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Show December HILL TOP TIMES Page 2 QUESTION; What was the best Christmas you can remember of having? ANSEWERS: o .niyi wrm. Helen S. Wohl, Military Person"I would nel say the most ' Ilk a hi i hi A DI 1 1 A MA ImNAMlnA E..,U luiiua hic fill. ituir iinpui lame Of Public Information Is Not Decreased The recent decision of Air Materiel Command headquarters to dis continue Public Information Offices at AMC Field activities was necessitated by special budgetary limitation placed by Congress on funds available for public information services. Congressional reduction of PI funds was part of economy efforts directed toward government pub licity activity generally. Civilian defense agencies also received cuts in information funds, all branches of military services were effected and some other government departments were cut as well. Also in the background of congressional action was the feeling that 'public information personnel were conducting "propaganda functions." Air Force PI objective has been to make accurate information of AF available to public within limits of security, without overstatement of fact, not by covering up mistakes or reporting only favorable news. AMC public information objective as stated by General Chidlaw and unchanged by General Rawlings, has been to increase unity of nation through understanding between Air Force and public. Hill AFB Public Information office followed this concept to the letter by informing the public constantly of the mission of the base and methods used to ac complish that mission and by personality stories to present the human side of the Air Force so that the public and the AF found a common understanding in the community. Hill AFB PI office avoided putting out reams of copy which had no aim other than pure publicity or getting the name of the base before the public without informing effectively. Unfortunately the tardy passing of the military appropriations bill left the greatly reduced budget' for information already used in the first third of the fiscal year prior to the passing of the bill. For that reason AMC headquarters was forced to incurr no more Public Information costs at AMC field activities after 15 November. The discontinuance of PI office was announced immediately as effective that date. However, the Air Force realizes the necessity for public information functions to continue, even if greatly reduced. AF recognizes that the of funds for an office does not relieve the commander of the responsibility of keeping the public informed of Air Force and base activities. In the Air Force the Public Information Office has also been accom plishing many other functions not strictly included in the "information of the public" category. These have included publication of base newspapers, direction of community charities campaigns, many phases of internal information and liaison, protocol activities, special project direction. The costing of personnel to accomplish these functions against Public Information is a major reason that funds for the years budget were used up in the first third of the year. The Air Force has announced that a "blackout" of public inf orma tion of lo'cal AF activities must be avoided, so AF is not contemplating modifying obligation of commanders to provide information to the pub' lie and maintain cooperative relationship with the community. While reduction in PI funds will inevitably reduce the extent of public inf orma tion service, THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS FUNCTION IS NOT DECREASED. It will, in fact, demand increased command attention to assure high quality public relations are maintained. The responsibility we still must of this command toward the public remains the same provide factual information to news media, we must still maintain com munity relations, we must still participate in community charities and community projects. We have only been cut in the funds to operate a Public Information office to perform, organize and direct these , non-existen- memorable I Christmas ever had was when I was eight years old. My sister and I was waiting for Santa and about 5 a.m., my dad came home from work and tossed a beautiful angora kitten on our beds as one of our Christmas gifts. From that time on "Fluff" was a member of the family for 11 years, when it died of old age. I shall never forget the thrill of that particular Christmas in my life." . Max C. Bills, Stat Division "my most wonderful Christ- mas was last year, when my little girl was 2 years old oc- casion. My wife and I had just finished fixing the tree and the gifts were all around. It was about two hours after my little girl had gone to bed and as my wife and I stepped back to admire the scene, in came the child. I don't know whether the child's eyes or the Christmas lights were the member I ,. 