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Show 12 Letter Commends t Survey TDeceritralize Force Job Pay Check NowUnderf Svst em Again Wednesday QQXJ03 August 4, 1943 First Contingent of WACs Arrives wilt V'-.- IS 123 SI a.- -.. 2T J , MORE TO FOLLOW . . . Hill Field's first group of WAG officers and enlisted members arrived here last week. They ate lunch at the Officer's club, but in the evening the enlisted members were intro-duc- d to the mysteries of the 482nd AB Squadron mess halt Snapped by the Hillfielder photographer at noon, they are, left to right, first table: Pfc McDonald, CpL Zanetti, Sgt. Bergstrom, CpL Chappell, Pfc. Sones, lx. dones; secona taoie: fvt. uook, vxi. caiais, Mm. uamp-bel- l, Pvt. Maltos, Sgt. Hart, CpL LaMarca, Lt Rogers. (Note ; . . Lt. Thompson had not arrived at the field when this picture was taken.) Return to Former Distribution Plan Next Payday Men Will Be b y n i . m v f ? I s -- v 1 1 . . . And some, of the mysteries about the 482nd AB Squadron mess hall are shown being cleared up for CpL Rosalie La Marca, left, and Pvt. Marie Calais, as they are introduced to the secrets of the chow line. Yes, boys, Rosalie and Marie are on KP. They don't seem to mind it, and with such pretty gals' on the serving lino the boys are s, even the mess sergeant. In their own mess all spruced up in sun-tan- Hill Field civilian pay checks will again be distributed through the various departments, it was announced yesterday, following employe protests against the experiment in .centralized, alpha betical distribution wnicn was uaea last pay day. After just one trial uie new svstem of check distribution will be abandoned. Under that system all checks were handed out at the pay windows of the new addition to the clock house. Contrary to expectations of officials, long lines of workers developed before each window, complicated by the fact that many persons were un able to find the windows at wmcn their checks were handled. As a result of the general pro be paid test, all checks again . . . will i i i i in wmtu througn tne departments of Lists employes in people work. the various sections and units must be submitted by each supervisor five days prior to pay day. The new pay house adjacent to the clock house, scene of last pay day's unsucessful experiment, will be used to pay those employes whose names are inadvertently not submitted by supervisors. Checks for such employes will be given out alphabetically. The pay house will be open on the day and swing . shifts. All check discrepancies and ad' justments will also be taken care of at the windows of the new pay house next to the clock house. Another window will be open to answer questions regarding the new withholding tax exemptions. Hereafter all employes desiring any information whatever about their checks such as mailing, can etc. must cellation, call at the pay house. The payroll and records branch will no longer give out any information regard ing checks. The pay house may be contacted at any time, either by telephoning extension 8357. or in person. hall Rosalie and Marie are going, to be meat cutters. So , . . stop-paymen- ts, A I .. WAVE I Here they are learning about butchering from Warren Dotson, the 482nd's meat chopper. The boys In the background are not additional butcher Instructors, only wolves. . WAACs Have Eleven Days to Become WACs or Civilians mill . . V, J Returns 7 Eleven more days remain fora statement of specific reasons with ' ' officers and enrolled personnel of supporting data. K A board of AUS and WAAC the WAACs to express their intent f of transferring to the Army of the officers will consider all applicaUnited States (AUS) or automatic- tions and forward its findings and ally be dropped from the corps. Those officers whose applications recommendations to the Secretary sfor appointment are not received of War through the Director, Womby the Adjutant General on or be- - en's Auxiliary Corps. ' fore August 15 will not be conAny officer not recommended for "" All members of the 907th WAC appointment will have an opporPost Headquarters Company tunity to appear personally before have applied for enlistment in the board. She will be informed the Women's Army Corps, effective September 1, It was revealed of this right at the time the report yesterday by Lieutenant Nolle L. is made, and will be furnished a Janes, commanding officer. copy of such a report by the comThe first women's military or- manding general of the service VISITS FIELD Yeoman ganisation on Hill Field is one command or simiiiar authority. Third Class Pauline Larsen, forhundred per cent in favor of reTo become eligible for enlistment merly employed at Hill Field maining m part of the Array. in the AUS, enrolled personnel on and the first Ogden girl to join the WAVES, visited with friends sidered for appointment on Sept, active duty must be recommended y here while enjoying a 1. Enrolled. pv.uunnel not wishing leave. to makj the transfer to the WACs by their immediate commanding will kave until this date to make officer and higher commanders. Yeoman Third Class Pauline ..their intentions known so that the WAAC commanding officers will the WAVES, who was honorable discharges may be ef afford apportunity for enrolled Larsen of in the addressograph employed fected by Aug. 31. room Hill Field for several at women under them to in serving within United WAAC officers the months prior to joining the States who. wish to be appointed dicate their Intent to enlist by WAVES last November, was te the Army of the United States, completing the top two lines only visitor here last week while en will forward an application through or w.u., A.u.o. Form 22. This y a leave. joying channels to the Adjutant General, form will be kept by the commandWAVE Larsen, whose home is in Attention WAAC Section. Appoint- er for completion when the eligibil Brigham City, took a four-monment and Induction Branch, re' ity for enlistment is determined. training course at Iowa State questing appointment in grade cor Commanding officers of any sta Teachers college, and was en to in the held that are tion wftere WAACs located responding to her first station at San WACCa. have the authority to discharge any route Commanders under whom the enrolled woman who submits a Francisco. A former student at Weber col WAAC officers are serving will written request for release. An in Ogden, she told friends at forward each application by in honorable discharge will be given, lege she "liked the dorsemcnt recommending approval and transportation from station to Hill Field that drill and calls' course, training or disapproval. Indorsements rec the place of enrollment will be thenics. and especially enjoys Just include will disapproval ' being in the WAVES. 