The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 24.02.1945, Blaðsíða 4

The White Falcon - 24.02.1945, Blaðsíða 4
'4 THE WHITE FALCON is published weekly by and for Ihe American Forces in Iceland, under supervision of Special Ser- vice Section, Iceland Base Command. Some material is supplied by Camp Newspaper Service, New York City, republication of which is prohibited without CNS approval. THE WHITE FALCON has been passed by the censor and may he mailed home for one-and-one-half cents. IBC Special Service Officer .Capt. Ileber P. Russell Supervising Officer ........LI. David Zinkoff Editor .....................Sgt. John Moran Associate Editor ...........Sgt. J. Gordon Farrell News Editor ................Sgt. Robert Hill Staff Reporter .............Pvt. E. C. Gray Circulation ............... .S/Sgt. Rosario Tessier — Gl FORUM —J [This newspaper most cordially invites reader comment. Address^ letters to: Editor, THE WHITE FALCON. § Dear Editor: This was inevitable—and certainly yjou must have known it was coming sooner or later. Nevertheless, we believe it only natural that the enclosed topic be widely discussed because of the rapidly, approaching end 61' .Germany. Among ourselves there is only guesswork and wish- ful thinking. Hence we turn to you for your opinion. i he following queries predominate, but they are only three of a prodigious number, therefore it will be strong- ly appreciated if any information you may have on this subject may be published. (1) Have the plans for demobilization actually been published? (2) Are we, of this Command, even remotely eligible for discharge when the war with Germany ends? (3) What troops do you think will comprise the Army of Occupation? — Hopefully, Tec 4 D. W. Donovan, Camp Grotta. (In reaped io question number one, only an outline of prospective demobilization plans has so far been publ- ished. According to this outline, an undisclosed number of men will be demobilized after the defeat of Germany -— priority to be given to those in the Army Ground Forces who have had the longest wartime service, long- est service overseas, and who have battle decorations and dependants other than a wife. Relative value of each of these points will not be revealed until the Eur- opean war has been concluded, however. Question num- ber two: Yes — remotely. Question number three: Troops of the U.S., Britain, the Soviet Union and possibly France. — Ed.). Writer For ETO Paper Tells Story About American Officers Who Spent Night As Guests Of The German Army Stars and Stripes staff writer*Bud Hutton, with the -1th Infantry Division on the Western Front, reports the following news story about “two American officers who .silent a night as guests of the German Army, ate fried eggs, talked with a Nazi about his former homes in .Texas and New York, and concluded arrangements for removing a German military hospital from danger of Am- erican artillery fire. “The deal by which a couple of Yanks could sit down to midnight supper with a German staff man and an assistant divisional commander,” writes Hutton, “came about when the Ger- mans sent a lieutenant and a corporal to the 4th Divi- sion lines under a white flag. The Germans asked immuni- ty from shelling for a hospi- tal at Helenberg, Germany. “Over a midnight supper of fried potatoes and eggs, asparagus salad, Meselle wine and ersatz coffee, they were asked to see for them- selves that Ihe hospital zone had been demilitarized. “An inspection tour show- ed the hospital to be at least 500 yards from all military installations — conforming to Geneva Conveition regul- ations. “The Americana spent the night with a German lieu- tenant, no guard at the door. He asked them about Texas and New York where he said he had lived. At 0 AM they breakfasted — on fried eggs — and went back to the Am- erican lines by the same route. “Later in the day they del- ivered an answer to the shiv- ering German corporal in No man’s land: No artillery five will be directed closer to tins hospital than is authorized by the Geneve Convention. REVIEWS OF NEW MOVIES ONINSSSENiHUT CIRCUIT The following billion here. Further movies arrive. DARK WATERS (United Artists film starring Franchot Tone and Merle Oherson) Set in New Orleans, DARK WATERS finds Miss Ober- son returning home to find her family gone. It’s a swamp-water blending of mystery and romance. It gets the nod as being an “ok” picture. HI, BEAUTIFUL! (Universal film with Martha Driscoll and Noah Berry, Jr.) It’s a very mild little come- dy from the Universal script mill. Take it or leave it. MISSING JUROR (Columbia film with Jeni Banno and Jam's Carter) Oil, well, Janis Carter is nice to look at! TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (Warner Brothers film starr- ing Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall) GIs who have seen this one at the Fieldhouse are divid- ed into two groups: Those who think that Lauren Bac- all is the sexiest little hot number to hit the screen since Jean Harlow was at her peak and those who think this gal’s got a lot to learn. A tale of the struggle between the Free-French and the VicKyites, the plot has been worn out by the press of modern events so that the attitude one assum- "eviews are of new films re '•eviews wilb appear from til es is “Who the hell cares?” Bogart and Bacall do the liest they can, anyway. MARK OF THE WHISTLER (Columbia film starring Richard Dix and Janis Cart- er) Columbia and Universal must he racing to see who can produce the most pict- ures yearly. This is a myst- ery-melodrama with all the trimming. If you like this sort of thing, see it by all means. If not, forget it. SWING HOSTESS (PRC film with Martini Til- ton and Iris Adrian). Liltin’ Martha Tilton of Benny Goodman fame is in tliis one. Her singing is ok. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (20th-Cent. Fox film starr- ing Gregory Peck and Thomas Mitchell). Definitely one of the bet- ter pictures to go out on cir- cuit this time around. Gre- gory Peck, the latest .screen sensation, turns in a mature and deep characterization of a priest doing mi:i~ry work in China. 2Th-Cenl. put a lot of time and effort into this film and their ef- forts have been well repaid. DARK MOUNTAIN (Paramount film with Ro- bert Lowery and Ellen Drew). Forests, fires, black mar- keteers, murder, the whole ■cently placed on distri- ie to time as additional works are thrown into this film. The fire doesn’t warm this reception this film’ll probably receive very much. BRAZIL (Republic film with Virgina Bruce and Tito Guizar). The rhumba, samba and all the other Latin-Americ- an dances are tossed into this Good Neighbor effort. Tito Guizar and guitar do the best they can, anyway. Harmless, to say the least. NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART (RKO film starring Barry Fitzgerald, Cary Grant and Ethel Barrymore). This is a picture which will probably be recognized years from now Anyway, despite the slow, unwind- ing-plot about life in the London slums, Ethel Barry- more and Grant turn in A Number One performances. Barry Fitzgerald isn’t giv- en much of part but he do- es it well. Little heavy and somber for GI fare. ANIMAL KINGDOM (Warner Brothers film starring iOlivia De Havitl- and and Ann Sheridan) Full of laughs and good drama ANIMAL KINGDOM should do all right by itself. It’s the tale of a rich prude who becomes democratic, loses his money and wins the gal of his dreams. GI PHOTO OF THE WEEK An impromptu Nissen hut “variety show” prompted this shot by Pvt. Frank A. Esolda of the Signal Corps. To Pvt. Esolda go a carton of cigarettes and an 8 X10 en- largement.

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