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Page Two THE PALISADES ; M! ‘ TC Notes Pfc Nicholas Harsanyi ■ saying hello to buddies in Post Head quarters. T/4 Bunny Shawker, ace drummer in the Messner outfit, doing a shifty two-step to a hot jitterbug number. Cpl. Francis Crowley taking up the G1 pass ports during alert week. “ \ Pfc Newton Thomas will', be joined by his charming wife and heir who answers to the name of , Charlie. Sgt. Walter Grose talking-up in the I and K class. T/4 George Worden delivered a solid talk on “ Prejudice ” during the same 1 and K session. ? M/Sgt. George GI Bernstein is back in harness after a stop-over with the local medics. T/4 John MtCormick sends word that he ’ d like to see some of his buddies. John is in ward 840 at the Sta tion Hospital. Officers Notes Wac* Knacks . Mere mention of \Song of Nor way ’ ’ sends T/4 Ann Tripp into frenzied despair. You ’ ve seen ^ cartoons about people who arrive at the theatre only to find tickets had ben lost or forgotten. That really happened to Ann — and it ’ s not so funny in real life, as she will willingly testify! Uniforms and articles thereof are always in the news (witness the past week ’ s Daily Bulletins 1 ,)', and in that -connection the long-neglect ed round khaki summer fatigue hat deserves mention if for no other reason than its adaptability, shall we say. To illustrate — there ’ s the turned-up-in-front-brim, Napoleon style, favored by Pfc Grace Carter; there ’ s the jaunty up-in-hack,_ down- in-front brim favored by T/4 Boh- nie Vaughn; there's the nonchalant up-all-around-brim, hat-squarely-on- top-of-the-head style, pr for varia tion, hat-meeting-eyebrow style fa vored by Sgt. Mid Lottman, Cpl. Amelia Sharkey, and Pfc Ethel Meade;and most popular of all, the up-all-around-brim, hat-on-back-of- head style, favored by T/3 Theda Whitehead, T/4 Mary Donegan, and practically everyone. Another fa vorite is the hide-the-hair-that ’ s-up- tnr*J0l4>y-pin.s mode, which features v the down-all-around brim, hat- pulled-ali-the-way-down-on-the-head, just-enough-of-the-face-showing-to- breathc ’ Style. THATS adaptability! MP 23T Social Scrapbook: T/4 Waldo Jackson returns from a few days ’ ’ vacation ” and he looks none the worse for his absence. ... Cor rection to last week's column: The ‘ ‘ Mtekens-Green Feud ” (Pfc Rich ard Green and Pvt. Joe Mickens) has been settled since Pvt. Joe Myers outshines both these GIs. Joe has succeeded, in coming up from the ranks to eliminate Green and Mickins as rivals of the PX lovely, Billie. I'hoto Flush ! Cpl. Clarence Keno is a candid photo, seen talk ing - to vivaeious Virginia Brown of Nyack, while her sister -Noli. ’ looked on. What ’ s your story, €pt.? Detachment Personals: T/Sgt. James A. Henson leaves On fur- ! lough. He will enjoy a birthday while he is on leave. . . . Pfc i Charles Smith discovered the hard | way that one chair cannot accom- ! modate two people. . . . Cpl j George Green goes on record as Congratulations to Capt. Henry F. Blizzard. 1st Lt. Josephine L. DePietro, and 1st Lt. Robert W. Morse, all promoted. . . . Also to 1st Lt. John E. Boeggeman whose marriage to Mary Jane Mathesius of Nyack took place last Saturday at St. Ann ’ s' Church. . . . Also to WOJG Leo A. Leavitt whose com ing marriage, if not already an ac complished fact, is certainly in the books. ... And to Capt. Clarence H. Wheeler who is passing .out cigars this week in celebration of the birth on July 30 of a daughter, Janet, at Lying-In Hospital, New York. . . . Janet scaled seven pounds six. Clamp Shanks officers are cor dially invited to visit the Sherry- Netherland Officers Club, 5th Ave. at 59th St. It ’ s open / daily for' cocktails, dinner and supper, and serves hincheon on Sundays. Bridge and games, facilities for reading and writing, and a free lending library are available, and food and -beverages are served at reduced prices to officers and their guests. Sights About Shanks: Lt. Har old S. Mauer, recently married to