European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mardi iff0 stars and in hubs a in Force discontinues first sergeant Grade March 2 the air Force hat discontinued the Grade of first sergeant in All Ita according to to air Force letter reaching the Tutje first sergeant and the responsibilities of the to ranking noncommissioned officer in the various units having position vacancies for first sergeants will be held by a senior no who will Wear the of a tech or staff us planes will exhibit fire Power March 2 special four f47s of the 2d air dive 86th fighter bomber acne Biberg air will participate in a joint firepower demonstration with ele ments of the British Royal air at British on March it was announced Here this Marks the second time units of this tactical air division have participated in such a demonstration with the 862d engr aviation in unit ends 1st training phase March 2 special the initial phase of a three month Winter training program was completed this week by co 862d engr aviation in at neb Foerg air the unit received refresher train ing and Field problems in Airfield and building map read explosions and mines and Booby and other Basic engineering capt George company a supervising the train ing the second phase will begin in in mos pro classes in and familiarization with weapons and equipment will be 2 British soldiers guests of 1st engr combat in March 2 two British members of die 23d eng fid British army of the Are Exchange guests of the 1stengr combat in they Are capt of Lon Don and trans sgt Claude of the two accompanied tip unit to Baum older in the French zone for training in infantry and on their return studied adm Nistra a tipple and Garrison training Ronsley served in Burma and India during the War and was in Japan at Tyve beginning of the occupation Tyrol is a Veteran of the Royal he saw com Bat in France in in the african Campaign and in savvy of russian costly to German March z russian Cost Karl August a 11 years of he and in 1042 the nazis imprisoned him in Buchenwald concentration Camp because he spoke russian to soviet War he he was liberated when american troops captured Buchenwald in four months later the russians wot him Brick to Buchenwald be cause they thought he was a suspicious he spoke rus in the action will not cause loss Grade for any the discontinuance of the first sergeant Grade is a step in develop tug the airman career program o the air and after today the title of first sergeant will be considered As another air Force Spe Fialty rather than a the move is based on the determination that the justification does not exist for having All first sergeants in the top enlisted pay Grade because of the difference in Siz and Mission of major com Manders throughout the air fore have been Given the responsibility for aligning the grades in Welcl there first sergeants will serve wit the specific requirements of thei specific commanders have been instructed to give consideration to the degree of actual supervision exercised b the units first and to the size and Mission of the unit in determining an appropriate All first sergeants mus be in one at the top three enlisted pay in insuring that the move Wil not cause loss of pay or Grade to any it has been specified that airmen serving in the Grade o first sergeant on March 1 will b reappointed master sergeants on that Date and the Date of rank Wil be the same As that held As the first sergeant rating prior to the reap first sergeants have in the top enlisted pay Grade since 1 prior to that time they were in the pay Grade of technical sergeants in world War 1 he was captured by russian troops and imprisoned in Siberia for four he told co Stab team lauded March 2 special each member of a constabulary demo list ration instruction team that poured the command showing Model Type class and Field instruction work has been sent a letter of commen Dation for Superior written by maj Gen head quarters col Albert Heads dependents schoo division in Neucom March 2 special col Russel former chief of the review Neucom historical has been appointed chief of the dependents school Divi it was announced Albert succeeds col Joseph who left 25 for a new assignment in the new chief of dependents schools arrived in the dec Lasi serving initially on the joint Umpire command during exercise Harvest As chief of the briefing final report and critique before taking up his duties with the historical commissioned in 1911 a graduate of the University of Albert was commissioned a first lieutenant in july he served during world War i in France with the 603d attached to the 5th inf he returned to the in july 1919 to accept a discharge from the army and serve the state of Kentucky As principally in Highway he reentered the army on Active duly status in during world War Albert served in the North african and Mediterranean he was assigned to Neucom in German award won by producer March 2 the German counterpart to Hollywood was awarded to Herald producer director of the film nacht Wache night at the bavarian film studios the award was made by the Edi ions of illustrated film weekly for the Best German picture in the Bambi is a Small porcelain reproduction of Walt Disney famed cartoon pm keeping food prices Down seeks to Aid cos and Junior Horkan says March 2 Gen George Neucom chief addressed More than 100 members of the bavarian quartermaster at the february chapter luncheon held at the Munich pm who was guest of Honor at the luncheon was introduced by col president of the chapter and depot in to Horkan said the quartermaster in doing everything in its Power to keep the prices Down on food in the 85 commissaries throughout the were inter ested in the cos and Junior offi cers who Purchase their food from the comm Sartes there the ones who feel it when the prices go and not the top he added that borne of the smaller bakery units in the command will be but that