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Show Man's Best Friend t 6 J Wednesday August 18, 1943 Maintenance Services Rubber Rafts New Life Saving Device Keeps Men Afloat Days Rubber rafts for airplanes are how being overhauled, inspected, end serviced at the Hill Field Maintenance Division. Each raft arrives like a. tent rolled up, and each roll contains a five-ma- n raft with everything at hand for a voyage- of a few days in livable conditions. The size of the raft is 5x8 feet and about 16 inches deep. When the roll is unsnapped and opened up, it is automatically inflated with carbon dioxide gas released from a metal container so the raft will float a load of 1000 Ogden. Finally After the first few minutes youstop located. have been in the Red Cross office was She was accompanied by a daughon Hill Field you are convinced ter and neither of them spoke Engthat there could never be a dull lish fluently. All that the conmoment in thLs headquarters. More- ductor could understand was, "Son, over, if you have the patience to hurt. Army." The mother was emothe accident and wait until the personnel there can tionally upset over ' convince that she to to some the was of hard tell you find time duties that they have discharged should leave the train In Ogden. The Red Cross drove her to the in the last few days, you are conever. more field than vinced of it immediately. Her son was still They will never give you names, living. The Red Cross arranged for for obvious reasons, but that never her and the daughter to be quardetracts from their narratives. One tered at the civilian barracks. The of the most interesting happened hospital ambulance was placed at a short while ago, according to the their disposal, enabling them to narrator. get to and from the dormitory. few officer staA The mother spent the last' tioned on Hill Field was injured hours with, her son. She left Hill in an automobile accident. He was Field fully convinced that everytaken to the Station hospital, and thing that could have possibly been there they said that he would live done for her son, the army and the Red Cross had done. only a short time. The soldier wanted to see his mother, and she was wired of the pounds. Three collapsible oars are in the bundle, besides food in the form of dextrose and maltrose tablets and two pints of water per man. The packages are sealed against water, and are labeled according contents, "breakfast" and "din ner." Nothing in the rations is of nature. a There are fishing tackle, signal flares, and a pistol to fire them, and there are flashlight bulbs rigged so as to float behind the boat, attached to a cord. There are canvas buckets for bailing water out, and cans of sea dye to pour on the water to make a spot of high Co thirst-provoki- Story of Red Crosid to Told Dying Sergeant Now the mother at ng Pay Loss Is Opposed By Army accident immediately. The Red Cross assumed the responsibility of meeting all trains, so the mother could be at the hospital in the least possible time, in time to see her son alive. They had no idea of the mother's appearance, no way of distinguishing her from other passengers. The only clue they had was her name, which they decided must be either Mexican or Spanish. The Red Cross contingent was divided into two groups. One group met all trains in Salt Lake City; the other met the Ogden trains. They had no knowledge of what train she. would arrive on, so they met them all. The group in Salt Lake City, after several hours, decided that they had missed. The Ogden crew kept working. They wired all con-to ductors on all trains scheduled Move to Rescind The War Department recently proposed a new plan to reduce the amount of venereal diseases in the armed forces. Identical bills (S.1250 and H.R. 8021) were introduced to the Senate and House to rescind the law forfeiting a service man's pay if be is absent from duty on account of the direct effects of venereal diseases due to misconduct. The definite stand was taken be' cause the War Department believes repeal of the law would encourage early disclosure of in fections and discourage unauthor Ized use of drugs. The army feels that the threat of pay forfeitures has not been an effective determent to exposure to disease and that in some cases the law has proved discriminatory, It has been customary not to forfeit a service man's pay under this law if he could show that lie had had prophylactic treatment at the time of the exposure. Pioneer Club Picnic Due Saturday Night Hill Field's Pioneer club is Saturday night at the Morgan county fair grounds, Como Springs. The entertainment committee, consisting of Col. V. G. Halliday, Bill Bain, Sylvia Nilson and Bill Chase, expect all 370 eligible members to bring their families and friends. Mr. Chase can be contacted at telephone extension 332. He would like to know in advance Who and how many plan to attend. A full program of entertainment has been arranged, including dancing, swimming, bowling and mis, cellaneous games. pic-Itici- ng . sail stff W Ty ft"rwsia east recreation hall. Enthusiasm akin to the cheering at a Minnesota football game was apparent even at the first meeting. Only trouble was it seemed to spread. Denverites caught the fever and admit that they are feverishly making plans for a Colorado club, too. Officers will be elected at the meeting tomorrow night. Posters With a Purpose rr " h ... To put their "best friends" to work, Hit MORE THAN GLAD Field soldiers this week will be training dog "specialists" in attsck and sentry duty . . . "Pooches" learn accurate, strict obedience fron! do's and don'ts taugbt by snutn men. Train Attack and Sentry Dogs As Specialists in Their Line IBBMaMSsMSMS Base Defense Asks Range Compliance f . it All Organizations To Follow War Dept. Firing Rules t vW-T- ' ! y w'v IP?!i MMaitl .!.. v.y.L. L . .. THE STORY BEHIND . . . The posters with a story behind them is Mrs. Nellie Young, who designs and processes them. They are the posters put out by Safety Branch which variously appeal, exhort and caution about safety matters. Mrs. Young had many years of art Mrs. Nellie Young Dreams Up Poster Ideas for Safety Use Those graphic posters with story behind the pictures that Safety Branch puts on the bulletin boards for all to see are designed and processed by Mrs. .Nellie Young, who is employed by the Safety Branch. Mrs. Young, a native of Oklahoma, moved some years ago to Grand Lake, Colo., where she and her husband, World War I veteran, established and operated the Mountain Home cafe and nine TWfracffi Banding together with the best interests of Utah