European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday july 27, 1959 \ Safe he to take Over designation of t sets in no Frozen career Fields by Paul Kackley staff writer Wiesbaden Germany is Safe he will name airmen faced by m sgt Harold a. Stadius marines from the detachment at us activities London Star tout on one of the grueling 25-mile marches during selected for promotion to technical sergeant e6 in the sept. 1 Cycle of promotions for those in career Fields that Are not Frozen in past promotion cycles the Headquarters has selected Only master and senior master sergeants with techs being named by subordinate units. The new policy will make Safe he responsible for promoting the top four enlisted grades e6, e7, e8 and e9. According to a message sent to All Safe units by the personnel division Here airmen will be promoted to tech by this Headquarters because the promotion quota expected for master and technical sergeant in the open career Fields will not be sufficient to insure equitable distribution to All units that have airmen eligible for pro motion to these  addition the action was taken in line with the air Force policy requiring that Only the Best Quali fied airmen be  the sept. 1 Cycle each Safe unit has been asked to nominate one airman for every two airmen it has in open career Fields eligible for promotion to  promotion to master units will submit one airman for every seven or part of seven they have eligible. These nominations must be received at Safe before aug. 17.the message Points out that if time permits the names of those selected for promotion to master and tech by Safe will be furnished the appropriate Headquarters for publication of , if necessary Safe he will publish the promotion orders for the selected airmen. The Safe message also announced that the air Force has placed a restriction on promotion of airmen with certain specially code numbers in open career Fields. Promotion to master in the follow ing of pcs is prohibited 30471, 30472, 30473, 32370-c-e-g, 43371 and56770-a. Promotion to tech is prohibited in the following of pcs 29170 30370, 30371, 30473, 32271-e, 32370 a a 40170, 40171, 42271, 43371, 76170 and 98270-b. 19 new skills added to of pro pay list Washington is the air Force has added a total o f 19 new skills to the list of Job specialities certified to receive proficiency pay sept. 1. The action is expected to affect some 8,000 airmen. In a message dispatched from air Force he Here commanders were instructed to initiate action to ensure completion of necessary administrative details so that Eli Gible airmen will begin receiving pro pay in  among the new Job skills included in the pro pay category were radio intercept analysis specialists technicians and superintendents 20250/70/80 weather repairmen technicians and superintendents 27250/70/80 and mis silo guidance arid control system superintendents 31480 the Complete list follows 20250 20270, 20280, 27250, 27270, 27280 27350, 27370, 27380, 30250, 30270 30280, 31480, 31580, 32380, 67330 67370, 67380 and 67780. The air Force pointed  the 8,000 airmen who will be eligible to receive an additional $3 monthly under the new september pro pay allocations Are part of the 52,000 air Force personnel ulv will be authorized pro pay during fiscal 1960. With medals blisters and sore backs As souvenirs airmen marines end hiking tests Nijm Egen the Netherlands special the 43d International four Day marches have ended Here but for 14 airmen and 13-marines there will be. Lingering memories of the  of the March said the . Representatives did very Weh earning Bronze crosses for their marching abilities but added that Many a Blister sore Back and sore neck would probably need tending to. The airmen were from Allied air forces Central Europe he Fontainebleau France they marched with military personnel of four other nations Germany France Britain arid the Netherlands under the leadership of British army Gap t. A Ryan in a combined Allied forces Central Europe team. V / " the marines from the detach ment at . Navy activities in Ufa loin belgian Force Charleston . Is the Navy minesweeper v a 1 o sailed from Here today for Ostend Belgium to take part in extended joint training operations with the belgian Nave Force �. London were led. By m sgt har old a. . Stadius extended his tour of duty in Europe especially to take part inthe marches. This was the first time the marines have entered event sponsored by the Marc the Royal Netherlands league for physical culture. Both groups marched 25 Miles every Day for f our Days with full Field packs and weapons. Each Day they hiked around a different Section of this ancient City. They crossed Over the Maas and. Waal Rivers went through Flat country and. Over the Hilly terrain Southeast of the City. The 25-mile marches had to be cover Din less than 11 hours. Participants who successfully finished the four Day Marche were Given Bronze crosses. Two members of the . Team s sgt James c. Baxter and a/3cf.