new and better equipment would be installed in the other b a k e r i e and that better bread could be expected in the near referring to the furniture prob the chief quartermaster pointed out that the shortage is continuing plans to further raise the level of living conditions in the especially for the Coa and Junior officers Are under he Horkan said reasonable of furniture for maintenance Pur poses Are in sight to replace badly worn or damaged furniture now being used by some he pointed out thai Dollar and Mark budgets Are being constantly reduced and that quartermasters must get their jobs done within these reduced our Mission he service to the troops and lets make it the Best service in quartermaster Mccloy tells aids to Stop Anonymous criticism of Bonn March 2 High commissioner John has ordered Bis subordinates to Stop criticizing the West German gov commission officials the ban on comments unfavourable to the Bonn regime was ordered be cause of a recent outbreak of unauthorized and irresponsible critic ism attributed to High commission spokesmen and High ranking circles which appeared in German order not formalized Mccloy did not formalize the order by putting it in in he mentioned it to his top lieutenants at a recent staff meeting and relied on them to relay the word to their subordinates the order followed an informal discussion in which Chancellor Kon Rad Adenauer complained that con fusion was being caused in govern ment he told Mccloy that the epidemic of indefinitely made it impossible to pick out the official american View Point in Many in executive offices the order was interpreted not As a crack Down or muzzling of lesser officials but rather As a general tightening of Loose ends in was staff director medical consultants tour dec hospitals March 2 special two medical consultants from the surgeon generals office in Wash it col Eugene Inwood and George have begun a tour of army and air Force medical installations in Neucom and Ufa under the auspices of the Neucom medical the consultants Are scheduled to speak at staff conferences at army hospitals in Frankfurt and Munich and at other medical installations if their schedules Inwood is chief of the necropsy Chi Atric service of the Walter Reed general Hospital in Yeager is associate professor of sur Gery of Maryland Dur no the War he served in the med Cal corps As a Schulz Heads 540th disc March 2 maj Milton Schulz has assumed command of the 540th Gen maj Evelyn Way has been appointed staff director of the new office of be was personnel she Itai been in the air Force since october photo German dancer caught treating i with penicillin March 2 German Ballet caught giving penicillin injections to a constabulary will be brought a magistrates court to Day on charges of practising medi Cine without a the Helmut was arrested in his Home by Cpl Byrds 536th my acting on a hid in a House across the Street until he saw a sol Dier enter the dancers when Byrd entered he found Klinkosch injecting the charged with having illegally treated four 2d co Stab regt troop ers for in a state admitted successfully treat ing three soldiers with penicillin obtained on the Munich Black Augsburg officials West zones get of to buy million in goods March 2 Western Germany received authorizations to Purchase Worth of Marshall plan goods in the Eca special Mission january authorizations brings the total to inv Ltd fund Orer March 2 special contributions to the air Force Aid society general Arnold memorial und for education amounted to from Safe the fund was originated after widow of the requested that no Flowers sent at the time of is us that contributions be made to the air Force Aid society amounts contributed1 at each reported station follow Safe 2d air 2105th air weather 18th weather 60th to Carrier Wing 7001st air intelligence so 32d statistical so 3d air postal 7012th air Force add returnee 7360th base complement 10 7100th he cd signal groups fete birthday March 2 special signal corps officers and civilians from the Heidelberg area will celebrate the 87th anniversary of the signal corps tomorrow in the Neucom Casino maj Gen Jerry signal has invited All signal officers from this area to attend birthday festivities of one of the oldest branches of the Tyve 7774th Sig in and 7776th Sig so co in Meckenheim will also celebrate the event with a party for enlisted personnel similar celebrations win take place throughout the Hanau depot to celebrate event with Parade March 2 signal depot will celebrate the 87th anniversary of the founding of the signal corps with a formal Retreat Parade of All troops at 5 pm followed by a number col depot will head the official reviewing which will include it col Harry s4 it col Jack s2 and s3 it col Edwin Deputy co maj Charles adjutant a Gilbert and two visiting turkish army it col Mer Cut Luday and capt Halit during the Bronze Star medals win be presented to 1st it William Schulte and Cpl George both of co 7797th Sig depot for Teri tories achievements in ground operations in the european theater during december Furth Parade to Honor 7777th Sig so co March z special the 7777th Sig so co will be Hon ored at a Parade and ceremony scheduled for Friday in Furth a part of the 87th birthday of the founding of the signal the Only a month win receive a Guidon from Brig Gen David Nurnberg Mil itary Post at the and in the evening a banquet for com Pany members will be held at Post Wurzburg Post to display show movie March 2 marking the 87th anniversary of signal the Wurzburg military Post signal Section will stage an outdoor display of signal equipment Ait Leigh ton besides Fine exhibit of cameras and exhibits of work done by there will be a Daylight projection of a signal corps according to Gap George Post signal of amp names safety Heads match 2 it James Peters and Tex Carroll have been named Post safety officer and Post safety Wurzburg military it wag