Free Ina*. ,1a OUT, - The VA Cautions
Washington (AFPS) — Members of 'the
rned Forces have not been covered by
Ku lMwna** — since 1,
1957, the VA points out,
. Ibis reminder is prompted by an in
\ creasing number of government life, ins-*
I urance policy holders who are allowing
: their policies to lapse after reenlist
! ment.
[ Host of these veterans were ■ di-scharg—1
j +? before Jan, 1, 1957, and are under !
; the mistaken impression they are again j
: covered by governmentinsurance upon re— i
I enlistment*
SMALL NOISES
Investigating a report that there was
a prowler in a church in Joplin, Mo,, a
detective took a step in the darkened
basement and found himself floating iu *
the baptismal-tank.
A man in New-York demanded that his
laundry replace six tom towels. Saab
bor the name of different hotel.
Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois
was asked by a woman. In Chicago to use
his influence to get her on a quiz show
while Sen.Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma ’re
ceived a request from a Tulsa high scho
ol student for data .on”who won. the Civil
War and why.” - •
A couple was arrested in Lima, Ohio
for faising a ruckus when a service sta
tion attendant refused to. .sell them a
penny’s worth of gas,
A company in Providence,R.I.,-report
ed that its new burglar alarm had sound
ed 100 f’#lse alarms and had remained si
lent during two burglaries#.
Those were some of the small noises
that contributed to the daily explosion
aroung the country.
A detail was policing the area when a
soldier went up to his sergeant and ask
ed: ”1 broke up the butt, scattered the
tobacco, rolled up the paper and flipped
it away. Now what do I do with the Fil
ter?”
SURE ENOUGH M!
CHAPLAIN’S i
CORNER j
He who is honest with himself , ie hon— |
est with the world, j
Truth, a keynote to character and' j
life itself, is perhaps the most tamper- j
ed and abused and misued word in the j
dictionary. There are certain features j
of it that we ought not overlook, j
First, it" completely reveals Itselfj
Half-thruths are equal to lies in their j
malicious intentj they are the unfavoiv j
able impressions made on the character :
of other people by withholding part of j
the truth* This- nay be illustrated by a j
story of the- Boo/un mate who had a grie- I
vance against his Commanding-Officer, To^
avenge himself* the bos'un, having the j
deck watch, entered this, sentence into j
the log: -"0730—The Captain came aboard j
sober today,” What was the impression? j
To anyone reading the log, the comment !
inferred that the skipper generally camo-j
aboard intoxicated, even though'• he* vast.,ai
total abstainer,
A favorite and fortil soil for un- j
truths if found ir. the gossip mongerer j
and slanderer .who.absent themselves from;
the motives of others in order to feed !
their own motives which nay be one of j
many vile traits, i.e,, hate, jealousy, j
or plain self-adulation,. j
. Second, truth has a healing powerJt
.Admitting to one’s dishonesty can remove™
the heavy burden of guilt. The console- I
nee, obsessed by lies, deprives the hu- j
man heart and soul of peace and innocen- 1
ce. That ’’the truth shall make you free” j
is not so much hogwash; human history j
has revealed that the direct or indirect !
trifling with truth has brought untold i
grief to mankind, j
Thirdly, thruth points the direction {
for godly living. It is more than know-.I
ledge gained by e college Educationj ' iit \
cannot be disignated by a B.A, or a B.S, ;
It is a way of living with oneself,one's !
fellowmsn, and especially with God; this [
way finds its full explanation in the j
revealed truth of God’s Word, the Holy j
Bible, Read this Book and find the s©c-J
ret of happiness here and hope hereafter♦}
Chaplain E, J, Nerthling ]