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Contents for November 1958

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Flashing red light visible 1 HOLIDAY BELOW by Capt. William Ruhe, USN 12 $12.40 n^ile down road, across THE JOB WAS DONE; THERE WAS REASON FOR CELEBRATING. wiTH BATTERY vt^aterl Use Radar-Lite for ^ home, camp or car. ONE-MAN FLYING WEDGE by Al Stump 14 HUGH McELHENNY IS HAVING A TERRIFIC IMPACT ON FOOTBALI AND PLAYERS.

DETROIT BUILDS MIRACLE MACHINES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH by Tom Mahoney 16 TECHNIQUES IN All-purpose indoor- USED MAKING CARS ARE HELPING TO SAVE LIVES. outdoor light. Obsoletes flame-type lanterns. Puts SUDDEN SILENCE by Fairfax Downey 18 bright, safe light where you WHAT ARMISTICE DAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1918, WAS LIKE. $8 95 Illuminates wide area. WITH Handsome in chrome IS SPEED THE REAL KILLER? by George H. Waltz, Jr 20 copper. "^""^r WE'RE LEARNING A LOT ABOUT ROADS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM SAFER.

THE WOMAN WHO CRIED by Tom Dowling, Jr 22 A TOUCHING STORY ABOUT A WOUNDED VET AND A MOTHER.

NEWS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 25 ew focusing lantern! rilliant half-mile spot or wide flood of light. Rugged, Features compact. A "bearcat" for SOUND OFF 4 ROD AND GUN CLUB. . 8 ABOUT BOOKS .... 8 boat, car, home, cabin. EDITOR'S CORNER 6 AMERICAN LEGION PRO AND CON 11 Bright red finish. PERSONAL AFFAIRS. 8 SHOPPER 54 MOVIE REVIEW ...47 PARTING SHOTS 64

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Sir: I concurred with J. iuigar Hoover's article where he correctly EXTRAVAGANCE? placed the blame for iuvenile de- Sir: Vour article "Credit for E\ery- linquency on the lack of discipline ex- body," in the July issue, is pure bunk. ercised by the male head of tlie family. These sleek little imported scale models of True it is, has been, and always w ill Mercedes-Benz (top) and Ferrari racing cars But he didn't explain why the erst- 4" be that credit is a temptation to ex- ore only long, yet go 20 mph on a straight- while head of the house has so weak- oway. Beautifully detailed, cars have micro- tra\ agancc. Earl J. Fisher sensitive adjustment and differential for ened in his never-ending battle to keep Fahiioiitb, Mass. precision steering, broke, spring motor, free- body, soul, and family together. The wheeling, crash absorber, rubber tires, etc. alarming rise in crime does not com- Mighty nice. $2.95 ppd. each. Both, $5.75. FOREIGN TRADE FREE GIFT CATALOG ON REQUEST pare w'itii the alarming decrease in the male's role as respected head of the Sir: The letter by Jay Hunt in the MAIL YOUR ORDER NOW TO houseliold, breadw inner, disciplinarian, August issue suggesting that all of us PRINCE ENTERPRISES etc. It seems that there is a never- buy only goods made in the United Dept. AL, 30S Madison Ave., N.Y. 17, N.Y. ending campaign to destroy, dishonor, States requires some comment. If wc 1 and discredit the unfortunate male and were to follow iMr. Hunt's suggestion, drive him off the face of the earth. w e would soon have a real depression, .Stephen Laiiii.sh not just the mild recession we have FhllnJclphLi, Fa. been going through. Some people seem to entertain tiie notion tliat tliere

Sir: "Discipline or Barbarism,'' by J. is something w icked about buying for- Edgar Hoover in the September issue, eign goods. I have seen figures which should awaken the public to the fol- place those employed in tiie United We furnish everything FREE to lowing three things that are the cause States at roughly 10,000,000 in jobs set you up in a profitable spare of it: (1) callous society lack upon made or time Jacket and Shoe Business A and which depend goods You never invest one cent. Top of adult interest. (2) So-called child produced here and exported from the men make $5 to $10 per hour experts falling down on the job. (3) United States, whereas onI>' about Just 2 orders a day for these INSULATED Jacket and boot Poorly planned and carried out > ()Uth 2,000,000 of us are employed in so- combinations pay you up to projects. called "protected" industries. If Air. $660 monthly EXTRA CASH! Amazing INSULATED INTER- Ralph J. Salvati Hunt's suggestion were followed, it LINING keeps wearer warm at Middlcton, N.Y. would undoubtedly result in sacrific- below zero. Used by U.S. Army to keep men comfortable in ing the 10,000,000 jobs referred to Korean winters. Holds body heat Sir: I read w ith a good deal of con- with no guarantee w hatcvcr that there in. is light — not bulky. You make money with over 190 styles: dress, sport, work shoes tor men and women. Never cern the article by J. Edgar Hoover. would be any increase in employment sold by stores. You get steady profits from repeat orders. Is there anything that can be donc.= I in protected industries. Save money on Your and family's jackets and shoes. Be F. . Schmidt first in your area . . send for FREE OUTFIT today. believe there is. I suggest that the John MASON SHOE, Dept. F-109 CHIPPEWA FALLS. WIS. names of the worst olTenders and the Peoria, III. names of their parents be published in the daily press. There is no reason w hy WHAT'S WRONG mOtVlOe FOLDING we should slticld the parents. Sir: Mr. B. Aloore had a letter pub- BANQUET Herman Johnson J. lished in the September issue under the D ninth, Mhm. JABLES1 title "Wonderment." He questioned various things that make the future of DEBT ON our country look dark. Last night Sir: In your September issue you pub- some of these questions were answered. lished a cartoon w ith the caption: "Of Our small Post (52 members) took on Buy Direct from course my credit is good! else a pretty big job as a phase of our Manufacturer How could I get so far in debt?" I am in Americanism program. We invited the

charge of mortgage loan operations at general public via radio, W , and If you are on the board of your post, school or church, or on tlie lioxist.* or purchasing conimit- The Cleveland Trust Company, and newspapers to "Alect the Candidates." (ce of your chih. ycm will bo iiitt-rcsf t'd in This niodcrn, FuMini,' rr.l.sl:il liaiupu-t Table this cartoon was of special interest to The Democratic and Republican can- Write for ealal't^ and siiccial discfmiits. me inasmuch as 70 to 75 percent of the didates accepted the invitation eagerly. Monroe Co., 69 Church St., Colfax, Iowa borrow ers u ho arc late or who default The .\mericanism Committee worked

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POST NO LIKE FOLLOWING our National Convention, The Washington Post and Times Herald published an editorial which shril- ly castigated The American Legion for its actions in Chicago. Among the phrases used were "totalitarian outlook," "subver- tcr of constitutional rights and an opponent of the 20th century," "arch-reaction- ary resolutions." "a sordid record," and "nonsensical and Neanderthalic resolutions."

It's easy to understand the Post^s indig- nation which resulted in this editorial billingsgate. The American Legion did not adopt any resolutions lauding the fine work done by Alger Hiss when he

was working in Washington, nor did it call for his reinstatement. There was nary

a resolution glorifying J. Robert Oppcn- heimer. Wc did not call for the reinstatement — with back pay — of all communists dropped from Government projects. W'e adopted no resolutions demanding that all agencies investigating communism be disbanded. Nor did we call for pref- erential treatment generally for commies, unregenerate ex-commies, fellow tra\ elers, and other assorted leftists. Obviously, in the sight of The M'asl:- ivRton Post we're a vicious and reprehen- sible bunch.

NEW LINE TEN YEARS AGO thcre was a flourishing cult which preached of a new promised land in which there would be liberty and justice for all. The country^ was China, and the prophets who were to lead the Chinese into this new Utopia were One... two... or a case... however you give Melrose, you have a gift named Alao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai. According to the cultists, these men were extravagant and hixurious in everything but the price. "agrarian reformers." There has never been a finer name on a whiskey bottle... there has For reasons passing strange, the people never been a finer, more enjoyable whiskey. Bottled with more slowly of the pro-iMao cult had ready access to aged 7-year-old whiskies than any other leading blend, Melrose is the most powerful publications in the land You Buy Books That Sell indeed, the champagne of whiskies. No other gift you can buy for so (See "Why Communism," Tl:e Anierican Legion little, lets you give so much. Melrose—in our complimentary holiday Magazine, January 1951), and they ex- package... ready to give. erted an almost hypnotic influence on certain people who directed our foreign affairs. To all intents and purposes, we permitted Mao, Chou & Co. to take over The champagne of Whiskies China. But then something happened. ^\'hen these "agrarian reformers" grabbed China, they turned out to be not a group of honest liberals intent on bettering the lot of the Chinese, but a gang of rapacious, murdering communists. They started the customary red purges, and slaughtered JEENDED whiskey, 86 AND 90 PROOF, 40% STRAIGHT WHISKIES 7 YEARS OLD. 60% GRAIN NEDTRAL SPIRITS, MELROSE DISTILLERS CO., N.Y.

g • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 millions of their countrx nicn to rid thcni- scK es of all opposition. The clement in this country that had helped to foist this bloody regime on China and the world fell silent. There was an even greater silence w hen, during the Korean A\'ar, their "agrarian reformer" comrades sw armed into Korea and mur- dered many thousands of American men and boys. But now, w ith a new conflict shaping up between Red China and the anticom- munist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, the pro-AIao cultists are opening up shop once again. They're writing letters to editors, sounding off oralh', and at least one of them has gotten another book into print (with the usual laudatory reviews).

Their line is obvious, but it's a bit different from what it was a decade ago. E\ en the most extreme of these propa- gandists don't have the gall to try to sell tiic idea today that Alao, Chou & Co. are nice people. Instead, they are peddling the line that Chiang Kai-shek is corrupt, incompetent, discredited, and unworthy of help.

So it all adds up to the same thing — to the end that the red butchers, with the blood of American GI's still on their hands, will be handed the undisputed control of China and, eventually, all Asia.

UNDERSEA COVER

PROVIDE A setting for this month's Tocover showing what Thanksgiving- dinner is like in a submarine, the Navy permitted photographer Richard Bcattie to work in the rather cramped quarters of tlie U.S.S. Hoc, a fleet-type sub which gave a valiant account of herself during World War II. Commissioned December 16, 1942, at New London, Conn., the Hoe joined the Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific I'leet, at Pearl Harbor in May 1943. She completed eight war patrols, covered all parts of the Pacific, sank nine enemy ships "It's Fun to Phone" and damaged 12 others. At the end of the w ar the Hoe was at Guam and soon afterwards was ordered back to the States. Now tied up at the Brook K n Na\>' A ard, the Hoe serves as a training ship. Putting more fun and happi- phone. It's always easy to do, Reservists learn how to operate a sub- ness in the day is one of the whether it's across the street or marine aboard her, and all operations in di\ ing and surfacing a" sub can be simu- things your telephone does so across the country. lated while she is alongside the pier. well. These happy moments are in THINGS ARE BETTER It's fun to call up just to addition to the telephone's in- KEEP READING about the most in- WE freshen up a friendship. It's fun dispensable help in contacting teresting developments these days. Communist ringleaders who have been to have those daily telephone the grocer, hairdresser, depart- arrested and convicted have been turned get-togethers that mean so much stores, dentist, doctor and loose. Fanatical followers of the party ment line cannot be prevented from traveling in keeping you in touch with making appointments of many abroad; they iiriist be given passports. those you like and love. kinds. Reds fired from strategic positions are being reinstated with back pa>-, now' tliat So give yourself a relaxing Day and night, upstairs and the heat is off. As the noted red thrush Paul Robeson break in the day's routine and down, it's a great comfort to said recenth- in Alosccjw : "Things arc go- enjoy a friendly visit by tele- have a telephone close by. ing along much better now in the United States." He also added that "millions of people supported the Supreme Court's freedom of tra\ el decision." BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM A^'e question Robeson's "millions," but w-c know that Robeson and others like him arc delighted with such rulings.

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FREE BOOK. I am It All Started With Marx, by Richard Armour. McGraw-Hill, $2.95. An out- NAME. standing humorist whose work appears frequently in this magazine spoofs Russian history and particular attention prize ADDRESS- communism. He pays to such I I specimens as Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, and Khrushchev. I TOWN ( Continued on page 48) I STATE- FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE: SOUND OF: P. 4 . PRO 4 CON: P. 11 EDITOR S CORNER: 6 - PARTING SHOTS: P. 64

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PRESENTING BOTH SIDES Of BIG ISSUES FACING THE NATION

THIS MONTH'S SUBJECT: SHOULD THE SUPREME COURT BE RESTRICTED IN ITS POWER TO OVERRIDE ACTS OF CONGRESS?

famous (PRO) A series of celebrated deci- All of us have seen the sions 'of the Supreme Court have DamVi^g of General George Washing- created a twilight zone of public and ton walking through tattered ranks of judicial confusion which calls for cor- troops who huddle, starving and bleed- rection. Accordingly, in the recent Con- ing, in the snows of Valley Forge. picture and gress, I joined in formulating S. 2646, Often I look at that famous the Jenner-Butler bill, which would wonder just what was passing through curb the recent tendency of the Su- Washington's mind on that moment. preme Court to usurp the legislative "Why are we suffering so?" Washington might well function of the Congress in certain sensitive areas. have said to himself. "Why are we fighting? Do we This proposal has been a target for attack from un- hate the English soldiers, the English people, the knowing practitioners of the law, self-ordained cus- English King? Perhaps. But I think we hate most that todians of civil rights, and from the usual claque of which had harmed us most — the English Parliament leftwing organizations. which has unlimited power and has taken from us our individual, inherent rights to life, liberty and the pur- During an era when it is widely believed that the suit of happiness." United States has lost the initiative in world affairs, Founding Fathers decided there are many who feel deeply that these decisions of Washington and the other government. They the Supreme Court, mainly in the area of internal to limit the powers of their new legislative (the Congress), an security, have enhanced the red cause of international decided upon a body judicial body communism in America. Even the administration was executive leader (the President), and a alarmed by the most recent case involving passports (the Supreme Court) . Each of the three bodies of gov- Constihition as the for questionable communists and fellow travelers, and ernment was to be subject to the supreme law the land. it proposed legislation of the same objective and pur- of pose as S. 2646. In the light of these amazing high The Supreme Court was to play a pivotal role. It court pronouncements, it can be reasonably suggested was granted the implied power to declare the acts that communists are returning from the underground of the Congress null and void, and it is this power with a cloak of respectability woven from the fabric which protects the liberties of individual Americans. of inconsistency, ineptitude, and insensibility. In this role, however, the Court has found almost continuous controversy. By its very nature the Court Far from "upsetting the balance of power dis- must occasionally say: "You cannot do this!" and al- tributed between the three branches of government," most without exception such a statement results in as one critic wrote, S. 2646 was designed to restore ringing denunciation by the disappointed. Out of the the balance of power which has been upset by usur- thousands of laws passed only some 80 times the pation of legislative power by the Supreme Court. Nor Court has told the Congress: "You cannot do this!" was there anything in the bill which would "punish Once the Congress used its wide powers to remove people innocent of subversion for simply exercising from the Court the right to review a certain type of their human rights." as another faultfinder alleged. In case. It was a shameful action accomplished in the the past 18 years, since the Smith Act was enacted, bitterness of Reconstruction days by men who would not one person has been prosecuted, under the Act, punish the Southern States for attempting to with- who was not a functionary of the Communist Party. draw from the Union. It was an action which died Nor, as one ADA luminary protests, does our proposal within a short time and one which has never been seek to substitute the Congress for the Supreme Court. and should never be repeated. This is a fallacious charge, for the "independence of the judiciary" really means the freedom of our courts Today the Court is again the subject of bitter com- to deal with those matters over which they do have ment. But it still stands in its historic position. It the It jurisdiction, and not carte blanche to meddle promis- stands between the Government and governed. cuously in the affairs of the other coordinate branches stands foi- the individual rights to life, liberty and the of the Government. pursuit of happiness. As long as the Court retains its power to overrule acts of Congress which are con- As Professor Edward S. Corwin, a leading constitu- trary to the Constitution, we need never fear losing tional authority, has said: "The country needs protec- what we gained by those valiant men of the American " tion against the aggressive tendency of the Court Revolution.

John Marshall Butler (R;, United States Senator from Maryland Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. i D), United States Senator from Missouri

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • 1958 • NOVEMBER JJ^

The submarine's fifth war patrol

promised to be her best, then the depth charges started exploding.

By W. J. RUHE (Captain, USN)

HEN A BULKY Japanese troopship was sighted, early on Christmas morning of 1942, Captain Wesley Ferrall growled something about Santa Claus being a great guy. We all shared his feeling of happy expectation, but should have been suspicious because so far there'd been no sign of Christmas down there in the South Pacific. Instead of hearing nostalgic Christmas carols in the frosty air, we'd had bombs and depth charges rattling the Sea- dragon's hull for the past 20 steaming-hot days. And with

all the tension and heat in that midsummer season south of the equator there wasn't much good will to men floating around our submarine. " In fact Christmas hasn't started as yet back in the United States," Lieutenant Franz Hoskins, our first lieutenant, said irritably. Hoskins was beside me at my battle station as the Sca- dragon slid below and began her approach on the small convoy. "The skipper's lucky," I remarked. "He's getting the gift of a nice fat ship first thing on Christmas morning." Hoskins stared at me quizzically. "I'm not so sure about that," he said slowly. "You know, back in Seattle it's about noon the day before Christmas. The international dateline sure keeps things confused."

"And you don't think that Santa Claus is due yet?" I asked. "Not until Christmas," Hoskins persisted, flashing a gleam-

ing, toothy smile. "We might sink that transport now, but I don't think the note on the skipper's stocking helped any." On my way up for the mid-watch I'd seen the four black They gazed in amazement at the queen as the skipper chuckled. GI socks hanging from a piece of washline strung across the control room. On the first stocking was pinned a note which read, "Dear Santa: Please bring Captain Pete a big fat ship The beam of light on the third note showed what I'd ex- for Christmas." That echoed my sentiments. But the notes pected. "Dear Santa: Please bring Mr. Ruhe a lot of hearts on the otlier stockings were a poor attempt at childish humor. hands with twos and threes so he can win occasionally in the A bunch of the men were standing around the dim. red-lit wardroom."

control room waiting for my reaction to each note. When I Wise guys! Whoever wrote that was being just a little too

read the second note, their horselaughs rubbed me the wrong cute. Sure, I was losing regularly in the daily game of hearts way. "Dear Santa," the note said, "Please bring Chief which we played in the wardroom. But it was only because Quartermaster Bueb an automatic negative tank to get us all of the officers, the skipper included, treated me like an deeper faster." outsider. They even ganged up on me. I was the new officer,

It was too dark in the room to see who was doing the and it was my first patrol on the Seadragon. Next time it laughing, and I didn't want to use the battle lantern to spot would be someone else, but until then it looked as though them; so I just retorted angrily, "Bueb isn't the only man even the crew was ready to needle me. on this submarine who'd like to see the skipper use negative "I can win, with or without the low cards," I snarled as

a little quicker after he's made an attack. I feel just as un- I moved over to read the last note. That one asked Santa to comfortable as Bueb when I know there's a destroyer charg- bring Hoskins a gyro stabilizer. That was sort of humorous, ing down our throat and the skipper stays at periscope depth because Hoskins had so much energy and perpetual motion

— just watching him till the last second." that he needed something to steady him down. "Yeah, but you don't keep trying to coax the skipper into When I arrived on the bridge, I told him about the note using negative to go deep, all of the time," the chief on and then relieved him of the watch. He didn't think it was

watch said. the least bit funny; so I assured him that the chief had taken "Tear these stockings down," I snapped. the stockings down. "Aye, aye, sir," the chief answered, "but please read the As the approach on the transport developed, I felt even

other two notes first." more certain that something would go wrong because it wasn't really Christmas yet. Hoskins had convinced me. The t's it, the skipper signaled, now we head lor home." skipper, however, in a businesslike, (Continued on page 40) 13 By AL STUMP

FOOTBALL has seeti some strange PROtrades and deals, but only once has there been a trade where one team gave away 1 1 players in exchange tor one man. Even stranger was the fact that the one player was not a famous passer nor a runner but a giant linebacker. To cap the climax, the main reason for hiring the linebacker was to keep one man from scoring— Hugh McElhenny of the San Francisco Forty-Niners. The story started back in 1953 when Daniel F. Reeves, the dapper little president of the Los Angeles Rams, called the general manager of the Dallas Tex- ans and said, "What do you want for your linebacker, Les Richter?" "Not for sale or trade," replied the Dallas man. "We'd as soon give up the Alamo." "Not even for a whole team — 11 men?" demanded Reeves. "I'm willing to swap an entire lineup — ail first-grade athletes — for Richter." Rallying from his astonishment, the

McElhenny, as a halfback, is fast enough to go outside when necessary to score.

One-Man Flying Wedge

Pro football is beginning to look like the Texan allowed as how he might recon- sider. Never in National Football League history had a 1 -for- 11 swap been engineered; the publicity value alone would old powerhouse game in style many years ago. be enormous. Presently, trumpets blew and the 6-foot 4-inch, 250-pound Richt- er, a human monolith known as "the fastest monster in the game," reported to the Beverly Boulevard office of Reeves. He received only one specific instruction: Stop McElhenny. Not long afterwards, in the Los An- geles Coliseum, when the two first col- lided head on, odd objects flew and sounds were heard. McElhenny's helmet was torn loose. His hip pads were split. In games thereafter the Forty-Niners' trainer needed to use novocain to dead- en the pain in Mac's jolted backbone and hip. But the awesome impact hurt Richter more than it did McElhenny. It ripped away his face mask and hurled him backward with a gaping cut in his fore- head. After committing this assault and

As a fullback, the San Francisco star goes through the line just as Bronko Nagiirski once did. 14 bull ring by snatching the ball in his end zone and weaving 105 yards for one of the lengthiest run- backs on the books. Rocked the world champion De- troit Lions of 1957 by going 71 and 47 yards against them, during which no less than 13 opponents secured a full or partial grip on big

Mac but were unable to retain it. During an earlier Forty-Niners-Lions game 349-pound Les (Bingo) Binga- man, the Lions' linebacker, trudged to the Detroit bench, where he burst into tears of frustration. "I had both arms around that ," wailed the hugest specimen in football, "and a knee in his

crotch. What more could 1 do?" "You could have strangled him!" snarled Bingaman's coach. Buddy Park- er, unsympathetically. Bursting Bingaman's bonds (and Bingo can break beer bottles over his forearms), McElhenny went for 60 yards and six points. Is the fellow inhuman? Made of some mystic alloy or driven by JATO-type propulsion? That's a sound question. The pros haven't found the answer since 1952, when, a brash college All-Ameri- can graduate, McElhenny drifted like a disembodied spirit for 40 yards and a "There isn't enough money to buy insurance against McElhenny," Reeves touchdown through the Chicago Cardi- now admits morosely. nals the first time he carried the ball in "McElhenny," says Commissioner an NFL game. The following year the Bert Bell of the NFL. "is the best run- defending world champion Los Angeles ner since the National League started Rams hung his No. 39 jersey alongside 40 years ago." the squad blackboard as a mute remin- Veteran field officials Ross Bowen der. Stop 39! For three weeks the Rams and Tommy Timlin — the most valid stared at the number until they muttered witnesses, since they're closest to where it in their sleep. the gore spouts — go even further. They Came the contest, and with three say that the 29-year-old Forty-Niner — minutes left to play the Rams led, 30- who beats the opposition more ways 28. In 12 carries McElhenny had been than the eight-armed cuttlefish attacks held to only 24 yards. With the Forty- their his prey — plainly is the mightiest ball Niners shoved back to 20-yard carrier of all time, college or pro. With line, first down and 10 to go, the strat- today's highly refined "stunting" de- egy with the jersey seemed to have end- fenses, wherein eight or nine men up ed the McElhenny hex. front constantly shift position to frus- The next few moments are best de- trate blocking, the long run has become scribed by quoting Yelberton Abraham a vanishing art; yet McElhenny has: Tittle, the blad-headed, drawling Louisi- [ugh McElhenii) , San Fi antisco Forty-Nineis. Returned a Detroit punt 55 yards anian who T-quarterbacks San Fran- for a score, flashed 71 yards on a cisco. pass-catch against Los Angeles, and "Well, we were all beat. I mean real battery. McElhenny, recovering his bal- covered 89 yards from scrimmage gone-tired. No zip left at all. We hud- ance, ran over the giant's recumbent against Dallas for a touchdown. dled and I asked for ideas. Nobody had form, flicked his hips at the two other Eased through the Chicago Bears any. It was like askin' 11 pallbearers tackiers and shot 67 yards for a touch- for 94 yards on a kick return, and which one wanted to say a few kind down. Modern tanks don't often lose the penetrated Los Angeles for 96 from words. decision to high-velocity shells. But scrimmage. ".So the only thing left to do was against "King" McElhenny they con- Gone 96 for a TD versus the throw a screen pass to Mac. The Rams sistently do. Weighing 205 and standing Baltimore Colts. had been ridin' him all day with three 6-foot 2, he was off that day to what has Scored five touchdowns in one men, and he was all beat up, too. The become the greatest multiple ground- game, including runs-from-scrum play didn't have a chance. But I called gaining record ever posted by a pro — of 83 and 40 yards. her. surpassing even the best of Red Grange, Picked up a punt on his goal "The Rams weren't fooled. Soon as I Bronko Nagurski, Ken Strong, Dutch line for an even 100-yard return, flipped it to him, four yards back of the Clark, Ernie Nevers, and other im- and stunned 70,000 senors and line, the defense rushed him. That's mortal bruisers. ladies gathered in a Mexico City (Continued on page 48) 15 HIGH SCHOOL BOY named Charles (Chuck) Moses was wheeled into an operating room 3 at Harper Hospital in Detroit on October 21, 1952. A pulmonary valve in the 16-year-old youth's heart did not open properly. He was already an in- valid and, unless the valve could be corrected, he was expected to live less than a year. In addition to the usual shining equipment, the operating room contained a new pump — a complex electric-powered glass, rubber, and stainless steel device. Besides the usual surgeons, doctors, and nurses, the gowned and masked surgical team included two General Motors research engineers. They had made the pump. The surgeon cut through the skin, tissue, and ribs of Chuck's chest to bare his beating heart. An artery coming from the aorta was clamped and a small glass tube, called a cannula, inserted. This was connected by a rubber tube to the pump. A second tube, similarly connected, was placed in a vein. The pump, meanwhile, had been primed with donor blood of the same type as Chuck's. When all was in readiness, the clamps were released, and the pump took over the work of the right side of Chuck's heart. It continued to do so for more than an hour, keeping that side of his heart empty of blood, while the surgeon cut away and sewed tissue to repair the faulty pulmonary valve. The heart was sewed up, the pump pressure reduced, the tubes and clamps removed. The

General Motois lic.n i ixniip in action at Detroit's Harper Hospital. riiiht side of the heart resumed its normal functioning-

DETROIT TIMES PHOTO dicate that he once had only a few proving surgery, and even duplicating months to live. the vital pulsing of the human heart The complex mechanical heart which itself." enabled a surgeon to restore Chuck The late Henry Ford made some of

Moses to an active life is a reminder the earliest of the industry's technical that many of the most important and in- contributions to medicine with the con- ventively interesting contributions to struction back in 1915 of the $16,000,-

medicine have come from individuals ()()() Henry Ford Hospital on West without medical training and from fields Grand Boulevard in Detroit. He required far removed from hospital and consult- that all rooms for patients be private, ing room. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, 16 by 10 feet in size, and have a private father of the late Supreme Court Justice, bathroom and a clothes closet. Doctors described this succinctly nearly a cen- complained to him that hospital beds tury ago when professor of anotomy at then available were difficult to adjust Harvard University. and troublesome to both patients and "Medicine," he wrote, "appropriates nurses. everything from every source that can "Send a bed out to the plant," said

be the slightest use to anybody who is Ford. "We'll see what we can do." ailing in any way. It learned from a The engineers, who had been working monk how to use antimony, from a on cars that cranked, in a few days came Jesuit how to cure agues, from a friar The s(ar on (.liaries Moses' to cut for stone, a soldier chest is the only sign ol a how from how life-or-tleath operation. to treat gout, from a sailor how to keep off scurvy, from a postmaster how to Chuck's chest was closed. All present, sound the Eustachian tube, from a dairy- especially the General Motors men. maid how to prevent smallpox, and from sighed with relief. an old market woman how to catch the Chuck recovered and played third itch-insect." base on the Chadsey High School base- If Dr. Holmes were alive today, he ball team so well in 1953 and 1954 that could extend his listing by adding: "And he received a big league tryout with the obtained from the American automobile Athletics. He is now an automobile industry an array of precise devices for salesman in Detroit. He is married, has making medicines, aiding hospitals, im- a small daughter, weighs 200 pounds, lives a normal life. Except for a big scar Thc (lc\ ice is an oxyhenioglobinoti;ra|)li and across his chest, there is nothing to in- it tells how much oxygen is in the blood.

