European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday february 11, 1950 Neucom to up hourly wage for germans Frankfurt. Feb. 10 is Hocog and Neucom jointly announced yesterday the approval of wage increases ranging from 4. To 1 per cent for hourly paid German and non German resident employees of . Occupation forces retroactive to Jan 1. The wage boosts amount to approximately 4 per cent in land Bremen 5 per cent in Wurtem Berg Baden. 6 per cent in Hesse and 12 per cent in Bavaria for employees of the us. Forces paid on an hourly basis from the eur com Mark budget or by Nona Propri ated fund agencies. The new rates will be reflected in payments March 15 for work performed during february because of the administrative details involved in figuring the amount of retroactive pay wage adjustments for work done in january May be carried Over int March payrolls. Id line with policies the raises Are in Jine with the announced policies of the . High commissioner for Germany and the commander in chief. Neucom to pay German employees of the . Forces wages and salaries com parable to those paid by German Industry. They result from a zone wide sur vey conducted by Neucom last october and november to determine if the wage and salary Scales for German employees of the . Forces were commensurate with those paid by German firms. Comparisons showed that salaried employees such As those in administrative professional or clerical positions were being paid salaries equal to or slightly better than Tho a paid by German employers. The Survey also disclosed that hourly paid workers of the . Forces in Many instances were receiving wages below those paid for similar work in German industries. Based on this Survey . High commissioner John a Mccoy and Gen Thomas t. Handy Neucom commander in chief approved the hourly wage increases. Allocations to cover the pay boosts have been included in the Mark budgets for1950 and 1951. A Baden Calls off gag on Denali scandal news st1jttgart, feb. 10 up the Wurl members Baden proc Ruford s office Yesvantlal now under investigation j the reversal followed Sharp criticism by . Laud com missioner maj Gen Charlesp Gross and . High commissioner John j. Mccoy of the Way the germans were handling the investigation. 19% fait car test in 1st week at Fri Reje tees Are trapped Freeman disclosed by three principal Frankfurt feb. 10 is one car out of every five on the Frank Furt military Post is failing to pass Cien cies Nono Peratin a taillights the safety inspection required for and Stop lights emergency brakes re registration and issuance of new that Don t work and Loose steering consta units choose Best battalions Stuttgart feb. 10 special the constabulary s three armoured cavalry regiments and Field artillery group live selected their top battalions for Ettry in ii he command s new battalion of the month com petition g3 officials at co Stab he announced wednesday Bali Anions selected by regimental License plates for privately owned vehicles. Rejections ran 19 per cent of the mechanisms. Rejections Are rare on horns that Don t work on bad tires or on 1,417 cars inspected on the Frank inoperative Windshield main Post and. Sub posts during Freeman said one vehicle on the first week of the program it which nothing was found to be in col Waller e. Freeman. Ftp Ord Safe operating condition except the Nance officer announced. But 50 per cent of the Reje tees get the necessary repairs and corrections made within 48 hours Freeman said after contacting Ord Horn was referred to the Ftp Provost marshal s office for further action. Complaints at minimum and is commanders As the Best Berlin gis restricted to sector after Midnight Berlin feb. 10 up american authorities have ordered . Soldiers to stay out of russian Brit ish and French sectors of Berlin Between Midnight and 6 am. The off limits restriction was or dered in an Effort to keep soldiers out of brawls in districts outside the jurisdiction of american . Authorities reported. Trained in their units were an bounced As being the 2d in 3darnws Cav 1st in 6th army Cav 2d in 14th army Cav and uhe and 519th a bus graded on records in the finals to end feb. 3.5, the Bove nominated battalions will be graded administratively from Statis ical records on the following items annual marksmanship results serious incidents motor vehicle accidents military injuries venereal disease awol rate errors in morn ing reports errors in personnel rosters erroneous recurrent reports rendered percentage in participation in Nesli and Soldier deposits and recruiting. A special plaque with an inscription of the top constabulary Battal Ion will be presented to the Winner to be retained for one month. At the end of 1950, the battalion win Ning the award the most number of months will retain the plaque permanently. In addition to award of the plaque the commanding officer of the battalion of the month will be authorized to Grant a one Day Holiday to All members of the unit. Nance teams which Are providing free safety checks on the main Post until March 31 and on the feb. Is. At the Hedder Nheim checkpoint on Frankfurt s main Post a team of the 78g5th Ord Ham co directed by 1st it l. A Grinch checked 815vehicles the first week turning Down 138 for safety deficiencies. At the Darmstadt sub Post the i5thord team checked 202 vehicles rejecting 38. At Hanau where the7858th Ord Mam co team is on duty 254 cars were checked the first week and 60 were rejected. At bad nauheim the 565th Ord Mam handled 142 vehicles rejecting 32. Kyj . V. Vii Hal o1u. Vij a Assembly line handling of cars at Hedder Nheim has Cut complaints to a minimum and produced a number of commendations for the ordnance teams. Freeman also announced that owners of former army vehicles will Benefit from new instruction issued today by Neucom discontinuing the previous requirement for a Light illuminating the rear License plate. Second week of the inspection program opened today. Checkpoints a open from 8 30 am to noon an from 1 to 4 pm daily including saturday but excluding wednesday and sunday. Pm Parley opens Darmstadt feb. 10 is Twenty six representatives of eur com pm depots and centers opened a two Day conference at the quartermaster school Here yesterday. Col James v. Mcdowell pm school commandant