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,^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. A new kind of glass tumbler with an air space for insulation now makes it possible to hold very hot or very cold drinks without hand discomfort. Called the Tlierma-Glass, it is essentially two glasses in one, designed to fit perfectly together forming an air chamber. Molded of a heat-resistant plastic, Polystyrene, the tumblers can withstand water as hot as 200° F. They come in four different colors and retail at $3.30 for a set of eight. The manufacturer is Gits Molding Corporation, 4600 W. Huron St., Chicago 44.
MORE LIGHT FOR CYCLISTS. A bicycle headlight that throws a block-long beam of light — said to be the most powerful bike light ever developed — has been designed by Westing- house engineers and is being employed in lamps made by Northeast Tool & Die Works, Inc., 1400 Agnew Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Patterned after a regular sealed beam automobile headlight and only 21/2 inches smaller in diameter, the all-glass bicycle lamp projects a long nar- row beam with three times the visibility of the average flashlight. The lamp operates at 3.7 volts and 0.6 amperes. With a 3-cell battery holder it will sell for $4.45, and with a 6-cell holder it will retail for $4.95.
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EASY ON THE HANDS. If your work or hobby calls for the use of such hand tools as screwdrivers, chisels, files, carving tools, etc., you'll find a new gadget called Roto- PA. means Grip helpful. This is a rubber sleeve which you slide over the handle of the tool to prevent palm blisters and skin bruises that often come from tool handles. It has a soft red rubber top which turns freely, thus permitting the tool to be turned against Pfpe Appeal and the swivel top rather than against the flesh. Roto-Grip comes in one size which is flexible enough to fit any handle from one inch to VA inches in diameter. It retails Trails Industries, Oshkosh, Wise. for 50 TO BRIGHTEN DARK CLOSETS. An electric light which goes on automatically when you open a closet door is being offered by Slater Appliances, Inc., 37th Ave. and 56th St., Woodside, L. I., N. Y. Called the Kloz-A-Lite, it is a i*5 rAy compact one-piece unit which is fastened to either upper corner of the door frame. The inner side contains a recep- tacle for a 25 or 40-watt bulb and the outer side has a switch which is operated when the door is opened or closed — much like a refrigerator light. It measures 2 by 2 inches, comes with 12 feet of cord and screws for mount- THi NATIONAL JOY SMOKE ing, and sells for $2.20 postpaid. 4 • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 GOT ANY SCRATCHED FURNITURE? If some of your nice shiny furniture has taken a beating and you want to make it like new you'll be interested in a product called The Old Cabinet Makers Scratch Remover Kit, being offered by Ken Ewer, Jefferson and Page Sts., Cape May, N. J. The kit, which sells for $1.25, contains materials for restoring pine, walnut, and mahogany, and other woods can be treated by blending these shades or combining them with neutral shades included in the kit. The basic formula is said to be more than 200 years old with pure beeswax used as the base. ROLLER BEARINGS FOR WOODEN DRAWERS. No longer is it necessary to have a tug-of-war with jammed wooden drawers to get them open. Now you can get roller bearings that keep the drawers of kitchen cabinets, files, dressers, etc., from getting out of alignment. Easily installed with simple household tools, the bearings come in sets under the name RoU-eez, and retail for 45<- a set. The bearings are made of plastic mounted on a steel pin and frame. Metal parts are cadmium plated and each unit comes factory lubricated and with the necessary nails to install. The manufacturer is Junior-Pro Products Co., 3206 Mor- ganford Road, St. Louis 16, Mo. WAITER! Now you don't have to scream or use a slingshot or air rifle to get a waiter's attention. Science has at last solved the problem of the hard-to-get waiter by a service signal that does everything but lasso the man with the tray. The gadget is a miniature semaphore made of Bakelite, and when you push a button an arm goes up so the assembly looks like a traffic cop on duty. It may be startling to diners who have had too much to drink but the manufacturer says it is bound to mean better service. Made by Lone Star Plastics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, the service signal sells for $1.95 in maroon and $2.25 in ivory. HOLDS OFF RAVENOUS RABBITS. A new rabbit repellant for gardeners, to keep hungry bunnies from damaging flowers and vegetables, has been introduced commercially by the B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio. The new chemical, called No-Nib'l, comes in powder form in six- ounce cans — enough to protect the average small home garden against rabbit damage. It can be dusted on plants and flowers or mixed with water and used as a spray. The product will be available nationally next year but direct mail orders will be accepted now at $1.00 a can. LIKE DOUGHNUTS? If you dote on doughnuts the J. B. Sebrell Home Donut Maker Co., 300 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles 13, has a machine that you may find in- triguing. It is an automatic doughnut maker for home use that is said to turn out the dainties in less than fif- If you su.spect you've been teen minutes. Also, and again we quote the manufacturer, using too much oil, find out "you can serve twelve guests delicious hot donuts and with your next oil change. coffee for less than 20^ in total cost." Personally, we Switch to Pennzoil, the think the J. B. Sebrell folks aren't up on current coffee 100' f Pennsylvania motor prices, or possibly they figure on serving demitasses, but oil that lasts longer, grade that's what they said. Anyway, their Home Donut Maker, for grade. a gadget which presses batter into shape and drops it into the pan of shortening, Over 60,000 better dealers retails for $3.20 postpaid. Ready-mixed batter is available at 40^^ a pound box. recommend Pennzoil at the yellow oval sign. Drive in HOW TO WALK ON AIR. If you are afflicted with aching feet you may be able to ease now and sound your "Z" for them with a new kind of arch support that literally permits you to walk on air. Made the genuine. of plastic the supports are actually miniature air cushions. You blow air into them through a tiny valve and as you walk the air moves forward and backward. Offered by Dr. Gilbert's Air-in-Sole Corp., 607 Eddy Bldg., Saginaw, Mich., the arch supports sell for $2.25 a pair. BUTTON, BUTTON. Science has now come to the aid of the button-sewer. Thanks to a simple little device being offered by Homemaker Products, Antioch, 111., it is now an easy matter to sew a button so it's neither too tight nor too loose. The gadget, called Sew-eez, resembles a short ruler with a slot for the thread to be pulled through. Made of plastic, it sells for 19?^. iile Crude Oil As! Wfien. writing to manufacturers concei-ning items described here kindly TOUGH-FILM PENNZOIL" MOTOR OIL LUBRICANTS mention that you read about them in The American Legion Magazine t AT BETTER DEALERS . . . COAST TO COAST The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • g Advertisement From where I sit j6y Joe Marsh WHO SIGNED THE PEACE PETITION? As soon as the Korean communists started shooting their countrymen the American communists set out to get a "peace petition" signed by "the American Oh—My Aching Feet! masses," so that the Korean reds could shoot their fellows in peace. Called "The Stockholm Declaration," The other night just as I was set- the petition protests atom weapons, calls such protest "world peace appeal," does tling down comfortably, with a book not protest huge mechanized armies of Russia and satellites. and a mellow glass beer, the wife of Swedish government, with capital at calls down, ''Joe— / almost forgot— Stockholm, has labeled petition commu- nist propaganda. you and I are going over to the High We have word from a big city store owner that his union demands sign the School and take dancing lessons^ he "peace petition." He refuses. However, at this writing he says the union avows it I Now, can waltz with the best of will trump up a labor complaint against them, so I put up a quiet struggle him, force him to hire people he doesn't want, picket his store and wreck it if his against going but it was no use. Turns name doesn't get down on that petition. out it was the class in square dancing. In New York's Madison Square park we saw a woman waken a seedy old drunk From the look on some of the other on a park bench and shove a petition in his face. He was so absolutely delighted men I judged I wasn't the only one to have somebody notice him that he who had been taken by surprise! scrawled his name in big letters across the petition. Then he began to drift back Miss Williams and Curly Lawson into his pleasant stupor. But we wakened him and asked what he had signed. taught us what to do with our feet, "Dunno," he said. "But she wush awful nish lady." and before it was over, darn if I wasn't "Well," we explained, "it will be used