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Show Page 4 THE HILL TOP TIMES PREVIEW Bowling Leagues Grow in Size By Hugh Stewart The bowling craze which has recently swept the whole of the United States, with the along Democrats, seems to have used a new broom on Hill Air Force Base. league last seaFrom a ten-teahas blosmen's the league son, somed into the largest in the state with twenty quints now competing. Not to be outdone the ladies have added four teams to last an even year's total and nowin have at the Paradozen hooking 'em mount Bowl each Saturday afternoon at the hour of three. Common subjects of conversation in the hangars, offices and powder rooms are "averages, splits and m With Christmas almost here, we find another year in sports has taken its place in the record books. Some great records were made some great streaks broken great stars born and other greats passing from the limelight as the passing parade rolls relentlessly onward. Yes, 1948 was another great year in sports. For instance Cleveland remained the only team in the major leagues unbeaten in World Series play. They won in 1920 and again in .' ; run-of-t- he Will jou quit that DAMNED stomping around! Noted Cartoonist Now on Staff Of Hill Top Times Basketball Game national magazines as Saturday and was associated with the school paper. Then Joe joined the Navy for a couple of years. He served as art editor and cartoonist for "The Hoist," a Navy publication. In a test given by the Vet's Administration, Joe was rated especially high in art and was offered a scholarship by an art college in Los Angeles. However, he didn't want to move from the land of Zion so he refused the scholarship. His cartoons will be a regular feature of the Hill Top Times. 1948 e-l- the WISH-IN- Hal Francom 549 ...... ........... .....h. ...... High Single Game Wayne Meisner High Series O. Dunn . Tigh Team Series .'. Sky Masters Air Installations A.1 MARTINSBURG, 183 179 179 .252 .615 ...2882 ...2489 W. Va. " V in wno cb if, should be no our neck out . J? the Golden BearsT'J 1U HI Texas Longhorns Bo teams lost to North Carolina b' look at the difference in j oft-beat- en scores, v Now here's three new ones i think rate headline spots this k son. Down Memphis way WilD Mary and the Oklahoma Aj3 meet head-o- n in the Delta rW & One vote for William & Man, Birmingham, Ala., we look Baylor to edge Wake Forest in 2 Dixie Bowl. In Florida at Gator Bowl we like Missouri's K ers to clabber unbeaten and irf tied Clemson. The Country Genl man of Clemson might have b unbeaten and untied but the petition wasn't too hot either. The defense rests, gee you na year. Happy Holidays! M ! (Continued ! from Page 1) salaries supplimented by the VI They can make up to the jou: man pay for their trade so loi as it does not exceed $210 month for single and $290 month for married vets. In order to qualify for the trail ing, each trainee had to pass e regular civil service mechanical titude test. Training consists of 4 hours p week class room instruction an 36 hours on the job training. Eac a journey apprentice is assigned toinstruction man for his His journeyman instructor is tin responsible for teaching nun I trade. To supervise the training, an if. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFPS) Freddy Mills, champion of the world, is cashing in on his title. He gave an inexperienced jonnny Kaipn a shellacking in, Johannesburg re cently to the tune of 14,000 pounds ($56,000). The South Africans paid a total of $168,000 to see the champion in action. ht on-the-j- ob orenticeshiD BROOKLYN, N. Y. (AFPS) Roy Campanella, Dodgers' catcher, and teammate Jackie Robinson stick close to each other even during the off season. Roy manages a movie house in Brooklyn while two doors away Jackie acts as clothing salesman. During their spare time they both teach at the Hack Wilson, former home-ru- n champion of the National League, was buried here with 1,200 Harlem Y. M. C. A. fans and friends paying their respects. One of baseball's most colKindergarten Teacher: "What orful characters, Hack's ready bat do zebras have that no other aniand fists became a tradition during mals have?" his days with the Chicago Cuba. Tiny Tim: "Little Zebras." (AFPS) u Bowl turn Apprentice Sports Shorts light-heavyweig- r.'