European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mutch 27r 1953 the stars and stripes Page 9 Ith regt tests army s hottest weapon  .s-j-8 the Flamethrower a familiar weapon to troops lit the Pacific during world War a is one of the weapons available to  in Germany. So the Smith inf Kelt s antitank and mine Flat has been practising the preparation and use of flame thrower fluid. Preparing the Basic ingredients top left Are. Pvt William Wimsatt pfc la Verne Bouska and pvt Ralph Wert while Cpl Loyd Birg stands with paddle used in mix ing. The part played by the igniter of a Flamethrower is demonstrated by Birge top right As he instructs Otter members of the regiment i nomenclature and operation of the weapon. The fuel properly mixed and loaded a Pupil fires one of the platoon s flamethrowers be Las Birge offers advice. Army photos trooping the news Ines now to end be handicraft contest ,, March 26� a five hour vaudeville starring 130 local Gya Mem if highlight the closing the Bremen enclave Gya Craft contest slated for the port of embarkation a March 27-29. Riding to capt Charles tier. Be Gya officer the performers will present and dance acts acrobats Nta lists. Orchestras choirs pet shows. Snow to begin at 11 am Sun be emceed by a German Leader who will explain titles and objectives of the six Gya centers re in the program., -. R also announced that a Jud Ging panel. Coli ionised americans and three a will select prize winning Terai or entries before the exhibit is opened to the hours of admittance will 9 pm March 27 and 9 am March 28 and 29. A entries have been 1rize winners will be � Munich for the zone wide ruled for april 16--33. It. Unm scary Poitiers area come franc March 26i"a new i if constructed Umi Satry store has been put action at the Ingrande Ter depot  p. To Eric in sales commissary officer it eligible personnel in the spotter area. Come will to the store / it Imp pays visit the main by March 26 special of and operating proce general Hicks confuses chateau Roux c hat e a u b o u a France March 26 special the1 personnel clerk of the 866th eng aviation a did a double take recently As he read the name on the service record of a new re placement for co a. General William Hicks was the name on the record with Bis rank listed As private it seems that general is actually Hicks Given name Ali Hong be  to be known As "bill-.,general William n i c k a of chateau Ron. Is not related to Gen Joseph Hicks co of Cha tear Fox and of Tindale co of the 47th Maint and Supply up and maj Julian e. Perkin Sori air installations officer. The two officers were in charge of furnishing the British with men material and heavy equipment used in the Salvage and reconstruction of the Hunstanton and Heacham areas. British major to lecture before Vienna officers Vienna March 26 special British maj h. W. B. Hancock will lecture Here tomorrow to officers of the 7690th army Reserve corps control up on British army organization and  the two hour presentation to take place at the Vienna military Post orc classroom will include dures of the 60th and 317th troop Carrier wings d r e w favourable comment i this -. Week irom a group of Royal air Force officers who visited Shine main air base. The Raf officers remarked on the efficiency and the thorough Ness with which details of troop Carrier operations had been worked out. / / the group observed Wing and base operations loading and tie Down of aircraft and the c119 in action. Mood effects on yanks v studied by j a. Group Sculthorpe England March 26 special three members of the National research Council of Washington d.c., working Lor the committee on disaster studies visited Sculthorpe to Survey flood damage affecting american fam aies.,. Or. G. A. Clark or. John p. Speigel and prof. Leonard Logan interviewed it col Ward w. Mar special comments on British weapons. Renovation completed at Vienna snack bar Vienna March 26 special the Silver Dollar yes snack bar has reopened for business after a six week shutdown for. Renovation. The snack bar has been completely remodeler and modernized the Interior redecorated and the seating space enlarged. The Silverdollar located in the Stifts Cavern on Vienna s famous Maria Hilfer str. Will operate on its usual schedule opening each Day at 11 30 am. Best Berlin messes Berlin March 26 is two 6th inf regt mess Halls were rated Best in the Berlin come following the recent command inspection of company messes. The top rating was shared by co l of the 3d in and so co of the provisional in according to col George p. Lynch rating officer. Self service mess cuts waste saves rations in 28th div goes Prangen. March 26 Spe Cial an 35 per cent reduction in waste has been reported since the Start of a self sen ice system in the consolidated mess Hall of he and he co 28th inf div this month. Mess officer Wong Richard w. Hart said the first two weeks of operation saved 500 rations or approximately $560.men Are now encouraged to take As much food As they want. Seconds Are always available but those who leave a Large amount of waste on their plate Are re minded of the advantages of the system and cautioned against overestimation of their appetites. The Best example of the savings possible according to Hart is the Friday noon meal. Previously to 20 Gallons of waste was not uncommon. On the first Friday noon meal under the present operation there were Only five quarts of  advantage to the sys tem has come from the variety of food made available by releasing Cooks from the serving line to the  a typical morning Fried eggs hot cakes and French Toast Are available. At other meals a salad bar and a leftover tray Are added As supplements to the regu Lar menu. Progressive cooking Al so has been made possible increasing the amount of hot or freshly cooked food available each real the program has increased the a rage serving time by 10 min utes. 2d Cav saw red Orange turned yellow Nurnberg March 26 special interesting sidelight in the Long and colourful history of the 2d army v regt was uncovered recently by the historical Section of the regiment Cpl Donald l u n d i n and pvt Richard Withoft who Are Pompil no unit history for use in the 1953 organization Day discovered that n 1s61 when the consolidation of he old dragoons mounted Rifle men and cavalry into a single cavalry Branch took place the troopers were ordered to abandon heir favorite Branch color of Range. This caused much bitter Ness among the troopers who had developed a great fondness for he Orange facings and trouser stripes. As one regimen fail historian re corded it alas for the cherished Orange we must now give place to he Gaudy yellow but the troops will be permitted to Wear out the clothing now on hand army inspectors were amazed to my that two years later due to he marvelous durability of the Orange facings and the prodigious Quantity of similar clothing on land the troopers were still Wear ing Orange trimming. Tradition and time appears to have o y e r c o m e the disaffection or cavalry. Yellow name trouble plagues cats Frankfurt March 26 Spe Cial capt George Grimes met Apt George Grimes again in Frankfurt recently. The two officers who Are not related met during their trip to Europe. Their troubles began at Camp Kilmer n.j., As they pre pared to embark for overseas duly. The officers were on the same shipment until George a was re moved from the shipping list be cause a Clrk suspected a Duplica Tion of names. After a struggle they managed to Board a trans port but found that George m. Again had been removed from the Manifest. In Bremerhaven after receiving a new set of orders the captains proceeded on different shipments of their assignments. They met again in Frankfurt in the Excel Sior hotel where they were temporarily billeted. Later after their orders were ready they found they both would t permanently assigned to Frank Furt George e. With the 7853d pm  Center and George a with the 907tb med det. While checking their records they made another discovery both have wives named Irene. I Hope there in t a mix up when they arrive  i get the wrong wife they both laughed. Supply award Karlsruhe March 26 won the i2th aaa up Best Battery Supply award for the second consecutive month in february. Col Calvin l. Partin co put the 12th aaa up presented the award. Bolte visits a units Wiesbaden March 26 Spe Cial a Gen Charlesl. Eolte.7th army cd arrived in Wiesbaden recently for a visit with the 8th aaa up. And the 443d aaa a in. Wear it 70 remind others