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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 34 November GD0teE3QfTG i5)jDliG8 (BOTTOM! ittt teiliilj3nf( The Seven League Boots of automation at the new Air Freight Terminal have given extra legs to the Ogden Air Materiel Area's mission of keeping Air Force customers around the world, better and more quickly supplied. When the terminal, was first and automation was the anbuilt in 1943, cargo planes carried a top cargo weight of 3,000 swer. to 3,500 pounds and the terminal Completed in 1963, the new was only a scheduled stop for terminal is four times larger, eight transcontinental cargo flights. To keep pace with today's cargo aircraft which carry from 24,000 to 40,000 pounds, and travel around the world delivering vital supplies, the terminal had to increase its 1943 capability of handling, only 2 million pounds of cargo a month 5. can accommodate about 12 million pounds of cargo, services 20 aircraft each day and reand ships ceives, processes, more than 5,000 tons of airlifted material each month. Material from flights is virtually "untouched by human hands" as it moves in and out on the most ad- in-bou- nd rM INSIDE OUTBIDS if " AUTOMATED At the consol of Ogden AMA's newest warehouse. Trm. . iirrUi wnrAhnnaeman. directs stock. on the convevor lino nrJiiU ai r--uenuie, iM Jr.. war. electronic numbers data stock checks against houseman, processing cards. - . in, l""""' ,i .iiiimiiHImI in ' r i "- r semi-automat- ed ' cargo to move on the vanced materials handling available first toflight. system in the Air Force The mechanized terminal day. was planned to work hand Specially designed conveyors, in hand with other automated which can handle 27 pieces of processing and storage systhe tems at cargo per minute, off-loa- d Ogden AMA so that dithe receive cargo, aircraft, one did not bottleneck the vert, sort, separate, and release other. it to other specialized conveyor With such modern equipment lines. the Space-Ag- e complimenting With skilled Air Force, Ogden AMA can re- operators, the automated equipment can process 400,000 pounds of cargo each period CAP Gives Disaster Aid and can load seven out-bouELLINGTON AFB, Tex. (AF-Naircraft at the same time. This Hundreds of Civil Air makes it possible for nearly all Patrol members, who began rescue and disaster relief operations Sept. 11, are still aiding in hurricane-torn Louisiana, performing relief and cleanup operations, Col. Joe L. Mason, national commander, said- - Some 700 CAP members are participating in the out-bou- ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT - Your Bwt Buy tt- - NEW AND USED TRAVEL TRAILERS Franchisee! Dealer for Travel Trailers Airstream and Red-Dale Intermountain Trailer Company, Inc. 3901 Riverdale Road 3776 Wall Avenue OGDEN. UTAH behind-the-scen- nd es 24-ho- ur nd S) ceive an order for process it, and have it ...... ...jit.? ,noura. wunin Hello Dolly GIs in Yiet Visits Nam TAN SON NHUT lo-f- here," said Miss Martin, "and we were prwd do our show for you and b- "It's wonderful being anybody you fellows do." Drive In Theater North of Layio Box Offlo OpM 6:30, Adults $1.00 CHILDREN - Ht. MayDay" Seaboard for a loan. Seaboard specializes in renting money to Air Force personnel. For high priority service, telephone ahead for a personal (and top secret) appointment. You'll be surprised how low your monthly payments will be. UNDER PLUS .wnoso A lifesaver when you need cash 147 SOUTH STATE ST., CLEARFIELD zzz WASHINGTON BLVD., OGDEN A IAVI CP'Q SERB0RRD fINHNCE D0MPRNY PHONE PHONE h COLOR 825-1C4393-842- 1 1 7OT - Juniors 75c WILLIAMS Dovn those bills 91 Show at 12 NOVEMBER 5, 8. 7 COLUMBIA PICTURES AIRFIELD, Viet Nam (AFNS) Mary Mar- fin ttia tlian.!.. uiv staiM ow( uuvmug us es. Six thousand cheering GIi threw them back. "Hello, Dolly" has come to Tan Son Nlrat and the men came to Dolly. They sat on the cement floor, hong from the rafters, perched on airplane wings, used equipment t improvised seats or just stood show. through the three-hou- r The only ones who left their who vintage points were those had to leave to return to duty. disaster relief under the direc- to tion of state and local civil de- elieve me, if fense agencies. on to FREE deserves it, |