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LU 3 ,w CO • • o i OC OS rH tH CM • rH rH CM oo r- ' rH CM CM CO I CO CO c • rH oo in • c c • o ~ o e <©CO O IV z • rH rH CM Z • 1 rH CM fO «r5 CO Z * rH > ^ CM CM c • <5^ c • a. a fvi ns The American JANUARY 1965 LEGION Volume 78, Number 1 POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to P.O. Box 1950, Magazine Indianapolis, Ind. 46206 The American Legion Magazine Editorial & Advertising Offices 720 Fifth Avenue Contents for January 1965 New York, New York 10019 Publisher, James F. O'Neil Editor Robert B. Pitkin LEGIONNAIRE'S CALENDAR FOR 1965 Opposite Assistant Editor John Andreola Art Editor Al Marshall OUR AMAZING YOUNGSTERS 7 Associate Editors Roy Miller BY NATIONAL COMMANDER DONALD E. JOHNSON James S. Swartz One of our biggest "youth problems" is that of giving Production Manager the best leadership and most opportunity to millions Art Bretzfield of strictly Class A youngsters. Copy Editor Grail S. Hanford Circulation Manager Dean B. Nelson PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM INVASION BY TELEPHONE Indianapolis, Ind. Advertising Director BY DONALD JOHN GIESE Robert P. Redden Nuisance telephone calls are on the rise. But there's Chicago-Detroit Sales Office Bart J. Burns a very easy way to put them on the downgrade. 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago, 111. 60601 CEntral 6-2401 MOUNT RUSHMORE, SOUTH DAKOTA 11 CHANGE OF ADDRESS: BY ALDEN STEVENS Notify Circulation Dept., P. O. Box 1950, A travel article for today's motorists about the Indianapolis, Ind., 46206 using Post Office Form 3578. Attach old address label and great statuary on Mt. Rushmore and the Black Hills. give old and new addresses and current Seventh in the series "Seeing Historic America." membership card number. Also be sure to notify your Post Adjutant. TITAN MISSILES AT THE READY 12 The American Legion Publications Commission: BY DALE E. WITTNER Dr. Charles R. Logan, Keokuk, Iowa ( Chairman) ; Adolph F. Bremer, Winona, The story of 54 giant nuclear missiles buried Minn. (Vice Chairman); Lang Armstrong, in the earth and manned around the clock to Spokane, Wash.; Charles E. Booth, Hunting- . Va. John Cicero, Swoyerville, Pa. discourage any aggressor. ton, W ; E. J. Cooper, Hollywood, Fla. ; Clovis Cope- land, Little Rock, Ark.; Paul B. Dague, Doivn- ingtotvn, Pa.; Raymond Fields, Guymon, Okla. ; Chris Hernandez, Savannah, Ga. George D. ARLINGTON—FROM LEE TO KENNEDY 16 ; Levy, Sumter, S. C. ; Howard E. Lohman, BY JAMES E. MRAZEK Moorhead, Minn. ; Frank C. Love, Syracuse, N. Y.; Morris Meyer, Starkville, Miss.; J. H. Eight pages of words and text on Arlington Morris, Baton Rouge, La.; Robert Mitchler, Oswego, III.; Harry H. SchafTcr, Pittsburgh, National Cemetery's first 100 years. Pa.; Bradley J. Stephens, Los Altos, Calif.; Wayne L. Talbert, Delphi, Ind.; Benjamin B. Truskoski, Bristol, Conn.; Robert H. Wilder. , Ala. MY LIFE WITH THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC Dadeville Edward McSweeney , Armonk, 24 N. Y. (Consultant) BY ROBB SAGENDORPH Prophetic, quaint, humorous and wise, The The American Legion Magazine is published Old Farmer's Almanac is the oldest bit of monthly at 1100 West Broadway, Louisville, Ky., by The American Legion. Copyright Americana that's still going strong. 1964 by The American Legion. Second-class postage paid at Louisville, Ky. Price : single copy, 20 cents; yearly subscription, S2.00. IS THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION Order nonmember subscriptions from the Cir- LAW OBSOLETE? 28 culation Department of The American Legion. TWO SIDES OF A NATIONAL QUESTION P.O. Box 1950, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206 Editorial and advertising offices: 720 5th Ave., pro: SEN. HIRAM L. FONG (R-HAWAII) New York, N. Y. 10019. Wholly owned by con: REP. O. CLARK FISHER (D-TEX.) The American Legion, with National Head- quarters at Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. Donald E. Johnson, National Commander. Departments Publisher's Representatives LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 2 NEWS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 33 West Coast Arden E. Roney & Assoc. EDITOR'S CORNER 4 Los Angeles & San Francisco, Calif. PERSONAL 48 DATELINE WASHINGTON 27 Northwest LEGION SHOPPER The Harlowe Co. ROD & GUN CLUB 30 53 Seattle, Wash. 98101 VETERANS NEWSLETTER 31 PARTING SHOTS 56 Portland, Ore. 97213 Southeast Manuscripts, artwork, cartoons submitted for consideration will not be returned unless a self-addressed, The Dawson Co. stamped envelope is included. This magazine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. Miami, Fla. & Atlanta, Ga. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 1 We once had a "quarter eagle," which was gold piece. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR a $2.50 sir: Let's make a half dollar bill. It must be cheaper to print than to mint. John Dillon Letters published do not necessarily ex- has had me baffled for many years. With Wembley, Middlesex, England press the policy of The American Legion. Keep letters short. Name and address must your article my questions have been be fxirnished. Expressions of opinion and answered. requests for personal services are appreci- THE ARGONNE ated, but they cannot be acknowledged or Clinton O. Larson sir: The November article "The Great answered, due to lack of magazine staff for Whitehall, Wis. these purposes. Requests for personal serv- Battle of the Argonne," by Franklin ices which may be legitimately asked of Davis, Jr., deserves first prize. I would The American Legion should be made to sir: A challenging article . . . any system your Post Service Officer or your state like to add that the Germans knew they (Department) American Legion Send that does not provide for a majority vote Hq. had lost the war, and that the heavy letters to the editor to: Letters. The is less than the best for America. American Legion Magazine, 720 5th Ave- resistance they put up was so they could Paul E. Boyce nue, New York, N. Y. 10019. sue for peace on reasonable terms in Memphis, Term. order to rebuild and try again 20 years THE UN IN NY hence. sir: I have never written to a magazine sir: As a former U.S. Ambassador to Paul G. Martin before, but I want to tell you how much the United Nations Economic and Social Brooklyn, N.Y. your magazine has helped me. I am a Council, I would like to express appre- junior in high school and having a ciation for the vivid and informative was sir: of great deal of trouble understanding the "The Great Battle the Argonne" article on the United Nations in our is condensation of the Electoral College that my Government the best United October issue, "The and the Ameri- UN States actions in France in that I class had been studying for two weeks. WW1 cans," by Jeff Endrst. have ever read. . . . Accurate, all-encom- It was a struggle to make C-. Then I Jonathan B. Bingham passing, splendidly vivid ... I will spotted my father's American Legion make Bronx, N.Y. this article required reading for Magazine with the words "Who Will Pick my stu- dents in U.S. military history and the President?" on the cover. I found the sir: In "The and the Americans" military policy at the University of UN article and read it. All that I had been Maryland. (October), a description of a typical studying in my Government class was guided tour of the describes the John C. Culp, Jr. UN there in words I could understand. My visitors as "most of them Americans," Ft. George G. Meade, Md. teacher was amazed. I could answer all and the guides as "carefully picked and the questions and my average shot from rehearsed." Our group consisted solely a poor C- to an A. My teacher and all See "Editor's Corner," page 4, for ac- of Americans, while the guide a was the class wanted to see the article. I knowledgement of letters from readers English Japanese woman whose com- know my letter won't count for much who didn't appreciate what condensa- mentary was unintelligible to me. since I am only a high school student, tion of history requires. John W. Carrothers but if just one person reads this letter Mill Valley, Calij. it will be worth the trouble it took to TONGUE IN CHEEK? write it. sir: Your November article on the Bur- THE TRANSPORT "AMERICAN LEGION" Rebecca Stone lington Liars' Club was the most honest sir: I noted in the October issue that Scottsboro, Ala. thing I've read in years. a new Staten Island Ferry boat is being Clovis Kingsley commissioned in New York, named This counts for plenty with us, and Clam Gulch, Alaska "American Legion." In Dec. 1942, as a with author Peirce too, we are sure. member of K Co., 3rd Bat. First Marines, TRUMAN VS. MACARTHUR I was evacuated from Guadalcanal to sir: In 1960, Prof. James MacGregor sir: On Nov. 10 and 17, CBS presented Brisbane, Australia, on the troopship Burns suggested that we count the elec- two shows in which former President "American Legion." In the last 22 years toral vote based on the elections, but do Truman aired his grievances with Gen- I've heard nothing about her. Can any- away with individual members of the eral MacArthur. Being a student who one say what happened to that ship? Electoral College. hopes to major in history in college, I Joseph F. Flood Lewis F. Ferguson watched the programs closely. I was Cleveland, Ohio Elmira, N.Y. shocked when President Truman at- AMPLIFICATION tempted the defamation of General The following November she got hung MacArthur's great record in the service sir: In the piece you had on the Black on a reef at the Bougainville landing, of our nation. I have great respect for Tom explosion last August, one name but was dragged off safely in the middle President Truman, but General Mac- left out that should have been mentioned of an enemy air raid from Rabaul. She Arthur is gone now, and why doesn't is that of Amos Peaslee. In order for survived the war and was declared the President forget their differences? the U.S. to collect damages from Ger- surplus in 1946. Frank R. Nowak many it took years of difficult, trying, McKees Rocks, Pa. dangerous work. Peaslee, an ex-Ambas- ONE NATION UNDER GOD sador to Australia and author of the sir: The American Legion was instru- book "The Third World War," headed sir: The General is in his grave and mental in adding "under God" to the up the team that managed the Black cannot answer what Mr. Truman may Pledge of Allegiance. Now bigots and Tom solution. have to say. atheists are working vigorously to re- Florence E. Hunter G. H. Iftner move that clause. Let us all resolve to Philadelphia, Pa. Camdenton, Mo. fight to prevent that. Chester J. Yatoak COIN SHORTAGE sir: Why cannot former President Tru- Midway City, Calif. sir: Your article "The Great National man stop his attacks on the late and Coin Shortage" (Oct.) was very inter- revered Gen. Douglas MacArthur? His THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE esting. In addition to the remedies being continued criticism of the General ill sir: Neal Peirce's November article on taken I think we need new strategy, befits the dignity of a former President the Electoral College, "Who Will Pick such as a $2.50 bill. of the United States. the President?" was one of the best that Mari Kenrick E. P. Morrison I have read. The Electoral College voting South Yarmouth, Mass. Colfax, Wash. 2 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 Exceptional and unequalled on draught . . . in familiar bottles or in cans. A full bodied flavor with a deep-down goodness, sparkling with a special lightness . . . distinctive! The Champagne of Bottle Beer. Brewed only in Milwaukee THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 3 for which he reputedly paid $5,000, was been cleared by a Federal court jury of in his name. charges that it conspired to blacklist direc- EDITOR'S $150,000 was raised to produce "Salt of tors, writers or producers accused by the Earth," and Michael Wilson was as- Congressmen or others of communist signed to write the script. The film was sympathies or connections." CORNER- sponsored and co-produced by the Inter- national Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter LEST WE FORGET ESPRIT de CORPS Workers, which was expelled from the following officers and enlisted have suffered an onslaught of let- CIO on charges of being communist The WE men of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force ters from readers who said that Frank- dominated. and Marine Corps had died as a result of lin Davis' article on the Battle of the Several years ago, witnesses before the enemy action in Vietnam by Nov. 8, 1964. Argonne in our November issue didn't do House Un-American Activities Committee Addresses are next-of-kin, for- justice to the role of division hence two their in that named some IPC officers as communists. eign lands are listed. great struggle. All of them, exercising constitutional Alabama: Charles W. McCary, Ted P. Several comments are in order. First, rights, refused to affirm or deny commu- Neura, Jr., Byron C. Stone. one directed to the Defense Department: nist membership. In 1953, Lazarus was Arkansas: Jimmy Cartwright, Gordon R. Namely, that the volume of our complaints subpoenaed to appear before the House Brown. and their insistent tone indicates that the committee. Before his appearance he re- California: Arthur E. Bedal, Jerry A. men in WW1 had an esprit de corps, a signed as IPC president and was succeeded William B. Cawthorne, pride in their outfit, that has not been by Biberman. When he appeared before Campaigne, How- approached since. The complaints that the committee, Lazarus refused, on advice ard M. Eakin, James A. Ellis, Ernest J. their divisions didn't receive justice in the of counsel, to answer questions pertaining Halvorson, Frank J. Holguin, James H. piece came in great volume, and in a tone to individuals connected with IPC or the Ishihara, Donald E. Koelper, Jack D. of enormous indignation. There were in- film "Salt of the Earth." His counsel was LeTourneau, James D. McAndrew, dividual protests, and there were resolu- Ben Margolis, who was also chief coun- George W. Martin, Theodore B. Phillips, tions by groups condemning us and author sel for the plaintiffs in the trial that took William A. Reid, Eugene Richardson, Davis—all this 46 years after the battle. place last fall. In Feb. 1954, Biberman, Gary R. Riggins, Richard C. Sather, Irving The tone was cynicism, irony, sarcasm Jarrico and Wilson formed a New York A. Self, Harry A. Walling, Charles F. and bitterness at being slighted. Not a one corporation, IPC Distributors, for the pur- Whitehead. took any solace in the fact that the article pose of distributing "Salt of the Earth." Colorado: Raymond A. Adam, Valmore was a great tribute to every man in the Biberman was named president. In May W. Bourque, Ralph A. Dunn, Woodrow battle, and that they were all embraced in 1956, a month before suit was filed, M. Fitzgerald, Reed G. Jensen, William J. the American First and Second Armies. Biberman, Wilson and Jarrico resigned, on Montgomery, Richard M. Sroka. Members of divisions that were mentioned advice of counsel, as officers of both cor- Connecticut: William R. Patience. wanted more mention. Those unmentioned porations and were succeeded by Lazarus. Florida: Robert Bennett, Herbert W. wanted mention. Divisions that were on In the 1964 trial, the burden of plain- Booth, Jr., James H. Brodt, Louis A. other fronts wanted in too. That is esprit tiff's complaint was that pursuant to the Carricarte, Loye T. Christmas, Howard de corps, par excellence. Waldorf Declaration the defendants had, R. Cody, Terry D. Cordell, Raphael Cruz, Second, to the men of the Argonne: by an illegal conspiracy, impaired the Richard L. Foxx, Jack L. Goodman, Stan- There were 22 American divisions in the distribution of "Salt of the Earth." ley G. Hartson, Charles E. Holloway, battle as Mr. Davis reported. Had Mr. The defendants included most of the John L. Houston, Bernard F. Lukasik, Davis devoted a half a manuscript page to major motion picture companies, as well John H. McLean, Homer C. Mclntyre, each division he filled would have all his as Richard Walsh, president of the Inter- Glen F. Merrihew, Howard P. Purcell, space and never told the story of the battle, national Alliance of Theatrical Stage Robert L. Simpson, James E. Wenzel. while a half-page to each division could Employees (IATSE) and a vice-president Georgia: Edward B. Cribb, William E. T. only have damned each one with faint of the AFL-CIO; Steve DTnzillo, repre- Flowers, Rube A. Freeman, Charles B. praise. It's a matter of pure arithmetic. sentative of the New York local of IATSE, Johnson, Charles L. Kelly, Newman R. The story in magazine-article size had to and Roy Brewer, former international or- Nesmith, Andrew C. Mitchell III, Ralph be about the Armies, not the divisions. ganizer of IATSE in Hollywood. Mitchell, Clarence L. Moorer, Lloyd A. But that will never satisfy the men of the The plaintiffs implied that The Ameri- Payne, Claude Rice, Frank Thornton, Jr. proud divisions of the A.E.F. can Legion, while not included as a co- Hawaii: Wayne A. Arakaki, Richard L. K. Esprit de corps forbids it. defendant, was part of the alleged Ellis, Kenneth N. Good, Alan Y. Mat- conspiracy. During the progress of the LAWSUIT suura, Uwe-Thorsten Scobel. trial, F. of The James O'Neil, publisher Idaho: Donald V. McGregor. This past fall a ten-week trial took place American Legion Magazine, was named Illinois: Charles B. Lankford. in a New York City Federal court. It as a co-conspirator by plaintiff's counsel. Indiana: Garry C. McFetridge, Leonard received almost no coverage in the press. A battery of lawyers was involved in the W. Lockard, Neil B. McKinney, William Yet damages of IVi million dollars were trial, of whom the principals were Mar- C. Osborn, Lynn H. Rothenbuhler, Edwin sought; the defendants included major golis for the plaintiffs and Myles Lane, of G. Shank, Jr. motion picture firms, and one of the things the NY. law firm of Schwartz and Froh- Iowa: Charles M. Hasper. at issue was the charge—often stated as lich. Lane, a former U.S. District At- Kansas: William Joseph Everhart, Ralph a fact in the last ten years—that the major torney, represented the major film com- G. Redmond. movie studios had entered into an illegal panies. Kentucky: Donald L. Braman, Fergus C. conspiracy in 1947 when they issued the The trial got under way Sept. 9, 1964, Groves II, Carl B. Mitchell, Walter K. Waldorf Declaration setting forth policies in Federal Court House, Foley Square, Morris, Dale D. Thomas, William B. against the employment of subversives in N.Y., and ground on until Nov. 12, with the Tully. production of U.S. films. Judge Harold R. Tyler, Jr., presiding. Louisiana: Donald F. Davidson, Raymond Plaintiffs in the 1964 trial were Inde- Although at issue were matters that had P. Flynn, Bryford Metoyer. pendent Productions Corporation and IPC been made a cause celebre in the press G. Maine: Richard P. Bubar, Roger E. Distributors, Inc. They had first filed com- for more than a decade, and which had plaint in June 1956, since when 110 de- produced a two-volume "Report on Black- Gauvin, Edward S. Krukowski. fendants had dwindled to 25. IPC had listing" by the Fund for the Republic, Maryland: Robert N. Brumet, James M. produced the film "Salt of the Earth." virtually no press coverage of the question, Coyle, Everett L. Donaldson, Neil K. Back in Sept. 1951, a group of persons when it went before an American jury, was Maclver. including Herbert Biberman, Paul Jarrico in evidence until the trial was over, when, Massachusetts: Robert J. Hain, George W. and Michael Wilson decided to form IPC. on Nov. 14, The New York Times re- Underwood, Carleton W. Upton. Simon Lazarus, a Los Angeles exhibitor ported on an inside page that: Michigan: Leo B. Abramoski, Clair D. ". was named president, and all of the stock, . . the motion picture industry has Doty, James H. McClain, Donald Lee THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 Nelson, Ronald F. Skoviak, William C. Toth, Kenneth E. Walker. Minnesota: Ronald T. O'Keefe, Raymond C. Wilde. Mississippi: Lawrence C. Hammond, Johnnie G. Lee. Missouri: Verndean A. Brockman, Eddie L. Smith. Montana: Manford L. Kleiv, Charles P. Sparks. Nebraska: Wayne E. Marchand, Paul R. Smith. New Hampshire: Robert L. Gardner. New Jersey: William Deal, Vincent J. Hickman, Ronald D. Hines, Edward K. Kissam, Leon J. Kramer, Atis K. Liel- manis, Claude W. McBride, John L. McCoy. New York: Robert G. Armstrong, Thomas A. Bain, Thomas J. Bergin, Carmine A. Cervellino, Parker D. Cramer, Thomas D. Hanley, James R. O'Neill, Robert J. Reilly, Harry J. Sickler, James P. Spruill, Charles P. Tuthill, Lewis M. Walling. North Carolina: Gabriel R. Alamo, Wil- bur T. Dunlap, Floyd M. Frazier, Joseph Goldberg, George R. Graham, Harold L. Guthrie, Billy T. Hatfield, William H. House, Larry D. Jameson, James H. John- son, Jr., Dennis C. Kidd, James E. Lane, Thomas H. Maultsby, Thomas W. Mc- Carthy, Robert K. Mosier, David Thomp- son, Chester Townsend, Tom Ward, Don J. York. North Dakota: Virgil R. Greany, Robert D. Larson. Ohio: Bruce Charles Farrell, Paul R. Heltsley III, Courtney P. Hollar, Jr., Mor- ris R. McBride, Luther E. Ritchey, Jr. Okinawa: James Gabriel, Hebert F. Hardy. Oklahoma: James E. Bailey. Oregon: Delbert C. LaFlemme, Grover K. Olson. Pennsylvania: George E. Chamberlin, Jr., Daniel K. Lessig, Michael P. P. Martin, Jr., Peter C. Moore, John L. Straley, Don- ald R. Taylor, Donald B. Toth, William F. Train III, Robert L. Westfall. South Carolina: Walter R. McCarthy, Herman Towery. South Dakota: James P. Wright. Tennessee: Gerald W. Davidson, James T. Davis, Arthur W. Glover, Durwood Gosney. Texas: John P. Bartley, Joseph W. Bur- This little wafer of glass is one of the And because a number of compo- kett, Manuel Rayes Denton, Freddie most significant telephone advances nents and connections can be consoli- Dodson, Joseph M. Fahey, Jr., Charles M. since the invention of the transistor. dated into one unit, thin-film circuitry Fitts, Heriberto A. Garcia, Jessee A. Gray, Reason? It's a complete electrical is extremely reliable and precise. William T. Harris, James E. Havermann, circuit, ready to be slipped into a Thin-film technology benefited from Harold L. McNeil, Dean A. Pomeroy, piece of communications equipment. many important contributions by Bell Robert L. Ragsdale, John F. Shaughnessy, In the years to come, as it finds its Telephone Laboratories. It is now Jr., Condon H. Terry, Dean A. Wads- into Bell being applied to of Bell worth, Ronny L. Woodmansee. way new System "hardware," a number Turkey: Richard T. Lynch. it will save money and help hold down System products manufactured by Virginia: Marshall J. Angell, Milo B. Cog- the cost of your telephone service. Western Electric. Among these are a hill, Lawrence E. Hackley, Boyce E. We deposit thin films of metal only new Electronic Central Office, a new Lawson, William D. Ragin, Kenneth A. jour millionths of an inch thick on a high-speed data transmission system, Shannon, Lewis L. Stone, Robert L. Tay- glass surface like that shown in the and a new switchboard. lor, Anthony J. 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No Yes If Yes, give dates and details MAIL TO: I represent that, to the best of my knowledge, all statements and answers recorded on this application it AMERICAN LEGION are true and complete. I agree that this application shall be a part of any insurance granted upon under I or or who may LIFE INSURANCE the policy. authorize any physician or other person who has attended examined me, attend or examine me, to disclose or to testify to any knowledge thus acquired. PLAN, P.O. BOX 5609, Dated. 