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Show TecHaeiciams Unit Keeps 97771 TTT, miu. Hill FielPsCameramen in Apzan GrapMc; - - (Chronicle " Many Personnel Lieft Studios To Enter Army h. . I ' . - L f Iff 4 I - Xk i ; ; ' guests to, the .field, pictures , . At its inception, the personnel of the base photographic section were all enlisted men; however, on Oc- WACs were ase tober 1, time the num- Since that signed; ber of enlisted women has in-of creased to six and the number ;s- V3;,,' frtC' VTfn rM 'f. .Vr 1 of plane crashes, aerial views, fires, accidants, recreational activities, rfgw inventidhs and charts of all types. : ' j . ..".'U-- , , $ """ w . - - Perhaps one of the most vital and important sections at 'Hill. 'Field is the base photographic section - the section which records pictorially the portraits of distinguished 'VI t n . JT-- o 4 j f " . 1943,-thre- . C t A ' i short time . wttt . Setember-24- ?:W::::::!::;-:-x-v::- - - y ' enlisted men decreased to seven. First Photo Officer The first photographic officer May 5, assigned to this command. 1943, was Lt. Forrest W. Stearns, who is now photographic supply officer. Following Lt Stearns, Lt John V. Vikeras also served for. a , r ::.y. i - ut , Tim-me1943, when Capt, Walter W. took over- commands " disPrior to- Capt Timmers a" short time service' froiji charge to . Ill health, Lt James ago due rs - - : Madison Geddes, .formerly in of the Sacramento Air Sercharge Command' section, was trans- vice " ferred to Hill Field to assume the duties of officer in charge. The 14 members comprising the ?ersonnel of this section have experience, training and photographic achievements to into their credit Prior service, several of the group were commercially associated with photography. of a . Lt. Geddes was studio in 'Cleveland. Ohio, where his partner is still maintaining the '. business. Many pieces, of equipment (now standard in the army) are the result of experimental work done in Lt Geddes' own stu-- , dio under, his own blueprints and supervision. New Camera Stand The new camera stand used for portraits and reproduction taking work, recently completed by the civilian training branch under Lt Geddes supervision, is an almost exact replica of a stand which he designed and had made for his ownstudio some time prior to his en., listment v S. Carroll, the MSgt Thomas officer in charge of base photographic section, had his own studio in Davenport Iowa, which he closed to enter the army - in October, 1940. CpL Raymond W. Gardner, one of the more recent assignees to this section, also , owned his own studio. Many of the remaining were given photographic personnel schooling before assignment to Hill Field. These include SSgt Saul Stein-har- t, Sgt Dan Barlow, Cpl. Jac- l - t - 'X i 1 -- d ; k WTfX -- f&s - er V -- . - V; V, i '' . ( . - - McMillan, Cpl. ?uelin T. Pfc Lucille KressinIrving and - FXC Esther Middlebrooks. Sgt Hayden . ' . , . W. Warden received his training in the line of duty in Trinidad for two and one-ha- lf years, where he served in the photo section before being sent back to the states. Cpl. Irving V. Saxen- -' house also served overseas before assigned to Hill Field but being no had previous photographic training, while Pvt Frances E. Parker and Pfc. Margaret Martin have spent the greater part of their spare time in amateur photogra- pny. Fatare Record ' . The photographers and lab technicians not onlyphoto see through the eyes of the camera most all that goes on at Hill Field. but as slight a trick as the clicking of ais camera lens and a future record made. If all the negatives now on rec ord were placed end to end, they would stretch along one of the mile and three-quartrunways in front of the Kill Field operations nangar ana almost toe total length oi anotner. As Indicated by the Dhotocraoha above, some of the finest equip. mem now available for profes sionai use is at the photographic section s command. Five new and cameras, including a 0 aerial camera, are part of this equipment The latest in er . K-2- r t s f ' s ' t . ' XyX a, ' a- ' frtfy. , s 'tits'1 BASE PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTION STAFF AT WORK . . . With varied equipment. (1) Cpf Raymond W. Gardner is ibml B-- ll projector for enlarginr; (2) 1st Lt James Madison Geddes, officer in charge.