. Darley Moss MEN'S LEAGUE High Average Chet Mahoney c gu witn our .first tne Rose a farce the nast G ; High Series are Wfl'H A also saw the Hilltop sporting a football squad for the first Hill AFB Gym time in several years. They didn't break any records (they got more on Jan. 7 than their share of broken bones) but everything considered it wasn't Hill AFB vs. Snow a bad season two losses and a scoreless tie. College And, now' the new basketball season is in full swing. This reporter hasn't had the opportunity Commendation Ribbon to see the latest edition in action Awarded Col. Maxwell yet, but from all reports they are The commendation ribbon for shaping up fast and should soon meritorious service has been awar settle down into a classic hard ded to Col. Warren A. Maxwell, court club. Let's turn out and former Inspector General ar)he kids a helping hand along rocky road that lies ahead. OAMA. The commendation was service between November 15,' 1943 Which brings us face to face and December 10, 1945. " with New Year's day and ' the CHRISTMAS nii,.. viuouca, 1 at Evening Post and Colliers. Joe just started to work at Hill AFB in the Statistical Control Section of the Comptroller's Office. Before coming to Hill, he worked for his father, J. W. Dana of 658 South 9th East in Salt Lake. At South high school, he was active in basketball and football un taPt there all-eve- nts the : games. The numu n.: io a few ton notrh 8-- ATTEND The Hill Top Times has hit the big times. Joe Dana, whose cartoons will appear in the Hill Top Times, starting with this issue, sells his "brain children" to such cramo-- Well, look for the Cats, but don't risk the h J ' jewels. 1948. Number two the Sugar And the Hill Field Bombers and for our monev thB w softball team became the only Hill of the day North Carolina team representative to win a game in Air Force tournament competi uKiauuina. oenciment says common sense tion when they beat Spokane AFB, iiumtL ana ana justice jo., so on a h 7 in eight innings at Roswell. 111 can tnis one a tie. wen SSgt. Chet Mahoney, the base's Bowl ace kegler copped the' state match to In the Cotton with alone Dou to string play title and the Ogden City Heisman winner over 0 trophy to his claim title strengthen as one of the finest bowlers In gon. i nis win De close too. Georgia's southeast confers Utah. He certainly rates among titlists look like too much the top ten. strikes." Women are particularly enthusiastic about bowling as it presents a golden opportunity to aenaie the traditional male ego. In ex-no other sport with the possible can the ception of swimming "weaker sex" compete on a more equal basis with the male of the species. If the average masculine kegler carries a slightly higher average sister, it is than his sports-minde- d to such not due physical certainly advantages as strength, skill or mental coordination. Rather, the reason lies in a matter of more practice, superinduced by a natural yen for nocturnal mill husprowling. The band is, strange to say, somewhat enthused about his wife's taking up this great indoor sport. First, it keeps her indoors. Second, since women wear slacks while kegling, he can, with due discretion go through i her pockets after she is through slaving over a hot alley. In a manner of speaking bowling builds character and teaches one to let his left hand know what his right hand is doing. Both leagues of Hill AFB are blessed with officials of extraordinary ability and leadership. Betty Bridgeman and Betsy Mikesell, of the women's league (president and secretary respectively) are doing a grand job. The efforts of President Don Overlee and Secretary Hal Francom of the men's league have been untiring and both well merit their fine reputations. Secretaries of both leagues would like to submit the following statistics for the information of all pin busters of this base and vicinity. WOMEN'S LEAGUE High Average . 157 Darley Moss 152 LaVerne Swan 143 Lilli Hayashi High Single Game .209 LaVerne Swan "hang-over- " howl committee has b( named by the commanding g eral of Hill AFB, Brig. Gen. liam M. Moreran. On the tee are Aries K. Stiener, mainl ance administration, Jesse w house, machine shop, Max nlrfrnft ronalr Kenneth I slev. electronics and communii tions. and Charles W. ground eauinment. Lewisarel and Richard M. Orrock cial instructors. CO) . . . m . letter to Santa is a must for Elaine Ford, adjutant general employee, with just a few days left before Christmas. Elaine writes the letter with one eye on the stationery and the other on the overhanging mistletoe . . . wonder what she is asking Santa for. A There are two kinds of in the Air Force enlisted men i people with clothes that fit VSGT SPAOUN B CONINE. OF TEXAS. WHOSE UNFAILING DEVOTION TO DUTY BROUGHT HIM THE SOLDIEDS MEDAL IN SICILY, IN SEPTEMBER 1943 REENUbTEP IN THE Alw rURCE JANUARY S, yW, AS A STAFF scwotAN I. OTp SPADLIN DNINF FKJi iCTCn in tuc 1939. AFTED 6DADUATIN6 font I "IS5ftS3?X'ftri WITH THE 37 mv; lu ioma uijcli aiq a HE BECAME AN EXPECT AipptANE FlfiHTEO SQUADPON. UPON TWO APPIVAL IN AFRICA, KJ IWL DNINE'S OUTFIT VsttS MKsNtC FIGHTER COOUR 5 Alt? FDOCE. ON SEPTEMBER 7. 1943, VSGC. CONINE WAS PEFUELINS A fi WHEN SOTiE 6ASOUNE WVJACCIOENTALLV SPPAVEP ON A HOT EXHAUST PIPE AND P-3- mr INSTANTLV kSNITFb AITUOIlfll nun WAS BUCNINS AND THE REFUELIN6 UNIT WAS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER Of CATCH -INQ ON PIPE, CONINE REMAINED ON THE SCENE. USING A PIPE EXTINSUISUro ANt WITHOUT CESAPP fop HIS OWN SAFETY, HE SAED TWO VITALLY NEEDED ITEMS OF AID FDOCE I i I I 1 .1 EQUIPMENT. FOP HIS HEROIC TTuTpjfirt ACTION Vus TMIINF DECEIVED THE MEPAL. IN APPIL, 194ft t. WNE1jS ON DUTV AS AN AIOPLANE KIPTLANPAF BASE. ALBUgueww. - l I |