19. Signature of Applicant. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Home Office: Los Angeles 60680 GMA-300-6 ED. 5-63 6 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 FOR YOUR INFORMATION Our Amazing Youngsters By NATIONAL COMMANDER IN January, the A. B.C. television network will present its In 1965, thousands of business firms, big and small, will second annual "Science All Stars" series featuring indi- make it possible for nearly 100,000 high school students to viduals who have demonstrated unusual prowess in the learn how free enterprise works by participation in Junior science-technology field. The all stars, whose interests range Achievement projects. A 28-year-old partner in a million- from rocket research to cholesterol's role in heart ailments, dollar business in Montgomery, Ala., who got his merchandis- are 1 0 to 18 years old. ing ideas under J. A. auspices, will testify for the program. Cary Smaby, 15, of Minneapolis, Minn., started building Boys' Clubs, the late President Hoover said, "teach young rockets in the third grade. He's launched some 300 in all. boys that it is better to join a team than to join a gang." More Seventeen-year-old Charles Bokesh of Frederick, Md., has than 600,000 boys in 410 cities currently are absorbing this developed a strain of bacteria as an antidote to radiation lesson as members of the Boys' Clubs of America. sickness. 4-H Clubs this year will teach two and a quarter million A 16-year-old South Dartmouth, Mass., lad thought up a boys and girls the basics of good farming and good citizenship. new design for ship hulls and built it into his own scale model. Organized scouting, with a boost from numerous local The Navy is interested. sponsors, anticipates a record enrollment of nine million Nancy Williamson, 17, of Bryan, Ohio, has perfected a youngsters. new method of identifying certain blood types by using vege- The American Legion salutes the efforts of these and all table seeds. other organizations now active in youth opportunity sponsor- Tamzon Feeney, 15, of El Cajon, Calif., figured there ought ship. American Legionnaires are pledged "to transmit to to be a way to make vegetable plants grow faster. He found posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy." it, by removing seed embryos and replanting. There's working room here for every American adult. These boys and girls are representative of many thousands Our own youth programs this year are geared to do some- of gifted youngsters whose good works rarely catch the public thing to help develop nearly one million students. The emer- eye. Behind each of them stands a parent or teacher or other gence of other sponsoring groups should serve as an added adult or group of adults who helped them along. By show- spur to our own activities in this field. casting their achievements, Honeywell, Inc., is reminding all In accepting election as National Commander at our Dallas of us that teen-age opportunity is an adult responsibility. Convention, I dedicated my term of office to service to the The formula is simple: A keen young mind plus opportunity young people of America. I ask every American Legionnaire plus direction equals a promising young citizen. to start the New Year with a similar resolve. In Ponca City, Okla., teen-agers operate their own Youth Recent records indicate that American Legion Junior Base- Traffic Court to dispense justice to traffic violators under 18. ball will open its 40th anniversary season next summer with Set up by the city commissioners, the court can sentence a quarter of a million players. American Legion Posts not defendants to a maximum of 12 sessions of Youth Traffic active in Junior Baseball can greatly expand the program's School and a 3,000-word essay. reach by acting now to organize local teams. Michael Lichstein, 18-year-old Oberlin College student, The American Legion's annual School Medal Award pro- has been totally blind since the age of nine. Last year he vides recognition for approximately 27,000 youngsters who invented a computer-Braille translating method that enables have demonstrated outstanding scholarship, citizenship and blind operators to program computers. leadership potential. I think we can do better. Is your Post Any one of a thousand kids playing stickball in a tenement conferring the award to every qualified local youngster? street could be a future President of the United States. The Members of American Legion Boys' States "learn-by- newsboy who never hits your porch with the paper might be doing" the responsibilities and advantages of self-government. harboring the judgment and nerve your state will demand of Through our National High School Oratorical Contest, thou- its governor at the turn of the century. The stockroom clerk sands of high school students come to understand, explain and with two left hands might have what it takes to win a Pulitzer defend the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Prize. Such programs are limited only by available manpower and Whatever the possibilities, this is certain: Today's young- facilities. We urgently need more Legionnaires—and more sters will shortly be making and enforcing your community's citizens outside our ranks—who are willing to invest their laws, teaching the children, running the hospitals, and manag- faith and effort in the youngster down the street. ing the businesses. The likes of Mike Lichstein and the Ponca City jurists I am convinced they will do a better job than we're doing. aren't looking for free rides. They want a chance to prove One reason is that adult organizations are providing more themselves, to earn their way, to get a leg up on the responsi- opportunity than ever before for the development of their bilities that await them in adult society. We owe them help, character and talent. encouragement and opportunity. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 J By DONALD JOHN GIESE Police and the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in St. Paul. Minn., recently received a rash of telephone calls from worried women who had responded to ques- tions asked by a man who said he was taking a "newspaper survey" by telephone. The anxious women realized, after they had dutifully answered all the questions, that they had given the caller more information than should have been released to a stranger. Of course, the caller gave the women no information about himself. But from each of the women he learned their marital status, number of children, if their husbands worked nights, the nights of the week they were usually home alone, and other information that would have been extremely helpful to any burglar, prowler, mugger, robber or window peeper. A quick check revealed that no such "newspaper survey" was in progress. The St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press, the city's daily newspapers, hurriedly ran news items as a public service informing readers that the newspapers were not con- ducting anv telephone surveys. The identity of the mysterious telephone caller, and whether or not he ever put the confidential information he so easily obtained to use, is still unknown. The city recorded its usual number of burglaries, prowl- ings, muggings, robberies and window peepings at the time the calls were made, but whether or not any of these offenses were connected with the "survey" calls was purely academic to the police. How do you locate a male voice in a city that has several hundred thousand voices? The fact that the Police Department and the telephone company received calls from these wor- ried women is not unusual. Similar complaints about abuses of that wonderful electronic device, the telephone, number in the thousands each year in the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. In the nation, their total is beyond conjecture. Cranks, psychotics and pranksters invade the privacy of homes via telephones too. There are now 88 million telephones in the United States and about 300 million calls are made on them each day, ac- cording to AT&T. Even a small fraction of this number can add up to a lot of crank and nuisance calls every day. Such calls, according to the Northwestern Bell Telephone Com- pany, reach their peaks on cold or rainy days. "It appears that those who enjoy making crank calls amuse themselves in other ways when the weather is nice," a company executive says. Unfortunately, when victims of strange, annoying or abusive telephone calls notify the police, they are often told to contact the telephone company. When the victims contact their telephone company, they may be told to notify the police. The truth is that neither the police nor the phone com- panies can do very much about annoying or mysterious calls. The difficulty of tracing them, and strict federal laws protect- ing the privacy of telephone communications are major ob- stacles. This is why the buck is passed, often without any other alternative, right back to the victim. And he can do nothing—after the damage is done. For victims of annoying telephone calls, the future may be brighter than the present. Several electronic devices have been developed that allow a telephone subscriber to "lock in" the number of the telephone being used by the person calling, but all of them have shortcomings. In the distant future a picture-phone in every home may allow those receiving calls to see their callers on a picture tube. It already exists. Unfortu- nately, the day when these new electronic developments will 8 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 be inexpensive and in wide use is perhaps far off. Meanwhile, "How many are there in your household?" the problem of the cranks, swindlers and pests on the phone "Three." becomes more acute by the day. "And these are?" The casual observer might think the problem of strange "Myself, my husband and our little girl. She's three. telephone calls might be eliminated overnight if there were "Do you and your husband own a car?" not in the world the kinds of people who make such calls in "Yes." the first place. But, strange as it may seem, the telephone "And do both of you drive?" callers are not the real cause of the problem at all. "No, just my husband." The problem really exists (and becomes worse each year right along with the population growth and the number of by Telephone Why suffer intrusion on the phone OUR LITTLE GIRL. SH E'S THREE » that you wouldn't take in person? Learn the art of hanging up fast. ***** telephones) because many people have allowed Alexander Graham Bell's ingenious and indispensable invention to become, too often, a Frankenstein monster. Too few tele- phone subscribers know how to use the telephone. They permit abuse of their privacy on the phone that they would in person. not take "And what is his occupation?" Let's eavesdrop on an actual mysterious telephone call. You "He's a sales representative for the Blank Manufacturing may have received one similar to it. Perhaps you handled it Co." differently. But perhaps you responded the way "Mrs. White" "About how many miles would you say he drives every did. The conversation is true. The comments in parentheses year?" are the writer's. The telephone rings: "Oh, I don't know—I guess about 30,000 or 40,000." "Hello." "Does the family have any pets?" "Mrs. White?" "Just our parakeet." "Yes." "When you are spending evenings alone, and the choice is "This is the American Institute of Mumbo Jumbo Research up to you, do you generally watch television or listen to the and we would very much appreciate your help in an impor- radio?" tant survey we are conducting through selected people. Can "Well, I usually watch television if a program I like is on." you help us by answering a few questions?" "Just roughly, about how many nights a week do you (Mrs. White is a nice person. Naturally, she is going to watch television when the program choice is entirely up to help. After all, she has been selected. After the call, she could you?" not remember the name of the organization but she said it "Oh, sometimes three or four." "sounded important.") "And how many telephone extensions do you have in your "I'll try." home?" "Fine. Were you listening to the radio when the telephone "We just have this one." rang?" "Are you and Mr. White natives here?" "No, I wasn't." "No, we're originally from North Blank." "Do you have a radio?" "And how long have you lived here?" "Yes." "About eight months. My husband was transferred here." "Television?" "Do you do any work outside your home?" "Yes." "No." "Fine. Now, do you read a newspaper sometime every "What month do you and Mr. White prefer for vacations?" day?" "We like June or July." "Yes." "And are your household goods and valuables covered by "Fine. Now, would you say you watch television more insurance in your absence?" during the day or in the evening?" "Oh, yes." "Evening." "Well, Mrs. White, we certainly appreciate the help you ." (These questions aren't so bad, Mrs. White is now thinking. have given us and . . The voice on the other end sounds so sincere and professional. "Who did you say this was again?" Her confidence has been gained.) "It's a telephone survey being (Continued on page 10) THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 9 D Protect Your Home From Invasion by Telephone conducted with selected people, that is phone companies, Better Business Bu- more prudence. And they should know ." quite important and . . reaus and Chambers of Commerce in the how to use their telephones. "1 know, but who did you say it is for cities where they operate. How could Proper use of the telephone would ." and . . Mrs. White have taken part in the survey drastically reduce the number of lewd "It is all confidential right now and (if it was one) and still know she was calls, on which police receive thousands you have been very helpful. Thank you, giving information to a reputable organi- of complaints yearly (they estimate only and 1 hope you have a good day. Good- zation? a fraction of the victims register com- bye." She could have said, "Oh, I'd like to plaints), and the number of annoying, "But can't you tell me ... ? Hello? take part in your survey but I'm very crank and mysterious calls. Hello? Hello?" Following the call, which was com- pleted in about two minutes, Mrs. White started worrying (her husband worried even more when she told him later about the "survey"). She called her Better Business Bureau, giving them what she thought was the organization name the caller had used. Nothing listed. Then she called the Chamber of Com- merce. Nothing. She called the telephone company, and was advised to call the police. She called the police. They ad- vised her to call the telephone company. What did this "survey taker" find out about Mrs. White in their very brief conversation? Plenty. She spends con- siderable time at home alone at night, has no watchdog, no telephone extension, is a young woman with one small child, has a husband who travels a great deal (he drove more than 30,000 miles a year, while 12,000 is about the average fam- ily's mileage), has few friends because ot her recent residence, her relatives live in another city, she does not work, she probably is home alone if the car is gone (she doesn't drive), has valuables in her home worth insuring, and usually takes a vacation with her husband in June or July. The caller also learned, among other AT&T photo demonstrates the subtle art of hanging up a phone. things, that Mrs. White is basically a trusting person. He has had a chance to busy right now. Can I have your name, "Dr. Fry" is an example of an irra- learn her voice well enough to recognize the company you are with and your tele- tional pest who gets his own sadistic it again. He knows her husband's em- phone number? I will have to call you pleasure by making lewd telephone calls ployer and can easily find out if he is out back." at the crudest possible time. This par- of town by calling him at his office. If the caller was not, in fact, taking a ticular telephone ghoul has been operat- The caller knows a great deal about survey, the conversation would have ing in my Twin Cities area for years, and Mrs. White and her family. What does ended right there. He would have found the shock and pain he has caused his she know about him? Nothing. out nothing. countless victims is immeasurable. Is it incredible that she gave the in- If he gave her the information she "Dr. Fry" watches obituary notices in formation she did so freely? Not at all. asked for, she could consult her Better the daily newspapers and when he sees She reacted typically. She wanted to be Business Bureau or Chamber of Com- one announcing the death of a young helpful. She did not want to be unkind. merce, compare the number the caller father with small children he calls the She is an intelligent, decent, responsible, gave her with the one listed for the firm home at the hour scheduled for the fu- honest, trusting—and sometimes gullible in the telephone book, and then return neral services or the visitation. The baby —American housewife. the call. This would require a few min- sitter, "Dr. Fry" is quite sure, will be There are hundreds of legitimate firms utes, but it would be better than reveal- there to answer the phone. —consumer research organizations, tele- ing personal facts about her family to a After announcing himself, he asks the vision and radio rating services, maga- total stranger on the other end of a tele- baby sitter, usually a girl in her early zine subscription services, sales phone line in a city of more than a mil- teens, to get a pad and pencil so she can organizations—that do much of their lion people—all kinds of people. take a message for the widow. The baby work by telephone, doing business in the The growing crime rate, which is out- sitter complies. United States and relying heavily on tele- stripping the population growth by a Then "Dr. Fry" dictates the brief re- phone contacts. pelvic examination These reputable organi- ratio of more than 5 to 1 , according to sults of his fictional zations will readily identify themselves F.B.I, head J. Edgar Hoover, suggests of the bereaved wife as the baby sitter and all of them are known to the tele- that Americans certainly should practice (Continued on page 41) 10 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 (Readers may find this series of value on future motor trips or of interest to stu- SEEING HISTORIC AMERICA #7 dents of American history. We suggest travel series for motorists you clip and save each as it appears.) A By ALDEN STEVENS Field Director, Mobil Travel Guide TWENTY-THREE MILES SOUthweSt of Rapid City in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the giant faces of four giant Americans, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theo- dore Roosevelt, shaped in granite, look out from Mt. Rushmore upon America. Rapid City, on Interstate 90, is on a di- rect route from Chicago (954 miles east) to Yellowstone Park (546 miles west). Visitors stand in awe 500 feet below these faces, carved to the scale of mer 465 feet tall. Gutzon Borglum (creator of the head of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington, and of the Twelve Apostles in the Cathedral of St. Giant faces on Mt. Rushmore MOUNT RUSHMORE SOUTH DAKOTA John the Divine in New York) labored have been and still are being taken from Rapid City, S. Dak. Excellent—Holiday Inn, 2 mi. northeast of town on Interstate 90 at 14 years to drill, blast and jackhammer the soil. LaCross St. exit. 110 rooms, pool. Restaurant. (605) 348-1230. Very good—Gill's Sun Inn, 1901 this American shrine. The faces were Skiing, hunting, fishing, horseback St. Joe St., 1 mile west on S D 79. 62 rooms, formed by cutting away the granite. riding, hiking and jeep trips are available pool. Restaurant. (605) 343-6040. Very good- Imperial "400," 125 Main St., 4 blocks east on About 20 men, let down on small seats at many points in the Black Hills, and US 14, 16. 35 rooms, pool. Restaurant near. (605) 343-5435. Very good—Westwood Restau- by cable, used the there are bison ranging in Custer State jackhammers and rant, 516 Mt. Rushmore Rd., on US 16. Bar. Spe- drilled holes for small charges of dyna- Park. At Lead is the great Homestake cialties: steak, beef stroganoff. (605) 342-5911. Custer, S. Dak. Good—Chief Motel, 120 Custer Mine, largest gold-producer in the mite. The total cost was $989,992.32, of Ave. y4 mile west on US 16, 385. Open May through October. which $836,000 came from federal ap- 33 rooms. Restaurant. (605) 673-2318. Good—Sunset Motel, 5th and Crook propriations, the rest from private con- Sts., 1 block north on US 16, 385. 27 rooms. Restaurant near. (605) 673-8821. tributors. President Calvin Coolidge Spearfish, S. Dak. Good—Siesta Motel. miles north on US 14. 18 rooms, dedicated the memorial on August 10, pool, plavground. Restaurant near. (605) 642-27,77. 1 927, as Borglum began his work. (Generally speaking, there are many One of Borglum's assistants, Korczak motels in the Black Hills area, but few Ziolkowski, is now cutting out an even elegant ones. Most are quite rustic. See larger figure of the Sioux Chieftain Crazy Mobil Travel Guide to the Northwest Horse, only a few miles from Mt. Rush- and Great Plains under Rapid City, Belle more. The mounted figure of Crazy Fourche, Custer, Deadwood, Hot Horse will be 641 feet long and 563 feet Springs, Lead, Spearfish). high. hemisphere.- (You can visit this). From Your appreciation of any historic area The Black Hills are lovely evergreen- Keystone you can ride an 1880 steam is greatly enriched if you read about it clad mountains rising out of treeless train through the countryside to Oblivion first. The National Park Service, which plains, among the most scenic areas of —and on to Hill City if you wish. Each administers Mt. Rushmore, has an ex- our country. summer at Spearfish the Black Hills cellent leaflet. Write the Superintendent To the north of Mt. Rushmore are Passion Play is produced three times a of Mt. Rushmore National Memorial at Deadwood, Lead (pronounced Leed) week. Keystone, S. Dak. Read Crazy Horse by and Spearfish, where the ghosts of Wild 1965 Motel and Restaurant info: Mari Sandoz; Through the Black Hills Keystone, S. Dak. Very good Powder House Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Jack — and Bad Lands of South Dakota by Purl Lodge, iy4 miles north of town on US 16A, 4 McCall immortalize the Old West and miles northeast of Mt. Rushmore. 10 cabins, D. Peterson. There are many other books 16 motel rooms. Restaurant. (No area code); where gold, silver and other minerals phone 2541. on the area. Consult your librarian. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 \\ All that shows above the ground of Titan site 570-9. This 750-ton The 18 Tucson Titan silos. Farthest is over 50 steel door directly over the launch tube can be quickly rolled back for miles from city. Similar complexes are clustered firing missile. Site is near highway, but these days attracts little notice. about Wichita, Kansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas. TITAN MISSILES at the READY The core of the U.S. weapons system to discourage aggression are our 54 Titan silos. By DALE E. WITTNER Capt. Leo Corbalis and A1C Philip Davies leaving Davis-Monthan A.F.B. THE AREAS SURROUNDING TuCSOn, for site 30 miles north. Crew they INAriz.; Wichita, Kans.; and Little relieve will take station wagon back. Rock, Ark.; the U.S. Strategic Air Command has 54 underground silos, each with one "ready" Titan II inter- continental ballistic missile. The Titan, with its warhead of (classified) mega- tons, is among the most powerful opera- tional weapons in our present arsenal, and the 54 deep-siloed Titans represent the core of U.S. retaliatory nuclear weaponry. Here you see site 570-9, one of the 18 sites that ring Tucson to a distance of more than 50 miles. The buried silos are "hard targets." A surface target, such as a city, is a "soft target." Designed to A3C Earl Smoak guards sole gate to Tech Sgt. David Munsey previews arriving visitors stand an overpressure of 300 pounds per on TV while they are trapped between two heavy site 570-9. He can admit nobody square inch, the Titan complexes are in- except on OK of underground crew doors. These visitors are Air Force men as- vulnerable to a general enemy missile at- chief who controls electric lock. signed to maintenance duty in the Titan complex. 