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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 8 Post Office Appeals to Patrons To Remove Snow from Sidewalks The Postal Service and the letter carriers would appreciate it if patrons would clean and sand or salt their sidewalks and clean their sidewalks, approach walks, steps, steps as soon as possible after a and porches that have not been storm to reduce the hazards cleared of snow and ice. inclement with associated He issued the appeal in con- weather, Mr. Bordone said. sideration of the time of year when snowfalls and freezing rain conHtt ditions always are impending and car mu following a compilation of incidents the past year involving falls by mail carriers. A total of 11 such incidents involving mail carriers were suffered from Nov. 1, 1969 through TO if fOMf March 31, 1970 in Ogden alone. W. A. Bordone, e officer-in-charg- of the Ogden Post Office, appeals to patrons of the Ogden Postal District to be aware of hazards of A Christmas gift from Blocks means you care. 'Chute s7 D ecele ratio n Con opes Readied for e by Poccers Re-Us- you ever wonder what happens to a drag parachute after it has fulfilled its vital mission of slowing down an F4 Phantom Jet upon landing? At Hill AFB, the expended Did A "I- I' - 'chute, along with expended "troop" 'chutes and deceleration canopies, are bundled up and taken to the Parachute Repair Unit on base where they are stuffed back into their containers and readied for re-us- e. But it's not that simple! Expensive aircraft, equipment and more important, human lives are at stake. Although employees in Hill's parachute unit never actually climb on board an Air Force jet, they do ride in spirit with each pilot who dons a 'chute they have repaired or packed. There is something extremely personal about a job that holds a man's life in its hands. In several instances, pilots who have used d 'chutes have returned to the base to thank the workers for YARDS OF STRING Jesse Nelson, parachute 'chute cords, making sure that the 'chute, belonging to Bn bomber ejection system, will function properly within thecomnletJ ni automatic system. Hill-packe- " "JI!I1IJ" 'iSSimi 'g',llfcj2 ' i. I a job well done. Despite the fact that the Air Force strives for speed, speed, and more speed in its jet aircraft, the men of the parachute unit reverse that trend. On their jobs, speed isn't the most important factor. When a man's life hangs on skill and thoroughness, a parachute packer works carefully and deliberately. Blaine Ames, foreman, says it can take up to six hours to pack certain types of large 'chutes. First step in packing 'chutes finds them spread out lengthwise on smooth surfaced hardwood tables. The packer flips deftly d through the panels of nylon, checking closely for slightest imperfections. Lines, harness, release and other related items are also closely inspected. After inspection, the packer folds each of the panels 28 to 30 in personnel chutes along their long axis. The many shroud multi-colore- 3, i the villi Charles Anderson, packer, makes "accordian fold" on a personnel 'chute. Each fold must be perfect, a pilot's life ma le at stake. ACCORD IAN lines are then stowed. In .' i - this operation, the packer must make sure that each line will snap cleanly into shape at the first tug. Next the 'chute is accordion folded to fit the pack and the tiny pilot 'chute which pops at the first tug of the ripcord and streams the big canopy free of the pack. F(LI a half per chute. He went on to say 945th Officer that the 'chute system used in the Y aircraft is one of the most Promotion difficult to repack, as the system is entirely automatic and the 'chute 1302 Si must function properly within the John E Dayhuff, oromoted the ripcord and Ogden, has been ejection system "ten" count is a thing of the past. colonel in the of the w Ames noted that the shop Working with Mr. Ames in the He is commander 5Q1 repacks from 80 to 120 drag chutes shop are nine packers, one in- Miliary .fad In per week, taking about an hour and structor and two helpers. 945th Military Airlift Group Base. trains at Hill Air Force Gets Cononcl Dayhuff is international Obviously the BLOCKS man I . . your man . . . has excellent taste! So . . . H ten "Custom cwffi. HgX Docron hi u'd only gift yo lifted" wki poVf ih'rt. 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