European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fed Sedoy a fit 8, 1953 the stars and stripes Page 9 map aids 14th Cav terrain classes yanks at Saumur signal depot build Good will with French pfc Stanley Lapicz of a and he col hard Cav stands be a Are the 92-Sauare-toot map of Fulda and surrounding areas which will Pace used As an Aid in terrain evaluation classes. Army photo news Muster pjs afe pilots set it Tea Mark in March Jula the tort a. Baden april 7 new monthly record of 1,141 id controlled approach land was set in March by Safe the record marked the third this year that the 1945-1 pcs det radio Tower unit has eded 1,000 Goa landings. According to unofficial records previous High was 1,036, Stab hed in August 1952. Cha operators Jour the final _ approach were m sgt to j. Bigos final controller and chief a/2c Warren j. Go traffic director and a/1c John Rie Elevation tracker. Pilot the plane was col to r. Hawes the american embassy in mos 1945-1 macs det is composed four Crews who operate then Rol lower on a full time basis Ough five years of operation i unit has maintained one of the Best Goa safety records in Euk discussion group is at Erding depot a 41st army inf in 3 inspection awards Sakheim. April 7 special any a 41st army inf in won out of four recent monthly ution awards. The unit was for the Best Day room Best by room and Best Barracks a party a won the award for the t motor Pool. Nacey Ajces is platoon ant of co b s 3d plat which 1 the Best Barrack is for the fifth get month Sec Charles Owens sergeant and Cpl airs dec Meucci is d a room orderly sgt Jack Kizer is motor sergeant of co a. .,-.-  Rescue service cd inspects wheelus Field Field april 7 Spe Cial Brig Gen Thomas j. A ribose cd air Rescue service visited wheelus held last week on an inspection tour of the air Rescue , former co of the 1602d air transport Wing Mats in Wiesbaden was met on his Arriva by col Bollen h. Anthus base co and col Arthur c. Insch co. Den mothers needed be scout head says Bremerhaven april 7 Spe Cial an Appeal Lor Volunteer Den mothers was voiced recently by Sec Ben Rueby Bremerhaven port of embarkation scoutmaster who spoke at the monthly meeting at tended by 37 cub scouts and their parents at the Burger Park scout  explained that the local scouting movement is growing and that More Den mothers Are needed to meet the. Demands of the expansion. Inspection team visits 7th army tank Center Vilseck april 7 special a 7th army command maintenance team recently inspected the 7th army tank training Center Here. The team checked vehicle and tank maintenance Supply administration personnel communications equipment and facilities. The Overall rating for the Center was Superior. Pfc Donald a Schafer. Driver of a 2 i ton Trues received a perfect score on the Driver s test first it Frank m. Moore operations officer rated Superior with a score of 100 per cent on Engineer equipment. By Box waiter staff correspondent Saumur France april 1 is the Chateaux of France and the Valley of the Loire provided Nev a ending material for the de scrip rive accounts of Guidebook authors jut for the America Soldier who Las just come through a cold and Muddy Winter in a tent France s Garden spot just does t exist. The troops Are plagued by Lack of pure water Lack of heating no showers or if they have de Pendents Here High prices and High rents. The list of complaints and difficulties goes on indefinitely. For the average Man in a tent in the Loire Valley the Only Happy thoughts Are those about some Day going  there is one Bright spot and that is at Saumur a town on the Loire West of Tours. At the chateau Des ifs at Var Rains a Saumur suburb you see troops with smiling faces even a glint in their  chateau is the Home of the Saumur signal depot. The entire installation is confined to the chateau grounds and underground in a network  Stone caves. There Are two units at the Chatea a the -552d Sig base main Tco and the 7794th Sig depot det. Altogether there Are Only 150 men and 13 officers but Saumur boasts a pm its own snack bar a first rate theater and an enlisted men s club carved out of the Limestone which looks just like one of Paris left Bank "caveaus.". And that s not All. There is also a Barber shop and a tailor and press shop at the chateau conveniences which some bases in France which Are much larger have hot yet installed. Good relations but the most important feature about Saumur is not the facilities it has been Able to provide by its own efforts. Instead it is the Ideal reception the base and its personnel have received from the people in the surrounding area. There has never been a serious incident in Saumur. All around the town the people on the streets actually wave or nod at a passing american vehicle. All the children give you a a for Victory sign with two fingers a local gesture of  units have a working relation with the City and prefecture officials. Long before any other iks base in France was Able to obtain the use of a firing Range the French at Saumur offered the Range at the French cavalry school Here for use for the  Are Franco american relations near perfect at Saumur most of the credit according to both the men and officers Hert. Should go to it col Honzie l. Rogers the former base co. Jie has been a part of the Community and is a fixture at All civic affairs meetings in Saumur he is responsible for a citizens advisory committee which meets regularly. Rogers established the base with Only 17 men. In the Early Days with to . Facilities he and his men had to live As part of the Community. New troops were added slowly. As More men were phased in the colonel provided a positive orientation program. When new troops arrived