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Show September 26, 1945 The Hillfielder 'Tops' in the Railroad Business adding By Pfc. Al Don George (In the Absence of Folly McQuown) ... HER NAME ISXT QUEENIE But she's queen of 'em all! . . - Meet Phil Reid of St Louis, Mo., 5 feet, 414 inches tall . . . weighs 126 pounds 19 years old . and has a veddy trim is a strawberry blonde ... Zi-in- cn waist-lin- e. Phil is jitterbug queen of Hill Field, having, won every jitterbug contest she's ever en-to tered here. . . Before coming Hill Field, she was jittin' champ "Tune Town," St. Louis most IX- -- at . . Has also ' lifer popular ballroom won contests at the "Casa Loma," another popular dancery and has put in St. Louis on exhibitions in every other ballroom of good repute in that . city. since she Has was old enough to walk . and when she learned to walk without wiggling her torso in jive tempo, she left St. Louisgot a job at the San Ber' nardino Army Air Field in San Phil Reid worked there six months . . . then gave Bernardino, Calif. a louis ior nve cats break St. Louis hep by going back to then came here, arriving June 7 of this year," as a months was helper on a tug . . Learned to drive one herself . . . and a helper. given is single Vital statistics: Built like glamactress Jane Russell and fancy-free- ." . . . and wants to remain "foot-loo- f - ...lr- -- " ... been-danci- ng ... ... ... se VIOLINIST-TEACHER-COMPOSER-PF- C. Emanuel R. Heifetz . . . native of New York City . . . citizen of San Bernardino, Calif. .1 of Teacher and coach of teachers of violin . . . composer "Little Dutch Doll " . "Barce lona," and others . . . wrote musicians' instruction book titled "Heifetz Violin Method" . . . Was organizer, soloist, and conductor of Heifetz Violin Choir, which toured southern California . . . Member of the famous Argo- -. nauts Club of San Bernardino . . Comes from long line of mufather was cellist . . . sicians Heifetz on father's and every ? side was musician . . . most famous relative being Jascha Heifetz, world renowned violinist. . Volunteered for Major Mere- dith Wilson's recording band at NBC and CBS in Hollywood . made sound tracks with Wilson Emanuel R. Heifetz band for GI Journal, Mail Call, Command Performance and other Army movies . . . Was on Hill field's radio program, Melodic Flight, since it's beginning five months ago, and has never missed a performance is now entertainment director until its closing a few weeks ago field. the lor son in San Bernardino . . . wife's Has wife and . . . son is and Hilda Lenny . . . Was married eight years name, go May 30. . . - ... r cr ... one-year-- BUILDER ... ... OF MORALE ... a fine horse woman . . T a good sport She's a tap dancer sense of humor. . . a and has marvelous That's petite Louise Kitchin, 25 year old blonde from Anaconda. Mont. . . She's only 4 feet tall . . . and weighs 87 pounds Graduated from Absorakee (Mont.) High School . . . with average grades . . . majoring in the commercial course Crazy about ice cream sundaes and housekeeping . . . Likes living on a ranch "bettern' anything" . . . and wants to spend the rest of her days on one . . . Has family of normal height. . . . two brothers in the service. . . . brother L. C. in the Army. . . . and brother Lloyd in the Louise Kitchin Navy Came to Hill field five months ago . . . just to see .what Utah was like . . . thinks Montana has most beautiful sights in the United States . . . Her many friends say she's wonderful for their morale . . . which confirms the phrase: "Small but mighty." ... ... ... ... oft-quot- ed Male Coll t - frrr A I - , oc veil wvv M I 1V;1 v M.Km-- r v a 1000 to Hill 700 of Field hold the who 'old timers' employes in the palms of their hi safety They also help to ship various supplies from this command to other installations. (Left tor! sre Alfred Anstotz, engineer; Charles Blanken baker, fireman; Archie Jones, engineer; Jl '..J VarncT. fireman:' Robert- Dixon,' fireman:' Joe Dwver. engineer and Carl Hathawov "- -J ' (CI yardmaster. 