16 DETROIT BUILDS iRACLE Machines TOM MAHONEY

for Using principles and techniques Medical employed in making automobiles, our motor experts are developing amazing Research devices which are helping to save lives.

up with a worm-geared bed that could only 25 pounds, and can be plugged into be cranked to elevate the patient's back household electrical outlets. and legs to any desired position. It was A tiny device, thinner than a match patented, but anybody interested was al- stick and only half as long, for measur- lowed to manufacture the bed. Varia- ing and recording blood pressure fluctu-

tions of it now are found in nearly every ations inside the heart is a more recent hospital. development of the Ford Laboratory for Since then the Scientific Laboratory the Ford Hospital. Termed an intra-

of the Ford Motor Company has coop- cardiac manometer, it is attached to a erated with researchers of the Henry fine tube inserted through a major vein Ford Hospital in many projects. In 1957, into the heart. One model contains a for example, the laboratory men as- flexible metal chamber, similar to a bel- sembled, largely from standard automobile parts, a small, portable medical pump which forces air into surgical stockings wrapped around patients' swol- len limbs to reduce swelling. The Sietliogra|)li enables doctors to hear a lieai i's i<)\v-irec|iiency sounds The pump exerts pressure up to about inaudible to their stethoscopes. IV2 pounds per square inch on the

stricken limb, holds it constant for about three seconds, and then gradually de- lows, through which blood passes. This chamber, 50/1,000 of an inch in di- creases it. After a ten-second rest period ameter, is wound with ultrafine wire the presure again is applied. The repeated gentle massaging promotes the through which passes an electrical cur- return of accumulated tissue fluids to rent introduced through fine wires in the the body. Principal parts are two rubber walls of the tube. "The blood pressure sensing element accordion-type bellows and a tiny Vt.-j- employs the strain gage principle." ex- horsepovver motor. The device is pack- I lu' ( Jr., director aged in a typewriter-size case, weighs .cnu iliinici- made j>ossii)le a sale plains Dr. Michael Ference, ]ioIio vaccine by killing dangerous of the Ford Scientific Laboratory. "With- \ii(is ^^itll<>^ll luniiin' the vaccine. in the device, a miniature bellows is activated by cardiac pressures. The bellows presses against the coil of wire. When stretched by the bellows, the wire increases

its electrical resistance. This change is amplified and recorded in the pressure reading." Dr. E. H. Drake, Henry Ford Hospital

stafl" cardiologist, terms the device "a most powerful tool for both physiological research and medical diagnosis of various heart defects." Chrysler engineers also have helped Ford Hospital physicians develop new devices to meet their needs. When Dr. J.J. Prendergast, Chrysler engineers developed a wa) The lood pumj) can take as long as Chrysler medical director, was a patient, he of feeding patients liquified food. ten hours to feed a quart of food. (Continued on page 34) 17 1

SILENCE

U.S. tioo]>s watch Germans. THE HOLOCAUST OF WORLD WAR ONE

STOPPED SHORT AT 11 A.M. OF A MONDAY MORNING 40 YEARS AGO.

By FAIRFAX DOWNEY EEW DAYS IN HISTORY are so memorable that their smallest details are permanently etched in the memories of nearly everyone then living, but such a day happened 40 years ago this month. On November 11, 1918, a sudden silence enveloped the battlefields of France, where the guns of World War I had roared and chattered for four years without cease. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the llth month it all ended — abruptly. Though 40 years have passed, there is scarcely a man or woman anywhere in Europe or America who was as much as 12 years old in 1918 who cannot recall the details of that day vividly. Remember? You did not have to be at the front to remember Novem- ber 11, 1918. But those who were at the front remember most vividly of all. There was joy. doubt, confusion, weari- ness, comedy, tragedy — all inter- mixed in a vast unbelieving. The Allied front stretched from the sea down the Meuse Valley to the German border facing Metz. As the morning that was to end yettr gtmtjS. in peace began in war, men all fjrrk along the front enacted scenes

which the fateful hour of 1 GERMAN DELEGATES ON THEWAYTOMEET FOCH; o'clock would freeze into a mo- FIRING STOPS ONONE FRONT TO LET THEM PASS ment of immobility and perma- GERMAN NAVY REBELS; OUR MEN TAKE SEDAN nent memory, or of ironic tragedy. FALSE PEACE REPORT ROUSES ALL AMERICA An infantryman of the 79th Division clutched his bayoneted

A D Battery, 105th Field Artillery cheered for the camera, but I Gordon Haworth & rifle and crawled toward a Ger- souvenir. His may on the whole there was not much cheering along the front. man machine gun nest ahead. At be last shell tired Rumors and lalse rejjorts of an armistice had circled the globe- 10:59 a.m. he jumped to his feet in World War I. for a week, as newspaper headline lor November 8 indicates. and rushed the enemy gun. A first lieutenant of the 26th Division welcomed a front- Artillery ol the 29th Division engaged in heavy exchange of gun- line command for the first time that morning. Yearning fire with the Germans right uj) to the last minute of the war. for action, he had been kept in charge of behind-the-lines labor detachments until then. And on that historic morning he led his first advance. As he urged his men forward just before 11 o'clock, a big German shell came thundering in. Army bandsmen in Verdun fingered their horns and wiped their mouths with the backs of their hands. Armistice talk was everywhere, and the grapevine insisted it would be any minute. Should the firing cease, they would be called on to do such tooting as would wear their lips to pulp. In the 1st Division, a colonel bought every bottle of champagne in a French canteen — in anticipation. At GHQ, Genera! John J. Pershing awaited the mo- mentous hour with misgivings, doubts. ..ARMISTI

II NOV Germans watcli U.S. troops.

When Battery A of the 101st Field Artillery got NATIONAL ARCHIVES word the end was near, its cannoneers started to SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOS I9IS splice a lanyard tor the No. 1 gun that would be so long that everyone in the outfit could get hold of it and join in firing the battery's last round. From Metz to the sea, troops poised and ready for action were held in suspense—skeptical, doubting or altogether incredulous—while others advancing across the Meuse were too busy with deadly combat even to think.

If the cease-fire should come, it would halt the great attack that was then underway—the attack that was to have won the war. But who among the pri- vates, corporals, sergeants, and junior officers knew what was really going on at GHQ? There had been one false armistice already. If there were a real one

coming, every hour it was delayed would see more men die. Until orders came to stop, the war would continue. The Boche was on the run, his defenses crumbling. Allied armies were punching forward, checked here and there for days and hours but renewing the on- The 79th Division lost 36 killed on the morning of November driving ahead. 11 as heavy fighting continued on its front to the very end. slaught and The First and Second U. S. Armies, the Ameri- can force so stoutly insisted upon by Pershing, were fighting the last grim phase of the Meuse-Argonne offensive and other hot actions all along their lines. A few divisions, still serving under British or French command, kept pace with the advance. Battle-tired divisions in reserve awaited their turn to go in again, and fresh ones from the troops streaming across the Atlantic moved toward the combat they were destined to be spared. An interchange of notes had already led to a historic meeting with German delegates, asking an armistice, in a railway car in the Forest of Com- piegne on November 8. Marshal Foch had handed the Kaiser's men terms agreed upon by the Allies. They were tough terms: capitulation by Germany and surrender of arms on a scale that would leave her defenseless. On November 8 the German delegates were given 72 hours to take those terms or leave them. The Army grapevine got hold of the doings in the railway car and buzzed with near-truths about them. The false armistice report of the day before had come over that grapevine. Something was in the works.

But whatever it might amount to, strict orders demanded that attacks be pressed all along the front.

Wuhingtofl. Nov. I I Bulletin Thr State Department at 2 4S I ed tha miUti by the Allio to Certnany had been aigned Keep the enemy off balance and in full retreat, the The armittice waa at an't K»>t>liliea wtll cran- it 11 A. M. lo-dav Parta tuneL tinned 5 A. M- today (Par High Command reasoned. Give him no chance to 89th and 90th Division troops converged on Stenay as the change his mind. war ended. Troops of the 89th cheered armistice on Stenay's It was the only correct strategy, of course, but it chiu-ch steps. Newspaper headlines heralded "peace on earth." gave every soldier in (Con tinned on page 37)

19 The Hutchinson River Pari

T Where Accidents Are Likely to Happen

Is SPEED th^i

Road design can play

a major role in preventing

accidents by keeping driv- nding headlights on a narrow, winding road can mean trouble for oncoming cars. ers from making mistakes.

By George H. Wallz, Jr.

y w ou'vE READ the typical newspaper \F headline any number of times: DOUBLE CAR CRASH CLAIMS SEVEN LIVES Sixth Accident This Year On Old Hill Road Connecting (iiiulc (rosNin^s .111(1 iNuslinjf loads Town With New Highway can bt hazardous even at low speeds. And the stories under the headlines are always pretty much the same grim tale: "Two cars crashed head-on last night on Old Hill Road just a few miles from the new turnpike, killing both drivers and all five pas- sengers. One of the cars, a 1957 sedan, rolled over and burst into flames almost immediately. Ex- cessive speed was blamed for the tragedy."

Excessive speed is generally the likely Cars can pile up where This kind of intersection is all roads are bottlenecked. too often the scene of accidents. whipping boy. But is speed alone always 20 The new Connecticut Turnpike is a much safer road even though the limit is 60 m.p.h.

T How to Keep Motorists Out of Trouble

IREAL KILLER?

the culprit? Actually, speed alone sel-

dom is the culprit. As one well-known A modern road has exit and ennance 1l li.is wide shoulders and divider traffic and safety authority put it to me points that are virtually foolproof. strips, gentle curves and slojies. when I posed the question, "Speed has to be wedded to something else to produce an accident. Speed just makes any accident worse." The fine accident and low fatality records set by our new high-speed thruways, turnpikes, and freeways bear this

out. Speedy transportation is the thruway's byword. Yet last year the New Jersey Turnpike had the low fatality rate of 1.99 per 100,000,000 vehicle miles, and the long New York Thruway boast-

ed a 1 .94 rate. Both are 60-miie-an-hour modern superroads. The other turnpikes and superroads across the country scored similar low rates. The national average

for all roads, on the other hand, is expected to be in the neighborhood of 6.4 when the 1957 figures from all the States are in and tabulated, a death toll more than three times as high.

Why is it that our high-speed highways boast better safety records than our run-of-the-mill roads? What lessons have we learned from our thruways and freeways? What really makes one road safe, another road unsafe? Is the so-called "horsepower race" helping to foster higher and higher driving speeds and more and more accidents? (Continued on page 43) One ol llic bcM .u( idcnt dctciicnts is the man in a cruising palrol car. 21 inentioned that they'd been pointed idlthe other direction before the U-turn,

|b|i(t tjiey ignored the remark. ly leg throbbed something fierce and 'cold sweat rolled down my back, but my heart seemed to pound more as each mile brought me closer to home. These were nice people. They made ^ [n^i talk about myself, how long I'd been ovlerseas, what outfit I was in, where I lived in San Francisco. And I was glad THE to talk on and on. If I'd remained quiet, 1 think I'd have busted up. It was a tight knot around the heart to see fa-

WOMAN - miliar old scenes which you never ex- ^pected to see again. The woman kept her eyes on me the WHO CRIED whole trip. They were soft, sad eyes, gentle, understanding. The man told me he would drive me directly to the house, Hovo a wounded GI learned and I objected but not too strenuously. Finally, as we turned onto my block,

it came out — a long sort of sob from of a bond that unites humani. way down deep inside me. I was em- barrassed. Then I was startled, for the woman's eyes were filled with tears. The car pulled front of the By TOM DOWLING, JR. up in house, and my hands trembled as I grabbed up my cane and struggled out to the sidewalk and stood looking at the VETERANS DAY is a day set aside those sheets than I could run the length house. for honoring the servicemen and of the ward. "They don't know I'm home," I said. women who were fortunate A nurse came to me. "Well, soldier?" "Will they be surprised!" enough to return from war. The mem- "How do I get a pass, ma'am?" I "Go see if they're in, soldier," the ories stirred up by this day each year asked. man said. "If they're out, you can come are as varied as the veterans themselves, She smiled. "You just got here. It'll have dinner with us someplace and but in each man's mind there is prob- be some time before you'll be getting we'll bring you back later." ably one particular event which stands any passes." I walked into the alcove and saw a out more vividly than any other. "But my home's in San Francisco." light coming from the kitchen window. To me the most memorable incident She looked at me a long time then Returning to the car, I shook the man's is not something which occurred over- and, like so many service nurses, seemed hand and thanked the woman. She seas but, strangely enough, a brief brush to understand what was going on inside smiled, but her cheeks were tear-stained

against two other lives on my first day the GI mind. At her command I went and I choked a little.

back. As it happened, 1 was experienc- with her to a red-faced captain who When the car pulled away, she buried ing a rare surge of throat-tightening listened to my request for a pass. He her face in her hands. I had never before

emotion. However, 1 found out later that examined my leg. realized so completely that there is a what I was going through was trivial in "It's quite a walk to the bus stop, son. sort of bond between humans caught up comparison with the emotional stress Think you can make it?" in emotional stress. shared by the other two people. I assured him that I could, and he A friend of mine was driving me back This is the story as it happened. I've wrote out the pass. "Be back here at to the hospital about a month later, after never been able to forget it. 1 never oh-eight-hundred tomorrow." a weekend pass. We were not too far shall. I never want to. He was right; it was a long walk to from the intersection where the man When I limped off the plane which the bus stop, and there were times when and woman had picked me up that first had magically brought me out of a war- I didn't think I'd be able to make it. day when suddenly I spotted their car. torn land and into the lovely peace of But I did, and the bus came along an I had my pal try to catch them so that a summer day in California, 1 wanted eternity later. It was a slow ride. Too I could say hello and offer a more sen- to kiss the ground. An ambulance was slow to keep pace with my anxiety to sible thanks, but he lost them in heavy waiting and I was taken to a nearby be home again with my wife and kids traffic as they headed toward a neigh- army hospital about 30 miles south of and parents. borhood of winding streets. my San Francisco home. I got off and stuck out my thumb. A We searched for some minutes until They assigned me a bed and told me car made a U-turn from across the at length we found the car parked in

to get into it and rest, but I just stood street and swung up to me. There was the driveway of a beautiful home. Just there, a blank sort of expression on my a middle-aged couple in the front seat, as 1 began getting out of the car, my face, trying to realize that the war was and the woman leaned back and flipped eyes fell on something which stopped really over for me and that I was home open the rear door. me cold. All at once I knew why the — almost. "Where to, soldier?" woman had been crying. I suppose I stood there looking at "San Francisco." There in the front window of the the bed for quite a while before I de- "Just where we're headed," the man house hung a piece of silk. It contained cided I could no more climb between said. two gold stars. the end 22 . , , .

A DIGEST OF EVENTS WHICH ARE OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO YOU

DEDUCTION OF VETS PENSIONS authority of their own branch of service FROM SOCIAL SECURITY IS STOPPED: come directly under Defense Dep't. An end has come to the subtraction of 2. It permits the Secretary of Defense

veterans ' pensions from Social Security to put into one agency any supply or disability benef its . . . The so-called service activity common to more than one "offset" law was killed by Congress shortly branch of the service. before it in when it went home August, 3. It establishes a single Director passed the 1958 Social Security Act, of Defense Research and Engineering to Public Law 85-840. consolidate the research and development In two years, the notorious "offset" projects now pursued by the separate had denied their Social Security benefits services to some 30,000 veterans, all seriously 4. It affirms the supremacy of the disabled and unemployed. Defense Dep't over Army, Navy, Air Force. . . A year earlier, the Congress had called but assures the continued separa te a halt to subtracting veterans' compensa- organization of those branches. tion from Social Security benef its ... .With 5. It lets the Defense Dep't reshuffle the end of the pension offset in August, the in any way the functions (not missions) of Congress put to death—within two years its parts... but (except on a temporary of its passage — the first significant law war basis) only with approval of both attempting to merge veterans benefits houses of Congress . with Social Security .... The American 6. Over the President's strong ob- Legion had strongly protested the "offset" jections, the law permits any secretary or law, found Congress in sympathy after member of the joint chiefs of staff to observing its discriminatory operation. make to Congress any recommendation he NEW DEFENSE LAW SHOULD HELP thinks proper .... The President called this TO UNTANGLE OUR MILITARY: "legalized insubordination" .... It What does the new defense law do? prevents Defense Dept't from muzzling The recent Congress passed, and the Army, Navy, Air Force spokesmen. President signed. Public Law 85-599 for the MONTANA KOREA BONUS reorganization of the Defense Department. PAYMENTS STARTED: ...Bill was passed at urgent plea of The Montana Supreme Court has declared President last April.... He warned then that the Korean War Bonus passed by the that defense disunity, split authority, 1957 Montana Legislature is constitutional unwieldy command chains and disjointed ...With the decision in hand, the State planning might paralyze our armed forces in moved to start payments in October. a war emergency. . . .American Legion cheered Montana bonus allows |15 for each month his plan for a law that would simplify of service in the Korea theater, $10 for command, increase unification, reduce service elsewhere between June 25, 1950 service quibbling, streamline military and Oct. 16, 1953, inclusive. planning. Bona fide residence in Montana at time President didn't get all he asked for, of entering service is required. but got a lot . . . .How much real good the Eligibles now non-resident write: new law will do, only time will tell, but Ad j usted Compensation Division P.O. Box American Legion National Security Com- 612 , Helena, Montana. sion believes it moves in right direction. Montana residents can get applications The most clear-cut steps new law takes at County Clerk and Recorders offices. are these: APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS LEGION 1. It lets Defense Dep't set up unified IN CLAIM FOR BACK FECA PAY combat commands ... .When units from Army, TO RESERVISTS' WIDOWS, ORPHANS: Navy, Marines, Air Force are in a unified A final decision by the U.S. Labor Dep ' t command they are divorced entirely from Employees' Compensation Appeals Board

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has upheld The American Legion's claim that volved. .. .Widows and children who are thousands of reservists' widows and compensated by the Veterans Administration orphans have 6-months back FECA survivors are not involved. benefits coming to them from the Federal 10. Machinery for payment has not yet Bureau of Employees' Compensation. been set up by the Bureau. .. .Parties con- Except for actual payment of the sums cerned should check with their American due, which in some cases will exceed Legion service officers to be posted $3,000, the decision marks the end of on payment procedure when it is set up. a long trail. Here's what happened and what it means LAWSUIT AGAINST VA ON RELIEF ACT NOT OVER YET: to whom The Veterans Administration isn't out 1. If a reservist died while on active of the legal woods yet in the matter of its military duty between Sept. 8, 1945 improper seizure of veterans' GI insurance and Jan. 1957, his survivors (widow, 1, dividends years ago.... The VA had grabbed orphans) could be compensated for their the dividends of some 8,440 vets, claiming loss under the Federal Employees' Com- they owed VA the money for relief provided pensation Act (FECA) , instead of by the them in service back before 1942. Veterans Administration, if they chose After 8 years of litigation by a handful 2. In many instances, the FECA benefits of individual vets and their attorneys, were higher, and were chosen. the Supreme Court told the VA to give the 3. Under an entirely different law, money back . . . .And now Congress has it has long been provided that where a death passed a bill to provide the refund money. occurs in military service, the Armed The gov't's idea now is to give back the Forces pay the next-of-kin a lump sum equal amount originally seized. ... But the vets to six months' military pay beyond who fought the issue in the courts say "No" the date of death. and are suing on two main counts. 4. The Bureau of Employees Compensa- First they say the government owes the tion, which pays FECA benefits, withheld vets 3% interest on their money for all all payments for six months in all its the years it was held illegally by the VA. . . military death cases. . . .It claimed FECA That's what it would have earned if the benefits weren't due for six months because veterans had left their dividends with the of the six months' death gratuity paid VA voluntarily. .. .As much as 25% of the by the Armed Forces. original amount seized would now be due in 5. The American Legion Economic Com- some cases, at 3% per year. mission challenged such withholding in Second, they are suing for their costs 1956.... It sought back paymen t of six and for their attorneys ' compensation for months' benefits in two test cases.... One the long legal fight they bore.... If they involved a widow, the other a widow win this claim, it may cost every veteran and children. with a refund due him some 10% of his refund 6. On Oct. 23, 1957, the Labor Dep't as his share of the court battle. Appeals Board upheld the Legion' s claim. . . About ten veteran plaintiffs and their It said there was no connection between attorneys have these two questions pending the military benefit and the Labor in court at present. . . .Their basic in- Dep't compensation. terests are consolidated in the case of 7. The Bureau, having been ordered Emmet vs . Whittier . . . .It was set for trial to pay back benefits involving thousands about mid-October in the U.S. District of cases, asked for a rehearing— to which Court for the District of Columbia. it was entitled. .. .Rehearing was held, An injunction against the VA requires it last February. to hold onto 10% of the refund money pend- 8. In Sept. 1958, the Appeals Board ing decision on the suit for legal costs. upheld its first decision, ordered a lump sura settlement of all six-months WANTS INFO FROM EARLY SEABEES: benefit s previously withheld. Some early Seabee history is being

9. The decision entitles . all widows written by Howard M. Smith, 655 Harrow Ave , and orphans to 6 months back benefits, San Mateo ^ Calif . . . .To help him with de- if the^ were awarded FECA benefits for a tails he wants to contact men of the 4th death in service between Sept_^ 8 , 1945 and Detachment (Companies C & D of the 2nd Bat-

Jan. l_j_ 1957 . . . .Many widows and children talion) who were in the Samoas under code of reservists killed in Korea are in- name PROJECT STRAWHAT from 1942 to 1944.

