tfcaa ■JOB j 1 L WAR LOAN M-GUrRE BANNER WAR LOAN Vol. II RICHMOND, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1945 No. 25 Screen Star "Wow!..." Solemn Ceremonies Tours Wards Conducted at McGuire This Week One of Hollywood’s loveliest and To Celebrate V-E Day talented young actresses, Miss Vir- ginia Weidler, will appear in per- Patients, civilian workers and duty personnel at McGuire son at McGuire on Friday and official 8— Saturday, May 11 and 12, accord- welcomed V-E Day—the V-E Day, Tuesday, May ing to Lt. John J. Berman, special not with riotous celebrations, but with services that empha- services officer. sized the solemn fact that it was only a job half done. Miss Weidler, who will tour the Shortly after President Truman’s official announcement wards during her two-day visit, is of the end of the European conflict at 9 a. m., Chaplain Orin <*' the 18-year-old former child star : D. Swank conducted services on the who soared to stardom in 1934 in steps of the Administration Build- the film, “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab- ing as hundreds of McGuire pa- bage Patch.” A succession of child V-E Day Sees tients and staff gathered on the roles followed her initial success, lawns and flagpole area. including “The Philadelphia Story,” In Colonel Duggins and Sgt. George “The Women,” “Babes On Broad- Increase Toth, a veteran of the Pacific Cam- way,” and “Born to Sing.” paign, were the principal speakers Famous for her braided pigtails, Bond Sales at the services which were broad- Virginia landed her first grown-up cast over radio station WRVA. part in 1943 in the amusing pic- V-E Day celebration at McGuire | Singer-patient Cpl. Ray DeVenney ture, “The Youngest Profession.” NEWS OF THE WAR’S END in Europe as heralded by an extra was marked by a soaring increase and Cpl. Eddie Weaver and the Mc- Since that time Virginia has been edition of the McGuire Banner, official publication at MeGuire Gen- in War Bond purchases that totaled touring army and navy camps and eral Hospital, found Staff Sergeant Howard W. Pullen, of Bernards- approximately one third of all the hospitals entertaining servicemen. ville, N. J., telephoning home. Pullen, wounded paratrooper, was purchases for the entire month of V-E Day Services one of the first to land in French soil five Now 18 years of age, the Cali- Americans France, hitting April. hours ahead of the invading ground forces on D-Day. As proclaimed by President The McGuire quota for the Truman in his V-E Day address, Mighty 7th War Loan Drive is special V-E Day prayers and $110,000 and the drive, which be- services will be held on Mother’s gan on April First Dividend Paid Off 9, will wind up on Day, Sunday, May 13, in the Post June 9. Chapel. “April purchases to the amount Special V-E Day and Mother’s of us to a run- By McGuire Post Exchange $18,000 got off nice Day prayers will be said at the ning start,” commented bond offi- The McGuire Post Exchange paid than most camp exchanges and thus regular Friday evening Jewish cer WAC Lt. Velma R. White, “but off its first dividend last week, al- their first dividends are hardly ever services at 6:45 pm. V-E Day purchases totalling $3,500 most ten months to the day of the obtained in less than a year.” certainly brought that quota total Guire Band exchange’s installation, according to The dividend will be turned over spotlighted the musical in closer range.” portion of the program. Capt. Max Dreyer, post exchange to the Custodian of the Post Trust The $1,500 bond purchase by Mc- An “Extra” edition officer. Fund who will in turn redistribute of the post Guire payroll clerk, Miss Lucille newspaper, to monies to the BANNER, was also The dividend amounted $1,693.- the the Central Post accounted for a Harrison, large distributed at the conclusion of the 11. Fund, unit funds, etc., where the lump of the V-E Day purchases, President’s coast-to-coast radio an- , ■ funds are used whenever and wher- but all individual purchases for nouncement. ever they benefit the majority of Special Mother’s Day that day were encouragingly high. Veterans of both enlisted men. the European Every bond purchased serves to and Pacific Prices At Exchange Capt. Dreyer also disclosed that campaigns again went bring the final peace a few mo- on the air in the afternoon to ex- Marked-down price punc- “direct dividends” are given to the and tags ments nearer, is a small pay- plain their feelings on the end of tuate post exchange customers “right ment on our the well-stocked Mother’s pledge to our fighting the Nazi resistance in a special in- at across the counters” in the form of Day gift display the McGuire men. (Continued on Page 4) Post Exchange. reduced prices on