European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday november 14, 1953 2,177 More . Housing units to be ready in Germany soon by Marty  writer Heidelberg Germany is by next month 2,177 additional housing units will be available for eligible american military families in Germany n Usa eur spokes Man said Here. The additional housing come from converting maids quarters children s playrooms and boys. Al ready 87.7 per cent of the conver Sions have been completed the spokesman said. Plans to convert unused housing units began last. February the spokesman said pointing out that the conversion already has saved the government $1,250,000.although Usa eur has invested $1.5 million to convert the units Usa eur gels no part of the Sav Aaice commander at Heidelberg air chief marshal sir George ii. Mills commander of Allied air forces in Central Europe meets with maj Gen Hobart Blewett usage us Deputy commander in chief at Heidelberg Germany where the a Rutish officer wound up a tour of . Units. Army 1 Hoto 300 doctors attending Safe medical Parley by Josei ii f. My kide staff write Wiesbaden Germany is More than 300 doctors from . Air Force army North at lactic treaty organi Al Ion coun tries and two civilian physicians from the . Attended the opening session Here of Sakk s medical surgical  the group at the three Day Parley was maj Gen Edward j. Timber Lake usage vice commander in chief who told the 26th trans copter Neil cited Hanau Germany special nine helicopter Crew chiefs from the26th trans co Here were Given safety awards for Accident free records ranging from 12 to 24 months. Physicians that from the standpoint of health the High degree of air Crews combat capability was duet the knowledge and skill of the  attending besides of and army physicians were doctors from Brit Ain s Royal air Force the Roya Canadian air Force and the Ger Man army Navy and air Force. In addition two specialists fro the ., or. Gar Field g. Duncan and or. Edgar j. Poth were scheduled to lecture. Duncan will talk on treatment of diabetes and Poth will discuss advances in surgical  conference will end Satur Day with a visit to the wards a Wiesbaden Hospital. Ings it was explained because the come from quarters allowances which personnel living in govern ment quarters must give up. While additional conversion of maids quarters is planned sufficient housing for maids will be available the spokesman said. In any areas where conversion willbe made 20 per cent of All maids quarters will be left for original purposes. Quarters in basement for maids will not be converted the spokesman explained. So far Only 20 per cent of Al potentially convertible housing units have been turned into family units. Rooms unused one reason for converting maids quarters into family housing unil Sis that the rooms have not been used the spokesman said adding we have no objection to families offering their maids rooms to students or other people who Are seeking housing in Exchange for Light housework. And certainly full Elmo maid for one family or a maid who works full time for Sev eral families is entitled to a room. But maids have become hard to got. In Germany and so the maids quarters have not been  no one is compelled to accept housing in former maids quarters it was explained but because the new apartments have Central heat ing hot water bus and commis sary delivery service As Well Sample room they have become especially desirable among Large families awaiting assignment to permanent quarters. 3 months to Yea the converted quarters Are considered temporary but the average stay in them May run from three Onuis to a year. There Are 18,000 families living on the Economy in Germany the Usa eur spokesman said. But of this number 14,000 Are not eligible for government  requirements keep in creasing every year As army families increase in size. Last year 1,965 additional housing units were needed the spokesman said. There Are More married men inthe army today than there used to be the spokesman said. Inu Sarteur each family averages 3.42 members or slightly less than in the ., where the average fam ily has 3.61 members. On first official Europe visit Burtom Vooch toastmasters Burtonwood England Spe Cial Glen t. Newman has been elected president of the base Toast masters club succeeding Charles Cosola. The club a unit of Toast masters International is a fellow ship organization open to Bot american and British personnel. Maj gon Frank a. Tobey Cente new army chief of chaplains arrives at Rhino main Airport Germany where he is greeted by col i Anrold h. Schulz Lef Usarek chaplain and col Earl d. Comp ton v corps chaplain. Chaplain Tobey on his first official trip to Europe will make a 97-Day inspection tour of . Military installations in Germany France and Italy. Is photo by Rohde new army chief chaplain Beins Usa eur tour Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial chaplain maj Gen Frank a. Tobey new army chief of Chap Lains was due Here thursday to be Gin a 27-Day inspection of army religious and educational facilities in Europe. Tivo missile units lauded for firing perfect scores Frankfurt special the Deputy cd of the army s air de sense Center at. It. Bliss tex., applauded two Usa eur Nike mis Sile battalions for firing perfect scores in training tests Back in the . Brig Gen John t. Snodgrass addressing the second Day session of the three Day 7th army artillery conference Here applauded the 2d missile in of the 5gth arty