actually enjoying myself. Going back to keep America weak while Russia con- tinues to arm." next week, too! " 'Ash all ri'," said our new friend. "I'm 4F anyway." Then, with an eager look on From where I sit, we sometimes get his face, he asked hopefully, "You wan an idea into our head for or against me to sign sump'n too?" Later, uptown, a group of women were something and then hang onto it for sitting out in the sun with their baby carriages. Another woman, towing a child, dear life. Whether it's square dancing, approached a youth waiting for a bus. or the right to enjoy temperate beer "Will you sign the peace petition?" she asked him in a plaintive voice. or ale now and then, we owe it to our- "Lady," he said. "See those babies over selves as Americans to take an open- there? Well, for the second time in my life I'm taking the bus downtown to join minded attitude that's even after we — the Army. First Hitler and now the guy make up our minds about it! you're pushing that petition for. If we stop him now maybe those babies can grow up as free as you are." The woman turned red but kept smil- ing in a disarming sort of way. The bus came and the young man got on. The woman walked over to the group of mothers. "Sign the peace petition?" she asked. One by one they signed it. We went over and asked the mothers why they signed the petition. They said it was one way they could "do something" about the terrible situation. Copyright, 1950, United States Brewers Foundation The light turned green and the bus car- g • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 ried the young man off on what may have been the first lap of a trip to Korea. The commies can get almost fifty thou- sand names of their members on the pe- tition. It will be good to remember that any names over that amount will repre- sent coercion, ignorance, nervous insta- bility or simplicity, like the labor union, the drunk and the mothers who stabbed the defender of their babies in the back. Business The first 50,000 names will be the genu- A ine signatures of our modern fifth column. Few who know how commies operate would be simple enough to sign Stalin's paper like those mothers. Commie fronts are always offering sincere but naive people ways to "do something" about "terrible situations." Too few people rec- ognize the obvious smell of a commie front. But there is something your Post With 200,000 can do to cut down this simplicity on the home front. In the cold war of nerves books are important ammunition. Com- munists sacrifice, connive and use every trick they know to get their books into your public library and into the hands of non-communists. Many unsophisticated librarians are tickled pink to receive copies of books they can't afford to buy, thinking that a Employee-Owners book, after all, is just a book. Instead of engaging in "book-burning" or "thought control" by objecting to such books in your library, why not follow the lead of Orange County Council of Legion Posts in California, and see that truthful books on communism also get into the libraries? The California Posts collected NOW MORE THAN 200,000 a book fund. Then they checked their libraries for good books exposing the BELL TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES ARE AMONG THE commie tricks and aims, using the Recom- mended Book List of the Legion's Na- 970,000 OWNERS OF THE BELL SYSTEM tional Americanism Commission. Where they found a title missing from a library they simply went out and bought the book and gave it to the library as an A Business Democracy — The telephone business is Americanism service of the Legion. Anybody who had read the following an outstanding example of a business democracy. ten titles probably would not have been Nearly everybody uses the telephone. More than sucker enough to sign the "peace petition" 550,000 men and women operate the business. And unless he were coerced or was a party member. These books, all recently pub- 970,000 people own it. lished, are recommended by counter- subversive experts as the "Best Ten" all Big Gain in Employee Stockholders — About one round, well-documented books for gen- American Telephone and Telegraph Company stock- eral reading on world communism, the holder in every five is a telephone employee. These U.S.S.R., and the subtle methods of the commies in action. Does your college or 200,000 men and women think enough of the busi- library school carry all these titles? They ness to invest their savings in it. In the next year or can be ordered directly from the Ameri- so, many thousands of other employees will complete can Legion Book Service, 734 - 15th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. Next month we payments on stock under the Employee Stock Plan. will list ten other important books for more advanced readers and specialists. Good for Telephone Users — It's the investments of This month's list, with names, author, publisher and price: hundreds of thousands of small stockholders in all Coming Defeat of Communism, Bnrn- walks of life in every section of the country — all put ham, John Day $3.50; I Chose Justice, together—that provide the dollars that build, improve Kravchenko, Scribners, $3.75; Lenin, and expand the best telephone system in the world Shuh, Doubleday, $5.00; Men Without Faces, Biidenz, Harper Brothers, $3.50; for you to use at low cost. My Retreat From Russia, Petrov, Yale University Press, $4.00; Seeds of Treason, Laskij and DeToledano, Funk & Wagnalls, BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM $3.50; Soviet Spies, Hirsch, Duell, Sloan, Pearce, $1.00; Tell the West, Gliksman, Gresham, $3.75; The Whole of Their About one imily in every in the United States oivns T. T. stock. Lives, Gitlow, Scribners, $3.50; 1984, f fifty now A. & Orwell, Harcourt, Brace, $3.50. No other stock is so widely owned by so many people. The Ameiican Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • ^ — - SOUND OFF! Writers must give name and address. Name with- lield if requested. So many letters are being re- ceived it is not possible to promise answers. Keep your letters short. Address: Sound Off, The American Legion Magazine, 580 Fifth Ave., New York 19, N. Y. FROM BEHIND THAT CURTAIN "Take it any way you look at it, you'd not be better off at Mayo Clinic or Johns Our outfit, which is more or less an outpost composed of only twelve Army, Hopkins." one Air Force and one Navy representa- Night after night I have seen doctors or tives of the Armed Services, has just re- work the clock around, doing 48 hours Get FAST RELIEF with ceived a copy of the April issue of The better straight, with only time out to American Legion Magazine. shower, shave and change. No patient is this MEDICATED Powderl Mr. Loftus' article The Missouri Re- a number to be cared for to earn the pay, but a life to and restored to ports is one of the finest examples of be saved No unmedicated powder can relieve your burn- normal usefulness. I've seen six or eight Americanism I have ever read. It cer- ing, stinging heat rash as Ammens Powder does! doctors for patient, tainly exemplifies the meaning of our work hours on one For Ammens contains three famous medicinal top grade consultants outside slogan, "Teamed for Defense," used in our and from ingredients—gives 5-ivay medicated skin care: called in, Armed Forces Day celebration in Berlin, plus the use of drugs that the (1) It soothes, relieves and helps heal irritated majority of us couldn't look at, let alone only one week prior to the expected com- skin. (2) Its extra softness protects and cushions munist threat here. afTord. I left there with the knowledge sore skin, and so promotes healing. Its extra (3) that the age of miracles hasn't passed, fluffy texture gives cooling relief. For real medi- For those who live and work behind and that the veteran is a pretty lucky fel- cated skin care,get genuine Ammens Medicated the Iron Curtain please accept our heart- low to have such a place to go when the Powder at any drug counter today. felt thanks. human machine starts to wear out. F. A. Yates, Lt., U. S. Navy trial Baiid FREE size can. Write Hq., U. S. Military Liaison Mission Jack today to Dept. A-90, Bristol- Soviet Zone, Germany Rait-Locke Post Myers Co., Hillside, N. J. Hartford, Conn. (Oger limited to U.S.A.) THEY GOT THE OIL THROUGH A-BOMB IN THE FAR EAST The Armed Guard aboard oil tankers are not at war, are told, but our and supply ships early in 1942 kept the We we ships and planes and men are being fired AMMENS heart of America warm and going. No on, and American boys are being wounded olficial log was kept in those days and and are dying. Where is the wonderful (yP^^ceoM. the ships had very few officers. Most of A-bomb we all have lived in fear of Powder the vessels were manned by petty officers since 1945? not drop one or two and and seamen, and a ship with a gun crew Why clean it up good. Russia will drop an of eight was lucky if it had a third class A-bomb as soon as they see anything petty officer. Many brave men of the BECOME AN EXPERT like the California or Washington sky- armed guard and crew lost their lives line. ... I have two sons, aged 17 and 22. 