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Show Page 6 llkk Hustle and Bustle By LORRAINE FORD Work and Play Spring! and Fancy? The women's auxiliary of the Hill A F base Officers' club held its regular Thursday meeting on February 19th at the NOO club. Hostesses for the day were Mrs. Mildred Hood and Mrs. Dorothy Cox. Highlighting the meeting as guest speaker was Mrs. Reid, wife of Lit. Col. Reid, base surgeon. Mrs. Reid has lent her talents and efforts to furnishing layettes and infant's clothing for the newly-bor- n at the station hospital. She spoke to the gathering of the ladies auxiliary and enlisted their assistance in making infant's clothing for the hospital. Much of the decorative improvements at the hospital have been brought about by Mrs. Reid. During the course of the meeting's business it was agreed that meetings held on the first Thursdays of each month would be devoted entirely to business1, and the meetings on the third Thursday would be purely social. It was announced that the ladies auxiliary bowling league would meet the officers' wives team in the Darrel Anderson, another comp- near future. It was requested that troller employee, who takes full more members turn out for bowlblame for introducing the couple, ing practice held at 7:00 p. m. ev will sing "Oh Promise Me", "Be- ery Friday night in the base bowling alley. cause" and "Always". j The ceremony will be performed by Reverend Byrd of the Methodist church, after which a small reception will be held in the church for The Hill A F Base Women's Clut approximately 100 relatives and held a bridge Febru friends. ary 24 in the Officer's Club. Mrs. Warren A. Maxwell Mrs. C. G. The couple will make their home Winn tied for first and place honors in the Downing Apartments, Apt. and Mrs. Frank Prescotte received No. 38, 136 So. 3rd East, Salt Laks second prize. place City. These bridge are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Tables are reserved for beginners and all members are urged to attend. Yvonne Layton, maintenance communicatiqns section, anticipates leaving for a trip soon to Sacramento, Oakland,, and San, Francisco ' Mrs. Clyle T. Johnson is pacing the Women's Club bowlers by averaging 175 pins per game. Mrs. Greta Wagner and Mrs. Harry P. The members of the Women's Pedersen are in second and third Club enjoyed a tour of the post af- place with averages of 140 and 130 ter their regular monthly business respectively. Mrs. Charles D. Reid meeting Wednesday, March 3. The reports that instead of giving meeting was preceded by a lunch- prizes to bowlers, money is used to eon. An Easter theme was carried purchase materials to make paout in table decorations. Hostesses jamas, robes and layettes for chilfor the occasion were Mrs. Greta dren, confined in the Post hospital. Wagner, Mrs. Harry P. Pedersen, These items of wearing apparel axe Mrs. John P. Morgan and Mrs. made by member of the club at Aime L. Lamoureux. regular Red Cross meetings. A romance which beean at a pic nic held for employees of the comptrollers orrice last August win come to a climax tonight when Paul Cole, comptroller employee, takes Marjorie Ware, troop executive employee, as his bride in the Methodist church in Ogden. Marjorie has been employed at Hill A F Base 5 years this May. Paul has been employed here since July of last year having transferred from Spokane. For her wedding, the bride has chosen a white suit accented by a corsage of green orchids and light brown accessories. Her hat will be made of white flowers. She has chosen as her only attendant, a cousin, Nadine S. Rogers, also an employee of the comptrollers office. Nadine will wear a beige suit accented by a corsage of yellow gardenias and talisman roses, with dark brown accessories. George Rogers will act as best man. ed , Grand Slam get-to-geth- er . get-to-geth- Bon Voyage Gal Keglers Walkie and Talkie TOO MUCH 20 115 thos winter months added 10 20 or even 50 pounds to that lovely figure of yours? Hcnr success are you having with those new Spring styles? What - NO charge for consulta nt cCrea UJietU 7reu )leth4 Reducing SPECIALISTS IN REDUCING. REBUILDING, AND REJUVENATION FROM COAST TO COAST Ogden, Utah Phone 6400 y. - v Another organization operating A F base to help keep the peace is the Ogden Air Keserve Training detachment. Men from miles around who once wore the wings of the pilot, navigator and bombardier and the men who stay ed on the