The Fort Wolters Trumpet (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1966 Page: 1 of 12
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The Fort Wolters Trumpet
"To win the
public's
confidence .
confide in
the public."
Published by W. D. Hart & Sons, Inc., a private firrr^ in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by the publishers and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of Hie Army
he appearance ot advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1966
VOL. X NO. 12
FORTWOLTERS, TEXAS
Wolters To Open UF Campaign
Funds Underwrite Support
Of 27 Community Activities
One Roof Shelters All
The annual United Fund Drive will be
conducted at Fort Wolters during a three
week period from September 19 through
October 7.
This year's campaign will be led by
MAJ Leonard A. Stanley, Jr., Chief of
Services Division, S4, who has been desig-
nated as the Fort Wolters United Fund
officer.
The 1966 drive will solicit funds for
the United Fund organizations of both Palo
Pinto and Parker Counties. Donors may
give to either county fund or divide their
donation between the two funds.
A total of 27 community organizations
in both Palo Pinto and Parker Counties
are supported by the United Fund of this
local area. Eight of these area agencies
directly serve Fort Wolters. They are:
American Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Little League, Youth Activities
Council, United Service Organizations,
Transient Welfare and 4-H clubs.
Other area charitable organizations
supported by the UF are: Crippled Chil-
dren's Society, Local Charity, Milk Fund,
Nazareth Hospital Auxiliary, Salvation
Army, Texas United Fund, Medical Re-
search Foundation of Texas, Texas Re-
habilitation Center, Texas Social Wel-
fare Association, Texas United Service
Organization (Community Service), South-
HELIPORT NAMESAKE
COL Wayne E. Downing
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Heliport To Be
Named For First
AssistantComdt
Fort Wolters' new $2 million heliport
at Mineral Wells Airport will be named
"Downing Army Heliport" in honor of the
late COL Wayne E. Downing, the first
assistant commandant of the U.S.Army
Primary Helicopter School, COL E. P.
Fleming Jr., Center commander, an-
nounced this week.
Formal dedication ceremonies will
take place September 30th at 3 p.m.
during a "Ft. Wolters Community Open
House" which marks the observance of the
tenth anniversary of the U.S. Army Pri-
mary Helicopter School at Ft. Wolters.
The general public is invited.
COL Wayne E. Downing, a pioneer
Army aviator whose efforts served to pro-
vide a foundation for the present concept
of air mobility employed by the U.S.Army,
served as Assistant Commandant of the
helicopter school from 1956 to 1958.
Born in Minong, northwestern Wiscon-
sin, on May 17, 1910, Colonel Downing
was killed in the line of duty in a freak
accident on April 19, 1961. While attend-
ing a conference at Indian Springs Air
Force Base, Nevada, Colonel Downing was
struck by flying debris when an Air
Force helicopter crashed during take-off.
At the time of his death Colonel Downing
was assigned to the Office of the Chief
of Staff for Logistics, Department of the
Army, Washington, D.C.
Colonel Downing, whose military
career began at age 17 as a private in
the Idaho National Guard in 1927, earned
a reputation in Army circles of being a
thoughtful planner and innovator. He was
a recognized expert on Arctic military
operations and at one time commanded
the Alaska Task Force of the 30th. En-
gineer Group (Topographic) prior to be-
coming Group commander.
Under his leadership the Alaska Task
Force mapped over 80,000 square-miles
of Arctic Alaska during the summer of
1955 using helicopter-survey teams. This
mapping feat is still unequalled in the
annals of topographic surveying.
At the time of his death Colonel
Downing was a senior Army aviator, and
multi-engine, instrument, fixed wing, and
helicopter qualified.
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western Diabetic Foundation, Texas Asso-
ciation for Mental Health, and Local Wel-
fare.
