The White Falcon - 13.03.1943, Side 9

9
New Planes To Aid
Allied Offensive
American plane designers, in-
spired by the need for better
aircraft for their nation’s fight
against the Axis, have develop-
ed three new fighter planes, the
Republic Thunderbolt (P-47),
Bell Airocobra (P-39) and the
-Mustang (P-51).
the P-47, as it is better known,
*'as a 2000-HP super-charged
motor, giving it a speed of 390
- IPH and a 40,000-foot ceiling
eange. These factors, plus eight
“O-caliber machine guns, make
the P-47 a formidable opponent
for the new Focke-Wulf 290,
"hieh is a redesigned version
of the famous “FW-190.”
"the new and lighter model
P-39, and its new two-stage sup-
er-charger, is an improvement
or> this plane that will enable
greater altitude performance. It
"dl continue to carry the same
armament as before, consisting
of four 50-caliber machine guns
,<nd one 20- or 37-mm. cannon.
Phe surprising performance of
jhe Mustang (P-51) on various
attlefronts of this war proves
•hat criticism by American mili-
tary officers and British airmen
acked accuracy. They now call
'• the best fighter plane of 1943.”
These American planes will
un‘te their attacking strength to
challenge the newly developed
Messerschmilt fighter. The Ger-
man fighter now has twin eng-
•oes, mounted tandem, and is
reported by a London Daily Mail
correspondent to have "sensa-
tional speed, remarkable altitude
Performance, and is probably
'ery heavily armed.”
AEF Funds
Will Aid
Red Cross
Yale Meeting
A meeting of personnel who
attended Yale University will,
be held Wednesday at 2000
hours. The location may be
obtained by calling Lt. Col.
Richard Stevens.
FDR Signs Bill
Permitting WU,
Postal Merger
President Roosevelt this week
signed and enacted into law a
bill authorizing the Postal and
Western Union Telegraph Com-
panies to merge into one big land-
line telegraph system.
The consolidatition had been
proposed as a result of financial
problems created for the two big
telegraph firms by growing com-
petition for the communications
business from long distance tele-
phones and wireless telegraphy.
The merger was endorsed by the
Federal Communications Com-
mission.
—Wallace
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ies and Russia come to a satis-
factory understanding on all post-
war problems,” Wallace predict-
ed, “there is a grave possibility
of Russia and Germany sooner
or later making a common coal-
ition.”
Wallace concluded, “In the
post-war period, the democratic-
capitalistic nations will have to
prove that they have full -interest
in the employment problem and
that the common man will be
assured of the right to work, at
a regular job, and of a decent
wage essential to the true dignity
of man.”
Pfc. Benjamin Beverwyk (right) and his assistant, Pvt. Leroy
Petty, stand by their /decorative mural in a local Infantry day-
room. The mural was completed in two weeks.
Decorative Mura/ Graces
Wall Of Local Day room
A desire to brighten Army re-
creational quarters and chapels
with paintings and decorations
has created a job for professional
mural painter, Pfc. Benjamin
Beverwyk, Infantryman from
Detroit, Mich.
With GI paints, the 33-year-old
painter recently completed a mur-
al for a local dayroom. The mural
is 22 feet long and eight feet
high, and depicts the athletic
activities of American youth as
a background for the energies
needed in the present war.
Two weeks were required by
Beverwyk and his assistant, Pvt.
Leroy Petty, 23, Richmond, Ind.,
to complete the task. The mural
was painted directly onto the
wall interior.
Gen. George- C. Marshall’s por-
trait is shown on the left side,
while on the right is Maj. Gen.
Charles H. Bonesteel, Command-
ing. The quotation in the center
was written by Gen. Douglas
MacArthur, and is the same as
the one inscribed over the entr-
ance of the West Point gymna-
sium.
Nothing To It —
If You Know How!
S/Sgt. W. M. Pritchard was
visiting Jules Bach’s home in
Palm Beach, Fla. One of the
guests, Mrs. Gilbert Miller,
wife of the New York theatri-
cal producer, heard Pritchard
say he was fond of good sing-
ing. Mrs. Miller made a phone
call and soon a beautiful sopr-
ano voice was floating out of
the telephone receiver. When
the song ended, the Sgt. sigh-
ed, “A girl with a voice like
that would have a great future
in the opera.” Mrs. Miller smil-
ingly agreed. The singer was
Grace Moore.
Voluntary contributions from
Servicemen here are expected to
s'vell the kitty of the 1943 Red
Cross combined Roll Call and
Mar Fund Drive currently being
conducted in the United Slates
with a goal of 120 million dollars.
