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Show Your Dimes and Dollars Will Help ny&r tKr Ui. f livl s. 7 - z No. 1 PUBLISHED FOR HILL ' " :' AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH ; January 15, 1954 Employees Earned qf; Over $45 Million Last Year Hill AFB - 5 k -- W-- 2 Forms Show Computing Uncle Sam's Share Annual Payroll Margaret Walker, supply, and Marvin G. Mortenson, base commander's office, examine the March of Dimes contribution canisters that were distributed around the base today. Contribution Canisters Go On Display for March of Dimes Tax Consultants At Be Hill Hill AFB employees earned over million last year and paid approximately $5 million in taxes. This was believed to be the largest yearly payroll ever paid in the State of Utah. This information came to light when the payroll branch at Hill AFB completed their- - annual job $45 of preparing tax withholding state- ments, W-- 2 forms, for distribution to employees. The W-- 2 forms, which give Hill employees the word as to whether they get a refund or owe more tax money to Uncle Sam, were distributed yesterday, according to L. H. Florence, chief of civilian personnel division. The information' compiled in the branch showed that exactly payroll f,.-.-.; deserves.. in salary was paid $45,174,625.52 Contribution cans will be handy employees of Hill AFB for all to make donations. It is to civilian 1953. Withheld from this hoped. that everyone will keep up during, amount was $5,144,325.95 for fed the good work and this year make eral as generous contributions as they Mr.taxes. Florence pointed out that have in the past.which averages close this salary, Last year Hill AFB personnel a month was for civ contributed $11,994.10 to the 19i53 to $4 million alone. ilian salaries Earnings paid Dimes to which added, up March of at a per capita contribution, f $1.50. to military personnel stationed to Hill the are addition AFB in as Hill Cited Outstanding Hill AFB was lauded for this above figure. to In addition paying a good generous donation this week when healthy Hillfielders income tax, March of Dimes officials visited also did in buying share their awarded and Hill AFB a thei base showed, tabulations the bonds, Citation for Outstanding Ser were in $3,022,353.53 Exactly vice,' Colonel H. J. Kieling, base com vested in savings bonds by Hill employees. mander, accepted the citation in AFB Retirement and Social becurity behalf of all Hill AFB personnel. monies by Hill AFB employ Making the presentation was Mrs. ees alsopaid added up to a pretty Edmund P. Evans, Mrs. Emily $943,791.13 went figure. Exactly state of Smith Stewart, fund while Sointo retirement the womens' activities, and Mr. Haven cial received (FICA) Security chairman of March the J. Barlow, $405,857.45. of Dimes in this area. The huge job of preparing the Citation Praises Participation over 10,000 W-- 2 forms was comThe citation read: "The officers, in record time, according to enlisted personnel and civilian em pleted D. chiel ot payroll N. ployees of Ogden Air Materiel branch. McDonald, "When you realize the on (Continued Page 3) mammoth amounts of money we've been dealing in and then understand that everything has to balancedown to the very last penny you can see what a big job it is. All this has had to be accomplished along with our regular jobs of getting out the payroll," McDonald said. "My employees have done a job in record time. I'm proud great Annlications "for regular Air of he concluded. them," sub Force commissions must be mitted during the period 1 Janu A chance to help in the fight against infantile paralysis will be given to Hill AFB employees when contribution containers are put out around the base today, according to ilen V. tiolley Irom the base commander s office. Contributions to the March of Dimes this year will be strictly voluntary, he said. There will befio solicitations or quotas.