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Show .. L 1. 1949 THE HILL TOP TIMES w earner rn a W7aP r 1 TOIT 1 iviaK es 3 Aircraft Reclamation Possible . of a Pog 5 which crash-lande- d on the shores were only, made possible by a recent spell of cold weather. The ordinarily soft mud was frozen civofft operations of Great Salt Lake (xtremely pilUUgu - aAMfl , " o -- . II nuwuvw, jtowing operations could only be done a roaa sevt-- iuubs wj. hours because the afternoon sun thawed the ground out the early morning to ride C-4- jnring T n . W Man Winter" Unwittingly Old !:lps Hill Man Is An Unsafe Critter Crew Save Plane By weather and new snow usually paralyzes metropolitan taffic, ties up air travel, and stops the movement of all big uipment. Recent snows in Utah have cost the state, industrial A a! i. n f .IakkI rrsv.r0..OTin4- n 1i C fganizauons, mm wie icuu ai guvbiiimcui a iui ui money io K.eep V iperations "going as usual." But, to use a bromide or two, always look for the silver lining ... .n 1 L.1 Ml il 1, u guuu. Of It s an ill win xnai uiuw The recent cold spell made it-lible for the Air Force to re- intense. During the afternoon an aircraft for the Civil the became nautics Administration. The hours, and ground again to travel soggy impossible on the edge had crash-landGreat Salt Lake the day before When they got to the plane, they aristmas. it a quarter of a mile from found Shortly after the plane crashed, shore. It required four hours to lir and ground reconnaissance Sarties were sent out from Hill break the plane loose from the ice and. get airbags in place to lift it lir Force base to determine how Then in just a matter of mintouch effort and expense would be up. utes the bags were inflated and the involved in the reclamation of the plane-lift- ed high enough to- attach wane. From the air it looked like ski the special equipment. All that cinch . . . but from the ground to do was tow it with remained was t another story. the two weasels a distance of 7 Beneath the 12 inch coat of snow miles of snow and mud. a layer of oozing, super-coole- d By starting out at 5 a. m. each ui Jeeps equipped with chains morning, they were able to traverse m all four wheels bogged down the seven miles in two days. At io were useless. There was no the end of their towing job, a Uipment available at Hill Air trailer and crash truck awaited Force base which would traverse them. They loaded the plane on the )now and mud. removed the wings for tt. CoL Benjamin Sheldon, under trailer, and hauled the easier traveling, lose direction the survey was plane to Hill AFB. ide, told the CAA that the nlane With the aid of a little cold iuld not be salvaged without weather, a $65,000 airplane was reCold : r - -- 1 , A. f ed - more monev than the claimed for $514.31. worth. He even recom mended that they use light, planes for eettinsr ner-onnel to the site of the crashed leading lane enough to let the aircraft bog down on its skis. Two weasels borrowed by Hill Field from the Ogden Arsenal were used to tow the aircraft over the frozen ground. To Be Around Lee E. Young Man is the unsafe factor in any shop. Look around and see. Every time an accident "hap pens", there is a man in it somewhere. No matter what else may be involved, a man has got to be there, too. He might not always get hurt, but just the same he figures in the picture some place. An accident has never yet been known to chase a man down the shop floor and get at him. A machine, box, bolt or tool of any sort has never pursued a man to lop off a finger or break a bone. me hat vised to prevent accidents, but these guards only cover up special hazards, they do not remove the hazards. Safety on the job is essential in industry and everything possible to make industry safer is being done. Guards are installed on haz ardous machines; safety standards are established; machines, tanks and boilers are inspected periodi cally; checks are made on ventilation, flooring, stairs, and elevators; siens. posters and notices are posted; safety men are put on the job and still accidents nappen. Whv? Thf onlv variable factor, the ed flivriMiilfoal (scheduling) and on finniiv QiirhfUn ta reckage squatting on the ice. This a ground iirst time SiS iad been able t0 reach the craft. rjed IJJe men looked the plane, over, tte ground and the snow C, ki C ' and dedder that it would- im the plane now that the was partly frozen. Bizzell leet wet and by the time naa traversed the seven miles nearest roadway, his feet er7 rXTOstbitten and it took almost v iUi nw xeet to recup- i(ate before W 1 ' , . , U: 001 Sheldon heard that Wdwfl !lad reached the craft Kround was partly frtttu decided to "have another i5m rom nearby Ogden nal ,e.brrowed two weasels. alWorkers at HiU build Pectal i ii ?Iuthe of a 6 nJ, underside, he he had regular alr-a'ma re t 0-4- attached.