The White Falcon - 21.11.1942, Qupperneq 1

Vol. III. Saturday, November 21, 1942. No. 9.
NAVY BATTERS JAP FLEET
Planes
Smash
At Nazis
American Flying Fortresses,
smashing hard at the German
occupied Naval base of Bizerte
in Tunisia, paved the way for
attack by British and Ameriean
ground forces.
The Allied forces which are
advancing through Algeria to-
ward the Bizerte base are being
joined by the French garrison
troops of Tunisia. Strong Axis
resistance is expected at this stage
of the Allied drive east toward
Libya. The British Eighth Army,
which has driven the retreating
German Afrika Korps out of To-
bruk and Derna, is also expect-
ing increased resistance from
Axis troops in the drive on Beng-
hazi from the east.
Rommel now holds only a nar-
row strip of North African coast-
line extending fom Bizerte in
Tunisia to Benghazi in Libya.
Because of the rapid retreat of
the Axis forces, reports suggest-
ed the possibility that the Axis
intend to evacuate all positions
in North Africa.
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Arts ‘n’ Crafts
Contest To End
December 16
Prizes in the arts *n’ crafts
contest will be awarded before
Christmas, insuring a busy time
for judges, since the contest does
not close until Dec. 16.
The selection of winners will
be dbubly difficult because of
the heavy traffic of entries. Many
well regarded artists already
have announced their participa-
tion,. and the flow of handicraft
gadgets and trinkets has sur-
passed even the sponsors’ ex-
pectations.
Classes are being conducted
at the Rec Center for soldiers
who have the time, but no ideas
of how to make a suitable entry.
And from the informal display at
the Center, it’s evident that the
craftsmanship field is unlimited
if a doggie has a knife and a
piece of wood.
New York Secretary Beats The Field
As Soldiers Elect ‘Command Sweetheart’
A brown-eye^, auburn-topped
secretary from New York City
— 20-year-old Ida Horowitz —
has been acclaimed “The Com-
mand Sweetheart,” after a week
of hectic balloting.
Miss Horowitz, whose picture
was submitted by Sgt. Milt Beck
of the Air Corps, her fiance, car-
ried off 47 percent.of the votes
cast. Remainder of the ballots
were distributed comparatively
equally.
The New York lovely stands
five-foot, three-inches, and
weighs 110 pounds. Her home
address is 1037 Bryant Avenue,
but wolves might like to know
that she’s a faithful gal who is
patiently awaiting Sgt. Beck’s re-
turn, and probably can’t be both-
ered answering fan mail.
But it might be worth a gamble.
However, since The White Falcon
is sponsoring the contest, all re-
plies — if any! — will automatic-
ally become the property of. this
newspaper. (The editors, too, plan
to scribble a few lines to the
luscious “Sweetheart,” but that’s
another story.)
When informed that his sweet-
heart was now everybody’s sweet-
heart, Sgt. Beck declared he was
Schedule Change
Next week’s edition of The
White Falcon will be distri-
buted on Thursday instead of
Saturday as a special Thanks-
giving Day feature.
Nazis Falter
At Stalingrad;
Russ Attack
Bitter cold has settled over the
Stalingrad front, aiding the va-
liant Russian defenders to hurl
back several German attacks as
local skirmishes flared up In and
around the beleaguered city this
week.
In Stalingrad’s factory district,
Soviet troops repelled several
Nazi rushes and inflicted serious
casualties in what observers de-
scribe as the fiercest fighting in
days in the sector. Russian un-
its also penetrated Nazi lines in
the northern sector of Stalin-
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“happy to learn that the soldiers
selected my girl from among the
nine pretty finalists, but must we
print her address?” It was ex-
“The Command Sweetheart”
‘Post No. r
Moves Along
A tM euyPace
Luring its customers from dif-
ferent units for each perform-
ance, “Post No. 1” continues to
attract capacity audiences to
White Rose theater every Tues-
day and Thursday evening.
