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Show ' uanor w eiiare it t 2 1943 July QQXTG3 Draws Crow41 Area Doubled Huge Recreational Program Provided By Welfare.Council Qf Nearly 10 wnd-- y Quota for Air Cadets r rdm r 14, - Event at Cocoanut Men Required From Grove First of Salt Lake Series Ninth Service Command Increased its quota more than doubled, the Ninth .Service Com mand, which includes this base, is expending every effort to meet the urgent need of the Air Corps for aviation cadets. The quota of the Ninth Service Command is understood to have been increased from 2500 to 52004 air cadets monthly. In flew of the increasing' demands for aviation cadets, all posts, camps, and stations, including exempted stations, in the command have been ordered to encourage all potential applicants, ,both officers', and EMs,. to submit their applications at once, and all have been ordered to ap; officers prove them, it was announced day by Lt. Charles F. Mallory, Special Service officer." Officers below the grade of captain will accomplish AAP Form W 5252 in duplicate and forward them through their immediate commanding officer - to Aviation Cadet section, Military Personnel division, Headquarters AAF, Washington, D. C. The EMs will accomplish WD AGO Form 60 and with three letters of recommendation and a birth certificate submit it tc their commanding officer. The commanding officer will approve the application and ' turn it over to classification. After which the EMs will be ordered to report for a mental examination,' and if passed successfully, they, will report to the station hospital for "61" type physical " ' examination. . r To qualify for air crew training under the "64" type physical, the " applicant must have a visual acuity of 2020 in both eyes with normal color vision. He must weigh less than 200 pounds and be between 60 and 76 inches in height No waiver for physical defects can be instituted by a physical examiner, although reexamination may be authorized by the flight surgeon .if it appears that the defect is only temporary. Upon successful completion of . both mental and physical examin-- . ations the trainee will be assigned . to basic training and then to a prescribed course of college train' ing. After this he goes to classi fication center and becomes an aviation cadet. Applicants who have passed the physical and mental examinations and are a part of an organization which has moved to a port of embarkation, cannot be detached to participate in the training pro- -' gram. This applies to all men, ''including those who .have been t selected for a particular school but '.did not depart from the organiza- ' tion before it passed to the control ' of the port commander. 1000 if l VS7? r TO Donna Mardell. the Gang" The ture sponsorea Dy tne the Welfare V w jit show, t, Council Association, em 1 tamed at intermission time. Wi A jrora xnomaa Rose as master K ceremonies, guests taking part in gags that brou Jnc them gifts in defense stamps IWIW . 4.1. attractive articles. wrai URGE EVERYONE TQ PARTICIPATE . . .'If you don't get your money's worm ooii Betty Mitchell, Romania Gi on CivUian Welfare Council is doing as it banks $4000 a month and spends a large part of the moneyyesand June Barlow sang two so Paul West as recreation and entertainment, then it's Just your own hard luck, said Council President of the program. part the many more planned. Above, next welfare-sponsorThe dam terday, as he told of the niany things that have been accomplished, wow and recreational are more and greater welf will the be White snapped at last Tuesday's meeting, as they discussed left regular to right, front row, sittog: Wilbur Davles, affair at Ogden the last week(Sii w for Hill Field. civilians, the members of the council: rear Heber Passey, Kathleen Jones, Clcone- Adams, Helen Knollmueller, A. M. Safer, Edwin Weaver;Junius juiy. West, president; row, standing: Martow Wooton, A. B.