'bUUIllH transporting the valuable oil cargo. They and I are no better than any other Every night and every day scores of .. sons or mothers, but there are so many BOOKKEEPER.. C.P.A. our ships were sunk in that period of the The demand for skilled accountants men and women who fine American boys, and here they go really war. The "Battle of the East Coast" was know their business— x'i increasing. National and state again. legislation is requiring of business much more in the the turning point of the war. If these ships way ot Auditing, Cost Accounting, Business Law, Or- West Virginia Mother ganization, Management, Finance. Men who prove their hadn't been able to make port the supply qualifications in this important field are promoted to of guns and tanks and fighting men would As we received the above communi- responsible executive positions. cation American soldiers were trading Knowledge of bookkeeping unnecessary. We ttain not have been sufficient for us to take the you from ground up, or according to your individual offensive when we did. But I have yet to shots with the forces of the North Korean needs. Low cost; easy terms. communists and, as this correspondent Send for free 48-page book describing the LaSalle read where any Congressman or Senator accountancy training and the opportunities in this highly has recommended medals for these men says, our men were being wounded and profitable held —plus "Ten Years' Promotion in One," a book which has helped many men. who kept America going. some of them were dying. The question of using the A-bomb is one that can be LASALLE EXTENSION UNIVERSITY Charles J. Caulfield A CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTION New Haven, Connecticut decided only at the very highest levels ~ — — — — 417 S. Dearborn Street-- — —— — — of our Government, and must remain Dept. 9361-HR Chicago 5, III. PRAISES VA HOSPITALS there. President Truman, who author- Please send me "Accountancy, It ized use of the A-bomb on Hiroshima ' takes a person experienced with hos- the Profession that Pays — plus "Ten Years' Ptomotion in One " pitals to really appreciate what the U. S. and Nagasaki, is on record as having —without obligation. veteran has open to him in the various said that he would order The Bomb used n llifiher Accountancy again whenever he thought such action il.V.X.. Coaching Veterans Hospitals of the country today, Bookkeeping in contrast to the generally prevailing necessary. Editors Law: LL.B. Degree Business Management horrible conditions faced through the WHY THE NAZIS SALUTED Salesmanship thirties. I've just returned from a second TralHc Management In reference to the article in the July Foremanship Stenotypy stay at the Veterans Hospital at New- IndustrialManagement (MachineShorthand) ington. Conn., and while there was in both issue of The American Legion Magazine N«me Age medical and surgical wards. After having written by Richard M. Blumenthal, under the title They Rekindled the Flame. Address had dealings with some 51 hospitals from Norfolk, Va., to Boston, Mass., I can say, (Continued on page 62) Oly, Zone, State g • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 Automatic or pump; double-barrel or over-and- under . . . every hunter has one gun he prefers above all others. And in beer, the one favorite is Miller High Life. The National Champion of Quality! Brewed and bottled by the Miller Brewing Co. Travel Bargains •••made to order for your trip to the Legion's National Convention Hundreds and hundreds of the best bargains in Fall travel are rounded-u'p and ready for yoti at the nearest Greyhound station . . . just at the right time for your carefree trip to the American Legion National Con- vention, October 9, at Los Angeles ! 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Send me folder describing Greyhound "Amazing America" Tours. NAME. GREYHOUND ADDRESS. CITY .STATE. ." "OH LORD," Eddie muttered weakly. "You might find my fingerprints on the gun at that . . HE SERGEANT at the desk was sergeant said heavily. "A bookie of Sammy," he said. "Well, take a look reading a newspaper. He put it named Sammy Berg was shot and at this!" down and studied Eddie without killed at eleven this morning in his Eddie looked. The book contained emotion. loom in the Hanford Hotel." entries of bets under various names, "So this is Briggs, eh? How much Eddie's jaw dropped. "Murder! Why, bets ranging from two to twenty dol- you got on him?" I never even heard of the guy!" lars. One item, however, stood out "Plenty!" It was Jerry who an- "No?" said Jerry. "How about it, sharply. Eddie stared at it in shocked swered; Nolan was already busy at a Nolan?" surprise. It stated that one Eddie phone. "We traced him to the Han- The older man put down the phone Briggs, room 601, Parker Hotel, had ford, all right. No question but he was he'd been using. "They don't answer." bet one thousand dollars on Honey there." he said. He stared at the phone a mo- Boy to win. "Look here," Eddie demanded with ment with a worried frown. Then, still "So you didn't know Sammy," Jerry a growing uneasiness, "what am I in absently, he took a small book from said softly. for? I got a right to know." his pocket and passed it to Jerry. Eddie swallowed. "Listen," he be- Jerry's lips twisted cynically. "Should The young officer opened the book gan. we tell him?" in front of Eddie. "So you never heard "If you didn't know him," Jerry cut "Suspicion of murder," the desk ILLUSTRATED BY STANLEY DERSCH in, "why did (Continued on page 40) 11 This is what you'll be writing from that greatest of all shows, /O^OuC (/T. in October to your home folks the Legion National Convention HE CITY THAT has everything," I Los Angelenos call it, and they're so right. It's a truly cosmopolitan community, with its Spanish overtones, its Chinatown and its Japanese section. In its all-year population are hundreds and probably thousands of natives of your State. You can visit in a day's auto tour both mountain and seashore, see great fruit orchards and mammoth vegetable gardens, watch topnotch horse racing and perhaps a polo match, and then take in Hollywood and other com- munities which, clustered about the City, long ago made it the movie capi- tal of the world. All the famous radio shows that center here will be in full operation during the convention. October 9-12, including those audi- ence-participation gigglers that are household words throughout the North American Continent. There'll be some- thing doing every waking minute that you're there. You'll have fun. the end. We arv TO Attack Millions of American lives have been placed in jeopardy because our govern- ment has neglected civil cieiense By GEORGE N. CRAIG National Commander, The American Legion ARLY ONE FRIDAY morning m this country for immediate hostilities. Monday morning, word came that our March, 1948, a top-secret The situation that confronted them militaiy men in Europe had been radiogram from U. S. Army appeared desperate. With Russian mistaken. Washington breathed again. Headquarters in Europe gave Wash- planes reportedly poised for the take- More than two years have gone by ington its greatest scare since Pearl off, there was no organization of any since that March "war crisis" but the Harbor. kind that was prepared in any way to United States still has not learned its The radiogram, which came from protect the civilian population from lesson. U. S. mihtary headquarters in Ger- Soviet bombs. There wasn't even a No real nation-wide civil defense many, stated that Soviet Russia was plan on hand for setting up a civil de- organization has yet been established. mobihzing for war. fense program. Worse, investigation shows that the Soviet troops, it said, were set to The General Staff was so alarmed Government still has no approved march at once. about this that one plan for marshaling the country's civil No hint of this message ranking officer warned defenses. was allowed to reach the James V. Forrestal, the The Government has not even insti- public, but a state of vir- Secretary of Defense, tuted a system of Universal Military tual panic swept the Capi- "If the Russians attack, Training, so vital for teaching civilians tol. President Truman we're licked. how to cope with the emergencies of called a rush meeting of "No matter how gal- an atomic war. his top defense advisors, lantly the armed forces As a result of this incredible lack, and over at The Pentagon fight, they will not be all America is in danger today. the Joint Chiefs of Staff able to cope with panic "The United States is laying itself went into emergency ses- and paralysis at home." open to an atomic Pearl Harbor by its sion. Army, Navy and Air "I know," the late indifference to civil defense planning," Force units around the Mr. Forrestal told him. Congressman John F. Kennedy, of world were alerted for "It's a national tragedy Massachusetts, recently said. And he action. that this country con- was right. For three days and three Can Civ I Defense tinually refuses to Never before in America's history Chief Sym ington over- nights, few high Govern- learn the necessity for has the need for adequate civil de- come the obstacles? ment officials got much sleep preparedness." fenses been so urgent. Day by day the as they raced to prepare -.s»s) On the following