The White Falcon - 10.07.1943, Blaðsíða 8

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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/3 Gene Graff; Asso-
ciate Editors, T/5 Joseph T. Koren, T/4 John G. Wentworth;
Art Editor, T/4 Harrison Standley; Circulation Manager, Pfc.
Anthony J. Schulte. All photographs are by the U.S. Army Sig-
nal Corps unless otherwise credited.
THE WHITE FALCON receives material supplied by Camp
Newspaper Service, War Department.
This paper has been passed by Censor and may be mailed
home for one cent.
Salute to China
Hoary China’s resurgent millions this week began
their seventh year of defensive warfare against the
rapacious Jap aggressor with final victory clearly in
sight for the first time. Fighting with antiquated wea-
pons and without any substantial aid from the other
United Nations for most of the time since the first Nip
“land grab”, the venerable Chinese Nation has set an
example for all other freedom-loving nations of the
world.
With its back against the wall from the start, Chiang
Kai-Shek’s country has made the most magnificent stand
against overwhelming odds recorded in recent times. The
Russians at Stalingrad fought courageously and ten-
aciously, but they knew they had vast resources in well-
trained men and superb materiel behind them. The
Chinese have had nothing but their own unparalleled
courage and faith in the inevitable triumph of right over
might, heritage of their age-old wisdom.
If ever a country has proven its ability and right to
stand high among the councils of the free nations of the
World, China has done so. The new China which is
rising from the ashes of outmoded extra-territoriality,
domestic brigandry and the residuary rubble of war is a
nation of destiny. *
As the Jap Rising Sun plummets toward its nadir due
to our combined efforts, we of the American armed
forces offer a toast: “China, we salute you, your leaders
and your future!”
Hitch-Hiking
Some men in the local command apparently are too
pre-occupied with problems of the day or the latest
pin-up they pilfered from a buddy’s collection to worry
about seemingly trivial things. So occasionally it be-
comes necessary to “get ’em on the ball” before they
forget completely that this is a community dependent
entirely on its own citizens.
Hitch-hiking is essential here. Since fuel must be
shipped from the States, any effort to conserve it is note-
worthy, and that makes it doubly important for Army
drivers to heed the flip of a soldier’s thumb because the
more riders in one vehicle reduces the burden on trans-
portation. There’s nothing wrong with that and a fellow
who flags down an Army car is entitled to consideration
by drivers or passengers who have it in their power to
make the driver stop. Pedestrians can make it easier
for the drivers to stop by waiting at the designated
road signs.
Hitch-hiking has been banned in the States, and is
permitted here only as an expedient. Soldiers don’t rece-
ive passes every day, but when they do induce their
top-kick to break down, they’re entitled to a ride. It’s
the only way one can get into town without making each
unit furnish transportation for its own men, an unneces-
sary Waste of fuel, tires, etc. Soliciting rides from civil-
ians, of course, is taboo.
Fortunately, the percentage of drivers who ignore
hitch-hikers still is low. But that’s not enough; there
shouldn’t be any. It isn’t a comfortable feeling to stand
at the road and watch vehicles slide by without stop-
ping, and every driver should make a mental note to
rectify the situation if he’s one of the violators.
THE PRIVATE .. .
WHO RECEIVED HIS PASS ..
BUT SPENT HIS TIME SITTING ...
ALONE ON THE GRASS/
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The local GI barbers have really been getting down
to the root of things lately.... Victims of the clipper
wielders are referred to by their mates as hair-raid
casualties.
As the Japs would say, “Hono-
rable comrades have gain much
face during recent attacks.”
A dispatch from North Africa
says that the leader of the Mos-
lems there has moved into his
summer home and taken his 25
wives with him. ... Too bad the
doughboys couldn’t interest this
gentleman in a share-the-wealth
program!
A Broadway columnist reports
that band-leader Gene Krupa
developed a sense of humor after
being jugged on a narcotics
charge .... “Don’t send me cig-
arets,” he wrote his pals.
Stolen story:
A Betty Grableish young beauty
i was watching drill one day.
Suddenly a rifle volley rang out.
With a surprised scream the
young lady shrank back, dir-
ectly into the arms of a young
private standing behind her.
“Oh,” she stammered with a
blush, “I was so frightened by
the rifles. Won’t you please for-
give me?”
“Not at all, not at all,” spoke up
the quick-witted private. “Let’s
*go over and watch the artillery.”
A precedent in Uncle Sam’s
Army was set this week when
a Cpl. stationed near Hollywood
told authorities he didn’t want
any pay.... He probably figured
that being located next door to
Veronica Lake was pay enough.
At the recent food conference
back home representatives were
told that whale meat actually
tastes like beef.... So don’t be
surprised if the next steak you
get has fins on it.
They say the meat shortage
is so bad in the States that horses
never know whether they are
going to spend their next night
resting in a stall or on a dining
room table.
Screen comedian Stan Laurel
was sued for separate mainten-
ance this week by his wife. They
have been married three times
and divorced twice.... It might
make matters easier if they
started keeping a score card.
A woman in Florida was sen-
tenced to four months in jail and
fined $100 because she imperson-
ated an Army officer... .seems
to be the fad now that they have
abolished bingo.
A sailor went into an auction
room where a parrot was being
sold. He bid $10 but was raised
to $15. He bid $20 and was raised
again. The bidding continued un-
til the sailor got the parrot for
$45.
“That’s a lot to pay for a
bird,” said the sailor. “Can the
parrot'talk?”
“Can he talk?’ the auctioneer
replied. “Who do you think was
bidding against you?”
'JA& Inquiring.
(Do you intend to pay your
income tax now or when you
get home? This was the question
The Inquiring Reporter asked
this week. Here are the answers:)
“I would rather pay my income
tax now,” said
Pfc. Carl A.
Bangert, “be-
cause as long as
I know that I
have to sooner
or later, I might
just as well have
it over with.” A
native of Fost-
oria, O., Carl is 26 years old and
a member of the Infantry.
Lt. Lorraine Emery replied, “I
haven’t given
the subject much
t;h o u g h t, but
since I can pay
it when I get
home, I’d rath-
3r wait and
settle it later.”
Miss Emery, 27,
is in the ANC,
and claims Maryland as her home
state.
Signalman T/5 John Haslam
of Santa Cruz,
Calif., answer-
ed, “It does not
make much dif-
ference to me
when I pay it.
However, if I
can put it off
until I get home,
I would rather
pay it then.” John is 27 years
old.
“My wife will have to make
the decision,”
explained Pfc.
William Bake-
man. “I send her
all the money
and she is the
boss.” Bill is a
Signalman and
specified very
clearly that he
was from South St. Paul, Minn.
CHAPLAIN’S CHALLENGE
“But the tongue can no
man tame; it is an un-
ruly evil, full of deadly
poison. James 3:8.
As a contagion, an emotion
is much like a rumor. That
is—it is infectious. 'For in-
stance, a depressed person
may contaminate an entire
body of people, even a sheer
stranger, simply by expressing
a despairing attitude. Emo-
tions are deep within us, and
while it is quite impossible to
eliminate even the more un-
pleasant ones, such as fear,
grief and uneasiness—they are
controllable. A low mood be-
comes truly serious when it
affects a whole groupf and
above all, we should always
remember others.
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