European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1953 military news Section Page 3 Mugerman teams curb Regensburg traffic tangles a Tough minded Provost marshal has started the ancient City of Regensburg on the Road to solving its alarming traffic and motor Accident problems by introducing modern american traffic cop for two months under the watchful eyes of capt James Regensburg detachment Provost joint american German police patrols have been pulling alongside traffic fining them on the ordering them to report to court and threatening them with compulsory attendance at sunday driving a typical team on patrol is pfc Albert Rettinger and German policeman Alfons Rettinger reports at the German police station o pick up then confers with the German desk sergeant left for trouble in a jeep provided by co 508th my the two keep in touch with Headquarters by radio at the pair stops a Motorist to Check his License and safety the Campaign is already showing results in lower Accident and death photos subject set for command conferences 3 special your Reserve obligations is Thi weeks topic for most command conferences held in Usa eur the covered in armed forces talk discusses the Basic responsibility of All Ameri can citizens to be prepared to de fend their an understanding of the responsibility every american citizen holds in order that those rights and privileges will not be lost is of great the Constitution Calls for both a standing regular army and a militia Reserve components throughout our history the stand ing army has Seldom been Strong enough to meet a major threat millions of citizen servicemen have been called in times 6f emergency to Bear these serves and National have served in every Ohe of o u r major balanced Reserve to provide a balanced Reserve and to create a uniform set of regulations for All three pub Lic Law the armed forces re serve was enacted on july under terms of this act Many servicemen now in Active service will have to enter one of the re serve components at the end of their present periods of Active do these include the National army naval re Marine corps air National air Force Reserve and coast guard individuals who were inducted into the armed forces or enlisted or were appointed in a regular component Between june and june and who served on Active duty for less than three years must serve in a Reserve component for five additional years three years if time is served in an organized Reserve if they originally enlisted for 21 months and then extended twelve they do not have to serve in the the same is True for those who serve a three year individuals who entered Active duty after june 195l for one year must serve in the Reserve for six years or four years in an organized Reserve service in the armed including the Reserve after june carries the Obliga Tion of sening a total of eight years for those under this service can be in any combination of Active or Reserve those entering Venice after their birthday need serve Only the per of for which they Green transformed into fresh Coffee at Ufa pm Plant first it Wickoren 38th pm so who is in charge of the forces in Austria pm shows col Ufa a Sample of the Coffee Beans ground at the Berg Heim cold storage depot near photo 3 that what food service personnel of forces in Austria Start two Days after processing in one of the units roasting the Green Coffee Beans Are trans formed into fresh All Coffee consumed in the Ufa command comes from either the two roasting machines at the quartermaster Bergheim or from the machine at 7617th Ufa Post at according to capt Van Ufa food service pounds of Green Coffee Are received in the command every 10 the ration breakdown and delivery takes two Days and then the Coffee is ready for the Coffee formula used for each separate roasting is made up of 98 pounds of Santos Coffee and 42 of a total of 140 during the the Coffee loses about 15 per cent of leaving Between 118 and 120 it is then ready for packing and delivery to Ufa scout program set up at Munich 3 Usa eur medical training Cen Ter has completed organization of a boy scout program for depend ent youths in this cub scout pack and boy scout neighbourhood patrol 108 have enrolled All the boys of scouting age at this the cub scout pack is under the direction of 1st it Donald and Wal or Den Wong Melvin Ingebritsen is institutional and Sec Dorough is chairman of the pack other committee members in clude capt Walter William capt Clayton list it Jameye bras Well and m sgt Harry second it Richard Shipley is neighbourhood acting As adviser to the scouts and Ufa pfc commended for Rescue attempt 3 an attempt to save a drowning Ellow Soldier won the army commendation ribbon for a private first class stationed with the forces in pfc Roy of co 70th engr c jumped into the Traun liver in an unsuccessful Effort to a Soldier while participating n a ferrying 552d aaa in wins again 3 special the 552d aaa gun in consolidated which also serves the 18th Ord won the 12th aaa up Cost conscious Competition for the Best chess for the second time last Munich maps Issue history 3 Gen Kenneth cd of the Southern area recently was presented with one of the first copies of the newly published his tory of the 508th my service in by it col James germans join yanks in Amity Ball at Giessen 3 special citizens of Giessen joined with soldiers of the 4th inf 22d regt and the Giessen military det recently in a special German american Friendship Ball held in Miller Hall More than persons filled the which with multicoloured and coloured entertain real was provided by both americans and with the 4th inf div army Blue band taking turns with the City orchestra of Giessen on the surrounding was decorated crepe paper the dance floor were games operated by the Gies sen proceeds of the evening went to Giessen univer entertainment included a Ger Man dance team and a Fol dance group in traditional and hillbilly music by the 22d inf Dixie Mannheim club change 3 Julia Mclaurin replaced Jean Aich ele As assistant club director of the Carousel service miss Mclaurin arrived in Usa eur in october and was program director of the town House in Heid Elberg before coming radio hams9 talk to 94 countries 3 calling calling calling this is Austria this is  thirteen in calling cd these Are some of the sounds coming from the basement of Btry d of the Lith aaa in at Camp Roeder during a session of the Bat Talion Amateur radio the which recently lost Many of its members on now has two licensed members and six prospective using a Collins 75 Al receiver and a 400watt Globe King trans the club members have contacted six continents and 94 coun tries since the club was formed in March the men in the who Are All military radio opera Are required to take an examination based on acc the whose Call letters Are of 13 uses the two Way radio Rig for relaying messages to relatives in the states As Well As for recreation and practice the battalions communications capt Joseph is the clubs Cpl Thomas it of the Lith aaa in Amateur radio club at Camp Roeder in uses the clubs two Way voice communications radio to talk to fellow Ham Theodore Valpey in listening in on the transatlantic conversation is pfc Robert photo