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Show Vnliima 4 PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR FORCE BASE, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1950 1 Number 8 . dUDdOVufl MATS Squadron to C General Aslts Cooperation of All Personnel in Operation of Base New Commanding General and Deputy Be Transferred Air transport of supplies by the depot feeder system of the 1729th Air Transport Squadron of the Military Air Transport Service at Hill AFB is being ended in the near future, according to Captain William P, Christie, director of traffic, MATS. The job of flying supplies to other bases will be taken over' by base pilots. Civilian employees now employed at MATS are being transferred to AMC , " I '""lh"" ' I ' C"! " detachments. Definite word on where squadron military personnel will be transferred fiaa not been received, Captain Christie said. Some of the squadron has been given tempo- rary duty on Project Swarmer and with 'support units of that projects Three 4 aircraft belonging to the squadron were ferried to Continental Division, San Antonio, Texas at the beginning of the , es. . C-5- week.- ; - Parachute Repair Is Featured on Radio The parachute repair section at Hill Air Force Base was featured ; in a radio script "Defense Report" I last These radio scripts, week. which are prepared by the Depart- -, ment of Defense at Washington, x D. C, are aired over hundreds of f Meet Your Times ; na- tion. Reporters , The story that was included on the program had to do with the girls in parachute repair who wash cloth yards of nylon parachute was taken one The time. story 190 the February 17th issue of , the HILL TOP TIMES. i General Norris B. Harbold (seated), Hill AFB Commanding General, discusses plans and policies for operation of the base with Colonel James S. Sutton, Deputy Commanding General. General Harbold assumed command of Hill AFB on April 10, and met last Wednesday with officers and key civilians of the base. Beauty Contest To Be Held toSelect Queen of Armed Forces Day . Two From Hill AFB Participate in 'Operation Portrex' Airman-of-Mont- h Is Chosen Pvt. B. J. Haczynski Movie cameras have recorded a vivid picture of "Operation Portrex" for the public, and unification-minde- d men are doting on the results of the largest mock battle since the war. At Hill AFB, two representatives of the 1906th Airways and Air By "Airman of the Month" for is TSgt. Francis M. February to select a beauty A contest will soon be held at' Hill Air Force base from conHq Hq Squadron. Sgt. queen to compete for honors in a state wide Miss Armed Forces was Jennison named top enlisted test, according to Col. James S. Sutton, state director of Armed Forces man Hill at AFB is ceremonies Day activities. Winners of Hill Air Force Base's contest will compete held last Tuesday when Colonel 'with girls from other military, civic, fraternal or church organizations S. James Sutton, Hill AFB acting in the Ogden area. Winner of the Ogden area contest will., compete commanding officer presented him at Salt Lake City for the title of Miss Armed Forces. with an engraved identification Girls who enter the competition will be judged both in a bathing bracelet. suit and In street clothing. However, the emphasis is not going to be This hoADr was given to Sgt. on appearance in bathing suit. Jennison for outstanding behavior Three main charactistics are held in Ogden on or about May during the month of February, with special attention to neatness, 15th. going to be considered by judges, military bearing, response to comCol Sutton said. They are beauty mand, general knowledge of milof face, beauty of figure, and itary functions. charm and poise. All three charac- - VFW 'Loyalty Day1 Set The airman of the month, who works in the finance section, has terlstlsts will be judged during 1 For Week End of May been in the armed forces for the (both phases of the contest. 10 years. He served in three The last WASHINGTON (AFPS) Eligible to enter the contest are major campaigns in the European girls from 16 years to 35 years of Veterans of Foreign Wars will spon- theatre during the last war and age, single or married, who are of sor a nation-wid- e "Loyalty Day" was battalion sergeant major for good character and standing. program during the May 1 week- two years. A committee is being appointed Sgt. Jennison has been stationed the organization recently anat Hill Air Force base to hold the end, nounced. The 10,000 posts through- at Hill AFB since August and lives 0 local contest and select a repre- out the country will sponsor com- at Sahara Village with his to be munity parades. sentative for the semi-finawife, Doris. Jen-niso- n, , M-2- . ls -- ( V v radio stations throughout the ; ;, -, : Upon assuming command of the Ogden Air Materiel area with headquarters at Hill Air Force Base. Brig. General Norris B. Harbold met with members of the Utah press and officers and key civilians of Hill AFB last Wednesday. j During these conferences General Harbold discussed his policies and ' plans for operating the base. He told both groups that the first job to be accomplished was the integration of the 25th Air Depot Wing. The general stated that' no additional workloads would be assigned to the base until the integration of the wing was completed. "I want to solicit the help of workers at the field in carrying out the mission of the base and working with the wing," the general said. "With the wing coming in our 4- capacity for work will be increased and consequently I believe our Red Cross Fund Drive workload will also be increased. I understand AMC officials have Is Completed plans to get more work for us in the which probably will be A check of $150 presented by the of newer type planes." Non commissioned Officers Club The general stressed the fact swelled the total amount of funds that the wing would not eliminate raised for the Red Cross at this any of the civilian employees but base to $3,535.90 according to Capthat the skilled civilian workers tain Thomas G. A. Welsh, Red Cross would help train the wing.Liaison officer.- - This amount; was "The wing is part of a mobiliza- $875 above the quota set for the tion plan, General Harbold said. base, Captain Welsh', said. ' "We will also have to arrange Red Cross funds collected at Hill things so that if the wing should Air Force Base will be distributed move out in case of an emergency to various local chapters in the we would still have a functioning counties where employees of this base reside. These funds will be depot here". General Harbold said that in the used to take care of the local chapnear future he wanted to visit each ter budget, with a certain amount section on the base and acquaint being sent to the national organhimself with the work they were ization. ' doing and perhaps offer suggestions on the way they were doing their job. "If anyone on the base has any ideas on doing their particular job that is better than mine, I will accept it. I dont ,want this base to be operated by just one man but to be the results of the cooperative effort of all workers," he added. . con- v This change was brought about by a reorganization of operational control of MATS squadrons and trol, . Service (AASC) Communications Squadron, who were selected to paroff ticipate in the joint maneuverscome the coast of Puerto Rico, have home with enough material for a good sized scrapbook and sufficient memories to occupy their fireside chat evenings. Major Alonzo M. Ormsby, local AACS commander and TSgt. Leon ard G. Robinson, station chief, can say "I was there", whenever people gather to discuss "Operation Por- trex." Major Ormsby, a veteran of 28 years service, was assigned to the staff of Major General Paul L. Wil liams, chief, air umpire, as duty chief umpire for communications. His duties consisted of making plans to handle the communications required by empires to report air combat action and to control certain phases of the air operations by the invading and defending Continued on rage 4) SAENZ BLAIR LilDLJ VAN LIMBURG WALDRON WANNA SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT ? Wanna get your picture in the paper? The above reporters are lour of the many on the field who are looking around for people wim interesting stories for th HILL TOP TIMES. The next time you are contacted by a reporter In your section give him your story. Reporters shown above are Lee Saenz, base supply service section Ext. 293; Wayne Blair, parachute repair, Ext. 671; Jiggs Van Lira-bur- g, control section, supply, Ext. 825; and Bernice Waldron, administration and production control, maintenance, Ext. 672. |