European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              June 4, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 9 Lay Hawker goes Home Man is at the top onedial when first you have to have an in v _ _. J 4-maof Al  an Civ an t Naismith enlisted one time in 1959, Nis he had a lot Inq Fie rec n Nau /.,ssi it. 22 year of service he Vil corp Freer Counselor reached the or Complete revitalizing be reenlistment Iro Eram in Vii rps and using it one of most effecting the in e army Gion Smith awarded Thev it. Gen. Vii enlistment Job me be 43 people Smith enlistede7e just graduated from High school and were sworn in byc Patterson then governor Alabama on the Steps of the Capitol in Montgomery while with was an army Recruiter when Smith came to thei Jay Jiaw corps in february 1966, he brought his Success with  corps came in fifth in Reen Lisments in fiscal year 1966 but year later it was first setting Iree records the first time taps had Ever won in usar sur the highest standardized ate achieved by a major com Imand in Usa eur and the greatest number of aus in inductee soldiers Ever reenlisted by a major command in usar  records did t last Long though. Vii corps and Smith broke them in fiscal year 1968 land this year s Competition has not yet ended. What s the secret for reenlist Ament Success Smith could write la Book on it but he lists com Terestea commander and i adjust that in general Mildren Smith says. Then you have Mohave the officers and senior cos of every unit working to Gether. Soldiers Are influenced on reenlistment by their Lead  achieved this by initiating battalion-1 e v e 1competition Between corps units. Starting a three Day training course for career Counselor setting aside one Day month for career Counselor to meet and discuss ideas and prob lems initiating a program to Orient All officers and senior cos on reenlistment and establishing a goal sys tem to replace the old inaccurate standardized rate and put All units on an equitable percentage plan. The latter proved a More accurate system of determining reenlistment figures and was adopted by Usa eur. As a result of the record breaking program in Vii corps other major commands have called on the career Counselor for help in their re up Effort Sand have profited from it. The vhf corps regulation on reenlist ment written by Smith has since been distributed in Usa eur conus and the far East. So his present superiors Don find it surprising that the career South Bavaria District Counselor of 14 years who has exceeded every goal that has been set for him has been selected for the army s top reenlistment Job. The Only draw Back is that Smith won t be Here for the presentation of the fiscal year 1968 reenlistment Tro Phy awarded by Usa eur that he worked so hard to win. Toastmaster title res to Chaoli Heidelberg special an army chaplain Pulpi Ted his Way to first place in the seventh annual toastmasters european speech championship Over the weekend Here. Computerized its files Munich Germany special South Bavaria District head quarters Here reported that it civilian personnel office is now using computers for its records  Goldschmidt who Heads the office s records Section said that the increased demand for information on employee brought about the change. It was pointed out that time con suming searches in personnel records for information will be Imand interest As Foremost. I virtually eliminated. Freeze sgt. Bill Fuqua one of the world s five human mannequins remains absolutely still for this 4-second time exposure while spec. 4 George Gombossy blurs with Normal conversation movements. Fuqua claims he can hold his stance Lor hours and can go for 45 minutes without blinking an eyelash.1 qua has been on nationwide to shows. Army photo Riley earned $19ooo an Ifor chaplain it. Col Tom har Ris representing the Host Heidel Berg toastmasters club took to honors speaking on kinetics for communicators an address outlining the use of gestures and the thoughts they convey in everyday communication. Chaplain Harris of the 9 Hospital Center Here received the judges decision from Brig.  f. Shull staff judge advocate of Usa eur and seventh army who attended by invitation of the Heidelberg Toast masters club sponsors of the speech contest. First it. Frederick Irwin Spe Cial services officer for Taurus District Frankfurt placed Sec Ond while Bill Michaels an yes Public relations assistant fro Nuernberg was third. Speakers from toastmasters clubs in Lahr Frankfurt Gra ten Woehr Heidelberg Nuernberg Ramstein Sembach wies Baden we Bruecken Sevilla Spain and Vicenza Italy participated in the contest. More than 100 delegates also attended the one Clay conclave. Chaplain Harris first place finish earned the Heidelberg club the Honor of remaining Host forthe 1969 Competition. Hanau Germany special pfc. Paul h. Williams. He & he co 2nd support brigade Here received the seventh army Driver s safety award recently. He was cited for a total of 26,500 Accident free Miles. Wackenheim Germany special the usage Urive Star mess award was presented to the Mccully bar Racks consolidated mess