• NAVY RELIEF DRIVE
By Chaplain Maritato
Practically everyone knows that there
are few fund dri~0B allowed .or. given
official approbation by' the Naval .Est
ablishment 3 One of these few and offic
ial drives is the one :to take place lo
cally on ^dak, from Wednesday 15 June
to Tuesday 5 July,.THE NAVY RELIEF FUND*
As the name 'indicates, this drive
benefits the personnel of the IMS. N*yy
and U.S. Marine Corps, and that in it
self should be the reason enough to ngo
I all out for it’l
No one really needs introduction to
the charity ’and the "labor of. love"
connected with the Navy Relief Society
From' the lowest' seaman to the highest
admiral, all and sundry are acquainted
with, its efficient and unceasing serv
ices, either thru personal experiences
.or thru hear-say. In my short career
in . the Navy, I know they have helped
untold thousands of Navy servicemen
,and ' families over the difficult- spots
when finances were , such that would
have driven men to extremes.
During the last six- months, while the
Navy Relief was still in the |iands of
the Chaplains* Department, we have
seen under close scrutiny the wonder
ful work that is done by this society*
On Adak., the problem is mostly in con
nection with Emergency travel loans or
grants. Many a serviceman has walked
thru the Chaplains* office to seek
Navy Relief help -and never was anyone
disappointed. .In times of emergency,
The Navy Relief Society always makes
the burden a little lighter to bear.
When the envelopes are passed out,
therefore, be generous,for this Society
was begun, is operating, and will con
tinue to operate only for you, and for
your families in time of need#
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
trWe must never overlook the fact that
ours is a government by the people. We
as individual citizens, have the resp
onsibility for shaping the.destiny of
this nation. It is a duty we cannot
shirk."Adm. James Sa Russell,
NAVSEWS
We.live in a world of constantly chan
ing times. Changes have figured promin
ently. in cur lives, especially in recent
years ? Most, of, these changes have come
about naturally and for definite reasons.
The Navy especially could not have re
mained the world power that it is if it
had resisted change,both in material and
procedureso Yet,we, as individuals, must
use caution that we do not instigate...
changes for the.sake of change alone* .
It is only human to want to change a
taskdso'that it is more readily identif
ied with you rather than your predicess
or. Too frequently these changes are made
so that they will call attention to you
rather than to. improve the method of ac
complishing a given assignment.
It is also human to resist the chang
ing: of tiie. old ways, ' This is especially
important to remember if there are men
in your charge who have been doing their
job well. Analyze the job to be done and
the methods used to accomplish it,If you
feel that you can do it more efficiently
then by all means instigate a change. If
not, perhaps then the job itself can te
ach you something.
Listen to the suggestions of both the
men under you and your superiors,Perhaps
their observations are more objective
than yours and you can profit from them,
A good leader is capable of accepting ad
vice and putting it,to good use,
RSLiEblBERrmost changes should be gradual
and well planned. Think them cut first.
Remember that, in the U«S. Navy,'the word
is '‘evolution’1, not "revolution".
( Rhymes of the Timos|
Acton IS
FATHERED !
Bv thought
Without
PLANNING
Little is
wrought:
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