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rendered by individual American Le- Natl Commander Sets Goals gion Posts. "Where we have posts active in do- for Legion's 1959 Membership ing unselfish things for their hometowns," he said, "there we have posts that are sound, and posts that grow." National Commander Preston J. Virginia and Wyoming. "I have but one objective — one goal Moore (Okla.), announced a three-part Still another prize will go to the best for the months ahead," said the husky, national membership program for The scorer of the foreign and overseas de- 38-year-olcl Oklahoma attorney. "That American Legion on Sept. 5, one day partments, which are: Canada, France, is for all echelons of The Anierican Le- after he was elected to be the new head Hawaii, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Phihp- gion — the posts, the districts, the de- of The American Legion at the Chicago pines and Puerto Rico. partments and the national organization Convention. This first set of prizes, says Com- — to conduct all the aftairs of The Amer- The Commander announced three mander Moore, is designed to be ican Legion in a manner that will at- target dates for the 1959 membership tract and hold in membership a max- year, with national awards going to imum number of those veterans who Legion departments having top mem- served honorably in war." bership achievements on each target Commander Moore, in urging every date. unit of the Legion to take on more Nov. 11 programs immediately that will increase Most unique is the first target date, their prestige in their hometowns, spoke where the prizes will go to departments from his experience as a former com- with the fewest posts showing a "goose- mander of a college campus post (at egg." The target date is Nov. 11. the University of Oklahoma) where Awards will be made on the percentage v'igorous post programs for the GI col- of posts that have submitted at least lege students and the community had some 1959 memberships by that date — boosted membership from 300 to over the actual number of members having 1,000 in a single year. nothing to do with it. Commander Moore announced that The losing departments will be those the new national emphasis on commu- with the most posts that have sent in no nity service programs by posts was be- 1959 memberships. In this contest, the ing kicked off with a special poster Commander will make five different mailed to every post (illustrated here). awards by creating five classes of de- In Mid-September, he told the Dep't partments, each with its own contest. of New Jersey Convention that Ameri- In the first group are the continental NAT'L Cmdr Preston J. Moore. can Legion posts that have identified departments with more than 500 posts. themselves with helping to meet the They are: California, Illinois, Iowa, awarded for breadth of membership ac- needs of their communities "don't have Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New tivity, rather than actual final results. to worry about memlxn-shiji." York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Dec. 31 Wisconsin. The Commander's second target date HOMB V«»irN A separate prize will go to the de- is December 31. He announced that a wmmmmmrTmmu oum #»o«t

. . , . him** partment with the lowest percentage of national prize will go to the single de- o«»i»r j/^gax . »:s^ wtt«ta[w»tt«>n« . i/smx goose-egg posts by Nov. 11 in those partment having turned in for 1959, continental departments having 300 to by that time, the highest percentage of 499 posts. They are: Arkansas, Florida, its own 1957 final membership. Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Commander Moore views December Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, 31 as the clean up date for renewals of North Carolina and Oklahoma. old memberships, hence bases the prize Another Nov. 11 prize will go to the on enrollment comparable to the last winner among continental departments complete membership year of record. with 150 to 299 posts. They are: Ala- March 15-17 bama, Colorado, Connecticut, Ken- The Commander's third target date is tucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, March 15-17, 1959 - when The Amer- North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, ican Legion will be 40 years old. The South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and national prize for this target date will Washington. go to that department having turned in The remaining, smaller continental for 1959, by then, the highest percent- departments will have yet another win- age of its final 1958 membership. ner. They are: Alaska, Delaware, Dis- Urges Post Service trict of Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Ne- At the same time, Nat'l Commander CMDR MOORE'S ambition for Legion is vada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Moore announced a national objective tliat all posts grow in local leadership. Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West of increasing the community services All posts got outline of his plan (above).

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THE 1,500 BOYS at Illinois' 195S Bo> s' State memorialize the 245 of their predecessors who died in World War Two

BOYS' STATE: nois. Card once organized a boys' city in Valparaiso, Indiana. Moving to lUi- . . . Astoiiisliiiig Grow ill nois, he persuaded the Illinois American In 23 years, The American Legion's Legion to try the same thing on a state

astonishing Boys' State has grown from basis in 1935, which it did under the an experimental conference of 250 boys leadership of Hayes Kennedy, of Chi- at the Illinois State Fair gronnds in cago; William C. Mundt, of Blooming- Springfield to become the biggest single ton, who was then state Legion Adjutant; extracurricular educational program for and Card. high school students in America. Boys" State clicked from the begin- The idea of sponsoring a statewide ning. It was widely heralded in the MINNESOTA Boys' State candidates for conference of high school juniors, to run press, was praised to the skies by the goxenior are congratulated by the real a model g(jvernment for a week, is gen- lucky boys who were sent to it, and G()\eriior of Minnesota, Orville Freeman. erally credited to Harold Card, of Illi- was quickly picked up by other Ameri-

PENNSYLVANIA youth at 1958 Boys' State use voting machines in two-party election of officers patterned on Pcnnsybania election laws. Otlier boys act as election officials, while American Legion counsellors observe the proceedings and give advice. 26 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER I95S can Legion state organizations. This year, as the samphng of 1958 pliotos shown here suggests. Boys' State had become an American institution. Separate Boys' States were operated in 1958 in 47 states, the Canal Zone and the District of Columbia. The Louisiana American Legion ran two of them, for a grand national total of 50 Boys' States that brought together in 1958 more than 20,000 boys from about VISITING DAY for Legionnaires at Nebraska's 1958 Boys' State in Lincoln, Nebr. Those 6,000 high schools from Alaska to standing are the hoys from Nebraska's American Legion Area "C." Seated arc their spon- Panama. sors, menil)( rs of Legion posts in Area "C" who came to LincoLr to sec Bo\ s' State operating. The Rhode Island American Legion lacks a Boys' State, but operates a summer youth camp which approximates many of the Boys' State values. Alaska

lacks a Bo\ s' State, but sends bo\ s to the W'ashington Boys' State. Boys' State has always been infectious. In hundreds of towns, other civic groups join their Legion posts in sponsoring local boys. In at least half the states, the posts have quotas they may not exceed. Hundreds of posts report they could find sponsors for luany more boys

if their quota allowed. Average cost to a sponsor is $35, plus transportation and pocket money for each boy sent to Boys' State. Transpor- tation may be the biggest or the smallest cost item, depending on distance. Quotas are necessary in most states because of the physical limitations of the meeting places. One reason 1958 was the biggest year yet was that In- diana's Boys' State moved from a 300- capacity site to a 9()0-capacity site — and promptly filled up. Colleges and universities long since POLITICAL RALLY at Illinois' 1958 Boys' State. All Boys' States ha%e t\vo-party sys- tems — tlie Federalists and the Nationalists. Boys run for all major offices actually found opened their arms to Boys' State. This in their states, counties and cities. Wlien elected they must conduct the office as it is year, of the 39 50 Boys' States were held actually conducted in their state. The real office-holders are often present to help them. on college and university campuses. The In Illinois, the political ralh' the night before the state election is a must — and e\ery colleges are enthusiastic, take pride in candidate must speak for himself. Here Ken Slebel, of the Nationalist Party, seeks votes for Lieut. Co\ernor. Other candidates wait their turn. It's up to them to sell themsehes. being identified with Boys' State, lend not only their buildings, but members of their faculties and their buildings and grounds staffs. In some states, the Legion rotates the Boys' State among different campuses to keep its college friends happy. Best salesmen for Boys' State have always been the boys themselves. Their enthusiastic reports to their sponsors on

MANY BOYS' States are distinguished for STATE NEWSPAPER is put out by this staff at New York's 1958 Boys' State. They have mock trials held with the help of leading political doings, sporting and social events to report. Their paper is the "Daily Citizen." attorneys and justices in tlie states. Here Each Boys' State is run independently In The American Legion in its state, but those Judge Otto Kemer, County Judge of Cook who run them meet once a year at Legion National Hq in Indianapolis. The annual na- County, 111., instructs the 1958 Illinois tional Boys' State Conference has drawn up a recommended pattern for eacii Boys' State Boys' State in procedure for a court trial. to follow, and mosi follow it closely. A newspaper is one of the recommended activities. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 • 27 returning home have become annual 7. The Knights of Light, Post 118, Chicago, 2. American Legion Band, Post 84, .-Vurora, highhghts of Legion posts and other 111. 111. 8. The Grev Knights, Post 952, Rochester, 3. Blatz Band, Post 373, Milwaukee, Wis. sponsoring civic groups. N. Y. 4. Quaker City Band, Post 56, Salem, Ohio. The boys are superior — hand-picked 9. The Connecticut Hurricanes, Post 16, 5. Comal Post Band, Post 179, New Braun- by high school authorities in cooperation Shelton, Conn. fels, Tex. 10. The Black Knights, Post 31. Kewanee, 6. Kansas City American Legion Band, .5th with local American Legion officers. 111. District, Kansas City, Mo. Most colleges that act as hosts hope the 11. Satan's Angels, Post 173, Bellefontaine, 7. Nashville Post Band, Post 5, Nashville, Boys' Staters will be impressed with Ohio. Tenn. their campuses, apply for admission. 12. Miami Rebels, Post 29, Miami, Fla. 8. Post 47 Band, Fort Wayne, Ind. 13. Boys of '76, Post Racine, Wis. The boys meet other boys of their age, 76, Junior Band 14. The Lamplighters, Post 187, Detroit, 1. Junior Military Band, Post 278, Warren, grade and calibre from all over the state Mich. Ohio. — and get to work with them intimately. 1.5. The Cavaliers, Post 162, Marion, Ohio. 2. Lake Band, Post 180, Milwaukee, Wis. 16. Spirit of St. Louis, Post 77, St. Louis, In 1955, William Steiger, the Boy 3. Po.st 33, Bellefonte, Pa. .\lo. Governor of Wisconsin Boys' State, was 4. Post 31, Milwaukee, Wis. 17. Posts 83 and 27, La Porte and Plym- 5. St. Peter's CYO, Post 317, South Boston, asked to organize a Teens-Against-Polio outh, Ind. Mass. drive by the March of Dimes. Young 18. The California Statesmen, Post 46, Cul- Steiger divided Wisconsin into 14 areas, ver City, Calif. Junior Drum & Bugle Corps 19. The Goldenaires, Post 28, Durango, 1. Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights, Post set up anti-polio fund-raising projects in Colo. 302, Newark, N. J. every high school in Wisconsin — by the 20. Virginia Gentlemen. Post 2.5, Newport 2. Holy Name Cadets, Post 225, Garfield,

simple expedient of contacting 250 of News, Va. N. J. his Boys' State friends of the previous 21. Jolly Rogers, Post 14, Chattanooga, 3. Cavaliers, Post 712, Chicago, 111. Tenn. 4. Madison Scouts, Post 57, Madison, Wis. summer, plus some of the girls from The 22. Huskateers, Post 119, St. Paul, Nebr. 5. Norwood Park Imperials, Post 1776, Chi- American Legion Auxiliary's Girls' State. 2.3. Kentucky Colonels, Post 7, Frankfort, cago, 111. These youngsters raised $37,876.26 out Ky. 6. St. Vincent's Cadets, Post 52, Jer.sey 24. of Wisconsin high schools for March of The Plainsmen, Post .5, Emporia, Kans. City, N. J. 2.5. Howard L. Austin Corps, Post 1, Mem- 7. St. Catherine's Queensmen, Post 1018, Dimes, most of it by holding special jihis, Tenn. St. Albans, N. Y. social events in the schools. 8. Racine Kilties, Post 310, Racine, Wis. It is commonplace for a Boys' Stater Chorus 9. American Woodman Cadets, Post 77, St. to report that he learned more about his 1. Sioux Falls Male Chorus, Post 15, Sioux .Louis, Mo. Falls, S. Dak. 10. Trojans, Post 37, Quincy, 111. state and city in a week "than I could 2. Cudworth Male Chorus, Post 23, Mil- 11. St. Patrick Cadets, Post 439, Jersey learn in a year of reading." waukee, Wis. City, N. J. The boys are naturally impressed at 3. Nabb-Leslie Chorus, Post 82, Millville, 12. Legion Lancers, Post 85, Kankakee, N. 111. meeting and being counseled by state J. 4. Kennington Choraliers, Post 54, Indian- 13. Vanguards, Post 21, Chicago, 111. governors, senators, judges and other apolis, Ind. 14. Cadets, Post 5, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. high officials; attorneys and other out- 15. Marquette Crusaders, Post 33, Ottawa, Firing standing professional men in their states Squad 111. 1. Little Bills, Post 118, Chicago, 111. Post Portland, Me. as well as college and university special- 16. Andrews Sabres, 17, 2. The Staccatos, Post 373, Delta, Ohio. 17. Argonne Rebels, Post 180, Great Bend, ists in political science and government. 3. Post 359, Richmond, Ind. Kans. The actual conduct of their own elec- 4. Post 337, Flat Rock, Mich. 18. Vanguards, Post 29, Miami, Fla. tion campaigns, and then carrying out 5. Post 295, Breckenridge, Mich. 19. Northernaires, Post 146, Menominee, 6. Post 72, Crawfordsville, Ind. Mich. the duties of office, is a wonderful learn- 7. Riflcers, Post 52, Coldwater, Mich. 20. Smith-Tobey, Post 21, Bath, .Me. ing experience, they say. 8. Highlanders, Post 201, Louisville, Ky. 21. Yellow Jackets, Post 87, Chicago, 111. All this, in one week of highly or- 9. Post 368, Van Buren, Ind. 22. Royal Aire, Post 96, Cicero, 111. ganized experience planned by his state 10. Post 307. Venice, 111. 23. Golden Eagles, Post 144, L'Anse, Mich. 11. Post 1148. Leaf River, IlL 24. Legionettes, Post Enid, Okla. American Legion, has led many a boy 4, 25. Cadets, Post 659, Grayslake, 111. to tell his sponsor "This was tite out- Senior Color Guard 26. The Cougars, Post 134, Morton Grove, 1. 111. standing week of my life." Post 85, Kankakee, 111. 2. Post 118, Chicago, 111. 27. Viscounts, Post 491, McHenry, 111. MARCHING & MUSIC: 3. Post 40, Momence, 111. Junior Color Guard *58 4. Post 952, Rochester, N. Y. Tops ill 5. Post 82, Fort Wayne, Ind. 1. Mariners, Post 27, South Milwaukee, 6. Post 359, Richmond, Ind. Wis. The 126 musical and marching outfits 7. Post 18, Bloomington, Ind. 2. Post 85, Kankakee, 111. that competed for national titles and 8. Post 351, Pittsburgh, Pa. 3. Post 712, Chicago, 111. lent color to the big parade at the re- 9. Post 421, Cleveland, Ohio. 4. "A" Squad, Po.st 183, Parkville, .\Id. 4. St. Peter's CYO, Post 317, South Boston, cent National American Legion Conven- 10. Po.st 474, Matteson, 111. 11. Post 49, Warsaw, Ind. Mass. tion in Chicago, are listed below in the 12. Po.st 1677, Syracuse, N. Y. 6. Post 255, Garfield, N. J. order of their finish in the national con- 13. Post 111, Shrewsbury, Mo. 7. Post 1776, Norwood Park, 111. tests. Outfits given identical positions 14. Post 17, Detroit, Mich. 8. Post 17, Portland, Me. 9. "B" Squad, Post 183, Parkville, Md. were tied. 15. Post 78, Englcvvood, N. J. 16. Post 187, Detroit, Mich. 10. Post 1105, Aurora, 111. Senior Drum & Bugle Corps 17. Post 91, Austin, Minn. 11. Post 37, Quincy, 111. 1. The Caballcios, Post 199, Hawthorne, IS. Post 143, Bri.stol, Ind. 12. Post 131, Chicago, 111. N. J. 19. Post 77, St. Louis, Mo. 12. Post 129, Milwaukee, Wis. 2. The Brigadiers, Post 1677, Syracuse, 19. Post 229, Louisville, Ky. 14. Post 52, Jersey City, N. J. N. N. Y. 21. Post 776, Catlin, 111. 15. Post 420, Perth Amboy, J. 3. The Skokie Indians, Post 320, Skokie, 22. Post 108, Cheverly, Md. 16. Mutineers, Post 27, South Milwaukee, in. 23. Post 20, Baltimore, Md. Wis. 4. The Connecticut Yankees, Post 42, Strat- 24. Po.st 201, Louisville, Ky. 17. Post 1018, St. Albans, N. Y. Milwaukee, ford, Conn. 25. Post 312, St. Charles, Mo. 18. Privateers, Post 27, South 5. The Pittsburgh Rockets, Post 351, Pitts- Wis. burgh, Pa. Senior Band 19. Post 405, Chicago, 111. 6. The Appleknockers, Post .396, Geneva, 1. American Legion Memorial Band, Post 5, 20. Po.st 31, Milwaukee, Wis. N. Y. Joliet, 111. 21. Post 29, Miami, Fla.

2g • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 PAST NATIONAL COMMANDFJi WARING DIES

ROANE WARING, 25th National University of Virginia, Charlottesville. prise and a dedicated opponent of Gov- Cxinimandei" of Tlie American Le- During his long and distinguished ernment control of business. gion, died of a heart attack in Memphis, military career, which began in 1903 He was a member of the American Tenn., on Sept. 9; he was 77 years old. when he enlisted in the Tennessee Na- Bar Association, the Tennessee State Elected to the Legion's highest office tional Guard, he held every rank from Bar Association, the American Transit at the 24th National Convention in private to colonel. In World War I he Association, and was president of the Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 21, 1942, entered active duty as a major and Memphis Chamber of Commerce. He is Roane Waring did a monumental job of served with the AEF as assistant chief survived by his wife, Grace Titus Ford marshaling the Legion's power and in- of staff of the 33rd Division. He saw Waring; two daughters, Mrs. Coe Stone fluence in support of the war effort. He action in the Battles of St. Mihiel and and Grace Ann Waring; and one son, was just the man to give the Legion and Meuse-Argonne. Roane Jr. the countr\ the positive, tough leader- By war's end. Waring had been pro- Funeral services for Past Nat'l Cmdr ship needed during those trying times. moted to lieutenant colonel and had Waring were held at Blessed Sacrament Always outspoken and forcefully frank, won the Silver Star for gallantry. After Church, Memphis, on Sept. 11. The he left no doubt where he and the Le- World War I he was promoted to the National American Legion was repre- gion stood. rank of colonel in the infantry reserve. sented at the funeral by Past Nat'l Active in American Legion affairs He was an early, implacable, and Cmdrs John Stelle (111.) and James F. since he attended the St. Louis Caucus articulate foe of communism. He was O'Neil (N. H.) and Nat'l Vice Cmdr in 1919, he was the first Dep't Com- an outspoken champion of free enter- Robert Charles Smith (La.). mander of The American Legion in Tennessee. In the fall of 1919 Waring organized the second Legion Post in Tennessee and became its first Commander. After this Post was merged with Memphis

Post 1, he twice held the office of Post Commander. In the summer of 1927 he was again elected Dep't Commander, the only man ever to hold this office for two terms in Tennessee. Past Nat'l Cmdr Waring was a director and member of the executive committee of the Memphis Transit Company, and the retired president and general counsel of that company. He also headed the law firm of Waring, Walker, Co.x and Lewis, w hich represents the transit company. He was born in Memphis on July 20, 1881. In 1899 he was graduated from ROANE WARING, left, as National Commander of The American Legion in 1942. At Christian Brothers College, and in 1902 right, in his last official act as a Fast National Commander, Waring met with the National he received his law degree from the Executive Committee at the close of the National Convention in Chicago, last Sept. 4.

JUNIOR BASEBALL: The games, played in the shadow of .420 for 12 regional, sectional and final Pike's Peak from Sept. 9 to 13, were contests. His teammate, Tom Weber, The Impossible scored as follows: was second best hitter with .391 in 12 1st round: (a) Greenwood 12, Ever- tourney games. Robert E. Bentley Post 50, of Cincin- ett 11; (b) Cincinnati 5, Billings 2. The annual Sportsmanship Award at nati, Ohio, overcame astronomical odds 2nd round: (a) Everett 7, Billings 0; the national finals went to Scott Seger, at Colorado Springs, Colo., on Septem- (b) Cincinnati 6, Greenwood 5. left-handed Cincinnati pitcher. ber 13th to win the national American 3rd round: Everett 8, Greenwood 7. In winning the national title for a Legion Junior Baseball toinnament for Final round: Cincinnati 12, Everett 1. fantastic fifth time, the Bentley Post the fiftJi time in history. The Player of the Year Award went presented a completely balanced team, Bentley Post teams won the title to a member of the third place team, strong in hitting, pitching and fielding. against a field of about 16,000 original brilliant Steven Kiebler James of Green- starters in 1944, 1947, 1952 and 1957. wood, S.C. James pitched 7% innings of THE LEGION AT WORK: before going all the way again in 1958. the three games his team played in the Manager Joe Hawk handled them all. final tourney and played shortstop in Action ill N. J. The Bentley Post was undefeated in the rest. An airtight defensive player, On Sept. 6, New Jersey Legionnaires this year's final tourney among the na- he also batted .385 for 52 trips to the and Auxiliares gave to the Government tion's four top qualifiers. Other finalists, plate in regional, sectional and final of the United States a new outdoor am- and their final positions, were: play. His out-of-the-park homer won the phitheater for the use of patients at 2nd: Everett Post 176, Everett, Mass. opening game for Greenwood against Lvons Veterans Administration Hospi-

3rd: Greenwood Post 20, Greenwood, Everett, Mass. tal. Lyons, N. J. It cost $125,000. S. C. Batting title went to Kenneth Peters, A mental hospital, the Lyons facility 4th: Yellowstone Post 4, Billings, of the champion Cincinnati team. The carries a steady patient load of about Mont. right-handed second baseman batted 2,000 war veteran patients. The big

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 • 29 amphitheater was erected on the hos- iliary President Miss Marie Sweeney. Anthony Cazares and Romeo Cisneros and Frank Dominguez and Mike Flores (all 1957). pital premises by the New Jersey Davies and Miss Sweeney then trans- Post 748, San Gabriel, Calif. Guy W. Peterson (1958), Post 761, Joshua Tree, American Legion on advice of hospital ferred the deed to Whittier, for the Calif. Archibald T. Merriam Post 12, Norwalk, officials, four years ago, that such an Veterans Administration. (1956), Conn. arena would contribute importantly to The impressive ceremonies were at- Hector H. Bernier (1958), Post 21, Danielson. Conn. the recovery of many of the patients. tended by more than 1,000 Legion and Samuel Greenburg (1958), Post 23, Washington, In accepting title to the 2,500-seat Auxiliary members, as well as high offi- DC. King S. Cone (1958), Post 65. Delray Beach, arena. Veterans Administrator Sumner cials of The American Legion, the State Fla. Robert W. Lewis, Jr. (1958), Post 137. Jackson- G. VVhittier told the New Jersey Legion- of New Jersey and the \'eterans Admin- ville, Fla. naires that the new edifice stands "as a istration. George R. Proctor (1958), Post 1. Honolulu, Hav\'aii. reminder that the Legion never has and William McKinley, New Jersey Nat l Guy Williams (1956) and Ed M. Newcomb (1957) and Clark Williams (1958), Post 16. Can- never shall forget its fellow veterans Executive Committeeman, presided. ton, III. who are sick of body or mind." Archie Ward (1958). Post 191, Wilmington, III. Alden Hunter Dunn (1958), Post 254, Magnolia, The amphitheater, which has a cine- LIFE MEMBERSHIPS: III. John L. Horan and Frank A. Swenson (both The citation of an individual Legion- mascope screen and will accommodate 1958). Post 748, Antioch. III. boxing shows and other arena sports naire to life membership in his Post is a Gunner Olson (1958). Post 1607. Chicago, 111. Lewis R. Kirby (1958), Post 333, Hagerstown, and entertainments, will "contribute to testimonial by those who know him best Ind. E. Parnell Shea and Constance H. Ro- that he has served American (1951) a renewed interest in life and to the The Legion senthal (1958). Post 163, Decorah, Iowa. renewed health and well being of the well. Julius Freese and Albert L. Mensing and Julius Schluter (all 1958), Post 366. Lowden. Iowa. patients of this liospital," Whitticr said, Below are listed some of the pre- Herman Carman (1958), Post 219. Alexandria, Ky. \iously life "and, God willing, we shall help to re- impublished memberships William C. Barr and Patrick F. Malia (both store many of them to useful lives out- that have been reported to the editors. 1958). Post 22. Lewiston, Maine. Edward W. Farrell and George W. Grader (both side these hospital walls." Tliey are arranged by States. 1950), Po.st 32, Marblehead. Mass. Fred Gallant (1951), Post Gadsden, Emile St. Onge and Bernard Satz and Gilbert To raise the $125,000 for the arena. 5, Ala. Earl E. Sterling (1952), Post 55, Mammoth Southworth and Herbert P. Sloat (all 1957). Post New Jersey American Legion Posts and Spriny. Ark. 123, Ware. Mass. Richard J. Welch (1956) and J. A. Bennett Carl T. Carey and John J. Sullivan (both 1958), Auxiliary Units pledged the entire sum (1958), Post 79, Riverside, Calif. Post 165. Belmont. Mass. Richard Bailey, Sr. (1958), Post 176. Everett, —most of them pledging per Henry B. Will (1958), Post 87. Huntington $1 member Park, Calif. Mass. Ja"es F, Lvnrh LouisJ.Volne (1955) and redeeming the pledges over the Walter G. Dingle (1958), Post 184, Redondo (1954) and Beach, Calif. and Reginald R. Leith (1956) and William F. past 3 years. Robert M. Nelson and Lewis A. Nye (both Sawyer (1957), Post 294. West Quincy. Mass. 1958), Post 2:.^ Maywood, Calif. Roy Barry and Ben Huitt and Willard Reiser A special committee of New Jersey Charles A. Feigley (1958), Post 278, Los An- and Dieter Young (all 1958), Post 55, .Albion. Legionnaires, headed by Past Dep't geles, Calif. Mich. Walker A. Lyon (1950) and Walter L. Holland Charles J. Gibson, Sr. and Donald G. Glasscoff Cmdr Arthur Mazowiecki, saw to the (1951) and Howard F. Hill (195.1) and Charles A. and Robert H. Edsall and Charles Hansen (all 1958), Post 101. Greenville. Mich. details of the project. At the dedication Lindh (1957), Post 292, Albany, Calif. Isidor G. Lewis and Albert F. IVIazzie (both Stephen E. Nash, Sr. and Harry E. Stov (both 1958). Post 13. Starkville, Miss. ceremonies, Mazowiecki turned the 1958). Post .12.1, Los Angeles, Calif. Albert A. Aversenti (1958), Post 399, San Jose, Walter Neils and Joe W. Sheffield and R. W. deed to the amphitheater over to Dep't Calif. Sniithberger (all 1958). Post 97, Libby, Mont. Cmdr Warren Davies and Dep't Aux- Floyd L. Cook (1956) and Edward Gribbon Arthur Dawson (1957), Post 45, Perth Amboy, (1957), Post 467. Studio City, Calif. N.J.

