European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 10, 1959 the stars and stripes Page operation perspiration while 1st 14 Paul Kemmerling cools him off and then Gol Daniel Sharp is first Man to try out the steam room at the base gymnasium at Weatherfield England. Of photo us base opens sweatshop Wethersfield a n g 1 a n d special you be read Abou Wethersfield s diet k Itchen. You be heard about on base exercise classes. But the biggest yet for weight Coris Cious Weiher fielders is the recently opened steam room at the base gymnasium. Special services officer 1st it Paul Kemmerling has announced that two rebuilt steam tables Are ready for use in the gym and All base personnel Are encouraged to come in and sweat it the steam tables have been meeting set by pm Assn. Washington is the annual meeting of the Quarter master Assn. Will be held in York City oct. 15-16, the army announced Here. The sessions will include Semi Nars on research and engineering military subsistence Supply and military Petroleum Supply As Wellas panels on military clothing and textile Supply and equipment the army said. Maj Gen Herman Feldman re executive vice president of the association declared the meeting will provide a Means for High lighting the Quarter master corps in National defens and serves As an important medium for the Exchange of ideas on the Many facets of Supply for . Other subjects scheduled to come under discussion during the two Day meeting include commissary operations paper and paper products laundry and dry cleaning facilities and the army and air Force Exchange services. Registration for the convention activities should be forwarded to the quartermaster Assn., 1026 17th st., n.w., Washington 6, d.c., the general said. Brize Norton toastmasters Brize Norton England Spe Cicala demonstration meeting was Given by the cotswold Toast masters club Here to citizens of the local Community. The club comprised of . Air Force personnel has been Active one year and is helping organize a. Similar club on a Community level completely refurbished by 1 o c a 1 air ministry personnel. Each unit has been electrically overhauled and heating units have been installed although the steam sweats a lot out of you it does t really make you Skinny said Kemmer Ling. But it sure makes you Feela lot the units Are As simple to oper ate As a Steamboat whistle. Once inside the Cabinet you just pull a Chain and you Are quickly sur rounded with steam released from a Container of boiling water out Side. Nothing can go wrong. Still there Are newly installed air vents to avoid that boiled All Over look and also a time clock for on sched ule airmen. The Man behind the setting up of the perspiration parlor is col Daniel Sharp director of operations at 20th tactical fighter Wing who was instrumental in acquiring the steam tables. He was also the first Man to try out the facilities. According to Sharp they work Fine. After 30 minutes in one of those steam tables i came out feeling like a Sharp obtained the steam tables through it col Bill Holt 79th tactical fighter so commander at Woodbridge who had some spare units. Civilian suggestions set Safe record Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial civilian employees of us afe boosted participation in the command s suggestion program to a High in 1959, it was announced the 12-month period end ing june 30, participation of . Laon firemen fight blazes on area farms Laon France special with France in the throes of the longest drought since 1898, the loan air base fire department set a local record for Calls answered off base. In two Days the department responded to six Calls in the sur rounding communities under the Mutual Aid agreement Between the base and the local villages. The first of the fires was at nearby Cousron where a wheat Field and grass were burning. The 400-gallon pumper answered the Call and extinguished the Blae after expending its full Load of water. Twenty five minutes after re turning to the base another Emer gency Call was received from the station chief at spark from a passing train had started a fire in a wheat Field and Only fast work by the Crew of the 400-Galkm pumper held the dam age to a minimum. Three Days later the 400-gallon pumper under the direction of Michel Dagron was in service fighting four different blazes at Mes Recourt Rich court and Crepy on Laon Nois. 250 say Farewell at Tea for