6tQcnding provided. i " A r v A x' ... six-da- - six-da- th - J The heat is definitely' iu me io piace the man in the right job duce the number of engaged m tmties in the states. m m. aat non-comb- UIIIIS1 THELMA JONES . . . Praised for loyalty, and interest in work Cheerfully she by CoL Berman. has put in many hours overtime in the military personnel section ;,, of OASC. Thelma Jones, 32, senior clerk for the military personnel section of the Personnel and Training Division, last week was the recipient of a letter of commendation from Col." Morris' Berman, commanding officer, OASC. The letter said in part: '. . , The commanding officer desires to commend you for the exceptional loyalty, interest in your duties, and the cheerfulness with which you have worked many hours overtime since you have ' been on duty. Tt is most gratifying to the commanding officer to receive such ." favorable reports Miss Jones, who comes from Malad, Idaho, has been employed on this field since April, 1942; with her present section since February of this year. .. Art Supervisor V: u at ft The program is being coi by the Manpower Division operates under the Chief of agement Control at Headqi in tne Air Corps it is a tne general War Department supervised by the War DepW Manpower Doard. The purpose of the job remove as many military and ians as possible and fill then with limited service men, and civilian women, and over and permanently deferred In so doing it will eliminate r manpower. j Too. many general service all over the country are beiaf ' ! as runners and messengers, h lice grounds, for orderlyl clerical work, motor vehicle di and maintenance men, and) P headquarters work, a recent if a jo in Air Force pointed out. this work could be taken a v readily by women and limited ice men, says the official pul Hon of the AAF, Another job with which the power Division is confronted laree number of men assin unnecessary jobs within the I tinental limits of the United &. Many men are performing J for which they are not fitted, j many units are overstaffed for It peril particular job they areseekW I ing. The division is won v remedy this situation by r-- O 4 4 . . . Work done by Miss Dorothy Piatt, above, of Post Schools, has resulted in her being called to ASC Headquarters for special work, not once, but twice. In recognition of the quality of her work, Dorothy Flatt, head of the Art Department, Post Schools, has several times been called to Air Service Command Headquarters, Patterson Field, Ohio, for special assignments. Her first trip some four months ago lasted 30 days, and her second. which was completed a little over a month ago, lasted about two weeks. While at Patterson Field. Miss Piatt was engaged in illustrating manuals for supervisory training, which was devised by th Training Department of Hill Field, and which has been accepted by the Air Service Command for dissemination throughout the com' mand. IN RECOGNITION Piatt has also done ... con- siderable on a hand . illustrating , w vuuk.i iot supervisors, wmcn is a condensation of the suDervisorv training manuals previously men tioned, and which will be sent to supervisors throughout the Air service Command, she has also done all of the illustrating for a series of leaflets dealing with the modern foreman. For her work, Miss Piatt has received letters of commendation from Col. John S. chief of the Personnel MacTaggart, and Training Division here; Lieut. Col. Komer snawhan of the Air Service Command, and other high officials of the Air Service Command Last, but not least, Miss Piatt nas received a letter of commenda tion from the War Department usen ior tne work she srenm plished at the Air Service Com mand Headquarters. Miss Piatt, who came to work on this field last November. h over 10 years of professional art experience behind her. She makes ner nome In Salt Lake City. f , I T t t Whenever possible, ? !' ning Tables will be stead of Tables of S y i o This means a complel of installatL an survey termine the exact numb. j needed, rather than allots men by squadrons. j Other jobs that the divisiof tackling includes the elimini of unnecessary and duplicatinj ports and the curtailment of i expanded activities. Fusm Chaplain k f 'IB. . Miss 1 out ways that officers and such organizations may TV' f erred. UK MEDAL FOR WACS A "Woman's Army Corps Serv ice Medal" was established last Thursday, July 29, by executive order of President Roosevelt. The medal is to be awarded to mem bers of the WACs for "honorable service performed by them in the Women a Army Corps. mm I Rapidly Replaced . " I General Servi ' TO S2nd here from the MW riving At NcpvIm rammind. CMpS bees Homer J. Fussell has ADO. ASSIGNED signed to the 82nd FusseM Homer J. from Chaplain . cenuy iransxerreuj CommW dleton Air Service been assigned chaplain of tne Pastor of First Baptist or in Talbotton, Ca the lf and years. ChaplsiM sell served churches in ?5 of Georgia for more than vrj before entering chaplain ' at Harvard university thrt' 1J one-ha- v ago. 1, , He is a graduate of versity at Macon, Ga. y Mrs. Fussell accompaC Utah, and they are' nv U .. home in Ogden. - . v MISSING IN ACTION Maxlne Johnson, Hill fie' J " i.n-n- ui that her rr'V u. a' Johnson, fighter plane pilot At .North J nas oeen reponea n- "- t u 6 null, one IS Johnson of Salt Lake City- - |