European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 military news Section january 1953 furlough facts Ufa schedules ski t Holland set for Tulip Boom first of a Winter series of ski trains sponsored by Ufa special services departed from Salzburg recently for a two Day Alpine weekend at James Vasfa athletic announced that the which provide transportation for skiers stationed in will leave Linz and Vienna at least once a week on similar excursions for the remain Der of the skiing in addition to St Johann other conducted by John Neumyer serve the Tunis and fare on these flights will be the same As on twas other first class transatlantic Twa has also added another flight in each direction serving new Paris and Mak ing a total of four flights weekly across the Atlantic on which both berths and seats Are h representatives of the German Federal govern ment As to Ell As officials of air lines and travel bureaus recently met in Amsterdam at the opening of the first German travel Agency to be establts7ied in Holland since world War the Amerosa travel whose main offices Are in Are using their new location As a reception office for americans overseas and state that the service will be especially beneficial during the Tulip season Tohen the throngs of visitors Bur Den the Normal in addition to the Amsterdam Amerosa will operate Branch bureaus in Rotterdam and the Hollands 1953 annual Spring festival of flowering tulips is highlighted by two big bulb shows the Keuken Hof and the the former will open in the Middle of March on the vast former Hunting estate of countess Jacoba Van Heieren in on the 60 acres of lawns and rivulets that comprise the private Park the mighty Oaks and beeches of the estate will lean Over Square Yards of Hothouse blooms representing 600 varieties of to in a huge multicoloured mosaic on the grasses will be Winter crocuses and grape hyacinths sur rounded by Narcissi and More the Flora show will feature servicemen stationed in Austria enjoy free ski train every Europe biggest Rock Garden at ski centers under consideration Are bad Zell am kit Buehl and Hadstadt Complete schedules will be published in the Salzburg Post Berchtesgaden recreation sheltered by lofty Snow peaks in the bavarian offers servicemen and their families the finest sports and recreational facilities in deluxe hotels and snug ski lodges await visitors in 12 conveniently located instal Quick transportation whisks passengers to the Bra ski school or to the Broad the Hinter Brand ski to d g e is equipped with a bran new 250 meter lift that takes a lot of the toil out of within walk ing distance of Berchtesgaden is the Wald rust ski other areas include slopes of the Berg hotel atop the predict Stuhl accessible Only by Cable car from the bad Reich Renhall station in the Valley below the ski runs at the Koenig see rest Center and at expert instructors conduct ski school classes daily at Bra for children As Well As the Munich Salzburg autobahn will guide travellers to bad Reich where directional signs will Lead them to added Comfort and service will be available to flying tourists during the new according to an announcement by to jus equipping a number of its constellations with a new seat ing arrangement for transatlantic and International five such flights weekly in each direction will have the new Sleeper seat beginning the arrangement of 32 seats provides additional room for passengers to stretch out the seats Are recline Able and Are constructed with re tractable with new York As a the Twa sky Sleeper flights will serve nah on Twat Southern route they smooth Snow slopes on predicts Tull Mountain Over these services Are in addition to twas transatlantic and International flights with Standard seating Low fare sky tourist and luxury Al Sleeper ambassador Twa presently schedules 26 transatlantic flights weekly in each Garmisch slates Sleigh Gorge tour Flamisch two w hour tour to tie Partach Gorge by horse drawn Sleigh has been scheduled three times weekly by the tour Section of Gar Misch recreational services for the remainder of the Winter sea the tour will leave the Billet ing office at pm mondays and saturdays and at am tickets Are 5 Marks the tour will feature a Sleigh ride through the Partach Valley to the Mouth of the Gorge and a 30minute walk through tunnels of Rock and ice in the deep tickets Are available at the tour desk in the billeting office until one hour before departure which a Hall of Honor will be dedicated to goddess of at another Busy bulb Cen Ter five Miles away in the Flora show will last from the Middle of March to the Middle of exhibition of International textile designs will be shown 21 in the Rijk museum pm unit 100 Mark in deposits 1 bugles can blow and other troops a Strassburg Cavern and nah Bollen Bach quartermaster depot can Roll out into the morning Cole but the men of the 7858th electrical accounting m a c h i n unit can sleep on the unit was the first Amon All those stationed at Strassburg Cavern and nah Bollenbach quartermaster depot to reach the Ioc per cent participation