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Show Chris&Jjls Greetings nrv H-- Arnold i . liCui;1 J we Degan to see light after the t Christmas last year darkness of the first year of the war. Confident of lenormous efforts as individuals and as a fighting force PYlwf" With """"i""v-l . Dggillgnt xiew year ioyr tnai wc and a We in proud be year year. the AAF bright Gwpuld we held were The so. hopes it (e found abundantly real-we to be felt proved Tbe confidence feis Christmaswe hav:&U that to be thankful for. Our L'for the future are very high. In the consciousness of uTjobs. well done, I hope every man and woman in the G will h ave at heart a merry Christmas even in " be that may strange. ffiriHtmas Eve anii Christmas Day, Some of von niQxr in deadly combat. Many of you M yourselves engaged nrf well-founde- d, sur-Cdin- gs , r M oii.uai.iuus as un- as ever, any you imagined. Very few of you Cbristmas to spend Christmas as we would all wish hV ble .nil it. That will come again on those Christmases after wp " re finished the job. with these thoughts in mind I send my Christmas and ty Year's gretirigs to every one of you, wherever you , A you Know, me coming year wui Dnng the most de-iof our time, .the most decisive of centuries, to days : . . a j matj you are li t equal to the lepernaps. i am i uuy comiuem lenge. xuui tuiuogc auu cuuiuButc, your uevouon ana labor have carried us strong and safe and broueht us vear nearer victory and realization of the things for fch Christmas stands. -- - J ve . General Walter H. Frank Here for One Day Next Week : This week Hill Field was awarded the Honor List Certificate indicative of its being a war department installation, with a total employment of 2,000 or more, having at least 90 per cent of its personnel subscribing to war bonds for an average overall deduction from gross payrolls of not less than 10 per cent. Super-Salesme- n Planning a Xmas Call Home? Think It Over Bowl Over State Officials Responsible for the sudden dearth of the little seals two you for the days after public sale of theonly stamps of Sgt. Frank, When GI Joes Turn Salesmen Commanding. :m the (Continued On Page Two) Major General, U.S.A., Hill Fielders were urged last by Howard Blood, telephone company representative at Hill Field, to refrain, if at all possible, from making: the usual Christmas calls this year. He said that thousands of service men will be wanting to call home and lines will be heavily congested. "It wouldn't be possible," he pointed out, "to build enough circuits to handle the holiday rush even if materials were available, but we'll handle the service to the best of our ability." As a suggestion to service men he said those calls completed before the Christmaa Eve rush begins will likely encounter less Christmas seals in Utah week Ts W. H. ' de-Wi- td glory are due these gallant fighting the guns, tanks, ships and planes that Ve supplied by the workers of the home front, they would ebeen helpless before a ruthless foe. The officers, soldiers civilians of the Ogden Air Service Command are all ierg on this home front, and during the past year have V of their best to keep the vital supplies of war moving the fighting fronts. For j this tremendous effort, to each 4 everyone of you goes my sincere gratitude and praise. Even though we are engaged in the most gigantic and jperate war in the history of our nation, Christmas is ) looked upon by all Christian nation's as a time of "peace earth, good will toward men." Even in the midst of war, can still afford to pause for a day to relax and participate ttr various expressions of the Christmas spirit. Even w fight, we are fiehtiner and rjraviner for the peace and will which will come with complete victory over the of evil. ? In this spirit, I extend to you the season's greetings, exhort you to continue ( the fight so valiantly waged the two (J0? past years to the end that peace will be a on all the Christmas days to come. P' All )ies, honor and but without Morris Berman, Brigadier General, U.S.A., Commanding. n v yo'onel Lilburn D. Fator take this opportunity to wish each of you a most Christmas and a fjy happy, prosperous New Year. It has l great nlpnaupa vu KldnC ITS I on ri ormimnnrlin? a nn4 cmnnAtr mflfnrV. officer. Colonel Lilburn D. Fator, Commanding, AAB, Hill Field 77 fr Trophy Arnold - achieve nually for the greatc8t aviation. In American Or- The trophy was presented by 1"- . lif.l.ut ...nsrahlli tllonccr dinner ventor in aviation, at aanniver40th the n. commemorating Jdin Arnold, com- me xr.irrUt brothers P0" 01 at Kitty wiT1 of the Army A,r nary neering airplane flight was guest of C. N. Wright Ph last Hawk, eek awarded an- - nonor. K -- tee, Washington, D. C, authorized the field to fly the Treasury "T" flag given to those installations over the "90 and 10" mark. The "T" flag will be presented to Brig. Gen. Morris Berman, command general, OASC, some time next week Gen. Berman will accept it on behalf of the thousands of Hill Fielders who made It possible. Plans were underway yesterday to have Maj. Gen. D. McCoach, Jr., commanding general, Ninth Service Command, make this pres- entation. Actual site of the presentation was at undetermined press-tim- e, thought it probably will be the gymnasium immediately south of the mobile depot area. Besides the "T" flag and Honor Certificate, the Certificate