DOES YOUR
VOTE
COUNT ??
In a recent general election, one out
of every three qualified voters failed
to cast a ballot. Many of these people
simply felt that one more ballot would
n*t make, any difference. ;V
Yet in the same election,a candidate
was elected by a margin of just one vote.
A rare occurrence you say? Perhaps, but
that one uncast vote, multiplied by the
thousands of people who just dont bother
to go to the polls, could amend the Con
stitution or elect a president.
The point is, every vote does count.
It’s the key to our whole system of dem
ocratic government. And when election
day comes around, the vote. ;of a private
is just as important as the vote' of a
general. Everybody has a right and an
obligation to take an active part ih the
management of the government.
Whatever the issue,the most effective^
way inwhich you can express your opinion
js through your vote* (AFPS)
! -;I : ' ' ... •
1 WILL SAY , - . , ■ .
| NO MORE1'
It Is easy to■ forget, in these days
iof peace, that American fighting men al
Ivnys, run the risk of finding themselves
jin a:- enemy prison camp.
; . Any prison camp is a rough place for
service man to be, but some of its ev
ils can be avoided by maintaining the
;ideals and tactics ofthe Code of Conduct j
ifor the Armed Forces. •.
i The Code prescribed by President Ei- i
|senhower on Aug. 17, 1955, is a six-part
|statement ofthe standards set during the
ihistory of this country by its fighting
I men.
j Article uVn declares:.
When questioned,should I become a pr
isoner of war, I am bound;to give only
iname, rank, service number and date of
[birth, I will evade answering futher
[questions to the utmost of my avility*I,
lwill make no oral or written statements
! (con’t next column)
"OPERATION DEEPFREEZE" j
More than 4,500 Navy personnel have i
participated in the Navy’s two Antarctic i
operations, Deepfreeze I and Deepfreeze i
II, in support of the United States par- j
ticipation in the International Gerphys- |
ical Year.* j
As a result of their outstanding con- \
tributions to the success of the operate j
ions, seven men have been awarded the j
Legion of Merit,27 persons have been aw- j
arded the Air Medal and 82 have received j
letters of commendation from Navy Secre- j
raty Thomas S. Gates, Jr. j
Despite unpredictable extremes of we- I
ather and limited availability of rescue j
facilities,and area the size of the U.S, j
and Western Europe combined has been ex- |
plored—much of it never before seen by ;
man., i
v Because of inaccessibility from supp- ;
orting bases,logistic support of the re- j
mote sites was extremely difficult. Air i
lifts were conducted to extreme ranges \
and aircraft were often overloaded, j
During Deepfreeze II, the first land
ing and take-off from the geographic So- |
uth Pole was made at an elevation of 10,
000 feet,: The first base for wintering i
over atthe Pole was also constructed and :
manned* ‘, j
As a result of the exploratory work !
accomplished,the groundwork has been la- j
id for continued operation of a similar !
nature in the future. I
"I Will Say
No More"
disloyal to my country and allies or har-i
mful to their cause.
Every American service man subscribes j
to the Code. Its meaning is clear; its ;
importance cannot be disputed. The res- ;
ponsibility is a big one, but one which |
we can all be proud to bear.
.. (AFPS) i
He: "Do you think kissing is unhealthy?" j
She: "I dunno, I never* . • ,
He: ' "You’ve never been kissed?"
She: "I've never been sick." j