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Show i ram atioB to Hear OASC on Mutual- Broadcast rmy Nurse rites of jfe at Anzio tSoldiers and Civilians On Program f ped Cross Emblem No l jo Hill Field, Utah ' r Protection Appointed Wounded Men ,uh the Germans was re- Jed recently by Capt. Henry C. ,.. utat oauiDment repair radio repair section. Hill 41 fi V"Zi..Z: Lt w correspondent rr who Women Suffer More Time Loss Than Men at that stationed on the rhaTben Ichhead two months caring J r f for months here have she writes. read in the papers tovbe K1Hnffs of .'"".,. d lr hospitals here onis the beach-Cagreat and The tension free from Ue is never a moment are multi-tin- g Cer. The grey hairs fast and all show the strain fear. Yes, f continual tension and at i admit that they are scared are and if not they fib or On arrival we dug foxholes ith our helmets in the rush. Then fre-e- nt things got worse and more we dug deeper. Last week . dug in six feet hospital and arters also. The tent is dug wn two feet in center and six rt on sides for cots then tops of So ts covered and sandbagged. have steps into the tent and w steps to our bedroom (if you n call it that). We have a table d radio, three chairs and a stool c, painted red and two blue. eh? Really, kinda cozy and t so crowded even with four of Bet we will feel lonesome th a room for oneself when we We don't t back to the States. ive our area at any time, for all ids. etc., are Purple Heart lanes, e have been very fortunate in r unit only four P. H.s so far d no deaths although we lost a imber of patients during the ellings and bombings. It makes ; furious to think that patients n't feel safe even under our red asses. We have to stay calm and A unafraid when we are on ity for their sake but believe me is a struggle. So far I have been ! Frequency rate for OASC as a whole was 3.54, he said. There were five lost-tim- e accidents durrefers ing May. Frequency rating e accito the number of dents per one million hours of accident exposure. Four women and one man were involved in last month's lost-tim- e mishaps, Major Afflick said. Three of the four women injured were in supply division, one, in mainte- Major Raymond W. Maxwell In Intelligence nance. For the ASC major installation with the best overall safety performance during the first six months of 1944 ASC safety always hope the shells won't over our heads and destroy em. It is a weird sound as they g over and we wait breathless-fo- r them to land. We call them The appointment of Major Raymond W. Maxwell as , assistant OASC intelligence officer was disclosed last week by Lt. Col. Gordon V. Holcomb.OASC Intelligence officer. Major Maxwell assumed his new duties two weeks ago. Prior to his latest assignment he served as base intelligence officer at Lincoln army air field, Lincoln, Neb. He was attached to the Technical Training command at that station. During World War I he spent a year in France as a commissioned officer assigned to the 89th divi sion of the 340th field artillery. He was mustered out of service in the grade of captain. Before reentering, the service in July. 1942. Major Maxwell was en banking gaged in the investment business at Denver, Colo. He will be joined here shortly bv his wife and two daughters, after which they will probably make their home in Ogden. pank God for Duds' also our btto now is: 'Praise the Lord the . .. nmii.U! luiuuuii passea me: M-- Price wrote that she didn't A to see ML VmuvIih hm At a branch three Bond rally bond rally last week in warehouse two a total of $6,875 in war bonds was pledged by the 130 employes attending. Pa-oti- duty each time. "We watch A the ships come in nzio Express' but sometimes ey become locals instead. Well, observance, May 17th by presenting a special half-horadio program from 12:30 p. m. $o 1:00 p.m. which will be heard over the entire nation. ur , " " " V jf5Sft f Arthur Gaeth, popular Mutual commentator, wui give a short talk on the invasion; a I news from OASC civil ian workers will speak, as well as an enlisted man returned here from fighting overseas. The Keep 'em Flying orchestra, with the Hill Field Cadets, Corporal Dick Schebe and CorDoral Johnny Faust will present some popular music. The show is in line with a daylong emphasis on the war bond drive, with special programs from different parts of the country. In charge of the production is Mr. Ken Bennett of radio station KLO in " ft Gertrude Mitchell lost-tim- Major Maxwell Assumes Post