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Show Huge Quarterly GI Fund Men at Hill Field Pillow for a Giant Aid-Enlist- 5 ed cnn four months GI Joe's in -f eight western states lnciuaing nui v ... field soldiers benefit approximately s ooo.ooo from three types of funds set up and administered solely for the recrea tion and welfare of enlisted men, Mai. Gen. William E. Shodd. commanding ' general. Ninthuus service wees commanq, announcea Fort Douglas, Utah. from A, v " This huge sum, uenerai cneoa j, said, is derived mainly from profits exchanges and of 3m :::::::v':& theatres. Even though prices for commodities purchased at ex V'''X changes are well below commercial costs for the same items, a profit m to ntasiM Iwium of the low h likeoperating cost Army theatres w wise make substantial prof Its de) spite admission prices of "15 and 12 cents. Profits from these sources are distributed to the various post trust installations at TTnltMl States.funds Total tlimiiliAiit h army amounts, which vary according to the size of the installation, are albasis. lotted on a Fooled Surpluses Menard Mondfrans To equalize eventual distribution ' ' . , to servicemen, individual post surpluses are pooled in a master trust fund in Washington. Small units operating apart from larger parent installations benefit equally with from these ITBTy ADDITION ; . . A new addition to standard AAF 'equipment handled by the Orden Air Serrlee their "big brothers" has been aanenneed by Air Technical Service Command at Wright Field, Ohio. Above, Ibis funds. CfWaui Each post trust fund serves as a fftsat pillow, used to Jack up aircraft on ooft croon d or after they have made crash landings. The Idea central distributing point to three upon by the forthe pneumatic lifUnr bars came orlfinally from 12thetonsGermans buttwohasarebeen Improved niwtratinff funds at thfc DOSt ' iiat most to lift planes. ATSC equipment laboratory. Each bar can support and only required Base hospital personnel and a. a central post fund, one or Slipping a deflated bag underv a plane wing- and inflating it is much simpler than using hydraulic Jacks, level zunas, ana one duties were warmly applaud more neaaquarters .,v engineers say. or more unit funds. Most familiar to the average sol- this week by an OASC empbin k stay tan dier is the unit fund, or company following a fund, from which enlisted men re- for injuries received in an accident ceive direct immediate benefit in occurring on the job. tf form of romnanv narties or Richard Monother entertainment. .From this an electric dfrans, while operating are too, fund, purchased permanent articles such as athletic equipment, saw, was severely injured when it hiiIIim nnrf nhnnncrranha. which may hurled a plank he was splitting be transferred with the unit. into his abdomen. Bleeding baty, Recreation Facilities .., rushed, via ambrvntrnl nnst funds nrovide recre Mondfrans was MM and R sectim from the ulance, "lift it ational facilities Denefiting an en :5 medical industrial to dispa the are tne s source, tire post They if for example, of money to defray the ary where quick action stopped i cost of baseball diamonds and ten the hemorrhage and saved his life, nis courts. An emergency operation at the Headquarters funds are used for the same purposes as unit funds, hospital followed immediately. For V pxppnt that thev aonlv to units the service and treatment provided k pduring the ensuing larger than a company. Soldiers benefit curectiy irom tne eriod of convalescence he has tonotmoney they themselves spend at hing but praise. He expected rth exchanges and theatres. Limi eturn to the job, fully recovered, tations on the size of funds stimu- last Mondav. He has been employed lten late immediate utilization and prevents large surpluses which might since January. 1941, and came tt the United States from Hollandfot ' otherwise be passed on to later 1923. He was a soldier for arm? Money in the master fund is years in the Netherlandshas twe regulated so that proportionate durinar World War L He Monshares are available to units over sons in the service: Harry seas. The governing principle is dfrans, merchant marine, and Radio that no soldier will benefit less or Technician 3C LeGrande Mont more because of nis location or size frans, Navy. The latter was mat OATSC as a radio of his unit echanic three months before Ms e trance into the Navy. Recovers 55:: ?: army-regulat- 9 ' Jk ed . army-operat- ed STOCK, ' t V "X - I V c - per-capi- ta Worker Lances Hospital Staff, Service III - CAP Wing Tours OATSC five-wee- Wood-work- . er 1 five-wee- non-contribut- T tin U IT ed If members of the Delta flight of the Utah CAP wing who were ACmSTICB DAT VISIT . . . Twenty-fiv-e conducted on a special tour of this installation Saturday, Nor. 11, by Capt. Harold Vinson, assistant pro vest marshal, and Donald A. Hathisen, AM P member, are shown in the above photo. Thanksgiving Day Feasts Served to Personnel Here tioM Poa Omi apple pie, lemon chiffon pie and -pin wheel French pastry. The meal will be topped off with a choice of coffee, ton, milk or buttermilk. Kips Eorgoaats Beady Bsewhere on the field the mess sergeants have lined up their cooks and given them the necessary pep talk. Wo one fainted after seeing the mountains of turkey and the Job is underway. Each enlisted military personnel has been given the opportunity to invite one guest to help him or her sumptuous partake of Thursday'ssergeants respread. So far, mess to port, acceptances to invitations attend this military dinner are pouring In by the hundreds. TVAC Preparations At the WAC mess hall It's the GI Janes who will play hostess. Some OIs will desert their own mess hall to attend this gala feast with the girl of his heart. Sgt