The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
Troops On New Guinea
Furnish Own Amusement

ring a favorite. which is often
disadvantage.
One sport which the army en-
CT rages-and for good reason-is
shooting. There's no game in these
jungles worth shooting az. but many
shooting ranges abound. I spent
several hours one afternoon watch
ing soldiers armed with everything
froiA 80 calibre pistols 10 sub
machine guns shooting at floating
targets in Orc bay. Isolated ranges
resound from morning til night
with sounds o. soldiers improving
their craftsmanship.
There are movie shows every
night for those who wish 10 CO.
All are shown in outdoor theatres
and in spite ot such handlcaps as
mosquitoes. long waits between reels.
poor sound, pOwer failures. air
raid a!er's and rain els manage
10 keep Up WIKI Hollywood screen
fare.
Corny Pictures e
Some o, me pictures are old,
most % them are corny B class
PICTURES that follow stereotype
pattern but the CORNER they are
the better the els seem - like
taem. FOR j: IS then they have OPP
portlnlty 70 practice he Bronx
cheer and think UP wise cracks
which sends waves OF raucous
laughter throughout the audience.
One ot the most popular acts az
Milne bay several months ago vas
a J.t;erbug team composed Of two
/ brawny but Clever-foo;ed Harlem
soldiers. one Of whom wore a
rid.cl >us bobby Sox girl outfit he
! purchased in Australia while on
furlough.
! II the ranks Of the soldiers here
are - be found men experienced
in every phase OF The show bust
/ ness. The two most popular cur
/ rent shows have the nostalgia titles
| OF The FrolicS' ano The Gaieties ="
Bu: the top show OF the Southwest
PaC.tc is the $3.50 show composed
OF half Australian and half Ameri-
can talent. the cream OF the tWo
forces in this theatre. Several OF
the stars are Negroes.
Army special service division and
the Red Cross have done a good
JOB in providing reading material
fo- the men. Old magazines and
newspapers are quickly consumed
BY eager eyes and Passed on 70
others anxiousy awaiting their turn.
Comic books rate high and I've
known copies not worth more than
ten cents IN the states 70 change
hands upon payment OF a pound.
$685..
Want Negro Books
No greater favor can be done a
soldier than - give him a SUBJ
se!lpaan - 4 paper, magazine or
book 81 The month club. This is
, especially true 81 Negro puolica-
! lions Tor neither the army nor the
Red Cross distributes any literature
pertaining specifically 10 the race.
/ Negro newspapers are treasured IKE
/ collectors items, patched VIII
scotch t5pe. read and resead.
/ RI: ne greatest q al piS::i1'es
ny Ear 5 letter writing. I've kno% n
soldiers who write from 10 - 80
! miSsiyeS per cay. They write any
one they think vii. respond with
a letter. IN one ou;!.t, the bays
, organized l pool in which members
cxcharg e names 90 correspondents
and in this way expand tao.r lists
/ 81 pen pals
This nigh: be G.Silllsioning 20
the folks back rome, ba; al this
letter writing does no; always grow
OF, Of lack Il something 10 do or
/ loneSoUCUcSS
In some organizations each man
puts Zip sc much money and the
one receiving The greatest number
o.: letters over specified period OF
uHe gets the POI.