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Show fal. Berman JTrrnr$hnfTrrr With Qtjr Council Meets WviS?jffWWjffWWffWW "n ) New Pay Rule Affects Raises For Employes Cj Wednesday June 16, 1943 , nv inn i'"MntyiiiiiiittjtjMMffl)ft program for Many Improvements Discussion Under - Applications by civilian personnel of the OASC which propose salary increases of $300 or more per an num, but are less uian ?ouu per year above the entrance rates of the employes' present positions, will not be approved unless the em ployes have worked at least six months in their present positions, according to a circular letter issued by the Civil Service Commission. Nor will promotions be granted when the salary for a proposed job is $600 above the entrance rate of an employe's present job, unless the worker has had one year's service in the present position or equivalent position in federal serv " to dis...iandineTh officer, Wlllfireat area wr f P ttMHMHu llvlnir invi- - W J: " jj lumbers of the Hilicrest civilian council met Thursday ?L rtolonel Morris Ber- - Salary Increases Are Controlled By New Regulation . dormitories, of Colonel Ber council members presented to the "i. Station duties are directly as- plated with the dormitory area, S oroblems which have been eni ho Will. countered mo "Pr. .H ..i durintr the meeting were plans tor u nf the recreation u vuyn.w, beautv salon' and i fln1 nufnmanf DIM. it barber snop ified operators em ..,tnn of a shelter fortrains for elephant waiting oloyes it the barracks gate; purchase of inrtraments for tne mncrest oana, v. ice. If an c"u ... HOW THEY XOOK TO OUR CARICATURIST The gleeful and humorous brush of Corporal Kenny catches officials of the Counselling Unit Left to right, they are: Marvin Johnson, Marlow Wootton, and Amy LaCosta. Mutual Benefit to Counseling Unit Specializes In Human Froblems OI Field Accept Payments oYMXra. ana irOniBK DOftTa the barracks: and placing mil of ironing boards in each of the men's barracks, uoionei uerman indicated he was in favor of all tfcoa imnrnvements. Requests for the purchases will Not too many years ago employes4 of firms and organizations were to the Welfare conceived as be resubmitted pieces of human marviiinrfi. it was decided at a meet hired to turn out a certain chinery, last amount of work per day or hour. ing of the Hilicrest group "ient Men and women were hired and aim discussed were possiDinties fired on the theory that individuals of hot drink stands in the remote did not differ very much and that warehouse areas at lunch time, human the problems besetting the mint for the cafeteria floors, sew workers had no effect on their tne machines for aormuory output or efficiency. That theory ing area, sale of stamps and money died in the face of experience. orders at the dormitory postoffice, From the beginning Hill Field and the provision or medical supphas set up an extensive personnel lies for the dormitory dispensary section to deal with the varied mulColonel Berman has been Dartitudes of problems affecting civilinterested the Hilicrest ian employes. It was recognized as in ticularly area since it was opened last year, a matter of course that no employe and is cooperating to the greatest could do his or her spirited best nossible extent with renresentatives work when perplexed by occupaoi tne area in improving, tne xaciu tional or personal problems. ties offered for resident!! there. Dealing directly with workers Wilbur Davies of the Ordnance their problems is the Counabout Section is mayor of the Hilicrest Unit. Misconception of the seling Members as of r&rea. the council, of the work done by this nature weu as a numDer or Dunamg repr- unit has in the past hampered its esentatives from the area, were effectiveness. Too many employes present at the meeting with Colonel have had the notion that the Coungerman. seling Unit is just another hurdle in the obstacle course race that has to be run before getting a reCheck lease from employment. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here's Adjustments of personal problems, designed to make the india happier worker, is a Captain William J. Hagerty, off- vidual of the unit No "pryicer in Charce nf Pavrnl! interest major Itpaiifth ' Issued the ing Peters,", the unit is staffed with instructifollowing ons on the proper and women who have specialprocedure for men those finding a in personnel difficulties for ized MV ih1. discrepancy in their many years and bring to their work ..... - Wrong? Advice ... - the warm, sympathetic glow nec- essary to the success of such delicate enterprises. Problems handled are tremendously varied in scope. The counselors will help in securing adequate housing or transportation, arrange loans, solve difficulties arising