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Show PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIRFORCE BASE. DECEMRKR Volume Maintenance Employees Conclude Apprentice Training pour nwember 7, 1952 Pearl Harbor day marks the date when the satisfactorily complete their are the only- veterans to comnlete thiv . AFB employees group of Hill first apprentice training r our A" training ' from chief L. personnel branch, declared. Snhave anHorncV been training as appfour years. ....... E. Alexander, They are: Samuel machinist, machine shop, manuf Edand repair Leo and Rosenvall, Wall R. ward aircraft radio and radar, accessoriand Delbert C. es Owens, plant .electrician, plant services, manufacturing and repair They rentices for act-uri- sub-divisio- n; n; F-3- Formal presentation of training certificates and journeyman cards will be made upon receipt ':'H rating the certificates from higher headquarters, Mr. Florence reported. However, these men officially become qualified as journeymen in their chosen trades on of. December 7. During the time they have been ,under the apprentice program, these men have attended school on the base for approximately six hours a week. They have studied 8 series of subjects relating to specific trades. their The remainder of Christmas Chief of Air Force Chaplains Slated To Dedicate New Improvements 40-ho- ur X$ ne non-sectari- - 1 '' f f, " . 4 I'! 5 : ' " ''''ft X. ti'f:)WMl''' : . j ' '.. An opportunity is accorded Hill Fielders to "Help Truth Fight Communism" during the 1952 Crusade for Freedom currently being conducted on the base, Colonel H. J. Keiling, base executive officer, reported. Slogan for the crusade, which has received the support of more than 2",000,000 Americans, is "You Too, Can Free Men's Minds." The crusade will be concluded at this installation on Wednesday, December 10. During the drive each Hill employee will be given a "Freedom-Gram,- " which he can sign and turn in with his donation. These "Freedom-Grams" will be dropped behind the iron curtain with a message written in seven different languages. This message states: "Do you listen to Radio Free Europe? I hope you do, for I am one of millions of American citizens who has voluntarily contributed to build these stations, which bring truth to you who are deprived of it. "In America millions regularly between pray for an understanding our peoples. Please add your prayers to ours. Surely our common faith in God is the place where hope for freedom begins." At the bottom of the message is a space for a contributor to sign ad-this occupation, his name and back of the "Free is the above message written in the following languages: Rumanian, Bulgarian, Polish, Hunand Slogarian, Czech, Albanian ' he in 5 vak. Available For AF Personnel Satfc8 BPPng u.. Aif Tqpvip walker with Beautiful Betty the shopper who has of ervies the ltat portraying part now look forward to ?1 Christmas purchases and can Choi n all daSf with a doesn't seem so bad. Which, a heart,-i- t reminding you "ired wa8 THERPo pleasing way of UNTIL XMAS. ONLY 16 MORE SHOPPING DAYS SnlS is quite a chore--but Ptty ... Accessories Overhaul Bldg. Plans Studied Maid-O-La- rk . Look Over Chapel Improvements XT' dom-Gra- UN Medal t an - Fight Communism ' ' Impressive ceremonies are scheduled for this Sunday afternoon to dedicate new improvements recently completed at the Hill Air Force Base chapel, according to Chaplain (Major) Thomas G. Hepner, Hill AFB air chaplain. . The chief .of Air Force Chaplains from Washington, D. C., will be guest speaker at the dedication services. He is Chaplain (Major Gen eral) Charles I. Carpenter, who is scheduled to arrive by plane tomor- cludes an amplifier and two outrow to be featured speaker at the side speakers, was furnished by the consolidated .Sunday atternoon rites. Dedication services have been welfare fund. Other new improveprompted by the complete renova- ments, which won't arrive in time tion of the Hill chapel which in- for the dedication ceremonies, are cludes many special improvements red velvet drapes and carpeting for side aisles and in front of the and new equipment. ' The services, which will begin alter railing. The interior' of the at 2:30 p. m., will be chapel has been completely refin-ishe- d and new light fixtures inand are open to the public, Chapstalled. lain Hepner said. "The chapel is now a place of Introducing the guest speaker will be Hill's commander, Brig. beauty where our people can worGeneral A. H.- Gilkeson. Rabbi ship in comfort and peace," Chap Louis C. Cardon of Salt Lake City lain Hepner said. "I would like to will read the scripture, Chaplain extend a special invitation to Hill (Captain) LeRoy Burke will give AFB military and civilian personthe invocation and Chaplain (Cap- nel to be in attendance at the deditain) David Shelton the benedic- cation services." tion. Congratulations and greetings will be presented by a representative of the Latter-da- y Saints church, the president of the Ogden All plans and problems incident Ministerial Association and the Salt Lake City Ministerial Asso to the drawing of final plans and ciation. Music for the rites will be specifications for a new "Aircraft trio from Og Accessories Overhaul Building" auby the den with organ music by George thorized for this base were reviewed recently by three consulting enRytting. New improvements to be dedicat gineers from Chicago, 111. They ed include 30 new church pews. were B. A. Hattis, A. H. Frenzel, Adding comfort and beauty to the and J. A. Pruym. Coordination of all details of the chapel, the "pews will seat approxi mately 300 people. A baptismal building construction and phases fount, which was donated by the of the shop operation is being efOfficers Wives Club, has also been fected through conferences with personnel from Engineering Diviplaced in the chapel. The Officers' Wives Club do sion, Shops Division, Maintenance, nated new carpeting for the vesti- and Air Installations Branch, Base bule. A chime system, which in Executive's Office. ed 1952 Crusade Gives Is Fun When Shopping Is Done Employes Chance to "' Number 24 Impressive Rites Scheduled This Sunday at Hill AF Base Chapel shift each week has Guest Speaker been spent on the job. Alexander is a native of Kansas who came to Utah in 1939. He was employed at Utah General Depot before entering the service in 1942. Following four years in the service, he returned to Second Street for a short time and transferred to Hill in December 1948 as an apprentice machinist. v He is married and has three children, two boys and a girl, and lives at 9 Navy Way, Washington Terrace. "I have learned a lot un' pjji der the apprentice program," he stated. "I enjoy my work and those I work with." Wall is a native of Logan. He now lives at 1078 North St., Ogden, is married and has two children, a girl, 2, and a boy, 1. A former student of Utah State Agricultural College, Wall started working at Hill in November 1948. During World War II he served in the 87th Division, Third Army, in the infantry. "The apprentice program is the best program at Chaplain (Major General) Charles Hill AFB," Wall declared. "It is I. Carpenter. (Continued on Page 5) their 132 5 The WASHINGTON (AFPS) United Nations' Service Medal is now available to Air Force personnel authorized to wear it, the Air Force has announced. The first shipment of the rnedals Dehas been made to Wilkins AF the Army pot, Shelby, Ohio, by Quartermaster Corps. : r y ' '?':'& 4 i Examining new pews recently installed in the Hill AFB chapel are Brig. General A. H. Gilkeson (left), Hill AFB commander, and Chaplain (Major) Thomas G. Hepner, Hill AFB air chaplain. Dedication services for new improvements in the chapel will be held this Sunday with the chief of Air Force Chaplains from Washing-toD. C, as guest speaker. n, |