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Show Make Good Showing at Zone Finals PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH 17 7No. ol. August 27, 1954 Plans Underway for Transfer Arsenal to Hill AF Base Of Action Committee is Being Formed To Coordinate Plans for Occupancy ilitarv Paid C I I ii mommy . wice Trial Test n the Air Force Secretary of Har- - Talbott has announced that ilitary personnel of the Air Force ill be paid twice a month on a d E. test basis beginning in months x ctober, 1954. Air Force lat paying officials anticipate twice a month will md to reduce the necessity for any airmen to seek small per-mal meet expenses monthly pay days. It will ilp to improve recruitment and enlistment rates, officials point-- 1 loans to be-re- en -- out. Businessmen near Air Force Base find that their sales will Iay more stabilized. Commis- lires, base exchanges and laundry I are expected to have peak lenities off as a periods leveled fid of the plan The plan will bring the Air prce in line with the twice month ly policy used in industry and Vril service. partial pays !e expected to become extinct with le advent of two paydays a month. So-call- ed (The Preliminary planning for the occupancy of the Ogden Arsenal by Hill AFB has been completed, it was announced today by Brig. General M. E. Tillery, Ogden Air Materiel Area commander. General Tillery emphasized, however, that Hill AFB officials are only forming plans for an orderly transfer of the Arsenal from the Department of the Army to the Department of the Air Force. who are familiar with the physical Pentagon officials have not yet layout of the Arsenal should be Hill new to workload assigned any to on remain the encouraged job. AFB to utilize the Arsenal facili- This could save the taxpayers many ties. The present plan includes only dollars the need for by eliminating the mission currently assigned to a new maintenance team to be Hill AFB and the Ogden Air Ma- trained in Arsenal operations. teriel Area. All administrative, warehouse, Warehouse storage space through and magazine areas will be shop out the Air Force in in critical demand and Colonel Ray H. Need-ha- considered for possible operational Ogden Arsenal commander, use by the Air Force. Facilities has authorized the immediate occu- and buildings which can not be for Air Force pancy of one warehouse building used immediately will be placed on a for the storage of Air Force items. operations status. All installed equipAn action committee has been standby which can be used for Air ment formed to coordinate all actions at Force operations will remain in Hill AFB for the occupancy of place; facilities by the Ogden The only Army activity which Air Force. Col. Paul D. Fellows, assistant for programming at Hill, will remain at the Arsenal is the has been named chairman. Transportation Corps Detachment which repairs locomotives for the officials could not Air Force say how many civilian employees at the Department of Defense. General Tillery said that the Ogden Arsenal would be transferred to Hill AFB payrolls. However, present target date for completion General Tillery said both he and of the transfer of the Arsenal to Colonel Needham agree that certain the Air Force has been tentatively installation maintenance employees! set at April 1, 1955. . Ai-sen- A. test will apply to all airmen be Optional for officers. loins Hill Administrative Club officers will be eriven an Iportunity every six months to pet io De paia once a month or rice a month. Pav earninc nerinds pder the once a month will Jdividual through the last with pay day on e 5th of the following month. iy earning neriods under the twct. month plan will be from the 1st I loth and from the 16th through iasc aay with payday on the fi ana First payday for those rieotintr pay will be October Fri- thnco l woi. Jfirst. navdav , t: ly ci 1. kt win . ;ii i rtvt- b jmber 5. frior to adoDtine a the pian neid survey showed vi Per Cent Of the airmen in Pavnr tWO Pavdavs n TnrmtVi .1 ft nar pt opposed, and 11 per cent in fterent. After the nion , . tUH v.. UC6I1 ilUiJ von cea in semi-mont- effect nn survey will be tne reaction of Air r-- F-6- 1 puses at Hill AFB The Air nr ", Tv.r "uuw mgnt iignier a' II fame, paused at ill APR ; I tha v s e . nervation Don TToiV- i- iftwr u, said . ' Sal Dei"Js .. .. .. puot lor tne National ?,AOTUn: i.Trt H?e? Ior the Ma?i kitiiia - nown Institute for 13 a . A rfitute DeeP special nign 1948 tor the Civilian drivers from Hill Air Force Base proved some of the best drivers in the Air Force when they returned with five trophies after having competed in the zone finals of the US AF motor vehicle Roadeo held at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team from Hill captured two first place trophies, two second place honors, and one third place spot. Out of the fifteen trophies awarded in the entire contest, Hill s drivers took five. The contest included drivers from Air Force bases from eight states within the Ogden Air Materiel Area. The two first place winners were Elden Hamblin, who won in the bus division, and Jim Strebel who Be took top