European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday june 6. I960 the stars and stripes Page 9 Nate Williams displays some of his specialities at the base. Is by pole Milia she s a Board Buster her Black Belt counts As More than a cinch by Chuck Freedoff staff writer Naples. Italy is Lorraine Pope looks like she should be knitting not busting boards. The Soli up Ken Petite Young woman just does t look like the Type of person who could inflict great bodily harm on you. But then again one probably would t think at least upon first glance that she was the first american woman to earn a Black Belt in tac Kwon do in Italy. But watching her break a Board with a Swift kick would make a believer of any Doubter. Mostly i m not the Type that likes to compete. But i like the exercise and i like the thing thai makes you push yourself. I like the Challenge of it she said. Carter called no. 1 among Plo s enemies Ankara. Turkey Dpi a a care so native of the Palestine liberation Organ ration has called president Carter the no. I enemy of the palestinians and warned the i could destroy Middle East Oil sup plies. Abu Firo. The Plo s representative in Ankara called a news conference to protest recent attacks against palestinians in the Middle Easl. Firoza condemned israeli pre Mier my Nachum begin. Egyptian president Anuar Sadat and Carter. " Carter is the no. I enemy of the pal Firoz said. The americans in inc Middle l i l will be by shed by us arid inc bombs that will blast the Oil Well Sites will be our it is a physical thing but Challenge Zaragoza no says of his Hobby b Mike Spear stiff writer Zaragoza. Spain is when you Sec Nate Williams driving on the base Here in a Small foreign made car chances arc that hell be loaded literally. He can pack things of a Type and Quan Tity into the car that might win him Center attraction in a three ring circus. Consider these items he carried recently two whole pigs six 25 to 30-Pound turkeys about so pounds of ribs Beans Rice sauces seasonings several pans and maybe 30 pounds of charcoal. When you see him loaded in this Man Ner you know that he is on his Way to one of his favorite pastimes which is cooking for Large groups of people. He arrived Here a Little less that two years ago and two Days later he was Al ready cooking for a Large outdoor gather ing. It is something he has been doing at different bases throughout the air Force since 1966 when he first skewered a whole steer and 14 hours later dished it out steaming and succulent to nearly 100 per sons. When you mention Barbecue Here Nate Williams name is mentioned almost simultaneously. But you might get the same reaction at other bases around Europe and in the slates and fur East too. It s not that he s ubiquitous but rather that the world comes to him in the form of flight Crews from All Over. What Williams is doing is carrying on a family tradition that started with his Grandfather Back in St. Petersburg Fla. And he concedes that both his father and Grandfather Are still better than he is. Williams does a Large cookout Here at least three or four times a month. Some Cost As much at $1,500 to produce. He buys All the meat and docs the plan Ning. That s during the Day. By night he is a flight inc supervisor with the rank of Mas Ter sergeant for the 406th consolidated aircraft maintenance so i usually stay pretty Well Strung he says. Last weekend i was up in the pyrenees and i cooked a whole Side of Lamb ribs Chicken dirty his dirty Rice is Standard fare. It s made of what he Calls a conglomeration of things including ground beef liver Sau Sage guards. Hearts Green peppers red peppers Bell peppers celery and then seasonings that he won t reveal and of course Rice. Since he s been Here he s cooked for about every group on base and for most of the air Crews that come in for temporary duty. Doing whole steers and whole pigs Are the ones i enjoy most he says. On those i might Start a week or so ahead of time. I d rather buy a steer live and feed him a week or two on Corn or Grain to heft him another of his favorite productions is pork Roll. The meat is the top layer Over the outside of the ribs he says. You Don t gel it in the states. They feed the pigs Here with turnip lops and Corn and they have that extra layer of he Rolls this Blanket of meal with apples pears bananas or ground beef in Side along with a variety of seasoning. Williams does All the main work but he gets regular help from s. Sgt. Alfredo bal Tazar from his Squadron. Williams does t charge a fee but he says normally they la take up a donation and tip me. If they Don t i Don t bother them about the Money because i feel that the Quality i put into it makes it Worth it. I do it because i enjoy doing it. There s a lot of physical work to it and there s the Challenge. I be cooked in the rain and where the winds were blowing 40 to 50 knots. I be cooked in Snow and ice. If i give my word i be got to do Pope is the Secretary of the political advisor to the commander of Allied forces South. When she and her husband Jessie the Coic of the graphic arts shop moved to Naples three years ago she kept working toward the Bell at a local italian gym. No one Speaks English and the italians arc very curious people so there were a lot of stares especially since i was an Ameri she said. However she said the men respect her ability. When they line up according to rank they always make room for me. They re very respectful of the she began tac Kwon do in 1976 while at Lackland air Force base in Texas. She saw a poster advertising a class and joined. She received her Bell in november of 1978, about is months after arriving in Naples. "1 had always been interested in the martial arts and i had always wanted to take dancing. They struck me As being the same because there s a lot of body discipline in followers of Ever martial arts school judo tac Kwon a o and karate think their form is the Best. Pope said. She s no exception. Judo is strictly self defensive and tac Kwon do is aggressive. I like to be she s never had to use it to defend her self she said. In addition to her Normal workouts. Pope has put on demonstrations for schools. The Popes have four boys bul they have shown no interest in learning tac Kwon do. She said. Right now they re not interested. They be had to do so Many demonstrations with me they Hale she said. Lorraine Pope nets her kicks from Tat Kiun to. A by us Shuf Iller
