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Show Off to Good St srY 8 o Carl E. Hoover Waim First "21 Landing Wave at Guadalcanal riiianlA.nal after landing with on - nt tu. nr jj Wednesday me iirst. nra. w uunucu .i- w van of u. a. marines, TTJ1I given a yi. 17IA1t .u.HWuUjr In. Tna tt thla van nnJ l now nnj;.., emnir.,, discnaree, came w in the typewriter service section,X. warehouse 19. n me Hinveii sierned UD wiva 1939. He of in "leathernecks" May cmna. Followmonths in 18 spent the ing that he was stationed in of sea Philippines and had a period duty. Finally he was transferred to the U. S. S. Oklahoma. On Decembe 7. 191 the Okla homa lav at Pari Harbor with other components of the U. S. fleet. Hoover was aboard. He remem bers that everything proceedea there was quite as usual, though occasioned a tenseness in the air " by delicate U. S., Japanese relations. Escape Impossible Then it came. JaD bombers dove mm. out of the sunlight and attacked with savage, unrelenting fury sleeK American warships anchored in the harbor. Escape was impossible. Hoover saw the bombs explode, watched the fire and smoke belch from the vitals of the ships hit. Tnen the Oklahoma was hit and he could feel the heavy shudder as she convulsed and split ner seams: the command came to abandon ship and Hoover leaped I into the water and swam to b ora Island. He was one of the lucky Carl E. Hoover ones. He was sent to Mare Island for then a physical check-u"I Elliott for advanced training with J tne paracnute troops. ie maae n safe landings. U.IMHI eaCHPS During the summer of 1942 he I The number of officers and enJ . i in TV.,.- - ifo.. w I listed men wno have been honort n.. j learned where they were heade- d- aWy . n a wnirTvmna about 550,000, it was recently reJ when the attack started early I vealed by the war department. More than 200,000 of the dia in Ausrust the first shins moved were to men over 38 year a in . through" the mist of cnarges tropi.. . I -t U V f Men waiiea ueen pmceq4 uu uve mum cai morning. expect- - I oi oge, in Aaaanfair.Hii9ft ...l.: mnin,.t jnn Bhn wnrirl r enneed in ' I November 17, 1943 - - t A Maintenance Welcomes New Workers Ex-Leatherne- V y Counselling Unit Set Up to I r" i i v wmai scti 3 ck . Meet Employes 5 New employes assigned to the maintenance division will no longer feel strange and unnoticed when they report for work in the maze of projects housed in our large repair hangars. Starting this week they have a welcoming committee in the form of employe counsellors to meet them, listen to their employment desires and ambitions, even their intro, personal problems, and duce them to their new supervisor. me GETTING ACQUAINTED . . When new employes report tocounmet now are friendly employe by maintenance division, they sellors. One of the many functions of the new service is portrayed Anderson, right, supervisor of the maintenance above, as O. nnaiiiiM. intrntiunM newcomer Fave E. Jacobs to her new foreman, Johr W. Campbell, superintendent of manufacture and repair section. a has completed schools are forwarded to worker at post the counselling unit Here they are re viewed prior to the arrival of the incoming employe, so that before the counsellor even meets tne new recruit he is already fairly stocked with the details of what makes employe "tick." Detailed information as to avail able housing, transportation facili ties, recreation, and other employe relations features is explained to all newcomers. The counselling office is located in the third floor east annex of hangar 2. Counsellors assigned to the main tenance division office are Amy La Coste, Hugh Bennion, Blanche Raimer, and O. S. Anderson, super visor. Visiting Clergymen Inspect Hill Field - 13 Employes Win Further Speed Penalty Is Ration Book Loss , limner titeleaSed tf ' p p; Silver Star Pins for Month that particular Only recently established in the maintenance division, the branch office of the main counselling unit, employe relations branch, was originally set up to assist workers in solving their job and personal welfare problems without the loss of time previously Involved when those employes were required to go to the main counselling office in the civilian personnel building for this assistance. Not content with just waiting for employes to bring- their troubles in, the counsellors inaugurated the new system. By the time problems do arise and an employe presents Stimulate himself to the counselling unit, counsellor is the already acquaint Recruiting ed with the' troubled one and is therefore more qualified to offer In Home Locales advice. or new this Another feature Three visiting clergymen were project, one which has become invaluable to the counsellors, is recently conducted on an inspec that all results of various aptitude tion tour of this station in order and job skill tests which the new that they might further the pres ent recruiting drive for additional employes in their respective localities. W. H. Harrison, director of dormitory welfare and recreation. unit 2, HiU Field, guided them about the field. The visitors were: Rev. D. T. B or C gas If you prize that observe speed' Trammell of Temple, Texas; Rev. coupon, you'd better ins and other traffic rules, warned F. R. Baker of Okmulgee, Okla.; Rev. J. I Connor, pastor of rationing experts today in an and nouncing that the state highway the Wall Avenue Baptist church is conducting an extensive in Ogden. patrol Harrison said that by seeing the check-u- p for violators on the near field first hand they would be by highways. Conviction on