cold war has been growing hotter un- 14 ) IF WAR should conic, our cities will almost certainly be targets ILLUSTRATED BY RAY QVIGLEY enough devastation here to force us to our knees." til it now threatens to explode at any According to this official, and to moment. every other expert to whom I've That the United States will not be spoken, only one thing can save us — able to resist a Russian assault with- an effective civil defense program. out adequate civil defense machinery With it, they say, we could reduce is definite. casualties from every atomic attack by Only recently the Atomic Energy 50 percent or more. Commission made a secret investiga- But we have no such program. tion of the probable effects of an atomic There is one ray of hope. Not long attack on Washington. It found that ago the President appointed W. Stuart just three well-aimed A-bombs could Symington to the chairmanship of the paralyze every vital function of the National Security Resources Board, federal Government. the federal agency in charge of all The Commission says that each of civil defense planning. Symington, the the new Russian A-bombs can mean former Secretaiy of the Air Force, is 40,000 dead and 60,000 wounded is a man of vision and power, and is Americans, plus tens-of-thousands of well qualified for the post. However, blasted homes, hospitals and factories. it remains to ( Coiitinued on page 41 BEFORE HITLER STRUCK, the Brit- Nor can we sit back and say that the ish were getting ready. Here are Russians haven't the technical know- some of London's wardens in 1939 how to produce A-bombs in quantity. There are well documented intelli- IN NAZI GERMANY civil defense gence reports indicating that the was "a political football" and when the bombs fell the system collapsed U.S.S.R. already has accumulated a sizeable stockpile of atomic bombs. There are even reports that Red sci- entists are well on the way toward building the all-powerful hydrogen bomb. One of America's most important defense officials has told me: "Russia is now capable of wreaking IbOTBALL FORECAST iEach college is under more pressure than ever to win every game this fall. Some will make a good try By ED FITZGERALD BEFORE GIVING our Committee UCLA said they were going to follow selections of the best teams the same plan, but later modified it to and best players in college televise with sponsors assuming part Dan Foldberg, Army Left End football this fall, let's take a squint at of any loss at the gate. the 1950 College Football Television The Southwest Conference has an- Question. nounced approval of telecasts only for customers deserting them by the thou- Just as if there were not always those games that are sold out in ad- sands for a short beer at the neigh- plenty of pressure on coaches and vance. borhood tavern and a look at the big- teams to win, television has come On June 12 the Southeastern Con- league stars on television. along and put a little more pressure ference released a statement that it You can't laugh it off. Television has on. Among other things television was barring telecasts on the same basis scared the pants off the college foot- seems to say, "I won't hurt a winner as the Big Ten. ball brain-trusters, and the end is not at the gate, but nobody will turn out More anti-television rulings can be yet. Unlike baseball, football is a game to see a loser if he can watch the big expected weekly as the football sea- that can be covered pretty thoroughly boys in his parlor." Thus it is now son draws closer. by the TV cameras. Also unlike base- more urgent than ever that every col- There are two important reasons for ball, the sport is played in weather lege win all its games. The old ap- the wave of opposition to TV. First, that is frequently far more conducive proach to this problem was to fire the and foremost, is the fear that the cash to an afternoon by the hearth than coach. To it has been added a taboo customers will stay home and twist three hours in a drafty stadium. on television cameras. the dial instead of bundling into their It also stands to reason that many In the belief that television may well cars for the difficult trip to the stadium. a selective fan will be more interested be a turnstile thief, and being unwill- Second, and a poor second at that, is in watching, for instance, the mighty ing to let Rome burn until the suspi- the pious concern of some big colleges men of Notre Dame (who are televis- cion is verified or disproved, a lot of that the smaller schools will be shoved ing all their home games plus the colleges are going to play safe by clos- right out of the football business (did Navy brawl at Cleveland) on TV than ing the gates to the TV cameras this somebody say business?) if the major the local heroes in the flesh. The Big fall. games of the country can be picked up Ten, incidentally, is more than a little The Big Ten has officially barred on the potential ticket-buyer's tele- bit miffed at N.D. for refusing to go "live" telecasts of all its 1950 games, vision screen. This fear, of course, along with the conference's TV quar- although it will allow complete films stems from observation of the trouble antine. Leahy's legions draw just as of a game to be televised one day later. encountered by minor-league baseball powerfully on television as they do at Last spring Southern California and clubs which have found their regular the ball park, and that's not going to 16 do the Big Ten's business any good. would be Bob Williams, the long-kick- None of Ihc other potential AU- But, television or no, the big thing ing, straight-passing quarterback. Wil- Americans belong in the same bracket is still winning football games. Every liams seems to be approximately as with these two, but there are some fine other sport that has had anything to good as the fabulous Johnny Lujack in football players in the crowd, and do with the controversial cameras has every department of the game except some of them are going to have to beat discovered that a winner rarely suffers defense — and nobody is going to hold out a lot of first-class talent before at the gate. The football colleges are that against him. He's a lead-pipe they nail down their post-season laurel aware of this ancient truth and can be cinch for All-America quarterback. wreaths. depended upon to make even more The only foreseeable rival to Wil- Chuck Ortmann of Michigan and desperate efforts than usual to come liams as the top performer of the year Johnny Dottley of Mississippi get our up with a powerhouse. is Southern Methodist's wonder boy, votes for the other two backficld posi- Particularly fortunate will be those Kyle Rote. Although it was his spec- tions. Ortmann is the tailback and key schools which produce one of the in- tacular work against Notre Dame late man of another smootli, powerful Wol- dividual stars of the year. No U. S. last season that made him a national verine squad, and Dottley, one of the sport, including major-league baseball, "name," Rote was no one-game foot- few players of real stature left to Ole gives more concentrated publicity to, ball player. Overshadowed the last Miss, was the leading ground-gainer or piles more glory on. its glamour few years by the brilliant Doak Walk- in the country last year. boys than college football. Maybe it er, he has been a tremendous back for There are, of course, plenty of other isn't very permanent, but it's really SMU — and he will be again this year. candidates, many of them possessing something while it lasts. If Rote continues to play as he did better than fair chances of upsetting Because it never rains at Notre against Notre Dame last fall, he may the dope. You have to list Johnny Dame, but always pours, the Fighting join Grange, Thorpe and Company as Kari'as of Illinois, Johnny Papit of Irish, undefeated over a string of 38 an All-Time- All- American. Mean- Virginia, big Gil Stephenson of Army, games, have one of the two leading while put him down at least as a 1950 Bob Zasti ow of Navy, Johnny Clayton candidates for Player of the Year. That All-American halfback. of Dartmouth, ( Continued on page 46) PROBABLE ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Ray Krousc. Maryland Bud MeFadiii, Texas Lc-on Root. Riifycrs IMike Boldin. Piit Left Tackle Left Guard Cvtilcv Rif/ht Gnnid AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE'S ADVISORY FOOTBALL BOARD RECORDING SECRETARY Ed Fitzgerald Sport Magazine EAST George Trevor New York World-Telegram and Siin Bob Toiieff. Notre Dame Vito Ragazzo, WilJiam and Mary Bob Willianis, Notre Dame MIDWEST Rinht Tackle Right End Quarterback Francis Powers Chicago Daily News SOUTH Ed Danforth Atlanta Journal SOUTHWEST Bill Rives Dallas Morning News FAR WEST Braven Dyer Los Angeles Times Kyle Rote, Southern Methodist Chuck Ortmann. Michigan Johnny Dottley, Mississippi Left Halfback Rifjht Halfback Fullback Wi/tfff is ie^ ofour Surplus ? There isn't much around but the odds and ends still to be found are big bargains By GEORGE H. WALTZ, JR. |rvE YEARS AGO Uncle Sam found himself the owner of approx- imately 100 billion dollars' worth of surplus WW II ma- terials. Alphabetically, the inventory ran from abrasives and adhesives to zippers and zwieback. Size-wise, it