex-
ams to pediatric patients except for special types of ac-
tivities such as athletics scouts (boy or girl) or other ac-
tivities which require a physical check-up. You mentioned
Charlotte Kroger and her praise for Dr. Gould and ac-
cording to the DAH Adjutant there could’ve been a
circumstance which I mentioned here or possibly a pre or
post hospitalization physical. If you feel that something is
the matter with the child a routine appointment can be
made through Central Appointments Desk at 432-6661 or
685-2180 and they can evaluate the specific complaint.
Congratulations
to post librarians
National Library Week will be observed throughout the
United States and in many foreign countries during the
week April 4-10 1976. I wish to express my sincere
gratitude to each and every member of the Ft. Hood
Library System.
The Ft. Hood Library System is one of the most pro-
gressive and efficient centers of information research
reading and study in the United States Army.
Our librarians are noted for their professional and de-
dicated service. They have helped thousands of
servicemen and women improve their career proficiency
pursue their chosen course of self-development and have
provided a cultural and relaxing outlet in a most
wholesome environment.
I commend this very fine activity to all members of our
military community both military and civilian and invite
you to take advantage of the service it offers.
Congratulations for a commendable job and best wishes
for continued success.
R.M. SHOEMAKER
The Armadillo
Lieutenant General USA
Commanding
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Sincerely
SP6 Daniel F. Smith
The Armadillo
Thank you
SSG Scarbrough
EDITOR’S NOTE*r*Most
servicemen and women of to-
day feel that there is a need for
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PV 2 CYNTHIA HUNTER
4th SPT. CENTER 13TII
COSCOM
“A woman’s hair is her crown
of glory whether it’s hers or
she bought it to be hers. Short
hair just is not becoming on all
women and I feel that a woman
should be able to wear her hair
beautifully or whatever is
most attractive. The haircut
policy I feel should be more le-
nient and reasonable for both
men and women.”
It seems to never fail that when I’m doing something
very important (working the daily crossword puzzle) or
when I’m very busy (deciding to use cheese on my
sandwich) or when I’m occupied the telephone rings. The
other day I was occupied (in my bathroom) when the thing
yelled at me.
“Good afternoon I ’m your friendly telephone sur-
veyor” the voice announced cheerfully when I answered
the phone “and I ’m conducting a survey for our
newspaper.”
“Is this a recording?” I asked annoyingly.
“Would you mind answering a few questions for me?”
the telephone surveyor asked.
“It is a recording.” I stated and started to hang up.
“Please don’t hang up” the voice said urgently. I still
wasn’t sure that it was not a recording. “Would you
answer a few questions for me?” the voice repeated.
“Do I get a free trip to Mexico?” I asked.
“No I’m afraid not. You see this is an independent sur-
vey” the voice explained “and we don’t receive any out
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FT. HOOD SENTINEL FT. HOOD TEXAS
.THIS WEEK:
a change in our present haircut
policy. One might argue that
hair is part of the body and as
SSG LARRY KERN
HHC III CORPS
“Maybe five years from now
the Army will catch up with
current hair styles. I personally
don’t think the Army allows a
service member’s hair to grow
long enough. This is the way I
see it How can you set cer-
tain lengths on hair? There are
certain styles that you really
can’t regulate. Four inches of
my hair would probably hang
over my ears whereas some
others can grow their hair very
long and pack their hair before
reporting for duty.”
T. Gunner
PV2 ROBERT MARIN
HHC USAG
“I like long hair. Before I
came into the service my hair
was always long. But the length
of hair has no real importance
to me I’m in the Army and
we have to follow what regula-
tions the Army places on the
length of hair. In order to make
it easier when a person enlists
in the Army he should realize
that he will live with the
thought of doing his time with
short hair.”
SHOTS
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jo er
side financial support.
“Oh. I couldn’t keep the disappointment from my voice.
“Does that mean you won’t help us with our survey?”
“How about a free trip out of the state?” I asked
hopefully. Seeing I wasn’t going to get a free trip
anywhere I asked about a free gift.
“I’m terribly sorry but you’ve mistaken this call for
some other purpose than what it was intended” the voice
said. “We have no funds set aside to pay for answers to
our questions. We don’t buy responses.”
“Okay” I surrendered “I’ll answer your questions for
free. But it’s against my better judgment.”
“Good” the voice said cheerfully again. “Now the first
question is Do you read our newspaper?”
“No free gift?” I tried again. After the.silent pause I
answered. “Most of the time.”
‘What do you like most about our newspaper?
“The misspelled words” I replied.
“Misspelled words? I don’t understand” the surveyor
said.
who will do anything far
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The day of reckoning is upon us. Well maybe not quite
upon us but getting darn near. The calendar countdown
has begun and just two weeks from today a goodly portion
of the tax-paying population in the country will keep very
late hours and not just to watch Johnny Carson either. It’s
Income Tax time ladies and gentlemen time to pay the
piper.
