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Show PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR Collaborate on t Point Class Idea Money-Savin- g (g Aiienaea union 'II nin Are A PglcE MSETjIJNE Wt Aff James S. Sutton and Robert H. Hinckley, Jr., re el the first part of this week attending class reunions at Point. Reunions are held an- y for all graduates to attend. proximately 70 of Colonel Sut- classmates were in attendance ebrate the 20th anniversary of graduation from the academy. Major Hinckley it marked the li year since he was graduated. were accompanied there by el J. D. Barnett, commanding of Tooele Ordnance, who there for the 25th reunion of deputy command- and general, Major Hinckley, civilian personnel, stayed for raduation exercises of the 1950 Secretary of the Army, k Pace, Jr., was the speaker. jp TSet. Wilford W. Stagg (left) aircraft welding and heat treating foreman, and Emil A. Woodward, aircraft hydraulic foreman, were awarded 9 $250 each for devising a method of reclaiming landing gear struts. Here they are shown using a micrometer to measure the thickness of the chrome plating added to the cylinder of the gears. (Photo by. Morck O. Hancock.) B-2- usd as The Air Force is spending money zero weather to waters. and ships through storming The corporal descended from the rl fr snots in thA boat to the tanker, a drop of ten ntain peaks and raging seas. feet, and administered . necessary seaSigned to the Airwavs and Air medical aid to the munications Service (AACS) man. As it was later disclosed, the Air Weather Service (AWS) ' quick action and coordination of mall group is isolated from th the airmen plus the immediate de world at the lonely Air medical assistance rendered by the nost in tho miririlo tf AACS Corporal saved a seaman's to ultimately result in a substantial savings in manpower. Soundproofing and air conditioning will greatly reduce the amount of humidity in the unit. This will allow the electric business machines to receive and process accounting cards easier, thus resulting in increased Sands The fishing boat, being a supply boat by the Air Force, to save money. A project to comCruncher Island, made for sea and the oil tanker, pletely recondition the statistical piles north of the southern tip managing to reach the scene with- services unit in the supply division Greenland, 13 Air Force men out too much difficulty decpite the at Hill Air Force Base is expected ve ice-bitt- en 40-bei- lost planes snnw-nannp- fast-faili- here. 5 ng life. kving freezing temperatures violent storms, these airmen ' and live the life ofvan no. Food and supplies are Idically flown to the isolated In and dropped by parachute Ve eager hands waving below. eational facilities, with the ex-o- n of a pool table and a few s, are nil. tour of duty on 'Cruncher d is one year and an automatic kotion accompanies each volun- to the "icy rock". my incidents, involving herioc ns, occur from time to time, nances are that only a chosen ever get to hear the real story. fck in 1947, a humane action in- ng the airmen stationed at cher Island occurred but it is now, in 1950. because it never Pd the insides of a newspaper kagazine in the country. oil tanker was on a scheduled to Cruncher Island at the time one of the crew was making a ior nis various needs. He had Partially constructed blade fy locked in a vice and the was facing his stomach . . . hd him Was an nnn stool Hnnr enly, the tanker reeled sharply ine steel door crashed against teaman driving him into the His insides contorted, the Pi was In HI medical attention. 25th Air Depot Wing. Capable military instructors will be aided in their training by chefs still to be selected from city hotels. Two restaurant cooks, John Gee and Ben Gibea, will hold two night classes monthly while military instructors will conduct regular daytime classes. Graduates of the course will be qualified food services technicians and mess stewards. Military instructors will be SSgt. W. R. Stultz, chief instructor, TSgt. Gerard Linn, baker, SSgt. John L. Gamboa, butcher, SSgt. Paul A. Russell, cook, and SSgt. Aubrey Stevens, food services technician. "e only medic in the lot, fed his intricate instruments fas abroad a converted deep boat in a matter of pning - Wider WASHINGTON use of ceramic materials, which plasmight replace metal, wood isorpromtics in certain applications, ised with a new ceramic, the Defense Department has revealed. J P3- - , LANDING GEAR STRUTS By A. Wayne Baker The importance of federal jobs are often gauged by the amount of money spent by its workers the more money spent each year, the more important and momentious the job becomes. At least two workers at Hill Air Force base are out to prove that "it ain't necessarily so" with them. They think their jobs are pretty important and to prove it they "just saved the Air Force $70,000. The two men, Emil A. Woodward, Kaysville, and Wilford W. Stagg, Salt Lake City, made the tremendous saving by figuring out a way to reclaim damaged landing gear struts for 9 aircraft. To show its appreciation to the workers for their efforts, the Air Force awarded them each a bonus check for $250.7" More may come later if the print on the basic metal and now, idea catches on and is years after the part was made, used throughout the entire Air moisture gets under the chrome Force. and flakes away where the fingerUntil Woodward and Stagg print was left. Where the chrome broken and developed their process for reclaim- flakes away, the seal issmall a a leak Just results. 