European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes special Mobile dental trailer assigned to 36thwine at cd " a.-.,.-. C7 " -. I Martin Krasny dental officer with the 36th medical group inspects a Bitt try airman s Teeth in the newly arrived dental trailer. The trailer is the first to arrive in Europe. Of photo Nurnberg District to hold a a p of a a or i Lral contest 1 Oday Tornberg March 19 special the winners in the Nurnberg District Gya handicraft con test will be selected at the my Cahili from 8 30 to 10 30 tomorrow. According to .capt.jjprraih.e. , r Kocaj. Gya officer snore chaplain conducts bar Mitzvah Nurnberg March is special a bar Mitzvah ceremony believed to the held in an army Chapel Jin German. In several year was conduct Eil Here for 13 yeas old Joseph Daina jewish cd narration a noisy was conducted by Joseph father chaplain Moha Dainah the jewish. Chapel in ombre than 100 a Rebris of various faiths watched Joseph declare his Faith in the Traditi orial ceremony. Army band slates Bremerhaven March 19 Spe Cal the fourth in a series of six band concerts sponsored by Bre Ine Haven port of embarkation for germans and., americans Witt represented at the sports Halle at 8 pm two George thams Lead ing the 61st army band the con certs last about rep hours and feature selections ranging fro popular to classical music. Two More concert Are scheduled for april 3 and 17. Admission is. Free. 39 Ernp in 3d in " bad Kreuz Nach March 19 special thirty nine soldiers in okd army div re enlisted or voluntarily extended to Filer Tours of service during february compared with 34 in january. A German boys and girls participate in the handicraft contest than in any other project in the Gya pro ". Judging the contest this Yea will be a Board of German men and women most of whom have served As judges before. An Ameri can mrs Mary Lund will handicraft shops studios sewing rooms in Algya centers will. Be entered inthe contest. Items will include exhibits of skill in Wood working knitting and sewing Clay modelling and. Pottery making painting sculpture dress design ing Metal working puppetry radio photography Book Sinding leather Craft Boa build in a Glass illuminating acid scale " modelling 6�airplanes," Rau roads. And factories. First of second and third prize entries in the Nurnberg contest will be on display at the finals to beheld in Munich april ,13-19. Ladies have their Day visiting 291b he tic in Tau Holder March 19 Spe Ial wives of 29th he to in 5d army div personnel Rode tanks watched training films and were treated to mess Hall Coffee and cake during a recent ladies Day pro Gram. The 26 guests also inspected Coc s Barracks arid watched a technician repair a radio. Crew of four mans 1st unit shipped to Enro Jpe. Pitburg March is special a new air Force to bile dental trailer a replica of last year s syst prize winning design at the a m Eric an dental association s annual session was recently delivered to the 3gth medical up at Pitburg air base. The 16,000-Pound, semitrailer unit will be assigned to the 36th fighter bomber Wing until construction of the base dental clinic has been finished. After that it i expected that the dental trailer will travel from place to place where Small Remote units without dental located. Two. Dental surgeons a. Dental assistant and a lab technician operate the trailer. When on the Road a Driver and maintenance manare added to the Crew .25 patients Dally the Normal four Man Crew Canfill any dental prescription ranging from a simple extraction to com plex. Inlays or entire dentures at the rate of 25 patients during an eight hour Day. Maj Jerome g. Spielberger 36thwing dental surgeon said that the travelling dental unit was originally designed for use by the air defense command to service Small radar units in the states it was largely through Spielberger efforts that the Pitburg unit obtained the Mobile trailer. The wheeled dental office Cando the work of five times the number of personnel using the old style medical Chest and foot powered treadle Drill. Fluorescent lights the rolling dentists office i equipped with fluorescent lighting venetian blinds and an air plane Type Entrance ladder. Provisions Are being made to install Telephone service to Aid in scheduling a Date Only two dental trailers have been shipped across the at lactic. The second unit is in Tripoli. Add estimated that each trailer will save from $40,000 to $50,000in construction costs of permanent dental clinics. 