European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Progress of diphtheria germs growing on culture mediums is observed effective Vaccino matter can Only be obtained from pure fitting of pours special bulb shaped Glass containers used to store Chemi cals with vaccine matter is delicate delegated Only to skilled reporter in route Davos looks Forward Davos the shrill howl echoing through the Canton of Grisons from flue la pass Down to the Julia is not Winter it is the combined lament of Davos wailing Over a season that has fallen Short of their non too optimistic throughout hotel men had hoped that this season would see some sort of re covery for the resort hard hit during the War and the first postwar their proved false when and travel restrictions in Sweden and Many other countries bit heavily into the expected Davos hoteliers Arent so bad off and some of their neighbouring there was a Lull during the first two weeks in a period As one desk clerk the English used to come in but throughout the season there was a sprinkling of plus quite a few vacationing Swiss who ways come to Davos for world famous Parsens then there were groups of americans who kept trooping in and out All during the american dollars helped keep their Little resort alive this most Davos merchants and hotel keepers and for another reason As Davos is this other reason dates Back to a nine month ported beginning in Juno during the War not Only had the Bottom dropped out of Switzerland tourist but Many resorts were so far below the Bottom they had lost sight of on june at the Peak of the summer Lull Between Winter 480 american air Force who had been forced Down or had crashed in moved into Jethroe Davos then began a Short but exciting period in this Moun Tain Davos had More than its share of germans and German sym there was it German Consu late across the Street from the Palace where interned fliers were in spite of the americans moved in without causing More than a few major one of according to genial Beni Man Ager of the Central sport hotel whore the internees spent evenings drinking and was what id Call typically every Day some of these Fellows had to walk past the German consulate where the Swastika was waving in Tho Day a couple of the boys got an idea and that evening two of them climbed up and Tore the darn thing aside from this isolated incident most of Tho americans settled Down peaceably in the during Tho Day they swarmed in to nearby schneiders Candy and pastry the yanks haunt been in town More than a Faw Days when schneiders found them selves operating with the Aid of a few self appointed american and with such items As Steak Sandwich and banana split on the on Days when tace internees had a distasteful meal in their own mess they crowd into schneiders for Steak sandwiches and Canadian which schneiders fortunately had stocked up on Early in the in the evening they stay around schneiders for Coffee and cakes or would Drift Down to the Central for dancing or whiskey for manager Beni Stiffler it was just like old Beni had spent two years in some of the Best hotels in America learning the hed worked in new York City and had owned a Model t Ford which he drove As far West As hot he knew what the boys meant when they talked about Broadway or the South Beni used to drink and sing with the boys until curfew time had to be Back in their rooms at eleven those few internees who haunt already escaped were shipped As the War was drawing to a in february for the next few Davos its pleasant memories and a few sincere letters of thanks directed by american military authorities to the Davos citizens who had aided the internees to escape and had otherwise acted in their but Steak sandwiches and banana splits stayed on the menu at schneiders and in july Schnei Ders and Davos were ready when the first american leave troops came in on since that Davos has not been Many Days without americans from the one staff sergeant Lester stationed in has returned four times and says hell be Back As Many More times As he can before goes fortunately for Kocher is not the first one has Felt that Way about the Mountain Back in Alexander a German political refugee who had heard about the exceptional climate at Davos settled in the Valley with the idea that Tho High warm Sunshine and Lack of dust made it aft Ideal site for the curing of in the years that Fol his theory proved to be Correct and today Are forty six of them in the one of Davoss lending second Only to the tourist until 1924 it was illegal to drive a car in the Canton of the government had just finished spending a great Deal of Money laying railroads through the mountains and supposedly wanted to protect its in Palte of Tho fact that All roads leading to Davos reflect the onetime prohibition of motor a Good portion of today Davos tourists by especially visitors from the american they dont seem to Dis courage for that neither do the though they will woes on Tho shoulder of anyone who will any hint that Davos is through As a resort brings out the chamber of Commerce instinct in like Loyal dodger they say just wait till next lord of process is reached Only when the serum has been bottled and stands ready Export in the packing Hani Shintei often tells today visitors to Davos about the fliers who were interned there during the Keb Bubat ims