European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday March 10. 1989 the stars and stripes. Page 9 Eft 1 end Neil in Volt or. 40 years later a photo of a 1949 vast German 50-Pfcnnl piece lies alongside the prize winning sketch drawn by sculptor Richard Martin Werner. The artist s wife Gerda to Werner above posed in 1947 for this design hat ended up on the Coin. At 74, the retired Art teacher and one Lime rubble woman Model is still keeping Busy in her Small studio Knob Coursel Wesl Germany. Rubble woman has seen a lot of change byed Reavis staff writer Ober Ursel West Germany Gerda to worn it is right on the Money she s been there since.1949 when she was the Model for the woman on the West German 50-Pfcnnig piece i never intended Story to get out the Lively 74-year-old my daughter told her Girlfriend Las year who then told a reporter for a German women s Magazine who proceeded to write the Story without informing me and All of a sudden i was thrust into the limelight National television appearances and newspaper interviews followed. There was even a spooky experience resulting from her sudden notoriety. A woman came Here claiming to be from the local television station. 1 showed her around the House and everything 1 have. Later after i realized she. Was t Corning Back with a camera foam i checked with the Stalion and found out no one Ever heard of her. The police claim she probably came to scout out the House for a possible Bur in ,1.947, Werner said the West German government decided it heeded a new 50-Pfcnnig Coin design and invited the top nine sculptors in the country to submit their ideas her husband Richard Martin Werner walked off with first prize the jury was a mix of germans and Ameri cans., we heard the americans were All for my husband s design the kneeling rubble woman planting an Oak seedling the Symbol of steadfast the rubble woman or Trumme Frau is the Symbol of West German . world War ii rub ble out of the cities and towns making Way fora new Germany. They arc called the Unsung heroes of the postwar period. On the Coin she wears the typical rubble woman Bandana on her head. I often stood Model for my husband by the 50-Pfcnnig piece turned out to be his last died of a heart attack shortly after finishing the Coin. He was 46 years today the sculptor s widow lives and works Ina Small but comfortable converted artist studio. A Large unruly Garden is punctuated by Stone and Clay miniature statues of women created by her husband. A retired an teacher Werner still holds exhibits of her own paintings Many of them pastels inthe impressionist style. I Learned the old style of painting anal omy botany copying life she said showing some of her paintings. We be gone through a l has of Art where this was ignored but it s Good to see Art schools now returning basics.", Werner said in the Early postwar Days she and her husband had several friends in the Frankfurt american military Community. They were offi cers who appreciated Art. They d come out Here and we d la1k Art and drink wine. But that Young Man was a Long Dod colleges protest National service plan h George Washington Post Washington legislation that would require Young men and women to join inc military or perform Community service to qualify for Federal College Loans and Grams is beginning to draw heavy criticism from the Pentagon and educational organizations. By establishing lucrative alternatives for civilian service or Shorter enlist ments said Grant s. Green Pentagon manpower chief the National service leg Illarion now before Congress would re Duce recruit Quality increase training costs and adversely affect the productivity of military he added that minority participation in inc Force would probably Green s attack during a recent hearing by the House armed services personnel subcommittee was inc administration s strongest statement o Date against legis lation sponsored by Senate armed serv ices committee chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., and rep. Dave Mccurdy d Osda. 0ne of he. Lucrative alternatives i their Bill