included sprawling 10-million-dollar industrial plants as well as five-for-a- penny nuts and bolts. There were more than a million separate classifi- cations of items, and not all of them were strictly "combat materiel." At least 15 percent were run-of-the-mill items, things that post-war civilians could use. And all were available at cut-rate prices. What happened to them? Today, according to government offi- cials, there is no more war surplus as such. The huge warehouses that once bulged with jeeps and life rafts are empty. The War Assets Administra- tion officially closed its doors to buy- ers of such so-called personal property NEED a bubble sextant? This one, in good condition, will set you back only $7.50 TYPICAL ol the nation's war surplus tenters is tliis spot along New Yorli s Canal St. 18 THIS IS a mine detector, but it's up to the buyer to assemble it and make it work their on December 30th of last year, THESE DUST MASKS cost Uncle Sam a job done. They are now concerned lot more but the buyer gets them for 35e only with the disposal of real estate and, at last count, there wasn't too plastic blisters from bombers, ma- much of that. The Office of the For- chettes, ammo bags, automatic pilot eign Liquidation Commission, charged SMART BUYERS pick up complicated ( Continued on page 52) with the disposal of war surplus that gadgets such as this pilot box and use cleaned up the component parts for other things was overseas, also has KEEP LOOKING and you're bound to come its work six months ahead of time. up with something you'll be able to use Last August, when it disbanded, it had unloaded some 10 billion dollars' worth of combat materiel in exchange for 2 billion dollars cash-considerably more than we got for planes, tanks, and trucks left on European soil after WW L For the most part, these last were burned or abandoned for lack of storage space or cash customers. Although an interested buyer would have a hard time right now to find a surplus hotel, amphibious "duck," or even a jeep, you, Joseph Q. Doakes and I can still find amazing bargains in surplus odds and ends. This gen- eral type of war gadget is still avail- able on the "Surplus Rows" that oper- ate in most large cities. The wares peddled by the surplus stores, for the most part, are left-overs from previous bulk purchases, or from odd-lot sales held now and then by the Army and the Navy to dispose of materials just recently declared surplus. Typical of the nation's war surplus bargain counters is New York's Sur- plus Row— stores that stretch for sev- eral blocks along both sides of Man- hattan's Canal Street. Although WAA and OFLC may be out of business, Surplus Row continues to offer bar- gains to the ingenious and keen-eyed shopper. If you've a mind to own a pith helmet or even a diving suit you can still buy it at bargain basement prices. The ex-serviceman browsing in New York's Canal Street shops — or in the surplus stores in any big city, such as those on Philadelphia's Market and North 22nd Streets, Chicago's West Madison and South Halsted Streets, and San Francisco's 12th and 14th Streets — quickly recognize such old familiar things as tank periscopes, PHOTOS BY BOB ISEAR I He fell fifty feet when the cargo net broke — and that was the beginning of this case history of a War Two paraplegic By DONALD W. CARRUTHERS, JR. THE AUTHOR at the start of a patrol in the Palaus a few months before his injury onto the deck of the landing craft. As ITTING in a chaii" hitting ground a result of the fall I fractured the 12th balls in a pepper game to my thoracic and the first lumbar vertebrae Nittany Post 245 American which caused complete paralysis of my Legion Junior baseball team is a long legs and many body functions. I do not hard pull from July 5, 1945, when I re- know the extent of the injuries suf- gained consciousness in a quonset-hut fered by the other men. Navy hospital in the South Pacific to Despite penicillin treatments, rest find I was paralyzed. and a little exercise for three weeks, Athletics had been my whole life. I was still unable to move from the While enrolled in high school in the waist down. town of State College, Pa., I had won The casts that covered my trunk and eight letters in baseball, track and legs were lined with an inch of felt basketball. In 1941 and 1942 I had which prevented sores but kept me placed very high in two events in the quite uncomfortable in the steady heat Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic of the Palau Islands. Jungle rot, which Track and Field championships. Dur- I had contracted in my two years in ing my freshman year at Penn State, I the Pacific, started to flare up again. was one of several freshmen to make The days seemed to pass rapidly but two varsity teams. I was enrolled in the nights were long and difficult. I Physical Education and had hoped to could not turn over because of my play professional baseball after college. paralysis, and therefore had to be So it was with more than the idea rolled over by a ward boy every three of walking again that I asked the Navy hours. The mental adjustment was surgeon, "Doctor, how soon will I be very difficult the first three weeks in able to move my legs?" Peleliu but I was relatively free from HE TRIES to walk again after months in "Only time will tell, soldier. You bed at Army hospital in Atlantic City pain since the pain originated below may have shock paralysis which lasts the line of injury where I had no feel- only a few days until the swelling of land 500 miles due east of the ing or movement. around the spinal cord recedes or it Philippines. The outfit was ordered by July 27, 1945 (my 21st birthday), I may be a longer period of immobility," the island commander to take the place started my trip home in a hospital the surgeon replied. of a Seabee port battalion and to un- plane. My first stop was Guam where It has taken over five years for time load ships. It was during this unload- I was quartered in a Navy hospital. to tell. ing operation that I received my in- Here I developed a bladder infection July 5, 1945 my outfit, the 111th In- jury. I was riding with two other men and had to remain five days before fantry Regimental Combat Team, was in a cargo net which was being lifted moving on to Hawaii. From Hawaii I supposedly resting from three months from a landing craft up to a freighter. flew by C-54 to Hamilton Field, Cali- of combat. We were stationed in a rest The net was some fifty-five feet in the fornia. Ten days later after stopping camp on Peleliu Island, a little stretch air when it broke and dropped us back at Southern California, Texas, Missis- 20 DON SHOWS JoAnn Ryman special home he's building with VA help. They'll marry this winter sippi, South Carolina, and New Jersey, interview that I was a paraplegic. He me during my first month at the hos- I arrived at my permanent hospital, explained that this was a medical term pital. I showed no signs of improve- Thomas M. England General, in At- meaning that I had an injury to my ment but since I was living with per- lantic City, N. J. spinal cord which caused paralysis of sons who had the same troubles as I, The hospital, which used three of my lower limbs. The doctor further my mental attitude improved. I made the larger hotels in the city, was a explained that the typical paraplegic up my mind I would faithfully carry wonderful place to get well. The wheel usually has a loss of bowel and bladder out my prescribed exercises. chair patients had the run of the city control, cannot walk without the aid I was living in the bridal suite of the because of the smooth boardwalks. I of braces, and sometimes develops old hotel and I had the pleasure of was pleased that I had been sent to kidney stones. He told me that I was sharing this room with five other para- Atlantic City, because it was only 225 one of 125 paraplegics in the hospital plegics. These men were wonderful miles from my home and I hadn't seen and that I would receive the best treat- companions. We helped each other as my family for over two years. ment known to medicine. much as possible. If one member of I was placed on the seventh floor Physical therapy, hydro therapy, the room said something which showed which was called the paraplegic ward. electro therapy, massage, heat treat- his bitterness or pity for himself this The doctor told me during the first ments, and many drugs were given to was the (Contimied on page 57) 21 Ilow do you RATE Here, in question form, are some of the situations that face married persons. See how you react to them. Your score will show how good a sailor you may be on the sea of matrimony FOR MEN 1. If you returned from work and dis- 4. If you violently disagreed with your 7. If your wife developed an irritating covered that your wife hadn't pre- wife in politics, you would habit, you would pared dinner, you would A. Avoid discussing controversial A. Bawl her out every time she did it. matters. B. Try to ignore it without even dis- B. Discuss politics but tell her she cussing it. is all wrong. C. Discuss it with her and if she per- C. Try to sway her to your belief. sists, you'd try to forget about it. D. Discuss it but not attempt to in- D. Say nothing but be very irritated. fluence her. 5. If you dislike your wife's friends, you would A. Demand that she stop seeing them. B. Tell her that they are no good and she is like them. -A. Denounce her and assert your C. Ignore the matter. rights. D. Indicate why you dislike them but _B. Ask what happened and offer your make no demands of her. help in preparing dinner. 