in soldiers col John nah Bollen Bach rewarded the unit with two no Thrifty 103d engineers claim laurels for the Best record in the 28th div for soldiers deposits with two com a and boasting 100 per cent participation and the rest of the battalion not far a Large graph recording co As Progress is posted on the Wall in the office of it Deyle co a the company had 44 per cent participation Iii b u t has had 100 per cent for the past three month the average Deposit is approximately 520 per Sec Anthony co a platoon sergeant who has salted holds the record in his e r s o n n e 1 of the 26th inf Regit deposited in soldiers deposits for the month of according to statistics released by the regimental personnel 33th inf scout dog attached to the 43d inf div int going the dogs when it comes to soldiers the unit turned in a 100 per cent record last m sgt Freder ick Buffone leading the Way with a Deposit of the men of he and he Usa eur Sig Nal established anew school record of having maintained 100 per cent participation in soldiers deposits for a period of 13 in a total of 244 men de posited to help establish the assigned to the Post in Spector Branch As chief has been utilizing the advantages of soldiers deposits As a method of saving since wife of Captain cited driving Courtesy bad 10 Spe Virginia wife of capt of the 631st army a received a letter of appreciation for being the most courteous Driver at the bad Kis Singen detachment during a recent safety in other Pri she was judged on giving Pedes vate collectors and industries of various countries have loaned their collections to give a fascinating Survey of the history of printed the Vincent Van Gogh commemorative exhibition in the Hague municipal museum will Mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of that great dutch Painter it of i at the end of More than 120 of his drawings and the biggest Van Gogh exhibit Ever will be viewed by the until the end of january boy mans museum in Rotterdam will exhibit the graphic Art of Lucas Van Leyden and his contempt from 1631 in Amsterdam the federative textile wholesalers fair will be while in Topmost of Hollands sex a series of fairs begins leather and Furni Ture Are among the items trials the right of hand signals and driving capt John detachment transportation and the Provost capt Virgil presented the shy com z it aids family of French Soldier 10 Spe Cial Friendly franc american relations were Given a boost with the disclosure in local papers of an Anonymous gift of francs about by a com z lieutenant to a local French according to articles in Orleans and Tours the Amer ican lieutenant had sent the Money to Orleans mayor Rene asking that it be Given to the family of a French officer or Soldier killed in Indochina or the Anonymous donors letter follows i am an american officer who knows France who Speaks French and who considers himself As a Friend of your i have no family and in this season would like to do a Little something for someone unhappy in your no doubt you have in Orleans the widow of a French officer or enlisted Man killed in Indochina or if she has Little Chil Christmas May be a difficult please give her Twenty thousand francs was pinned to the the news paper articles said the mayor had Iven the Money to the widow of a French no who was killed n 13 classmates at West Point meet in Berlin 10 Een members of the 1950 of he military Academy and one from the 1949 All stationed n held a reunion at the officers and civilian club re the All at ending included Norbert Fooshe Truesdale and its Listro and three other members of the class of 1950 also stationed in were unable to attend the gun club sets youth awards 10 h e Linz Rod and gun club will spot or awards for Grade and High school students in the american school at Linz who Are selected or their Good citizenship and the winners of the awards will e selected by the faculty of the school and presentation will be made at the close of the current school the club plans to Ponsor the awards maj James Vaughn and Ira of the Rod and gun recently gave the awards to Wil am american school to display in the based flood Relief noted la 10 base Sec Usa eur com has received a letter from Andre Lahill the prefect of the Gironde thanking the army for its assistance to the French civilian population in the recent floods in the letter reads As follows with the floods devastating the department of the units of the american army in Bussac and Bordeaux kindly put at our disposition their special automotive equipment which permitted the under excellent con of those inhabitants who were in i wish to express my very Best thanks for this help in the organization of the struggle against the inundations and would be very much obliged to you if you would convey my expressions of gratitude to the commanding the officers and noncommissioned officers soldiers whose assistance was very much appreciated by those who suffered the in addition to the units at bus Sac and live Duk Type vehicles were dispatched to the flooded area from the 7703d major in Rochefort