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Show Driver Thought This Could Never Happen to Him Conferees to IJudges to Eye For Entrant in Meet April 'Miss 8-9-- p v s if 10 Ogden1 Pageant Air Force supply A score of beauties at this base and maintenance conference will be held at the Ben Lomond Hotel in have qualified for the contest being Ogden on April according to LL Colonel Fred F. Cupp, deputy conducted to select an entrant to director of Supply and Services represent Hill AFB in the forthdirectorate. coming ''Miss Ogden" contest, acWelcoming the key officials from cording to Rex Layton, president Air Materiel Command, Oklahoma of the civilian welfare association, AMA, and San Antonio AMA, in which will sponsor the entrant. These girls will display their addition . to representatives from Air Force installations in the eight talent and beauty before judges northwestern states, will be Brig. next Monday afternoon and a winGeneral A. H. Gilkeson, Hill's com- ner will be chosen. mander. The top beauty selected at the Sponsored jointly by Hill's supply Monday contest will represent Hill annual "Miss Ogden Pageand maintenance directorates, the in the throe day conference will be under ant" ' to be held May 9th at the the direction of Colonel Loyd Smith Ogden high school auditorium. Speand Lt. Colonel Leonard M; Rohr-boug- cial arrangements are being All conferees will meet to- planned to make this a really big gether during the first day of. the performance with both orchestral discussions but will hold separate or choral accompaniment to help meetings the second and third day. stage each act. Theme of the discussions will be Should Hill's entry win the "Miss "Services to the Customer." Ogden" title, she will compete in Guest speaker at the conference the Miss Utah contest next fall. If opening day will be Douglas String-fello- she is again successful, she will nationally famous lecturer then represent the state in the on Americanism. Miss America Pageant in 1953. A yfe' Beauties AF semi-annu- al h. The airman who died in this wreck that was once a car believed it could never happen to him. But across driving too fast in the early hours of morning he couldn't negotiate a curve and his car sailed a fifteen foot ditch, trying to burrow a tunnel in the unresisting bank of the other side. 4 He knows but he found out too late to do him any good. Next time you step now it can happen to anyone behind the wheel of your car, be sure you're not trusting to the wheel of fortune to get you where you're going. Make caution and consideration your constant driving companions because it isn't smart to win an argument on the road, only to lose to death. w, f Editorial An MOKE Hill Top Times ABOUT THE CHANGE Probably everyone has heard of the important transfer due at Hill Force Base in the very near future. If they haven't the grapevine isn't working with its usual efficiency but just to make sure it is corVolume 5 rectly understood it will be covered later on in this article. One thing is sure though. If all are to get full benefit from the important change just mentioned, the Base accident rate must be greatly reduced. General Gilkeson himself, is stressing the necessity for a substantial reduction in view otfits importance at all times but especially Air present circumstances. There is reason for concern. Ground accidents, the kind most of us get into, cost this command six lives and a total of 228 disabling injuries among our military and civilian personnel in 1951. This rate is much higher than the AMC average and the USAF rate. Not forgetting for a moment the suffering and loss these accidents caused those involved and their families, they cost the Government and everyone of us as taxpayers 300,000 of those same kind of dollars the paymaster passes out on paydays. Looking at it from the pay-da- y angle, in 1951 the average annual civilian salary on the Base was $3298. If we could have prevented these accidents the paymaster could have passed out 100 more checks on every pay day in that year. One hundred more people could have been at work and 100 more families benefitted. Paid out for accidents, though, it really benefitted nobody. Because df this waste of life, health and money, General . Gilkeson has declared all out war on accidents and the war will be fought with every available safety weapon throughout every activity on the base. The fight will be brought home to every individual, military and civilian. The safety campaign will be tied right in with our current economy Published for Hill Air Force Base, March 28, 1952 Security Officer Commended under non-flye- rs 1 j&i . i-n-, - mm. f Plans have been formed to transfer some functions of Air Materiel Command headquarters to Hill Air Force Base and other field installations, Lt. General Edwin W. Raw-ling- s, commanding general of Air Materiel Command announced today. AF Vocal Contest Is Goal Is Near for "T-Fla- Staged to Select Honors g" A Best WAP Singers treasury Department recognition are within the grasp of Hillfielders, according to Lt. Colonel Kenneth R. Wad-leigbase bond officer. Only a quirk in reporting procedures forestalls reaching the 90 participation goal. of all Hillfielders Exactly 87.7 were actively participating in the payroll savings plan on March 1st, Colonel Wadleigh said, but over 90 of all Hillfielders signed up for "T-Fla- g" and national h, the payroll deductions. However, turnover in personnel at the base is now keeping the base just below the goal of 90 active participation. When a worker who has been an active bond buyer leaves the field and another employee is hired to take his place, the new employee can't become an active bond buyer for at least a month because of the time-la- g in payrolls, Colonel Wad-Jeig- h states. This time lag is keeping the just out of reach. "If just a few more of our workers sign up for bonds, we will grab off the and will become the largest group in the State to reach the 90 figure," he said. To help sign up the last few workers not now participating, Directors and Staff Officers have been furnished lists of names of workers not signed up. Those employees will be contacted again and urged to participate. "T-Fla- g" 'T-Fl- ag An Air Force wide vocal contest to select outstanding classical and popular singers from Women In The Air Force (WAF) is now underway. Auditions to choose two WAF singers to represent Hill AFB in the contest will be conducted next Friday, April 4, according to Captain Raymond J. Kruse, assistant personnel services officer. Several talented WAF have already entered the contest, Captain Kruse said, but there is still time for others to sign up. Any WAF with singing ability, either in