European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Yvo1 Al " r thursday july 30, 1959 the stars and strips Page doing something about the weather Martin a. Schmitt local newsman pumps Silver iodide crystals into a Cloud from an air Force c47 in a rain producing operation Over Wiesbaden. In what was. Said to be the first Cloud seeding project in Germany in 10 years Arno c. Schieck City official developed an experimental mixture of the iodide and other chemicals and asked the7100th support Wing to Fly the rain making Mission. With the project seemingly successful the Wiesbader Kii Rier has announced it will sponsor future similar efforts. Air Force photo jumping Parson serves Pattonville army families by Henry b. Kraft staff writer l u d i g s b u r a Germany is when chaplain maj Theodore r. Owens assumed his new Post in the sprawling Ameri can housing area of Pattonville few realized that he had achieve Fame As the jumping for chaplain Owens the first negro chaplain in the army to be come a paratrooper has made 87 jumps in 10 of the 15 years he has been in service when he served with the 82d and 101st an Days. The last time i jumped was i Japan and that was about six years ago said the chaplain. And then i was a Santa something like a comedy of errors developed during that last jump. I was jumping in a Santa Glaus outfit for the japanese Chil Dren said the chaplain and As i landed. I walked into a tent. But As i walked in another Santa Claus emerged and the children Lair maj Theodore b. Owens a teamed 87 writes did not know what to make chaplain Owens started his air borne career in 1944 with the idea of remaining until world War ii ended. After the conflict there Wasa shortage of chaplains since Many ministers had returned to civilian life. He then made up his mine to remain a few years longer. Few army chaplains were physically qualified for jump status in 1946, he said and chaplain Owens was persuaded to try for jump school. He was 34 years old then but he decided he could do it an began training at Camp now it Campbell by. Assigned to the 82d an div he remained with it for 6vj years. In 1952-53 he served in Japan and Korea with the 24th inf div. However it was not his first taste o combat. In 1945 he saw service in the last stages of the War in with the airborne outfits the jumping Parson a protest ant began to rack up a series of leaps. Once he suffered a Frac tured Vertebra and spent three months in a cast. Soon after he left the Hospital he again jumped in his new charge the chaplain s congregation is composed of sol Diers their wives and children civilian teachers and other army employees. That is. One of the reasons Why i elected to stay in the army he said. Command changes Hubbard to take Dhahran Post Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial col Boyd c. Hubbard jr., will assume duties in August As Deputy commander of the 2d air div at Dhahran Airfield Saud Arabia Safe he announced Lere. Hut Abard will succeed col Eugene Wolte jr., who will command the 66th air base up at Laon France. At Laon Vollz will re place col Alfred j. Ball who is re turning to the . To attend the air War College at Maxwell air Force base Ala. Prior to his new assignment Hubbard was commander of in Texas. Previous assignments included that of Mem Ber of the faculty of the National War College in Washington and Deputy base commander of Cha Nute fab 111. . Forces azores capt William h. Mcclure us Deputy commander of . Forces azores and commander forces inthe azores was honoured at a retirement ceremony at Lajes Field azores. After a month Long tour of the Mediterranean Cut and mrs. Mcclure will take up residence i Philadelphia. 7th army col Russell e. Whetsone is the new 7th army aviation officer at Stuttgart Ger Many succeeding col Edgar c. Hubbard Woltz Wood who has been reassigned to the Continental army come. 81st tactical fighter Wing col Jack r. Best has arrived in England from the air War College at Maxwell fab Ala. To assume duties As base commander for Ben Waters and Woodridge. Eisenhower asks Campaign support Washington is presi Den a Eisenhower has appealed to military personnel and govern ment employees overseas to make the fourth Federal service Over seas fund. Campaign an outstand ing success.". The drive to be conducted world wide in september and october will be a single Campaign to sup port eight voluntary . Agencies which have special american Wel fare operations abroad. In the fall of 1959, Federal employees and military personnel serving abroad will have an of Sailor beats pistol record Camp Perry Ohio up the 1959 National pistol matches Here opened with a record shatter ing performance by Navy po1 Gasper p. Defino in a two Day International aggregate match. The san Diego based expert fired an1,130 out of a possible 1,200. He bettered the National record of 1,128 set in 1954 by army m sgt Huelet l. Joe Benner five time National pistol Champion from West Point n.y., who was third with 1,122.runnerup was m sgt Richard Stineman of the army s Marks Manship unit at it. Benning ga., who tied the old Mark. Army 1st it David Cartes of Columbus ga., was fourth with 1,114.defino combined a sparkling 549 in. The International free pistol match with a 581 in the rapid fire Silhouette match to set the nation Al match Here will halt while a Small arms firing school is con ducted by the army for All pistol competitors. Matches resume. Sun Day with the .22 Cal National match course Competition. Port Unity to support the Federal overseas fund Campaign the president declared in his the fourth