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SUPERSHOP offers you a precision-built complete power tool workshop. lOO^c ball bearinn. RUGGED. Accurate. Big capa- back city, l.** dav FIti:n trial. Money THE THIRD MAN IN THE RING by William L. Vallee 16 puaianfce. Mail postcard for FREE cata- log. lUiy (in easy pay plan. ABOUT THE ALL-IMPORTANT REFEREE. 1266 Yates Avenue rOWER TOOLS, INC. Beloit, Wisconsin DOES THE SMALL BUSINESSMAN HAVE A CHANCE? by Carl Rieser . 18 IT TAKES GUIVIPTION BUT THE ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD. MORE POWER TO YOU 20 SOIVIE PICTORIAL TIPS ON TOOLS. THE GM STORY by Norman Beasley 22 CONCERNING THE BIGGEST BUSINESS IN THE WORLD. IT'S TIME FOR TACKLE TINKERING by Erwin A. Bauer 24 PREPARE NOW FOR THE START OF THE FISHING SEASON. WILL YOU BE BURNED OUT? by Angela Calomiris 26 WAYS AND IMEANS OF PREVENTING FIRES. NEWS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 33 ^land up Features SOUND OFF! 4 PRODUCTS PARADE .. 8 NEWSLETTER 31 EDITOR'S CORNER . 6 ROD AND GUN CLUB .28 PARTING SHOTS 64 Manuscripts, artwork, cartoons submitted for consideration will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is included. The American Legion Magazine is the official publication of The .^ineiican Legion and is owned exclusively by The Americon Legion. Copyright 1954 by The American Legion. Pub- lished monthly at 1100 W, Brocdwoy, Louisville, Ky. Accepfonce for mciling at speciol rote of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized Jon. 5, 1925. Price single copy, 15 cents; yeorly subscription, $1.50. Entered as second class matter June 30, pticeS; . siwP»^ More S 1948, at the Post Office at Louisville, Ky., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Non-member subscriptions should be sent to the Circulation Department of The American Legion Magazine, can »tv»^swd. ^^tdNV*"' P. O. Box 1055, Indionopolis 6, Ind. ^^^^ EXECUTIVE AND EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING WESTERN OFFICE ' ri 111"": „\ans- „i\ ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 720 Fifth Avenue 333 North Michigon Avenue Indianapolis 6, Indiana New Yotk 19, N. Y. Chicogo 1, Illinois '''' ' " r^^Kt POSTMASTER: Please send copies returned under labels Tea*' Form 3579 to Post OHice Box 10S5, Indianapolis 6, Indiana. five Seaborn P. Collins, Nahonot CommancJer, Indionopolis Jofin Stelle, McLeons- Cocrehom, Baton Rouge, schiel L. Hunt, Austin, boro, Illinois, Chairman Lc; Clovis Copelond, Texas; George D. Levy, of the Legion Publica- Little Rock, Ark.; Paul Sumter, 5. C; Dr. Charles R. Logon, R OK tions Commission; Don B. Dague, Dov/ningtown, Lt^A_B W. Emmelt, Ookdole. Pa.; Josephus Daniels, Keokuk, lowo; William California, and Eorl C. Jr., Raleigh, N. C; P. Roan, Plymouth, PAYS B)G! SEND FOR FREE. BIG. ILLUS- Falls, John E. 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O'Neil Al Marshall Fred L. Maguire /! j( / to Puhltiher Assot uitt' Editor Eiistcrn Adr. Mgr. Frank lisiecki Irving Herschbein WilliamM.DeVitalis Edtlor Editor ial Ais'ts Western Adv. Mgr. Joseph C. Keeiey Edward W. Atkinson Joseph P. Tiernon A ilyisory hilitor Alda Viorengo Detroit A dv. Rep. AiCtosman Alexander Gardiner Ahiruiger Adv. Sales Assoc. A'fjnjgrn^j Editor James F. Barton H'fjr C<).ijf .Adv. Rep. Company Christmas ^itt Robert B. Pitkin Indianapolis, Ind. The Eschen Please notify the Circulation Department, Publications Division, P. O. Box 10S5. NEW Pellgun Pistol 22S Indianapolis. Indiana, if you have changed your address, using notice Form Be sure to cut off the address label Uses pocket size, throw. away CO- gas filed Powerlets. which you may secure from your Postmaster. provided. Always give your latest mem- Hord-liitling, accurate odiustoble power. 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COULDN'T RESTRAIN HIMSELF sticks to your fingers, and it all comes out of the rent you charge the suckers Sir: It h;is been (]uitc a task for nie who li\e in the houses you've built to restrain m\ sclf from tiic desire to w ith go\ ernment money. These things, Sound OjJ! 1 iust can't do it any long- I know, are sometimes investigated, er. You keep liarping on Ed iMurrow but nothing e\ er comes of the investi- and his big saiar\-. So what? Is this gations so I'd like to get on the gra\ > the business of an>one except Ed train. How do I start? Murrow and the Cokuiibia Broadcast- Name Withheld ing System? I tiiink Ed Murrow is one New York City of the best new scasters in the country and I listen to him e\ cr\- da>'. Of course ><)u McCarthy itcs don't like him because lie tells the truth. The article > ou published in the August issue. Money Talks, w ould be in its proper locale if it iiad been published in Niition''s Business, a publication of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, but FASHION NOTE it was entirel)' out of place in The American Lci^iou Magazine. I guess Sir: At an American Legion conven- before long you will be publishing an tion. National or Department, the ma- article entitled Those Lovable ]f'all jority of delegates dress as if they Street Bankers. were going to work and not to a con- Frank D. Grist vention. They have on cheap T-shirts, Phoenix, Ariz. greasy slacks or overalls, and top it off with Legion caps. Dressed like that they ride in their own cars or taxis, stop at good hotels, go to good res- taurants and night clubs. Respectable businessmen ha\ e to put up with them because the>- represent The American Legion. Take the Legion cap off theni and they look as if they need ten I should like to have your recom- cents for a CLip of coffee. I wish the)' mendations for the investment of THOSE PANTS! would stop dragging I hc American Legion down.