The White Falcon - 01.01.1944, Síða 4

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Published by and for the American Forces in Iceland, under
the supervision of Special Service Section, Iceland Base Com-
mand. All photographs are by the U-S. Army Signal Corps un-
less otherwise credited. THE WHITE FALCON receives material
supplied by Camp Newspaper Service, War Dept.
This paper has been passed by the censor and may be mailed
home for one cent.
THE WHITE FALCON is written and edited by enlisted-man
personnel.
IBC Special Service Officer..Lt. Col. Lee F. Gilstrap.
Supervising Officer .........Lt. David Zinkoff.
Managing Editor .............T/3 Gene Graff.
Associate Editors ...........T/4 John G. Wentworth.
T/5 Joseph T. Koren.
Art Editor ..................T/4 Harrison Standley.
A New Year
A new year always brings with it determination to
start anew, to exceed accomplishments of the old year
and to wipe out unpleasant memories. There’s some-
thing refreshingly clean about ripping “December 31”
from the calendar because with it goes everything dis-
tasteful. It’s like returning to work after a vacation,
clearing off the desk and digging in with new-found
enthusiasm and zest.
Today should be such a day for us, not only for the
Americans in Iceland but for peoples of all the United
Nations, whether they be waging this total warfare from
their homes or on foreign shores. This new year might
very well shape the destinies of tl/e world for genera-
tions to come, producing a peaceful future for our
children and grand-children, or merely creating a false
security temporarily cloaking preparation for World
War III.
As the Allies tighten the noose around Germany and
Japan, rehabilitation must be carefully guided to in-
sure fulfillment of the ideals so prevalent in the minds
of the Anglo-American warriors, the sturdy heroes of
Russia and the plucky defenders of China. None of
these nations wanted war, but each has long past prov-
ed its courage and durability. They aren’t shedding
blood to conquer the world; all they want is peace and
freedom to live as they desire.
In 1944, as in Abraham Lincoln’s day, the United Na-
tions should he resolved to guarantee that “These men
shall not have died in vain.” This may be shallow so-
lace to the families which have suffered losses, but a
sincere pledge to create a happier world may be just
the impetus needed for Victory before another “Decem-
ber 31” is torn from the calendar.
The Wolf by Sansone
Two fellows huddled together
in a New York drugstore scared
the wits out of an elderly lady
who overheard them discussing
whether it would be more effi-
cient to throw a man into a
cellar full of red ants, polish
him off with a poison dart or
put black widow spiders in his
bed. A clerk had to explain that
the men were producer Jerry
McGill and star Ed Pawley of
“Big Town.”... .Tops in New
York: Dean Martin’s torch bal-
lading; the “Mr. District Attor-
ney” melodramatics Wednesday
nights; Mary Howard, the pretty
songstress, and Shep Field’s
brassless band.
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Gertrude Lawrence has said
no thanks to an offer to appear
in the musical version of “Rain”
and Marlene Dietrich will pro-
bably get the next bid....Clark
Gable will be off next to the
Australian zone... .Style note
that must be recorded: John
Charles Thomas in a red shirt
and a white bow tie....Doris
Duke is expected to forget her
troubles by taking\up residence
in Hollywood after she com-
pletes her Reno affairs. .. .Henny
Youngmann, the night club co-
mic, knows a guy who’s 8-F in
the draft He’s got two 4-F sons.
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Greenwich Village rolled out
the red carpet for some Gilbert
and Sullivan revivals at the Pro-
vincetown Playhouse. First of-
fering was the popular “Mikado.”
Bob Hope, who saw the show,
quipped that they had better
change the playhouse to “Paci-
fic Theater” and advertise “This
Week, Gilbert without Sullivan.”
... .Something new with top hat
and tails was worn by Barclay
Beekman, New York Mirror’s so-
ciety reporter, last week. Appear-
ing at an opera, Beekman had
seven medals holding down his
left chest. He admitted all seven
came from patriotic organiza-
tions to which he belongs.
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Jean Lorraine, whose husband-
dancing partner was killed in the
Lisbon Clipper crash, is shop-
ping around for a new partner
to take the act back overseas
and finish what the couple start-
ed together... .Broadway grape-
vine hears Florida nightclubs are
offering chorine lovelies a “C”
note a week, with not enough
takers. They oughta try nylons
....Twentieth Century is doing
a story about a boy and his dog,
titled “Chips.” The yarn is based
on a newspaper item about an
Army dog named Chips that was
decorated for valor. .. .The show
business paper, “Variety,” says
it’s a good idea to join the Army
and see the stars. Sixty per cent
of Hollywood is scheduled to go
overseas in 1944.
• .
Willie Howard, veteran comic,
takes his “French in ten easy
leassons or five hard ones” to
the stage of Broadway’s Strand
theater.. .Jimmy Schnozzola Dur-
ante is back in the big town
from Hollywood, where he just
finished “Two Sisters and a Sai-
lor.” Durante is slated for a re-
turn bout at the swanky Copa-
cabana night club....Some wit
asked Orson Welles if he ever
expected to settle down with Rita
Hayworth and lead a normal
life. To which the wonder boy
from Mars replied, “God forbid!”
•
Milton Berle dropped a wad
when his first Broadway venture
as producer opened and closed
just like that. Titled “I Take the
High Road,” Berle admitted it
really turned out to be more of
a detour. The show opened and .
closed like a pre-Pearl Harbor,
zipper.
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(The most timely question The
Inquiring Reporter could think
of this week was: Do you intend
to make any New Year’s resolu-
tions? Here are the answers:)
“Well, I haven’t given the thing
much considera-
tion yet,” said
Machinist Mate
2/C Harold
Schuele of the
Navy. “Howev-
er, I behave my-
self pretty well
now, so I don’t
plan any radical
changes.” Harold hails from New
Haven, Conn., is 33-years-old
and used to work on a railroad.
F. Humphrey, 21,
of the Engineers
replied, “About
this time of year
home I
would be figur-
ing out a num-
ber of resolu-
tions. But here
I don’t think it
would do much
good.” Humphrey’s home is at
Whippany, N.J. He came into
the Army fresh from Penn State.
Pfc. John P. Smith, 19-year-old
Air Corps soldi-
er, didn’t hesi-
tate a minute be-
fore giving his
answer: “I re-
solve to make
my next New
| Y e a r’s resolu-
tions back in the
good old U.S.A.!”
Smitty comes from Kansas City,
and after finishing school work-
ed as a machinist for a short
time prior to joining up.
“I am resolving to spend less
time in the sack
and become a
little more of a
wolf,” grinned
Pfc. Henry One-
stead of Minnea-
polis. This 28-
year-old A i r
Corps GI with
the yearning to
get acquainted with a blonde
worked in a machine shop in
his native Minnesota for six years
prior to induction.
CHAPLAIN’S CHALLENGE
Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Love of one’s country with-
out question makes a man
powerful in his duty to his
nation. Yet, this patriotism,
unless supported by religion,
can be utilized as a screen
for extreme wickedness. Dic-
tator, despot, tyrant all exploit
this abused word, frittering
away human life with the ap-
parent lightness of a smoker
who asks for a match. Patriot-
ism is a great force that com-
es from the heart, but this
force is sadly incomplete if
not complemented by the
strength, purpose and inspira-
tion of a divine element.