12 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 — Sgt. Munsey is dwarfed by the 150-ton missile while on an to surface door seen on facing page. The Titan is ready inspection tour inside the silo. The "bird" points directly to go from where it sits, with 530,000 pounds of thrust. tack on the Tucson area. Each one would trolled by remotely operated doors and ble of streaking from its launching site have to be pinpointed to a degree of ac- patrolled by television cameras. Strange on one minute's notice and racing to the curacy which is beyond the probability coded radio messages fill the air; a thou- other side of the world at more than of error of a missile fired from abroad. sand tiny lights of many colors blink in 18,000 m.p.h. to destroy a target An extravagance of superweapons would response to signals from a control con- using a highly secure and sophisticated have to be fired at each silo with maxi- sole a few feet away, or from another guidance system. The last step, actu- mum accuracy to assure the direct hit panel in a high-flying jet command post ally executing a real launch, cannot be needed to silence it. 2,000 miles away. Two Air Force officers done by one man. The underground In each site, a labyrinth of tunnels and two enlisted men respond perfectly Titan control centers are suspended on leads from the silo to an underground to the secret messages as they quickly shock absorbers and springs to take up command center and living quarters for perform a test countdown to a missile the jar of either earthquake or near miss. a four-man crew more than 200 feet launch they hope will never take place. The launching tubes are 155-foot double- away. Admission is through a single Each crew works a shift of 24 hours, walled concrete-steel structures. Local manned sentry gate on the surface, con- from one morning to the next. They command at Tucson is Davis-Monthan trolled by an electric lock, then through jointly control, with the President of the Air Force Base, which in turn is under a maze of underground passageways con- United States, a ten-story missile capa- the control of SAC's joint strategic target THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 13 continued TITAN MISSILES at the READY SUBTERRANEAN CUTAWAY Igloo at left is combined control center and crew quar- levels, each retractable, from which men work on any ters. Center building is access structure, and the silo part of the Titan. Silo has steel ladders and a regular is the missile housing at right. The two vertical tubes elevator. The connecting tunnel, with massive shockproof are air vents. The nine floors in the silo are working blast locks, is 210 feet long and is 9y2 feet in diameter. planning staff in Omaha. The 400 men Each installation has a reserve food sup- at Tucson are members of the 390th ply, and an independent emergency pow- Strategic Missile Wing. Other SAC Mis- er plant. sile Wings live almost identical lives The crews have everything they need manning the Titan complexes at Wichita at hand inside the complexes. Shelves and Little Rock. are filled with technical manuals on all The duty-crew's quarters are in the the equipment, including the Titan's three-story control building. Usually computer "brain." Special equipment no more than one sleeps at a time and makes it easy for any crew member to the 24-hour stretch before being re- spot the source of a malfunction quickly. lieved includes, in addition to mock SAC keeps the crews hopping with un- launches, constant review of the readi- scheduled radio instructions in a con- ness of all equipment in a checklist pro- stant round of long-range briefing and cedure, every step of which is standard- practice runs, and crewmen usually eat ized. These modern soldiers at the battle at the control station with one eye out stations of the strategic defense of the for incoming messages. But there is a United States go on duty with attache small kitchen where crewmen may spend cases, and spend their duty hours in an a few quiet minutes. It has a refrigerator air-conditioned electronic wonderland. for snacks and a stove to reheat soup The control center is shielded from shock and coffee. In spite of the fact that the by massive doors in the tunnels. Crews complexes are well stocked with emer- Deadly fumes can escape into the silo. Here, before entering, Sgt. Munsey and working within the silo itself are pro- gency food supplies, the crewmen usually A1C Philip Davies read an air tester. tected from noxious fumes by air testers. bring their daily eats in with them, end They carry emergency breathing gear. 14 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JAN UARY 1965 Directed by Captain Leo Corbalis, the crew reaches the final stage of a test count- Crew commander (Corbalis) is responsible down in the control room. Two men on opposite sides of room must turn keys at for the many secret codes, which must be the same time to send missile on its way, and a set of electromagnetic locks kept locked at all times when not actually must also be released from outside the complex before a launch can be accomplished. being used to code or decode messages. One of three 7-ton doors which protect At the communications console, Lt. Harmon Each four-man crew stands a 24-hour tour control area from explosion, fire and Withee logs incoming radio messages to the in the complex. Seldom does more than one blast effect. Push button unlocks it, Titan complex, including those from a flying man sleep at a time, nor is one apt to be but it takes two men to swing the door. SAC command hq somewhere over the U.S. more than 3 minutes' walk from his station. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 15 BF.TTMANN ARCHIVE Robert E. Lee's Arlington in 1860, shortly before President John F. Kennedy's grave, and daily pilgrims to it, as seen he lost it by becoming the leader of Confederate looking down from the Lee Mansion today. Most visitors want to see forces in the Civil War. Washington's family built it. the Tomb of the Unknown and the Kennedy grave ahead of all else. U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS 16 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 The Arlington of tomorrow. Bulldozers tear out parts Gen. John J. Pershing's The symbolic Unknowns are not the only of adjoining Fort Myer to add to cemetery, as Ar- headstone is the simple one unknowns who rest in Arlington. This mon- lington burials now average about 25 each day. that any veteran may have. ument marks 2,111 unknownsof Bull Run. 1 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 17 Oliver Wendell Holmes Admiral William F. Halsey William Jennings Bryan Gen. Jonathan M. Wai The very air at Arlington is saturated continued A R L I N G T O N — F R O M LEE TO KENNEDY with the greatness and turmoil not only of the long dead past, but as well of the middle years and our own times. Here are the markers of the portly The Sweep of History president, William Howard Taft; of the eloquent jurist, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Here the Rough Riders' memorial rein- vokes the charge up San Juan Hill. There Eight million visitors passed his wife it passed into the nation's hands through the five gates of Arlington partly as a measure of punishment after is the tomb of the Indian fighter- Gen. National Cemetery in 1964, easily mak- Lee left the Union Army to become the George Crook, showing in bas-relief a ing Arlington, in its 100th year, the na- South's greatest general. There stands the tion's number one focal point of historic, Custis' Arlington House (also known as sentimental and patriotic interest, and the Lee Mansion) today, looking down beyond question the most popular, most on President Kennedy's grave. From visited cemetery in the world. this home Lee, still a Regular Army Of those who visit Washington, D.C., colonel, went forth in October 1859, to many will go through the Smithsonian quell Osawatomie John Brown's mad Institution, see Mount Vernon, pass raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry. through familiar government agencies, From it, on April 22, 1861. Lee rode and see the Corcoran or National Gal- forth never to return, to lead the Army leries—but nearly all will go to Arling- of Virginia. His wife, the owner, Mary ton. Custis Lee, great granddaughter of Right off they will want to see the Martha Washington, went with him to Tomb of the Unknown (preferably Richmond. when the guard changes) and the grave It was 101 years ago, in 1864, that of President John F. Kennedy. Those the Lee-Custis estate was officially made who stay to wander among the monu- a National Cemetery. But today's silent ments and tombs where 122,000 of the markers extend back before then because nation's warriors and a host of its great of re-interments. Thus a white stone not- United Daughters of the Confederacy's men rest, quickly sense that here, as no- ing "'Four unknown soldiers and sailors Civil War monument and peaked head- where else, they are living with Amer- of the War of 1812." stones to keep Yankees off of them. ica's great past and its eternal spirit. Here the sense of tragedy (as at the tomb of the three Watkins brothers, killed a year apart in WW2—or of Medgar Evers, or at the Battleship Maine Memorial) . Here the sense of accomplishment (as at the tombs of the polar explorers, Admirals Robert E. Peary and Richard Evelyn Byrd). Here the sense of dedication (as at the beautiful Army and Navy Nurses' Memorial). Here the sense of sacrifice (as at the tomb of 2,111 unknowns of Bull Run and the route of the Rappa- hannock). Here the reality of the "irre- pressible conflict" (as at the United Daughters of the Confederacy's monu- ment to the flower of Southern youth of 1860-65, surrounded by headstones with peaked tops so that no Yankee would sit on them). The sense of history that draws Amer- icans and foreigners to Arlington is heightened by the fact that it was the estate of George Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, into whose family The flag is always at half staff at Arlington since no day passes without fresh inter- Robert E. Lee married. From Lee and ments of men who defended their country. Above, a fall, 1964, burial. 18 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 Robert Todd Lincoln John Foster Dulles Admiral Richard E. Byrd Gen. Claire Chennault parley between Crook's staff and braves of the Apache chieftain Geronimo. Here HOW ARLINGTON BECAME A CEMETERY the headstone of the golden orator, Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, who held the na- When Lee joined the Confederacy, tion spellbound with magic words that Union troops seized Arlington won him a throng but not the Presidency, (with its strategic command of the Cap- and who died in the Tennessee summer ital) so fast that Mrs. Lee barely got heat after the travesty of the Scopes trial away. where he tried to defend the Bible in a In the bloodbath of the Civil War court of law and won his point but lost the cemeteries around Washington were his spirit under the scornful tongue of jammed by 1864, and the dead were Clarence Darrow. Over there is the grave being buried haphazardly where they of Gen. Arthur MacArthur, the father fell—which outraged public opinion. of Douglas MacArthur. Moving down The Quartermaster, Gen. Montgomery Lee Meigs in time to almost now, one wanders among stones with names as recently in quired to pay it "in person" but could the news as Admiral William F. Halsey, through the lines from Rich- the bulldog of carrier warfare; Secretary not pass to pay it. The government paid the of State John Foster Dulles, whose words mond $92.06 and took the property. The estate had -the force of armored divisions; of had a military camp and hos- Gen. "Hap" Arnold, a father of the U.S. become starving Air Force; of Claire Chennault of the pital, and was a haven for war. of "Flying Tigers;" of Gen. Jonathan slaves—the dregs of Many them are buried in Arlington as "Skinny" Wainwright, who bore on his died there and "civilian June 1864, slight shoulders the surrender of Bataan unknowns." On 12, and Corregidor and shared the sufferings Arlington officially became a National Cemetery. By then, the first soldier to be of Japanese captivity with his lost le- Graves of "civilian unknowns" at Arling- buried in Arlington had already been gions. ton. Most of them were uprooted slaves Arlington, 1860-65. interred there — Private William L. What stories there are hidden here! who died at and near Christman of Pennsylvania in grave 19 That marker says: "John Lincoln Clem, — near the present Weitzel Gate. He was The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga, C. Meigs, was told to survey possible soon joined by Arlington's first "un- Major General, U.S. Army, 1851-1937." new cemetery sites. A former friend of known" from a Virginia battlefield. Clem tried to enlist in an Ohio regiment Lee's, Meigs now hated him for taking the hatred of war had waned, a of the Union Army at nine years of age. up the Southern cause. Apparently When repurchase of the prop- Rejected, he tried again and was ac- Meigs investigated just one site — the court ordered a the family for $150,000, cepted at ten, and served with such dis- Lee-Custis estate in Arlington. Mrs. Lee erty from Lee re- in 1883. tinction that he was made a sergeant at owed $92.06 back taxes. She was 12 and stayed in the army to become a general. "Ira Hamilton Hayes," says the little stone marking the Arizona Pima Indian who helped raise the flag on Iwo Jima and froze to death back home in 1955. The name James Tanner hardly re- veals that this was the legless New York corporal who was taken to Lincoln's bed- side across the street from Ford's theater to put down in shorthand the facts of the last moments of the martyred President's life as dictated by Secretary of War Stanton. "Lost U.S.S. Thresher" notes the marker of 35-year-old Lt. Cmdr Robert Lee Krag, thus denoting the first major tragedy of the age of nuclear submarines. From Lee to Kennedy, the air of Ar- Union troops occupying Arlington during Civil War, Pvt. William Christman, of seen in front of Lee Mansion. It became a National Pennsylvania, was the first lington is redolent with a century's his- Cemetery officially June 12, 1864. soldier buried at Arlington. tory. (Continued on next page) THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 19 The tomb of the three Watkins brothers, lost in successive years in WW2, is among the Among Arlington's more beautiful memorials is most tragic at Arlington says Superintendent John Metzler, seen here at the Watkins tomb. that to the Army and Navy Nurses, not far from continued ARLINGTON — FROM LEE TO KENNEDY inate the center of the grounds. Branch- ing out to all corners of Arlington from them are many winding roads, each with Arlington its own memorable sights. The proper Today time to give to Arlington is the better part of a day, and you may find that if you spend more time in the less crowded places at a leisurely pace the experience Best way to visit Arlington is to side the grounds can catch you up in con- will be more rewarding. drive from Washington across the gestion, if you drive your auto in. Visit- It is estimated that all sites will be used Potomac's Memorial Bridge, and park in ing hours start at 8 a.m. Closing is at 5 by 1968, and the Army is clearing the one of the large parking lots near the p.m. October through March, at 7 p.m. 190 acres of adjacent Fort Myer's South Main Gate. The entire grounds can be the rest of the year. The Kennedy grave- Post to add to Arlington by then. Be- toured on foot at a leisurely pace, or, site and the Lee Mansion overlook the cause most war veterans may request an if that's too much, shorter walks can be Main Gate, and to their left are the Me- Arlington burial (see page 23), the pace made from several of the gates, driving morial Amphitheater and the Tomb of of interments there may increase over to each. The narrow, winding roads in- the Unknown. These substantially dom- many years. (Continued on page 22) Approved plans for permanent Kennedy gravesite. Present site has Visitors enter the Sheridan Gate at northeast comer of Arlington, soft earth under foot and is set off by a temporary wooden fence. named for Gen. Phil Sheridan, U. S. Grant's top cavalry general. 20 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 Families of 122,000 veterans who lie in New headstones are constantly erected (above). At adjoining Fort Myer, Army is Arlington find solace in visiting shrine. preparing 190 new acres for Arlington to meet new needs. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE > JANUARY 1965 21 .. carried out as smartly. The Caisson Sec- tion's 28 horses— 13 blacks and 15 grays —are used in various combinations five days a week to pull the solemn black caisson used in full-honor military funerals conducted at Arlington. The 20 men of the Section care for the horses, their Fort Myer stables, and the caissons, which are polished daily. The black, caparisoned, riderless horse, carrying a pair of cavalry boots reversed in the stirrups, became familiar to the nation during the TV showing of President Ken- nedy's cortege. This horse, whose name is "Black lack," is frequently in the burial processions of general officers or those whose careers included mounted service. It is a difficult task to find horses of the right size and color for distinguished duty with the Caisson Section. Most of them come from farms in Oklahoma and Texas. Foreign countries sometimes make gifts of exceptional horses. Aus- continued ARLINGTON — FROM LEE TO KENNEDY a The Old Guard" Riderless horse for cortege has rank of deceased fixed to saddle blanket. embers of the "Old Guard," guard, when a fresh sentry takes over to tria gave one of its famous white M' officially the 1st Battalion, 3rd In- resume the measured vigil that never Lipizzaner horses—named Conversano fantry—who are stationed at Fort Myer, stops. It is carried out in silence except Beja—to the Caisson Section last May. Va.. the U. S. Army military post right for the heel against stone, the sharp click While other branches of the service next to the at Arlington Arlington —man details at at a turn, the slap of the palm against : will provide honor guards j it in the absence Arlington National Cemetery. Specially the butt of a rifle smartly transferring \ funerals when requested, chosen soldiers maintain a 24-hour-a- from one shoulder to another. Bugling, of such request the men of the Old Guard day watch at the Tomb of the Unknown. burial honors and processional marching carry out all honors. The U.S. Army Each hour marks the changing of the as well as a host of other duties are Band also participates in full-honor The Old Guard conducts a full-honor burial ceremony at Arlington. About The Army's last horses are the ceremon two such full ceremonies a day, five days a week, are now carried out. steeds of the Caisson Section of the 22 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 . processions at the Arlington Cemetery. WHO MAY BE BURIED AT ARLINGTON? The Old Guard men also direct traffic and assist visitors inside Arlington's Some think that Arlington is re- grounds. But a general impression that served for the remains of the the Old Guard is purely a ceremonial famous. Not true. Like all National Cemeteries, the only people with a right to burial there are those who served in uniform and their closest kin. The ma- jority of those who lie in Arlington are former enlisted men and women. It takes special legislation to inter anyone there who lacks the required military service. Not only may any U.S. war veteran whose last separation from active duty was honorable be buried at Arlington, The cemetery daily receives remains of deceased veterans from the station- but he or she may have immediate family master at Washington's Union Station. members interred there, including spouse, widow, widower, minor chil- dren and, in some cases (chiefly incom- petents) unmarried adult children. For a spouse or minor child to be buried in Arlington while the veteran still lives, Col. Joseph B. Conmy, Jr., regimen- the veteran must sign papers requesting tal commander of the Old Guard, stands his own eventual burial in the same before its headquarters at Fort Myer. grave. Separate graves were once provided for family members, but with the crowd- ing of the cemetery, family members are now interred in the same grave as the A veteran's family requested a Navy veteran, at different levels. burial, so a Navy honor guard took over the honors from the 3rd Infantry. The same general rules apply to all National Cemeteries, of which there are 85 in the nation. The cost of transportation of the re- mains to Washington is a crucial factor to be weighed in requesting an Arlington Old Guard infantrymen train for their burial. While the government allows duties as guardians of the Capital. $250 toward any burial of any honora- bly separated war veteran anywhere, it outfit is far from true. It is the Army's does not pay transportation expenses for oldest active infantry unit, organized in remains to Washington except in a few 1784. It served under Mad Anthony special cases (such as a veteran dying as Wayne in Indian fighting, and today it is a government charge, as in a VA hospital an active infantry outfit charged with or while on active military duty). guarding the Capital city and the Na- The family must engage a local under- tional Government. Its ceremonial mis- taker in any event, whether burial is at sions are extra duty which it takes on home or at Arlington or in another Na- proudly. tional Cemetery, hence the government allowance will hardy cover transporta- tion to Washington of the remains too. Shipping remains by rail costs two first class fares if unaccompanied; one first class fare if accompanied (not in- cluding the fare of the accompanier) Two first class fares from Chicago are about $115. West of Chicago, air freight is slightly less than rail. But air freight is not encouraged by Arlington officials as interruptions of plane schedules (even a temporary stack-up at Washington) may cause delays that upset the decorum Taps for the deceased concludes the of the official ceremony. With about 25 rites for every funeral at Arlington. burials a day at Arlington, anything that risks a hitch in plans by delay in sched- burial should store with his papers a ule can destroy the inherent dignity that memorandum of that fact, and basic in- is required of an Arlington interment in formation that will be needed (a speci- the first place. men of which appears at the end of this Here are other points in connection article). Or his family may request Ar- with an Arlington burial: lington burial though he did not. Guard. They are shown at the Fort Myer • stables where Section members tend them. A veteran who desires Arlington (Continued on page 46) THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 23 By ROBB SAGENDORPH present 1,600,000 by being true to the format with which seven generations of Since 1939 I have been the pub- Americans