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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 4 August Ttti ZMMMI Hi T- Editorials . . . - 2 1967 Hp Comment CHAPLAIN'S CORNER mvmi'i tinuniv viiron m uinmr. ninuu; PERSONNEL What Do You Want Out of ARE PEOPLE You'll Never Know you're one of the lucky ones. It's almost Labor Day and you're still alive. You managed to survive the Memorial Day weekend and the 4th of July holiday. Memorial Day was the official opening of the summer vacation season.. Unfortunately, 608 motorists never had a chance to tell their friends what a great time they had over the long weekend. Traffic deaths didn't take a holiday. Over the 4th of July, millions of Americans took to the highways for another long weekend. It was a great chance for picnics, fishing trips, family vacations or a fast trip to see the relatives. The families and friends of the 722 people killed in highway accidents over that long weekend will never forget that holiday. Labor Day is a three-da- y holiday There will be many people who will try to make up for what they have missed all summer on the last big weekend of the summer season. Some of them are going to become part of the sta- Congratulations tistics for If you're going to be on the highway over Labor Day, plan that everyone else on the road is going to do something that will involve you in an accident. This doesn't to keep out or slower mean you must drive faster of their way. It does mean you must be more careful and alert than ever. Think a couple of hundred yards ahead and don't get caught in a tight spot. Always leave yourself a way out someplace to go when the cars in front of you pile 1967. up. Constantly concern yourself with the six cars that can directly affect you : the ojj ahead ; behind ; approaching; passing; ready to pull out from the roadside; and the deadliest one of all, the one you can't see. That unwanted, unseen, passenger riding with you will be waiting for you to make your first and last mistake behind the wheel. Watch out for the other driver and stay alive. Responsibilities of Citizenship Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Freedom was not easily won, nor has it been easily maintained. Those who wish to enjoy the rights and privileges of citizenship must also labor to earn them. For along with the rights of citizenship come the duties. For every right, there is a responsibility; for every opportunity, there is an obligation. You who serve in the Armed forces are fulfilling one of the responsibilities o citizenship providing for the defense of our Nation. But to fully meet the obligations of citizenship and reap its benefits, every citizen must not only obey the letter of the laws, but the spirit as well. It is also the responsibility of every citizen to be well informed about current political and economic questions. And, it is not only the right, but the of every citizen to exercise his franchise responsibility by voting in every election and urging others to do the same. History has shown that the democracies which prove to be the most enduring are those in which the individual has the highest sense of civic responsibility and fully participates in government. The preservation of freedom, equality and justice requires not only the intelligent exercise of the rights and privilege of citizenship, but willing, determined and intelligent assumption of all the responsibilities of citizenship as well. Dr. Felix Adler, the distinguished American educator and psychologist, once said: "It is the individual who has no concern for his fellowmen who experiences the greatest difficulty in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring." Most of our fears and frustrations are the result of worry about ourselves; such worry is simply another form of selfishness. It is possible to defeat most fears and frustrations by training ourselves to practice an active concern for others. This, of course, does not refer to becoming "busy-bodiand interfering in the affairs of others. The kind of concern we have in mind is well illustrated by the following story a mother told of her conquest of fear: es "As a young woman I was troubled with many fears, one of which was the fear of insanity. After my marriage and the birth of our first child, these fears still persisted. However, we soon had another child and ended up by having six. We never had much money and I had to do all my own work with practically no help. started to worry about myself, the baby would cry, and I would have to run and look after him. Or the children would quarrel, and I would have to straighten them out. Or I would suddenly remember that it was time to start dinner, or that I must run out and take in the wash before it rained, or that the ironing had to be done. "My fears were continually interrupted by the needs of my family, which I had to do something about quickly. Gradually my fears about myself disappeared, and I now look back on them with amaze"Whenever I ment." Someone has said: knocked at the door; faith opened it; no one was there." When we let our love and faith open the door to our fears, the fears vanish. And usually our bitterness and frustrations vanish with them. (NEXT WEEK: It Makes a Difference) By Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Eugene A. Blitch, Jr What do you expect above all else out of life? Th tion may sound very simple, yet try if you will to write your answer. Naturally, there will be some differences ' desires. Some would want fame. Others would desire health. Some would ask for financial security which 1 u permit purchases to fill their fondest desires ' On and on rT lt would go. The Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Ephesians my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the po of His might. Put on the whole armour of God. . . 6 Christian has the assurance of something far better of the things listed above or those to be added. The trust? servant of Christ is promised adequate strength, divine guidance, and grace sufficient for every need. What more could a man ask for in life but that which God is so willing to supply ? It does not take a thinking person long to see the problem and the answer. God is able to lift every life to a new height in happiness and success. Yet this is not done in every life Why? The answer is simply that many are engaged in the selfish pursuits of life and they fail to confess their sin before God and trust in His Son as Saviour. The power of God is all about us. There is no place where it is not. There is not a need known to man which God in His infinite power and wisdom cannot meet. Regardless of what the highest, the noblest, and the you may want in life will be yours only through Christ. purest Quote of Note "Our Air Force strength in years to come will depend heavily on how well we do now in expanding our fund of basic knowledge in the fields of environmental, physical, engineering, and life sciences. . . . The free world does not have a We must monopoly on brainpower nor will it ever have. remember that the discovery of a single new sipificant could change the phenomenon by any country anywhere balance of power in a comparatively few years if that country has the technical capability to exploit the discovery." (Maj. Gen. Ernest A. Pinson, commander, Office of Aerospace RInstrumentesearch, in address to the Society of Photo-optication Engineers, Los Angeles, Aug. 7, 1967.) ... al The Aviation Hall Of Fame Wiiw (1867-1912- ) M i successful P On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur Wright made two dcui flights at Kitty Hawk, N. C, in an airplane jointly himself and his brother Orvillc. HIS HALL OF FAME CITATION READS: "To Wilbur Wright, for outstanding conlri- button to aviation by the of the first successful g airplane unitary . . . whose unfailing devotion to his lak unlocked the secret of powered flight and freed man forever from the limitations of the land and tea. . tt man-carryin- ; 1 "Fear love and Life? f 1 ; |