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Show sa ther jobs ectioii . ,11 of the month nersoniKi ,ter T)lg -- nd -- pruneu Field imed iaiipower ior by Streamlining December i? and sent was Know Our Alii es v uw , a month m launched at streamm... ririnated in the proj- - Thursday, Uvhave resulted in increased &nal efficiency in various Cschwartz said. ( mail control system has been tJd to expedite outgoing items fittine up deadlines of 24 and Lours on teletypes and .ordinary S(luadron; Worter'to supervisors and Indicatee salaries, cost oi operm-inacand equipment, . and WOrK lo ue wiujumu. 01 log mloyes released from the secreassigned else- have been rbn the field where worker unit es exist. DISCUSSING ABOVE . , on . Topic Monday afternoon was Lt John H. Cuthbertson, giving the first of this week's orientation lectures. Saturday, 1.00 to 2:00 p.m., 482nd, WAC and Medical detachments. Monday's lecture was by Lt. John Cuthbertson, as will be Thursday s. Tuesday was handled Lt. Charles by Murphy and he will again do the lecturing today and Saturday. Both officers are to handle the "Know our Allies" Lt. PiitVihni.to ..::i-- , me angle. r vianeQ British Isles in pre-w1937 and spent time traveling in France, Germany, Belgium and Czecho- well-qualifi- ed ar ? g Allied air forces, now smashing German cities and blasting an invasion path into western Europe, are nearing victory in an epic battle for sky supremacy which will be "a major turning point in the war," Gen. H. H. Arnold asserted yesterday. GEN. II. II. ARNOLD Order Promotions For Infantry men New Setup Galls For One-Gra- de In a triumphant report to Sec' retary of War Henry" L, Stimson, ' the . U. S. army air forces chief promised crushing aerial offensives against all enemies on every front. He did not as others have done recently say when he believed final victory would be achieved, but he stated: "It is now plain that for us the beginning has ended; for our ene'. mies, the end has begun." End of Luftwaffe Promined Arnold, whose report covered U. S. air force organization and operations to January 1, promised early elimination of the German luftwaffe as an effective air force, and ultimate destruction of Jap industry by American planes swarming over the enema s home island from bases in China. ; Detailing the triumphs of American' air power from, the start of the war when it was called on to; stop' the tide of 'Jap invasion then to sweeping .toward Australia the breaching of Hitler's European" fortress at Salerno and the begin ning of allied offensives , in the ; Advances in Rank Hill Fielders who have relatives with the infantry had reaserving Lt. Murphy, prior to being com- son last week to be cheered when missioned, was a tech sergeant act- the War Department authorized 0 ing as chief of the classification promotions for approximately section 'at the AAA rnmman tv-- i. infantrymen. Totten, New York. He has a 8 Always the recipient of Volumin"yins proiner, Dack in this coun- ous praise from military leaders try from, overseas,' who ..has been and the man in the street alike, . . 11. HaviamaJ wii.n tne added distinguished the infantryman now has g sucFlying Cross and other medals. recognition for the v"Divide and rVinnii., ...:n Ikl UC cessful job he's been doing. This w..tgiAi shown as a fim highlight of the time, however, the recognition will yjiy we r igm series the week help swell his pocketbook instead starting Jan. 10. The same sched- of his chest. Br. 3 Newspaper Issues 16 Pages 275,-00- P-3- Christmas edition of Branch 3's semimonthly news sixteen-pag- e v paper blossomed forth last week with a full front page decoration appropriate to the season. The ia Hill Jills, a girls' club- name is indicative of Hill Field girls who live in ug- Branch 3 and its 5 warehouses. or in the civilian dormitories, The has just reached its ule will prevail and descriptive at a meeting sixth paper' be reorganized edition with a circulation list talks will precede each showing of u club room of the Oeden USO . of 275. the movie. iter on 24th street at 7 o'clock each wareReporters represent house and section of the office and Friday night, it was this week bv Ruth Sreri- - that they have a "nose for news" women's recreation is evidenced by the material handAnderson, :tor. ed in for "News & Views". "BeJills were active for aev- - tween the Book Ends" is a page onths earlv last vear. for budding poets.' A ' chapter of diihanded late in the summer.' Hill Field's "America Gets Acquainted" series runs each week. "Knick-KnacOver 100 Hill Field girls led by and Nonsense" is ities this winter. a favorite section devoted to jokes Marge Fiola travelled to the Bushi tvne of activity, in which and friendly digs at our nell hospital at Brigham City last dub will participate is to be Thursday evening to act as hostted at the meetinsr Friday Vern Gale gives out with the esses during a gala New Year's it, and the girls who are pres-the- n News. Our cartoonist, Vir- party arranged for Bushnell paSports will make a decision as . studied at the Chi- tients. ginia Larson, whether the club will be ath- In getting volunteers to make the cago Institute of Art, and contribitrictly social, or a study utes a' timely little gremlin for trip Miss Fiola contacted her own friends on the field who in turn each publication. cers will' be elected at theB. R. Bradley, Reporter. interested others in the project ij night meeting. RefreshTransportation to and from the wul be served. was provided by officials hospital ,1ft hope to The film "Des- there. The last such trip from Hill have every, "eirl who film Showing weited in the club present ert Victory'' was shown to personField was made by over 100 Junior mgnt, so we can tell if nel of