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Show i. X "Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground VoL 7 No. 14 ft H Saturday Postal Service Halted Effective Saturday, January 4, Dugway! Post Office discontinued Saturday window and home delivery service. Accordidg to Postmaster Richard Bell, the closing does not effect the facilitys numerous post office, boxes. Mail will still be received and sorted on Saturdays. "Weve had not major problems with die new policy, said Bell, "However, if it turns out to be a hardship, we wont hesitate to change it back. Reasons for the closing were given as very little business on Saturdays, as well as fewer items for delivery then on weekdays. at Fries Park updated letter from Colonel Adalbert E. Toepel, commander, was sent out Jan. 6, to. residents of the mobile homes at Fries Park reconfirming die closing date of the park as of A 1, 1875. Until die Department of the Army reaches a resolution on die AMARC study, as it pertains to DPG, TEGOM stated informally that the new trailer, park project will continue to be held in abeyance. In the event that TEGOM receives additional fends from Congress before Oct. 1, the closing date of the park will be reviewed. Prayer Breakfast At Mess Hall The Annual National Prayer Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. at HHC Dining Facility on Thursday, January 30, 1975. This ecumenical observance coincides with die prayer breakfast sponsored by prayer groups in our Congress at Washington. Last year more than 100,000 personnel in the Armed Forces met in a spiritual expression of faith and reflected in die spiritual values upon which our nation was founded. This year we will have the taped messages from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army as well as local participation at the Dugway Prayer Breakfast. Reservations are required for this Prayer Breakfast by January 27. Please call the Command Sergeant Major at 3315 to reserve your place for this important occasion. i New High School Policy JDugway High School students will not be released from School unless requests are made in person by their parents. This new policy has been directed by the Utah State , Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Walter Talbot, for all Utah schools to preclude the possibility of students meeting with foul play. Within recent months in Utah, two girls have been murdered and two more are missing. Dugway Principal, Blaine Keller, urged parents to felly cooperate with this new policy to insure the safety of their children. Credit Union Festivities The Dugway Federal Credit Unions annual meeting, dinner and dance will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Officers Chib, Bldg. 523d Tickets are still available and may be purchased at the Credit Union Office in Bldg. 5326. Price is $1.75 per person on a first come, first serve basis. ? nr- 137 5 - January 24. 1975 777 Effective Feb. 1875, rental rates for civilian occupied housing here will be increased by 7.8 percent. This rate increase, the first since January 187 is based cm increased in die cost of living. RATE INCREASES are not locally initiated but are established by the District Office of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps established die current rate to be effective January 1973 based on an evaluation of rental rates for comparable housing die the Tooele area. This evaluation was made by a civilian employee of the Cops of Engineers. Another review of civilian rent is not scheduled until the fall of 1877. However, unusual circumstances such as a substantial increase in utilities could result in a reappraisal of the rates prior to 1877. THIS INCREASE will not affect die residents of Silver Dunes Mobile Home Court or die military personnel who are covered by BAQ allowance. According to Housing Di- vision Chief, Darol Bailer, The rate increase will affect 246 families in the housing area and 40 ivdividuals living in die dormitories. Mr. Bailer father indicated that due to the rate change all civilians residing in post housing will have to sign new leases prior to February 9th. f Court Martial L ' Lucille E. Teagarden signs new housing lease as Terry L. Schlosser of Housing Division looks on. Private (1) Jeffery T. been seritebkKdiio con--- t finement at hard labor for six months by a Summary Court-Marti- al Board here, cm Jan. 10, Bicr-man'h- as 1975. The disciplinary action was administered due to an incident incurred at the Bowling Alley and Provost Marshal's Office by Pvt. Bierman on die night of Nov. 6, 1874. PVT. BIERMAN was originally charged with violating the following articles of the . UCMJ-,,,- 81-T- 116-Bree- Seventy-Fou- r I March of Dimes Here January 27 The Mothers March of Dimes is scheduled for Monday, January 27. The NCO Auxiliary, under the direction of Mrs. Marie Schrier, will be visiting each home Monday evening requesting your participation in die March on Birth Defects. All contributions to the March of Dimes are tax deductible. Checks are to be made payable to