European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday april ii 1965 the Stam and stapes Page t lost communicators9 locate site in France welfare Hind assists name Pio Noor relay units improvise african Middle Enslen comm Wiesbaden special the clans. A2cs Juuan e. Cnney i no cations area Samk conv ease of the lost air Force communicators cume to Light when Del 11. Was transferred to plan. .,.ly, France. Power expert a map of France allows thl Balmos. Bustling Community of mime 300farm Folk to to about so Miles Southwest of Paris Well hidden in the Antiquity of the French Back country. This fact provides reason Why the airmen were late arriving at their new duty station. Assists from a cycling Gen Darme a Farmer blowing his Fields and the owner operator Ofa Wayside cafe All figured in finally locating the missing French Village. The communication site is located six Miles from planty atop a rolling Hill just off winding country Road. Five Miles in the opposite direction at the equally Small and Rural Village of mar Dlly in Hayer the air Force rented rooms for the six men in the town s Only hotel pension an establishment pre dating therein of Napoleon Bonaparte. A French newspaper which served As shelving in one of the rooms clearly established the fact that room service was not thriving profession in planty. Wiesbaden special like than the exempted fad. So much Mountain top in Italy a far with All pioneers the european i so that the communications House in Orch can Irrmann. A " area has More Ian 1.400 per House trailer in Turkey or a _ _ sonnet scattered All the Way hotel on an Island Oft the roast Daniel c. Hart. James i. Smith i mull actors find Many problems from the moors of Scotland to of Greece. At each location one the Sands of Africa Manning m. Basic problem a evident a need or More isolated duty stations. For equipment to help make life most of these Sites an Lui ated in such off beat locations As a and diehard Linebarger. Round with their discovery ing out the team is the ground of new Sites. A1c John r. Within name isolated duty stations Are the accepted rather lie paper was dated 1868. The six airmen responsible for ire a Callen g. Mains site Clef and maintenance techno 1dm Ellin honors then Uso workers Athens Sas vice adm William e. Ellis the Fleet com Bander paused Here to Honor he Volunteer workers at the Uso and Loties. Isl Lis presented awards to Thenen and women who operate the Lub and Render assistance to 8thheel sailors. Representatives of he Kary tides the hellenic american women s organization and Athens College were among Hose receiving the awards. A q d h l Bri a he Bill la a a aha a a i Abla a a Ahl l .iabbblbavl.pjobbl. V. F 4 1bjaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbbbbabaavlvblbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbblbbbbl Paris tour mus Ruth a what Algu Cea on a tour. Bhe Organ i weekly tar Paris Uso club associate director class Tours for serve Nemea one of Many opportune Tori. Wotli a it Iozip of too rests prior to their departure available to personnel of leave army Paris Uso keeps Busy open House \ Paris special the sign out front at is Avenue Des champs Elysee is about As in conspicuous at a sign can be and still be a sign. If it weren for the american French and United service organizations flags which Point skyward from the sign s top. It would be Al most lost in the network of advertisements that Dot the build Ings along the Busy r h we on i to a _ american of faces network the time tuned Lor an part 0rum arc Central european Tim my it Quoit wow hoc a a too world at 0700 my Arthur oodfrayskr"1"" As re a 0 Ufa talk to 1i jew idol Thow Gilt Tod Yeu m c " oar 100 Newe 18 p_mcnt"1 j2 m take ten l0� Jim Ameche a Tempo too no a coot Inot Jamboree 1700 Newt Iiona nomm 1701 hmmi1 Simm him command 1100 world at 1000 the scr 130 Toons to Uriel to o Mutt Hall it us f Kotur i a " _ ism an Lyle Nylof Stu Ottil Motiu of Natt sports my my Tom your banking1mb Hiowt i int. 1145 Mille land of facility All Akiam is 1mo sky Kir i Koy Fiolo no i i Bowory 19m Tho Ottn dts 111 Torta 1m pamtor1 emf Ulni of 1730 to Poyo commune met Magl land of 107 san Dolfl Ini non air it Spocia to Fadula 1030 school Story 1110 Nawa 1m6 Ana Lyala of thu Jack Paar the sign spells out Uso. Us probably does t mean much to he mass of shoppers and sight seers who swarm up and Down the champs Elysee but to thou Sands of american servicemen it Means Means a place to have a cup of Coffee and meet Oiler Ameri cans a place to get tickets reservations information you name it. More than 190.000 servicemen with Uso Junior hostesses acting As dancing partners. Dances arc also held at outlying bases with live bands and Junior hostesses. Tie Junior hostesses represent 120 different nationalities and really put in a lot of hours at in club says Burhans. O besides the regular activities variety shows Are often presented with Talent from All Over Europe and from the states. Oiler special event include visit the 1 arts club every yearn Mia in mom Donald Burhans european director for Uso. And 75 percent of these boys come from he do these 150,000 find and do at the Uso last Vear in