FORRESTAL WAS RIGHT By George Fielding Eliot Football Forecast for '50 By Ed FiUgerM . "/ was curious . I tasted it... The Beer that made Milwaukee Famous ! ©isso jos schutz brewing co. Milwaukee, wis. — OFFICIAL POST CAPS CONVENTION and MASSACHUSETTS Style No. 1 Leilering YEAR 'ROUND NEEDS Deluxe — Style No. 1 lettering Post numerals on the right hand side, and state name in full on the left beneath the emblem. Extra fine quality lining, and wide genuine leather sweat band. Price . $3.05 Standard — Style No. 1 lettering Same as deluxe quality except fur- nished without lining, and less ex- pensive sweat band. Price . $2.75 Two weeks required for delivery. Specify size. APPLET0N,W1S. Style No. 2 Lettering Deluxe — Style No. 2 lettering Post numerals on the right hand side, and the town name in full with state abbreviated on the left be- neath the emblem. Extra fine qual- ity lining and genuine leather sweat brand. Price $3.95 STYLE XXX ZELAN JACKET T-RIM T SHIRT Standard — Style No. 2 lettering Oyster color (Cream) Light weight water repellent. Same as deluxe except furnished Well made, soft cotton white Legion T-shirt with Complete with Legion insignia processed on left without lining, and less expensive fast color Legion blue neck trim. "American Le- chest. Excellent for summer, late Spring and early sweat band. Price $3.65 gion" and emblem processed in blue on front. Sizes: Fall wear. Sizes: small (36), medium (38-40), Two weeks required for delivery. small, medium, and large. When ordering be sure large (42-44) and extra large (46-48). Immediate No C.O.D, orders. Specify size. to specify size. Immediate shipment. shipment. Single shirts, each $ 1 .00 Single jacket, each $ 5.75 Per dozen 11 .25 Per dozen 66.00 THE 1950 COMBINED AMERICAN LEGION- AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY CATALOG 0 features items wtiich will many Post and Unit members need. Heavy-weight, full size top quality plastic cover, full lengt h zipper. cap Write for a copy today . It's FREE! Price each $ .50 12 or more $5.00 per dozen AID LEGION PROGRAMS — BUY FROM NATIONAL EMBLEM SALES r" NATIONAL EMBLEM SALES, Box 1055, Indianapolis 6, Indiana Enclosed is Check for $ Ship C.O.D. for $ Please Ship the Following: C] Check if Catalog Desired No. I White Shirt $4.65 No. 2 Blue Shirt $4.85 Blue Tie 85 Gold Tie 85 Name. OFFICIAL SHIRTS AND TIES Street.. Cut full to assure perfect fit and maximum comfort. Thor- oughly pre-shrunk and guaranteed fast to washing, sun and City State.. perspiration. Sizes from 13}2 up to and including 18. Stand- ard sleeve lengths. Specify neck and sleeve sizes. Serial No. of 1950 IVIembership Card is.. vol. 49 NO. 3 ^uard hair and scalp f^om LEGION Contents ior Svptonibev Models usually are 1030 called Taffy, Jinx, Sugar and other names of an exotic, saccha- HE WANTED A HOME (fiction) rine or gooey nature. This month we give BY GARTH R. SPENCER 11 you something differ- The stranger almost put him in the electric chair ent — a cover model with the rugged, mas- LINES FROM LA 12 culine Butch. name What the wideawake Conventinn-g<»er will see and say When he's not posing for national magazines WE ARE WIDE Butch .iust acts as OPEN TO ATTACK "man's best friend" BY GEORGE N. CRAIG 14 to Albert Staehle, who Neglect of civil defense ha.s put us in peril happens to be not only Dutch's owner FOOTBALL FORECAST '50 but our cover artist FOR this month. BY ED FITZGERALD 16 What is coming up on the nation's gridirons POSTMASTER: Please send copies returned WHAT IS LEFT OF THE WAR SURPLUS? under labels Form 3579 BY GEORGE H. WALTZ, JR 18 to Post Office Box There are still bargains but they're harder to find loss. Indianapolis 6, Indiana. I WON OVER PARALYSIS BY DONALD CARRUTHERS, JR 20 The American Legion In case you think you have it tough Magazine is the official publication of The Ameri- HOW DO YOU RATE AS A MATE? 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Savings Bonds pay you Nearly everyone seeks financial security, but 4 dollars for every 3 invested, in ten years. far too fetv find it. That's because financial security seldom is achieved without a sound, carefully ex- Start planning your own retirement today! Automatic saving is sure saving - as. SAVINGS BONDS ,^i\M Contributed by this magazine in co-operation with the Magazine Publishers of America as a public service. A sampling of items which are in process of development or are coming on the market. Mention of products in no way constitutes an endorsement of them, since in most cases tliey are described as represented by manufacturers. MAKES YOUR DRINKS FEEL BETTER.