"You at Fort Wolters are a vital part
of the United Fund Drive. Many activities
are paid for by your dollars and cents,"
said Pennie W. Adkins, co-chairman with
Benny Saylors of the Palo Pinto County
UF Drive, Adkins spoke before a meeting
of Fort Wolters unit campaign chairmen
at the post theatre Tuesday.
Adkins explained that a Budget and Ad-
missions Committee of the UF screened
applicants and organizations seeking UF
aid as to how and why moaies would be
spent. "The UF is run in a strict business
manner. Your UF money goes to theplace
that you would have it go," he said.
Fort Wolters unit campaign chairmen
and their organizational elements are:
COL William T. Schmidt, USAPHSj LTC
Forrest W, Johnson, S2/S3; LTC Fred
Sabol, Center Engineer; MAJ Lewis E.
Prachyl, 311 ASA Bn; LTC Woodrow W.
Carter, Center S4; LTC John L. Holla-
day, Troop Command; LTC Thomas H.
Evans, Jr., Comptroller; LTC Hal J.
Board, USADD: LTC Edmond Scavone,
BAH; MAJ David P. Leland, Center SI;
LTC Edward J. Porter, IG, PIO, PMO,
SJA, Chaplain, Civilian Personnel; and
CPT Thomas L. Atkeson, Btry.D, 4th
Msl. Bn.
4thA Civilian
Strength Now
At 18,321 Mark
Fourth U.S. Army, one of the five
continental armies, now has 18,321 civil-
ian employees.
As a result of the U.S. Army build-up,
more than 4,800 new employees havebeen
added by Fourth Army in the past year,
and minority-group hires account for 28
per cent of the increase.
Fourth Army continues to give empha-
sis to those activites which will provide
equal opportunity to all races.
COL E. S. Sleeper, Fourth Army's
deputy equal employment officer, said that
the command will be well represented at
a seminar on equal employment opportuni-
ty in Dallas, Sept. 19-21. The seminar is
under the auspices of the Dallas Region,
U.S. Civil Service Commission, which
comprises Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla-
homa and Texas.
The objective of this seminar is to
aid federal officials in carrying out their
responsibility for minority group mem-
bers in recruitment, hiring and develop-
ment, as well as insuring a proper en-
vironment in the organization in which
these employees work.
Colonel Sleeper and Charles Schmidt,
Fourth Army training and development
officer for civilian personnel, will attend
the seminar from Headquarters Fourth
Army. Equal employment opportunity offi-
cers from each major Fourth Army in-
stallation also will attend. Fort Wolters'
representative at the seminar will be Hob-
bie Dean, employee relations specialist
post.
Here is a breakdown of the number of
civilian employees at major Fourth Army
installations as of July 31: Fort Bliss,
Tex., 4,583; Fort Sill, Okla., 3,749; Fort
Hood, Tex., 3,220; Fort Polk, La., 2,712;
Fort Sam Houston, 2,573, and Fort Wol-
ters, 569. Fort Sam Houston's total in-
cludes Headquarters Fourth Army and the
Fourth Army Medical Laboratory but does
not include Brooke Army Medical Center
which is under the jurisdiction of the
Army Surgeon General.
UNITED FUND
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"Casting Ballot...Duty Of Every Free American"
Sept. 28 Designated 'Armed Forces Voters Day'
Not many soldiers will be at "home"
when the time comes to cast ballots in
the November general elections, but this
doesn't mean they lose their right to vote*
September 28 has been designated by
the Secretary of Defense as "Armed
Forces Voters Day." On that day all
servicemen who are eligible to vote are
urged to make preparations so they can
vote in November.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. Mc-
Namara said in a recent message:"Cast-
ing a ballot at election time is the duty
and privilege of every free American."
He strongly recommended that absen-
tee voters mail a Federal Post Card
Application to their local election offi-
cials.
The Army's goal is to make sure every
absentee voter takes the proper appli-
cation steps by Armed Forces Voters Day.
