The White Falcon - 12.08.1944, Side 8

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Male Call
by Milton tariff#, creator of 'Terry ancf the Pirates"
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Organization Hews
endous proportions until the CO
vetoed Cpl. BischfeTs plan -without
commenting On the' theories upon
which it was based and also,
that since the Line Cpl. is S rdre
species a Line Cpi’s Mess is out
of the question.
At last reports, a chagrined
Buck Cpl. Bischel, a Paragraph
Trooper of the Chairborne Di-
vision, frowns on eating in the
Last Three Grader’s Mess. He’s
not hesitant in expounding his
theories on the essential differ-
ences between Line (or Buck)
Cpl. and Tec 5, pointing out that
“whereas a Cpl. is entitled to
the form of direct address com-
mon to his rank, a technician’s
use of the title, ‘Cpl.,’ is in the
sense an honorary one and
springs from the generous nature
of the NCO’s of the fifth grade in
tolerating same, and whereas a
buck is a full-fledged NCO, the
Tec 5 is in reality nothing more,
if not less, than a glorified Pfc.”
In view of the obvious truth
of the foregoing statement, Cpl.
Bischel and Cpl. Melvin Walls
of the Medics drew up plans and
specifications for a separate mess
for line Cpl. and submitted them
to their superiors for approval.
Repercussions arose from this
latest innovation to Nissen hut
life as the Tec 5’s protested the
proposal and threatened not to
mess with either Bischel’s Barons
or their immediate subordinates,
the Pfc’s and Pvts, if the plan
were adopted. At this stage of
the game, S/Sgt. Thomas Neal
demanded a private dining room
and latrine for the medical per-
sonnel.
The farce was assuming trem-
Narrow-Minded?
Cpl. Bischel was willing to com-
promise for a separate table iri
the Last Three Grader’s Mess —
but his chances even for this are
rather slim.
Cpl. 0. A. Postler.
Quite a few of the lads have
been taking passes to Thingvellir.
Wondor if “Stulka” Yocum could
shed some light on this sudden
interest to commune with nature?
....Provided the results of a
certain roll of film come up to
expectations, it shouldn’t be too
hard to obtain a new field jacket
from Supply Sgt. “Lover” Slaugh-
ter.
For those “Talons” wondering
about those doleful sounds em-
anating from the Orderly Room:
No one is being tortured. It’s on-
ly the vocal dischords of “Sin-
atra” Birkel .... Always being a
cautious man has left its mark on
T/Sgt. Pilate. To eliminate all
chance of not reaching his next
destination (if and when) he has
already made the “belly” tank a
part of his standard equipment..
..Rumor has it that “No Eyes”
Dowdell has been nominated by
all Dick Tracy fans to replace
the now-deceased “Flat Top.”
Cpl. Harold R. Nemecheck
All the EM accept the challenge
of the officers of the organization
and will Jileet them on the volley
ball court ifflfuediately... .Form-
er Rochester lightweight, Sgt. Ev-
erett Allard, can settle the argu-
ment whether a good big fellow
can lick a fast flyweight. Fast-
moving “Arsenic Al” keeps in trim
by utilizing a special exercise —
and his vocal Chords... .“It’s just
a question of saying the right
thing at the right time/’ says
“Injun Joe” Romero modestly as
he points to his neon-lighted Pfc.
stripes.
Sgt. Lemuel Preyss, the most
promising forecaster thus far
uncovered, has predicted the ces-
sation of action on the war fronts
in this manner: “The war will
be over when the distant end
comes into view and the last
shot has been sounded.” Sgt. Paul
Slackta, who sleeps in the bunk
next to Preyss, is an authority on
Iceland, as well as being the
author of two historical-romance
novels. Sgt. Preyss is an expert
on the game of chance known as
“Yippies.” The game is a favorite
in Iceland but the Sgt. says he
originated the game on the long
hauls from the Bronx to the dis-
tant New York markets.
Everyone’s looking forward to
the next party at the Herskola
Theater and the 50 beautiful
stulka’s. Our organization has a
strong drawing power and, being
Signal Corps technicians, we
won’t have to snow the stulkas
— we’ll electrify them.... Sgt
Denninger, the only man who
can execute the Pirouette a la
Pavlova, has promised to demon-
strate the “Powerhouse Polka.”
The diminutive Sgt. says that in
doing the dance “you’ve got to
step lively to miss the coal the
locomotive fireman throws when
you make faces at him.”.... A
sneak preview of the new guard
house reveals it will contain six
windows, cross ventilation and a
sizeable coal stove.
Cpl. H. Goodinsky
John Fuge has finally decided
to give up cigars for cigarettes.
He won’t admit it but most of the
boys say that a cigarette doesn’t
go as far down the throat as a
cigar... .Vito Toto is apparently
one of the greatest lovers this
side of Hollywood. What has he
got?... .Sam Ackely is not feeling
too good lately and Jake Garns
is feeling a good deal worse....
Tom Moffett is looking despond-
ent _ he left his heart at the
Central Cafe.
Jim Young finally signed Ne-
dick’s contract — he’s going to
squeeze the oranges. Best of luck
to him and we know he will
make the grade... .Duffy and
James are becoming more fer-
vent every day in their teetotal-
ing.... The MP baseball team is
one of the top-notch outfits on
the Rock and is soaring to vict-
ory. Some of the teams have been
scared to beat them, if they could!
Some of the fellows in the gang
have to take pictures to prove
that they were out with a stulka
—- don’t they Phil? And then to
top it off, one of the young foll-
ows couldn’t wait until the giris
showed up..
Pvt Ben Rosenthal.
Hickman and Derr discovered
this week that their jeeps are not
amphibious when they drove into
the Salmon River and, it is said,
tried to drive them home. Their
own version of the dunking was
that the water was released at
the dam when they were washing
their vehicles — but it’s a known
fact that they were all wet, liter-
ally and figuratively.
Now that Jerry Bodie has been
accepted by the OCS board am
is awaiting his call, there are
some who suspect that he wit
start acting like a soldier for a
change. There are others who
believe in the saying that a leo-
pard never changes his spots-
We’re only kidding. We’re glad
Jerry made it.
It’s funny how an attitude wil
change overnight. Duncan came
around one night and asked if we
could please mention the party
they were having in this column-
The next morning he practically
begged us to ignore it foT rather
vague reasons.
The new edict about wearing
blouses for Sunday dinner cause
some commotion. “Pop” Wils01’
hadn’t worn his since he arrive
in Iceland. His girth has expan
ed since being exposed to John
Hyde’s treatment. Haven’t they
Mrs. Carlolyn W. Gordon of
Dedham, Mass., was granted a
divorce on grounds of cruelty be-
cause her husband called her “bi-
goted and narrowminded” on
the ground that she objected to
to his swimming with another
woman in the nude.
Make Your Own!
Chicago’s $30,000,000 Stevens
Hotel has solved its labor pro-
blem, in part at least, by simply
handing guests a stack of sheets,
pillow-cases, etc., and asking
them to make their he4* them-
selves,
all!
Tec 5 Bill Donnelly-
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The foll-
owing is printed as the result o
an anonymous telephone call-'
The suaveness and equanimity 0
one Tec 5 Donnelly was veiy
suddenly shattered the othc>
night at the USO show. An ex-
pectant audience was1 very much
disillusioned by his exhibition 0
how one should make with 1 a'
mom* to a “cute bundle of fluff
—i and he’s so sweet without htf
ON IQWAI