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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 2 August EAT CAKE, TOO Col. Leigh Hunt Demolition Experts Assumes Duties In IG Office Retrieve Lt. Col. Leigh Hunt, formerly contract assigned to procurement Air Antonio San administration at Materiel Area, Tex., has reported to Hill AFB for duty as assistant for special inspections in the OOAMA Inspector General's Office, $ - ' IceUixh I i! 4' j i Native of Chicago, 111., Col. Hunt entered the service in 1941 with a reserve captain's rating. During World War II, he served in Allied Forces headquarters in Europe and the 20th Air Force at Guam. Col. Hunt has a master's de- gree in law from George Washington University and is a graduate of the Industrial College of REAL COOL Leaving soon for a job in Iceland, NATO partner nation in the North Atlantic, is Mrs. Velma D. Half acre, left, a secretary-stenographin Hill AFB's flight operations division. Mrs. Halfacre, who resides at 661 - 30th Street in Ogden, is shown with Miss Marjorie M. Carlson, overseas recruiter, examining a pamphlet on working and living conditions at Keflavik Air Force er Base. WANNA SEE THE WORLD? New Jet Engine Recruiter Has Sent 250 Workers Overseas More than 250 Utah civilians to work have been sent abroad ' for the U. S. Air Force in Hill AFB's overseas recruiting program since With the exception of teachers who instruct in dependent schools, of the technicians about one-ha- lf and administrative and clerical personnel have been experienced workers from Hill AFB. Opportunities to work in foreign countries, and to see the sights of Mt. Fuji in Japan or stroll down the Place de la Concorde in Paris, are not as prevalent now in most job skills. The Air Force also has imposed more rigorous selection standards, as of July, for those who have a yen to take a job in Europe, North Africa or . . . the Far East. The Air Materiel Command rotation program, which swung into conhigh gear in 1950, has beenphase-down siderably slowed by the of depots at Burtonwood the Armed Forces. He is married to the former Marcelle Engh of Chicago. They have one son a senior at the AF Academy and a daughter. Col. Hunt in civilian life was a practicing attorney in Chicago. He is a member of the Illinois and American Bar Associations. if the employee is selected, a wire goes off to the requesting agency asking for a shipping number. This prevents duplication and the first shipment number request is honored. If another number for the identical job comes in a day later, it is held as . a substitute assignment. Sometimes people change their minds, Miss Carlson said, about ': leaving home. This is especially true of school teachers, who are recruited in January and February for a one-yecontract, and who leave for their assignments in August. Miss Carlson's area of recruitment covers not only Utah, but the southern portion of Idaho, eastern Nevada and western Wyoming. NEW PROCEDURE Under a new procedure, requests of top level civilians in the management or technical field are forwarded to the command concerned for final evaluation. Others are selected here. Generally, the Air Force has had excellent results with its civilians placed in overseas jobs. Because of the transportation and other expenses, it is now considering both the qualifications of the employee and his ability to adjust to different social and economic conditions in other countries. Tests are being given to any applicants who have not had overseas experience. They are designed to show adjustment trends and the ability to work in harmony with ar England; Nouasseur, North Africa, and the consolidation of Air Materiel , Force, European Area, headquarters with the facilities at Chateaureaux, France. SOME OPPORTUNITIES However, opportunities still do exist at Chateaureaux and at other bases for some especialized fields, and especially for stenographers. There are 40 vacancies for men and women personnel who can take shorthand notes and type at Chateaureaux now. The job of finding and usually t finally selecting civilians for Air others. Do most Utah civilians enjoy Force installations all over the world falls to the lot of Miss Mar- overseas work? jorie M. Carlson, civilian personFUN TO TRAVEL nel division. Yes, observes Miss Carlson, who When Miss Carlson took over this job in 1940 she was handed hears regularly from them and one manila envelope containing all usually handles their replacement the regulations concerning the when they return. Those who do miss the conveniences of modern program and all the information about working and living in a for- American life feel usually that have been compensated by eign land. Today the walls of her they office are covered with fascinat- travel and in other ways. ing Old World posters; the Air Some, the overseas Force has produced many informa- says, like working