The White Falcon - 05.09.1942, Side 2

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—‘Ace of Diamonds’
T/5Gr. Donald Wolford, 23, is a handy man to have around, as his Infantry buddies will ac-
knowledge. Using discarded ammunition boxes, Wolford has done everything with the lumber,
excepting, perhaps, to make it talk. The handsome homemade desk was finished in less than
two days of hammering, while the huge cabinet was slapped together in record time. In addi-
tion, Wolford has built chairs, lamps, bookcases, footlockers, etc., all during his-leisure time.
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cond act as an Engineer soldier,
highlights the show, and his pa-
rody on the Engineer’s song is
a definite crowd-pleaser.
If Red was the ace then Pfc.
Maurice J. McLaughlin, better
known as Maury Navarre, the
Man from Mars, is the “king.”
With 15 years of professional
work as inaster-of-ceremonies
and magician, he balanced the
show with his repertoire of
straight magic, card manipula-
tions, and amazing fire-eating
finale that he terms “Flame Ma-
gic By the Human Volcano.” And
his continuous chatter was a
humorous relief from the antics
of a determined, but inept, mas-
ter-of-ceremonies, who seemed
totally lost on the stage.
The revue opens with the or-
chestra playing “Hollywood
Jump,” and runs the gauntlet
through 11 acts of rhythm, sing-
ing, comedy and nonsense, to the
delight of all, before ringing
down the curtain with “The
Star Spangled Banner.” The se-
cond half of the show definitely
increases the tempo after a le-
thargic start.
“Three Dots and a Dash,” har-
mony quartet composed of Sgt.
George Shormas, Corp. Albert
Basso, Pvt. John Caminati and
Pvt. Paul Sourian, are a modern
version of the barber shop quar-
tets of yesteryear, and their ren-
dition of “01’ Man River” would
have resulted in an encore or
two, if they had been permitted.
The “Three Duds,” a banjo,
bass fiddle and accordian hand-
led by T/4G. William Rivers,
Pfc. John Hines and Pvt. Frank
Dcddo, respectively, were any-
thing but duds on the program,
and their parody on “Blue Hea-
Jewish Holidays
Begin Next Week
Special services are being plan-
ned for the Jewish High Holi-
days, September 11 and 12, and
19 and 20, with Chaplain Julius
A. Leibert taking charge. These
services will observe both Rosh
llashonah (Jewish New Year,
5703) and Yom Kippur, and will
lie the first extensive services
planned for Jewish soldiers here
under the direction of a Rabbi.
Until Major Leibert’s arrival,
Jewish services were arranged
by Pvt. Alex Tannenbaum who
planned for transportation, se-
lected the order of the ceremo-
nies, arranged for the choir,
cantor, and the officer who
would be in charge of the ser-
vices. Pfc. Benjamin Feldman of
the Field Artillery has served as
cantor during most of the ser-
vices.
Now that it will be possible
to have a Jewish chaplain for
all services, the enlisted men
and officers who have worked
to keep Jewish activities alert
look forward to increased in-
terest in keeping with the rede-
dication and inspirational ser-
vices of the High Holidays, ac-
cording to Pvt. Tannenbaum.
ven” was excellent. And the
“Mountaineers,” Cpl. Burns Jor-
rel, Pfc. Richard Cline and Pfc.
Leonard Childress, although not
very convincing as hillbillies,
added color and snappy tunes
to the revue.
One of the feature attractions
was the comedy pair of Sgt.
Richard Lee and Pvt. Hy Kauf-
man, who sang a la ol’ time
vaudeville, slipped into slapstick,
then concluded with a series of
splendid imitations. Tops in this
department were Lee’s portrayal
of W. C. Fields, even so far as
to don a cherry-hued nose, and
Kaufman as Edward G. Robin-
son.
Other contributions to the
show included a medley of tunes
on his accordian by Pfc. Thad-
deus Peltz, and comedy and barn-
yard imitations by Pfc. Norman
Hughes.
The attractive stage setting
was constructed by members of
the group, while musical arrange-
ments were written by Pfc. Floyd
Stindle and Pvt. Jimmy Rotas,
music director. Two of the finest
orchestrations in the show were
composed and arranged especial-
ly for “Ace of Diamonds” by Ro-
tas. They were “If I Must Dream”
and “You Are Mine.”
Arts ‘n* Crafts
Contest to Open
A new arts and crafts contest,
open to all local military per-
sonnel, is now being sponsored
by the Red Cross. Entries may
be submitted between Nov. 1 and
Dec. 16, and must represent work
done after publication of this
announcement.
The competition will be di-
vided into two general classes,
professional and novice. Anyone
who has'exhibited professional-
ly, or studied at a recognized art
school for more than one year,
or has earned his living as an
artist, will be placed in the pro-
fessional class.
Art work will be accepted in
any of the following groups:
Etching, lithography, oil paint-
ing, water color painting, illu-
strations, design, sculpture and
clay modeling, pen and ink, pos-
ter, interior decoration plans,
architectural design, pastel, pen-
cil, and crayon. In the crafts
division, entrants may choose
from among wood carving, bas-
ketry, weaving, soap carving,
mptal work, woodwork, pottery,
mechanical work, paper work,
bookbinding, lettering and illu-
mination, mechanical drawing,
printing, and day-room furniture.
