Show 1 tt tta a Things I Never Knew Til Now About Miss lUiss America are considered precious government government government gov gov- commodities At most camps when a soldier dates a WAC WAG he must sign for her when he takes her out and when he brings herback her 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 the drinking cups Though every V WAG WAC AC is issued two girdles regulations 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 away from the door On the way to Africa the V ACs dubbed their life preservers second fronts The at Algiers live in a convent convent convent con con- I vent and must be inside at I 7 o'clock every evening except one I nig night t a week when they get a pass I until 11 You'll never see a WAC WAG I walking arm in with her boy boyfriend friend because she must keep her right arm free for saluting Gen Eisenhower after reviewing the commented They are arc amon among my best troops In North Africa an MP stopped a WAC WAG because because because be be- cause she failed to salute a group i of second lieutenants Would you have saluted she snapped if they called you Toots For the first time women may now I enlist in the WAG WAC specifically for service with the Air Forces and will willbe willbe willbe be assigned to the after completing completing com corn basic training Air are eligible for specialized jobs in radio photography medicine mechanics mechanics mechanics me me- public relations weather instructing and other fields An Amphibian an Commando recently sent his mother a WAC WAG 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 WAG is permitted to have I three up pin-up pictures in the barracks barracks barracks bar bar- racks but photos of movie stars are I rare among the girls their boys 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 any any- Ir thing else V WAC AC slang for cosmetics cosmetics cosmetics cos cos- i is dry ammunition arent aren't permitted to wear earrings earrings earrings ear ear- rings a military appearance must be maintained at all times I They may wear signet engagement or wedding rings rings but but bracelets and costume jewelry are taboo Another Another An An- Another other favorite with the is this GI Gl 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 way whether to salute salute salute-or or whistle I Th The Air at Kingman Army I Air Field Ariz Arii call Lt Evelyn Biggs the femme postal al officer officer- Postal Mama Muriel Hubbard McCormick Rockefellers Rockefeller's granddaughter is a WAC in thi motor motor motor mo mo- mo- mo tor corps arent aren't permitted permitted permit permit- ted to carry any weapons weapons not not even imitations The g gals Js refer to o GI shoes as gruesome twosomes The green ribbon wear over their left breast pocket means that they served honorably in the theW W and and r 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 anc and V WAVES AVES are winning the war so what the hell are we fighting for It is The Army thought they won the war but the were there the day before 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 toa to toa a date a-date date as a night maneuver Dark nail polish is taboo for the They can use nail polish provided provide pro pro- 0 vided vide jt's its light and ladylike Their favorite place for hiding gewgaws gewgaws gewgaws gew gew- gaws and knick-knacks knick is under their hats of all places The last WAC census showed that the largest percentage of the girls were 22 years 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 i of recruits she was heard to shout When I tell you to come to attention atten tion I mean come to attention- attention AND NO Quotation Marksmanship Irene Vis Leaves turning cartwheels on the l lawn wn Hilda Morris Snow tufting the branches looking like lace-edged lace valentines Henny The big in 1944 is Dewey but the very big I is still H. H Klurfeld Rationing divides goods inflation devours it M. M Richardson His conversation con- con was as pointless as a pretzel pretzel pret pret- pretzel zel Helen Todd A face star starched hed with disapproval Bob Hichens The secret was hushed from place to place i J 1 |