European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 military news Section january 1953 furlough facts airman views Jerusalem tourism biblical journey completed in five Days editors note the follow ing travelogue was submitted by Art office of in formation services lr03d air transport wheelus stave you Ever thought about visiting the holy land you probably have if you Are an Ordinary individual As i i have wondered what the country was what the people do for a living and How the places there compare with the Way they Are described in the no doubt wondered about those things whirlwind tour recently i returned from a five Day leave accompanied by 22 american officers and airmen on a whirlwind tour of the holy the leave was arranged by the wheelus Field chaplains Section and the special senders it was organized so a maximum number of military per Here might visit that country before rotating to the and because of the Suc Cess of our trip it is planned to repeat it at least three times each w9slipped into the Calandi Airport runway five Miles from Jerusalem in the hash Imite thing Ings thousands of year Jerusalem is divided in another during the Ara jewish conflict in 1948 the United nations City and put a mans land on the division line to halt the although most of the sacred churches and tombs Are located on the arabic Side there Are a few on the jew ish Side which we didst Getto when a person enters from one Side it is impossible to visit the other there is do form of Contact May be made Only through the during our whirlwind tour we visited the Church of All the Garden the mount of the Church of the holy the Church of the Tomb of the Virgin the Walls of Jeri and the River to name a few of themore familiar highlighting our trip was the visit to Low est natural spot on Earth and the Salties body of water in the it contains 26 per cent Salt and is feet below sea it is More than feet lower than the temperature in late 110 i was told one cannot sink in the dead sea and that anyone can float without i car ried a Magazine with me and experimented during my the Experiment was a com plete it seemed impose officers and airmen photograph Jerusalem from atop a Jehoshaphat with tombs in solid Dom of Jordan where a Fleet of civilian cars waited to whisk us to our City Advance arrangements had been made for meals and Jerusalem is it is much different than any one of us had thought it it is divided into the old and the the latter part resembles any american the old City is same As it was in biblical dirt or Cobblestone streets and build sible until it happened to it gave me a funny feeling to lie there and float without the people of Jerusalem most of their living from the pilgrims and Hajis to the holy we were Only there five Days but it was enough time in which to catch an impressive glimpse of life in the Middle to All of us it was an event that happens once in a opera thrive despite its tenuous position As a Western outpost deep in the heart of soviet controlled Terri West Berlin is regaining its prewar tourist Hico re by he end of september this year More tourists had arrived in Bei Lri than in any single full year the some both German and for this compares with for the some time in in All of Berlin received in the steady Rise in tourism to Berlin is attributed to improved transportation a three civil airlines provide frequent luxury airline service to foreign passengers flying to Berlin need no papers other than those necessary for entry into Western in the cites position 100 Miles behind the Iron curtain in Eastern Ger Many is a prime tourist no rationing despite West berlins geographical living conditions Are nothing is rationed and inter sector May be undertaken without Hico sightseeing in the soviet Sec Tor May be undertaken without special permission and normally without undergoing any personal conducted Tours include the soviet occupied sector of the City an i Are the easiest method of visiting this Small area behind the Iron the number of Beds available in West Berlin hotels has increased from 800 at the end of world War ii to a present total of More than West Berlin approximately 450 hotels and boarding houses about cafes and International and inter zonal modern trailer bus services main Tain regular schedules to it is for for eign visitors to travel to Berlin by train or for trans it through the soviet a special soviet transit permit is the permit May be applied for at soviet consulates in the and other bul delays in granting the Docu ments Are the High Quality legitimate Thea Ter has been a tradition in Ber there Are now eight important legitimate Heaters which present a repertoire of first rate performances Are Given the year except during american express lists Berlin tour Independent Tours of Berlin lean be arranged at any time through the today visit for a single traveler is but if two persons travel together and a double room the fee is Only transportation to and from Ber Lin is not servicemen must have travel