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Show Mayor-ElecWednesday 2 December 22, 1943 Employes to Get Xmas For Holiday Of SLC Visits Field Salt Lake City's Mayor -- elect Karl J. Glade visited Hill Field last week as the guest of Brig. Gen. Morris Berman, commanding gen eral of OASC. Taking in the highlights of Hill Field's 4 bomber maintenance B-2- New Year's Day Announced Day of Work Illlllli At last it's official! Christmas is a holiday; That's the day after the day after tomorrow, December 25, 1943. Repair Squadron H&Peopl ao leach Sells Out Christmas Seals fT.A Depot t However, in compliance with the desire of the President, the Secretary of War has designated January 1, 1944, New Year's Day, as a work day for all war department employes. ' On Christmas, Hill Field emto are free make ployes sleep late, merry the night before, or eat turkey, chicken, duck, quail, pheasant, or roast pork anything at all. Employes required, to work Dec. 25, or whose day off falls on that date, will be given a compensaEarl J. Glade tory day off as soon as possible thereafter which is mutually agree- line, engine repair shops and huge able with the employe and the de- warehouses, Glade was visibly im partment concerned. Chiefs of divisions, special sec- pressed. The mayor-elect- 's tions and administrative offices are feelings as to to maintain only a suf- the importance of the relation berequested ficient force that day for the pro- tween Salt Lake City and Hill tection o fthe plant, and to care Field were expressed in his re for emergency situations. to Gen. Berman during marks Daily and hourly employes who would ordinarily work on Saturday lunch at the officer's mess. the 25th, but who are excused be"We in Salt Lake City feel our cause of the holiday will be paid horizons are out beyond our imtime rates for that day ' straight provided they are in duty or pay mediate area and include such acstatus on the 24th. tivities as your impressive installaOn New Year's Day all Hill tion, because the expansion and Fielders who do not have the most prosperity of other Utah cities reurgent reason for absence will re- sulting from their close proximity port for their regular tour of duty. to them will, in the final analysis, Any employe who does have an also benefit our capital city." Glade was emphatic in the hope urgent reason for absence that day must have prior written approval that post-wreadjustment will fo. absence, and any employe who find many war workers remaining has not secured written prior ap- in Salt Lake City. He stressed proval of absence will be AWOL that city's attributes as well as (absent without leave) and will re- neighbor big community's fine ceive no pay for the day. points and extended "the hand of Any employe reporting sick that cordiality and friendshp to all day will be required to submit a Americans who are loyal to their and certificate, within 15 days, from a government and licensed practicing physician or industrious.' other practitioner certifying that Junius Tribe, civilian chief of he was incapacitated, because of OASC maintenance administration, illness or injury, from reporting joined Gen. Berman and the for duty. at luncheon. mayor-ele- UtnA ' ar " hard-worki- ct ng mm as One) fequad field's 99th Depot Repair officials pleas ron, that left seal states supply The anty aghast old out" for the first time was in history. n After first selling che boys in stamps 5,000 Hill-cre- st the 99th Squadron idea that The 2000 residents of the 20 minutes, came the energy and dormitories, all away from by hitching squadron same results home and families for the holithe going Hill the could be obtained throughout days this year, are enjoying Field- sponbeing Chair- many yuletide parties Cried Weber County Drive cluhs and orThey sored by the variousarea. Wright: C. man Angus the of deganizations astounded us! We had hardly In addition to club affairs, resilivered 5,000 stamps to them in day dents are planning several comthe forenoon when the same then 15,000, they came back for 16,000 more, munity events during the coming another 19,000, finally week. Women residents have been taking all I had.' men are dressing dolls, while the Salt Lake officials were likewise the toward money astounded at Wright's plea for contributing of other Recipients toys. more stamps the next morning, purchase gifts will be the chileven more flabbergasted that after- of these trailer parks. of nearby dren for noon when he urgently phone " Their the picture shows of All proceeds another 60,000. reply: Utah be turned over will tonight of stamps. given was wiped clean food baskets of 99th the for the purchase Super G. I. salesmen of Field for needy families. On Christmas Hill sold had Squadron un$1762.32 worth of the little seals day, a large group of