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THE WHITE FALCON
OUR FORCES - ALWAYS ALERT
Published by and for the American Forces, under the super-
vision of G-2 Section. Managing Editor, Tech. 3rd Gr. John G. Allee •
News and Sports Editor, Tech. 4th Gr. Gene Graff; Art Editor,
Pfc. Reese H. Brandt; and Circulation Manager, Pvt. Carl A. White.
All photographs are by the U.S. Army Signal Corps unless other-
wise credited.
This paper has been passed by the Censor and may be mailed
for one cent.
Self-Study
Recently The White Falcon printed a notice concern-
ing correspondence courses, with an application-for-
more-information attached. Since then there has been
a steady demand for more information, but it still
remains for the Army Institute to give complete partic-
ulars. But the enthusiastic reception of this notice must
not be overlooked.
The fact that there is such a great interest in self-
improvement is significant itself, particularly as the
interest is purely voluntary. It is even more signific-
ant as an example of the fixed belief our troops have
in the democratic principle that all citizens shall have
the right to learn as much as they wish. And rather
than being forced to take some-prescribed course, our
soldiers are offered a wide variety of courses from
which they may choose.
That such interest should be found among troops so tak-
en up with training in military matters reveals that many
Americans are preparing for the future as well as tak-
ing advantage of opportunities to improve themselves
generally so that they may be able to learn military
subjects more easily. But most important of all, this
interest in education shows how much the American
soldier realizes he is free to better himself at any time,
and he knows that learning can only be done by him-
self. He is grateful for agencies which make education
possible, but the fact that there is not complete re-
sponse is easily explained because of the extensive
Special Service program whereby many of the units
are providing instruction during off hours of a non-
military nature according to popular demand. The
movement is underway, and the “cultural lag” which
the Axis powers claim will take place whenever the
ease and luxury of the democracies is at stake has not
taken place. Again the American soldier proves his
mettle; this time, it’s “Students, Forward!”
Hitch-Hiking
Maybe you haven’t been hit by the new independ-
ence of some of our truck drivers; but if you haven’t
it must be that you stay close to home. Despite fre-
quent reminders, some GI trucks take delight in roar-
ing by luckless fellows trying to thumb to or from camp.
Sometimes there may be a good reason for failure
to cooperate. But the excuse can usually be told by a
cheery wave of the hand indicating the cause. The un-
sportsmanlike attitude of the careless and lazy who
continually pass us by can only be balanced by the
generosity of the majority who stop no matter what,
just to give a buddy a lift.
After all, Keep ’Em Rollin’ is hardly to be interpret-
ed as a slogan for non-cooperation. A little number
taking seems to be in order!
Be Neat!
A Private at a southern airfield was reported by his Sergeant
for having his shirt open. The Private protested, “But, Sergeant,
I just stepped out of a car.” To this the Sergeant replied, “I don’t
give a hang if you just fell out of an airplane!
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Hunger Stalks the Conqueror’s Path.
The Voice of Broadway
By Dorothy Kilgallen.
(Copyright, 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
—co—
Milton Berle Says —
Very happy you asked me to
do this column, Dorothy. (Asked
me? I begged her!) If these gags
don’t click, it’s because I’m us-
ing a noiseless typewriter. When
I started typing this, I was ner-
vous and jerky. Now, I’m not
nervous.
I am writing this beside my
pool in Hollywood. (Pool! Are
you kidding, Berle? It’s a thim-
ble with a diving board.)
I have the most wonderful
neighbors. They’re all so sweet
and thoughtful. This morning I
told them I was going to use
my pool, so they all came over
and look their wash out.
-DC-
I But don’t get me wrong, Do-
rothy, I love Hollywood. And is
is hot here! It was so hot (get
ready folks, here comes a gag)
the other day the mercury in
my thermometer rose to the top
and yelled “Help, Help”. It was
so hot yesterday that when I
came home from the studio I
found the ice cubes taking a
cold shower.
-DC-
I’m in the middle of my cur-
rent picture, “Over My Dead
Body.” My last picture was
“Whispering Ghosts.” (“Hey, Za-
nuck, who’s my producer —
a mortician?”).
Every day at the studio, I eat
in the commissary. The menu
has sandwiches named after the
actors on the lot. I ate the Mil-
ton Berle Special yesterday ____
the doctor says I’ll be aHTfe to
walk again in two weeks.
I was talking with Betty Gra-
ble in the commissary the other
day and I know I was recog-
nized. I overheard a visitor say:
“There’s Blondie and Dead-
wood.”
Mr. Zanuck really does things
up right. His newest innovation
is finger bowls with trained gold-
fish in them so that they can
bite off your cuticles.
“DC—
I hope that when this picture
goes into the cutting room I
won’t suffer as much as I did
in my last epic, “Whispering
Ghosts.” In that one I had more
cuts than in a 10-cent shave.
I have a beautiful portable
dressing room — if you can call
a shower curtain with a stool
in it a dressing room.
-3C-
Hollywood is really a pretty
dull town. There aren’t many
places to go at night. The other
night my wife and I went to the
Mocambo to dine and dance. The
place is so swanky they have
a tailor in the kitchen who does
nothing but press the panties
for the lambchops.
The waiters are so indepen-
dent they refuse tips — all they
want is a gallon of gas.
One night the club was so
crowded that when a bus-boy
bent down they threw a table
cloth over him and put four
chairs around him.
-DC-
The customers, of course, are
very exclusive. I was introduced
to an actress who was so stylish
she wore a fvjr cfcat that matched
her boy friend,^ toupee
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QepohteJi
(The Inquiring Reporter corn-
ered four men this week and ask-
ed them what recreation or en-
tertainment they appreciate the
most during their off-duty hours.
Here are their answers.)
Pfc. Konstanty Gugala, 23-year-
old Infantryman,
relaxes most
easily by listen-
ing to dance
band recordings
on his victrola,
and he has the
discs whirling
merrily when-
ever he is not
working. Gugala, whose home is
in Detroit, Mich., was a glass
grinder until he entered the Army
in 1941.
Sgt. Arnold Ter Bush, 27, form-
er farmer and
boxer, spends
his leisure time
doing road-work
or peppering his
unit’s punching
bag, and occasi-
onally finds a
sparring partner
for a short ses-
sion with the gloves. Ter Bush,
Infantry, traded his home in Ca-
iro, Mich., for O.D.’s in 193(1.
Stage productions like “Com-
mand Perform-
ers” and “Ace of
Diamonds” ap-
peal to Pfc. Don-
ald Dern, 23, In-
fantry, although
he also is a rab-
id movie fan.
)ern joined Unc-
le Sam’s forces
in 1941, leaving his job and home
in Wausau, Wis., to do his part
for his country.
Movies get another vote from’
Pfc. Edward!
Boomgarn, 37-
year-old Infant-
ryman, who
seldom misses a
chance to see his
favorite stars
on the screen.
Boomgarm was
a Surface Lines
employee in Chicago, III., before
induction into the Army.
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CHAPLAIN’S CHALLENGE
Good soldiers go to Church.
Services for all faiths.
Consult Bulletin Boards.
“The truth shall make you
free.” John 8:32.
Emerson philosophically
said, “Every violation of truth
is a stab at the .health of hum-
an society.”
Truth is one of the most pot-
ent forces in the world. It
molds character, the impregn-
able rock of justice, and offers
a life of service to humanity
as a guide and light to post-
erity. “Truth crushed to earth
will rise again.” — Bryant.
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