The White Falcon - 12.08.1944, Síða 4

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THE WHITE FALCON
OUR FORCES — ALWAYS ALERT
Punlished by and for the American Forces in lceiand, 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 ..............Tec 5 John Moran
Associate Editor .............Sgt. J. Gordon Farrell
Troop News Editor.............Pvt. Robert Hill
Circulation Manager ..........Pvt. E. C. Gray
“They’re Either Too Young
Or Too Old”
The young German soldier pictured above was cap-
tured by American troops in the area around St. Lo in
Normandy. Although the caption accompanying the
photo didn’t state his age, it seems unlikely that he can
be much over 16.
We’ve printed this picture — which is but one of many
of this kind — because we think it furnishes a most im-
pressive indication of the exent to which the Nazis will
go in an effort to save their own skins. Battle photos
and stories from all the European fronts confirm the
fact that the once-virile German Army is rapidly becom-
ing a force of old men and young boys.
When the German militarists were forced to adopt
similar expediencies in World War 1 they soon yielded
and asked for terms of surrender. Apparently, however,
Hitler is of the opinion that if the remnants of German
manpower can no longer defend Nazism they might just
as well perish in the field.
It’s pretty hard to tell what’s going on in this young
soldier’s mind, but he scarcely looks overwhelmed with
joy; nor is there any reason why he should — even
though lie’s now out of the war for good.
He and millions of his comrades have been literally
sold out by a madman who values human life and happ-
iness so cheaply that he’d rather throw it away in a
hopeless gamble than humble himself by yelling quits.
Former Editor Of Falcon
Interviews Princess
(—But “Brass Hats” Interfere)
Former White Falcon editor,
Pvt. Gene Graff — now a report-
er for Stars and Stripes — was
getting along nicely in a personal
interview last week with Princess
Elizabeth of England — until a
couple of “brass hats” interfered
and broke things up.
- According to an article from
Associated Press, Princess Eliza-
beth and her parents — the King
and Queen of England — were
visiting a U.S. Eighth Air Force
bomber base when Graff sought
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Beatrice Lillie, absent from the
Great White Way since 1939, re-
turns to co-star with Bert Lahr
in Billy Rose’s “Seven Lively
Arts” .... Jane Withers, who’s
quite a pin-up gal now, makes
her Broadway bow in “Have A
Good Time,” doing a singing, and
dancing chore with Lupe Velez.
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Franchot Tone and ex-wife
Joan Crawford are being consid-
ered for the leads in James Cain’s
“Mildred Pierce” .... Kay Fran-
cis is forming her own “Kay
Francis Productions” unit ....
After being interrupted by the
stork for almost a year, 20th-
Century Fox is again producing
“The Dolly Sisters.” Alice Faye
and Betty Grable have the leads.
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Lily Pons and Andre Kostela-
n'etz recently gave a command
performance before the Shah and
Queen of Persia .... Olivia De-
Havilland is still fueding with
Warner Bros, over her contract.
The studio feels that she was
wrong in .refusing to do films
which she felt didn’t do justice
to her “stature as an actress.”
.... 2nd Lt. Bob Crosby, USMC,
is with the Fifth Division at
C3mp Pendleton, Calif.
an interview.
Shortly after this a British gen-
eral edged between the Princess
and the private and the inter-
view was at an end — only tem-
porarily, however, for three
hours later Graff found — or
made — another opportunity to
approach the Princess.
The Princess seemed to grow
more cordial and more inclined
to talk, Graff wrote, but this time
an RAF wing commander eased
over to them.
“How long have you been in
England?” he asked Graff.
The private made a “strategic
withdrawal.”
Bing Crosby, Carole Landis,
Betty Crable and Jinx Falken-
berg are a few of the movie per-
sonalities who have written the
White Falcon in the past few
months. Bing appreciated-the Fal-
con spread on the Icelandic Der-
by. Betty Gable sends her love
to the boys in Iceland and is for-
warding a pin-up for a future
issue of the Falcon. Incidentally,
Betty uses a fancy grade of bond
stationery with red letterhead.
And does it smell sweet!
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Tommy Dorsey and Jon Hall
mixed it up good the other ev-
ening outside Dorsey’s Holly-
wood apartment. Hall received
neck cuts from a broken flower
pot. The row is said to have
started when Hall threw his arms
around Mrs. Dorsey as she op-
ened the door .... Bob Hope is
receiving some pretty good pri-
vate recordings from Bing Cros-
by these days ....
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John Druten’s play “Voice of
the Turtle” was picked by “Bill-
board” as the best play of the
1943—44 season. Margaret Sulli-
van and Paul Robeson drew the
acting honors in the poll. Audrey
Christie and Jose Ferrer were
Broadway’s best supporting per-
formers. Moss Hart received the
directors’ award for his “Winged
Victory” effort. Bobby Clark in
“Mexican Hayride” and Mary
Martin in “One Touch of Venus”
received plaudits as the best lead
performers.
Vets Applying For
Educational Benefits
An announcement by the Vet-
erans’ Administration reveals
that more than 1,000 applications
have been made by discharged
servicemen for educational bene-
fits under the recently-approved
GI Bill of Rights.
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DO YOU READ OUR
EDITORIALS?
“Sometimes,” replied Pfc. Dean
C. Stinson of the
Military Police.
“I like to find
out different re-
actions to cert-
ain war prob-
lems — and the
views of others
on life.” From
Des Moines, la.,
the MP was a butcher and meat
cutter in civilian life.
“Yes, I do,” stated Tec 4 Paul
M.Plumly. “They
give me a deal-
er picture of
many perplex-
ing questions
and enlighten
me on the dif-
ferent views of
other people. A
farmer from To-
peka, Kan., Tec 4 Plumly is now
a medic at a base hospital here.
Pvt. Melvin Ahartz, headquart-
ers, IBC, also an-
swered in the
affirmative.
“Editorials are
the ‘cream’ of
any newspaper,
and I like to
compare the pol-
icy of the Fal-
con with those
of other papers. They provide a
diversity of ideas and stimulate
thinking.” From Inglewood,
Calif., Pvt. Ahartz was an ac-
countant in civilian life.
“I certainly do,” was the come-
back of Pvt. Ah
fred W. Gruen-
waldt of a Quar-
master Trucking
outfit. “I rea<^
the Falcon edi-
torials because
they invariably
present interest-
ing views on
current news and broaden one s
outlook on certain problems.” Be-
fore the war Pvt. Gruenwaldt
was employed in his home town,
Connellsville, Pa.
Nazis Shipping Poison
Gas Across Balkans
Radio Algiers, quoting reports
from Ankara, Turkey, declares
that the Germans' are transport-
ing large quantities of poison gas
across the Balkans for use against
the Russians.
CHAPLAIN’S CHALLENGE
You are capable of greater
things than you dream. You
can break the chains of any
failure and shortcoming. Be-
neath the thin veneer of seem-
ing futility there are residues
of power which require only
determination to bring to the
surface. If people, who are
overwhelmed by a sense of
futility, could see themselves
as God sees them they would
live more triumphantly.
Joseph R. Sizoo.