8. If your wife seemed extremely at- _C. Say nothing but boil inwardly. tentive to another man at a party you -D. Suggest that the family eat out. would A. Discuss it when you got home. B. Resent it but say nothing. 2. Your in-laws, whom you dislike, C. Laugh it off and give it no thought. come for dinner. You would D. Make a scene at the party. A. Make the least possible effort to please them. B. Make it clear that you don't care for their company. C. Do your utmost to please them. D. Treat them as you treat other 6. You think that your wife has been guests. unduly severe in disciplining your child and the child appeals to you. You A. Keep out of the situation. 3. If your wife hurt your feelings pub- B. Countermand her order in the licly, you would presence of the child. A. Retaliate publicly. C. Discuss it with your wife private- B. Not retaliate publicly but try to ly but not interfere with her de- 9. Your wife has recently been pro- discuss it calmly, in private. cision. nounced medically fit but constantly C. Laugh it off and forget about it. D. Inform the child that he broke complains of fatigue. You D. Say nothing but leave the scene in the rules and must take the con- A. Tell her she is probably letting a huff. sequences. ( Continued on page 50) 22 AS A MATE ^ " ™— ou HAVE PROBABLY HEARD, read and for the failure of many marriages. A flict stems from the small, often im- seen that the institution of marriage common, all embracing term frequent- perceptible irritations which if un- is in serious straits. Sociologists, ly used is incompatibility. It may mean corrected pile up until divorce seems clergymen, psychiatrists, and other ex- basic differences in religion and per- the only way out. perts have applied their stethoscope sonal philosophy as well as trivial ir- In the following questionnaire, you to the patient. Each has come up with ritations which mount and eventually will find many typical situations fac- his ov^n diagnosis of what is wrong become unendurable. ing most married persons. Your re- with marriage and with a ready pre- Many marriages founder because of sponse to these situations probably scription designed to cure its illness. glaring shortcomings. It is astonish- reveals your basic pattern of behavior There is no unanimity of opinion ing, however, how much marital con- toward your mate. the end FOR WOMEN 1. If you wanted a fur coat costing be- 4. If your husband 'phones in the after- 7. You are religious and your husband yond your husband's means, you noon that he is bringing a few friends persistently refuses to go to church. would for dinner tonight, you A. Ignore the matter and go alone. A. Refuse and suggest that he take B. Keep insisting that he go with you them to a restaurant. even if it annoys him. B. Agree but berate him for not giv- C. Call him a communist or an athe- ing you more time. ist. C. Graciously accept without com- D. Calmly discuss the advantages of plaint. religion for him and the children. D. Accept but suggest that in the future he give you more notice. 5. If you were convinced that your husband would probably never earn A. Insist he buy it. more than a meagre living, you would B. Try to forget about it. A. Probably divorce him. C. Try to earn extra money toward B. Adjust yourself to his income. the cost. C. Attempt to supplement his income. D. Point out all the women who have D. Constantly press him to earn more 8. If your husband likes to stretch out such coats. money. on the good furniture, or fails to hang up his clothing, you 2. Your husband wants to spend one A. Constantly argue over it. evening a week with his friends. You .B. Sometimes berate him for it. A. Encourage him. . C. Discuss it once with him and if B. Put your foot down, that failed, forget it. - _C. Resent it but say nothing. D. Never interfere with his comfort. - D. Not oppose the request but try to make yourself a more interesting and attentive partner. As a general principle, you believe 6. If your husband were very careless that a wife should of his appearance and resented cor- - A. Make her husband wait on her rection, you would hand and foot. A. Not attempt to correct him. B. Usually do things to please her B. Constantly try to correct him. husband. C. Suggest the financial and morale to drinking C. Share chores and responsibilities values often deriving from a neat 9. If your husband took and pleasures with her husband. appearance. excessively, you would ~ — D. Show only slight interest in her D. Encourage his friends to work on A. Keep after him to stop. husband's problems and welfare. him. ( Continued on page !^0) 23 We ought to give our European friends a reasonable amount of help— chiefly in actual arms" was An account of an amazing talk with the mer of 1948, that I returned from a military survey of Europe and the Middle East, and went straight to late Secretary of Defense, who had a crystal clear Washington to see Secretary Forrestal. The military situation in the areas I had visited was not promising. vision of "the shape of things to come" Western Europe lay defenseless, at the mercy of massed Soviet armies save for the deterrent effect of Ameri- By GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT "We ought to start building up the air defense of our home territory" UR ATOMIC SHIELD is full of Forrestal, back in 1948. The remedy holes. he then advised was to begin setting CD' It won't protect us any long- up an all-round, balanced defense pro- er. So far, however, all we're doing is gram — a complete suit of armor in- patching up some of the worst holes. stead of just a shield. Circumstances What we need is a new shield — in have now forced us to do this. But now fact, a whole new outfit of armor and it will cost more money than if For- weapons. But now time is running restal's views had prevailed and a short. We are in danger because our timely start had been made — for we politicians kept postponing the evil day shall have to do many things in a hurry, —till after the elections. with consequent waste and lost motion. The exact situation in which we now It's time to tell the story — and to find ourselves was foreseen by our first draw the moral. Secretary of Defense, the late James It was two years ago, in the sum- can air-atomic power on the Soviet armies, the commie threat in western cow if the Russians could come right mind. The Russians had blockaded Europe would have simmered down back with atom bombs on New York. Berlin. No one knew whether or not to nuisance size long ago. But if it And nobody knows when the Russians "this was IT" or whether the airlift, hadn't been for our atomic counter- are going to get their first successful just beginning, could supply the be- threat, those Russian armies would A-bomb. sieged city. In Czechoslovakia the Iron have convinced everybody in Europe eliot: I've seen some educated Curtain had clanged down around the by this time that communism is the guesses that seemed to average out frontiers of yet another country which wave of the future and they'd better with 1952 as the most likely date. had once been free. In Greece and in make terms with it as the poor wobbly forrestal: I've been up to my ears Palestine, savage little shooting wars Czechs have done already. in educated guesses, and take it from were in bloody progress, with the end ELIOT: But you said this was an un- me, George, nobody knows for sure. of neither clearly in sight. easy balance, Jim. Why? But what I do know for sure is that While I spoke of what I had seen and forrestal: Because it rests on the when that day comes the present bal- learned, Forrestal leaned back in his highly uncertain factor of our atomic ance of power will start to incline chair and listened. The lines of strain monopoly. Once the Russians get an against us. If we haven't prepared for were more deeply graven in his face atom bomb of their own, the magic the change beforehand, the balance is than they had been when I had last spell is broken. Whatever may be in likely to be completely upset within a seen him in February. the minds of the Politburo, Europeans year after the Soviets fire their first The conversation that followed is will begin to figure that we won't be successful experimental bomb — which worth setting down for the record, not so ready to drop atom bombs on Mos- they'll take care to let the world know about, directly or indirectly. eliot: How do you mean, prepare beforehand? forrestal: By starting now to build up other forms of military power to balance the threat of the Soviet armies when the atom can't protect us any longer, (note: This sentence is the key to Forrestal's thinking, and to the present military situation of the United States.) eliot: What forms of power will we need, Jim? forrestal (ticking off the points on his fingers as he went along) : First, we ought to give our European friends a reasonable amount of help — chiefly in actual arms and equipment, so they can start building up effective armies and tactical air forces of their own on the modest scale which is all they can pay for. Second, we ought to create a reserve of ready-to-fight ground troops here in the United States plus tactical air power (Continued on page 55) "We ought lit step up Hu' Navy's anti-submarine program . . . and add to that two or three fast carrier task groups to deal with sudden emergencies" because of my small part in it, but be- cause it shows so clearly the basic factors of our military problems today — and how clearly Forrestal foresaw them and proposed to make provision for them. forrestal: It's war. Not a shooting war yet — but war just the same, and a war we damn' well can't afford to lose. Right now it's a war that's being fought chiefly with political and subversive weapons. Military weapons in the background, but all -important. ELIOT: That's right. forrestal: It's a balance-of-power situation. One of the oddest and most uneasy balances of power in history. Russian armies threaten Europe, worry everybody just like Hitler's planes used to worry 'em. 