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Show Men( EM Furlough" lime to Jbitteen Days Plus Travel Base Decides Upon New Policy After Receipt Here of WD Circular Allowing Lengthier Time at Home It VoUNo. 40 in for a new and better meaning this reek, as .base headquarters at Hill Field announced that, rhenever feasible,; furloughs will be granted for 15 davs ,lus rail travel time instead of the former "10 days plus" laYimum. new policy Is authorized by The uatcu icpat uiicub vii v veto 1ST 0. a K.'s Furlough Rule recently received which liberalizes the AR that an enlisted man may granted a furlough not to exceed 5 days at any one time. This restriction," the circular ls tated, "works a hardship on who are stationed at Long from their homes. iistances officers within the States who are authorized to grant furloughs will give onsideration to this factor and trhen practicable, may for this pur-iogrant furloughs in excess of ifteen days by the. amount of rail ravel time involved.", The new setup means that some ill Field soldiers will have a little less than fifteen days at home, iince travel time allowable is a haximum seven days and not sufficient for round trip travel to some anuary 10, 1944, pro-idi- iere ng . indi-idua- se ..' states. the majority of the men at Field it will mean from five aistant f "For Hill c seven days more at home. Major Charles Coleman, base cone- ander, told the Hillfielder on ionday. ;o Major Charles Coleman GIs to Get Gals As Pin-Up- "Previously it was hardly worth- hile for a man to spend his money aveling home when he could only tay there three or four days after iding on the train for several days ach way. Under the new policy, very man should have IS days to - i ipend at home." The extent to which the Iiberall- tion of furlough policy, may be lopted is left by the WD circular the discretion of the command ng officer and the adoption of the fifteen days plus policy, by the ill Field army air base was t. With a wild stampede anticipat ed, the attendance record-settin- g Pin-U- p GAL-ler-y in base, library comes down tomorbuilding row night. But it will be no simple take down and throw away pro position, no sir. From snatches of conversation garnered as she sat at her desk during the week and occasionally perked an ear to the musings of GAL-ler- y oglers, Librarian Alice s McClain decided that the should be permitted to take E-2- 90 de-xmin- ed at a staff meeting with JCoIonel McTillery, acting . OASC commander, Monday morning. The new policy became effective on Ends GAL-ler- y 1 Monday, GAL-lerite- HerrpntionT TnltOi it the For Sunday Talent pin-u- for themselves. ps So come tomorrow p. m. sharp sharp night at 6:30 describes the desired and also the punctuality ( The recreation unit in employe of person who will undouot-edl- y Nations is seeking talent for a type show up it's to be chin-u- p Ie Hill Field workers' show to for pin-uand first come will get given Sunday, Feb. 30, it was first choice of the glossy printed Announced this week. creature they want to call their ps Anyone who can sing, dance, very own. a musical instrument or presA pin-u- p without a pinent a comedy act is urged to up Queen to display end all pin-u- p queens telephone the recreation unit at as its final gesture would be absurb Ktension 8316 or see one of the more or less. Cognizant of this iostesscs at the dormitory area for situation, Collaborators - McClain talent card. Low have placed and Howard Pfc. I Auditions and rehearsals are aet a splendid orange ballot box near wr reoruary is in tne ease the scene of the meanderings; vot hall at Hillcrest at 3 inar has been heavy. "clock in the No advance dope is available as afternoon, a time cheduled convenience of regards the probable queen al fcoth day and swing; shift workers. though acknowledged national fav orite Betty Grable and an unnamed cutie who magnetized one '275 Was He entranced GI for an actual two hours and 14 minutes are expected Wanted to poll heavily.. Too ' No of the box has been stuffing . thus far. Immediately attempted Payroll and records branch after the display is officially over, employes are still giggling results will be tallied and the over an incident that hapqueen announced. connec' So pened last week in enlisted men and officers tion with an employe's clear- -, With bare Walls and shelves had ingr the field as part of the best be on hand at 6:30 tomorrow here. resignation procedure when the exhibit evening Somebody told this certain in all their pulchritudinous photos glory to so, and get worker, will be snatched rightly by hungry GI his 275 (form required when uanas. leaving the field during off hours or when separating) M before departing through the clockhouse. In Collision Being an optimist, the emThree members nt Mill vxa into strode ploye promptly 708th band are confined to the base the payroll section and asked hospital ' todav foil a bewildered clerk 'or