European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                8 the stars and stripes wednesday july 15, 1959 army units solve water crisis v. ". Giessen Germany is round the clock emergency action by Usa eur personnel has ended a critical water shortage for nearly 2,000 German and american families in the Butzbach area near Here. The shortage first Felt last wednesday was drawn to the at Tention of Giessen Post officials by Heinz Scheller Butzbach  with Northern area come engineers the officials Drew up  to alleviate the shortage and submitted it to col Richard l. Irby of Rodeo in us set for july 24 West Ruislip England is a championship Rodeo for . Air Force Drivers in the London area will be held Here july 24. More than 60 air Force personnel and British civilians representing West Ruislip South Ruislip Bov Ingdon Denham Bushy Park and Croughton air bases Are expected to compete. Main divisions will be staff car half ton pickup one and a half ton truck bus tractor and trailer  and Flat bed. A private car Rodeo will be held at Denham july 25 for Personne assigned to the base. More than 50drivers Are expected to compete in team and individual events. Driving techniques will be demonstrated by professional British Drivers. Change made in hike setup Wiesbaden Germany is Lack of so efficient information in the personnel records of airmen first and airmen second1 class has prompted Safe personnel officials to revise the promotion setup in these grades. Since these airmen in these grades Are relatively speaking new in the service there is not enough information in their folders to give Safe he boards enough data to evaluate the merits of the individuals whose names Are submitted for promotion. Consequently Wing commanders have been told they May Grant authority to commanders under their jurisdiction to promote airmen in grades to and e4 since they Are in a position to observe the air men s ability at a closer Range. The policy was adopted after us Jfe commanders were polled of the idea and All but two units reported highly in favor of the plan another change is that airmen performance reports will be made every six months rather than every Tyvi years As had been in the past Stuttgart a a aided a Stuttgart Germany Spe Xci Al proceeds from the fourth Mal Robinson Barracks Spring it totalling $8,720, have been a owned Over to maj Michael i Jug Ujj chairman of the America " nth activities Board for sup �7i,-rt of Aya activities in the co of combat come a 3d army men and equipment of Cha the249th engr in and the Veddern Leim ordnance depot began Emer gency measures distributing 1,500 Ive gallon water cans to the stricken families within 11 hours. Two 1,200-gallon water trailer Sand one 1,000-gallon water Tanker shuttled Back and Forth supplying22 400-gallon trailers with fresh water. At the same time construction was started on a pipeline to carry water from the Ayers Cavern Well to the Butzbach Reservoir which services the Butzbach hous ing area the German Community and a prison. A serious fire Hazard was eliminated by moving into the area six 3,000-gallon water tanks from the7th engr Brig and one fire truck from Naco together with fireguard from the 51st in and 3d arty. With proper conservation officials say the new water suppl should be adequate to last out the dry spell., floating a Power Plant a Beino towed to Greenland.  new York a need a Power Plant in a hurry. One Way is to fix up a floating one and Tow it into place. Another Way being hopefully offered by its maker is to buy a Fly ing factory Type Complete except for the foundations. The floating Power Plant Insu lated to withstand minus 50 degrees weather is under Tow to a spot off Northern Greenland wherein Willie locked into the ice. There it la e part of the ballistic missile arly warning system the flying Type of quickly in tailed source of Power is being offered government agencies or corporations by Lockheed aircraft t is a nuclear  air Force s floating version s called a Complete modern Shore Ype steam electric Power Plant in tailed in the Hull of a sea going Argo vessel. Ship reconverted Early this year the air Force ook Over the ship from the Navy and delivered it to the Bethlehem shipyards in Hoboken n.j., to be reconverted and insulated for arc in use As part of the nation s outer defences. The army corps of engineers completed the Job and now a Mili Ary sea transport service Crews taking it to Thule. The air Force decided on the conversion As speedier Way of getting a needed Ower Plant there than waiting to mild a permanent one. The ship has a maximum product Ion capacity of 36,750 kilowatts an hour. It uses 1,254 Gallons of fuel an hour to produce 135,000 pounds of steam. Lockheed s prepackaged flying factory is designed for shipping in a 60-ton prop Jet air freighter which can Airlift 20 tons at 350 Mph. This nuclear Plant uses enriched Uran us to generate 1,000 kilowatts an hour. Working on the new pipeline from the Ayers Cavern Well in Butzbach to the Butzbach Reservoir Are pfc Franklin d. Cpl Man wearing face shield and sgt Brantly j. Kennerly. Army photo protestant youth hold conference at Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden Germany special or. Carroll l. Hinderlie told delegates to the 5th annual protestant youth of the Chapel conference Here that we either live in god with wonder or with ourselves in frustration and  or. Hinderlie is the inspirational speaker for the week. He is director of youth activities of the evangelical lutheran Church. Using As its theme the higher calling the. Conference includes worship services vespers group evening devotions and a special series of studies entitled this  of Usa eur Council members will also be held later in the week. Verona practices play Verona Italy special thevefrpng., military Post theater Guild is rehearsing a hateful Ofrain \ for tentative mid August production. Ici of band gets around rebus by Park England