Missing: One Clarinet
At the Red Cross Recreation
Center, someone has borrowed
a clarinet loaned to the Cen-
ter by Miss “Cam” Greetham.
Since this clarinet was loaned
for everyone’s use, Miss Greet-
ham says she would appre-
ciate the return of her instru-
ment unless it was inadver-
tently swallowed.
-Deanna Durbin
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men, the one whose name went
out on the first letter. “And Gee!
but she surely did write a beauti-
ful letter to us,” he added wist-
fully.
When these boys first wrote,
they selected quite' a few Holly-
wood celebrities, but “It must
have been our extra-pleading note
that caught Miss Durbin, ’cause
she’s the only one who came
through just like a dream,” Micele
explained. He added that Glen
Miller answered them, but the
postal regulations stopped his
personal records from coming
through. “And Kate Smith even
mentioned on her program how
much fellows like us would like
to have records, and records
have been coming steadily ever
since,” Carmen jjroudly stated.
“The nicest part about these
Deanna Durbin records is that
we’re not only proud tp have
them, but they serve another pur-
pose, too,” Micele said. “You see
we are running a dancing class,
and at least once a week we all
i get together and put these records
i to some real use. As a Morale
Builder they’re the finest thing
any of us could have imagined.”
The boys even use the records
to help them imitate styles in
their quartet, made up of Micele,
Dolan, Sgt. Kabic, and Pfc. Wo-
dis.
Among the thirty recordings,
there are all kinds of music,
ranging from “Ave Maria” to
“We’ll Meet Again” and “Tan-
garine.” “But the eight songs
Deanna has sung especially for
us,” Micele claims, “are the fa-
Red Cross Center
To Have New Home
The Red Cross Recreation
Center will move to its own per-
manent quarters—a larger and
more attractive building—on Sept.
16 when the Red Cross takes
over the former British Officers’
club. The lease on the present
location expires Sept.*15, but re-
modeling of the new headquar-
ters already is underway, and the
club will be completely reno-
vated for the formal opening.
vorites with all the fellows!”
Miss Durbin even varied the kind
of songs she sent of her own
from “When Roses Bloom Again”
to “Annie Laurie.”
The biggest problem the boys
now have is with the phono-
graph. It’s getting a bit worn.
“After all you can’t expect too
much of a record player that
was won on the boat!” Carmen
slyly remarked.
Because of the popularity of
these records, the identity of the
three who sent the first letter
has almost been forgotten even
in their unit. “After all, who cares
that Cozy Dolan and myself are
from Chicago, and Dave is from
Flint, Michigan?” asks Micele.
And he adds, “The main thing
is that we really think Deanna
Durbin is pretty swell, and we’d
like everyone to know about it!”
Sgt. Catellier
Directs Show
How his girl friend’s dancing
brought him a job as saxophone
player in Herbie Kay’s band is
the unusual background of
T/4G. Norbert G. Catellier, “Ace
of Diamonds” director.
It was at his last senior prom
dance at University of Wyoming,
where he earned his degree in
Chemistry, that Catellier finally
received his chance. Kay’s music
was the attraction, and midway
in the affair, the saxophone play-
er asked Norbert if he’d fill in
with the band while he danced
with his (Catellier’s) girl. Kay
liked the college boy’s jive and
signed him then and there.
A native of Indianapolis, Ind.,
Catellier barnstormed with the
Kay troupe for six months, then
returned to his home from
where he was inducted into
Uncle Sams’ forces in 1941.
Morgenthau Asks Tax Bcfost
*
A spending tax and lower in-
come tax exemptions for indivi-
duals will add six and a half
billion dollars in revenue if Se-
cretary Morgenthau’s plan gets
approval by the Senate Finance
Committee.
—Kerfoot
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1937 had no last name, is now
a part of the legends of the first
AEF. He toured the Army camps
entertaining officers and men and
bringing fun to the muddy
trenches of France. All this last-
ed until Tommy was captured
by the Germans, who used him
for the same purposes. But he
was recaptured. Thus, having
seen real action and emerged with
a stout sawdust heart, Tommy
carried on to entertain General
Pershing and Marshal Foch.
George Kerfoot, 22, has been
a ventriloquist from the age of
three when he confused his par-
ents by throwing his voice into
different parts of the house. His
first important performance took
place in Dec., 1937, with the aid
of Tommy, whom his father seld-
Red McGarry entertains “Ace
of Diamonds” audience from
the knee of his “stooge,” George
Kerfoot.
*om lets others use. But in 1940,
Red was bought from Mr. J. C.
Turner for twenty dollars.
Red came to the Army as a
civilian worker in Nov., 1941, and
finally succumbed to the uniform
in March, 1942. After difficulties
he obtained his OD’s from the
Fort Custer Salvage Depot
through the efforts of Miss Ruby
Richardson, hostess of the Ser-
vice Club, and they were cut to
size by Mrs. John Traut of Battle
Creek.
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