Lt. Beta Tollis, poring over a book on home building. . . . Capt. John N. Gilmartin hotfooting it for the Finance Office with an avaricious gleam in eye. . . . Capt. Edward T. Cronin perfecting his going away technique. . » . Lt. Raymond H. Cowing and the Missus heading for the movies. ... Lt. John L. Good man reminiscing about Chicago. . . . Capt. John K. Strickland en joying the breezes at Piermont Pier. The, $32 Question: What of ficer ’ s address book reads like a Westchester County directory? • The $64 Question: W ’ hat officer that lights Area 16 by night and by day? Finance Frolics Sights at the East Club last Sat urday night — -Adelaide Dutil and T/4 George Mugel waltzing around, and playing host and,hostess to the Other members of the office. Re- giha Raymond cutting a mean rug. Reggie can no longer say she can ’ t | ArrAvkt j i i W-'if - ! “ I have a personal problem, Sir ! ’ “ Life in Pacific Described By Veteran Red Cross Men jitter-bug — hpr cute partner taught mer all the fancy steps including the split. What fun. Anne McDermott and Barbara Johnson didn ’ t miss one dance; while Shirley Hens arrived a little late but made up for lost time. Margaret Chicoski and Winona Kuhier — well surrounded by mem bers of the opposite sex sitting near the bandstand. S/Sgt. Junius Cra ven kept close to the refreshments all night and T/Sgt. Harold Van Anden just watching. Lt. Paul Holland hack from Texas. Why the dark glasses, sir? Why all the congratula tions??? Pfc Russel C. Evans anxiously awaiting a telephone call.- Any day now Russ — just tie calm. Dont ’ forget the Finance party this Monday, 6 August. Time: 1800. Place: Paseack Inn, P5rk Ridge, N. J. Extra Gas for Vets Enlisted men will receive cou pons for 30 gallons of gasoline when they are discharged from the Army, Washington officials said this week. It was pointed out that pfficens saying that •\Catherine was Great ’ .'.j ***.. one gallon h day up to thirty (Jamaica. L. I., papers please copy), K-'ihons during terminal leave, but no similar-provision had been made for enlisted men. Primary reason for issuance of this order was that enlisted . men will need gasoline T/5 Dewey Harris has been ramblin ’ around in New York-- What ’ s buzzin ’ cousin? . . . Pvt. Joseph Hoper is suffering remoiuc . , ., , since he discovered that Pvt. Les K 0 ? ^creation and to aid them in ter Hogan was responsible for ! nicaJng jobs. \cihanging the lock on somebody's j door; Ordnance GIFeedbox Time and space are Pacific ob stacles the American Red Cross must share along with the Army and Navy. For Dick Eldridge, ARC. director of one section of the CBI, it was a problem of 2,400,000 square miles of territory; for How ard Bradford it was how to save men from the monotony of an atoll in the Marshalls that was just I mile long and of a mile wide. Today, Eldridge and Bradford are doing., their Red Cross work ^nder far better conditions at Camp Shanks where they are stationed under the Red Cross ’ version of ro tation. But the problems of the GIs are still their concern and the same hard work goes into the at tempt to solve them. From the time Eldridge went into the CBI with the first Amer ican task force in May, 1942, until he left there a few months ago, the Red Cross waged a constant and winning fight with the heat and isolation. Recreational and food supplies, were dropped to lonely men from planes, ciubmobiles and trainmobiles shuttled to distant points and “ bashas, ” tiny straw huts, wet'e set up to serve the men working along the Ledo'Road. Organized Tours Hunting and fishing expeditions Were organized for men in the Himalaya Mountain jest camps and visits to friendly Maharajahs helped to break the monotony. For many months, the few Red Cross workers assumed ail the du ties Special Services and USO Units later took over, and with their ar rival Eldridge ’ s outfit was swamp ed with the h&me problems uf “ the^ lonely men. \The further a GI gets from home, the greater his problems multiply, ” he