9 nose chip or the gears, ing damaged $700 piece of equipment had to be scratch in the chrome renders the entire landing gear useless and it sold for scrap thrown away if the shiny chrome surface of the must be scrapped. shock absorber was damaged. That's why Woodward and Stagg Hydraulic "shocks" are used on got to work on reclaiming the the heavy planes to cushion the gears. They couldn't stand to see terrific shock of landing. As long that much dough thrown away for as the oil seal is tight, no fluid can the lack of a suitable way to the cylinders. leak out, and the shock absorber works as it should. But if the oil Perfecting the replating system leaks out either while the plane is in flight or standing on the ground, was a tough job. They were told the job couldn't be there is sure some trouble. Big as by experts that after many tries the cylinder is (and the cylinder is done. They found knew what they the that experts almost 6 inches in diameter) the But they shock absorbers are really quite were talking about and wouldn't up kept ex they give delicate. , perimenting. Many things can cause the seal Eventually, they got on the right to break and the oil to leak out. A rounded up the necessary track, to the small speck of grit, clinging and started turning out equipment, can be up by picked shiny chrome, looked and worked that cylinders cut a the oil seal and eventually small groove through the packing. like new. If the worker was careless at the Approximately 100 nose gears factory, he may have left a finger- - have already been reclaimed by the maintenance workers at Hill using the formula devised by Woodward and Stagg. In the next six months some 75 main landing gear assemblies, (which cost about $3,000) are scheduled for overhaul plus an additional 144 nose gear assemblies. Force Chief of Chaplains specifical- Maintenance officials think that about 25 percent of these landly for this series of talks. "The general public as well as ing gear assemblies will have to be our own military and civilian per- repaired by the Woodward-Stag- g sonnel are invited and encouraged process. to attend the meetings," Chaplain If these estimates prove to be Hapner stated. "Different civilian correct, an additional $82,850. will churches are going to participate in be saved during the next six the services by furnishing music. It months. In this day and age it takes is an excellent opportunity for the to make money, but it takes money public to join with the military for brains to save planes. B-2- Protestant Preaching Mission Will Be Held From June 19 to 23 50-m- an Introduce New Ceramic the island and an AACS ?ral (whose name is unavail-- l I efficiency. But this is only "One story of a brave deed in the lonely outpost where similar actions are commonplace. Even as this article is written, are you wondering what's hapA Protestant preaching mission pening there now, whose life is will feature inspirational of thread fiber on which, slim the hanging . . . what tomorrow? talks by Reverend Lee V. Kliewer has been "arranged for Hill Air Force Base by Chaplains Thomas G. Hapner and Everett Cormack. The mission will start at 7:30 MonAirmen Will Receive day evening, June 19th and connightly until June 23rd. The Food Service Training tinue mission is part of the overall planmess hall at Hill Air ning, for missions throughout the A Force Ba$e is being converted into entire Air Force. Reverend Kliewer will be sent to a model ,' kitchen to train" approximately '45 airmen in the art of Hill Air Force A Base by the Air preparing epicurean delights to tickle the pallets of the men of the JLJ,. COntnnt tiro a B-- 29 Wood-ward-Sta- gg Force Men on Cruncher Island Stat Services To Be Reconditioned o jn JTheir Own Eskimo World johnny Nu B-2- lass. onel Sutton, . METHOD OF RECLAIMING DAMAGED pnel ' 9, 1950 AIR FORCE IS SAVED $70,000 BY J NEW unicers V f 4 , : i"ni' " . an inspirational address. "Reverend Kliewer is a speaker of marked ability. During high school and college he won many awards in debate and oratory. He is a popular speaker at banquets and conferences and has. a special appeal for youth," Chaplain Ilepner said. At present, Reverend Kliewer is minister of education for the Glen-dal- e Presbyterian church. During the war he served 19 months as a Chaplain on Guam. While there, he built a chapel, entirely with volunteer help, which will seat 400 people. f, I A V The preaching mission will be held at the Hill Air Force Base chapel each night at 7:30 from Monday, June 19th to Friday, June 23rd REVEREND KLIEWER The city of Ogden has expressed its appreciation to the military services for the fine program presented in Ogden on Armed Forces Day. The expression of appreciation was contained in a letter from Mayor W. R. White to Brig. General Norris B. Harbold, Commanding General of Hill Air Force Base. Mayor White said, "It was with considerable interest and pride that the Ogden City Commission, as well as the citizen's of Ogden, witnessed the wonderful demonstration and display of military equipment, both outdoors as well as in the parade A Housing office to assist mili on Armed Force Day. I can assure tary personnel to find living ac you that we all feel very grateful commodations is located on the for your allout cooperation in field. If you have housing for rent making this event one of the most or sale or need housing call Mrs. outstanding in the state, if not in weien Stanley, Ext. 572. the entire United States." NOTICE (AFPS) Praise Received for Armed Forces Day Presentation |