6th army Cav regt units hold yearly firing tests straub1ng, March 19 special he co and so co of the 6th army Cav regt recently completed their annual Winter familiarization firing at the Grafe Woehr training area. During the seven Day encamp ment the cavalry men fired the .30 and .50-Cal my and the 3.5rocket launcher in addition to their. Individual weapons. The groups also were instructed i Range safety 8 be Drivers commended Bremerhaven March 19 spec Al letters of commendation from col w. F. Magili jr., be co were presented Here to eight German Drivers who have completed six Accident free years while driving approximately 552,000 Miles. School opens at pm depot beingrandes1 France March 19 special a dependents school Forchie Dreili of military personnel stationed rat the chg Ranjes Quarter master depot opened recently i nearby. Chatelle Rault. a special ceremony at the school marked the. Opening. Col Jack h. Weske Poitiers. Area commander and it col Harold w. S a com mandingo officer at i n g r a n d e a thanked the people of Cha Teller Ault for making possible the new site for the school. Previously the children had a Long trip by bus to go to school in Poitiers. The new location was secured through the efforts of capt Clarence Bailey dependent school officer and the cooperation of the mayor of Chatelle Rault. The mayor offered the building for the school to the depot rent free. However an agreement was closed whereby a rent of one franc a Day will be paid. The teacher principal of the new school is Robert j. Riley a depart ment of the army civilian who was assigned Here from Germany. As sisting him will be mrs. Evelyn Duck who taught in the school a Poitiers. G y a attendance membership set be record in feb. Bremerhaven March 19 special an Al time High in membership and attendance was established during february at six Gya centers in the Bremen enclave it was announced by capt Charles r. Spittler be Gya officer. He reported last month s membership at 6,700 while attendance soared to 50,393. The figures he said Are"1 the highest in enclave history according to All locally available records. Previous records were 6,665 for membership and49,065 for attendance. At the same time Spittler announced that Gya attendance for 1952 totalled 350,973. He added that the 1953 totals would nearly double last year s figures if the present trend continues. Frankfurt sol gets medal purple heart Frankfurt March 19 Spe Cial in a Brief ceremony held recently at gut Leut Cavern Here sgt John h. Mcmillan jr., of the 312th base Post pit ice was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster tothe Bronze Star for gallantry in action ii Korea. He also r e c e i y e d the purple heart for wounds received in. Action there maj Joseph f. Hemker co of the 312th, presented the awards. Mcmillan was serving with medium to coi 5th act on august13, 15so. When his u n i t was at tacked by numerically s u. Ujj e r i o enemy forces. Despite heavy ene my fire he manned a machine gun and directed withering fire at the communists. His action delayed the reel attack and in Ria bled the embattled unit to regroup and successfully repel the enemy forces. My thana in Marks of today Salzburg March 19 special the Lith aaa in serving with tactical come .u.s. Forces in aus Tria will celebrate its fourth anniversary tomorrow at Gamp Boeder near Here a formal Retreat Parade Honor ing the men who have served with he Lith since its organization an banquets in the individual Battery mess Halls will highlight the Day activities. Maj Wesley Davidson battalions3 and organization Day chairman announced that the gala birthday will include such activities As a pie eating contest Competition in a gun Drill Chariot races Drill platoon Competition athletic events and cake baking contest. Although formally organized As the Lith on March 2, 1945, at ,. Tex.,_ the history of the unit dates Back to the first decade of this Century when its Parent units the Lith and 66th coast Artiller regts were formed. Commander it col John e. Wales in battalion co explained that because of military commitment the Celebration had been postponed from March 2 until March 20. 43dinfdiv rans Ivo troms by William Mahone staff correspondent bad Stoelz March 19former German is officers school located at Flint Cavern Here a different group of i iwo being trained for leadership in a Eto v Jip i. Pfeute in entirely different Way. " 3. Approximately 1,000 enlisted pass through the 43d inf div Academy Here every five weeks ant not one of them is being Tolda Superman belonging to a. Race. Instead under the training officers and 117 enlisted men rates return to their 43d Dit knowing they can handle their Fialty whether it be Leader or a chief Coo professional. ,. 3 it col Timothy f Koran is commandant. The school is five months old. It was nov. 10 by maj Gen k Cramer now cd of the area ,.and then co of the 43d div. Its purpose was to Proy division with a flow of top cos. But other units have its value and Row there Are from the 201st army fa6th army Cav and the pm school. " actually the quota Are rident for our needs what with rotation and coming and going our need for Good this is so he said in fact that the school will turn10,000 polished cos each applicants for the school elected by their unit comma they have show a anti leadership a desire t school and have a Recordcihhigi conduct.,i Over and Aboye ments the student minimum of six months after his scheduled Dale of ution from the school after his selection and at the school he is Sara beef i an interview with either t c Jmaj Robert Reese assb9% mandant if approved off the school designated byjl.,.periencc or aptitude anything the largest basis leade " Vijto combat intelligence or tracked vehicles Meitz course t 1w 1 Koran said that Only cent fait 1
