European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday february 10, 1951 Russ Lead sorry life and Short Washington up the average russian probably won t live As Long As you will. He won t make As much or eat As much. He s three times As Likely to have tuberculosis and a s Only about half your Chance to get a doctor to take care of him. Your wheat production is Bester than his. But he beats you at growing potatoes these comparisons Are indicated in a set of statistics compiled bythe state department. They Are admittedly incomplete and some Are based on old figures because information from Russia is either unavailable or unreliable. Latest comparable figures on per capita income Are from 1939. They show the american average per capita income was $554 per year compared with $166 for Russia. Comparable health statistics also Are prewar they show the average life expectancy of the american male at 62 years for the russian 47 years. Women of both nations live longer than men. Average female 3ife expectancy in the. . Was Given As 66 years in Russia 50 daily per capita food con sumption the average american consumed 3,098 calories the average russian 2,827. Based on 1939 figures the tuberculosis death rate in the Was 47 per 100,000, in Russia 160. The compilation indicated the average american uses More than four times As much Cotton Wool and Rayon As the average russian. The Survey had to go Back to 1939 for a comparison of the number of motor vehicles per1,000 of population. The figures the ., 250, Russia 5. Russia was listed As having three telephones per 1,000 persons. The Had 148. Comparison of the number of physicians presented difficulties. For the The compilation said that in 1947 there were 1.47 physicians per 1.000 persons. The russian figure was .76 per 1,000 persons but this figure was for 1941.in agricultural production the race is closer. In average wheat yield per acre the Bests Russia 13.2 to 11.9 bushels. How Ever the russians Lead in average potato production 131 bushels per acre against 117. New steel chief return to Europe Clifford f. Hood new president of the Carnegie Illinois steel corp has pledged fhe continued leadership of Pittsburgh As a steel town. He formerly headed the american steel and wire co. Acme Camilla Wicks concert violinist is again touring Europe. Miss Wicks of Long Beach calif., last year appeared in 46 con certs on the continent. She will stay three months in Europe. Acme pinochle player gets dream hand forgets to play it Springfield Ohio Cap a Homer finally Drew the dream hand of All pinochle play ers and he was so exited he for got to play it Domer was dealt a double sequence in Spades two each of the Ace 10, King Queen and Jack. His other two cards were the two jacks of diamonds. Matched up with his two Queens of Spades they gave him double after considerable scratching of Heads his fellow players decided his meld was 1,300. The once in several lifetimes hand was dealt at the masonic Temple. It was verified by More than a half dozen onlookers. Meteoric Hoard Washington up the smithsonian institution has reported that some 1,450 meteorites have been found throughout the world. It said it has samples of More than half of them. Army tests thyroid to fight cold by Jane Stafford St of cd service medical writer Washington a Way to keep people alive longer under cold conditions with potential importance in the event of an Arctic War has been discovered by a team of army and civilian re searchers at it. Knox and new York City. Doses of thyroid extract would be the method these researches show. Survival time was increased 54 per cent by the proper dosage Ofa thyroid compound called in Dothy Rin Given to a group of experimental animals. Not Only were the animals Able to survive the cold longer but More of them survived. When the activity of the thyroid gland was suppressed by doses of another chemical thou rail More animals died and died sooner on exposure to the cold. The thyroid dosage had to be carefully regulated to avoid causing Thyrotoxicosis a danger Ous condition of poisoning from too much thyroid material in the body. A dose that raised the basal metabolic rate by 30 to 50 per cent was found Correct for the animals. Chief practical drawback to the use of thyroid for men potentially threatened with prolonged exposure to cold is a time lag. When the thyroid extract doses were Given by Mouth it took four or five Days to produce the cold resisting effect. Men Able to survive that Long would probably survive without the Aid of the Medicine. Given by injection the thyroid compound took effect within eight hours but in a Mili tary situation Medicine that can be Given by Mouth is preferred. The studies revealed in the first Issue of the new armed forces medical journal Here were car ried out partly by or. Curt Lange of new York and by researchers under the direction of col Fred Knoblock under the auspices of the army medical research and development Board. German concert programs shows operas Are listed f following Are the program for some German Heaters and concert Halls starting tonight Frankfurt Boersen Saal the armorer comic opera by Albert Lorzing tonight at 7 30, sunday night at 10 die Fleder maus the Bat operetta by Johann Strauss tomorrow at 7 30 much ado about nothing comedy by William Shakespeare sunday at 7 30 Mary Stuart by Frederick Schiller with Maria Pieren Kamper monday at 7.Frankfurt kleines Kom Odien Haus two plays by Jean Paul Sartre no exit Huis Clos years ago. Feb. 10, 1946the Netherlands