supply division general of- Guard Escorts of the auxiliary milruniiation is worth while", fices last week in the supply con- itary patrol section during the . wwrson said. ference room. early part of November. jillRorganize - v 100 Field Girls at Bushnell Party ks ' a. Why Welfare Council Dances Are Successful S C v ri A 54-pa- ge organizational newly-revamp- ed advances setup calls for in rank. Due to affect most personnel was the part of the order directing that of the privates in certain designated units be advanced to the rank of private first class. Others given boosts were squad leader assistants, from corporal .to sergeant; squad leaders, from corporal to sergeant, Or from sergeant to staff sergeant, according to grade authorized before the new .order; section leaders, from sergeant to staff sergeant; platoon sergeants, from staff sergeants to technical sergeant, and battalion sergeant majors, from staff sergeants to technical sergeant. Units in which promotions were ordered include the following: Infantry cannon company; headquarters and headquarters company, one-gra- de one-ha- lf . one-gra- de . Pacific, Arnold summed up the' ea- -. sence of aerial warfare in one ' . word: "Offense." . ' 11. .S. Fooled Adolf - 1 i - I out-wor- k, Out-thin- k, - . Army Institute Off ers High School or College Courses Strictly an enlisted man's golden opportunity are tne Army institute's correspondence courses. Organized for the benefitof EM, headquarters the Army Institute at Madison, Wisconsin is the Gl'i simple solution to the problem of ' educating himself during leisure hours. courses are offered, Sixty-fou- r everything that the man without high school or the Phi Beta Kappa De key could demand, ic useci 10now that courses were $2 per, but reduced rates give the soldier his choice of any number of courses for the same small two bucks. Recognized ' credits are the reward for a little study. Creditscertifiare good for cates and college degrees. In addi- tion'a certificate of proficiency isa awarded upon, completion of course. ' One can pound along at his own rate of speed, only specification being that at least one lesson be submitted each month unless hu milit&rv duties. lxnect to be shipped overseas? That's no handicap if bombs don't interrupt your "study period." Just notify the Institute as to your APO number and they'll continue to mail lessons to you. Then you mail them, completed, back to Madison. For detailed information, inter estcd soldiers should contact Lt Sylvia Kornit, special .services office, Hill Field, ext. 430. She's got most everything at her fingettips in the way of information about the. Institute. Or write direct to the Commandant, Army Institute, Madison, Wisconsin. j i trim LDS Group for EM Holds First Meet , A service men's L.D.S. (Mormon) j .high-schoo- l j j pre-vonia- H St ,; out-buil- ; i - , - z - Since. 1939, Arnold said, America has done "what Adolf Hitler was rifle infantry battalion; infantry sure that an unregimented people company; infantry, heavy weapons could not do: company; infantry antitank com- and d As a his robots." pany; headquarters and headquar- result, he asserted, the luftwaffe ters company, armored infantry is on the way out. battalion; rifle company armored The army air forces want thouinfantry battalion; headquarters sands of women. General H. H. company battalion; company; head- Arnold also revealed. quarters and headquarters comThe air force chief, in a report pany, glider infantry battalion; to Secretary of War Henry L. headcompany; glider infantry said that 20,000 WACS quarters and headquarters detach- Stimson, are working with the A. already ment mountain infantry battalion; A. F., but added: mountain infantry rifle company; "The army air forces need over mountain infantry heavy weapons 100.000 additional WACS to serve headand company; headquarters on domestic airfields and thousands batranger company, quarters more overseas." , talion; ranger company.- i 4 ..." . . I'M A i slam-ban- VV Hostesses . Reason Destruction of Jap Industry, Shipping Promised filnira Iria A WenHillJills Gen. Arnold Sees Air supr emacy m 4:30 t( 5:30 p.m., Repair Squadron 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., the ;udnesday' 99th Depot Ltreamline procedure work, C, harts were developed, which Unit Film Scheduled Next Week In Orientation S W I Wednesday January 5, 1944 ... continues in w week also was a new schedul! mis that MC maintained henceforth. Monday from 4:30 to 5:30 B. Squadron M. Platoon and Medical Detachment met; Tuesday, i:00 to the 308th Avn. Squad-- ci- procedures branch of neaaea, 3 personnel, m rvmars, ana is DeraB su-Schwartz, C by Melvin L.unit, and Sher- iiirA administrative Cb Richardson, oec- Wnt, civilian personnel jnd make units conscious . ... requueu w l anoivsia charts nave COSl , preparea ior Gives Report U'S "Know ur Allies" ashl Week army onentation program consolidating 'floenditures 'Know Ah res This Week's Lecture Topic organization for enlisted men at Hill Field was initiated recently by the L.D.S. Church. First meeting wan held Monday evening for all L.D.S. service men here and their friends. . ' The group will be under the direction of John Longden, a church coordinator for L.D.S.- men in the armed forces. Since the start f the war the Church has endeavored to provide church contact for its members in the service. - ' rl j . ! Wly l1 who make Co a nd Paul Wi AlM,e. Majer Robert Renfro M pri rrn at the hat 5J" riw" mn welfare and recreauon a eiAtt fv. Mnnlov. MlaUom br !me Bin eaf rm la the people chn d,"f Bili Frawr and 'X Tfrminlne Mrs. continent; Lt. Arthur Nikas, Aftftlgnment who rccentaly arrived at Hill Field, has been assigned to Branch a assistant branch chief. ' |