The White Falcon - 19.12.1942, Blaðsíða 4

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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, T/3G. Gene Graff; Asso-
ciate Editor, T/5G. Joseph T. Koren; News Editor, T/5G. George
Bartholomaeus; Art Editor, T/4G. Harrison Standley; Wire Edi-
tor, T/4G. Donald J. Watson; Circulation Manager, Pvt. Carl A.
White. All photographs are by the U.S. Army Signal Corps un-
less otherwise credited.
This paper has been passed by Censor and may be mailed
home for one cent.
Security
No soldier in the world dons a uniform with greater
assurance of post-war security for himself and his fa-
mily than the American, the Wall Street Journal says.
Since Rome first granted its disabled legionnaires the
right to beg in the streets—and probably before that—
governments have recognized an obligation to care for
the casualties of war. The United States has not set
down in writing such a code covering World War II,
but if one were written, it would probably contain the
following points:
First, a man who fights and returns home unharmed
is merely doing his duty as a citizen. The Government
owes him nothing.
Second, if he is disabled, he should have hospital
and medical care. He should be compensated for his
loss of earning power and should be trained for a new
job if he becomes unfit for his old one.
Third, dependents should be given means to exist 1f
the breadwinner is killed or disabled.
Fourth, assistance should be given the returning ve-
teran in getting a job.
One other point, not deemed a direct obligation, is
also receiving much consideration. It is that some me-
thod should be found to correct the “inequity” between
the $50-a-month soldier and the $100-a-week war work-
er. The bonus plan of the last war seems to be definite-
ly out, but two alternative plans are being studied. One
is for gradual demobilization, giving a man furlough
status and keeping up his pay; the other calls for out-
right discharge with a provision for continuing service
>ay for a 6- to 12-month period.
Steps have already been taken to activate this far-
eaching program. Authority has been granted to bring
the total number of beds in the government’s hospital
system to 100,000—right now the largest single group
of modern, fireproof hospitals in the world. Disabled
veterans are in line for compensation ranging all the
way to $250 a month. In case of death, dependents re-
ceive an adequate monthly stipend. Each service man
can take out a maximum of $10,000 worth of National
Service life insurance. A five-year term policy costs
him 71 cents a month per thousand if he is 30 years
old. It’s a good buy and almost five million soldiers
and sailors have already taken advantage of it.
Hospitalization at government expense and compensa-
tion for disability regardless of the cause is a privi-
lege enjoyed by World War I soldiers, and which the
American Legion has asked be extended to the 1942
soldier.
Thus it appears that every effort has been and is
being made to relieve the minds of overseas troops of
anxieties and fears about post-war readjustments. We
have a job to do, and like the gladiators of old, we
are being given the best of everything—food, clothing,
equipment and, so far as possible, freedom from civi-
lian problems—to enable us to devote our entire ef-
fort, physical and mental, toward bringing the war to
speedy and successful conclusion.
A local doggie finally has de-
vised a system to “beat the clock”
—and that bugler boy whose mel-
odious notes at reveille-time usu-
ally sound like a mixture of tanks
and locomotives when the wee
hour of arising rolls around ....
He sets his alarm clock ahead
one hour every night before re-
tiring .... When it goes off pre-
maturely, as planned, he reaches
out, sets it back an hour, and
turns over for another forty
winks .... He swears by the syst-
em, declaring, “I get an extra
hour of sleep that way!” ....
He’d probably make a splendid
experiment for any local psych-
iatrist.
Local G.I.’s are creating quite
a run on a red-bound autobio-
graphy by Eleanor Roosevelt
recently published here. Could
it be the pretty blonde who sells
the books at one emporium has
anything to do with this sudden
interest in literature? Or are
the hoys holding “Our Eleanor”
up as an example to the local
lasses?
