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Show I iday, April 28, 1950 HILL TOP TIMES Cheerful Patients irffL' . Supply Worker Is "A , Commended George C. Wittman, Unit A, con trol section. suddIv division, re ceived a letter of commendation alone wif-- a snnerior accomnlishment Dav increase, from Brig. Gen eral N. B. Harbold, commanding general of Hill Air Force Base. The award was made on April la in office. the The commendation was given for his outstanding work in stock con - q 1 .si:l Willi! Photo by Bill Markel. Ine old song "Keep your sunny side up" could well apply to William C. (diet) Cochran and his wife, Marge, who are doing just that ; while spending the necessary time in the State Sanatorium in Ogden. Marge and Chet, relaxing on the sun porch of the hospital, are admiring a hat created by Chet which won first place in a contest held to keep patients cheerful and contented. Can't Be trol work. The letter of commendation, signed by General Harbold, read in Dart: "Sustained nerformance of siinh a hie-- deexee ofi excellence which warrants an award of this nature is conclusive evidence of your outstanding contribution in the accomplishment of the mission of OOAMA. Your fine work serves as an inspiration and an incentive to all civilian employees at this in stallation." Mr. Wittmann has been employed af TTill AT7T? fnr the nast vear and resides with his wife, Shirley, and is . d- ' air-land- ed SHAW BLOOM - Civilian MADISON DeBOER "LET'S GO TO PRESS" A statement in the news paper business and a call heeded by the above reporters. The correspondence shown above who help get the "Hill Field Story" into nrint are ; Olivn Rlnnm. nnmmls. al sary, Ext. 409; Beverly Shaw, section, sunnlv. Kvt. 2SS? Wanda Madison, maintenance com- inunicauons, r,xt. roe; ana iianK DeBoer, sheet metal, Ext. 6M or a claim to fame. In snit of nil the changes, transfer, reorganiza tions, ana consolidations that have taken place on the field in the'ln 8 'years, she has remained in the same unit doiner the aama tvn work. Since starting to work at Hill Arn eigne years ago this month, she has been a stock record dark in Class 13, flier's clothing and personal equipment. This is reallv auite a. recnWL Mrs Culley has had 12 different super- visors ana out of 16 workers in the unit during the war she was the only one that hasn't been transferred or laid off. For about 2 years she handled the records of flier's clothing T)y herself, but since Hill AFB now handles all of this clothing and equipment for the Air Force, she now has 6 others to help her. Working in this unit so long Mrs. Culley knows all the stock numbers of the equipment she handles just like the alphabet. For instance she could tell you without a moments hesitation that 8300470732 is a flying jacket (B-1size 38- Mrs. Culley lives at Roy with her husband who works in the meat department of the commissary. Her hobby is raising blue ribbon gladio las. At one time she had 40.006 gladiola bulbs in 35 varieties. 5) Club Presents " RENO well-kno- wn dis-nos- Mrs. Delpha Culley (above) has r NIGHT All Kinds of Games FREE DUTCH LUNCH BINGO FOR CASH ! Dancing Orchestra FRD3AY, APRIL 28th , 435. U1V1Q XUUK STORY TO YOUR TIMES REPORTER. firmed Forces Day Prayer Hard games and tournaments the nurses. "One of the big things that keeps up our morale here," said Chet the won ork being done hv Dr. D. $ . . 1 Nburg. He is al- - 32.00 practice was established irt order an employee prior to pay day, in the case of an emergency, without subjecting the Sinance Officer to adverse criticism for delivery of a check prior to the date thereon. However, advice has been recently received from the representatives of the General Accounting Office that the practice must be discontinued and that checks must carry the date of the regularly established pay day. Therefore, in the future, in order to conform to the policy of the General Accounting Office, salary checks of civilian employees can not, under any circumstances, be released by the Payroll Office prior to the established pay day, .. shopping service for the patients. are also conducted as part of their recreational program. "Special programs and activities are planned to keep us patients interested and happy," Chet said. "For instance on Easter we' had a contest to see who could design the best hat out of anything we had in nil f rnnm " "And," interrupted Marge, 'Chet won first prize with his creation. His hat was made out of a cracker box, tinfoil and blue birds cut out or tne cover of a National Geographic magazine." An operation wasn't necessary for Marge, but she will stay in the sanatorium a few months than Chet. Complete rest andlonger then a few months of exercise will ready her to face the world again. "One of the