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Show i Legionnaire Day a i inoouw ocpcns May Services Cite Menu Board for Stock Tracers True Meaning 2 31, Mjrial w WAC OnMFiel Broadcasts a, S (Continued From Pag One) the WACs held special services of theier own. WAG Observance Because there is much in the Little Theatre of Air Installed In ?.Iodern Home of meaning of Memorial day back or the reason why each member the Women's Army corpsmehas put away the colorful ature, and loved ones, cu friends wren- WT2J.1- it freedom, homes of civilian life to wear thea khaki of her country's service, held for the special service wastheir Day room Hill Field WACs in this last Memorial day. Since Memorial day brings to mind more keenly the thoughtsbattle--of dear ones far away on distant fronts and those who have paid the supreme sacrifice, a clearer intheir sight into why women leave Pvt. Collins homes and go into the service is more evident They, too, want to ee share in the peace that is to come, Happy peace. They not a real world-wid- e To Be Back in only want to share in thatin peace, earnto do their want part they Fold as short years of ing it! In the two Women's Army the existence of the A WAC on Hill Field corps, they have proven the right Alline B. Technician Pvt. Collins. is to feel perfectly assured they are Fifth the army left when she grade with earning the peace right along in November, 1943, on medical, distheir men! The WAC Memorial service In charge, Pvt. Collins says that in cluded special music by members spite of losing her stripe, just to' of the corps, short talks by Pri- be back in the army makes her vates Harriet Brown, Mary Surby whole Mor-duthe about e thing. happy and Barbara Fox, Pfc. Cora and Pfc. Marie Kimes, folHaving first enlisted in the lowed by a short devotional mes- WAAC November, 1942, she resage- from Chaplain Stower. In ceived her basic training at Ft closing the service, the entire as- Oglethorpe and served as a cook sang "God Bless Amer and baker to the time of her dis semblage ica." ' charge, November, 1943. As the sun set upon this MeWhen the first opportunity pre morial day, and the special serv- sented itself, Pvt Collins again ice just ended in their, day room, donned the khaki on February 17, many of the members of the 1944, and was immediately sent Women's Army corps yet lingered to Hill Field where she is serving on the meaning of this day set in the Operations Hangar as in aside as a special memory day to strument specialist. honor our country's heroic dead. Pvt Collins was the first WAC WAC company commander Lt to become a member of the Ameriway: can Legion. She lost no time to join Betty Etten expressed It this come 'Another Memorial day Has with the veteran organization and gone. This year, however, we up her discharge. after in the WAC have stopped for an"When the war is won and the our and other look at ourselves assured," said Pvt Collins, reasons for being in uniform. We peace we exchange our knaKt xor and have paused to renew our faith in of brighter hues, I expect to our country, faith in a true Chris- clothesrenew my membership in the again a to achieve tian life, and our aim so as to better American Legion lasting peace. To us, this Me keep in touch with aH the line morial day means more than meets friendships made wnite in me the eye, for we are satisfied that WAC" to we are doing our small share bring our loved ones backwehome are quickly as possible, and proud to be wearing tne unirorm of our country. A "Pfc" remarked, "Memorial a million day Is the awakening of memories of yesterday, which gives us a stronger hope of a better to morrow, and a thankfulness or tne accomplishments of today toward world peace; yet with a wistful and A combined bus service for the hauntinc longing for those no longer here to share our earthly four depots in this ' area Naval life. It is a day for meditation and SudbIv. Utah ASF. Arsenal and raining new determination that as Hill Field is available to Hill women in service .we will do our Field civilian and military personutmost to erase the forces that nel between here and Salt Lake make days like this necessary; that City, provided they have a pass the honored dead have not died in authenticated by the base motor vain, that never again shall the pool dispatcher, it was revealed by youth of our or any country be a base motor pool spokesman tuts called upon to make such a sac week. rifice." Officers are permitted to ride T saw and talked with those the bus without a pass. All offi boys just returned from overseas cers and department heads are who lay over night here In our ho urged to make use of this service pital under the tender and watch for all personnel going to and from ful care of our army doctors and Salt Lake City on