European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A april 3, 1953 the stars and stripes Page 9 morning reports a ii i Eli Craft contest raws 500 entries Ich april 2 ass more300 germans and americans fled the Munich dist finals of gotta handicraft contest at the Braeu special services club on display were Over 500 sex of handicraft made by youth from tight contestants were welcomed col Nicholas  Pierrr area Pond s3, and or Thomas Wimmer of Mun. In his address to the 48 first winners and others present Iward said we feel that these lit ests Are worthwhile As they the youths an Opportunity of nearing their work with that of youngsters of the same age tit As a stimulant. In Demon Ting new ideas and achieving or  song the entries were a Notor Al which took two. Boys is to build and a bobsled Ich two youngsters outfitted the motor from a motor i the sted zooms across the of 45 Mph. Ivan f. Link Munich dist coordinator awarded the cer ates and prizes. He was As by Jofery Jane o Donovan go a program. Director for Ich dist ,._. The div medics hold ical conference pm Germany april 2 special first of 8 series of monthly Al conferences involving 28th personnel was held at fort eks Here. Col Joseph e. Goldstein on surgeon was principal or. He stressed the import if training for company and void men. He deplored the icy of some unit commanders intake Aid men take part in Many Vaneous training activities. Best Way for medical person learn their jobs was not in classroom but on the Job Gold said file added he would Rel i suggestions which might help Loate sonic of the paperwork inhibits military. Medical Means area Cornel singing winners 5bleans,. France april 2 Spe a winners in the Orleans area singing contest were an recency. Joseph r. Prichard co a const in took the song division title pfc Britt he det 7966th he up semiclassical group while. Topson 7784th Sig won the popular division ners received Peri and Pencil 76th army band combo sgt Max swim pc provided Lei for the eliminations which e held at the Orleans services Fiere will compete with from com z s Advance a it the Fadeev i Brofee the camera  France special --a/1c Forster Pell of Allied air forces Europe Stoa used along be of Lite Seine to photos set i a Ron j. Krumm. In t take my a i c to r a began Yon u break. To i have a Chance to 11 had slipped and aut deep into the 5-Tlic camera was Salt Refl be of Keement. T picture was still and base sections. All will be recorded for forwarding to usar Eua for consideration in the Usa eur enals. -. A. 43d div officers study preventive maintenance Augsburg april 2 special Atwo Day preventive maintenance course for All regimental com Manders executive officers " s4s, motor officers and separate Bat Talion and company commanders Supply officers and motor officers of the 43d inf div was conducted bore recently. The session familiarized com Manders with the latest techniques of inspection for various types of equipment emphasis was placed on preventive maintenance on medical Engineer quartermaster signal chemical ordnance and food service equipment to add interest to the program Many of the classes included skits and displays. The two Day course was opened by maj Gen Charles , jr., 43d div cd. -. Yanks get Tulip bulbs for dutch flood Aid Wuerzburg april 2 special a total of 653 Tulip bulbs from the Netherlands were distributed by the wit Rexburg dist is Section to organisations which contributed financial Aid for operation  the Jeorld famous bulbs jihad Bee sent by the Netherlands govern ment in appreciation for help Given the dutch people by american units Here during the flood disaster last Winter. Tote Netherlands government sent a letter of appreciation which said the dutch people Hope that the resultant Beauty of these Tulip bulbs will reflect their  enrolment Rise noted at Ulm sunday school Ulm april 2 special sunday school enrolment among dependent children has increased from 15 to 125 children within 11 months chaplain 1st it Porter h. Brooks of the 28th div a 110th inf regt reportedly recently. Since its founding last april the school has had to move four times to accommodate the increasing enrolment. Classes Are now held in the Worfield area. " children Between 2m and 16-years of age attend classes at 9 30 am. Recently initiated adult classes be Gin at 10 am. Airmen at French base remodel tents into comfortable quarters by Don Walter sin correspondent Laon France april 2 is life can be fun in a Lent. That s a bit of overstatement most soldiers and airmen will say but to the men of the 38th Light bomber. Wins who have made comfortable quarters out of their win t prize tents at Laon air base the remodeler versions provide a few of the touches of Home. At Leas the men think so  so did Gen Hoyt s. Vandenberg air Force chief -. Of staff former Secretary of the air Force Thomas k. Finletter and Gen Lauris nor stad commander in chief of Safe and Allied air forces Central Europe All of whom saw the tents when they visited the base. They have commended the men for the initiative inside the tents look something like a Well kept Auto court unit in the states. Most of them have been divided into two rooms with one room retaining the Barracks Type atmosphere and the other mad into a lounge or Irving room. Most of the men have put up a extra layer of fibreboard on the inside Walls and either painted this or applied wallpaper. Linoleum covers the Concrete floors. Almost All of these unusual teats have windows some even fancy Corne windows. The men have used imagination and ingenuity in designing the lounges. They either purchased or built their own furniture. Erd Iii Hospital admits 10,000ti patient Erding april 2 special patient numbed 10,000 was admit Ted recently to the Erding air depot Hospital. He was s sgt Wil Iam a Jefferis of the. 85th air Craft equipment repair so. Who was suffering with a in ild Case of Chicken pox. V the Hospital opened