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Show ' r. "STT - ; ' -- ' v v ... ,, , ; qnm neid, , r :i to (bomplete apower Survey iCapervisors Utah Editors Schedule Field Visit Appointed To Inspect OASC Features : Forms at Hill Hill Field will be (live been preparing i analyses during the 35k in a move toward a gnomical -- er and a .11 utilization of Mi on spect the famous the warehouses, hangars. in Washington, If host to 75 B-2- 4 shops in- line, and iiiiii ii Mysterious disappearance! of 75 grams of radium from instrument repair section was solved last Friday with the arrest of James C. Burke, 34, general mechanic in shop maintenance, by Hill Field investigators. The tiny, clear-glas- s ing the radio-activ- e vials holdmaterial were returned anonymously by mail and arrived only a short time before Burke was taken into custody.. Theft of the radium, which attracted national attention through the press and radio, occurred while' Burke was serving as a plasterer's renovahelper during radium-rootion work, he told investigators. . Lodged in the Weber County jail in Ogden, he was turned over to the FBI and charged with theft of government property. Burke waived preliminary examination and after being transferred to the Salt Lake County jail was released on $1000 cash bail. In a signed statement, the accused described how he had taken the radium, tossed two partially used vials in the false ceiling, where they were found by investigators, and hidden the others in a shack at the rear of his home, 957 Garfield Ave., Salt Lake City. Doesn't Know Why-Burke, stated he did not know-whhe took the material and that he decided to return it "after ev- - . General Berman commented on the "splendid cooperation" given by Utah's newspapers which have "conand ASC war man-- ; sistently aided our efforts to 'keep ( lection officials conferred 'em flying'." 'rft with Brig. Gen. Morris "We welcome the opportunity to i, OASC commanding have representatives of the Utah State Press Association visit Hill of-'Richard Gimbel, ASC imd Field and obtain a keynoted the conference, pression of our operations,' said General Berman. "We hope their gi that the survey, required it designed to reveal man-(neewill prove not only of inspection here through the es-j- nt of William E. interest but will enlighten them on Appointment of work loads in each Dewey, OASC civilian training ad- the scope of our activities as well." civilian head of all President of the association is Produced Col. Walter Jeff-Ib- e ministrator, as Command training Harrison Conover, publisher of the Service Air Washington war, man-- . activities was- announced recently Springville Herald. Other, officials jui, who was accompanied from this headquarters. (Continued on Page Two) 1C0L J. W. Vinson and Lt, will leave Mr. within the Dewey & Hand. Col. Jeffrey said next few days for ASC headquari studies will be initiated ters at Patterson Field, Dayton, keach unit', calculated to k to assume his new duties, the loads and the number Ohio, first 60 days of which' will be on jiija required to accomplish a temporary basis. , He said he planned? to conduct jdi said the maintenance EM Can Be master training conferences there 1 would come in for detailed area ASC commands in other ?, particularly in engine re- - and Fundamentals tee a quota. of 750 engines soon after his arrival. duties performed. man-fkotjotatives of the war William E. Dewey rd gen-Ittewrv- ey. M W. E. Dewey Accepts ACS Position " first-han- - ds )1 - - - Lars guage Program " re-jr- Gets Under Way Taught been set. Supervision attached to the new Short Time In representatives said position will extend to all training not being met due activities including up The foreign language classes efficient personnel. grade, instructional aids, and by special service office sponsored yi Harold A. Mayforth and for Hill Field enlisted personnel U. Raymond S. M. Months on DS got under way Monday night with n of Col. Gimbel's Wilde, party, Since February of last year, Mr. fine turnouts prevailing. ed this week to aid Major a total of five Held in recreation building H. Farmer, OASC manpower Dewey has spent one block toward the clockhouse a completing the survey t months on detached service at ASC cathe Little Theatre the classesd from an in advisory Farmer headquarters I said meetings were a are . golden opportunity for in all divisions and spe-o- n pacity. soldiers and WACS to amass The supervisor training program, the base in order of French, Spanish liat key personnel with the developed by him, which has been a smattering future use. for and German On Two) Page (Continued ' Preparing the special is facilitated by the Instruction ttuysis of Personnel and use of phonograph records and Uad," required by the sur- relegated I grammar is practically to the rubbish pile in a new, novel ,2itaed that unit super-tojbomethod of learning which puts the the field would emphasis on actual speaking. It ,orm nd forward it i TanneU makes learning languages fun. one to their respec- course and k All girl from Hillcrest are inIt's a be to be guests of enlisted men or all three languages may and vited will of Hill Field at the regular dances studied; Spanish on Monday "Jjhenor completed, to types of work Wednesday evenings from 6:30 by the Special Service 3; total direct person- - sponsored on the German the same nights Little theatre office at the p.m., French .,uMnea from super- post at. 8 o'clock each Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Pt Two) night, Capt. Nelson Roeller, special on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. service officer, said today. Jam group from A seven-piec- e the "Keep 'Km Flying" orchestra Is on deck each week to provide something extra In the way of . pre-servi- on-the-j- E-2- inter-deste- . i