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Entries must be received NAME- ( Please Print) by midnight, October 6th. HOME ADORESS- CITV J. J. SEAGRAM POST, NO. 658, DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR signs the Articles of Sur- render; (inset) card issued to correspondents present at tlie event General MacArthur, designated as Five years ago Japan capitulated unconditionally the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, and his staff arrived soon after the noon hour. The next two days were on the decks of the "Mighty Mo," ending the shooting occupied in setting the stage for what was hopefully and prayerfully believed war — but the surrender did not bring a peace treaty to be the culminating event that would restore peace to all the world. It was — and after five years, still stands — "the biggest show on earth," as Cap- FrvE YEARS AGO — on Sunday terms that would be accepted by the tain S. S. Murray of the Missouri morning, September 2, 1945 - Allied Powers. termed it — but not the biggest show the end of the shooting phase It was a broken and beaten country in the accepted sense of a four-ring of the Second World War came with that the first elements of the American circus. dramatic finality in a historic ceremony forces found when they moved in for Meanwhile Army troops were pour- on the deck of our mightiest warship, formal occupation on August 30th. The ing in by air and by transport. Fleet the U.S.S. Missouri, then riding at ease 11th Airborne Division and other Admiral Nimitz moved his fleet into on the gentle swells of Sagami Wan, Army units, flown in from the Philip- Tokyo Bay and took position for any just off Tokyo Bay. Imperial Japan pines, landed at Atsugi Airport, be- offensive or defensive action. Bitter- had stopped fighting just ninety -eight tween Tokyo and Yokohama, and si- ness of defeat was still widespread days after Germany, her ally on the multaneously the Navy and Marine among the Japanese militarists and the other side of the world, had acknowl- Corps made a landing at Yokosuki, possibility of an uprising could not be edged defeat and had signed terms of the great naval base. A small army of Overlooked. Soldiers, sailors and unconditional surrender. war correspondents, news and maga- Marines found release from the ten- Raked from north to south from the zine writers, camera men, still and sion of war in the few amusement air and from the sea, its industrial movie, and radio men accompanied spots that, within bounds, were per- ai'eas practically destroyed, the new each force, though General Douglas mitted to operate. The correspondents atomic bomb in two attacks wiping out MacArthur had to postpone taking in ranged far and wide, not a few getting whole cities in a matter of seconds, a troop of cavalry in order to provide into forbidden Tokyo. At General the military dictators of Japan knew transportation for the contingent from Headquarters there were long discus- when they had reached the end of the Manila. I was there with the airborne sions about details of the ceremony of road. They knew when to quit, even doughboys, as a war correspondent for surrender. Should the Japanese signa- though no element of the ai-med forces T/ie American Legion Magazine, and tories be received with honors? If so, of the Allied Powers had set foot on landed on the second Skymaster that what form should these honors take? their shores. They knew, too, that un- sat down on the Atsugi strip at exactly The Japanese would board the conditional surrender was the only 7: 15 in the morning of August 30th. Missouri as (Continued on page 48) 28 : The lyATioiVAi |^ Lecioxivaire Universal Military Training Made First Objective In New Policy Formed by National Exec. Committee Drastic Action at Special Meeting Faces Up to National tinuation of scientific research in nu- — clear and other technical fields, and im- Emergency — Reduction in Spending Demanded Legion Will mediate curtailment of Governmental Not Ask New Pensions or Push for Bonus During the Crisis expenditures are highlights. Putting teeth into that part of the Facing the crisis in our national and grave state of affairs, both as it affects statement of policy relating to subver- international affairs, The American us in our internal affairs and in our in- sives and fifth columnists. Department Legion has thrown its entire strength, ternational alliances and embroilments. Commander Lewis K. Gough, of Pasa- and that of its 17,418 Posts, directly "We are now mobilizing the 17,418 dena, California, presented a further behind the President and the national Posts of The American Legion for its resolution structure, in national defense, both ex- greatest campaign . . . for immediate ternal and internal, in the national enactment of Universal Military Train- "Any person who knowingly aids, economy, and in the spiritual uplift of ing legislation," National Commander abets, assists or in any way prac- tices the implementation of the sub- the entire people. Craig said in his opening remarks to versive policy of a nation bent upon This accomplished during the the assembled Legionnaires represent- was the destruction of our government week of July 18th when National Com- ing the high command in the continen- by violence or other means be sub- mander George N. Craig convened the tal Departments. "Universal Military ject to imprisonment as a criminal." National Executive Committee in a Training is the least expensive and most nation-wide telephonic hook-up to con- effective national security measure we The resolution was adopted with a sult and act on the gravity of the pres- can adopt. The cost of such training roar of approval after National Com- ent situation, and to re-examine the will never break us. Its adoption will mander Craig asked its proponent if the Legion's position on current affairs. By make us." measure applied to the communist ele- telephone and telegraph the National Commander Craig stressed the neces- ment. Department Commander Gough replied that the commies were the target Executive Committee, as it is empow- sity of trained manpower for imme- of his resolution. ered to do in emergent situations, ap- diate call in undeclared wars, and in proved the proposals calling all-out in which for such a state of affairs as that Pension and Bonus Proposals support by the Legion and Legionnaires. we now find ourselves in Korea. He The drastic action, some of . which called it "survival training." A resolution inti'oduced by Past De- calls for a postponement of legislation Erie Cocke, Jr., of Dawson, Georgia, partment Commander Charles M. Black- — not an abandonment or a change of Chairman of the Legion's National Se- burn, Versailles, Kentucky, endorsed policy — is considered in high places as curity Commission, in a stirring address, and affirmed the action of the National the most forceful face-to-the-front di- made an appeal for prompt and effec- Executive Committee taken in the emer- rective ever given to the Legion: tive action to bring the crisis precipi- gency telephonic conference. The resolu- tated by the invasion of Korea to a con- tion gave added strength and support to High Spots of Directive clusion, and for a complete reconstruc- priority of Universal Military Training A demand for immediate enactment tion of our national defenses. He called legislation as the No. 1 need in the na- of Universal Military Training legisla- for an immediate implementation of civil tional defense structure. The resolution tion so that never again will this nation defense plans, and for the enactment of continued, advisory to the National be caught short in trained manpower. legislation that will bring the Hopley Commander: Called for a "reduction in Govern- Plan or another practical civil defense "Endorse the action of the mem- ment spending in fields that do not make structure into being. bers of said Committee (NEC) in an immediate contribution to national Statement of Policy adopting such a policy and further defense and which can be postponed go on record as advising the