- aornhS - n- - th several offrini headed by Woodward prtyt?0 e When iUttrt ut for earfy now of the the cold most . Army Nurses Mark Birthday Thursday, January 27th, resulted an 48th in another large sum to add to the the February . niversary oi tne Army jnuiws drive. Employees of this unit Corps. A special campaign has been bought chances on a War Bond planned to focus attention to tnis and after paying for the bond, the stoud. not only because it is the 48th anniversary, but also because remainder of the money went to of the urgent recruiting campaign the Polio drive. The bond was won nun-dre- d now in progress. Thirty-elgex by Maurice Nelson, who personally found for be must nurses donated $8.75 to the campaign. 1949 tended active duty by June 30, Force Air and hospitals. for Army All in all, this unit of The American Nurses Associa- 21 enriched the March of people tion is giving its full cooperation even dol an Dimes Fund nurses in by fifty in fulfilling the need for the armed forces of the country. lars. They are cooperating, not only to meet the military need, but also to insure that there will be no disThe man with time to burn never location in the available supply of gives the world much light. nurses in all parts of the country for civilian service. The Surgeon General's Office points out that this is the first time in the history HAP HAZARD of the nation that a professional group has volunteered to procure the numbers or its own group ' tTfc 6RIAT TOW Off ALWAYS VAMMWIH ' needed for national security. TWEOOa AWAY F80M J AWAY AT MS -- M fiAff -Miss Pearl Mclver, President of THEM 5AFITY WVS BSOWFUV.-- W CARSFUL-tStthe American Nurses' Association, stated that under the terms of the new procurement program there will be no upset in the proper bal ance between civilian and military patient nurse care. Arrangements have been made witn tne tiate Smith program to conduct a swearing-i- n program with the oath of office being administered to each of 48 nurses (one from each state) at the local radio station carrying her show. Radio Station KLO will air this special program on Feb ruary 2 at 10:15 a. m. The Army Nurse Procurement Droeram has been endorsed, not only by the American Nurses' As sociation, but also by the American 2. 1949 . is ng I Ar-The-nfc p," Mrs. Nelson With the approval and help of Lt. Donald Overlee, chief of automotive unit, a Chili dinner was furnished by employees In automotive unit and warehouse 14, and sold at 25 cents a plate. This bene fit dinner, which was held on fg n the paralysis. Several ideas were put into ef fect to swell the fund; such as Cinnamon Rolls which were' do nated by Mrs. Lydia McClellan and later sold ; homemade bread baked by Mrs. Nola Hallman and sold at $1.00 per loaf; and a $S contribution from a Pinochle Tournament conducted at lunch time. go-getti- A. Woodward bert L. Bizzell their ski haraemM and fedtoward the plane. For six mey skied across the salt ut nt could. Then "Old Man Wlntor" mnuoH Js and gat right down in the Salt Mke valley. Three Hill workers, Ped rs " equipment y fellow-worke- someone else. All sorts of guards have been de that they then salvage and instruments and When the little box labeled VLook. I Can Walk Again" was displayed at Warehouse 14, each and everyone of the employees in the automotive unit and warehouse was affected. It hit home. These people knew wnat heartache and suffering infantile paralysis can bring, because the son of one of their had been stricken with the dread disease last Thankseivine. Mark Nelson. 1C year old son of Mary Nelson, sub- unit supervisor in' Warehouse 14, contacted polio two months ago and . is now recuperating at St. Benedict's Hospital. Realization that the March of Dimes provides facilities for treatment and funds for research of Polio prompted this unit to Initiate an all-odrive to raise as much as money possible to fight infantile The man has always gone lookin' for the trouble . . . and in 99 cases out of 100, the man always pulled or the stunt that hurt himself was ski-lulpp- Warehouse 14 Conducts Own Drive For The March of Dimes Polio Fund Hospital Association. control, borrows maintenance production Mecham, gong Melba Prettv arrow to Cupid's bow and her Valentine. nv I man operating the equipment, is not checked. How about checking yourself. ATIOWAL SAfETY C0UNC& |