European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 1,1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 r -,.x a. Helping Mother at the Range pfc. Marty l. Jones coaches his pares to fire during weapons qua Ifica As firer and coach. I did the Best i Vemo ther sgt. Dixie Jones As she pre Tion week. The two assisted each other Ever done sgt. Jones said. Army reunited with his Mother Here s a go at Home in the army by Bernice William Frankfurt some Young people join the army to get away from Home an parents but one 3rd support come corps Soldier entered the army and Nineteen year old pfc. Marty l. Jones 92nd trans co special troops in arrive Din Europe earlier this year and was reunited with his Mother 36-year-old Jones of he and he co special troops in Frankfurt. They Call knights town ind.,Home. We did t plan it this Way sgt. Jones said of her son coming to Germany How Ever when i Learned he was coming tried to have him stationed in the same they worked it out we explained the situation to the people at the 21st replacement in Ana they worked it out said pfc. and son were previously stationed together in first duty station was it. Ord calif., said sgt. Jones who joined the army in 1974. After my son decided to sore Gums compound orphan whale s woes Victoria British Columbia a Asif infected gunshot and boat propeller wounds weren t bad enough Miracle the orphaned baby killer whale is suffering from sore her keepers say Miracle is begin Ning to frolic in her hotel Saltwater Pool where she s received Many get Well cards and 3,000 to 4,000 visitors a were puzzled at first when the one year old calf kept sticking he Tongue out said Angus Matthews Man Ager of Sealand of the Pacific which has been handling the whale s recovery. They finally discovered Miracle is cutting he last two Teeth and probably has sore Gums. The whale was rescued from Menzies Bay eight Miles North of Campbell River after it approached a fishing boat Las week. Join the army a year later he Wen through Basic training and Ait there. Then he was assigned to it. Hunter Liggett about an hours drive from it. pfc. Jones says he sees quite a lot of his Mother. She works in the personnel administration Center for 3rd sup com and he is a Driver for 92rd trans co. Both Are in the same and son recently went to the Range for weapons qualifications together assisting each other As firer and coach. I did the Best i be Ever done the ser Geant said. Pfc. Jones said i thought it was great going to training together. It was kind of funny too. I enjoy being with my mom Andy Brothers and sister Here in Europe. Some of my friends have started calling her mom and one even Calls her aunt . Jones has three other children Jeff 14 misty 12, and Brandon 9."it s Nice having my whole family to Gether sgt. Jones said. Many of my ends did t believe me at first when i introduced Marty. They said i was t old enough to have a son in the army. Of course that always makes me feel . Jones said his Mother had no influence on his joining the army. She also has no influence on his staying in. He plans to return to civilian life in May and has reenlisted. He s old enough to make his own Deci Sions said his Mother. Ever Bloom ing present Given City of roses by Floyd Harringto Kaiserslautern Bureau chief we Brucken Germany is this City of roses now has a 6-million-year-old Rosebush a gift from them a and women of the 26th tac recon Wing Here. Wei Bricken is known throughout Europe for its 13-acre Rose Garden. A City official said the Garden started in 1914,now contains 2,500 varieties of the rarest and the most magnificent roses from allover the world on about 00,000 Rose City is celebrating its 625th anniversary and members of the Wing decided to give the City a unique birthday present. The gift was a 60-Pound Rose Rock forma Tion from the Pauls Valley area of Garber Sandstone in concentration Rose rocks or Sand Barite rosettes a they re called by geologists have a red dish Brown color and look like roses in full loom. They have been found in California Kansas and the Sahara desert but Oklahoma seems to have the largest concentration according to the geologists at the University of Oklahoma. Donations to buy the Rock Rosebush were obtained from a fund drive headed by a native of Altus okla., . Charles of the 26th Supply so. Other donations were collected in Oklahoma by Chap lain maj Paul d. Motzer the base s former protestant chaplain who is now stationed at tinker fab okla. A total of about $500 was collected a spokesman said. America s heartland the Rose Rock Structure was presented to the people of Wei Brincken in a ceremony at the City Hall. In dedicating the Glass enclosed Rose Rock . Dieter Rex first sergeant of the 26th trans so said just As the Rose Stone comes from America heartland the closeness and Friendship we of the 26th tac recon Wing feel for the Beautiful City of roses comes from our Rose Rock was accepted by or. Helmut Fichtner the lord mayor of Wei Brincken who called the Rose Rock a work of Art and a Beautiful Symbol of also present were 30 of the Wing s airmen maj. Gen. Walter d. Druenjr., 17th air Force commander and col. Robert c. Karns 26th try commander., City officials said the gift will be on per manent display in the City Hall s lobby. She starred on aft in Iran son thinks mom is Mandy mouse by Rick Maze staff writer Baumholzer Germany is Jean Friedrich s 6-year-old son think she s a mouse or at least pretending to be one he once that s not so unusual because hundreds of other children do played the part of Mandy a mouse in a children s program on alarmed forces television station in Iran two years we were in Iran Robbie thought Mandy and i were separate people. Mandy was on television and i was there at Home. Now when i dress like Mandy again Pecan t Tell what s going on. He says Mandy is in Iran but i m just acting like i m her the Mother of four said. The other three children Are Kristy 9, Karen 12, an Kathy 13. Friedrich whose husband is l. Friedrich of the 8th inf div 2nd brigade staff is the newly appointed director of the Jack and Jill Nursery Here. She said there s a Chance Shell put on her Mandy costume and perform. She got the mouse role when the Las mouse left Iran. My husband set up the audition for me and i got the part said Friedrich a native of new Orleans. The children s program the grandpa Mcduff & Mandy show was one of two locally produced. The other was the pay was getting to watch Hawaii 5-0 programs which could t be shown on the american network she said. On the once a week program Mandy and grandpa Mcduff interviewed Chil Dren played cartoons and had some gamer activity to display. The first tuesday of every month the heavy floods kill 17 in Iran Tehran up at least 17 person were killed in heavy floods that swept through villages near the iranian turkish order in West Iran official said. Relief authorities and officials of the red lion and Sun society Iran s red Cross mounted a Rescue operation in the flooded area. Program featured a birthday party for children in the area. The program was filmed live which caused some minor troubles we had a Gibbon on the program one Day and had asking constructed for the Gibbon to use. For some reason the Gibbon was infatuated with the ears on my costume and was swinging Back and Forth trying to on another show the cast was to carry Ballet bars onto the stage while a cartoon was showing. It did t end up being a easy As we d planned. It took us too Long and we ended up live trying to carry thebans. The base of one fell on the camera Man s foot and he covered his Mouth to keep from her son Robbie was once a guest on the show i thought he would spoil things by saying i mom or something but Heddin t seem to recognize me As his Mother Only As added she was surprised because Robbie once recognized his father when replayed the part of Santa Glaus on the Christmas special at the station
