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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 4 Editorials . . . SflJTbJpTiMMM--. Let's Stay in First Plate Keeping our customers happy, meeting the demands to "do it yesterday," and most of all, satisfying General Hobson, AFLC's head man, becomes evenmore vital. We've got to dig those spurs in still deeper. let's all work harded It's good to be the leader ! to stay in first place ever-increasi- 0 ng Jll rim Use The 'Golden Key' a new law on the that provides qualiservicemen and veterans with a "golden fied, key" to the future. This particular "key" unlocks many doors. It opens new avenues of educational assistance, medical care, and permits the purchase of a home or books present-da- y farm. It is the same "key" that helped millions of servicemen and veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict Specifically, it is called the Cold War GI Benefits Program, but to the U.S. Congress, which enacted it into law, it is Public Law 89 358 The Veterans' Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966. The Act was signed into law by President Johnson on March 3, 1966. Some four million veterans who have served during the past nine years and nearly three million men and women now on active duty are or will be eligible for the benefits provided under this Cold War GI Bill, along with 600,000 additional veterans who will be returning to civilian Life each year. Referring to veterans of World War II and Korea (who had similar benefits), President Johnson said they returned home to find "not just gratitude, but concrete help in getting a fresh start with educational assistance, with medical care, with guarantees that permitted them to buy homes to live in." In a nutshell the new Act expresses the nation's appreciation for your service and assures you the opportunity for a higher education if you choose, and home or farm ownership if you aspire to it. There are also provisions outlining federal employment benefits as it concerns veterans as well as conditions under which medical aid can be obtained through the Veterans Admin- istration. So, the "golden key" is yours. Whether you take advantage of the Act, either on active duty or in civilian life, is, of course, your choice. It's worth discussing with your""onal affairs officer. 1966 menls CHAPLAIN'S CORNER OUR MORAL Now we are on the spot! Ogden Air Materiel Area is leading the AFLC Horse Race. It was a long time coming and it took a lot of doing. It just goes to prove what will happen when people everywhere in the command react as one to reach the common that of pacing all the other Air Materiel Areas. goal But it does put us on the spot. We now face a real challenge in staying on top. The other AM As will be doing their darndest:to unhorse us, which means we can't rest on our laurels. More than ever, effective response must be the key words in everything we do. This calls for continuing to show the same brand of productivity, energy and enthusiasm that put us in the Horse Race lead. There's Jttly 29, Seefo DEFENSES Spiritual Refreshment By Chaplain (Capt.) Donald G. Hollenbeck It has" been said that The summer brings extended daylight hours, activitie from dawn to dark, and more time to do things. Summer i an ideal time to accomplish those things unfinished duriw the long winter and we find ourselves rushing to take fuU advantage of the opportunities afforded. "dis- cipline" is possibly the most unpopular word in the English language. During the past fifty years or so, for many people the trend of thinking and living has been away from discipline and toward more and more freedom for the individual to do as he wishes without regard to restraining influences. Much of this freedom is good and wholesome, but the very important relationship between freedom and discipline has all too often been overlooked. self-expressi- on Freedom and discipline belong together, and one without the other becomes dangerous and destructive. Dr. Herbert Gezork, President of Andover Newton Theological School has said: "Discipline without freedom, becomes suppression, tyranny, and under it a man becomes a cringing dog; and that is what happens so much today under totalitarian regimes. But freedom without discipline becomes easily disorder, anarchy, and man, as H. G. Wells has put it so aptly, then becomes a mob. Our danger is not too much discipline without freedom, but rather too much freedom without discipline." Unlimited freedom always results in anarchy and disorder; and when everyone is free to do as he pleases, we soon discover that no one is free to do what he wants. For example, our freedom to drive an automobile would be destroyed if .everyone was allowed to drive as fast or as carelessly as he pleased. True freedom always involves a moral issue, because it involves An self-discipli- The press of things in life make demands on our religious resources as well as our mental and physical attributes. Our time away should include those things that refresh spiritually. No greater gift could be given our families than mutual! spiritual refreshment. Our denominations offer a variety of family conferences. us to investigate the opportunities offered and behooves It press forward into the program. As we participate in religious activities we gain new perspectives, push back our horizons and return being of greater value to God for having participated. Would You Take the Poison Out of every 330 accidents one person will Pill? be killed and 29 injured. Those are pretty good poker playing odds. So, why all the fuss about safety? That was the question asked by a class of students attending a safety course. The instructor, in answer, produced a bottle of white pills. "In this bottle," he announced, "are 330 white pills, each exactly alike in appearance and taste. Three hundred are harmless candy pills and would produce no ill effects. Twenty-nin- e pills contain a drug which causes slight nausea. One contains a poison and will be fatal if taken internally." He passed the bottle around and each student took a the pill. "Now," he said, "I want each of you to swallow pill you have chosen." Not one of the students did. The instructor made his point. No matter how ffreat the odds, no one would take the chance. flaunt Yet, in everyday activities, many continue to the odds by hedging on safety practices. Accidents don't always happen to the other guy. accidents. Somebody is the one person killed in every 330 It could be you. The odds are 329 to 1. Do you want to take that chance? ne. individual or a society can enjoy freedom only when the limitations imposed by law, either civil or moral, are recognized and obeyed. enables each person to live freely within the limitations imposed by law for the good of all, and is essential for the defense of liberty in a free society. (NEXT WEEK: Serenity in the Midst of Stress) Self-discipli- ne . With this additional time comes our annual leave or our vacation periods. Most families consider this time their own gained by hours and days of dedicated labor. This is true it is their time, they have earned it, it is well deserved and should be spent in relaxation. CAPSULE LAW Check Car Insurance Coverage - When it comes to buying atomob you fc surance, you should know exactly what coverage compa the good how and it have should have, why you that will provide your coverage. check on y jj. Taking the latter first, you can easily surance comoanv. There are several gooa dwm all insurance companies. 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