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Show laimttemamce Paces ASC Twice M Mow AC Takes Top Spot ast R oootrl d tori .1 W 9 11 Depts. Listed every other ASC installation In the United lac I)AOU9 iuouiwwvw tmwii uwuc 11 IWU Ml a TOW first-plac- e on ASC's monthly afiain attaining June by acuviiy report, uapt. U. M. Ander-- ( Vol. 2, No. 13 Ogden Air Service Command tfostog ou ni duction-manageme- production control chief , announced sub-divisi- on terday. ; Twice, in May and June, main tenance has led the air service command in the overall combina- Three Heroes . tion rating of production and management. In production, the average number of hanhours required per item of overhaul, OASC also stood in top place. Eighteen maintenance departments, here were listed in first place in either production or management. , Col. Paul W. Zehrung, maintenance chief, expressed himself as being highly pleased with his division's second consecutive victory. He repeated last month's appreciation for the untiring efforts of workers in reaching the goal. Then, he said: Earned By Workers "Our rating of first was not gained overnight place it was earned through slow but steady progress each 'month by the workers themselves." In May a total of 27 departments led corresponding units at Other commands in management and production. May was the first month" in' OASC history that maintenance as a whole hit the top spot on the activity report, inaugurated in August of 1943. The activity report is exhaustive and thorough accounting for production and efficiency in every department, Capt. Anderson stated. Departments rating first in production surpassed corresponding units at other commands. In first place were: Block test, carburetors, cylinders, generators, propellers, superchargers, disc - brakes, disc landing wheels, oil. coolers, electric, tachometer indicators, electric tachometer generators, temperature indicators, ammeters ana" VOlF meters, direction gyros (A-- 3, 4), direc). and servos tion gyros (A-S- ), Production control and reclamation were the two maintenance departments ranking first in management the efficient utilization of available manpower In direct and indirect work. Oklahoma City Second On the overall rating Oklahoma City air service command was runner-up to Ogden with Spokane and San Antonio third and fourth in that order. San Antonio ranked second in production with Rome, third. OASC has never dropped below fourth place on the overall rating since since the report was initiated, Capt. Andersen said. Several departments listed as first in June were also first in May. Generator repair and carburetor repair units have been first in production every month since January, he said, as has producin tion control Nearly Atte 3,0 md-Oiae- . J - ( ' . '.- -J -- Mark Dates By Joint Observance M MSft, George C. Smith " f I ' (if I 2, (A-5- sub-divisi- v r Cpl Fred E. ; Parker on - ' - 1 'J j h t sub-divisi- 1 - ' vr4 A on Record Shipment Of RC Parcels The largest shipment of Red Cross parcels bound for American in prisoners of warnowyeten made route to World war II is Marseille, France, aboard the sis- , if i John ftor ter ships Travancore and R. Parkes Manga-lor- e, Margaret Bennett, dormitory Red Cross director, announced this ' Acts Quickly r m , Combat Planes - , And Exhibits Are Displayed ; if Visitors House m AAF Chief Here Wednesday, August 2, 1944 - Upwards of 3,000 visitors joined with OASC workers yesterday in commemorating anniverthe thirty-sevent-h the organization of sary of the army air forces, August 1, - , Gen. H. H. Arnold Traveling in a 9 Superfortress, Gen. H. H. "Hap" Arnold, chief of the U. S. Army Air Forces, landed at headquarters of the Ogden Air Service Command last Friday where he was met by Col. Paul W. Wolf, commanding officer. Af teVV briwUMtrerAce, I5 Arnold boarded his personal which came here plane, a to meet him, and took off for an unknown destination. B-2- . B-2-5, Women's Service Center Is Open Salt Lake Takes Lead in Giving Home Facilities A new women's service center sponsored by the YWCA, housed rent-fre- e by the Salt Lake county anand the thirty-fift- h niversary of the purchase of the first military airplane, " 1907, August 2, 1909. ; order While a at Fielders Hill of thousands kept office, the in the wprk .bench end hundreds of filed past impressive exhibits, including many battle-- d a m a g e d fighting planes. centered about the Chief interest 4 line in hangd ars three and four. Many famous bombers were recognized from newspaper accounts. Combat Ships Displayed Several varieties of U. S. combat ships were on parade to educate the public in the extensive aircraft maintenance facilities in operation at this station. Officers were on hand to idenfeatify the craft and detail their tures for the benefit of the visitors. While guests were not allowed to enter warehouses or other buildings, with the exception of the repair line hangars, they passed along the cement ramps flanking the long rows of warehouses and were able to view the tons of aircraft materiel constantly ready for shipment abroad. Col. Wolf Welcomes Visiting hours were from ten to three. A letter of welcome signed by Col. Paul W. Wolf, OASC commanding officer, was presented to each person as he entered the south gate. Cafeterias were open to the public from 12:30 to 2 p. m. Capt. A. B. Wanamaker. OASC special information officer, was chairman of the committee' in charge of arrangements. Other members were: Lt. Col. David Thomas of utilities. Major Thomas Heenan of supply. Capt. Nedwln R. Weber, provost marshal, and Major B. C. Baumgartner of post work-as-usu- al 'thelr-fellow-citiz- widely-heralde- B-2- welfare board and financed by combined county and city council, opened recently at 225 East Third South, Salt Lake City. OASC service women are invited to visit the center. It offers a quiet place to write a letter, spend the night or meet friends. It has one purpose: To be a home for service women. The center makes no charges' to patrons. Incidental expenses are provided by the communityatchest. Fort The quartermaster laundry Douglas launders all linens. YWCA committee chairman in charge is Virginia Parsons Forbes. House mothers are Mmes. C. A. Wheeler, Dora Durham and Miss schools. Anna Stahl. war a , . i ' i m 1 riiwmSAr MSgt. Curtis A..um M H. Carmichael Saves Lives, Supplies in So. Pacific A former Hill Field enlisted man waa credited last week with probably saving hundreds of lives and millions of dollars worth of war materiels at an air base in the Southwest Pacific. MSgt Curtis H. Carmichael. a member of the 99th Depot Repair Squadron when it was stationed here, saved a large underground fuel station from destruction when he drove a blazing petrol tender out of the danger zone, according to press dispatches from the battle area. Carmichael was across the landing strip from the tender when it ignited. He Jumped in a Jeep, careened across the field and attempted to extinguish it Soon recognizing this was impossible, he Jumped behind the wheel of a tractor, hooked up to the tender loaded with 4000 gallons of high octane gasoline and drove it 100 yards out of danger. While still at OASC last December, Carmichael with a fellow-membof the 99th Depot Repair engineered a Christmas seals sales campaign that in two days netted 1762.32. Weber county's goal of 1400 was behind until a handful of soldiers led by Carmichael and WiUiam Rieske sold the lstSgtcompletely state clean of stamps. home is in Sgt Carmichael's Dallas, Texas. He was stationed here several, months before his transfer overseas. er Contest Beauty 13 Service Slated for wfljASC Employes to Get Queen Plane Emblems Monday, 32 Granted Cash Awards Grid Plaas are aader way for a bath Hi r Aril l week I 10-Ye- ar juireg 'heroism" displayed xtln-g- V oline blaie which th 'moiw 7, f!'!1,1! hi'e here for repair three enliated Bien 2W.":. Utloned at Of dm Air coma, B-1- 3' ' I we - and have been ""eni. tb deears- - tePfd lr,"ea pS nd iSJK!. to war ar for thwi Park Bri Tk MSgt Geor.e C: member of the and Air Base Dented emblems to 18 OASC ployes, who have served tne war years, department ten consecutive at a special meeting in the office of the commanding officer next Monday morning, August 7, Don ciJohnson, ' executive secretary,comsuggestion vilian personnel yesterday. mittee, announced In addition, 32 field workers for time awards will receive cash ideas selected and material-savin- g committee. Auby the suggestion first anniversary the 7 marks gust of the establishment of the award program at OASC. Token presentations will also be made to five employes representsix ing those who have completed months of continuous service at Ik. t,0Rpair Squadron. In OASC marker was civen Employes scheduled (Continued am b - . service ien-jre- ar em-Tli- g, Arlle A. Benton, Arthjr E. Beu-- f derson. Chester R, AsWy, Larry Eugene I. E. Bendio, MUten V. Gattls, Em Perry G. Boren. Harold S. Butter, Walter ward A. Bender, Raymond L. B. Crawford, John R. Faast, Den Chapman, Lyman J. Cettam, Harold T Proctor, Aastla A. Gates, Fuller, Paul S. Groff, Marguerite S. Groff, George K. Harner, Eddie Cyras H. Geld, Francis E. RackMaets, Margaret C. Hamaker, Albert R. Mnstian, Denver C. Oviatt, rion E. Stauffer, John B. .SUuffer, J. Hansen, Henry C. Hanson, D. Lyman, Albert L Merrill, Ervin R. Stoker, Roy V. Weidlein Eddie R. Mastian, Leea W. and Joseph C. E. Withers. Rrii. En-ge- ne Jar-melins- kl, no employes who are for eligible longer here were also the award. They are: Ernest O. AnDossey, transferred to San Cathtonio Air Service Command; erine E. Hausmann, transferred to Miami, Florida; Thomas JU deceased, and Ethel F. McKee, resigned. Suggestion winners are: Sebert H. Abrahams, Victor C. Adams, Thomas E. Adssasea, He-b- er J. Aird, Jehn K. AlMitt" to receive Frederic Anderses, O. Calvi Four -- Dareld J. Orglll, Wilford H. Peterson, Charles G. Peterson, Lyman K. Porter, Allen T. Wells, George L. Stephens, Marie J. Thornton, Klrsley E. Tacker, Laa-r- el D. Reck. In the year the suggestion program has been operation at this station 1,967 ideas have been submitted. Of these 233 have been approved for cash awards. Total cash disbursed amounts to $3,870. Total estimated savings amounted i $449,018, Johnson revealed. big beauty contest te cheese a "queen" to reiga at the big game between the famous Washington Redsklas aad the Brooklya Tigers on Tuesday, August 29, at the Og-dStadium. Beth teams are members of she eastern professional grid league. Committees from the different organizations at OASC will choose ten girls who will appear before Judges on Saturday, August 8, clad in bathing suits. The winner of this contest will appear at the Orpheum Theatre In Ogden at 8:30 p. m., on Tuesday, August 18. when the final Judging will be held. At that time she will compete with feminine representatives of other war Industries. The final winner will also re ceive a f loo war pond. ea m, |