in december t945 when it was known As the187th medical disc. Since then through iwo changes in unit Des nations the Hospital has grown to its present 100 Beds. A 2c j. B. Moody and airman Charles p. Mars ton of the 38th air base up lounge in the Day room of one of the winterized tents servicemen have remodeler at Laon air base. Is photo by Kilt pack transport group meets on liner at Bremerhaven Bremerhaven april 2 Spe Cial forty five members and guests of the Bremerhaven Chap Ter of the National defense transportation Assn were guests of the United states lines at a luncheon held aboard the liner United states the luncheon was preceded by grief introductory statements by f. E. Ruhaut . Lines District Pas Senger manager for Central Europe and col f. Magill or port com Mander. True group toured the ship after luncheon. The association is composed of military and civilian personnel or Aniced to further plans and poli cies of the us. Government s transportation program. Heading the Bremerhaven chapter Are it col William g. Buhmann it Comdr f. J. Sullivan a j. Cox. And e. A. Sichler. Sergeant whenever attended i school passes College test Linz Austria april 2 special sgt Frank Zagami who has never attended a school in the ., was recently awarded a first year col lege level achievement certificate from the armed forces Institute. Born in Philadelphia Zagami went to Italy with his parents in june 1940. He attended High school in Messina and completed two years College work there. After world War ii Zagami re turned to the . And enlisted in the army. He was assigned to duty in Austria in May 1951 and is now a member of the 124th Mobile army surgical Hosp in  completed the colleges level ged test at the Camp Mccauley education Center. 28th div sgt makes oct Ulm april 2 special of Lloyd Lee of he co 110th inf Tegt 28th inf div was notified recently of his acceptance for the infantry officer candidate school babenha0sen, april 2 Spe Ilal Cpl Jordan h. Krimstein of he 517thf army a in has started work on what 3s believed to be the Argest set of Canvas murals Ever printed in Neucom. The murals win decorate the Walls of the 36th a up officers club hero. Three murals will be pointed byte Soldier a t t i s t. One 27h feet Ong win depict artillery units in the Field. The second the same size will show medieval weapons and warfare. The third 42 feet Long will picture the history of Western Man. All the murals will be 3va feet High. Krimstein who has spent More than a month in drawing the preliminary sketches estimates that it will take five months to com plete the Sot. His artistic ability came to Light recently when he completed c Canvas mural for the 517th army a consolidated mess depicting scenes from the unit s constabulary Days and including the battalion s activation inthe 7th army. The Soldier artist is a graduate of the Lane tech meal High school and the Chicago Art Institute in Chicago. On the Barracks Side some men built chests of drawers thus eliminating the need for footlockers. One of the tents has a Coal Chute so that Ycu can shovel Coal into the stove from the outside. This does away with an unsightly bucket or Box beside the stove. Using initiative in remodelling their own tents gives the Fellows a Chance to forget about the other hardships around  said col William l. Kennedy the Wing com Mander. They enjoy them because they built them  Kennedy has Given his men free rein to redesign the interiors of their tools. The theory is in it life on a Bise without Pertina nerf bar Racks is drab enough especially when the base is As isolated As Laon in North Central France. The town of Laon has a Popula Tion of 19,000. It is a farm and Railroad town with nothing in the Way of entertainment for the air men. There really in t much to do after hours. Kennedy feels the re modelling projects occupy the air men s time and give them some thing to be proud of when they finishes. It takes about six weeks to finish the Job according to s sgt Arthurl. Weibe who with a/1c Max a. Larson supervised the refurbish ing of one of the tent interiors. For six1 men in a tent the Cost for each was about $20. They did All the work on off duty hours and weekends. Materials scarce finding materials like linoleum and oilcloth was a problem. A near by seats store would have helped the men say. However they were Able to buy some of the items in Laon for others they sent to the states. When one Man leaves the new arrival buys his share in the in vestment in the tent. The men in the remodeler tents Are never at a loss for company. These in the Ordinary tents Are frequent visitors. That s How the idea grew. After he firs tent was remodeler other airmen wanted one just like  the general plan is the same in most Tenta the interiors express individual tastes. Not o Only the airmen but some of the Bachelor officers As Well have made comfortable quarters out of heart its. Dependents have said that the tents Are warmer and Cozier Uhan their French apart ments or hotel rooms. The remodelling of tents is not confined to living quarters alone. Day Hoorns Ai each of the air base groups have been done Over to pro vide cd ?er�.ui" recreation Halls for the men until their enlisted men s club hair been built. Sex bricklayer paints pictures to order Augsburg april 2 special Cpl Vincent Penta of co a 102d lot regt a bricklayer in civilian life discovered he had hidden artistic talents when his first sergeant told him. We should have some murals on the Day room  what is a mural Penta asked. Pictures pictures paint some Biff pictures on the Walls the sergeant answered. So the 43d div Corporal acquired a Brush and paint and started to work. He Drew to divers fighting off a pair of Sharks a Canoe splashing through White water rapids a sweater girl skiing the 102d regimental Crest the 43d div shoulder Patch on a Battlefield an inti an in a hand to hand fight with a Black Bear and several others