abroadrecruiter so well tive pamphlets, and two files bulge they extend their two-yetours work. overseas about with facts or transfer to another location. Miss Carlson, who has never One schoolteacher Miss Carlson been overseas herself, can tell sent to Japan stayed two years prospects whether the electronic was reassigned to and current in England is alternating now has just been England, processed for rea the and or direct quarantine year in France. A stenographer quirements on pets brought into she recruited for Saudi Arabia four years ago transferred directFrance. ly to Japan, came home and asked RECEIVED WEEKLY Miss Carlson to find her a job Overseas recruiting at Hill re- in France. , AMC from USAF, ceives weekly Shell be on her way in August. and other major commands requirements for filling1 listoverseas is cork the jobs. In THERE ARE more important mail. or air rected by teletype than money. It's things on that Applications are processed and you need money to buy Just them. forms usual the employment Announced by AF ad The 0 Valkyrie 2,000 mph vance bomber and the Mach 3 B-7- F air- - ers did But inadvertently missiles, f.they wereXPartedtr . dumped on Yolo County, cam., was a "piece of cake", for demolition men from Detachment 4, "The incidenVouXa,& " " "u.a seai 2701st Explosive Ordnance Dispos- - which kent f n,,. busv fn., MCJieuan al Squadron, auu, nerts wef3. One mi-Calif. In fact, it was also a piece ;;v, nn Yolo of pie and then some, thanks to a the drop promSfly,.e busy housewile. The detachment, whose group by the EOD was found 1, " , otlletk li headquarters is the 2700th EOD sile nnrr tin a T j . Group at Hill, was called out to ter two miles six make mis .the safe find and north of Woodfi C siles dropped accidently from an cVJ v r "I11C0 irom the from Hamilton AFB, Cam., KAU Tf 1UUC1 . TVTrs TlaY.T.Ol tt 8. July of. Leland Hayes, Not set to go off, the Sidewindthe party to the Haves She thought she had seen the 25th Ammo sile . fall- in tw i oica, Poviovino- two Sidewinder - to-a- ir fferousirrTnrrred vla rr0 1 . F-1- 04 J-- B-- 93 70 Gives Commander's Call 'Woman's Touch' The 25th Ammunition Supply Squadron gave their most recent Commander's Call meeting the "woman's touch." The wives of the squadron, officers were invited to attend the meeting for a brief explanation of the mission of roles the squadron and the their husbands play in it. Major George Wetzler, Jr., Commander, gave the indoctrination talk. He illustrated his remarks with drawings and caricatures of the mission and officers. These illustrations were prepared by 1st Lt. Harry O. Stansbury with the assistance of 2nd Lt. Nich- . F-1- 08 air-breathi- ng F-1- 08 70e 2 in-la- w advanced long range intercep tor will be powered by General Electric Company's new jet engine, the AF confirmed in mid July. Both aircraft will be made by North American Aviation. The will be capable of olas Leone. speeds in excess of 2,000 mph for The ladies will also be taken distances without long refueling, on a tour of the ammunition at altitudes above 70,000 feet. The operating areas in the near advance bomber recently was future. ' named "Valkyrie" in a contest , the formal presen-Following held among SAC members. held at the Officers' tation, The long range as yet club, a cocktail party and dinunnamed will be capable of de ner were enjoyed by the offiattack sys stroying cers and their ladies. terns at extreme ranges, and will Major Wetzler reported that operate at speeds in excess of ..' the same type meeting will be Mach 3.0, with a ceiling of over held for wives of Squadron liu.uuo teet. The will be de NCO's and airmen in the near ployed by ADC. . future. 108 issues Hico-ma- a - 14-fo- ot im deep hole, ghwiTJ and cakes to the work sit. pies i To ton it. r,ff one of hot coffeefteyi supply on handS r r- r.hp man 1 The missile was finally detonal law a muuoauu pieces on Ji . MRt.fr Rfft Tonnl, --""-uu Maintenance Completes T xi. I-Ic- a Coures . respondence course Mr. Stephes, son has completed, the first ok being the Supply Officers Course See We hope that he will be bringing your government check to us, under the new plan that will go into effect on October 1st. Make arrangements to have your check sent directly to us We will send a receipt and your statement earnings to you the day we receive your check. tanking Cefiapany KAYSVILLE, UTAH - AM) IN SERVING OUR SALT LAKE nrSHFRIENDSPWDE AS WE DO OUR DAVIS COUNTY CUSTOMERS. ,. Thomas W. Stephenson. Sune visor, Electrical Unit in Acctc sories Planning Section, Mainte1 nance, is in receipt of a dipW from Gunter AFB, Alabama w his satisfactory completion ol "Basic Personnel Principle! Course." This is the second cr ar mid-wee- TI unmet m command of the operation bit that he and ful for Mrs. Hayes thoughtft ness. He stated that the miiaL could not have fallen in a bet 4c f4iwuf& &afrfify fo I |