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Show -~-A-MVA~'f /943 li~Im: ffRJ([Gfif~. W[}lRflu:Jrrn~fR:Ji:DWRHHD ~-[~OitR Jl II 6f' tl'- 1\. A fT t;~ TT r1""\ P\ rn: Jfn) t:r\ 18 1j ! I _ \L_ ~j tVttLL S{) 15.J v lliil CL lkr \J.j 01 . -. . - · · .i.::::.-==-- -·--;-=...--:"'.-:::=:-- - - ---- -:- -..,-----.::.:.:::::::.::.::.:.:.::..-.-_==:.:::::;:.::::.:::• .:: ::.-=---·-,_:__ ' ;;_ _ ::.;::_-=.~--:=:::_ ____ _- -=:;::- -- ~J THE QUARTE RMA STER CORP S HAS SECURED ALF EN GEN~ OFTEN ACCLAi MED THE GREA TEST ALL-AROUND SKIER IN THE WORLD, AS A TECHNICAL EX PERT ON ARCTIC EQUIP M E ~T ACC ORD ING TO AN A ~NO UNCE M E N T MADE SA TURDAY BY GENERAL TALOOT. ENGEN WILL ASSIST THE Q U AR TE q~ ASTE R CORPS AT THE DEP OT IN T !~E T EC H N IC ,~ L INSPECTI ON 1\ND ST Ofit, GE OF ALL ARCTIC CV:THl NG AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SKIS, TCDOGGANS, SLEDS, F A ~ K A S, SLEEPING BAGS AND GTHER ESS ENTI AL COLD-CLI MATE E QUI PM E N T~ ENGEN IS SAID TO GE PE ER AM ONG SKIERS1 F OR HAVING WON EVERY NATI ONAL SKI lNG TITLE AT LEAST CNCEe HIS f< EC 8RDS REVEAL OVER 500 TR ;)PHIES ,X\TAINED AS A CHAM PI ON IN EACH --0'F HEf ( UR MA J OR PHASES OF SKIING, NAMELY, JUMPI NG, SLALOM ING, DOWN-HILL AND CROSS-COUNTRY. tHE UTAH QUARTERMASTER DEP OT IS THE PR INCIPAL SUPPLY POINT ~ O R THE ENTI RE UNITED STATES Af:MY FOR S? ECIAL ITEMS OF" lvl C:UNTAIN ANG \'! INTO: !< WAF.:FA PE CL 0THI NG AND EQUIPMENT., THE f.<E IS A SI.I Cl STANTIAL NUMGER OF THESE ITEMS9 WHICH IS BEING STEAD!LY INCREASEDo P? INCI PAL REAS ONS WHY THIS DEPOT WAS DESIGNATED F"Or THES~ IM PORTANT FUNCTI ONS AND D ESP O NSI O I~ITIE S AR E, ITS STRATE GIC LCC:.T! ON QE;JNJi ADJ AC!;:NT TO THE MOUNTCIIN PE;GI ON IN THE cp t>JTINENTAL UNITEG STATES_, AND THE REFORE; READ ILY ACCESSI BLE TO TROOPS WHO A; E TRAINING IN Cn L O ~A DO A~ D CTHER NEA R- BY MOUNTAIN STATES~ FU R'f'HER~- - OGDEN IS A"tVERY EXCELLANf Loer,T!GN I·N VIEW C'F ITS RAIL CONNECTI ONS WITH P.OINTS IN CANA DA AND WEST COAST B.;,'.P TS• ALS ·) A ~ C THE P AD V.~N TAGE IN THE FACT TH.c\T THIS , LOCATI ON IS FhEE OF HOT TEMPERATURES WITH EXciESSIVE HUMI 6 1TY; WHICH WOULD QE DAMAGING TO MANY · OF IHE ITEMSo THE QUARTE RMA STER C ~RPS WILL HAVE ENGEN ABBIST IN TESTING CLOTHING AND EQUI PM ENT io DETERMINE WHETHER W O'~D B HAVE DEEN PRCPEf-lLY SEASCNED , Prd NTS A N ~J U, CQLIE RS PRCPERL'V APPLIED, STEEL 11PS AND BRACES W[LL- J A LANCE ~ , FLEXI O!LITY ANG WEI GHT CORRECT, AND SEE THAT WEA RING A" PA PEL AND 'JAGS AP.E WELL-KNIT, LIGHT . IN \~ EIGHT, YET ADLE TG WITHSTil.ND MlCTIC CLlMATE A_ND WARFAR Ee IT IS THE QUARTERMASTER CCRP S 1 RE S? ONSI OILITY FOR AD EQUA TE AND P~ OPE R STORAGE OF THESE SUP ~ LI EB , SEEI NG TI ~ T THE ST ORA GE CCNCI TIDNS AS FAR AS TEMPE ~A TU R E AND H UM I ~ ITY ARE CONCERNED 1 ARE PROPER TO PREVENT WA qP ING, j REAKI NG AND G ETE R I O~ A TI O N, AND THAT ALL ITE~S GEING SHI PPED TO FIGHTI NG F ~ R CES ARE IN GOOD COND ITI ON AND PRCPERLY PACKED AND LOADED• v ,.