The White Falcon - 04.11.1944, Side 1
Voi. VII.
War Department Proposes Vast
Educational And Recreational
Program For Troops After War
Hitches on broomstick, black cats, half-moons
and pumpkins formed the decorations in the mess
hall of the CA outfit pictured above which obs-
erved Hallowe'en this Week. Cpl, Riohard Isen-
hour, left in trio above, decorated the mess
hall as well as taking part in the musical en-
tertainment# Pfo. Robert Sells and Too 5 John
Sittig completed the trio. The menu consisted
of -*teaL, French fries and pumpkin pie#
Government Can Rotate
But 30,000 Men Monthly
A\ftilability of ship-
ping space "imposes a
very definite ceiling
on the rotation and
was pointed out that
four to seven times the
number of men - the
equivalent of eight to
temporary duty polioy, i 14 divisions - are inm-
the War Dept, said in ai
recent statement expl- j
aining why no more than
30,000 men are Lei. 0
returned home monthly
from all theaters.
In order to bring ho-
me these 30,000 men, it
obilized.
The War Dept, state-
ment added that select-
ion of individuals to
be returned to the Sta-
tes is the sole respon-
sibility of theater co-
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Army Band Offers Concert
Tonight At Fieldhouse
'LITTLE GIRL” ACT HIT OF NEW USO SHOW
Backed up by the Army
Air Force Band, USO-oa-
mp Shows Unit 349 gave
a Command Performance
at the Tripoli Theater
Monday night.
Terry Rio, assisted
by her husband, MC Ral-
Above, 1 to r, are Ray Strickland} Thelma
Gardner} Terry and Ralph Rioj and Jo Andrews of
DS0 Camp Show 549 at the finale of their show.
During the period following the defeat of Germany and while facilities
are being provided for the evacuation of this Command, soldiers here
will be given the opportunity of taking part in a vast recreational,
entertainment and educational program now in preparation by the ear De-
partment .
World-wide in scope,
the program will ulti-
mately embraoe every
theater of operations
where American troops
are stationed. Purpose
jis officially described
las an endeavor to pro-
vide constructive, non-
military activities for
soldiers in theaters
made inactive by the
defeat of Germany - and
later of Japan.
aooording to Major F,
a. Dusker, IBC Plans
and Training Officer,
whose office will han-
dle the educational ph-
ase of the program,
subjects to be offered
for study here will be
determined largely by a
survey among enlisted
men whioh is to be con-
ducted sometime prior
to the setting-up of
the olasses. He stated,
however, that the majo-
rity of olasses will
probably be vocational
in nature. Instructors
will be chosen from am-
ong enlisted men and
officers.
"Service troops
here," said the Major,
"must of necessity be
exoluded from the pro-
gram, for their work
will have to continue
as before regardless of
the military situat-
ion."
hntertainment and
recreational activities
(including athletics)
will be under the sup-
ervision of lit. Col.
Lee F. Giletrap of Base
(ContleMd OH Page 2)
s/3gt. Saverio T.
Prunesti (left) and
Cpl. Harold Scheckman
(right) are soloists at
tonight's oonoert.
ph Rio, was the "hit of
the show" with her lit-
tle girl act.
Jo Andrews proved to
be quite adept at the
Samba, while Thelma
Gardner brought loud
oheers from the "Re-
bels" with her guitar
and her singing of "Mo-
lasses."
Kay Strickland, tall,
willowy blonde, drew
plenty of applause with
her vooal "Anor," while
she aooonpanied herself
on the aooordian.
S/Sgt. Barney Morel
and the band gave out
with "Douis#" -for one
of the highs pets of the
show.
CY«) John D. Corley
presents his Army Band
in an all instrumental
oonoert at the Andrews!
Fieldhouse tonight at
2000 hours.
S/Sgt. Saverio T.
Prunesti plays the
first movement of the
"Concerto Ho. I in G
Major for Flute, Opus
313" by Mosart.
Cpl. Harold Sohebk-
m#n iB violin soloist.
He has ohosen Saint-
Saens' "Danse Maoabre."
Aaron Copland's "hi
Salon Mexioo" will re-
ceive its first perfor-
mance in Iceland.
The Army Band has
programed the Overture
to the opera "Mignon*
by Thomas and the seo-
ond and fourth move-
ments to the Symphony
Ho. 5 An a Minor by
Dvorak - better known
as the "Mew World Sym-
phony."
RADIO SCHEDULES for
the GI station will be
distributed each Friday
with the ICE FROHT.
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