Soldiers and dependents who haven't
sent for absentee ballots to vote in the
upcoming elections are advised to pay
particular interest to deadlines on which
absentee ballots mast be in the hands of
local election officials. Absentee ballot
requirements for each state are listed
below:
ALABAMA: Must be received no later
than Election Day.
ALASKA: Must be postmarked no later
than Election Day.
ARIZONA: Mast be received by 6 p.m.
Election Day.
ARKANSAS: Mast be received by 6:30
p.m. Election Day.
CALIFORNIA: Must be received by 5
p.m., day before Election.
COLORADO: Must be received by
5 p.m. Election Day.
CONNECTICUT: Must be received by
6 p.m., day before Election.
DELAWARE: Must be received before
12 noon, Election Day.
FLORIDA: Must be received by 5 p.m.
day before Election.
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FIRST CONTRIBUTION — MAJ Leonard A. Stanley Jr. receives a check from Center
SGM Samuel N. Hite for United Fund donations from enlisted personnel at Fort
Wolters. Major Stanley, Chief of Services Division, S4, is the 1966 United Fund
Chairman officer at Fort Wolters.
GEORGIA: Must be received by the
day before Election.
HAWAII: Must be received by the day
before Election.
IDAHO: Must be received by close of
polls on Election Day.
ILLINOIS: Must be received by Elec-
tion Day.'
INDIANA: Must be received by 6 p.m.
day before Election.
IOWA: Must be received in time to be
delivered to election officials before Elec-
tion Day.
KANSAS: Must be received by 1 p.m.,
day before Election.
KENTUCKY: Must be received by close
of polls on Election Day.
LOUISIANA: Must be received in time
to be delivered to election officials on
Election Day.
MAINE: Must be received by 5 p.m.,
Election Day.
MARYLAND: Must be received before
the polls close on Election Day.
MASSACHUSETTS: Must be received
before the polls close on Election Day.
MICHIGAN: Must be received by the
close of polls on Election Day.
MINNESOTA: Must be received by
Election Day.
MISSISSIPPI: Must be received in time
to be delivered to election officials on
Election Day.
MISSOURI: Mast be received by 6p.m.
day after Election.
MONTANA: Must be received in time
to be delivered to election officials on
Election Day.
NEBRASKA: Must be postmarked by
midnight of the day before the Election
and must reach local officials by 10 a.m.,
Thursday after the Election (10 November)
NEVADA: Must be received by Elec-
tion Day.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Must be received in
time to be delivered to election officials
on Election Day.
NEW JERSEY: Must be received by
Election Day.
NEW MEXICO: Must reach Secretary
of State (Santa Fe) in time to be forward-
ed to County Clerk by 12 noon, day be-
fore Election.
NEW YORK: Must reach Division for
Servicemen's Voting (Albany) in time to
be delivered to election officials by 12
noon, Election Day.
NORTH CAROLINA: Must be received
by 12 noon, Saturday before Election (5
November)
NORTH DAKOTA: Must be received
within one week after Election Day.
OHIO: Must be received by 12 noon,
Election Day.
OKLAHOMA: Must be received by 5
p„m.,Friday before the Election(4 Nov.).
"UN Day" Proclamation
WASHINGTON (AFNB) - President
Johnson has proclaimed October 24 as
United Nations Day.
In his proclamation President Johnson
said, "The UN has been effective in con-
taining local disputes which, if unchecked,
could have led to general war."
OREGON: Must be received by Elec-
tion Day.
PENNSYLVANIA: Must be received by
10 a.m., 2d Friday after Election Day
(18 November).
RHODE ISLAND:Must be received by
9 p.m., Election day.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Must be received
bji Election Day.
TENNESSEE: Must be received by 10
a.m., Election Day.
TEXAS: Must be mailed by midnight,
day before the Election, and must be
received by 1 p.m., Election Day.
UTAH: Must be received by Election
Day.
VERMONT: Must be received by Elec-
tion Day..
VIRGINIA: Must be returned by regis-
tered or certified mail by Election Day.
