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Show The Deseret Sampler, Friday, April 7, 1972 Gladys Erickson Wife pregnant? stay in Army! Personnel specialist enjoys working in government Stoker Motor Co. Pending final announcement by the Department of the' Army, commandos may now temporarily extend all personnel' with pregnant 'wives beyond normal separation date. THE EXTENSIONS may be granted providing that personnel meet the following criteria: 1. Thai they be ' scheduled for involuntary release. 2. That they not be retirement eligible. 3. THAT THE retention on active duty be voluntary. 4. That the wife has been medically confirmed as being pregnant. OfRcCr personnel who are departing the service voluntarily or whose release Is for Cause governed by law are not eligible for'extension. LIKEWISE, enlisted personnel whose separation is for cause governed by law are not eligible. A final announcement on the matter is expected sodn from the Pentagon. Used Cars and Trucks substantially since she changed Due To Our Volume - New Cars and Trucks Sales - Our Used Stock Must Be Reduced left in 1441. GLADYS liked working for the Bureau of Reclamation and was able to advance to a She soon realized she could ad' vauce no higher with the Bureau liecause of the very limited num-liof opportunities in the administrative area. She decided to transfer to the Department of Anny, Ft. C.S-0- 7. , a Supervisor, Personnel Staffing Specialist, at Long Binh and Sai- gon while serving there. Working in Vietnam she felt was very rewarding, as one really felt needed and ones efforts were contributing to a worthwhile cause. GLADYS related an unusual experience while in Long Binh. she had to go to Chu Lai on personnel matters. In order to get there, it was necessary to go through Viet Cong territory, er San Calif, McArthur, Pedro, in August 1965. The move brought her the advancement she had hoped for. She came to Dugway in 1966 with a promotion to a GS-0- and a GS-1- 1 Personnel Specialist. tour in Vietnam in She says if she were starting 1969. Gladvs served as her career over today, she would She accepted a one-vea- March r ' uneventful day when one works in Personnel Division, but most days one does not need a body guard! After her tour in Vietnam, returned to Dugway in March 1970, where she serves an Pool renovation begins; other facilities planned If you have passed the swiih- ming pool lately, you may have noticed some work being dune around the pool. Paul to ACCORDING Antiy, Facilities, the work is licing done to replace deteriorat- ed piping and concrete decking. A firm from Tooele, Christen- sen and Griffith, was awarded the contract for a low bid of $44,490, Antry commented. The contract calls for work to lie completed in 120 days. How- ever, the contractor has stated that, with good delivery of ma- terials, he may he able to coin- 0 the project in days. Special Services hopes that the pool will lie open liy the first weekend in June. Work liegan March 30 and will include the replacement of the supply piping, which re- circulates the water in the and also keeps it clean, and the drainage piping which drains the overflow water from the 60-8- pool. i ADDITION to the work being done now, a program for fiscal year 74, which at this point needs Congressional ap- proval, calls for a building ad- dition to the gym. The addition would make the pool an indoor facility and would enable it to lie uyd year-roun- d. Another program, also sched- uleJ for fiscal year 74, comes uruer the heading of outdoor recreational facilities accoiding to Antry. THE PROGRAM, also need-plet- e jng Congressional approval, will include a picnic area, miniature tennis warm-u- p golf course, courts, and floodlighting for the course. A new ice rink - is aso planned, with a warm-u- p shelter adjacent to the rink, Improvements to the liase-pohid field are also in the works under the same program. A memorial park with a covered again work for the federal govlieen has it as good ernment, for her. Today, however, she feels it is a little easier for a woman to advance than it was when she started in 1941. THERE ARE many rules and laws to give a woman equal rights, luit she feels the main thing today is that a woman will not sit hack and lie passed over without an explanation, Today, ai employer expects a woman to ask, Why? In 1941 most women would not even ask and, furthermore, no one expected a woman to advance. Gladys graduated from high school in South Dakota and at- tended business school in Iowa. Her one son. Chief Petty Officer Gerald L. ' Erickson, is making a career of the Navy and is stationed at San Diego, Calif, when in port. At present, he is in the C.ulf of Tonkin on the carrier Kitty Hawk. Hill AFB women to visit Dugway for aillUml lunch The Hill Air Force Base Protestant Women of the Cha- pgj (PWOC) will visit the Dug- way PWOC Monday, with the annual event beginning at 11 a.m. am. PROTESTANT ladies are asked to bring a salad for nlad luncheon at seafood devotions and mu- Special V gic'will be on the program, and theme for the program will Fishers of Men. The PWOC is a worldwide organization of women in both (he Army and Air Force, dedi-- n to serving God, family, the local chapel program, The president of the Dugway chapter is Joy Eastland, and the jjjjj AFB chapter's president is Glenda Sage. Other Dugway fleers are: Nella Lloyd, 1st Marie Masoian, and Ronnie 2nd Van Beuge, Secretary. EVERYONE is urged to make HISTORY reservations for the event before Cut off the human race from Sunday by calling Mrs. Lloyd the knowledge and comprehenat 3165 or Mrs. Baier at 2423. sion of its history, and its govservice will be available. ernment will just turn into a Nursery The group normally meets monkey cage. We need the on the second Monday evening guidance of history. All our yesof each month. terdays, it is true, have only k die way to dusty ARTISTS S111 death. But we need at least When I am alone, I do not die dates of the yesterdays and have the effrontery to consider the fools- the list Stephen myseif an artist at all, not in eawx--the grand old sense of the word. I am only a clown, a mountebank. decorative fountain, Pavd'on j j,ave understood my time and "tbcaping are also part j,ave eXpoited the imliecility, All ese the 0VCTB greed of my contemporaries, facilities will lie in the English pa,lo Picasso, American Opin- are- 12-1- of-sl- ie t; - ol For Dugway Employees and Military Personnel First Security Bank checking account means immediate money in the bank on pay day for civilian and military personnel at Dugway. A plan has been developed permitting the deliv- A TRUCKS 70 GMC 68 GMC 65 GMC 62 GMC 34 12 12 34 ton , ton ton ton 2795 1995 995 395 2495 .. ;'v ery of your pay check to the First Security Bank on Base each pay day with credit to your K w. account immediately! IW, 1595 When you pay by check you keep an accurate record of your expenses, making the tedious 695 195 task of balancing your budget simple and easy. Your cancelled checks become your legal re- Work designed to improve the Dugway swimming pool began last week. Special Services liopes the work will be completed by the beginning of June. Very Cleanest Cars in State No Down Payment With Approved Credit ceipt or proof of payment. mm Tho Crodlt Union Umbrolla Man says: Open your account today a Saving is the key to II you mdopondancaf ufra your hard earned monetfl M at ypur credit union, it toai Savings at your credit choose either and request .Regular or Checkway plans your pay check to be sent directly to the Base Bank in the Post Exchange. Itll save -- you valuable time and money. andsataty. Credit union members omrfc, ton and save together -- not tar pram vim i but for mutual aervice. 882-106- NAME AND ADDRESS PRINTED FREE on each check . FIRST SECURITY BANK 6 I "Smringi faturo" Cretfif is a key to Dugway Union,- - Mm Federal 522-257- 2 to - w wtotof ii-- u 1 a Mssosonma Mambar Prinl Dapadf Imwanca Carpara flan Sad Eadwnga luiMng Dugway Proving Ground n , : |