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Show 'II Number 3 PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR FORCE BASE, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 Volume 5 Held Nights it Pays Off Hillfielders Show Big Heart With Their Record Breaking March of Dimes Donations of Approximately $9,000 Planned for Boxing Tournament Almost $9,000 have been donated by generous Hillfielders in the current March of Dimes campaign, it was announced today by the Workers at Hill Air Force base Moore. Already deposits campaign project officer, 1st Lt. William H. will take advantage ;,of the Utah account as Hill AFB's bank in been the have special $8,771 put totaling Golden Gloves tournament to get contribution in the fight against polio. i together and howl. March of Dimes officials estimated that today's total is at least will be tabulated when the drive Plans for the first two nights at $1,000 short of the grand total which the fights are already underway' in closes next Monday. This year's record high contribution, already $100 over the 1951 total the Maintenance and Supply & mark was caused by a number of factors, the campaign manager said. Services directorates. Col. William The main reason, he stated, was the H. Monay, Director of Maintenance, Paid and his workers will be on hand Million enthusiasm and cooperation with Over $34 opening night, February 13th to which the Hillfield family joined in To Hill AFB cheer for five Hillfielders entered the drive. Also, people have reain the contest. in 1951 Personnel lized that last year Utah had the Supply & Services Vorkers and According to withholding state highest polio rate per capita of any their boss, Col. Loyd Smith, are go ments which will be distributed to state. They also know that polio is ing to be surrounding the squared Air Force base personnel Janu- the only disease of its kind which Hill circle the second night of the 31, workers at the base were is increasing in this country ary fights. Something a little extra be paid $34,500,000 for their services Many individuals and organizaing "thrown in" by the Supply & during 1951. Six million of the tions at Hill AFB have taken the Services workers is a special joust total was paid to military person- initiative and helped put over the between two brothers both vet nel. March' of dimes campaign in erans of many brawls the four and .. The withholding statements many ingenious ways, Lt. Moore sons of Milton Priest C. W. Royster, chairman of the March of Dimes committee, base showed .that the Hillfield family said. Final night of the card will be on $100 "penalty" donation made to the checks Maintenance and Supply's division, supply paid their share of taxes, too. Of attended by employees of the Base to civilian March of Dimes by Major Lewis B. Weigold, assistant to the deputy the $28,500,000 paid plan brought in Executive office and all other secbase supply. George B. Van Leeuwen, civilian chief, holds the $3 million ,was for with amazing speed. funds workers, nearly tions on the field. Guests of honor federal income taxes. Major Lewis B. Weigold, head of for. withheld "kitty". at ringside Friday night will be Nearly $222,000 was deducted the base supply division sparked Hill's Commander, Brig. Gen. and Hill workers wages for Social the drive in his unit by giving a. from Mrs. A. H. Gilkeson. : Security and nearly $1,200,000 was $100 check to the March of Dimes An enthusiastic supporter of invested by them if all his employees would" contrisports, and particularly boxing, Gen bonds, according to Donald N. Mc- bute an average of $1.25 each. Serveral Gilkeson said: "I'm going to Donald, chief of the Hill payroll ices which are normally on the Good unit. house in the flight dispatchers sectry to see every fight and win or these In lose, our boys from Hill are going tion were "sold" to pilots to help figures payroll revealing One hundred per cent participa- promised. to make a good showing." A. H. raise funds in the Dimes campaign. to General the public, Brig. tion in the March of pimes camOnly $575.00 would have collected Hill's commander, stated When an Ogden disc jockey, Sherman B. Richardson is handl- paign by workers in the base sup- the Majors hundred. By noon, Gilkeson, million spent here in KLO's Len Allen offered to shovel the $35 that ticket sales in the Maintenance ply division at Hill Air Force base ing had exactly $619.00 Royster west . enabled snow for the highest March of the Jntermountain directorate while William G. Liethi-se- r cost one hundred the boss exactly With Major Weigold's happily America to strike a real "blow Dimes contribution, Colonel William is arranging details for "Supply bucks! donated $100, the section averaged against communist aggression dur- H. Monay, president of the board Night." Major Lewis B. Weigold, head of about $1.56 each for its 460 workers. ing 1951. of governors of Hill's officers club, the base supply division, supply land and