European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and strikes Cas problems lab has s by James Tucker is lantern Germany .1 the brightly lit rooms Wil Ted cac sound sound pvt Wanh a mute Zacq a  i _ the kiss 7en burners the bubbling186 liquid and the Clink of Long tables Down for Many reasons. In some cases tests consists of merely holding they Are part of bulk and pack a bottle of gasoline up to a Light aged Petroleum stocks stored in Europe by pc which Are merely due for routine Quality control testing. Approach Kle switch Evand dials ule some cd technicians soldiers and German civil working Side by Side Bend a their notebooks or equip it concentrating on the be of Mercury in a therome a or the characteristics of a lid dripping from the end of narrow Glass tube. Me technicians Are members the 993rd quartermaster pet Burn products Laboratory det Fitich is assigned to com. L a Petroleum distribution come me results of their observant searching could mean that in fines of 2 /2-ton trucks belong my i a transportation unit will run Inger before they Wear out. Or Fieira findings could save the lives a helicopter Crew whose Enne s performance depends on purity of fuel fed into its arbu Rator. I More than 100 different tests 1,000 different Petroleum prod jets Are made in the 993rd s la oratory to insure that oils and is used in Europe Are up to Tolible free standards. J it s a big Job which gets bigger111 the time. In 1966, the lab processed 13,000 samples and thestal reached 17,000 in 1967. The Esting of More than 20,000 Samp fes is projected for this year. The samples come to the lab some of the samples come from units in the Field. They May have been stored for some time and the user wants to make sure the product has not deteriorated. In some cases the Sample might come directly from the scene of an aircraft crash and is rushed to the lab to answer the question did this fuel cause the Accident the lab headed by it. John l. Scheve furnishes advice and assistance on Quality control to com a seventh army and Safe. In addition the 993rdtests Petroleum for the army Navy and air Force and the Royal Canadian air Force and Federal Republic of Germany units in the european area. Technical advice is also offered to unit commanders in the Field on the handling storage sampling and Quality evaluation of Petroleum products and their containers. _ and comparing its color to a bottle containing a standardized Sample. On the other end of the scale the lab conducts two related tests to measure the anti Knock qua Lity of aviation gasoline. For the tests two single Cylinder engines Are used one for Ipi Cating cruising speeds of aircraft engines and the other for duplicating supercharged speeds used in take offs and other  maximum Power. The 993rd works steadily Ona 16-hour a Day schedule with two shifts. But if an emergency should arise As sometimes happens the technicians will swing into 24-hour schedule until they find the answer. The lab has a present strength of 26, including 10 enlisted me from the 97th quartermaster in who Are attached to the 993rd. Tests at the lab run the Gamut from the extremely simple to the highly Complex. For example gasoline color comes from the addition of Dye Sand serves As a Means of Grad ing the product. If the color Ofa product being tested is n o t what it should be it May mean the gasoline has been contaminated with a fuel of lesser Quality thereby lowering the Quality. To Check color one of the lab s retreats planned in five cities Heidelberg is band of itinerant chaplains hop ing to touch the lives of More than 1,000 soldiers from us a eur and seventh army troops will hold five one Day religious retreats in that Man cities this month. The retreats will be held i Darmstadt june 24 kaisers lantern june 25 Heidelberg june 26 Schwa Ebisch Hall june 27 and Neu Ulm on june 28.chaplain it. Col Harold c. Lamm staff chaplain for the command has planned the re treats to recall to the Soldier their religious duty to god and to  it. Col Orris e. Kelly Berchtesgaden Retreat master will be one p the travel ing chaplains for the series a Extension of the Berchtesgaden Retreat  commander of us a eur a n d seventh army troop units located in each of the five cities will give a Welcom no address which will be Fol owed by separate devotional services for the two main faiths. Seminars to discuss subject such As my Faith and me and what am i doing with my Faith while in the military will also be  capt Rene Luedcke 547th engr in chaplain will Bethe Catholic representative at the retreats. 