classical or popular line, sfimiM sret in touch with Captain Kruse, Ext. 8491, or the service club hostess on Ext. &$9U. Winners of the local contest will from compete with WAF singers con rttvior Air Force bases. Run-oare tests will be held until winners West-or- n and Eastern the from chosen Hi visions. It is planned that the final contest between these winners will be decided in a major New York City theater or national tele vision program. Tho sWst to select WAF sing ers to vocalize for Hill AFB willFri-be staged at the service club nextKruse day at 8:15 p. m., Captain said. ff v: ,i; Gen- eral Rawlings said, was dictated by crowded conditions at Wright-Patterso- n Air Force Base, the huge volume of work flowing into the headquarters and the necessity for effecting greater efficiency which decentralization would make pos- , Everyone will be made aware of the safety campaign as it progresses and practically everyone will, as a part of his job, nave a part in it. Everyone must sincerely and actively help. Each individual can contribute the most by watching his own safety every minute. Remember: "When the eyes are open; When the mind is alert; , Then the limbs will be whole." Don't shrug off the Safety Campaign as just another one of those things. Get into it, work at it, push it and drive with it in mind. During the coming weeks you will 'be told more about how you can help. Now about the important transfer referred to in the beginning. What was meant, of course, is the coming transfer from hazards to safety. , The decentralization move, "If there is one economy," the General said, "which will help everyhurt no one and should have the support of all, it is economy through safety." 7 Some Funtions of AMC Transferred to Air Materiel Areas campaign. one, Number sible. Will Retain Top Management General Rawlings emphasized that AMC headquarters would retain its top management function and be the central source of the Colonel Hermit K. Kann, Inspector General, presents a certificate of achievement to Mrs. Gretchen Kerr, supply and services direc- purchase and production control over major items such as aircraft, engines, propellers, initial spares and government furnished aircraft torate, for outstanding work in the security program. Award Given for Outstanding Work In New Security Program at Hill A certificate of achievement for outstanding work in the newly equipment. Functions transferred generally will be those that start the preliaction on certain types of minary intensified security program was presented to Mrs. Gretchen Kerr, sup- work. Listed were some computaColonel Kermit R. Kann, inspector gen- tion of ply and services directorate, by for program requirements eral. This made Mrs. Kerr the first person to receive such an award procurement, of source preparation was new several since the months ago. instigated security program data for initia estimates, budget Intensification of the local security program began recently when tion of some documents, Colonel Kann established a Security Indoctrination Office charged with execution of purchase contracts for those planning and carrying out a con-- f on which items field installations Since people cannot be tinuous security educational and training. and control compute requirements, followed all to around of keep of distribution and redistribution day Purpose promotion program. them wise and alert, much of some items in their security the new office, which is headed by assigned Christian H. McGarry, is to assure less police their actions and con- property classes except for those off versation the the job, only way items now controlled by headquarall personnel at Hill AFB an underturn a great security liability standing of security regulations and to USAF. These will become into a powerful asset is through ters procedures that effect them. of the Ogden Air Matefunctions One hundred and 30 Unit Security security education and promotion riel Area and other AMA depots. have been Officers appointed of security mmdedness. The field offices, procurement "The purpose of the security pro under the new set-uthroughout the base to help with will issue These unit gram is to develop Hill AFB s amended shipping instructions security measures. on comresponsible greatest security medium security officers, each of orders and the ap prime depots, for approximately 100 personnel, pletely loyal, security-wis- e person prove plant security clearances. are performing security duties on nel actively alert because they Hill AFB is a prime depot for a part-tim- e basis, but throughout really accept and live by the doc and 7 aircraft components, their working day they serve as ad- trine of individual responsibility for engines, wheels, brakes and visors to all unit personnel on security within Hill AFB," Colonel struts, and several other classes of security problems, McGarry ex- Kann said. aircraft equipment. To really help Hill AFB put over plained. The transition will be accomTo aid in the task and to insure the security program, Colonel Kann plished in an orderly fashion to adequate operation of the program, urged all workers to find out who disruption of normal busia representative of each major divi- their Unit Security officers were prevent ness routine. Target dates for acsion on the base has been desig and to work with them towards complishing decentralization the nated as a Principal Unit Security the security goal. have been set April 1 to Oct. 1. Officer. Mrs. Kerr was named Principal Are Taken AF Enrollment Unit Security officer for the supply 900 cer The enrollment: directorate. Although approximately and services 1. Reduced minimum age from 20 tificate of achievement was given plications for aviation cadet and OCS were 19. in manner to excellent the training for received her 2. Opened training to all high which she appointed Unit security throughout the nation during the officers in her division and com first 15 days of February, the num- school graduates in service. ber is far short of the 5,000 per 3. Approved applications from pleted the training of them. month the Air Force would like to high school airmen serving in Security Pays Dividends , "Experience has established that have, it was reported by ARA Con- Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Panama and an effective security indoctrination tact. Alaska, as well as ZI. 4. Reduced required enlistment The Air Reserve Association pubreally pays dividends," Colonel Kann said. "Violations cost far lication said that the Air Force period for civilian applicants from more in manpower than preventive has taken the following steps to in- - 4 to 2 years. p, B-2- 6, F-8- 9, R-28- 00 Steps to Increase ap-fcr- ease B-1- |