conjunction with commercial agencies Uso mad travel and ticket arrangements for 21,050 servicemen. Some10,85 1 visitors took Uso hours another -1,750 went to the theater through Uso while u50 made night club reservation. An and Telephone Calls a isl year eight winners were p 1 c k e d by sugar Hay i Tobinson. The Iii mom program which began in 1957 makes available free Telephone Calls o the family Back Home for some Lucky servicemen. Advice and assistance of a local nature comes from the Uso committee of Paris which i staffed by Trench and american civic and religious leaders military personnel additional 4.000 train and 100 plane her dignitaries. Reservations were there s the Coffee. Ameri can Coffee. They say it s the Only place on the Avenue where a Good cup of Java american style. Can to else a Reading room Well locked with literature an comfortable lounge chairs a souvenir counter and gift dance floor Shower and shaving facilities a Luggage Check room a mailing service and Mesiano Book and tables forwards chess and other games. Ruth Mehan. The club sask Ocille director and her staff room "5 p.", get juts of Volunteer help wit tool pm to intr the club s activities. Lou tool Tun Miar Root ".-. Slot Tho to Leur on tha hour it or cd 10 Cal Brily iqo4 rat had Amo tm5 waa Smolon 3xu cavalry if Ana Lyala Ami Monllor Tram t�07 tha Ocean floor enter nera Wei very sunday afternoon and on holidays Buffet dinners featuring Ninny Good things to eat arc served. Best of All. They re free. The buffets arc the Courtesy of Church. Women s and other group from amp Des logos and the Paris urea. Ca Csc Apo ii on4 of foot pub Cor mow mice a Iii of pc cow croat Tutt saturday Niht is Dancon kit col Tobert Besson Paris Costco and vice chairman of the commit let ulnar with Post Chap Lains col j. Betzhold und a Martin f. Buckley live always been especially helpful and cooperative whenever we be needed assistance. Bur Hans , who is in charge of clubs in Greece. Turkey Italy and France also has been fill ing in As director of the Par club since the january departure of William Gourlay who led to become a regional executive with Uso in club s new director. j. Walt of in quell. Mass. Arrived Here in mid april. Before joining Uso. W.,11 had been the Public relations directorate Lowell technological Institute fur More than 10 says Uso attendance figures have increased by More than 50.001 per year during the decade that the organization has been Here. More liveable. What establishes the Crit Lafor a unil to be classed As re Mote duty and he eligible fur isolated unit welfare assistance according to 1st u Robert . Name custodian units arc authorized welfare assist Ance when they Are located i where there is no Central base welfare fund authorized when they do not have the conveniences and reasonable a metropolitan area Al facilities. A unit goes about getting Iso lated unit welfare purchased \ equipment such As washing Ma-1 Chines stoves refrigerators. And furniture through unit Wel fare funds be. Cause the strength of the re mole duty units does t qualify them to draw these items from regular Supply channels. Mcclain explained that men atthe Sites submit a budget re quest for items needed to their Squadron unit welfare councils who after approving or disapproving the requests Forward it to the name isolated welfare fund Council. Once approved at name. A Purchase order Cov ers the Cost of the items either through yes or from stateside mall order House sources. Name. With its Stei scattered Over thousands of Miles must of necessity operate a King sin isolated welfare fund business some annually according to t sgt Alfred w. Swit Cher or. Coic of the Eam isolated unit welfare fund office. Also assigned to the administration chores of this far Flung mall order Mylre is 1st Trobert i. Pumphrey and s sgt Lames r. Howard. Boettcher summed up the philosophy of isolated welfare fund thinking these men on thesi1 Are pretty Well Cut off from he air Force world and it tour Job to compensate in part or their isolation by trying tomake their life a bit More com he went on to explain that some of the items they Are Able o furnish Are rather unique about with motor for a site near River in Germany a two Lane howling Alley government sur plus due to unit do activation fora larger site in Spain skis for communicators in Southern Ger Many Cook books Tor a Crew in Turkey and Oil paint for s part line arcs artist in France. The need and importance of Olalud unit welfare equipment and services from a users Point of View. Is neatly wrapped up in an opinion by Tho planty sit chief a1c Allen Mains. In my Bonk. Isolated unit we of assistance u an absolute must for men on the Remote duty Sites and game s unit Wel fare folks Are tops in the Busi Ness. Even to the Point of seeing to it that we get our Dally newspaper delivered on tumor apr Wing citric for safety St. Louis special the1370th photo mapping Wing with Headquarters at turn Lrafb. Of. Has received the Mats outstanding unit award for flying safety during 1984. The organization was cited for flying More than 22.000 hours without an Accident the second consecutive. Ear of Accident free operation for the 1370th
