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Show Pace JO THE DESERET NEWS Salt Lake City, Utah Saturday, January 1 Hill FieldJN eeds Your Help Toward Victory News Report State-Wid- e 50, 1945 Appeal Made To Men, Women Patriots To Help Thousands of jobs go yet unfilled at Utah's largest single war plant Hill Field. Appeals continue by Hill Field officials for residents of is to the advantage of citi' tens in this area to accept avail. $22 QOO 000 in buildings alone, able yobs atHilLField and thus Hilt Field offers the same var.relieve the necessity of bringof Jobs that are to be found outside iety ing many- additional in any "community. The repair here, officials pointed hangars employ mechanics and out today technicians of every Where To Go type engine mechanics, propelHifl Field Is an immense pi ejler men, sjark plug servicers, ect and full of many opportunelec ricluns, palntem, fabric ities and those seeking employworkers, machine operators. ment should contact the Hill The warehouses utilize vast Field" Representatives In Room numbers of packers and craters, 246 of the Federal Building in laboiers. tug and lift operators, Balt Lake truck drivers The admlmstra-tlvshould be It noted, however, offices, need thousands of that persons presently engaged tv ms's, clerks, stenographers, In industries essential to the w ar tabulating machine operators. . effort need not apply; but all Utilities calls for carpenters, .other available employable per- - electricians, plumbers, painters sons should Immediately contact The whole vast operation must Hill Field representatives .n the be patroled. bv hundreds of Federal Building, for Immediate civilian guards, must he serviced placement, Fred A. Schwendi-man- , by hundreds of Janitors and the air forces representamaids. tive in Salt Lake, said today. Well Laid It - po-slb- , e -- AU Types Needed "Workers of all "types, ages and" - qualifications are needed men, women and boys and gills. "In-- , service" classes are given In many lines of work Tight In the post schools at Hill Field, and ' trainee employes are palij accord-in- g to regular salary schedule while learning Beginning salaries range from $1,200 to $2,200 per year, whller overtime adds approximately 20 . per cent additional pay to each of the base pay schedules. Advancement In jobs depends on individual ability and aptl tude and in many cases is quite rapid To improve transportation facilities between Salt Lake and Hill Field additional buses have been placed in service. Rides Available Interurban trains also, relieve the problem somewhat while Hill Fields own share the ride plan Is proving very effective and pro- vldes transportation for many. So dont worry about transportation. Started in the fall of 1938, It has grown from a barren expanse of land to a thriving community consisting of administrative buildings, warehouses, repair hangars, schools, cafeterias, garages, theaters, civilian dorml- - tories, and military barracks. It has a civilian police force, whose duty it is to regulate traf- fic and guard property and lives; it has a fire department it has complete installations of utilities such as gas, water and llRht. In , fact, it Is just like any other city . In the country, but different The site for Ogden Air Depot was selected because of the strategic location of Hill Field, since it is well protected by mountains, yet has easy access 1 to railroad cen- ters. Room for expansion was One consideration, too, since OAD, being one of a system of 11 control depots operated by the Army Air Force, necessarfof all Air Corps ily handies supplies and maintenance equipment. As our Armv Air Forces so must Hill Field exgrow, pand, and even now warehouses are under construction which " will more than double the capacity of the depot. d 1 . Cost 22 Million Representing an Investment of Opt To those. wM-hav- e never seen... Hill Field, the immensity of the lav out is incomprehensible Streets are methodically laid out, buildings are numbered, and elephant trains are neces-sarto transport employes from one part of the field to another Comparable to the immensity of the field, though, is the importance of the work being carried on there More than 0 different types of Air Force supplies are stored in the vast warehouses, each In quantifier great enough to stock a Targe y 300-00- -- store. Hundreds of planes come in to the great hangars each month, there to be serviced, repaired or winterized Supplies and planes are forwarded to the men on the fighting fronts In Africa, Europe and the Pacific area Hill Field is the point of contact between the home front and our front lines of offense.