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Show Wednesday October 13. 1- 2 9- J W W - 4 aemiiiiii'i-f- -- y - - J " -... rri y if J 4 Month for Separate Checks All overtime on this base win hereafter be included on the reg-to according ular pay check, ' chief fv t,h,m s ... slg-ne- sub-dep- ot Field Officers Honor General rage One) "fCol. S. H. StroTiecker, representing; an Infantry private in 1912, General CoL Lewis A. Nlckerson, commandiBerman's career was reviewed in a ing officer of Ogden arsenal; Major sketch entitled cleverly prepared "Time Marches Backward." Among military notables present were: Brigadier General Ralph Talbot, commanding general of the Utah Army Service rorcea depot; from Pas One) and net loss in excess $2,600. V. "The audit for the month of September has not been accomplished. The primary factor accounting for' tiiis loss is the increase in cost of food and labor and the fact that these increases have not been reflected in the retail prices at the resturant Government Cannot Operate "Under existing regulations, it is not possible for the government to operate the Base Restaurant Army Regulations only provide for two methods of operating a Base Civilian Restaurant. It may be operated either directly under a restaurant council, the method now employed, or it may be operated as a concession of the Post Exchange. Under the latter arrangement all profits go to the Post Exchange and are distributed among the military personnel. "Inasmuch as this restaurant is patronized almost exclusively by civilians, it was felt that the civilians should have the full benefit of all profits derived from its operreason for ation, which is the adopting the present method of operation. The Welfare Association has received in excess of $31,000 daring the past eleven months. "In an effort to improve the restaurant's service, the percentage of gross sales which the concessionaire is required to pay to the Wel- - arm Arval L. Anderson, commanding officer of Ogden adjutant general depot, and Commander H. H. Hines, acting commanding officer of Clearfield naval supply depot. Association 5 per 2 believed cent. will 2 the necessary funds from whicn to operate the Welfare activities. The 3 per cent reduction will be used to improve the quality of the food and to maintain prices at the lowest possible levels which will permit' operation with reasonable profit. "In an additional effort to make a further study of the Base Restaurant at this station, a committee consisting of one officer and three civilians has been set up to study the condition of the restaurant at this station and those of other military installations in this area. Two of the civilians will be selected by the mayor of Hillcrest Village, ani the other will be appointed by the Hill Field Welfare association. Due consideration and study will be given to the report of this committee and any action deemed appropriate will be taken. This information is submitted in order to acquaint the employes of this field with the facts concerning the supervision of the Base Restaurant and also the problems encountered in operating a restaurant during this critical period when there is an acute shortage of food and labor. It is my desire to assure you that every effort Is be ing made to provide the best food at reasonable prices. "MORRIS HERMAN, "Brigadier General, UJ3JL, Commanding." Not Here, You Can't! 4 tin jsu V I ., r: i- r TWO ' 1' " - ' u ... Or It might be Iflrohite It's really our own Shorty . Wolf. Von know) la nnlkil tm k. (well, .4 - . vmrmcu On Hill patrolman. lUUL ToJo'a a!aLh go over very mil the field campaign ww aw own muci quota. " anu-Boi- leading- cities united is praising the promotion of Brig. Gen. liorrki Berman this past week and in extending him congratulations. While hundreds of telegrams, letters and messages were received by him from all parts of the state and the nation, the leading daily papers of Ogden and Salt Lake in their editorial columns warmly congratulated the commanding general of the Ogden- Air Service Command upon his new and added responsibilities. Some of the editorial ' utterances are - Thomas L. McClenahan, clerk, payroll and records branch. August, he said, was the last month in which overtime was is'' below: v sued on a separate check. The reason for the separate Utah newspapers commenting editoriallv nn Amonsr the overtime check in August was the nomination of many Colonel Berman by President Roosevelt to bennm. overamount of increased greatly was The OgdenStandard-Examine- r, which said time over previous months, there brigadier general WE SALUTE YOU "MORRIS in BERMAN, being in fact more overtime Colonel Morris Berman, commanding officer of the Ogden