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Show ;j 3? PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR FORCE BASE, FEBRUARY 2, 1951 Pioneers Quality Control Method juuauiuii is Honor Plaque frCiice jn. 27 Inspection 26th chosen sn of it. Air Police Squadron as top outut ana win-o- f honor plaque in an in-ti- ; on Jamiary 27. 4UC nianiiff ! mounted on a wooa- immediate- - was presented the inspection ihue to the com-Qin- g the! Air Police, ft Lieutenant nuaoipn .rapuzyn- ,byLt. Colonel Kobert U officer of the 25th W officer of unng-commandi- Group. grading was of outside ng Base ?he made on ap-W- ce area, supply s, m orderly room, latrines, uniforms, clothing foot locker arrange- hair-Sshoe- of ar-Vme- nt, bunks. squadrons jsta pthei group in the 25th Air included Headquarters - Installations, Motor ve- Service. Air sndFood , and Contest! ::.d New to $7,000 rs, Headquarters," Communica- d Hr - squadrons in the 25th Group at Hill AFB, Sat- - Base TrMS i - toue to prove C to Adopt Hew Quality Control System Originated At Hill AF Base Air Force An industry-prove- d system which will insure uniform, high quality in production work is soon to be adopted by the Air Force. The new method, pioneered by a captain at Hill Air Force Base has been servI ice tested and proved successful. Captain "Verner L. Billdt, chief of production inspection, and other '1 Vt ... "'.. workers in his section, have worked out this new plan of quality control and written a complete manual covering the system. Statistical quality control, as the system is called, has been- undergoing a service test at Hill AFB since last May a test that nas provea so success- - i riea witn wnat tne system win ao ful that Air Materiel Command will for them," Captain Billdt said. "One of the best things about adopt the plan for all their maintenance depots. statistical quality control is that it A conference will be held at Hill has a good effect on the morale of AFB in April. Representatives from the employees," Captain Billdt conall Air Force depots in the United tinued. "Just like a kid with his States will be present to receive in- report card if he gets a good restructions on how to put the new port, he is pleased and realizes he quality control system to work at is doing a good job. If it is beow average, he realizes, he's got to do their depots. better and his parents or teachers' enables Statistical quality control realize something is wrong and if to determine shops management look for the' cause." out the are type and units turning and quality of work to meet ascertain standard set for their shop. Captain Verner L. Billdt, (above) chief of production inspection, Dimes Funds March Quality control charts are put in and workers in his office have worked out a new plan of statistical each shop, with the standard listed Reach oh it that the shop should meet, sta quality control that will soon be adopted by the Air Force. Captain Expected from obtained is information tistical after himself and written the by Billdt examines manual, each shop each day and recorded completing extensive research on the subject. In the background on the chart. Through these charts Hill Air Force Base' jackpot are charts used with the new method to show if shops and units it is easy to see at a glance if the in the fight against polio was are turning out work equal to the standard set for them. shop is turning out' efficient work. still growing yesterday at 10 Similar to Report Cards a. m., with the final total ex"These charts are very similar Commissary pected to be approximately to report cards given to students Clothing Store Moves in school." Captain Billdt said. "It $7,000. A move designed to ease crowded they are doing a good job, it will Go; Final collections which are conditions in the base commissary show on the chart. II they do not still unreported were from the and the clothing store is expected meet the standards set for their military personnel on the base. to be completed sometime in March. shop, that is an indication that were made Wedcollections The is Plans have been drawn up for something is wrong, something Airmen. the among nesday removal of the commissary to holding up production, and we send The Officers' Club donated the to able be will look to anfor the in the theatre of inspector Building just north Orpheum from their March of see one of the following attractions: present site where its space will be cause, and get the shop back to proceeds Dimes Dance last Saturday stunning more than doubled. In addition to producing normally." Gary Cooper and the "At War night. This netted $112 for the Ruth Roman in "Dallas," To obtain data to get the sta allowing a larger stock, the new With the Army," starring Jerry building will give the commissary tistical quality control system in March of Dimes. more room and ' eliminate the operation, Captain Billdt and his Lewis and Dean Martin, or Red visited such large plants Skelton in "Watch the Birdie." All hazardous steps now in use. three shows have been proclaimed Captain. Thomas R. Batcha, a in private industry as General Elec