- Asay, C. H. Manning, Sid Johnson, J; Paul Tribe, vice president; Ronald Dyches, Ford Anderson. Captain Ben L Butler. S A. 1 A. . ed Twenty .Exhibits In Art Contest 1 : ' ' 9 v " . lis A large crowd of approximator Hill Field employees and thtf guests danced Monday evening the 'world's largest ballroom, tt Cocoanut Grove in Salt Lake Cir Tfus. was tne iirst oance in Lake sponsored by the Council the Weirare Aasociation at Hr Field. Admission was hv badge. Music for the party was provid by Adolph Brox and his orcheati the regular group at the Cocoan Grove, ana their vocalist, p With - Hillcrest artists have entered 20 examples of their art work for the exhibit tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. More may still be entered, and artists are invited to bring as many paintings as they , wish. Persons employed at Hill Field not living at the dormitory area have indicated a desire to enter the contest They are being asked to exhibit any work of theirs that they wish to, but the contest will be limited to residents. The 10 pictures considered best by the judges will be hung in the northwest recreation halL Major Robert Renfro, officer In of the Employe Relation charge ' branch of the Civilian Personnel ' division, announces that recent changes in that branch Include the promotion of Ford Thomas Rose to the position of supervisor of the Welfare, Recreation' and Publicity unit to succeed W. H. Durborough, who has resigned. to take charge of the ed suggestion boxes, another activity of this unit, is Miss Kay Moran. Major Renfro's new secretary is Mrs. Bette Laninger. . w Report as Nine New Officers Arrive This Week Nine new officers reported for duty at Hill Field last week, in eluding one lieutenant colonel, one caotain and seven second lieu tenants. H. Marshall. Lt Col. Fred Cant Karl A. Tubesing. Second Lts. Sam White, John L. Galloway, William T. Clear water, Robert I Clayton, Peter R. Veckery, Harold G. Van Pelt George H. Holdrege. Says the Welfare Council: funds accumulate from . five per cent of the gross receipts of both civilian cafeterias. That amounts to about $4000 every month." "Our-- sound like a lot of probably is, but most of it is spent, too. The Council is glad to explain how that money Does money? that It ... two-thir- ds is disposed. , The cafeteria in the industrial area, says Mr. west nas oeen considerably altered and remodeled, whether or not you have noticed it That item cost the juicy sum of about $6000. Another $5000 went for athletic equipment and recreation. That means Softball, baseball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, golf and dancing. For the spectator sport hounds, the Council explains, we gave away 150 season tickets to ball games, at a cost of $2.25 each." "But" adds the WC with a dis pairing sigh, "last Sunday there were less than 25 people who showed up to back their team, de y tickets." spite the Then there is the matter of a dance regular monthly super-dupfor Hill Field civilians. Two weeks . give-awa- er Hill Field enlisted men are mes need fc ing the army's pressing Thio nacf ota. onrion two men were sent to Snepp2 Field, Texas, while five men a? scheduled to leave in the few days. Reporting to Sheppard Field I caaevu Jvuy v ior Crew) basic training were Rome J. Germany and Francis' Kennedy, both of the 4824 Base Squadron. jj our otner men irom ic? pool are to report at S& Field in a day or two. They sk CpL James R. Clark, Pic Hara P. Bergman, Pfc. Charles E. Fob eroy 'and Pvt. Henry T. Cole, J Tech. Fifth Alphonse M. DougK of the 1003rd Quartermaster Fi toon will report for tne sai training early next week to ler Field, Biloxl, Miss. nvinflnm pre-aviau- I on rectors and the necessary equip- ment for making an ordinary de- partment picnic a day of organized Cold lunches are now avail fun for all attending. In August zor civilian swing snui to run a mammoth it is planned nicnio fnr ompvnna HTr.ro it s New Lunch Hourt A Ca1 - Clfipfa xu (Vf.0XJllo rpeS notva turned out for about this picnic later. means roughly the "In these ways," concludes Mr. 500 Hill Fielders and their part West, speaking for the Welfare ners about eight per cent of the Council, "is your money spent It civilian population. Which is not goes to waste only if you don't so good. take advantage of the opportuni- Every month the "Meet the ties offered." ago 1000 (Th More Go Shortly ETfstions " iSSSHLS S IK Left and Five f Gang program costs $100 in prizes given, away. Another $100 monthly is spent on suggestion box ideas, while