The White Falcon - 24.02.1945, Blaðsíða 4
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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
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FALCON has been passed by the censor and may he mailed
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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
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[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.