discovered. The first soldier sent home from the Pacific theater on an emer gency furlough left as a result of Eldridgc ’ s work and once the . ice was broken as a result of General Stillwell's co-operation, more men were flown back in answer to Red CrotSs messages. MerrHi ’ s Maurauders were serv iced in Burma with a unique train- mobile which shuttled along the Bengal-Assam railroad, with \Mon soon Inns ” and \Duration Hens ” set UP through the area. Life On an Atoll Confined to an atoll in the Mar- sfialls that required half an hour of brisk walking to cover, Brad ford >had a somewhat different situation, a fight against monotony. Daily movies, games and a travel ing Navy piano tuner helped, as well -as the ingenuity of the Red Cross worker in thinking up new ideas. He also had such problems as delivering a dog to a boy in Canada in fulfillment of a promise to the lad ’ s father, killed in action, and promoting the sale of a mule in Georgia for one of the worried GIs. Eldridge,.'New York. City adver tising man, and Bradford, a school, teacher in Bayonne, N. J., expect to return to their civilian pursuits following the war. Both have shared the problems and fun of GI and they'll \never forget the courage of the men in the face of great physical odds. ” Major (patient at hospital): \I ’ d like to see someone around here with a little authority. ” Pvt.: \I'm your mart, sir. I ’ ve got as little authority as anyone. ” Medic to Sgt.: \You'll have a different -woman when your wife conies home from the hospital. Sgt.: \But what if my wife finds out? ” '1st Sgt. Sullivan is mighty pleased with his new “ Keen-Site'' specs. Are, they really Invisible, Barge? . . Pfc Landmark vows that he will frever. accompany Pfc ^'Mr. Paul ” Carter in the future Beams \Mr. Paul ” gets Vernon into knany dilemmas. , . Those un fortunates elected to K.P. can thank (Sgt. Burkhart for devising those diabolical pbinter-outers. ’ Such heraldry should not go unrewarded. For the information and guid ance of all concerned, T/5 HlUes- land offers a- recital of mountain melodies dally from 0700 to 2200. . . . Some people are rci>y stripe-conMions — -S/Sgt. John Dot- tai even wears striped pajamas. Very pretty, too. V- fa the child of wife ’ s first marriage entitled to Family Af-j towancef '* t> ,| A. Yes, if the child is a member of your household. Yod may have to produce a certified copy of your wife's divorce decree, the eliild's birth certificate, and your marriage license. Machinist: “ 'When anything goes on the blink around my house, 1 always fix it myself. ” . Wife: \Yeah since you fixed the clock, (he cuckoo backs out and asks, 'What time is it? ’ ” Q.. How arc officers irtio have been overseas for a Tong period goiiij to make out with respect toj the granting of accumulated Icavef Do we statut a chance of getting itf A. The AGO says that leave up to 4 moistin' may I.e :■ [ rui snVtfed, and that AH igfKMJS.' which I:. j pertiiu nt, still apf l.es. One of the. 35-year-old GIs col lapsed during a hike and the officer in charge tame running over to where he was lying on the ground and demanded, \What ’ s Uie matter with you? ” The ancient fellow, sprawling on the ground, panted that he simply couldn ’ t go any farther. \Well don ’ t just lie there, ” the officer barked. \Do pushups. ” \I ’ m losing my punch. ” he said as he left the ,<XK:ktaU party in a burry. T/5: \I have been misbehaving and my conscience bothers me. ” Psychiatrist: \I see, and you want me to strengthen your will power? ” T/5: \No I want you to weaken my conscience. ” Then there ’ s the stutterer who asked a ’ girl to call himl He gave her the number and told her, ” Wh-wh-when you c-c-call up and n-n-nobody answers, d-d-don ’ t hang up — it ’ s m-rn-c! ” The reason a dog has so many friends is ■ that his tail wags in stead of his tongue. Two bats went watching a third bat flutter through some odd maneuvers. Finally one of the bats shook his head. “ Poor Joe. He must have people in his belfry. ” \Funny people, these Ameri cans, ” said the Chinaman. \Take a glass, put sugar to make sweet, a lemon to. make sour, fill glass with gin to make hot, and add ice tq make cold, say, ‘ Here ’ s to you, ’ and ‘ drink it themselves.