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Show Office Equipment Reborn Hospital, Accident Man With Colorful Career Insurance Offered Program Sponsored By Hill Field . Welfare Association ,4. The Hill Field Welfare association announces that Wesley King, in charge of a hospitalization and accident insurance program for employes here, can now be rPanhD,i on extension 8211 or contacted in person at the bank on the field from p.m. to five p.m. daily except Sunday. King is a special representative of the Bus iness Men's Assurance Co. Newcomers to OATSC are informed that as employes of this installation, they have available to them and their famiii vvot H.U,U msuranrp rtrnthisn :i .WVClUlg BlChness and jfv'','w accident hospitalization. uvimuuai iuss 01 me, dismemberment and disability. The monthly : , C ne . nru tvi in 13 ior eacn tx.ixuiit y..o nlllK an arMii for husband or wife and depend ent cnuaren under la years of ,f . " A one-thir- ty r;w JLWVV ... Of keeping Hill Field's office machines in re- JOB lidr during a shortage of new equipment, is the function of the office E. M. McLaughlin and Foreman Larry Sadleir ISnliance branch. i are checking an adding machine for worn parts. 1. op BIG (ffice Equipment Shortage uts Burden on HF Branch continued diminishing eauioment. specially machines, the increased short-g- e epair work and manpower for the pose many problems ffice appliance branch, according Larry Sadleir, Salt j foreman ake. Without the valuable contribu-io- n of this branch the office and ierical activity at Hill Field would Their oon come to a stand still. and repair ob is the maintenance a With nf I tipw office of office thousands the appli- - at OATSC. lis task becomes more imposing one discovers that there are to ibout 60 different makes of the on the mious office machines ield, and each make requires spe-inarts and skill to .effect re anH time-cloc- ks al brand of addition, one In pairs. mcorpor- - typewriter, for instance, as many as zu,uuu ttes are In use parts, ana seven different here. brands Machines the addressing, check writing and computing machines. embossers tuplicators, envelope rev New Of all levises at f and typewriters this installation, few ery in serv-- x there are units. This explains the Conference Started OATSC Hour for Military new order from headquarters issued by Col. Paul W. Wolf, ra Feb. 19, establishes for all A military personnel at this installation a personal conference hour scheduled for 5 p. m. the first Monday of each month beginning "arcn a m room 104, building W80 (OATSC building.) The purpose of headquarters 1 em-DlO- Applications may also be filed with Ila Fleming, hostess at the rivril i it hit marun n Jr. .T7 i StTcssmnn uuiimiuiies, r;n James E. Street, A64, Victory Road reason why the 14 employes of the and Peter H. Nelson, B54, Victory omce appuance oranch have - to Road, Washington Terrace. turn out over 375 repair jobs per month to keen office in top notch condition. in addition to their repair work for Hill Field, this branch has also reconditioned itiarhi field, Fort Douglas, Wendwer, Patterson Held, Salt Lake army air case and air bases in Idaho. Make New Parts Assistant Foreman George Card-al- l, Salt Lake, tells us that a shortage of some parts does not cramp their repair style for they have the required equipment and skill in the department to make new ones. Some of the .machines are seven and eight years old but competent workmanship keeps them in service. The personnel of this branch were recently called upon to install 34 time clocks in the clock house in one day when the new time card system was instituted at the field last month. Assistant Foreman George and E. M. McLaughlin, Salt Lake, supervisor of power operat are veterans of ed appliances, World war II. MrKinlpv Thnmnson ' Landing with U. S. troops in the TVTnrth African invasion. McKinley Counselor paThompson, auxiliary military trolman at Hill Field since NovemEmploye ber. 1944, has come a long way .The employe relations branch since the day his convoy sailed announces that Clay Riches of Salt from New York. He was hit with shrapnel after Lake City has been appointed as h 200 yards up the advancing a new counselor. Riches, formerly nnrt was immediately employed by the postal department transported, via hospital ship, back this country, r or mis acuuii and war production board, Wash- to the Purnle Heart. attended the Univer ha txraa awarded ington. D. several months' medical sity of Idaho and George Wash Following care, he rejoined his division in ington university. in several Italy and participated major campaigns. He served 22 months and was discharged in Typical Woman Soldier Qontoinhpr Q44. the from to statistics According His story was told on the typthe "RoHffa nf Honor" weeklv radio army quartermaster corps, a "perfect dramatization last week over KLO ical woman soldier is 34". The average WAC stands 5' ;n Oorfon frnm 8:15 to 8:30 D. m. 4" high, weighs 128 pounds, has a His wife, Addis McKinley, is also waist circumierence 01 ooiz mcues, employed at this installation, worK-in- r shoe and wears a 22 hat, a in tho online rpDair buildine. Vinmo is in Columbus. Thoiisize 7 glove. The collar of her khais size 13, her rayon hose Ohio. While working at Hill Field ki