The White Falcon - 30.09.1944, Blaðsíða 1

Vol. VII.
ICELAND, Saturday, September 30, 19M.,
No. 2.
BRITISH VARIETY SHOW —
War Correspondent (Now In Iceland):
Above, dancing girls Bobby Patterson, Joan Collier and Joyce
Pollard of a new British Forces variety show which arrived here
recently go through their routine at the Polar Bear Club in
Reykjavik. The show, “Musical Cocktail,” will be presented at
the Tripoli Theater on Monday, 2000 hours, and at the Andrews
Fieldhouse Oct. 7, 2000 hours. No civilian guests will be ad-
mited at the Tripoli performance. One guest per soldier will be
admitted, however, at the Fieldhouse performance. Others in the
troupe are: Len Pilbeam, pianist; Joyce Baker, crooner; Irene
DeWitt, violinist; Eric Bernard, baritone; and Kitty Keyes and
Connie Groom, comedy duo.
Age, Length Of Service Count
Most In British Release Plan
The British Government this
week revealed its plan for partial
demobilization after the defeat of
Germany. An official announce-
ment discloses that discharges
will be granted on the basis of
age and length of service.
The plan calls for two general
classifications under which men
in the British armed forces will
be released: “Class A,” and
“Class B.”
Under Class A, men will be re-
leased in turn, as determined by
their age and length of service
They will return, to civilian life
on a “special reserve” status,
Huns Stop Battle
So Yanks Can
Evacuate Wounded
It seems that chivalry is still
being practiced on the battle-
fronts — although rarely. Late
last week, in the fourth day of
a severe encounter between Am-
erican Airborne troops and Ger-
mans' ’near Metz, France, Nazi
machine gun fire suddenly stop-
ped and a voice called out —
in perfect English — “Get y»ur
wounded out arid then we’ll carry
on with the fighting.”
During the brief lull which
followed the wounded were re-
moved, after which the battle
resumed in full fury,
from which they will be recalled
only in extreme emergency.
Two months of war service
will equal one additional year of
service. Tims, a soldier of 22 with
four years’ service will be in the
same release group as a soldier
of 40 with one year’s service.
Under Class B, men needed to
aid in reconstruction of bomb-
damaged Britain will be releas-
ed temporarily, out of turn, and
directed to specified work, main-
ly house-building. These men will
still remain in the armed forces
on a “reserve” status, and will
be recalled to military duty if
they leave the specified work.
However, men of 50 or over,
will be given top priority for
release.
Continued induction of new
recruits into the British forces
will include young men now de-
ferred in muntions work or oth-
er essential jobs.
Senate Bill Would
Give Vets 90 Days
To Apply For Job
Currently under discussion in
the Senate is a hill, already ap-
proved by the House, which
would give discharged service-
men 90 days in which to apply
for a job without being subject
to government manpower con-
trols. The period now is 40 days.
War correspondent Ted Malone, now in Iceland, declared in an interview with a White
Falcon reporter this week that German soldiers still believe in victory. Mr. Malone, who un-
til recently was at the battlefrjnt with units of the American Army in France, said that every
captured German with whom he talked' expressed confidence that Nazi military might would
overcome the Allied forces. “They’ve lost none of their reputed arrogance,” stated the correspon-
dent.
Known to U.S. radio listeners
for many years as conductor of
the Sunday afternoon “Between
TheBookends”programs in which
he discussed the lives of famous
American writers, Malone enter-
ed upon his present assignment
five months ago.
His talks covering human inter-
est features of the war are re-
layed to the States and broad-
cast — under sponsorship of the
Westinghouse Co. — three times
weekly: Monday, Wednesday and
Friday nights, over facilities of
the Blue Network.
Malone was asked if he felt
“scared when things got hot up
at the front.”
“No,” he answered, “I didn’t.
And it wasn’t because I’m a
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President Says
Million Vets
To Want Farms
President RoOsevelt, estimating
that a million servicemen will
want to farm after the war, this
week ordered Government stu-
dies of ways to assure that veter-
ans get productive land and any
needed credit and training.
The President’s' wish was con-
veyed in a letter to Secretary of
Agriculture Claude Wickard and
Veterans Administrator Brig.
Gen. Hines. He said that the
sacrifice and courage of the men
in the armed forces “entitle them
to expect that this' nation be pre-
pared within the limits of its
capabilities to offer them reason-
able opportunities to get started
in agriculture.”
Yes, They’re Genuine
French coins, minted in the
U.S., are now in use in Liberat-
ed France.
Ted Malone.
Senate Cites Need
For Postwar Force
Of 3,000,000 Men
A postwar need for 3,000,000
or 4,000,000 men in the U.S. arm-
ed forces has been predicted by
Sen. Elmer Thomas (D.-Okla.).
Thomas stated that he could see
no hope of a force less than
2,000,000 strong for five, eight,
or ten years.
San Marino Goes Over
The Top In All-Out
War Against Germany
Another nation of Europe de-
clared war against Germany this
week — the Republic of San Mar-
ino (prewar population—14,545).
It has committed its' entire army
of 900 men into action alongside
the Allies.
Iceland: —From A Seat In The Fieldhouse
Fieldhouse moviegoers will have an oppor-
tunity Oct. 8, to see an extraordinary set of
colored photographs of Iceland which have
been made by Tec 5 Luther Chovan of the
Signal Corps — shots of Army and civilian
life that may well be described as “out of
this world.”
Such sights as moonlight on the snow, beauti-
ful Icelandic sunsets, the blonde, handsome
children and the sturdy but small ponies are
shown to advantage when Chovan’s “Koda-
chromes” are projected on the Fieldhouse
screen.
Cpl. Chovan’s camera has caught GI life as
faitnfully, too —- the coal details, the bedding
set out to air, the trips to Thingvellir.
Those who have been fortunate enough to
see the pictures have commented on the re-
markable contrast struck between the Old
World and the New — contrasts such as an
Icelandic woman in her native costume and a
charming stulka very modern in her slacks
and bright red sweater.
Tec 5 Luther Chovan (right),

“German Soldiers Still
Believe In Nazi Victory”