European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Military news Section january 1953 unit events boost polio fund drive j a 2 4 reports of addition Al activities to swell Contri in unions in the 1953 usar eur Campaign for the March of dimes poured into Central agencies this As the drive passed its Halfway although of collections were not yet scattered returns from v 24 curse Box has been installed at various com z posts and installations where tin is of the 35th my Cid Are to help bolster proceeds in the 1953 March of dimes Campaign officers and enlisted men of the 35th contribute to the Corse Box whenever they use a word that is not considered in Pood various areas this week listed1 contributions of More than highlights of troop activities on behalf of the anti polio which will end include 1korthebx area  has reached local collection several thousand dollars More is known to have been donated by units in out on Page 1 51 deposits 24 More than was in vested in the future by personnel of forces in Austria during Ufa he has during the Ufa person Nel deposited in the soldiers deposits program and purchased Worth of savings Bonds to nearly double the 1951 1 the soldiers deposits total in creased Over 1951 High month for deposits was when the total amounted to Bond purchases by and civilian personnel in command increased by in 1952 Over the previous month in Dollar value was with yank Aid French Economy la 24 tired at a dozen installations in com z base Are contrib uting a substantial amount month to the Economy of during the last half of an average of 350 francs to the into the French Economy each month As a direct outlay of the at the end of the French citizens were employed by the with a pay Roll francs a the based finance office and the american express pay out each month an average of 000 since francs cannot be reconverted to dollars by army All of this sum is spent in the French Over the past six con tracts for goods and services have shown a steady the average of such payments has amounted to in the past six francs were disbursed for major construction in or an average of francs a yes purchases top in Austria 24 the european Exchange system purchased Worth of aus Trian goods in the last six months of forces in Austria he the goods were bought for Sale in pcs throughout us items purchased on the austrian Economy include clothing acres be on Page 4 lets contract for com z depot 24 contract has been awarded by the army Enterprise Dumon Besson of Paris for construction of a signal communications Center at work will begin shortly and is expected to be completed in the it is one of Many contracts that the army has awarded to French contracting firms recently at the same it was announced that bids were to be opened for work at the a Engineer near new troop Sleeper cars go into service in zone zone soldiers bound for the for rotation or discharge make them selves comfortable As the new 42berth troop sleepers go into service on the run to us patients flown to i 24 first direct air evacuation of medical patients from the United kingdom to the was carried out Here a Mats c118 Hospital plane touched Down at Burtom Vood to take on 11 patients for the flight to the via Lagos in the 37 other patients from various Points in Europe had boarded the plane at Rhine main air prior to the recent air evacuation had been carried out by flying patients from the United kingdom to where another plane took them to the states via the two flights Are scheduled each month Over the new direct Leitheim Art classes 24 monday evening Art classes Are a recent innovation of Pat director of the Leitheim lantern service the classes attract students from the 628th to 28th recon co and the Leitheim detachments 54th engr Korea vet returns wed German girl 24 after flight across two oceans and 10 a faster sergeant on leave from Korea married his German Sweet Art in ceremonies at the 102d regts Sheridan Chapel re sgt Mcdonald and Hei Itta Riehle were married by 02d chaplain 1st it Frank who performed one of his services before returning to line couple met in while Mcdonald was serving with the constabulary and miss Riehle was employed at the Cavern the courtship continued in Tif when Mcdonald returned to the states before embarking so despite the barriers of two oceans and thousands of the two maintained correspondence in last when Mcdonald Joseph Mcdonald boarded a plane at Taegu for the first leg of his Long Mcdonald spent Christmas with his parents in Illinois before resum ing his flying from Westover air Force he stopped at the azores an England before Landing at Rhine main air following the wedding and re the couple left on a Honey Moon in Mcdonald will re turn to and is wife Hopes to join him in Japan following a visit with her who wears the Bronze combat infantryman and purple heart with now is serving with the korean military he saw combat during world War ii in the Pacific with the 32d after his tour of duty with the con Mcdonald was named operations sergeant of the 1st inf and later was manager of Munich Excelsior hotel ski Center established 21 ing on a recommendation of the Downs Barracks character guid Ance the 14th army Cav regt has established a Winter sports recreation Center in Gers the Center is the result of local German american the Fulda ski Gersfeld town authorities and hotel owners All helped to arrange the recreation Gersfeld is located in the mountains Southeast of the Fulda ski club has a Lodge and ski jump and the local officials make every possible slope available to ski the Soldier skiers visit i for two and three Day they stay in German hotels and Are provided with skis by the regiments special services Sec for a Small they receive on Page 1 first riders Laud berth comforts 24 new German built 42berth troop sleepers designed for overnight duty travel in Usa eur were put in operation last the first made up of seven of the new brought 294 passengers to Bremerhaven in route to the states for rotation or a typical reaction was expressed by pfc Carmine 322d signal who said this is really travelling in Comfort when i arrived in Germany two years ago i went Down to the zone in a coach it was but these sleepers Are so much better there is no features of the new cars include individual heating systems in each six Wash basins in each Coil Springs and heavy duty Shock absorbers for smoother Riding and a wide Vest on Page 5 1807th macs Wing opens Goa school 24 special the 1807th macs Wing has opened a three week course to train ground controlled approach Goa radar officers on All phases of air traffic the course is the first in a series of five for officers from All units of the Wing in Europe and it is part of a worldwide program to standardize Goa subjects include control Tower approach control and air Rozite traffic train ing will be divided Between class room instruction and practical training with the base Goa 600 Wuerzburg yanks study German in 24 special upwards of 600 soldiers and dependents studied German at Leighton Barracks education Center during some s3 classes were required to handle All the four German professors taught Day and evening eth armband 11 years old 24 the 7th army band observed to Lith anniversary this More than a decade of the units has been spent on foreign soil in a birthday it Gen Charles 7th army noted that the stirring music3 and exemplary military appearance of the unit have become Well known and the subjects of widespread he went on to say he is proud of the perform Ance of the formed at Campia 1942 As the 337th engr it landed in Oran As part of the 5th army and was predesignated As the 114th army ground Force band a it came under 7th army control As part of the Southern France invasion Force and continued in that role until be predesignated As the 114th army and h4th constabulary it went with the con Stab from Bamberg to Heidelberg and then it became the 7th army band in november 19sx when the army was pfc passes passes to leave on leave 24 Spe Paul of the 12th in rests co tanned Down two three Day passes re Prince won his first three Day pass by scoring the highest Mark in his company in Rifle proficiency and the second by being chosen colonels or its not that Prince Doest like three Day passes were to begin on the first Day of his 30day