his collision late Saturday night at the 275, meaning $2.75 or $275; tne Mountain south of oi which. know the clerk didn't Salt Lake City. 275. He Just wanted his Most painfully injured is Sgt. the Robert M. Enevbldson, 23, who sufRegaining composure, clerk directed him to the fered a fracture of the upper and his 275, for unit lower law. Cnl. .Tama .Trail flekaS separations explaining 24, and Pfc Virgil B. Lozzl, 2o! after, of course, 275 is. a to him Just what suffered minor injury hospital attaches said. - - ?lay n wing-recreatio- for-jth- Air Was It Much Three Band Auto embera rjPJi Moves Up Steadily $200,000 Cash H Major Bruce W. Stroner! former supply warehouse section .chief, was named last week to head the specialized depot activities recently aided to supply division functions. Col. Paul W. Wolf, chief. OASC this supply division announced week. Capt. Arthur A. DuLaney, Jr., originally selected to head the activity, will continue in his present position as chief of branch eight. Establishment of the new activ ity which will be administratively controlled through the supply division, comes at the direction of ASC headquarters, Col. Wolf said. 1st Lt. F. R. S. Tumlin. former receiving branch chief, was named assistant chief. 2nd Lt. Marjorie I. Ewry, former assistant chief, branch seven, and 2nd Lt; Michael Toryanski were also appointed as sistants. J. P. Watton, former assistant superintendent, warehouse section, was named chief supervisor with Marguerite D. Groff, former as sistant to the chief supervisor of property accounting section, as chief clerk. Assistant chief clerk is Helen Parry, former chief supervisor, supply central files. A. A. Agee, former assistant superintendent, warehouse section, will serve as warehouse chief. James Pidd, former assistant chief supervisor, branch eight, was named assistant warehouse chief. CoL. Wplf said thejnew activity. would serve all ASC control depots west of the Mississippi river, and added that it would also receive ex- ASC headquarters and all control depots in the U. S. It will also handle its share of overseas shipments. Allotments of personnel to men the depot will be drawn from both outside and inside sources. No new buildings will be arrested, rather, material will be moved out of warehouses 31 to 35, inclusive, and material for the specialized depot moved in. It will require about 200,000 square feet of space. As soon as bins have been emp tied a new office will be built and new bins made to receive initial shipments. The processing of requisitions and shipment of stock will commence, with the least pos sible delay. . OCS Board Okays Four men. three from the Bond Drive "Need 500 More" Pick Major Strong Chief of New Activities Four for School ) ' Wednesday, February?, 1944. Ogden Air Service Command, Hill Field, Utah Specialized: f epot v ; Head Named always the most wonderful word in a GI's Furlough focabularycame V 9-- 482nd Air Base Squadron and one here on D. S. from the 4th Air Force in San Francisco, appeared before and the OCS board Saturday passed. The 482nd men who were ap proved for Army Air Forces admin utrAtivA school at Miami Beach are TSgt. Alvin Buetler, SSgt. Valentine W. Black and Pfc. Chal mers F. Kerchner. Sgt. Charles Deason was okehed for ludsre advocate general uta He is here on D. S. Sales Mark I r Nearly Reached Cash war bond sales as part of the fourth war bond drive at Hill Field continued to push ahead during the past week advancing from $140,000 on last Tuesday to the $193,000 mark yesterday. With total bonds from pay reservations added to total cash sales Col. John S. MacTaggart Job Rumors Denied By Official Rumors that Hill Field does not offer sufficient job security were vigorously denied this ween by Col John S. MacTaggart, chief, per sonnel, and training division, who added that there is now an imme diate need for over 500 aditional employes to bring this depot's per sonnel allotment, as authorized by ASC headquarters, up to full strength. He said plans for recruiting these workers are already underway in the civilian personnel section. The announcement that all future recruiting would be confined to the state of Utah will of necessity have to be countermanded in view of the tightened labor market in the area, he explained. The temporary relief in employ ment needs .furnished by recent lay-ofat the Remington arms plant in Salt Lake City has now disappeared and this fact, he pointed out, coupled with a limited mar ket in the immediate rea obvious ly requires that recruiting be extended beyond the state. This week, Capt. Ellis T. Demars, and research chief, statistical branch, civilian personnel section, and Henry Schueller, supervisor, employment branch, left for San Antonio, Texas where they will assist in arrangements for the transferring of some employes here from the San Antonio air service command. Most urgent needs occur in the maintenance, although