Workers Assembly terrific hits by the critics. commissary sales officer, said few trie Corporation, Boeing Aircraft m bait WestTheatre in and stocked the be The Uptown new items would Company, Allyson Corp. Emergency oVirbur ' enlarged site because at this time ern Electric. Information received is featuring anouicr NA Call Me Mister," witn cewy the Hill Air Force base commissary from these companies was used as Kits 85 ranks second in the nation in a basis for working out plans of Grable, Dan Dailey ana Venuta in the of merchandise. quality control for the Air Force. An idea which cut the cost of as hit of the year. variety laugh-packe- d . "A course in this quality conThe clothing supply store will oc Four of now floors conducted both trol sembly of emergency kits 85 per Building system, cupy being MEETINGS moved. The is is HOLDS the maintenance for cent and saved 6,153 man-houafter commissary supervisors, SQUAD ; Porannnel of the 25th Communica basement of the present building proving that everyone is very satis- - was worth $217.13 to two civilian the- commissary for tions Squadron have begun regular will be kept by employees at Hill Air Force Base combining storage. FURNISHINGS NEW Monday night meetingswith new recently. on the round(Work commissary latest Air Force films and libraries of many Dayrooms installations the air The suggestion by Thomas K. done be will by table discussions. Air Force Base the sauadron. Captain Batcha said he squadrons at Hill hours two last to Ramage and Rial C. Moore in soon get new furnishings, ac- collaboration Expected expected to close the commissary will with Technical SerBier-manfilms and discussions will be on the W. when the final cording to Captain Fred or three two for days the of E. Fillpott when Claude geant developments latest technical custodian of the consolidatcen move is made in March. This will were in the Warethey working Air Force. The discussion will welfare funds in moving the re ed be necessary now house Section 01 been forhas uic contents the ter around at Hill. warded to headquarters of the Air frigerating equipment. movies. Materiel Command at Wright-Pa- t Hill C-1terson Air Force Base, Ohio. Transport Plane Lands When the Air Force ordered o-ver R nnO nf fhi kits. lnvlf of npr- sonnel made it impossible to pro duce the kits in the alloted time. It was then that the three men went to work on ideas to shorten llllllf ISiifti Lr. the 25th Air Police wonder Uron insists on sharpness in Uir Force Base airmen they're tjjhtyibarP outfit and they have Number 3 Tricky Quicliy" Had to "Lucky Lraick" Contest Is Announced E-1- Quicky" contest, fa-mathematical genius' ... of base just had to go ! mtinuance of the "Tricky y" was necessary because the ity telephone response to the tied up telephones all over "Tricky base. of Cut . a new type of contest all youse guys and with literarv talent a chance owyour ability! As a reward Jwir efforts you may win some WKets to local motion picture here's . to give eot to do Is write a the following neks humorous or utraJeht r"n De toone of the winners, contest inter-offic- e mor be mailedthis(by hew tickets chan-- i' n, to the Orpheum Ogden or the Uptown Salt Lake City will be to the 10 persons who write wst last lines for EITHER the following limericks: "Me was a young girt from Supply ll!o dated an airman named Cy, ?e in re in 8 Cy inn nam d, - in person to the Information Office, room Headquarters building. P song-fille- d, rs rers mail Costs of Per Cent iae 1.1 - to one of r orthrough regular delivered ... star-cramme- you've line alway non-appropria- at 24 5 the OR Two whn'vo "Mechanics "ear to ait e . heen ttiAV'r- - iiiaAAif aia1 clocked J"eyweysawThing" a write your entry on a piece iot I. . . una maJces often that aJM iast week rr.u"ne number and mall to .ruDHc InfnnnafU. rutin, hv Hill Air Force runways. nesday, February 7. Con-W1- two of the giant Pjan,e JnTflight f rom Roswell, Dlck out the best One of the Plane, and the other law "nes from ni4.. ...hmlttaH New Mexko, El Fmo, Jexas. TWs undergoinf rei AFB, leir ckethe Wlnners to plck' up Biggs . U "iners of show tickets to the - "'"but 84 minute packing time for each unit. First change made was in the method of filling merthiolate bottles. Next they changed the methm-:y''' ods of rolling adhesive tape, shap ing of splints and final kit processing. An assembly line to fill the kits was then started. The final step shoved the pro duction time down to 13 minutes for each kit, a saving of 71 minutes a kit. xrmer production methods Dort the propellor because space in the plane Is large xne " tyov "uu,u enough to hold tne prop completely assemoiea. is 127 feet, 8 Inches long, with a wing span of $11,648, but costs under the new over 174 feet. This plane can be converted into a 2 process were $1,802.65. The award will probably be predecker, carrying 222 troops and equipment. As a hospital plane, the giant craft can transport 138 sented to the two Chilians next month. Sergeant Fillpott is eligible litter patients. for an Airman's Suggestion Award. 2b. out one night, tri. tiki. Just - 0, C-1- 24 Si |