ut HoldLittle Theatre Dance Wednesdays four-wee- lW jJn Taxing yUause of .ecfc Delays f the py Dee. ued byperiod, the switch of Income ytn individual ethod, jrZj? JUrd First Lieut. "ection, T We forprnln. sm- - nmmL Wedleday, Jan- - " music for dancing, and men of the Special Service section are in charge of arrangements. Transportation for the girls from Hillcrest is provided, and buses leave the east wing recreation hall at 8 o'clock each Wednesday night to take the feminine guests to the Little theatre. Value windfall will reor be enjoyed by enlisted men on furwtlm with l lough n and those authorized to mess1, separately, beginning January value or CO"" when the commutation Jedel.y7ure increased is the garrison ration from 61 to. 67 cents per ration. to J" !!Coop,aMon ha. the increase will not apply credits due organizations on ration and savings accounts. A"n,ounn ment of the raise was made in circular 327 (16 Dec. 1943). Hill Field On Airwaves Next Tuesday Hill Field's "Keep 'Em Flying" orchestra will be on the air .over a hookup of Mutual Broadcasting System stations for a quarter-hou- r broadcast originating on the stage of the Orpheum theatre in Ogden from ' 12:15 to 12:30 next Tuesday afternoon," January 18, it was learned yesterday. The show will be carried by radio station KLO, Ogden, and other stations in the Intermountain Netcoast-to-coa- st - (Contlnued work, which, includes KVNU, gan. KOVO, Provo; KEUB, Price, and KSUB, Cedar City. Capt. Robert Hodson,. recently returned from service with the AAF in the European theatre, will appear on the show to recount some of his experiences during 25 missions over enemy territory. Appearing with him will be Adelpha Lucke, fabric repair section, "who will present the civilian side of the Page Four) On Lo- story. Mrs. Lucke is the mother of a soldier who is being held by the Germans as a prisoner of war. He was captured while serving with Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark's Fifth army in Italy. ' Included in the script for, the show is a dramatization of the actual experiences of Cpl. Vernon D. Tilford, Kansas City, who is a Hos-- . patient in BushnellwaGeneral German a pital. Cpl. Tilford prisoner and gained safety by killing three prison guards with a knife. The broadcast next Tuesday afternoon is a part of Mutual's War Bond Day, a series of programs launching the fourth War Bond Drive throughout the nation. It will be carried by Mutual and affiliated stations all over tne unitea siaies, Field to Take Part In Ogden Programs War Workers Night Now Scheduled For Wednesdays Hill Field was requested to fur nish 15 minutes of entertainment each Wednesday night at the 24th Street USO as part of a "War Workers' Night." Other war industries in the Ogden area will similarly contribute a program, it was decided at a meeting last week of the Ogden industrial council, called to discuss recreational needs of war production workers. Bill Frazer, Hill Field director of welfare and recreation, was chosen to serve on the general program committee. Dancing will be from 9 p.m. to midnight, with music supplied by the Naval Supply civilian band. The first dance will be. held nekt . . Wednesday. . The council .Is an organisation ' of professional recreation director's representing the major war Indus- tries in the Ogden area, and related war recreation services', Investigating committees of tho council reported that 38th Street In Ogden was definitely a menace to war production in the Ogden area.' As a : counter-measu;th council voted to establish "War to be held In the A demonstration in tne use 01 Workers' Night" on 24th Street, : the various tvoe firearms ana pyro Ogden USO to consist of entertaintechnics was given last week to a program ment and dancing. : Hill from drawn officers of group iTioid. Otrden Arsenal, and the ormv service forces depot at 2nd the firing Safety Consultant street It was held oneast side of Visits Hill Field on the located range Hill Field. The event was arranged by the A. C. Bookout, ASC safety con' base defense plans and training sultant, U on the field this week to office, headed by Capt. Lawrence conduct a series, of safety conferD. Greenawald, in cooperation with ences with Capt Robert R. Afflick, ordnance and chemical sections OASC safety officer, and other officials including Brig. Gen. Morris here. Weapons were fired by Lt. Col. Berman, OASC commanding genOASC eral; Col. Paul W. Wolf, William J,' Anuskewicz, supply chemical officer, 2nd Lt. Gordon division chief; Col. Manning 13, 32nd chemical air section, Kaufer, Tillery, maintenance chief; Col. depot group, and SSgt. Hugh John S. MacTaggart, chief, perFredley, 482nd AB squadron. Pyro sonnel and training division, and technics were demonstrated by Lieut. Col. C. C. Minty, OASQ . I (Continued ootBtor-7g- a deputy commander. . 1 re m I of Rations financial . m Display Latest Firin gWeap ons At Hill Field Demonstration increase Commutation A small f ""plete James C. Burke day. Victual 1 Mechanic In Custody it ,!fefp V v The Utah State Press Association is madeAup of rural and newspapers. The annual winter meeting of publishers and editors takes place in Salt Lake City this Saturday and Sun- OASC I Uroy R. Farmer, this week said director, X lupervisor on the post I nquired to justify the of etch of his employes in nth has ienance lU was Newly Hired Caught -- Saturday. Members .will 1 ' Recover All Radiui Stolen From Field members of the Utah State Press association when they visit the field as guests of Brig. Gen. Morris Berman this more equit-iibtttiof work. iction has been under M IV department installath direction of the war jt, board January 12. 1944 Newspaper Men Prepare I Apartments hr. Wednesday. Utah Greenawald Capt. Lawrence . I ! : Co |