official business. nurses. I saw their eager young The bus leaves the OASC head faces as they first looked upon the quarters building at 9:15 a. m. and WACs who called upon them and 12:15 p. m. for Salt Lake. The brought them little pleasantries, of morning bus arrives at Hotel Utah their gratitude for the thoughtful-nes- s, at 10:15 a. m.; at Hotel Newhouse. of their happiness to be 10:20 a. m, at Fort Douglas, 10:80 again among the women of their a. m. The afternoon bus arrives) at country. I saw, too, their pride in Hotel Utah at 1:15 p. m. tneir women in uniform and heard Northbound, the bus leaves Fort their praise of the WACs who had Douglas, p. m. and 2:40 d. m served with them overseas," re from Hotell Utah at 1:20 p. m. and marked one private, "and as my 3 p. m., arriving- - at Hill Field at heart swelled in pride of these, our 2:15 and 3:50 p. m. gallant young Americans, Memorial day took on new meaning to me. -- Re-Enlist- nrnrrlnni nun TO EASE THE TRACER'S BURDEN . . . And incidentally to make the availability of engine parts more certain as the big; power units flow through engine repair's production line, the above board was devised by George. W. Cornish, chief, stock tracing unit, pictured above at right. Center, Paul Sparks, cylinder and valve foreman, checks the status of those parts while Stanley H. Dilworth, material dispatcher, looks on. Hill Fielders New Building Hikes Engine Storage Space Warned on Gas Coupons B-- 2 and C-- 2 Operation Set to Begin Middle Of Next Month Ration Tickets Become Invalid on June 1 Hill Field holders of B-- 2 and C-- 2 the gasoline ration coupons B and C rations without 'serial were warned this week numbers branch officials that ration by these coupons will be invalid ' old-ty- Morrow, June pe 1. Holders of such unused coupons may take them to their local price and rationing boards for exchange the new with, serially-number- ed pe B-- S C-- S serially- -numbered serially-numbere- C-- ! " . and coupons, Laura Schif f, rationing branch supervisor, said. She said Hill Fielders who applied for coupons at the rationing branch here may exchange their old coupons for new ones at the branch. The board may either issue coupons equal to the amount of gasoline still outstanding on the old ration, or may evaluate his mileage needs and issue coupons sufficient for the remainder of the ration period, but not In excess of the coupons surrendered, Mrs. Schiff explained. Supplemental rations renewed since March 1 have been issued in the form of the new strip-typ- e coupons, she said. The bulk of B-- 2 and 2 coupons still outstanding June 1 will there fore be unused rations issued before March 1, and renewable be fore June 1. trip-ty- The new engine storage building containing 45,000 additional square feet of storage space for engines pouring off Hill Field repair lines will be completed and ' ready for use in approximately one month, Lt Robert D. Fagaly. assistant en gine repair chief, revealed this week. The structure, begun about two months ago, will be used Jointly by supply and maintenance, according to present plans which call for one-thito be used by maintenance for storage preparation and by supply packing and as storage to supplement ware house space. At present both maintenance and supply facilities for handling the units as they come from the test block are taxed to the utmost, Lt Fagaly said. d In the maintenance the engine will be drained of oil, sprayed with rust preventative, washed, wrapped in pliofilm and boxed. In supply's it will be stored for future use at the world's battle fronts. d, rd two-thir- ds - one-thir- two-thir- ds ... New chief New Supervisor supervisor of the memorandum receipt unit, supply division, succeeding Edward T. Reber, who resigned, is Leonard Davidson. SLEEPING ROOMS for two men are available at 2862 Porter avenue, Ogden. For information call Mrs, R. H. Johnson, 5896. Genial Service Club Host j Private Combined Bu Service Open ToHillFielder The Anderson club and rnoita met at the USO in Ogden Sunday, May 21, and had a southern fried chicken dinner, cooked by the members o fthe club. A menu headed by fried chicken, GENIAL HOST and dispenser offing all the fine soldiers he has also included French fries, canthe refreshments at the enlisted met here, there is a ring of sin died yams, steamed rice, cream men's Service club is John M. Snyder, tonsil wetter to the G. I.'s cerity in his voice. He is married at Hill Field for more than a year and has a daughter who is a die now. tician at He hails from Evanston, Wyo., Seattle. King County hospital in Where sheep ranching held his InFishing is his favorite sport and terest before the war. Before he tales of luscious trout hldpnuia in became manager of the Service Wyoming would make your mouth club bar