AMONG THE NEW DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS FOR 1958-1959 CANADA CONNECTICUT IDAHO ILLINOIS KENTUCKY MICHIGAN

FORREST MONNER CHARLES MAJEWSKI PETER B. WILSON ALBERT KELLER, JR. KKNNFrHFFKN JOHN M. CAREY Post 5 Post 22 Post 55 Post 85 Post 5 Post 413 Toronto Thomaston Bonners Ferry Kankakee Fleniingsburg Grand Blanc

MINNESOTA MISSOURI NEW YORK OKLAHOMA VERMONT WASHINGTON

ROBERT G. HANSEN M. D. MLIRPHY ARNOLD E. SWANSON TOM B. CLARK EARL B. THOMAS JAMES L. BROWN. SR. Post 158 Post 202 Post 1419 Post 246 Post II Post 67 Madison Columbia Ellington Buffalo Bridgewater Puyallup

3Q • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 Frederick A. Rupp (1945) and Louis E. Herborii reception, bancjuet and dance. GEORGE F. PLANT, Past Dcp't Cmdr (1950) and Louis F. Merlin (1956). Post 302. New York, N. Y. The festivities, drawing a huge crowd of Wisconsin (1935-36); in Milwaukee. Theron E. Dohse and Robert W. Kirkpatricl^ of distinguished Oklahomans and Le- RODNEY F. BROWN, Past Dcp't Cmdr (both 1958), Post 734. Attica. N. Y. William Wilson (1957). Post 1001. Scotia. N. Y. gionnaires from all over the country of Kentucky (1954-55). John J. Barry and Morris Gluckstein (both were arranged by 23 separate commu- WILLIAM A. KITCHEN, Past Dcp't 1958), Post 1049. New York, N. Y. William E. Dunn (1954) and Amedeo J. Lom- nity committees, coordinated by Charles Cmdr of Missouri (1934-35). bardi (1955). Post 1059. Brooklyn. N. Y. Piatt, of Stillwater. COL. FREDERICK PALMER, OUe of the Michael V. Mirande (1948), Post 1085. Brook- lyn. N. Y, • Posts! Plan something with your great foreign correspondents of the turn James M. Concannon (1958). Post 1194, Bing- hamton. N. Y. schools to observe the 38th American of the century and the WWl era, and a Theodore T. Blumberg (1953), Post 1300. Brook- Education Week, Nov. 9-15. long-time contributor to this magazine; lyn. N. Y. at his in Charlottesville, Va. J. Lansing Callan (1958), Post 1470. Kinder- • The American Legion Dep't of the home, hook. N.Y. Philippines set a new all-time member- Christian H. Thue (1958), Post 293, Horace. N. Dak. ship high on Sept. 16 when its 195S Dr. Louie C. Cosgrove, Sr. (1958), Post 479, enrolment reached 2,259. Wilber R. Swanton, Ohio. COMRADES Henry S. Graham and Andrew T. Murray and Brucker, nephew of the Secretary of tiie Elmer I. Reigle and Louis Santangelo (all 1958). Army, is Philippines Dep't Commander IN DISTRESS Post 44, Northumberland, Pa. Morris Eber and Walter S. Farquahr and George for the second year in a row. coinratles J. Richers (all Potisville, Readers who can help these are 1956). Post 67. Pa. • The National Commander personally David G. Thomas and Pierce Wilinsky (both urged to do so. 1952) and Michael Sims (1957J, Post 74, Mahanoy urges every Legionnaire to renew his Notices are riui at the request of The City, Pa membership in his post for 1959 bv Amcric.m Legion Nat'l Kehahilitatioii Coni- Harry H. Huntzinger (1958), Post 153, Phila- inission. They are not atce[)ted Ironi other delphia, Pa. Nov. 11. Will you? Michael Onze (1942), Post 327. Olyphant. Pa. somces. John Pavol (1955) and Fiore Dejulius and PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Readers wanting Legion lu-lp with tlainis Michael Gavola and Joseph Kargle (all 1957), shoiikl contact their local service ollicers. Post 443. Glassport. Pa. RAY GREENWOOD, Past Dep't Cmdr. Ser\ice ofhcers iniable to locate needed Kenneth E. Thompson (1958), Post 785, Glen- shaw. Pa. named Adjutant of Vermont American witnesses lor claims development should Herbert C. George (1958), Post 36. El Paso, Legion. refer the matter to the Nat'l Rehabilitation Tex. Commission through normal channels, for Robert F. Joyce (1955) and Maurice D. Roberge M.\URiCE T. WEBB, former chinn, Nat l further search before referral to this column. and Edward Robinson (both 1958). Post 31, Rut- land. Vt. Child Welfare Commission, named Ad- Earl H. Wilhelm (1957), Post 52, La Crosse, jutant, Georgia American Legion. Wis. Army Jake Bruni (1958), Post 141, New Glarus, Wis. A. LEO ANDERSON, resigned as Adju- 14th FA, Btr.v B, Fort Benninff, Ga.-Need to locate anyone who served with me in 1940-41. Post Commanders or AiJjutants are tant, Massachusetts American Legion, Especially need to hear from anyone who recalls my nervous condition, or who was on asked to report life membership awards to take a position with the Veterans Ad- the ritle range with me. Write me. William to "Life Memberships," The American ministration. D. Sharp, Box 238. R.D. 1. Camden. Ala. Claim pending. Legion Magazine, 720 5th Ave., New BRUCE STUBBLEFIELD, fomiCr Staff 84th Sig Co, Radio Platoon-ln July 1943 I was partially paralyzed on the infiltration course York 19, N.Y. Date of award is request- member of The American Legion Reha- at Camp Howzc. Tex. Now need to locate ed in all cases. Receipt of names can- bilitation Division, retired as chief. Vet- M/Sgt Robert D. Snyder or anyone else who remembers me. Write me. George L. Sanford, not be acknowledged. erans Service Staff, U. S. Civil Service 424 S. 35th Ave., Yakima, Wash. Claim pend- Commission. ing. DIES: Died: Navy Pell, Iowa Cmdr USS Dra.vton— In order to establish claim, need EUGENE D. MILLIKEN, fomicr U. S. to hear from anyone who served in this ship Roy L. Pell, in 1944 especially those who remem- Commander of The Senator from Colorado, a 40-year or 1945. and ber William H. Cloe. Write me. Fred Cloe, American Legion Department of Iowa, member of Post 1, Denver. R.D. 1. Stevenson. Wash. died in Chicago on Sept. 27. He THE AMERICAN LEGION had been stricken NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OUTFIT with a heart at- AUGUST 31. 19.)S tack while attend- ASSETS Cash on hand and on deposit 202.824.29 REUNIONS $ ing the National Receivables 244.458.20 Convention there. Inventories 548,949.55 Reunion will be held in month indi- Invested Funds 663,01:5.61 cated. For particulars, write person whose Roy Pell was an Trust Funds: Overseas Graves Decoration address is given. attorney in Mar- Trust Fund ... .$ 257,883.11 Notices accepted on oflicial form only. Employees Retirement shalltown, Iowa, form send stamped, addresseil retinn Trust Fund 2.547.689..39 2.805,572.50 For and a member of envelope to: O. R. Form, .Xnierican Legion Roy L. Pell Real Estate 804,990.15 Frank Lewis Click Furniture and Fixtures, Magazine, 720 Fifth Ave., New York 19, less Depreciation 338,783.11 N, Y. Notices shoidd be received at least Post 46 in Marshalltown. Deferred Charges 248.198.93 He was a four months before schedided reiuiion. World War One veteran, and had been .$5,856.790.34 named Iowa Legion Commander for LIABILITIES, DEFERRED REVENUE All Services 1958-9 by the 1958 Iowa Department AND NET WORTH Pearl Harbor Attack Veterans—(Dec.) Edward F. Borucki. 76A, Southampton, Mass. Current Liabilities $ 325,420.51 Box Convention. He is survived by his wife, Funds restricted as to use 32,729.33 Edna, and three sons and one daughter. Deferred Income 1,137,529.98 Trust Funds: Army Overseas Graves Decoration 66th FA Brigade (WWl»-(Nov.) Richard Martin. 12105 72nd Ave.. Portland 23. Oreg. BRIEFLY NOTED: Trust Fund $ 257,883.11 SW. Employees Retirement 77th l>iv-(Nov.) Charles E. Rist. 28 E. 39th St.. • On Oct. 4, Stillwater, Oklahoma, was Trust Fund 2,547,689.39 2,805,572.50 New York 16, N. Y. 330th Tank Bn, Co A (WWl)-(Dec.) Thomas C. the scene of an all-day Worth: homecoming Net Hunt. 104 Fisher Park Circle. Greensboro. N. C. Reserve Fund 24,185.11 welcome tendered to Preston Moore, 332nd Engr Regt GS-(Nov.) Robert A. Moore. J. Restricted Fund . . 20.040.00 9714 S. Avers Ave.. Evergreen Park 42. III. Real Estate 804,990.15 newly elected National Commander of Evac Hosp 8

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 • — —

WHY NEW 1959 CARS OF THE FORWARD LOOK can do what they look

The smell of a new car is heady stuff.

And when it's a new 1959 car of The Forward Look, the beauty of it makes it tough to be hard-headed.

But the best part comes next—

These are cars engineered to be driven.

At their best when they're in motion as your hand and foot command!

Here's why they can do what they look like they can do:

All the controls are at your fingertips. They don't bob their noses or scrape The pushbutton driving controls are their tails when you start and stop all in one handy cluster of buttons, fast . . . and they take corners flat just under your left hand. (Easy for and steady as if they were on rails. you to get at — keeps your right hand Only Chrysler Corporation cars have on the wheel. And the youngsters Torsion-Aire Ride. It gives you a firm, can't reach 'em!) Another set of but- sure-footed ride, even over railroad tons to your right controls the heater tracks and rough country roads. (And and air conditioning. And the instru- for '59 you can also get Forward Look ments on the new panel are grouped cars with added air units in the rear. where you can see them without This gives you automatic leveling New swivel seats available only on Cars looking too far away from the road. so even if you have a heavy load, the car rides level.)

Touch the but- the rear-vision mirror adjusts itself ton and gol The seats swivel to let you in and out. electronically to "dim" lights coming Push-button These are the easiest cars you've ever TorqueFlite at you from behind. controls are seen to get in and out of. Front seats simple, mech- office turn like an chair, on noiseless A few of the other safety features: an anical and de- nylon bearings — lock in place while pendable. outside fender mirror you can adjust you drive. Our new, roomier body for from inside the car . . . electric wind- '59 gives you extra head and knee shield wipers that don't slow to The steering works for you full time. a besides especially in back. room — gasp on hills or when you step out to We call it Constant-Control full-time

pass somebody . . . and Safety-Rim power steering, because it doesn't just "cut in" at turns, as some power Wheels, designed to keep the tire from the if steering does. Ours helps you all the jumping rim you ever time, so you have a constant, steady have a sudden blowout. "feel of the road." It makes these Compound windshields that sweep easiest driving and parking cars the all the way across your field of vision New Mirror-Matic Electronic Mirror and Auto- in America. matic Beam Changer give you new night —and curve up into the top of the driving security. car, so you have clear vision in all Constant -Con- directions — can even see overhead trol power Mirror and headlights adjust them- steering works signals without craning your neck. selves for night driving. You've never for you full time, never has driven a car that did so much to make that "on-and- you feel secure at night! The head- off" feeling makes parking lights dim automatically when another easier than ever. front. ^Chrysler car approaches from up And

1 like they can do

taking them on the road, with their low, sleek, powerful look, and true aerodynamic design that helps keep the car steady on the road.

And to protect their looks (and your investment for the future) —even the paint on the outside is new this year. New "Lustre- Bond" super-enamel finishes, so tough and glossy, a light wash and wipe makes your car look like you spent the whole weekend polishing. Inside — new textured upholstery fabrics and trims are more durable and beautiful than ever before.

More room to sit, more room to carry things than any other station wagons on the road.

America's biggest, best-looking wagons. We build our wagons family- size, with more sitting and carrying room than any others at any price. of The Forward Look make them the easiest cars to get in and out of you ever saw. More Chrysler Corporation pioneered features too — tliird seat that faces back, spare tire hidden in the fender, windows that roll down into the tail- New power up front— and brakes with with 'em —Total-Contact brakes. gate, seats that fold flat to the floor the muscle to hold it. You may re- Two hydra\alic cylinders up front, in less time than it takes you to read member that Clirysler Corporation where other cars have only one. And this sentence. cars walked off with top performance the brake makes contact all the way honors in the famous Mobilgas around the drum — not just part of But words are a poor substitute for for the past Economy Runs two years the way, as in other cars. Touch the the real thing, when it comes to de- straight — with every other major car power brake pedal— and you STOP. scribing cars like these. You've got to in pitted against America them. The drive one to believe it! new '59 models are available vdth new engines —even better than those that True aerody- Stop in this week. The dealer has a set the pace in '57 and '58! namic Styling makes a real car waiting for you and the family to Compound contribution curve wind- to driving try out. Take a new 1959 Plymouth, shields were stability on Dodge, De Soto, Chrysler or Imperial introduced first the highway. by Chrysler and put it through its paces. Pick the Corporation. And there's roads you know are toughest. One -safety glass all The look that started the trend is drive will convince you — these are around. handsomer than ever in the 1959 cars the cars that can do what they look And they've got the brakes to go of The Forward Look. There's no mis- like they can del

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heard Dr. James Barron say that he and eral Motors' Frigidaire Division, de- at close range by ultraviolet light.

Dr. Lawrence C. Fallis of the hospital signed simplified cabinets. Using these, The ultraviolet is a death ray to any

were attempting to devise a precise Dayton and Chicago physicians worked still live virus, but it does not destroy method of feeding postoperative patients out a remarkable one-day treatment for the potency of the vaccine. Using four by tube. Dr. Prendergast tools, the prob- syphilis which cured hundreds of per- of the devices, Parke, Davis has pro- lem to the Engineering Division of the sons during World War II. Only the ad- duced more than 35,000,000 doses of Chrysler Corporation, and a remarkable vent of penicillin and other antibiotics polio vaccine with no live virus found

food pump resulted. made it obsolete. in any of them. It is a specially designed pear-shaped, One hot summer day Dr. McClure of The Centrifilmer was developed as the low-horsepower electric motor measur- Henry Ford Hospital showed Kettering result of what was scheduled as a brief ing 3V2 inches wide and 3'/2 inches a primitive German device for gaging before-lunch conference of Dr. Franz long. Through a series of reduction the oxygen in blood by photoelectric re- Oppenheimer of the Michael Reese gears, it has a speed of AVi revolutions cording of color changes in the hemo- Foundation of Chicago and Mr. Ketter- per minute and, if necessary, can take globin. He took off his coat and on his ing in 1948. At that time the Sloan- as long as ten hours to feed slowly but hands and knees explored its electronic Kettering Institute for Cancer Research steadily a quart of liquified food to a workings. He at once saw a way to was just starting, and Mr. Kettering was patient. simplify the process by amplifying the expected to have little time for anything

This method of feeding has proved feeble signals a million times in a dif- else. His interest in cancer is deep and especially valuable for feeding patients ferent way. personal. His sisters, Emma and Daisy, after operations. It has aided ulcer suf- With this as a start, GM and hospital and his wife have died of cancer, Mrs. ferers, patients with certain diseases of researchers developed a practical oxy- Kettering in 1946. the stomach or throat, patients in dia- hemograph system. This includes a pho- But as Dr. Oppenheimer. an Alsace- betic coma, and the severely burned, as toelectric cell attached to the patient's born physicist who was graduated from well as those lacking appetite for any ear lobe. When oxygen in his blood de- the University of Berlin, explained how reason. Chrysler gave the Henry Ford creases, its color changes from bright he and the late Dr. Sidney Levinson had Hospital all rights to the pump. to dark red. The change is picked up by worked for years at Michael Reese Hos- Thanks to the genius and curiosity of the photoelectric cell and reported by pital in Chicago with ultraviolet light in Charles F. (Boss) Kettering, the now minute electrical signals. Amplified, efforts to sterilize blood plasma to kill retired research director of General these write an exact and instant record the hepatitis virus, Mr. Kettering be- Motors, the company's engineers have of changes in the oxygen content of the came fascinated. They took along Dr. contributed a long list of devices to the blood within view of the anesthetist. Oppenheimer's blueprints of a proposed

medical world. He was a classmate at More oxygen can be administered if centrifuge and discussed the problem Ohio State University of the late Dr. needed. The equipment has proved of through lunch and afterward. As a re- Roy D. McClure, long chief surgeon at great value in long operations, especially sult, GM researchers directed by T. C. Henry Ford Hospital. They continued in "blue baby" heart cases. Van Degrift attacked the problem first

the friendship, and Dr. McClure turned Essentially it was the application to in downtown Detroit and then at the to him often for engineering help on anesthesiology of a so-called contact- great new General Motors Technical medical devices. Many other physicians modulated amplifier developed years Center. have done likewise, and on Mr. Ketter- earlier by the GM Research Physics & It appeared to be an assignment for ing's 80th birthday in 1956, the Amer- Instrumentation Department. It had the Research Special Problems Depart- ican Medical Association gave him a countless laboratory uses, including sen- ment which for many years had de- scroll in recognition of his "lifelong en- sitive analytical work with fuels and signed, developed, and built balancing thusiasm and ingenuity in charting new lubricants. F. Wayne Chapman of GM machines. These were used throughout courses in medical research." Research and Dr. Frank W. Hartman the country in GM and other plants to One of his earliest ventures into med- and Dr. Vivian C. Behrman of the hos- balance virtually all rotating parts of au-

ical devices was the Kettering Hyper- pital helped adapt it to operating room tomobiles, including complete engine therm, a cabinet for producing artificial use. assemblies. What Dr. Oppenheimer fever. Doctors at Miami Valley Hospital In 1955 another GM-engineered idea needed was a true-spinning, vibrationless in his home city of Dayton, Ohio, in- helped break a bottleneck in production cup with the necessary mechanism to terested him in the problem. In Vienna of the Salk polio vaccine. This is a killed produce rotation. Dr. Julius Wagner-Jauregg found that virus vaccine but. as first made, live Egon Benesi, a 1932 Vienna Tech- fever induced by deliberately infecting virus sometimes "clumped" in the chem- nical University graduate who is now a patients with malaria sometimes cured ical processing and particles inside the senior research engineer with GM Re- advanced cases of syphilis. At Schenec- clump were not reached by the formalin search Staff, headed the project. It tady, New York, Dr. Willis R. Whitney which was supposed to kill it through stretched over a seven-year period in of General Electric noticed that engi- chemical action. which GM engineers and Michael Reese neers working with shortwave radio Parke, Davis & Co. of Detroit, one of researchers, especially Dr. Albert M. transmitters developed fever. As a result the principal vaccine makers, found the Wolf, shuttled between Detroit and Chi- of these observations, he made a device answer to the problem in the Centri- cago exchanging bacteriological and me- called a radiotherm. which created arti- filmer. a small electromechanical device chanical data. ficial fever. But the radio waves some- engineered by the Research Staff of The ultimate result was the Centri- times produced an arc to the patient's General Motors at the request of the filmer. a centrifugal device that spins perspiring skin. Kettering solved this by Michael Reese Foundation of Chicago. whole blood, plasma, vaccines, and other putting the patient in a cabinet and Whirling at 1.750 revolutions per min- liquids into a microscopically thin film— blowing warm dry air over him. It was ute, the stainless steel Centrifilmer, built 30 to 35 ten-thousandths of an inch, de- found that this could produce the fever with watchlike precision, eliminates any pending on viscosity and flow rate — so without the radio waves, and Edwin C. clumping in the vaccine and whirls it that any virus or bacteria in the liquid

Sittler. an experimental engineer of Gen- out as a thin film which is bombarded is killed in a "bath" of ultraviolet light.

34 • THE AMERICAN EEGtON MAtlAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 Liquids are fed into the bottom of a pharmaceutical production line, the moving across tiny surface scratches,

J 5-inch vaselike cup which is spun by Centrifilmer now is an important re- measured in millionths of an inch — into an accurately controlled electric motor search tool in bacteriological labora- electrical signals. drive. Sterilizing action is accomplished tories. Medical researchers predict it has To implement Mr. Kettering's sug- by special ultraviolet-transmitting Gen- possibilities in studies of new vaccines gestion, Joseph B. Bidwell and Earl E. eral Electric lamps that irradiate the for a wide variety of ills, vaccines that Lindberg of the GM Research Mechan- liquid film as it rises along the walls of were hampered by sterilization problems. ical Development Department mated the cup from the centrifugal force of GM did the development work as a pub- their Surfagage pickup with the dia- the spinning action. The liquid leaves lice service and produced scores of in- phragm of a physician's stethoscope. the cup at the top rim and is drawn off struments for the Michael Reese Foun- They found this redesigned Surfagage by a specially designed collector. dation for only out-of-pocket shop costs. pickup recorded the heart's infrasonic

During its experimental period — the Beckman Instruments, Inc. of Fullerton, vibrations too low in frequency to be cup itself was redesigned many times — California, is beginning to make the heard by human ear. These vibrations the Centrifilmer was used at Michael device. also could be amplified and reproduced Reese to purify more than a half-million A conversation between Mr. Ketter- either on an oscilloscope screen or a pints of blood plasma. It also served to ing and Dr. Dale Groom, then of direct pen-and-ink writing device. purify ACTH for treatment of rheu- Miami, Florida, and now at Medical Meantime, Dr. Groom and other matic arthritis and many allergic eye and College of South Carolina, led to an members of Research Staff continued to skin conditions, a vaccine that helped to Electro-Stethograph that hears and re- discuss various sound transmission prob- wipe out a hoof-and-mouth disease epi- cords human heart murmurs inaudible lems. The doctor was interested in "hi-fi" demic among Mexican cattle, and a to conventional instruments. GM Re- heart sound reproduction in both the rabies vaccine of greater potency than search had earlier produced a Surfagage, inaudible and audible ranges, and he had had ever been available before. a sensitive industrial instrument to meas- to get a clear sound pattern insulated Meanwhile, Dr. A. R. Taylor and ure the average— and minute—roughness against outside noise and vibration in- others at Parke, Davis & Co., Dr. H. J. of machined surfaces of crankshafts, terference. Shaugnessy of the Illinois Health De- bearings, cylinder bores, and other auto- A man who had extensive experience partment, and Michael Reese researchers motive and Diesel engine parts. with sensitive engine pressure indicators, studied application of ultraviolet to polio Possibly, Mr. Kettering suggested, the Yro T. Sihvonen of Research Staff's vaccine. The company adopted the Cen- Surfagage's pickup would help Dr. Physics & Instrumentation Department, trifilmer for production. Later the device Groom. It consisted of a diamond stylus believed the capacitance principle was helped in mass production of antiflu connected with a high-sensitivity trans- made to order for a heart sound pickup. vaccine. ducer. This transformed motion — the His idea was to suspend the small "plate" In addition to operating on the up-and-down movement of the stylus or electrode over the chest wall. It

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THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 • 35 worked. It is now being used to study dent, by the latter's physician. Dr. War- In the October 8, 1952, issue of Jour- the heart beats of fetal infants at such ren B. Cooksey, at the GM offices. Mr. nal of the American Medical Associa- early ages that the feeble sounds cannot Wilson was board chairman of the tion, Drs. Dodrill, Edward Hill, and be detected by other means. Michigan Heart Association and ex- Robert A. Gerisch reported "a success- Outlying General Motors divisions tremely interested in heart diseases, their ful temporary and total substitution for also have helped develop medical de- causes and cures. He called Charles L. the left ventricle [lower left cavity of ." vices. The Packard Electric Division at McCuen, vice president of GM, who at the heart] in a man . . The patient, Warren, Ohio, helped Dr. Jack R. that time headed the Research Staff. age 41, underwent surgery July 3, 1952. Leonards and Dr. L. T. Skeggs of West- They agreed Dr. Dodrill's idea was This was a goal toward which medical ern Reserve University perfect filters for worth an engineering try. men had been working for centuries, a the Skeggs-Leonard artificial kidneys Mr. McCuen's assistant, Edward V. temporary substitute for the human used in many hospitals to give the pa- Rippingille, Sr., now retired, headed the heart. tient's kidneys a chance to "rest and project. For months he made Harper Chuck Moses and many others have recover." Recently the Harrison Radi- Hospital his headquarters, as did assist- been similarly saved. The original me- ator Division of Lockport and Buffalo, ing engineers Louis Self and Howard chanical heart was presented in 1954 to New York, has cooperated with Dr. Kehrl, now with Chevrolet, and Calvin the Smithsonian Institution in Washing-