-Ne- ed Thousand To carry on this vast work of supply and maintenance, thousands of workers are needed, and will still be needed long after the war is over. Hill Field is a permanent operation, since the work of gatheiing up all these supplies and planes fiom the far corners of the earth will doubtless take many years to complete, and the depot will thus offer continued employment to the many now voiking there Al In all. Hill Field Is the largest single war plant In tins entire area, and because of its permanent nature, as well as because of the vital importance of the work being done there, is well deserving of the suppm-t-ef- , everyone in the Intermoujntam area. Contact Hill Field Representatives In the Federal Building. Room 246. soon Find out In what capacity Vour services-mlgh- t best be utilized so that Hill Field might soon be completely manned and fulfilling its assignment as a Control Depot for the Armv Air Forces. Anyone Interested in making for employment applications should contact Fred A. Schwendi-maon the second floor of the Federal Building in Salt Lake or may send his application or apply in person to th Civilian Personnel Officer at Hill Field. n Arsenal Explains Fatality to the of Jan OGDEN, 30 A state- - ment was Issued today by Major C. Kerr, regarding a fatal accident at the Ogden The victim was Abra-- j ham Henry Hodges, hi,-- of North Arsenal-Thursday- m Ogden. ' The statement said: From all be gathered from wit-f- nesses, Mr. Hodges was in a hurry to go to lunch, and in that can Carbon County -- Soldier Mourned PRICE, Jan. serv- - ices were conducted for Walter Starlck, 23, by Rev. Thomas F. iRutlec of the Notre Dame chuicfi J yesterday morning. y Walter was a son of Mrs An-- I gela Starick, who received word f Jrom the War Department that her eon had been killed in Dec. 5 in New Guinea. Young Starick entered the forces Dec. 1, 1941. He had written his mother fiom New '.Guinea last on Nov. 8, 1942. his mother f- Surviving besides brothers and are the following sisters: James. Albert, Dan ana Mrs. Olga I Rudolph Starick and I Swasey, Miss Edna and Miss Emily Starick. ; arm-jLe- d $22,-000,0- end of walking the riimp, jumped off the plat-frointo the path of a moving switching train. It is to be regretted that such an accident occurred as he was well liked and a good workstead . man. , Funeral services for Mr. Hodges will be held Monday in the Lewiston Second Ward Chapel. Springville Pioneer Feted SPRINGVILLE, Jan. 30 Mr. Esther Condle, Springville pioneer, w idow of G. S. Condle, today had celebrated her eighty-fourt- h birthday anniversary with a dinner given in her honor by a son and a daughter inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Condie. Mrs. Condie was born in Den-bDerbyshire, England, daughter of Richard and Hannah Bub ler Palfreyman. At the age of five years, she came to Utah with her mother and three other children. She had served 27 years as a member of the Fourth Ward Relief Society presidency and as Treasurer and teacher. Her railhusband was aft early-daroad contractor and was also bishop of the Foutth Ward for a number of years She was married Jan. 15, 1879, in the Salt Lake Endowment She Is the mother of House nine sons and daughters, eight of whom are living They are: Mrs. Mae C. Crandall, Mrs. Lena Maycock, Earl and Kenneth Condie of Springville; Mrs. Hannah C, Packard of Orem; Mrs. Lillian Lewis of Overton, Nev.; y, y Mrs. Melba Osmund of Washington, D. C ; Richard P. Condie of Salt Lake. She also has 27 'grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. Mothers To Meet BOUNTIFUL, Jan. 30 A Star meeting of the Service Mothers of Bountiful w lithe held Monday froih 2 to 5 pm. The mothers will sew for --the Red Cross during the afternoon and --will hold a business meeting between 3 and 4 according to Mrs. James Hampton, m, - UNCLE SAM NEEDS YOUR SERVICES HERE Thousands of men and women are helping Uncle Sam win the battle of production at Hill Field, where they work in buildings that cost to construct; but thousands more are needed. Upper left Lt. A. B. Wjnamager receives documentr Tronr messenger, Boyd Mathis, Ogdenf lower left, Helene Uushing, 17, of Bountiful, rings in her time card; upper-righ- t, trucks await 50 men and women drivers; looking down is a hangar under construction, an engine test building, where motors are given a thorough tuning up, and lower left, Dean Thackary, 20, of Morgan, checks stencils being printed by Ruth Reno, 19, of Ogden. Uncle Sam needs thousands more men and women of Utah to, help man this field. Apply today if you are not already engaged in a defense Industry. Children Cant Bingham Canyon TrailcrTown 1942 Fire Loss" Work Speeded Go To School Amounts To 65 Jan. Construction OGDEN, Jan. 30 An application for funds to maintain and operate' a school at the recently Washington Terrace, occupied defense housing project south of the Ogden Country Club, will probably be considered by the FWA Boaid of Review Mondav, along with an application previously filed for $14,000 to furnish and equip the school, according to Supt. William P. Miller of Weber County schools. Mr. Miller said lt Is intended to set up classrooms in 20 of the dwelling units as soon as all the 1 400 units are occupied. The rnaior' portion of appiox-imatcl180 elementary school age children at the housing pioj-ec- t are not in school at all, because they live too tar from extrans-po- i isting schools and lack tanon to the