European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Military news Section february 1953 sergeant honoured m sgt Clarence Wall administrative no of the stars is congratulated by it col Henry after receiving a certificate of achievement from the 3d army for outstanding performance As administrative assistant in the office of the Deputy for Mississippi military the sergeants Velma looks photo by Killpack an plays record requests to boost polio donations continued from Page 1 the titled my is ready and listeners who decide on the Spur of the Momen to hold a party can pledge Money for lets have a by car men for soldiers who have been ignored by the unit Mai a Little ditty entitled no letter by Judy is Gen Cramer meets 3yearoid victim 31 Gen Kenneth cd of the Southern area made his 1953 March of dimes contribution to a 3yearold polio victim while the youngsters officer assigned to the Munich Quarter master held his excited son steady on his braced weakened speaking to Little Roger Crow son of capt Roger Crow Cramer said he hoped Ameri cans everywhere would contribute to the worthy there is no need to ten you two about the great work the March of dimes makes you and your Little boy know How these contributions from people All Over America and from our troops All Over the world and Here in Europe helped bring the finest tools of science to Bear in the blow that struck your what i do is that seeing this Little boy and remembering that the National foundation for infantile paralysis helped other people will and give to the 1953 March of dimes the quiet spoken Captain told How polio struck his 8yearold son in 1951 and the Quick Aid they received from the National foundation when it seemed they might shape maps pick 1953 Beauty Queen continued from Page 1 general appearance and congenial personality Are Best representative of the Ideal shape miss shape has been a Secre tary at the Headquarters for about two years after being a Model in London and Paris for three miss Blanchette was born in England although her father is French and her Mother Dur ing world War n she lived in India where she worked for the British High commissioner in new on her return she made a trip to South Africa and went to work first As a then As a in her present Home is in have to mortgage their Home to meet soaring Hospital since then Little Roger has re covered some use of his leg and is a Happy youngster though he must Stilt take treatment at the 98th Usa eur he to cite top unit contributions 31 units in the command making an High per capita contribution in the March of dimes Campaign will be Given recognition if an appropriate report is made to 4he Usa eur March of dimes Usa eur he unit commanders who consider their organization eligible should submit to Usa eur he a state ment of the units total contrib the morning report strength As of and the per capita of Oberlin promises hour of discs for 31 Berlin has offered to sell a com plete hour of recorded music to a troop unit for a contribution of to the March of an my sergeant offered to hear Berlin announcer m sgt George Hudak sing april in Hnidak Orleans chefs Cook up donations to Campaign 31 Cooks of the 7966th he det and 7805th augmentation det Are working overtime for the March of the Chow men buy hamburger and Coffee from the Cook them in their spare then sell the finished products at Bingo parties and other places where Orleans area come troops 10th fid Hosp displays anti polio weapons 31 an elaborate fight infantile Para Ysis display has been set up at the 10th fid m sgt William him self a victim of polio in helped construct the display of equipment used to combat the Haynes s chief pharmacist technician at the 8th regt Korea volunteers 31 thirteen men in the 8th inf regt were accepted for Transfer to the far East in the first half of finish courses at 36th Wing 31 year 1952 was one of achievement in the Field of formal education for officers and airmen of the 36th fighter bomber Robert senior education said the total represented personnel who completed College and High school courses and successfully passed final it does not in clude dependents or a total of 343 officers and airmen completed 19 College courses with the University of three officers and one airman earned sufficient College credits Here to qualify for operation they currently Are attending the of Maryland in the one Hundred and fifty three air men completed courses in the adult evening High and one air Man was career and skill courses were completed by 186 men during the three men received High school equivalency examinations were completed by 591 air Force personnel through the Musafi testing Center 12th of launches Short Story contest for airmen authors continued from Page 1 those on duty with foreign Mission Maag groups and air Are to be submitted directly to 12th air Force he for v ail stories entered in the Ger Man Austria contest must reach 12th air Force he before april Cash prizes of