\ Camp Score Lowered for Separations ’ By PFC EMIL BERGER High point men w r hose discharges have been authorized by NYPE can expect _ to be sent to their Separation Centers just as soon as Enlisted Records Section gets a Separation Center clearance. Tuesday, two men Were relieved of their duties and sent from camp just five hours after Enlisted Rec ords Section received their Sepa ration Center clearances. The lucky men were Cpl. Edwin G. Beck of the Medical Det. and T/5 Joseph A. Cornelia of Disposition Center Co. A. Cpl. Beck had 113 points and T/5 Cornelia had 114. Discharges for six other men have been authorized but they can not be Sent home until clearances are received from their respective Separation Centers. All of these, men have 113 points or more. They i>re: T/4 Fritz Hansen and T/5 Gordon . J. Hamel, Medics; T/5 Nicholas Ackley and Pfc Charles A. Merola, Ordnance; Pfc Ralph A. Self, Prbv. Hq. Station Com plement, and Pvt. Herbert M. Stroud, QM. T^iese men have all seen over seas service and have been, in the Army nearly five years: T/5 Ackley, Pfc Meroia and Pvt. Stroud are Regular (Army enlistees; (he other three men were in the Na tional Guard. 'Mystery 1 Women Trained Here for Work in Europe Camp Shanks is serving As a training ground for a group of 84 civilian women, ranging in age from 22 to 60, who are preparing to ship oveiseas for intelligence work. The exact nature of the work is still unknown to the wom en themselves. The uniform for the contingent resembles that of the WAC but' has green sleeve stripes and green epaulets. An insignia worn on the left sleeve is a blue triangle on a khaki square. It was disclosed by Army offi cials that the iadies will enjoy officer privileges. Several members of the group came to this country at the time Hitler was running wild in Europe. All but one ot the women speak at least one foreign language. Vets Wages Raised ‘ Wilmington, Del. (CNS) — The way for veterans to receive cost of living increases paid during their absence in the service was opened by a decision of the 3d Regional War Labor Board. This decision stated that such veterans are entitled to raises up to 15 percent of their Jan. 1, 1941, salaries. It was made when the board approved a collective bar gaining agreement between the Coca C61a Company and a union. The Palisades Camp Shiinki), N. Y, Official publication of Camp Shanks, N. Y.. an Installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. Published weekly by the Public Ha lations Division in the interest of the camp personnel. The Palisades receives Camp Newspaper Service material. Ftcpublicalion of credited matter prohibited without permis sion of C.N.S., War Department. 205 E. 42d St.. N. Y. C. Local news may not be republished without prior clearance from Public Rela tions Officer, Control Number APN- TC-8-M. Honorable mention, CNS contest, 19ii). Col. Harrie D. W. Riley, TC Commanding Officer Advisory Stall Executive Officer Chief. Public Relations Division Chief. Personnel Division Chief. Information & Education Division Chief, Special Services Division Special Services Liaison Officer lleportorlal Staff M/Sgt Oeorge Bernstein ......... Editor S/SgL Kenneth C. Johnston...... ............. . ............... Managing Editor T/4 Michael G. Sullivan ......... News T/4 Richard Reynolds. ...... .News T/5 Leo S. Greenland .......... News T/5 William Wenzel ........ Art Editor Photography T/4 Frank Groblewskl T/4 Andrew D ’ Elosua Correspondent* Sports — M/Sgt. John Ixiwry Classitica'ion — M/Sgt M. lieayn Officers — Capt. Bernard R. Kelly MP23T — Pfc I^onard P. Kcrrebee QM — T/5 Joshua Ostrov Wacs — T/3 Ina I^e Kichner • Ordnance — Pfc John Knight Finance —M/Sgt. Helen Paetemak Medics — -'Sgt Tom Erhardt_ I. & E. — T/4 George *4 Worden - 4 *
