The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10


 to G. I. shoes as 'gruesome two someS" The green ribbon WAC wear over their left breastpocket means that they served honorably in the WAAC and reenlisted when the corps was made part of the regu- lar Army The first thing most WACs look forward to after the war is to be able to sleep on an inner spring mattress The WACs have an answer to the soldiers chant: "The WACs and WAVES are winning the war, so what the he.i are we fighting for?" It is: ''The Army thought they won the war, but the WACs were there the day before"
 The WAC outfit furnished eacE recruit would cost her $250 in the shops leach girls clothes are fit ted to her) Her leather gloves alone would cost SIP WACs re- fer to date as a night maneuver' Dark nail polish is taboo for WACs. They can use nail polish provided it's light and ladylike
 Their favorite place for hiding gew- gaws and knick-knacks is under their hats, of all places! The last WAC census showed that the largest percentage of the girls were p years old . . Gen. George c. Marshall,s niece and Gen. Douglas MacArthur's cousin are WACs Sergeant Alvin c. York's niece is sergeant in the WACS. Once while drilling a group of recruits. she was heard to shout: When ] tell you to come to attention. I mean come to attention AND NO WIGGLIN'W
 WACs can't be thrown into the guardhouse or any other place where men are confined. of a girl really needs punishment, they send hel to an Army hospital and keep hel there) .. It. Wyetta Garden, Air WAC, was the secretary of the late S. s. Van Dine, the popular de- tective story writer They tel. about the man who was inducteo and sent to camp that had a WAC contingent. After completing his basic training, the fellow was giv- en a job as janitor in a WAC bar racks Months went by, ano one day he was summoned to the finance office Where have you been for the last four months?' asked the officer in charge. "You haven't drawn your pay in five months" "What?" exclaimed the guy. You mean l get paid, tooP"
 The wAcs at Algiers live in g convent bldg, and must be inside al 2 o'clock every evening except one night a week when they get pass until Il You'll never see g WAC walking arm -in-arm with hel boy friend (because she must keer her right arm free for saluting D Gen. Eisenhower, after review ing the WACs, commented: "1hey are among my best troops In North Africa, an M. P. stopped a WAC because she failed to salute group of second leutenants. :.
 would you have saluted," sht snapped, "if they called yo' 'Toots'?"
 The Christmas gift WACs ovel here want most, according to Sgt Alice Amyx, editor of WAC New (Ft. Des Moines' swell papeD, Is ar electric iron. Next come stockings wACs receive all the benefits that men in the Army get, such a. free mail, "furlough rates on rail road tickets, and special rates a movies and theaters A WAC i permitted to marry after she is 1T the Corps. and she may marry any one regardless of rank or branch ol service A married woman may join the WACs if she doesn't have dependents or children under l4 The WACs have a parody IT. Irving Berlin's most popular song "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up II the Morning." The WAC version is: "Oh, how I wish I could marry the bugler! That would put an end to all my woe Whenever he would start to blow :. I'd say, KISS me dear, before you go wee never get up, we'd never get up .. We'd never get up in the morningP