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Show Page January HILL TOP TIMES 4 19, i962 COMMUNISM AND YOU HILL TOP TIMES BASE NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Air Force News In Brief Active National of Russians Wrogressl Must Be Recogn ized duty personnel holding Service Life Insurance Four Consecutive Years There was a time, not too many (NSLI) policies from WWII and carthe Korean War may still exercise years ago, when American Comthe toonists were portraying important options to protect them munists of Russia as shaggy-beardeselves against total disability. thugs .Eligible USAF personnel can title "Bolshe the This week Hill AFB joined with other Federal agencies throughout under grouped buy protection up to $100 a month viks." Not many people m the the Nation inc celebrating the 79th anniversary of the signing of the with a minimum rider charge. The States took them seriously. Civil Service Act on Jan. 16, 1883. exact formula is $10 in monthly United, viewed as a minor revowere Week--JaThey n. 14 20 should Observance of Civil Service through income for each $1,000 of insur group in a country far renew in every Federal employee an interest in the merit system ance. Rider premiums vary ac lutionary from American shores. removed the equitable employment system made possible by the passage cording to the individual but are They would "soon disappear and all of the Civil Service Act. inexpensive. would be well again in "Holy The Veterans Administration Triggered by the assassination of President Garfield, the enact ment of the Civil Service law and the advent of the Civil Service Comreports that more than 800,000 It is true that they were a mission brought to an abrupt end the "spoils system." The system, un persons, in and out of service, minority as late as 1917, but the checked since the time of President Andrew Jackson (1829), always have bought this disability proCommunish plan for capturing Rus all claiming political favor, immediately tection since it was first ofbrought a rush of and afterwards all na sia first, after each election. fered in November, 1958. Well tions in turn, was in of earth the Today "civil servants" may take satisfaction in the knowledge over three million veterans have motion. Led by a man named that they are hired on the basis of individual merit and fitness. Also yet to make a disability option. Lenin, the Reds took over Russia in with competent, honest, and enthusi VA officials are frank in stat Federal offices are famous "October Revolution" astic employes, placed in their jobs through competitive examinations. ing that the disability rider has the 1917. of By 1922, "the Union of Politics, religion, race or personal factors have no bearing on their one drawback. The disability rider Soviet Republics" (U. S. S. R.) "ceases to exist after age 60 and appointment. of Siberia, the Russia, no payment is made for disabil- consisting the The United States Government, the world's largest employer and the Georgians Ukraine, ities incurred after that age." today, is doing some of the most important work in the world. It was formed. Turks Azerbaijanian is work vital to our Nation's welfare, economy, and security and Any VA regional office or the Murder, violence and starvation Administration at Wash- were the Veterans course well world the of effect that may history. weapons that brought D. C, can furnish full 25, Identification with such work should be a source of great pride to ington into the Communish these people every Federal employee and a stimulus to be a goodwill ambassador for details and application forms. orbit. the public service. In this way, and in this way only, can the misconWorld War II (1939-194saw INSURANCE REFUND ceptions and prejudices about Government work and workers be removmore some more and nations More than 200,000 Korean Vet ed and the full support and understanding of the general public gained. swallarge erans holding "RS" type GI poli- small, some orvery enticed into lowed the up cies have until Sept. 14, 1963, to convert policies to the "W" type "union." Red China, with its To teeming millions, added greatly and receive a special dividend. Communist power. to MAKING THE announcement, Getting maximum value out of our possessions is something we At present, Communism domi take for granted as being simple good sense. We don't discard things the Veterans Administration here more than 800,000,000 people nates nearout of that the mailing that are usable; if we spend money we aim to get our money's worth; said d of the land if we take a vacation we try to make the most of it in pleasure and re- ly $30 million in special dividend or more than checks to about 400,000 "W" type surface of the earth. Tomorrow? laxation. There is but one answer in the Red policy holders should end soon. But do we apply this eminently sensible yardstick to our tomorrow the world! 