European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse To Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday March Jug 1 scouts p set meetings ind Essen March 23 special a meeting of the Giessen a to will precede a cub scout pack meeting and a boy scout court of Honor at 6 45 pm-wednesdayin., . The pack meeting in a court will be held under the supervision it capt Josephf Romko wild att Joseph. A Leary Giessen scouting officials. Jig irl scouts find brownies Giessen area sponsored a. Father daughter dinner recently at the Corner House no club following the dinner an investiture "was1 held under the super vision of the girl scout commissioner and leaders. Mainz cub pack visits Wiesbaden air base Mainz March 23 special under. Guidance of capt Spencer c. Moss s2 of the 2d army divs66th medium to in 35 cub scouts of Pacic 94 visited Wiesbaden and were treated to closeups of antiaircraft guns and planes = the scouts have visited the Rhine River patrol and Ridden in combat come b tanks. So pills fete Gas anniversary Stuttgart Marc girl scout troop 109 of Vaihinger Jed by mrs. Paul b. Wolfe celebrated the 41st anniversary of the girl scouts of America at the 7tb army officers club Here recently. Colette Haffner daughter of Mai Jendre Haffner. French Liaison officer. Voith 7th army was admitted into the troop in a Brief ceremony in which the French colors were carried alongside the . Flag i Honor of the new member. J German yank troops hold joint session Schweinfurt March 23 Spe Cial German girl scouts from Schweinfurt helped celebrate the 41st anniversary of the girl scouts la America at a joint German american girl scout party in con Barracks. A eight German scouts from the Zeisig and Schwalben troops staged an exhibition of Folk danc ing and then watched american troop Leader Beverly Long pin badges on. Two new. So ifs Lois Blackman and Shirley Soward following their initiation into troop Gray lady commended Frankfurt March 23 special Bessie a Poindexter Gray lady at the 97th go received a commendation from col Joseph r. Darnall 97th co for serving hours during the past year. Itte be limit inspects fish Lor Doit $ by Richard m. Hudsonstc.11 correspondent Bremerhaven March 23 sets maj Irvin t. Reed Nyeme Shayen port of embarkation veterinarian and key enlisted men Oft his staff who daily tramp through the largest fish Hall in the continent can Tell at a glance in fish is fresh. Responsible Tor the Quality of about half of the fish uses by the arty the Europe heed s unit Oi-,13men Liani ates up to 80,000 pounds of raw Flash daily which makes about20poo pounds of " finished product. They. Choose inv fish from huge which the three Halls of the fischere Hafen each about four times As Long As a foot Ball Field to. The we hours of " catches. The r fishing boats bring their catches into the seas off Norway Iceland Den Mark Germany and England. Al though the catches include nearly everything that swims in. The sea the veterinarian s staff is interested mostly in , Pollack Ocean Catfish White fish Haddock and sole All of which the army buys. The practice eyes of Reed and his staff can Tell the really fresh fish from the not Quile so fresh Bocolor Sheen eyes Mouth and Gills almost instantly while to the Lay Man they All might appear the is not their Job to buy the fish however. The veterinarian unit Only indicates to German firms that meet army standards which fish Are acceptable. These firms then bid on the acceptable fish at rapid fir auctions which go on at the Fisch Ere Hafen Early every processing this procedure prevents the firm from buying fish below army stand Ards. After the companies buy. The fish Reed s staff follows through by checking. On the cutting an be veterinarian office does similar Job on the Purchase of beef. Although beef for troops most be bought in the states to Law the army can abroad for Sale in co about one third of the army commissaries in Europe through Bremerhaven. It to All danish and is slaughtered Bremen. " the veterinary staff cheer cattle for age and cleanliness to and three Daya aft Slaughter checks the carcasses Iid grades them. Identification preclude any switching while. Only the primal cuts include the round loin Chuck Are Pul chased bythe staff also checks on packaging and shipping Safe plans entertainment Parley. I. -. --.-. � 3 Day conference to study club programs Wiesbaden. March 23 special fifty recreation and program directors of Safe service clubs in Germany Austria France Tripoli and French Morocco will begin a three Day workshop conference inthe Wiesbaden Eagle club wednes conference is being held in conjunction with the visit of Virg inia Musselman head of the pro Gram service department National recreation assn., to Europe at the invitation of the air Force. Mis Mussulman s visit is for the purpose of suggesting ideas and techniques to improving the variety and qual july of free time programs for of personnel of the command. 