European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 06, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Age 2 thie stars and stripes saturday March 6, 194f signal corps Marks 85th birthday the signal corps celebrated its 85th birthday this week As the army s communications Agency. In addition to its other accomplishments the signal corps was responsible for the development and much of the research on radar up to october 1944. Virtually All important radar equipment used in combat including the radar equipment of. The b29s, was developed while this program was still under me signal corps. In the signal corps photo above at Berne Switzerland a group of Swiss army officers watch a demonstration of a Mobile radar set by a signal corps detachment headed by col. Harold g. Miller Deputy chief signal officer. Of. Warren c. Morch was in charge of the radar set above. _ the signal corps celebrated its85th anniversary this week with its laboratories both 5n the occupation zone and in the u. S., Tomsy in research to develop new ideas and new  first by an army surgeon water chief signal of Licer major Albert j. Myer and proved by signalman during the civil War the signal corps was formally established on March 3, 1s63. Today the exploitation of electricity and development of telegraphy has firmly established the signal corps. It operates a vast global network of communication facilities including radio and wire Telephone teletype and facsimile systems Aswell As ail local communications requirements of the army. In addition it provides photography or military records. In the occupation zone . Jerry v. Matejka Neucom chief signal officer supervises All these functions. The Neucom signal communications system handles about 15,800 messages Jrex Day. The Neucom signal school at i Ansbach trains the technicians to  communication system in the european com Mand and signal depots at Hanau Bremen Mannheim and new tubing contain All the signal supplies used in the  also houses the signal i photo Center supervising All film distribution and acting As the nerve Center of Neucom s army pictorial service. In Vienna it. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes commander in chief of . Forces in Austria yesterday paid tribute to the army signal corps. Gen. Keyes directed a congratulatory message to the officers and men of the 63rd Sig. Operation in. Of Safe citing the out standing War record of the unit and also to the current peacetime Job it is performing with Safe. At Salzburg the 85th. Anniversary of the u.  Army signal corps was observed at Camp Truscott with colourful ceremonies including a Retreat Parade and the presentation of awards and citations by maj. Gen. Harry j. Collins commander of the u.  Zone of Austria. It. Col. G. F. Blunda of Boston director of intelligence received the order of the British Empire and a citation from maj. Stanley w. Routledge British Liaison officer. Land Salzburg. 1/lt. Dixon , zone special services officer received an 6k Leal Cluster to the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in the Rhine land Campaign. Awards and citations for enlisted men included a sgt. John hutchins., of Woodstock ala., Bronze Start sgt. Francis Hini Melsbach of los Angeles and t sgt. Theodore Tucker of Scotia n. Y., warrants. Russian Ballerina scores soviet censorship of Art n new York up Alexandra Danilova world famous russian Ballet dancer said her native country having censured its composers and painters for producing works tainted with capitalism will probably get around to the Ballet next and find that it is corrupt and heels of the widely Heralde penicillin Mist treatment three Chicago researchers have come up with a new Way of rising penicillin to combat sinus trouble and other respiratory ailments. Employing the heretofore Little used penicillin dust the new treat ment which will foe made Avail Able to the Public within a month or so will be 1cheaper than any other form of penicillin therapy. 2effective not Only against sinus but also a wide variety of other nose Throat and lung infections. I r3so simple that it can be self administered in the Home by the patient. As such it will be the first entirely practical Home treat ment with penicillin Ever devised. Inhaler used perfected by three doctors at Wesley memorial Hospital it consists of a plastic inhaler and a Supply of penicillin dust in tiny cartridges containing 100,000 units each. It will be sold Only on a doctor prescription. The new whistle Type inhaler is Small enough to be held in the hand. It has no bulb or atomizer and is operated merely by breathing into it a definite amount of penicillin being re leased at each breath. Treatment consists of inhaling the contents of one Cartridge of penicillin two or three times daily Lor the number of Days prescribed by a doctor. One treatment re quires Only three to five minutes. Effectiveness of penicillin dust against a whole Host of respiratory infections has already been established. It has been used with marked Success in More than 600 cases by inventors of the new Gadget drs. Louis Krasno of the University of Illinois medical school. Mary. Karp of Westly Hospital s research staff and Paul s. Rhoades of Northwestern University. Many of the patients had symptoms of an Ordinary cold. Of these 75 per cent required Only one to three treatments. Sore throats also were relieved quickly. Years ago March 6, 1943 u.  