Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1968 Page: 4 of 12
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Published in the interest of the military and civilian personnel at Ft Hood
Texas every Friday by the Community Enterprises Inc. Temple Texas.
Policies and statements reflected in the news and editorial columns represent
news of the individual writers and under no circumstances are to be considered
those of the Department of the Army. Advertisements in this publication do not
constitute an endorsement by the Department ot Defense of the products or serv
ices advertised. All news matter for publication should be sent to the Public In
formation Office. Armored Sentinel. Fort Hood Texas 76544. Telephone OV5-3410.
This is not an official army newspaper. However this publication receives Armed
Forces News Bureau material and papers are authorized to reprint non-copy-
riehtedAFNB material without written permission from AFNB
Advertising copy should be sent to:Business Office P. O. 868 .Temple. Texas
or Business Office 204 West Ave. B Killeen Texas. Subscription off post $3.00
per year $1.00 for three months. Distribution on post free
All pictures are United States Army Signal Corps photographs. Unless otherwise
noted the publication of these is not restricted except in cases involving republica
tion for advertising purpose at which time permission of the Department of the
tion for advertising purpose
Army must be obtained.
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I The Law And You:
Ounce Of Prevention
By CAPT. MARTIN IDZIK
Legal Assistance Officer
A favorite old saying isi "An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure." But what does it mean?
Legally speaking that statement means that it is
a lot easier to prevent a person from getting into some
sort of trouble or difficulty than it is to help him out
once he is in the middle of it. Doctors and dentists for
example will tell you to have yearly check-ups so that
they can prevent illness and disease from starting or
once they have started so that they can stop these con
ditions before they become too advanced. So every time
you have a toothache or you do not feel well you go on
sick call because you do not want these aches and pains
to get any worse and you realize that if you let things
slide for too long they will get worse.
What does this prove? Nothing much other than
the fact that when it comes to their health people fully
realize that "an ounce of prevention" when a disease or
an ache or a pain starts "is worth a pound of cure" after
the malady has advanced to the point where it requires
serious medical attention. However when it comes to
their legal and personal affairs people sometimes forget
all about trouble prevention and yell for help only after
the contract is signed or a creditor has written their com
pany commander or they are being sued. Then they run
to their legal assistance office and want their trouble
solved at once. By this time the legal "disease" may have
progressed to the point where it is very difficult if not
impossible for their legal adviser to help them even if
he can manage to scrape up a pound of legal "cure."
The solution to this everyday problem is simple.
When you are about to sign any contract as a financing
agreement or a lease or any paper which you do not
completely understand or you have begun getting letters
(as from the Internal Revenue Service) see your legal
assistance officer. If you are just sitting around one day
and you wonder whether you need a will you should also
see your legal assistance officer and talk these matters
over with him.
So think before you sign a contract or agreement
which will affect your financial affairs or which will im
pose a substantial legal obligation upon you. If you do
not understand completely what you are signing or if
it's for a large amount or a large number of payments
take the document to your legal assistance officer before
you sign and have it explained to you. If you have fin
ancial or personal legal problems see your legal assistance
officer before things get too bad. Finally do not put
matters of a legal nature off until the last minute that
last minute may be too late. And remember another old
saying: "A word to the wise should be sufficient."
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Cold Weather Hazards
One of the most pronounced and least watched haz
ards of cold weather is the unsafe operation of heating
equipment whether it be at home or while traveling in
an automobile.
According to the Texas Department of Health in
one hour traveling at 20 miles per hour an automobile
may produce up to 200 cubic feet of carbon monoxide.
This poisonous air may seep into the passenger compart
ment of vehicles through leaks in the muffler and ex
haust pipes.
Anyone traveling any long distance should have his
car checked for proper adjusting of the ignition and carb-
uretion before leaving and always travel with one window
open at least an inch.
The hazard of asphyxiation also exists in unvented
or gas fired heating appliances in the home.
A simple test for detection of a clogged vent may
be conducted by cutting off the burner and pilot light
and placing a lighted cigarette near combustion air open
ing. If smoke is drawn into the opening the vent is not
clogged.
In any room where there are gas burning appliances
at least one window should be left open an inch.
The most common symptoms of approaching com
plete asphyxiation are pounding of the heart dull head
aches flashes before the eyes dizziness ringing in the
ears and nausea.
The patient should be moved from the affected air
immediately and a physician should be called.
Whether you're traveling over the highways on
an extended leave or sitting snugly in your home remem
ber to watch for these hazards of the cold weather.
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Shower room floors tend to get slippery when wet.
Always be extra careful when in or around the shower
room.
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By MARY FELLER
Command Information
A booklet titled
Texas Welcomes
"Ft. Hood
You" is
Headquarters Avenue. awarded upon graduation.
According to Continental
Army Command information
extra service obligation such as
is attached to Warrant Officer
Complaints have been receiv
ed that DA Pamphlets in the 360
series are hard to get. These
materials are distributed by the
U.S. Army AG Publications
Center Baltimore Md. 21220
through the Pinpoint Distribu
tion System. You (every com-
a it
have an account with the
Baltimore Publications Center.
This is done by completing DA
Form 124 and submitting it to
the next higher headquarters for
approval. Notice the word ap
proval this does not imply con
solidation.