an the 3d missile in of the 71st arty for hitting 12 of 12 targets in sur face to air firing tests. Staff officers from the school briefed the 220 officers attending the conference on development capabilities and use of Forward area weapons. Also discussed were the Hawk missile and nuclear weapons in air defense. Officers of 9 nations study of operations at Hahn a by Paul Kacov Eustaff writer Hahn Germany  More than 70 senior officers from the armies air forces and navies of nine european nations visited Hahn air base thursday for a first hand View of . Air Force fighter and tactical missile  officers All members of a class at the German armed Force leadership school near Coblenz were from the three u is of the German military forces and from Switzerland the Netherlands England France Belgium Den Mark Italy and  class first heard a description of Hahn air base and its Bracone contest Winner Bracone France special mrs. Theodora Koob wife of capt Robert a. Koob depot comptroller has won first prize in the base Section Short Story contest and will receive an award of $15. Duties 1 y col Thomas s. Torres son jr., base commander and a discussion of the Matador missile and the 38th tactical missile Wing which is based Here by it Coalbert d Orsi of the Wing s com Bat operations  col Robert Dow commander of the 49 5th fighter interceptors told visitors about All weather interception operations and thef86d As a combat weapon. The group watched two Sabre jets scramble As they demonstrated How the 496th can get two interceptor planes into the air in less than three minutes after the time an unknown aircraft is spotted by radar. Later in the Day the group visited a maintenance hangar and was briefed at the engine buildup Sec Tion. The visitors also saw the air Force crash truck service and visited the base control Tower. A scheduled performance by the Safe sky blazers Aerial Preci Sion flying team was cancelled be cause of the heavy fog and rain Here. The sky blazers Are assigned to the 36th tactical fighter Wing at nearby Pitburg air  leadership school has been located at Pfaffendorf a suburb of Coblenz since february 1957. Be fore that there were Small groups of teachers giving similar classes at various German military  class attends the school for about eight weeks. Subjects in the curriculum Are designed to help unit commanders and the subject include Low political science sociology philosophy psychology his tory knowledge of other countries and theology. Most of the school s teaching staff is made up of professors from German universities. One of the members of the class visiting Here Wing commander j. L. Geriche of Britain s Royal air Force expressed great interest in the school and its accomplishments. As. An observer from another country i have been greatly impressed with the realistic attitude shown As these leaders of the Ger Man armed forces discuss the prob lems they might face within their commands he said. Another member of the group visiting Hahn was maj Erich Hart Mann believed to be the world leading combat fighter Pilot. Hart Roann is credited with shooting Down about 350 russian planes on the Eastern front during world War ii. During the Day Hartmann Servidas interpreter when air Force subjects of a technical nature were discussed by briefing officers. Berlin Yule collection Berlin special the installations engineering Section at Tempelhof Airport has collected300 Christmas gift items for Chil Dren of the Marienfeld orphanage in West Berlin. It is his first european trip since succeeding chaplain maj Gen Patrick j. Ryan who retire last month. While in Europe chaplain Tobey will dedicate the american memo rial Chapel at St. Paul s cat Edralin London. Heavily damaged Dur ing the Blitz the rebuilt Church has reserved a special Chapel dedicated to american servicemen who died while serving on British soil. To Confer with Hode chaplain Tobey is scheduled to meet Friday with Gen h. I. Hodes Usa eur commander in chief Athis Headquarters Here. Later in the Day he was to Confer with maj Gen Paul a. Gavan usar eur assistant chief of staff go and to tour religious and educational facilities in the Heidelberg area. Alter the tour he was schedule to meet with Usa eur chaplain col Harold h. Schulz and Chap Lains from Heidelberg Mannheim and Karlsruhe. At 7th army he at Vaihinger monday he will be briefed by staff officials and chaplains. Also Berchtesgaden following visits and meetings with senior commanders at Vii corps and the 24th inf div later in the week chaplain Tobey and his party will inspect the usar eur religious Retreat House a Berchtesgaden. The group will arrive in Italy on nov. 21 for a three Day tour of Southern european Tusk Force installations. After the memorial Chapel Dedi cation nov. 24 in London chaplain Tobey will take a plane to Ber Lin for thanksgiving dinner. Inspections planned following his Berlin visit Tours Are planned to v corps Northern area come the 3d and 8th inf dive and Western area come. At each Stop the party will visit senior commanders and discus with local chaplains religious and morale objectives. Housing areas dependent schools troop caverns and training areas will also be inspected. Chaplain Tobey will begin his inspection of com z installations in France on dec. 5, when he i scheduled to arrive in Verdun. The next Day the party will Fly to Paris where the chief of chaplains will deliver a sunday morning address at the Camp Des loges Chapel at 11 am