Wirt W. Smith and others of Duke Uni- Hughes, a physiologist. A forthright en- ton, D. C, and now is one of the most versity Medical Center in development gineer, Mr. Rippingille summarized the popular exhibits there. Many newer me- of a heat exchanger which can cool body problem: "We have pumped oil, gaso- chancial hearts are in service in hospitals temperature of surgery patients as much line, water, and other fluids one way or over the country, and the Michigan as 10 degrees in five minutes, doing another in our business. It seems only Heart Association and researchers in more precisely cooling that was formerly logical we should try to pump blood." Cleveland, Ohio, actually have projects done by ice packs. Human blood, however, is a fragile, for the design of permanently function- Most dramatic of all GM medical de- delicate fluid compared with liquids passing artificial hearts to substitute for the velopments, however, was the mechan- ing through fuel, oil, or water pumps in human organ when it is too damaged for ical heart. Dr. Forest D. Dodrill, a shy, automobiles. It requires gentle action so surgical repair. tall, lanky surgeon of Detroit's Harper as not to damage blood cells. Also, any General Motors made not a penny on Hospital, wanted it to take over tem- substitute heart system had to be abso- this or any other of these projects. But porarily the heart's pumping action lutely hygienic, sealed against the pos- the projects have benefited the world while a patient was undergoing heart sibility of infection, and easy to sterilize. and provided deep satisfactions for the surgery. With the mechanical unit by- In two years of medical-engineering scientists involved. Consider this letter passing the human heart's blood flow, research a portable electrically driven which John Hindelang, Jr., wrote the the surgeon would have a "dry field" in pump was designed and built. It consist- company on December 5, 1955, after an which to operate. In effect, he could ed of six individual pump units, each operation on his daughter. open the beating heart with its chambers containing a surgical latex finger cot "Our family of nine," he wrote, "is emptied of blood, make necessary sur- in a glass cylinder. Alternating positive extremely happy to inform you that the gical repairs, close it and switch the and negative air pressures collapsed and heart surgery which Dr. Dodrill per- blood flow from the mechanical pump expanded the cots, giving a gentle pump- formed on 3 year old Ann was success- back to the patient's normal circulatory ing action synchronized with the pa- ful. system. tient's heartbeat circulatory flow. and "Dr. Dodrill began his task at 11:30 Dr. Dodrill was introduced to Charles Successful operations were performed a.m. December 1, and stuck to his post E. Wilson, then General Motors presi- first dogs. on along with the team of Doctors, Nurses and Technicians, until 4 a.m. December 2; then they kept Ann in the recovery room of Harper Hospital until 8 a.m. "He allowed us to see Ann in the Operating Room four times during the night, to let us see for ourselves that she was still fighting for life. Now, packed in ice bags all around her body and under her head, with a tube in her nose, four in her chest, and one in each leg for blood and I.V. transfusions, she

is very still except for her big blue eyes that follow every movement. The wonderful Doctors, Nurses and Technicians are very pleased with her progress, and have become very closely attached to her because of their fine accomplish- ment. "Please accept our heartfelt thanks for the part General Motors Corpora- tion has had in the development of this life saving Mechanical Heart. It has meant the life of our youngest child, and

it will enable her to carry on a normal life. May God Bless you and yours, and we hope you enjoy a Merry Christmas, especially with the knowledge that you at General Motors have helped save another life." THE END SUDDEN SILENCE . . . ARMISTICE, 11 NOV. 1918 ((

1 1 . The word reached practically every his own life when wounded, and may gomery sent a runner to Gordon S. unit in time. have been the last of the Kaiser's troops Howarth at Battery D's fire-control Not so with some elements of the 89th to die in action in World War L The phone. After that runner finally arrived,

Division, however. At 1 1 a.m. the 3rd incident was the cause of bitter com- Howarth in turn went to the gun

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THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 • 3-7 sergeants with the cease-fire orders. wards, is its impact on the soldiers in lery they put the great big lanyard to- All told, the foot messages consumed the line. gether with bits of rope, scraps, any- a halt-hour, during which Battery D The 79th Division rifleman who thing handy. It was a lanyard so long boomed away all by itself for want of stormed the machine gun nest at 10:59 that, as the battery mechanic put it, orders that the war was over. a.m. was Private Henry Gunther, Com- "every S.O.B. and his brother could Last gun to be stilled was No. 4. As pany A, 313th Infantry, pushing on with hang on" and help fire the last round. Howarth passed the cease-fire order to his outfit in a renewed attack toward When it was ready, they all took hold. Sergeant Thomas Critchlow. he asked Gibercy and the Cote de Mormont. As A Y.M.C.A. man drove up from the for the last shell him No. 4 gun had Gunther gallantly charged, the enemy rear in a truck, raced up the hill, and fired, as a war souvenir. Critchlow tossed gun rattled. One minute after Gunther tried to get into the act. The cannoneers him the shell. fell dead, the firing abruptly faded into gave him the bum's rush. At 10:59 Much to Sergeant Critchlow's disgust, complete silence. For him the Armistice minus one second everybody heaved. he recalls, he and Corporal Merle Slack came 60 seconds too late. His perhaps The No. 1 gun banged, recoiled, slid celebrated the Armistice by being put was the tragic distinction of being the back into the battery. A heavy Amer- to work immediately to repair the last American soldier killed in action in ican shell from some big gun to the rear camouflage on their gun. They'd burned the war. racketed overhead and drowned out the it with the smokepipe of a trench stove In Company D of the 102nd Infantry, echoes of No. I's last bang. Then de- while heating tomatoes. First Lieutenant C. K. Pevear was glad scended the silence, enduring minute Howarth stopped to inquire of Cap- to have orders to lead his first advance after minute until listeners were no tain Montgomery about a slight wound after prolonged duty in charge of labor longer incredulous. the captain suffered shell had from the detachments. He had joined the Army In Verdun, and elsewhere, bands that knocked out the phone. then to fight. He broke the silence with joyous blasts: The wandered out and saw some French Threading through trenches in mid- Star Spangled Banner, Sambre et Meiise, soldiers "going crazy" with joy at the morning of November 11 to the jump- Pere de la Victoire, Madelon. Troops of Armistice. But Battery had just seen off point, he lost ten green replacements D the line heard that a great Armistice Day 30 hours' continuous duty. Howarth from a direct shell hit they when celebration was going on in Paris. What was tired. He celebrated the Armistice bunched up at an interesection. of it? Any day you got into Paris was gathering survivors by up his souvenir shell, find- He urged the over the top. worth celebrating. ing his bedroll, and going to sleep. through light artillery fire. It was hard The 1st Division colonel who bought Only later did Howarth realize that to move the men up. The armistice up the champagne in anticipation did his souvenir shell might be the last one rumors had even fixed the correct time, not drink it alone. Wounded men of the fired by U. S. forces in World War I as and there was some natural foot-drag- 1st Division, which was being held in well as the last one fired by his battery. ging about making an advance now. reserve after its stab at Sedan had been He kept it 40 years, and this year gave Pevear and a sergeant were well ahead blunted to let the French take that his- it to American Legion Post 303, Coving- when the big shell came over. The ser- toric city, were told that the Armistice ton, Kentucky, where he lives. Critch- geant pulled Pevear into a shell crater had just gone into effect. low kept the stopwatch that timed the in the nick of time. When he dug out As they got the word, they looked' up last shell and has it today at his home from a blanket of mud that the shell from field hospital cots to see a colonel in Prospect, Pennsylvania. had plastered over him, Pevear ran come through the ward with a tray of To the whole world the Armistice, as ahead, picked up a Mauser tank gun and glasses brimming with champagne. That the last act of a great war, was impres- fired it in the direction of Germany. is one of the memories of Lieutenant sive. Its sudden silence, more stunning At that moment the war was over, Sidney W. Farnsworth, who, with every than the most tremendous cannonade, but he had gotten into it at the last other wounded man not unconscious, spread waves of emotion and relief and minute, had been fired on and had fired took grateful gulps as the unnamed hope around the globe. Yet somehow back. colonel toasted their wound chevrons most memorable today, years after- At Battery A of the 101st Field Artil- and their living through the war. Some healthier men of the 1st Divi- sion never saw the sun set that day. An outfit marching back from the front

halted as it met its rolling kitchen, ready with a good hot meal. From artillery headquarters nearby Lieutenant Joseph A. Holmes saw the chow line forming

hungrily. It seemed safe enough, for it

was close to 1 1 o'clock. Then a last Ger- man shell screeched in, shattering the line. A number of bodies lay among the mess kits. The 11th Infantry had attack orders. Fog lay heavy on the whole 5th Division front when Colonel Robert H. Peck

moved his 1 1th Infantry Regiment quiet- ly forward to launch the planned as-

sault. As if on cue, the fog suddenly lifted like a curtain on the dot of 11 o'clock. The clear air revealed the advancing Americans to the Germans opposite. The enemy showed more conster- nation than he usually displayed while awaiting an onslaught. Over there a white flag rose hastily, and a German

3g • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 officer hurried forward under it, anx- at first angry, then jubilant as nothing Armistice, its terms severe, had gone iously demanding in excellent English: happened. through, but surrender was by no means "My God, sir, what are you doing? Others, nervous over their rashness, unconditional. Well, time would tell. Didn't you know the Armistice goes into dared kindle campfires. Minutes passed, Let the epilogue be spoken by rifle- effect at 1 1 o'clock?" and no shell shot them out. Shivering men in a company of Marines of the Peck, with a shade of disappointment, groups began to enjoy the warmth. The 2nd U. S. Division. They had been replied: "No. Is that so? Then that spoils enemy sent rockets and Very pistol tabbed for occupation duty and were all my schemes." flares up over its lines. There was no marching toward the Rhine to cross by the 2nd Division front, On as firing answering barrage, and the nervous a towered bridge at Remagen. ceased promptly at the stated hour. Cap- watchers settled down again. Just the Captain John W. Thomason took note tain R. C. Hilton, Machine Gun Com- Germans celebrating. of the remarks in the ranks as they pany, 9th Infantry, saw Germans in the Silent night — like the one you sang of marched to the bridge at Remagen after town of burst Mouzon out of buildings at Christmas. A chance for blessed, un- the Armistice in 1918, and published and begin to shout and caper in the disturbed rest. To many it was more them in his book Fix Bayonets! street. Some of the celebrants ran down memorable than the day. "What about the ole Boche? You to the river bank and beckoned the Another day, November 12, and still think he was licked enough?" Americans to join them. no shooting. "No, 1 don't. That stuff hack there,

it like They drew a blank. The Second's The Armistice must be true after all. they laid down under orders they do everything. It's stacked — it memory of its many battle-dead was too So everybody forgot it. ain't just thrown away." fresh for any fraternization. Now the burning question became: "Remember the other day. when we At two minutes after 1 1, Captain Pat- who went home first and how soon? And was advance-guard, we could see their rick J. Dodd, Company D, 124th Ma- what outfits would get the tough break rear-guard, sometimes— perfect order, chine Gun Battalion, 33rd Division, of having to stay and occupy Germany, and all that— not like a defeated out- watched several score Boche marching riding herd on the Krauts? fit, at all." toward him across no man's land, cheer- GHQ attack orders were filed away. "Sure! 1 hope to spit in yo' mess-kit ing for "Ainerika" and shouting that The war was over — that war was, it ain't! They ain't licked enough...." "La guerre est finie!" No soap here anyway. After the First World War we called either. Even if there had not been strict Among the records was General November 11 Armistice Day. After an- orders against commerce with the en- Pershing's statement on October 30 to other generation crossed the Remagen emy, the 33rd wasn't in the mood. The the Allied Supreme War Council: Bridge, it was changed to Veterans Day. machine gunners shooed back the men "I believe the complete victory can The idea was to have it commemorate in field gray. Distrust had spread through only be obtained by continuing the war all the sudden silences — 1918, 1945, the division's front. According to in- until we force unconditional surrender 1953 — and the men who brought them ." structions, it had ceased fire as early as from Germany. . . off. 9:50 except for the repulse of some They had voted against him. The THE END counterattacks. Then it had had to lie and take it till 11 without the satisfaction of shooting back. Nature put the flavor in To avoid surrendering ammunition, P.A.'s tobacco. Prince the Germans spent the last hour of the Albert's special process war blazing away with every round they keeps and improves this had, all calibers, in a regular spree of wonderful flavor. gunfire.

On its last battlefield the 33rd lost 20 dead, 73 wounded, 51 gassed, one officer captured, and 28 enlisted men miss- ing. It remembered the enemy machine gunner who shot at everything in sight up to the last minute, and the shrapnel that kept coming in for several minutes after the cease-fire hour. The vast, unbelievable calm gradually seeped into men's minds. Here and there sporadic cheering rose, but not much of it. Many an exhausted doughboy lay down where he happened to be, mud- hole or dry ground, and slept the sleep of exhaustion. In the 1st Battalion, 360th Infantry, 90th Division, which had been all set for attack, they relaxed for a few minutes; then they began to dig in deeper "just in case." Artillerymen, with apprehensions they could not yet still, established gun parks and stretched picket 1 ines in the open.

Then the night came on — the first doubtful night of peace on the Western Front. Some, with a thrill of horror, sighted trucks driving with their lights on. Loud yells of "Put out those lights!"

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HOLIDAY BELOW (Continued from page 13) unruffled manner maneuvered the Sea- juice left in the batteries for the coming that looked like a destroyer taking off dragon past the nearest destroyer, which attack and evasion. the troops. was scurrying around Hke a bloodhound By 9 p.m. the moon had started to When the sound man reported that trying to pick up a scent. Then, with a rise. So the skipper, after assuring that the searching destroyer had speeded up broad angle on the transport's bow and the searching destroyer's screws sounded and was heading suspiciously toward the a nice hitting range, he ordered four distant, ordered, "60 feet" and a few Seadragon, the skipper pushed me aside torpedoes fired. "Her decks are crowded moments later, "Up periscope." Ahead and swung the scope over to the bearing with soldiers being evacuated from the on the silent ocean he spotted the dam- of the screw-sounds. "Can't see her Solomon Islands," he reported as the aged ship. "Take a look, Ruhe, and tell against this dark, island background," scope was lowered. me what you see," the skipper ordered, he muttered. Then he swung back on After 30 seconds the scope was again unsure of his night vision. the transport and ordered the helmsman raised. "She's zigged," he said in an an- A thin sliver of moon had just climbed to steer directly for her. guished voice. "All the fish are passing over the horizon, providing a shimmer- The patrolling destroyer's screws grew astern of her." But luckily he wasn't en- ing light on the oily-smooth surface of louder and louder as the Seadragon' tirely right. The wing torpedo in the the ocean. It faintly outlined the trans- nose swung slowly on the target. "Com- spread smacked into the side of the port as though with a ghostly light. mence firing!" and "Take her deep!" transport near her stern. Alongside her was a smaller, dark shape were barked almost in the same breath. She was dead in the water with a "And use negative," he added. slight list as the skipper took a last, Torpedoes leaped from the tubes at hasty look. Two destroyers had heeled the same instant that water was flooded over and were charging back to the point into the negative tank. where the torpedoes had been fired. Bueb looked gratefully at the skipper, Chief Quartermaster Bueb didn't fail to whose extended hands with the palms remind the skipper, "Don't you want to up meant, "That's it, now we head for use the negative tanks. Captain?" He home." Then Captain Ferrall said slyly, did! So the Seadragon clawed her way "Well. Chief, that's the last time we'll into the depths as four depth charges need negative on this patrol. I won't exploded a few feet above the hull, need any more reminders." By National Chaplain shaking the boat and shattering bulbs. It was a nice Christmas present for the After several more passes by the de- MSGR. JOHN J. TWISS chief. stroyers, without a depth charge being Pastor, St. Peter's Church, Lowell, Mass. Even though all 24 torpedoes were dropped, the skipper decided he'd made expended, we were still far from com- Almighty God, Father of all them lose the scent. He ordered peri- pleting the patrol, and mainly because grant that scope depth. As the sub climbed past Americans and all men, Hoskins' Christmas carried over into 100 feet, the destroyers again made we may always be loyal Americans. the 26th. sound contact and drove the Seadragon Mercifully preserve. Thou Great The Seadragon's fifth war patrol deep with a pattern of well-placed best if could only Lawgiver, our Constitution, that in- promised to be her we charges. Doggedly the skipper ordered shake free of the destroyer. Captain strument of justice to which we are the submarine back to periscope depth, Ferrall had sunk a submarine, damaged devoted because it guarantees to us and just as persistently the destroyers a freighter, missed twice when he'd shot re-attacked. This went on all day until the right to worship Thee according at a pair of destroyers, and now the tor- after sunset. Then one of the destroyers to the dictates of our conscience pedoes had hit with a satisfying roar and hurried away toward the spot when the without the interference of ruthless the ships were sinking with loud groans transport had been torpedoed. The sec- and internal explosions, as the destroyer and godless men. ond destroyer hung around, close—rush- roared across overhead. Alone, he Just Judge, remind us that this ing toward the Seadragon each time she darted about, dropping a pattern of four went shallow. Constitution and our splendid na- depth charges on each crossing. They In desperation the skipper finally de- tional heritage are based upon re- made a lot of noise, but they shook the cided to work his way under the dam- spect for religion and morality. Help boat so slightly that it was evident he aged transport, hoping that she was still had lost all sound contact. us, dear Lord, to avoid the mistakes dead in the water. He was not only in- "Let's get the hearts game going," the of too many men who have built up domitable but he also believed in Santa skipper said curtly, acknowledging the secularistic culture, overemphasiz- Claus—and Christmas was just starting a futility of any further action. "Keep back home. ing material values at the expense of headed southeast," he advised the diving "We'll pop up on her unprotected side spiritual and religious forces. officer, "and go dead slow. We have to and get off four fast shots," he ordered. conserve every last little bit of juice in Above all things make us face up When those last four torpedoes left the battery." to the growing antagonism between the tubes, we could head home, back When the game started, my head was industrial groups and racial groups, for an overhaul in the United States. fuzzy from the foul air in the boat. I Then Christmas would really mean and strive for just settlements. Re- really needed the twos and threes to something. mind us that the law of human sol- keep from taking tricks. That's the game —don't take any tricks. Each heart you The Seadragon stayed deep and eased idarity is dictated by our common slowly toward the transport as the skip- take in a trick is one point against you, human nature and fraternal charity, per chain-smoked his cigarettes. But he and the queen of spades is 13 to the bad. and suggested by our kinship as was constantly relighting them, for they Hoskins was very polite when he would glow fitfully and sputter out be- children of the One True God, the dropped the old lady on a trick of mine. cause of the increasing lack of oxygen. Father of all men. "And that's 13 more points against you, And there was only a slim margin of chum," he said pleasantly.

• THE AMERICAN 1 EGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 When the skipper slugged me once once more could scarcely be heard over From midnight on there were no fur- too often with the queen of spades, I the din. ther depth charges, but the beat of the protested, "Don't you realize it's Christ- In the sudden quiet as the water en- destroyers' screws and the yelping mas, Captain?" folded the submarine, the skipper ex- "pings" from their sound gears showed The captain merely smiled as Hoskins plained, "A couple of destroyers were that they were using hold-down tactics explained, "Christmas or no, the new- lying there, dead in the water, waiting designed to exhaust the submarine and comer in this game has to learn a little for us to surface." eventually drive it to the surface. humility first." More destroyers had come out from A small amount of oxygen was bled "And with or without the low cards Rabaul to join in the hunt, and that from the emergency tanks each hour,

I'll start winning," I snorted. But I meant a long haul until the Seadragon and carbon dioxide absorbent was spread didn't. They all ganged up on me. could break into the clear. "As of now on the deck to keep the air purified. The By 11 p.m. the searching destroyer we go into a state of emergency," the white powdery substance absorbed the was distant; so the sound man called skipper said soberly. "Take all measures most damaging part of the air and kept the captain and reported that he thought to conserve the little electricity and air most of the men from feeling no worse we were in the clear. left in this boat." effects than a dull headache. The skipper went to the conning All lights, instruments, and power de- At the end of my early-morning watch tower and, using the periscope, took a vices, including the cofTeemakers. were I rejoined the hearts game. Breathing long deliberate look around the horizon. secured. The bow and stern planes and had become difficult, and my head was

The sea appeared empty, but it was too helm were put in hand operation and the splitting. When I noticed Hoskins pant- dark to be certain. He ordered, "Sur- Seadragon balanced at dead-slow speed ing like a dog with its tongue hanging face." or even stopped for long periods of time. out, I realized we were all breathing As the Seadragon broke the surface, All men not on watch were ordered into rapidly to get enough oxygen from the the skipper scrambled up through the their bunks to conserve oxygen. The thin air. The test tube checks showed hatch and into the warm night air above. blacked-out submarine gave one the the oxygen content to be something less

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watch on every cell from now on." He rushing down into the boat through the FiXBDihtJJfE stared vacantly at the overhead before conning tower hatch. addinw, "How many hours have we got "I can see one plane far out," Miller with the ONE shoe line left?"^ reported, but Hoskins and I stared off that serves Everyone "About two, sir—or perhaps longer. into blank, peaceful sectors. from Baby to Pop & Mom We're using less battery power each It seemed like a tense, long hour as

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IS SPEED THE REAL KILLER? (Continued fiinn fxinf 21

To dig out the answers to these ques- home. I drove Connecticut's Merritt that could have resulted in an accident

tions and others like them, I recently Parkway south to the point where it as I was on the 55-mile-an-hour road. made trips on five major Eastern toll joins New York's Hutchinson River Safer design in the form of road shoul- roads. I talked with dozens of experts Parkway and then followed that road for ders, broader dividing strips, fewer exits in road design, traffic control, and road a similar number of miles. The two and entrances, better visibility ahead, safety. 1 contacted the top organizations roads, joining as they do at the Connect- smoother curves, and smoother flowing responsible for traffic research. I spent icut-New York border, provided an ex- trafiic made the dilTercncc. On a similar

time with the police units whose job it cellent comparison. For while the Mer- trip made on Connecticut's new 60-mile-

is to patrol high-speed roads. ritt Parkway is no brandnew superroad. an hour Turnpike I averaged only two

I soon learned that there is no one it was one of the first high-speed roads decisions per mile! bugaboo that can be charged with a and is considerably more modern than Try scoring the roads around your major portion of all auto accidents. I the 30-year-old Hutchinson River Park- own community on a decisions-per-mile also learned, however, that road design way which was designed for the type of basis and you will need no traffic expert can play a vital role in preventing acci- Sunday afternoon pleasure driving that to help you pick out the accident hot dents from happening. When the late was popular in the late 1920's. West- spots or the high-fatality mileage.