'RS" policy holders can expect plan book overseas assignments where we enjoy unique opportunities to 1962 VA in a letter from the early America and the "free", nations enlarge our appreciation of other people and their ways? To that explains the advantages in of the earth stand in the way of take advantage of them to the utmost means hurdling the barn converting to "W" type policies. rier of language once that is down, communitheir complete world conquest. For cation is feasible. years America has been at forty GRADUATE SCHOOL tacked with all the weapons of more to ever than the tools us and Today before, simple help speak The Air Force Institute of Tech propaganda, espionage, sabotage read the languages of others are abundantly at our disposal. CorWright-Patterso- n AFB, respondence courses, phonograph recordings, dictionaries, classes of nology at mem selected for has been Ohio, group instruction they are all available at military installations, and bership in the Council of Graduwe are officially encouraged to make use of them. ate Schools in the United States. TO NEGLECT TO DO SO is 1957-'58-'59-'- Service Civil job-seeke- 60 Has Birthday d, bomb-throwi- ng infiltration. We have not been we have not fallen,, "We will bury you!" cries Khruschchev, the leader of all Communists. "We do not bury easily," we shout back. But well we realize that the freezing' of 800,000,000 people will take time, work and' intelligent planning, ' prayer. Beware of Tax Expert rs, well-staff- ed - 5) Cease Be Strangers The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act does not remove you from liability for Federal Income Tax as a member of the Armed Forces. In the U. S. or overseas you must file a return before Apr. 15. Willful failure to file is a criminal offense. For proper guidance in preparing your return be sure to see your legal assistance offi- cer. Beware of the friend who says he is a tax "expert". .He could get you into trouble. For proper forms and procedures see your legal office early to avoid the last minute rush which always occurs around Apr. 11 well-meani- real WAF IS CHIEF one-thir- person-to-perso- really short-changi- ourselves. ng Learning a language can be entertaining and stimulating, especially if it is done in a group. From fundamentals one proceeds to enlarge one's vocabulary and gain fluency of expression. It has the challenge of an adventure, for there is always a new adventure to explore, a new complexity to master. The purely practical advantages of dexterity in our assignments abroad shouldn't be overlooked. Each of the services today relies heavily on a local labor supply to maintain its overseas installations, and we work often closely with civilians who may or may not have an adequate knowledge of our own language. If we can understand them, and make ourselves under; tood, the job "gets dene faster ai:d better. HIT l'H'K APART FROM making us more valuable as members of the Armed Fortes, learning the language of a foreign country wr.ere we are assigned is of immeasurable satisfaction in human terms. It i3 like having a veil stripped fiom our eyes. Our ears are open to the main stream of the life about us we cease to be strangers in a land far from home. We are not among "foreigners" but friends who are eager to know us Utterand language is the indispensable link. Mutual Respect Highly Agreeable One of the things service people like to aumire in themselves is the absence of lamentable characteristics that many people in civilian life seem to develop in their struggle to get ahecd. You hear talk of ths "rat race" where people will stab you in the back; where by innuendo and disparagement and petty maneuverings they'll seek to advance themselves at the expense of others. Human ncture being the fallible thing it is, a lot of this is true enough. Hut the world of the military iprobably also a very human world, populated not by Mints but by people with human failings . If you doubt it. keep an ojien pair of earn at the next coffee break r lunch with the gang and mc how much of the talk that goes on is bout people who aren't present to hear it. Or test yourself do you rise to the bait when someone makes slurring reference to the man who's just been promoted or commended for s job well done? Do you take more lelish in talking about his failings than his good points? Do you conjecture about his personal habits? ALL VERY human to do thin granted. Hut observe that there are always one or two people who stay outcide this discussion of personalities or absent themselves when it gets under way. If can't talk tout a man to his credit they'd rather not talk at all. they Military life, to be full and satisfying, demands genuine fraternal liintf It throws men together often in remote surroundings to an that civilian life seldom does. Harmonious personal relationships, mutual respect and trust, make such enforced proximity to one another ' ' ' . Dot onlr . tolerable bat- bbhlw , tt - rrJiI. ( Maj. Gen. Cecil E. Combs, AFIT commandant, elaborates that AFIT now has a voice in the highest aca demic council of our land which is promoting improvement of American graduate school behind the; WHEN YOU'RE use wheel, ycur eyes, your cars and your known! F. E. brick homes that NEW are ready for immediate homes These occu-panc- y. start at $14,4V).0O, and. we also have existing homes for less, let us show these homes today. 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