After approval the DA Form
12-4 is mailed directly to the AG
Baltimore. From this point the
Publications Center in
center will mail the materials
requested in the quantities
desired directly to your unit. If
consolidation of accounts is
made at any headquarters it
delays receipt of materials at
the unit level and defeats the
Distribution System.
'Prisoners of War" is a ma
jor emphasis topic suggested for
the third quarter FY 1968. DA
Pam 360-230 "Prisoners of
War" and AFIF-166 "PW
Your Rights and Obligations
Under the Geneva Convention"
support this topic. The film is
an audience participation type
and must be previewed prior to
presentation. Don't forget the
articles in the February and
August issues of Army Digest.
Write the Commandant U.S.
Army Engineer School Ft.
Belvoir Va. 22060 for several
packets of pre-Vietnam training
materials issued to Engineer of
ficers and noncommissioned of
ficers bound for Vietnam.
"Bravo Brings Bravos" on
Page 65 of the January issue of
Army Digest tells the story of
the 1st Armd. Div.'s aid to
refugees from rri can
Beulah. There are photographs
of Ironsides' men in action and
a picture of Maj. Gen. Richard
G. Stilwell Task Force Bravo
commander.
DINETTE
Table Leaf and
4 Chairs
$
or below who have infantryl instruction.
scores of 100 or higher and have Candidates who have reached
approximately 18 months left to Specialist 4 at the time of selec-
serve may qualify for the Non- tion will be promoted to cor-
commissioned O fi Can- poral with date of rank adjusted
didate Course. to reflect the date of rank held in
The course which is being the specialist grade.
available for issue to unit order- held at Ft. Benning Ga. and Ft.j Personnel who are in grade E
ly rooms. The booklet contains a Knox Ky. is 12 weeks long and 4 upon entering the course may
map of Ft. Hood information on is followed by nine weeks of on-be promoted to sergeant E-5
assistance medical facilities)the-job training (OJT) at
recreational activities. It is various installations in the U.S.
available for pickup in thej An 11B40 (Light Weapons
Information Office Bldg. 60 on Infantryman) MOS will be
Flight Training and Officer Can
didate School is required of NCO
Candidate School graduates.
Increased pay opportunities
are also available to graduates
of the course.
According to O N A
figures an oustanding student
who enters the course as an E-3
and graduates an E-6 may earn
up to $2047.80 more than the
soldier who graduates from
Advanced Infantry Training as
an E-3 and does not attend the
NCO course.
Increased promotion op
portunities are also avalable to
students of the course ac
cording to CONARC in
formation.
All personnel through the
grade E-3 will be promoted to
corporal E-4 upon entrance into
the course. Date of rank for
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
NCO Academy Gives Chance
For Quick Pay Advancement
Soldiers holding the grade oflprior to the first day of course
during the course prior to com
pletion of the academic phase if
they meet time-in-grade criteria
Warning Systems
Testing Slated
Testing of the Ft. Hood-
Killeen outdoor warning
systems will be conducted at
10 a.m. Wednesday. Jan. 17.
Testing will be made on the
third Wednesday of each
month to insure that the
warning systems are in proper
working order.
The tests will differ slightly
from actual warning signals.
The test warning signals will
be of a one-minute duration in
minute blasts required of an
actual warning.
No action will be required of
the general public during
these tests.
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of a red-streaked sandstone cliff
by os at an in I
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and are recommended for pro
motion by the training in
stallation commander.
Candidates who
Five per cent of the graduates
who demonstrate exceptional
tactical skill poise confidence
and maturity may be promoted
to staff sergeant.
Under present conditions
most graduates of the NCO Can
didate Course will join combat
units in Vietnam.
The course includes in
struction at fire team squad
and platoon levels in offensive
an iv a
airmobile operations combat in
telligence and numerous other
fields necessary to an effective
fighting machine.
Other prerequisites for enroll
ment in the course include a
confidential security clearance
MOS 11B 13 or more months
remaining after completion of
the course not on orders to Viet
nam when selected and selec
tion by the man's unit com
mander.
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Soldiers interested in volun
teering for attendance should in- CH2-5121
form their company comman
der.
BEST MESS
The 502nd Admin Co. re
cently received 2nd Armd. Div.
Spt. Cmd. best mess award for
the month of December from Lt.
Col. Warden R. Kimmins Spt.
Cmd. commander.
"Eskimo" is a misnomer the
N at on a a a
successfully Though the northlanders prefer
complete the academic phase of cooked meat they bear an In-
the instruction will be promoted dian name meaning "eater of
to sergeant E-5.
raw
flesh."
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Only the
Armored Sentinel
Gives
Complete Coverage
to this huge
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or
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V2 HOG Cut and Cured to Suit
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Salesladies
& FROZEN FOOD
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YOU are invited to patronize the
merchants who advertise in the Sentinel!
These merchants appreciate your business!
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Washington D.C.
Serving Officers and their Families
Write or Call Fort Hood Representative
DONALD B. GUILLETT
5804 Westslope Dr. Austin Texas 78731*
GL3-4100
YOU'VE GOT TO
TELL EM
SELL 'EM!
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Friday January 1219*68'
Mrs. Peggy Hatley—Copperas Cove
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plant in Lampasas and pick your meat.
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