they were not told to be on the defensive. Instead Morocco meeting two Vojs take pledge Eschwege april 7 special at a Brief ceremony held in the office of the adjutant Usa eur ordnance school wogs Hugh a Shinn and Charles v.  were administered oaths of office As Reserve warrant officers. Both Are members of the school s staff and faculty. Camp Boeder Salzburg april 7 special Camp Roeder Home of . Forces Austria tactical come troops will have a new look this summer. An estimated 5,000 cubic Yards of dirt a Day is moved by the 969th engr const in to landscape uni areas. The program is expected to be completed this month. Under the supervision of the Ufa Engineer office civilian Conr tractors Are constructing additional landscaped Barracks a Camp theater Post Exchange and football and track Field. The 969ih, commanded by it col William g. Kreitner recently completed curbs gutters sidewalks catch basins and roads. They Are currently expanding the two motor pools and seeding the Camp Parade  units at Camp Roeder Are grading and seeding immediate company areas. Second Jet Lorraine Laten Dresse the first was stationed in French Morocco meets an officer of protocol at the Palace of Suli Mohammed Ben Yousef reigning Sultan of Morocco. She is. As signed to he 5th air div. Of 1st was gets Post in Rabat Rabat French Morocco april 7 special second it Lorraine Latendresse recently assigned As a interpreter translator to the translation and Liaison Section of the office of the special assistant to the cd of the 5th air div he Here is the first was assigned to duty in French , Latendresse comes to her first overseas assignment from Davis Monthan fab Tucson ariz., where she served As adjutant of the head quarters Squadron for Ivi years. She graduated in november 1951 from the first class for directly commissioned officers of the Usan officers training school at Lack land fab  the University of Minnesota it Latendresse majored in psychology and mirrored in French but her French language background includes six years at Villa Maria Convent in Montreal Quebec. It Latendresse looks Forward to an interesting in month tour. All official French correspondence for the command must be processed through the translation and Liaison Section. Headquarters personnel who live on the French Arab econ omy also need her help to translate a lease to Deal with hotel managers and to explain municipal n3tices, including traffic tickets. Commendation for cupid Nuernberg april 7 special Sec Joseph Serra personnel ser Geant of the 70th army a in has been commended by the 7th army marriage Section for sub mitting the Best sets of marriage applications. Of stressing the possibility of encounters with communist elements the colonel stressed that. Throughout history the French Al ways had been on the american Side. The men were reminded of Al the reasons to respect the French National attitude. Rogers efforts with his men went much farther than a thorough orientation program however. It was almost mandatory that his men Wear civilian clothes off duty. There Are no Road signs directing traffic to the american  else in Usa eur will you find maps on duty in civilian clothes. There Are Only three maps attached to the base. If one of the soldiers is in trouble say at a downtown bar the maps walk in quietly and inconspicuously ask the Man to leave or take him with them in a vehicle resembling a staff car not a Black and White my vehicle. Model relation shortly after the first 17 men had settled at Saumur and n e w t troops began to arrive there were signs minor incidents might arise. The first 17 men found the conduct of some of the new troops extremely distasteful and firmly warned the new arrivals to refrain from their rowdiness. Since then the tradition of these first 17 has snowballed into Model Soldier civilian relations. Today every Man at the chateau is a part of the town of  course not All the credit goes to the ame cans. The French Here have extended a Friendly hand. Saumur always has been receptive to army men because it is an old Soldier town there Are Only. A few communists in Saumur or at any rate they Are not very Active. The men Tell the Story of How some Young communists once entered a bar. Began heckling them and handed them leaflets which in red letters read Les americans in Amer  the men merely smiled nodded and put the leaflets in their pockets. The Young communists Haven t shown up in the bar since. Attends activities Community relations in Saumur have been cultivated carefully. Rogers attends nearly All Community activities and civic Cere monies because he is earnestly interested in the affairs of the Community and the part the men in the chateau play in its daily life. Parties for the children at holi daytime Are not suggested or directed from Rogers office. The men originate the ideas them selves. For example last thanks giving the Saumur youngsters were invited to the base theater for cartoon movies with French dialogue secured from a Paris film  christmastime base person Nel thought of still another idea. In spare time seesaws and a merry go round were built for Saumur s playground. It was a Fine Christmas present for the children. But the parents were astounded to find the playground equipment was t just for the holidays and would actually be maintained by the men the 3 ear  idea of both men and officers is to build Community relations without being phony about it. The same kind of Community spirit which has gone into the town itself also has resulted in the depot s Adyar cd recreation program and service facilities. In Stead of waiting for someone else to provide them. The men pitched in and developed them on their own. Military news military news