European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 10, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 9 eyes $14/000 prize Money Devreux Cpl to compete in air race Devreux France a a  Corporal from Lindenhurst n.y., Hopes to win $14,000 in an offbeat air race staged by a London i  has already invested $1,000 in his own chances half of it in renting a plane to  slightly Wacky contest is a parts to London race staged to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Louis Bleriot s famed Channel  sponsor is the London daily mail and contestants Are required to travel by Legal and regular Means from the arc de Triumph in Paris to the Marble Arch in Lon Don. Parachute rigger George Weck Erle is the. Lone american  167 in the race. His incentive to win is that his wife i expecting their first child next month. Weckerle 30, is stationed at eve Rex air base. He holds a Commer Cial Pilot License and is a former army flier who left the Sei Vic and now is Bact working toward flight status  m in this thing to win it he said some of the people Are in it to get publicity i want the prize. I intend to drive from the arc Detriomphe to Villac outlay air Field and to drive from the London Airfield to the Marble. Arch he said. I will Fly the Channel in Beech super d18." some people will be helping me of course but i can t let out All my secrets now he added. He said he studied the air traffic regulations wind patterns and other factors and believed his car an twin engined plane could match the elaborate plans being made by other competitors some of whom intend to use helicopter Sand jets. His plane will cruise at better than 260 Mph Weckerle said and it is costing him $500 dollars torrent it. He will take along a French Pilot to avoid any air traffic foul ups Over France. He plans to Start from Paris at7 am on july 19. With the exception of the French Pilot All the people help ing him Are army and air Force friends from Devreux air base. He has obtained a special leave to participate in the race. Canada us to halt use of scrip nov. 1 Soest Germany special Canadian soldiers and their de Pendents will Deal exclusively in German currency As of nov. 1, it was announced by 4th Canadian inf Brig up he. Since Canada s nato land forces arrived in Germany in 1951 they have been using deutschmark for purchases on the Economy. But for transactions in messes canteens and army run stores they have been using a form of scrip called British armed forces vouchers or in sol Dier language  the entire British army of the Rhine will also drop the scrip system on nov. 1, said a spokes Man for boar he at  Chen Gladbach began in 1916 the buffs reckoned in the eng Lish system of pounds shillings and Pence were established in 1946 by the British government to Hel control duty free goods and hinder Black marketing. Starting nov. 1, soldiers will be paid entirely in deutschmark unless they elect to take travellers checks in dollars for leave Pur poses. For the past eight years they have been paid in either or both currencies but have been unable to change the German Money Back into the British scrip. Air base combines postal facilities Mildenhall England Spe Cial first Complete base postal facility in Britain was opened at this 7th air div base when the base Post office and unit mail room combined in one new unit it was announced Here. Officials of the 3rd air postal a reported that Mildenhall is the first base in the United kingdom to Complete combined facilities an put mail delivery and other postal services under one roof featured in the new Post office mail room Are 1,755 individual combination lock Type mail boxes. Everyone stationed at the base is. Assigned a Box. Iii Viiberg Post gives Cash awards to 20 Nurnberg Germany is 4 Ide As an suggestions paid off ,,e,, a scow of Ameri can and German civilian employees at Nurnberg army Post the incentive awards committee has announced. " col Homer a Chandler jr., Posl co made the presentation s. Awards totalled $1,400, of which $534 went to americans and $806 to Gentian finishing Tough Job nato Craft to Airlift medical contributions to Schweitzer Hospital Naples Italy special medi Cal supplies valued at approximately $400,000 will be airlifted from Naples next week to famed humanitarian or. Albert Schweit Zer at his Hospital in French equatorial Africa according to plans disclosed Here. The shipment consisting of 9,000 founds of medical supplies is the result of a Public fund Campaign which snowballed after a 13-year old american lad wrote a letter to Sec Joe Gonzalez of the 26th inf s cod pauses while putting finishing touches on self portrait. Is photo by Coley 20th wins 3d of Story contest Wethersfield England is a 20th tactical. Fighter Wing author has won top honors for the second straight year in the 3d air Force Short Story con test. First it James d. Huston in formation services officer hero Fook both first and second places for prizes of $100 and $75 in the 1959 contest. Both stories had hawaiian settings. T sgt Robert e. Rogge of 3d air Force information services office. South Ruislip placed third with a Story on european Auto racing for a prize of $150. Twenty eight entries were received from military personnel stationed in Britain at 3d air Force bases. A/1c wins two prizes in Toul Story contest Toul France special firsthand third places in the base level Short Story contest Here were Wonky a/1c Bernard Spencer who received a total of $110. Second place award of $50 went to s sgt Frank Smith who Las year placed third in the 15th air Force he Competition at March abase Calif the winning entries will be for warded to Safe he for an aug. 15 judging. It Gen Richard c. Lindsay com Mander of nato s