and snack counter, he water ur you are a fisherman.) He was employed at the PX canteen. nas been serving soldiers for "Jackson'' am he in knnum to all lone time and declare he wnntdn likes Hill Field, and when he says have missed the experience for i ne wouldn't have missed know- - nera oi sncep. gravy, pea salad, topped with pineapple shortcake, with cooling iced tea as the beverage. In attendance were Miss Alberta Mathian, president; Mrs. Nellie Poole, Mrs. Sarah Davis and Misses Mary McCaslln, Frances Cox, Era Sledge, Mary McMahan, and Thel-m- a Phillips, together with Messrs. B. Ross, Bill Morgan, Phillip Jenkins. The guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs. William Tucker, four soldiers and four sailors. little Theatre fe' of the ) to all four W (E-246- ), radio stations of the n Lake area tne rasuuiauon 01 a comn' set of modern studio eqtf ment, the Ogden Air SerJ Command .is now ready undertake a major radio pr gram, featured on static KDYL, KSL and KUTA Salt Lake City and KLO City-Ogde- 1 Ogden. The first of this series of hrJ casts, planned to provide enterttf ment for enlisted men and civilj on the field, was transcribed U Tuesday evening when two thtt minute transcriptions, later tA presented by KUTA, were made! fore a capacity audience. Anotl was cut Tuei transcription night and tomorrow evening 1 10:15 o'clock a live broadcast a riea oy station kxaj (Mutual), ( aen, win oe featured. Extensive remodeling of the tie theatre has been completed order to prepare for the broadi A five-foextension was built the stage and a new and mo4 control room, soundproof equipped with the best of eqti ment was installed. The entire! stallation will make available to 8 field a new and direct media) reaching tens of thousands of teners who will be told the tt of the Air Service command &nd( activities nere ana m aii in of operation. Make Teat Recordings Yesterday afternoon, test Ings were made by the "Keep! Flying" orchestra, directed I Technical Sergeant Ed Stoker,! technicians checked the equip and sound effects. All broader both Hve ones and transcriptk are planned In the future to M rect from the field, adding to entertainment features prei under the supervision of the Si Service office here, directed Major Carl & Menger. The broadcasts and scripts are pre; under the supervision of the Spoil Information office in charge j txpt, a. a. wanamaKer, lx. C Levy Is radio Officer in chir; New features, dramatic pre tations built around actual ok seas experiences of wounded veterans from Bushnell hoopE, and from the convalescent center! Fort Logan, live broadcasts strer ing the vital war work being dc by departments on the field, aH play a part in the program k eventually will have five shows per week. Shew en Tomorrow Tlana m AnnnUnn of the Theatre of the Air as a regW featured broadcasting center, tickets available to soldiers civilians, will be announced stc ly. In the meantime, at the tomorrow (Thursday) evening J will be a case of first come, ft served. A large and enthuiW audience has attended allaa&1 broadcasts to date and It is pated that the theatre will prow be one of the main entertain, .1 centers of the field. New broadcasts, with GI v vilian talent are being prepiK1 ot , 3 , Needed right now are radio ln8.eT,. nouncers, entertainers, musical numbers of all kin-?- , one with acting ability is urge" get in touch with the SpeciaM formation office, extension MJ the dramatic showi and give an opportunity for &v thespians to appear before microphone. Further details win be annoo On June 4, a special trip is being next week. planned for all war workers and military personnel to Black Rock and Sunset beaches, Utah's famous salt water resorts, located on Great Salt Lake shores west of Salt Lake. Arrangements have been made by the recreation unit to stop en fnmtfnttaA VmM PC Oil) route at SaltLake Temple grounds ana near u. v. s. organ and choir was scheduled for, and take a tour through the Tcmnln department, In the post theater, i morning grounds. The organ recital starts Gen. Berman said that at 9:45 a. m. definite quota has been The buses will leave Ogden at military personnel, eachexpecw. :ao irom me JJorm enlisted b a. m. ana man will be area. Anyone wishing to be picked buy at least one bond for un at Washington Terrace. Lavton he can possibly do so, plus M or any other stops should notify crease in his allotment. the recreation department Reservations must be in advance LOST Near third row of as usual. Round trip from Ogden automobiles, lady's pearl to KiacK Rock and return is $1.50, contact Mrs. For reservations call 8376 or 241. clip. Inch ft. fred Br Lake Beaches Anderson Club Holds Dinner the J! j a direct wire and some of Recital Trip Set J . 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