Thursday, May 11, 1944
THE THREE CALVERT SISTERS. STARS OF THE
which will hit Fort Benning next week.
"Hats Off," USO Show,
Tours Post Next Week
Outdoor stages are now under construction in all the
major areas of Fort Benning so that the largest possible
audiences can he accommodated when “Hats Off,” USO-
Camp Shows production, hits the post on Monday, May 15th,
for a six-day tour of Sand Hill, Harmony Church, Alabama
area and the Main Post. Ln ad- '
dition to the regular array of
radio and stage stars always cast
in USO vaudeville units, “Hats
Off" will include local soldier
talent in its program, according
to Lt. Col. Alexander H. Veazey.
post special service officer
JIVE SONG TRIO
Reports from other camps on
the GI circuit indicate that the
Calvert Sisters, a jive harmony
trio, are probably the stars of
the show. Coming from a well
known musical family and spe
cializing in boogie-woogie, the
beautiful Calverts were once
well on their way to fame in
the Chicago entertainment spots,
but since they made recent ap
pearances at Camp Grant and
Shaw Field they have been in
demand by soldier audiences and
have been signed up for their
first full-fledged tour with the
USO-Camp Shows, Inc At one
post GI camera fans were in
vited to snap pictures of the
singers, and the story goes that
a lot of film was used on the
two blondes and one redhead in
the threesome.
CLOWNS FOUR ROUNDS
A four-round travesty on a
boxing match caps the comedy
act of Bobby Morris, veteran
slapstick artist regarded profes
sionally as one of the best in
the business. He has been the
name comedian in several Shu
bert musicals in New York, once
made a three-year tour through
Australia and New Zealand,
played a 13-week run on the air
with Guy Lombardo’s band over
the “Esso” hour, and has starred
in many Warner Brothers two
reel comedies and several Ab
bot and Costello revues.
ACRODANCER
Another internationally known
performer featured in the com
ing show is the noted Miss Joyce
Breazelle, acrobatic dancer who
once gave a command perform
ance of Jarabe Tapatio, the
Mexican national dance, before
high-ranking officials in the Pla
za de los Toros. A former stock
company disciple and Hollywood
script girl, Joyce does her skill
ful numbers to classical tunes
and is noted for her amazing
grace.
The first Benning soldier to
appear on the program will be
vocalist Roy Kanold, of the
222nd Army Band, who appear
ed at the Doughboy Stadium
with Jerry Colona, Vera Vague
and the rest of the Bob Hope
troupe last March. Kanold was
a singer with the Chicago Civic
Opera Company before he turn
ed to popular music some time
ago. Lots of other GI talent is
being lined up for the show, and
will include many pleasant sur
prises for the Benning audience,
according to the post special ser
vice office.
Other troupe performers in
clude the comedy dance team of
Fritz and Carroll; Dave August,
the pianist and musical director;
and Lionel Murray, the stooge
for the Bobby Morris slapstick
session.
SCHEDULE OF SHOWS
Following is the complete sche
SGT. GUIDO GALLONI (left), OF C COMPANY, ACADEMIC REGIMENT. WAS one
of many Gls who dropped in to the orientation office this week to offer suggestions to Lt.
John Mayer (right) for the orientation program. Lt. Mayer, officer in charge of the war
information project now in progress throughout the Academic Regiment, has welcomed
ideas from enlisted men and has incorporated many of them into his curriculum. Sgt. Gal
ioni, an assistant instructor in the Weapons Section of The Infantry School, remarked
that “I know a lot about machine guns but I’d like to know more about the rest of the
war.” (Official U. S. Army Photo—The Infantry School.)
REGIMENTAL MIRROR
USO-CAMP SHOWS REVUE
dule for the week’s performances
of “Hats Off” (all shows start
at 8:45 p. m.) Monday, May
15th, McMillan Bowl (4th Inf.);
Tuesday, May 16th, 3rd STR
Amphitheater; Wednesday, May
17th, Reception Center Field;
Thursday, May 18th. Hite Bowl,
(Alabama Area); Friday, May
19th, Doughboy Stadium; Satur
day. May 20th, Doughboy Sta
dium.
In case of inclement weather
show will be held in nearest
War Department theater
N. Y. Approves Vote
Form For Soldiers
ALBANY, N Y (CNS)—The
State War Ballot Commission
has approved the form of post
card applications for war bal
lots to be sent to voting mem
bers of the armed forces from
New York State under the
state soldier vote law. Distrib
ution of the cards will be
started as soon as they are
printed.
