European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 11, 1958 the stars and stripes Page 9 veterans Day finds Only two survivors of civil War editor s note veterans Day 1958 finds Only two survivors of the american civil War. One is 112 the Oiler 116. The younger is the Uncle of another Soldier pfc Garland w. Sailing a Mem Ber of he co 2d Battle up of the 3d inf div s 38th inf at Schweinfurt Germany by associated press there Are Only two of them now the last survivors of 4 million boys in Blue and Gray who marched away to War almost 100 years ago. One is deaf and the other is Blind. But time has t cracked their spirits. When Walter w. Williams monthly pension Check of $135 arrived one Day at his Home in hous ton tex., his Par time nurse gently teased the frail Silver haired Veteran. Invited nurse to dinner what Are you going to do with All that Money she asked. Williams who will be 116 years old \ nov. 14, shifted his big wad of chewing tobacco and gave her a Cheeky Grin. I m going to take you out to dinner he replied. And in slant va., John b. Sail ing is the other civil War sur .1 135-monthly pensions for the two old soldiers were pushed through the last session of con of these old confederates Ever saw a Battle and they make no Bones about was a forage master for Gen John b. Hood s cavalry co a 5th div which was stationed in Corinth miss. Grub collector that meant i got the grub for the others he says. The Only thing he Ever shot was had to kill 20 of them a Day Williams recalls. I killed them All along the Road when i could find says he spent the War digging Saltpetre a crude form of potassium nitrate from the ground and caves of southwestern Virginia to make Gunpowder. He joined company commanded by capt lon Collins when he was 16. Comments on War War says sailing is a most ignorant. Thing. It s the leaders not the people who Start them. Next time they want a War Tell them to fight it , the . S oldest War Veteran has been failing since last year when he boasted my grand App lived to be 119. I m going to beat that. Don t see Why i can t if nothing turns . Willie Mae Bowles his daughter says he won t be Able to ride in the big air conditioned ambulance this year peeling off his proud Salute to the reviewing stand on veterans still greets visitors with a weak wave but he is Apt to drop off into slumber As he talks. He eats soft food every few hours and gets his despised Vitamin shots Reg Catnap the Days away under a plastic Wall Model of Gen Robert e. Lee mounted on a White horse with a drawn sword in tiny Confederate Flag peeks from John b. Sailing called general British army to picked As judge for play finals Nurnberg Germany special to Lee j. Kenyon of the British army s i corps troops at Minden has been named As the third judge for finals of the 1958 tournament of plays according to Usa eur special services. Kenyon replaces British movie director Brian Desmond Hurst who was unable to fulfil his original intention to serve As member of the panel. A graduate of London s Roya Academy of dramatic Art Kenyon has been Active As a producer director actor and playwright wit military groups for the past of mind ii group at present he is Secretary director of the Minden Green room Heater an 80-member British Ger Man club which produces plays and variety members of the panel Are Robert c. A Peclers chief of Soldier shows in the entertainment unit of Usa eur special services and Raymond c. Borel american free Lance writer director. Behind the. Frame of a nearby Pic Over the fireplace hangs a commission from former gov. Allan Shivers proclaiming forage master Williams r colonel in the Texas governor s was born in 1842 in Ita Wamba county miss. He Cameto Texas in 1870 and settled on a 20-acre farm near the Little own of say Williams bagged Hodes urges rededication on vets Day Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial Gen i i. I. H odes usar eur commander in chief urged his soldiers to rededicate them selves to the principles t h a guided our world War i veterans. In a special veterans Day Mes Sage to his command Hodes said today we Honor the veterans of All our wars. We express our gratitude to the men and women who have contributed so much to the greatness of our country. Special tribute it is particularly appropriate on this 40th anniversary of the sign ing of the armistice ending world War i that we pay a special trib Ute to the veterans of that conflict. They fought and thousands of them die firm in the belief that theirs was a War to end Al wars and that their sacrifices would bring lasting peace. The fulfilment of the Hope of armistice Day 1918, was denied and the goal of an enduring and just peace eluded the world. De spite their sacrifices the sacrifices of All our veterans the world lives today under an uneasy loud of suspicion and distrust. Freedom Loving people throughout the world must again Arm them selves and stand Alert and on guard must meet Challenge if we Are to preserve the free Doms passed on to us by our vet Erans we must on this Day rededicate ourselves to the principles for which they fought and died so valiantly. We must meet the Chal Lenge of today with courage and that same spirit of patriotic Sacri fice which motivated them. May god Grant us the strength to prove worthy of our great Heri Tage he concluded. More than 200 while tailed Deer in his Day mostly on horseback firing from the hip. He ran Market traded cattle and Farmed. Grandchildren say he was one of the last riders of the old Chisholm Trail and once drove a Herd to Salt Lake first wife died leaving Wil Liams with seven children. Lie married again when he was 53 and had 12 first time he saw the inside Walter w. Williams. Nov to air it 110 military Auto Giro of 30s slated for Spring comeback Golf course at Fuerth Fuerth Germany special a nine Hole miniature Golf course has become part of the ground sat Monteith Barracks Here. Awards contract to design combat data Tabulator a Rin v seeks new computing Rig Washington special the army signal corps has awarded a contract for More than $1 million to the Philco corporation to de sign and build two medium size Mobile electronic data processing machines. The two machines called logic Pac and Basic Pac will be de signed to meet army Field require ments for use under combat conditions