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Show Ogden Air Service Command actors )ASC V m r re to Study '., - RecruitiBg Priority i Abse nteeism . . llctivUy;'- - ; Reduced At Schools ijpection team from 2d T, is ! the Air Office of in Indian- conducting an ex-v- e : k Announces Rating ir itlllBlii " $ S' Training Branch Increases Attendance 11 Lt. Col. W. E. Brennan Personnel and revisions this week. ig announced from head- and Local Group Tours This William offi procedures and Installation and civilian the - i by"Lieut CoL in, the group cii itudy 1 installa-fTh- e last overall inspection of the by representatives of ffice the air inspector, bated in Colorado Springs, i February of this year. I team arrived Sunday and Vobably depart about 'the I the week, CoL Brennan Members Here To Study - Brennan, members include: B. McDonald, IGO; A. Miller, AC; Major CoL - Joe Bunel on (Opntlautd Page Two) on Job, lain hey ; Warns .ficial Says War sot Be Won Services Only l undiminished remonsl mirrored 7 m t Statement hv Selee. riee Director Lewis B. ,7, appearing in an editorial I August Selective Service or tali war was r 3e victory WW an seems assured it accomplished fact." a t cannot be won by 5r!?diuthe nayy alone. It the produc- Zr tho?e ason tb08e on lSt f ItuS? ,in modern war has his special he most flSi which now demands lljjrtofy rffE"011' being directed a promptly as t pof I nLr J?e camnaiffn to re duce absenteeism in the civilian training branch has, in less than i vpar resulted in an overall at tendance increase of more than 11 per cent, Major B. C. Baumgart ner, chief, civilian training branch nnnminneri this week. Vatitrinir n "nrASPntee derhv" which placed a half a dozen post schools departments on a competitive basis, the drive, preceded by a nrallminarv stllriv in the latter part of 1943, . boosted attendance A E. of.' 12 5th key military tod throughout : Alanpower Use fnnr-nrnne- ed . A group of Utah civil serv ice, manpower and business representatives were .visitors at OASC last week, Col. John : r S.: MacTaggart, OASC per- sonnel and training chief, nounced yesterday. an- The party was conducted on t tour of the installation by Lt. Milton Harrison, employe relations branch chief, and came here to study the utilization of manpower t this station. Led by Myron P. Bunger, Thir teenth civil service region, the-- l . group included: James E. Carr, war manpower commission, Fred A. Carlson. Salt Lake automobile dealer, and Henry Love, Salt Lake warehouse manager. Mr. Love and Mr. Carleson represented the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce Upon conclusion of their inspec tion tour members expressed the ODinion that in general work at OASC is discharged in an efficient manner. They were shown the 4 line, 7 repair stations, engine repair, rubber repair and the upper ware house area. A trip to the ASF de pot in Ogden was slated for this week, Lt Harrison said. . 86.Z per cent in uciooer, 11. to 07.4 per cent last xnomn. PVuir nhnami nf the nroeram fiv Pointing out to all oer- sonnel the loss of money involved in taking annual leave ana sick leave; (2) Charting maiviauai at tnlnnce records and calling un cases to the attention satisfactory nt thA mmrvisnr concerned: 3) Establishing an absence policy in accordance with . OASC bulletin dn.s- - u T.nunihinff a "Presentee derby" to infuse the element of competition among various aepan monta a iii nf the nost schools art de the partment was enlisted during and campaign to prepare posters other devices caicuiatea o scu the drive to every worker, i. i;. Rnnira and (ion uasn were creaieu to symbolize light and heavy users of annual and sick leave. It was explained to employes that unauthorized use of sick leave wm the same as defrauding the government and at the same time vhiuc resulted in a reaucuon ui nf such illness insurance. A worker who refrains from taking his annual leave earns about 110 per cent of. his base pay in a year's time, it was pointed out. from - . - m 1943, B-2- P-4- ... Get Ready to Mail GI Xmas Gifts f, s Dy r 1 suggestions Program Nets iaeas, Aaoptett m.- A . ... ? as ia4 w - hsSsss lost-tim- td iu,0' m four-engi- ne "lc,..for B-2- 4s, len ur On Par With 'Hottest' Activities Report Amends Previous Press Notices Word was received from the war manpower commission in Washington, D. C, last Thursday that the Ogden Air Service Command has been given an AA (double A) recruiting priority, highest priority available in Utah, Major Stewart ' C. Campbell, OASC civiliaan perMaj. S. C. Campbell sonnel chief, announced yesterday. This means that in all of the states OASC enters for recruiting purposes, it will do so with an AA enabling it to compete on priority an equal footing with the "hottest" private firms and government installations in the country, Maj. Campbell explained. The announcement follows close on the heels of recent articles apAAF Still Has pearing, in several Utah papers " that omitted this, station from a ' list of highest, or AA, priority Mighty Job businesses in the state. To Accomplish We have as high a priority in Utah as any other installation, he The recently - pub-- ( WASHINGTON By. cable from emphasized. Continued on Page Two) ,r SHAEF, Gen. . Dwight D. Eisenhower has voiced a plea to "keep flowing across the Atlantic at maximum rate all those things, in- 24-Hour cluding spare parts,, that a modern army and air force require in battle." Casing Shortage 7 Reflecting the prodigious task of Results in the Ogden Air Service Command and other supply and repair components of the air technical servLonger Honrs ice command he pointed out that air