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Show ikiiin' ' itecruitinff contest Nears End, With Three in Lead Tie 7 III -- HUM 1 Ogden Air Service Command, Hill Field, Utah 47 fjl-N- o. Wednesday, March 29, 1944 Sew. Locality Wage Scale Plan Coes Into Effect, Applies o Some 7000 OASC Employes r Ungraded Workers Switch From Yearly to Hourly Pay in Move Designed to Equalize Local Rates i Drive bv r Jroken Legs r Safety ' Explains Plan I. our--a- , legs. veys of prevailing hourly wage rates in local area industries. Positions affected by the plan at Hill Field will be transferred to hourly rates commensurate with those of corresponding positions in local industries. About 900 new titles have been ' . . -- , the first casualty occurred a or two earlier when a main- tance mploy was struck from C' . Vek mi 1 tow motor. hind by a. Eariy in me weeK a woman wore- in warehouse 47 fell from a row shelves after - attempting to nb them without use of a ladder. said plenty of lad- available. Jest' Saturday a worker in ware-Vi- e 41 received a fractured leg: ien a heavy crate slipped from t tongs of a carloader, pinningX W to the floor. On Sunday morn-a woman fell while walking established under the plan in order that jobs may be more accurately . labeled. Under the per annum system there were many instances where workers were performing different jobs but drawing the same pay, and in certain cases, having the same job title. Under the locality wage rate system positions will be specifically defined according to the nature of the duties performed. Hourly pay will depend on rates prevailing in surrounding industries for similar positions. For this reason, said Major officials 'ety fs were the ramp near warehouse 12 fractured her ankle. img 2d on the accidents t Robert R. Af flick, OASC area Commenting . safety officer said tnat oi four which have occurred, at three were the result of some- d carelessness. Someone didn't (' ik. .' With two fi of the I c more ' days until the -- .V Major S. C Campbell Tight Pay9 Bill Introduced Soon Ernie Pyle First who Campbell, some employes drew the same pay under the former system will receive different rates under the new arrangement, . Suggested Additional Pay month, safety "engin-- " Hill Field military personnel the month will end who are subsequently transferred ,1th only four lost-tim- e accidents combat under serve overseas and the books. This would be a low for the command in acci- - conditions may receive additional Jrats and might possibly be the pay for such service if a bill proi continued on Fag nmi viding a 50 per cent raise for Army, Navy, Coast Guard, geodetic and public health personnel serv,Vir ing under combat conditions is approved in Congress. Full credit for the idea is ascribed to war correspondent Ernie. Pyle by Representative Weiss AU OASC personnel, both Civil-lan- d of Pennsylvania, who is planning mnnth. milltam will hav to introduce the bill after receivr opportunitv to air comnlaints favorable comment from miliing ich cannot be satisfactorily dis- - tary men. w of by his immediate superWriting from Italy, columnist or division Pyle said: "Everybody who serves ior, section chief, or by hi commanding overseas, no matter where or what it was announced this week lh he's doing, gets extra pay. Enlisted men get 20 per cent additional (The complatnta will be heard by and officers 10 per cent. uasc Air Inspector at a place "Airmen get an extra 50 per time cent above this for flight pay As iwible to civilians and result, officer-flierget 60 per military acent normal base pay above their altk ,onnel and enlisted filers such as gunCpon the the hearing complaints, inSneftt-ners and radio operators get 70 will Malra the causes of the complaints, per cent. . . . Why not give your genuine wi'l make a report thereof to combat ground soldier something (7 cmmandlng general, OASa V the event that satisfaction is corresponding to flight pay ? a good phrase for it would ("obtained within a reasonable Maybe be 'fight pay'." F10 of time (usually 15 days), Person the complaint making " v. . Ma are hoping . ' r4earInspector to Complaints s, r . present n..,n times, Mu ru ral, who is accessible and who will make wjb ... w vvjiiia , fc Boards Annrnvn fop OCS Men tearln ! paj,t the OCS fol-Xt- Talent Is still being sought from among Hill Field employes ted In appearing In s series of radio dramas to be presented soon ever station KDYL. in Salt Lake City. Those Interested should con-ta- ct M. Benno C Levy, OASC public relations officer who will direct the shows. Extension 8460. The programs will be M minutes In length and win dramatise activities of the Air Service Cone In-ter- board the w Saturdays, n have approved for Candidatebn Schools: MSgt. 4Mn technical OCS Wipel lwh, JSgtEueRaymond D. PpL VwnlAvlton Squadron, AAP "istration: sWH.mu.. rBlan,ejr.Pckp n Cpl. Robert W Thespians, Listen, Your Talents Sought for Show kL aU 2nd Squadron, ai aaministrative OCS. es Hill Field's recruiting contest ends this Friday, March 31st, with a total, so far, of 116 new workers hired as a result of the efforts of nearly 100 employes who have en- - ttered the contest. Three workers are tied at first place with three new employes each signed up and on the job. They are: George O. Bishop, Jr., Lynn Hulse, and Bill A. Pettigrew. No contest ant receives credit for a new work er until that worker has started. Officially, the contest ended the 24th of this month, but was ex tended to the 31st to allow for workers whose names had been submitted as prospects but who had not then signed up. If these are signed up on or before the 31st, the employe submitting their names will receive credit. Capt. Robert O. Stafford, OASC employment chief, said the need is for clerks, typists, stenographers, and other clerical employes; also warehousemen and truck drivers. f '; First prize in the contest is : $50 war bond. Second, third, fourth, and fifth prizes are $25 war June Fisher bonds. There will be five prizes of June Fisher, junior laborer in $10 in war stamps each, and five warehouse 48, supply division, left of $5 in war stamps each. the field last Saturday preparatory to joining the WAC. She will leave April 3rd for Fort Des Moines, Iowa, for basic training which will last approximately five weeks. The new prospective WAC left her home in St. Louis, Missouri, last April to come to