Air August than in all previous months combined. Issuance on a separate Service Command, Headquarters Hill Field, has just been nominated check greatly facilitated prompt general. by President Roosevelt to become a brigadier "Were a vote taken in this locality there would be overwhelming payment, according to Mr. statement. approval of the president's action; indeed the only question would Special projects in supply be why the promotion had been delayed. For there long has been caused the huge increase. Among local appreciation of Colonel Berman's abilities and a knowkeen them were the moving and stackof the size and scope of his duties. ledge ing of inflammable oil into the "When Colonel Berman came to Ogden about three years ago new east oil storage area; unloadthe commanding officer at Hill Field, the great air center be to ing and stacking of 600 prefabriin the process of rapid expansion to its present size. There was cated barracks; research of stock number of things that Hill Field required of the coma were of installation and record cards if the post was to function as Intended. Among these were inmunity cardex system; and a special access roads, housing for the great number of civilian employes and and of airplane property spection a community understanding of the plans and purposes of Hill Field. space. "Colonel Berman then had- - his office in a cramped barracks were disturbed Many employes building that originally had been built at Arsenal as a dormitory because no tax was deducted from for WPA workers. In this office many cltisens, including stats, these separate overtime checks. local and federal officers, met Colonel Berman for the first time, The reason is that in most cases were charmed by his pleasant qualities and impressed by his word the amount of the checks was be low the pictures of the size and scope of the task Hill Field was expected exemption to accomplish. of $26. It should be emphasized "Colonel Berman came to us like a new and welcome neighbor that all discrepancies in tax pay ments occuring during the year to whom we were eager to lend our lawnmower, garden tools and will be ironed out next March anything else he needed to get established. We found we enjoyed when final return is filed. doing things for him. He became a friendly, part of the community and be obtained the friendly and helpful Interest of the community in his reservation. "Coloael Berman, we are proud and happy that the president has taken note of your splendid record of service and has recoa mended that you be promoted to brigadier general. We salute yo ' re-prin- ed semi-month- ly Committee Appointed to Study WMC Declares Cafeteria Conditions onhasField been reduced 4 fare to cent It is Jobs Essential from per August, he has sustained July cent that provide per of (Continued entire press of Utah's n's In his hands Brig:. Gen. Morris Berman holds TIME FOR STARS scroll by all who attended party ,ln his honor. Behind him, in the OASC area. on table, each star represents a from The August Was Last M (Continued Li Overtime On One Check II At Hill Field Reception r- tan s 11 ewupupvru jixie in Congratulating Gen. Berman StraQt Pay, (Continued from Pas One al deferment by leaving the essential activity without proper clear ance from United States employ ment service. The letter of Mr. Mayer follows: "Colonel MacTaggart has advised this office that some misunderstanding as to the actual draft status of employes at Hill Field is currently affecting terminations at your command. Employes should be advised that ttiey have as good a preference for draft status or exemption at HIH Field as in any other essential activity within the State of Utah. "The essentiality of the individu al's occupation, the degree of train ing, and skill required are the sole factors in determining whether or not the individual should be deferred by Selective Service. The same determination is made in all essential industries. Otherwise, an employe who is skilled in bis occupation at Hill Field would have less opportunity for deferment in an occupation in some other in dustry where he would be starting as a new employe and not having the status of a key or essential employe in thcpartiular Industry. "This Information should be furnished all employes to correct any misunderstanding and to stop un necessary terminations by individuals seeking employment in indus tries where they feel better defer' ment opportunities xeist,' The letter of CoL Rich follows: "The State Directors, Selective Service, do not advise tfiat registrants indiscriminately change from one essential activity to another essential activity. Before such I contemplated change of employ ment is made, such persons should consult