were familiar. You may be lisher of The Old Fanner's sure that I paid strict attention to the Almanac. That makes me the cus- weather forecasts. todian (from my red clapboard publish- You can't get away from the weather. ing office behind the Post Office on the Actually, the weather forecasts are but traffic circle of little Dublin, N.H.) of a small part of the Almanac. In line with one of the most interesting and familiar the old tradition, it is packed each year pieces of antique Americana that is still with a vast fund of astronomical infor- going strong. The Old Fanner's Almanac mation for every day in the year. All has been published continuously since eclipses of sun and moon anywhere on Robert B. Thomas, of Sterling, Mass., earth for the year are given. The phases first put together the 1793 edition in of the moon, the rising and setting of 1792. It is still published in substantially sun and moon to the minute, the con- the same format that Mr. Thomas de- junctions of the planets, the daily zodi- signed 173 years ago. Though it has acal information for those who put store passed through a series of hands in that by it, the tides for each day adjustable time, it has very seldom strayed from its for all U.S. coastlines are published. original path. When it has it has always Figures are given for Boston, with cor- jumped back. rection tables for points in all 50. states. Small wonder! Old Mr. Thomas cre- Fast and feast days for Protestant, Cath- ated exactly what the almanac buyers olic and Jewish religions are listed and seem to want. The 1965 print order was historical notes abound. There are bits of Publisher Sagendorph smells the a 1,600,000 whopping —a figure that air in his role as Abe Weatherwise. wisdom and philosophy, and oddities, would have stunned Mr. Thomas. I can horticultural and agricultural tips and, as vouch that the circulation got that big advertised, a "measure of good humor." not by departing from Robert B. There are riddles and conundrums. There Thomas' kind of almanac, but by stick- is also a wealth of, fascinating small print ing with it. In fact, I came into possession Life on an infinity of things with which many of the publishing rights back in 1939 My people like to read themselves to sleep. because an attempt to modernize it But you can't get away from the helped get it in trouble. with the weather. There is a legend that says that 0LD Farmer's Almanac The late Carroll Swan published the America's oldest continuous publica- Almanac in the early 1930's and made a wonderful go of it in the midst of the De- pression. On his death his heirs, as copy- right owners, persuaded Little, Brown & tion as seen by its present custodian. Co., of Boston, to publish it and pay them a flat, annual fee. Under the direction of the late Roger Scaife, Little, Brown did something good. They got big-name writ- One cold winter's day I was well fed Robert B. Thomas was so ill in 1815 that ers to contribute pieces—in fact Robert and well entertained in one of Boston's he told a printer's assistant, who came to Frost's poem, "October," first appeared fine old clubs and emerged in the snow his bedside, to make any weather fore- in The Old Farmer's Almanac in 1939, as the Almanac's publisher. It didn't cost cast for July 1 3 in the 1816 Almanac that making that edition a collectors' item me a cent, just my signature and an obli- he wanted to. The boy predicted rain, today. In another attempt to improve it, gation to pay the Swan heirs the annual hail and snow! When the old man got Mr. Scaife substituted U.S. Weather Bu- fee. A later look at the ledger sug- well he hastily called back all the sheets reau averages for the daily weather fore- gested that perhaps I should have looked he could and made a more appropriate casts that had predicted the weather for the gift horse in the mouth first. I was prediction for a July day in the balance each day in the year, a year in advance, going to have to scratch to meet my of the edition for 1816. But 1816 turned in every Almanac since 1793. obligation to the copyright owners. out to be the Year of the Cold Summer, That boomeranged. Readers disliked Hastily, I moved the Almanac out of and when it did rain, hail and snow on the change with a vengeance. When sales the big city with its high overhead costs July 13, the effect of the few copies that and advertising fell off. Little, Brown & and took it to Dublin. Quite apart from Thomas failed to call back was the mak- Co. decided they wanted out. They costs, Dublin, N.H., is the kind of place ing of the Almanac for all time. I have picked on me as a likely new proprietor where the Almanac belongs. Dublin is never been able to find an 1816 edition because they viewed The Old Farmer's little old New England. During big with that forecast, but I have traced the Almanac as a local New England pub- snows here, I studied the Almanac back legend back to days when Thomas was lishing venture, and I was and am the through the years, then set out to build still living. publisher of Yankee magazine. it up from a print order of 86,000 to its The weather forecasts in the Almanac, 24 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 going all the way back, are spiced with good The 173rd Continuous Year of Publication humor—and they are daring in the sense that they do not just forecast the average weather for the date, but the particular weather for the particular days of the par- ticular years—win, lose or draw. No mod- ern meteorological scientist yet does that a year ahead. In the spirit of the original humorous style, the weather forecast for December 1st to 3rd, 1965, is "pours and roars." (That's for Boston, you'll find instructions for adjusting the Boston forecast for where- ever you live.) Now the only person ever listed (even to this day) as the editor of the Almanac is Mr. Thomas, the founder. He was a very serious fellow. He poured an enormous amount of factual information into the original Almanac. In addition to all the advice to farmers and the astronomi- cal and tide tables, he told what inns you could stay at from Maine to Georgia and gave the proprietors' names, a century and a half before Duncan Hines. On top of that he gave sound advice on how to be a worth- while person, and had little patience with idlers. That's all to the good, but with just one exception, he showed no humor at all. The exception, his weather forecasts, was out of character. They twinkled with good humor as often as they didn't. Was Mr. Thomas a split personality, deadly serious in everything else, but mis- chievous when it came to weather? In my studies of the old almanacs I found an in- teresting thing. At the time Robert B. Thomas started the Farmer's Almanac in 1793, an earlier almanac, published by a sprightly soul who used the name Abraham Weatherwise, stopped publishing. Abe Weatherwise, as his name implies, special- ized in long-range pin-pointing of the weather. In his almanacs of the 1780's he claimed that he lived just outside a Boston dump, and, as there were huge spaces be- tween the boards of his shack, he lived in close brotherhood with the weather. From this association, he said, he drew his expert- ness as a forecaster. pb Weather Forecasts, Secrets of the Zodiac, Recipes* 10016 . I have concluded that Robert B. Thomas And a Fuji Measure of Good Humor not only knew Abe Weatherwise personally The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1965 edition, just as 7 generations have known it. (his name is mentioned in early Farmer's WIDE WORLD Publishing office peeks from behind Dublin, N.H., Post Office. At right, Almanac promised "A heavy squall and that's not all," blow-up of sign. Sagendorph chalks day's news on blackboard for townfolk. for 1953 June week when tornado hit Worcester, Mass. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 25 continued My Life With the Old Farmer's Almanac Almanacs) but took him on as his weath- nailing the weather down. Friends often Beside the listing of calendar dates for erman. 1 have made this official. To- ask me to pick them a fair day for an November (with their thoroughly scien- day, as always, Mr. Thomas is listed outing, golf tournament or convention. tific notations on the sun, the moon, the as the editor of The Old Fanner's I consult the enormous records of old planets and tides, and their historical Almanac, but the weather forecasts are Abe in my office and give them one, notes and lists of feasts and fasts) was credited to Abe Weatherwise. The but I never fail to add, "Bring an um- a philosophical dialogue with one Squire method of forecasting is the same method brella, or set up a tent, just in case." Brown. It dealt with death and murder, used by Weatherwise (as deduced from No almanac publisher in his right but only in the sense that with winter ancient records) and the literary style mind wants to be a prophet about any- coming on the earth was dying for an- of the forecasts is the same today as in thing but the weather, nor does he try other season. Yet on the line precisely the original Weatherwise almanacs. to be. I certainly don't. Two almanac opposite the fateful 22nd of November Of course there is no way known to publishers in London were hanged after appears this sentence: "Night is coming meteorological scientists to pinpoint the the London Fire of 1666, which they on—and murder, perhaps." After the weather for a few precise days far in the had forecast. Some thought they'd set the assassination of the President this was future, such as "Dampness terrific say fire to make their word come true. Others widely looked upon as a veiled prophecy, the arthritic" for next May 6-10, or who pulled the rope undoubtedly to my great consternation. "Cool at the pool" for August 17-19, thought they were witches. An almanac It is because of such odd happen- 1965. But the Weatherwise forecasting deals with the future, what with its stances, and the eerie feeling on the part is not scientific in the usual sterile sense. It is seat-of-the-pants forecasting, based not only on a knowledge of the season, but on a host of factors that science has never recognized. In part, it springs from the intuitive wisdom which farmers and sailors had to use before there were weather bureaus, wisdom flowing from hunch and experience, from observations of plants, animals, fish, birds, and a score of subtle sensitivities. In part, it springs from records unknown to science—such as obscure weather cycles determined from old letters, papers and ships' logs, and the memories of ancients. It was such an obscure cycle that led us, in 1953, to issue an ominous "A heavy squall and that's not all" for early June. The period had barely ended when on June 8-9, Worcester, Mass., and other Bad fish? Broken Sandwich glass? New England towns, as well as Lansing, Mich., were devastated by tornadoes Portraits of Robert B. Thomas, who founded The Old Farmer's rare to those areas. Almanac in 1792, and Mrs. Thomas, painted in the 1820's by an Perhaps it is long range "coups" such unknown artist. as this (or the big Oregon windstorm which surprised no Almanac readers in October 1 963), plus the willingness of the weather guesses, its accurate tide tables, of the reader that perhaps the writer Almanac to go out on a limb far in ad- its astronomical observations, and above knew the future, that almanac writers vance of official forecasts, which makes all, its calendars and what is said in con- are happy to be anonymous. Ben Frank- its weather predictions paramount in the nection with them. The future is a dan- lin was content to write his famous eyes of so many readers. Back in 1900, gerous thing to play with. There is, I am almanac under the name of Richard the city clerk of Providence, R.I., almost convinced, some mystic quality in Saunders. That is one reason why no checked up on the Almanac's forecasts anything as hoary with tradition as The compiler of The Old Farmer's Almanac (made a year in advance) and found Old Fanner's Almanac, which now and since Mr. Thomas died in 1846 has ever them 33% correct, while those of the then brings to it an aura of prophecy in chosen to list as the editor any name ex- weather bureau made a day in advance spite of all attempts to avoid it. cept that of Robert B. Thomas. ( when you could see tomorrow's weather Nothing shocked me more than what Another reason is genuine respect for over the horizon) were only 2% closer was called to my attention after the ter- Mr. Thomas' format. Today's Almanac to the truth. Small wonder that last year rible assassination of President Kennedy still retains (in a handy AVi xlVi inch a New Jersey socialite was disconsolate on November 22, 1963. At the bottom trim size) its yellow cover, hole punched to find all 100 Almanacs stocked by her of The Old Farmer's Almanac Novem- through the upper left hand corner, stationery store sold out in mid-January. ber 1963 calendar (written more than old time format, traditional type faces She needed to find a fair weekend in July a year earlier) was a warning rooted in and woodcuts — completely loyal to to hire a country club for a big affair, experience (not prophecy), reading: Thomas' original design. The cover and and couldn't wait until the club was all "N.B. Two full moons this month. Guard title page scarcely differ from the original little Looked up to get the best weather infor- against crime." There is a long-noted by more than ( 1 ) the variations mation. Of course, I am conscious that connection between full moons and acts involved in replacing worn-out engrav- neither the weather bureau nor Abe of extreme lunacy, and the observation ings, and (2) those few changes in word- Weatherwise hit 100% by a long shot in was a natural one. But that was not all. (Continued on page 50) 26 TH E AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 , Conservatives in Congress. DATELINE Food Problems. Johnson's Test Abroad. WASHINGTON President Johnson' s smashing victory, sweeping 38 ad- PEOPLE AND QUOTES: ditional Democrats into his party's House majority, doesn't necessarily break the back of conservative power FETTERED GIANT "America is like Gulliver in in Congress . . . But it has raised hopes among the Lilliput—a giant held down by liberals of the Democratic Party that at long last, they mass of small doubts and re- will have the strength to pull the rug from under the a conservative coalition which has long dominated the strictions, needing only to exert the strength of its convictions leadership of tne key Congressional committees . . . to realize its full potential.'' Over the long run, it is the small group running t-he Sec'y of Labor Willard Wirts. major committees who can speed up, slow down, or com- pletely halt the President's program. All kinds of schemes are afoot among the liberal block RED CHINA'S BOMB ". in Congress to limit or bypass the powers of the con- . . It really isn't an out- servative House committee chairmen, who, despite the standing thing to have taken four years from theories that elections, still rule the legislative roost . . . Suc- cess of these schemes will depend in large measure on are well understood throughout the world, and indeed nave the role taken by President Johnson himself . . . Recent experience indicates that Congress is more likely to been for nearly 20 years, to move somewhat right of center than to the left. achieve what they have done." William P. Bundy, Asst. Sec'y of State. Medical care may well be the first of the new Adminis- tration's programs to catch the big headlines in the first session of the 89th Congress, which begins its TWO-WAY STREET "The best way to make a man deliberations in January . . . but food will be taking trustworthy is to trust him. And up a considerable amount of the legislators ' time. the best way to attract men of Farmers insist they are not getting a fair share of , the food dollar for their products, while some consumer dignity to public office is to treat them as men of dignity." groups protest that the cost of food is too high at the , ', Bayless Manning, dean, Stan- retail level . . . More will be heard, too, about "fair packaging" of food products by the processors. ford Law School. Congress every year has a plethora of problems involv4 ing food surpluses, and how to handle them . . . The AMBASSADOR'S LIFE 1965 session will have especially acute headaches on "The ambassador . . . has be- among come the harassed American sugar and coffee, and perhaps meat, which are the \ struggling with the twin haz- few important export products of Latin America . . . The outgoing Congress, faced with elections, simply pushed ards of American planning and coffee and sugar under the carpet, but this year some- absentee management and with thing must give. almost as many kibitzers and crusaders underfoot as there are at an evangelist rally." President Johnson's quick aerial response in August to Briggs, ex-ambassador the attempted North Vietnamese assault on our Naval pa- Ellis O. trol surely showed our allies and foes alike that the to eight countries. U.S. Chief Executive is not to be pushed around. But the President still has to show his mettle in deal- AFTER THE ELECTION ing with thorny issues in our relations abroad which have "... Nobody can ever be ab- been deteriorating or floundering while the President solutely sure exactly why concentrated on domestic problems and the election. things came out just the way U.S. relations with our wartime Western allies are they did—so everybody can be slipping ... France, under deGaulle, is not only be- his own favorite expert." Asst. coming an increasingly noisy dissident, but is actively Sec'y of State Harlan Cleve- seeking to set up a third force which can stand up to the land. United States and Russia , . . Germany and Great Britain are becoming more and more bogged down in domestic CREATIVE SCREWBALLS ". . . There is a correlation politics . . . Our European Allies are fighting among themselves and with the United States over the future between the creative and the of NATO, the European Common Market, and trade. screwball. So we must suffer ." President Johnson's well-earned fame as a great com- the screwball gladly. . King- promiser at home will be given a new test in mending man Brewster, Jr., president, international fences. Yale University. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 27 PRO & CON OPPOSING VIEWS ON OUR PRESENT IS THE UNITED STATES YES Sen. Hiram L. Fong (R-Hawaii) The argument that these peoples are unassimilable present immigration must be disputed. As a nation of immigrants, we have Our developed a racially heterogeneous society in which laws are obsolete. It is time citizens of many cultures and ethnic origins live to seek an immigration policy and work side by side to make the American dr,eam reflecting the ideal which a reality. In fact, immigrants of America has thrived upon—the Oriental ancestry can be positive assets: consider such men as Dr. Noguchi, a ideal of the equality of all men Japanese peasant who became one of the world's without regard to race, color, greatest scientists, and Lin Yu Tang, Chinese philoso- creed, or national origin. pher and author. These men are bridges of under- To exclude arbitrarily a skilled or gifted person standing. merely because he is a Polynesian, a Negro, or an The second criticism arises fear that Oriental, or because the country of his birth has a from a the ad- mission of more immigrants to the country would add small quota, is to effectuate undemocratic as well as to our already serious unemployment problems. But economically wasteful policies. Yet this is our ex- the proposed legislation limit perience under the archaic present laws. National would immigration to about 350,000 immigrants per year, a figure only origin is considered rather than the individual worth slightly higher than the actually of the immigrant. number we have been admitting annually over the past 15 years. For example, Ireland has a larger quota than all Annually, immigrants represent a very small frac- Asia. Tiny Switzerland's quota is greater than the quotas for the entire African Continent. Japan's wait- tion of the total work force—less than .25%. Only an extremely limited of immigrants who are un- ing list stretches at least to 1989 because of its small number skilled workers are admitted. Those entering the labor quota. The Chinese quota is for all practical purposes force talents skills as engineering, exhausted in perpetuity because immigrants already have and such science and nursing, which are in short supply in our in the United States have been charged against it. The combined quotas for Greece, Turkey, and Spain are economy. let final in writing just laws. roughly one-third of the quota we allot to Norway. So us now go the mile Proposals to rid the immigration laws of such dis- We have much to gain. We will be demonstrating to criminatory features arouse two main criticisms. the whole world that we believe all men to be equal under law. will be recognizing the individual worth First, it is claimed that the admission of more We Oriental persons would upset historical and cultural of each immigrant and his potential contribution to the growth of our national economy. patterns of American life. This is untrue. The 1960 census shows that Oriental and Polynesian persons are an extremely small minority—.61% of our total population. The proposed allotment for this area is 26,990, only 10.8% of the suggested annual immigra- tion. If you wish to let your Congressman or one of your Senators know how you feel on this big issue, fill out the "ballot" on the facing page and mail it to him 28 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 IMMIGRATION QUOTAS BY SEN. HIRAM L FONG, HAWAII, AND REP. 0. CLARK FISHER, TEX. IMMIGRATION LAW OBSOLETE? Rep. 0. Clark Fisher (D-Tex.) cies have always been treated as purely domestic issues 21st District by all countries. Our first obligation in this respect is to the United States, not to any foreign country. PROPER ANSWER to the THE Moreover, our present 40-year-old National Origins question is an emphatic system has become an accepted principle in our im- "No!" migration policies. It is basic. It is the result of evolu- While perhaps the present tion of policy. It has stood the test of time. It was a immigration laws can be im- vital part of the McCarran-Walter Act which was so proved upon in some respects, popular and urgent that it was passed over President including the need for a review Truman's veto in 1952 by an overwhelming bipartisan of our policies that apply to non- majority. quota countries, the basic concept of quota limitations This system favors no one group over another among is sound and should not be disturbed. our own people, but fixes quotas at one-sixth of The present quota limits the number of new immi- 1% of the people in each of our various national origins grants each year to 156,387, 70% of which is allocated groups, as of 1920. It is based on our nationality make- to three countries—Great Britain, Ireland, and Ger- up. It contemplates that newcomers will be admitted many. Additional immigrants from non-quota nations in such proportions as to be most assimilable, avoiding up the annual intake to a total of about 300,000, of dislocation and disharmony in the process. which about 34% are from quota countries. We do not need the additional influx of immigrants. Thus, we are now following a very liberal immigra- Unemployment, housing shortages, poverty, mounting tion policy. crime, welfare costs all provide the proof. There is Despite this generous policy, it is now proposed to simply no duty or moral obligation for this country to scrap our traditional quota system and ultimately in- become the dumping ground for surplus people from crease the annual total to about 500,000, with some any country. wanting a million. Critics advocate a come-who-may Once the dike is broken we can expect increased policy, with immigrants to be selected by a politically political pressures for an additional intake of immi- appointed Presidential commission. They favor a vastly grants in the future. increased number of admissions from Eastern Europe, This nation now has 190 million people. Instead of Africa and Asia. being swayed by vote-hungry politicians, we should The question is: Do we need this additional influx interest ourselves in more scientific studies of birth of immigrants? control methods to help protect future generations It is maintained that the National Origins system against an over-populated America. pictures America in a bad light and that our relation- ship with other countries would be improved if we repealed it. That argument is pure hogwash. Immigration poli- THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE I have read in The American Legion Magazine IN MY OPINION THE U. S. IMMIGRATION LAW IS IS NOT OBSOLETE. I for January the arguments in PRO & CON: I SIGNED Is the United States Immigration Law Obsolete? | ADDRESS I TOWN STATE. L_. