Show e V t h r I 1 LJ 0 i v 5 i r r a I 5 3 I 5 a r 4 t eJ s i I i m. m i asp 55 5 rr 55 55 so 5 The War front Depends on the Home Nome Front Staff Sergeant Alma G. G Sessions left and Technical Sergeant Edward Kilpack who appeared before workers at the Utah high octane gasoline plant i Rally Speakers Speaker at Octane lOO-Octane Gasoline Plant Appeal for More Workers to Hurry Project Noises of busy workmen at atthe the octane gasoline plant now under construction di directly directly directly di- di north of the Utah Oil Refining Refining Refining Re Re- I Ifor fining company plant died down for a brief period Wednesday afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- during a a. rally at the project project project held to stress the importance of getting the job joli finished as quickly as possible Lieutenant Colonel A. A A E R R. Peterka chief of material branch production division army anny air forces a featured speaker made madea a fervent plea for more skilled and unskilled workers and said the gasoline pr production from this plant Is vitally needed to fuel the I allied air armada which is dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping bombs on nazi Europe and which later will loose blockbusters on Tokyo Construction Uon activity at the plant which heretofore has been pretty mu much hush hush is Is' Is Isnow now being publicized in an effort to impress upon the public and workers workers yorkers work work- york york- ers that delay in its completion means a delay in in a victory for the allied forces and consequently more loss of lives Officials of ot the M M. W W. Kellogg company building the plant forthe forthe for forthe the defense plant corporation and which is hoped to be put in into o operation in February under supervision supervision supervision su su- i of the Utah Oil Refining Refining ing company said the vital war project is about 75 per cent completed com com- But they pointed out lack of needed high pressure pipe fitters and welders insulators and laborers laborers laborers labor labor- ers may prolong the chances of getting the plant into production to supply planes now in the battle areas Colonel Peterka pointed out that modern warfare requires the use of billions of gallons of gasoline He said that a single plane 1000 raid on Berlin from British bases requires gallons or five days' days output at the Salt Lake plant Color was added to the rally bythe by bythe bythe the appearance of Technical Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant Edward Killpack of Salt Lake Lale City and Staff Sergeant Alma Alma Alma Al Al- ma G. G Sessions Los Angeles both veterans of the European and African air campaigns who came down from Bushnell general hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital at Brigham City where they are patients to emphasize the importance importance importance im im- of getting needed supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies and support from the home front Music was furnished by the Fort Douglas band Sergeant Fielding K Smith Utah artist acted as master of ceremonies ceremonies Brief addresses stressing the need for more high octane gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line on the fighting fronts and cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation of the workers in re reducing reducing reducing re- re absenteeism were delivered by F F. A A. Noller secretary Salt Lake Building Trades council and Martin Swanson superintendent M M. W W. Kellogg company It was announced that the warman war warman warman man power commission has placed all building and and construction constructions trades on a critical shortage list to cover the Salt Lake Ogden and Provo areas said Jos Joseph ph S S. S Mayer Utah W WM M C director Following the rally there was wasa was wasa a pledge of per cent cooperation cooperation cooperation tion of the slogan Keep Em Flying |