-h. Miller were awarded gilded Bronze crowns As it was the  Ond time they successfully participated in the event. Both men Are from the u. S. Element of Allied air forces he at  than 13,000 men and women both military and civilian marched in the event. The largest group however about 65 per cent were from the military. The four Day marches started in 1909 when 45 dutch Engineer troops made the marches As Parton a training program. Purpose of the event is not Competition but to teach participants to walk a cer Tain distance every Day without suffering bodily harm. The International four Day March tests held Atni Megen the Netherlands. This was the first time marines entered the event. Air Force photo Drivers in Graf to get gigs for Road dereliction Metz Frances a a Driver Demerit system for Canadian motorists has been adopted by the Royal Canadian air Force s no. 3 fighter Wing at we Bruecken Germany 1st air div. Has announced Here. Points Are charged against of fending Drivers. Careless driving for example can result in a charge of six Points and loss of driving privileges for 30 Days. Three Park ing violations or three Points Call for a 14-Day License suspension. Serious offences it was explained May result in motorists losing their driving licenses for the balance of their overseas tour or for at least a year. Division spokesman said the sys tem augments Safe driving campaigns conducted by the Craf to make members of the division More conscious of their driving habits and the hazards existing on euro Pean roads. Senate group approves Navy retirement Bill Washington is the Senate armed services committee has approved and passed to the Senate for action the so called Navy Hump Bill authorizing the involuntary retirement 3,500 officers. Of some . Units Fly in Raf exercise London is elements of the . Air Force and the 6th Fleet participated in the Royal air Force fighter come s annual sex  first part code named exer Cise mandate was completed sat urday. The second part will be held in  the exercise the Raf set tactical problems to simulate operations under conditions of severe damage and losses through enemy action. Be it oboes or carbines these Fellows Are Sharp Stuttgart Germany special their regular army Job title is listed As "symph6ny musician but the 08 members of the 7th army symphony orchestra demonstrated they could make some mighty Sweet music on the firing Range As  to the Range after Only one Day. Of instruction in a weapon Many had never fired before the musicians composed a Brilliant out of the 68 men firing for record 12 made expert 31 qualified As Sharpshooter and 22 chalked up totals making them marksmen. Pfc Edwin Scholz jr., a cellist with the orchestra fired a 109 our of a possible 200 to Pace the group. Quite naturally the 7th army symphony orchestra go co capt Arthurw r. Shettle was proud of his men but on hearing the results he commented that there is no reason for Surprise. The personnel of the symphony Are trained soldiers As Well As trained musicians. " ". ". " " while they perform a specialized Mission throughout the year they Are also expected to master the Soldier s most Basic Art that of firing Liis weapon. " passed by the House in March the proposed legislation would Force out of service those Navy and Marine corps officers in pay rades o5 and o6 who have been passed Over twice for promotion. Most of the officers affected were commissioned in 1942-45. As the Bill now stands officers will be entitled to retirement pay sven1 though forced out of service. The measure stipulates they will collect no less than 50 per cent nor More than 75 per cent of Active duty pay depending on the number of years served. The Navy is expected to retire1,500 captains and 1,000 command ers under the legislation and the Marine corps is scheduled to Force out some 400 colonels and 600lieutenant colonels. Decker to Begino new Job aug. 1 Washington is Gen George h. Decker will be sworn in As the army s new vice chief of staff aug. 1, it was announced Here. The army s new second in com Mand served As cd of the Vii corps in Germany from 1955r56when he was appointed Deputy commander in chief of Usa eur. Decker comes to Washington from Seoul Korea where he has been commander in chief of the United nation forces commander of . Forces in Korea and Ogof the eighth army. In  ii the general now 57, served As chief of staff of ithe 6th army throughout the new Guinea and philippine campaigns and shortly after the War he was assigned As chief of staff of the armed forces in the Middle Pacific with Headquarters in Hawaii. Yank rider Best in show London a american Hugh Wiley won the daily mail championship trophy and emerged from London s International horse show As the Star rider. Wiley won three of the four top events the King George v Gold cup the horse and hound trophy and the daily mail cup. The Only one he missed was the Lonsdale championship in which he finished third. He also helped the . Win the team championship and collared the Loriner s cup awarded to the rider gaining most Points on two horses. The Saddle of Honor awarded to the rider gaining most Points on one horse in the inter National Competition also went to Wiley. Twenty nine riders started inthe Competition restricted to riders who had won an event during the week. George Morris of new Canaan conn., Riding night owl failed to qualify for the jump off. He had eight faults on the first round. Bill Steinkraus american team Captain from Westport conn., who suffered a slight concussion in a fall did not take part in the final  went to the Hospital for observation and a rays. Nothing was broken although he was bruised about the face his Secretary said Steinkraus Felt sick and shaken after the fall but recovered Over-., night and watched the final jump i ing events from the stands. Garmire named Berlin Gya head Berlin special t sgt b.  has been named director of the German youth activities club Here at Tempelhof air base. Isle