offered indo Nesia autonomy within the Commonwealth feb. 10, 1947the peace treaty is signed by Italy and four minor1 satellites feb. 10, 1948 House approves Extension of Fiancee Law till dec. 31. Feb. 10, 1949 a special court today sentenced two to die and five others to life imprisonment for the assassination of Mohandas k. Gandhi. And the respectful prostitute la Hutaine respect use to night tomorrow and sunday night at 7 30. Much ado about nothing will be performed at Offenbach tonight at 7 30 and die Fleder maus will be performed there sunday at7 30. There will be a concert Mon Day at 7 30 in the pal Garden wit Bruno Vondenhoff conducting and Monique Haas piano soloist. Heidelberg municipal theater morale a comedy by Ludwig Thoma tonight and monday at 7 30 Der Rose Kavalier by Richard Strauss tomorrow at die Fleder maus sunday at 2 30 since Adam and eve by j. B. Priestly sunday at 7 30. Wiesbaden opera House crimean punishment opera by Hein Rich Sutermeister based on the Story by Dostoevsky tonight at 7 30 Waltz magic an operetta by Johann Strauss tomorrow at 7 30symphony concert Ludwig Kauf Mann conductor Roehm violin soloist sunday morning at11 orpheus by Offenbach Sun Day at 7 30. Berlin municipal opera tonight 7 30, the bartered Brice comic opera by Smetana tomorrow la comic opera House As you like it tonight at 7 Carmen tomorrow at 7,-30. Neucom merits Valentine party to be held tonight by Heidelberg chapter of pm Assn by Virginia Webb Chi formal Valentine party will be Given this evening at the Marogen club by the Heidelberg chapter of the quartermaster Assn. A Buffet dinner Anc dancing will be featured it col j. . Chapter pres ident said. Co Host and hostess for the evening will be maj get George a. Torkar chief quartermaster division Neucom and mrs Horkan and col Everett Busch Deputy chief quartermaster division and mrs. Busch the guest Lis will include the commanding officers of All pm installations in the command. Serving of cocktails and Buffet Wil begin at 7 30 pm. All quartermaster Assn., members an invited the Munich Parent teacher Assn. Now has a member ship of 500, an increase from Only 170 paid members last year when it was admitted to the National Pat. At that time it was the largest Pat chapter outside the ., and with its increased membership is rated As one of the largest chapters in the National organization according to a Paul Dickson club president. Fred j. Ohn recently appointed associate Justice of the Court of appeals for Germany and mrs. Colin were hosts to members of the judiciary in the Zone and their wives at a Buffet luncheon their Home recently. Olga Sabatino and Otto Stroberger both employed by the Euco transportation division were married in a civil ceremony at Heidelberg Jan. 28. St Roberger is traffic manager of the transportation division undeserved with the army for eight years. The dramatic group of the Heidelberg women s club has Eom plated casting and begun rehearsals Tor a Well known Broadway hit Petticoat the play is scheduled to open at the Irtack Sta Hosp theater March 31. Mrs. Mary Willows is directing the production. F pvt Herbert g. Ginsburg c co 7797th Sig depot co Hanau is to spend eight Days in Switzerland during february the prize offerd by the Swiss National tour office to the Winner of the recent far Furt military Post Pool tournament. Ginsburg who is 21, has Bee i playing pools Noe his father presented him with s Pool table we i he was nine years old first prize Winner in the recant fussed sub Post Craft contest Spon a sorted by the fun House special services club is pfc James w. Cross c Btry 70th a in. Cross was awarded an 8-Day expense paid trip to Switzerland for his entry a miniature covered Wagon. Pvt James f. Kendall won. Second prize a free Telephone Call to the ., and pm Joseph o. Petin won honorable mention. The fussed Parent teacher Assn is sponsoring a Home Coo Kri dinner at 8 no feb. 14 at the enlisted men s club concluding the Post March of dimes Campaign. Tickets Are priced at $1 and Are on Sale at the Post Exchange ant the pm no and officers9 clubs. To res i ii the stars and stripes vol 7, to 296 Friday february 18, 1358 editor in chief it col Wulliam it summer managing kid Tor Ken Zumwalt sports de Ltd " pall Taylor executive manager Maurice r. of Louis h. Brown news bureaus Frankfurt s21s1-32361 Darm Siadul y-?2s Berlin m-6681 84-6680 Vienna b j71mbremerhaven 210h-21363 Munich t3la3t the european edition is published Dally at Darmstadt for toe Occupation forces under the auspices of the army air forces troop information and education division Euco Tel Frankfurt Mia. The stars and stripes. Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and stripes Apo is. . Army mall to the new York office should be sent to 641 Washington Street n. Y. This is not an official publication of the Rinere entered As second class matter sept 22, 1947, at the to Stoffic at new York. N. A. Under Tow act of March t. 1879. It and a. Edward j. Collins of the Isth in Ftp have the birth of a daughter at the 97th go in Frankfurt. Her name will of Deborah. A program of collecting toys for German children la hospitals Ami orphanages has been announced by mrs. T. T. Goff myth welfare town Mittee chairman of the Augsburg women s club. According to mrs. Gofourth dependent children who would like i l give some of their old toys to less fortunate German youngsters i do so by taking them to the Post commissary. Contributions will be picked up at the commissary and taken to a shop where they will b