10 Sizes of Sleds $295 ' 4 1937, the first year I worked. It was a thrill for me, because I had money to buy gifts and I really went on a shot)Dine Open! Fashion Beauty , Appointment Catholic Mass Is PHONE Catholic Mass will be conducted Christmas Eve at 12 midnight, according to Chaplain Edward Goss. On Christmas Day, Catholic Mass will be held at 11:45 a.m. The base chapel will be the location for both events. Chaplain Goss extended a sincere invitation to all interested personnel to be in attendance. Operators: MELLIE MONTOYA LOUISE BURKHART LUZIER COSMEMCS 1 HULJUJY STUART - Distributor - Call., .or Come in.., Ask about our Xmas i Specials! j . " snrpp nn n III! .. i i i .... ww w&mmgfc. i - immmc VP!iK'.'K.KMS X. . x if 7 . MM i- i - . SK 1 : t M 1 VAV;f 1' V- sels for the Penn Railroad and was home with all the family that year parents gave me a beautiful shotgun and I went huntinsr that dav. Fact 'tis. I think T sW oi pheasants that day." At: A i Rosalia Sgt. Long, Classifica-tio- n Christmas "The I best remember as being the most wonderful was in 1946 when all three brothers were home from the navy. One of them had been ""Mus m ac- u- The gift he'll thank you for all through the year ... Arrow E. America?, X mot popular tvhiu $hirtl There arc a lot of reasons why he'd Qe to ret an Arrow Dart Its medium point, non-w- from urning World War I. I was O 95 day." Mine was the first Christmas home after re-- HARDWARE CO. 2552 Wash. Blvd. Phone 8479 Now Columbus, Ohio. I was workinfir then as a ma chinist on Die- - George Toy BARGAINS Galore ilAIC tti re- Christmas came in 1948. back in Smith, Janitor and up Ae -e- n! Force Base's NCO club. BiC b Show A native Ul XIUUCUIU, uusac vcuue to this country in 1912 and started making a name for himself while playing in Paul Whitman's band. When he graduated to a band of his own, Busse was known as the man with the "hot lips horn" and composed top favorites such as "Hot Salon Lips" and "Wang Wang Blues." On Friday, Henry Busse and band Roy Theater Block will entertain such guests of the ROY, UTAH NCO club as; the commanding officers of Hill Air Force Base, Naval HOURS: Supply Depot, Ogden Arsenal and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ogden's mayor, district attorney Monday and many other noted leaders of the through community. Admittance to the Saturday dance is restricted to members of the NCO club and guests, who have Open Evenings by was bought mv VirnfVioi. a pair of skis and my mother a slinky bath robe. I euess it was th hni of buying the eifts knowinsr that I hri money for them." Pfc. Melvin II. Tedrick, Ambulance Unit "My memorable that SPECIAL,. ........... Regular $6.95 -. Christmas with all of them. There were 13 of us for Christmas diinner . jreSffd ... wcnuy UTiaay nignus ui JnusnuAa-heard on such top nam. day ana t"U0 an tm the "6?" prams oergan if under the sponsorship of mil Air the , , at tne xen Tuuimmuj "The best Christmas I i.i (With Electric Lights !) I Margaret Supply li tion, but he was Rmono- - it.. day. It was the first time that all of us had been together since 1941 and it wan reallv wnnrfaffni 2Story, Extra Large METAL DOLL HOUSE J tlimTttt IlltO Walker, worker-manageme- nt -- anT f Vllo Set for Xmas Time and ce activities. To meet the demand of the new situation, we are first removing from public Information costing those functions which are not properly Public Information functions. The base newspaper, Hill Top Times, is an internal information function and it will be continued by a different office. The operation of community charities and community relations will be the responsibility of a new office. The release of news and information about the command is a responsibility of the Commanding General's office and will be accomplished by his designated representative. With the discontinuance of a directing public information office, commanders of all units on the base and directors of all staff direc torates and offices are enjoined to stress the individual public relations role of each officer, airman and civilian. Every person must be indoctrinated to remember he or she is a representative of the Air Force. Word of mouth impressions the community obtains through contact with AF members 'strongly affect the community attitude toward the AF. Community betterment projects, youth groups, charities all must be supported to the fullest by each individual Air Force member whenever possible. . Dnnco TT 3-40- 73 could really ap-- p r e c i a t e the thrill of the Members and Special (b hv itenrv IUJ Riiwa Fntortampri mmm. wavwr and VI IHIIIVH Ball! Ul MCO Club YOU SAID IT The Hill Top Times Is a civilian enterprise published by Wasatch Publishing Co., for the Hill Air Force Base Civilian Welfare Association In the Interest of the personnel of the Ogden Air Materiel Area. Editorial and news matter is available for general release. The Hill Tpp Times receives Armed Forces Press Service material. AFPS material appearing herein may be reprinted without permission of Armed Forces Press Service. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Department of the Air Force. Represented nationally by the W. B. Bradbury Co., 122 East 42nd Street, New York City, New York. Address all Ads to the Wasatch Publishing Co., P. O. Box 253, Ogden, Utah. , 7 -- the of Engineers our Army in that war and I with able, in mi got home July, but had a good-lookin- g, and, stays fresh all day fQr wonderful Christmas from that day on. That first (jnristmas home was on the farm in Preston, Idaho and there were 8 of us for dinner, in eluding relatives that hadn't seen me for a long time. It certainly was a wonderful day." hn Once a definite decision' ham reached, even the nnnlMunt in comes pleasantly possible. Ct fit; duSTbuttoo. broadcloth (less than 1 See an Arrow Dart? shrinkage). a If. "caal Chnstmas giftl y fj a ii u II II |