The White Falcon - 13.03.1943, Síða 3

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Home Front
Keeps Pace
With Pilots
The United States home-front
ls supporting the American Air
Forces to the limit in its daily
bombing raids, according to fi-
gures released this "week in
Washington by Under-Secretary
°f War Robert Patterson.
American defense workers
°ow are producing enough bombs
m one day to maintain air-raids
*he size of the recent all-out
bombing of Nazi-held Europe for
seven days in succession, Patter-
son revealed.
In addition to bombs, Patter-
son said more than three and a
‘alf times as much equipment
or American ground forces and
sir forces has been produced this
>ear in comparison to the same
Period last year.
The Under Secretary then
Pointed out that during January
°f this year, 5,000 planes were
Produced, while in February—
even though it was a short
m°nth-l5,500 planes were pro
duced.
Ping-Pong
Tourney Heads
Center Slate
A ping-pong tourney Monday
and a gala St. Patrick’s Day
anee Tuesday evening feature
this, week’s entertainment sche-
dule at the No. 1 Rec Center.
Preliminaries in the table ten-
n*s event will be conducted in
the afternoon with qualifiers
competing in the playoffs at 2030
hours. The “Shamrock Dance”
'vhl begin at 2030 hours, with
music provided by the Special
Service dance band.
GI Varieties,” current In-
fantry musical revue, will head-
line Friday’s slate, starting at
-030 hours. The usual movie
has been moVed to 1730 hours
for the one day only.
A new series of programs—
sessions ’round the piano when
everybody can unlimber their
vocal muscles and “give” with
singing—will be inaugurated
Tuesday at 1830 hours.
“Holiday Inn,” a four-star
Hollywood musical studded -with
Irving Berlin tunes and co-starr-
ing Bing Crosby and Fred As-
taire, will be screened twice at
the Center during the week, Fri-
day and Saturday at 1830 hours.
Monday’s movie attraction is
“Lure of The Islands,” with
Margie Hart and Robert Lowery,
while Charles Laughton’s “Tutt-
les of Tahiti” is booked for
Wednesday.
Red Kloak’s No. 2 Center will
offer a masquerade party to St.
Patrick’s Day visitors, and also
has its ping-pong finals slated
for Monday evening. Erstwhile
dance enthusiasts who- stumble
abound the floor may participate
In a dancing class every Monday
and Thursday at 1430 hours.
Dial Whirling Brings Happy Tidings
To ‘All-American’ Sax Player Hopkins
A musician’s dream came true
for Pvt. James A. Hopkins, 22-
year-old local Signalman, when
he was chosen as saxophonist on
the All-American Band of 1942
by his former band leader,
Vaughn Monroe, who, in turn,
was voted the outstanding music
maestro of ’42.
It all happened last week. Jim
was listening to the Camel cig-
arette program. The program
grew more interesting as it pro-
gressed. First, Vaughn, his old
band leader, had been named the
most popular band leader of the
year and now he was going to
name his All-American Band.
Jim listened intently. He want-
ed to find out if he knew any
of the lucky musicians. Suddenly
the voice coming out of the radio
said, “.... as his sax player Mr.
Monroe has selected James A.
Hopkins.” That was all Jim
heard. He was too excited to hear
anything else. The news spread
like wildfire and soon he was
enclosed in a circle of admirers.
Jim did not get much sleep that
night.
Although young in years, Hop-
kins is a veteran in the field
of music. He was graduated from
Clinton High School in Clinton,
Mass., where he played with the
school band. He then “jobbed
around” until 1938 when he sign-
ed with Monroe. He remained
with Monroe until his entrance
into the Army in 1940.
Gandhi to Recover,
Son Tells Press
Mohandas K. Gandhiis well on
the road to recovery following
his dangerous 21-day protest fast,
his son, Devandas, disclosed this
week. Young Gandhi revealed,
however, that his 72-year-old
father will remain in bed for at
least two weeks to recuperate.
Gandhi’s fast was in protest
against his internment by British
authorities for violation of the
Defense of India regulations.
Pvt. James A. Hopkins, chosen by Bandleader Vaughn Mon-
roe as his All-American saxaphone choice, conducts a one-man
jam session for his buddies (left to right) Corp. James R. McCoy,
1st Sgt. Robert Jacob and T/4G. William Lowenberg.
