Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1953 Page: 2 of 12
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Dangerous
Last Saturday
Warning Against
Heat Given Here
With the mercury soaring to high
est altitudes the Fort Hood Safety
Office issued a warning against
heat exhaustion today.
Heat exhaustion cramps and
stroke can be dangerous if not
treated properly and in time ac
cording to Safety Inspector Wood-
row W. Young.
Heat exhaustion heat cramps
and heat stroke are the three fair
ly distinct conditions which result
when the heat regulating mechan
ism of the body breaks down.
Heat exhaustion is manifested by
headaches confusion dizziness
weakness and rapid pulse. Occas
ionally there is a rise in tempera
ture of individuals who suffer heat
exhaustion. The skin is usually wet
and cool.
First aid consists of moving the
afflicted person into the shade
loosening the clothing elevating
the legs giving salt water and
evacuating to a hospital.
Colonel Starnes entered the Ar-
Hood Unit And
Officials Cited
By City Of Waco
PIO The 16th Armored Engin
eer Battalion of the 1st Armored
Division has received a certificate
for distinguished service for ren
dering its assistance in rescue ef
forts following the tornado that
struck Waco in May.
Also cited by the city of Waco
was Maj. Marvin D. Oberman
assistant Post provost marshal
who acted as laison officer bet
ween the military and civilian
authorities during the disaster per
iod.
The certificate awarded by the
Chamber of Commerce of the City
of Waco was given "for para
mount assistance and outstanding
skill in meeting the emergency
of the Waco Disaster due to the
tornado of May 11 1953."
The 16th Engineer Battalion was
led in the rescue operations by its
Colonel William L. Starnes. Men
of the battalion worked for four
straight days with little or no rest.
Fourteen bodies were recovered
by the soldiers in the course of
operations and an estimated total
of 26000 cubic feet of wreckage
was removed from the area as
signed to Fort Hood rescue teams
The certificate of distinguished
service with the official seal of the
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Wolf and Pat Taggart Cha
mber of Commerce President.
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chanic look under
Automobile Repair
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The same treatment given for
heat exhaustion is advised by med
ical authorities to victims of heat
cramps.
A hot dry skin preceded by a
headache dizziness delirium or
unconsciousness are symptoms of
heat stroke a most serious con
dition and resulting in high death
rate. The body temperature of per
sons suffering from heat stroke is
very high.
It is important that every effort
be made to reduce the tempera
ture by moving the stricken indi
vidual to a shady spot fanning and
sponging his body with cool water.
It is important to evacuate the vic
tim to a hospital as soon as pos
sible.
To prevent adverse effects from
the heat individuals are urged not
to overeat and to drink water fre
quently but in small amounts.
Review Held For
Departing 16th CO
The men of the 16th AEB held
a farewell review in honor of
their departing battalion comman
der Lt. Col. William L. Starnes
Jr. last Saturday morning.
Colonel Starnes is being trans
ferred to the United States Mili
tary Academy where he will as
sume command of the West Point
Engineer detachment.
Also on the reviewing stand was
the new 16th AEB commander
Lt. Col. Carl C. Edmondson who
assumed command of the battal
ion on Aug. 3.
Colonel Starnes had command
ed the 16th AEB lor a year. He
led the battalion through its basic
training period and saw it begin
its growth to a full strength or
ganization.
During the past year the 16th
AEB has played a large part in
the improvement of the Post. The
battalion was responsible for ma
jor construction jobs on the Post
ranges and under the supervision
of the Dads' Club constructed Camp
Moonraker.
The greatest accomplishment
of the men of the battalion was
their part in alleviating distress
and assisting the civilian agen
cies in Waco after the tornado
struck that city in May. For their
actions in this disaster members
of the battalion received many let
ters of commendation.
my as a private in 1938 and five
years later graduated from West
Point as a second lieutenant.
During the war years of 1943-44
he rose from the rank of second
lieutenant to major in 19 months.
He participated in the Normandy
Northern France and Central Eu
ropean campaigns before being re
turned to this country for hospi
talization.
The new 16th AEB commander
Colonel Edmondson is a graduate
of Akron University and was com
missioned a second lieutenant in
1938.
During the war he saw service
in the Pacific and Colonel Ed
mondson joined the 1st AD from
the Command and General Staff
College where he had just com
pleted the advanced course.
Waco Airbase
To Play Host
To Boy Scouts
James Connally Air Force Base
Waco Texas will play host this
year to the annual Explorer Ren
dezvous and encampment it was
announced by Commander Col
onel Ralph W. Rdoieck.
