European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F e Ai t u r e j by Hob Holycr Sis Munich Bureau secs photos by red Grandy of Charae Tes peered dam from the Wall at is Lively Little Man who gestured while talked. Side by Sid the faces Maria Callas Elk la Khrushchev president Kennedy Konrad Adenauer Elsa Maxwell Ernest Hemingway Fidel Castro Franz Liszt and others seemed to come alive under the Pell of their creator. The personality of said Josef innkeeper As wooden stau tend into a Friend watching Schranz work his Way through the 100-Odd masks on the apart ment Wall said this fellow is a Fin artist because he understands  a gentle rather portly Man Schran took up carving to pass the time while serving out world War ii in an american prison Camp. His first whittling efforts produced table utensils but he soon turned his attention to More difficult subjects. Since 1947 he has carved Between 350and 360 masks. His latest Effort was a mask of american astronaut John h. Glennjr., created with the Aid of four photo graph of the spaceman. The mask has been malted to glean in the United  was a pleasure for met make this present to America s first Man to circlet he Earth Bald Schrancz of his nine Day Effort on the Glenn mask. Since 39sb, Schranz has been proprietor of the Baba feet Gasthaus in human. And to those 33 year the three room in  Aad fete apartment Patain have become monuments to Bis work i came Here with just four Case of Beer Sam my Fanaff a thumb Over one fit is Ted Vea he uses in carving. A face Heto toe is m Hii Toh Rood Stohon Newt tand. Everything you see in Here he s created the Friend added. Schranz most prodigious Effort was Mantle piece of die Sieben sch Tocaben a German fairytale. This heavyweight work was nine months in the making. Sometimes i have to lock myself i when i Gutt working on a big project Schranz said. A Wall piece of the bavarian coat of arms required three months for completion to takes a tolerant woman to put up j. With a Wood Carver husband mrs. Schranz said with an admiring glance Ather husband. Pointing to a Wall panel which did no take a strenuous Effort Schranz laughingly explained. You see those two spinster with the touch me not look. Well they really want to be touched but they  Schranz described his work As strictly Hobby. He never Sells masks although he sometimes gives them away. He turned Down a �250 offer from a Cologne antique dealer for the Adenauer mask. His Only works which have found their Way to the United states Are the Glenn mask an several masks he has Given to Soldier for All his work Tehran a uses a Pinewood which grows High in the austrian Alps 2,000 to 3.0co feet. Because of the Elevation the growing season is limited to six weeks a year. Free of contamination by bugs and bores the Wood gives the impression of always being alive. For this reason it s the Best Wood for masks but Many tarvers won t use it be cause it dulls carving tools Schranz  routine work Schranz has set up a tiny wooden Bench in the Bohnhof con cession stand. Here while Selling Maga Zines Candy Cigar ets and postcards he whittles away. Pointing to a rough shaped lock he said that will be Heinrich Luebke president of Germany Schranz was born in Austria a land proud of its Wood Carvers. For this reason his most cherished compliment came Froman austrian Magazine writer who Haa called him the Best Carver in Europe. His next big project will be a coat farms for the Canadian government. My son Sigfried he explained is apolitical scientist hired by the government in Ottawa Linfs complicated carving seven swab ions Ore out to kill a Rabbit with on outlandish sword. Seated at table Kennedy Castro Jyh Rushina Hemingway standing Adenauer and Schronz. The stars and stripes