European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pleasures of growing old monday september 8, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 11 Tribune of miss Coman and of her Spry elderly by Hugh Mulligan the Bri Erteld Conn. A my the  Clara Coman died while i was  covering the conventions. She was"94. I wish 1 had known her better. Right up to her last Day she mowed her own grass with an old fashioned push roller Mower. A Bright tiny lady towered Over by her gorgeous hollyhocks she had the loveliest Garden anywhere around. And she could give you the latin name for every Flower. Miss Corban we never called her anything eke had taught school for four decades in new York City then she moved up Here to Connecticut 33 years ago to be not to retire. Every kid every cat in the neighbourhood was her Friend. She lived alone but was Seldom lonely. The local say the Only time she Ever lost her smile is when one of those officious Bright Young Ivy leagues from the tax assessment firm hired by the town to re value properties tried to double the Levy other neatly kept Little House. Young  she Cut him Down like a noxious Weed among her marigolds i live on a Smai pension a fixed income. I do not intend to support the town at this late stage any More than i will surrender this House to have the town support me. Noth ing among my resources has doubled in the past decade except the pains of grow ing  bal like Verdi Titian Thomas Hardy Tennyson w. Somerset maugham and so Many others who reaped a rewarding har Vest in the Winter of their years she never let old age defeat her. Thanks to science a better diet. Improved living and working conditions our allotted Span on this planet for the first time in history exceeds the biblical three score years and 10. In Many places the old already outnumber the Young. 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At the hoary age of 64, William Somerset maugham sat Down to write his Auto biography the summing  his life had hardly begun. The next Quarter of a Century saw him turn out 16 More books among them four collections of essays two volumes of Short stories nine novels including the sensational Best seller the razors Edge published when he was 70, and at 88, at last a catch up Book of reminiscences although he still bad three year Toigo. Titian the great venetian master never stopped until the great plague claimed him. Late in his 90s, he was up on the scaffold feeling the hot breath of Competition from Young upstarts like Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese. Writing about old age brings to mind the Story of a life Magazine Crew who went to one of those georgian villages up in the caucasus mountains of the soviet Union where everyone reputedly lives beyond 100. A 117-year-old Farmer attributed his Long life to hard work clean Liv ing a vegetarian diet no smoking or drinking and consuming a couple of quarts of Yogurt a Day. He said he rarely had cold rheumatic pain or shortness of breath. His Only problem was lie did t sleep too Well. The research team asked Why. It s my shiftless older brother up stairs he snorted. Every night those wild Vodka parties with pot and Loose women and All kinds of  Well i must go now. Time for my afternoon Nappy . Roman Catholic priests propose divorce Rule London a a panel of British roman catholics priests asked to draft proposals for a Synod of Bishops on marriage and the family in Rome suggests that divorced catholics be allowed to remarry in the Church and receive the sacraments. The standing committee of the National conference of priests of England and Wales submitted the proposal to a meeting of the conference held in Birmingham. A spokesman said the conference May take no action on it but the two delegates to the Synod. Cardinal Basil Hume the Arch Bishop of Westminster and archbishop Derek Worlock of Liverpool will decide whether to present it there. Spain a tourism income up despite fewer tourists Madrid a Spain s income from tourism in the january july period this year totalled $3.67 billion up 8.5 percent from $3.38 billion in the same period last year the secretariat of state or tourism said. The secretariat said that in the january August period tourists to Spain numbered 27,990,113, Down 0.6 percent As compared with 28,151,379 in the previous year. Letters to the editor. _ _ r 9 get the most out of lieutenant i am a newly promoted first lieutenant in the army. Although i Haven t the experience nor the Wisdom of a 25-year Veteran i have made a Lew observation from my career As a Young lieutenant and from those of my Peers Ai we have survived our probationary period at officers. These have to do with How you can get the most out of your lieutenant. I. Don t openly criticize him especially in front of he subordinate i. It May seem the right tiling to do at the Lime but let s face it. Both you and he know he t going to make mistakes. Belittling in front of his subordinates or Peers Only makes it harder for him to gain their Trust respect and Confidence. Instead counsel him privately and make your suggestions to him then. 2. Trust your lieutenant. On the average he ii a College graduate. He spent at least four years in Roth at West Point or As an enlisted Man before oct teaming about the army system. He has spent at least six weeks learning How to Lead in combat situations. He was school trained in his specially for from 1 2 to 29 weeks. He u not a Dummy. The army or the world will not fall apart if he makes a wrong decision. In most easel there s an no with Many years experience who will catch him when he Falls before irreparable damage is inflicted. If you Don t give him a Chance to make his own decisions he May soon be in your shoes and not know How. 3. Encourage him to get involved in daily routines. Unless a supervisor platoon Leader team Leader motor officer or any other lieutenant knows what is going on in his or her areas of responsibility he or she can not perform his or her Job. Sure he does t or should t know How to repair a tank or How to Load missiles or How to Start a 50kw Generator but he should be familiar with the proper maintenance of forms and records tactical communications Basic survival and first Aid skills How to order a repair part Etc. Unless it s a technical skill the lieutenant should be Able to troubleshoot problems that occur on a. Daily  is not to say he should do the Soldier s Job for him or the no s Job for him but he should be ready and willing to answer questions that May arise. He will gain the Trust and respect of his subordinates More quickly by working with them and alongside them than any other  lieutenant is one of the few officers who can claim the privilege of working with today s Soldier directly. 4. Tell him when he s performed Well. Some lieutenants feel As though they re cod s Model for stupidity because his Boss never tells him when he s done Well. All he hears arc constant criticisms and suggestions. Nothing stifles the creativity and initiative of a lieutenant More than making him feel worthless. It May not be your intention to create that situation but unless you make conscious efforts to encourage him it oftentimes comes Down to this. It does t take much to realize that Many jobs would not get done without  just paying attention to him As a person and u a valuable asset can take a Load off your mind instead of worrying about him All the time. Don t expect miracles everything takes time. Hume withheld Ramstein Abc Nanny Anthem Case Mack of leadership regarding the article co says punks won bans National Anthem in your aug. 21 edition i offer the following having retired from the is. Navy in 1961 after 20 years of service i have be come used to the visible deterioration of disciplines existing in the armed forces. Lust when i think it s reached in Low ebb another incident arises which reflects a to Tal Lack of leadership which obviously con tribute to the general attitude existent inthe Overall armed forces today. Rear Admiral Gurney Iii commander great lakes naval training Center failed to show any degree of strength when he let the Tail wag the  there were two obvious courses of action which he failed to pursue 1. Discontinue All movies on base. 2. Cancel All Liberty until such time As proper discipline is , instead of rear Admiral Gurney asking where Are All the patriotic people i ask where Wai he and his Junior office Sand Petty officer . Brr Walum Torrejos Spain. In the article it said ". The Admi ral decided to try again urging everyone to report the cat callers to him. But not one name was turned  Why could t the commander atop the playing of the movie or have the Spear rest the cat callers i m 17 Yeara old and i m planning to join the air Force Toon. My father s been m the service for 22 Yean. When he went to the movies on base they did t have cat calling during the National  think they need a new commander at great lakes one that will do something about the cat calling during the National Anthem besides suspending the playing of the Anthem. Aften b. Kyc trom Harrogate England was incensed with the article. Instead of cancelling the playing of the National Anthem prior to the evening movie he should have cancelled All mov ies. 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