laborers are needed in supply, , fs ' . Surprise Awaits AH Feb. 26; Watch Out A big surprise for Hill Field civilian and military personnel, in the way of entertainment, is promised as a climax to the February holiday season, it was revealed this week by employe relations branch. The event will take place in Salt Lake City at a popular place--b- ut no more information is being' re- - What is it? Where? Well, the employe relations branch is keeping its secret except for this: it will be held on February 26, and you'd better keep that date open. Oh yes and they say it will be "put to music." OASC Tops in Utilization of Assigned Maintenance People Top honors for the most effi- -f clent managerial utilization of as OASC signed personnel went to the month maintenance division for the of December in competition with maintenance divisions throughout the air service command, 1st Lt. C. H. Andersen, assistant chief, production planning section, disclosed last week. When ASC headquarters began rating control depots on management and production last August, division OASCs maintenance ranked In seventh place. Since then it has climbed steadily until it reached first place last month. In production, the other part of the overall rating, OASC ranked fourth in January. Production refers to the average number of man- - J during the period January 1 to February 29, First Lt Charles F. Mallory, area war bond officer, expressed hope that Hill Field's quota of $600,000 would be surpassed. The drive officially ends on February 15, next Tuesday. Several Hill Fielders bought bonds in large amounts. In maintenance, Lyma C. Meisch bought one $1000 bond; and Alvin J. Ash-b- y, one $1000; supply: Niels P. K. Nielsen purchased one $1000 bond; Bertha E. Nelson, one $1000 pond;. and Ellis A. Hipwell, one $1000. In other arms and services James M. Fooks bought on $500 bond and two $1000 bonds; Hulda R. James, one $1000 bond; Capt. Robert A. Berman, two $500 bonds; Lauren J. Warzak, one $1000 bond; and Helen W. Biesiot, one $1000 . bond. and 10' Emphasis 90 Lt. Mallory said emphasis In the drive is still on the "90 and 10" goal. He especially urged employes who have received pay increases since last signing up for bonds to Invest at least 10 per cent of the raise in bonds. Highest purchasers,- - still on the field are Claud Hartman and Lucas W. Needham of branch five, supply division, who each purchased last week $5000 in bonds. Hill Field's quota in this drive will include individual deductions taken as part of the pay reservation plan. Delivery of bonds will be made at once, Capt. - W. M. HoIlowelL war bond cash sales officer, stated yesterday. Employes, he said, may purchase bonds for cash in the following locations: (1) base finance office, base headquarters building; (2) first security branch bank at the clock house; (3) purchasing and contracting branch, supply headquarters building; (4) information booth, civilian personnel building; (5) chemical laboratory, airplane repair hangar; (8) office, engine repair building; (7) warehouses 40 and 43 ' in the lower warehouse area. A finance office representa tive will divide hli time between each of two locations. Hours Open All locations are open for busi ness between nine a.m. and eleven-thirt- y a.m., and between one p.m. and six p.m. The two. booths in maintenance will remain open until nine p.m. Capt. Hollowell said that War Department regulations , prohibit the base finance office, from exchanging government funds for personal or government checks, al though it will accept money orders, bank drafts, or cashier's checks if made payable to the treasurer of the U. S. and drawn in the exact amount of the bond purchased. He urged all Minute Men to exercise more care in the prepare- - . . - : . . . On Pag (Continued Two) Old Badge No Good hours per Item on overhaul jobs; management refers to the efficient utilization of available personnel. In the overall rating for January, a combination of the management measurements, and production OASC stood, in third place. Lt. An dersen said the maintenance division here has not placed below third since the rating system was inaugurated in August, of one OASC was only one-ha- lf per cent below second place Okla homa City Air Service Command in the overall rating. First place went to San Antonio, November's ratings for OASC were: second place in management, third place in production, and sec ond place in the overall figure. " For Admittance After February 17 Mister and Missus Hill field- or: If you're still wearing your badge and car-rying one of the old passes, then you'd better hotfoot it down to the identification unit at the clockhouse and get your pedigree taken for the new one.?. The office of provost marshal at base headquarters has iecreed that no identification except the new type pass and badge will be honored for emadmittance to the ployes' field after February IT. old-sty- le ' . . ; i |