The White Falcon - 10.02.1945, Side 1

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Vol. VII.
ICELAND, Saturday, February 10, 19^5.
No. 21.
For Devotion To Duty
&
Men of Headquarters and Headquarters Co., IBC, hear themselves praised for their
efficiency, loyalty and devotion to duty by IBC Commanding General—Brig. Gen.
Early E. W. Duncan (arrow). The Generals brief address preceeded his presentation
of 215 Good Conduct Medals to the assembled troops, a task which he described as
“one of the most pleasant that may befall any commander.” The medals were pin-
ned on the soldiers by Headquarters officers after the General had made the awards
in person to platoon leaders. The Army Bind (left background) furnished music for
the event which was concluded by Retreat.
BAD WEATHER NOT PRIME CAUSE OF MOTOR
ACCIDENTS KE1E SAYS IBC P10Y0ST MARSHAL
Citing the fact that many
accidents are caused by driv-
ing faster within the speed
limit than good judgement
should dictate rather than
actually exceeding the speed
limit, Major. Thomas E.
Glaze, IBC Provost Marshal,
this week issued a plea fox-
more vigilance on the part
of drivers here.
“We have found,” Maj.
Glaze says, “that vehicle
accidents do not have a dir-
ect hearing op the road con-
ditions. There are just as
many accidents when the
roads and weather condit-
ions are favorable as there
are when they’re had- In
fact, most accidents are due
only to carelessness and a
relaxation of vigilance on
the part of di-ivers.”
One of the prime causes of
accidents, the Provost Mar-
slial points out, is the fact
A period of lax morals
surpassing even the “riotous
living” of the i-oai'ing ’20s
has been predicted for post-
war America by Dr. Wini-
fred Overholser, head of a
mental hospital in Washing-
ton, D.C.
Dr. Overholser said that
“the loosening of morals
which started after the last
that the drivers do not put
chains on their vehicles. The
lack of chains weighs heav-
ily against any driver who’s
involved in an accident, the
Maj. added.
war and has continued ever
since is reaching a new high
now as evidenced by the
soaring tide in illegitimacy.”
He added that the present
promiscuity is due not so
much to “predatory activi-
ties of soldiei-s and sailors”
as to the fact that so many
young girls are unsupervis-
ed because of working par-
ents.
FRANCE TO HAVE
ARMY OF 1,200.000
BY END OF SPRING
According to the French
War Ministry, by the end of
spring France will have an
army of 1,200,000 equipped
for a knockout blow, against
the Germans.
France’s increased contri-
bution to the Allied war ef-
fort is the direct result of re-
cent conversations among
Prime Minister Churchill,
Gen. Eisenhower and Gen.
De Gaulle, in which the Al-
lies agi-eed to supply the
French forces with more
arms, the Ministry said-
N.Y. State More
“Arctic” Than Iceland
The i-ecent heavy snowfall bade home poignantly shows
how “un-Arctic” the climate in Iceland is—that actually
thexe is much more snow and lower temperatures many
places in the States than here.
The snowfall in the Reykjavik area to date (from Sep-
tember through Januai-y) has been approximately only
3.5 inches—compaied, for instance, to the lecent snow-
fall in Syracuse, N.Y. of 112 inches to date (its average
any year being 87 inches).
While the snowfall is heavier in the highlands in the
northei-n paid of Iceland, thei-e are veiy few regions
where the snow lemains all winter aside from the high-
est mountain peaks. Even in the noidhern highlands the
heavy snows are often followed by quick thaws, much
the same as along the southern coast.
BRAIN EXPERT SAYS THERE WILL
BE A WILD TIME IN POSTWAR U.S.
IBC Contributes Over
One Kronur Per Man
To“Dimes” Campaign
A new policy for promot-
ing privates and second lieu-
tenants regardless of the un-
it’s T/O has just been an-
nounced by the War Dept.
Privates who have com-
pleted one year of satisfact-
ory military service in the
U.S., or who have served
overseas or in Alaska, may
now he promoted to pfc. at
the discretion of command-
ing officei’s, whether or not
there is an opening in the
outfit’s T/O.
The new ruling also stat-
es that unit commanders
may promote any private to
the rank of pfc. as soon as
he leaves the U.S., and that
second lieutenants may be
stepped up one grade while
in an unassigned status,
such as duty at a military
school or in a replacement
depot. In figui'ing time for
such promotions, service
outside the US. is to he
counted as time-and-a-half.
Soldiers of the IBC con-
tributed an average of almost
eighteen cents each in the
Command’s “March) of Dim-
es” campaign, according to
Capt- Heber P. Russell, Bash
Special Service Officer in
charge of the drive which
ended here on the Presi-
dent’s birthday, Jan. 30.
Capt. Russell stated that the
results were considerably in
excess of what had been
anticipated.
Highest contribution from
any single unit came from a
Quartennaster Trucking
Company whose personnel
gave an average of $1.65 per
man.
A check for the total rec-
ceipts was presented by Capt.
Russell on Tuesday after-
noon of this week to Brig.
Gen. Early E.W. Duncan,
Commanding General of the
IBC. The money will be sent
to the National Association
for Infantile Paralysis to be
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Don’t foi'get the big
event planned for 2130
hours Tuesday night at
Club 14 when the “King
of the FBIs” will be
crowned and feted in “ap-
piopiiate ceremony.”
Capt. Heber P. Russell presents “March of Dimes’’
check to Brig. Gen. Eai’ly E. W. Duncan.