year this Campaign will seek your help in carry ing on the work of the following voluntary agencies United serv ice " organizations Uso crusade for Freedom care National recreation Assn. International social service United Seaman s service american social Hygiene american korean foundation. Two other campaigns will be conducted later by the american National red Cross and the National health agencies. The breadth and variety of the services rendered by these eight agencies Are further proof that americans have a common con Cern for the needs of their Fellowmen or Eisenhower said and this concern is expressed in terms of individual the 1959 Federal overseas fun Campaign will be led by under Secretary of the army Hugh m. Milton personnel contributed $324,000 to the drive last year an increase of $8,000 Over the 1957 total officials said. Nato air teams to vie in France Fontainebleau France up eight air Force teams will compete aug. 17-29 in nato s Sec Ond annual Guynemer trophy air to air firing Competition at Cazaux. The nato assigned teams Tak ing part will be the belgian air Force the 1st French tactical air omd the Royal Netherlands air Force the German air Force the 1st Canadian air div and the . Air Force National non nato units competing will French air defense come and the British Royal air Force fighter come. New fabric okd for army officer greens Washington is a Light weight Shade 44 fabric has been approved by the department of the army As an additional optional material for the army Green uniform worn by male of flyers and warrant officers. The approved fabric is a blend of 60 per cent polyester fiber and 40 per cent Wool in a gabardine weave. The weight is approximately 10,5j ounces a Yard As compared with the 16, 18 or 19 ounces a Yard for the other optional material May be several months How Ever before any of the new material will be available through commercial outlets the fabric will be a controlled item under the uniform Quality control program and must con form to specifications now being developed by the quartermaster general s research and Engineer ing come Natick mass. Uniforms made of the material will not Besold through pm sales stores. Army officials emphasized that the material is an optional fabric official Winter service uni form and is not intended for sum Mer Wear adding that there Are no olaerts to change the color of summer uniforms to army Green Shade 44. Best who replaces col Elmer c. Blaha has also assumed commando the 81st support up. 88th general Hospital col Frederick j. Knoblauch has taken Over command of this hos Pital at Lan Stuhl Germany from col Rollin l. Bauchspies. Who is returning to the . 34th general Hospital co Karl d. Macmillan formerly co of the Valley forge army Hospital at Phoenixville pa., has assumed command of this army Hospital Atla Chapelle so. Mes non France. He succeeds col William b. Stryker who Lias returned to . For a new assignment. 30th medical up col Wil Liam h. Byrne for the last fou years surgeon of the army Avia Tion school at it. Rucker Ala., has taken Over command of this group in Germany from it col Tillman. Johnson who is retiring from Active service.4th army univ col George c. Benjamin former chief of staff at the Armor training Center at it. Knox ky., is the new co of this division s combat combat b in Germany. He succeeds col Edwin h. Burba who has he in named co of the--7th army training center.49th tactical fighter Wing col Winton m. Marshall has arrived at Etain France to assume duties As director of operations of this Wing. Marshall who has just completed a course of instruction at the air War College replaces ool Donald h. Lynch who has been reassigned to air Force he in Washington As Deputy chief of operations. The second korean Jet Ace Tobe assigned to Etain Marshall flew 100 combat missions and had a g.5 rating in kills in the korean con flict.16th air Force chaplain col Edwin r. Fitzgerald has been appointed 16th air Force staff chaplain in Spain. He succeeds chaplain col Alphonse b. Slivinski who has been reassigned to Barksdale air Force base general Deregt col John b. Laugerman formerly chief of the distribution division of the military Supply Sec Tion in the office of the chief of engineers in Washington has assumed command of this army Gen eral depot in Germany. Heidelberg Post col Jameso. Ross army adviser at Dallas tex., for the last four years is the new co of this Post in Ger Many succeeding col Benjamin w. Heckemeyer who has left for it. Monroe va., where he will be Deputy chief of staff for Intelli gence at Continental army come he. Nurnberg Tost it col will. Atwood jr., executive officer of this Post in Germany is about to take a new assignment As professor of military science and tactics at the University of Alabama. He has been succeeded Here by it Coljohn c. Mckenna. 95th pm in it col Donald p. Lacroix formerly co of the Mayn Ard mass quartermaster test activity has assumed command of this battalion in Germany. He succeeds it col Leonard Roth Bard who has been reassigned to 5th army he in Chicago. Bremerhaven port of embarkation it col Henry , jr., formerly chief of the Extension department at the transportation school at it. Eustis va., has been appointed assistant to the chief of the procurement division at this army installation in Ger Many. Demonstration for eco Leman Munster lager Germany special student troops of the German army s Armor school her put on a full scale demonstration of tank training for Gen c. D. Eddleman Usa eur commanders in chief and commander of nato cer itral army group
