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Show Ml 1 .TO IT inal Tabulation Completed In Recent United Fund Drive By Dorothy G. Nelson Hillf ielders have got the answer to the $64,000 question ! If the question was, "Who's going to help the sick, crip- Wed, poor and needy in this area?" Hillfielders would answer: AVe are!" 4 And then they'd come up Vith a grand and glorious rize of $64,000 to prove it ! t That's just what happened ce Base. Hill A few weeks ago this hase Air-For- onducted its first one-shrive to raise enough money o help all charitable organi- ations during the year. veryone pitched in and gave heir bit and when the last ime was counted, it added p to exactly $64,259.26. And that's a pretty penny ot FEBRUARY 10, 1956 Ik Safety Awards Presented To Three Activities NO. 3 VOL. 9 Mm Do9tsI((Q Three AMC safety achievement awards were presented to officers attending "G" Staff Meeting this week by Ma j. Gen. M. E. Tillery, UUAMA tommanaer. PUBLISHED AT KAYSVILLE, UTAH . Trims Landing Lt. Col. Fred C. Johnson, Hill AFB Commander, accepted the first award in behalf of the base motor pool. The citation noted that motor pool vehicles traveled 2,029,-58- 8 accident-fre-e miles from Feb. 4 through Oct. 12, 1955. The second award was presented to Col. Philip B. Foote, Director of Supply and Services. The sup ply directorate won laurels for 2,- oi exposure 837,414 man-houwithout a reportable disabling in jury during May 19 through Dec, Double Last Year In fact, that's more than double hat was donated last year by Hill FB civilian and military workers l the eight drives conducted then. which in Drag parachutes ast year they contributed a total of air crease the power stopping f $30,440 in the separate drives. be in will half almost craft by The United Fund Drive at Hill Hill at stalled on aircraft FB was conducted under the jur- Air Force Base, according to Colsdiction of the United Fund Drive onel Michael J. Coffield, director xecutive Council, made up of of Maintenance Engineering at Hill embers of all organizations at AFB. w'f-?c- i' ill AFB. Installation of the first chute on an aircraft at Hill was begun When Hill AFB personnel made this week, Colonel Coffield said. heir donations to the United Fund 12, 1955. Use of the parachute trims down rive it was made on a pledge card. Col. Michael J. Coffield, Direc the landing roll of the 4 by 1,000 tor of Maintenance Engineering, feet, according to information from See Page 6 for Breakdown received the final safety scroll. It Republic Aviation Corportation, manufacturers' of the plane and of Contributions for UNI stated that maintenance's inspec the chute modification kit. Tests TED FUND DRIVE. tion division had 1,040,600 manmade at Republic proved that the hours of exposure without a report in new chute can stop an normal in )n the card they had the choice of able disabling injury from July 1, feet landing. 2,400 a only mr .mm mmmmmmmmmmm3&mmmmmmmmmmmMmmmm(0'm--li-in iesignating the Council to decide 1954 through Sept. 30, 1955. .... Drag Force of 8,000 lbs. distrib-lted low their money should be installation of drag parachutes on COORDINATE were The awards Discussing by prepared When the Diane is rolling at 150 or they could mark on the the Ground 's are technicians at Hill AFB (left to right) James Farrow, Division at Safety an hour, the drag force of miles ;ard exactly how they wanted it Hq AMC. They will now be disParachute Repair; Ben M. Towle, Republic Aviation; Rell W. Rives, exerts a decelerating chute the charitable between the jjivided Jr., 4 Line Two Foreman; Henry D. Ballow, Sheet Metal; and force of about 8,000 pounds. played by Hill activities respon Edwin V. Simmons, Aircraft Planning Section. sible for the safety record. The new equipment will lacili- 1 This week the Council met and tate braking on slick, wet or ice-Jtabulated all the figures and came covered runways. It also will pro jup wnn me exact amounts mat vide greater versatility for the jwould go to each charity. It was Thunderstreaks by permitting them figured on a purely mathematical to land on short strips or small msis using figures on the nledee air bases around the world. cards they reported. ' used by Strategic The Success of the Air Power Symposium recently staged by the Utah eons, banquets and symposiums. serve with U. S. Air Command, area exhibit The attracted approxiDistribution of Fund Wing of the A.ir Force Association is being proved by words of praise Forces in 16 na Allied Air and 10,000 persons. mately local leaders. from national officials and received by 1. standard fight- -J are X i.L. the and tions This is the way distribution