Hall Here during an awards Cere Mony for the 1st in 81st  Steward Sec George l. Haines accepted the award from col. Patrick w. Powers commander of the 56th arty i moves ahead by standing still by Merrill Plaskow to Eslingen Germany special when Bill fun qua s grammar school teacher him to stand still and shut  did just that Severit hiking it would some Day earn Jium a fabulous pay rate per  but Fuqua a sergeant with seventh army support come s188th personnel services co Dis covered that by playing Dummy land working As a human Manne in he could make a handsome salary for an ostensibly easy it of the car and froze in position next to the Jolly old Bellow. While his friends roared laughter unknowing passers y were stunned by his statuesque appearance. Listening to Mieir comments Fuqua though there might be something moving n standing  started to do the stand still act for parties and eventually was contracted by department stores for modelling and displays. As it May appear being. Mechanical Tashio Neer is a profession pursued by Only a few. As Fuqua explains Marce Marceau i s probably the most a own mannequin but he s More famous for his mime Tell ital Story in l allot movements see Only five practising mechanical fashion erg in the Bee come world. Tex interested Ira 8 5n-Aspcai de in sch of Shopple Mitius s from but the strike him unti 4 Uville going to Christ y pulled a stunt tha onh needs and bunched s new career Passi Santa Claua Dallas suburb he go at the age of 14, Fuqua was earning up to $15 an hour big Money for an adolescent but peanuts compared to what he would net for the same stunt in the coming years. As he progressed in age disinterest in show business increased but the Only thing reworked on for his Dummy act was the concentration. There really in t anything that i Cantell you about my practice and much travelled plane switches Home bases Span Dahlem Germany special the t39 Sabre liner support Jet in which so Many Span Dahlem personnel have travelled has been flown to its new permanent Home at ram Stein air base. The t39 was originally As signed to the 49th tactical fighter Wing directly from the fac tory in november 1963. During its five years with the Wing twas flown nearly 5,200 hours with 2,670 of these hours being flown since May 1966. Six pilots were qualified an assigned to Fly the aircraft on its Many support missions three have flown it More than 1,000  pilots include maps. Ray d Hill Joseph c. Mizell Gou Verne b. Skinner and Richard c. Sturtevant arid cats. Herbert  and John g. Powell. Hill Mizell and Sturtevant Are the three pilots with More than 1,000 a even though the t39 flew Many hours the efforts of the pilots and the maintenance Crews attained a safety record to be envied. For three consecutive years the 49th support air Craft Branch has won the us afe unit flying safety achieve ment award. Fitted Fuqua it s just a matter of concentration and  but Fuqua has had instance when All his patience was lost. People Are Quick to notice that he looks More like them than do the other mannequins. Most jus look but while appearing at six flags Over Texas an amuse ment Park near Dallas he was stabbed by an adult anxious to show his wife and child that the Dummy was real. At Fuqua prices it s understandable that lie now uses a Protection Agency Complete with uniformed body guards whenever he makes a Public appearance. Standing still is not the Only part of the mannequin business. Fuqua has appeared on the to night show Gary Moore s pro Gram and candid camera parading in a rigid stance reminiscent of the Awakening tin Man n the wizard of  the army Fuqua has done a lot in entertainment. He has been in shows both stateside Andiliere in Germany. Last week he began his production of Roger Sand Hammerstein s of k 1 a homa at 21, Fuqua has been on nationwide television and Accord ing to him earned More than a$1,000 an hour for mechanical Fashio Neering and Heads his own window display firm. Group. Izmir Turkey special maj. Gen. Bertram c. Harri son 6th Allied tactical air Force commander Here recently presented the Allied air forces Southern Europe air South outstanding radar unit and flying safety awards for  radar award was made to the control reporting Centeral ahla libel in recognize action of their outstanding ability to maintain a constant readiness during 1967.the flying safety award went to the 112th Squadron at Eskisehir. � Hanau Germany special figures from he seven h army support Comet indicate that members of the 2nd sup port brigade headquartered Here dug deep enough in their pockets to Lead the commanding contributions during the 1968 overseas combined fed eral  final tabulations in the 2nd brigade tabulated $11,-418.12 in contributions in this year s drive slightly More than one fourth of the total $44,501.12 donated by the com Mand. Wiesbaden special the Wiesbaden american ski club will hold a general membership meeting june 5 Start ing at 7 30 . At the Rhine Blick Golf course Here. The purpose of the meetings to announce the summer program. A dance band i scheduled to play and refresh ments will be served