European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of april 15 s3 the stars and stripes Page 9 Furnberg disc deduces food Cost he april 3 pooling food distribution and the use of nine trucks18 men per week numbers  quartermaster officials a an estimated $15,000 year no in delivery costs. The consolidated delivery went into effect six unit the Erlah Gea area sent repro natives to the Fuerth pick i pit for subsistence items. Under new system two delivery vans Dee the foodstuffs directly to the mils  awards and Sav included a ideas that will save the port of embarkation estimated $�1,740 and ?59,500inarks have won awards totalling Marks and 23.suggestion certificates for their tors so far this year. The went to five military per Rev one us civilian Slid 17 port employees. My. Post seven aaa a ploys of the x3nz Mil were presented certificates Lor in  and 6ve received Cash for Money saving Sugges in a, held ii at Camp Mccauley. L included a View pfc Ejmi step r used in repairing be i i c 1 e ire changes in  the was ordnance Cen and a specially designed Black for ordnance  fake a a new self system in the consolidated has resulted in the Elimina of Fox  daily. The sys when first installed in the mess also saved food it Bertin mess officer announced. 01s Fontaines Ord depot a French Iofi received an award for design i new rocket motor tester that result in an estimated sx2soaunually. 12,000-f Ranc prize was awarded French Empi Oye who sub plans for. A new production which will Cut costs also  Aib depot a Ger employee who designed a radio Iyer test. Set Jeee ived a 630-award. The test set will re to an annual saving of so. Officials estimated. Other awards totalling 294for. Time and Money saving were Given three other Grer of Cpd or an e5timat.ed,.k saving Aniki ally will re 1 from the material and Laborg suggestions of two German to the two there Awa Ledfor their ideas of  2bubg. April 3special my vehicle Accident rate for in fats Fra dropped Dir forces injuries is of i v " 1nary cause of these injuries Falls on Slippery surfaces. I uary.   a 3.68 void with january s 4-02, Ija sed on100000 a Fiji of operation. Soldiers were injured i accidents. Authorities lifted Speed As the primary cinderella1 april 3 special a children from the Nisen Wienhaus and St. Joseph were Imseis of he f aaa up and the 302dil-Lipntiut Trees Trah drugs and other miniature fixtures. Manning the tiny fobs top right Are if Caudido Karoo Cpl William Todd. Cpl Howard Fisher and pc Jerome Ferguson. A Sheu lands new Bridge below daring race practice. Designed As. It supple ment for regular. Artillery firing the air guns save Money by firing steel bolls instead of shells which Cost about $35 each. Results the been excellent according to 1st it John h. Vanston. Officer in charge of the project. The Only practice tacking on the course is in air bursts. Guns and ammo a Start Are army Issue hut the Range was constructed by men of the 14th from scraps and Sand. From the gun pit and Forward observer holes the. Terrain is amazingly realistic with Snen. Land Marks As airfields fad dumps lakes camouflaged gun positions roads rail roads vehicles Bridges Telephone and Power lines and pillboxes. Three types of terrain Are found on the coarse Steep rolling and Plains. Scale is approximately 1 in. Army photos news Muster if Fearly .000 graduated from schools of in 28ih i div since arrival in Germany Jzoef Pottgen april 3 ass since the arrival of the 28th in div in Europe in if fill nearly 3,000 men have graduated from the Divi Sion and regimental schools. Nearly half the graduates 1,425,have come from the three infantry regiment no academies the artillery Noo Academy and Thea Mored no Academy. The 110th and .112th inf eeg Drivers schools five accounted for the next highest number of graduates 606. The 3.12th inf butlers school has Given diplomas to 12men. ". Otheir. Graduates Are from i the administration typing comm Iii cations and radio schools. " _ in addition 1,060 officers an enlisted men have successfully completed courses at schools out Side the division. A Rochefort . School to get larger quarters Rochefort France a p r i 1 5--tbe Roche oct Amer Sean school soon will move to larger  a receipt a to meeting Here was told by is i Clyde of. Loman president --.-. I during ther meeting the Eft of the current school year chaplain capt Henry it specie or Spok briefly on 05 -. Schools. Robert Mouton net a French teacher de. Scribed the French school system. Later parents and children competed in a geography quiz pro Gram after which the teachers of the Rochefort school each was pre scented with a Book la  six engr pm Complete water safety course / Schwetz Ince. April 3 5p-Ctoz six men of the Alth Jenor c up and attached units completed Thea ctr so qty instructors course in Heidelberg. Col Walter a. Parsons jr., group co presented  of completion to pet Engin a women he co Lith engr up sic Harold , sgt Samuel Floyd St Fth engr c in sgt  h. Grotth lace pc John a Mayers 109th engr c in and. Cut Donald o. Shore 339thengr float Bridge co. The too weeks course conducted by the american red Cross under supervision of Harris Burton qualified the men As instructor s a water safety "v-.