European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Pfc Kenneth l. Russel logs High priority orders.1 Road construction and detours rarely throw mass Drivers off their schedules. Supply Drivers. Cont. From Page 11 Fleet for the modern army Supply system mass. The Driver has two objectives deliver the orders quickly and return without be coming involved in a traffic Accident or getting a delinquency report. Mass orders Are placed with the storage depots directly from user units. Warehouse personnel f lash a message to the operation room of the 181st trans in and a Driver from either the 41st, 51st, or 342d transportation companies is on his Way. Our mass Drivers Are safety conscious and downright Good citizen soldiers said maj Robert w. Shidler 181st co. He offered compilations of figures graphs an charts and three companies of proud truckers As proof. Vej icicles of the 181st travel an average of25000 Miles a month or 5,000,000 Miles yearly Over All types of roads and through Vaud pm traffic conditions. According to so Reijier the average traffic violation rate Overman extended period is one, 60,000 Miles. / 7 a Cape , such problem As narrow Irta Hijji a country re Sass heavy Faffle on narrow streets tind.1 curves pcs of i Ajces motorcycles arid Anim Kara yet an vehicles and Long lonely strip Chest of Coth tayside. They have their 5f 1fayj?ite1"8pfats, f 01". Rest stops a there ther Dpi Fol i Chat arid. Exchange driving Intel 5 1958 our Accident rate was 1.42 0 Miles the Ashland Ohio offi id this year it is far below mid june it stood at 9," he said indicating conscientious practice of Driver Sajt Ety and cooperation with other Drivers. He men Don t have regularly assigned routes but any one of us can go any 3 in Germany without glancing at a map As-sp4 Raymond Price Fiburg va., put it. Price had just been if or his record of Over 27,000 Accident free Miles along with several other Drivers whose records went beyond the 30,000.mark. Chances Are when a Driver receives his route orders he already has driven the route Many times sp4 Leon l. Walters of Ripley Ohio commented. Walters of the 41st co is the battalion s top Accident and or free Driver. Schidler explained that the men Are Al Lowed to drive Only during Daylight hours except when delivering Blue Streak orders. The latter Roll around the clock he said using whatever Type vehicle is necessary depending on the size and weight of the order. Three daily air routes also Are utilized for Blue streaks. When a High priority item is not in Ware House Stock it is secured from a stateside source by expeditious Means and rushed tothe user unit. / operations of the 181st compare to thosex6f any Large commercial Carrier concern Vin the Schidler pointed out. Our men cover an area comparable to that from Boston to Richmond and new York Cit to Cleveland delivery is always attained within six Days Shidler pointed out and 99 per cent. Is c pm plated Fri five Days. The target is 100 per cent in file Days from any warehouse in any delivery Point in Germany. Whether the order is a one Pound nut and Bolt or Many tons of heavy machinery Shidler says the men take a beating working weekends holidays pay Days and sleeping in strange caverns keeping the Leet rolling. ,. The co praised the Drivers highly i others ways they Are on their own he said an their own judgment is a very valuable asset to them. But they Are soldiers any Way. They just Don t have accidents Don t get next time you meet a mass truck remember he s helping you avoid accidents by practising Road safety himself. Join him. From left maj William s. Allerton who plays nicely nicely Johnson musical director pfc William j. Foote and Jean Nichols discuss score. Behind the scenes Busy of summer Stock at Frankfurt playhouse applies make up before going on stage for Guys and summer Stock on the main co director Jean Nichols has cast run through rehearsal of musical number. Is photos by Guenter Schuettler following the example of stateside theatrical practices the Frankfurt playhouse has inaugurated a summer Stock season this year. A new show is being presented every two weeks with weekly performances running from wednesdays through saturdays. The 1959 summer season began wit Guys and dolls and cast is now entertaining audiences in the German City with. William Inge s bus next on the list Are Arthur Miller s death of a Salesman july 22-25, july 29-aug. 1, and Noel Coward s Blithe spirit a Jig 5-8, 12-15. The season closes with Maxwell Anderson s bad seed to be played Augi 19-22 and 26 29. Left left to right pvt Dennis Perry As Rusty Charli Bette Kester As Agatha sp4 Jack Hill As Benny. When lights on is heard pfc Richard c. Johnson left and Robert s. Lent swing into action. A the stars and stripes Page 13
