The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975 Page: 5 of 20
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Thursday November 6 1975
Please print the article in your column.
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Well Halloween is over and now we exchange our party masks and costumes for
turkey and dressing and long woolen mufflers. Halloween was a pretty good night for
me. I dressed up as a human and with my Army-issue trash bag in tow I waddled up
and down the streets saying “trick or treat” and received something in return. One
lady getting in with the spirit of the thing decided to make me do a trick. She wanted
me to take off that mask so she could see who in their right mind would dress up in an
Armadillo shell to go trick or treating. When I told her I was actually an armadillo she
said something to the effect “Well with that kind of imagination I guess you can take a
joke too.” And she promptly went back into her house and returned with a can'of fish
food and dumped it into my bag.
Well ma’am I can take a joke but I’m not the one who soaped your windows with
floor wax. And you can believe that...
Dear Armadillo
I was reading the newspaper today and came across this article. I feel as if it would be
of some value to a few people that may be thinking of using the needle or are now using
it.
Dear Concerned
Here is the letter: ORANGE Tex. (AP) 'This is a suicide note. I’m going to kill
myself. Nobody is responsible for my death bat me. If your damned laws will pat this in
the paper maybe somebody might read it mid it could save some lives. If anybody ever
sticks a needle in their veins they are dead. It's just that simple.
Police said Vaughn Edward Block a 31-year-old pipefitter wrote the note which was
found in his shirt pocket. Block’s body was found slumped in his station wagon Monday
night. Police said he apparently died of a drug overdose.
Friends described him as soft spoken a man as you’d want to meet.
Block left a wife six children and needle marks on both arms.
Block had lived in Orange most of his life.
He was buried Tuesday.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Dear Armadillo
When we stop treating women as objects we will have an easier time respecting them
as people. Women can help out by not acting like objects and acting like people. The FT.
HOOD SENTINEL can help out by not printing the weekly EYECATCHER.
Dear Tim
Thank you for airing your opinion on the subject. I appreciate hearing from my re-
waders this way. By the way the SENTINEL has been printing a survey for the last three
weeks to discover the popularity of the various sections of the SENTINEL. The
EYECATCHER was only one of them.
Dear Armadillo
I have been reading your column on the FT. HOOD SENTINEL every week and I real-
ly enjoy your conscious comments and assistance that you provide anyone who writes to
you.
At the present time I have a difficult problem with family housing and I would like to
receive your assistance.
My problem is as follows: I am a staff sergeant in a two-bedroom house. My family is
composed of my wife a six-year-old son a four-year-old daughter a seven-day-old baby
girl. As you can see my house is too small for my large family. I went to the housing of-
fice seeking assistance in obtaining a larger set of quarters and all I got was a case of
the “jaws.” The housing lady first informed me that as a staff sergeant I was living in
an unauthorized area for my rank then explained to me in a very rude manner that I to
reapply for quarters and that I will have to go to the bottom of the waiting list. Upon re-
ceipt of my new quarters (eight to ten months from the day of application) I have to
move on my own expense. I did not argue. I would like for you to check the present hous-
ing policy and please let me know if this is true. I feel that housing personnel would like
for your children not to grow and your wife not to get pregnant so they don’t have to
move you but that is impossible.
Thank you for any assistance that you can provide in the above mentioned matter I
am very sure that there area lot of quarters occupants in the same shoes.
Antonio Nunez-Rodriguez
Dear Antonio
I spoke with housing and here’s the scoop. Your oldest child was eligible from the time
that he turned six for his own room therefore you could’ve applied for quarters at that
time and probably would’ve been high on the waiting list. However we can’t cry over
spilled milk. All that you can do now is apply for an exception to policy for housing for
consideration based on your needs and the degree of emergency. Your commander is
the one that you should talk to for this. The matter will be taken through the channels
for consideration. If you get the exception to policy the move will be at your own ex-
pense.
You are living in an area that has been redesignated however your were there before
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announces new office hours.
Both of our offices will
be open:
MON. FRI. 9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
SATURDAY 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Beginning Monday Nov. 10
1400 East Hwy. 190
699-2727
Ophthalmic Dispensers
a S a O a
Gray at Ave. 0
526-5550
Sincerely
A Concerned Soldier
The Armadillo
Tim J. Kinast
The Armadillo
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MOTOR HOTEL
RESTAURANT
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Rooms 15-300 people
Catering Service
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Luncheon
GRAY & AVE
634-3151
O N ANYTHING
$ 2 5
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LAID A W AY BETWEEN
N O W & DEC. 1 st
PAGEL & SON’S JEWELERS
440 Plaza
526-4467 634-5555
Midtown Mall
FT. HOOD SENTINEL FT. HOOD. TEXAS
the change came about. And even if you weren’t the rules on housing in a certain area
are not hard and fast. It goes according to the percentage of personnel in a certain grade
or rank needing housing and which areas are available. In other words you will be able
to stay where you are. If they direct you to move it will be at government expense.
