SECTION III MAINTENANCE AND HOUSEKEEPING Ao BASE YAOILITIES The following paragraphs will describe in some detail activities which deserve special mention for the purposes of this report, If no mention of @ base facility is made, that facility is either covered . in another seotion of this report, or i¢ operated in a normal fashica “2 with no unusual problems or progress. -. (74 CONSOLIDATED MESS» A concentrated effort was made during.thi period to either process for preservation or turn in to ‘the Quartere master unused property or supplies. More thai three tons of such supplies were cleaned and treated, then turned ine The south wing . of the mess was converted into a storage arsa for ness tables and chairs. Plane to paintthe ceiling of. the entire building were reclised ia part; as of 31 Decexber this project was approximtely 50% completed. Repairs and alterations other than the above were ~~ e. ne Pt Snot oe ! nouns asp ATRESTRIP. Continued deterioration of mcidanerurfased roads and runways during the report ported necessitated tnareased ms . waintenange on the part of Holmes and Yirverpersonals With ine creased traffie, this problem will intensify. (See also Section I) LAUNDEYs Personnel nsetcned to the Post Laundry during Yovexber and December fluctuated.between eight and ten. Continued demands necessitated operation of this installation beyond the duty hours required of other fanilities, inoluding every Saturday afternoon. . 9 - BEST AVAILABLE COPY cEGR 2E a ICLASO EC “ow Br gh so i :