Show r I Army Gives Youngsters Biggest Day of Lives' Lives I 4 1 f r c I 4 i r I 4 V p. p 4 n. DONT DON'T TELL THESE BOYS BOts ABOUT TH TIL E AIR FORCES FORCES THEY'VE THEY'VE SEEN THEM THEMA A one in a million break gave Marion S. S Cart er left and Robert lyle Ivie the chance to visit isit the army air base Salt Lake City Two Bo s Win Army Air Base Tour Two Letters to President Bring R Rare re Treat Of Visit to Aerial Warfare Wonderland nd- nd For five and one half f hours two Bingham canyon b boys ys lived in a wonderland of aerial gunners bombardiers radiomen me me- I and And the boys Robert Ivie lyle son of Mr and Mrs Alt Ivie lyle and his minded air-minded pal Marion MarionS S S. S Carter both of Bingham Canyon voted that period spent at the tM army air airbase airbase I base Salt Lake City the biggest day of their lives Civilians are not usually allowed on the base but the two boys won their trip through a letter to President President President dent Roosevelt asking f for r the liege Their first letter was written last spring and brought a reply from the presidents president's office that granting of their request was in in- definite Nothing daunted the boys wrote again and after a wait during which they almost gave up hope the long awaited await d reply arrived saying saying saying say say- ing arrangements had been com coin As guests of Colonel Frank W. W Wright commanding officer at the base the two year old boys I toured the camp camp Including active I duty at one of the base mess halls Even before they'd seen much of the base the two boys told C Colonel lon l Wright of their ambitions as fliers I want to be a flight leader Marion told the officer while Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert said hed he'd settle for any job that'll let me fly In one of Uncle Sams Sam's army planes Escorted by Staff Sergeant Merrill Merrill Mer Mer- rill nil T. T Smith the boys rode a jeep and visited a low pressure chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber an orderly room barracks a agas agas agas gas chamber and saw planes and as they said a lot of husky sol sol- sol sol- diers Officials at the base said It was wasa a lucky break for the two boys and although they wished all youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- could see seethe the might of Uncle Sams Sam's air forces such an opportunity opportunity opportunity would likely never come to other youths |