welcomed the representatives. Norwegians visit zone trooper nabs trick jeep Frankfurt feb. 10 is a front wheel drive jeep intrigued the curiosity of a customs unit trooper on the German austrian Border and resulted in the Detec Tion of a cig Aret filled secret compartment where the rear drive Shaft should have been a report of the 7751st my customs unit revealed. The trooper pfc Alonzo a. Fur Long of the unit s Berchtesgaden Section was commended by it col George a Buell co for detection of the hiding place and confiscation of 37 Cartons of smuggled Cigar ets. Records showed the jeep was owned and driven by Sec Victor l. Feldbusch of the 516th Sig co Austria at the Salzburg Highway checkpoint commendation also went to Cpl Charles Tambakis at the Kufs Lein Highway checkpoint for apprehend ing Marcus Raphael a British com Mercial traveler Raphael allegedly attempted to smuggle 2,160 silk scarves from Italy in secret compartments built into a privately owned . Car registered to a . Soldier. 61st Carrier Wing ends readiness Frankfurt feb. 10 is the 6ist to Carrier Wing completed operation readiness yesterday by transporting the 1st in 18th inf from Neu Biberg air base to Rhine main air base. The troops staged a mock defense of the Rhine main area and were returned to Neu Biberg As the opera Tion Drew to a close. Designed to test the readiness of planes and personnel the missions were watched by a team of Safe air inspectors. 70% reject red slate in Berlin University student elections Berlin feb. 10 is students of the soviet sector University of Berlin voted overwhelmingly against a communist dominated list of candidates in the University s Stu Dent election yesterday Rias the .-sponsored Berlin radio station reported. According to Rias. The Block candidates received Only 30 per cent of the votes while the other 70 per cent were declared the communist sponsored Lateran without opposition and thus won by default. Illegal pamphlets have appeared on the Campus several times with in the past two weeks urging the students to demonstrate their anti communist sympathies in the balloting. Hico lists status change for agencies Frankfurt feb. 10 is non occupation agencies and personnel in the a s. Zone will cease july 1 to be eligible for facilities procured by requisition or Manda tory demands on German authorities the Allied High commission announced in a communique thurs Day. Arrangements for the transit onto the new procedure will be made by each High commissioner in Hae respective zone. Also each High commissioner will determine the extent to which logistic support will be provided to no occupation agencies and personnel in return for payment i dollars francs or Sterling Accord no to the communique. Eligible for support stir eligible to receive logistic support and requisitioned facilities after july 1 will be the occupation authorities the occupation Force Sand their members non German nationals civilian or military whore serving with the occupation authorities members of the families and non German persons in the service of the above persons an non German persons whose presence the occupied territory is certified by a High commissioner or com Mander of any of the occupation j orces to be necessary for the Pur closes of the occupation. Signing the vip guest Book at Rhine main air base is col Odd nil chief of Struff of the norwegian air Force who was visiting the one. Looking in Are maj George Aasen left norwegian signals of Fleer ind a d. U. Jensen Vesaf attache in Oslo Safe photo prize winning paintings named in Munich exhibit Munich feb. 10 is judging of treble wins Davis Art Competition has been completed in Munich an the 140 Best paintings and 10 prize winning canvases Hae been selected. Names of the contest win ners Are expected to be announced shortly. Plans Are under Way to show the exhibit in Art museums and in formation centers throughout Ger Many. Press Center plans Wiesbaden revival Wiesbaden feb. 10 special reopening of the Wiesbaden press Center in conjunction with the Olch club has been approved bythe boards of governors of both or Aniz Lions and awaits Only approval of command channels of Wiesbaden military Post and he Safe. Closed Jan. 31, the press Centerwall be opened again in facilities to be made available in the Olch club at e Alesander str. If present plans materialize. The Center for Merly was located at 32 rhe instr Biebrich a suburb. Under the proposed plan the press Center will be permitted to continue its policy of welcoming All members honorary members and their guests in the Olch club. Press Center members decided to continue As a separate organization under the name of the Wiesbaden press Assn. New Supply officer Augsburg feb. 10 special capt Bailey g. Stultz jr., has assumed the duties of Augsburg Mili tary Post Supply officer. Orchestra sues . Film firm Vienna feb. 10 s&s1the Vienna philharmonic orchestra is suing a . Film company for 200, 000 schillings in Back fees Accord ing to a report in the British sponsored Wel Presse. The paper said that after negotiations with the american firm ambassador film inc., the Vienn orchestra in 1&48 participated in Sii Short classical music features. According to the report the file company headed by e u g e n in Sharon a former Ufa film of Fleer informed the orchestra thai at that time foreign Exchange regulations prohibited favourable evaluations of Cash receipts thus Mak ing it difficult to Transfer the Money to Austria. The philharmonic maintains that because of nonpayment it had been forced to borrow 200,000 schillings to meet financial obligations. German Crew Toman honduran Tanker Bremen feb 16 up the Tii foreign ship to sail with an us German Crew since the War will to the 28.000-Ion honduran Flag to olympic flame. It was Learned her the olympic flame due for ctn Cletion by the Bethlehem ship Buill ing corp. In Baltimore will Siart service Between Philadelphia and the persian Gulf in March the Bremen shipping Agency rns Glassel reported. The Crew of a already Sec red Here will leave for the . Feb 28 first Nesli dividend Kitzinger feb. 10 special Pic Edward Cruse was the first recipient Here of an Nesli dividend Check. He received $154 which he said he will place in Soldier posits. Ministers flee Zon Berlin feb. 10