a third centurv eoes via the Officers Commandinz monthlv Civilian Roll of Honor. The Welfare Council sponsors of the cost of the . weekly Hiuiieider, wnicn comes to aDout $800 a month, maybe a little more. "Your council," says the WC, 'is attempting to present all pos sible forms of organized entertain- ment for the benefit of all em- ployes. Perhaps some employes would prefer different types of entertainment If so, please contact Henry Fisher at extension 8316,Employe Relations branch recreation department and let him know. We are spending this money for you, so let us have your sug-- fa Cadets Two Have Already The source of funds for the Hill Field Welfare Council, as well as the disposition of such money, was explained here yesterday by Paul West, president, in a statement covering recent social and recreational activities of the council. Hillcresfs Show Ready to Open In Civilian Area Rose Made New Recreation Head Seven Men Are to President Paul West Tells How Funds Derived, Spent persons dance. That at WarebOUSe 4o CBCn I .J eveuu lunch period, except bunaays. t it at,uncn nours ior erOASQ were a Headquarters, ween cnangeo. ine " hlf ifi eati lun? to 8:30 pjn. The day shi r in eat irum noun m romftin f Minlmn will 1 1 office during lunch hours forii. Durmm of answerinsr will eat tK nlmnl VHlIBi MUVU J" hour later. lunch one-ha- lf Recreation Council Meets Here, Tours Air Depot N-m- W. H. "Bill" Durborough, Hill Field Boys Glimpse Mirage civil Ian director of Publicity, Welfare and Recreation unit of Employe Relations branch in the Civilian " Personnel building, resigned his position at Hill Field on Monday In order to carry out medical ad vice to live in an altitude nearer sea level. Mr. Durborough will go to Hollywood about July 20 to continue for movie ' adaptation negotiations of a book he has writ ten. Mrs. Durborough will remain at their home in Ogden until Septcm ber. Their daughter is married and living in Philadelphia, the Dur borough's former home, and their son is with an artillery unit at Camp Roberts. Bill regrets the necessary sever-'enc- e of his pleasant relationships In North Africa If if O - ) V Soldiers trained in this serving in North Africa astounded recently henTD their heads flew a h"e.l!?!5 with the Inscription "Hill Fi, They then decided it mWJ a mirage to thirsty twn they saw painted on the first "The Old Mlir "d Z -The Tap Room." However old familiar names proved almost the real thing. When the ship landed ( out to be from the Eiht.. t U port Squadron, fsr J''fV ,J ACTIVITIES COORDINATED . . . Recreational activities of war installations in this area are coordln. ated at monthly meetings of Special Service officers and civilian recreational directors. The council held its second meeting last Wednesday when It toured Ogden Air Depot and headquarters of the Ogden at Hill Field. Air Service Command. Attending the conference were (left to right, ' standing) Ray Qoates, recreation director, Ogden Arsenal; IA. Charles F. Mallory, Special Servicer officer, Hill Field; Ferdinand A. Batir, MARRIES SERVICE MAN field recreation representative, Federal building; Pat Fawley, women's recreation director, Ogden Lorraine R. Halloway of Provo, Henry II. Fisher, men's recreation supervisor. Hill Field; Howard M. Slutes, regional representa-tiv- e, Tvt. and Utah, Roger Barger of office community war services federal security; Gaell Moss, dormitory recreation and welfare diYoungstown, Ohio, were married rector, lllll Field; and Everett R. Whitney, associate director, USO. (Left to right, sitting) Kay Grunert, In Ogden on July 8th. Mrs. Bar director, USO; Annabel! Sawyer, director, Wall Avenue USO; Gwendolen 8. Stevens, director, program ger works at Hill Field while her USO; Marian Sandor, assistant supervisor women's recreation, Hill Field; Cora Skroch, outdoor athletio lusband is stationed there. director, Hill Field; and Iris Lillywhite, director project service, F. H. P. A, Washington Terrace, Ar-sen-al; UJ which had left Hill ' long before. A letter from Norths telling of the ship's rrJhri by an Ogden g1" The incident again ' I fact that planes, l terial originating from warn are now In active t l i flung battlefreaU ail orW received j woris R |