of the Secretary of War, given any installation over the "90 and 10" goal, a large five by nine foot emblem of blue cloth with the traditional Minute Man - ail- houetted in white in the center and surrounded by white atars. Hill Field is the third war deto partment installation in Utah receive the award. Previous two are the Ogden Arsenal and Army Service Forces Depot at 2ud street in Ogden. With Hill Field nine installations in the Ninth Service Command are officially over "90 and 10." Both the flag and the Honor Certificate will be awarded for extraordinary achievement in the Civil- be the third Christmas day since in an effort to' at &Pearl Harbor n m t i j oy a1 ine American way 01 me ana ireeaom. j?or more two years the fighting men of the nation have battled it way from a desperate military situation to a offensive that bids fair to defeat our enemies in er that will forever remove the threat to our liber-A The Honor List Certificate, signed by the chairman of the interdepartmental war savings bond commit- was received. The "T" flag is Brigadier General Morris Berman December 25, 1943, will Ireacherous foe "struck I 22, 1943 Program Field Sqdiia sells Out Xmas Seals this opportunity to thank Wid cooperation and loyalty you have given me during in banks and postoffices had fallen short of the $1400 set for past year and to congratulate you on the excellent Weber county, were agoal handful of Hill Field soldiers. Jnner in which you have performed your duties, New Christmas Year the and bring you health, It was the sales brainstorm of jlfay First Sgt. William Rieske and M- and continued success. ppiness Curtis Carmichael I wish to take Wednesday, December Hill Field Will Be Awarded Flag for War Bond Campaign Presentation Scheduled last week were something not AKNOLD, even Tuberculosis association General, U. S. Army, drive officials could lay their Commanding General, AAF. hands on. j V Ogden Air Service Command, Hill Field, Utah 1. 11. W Major V c 7" fi DO Buii-ci- I ian War Bond Program inaugurated October 15, 1943. The presentation ceremonies tent- singiatively include the following: ng of "America," by all present; introduction of awarding officer by Col. John S. MacTaggart, chief OASC personnel and training division; presentation of "T" flag to ... Of Hill Field military and civilian SOLICITATION 89th squadron over $1700 in sales the Repair Depot netted personnel are First above Shown seals. Sgt William Rieske (center) of Christmas to C. and MSgt. Curtis Carmichael (right) turning over the money association. tuberculosis the Weber of county chairman Angus Wright, TWO-DA- Y Gen Berman; acceptance speech Gen. Berman; acceptance by speeches by civilians, yet unnamed; singing of Music will probably "Star-Spangl- by TSgt. Ed Banner." furnished ed Stoker's Flying" orchestra. be "Keep 'Em T Plan Special Xmas Services This Week at Base Chapel Employment Curve Climbing Slowly Many Positions Still Open Special Christmas services willwill be a Protestant Christmaa be conducted in the base chapel service at ten a. m. Saturday, tomorrow. Friday, and Saturday, Christmas day, in the ba&e chapel, Around Field Catholic Christmas mass at Chaplain Karl A. Tubesing, OASC and a noon the same day in the twelve announced yesterThe current employment picture chaplain section, static base chapel. civilian remains personfairly at Hill Field day. Military and toChaplain Tubesing said that with an increase of only 13 in nel are invited. the aince Catholic and Protestant Dec. 23, special employed tal personnel On Thursday evening, will be conservices the Christmas month. in m., seven the p. of at first beginning maintefor in the patients in the base a Christmas candle- ducted Most vacancies of me- base chapel, the a. m. and be for positions at were will presented. hospital nance light pageant hHner. $1500: junior air- - The program includes numbers by on a. m. respectively choir, the shepherd Christmas morning. craft mechanic, $1860; junior air- the chapel scene in the pageant of the magi, craft sheet metal woriter, A Catholic midnight ma33 is be the homage of the magi. Fol$1860, and ma- and machinist, Christ the program junior ing held in the Hillcrest recreation chapel lowing mas carols will be sung arouna hall at the same time as the midchinist, $220. in the the field. Refreshments will be mass in the chapel midIn supply, vacancies exist choir members and night for positions: storekeeper, provided following Christmas eve. Friday, night other carol singers. and typists. will ieave C. the $1440; messenger, Francis trains Cpl. the Elephant In pageant Lord Is "The My New appointments are expected m. forty-fivwill at six Fisher south gate p. sing season holiday i f the shepherd e during Shepherd" nine Dec. at forty-fivseen shortly 23; Thursday, in scene. Pvt. Harley D. Nimmo, Pfc. eleven forty-fiv- e m. a. and Ster the first of the year L. Tintle and Cpl. Fisher total of 343 Earl As of yesterday, a will sing "We Three Kings of a. m. on Saturday, bringing civilian personnel to the Thursday Orient Are." con candlelisht service and the Protes mass will Catholic midnight offfcials hope to attract tant and Catholic services on Christmas vene midnight, Friday released There! Christmas day. base majority of personnel the at chapel. ve, from tnau pi"- - nine-thir- .uirt ten-fifte- ty en n. ' e Sermon pfoyS |