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Show HILL TOP TIMES February 24, 1956 Page Sergeant Leaves lor NCO School 7 to be better leaders. The 35-dcourse includes such subjects as world affairs, and MATS' Leslie A. NCO Prescott, Academy at Orlando, public speaking, MSgt. military justice. forecaster with the Gth Fla. The school teaches select NCO's Sgt. Prescott has been at Hill Group at Hill AFB, left on temMATS units how AFB since Oct. 1952. porary duty last week to attend from world-wid- e ay SJL V LaJ 1 HI 00 - nn STAFF SGT. Richard II. Ballinger, weather observer, tests a telescriber at the Det. 6 weather station at Hill AFB. The machine copies the operator's handwriting and flashes weather information to similar equipment in base operation's hangar. It is the only system of its type in this area. iNew Machine Flashes Weather Data JTo EJEffl- - mm SUITS MUST BE SOLD IMMEDIATELY Flyers By Copying Handwriting Pilots at Hill AFB are now getting split-secoweather by means of machines that write like humans. t The machines are Telautograph Telescribers, instruments that feither send or copy handwriting, f At Hill AFB the telescribers uncanny in' ability to copy hand keep the control tower, flight oper writing. "Handwriting experts say that ations, and a radar approach cen ter constantly informed of what s writing received at the other end aew in the way of weather. This is exact duplicate of the opera In turn is relayed to flyers whose tor's," he stated. The major said the system is a lives depend on timely, accurate time saver. "Before these ma Weather reports. chines were installed this month. As weather information is put we relied on telephone and tele ogether at the weather station, talk to keep everyone informed on in observer puts the equipment the weather," he stated. "Constant into operation. He picks up an interruptions and no way of record llectrical stylus that looks like a ing messages slowed us down." Another use for the system is pen. Copying the reports on a metal pressure plate communicating with the "Rawin- auses the master unit to send sonde", or weather balloon, unit ut electrical impluses over tele- four miles from the weather staphone lines. tion. Four times' daily, pressure At the other end similar devices wina aata ana temperature are re going to work. An inked point-i- r telescribed by the Rawinsonde unit follows the operator's strokes to its headquarters. nd writes his exact words on a Major Vincent reported that the laper roll. equipment is the only system in Major R. W. Vincent, command this area. Nearby commercial and er of the 6th Weather Group at AF bases are expected to soon in 111 xne are stall similar texescriDers saia equipment. apd, nd LESS THAN BEFORE AT . i Touch Tunmg ill Hoopsters Off To Spokane 'or Northwest Basketball Tourney I Beauty Contest Entry Blank "Hiss Hill Air Force Base" NAME OF ENTRANT HOME ADDRESS - UNIT ft SECTION WHERK EMPLOYED -BASE TEL. EXT . AGE OF CONTESTANT.....;..- SINGLE? (At Least 17, Not Over 25) (Must never have been married) TALENT CONTESTANT WILL PRESENT -- Send or take this blank to K, Information Services Office, Room 116, Hq. Building Further information may be obtained by calling Ext. 200. S-1- I 2 1 -- INCH DIAGONAL Right From Your Easy Chair Just a Touch Changes Stations Unmatched for Conve-- . nience and m011 Hill AFB Hornets basketball team mcved to Fairchild AFB. Snok- ine, Wash, this week to compete in the annual Northwest Conference 12-1- 6. REMOTE CONTROL ball-poi- nt uurnamem. The contest, started last Monday and ending tonight, pits top earns irom nine miierent Ar will probbaly ases. Represented besides Hill and his starting line-u- p fairchild, will be Larson, Geiger, be Lts. Darrell Tucker, center; Roy conord, Paine, and Mountain Coppinger. forward; Louis Miles ome AF bases in Idaho: Portland forward; Richard Humble, guard FB, Oregon, and Malstrom AFB, and SSgt. Charles Johnson, guard Lt. Tucker, one of Utah's all-tiontana. basketball greats, is Last year the Hornets emerged to spark the Hornets to vichctorious in the meet when Hill VFB hosted six teams from the tory. Tucker has averaged 25 Northwest. points per game this season. The Hill cagers left for the "Also seeing plenty of action wil 5urney boasting a 19 win, 6 loss be Lts. James Ellis, Warren Allen ecord. Alc Joe Zines. A2c Fred Bennett Their last outing was against the Alc Louis Bertram, Alc Allan niversity of Utah freshmen at Wirrick. and A3c Douglas Cook alt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. If the Hornets win at Fairchild B. The squad revenged two previ-w- s AFB. they will go on to the world losses at the Redman's hands wide AF basketball tournament W will be The play-off- s defeating the frosh 64 to 58. March he win snapped the freshmen's held at Bunker Hill AFB. Indiana Knning streak of 13 straight this It is a former Navy base recently reactivated by Tactical Air Com par. I Hornet's saidimand. Joe Coach, Hess, PHILCO j UP TO I A$ LITTLE AS 92c ft WEEKj 90 loss than before! 11 U Compare this new Philco for value, performance and features. Just a touch turns the set on, changes stations or turns it oft. It s all automatic. (filffil VJ VJ-- TRADE-I- WU nn N IF YOU PLAN TO BUY A NEW TV THIS YEAR GET IN ON THIS FABULOUS DEAL NOW ! WIDE SELECTION OF MODELS BUT THEY WON'T LAST LONG! PRICES GUARANTEED TO BE THE LOWESTI PAY NOTHING DOWN BOUNTIFUL PHONE AXtel ROY (5490 So. 1900 W.) PHONE 78 25 LAYTON PHONE 450 |