wife of Gen Everest Wiesbaden Germany is approximately 250 members and guests of the Wiesbaden officers wives club gathered at the von Steuben hotel Here to bid Farewell to mrs. F. F. Everest wife of the from left airs Frederic h. Smith jr., airs. William c. Wood rum and airs. F. Of Everest at Wiesbaden Tea honouring airs. Everest and airs. Smith. Is photo by Mccune departing Safe commander in chief. The afternoon Tea was also welcoming event for mrs. Frederic h. Smith jr., whose husband will replace sen Everest at ceremonies Here wednesday. Among the German guests pres ent were mrs. Georg August Zinn wife of the hessian minister presi Dent mrs. Hermann Bach wife of the hessian state Secretary mrs. Hans Hofmann wife of the mayor of Wiesbaden and the wives of other civilian and military dignitaries in the Wiesbaden area. American guests included mrs. Edward j. Timberlake wife of maj Gen Timberlake Safe vice commander in chief mrs. Harold h. Twitchell wife of maj Gen Twitchell Safe surgeon general mrs. Joseph f. Carroll wife of maj Gen Carroll Safe Deputy commander mrs. James e. Rob erts wife of Brig Gen Roberts Safe Deputy chief of staff for personnel. If also mrs. R. J. Clix be. Wife of Brig Gnu Cli be commander of the710.0th support Wing mrs. Wil Liam e. Rentz wife of Brig Gen Rentz. Safe Deputy chief of staff for installations and p. Newberry wife of Brig Gen Newberry Safe Deputy chief of staff for charge of arrangements for the event were mrs. G. C. Ash Ley mrs. P. S. Walker. Mrs. E. C. Laedtke and mrs. Robert Reutz Macher. Admiral to retire Chicago uproar adm e. P. Forrestel commandant of the 9th naval District has applied for voluntary retirement effective oct. I. Employees in improving air Force operations increased More than 7 per cent to reach an unprecedented Rale of 29.65 per cent in the command. The rate was almost five percent Over the 25 per cent air Force goal. Local employees participated sit irate of 18.67 per cent equating last year s record of 18.66 per cent. A total of 3,881 suggestions was submitted during fiscal year 1957, of which 622 were put into effect. Some 264 suggestions involved tangible benefits resulting in Mone tary savings of $351,549. The remainder effected such improve ments As increased safety health and morale. A total of $11,020 was paid in awards to employees whose suggestions were adopted. Alarm system among the outstanding suggestions submitted in Safe during the past fiscal year was a blood Bank alarm system designed to detect technical deficiencies which would cause spoilage of blood stored for use in surgery an emergency cases. The idea developed by Fritz Bertram a German National employed Wilh 7100th installations so Wiesbaden was placed in operation by the Usan Hospital i Wiesbaden. Bertram received a Cash award of $300. A similar award was presented for an improved method of Prairi ing fuel sumps for t33 Jet train ers resulting in savings of More than .$14,000. The command wide suggestion program is administered by the directorate of civilian personnel at Safe he. Giant Tanker going to Orient Washington is the largest Tanker under . Registry the 46,000-ton Tran Eastern is scheduled to sail from Pasadena tex., for military bases in the far East this month the Navy announced Here. The supertanker will sail under military sea transport service charter anal will carry 390,000 barrels of aviation gasoline for delivery to Pearl Harbor Guam Manila and Yokohama. The vessel will carry Only 300,000 Gallons of fuel through the Panama canal in order to meet the draft restrictions of 33 feet the Navy said and will top off he cargo at Long Beach calif., with an additional 90,000 Gallons. The trans Eastern christened atthe Bethlehem steel Yards at Quiney mass., on july 28, will carry the same amount of fuel o n this single lift As the Ordinary t2 tank ers. Anderson leaves Carrier Post Washington is rear adm George w. Anderson recently designated to relieve vice adm Clarence e. Ekstrom ase. Of the 6th Fleet in com Man d the medi comm and div g at Terru Nean relinquished of the Navy s Carrier Mayport Fla. Ekstrom has orders As com Mander naval air forces Pacific Fleet. Anderson turned Over command of Currier div i composed of two Navy attack aircraft carriers the Essex and the Saratoga to rear adm Thomas h. Moorer. Upon Assumption of the 6th Fleet com Mand Anderson will be elevate to the rank of vice Admiral