Planes make a Daylight raid enu boat nests at Brest and Orient. March 6, 1944 approximate 800 flying for stresses accompanied by 800 fighter planes raid Berlin. March 6, 1945 the part of Cologne on the West. Be of the Rhine is occupied by troops and tanks of the . 1st army under or. Gen. Hodges. March 6, 1946 the City of Detroit asks pres ident Truman to intervene in the general motors strike now in its Lowith Day. " March 6, 1947 Russia attacks the u.  Atomic Montro proposals in the Security Council. \ i Ujj Yamada Japa up  f Commerce f this shrine City near Kyoto announced a Bride and Groom finding willbe held in connection with the peace fair which opens april 1. Young women and men anxious to find a suitable marriage part Ner will be Given a Chance to get acquainted on april 3 and 4 when the fair will throw open its grounds to those desiring marriage. Candidates for Matrimony will be presented with special heart shaped badges with num Bers to Wear. Anyone who spots a suitable partner will be asked to make a note of the number on the badge and inform fair authorities. The mayor of Uji Yamada and the chamber of Commerce will act As go Between in effecting an introduction. U.  To get Jap Birds Tokyo api the newspaper Asahi says the u.  Soon will get the Bird from Japan a shipment of 10,100 japanese canaries. Of interpretation  i you cannot set limitations to Art Danilova insisted in her rus Sian accented English. You must allow artists Freedom of express  although Russia has always led the world in the Ballet Danilova predicted that its turn is coming for criticism by the soviet coun cil. And her turn would come too if she were still Daric big in Russia. I am. Sure that my country would consider my interpretation of the dance As Bourgeois and corrupted by All the capitalist countries i have danced in the Petite Prima Donna said smilingly. Danilova said she s sure Russia soon will be condemning its own Ballet As frivolous and in  such ballets As Tschai Kowsky s Swan Lake and Giselle Are without a moral she said and much too poetic for the communists j soviet Iron steel output rises sharply for 48 Moscow a there were indications that Russia is in the midst of an Industrial upswing As pravda revealed figures on the performance of the steel Industry in the soviet Union Dur ing january and february and a High performance in the Eastern Oil Fields. Pig Iron output in january and february was 40 per cent Over that of the last year while steel Rose 44 per cent rolled steel 50 per cent Coke 33 per cent and Iron Ore 57 per cent. The bag Grimy Gloria wants soap i m writing this in sheer operation my problem is a clean one end involve a v simple ten cent Story item so i want Lux palmolive or other Brand All of which a become noticeably absent ii the pm soap counters the few weeks in the Frankfurt an now Lif Ebony is marvelous you have just completed to strenuous Day washing Allt of canines and if you have urge to go about smelling like1 Hospital operating room the not for me. It appears in View of soap Tom no that yes should i Down to the last bar of soap much will be required Over certain period of time. Again the evil thought enters mind that yes is withholding other popular brands to themselves of an excess of Ever present and obnoxious buoy. Please Don t let yes Tell that it is not mandatory thai buy lifebuoy soap because darn Well is mandatory if is nothing else available. I a fairly reasonable person and 1 there is a logical explanation it this situation let yes give w5 the words and i la sit Haeft on n half bar of vile smelling Lif Btij and make with the ears. Grimy glow editor s note the Chu Neucom special services has ii to say on the subject a during the time when sad was a rationed sales of the Wos popular brands were so Une pet Edulji High that in Many Cai exchanges were left with of lifebuoy soap soap was Orde " from the states and the rat i reimposed on the popular Brant to alleviate the situation yes also purchased toilet soap from quartermaster. Lias pal Molt Camay and Cashmere bouquet now in the process of Delict from the  4 it adopted child gets ratio recently there was a Lefi published in your column of Kerning the adoption of Genii children by occupation person i am wondering if German d Dren who Are adopted 6y Are icons in the theater would authorized Post Exchange i Leges it seems to me that should have the same rights american children in the dec. C you furnish any information this subject wondering depended editor s note accorto Neucom directives Ger. Children who. Are adopted american occupation Persona Are authorized the same a Rivil Jug pm commissary Etas a american children living in zone. Allowances would be jerked by current directive. ?1 in d i a Oicer a n d the f. Soto the stars and stripes t ii cd a o a f saturday. March a 1msvoi.e, no. 91editor-ln-Chjefto. Col. William m. Executive editor. ,.,.,.,. John  editor. Ken Zum Wali sports editor. W,-_-.timlc executive manager. Maurice , distribution service ,. 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