European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Navy Volunteer helpers Chuck Dunn left and James Privette stand on the narrow precipice under motto Santa Anastasia s City Hall clock. Is. Gary Millelr making things in Sicily tick Sis Gary my ice Ellna Eaton prepares the trame Omotta Santa Anastasia s clock Tor priming and painting. Byj. Kin Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Navy volunteers in Molla St. Anastasia i Sicily Are pulling the tick lock Back in town clock that has t worked in decade maybe there Are some very old people in  Vito remember when the clock ran but no one i k now remembers it " said Giuseppe Raimondo mayor of the town of 8.000 inhabitants Lour Miles irom Nasi Simonella some 2.500 americans Hall of All those assigned to the naval air station and living in Oil base quarters make Motla. As they Call it their Home away irom Home chief Petty officer David f. Wiggand. 41, a Motta resident who initiated the Community relations project said the clock on the facade of the town Hali dates from the turn of the Century the clock had survived the bombing of the  Hall Square during world War ii. But it had been Long neglected and termites had eaten away the supports for its Workings said the native of Titusville. Fla Wiegand the leading Chiel Petty officer for Iho avionics division in the aircraft intermediate maintenance department at Nas ii. Knew he had a skilled clockmaker working Lor him he obtained approval for the project from Navy officials and town lathers and work on the clock began More than two months ago. Petty officer 3rd class James m. Privette the clockmaker. And Seaman Chuck Dunn took on Tho project. The clock s Workings were covered with Funky Oil the clock had been oiled for years and never cleaned. It was Tacky and hard to clean off said Privette 27, of Sirp Sanville s c. We be spent 20 hours so far treating with solvent and cleaning with a  Brush and to have managed to get Only about Hall of it cleaned said Dunn. 19, a resident of Baltimore it s a tedious process " Many clock parts have to be replaced the clock is italian handmade and is one of a kind so we have to make the replacement parts said saturday August 12,1989 Privette who was  As a jeweller and clockmaker and owned his own clock shop before joining the Navy this is the most challenging project i be Ever tackled because i can t just go out and buy parts making the parts in t that complicated but it is time consuming said Privette who works As an avionics technician. Much of the actual work on the clock is being carried out in the aircraft maintenance department s Airframe shop because it can make parts or the clock while Privette was on an Early visit to the mayor "., office he noticed that another town clock an old fashioned Wall clock was in a sad state. So he and Dunn also took on that fix it up project and they recently Hung the gleaming by restored timepiece on the mayor s Wall. Currently Pavelle and Dunn Are working to restore the face of the clock on the town Hall the face is made of Glass and Iron and embedded in Concrete. We can t gel it out without breaking it so we will have to hang on the front of the Hall about 25 feet up while we repaint and restore said Privette provided we can make the parts we should have this clock running again in about another Throe weeks " the stars and stripes Page 13