charges of exces able to conduct a more effective slve speed may result in loss of recruiting job in their home states. supplemental book and may also He added that they were here at mean the loss of the basic coupon the invitation of Brig. Gen. Herman, commanding general, OASC. book, it Was explained. The compliance of all drivers is Henry Schueller, supervisor, embeing; asked In keeping the speed' ployment branch, civilian person ometers at 39, and sharing cars nel section, expressed gratification whether driving to and from work at this new impetus to the recruit He said that hous or for personal, essential purposes. ing campaign. ing facilities would be available. . Attendance Record Awarded at P&C , a mooting was heM in th suddIv o,.. Di; u.. fh members o, Purchasing and Con- trading on November 5, 1943, to give recognition to those who have maintained a perfect attendance i ..n.v. gglJ4 rJ sts rv.th i t, " The employes who received silver star pins from Capt William Trot- oria ter were Weldon Woozley, -- ai nan ;iT""" rV -Hess. Jane Howard, Erma Huiitw, "?fc "r wave nr-o-i y iiw n Thomnaon. Mil fuU of marines; then more, fol- - the majority . were pnysicaiiy oi a- -" wV' ToHia T' lowed by more. Hoover was among mentally disabled. j xcwxu M ' I "Nn-ls- on 1 "3 .u T' wp o :Y,," rorl Ja"Doon; Cartin. and Te7eVa encountered. In the JSfSSfc fol-were discharged to accept appointj was wuuiiwu in iue 5B,- Ii merit in otner nranens or tne armed xri.UC1I r,,v,n c millCI n.w.. 111" i -iuwcu uc . . a XfcCU Wll Mil ul urpuei. xi pruvcu forces are not mciuaea in tne aoovi . warfl to claim his tiin. the e tIS necessitate his figures, according to the war de ious, broken into a spontaneous round of applause. Mr. Miller recently r?m par tment release. Wrth- uiovuksc at. w-celebrated hi aeventv-fniirt- li day. and since hia employment at la"d' Hill Field on December 27, 1942, ln Having received some trainlnfif ia he. has maintained perfect at 10 wo,rK m " tendance, with no sick, emergency, pme or annual leave charged against months vy 7. before ""-he- had married " him. girl from Wyoming and came to Salt Xake City. Hoover is 21 years old and hails originally from Los , t ) T0" y TT v" I m-ou-n 1 m "w" iu Marine AcS Dad "e I V Girls to Wrap Xmas Angeles. Packages at USO Delores Hellerstedt mlllf arv noraAnnol mav have their Christmas gifts wrapped VPflslt T OCnemCS for them at the if JK TTU1 TTipld Twenty-fourt- street h Ogden any time be- tween now and Dec. 15, except Sunday, from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. in the main recreation room. The service is being provided by giris irom tne commercial depart- ment of the Mountain States Tele- phone company in Ogden. Fresents may be wrapped either as a gift or for mailing, depending on the sender's wishes. Advice on wnat to give win also be available. USO in Lf&'f In a recent ceremony performed In St. Joseph's church, Ogden, De- lores Hellerstedt, supply employe, became the wife of Lieut. William Lochemes, third reporting de- - ' I tacnment. lie bride wore a blue fur-( : trimmed suit with matching acces- a sories and corsage of orchids. A green suit with black accessories was worn by her maid of honor. Aiyce m. Anaerson. Her corsage " was of gardenias and red roses. Lieut William R. Mackie. also of acted as best man for the cere-- l I mony. Following the wedding, the bridal Letas L Wardle group attended a dinner party at the Empire Room in the Hotel Lelen X. Wardle, assistant fto Utah. Salt Lake Citv. The hrMi . BWHUaA VI IBM home, prior to her employment Ioeara.a mum LI. aMt , lac IX. nere, was m St. PauL Minn, while nn corps 'iM w.xtt vnarina "jan Zeros meuc .uocnemes. is from Los A. Angeles. into the Pacific duringTnmhisc vi I Visitors to HiU Field hSBMM - -- n. . 1.1 Jean Berman Wed io Major Morgan Friday T2amma .Tmnii I vi ffl M I"',' '-v-- -- M nrsris;. uuiiiMi, uaugnver 01 ........ uti mail ana Mrs. ier- w marriea last Maurice Chapman riday to Horgan .mmmI- aritn nLi with ""?""."' over - -- "probable" after a battle in the northern sws LaVella- island : mons oetween nemw.. f -im rin. corp. patrol night Zeros and enemy Mr. Wardle has been en.F- -g here since April. 1942, andst living wua present l time Is He Said DW rtrfan. i just returnea in Sidney, furlough "i actios .. Ul iiuia u. " ..nf tne nrst um. . . .1, Mr. Wardle enlisted 1 JM 1 xiwiuu, xvxAs. me cere mony took place in Grand Island, MiSX HrmBn ... . . tr flranl T.I t"y .ner sister, Oath u tt ' y Mn- onerwooa J tjIi Hoidale, who was visiting her brother, Lieut Col. Elwood Ross, corps during woria - -j oerman and Mrs. served overseas in tne wie onae attend signal battalion of thein V. BeiJ vision. He saw action France northern and RATION BOOK a ivin tached to the English third -- 5 autho-r.Zeto live offTh. Wardle enl.ted ta his " 01 weoer 8. 192. He won THBM PASTORS . Looked In on Ilia Field recently. Left to right la the above picture, taken at I mav Obtain tHol. ... . . county March 5 in May and wM.tect Itulemtt Bev. D. T. Trammel, Temple, Texas, Eighth Street Baptist church; Ruby J. In November. rine aviation korte--; Rev. Je Cnnor, WaU Avenoe, Ogden. Baptist church; Rev. F. b! Baker. rnlaZSry uate of Lebi high cbo1' -Okmulgee. Okla.; Walter II. Harrison, director of welfare and recreation, unit 3, HUlcreat: BtdabT sKJffl' of nesidenu """unc. BMlMU! And OladVB H. fillu. SLT 'kC0,untsr were ftbl nrit.ir Ma ll.nlu. obtain sity, Provo. emerging with " "wiunj OV. ID. degree la 1MZ. 1 -- H, - -- 11 I Au-traB- M I 1 I " " iat. d i .. ii-s "STS gJ y -- " r |