Allied air forces Southern Europe. The cargo will be airlifted by two aircraft from air South he Here. The two transports an ital Ian air Force c119 and a French Ord .2500, Are scheduled to leave Naples Cap Dichino Airport july 14. Wrote to Lindsay the idea originated with Robert Hill of Waycross ga., son of s sgt Henry Hill who is assigned to air South he. Robert asked Lindsay to deliver some Medicine from him to the Nobel peace prize Winner. I think that by helping others we can have peace Robert said. I want to help or. Schweitzer. Maybe some other people feel like i do and will want to give some Medicine  Lindsay recognized Robert s re quest and passed it on to italian radio men. The radio Appeal prompted scores of offers with one italian company offering More than $350, 000 Worth of medical supplies. The two aircraft Are scheduled to arrive at Libreville. French l Iii atrial Africa july 17. Musafi leads 26th inf Sec to a career by Howard Coley staff writer Baum older Germany is Sec Joe Gonzalez of cod 26th inf could be a one Man chamber of Commerce for the armed Force Institute Musafi. It steered him into a career and taught him a profession which doubles As two hobbies on his off duty time. Gonzalez of Corpus Christi tex.,has 14 years already charged against his 20-year retirement  said Musafi courses directed him into a military career since he entered the army with no profession. Through Early use of the educational facilities offered by Musafi he. Completed courses in Fine arts and dramatics two Fields  had yearned for and several other language and educational courses. Actor besides since that time the squad Leader and Par time utilities no has be come an accomplished actor  performed in leading  with Little theater groups at Junction City and Man Hattan kan., and with 5th army. Since arriving in Germany he has performed with the local Thea Ter group and has directed Talent shows for special occasions. Gon Zalez said he had standing offers from theater groups in Kansas City mo., but declined because of the distance from it. Riley to Kansas City. Art however never took a Back seat. While at it. Riley the artist actor painted a mural of the de parting ceremony when the 26thleft its Mother unit the 1st inf div for reassignment in Germany. It was a Farewell gesture made by the 26th at the end of a 42 year relationship Gonzales commented and i was selected to do the  mural was Given a per manent place in the 1st.div he where it hangs today. He also has done portrait work and free Lance illustrating. Now the infantryman has completed his most difficult Job self portrait. It was quite a problem he assured. No Man is handsome in my Way of thinking and an artist has a tendency to paint masculinity into a male subject instead  after retirement Gonzalez plans to do character acting in other european countries while continuing his painting. He does t think it will be too difficult either. He already knew English and Spanish so through Musafi he Learned to speak italian Gei Man and portuguese while Mak ing his after retirement plans. Mats logs Best record in history Belleville. Til. Special the military air transport service has logged the safest six months in its 11 year history Mats he announced at Scott air Force base Here. After recording Only 3.05 Acci dents per 100.000 flying hours in 1958, the i Atli consecutive year that the Accident rate was reduced the safety conscious command had a Low of 2.5 rate for the january through june 1959 period. At lie same time Mats completed its safest Winter. Despite poorer flying weather than usual which pushes the Accident rate higher in november december january and february an All time monthly Low for aircraft accidents was set in each of the four months. Mats officials pointed out that this record was posted by All Mats aircraft not just the 400 planes that make up the strategic trans port Fleet. The wide Range of missions involved covered everything from routine movement of cargo to Para drops at Remote stations Hurri Cane and typhoon weather recon Naissance Rescue missions and air lift of ballistic missiles. Savings at Orleans Orleans France special savings of $48,189, with 50 per cent of the suggestions still to be evaluated Are the results of the Orleans area come incentive awards contest it has been announced. Business was Good. But it. Lewis Wash and there May to a Soldier in u Nice soft Job in Paris today who owe sit All to Coogan and Huller. If so he s probably not talking. Crogan and Hull or arc Sec Wil Liam e. Coogan 38, ,mass., and sp5 George b. Hull or 38, Passaic  re in the stockade hero because of n new wrinkle in the Black Market. The army say they peddled Choice overseas assignments for prices up to $200.this went on for 3 a months. The army broke it up six months ago but just now re leased the Story. Officers said they weren t sure How much the pair raked in maybe $2,000, maybe  and Huller pleaded guilty to six violations. They Are How awaiting review of their court Martini convictions. Oogan tin army career Man with is i year service was sentenced to 15 Vars hard labor and Dis honorable discharged. Huller who joined the army in 1053, received three years Al har labor and a bad conduct Dis charge. Both men lost till pay and allowances and were broken to the rank of  was the Contact Man in the scheme according to Testi Mony tit the court martial. Resounded out the prospects. Huller an assignment clerk inthe installation support in which handled paperwork for overseas assignments did the rest. Officers said he doctored papers and juggled priorities Roget customers assignments of their  soldiers testified they paid the fees. A spokesman Suid the Case was rare in army an mils