WASHINGTON: Must be voted on Elec-
tion Day and must reach election officials
by the 15th day after General Election
(November 23).
WEST VIRGINIA: Must be received by
Election Day.
WISCONSIN: Must be received by Elec-
tion Day.
WYOMING: Must be received in time
to be delivered to election officials at or
before the opening of polls on Election
Day.
GUAM: Must be received in time to
be delivered before Election Day.
VIRGIN ISLANDS: Must be received by
Election Day.
67 Air Medals Given At Two
Wolters'Awards Ceremonies
Flight Division personnel received 58
awards of the Air Medal at ceremonies
held Tuesday at division headquarters.
LTC Donald W. Fisher made the presen-
tations.
Recipients were CPTs Raymond E.
Collins (1st OLC), David Z. Keating
(5-18), and Ramon D. Layva (6th); 2LT
Albert C. Wilkins Jr. (3d), CW3s Roy
D. Jackson (7, 8, 9) and Ablert G. Gay
(5, 9).
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| 328th Band |
| Assigned Here |
E Fort Wolters will have its own E
5 band in October. 5
EE The 328th Army Band will arrive E
H here shortly after the first of the 5
j| month from its present duty sta- E
H tion, the Brooklyn Army Terminal. E
The unit was activated in 1946, |
E at which time they were assigned E
ff to the Brooklyn Army Terminal. |
E They later moved to Fort Ham- S
§ ilton, New York, until 1958, when {§
E they returned to the B.A.T. where s
S they have remained until their pres- e
5 ent move to Fort Wolters.
| The 328th has played at the New ||
5 York World's Fair, the opening of j|
H the Verezanno Narrows Bridge in H
H Brooklyn, the 100th anniversary 5
§ celebration of Prospect Park, for ^
| various functions at the Waldorf E
= Astoria, for numerous parades in E
= and around New York City, and E
E recently, they won first prize at E
1 the Carteret, New JerseyBandFes- §
| tival.
E The band presently consists of E
E 30 members.
= MSG Vito J. Carbone, the director, i
| has over 20 years experience in the E
E band field.
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Also CW2s Ivan F. Brooks (8, 9,.10),
William P. Lee (7, 8), Kenneth E. Lin-
ville (6, 8, 10, 13, 14), Dwayne L. Pet-'
erson (11th), Bobby L. Dickens (1, 9,
10), Gary W. Jones (13-16^ Clarence R.
Carpenter (13-18), Richard N. Woodward
(6, 7, 8, 12, 13) and George R. Reel (4th),
and WOls Richard J. Schoolcraft (10, 17),
Timothy P. Cousens (9, 10) and Alan J.
Schultz (7, 8).
At the same ceremony senior Army
aviator wings were presented MAJ Arlin
Deel.
Awards of the Air Medal were pre-
sented CW2s George Freeburg, Donald
N. Neuman and Edward J. Weisenburger
at ceremonies held September 7 at Flight
Evaluation.
Freeburg received his 29-31st awards;
Neuman his 21-25th and Weisenburger his
seventh award.
LTC Leo C. Bryan made the presen-
tations.
Three More Notables
Send Greetings In 10th
Anniversary "Trumpet"
Three more prominent Americans have
added their names to the star-studded
list of notables who have forwarded spe-
cial, personal material for publication
in the 10th Anniversary Issue of the TRUM-
PET, September 30, 1966.
General of the Army Omar N.Bradley,
and Congressmen Omar Burleson and Jim
Wright, have added their salutes to the
U. S. Army Primary Helicopter School.
A partial list of other notables making
special contributions to the Anniversary
Issue are: Pulitzer prizewinner BiU Maul-
din (Willie & Joe); Charles Schulz (Pea-
nuts), Milt Canniff (Steve Canyon); Chester
Gould (Dick Tracy); John Wayne; Senator
John Tower; General Mark Clark; General
Hamilton H. Howze; and many, many more.
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