European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 7, the stars and stripes Page 9 education centers in Munich dist Start Spring term next monday gets diploma at pm Teng Gries Aprl special a sgt John j,.coffey re ived ills diploma upon completion tee food advisers course at the Euh. Quartermaster. School became the  graduate. Received his diploma fro Malexander m. Willing school a a commandant at graduation exer he is assigned to the 7811th in Frankfurt As a food Spe for Northern area come. La he do a army Academy grads verged to try Coss Point Munich april 6 special m speaking at graduation ceremonies it the 7lh army no Academy a there. Col Howard m. Snyder jr., i co of the 6th army Cav regt it ged the men to take advantage a the army officer candidate schools or the . Military acad any to Advance themselves outstanding student to receive proficiency certificate for completing the course was Sec Rich fed r. Pavalski 7805th area come.  Telephone class Salzburg apra e special Denis to. Yates wire opera co 63d Sis in was named graduate of the first Tele switchboard operators of the . Forces Austria of Nav communications school do beit Sou Hajdo coi Steven s. Cerwin Tesfa Sig Pijl officer presented diplomas to 9 graduates who had Coin their eight week study of do electricity Field wiring aboard installation Maine and operation and practical id work. Complete studies ordnance courses Howege april 6 special Usa eur ordnance school fatty graduated 129 students five classes including the 3g met h o d a ammunition Fly specialist Small arms repair wheel vehicle mechanics and Speed tractor Mechanic id Ore course. Other ceremonies 30 ats finished their studies in Light tank Field maintenance 1 Turret a a t i 11 or y repairman a its promoted 3urg, april 6 to pedal ,5 . Forces in Austria an the promotion of six Oto the rank of first Lieuten promoted were Charlesf jr., Harvey of Hartenstine b. Farmer All of the 350th and Druery c. Mcmillan. Told Enfer cd in and to Flint and Alma Kent Eari oth of. The Linz Mil Post Aster Section i tie general tests a course Bri a Gen Hamilton h. Howze assistant a of the 2d army div the Cenzy followed students of the division leaders school through the rugged military stakes test course. Here he works his Way Down slope during the test army photo German yank Christian Union promotes Amity in Stuttgart by Ernie Reed staff correspondent Stuttgart april 6 is chaplain 1st. It Walter e. German american relations Are progressing in the Heilbronn area. To links to the Userman american Cliris Tian Union Deutsch Ameri Kanischer Christ Liche Verein gun which was started a year ago. It was then that the Rev. Max Herren kind of the Heilbronn lutheran Church met at his Home with Wong Allen de Hart of the 542d army a in to discuss a method for promoting German american relations. With the advisory assistance of chm Winner leaves Gra for list div Post Wuerzburg april 6 special m sgt Paul l. Bolden. Holder of the congressional medal of Honor so ver Star and Bronze Star with clusters for action in Europe Dur ing Woi Jet War ii has been As signed u fhe 1st inf div. Boiden previously had been Ash signed to i he Garmisch recreation area. He won the chm while serv ing in Belgium with co i. 120th regt 30th inf div. A oui scout group formed 3elberg, april 6 special area come District Corn boy scouts of America was Here recently with it col Bakken As chairman maj Dearmond was elected vice at William Ferguson Dis Ioner and maj b. K assistant District commis them Bee of the committee. Walter a Vann col l. E. Robert c. Kyser it Gol Curtis i to Liams u col Fred h.  col Edgar l. Grader it col c. L. Hall it col b. Donhaiser and it col b. Laplace. Also i col Wallace l. Mke it col c. M. Worthy. It col s. M. Swearngen it col Robert b. Cruise it col c. E. Meadows it col h. G. Foster Mach. M. Roberts maj h. J. O Gara maj 4. P. O Connor maj r. J. Galloway maj w. S. Williams capt l. T. Hawke it it c. L. Thompson j. A Kuhel h. Fladeland and a w. Hall. Brown of the 30th a up and William p. Harris America House director the new organization believed to be the first of its kind was formed. Hart was elected th6 american director while her re kind was named German director after an Active Council was established 27 members joined the organization. Members of. The Active Council include Cpl Preston Duraney religious activities director sust Fritz cultural club dlr Factor i Taymond Fleming athletic activities directory and mrs. Margaret Herren kind Secretary treasurer. ". Membership grows -. Duhig the summer of 1952, the membership grew by the addition of american officers enlisted men and their families both German and american civilians heard of the Christian group endeavours with great interest and applied for membership. At present there Are 57- germans Anil americans in the organization. The bilingual group whose Mot to is love thy neighbor As thy self,".has never a faced a Barrier in language. It is