Hill Field . and lend her efforts to the war drive. Starting in warehouse 53, she and T Division was transferred in September to warehouse 48 where she remained Leads Field until her departure. Miss Fisher is 20 years of age In Quota Percent and has two brothers' in the armed ' services. Personal and training di Joins WACs In effect as of Monday, this week, is the new locality, wage system whereby all ungraded employes at Hill Field are switched from a per annum to an hourly pay basis in a Record Low Still move, already adopted by several ASC area commands, fa Sight With designed to adjust pay of ungraded employes here with Two Days to End prevailing rates in the local area. About 7000 workers are affected. week three During the past Major S. C. Campbell, OASC ciaccidents oc-re i. vilian personnel chief, said that in Wed at Hill Field to raise no instance will the yearly pay of any employe be reduced by the ante of such accidents new plan. In the vast majority of acci- ice the no lost-tim- e cases, he explained, it will be increased. :nt campaign began March Officials working on the new to f ll of them brok- arrangement have completed surlost-tim- e" Campaign Extended to March 31st To Allow Additional Pledgees Time to Start Employment Here and this because prevailing rates for those positions are different However, he pointed out, in practically every case, the worker will receive a wage increase. But it will depend on the rate being paid for similar work in local industry. The new plan is flexible and will probably be adjusted periodically to meet changing local pay con- f -- Goal Nearly Reached In Mercy Drive P Suggestions Are . Studied by Union Credit Directors Meet, Discuss Plans for Future a meetiner last Saturday of hnnrH rf Hirprtors of Hill Field Federal Credit Union together with At tVia Deposit Insurance Corporation were discussed preparatory to x adoption Employes affected still retain by the Union, Evelyn B. Bither, all their former civil service privi- Union secretary announced tnts leges. Annual and sick leave con- week. tinue to accrue at the same rate. The representative, who spent Annual leave, however, may not several days at the field, met with be charged on Saturday, the over- the group. time day. Suggestions included a plan, now f, said Major underway, to appoint bonded repre Time and Campbell, will be paid for all sentatives in maintenance ana aup-nl- v work over 40 hours and for time division utilities and headquar icoauniwd m rmgt rnrwai ters OASC 'who will be authorized to accept membership fees, and issue membershin cards, besides tak- one-hal- Inor At the last regular meeting of the Hill Field Minnesota Club held last Thursday evening, new officers were elected for next three months. The new incumbents are Mildred McWilliams, president; Mary vice president; Verna Ro-stratt- er, Cu-tur- secretary-treasure- ia, r. Committee chairmen are Mary Jack Beite, entertainment; Kathleen Gellerman, membership; Eva Mae Schroch, program, and Dorothy Carlson, refreshments. Plans are being made for a dance to be held shortly after Easter. Conlon, publicity; navmmti on shares' as well as receive repayments on loans. Purnoie or tne union is to en courage small savings. Amounts as small as 25 or 50 cents will be ac ceptable. Price of shares is $5.00. At nresent the Union office is lo cated in the employe relations hranph civilian nersonnei duiiq- Inv Anil is transacting all business pending arrangements to bring bonded representatives to the various divisions. Office hours are 12 noon to 3:45 p. m. daily. ASC Global Story Broadcast Over KSL This Sunday Global activities of the Air Service Command will be spot-light- Safety Official Here For Brief Conference woman safety engineer from ASC headquarters is here this week to confer with OASCs woman safety engineer, Sylvia Stewart. The safety official, Ann M. Fox, will remain only a few days before departing for an unannounced destination. A field in con tributions to the American Red Cross 1944 war fund drive with donations amount ing to 130 of their share of the Hill Field goal, it was re vealed yesterday by Captain Robert B. Hamerstrom, direc tor of the drive.' Employes were urged to con tribute at least one day's pay to the credit and supervisory commit- the drive, and those who have not urged to contees, suggestions made earlier by a already done so aretheir own perrenrMentative from the Federal tinue giving until ditions. Minnesota Club Elects Officers the vision leads Sunday ed noon, April 2, at after- 4:30 o'clock ' during the "America On the Air"' program heard over the facilities of the Columbia Broadcasting System. The program depicting the vital role played by the Air Service Command in support of the Army Air Forces, will be released locally by station KSL, in Salt Lake City. sonal quota is reached. Second from the top among the divisions is army air base headquarters with 113 per cent of the division quota already contributed, while- OASC headquarters is in third place with 102 per cent Directors of the drive for the three leading divisions are Lieut. James Williams, personnel and training; Major W. E. Barton, AAB headquarters, and Lieut. Betty Richardson, OASC headquarters. Trailing the list of divisions in the mercy drive are supply and maintenance divisions. Supply has reached 91 per cent of its share in the quota, while maintenance holds cellar position with 80 pet cent. Although the drive at Ogden air service command was directed toward an ultimate "Day's-Pa- y From Every Employe" goal, OASC also has its share of the quota set by the council of post and station commanders of the area at the beginning of the Red Cross drive this month. "We are confident that we will go over the top in our quota for the area," Captain Hamerstrom said today, "if every employe who has not already donated to the drive will do so this week." Officers and enlisted men of OASC, although not solicited for donations, have contributed nearly $3,000 to the Hill field fund for the Red Cross. Minute men in each section will continue active solicitation until the closing day of the drive March - - 31. 850 Planes a Day . . . Are being turned out in the United States at the present time, it was announced this week by the War Production Board. The nation's potential output "assures the Inevitable military defeat of Germany and Japan," WPB said, |