club officer, Major Cecil A. services directorate, was 'afraid his AMC Base Surgeon Pevey took the cue. The officers' department wouldn't meet- its club made the winning offer of $100. Up Hill AFB Arrives March of Dimes quota Over $250 more was turned in by the Officers' club from miscellaneThe base surgeon of one of the of $1.25 per person. ous stunts ranging from doughnut Meeting with key civilians and nation's largest airbases; Wright-Patterso- n sales to the $138 proceeds of a AFB near Dayton, Ohio, C. W. Royster, department camnear-sonspeeds of their aircraft are failing to keep pilots of March of Dimes Dance. has arrived at Hill Air Force base paign manager, Major Weigold ex- the The Force ahead of the March of Dimes. The campaign catches up All funds contributed at Hill Air to handle medical and surgical plained the great need for money withAir all of them who stop off at Hill Air Force base. Force base will be sent through cases until the arrival in March of this year. The more he talked, the Dispatchers in Hill's flight operations section have established a Air Materiel Headquarters to the e a flight surgeon. Hill has more enthusiastic he became. nationwide reputation for friendliness and "service with a smile." There National Foundation for Infantile been without a flight surgeon since had audience his he when Finally, can do that they won't do to help a pilot starting out on Paralysis. One half of the money is nothing they Lt. Col. Henry Steinbock left for thoroughly sold, he "uncorked" his a flight. will then be returned to Davis counan assignment in the Far .East. clincher. Since the start of the March of Dimes campaign at Hill on January ty for use in caring for local polio The newly arrived flight surgeon, "If you collect an average of 15, the dispatchers have been charging pilots and air crews for tittle cases. Col. Lindsay J. Ervin, will super $1.25 per person by quitting time heretofor and favors services vise the operation of the tonight, I'll give the March of have been providing they Since all free. A "Flirty" Look Pays Off Dimes a hundred bucks," he fees are turned over to the March hospital at Hill. of Dimes the idea is catching on nationwide. Honored for Acts of Heroism Ordinarily a pilot fills out his own clearance papers prior to going on ' Tf. Ty a flight. Dispatchers at Hill will type out an instrument clearance for the pilot for a 30 cent contribution to the polio fund. If a pilot fills out his own clearance, the .dispatchers nick him a dime for each mistake. Other services offered are: Intelligent questions ten cents. V A Foolish questions 15 cents. 5 v2 cents perper Transportation five-year-o- ld -- . well-organiz- ed polio-fighti- ng Base Supply's Donations Soar When Boss Sets Example, 7rites Check ' - at ed Dimes Pile When Flight Dispatchers Inaugurate a New Campaign System ic full-tim- . 75-b- ed -- H son. Ordering Inflight lunches. rrr' 10 cents. Bounces on landing 10 cents per. Flirting with hired help 15 cents per flirt. Lies (white) Ten workers from Hill Air Force Base who were honored for acts of heroism line up with awards given them in a recent ceremony. The employees were praised for rapid thinking, helping to remove injured workers, and for heroic efforts to save lives an property during an explosion and fire in an engine test block last June. The meritorious civilian service award is the second highest award that can be given to civilian workers. In addition to the award, the employees received a letter of commendation, a lapel emblem of the award and a pay increase. Receiving the awards were (left to right, back row) Mark F. Giles, Moroni G. Tonks, Melvin L. Udy, Darrell R. Wold, and David R. Rees. (Front row) Lewis T. Reiter, Rolen L. Bird, Wesley A. Hansen, William G. Knowlden, and Glen G. -- ' cents. Lies (boldfaced) 25 cents. Profane language 25 cents. ' Notifying wives of arrival (business purposes or otherwise) 1? 15 cents. Chief Dispatcher, Jerry Slatter, reports that the one item bringing in the most money is "flirting with the hired help" in this case, the very attractive. Gloria Crandall, a flight operations typist. The first five days of operations produced about $15, Slatter said, and the March of Dimes "kittv" now holds over $35. - . - r-1- - A L "viv . ' :, 4'- : ...It "flirty" look pays off at Hill Air Force Base aircraft dispatch section pays off for the March of Dimes, at least. And in the dispatch section of Flight Gloria Crandall, Ogden, clerk-typilook pays off often. "Flirtreason a a is flirty why good Operations, ing with the hired help" requires a fee of fifteen cents be paid to the March of Dimes under a special system inaugurated at Hill to boost March of Dimes contributions. Lt. David Lewis, Jr., Evanston, Wyoming, here shows the kind of a look that causes a fee. Captain Albert O. Rondel, Chicago, right, tags Lt. Lewis for' his fifteen cent for the March of Dimes. fine. And that makes everything fine A good-looki- st ng |