Base E beacon, 1945

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INFORMATION AHD EDUCATION SECTION
29 January 19^5
RUMOR MOHC-ERtHG*
Certain rumors are obviously harmful to morale, operations and accord.
Usually such rumors are entirely false
or contain very little truth. To prevent their spreading, report all
rumors to S-2 immediately.
The Base "E" latrine vine during
the past few days has sprouted an unusually vile rash of ill-founded
rumors* Henceforth, in its issues the
BASE "E" BEACON will strive to refute
such vicious rumors,
THIS WEEK'S RUMOR;  There has been
a persistent story circulating about
Base "E" that an American officer was
found shot to death beside his wrecked
jeep along the APO 713 to APO 713-I
road and that the American Nurse with
whom he allegedly had been traveling
has been missing ever since, That indeed is a rumor, one that every tabloid
daily would gobble up in record time,
THE PACTS! How, let's look at the
facts. The S-2 and CIC office checked
with tho Provost Marshals at APO 713
and APO 713-1, all hospitals and tho
Australian Intelligence, Ho basis
whatsoever for the rumor could be found.
And so another rumor can be laid to
rest and returned to its placo of origin:
*H0TE:  Tho I, & E, Section is cooperating with the "rumor clinic" of
S-2 in a rumor-stifling program,"
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ACCIDENT PREVE1TTI0N CONTEST
VALUABLE PRIZES: You may be the
luck;' person to win an Otto Grucn wrist
watch, a $10 Waterman Fountain Pen, a
Bonson cigarotto lighter, or ono of
other valuablo prizes.
An you neod to do is submit an
entry covering any phase of Accident
Prevention, The entry may bo in tho
form of slogans, posters or jingles.
There arc but two days loft to
submit your entries. Contest ends 31
January, Prizes will bo awarded on 1
February, Winning entries will be displayed at the Hod Cross Civic Contor,
This contest is being sponsored
by the Base "E" Accident Prevention
Officer,
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f.elcbratcd
997th's "OOHGATZ"
The BASE «3_!K BEACOH tips its
brcro to the ?C£.ff of
tho "Jungle to'c1'9  the
unit newspaper published by" the 997th,
The issue heralding the arrival of
J, Erobisher Oongatz
as Executive Humor
Editor of the "Jungle
Rot" is a masterpiece
of delightful nonsense,
of the
Oor-gatz that
adorns this paragraph i.-. reproduced
from the "Jungle Rot", The BEACON nominates him as tho No, 1 Pin-up Boy of
Base "E""
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CIVILIAN IMPERSONATORS OF SOLDIERS
BOYS THAT CAN'T TA__E IT: There are
a lot of fellows in the States that want
to wear a uniform but they don't want
to take all that goes with it« Therefore, they are donning Army and Haval
uniforms to impress the girl friend of
their importance, Spencer Wayborn, of
the Chicago FBI office, states that this
condition is developing into one of the
nations greatest headaches. In the past
1 6 months the increase of this offense
has risen 155$ over previous years'
convictions. Over 111/- increase has
been noticed of impersonation of soldiers
and sailors. Many of these impersonators
go so far as to purchase overseas ribbons
and obtain a few beers on the strength
of their imagination in recounting the
awful battles in which they were involved. (CHS)
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EXTENSION IN JOB APPLICATIONS
Congress has extended the period
during which an honorabl:/ discharged
veteran of this war may apply for his
old job from ^0 to 90- days. Selective
Service regulations have made the time
extension retroactive,to cover all men
who had been discharged within the $0
daysprior to Dec. 8 UU-, the date on
which President Roosevelt signed the
amendment effecting the change. Disabled
veterans who require hospitalization following their discharges may apply for
their former jobs within 90 days following completion of hospitalization, providing thoy do so within a year of
leaving service," (CNS)