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Show GeneratLand Starter Departments Incase nun i iHW si With Fewer Workers, Top ASC Mark Output It isn't every department! All 11 1 Hilt Field. Utah , Wednesday, March I, 1944 EDITORIAL SUPERVISION - CfcpUUn A. B. ffuimkei Special Information Officer PaMIs MXHm Officer, Lieutenant Benno 0. Levy For Special Service for Special Project aptain Car! S. Monger Major Robert Kenfro M. Thomaeon Editor , TSgt. Kyland Manaalac Kdltor Cpl. Sylveeter Adeaea Sgt. Tboma Borlgbt Reporter ...,,..,,,,,, Reporter Larry 0. Bvani . . Marge Fernlmen v Reporter L. and fhoto Section Baie Bgt Oeorge Photography Kinney The Htutieider la pubiiaoed weeny in tne inters ti of the military and civilian pereonnei of the Air Bate. Ogden Air Depot and Ogden Air Service Command, H1U Field, Ogden. Utah, and I diatributed free each Wedneaday. It U printed with the (aelUtle and througb tb cooperation of Tne Ogden Standard-Examine- r. Opinion espreeaed In tbia paper are uioee of tbe Individual writer and members of the ataff, and do not necessarily reflect tne attitude or tne army or of tbe commanding officer, it 1 or published requested that article appearing In its column be not without the express concent of the Public Relation Office at Hill Field. Tbe Hin--! fielder receives material supplied by Camp Newspaper Service, War Department, 205 Bast 42nd .street, N. 1. O. Credited material may not be republished without .... .permission from Camp Newspaper Service. Commander Reissues Statement of Field Policy 3 ASC re-ind- ed ns ira-trtan- J ce employes should in most eases seek redress from their lmme-at- e superior or department head first, and continue through channels, necessary, until proper redress Is received. Where an employe feels at he has not received full justice and proper treatment and desires personal interview with the Commanding Officer, he should first tain the permission of his department head to bring such matters the Commanding Officer's attention. If such permission is denied, is entirely proper for the employe to contact Headquarters directly r an interview with the Commanding Officer. Department Heads ceivlng such requests are directed to arrange appointments with the immanding Officer Immediately. "Officers, Department Heads, and all depot personnel, are that a communication addressed to the Commanding Officer ust be forwarded by indorsement, irrespective of the opinions of personnel,'' Hi i re-ind- ed ate 7ws Goal Must Be Reached 1 - hs ns . . today. That is the reason why Hill Field employes and men and omen all over the United States are being asked to give ) the Red Crass because each one of them has a boy or a irl overseas who is going to benefit by a donation confuted at home. . Emergency furloughs for the enlisted men in distress, ood plasma for the wounded and sick, game rooms and braries at lonely posts, clubmobiles for the men away from leir own country, parcels for Americans who are prisoners ! war, recreation and rehabilitation for our soldiers, food and countries, training of home volunteers, othing for war-tor- n d to stricken citizens when disaster strikes these are me of the things that your donation to the American Red ross is going to help provide this year. The Red Cross is a volunteer organization let's make ill Field a 100 Red Cross volunuteer installation, and go rer the top or over $22,500 quota. It may be your son who's going to find doughnuts and at coffee awaiting him after the battle served by the Red ross, but paid for with your contribution. It may be your rather whose life is saved by precious blood plasma, relayed t him through the Red Cross, but made possible by your nation. Give and help the American Red Cross provide that :ouch of home for the boys over there." . i ; ' . Twlsb Call I X UH rtm I 1 Assisting Stephenson in the vital job of supervision are . Assistant General Foreman William A. Marsh and Henry Stein. Shift foremen of the miscellaneous accessory unit of which generators and starters are are: Ross Lakfn and T. W. Stephenson. The generator line consists of eight stations which are concerned with everything from disassembly and cleaning each part to repair and final assembly. There was a time when as many as 12.2 manhours were required to completely repair and clean each generator. Generator line employes have come a long way since then in reducing it to three. It's taken plenty of work, ingenuity, and real cooperation and, take it from Foreman Stephenson, they haven't lacked in any of them ' Generator production here, mean' ing all-ti-repair and overhaul, reached an high in January, higher than any other month in the history of Hill Field. In large measure responsible for this were the innovation of a modi- lied assembly line and a genuine spirit of cooperation among all workers. Stephenson says every employe from the supervisor on down "really got in and pushed." Result: the generators repaired and cleaned in January were far over the rn1. Starter personnel dropped about 28 per cent in January. Despite this the department put out 441 starters which represented . an increase of over 40 per cent as compared with tne previous month. Starter's 'Bogey' January's bogey for starter tra duction was 5.3 as established by ASC headquarters. In other words any starter department in the ASC who could average 5.3 manhours per starter was definitely cooking on me iront ourner. Hill Field's starter department - by Milton Caniff, creator of 'Terry and the Pirate i up r6S msms - e tea & employe. - "A touch of home for the boys over there. That's the goal the American Red Cross is going to try reach with four-fiftof the two hundred million dollars 1044 in must the war fund campaign which be-iraise ley tm rs sub-uni- ts ' s The bogey refers to the optimum number of manhours required per item of production as established at ASC headquarters. To break the bogey, a department must average less manhours per item throughout the month than tbe number set by ASC. There are 18 employes in the generators department, about one- third of them women, immediate supervisors are: Roland Walters, and Willard Hoskings. The number of workers available declined from December to January. But production of generators in Jan uary increased some eignt per cent. Optimum number of manhours as set by ASC for the production of generators was 4.5 in January. Hill Field's generator department cut that figure to 3.0, which means that at this depot only three man-houare required to completely repair, clean and overhaul an airplane generator. Both starters and generators are repaired here on an assembly line that is improved from month to month. Affable Ralph Stephenson, general foreman of the electrical repair branch, said that new "gim-lcks- " for the two lines are being devised continually. 