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Show K i en Speed War Bond DriTe Here $32,000 In Cash After OpeningDay Freight feipuiinal te IsGom ole Supplies Can jje Rushed fhere Needed &rly nnlbves VOL I, No. 20 Ogden Air SeTyiceConndT Field, Utah Aha! JVAITs Arrive at Hill Field Son's Bravery Told Parents By Brig. Gen. this week civilian began stocking Og- Depot's new air ht terminal, a scneauiea L for transcontinental car-' flights serving all aerial Us of embarkation as well Cher large depots, sub-deb- ts and ports of embarka-? in the United States. Everyone on Field to Be Contacted Wednesday, Sept. 22.1 943 Air Driving to achieve cash sales of a quarter of a million dollars in war bonds, Hill Field was mobilized this week - Letter Says Sgt. C for its share in the country's third war loan campaign. Under the direction of Lt. Col. Leonard F. Carter all facilities of the field are mustered in an effort to reach and then exceed the quota set for Hill Field. Phillips One Of War's Heroes ' Levi Phillips is a carpenter at Post Utilities who each day W comes to his work with a grim ; terminal was completed except for a few minor Uiii and OASC employes . began Wediately to centralize supplies Meh will soon be flown to where W are needed, thus saving many tcious hours in the maintenance determination that is hard to match. The reason is not far to seek Sgt. Elvin L. Phillips, his son, was one of those mil i.irA' w 'f. J' ' ynni who took part in the daring NATTILY ATTIRED In snappy blue uniforms, the first com'jht against the axis. pany of WAITs Women Aviation Instrument Technicians arrived allied air raid on the RumaFor several months tons of top last Saturday to work for the Ogden Air Service Command at Hill nian oil fields last riority cargo have been flown out August 1, ( Ogden Air Depot daily, the Field in Instrument Repair. Left to right, front row: La Verne and did not return. W originating' at Ogden Air Garrett, La Dess Martinson, 'and Madeline Soltau. Back row: Carol Ellis, Edna Heisely, Edith Weitemeyerl and Ruth Dickinson. But the fierce pain of bereaveW, and also the army air base Tie new Lweek, all-o- . ... . City, the Utah ASP supply depot, and the en Arsenal. .The completion of the terminal k the old. asphalt parking lot Wheast of the fire and guard taw made the centralization of We supplies possible and ' greatly Militated the loading process. The gait Lake -- , innmrnniifimir i mmm -- Vot, naval Women Aviation Instrument Technicians Take Up Duties Women's Aviation Instrument 'aiding is 200 feet long and 100 Technicians was marked by the Ogden Air Service Comt wide and has concrete Joadmand this week when a company of seven arrived at Hill I docks on the east and west Field from Chicago. l charge of the air freight on Instructed by the Army Air .field is the 39th air Forces Technical Training Comfreight I under the command of Lieut, mand at the Chicago School of . . ice A. terr Pickett. sharp need for interest flight, and OAD makes use I I number of cargo planes Hill Field for transport-lik- e Is a Trailer Units Readied for Aircraft Instruments, , the nattily uniformed group will be assigned to work in instrument repair. Before coming here the women course which completed a priority shipments. These admitted them to U. S. Civil Servji planes carry top loads from ice positions. They came here by to 6,000 pounds. train from Chicago and will live fl have hundreds of in the Hillcrest dormitories. to Care &te instruments which they are Personnel included La Verne Me to repair. These important 18, Chicago; La Dess MarGarrett, niihent8 have to be to shipped 18, tinson, Harris, Minn.; Madeline Jka Air Depot with great care, Trailer houses in the Lay ton Soltau, 24, Chicago; Carol Ellis, 18, frhauled, and shipped back just and the Sahara Vil Hyland Park, 111.; ' Edna Heisely, Marefully. with emphasis . on trailer camp are available for 20, Oak Park, 111.; Edith trailer camp lage W as well as safety shipment 18, Momence, 111., and Ruth immediate occupancy by 284 famMr is the solution. A. B. Asay, wel- Dickinson, Fayette, Iowa. to ilies, according Iwegver, carry a fare executive of Employe Rela of supplies one only about, that of an air denot. there- - tions branch, who is in charge of Ex-Hi- ll