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Eagles Eat Monkeys
quE On Philippine Islands TIiis weelt t/t tlli
l/BRIIRY
Here are
New York (CNS) -
A some facts about' the Philippine Is- The following selected accessions
lands:
There are so many islands in the have been added to the Maih Li-
group that they never even had brary and consist of new fiction and
Q. What do Oak Leaf Clusters been counted until recently. The · non-fiction books. The libraty is
mean? I know a soldier who has final tally was 7,083. However, only located in Building H and urtder the
three. 2,441 of them have names, and supervsion of Mrs. L. F . Barr, li-
A. Three Oak Leaf Clusters on only 462 are a squ~re mHe or more brarian. The new books are as fol-
a ribbon means the decoration has in area. lows:
been awarded four · times. For in- Two of the islands, Luzon and
N,on-Fiction
stance, An Oak Leaf Cluster on a Mindanao, account for two-thirds ' Aglion, R.- Fighting French.
Purple Heart would mean that the of the total area of the whole American Telephone & Telegraph
bearer had received wounds result- group. Manila, the capital, is on Co.-Principles of Electricity.
ing from enemy action on two sep- Luzon; the only other cities of any Anderson, Dwight- When Doc- }lostess House, "A Thing .of Beauty;'
arate occasions. consequence are Zamboanga, Da- tors Are Rationed.
Q. What is a sea lawyer? vao, Cebu and Iloilo. Banning, M. C.- Women for De- }>roves Popular With Enlisted Personnel
A. Not a member of the legal A principal product of the is- fense.
profession but a surly fellow aboard lands is hemp, very strong and of Benedict, A. E.- Progtess to
ship who argues about anything exceptional quality. Three thousand Freedom. The phrase " a thing of beauty is San Francisco architects. These
and everything particularly to get varieties of trees have been found Benet, S. V.- America. a joy forever " certainly is proving men who worked long hours over
out of work. in the Philippines, about 1000 of Bennett, D. A.-Sold to th~ La- trti~ to form with the new Hostess the plans should derive great satis-
Q. What is the complement of an which have commercial value. dies. House which was recently opened faction from the assurance we can
average submarine in the U. S. There are 900 varieties of orchid. Bishop, M.-Spilt Milk. 6ri Treasure sland. All the pleasures give them that this beautiful build-
Navy? The islands also contain mo-re than Black, N . H.- New Practical -plus the comforts of home is a ing will give much pleasure and
A. Approximately 65 men. 400 edible pla,nts (in case you get Physics. ,theme carried out to the finest de- happiness to many Navy men and
Q. What is meant by "dead reck- lost, are forced down o·r the K-ra- Blatz, W. E.- Five Sisters. tail in the new center, for it is here women. Blanchard and Maher also
oning navigation?" tions fail to arrive on time) and Bodmer, F.- Loom of Language. :~h-~re the enlisted personnel may designed t h e Treasure · Island
A. Navigation without the aid of 750 species of bird, including eagles Book of History. i'·elax in perfect peace. The arrest- Chapel, c9mpleted over a year ago,
sights or bearing. that catch and eat monkeys. Burlingame, R.- Victory Without fug beauty of the lounge fills one and the Officers' Recreation Build-
Peace. with a tranquil feeling of being at ing which is now nearing comple-
Burnett, W.-Seas of God.· ~~~ home fireside. tion. All of the buildings are located
Canfield, A. G.-French Poems. ::Each evening groups gather in Osterhaus Square.
Carr, H.- Riding the Tiger. iround the Steinway where may
Chang, H.- Chiang Kai~Shek, ballads of home and the far seas
?%! RIGHT IN DER
Asia's Man of Destiny. l~e sung. Other music is heard
.,.c, FUEHRER'S FACE
Ficti,on tl:J.roughout the day and evening Hitler's highly-touted West Wall
Ayres, R. M.- Some Day. {~om records, which are played in wasn't much good in keeping out
tiie office and heard from sound
Boecop-Malye, M. T. C.- King . .., the hordes of Allied troops on "D-
Tree. ~ti,binets, specially located in the Day" but Seabees on the French
Booth, c. G.- Mr. Angel Comes b}autiful lounge room.· invasion coast found it good. for
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Aboard. . In the secluded library, enlisted something else.
Brand, M.- Silvertip's Chase. personnel may be seen studying for Units of a Seabee battalion, in
Bright, R.- Life and Death of advancement in rates, while at the temporary quarters in the captured
Little Jo. many desks letters are written' by German fortifications, used the
Brown, H.- Walk in the Sun. the hundreds to "the folks back guns of the "master race" as
Caldwell, E.-Tobacco Road. hofne." clotheslines to dry their socks,
DeCapite, M.-Maria, a N<>vel. The three bedrooms and the skivvy shirts and under pants. Most
Dixon, C. M.-Devil and the nursery have been a constant con- appropriate!
Deep. venience for wives and children of
Dos Passos, J.- Three Soldiers. riien critically ill in the hospital on
To keep our ships on ev-en keel
Doyle, Sir A. C . - Sherlock !freasure Island.
Takes tons and tons of corset steel.
Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Hostess House is the sesult
The die is cast, their fate is written,
Ehrenburg, I. G.- Fall of Paris. of ken visions of all who partici-
Ladies now all bulge for Britain.
Farnol, J.-King Liveth. . pated in its construction and com-
Farrell, J. T.-$1,000 a W_eek. pletion. The quiet atmosphere sur-
Frings, K.-God's Front Porch. -f:PUnding the colorful center makes
German, R. F .-Jitter Run, h one which Naval enlisted per-
Gregory, J.- Aces Wild at Golden ~onnel is proud to be able to use.
I 'yi~w ~hat "the function for which ---
Eagle. , Mrs. Virginia Nielson, director of
Hagopian, R. - Dov-e Brings Hostess House, said in an inter-
Peace. In December, 1940, when German
Hecht, B.-Book of Miracles. Jhe building was put here has been armies were victorious everywhere,
Hill, E .---My Love Must Wait. accomplished." Adolph Hitler told German workers
Huxley, A. L.- Mortal Coils. . · The entire credit for designing the that "this is not simply anqther. war.
Sorry, Major-I kn-ow you shot down 20 Jap Zeros, but you still can't King, R .-Ca:se of the Dowager's Hostess House goes to the firm of of conquest. It is a war of two
vote unti I you are 21.
Etchings. . ~lanchard and Maher, progressive worlds. One or the -other must g-o."
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