European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 16, 1953 the stars and stripes never too big to learn tests based units at new site a wrist Norblad come under in Ohlef of Allied air Fortes Europe gets some pointers on color photography from a/3c of Fiamos at Cross fund drive tops m 00 record total seen v 1 or � Engen March 15 special to breaking 1353 Ameri Cross fund Campaign in be rid North Africa los passed too Mark according to it Steele Iund dharma to. Rep Notri notions to this re far ahead of _ those _ any previous red cross1% los  Steele said. Worker feel certain to final total will be sub Jig her than the $276.683 Given last year by serv civilians in Europe and Clarence Parsek District  from other stations in Germany were Augsburg $3.638berlin, $3,054 Bremer Hoven $ Heidelberg 53,579 Munich Stutt District maintained with maj Earl a. Shaftman listing in donations. Western area took second place with 51v by maj Thaddeus Munich Dos third with 54877 in St according " to a j Africa Talent Toiny Fate april 6 Field t i p o 1 1, i special whim is in / n test Here Lei rep base in the air Talent contestant Rabat French pril 6. Were the esquires,1 a/2c Jack Jones Melody Valley boys.1 group a/2c sort shoe danc Webster elec a/2cj Robertm Aruns a?3ci the Rabat contest to the Eastern Viivi actions to be held in themay. The of finals Lent contest will be held20-30., rental Gart f4,776 $4,663 Wiesbaden Wuerzburg 58,511 by Ironwood leads All bases in the United kingdom with .$3,500 contributed. Other totals were South Ruis flip $1975 Braze Norton 51,213,and Lakenheath. $446. Donations from americans i France included Verdun $2,905 chateau Roux $2,632 Paris 5693, and la Rochelle $300. Other reports were Trieste $5,-426 Ufa $3363 Sidi Slimane 52,5 to to fou ?658 leghorn $1, 1s4, and Naples $985. More than 100 military units re-ported1 that every Man had joined the red Cross during the j firs t Days of the Campaign said and hundreds of others expect to reach the goal of 100.  membership by March 3l these 100. Per cent units we relisted during he second week of the Nurnberg he Nurnberg Dot Erlanger Section 7822d Sci and7916th Jnabor. Supervision det s t u 11 g a r to chaplains Section Stuttgart District chaplains Sec Tion Pio a in. A. Tie and artillery Section 7th army. Wuerzburg1st plat Isth engr he 7th air div a 3911th he so 3909th res sq.verdun48th Supply so 48th 1 aint so food service so 492d fighter bomber j up 48th bomber fighter bomber up St bomber base up and the officers wive club 854th pm  co 543d med  air base3d air postal so and 38th bomber Wing. James recall visit of Paul Jones to Bay in 177$ Orleans France March 15special the warm hearted Friendship of France and the  Over 175 years was brought strikingly to mind during he past week by the presence of american troops at Quiberon Bay h  has come a Fuh a Iraq. On feb. 14, 1778, at Quiberon Baythe first formal recognition Ever Given by the Fleet of a foreign rawer to the  was accorded he stars and stripes flying fro Fohn Paul Bones ship Ranger. To Day americans Are once More i Quiberon Bay can a out Man reuvers designed to keep the Arner can forces in Europe ready at any  to defend the cause of democracy. Began March 7 beginning on March 7 troops of base Section s 7703d transportation major port started unloading a ship anchored off Shore by Means of Small Craff and barges  Ort Iii the cargo Over the Brachio the Railhead at Auray for ship ment to Germany. This is the ninth such exercise carried put by based to train men in such cargo Handl ing operations. V " As France and the to a Are Allied in nato today so they were allies 175 years ago when Amer Ica was struggling for Liberty in the War for Independence. Three months after the declaration of Independence Vas signed John Paul Jones Vas  Captain in the . Navy. On june 14, 1777, in the same Resolution of the Continental Congress which established the form of the Amer ican Flag he was Given command of the Ranger a Small ship rigged Corvette of 300, tons armed with eighteen six Pounder guns " carried dispatches.  setting sail for Europe he car ried with him the official Dis patches announcing Burgoyne s sur Render after the Battle of Saratoga. Jones first port of Call. Was qui Beron Bay where he received for Mal recognition from the Fleet of Dpi la Motte Piquet at Anchor in the Bay. As it was after Sun Seth in the salutes were giver the next morning Jones with True Yankee rashness transferred his Flag to the Independence Small Privateer and sailed through the French Fleet saluting and receiving salutes again., a few months later Jones transferred to the Bon homme Richardin which he was to fight the famous Battle with the1 British frigate Serapis on sept 23 1773. Jones died in France and remained buried Here until his body was returned to the , in 1911, Cavern dedicated floating pier ised in unloading of a guard stands at the Gate of the to Nelly opened Naa Bollen Bach quartermaster depot Labo service Barracks dedicated by col John d. Bines depot co. Itis named for German born Cal Schurz who became it . Cab inet member. Is photo Rhode Barca is for troops at fat Bolleri Bach nah Ollenbach March 15 is prussian born Carl Schurz who bed Germany in 1850 after taking part in the bomb insurrection and later Beci Ime Secretary of the Interior under president Rutherford b. Hayes was Honore today when a labor service Camp nah Bollenbach quartermaster depot was dedicated in his name. Col John d. Hines co of the depot presided Over the ceremonies which featured addresses by labor service officers and the Ger Man officials nah Bollenbach. Hires accompanied by col Johna. Goshorn nah Bollenbach. Assist ant for Supply operations it col William r. Barricklow chief of the storage division and it Colw. E. Womble executive officer of Baum older District led a nah  on a tour of the Camp. Officially called Carl Schurz bar Racks. The Camp was recently completed by German contractors under the supervision of Baum older District engineers. 