European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page i the stars and stripes sunday february f2, Cen Huebner lauds no grads Munich feb. 11 is the enlisted Man of today has an Ven Teller Chance to attain three Star rank than did i it Gen Clarence r. Huebner cd . Army Europe told graduates of the constabulary no Academy at a ceremony held Bere yesterday. Huebner who was an enlisted Man nearly seven years told the 143 members of the fourth class to be graduated front the school that the new career plan offered opportunities for advancement never before available to pm he called the pm the Best ambassadors America has in foreign the general praised the graduates saying i am gratified to be Here and proud of the soldiers i see before Huebner said your Progress is now in your hands. The modern men of the army must know not Only How to shoot guns but also How to be maj Gen i. D. White Constabce in a Brief address said the Academy led the Way which has been followed by other army units and by the air Force personnel Economy the school is practising person Nel Economy and the Low ratio of instructors to students is Only pos sible because All Are doing their jobs so skilfully White said. In an introductory speech Brig Gen Bruce c. Clarke cd 3d con Stab brigade said the record of the school in its first four months has proved its Conception by Gen White to be fully after introducing m sgt Leslie f. Smith As the 500th Man to be graduated Clarke announced the following Honor graduates in this class Sec William w. Worthy 57th a Cpl Ray t. Green 14th a m sgt Edward d. Gaastra 517th a sgt Joseph b. Milic 37th Sig in Sec Albert Click 70th a and pfc Robert e. Morris of the Neucom signal school. Departing faculty members were honoured in the ceremony. They were m sgt Everett w. Webster 2d co Stab regt Sec Earl c Blassingame 6th Hegt sgt Jack w. Weber 519th a in and Cpl Joseph w Jackson 24th co Stab so. Each was Given a letter of commendation and a diploma. Mysterious Telephone threat reported by mrs. Vogeler by Ernie Reed staff correspondent Vienna feb. 11 is mrs. Robert a. Vogeler attractive belgian born wife of tiie american Telephone executive held incommunicado by the hungarians since nov. 18, told the stars and stripes that she received an Anonymous phone Call threatening her if she continued to criticize the hungarian government she said the person had spoken with a husky German voice an informed her you will be punished if you keep spreading your bad influence mrs. Vogeler whose Home in the american sector of Vienna is being guarded Day and night by . Mil itary personnel said the Mysta riots caller had Hung up before she could reply. She reported the incident to army authorities. Meanwhile she branded the announcement that the espionage trial of her husband to be held Budapest As already have on feb. 17 in Complete the hungarians repeatedly announced that my Hus band is guilty. How can his Forth coming trial be anything but a routine procedure to Bear out their false charges mrs. Vogeler declared. The news that the hungarians have appointed a communist lawyer to defend Bob leaves me cold. What enhance does Bob have with this sort of a setup against him she said she had prayed that an american lawyer would be allowed to defend her husband. My husband is innocent and i not care what comes out of the trial no one will Ever be Able to convince me differently she said. I know Bob always has minded his own business and i am certain that he knew better than to pry in to the affairs of the hungarian government while visiting that mrs. Vogeler who has been mar ried for 10 and a half years and Lias two children said she was greatly relieved when she first heard the news the hungarians were going to put her husband on trial at least i am now certain that he is alive and someone is bound to see him at the trial she said meanwhile virtually All Ameri can newspapermen in Vienna have applied for visas to go to Budapest for the trial. The applications were filed More than two weeks ago but up to today no visas have been granted. Typhoid in Hesse reported cheeked Wiesbaden feb. 11 special Hesse s incipient typhoid fever epidemic which was confined1 to the soviet zone Border City of Bebra has been contained it was disclosed Here by or. Charles Benning Public health chief old Hesse. The ban on attending schools churches and movies has been lifted1, since no new outbreaks of typhoid have been reported. As a precautionary measure How Ever Public mass meetings remain prohibited Benning said. Officials confirm anti Bonn paper exists in Bavaria Frankfurt feb. 11 existence in Bavaria of a Clandes Tine publication which attacks present leaders of the West Ger Man government As collaborators was confirmed by . Investigators Here yesterday. The paper exists All right a . Official admitted but there is no cause for great the official expressed doubt that the mimeographed underground Sheet is russian supported or financed by an East zone Organiza Tion of former High nazis As asserted1 in press reports. All evidence thus far indicates the paper is mimeographed in or around Munich apparently on a shoestring an investigator said. Its publication is irregular and its circulation is strictly the official said . Authorities constantly Are on the Lookout for such underground or subversive activities. The publication Calls itself the Searchlight 10 winners chosen in Munich Art show Munich feb. 11 is a jury of International Art experts announced 10 prize winning canvases in the German Art contest sponsored by Blevins Davis american arts Patron. According to Louis m. Miniclier office of Public affairs old a Varia who handled details of the Competition at Davis direction the 10 winners were picked from More than 3,700 entries submitted from All four zones of Germany. First prize a Cash award the Mark equivalent of $1,000 and a trip to the . Or the equivalent in Cash was won by Georg Meister Mann of Solingen. Soviets held planning to build luxury liners Berlin feb. 11 is the big East German Warno Werft ship building Yards at Warnemunde on the Baltic have been taken Over completely by the russians for construction of luxury passenger liner according to the .