European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stabs and stripes Page s Soldier of the week f after 2o years Calls army Best heal i t May n a 20year army career r k in Eric in 3r e in a in or Al re e St n est it Al Veteran i looked on with tears in his i 1 m be soldiers staged a review in i i Honor Pofi Tho eve of his return the states and the Veteran is Joe West who foe More than a year has been stationed in the Bremer Haven port of embarkation As first sergeant of the 7768th labor super vision who admitted he has staved a Little nest egg plans to return to Northeast Louisiana and Purchase a farm and spend the rest of his life As a Farmer unless Uncle Sam needs me talking to younger soldiers i West Brook told them he knew of so Job in civilian life that could have Given him the same advantages As the the army was he Best Deal for he whose family lives in began his service career As a Marine in after a years service he obtained a Dis but became nostalgic for military life again and in 1926 in lifted in the again he bought out of the service after two years and went to work for the Bell Telephone again a year out of uniform was All he could stand and he during the War Westbrook saw service with the 6th and 90th infantry his overseas combat service of More than a year was with the 06th infantry in the he joined in time to participate in Battles on Leyte and where be won the combat medics Westbrook made first sergeant Back in 1940 when first sergeants were one Stripe below a master As the army changed the first sergeants pay grades gave them another Stripe to As first Westbrook was automatically official warns r j of food needs May 23 Ordinary Little bureaucrat told Congress the germans need More food if they Are going to do a Good Job on the european recovery pro the statement was made to the Senate appropriations committee by Stanley food and agriculture he described himself As just an Ordinary Little but he Laid the facts on the he said Germany had always been at the of the line1 when i came to doling out food i said More american food was needed Germany was to play an effective part in chairman styles Bridges asked him Why american food costs in were going Al though occupation officials had re ported substantial Progress in re building the answer the answer is pretty terrifyingly Andrews Hessic farm land in Western Germany could produce food for Only about half the Western the must be brought in Coli Lawrence acting my economics division and under Secretary of War Wil Liam Draper said Progress to Ward economic Unity of the three zones Nad been Wagoner visits do v Lussa seen bankrupt May s3 Ibe firm  controlled enterprises in on the verge of the Winter Krier the paper said Usia is planning to dose Many of its All of which Flere seized at the end of Julbe War As German assets extensive mismanagement Competition from private Jarms were Given As reasons for s financial the paper firms have been running Stop and at full Speed since and at no time have funds set aside for the Normal de atom of Usi comprises More 300 is ties employing approximately Joe Westbrook began As Marine Julia holds a Complete monopoly Tine austrian Oil production at and near monopoly electrical machine Hydraulic and austrian government renting on the said 5ia owes approximately Back payments on health Security German billets suggested for Bavaria yanks May 23 re quest that be billeted with German Ashi the French of to ease the bavarian housing will be presented to the next session of the bavarian june a Small group of legislators and officials of the army recently requisitioned housing for personnel from the Munich air have made suggestions on the americans can ease German their program Calls forthe billeting of i american families in they add occupation personnel could be thus providing More room for safety courses to be Given May 23 Basic and instructor courses in water first Aid and Accident instruction will be Given at All Safe installations by Wallace of and the american red the Safe of fice army to teach Dps English May 23 Neucom has arranged to Iead i English to Dps the organized civilian guard and technical service companies employed in the it was announced the courses were instituted by Carter present Neucom Deputy chief of staff and then director of when he noticed sometime ago that Dps were showing great studying manuals and dictionaries for the courses Are being printed and should be ready for distribution in about four officials it is Felt that rudimentary command of the language will in crease efficiency their occupation duties and will be of personal Benefit to the men Neucom Allied shows entertain in one week bad May 23 special the 12 Allied shows touring Neucom night clubs during the week of May 3 entertained an estimated according to Foster William chief of the Allied shows Section of Neucom special playing the Neucom circuit were three one two two two and two English Murray Van bavarian military governor greets an official the jews shop Camp at foe Renwald during his recent visit Samuel director of american joint Dis Tribu  the accompanied Van Wagoner on an inspection tour of various occupation briefs school children in zone i to Start vacations june 4 23 vacations for Mostof the dependent children in the dec will Start june v schools in Berlin which were closed during the polio that City last Winter  june the 150 High school seniors throughout closing Day will be preceded a of commencement eighth Grade pupils will be presented with certifications of Neucom announced that approximately two thirds of the preset teaching staff will remain schools will reopen in september j holy name society formed the Catholic troops of the Wurz Burg military Post have joined together to form a holy name the first meeting was help at the special service Leigh ton at which tune temporary committee was appointed it draft a Constitution and by William Catholic chaplain of the will supervise the group and its Active All catholics of the Wurzburg military Post Are to attend the next meeting j Post teaches German May 23 three different German language classes Are being conducted according to John Post education a photography also is and a in Art appreciation is con he 16 attend new shop class May 23 special sixteen men attended the opening f the new machine shop Georges Post army Educ Tion two hour classes Are held tuesday and thurs Day evening in the Post ordnance machine shops with instruction for All types of machine and Pauls to hold 1st service May 23 pastor Niemoeller will hold first religious service in Frank to is Pauls Erica licensed German news reported Dena id Niemo Euers service will be May 36 in the Church recently acted As Monument to army announces Holiday bad May 23 Spe Tours Section of army special services has the following Tours Day weekend tour to May tourists must reach Karls Ruhe for processing saturday from 10 to reservations must be phoned to Karlsruhe 647 before tour arrives Interlaken saturday returns to Karlsruhe Al expense tour tour to Schaffhausen and reservations must be phoned to Karlsruhe tour1 leaves Karlsruhe re turns May tour tour to Berne and leaves Karls Ruhe daily until june must Karlsruhe for process ing from 10 to no and Vance reservations Are tour with deluxe hotel week end going to Berne one weekend and to Lucerne the processing Friday in 10 to tour returns to Karlsruhe sunday at 8 tour memo rial Day and Day weekend bus leaves Frankfurt at the Post special services 125 Escher Heimer Satur May 29 and june returns 31 and june tour payable by travellers in bus reservations must be booked by calling Frank Furt 8023 or these Holiday the regular Luxembourg Tours will leave Frank Furt june returning june tour will re sume regular schedule june red blamed for sects attacks on my by Julia Edwards staff correspondent May 23 on military government by regious sect of Jehovah Nesses were attributed Here to communist Jehovah witnesses have issued a pamphlet entitled in the fire which attacks both the and Britain but is favourable tothe published in the British it can be circulated freely the pro russian stand appeared incongruous because the sect is and the mennonites were banned by the soviet Union because of their Jehovah wit Nesses were among the first at tacked by the communists have been joining the sect and there is no Law against a having a said James of religious for the communists have found it easier to get in the than into other religious groups because Jehovah witnesses claim anyone who reads their Magazine is a Eagan dismissed As preposterous the sects claim to 000 members in Vizonia based on Magazine he revealed that an my officer to an outlying Community was so incensed by in the fire oven that he sponsored a Public burning of the the religious affairs director termed his action most Frankfurt City attorney pined for falsification May 23 Bruno head of the Legal department of the City of Frank was fined Marks in Mili tary go v or n m e n t falsely stating in his court for Dena Ifica Tion questionnaire that he was never a member of the nazi in imposing my judge David Bernstein found that Paulat had joined the nazi party in Paulat now faces de Nazifi cation proceedings in a German