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Show if?) &rrT- Vol. I, No. 27 110, Ogden Air Service Command. Hill Field, Utah War. It's on It's Way Service Club rive V or EM Jow Being Planned Wednesday, November 17. 1943 Visiting General Alter Status Of Arms And Services enlisted erected on the road immediately south of personnel is being the barracks area vwl -a- xx .o. JviengBrrctiief,-specia- l services branch recently; ;The; new facilities will be another link in the extensive welfare program sponsored by the special H oenent or service men stationed her ;ars Goals an-nounc- ed &mpaign May :sOver . it win contain a . reading . roorn, uBrary, mncn room . with . kitchen annex, .recreation room, offirc cloak $s Friday reception and room, weeks Lt, Col. Thomas L. Field "90 and 10" James, ago. chief, engineer section, drive, now in its OASC, stated that it may be com he iHiU bond I room, screen porch, Construction started about three pleted oy ennstmas. Already completed as part of the goal , of 90 special services buildinsr program - are two bowling alleys, library, i cent employe participagymnasium, ana theatre. Mi an average deduc-- 3 j gtage, has almost from reach-'fuinounc- gross payroll of . ed 10 NewUSO Show w Robert C. Barton, area (fcnd. officer, disclosed the vigorous campaign CtM curing ine ptua wveriH La a ail - resulted In 89.52 w Tar Jt WW 'tint of employes participat- tiL J J... h nmniinfln Of f A . "Help Yourself," another USO tr cent drive in scheduled to end camp show, will be presented to soldiers free of charge r; Nov. 19. Major Barton Hill Field Nov. 20, at 8:15 p. m. Saturday, to the reason had m expect in Little the special the Theater, ieuld be reached by then. services office has announced. divisions it I I breakdown by Consisting of five acts, the show trtirMled that of the employes eiMtenance, 72.02 per cent are is a parade of song, dance, and live per apattng. Average deduction farce, with a stage full of Jt per cent. In supply, 80.48 formers and a famous radio and fun de orat of all employes have sub screen comedian in the Included in the cast are partment. (Continued On yes--jth- at Slated for Saturday Eve -- Pag Two) . Betty Standridge, a blues singer from Hollywood. Betty has entertained in clubs and theaters !ra-Hothroughout the country and used to have her own radio program.-Shrecently appeared at the Gay Nineties in San Diego and the Jolla club in Tucson, Ariz. brer 500 Dunwell and Reed, a novely People marionette presentation wherein roll for the puppets work on a small stage with the two young ladies who leisure Courses manipulate the figures, also in full view of the audience Both girls are puppeteers and have Vbnre time training classe of- experiencedtheir own marionette operated by post schools are now in theaters. 4 1 swing as over S0O students Alvin & Wayne, a tap dancing Sahara village, novelty act which features im j ndmerest, park, Layton and Sahara (Continued on Page Two) t parks, and Layton settled H for intensive instruction along if Classes in Full Swing ur e - Mltictllnr linos nf urArlr Pt Thaddeus B. Bruno, I training that -- and operations chief an-c- ed could r any employes time for classes. for maintenance emnlavM most hange numerous. Employes shift wffl continue tastruction on a new schedule wiuj tne same instructor. At Cobblersl Feature Thanksgiving Day linn on ' fnr x ucuiivai ITOaIJ milifarv Hill Will thl3 norannnpl r" than a reminder j' iuiu mvj more year be far . Functions Taken Over By Three Main Divisions - rTaj Begins Community Chest Drive One VI An important step in the Air Service Command's recent reorganization plan was taken last week when, as a result of instructions received from Patterson Field, tha attached arms and services sec tions at Hill Field were placed under the control of the three v major divisions. The opjratlve functions of those sections which were eliminated have already been assumed by the chiefs of the maintenance, supply, and personnel and training divi sions, it was announced by (JASU Day's Pay Contribution Is Requested ; Hill Field's participation in the community war, chest campaign, just launched last week, was off to a strong start with contribu tions amounting to over $12,000 thus far, field officials announced this morning after tallying dona tions. More than double this amount is expected. With the mam drive of the campaign yet to be staged, the total contributions are expected to reach well over the goal by the completion date set, November 26. Officers as well as all civilian employes are being asked to contribute at least one day s pay to ward the fund. y pe During the coming riod, minutemen will contact each employe throughout the various branches. Pledges can . be made at this time and payment of cash made following pay day, drive of ficials announced.' Major Robert C. Barton, base special information officer, and Lt. Charles F. Mallory, OASC public relations officer, who have been heading the field's war bond campaigns, were also selected to be in charge of the war chest campaign at Hill Field. These officials are assisting leaders of the division of the Weber military county campaign organization. Personnel stationed at this depot, Ogden Arsenal and the Clearfield naval supply depot are all expected to make their contribu tions to the military division of . ten-da- (Continued on Page Two) Major General Dunton Gen. Dunton Visits Field - Installations ' Major General Delmar H. Dun- ton, ASC deputy commander, in- spected supply and maintenance facilities here last Monday before departing by air for an unan nounced destination. General Dunton is second in command to Major General Walter H. Frank, commanding general, ASC, and served with him in Eng land during this war. Brigadier General Morris Ber man, .commanding- - general OASC, conducted General Dunton and his party about the field late Sunday afternoon. Tne general tainea in dividually with several civilian war workers and examined production charts in many of the hangars and warehouses. He was accompanied by Lieut.