ground and kept them flying, receive training from the detachment. This training keeps them abreast of Air Forces developments and enables them to keep up on their flying and mechanical at Hill j proficiency. Hill Air Force base is also the western transportation hub for tne Air Transport Command. Routes of the ATC emanate from Hill A F base like the spokes of a giant wheel bringing surrounding fields into direct contact with their main supply base. By LEE FLORENCE chairman. WheIf you feel that you have a grie- as a vance, you or any representative ever feasible, one of the that you might select, should talk members wiil be employed it over with your immediate super- uubiuuu annual cv vours in visor. The supervisor will consider ing level or grade. The Committee will consider it promptly and impartially collect the necessary facts and give you facts, investigate the case f his decision. If you are not satis and conduct a hearing if necessaS. fied with his decision, you may dis.vvwimucima ii cuss your problem with the next will be forwarded to the Commam mon-voti- - s It , higher supervisor. If perhaps, you feel that an interview with your immediate sup ervisor would be unsatisfactory, you may present your grievance to your next higher supervisor. If you feel that an interview with your second supervisor would likewise be unsatisfactory, you may seek advice from your employee Counselor, who will advise you and aid you in the presentation of .your grievance to the supervisory level deemed appropriate. If you wish to present your grie vance to the Deputy or Special Staff Officer in charge of your division or office, it must be re duced to writing. The Employee's Statement of Grievance, DR Form 84, must be used for this purpose. The Deputy or Special Staff Officer to whom the form is presented will obtain all the facts, carefully consider them, give an opportunity to persons complained against to make a written reply, render a decision and notify the employee, all within ten days of receipt of the grievance form. The decision of the Deputy or Special Staff Officer concerned will be forwarded, to your immediate supervisor for delivery to you. If the decision is still not acceptable you may forward the Form 84 with all irelated papers to the Commanding General for further consideration. Your employee counselor will assist you in the presentation of your grievance to the Commanding General if you so desire. Upon receipt of your complaint, the Commanding General will refer the entire cJtse to the Civilian Personnel Officer who will nominate: a.Grie,vajice,, Committee to consist of four persons. Two of the three voting members will be civilian employees of this Headquarters. The fourth committee member will be a representative of the Civilian Personnel Office serving Structural and Crash Fire Fighters Merged The Hill A P base fire department which has been made up of two distinct units throughout its existance, was consolidated early last month as an economy measure. The merger combines the structural fire fighters with the aircraft crash fire fighters. The new single department is busy training each of its former units in the work of the other. Assistant chief, Eldon G. Chard, is in charge of the training. Some of the equipment with which everyone is becoming familiar is the salvage and rescue truck. This white panel truck carries a portable cutting torch to aid in removing victims trapped inside a crashed aircraft, a resusci- - G ng ing General within fifteen daysajr The Commanding General specify the action to be taken ar will forward the form to your ijJ. mediate supervisor for delivery you. If you are still not satisfil with the decision you may forwa your case to higher authority ft further consideration. Your Ear ployee Counselor will again sist you in the presentation of yoiu case to higher authority if you ' desire. jr At first glance, this looks like very involved procedure but really is not. In fact, all of tk grievances or complaints submitted in accordance with this procedt-jj-durinthe past three years havi. "u,wr g i i 1.11 LI1C UCCJi OCLUCU mien? ULCyiXl j concerned without reference iC fd i c grievance committee. And believ fee it or not they have all been settle! j r vii to the complete satisfaction of tiu knc s nj ' . employee concerned. fers id etw Homesick . jet I th Seen and heard at the general meeting of the NCO club on FeL.Jp ruary 20 was Sgt. Russell VeatcL