- examines the finished product; (S) Cpl bt aircraft camera; (4) Sgt, Hayden W. Warden goes aloft with a K--2 with (6) JaeaaeUn T. ilcMillsn and (It) I Middlebrooks use the 3 speed graphlex; (5) CpL Irving V. Saxenhoosetogether SSjtl the records; (iRpfe. Sfargaret Martin, (8) keeps hart and (11) MSgt Thomas S. Carroll are all shown using the C- -l studio view camera; Dam Oarlow letters a netsti' (9) 8rt a-is xa rrances rarser pruw en ine contact printer; (13) Fvt Margaret Davey Ihspeets a nexsUve after washing, ana Kressin takes the finished product oat of the new. 4arge B-- le dryer. - C-- li models has Just recently been added to the equipment As contrasting in types of equip- dryer ment necessary for the various steps to complete the cycle from the time the cameraman clicks the shutter of a camera to the finished product are the various talents of the technicians who follow the process from unexposed negative to glossy print It is this difference in personalities and characteristics in addition to the regular requirements which make for unusual and artistically different pictures over and above the reproduction of a given object, scene, or reflected personality on paper. These skilled photographers and technicians not only strive to produce photographs that are technically correct, but also work to achieve results of artistic merit Turkey Dance Is Scheduled for Friday at Grove A gala Thanksgiving Installation dance will be given Friday at :45 p. m. at Covey's Coconut Grove. Military personnel and war workers from Hill field, naval supply depot arsenal and Salt Lake branch, Ft Oeaclas and Kearn are expected to attend along with their friends. The pries of admission for civilian personnel will be M cento end for military personnel, 25 cento with tax tneladed. Turkey Day Will Be Work Bay At This Station Thanksiglvlng day, Nov. 21, will be a regular work day at HU1 field, Major 8. C. Campbell, chief ef the personnel section, has announced. All employes will report for daty as usual, he said. "Absence will be excused only In ease ef Illness incapacitating an employe from the perfersa-anc- e of his duties or when the day falls within a period ef leave, or la unusual eases of emergency," Major pre-approv- ed Campbell said. "Each applica- -' tion for 'emergency' leave will be referred to the eesasnaadlng officer, OATSC, for approval and will bear the recommendation ef the division ehlef or staff officer without excuse will beabsent consM-ere- d AWOL, with conseqaont payroll deductions." Involved." Employes Hillfielder Scribe Transferred East . Pvt. Teresa E. Noe, who has been a reporter and feature writer for the past eight months, on the left this week for Wright field, Ohio, where she will be Pvt Noe was a newspaperwoman in southern California before enthe service in February. She ToT rP MUt Employti Intonated tering la purchaaln toy for Chrtatnm mar set took her basic training at Fort IIMIB from TVWI -I I Mtwm I.- Smith .... Ammw . . ,4,1, Des Uoines, la. Her home Is in niaiai Impaction. mainUtianea d;vlatoa Hill-field- er, ma Monte, calif. Restaurant Oificer Reicor Improvemehts Since Op- - A number of changes have been4neighborlng farmi to! SMI. u i . .Una foAati uvvm-- aa nossiblftj P at many as of it became a government instrumening I Captain' Fred C. Schmidt said this week. All the changes have been made in order to provide better food, better and better service to the patrons. The most noticeable change is that from the long tables - and benches to. tables for foOr and chairs. ... CSher Imnrovements in elude painting the lower, part oi the walls of the dining room wra two coats of paint and painting the counters in white . tricked ' with black, as well asjae s?yjng lines. Kitchen Improvements ; A number of fcnproveaents Jiave been made in the kitchen which are not so apparent but hsve re suited in better food and service. The entire kitchen has been paint ed with , two coats of paint, the three iceboxes have tzm painted on the inside, the c'-3M- nt has been rearranged to r ra with the system of hanL" lod, an addition added to the house the employes la.jrelation to the bookkeeping system and four dish rooms established where the patrons can take their dishes when they have finished, thus speeding up the service and leaving the tables clean for other patrons. Changes made in the purchasing system to provide better food include the setting up of a system of purchasing so as to take advantage of vegetables offered by tality on, June 1, fa-cilit- ies - 1 establishments in tbs the greuf provide food. riety of store room" i The modeled to conformKiW control system, and butcher shop hj ' to the civUian Wl cafsteria. where ellshmenUV Government The cafetertajir governmentcourtcfl restaurant in charge, disiwW', profiU arethe eU, with JggH tion command, fare associatioaj1 ! regulation provi'i W "! profits shall contributing toj J, contentmemjv. ind physical tegj members elation." Th many thing fund Squad ife-th- e , """j FSf 'Allring Of Aviation Cadrti was tvi Pj Ogden, 4123tb guard hn Krcadet was I Pent at La ""Lftu The section v lcr and pallKv |