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Show r - o rage HILL TOP TIMES - . June " T71 j Still Helping To Solve Production Problems at Ex-Hillfiel- der . a wuov..v..iuivia J nncfiianflniie r v TJ I wtio still If Biui; ujat Hill AFB even after he'd l tlH solve production problems the was revealed this week by the Incentive Awards I maintenne' W. in John the Pintus, formerly employed en Hill AFB to a sent letter officials that division, suggeJ he believed would speed up the re- of aircraft engines, pairing concludes: "The SQvj; Mr. Pintus.' who is now living at Long Beach California, said in his Vuuu f1"1 parts I ml- - Aiie by Inland la an unofficial newspaper published HU1 Air Pom at of in the intereat. personnel Printing Company and new matter is arailable for general release. The Hill beTop Times without reprinted AFPS material. AFP8 material appearing; herein wilt not 641 Washington Street, New written permission of Armed Forces Pres. Service. York 14. New York. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those The HiU Top Time ' Address all' Ads B. to the INLAND PRINTING COMPANY. ' J ! III p Jfi r e LtW.H. Moore Leaves PIO Post At Hill AF Base H First Lieutenant R-28- 00 H. William public information officer at Hill Air Force Base, was released from active duty last week and is returning to his home in Pasadena, board in Members of the newly organized the Maintenance Engineering directorate are pictured at a recent meeting. They are (left to right) Gene M. Moore, administration Joe T. office; Ross Shupe, manufacture and repair Johnson, junior management assistant; George 11. Smith, command workload control office; Albin A. Zemaitis, quality control office; Melville Held, vehicle subdivision; Don Read, accessories subdivision; and George Bishop, Jr., inspection subdivision. Two other members of the board who were absent when photo was taken are Glen North and Milton Walters of engine subdivision. nt California. Lt. Moore, who has been serving in public information capacities for the last two years, was also to the commanding gen- sub-divisio- n; ' "While no longer employed by your depot, I constantly think em-of problems that arose dring my ployment there that we were un- to solve. One of them was the removal of broken taps from different parts of engine parts being reworked on technical changes. One especially was a TO crank shafts. change on This required a certain hole to be tapped in it. The . tough metal of this crankshaft broke the taps off in the crankshaft and we were unable to remove them and consequently the new shafts had to be discarded." Mr. Pintus' letter continued: "I have worked in a number of machine shops on the Coast and have found a machine that they use to drill out broken taps or any hard metal." Following further description of the machine, Mr. Pintus order Moore, Employee-Manageme- formation will letter: 7 Lt. Bill Moore ,x ja i Discuss Maintenance Policy H - cotS6 Kaysville, Utah. rnr rra J 19 i aide-de-ca- eral. Lt. Moore first entered the military service in 1942 and served during the war until 1946. He was a member of an air search and resuce squadron in the Cuban Atlantic area. After the war he returned to college and took his Bachelor of Arts degree'in journal, ism at the University of Montana. He returned to the Air Force in 1949 and served as public information officer at March AFB, California, and as PIO in the Alaskan Air Command for 18 months prior to being assigned at Hill AFB. On leaving the service, Lt. Moore will be affiliated with a west coast aircraft manufacturing company. Board Will Help With Maintenance Management Employee-Manageme- nt Maintenance engineering has come up with a "first" at Hill Air Force Base. They have set up an employee management board the first board of this type to be organized at this base. The employee management board is designed to do just as the name implies: provide an opportunity for employees to help manage the main tenance engineering directorate. The whole idea, initiated by will meet at least once every two maintenance's director, Colonel weeks. George K. Crain, is patterned after similar boards in private industry that have proved successful. Industry has found that letting bor have a voice in the management of the organization pays off with some mighty good ideas. Maintenance's employee management board will also establish a channel to the director for employee recommendations and suggestions relating to better management and employee relationships, accoi'ding to Joe Johnson, secretary of the board. It will also serve as a training ground for employees to prepare them for more responsible administrative and management positions in the directorate. It will further educate and inform the selected employees in the methods, objectives, policies and mission of the maintenance engineering directorate. The membership, at present, is limited to eleven members chosen Mrs. Donna M. Best, administration section, civilian personnel from the shops division and staff receives a check for $32.76 from her chief, Gordon F. Dyer, branch, offices. Membership will be drawn g awarded to her for a idea she developed. no from supervisory personnel each level branch than and higher member will be selected for a six month term, Johnson explained. The employee management board M. r be ZJ tenance"cmg investigated may prove to be 7oi -.- ene-inoovi-- . - ..yBl -- oi the u&e maoW.. rintus suggested mayle he would not be iJ Li eligible gram, accordme- to iw t..,. Norton, chairman of th, J - vwuumuee. "Current gulations provide that onlv Force employees are elieibL he said auwPiea suggestid Mr Norton extended Mr. Pintus m a letter lour interest thank, and in attemptW v,,y fi"u"""a proDiems at installation, even though longer employed by the Air F is very much appreciated a dicates a patriotic and genei nature. Suggestion Award Winner time-savin- Cash Award For Beneficial Idea Goes To Donna Best, Personnel Signal Cafe LAYTON. UTAH Elva G. Vaughn Manager OPEN DAILY 6 A. M. to 9 P. M. Featuring O O O Breakfasts Luncheons Dinners Guaranteed Fast Service Only 5 Minutes Drive' from Davis County Defense Plants. STOP BY for BREAKFAST . . . Drive down for a delicious hot lunch! NO DELAY O We cater to CMc Clubs, Luncheons & Special Groups Bring your Section here for lunch or dinner meetings. A cash award of $32.76 was presented to Mrs. Donna M. Best, administration section, civilian personnel, for a g suggestion she developed that was approved by the Incentive Awards Committee. Making the presentation at ceremonies held in the section was Gordon F. Dyer, chief of the organization. administration Mrs. Best received the award for streamlining a method used in i.iv man pciDuuuei wur. a. i, is esti mated that her new procedure will ed in this section," he said. "I save approximately $655 annually think it is particularly commendbesides lessening the possibility of able that employees take an intererror. est in our organization and initiate Mr. Dyer extended his personal g methods. congratulations to Mrs. Best for .Mrs. Best resides at 350 Highland her beneficial suggestion. "This Drive, Ogden. She has worked at is the fifth suggestion adopt Arts ior the last three years time-savin- FOR Buy him f INCH CONSOLE $249 time-savin- 49 ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL PARK 150 TELEVISION SETS IN OUR STOCK MUST BE SOLD . 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