European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday september 11, 1967 the stars and stripes Poge 9 gov. Shafer will visit signal unit Hoechst Germany special gov. Raymond p. Shafer of Pennsylvania is to visit the 32ndsignal in at Mcnair Cavern Here monday. Shafer is to lunch with enlisted personnel from Pennsylvania at the battalion mess Hall and tour the unit s communications facile purpose of the Gover nor s visit to Europe is to acquaint european businessmen with his state s Industrial productivity. We Are proud to be Able to Lead Pennsylvania s first Trade Mission and to Tell our Friend sin Europe of our state the governor said upon his Depar Ture from the states. The governor s Mission will take him to Milan Italy and Madrid Spain before he returns to the United states. . Army program Natins la Oft to learn by Amis Nixon j staff writer Giessen Germany is six German apprentices have gone to work at the . Army support Center Here the third such group to train at the installation. With approval of the Germa labor office the Young men will learn a skilled Trade such a general mechanics carpentry or refrigeration. Only . Army installations approved for training apprentices by the chamber of Commerce and Industry can hire the applicants. To meet the requirements of the chamber training super visors must have an approbation and a master degree in the vocation or Trade for which he is responsible in training of apprentices. An apprenticeship usually last for three years. At the end of the training the apprentice mus pass an examination before the chamber of Commerce and Industry examining Board to get a Geselle Brief skilled worker certificate. The first two apprentices started in 1964. One completed his training after 2% years passe the examination with High scores and attends an Engineer ing College now. The other apprentice completed training six months later passed the examination with High scores also an works Here As a refrigeration specialist. The second group of four started in december 1966 and is now getting advanced training. After several years As skilled workers Geselle they can at tend courses to get a master de Gree Meiste brie which entitles them to promotion Bette pay and supervisory positions. The six new apprentices Al Fred Pluschke Dieter Roth Guenther Langer Georg Hahn Norbert Schneider and Hans Juergen Feldman were introduced to and welcomed by col. James e. Mcdowell support enter commander. The apprenticeship contract was signed by it. Col. Melvin b. Sharpe Deputy commander an the parents of the new apprentices. Mannheim Germany Spe Cial two Drivers spec. 5 Donald v. Courtois and spec.5 Larry d. Molder of he 1st support brigade were recently awarded seventh army sup port command certificates of achievement for their out standing driving was honoured for completing 59,000 Accident free Miles while Molder won the award for completing 42,000miles without an Accident. Heidelberg special the Heidelberg entertainment Center will open its Winter Heater season with John Van Druten s enchanting comedy Bell Book and there will be 10 performances sept.27-oct. 1 and oct. 4-8, at the Roadside theater autobahn Kaseane. Curtain time for All performances will be 8 . What s it like to be a German i Wetzlar Germany Spe Cial what s it like to be an enlisted member of the German army the daily activities of Baum 24, Are typical. His duties include the commando an m48 tank Crew with the 4th company of the 134th Panzer in. 5 30 . The assistant charge of quarters blows the whistle and soldiers crowd into washrooms. The sound of boots fills the s 2-Man room has Post cards on the Wall and a painted Beer Keg next to a hard but comfortable bed. A picture Ofa girl is on the Dresser. The daily routine of cleaning the Barracks is followed by Chow Hall formation. Cos have their own eating facilities maintained by civilians. Chow consist of Rye read butter Coffee marmalade and a slice of the room Beds and lockers Are made inspection ready. Gas masks and Field equipment Are on the top of the lockers an floors have been swept. The Day s Job is training new recruits on the m48 tank which rests in a sloping pit Facin downrange. Practice firing is conducted with a mounted .22-caliber Rifle sighted on a Small White Dot about 150 feet Down Range. One of the Crew aligns the weapon while his Comrade inside adjusts the . Baum assists the other cos. While the tank Crew practices a second group of trainees is conducted through a sighting and practice firing on the tank s machine gun fitted to a bipod and fired on the ground. After mid morning break the Crews train for the rest of the morning. Baum is company charge of quarters and commander of the Relief two or three times a duties Range from guard about once a month to assistant idea in Vietnam pays off for copt. Wiesbaden special Sav ing the air Force $5,000 at Anair base in Vietnam has won a $500 award for capt. Carl at Safe head Quad received a Check Here for his suggestion to eliminate eight pieces of electronics test equipment at his former duty station at plan Sang air base in South aircraft radio maintenance made the $5,000worth of equipment available for other vital air Force use. Theaward was the highest Ever Given to his Squadron in the Mili tary suggestion program. A native of Cedar Grove wis.,Ackermann now is assigned to the avionics and missiles Divi Sion maintenance management engineering Safe Deputy chief of staff Materiel. Charge of quarters. Guard is for24 hours starting at 9 . With two hours on and four hours off but the guards Are allowed to sleep Only Between 10 . And6 . The main meal of the Day i lunch meat and vegetable soup banana Yogurt and an hour later the com Pany moves out for 2v-j hours of sports and exercises. Baum s men return to the bar Racks for lectures while he and other cos look Forward to their soccer game with another unit. After the game and a supper of cold cuts bread and a cold Beer the cos have the evening free. There is no admission charge. For reservations Call Mann Mil 8773. Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial it. Col. Stanley b. Wes tort and maj. Norman r. Pen Ner of the Safe surgeon general s office have Bee nominated to the american College of Hospital administrators. Giessen Germany special during the food inspection conducted in accordance wit the Saco Mizeur food pro Gram 98 of 100 possible Point were scored by the Headquarters detachment mess .army Giessen support Center. In recognition of the Fin record and achievement the mess was awarded a four Star Superior mess plaque. Col. James e. Mcdowell Center commander presented the award to s. Sgt. Valentin Pawlick mess Steward Dur ing an informal ceremony held Here. Iranian air Force cd touring Usan Sites Washington is . Mohamad Khatami cd of the Imperial iranian air Force is visiting the . This month As guest of air Force chief of staff Gen. John p. Mcconnell during his tour the iranian air Force chief is to visit installations throughout the coun try including the air Force acad Emy at Colorado Springs colo.,the Usan tactical fighter weapons Center at Nellis air Force base nev., and the 1st strategic aerospace div at Vanden Berg air Force base Calif. Here s How German Cpl. Herbert Baum teaches enlisted Meu Bow to fire m48 s machine Guus. Beauty Margaret Wells has won the title miss summer Beauty at r s t e i n airbase s Street dance Dyna Margaret is a 1967 Grad uate of Kaiserslautern High school. Her father is . , Coic area dental Laboratory 26th tactical hos Pital at Ramstein air base. 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