at heart, residents at Hillcrest who claim Minnesota for their native state have organized and will carry through with .regular Thursday evening meetings in the south- experience before coming to Hill Field. Her posters are all her own ideas, some of which are formulated in her dreams, she says. Forfeiture Clause Work Minnesotans Form State Club, Meet Tomorrow Night YD War Department in to ed visibility. Provided for mending bullet holes are threaded wood corks, and for larger tears, there is patching material. If one side of a raft is ruined, the other half will still float, and there is a rope around the outside so that men in the water can hold on. If both sides of the raft are ruined, there are still two inflated seats to jerk loose and each will aid a floater. There is an air pump to be used when gas leaks out of the raft. Nine young men especially trained for inspecting, testing and repairing rafts are doing efficient work and have hundreds of rafts awaiting inspection. V. Hatton Fobio is general fore man and Claude Berglund and Earl Bird are supervisors. ;Q5) a-f.- - Tags Must Have Shot Record Dog Every man who has completed the routine initial shots against tetanus should have a permanent record thereof stamped clearly on his dog tags, according to army regulations. In addition, a record of the first tourist cabins. dose should be record stimulating In April, this year, the Youngs ed in a similar manner. Further closed their business for the duradoses, if there are any. tion, and Mrs. Young entered the stimulating will not be stamped on the dog government service at La Junta, tags.. later coming to Hill Field. Her The record of the initial shots home is now at Clearfield. will be stamped in the space im All of the posters processed by to the right of the serial local this artist are her own ideas. mediately number. The record will be the She says that often the ideas for, letter "T" followed by the figures them are formulated in her dreams. the year in which the She designs the sketch, adopts her indicating was completed. Thus own slogan, does all the lettering immunization 42" would indicate that the T and painting. shots were completed in 1942. The Following a natural bent, Mrs. routine booster shot will be re Young began her study of art at corded in a similar manner. West Denver high school, continued it at the Federal school of art in Learned at Hill Field Minneapolis, finishing her formal education at an art school in WashBeaulah D. Beahan, ft former worker at Hill Field, fs now ington, D. C. In the fire department building private in the WACs and stationed here, hangs an oil painting by for training at the WAC center at Mrs. Young, depicting the airplane Fort Ogelthorpe. Ga. and gas truck fire of last May. She is one WAC who knows air planes from stress analysis to para- Many a tight nut can cnute procedure, at least nartlv loosened by a small wench. ;; due to her work at this Air Depot. Organization and unit command ers on Hill Field were directed this week to coordinate all arrangements for use of firing range facilities through the Base Defense, Plans and Training office, prior to leaving for the range. They were further directed to see that their organizations fired in strict compliance with War De partment Circular No. 87, dated June 22, 1943, with particular at tention to changes in Table No. 2, and the addition of Tables No. 4 and No. 5. Before leaving for the firing range, organizations are directed by the Plans and Training office to follow the procedure outlined below: L Submit to the Plans and Train ing office, as early as possible, the number of men desired to be fired. 2. Make arrangements with the Base Ordnance officer for arms, ammunition, targets, and patches for repair of targets. S.. Secure sufficient transportation through the Motor Transportation office. When using the Fort Douglas range all vehicles should clear the south gate by 5:45 a.m. and be ready to fire by 7 a.m. 4.. Furnish a ' range officer and a sufficient number of non-coto coach the men on the firing line. for Cadet Training at Miami 10 Leave Ten Hill Field enlisted men reported at Miami Beach, Fla., yesterday, for air cadet basic training. The men are: Sgt, Jock G. Hubbard, Sgt William H. Triplett, Cpl. Robert J. Lewis, Pfc. Bernard J. Filla, Pfc. Ernest M. Parker, Pvt. Frank J. Hanus, Pvt. David O. Jones, Pvt. Woodman H. Miner, Pvt. James L. Sheffield and Pvt Frank A. Thacker. Gretta Stewart Happy Days and Rosemary Thinnes, employes in Purchasing and Contractinsr. will leave by plane for San Francisco, on August 28. They have their clans reservations as well as reservations at the BL Francis hotel during , . , .. weir atay. ., , ,t War dogs are specialists. are trained as attack dogs, othe as sentry or warning dogs. attack dog gets at least 10 utes each day of disciplined, si py, obedience drill. This is gin by the dogs' individual trainer, guard who works with him. two constitute an army in ture. The guard gives him mands in a snappy, military ner. and the dog learns acc strict obedience. Some marc)oi is a regular part of every ence workout. In all obedience work the ter's left hand denotes posii desired of the doe and gives e Gourasrement or caress. niuiu ever Btvn ma ration is by use of tnewhen tt. leash or a jerk voice, I attention. dog is not paying in caring s The fine points and handling war dogs are be learned by members of tapi. GUlK n fiovnnr1. ftgOth advice tk Squadron. Here is thecare are given on taxing sentry or warning dogs: v '" warning dog The v. sentry ....ofA nr consistent J warning until he has bmeJi u tached to his new post and w home, his is he feels that it -time required to accompi will vary from a few days month. The point to rem.T a that the dog must nave is his Ken knows he which place DC UVIIIV assies Via must always If aog the allow there. Do not ano sleep in various barracks .Af laf nihan feed him at van". mm -""" When the aog n new surroundings his home, on the dog in order to g to oarK. ine uuis is expw he that to know taught . a. . .... lO DarK wnenev" anyone proaches his posttrained to re "Your dog is nize and to obey certain on'y mands, which are given a the situation calls for the m obedience only when prompt pected.. You cannot deceive his dog and still retain nd him with ?V play square "y' be your most loyal g; ton of word, ( mand . consists wmni""j ana you have been taught upon obedience: will bc L " respect you and to tfease you by doing vo g 70" ding." - A group g Conference do notn tan who dividuals Individuate, but as meet and decide tnai ""t;-- ,.! be |