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE . JANUARY 1965 29 FOR SURF ANGLERS in warmer cli- mates, Henry Josephs of Gardenville, Pa., has a piece of advice. When surfcasting at ROD ^GUN® night from a beach, he says, in the darkness M mmrJ it's often difficult to locate the spot where L^S life. CLUB you've parked your tackle. The remedy is to stick a few strips of reflective tape on your tackle box or bag; then the beam from Ice Fishing in Comfort your flashlight can pick them up with no trouble. A strip of the same tape wrapped around your lure will make it a better fish- T here's a new version of the ice-fishing figure, suggests Richard Davis of Footville, getter, too, especially if the moon is shining. I shanty that makes it possible for all an- Wis. You won't have to look through, a glers of the northern states to enjoy ice fish- spotting scope to determine when you've hit A FACE MASK for winter anglers and ing, no matter how allergic to chill they it; the balloon will show you with a violent hunters is now available, and you'll appre- may be. explosion of water. Shoot offhand, of ciate it if you have a schnozzle that frosts The ordinary ice-fishing shanty, common course; it's too easy to hit with the rifle held easily. It is lightweight soft plastic, half- in Maine, Wisconsin and Michigan, is sim- on a rest. round, and is held over the nose, mouth and ply a small, homemade wooden room chin by a head-band. When you exhale, your which the angler pushes out on the ice on A UNIQUE TIP-UP for ice fishing, called warm breath is directed over your face: sled-like runners, and tethers against the "Beacon Boy," is being produced by R&R when you inhale, the fresh air is warmed wind by means of ropes or long iron spikes Products of Waukegan. III. Made of cold- by the mask. It does not filter the air. Called anchored in the ice. In its floor is an open- rolled steel, it encircles the ice hole, carries "3M Face Mask." it costs $1.98. ing through which he digs an ice-hole and a fishing reel on a removable pivot, and has fishes while he relaxes comfortably in an a Plexiglas hinged cover to protect the BILL OF RIGHTS, a reduced facsimile easy chair. A kerosene heater provides on parchment-type paper, suitable for fram- enough heat for him to remove his heavy ing, will be sent free to anyone writing Mar- jacket. If the shanty is large enough to per- lin Firearms Corp.. New Haven. Conn. Dis- mit more than one ice-hole in its floor, he played on it in prominent type is our right may invite some guests, in which case he to bear arms. Ii was An,cle IV on the orig- usually has a small table and gasoline lan- inal draft but at the final ratification in 1791 tern so they can play cards while waiting for it was moved up to become Article II; it was the fish to bite. The protection of the shanty considered that important! When you write, also keeps the ice-hole from freezing over, you might mention you read it here. thus eliminating the winter angler's most an- noying problem: a sharp ice crust, which ONE OF THE PROBLEMS confronting an forms quickly in severe cold when the hole ice angler consists simply of keeping his is exposed, and which has a frustrating habit fishing hole open: it tends to freeze over and of cutting a fishing line just when a large the ice crust can fray his line. The easiest fish is hooked. way to remove the crust is with a large wire The disadvantage of the shanty has been strainer, or with an old frying pan that 'has that you had to make your own and had to a lot of holes punched it its base, writes have some spot on shore where it could be Charles Mathis of Wildwood, N.J. Just stored during the warmer seasons. Also, scoop up the ice chips and dump them out. since it is heavy and cumbersome and diffi- cult to transport, it limits angling to one YOU'RE WARM ALL OVER when your particular lake or river. Recently, however, back is warm, regardless of how cold the a number of portable, folding shelters have air might be. claims Ralph Moorehouse of been marketed to solve these problems. The Niles. Mich., where there's a lot of ice fish- simplest is the "Pop-Tent" fishing shelter ing going on. He has a simple trick for keep- ($38—Thermos; Norwich, Conn.) It is works from snow and freeze-up. When a ing this right spot hot. On the inside of his actually a small tent with a zipper front, fish tugs on the line, partially turning the jacket, at the portion that covers the small and it is large enough to accommodate a reel, the latter trips a trigger and a beacon of his back, he has sewn two pockets. And chair or stool. An ice-opening is provided in with a red light swings erect to warn the before braving the winter's blasts he just the floor. Weighing only 8 lbs., it erects in fisherman. The beacon contains a mercury slips a hand-warmer into each pocket. 10 seconds on a take-apart Fiberglas frame. switch and operates from two flashlight bat- Of the sturdier shanty shelters, one of the tries. Price: $9.95. Mention you read it here. REVOLUTIONARY NEW OUTBOARD most popular is the larger (24 sq. ft. floor MOTOR for anglers, made by the Law- space) and heavier (30 lbs.) panel-type BEWARE of a magnetic flashlight on a rence Mfg. Co. and called "Jet-Trol," is an "Tee Pee" ($21.50—Tee Pee 6; Roger City, hunting trip, warns Alden Nelson of Beck- electric prop-jet! Its propeller is not ex- Mich.) It is made of composition-board er, Minn. Because of one, last autumn his posed and so can't clog with weeds or be sheets and folds into a package 39x51x3 partner nearly had to spend an unexpected damaged by rocks or shallows; as it spins inches. night in the woods. The magnet on the it sends a jet of water out the rear to pro- If you already have a tent, of course, it flashlight had accidentally touched his com- pel the boat forward. An ordinary 12-volt can be adapted to ice fishing. Simply take pass and reversed the magnetism of its poles battery will operate it all day at trolling out the floor; replace it later for the camping so that its needle pointed south instead of speeds. Its speed selector is like the volume season. To anchor the tent stakes, chop north! If he hadn't met another helpful control on a radio. Weighs 24 lbs.; fits en- small holes in the ice, set the stakes in them, hunter. . . ! tirely below the transom; comes with a two- fill them with water and let freeze. They'll year guarantee. Fume-free and silent. be held so tightly you'll have to chop them THE NEW-STYLE TENTS with their out when you're ready to leave. come-apart aluminum poles are easy to If you have a helpful idea for this fea- pitch— if you can remember which joints ture send it along. If we can use it we'll DEER TARGETS ON A RANGE are of which poles fit together. The solution, pay you $5.00. However, we are unable handy for sighting-in your big-game rifle, advises C. B. Shepard of Des Moines, Iowa, to acknowledge contributions, return but punching holes in them with bullets soon is to paint a band of bright color on the two them or enter into correspondence con- becomes monotonous. To add a little zest joints that go together, using a different cerning them. Address Outdoor Editor, to your target practice, hang a small water- color for each pair of joints. Then all you The American Legion Magazine, 720 Fifth filled balloon over the heart area of the deer have to do is match the colors. Ave., New York, N. Y. 10019. 30 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 ) : : A DIGEST OF EVENTS WHICH VETERANS . NEWSLETTER ARE OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO YOU JANUARY 1965 DETAILS OF CHANGES IN VETERANS ment of the total disability had to GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE be prior to age 60 . . . Under this ADOPTED BY LAW IN 1964: change the eli g ibility is retroactive Federal laws enacted in 1964 granted . . . Thus a veteran who became totally certain liberalisations of NSLI —which disabled eight years ago, at age 62, is government veterans life insurance could not then get the waiver of pre- based on military service between mium . . . Under new law, though he is Oct. 1, 1940, and Jan. 1, 1957. now 70, he can get the waiver, on prov- Four major changes were enacted: ing that the disability was total be- 1. A limited reopening of NSLI was fore he was 65 . . . But he cannot authorized, so that a veteran carrying recoup premium payments made over the no NSLI, or less than the $10,000 max- last eight years — the waiver starts imum, might take out new insurance up with acceptance of his application to the $10,000 limit . . . While the for it. Legion asked that this opportunity be 4. NSLI holders who are in good granted to all insurable NSLI eligibles health have always been able to buy for a period of a year, the privilege the right to receive an income from was extended only to two broad classes their insurance if they should become of disabled veterans . (More details totally disabled before age 60 . . . follow this summary. By new law in 1964, this too has been 2. A new "modif ed" plan of NSLI was extended to cover disabilities becom- authorized which would be most bene- ing total up to age 65 . . . During ficial to those still carrying their 1965, veterans who are not yet 60 may NSLI in the form of term insurance purchase this disability-insurance . . .A term policy could be exchanged rider ... In 1966, NSLI holders who for a "modified" plan at h somewhat are 55 or older will not be able to higher rate, but at a fixed rat e for buy it. life ... At age 65 the amount of Dates Points 3 and 4 above take ef- insurance would be cut in half . . . fect Jan. 1, 1965 . . . But no one may For many veterans who carry term NSLI, apply for the "modified" plan or the this would be superior to the term reopened insurance in points 1 and 2 insurance, because the term rates get above until May 1, 1965. higher every five years and finally The reopening . . . Here are further become too expensive for most veterans details on the reopening in point 1, to carry, late in life . . . Veterans above with other plans today than term in- Veterans eligible to take out brand surance could also swap their policies new NSLI will have one year from May for "modified life," if they could see 1, 1965, in which to do it . . . Any an advantage in it . . . Here is a veteran who has a disability rated sample premium rate for the modified service-connected may apply, if he is plan: A veteran whose nearest birthday insurable in all respects except for is age 42 would pay $1.15 a month (or his service-connected disablity . . . $13.61 on an annual basis) for life Even if his service-connected disabil- for $1,000 of insurance under the "mod- ity is presently rated 0% disabling, ified" plan, if his present NSLI term he may apply. policy number starts with the letter A veteran with one or more non- V . . . When he is 65 the $1,000 would service-connected disabilities, may be reduced to $500 . . . Rates would apply if the extent of his disabilities be somewhat higher for policies start- is such that he cannot ins ure his life ing with W, with H, or with RH . . . A under normal commercial practices, switch to the "modified" plan could even for an extra premium . . . And not be made after age 60. provided that the disabled condition 3 . The disability-waiver-of -premium, existed on Oct. 13, 1964. which is an automatic part of NSLI In both cases, veterans will pay ex- policies, was extended from age 60 to tra premiums consistent with the added age 65 . . . This means that if an risk that their disabilities cause. NSLI holder becomes totally disabled The VA so far only worked out pre- before age 65, he can continue to carry mium charts in the case of a service- his insurance but need pay no more connected veteran who is in good health premiums . . . Previously the commence- in all other respects and whose serv- THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 " CONTINUED VETERANS NEWSLETTER ice-connected disability is rated 0% gust 29, 1916, that President Woodrow disabling ... It has not yet decided Wilson signed the law creating the exactly how it will define what normal Marines' reserve . . . The original insurance practices are in determin- reserve had one officer and 33 enlisted ing that a non-service-connected dis- men . . . Today the Marine Corps Re- abled veteran is uninsurable commer- serve is a ready force of 122,000, cially, even for an extra premium. according to Marine Brig. Gen. J. L. The limitations on the reopening are Stewart, the reserve director. a far cry from the Legion's request that all insurable NSLI eligibles with VETERANS Q & A: less than $10,000 insurance be given Q. Can a veteran be a member of two a year in which to take out new in- Legion Posts at the same time? surance up to the limit. A. This is contrary to Legion law, but through a weird technical situa- AIR FORCE SEEKS MORE tion one man, Cecil M. Hiatt, recently POLICE DOGS FOR SENTRY DUTY: completed his third consecutive year The U.S. Air Force is recruiting 500 as Commander of two posts at the same- dogs for sentry duty in the U.S. and time . . . Naturally, there is a gim- overseas ... It will accept dona- mick . . . The two posts are Texas tions or purchase animals meeting the Post 25 and Arkansas Post 58, located prescribed standards . . . Because the in Texarkana, on the Texas-Arkansas German Shepherd is the most adaptable border . . . The posts occupy a single to both the work and worldwide condi- home, a beautiful $150,000 job on the tions, it is the only breed now used Arkansas side of the line . . . They by all three branches of the service are incorporated as Arkansas Dep't . . . Dogs need not be pedigreed, so Post 58-Texas Dep't Post 25, Inc. . . . long as they meet generally acceptable The Texas members are members of the physical and temperamental standards Texas Post 25, the Arkansas members for the breed ... To try out either belong to Arkansas Post 58 . . . But a gift dog, or one offered for sale, as they are a single corporate entity the Air Force will ship it at its own they elect a single Commander to con- expense to its Sentry Dog Training duct their joint business . . . This Center at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, is probably unique in the Legion. Texas . . . About 50% of dogs offered are rejected, usually for medical Q. Is it true that there is federal reasons, gun-shyness or lack of ag- college and vocational tra ining aid gressiveness . . . The trained dogs for the children of veterans who died and their handlers are invaluable for or were totally disabled as a result security at military bases around of war service? the world . . . The Air Force needs A. Yes, indeed, and we are certain German Shepherds, male or spayed fe- that in spite of wide publicity, some male, between one and three years old, of the children who could have received weighing at least 60 lbs. and stand- this aid have not heard of it . . . ing at least 23 inches at the shoulder The so-called Junior GI Bill years ago . . . It reports qualified dogs hard granted GI-Bill-type educational aid to find at present, and it needs to children of the war-dead . . . Then, two hundred immediately and three hun- last July, it was amended to give simi- dred more to enter training by August, lar aid to children of veterans who 1965 . . . Anyone with one or more were totally and permanently disabled potential recruits should write for as a result of wartime military serv- additional details to: Animal Procure- ice . . . Consult your Legion Service ment Section, LMTC(MS-BP), Lackland Officer or the nearest Veterans Ad- Air Force Base, Texas. ministration Office or a local school guidance counselor for more info . . . MARINE CORPS RESERVE TO HIT Many other references to college schol- HALF CENTURY MARK, AUG. 29, 1966: arships and assistance are annually The Marine Corps Reserve will be 50 published in the Legion's booklet "Need years old on August 29, 1966 . . . a Lift?", which it urges Posts to pur- That seems a good way off, but we are chase (at 5 copies for $1) and dis- passing the word now so that American tribute in their schools and to their Legion Posts have timely notice if they members who have children nearing col- are of a mind to work out some special lege age . . . Source: "Education and observation of the event in coopera- Scholarships, Americanism Division, tion with Marine Corps local units on American Legion Nat ' 1 Hq. , P.O. Box Aug. 29 next year ... It was on Au- 1055, Indianapolis, Ind. 32 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 OF THE NEWS AMERICAN LEGION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS JANUARY 1965 leaves the remaining posts with a greater National Membership Drive In membership load than before—if overall membership strength is to be maintained. The whole effect of a post in a com- Good Shape as 1965 Begins munity diminishes as that community grows beyond the post's ability to serve Legion aims for 2,619,318 members in '65; 50 depts it. make Early Bird; one million sign up by Nov. 5th; With migration moving westward and development of new posts is seen as key to growth. southward, as well as into the suburbs from the cities, and with whole new com- munities springing around the nation, American Legion membership for and June 30, 1964, 99 posts were char- up the Legion must be vigorous in forming 1965 is off to the best start in many years. tered in 33 depts, the largest number of posts that follow the population The 1,312,991 turn-ins for 1965 up to posts started in one year since 1959. new shifts in order to continue serving the Dec. 1 were 37,828 ahead of the same However, during the same period, 129 and nation. date last year and an average of 31,294 charters were canceled, leaving a net loss community members were coming in to Nat'l Hq of 30 posts. This was the lowest net loss Before WW2, the Legion had one post eligible daily. The one-million mark was passed since 1959. Loss of posts is largely at- for every 250 veterans and was enrolling about one-fourth of the poten- on Nov. 5, the earliest that magic num- tributable to ( 1 ) the death rate among ber has been reached since 1960. As of older veterans, and (2) population shifts. tial. Today, the Legion has a post for ev- Oct. 15, 50 depts qualified as "Early These result in the wiping out of small ery 1,200 eligibles, a fact often over- Birds" by reporting advance membership posts in many instances. looked in pondering the present-day diffi- greater than the same date last year and Chartering new posts will not com- culty in holding a good percentage of the also at least 15% of their year's goal. pletely fulfill the Legion's membership potential. Without exception, the depart- in en- At Nat'l Hq, where daily turn-ins are aims. But it is a strong step forward. ments which have the best record as avidly watched as a stock ticker in As an indication of the trend, in 1951 rolling a high percentage of the potential a stock broker's office, the feeling was the average American Legion post had are departments which have a high num- that 1964-65 would be the year of the 158 members. At the close of 1963, the ber of posts in relation to that potential. turnaround as far as membership and average post still had 158 members and Is it possible to start a significant num- the growth of new posts was concerned. was doing as well in membership as it ber of new posts, and, if so, how is it National membership goal for 1965 is ever had. But between 1 95 1 and the close done? Preliminary conclusions reached 2,619,318. of 1963, some posts disappeared. by Membership staff workers at Nat'l Two national meetings on membership With the average membership per post Hq show that: to were held within recent months. On Aug. at 1 58 and fewer posts in action, this 1. The average veteran does want 24-25, 1964, a National Membership Workshop was held at Nat'l Hq which brought together over 130 key member- ship specialists from around the country. Then the entire annual Nat'l Confer- ence of Dept Cmdrs and Adjts at In- dianapolis on Oct. 19-20 was given over to two experts from the faculty of the State University of Iowa, who explained, among other things, how the principles of management and leadership could be applied to building and stabilizing mem- bership. Two days later, at the fall meeting of the Legion's Nat'l Executive Committee, a special subcommittee was authorized to study the question of the possibility of opening the membership rolls to some "cold war" veterans not now eligible. Nat'l Cmdr Donald E. Johnson requested this subcommittee to report its findings to the spring 1965 meeting of the Execu- tive Committee. Underscoring all this was the harden- ing knowledge that the key to Legion membership and growth was the forma- NECman and lawyer Herald E. Stringer of Anchorage, Alaska (left) is shown being con- (D-Alaska) his as The American tion of new Legion posts and that the gratulated by Sen. Ernest Gruening upon appointment Legion's Nat'l Legislative Director. Effective Jan. 1, the appointment was announced at drive to form them was beginning to pay a recent press conference by Nat'l Cmdr Donald E. Johnson. Stringer succeeds Clarence small dividends. Between July 1, 1963, H. "Cap" Olson, who retires May 1, and will be retained until then as consultant. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 33 — NEWS. belong to a nat'l veterans' organization. strengthen the enrollment of the existing In order to succeed, brand-new or 2. He will join a post provided there post. fledgling posts must draw upon the ranks is one in the area which he identifies as In Indianapolis, Ind., Leo V. Welch of untapped veterans since established his home community, which he feels will Post 495 was chartered two years ago posts rarely change character. Within fill his and his community's needs, and with the dept-required 50 members and the broad national programs of the provided he is asked. The neighborhood has a current enrollment of 164. Yet, in Legion new posts can formulate their post has the strongest appeal to eligible that same city of approximately 480,000 own programs tailored to the individual veterans. population, Northwest Post 497 was neighborhoods thereby achieving a dual later 3. In areas where there is no active chartered one year and today has a purpose, that of following Legion man- American Legion post, eligible veterans strength of 140 members. dates on the one hand, and fulfilling com- are receptive to the idea of forming a In Tulsa, Okla. (pop. less than 265,- munity needs on the other. 