self sustaining interdenominational and Active in area refugee welfare work. Last Christmas it entertained some 30 Young orphans assisted by 30th up chaplains. It also organized a Christmas choir directed by pfc Joseph Seitz of the 452d, which gave a number of Christmas per  gatherings of the Organiza Tion begin with devotional serv ices. The group has presented Spe Cial worship services in various a Era y and German churches in this area. High school classes other subjects offered by a Dujam Echo my ,. Staff correspondent ". Munich april 6 is time is just about the Only tuition required of soldiers enrolled in the world s largest adult school sys tem the a no y education pro Gram. Eighteen army education Cen ters located in the Munich dist Start the Spring term next Mon Day. Registration is now in Prog res daily from 8 am to 5 pm educational guidance and advise ment will be Given during registration. Dedicated to making better anymore useful soldiers by providing an education program within the military framework the education centers have the ultimate aim of bringing All soldiers to the level of at least High school educations. Preparatory course sin addition they also aim to pro vide those essential requirements needed for a Reservoir of no material. Open to officers As Well As enlisted men they provide an education program designed to Aid in the completion of a College education or preparatory courses to assist an enlisted Man with an Eye towards officer candidate school. Under the administrative super vision of 1st it Harvey m. Craft District tie officer and Irving h. Krakusin chief education adviser the army education pro Gram staff includes 14 education advisers located throughout t h e Munich dist. Subjects listed subjects offered in the Spring term will include English mathematics typing beginning Carman beginning French history and any other academic subject in which group of 10 military personnel or More show an interest. Certain courses when completed satisfactorily will enable the Stu dents to obtain an eighth Grad certificate through army Chan Nels. High school courses will pre pare the student to take the High school equivalency diploma tests to obtain a High school diploma or certificate. For military personnel who can not take advantage of direct class room instruction but want to continue their education More than 400 usaf1 correspondence and self teaching courses Are available. A sgt in us designs new switchboard Sculthorpe England april 6 special a new Telephone switch Board capable of handling a greater traffic Load than Ordinary equip ment and equipped with several innovations has been designed by Etc ear m. Adams communications chief of the 39th aaa in. The switchboard has 30 trunk lines 32 More than army boards and is electrically operated doing away with the time consumed by hand cranked generators. Supervisory lights were installed to notify the operator of incoming Calls. A night alarm circuit was connected to the supervisory lights. Operating Power comes from an oscillator designed and constructed by sgt Curtis Dobbins. The Oscil Lator supplies a 20-Cycle current at 100 volts for ringing substations. It also supplies voltage to the supervisory lights night alarm and Board illuminating lights. There is a relay to switch the Board to Battery operation in Case of Power failure. 18th inf regt a device devel oped by sgt William h. Oelschlager by co machinist has reduced the time for changing vehicle fan belts and air compressor belts from approximately two hours to a mat Ter of minutes. Previously the Grill and Radiator  be removed for the Job. With Oelschlager s invention called a a Belt trip the task is completed by simply starting the vehicle engine. The trip an arched piece of Metal about 6 inches Long is inserted into the a rim of the Belt Pulley. When the starter is pressed the trip forces the Belt off the Pulley. The trip is Oelschlager s second time saving innovation. Last year he devised a jeep Shock absorber bushing Jack that shortened instal lation time. S3th air Rescue so inadequate facilities Lor testing aircraft Hydraulic systems prompted m sgt Jesse Mcgurty of the Squadron maintenance Section at wheelus Field Tripoli to build a Hydraulic test stand. The stand is used to Check wind shield wiper systems Hydraulic actuators and bleeding brakes. Its also used in pressure testing of aircraft systems. The unit is used on All types of aircraft top squad in battalion Friedberg. April 6 to a the 1st in 8th inf rent recently selected the 1st squad 3d plat Coc As battalion Honor squad. The selection was made after recent battalion tests of squad skills. Dutch officers visit 43d div arty Coj a. Pino left and it col f. Larger Crft right of the Netherlands army discuss differences Between american and dutch artillery with sgt Harry l. Sluman of tic 103d a Biu the officers Are visiting 43d div arty units to study american Flem artillery tactics and techniques. Army photo