2 among the Aims of. The conference will be. The improvement of the club programs with greater emphasis cooperation with other base organizations and. Local co Murii. The first Day of the conference will be devoted j to a workshop a Seif entertain a at programs presented by the Usa eur entertain ment staff the second Day. Will be spent in discussions of Safe an army services programs German american affairs and on and off base recreation programs suggestions for enlarging the Scop of the Safe service club program reports by individual club directors workshop summaries and panel discussions will be made on the final Day. Brig Gen Raymond j. Reeves assistant chief of staff Al Safe Sharpshooter gets meet trophy and col William Safe chief of personnel services division will we 1 come the conferees to Wiesbaden. The workshop program will be directed by Marjorie , Safe club director. Trust cafets new chaplain Trieste March 23 special a newly assigned assistant Trust chaplain capt Patrick j. A Arti recently assumed duties in Trieste 14 Gen Manson a Eddy right Jisa Retler command a in chief presents tiie Gen Custer trophy for the 1952 National individual trophy match to capt Ben c. Curtis instructor at the school Curtis holds the .45-Cai pistol with which he placed first in the event. Arroy photo meets former aid6, now priest in Rome reunion Rome March 23 a Long Long trails from War in the Pacific and Japan crossed Here when a retired general and his former aide met at Rome s noted Trevi Fountain. The general Robert l. Uncle Bob Eichelberger who commanded the . 8th army and occupied Japan is on a world tour. And the major who once was his personnel officer finds holes for Odd pegs Gabli Noen March 23 special two j. T. Shurling personnel officer of the 109th inf regt goes out of his Way to put new replacement sin jobs where they can apply their civilian experience. But occasionally a new arrival leaves him stumped. Take the Case of the Man who was a Bung gut Dropper in civilian life. This Job required him to re move the intestines from slaughtered hogs and prepare them for sausage casings. It took a Little thought but finally Shurling came up with an answer. The replacement was sent to a Usa eur meat cutters school for further training and now i happily at work in one of the regiment s n essha13s. Ari Oiher hew Man presented a similar problem. He arrived in the regiment with the mos of a Rifle Man. Since not Many men. Have much civilian experience in this Field Shurling delved into theman s background confident that somewhere in the replacement past was some experience the army could use. And he was turned out the Man was a meringue Quick reclassification and Little schooling added to the dash of probing on Shurling s part completed it col Otis m. Ulm chief & the Usa eur quartermaster i fusions administrative service Branch since last october has feat reassigned to the 7856th Sapp control office in Giessen. I taking Ulm s former Post of cult col Munro a. Rateau who a been chief of the qua Tenn St division s personnel Section May 1951. Both men served in the Latifi during world War ii. Ulm part in four campaigns in net Guinea and the philippine while Rateau participated in the liberation of the Philippines other command changes in Bremerhaven Ortw embarkation col go Horsfall co of the army at Camp Roberts calif., has lived orders for duty Here will arrive in May. " Isotti macs Wing it coir an e. Knock has been appointed director of personnel for the Wilf a recent graduate of the Anutt forces staff College his include the 4th of 28th air div and 34th air div. Southern area col Tris l. Bledsoe formerly dist has been appoint a Sprai s3 for Saco and Munich served with the 45th div Middle East Italy an world War ii. Maj Deward e. dist com Trott a named comptroller for Sac Munich dist. Fief by Esfand 1 Tsuei Burg slates song gom Petitti Wuerzburg March 23 so Competition in the strict division of the us singing contest will begin a hts at 8 pm in the Leighton service club by less " District club director afto recently. Winners in the Wuerz Btty Jwill appear in the Dis Fri Here april 8. Entries will be classed categories popular Soldi and sem classic Solo folk1 and hillbilly Solo quartet spiritual song open ensemble of three men and platoon Batta division chorus. Rea Xvi first based twins Buttra