spot in the tanker competition. Winning first place entitles All Hill AFB civilian and military them to compete in the National employees are invited to be on hand roadeo which will, be held at Anat the John Affleck ball park next drews AFB, Maryland, on SeptemFriday, September 3, to cheer for ber 15, 1G and 17. their representatives in the beauty Second place spots were claimed contest. Raymond Anderson in the bus by two That will be the time when and Barbara Moon, in the division, beauties from Hill AFB will com- sedan class. Gilman H. took pete against 6 other girls represent- third place honors in the Jay ing the Ogden Arsenal, Navy Sup competition. ply Base, and Utah General Depot. Officials of Hill AFB were high Hill AFB s lovely representatives are .Barbara woon ana onaron in their praise of the good showing Bassett who won the top spot at a made by Hill AFB in the competicontest held at the ball park re- tion. Lt. Colonel Frederick C. JohnThey were also crowned son, executive, congratulated the cently. "Sweethearts of the Air Force expert drivers at ceremonies held in his office. Also on hand at the Association." Girls will be vieing for the title ceremony and proud of the record of "Miss Ogden Baseball of 1954" made by Hill's representative were Mr. Glen C. Ray, chief of the motor and the grand prize of an to Las Vegas pool, and Mr. William C. Phelps, paid trip for two. Tho contest is sponsored who was in charge of the event. by the Ogden Reds baseball team. In addition to seeing the beauties will see a lively baseball game parade in both formals and bathing featuring the Ogden Reds and an suits, fans on hand that evening opponent. to-b- e Beauty Contest at John Affleck Park Will Sept. 3rd Plans have been completed to conduct a course in electronics for civilian employees at Hill AFB, according to word received from the training section. y hours in building at The class will be held during Hill AFB. The program, which is conducted m conjunction with Weber College, consists of Basic Electronics which is three quarters in dura- sonnel who have training in the tion and Advanced Electronics field of Electronics. Completion of which is two quarters in duration. the Basic Electronics course, 33 All interested personnel may weeks at five hours per week, may 7 or 0 in be substituted in lieu of total exregister on September 10G. Time perience required for the following Room Building for registering for swing shift per- positions: Aircraft Radio and Elecsonnel is from 2 to 3 p.m. and for tronic Equipment Installer Helper, Simulated Flight Trainer day shift personnel from 3:30 WB-5- ; Electhrough 4:30 p.m. Classes will begin Components Repairer, WB-5- ; WB-5; September 13. Students will be trical Instrument Repairer, notified of the starting time and Link Trainer Instrument Repairer date when they register. Helper, WB-5- ; and Aircraft Electri Tuition cost is $10.00 each quar- cal Instrument Repairer Helper, Completion of both basic ter. No charge will be made for WB-advanced courses may be suband texts as they will be loaned to the students. Students must furnish stituted for six months general their own pencils, paper, notebooks, experience for these positions: Jr. Electronic etc. Five credit hours will be given Aircraft Radio and WB-1Jr. Installer, Equipment for the satisfactory completion of Electronic Test Equipment Assemeach quarter of instruction. WB-l- l; Jr. Electronic EquipPrerequisites for the Basic Elec- bler, and Jr. ment Repairer, WB-1tronics course is a high school edu WB-1Ground Electronic Repairer, examinaAn or cation equivalent. Additional information may be tion will be given to all applicants to the Advanced course and students obtained by contacting Mr. Robert will be accepted only if they receive A. Hendry or Mr. J. Allen Stimp-soRoom 100, Building a passing grade. There is a critical need for per Ext. 8455. S-2- 44 4, , personnel. )nly Remaining e off-dut- h. A5n sample pmel ie5l n Victorious Vehicle Roadeo Zone Finals Drivers-Ar- Electronics Course for Civilians to Be Conducted on Base After Work Hours zutn. t-- Hill's ; se rln from the first y of the month Five of the six persons who represented Hill AFB in the vehicle roadeo, held at Colorado Springs, came back bearing a trophy. Proudly displaying their awards are (left to right). Jim Strebel, Elden Hamblin, Barbara Moon, Raymond Anderson, and Gilman Jay. Dav,d Wh.tesides (left) Hill Administrative club officials. President committee, look on John Lesnan, chairman of the membership commander, OOAMA signs Brig. General M. E. Tillery, (center)A recent membersmp drive club. card in the club members provTo be very successful. Hill Administrative addressed Sis at the officer's club where they werecomm .nder. base H J. Kieling. Z from Hill. Colonel the of and a,ms on the purpose spoke to the assembled group introduced and Administrative club and its effect on management, who addressed Kunish, OOAMA deputy commander, Colone 1 L, ith H.ll integration of the Ogden Arsenal the made also was Prestation of club's "Well Done" award Z fSS. the AFR competition. in the supply 5. 0; 0; 0. n, 4, |