000), Mohawk Post 308 was chartered post and can, without too much diffi- A summary of a recent survey lists the four years ago with the dept-required culty, come up with the necessary num- 15 major personal reasons for joining The ber to qualify for a charter. People nat- members, yet today's membership is 3 10. American Legion: This robust growth took place under the urally like to get "in on the ground floor," Comradeship and support of pro- awesome shadow of a "super post" and contrary to what is often thought, grams—80.8%. a new post does not harm the member- Carson-Wilson Post 1. Significantly, Post Personal gain—6.3%. ship of an older post in the same area, 1 reported no loss of membership to General reputation—2.3%. but often strengthens it. Post 308. Other reasons— 10.6%. A new post needs continued help and "Super posts," often called "king- sized" posts, are those with or guidance from district, county, and other 2,000 "Need a Lift?" levels during the formative period. But, more members. National Membership new posts can be started and they can and Post Activities Committee has taken Once again The American Legion's education scholarship flourish and exert a profound influence a look at the record of the king-sized and handbook, a is available for good on both the membership and posts and come up with some surprising "Need Lift?" for distribu- statistics. tion to local high schools and libraries the morale of the district and dept, not as a post project. to mention their community at large. In 1 948 there were 78 posts with mem- bership of 2,000 or more. At the close of The 14th annual edition of the hand- How is a new post chartered? Each book contains a wealth of information dept has its own rules and procedures, 1963 there were only 35 posts of such about hundreds vocational but the basic steps are the same. Of prime size. In all, since 1948, 102 different of college and the exclusive school scholarships for qualified high importance is a nucleus of eligible vet- posts have entered ranks school students. erans who want a new post in their area, of the super posts, but only 22 of them one that will offer something different or have been able to stay at that strato- The Legion's Education and Scholar- more than a presently constituted post. spheric level each year since 1948. The ship Program estimates that more than billion dollars will be available At least one active Legionnaire is needed conclusion is that creating a king-sized one from v/ho will take a personal interest in the post is difficult, but it is even more diffi- scholarships, loans and part-time jobs to assist students during the next school proposed new post and help steer it cult to stay up there. Studies show that through its organizational period. less than 1 % of posts have reached a year. researched Among the first steps will be an or- 2,000 membership and only 1/1 0th of "Need a Lift?" was and ganizational meeting with the aid of a 1% have been able to retain a member- compiled with the cooperation of 187 dept or district level officer, tentative ship of this size. In addition, few posts national organizations interested in as- drafting of a post constitution, nomina- that have fallen out of this group have sisting students in the selection of careers resources to further their tions for temporary officers, tentative been able to get back in. The success and with edu- adoption of a post name, and a statement ratio of several smaller posts in a com- cation. For information on procurement of purposes. Detailed information and parable area is much higher. of copies, see "Veterans Q&A" page 32. guidance can be found in the Post Com- mander's Guide and Manual of Cere- REMEMBER ERNIE PYLE? monies which can be obtained from dept about Ernie Pyle for a book he is writing, headquarters. and in order to do this he must get in Requirements for starting a new post touch with a great many people who vary from dept to dept, but usually there knew or came in contact with the Pulitzer must be at least a minimum of 15 or Prize winner before he was killed on Ie more eligible veterans who sign the Shima, April 18, 1945. charter application. The application then The author's name is Richard L. Lat- goes to dept headquarters. If all is in ac- timer and he has already heard from cordance with the rules of the dept, the General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, application is approved and forwarded Cartoonist Bill Mauldin, and Milton J. to the Nat'l Adjt, who then has a tem- Pike, the man who was next to Ernie in porary charter issued. After 90 days, the the foxhole when he was killed. post becomes eligible to apply for a per- Realizing that a significantly large manent charter. group of ex-G.I.'s are Legionnaires and Established posts which fear a possible read this magazine, he has decided to membership drop should a new post appeal to us for help. The late Ernie Pyle. start up nearby will find that such is So, if you knew or met Ernie Pyle, or rarely the case, reports the Nat'l Mem- Lots of people remember Ernie Pyle. he wrote about you during WW2, get in bership Committee. In fact, in many re- But did you know him? touch with Richard L. Lattimer, 4602 cent instances, the chartering of a new A young man in Indiana has decided Crawford Court, South Bend, Indiana, post in the community has helped to take up the huge task of finding all 46614. 34 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JAh: UARY 1965 DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, 1964-65 Below are the 58 Department Commanders of The Ameri- The American Legion Departments include the 50 states, can Legion for the year 1964-65. the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Each Commander was elected by his Department Conven- the Panama Canal Zone, Mexico, Canada, the Philippines, tion in the late spring or summer of 1964. Italy and France. Lewis Emerich Isaac May field Robert Leklem John A. Mokler Texas West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 35 NEWS BRIEFLY NOTED in an attempt to obtain such an un- POSTS IN ACTION Elected to the Dep't of Pennsylvania hindered photograph, but with no suc- Post 207, West Springfield, Mass., gave cess. Finally, of Sports Hall of Fame is Bernie Steiner, Harold Day the Prema- the community (pop. 25,000) a new a Life Member of Mechanicsburg Post Tone Studios in Baltimore was able to produce 109, WW1 vet, and Legionnaire for 45 the desired photograph. This years. He organized the Cumberland Co. was accomplished, after several tries, by taking three separate pictures, each Jr. Baseball League and served as its covering approximately president for 22 years. He has also man- one-third of the display. These were then matched to aged his post baseball team for 22 years. make one composite negative from Legionnaire Steiner has served as post, which this print was made." county council, and district commander, and has been an assistant nat'l sergeant- at-arms for 21 years. Elected along with Proclaiming American Education Week, Steiner were nine other Legionnaires and a blue and white flag whipped in the all-purpose ambulance, with eleven nationally famous Pennsylvania breeze recently at Legion Nat'l Hq in $10,000. up-to-date medical emergency facilities. athletes, including Honus Wagner (de- Indianapolis, a gift from the pupils of In the photo, L to R, are John G. Duffv, ceased), Steve Van Buren, Barney Ber- Broad Meadows J.H.S., Quincy, Mass., Charles G. Wood, Robert Swartz, Rob- linger, Rip Engel, Charley Hyatt, and and made by them. The American Le- ert Cady, and Joseph J. Malone (not Paul Waner. gion originated the national observance and continues as one of four sponsors. present when photo was taken: Samuel Joyce), of Post 207's ambulance com- For the fourth time since 1958, the Dep't mittee. of Arizona has been awarded the Ralph The Dep't of Pennsylvania won its first American Legion Nat'l Service Trophy T. O'Neil Education Trophy, made an- The Siouxland (Iowa) Legion Baseball recently when Charles J. Kohler, Dep't nually to the department showing the League threw out the first ball of its 1965 Service Officer, was presented with the greatest Americanism activity in the use season some weeks ago when guest in- award for 1964. Pennsylvania's rehabil- of The American Legion School Medal structors and audio-visual aids prepped itation program was thus acclaimed the Awards. youngsters over 14 on baseball funda- best in the nation. John J. Corcoran, mentals at the first of eight sessions at the Legion's Nat'l Director of Rehabil- Post Sioux City, Iowa. Parents and Posts may obtain rifles for ceremonial 64, itation, made the presentation. friends are welcome, too. and drill purposes for payment of ship- ping costs. Ceremonial rifles can fire PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Post 201, Moro, Minn., gave $500 blank ammunition only. Drill rifles can- Lewis K. Gough, of Pasadena, Calif., toward a new community swimming not be fired—even with blank ammuni- Past Nat'l Cmdr of The American Le- pool, and also built the steps to the pool tion. For details, write: Commanding gion (1952-53), awarded the Officer's entrance (cost: with post members General, U.S. Army Weapons Com- Cross of the French Legion of Honor. $75), giving many hours of labor. Estimated mand, Rock Island, 111. Attn: AMSWE- value of the pool is $140,000. SMD-I. Packing costs are $4.50 per W. H. Dunn, named Adjutant-Finance ceremonial rifle and $9 per drill rifle Officer, Dep't of Washington. Post 257, North Miami Beach, Fla., has (subject to change). for the past eight years sponsored a dis- Dep't Adjutants have received new in- DIED abled veteran, from out of state, for structions from the Dep't of Army as to Thomas C. Collins, of Riderwood, a week's vacation in Miami Beach—all the procedure to be followed by posts in Wash., Past Dep't Adjutant of Oregon expenses paid. Vermont's Roger C. Mar- obtaining surplus army uniforms. (1947-53). tin and daughter were this year's lucky visitors. Pennsylvania wiH provide next Post 183, Parkville, Md., received from William Allen Cook, of Shreveport, La., year's vacationist. its Auxiliary the 60-foot plaque contain- who attended the St. Louis Caucus of ing the Preamble of the American Legion which The American Legion. J.O.B., Inc. (Just One Break), Constitution shown below. It is bordered helps disabled persons find work and is by two flag cases which contain the orig- supported by Post 209 (Ad Men's), N.Y., Joyce S. Lewis, of Long Prairie, Minn., inal colors used by the post and Auxiliary reports that in a recent three-month Nat'l Vice (1919-20). unit when each was formed. Legion Cmdr period 18 of 21 disabled veterans inter- "There are two supporting columns," viewed were employed. The 21 com- the post reports, "which prevent the tak- Fred Hutchinson, of Bradenton, Fla., prised 14.9% of the total number (vets ing of a normal, unobstructed picture of former manager of the Cincinnati Reds and non-vets) of disabled people who the Preamble in its entirety. Many pro- and a graduate of The American Legion sought employment through J.O.B. dur- fessional photographers were contacted Baseball program in Seattle, Wash. ing the three-month period. Post 209 1 vjjkfr 1 ' ' ' ' j - s 1 'i t V • 1*1 F ••••> ' ' .< - ' ' 1 ... 36 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 .NEWS A New FREE BOOK for gave its Public Service award to Kings- monies was Past Nat'l Cmdr William R. bury Smith, publisher of the New York Burke. British Consul General P.G.F. Journal American. Dalton presented Cmdr Dennis with the MEN PAST40 British Torch on behalf of all British Troubled With Getting Nights, veterans. Escorting torches from various Up Veterans Day Pains in Back, Hips, Legs, nations were the honor guards of Post Nervousness, Tiredness. Wherever there was an American Le- 127, Glendale (British torch); Post 150, gion post, it seems, there was a thought- Burbank (Belgian); Post 43, Hollywood This New Free Book points out that if you are a victim of the above symptoms, ful and appropriate observance of (French); and Peter Razzano, Cmdr of the trouble may be traceable to Glandu- Veterans Day. Capping the day's activi- Dante Alighiere Post (Italy). lar Inflammation ... a condition that ties of marches and messages was Nat'l At Robins AFB, Ga., Dep't Cmdr very commonly occurs in men of middle Cmdr Donald E. Johnson's participation Frank Kelly and Tom C. Welch, Post age or past and is often accompanied by despondency, emotional upset and other in ceremonies at Long Beach, Calif. 172 headed a Legion unit that Cmdr, mental and nervous reactions. "There is but one answer for Americans participated with other veterans organi- in that ugly little war in Vietnam and The book explains that, although zations in a troop formation with the many people mistakenly think surgery that is victory ... a victory which will base personnel. Maj. Gen. Earl C. Hed- is the only answer to Glandular Inflam- stem the tide of red aggression not only lund, Warner Robins Air Materiel Area mation, there is now a non-surgical in Vietnam, but in all of Southeast Asia," treatment available. commander, and his staff took part in he declared. the program. The Legion's leader also stated that NONSURGICAL TREATMENTS when America's fighting men risk their Reds Rebuffed This New Free Illustrated Book tells lives and die in the cause of freedom, no Post 166, Alliance, Ohio, gained about the modern, mild, Non-Surgical matter where nor in what numbers, the treatment for Glandular Inflammation status and some new members recently American people had better sit up and and that the treatment is backed by a by taking the lead in exposing commu- take notice and be thankful that we have Lifetime Certificate of Assurance. Many nist propaganda and an alleged attempt men from all over the country have the foresight to maintain armed strength to trick a resident into signing a petition taken the NON-SURGICAL treatment sufficient to keep the aggressor from oar and have reported it has proven effec- seeking repeal of the McCarran Act, shores. tive. which deals with the registration of In Pennsylvania, the fifth annual Vet- The Non-Surgical treatment described communists in the U.S. The incident was erans Day banquet was held in Philadel- in this book requires no painful surgery, reported in the November Ohio Legion hospitalization, anesthesia or long phia. The State's Attorney General, News. period of convalescence. Treatment Walter E. Alessandroni (Legion Nat'l takes but a short time and the cost is Post Cmdr Glynn Mangus was called Executive Committeeman), and School reasonable. by a member of the Auxiliary who said Board president J. Harry LaBrum pre- she had been asked to sign a petition, sented Distinguished Citizen and Service REDUCIBLE allegedly dealing with social security and HEMORRHOIDS Awards of the United Veterans Council HERNIA old age benefits. She refused, then of Philadelphia to S. W. Melidosian, Non-Surgical treatment f or both Reducible Hernia brought to Mangus some literature the and Hemorrhoids, the be ok explains, can usually Philadelphia manager of the VA Center, be taken at the same time as treatment for man had left. Mangus and Americanism and to City Council president Paul Glandular Inflammation. William Wendell determined D'Ortona. Chairman that the organization passing out the In Alabama, four veterans organiza- literature was considered subversive by tions and Auxiliaries honored the Gold the House Committee on Un-American a: Star Mothers at a free barbecue of n Activities. chicken and pork at Russellville. Among Tkey informed the police chief and the 15 Gold Star Mothers present was ILLUSTRATED BOOK conferred with the manager of radio 95-year-old Mrs. Minerva Bolton, who station WFAH, who a few days earlier This New Free Book is lost a son, Willie, in WW1. (She'll be 96 fully illustrated and had turned down a man's request to on Jan. 1 1.) American Legion Post 64's deals with diseases broadcast material written by Gus Hall, peculiar to men. Tak- commander, Allen O'Reilly, addressed ing a few minutes boss of the Communist Party, U.S.A. A fill the group and read a history of the pi right now to out tape quoting Mangus and Wendell was the coupon below, may American flag. enable you to better broadcast four times. A front page story enjoy the future years In Washington, Of D.C., the Legion con- of your life and prove in The Alliance Review quoted the po- ducted the annual Freedom Torch cere- cissies to be one of the best lice chief in a warning to citizens to look investments you ever mony as part of the veterans' People-to- made. for the petition carrier and to read care- People Program. Veterans Affairs Ad- fully what they were asked to sign. , ministrator John S. Gleason, Jr., a past r Public reaction to the effort was en- EXCELSIOR FILL OUT THIS Nat'l Cmdr of the Legion (1957-58), tirely favorable. Mangus received MEDICAL CLINIC COUPON TODAY represented President Cmdr Johnson and Dept. Ml 150 many congratulatory calls, including placed a wreath at the tomb of the Un- Excelsior Springs, Mo. several from persons asking to join Post known Soldier. Gentlemen: Kindly send me at once, your 1 66 because "the Legion was willing to New FREE Book. I am interested in full in- In California, Legion Dep't Cmdr formation (Please Check Box) stand up and be counted." Harry C. Dennis received a citation from Hernia Hemorrhoids Glandular Inflammation the People-to-People Program for out- standing contributions to international New Virginia Textbook NAME good will. The award was made by Le- The Militant American, publication of ADDRESS- gion Past Nat'l Cmdr Lewis K. Gough, Post 402, San Antonio, Texas, quotes TOWN co-chairman of the Veterans Committee the Richmond, Va., News Leader: "More STATE of the Program. Co-master of cere- than five years of dedicated labor with- THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 37 — N EWS in the Virginia State Department of Edu- 8th Arm'd Div— (July) Henry B. Rothenberg, Rm 1300, 134 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, 111. 60602 cation this week produced a genuinely 11th Field Art'y— (July) R. J. Summers, 84 Enjoy the things Ampere Pkwy, East Orange, N.J. 07017 yoa want thrilling volume. The book is titled, un- NOW with a confidential 30th Inf Div— (July) Saul Solow, 42 Parkway LOAN - by - M AIL — get any dramatically, Guide to the Virginia Dr., Syosset, N.Y. amount, $100 to Jl ,000. Pay back in A small monthly installments to fit 33rd Div, Illinois Nat'l Guard, 123rd Field Art'y, Cash 30 Munthi and the United States Government your paycheck. Noco-makers. Bat (July) Dale G. Dulancy, West Point, 1 You Gel Payments D— Also, Credit Life Insurance is avail- 111. able, at nominal cost, which will pay $ 100 $ 4.78 Course. the balance of your loan in case of death. 63rd & 71st Rwy Eng— (July) Wilbur H. Hawk, 300 14.33 "... quite like this guide No matter where you live, rush this coupon Nothing R.D. #2, Halifax, Pa. now. Loan Order Blank mailed FREE 500 23.55 . . 77th Field Art'y, (July) Collins, In a plain envelope. No obligation. Act] 700 32.10 exists anywhere in the Nation. . (Stu- 2nd Bn— Jim DIAL FINANCE C0. 410 Kilpatrick Bldg. 900 40.23 N.W. Apts. 3A, Corsicana, Tex. 75110 t dents) will learn something of Commun- Dept. 1-092 - Omaha, Nebraska 68102 1.000 44.24 78th Gen Hosp—See 348th Station Hosp. ist subversion in the United States of 82nd Airborne Div— (July) Carl L. Davis, 159 I DIAL FINANCE CO.. 410 Kilpatrick BldgT m AGENT Gibson Ave., Mansfield, Ohio 44907 - will call I Dept. 1-092 Omaha, Nebraska 68102 : fellow travelers, 'sympathizers, dupes, 94th Inf Div— (July) Roger H. Keith, 170 Hill- . Please rush FREE Loan Order Blank. and opportunists'. They will learn how berg Ave., Brockton, Mass. 02401 . Name _ . 96th Inf Div— (July) Richard Klassen, 929 S. in communism operates Soviet Russia to Myrtle, Kankakee, 111. 60901 Address—-— I [ eliminate private property rights and to 99th Inf Div— (July) Herbert O. Edgecomb, 569 Cloverdale Ave., Springdale, Ohio 45246 I City Zone State | restrict freedom of choice. The course 102nd Inf Div— (July) Abe Mitchell, 2 McKay Amount you want to borrow I | $ Rd., Bethel, Conn. guide includes sections dealing with 106th Inf Div— (July) James Wells, Hephzibah, OUTFIT STARTS IN Soviet law, the Soviet press, and the Ga. YOU 110th Inf Reg't, Co C (WW1)— (July) Clifford big money shoe BUSINESS! Soviets' regulation of family life . . . W. Saylor, 231 W. Church St., Somerset, Pa. 15501 Run your own profitable 'shoe store' "By combining a study of American 119th Field Art'y— (May) Oscar Diehl, 1504 business from home in spare or full political and economic institutions in Massachusetts Ave., Lansing, Mich. 48906 time. We give you— FHEf— com- 166th AAA Gun Bn, Bat C— (July) Gerald F. plete Starting Outfit that makes contrast to Communist institutions, and Fager, 715 N. Geoigie, Derby, Kans. 67037 each month you $217.00 EXTRA 168th Inf Reg't, Hq Co— (Mar.) John E. Mc- for just 2 easy orders a day. You in affirmatively educating students in the Glothlen, 616 S. Cedar St., Jefferson, Iowa feature 275 fast-selling dress, 50129 work shoe styles for men values of a free society, the Virginia De- sport, 201st Sig Depot Co— (July) John K. Trout, P.O. Air-cushion shoes, many other special features! and women. partment of Education is breaking new Box 63, Westview Sta., Binghamton, N.Y. AAAA to EEEE. Draw on 300,000 Sizes 2Vi to 16—widths 290th Eng Combat Bn— (July) Clyde W. Kiker, own shoes FREE. Discounts to your fam- educationist, pair stock. Your ground. The pale pink 704 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. ily Prizes, bonuses—even a new car—at no cost to you. reading this heretical course guide, is 304th Field Sig Bn— (May) J. P. Tyrrell, 6144 Rush postcard for your FREE Starting Outfit today . . . Now! McCallum St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19144 MASON SHOE, Dept. F 837, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS. likely to turn red with fury. The bulk 305th Field Art'y Bn— (Apr.) Edward Nix, c/o St., York 16, will raise three rous- 305th F.A. Bn., 28 E. 39th New of Virginia parents N.Y. ing cheers." 314th Inf (WW2)— (July) J. L. Mach, 3562 E. POEMS WANTED 112th St., Cleveland, Ohio. 331st Inf Reg't, Co I— (June) James Geer, P.O. #56, Rupert, W. Va. To Be Set To Music 348th Station Hosp & 78th Gen Hosp— (July & Send one or more of your best poems Oct.) Milton Bloomquist, P.O. Box 262, Lan- for today FREE EXAMINATION Any COMRADES IN DISTRESS sing, Mich. 48902 Subject. Immediate Consideration. J. J. Maher, Phonograph Records Made 415th RR Tel Bn SCAEF— (Apr.) Readers who can help these comrades are 3723 S. Rockwell St., Chicago, 111. CROWN MUSIC CO., 946, York 1 49 W.32 St., Studio New urged to do so. 638th Tank Bn— (July) Paul W. Friend, 51 Al- Notices are run at the request of The Ameri- hambra Ave., Frankfort, Ind. can Legion Nat'l Rehabilitation Commission. 690th Field Art'y, Bat B (WW2)— (July) B. C. $ Hight, 204 N. 3rd St., Sanford, N.C. 27330 to 5°° AT They are not accepted from other sources. MAKE AN HOUR HOME 713th Rwy Oper Bn— (Julv) Orville K. Reyn- help with claims Let Me Prove It To You FREE! Readers wanting Legion olds, 931 5th St., Union Beach, N.J. 07735 I'll show you how Plastic Sealing and should contact their local service officers. 