-. " indo Cana vet Speaks. To 14th regt officers i Fulda april 3 special rundown of French activities and problems in indo Cana was presented to a recent i4th.armd of regt office re class. First it Frank. Lanternier of the 15th Hussar is 200 in 4.td inf div Gei a Aid Augsburg a Jill 3 i special esl assistance was Given to More than 200 43d inf Day Somers nce Jan x a col Frank to Holt 43d div staff judge advocate announced recently. More than half that number dealt with i n c o m e tax returns he  Jugal assistance Ca Benefit a Soldier in Many ways. Holt pointed out. One Case concerned a Soldier who had been told when leaving the states that he would Lave to a crude his be Durance six months Gratio is pay and automobile in his will in order for his wife to receive the the event of his death. The a straightened him qut assuring him that his insurance and pay would go to his wife automatically. Personal property had to be willed other common requests include advice concerning marriage with be Wirsan nationals and adoption of German children. Stationed at Fritzlar and a vet eran of the indo China conflict gave the talk lantern Ier who served 28 months in indo China. Explained terrain features which play an important part 5a the struggle. He also spoke about the natives of the area an their Economy. The strength of French nation Alist and communist forces was also discussed by Lanternier. He said he hoped nationalist chinese forces will soon be adequate to re Lieve the French now stationed in indo China swimming Pool project starts at bad Kissinger bad Kos Singen april 3 Spe Cial groundbreaking ceremonies for a swimming Pool Tor both Ger mans and americans were held Here  part in the ceremonies were it col James r. Spurrier co of the 2d in 14th army a regt it col William g. Step Benson bad Kissinger executive office and German officials. 1 men of the w�7th. Engr Light equipment co moved in with Erad ers and air compressors to carry out the Job. J-1  Pool which will Eon Tsin sections for wading swimming and diving is scheduled to be completed in  americ Aii troops will remove More than my cubic feet of dirt daring the Gnu Dot  a 1. I Hoechst Aresi. Catholics Prin holy name society Hoechst april 3 special Catholic servicemen. In this area formed a holy name society her recently. Chaplain it col James Mcmahon of dictated at the first meet ing. Cpl Fred Beckert of. Co c,1279th engr c in Xmas elected president. Swim Minig safety to be stressed in course Heidelberg april 3 special a course in life saving and Pool management will be. Conducted bythe Southern area come at bad Stoelz during the week of april20-25,attendances open to 20 Stu dents in Usa eur other than Saco personnel. Applicants must have at least six months service remaining in the command. Commanders Are urged to permit interested personnel to attend in order to p provide qualified life guards and poo management supervisors for the 1953 summer season. Usa eur Saety officials said that with the swimming season approaching efforts to keep a.  out of unauthorized swimming areas will be stressed. Last year 17 drownings were reported in Usa eur during a two week period in july. All Butuso occurred in unauthorized swimming areas such As lakes Rivers mine  i4 mud holes. In an 33 drown Ings were reported in Usa eur last year. Us afe plans course at bad Stoelz april 6-18 Wiesbaden april 3 special the third Safe survival swim Ming instructor s. Course will beheld at bad Stoelz april 6-18, Brig Gen Raymon j. Beeves assistant chief of staff Al announced. The annual training program is con ducted by the american red Cross cooperating with local air Force athletic directors. Plans Call for an adequate corps of certified instructors to conduct the program at each Safe installation. Candidates must be Able to swim 440 Yards perform standing front dive dive from the surface if the water to a minimum Jepth of six Feeter swim two body lengths under water and Hae a Strong interest in water safety. Personnel satisfactorily completing the coarse will be awarded the american red Cross water safety instructor s certificate  col Francis , Safe ground safety officer said. Stuttgart dist frees German properties Stuttgart april 3 special Stuttgart dist authorities released five pieces of real estate to the German owners recently. Property released included the America House installation at 24alexander str he Bronn the Aid station at 1 Koenig str., Stuttgart an athletic Field with club House at Tirnauer Wiesen Esslinger 484 Square Yards of Garden space at215 am Kraeher Wals Stuttgart and part of the premises at 1 Sil Cher str Stuttgart Val Hingen. Be de requisitions open land 2 buildings Bremerhaven. April 3 Spe Cial two local properties were released to their German owners it has been announced by he Bremerhaven port of embarkation. At28 Park str., a partial Derequn Sitio Ning released 32,512 Square feet of the Garden land and on wooden Gardenhouse. The second property was the old yes parking lot at the intersection of bark Hausen Schleuse and Rudloff str. Where partial de requisition ing released 3s.357 Square feet of open land and one Brick building