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...front than most U.S. soldiers. He had ripped through comedy routines before 8 a.m. and hours after dark. One show he did in Papuan jungle grass up to his hips, six minutes' march from Jap positions; another went on in a driving downpour at Milne Bay, New Guinea...
Demand. Movies are popular wherever they can be shown; performances are often so crowded that some men sit behind the screen to watch the picture in reverse. Records played over loudspeakers enliven some camps; in New Guinea, moreover, this music has become a favorite thrill to the boongs, fuzzy-haired native boys who work at advanced air strips. Live shows are favorites everywhere. New Guinea now has a show attraction called Hellzapapuan, while stars like Martha Raye and Carole Landis have performed in advanced zones in North Africa...
...Assistant Professor of Economics Mary Mazeppa Crawford had studied Indiana spending to the decimal place (Student Folkways and Spending at Indiana University, 1940-41, A Study in Consumption; Columbia University Press; $3.50).* A good state university, neither very rich nor very poor, Indiana could be considered an average guinea pig. Sample Crawford findings...
Australians do believe that the Japanese want Milne Bay and Port Moresby very much, and that they will try to take them, no matter what the cost. Their capture would clear the Allies out of New Guinea, deny Torres Strait to Allied shipping, give the Japanese forward bases from which to bomb northern Australia, and forge the final links in a chain of defensive holes in the ground that would stretch from the Solomons to the Aleutians...
...opportunities beyond this year's crop of father-soldiers, but the exigencies of war rarely make for absolute fairness. The noblest method of becoming an officer is still open to all soldiers who face the enemy: commission in battle. Many officers were "made" on Guadalcanal and in New Guinea.* Like the machines of war (see p. 69), not all men of war can stand the test of battle. For those who meet the test of leadership in battle, there are still ample rewards, including commissions. Since Jan. 1 at least 650 have already earned such commissions...