European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes to wednesday August 5, 1959 i i s / colonel leads. Perry pistol matches Camp Perry Ohio a Wil Ham Hancock an army lieutenant colonel from Columbus ga., took Over the Lead of the National pistol championship race Here it the three Quarter Mark with a score of 1,742 Points out of a possible1,800. To Lead the Field of 1,800 competitors he fired an 873 out of a possible 900 Points with the .38-Calpistol to go with his 869 fired with the .22-Cal on the previous Day. Early Leader los Angeles police Man John Hurst dropped int second place one Point behind Hancock with 1,741. Coming up from nowhere was five time National Champion army m sgt Huelet Benner of West Point n.y., who took Over third place with 1,740. He was followed by . Border patrolman Presley Gren of Elpaso tex., with 1,739. Marine capt William Mcmillan Naco bans gaming fetes Frankfurt is North Ern area come has outlawed Monte Carlo night gambling events in Naco clubs it was announced Here. And this includes Monte Carlo nights to raise funds for approved charities an army spokesman explained. Only Bingo Raffles or lotteries May be used to raise funds for charities such As scouting pro Grams american youth activities programs or Parent teacher , and Only military person Nel civilian employees of the army and their dependents May participate in these fund raising projects it was explained. Formerly Naco permitted Monte Carlo night projects in officer no and pm clubs where specific permission had been obtained. Of Turtle Creek pa., the 1957 National Champion moved into a fifth place tie with army sgt Richard Stinsman of Columbus ga., with1,737. James Clark of Shreveport la.,the 1958. Champion after a bad first Day moved Back into con Tention posting a two Day aggregate score of 1,736, just six Point behind the Leader. Sp4 saves girl from drowning Izmir Turkey special a 4-year-old turkish girl was rescued from drowning Here by an Amer ican Soldier sp4 Paul Spires. Spires jumped into Izmir Bay fully clothed and saved the life of Muzeyyen Dogan daughter Ofa turkish House Porter As she was going Down for the fifth time. The child had acc Dently fallen off a Concrete walk on the Edge of the Bay into five feet of water. Spires heard her cries for help and rushed to her Aid. Spires is assigned to nato sallied land forces Southeastern Europe he where he works As a member of the signal division sup started. On Croughton unit South Ruislip England Spe Cial work has been started on a third new airmen s dormitory for members of the 7562d air base so at Croughton 3d air Force officials announced Here. F the two Story Structure valued at $140,000, will be Able to house138. Men in rooms occupied by Nota Tore than three men each completion is expected in april 1960. Command change ceremony Jill Darmstadt Germany spell dial Brig Gen James w. Hols Inger 3d army div arty cd is. Scheduled to take Over command t4\of y corps arty in ceremonies at Ca brai Fritsche Cavern at 3 30 i Nii Friday. He will succeed interim gov col Stacey . ,. ,w-. A i. ,. V Driver tests get underway for 7th army to Eslingen Germany Spe Cial two Drivers tied for first place in the first event of the preliminary rounds in the annual 7th army Drivers proficiency Conte there tuesday. Sp4 Harry w. Anders of the6th trans in representing 7th army support come and pfc Paule. Bauer of the 18th inf s 1st Battle up representing v corps both scored 455 Points out of possible 485 in the jeep with trailer Competition. Sp4 Max d. Thomas of he co 19th inf s 1st Battle up Vii corp Champion placed third with 449.5 Points. All three thus qualified for the final jeep event on Friday in which an additional possible 315points May be accumulated. As actual driving tests started tuesday there were three representatives from each of the com Peting units the v and Vii corps and the 7th army support comd.sp4 Paul a. Maag 15th chemical up and support come had the distinction of being the first to Start. The first Day in the week Long Competition was devoted to judg ing of contestants on appearance and written examinations. A prac tical test followed in which contestants were judged on knowledge of equipment and methods of inspection. Dahlquist tells of Good will trip Russ vets invited to us. By Ernie Weatherall staff writer Frankfurt is i begot a spare bedroom in my House and when any of you Fellows com Over to America look me up Gen John e. Dahlquist ret told vet Erans of the red army during his recent trip through the Sovie Union. Dahlquist