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Show U oMice rev 2,0u Toured Hill's 1954 Payroll This Year. at Hill . yfe ,,m..., Lis L- - - - i Jet Promotions Voodoo 49.850 hr iwi "7' Say Hill Programming Officials -- authorized 40,850 spaces for nUF has .promotion have been commands. ujor released to ' Koncred ior Safety Record About Ready for AF Hill AFB got a "sneak nreview" nP a ween. f.tv, ming ' s i workload last An , , wuuu set aown at tho v0c less than f.T. a.t same show the , base . va-Jxnr: tim time, tvno n;. personnel i cycles. Less wmcn xul "11"ul world-wid- fi .. "AMA has and uiiu in airman second class them at which time North told of have supply responsibility. in first class categories the more For three capabilities. than Hill reduction. years the The Voodoo, according to pilot AFB has been connected with calls the cycle iejuly promotion North, is 18 feet high, G7 feet in ser-t- - aircraft, following it through de following: 950 master length, and has a and test velopment, technical manufacturing wing 2400 sergeants; air-fir- st span. Wings and stabilizers are ing stages. stiff sergeants; 17,000 swept back 3.3 degrees. The airHill's programming officials said craft class; and 19,500 airman that the Air Force has awarded a The was first flown in '1954. id class. aircraft is powcontract in excess of 100 million ered supersonic t spaces for master sergeants two Pratt and Whitney by to dollars new the April-May produce plane. 7 more than the turbojet engines. The two sergeant spaces are First operational models of the power plants turn up about 0 Voodoo will soon be to delivered are grade-spac20ft. Other of thrust. pounds the Air Force, officials reported. ased for this cycle. A special feature of the aircraft promotions except to staff Manufactured by McDonnell Air is the parachute stored in its tail. ant are subject to career field craft Corp., St. Louis, Mo., the On landing, North released the Waiver of command is designed as a lone-rans- e chute and reduced the plane's forfor staff ser-it- s, fighter. The giant aircraft is cap ward roll. granted during April-Maable ot carrying the Atomic Bomu Although the Voodoo's speed and inues for It is in-t- d and being altitude capabilities are classified, refueled in mid-ai- r. for use only in promotion that he flew from This particular Voodoo was on its the pilot stated utstanding airman in crowded to California Hill an altitude way to St. Louis after completion of 35,000 feet. At at times he flew of tests Edwards extensive at AFB, the aircraft at andard criteria for promotion Calif. Gilbert D. speeds "in excess tins the same, North, McDonnell of 000 as follows: miles per hour." test to in made Hill the be pilot, hop eligible for master ser-i- t, Coming into production now, the 16 months in grade and less than an hours time. The will be flown to Hill AFB was an paced by "Super for periodic inspection and over skill; to technical seribabre, also from Edwards. l; al! months in grade and haul once they become operational to staff 12 On hand for the event were mem throughout Strategic Air Command sergeants, tksin era rip anH five lowol- n bers of the local press and radio. and Air Defense Command, pro first class, eight months in A pand five level; and to special briefing was held lor gramrning officials stated. airman W class, six months in grade F-1- 01 quota is , June 17, 1955 Lands at Base: at Prime Craft Fk 47 Million 1 AH m- .first i , Dollars oTl2 A Exceeded ' isgk maintn id he 40-fo- ot 8 J-5- 20,-00- George E. England, chief, ground safety division, displays the Award of Merit plaque presented him at AMC's recent fourth annual ground safety conference. An outstanding safety performance during 1954 netted OOAMA the award. es T I F-1- 01 y, June-Jul- y. F-1- 01 1's F-1- 00 sev-leve- Makes Visit to Base I three level. '"Dividend System credit Union Utah By r'"s uiviuenas xo mem-Federal Employees , uuvv ue maue an-- M the -- .. . State instead nf sgmi.annniin to Edward G. kechange in Eof dividend Pinion rendered .n M realize benefits from . 4 saia. xne new he workload finite Xf-- CSfte & l union, and ons chartered JSl unng n under Utlh ... January at Edwards AFB, Flying a blistering pace from testing grounds Hill at down set above shown laiekAffeASIf Calif., the which fighter gave first glimpse of the aircraft for At the controls was prime maintenance and supply responsibility. left). At his side is factory test pilot, Gilbert D. North (above, F- - 00 "Supr-Sabr- e the piloted Capt. Milburi Apt. Captain AptEdwards. Hill will be seeing more that escorted the Voodoo from base programming officials. before long, say of the supersonic F-1- Drive Now ris pway at AFB fitfB'ittss Mni.K Lantv .""uui' ji. .,....