April 15 has begun to gain a connotation for some people
right up there with Dec. 7 1941 Nov. 23 1963 and their
wedding anniversary. It’s a time that calls for extreme
measures maybe even actually.paying the tax! (heaven
forbid but it’s been known to happen!)
So it’s time to trot out your little pad of paper dig up all
your necessary certifications your W-2 forms your de-
ductions lay it all out on the kitchen table and get to work.
Maybe this time your little daughter won’t spill grape jelly
on the 1040 Form.
If you are foolish enough to wait until the last minute to
file your tax return be prepared for breaking pencils
pens that run out of ink and more than likely a movie
you’ve always wanted to see will be showing on the
television that night. Get with it and pay Uncle Sam what
he wants: Money. Not just anybody’s money either
YOUR money.
Everybody around you has already gotten their refund
check it seems. Everybody seems to know one person
who mailed his return on Jan. 3 and got it back two weeks
later. Meanwhile you check your box every day seeking
in vain your refund check. You start to imagine that the
kid you punched in third grade is now working for the IRS
and has never forgotten you. You start to snarl at
me our
What Is Your Opinion The A rm y’s Policies Governing Hair?
long as their hair is neat his function. On the other hand by to set common guidelines for six outspoken SPEAKING OUT
hair could drag the floor yet not the Army being a uniformed or- that uniformity. Here’s what victims had to say:
adversely affect his ability to ganization haircut regs serve
SGT EDDIE TURNER
HHC USAG
I kinda believe that the
length of hair does affect the
soldier. After all some regula-
tion must govern the length of
hair to an extent otherwise we
wouldn’t look like members of a
uniformed organization. But I
do believe in beards and as
long as a soldier can keep it
neat and reasonable then why
not? I’d prefer to wear one
myself.”
&HCKV
PFC SANDRA McCORD
CO. D 15TH MED BN. 1ST
CAV. DIV.
“I think that service mem-
bers should be able to wear
their hair long enough so that it
won’t be so short. Some guys
get so hassled about haircuts
that they go out and get all their
hair shaved off in anger. And
for women a woman should
look like a woman with long
or longer hair than that of their
male counterparts.
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Thursday April 1 19T6
PV2 RAYMOND HEBERT
4TH SPT. CENTER 1?TH
COSCOM
“As long as a guy has a neat
set of hair I don’t see why
anyone should have to get a
haircut just because to certain
people his hair appears too
long. The people themselves
should have a word to say on
this haircut policy. There
should be a governing body
within the people for the people
in the Army.”
“I look for the misspelled words in the newspaper to sell
to READER’S DIGEST. The next most exciting thing is
the wrong caption under the wrong picture. Do you re-
member the one with the picture of those poor desolate
animals getting their rabies shot at the shelter and the
caption reacf‘Judge says they are the healthiest he’s seen!
in 66 years.’ And the next page there were some
beauty contestants with a judge and the caption read
‘Dogs get the once over and shot in the leg. 4-
There was silence on the telephone. “Hello” I said.
“Hello? Hello?”
“Well thank you very much for your cooperation” the
surveyor said coldly.
“Aren’t you going to ask me any more questions?”
“There were several other questions but I don’t think I
will bother you with them.”
“Don’t you want to know what I like least about your
newspaper?” I hurriedly asked.
The telephone line clicked dead.
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mailmen and your neighbors begin to wonder about you.
The surest way to make a refund check late is to have
planned to take a vaction with it the moment it returns.
You have your leave form filled out and signed and it’s
your only chance to take leave within the next four
months. If the check doesn’t come you’ll be stuck at home
eh? A watched mailbox never delivers.
It’s hard sometimes to believe the money we’re all pay-
ing in throughout the year and on April 15 is helping to
keep this country of ours only 50 billion in debt a year. Just
think: the money you’ve paid in might have
broughtl/100th of the M60A1 sitting in a motor pool
somewhere because somebody else didn’t pay for the
tread it needs to get running again.
After it’s all said and done the Internal Revenue
Service actually does a magnificent job in handling an in-
credible complex chore. It’s a rare exception not the rule
that gets his return messed up. The people that need to get
stung usually do maybe not always right away but even-
tually the watchdogs in the IRS tend to get everything
done that needs to be done as quite a few unhappy tax
dodgers have found out.
Finally about 15 minutes before midnight April 15 you
wrap it all up and drive it down to a nearby mailbox in a
car that almost didn’t start. Back in the house at five
minutes till you breathe a sigh of relief and start to turn
out the lights and go to bed because some people have to
work in the morning.
Then your eyes fall cm your neglected state income tax
forms.
Play it again Uncle Sam.
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