toey depend UDon OAD to government housing forancivilians. oppor flenilh their Affording employes siinnllps Shinmint to obtain inexpensive hous 'nil Is too slow and keeps nu-"- tunity planes grounded, conse- - ing within their working vicinity, ""7 shipment of tons of sup- - the trailer camps contain the best of modern equipment and furnisn-ing- s. j r is imperative. The monthly rental charge While strolling through a North of $26.00 includes lights and water, African town, Lieut. Edward L. ward OCS but residents must furnish their Thorsted met his brother. Pvt. own cooking gasoline and oil for Blaine Thorsted, of Ogden, for the Patterson heating. Kitchenware and linen first time in nearly a year. must also be iurnisnea Dy occuPvt. Thorsted was employed at the Field Hill passed ward and their pants. Hill Field prior to his induction physical The first month's rent, together in January 1943. Each boy knew five more HiU Field w we a security fee of $10.00, is the other was in North Africa, with Of-call to awaiting in advance, Mr. Asay stat but neither was aware of his brothCandidate school. payable Their ed. . . ?B?Ve been forwarded to er's location. ,J? "tterson Field. Those desiring to take advantage men are: this convenient housing may Sgt Clinton H. of to the housing W who is slated for AAF make application Pfc. Nicholas I unit of EmDlove Relations branch, Lnio, who wants to be a Civilian Personnel section. Follow ChL, cer; and PvU. John ing receipt of certification irom aenbure. Inhntw Tt.. n this unit, employes may report infant rv . iJ dli.' directly to the rental office at Although rubber Is still very Administration. scarce, almost any motorist can the trailer camps. kind on keep good tires of some his car, according to the office of price administration. "A" book holders will be issued certificates for replacement tlis foe if part of their mileage ration I t used for occupational drivng, end car owner may nave his presor any CI 1 Ufl" "'""elder believed to be the first newspaper, withoui a cerent recaps tires ave 'ull credit to Lieutenant Commander Iloweii IhZ- kind. OPA stresses of any tificate tne Lora f th" phrSM Munition" that car drives are expectedtiroto the con'li;io.i of their watch last !!?,!.c,e on the ront page of the Hill Field newspaper them rs apped before they and get Chaplain Forgy with the originality of the phrase gon-jtoo far are tZ? Jtatement that "We know it's true for we talked with Inspired lt!Will Be ,atef No tJ Fourth Naval District took the occasion ImT'i "ant commander's first visit to his home in ew WACs Used departments Wb7.l 7?e yeaps formally that the "navy was Forey time" that the phrase . rthosnr,n" ,op " No weapon or arm, nor any rep Ddi..r!l,l ? the famous phrase has been wldly disputed. or imitation of sucn pieces, lica me one ff oi been has the on, T--h. ,nconoratlng will be used or carried by any phrase De- member of the WACs, the War di- while week Field The la,t announced. MB imonf tin -. J" lnforiV,ari0U9 ""y nd navy Installations of the are- be.He fective states that WACs will be r a to, military audience here, given no training oi any a boy MacCarroll, base chanKin,together. kHehumyKCh,,pla,n,0Ph the use or firing of any weapon. he had not aeen since their school days as-d'- to 284 Families ek Housing Projects Ready For Many Workers . Weite-meye- r, ts suD-depo- . Fielder on African Stroll us Meets His Brother Papers Field M, C. OPA Advises on Care for Tires fgfon; r-v- f HtilHelder" Believed First to Credit for War Sone "Prie . - g"ho " "Wan " Firearms By ng al Six Named for Cadet Training Having qualified for aviation cadet, air crew training, six Hill Field enlisted men have been or dered to report to Buckley Field early next week for cadet basic training. To report to Buckley Field are Sets. Keith Erwin Johnson and Claude McGraw; Pfcs. Michael Cooper, Jr.; Emery Clayton Gar rison, Jr.; Wyatt Lester Hamilton, Jr., and Pvt. Ronald Miller. Pvt. Dix B. Miller reported to Shep herd Field, Texas, to begin avla tion cadet basic training. pre-aviati- ut well-pleas- ment and hope Phillips the young er was reported missing in action is today equalled by an intense pride. The Phillips, at their Salt Lake City home, the other day reletter from ceived a