-licensed Der Abend. Six thousand workers Are now employed in the Yards Der Abend said. According to this report Many of the materials for the luxury ship construction Are imported from Western Germany. Final arguments on tomorrow in Coffee tax trial Heidelberg feb. 11 special defense and prosecution rested their cases in the trial of Willy Korn. Part owner of a Stuttgart night club who is charged with evading import taxes on Coffee and with attempted bribery of an army customs agent final arguments will be presented before jul Cage Paul Madden at 10 am monday in Mannheim in the . Court of the Allied High commission for Germany. Korn s bail was revoked and he was remanded to jail in Mannheim for the weekend. He is charged with evading payment of approximately 200,000 Marks in import taxes on Coffee shipments made under the Guise of Charity but allegedly diverted to the Black Market and with attempting to bribe an army agent investigating the Case. Farmer held in attempt to Burn drown wife Engen French zone feb 11 up Joseph Messmer 53, was arrested after setting his farm on fire and attempting to Burn and drown his wife for not allowing him pocket Money police reported Here. Firemen and neighbors who rushed to the scene were forced to tie up the enraged Man to deliver him to police. Messmer tried to push his wife Hilde into the Burn ing Bouse but when she escaped he tried to drown her in a water barrel police said. . Keeping Eye on Berlin red threat-.9 by d Wight Schear staff correspondent Berlin feb. 11 is the top . Political adviser in Berlin said yesterday that . Officials Here Are not particularly alarmed about communist threats to overrun West Berlin on May 28. Eric c. Wendelin political adviser to maj Gen Maxwell d. Tay Lor . Berlin commander said we know the communists Are planning to stage this mass gather ing in the West sectors. Our attitude at this Early Date 19 just to wait and see what happens. We Are not particularly alarmed but on the other hand we certainly Don t intend to permit a disturbance. East German communists have announce 4 that 500,000 members of the soviet sponsored free German youth adj would March on West Berlin on whitsunday. Naturally this sounds spectacular Wendelin said. It tends to get people excited. Communist propagandists Are making a special Effort now to play up their youth organizations. Our views on this subject were outlined by or. High commissioner John j my cloy said at a press conference earlier Friday that communist talk of a youth March on Berlin indicates great Effort on " the part of the soviets to re regiment the youth of Germany. This is just another abuse my cloy said of the mind and charac Ter of the German trial set thursday in marburg slaying Wetzlar feb. 11 is thurs Day has been tentatively set for the trial of pfc Joseph w. Bailey accused of fatally stabbing a Ger Man student in marburg the staff judge advocate Section of Wetzlar military Post said 19-year-old Soldier will be defended by capt Lawrence p. Fick. Bailey of the 223d Salvage and so repair co in Marburgh is accused of stabbing Eberhartt Grei Fenhagen 22, As & Climax to a scuffle Over a 36-year-old German woman Leni ant Bonetti who police said was illegally residing in marburg. Bishop and wife on dec tour Bonn to Geijo control of Dpi As Iraq ends Bonn feb. 11 apr the Bomi government will become r&spoc1 sible for displaced persons in Wei Germany when the inner National refugee organization ceases operations june 30. A letter to this effect from it Allied High commissioners Chancellor Adenauer v published Friday. The allies Toff i Adenauer that Iraq would cease lit. Care for Dps except those be info resettled. Iraq will continue of resettle Dps for another six to Ninaj months. Civil status the majority of the approximate. 140,000 Dps now in West German would become the resins ability it the germans. O the letter said the High ctr a Mission would in consultation Wil Bonn draw up Jegi Lazion Defi us the civil status of Dps who sett permanently in Germany. N the letter said German t Sivility would be subject to us i overriding Powers of the commission. Al St who Bonn jammed in Gas protest Bonn feb. 11 is More Thi. 3,500 trucks and taxis Whit blocked Bonn streets yesterday in demonstration against gasoline p v \ increases dispersed last night the Dri ers Only partially satisfied v i1, wringing a recommendation i bundestag Tower House deputies that prices ought to he Cut slightly. With trucking Union represents a lives watching from Balcony a of the bundestag chamber a major Ity of deputies approved a inti asking the West German Govert ment to Cut gasoline prices fro acid 60 pfennig to 53 pfennig a Lite and diesel fuel prices from 41 pfennig to 38 pfennig a liter. The truckers had their inning earlier in the Day when Strain i lines of police held Back Housar. Of trucks trailers taxicabs or. Private cars from blocking hit ways and roads leading to parliament building. The Deir stratum jammed downtown born narrow streets and stalled traffic. Court acquits my on girl s charge Heidelberg feb. Ii special to a special court martial of Cpl nor a Man n. Bond 533 2 my so cd i acquitted him of the charge of i i decent assault brought by Zwy Fuhreck of Heidelberg. She alleged Bond forced her irl his my jeep and behaved toward her. Testimony of defense wine a showed Bond could not have b near the scene of the incident at the time stated by girl. Further miss Chr Etc w unable to identify Bond when ask to do so in court. I Bishop Paul Kes Garber in charge of methodist churches in Europe and North Africa and his wife arrive at Rhine main air base from Berlin in route to Stuttgart. He is on a Lour to Confer with dec chaplains and to visit refugee Camps. Re will preach today in Heidelberg. The Bishop is a former Dean at Duke University. Is Afitoto by cur Van yes announces Price o on chocolate cookies Wurmberg feb. 11 Spet i Flor. Substantial Price cuts Are at offered on Fine Quality Gray due o o k i c a the Neucom e system announced. Yes customers can now buy j chocolate-covered1 wafer Sar wides at 30 cents per dozen. T were formerly priced at Treejo cents. A two and a half to i tin of assorted Sweet and fill cookies formerly $1.25. Can now purchased for 51.00. Assorted1 t chocolate cookies in the same tin have dropped from fl.35 1.00