Sidney J. Williams, then assistant to the chester County (N.Y.) highway officials The new 4 1 ,()(K)-mile network of Fed-

president of the National Safety Council, class it as "an obsolete road in spite of eral-Aid superroads should go a long testified before the Senate Subcommittee makeshift safety measures" and have way toward cutting down the national

on Roads, he put it this way: "We can- plans for rebuilding it "when the funds auto death toll. Every mile of the road not try to ascribe each accident to a are available." will be built to safety specifications.

single cause or say that a certain number On the 55-mile-an-hour Merritt Park- However, as the system grows it will or percentage of accidents are 'caused' way I was called upon to make an aver- amplify the typical Hutchinson River- by bad roads, bad cars, or bad drivers or age of five driving decisions every mile. Merritt Parkway problem many, many pedestrians because the causes are inter- These were decisions involving my times. In many cases older, unsafe roads related and overlapping. What we can speed, passing other cars, cars passing will be serving and feeding the new high- say is that a highway built to safe speci- me, cars entering or leaving the parkway, speed roads. A study made by Maxwell fications will make some types of acci- etc. On the 40-mile-an-hour Hutchinson N. Halsey, trallic and safety adviser for

dents much less likely; will make it a lot River Parkway my decisions per mile the Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic easier to drive safely." skyrocketed to an average of 30! In Control, shows that almost half of our When the opinions of most safety ex- other words, on the 40-mile-an-hour future traffic will continue to travel on perts and road designers are boiled road I was exposed to six times as many old non-Federal-Aid roads. "In eff'ect." down to their essence, one major point chances for making an error in judgment Halsey warns, "the Federal-Aid program emerges: A safe road is one that makes it easy for a driver NOT to make a mis- take. Why "drive" yourself? When a motorist drives along a road — any road — he is called upon to make a number of important driving decisions every mile. The well-designed highway— the road with safety built in — reduces the number of those decisions per mile to the minimum. The fewer decisions a driver has to make, the less likely he is to make an error that might result in an accident. The average driver, according to statistics, is likely to make one error in every 40 driving decisions. This error may result in an accident, a near accident, or just a tight squeeze. On our modern high-speed roads, design has eliminated the necesssity for Have fun all the way. . making many of the decisions that con- front a driver on an older two-lane road. Among other things, because the superroads have limited exit and entrance CHARTER A GREYHOUND'! points (the experts call them limited ac- (America's most reliable Charter Service) cess highways), the driver has no cross CLIP COUPON FOR FREE CHARTER INFORMATION! traffi.c or traffic lights to contend with: No woes wondering what happened Greyhound Information Bureau to everyone—when you charter a he has clear vision ahead; opposing traf- 71 West Lake St., Chicago 1, 111. Greyhound. You just relax and have fic is separated by a center divider strip Yes, we'd like to discuss charter service fun with the group. We drive right or median; multiple wide lanes provide u'ith a qualified Greyhound representative. to the door, take care of the parking. plenty of room for passing; exits and en- Really great idea for conventions! NA.ME trances are well marked, usually well in NA:\IE of OHCANIZ.VnO.'vf It's such a comfort to take the bus advance; and since traffic as a whole .. . and leave the driving to us! travels at a fairly uniform rate, passing and jockeying are cut to a minimum. ADDRE.SS- To satisfy my own curiosity, I made GREYHOUND CITY All a trip on two roads in the East, near my THE AMERICAN LEGION MAG.AZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 • 43 will improve only one-third of the miles cidents four to one! (In connection with ber of things — the road conditions, the of roadway and only 59.2 percent of the this figure, it is interesting to note that driver, the car. In a 1957 speech before total vehicle miles of travel. This leaves the Turner Turnpike has unusually long the International Statistical Institute in the States, counties, and cities with two- straightaways that are apt to cause Stockholm, Sweden, Libert Ehrman, thirds of the roadway and 40.8 percent "highway hypnosis.") well-known safety expert and social sci- of the miles of travel on which to try to Ninth, easily seen direction signs entist, had this to say, "There is a general

make substantial improvement." placed in full view and well in advance. impression . . . that high speed underlies If a good overall safety standard is to And tenth, adequate policing. The a high proportion of highway accidents. be set and maintained, these 2,697,851 man in uniform cruising along a road in This impression has been accentuated by miles of road will have to get a facelift- a patrol car is still one of the best ac- the annual horsepower increase in new- ing at local expense. If they are not cident deterrents. Officials of the New model cars. However, research com- modernized, safety gains on the new Jersey Turnpike Authority feel that their pleted to date does not appear to bear roads may well be offset by higher ac- road's low fatality record is due in no out this popular view. cident and fatality rates on the old roads. small way to the fact that each nine-mile "First, it is generally appreciated that

Although none of the experts with stretch of highway is continually policed speed and the act of speeding are rel- whom I talked would go out on a limb by at least one cruising patrol car. ative. It is one thing to drive at 50 miles —and understandably—to list the safety Much has been written lately about an hour through congested traffic. It specifications of a good road in the order speeding as a major cause of automobile is quite another to drive 50 miles an of their importance, all were pretty accidents. The annual publication Acci- hour on a long, access-controlled free- much in agreement as to what were the dent Facts rightly points out that exces- way, where such a speed may be sub- principal "decision eliminators." sive speed (speed beyond the posted stantially slower than that traveled by

First, full control of access (exit and limit) is the most important driver vio- other cars." entrance) to eliminate cross traffic and lation in fatal accidents. A recent study As for the so-called "horsepower traffic lights. Statistics show that a high- made by Dr. George G. Stewart of The race," recent observations at various way with full access control is two and Institute of Transportation and Traffic points along Connecticut's Wilbur Cross one-half times safer than a conventional Engineering of the University of Cali- Parkway showed that the highest pow- road with no access control. fornia, on the other hand, showed that ered cars, although usually driven in the Second, wide shoulders. Studies made in a survey of 346 typical drivers there high speed ranges, were driven sensibly. in several Western States have shown that was no correlation between speeding and Their drivers obviously were content to there appears to be a direct relationship accidents. In summing up his report in cruise at speeds no greater than those of between shoulder width and accidents. the Traffic Quarterly, Dr. Stewart said, the lower powered cars. And it might be On the average, roads with shoulders "In conclusion, our results suggest that pointed out that the lower powered cars eight feet wide or wider have accident individuals in the kind of population were running at close to their top speeds. rates that are half those on roads with considered who report consistently The study also showed that the higher no shoulders. higher driving speeds than average have, powered cars were better able to main- Third, wide lanes with divider strips in reality, traffic records free of acci- tain speed on steep hills which caused between opposing traffic on multilane dents as often as other drivers. This find- other cars to drop back. roads. Lanes should be at least 12 feet ing also seems to hold for individuals To be sure, high-speed driving is dan- wide, divider strips at least 36 feet with previous speeding citations and all gerous — particularly dangerous under wide. traffic citations. If these results should many conditions. No one can condone Fourth, minimum grades and maxi- be verified for drivers of the general speeding per se. But the fact remains mum-radius curves. public, it would be well to re-examine that a driver rolling along at 60 on a

Fifth, no long straight stretches that certain emphasis and enforcement pro- modern road designed for 60 is much might cause "road hypnosis." A road cedures based on the belief that fast less likely to have an accident than he with gentle sweeping curves every so drivers become involved in accidents is when sticking within the speed limit often helps to keep a driver alert. proportionately more than medium- of 40 on an old, outmoded road. Our Sixth, wide bridges and overpasses. speed, or slow drivers." experiences with freeways and toll roads No "hour-glassing" where the road goes Many officials in many States feel that during the past ten years have shown over a bridge or under an overpass. Con- slow speed contributes as many accidents that safety can be engineered into a crete bridge abutments are accident as high speed. Several years ago South road. When we cut down the number of makers when they are close to a road. Carolina put through a minimum speed decisions a driver has to make each mile In 1957, 10.8 percent of all fatal acci- law to match its maximum speed law. that he drives, we cut down his chances dents resulted from "collisions with fixed Drive along a typical South Carolina of making fatal errors. objects." highway and you will see signs that read, Oldtime automotive men had a fa- Seventh, good nighttime illumination. "Speed Limit 55, Minimum 40." The vorite saying. It went something like this:

Or, if complete illumination is imprac- minimums as well as the maximums vary "The most important nut on any auto- tical, some means should be used to re- with the type of road and the general mobile is the nut that holds the steering duce oncoming headlight glare. This can driving conditions. wheel." It still holds true and if the road be done by having very wide landscaped Why a minimum speed law? South designers and traffic experts can make it

divider strips, by building the opposing Carolina officials definitely feel that it is easier for you and me — "the nuts that lanes at different levels, or by installing a step toward safer highways and the hold the steering wheels" — to drive more a shield or fence on the divider strip. more efficient movement of traffic. They safely by building better roads, they will New Jersey's Garden State Parkway em- feel that "the slow driver must learn to be cutting a large hunk out of the grim ploys all three methods. keep pace with modern-day traffic. He statistics that today add up to a stagger- Eighth, plenty of rest and service must either join the normal flow of traf- ing annual total of traffic deaths. areas to cut down fatigue and driving fic and learn to share the road with his It will be expensive — very expensive. boredom. On many of our existing toll fellow motorists or he must take the But who can say that there was anything roads "driver asleep" is listed as the top consequences — a traffic ticket." cheap about the 38,700 deaths and 2,- cause of accidents. On Oklahoma's What it all boils down to is that speed 525,000 injuries that made up the road Turner Turnpike "driver asleep" acci- is a relative thing. Whether or not a toll for one single year, 1957? dents outnumber "excessive speed" ac- certain speed is safe depends on a num- THE END

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that, I thought. Second down and 14. the Rams' nine yard-line, 71 yards from runners. One is Mac's peripheral vision. "Well, I never hope to see a cyclone the point of origin of the pass. Los An- The average male's range of vision from

if he didn't feint one guy off his feet geles coaches termed it the most inside to side is about 140 degrees. But and rip loose from the other. Third credible feat they'd ever witnessed. No try this test: McElhenny, stretching his man dives and gets stiff-armed. Fourth Ram was caught out of position; the arms wide and as far back as they can dives and Mac hurdles over him. He's defense had reacted perfectly. Yet No. go, without turning his head can see the running for the sideline now and they 39 put the ball into position for an easy palms of his hands. Under test, his lat-

got him penned. Fifth and sixth guys field goal, six seconds before the final eral perception is almost 200 degrees. make solid tackles, but he's twistin' and gun, which brought victory to the Forty- "I've watched him slide away from siidin' and wrenches away. We can't Niners, 31-30. tacklers coming up from behind or the block for him at such crazy angles; so Slow-motion picture study of the side," says Halas, "that no other back it's all Mac against the whole bunch "King" has convinced George Halas of would have seen." of Rams." the Chicago Bears and other graybeards A "sixth sense," to use the phrase Several more gyrations later, McEl- of the circuit that he does have certain of Forty-Niner coach Frankie Albert, henny was knocked out of bounds on unworldly attributes, not given to other allegedly goes with this. It warns Mac

that an avalanche is about to collapse upon him when his eyes are of no use. "When I'm in the open," Mac attempts

to explain it, "it's like I'm walking down

a dark alley. The goal line is a glimmer of light ahead. Even though I can't see a man standing in a doorway behind me

with a blackjack, I sense he's there . . . and move away." Ordinarily, hurdling over the defense (the Cleveland Browns average 6-3 and 240 up front this season) is the surest way to get a leg unscrewed. Yet Mac is one "leaper" who regularly risks sui-

cide, and who gets away with it. He was the high-hurdles champion of California high schools in 1947, and he ran the 100 yards in :09.8. His fourth main as- set is power. Much of the short yardage the Forty-Niners punched out in tyin^ for the NFL Western Division title last December came from their broken-field star. "One time he was wide open for a score," relates Tay Brown, who coached McElhenny in junior college, "when he threw the ball into the air, let out a yell

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and collapsed. No one had touched him. leaguewide, and customers began to ask New Table Top Invention Puts You In. . He was running so hard he'd thrown his what had happened to the theory that knee out of joint." football is a physical combat sport. The PROFITABLE RUBBER The "most valuable" player in last experts' answer was: "We have to pass January's Pro Bowl game, Mac has but because we've reached an impasse. With STAMP BUSINESS one flaw the watchful NFL has been 260-pounders stacked against each other Home Operators now make $9.40 AN HOUR in busi- able to detect. He gambles, sometimes from end to end, it's impossible today ness once monopolized by a few big; companies disastrously. To find daylight, he'll sac- to gain consistently with the run." .Special rubber stamps brinjr }ii(rh rifice 10 or 15 yards by running in re- One of the few dissenters was the Iirices — coat only pennies to make on new, low-cost table top macbitie. < verse. The basic maxim of ball carrying late Tony Morabito, owner of the Forty- Take 27 cents worth of material- make perfect stamps, the kind busi- is to keep your long axis pointed toward Niners. (Morabito, ironically, later nesses a.itl otlices now buy by the dozen at 51.bO each. Make up to $9,40 an hour. Start in spare time in your own home. the goal. McElhenny can't — or won't — dropped dead during a game in which Run machine on kitchen table using ordinary electrical outlet. Make any kind of stamp. We'll send you free informa- remember that. .Still, he has averaged McElhenny performed excitingly.) tion without obli^ration about this established, hi)fhiy profitable business, now open to individuals for the tirst time. "Let's see what this new boy can do," For fift- information send name today on a post card to

Rubber Stamp Div., 1 51 2 Jarvls Ave. Dept. R 8 M, Cliicago 26, III. he told his coaches. "Build some plays , around him." Mac was handed the ball 98 times. A IUIlillIIU,||T BECOME T He rolled up 1,051 yards, averaged a ni l AN EXPER M | league-leading 7 yards per carry, touch- ALymii ii Mnl SEND FOR FREE downed ten times, and was voted Rook- SAMPLE LESSON Executive Accountants nnd <'l'As tMin >:.. ) t.. ^HI.OOO a year ie of the Year over a number of fancy-

' ,11, 1- ,,,,„! ,,,f cr 1 ,,..,1 \,^, w lit,. („,. free book. (Jpportuni- Dan tossers. And the National League, J.I taking a fresh look at itself, decided that LASALLE Extension University, 417 So. Dearborn St. A Correspondence Institution, Dpt. 1 136I-H, Chicago 5, III. the game of Heffelfinger, Thorpe, and Rockne needn't be a form of fresh-air YOU CAN RILY ON basketball after all. As of last season the NFL properly ASTHMADOR Dr. R. Schiffmann's ASTHMADOR came back to earth. This fall the funda- powder alleviates the distressing mental pad-popping run is the thing T?* symptoms of bronchial asthma. 60-40 Place a pinch in a saucer, light once more. The ratio favoring and Inhale welcome relief! Also in cig- the pass has been reversed by many arettes and pipe mix. At all druggists. teams. The Cleveland Browns used but four passes in a recent victory over NEEDED Green Bay, and the Rams — the tossing- INVENTORS AT ONCE est crew of all in the past— now produce If you have an invention you wish to sell outrig"ht or the majority of their yards with bucks, license on royalty, write us at once. We are seeking in- ventions of household sweeps, counterruns, and pitch-outs. items, jrames, toys, sports items, "Keep I in»iiii<; — they visited lis with t)ieir tools, and mechanical and technical devices. Patented Along with McElhenny, the new or unpatented. For further information and free bro- kid, didn't they?" chure outlining mannfacturf rs' requirements, royalty rates, 'ifn<\ name (no (jra winjjs, pleiise) A\ii;nK'AN i.i:<;n>N' .ma^;azi\'i: heroes are Jimmy Brown, a fine rookie on letter or nostcard at once. KESSLER CORPORATION. Dept. D 3611 Fremont. Ohio runner for Cleveland in 1957; Tommy Wilson and Jon Arnett of the Rams; — Lenny Moore of the Baltimore Colts; 5.2 yards per rush for six seasons a STOPS FOOT ITCH mark that should make you blink. Old- Ollie Matson of the Cardinals; John KILLS ATHLETE'S FOOT FUNGI timers won't let anyone be mentioned Henry Johnson of the Lions; and whizz- Dr. Scholl's SOLVEX re- in' Willie Gallimore of Bears. in the same breath with Bronko Nagur- the All lieves ilc liiiig of Athlete's

I'lint . kills fun({i of the ski, the Bears' fullback of the 193()'s. combine power (6-1, 190-pound aver- infection on contact. . . helps heal red, raw, cracked, The fact remains, however, that Bron- age), speed, and shiftiness. They give peeling skin between t<»es and »in feet. Litjuid, Oint- ment or l^owder. Insist on Dr. Scholl's SOLVICX. ko's career average was 4.6 yards. The crowds what they'd almost forgotten ex- alltime NFL ground-gaining record be- isted — violent open-field conflict. longs to Steve Van Buren, the Philadel- T-quarterbacks still may collect their phia Eagles back of 1944-51. In those salary. But for the first time in a decade, PAYS BIG! SEND FOR FREE, BIG, ILLUS- eight years he grossed yards. the flip artists are sleeping in the upper TRATED CATALOG NOW! Graduates report 5,860 iiKih II i;; siit...t.iiil incomes. Start and run your /BoOK/i berths, own business quiciily. Men, women of all ages, Comparably, Mac has gained 3,400 the ball carriers in the lowers. learn easil\-. c nurse covers Sales. Propertv /mis// Alaiiagrement. AppraisiiiL'. l.n.ms. Mm lu.T.^es. ami Lwovv// yards as a halfback. As chief instigator of this, Mac also related subjects. STUDY AT HOME .ir in . l.|s>- He's added nearly rnoms in loadinpr cities. |iii.j..nia aunnlid.

. Write TODAY for free. I I>! Nn ilil i .it i. n i has added a historic rules footnote. K.iic.iii Vi 1.900 yards by doubling as a pass-catch- Approved for Wm I.I \V.i|. II an. I tcrans WEAVER SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE K t. it)3G) ing end. He's returned punts and kick- Rumors that rivals were out to cripple 2020A Gr,md Avenue Kansas City 8, Mo. offs another 2.000 yards. The 7,300 to- him have bothered league officials for tal is unmatched, and rather like storm- some years. In 1954 Mac was knocked a tackier after a LOOfC ing Mt. Everest on roller skates when down by Bear good- you consider all the facts of McElhen- sized rim. Attempting to get up and gain ny's career. another yard, he was simultaneously for Rupture Help Arriving as a rookie in the pro league struck by half a dozen Bears. He suf- Try a Brooks Patented Air Cushion appliance. Thia mar- in 1952, he found himself amidst the fered a shoulder separation; he was out velous invention for most forms of reducible rupture is GUAR- dizziest aerial circus in football history. for half the season. ANTEED to bring YOU heav- Ground attack was virtually dead. In At once a new pro rule was drafted. enly comfort and security- day and night — at work and one 1953 Forty-Niner-Bears game, an Badly needed but long-opposed, it fi- Bt play—or it costs you NOTH-

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today is illegal. did both within two years. At 15 he mates. "I wish they hadn't stopped there, tried football as a 125-pound freshman But the silence came hard — Mac though," Mac remarks, wistfully. "Half at George Washington High in Los sprinted for touchdowns of 61, 83, 91, the time, when I'm at the bottom of a Angeles. "I found out I was scared to 97, 98, and 100 yards. He singlehanded- pile, I've got somebody's thumb in my be tackled," he confesses. "I'd head for ly scored all the points in a game later eye and a knee in my belly. They the sideline and out of bounds, every headlined, "McElhenny 20, UCLA 20." wrench my neck and bend back my fin- chance. Right up to my college years, And he broke most existing Coast Con- gers. I've even had guys bite me." in fact, I was afraid I still had a streak ference rushing marks. The university Bulldog-jawed, splay-nosed, and thick of yellow." added 18,000 seats to its stadium, and of neck, Mac looks as tough as a Singa- No one ever guessed his secret fear. filled them for every McElhenny game. pore bouncer. A few years ago, indeed, He gained size to 190 pounds. At Comp- The inevitable letdown came when he had a short temper. Once, in an argu- ton (Calif.) Junior College, he scored Peggy McElhenny spoke four words to ment with a traffic officer, Mac knocked 19 touchdowns in 12 games. McElhen- her husband. "You," she said, "are a the cop over his motorcycle. Today he ny fan clubs sprang up all around town. fathead." can't stand to spank his two small Members wore buttons, met with the Professional teams all but confirmed daughters. "He's become gentle with regularity of Davey Crockett clubs, and that allegation at the 1952 draft meeting age," reports Peggy, his wife of nine staged a "McElhenny Day" which drew in Philadelphia, when nine of them re- years. "He almost ruined his career 40,f^00. Thirty-two bigtime colleges en- fused to select McElhenny in the annual rather than hurt a little boy." tered bids when he finished at Compton college player lottery. Choice after During an exhibition scrimmage a in 1948. "Mac could have had up to choice went around the table before the toddler ran from the crowd and in front $10,000 a year," says a friend, "but the Forty-Niners gambled and claimed him. of the speeding McElhenny. Hurling schools didn't want him to get married. "We figured he could be tamed." himself sidewise, Mac wrenched ankle Mac got married and went to the Uni- Coach Frankie Albert of the Forty-

tendons so badly it was feared he was versity of Washington, which was far Niners said recently. "Pro squads, you finished. from the highest bidder." know, create their own discipline." At an estimated $18,000 a season But at Seattle 'Mac didn't have to Albert and Co. broke Mac in shortly (with a specialty-food sales job on the stint. He drove a new convertible, had after his first weeks in training camp. side), McElhenny is one of the most an expensive apartment, lived the idol- Having never been asked to block in col-

prosperous men in his trade, which has ized life of an Ail-American. "It was lege, he saw no need for it then. Mac led old family friends and doctors to heady sti ff," he says now, "and I guess missed one key block. On the next play

observe that miracles never will cease. it got me." all the Forty-Niners sat on their hands. He was born in Los Angeles on Decem- Mac didn't study. He failed econom- Four massive Rams roared through and ber 31, 1928, to a wispy, 130-pound ics and history. He temperamentally re- all but removed McElhenny from San father and a tiny mother. The McEl- moved himself from games when he felt Francisco's Kezar Stadium. Convincer hennys vigorously opposed his entry inin the mood — and let Coach Howie No. 2 came at Dallas. After 67- and 89-

to a bloody sport. At 1 1 he stepped on Odell whistle. Before one game, fans yard scoring spurts, Mac decided he'd a broken milk bottle, severing all the pushing through the gates were startled had enough. Strolling to the bench, he tendons in his right foot. Six months in to see Mac playing a trumpet and lead- tossed his helmet to Trainer Bob Kleck- bed and seven more on crutches did lit- ing a band which was tootling a dis- ner. "That's it for today," he breezily tle to help him. Doctors said he would cordant version of A lexauders Ragtime announced, moving to the bench. never run and possibly never walk again. Baud. Coach Odell finally stopped speak- But there was no bench room. Two dozen grim-faced Forty-Niners wouldn't let him sit down. "Get back to work, you bum!" they jointly stated. Moved by a desire for self-preserva- tion, Mac fell into line, and by the close of his first season was among the club's most popular members. His Forty-

Niner mates demonstrated it the afternoon the Philadelphia Eagles engaged in a field fight with McElhenny. All the Forty-Niner regulars and substitutes, plus several hundred fans, tore into the Eagles in one of the fiercest free-for-alls ever seen in the rugged National League.

"Even a little piccolo player came to my rescue," grins McElhenny. "Just as a big Eagle was about to belt me, he reached down from the bandstand and crowned the guy with his instrument." The rest of the National League doesn't believe Mac needs a piccolo player—or anyone else—to help him. But they do wish they had a ground-to- ground, radar-eyed missile mounted on the sideline when he breaks into one "A freezer full of venison ought to soften the blow for George's wife." of his twisting long runs — the sort that have brought that old-fashioned thud AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE back to American arenas. the end

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hunt and fish in Nova Scotia before \\ inter sets in should contact Legionnaire Dave Bell at 267 Tow nsend St.,''Sydney, N. S., ROD Canada. License fee is $40, which permits AND you to take two deer of either sex. Guide's fee is $35 a week per man. (Guide takes two men.) Room and board $35 per man. (Dave says the grub is the good, home- cooked variety.) Guide's room and board GUN $17.50 per man. Fishing for cod and pol- CLUB lack is excellent, and no license is needed. (Continued from page 8) Dave will give you more details. approximately 18 inches long \\ ith the fork GERALD ZOEHLER, JR., 15, of 764 Lex-

1 not over ' : inches across, and sharpen each ington, \A'altham, Mass., teaming with point. Push the stick from the inside out Wallace Lj inan, 14, of Middlefield, Conn., through the vent, and everything comes won the Junior Two Man Team Match out clean and the deer will drain well when at the National Rifle and Pistol Matches hung up. This saves time and trouble in held at Camp Perry, Ohio. Gerald also the woods. And in dragging the carcass to placed second in the Whistler Boy Individ- the car you avoid getting dirt in it." ual Small-Bore Rifle Match, being headed only by Michael Costello of Dayton, Ohio, GEORGE MACIAN, of 209 Pine St., Mid- NORTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE the winner. Some 30 youngsters between dletow n. Pa., says that if you deer hunters will conduct a short course in Game the ages of 14 and 18 competed. get into a situation where you hear noises Hunting from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, 1958. Gerald wore the colors of The Ameri- in the brush, or see just part of a deer but Dr. Fred Barkalow, head of the college's can Legion Department of Massachusetts. not enough to afford accurate identifica- Zoolog\- Department, will be in charge of He had caught the attention of Capt. Ed- tion, > ou should use a slingshot to fire a instruction. He will be assisted by various ward R. Frizzell, USAR (ret.), of Plain- small pebble to one side of the deer to experts in this field. Course will include field, Mass., who is a member of The make him move so you can get a better pheasant, quail, deer, and other hunting American Legion National Marksmanship look at him. Of course, George carries trips. Trap and skect shooting will be in- Committee. Capt. Frizzell proposed that slingshot and pebbles in his pocket for just cluded to improve marksmanship. Dogs the Department of Alassachusetts sponsor such an occasion. will be provided w here required. Hunting Gerald. The Massachusetts Legion agreed, licenses will be a\ ailable. Alcals and lodg- and tiius Gerald went to Camp Perr\-. MARTIN PIEPENBROK, of 925 W. Main ing will be provided at Howard Johnson's St., Jackson, Mo., has a trick for squirrel Motor Lodge at Southern Pines. Wives are hunters. He writes: "Carry a white cloth welcome. Cost: $175 for course. For full with a weight tied to the corner of it. details and illustrated, descriptive folder, When you have a squirrel treed and are write: Division of College Extension, Box sitting there waiting for him to show him- 5125, State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. self where you can get a shot at him, pull

out the weighted white cloth and throw it THE HIGH STANDARD Manufacturing to the other side of the tree. The squirrel Company of Hamden, Conn., has just will then almost alwajs show himself on added a new beaut>' to its line. Called the JIM AGA, who writes from Box 71, Al- \"our side of the tree." exandria, tells Hi-Standard Double-Nine, it's a nine-shot, Minn., us how to make an .22-caliber, single- and double-action re- inexpensive crow decoy: "Fashion your T. L. PANKEY, of 1838 N. 69th St., Mil- decoy out of a wire coat hanger like the volver. A Western-style handgun, it has waukee 13, \Vis., always takes along a fish single-stroke multiple ejection for faster picture above. Cover it with a dull black landing gaff to free his motor propeller reloading, plus the safety of rebounding cloth pulled tight around the wire decoy. from weeds. He says this is much better hammer wkh automatic safety block. Made Then back off into the woods and blow than trying to get the weeds off with your of select high-tensile steel, with a nine-shot your crow call." Jim says the results will hands, because that way you might scorch swing-out c>'linder that handles all .22's be surprising. your hands on tiie hot exhaust or even fall (high speed and regular), it sells for $44 overboard. with the blue finish; the deluxe nickle ALBERT HENN, Rock Springs, Wis., has finish costs an additional $5.95. a couple for you: When camping, make a DALE JOHNSON, who lives at 420 reflector for your hanging lantern by Main St., Walnutsport, Pa., offers: "If you cutting a square of aluminum foil the go duck hunting on a frozen lake, try w^dth of the roll. Cut a hole for the top pouring a couple of quarts of laundry blu- of the lantern. Pinch over creases at cer- ing on the ice. Place your decoys in the tain points to make it more rigid. covered the bluing. flying When bow hunting, camouflage hunt- area by Ducks overhead will think the area is open water ing equipment by winding florist's green and come down." stretchable tape around it. This tape ad- heres to itself and can easily be wound MIKE HURST, of 148 E. Railroad St., around \'our bow to cut its glare and pro- Sumner, 111., uses the plastic containers that tect it from moisture. in hold his .22 rifle CLEMENT H. CAMPBELL, of 1030 Polk toothbrushes come to bullets. says, "I slip on the cap and St., \'icksburg, Aliss., was repainting his THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER people have He stick the tube in the rule pocket of my boat and paddles a short time ago when an put out a 17-incii scale model of their dungarees. Handy and waterproof!" idea struck him. He painted stripes six "Duchess" boat, the well-known 15-ft. inches apart across the wide part of his sports runabout. Miniature outboard motor — Jack Denton Scott paddle and so marked each stripe. Now by dri\ en by flasiilight batteries supplies the pushing his paddle down in the water, he propelling power for the scaled down If you have a helpful idea that pertains can easily measure the depth. The marks "Duchess." Nice Christmas gift for a boat to hunting or fishing, send it along. If ve go to four feet. Then he put one-inch enthusiast. Complete with motor: $9.95. can use it, we'll reward you with a hunting stripes across the handle of his paddle. He State make of motor wanted. Write Arkan- or fishing accessory. Address: Outdoor Editor, uses these as a gauge for measuring the sas Traveler Boats, Box 2501, Little Rock, The American Legion Magazine, 720 Fifth length of his fish. Ark. Avenue, New York 19, New York.

