The White Falcon - 03.02.1945, Page 1

OUR FORCES —
ALWAYS ALERT
Vol. VII.
ICELAND, Saturdaj, February 3, 10^5.
No. 20.
MEN MAKE ENTRIES
IN "KING OF
FBIs" CONTEST,
Making a bid for the
crown of “King of the FBI’s,”
several men of the IBC tins
week entered their names at
ARC Club 14. “Senior”’ men
making an entry include Pvt.
Tony Palucci, Pfc. Allen
Carl, M/Sgt- Carl Schoen-
brodt and Pfc. Otto Staple-
ton —- all of whom have been
in the IBC since September,
1941. Close on their heels are
S/Sgt. Orval Bardon and
Cpl. Kenneth Stark — both
of whom arrived in Iceland
in December, 1941.
While only one man will
be crowned King of the FBIs,
all men who have 30 or more
months of service here will
receive a gift from the ARC.
All men wishing to enter
this contest must submit
their names to Club 14 or
to THE WHITE FALCON,
BASE SPECIAL SERVICE
by February 5. In addition to
winning prizes and receiving
the crown, the king will also
have the opportunity to date
Miss Iceland of 1944.
“NOT ENOUGH FOOD,”
SO NAZIS KILLED
YANK PRISONERS
German prisoners taken
by the American First Army
claim that they were ordered
by their officers to shoot cap-
tured American soldiers be-
cause a food shortage in the
Wehrmacht made it “im-
possible” to feed the U.S.
prisoners.
One Nazi officer was quot-
ed as having told his men:
“The food situation in Ger-
many is bad. We don't have
enough to feed any more
prisoners- I hope you under-
stand me.”
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Men In Engineers
Unit Establish
“Swoonatra Club”
Pfc. John Gruttadaurio (left) and Cpl. Clarence
“Major” Bowles (right) are shown here receiving a
Frank Sinatra record being autographed by Pfc. Fred
Carlson—President of the “Iceland Chapter of the
International Order of GI Swooners for Frank Sinatra
Club.” These three Engineers gather weekly for an
hourly session with “Frankie.”
“Just call me ‘Frankie’”
beamed Pfc. Fred Carlson-
“And I think I should tell
you that I’ve only been
up bere 18 months!”
At first, the other GIs
in an Engineers Depot
here could not believe
their ears. A “Frank Sin-
atra, Club”-in Iceland? In
the Army? But a stock GI
answer didn’t dispel the
somewhat incredulous
fact that it was so.
As founder and presi-
dent of the newly form-
ed club (probably the on-
ly one in the male services
in the world) Fred or
“Frankie” admittedly
stuck out his neck but he
looks at it this way, “I
don’t see anything so
funny about it. After all,
I’m really fond of the
guy’s singing, he “sends”
me — I’ve got a right to
my own opinion, haven’t
I?
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thers
might feel the same way
if I ‘broke the ice'1 and
I was right! You should
see the number of fellows
who want to join the club-
no kiddin’.”
Each new member rec-
eives a formal member-
ship card and a recording
of a song by Sinatra, auto-
graphed by Carlson, just
to make it “more person-
al.” One evening each
week they meet and have
a “Sinatra Appreciation
Hour.”
Carlson stands by bis
convictions-thinks Frank
is ten times a better sing-
er Ilian Bing and thinks
ho speaks for all the
members* of bis “club”
when be says that Sinatra
is doing bis part in the
war effort even though he
isn’t in the services. “Sin-
atra is important to the
morale at home. If the
girls weren’t swooning ov-
er him all the time, who
knows what else they
might lie doing?”
Fred and his other GI
“chicks” want it to be de-
finitely known that they
aren’t “bucking” for any1
tiring-honest!
ICELAND AND U.S. SIGN AGREEMENT
SETTING UP REGULATIONS FOR AIR
TRAVEL BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES
The Icelandic press has just published the text of an
air transport agreement effected between Iceland and
the U.S. at (be International Civil Aviation Conference
concluded in Chicago last Dec. 7.
Chief aim of the Conference was the adoption of a
uniform set of rules and provisions governing prospects
ive air travel between the two countries, inauguration of
which will not necessarily wait the conclusion of the war.
Measured “in terms of ef-
fectiveness” the Army is
under strength, Sec. of War
Henry L. Stimson declared
at a recent press conference-
lie pointed out that there
were more than 450,000
wounded and sick in Army
hospitals, and that some
85,000 men are constantly
moving between the battle-
fronts and home under the
rotation policy.
Stimson added that there
seemed to be “no escape”
from drafting virtually all
physically qualified men
under 30. He urged Con-
gress not to back “from real
responsibilities” anti to set-
tle the manpower problem
efficiently by enacting a na-
tional service act.
Strict Butter Rationing
Seen For U.S. Civilians
Civilians face a 1945 ration
of less Ilian one pat of but-
ler a day, spokesmen of the
butter industry say. They
urge immediate Federal ac-
tion to eneourageTmtter pro-
duction by increasing the
base price six cents per
pound.
According to the text of
the agreement, “Each of the
air services .... shall be
placed in operation as soon
as the contracting party to
whom the rights have been
granted bas authorized an
airline for such route ....
“It is understood that eith-
er contracting party granted
commercial rights under this
agreement should exercise
them at the earliest practi-
cable date except in the case
of temporary inaln'lty to do
so.
“Airlines of the United
States authorized under the
present agreehient are ac-
corded rights of transit and
non-traffic stop in ... . Ice-
land, as well as the right to
pick up and discharge int-
ernational traffic in pass-
engers, cargo and mail at
suitable airports in Iceland,
on the following route: The
United States to Iceland and
beyond, via intermediate
points ....
“Airlines of Iceland ....
arc accorded rights of trans-
it .... to New York or Chic-
ago, via intermediate po-
ints
They Go Well Together!
A business firm in Grand
Rapids, Mich., is distributing
free income-tax guides —<
along with two aspirin tab-
lets per recipient.
fortune Magazines Pu-
blic Opinion Survey indicat-
es that “about half” of the
people back home think the
European war will be over
by fall of this year and that
the Pacific war will continue.]
for ano.ther year. However,
“more , than half”' believe] the House Foreign Affairs! this is necessary as he be-
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that some U-S. troops will bej Committee has proposed that j lieves that Geneva, Switzer-,
the seat of a future world land ,as the home of the ill-
kept in Europe and in the
Pacific for from two to three!
or more years after the fight-j
ing stops.
peace organization be esta-
blished in the Western I lemi-
faled. League of Nations is
hound to inspire thoughts of
sphere, preferably at Mont- i failures of the past.
British servicemen and Icelandic stulkas joined with the
Americans last Tuesday night to observe President Roose-
velt’s birthday anniversary which was celebrated by a ball
held at ARC Club 14.