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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 4 Editorials . . . iWijJTbiMMM DOCTOR'S NOTE Do Top Flight Work the First Time All of us at Hill AFB have heard a lot about the Defense Department's Cost Reduction Program. We know the program brings benefits to all of us, as servicemen, employees, and as taxpayers. But some of us, although we agree that cost reduction is great, may only shrug our shoulders about it, saying, "I'm just doing my job. What can I do to save money? I don't a new gadget that, will save ump- have any bright ideas for teen thousand dollars. An Einstein I'm not!" Coimii I Food Important To Good Health ME' cost fwiicxm The food supple(AFNS) vitamin and tonic busiment, nesses are among the biggest advertisers. According to them, you need dozens of dollars worth of their offerings. But if you took all their advice, and products, the result would probably be of small benefit to the health of the average per- Maybe so, but you don't have to be a genius to know that if everyone saved just a small amount, the resulting total son. would be substantial. What would prove valuable Suppose you saved the government just a dollar a day. to most is a change in reguIn a year, your contribution would be at least $260. Now, lar eating habits. If there is any group of unmillion that's not a lot, but if each of the in the Air dernourished men and women in uniform followed your example, the Force or the people United States, it d amount would be. more than $650 million a piece is d girls. Most of these live on of change. ... hamburgers, ketgirls soft drinks, potato chips chup, In case someone is still skeptical someone still can't and ice cream and it shows in imagine how he could save even a buck a day we offer some their figures and complexions suggestions. If applied vigorously, they'll total more than a (both lumpy). Studies on this group have dollar a day, and do it without a lot of fuss and strain besides. revealed marked deficiencies of To start with, we can make sure we're on the job on time vitamins, iron and common and that we start work promptly when we get there. That'll sense. The answer for this not a visit to the dissave a lot of wasted time and consequently, a lot of money. group is for pensary pills and tonics but Then we can make sure we wrork safely, avoiding ac- more .meat and green vegetacidents. They cost money, both in lost time and medical ex-- bles in their diets. It is a curious fact that penses. obesity is a deficiency diWe can help out our when we can. That way sease. The obese person is often so by eating too much the job gets done sooner, saving more money. of certain foods, and not We can do work the first time we do it and enough of others. Spasmodically, many of these persons avoid costly work repetition. will starve themselves in an What's in it for us? Plenty! We'll improve our job effort to reduce and this will performance, strengthen our skills and even open the door aggravate their deficiencies of minerals and vitamins. toward faster promotion. So, the overweight population But, best of all, we'll develop a new sense of pride in our is a second group in which work, in doing a top job for our service, our country and the there is a considerable amount of dietary deficiency. A simi"welfare of every American. lar, third group consists of the population of people who are Watch Your Step During Winter Months intemperate, not with food, but with liquor. Much of the adBy George England is to directed the vertising Chief, Ground Safety people nearing the retiring age, With winter, here, Hill AFB personnel should be doubly or beyond it, who feel that their youth is waning and might be alert to prevent falls. restored by dietary suppleDuring 1963, 19,700 persons in the United States died ments. as a result of - falls sustained during normal industrial acIt is much better for this tivities. An average of 54 persons per day were killed be- group to concentrate on a good varied diet of natural ' foods, cause someone clipped or tripped. to achieve their proper weight Where falls are concerned, no job is to get a certain amount of and At ,Hill AFB, from January, through October 1964, 44.5 percent regular moderate exercise. .of the reportable disabling injuries were due to slips or falls. A startling fact is that this percent was double the National C-Hulk Makes Hut . Safety Council's national industry average. . Falls of persons working in offices accounted For Portuguese Scouts for almost two-and-one-h- alf good-size- , I itfigrs with mm teen-age- . co-work- top-flig- ht food-faddi- st CHAPLAIN'S CORNER Cause Fault-Finde- rs I Sufferin by Chaplain (Capt.) Robert J. Wayne The ancient. Greeks told a story that has come through the years of a famous bandit named Procu: unfortunates who came into his power were made t iron bed. If the unfortunate traveler was too long, would chop off sufficient to make a proper fit. If tl were too short, the traveler would be stretched until the length. This bandit felt he had done a good det travelers would all be better off being uniform lengj One day a Greek youth by the name of Theseus roi the area of the bandit and was challenged. After a ten! gle, the wicked bandit was killed, but Theseus forgot the iron bed. The moral of the story is that today we have thousands and even millions of iron beds into which a tries to fit everyone else, lopping off limbs here and bodies there. .Parents try to make their children conform to th tolerat expectations. Husbands and wives refuse to conform. other make the pendent idea and strive to individuals in all walks of life, cuttii ".Procrustes-type- " and stretching. Duffine themselves up becauselittletneyirl their duty to make every one conform to some how IS How manv nnhannv moments are spent, less suffering is endured because some mission of making the vorifl ana a meet some silly unrealistic standard. t tM human trait fault-finde- rj self-appoint- ed hrnther. 'let out of your eye,' when all the me UK time there is tbatpn own." Matt. 7:3. . non-hazardo- MODERN MARRIAGE us. 97 half of the reported injuries. Winter, with its ice and snow, increases the hazards of Lajes Field, Azores (AFNS) When American Boy Scouts slipping and falling. Individuals are usually in a hurry. They here head for summer camp will have what is probably forget that they must expect slipper conditions on sidewalks, they the most unique scout hut anyroadways and steps. Freshly fallen snow or icy patches call where the unsalvable fusefor extra alertness and caution. r. lage of a Boeing 7 Another cause of falls may be u,or housekeeping, such as grease, oil or water on floors or objects left on the floors The fuselage was scheduled or in work areas. Another hazard is tarrying heavy or for scrapping when the Conbulky solidated loads without being able to see what's in front. Still another Aircraft Maintenance came up with the Squadron cause of falls results from individuals climbing up on chairs idea that it might make a fine or boxes as a makeshift means of reaching an elevated area eout hut. MSgt. Harold L. instead of getting the proper ladder or stool. Haird, local committee chairEveryone at Hill AFB should realize that falls are serious man of the Boy Scouts of said the fuselage will and a cause of death. We should look around and remove America, be converted into a central any hazards in our work area. We should be cautious out headquarters for the lummer on the ice and snow. In other words, we bould watch our camp accommodating both American and Portuguese itep it may save our lives. C-9- Strato-freighle- It's a Strong - , i- -t HM Institution million! fa th ea Marriage experwx xhkik v in fact, s who claim this title. There are, every JB ' J there could be a representative from i States In this select circle. There seem w are experts. .Vow about marriage as there J. "The trouble with modern marriage J our experts to begin. It's easy to find sotrouble t0"' . f for it. It is more difficult to suggest is Perhaps the real "trouble" itself does not yield before the ,5"c,"i give thatJ orTire I Marriage is a tough old institution managed has It j whims of every generation. . BOt critics. friends and severest tf our organizea A - VTel Modern pressures of "J institution. Marriage has been threateneda l out and will continue to be threatened, institution remains essentially "nchf"f wubin 1 arTi iff a help Use j. modified by social changes and in tins . ,tittti strong. remain to itself of marriage " Marriage continues to nsurvive re.au ... n ii dsJ10toi cause it is more than a a 'P marriage Successful and a social matter. nu.-"-" 1hpmr'dW ' compatibility ot tne matprl Pair two-perso- the quality of the relationship -tf'cn "the m"- relatives, their children, and WEEK: Never More Topu1 J j i |