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Show - y J - . ' ' t '"' yjj' ?S Official Paper of the Ogden Air Service Command ' I .ftVetl Wp y ' vJgden Air Service Command lU TiTi iTh l lViLVLKiL yH es f of OASC Uervisors of I donferees Wfltenance from AAF ruitmg 1WT 1 ,.V and - ' and Services Com- - (rial headquarters and area I : lation conference this at OASC to align wage for supervisory posi- di-J-n in, the maintenance A here, selected recently I among ASC area to Me a new organizational for future j scheduled jtion at all major ini- r Henry W.' Bere. personnel chief, and W. Roberta, - v Cluxton Committee Yitical Items for OASC 0. . Cluxton, chief of section in nmnl Mvt. flu been named chairman of IXltrol "critical organized committee'' which has been w!jr I .. itinn ,. 1. A ttd supply divisions. mbt. hthium 'uacuons oi the committee 10 know dailv whit ooitiMl needed in the sup- - mt Wof know daily the status of critical items being .? e maintenance division. col. Cluxton on the Lt tone C. C2?tWuI, Trancl" T. Vernon, fipJL1? Newton Carruthers. r re-lih- rFmSG lii CONFERENCE . wartz chief of branch II, left here W "nded a two-da- y con- Pertaining to specialized Lhe jury &Will Tour $Q Tomorrow ail?in.l T i off,cer in-- tr?f will tear At Service Cammaad te- - rii? tUy meeting cncll at which fifL!",ceI hva bee headqaarters aa- - ' V y v UV I , All eauiDment and civilian and included military personnel were effective in the shift, which was Thursday, August 23. Since control qf the hospital was assumed by OASC, this command has organized and installed a complete vocational, avocational and academic training program foi AAF patients undergoing rehabilitation treatment there. AAF Personnel Distribution Command now has jurisdiction over all AAF convalescent hospital. The hospital makes every effort to prepare men for a return to duty. Delmar Weese .V - - I V ? , , e" the War,' Manpower Lt. Col. Pirisky Is Reassigned ( on No Holiday on Labor Day, Campbell Says Musical Hour at Salt Lake Tonight Labor Day, Monday, Septem- Music appreciation hour at the Covenant House USO, 411 East preSouth Temple in Salt Lake, sents MSgt. Henry Davis of Fort eveDouglas as commentator in an at music, tonight recorded of ning 8:30 p. m. . Statistical Facts Control Ordered Commission, according to Col. John S. MacTag- gart, chief of the - Personnel and Training Division. It was approved because of the OASC's dire need of help and repeated failure over a period of months to bring the employment level up to authorized ceilings by recruiting within the Command, officials indicated. "With the Ogden Arsenal and Clearfield Naval Depot also in the of additional help," Col. quest U V i MacTaggart explained, "it would here MAJOR F. M. ROBERTS . . . be impossible to find recruits AAF wage administration chief. so we asked for the nation-wid- e clearance which has been granted. "Representatives will be appointed by U. S. Civil Service to enlist the 2000 needed within the next 60 days. We will go as far east as New York City and" other manpopulation centers where Si. records show an available power comCoL Lt Joseph Pirisky, surplus of labor or people are bemanding officer of the 837th AAF ing laid off of war jobs." Both inexperienced and skilled specialized depot at Denver, Colo- workers will be sought, Col. Macto the transferred rado, has been with the majority stated, Taggart Pacific Overseas ASC, it was an- going into maintenance tasks. Part of the expansion is due to the lonounced last week. Col. Pirisky has teen in com- cation here of onthree specialized (Continued Pag. Two) mand of this OASC An months. 28 for the past announcement from there said the transfer came as a resulthisof "Col. ability Pirisky's fine work, and to handle a larger assignment. ber 4, has been declared a regular working day, Major S. C. civilian personnel Campbell, chief,, announced yesterday. An employe who absents himself from work on that day without permission shall be charged Leave Without Pay and appropriate deductions shall be made. V C. New Centralized System Is Plan Of Gen. Knudsen i' J. Dee These two supply division employes were commended recently by Maj. Gen. Clements BfcMullea idea which has for a been adopted by the entire ASC. tag-labelli- ng Mess Attendant Cut , Painfully Pfc. Davis, 27, of Major the 4912th suffered painful chest laceri ations Sunday afternoon when he slipped and fell on a butcher knife while working in the kitchen of the officers' mess. - He-wremoved to the base hospital, where Capt J. P. Flanders, flight surgeon, gave him emergency dare. Hospital attaches. indicated that he would be released yesterday or