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Show v 1 : I 1907 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY VOL.10 NO. 25 as you'd find under any holiday tree Renny Wallis, above. Renny, a blue-eyegolden- Sd charmer, joins us in wishing you a VERY MERRY A key punch operator in Stat Services, she is the 2STMAS. i t rl rU4- 1,.. II,,.. n A fl Wollio ffln. Christmas doll Gov. Clyde To Address d, ,(- -o , nt.-rllv- .. 1 - Tate) if Chief fe Air jihen Force Chief you're about Air Force. Utah's Officers Governor Are Not Affected By The Raise Hill AFB's nearly 7,000 wage board or "blue collar" workers will have a happy new year in 1k"S when they receive a healthy increase in their pay checks. Averaging '20 cents for wage board, 22 cents for working leadD. ers,- and 28 cents for wage foreman, the pay hike will become effec- - airpower you're probably this Friday at an evening meeting of all base officers. The affair, to take place at 7 p.m., will be the monthly "Commander's Dinner." Once each month, under leadership of Maj. Gen. P. H. Robev. Oeden Air Ma teriel Area Commander, base of ficers gather at the officers' club for dinner, entertainment, and a special program which includes talks by prominent persons. Highlight of the Friday eve be an extem ning program will uov. L,iycie 10 poraneous talk by the nearly ''."() officers expected to attend. Earlier in the day the dignitaries meatiest speeches ever made by an Air Force leader, discussed the. position of the Air Force in the age of t space vehicles as well as of airplanes and cl jars the . problems faced by the Air about new e, Force' in performing its missions. basic air doctrine, that I am certainly not implyBy and missions. What he ing that the Army and the Navy roles and missions is par- do not have their They problems. ti worth quoting at a time have big ones too. For example, we is so much misunder- the Navy has the problem concernabout them. He said: menace and the the submarine ing our Army and its sol- - backbreaking task they have in synonymous with land developing ways and means to will be welcomed by Gen. Robey d the Navy and its counter this danger to our security. at his office in OOAMA battles so are fiVea warfare in the age on arrival building. States Air Force headquarters and of the nuclear submarine and subsynonymous with air marine launched missiles is a miswill be briefed officials the Thpn sion which will tax the talents 1r ViiVh rnnkinc Hill AFB offi- and the skills of the Navy's best cers on mission and operations 01 capabilities do not men. the Ogden Air Materiel Area, ine the rwini.. r "MM'lCIIH.-niIOr 1y officials also will be 101a "The Army, too, has big prob- state 2Pj)wer Hill airpower AFB's imnortance to f jgU these forces. Each lems. The urgent necessity to de- Utah's economy, including a breakvelop new tactics, techniques, and down of expenditures the Utah weapons which can survive nu- air depot funnels into the state. ' ,a,ent an clear attack from air ' and space veap-J- j nnn PnViPv said, .if time per it to perform its and still be capable of strong I tremendmits, Gov. Clyde and his party will ground action also places ous demands on the efforts of the tour facilities of tne oase oeiore fine men who are experienced in they attend the Commander's Mo ichal,enPe to each Jione of the "White mis-;talke- mili-wwar- Anti-submari- ne 51 ground warfare. "The problems we in the United States ir Force face arc also and likewise large direct results Force AJr here of our duly assigned missions. Our three primary combat misuu .'vice rivalry. sions are to maintain a strong, air e I naturall striking force, to condirect! v : duct the air defense of the Unit' vncerned with ed States and to provide and operate tactical air forces wherc-evthey may be needed. 1 consider B ISSUE: that our present capabilities to perform each of these missions are reasonably ade lials 2 quate, particularly as far as the IS tivhio," Offense is concerned. Hut in the ... 3 future we need long-rang- e striking Retire 4 power which is less vulnerable to enemy attack: an air defense svs OOl I 8 tern that will provide the warning Mi ana control structure and defen 9' ,rt 11 sive firepower to renel an enemy Mill t and tactical air forces posattack, It sessing increased flexibility and K so-call- ed long-rang- er - .16 versatility." DECEMBER 13, 1957 3600 Graded And 1600 Military state officials Clyde and nearly will be special guests at Hill AFB of Staff, General Thomas D. "White, says talking about military the U. S. Hill Airpwir Odii PUBLISHED AT KAYSVILLE; UTAH 1957 fflftoiliBii Happy Holidays iretty a Lfwius UNITED STATES AIR FORCE uue to government policy 01 paying two weeks after the pay period ends, the raise won't show Category WB-- 2 on wage board pay checks until January. WB-1- 5 year. Jerome W. Jackson, Director of Personnel at Hill, said that although the pay increase was expected, the amount came as a surprise as a result of an Air Force-Arm- y wage survey conducted in August. Base officials expected the raise to range between 13 and 17 cents per hour. Not covered by the pay increase are close to 3600 graded or "white collar" workers and approximately IfiOO military personnel at Hill AFB. Pay of both groups is set by Congress. Colonel Jackson said that a pay hike for graded and military will be under congressional consideration next year. Although the increase will mean more money for Hill AFB wage board workers, retirement, Social Security, and an average of 10 deduction for income tax will reduce the take-hom- e pay. of the an is example Following EDWARD F. HUBBARD Colonel, USAF Hill Air Force Base Commander New Hate $1.C'J $l.sj) -. ' l.S2.23 2.05 2.44 2.20 2..V2 2.41 2.C4 WF-- 7 2.73 2.07 2.0S 2.2(i W-1- ' Old Rate WB-1- 7 WB-2- 0 WL-- 2 WL-.- ". Col. As the end of the year approaches and we enter the joyous sense of accomplishment to holiday season, it gives us a high we have think back to the things we have done and the progress turn to our made. Then, the changing scene gives a complete toward fulfillment reveries and fills us with happy anticipation Lord bless and the of our ambitions for the coming year. May realize our be with each of us so that we may, in all humility, and prosperity. objectives in peace, happiness Major General, USAF Commander, OOAMA WB- -j The pay increase will boost Hill AFB's annual $tfl miMion dollar payroll by $3,400,000 per A Christmas Message p. H. ROBEY new pay raise in the second step eacn grade: 01 3 WL-1- 7 WL-2- 0 3. so 2.04 2.30 2.."2 2.iT. ' 2.1 W 2.77 2.00 A complete schedule of the new wage rate will be published in the Civilian Personnel News Letter to appear in the next few days. Hill Personnel Eligible For Free Blood Hill AFB personnel and members of their immediate household are eligible to receive blood without charge from nine hospitals in Utah, according to Mr. Alexander G. Fontas, Red Cross Field Direc tor at Hill AFB. Both civilian and military are eligible to receive blood from the hospitals because this base parReticipates in the Intermountain the of Blood Program gional American Red Cross. 5viliAti and military TUot Jo workers donate blood regularly to the Red Cross bloodmobiie on us monthly visits to the base. The nine hospitals that particare the ipate in this, program Benedicts and St. Dee Hospital in Ogden; Salt lake General, Holy Cross, St. Mark's, and Veterans Coo ey Hospitals in Salt Lake City; Valley Hospital in Brigham City,and the Hospital in Tremonton, LDS Hospital in Logan. Blood will be furnished free (Continued cn page 33.) t-- ' |