'Gimicks' These "gimicks" may consist of a special wrench, a holding device, or a power tool. They have been from developed by everyone Stephenson down to the newest . The following statement of policy first published by the OASO ea commander in the daily bulletin of September 15, 1942, is for the information and guidance of all concerned: "All employes, under the jurisdiction of this Command, are that the Commanding Officer is ready and willing at all times discuss with any employe his particular problem and working con-tiowhere It is deemed that such matters are of sufficient to warrant the attention of the Commanding Officer. How-e- r, KIkrN I nBA t dejois Starter Repair Done Here on the field that can increase its production from one month to the next with less personnel. Yet in January of this year the generator and starter departments of the electrical repair branch did just that. In so doing they broke the "bogey." 1 iff'" ' JK'M " JLL'.'.lM.IIIWWWMMIWI1.1"11' ... H' ' "' '.'.'.".'IjU'j. In January the starter department, electrical repair LEAD ASC a lower number of manhours per starter repaired attained branch, than any other starter department in the ASC January's production was much greater than December's. Left to right: Ralph Stephenson, repair branch; Erma Evans, mechanic general foreman, electrical and Wil-helper; Paul Crowder, starter department shift supervisor, liam Stephenson, foreman, accessory unit lopped off 1.2 manhours from this. figure for a monthly average of 4.1 Youngest Colonel manhours per starter repaired and In Armed Forces cleaned this with a reduction in Has Ninth Birthday total personnel of about 28 per cent. About 20 employes are assigned to the department, eight or nine are women. Supervisors in the department are Vernal Singleton and Paul Crowder. About 12 "gimicks" are now be ing used in the department which were developed by employes and supervisors. New ones are hatching all the time, each with its accompanying saving in manhours.1 December's average per item of production was 8.0 in the department. A drop to 4.1 manhours per item in one month is an achieve ment all by itself. But the thing Stephenson is par ticularly proud of in the two departments is the unmistakable. soiia entnusiasm . ana cooperation displayed by every employe. "Too often," he pointed out, "supervisors and foremen receive the honors that go with increased production and efficiency. Well, while our supervisors are top notch, no doubt about that, I'm sure they would all agree that the credit for whatever achievement we have made must largely be handed the workers themselves. They, have been really swell!" World's Aircraft Now At Tech Library v "All the World's Aircraft," a new volume published by. Jane's, has been received at the technical lipoet schools brary, building area. Other new books recently added to the library are: Textbooks of Office Management, Leffingwell; Aircraft Production Standards, Leav-el-l; Radio for Beginners, Marcus; Modern Camouflage, Br ecken ridge. E-16- 2, Hill Jills to Skate In Ogden March 10 The Hill Jills, girls' club com posed of Hill Field employes, will have a roller skating party Friday night, March 10, 'at the Berthana roller rink in Ogden, it was announced this week. The girls will meet first at 7:30 in the club room of the Ogden USO center on Twen street, and will go from mere to tne roller rink. ty-fou- It is believed Col. William J. that Lt Anuske-wic- z, Chemical Warfare Service officer of the Ogden Air Service Command, has had fewer birthdays than any officer of his rank in the Air Forces, possibly in the armed services. Yesterday the colonel observed his ninth birthday. He was born Feb. 29th, 1908. Weather Delays Service Club Opening The new Hill Field Army Air Base service club for enlisted men, WACs and their guests will open a bit later than the March 1 date original plans called for because of unforseen difficulties, Maj. Carl S. Meng-er- , chief, OASC special service branch, revealed yesterday. Although furniture and telephone booths, which will be a feature of the large new club, were moved into the quarters this week, damp weather so hampered painting that the delay was unavoidable, Maj. Menger said. is being possible rushed to facilitate the official opening just as soon as possible and Maj. Menger asserts that 'We are doing everything in our power to have the club ready for the soldiers and WACs in the very near Everything future." it takes shape with the new Installed, the club bears out its early publicity and should be among the finest service clubs of its kind in the country. Had Girl Scoot Troop No. 88 an investiture ceremony in the east wing recreation hall at Hillcrest last Thursday night. The troop Is composed of girls who live in SaAs furnishings hara Village, and Miss Lillian Anderson is leader. Following the ceremony, the group had a son fest and refreshments were served. Mothers of the new Scouts were guests of honor. ' . Support For Eaxpocsd Ffcnlt 1 ISSSJE SBm ...... I IIIKT!S&SS 'w a.. w J m feUx. Lif OFFICER i rw ) i |