with United States Employ ment Service in regard to it "Registrants engaged in essential activity who are utilizing their highest skill and are doinsr a job on a fulltime basis or registrants who have no particular skill and who are doing a man's work on a full-tibasis cannot, in most in stances, improve their basis for occupational deferment by leaving the essential activity without proper clearance from United States Employment Service. "Civilian employes of War Department installations may be informed that such activities are regarded a essential." and your stars." The Salt Lake Telegram in its Issue of last Thursday evening editorially expressed the sentiments of Salt Lake City. The editorial foUows: "A NEW GENERAL FOR UTAH "SALT LAKE CITY and Utah were pleased to hear of the prospective promotion to the rank of brigadier general of Colonel Morris Berman, commander at Hill .Field. Colonel Berman was nominated by the president Tuesday to be made a brigadier general "Colonel Berman has won many friends during the almost three years he has been in command of the HOI Field Air Service Base. He has handled well the difficult task of organising this huge establishment out of nothing into one of the major air corps supply and repair bases in the nation, "We're proud that we are to have another general commanding one of our military establishments. We're proud that that general will have a record which will be an inspiration to every enlisted man in the service a record of starting in the army as a private SI years ago and moving steadily ahead from that humble beginning to such a high rank. ' "Our heartiest congratulations te Colonel soon to be General Berman,1' Frank Francis, widely-know- n columnist and editorial writer of TM in his "News and Views" column of hit Ogden Standard-Examine- r, Wednesday said: "Every one who intimately has known Coloael Morris Berman and has been greeted by his friendly smile will rejoice that he has been made a brigadier general subject to confirmation by tat United States "He was nominated yesterday by President "Brigadier General Morris Herman! Thai after foflowins; his mi Field aotivKles far yean his intense devotion te doty. good te m "No army officer has worked persistently and devote the suUdins; up of the air f of the United antes. "He has been on duty hears and earnestly has labored to make Hill Field one ef thelong great mStory centers of the country. "And then, oven beyond his air services, he has proved te be a man one likes to meet because of the good wd he radiates and hw undeviating candor, combined with friendly approach, and yet tsey tell me he is most exacting hi line of duty and can 'crack down ea those who fall to perform as they should in this hour of strain aai stress. la News and Views joins with tins community in eongratutstiDg Brigadier General Morris Berman.'' The Salt Lake Tribune said editorially: "RISEN FROM THE BANKS, COLONEL BERMAN IS A GENERAL "Beginning his military career as a private In an infantry regiment SI years age, rising grade by grade through aptitude eat application, faithfully discharging aB duties to which he was assigned and serving his country with a serious devotion to detaus and discipline that won approval from subalterns and superiers, Colonel Morris Berman, commander of the Hill Field Air Service, has just been promoted by the President to the rank of brigadier . general in the National Army Air Corps. The most critical searcher for ulterior influences behind advancement can find nothing but hard work, practical Intenigenoe, tireless industry and a whining personality to credit with CfcjoM Berman's promotion, This may be a disappointment to chroaw Lt. Boertlein knockers, but It Is a matter ef intense satisfaction to his ma7 friends in Utah and elsewhere. In Tire Explosion "Brigadier General Berman has accomplished wonders withta Lt. Jliliun P. RnrtlAln limited opportunities afforded through various assignments, no . the Corps, Hill Field, was confined only In training men in uniform, but In maintaining P' to the base hoanitt relations with civilian populations, besides operating a majsr with a badly lacerated eyeball folIndustrial plant, essential to the war effort, thus strengthening lowing the exDloaion or a tir ti the correlative dependence of the two essential fronts upon esea was inflating on his automobile. other. mL Boertlein nilH littio Ml r "While his higher rank and heavier responsibUltles may take the injury until reporting to the the general to other fields, which wiU be a matter ef regret moHinal hospital. whprn- "iVWl WOT. VlilVW. who have made bis acquaintance, they wiU feel gratine Utahns, found the cornea injured. ever bu promotion." - - Hurt ,a . 1 |