1 staff correspond cent -1 Quiberon France March 15 t ass the first o v e the beaches exercise which Bais Sec Tion conducted away from the ear Lier training Sites produced Sev eral innovations. The exercise was termed 0i a offshore discharge exercise. Agent City Vas set up at the French it. Neuf at the Edge of Quiberon and based troops prepared for the arrival of the Victory ship  ship finally arrived  Al most Ideal weather aided unload ing operations. There have been no major accidents although Choppy seas sometimes made trips on Dykes and lems from Shore to ship somewhat precarious. Over the beaches exercises have been carried on previously Atla Walllce la Rochelle or Pointe de grave. The latest operation was moved to a new site to pro vide a number of new situations. The Railhead is 21 Miles away in Stead of at the Beach. The French Are participating in the Betch to rail phase of the exercise. To i ton French and . Tractor Toile Shaul the supplies to Auray another hew Factor is that Therese three beaches at quiver an in Tead of one. The three Small leaches Here Are separated by Ock Cliffs and the amphibious raft use All of them. The lems Ull up to a floating pier which i another new idea in the1 training. A new Type forklift which caravel Over rough terrain also is being used for the first  naval and military of facials observed the exercise along with Brig Gen Ernest a. Bixby based cd and Brig Gen  Usa eur chief of Ransport Atlon another ship is due at Quiberon Ater this month and. It Neu will be kept intact until the Sec my exercise has been completed t is expected that several new Sites on the French coast will bested in Semi tactical operations such As this one which simulate emergency conditions so blurt port facilities be disabled s4th aaa Brig award Stuttgart March 15 ssh Brig Gen Robert we Crichlow jr., cd of the 34th aaa Brig recently presented a plaque to Btry a 91staaa a in for achieving the Best firing record of any Batter Yin thei 34th Brig for 1952. An employees taking Over air traffic control Voiers -.  a    nil 4 1. Vitruk. Rahnn Turnr. Neft nov. Which allots 1 Iano Hico started a training pro i Job Sta " 15 pilots of Jait aircraft have criss lines of Southern wan that a major the air slime the close of  air Jaf flacon worldwide airways and air  service were re spam sible for the flight control of a such aircraft the Munich Center is located at the Munich Riem Airport its a Pronto afr area of responsibility encompasses the Ger Mart states of Wuerttemberg. Bavaria and a Den and includes such principalities As Munich Stuttgart Augsburg Ulm.  Freiburg Baden a ten and Ingol amen Rystadt the Munich want of has.= integral part Mohe 1072d Mac Seq commanded Xvi Jmaj at a. Knight its function a similar to a rationing Agency allot air space to pilots. Precise a qua Tion is necessary because flights of aircraft Are controlled from to h e ground and not from the six Central controlling Agency helps prevent the possibility of  Liston. --.,. Control is based upon Aerial highways of. Precise dimension Sand exact directions along which the pilots of aircraft know their positions and can relay continuous Progress reports to r the Central control Agency of the ground the plan for use of Gena Anit for air traffic control was initiated Rin january. 1952. Representatives. F Safe the 1807th macs Wing Grain geared to qualify suffice German controllers by March 1953 school established training classes under the Juris diction of the air Force and Hocog. Began at the l�07th macs Wing area training school at Frel sing. Later a school was. Established at the Munich Lenv Airport. Graduates of the schools we replaced in the Munich and Frank f Urt air traffic control centers for on the by training. Or traffic cont Tel by German for " the Northern a portion of throne under the jurisdiction of the Frankfurt centers expected a March 31. I Vor Wegiarz of f ice irs end.l6tiiregt visit Schweinfurt March Spe Cial five officers of the norwegian army left the 16th in regt 1st inf div. Recently after completing a two we Etc study of the organization and operation of . Army heavy mortar company. The norwegian officers attended. Regular classes and firing tests Dur ing the Day to learn the text piques involved in training troops in the use of heavy mortar  officers also visited the i6th inf no school and state a the were most impressed with the variety of training that the Amer ican Soldier receives., v. 298th band to play for British in Berlin Berlin March 15 is the29sth army band will play a concert March 20 for a British audience i return for a recent musical program Given at the Berlin command out Post theater by the 1st in Royal  the Royal scots played classical , and Folk music and a group  danced the Highland fling to bagpipes