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Show WBUSHED FOR Volume Socfogs Were To Be Held Hung By $9,000 fhe Chimney Wiih Care . and children .I. (Thursday), at the bank building by the clock-musLeithiser said. The presents nay be claimed between the hours e, ,ld 11 a. m., and 1 p. m., upon prestation of claim tickets. All claim if ickets were distributed last week. anyone who does not children's presents on be out of luck" Thursday will tdthiser emphasized, "because on Friday all gifts left over will be "However, Jaim their at V " " at building. By their tickets and identification, they can receive their, iriie. No time limit is being placed ra the claiming of prizes, Col. DAMA Headquarters presenting tlayton said. purchased to until January 15, are not claimed the Christmas farty Planning committee will not prantee delivery if the article m been lost through fire or theft. Insurance has been rated all prizes ud. if prizes irior to that date, Jimmy, 18 months old, assists big sister, Sue, 6 years, in hanging; their Christmas stockings in anticipation of the arrival of St. Nick. The little stocking is for baby sister, Marilyn, ' who made her appearance on November 24 of this year. They are the children of Major and Mis. Arthur A. Brackett. Major Brackett is troop commandant at Kill. (MOTOR SUGGESTIONS Two Dec. INCREASE EFFICIENCY of the Hill Air Force Base maintenance division awarded checks for suggestions submitted to increase mechanical operations. Winner of a $200 award was William R. Richards of associated Uipment: Lelnr.rt R ra a award :w i.rrn o rl0tn e a ci,.0 desiging safe and easy way of removing cylinder heads, I In naauic siuiage puuiieu ' I bunion to tne cash awards,.He had been trying to find some received letters of praise Bng. Gen. William M. Mor- - way to do his work without an as- e commanding general of Hill sistant. The old metnoa oi lnstaii-inman one cannon Dlusrs required n Stated to hold the plug while another that rvlinrior were formerly removed by weilded a soldering iron. Kicnaras of using cnisels. screw finally hit upon the ideabolted totwo large spring clips "p etc.. thus rpnnifinoin cannon the plug hold to gether place. niting eye and Oracket be adnntpH anlifting The Suggestion and Awards thaisug!wk.0ne mechanic could do the Committee at Hill studieditstheadopthat found and gestion ,?thlupstion is estimated to tion would save an estimated Richards used vhe ba?e almost $600 a i year $7,020 annually. for almost a his on JCMU alone- job device to submit decided he iJSs'. who1942has worked at yearas before a suggestion. 1mc.e is a aircraft it his suginstaller When he found out that and and repairer. that adopted been had f ,"ggestion is the latest gestion for award an receive Sea of suggestions, the he would ur Which ram. almost fell "I said: l.! Richards $200, .J mill tima dead." we employees recently niy or aa-l- - C7 P - - li that will be given away. Of course, the more than $2,000 phonic Choir will render numbers worth of other gifts in addition to throughout the entire program. the $3,000 worth As the Choir sings "Here Comes of children's presents influenced quite a few Santa Claus," the rotund little felprospective ticket buyers. All will low in red will make his appearbe given away free at the party ance and start distributing gifts to lucky Hillfielders and their chil- to the children. dren. To help Santa with the huge task To start the gala affair, the fam- of handing out some 3,800 presents, ous Ogden Symphonic Choir will booths have been set up and have start singing at 6:45 p. m. At 7 beento stocked with gifts accordage .groups. ing p. m. the program will be official"Parents should make sure that James J. ly opened by Major their children get into the proper Treacy, master of ceremonies. "The age groups when they go to receive Judge", who at one time won tne their presents," William G. LeithNew York Times national oratorical contest, was one of New York iser pointed out. "If the children into the wrong line, they will Governor Thomas E. Dewey's first get receive a present, that is either ' in prosecutors. Many experiences tooiyoung for them court have made the major a witty too old or and then some other child will have extemporaneous emcee. to go without a present," he said. Speakers on the program will be Leithiser, who is in charge of Gen. William M. Morgan, the gift distribution, stated that Brig. commanding general, Dr. Robert presents were purchased in variD. Steele, president of Westminster ous age groups after a survey was College, and Ira A. Huggins, state conducted to determine how many senator. Radio Station KSL's children of each age would be in Story Princess will ,tell the story attendance. of "The Littlest Angel." The Sym (Continued on Page 3, CoL 3) , Individuals who are winners of but are not the dance to Mm their prize can call the mice of Col. Clayton, room 214, irizes n two-doo- tomorrow, ffay SPENT TO MAKE super-salesme- gifts will be given Children's ! Tonight's the night! Thousands of Hillfielders and their families will drive to Hill Air Force Base tonight for the biggest party of the year and perhaps the biggest party ever held in the state of Utah. A total of 8,968 tickets have been sold by using all manner of ingenious promotion tricks and another thousand tickets could have been sold easily, according to Sherwood Kubisch who supervised'the tremendous job. Biggest "come r on" employed by the ticket sellers was the 1949 sedan who are Utile to attend the Christmas rty tonigm win or gifts that they y of the prizes entitled to, it was revealed T. Clay-o- n by Colonel William G. Leithiser, who and William of the in gift distributocharge ire r!. f 1 NUMBER 18 PARTY BIGGEEST EVER HELD Mil Claimed I Parents ' - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1948 CHRISTMAS PARTY TONIGHT ;IG ?rizes HILL AIR FORCE BASE, 24 APPRENTICE TRAINING BEGINS To Be FOR 45 HILL WORKERS Half-Holid- ay new employees of the Ait Force are serving out their Forty-fiv- e em apprenticeship at Hill AFB under a newly instigated training program. On Friday, December 24, The first apprentice was hired on November 15 and regular training ployees of Hill AFB will enjoy a was begun on December 6. half-da- y holiday beginning at 11:30 on an apprentice training program was granted a. m. The president of the United to Authority to carry Force AFB Hill Air by headquarters in order to provide at a later on States signed an executive order date skilled journeymen for key occupations. Workers trained under December 2, providing that all this program will also create a potential of skilled workers to meet nativities should be closed the needs of the Air Force, according to Harold G. Strand, apprentice one-haday on the day preceding training coordinator. 4 Christmas. ADDrentice training covers such Tcf,.,,nt;nns from the Air Force trades as machinist, aircraft radio known installation to have this tvat Henartments will retain and radar mechanics, aircraft in- approval at the present time, Strand said. on duty during this period onlyy strument mechanics, plant elecThe apprentice training program airuuihioi-las aircraft are electricians, stairs tricians, such skeleton offers unique opportunities for Inservice aircraft craft mechanics, present on holidays. Employees who desire to learn a dividuals of duty sheet metal, glass, and plastic working uncommon Dehours All trainees at Hill have trade. meautomobile excuseu and iui craftsmen win or night shift been given probational civil serv' of their scheduled tour chanics. ice appointments and will receive 24. Employees December on of duty at Hill three to four years of tour of hasThe training' program whose basic straight-tim- e federal the been by approved and classroom instruction on not schedule hours on apprenticeship of the training committee duty does 24 in trade subject matter. be not will granted U. S. Department of Labor. At the December Trainees, of whom all are vet. other day. on off any time completion of a trainee's course, erans except one, start out at $1.04 the Department of Labor will fur- per hour and receive raises every work to required Any employee 24 will nish the graduate with his journey- 6 months. The veterans have their December on a full day man papers papers recognized by receive holiday pay for half of the (Continued on Page 4, Col. 5) industry. Hill AFB is the only gov-Ammo- nf lf .fo . one-ha- lf on-the-j- day HAPPY NEW |