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GOOD IDEA POST EXCHANGE Sir: Congratulations on that fine article OPPORTUNITIES "Your Best Buy in Transportation,'' in "i?ft!!r.H FOR YOU your August issue. That article made For rates, write Combined Classified me sit up and think. I am a foreign 529 W Madison. Ctiicago 6

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Loan application in every sense of sent free in percent Americanism car dealers could use this idea to sell plain envelope. Give occupation. American Loan Plan, City National Bank, Dept. AC-n, Omaha 2, Nebraska. the word. The result? The candidates their autos. Since I am 15 years old, _ BUSINESS & MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNIT IES showed up all right, 21 of them. The this letter little frac- might sound a MAKE $10,000. YEAF^f Fire AdjustingI Details Free. Stirling Corona N.Y. general public? Fewer than 50 people tured, but I'm convinced it might do 68, EARN EXTRA CASH I Prepare Advertising Postcards. Lang- were in the meeting hall — and this some good. dons, Box 4n07PX, Los Angeles 41, California^ included the candidates, the husbands Robin Roth OF INTEREST TO WOMEtJ FREE— BIG NEW Wholesale CatalogI Up to 50% savings for and wives of the candidates. Post Springjield, Pa. you, family, friends on nationally-known gifts, jewelry, toys, members who managed to find the appliances. 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VISCOSE COMPANY sale of poppies, renew interest in The 140 North Dearborn Street, Chicago 2. Illinois August 1943 we were given the op- American Legion, and create a greater ponunity to abolish this contract by awareness of our responsibilities to our joining the Army—or going home. At WHEN FALSE TEETH wounded \ etcrans, our Post, and our this time there was much unfair criti- community. cism of the A\'omen's Army Auxiliary Tony Hiiono CAUSE SORE GUMS Corps. A few couldn't take this adverse Philadelphia, Pa. You get undreamedindreamed of relief in Xl ly J | talk; others couldn't take the hard seconds Medically-foimulated H /V.JJ'K \ work, sacrifice and the difficult adjust- NUM-ZITr Adult StrenpthUtrenpth. has .—.-—jy-y^jy-y^flpt.ffat. '^L>yil^ already broupht blessed relief to ment. They quit! Thank God for the ... ^^^^.^^^ •J'\l/ EPILOGUE thousands. Reoccommended by women who sta> ed on and don't feel dentists everywyhere. Pleasant- 7^~V ^ tasting . . . eases discomforti while / Sir: 1 was particularh' interested in \ the Government owes a living ' them you break in new falser,. l^.^*,.„tUteeth. for doing a job they expected nothing the article entitled "When Things Works wonders, too, for relief of toothache, neu- from in the beginning. Were Really Tough" in the August ralgic pains. Keep it handy for quick first aid. At all drug counters. M. Virginia Brennan issue of The American Legion Maga- La Mesa, zine. Mr. Ladson writes concerning Calif. >^c/u/f Strength the island of Bora Bora on which I NUMZIT was ANOTHER stationed for ten months after the Another fine Purepac product WARNING w ar. I alw a> s wondered who put those Sir: Senator Stuart S\ mington's "pro" big guns up in the hills and how thc\' ALWAYS BUY LEGION sentiment in >'our September 1958 did if. We always gave credit to the "Washington Pro and Con" may well Arm>' engineers, and as a N'a\ y \ct I ADVERTISED BRANDS rest negatively with a great many of am glad to know our outfit did the Your purchase of American Legion job. your readers, when he states, in part: The base was disestablished in the Magazine advertised brands re- "In case they attack us, the possible summer of 1946, and all equipment sults in full value received, cuts enemy will have a highly organized was sold to the French Government. down on buying mistakes, and The ammunition was taken out to sea team. That much is now clear." If the assures us of their continued ad- in barges and dumped. six good Senator should care to .scan the There were vertising appropriations. enlisted men and one lieutenant on the Congressional Record of April 25, 1956, The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine island at this time. he would learn that the late Senator We had a much better of it than .Mr. Joseph McCarthy made that ominous go Ladson. Wc all sailed away together one morning, forecast rather clear at that time and and the native population was there that on October 30, 1955, in a speech UPTURE to see the "pulangi" sailors leave. I at Boston, Senator /McCarthy also guess the guns are still in the hills warned of the lagging missile program because that is where we left them. of the Defense Department. For this ENJOY NEW FREEDOM eflfrontcry he Robert E. Mulligan earned the castigation of of action, peace of mind \ Senator S\ mingt<)n Jeffersoireille, Pa. and comfort at work or \ who, it may be, play. Proven, patented Mil- only knows what he reads but has Letters published in Sound Off! do not ler holds your rupture back Day Night will you yiecessarily represent the policy of The and — bring only taken to reading lasting relief, has helped thou- in recent weeks. American Legion. withheld, Name if re- sand.s. For FUEE facts in plain John J. Bogaski quested. Keep your letters short. 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For hand or electric drills. Brand new, genuine hard- ened carbon tool steel drills from 1/16" through This giant kiddie playhouse is big enough for 2 Diamonds and what you should know about them designed 1/4". Each drill children. Constructed of dur.able Dupont water- is the subject of this new catalog. You'll learn and tempered to give many proof plastic, it stands 3 ft. high, covers almost about diamond-grading and get other advice which drillings through steel, aluminum, iron, wood, 9 sq. ft. of floor space. Sets up in a minute, folds may save you money. There are also photographs plastic. Sells in the stores down for easy storage. Doors and windows open of diamond rings, pins, bracelets. Prices range from for up to $6. and close. $1.25 ppd. 5 for $5 ppd. Giant Play- $25 to $5,000, Catalog is free. Kaskel's, Dept. Complete set postpaid. ~ house, Dept. AL, 33 2nd Ave., N.Y. 3. 839-L, 41 W. 57th St., N.Y. 19. MONEY BACK IF YOU DON'T AGREE THIS IS THE BEST TOOL VALUE EVER! Send Check, Cash, Money Order, WE PAY POSTAGE ... If C.O.D. You Pay Postage.

: SCOTT-MITCHELL HOUSE, INC. : Dept. 4511. 415 South Broadway. Yonkers, N.Y.

LETS HER WEAR * til HOLIDAY Mark your kid's clothes u itii tliese \\ as]t-rt*sistant This handy pocket knife with scissors is made by GREETINGS! cloth labels. The\' iron on in 1 minute— last the life Italian craftsmen, makes a nice gift. Contains 2" of the garment! Three lines of printing in black knife blade, nail file and scissors, and has a simu- Here's a new way to put yourself or someone you love in a festive mood! Two pairs of dainty 55 denier non-run with assorted homespun borders of red, blue, green, lated mother-of-pearl handle. Small, compact and tricot acetate ladies' panties, that bear holiday greetings. vellow and brown. In plastic box—50 for $1; 100 nice, it comes for $2 ppd. You can order one from "Merry Christmas" is emhroidered in red oti the white for $1.75; 200 for $3.25. Handy Gifts, Rm. 55, the Hollis Company, Dept. AL, 1133 Broadway, pair — and "Happy New Year" in white on the black pair. In size 5, 6 or 7. Gift Boxed. Set $1.50 ppd. Jasperson Bldg,, Culver City, Calif. New York 10, N.Y. Send Check or Money Order. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded. FiREE! With each order a year'i subscription (6 isscics) .0 Dir famous Gift Magazine! FREE on request a single copy of our unusual gift magazine. Spencer Gifts, 915 Spencer Building, Atlantic City, N.J. AN EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS GIFT! See the Stars, Moon, Planets Close Up! 3" ASTRONOMICAL REFLECTING TELESCOPE

60 to 160 Power— An Unusual Buy! FAMOUS MT, PALOMAR TYPE! RliiKs of S^ituin, the plar huEe rate 1 the Mo Sta Cluste IS of .Ju- upitor in detail. Equatorial mount with lock on both axes. Alumlnizetl and overcoated 3" diameter hiph-speed f/10 mirror. Tele- -scope come.s equipped with a

, 60X eyepiece and a mounted „ . Magic can be a lot of fun if you have a really Gleaming teeth and bristling whiskers give life- Barlow Lens, Rivlnc you 60 to 160 power. Low-cost accessory eyepiece available for power up to 32(i. An good set. This is, and with it you can do a batch like realism to these half real size molded repro- Optical Finder Telescone included. Sturdv. h.irrtwood. portable tripod. Free with scope: Valuable STAR CHART of tricks including passing a ring through solid ductions. In natural color and mounted on genuine and 272 page "Astronomy Book." cloth etc. Covers card tricks, tricks. Stock No. 85,050-HD $29.95 Pstpd- flower Complete mahogany plaque ready to hang. Tiger, African large set with full instructions is $7.23 ppd. leopard and black panther heads available. Each, Send Check or M.O. — Satisfaction Guaranteed! Smaller set, $3.23 ppd. Magic Mold, Inc., Dept. $3,23 ppd. Standard American, Dept. AL-11, 1 SEND FOR FREE CATALOG "HD" 84 I'ages of Terrilie Optic. il n.oRiilns: AL, 467 Livonia Ave., Brooklyn 7, N, Y. Park Ave., N.Y. 16, EDMUND SCIENTIFIC CO., Borrington, New Jersey Fires U.S. Made Standard .308 AMMO MADE BY REMINGTON, THE AMERICAN LEGION SHOPPER section is WINCHESTER, WESTERN & PETERS not composed of paid advertising; it is an COMPLETE WITH TELESCOPIC SIGHTI ..mplete w ith brand new U. S. made

1 I'ower Spoi tinn Scope with coated editorial feature, all products are sold and lense.s. .idjustahle for winda^'e and

<1< \ ,1 1 Kill 111 f'.-ision , mounted on a moneyback guarantee. rhted. The most outstanding **^ purpose big game sporting riflo ever olTered. Our gunsmiths select a factory brand new 22" unfired U.S. made .308 Winch. i,m Cal. barrel, fit and headspace to a choice ail niilltd surplus 5-shot Model 95 FN Belgian Mauser military action with turned down bolt handle. Mounted in a fine walnut spoi t^rized military stock. The result is a fireaim equal in accuracy and value to ;niv spoiti r costing four times as much! Absolute satisfaction .t vqim mnncy l,;u-k. WITH OPEN SIGHTS 7MM MAUSER SPORTER $19.95 The uU-n\ brush iin. 7MM FN Rclci.m .spoiler th open siehts adjustiible to

2000 1 Turnifd tlow.i bolt. Used but intet'd in very good shooting condition

pcct. A rmc gun .it a f;.buIous price for the man who prefers open .^icM^ 7MM MAUSER SPORTER wi.h .eiescop^ sight

Genuine okl-tiine, l>u;4l(.--t\'pc limiting horns are crafted from select steer horns. Imported, horns are hand-polished and come equipped with raw- $29.65 hide shoulder thong. You don't see too many of A complole gunsmith snorter these today, and this one is a real beauty. Meas- from our own shop. Belgian Fabrique Nationale all .S-shot bolt fitted and headspaced to ures a full 18" along the curve. $3.95 ppd. Banner (FN) millea action a selected very good 7MM FN Mauser barrel. Military walnut stocks Supply, 1308-AM Lincoln Bldg., N. Y. 17. are contoured to sporter lines. We fit a brand new U. S. made 4 power sportii th all coated lenses, windage and elevation adjust- ments to your gTjn. precision mounted and boresighted. This gun is also equipped with MARTIN B. RETTING, INC fully adjustable open sights. Scope mounting allows you to use either sighting system at will. Barrel is an ideal 22", excellent in brush an

A GENUINE SPUTNIKS I & II BRUSSELS FAIR STAMPS

^ Weillfigton Boot

Big collection of stamps: ma #19.?>5 Postpaid in U.S.A. Sputnik 1 in Orbif, Sputnik A new experience in versatile footwear. Unexcelled slipper-like comfort 2 in Rocket Flight, Strato- Just send in any favored action shot from your whether "roughing it" or pl.iin relax- collection for enlarged reproduction on a hanger- sphere Balloon, Meteor, ing. Our most popular "all around" boot. 9" high. Uppers of glowing, equipped, lacquer protected tole tray. Negative pre- Station, Radio Telescope, actual TV set. TV full grain calf, legs of soft kid. ferred, but positive print, or slide will do nicely. Station Microscope, Microbe Hunter, Brussels Leather lined, leather soles. Sepia print tray. on 14"xl8" black and gold $5.50 Fair Set showing puppets, etc. All this is yours Available in all sizes and widths ppd. Holiday House, Dept. Bellevue Theatre Specify brown, black, size, AM, offers. Free, to introduce our bargain approval width. Satisfaction and per- Bldg., Upper Montclair, N.J. EXTRA: 48-page Stamp Dictionary included. fect fit guaranteed. Order by mail only. Jim Richards Send 10c to cover mailing costs. Shoe Co. AL-118 Wellesley Hills 82, Mass. Send STAMPEX CO., Box 47-HL, White Plains, N. Y. for free color catalog showing boot line for entire family.

New Kind of Appointment Calendar

SCHEDULE PAL "FOREIGN BARGAINS" over the world! Entirely new type of ap- Now! Get Foreign Bargains from all pointment wail calendar. Italy, Hong After each date, there are # Bargain offers from Germany, Japan, tivo spaces for entering Kong, India, etc.. etc. tlie day's obligations. # ACTUAL NAMES AND ADDRESSES: Lends to orderly itself information on HOW to BUY Direct from scheduling of your busy % Complete day. All 12 monthly Overseas (It's Easy). sheets are usable no mat- A Many overseas firms looking for representatives, ter when you buy It, salesmen. since you activate each # Many offer drop ship items— even complete drop sheet by marking In the ship illustrated catalogs of foreign products. month and year as you willing sell sample units. Bed extender gives tall men 6 inches of extra com- It. # Most offers to Terrific Profits in gra tic ite S5(' clock plls fort. Has inner spring, foam padding. Height for $5.00! $1.75 w; 7h sells for $7.95! Other ter- adjustable. Fits at head or foot. No attaching. 00 rific items too nume us to mentionl «1 ach delivered Our new paper is worth its weight In «:old! Thou- Self-supporting. Twin mattress size, $8.55; double sands already on our subscription list. A tremendous, $3.()0 per size, $10.55; 6 inch side rail extender for beds excltlntr new field to operate. Reg. price Is year. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER. Just S2.nO with foot boards, S5.15 pd. Better Sleep, Inc., for one year. (Why pay more for courses, books, etc..') Dept. AL, New Providence, N.J. COMMERCIAL PRESS "FOREIGN BARGAINS '-Box 591-CB, Lynn, Mass. Dept 600. 3521 Butler St.. Pittsburgh 1,

WRITE FOR NEW FREE! WHISKEY STYLE BOOK FLAVORED TOOTHPASTE!!

woHd's largest V GENUINE 6 PROOF STUFF selection at any price SCOTCH—BOURBON—RYE Why fight oral hygiene—enjoy it! Here's the YOUR OLD FUR COAT INTO best argument yet for brushing teeth 3 times Don't hoard Pocket alarm watch makes a useful gift. Tins fine NEW CAPE • STOLE • JACKET a day. Full size 2'/^ oz. tubes. MORTON'S rf-niodtls your old, worn, out-of-style fur give 'em for gifts. Send 7-jewel Swiss-made one can be set to go off at any <-oat, iacki't or fape Into a glamorous new fur fashion. (there's plenty) so time, rings with Included rrattilin'}. ti'-w lining, interlining, monooram. clean, each tube and start living. a clear tone. Back opens to fonii ing, glazing all for tJ^.9S. $1 for j_ stand, makes watch double as desk or night-table Order from Morton's World's 1st & largest One-Price ^ Fur Service. FREE GIFT CATALOG clock. Second sweep, luminous dial, hands. Handy Morton's styllnff and work praised by Harper's Bazaar. Glamour, and others. Send No Money! -Just mail old DEPT. AL-II for businessmen, travelers etc. $13.2.5 ppd. Prince fur. state dress size, lieiglU. Pay when new stylo GREENLAND STUDIOS arrives. Or write for 10.'»;) Style Book. • PIUSBURGH PA. Enteriirises, Dept. AM, 305 Madison, N.Y. 17. MORTON'S, Dept. 5-K, Washington 4, D. C. 5858 FORBES STREET 17, THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 • 57 .

THE Now! Save Over ^3 per too AMERICAN ON AMAZING ^^^^ Food Supplement LEGION 16 VITAMINS 12 MINERALS in a Singli Tablet ncluding the Important "RED' MK.inin B12 Along with Othei St Its for the Growth o Red Blood Cells Try this FRESHLY-PACKED. Guaranteed. Potency a;i-Vitamin-Mineral Formula, PLEMS—Containing 28 Nutritional Factors— at a cost of $2.35 for 100 tablets—one a day is an adequate dose! Each PLEMS tabIM contain!

Vii. * S. OOOUSPunili Fluorint 0.1 Mg. Rutin 1 Mg. Vit. D I, iOOUSPunili Iron ISMg. Chalina 10 Mg. Vitamin 8'I> IMfg. Calcium 143 Mg. Inaiilal 10 Mg. F«lic *c id 0.3 Mg. Monganatt 1 Mg. Udim O.ISMg. yilomin C M mg. (al. Malybdenum 0.5 Mg. Vitamin 1-1 S Mg. Pantoth«nat« 3 Mg. Patottiwm 5 Mg. Vilomin 11 I M,. Niatinam ^ „, Zin< 1 Mg. Vitamin l-t O.S Mg. Vitamin K O.I Mg. Magnriium 10 Mg. Your name and addrrss can be printed on 1000 of Recognize these? Probably the most durable phones <«ball O.IS Mg. Vilomin E 1.15 I.U. Phespharws 110 Mg. tliese qviality giimnied labels. They come packed e\'er made, these ha\e been reconditioned and re- f»»per I Mg. lialin 1 Meg. in a free, useful plastic gift box and are handy finished in gleaming black, together make a good, Tests prove tliat no cnmparatile, nationally adver- for use on stationer\', checks, books, cards, records, cheap intercom. Fine for home, offices, garages, tNed funnula surpasses I'lenis in vahie and potenc\ 'J'Ih'v i-i'iitain vifaniin pnfencies that e.\eec(l niinirmiln etc. Nicely printed on gummed paper, 1000 are cabins etc. Pair, with surj^lus battery. 50 ft. wire, ;rlulr (lailv renuil' Inents. SI ppd. Print name and address clearly. Teen S7.95 ppd. Extra phones, $3.95; wire. 2c ft. too Tahlets . . . S2.35 SOO Tablets . . . $10.00 Scientific, 250 Tablets . . . $5.25 1.000 Tablets . . . $19.00 Products, P.O. Box 1724, Grand Cen. Stat., N.Y. 17. Chabon 411-AL Lincoln Bldg., .N.Y. 17. PLEM.S and V.Q. Ro.val Jell.v are sold onl.v at the addresses below. We pav all ROYAL postage. Order C.O.D. or -Save all charKes by sendlritr JELLY fheck or money order. Monev b.ack if not satisfied. I.Kh Capsule of 50 M: POTENCY! NOT $20. NOT $15 VITAMIN-QUOTA hut onlv $4.95 lor 50 Caps. $9.00 for 100 Caps. ".20. bO lor 250 Caps. $38.50 for SOO Caps. Dept. T-490, 880 Broadway, New York 3, N.Y. or Dept. T-490, 112S Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles 19, Calif. Sales in Oilifomi,, add

giant inflatable toys of pre-historic monsters

Don't judge a book b\- its co\'er — cspecialK- when Deluxe "Icelander" triple-ply insulated undersuit GIGANTIC there isn't a book at all. Crazy Book Titles printed will keep you wanner even at 75 degrees below in color on poster board, is cut to look like row of 10 freezing. Has rugged 100% nylon outer fabric, DINOSAURS books. Put on bookshelf—watch the fun when friends 7 ozs. of all Dacron polyester miracle fiber insula- see titles as "Embalming Can Be Fini". "Brain Sur- tion. Gives good protection against cold. Made to gery Self Taught", etc. SI ppd. Greenland Studios, sell for S42.95. Now SI 5.88 pi)d. Carson's, Dept. Dept. AL, 5858 Forbes, Pittsburgh, Pa. AL, 475 Fifth Ave., N.Y. 17. for $100 I plus 2Sc I post. up to 4 feet tall Commjnd these d lowing pre historic

monsters to four e^efy pianh Toss them

m the ait >nd their always land on their feet Made oi molded one piece

quality latei completely inflatable

with genuine toss up teet action

Thrill to their tascmalmg names

PUTfOSAURUS - SUSERPfNT

PROTOCERATOPS - TRITASNAPATUS

3PHENAC0NOON - TRACHODON CERATOSAUROS

Each set coniains all 7 DINOSAURS for 7 different Only $1.00 plus 25c postage and handling per pre-hi»tofic sct. The most exciting gift a child can re- ceive. Money Back Guarantee. In ordering mentieri You don't have to struggle with figures when you The more than 3 ft. of this giant smoking train please PRINT name and address. have this pocket adding machine that adds to will puff its way into the heart of your favorite GIANT DINOSAURS, Dept. H-86 nearly a million, also niultiijlies and subtracts. A youngster. Loaded with play — cars take-apart — 114 EAST 32nd ST. NEW YORK 16, N. Y. money and time saver for hf)me, office, school, en.gine really smokes — cars connect, disctmnect — taxes etc. Cr)inplete with metal stylus and pro- can carry loads. Complete 5-piece train with real tective simulated leather case, $2.98 ppd. Terry smoke device and train whistle, SI.98 ppd. Grace REAL DOLLS Elliott Co., Dept. AM-35, 135 E. 44, N.Y. 17. Nocera, 28876 Alton Rd., Wickliffe, Ohio in exquisite detail up to 4 inches

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ollOOdolYOXO f S -^l^^hSt. This miniature D.C. electric motor looks and runs The good people that make these Spark-0-^^at^c just like a big one; yet it's so tiny you can hold plugs say the 6 electrodes in each give you 600 it in the palm of your hand. Unit can run model percent more spark action, and longer life. Pre- boats, planes, cars etc. with the flip of a switch. mium quality, plugs are available in correct he.at Ixlxl'/i inches; weighs an ounce. Turns close to range and gap for your car. Specify make, year, 7000 r.p.m.'s; $2.98 ppd. Imperi.al Sales Co., model. 6 plugs, $7.50; 8 plugs, $9.95 ppd. Alni- Dept. AL, 480 Lexington, N.Y. 17. quist Eng., Dept. H-3, 114 East 32 St., N.Y.

5g • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 THE AMERICAN LEGION SHOPPER section is not composed of paid advertising; it is an editorial feature, and all products are sold on a moneyback guarantee.

CADET Health Belt NOW AT LAST you can change quickly and easily, the ugly, "bay window" appearance that makes people call you "old-timer." No longer do your clothes have to fit you like a "tight sack." The minute you put on your CADET HEALTH SUPPORTER BELT, the Power Panel automatically adjusts to give you a smooth, even, middle appearance — you'll look like a new man! Instantly your appearance will be

inches smaller . . . years younger.