the commanding general under whom Elvin Phillips served.' Brigadier-GenerU. G. Ent, commanding the Ninth Bomber Command of the Ninth U. S. Air Force, wrote them: "Forgive me for not writing sooner. I want you .to. .know... .the wonderful contribution your son has made toward winning the war. I want you to know of his gallant ry, devotion to duty and steadfast ness of purpose in accomplishing the most difficult mission ever as signed to our Air Force. M Sgt. Phillips is one of the great heroes of this war, his name has been indelibly written in our coun try's history. I am the proudest commander in the world, no com mander has ever had a braver, more efficient force than the one which bombed the Rumanian Oil Refineries on August 1, 1943. "Any new information which may be received will be trans mitted to you by the War Depart ment or directly from the Group Commander. I have made a recommendation for an award for Sgt, Phillips' deeds which has been ap proved by General Brereton. You will hear more of this at a future date." heart-warmi- Arrival of the WAITs At the end of the first day of drive, sales were rethe ported at over $32,000, .by L.t. W. M. Hollewell. base finance officer. War bond officers throughout the with the field were the of campaign to date, progress On Monday of this ween, latest day for which data is evailable, 99 persons bought $100 bonds, 9 purchased $500 bonds. Buyers of smaller denomination bonds were numerous. By yesterday afternoon four purchasers of $1000 bonds were also reported. They are Pearl B. Williams and Genevieve M. Browning, both employed in warehouse 6; Harry Pulver, employed at the civilian cafeteria, and Major W. W. Downs, of OASC Signal Section. While the goal of a quarter of a million dollars in war bonds is especially stressed this week, the attempt to raise Hill Field into the 90 and 10 category 90 of the field's personnel reserving at least 10 of their paycheck for bonds-- is also being pressed. Buy One More Bond "The goal of this week's campaign," Col. Carter announced, "is to get everyone to buy at least one bond in addition to hi or her regular purchases and bond reservations." The period from Monday, September 20, to Saturday, the 26th, is one of concentration on earth sales. The week of Sept. 27th to October 2 will see emphasis on the monthly pay reservation plan. Nine hundred Minute Men have been appointed to personally contact all employes on the field. Bonds can be purchased on tne spot for cash at four different war bond booths on the field. The four bond booths are located as follows: One in tne maintenance division repair hangar area; one in the civilian personnel building; one in the west warehouses of the supply division, and one in the finance office at base headquarters. They are open from 11:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. Oaily. Under no circumstances are Minute Men to accept ca&h. They may take checks made out to the Treasurer of the United States. The bonds can then be secured at the war bond booths by presentation of the check and properly filled out application form. Persons desiring to pay for bonds in cash may report directly to the booths with applications filled out, or may forward the applications through the Minute Men, reporting to the booth with the cash and picking up the bonds on the following day. ed -- OASC Gains From Tenth Place To Third in Safety Campaign . Air Service Command safety statistics just released for July show OASC at Hill Field in third place among 12 air depots, a rise from tenth place during the previous month. The July frequency was 8.91 which represents the number of e of exposure. This is a accidents per million marked improvement over the national average for aircraft. Indus-triin 1942 when the consolidated average v. as 9.94. In keeping with the general improvement in the safety of aircraft workers is the picture for the of the Ogden Air Service Command. During June thrir consolidated frequency was 211 while during July It dropped to 17.33. , The safety progra-.iibrln'ng every worker into a better understanding of the hazards of his job, is expected to show direct results In an even better record for the montktfry officer. lost-tim- man-hou- rs es sub-depo- newly-launcJi- etl ls |
