Show it I Things Thing I 1 Never Knew Til Ti Now About Miss America are considered precious goVernment government gov goV- commodities At most camps when a soldier dates a WAC he must sin sign for her when he takes her out and when he brings her herback herback back The utility bags the carry are known as portable powder powder powder pow pow- der rooms are permitted permitted per per- to wear lipstick but they must wipe it off before putting on their gas mask and before going into the mess hall hail so they wont won't smudge th the drinking cups Though every WAC is Issued two girdles regulations regulations regula regula- do not state whether she must wear them The only difference between the girls' girls barracks and the themen's themen's mens men's Is that the have shades on their windows to keep the wolves I away from rom the thc door On the way to Africa the dubbed their I life preservers second fronts I I The at Algiers live in a convent convent con con- con I vent and must be inside nt Dt 7 o'clock every evening except one night a week when they get a pass until 11 You'll never see a WAC walking arm in with her boy boyfriend boyfriend boyfriend I friend because she must keep her right arm free for saluting Gen Eisenhower after reviewing the commented They are among my ray best troops In North Africa an MP stopped a WAC because because because be be- cause she failed to salute a group of second lieutenants Would you have saluted she snapped i if they called you Toots Toots' For the first time women may now I enlist In the WAC specifically for service with the Air Forces and will willbe willbe willbe be assigned to the AM after completing completing com corn basic training Air are eligible for specialized jobs in radio photography medicine mechanics mechanics me me- public relations weather instructing and other fields An Amphibian Comm Commando recently sent his mother a WAC some spending money and enclosed a note reading Mother this Is my salute to you The more there are of you the sooner well we'll be home Each WAC is permitted to have three up pin-up pictures in the barracks barracks barracks bar bar- racks but photos of movie stars are rare among the girls their glamour boys are brothers and sweethearts overseas The stationed in North Africa claim they'd rather receive vitamin pills and calcium tablets as Christmas gifts than anything anything anything any any- thing else WAC slang for cosmetics cosmetics cosmetics cos cos- is dry ammunition arent aren't permitted to wear earrings earrings earrings ear ear- rings a military appearance must be maintained at all times They may wear wear signet engagement or wedding rings rings but but bracelets and costume Jewelry are arc taboo Another Another Another An An- other favorite with the 1 IB Is this GI comment There are so many women in the Army now that when a soldier sees a uniform coming down the street he cant can't tell right away whether to salute salute salute-or or whistle The Air at Kingman Army I Air Field Ariz Ant call Lt Evelyn Biggs the femme postal officer officer- Postal Mama Muriel Hubbard McCormick Rockefellers Rockefeller's granddaughter is a WAC In lit the motor motor motor mo mo- tor corps arent aren't permitted permit permit- ted to carry any weapons weapons not not ev even n imitations The gals refer to GI GL shoes as gruesome twosomes The green ribbon wear over their left breast pocket means that they served honorably in the theW W and re-enlisted re when the corps was made part of the regular Army The first thing most look forward to after the war waris warIs waris is to be able to sleep on an Innerspring innerspring innerspring inner- inner spring mattress The have an answer to the soldiers' soldiers chant The and WAVES are winning the w war r so what the h heil ell ll are we fighting for It is The Army thought they won the war but the were there the day before I The WAC outfit furnished each recruit would cost her in the shops each girls girl's clothes are fitted to her Her leather gloves alone would cost 12 refer to toa toa toa a date as a night maneuver Dark nail polish is taboo for the They can use nail polish provided provided provided pro pro- vided its it's light and ladylike Their favorite place for hiding biding gewgaws gewgaws gewgaws gew gew- gaws and knacks knick-knacks is under their hats of all places The last WAC census showed that the largest percentage of the girls were 22 years old old Gen George C. C Marshalls Marshall's niece and Gen Douglas MacArthurs MacArthur's cousin are Alvin C. C Yorks York's niece Is a sergeant in the Once while drilling a group of recruits she was heard to shout When Then I tell you to come to attention attention attention atten atten- tion I mean come to at attention AND NO Quotation Marksmanship Irene Vis Leaves turning cartwheels on the lawn Hilda Morris Snow tufting the branches looking like lace-edged lace valentines Henny The big 7 in 1944 is Dewey Dewcy but the very big I 1 is still H. H Klurfeld Rationing divides goods inflation devours it M M. Richardson His conversation conversation conversation con con- was as pointless as a pretzel pretzel pret pret- zel zel Helen Todd Todd- A face starched with disapproval Bob Hichens The secret was hashed from place to plan I J 1 |