European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stats and stapes 8eead 14 Gerald j. Buckley team a it Fly drained for a the army Nolde a. The humidity controlled Container holds 430 m 14�. Army photo Mannheim Germany special when the 7th army combat Soldier was issued his new my Rifle recently he was probably surprised and pleased that he no longer had to clean it out of the Sticky Cosmo Une preservative that used to make getting a new carbine or Carand Rifle a laborious and Messy Job. He received his new weapon ready to Load and ready to fire. This was possible because the army in its constant search Lor the Best tools and equipment to support the modern Soldier has come up with the humidity con trolled convex Container. Packed and shipped in the convex rifles get to the held in arms room condition without Costoline or any kind of protective coating other than a Normal thin film of on. An Ordinary looking oversized Box 8-feet by a feet and 7-feet High the convex from the words con Tainer expediter was developed by the transportation Board at it. Eustis a. The ordnance corps bought several Hundred of them Tor use on a test basis in its Small arms Exchange program in Europe bringing in the new weapons and shipping out the old. What Nakes the convex a differ ent shipping Bok is us built in device for controlling humidity. Settled with a sealer strip the Only air entering the Box goes through a desiccant cannister which keeps rebut life humidity at around 40 per cent. A gauge on the door Indi Cates humidity. If humidity goes above a desired Point the can Nister is recharged. Left outdoors a convex Container is a Little warehouse in itself. Its aluminium painting inside and oat helps to control temperature by reflecting convex has a capacity of450 pieces of the mi4 Rifle fully loaded the Box weighs 9.000 Pound it s loaded on trucks or Flat cars by Crane or forklift. Rifles for an entire division can. Be packed and shipped out in one Day. Handling the distribution of the new rifles for 7th army is a Small detachment of nine enlisted men under 2nd it Gerald j. Buckler. There s no limit to what the convex could be used for in the future except the size of product. It could ship foodstuffs and medi Cal supplies. It offers excellent Means for shipping delicate fire control instruments telescopes binoculars watches and so fort said Buckley after packing an shipping thousands of Small arms into and out of 7tfii army units the convex Container saves the government a lot of Money in packaging costs. It saves countless Man hours spent in cleaning rifles out of ileum sought roman ruin by Morton p. Gudebrod. Ads poria Bureau Jet. Frances a mum that wants 1,900-year-old specimen architecture can have it King plus the Cost of it from Fontenet Ijes the rub. Lite 7,000 pounds and the Fin stationed Here has for 11 months to find tight hunk of Antiq of two Large Granite i of a roman Aqueduct that Thad during Railroad work near her a year act once carried water from the Douay River to Sanctorum. The town that is now known As Saintes. The Railroad offered the sections 1o the Saintes archaeological museum which gladly accepted but had no funds to lift the sections which together weighed 6v4 tons. Co b of the 83rd came to the Rescue with its heavy equipment and made abort work of the lifting Job. In gratitude the museum curators presented the 83rd with the larger piece. Both the French and americans thought to would be welcomed by some american museum. But that was t the Case and Lince that time the chunk of Granite pipe Baa sat at Fontenet. If you think you could use it maybe you could make a Deal. Thu Nav american pc face me Woik Cial after a career of almost 30 years. Col Walter a. Rude chief information office 7th army re tired from Active duty in the army in ceremonies at 7th army he. During the ceremonies held at Patch Barracks rude was awarded the army commendation Medai for his activities a chief of the 7th army information office in a stamp club to meet april 29 Wiesbaden Germany special the wies Baden German american stamp club will hold its second annual philatelic Day april 29 at the Ameri can Community Center 7 Paulinen str., Wiesbaden. The event is one of Many activities planned in Wiesbaden during German american Friendship week april 29-May 5. Por philatelic Day special souvenir envelopes Are being printed depicting the . And German Graf Zeppelin air malt Stamps. These will be distributed at the Community Center. The Deutsche Bunde Spost and the . Air postal service will operate temporary postal stations at the Community Center on philatelic Day. Both stations will apply Freedom Bell cancellations on sow Yesfir covers " _ " \ in answer to Mil order requests for souvenir covers it is planned to apply the German id Pfenning 1962 Europa Cost one normative stamp at the following rates one cover for 30 cents four cover for it. J other philatelic pay activities planned ? include trading among collectors and special action at selected Stamps and covers. Inquiries and orders should b Dent to the Lea. Bad Fen German american stamp club to Kaiser filed Rich ring Wiesbaden Germany