Cagney, Greer Garson, Berlin
Win Hollywood Film Oscars’
Songwriter Irving Berlin
awarded Hollywood’s “Oscar”
for the best musical contribution
to the movies during 1942 to
Songwriter Irving Berlin for his
“White Christmas,” tuneful hit
tune of “Holiday Inn,” co-star-
ring Bing Crosby and Fred Ast-
aire.
Berlin was forced to present
and accept his prize at the an-
nual Motion Picture Academy
affair because he also was ad-
judged the winner in ’41, at
which time it was decided future
winners would receive their
awards from the “defending
champions.”
James Cagney and Greer Gar-
son were chosen the best actor
and actress of the year, Cagney
for his role in “Yankee Doodle
Dandy,” Miss Garson for her
performance in “Mrs. Miniver,”
which also was adjudged the
best production of 1942.
Van Heflin, now an Army
lieutenant, won an “Oscar” for
the best supporting performance
by an actor, while Teresa Wright,
who portrayed “Mrs. Lou Gehrig
in the picture, “The Pride of
The Yankees,” and also for her
role in “Mrs. Miniver,” got the
award for the best female sup-
porting performance. William
Wyler, now an Army major
overseas, was honored for the
best director achievement.
Panic Takes Toll
In London Shelter
There will be no mass funeral
for the 178 persons who died
in the tragic London subway
shelter disaster.
The costly accident took place
just after the first -warning of
the air-raid signal was sounded.
A mass of shelter-seekers was
crowding into the subway shelt-
er when a woman carrying a
baby fell just as she reached the
bottom of the subway steps.
(This is the sixth in a series
of candid sketches of local sol-
diers as seen by THE WHITE
FALCON Artist. The following
information identifies the sub-
ject to his own satisfaction. If
you recognize yourself “in ac-
tion,” come to THE WHITE
FALCON office and you will re-
ceive the artist’s original sketch
appropriately framed.)
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“IN ACTION”
Thursday, March 11, at 1100
hours you scanned every E.F.M.
on the post office list. Your
choice made, you tried each of
three pens, then asked a near-
by T/5G. for a pencil. After
sending the message at window
No. 1, you went to the parcel
post section to check a unit lo-
cation.
‘Don’t Give
Axis Break,’
Wallace Says
“America must furnish full em-
ployment and avoid isolationist
and reactionary policies in the
post-war period or she will lay
the ground work for World War
III,” warned Vice President Hen-
ry A. Wallace in a speech at Day-
ton, Ohio, this week.
Wallace pointed out that a third
World War would be certain if
Germany is permitted to re-arm
herself materially or physiolog-
ically, or if the Allies fail to hon-
or their agreements with Russia.
“Today three great philosophies
rule mankind,” Wallace declared.
“The German-Japanese philos-
ophy of might, which glorifies
supremacy through force; the
Marxian philosophy of Russia
which preaches that only through
revolution can a better society
be formed, and the Democratic-
Christian philosophy, which ad-
vocates the dignity and freedom
of the individual.”
The Vice President laid the
blame for the rise of power polit-
ics in Europe and Asia on the ‘
Democracies and carefully ex-
plained, “In some respects, both
the Germans and the Russians
have perceived the signs of the
times better than we have.” Then
he added, “I hope the reaction-
ary politicians will not quote this
sentence out of its context in an
effort to prove that I have come
out for dictatorship."
“•Unless the western democrac-
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of announcers and script wri-
ters.
Although the contribution of
soldier talent to the activity has
not been definitely determined
as yet, several hours weekly will
be alloted to progams originating
from the troops. Unit bands and
actors will have ample opport-
unity to appear on the air, while
special features will be included
from time to time.
All Army talent will be super-
vised and selected by Base Spe-
cial Service, only Army agency
having the power to furnish
GI participants.
McKeever is still busily striv-
ing to get everything in readi-
ness for the opening. However,
he did intimate that a “special
surprise” might be arranged for
the first broadcast, but refused
to divulge any further particu-
lars, saying plans were still “on-
ly tentative.”
One of McKeever’s chief pro-
blems is striking a happy me-
dium of variety so the 23-hour-
a-week schedule will contain ap-
peal for all. “The OWI has ob-
tained the time for the benefit
of the AEF and local civilians,
and when we get started there’ll
be enough diversified programs
to interest everybody,” McKee-
ver declared.