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Show 1 HILL TOP TIMES 1957 ef 27, ;jt To B uild For Better Future? A V Free Correspondent Courses r electronic shops, had gone airmen outnumber mechanic helper in Hill's officers; and enrollment of civilian tiPrsmiTiol in Wt-timcorner grocery store, Joe was totals' over 25,000. the in as far e job L. ith V. onHs meet for his wife and four children. Mot surprising." Mr. WnrVmnn V "I iodine maM"s is that technical anH ntK a stated, had lunch Joe er courses now exceed special for better jobs by eral themselves had military courses in enrollment and Ed studying free courses made anu numoer ot courses offered. It same the on by the P Hill AFB But Ed was available is the trend of the technical age Institute In Course (ECI). fact, v arc living in. our the shop. ..1-ei-It the giant Utah air base had more we bince Hill AFB is now in the l; was Ed a in recent enrollments fjoe that period missile a business, many of the and raise than any other AF base. courses taken by base workers Sensibility; 1 -- UToe iS r . Extension in find OUt vviijr secret of his e Joe," said Ed. ill tell you all my sp,u...H 'km? Avw- 1W"1C spaic courses - Vi Irnniv- - WXad in the Maybe a . few IU 4. fantastic? oft tor n iiiiBiuowi 9 l 1 -- 5'ali ;, according to Bud W. Vmn and -uuei tn x,..- nvpfi ---- at bun, Branch Development even though the L Ed is ficticious. IAFB trding to Mr. iHillAFB Mr. Workman pointed out that it is not enough to have the physical components of airpowef. It is also necessary to have quality human resources, thoroughly schooled in the capabilities and potentialities of airpower and skilled in operation and maintenance of complex equipment. That's where ECI comes in. A division of the Air University at Maxwell AFB, Ala., ECI has been in the business of educating, and training AF- military, CAP, foreign personnel , and Civil Service em ployees since 1950. Present ECI enrollment is up ward of 200,000 students in some 1)0 different courses. Active duty personnel outnumber reservists in our modern Air Force, sue- - case Workman, 's employees are example, preparing fol-Ed- are related to the missile program. Most popular are general electronics, radio' fundamentals, ana armament. Other courses in demand bv Hi AFB employees look like a catalog of what's available at some large university. .Typical fields are per sonnel, legal, comptroller, photo- grapny, administration, auto me chanic, and supply. Hut getting back to Joe Jacobs How could Joe better his chances at Hill AFB for a better paying job? How? would he go about it? Mr. Workman said that Joe, or any other base employee, first must apply for a course that is directly related to his specific job assignment. Then the employee's civilian or military supervisor must approve and certify the application form, which by the way, must be picked up at the Employment and Career Development Branch, base ECI headquarters. The application is reviewed by the - base education services officer. Then it is forwarded to ECI at Maxwell AFB. Ogden's Top New Year's Eve Entertainment Spot IfflUr I Before long Joe will start re ceiving his home study course. Since Joe can only take one course at a time, he must finish it before he can apply for another. Each volume in Joe s course must be completed within 12 months. Joe will set his own pace the sooner he can complete one volume the better. Periodically Joe will receive an examination and answer sheet. The exam is taken "open book." Joe fills m the answers and fires the exam back to ECI. It is graded with 70 as passing. If Joe should flunk it he gets an- ' Thousands of free noise makers, hats, balloons, Wonderful intermission entertainment, Most BEAUTIFUL NEW BERTHANA BALLROOM 321 - 21th Street, Ogden, Utah nil ipenSid ffqr OiraspeetiDiK' tadale Gardens Homes -- - ... AH Brick Construction - alone. THE DRAWBACK to tellingthea pood story is that it reminds Center . . PriffiH I r other fellow ot a aun Kn qCfl TTr, ' HUU1UI1 FARMINGTON 160 E 517 CHURCH ST. LAYTON on. what IF ALL PERSONS knew there the other, of each said world. PHONE w.ife T PNVENIENCE. INOMY . Damaged rocket tubes for 0 "Scorpions," once condemned,, can now be repaired in the Maintenance Shops, due to an idea developed by James K. Riggs, Electronics and Armament Inspector. A tool designed by Mr. Riggs, i making possible the repair of dam- tracks. Therefore, damaged tubes aged rocket tubes, has saved the had to be condemned and replaced government $40,."30.80 in one year. with the new ones costing .$8(t The idea also increased Sugges-te- r each. Mr. Riggs designed a tool Riggs' "take home pay" by to fit the tube, tracks and all, and .$430, according to Sam DeCorso, can be repaired easily the damage Chief, Incentive Awards Section in with a hammer, Mr. DeCorso exMaintenance. Since rocket tubes are made of plained. Mr. Riggs resides in Clearfield thin, stainless steel, with several small tracks inside the tube, it at 73 Villa Drive, with his wife, was impossible to repair them be- Marjorie, and children, Carolyn, and Leland, 11. cause no standard tool fit the ONE REASON so many children are seen on the streets at night afraid to stay home 19 . Basements Business Saves Government $40,000 Yearly voice. ' j'ffiDROOM HOMES . . With and Without New Tool Designed By Inspector to pay attention to what you're saying, tell it to another woman in a low IF YOU want your 5XTK QUALITY F-8- is allowed only a certain number of volume failures per course, depending on the number of volumes in the course. If he keeps within this minimum, he passes the course. Otherwise he fails. Joe passes his course. He receives a course completion certificate and diploma. Although completion of an ECI course does not guarantee him a promotion, the fact that he passed is recorded in his personnel file. Most important, said Mr. Workman, is that it becomes an imnew job asportant factor when considered. signments are being Mr. Workman summed up the feelings of students and the AF about ECI. "Keeping our freedom demands an increasingly higher education and skill level of personnel who direct our air operations, operate our modern equipment and maintaining it in a state ofthisinstant job. readiness. ECI is doing Tables, No Cover Charge Reasonable New Year's Celebration THE James K. Riggs, (right) Inspector in Electronics and Armament Inspection Branch shows Ronald Bell, Production Control, how to use a tool he designed making it possible to repair damaged 9 aircraft rocket tubes. F-8- other try. A student Dancing Till? den's ..TV. ho " r four friends in the DANCE EVERY SAT. COUNTRY MUSIC WITH FUN. FAVORS AND FROLICS BIG NEW YEAR'S PARTY ?? ? DANCING TILL Make Your Reservations Early $5.00 Per Couple Featuring THE BILL STRALEY COMBO PLAYING FOR YOUR PLEASURE COMBO CLUB Ed and Kermit GLIDE INN Layton, Utah 9 P.M. OGDEN 2530 WASH. BLVD. DIAL EX P.M. Open Daily 2 UTAH |
