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Show PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR FORCE BASE, FRIDAY. APRIL I pUMC tJUIJTENANCE c EMPLOYEES RECEIVE March Man-of-the-Mon- 29. ?A9 NUMBER 26 th Man-Of-Thc-fAo- AWARDS FOR SUGGESTIONS 10 Almost $400 Paid to 14 Award Presented Employees Cost Accounting Man A bracket to buckle down a 100 the main-- Force pound generator during testing Air Hill at division C received $393.19 in cash was the suggestion of George Roth. Cds at a brief ceremony last This new bracket facilitates simpler handling and easier adjustment toy morning in the office of Wei C. B. Root, director of of belt tension while, the generator is being tested. L:.Monno mvisiiin. jlt,t:iioiv rnipen employees of U following employees received h awards for suomitung meas Awards Com- the Suggestion ' ;ee at Hill AFB: Edward R. DeWitt received $50 See "AWARDS" Page Ibe suggesting a stock numoering to properly identify pro- :or shuttles. for a planishing Aj extension er which will utilize existing Receives Trophy The March trophy was awarded to Weldon th 3 o Operator Permits I Issued Hillfielders 8 ittle to a better advantage work on fuselage wing ;ions and leading edges or air- wings was suggested by lament May 8 Deadline Over 600 employees of Hill Air Force Base have completed their tests and received permits to operate specialized equipment at this iry DeBoer. base, it has been revealed by Glen J. Clay suggested mounting C. Ray, civilian chief of the motor extinguishers on the inside of pool. center hangar doors for quick- At the motor pool driving range fire protection. for specialized equipment there are in idea for having two panels lines painted on the parking area iad of one for gyro instrument to simulate railroad box cars, and ne made Nolan W. Manfull warehouse isles and bins. Salvage $bte for one of the cash awards. lumber has been used to set up 7 4 and IQaude M. Williams made the "mock" airplane gestion that shop supervisors doors., These are used to give the provided with a pair of pro- - operators their test in driving fork nonal dividers to use when lifts, and other specialized equipmicrofilm and reduced ment used to load aircraft at Hill ig prints to reproduce contours AFB. mold line dimensions to full The 8th of May has been set as the deadline for all equipment opIftrmerly two jeeps were con-pte- d erators to take their tests and by chain or cable which receive their new permits. After wired two drivers when being this date - anyone found operating in tandem but by using a equipment without a permit will Ceo the suggestion of Gray W. be severely - dealt with, said Mr. 3ey, only one driver is necessary. Ray. whipping or fish tailing is dimmAn estimated 1000 permits are and mora than one jeep can expected to be issued prior to ed repair The March th trophy was presented Monday to Weldon Woozley by Brig. Gen. William M. Morgan. R. C-4- C-5- -- fwwea m May 8th. tandem, Wiley said. nth Supply Employee tSafety Engineers Convened Wins Cash Award Com- Air Materiel mand conference of safety engineers was held at Tinker Field, Oklahoma City on April according to Lt. Colonel C. N. Stan ton. chief of personnel and ad ministration at Hill Air Force Base. Delegates from all air materiel areas attended. Mr. George E. England, chief of Safety section was the delegate from OAMA. Future around safety Droerams and present Air Force policies as thev pertain to safety ana com nensation were discussed at the conference. A ..three-da- y For a suggestion to reinforce pallets, r wooden platforms upon which supplies are stacked and piled high for storage purpose, Fred W. Branz, of inspection and inventory section of supply division, was awarded $82.50 on April 19, 1949 by Colonel H. Shachtman, directorate of supply. Less breakage of platforms and damage to supplies, plus greater personal has resulted, it safety to workers was reported. Mr. Banz lives with his wife and family at 169 Ross Drive, Clearfield, Utah. at Hill Air Force Base Mothers Oldest and Youngest 26-27-- Woozley by Brig. Gen. William M. Morgan in ceremonies performed recently. Woozley, chief cost accounting branch, comptroller office, was given the award for devising a plan now in effect which materially re duces the cost, time and errors involved in the reproduction of the Maintenance Division cost accounting report and which will also reduce cost, time and errors in the preparation of other reports. Prior to the new method the re ports would have to be typed, proof read a negative photographed, made and opaqued, burned on mul-te- x plate then run off on a multi- hth machine. The new process merely consists of running the report off on the IBM machine and then on the multilith machine. was chosen He Month from a group of four recommendations submitted. Others were Adair- - Brown, civilian' personnel; Denver C. Oviatt, supply and Emil A. Woodward, Man-of-th- e- A veteran of the Marines, Wooz ley saw service in the South Pacific where he was awarded the bronze star, two purple hears, three battle stars, two Presiden tial unit citations, and the CBI, Asiatic Pacific and American defense campaign ribbons. He started his employment at Hill in June 1942 .and resumed service here in 1946 after being in the Marines from May 1944 to March 1946. Woozley, who is the father of five children, lives with his family at 985 27th Street, Ogden. Plastic Tanks Used In Electro-Platin- g Process The first of three plexiglas electro-tanks has been com pleted at Hill Air Force base and will soon be used in plating air craft engine parts, according to Homer E.. Miller, plastic unit supervisor in the maintenance plating The need for a tank to avoid corrosive difficulties is met. in this newly designed tank. non-met- al The 'l.'J' ,wSv ..k-- V electro-platin- g process will in corporate the use of chemicals for indium on master plating lead and rod bearings, counter-balance- s and cam bearings for the engine repair section. A completely pure, solution is possible when plexiglas is used for the tank d in this process. aircraft parts are then as uncon-taminat- celebrated her 71st birthday on 'an. olde,st mthnPvee 5TiUdRobins, recnt nuwy, be thereproduction 3 publication i iub youngest moiner. M. Ida Mae Stevens, who in a Precision-manufacture- sured. Aircraft parts, both new and used, which require electro-platinare first plated with lead, after which a coating of indium is added. They are then put in an oil dif us ing tank and heated until the lead and indium alloy together. Indium, a chemical element of the metal family, is used extensively because of its value, making it ideal for bearings. This activity is one of the significant moves being made at Hill of the toward the engine repair section. g, home in kl? Julesburg, Colorado six years ago last January 25vatuHlU- Slnc then hehas worked in the shipping branch - Vffi er hu8and, Frank F. Stevens, has worked as an m capPenter for six years. They live in Sahara stated "the her lengthy life, Mrs. Stevens have auto didn't Uved Is because they about aed 1 hftve SttP fThenIwasachild. L i long " urn. ....ir. tn the Drinting ae- the day and P"d,i.tneai!e v! 'publications Kaylene. ing her daurhter? and Cfl.hn.t.. f- c- hithdflv every year on ipr Rotiln.. 'ai two-year-ol- d, ed low-fricti- on |