today. as Lt. Vernon Mesdick Weds Edna Glover Before a quiet gathering of friends and relatives, the marriage of Lt Vernon E. Mesick and Edna Johnson Glover was solemnized in the Base Chapel last Saturday evening, with Chaplain Willis L. Stowers officiating. The attendants were Lt Robert Evans aa best man, and Lorene Rose as maid of nonor. will - nter two eic-t- .. hibits at the annual Utah the state fair to be held this year )&Uhe iSiv 'nnchtea at the from September 3 to 9 at the State Fair Grounds in Salt Lake City, a special informaoffice spokesman antion council IHMen Ue nounced i csca yesterday. -- and "?A"ng2nru,P.men oared by utilities c?mnd auuc vtm juiiuc wimu- tn utan air- mittee bv lending It a 5 plane to incorporate in its own ex hibit a Special services is preparing a of sketch board containing large a 9 to serve as a barometer of war bond sales. As each bond Is sold a portion of the plane will be painted. Object is to sell enough bonds to buy a 9 Superfortress. Aa OASC display of army firing P-3- B-2- B-2- accessArlea. ITar Workers Plan Installation Dance on Sept. 8 OASCs recreation secUea an-nean- ces that war workers from OASC are joining with the ASF Utah State Fair, September 3rd to 9th naon Establishment of a centralized statistical control system for the Materiel and Services command, effective upon consolidation of the two commands, was announced recently from command Tn line with Lt Gen. Knudsen's announced Dolicy of eliminating overlapping functions, the new arrangement will be a consolidated statistical control office located at ana headquarters, AAF materiel service, with aDDronriate comDO- nents "at the procurement districts, area and overseas commands and subordinate field activities. Duties of the new office wul be to control, collect, process, present and publish uniformly all statistical information, recurring statistical reports and special statistical studies required by the command and to audit basic source records and acounting procedures to in sure she accuracy and reliability oi these statistical reports, headquarters stated. All existing electrical punch card equipment of the former air service and materiel command, the former air service command teletype system and all private line teletypewriter facilities of the former materiel command will be under the jurisdiction of . the new control unit -- OASC Will Enter Two Exhibits at Annual A8CNtU1I nts . J - Authorization to go beyond the control area of the OASC. which runs from Minnesota to Nevada, .has been granted by nine-stat- ' ?unanders of V The Fort Logan AAF con valescent hospital at Denver, Colorado, under OASC juris diction since April, 1944, was transferred last week to the recently established AAF Personnel Distribution com mand, Col. John S. MacTaggart, OASC personnel and training chief, announced yesterday., . . CoL iff H nation-wid- e - prayed by I reap ' Ma-frederi- ck chief Col. ids r ' ASC on Page Two) (Continued ... . - tiation, effected a month ;ht with it alterations in fesponsibilities and duties of supervisory jobs in the divl-i- n turn necessitating adjust- as to erade. conference man Capt Ellis T. Demart 'yesterday. Capt. Demars is (of civilian personnel's classi-- a and wage administration CoL p LT. COL. H. W. BERG . . ASC civilian personnel chief. campaign to recruit 2,000 additional employes by Oct. 31 was announced today by Col..'Paul W. Wolf, commanding officer of the .Ogden Air Service Commands The increased help is needed to handle growing work loads in both the maintenance and supply divisions due to the mounting Pacific offensive, Col. Wolf stated. - .. j-.'- k ;. Drive in Pacific Necessitates More Help Here are attending a ification and wage ad- nds " - AYOFKC rs X - Large Center Is Transferred to New Command Commended -- i.Wa Ft. Logan Is No Longer Under OASC TV FT TK TK Ov sj.X-- r U I Jnefilflftfl Wednetday, August 30, 1944 bm. and Mii1 um. Ices, will be presented in the coli seum. This exhibit will have as a background a large shield with the ASC . insicnla done in a red, white and blue theme. super-Impos- ed this year are Kitlon in the fairthe sacial lofor- by mauoo HtKi Depot, Naval Supply Depot astd Ogiea Arsenal to held a gigaatie nnstallatlea-Daaee- " at tas White City BaUreesa la Ogiea, Friday, September 8th at f:t p. ta. laere Is to be a Jttterbag sen-te-st, aad a fleer shew for Oase who attend this tnlitlitt daaee. Tickets are avsilatle at year recreation office. Taefrieea are: 88e per eivUlan worker, astd Sf for each military ptrgrcl. AH OASC personnel are txrUad to bring their friends aad lets la the fast. The tiaie arafat rrt-CCeytesabar S, at f J p. vl ay |