singers, of Bessie Ridley, that help battle the "white plague" der the direction throughout of tuberculosis. And in two days' will lead the area. As a climax to the holitime! Profuse in his praise of such day season, a large New Year's unselfish service, Brig. General eve dance will be held in the East Morris Bef man, commanding gen- recreation hall. eral of the OASC, commended the trees already have Christmas men for their ingenuity and plug- been decorated and placed in each ging efforts. of the dormitory recreation halls. Said First Sgt. Reiske of the unprecedented record sale, "The idea came to me when I was at my typewriter addressing a letter. I suddenly realized that this year I had seen none of the familiar Christmas seals which we usually A large crowd of Hillcrest resiattached to envelopes. If I hadn't, and area guests are expected dents of none of the thousands probably soldiers and civilians here at Hill to attend the special Christmas eve party being held in the northField had either." Maintenance and supply division, eastern recreation hall. The affair warehouses, civilian and military is being directed by W. H. Hardepartments alike were covered in rison, director of dormitory welspare-tim- e soliciting by the 99th fare and recreation unit No. 2. and the seals "went like hotcakes." The Northeast quartet, consistBut Hill Field has still been ing of Frozene Slater, lone Hen-toand seal only partially covered Warren Bates, and J. Hughes, headquarters in Salt Lake City is will present several vocal selecfrantically gathering up stamps tions during the evening. A drawherever possible even having matic reading will be given by Pfc. some flown in to enable the James Jones, 308 Aviation Squadto complete their ron, after which a vocal solo is canvas before Christmas. It's a to be presented by Cpi. Sydney big task just keeping men like Alexander, also of the 308th. The that supplied. singing of Christmas carols by the entire group will be "ollowed by On the Move Disposal section the distribution of gifts. Plans for a New Year's eve is on the move again, both office arrangements and personnel. R. W. party to be held in the Northeast hall have also been Berens has been promoted from recreation chief clerk to assistant chief su- made by recreation officials. This pervisor and Karl A. Steinacker affair will feature many special from supervisor, property account- games, stunts, and a variety ing to chief clerk. MntuA Hillcrest Residents Celebrate Christmas Season ' "all-out- ," carol-singi- ng Hillcrest Unit Two Plans Xmas Party n, soldier- -salesmen . . In Laguage Classes in Fn. Tongues Will e Taught Here kndT, slated to begin soa personnel, the crying . . .r8 for oersons tn ... 4: services ottice, who ig i the classes, is anxious toh? military personnel and a worKmg knowiJ a foreign languase jrivia jvornit are intpmctoj of .. : , . m Eivinir"i U ,. ject a hehrine- han Specificallv fact that instructor experts in the languaw t type of course will h outlined and is such that J ence in teaching is not es5 opeciai services office will J .' V , ' iUnusning all maJ French. Spanish man will be studied -- i and stj are not required to have prd wuicUgc oi any or the tod Emphasis in Armv.lJ teaching is on the spoken records are W tensiveiy m an effort to sW J what words anil l"i pils j. i!,-- auuuu line. Twice weekly classes will be! in nours. one hnn. . land enlisted men who An mi-au- tv .ested should contact their J rooms. The first basic mum run for four weeks. Rev. Connors Wi Speak Here Sund At the nine o'clock servii the base chapel this Sunday, 26, Reverend Jesse L. ConnonJ tor of the Wall Avenue Si church in Ogden, will delivei sermon, Chaplain Norvil W. derwood, base headquarters lain, announced yesterday. Reverend Connor has been a Wall Avenue church in Ogda the past five months, coming from Ennis, Texas. He is a eran of World War I. Chaplain Underwood will at the Wall Avenue Baptist d the evening of the 26th, begii at eight p. m. pi trains may be W . Elephant 0,AJ at tne souint. gate mis ouuu A.U! . a. m. for eieht o'clock service in the forty-fiv- e tie chapel Extend Best Wishes for the Holiday Season ' "r'r w ' CHRISTMAS GREETING AND HOLIDAY CHEER Are extended to all reader of the Ilillfielder by the staff of the paper and of the Snecial Informstinn mn.t t..k. Rflationit office. Caricature Artist Sift George Kinney has done his vrry best to Immortalise the gruesome characters who inhabit the newspaper office and environ. I "z, tftrnteX-Jt- l - - ti iupwapanimaHMMnii r tua I?wr row, left to rt U- Gaell Moss, reporter; Klchardson; tt"y Editor CdI. Hvlvester Adessa; Sirt. .loft P:Hi..?,"ffr Managing - Rand Thomason: Reporter Larry Ch.nR;;rt;; """-sWrtse.li Chrystal Rasmussen; MarBe Benno r. .i .t t.i:. flu Krttm ; TLV1.- i3.t n i. v. j |