nice about this place," said Chet, things "Is the food." The meals are wonderful." "Almost TOO wonderful, broke in Marge, "I've gained 8 pounds since I came here. At that rate they're going to have to roll me home." As the hospital is divided into two sections, one for men patients and one for women, Chet and Marge aren't able to be together very often. But they keep in touch by sending notes to each other via gory of support, while the target tne exercise is still to be lifting that a check could be delivered to Tuberculosis has struck! Victims of the double blow are Chet and large Cochran, a young couple employed at Hill Air Force Base until ast February. But now, 2 and months after the State Tuberculosis .anatorium in Ogden it looks like this entering popular pair will have the last augn on the dreaded disease. Well on the road to recovery in their "home away from home" Chet nd Marge are cheerful-a- nd to the time when they can patiently looking to eturn their jobs at Hill. In spite of two major operations last month in. which a total of 6 lbs were removed, Chefs spirits are high. "Ten Weeks more of rest and recuperation should see me back to vork, he said. "They make it easy to be contented here. One of the nost important things up here at- ne it$ sanatorium is to rest and ake it easy. To' see that their naya wining to answer our ques atients relax, are content and free tions about tuberculosis in general rom worry is the main project of or our case in particular. He doesn't he workers at the sanatorium." believe in keeping any of us in the Marge and Chet, along with about dark about 5 other anything. He spends patients spend most of heir time reading, knitting, cro- many overtime hours here at the cheting, weaving, working leather, hospital and his cheery, truthful r in pursuit of other hobbies. manner makes us have faith in him vi tuc uuapiitii sian give and know that ill the assistance they can. everything will turn out all right." ,; There are movies for those who ire well enough to attend and vari-)u- s And so, Chet and Marge Cochran religious services once a week. are Radios and record players are on accepting what life has given nand for those who want them. them and making the best of it Student nurses from Salt Lake and and with their high spirits and Dgden hospitals (who receive their "can't be beat" attitude they'll communicable disease at :he sanatorium) conducttraining a personal soon be back, 1 or Salary checks of niviiinn em ployees have, in the nast hon dated on the day the checks were maae up by the finance office This Reporters I the maneuver commander, said the increase was largely in the cate NOTICE Young Couple Are Well On The Road to Recovery I FORT BRAGG, N. C (AFPS) Steadily increasing numbers of Army and Air Force troops for the joint maneuver, Exercise Swarmer, have brought the over-a- ll total par 60,000 for the North Carolina mock ticipating 'from both services to offensive to be launched in late April near here. Lieut. General Lauris Norstad, ld Meet Your Times Beat" Attitude 8 Years in One Unit Army, AF Ready; 'Swarmer' Forces Now Total 60,000 paratroopers and fighting men.' nlus 22.000 eauinment and supply tons, into an airhead in eleven days. Exercise Swarmer is the first tactical application of thp stratec-iairlift technique, 'and it proposes to establish, support and build up an airhead sufficiently to effect a breakout and conduct n. their daughter, military offensive maintained en Pamela, at 33 Lakeview Drive, tirely py an aerial supply line. Clearfield, Utah. nine-month-o- Lord God of Hosts, in whom our fathers We give Thee thanks for all Thy servants who have laidtrusted: down their lives in the service of our country. Unite all the people of this nation to defend the freedom and brotherhood for iy and died. Grant, we beseech Thee, that the vwl teyjived liberty they bequeathed unto us may be continued to our children and our children's children. O God our Father, we commend to Thy keeping all the men and women serving our country in the Armed by sea, land and air, that they win for the whole world a Forces just peace,- and that the sacrifices which they offer for our country's cause may be acceptable in Thy sight, and that an entrance into Thine etrnal peace may by Thy pardoning grace be open unto them And Thine shall be the glory forever and ever. Amen W P"0 MAINTENANCE Is Throwing a Party ! I - SATURDAY, APRIL 29th DOOR PRIZES Everybody Invited Star Noodle ! Dance to Rythms of TUNE TOPPERS Parlor Welcomes 25th Air Depot Wing m j FINE II 1 FRIED CHICKEN FRIED SHRIMPS ft Street , PHONE 6331 ' HILL AFB CIVILIAN CLUB Oriental and American FOOD! 225 - 25th I SIZZLING STEAKS 3 Page Ogden, Uteh 10 aiftam "The Club That Was Built Especially For You ' 1' A X |