In announcing the event Colo
nel Rodieck officially invited all
Explorers in the nine county coun
cil area to participate in the en
campment scheduled for August
16 17 18 and 19.
The Explorer Scout Rendezvous
and Encampment sponsored by
the Heart O'Texas Council has
an interesting educational and en-
them. Colonel Rodieck added that
he expects it to be "the greatest
Texas Explorer function of the
year."
In addition to touring the many
sections of the air base in the four
day period the Explorers will
participate in group sports and
will receive classroom instruction
in basic principles of flight.
In the main attraction during
the Rendezvous one of Connally's
the Explorers above Waco in an
Air Force C-47 transport.
All Explorers interested in tak
ing part in the JCAFB encamp
ment are urged to contact Unit
leaders or adult Advisors as soon
as possible.
I06*N.MAIN fa
Hang Deputy
FLOWERS FOR THE GENERAL—Six year old Miss Paik Soon
Oak Seoul Korea presents Lt. General Bruce C. Clarke with a bou
quet of Korean flowers on the recent occasion^ of the I Corps Com
mander's inspection of the 101st Korean Service Command Hospi
tal. Little Miss Paik said "Thank you General for coming." The
101st Korean Service Command Hospital is considered one of the
finest and most modern of its kind in Korea. Background (1. to r.)
Col. Pak Ki Sung Commanding 101st KSC Division Lt. Col. Pak
Kyung Ho Chief of Staff 101st KSC Division Maj. Gen. Bak
Iim
Commander
New Policy
Personnel returning from other
parts of the world were given only
six months in their home country
before becoming eligible for serv
ice elsewhere.
Other changes made known in the
letter are that certain assignments
which were stabilized by regula
tions for periods of 18 to 24 months
NO MORE FLATS!
NO MORE TIRE
CHANGING!
Puncture proof any tire in
two minutes! It's so easy. Your
tires stay on the wheels. Just
screw a tube of SAFE-T-GARD
on air valve and squeeze.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
John Prior Distributor
BOX 109
Temple Texas Phone 8-3336
Please send me 4 tubes of Safe-
T-Gard for $8.00 postpaid.
For Tires up to 700 16.
Send cash check or money
order.
Name
Address
City State
SINCE
1932
Furniture
20000 Sq. Ft. Floor Space
Appliances
Carpeting
Television
The next time you are in Temple stop in we would like to
show you around our store. Up stairs (serviced by elevator)
you'll find room after room full of beautiful furniture. In these
rooms we have complete groupings of all the different rooms
of your home represented. And down in the basement (serviced
by elevator) well that is a different story—we will tell you later.
TEMPLE.TEXAS
THE ARMORED SENTINEL
I Corps and Colonel C. W. Rumpf
I Corps Surgeon. (Official U.S. Army Photo by PFC Ray St.
George)
Vets May Remain In
U.S. For 18 Months
(PIO)—On and after Sept. 1 en
listed personnel who have
not com-Army personnel assigned to the
iisiea pei&uunc Counter Intelligence Corps may be
pleted 18 months of service in the
continental United States since
their last overseas tour will not be
placed on orders for overseas ship
ment until eighteen months have
elapsed since their return to the
U. S.
This information was contained
in a letter from Headquarters
Fourth Army and has been adopt
ed as an Army-wide policy concern
ing reassignment of enlisted men.
Previously personnel returning
from the Far East Command were
guaranteed only nine months of
duty within the United States be
fore again being eligible for anoth
er tour overseas.
are reduced to 18 months regular
excepted from the changes when
needs of the service so require and
those assigned as ROTC instructors
will not be reassigned during an
academic year due to having been
back in the states the minimum
period.
BROWNS ASK INJUNCTION
TORONTO Aug. 11 —UP—The
Cleveland Browns asked for a tem
porary injunction Monday to keep
tackle John Kissell from playing
football with the big four Ottawa
Roughriders. Kissell has been prac
ticing with the Roughriders since
mid-July after signing a two-year
contract with the Browns for the
entire season.
Success Story
By PFC DICK SNOW USA
(AFPS Washington Correspondent)
"If Americans could be made
to realize how truly wonderful our
country is how much it offers to
the most humble citizen they
would get much more excited
about any threat to the liberties
which they too often take for grant
ed."
John Slezak Assistant Secretary
of the Army (Material) would be
the first to deny it but there are
few who fit "the most humble cit
izen" label as well as the man
who uttered the above words.
