The White Falcon - 21.10.1944, Qupperneq 2
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THE WHITE FALCON
- OUR FORCES — ALWAYS ALERT
Fublislieu Oy and lor tile American force* 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.
1 his paper has been passed by the censor and may be mailed
home for one-and-one-half cents.
I HE WHITE FALCON is written and edited by enlisted-man
personnel.
Service Group to Buy
GIs’ Christmas Gifts
GIs can now have the-
ir Christmas shopping
done by "proxy" by the
United Nations Service
Center, 500 N. Capital,
Washington, D. C.
All the sorviceme-
IliC Special Service Officer..Lt. Col. Lee F. Gilstrnp.
Supervising Officer ..........Lt. David Zinkoff.
need do is send their
name; the name and add-
Managing Editor ..............Sgt. John Moran
Associate Editor .............Sgt. J. Gordon Farrell
Troop News Editor ............Cpl. Robert Hill
Staff Reporter ...............Pvt. E. C. Gray
MulUlith Operator ............S/Sgt. N. H. Heppel
ress of the recipient;
their ohoice of gift
and a money order and
the center will do the
purchasing and mailing.
--- Abroad In Iceland ---
THE STATE CHURCH
Above - the Lutheran Cathedral and Bishop
Christianity was fo-
unded early in Ice-
land, being almost as
old as the Republic
itself. The first es-
tablished church was
Catholic, being found-
ed in the year 1000 A.
D. (the first Republic
was established in
930) by a small group
of Viking laymen who
brought back the first
religious teachings
from their wanderings
abroad. Sympathetic-
ally received, the
Catholic Church con-
tinued to groTf and was
the principal religion
of the people until
1550. At that time
Lutheranism was intro-
duced, under pressure
of the Danish crown.
Slowly accepted at fi-
rst, the strength of
the church gradually
increased down over a
period of years, as
prominent leaders and
scholars accepted the
church. Through the
centuries, congregati-
ons grew and it final-
ly became the chief
religion of the people
and was later adopted
as their national ch-
urch.
The State Church
less officially, might
rather be called the
"universal" church, for
it now represents the
chosen religion of over
90 percent of all Ice-
landers . The "State"
part of the church does
not imply in any sense,
any coercion or restri-
ction of religious fre-
edom, for all sects are
free to practice their
beliefs in Iceland, al-
though there are only
two others. Neither
does it signify a^r
different teachings or
adoptions other than
the international Luth-
eran church doctrines.
The church is, however,
supported by the Ice-
landic Government, wh-
ich in turn levies an
annual church tax aga-
inst all members. Non-
members are not taxed.
Tax-payers may, if they
Sigurgeir Sigurdsson.
wish, designate their
contribution to either
the church or to the
educational system of
Iceland.
There are 285 State J
Churches throughout j
Iceland. These are *
presided over by 112 \
clergymen.
Exoept for several
older members of the
olorgy, all the clerics
have- received their ;
divine training at the ",
University of Iceland. ,
The State Church is I
headed by the eminent
theologian, Dr. Sigur-
geir Sigurdsson, the
Bishop of Iceland.
The present cathede-
ral, located on "Borg i
Square" across from
the Althing House, was !
built in 1846-48. PI- :
ans are already being \
drawn for a new and
larger church —plans '
which Bishop Sigurds- \
son hopes will mater-
ialize into an actua- ’■
lity soon.
Next Vteeki ALTHING HOUSE
Some GIs may think that Coa6t Guardsmen'
"have it made" but after visiting a group a-
board their ship here recently, it seems that
is decidedly not the case...They have their
“gripes" too...but are cheerful about them...
like such things as two-month-cruises without
mail...on one, without washing water of any
kind for over a week...Seeing the same movie
over and over, there being only one aboard on
one cruise...Round-the-clock watch duties...
Habitual sea-sickness among some of the men
(even after two years at seal)...Infinitesimal
living quarters...let there is a strong "esprit
de corps" among the men.
* * #
Top radio programs for Fall back home, via
a Hooper report, are...Eob Hope...Walter Win-
chell...Charlie McCarthy...Radio Theatre...Mr.
District Attorney...Take It or Leave It...Joan
Davis...Broadway has another smash hit on its
hand in "Bloomer Girl" which just opened...
first nighters gladly paying speculators
£100.00 per pair for seats...The show bids well
to compete with that other perennial favorite,
"Oklahoma" which it resembles...Other openings
of last week..."Men to the Sea," a sexy drama,
...and "Last Stop." '
* * *
Signs of the times...A new "silk-shirt era8
in full swing back home...only this time it Is
sports shirts...Just as during the last war,-
flush spenders thought nothing of buying £15.00
or $25.00 silk shirts, so it is in this one
with "leisure shirts" at the same run of pri-
ces...When you get ready to buy that "civie"su-
it back home, you'll get most of the works with
it...pleats...cuffs...patch pockets and other
extras...all restrictions having now been lif-
ted on such items...But no two-trouser suits
yet...nor vests for double-breasted models.
-LEGION HEAD
first-line ships.
In dcheiberling's op-
inion, the actual de-
sign of postwar securi-
ty should be left "to
the experts," but on
oertain underlying iss-
ues, he believes it is
the Legion's duty to
take an aggressive st-
and. "Just so we won't
have to do the job over
again."
Orson Welles Film
At Fieldhouse
Sunday Night
"Journey Into Fear" -
the Orson Welles movie
of international intri-
gue - will be present-
ed at the Fieldhouse
tomorrow evening at
2000 hours. Joseph Cot-
ten and Delores Del Rio
are featured in the
film.
MORE POSTWAR PLANNING
United Air Lines has
put it up to its custo-
mers to deoide on eith-
er blonde, brunette or
rod heads for hostesses
on postwar planes.
CHAPLAIN’S CHALLENGE Snow changes a de- solate countryside into a beautiful scene; moonlight and shadows reveal bea- uty not visible in daylight; and hope is the ray of sun- shine that penet- rates the darkest days in our lives. Never believe the picture you see when you are depressed and discouraged. The true picture is hid- den behind the cloud in your eyes. Hold on to your true per- spective.