- - Everypne will be on their own to give what- they feel this worthy cause - I : - February 9, 10, II Federal income tax consultants from the Director of Internal Revenue office in Ogden will be available at Hill Feb. 9, 10 and 11 to assist civilian and military personnel in the preparation of their - federal income tax returns. Three experts will be scheduled at various locations throughout the base during the three days, Roy C. Freeman, chief, employee services section, declared. They will be available to all organizations and staff offices as a convenience to employees. He indicated that one consultant would be scheduled three days in convenient locations for the employees of: (1) Maintenance, (2) Supply, and (3) Base Commander and all other organizations. Employees are encouraged to contact representatives when avail able in their particular activity, Freeman said. Prior to ' visiting them, all employees must obtain permission to do so from their immediate supervisor. Since the Lesral Assistance of fice will not be available this vear for the military to use in regard to routine tax matters, they are urged to visit the consultants when 1953 i-- paid to Hill workers W-2- 's Readied for Distribution 1 4 Commissions Due arv AF's 'Native Son Will Help Shift terested 35,000 through 28 February 1954, according to a teletype received at Hill AFB this week. The communication stated that all Air Force officers who are in commissions 5, 36-3- ?n ay tv at this location. Joyce Bennett, payroll clerk, is shown recording information concerning salary and taxes on another W-- 2 form. The tax withholding statements were distributed to all civilian employees yesterday and revealed that over $45 million in salary had been Applications For Regular Air Force Airmen in obtaining regular Ar should consult Air The WASHINGTON (AFPS) Force Regulation 36-- AFR ex-- r is Son" Native AF "Project 1 for eligibility and AFR more ner ted to eventually replace . . criteria. civilian and The teletvne further emphasized than 35,000 American with local civilians Personnel AF fulfill to ha3 an that applicant to be at installations around the world. every eligibility requirement Maj. Gen. Kenneth B. Hobson, considered because no waivers are AF director of manpower and be granted. Application must disclosed that the plan personnel, AF on Form o 17, "Application a n "'"""Ji cu, ii, a.m. ku made said that subst' in effect was ana for Commission in the UbAJf ap- - itutes of localandcivilians will free er oi VvarehmiQa n1UVTC1 OICa submitted in accordance with in for AF assignments Di personnel employees of Base Commander nronriate regulations to The organization and all "other activi-:easm- rector of Personnel Procurement Airort. fumnort of combat units. visit a representative in and Training, Hq., United Estates Most of the replacements will tIi Services conference room, Air Force, ATTN: Pers Proc Div, be in relatively unskilled jobs: j ,10 Room 103. drivers, kitchen helpers, He will be Washington 25, D. C. . clerks, . some foreign cm etc. However, uwiwa tnere all three days. received are Applications that to replace skill As an &AAaA used be will be lians not 28 February 54 will after where technicians filyee5 th.13 year, Employee Serv. processed end will be returned to ed cases where AFpossible. personnel In Oectton, Civilian Personne th applicant. An announcement retrained for new be cannot reguselected win for those both l600' of 8tck persons i overseas, they wili ue reand stat i,Pnma lar AF rommisaiong will be made jobs .CoPi! of these forms may approximately 15 May 1954, the turned to the ZI for new Kl3; Cs ':sl':..:: ; . shift workers may obtain assistance until 4:30 D.m. bv - visitiner .. . I il S mem on the davs t.hnv nr avail I able in their activitv. in Maintenance, one consultant will be available as follows: Tues day, Feb. 9, Maintenance headVnnm 1ft- quarters. Bid I Wednesday, Feb. 10, aircraft hang- cis, eiag. 220, balcony between nangers 1 and a? TWsdnv Feb. I 11, engine repair office, Bldg. 265. in ouppiy, one will be available as ionows: Feb. 9, 8 a.m Tvesday, . to 2 p.m., Bldk-104. Room 111: 5 w 4:30 D.m. and WVwWerUir TToK 12 )5 l?8 noon B11S- - 5 Room m,to fXl Ik .; located near them. The reDresentativea will he avail able from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Swing rJl x' Y'" teletype concluded. 30-1- 9, 51 V.4?4j I Elnor L. Baxter (left) and Marie August, payroll clerks, are shown in the middle of the huge Job of separating completed W-- 2 forms one for the government, one for the state and two for the employees. The payroll section set a record when they distributed the forms yesterday. Administrative Club to Dine and Dance At Officers' Club Tomorrow Evening A gay evening is in store for at 8:30 p.m. which will feature members of the Hill Administration roast beef, ham, or turkey with club and their guests when they all the The bar will also meet tomorrow evening for a din- be opentrimmings. all evening. ner dancescheduled at the officers Following dinner the party-goer- s club, according to Robert R. Harwill dance to the music of Jiggs rington, club president. A buffet dinner will be served Van Limburg's orchestra. |