REG $098

Exquisite butterfly set is haiid-fasliioned in Ven- EXTRA DETACHABLE ice, Italy. Butterflies are carefully spun from ster- POUCHES Pin (!%" ling silver (also available gold-plated). only 75 eoth wide), $5.50; earrings, S3. 85; magnificent 7Vi" 3 POUCHES FOR bracelet (10 butterflies), .SI6.50; set, S24 ppd. Order from Alpine bnports. Dept. AM, ;72() 5tb $2.00 NO. Ave., N.Y. 1. MIRACULOUS STYLE 908, CONTROL Authentic unretouched photos show how CADET instantly controls the appearance of your sagging, bulging midsection ... you MAGIC-MOLD, Dept. C45L look years younger — or it 473 Livonia Avenue, Brooklyn 7, N. Y. doesn't cost you a penny. Rush on 10 doys FREE TRIAL a CADET HEALTH BELT, I will poy postmon $3.98 (plus postage). If not sotisfied, I return DSIQISl. Non-Roll Top CADET for full refund of purchase price. 2. Detachable Fly Front Pouch My waist measure is_ 3. No Chafe Adjustable Elastic Leg Straps (Send string size of waist if no measure is handy.) only • Send me_ LIFTS & FLATTENS YOUR PAUNCH 3 extra pouches $2.00 pouches at 75c each CADET gives you easy-breathing, day long i NAME support and comfort. Many men have found • CADET the perfect answer to their paunchy ADDRESS | stomach problems. Now you too can have the • CITY & 20NE _STATE_ handsome figure you've always wanted by payment. These Cfiristmas ball point pens write holiday | SAVE MONEY. We poy postage if you enclose sending for your CADET HEALTH SUPPORTER • Free Trial guorontee. messages in colors, add an extra festi\e touch to Same BELT Todav. Fill out couoonand mall todav! . your notes or signature on greeting cards, packages etc. Each pen is .5" long, has long-lasting ink America' s mosi /oveab/e c/iaracfers from cartridge. With gold, red or green ink, 39'- each. DISNEY'S MICKEY CLUB Any three, SI ppd. Refills, 3 for 50c. Spencei WALT MOUSE Gifts, Spencer Bldg., Atlantic City, N.J. * 50V W TOWELS 2 ea. KING-SIZE NEW Unwoven Cotton and Rayon 10 BALLOON TOYS SPECIAL: 3 sets for $2.70 ppd. 6 sets for $5.00 ppd. they stand from )5" to almost 3 FEET TALL Imagine the fun your little Mouse keteers will have with their very cwin MICKEY MOUSE CLUB characters. Toss them in the air and they always land on their feet, swinging and sway- Astonishing: but KVKKY WUKD iJl'ARAS'TKKO TKUKt ng in every direction. One-piece qual- bright World's greatest towel offer, bar none — 50, yes 50, marvel- ity latex, inflatable, assorted A one carat brilliant white tliamond ladies or mans ous, large, brand new (not seconds) in beautiful colors and dolors, with genuine toss-up action. ring for .S395 — that's the offer of tliese people who white ... only $1.00 (plus 25c for postage & hdlg.) or $1.2$ There's MICKEY MOUSE, DOWALD in all! We sell at staggering low price because we buy DUCK, JIMINY CRICKET, DOPEY, ask you to have it appraised by your local jeweler. huge quantities direct from MILLS — more than 23.650,000 CINDERELLA, PETER PAN, DUMBO, They'll refund double the appraisal if dia- cost the Towels since 1953! If you're not thrilled and delighted, ALICE-in-WOIMDERLAND, PINOC- isn't at least return Towels keep 10 Free for your trouble mond worth 50% above their price. — — and we'll CHIO and DAVY CROCKETT ... to cheerfully refund purchase price. Order NOW before offer Free catalog. Empire Diamond Corp., Dept. 15. thrill every youngster, or your money is cancelled. No C.O.D's- Empire State Bldg., N.Y. 1. back. The perfect gift for the kids! 50 TOWEL CO. Dept. A-133, Box 881, St. Louis, Mo. MOTHER HUBBARD'S, DEPT. L-50 10 MELCHER ST., BOSTON 10, MASS

SEPTIC TANK TROUBLE? If Your Child NORTHEL Reactivator keeps septic tank and Is a Poor Reader cesspool clean. A bacteria See how The Sound Way To Easy concentrate breaks up Reading can help him to read and solids and grease — pre- spell better in a few weeks. New vents overflow, back-up, home-tutoring course drills your odors. Regular use saves costly pumping or dig- child in phonics with records and ging. Simply mix dry cards. Easy to use. University tests Get a real bang out of this exact replica of a U.S. powder in water, flush and parents' reports show children Army grenade. It goes off with a real explosive down toilet. Non-poisonous, non-caustic. in read- bang automatically 4 .seconds after you pull pin. gain up to full year's grade to reactivate septic tank, cess- Works with standard caps, and can't break. You Guaranteed ing skill in 6 weeks. Write for free pool. Six months supply (23 ozs.) only should have fun with this one. Use it over and illustrated folder and low price. over. $2.23 ppd. Standard American S2.95 postpaid. Suppliers, Bremner-Davis Phonics, Dept. B-77, Dept. AL-11, 1 Park Ave., N.Y. 16. NORTHEL DISTRIBUTORS, AL-11 P.O. Box 1103 Minneapolis 40, Minnesota Wilmette, 111. THE .\MER AN LEGION M.AGAZINE • NO\ EMBER 1958 • 59 I

ONE THOUSAND THE DOLLARS CASH AMERICAN LEGION

mBm IN $3 BILLS

You've all heard the expression, "funny as a

three do I lor bill." Welt, here's your chance to prove that such an animal really exists — it does in the form of these honest-to-goodness Republic of Texas three dollar bills issued In 1836 and used as legal tender for ten years. Obviously no Working-model missile — 4 years of research went into de\eIopnicnt of this l/20th scale model of Texan should be without a wod of 'em in his the Aerobee-Hi missile which will zoom up 1,000 feet (at 150-200 mph), eject a parachute, and lower v/allet— but there's no reason why the rest of you itself safely to earth. It takes .5 can't have a lot of fun, (oo. Chances are you minutes to repack parachute, install ni u mnlor, and missile is ready for flight again. won't be able to spend it, but just think, 334 real Solid fuel rocket (jjound of thrust every 2 seconds), guarauliid absolutely safe. Missile and three dollar bills! You'll have a boll with "em! engine have been tested at White Sands Proving Ground. Featured in Meehani.x Illustrated Magazine, Light cigorets, be a big tipper, confuse your pals Assembled, missile measures 12". With 6 rocket motors, .S9.9.5 ppd. 42" launching tower kit, S9.95 ppd. — and be the first in one your neck of the woods Extra motors, 6 for $2.95. Chabou Scientific Co., 411-AM Lincoln Building, N.Y.17. to sport a bankroll of threes. How can you go wrong for $1.98'' Even wall paper costs more, ond obviously the supply of these is limited. First come, first served. We've got enough to fill about 2500 orders. After all, where else can you get o thousond bucks for $1.98 ppd? Three thousand bucks in threes, $5; five thousand smackers for $7 ppd. No C.O.D.'s. Money back guorantee.

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FOUND IN A U.S. WAREHOUSE GENERAL CUSTER'S 7th CAVALRY CAMPAIGN HAT INSIGNIAS

There's hardly onyone who grew up in America that hosn't read about Custer's Lost Stand at the Little 8ig Horn with the valiant troopers of the 7th U.S. Cavalry. That's why when we found these crossed

There's a lot of fiui in using one of these plajland- I saber brass hat insignias, it gove us a thrill type movie machines. Put a coin in the slot and and the feeling of reaching back in history to the clank of sabers and the muffled thud of horses' hoofs. it starts to run. When picture s finished, machine Some of the insignias appear to be new— others have obviously been worn. That, too, gave us an eerie feel- stops and another coin is needed for next round. ing. All ore in fine condition, and if you're not a collector or a student of history, you'll be glad to know that With 2-sided reel, each 1 minute long, and un- the insignia has a screw back which makes it easily worn as a lapel button for men, or a pin for women. Your chance to this bit of American history (or to buy it for your child) is just $2 ppd. each. Only two breakable plastic viewer, .$3.04 pi^d. Niresk Indus- own per person. No C.O.D.'s. Money back guarantee. tries, Dept. TM-8. Chicago 47, 111. ARMS & WEAPONS, Dept. AM, 40 East 40th Street, New York 16, N. Y.

WALLET SIZE 25 PHOTOS From favorite pictures such as: PETAIl VALUE OF $20 ANYWHERE! Graduations, Classmates, Babies, HERE'S WHAT YOU GET! Family, Friends, Pets, Weddings, 7^ Toys • Games • Dolls • Novelties W.-itor Pistol, top. yoyo, dolls, toy WiilrlK's etc. Send $1 with picture or l^.^(](^os. rinf^s, b.iseb;tll. f.tn^. negative. Add post. & hand. 10c ENOUGHFOREVERYCHILD INYOURHOME Originals returned vi/ith 25 beau- PEARLIZED tiful prints on finest double BINOCULARS w compass and weight portrait paper. strap FREE witti each ordpr! Y'ou don't have to cross the border to get one of 60 for $2.00 Add 20c P.P. these 18" blade machetes. War surjjlus (Army Money Back Guarantee Kirt. No made 'em for use in tropics), you can bush out a ,. FT. Mil, IV ,1, UM ry :..-..ili.cl. 1 Enclosed in Beautiful Plastic 100 TOYS for $2.98 trail, clear a camp site, or fell a good-size tree with FREE! Photo one of 'em. In sturdy green can\ as shield with belt Sc iiil lor FI!1:K I.iti r.Ttiiic REN-GLO TOYS clip. $2.9.5 ppd. Banner Supply House, Dept. AM, ROXANNE STUDIOS-Dept. Al-11 2A West 45 St., New York 36, N. Y. 49 East 41st St.. X.Y. 17. One Park Ave.. N Y. IB. N.Y.

• 1938 • THE .AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE NOVEMBER gj^ the ONE GIFT they DON'T have . . The American Legion

THE AMERICAN LEGION SHOPPER section is not composed of paid advertising;

/^W^^ ir. and Mrs. V Theodore AWilliams

Ever try to Iniy one of these? Hard to find, and This handsome personalized dnoi pl.ih will lend usually expensive, tliis U.S. Medical Corps stetho- a distinctive note to your Iiome. Made ot solid

I scope is brand iit'io, ideal for doctors, engineers brass, it has a neat satin finish and is coated with and meclinnics (check trouble spots in motors, a heavy lacquer for protection. Two lines of en- fhe original etc.), educational for kids and adults. Handy in the graving.!. Measures 2''iii".x''s". Comes for >>1 ppd. MOPPER terry "dry-off" country. $2.95 ppd. (half-regular iirice). Banner Order from Hubbard House, Dept. L-14, 263 AFTER-BATH ROBE Supply House, Dept. AM, 49 East 41st, N.Y. 17. Summer St., Boston 10, Mass.

Here's the great big, wonderful "terry bear" of a robe that towels you dry instantly, cozily after tub, shower or swim. Made of thick, thirsty snow-white Cannon terry, with yards of comfortable fullness, raglan sleeves, draft-screen collar

. . . it's a whopper of a Mopperl Two big "carry- all" pockets, wrap-around belt, tassel tie, press- on initial for personalizing. Fits men, women perfectly. For 6-footers, order king-size . . . only $1.00 more. A great buy! Get several ... for yourself, for gifts, for guests. Sorry, no C.O.O.'s. Gift-ready in clear plastic * oe bag. Free 3" initial (specify) 90»TfS ea. Add 35s postage ea. Mopper (Save! 3 for $20)

WOODMERE MILLS, INC. For the women in the Ihiunc— a faniiU- tree l>rooch As real as in the museum, this perfect ivory-boned DEPT. 273 BENNINGTON, VERMONT with sterling silver discs, each of which has en- skeleton model of the Tyrannosaurus Rex is easily graved on it a child's name and birth date. Sterling assembled. An exact reproduction in scale, the tree is 2'j" high, holds 1 to 12 discs. Up to 9 plastic bones are unbreakable. It stands on its own letters and spaces per line. Print clearly. Tree i5in. feet, measures almost two feet. Comes lor si. 2.5 $2. Each disc, -$1 ppd. Mulberry House, Dept. ppd. Order from Museum Products, Dept. H-27, 11 AL-29, 65 Mulberry, Lynn, Mass. East 47th St., N.Y. 17.

PELLET FIRING "45" CALIBRE AUTOMATIC FABULOUS, NEW • Magazine^ Loading Clip • 15 Movine Parts • Fires 8 Rounds • Fully Automatic 5-Ft. Long Balloons Automatic Full Size model ol high powered "45" calibre, Twist Into A Thousand Shapes! contains over 15 moving parts. GIRAFFES-DACHSHUNDS—o-i/A^n^nunus Petsreis ofot miAll Kinds Loads 8 complete rounds in — magazine clip which snaps into hard butt like Add 25c of Army "45". Fires K bullet-like pellets. Auto- Made matic slide action. Live Latex FOR ^1 '"llT Try the Working Mechanism of a "45" 200 I Handling Comes to you disassembled with all the work- Delight Kiddies— Grown-Ups, Tool "45". ing parts of a Assembles in a jifty and Almost 5 feet long when inflated. Balloons this full instructions are included plus lull supply size usually sell up to 2Sc each. No excuse for kids not gettiiiL; those chores clone of pellets and man-size silhouette Send only $1 now. Plus 25; postage and handling when they have this Chore-Board that lists \ arious target. Money back guarantee. Send for 200 in a variety of cjoy colors! Supply limited jolis teeth, has $1.98 plus 25c shipping charge. Cash, (make your bed, brush etc.) and at this low price, so order several sets for check or money-order NOW a box beside each to be checked when the job is to: GUARANTEED PROMPT DELIVERY. MONEY BACK BARGAIN (GUN) completed. Six months supply of sheets. -SI. 2.5. A COMPANY, Dept. AL-11 GUARANTEE. FREE Complete instructions. One Pork Avenue year's .S2 Tlie Patrick Co., 734 New York City BALLOONS UNLIMITED, Dept. B-96-B supply, ppd. Fifteenth N.W., Washington 5, D.C. P. O. BOX 264, FARMINGDALE, L. I., N. Y.

PYROIL FLEX- O- FIX Amaz- ing liquid rubber spreads ke paste, dries waterproof, tough and elastic. Repairs leaks, tears vffymMmuas in boots and waders. Mends, Patches. Waterproofs canvas QUTINSECONDS boats, tents, etc ross Black or Tan Jum- ho tube 89c ~~ PYROIL MET-L-FIX Wonder working Keep your plastic aluminum complexion free of Spreads like paste, dries blackheads — look attractive in- into tough, durable metal. stantly. Scientiifically designed Seals, Solders, Repairs, no gently "lifts" out vacuum pump Tliis Lord's Prayer Cross is studded with 12 flash- heat necessary. Mends ugly blackheads safely without _ ing starlight crystals against a silver background metal, wood, plastic, etc., pinching or squeezing. Try VAC- can be filed, sanded, drill- and is strung on lovely jjendant necklace. You can UTEX 10 days — if not delighted return for SI, refund. ed, and threaded. Jumbo see the Lord's Prayer plainly through the center tube 89c BALLCO PRODUCTS CO. Dept. 112 jewel. As an added gfit: a Faith-Hope-Charity If your de.iler cannot .supply, send $1.00 e.ich per tube- 1011 Kane Concourse, Surfside 41, Florida pendant. All for .$1 ppd. Life-Study Fellowship, to Pyroil Company, Inc., Dept. AL-11, LaCrosse, Wis. Enclosed find $1.00. Send postpaid. Dept. AL-11, Noroton, Conn.

52 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 195K -

see for yourself!

mere dazziincf than diamonds at 1/30 the cost!

FREE it is an editorial feature, and all products are sold on a moneyback guarantee. BOOKLET Shows How You Con Own A CAPRA GEM For 1/30 the Cost ol a Diamond! fill full facts. FREE, on the .sta KKl- iire—CAPUA GEMS. .. miracle of science described in recent issues of Saturday Eve- nif\q Post and . , _ J .. Reader's Digest. ?^;.wJ^ eautlful. dazzlinc CAPRA GEMS are ^^}^ hand polished and hand within selected . . . priced the reach of all who love fine gems. A 1-carat '" "^"'^'^ approximately SIOOO. oarableSa^Thii choicek A com- selected. I-carat CAPRA GE.M is yours for 'ax included ... and can be bought in small52,^.. easy payments.

. GET THE FACTS „ , ^, NOW Valuable illustrated booklet shows a wide selection of men's and women's ring's. Gives full detail-i. includintr prices ind settings . . . shows all CAPRA GEMS actual size limited supply, so send today without dolav. No charge Ml. gation. Get all the facts on CAPRA GEMS . . . mo dazzlins than diamonds.

CAPRA Ct-rVI CO.. Dept. AL-118, Box 5 14 5. Phi 1.1 . . 4 1 . P,

A really handsome pieee of work, this knotty pine With this fine 41/' astronomical reflecting tele- pipe rack holds 14 of your fa\orite briars, holds scope you can see the rings of Saturn, the moons three kinds of tobacco in air-tight humidor jar of Jupiter and other heavenly bodies. Has spheri- draws. Hand finished in honey-bnjwn, maple or cal mirror, 6X finder telescope, real equatorial mahogany. Measures 13"xl8". S12.95 exp. chgs. mount, moiuited Barlow lens with powers oi coll. In Easy-Build kit, §7.95 ppd. Yield House, 120X and 270X. $74.50 exp. chgs. coll. Edmund Dept. AM, North Conway, N.H. Scientific Co., Dept. HD. Harrington, N.J. f f

SX.4RIjIGHX— Sliiinnieiiny dear crystals set aylow by iiiik'scent .\iirora Horealis beads take on the radiant rainbow Imes ol NortluTn Liglits. Imported from Ger- many, ItiVi" necklace, strung on .sturdy rliodiuiu cliaiii.

is $5.50; earrings $2.95. Set in velvet box, $8.00 ppd. ta.\ incl. Add 25e for .\ir Delivery. Money Back Guarantee.

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Talk about the sack dress, here is the real version. Press the button and this battery-operated radar Made of genuine sacking in red, blue, white and scope buzzes and lights while planes flash across this sack can be converted into a chemise, trapeze the radar screen. Any child can have his own or bag style. Good for laughs; sizes small, medium radar warning system with it. Tower lights flash and large. The sack is 2 for $1.98 ppd, S3.75; and radar scope turns before plane silhouettes 3 for $5.50 ppd. Fashions In Sacks, Dept. H-6, appear. Batteries, 20^' each. $5.20 ppd. Magic 11 East 47th St., N. Y. 17. Mold, Dept. AL, 467 Livonia, Brooklyn, N. Y.

JIGSAW PUZZLE ExceplioiKil import buys and quantities of close- MADE FROM YOUR out and "dislrcss" merchandise make this sale FAVORITE PHOTO possible. Toys are all new— worth many times this • 8- 10" GIANT « SIZE only price—everything below is yours at one low price. • IDEAL XMAS GIFT ^ Toy Sewing Machine (action model). Toy Here is the most Guitar (actually plays). Flying Jet Plane (with launcher), Pistol safe dart. Drawing derful Xmas Gift of all Dart & — and SO inexpensive! Set (ruler-pi otractor. pencil, compass). 6 piece Plastic Train Set. Toy .Xylophone. Western Send us your favorite Watch Set (play watch, compass. & badge). .inapshot. print or negative of your Toy Car with action motor. Mechanical Wind- rhild. family, pet. etc. We will beau- up Bus, 100 piece Western. Mystery, and TV lifuUy cnlarfte it and make an 8"x Cut-out Set. 80 piece Police Set (plastic fig- 10' life-like Photo JIGSAW PUZ- ures, horses, etc.) or comparable substitutions ZLE, so natural, so touchinRly per- when tills selection runs out. sonal, it will thrill the heart and .4BOVE - shipped to you prepaid capture the imagination of any ALL ITEMS A useful gift for any typewriter owner, this pro- for only $2.98. You must be satisfied or ship them youngster. Your choice of beautiful black and white tective plastic cover fits both portable and table all back for exchange or imiuediate refund. Gel JIGSAWS for only S 1 .00 or Borgeous HAND- machines. Available in three the toy bargain of the century now... order from: colors, black, white, COLORED for only $1.50. Please include 25c extra or aqua. Specify choice and indicate which two for pstp. & hdltr. for EACH Jigsaw Puzzle ordcnd. THE PATRICK COMPANY or three initials Satisfaction Kuaranteed. you want put on cover. Comes for MILLIONS of satisfied 734 15th St., N.W., Dept. B, Washington 5, D. C. customers. Order $2.98 ppd. Order from Medford Products, Inc., NOW! JIGSAW PUZZLE, Depl.H-30. Box 39, Bethpage, N.Y. II East 47th Street. New York 17, N.r.

CHICAGO — Kov. 1st. Just Intro- duced is a Free Booklet on a New Wholesale! Discovery which enables the Home ""VROYAI JELLY Owner, Housewife. Janitor, or Factory Maintenance to clean any ClopTped Sewer Drain. 30 CAPS (50 MGs) $2.75 Yet anyone can operate this new Plumbers Flushing Gun which rflenses air pressure on a solid 100 CAPS (50 MGs) 7.95 •ii-ift of water cleaning the most -tiiMitiin stoppages up to 200 feet. Tom KTS. SINKS. URINALS, 30 CAPS (100 MGs) itxnirrns, floor drains, and 4.50 ll'Tsic-TO-STREET SEWERS clog- t'.-l with Grease. Rags. Sand, Koots. and paper melt away In- 100 CAPS (100 MGs) 11.95 stantlv when struck by the Ham- inor-Uke blow of this new unit. Royal Jelly Beauty Cream . — There is no need to remove xvall or pipe, or Grease Trap. A 1 OZ.-100 MGs 1.75 special attachment allows water lo (low from the faucet through Pocket radio is little larger than a pack of cigarets, Order 6 botfles and save extra 5°o the Gun while air Is released on the pipe. Vents or stacks are no yet gives really good reception. Operates off a ol>stacle. as force tends to strike wlierever the water now, new type of self-powering FREE lays. But Germanium-Diode rec- CATALOG what is this Plumbers Flu.^hlng tifier that will last indefinitely. Complete with Gun worth in COSTLY PLUMBING NORRIS NUTRITIONS BILLS SAVED? Tear this Ad out— hearing aid, speaker. $4.95 ppd. Life-Time Pocket anrl write your name and address beside It for FREE BOOKLET, Radio, Dept. AL-1, 35 S. Park Ave., Rockville 487- AL BROADWAY, NEW YORK 13, N.Y. Obey that urge. No agent will call. Centre, A postcard will do (Chicago Phone N. Y. Kild.ire 5-1702) MILLER SEWER ROD CO.. DEPT. AL-li. 4640 N. Central Ave., Chicago 30, Illinois. gentleman and asked him to buy a chance on a turkey. "No, miss," he replied, "I can't eat tur-

key; it doesn't agree with me." "But," argued the young lady, "don't forget that you aren't likely to win it."

"Gosh, I never thought of that," said the man. "Give me five tickets." — F. G. Kernan

Winter Is Coming

Noil' winter is coming When skiers get busy And bobsleds are hiimmi)ig 'Round cttrties that are dizzy, When iveather that's snappy And snou' falling free Make he-men feel happy, But—brother— not me!

I'es, winter is coming, Bleak, frigid and clammy. And freezes the plumbing— So, me for Miami.

"I can't understand a word of what he says, but I think I'll be on my zeay just the minute it's he's the first shipment on our foreign aid grant." snozf'ing; Nou' winter is coming, I'm going! — Howard Winley Used Car Lot "Train sickness," he answered weakly.

"I always get sick when I ride backwards." Any car will last you a lifetime if you're "Why didn't you ask the person sitting not careful. — Jack Herbert Mental Case opposite you to trade scats?" queried his A lunatic asylum guard coming down the wife. road stopped a motorist and explained that Insido America "I thought of that," v\ as the reply, "but he was looking for an escaped lunatic and Few Ttlcers are caused by ivhar you eat. there wasn't anybody sitting there." asked if the driver had seen anyone sus- Instead it's sad but true — Al Sponc picious looking as he'd driven along. That they do sprout ivitho/it a doubt "What did he look like?" the motorist I'rom luhatever's eating yon. You Tell Me asked. — S. Om ar Barker They say there are several ivays to liaudle "He's small and skinny," the guard said. women. It seems a shame no one knows "And weighs about 300 pounds." can a small skinny Precautions Taken ii hat they are, — Ken Allard "How man be and and weigh 300 pounds?" the dumfounded Two Westerners were traveling tlirougli motorist asked. the mountains of Kentucky one day when Sales Talk "Didn't I tell you he was crazy!" the they noticed a woman dousing the rechn- The young lady approached the elderly guard declared. — Frank Terry ing figures of two lanky men with water. She had just finished emptying the third bucket on her sleeping menfolk when she saw the display of interest on the part of the tra\ clers. "Keeps the flies off'n 'em," she explained. — Cari, M. Stanley

Reason Enougii

Tlie father (demanded to kuoit' ivhy his •voii liad such a poor report card. ''tVell, luilurally," declared the little boy, "I seem stupid to tny teacher. She's been to college." - Harold Helper

IVon-!^Iatriinony A confirmed bachelor doesn't get bride ideas. _ M. C. Speaker

Looliing Back

A subui-banite got off the train one afternoon looking deathly sick. His wife, who was waiting for him with the car, asked what was wrong. "Now that's what I call a stirring summation

^4 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 1958 Great ploasures of tlu^ great American autumn^

Across the breadth of an American auliitini. cherished traditions take the

scene. And one of them is the leisure!), sociahie enjoyment of 7 Crown. In

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