European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday May 7, has gone up in smoke in by 68 by John Reese staff write Heidelberg is fire damage for the first 10 months of fiscal year1968 Cost us a eur More than $610,000 in lost government properly during the same period two deaths and 21 injuries due to fires were re ported. By comparison in by 1967 govern ment property loss in fires totalled $774,500 and two deaths and 34 per Sonal injuries resulted the spokesman said. The property losses for both year were actually higher since Only fires causing 190 or More damage were con Sid Rcd and no track was kept of pro Vale property  fit 1967 there were 136 reportable fires and thus far in by 1968 there have been 111. The 19-year average fire loss in Usa eur the spokesman said runs a Little Over $1 million per  the by 1968 losses $52,000 occurred in dependent quarters in 13separate fires. One of the chief causes of such fires the spokesman said  children playing with thatches. Careless smokers also caused Large percentage of dependent hous ing  fire officials advise parents to satisfy their children s curiosity about and fascination with flame producing devices such As matches an cigarette lighters. If this is not done and if such devices Are not kept away from children when not tinder super vision it is pointed out Young children will Experiment and May cause dam aging or fatal  practice against which a officials warn is smoking in bed they say is particularly Haz when foam rubber mattresses arc these mattresses Burn rapidly charging Large amounts of smoke a toxic  quarters occupants a urged to Check for fire hazards whenever the apartment is to be left or i fore retiring. Family exit plans in Cas of fire and instruction in How to Call the fire department Are also advised Vii corps officers give generat9s idea the brush9 Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial the Volunteer labor Force included a three Star and a one Star general and a Crew of Field Grade officers. The Boss was first lieutenant. The Mission paint the outside of the Kelle Barracks officers club in one Day. It was truly operation fantastic. That s what Vii corps chief of staff Brig. Gen. John f. Freund labelled it when he thought up the idea in order to save Money dam the Gold flow and provide anew face to a Post facility look ing none the better for a hard Winter. The building is half along As a football Field and a third As wide Freund got himself a paint Brush and provided similar weapons for 80-Odd volunteers heavy in Field grades who turned Outin mid morning after leaving their juniors in charge of their offices for the slightly better than three hours and 240 Sand Wiches it took to accomplish the  excluded from the labor Force was Vii corps commander it. Gen. Frank t. Mildren. Al though the general had to be satisfied smile Jayhawk chief of staff Brig. Gen. John  left looks pleased Over the Success of his operation fantastic a method of painting the outside of the Kelley bar Racks officers club in one Day. The general and col. Randolph v Foster right and some 80-Odd volunteers mostly senior Grade officers accomplished the Job in slightly better than three hours. Army photo absent from Post on an inspect Ion during most of the opera Tion a suitable area was re served for his own personal application of paint upon his return. The volunteers encouraged Tower old clothes arrived in a variety of Mufti normally see Nat such unrelated Points As Tennis courts and Hobo Jungles. The on Lyman present in Good clothes a class a uniform was a first lieutenant Charles j. Reid a jointed to supervise the Gold raided Crew in performance of their Mission. Reid Drew up a paint plan and divided the volunteers into details and individual  was even in charge of blow ing the whistle for lunch an had sufficient authority from the chief of staff that he was t re miss when guidance and direction for a Superior was require Cin paint application. The operation went so Well the painters had a hard time calling it quits. Matter of fact a dozen of them did to even after the building was fully painted. They moved out paint a Paintbrush to a neighbouring my Gate Booth and Cream Painte that too while a somewhat startled my stood and wondered top men honoured no Academy Parade ends classes for 113 bad Stoelz Germany Spe Cial spec. 5 David m. Akin of Btry a 1st in 81st arty topped the 113 graduates of class 68-19 at the seventh army no Academy to become the distinguished graduate of this year s eighth class. The artillerymen stationed at Wackenheim was awarded the commander in chief Usa eur and seventh army award an the Gen. George s. Patton award for excellence. Akin Lethe graduates As they passed in review on the Flint Caser Parade Field Here. There were two other double award winners in class 68-19 spec. 5 Bernard Yetter Hub,2nd in 78th arty and staff sgt. Howard o. Meeks team a 52ndus army arty det. Each was an Honor graduate and a recipient of the Gen. Douglas Macarthur award for distinguished leadership. Third Honor graduate was spec. 4 David j. Disbro Trp a,1st so 14th army Cav regt. Also receiving the Macarthur award were staff sgt. Vincent m. Antonich hic 2nd in 54th inf and sgt. Gary f. Walker Cole 10th special forces up an i spec. 4 David t. Brooks hhbj69th arty up was Winner til the association of the . Annj award for having accumulated the fewest demerits during la four week course. Spec. 4 Edward l. Holmes279th Sta Hosp returned to Berl Lin As Winner of the Gen. Bruc. Clarke award As top Man a the final inspection conducted by the Academy s director of instruction maj. Rodger w. Boyle.1 guest speaker and reviewing officer for the ceremonies Wail col. Lawrence e. Martin jr., Rector of the nato weapon systems department . A school Europe in Oberammergau. Martin began his address by recalling another of the a afr my s classes. This is an important Day of Cal me too i feel that today i an returning to very familiar ground because i was a member of . Constabulary under Geil Bruce c. Clarke when the Academy was established in Munici in 1949," he said. Canadian chess tourney at Chi Emsee Chi Emsee Germany is Henry Herbst a Canadian work ing with a civilian firm i Munich was the first place Over All Winner from More than 25participants in the 61st european rating tournament of the .chess federation that ended Here sunday. The two Day Competition washed at the armed forces recreation Center Here. Tied for second place were Irwin j. Lyon jr., a civilian employee with Usa eur and seventh army special troops and capt. Jonathan s. Malev 20thstation Hospital Nuernberg Point system the rating tournament allows participating player to establish his proficiency by a Point system up to 2,700. Malev also won the class Baward second highest division and was presented a prize for a upset win Over a player rated 400 Points his senior. Capt. Jonathan j a r r e 11 of Rhein main a won the special prize for unrated players. Edward Van Der Rhoer of voice of America in Munich was highest place Winner in the combined class cd. Telephone lesson the path of a shape system satellite some 83,000 Miles above is shown to from the shape International Grade school in dels u from the school recently had a Telephone conversation a Gate Ute and the radar facilities in the background