In order to insure that all
groups in the Command will see
the show, Base Special Service
has worked out an allotment
system whereby units are in-
vited. This eliminates congestion
in the theater, and also assures
a full house for every perform-
ance.
The performers have over-
come their “first-night jitters”
and the show is now a smooth
two hours of entertainment. The
music, including several tunes
written especially for the revue,
is offered in foot-thumping style
by the Engineer orchestra, and
the singers leave little, if any-
thing, lacking.
Music, however, is merely a
portion of “Post No. 1.” Others
who share the spotlight include
a magician, musical-saw player,
accordianist, and comedians
who stage three riotous skits.
plained that probably not many
doggies would try to crash his
love-life, so he revealed that int-
eresting bit of information.
Sgt. Beck met Miss Horowitz
for the first time three and a half
years ago when they ventured
out on a “blind date.” They
caught on immediately, and were
keeping steady company regular-
ly until Uncle Sam stepped into
the picture and “borrowed” the
boyfriend.
Rickenbacker
Found Alive
In Pacific
A wife’s unwavering faith
was rewarded this week when
it was announced that Eddie
Rickenbacker and his crew had
been rescued after having been
lost in the Pacific for 22 days.
Although most officials believed
Rickenbacker had been killed,
his wife never had given up her
vigil for his safe return.
A Navy plane, carrying a doc-
tor, rescued three members of
the party on a tiny Pacific is-
land, while Capt. Rickenbacker
and two others of the group
were picked up by a Navy fly-
ing boat from a small life raft
about 1,600 miles southwest of
Pearl Harbor. One member of
the flight, Sgt. Alexander Kacz-
marczuk, died at sea several days
ago and was buried by his com-
panions.
The pilot, Capt. William Cher-
ry, was the first to be rescued,
being picked up last Thursday
by the searchers. He told them
where they might find Ricken-
backer and the others afloat on
rafts.
Rickenbacker and another of-
ficer with him on the small raft
were in good condition, but Pvt.
John Dartek was seriously ill.
The condition of the men on the
small island was not as yet dis-
closed.
Mrs. Rickenbacker was quick
to pay tribute to the Army and
Navy for cooperating in the
never-ending canvassing of the
vast southern seas from planes
and surface vessels which re-
sulted in an almost unbelievable
rescue.
Japs Fail
To Make
Landing
While the remnants of a large
Japanese fleet limped away to
recouperate from one of the
most critical defeats of the war,
American forces at the Solomon •
Islands prepared for the possi-
bility of a new Jap thrust.
Jap losses in the bitter three-
day sea battle were reported by
the United States Navy Dept, as
the worst -single blow dealt to
the Nipponese since the war be-
gan. Enemy losses are listed as
16 warships, including a battle-
ship, and 12 crowded transports
and cargo vessels, while the Ame-
rican fleet lost two light cruis-
ers and six destroyers.
The smashing victory has given
American forces complete con-
trol of Guadalcanal Island and
its surrounding area, and mini-
mizes the threat of a Japanese
offensive, at least for the pre-
sent. But Navy Secretary Frank
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Contest Songs
To Be Played
By Army Bands
The official Command march
will be chosen Tuesday afternoon
at the Rec Center when bands
from the Engineers and Infantry
present their “favorite son’s” ent-
ries.
The program will begin at 1430
hours, and after the winning
song is selected, the bands will
round out the afternoon with a
concert. Several tunes were sub-
mitted, but preliminary judging
eliminated the others, and thus
set the stage for Tuesday’s “Bat-
tle of Bands.”
Irv Jaffa, the Engineers’ first
violinist, collaborated with Ben
H. Cohen, Base Special Service,
on two marches. Jaffa composed
the music and Cohen penned the
lyrics. Jaffa has also written
complete orchestrations, and his
Engineer musicians are rehears-
ing for the “playoffs” now.
Another original march was
turned in by Jimmy Rotas, In-
fantry violinist, and his orches-
tra, too, is preparing for its
appointment with the judges.