and will be awarded to second and third place these will then be entered in the Safe which will award and to its first three the Safe winners will be entered in the Usan contest for a Chance at and in the winning stories will be offered for Publica Tion to nationally known the authors of stories accepted for publication will be paid at the usual rate of the accepting March of dimes drive moves into final week continued from Page 1 Wuerzburg and 297 Marks Frankfurt municipal and 219 Marks Hanau Giessen and 239 Marks Darmstadt and 32 and Kassel he area contributions passed the with Only a few units Money raised to Date is enough to buy three Iron lungs and to provide hospitalization for 40 or provide individual daily physical therapy for a combat come 2d army thus far has Given enough for an Iron a hot pack machine and therapy treatments for six the command is leading in total amount with raised through a the 95th aaa gun in has Given More than and the special services other contributors include the 510thv tank coins continued from Page 1 Vii corps finance other foreign donations include and British listeners to of berlins March of dimes Platter Parade Are contributing Marks and British Shil Lings to the fund Mark contributions reached including two taxi Drivers who visited the studio to pledge 10 Marks to hear a favorite record British soldiers stationed in Ber Lin have contributed More than 10 pounds members of the 6937th labor service Center donated 219 Marks to the employees of the Advance Section ordnance Cen Ter turned Over francs to two Eugene fund Campaign officer at Gri Beaswald 74 expert infantrymen 31 expert infantryman badges were awarded to one officer and 73 enlisted men of the 8th inf regt Fol lowing five Days of intr regimental 513d Ord maintenance s354 88th Ord maintenance and Karls Ruhe More than was collected for the Hac March of dimes drive at a 62d aaa a in Benefit Basket Ball the Harmony enlisted mens club has pledged one months membership dues and a Lump sum of to the tha total amounts to More than Orleans area z enlisted dependents and a civilians contributed their talents in a night of stars which netted the March of dimes More than when the show was presented at the Oligny theater in the show was produced by the com z special services Divi Sion and written and directed by Cpl Mort wheelus Tripoli afro station Here collected More than in pledges for the anti polio drive during the first night of a Marathon station personnel announced they would stay on the air As Long As requests coming 109th inf regt than was collected from members of the unit in the Gablinger area during the first week of the Cam Pir Masens buttons totalling and 68 Marks donated by americans in the District were turned Over to West Ern area come fund recently by 1st it Ernest District Campaign Liaison Augsburg District first reports from detachments and units of the Augsburg District boosted the fund total to More than Nurnberg District the american school in Fuerth is Lead ing the District March of dimes with a contribution total of Stuttgart District Stu dents at the Robinson Barracks dependents school collected More than to Aid the drive against infantile the 8th Grade class conducted a carnival in the school Hall and a cake which brought in other classes took up daily shape sunday school children of 9 nations worship together 31 125 Earnest children representing nine nations gather at the shape Village sunday in a unique example of Complete Harmony in Faith and the whose fathers Are working come from the nether Britain and the they Are grouped in classes according to their age under the supervision of the wives of seven officers and enlisted men who Volunteer their serv they Are Alvin Ernest James Joseph Leo Newton Curdey and Carl although All activities Are conducted in each child participates in his own the Young sters color religious the older ones listen to the teacher telling them stories from the All chime in heartily when it comes to singing Jesus loves and Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam and other hymns which they Learned in their Home rain or the children Seldom miss a maj Carl superintendent of the Points they come in with such beaming faces that in my 40 years of sunday school exp i have never been so he the major taught at the Luther memorial Church in wherever he has been assigned by the he has devoted his spare time to Sun Day school activities at the shape sunday school include a teenage boy scout and girl guide a 3ible study group for a choir of children ism 7 to and at least one service each month to which the children bring their adult services Are conducted by maj Hamlyn Rees British chaplain at the representing almost All protestant denominations in the started last april and has become the focal Point of Many activities of shape where officers and servicemen work ing at the Headquarters live with their families a newly built International housing