A faithful husband here hasn’t
missed writing a letter to his wife
every day since he arrived sever-
al (self-censored) ago......And
she’s just as faithful because she,
too, pens a note each afternoon
.... Lucky fellow! .... Ol’ Yard-
bird’s gal just keeps sending pic-
tures of news at home .... Guess
she doesn’t know we’ve been
cheating on the sly with English
lessons lately .... Two more
lessons and we’ll know the com-
plete alphabet .... Then the li’l
woman has promised to begin
writing letters .... And Ol’ Yard-
bird won’t have to sign his jumb-
led missives with an “X”.... Yep,
this education people talk about
is really something!
This is only a rumor because
no soldier has- enough time to
be so true to his lady love ....
But a contributor claims he has
a buddy who drains a bottle of
ink and three pads of paper week-
ly with letters to the girl he left
behind .... He could, of course,
drink the ink for effect .... But
what could he possibly do with
so much paper? .... And another
GI must be “bucking” for the-
most-henpecked-husband-in-the-
Army title .... Whenever he
writes to his wife, he always be-
gins with: “To The Boss.” ....
Yep, marriage sometimes is a
rugged proposition.
The following is dropped in
with apologies to Mae West,
thanks to the Chemical Warfare
Sgt. who sent it in, and blessings
for the space it fills:
“Should Santa fail to reach
your house,
Just bear it with a grin. — —
I wrote and said, “Come up
sometime.”
And the dear, old boy moved in!”
That report of women Santa
Clauses replacing men in depart-
ment stores at home has caused
virtual riots in several large cit-
ies .... Last week, Marshall Field
(Chicago) had to call in the pol-
ice to have three “kiddies”
bounced from the store’s toy de-
partment .... They were 20, 23
and 24, respectively .... That’s
right .... The all wanted to sit
on “Santa’s” lap!
With Christmas and New Year’s
Day spread’s staring at Mess Sgt.,
here is the menu schedule for
days preceding the holidays: To-
day, spam, spam and spam ....
Tomorrow, spam, spam and spam
.... Monday, spam, spam, and
spam .... Tuesday, spam, spam
and spam .... Wednesday, the
same .... Thursday, ditto ....
Friday, turkey.
‘JAe. JjUfuOiinQ,
Eepojut&h.
(A “walkie-talkie couldn’t have
gotten better answers to the
question: “How short should the
girls wear their skirts,” than The
Inquiring Reporter uncovered).
Pfc. Edward F. Scharf, 28, re-
marks, “Just be-
low the knee
would look best
on most girls;
jtherwise, the
sky’s the limit’!”
Ed, an Artillery
hash slinger,
worked in a
lumber yard at
Moline, Ill., before joining Uncle
Sam 17 months ago.
“There’s such a thing as mod-
esty, and I cert-
ainly don’t want
MY WIFE wear-
ing her skirt
higher than one-
inch below the
knee,” is the
comment of Pvt.
Thomas Baker,
27-year-old Air
Corps doggie. Baker hails from
Detroit, Mich., where he work-
ed as a supply clerk.
“The shorter the better,” de-
clares Corp. Cal-
vin Y. Anthony,
23, Engineer. But
when asked if
that applied to
his sister, “Oh,
that’s different;
right at the knee
would be high
enough!” Anth-
ony’s home is in Baltimore, Md.,
where he manufactured weather
instruments (remember?) prior
to joining the Army.
William Robertson, 24-year-old
Air Corps Corp-
oral, asserts,
“Short, Brother,
short. That’s
what they’ve got
legs for — to
show ’em off. An
inch above the
knee isn’t too
short.” Farming-
dale, Long Island, N.Y., is “Rob-
by’s” home town.
CHAPLAIN’S CHALLENGE
Ye are the light of the
world. Matt. 5:14.
Enlightenment is very dis-
turbing. Some do not relish
new ideas as introduced by
explorer, traveler, missionary,
scientist, or inventor. Too
many are content with their
lot, rather than accept such
change that would dissipate
ignorance and darkness. The
Great Teacher faced this ob-
stacle, and so the despot conti-
nues his high-handed brigand-
age. Modern pathfinders are
awakening the masses of the
world today as they direct the
focal light of truth upon the
dark spots of the earth.