- ociero- - ac CO gtSS fenced ff to mau ' Pttuid tt.r" t.h make ""hewers aonation, Mr. form of that usually to JA.:i,sls 8et3 in. aS.e N1. at com used for tirn contri used in UtAlli to needy VlC ob Openings Listed At Overseas Stations off-bas- e. standard,,, rlo fourth annual ground safety confer ence, held recently at Brookley AFB, Ala. This is the second year that this AMA has received safety recogexist for employment nition. Last year Ogden AMA re- of Openings men and women at overseas ceived the Council's Award of Hon- bases in the Pacific, Alaska, North or, the highest the safety group can Africa, Europe, Newfoundland, and bestow. Iceland, according to Mariorie M. Mr. England stated that Ogden Carlsen, Employment and MeasureAMA has noted a 36 percent im- ment Section, personnel division. provement in all phases of ground-safet- y Job opportunities include libra-rain- s, last year compared with personnel assistant, steno1053 statistics. Contributing facaccountants, graphers, tors to OOAMA winning national engineers, and female professional recreation safety honors lay with military and leaders. civilian personnel, Mr. England There are chances for advancestated. Their efforts in the field ment month during the and of safety reduced disabling of duty required in return minor injuries and decreased acci- tours for transportation at government dent costs. expense from point of hire to overTwo programs are now under- seas base and return. way that should net OOAMA the Applicants must be U.S. citizens Award of Honor the Council's and must have had prof ressional highest award for 1955. The first education or experience in their pro- fields. General age requirements is a gram to promote traffic safety on are 21 to 55 for men and 21 to 45 and Making the worker for women. more safety conscious is the secSalaries range from $2950 to ond program. $7040 per year. And at most overMr England has been in safety seas bases free living quarters are work' at Hill AFB for the past 12 provided. Twenty-fiv- e percent exallowed is Dearborne for tra 2480 at resides He duty in pay years. Street, Salt Lake City, with his Alaska and Guam. Persons desiring more informawife. Edna. They have three daugh ters: Marian, 18 years, Lucille, 14 tion should contact Miss Carlsen by calling Ext 300. years, and Elaine, 9 years e" or. nv,'H The National Safety Council has presented an Award of Merit to OOAMA for outstanding ground safety performance during 1054. The award was presented to George E. England, chief, Hill AFB ground safety division, at AMC's 12-to-- 24 Mester, gnj Safety Award of Merit Presented to Ogden AAA 01 F-1- 01 Baso-wid- A daily vacation bible school gets underway this Monday, accordSchool Superintendent. 16 ing to Col. Paul D. Fellows, Hill AFB Sunday 20 and ending July 1, is open to chil- The rmirse. becinninff June . x iMf!w inst&lla- m-ceis Hlll At o Hie Hill dren of ad rroiesiant tion in percentage of bond buyersthe and airmen. Youngsters be- ents, and several members of the "Besides, of 4 and 12 are eli- Clearfield Baptist Church. said Major Weigle. davs is tween the ages Fellows. Col. said best umbrella for rainy gible, "The bible school is set up to k buying bonds on payroll savings, Registration for the the religious education of further m. this the Protestant hDl?edct1ng the drive for civilians school will be held at 10 a. young people," said at the chapel. Class will be- Col. Fellows. Instruction in biblical Sunday employee C. Freeman, Roy 9 a. m. and run literature plus handiwork projects Services. Military personnel wdl be gin Monday ata. m. each 11:30 day A will accomplish this objective, he R. Taw through K. monitored by MSgt. j be fol- - added. will schedule week five-da- y dmsion. Bond Drive Set ior July e Hill AFB will join other Air Materiel Command installations in promoting a U.S. Savings Bond Drive, July 1 through 16, according to Major Walter P. Weigle, bond project officer. Hill Major Weigle stated that sales bond has adopted a five-poiprogram. The program stresses participation of all military and civilian personnel in buying bonds, organizing Savings Bond committees, ; advertising and promotional stunts between campaigns, setting obpayroll savings participationdenoand higher urging jectives, minations of bonds. "We are going all out to make nt Vacation Bible School Starts Monday 1-- rs i two-wee- military peonnel been apmonitors have n at squadron level and pointed These base. offices on minibm will contact civilian and individually to SiHtary ScourageP participation m the drive. ' Bond i l0prfncipal of the school will be Mrs. W. W. Fordham, 1st Baptist Church, Clearfield. She will be by a staff of approximately 35 people. The instructors will be military personnel, t&eir depend as-sit- ed The school will be kicked-of- f by an Sunday School picnic this Sunday. The event will be held from 2 to 4 p. m. at the recreational area south of Hill Garden Homes. ed |