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Show f V- - ' Page 3 THE DESERET SAMPLER, Friday, Aprii 11, 1980 CMeff meeds dhallemee .Vv d. s s.'A pf; LVW I - J- -- - -- ? - , Since his first year as Logistics director inl962. Woods has seen his job take on a whole different look. The reason, he explains, was because of the discontinuance of open air testing. "BECAUSE OF that, he professes, the control In the of my directorate has been reduced Bve-folaviation 60s, Logistics controlled communications, and the commissary along with housing, transportation and maintenance, equipoment management (or property bode) and supply. But since then, communications, aviation and the commissary have been fragmented away from us. Along with these cuts have come some changes in Woods budget, his peoples attitudes and the tion of his priority efforts. But as trig as these cuts have been, they havent erased Woods caseload of persisting troubles. CURRENTLY, were having our biggest problems with housing and energy, he continued: We have seventy-fiv- e Air Force families coming here befirst of June and theyre going to week the ginning need houses. But as long as we maintain equality were not goign to have much of a problem. We might have to displace one or two families because they are no longer compatible in size with their houses but with proper planning and contrtol we can minimize these problems. Woods does admit that the Proving Grounds growing numbers will have a slight effect on their oil consumption,' and their efforts to meet goals sent down from higher headquarters. As of now we. are experiencing little omo problem in getting oil through procurement, Woods expressed. But DARCOM has asked that we reduce our overall consumption by three percent this year along with additional reductions of five percent in administrative use of vehicles and mo-ga- s. This is gobe to hard meet. to ing REFERRING to overall cut of three percent, Woods explained that there is no money to buy weather slipping and insulation for houses that, because of maintenance problems, are energy wasters. Since English Village was built during the 50s, he pointed out, all of our maintenance problems are occurring at the same time. In a direct result to this problem. Woods has met with the pasts Energy Advisory Council and prepared recommendations for consideration by the Commander. But Woods already knows the alternative. Were going to have to reduce our heating and electricity consumption, which combines for. 90-0- 5 percent of our energy use." difTHESE REDUCTIONS will be ficult because of the added 75 famililes. But Woods expresses no fears in coping with the situation. Its true we will be getting no extra fuel with the addition of these extra families. But its a challenge that weve accepted. We can meet these goals and targets if everyone helps in changing the way we ) . Bill Woods By C. W. Beaman Everyone knows Bill Woods. Good ole Bill. Bills the one who wont give you gas for your car. Hes the guy who keeps the temperature in your office below freezing, or so it seems. Bills the guy. ... BEING THE director of Logistics hasnt won Woods any friends. But it has lost him a few a fact that bothered him until he figured people heeded a whipping past, and he was the logical choice. Right now, explains Woods, its immaterial what they think of me. As long as the people under-stan- d the whys of what were doing, well be alrigjht. . Woods has always let his accomplishments do his talking for him. And theyve done a good job for him so far. IN TEN years, beginning in 1952, he had gone from a ditch, digger and trash collector here to his current position. And even though Woods is without a college degree, the West Virginian has been at the Logistics helm since he was 31 years old. Now 49, he reflects back on his tenure with a good amount of pride, few reservations and an even smaller amount of disappointments. OVERALL, Ive been very happy with the way things have gone these last 18 years, he points out. There have been, however, days when the bureaucracy slows me down and keeps me from doing the things that should be done. But when that happens I try to look at the broad perspective and find new challenges. . For all of his 18 years here. Woods has been looking for a challenge. In fact, as he explains, his ideal situation would be to have two more challenges a day that he could take care of. And if he had his way, both of them would be personal confrontations. ONE OF the most enjoyable aspects of this job has been the opportunity to sit down at the negotiat- all-the-m- live. Woods then pointed out that windows and doors are being left open along with other things which cause energy to be wasted. Then he laid down the law. If push comes to shove well have to start hitting them in their poclcetbooks. Currently we dont have the authority to assess fines, he asserted,-buWoods made it clear that individuals could expect to be paying for the amount of fuel they use if things ing table with another person and reach a become critical. compromise. TESTING-WISE- , the director again said that But though Woods still has these is the himself to Dugway adequately has equipped with fuel as of now. resigned get together, he But he short of activiof volume stopped saying this area, unlike the fact he is never going to handle the free. was rest, problem ties and.people he once did during the 60s. one-on-o- t ne When we cost estimate projects now, he cautioned, we are going to have to think abour our energy resources. This means well have to be more selective in the tests we do and at the same time try and find betterways to run the ones selected. Woods added hat the Proving Ground wil have to begin contracting out more, too. But with all these goals to be met. Woods still emphasized his directorates responsibility to the people living on post. Everyone living here has to have heat, a grocery store and medical facilities. And in the event that we clsoed down some of the buildings as we did in the early seventies, these priorities would not be affected in any way, IF WOODS seems to have a lot of problems to deal with, he does. But the director admits to an- -' other nagging problem which has plagued him since he assumed this post; nobody believes Woods sets these standards with the slightest bit of consideration toward the posts populace. This is not so. When I get up and read the morning paper I have the same feeling as everyone else, he says. How much further can I go? Will I have to find a second job to maintain the standards of living I have now? These problems are real to Woods. Commuting from Payson .each day is another reality. Like everyone else. Woods knows the value of car pooling, which he does. But with the rising fuel prices, he believes that some people wil eventually find it economically unsound to travel the extra miles to work at Dugway. WHEN THIS happens, he explains, well lose our workforce. ' To counter this. Woods admits that the present talk of a 10 hour-fou- r day work week looks attractive. ' Good-by- e Student makes college honor roll Carrie 'Glavin, a freshman history point average. She is the daughter ol major from Dugway was named on Gerald and Leona Glavin. A student must carry at least 10 College of Eastern Utahs honor roll in Price last quarter announced credit hours and may be a or Charles Olsen, dean of admissions and evening student to be named day on the records. honor roll. High honor students must A graduate of Dugway achieve a 3.76 to 4.0 CPA while honor High School, Glavin earned a 3.5 grade students must earn a 3.5 to 3.75 GPA. There would definitely have to be a big adjustment made in peoples lifestyles, he explains. But it can be done. AS AN EXAMPLE, Woods cited the workforce of Tooele South, who have been working 10 hour shift since the beginning of October. In the beginning, they were all against the idea, he continued. But when they became used to it,- - they all said there would be no way they would change back. Woods said that if this schedule were to be implemented, the post could possibly open up some BOQs for commuters to say in Wednesday or Thursday nights. In my estimation, commuters could save anywhere between 15 to 20 percent on gasoline while the post could cut their consumption by as much as 18 percent. BUT WOODS does warn that those figures are not reliable and that only studies will tell the true story. As for Woods own future, no studies are necessary; he has decided its time to leave. For the past year," he says, Ive been looking for a job elsewhere,, preferably in. private industry. Ive come to the end as far as this job is concerned. If Woods leaves, he will do so knowing he has done the job he set out to do. I THINK anyones success depends on their willingness to extend themselves, he relates. At times I have felt inadequate because of my schooling, and because maybe I didnt go out and foil my point or product a little bit better. But I have always been there to ry and understand people, and to solicit their cooperation when ft was needed. And to this day. Im still telephoned by people who I worked for when I first arrived here asking me for some advice. Its a good feeling. . and good luck Captain James Aiken! . . OeCHMf RENT IT, INSTEAD! . Don't Waste American Legion Post 131 Commander Bob Elvin accepts his 50 man pin from Post Adjutant Joe Eva. 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