former v corps cd now visiting Here made the tour 3d army div Honor Grad Frankfurt special sgt Norwood Crocker of the 46th inf took top Scholastic honors in his class at the 3rd army div no Academy. Gen John e. Dahlquist ret describes experiences in Russia Dur ing a visit to Frankfurt where he is the guest of Northern area come cd maj Gen Ralph r. Mace. Is photo by bolide . Services help out German police school Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial through the joint efforts of . Army and air Force units in the Wiesbaden area the Hesse police Academy at suburban Kohl Heck has solved the problem of feeding its More than 700 Academy personnel. When the Academy s Large scale renovation program resulted in its Kitchen and dining Halls being shut Down officials turned to neighbouring Safe he at Lindsey air station for assistance. Unable to fulfil the Academy needs Safe nevertheless provided the solution with a Call t the army at nearby Camp Fieri apprised of the situation 1st l Hinton s. Amerson s2 of the 4tharty s 5th automatic weapon in made necessary arrangements Fother loan of two Large army tent to House the Kitchen facilities during the period of renovation. Camp Fieri officials then Wena step further by providing the necessary men and material to erect the Large Canvas shelters the project was completed in Little More than two hours. Swing your partners the Paris Square dance club performs at Thela Reole prance International Folk dancing festival it marked the first time american Folk of i t j a h \ t dancing had been presented at the affair it col James Schnabel far right was caller for the Gros she performances were greeted with enthusiasm of Russia under the auspices farms of Friendship inc. The organization was formed several years ago to create a Veteran to Veteran Contact with former War time soldiers of the red army to promote peace and Board of directors of the organization include James a. Farley Gen Jacob h Devers ret Lutgen Ira c. Eaker ret col Paul h. Griffith National commander of the american legion and rear adm John j. Bergen user president of the Navy league of the United states. President of arms of friendships maj Gen James c. Fry ret former Deputy High commissioner to Austria and later cd of the 2nd inf div in Korea. University study Dahlquist explained that the organization came about As a re sult of a study by Temple univer sity on How to Lessen cold War tension. Since no one knows the Hor ror of War better than those who fought in it Dahlquist said the study recommended that if former soldiers could get together and Exchange ideas it would help pro Mote peace and understanding be tween the United states and rus Sia. " last month Dahlquist and group of world War ii veterans arrived in Russia to tour the Ukraine. A group led by vice admit. G. W. Settle ret arrived later to visit Moscow and the surround ing area. We had a russian speaking american Veteran in our party and this gave us a Chance to speak to the Man in the Street the re tired general explained. Visit battlefields their More formal contacts were made when a retired russian col Onel met them at Kiev and took them for a visit of the battlefields the War museum and later to a meeting of red army veterans. The veterans gave us a War Welcome Dahlquist said. Dur ing one meeting be were thanked for what we had done during the War to help the soviet the group met later with the head of the soviet veterans com Mittee in Moscow who said he was in favor of the Veteran to Veteran program. Dahlquist told him that he would personally Welcome any red army veterans who came to America for a visit. Arms of Friendship which is entirely supported by donations will Send to any former service men interested in making Friendly contacts with their russian counterparts information on the soviet Union. They will also offer advice on How to secure a visa what Battle Fields to visit and other Points of interest. 2 army generals Given new posts Washington special new assignments for two army general officers have been announced barmy Secretary Wilber m. Brucker. Maj Gen Sidney c. Wooten Ogof the Xiii army corps Reserve it. Devens mass., has been As signed to the army training Cen or infantry it. Dix . His new assignment will be effective sept. 1. Maj Gen William j. Verbeck my Council of review boards office of the Secretary of the my will succeed cof Xiii corps. Afe Drivers honoured Mannheim Germany special afe Driver awards were presented Turley Barracks Here to 32 Drivers from units assigned to the 181stbn. 5i,