the army said. Their planned use will be for combat computation control data processing and support data handling. The machines will be built for use with a variety of combat com Sabeur official honoured Nurnberg Germany special Laura v. Smith Field supervisor of Usa eur service clubs has been awarded the annual civilian certificate of special Merit of the american recreation society for her services in the armed forces recreation program during 1957-58. Mutation systems such As artillery Survey devices drone control sys tems and the like As Well As independently for handling computations of various sorts for specific combat situations the army explained. Another use for the new machines will be to reduce the volume of data that must be transmitted to the Field from major Headquarters it was explained. Both data processing devices Are essentially the same the army explained adding that the logic Pac has a larger Core storage Mem Ory and greater input output capabilities. The army said an outstanding feature of the Mobile machines will be rugged construction and re liable components that will minimize the effect of various Environ mental factors such As noise humidity dust temperature and Shock. And on top of that the machines will have to provide accurate data processing with a minimum of maintenance. A stripped but completely operational version of the Basic Pac must weigh no More than 175 pounds to meet the army s specifications. Willow Grove a. Up the Auto Giro a novel aircraft of the 1930s combining the Virtues of the air plane and the helicopter is being put Back into production be cause its designer believes it was ahead of its time. The Kellett aircraft corp. Announced the new Model Auto Giro will make its new debut this Winter with deliveries expected next Spring. The company believes agricultural aviation has caught up with the Auto Giro and that the aircraft will become almost As familiar in farm areas As a tractor. Flown by army Kellett s original Auto Giro Bat in the 30s was flown by the army. The Auto Giro has a fuselage Simi Lar to a Light plane with a conventional propeller and aircraft engine in the nose. But the Craft has i Rotor similar to that of a Heli copter. Unlike the helicopter the Pilousek a stick and rudder to Contro the Craft in the same manner As conventional air plane. No stall Point with no stall Point the Auto Giro can Fly As slow As 20 Mph and cruise up to 120 Mph. An accomplished Pilot can land with no for Ward ground Roll. In Case of engine failure the free Wheeling Rotor alone can set the Auto Giro Down safely. Climb and descent Are accomplished by a combination of Rotor Tilting and Power application. Of a Hospital was when he was 107and then he was Only there for Brief treatment of a facial irritation. He took his first air plane ride when he was 110. After the trip he said i did t see no difference Between going up and staying Down but my seat was More comfortable than a wheelchair. I drive All Day if they d let jives Keri peaked How he has lived so Long Williams replies i always got up for breakfast stood around for dinner and went to bed for me always had a chaw of tobacco and a nip of whiskey before a person eat Hearty he says but you Don t want to be drinking it All during the even now he has his toddy every night. His advice to younger men if More of you would gel along with your wives better you d live a lot in Virginia Peppery John sailing has some words of Wisdom of his own. Asked about his Longfe sailing chuckles i Don t know How it happened lie lord has been merciful of me. V great Deal More than i have Cen on sailing is sure he knows Why be still has a full head of shiny ack hair at the age of 112. Never washed head i never washed my head in my Ife and i always Wear a hat. Don t. Ise nothing hut a Fine toothed was Only a Digger in the civil War but he s general to body now. On his birthday St May four members of con Gress joined a 100-car motorcade o slant to pay tribute to sailing. The old Veteran stiffly erect in Lis wheel chair wore a Gold braided Confederate uniform presented to him by members of the women s army corps at it. Myer a. Ireat Ohi Anrep. Wint Smith it Kan presented an honorary membership in the civil War Centennial com Mission to a great Citi in of Vir Ginia Gen John the group is making plans for marking the if Hith anniversary of the civil fell five years ago and ripped the ligaments in his hip some can walk Only with the help of a Crutch or Cane now. His Teeth Are gone but there s nothing wrong with his favorite foods Are puffed wheat lots of eggs ice Cream and three pints of Coffee and a half gallon of milk a Day. For break fast he eats three or four eggs Coffee and plenty of sausage and Fatback puffed wheat and plenty of Corn was born in southwestern Virginia about three Miles from the Khrone room Frame farmhouse where he now lives with his Daugh Ter and hard and making friends and keeping them keeps Aman alive says sailing. He Fol Lowed his own advice. The old Soldier a Sharp Horster Derand a logging Man in his heyday besides keeping his own farm. American bullfighter in Spain to paint murals for mess Hall Seville Spain is John Fulton the american bullfighter has been commissioned to paint the murals in the no open mess at san Pablo air base. Fulton who Bills himself Asel Yankee has fought about 50 times in Spanish bullring. His most recent a appearance was in a Bene fit Corrida Here on nov. 1. Juan Belmonte the founder of the modern style of bullfighting describes Fulton As definitely the Best non latin bullfighter i have Ever seen in the ring. He is the Only one that appears to fight like a studied at the Philadel phia museum school of Art has illustrated two books and in Addi Tion to his bullfighting career works As an artist. Glenn Ford takes Navy league Post Washington up movie pc Tor Glenn Ford a former Marine Lias been appointed special assist ant to the president of the Nav league a group that describes it self As the civilian Arm of the Ford who currently is starring in a film about Navy submariners called torpedo run will help to promote the league s drive for new members. He also will help Organ ize u sea Cadet actor said in a letter to league president John j. Bergen that he was accepting the Post be cause i never quite got Over being in the
