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Show I Ulume 3 Number PUBLISHED FORHILLAIR FORCE BASE, JULY 21, 1950 Officials Conducting Wage Survey iuggestions Are Intered In JOINT BOARD BEGINS WAGE SURVEY, MAY RESULT IN PAY INCREASE FOR UNGRADED FEDERAL WORKERS lationvide Contest Force-Nav- y A joint Army-A- ir wage survey board, formed to determine new pay rates for ungraded federal employees in this area, met at Hill Air Force Base last Tuesday and began their study of wage information, according to Leslie T. Norton, chief of classification and wage at Hill AFB. Force Wage Board Mr. Bernard A. Surasky from the Army-Ai- r at Washington, D. C. and Mr. Philip Miller from the Navy Wage and Classification office at San Francisco arrived at Hill Air Force to of the board. assist in the survey and act as local from Information gathered private industry by survey board members will be used as a basis of forming new pay rates at Hill Force Base will have two uggestions submitted to the Na- ;ional Imagmeers Contest," spon- ored by Supervision magazine and he National Association sugges-io- n system, according5 to J. Reid lloore, executive secretary of civil-a- n Hill Air awards committee. Winners of the contest will re- eive national recognition and $125 AFB and nearby federal organiza- ngraved gold wrist watch. The unner-u- p will be presented a $100 tions. Norton said. ngraved gold wrist watch. The The meeting was attended by apbrganization employing the winner proximately 40 members of the pvill receive a bronze plaque, the locality wage survey board who are. oreman of the winner will be given representatives of Hill AFB Naval t. special certificate, as will the Supply Depot, Ogden Distribution xecutive secretary of the sugges- Tooele Depot, Ogden Arsenal, ions awards committee. Ordnance Depot and other federal installations in this area. Purpose of the contest is to give national recognition for outstand- Mr. Surasky stated that at Tuesng contributions to progress, day's meeting the board members Moore said. defined the labor market areas for One of the suggestions sumbitted this locality, selected a list of major by Hill AFB is an automatic heater (Photo by TSgt. Morck O. Hancock.) companies within this labor market Mr. Philip Miller (left) from the Navy Wage and Classification Ofontrol designed by William R. who will be surveyed, agreed upon fice at San Francisco; Leslie T. Norton, Chief of Classification and a list of positions to be surveyed, Heath, Jr., Air Installations. Heath eceived an award of $275 and his Wage at Hill AFB; and Mr. Bernard A. Surasky from the Army-A- ir and discussed the procedures to be Force Wage Board at Washington, D. C.,' discuss procedures to be dea was estimated to save the employed by the' wage gathering , Kir Force $48,788.88 at ' Hill Air BTOUD. employed in wage rate survey being made. 4 Force Base alone. Members of the locality-wa- ge The otnr idea that, will be comp1R4 w wits' Ksurvey 80board will - contact epproxi )B5rQf rsrtfi&ii con-e'for leting' top honors in the mately companies in this area. is the replating of landing The survey will be completed in Welcome Home rears invented by Wilford W. approximately six weeks and data No Change obtained from this survey will be 3tagg, aircraft welding and heat sent to Washington, D. C- where reating foreman, and Emil A. "Welcome Home No Change!" a the fore-nanew wage rates will be pre m The week and last the rVoodward, aircraft hydraulic July to each Hill Fielder as he ' An award of ' first week in August are designated message pared. $275 was drives onto the base that he is still conducted last "The wage survey to these men for their idea as the period during which the-Ai- r with us still able to come to his in this two ago vhich has saved the government Force Aid Society will conduct its years locality careless driving, job that through )ver .$92,458 at this installation membership campaign throughout he hasn't' become just another acci- resulted in an average increase of 12 cents an hour for ungraded em tlone. Both suggestions are under the Air Force and at Hill Air Force dent statistic. so ployees," Norton said. :onsideration of Air Materiel Com-nan- d Base, according to Captain Willard On the other side of the sign, "From primary consideration of officials for higher awards, D. Reed Air Force Aid Society of all may see as they leave the base, the information available at this VLoore said. ficer. information that is some important time, it appears that there have General Hoyt S. Vandenberg1, should remind all to take it easy Prize winners of the "Imagineers Contest" will be announced at the chief of staff, USAF, stated in a to drive carefully on their way been increases in wages in this the Aid home. locality since the last survey," Mr. lational association suggestions recent letter that the work now Hill rates Air at Force is accident The Surasky said. "If this proves to be among doing system's annual conference on the Society case there will probably be an the vehicle Motor accidents, ith and 7th of November. personnel is of inestimable value AFB are: in the role the Air Force plays as 9: military personnel injuries, 9: increase recommended for federal part of the defense team of our civilian personnel injuries, 5. Will hourly workers in this area," . he added. nation. During the four years the you change the score? Mr. Surasky left for Los Angeles If you use your head when driv Aid Society has served as the of ficial emergency assistance organ ing, chances are, you'U always be after the meeting and will return ization for Air Force personnel able to see the sign "No Change!" on August 31 when the survey will be completed. During his absence Three officers at Hill Air Force and their dependents it has dis iss s in Ha Base recently received promotions bursed well over two and a quarter l.o high grades, according to Gen- million dollars in the form of non eral Norris B. Harbold, Hill AFB interest bearing loans and cash Has New Entrance Sign South commanding general. Captain grants, the letter continued. t Prank C. Cox and Captain Thomas At Hill Air Force base me Aia 3. Hepner were both promoted to Society has been assisting in needy I X Jf the rank of major and Second Lit. and worthy cases, said captain Milton Stein received the rank of Reed. In May, thirteen loans were First lieutenant. made to military personnel, mak-in- e I a total of $850 disbursed during Major Cox was assigned to Hill KFB as operations officer from the month. During June, $you.uu 2C0f July 1945 until his transfer - last were loaned out in 13 separate 'all to the Boeing plant in Seattle loans and one cash grant of $250 is 497th Reserve Corollary Unit was issued. So far in July, live AIR CIN6 AIR4,AA iaison officer. He received his mans totaling $240 have been made pernor pilots wings just before leav and three cash grants amounting to $600 were given to needy cases. ing Hill.. , Major Hepner was transferred to It is planned that key workers lill AFB from Kelly AFB last will be set up to solicit contribufay and has been serving as chap- - tions to the Aid Society from miliIain. Chaplain Hepner is a grad tary personnel, Captain Reed said. of the Eastern Baptist When you are solicited during the Iiate masters a membership campaign, remember Seminary with llegree in religious education. the Air Force Aid Society is your I Lt. Stein was also transferred to organization and deserves your entered He AFB. from Kelly flill support," he added. jlhe service as a private in. 1942 S hnd received his commission in AF TESTS W.T.w.riin POINT. N. Y. (AFPS) J1948. Lt. Stein is now assigned as a The Air Force has completed piujuiant or me zotn ohhiiuiui-o- from ranging test lions Squadron. of drops series 2500 feet to as low as 700 feet with it- - iofof nirhnrne lifeboat. FREE POSTAGE rrus att tpsta were conducted in The WASHINGTON (AFPS) A new identification sign and a fresh coat of paint have brightened Gulf of Mexico off Eglin AF the Senate has passed a bill grantthe appearance of the south gate entrance to Hill AFB. The new ttia.. and constituted final ing free postage to U. S. Service-Tie- n sign, listing all organizations attached to Hill AFB, was designed varying conditions in Korea. The bill testing under and painted by George Williams, air installations paint shop. Mr. fighting tn nuttlne the new was adopted by voice vote within Williams also painted the mural atop the sign that shows two service at strategic few minutes after it was or num boats into in flight. lered. points along ocean air routes. en . st -- Air Force Aid Society Begins Membership, Drive - n. pre-lent- ed jThrcc Officers Get Promotions Gate - I 1'' i3B ! I m fifr R if LIFE-BOAT- r.u . all-alu- r,-i- rtr mi B-2- 9's Norton will serve as Army-A- ir Force chairmen, in working with Mr. Miller, chairman for the Navy. Other members on the locality wage board from Hill AFB are Earl Nelson, Harvey Price "and Claud McMillin, from the classification and wage branch; and Stanley S. Shine and Lydia A. Bowes from post exchange. Mr. Maintenance Div. Nov Using Kew Control System Hill Air Force base is constantly borrowing ideas from private industry to , increase production and raise the standard of quality of work turned out. Latest industrial idea to be adapted to Air Force use is a system of quality control. The entire idea of quality control is not new to manufacturers of new equipment but is still in its infantcy where old equipment is overhauled. Employees of the new quality control section in the maintenance division at Hill, have met a lot of 'problems in the change over from their former job of production inspection. However, the service test is about two months old now and is beginning to run along smoothly, according to George Bishop, chief administration and control inspection. What the change over amounts to is a follow-u- p analysis, and suggested solution , to deficiencies turned up by regular production inspectors. Formerly, when finished items reached inspectors for examination, they were either apand nothing proved or rejected further was done to prevent a' recurrance if the item was a reject. Under the new system of quality, control, the regular inspectors write up a brief description of the reasons an item was rejected and then the control inspectors go to work to find out why the work was sub-standa- rd. Sometimes they find that two inspectors have different ideas of what standards an item should meet to be passed. When this occurs, the control inspectors set up a written standard for the product to insure uniform inspection standards. 'The control inspectors are working very close with supervisors, foremen and workers to point out ways and methods of improving the quality of equipment turned out by the' Maintenance division. This i close cooperation between inspec- tors, and workers lwill save many tax dollars for the American public, Bishop said. "It has been proven in industry and looks good in its air force service test," he said. ! i fit' |