\ ~-~ .Ql?.2!~.f COLONEL L. O. GR ICE, 'QuA r; rE RMASTE I< SUPPLY OFFICER ~, T THIS DEPOT, HAS HAD VALUA CJ LE EX-PERIENCE WITH SPECIAL IT EMS OF AR CT;O CLOTHING AND EQU IPMENT. PRIOR TO dOMING HERE HE WAS IN CHARGE OF RES EARCH AND DEVEL OP MENT OF ITEMS OF THE FOREG OI NG CATEGORIES AS ~ ELL AS OTHER QUARTERMASTER COPPS SU PPLY ITEr., S.- HE A S SE M OL ~r,) A STAFF C:F NAT I O N .~LLY AND INTE RNATI ONALLY KNOWN EXPERTS IN ~A ~HINGT 0 N TO CCLLA GCRA TE, TO I MP ROVE EXI6TING TYPES AND CREATE NEW TYPES OF EQU\ Piv1 E N T~ IN DI RECT ~ HA i~ GE OF SUPPLY MATTER c r'NCEi< NING THESE ITEMS IS liEUTENANT CHA RLES 111. HANEY, A TEXTILE ENGfN :::r. " , VJH ') H.C.S HM:• MANY YEAf<Sf S ~ fWICE AT THE PHILAC' ELPHIA DEP OTs WHEt<E THE I OULK OF COLD-CLI MATE ITEMS ARE PROCUREDo HE ALSO HAD SEVE ~ AL MONTHS' SERVICE IN THE .R ESEARCH AND C' EVELOPr.IENT ;:_\ ;::AN CH OF" THE ·~ FFI CE OF Tr<E QUARTERMASTER GENERAL IMMED lATELY Pf< I CR TO CCt;i lNG TO THE UTAH QUARTE :l-MA STtR .DEFOT., THE EMPLOYMENT OF MR . ENGEN IS IN LINE WITH THE POLICY OF THE QVARTE RMASTE.R CORPS IN C ON TINUI~G TO GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GIVE CUR GOYS THE 3 EST AND MOST PRA CT!CA 3LE AND SU ITA CLE CLOTHI NG OASED UP ON INDIVIaUAL AND SP~CIFIC CONDITI ONS AND REQUI REMENTS, AND TO MAKE AVAILA OLE SPECIAL CLOTH!NG FOR ALL CL!MATES, AND ESP~C!ALLY FDR ARCTIC AR EAS, AS EVJ DENCED OY THE FACT THAT SC;)RES OF ITEMS HAVE OEEN ESPECiALLY DESI GNED FOR MEN SE RVING IN MOUNTAINOUS AND ARCTIC REG I ONSe -GA-I NE-D -81- -T-R·-OP-HIE-S ENGEN CAt,;E FR OM NOt<WAY IN 1929 TO JE: COME A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, PRI OR TO LEA VING NORWA Y~ HE HAD GAINED 81 TROPHIES AND 1\Jl~ALS IN [Uf<OPEAN SKIING COMPETITI ON,. HIS LAST GREAT EVENT BEF ORE LEAVING NCRWAY WA S TO DEFEAT THE NCJR WEIGIAN JUMPING TEAM1 JUST RETURiS!ED FROM VICT ORY IN 1928 OLYMP IC GAMES. ENGEN HAS HELD MOST ALL SKI lNG CHAMPI ONSHIPS, HAD MADE AND GR OKEN MORE SKI lNG RECORDS AND COM INATED AMERICAN COMPETITIVE SKI lNG TO SUCH AN E ~TENT THAT HE HAS ~CCU MULATE D EVE RY POSSI BLE HONOR THIS NATI ON CAN CONFER UP ON A SKIERo Barbara VJeeks' Well it was a ·great race,--- too bad more of you .werent't. up there to s ee it. A~f . Engen set a beautif~ ,cm.irs~' and then SW\',rlg dowri n;rough the ~ates J.n 47 seconds flat, to showhow .it should be donq. Audrev Roth foll~W\i!;. opc~:i.ng ~he nouroe cf or -·tho gi'r:I;s., ( That is whnt i~ ·- C~llod f~re ... nu ... J.ng 1.~ ~kJ.-talk). Arthur.Ho,th, of Ogdc:n . ~ki Club, was 'in charge of all the deta1.ls, and umumeru.ble other things which are esseotial to a well rnnnuged rae~,. nnd ·usually ar~ ·.t aken for granted.~~~-~~~- the results for the I-hlltu.ry Personnel: ' |