621st Supply co wins two awards As the Best unit. Analyst spec. 4 Harold Cunningham selects is a isl a  time for caution Heidelberg special summertime for Many servicemen civilians and dependents in Usa eur and seventh army May be Cut Short a injury or death. During the period of Mayto september 1967, 16 military personnel in Usa eur died by drowning. Twelve of the deaths resulted from swim Juning in unauthorized  sports rank third As a source of death to members the command during the Spring and  injury and pain can strike away from the water to -. On the roads at picnics a the Golf links and Tennis courts. I Thomas h. Ayers usar 1wk safety director Point wit that the summer can remade More enjoyable by the Observance of a few commonsense tips to safeguard agans Lus naps. The first of these is careful jiving. Long trips in the Countryside especially ii Wann weather have a tiring act on the Driver and maj esl8.0" Highway hypnosis periodic Coffee Breaks Wil i Zeip overcome the boredom of extended drive. Another tip take it easy. Everybody s in a Rush to get it to that favorite spot i and just As anxious to make to Home before darkness. High Way Courtesy will make any rip More enjoyable. Keep eat belts fastened and Don mix alcohol with gasoline. Take care in or near the water. Avoid horseplay an swimming in unauthorized areas. Use moderation i building up to last Summers swimming endurance. A overtired swimmer becomes Ait for  new suntan does wonders for a person s appearance and health. But get a Tan not Aburn suggests Ayers. Me proper wearing of each clothes when exposed to the Sun for an extended period will keep a Tan from becom ing a dangerous painful Sun keep a close watch on Chil Dren they can get into per Ilous situations easily and quickly. Remind them that they too must be careful. Summer living can be easy. Taking care to avoid injury in t difficult. And it Guaran tees that summer fun won i be unexpectedly expensive. Army capt. Sails along in Pursuit of his Hobby no Heidelberg special capt f c. Bennett of the army flight operations facility eur Ope at the Heidelberg army air held has been presented the Gold a badge for Sailplane try achievements by both in soaring society of America and the Deutscher Aero club Asau theorized by the federation Aero naut Iquo internationale in  for Long distances to great Heights and for Long periods of time is the desire of All Sailplane pilots and alter experiencing his first flight in july 1959 Bennett then a member of the 503rd aviation co in Llan a became an  Short order he joined he Gellhausen Aero club and he Frankfurt Oechsl and Hanau clubs attended the Alpine sail plane school at Zell am see aus Tria while on leave and Pui chased a ka6 by ill Lanfen ,.m_armed with his new a plane Bennett took leave and a tended Sailplane school at Oerl Mehau sen in Northern Germany. In two Days he completed the three requirements soaring ability Aib gaining and Cross Comly flight necessary Lor a by Lytic badge which was presented than eight hours Little More flying  loss plus hours in Korea and Vietnam temporarily took the Edge off his flying  november 1967 Bennett on leave in the states flew Asch i or 1-26 to an Altitude of 24,400 feel near Pike s Peak,colo., and qualified for his Gold a badge. Hanau Germany special the 621st general Supply co added another trophy to its col Lection recently when col Harry j. Heppner 2nd support brigade commander presented the Best Supply Point and Best unit of Supply awards to capt Robert i Hartford jr., unit  the Validity of their motto "6 to 1, we come out first the unit has earned recognition not Only in the 14th a san under which they Are As signed and the 2nd support Bri Gade but at the support com Mand and seventh army level As Well. Gets nomination Athens special t.  0. Henry or. Of opera lion location no. 2, 2nd Aero cd Liva Calion has been nominated As the non commissioned officer of the Quarter. V corps is Host to  to Odessa lex.,in August 1962, Bennett took along his Sailplane but crashed it Frankfurt special corps units and soldiers recently played Host to a group ot20 men of the local business Community All from the a rank Furt american chamber of com Merce. The Daylong activities de signed to give businessmen first hand look at a combat corps peacetime posture began with a tour of the . I arb to building and a briefing on us corps  Frankfurt the torn visited a Hawk missile unit where the men of wry c 61 h in 59th arty demonstrated uie Hawk s capabilities. Other stops included Flieger Lossl army Airfield where they watched an airmobile As Sault staged by the 18th Avia Tion in and the 3rd army div s 1st in 48th inf the Mam River a few Miles from Hanau where they watched a River crossing and exercise a dinner in tie with members of h l �.brigade, 3rd army Liv a at the 2nd in 51h arty t the Field artillery digital malic computer Lery training visit to 1st in. 2ndstop Armor s