between supervisors and workesr, reassign people to jobs more suited to their temperaments and abilities, aid in solving purely personal headaches, even advice to the "lovelorn." Heading this important and varied job is Marvin C. Johnson, who for years was a top couneslor in one of the nation's major educational systems. Carrying out the personnel policies initiated by Mr. Johnson is Marlow V. Wootton, supervisor of counseling activities. He was a specialist in ' welfare and delinquency problems in Idaho for several years. Others on the staff of counselors are: Amy LaCosta, who was formerly an administrator with the Works Administration; Progress Camille Flint, a registrar in "Idaho's secondary school system before coming to Hill Field; James L. Hawkes, a former educator from Montana; George W. Anderson, a labor-recruiti- expert; Sherman ng Anderson, formerly with the Idaho State Mental hospital staff; and Hugh C Bennion, a professor at Ricks college in Idaho before coming to Hill Field. First plain your trouble. Second, if the "uucumte supervisor is unable to 80 to the Personnel branch wtWn the same division. If the orancn cannot explain faiedi PW f the payroll, a memo will om orancn to the P.JZ,, jnni KPflnnh t n uny case, em- Ptyes will not find it necessary w "e .rayrou .Branch. 'Meet the Gang9 on Air Again Tomorrow 'Gremlin' m m. employes, now rtudvi TitBiT e,?. mecnanic learners at "?.Stte Agricultural college, last flr8t of their new -newspaper, The Grem Futllra TJtlt1 . ri'the vj, 1 KnirtT W,', " tne PaPer Dave edior of school -anKeies anaj Miami ure: irene ACKer- 0r,merlya- tm . - - , o- - A tets W. v opuria eaitor ana j me ousiness manager, i Durborough Advancement H. "uiouen or trie wo !W rom.tions and Recreation relations Branch Jviiia, T i eived r: :rnnel Section, has reidmi-- ." auvancement and "is now . . . . uuiairaHiM. ien t1. to Cnntnin . . Hnl assistant ' ;V,uMA88tata,lt Employe fons Bin- - o lent J 'urmer war correspon fone town v;F!rman-- ' whose N "'mueinnia. served Service Di i" World Wo- - V ps- -. u-- S- - Armv the "e w well knownf activities in Koto0" Slnce civilian welfare fad to Hill . - -- -- Kn:r',Secial 9 r ahttlemorethana year srVaClii The second airing of "Meet the Gang," radio broadcast byiscivilian war workers of Hill Field, schedtoe to uled for the and KLO over morrow night Intermountain Network. or the Script and production Rose, Thomas Ford is show by who also acts as master of ceremonies. Entertainers for the progbeen recruited from rams-have the the ranks of employes on survey. field by means, of a talent included Last week's performers and Bill Allen, ."trouble-shoote- r character actor; Romania Grant, Barlow, Betty - Mitchell and June dramatic Al Torsak, vocal trio; tenor; Lawrence West, Jjarttone, Florence Steunemberg, and whistler; and Anna Mar shall, pianist ana singer ago, ten-fiv- . ten-thir- ty sented her own composition, "If You Believe in Me. Also included on the program was a feature of the Hill Field programs, a news night Thursday i. tVo noma of the Hill fielder, presented by Newshawks Private First' Class Doug Gordon and Sergeant Dan Bailey. The entire program is presented from the stage, of "the Ogden USO center. . ." ptilcrht z, broadcast Ttinroiiav O XIIU.MMMrf a has been presented for over Hill of enlisted personnel vear by Field, with the "Keep 'Em Flying" emcees. i nd snldier The 'and producers.' writers script w snow w.iww is civilian iuung shows while members the, weekly are on iuriougn. of the band mu XllV . . : . Assessment May Cure Their Default Members of the Mutual Benefit Society who failed to pay the SO cent levy m the recent seventh assessment call may have their benefit rights restored by making prompt payment, it was announced today. Payments can be made to department representatives or di rectly to the Employe Relations office at Civilian Personnel. Suspension of benefit rights for those failing to make payment-i- s automatic. Although the delin quency date, June 14, has passed, full membership will be immediate ly restored to those making pay ment at this time. A . recent announcement by the Mutual Benefit Society states: "As the experience of the Society grows 'it becomes increasingly ap parent that death is no respecter of age. Three of the four most recently deceased members have been under 32 years of age. "Prompt joining of the Society after employment at Hill Field is urged. A recent accidental death on the Field was not insured because the party began employment only a short time before his untimely end and had not yet affiliated with the Society." Davies Elected to Welfare Council Start Rehearsals I . u IE m - Civilian Band to swww t ma tha "IHAPF. inn II fill -UfU" xvor ine .MAH.M TSSn IS "eddy by civilians of Hill Field will go on the air tomorrow nighTat theTUS0, broadcast from station KLO of Ogden. rehearsal tonight at the recreation center In the STlhavi civffan barracks. Hillfielder new. will be broadcast on tomorrow's 7 Those Late Paying Wilbur Davies mayor of Hill crest for the last two months, has been elected to represent the dormitory area on the civilian welfare council. Mayor Davies will serve in a capacity to integrate Hillcrest's welfare policies with those of Hill Field and surrounding communi ties. The Civilian Welfare Council in eludes representatives of the vari ous divisions on the field. Election of a president of the council building representatives' and also a new theatre commissioner was postponed when the regular meeting of the council was held in the office of Colonel Morris Berman, who discussed problems encountered by the council with its members. Mechanic Learners jj-- ; . .JJUInnal Put Out employe's present job pays and he asks Tor a promotion in which the. rate is $1750 (the increase is $300 but less than $600), the .promotions will not be made. unless . the employe has had at least six month s service in his present position or equivalent grade level in federal service. If an employe's present salary rate is $1750 and he asks for a position paying $2400 (more than a $600 raise), the promotion- will not be granted unless he has had at least one year's service in his present position. $1400 . There will be plenty of oomph on Hill Field from now on. Irshal Davis, graduate of Baker Univer' sity, who did advanced work in music at the University of Montana, today announced that he plans to commence band rehearsals soon for a Base Civilian Concert ; band. The band , will be open to all civilian employes. Those interested should contact Recreation Unit, Employe Relations Branch, Civilian ' Personnel building. Davis plans, that the band will be available "'for,, all civilian func l concentrate on the tions "ood"- - music, such as marches,' waltzes, novelty' numbers and overtures. Rehearsals will start as soon as a sufficient number of musicians have signed up for the band. . . and-wil- so-pall- ed -- - - . 'Hill Jills9 New Girl Club Name Weekly Meeting Is Plan for Every Wednesday Evening "Hill Jills' 'is the name that the Hill Field Girl's club of Salt Lake City selected in the weekly meeting last Tuesday, at the USO center. At the same time the members decided upon every Wednesday evening beginp. m., as the day ning at and time for the club ' meetings. Miss Inger Sorenson, president, invited all women employes living in Salt Lake City or vicinity to become members. In order to become a member, reservations for the weekly meetings must be made through the Recreation Unit Special features for the active members while working on .Swing Shifty will be initiated by charter members of the club under the direction of Millie Perkins, vice presnewly-organiz- ed six-thir- ty . - ident The first meeting of this club will be a luncheon Wednesday, June 24, twelve o'clock noon at the Women's USO center, 57 South ' N Street, Salt Lake City. Reservations for the 35 cent plate for both the evening and noon meal, should be made by calling extension 8316. The evening meeting for tonight promises things for the future or at least it will after the meeting is over. Miss Hazel Whitcombe of Salt Lake City, has been invited by the Hill Jills to attend their meeting and predict what the future holds in store for them. Miss Whitcombe started her hobby of palmistry during her college career and picked up some excellent pointers during her travels in the West Indies in the eastern United States. - New Absent Report Speeds Up Checks Hill Field workers who have been getting blue cards at the clock house, and whose checks have been delayed or written for the wrong amounts and had to be corrected at some trouble to themselves and much clerical work by others, are informed that these mistakes will be greatly modified by the use of the daily absent report which became effective June 7 requesting foremen and supervisors from each division to report daily to clock house all absentees giving all information available as to day off, sick leave, annual . leave, detached service, or furlough. .There , are about 1700 of these recordings to' be made daily to 800 supervisors, so don't fail in your part.- More - than 60 . power-Scoot- er messenger, ' rush such records to destination for your benefit, and the efficiency of the worker: and to success supervisors 'is the key of the newer system. ' Before punching the clock, be sure that you have your own card. Punching the wrong card spoils two accounts makes it necessary for you to prove afterwards, that you worked that shift. |