Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Friday february 20, 1959 the stats and stripes Page t King sized cranium marines nationwide Supply net manned by electronic clerks Albany a. Up a Marine corps brigadier general pushed Button and set to work a nation wide system of electronic clerks keeping track of $2 billion Worth of action was the first step to Ward a new system of electronic computer control of everything from shoelaces to 60-ton tanks used by the Marine corps. The network of computers in All parts of the country will soon be talking with each other at superhuman the system is in full operation major installations on Bot the East and West coast will be tied together in a network inter Locking with a master control Point in the network the with Everest praises Alex on 7-year performance Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial air forces Europe Exchange was congratulated this week on it seventh anniversary by the Safe commander in chief Gen f. F. Everest. In a special message to thealex commander col Richard d. White Everest cited the High setae picks 2 winners in dub contest wondering if at last he s found a Topper to fit is pfc a 24th inf div Soldier at Augsburg Germany whose hat size is a whopping 8%. Army photo 24th inf div s pm Section an � for head1 Augsburg Germany special the 24th inf div quartermaster is looking for a head Shrinker. No the kind who does it with leather couches but the kind who uses chemicals. The problem pfc Kipp Schuess Ler of division artillery has ahead from Here to there 13 inches across 14 inches through and 26 inches around. This marvelous cranium requires a hat size 8% just a Little bit More than would be required to top a volleyball. Schuessler who hails from okla homa City okla., has been living with this problem since he joined the army in january 1958 How s a Guy going to stand formations without headgear said a pm officer i be been issuing army hats for 30 years and nobody Ever asked me for a8% before. This Guy just does t exist. Going on pass in uniform was Mother difficulty until Schuess of medic in Spain needled by out idea Ben dorm Spain a so 8 sgt Roderick j. Melton a medic assigned to the 876th air Craft control and warning so is downright giving polio shots to 20 men at an isolated Mountain radar site near Here he Learned there was no one qualified to administer him the vaccine. First it James p. Harmon operation training officer Jas sure Melton he could handle the Job after receiving Brief instructions. On the fourth Jab with the hypodermic he succeed Viv. " -.,/ a s half an hour later the follow ing notice was posted at the Dos Ipen sary the medical on the Job training program initiate this Date is terminated effective this Date Ler and first sergeant in Basic training dropped their train ing manuals and picked up Scis sors and Needles and built a Topper. Gradually with do it yourself kits minor hat problems have been solved. A fatigue Cap was constructed for Schuessler last year but now after Normal Wear and tear a new request will soon go out to a local Hatter. Still on the drawing Board Isth design for a steel helmet nothing that. The quartermaster has come up with in the helmet line will sit nicely on his head. Do All of these frustrations other Schuessler who stands feet 3 inches and weighs 1pounds? nope he says. Look at the bargains i get on hair Verona Italy special serv be clubs at Vicenza and Verona each won first place awards in the Southern european task Force Evel of the All army operation service club contest setae special services announced Here. The olympic service club at Vicenza placed first in the Cate gory i Competition. This category deals with a single military Community relations project conducted by a service club staff in cooperation with its enlisted men s advisory Council it was explained. Quality service provided by Alex since its inception in 1952. In its seven years of operation Everest stated the dedicated and highly efficient Alex organization has kept Pace with air Force requirements to bring airmen and their families an up to Date Exchange service worthy of the Mili tary supervised by Safe headquartered in Wiesbaden under the direct supervision of Safe air forces Europe Exchange provides american and european procured merchandise and Exchange services to air Force personnel stationed in Scotland the United kingdom France Spain Germany the Netherlands Morocco Libya Greece Turkey saudi Arabia and Pakistan. At the same time profits for distribution to the Safe Centra welfare fund Are generated Bya Fex As a part of the Organiza Tion s Basic Mission. Service clubs libraries sport equipment Hobby shops swimming pools and Bowling alleys Are so of the benefits provided through welfare funds. Rwal of each inventory item at by Marine corps Stock Point will in recorded on punched cards. This information will then be transmitted automatically to a Hines at the Albany or Barstow alif., Supply centers. There it will in processed through the uni vac electronic computer and stored on magnetic tape. Uni vac to balance word the machines will automatically Cord the amount of Materiel on land at any Center and Tell the Stock managers which items Are running Low. Each Day the com Puter will balance withdrawal rec ords against inventory records direct shipments 10 where they Are needed. The Supply Center Here is the newest and most up to Date of the Marine corps. It supplies Materiel and major repair work to the East coast Fleet Marine Force and allot her Marine corps forces East of the Mississippi including Force afloat in the Atlantic and in the european Mediterranean and East Ern areas. Other installations to be linked in the computer network besides Albany and Barstow Cample Jeune n.c., and Camp Pendleton Calif. Recruit depots at Parris is land s.c., and san Diego Calif. Marine corps schools at Quantico a. Marine no training Center at then Lynne Palms Calif., an the Supply forwarding Annex at san Francisco. 3 French workers cited Paris special Cash awards Otaling 170,000 francs $346 were Given three French employees of the . Army construction Agency in France in recognition of their sustained Superior Job performance. The Arena service club a Verona captured category ii Hon ors. This category involves a plan suggested and developed by the advisory Council to determine the Type and scope of club program desired by soldiers in the club s area. Judging was based on scrapbooks prepared by the enlisted men Council in each of the. Competing clubs and was done on the basis of originality general interest e effectiveness Appeal and practical Tyas Well As thorough development of subject matter in each Cate gory. Cash awards of $50 each went tothe two first place clubs. The Money will be used to buy supplies for club use officials said. Of medic plays shortstop orthopaedic surgeons Honor Vesaf Hospital commander Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial col. Thomas h. Crouch commander of the . Air Force Hospital Here has been awarded Fellowship in the american Academy of orthopaedic surgeons the 7100th support Wing announced Here. This Honor Given Only to surgeons who have distinguished themselves by outstanding contributions to the Field of Bone sur Gery was accorded or. Crouch of Douglas ariz., during the facade my s 26th annual meeting. He was in Chicago to attend the meet ing and to receive the award. Or. Crouch 43, a s commanded the Hospital Here the largest Usan medical facility overseas for nearly four years. He is also a fellow of the Ameri can College of surgeons and of the american College of preventive Medicine and has been certified by the american Board of Preven Tive Medicine in the specially of aviation Medicine. In addition to his 350-bed Hospi Tal command or. Crouch a Tulane University graduate has the responsibility of orthopaedic surgery consultant for Safe. He is a rated chief flight surgeon. Spanish City holds . Cultural week Valladolid Spain is a . Cultural week was observed Here through feb. 20, organized by the . Information service the town Council and other Spanish affair was opened by Rich Ard b. Phillips in this City of about150,000 in North Central Spain Phil lips is assistant cultural attache of the . Embassy at Madrid. Exhibits lectures and cultural films Are highlighting activities. Capt Jack Becht chief veterinarian of Che aeromedical Field lab. Oratory at the air Force missile development Center at Andrew Sair Force base md., comes to a jolting hair raising halt on the 20-foot steel Popper sled during abrupt deceleration Testa. Becht another volunteers ride the sled to help the air Force gather data on Man s space problems. Chi photo v