Hill Field will participate in Mutual network's bond day y all-ti- Speakers Will Share Time On Air Cross Worker 3- After a steady decline during the past six months, Hill Field's accident frequency rating nosed up ward slightly from an low of 2.31 in April to 3.39 at the end of May, Major Robert R. Afflick, OASC safety officer stated uur.: Orchestra Numbers, 1944 14, Safety Record Red Shows Gain In Frequency mf bletter from Ol in Italy wnneu m Hnrins days of savage, bitter & Wednesday, June Process Clerk Donates 3,100 Hours to JR. C. Ogden. Second Time on Network This represents the second network broadcast of its type, Hill r Field having aired a fifteen-minut- e show from the Orpheum theatre in Ogden at the start of the last war bond drive in January. Hill Field's two regular broadcasts will feature war bond reminders as well. ' One is heard Thursday night from 10:15 to 10:45 over KLO; and the other is heard from 9:30 to 10:00 p. m. Saturday over KUTA. New Voeaflst The KLO show this week introduces the Keep 'em Flying orchestra's new vocalist charming, blond Miss Van Leslie, employed in the Special Services department as a clerk typist. She makes her debut with the lovely new ballad. "JEveryDay Jnc The Thursday night broadcast will be held at the Little Theatre. The 10:15 broadcast will be preceded by a stage show at 9:00 p. m., presented under the auspices of the Special Services department and featuring the orchestra and the comedy of Sergeant Dan Bailey and PFC Ray Varela. Hillfielders are invited to attend. Gertrude Mitchell, processing Patterson Field will clerk in the payroll and accountpresent an award. Major Afflick ing branch at Hill Field since July, said this station's chances are still 1943, has donated 3,100 hours to good despite the fact that so far Red Cross work during the past head-auarte- rs at . there have been no clean bills or three years. "Many women have given more safety in any one month. In recent months women have accounted time than I have," she said when for more lost-tim- e injuries than asked of her accomplishment. "In men. January, 1942, right after . Pearl Harbor, we really pitched in and during that month and turned out 350 finished garments." Her i average , for the three years amounts to more than two hours per day every and one-ha- lf day of the year. Mrs. Mitchell, who is from DenFive Hill Field officers returned ver, Colo., organized a sewing last week from a course in the command and gen- class among members of the St. church there. "I have eral staff school at Fort Leaven- Andrewsbeen a Red Cross worker," always which April Kansas, began worth, 2 and ended June 6, OASC head- she said. "We made hospital gowns, surquarters announcedLt.yesterday. gowns, pajamas, layettes, in gical Charles Col. were: Students W. Coleman, assistant executive fact, any type of garment that was officer, army air base; Lt. Col. El- requisitioned." ton S. Ross, chief, military person- NEWLY MARRIED IN RENO nel section; Major Walter W. Just married at Reno, Nevada, is Downs, former OASC signal officer now transferred to Kelly Field, Lily A. Hudson, veteran staff car San Antonio; Capt Irving C. Eells. driver at Hill Field. The groom is of supply's area activities and Elmer Colvig of Grants Pass, Ore. The bride is transferring to Camp AGP branch, and Capt. George R. Barnes, assistant base operations White, Medford, Oregon, where she expects to work for the duration. officer. -- Complete Course At Staff School two-mont- - ... - My-Uf- 6. hs Thousands Gather on Apron to Hear D-Da- y e" NEW BILL INTRODUCED Men Over 38 at Hill Field and elsewhere who were discharged from the armed forces because of their age would be made eligible for mustering out pay granted other veterans under terms of a bill introduced last week in Congress by Representative Jennings (D), West Virginia. Prayer PIEPAIK -- . "WFrrav' ' m I MauoNg or V. g. Jane t. ni.. hf aiami CITIZENS o.-..-- s I 1 ' v, STOICS '? 0i ! A m '"V rSyA wavy ' y vx SS" A: SW:7vW WW'-- immmmmfst 5 5 sa in Met . ... mn vimAtogether mnleyes AjSg'tS -,smir arayer for me aver the world. The erewo invMlwi Wachlieadsstlrrtag aai all i w- - BO 4. dressed by Lt. Col. C. C. Mlnty, OASC deputy commander, whs spoke sn behalf of Bermaa, OASC commanding general, unable to be present. The Brig. Gen. Morris mass'service was enhanced by the rtsenc f Hill Field military units flanking ths apeskers' plstfsrss. Fsllswiag the Chaplain's prayer employes sang "God Bless America." |