schools. It is understood that a site In the center of the housing projeA has been reserved for the erection of a school house and that the building will be ready for occupancy next fall- - , v Officers Arrive 30. PROVO, of the Federal Trailer Town of Orem to house workers at steel --Plant Is being BINGHAM CANYON, Jan. 30 An annual report was -- recently received, by the city from the - Binghanu-VolunteFire Departments showing the total fire losses for last year were only $65. were calls Tw enty-fou- r made within the city and four, in the county. The report was submitted by Ray Tatton, chief of No. and Clive l' Department, and G. L. West, chief council er of No. 2. illiam N. Gardner, federal Income tax collector, will be located In the City Hall the first week In February to help citizens with their tax leports. Bids Yoii Cali 30 Jan. BOUNTIFUL. Ip birthhonor Of the eighty-thirday anniversary of Mrs. Susan Ashby Page of Bountiful, open house will be held tomorrow after 3 p.m. at the home of her Mr. and daughter and Mrs. John K. Nelson in Bounti- - tion. Mr. Brown predicted the trailers will be ready for occupancy in six weeks. Trailers are arriving dailv, but much- construction work must precede occupancy, including laving of water mains, digging cesspools and sewer lines, grading and laying out of a camp pattern. This work is now in progress bv Halvorson Construc- tion Companv of Salem, Ore When completed, the camp will contain 300 trailers with government-owne- a d 1 QOO pet sdns The trailers are being brought out from factories in the East. of ful. Mrs. Feb Page was born here and has lived here 1, 1860, all her life She Is believed to the oldest woman resident of the Bountiful Second Ward. She has always been an active worker in the Church of Jesus Thl a1st of Latter-da- the Saints and member of is Daughters -of the Utah Pioneers. Mrs. For many years Page has enjoyed- - needlework - as a for Is known the and hobby lovely leces she makes and for be- - y her knitting and crocheting. Her - Course Scheduled HEBER Regional Red Cross Aids Meet OGDEN, Jan. 30 Responsibilities and objectives in administration organization and service of the Red Cross were outlined by state ahd western area organization heads at a regional meeting held yesterday with Cross workers attending Red from Weber, Box EldeF, Davis, Morgan and Rich Counties L. Wesley Robins, vice chairman of the Weber County unit presided Kenneth Duffin, ftelr rector at Kearns, pointed out 'wounded soldiers and sailors that It was the purpose ind was told by Dr. John Edward function of the organization to Carver of Ogden. 'He also told coordinate services for men In how the organization- - assists in the service not provided bv building up the morale for service men and their families at strictly military functions, and also to help civilians adjust home. themselves to' new envlroments It was announced that Richard C. Badger will serve as through recreation and other means. war chairman of the annual The function of the Red Cross campaign to be conducted in in providing aid for the sick and March. di STUDIO COUCHES housing capacity d son-in-la- OGDEN AIR DEPOT, HILL ELD. "Tan. 30 Col Morns Berman, commanding officer, today announced the arrival of a number of new officers at Hill Field. They are First Lt. William F. N Womble of Winston-Salem- , C , anti the following second lieu tenants Louis Berman of Chi cago, Ralph D. Bray of Los An geles, Columbus P. Ward of Atlanta, Ga ; Joseph C. Pusaterl of Lockport.- - ' N. Y.l William H. Harth of West Bend, Wig. and Richard F, Kreuger of Chisholm, Main, spurred, although the work has been delaved somewhat by recent storms, according to James P. Brown, in charge of plans for the Federal Housing Administra- CITY, Jan. 30 23,000 and Books Arrive LIVINGROOM SUITES FARMINGTON, Jan. 30 Mrs. Alzina Barton, Davis County Ration Board clerk, has reported that 23,000 new ration books have been received by the county, w ith 3,000 more yet to be receiv- pr. Wesley F. Lloyd,dean of men at Brigham Young University, will instruct a course in Method in Education and Guid- Direction a nee- - WVlnesdayg from- - 4.15 to 7 pm. at the Wasatch High This is an extension School. course sponsored by the PTA. the health has improved during past vear. She was married to Cyrus Page March 12, 1876r and is the mother of rune chlldien, with four still living, as follows: Ensign Page, Miss Arela Page and Mrs. -- John - Kt Nelson of - BouuUfub- nd Bryant A Page of Salt Lake. She also baa 25 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren, Ration Nice Selection , Several Colors . Immediate Delivery ed With-- a -- '- total of 26,000 books allowed for the county, they are to be distributed.. with local boards in the following amounts: Bountiful, 8 000, Farmington. 4,65fk Kayviile, 2 350; Lajton, 5.000; Clearfield, 8 000. The coun- -m T m to wmr rv?i7iir3 ty fation office will retain 1000 books to be distributed as peed--d- .. , , The public will sign up for the new books some time in Feb- ruary. (PROVO . f N ii |