Post Movies This Week
MAIN AND NO. 8
Thurs.-Fri., 11-12: Once Upon
A Time (Cary Grant, Janet
Blair) Sat., 13: The Black Para
chute (John Carradine, Jeanne
Bates) and Follow The Leader
(East Side Kids). Sun.-Mon., 14-
15: Show Business (Eddie Cant
or, Joan Davis). Tues., 16: Ber
muda Mystery (Preston Foster,
Ann Rutherford). Wed., 17: Ad
dress Unknown (Paul Lukas, K
T. Stevens).
NO 4 AND NO 5
Thurs.-Fri., 11-12: And The
Angels Sing (Dorothy Lamour,
Fred Mac Murray). Sat., 13; Yel
low Canary (Anma Neagle, Rich
ard Greene). Sun., 14: Seven
Maj. Huffstetler, Five
Other Officers Leave
The officer roster of the Aca
demic Regiment has undergone
a series of changes recently as
new arrivals, successions in com
mand and departures of old of
ficers for new assignments were
announced by headquarters in
rapid order
Maj. William P Huffstetler, of
Miami, Fla., who has been with
this organization for almost four
years amd has served as supply
officer since July, 1942, has left
for a new and important post at
another installation. Five other
Academic Regiment officers left
yesterday to attend the Officers’
Advanced Class of The Infantry
School. They are Captains Wil
liam M Knapp, Company C
Commander; James E. Warren.
Jr., regimental adjutant; Ken
neth M. Wood, Company C ex
ecutive officer; and First Lieu
tenants Allen T. Surtees, E Com
pany commander, and Troy A
Ricks, commanding officer of
Company B.
Four new officers have been
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Days Ashore (Wally Brown,
Alan Carney). Mon.-Tues., 15-
16: Once Upon A Time (Cary
Grant, Janet Blair). Wed., 17:
The Black Parachute (John Car
radine, Jeanne Bates).
NO 9 AND NO. 11
Thurs., 11: Pin-Up Girl (Betty
Grable, Joe E Brown). Fri.-
Sat., Between Two Worlds
(John Garfield, Eleanor Park
er). Sun.-Mon., 14-15: Up In
Mabel’s Room (Dennis O’Keefe,
Gail Patrick). Tues, 16: The
Black Parachute (John Carra
dine, Jeanne Bates) and Follow
The Leader (East Side Kids).
Wed., 17 And The Angels Sing
(Dorothy Lamour. Fred Mac-
Murray).
transferred here from various
posts at the ASTP Basic Train
ing Center at Fort Benning
Capt. William B. Penndorf, at
tached to F Company, has been
in uniform almost continuously
since 1916 and was commission
ed a first lieutenant from the
rank of master sergeant in Oc
tober, 1942. Second Lieutenant
James A Hoovler, assigned to
Company E, was commissioned
last year after serving fifteen
years with the Infantry. Second
Lieutenant John M. Bliziotes,
new junior officer of B Company,
entered the service from the
University of Florida ROTC ov
er a year ago Second Lieuten
ant Eric U. Cavell, who has ta
ken over the post of regimental
supply officer, had five years of
military training in England
during and after the last war
and entered the American Army
in 1942 from his present home
in Valley Stream, N. Y.
B Company is now command
ed by Ist Lt. Roy V. Isaacs; Ist
Lt. Robert P. Crawford has taken
over Company C, and Ist Lt. Lee
A. Harris has assumed command
of E Company.
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In reply to the open letter
which was published last week
in the Mirror, Company B would
like very much to comment on
Cpl C S ’s column.
Cpl. C S said he would
like to state some facts. Well,
when he starts to state facts, he
had better get them straight
first As we recall, we played
two (2) basketball games at the
U.S.O with Company A. There
fore. how could we lose four out
of four???
As for the softball game (which
we won 12-4) we admit the A
team wasn’t at full strength, but
Sunday morning. 16 April, we
played again when there was no
basketball game in town lam
wondering if Cpl. C S
knows the outcome. We have no
excuses for losing to C Company
Now, to get back to basketball;
I believe A Company won one
and lost two to a better D Com
pany team. If our records are
straight Company B team had a
better average with the mighty
D Company, winning one while
losing only one in the U. S. O.
tournament. By the way, who
won the U S. O. championship?
Os course, we are no basbetball
stars, but we try, and have no
excuses because we lost in the
tournament.