Maye Sones is preparing some extra places for them. "Moe" Schuller, 4135th Base Unit, and the man to see AirTSgt over at "Moe's Mess Hall & Emd of that porium," stated were his organization planning on bringinf guests. Always the optimist, "IXoe" knows that some of his OIs always wait until the last minute to make arrangements, so he hrs had posted a notice for them to slfrf, stating that they are bringing guests. Down 4Hh Aviation Squadron way 8'ggt James Edward Powell, genial mess sergeant has added real chicken gumbo and fruit cake to thm already magnificent menu ranneo zor nis constituents. He stated that approximately 29 per -- cent of his oiganizatilon was plan ning on bringing guests. TSgt. Doc Williams, 4912th Air Base .Unit, a man who has prepared almost to of the army's Thanksgiving meals, exclaimed that his outfit was prepared to meet any number of guests, and that his boys had signed up to bring over a hundreoguests for the Thanksgiving dinner. Extra rations nave been added to each organization's mess allowance for the day, and each soldier bringing a guest will pay 75 cents to his squadron mess sergeant. Something From Harvey's The bill of fare that is to be served at OATCS'i military messes sounds like something from a Fred Harvey menu. Cocktail (fruit e a c k t at I, e, peaches, etc), roast staffed teat turkey, glblet gravy, sage and onion dressing, cranberry sauce, green peas, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, Waldorf salad, celery hearts, sweet mixed pickles, ripe olives, pumpkin pie, mincemeat pie, oranges, apples. Ice cream, fruit punch, assorted hard candles, assorted ants, bread, batter, coffee and ctgarets. (Whew!!) pine-appl- one-thir- - . Held by Hawaiian Trainees Dinner-Danc- e The trainees in sheet metal for the Hawaiian air iepot held a dinner dance last week. About seventy people were present, including instructors, students and guests. Their work at Hawaiian air depot will be similar to that at Oa den Air Technical Service Com. mand as they have had actual nrn. duction training on nianM in k. civilian training branch. ; AMP Chief Asks Bond Drive at Quarter Mark (OonUntwd from Pas 9, 12 and Former Ordnance lied Passes Out Cigars Om) and branches traffic are over the 14 per cent mark. Headquarters had 14.39 per cent of its payroll set aside for bond purchases, with supply next with 12.59 and utilities third with 1XS3. A survey of the parking lot The adjutant general section leads was made last week which In allotments In headquarters with Indicates that over 1&2 per cent Statistical control of the cars in the lot are not comes next with 15.56 per cent being locked when the occu-and the engineer's office Is third to their with 15 per cent. Kints leave to go to Chief of according Maintenance Ahead AlfPs A. B. Hillis. The auxMaintenance has raised the most iliary . military police ask money from bond sales with 455 that people please lock their sales resulting in a total of cars to lessen the problem of theft maturity value in bonds be-iSold. Sunnlv am mfA with $17,945.75 raised from 350 ies. Maintenance was down to fourth in percentage of payroll allotted with ii oi n., .r T i Dlace In Participation Hilu " The '"a per cent. .11 folfmvintf a .....i UA nave ISC Three outstanding books which niirphauJ have Just arrived at the base tech- $500 or over in the Sixth War Loan nical library Include "Forever Am- ui ive: Janie Sue Lemp, Hawaiian ber" by Winsor; "Familiar Quotatrainee, Edlw ,u VnUf tions," Bartlett, and "Outline of apply, $l,9t; Essie L. Uordon. S?.,2!!nnce' ,'f0J ""rge A. Mathematics for General Chemis "PPly. $M99; James D. l.rV try," by Frey. Nielsen, maintenance, $1,999; Ernest D. Hwalberr, malnto- Other books dealing with chemistry at war include. "Chemistrv of Powder and Explosives," by utilities, $l,eee. F,yai E. Wight? maintenance, $l,es. M. Marlon Davis; "Chemistry in Warfare," Lucas, supply, $659; Lea K. 'Chemistry Blackman, utilities, 8N; lieaa and th Acronlan " Plmn.... supply, $SN; Frank J. "Chemical Warfare." Wachtell; KBaot, maintenance, Mf; Jennie war oases, ineir identification PPly, I5M; raul-!- L Brdp,e. and Decontamination," by Jacobs. R maintenance, For miscellaneous reading there ; . Lsyten, utll-.-!- ". are those books entitled, "Beyond ,M ,me Luvarts, Sing the Woods," by Gulbransen; S599; Margaret L. Maore, ne wompieie L uasniell Pwer office, $594; Trestle I Hmett; "Tamerlane," maintenance, $599; Ulea Lamb; "Mutiny on -- the Bounty," rlu,'r. Mitchell, maintenance, $599; Nordhoff and Hall; The Asiatics " lvllla lm?' Prokosch; "We Took to the Robert J. Hhsw,personnel, aaalate- nd tn "Glorious WKid?wR,cn' Pool," Thorne Smith. Cooperation In Locking Cars two-thir- ds $21,-318.- 75 ns 'Forever Amber9 on New Library List irth 1 $.. Hessel-Martin-Hess- el; Perr. Mr' - Ham-meM- News has been received by M Ddon A. Rogers, OATSC ordnaM Mm Colonel and mrm h nrOUfl T tt that son born to them officer, mnmmA m. DaKDW of a baby anoae isiana, Newport, . George Whitfield Lee. Colonel Lee, the formerto nance officer at this base, stationed at the Naval War CoBtp Jj in Newport. Eisenhower Urges Big Bond Effort Gen. Dwight D. supreme coinmsnoer of the allied forces tow; rope, cabled the the aiiw message through newspaper ejuiwILWar "J outset of the drive: , , "Your assistance is JeM" and the most imporUnt)c noo for the people al istoniakethesixthwarloi a success. To make final victory we rourt ouf double and sustain eve7 and here forts, both money where. The our raised-an- d the fronts "Contect your jo nance committee as front the home teer bond worker OnB J"Ja. dnfJifSjfr of your sons, -- to this bands and friends i r great war theatre, that you do your Prt0i that the sixth vastly oversubscriDeo. |