orders with a russian translation and must make train reservations person ally at the tour starts in Berlin with Transfer to hotel for breakfast and a morning of the afternoon and the following Day Are spent on Complete Tours of the West and East sectors by private Auto with English speak ing meals and taxes Are com z signs posted to help lost Drivers la 3 Days of lost Drivers wandering about in base Section of com z Are to help Drivers find their in Brig Gen Ernest based has directed that Road signs be placed throughout the base v yellow and Blue signs have been placed at Road junctions commonly used by military Veuk officer studies army ways 3 special capt Charteris of the Royal service army corps the British equivalent of the transportation and pm studied army methods for three weeks with the 109th inf Black was sent to the 109th under the nato officer Exchange Seldom seen without a Bamboo swagger stick an old tradition in the British army he observed internal makeup and methods of army stationed at British army of the Rhine Black noted considerable difference in the Way food handled in the two in the British he food is sent direct to the various messes with Little breakdown on the after the food is in the mess Are free to do what they wish with there is no master menu or work Sheet for the Cooks to seven properties de requisitioned in Stuttgart District 3 seven properties in the Stuttgart District have been returned to German ownership the released properties include a Large House and parts of four gardens in All requisitioned rooms in the ludwigs Burg town and three rooms in a building at other recent de requisitioning actions include Bremerhaven the Seebeck formerly used As the be Engineer Supply has been returned to its German the factory totals Square feet of floor the Supply depot is now housed in two rent free be officials said the move would save the port Marks a Heidelberg five properties in the he area come Hye been returned to their they in clude two residences in two store properties in and a 15room House in 109th inf pfc sets record in ged test 3 the highest score on record with the 109th inf and possibly in All Usa eur was attained by pfc James Mccarthy in a recent general educational Charles the 109ths educational who has been giving the tests for More than one and a half and who often meets with other advisers in it is the highest score yet recorded in Usa eur that been brought to my Mccarthy scores on each of the five parts of the ged test were corrective Ness and effectiveness of expression 6288vo interpretation of Reading materials in social studies interpretation of Reading materials in natural sciences interpretation of literary material and Gen eral mathematical ability thirty five Points is the first number in Mccarthy Marks represents his raw the percentage following Means that his score was that much higher than the scores of All other per sons that have taken the Mccarthy took the test to help himself earn a High school he had completed Only two years in Dorchester High school previous to entering the 1st div group elects major 3 election of new officials h i g h lighted the recent meeting of the 26th inf associated Branch of the society of the 1st maj Walter 1st was elected and it Alfred assistant is was named executive Secretary and treasurer custodian far retiring officers Are it col Harley mental executive and treas it Frank Henning Security platoon representatives of All Compa Nies in the regiment pledged to maintain the 100 per cent society Marsh also stressed the need to work for the Contu Ance of this 42dsfa in commended 3 col Benjamin co of the 4th inf dive 42d a was commended recently for his units cooperation in Road discipline and area policing by the commander of the military training area the 42d left Wuerzburg Gya aids youth Home 3 special in reply to a request from the sister Superior of a Catholic Chil Drens Home in the Gya Here has presented the institution with clothing materials and sports capt Isaac Gya said the Gya Council voted unanimously to lend assist Ance to the Home after receiving the the Council consists of maj Herman maj Clarence head and maj Wilson immediately dispatched to the which boards about 200 were 20 two 100 draperies to be used Asma t e r i a 1 for darning books and sports 33d a in pfc boosts Amity 3 33d a in soldiers work with the Bamberg Gya has done much to boost German american the Goodwill ambassador is pfc Frank a Mem Ber of he Btry and no of the local who Speaks German is largely responsible for the youth organizations recent signing up of its the 33d Soldier was assigned to the youth Center on july and since then has developed Many activities within the club As Well As winning support from the local recently the Gya was asked to furnish the names of needy children to be feted at a Christ Mas party Given soldiers of the 26th inf the 33d a in and the 2d army Cav Boumeester contacted the mayor of Bam Berg after a Short conference with the City he had the