I'm sure housing realizes that children will grow* and that a woman can indeed get
pregnant and they’re not holding that against you. But there is a shortage of housing on
post and with the new areas opening up there is no telling what could happen next. Con-
gratulations on the birth of your new baby girl.
Dear Armadillo
Chances are you won’t print this but I have a question. In case you do I’d like to know
why the EM on Ft. Hood have to pay $2 for a hair cut and the officer and NCO Clubs only
charge $1.75? It seems to me that this is discrimination. Or perhaps the more you make
the less you pay? Must the underdog be taxed more? It’s no wonder we have inflation
but should it be reserved for the underdog only?
Dear Concerned
Since the time that you wrote this letter something has changed. The prices in the club
barber system and the PX barber system are now the same. The club system held at the
old price until Oct. 26 so as to coincide with the keeping of their books. So the prices are
now the same.
Sometimes though the prices may be different. But for the most part they try to keep
them about the same. No matter what you are still saving money by getting your
haircuts on post rather than off-post.
Dear Armadillo
In reply to the button zipper comment there seems to be a pat answer given. On a
particular Sunday in September of this year my wife and I were in the Main Post Ex-
change. I asked four different people (sales personnel) in the vicinity of the military
sales section where we could get fatigue buttons khaki buttons and zippers for fatigues.
We received answers ranging from “I don’t know” to check the sewing center”
(which we had previously checked) to “go to the cleaners on post and see if they have
any.” Naturally one of the sales personnel made the statement that they were on order
and had not come in yet. These answers have been standard since' August of 1975.
Out of desperation we were forced to go off post to a tailor shop. They had the zippers
(naturally) but they were not for sale. It cost me $4 to get two pair of fatigue pants re-
paired. My wife could have done the same job for approximately 85 cents. The $3.15
could have fed my family one complete meal bought at the Commissary and prepared
at home.
Buying anew pair of fatigue pants because of a busted zipper or anew khaki shirt
because of buttons missing seems hardly a logical solution. Going off post to a tailor
shop where the price of repair is one-third the cost of anew pair of fatigue pants also
falls in this category.
For want of a nail a shoe was lost for want of a shoe a horse was lost for want of a
horse the battle was lost. Is this the answer when a soldier fails to arrive on time for
want of a zipper?
Dear Result
A similar situation appeared in my column and the answer I gave that person is the
one that was given to me. I cannot say whether the people I talked to were telling the
truth that is the chance I take.
I understand your situation and believe me it would be a whole lot easier if the stocks
STRAIGHT
ARMADILLO
The Armadillo
Sincerely yours
For want of results
WHEELS
OF TEXAS
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Yours truly.
Concerned
The Armadillo
300 Hwy. 440 Souths
Killeen....634-7518 I
USED CARS I
WITH MANY
UNUSED MILES
Open 5 to 8 Daily 5
We Specialize In
High Performance Cars
Klecuten*.
HOME OF THE
4AAj ^ay cjUo/t
HARKER HEIGHTS
West Hwy. 190
KILLEEN
61 Gilmer
8th & Dean
Ave. A & College
TALK
were readily available at all times. The Army gives us a clothing allowance to make up
for these times when we have to replace or repair our military clothing. It doesn’t
always cover the expense but wit's better than nothing at all.
As I said from time to time the military sales section will run out of things like but-
tons and zippers you probably just caught them at a bad time.
The Armadillo
INSURANCE
We Can Insure
All Drivers-17 & Up
A ll a 7
TERMS AVAILABLE
"We Won't Scalp You' Car Home Fire
APACHE INSURANCE AGENCY
307 W. Hwy 190 Copperas Cove
Mon.-Fri. 9 to Sat. 9 to 1 547-7511 547-7512
CAR UNDERCOATING
A a a a $ 2 8
Foreign Cars ..................... Slightly Less
ENGINES STEAM
CLEANED
KILLEEN
CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH
2800 E. Hwy 190 699-1431
79° PER SET
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COPPERAS COVE
East Hwy. 190
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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975, newspaper, November 6, 1975; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth309220/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Casey Memorial Library.