March of Dimes. If you are not hone when die NCO Auxiliary tnembers visit, an envelope will be left so you can mail your contribution directly to the Salt Lake City Office. Your participation in making this March of Dimes a success will be greatly appreciated. Gentlemen start your engines!!!!! in Dugways Cull Scout Pack 517 will participate annual Pinewood Derby, January 26. The derby, based on National Soap Box derby rules gives the cubs and their fathers die chance to build and race a car in competition. About 30 cubs are scheduled to race in the event competing for 3 top awards as well as one prize each for best looking and most original cars. The event will be held in the All purpose room of DPGs Elementary School with weigh-i- n time for all entries starting at 6:30 p.m., and heats starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Cub Master SP5 Bob Case at 3388, or Assistant Cub Master Tony Poore, ext. 5460. Preliminaries - 2Lt John Schlatter gires a blood sample to Joanna Henschks, prior to giving his "fair share." (U.S. Army Photo by Ogden Kraut) January SOM Selected SP4 Gilbert L. Widows, 20, of the 65th MP Platoon was selected DPG Soldier of die Month, January 17. A native of Garden City, Kansas, Widows received the honor after appearing before a Special' Board with 3 other R. Dugway soldiers. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Garden Widows, also of City. Since arriving here in Feburay 1874, Widows has served in the capacity of Military Policeman. His off duty interests attend presently include reading and football. He plans to from active release his duty. college after . on a CommisArt. sioned Officer. Art. specifications) 1. Assault on an NCO 2. Disrespectful language to a superior NCO of the Peace Art. The findings of the Court were as follows: Guilty on the first charge but of a lesser offense; being a on violation of Art. ' - SERIM 7 Price Increase In Govt. Housing DPG News Briefs Unwelcome letters OP Armies Dugway Proving Ground, Utah 84022 ! Oct VERSITY The Giving - Red Cross Registered Nurse Patty Clark takes blood from Mr. Douglas Boyle of P&S Directorate. (US. Army Photo by Ogden Kraut) 138-Assa- a military policeman in the execution of his office. OF " the first . GUILTY specification of second charge but of a lesser offense; being in asviolation of Art. sault. Guilty of the second specification of the second charge; Disrespect to an NCO. On the original charge sheet the third charge, Breech of the Peace, was dropped trial and was not tried. Pvt. Bierman was sentenced to six months confineipent at 128-Simp- le Ire-fo- re 1 4 mouth for six months. The private will not be discharged after his sentence and will have to make up any bad time acquired at the end of his regular enlistment. Pvt. Bierman has lieen sent to Ft. Carson, Colo., where he will serve his sentence then lie assigned to a different duty station. This has been the first court-martiat Dugway. since the Noreen Case in February al 1972. Donors Give At Drive A Red Cross sponsored blood drive was held here Monday, January 13 at the Recreation Center. An expected total of 100-12- 5 donors was met with about 74 actual givers. THE DONATIONS will lie sent to 38 hospitals in Utah, Eastern Nevada, and Evanston, Wyoming, while supplies of blood for emergency uses gathered here and at other drives will be sent to Dugway. Before giving in the drive, participants had their temperatures taken, blood pressure and hemoglobin checked, and their medical records looked into to insure their good health. Gloria Gardiner, Registered Nurse in charge of the drive, reported the turnout of Dugway At all our donors as steady. drives in the Intemiountain area, it is important that we get around 100 pints of blood. The hospitals depend on the Red Cross drives for large amounts of blood for emergency use. DUGWAY RED CROSS volunteers for the work were, Diane Slama, Rayleen Wight, Ray Walker, Celia Rothkopf, Cathy Bleyle, Sandy Johnson, Christine Pinkham, Jan Mills, Carol Valek, Sarah King, Marlene Graham, Linda Perry, Ann Skinner, Virginia Helbling, Ruth Galloway, Helen Rees, and Kathryn Knepp. The four Registered Nurses were assisted by DPG Doctor (CPT) Thomas Brock (MO.D). Marcia Miller of Dugway was in charge of overall coordination for the drive. Answering the Call - Donors try to stay as calm as possible, in spite of the dreaded needles. (U.S. Army Photo ' by Ogden Kraut) The Label Table - Jan Milk (L) and Carol Valak, Red CrossUolunleers, at the drive, label and ready the donated blood for processing and future use. (U.S. Army Photo by Ogden Kraut) , Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a pri-die Department of. the Army. Opinions ex- with connected vate firm, in no way hard labor and a $225 fine a pressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be con- siderad an official expression by the Department of the Army. Tlie appearance x of advertisements in tins publication does not constitute an endorsement the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. t 1 by |