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Show Sprlngville Man Operates MARS Radio ' Station on Brigham Young Campus - - - ( What is believed to be one of the few military affiliate radio systems sys-tems on an American university campus has been completed at Erigham Young- University, it was announced recently by Lt. Col. Ru-lon Ru-lon D. Blake, BYU Professor of air science. Under the direction of First ' : ! 'I r : ? :! i , i . ' - . -, ' i 'i H 1 i ' .-.-" . 1 -- ; - - , ! ' " ' f . ' ' ' 1 ; , . 1 . '. J : f I " 5 ? ' t - ' " ' leu.... hmi.iii r i i- tiui ,kji . it I v -Lieutenant Fred D. Childs (Mobilization (Mobil-ization Designee) of Springville, plans for the MARS station were formulated in October, 1955. This planning was followed by three months of search by Lt. Childs for the necessary parts and equipment needed to complete the project. Hill air force base, Ogden, was the major material scource. The station was built by Lt. Childs out of war surplus parts salvaged by the air force. With the cooperation of University officials of-ficials and personel of the school's physical plant offices, facilities were made available for the station, sta-tion, located with the administrative administra-tive offices of the- AFROTC department. de-partment. Lt. Childs was highly commended commend-ed by detachment officials for his unselfish devotion to the project, which was completed during Lt. Child's off-duty time. A native of Springville, Lt. Childs entered the Air Force in September, 1942, and worked his way up the ladder through the enlisted en-listed ranks to a commission which he received upon his completion of flying training in December, 1944. Lt. Childs holds both twin-engine and glider pilot ratings. He was assigned to Hqs. Air University as a mobilization designee in May, 1955, and attached to AFROTC detachment No. 855, BYU. Lt. Childs now resides in Springville Spring-ville with his wife Ruth, and their three children, Kathleen 8, Bruce 7, and Robert 4 months. Operators for the MARS station are currently students at . BYU. They are Dean Crandall, Salt Lake City; Douglas Jones, Provo; Clair Allen, Tracy, Calif.; William Barnes, Bar-nes, Holtville, Calif.; and Steven Kimber,, Provo. Assisting L t. Childs in maintenance of the station sta-tion are Lovell Killpack, Orem; and Leonard Woodward, Springville. First Lt. Fred D. Childs is surrounded by equipment of BYU's MARS radio station, believed to be one of the few such staff sta-ff ' tions existing on a U.S. University campus. |