1)1 Railroad Workers at Hill Fiel Rated 'Best in This Business' By CpL Elizabeth DePew Few of the 700 to 1000 OATSC employes who jam 10 coaches of the local passenger train every morning at 7:35 a.m. and every evening at 4:10 p.m. realize that the engineers and firemen who are directly responsible for the safety of each individual on this line are "the best in the railroad business." Behind the controls of the engine are seated engineers who have chalked up thousands of miles on such widely known lines as the Rio Grande, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads prior to .the time of their retirement. To the 18 civilian men who keep supplies moving from Hill Field warehouses to such destinations as Memphis, Tenn.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Long Beach, Plain Haven and San Bernardino, Calif., and in the meantime safely transport OATSC personnel to their jobs in the lower warehouse area, railroading is "just in their blood." Following 30 to 35 years of service with these widely known western railroads, they have once again grasped the throttle of Hill Field engines or have continued to stoke the fires which generate power. Shipping Procedure The procedure involved in the shipment of supplies from this command by rail is comparatively simple. Carl Hathreaway general yardmaster, ceives an order for a car. The car which is of a specified size and capacity is taken to the warehouse that requests it and it is loaded by warehouse personnel. Upon completion of the loading process, the car then goes by rail from OATSC to the Bamberger, station in Ogden or Salt Lake City where it is rerouted to its proper destination. by Milton Canitt, creator of i . "lerryand the Pirates' ft 4 l j The cars which are shipped out are replaced by those which arrive here filled with supplies from other depots and com, mands. During the . past month, approximately 600 carloads of material were handled via Hill Field trains travelling over 22 miles of track sometimes as high as six times daily. The trains run from the central yards north to warehouses 12 through 28, " west to the lower warehouse area and east as far as the engine storage warehouse. U. S. Owns Some Cars Not Freight cars labeled "Do Remove from Hill Field" ' does not necessarily imply that personnel of OATSC might accidentally carry them off the field some evening on their way home from work, but cars so designated belong to the United States government and are for LCL (less than car load) shipments only. These cars only transport Supto plies from one warehouse another on the field and are never sent to destinations off the post. Personnel of the OATSC railroad includes three engineers, four firemen, six trainmen, three yardmasters and one clerk. The eldest engineer and member of the crew is Joe Dwyer, formerly an engineer with the Southern Pacific railroad. The remaining two engineers, Archie Jones and Alfred Anstotz, began work on Hill Field as firemen and later worked up to their present capacity as engineers. Anstotz, who was formerly employed in the yards of the Rio Grande, fought in the German army in World War I and came to the United States in 1919, later becoming a citizen of this country. He began work on Hill Field August 3. 1942. Sets Presenteeism Mark Charles Husbands, fireman, n who is a retired engineer foi Union Pacific railroad, aril on Hill Field the latter pad November, 1944, and has at! ed the highest presenteeism ord in this branch of the fic section, havine never absent nor taken leave sinpJ arrival. Fredprirlr 03, put in fe3r S-- 7 HAVE years as condu and trainman with iho Grande. Octavius Gudmunfl fireman, 71, was an engineei more than 30 years withj Union Pacific and Lewis Mi fireman. 75, served as a I ductor on the Southern Fa for a period of 35 years. Hathaway, general yard: ter, is not to be outdone "by long railroad experience ol crew. He began his train ice way back in 1904 in Ma Ohio. In 1907 he came to catello, Idaho. From 1909 U 1930 he worked for the Pacific. On August 4. 194Z began work as yardmastej OATSC where ne is engaga adj supervising handling ofsectid istrative work for this Son in Air Force 1 s choJ Whpn asked whv he Field, Hatha work" at Hill "I guess it was jus declared, panes T wanted to helD theHaf effort." His son, Lt. Carl wav Jr.. is now stationel T.ncr Rarh Calif., after !) completed the required ui nuij a of missions as a piiov wears He over Germany. Cross Distinguished Flying Air Medall , Tim inh heintf done Dy wa val,ir.niarhasbrand man oi it:. w section traffic the w y definite contribution .j of lending iransiof emn fenrirpri; aim j: daily of iuoi W supplies to far variety destinations. No Chicken, r i T"iirku;m-tV"VII T VI VII j XII CI NEVEfc LOST InspectcJ A'AX I |