753rd Rwy Shop bn— (June) Ray Tittle, Rt. 1, Laminating at home, spare time, can Service officers unable to locate needed Huron, Ohio. give you as much as $5.00 each hour you witnesses for claims development should refer 832nd Eng Aviation Bn (WW2) — (July) John J. operate. Table- top machine .sets up anywhere. Wojdyla, 8729 S. Justine Ave., Chicago, 111. Easy. Fun. No experience needed. We furnish the matter to the Nat'l Rehabilitation Commis- 60620 everything. We'll even kelp finance you. No sion through normal channels, for further hou^e-to-house selling. Orders come by mail. 863rd Aviation Eng Bn— (July) Garth Wilber, search before referral to this column. Write for facts FREE. No salesman will call. Rt. 3, Bronson, Mich. WARNER III. 959th Air Base Security Bn— (July) T. H. Dar- ELECTRIC, 1512 Jarvis, L-8-A Chicago 26, Stalag 4B 4A, Germany Need informa- & WW2— sey, P.O. Box 5, Natchez, Miss. prison tion from anyone who was in the above 991st Ord, Heavy Maint Tank— (July) LeRoy with Pfc James Russell Thurman (28th CHAIRS/TABLES camps R. Walp, Rd. 2, Candor, N.Y. 13743 Div, 109th Inf. Co E). Taken prisoner Dec. 18. 1906th Aviation Bn, Kq Service Co SCHOOL FURN. Eng & 1944. Liberated May 5. 1945. Contact: James (July) Edwin Wagner, Marks, Miss. 38646 • BLACKBOARDS R. Thurman, 123 W. Forest St., Bardstown, Americal Div, 123rd Field Art'y, Bat A— (July) Ky. 40004. FREE • OFFICE FURN. Dale G. Dulancy, West Point, 111. Cpl. Sheldon M. Geller, who served in 1945 as Stalag Luft III (POWs; Sagan, Germany)— medical orderly at Base Hospital, Camp Dem- (Apr.) David Pollak, P.O. Box 15237, Cincin- ing, N.M., is sought to give information nati, Ohio. Adirondack which may assist in establishing a claim by Harold Mills. Mills served with Guard Det., NAVY ADIRONDACK 1852nd Service Command Unit. PW Branch, CHAIR CO. Camp Deming. Cpl. Geller's last known ad- 2nd Marine Div— (July) Hugo V. Genge, P.O. 276 0 Park Avenue South dress: 2213 Bonbright St., Flint, Mich. Write Box 113, Willow Springs, 111. 60480 New York, N.Y. 10010 to: Harold Mills, 2408 9th St. S.W., Canton, 3rd Marine Div— (July) Dr. Robert B. Goldstein, Ohio 44710. 3505 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21218 DALLAS • BOSTON 15th Seabees— (July) Larry H. Cagle, P.O. Box ANGELES • CHICAGO 216, Clyde, N.C. 28721 PITTSBURGH -^f 45th Seabees— (June) Edward D. Kramer, Box 5111, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. 48236 OUTFIT REUNIONS 64th Seabees— (July) David Lee Johnson, 415 N. Elm, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. Corns,Calloiises, Reunion will be held in month indicated. For Navy Fire Fighters (WW2)— (July) Lawrence particulars, write person whose address is B. McGurk, 414 Wood Lawn Ave., Streator, given. III. Warts Disappear Notices accepted on official form only. For Permanent Shore Patrol, 6th Naval District form send stamped, addressed return envelope (WW2)— (June) J. D. Bigham, 21 Bradley to O. R. Form, American Legion Magazine, Blvd.. Greenville, S.C. 720 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10019. Notices USS California— (July) Jack Land, 100 La should be received at least four months before Havre Circle, Florissant, Mo. Or Money Back scheduled reunion. No written letter necessary USS Elmore (APA 42)— (July) Gordan L. Book, to get form. 516 Harrisburg Ave., Lancaster, Pa. No matter how long you have suffered from Earliest submission favored when volume of USS Enterprise (CV 6)— (July) Richard Ken- corns, callouses or warts the first application of — requests is too great to print all. yon, 119 N. Barr St., Crawfordsville, Ind. Alro Salve will banish pain and swelling and soon USS Gleaves— (July) Roland Bedwell, 43-21 cause these hard to remove growths to disappear, Union St., Flushing, N.Y. or your money will be refunded without question. ARMY USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA 13, CG, WW2) Do not confuse Alro Salve with any other remedy. 3rd Arm'd Div— (July) Paul W. Corrigan, 38 — (July) Philip V. LaBriola, 1100 Hunter's This formula is different from anything on the Exchange St., Lynn, Mass. 01901 Lane. Oreland, Pa. 19075 market, is easy to apply. not suffer another L. Fountain, 4414 Do 4th Arm'd Div— (July) Risden USS Leviathan— (Apr.) R. L. Hedlander, 45 E. day but try Alro Salve without risking a cent. Volta PI. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007 Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Conn. Send $1.30 today to ALRO, Box 3215, Granada 4th Sig Service Co— (July) Ralph Connor, Box Hills, Calif., Dept. Al-10. No COD's. 118, Hemlock. N.Y. {Continued on page 40) 38 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 ' Would You Like to Take in $ 140 after Supper? This is exactly what L. Burnett did while still provides a Duraclean dealer a gross profit of $6 employed. Here are his own words: per hour on EACH serviceman plus $9 per hour "J worked at my Duraclean business part on any service he himself renders. Your income lime until I saw that I could make as much is limited only by the number of servicemen in a week as my job paid for a whole month. you employ. One night, after supper, I took in $1^0. To own a business is much easier than you Since going full time, I've had single jobs think. We show you how . . . step by step. The running $300 and more." 24 page fully illustrated booklet we'll mail you Mr. Burnett and one helper serviced this $140 (with no obligation) explains how most of your "after-supper" job. The national price guide gross profit becomes a clear net profit to you. Start while Continuing Present Job We furnish all the equipment... and help finance you If you've wanted to BE YOUR OWN BOSS ... to Foamovator converts to a convenient carrying case. become financially independent . . have a fast At the start, you may want to render service or growing income . . and own a Nationally Advertised yourself ... you can start out with servicemen. is . business, now YOU CAN. This business easy to learn easy to start . . so Own a You can stay at your present job while your easy to service that women dealers often do it. customer list grows . . then switch to full time, We prefer you have no experience . . not have to lining up Jobs for your servicemen to do. "unlearn" old methods. Nationally One small Job a day brings a good starting in- We are NOW enlarging this worldwide system come. As you add full or part-time servicemen, of individually-owned service businesses. If you are your income is limited only by your own effort. reliable, honest and willing to work to become Advertised Dealers operate from a shop, office, or their financially independent, we invite you to mail the . coupon. home. Equipment is portable . the electric Business It's Easier than You Think to Start Your Own Business • booklet, you superior merits your services, your When you receive our illustrated of builds cus- Your Services will see the way we show you step by step how to tomer confidence and brings job leads to you. . . steadily build dealer quickly get customers . how to We and a Duraclean will train you and Are Endorsed by more customers from their recommendations. assist you. He'll reveal his successful, proven All six services are rendered "on location" in methods. We show you all you need to know. McCall's Magazine, homes, offices, hotels, theaters, churches, clubs, You have pre-tested newspaper and yellow-page motels and. institutions. ads, commercials, and a full mailing program. Amer. Research & These superior, safer and convenient methods Furnishings stores, insurance adjustors, and Testing Laboratories spread Duraclean dealerships throughout North decorators refer jobs to our dealers. These year and South America, Africa, Portugal, England, 'round services are in constant demand. and by Israel, Norway and many other countries. TODAY is the time to reserve a Duraclean leading Carpet Mills National Magazine advertising explains the dealership . . before someone takes your location. & Furniture Makers • Start Small, Grow Big . . . in this Booming Business Many men have said to us, "I can't afford to give Government figures show service businesses What Dealers Say: up my Job till I know I have a sure thing ... a growing faster than industries and stores . . . sound business that will provide both security and $750 million yearly potential just in rug and furni- Langdon Lawson: National advertising is a better living for my family." ture cleaning. You have 5 other services. tops, creates leads. In September, working That made sense to us so we worked out such a Space here will not permit describing your other alone, jobs totaled $1,475. R. C. Blue : Customer called a prominent plan . . . and those same men are now enjoying services but they are fully explained in the free competitor. They said they could not clean Duraclean dealerships in many communities. You booklet we'll mail you. You have six opportunities her badly soiled furniture . . ..to contact me, experiment. You use tested, proven methods. for profit on every Job. don't "If anyone could get it clean , I could' You have our backing and "know how." A few hundred dollars establishes YOUR OWN Charles Randal: Business keeps growing. Does this appeal to you? Don't decide now. business. A day's profit more than takes care of Made as much as $120 in one day. Mail the coupon so you'll have the facts to decide the monthly payments we finance for you. D. Kern: Duraclean* s proven-best process and the continuous help from headquarters gave me wisely. is obligation whatsoever. You M/.n frequently take in partners. There no a big jump on all competition. will then know whether this is what you want. We furnish electric equipment and enough ma- George Byers: For University, my total billing You can start small and grow big just as we terials to return your TOTAL investment. If you was $2,416. Total expenses $814. did. A third of a century ago Duraclean was an have good habits and know the importance of Gerald Weihrauch: Three persons called me saw Duraclean advertised In magazines. idea . . . but it caught fire and spread rapidly to customer satisfaction, you can likely qualify for Edward Hoy: A smoke damage insurance worldwide service. It spread because it was a Duraclean dealership. a claim bill was $186. All work was done by me based upon (1) superior processes and (2) proven It's been said, "Opportunity knocks but once at in exactly 8 hours and 2 minutes. customer-getting methods. every man's door." This could be that one rare John Hoak: I've never worked at anything Our first service, the care of carpets and up- opportunity in your life. I enjoyed more than Duraclean. W. C. 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L.L., after row ... so mail coupon today. 30 months, got $7,116 more than he had paid. The value of your dealership and franchise Find Out with grows monthly. City_ NO OBLIGATION I THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 39 NEWS. Now! Life Insurance AIR Howard Andrew Foster (1964), Post 5, Reho- both Beach, Del. 13th Air Depot Gp— (July) Carl A. Herbig, 521 Birth to Age 80 Charles H. Edick and Arnold W. Holder and Western Union Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Walter C. Sorenson and Lisle O. Wagner (all 19th Bomb Gp, 93rd Bomb Sqdn— (July) Ed Post 267, Ormond Beach, Fla. First Lucas, 9840 Palmer Lane, Denver, Colo. 80221 1964), Les C. Brunnenmeyer (1965), Post 2, Peoria, 439th Sig Construction Bn (July) Garland A. 30 Days — 111. Willoughby, Jr., 1515 Werner Ave., Owens- Ott J. Stichl (both boro, Ky. Fernand F. Guyot, Sr. and 111. ONLY 25< , Post 94, Nokomis, 914th (July) L. C. Mosshart, 4205 Mor- 1963) QM Co— (both Policy row, Waco, Tex. 76710 Tad J. Kimura and Christ J. 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Available in single and double units at Life Memberships tion only on an official form, which we provide. strikes flat rate of $12 or $24 a year on a calendar only Commander, Ad- year basis, pro-rated during first year at $1 Reports received from of Post which awarded or $2 a month for insurance approved after jutant or Finance Officer membership. Jan. 1. Underwritten by two commercial life the life insurance companies. American Legion insur- They may get form by sending stamped, self- envelope to: call yours® ance trust fund managed by trustee operating addressed return under laws of Missouri. No other insurance may "L.M. Form, American Legion Magazine, 720 10019. use the full words "American Legion." Ad- 5th Ave., New York, N.Y." american cancer society ministered by The American Legion Insurance On a corner of the return envelope write the report. written Department, P.O. Box 5609, Chicago.. 111. 60680, number of names you wish to No THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE PUBLISHER to which write for more details. letter necessary to get forms. 40 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 . PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM INVASION BY TELEPHONE (Continued from page 10) dutifully writes down anatomical terms pleasure discussing women's undergar- A University of Minnesota professor she has perhaps never heard. When the ments with them. and his family recently were the victims grieving widow returns, she is handed the Another type of caller giving trouble ol a rash of crank calls placed by several message left by "Dr. Fry." to Lieutenant Burg, whose problems with of the professor's disgruntled students. "This psychopath has made this type lewd calls are shared by other sex divi- Police cars, ambulances, fire trucks, of call hundreds of times that we know sion detectives throughout the country, flowers, food, and other things kept ar- about, and probably more hundreds of is the "silent caller." "This particular riving at the professor's home, along with times that were never reported to us," screwball sees a pretty girl's picture in annoying telephone calls in the middle of says Detective Lt. Louis H. Burg, head the newspaper and calls her number," he the night. The culprits were finally ar- of the St. Paul Police Dept.'s Sex Divi- says. "When she answers, the caller re- rested, found guilty and fined, but not sion. "Some day we hope to get him but mains silent, getting his own peculiar until the professor and his family had we have had no luck so far. form of satisfaction just by listening to nearly reached their wits' end. "One thing that makes the lewd tele- the female voice on the other end. These The students thought their calls were phone call so successful is the inquisitive- calls could be practically eliminated if just humorous pranks. "Pranks" such as ness of women, young or old. They just women would learn to hang up the phone these can make life something less than can't seem to hang up. They are doing instead of talking into it for two or three pleasant for the victim, the businessmen just what the caller wants when they stay minutes." whose merchandise was ordered (and on the line." Those who find enjoyment or a warped not paid for), and the police officers and Lieutenant Burg says he recently has sense of satisfaction in making lewd or firemen who risked their lives racing been getting complaints from women weird telephone calls, psychiatrists gen- through the night to the crank call vic- about an "undergarment salesman" who erally agree, are emotionally stunted, tim's home. calls the women during the day and tells deeply insecure and have few if any Every kind of telephone call, whether them they have won a free set of expen- warm or rewarding personal relation- lewd, crank, larcenous, mysterious, or sive undergarments, then asks for their ships—so they hide at the other end of a just plain annoying, can be coped with. measurements. "You wouldn't believe it, telephone line. Not having to face the Here are some things you can start doing but most of the women who call us to person they are calling gives them cour- today to help make Alexander Graham complain have actually given this anony- age. While they are frightened and un- Bell's wondrous invention the boon to mous caller their personal measure- happy people, and often harmless, their mankind it is intended to be—and not ments," Lieutenant Burg says. Apparent- calls can nevertheless be very disturbing some sort of Frankenstein monster. ly he is a sex deviate who gets an insane and even shocking. {Continued on next page) - For Action, Security, Big Pay - WE CHALLENGE YOU TO TOP THIS JOB! Earn To $1 5 An Hour k Work Part-Time Or Full-Time k Car Furnished — Expenses Paid k No Selling — No Previous Experience Needed k Only Average Education Required NO OTHER CAREER OFFERS YOU A BRIGHTER FUTURE Consider this fact. In the short time it takes you to read this page 1,100 accidents will take place. 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You can have a intended as general guides for everyday, the caller has reached them by mistake plug-in auxiliary phone in your bedroom common-sense use of the telephone, and in the first place. and disconnect it for the night. Youi some are intended as specific remedies Ask the caller what number he is dial- fixed phone may be located in a distant for specific telephone problems you may ing and with whom he wants to speak. room, and you can turn the volume on its now have, or may have in the future. And if he does give your number or bell down, using the control on the bot- 1. Always use your telephone on your name, ask him to introduce himself. It's tom, which most phones now have. Or terms not as though it is some awesome the least the caller can do before asking — you can have your telephone repairman device that must be answered and com- you questions. turn its volume down permanently if you mands you to listen or respond like a 4. 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Anyone who asks for information should calls quickly tire of their peculiar game 7. Those who have nothing more im- be identified. Perhaps it will require some if no one will listen so don't listen. portant on their minds than making an- checking to verify a caller's identity Some people who are the victims of a noying telephone calls don't have much but it may be worth the few minutes it plague of unwanted or repeated calls in their minds either. Sometimes this will take. Then you can call the informa- arrange a code with their family or trick will discourage them: tion seeker back. friends, who ring two, three or four When the nuisance call is received, 3. When someone calls your number times, then disconnect, wait about ten push the telephone cradle button up and and asks, "What number is this?" or seconds, and call again. Those are the down twice very rapidly. 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CAREY, 1920 Sunnyside***Ave., Dept. 246-A, Chicago 40, III. KEEP FREEDOM IN YOUR FUTURE WITH U. S. SAVINGS BONDS "Time for your bath, Mr. Perkins. *** THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 44 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 new, low-cost SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE hospital plan protects YOU and YOUR FAMILY against staggering medical and prolonged hospital expenses PAYS YOU W A WEEK SERVING THE 50 STATES THE SERVICE OFC INSURANCE CO FOR 52 WEEKS OMAHA, NEBRASKA YOUR POLICY PAYS $100.00 A WEEK (WHICH IS $14.28 PER DAY) FOR 52 WEEKS ($5200) FOR ANY ONE CONFINEMENT. HALF BENEFITS ARE PAID FOR CHILDREN UNDER EIGHTEEN ($2600) AT REDUCED RATES. ALL BENEFITS ARE PAID OIRECTLY TO YOU IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER INSURANCE YOU CARRY! YES, one dollar is all you pay for two full months of hospital protection for you and your entire family if you use the easy-to-fill-out application below. AFTER THE SECOND MONTH, pay the low pre- miums listed below — with savings, depending EACH PERSON Monthly your age, of than on 25% to 45% less you Age 18 to 39 $1.50 would pay for the same coverage elsewhere. 40 to 49 2.00 50 to 54 2.50 55 to 59 3.00 Actual policy is mailed direct to 60 to 64 3.50 you. Examine it in the privacy of BASIC MONEY BACK your home. No salesman will call. 65 to 69 4.00 COVERAGE RATES niiiBiiiTcr lf you uon,t agree tnis P° lic y is 70 to 75 7.10 GUARANTEE everything we say it is, return it For Each Child within 10 days and your $1.00 will Under Age 18 .75 be refunded. ^5 essed fast. There are no adjusters or district Don't let prolonged hospital expenses rob you of your life's savings. Hospitalization expenses offices for claims to pass through, which could now are at an all time high. Since sickness or accidents come when least expected, you owe it to result in loss of time . . . just when you need yourself and your family to be protected with Service Life's new, low-cost hospital plan! This extra the most, and file a claim, sensible plan protects your savings, gives you peace of mind, the extra money you need just when money fast. To notify in writing claim blanks are you need it the most- just us and sent by return mail, with easy-to-fill instruc- This policy helps you afford the best care . . . tions. Thus you can get fast action no matter the kind that assures a fast return to good WHY THIS SPECIAL OFFER IS MADE where you live! health. You may choose your own Doctor of Because we employ no salesmen and pay no Medicine and enter any hospital equipped for commissions, we use this means to acquaint major surgery and providing 24 hour nursing you with the tremendous premium savings SPECIAL COVERAGES MAY BE ADDED service. get with this policy. It costs great deal you a Your basic policy pays for hospital room, more than $1.00 to issue this SPECIAL GET- Hospital benefits are paid for accidents start- board and general care for covered sickness or ACQUAINTED POLICY, but we're willing ing the day your policy is issued. Covered accident. At small extra cost, you can add sur- to risk this initial expense to put the policy in sicknesses are those originating 30 days after gical or medical benefits, or maternity benefits your hands so you can see for yourself how policy date; TB, cancer, heart disease, female to cover pregnancy or its complications, at good it is and that you will want to keep it conditions, back impairments and sickness re- home, in the doctor's office or in the hospital. in force. quiring surgery are covered when originating Loss of Wages Benefits up to $300 per month six months after the policy date. THESE PREMIUMS ARE SO LOW are also available at low cost. For information WHY on each, check application blank below when deal direct with us elimi- The policy provides a full 31 day grace period. Because you , we sending your $1.00 for our Special Offer. You may renew this policy to age 75 with the nate high selling costs. We employ no sales- men and pay no commissions. Costs are re- consent of the company. THESE ARE THE OVER $18,500,000 IN CLAIMS PAID duced to a minimum and savings of to ONLY EXCLUSIONS: The policy does not 25% Since 1923, policyholders and beneficiaries cover suicide, venereal disease, intoxication, 45% are passed on to you in the form of lower have benefited from Service Life Insurance legal criminal acts, military risks, mental disorders, premiums. Company. Domiciled in Nebraska as a reserve company, more than $18,500,000 on dental treatment (unless for fractured jaw), all forms of coverages in all states have maternity (except by Maternity Rider at small WHY CLAIMS ARE PAID FAST been paid. extra cost) and rest cures Because you deal direct, your claims are proc- FILL IN AND MAIL TODAY! Takes only a minute to complete for family protection! Do it now! SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF OMAHA, Dept. A71 1. Are you and all persons named herein now in good health and free 1904 Farnam St., Omaha, Nebraska 68102 from any physical defects or deformities to the best of your knowledge? Enclosed is $1.00 for 2 months' insurance. I hereby apply for a Family Hospitalization policy for myself and those dependents, if any, as shown below. 