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Show March 18, 1960 HILL TOP TIMES Page 3 TO HELP BUDDIES Volunteers Turn Ancient Barracks Into Modern Apartments (See photo on Page 1.) T,"slr svjT As a result of over 10,001 man-houof volunteer labor and contributions of lumbei and furniture a quadruplex 'mmmmmm wy!!l!r im f mmmi)Tmmm jmtsgwwfwssw rs apartment building is now ing used by newly arrived airmen and their families who are searching for housing. ay fly w .i be- ' I The guest house, formerly an open bay barracks, officially opened recently with the ribbon cutting by Col. E. F. Hubbard, base commander. Lt. Col. Lewis P. Boone, 4G77th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron commander, emceed the dedication ceremony. Attending the opening ceremony were all the squadron commanders and representatives from the Fam- BEFORE Discarded barracks looked like this before volunteers at the base rolled up their sleeves and began a remodeling project. ily Service Center. General Hob-so- n expressed his appreciation and admiration at the ceremony for the countless hours of energy put into the apartment building. Each apartment has two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and private bath. They are completely furnished, including television and cooking and eating utensils. Started in October . The construction of the apart- li ments began in October as a result of ideas generated by Lt. Col. Uriel P. d'Acosta, deputy base commander, who recognized the need for a guest house for arriving airmen. MSgt. Vincent E. Maigret, 2849th Air Base Wing, Wy I To was designated project monitor and the operation was named VY - AFTER The comfortable living room above, boasts refinished walls and floors. Furniture was donated. Curtains were made by NCO wives. ft' " Supervised te - K a - FINISHING TOUCHES to ments are added by A2C Walter Fields who volunteered to supervise the project. GOOD I HQ '; Wing. LADIES from Family Service Center turn over kitchen appliances for the worthy cause. Left to right are Lt. Col. Lewis P. Boone, Lt. Col. Uriel P. d'Acosta, Mrs. Lcda Sells, Mrs. Mae Lively, and Mrs. Alice Ca risen. FEMES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS AMERICAN FENCE COMPANY j formerly IDEAL FENCE COMPANY 999 Riverdale Road er Utah's only OFFICIATING at ribbon-cuttin- g ceremonies were General Ilobson (left) and Colonel Hubbard. manufacturer of chain link fencing Buy direct from Manufacturer Phone NOW for your free estimate home-owne- d for home or business EXPORT Rock Hounds Set Annual Gem Show The Golden Spike Gem and Min- will hold ciaii fcjwitvj,r nf vo its 0th annual rock show at the White City Bowl in Ugden Marcn V.) and 20. George Cockett, Flight Test, an ardent rock hound, invites every- c;f one to attend. days. Modern 70 efficient fencing Oo-flp- j Admission is free. Door prizes will be awarded. The show will he held from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. . both m curtains. W.V:v.,y.7.y.)0T:7...v.vf.yv- Work The volunteer laborers used the donated and salvaged materials to frame the inside of the building with studding and plywood to separate the rooms. After the rooms were divided, SSgt. Heuber Hip-shand .AlC Leroy Hussing, -- 0.th Airmunitions Wing, wired each apartment. They were greatly assisted by Clem Beard, AIO electrician who designed the plans and rewired the apartments. Wayne Wilcock, AIO carpenter, gave his assistance in the designing and making of the doors and door frames. He also showed the working groups how to put the lumber thev had to the best use. The plumbing and heating; ,'sy&r terns were "designed ' ami 'installed. "iniain vannon ana vviniam Hunsbher, AIO plumbers. Painted by Volunteers Tne cabinets were ! designed 'by ideas and suggestions from most of the workers, !and the walls were Plastered and painted by the volunteer help. Advice on different up-to-da- h, A2C Walter Fields, 4734th RES, volunteered his help as full time work supervisor. He was loaned from his squadron to work on the project and worked every day, including weekends and holidays until the project was completed. Assisting him with many of the difficult problems was AlC James Hope, Jr., 270.,th Airmunitions PRESTO A modern, kitchen is a welcome feature of the new apartments. The quarters are to house newly arrived military families who are looking for a house to rent or bay. - - chejn .J1-- "' T2C j PRIOR Reclaimed lumber and a lot of willing hands mixed together in the right proportion produced kitchen cabinets for the quadruplex apartments. building aspects were given by various shops on the base. Many of the finishing touches were done by the air installation division, commanded by Colonel Edmund Borowski. All of the furniture was furnished by the base services division and the Thrift Shop donated paintings for the walls. The NCO club gave two TV sets and MSgt. Mark Mush-rusGOSoth Communications Seset. The curity Flight gave one-TNCO wives club sewed the curtains given by the Airman's Din ' ing .Hall and also donated the kit- - r fi 1 "Project Comfort". Col. d'Acosta's ideas were put into action by the 4754th Radar Evaluation Squadron, commanded by Major John Hutchinson. Draftsmen of his squadron drew up the blue prints, and 30 volunteers, headed by SSgt. Howard Daniels, then 1st sergeant of the squadron, began cleaning up and renovating the empty barracks. All of the squadron commanders were then contacted and asked for support with men and materials. The 2S70th GEEIA squadron responded to the call with a half truck-loa- d of lumber. Other lumber and building material was donated by various organizations and $300 was given by the base welfare fund to buy other necessary items. Reclaimed lumber constituted the major portion of the building material?. ii AMERICAN FENCE FHA TERMS NO DOWN PAYMENT CCWJY David McCafferty, Manager 1st PAYMENT DUE IN JULY |