cover for the first 70 days in To meet a probable shortage of France cost 3,000 planes and the casings in the near future, equivalent of ZZ9 more in spare airplane OASC's rubber repair branch, parts and replacements. For these operations the air along with corresponding departforce consumed 44 million gallons ments throughout the ASC, went work schedule two of aviation gasoline and dropped on a more than 55,000 tons of bombs, weeks ago, it was announced from maintenance department. the cable disclosed. This is the only department in the maintenance division now opbak erating on an sis, an official stated. Pressing needs necessitating' the longer shift include retreading- and spot reinFabio V. Hatton, genFrom West Capt. B. A. Schmidt forcement, eral foreman, said. and George Barnes, both of radio It was announced that the new repair, maintenance division, San arrangement would continue inBernardino air service command, definitely. AU ASC repair depots visited signal activities during the were directed from Patterson Field past week to obtain 'information to take "aggressive action" to lick and exchange Ideas. the threatened shortage. Keep Supplies Coming Ike Urges . Rubber Repair on Schedule 24-ho- ur Coast Command Sends Visitors Of contribution A TOTAL OF 2.820 TONS Some' the men might be employ material have been shipped and is home byof Christmas and their from sued on 81's during the month of have te fallow Zjwwce, he asserted might packages V. from branch August them all the way back. Bat, better that than none at all? te It may seem a little early bat some worry about Christmas, lifts te service men overseas will have te travel half way reond world. If you want the men the -- a ji.- a mat uase . m un i.a4iaM(ita special Christmas parcels en tune. ASC wggestion program, 87,500 in maintenance, 70,500 In they must be mailed between f 1943. to M Hi ion Tmnnlv and 12.800 in personnel and Sept. 18 ana uci. ia. u pmimst 1 wtal of ir ra9 ..i J trainlnar. Balance are ina other wmt (hM in the mall before the-' "omitted arms and services, making grand end ef September. m by repair and total of approximately i iB5,ow. . " imtMtrtmat rnlee aiv m aw W0rrr uciv Other data revealed that the to- te remember when mailing ever-teI were numoer tal ASC annual payroll had inched Christmas gifts: w wi which a up around the 8600,000,000 mark, snoaia w packages i..hM lanr nar weurh that total supply storage space a t mere than five pounds, wrapped. ngt sprawled over,000,000 square Be sure te wrap securely; ofOverall ndustrialsafety e rate feet tlhiet njly-lswapproved boxes are avail for ficially May was 4.06 (4.06 J0to8o?LWa. "formation Injuries per million man hours ac- able. . . . Publications cident exposure.) OASC's June Mark them piauuy, "mmimw Parcel.w . Gift a Miscellaneous information listed Be absolutely eerwui bomber dress tttatS!Country- - Tho sheet stated that one each package correctly, m- .- Am Pastil Service asks requires aluminum .. tmWtvm these rales te the command nearly ZSfiOO coffee percolators. ( toiu?& ,200.000 workers addition to alloy steel se that the fighting men letter suffirubber "onv ASC-ru- n their Christmas gifts machines, receive washing tires .and nay cards tnay be Christmas cient t5 recap 800 auto time. en re15 graduates number enough copper for 550 radio sent A" time between Sept. after those dates. ii of twelve but they' must be mailed in sealed ASngle squadron may hu.1 ''MIS. mnr t.. expend envelopes. wlU help said the report aviamore than 16,000 gallons ofbombs u ungate of tons Total Civilian "vluan tion gasoline and 30 men stationed la f erelga lands. mission. IkaIhJ. on a typical five-hoWUHUf u r V AAF, inspection of OASC Main-- U juarters, Supply, 6 " : Phases 1 OAS CIs Given Miglkest Week ji ' Inspector Wednesday, September 13, 1944 around-the-cloc- - Here's Brief Summarization Of New Discharge System OASC military personnel learned fment said. The system was last week that following the de cvoivca axier priority went into experts n feat of Germany "a substantial the field "to obtain a number" of surplus of the sentiments of enlisted men." soldiers will be returned to civilian When defeat comes an life under an Individual priority service rating card will beadjusted Issued system, a system that, based on to all enlisted personnel On it length of service, service overseas, will be scored four factors whleh combat credit and "parenthood will determine "priority of separacredit," will apply to all theatres tion": "1. Service credit based upon and continental U. S. When the Nazis are beaten, the the total number of months of army war department said, millions of service since Sept 16, 1840. "2. Overseas credit based upon fighting men. millions ox tons of served overlanding barges, tanks, planes, guns, the number of months . ammunition ana xooa will be trans seas. "3. Combat credit based upon ported to the Pacific zone. as a result it may require months the first and each additional award before surplus men can be returned to the individual of the medal of to this country. Ma. Gen. Lewis honor, distinguished service cross, B. Hershey, director of selective legion of merit, silver star, distinservice, guessed that between one guished flying cross, .soldier's and two million men might be medal, air medal, purple heart and drooped from the time of Ger bronze service star (battle particimany's defeat to Japan's, ' pation stars). "4. Parenthood credit win do effected Discnarges which through contemplated 18 army gives credit for each dependent separation centers, the war depart- (OonMauad a fas Two) cross-sectio- non-essent- ial , 4 |