2. Have you or any other person named herein during the last five years had any medical or surgical advice or treatment or any other Full Name of Applicant Sex departure from good health? Yes No If the answer is Add ress Date of Birth- yes, please give details . City Zone_ State Occupation. Height. Weight. POLICY ONE MAY INCLUDE AS MANY AS ARE IN FAMILY (Applica- I THE have read the foregoing questions and I represent and affirm each tions for 1 person may be issued to adults only). (Please print full names answer to be true. I agree to accept the policy that may be issued upon this application. I also agree that the company shall not be liable for FIRST NAME • MIDDLE NAME • LAST NAME OATE OF BIRTH payment of any benefits upon sickness, disease, or injury, arising prior MO. DAV VR HFIRMT WFir.HT the policy within 10 days and receive my money back if I should decide not to continue it. Dated this_ .Day of_ .19. SIGNATURE (Applicant) Head of the Family or Individual Applying Be Sure to Sign WRITE—DO NOT PRINT Please send information about your— Maternity Benefit Rider Surgical/Medical Expense Rider Loss of Wages Rider " ARLINGTON—FROM LEE TO KENNEDY Men with Cars Wanted (Continued from page 23) to Cash in on Fabulous Demand for • The responsible survivor, at the time mortuary, a licensed funeral director of death, should engage a local under- must be employed to render the neces- DWARF FRUIT TREES taker, get an estimate of the entire cost sary services and the Superintendent at If you want to make more money in most exciting work, here it is! Quietly from him. If satisfied, he should request Arlington must be notified. and without fanfare a few thousand have been cleaning up fortunes an Arlington burial of the undertaker • Gravesites are not reserved in ad- tmeniSsF''" with a line of products known the A'.^SJ' world over to HOME OWNERS but lit- and immediately provide the necessary vance, except in the case where a family ygr^ac tie talked about among SALESMEN. jjHteflWt It's the thrilling, many-million-dollar information. Failure to have the neces- member is interred and the eligible vet- Nursery Business—the business of offering exclusive patented varieties sary information at hand promptly can eran must request ultimate interment in of Dwarf Fruit Trees . trees no higher than a lilac bush that grow bushels of be disastrous to such plans. the same grave. delicious, full-size apples, peaches, pears. Everywhere every family with • The local undertaker will actual • a pieceof ground is interested in a home make The American flag used in the rites is orchard which, often in 2 years, produces fruit for table, arrangements with canning, and to sell for profit. As many as 9 trees can be Arlington, and for not buried, but is folded and delivered planted in a backyard as small as 20 feet square. the shipping of the remains, if given the to one of the survivors. WO MONEY You'll get a huge kick out of this OCPIU PSU lYlUnLl workbyofferinKeagerbuyersfra- needed information and authorization, • grant blossoms in the spring, crops of tree-ripe fruit in the The minimum honors for an enlisted fall, and beauty all year long. Ours is the oldest nursery in and if necessary papers are promptly the world (since 1816), biggest in America. For complete man—or for an officer who is entitled to t starting plan — all free — write today to: — equipment and executed. Most undertakers will also of Louisiana, Missouri. more but requests "simple honors"—in- STARK BRO'S., Desk 26015, Town process the VA claim for the $250 burial clude a burial party to carry the flag- mm allowance. If the responsible survivor draped casket from hearse to gravesite, FEMALE HELP WANTED Un feels need of more help, advice or infor- ™m a chaplain, an honor guard firing-party $23 WEEKLY for wearing lovely FLi mation, a local Legion Post or the nearest of six soldiers, sailors or airmen to fire dresses supplied to you by us as tarr Fashion cold Veterans Administration office will prob- three volleys at the close of the chap- extra rewards. Just show stool ieHt Frocks to friends in spare time. No Con ably be of assistance. lain's committal service, and a bugler to iur- investment, canvassing, experience • for burial (usually necessary. Write to Fashion Frocks. Request Arlington sound taps. The honor guard will be Dept. T-10051, Cincinnati 2, Ohio made by the undertaker) is made di- made up of the deceased's own branch rectly to the Superintendent of Arlington of service, if requested. Otherwise an National Cemetery, Washington 25, official (Army) Honor Guard of the Make Rubber Stamps for BIG PAY D.C., at the time of the death. Old Guard Regiment will serve. • • Need more money? Earn $30-$50 Remains are not shipped until the Su- While the Superintendent of Arling- a week, spare time, at home mak- ing rubberstamps foroHices, fac- perintendent authorizes it. If all is in ton is the cemetery administrator, per- tories, individuals. Hundreds of uses. Hundreds of prospects— ev- order, this usually happens within 48 sons requiring more factual information ' ery where. Right in your own com- hours. l munity. Turn out special stamps for about Arlington or any National Ceme- ' names, addresses, notices, prices, etc., ' in minutes with table-top machine. We • An American flag is procured at home, tery should contact the directing agency ' furnish everything and h*tp finance you. 'Write for free fact^ N'> --'esman calls. usually from the Postmaster, at no which is: Office of the Chief of Support RubberStampDiv.,1512JarvisAve., Dpt. R-8-A, Chicago 26 charge, and sent with the remains. Services, Department of the Army, At- • Because of the cost of travel, it is not tention: Cemetery Branch, 2nd and "T" LEARN uncommon for remains to be shipped Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20315. MEAT CUTTING unaccompanied. Whatever hometown Train quickly In 8 short weeks at rites are desired are conducted first. Toledo for a bright future with security veteran desiring interment in in the vital meat business. Big pay. full-time Jobs—HAVE A PROFITABLE • On arrival at Washington's Union Sta- any National Cemetery should MARKET OF YOUR OWN! Pay after A K\ graduation. Diploma given. 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It's fantastic H words are making it easy for men everywhere to in in First Afternoon make a "small fortune"—as much as $1,000 and more a month, spare time or full time! Yes, the MERLITE "This is an absolute fact and we are really pleased with this LIGHT BULB is a dream deal! And it's simple to see why. deal. The first afternoon I When you can say the 14 magic words : "ONCE YOU sold 178 Merlite Bulbs. I have BUY BULBS, NEVER HAVE TO a saleslady, and the first hour MERLITE LIGHT YOU she worked she sold 29 bulbs. , BUY BULBS AGAIN—NEVER"—no wonder you turn a We are very much pleased with big sale on the spot almost everytime. You need no fancy the reception we set from the customer. Enclosed you will song and dance, no time-consuming demonstration, no find check for 10 display units, please ship fast-pitch sales talk. Because almost everyone jumps at thlt order at once." the chance to buy Merlite Light Bulbs when they're . Arkansas W E. foust, offered an iron-clad guarantee (packed with each bulb) that ends future light bulb bills forever; a guarantee Man Averages $12.00 that unconditionally offers to replace FREE any burned- an Hour Part Time out Merlite Bulb, no matter when they burn out—in 5 "The Merlite Longer- Life years, 10 years—with no time limit; a guarantee that Light Bulb is the answer to applies to any Merlite Bulbs purchased or replaced! the direct salesman's prayers, Every home needs at least 12 to 24 Merlite Light Bulbs ft Is fantastically easy to sell to housewives and home own. to replace old-fashioned short-life non-guaranteed bulbs ers. They welcome you with in ceiling fixtures and lamps in every room. You make open arms. Also have been very successful in placing dis- up to 120% profit on cost, can easily make $50.00 profit plays in stores. I could place at least 8 for just a few orders a day in spare time. Merlite men part displays weekly, and I am only working are making this much and more—right now! time. I figure for every hour spent in selling the Merlite Longer-Lite Bulb. 1 have aver- aged $12.00 an hour." Make Biggest Profits Selling to Retailers Philip E. Smith, Maine We supply you with Self-Selling Displays at no cost. Place them in any kind of store. You do no selling, just Makes $25.84 in 3 Minutes collect big repeat profits by restocking Merlite Bulbs once Without Showing a a week or so. Get in on this most fabulous money-maker Sample! of the age! Rush coupon to get complete details—FREE! "When I first get your litera- ture, and before I ordered any Bulbs. I mentioned the Guar- Rush Coupon for MERLITE INDUSTRIES, INC., Dept. CIE antee to a furniture store (Light Bulb Division) owner, and he said 'Send me 2. | dozen ISO-Watt Bulbs.' With- | 114 East 32nd St., New York 16, N. Y. out even showing a sample or literature. I made $11.42 in 3 Please rush Complete Illustrated Outfit, fully describing minutes. Later in the day. I mentioned the F E E my tremendous money-making opportunity with Guaran- l'/ R Bulbs to another man. and he ordered 2 teed Merlite Light Bulbs . , . plus Special "No-Risk' cases. Again $25.64 profit in less than 3 min- I Extra Profit Starting Offer—all FREE and without any next call I sold another ease!" utes. In my '/a Money-Making Details and obligation whatsoever. Woodrow Baker, Oklahoma | "No-Risk Offer" that Lets I Name You Prove to Yourself that MERLITE INDUSTRIES, INC. Address. Merlite Bulbs Bring the I (Light Bulb Division) Dept. CIE Hottest Money-Making Op- I City .Zone State. 114 East 32nd St.. New York 16, N. portunity in YearsI | IN CANADA. Mopa Co., Ltd. 371 Dowd St., j^VIontreal 1, P.Q. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 47 — 1 > CASH IN Income Tax Steps Down. ON THE Credit For MOTEL Youngsters. m£* PERSONAL The Burglar Season. BOOM! TRAIN FOR MOTEL MANAGEMENT You can start 1965 of? with a little gift from Uncle Sam—another federal Make excellent salary plus your apart- income tax cut. This year the rate will be 14% to 70% of taxable income ment as motel-hotel manager. Live and work (as against 16% to 77% in 1984). in location, climate of your choice. Many op- Presumably, too, your withholding will be closer to reality this year than portunities for men, women, married couples. last it Train at home in your spare time. Free place- (when may have been too low). In any event, remember this about ment assistance. Get information about age withholding deductions: and requirements necessary to qualify for a You can ask your employer to adjust them to fit your case. You either can position in the motel-hotel industry. Write for specify a change in terms of dollars and cents, or reduce the number of details. No obligation. dependents you claim. NORTHWEST SCHOOLS, Motel Training With more young people in the population, and with more of them Dept. VX-IM, 1221 N.W.21st Ave, Portland 9, Ore. away Nome at college, merchants these days are inclined to give "infants" easier credit than in years gone by. Charge accounts for 18-year-olds are becoming Address______. City -State_ common. Phone -Age_ The merchant takes a risk, of course, because persons under the age of "majority" (usually 21, though there are state-by-state variations) can wig- gle out of a contract fairly easily. Here's how sellers and installment in- NO MONEY DOWN stitutions usually handle the matter: * They size a kid up according to the 3 C's of credit—character, capacity, HOME- and capital. 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Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90025 Send Free Book "How to Import and Export 1 how I can start a business of my own and make big profits. Show me how I can get bargains like these and thousands more Send no money! Do not order products from us direct from overseas suppliers. . . . Plan shows where you get buys like these for big profit sales. Pricesshown are direct from Name.... suppliers abroad. Put coupon in mail today! Address. MELLINGER CO., Dept. P301, 1554 S. Seputveda, Los Angeles, 90025 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 49 MY LIFE WITH THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC (Continued from page 26) ing which the passage of time and events light. Lincoln obtained a hung jury and New England tillers of the soil is today have compelled. The content, of course, Armstrong was freed. snatched up from coast-to-coast on the is completely new every year, just as it In more recent years, the Chief Justice farm and in the city alike. was back then. I have estimated that of a New York court complained ve- Of course, while the format is old, the 365.000 calculations are required each hemently that the news dealer in his content is always so modern that it's year so that in all 50 states a reader building had sold out the Almanac before ahead of time. The Almanac is a book can know, exactly to the minute, the he had obtained copies for himself and about next year. Perhaps the charm of times of sun, moon, planets, eclipses, fellow justices. Hardly a week goes by the Almanac is right there—it gives you twilight, dawn, dusk and tides. today without some judge, lawyer, tomorrow in the clothing of the beloved Fortunately, I don't have to make all teacher or scientist writing for confirma- past, and are we not a people who love those calculations myself, or I'd be tion or elaboration upon the factual our old tradition at the same time that we obliged to work out 1 ,000 of them a day information printed in the Almanac. "By want tomorrow today? All I can say is every day in the year. The U.S. Geodetic what authority?" is sometimes asked. that anxious mothers who want to pick Survey is the chief supplier of data, and Inasmuch as the second floor of my coun- their daughters' wedding dates consult the Almanac retains astronomer Loring try publishing office has complete the Almanac; clam diggers consult its Andrews, a Harvard PhD, to make adap- Almanac files going all the way back to tide tables lest their boats be left high and tations of the source figures to the pur- 1792 and before, on the same shelves dry; small boys read of a hot, dry summer poses of the Almanac. The Almanac is with the reference materials needed for and go into the lemonade business; im- the 6nly popular reference book which calculations, and a considerable collec- plement dealers peek at the winter fore- has consistently supplied this informa- tion of historical works, the chief prob- cast before stocking snowplo'ughs; tion over all these years. lem connected with "authority" is the believers in astrology flip to the zodiacal Abraham Lincoln used the Almanac time needed to dig it out. Sometimes the information; insomniacs peruse the small to save his client in the famous Arm- authority isn't found on the shelves, but type till they nod off to sleep. strong murder trial on May 7. 1 858. The in the packing boxes filled with material principal witness against Armstrong was which is sorted out, read, thought over, The appeal of the Almanac today is a man named Allen who testified that at studied and added to month after month certainly different from what it was about eleven o'clock on the evening of in the year-long work of putting one edi- originally. No matter how seriously some August 9, 1857, he had seen the accused, tion of the Almanac together. of its information is desired by any from about 150 feet away, strike the Many people ask why it is that an reader, today's Almanac in total is, as murdered man. Allen insisted he could Almanac that was designed for farmers they say, "a fun thing." To mention its see this act by "the light of the moon." in the original days of the Republic is name is to draw smiles. But The Old Lincoln then introduced the Almanac to still popular reading matter—and for Farmer's Almanac and all almanacs of show that on that night the moon had goodness sake, who reads it anyway? its kind were necessities less than 100 just completed its first quarter, that it There are no answers to the "whys," years ago. There were more than 500 va- set before midnight, and that at the hour there are only the facts. Every attempt to rieties published every fall, and in the named by Mr. Allen the moon was so "modernize" the format has been dis- days before television, radio, weather bu- dim because of its closeness to the hori- astrous. The numbers of readers have reau, government farm service or widely- zon that it would have been impossible increased by the hundreds of thousands, circulated newspapers, they were store- to see a blow struck by Armstrong in its until what was once a reference book for houses of information that every home needed and could not get elsewhere. The readers were as serious about them as they were about the family Bible, or as you are in wanting to see the TV news- cast or to scan the daily paper. The old time editors had the same sense of importance and dignity that a network commentator has today, con- scious that they were "the word." Just as with many of today's commentators, they felt a necessity to preach, to philosophize and to moralize as well as to report. Robert B. Thomas sometimes concluded his annual preface with the words: "Man in these things, however, can only pro- pose. God is the true disposer," and these words have now appeared preceding his handwritten signature on the Page 3 Note to Patrons for longer than any liv- ing person can remember. In the 1830's, he included in the Almanac a 16-page illustrated insert on the dangers of using gin to quiet squalling babies. This serious crusade for temperance became almost at once the best-selling comic strip of that era. "Did you have to let your stomach growl when he was talking about Daniel and the Lions?" No question that Mr. Thomas took himself seriously. Here on my wall in THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE (Continued on page 52) 50 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • JANUARY 1965 : ! !: NOW! 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MY LIFE WITH THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC a summary of state fish and game laws; (Continued from page 50) a review of the 1964 Alaskan earth- quake; and two pages on palm reading Dublin hang portraits of Mr. Thomas of the courts; the departures of the stage- "Englished from the Latin" by George and Mrs. Thomas, painted in oil by an coaches and mailcoaches from Maine to Wharton in 1652. And so on, for nearly unknown artist of the 1820's. When the New York border; tables of interest; 100 pages. Brooks Atkinson of The New York the daily tides; the phases of the moon If you think nobody is interested in an Tunes saw these portraits, he said that (so important to planting according to infinity of information please note that Mr. Thomas seemed to have posed after ancient wisdom); the precise rising and in a recent Almanac we ran as a one-shot a breakfast of bad fish, while Mrs. setting of the sun; every conceivable feature an "Interpretation of Dreams." Thomas must have posed after her grand- holiday and saint's day; the weather for Naturally it didn't appear the next year. children had broken her best piece of the year; the sessions of the nine New Two years later the complaint was car- Sandwich glass. England colleges and universities; the ried to me that: "The biggest mistake There is historical information in places and dates of every Quaker meet- you ever made was in dropping this old Thomas' own editions that would be hard ing in the northeast for the year; a sched- stand-by." to find elsewhere, and if it should be ule of medical lectures at Harvard, Dart- Probably nobody is interested in stern information he was disposed to give mouth and Brown, and the signs of the everything in the Almanac, and prob- it as much display as if it were generally ably, like the woman who wanted the useful. Before me is the 1823 Almanac, dreams continued, there are those who with a list of fines to which the Militia look for one feature only. But the largest might be subject under the Militia Law common bond of interest seems to be in of 1810. The Militia was "all persons snowstorms. The bigger the blizzards and between 18 and 45 years of age." (Ap- the more of them, the greater the in- parently women weren't persons.) On terest in the Almanac. A bad winter sees the first Tuesday of May the entire a peak in sales the next year, an open Militia of the Republic must stand An- winter sees a valley. The majority of the nual Inspection, with a $3 fine for ab- sales today are in the snow belt—the sence. Fourteen other fines, ranging from northern tier of states with a central arm 20c to $500 are listed, all for various reaching into Texas. Yet Southern Cali- unmilitary behavior. Mr. Thomas gives fornia and Florida are jammed with this cheerful catalog of punishments friends of the Old Farmer too. more space than he does the eclipses Because of these friends of the Al- for 1823. manac, even after 25 years of publishing He also notes that firewood has "be- it I am not looking around for someone come a cash article now-a-days" and he I can unload it on. The nation's oldest urges readers to buy cookstoves, as they continuous publication under its original save so much money in wood, compared title and format has a future. All it needs, to cooking over an open hearth. He takes as John Tracey, the amiable manager of to task the "many people who are so the New England News Company, told prejudiced against cookstoves that they me years ago, is "someone like yourself will scarcely look at one." to come along every 20 or 50 years and Firewood is a sore item with him now That will be four dollars down and al you can earn the rest of your life." kick it back to life again." that it costs money. A few pages on he If The Old Farmer's Almanac is be- gives the name "Capt. Cheatum" to one THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE loved by America for its quaintness, it is who would sell a short load of wood. Not treasured by me as an avenue to ever far along he castigates "Tommy Doodle" Zodiac for each day? Where could you new and surprising revelations about for killing time when he could be killing get all this and more besides in a con- what is quaint and warm and maybe cabbage worms. Next he scolds the venient little 10c booklet that could hang puzzling about Americans. Why, for in- farmer "Jo Grubbins" for complaining on a nail driven into the kitchen wall, stance, when we published an arithmetic of his heavy work while doctors, lawyers always with something for today in it? puzzle on the Old Fashioned Puzzles and ministers are "idling about." He tells Even now, that sort of information is Page in the 1963 edition, did the hun- Grubbins that the farmer is blessed to as well received, though it is not a house- dreds of people who wrote in for the work outdoors where "the whole face of hold necessity. Meanwhile, the Almanac solution include many who had com- earth appears like one beauteous garden" has gone national, so that the tides are puters at their elbows? while "book labour, Josie, is no trifling given for California as well as Boston, My guess is that you can't write a business." and the amount of vital or curious in- letter to a computer, but you can to an formation for a 50-state nation in a more Old Farmer, and we all need to have DID THE READERS take SUCh complex world has swelled beyond any- HOW somebody to write letters to quite as scoldings? All men of virtue knew thing Mr. Thomas ever conjectured. In much as we need to have computers to that they didn't apply to them, and where the 1965 edition, the Outdoor Planting track the course to the moon, the end was the customer who didn't think him- Table, for everything from Barley self virtuous? 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