of snow ueaui,j tuny tne At vaiiety North Atlan Gus of for the national Duda, organizer type Miss Helen Daires represent- fthe $64,259.26 will be made: tet, .. fi..n. Oreanization. i Treatv i iTTi.i. who was Air . loForce Association, ficials were impressed with the tne uian outte AKriciuturiu Ar Community Chest will receive the a Rnco " ing f woo f.nmai Snnneni. TrTr. P11m i $z4,&ye.08. (Jancer Fund will re exceptionally enthusiastic about cal symposium. Other Hill AFB world which re ?fi!v 1V two the in bases r,Y:tr ceive $9,113.37. Heart Fund will re the event said, "No wing has put G0- who attended the Jet-Ag- e and ?s ceive $7,585.57. American Red Cross on a program of this scope that personnel u m"e-u-4 3 and held Conference February Purrington. a Hill AFB worker PIUS will receive Multmle $7,208.23. Worked Out Plans Sclerosis will receive $4,056.77. conformed so well to the objec- were Paul Tollestrup, Fred Han- who was the representative of the ir air. Crusade for Freedom will receive tives of the national association." nah, and Keith Nichols. The con- Ute Sauadron. becona attendant mi. fim -was Miss Phyllis Hansen from intAllation fn $1,465.09. A total of $10,234.15 was Air Force dignitaries at the Jet-Ag- e ference featured such dignitaries y,,," at tVio VmsA several weeks earmarked for Miscellaneous which Conference held in Washing- as James H. Doolittle, Gill Robb BYU ROTC. includes Crippled Children, Muscu ton, D. C, were high in their praise Wilson, General Earl E. Partridge, The Utah Wing of the AFA will fltro. r,olonel Coffield said. Since of the symposium, according to General Nathan F. Twining, and sponsor Miss Dames as their re- - that time technicians from the lar Dystrophy, etc. word presentative in the forthcoming jrg4 nCt parachute repair, sheetMonies for the Community Chest brought back from the con- Honorable Donald A. Quarles. mefnl rlannincr nnd Republic AviaAll events of the Utah Wing's Miss Utah contest. and American Red Cross will be ference by local representatives. Winner of the trip to Hawaii U; on have been working together Bill Farmer, secretary of the two-da- y symposium were in for presented to the separate county from Colling- - fft -- ot im the nroiect. All details tunves represented Dy tne resiaen-Jc- y Utah Wing. AFA. who attended the words of praise. Approximately was -Mr. E. E. Lefler on ston.page 3). (See photo have now been worked out and of the donor. According to the conference, reported that AFA of 1800 persons attended the lunch first installation was begun the address of each contributor, the r 1 money has been divided and will last Tuesdav. The dracr chute is housed in a be distributed to Davis County, fairine mounted at the rear of Weber County, Salt Lake County, the aircraft beneath the fuselage, Morgan County, Box Elder Coun technicians explained. cache others. ty, County, and On touchdown, the puot puns Distribution of the monev for the a handle in the cockpit. This sets other charitable organizations will -a split-secowaft off series of actions, be made to the central state office. first locking in closed positions an connection of the chute Is Drawing Interest riser to the airplane and finally The $64,259.26 donated by Hill s clam-sne- u opening the housing chute to pop personnel is now deposited in the doors to permit the bank drawing interest, the council out. reported. As each of the charitable Billows Out 35 Feet drives comes up in this area, a The rhute billows out to 10 feet tcheck will be made out for the in diameter some 35 feet back of amount designated above and pre- the aircraft. The chute's shrouds by officials from Hill AFB. of nylon Cented presentation will be made are fastened to three feet two-inch belt attached to 19 feet of Heart Association, who hold ribbon. steel riser braided annual drive jtheir during February. When the plane comes to a stop, iMajor General M. E. Tillerv. JOOAMA commander, will present chute is dropped off and rethe Voodoo aircraft, FOR QUICK STOP Drag parachutes, similar to the one shown above on an crew. The . ft check for $7,585.57 to Mr. Jack trieved by a pick-u- p ribbon-typ- e 'I Base. at on Force he chutes trim Hill Air the land' be will installed aircraft be will then repacked Heart Association offi parachute jLampros, use week. readied of chutes to Installation this for close and the on again. of roll aircraft began 14. percent. fifty ing cial, February Roll 50 Percent F-8- 4F MU. rs "'4 F-8- - r-- ii -- r"- F-84- F-8- Air Power Symposium Proclaimed Success F-84- T A 's. 1 er fF-b- c-- ad1!.:." itt p-a- I . vr-if- I - v: -- F-8- "0gmM&Q;,: F-1- 01 fell nd Mce-ton- cr' 84 |