shirt is Q L Cn7antv.thrpl DPf Cent of they are residing in j.ayion those interviewed from Maine to ""w I J a - Q-- African Veteran Hired Relations New In shell-Honf- C 1 6-- B - Post Movies THURSDAY-FRIDA- Y The 1 ' Wolf i'jfi J age. this personal Mnference hour, available to the mtire military at Hill Field with-- t special permission or appointment, is to provide an opportunity for presenting suggestions, COmDiaintc z 1.2 . ,.uu . ami inquiries icgaiu- ny military or ers. The hour organizational OUCtM ...will be con-- - Florida want marriage ana anome Ii.y vui. after the war. lfPhy, OATSC air inspector. normanu. '' 0 March by Sansone ill iCSPS 1-- 2 1 Friday Matinee 9:20 7 . and Evening "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" Joan Blondell Dorothy McQuire Peggy Ann Garner SATURDAY ' March 3 Matinee 1 Evening 7 and 9 "Bathing Beauty" (Revival) Red Skelton, Esther Williams Basil Rathbone SUNDAY-MONDA- ... MILITARY MAN Above, MSgt. James Morrow, (right) , who has had a long and colorful military career, explains inspection procedures to MSgt. James M. Laird of the technical inspection de partment. ' Veteran of 4513th Has Been In Service Over 20 Years This is the first in a series of; profiles or interviews with various oase individuals in tne aoutn units. This week MSgt. Ernest L. Morrow comes into the spotlight as he tells of his long and inter esting career- in the military servi ce. Sgt. Morrow was born in Selma, Ala.,- in 1905. He lived with his family on a farm there until his high school education was com pleted. At eighteen he volunteered for service with the United States army. During his tour of duty with the air corps, Sergeant Morrow was assigned to Maxfield Field, Ala., after which he transferred to the infantry and was stationed for nearly ten years at Fort Benning, Ga. While there he instructed in small arms along with other assign ments. He taught everything ranging from the 45 caliber pistol to the 81 mm mortar. Knew Gen. Marshall During that time George C. Mar shall, now chief of staff for the United States army, and a live-stgeneral, was assistant commandant with ' the of the infantry school ' colonel 'and rank of lieutenant Sgt. Morrow was directly respon sible to him. Sgt. Morrow was commended in a letter by a first' lieutenant of the infantry, Jess T. Trakwick, Jr., who is now a brigadier general and whose name appears in the current news. The commendation is for the sergeant's fine rec ord as acting first sergeant. Back in the good old days, about 1925 to 1928, Sgt. Morrow, along with several other soldiers, was furloughed occasionally by the war department for periods of about five months for the purpose ot playing baseball to attract the at- j am - ar etntion of potential recruits for the military service. Home-Sic- k for Air Corps In 1939, Sgt. Morrow got homesick for the air corps, so he and was assigned to March field, Calif. He remained there about eighteen months, when he was ordered to the Alaskan theatre. He arrived at Anchorage in early 1941 and assisted in esthere. Then tablishing a he was ordered to the Aleutians in 1943 to establish a on one of the islands, where he remained for six months. He returned to the U. S. in July, 1943, reporting to Patterson field, Ohio. In September, 1943, he was assigned to Fresno, Cam., in an outfit which is now the 4513th AAF base unit at Hill Field. His job here is superintendent of shops for training purposes. One ' of his most exciting experiences in Alaska happened when he was en route to Unmak 'in the was His transport Aleutians. somewhere between Dutch Harbor and Kiska. Sailing along in icy waters they came upon a big naval battle. It was difficult for them to determine what was going on until they were in the midst of it. for them Finally the navy signaled to to turn back. They went King's Cove and dropped - anchor. Here two for waited days and they nights before they received orders to proceed to the island of Unmak. sub-dep- ot sub-dep- ot Shields on Trip Lieut. Col. William H. Shields, chief supply division at OATSC, week on an official trip leftjlast to ' visit installations including Oklahoma City. ATSC, San- Antonio ATSC, Warner Robbins ATSC, Miami ATSC, and headquarters of the ATSC at ' Wright field, ' Ohio. : 4Col. - - Red Cross Drive Officials Meet . Y March 5 Sunday Matinee 2 Evenings 7 and 9:10 "A Song to Remember' Paul Muni, Merle Oberon TUESDAY March 6 Matinee 1 Evening 7 and 9 "Frisco Sal" Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey WEDNESDAY March 7 Evening 7 and 9 "Betrayal From the East Lee Tracy, Nancy Kelly 4-- THURSDAY-FRIDA- Y March 9 evening 7 and 9 1 Friday Matinee 7 and 9 evening Friday on the Girls "Bring Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts 8-- Thursday hr'lomthing about that oldir I like!" ... Of the Red Crosj drive met Monday to formuKEY OFFICIALS late plans for Hill Field's participation in the nationwide Red Cross appeal to raise $200,000,000. Pictured above are Lt. Lt. Robert Mary Ann Gratto, Josephine Mulhall, Lt. Harold Berman,Kenneth C. Sweetser, Lt. Charles Murphy, Miss Marie Morris, Lt. Lt. John Walsh, Sheldon Lt. McClernan. Vita (Standing) Carnell, ' Berreson, Red Cross field director, and Alfred Oakey, assistant field director. last-minu- te |