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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 6 Spearheading Membership Drive t "U'l" 7r7TTT 28th Log Takes The Cake Barracks Awards Given to Two Organizations Barracks The The membership committee of the Hill Administrative club met recently to discuss the membership campaign now on.' 1 hose in attendance were (left to right) Ralph E. Lowe, Paul L. Tollestrup, Kurt L. Young, Helen Rice, John Lesnan, chairman; Glen C. Ray, John Way, and .Wayne M. Blair. Hill Administrative Club Urges Increased Membership for 1954 "Outstanding Award", conferred monthly by the Kth T,nrist.ift Sunnort Sauadron, took a different turn this month with two barracks winning recognition. V One of the barracks was awarded the honor plaque which has been conferred monthly in this program. The other top barracks was presented a letter of commendation. Barracks 122 was presented the plaque by Lt. Colonel Robert L. Foley, commander. SSgt. Philip L. Nelson, Jr., assistant barracks chief, received the plaque in behalf of his personnel. Barracks 114 received a letter of commendation from Colonel Foley. A. Thomas, SSgt. Everett barracks chief of the radio operators, accepted the letter in ceremonies held recently. HOT AIR s y 1 i Members of the 1954 membership committee of the Hill Administrative club are spearheading a drive for new and renewed membership, according to John Lesnan, committee chairman. Lesnan urged that all former members renew their membership and all Hill AFB employees eligible become members to give added support to the new 1954 program of the club. uave wnitesiaes, ciud president for the coming year, outlined the Frank S. Jonas, University Uni-of general aims of the club as fol- Utah; Dr. Elroy S. Nelson, lows: To promote better supervi- versity of Utah; Brig. Gen. M. E. OOAMA ; sors and managers " at Hill Air Tillery, Commander, Force Base,' provide for dissemina- Dr. Oakley Gordon; University of tion of pertinent information about Utah; Mr. E. M. Naughton, Utah new and better management con- Power and Light Co.; Dr. G. HoUtah cepts and to assist the command mer Durham, University of Comin any way possible to further the and General E. W. Rawlings, mission of the Air Force and Hill mander, AMC. In addition, the Hill AdministraAFB. for protticing barrtl. roJW Membership tickets may. be ob- tive Club sponsored the "Well tained from John Lesnan, Ralph Done Award" for the development E. Lowe, Paul L. Tollestrup, Kurt of outstanding "management con "If you help a man in trouble. L. Young, Helen Rice, Glen C. cepts, the "More Air Force Per he'll remember the next base-wid- e you a and Ray, John Way, Wayne M. Blair, Dollar" slogan contest, time he's in trouble." the in behalf of drive Max Kennedy, Max Lee, Les Norcharity ton, and Jim Watson. All depart- American Cancer Society. Gen. M. E. Tillery, Commander ments at Hill AFB are represented on the membership committee of of OOAMA, noted that the pro the club. gram for past year had been a broad one and urged prospective the 1953 the program, During Hill Administrative Club ' heard members to support the club dursuch distinguished speakers as Dr. ing the coming year. Grandpa Turns Attic Into Fairyland For Unusual Electric Train Display Cutting the birthday cake baked in honor of the 28th Logisfe Support Squadron's first anniversary at Hill AFB are squad officials and their wives (left to right) Lt. Colonel Robert L. Folej commander; Mrs. Robert Foley, Mrs. James L. Harcrow, andU Colonel James L. Harcrow, deputy commander. The cake, gaily decorated, attested to the record made by the 28th in the last ye Globemasters, operated by the squadron, of operation. The have flown a distance of 1,383,232 nautical miles or the equivalent to flying aruond the earth 64 times or once around the globe everj 5.7 days. The cake was a highlight of festivities held recently when squadron members and their families celebrated the anniversary with an outing at Lagoon resort. C-1- 24 Be On Clear out junk from cellar, tic, and closets. Don't give fire a place to start. discarded cigarette or stray spark. Home fires account for 50 all fire deaths. Children under li There are a. thousand home fires and persons over 65 are the usui every day. Most of them get their victims of home fires. start in plain ordinary household rubbish. Every day there are 920 33 deaths by fire . fires Rubbish doesn't cause fire . . . store fires 100 factory fire but it is the fuel that fire loves'. . . 8 church fires 9 school fire It's just waiting for a carelessly .". . 4 hospital fires. of , ... ... , BRIDES By Dorothy G. Nelson A dream of a small lad fifty years ago of owning a "toy train which he never got has resulted in one of the most unusual electric train displays ever assembled. old James Archibald, a warehouseman at Hill AFB, has a tram collection that is almost He's got ten "choo-choo- " roaming the range. Another point fantastic. interest is an. Indian reservatrains that puff and whistle of tion with miniature teepees ; sur of full whole a valley through rounded by miniature redmen. miniature items. Even Has Oil Field When Archibald was a youngster An oil field, complete with elec his greatest wish was for a train but with 12 children in the fam- tric derrick that pumps out fluid. ily, it just couldn't be arranged. lies to one side of the tracks. High So, Archibald vowed that when he ways, automobiles and filling sta tions give the display a natural grew up he'd get his own train. look. After the Kids Grew Up Sixty-five-ye- the Lookout Against Fires at- ar It wasn't until after Archibald had raised his own family that he got the time and the money to make his dream come true. But now, after 20 years of collecting and building he's got a permanent tram display set up in the attic of his home that is a sight to see! Most attics are a jumble of . castoffs but not Archibald's. He's transposed his attic into a veri It's completely table fairyland! filled with electric trains running through peaceful valleys, moun tains, tunnels, lakes, forests, and cities. Regular Railroad Depot Archibald's train display covers an area larger than two rooms. It's 32 feet long and 18 feet wide intersected with approximately COO feet of track. The ten trains, two sleek passengers and eight freights, railroad operate out of life-lik- e yards which include a passenger depot and freight depot. Settled close by the railroad yards are the stock yards com plete with tiny toy cattle ana hogs. Nestled around the valleys are four miniature farms a dairy farm, dude ranch, and a couple of row crop farms with plows, trac tors, etc. One of the most appealing spots on the l3p"i3 a cattle ranch vhite-face- d steers with orf li Scattered around the mountains and lakes are about 800 pine trees tnat Archibald made himself. Measuring from one inch to .10 inches m height, the little trees are made out of rope and wire and are ayea green. Archibald, who works in ware. house 7D, material sun. processine . . . f. i uiy aimj services division, la now working on some mountains that will .be approximately four feet nign ana will resemble the Wa satch range. He fieures it will a couple of years to comnletelv take T r v .1" 7. mem ana cover them unisn with small pine trees. All Trains In Onerati on All ten trains are on the display and can be operated from the control panel. All hiehwav crossinca are marked by block signals and stop lights which work automat ically. Archibald spends time everv eve mng and week end on his train i- hobby. "Everytime I see anything in the mat woum go With my I just can't rest until I get it," Archibald said. "I've got over worth oi equipment now.' Archibald lives with his wife, Fern, at 153 West 17th Street. When any of the 23 granchildren come for a visit they know where to find Grandpa he's upjust in the attic "working on the railroad." wis trains, . Afewfvjm, -- WW ' For the finest Wedding announcements and invitations . . . ... inIf not you are planning a Wedding, why come soon and look at our many beautiful styles of wedding invitations. I am sure we can save you time and money. PHONE KAYSVILLE 10 INLAND PRINTING COMPANY Kaysville, Utah |