-Col- . John G. Griggs, Major T. E Frankenfield, Capt. R. G. McKow-a- administrative headquarters. Former chiefs of the attached sections are being retained as spe cial staff officers, to act in an advisory, capacity to the commandmatters ing general on technical v pertaining to the particular arm or service, but they will no longer have any command functions, It was stated. The change affects the following sections: Finance, signal section, chemical warfare section, medical section, quartermaster section, ordinance section, the engineer section' and chaplain section. The traffis section will continue to function ' as heretofore for the present time, officials stated. effects of the re n and 2nd Lieut C. J. Hughes. General Dunton was awarded the Legion of . Merit for outstanding work as commanding general of the North Africa air service com mand. He has also served in the Philinnines. Hawaii and Puerto Rico. . Far-reachi- ng cent transfer can be more .readily understood by citing the signal section, one of the largest of Hill Field's attached services, as an The maintenance functions for merly handled independently by the signal section have been placed under the chief, maintenance divi sion, OASC. Supply functions and responsibilities of this section have been added to those of the chief, OASC maintenance division, as have the 'training functions of the signal section been transferred to the personnel and training division. The former chief, signal section, has been redesignated as signal officer, OASC, and will act as n technical advisor to General on particular problems relating to this serviee. Ber-ma- Story Jeep Learns Pitfalls of Fame and Glory mascot of the 99th Oft-Tol- d W A Depot n months aeo. Jeep, of the things lert at nome real thing as the near as be will another was stationed at Hill Field, just eUj0s or tne menu i"""'6 Repair squadron WiU' be arrnnsroil o certain with a endowed ilaminid exnerts can personal and Quartermaster Corps, pooch, frisky, affable, '''"It A minimum number of branch, MAnHlk1f wi a Ira If he As brightened the odd must register before a appeal rarely seen in pooches. to wm ne set up. tables all the moments of the men in the 99th, he seemed destined have atartat In vtiiii Thanksgiving mess nic lit awav in happy obscurity, unmolested, unreinstruments, machine Vr - trade related work, strained. But things have a way of happening as things often cyair, oircraic aneei-- i do, and Jeep one morning found nimseu iamous. enSne repair. Typing he men of the 99th ?"Wtnand classes are also in were proud of their Jeep, and they Eminence and renown shook his are held two or three made for him a harness, bought moral fiber. As a nation-wid- e combs and a leash, even celebrity he could see no reason brushes, his WS a pfc. For training ma.. W U.J W.. started a bank account in cawhy he should remain identif him barked ' about the office, he gave name. They days headquarters, po ven shots-e" foom 107, ninimincr his cornoral rating. tion tags, awarded him his building one for rabies and promoted "Why say," he'd bark to whom would listen to him, "even ever him to a pfc. Then his picture was taken for the Hillfielder, and those blokes who work in headthe photo was sent out over the quarters get more ratings than I Library Exhibits' 'The Camera Eye' A new weekly feature at the base recreation library located in across the street building from the gymnasium, is "The Camera Eye," an exhibit of selected E-2- photographs of interest. On display this week is a collection of photographs by Margaret Bourke-Whit- e, one of the outstanding women photographers in America. The photographs were presented by Jon Stengren, a New York designer who was an assistto Pfc. ant of Miss Bourke-WhitHoward Low of special services, who is in charge of the exhibits. e, E-1- 62 faThan.Slogan, yyiAma8 Cards !!L5on' atloned some- - "tinas card from you, th( mailed im- 2airr "vepr toto Dereach him by War .teTdtW,thweek. Department Wf irthTv than 15,000,000 Indl-en " overseas W e c,!arc1 w, ntld' at rthv " ,or th nnpj do." appeared In Secretly his admirers in the Jeep's picture and country. squadron prepared an order makover the Hawaii to all Field Hill newspapers from way. a .1 revealed. From Kansas City, from Texas, ing Jeep a corporal. But Jeep, unDacK again, me gw .nail of an could stand it no longer, foodstuffs and the finest week airain aware, Iat Jeep the over the hill he went. F1ah rfc and American harvest will comprise AWOL. It In five For disappeared, days Jeep was AWOL. u . io nutvhasers side ""V or that this time he has a girl friend. Alas, in the meantime the order . trimmings v.. t fvnsi be rescinded. And when The squadron offers a 8488. had to forces, the ovorv the armed came back last week, he was . his return. Phone extension i turkey Jeep naa t..v,f o ter ijorps wu"what's more, he still a lowly put on the market the traditional TnTRochester, front P hlladelphia, now faces apfc; court martial. Ah, from OfctahMUg in preparation for these are truly the dog days, and to be served from Virginia, Thanksgiving dinners men. Army clippings came in, PubJeep is a saddened and much wiser the to some to America's Acting to the 99th's CO, served pooch. be will Relations office.York lipersonnel overseas as operating lic public far as New menu same Even the the Robert M. Aviation Cadet for the conditions will permit. of: Fruit brary sent in a request branch 4. chief in clerk, Whitman included be to consist The menu will original print, for left division, recently Already there. gravy, supply dressuig, photo collection cup, roast turkey,washed for training Texas, Field, country, the potatoes, Sheppard throughout cranberry sauce, tomato and JeeV was now to be immortalized, as an aviation cadet Wiiitman has buttered peas, corn, been employed at this depot al ftsso"c Lis fame to last forever. celery, salad, lf most two and years. overwhelmed. ZeCs, pumpkin was Well, poor Jeep "u Soon 'for Overseas I teL" AP wires. m mot remote mall 0'"""" :..., one-ha- arapes , New GI Footwear Will Be Boon To Tired Tootsies more comfortable for tired army feet are being manufactured for GI uho, It was announced by the war department recently New specifications issued by the Quartermaster Corps amount to turning the retanned upper leather "inlde-out.- " With the smooth, grain side of the leather on the inside, the wearer Is naturally afforded considerably more ease and comfort. Another feature of this new reis that versal in now that the flesh side , of the leather is on the outside, more waterproof dressing can be absorbed, It was explained. Brand-ne- w, "dog-hous- e" on |