Local Red Cross officials state
•hat in no sense is a drive ori
campaign being conducted here,
•ait that individuals wishing to
contribute to the home front col-
lection may do so voluntarily
•Brough their units. No contri-
butions from members of the
armed forces here will be accept-
ed at any of the Red Cross cen- j
•ers or by any Red Cross per-
sonnel.
Money collected here will be
sent to the American National
Bed Cross Headquarters in Wash-
ington where it will be allocat-
ed, along with other fqpds, to the j
diversified activities which the-
organization sponsors. The local j
Bed Cross field office will receive
Bunds needed to conduct its wel-
fare and recreation program
from the National Headquarters.
Mass Ceremonies To Give Citizenship Rights
To Soldiers Here With Proper Credentials
American citizenship literally
delivered on the spot became a
possibility for foreign nationals
Serving honorably in American
armed forces here with the re-
cent arrival of Dr. Henry B. Haz-
ard, Department of Justice re-
presentative authorized to issue
citizenship papers to qualified
servicemen in a streamlined nat-
uralization process.
“Thousands of American serv-
iceman, not now citizens, who are
on foreign service are being given
this chance by a grateful Na-
tion, which recognizes that these
men are prepared to sacrifice
their lives for their adopted
country,” Dr. Hazard declared,
“and I am planning to visit the
remotest outposts to allow them
to take advantage of this great
opportunity.”
Slashing all red tape, the new
procedure eliminates many of
!
the formalities of the usual na-
turalization process. Where pre-
viously five years of continuous
residence was required, this con-
dition is now waived. Lawful
admission for permanent resi-
dence, declaration of intention
with the prescribed two year
waiting period, age limit, and
racial and national restrictions
are all consigned to the scrap
heap for servicemen overseas
under the present set-up.
Lawful entry into the United
States and station outside the
jurisdiction of a Naturalization
Court are the only conditions to
be met in order to take advan-
tage of (he “blitz” naturalization.
Men desiring to become natu-
ralized are Urged to inform their
commanding officers immediate-
ly as Dr. Hazard’s stay here will
be for a short period.
Dr. Hazard, who is Director
of Research and Educational Ser-
vices in the Immigration and
Naturalization Section of the De-
partment of Justice, has been in
the Government Service since
1896. Ilis entire career, as teach-
er, administrator and League of
Nations representative, has been
devoted to problems of citizen-
ship and immigration.
An outstanding authority in
the field, he has authored many
publications and visited many
countries. “But one of the big-
gest thrills of. my life,” be said,
“was when I administered the
oath of citizenship on the high
seas .recently to 17 seamen and
soldiers who because of resi-
. l . . . ... , ■ j..
dence and other requirements
had been prevented for years
from achieving one of tire most
important goals in their, lives.”
SS Troops
Blame Hitler
For Losses
Heavy losses suffered by his
“Elite Guard” in the Russian cam-
paign have resulted in a desper-
ate underground battle between
Gestapo Chief Himmler and heads
of the German regular army, it
was learned this week.
Until recently, Himmler’s pets
had been used chiefly for polic-
ing the occupied areas and spy-
ing on the regular army. But the
series of setbacks in Russia sent
the Elite Guard to the bloody
front, where their bully tactics
failed to impress the Russians.
They soon learned that a Red
Army soldier armed with bayo-
net and hand grenades is more
formidable than an unarmed
Russian peasant in the occupied
area. They were taught the hard
way, however, and suffered en-
ormous casualties. Now they
complain they “have lost pres-
tige on the home front and should
not always he dropped into the
toughest spot.”
Himmler, knowing that the re-
gular army commanders hate him
and liis men, has accused Ger-
man field commanders of order-
ing the guardsmen into especial-
ly dangerous positions. The High
Command has retorted that Hit-
ler’s interference got the Russian
campaign in such shape that
every German position between
Finland and the Black Sea would
be lost completely if Hitler con-
tinues to hold the post of Su-
preme Commander of the Nazi
forces on the Western front.
Custom Officers
Lauded As Heroes
There’s more to being a cust-
oms patrol officer than just
keeping a sharp lookout for
smugglers.
The Treasury Dept, made pub-
lic today the terse accounts of
little publicized border officers,
who took on many, an errand
of mercy all along the Canadian
border in the months just pas-
sed, facing some of the worst
storms in 30 years. The customs
patrol headed by Inspector Floyd
Grimes of Warroad, Minn., is
typical.
With the aid of two officers,
Grimes’ patrol rescued a mail
carrier who had been missing
for five days in a terrific bliz-
zard. The party set out in a mt>-
tor sled to search for the snow-
bound mailman, and located him
in a cabin on an island. His
wind sled had broken down and
he had no means of communi-
cation with Warroad.
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