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Show '' PUSHED FOR . Still Flying - - jfeor Older But FOl HILL AIR BASE, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, IPi"" Federal Workers' Pay Higher Sigh Wide and Handsome Than Same Job In Industry . MATS Personnel Fly Industrial Relations Council of Utah Aid to Flood Area Compares Civil Service With Industry X v'' . ' " Military Air Transport Service at Hill Air Force Base played a major civic role recently when aircraft and crews ferried vital flood control material to the inundated areas of Oregon and Washington. Contacted by the Stockton Depot, McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, as to availability of aircraft for immediate assistance in lifting cargo to, the danger areas the Hill detachment went into high gear. All aircraft were inventoried and crews alerted. Three and one 4 took off at intervals for Stockton in the early hours of the morning of June 4. During the next thirty-si- x hours 186,000 pounds of burlap bag was ferried to Hillsboro Air Field, 17 miles west of Portland, Oregon. Air traffic officials at the Hill MATS detachment commented that '"the total time elapsed between the conception and completed mobilization of all aircraft was four hours. The cooperation and coordination received from all commands and personnel concerned was ci a superior nature and highly commendable, reflecting the spirit of civic pride and effort to protect civilian personnel and property in the time of dire need." C-4- ci 'i 1111 Flag Day June 14 lMt Operations rraise ctwre and civilian Military Man of the Month -... i pwouuuei v.. praise from Col. summers or me Strategic ie Wag trpreivo1 it. Jby MSgt. Kermit Dunning, Jwaiit Dunning did a very better than I ?inVti11 ,ottest'" Vol Som- - Vu,. ue F flight ODerntinn a Reived a word of so-:-- ... r. t directorate of mainten- a man I wish m more of g00d them." ded to CSSSLW jUnn ned 01 A ho V01- - Somners -- - com- - was s Ly o7nnr.Ve oad, he a collar bill CTDunning with the explan- 1 landed that got a drink." 188 Soldier of the Month is awarded to the most outstanding enlisted man stationed at the air base. Military personnel are judged on neatness, military bearing, response to commands, and general knowl, edge of military functions. Sgt. Barnes graduated from Billing, (Mont) High School in 1940. While there, he excelled in athletics, especially football and boxing. While only a junior in high school, he won the Montana State lightweight boxing championship. His formermilitary experiences include service as an enlisted mechanic in Alaska, aviation cadet, wilder nilot. and instructor in glider towing. He was discharged in 1945 as a first lieutenant. he was as When he AACS as an operator the signed to of the ' Air Forces ground controlled approach landing system. (See Picture.) r lotment plans. "Everyone should feel compelled to demonstrate his concern for our national economic security, for the need of action, and for preservation of the American way of life," Col. Stanton said. As a convenience to employees, an application for payroll bond deductions was included with the letter. anti-inflationa- ry r! 'J- AY 7 c fmmmmmiMi ha" LOWING LETTER FROM COL. FRANK D. HACKETT ALL PERSONNEL OF HILL AIR FORCE BASE IS QYTrvrann vim yvq rvrruii'TV' Personnel u. , STOPOVER Top-Flighte- ciD ' T , " ' w- -- - mi . y transfer from Hill Air Force Base to like to express my appreciation to you for """'a cooperation during my command at this Headquarters. fliluS61" myse1' to be extremely fortunate in having been assigned -we puoc arrival v. nere I had honrriomcer nnUfanHinv war record made by nf tv,aauring I 'Ition frnd and how that record was being maintained during the 4f y':4 ':4 war 10 Peace. I know that a commana in tfahH.i. polish recorrtat. i .u j --,.- t va mmand. the riciencv.if 4u0f the organization, whose loyalty, unselfishness and the records. Snltl?y 1 months as commanding officer here I have had daily -- .ki.t, won nrnrmiii vour duties. io observe tv i mi.. wmefu?lan?& is a cpet to the U. S. Air Force and this command. '"Cluing in Whlrh nrilo Lane f llllTHTn ttllllHII juu vciu....t.l.. 'y, - 'M V,,WoulJ like enn . n.... ,nniioa tn vou ner- . . .. Sex. Base was ah Air r Hill Force utav soldier 01 ine iiiuntn v AACS have .frSt lhat 1 cannot give each of you the individual letter He won over approxl-nltuw- u 187th Squadron. the of Barnes B. uw. . To v frmr liirhtweieht boxine chamo. of mafelv .t. ennsieu men. rni,j ' and to your families, I wish success and happiness. was in there punching on June 5 when the reviewing party a former first lieutenant in the troop carrier rtanide seat. Heanis instructor FRANK D. HACKETT, in gilder towing. He is now bring- where he was Sice, nt tha raAar 1nn1inr aid an" nnoro.Ar Colonel, USAF, ow-v,liy , r "i.s the flyboys in via ing Commanding WJeliand ot Ica,sion 1 would frB' "uuuij j-- -- ,:' -- .1 tl ii X n firms. Of the 43 different positions studied, 31 were found to be comparable to jobs at Hill Air Force Base. Further comparison showed 20 of OAMA's positions paying higher than prevailing industrial rates, one paying the same, and 10 positions at Hill AFB receiving less money than industrial workers. It was disclosed that Hill Attn paid more than Indus positions Loan Security try s highest wage. The study revealed OAMA to be Steps Up Pace In an effort to stimulate interest well within the highest and lowest in the Security Loan, Col. C. N. extremes, indicated stability in to Federal workStanton, savings officer, has sent wage rates paid a personal letter to each of Hill ers, personnel officials said. Also Included in the Industrial Air Force Base's 4,000 employees Council's survey were comparisons of out dual the purpose pointing between and sick leave vacation : economic loan the security in privileges industry and private and individual savings, through Service. Federal the inflationary spiral. curbing of The most liberal companies of Government employees and mili140 had the following policy: the the must spearhead tary personnel One three company granted an drive, the letter said, by. setting, weeks" vacation with pay after 5 American the for people example years of employment; 9 concerns to follow. The purchase of series-- E bonds was stressed, particularly allowed three weeks vacation with (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) t through pay reservations and al- C-5- -- UDon inter-mountai- Lt. General Manton S. Eddy, director of the Army Education system and commandant of the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, stopped briefly at Hill Air Force Base June 8, 1948. He was on his way to Hamilton AFB, California. , TO AN Results of a comprehensive wage survey conducted by the Industrial Relations Council of Utah were made known today by civilian personnel officials of the Ogden Air Materiel Area. The survey involved a study of 43 positions found in 140 4 T Alaskan Shipments Rate Top Priority A new procedure has been inaugurated at Hill Air Force Base for the shipment of material to the outlying bases of the air forces in Alaska. Word has been received from Wright Air Force Base by Major Bashaw that fifteen hundred tons of equipment can be expected weekly to flow through the transportation section, here on the hill top. At present there Is only a small order being arranged for shipment, but at this writing two carloads of miscellaneous supplies are well on their way across the route to Alaska. From Hill, by Bamberger, to Og den, there the Union Pacific takes over and ships the cars to the Great Northern, that in turn ships them to Coutts, Montana, where the Ca nadian Pacific begins the journey to Edmonton. The Northern Alberta Railway is responsible fpr the safety of the supplies until they reach Dawson Creek and then the North American Transportation Company backs its huge trucks up to the railway cars and loads up for the overland road to Alaska. This system will be used until the highways into the interior are com pleted and can be utilized to haul the freight right onto the aprons of the bases that will use the material. An office has been established to handle all freight under this project for consolidation and reshipping, and Mr. Case and Mr. Jacobs, of Transportation, have been assigned the job. The liaison officer assigned to receive the shipments at the Alaskan frontier was appointed from Wright AFB, and has not been named. However, his function is to be coordinator between Oama and the North American trucking concern. This project has a top priority and if the estimated fifteen hundred tons of material comes through as anticipated, from Wright AFB, there will be a beehive of activity in the Transportation section in the coming months. ' |