W former Hill Fielder, now assignee fini to (ugh!) Muroc, California. VeatdJ' made the statement that as loiw Jgj as he was within 1000 miles of HiL i ra Field he would maintain his cluij- J", L ,t membership. to his he Living up hag fcr promise made two trips from Muroc, eighv le(j .hundred miles plus, to visit tht L e, club. Latest time record for tk; jm trip logged Veatch at eleven hour- - jttai flat, going one way Certainlt one of the longest commutatiounjc trips on record, Veatch has revlnv ceived only' charge? Flying too low.in a res'jjg nj dential area. Wftra I ,spro ijouis iajto; jo io aaeiiM sta ;t. This was the advice given cufj hes tomer by an 'American Airline fes clerk sav clerk. When t ... . onc toaTWi ticket the other customers looking at hu askance, he hastily explained tha the man was en route to Oslo, Nor way, and he was being recommend ed to take a sightseeing trip to th nearby town of Hell, Norway. tator to revive anyone overcome by smoke or fumes, a power plant, a self contained breathing apparatus which enables men td work in smoke and gas filled areas, and many other small but important tools necessary to remove personnel a from burning planes. Although only one man drives A the crash truck, all 59 members of the Hill Air Force base fire department are skilled in the use of its equipment, and familiarization courses are being conducted almost daily to insure proficiency. The salvage and rescue crews are under the direction of William J. Bishel, crew chief in charge of the main fire house. I ch tr le t en: en at tai orti en iner ?d inot BEFORE YOU BUY . Tome or AVAi-- r Knriirt Snce icror ich P a hal ov ug ed irte; re 1 kien Fire-capta- in qu 1 tor fcni: ncrale moil jnliste Und QUIT YOUR SKIDDING Heading for Washington, D. C, and numerous conferences is 1st Lt. Paul E. Grogger, assistant detachment commander of the Airways and Air Communication service. From the capital city, Lt. Grogger will travel half-wa- y around the world for duty with the 7th AACS wing in Tokio, Japan. This communications expert earned his commission the hard way, having first entered the service in March, 1941 as a line sergeant with the 222 field artillery, Utah National Guard. He received his commission in December, 1942 and was sent directly to cryptography school. At the end of the war, he went back to his old job of teaching school but soon found that the Air Force offered more advantages than the local board of education. In January, 1946, he as a master sergeant and a few months later was recalled to active duty as a first lieutenant. He has been assistant AACS deAvoid makmq tachment commander at Hill A F nothtr vahicla. base since August, 1947. mult. jsici r. Jdu a $0033 show you the Vitalitone Machine. It will soon take off those extra inches and you can wear those new styles- with charm. ) (Continued from Page One) This site was chosen by Air Corps officials because it has good approaches by air, is fairly level, and is centrally located between Utah's two largest cities; Salt Lake City, "The Center of Scenic America," and Ogden. Hill Air Force base is commanded by Colonel Frank D. Hackett, USAF, who also commands the Ogden Air Materiel Area.- Colonel Hackett was formerly a brigadier general and has commanded such installations as the Spokane air depot and the Bengal air depot. During World War II, thousands bombers and fight of battle-wea-ry ers were restored to airworthiness and sent back into combat by the employees of Hill A F base. However, servicing and repairing of aircraft is only one phase of the work carried on at that installation. In its huge warehouses are thousands of tons of parts and equipment for every type of aircraft. This material is shipped to all parts of the world to help keep Air Force planes operational. Hill A F base is the nerve center of the Og a com den Air Materiel Area mand under whose jurisdiction falls almost one third of the entire y nation. The Airways and Air Communi cations Service has a detachment at Hill A F base which operates the newly installed Ground Con trolled Approach Landing system. Its personnel also operate other radio and radar devices which add to the safety of pilots and their crews. , Detachment Commander experienced operators 18 Kiesel Bldg. v. iy At First Glance New Name AACS Loses Assistant See us today emd let our RELAXATION ' nii I ntA f.Aoi X Ami JV fee. 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