The White Falcon - 14.10.1944, Side 1

Vol. VII.
OUR FORCES —
ALWAYS ALERT
ICELAND, Saturday, October 14, 1944.
No. 4.
One - Third Of Men
In 18-38 Age Group
Unfit For Service
New Bogart Film Premiered
This Evening At Fieldhouse
FREE HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL
CARE ADVOCATED FOR VETERANS
Selective Servioe
officials revealed re-
cently that a third of
all the men in the 18
to 38 age group are not
physieally qualified
?or servioe with the
irmed forces.
A Senate sub-commit-
tee investigating war-
time health and educa-
tion was told by Col.
Leonard 0. Rowntree,
Chief of the Selective
Service Medical Divis-
ion, that there are now
4,217,000 men in the 4F
classification and that
after the present list
of 22,000,000 draft
registrants are examin-
ed, there will be about;
4,000,000 more 4Fs.
The ocmmittee was ad-
vise-5. by other medioal
authorities that the
Veterans’ hospitals are
in the "backwaters of
medicine" and that
medioal eare for veter-
ans and their families
(who will make up one-
third ©f the popu-
GERMANY.ORDERS OFFICERS
TO . PROTECT THEMSELVES
*0R NEXT WORLD CONFLICT
Discovery of a "sup-
er secret" memo during
recent fighting on soil
of the Reich not only
reveals plans for World
War III by the Germans
but also makes a plea
to officers to protect
themselves when a re-
treat is ordered - "re-
gardless of' the sacri-
fice in enlisted men."
The memo mentions the
vital part which offic-
ers played in World War
I, the part they are at
present playing, and
the part they can play
in an "unavoidable thi-
rd contest for the lea-
dership of the world."
lation) should not be-
come a matter for the
dole.
Dr. John R. Boling,
president of the Flori-
da Medioal Association,
advocates the issue of
a paid-up hospitaliz-
ation and medioal care
contract not to exceed
ten or 15 years for
each discharged vet-
eran. Dr. Boling be-
lieves that veterans
should reoeive only
limited medioal care
"exoept in case of in-
jury and disease actu-
ally sustained dur-
ing active duty."
Nelson Admits
China Facing
Grave Crisis
The situation in Chi-
na is serious but not
hopeless, Donald M.
Nelson told a United
China Relief meeting in
Chioago this week. Hav-
ing recently returned
from Chungking, the
former WH3 ohairman
asserted that plans are
under way to speed add-
itional war supplies
"including the all-imp-
ortant trucks," to our
Far Eastern Ally.
"A relatively small
amount of American in-
dustrial equipment rea-
ching China in the near
future could quickly
make a profound differ-
ence in her fighting
power," Nelson said.
PYLE SAYS NAZIS MAY KEEP
FIGHTING THROUGH WINTER
Ernie Pyle, war corr-
espondent now vacation-
ing in the U.S. after
two year3 on the bat-
tle fronts, stated re-
cently that "the Europ-
ean war could go on all
winter. The Germans,"
he added, "are fighting
desperately."
GIs MAY COKE HOKE
WITH COLLEGE DEGREES
If they have to wait
long enou#i for a ship,
Uncle Sam’s nephews may
bring back college de-
grees when they return
States.
The War Department is
designing a plsui which
will enable the troops
to pursue grade-school
and college courses v?h-
ile they await ships to
take them back home.
Oregon Legislature Asks Veterans' Hospitals For
Returning War Dogs Who Don't Like Civilians
Soldiers in Iceland
have again been given
the opportunity to wit-
ness a world premiere
of a new Hollywood
film - this time, CON-
FLICT, with Humphrey
Bogart, Sidney Green-
street ("bad man" of
THE MALTESE FALCON, THE
MASK OF DEMETRIOUS and
others), Rose Hobart
and Alexis Smith.
This "brand new" pic-
ture, which has yet to
be released in the Sta-
tes, will be shown to-
night at 2000 hours at.
Andrews Fieldhouse fpr
one performance only.
Admission will be
limited to . military
personnel.
Produced by Warner'
Brothers, CONFLICT is
described as a mystery
story "which has no-
thing to do with the
war." The film's novel
finish (we promised not
to telli) should hold
the entire audience in
suspense up until the
final flicker of the
last reel.
Since discharged K-9
veterans have shown a
marked dislike for civ-
ilians, the Oregon Leg-
islature has received a
suggestion that the
four-legged friends be
sent to veterans' hosp-
itals where "a oompan-
ionable dog would do
more to sooth shocked
nerves than any other
treatment."
Posing a new problem
in rehabilitation, it
has been found that the
veterans of 14 months'
sei-vioe in the armed
forces have become em-
bittered towards anyone
not wearing GI uniforms
- and especially bell-
boys and milkmen.
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