Mr. Slezak was born in Stara
Tura Czechoslovakia April 18
1896. His parents Simon and Ann
Trokan Slezak were poor. At 12
Slezak was learning the tool and
die-maker's trade in the famous
Skoda Munitions Works.
Through the next few years he
traveled to Belgium Austria
Hungary and Germany working
a short time at the same trade in
each country.
"That was the pattern in those
days I guess" Mr. Slezak rem
inisces. "That' was the way to
learn. There were few books of
instruction. You learned by doing."
"I remember joining a metal
workers' union just because it had
a library—not a very big one
but a place where I could go to
get and read books."
"One book proved to be an in
spiration to me" Mr. Slezak says.
"That book was Woodrow Wil
son's 'New Freedom' and it was
written before Mr. Wilson became
President."
Wilson's book cued the young
Czech to look to America for his
future. With less than $5 in his
pockets in 1916 John Slezak made
his way to the U. S. and his first
job in a tool and die works in Ra
cine Wis. He applied for citizen
ship the same year.
When WWI broke out Mr. Sle
zak became Pvt. Slezak in the
Army. He was assigned to the Rock
Island Arsenal 111. in charge of
small arms tooling division.
After the war Mr. Slezak want
ed a college education "on which
GERMAN FIGHTER RETURNS
NEWARK N. J. Aug. 11—UP
—German heavyweight Hein Ten
Hoff will box Jimmy Rousse of
Troy N. Y. in a 10-round bout at
Meadowbrook Bowl in Newark
Aug. 24 promoter Willie Gilzen-
berg announced Monday. It will be
Ten Hoff's third fight in America.
He beat A1 Spaulding at Las Vegas
last April and won a one-round
knockout over Bill Wilson in New
York July 28.
THRIFT DAY
Get Aquainted Sale
This is my greeting to you and an
invitation to you to visit me at the Tot
& Teen Shop. With these reduced prices
I get an opportunity to meet you and
get to know you and find out what you
would like in way of children's clothing.
Drop in and visit with me
CHILDREN'S
DRESSES
Reg. 6.98 & 8.98
$4W
NOW
4*6"
PANTIES
ALL SIZES
39e
UP
ALL SUMMER STOCK
REDUCED FOR THIS SALE
01 IDC Regular $1.98 Value
Making Room For
New Teen-Age Line
Many Other Items
REDUCED
TO COST
And
Below Cost
BACK TO SCHOOL
OLlrO HOW I
LEVY'S TOT & TEEN SHOP
(Formerly Connie's Tot Shop)
Mrs. Garland Levy Owner & Operator
307 N. 8th St. Killeen Ph- 7911
$149
Immigrant To Defense Post:
Life Of Army Material Chief
to base my future life" and he se
lected the University of Wisconsin
for its course in mechanical en
gineering.
Lack of a high school education
didn't stop him from pleading his
case to the UW registrar. He was
finally accepted and astounded
everyone by coming through with
flying colors.
From that point his rise was
rapid. He held various jobs in the
tool-making industry and also
found time to servs various tours
with the Army. He was commis
sioned a second lieutenant in the
Ordnance Corps Reserve in 1924.
He became nationally known for
his achievements in the field of
employee relations.
Mr. Slezak is the first immigrant
—now naturalized—to hold an of
fice on the Dept. of Army level
since James McHenry an Irish
immigrant was the Secretary of
War under President George Wash
Friday Is
ington in 1796.
"Each day is a new thrill for
me" Mr. Slezak says. "I'm still
living a dream that I had years
and years ago."
•1
Thursday August 13 1953
THRIFT DAY
BARGAINS GALORE
One Day Only!
FRIDAY AUG. 14th
and see for yourself.
This week turn through your Armored Sentinel and check the many
hundreds of items that will be on display in the Killeen stores on Thrift
Day. Every one will have a special price tag (Thrift Day Price) ..
every price tag will have a special meaning to you SAVINGS!
This merchandise has been set aside some of it for weeks in order to
give honest-to-goodness bargain prices. Shop with these merchants
COME AND GET IT
Hamburgers Hot Dogs Sand
wiches Malts Ice Cream
Fried Chicken.
JUICY PIG
Curb Service
New Highway 81 at East Central
Phone 726 Belton
*%r4ENGINiJ^J^SmeRS have
O A S S E
OVER ONt BILLION PASSENGER MILES OF FAITH Flit SERVICE
DAY
In Killeen
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1953, newspaper, August 13, 1953; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254344/m1/2/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.