purchases classi- fied And a fully-stocked display it as essential. is, with gifts of every descrip- These essential items include shoe tion including compacts, per- polish, toothpaste, shaving cream Special Supper To Honor fumes, costume jewelry, broaches, and other toilet accessories. lockets, pearl necklaces, brace- However, reduced rates are also lets, and of course, boxes of (Continued on Page 4) WAC 3rd Anniversary Here Virginia Weidler chocolates. > The perfume section features In honor of the Third Anniver- fornia-born actress is described by as Worth, sary of the Women’s such well-known brands Mother’s Day 1872 - 1945 Army Corps, USO-Camp Show publicity releases Helena Rubinstein, and Yard- the McGuire Wac Detachment will as “not beautiful, but strangely at- ley’s, and includes the popular be served a special supper in the tractive.” The release also dis- Breathless and Fabulous makes. enlisted men’s mess hall Tuesday, closes that Virginia “loves to jitter- May 15, between 4:30 and 6 p.m., bug and dotes on swing music.” “Early payment of first dividends according to Lt. Clare M. Crapo, Accompanying Miss Weidler on is very rare among exchanges in assistant commanding officer, head- her tour of McGuire will be Miss general hospitals such as McGuire,” quarters detachment. Peggy Ann McCord, pianist. Capt. Dreyer added. “Exchanges in The entire enlisted men’s detach- general hospitals are usually more ment has been invited to attend, elaborately furnished and decorated along with all members of the hos- Col.Westbrook Bids pital Wac, Lt. Crapo added. All physical therapists, the majority of Adieu to McGuire Patients’ Mothers whom are former Wacs, have also been invited. Lieutenant Colonel William H. L. Guests of War Dads Among the guests will be Colonel Westbrook, Jr., McGuire executive Duggins, Lt. Col. Two patients at McGuire will be Katharine Jolliffe officer since Nov. departs and Mr. Roffman. 6, 1944, visited by their mothers on Mother’s from the post Saturday for 15 days’ Along Day, May 13, guests of the Rich- with a special menu, sup- leave, prior to reporting at Indian- mond chapter of the American War per music will be supplied by the town Gap, to ready for Pa., an Dads, it was announced today by McGuire Dance Band. overseas assignment. Miss Loraine Schmitt, Red Cross The first group of Wacs—total- Colonel Westbrook, who will com- case supervisor. ing seven in all—arrived at Mc- plete July 11 years of army service in Pvts. John S. Stayer and Joseph Guire 25, 1944. Since that June, served three years overseas Holmes, wards 3 and 23 respectively, date the Wac detachment has in- prior creased its officer and to coming to McGuire. He have been notified by the War Dads enlisted was stationed in Porto Rico as chief that their mothers have been se- personnel until the total strength of 67 as surgical service in a station hos- lected to represent all patients’ has reached of this date. pital at San Juan from 1940 to 1943, mothers on Sunday, and their round Included in this number are med- during the period when German trip will be financed by the Rich- i ical, surgical, X-ray, dental, medi- submarines menaced the shipping mond organization. cal laboratory, and occupational lanes along the Atlantic coast. Both mothers are expected to ar- therapy technicians, and of course A native of Franklin, Va., Colo- rive at McGuire Saturday. Mrs. general clerks, including a first nel Westbrook attended Duke Uni- Stayer will travel from her home in sergeant and a company clerk. versity and spent while Mrs. The future Wac TO at McGuire four years as a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, —BANNER Montage by Cpl. Milgrim. Bruce companies composed medical student at Johns Hopkins Holmes will come from Clinton, N. WHISTLER’S MOTHER stares straight ahead hiding her thoughts calls for two University. He joined the army C. Housing accommodations will as Cpl. Frank Eberhart, of headquarters detachment, celebrates of 160 duty personnel. The new immediately after completing his be arranged by the hospital Red Mother’s Day by giving flowers and candy to a modern mother—- additions will be recruited direct (Continued 8) interneship. Cross, Miss Schmitt stated. his mother—Wac Pfc. Ora Eberhart. an page McGuire banner Thursday, May 10, 1945 IT’S A GIRL’S LIFE Hilda Terry McGuire banner Published every Thursday for the personnel of McGuire General Hospital by the Public Relations Office. Approved periodical number: APN-3-19-M. COLONEL P. E. DUGGINS, MC, Commanding Officer LT. HOWARD B. LEEDS, QMC, Public Relations Officer Editor Cpl. Bernard Asbel Associate Editor Sgt. Dick Bruner Reporter Pfc. Lee King A book recently acquired by Mc- Post Photographer Cpl.