European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse August 1950 the stars and stripes Otile melons raised in Frankfurt pages pints Zed variety 1st to be grown outside 30 americans and a German Gar Dener have a unowned in growing the first pin sized watermelons Ever to be produced outside the Robert a selector on the Etaf of the do commission Sec Gino of co 7811th Sci and Johann a German Gardener at the Casino gardens Nave proudly picked their first Ripe new Hampshire midget Watermelon from the they expect to have More than 100 o the two and three before the seasons who a farm a in said he read about the growing of Small watermelons by new Hampshire univer silk Jacger in the new York ers talk of the town Section last by the time Jacger had sent the and detailed instructions for Jones Garden had been dug up to permit laying of water lines for the new i cog housing i desperation t took my Story and seeds to sergeant who has charge of the Casino Gar Jones explained on May with every cooperation and encouragement from Ana trim spess and Othar gardeners at the 46 seeds were planted in the hot House and 1c outside in free the ground had been specially packed with Sand and All of the plants came but two died in a heavy Driver shot r by dependent 30 Kurt a Driver in the z Augsburg military Post motor was allegedly shot through the leg by an american dependent woman the Provost marshal to be was dispatched to pfc Tup sgt Lloyd first of the amp consolidated being familiar with the he went to the second floor Entrance instead of the said he rang the door after which he heard someone move inside the then he said he Jaf returned to his believing Johnson was getting ready to a Short period of Tome elapsed before he went Back to the turned on a Stit and rang i the Beu jsvjjv1 Alexander then stated that he heard a Felt something wet on his left but it was few seconds before he realized that he had been the Bullet allegedly fired through the the name of the dependent is being l commissaries carry whole wheat bread aug 30 breads will Belr appearance in Neucom about the just com pm division new types of bread will be for the same Price As White dietitians consider these whole Fram Type breads an important addition to Well balanced Arrond Cav safety awards 30 Sheetal Drivers Rof 6th Arnd Cav the Provost safety act Iii has vah at the safety awards look Ian Over part of their Watermelon crop arc left to right Johanet German Sec Gnu Polidoro and Robert the do Jolo in the zones maps hot on the Trail of Coffee smugglers 30 Spe Mili tary pol cooperating with German police and customs official sin the Are tracking Down a ring of Coffee smugglers who have been resorting to every possible Means to get Large quantities of Green Beans across the austrian Border into since about 17 tons of untaxed Coffee have been seized by Berchtesgaden sub Post according to capt Floyd sub Post Provost in most cases the Coffee is brought across the Border Over narrow Mountain roads or to predetermined spots where it is expensive american autos were often used in to trans port the Means to distributing Points inside Alert and German police have snagged these illegal operation with their seizure 1 of 15 among those arrested for smug gling activities were women who served their employers As coma i Leica school plans Munich courses 30 Leucas travelling school of photog making the rounds of service clubs under the auspices of Neucom special will make two More stops on its current the six hour course will be Given at Stuttgart Crossroads service club 31 1 and Munich american Way serv ice club All camera fans have been invited to the Iven in two classes on consecutive r t swedish defense group visits Neucom he aug 30 special a commission from the swedish d e re n s e forces is visiting the Neucom he study american methods in the Fields of troop Educa military Justice and medical the on Wel information and education is headed by Ragnar Board of education chief other members of the group in clude col count von vice press enl of commission and chief of the and educational Sec Tion of the swedish defense staff the Rev Bertil member of the director of military Wel fare Ragnar director general of and col Curt of the swedish defense 6th army Cav trooper killed in car crash 30 a constabulary trooper of the 1st 6th Arm whose name was withheld pending notification of was fatally injured saturday Between Straub Rig and the Straub ing air base when a Quarter ton car he was driving the Provost marshal safety Section it col Thomas becomes 2d army Cav executive 30 la col Evert former 2d Consul big executive has become executive 2d army Cav rest Here he succeeded it col John Thomas joined the National guard to 1935 and was with the National guard 33d inf div when it was called to Active service in March in 1943 he became executive offi cer of school troops at and served there until he came to Europe with the 66th inf div in january while serving As a battalion commander in the he was awarded the distinguished service Thomas later served As operations officer for the United nations mis Sion in Wiener Kurrier celebrates 5th year with supplement 30 the sponsored Wiener Kurrier marked its fifth anniversary last weekend with a special the front Page was a facsimile of the first paper published if carried a message to the viennese from Gen Mark then cd of k 7 co Stab Drivers win Safe driving 30 seven Drivers 1st con Stab have qualified for Safe driving certificates from co Stab Provost marshal Section an Drivers and their official no Accident logs Cpl Harold Miles sgt Harold cps Clair Davenport an Cpl John Miles j j v Gen Hickey 1 i in n 30 Gen Thomas chert of will leave Austria 1 return to the Hickey is scheduled the airborne school at benning7 and later will be assigned to an air borne Hickey to Austria octo Ber first s e r v i n g Ufa chief of state to r k now Field and later under it Gen Geoffrey High commissioner in Hickey Rose through the ranks to attain his present High he entered the army As a private in july 191ij and was commissioned a second lieutenant in november he served overseas with the ref in world War i and took part in the St Mihiel and Meus Argonne later served with occupation forces in in Leyte in r invasion activated the 42d div arty in world War ii and then served As x corps any he was chief of staff of x corps in the invasion of Leyte and 31st arty in the of he participated inthe fighting at new hts decorations include the distinguished service legion of Silver air purple army commendation the Asiatic Pacific theater ribbon with two Campaign stars and one the French Croix de Guerre with and the philippine liberation at a special ceremony Here j Mon he was presented with the Knight commander of Gregory one of the highest Vatican he was Given the medal in recognition of h i s outstanding contribution to the general welfare of the Church and army helps fight 30 equipment from three fighting units joined forces with the augsburgci1y fire department to help fight a Blaze at 8 Baumgartner no one was injured seriously during Trie fire which almost completely destroyed the 6 East jailed by Usi drop Appeal by Dwight Schear staff conc Sponden 30 Ger Man communist attorney for six soviet zone Peoples policemen in the 2d distil court Here May 15 with drawn his notice of Appeal to the court of appeals in num the withdrawal of Appeal by de fens attorney Fri Kaul closed the books on what was considered one of s trials Ever held in a occupation the Peoples policemen convicted by judge John Sabo of wearing paramilitary uniforms and bearing arms of the former German army in the sector last april propaganda seen whose moves in the Case were believed to have been by soviet had filed notice of Appeal shortly after end of the officials expressed the belief that Kauls make the Appeal and then to abandon a arrived at by a careful weigh ing of eight Days after the conviction of the six rhe governments of the Britain and France formally accused the user of creating a e a s t German military Legal evidence the trial furnished Legal evidence of what the allies had Long known through that the russians were Remil Tariz ing Eastern Germany through Agency of a police i the Young defendants Are now serving two year prison in passing Sabo said he had considered their youth and the fact they were merely victims of a Well Laid plan cunningly de Vised to revive the military r fanaticism so rampant in Hitler 4 l thesis drove into the sector Ann 13 in a Peoples truck carrying sub machine an Matic Rifle and pistols of regulation former prosecutor Irvin Robbins Intro diced the weapons As
