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Show lnlvIMbl eEquipmentWanVed 1,4 iebere in Italy evidence of your work over nhnnt bid i. the"1? it hut T can sav v.tmiph in a useable. condition. And Wnd of equipment we can use over given "" vc Using Library Facilities SSiHf "i Harlem Honeys From 'Let's Go9 April 26, 1944 " aSf Italy, I've seen every kind oftraveling overnmelled the dead in a town comHMtroyed, and, I can tel you, from descrlpby tne r)g Nazis are no more human than the Japs. Both have before this is over, or comPleIy n,eradicad we repent another twenty years " r0KWdenif ,hme is in Pox "Lake, Illinois. Chief 1&St SePtember. left 5 December a. favor of the employes in the branch-vT7- ' H; l be askine much if each of TUld a" ext,ra ond, or part of a bond, and it to me? You will benefit, as you know You are weU aware of how jn?J I""! Wi wilLThat extra bon "cm of ihoShSj: to get me back to her much you sooner." tour employes, supply division; recently from former chief Capt, Homer G. VTJa ivf. ,ur serving with a supply organization ,k T ednesday " ... 4 Put Air Medal Above the Purple Heart New Order Now in X ..:-&:-:x! AND LOW . .'At times, then hotter than hot were these rah sonestresses who chortled for a huge Hill Field crowd at the Sot !FT "ien recent uo uau ump enow in wb owe Speak Up, Charlie Places Second in Safety Rank )ASC qSi was the second safest t depot in the Air Service Com-an- d last month, Capt Robert R. fflick, OASC safety officer, Field Hill dis-os- ed only r a out being in first place of a point," he one-ten- th . first place was San Antonio Service Command.. ' OASCs Is ir - rating for March was ft This is the best safety recti! ever made at Hill Field, Capt fflick reported. There were only accidents. Previous low was February with frequency rating of 4.46 which it this field in fourth place among ft, major depots. An ASC safety award will be nted in midsummer to that in ition with the best safety rec- during the first six months of The contest is based on the 7 frequency rates. The plan les for four groups; the grand will be open to all contest- iU, installations with more than I employes. tquency enemy. Distinguished Service Medal meritorious for exceptionally service in a duty of great responsi bility. 4. Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. . 5. Silver Star for gallantry in . 3. PLENTY SMOOTH . . . Was . in the ventriloquist featured sev"Let's Go" as he served up eral new stunts in the type of act made famous by Edgar Bergen. M u.. iu n. Post Movies WEDNESDAY-THURSDA- Y April 2C-X- 7 "Tampico" Edward O. Robinson Lynn Bari FRIDAY April 2S "SUge Door Canteen" All-StCast ar SATURDAY April 29 "Weird Woman" Lon Chaney Ann Gwynne Evelyn Ankers SUNDAY-MONDAY 1 April "Her Primitive Man" Louise Albrltton Robert Paige TUESDAY May 2 Moon Over Las Vegas" Anne Gwynne? David Bruce Alan Dinehart WEDNESDAY May t 3irl In The Case" 80-M-ay Edmund Lowe Jnl Carter . Current Events, Books on War Prove Popular to Field GIV . Pvt Teresa E. Noe In his ever seeking effort to gain more knowledge about the things with which he works, his business, his home and those in his small world, Mr. Average American has always used the public library as a means to meet that end. Now that John Q. Public is in uniform, does not mean that J. Q. Public is none the less eager to learn about this business of war, his particular job, and the buddies around him. By ' : Soldier's Wife By Sgt Tom Boright Being a solid gent himself and no square, this reporter was all ears as this week's soldier wife set her shoulders and pitched into a description .of .Chicago's .famed Club de Liza. Never heard of it? Listen to her description. "It's half a million dollars worth of action. heaven and there's nothing like it 6. Distinguished Flying Cross out here. Believe me, I really get for heroism or extraordinary lonesome for it!" achievement in aerial flight. At half a cool million it ought to 7. Soldier's. Medal for heroism be If dancing is one of not involving actual conflict with thoseclubby. that things gets you "through an enemy. and through" like Mrs. Rosetta 8. Bronze Star Medal for heroic or meritorious service against an enemy not involving aerial flight. 9. Air Medal. 10 Purple Heart 11. Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity of enlisted men. Enough Concrete EM May Drive to To Cover NYC Poured for Base Chapel Services ' Concrete! Enough concrete to cover the total area of New York has City to a depth of one inch Enbeen prepared by the Army gineers on a construction project In England the past three months. J Be Major: Thomaa T. Freeman, Jr. Part of an Army Air Force base, W II T.rhnlHl B......ti William the construction called for vast Vwtt, Bennle J. Herring. l Be Staff Hergeant: quantities of concrete for runways, J. Maynard Walter W. Kohutek. Joseph O. perimeter tracks, roadways, hangfx), mat. hut floors, sidewalks and walls. lit Ba uHii A. ars, All the daylight hours were needed Ft, Everett W. Foiter, John 'a .Bkof. to turn out the 2 -- ton batches of Corporal : Thora McClary. . u.m. will It a vi..... mt . concrete at the rate of 72 batches A. Wahrer. an hour, required on this Job which is concrete evidence that the AAF engineers oan really pour the concrete! Promotions ENTRANCED . . . With their reading material, these two Hill Field EM seem absorbed as the Ilillfielder photographer sneaks up on them. Left to right: Cpl. Wayne R. Smith of the 4135th AAF base unit, and Pvt P. Burke of the 4912th. - lost-ti- - Numerous queries as to the or der of precedence of Army awards, nationally as well as at Hill Field by relatives of men who have re ceived medals, ocasions the print ing of a revised new order. New order, because a recent War Department change now raises the Air Medal above the Purple Heart to give it ninth ranking out of the eleven medals in existence and re verses the order of the two honors. In order of precedence, the Army's awards rank in the man ner following which brings them into accord with that established by the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard: 1. Medal of Honor for gallant ry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. - 2. Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an armed . yesterday. lost "We Line With Other Service's Awards f . Accordine to Alice McClain. in charge of the military library here at Hill Field, of some 500 books read through the month of March, almost half of that number were books on travel, biographies, sci- "seful arts. the fine arts- and .ence' wlth sn(,oifiR sub- jects pertinent to the jobs which go to make up the daily routine of the . Hill Field men and women military. For instance, the MPs can never get enough information on guns, therefore books pertinent' to that subject are always off the bookshelves, being read by one of our military police. the desirability of Forseeing knowing something about the Ian- -, guage, customs and geography of the countries upon whose soil he may early find himself, Private J. Q. is spending much time reading about current affairs, travel, language and the peoples of many lands. Private Public also spends much time in brushing up on the various sciences, useful arts and the art of "marriage." We have Miss McClain's statement to the effect that one of the most popular books to be taken out, especially by officer personnel, is Himes' "Your Marriage." Since of course Hill FieM is an air base, books on aviation are' most popular, with those on mys- -' tery, cowboys, humor and poetry running close in reading interest. ' Of 318 fiction books taken out during the month, by far the most asked for book in the library was, as currently reported in most book columns, "The Robe." by Douglas, with "The Song of Bernadette," by Franz Werfel, as the second most called for book. Ernie Pyle's "Here's Your War," and Carlson's "Under Cover" lead in the total 182 books taken out during March while the ever popular Hendrick Wlllem Van Loon's "The Arts" is another favorite. Anything to do with the growing - .,,,: ' Effective' Sunday, April 23, enr listed men assigned to this base will be permitted to bring their private automobiles on the base for the purposes of attending chapel services. Hours for admittance will be from 0730 to 1200, and all cars must be off the field by 15 minutes after the termination of the service which they attended, and in no event later than 1 p. m. All vehicles are to be parked in Mrs. Rosetta Suber the parking area situated on the west side of the street in the pleasant clerk typist in viHnitv of the chapel. A Suber, Three who is married to Branch to close check will be maintained L. Suber of the 4912th Willie Pvt insure no violation of this her comparison of here, Squadron the place mon with their famiHe. a jitterbug emporium and needs no furthe with gates pearly interest Librarian Alice McClain Selma Erickson will! wishing to attend a chapel mass, ther explanation. Lecture n .orvinA nr nrtivitv on commercial sviiriAM t.tii- n pointed out the new glamor-gi- rl have Mrs. Suber, it. rpriha about How photo additions to the library have People" this Friday in the north- - bus are to be permitted to ride other hobbies ,besides knock-J..- caused the book section of that west recreation halL It will be il- - chapel transportation, from the any VOUrself OUt. in me wmujr Oh particular part of the library to lustrated by Scandinavian folk gouth gate or clock house to and feet in popularity; that the eager- oPr wun The gain . mfrom the chapel. songs. ness of the men to peruse biogra I've book read, best Wind' was the of late is, mildly speaking, but honestly, like most people I phies rather astounding! to me leads streak lazy my guess, than FOR SAI.B 1938 Phllco cabinet Tartlo, the magazine stories quicker she S30; complete bed, 5 months' vrc, 2 ruga the books." How true, and by 12. one 6 by Ot; one rocker: 1 (one thinks MOM didn't hurt GWTW- rlinctte, months' use: day bed, complete. one iota wun n eAuravoB"""" - Sa ha ra. Village, N. 18. coisame. (Hedda Hoppers the ...Ml svnlain the initials for i nnsfioua readers.) "Just because Ethel can do more aaa victim to Hill things and better." Exit that con tr!iH-- . nan Cunid workings. Clerk- - trovcrsy . . . referred to the G Eye Eees. Sorry, Mrs. S., it's Lena for fninff hpre as a result of being, i ...a nnntn "fTmicht in a re- - us. turning crusader on ua cruitine drive back in Chicago." ' as Suddenly the interview pushed into its was dazed. a then miss, Mrs Suber, moments (that s .Spanish wooed and subsequently married waning g. running out of bv Pvt Willie after an Ogden- for we werefive minutes) Mrs. Su Where they met she re- 'tions after membered but we don't two hours ber switched from naming Duke y after talking to her. Anyway, run desire to see niTne a rinhimta distinction th pressing Robviia F llie of ield geiS TSgt. LAST WEES In base chapel the infant daughter fertile vf this bands fley hit that and the twain of together weeks 18 old, having bringing ert Conner wm baptised. Mary Katberine is now sesdon for Negro Janvapv been bern on January S. Father Bob is in the OASC intelligence sec-Oa back seat tJUir'Mn addicts "just once It Willie Stowers, Mrs. Katberine Left to right, above: Chaplain mm Suber book. blue moon.' v the in Water ? Ethel t i t t tke sergeant ; ; , Conner, Ceigr Uary tA prM-ura..s- non-ficti- wi - ?0t Newcomer to the Ranks A 1 1) 5 mu i ques-meetin- 6' , ... i ea i ft th?iJ!yrt " j |