Na- without injury to the welfare of our At the conclusion of his address tional Commander that it is the people." This, it was pointed out by Chairman Cocke presented a statement opinion of this meeting that he and speaker after speaker, is a drastic neces- of policy prepared by the Executive those who work with him on legis- sity to provide money for national de- Section of the National Security Com- lative matters should: fense and also to prevent our nation mission, signed by himself, as Chair- (1) Refuse, for the duration of the present crisis, to advocate any from "spending itself into disaster." man; Granville S. Ridley, of Tennessee; new veterans' pension legislation. Suspension for the duration of the Bruce Henderson, of Ohio; William W. (2) Refuse, for the duration of emergency of Legion Mar- advocacy of any Welsh, of Alabama, Members and the present crisis, to support any new pension legislation or bonus pro- tin B. Buckner, of Michigan, Director. bonus bills. posals. "And we shall ask no additional The statement of policy covers clearly (3) Refuse, for the duration of benefits or extension of time under the and succinctly the plans and thinking of the present crisis, to ask for any GI Bill of Rights except to make them the Legion in meeting the present emer- additional benefits or extension of applicable to those who are fighting the gency; the necessity for Universal Mili- time under the GI Bill of Rights war in Korea." tary Service legislation, which the except to make them applicable to those fighting in the Armed Forces Immediately after the National Exec- Legion has advocated for 30 years; of the U.S. in the present emer- utive Committee had acted. adoption of a strong, practical civil de- National gency, at the request of the U.N." Commander Craig called a meeting of fense plan; strengthening the American Department Commanders and official Merchant Marine, so that we will no This resolution was further clarified representatives from the 49 continental longer have to depend on the vessels of by a resolution presented by William G, Departments of the Legion to meet at a foreign nation to transport our troops. McKinley, of Jersey City, National the National Headquarters in Indianap- Protection from sabotage by termite Executive Committeeman for New Jer- olis on July 23. This meeting was called subversives; denounces hoarding and sey, who pointed out that the casualties to discuss plans for immediate mobili- black marketing and urges sale of War suffered in the fighting in Korea are zation of the entire Legion, and to brief Bonds; requires conscientious objectors in no wise different from those of a the leaders in the 49 Departments on the to serve in non-combatant services; con- fully declared state of war, insofar as The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • 29 : : Huddled before a Far Eastern map, Lee Pennington, (left), FBI Inspector and Past Department Commander of the District of Columbia; Paul H. Griffith, (center). Assistant Secretary of Defense and Past National Commander, and National Commander George N. Craig discuss the Korean situation at the meeting of Department Commanders and representatives at National Headquarters on July 23. At right, Erie Cocke, Jr., Chairman of the Legion's National Security Commission, reports on the state of defenses of the nation and outlined the Universal Military Training plan. their effects upon the fighting men and Other speakers who discussed vital meaning, the Legion chief made an ap- women and their families and depend- phases of activating the new policy of the peal for national unity and for the ents are concerned. His resolution, which National Executive Committee and the means to provide an adequate national was adopted, provided advisory actions of the special "crisis defense. session" of the Department representa- "There can no longer be any doubt "That we urge upon the National Commander and other appropriate tives were Elmer W. Sherwood, of In- of the gravity of the crisis facing agencies of The American Legion dianapolis, Chairman of the Legion's America and the world today," Com- to forthwith petition the Congress National Legislative Commission, and mander Craig said. "The President has of the United States to enact such Herman Luhrs, of Birmingham, Michi- told us in no uncertain terms that the legislation as may be required to gan, Chairman of the Legion's National communist 'act of raw aggression' in extend by law to the members of the Public Relations Commission. Korea is 'an outright breach of the Armed Forces now in the field or Past National Commander Paul peace.' He has confirmed the belief of who may hereafter be ordered into H. Griffith, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, many of us that soon 'armed aggression the services under the present emer- " serving as an Assistant Secretary may take place in other areas.' gent circumstances, the status of now veterans for the purpose of assur- of Defense, brought to the meeting the Commander Craig pledged the three ing them and their dependents, dis- assurances of the Defense Department's million Legionnaires to all-out support ability and dependent benefits now intense interest and support of a plan of the President and the Government. applicable to veterans of the Great of Universal Military Training, and "We stand ready to perform what tasks Wars." stressed the need for such a plan to pro- the Government may assign to us," he Strongly denouncing black marketing vide trained men for immediate service said in prefacing the remarks on the and hoarding of scarce materials. De- when needed. action of the National Executive Com- partment Commander Frank G. Clement, Lee Pennington, of Washington, an mittee in demanding curtailment of of Nashville, Tennessee, proposed a Inspector of the Federal Bureau of In- Government expenditures which do not plan of action in the Posts to preserve vestigation (long-time Legionnaire and contribute to national security or pub- of the lic in announcing de- and protect the local and national econ- Past Department Commander welfare, and the omies. He proposed the immediate ap- District of Columbia), discussed inter- cision on the part of the Legion to post- service of the pension legisla- pointment in each of the 17,418 Posts nal security and the pone advocacy of new preserving This, of an Emergency Committee as a fact- Legion and Legionnaires in tion or bonus proposals. he said, Inspector finding and advisory group whose prin- our security at home. Pen- gave the decision the weight of a pa- vital cipal purpose would be to assist in nington cited case after case of triotic example. checking such inflationary movements Legion help during the course of World "The handwriting on the wall indi- investigations. cates that the invasion is as black marketing and unnecessary War II and in post-war of Korea but buying, and particularly to make a sur- He asked that the Legion, through its an item on the timetable of communism par- destroy peace," the vey of the national expenditures in local Departments, continue the work, to world Commander and continued. "It is to destroy areas. Commander Clement proposed ticularly in dealing with saboteurs that time- with groups and individuals seeking to table of violence that a decision now "That each Department Com- subvert the national effort. The Inspec- must be made by the American people. immediately urge the aboli- mander tor stressed the necessity of working Many of our brave American youth are tion of partisan and unnecessary de- through Department officers, to whom falling and dying today in Korea, pay- mands on the Government treasury, all calls for action will be transmitted. ing the fearful price of inadequate and take steps to insure the ap- training and of insufficient weapons and pointment of a 'Legion Emergency Craig Tells the Nation Committee' within each Post, said supplies. Committee to have the responsibility The deliberations of the special con- "Universal Military Training is se- for making an immediate survey ference were suspended for a half hour curity insurance for our nation and sur- of Government expenditures in the at 1:15 on Sunday afternoon (July 23) vival insurance for our young men. In local area, with the purpose of when National Commander Craig went war the trained live, the untrained die." to the appropriate recommending on the air in a national broadcast The Legion chief asked for support Government ofl^icials and elected through the facilities of CBS, to an- of citizens to put the law on the statute Representatives and Senators the immediate curtailment or elimina- nounce to the country at large the deci- books. "Universal Military Training has tion of all Government expenditures sions of the National Executive Com- gathered dust in Congressional pigeon- not essential to the national secur- mittee. Striking strongly and effectively holes too long. With your help now it ity and the public welfare." in words that left no doubt as to their will win!" 2Q • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 reserve component of the Air Force or Mobilizes National Forces in Drive Marine Corps Reserve for at least such Legion period as the Commission may pre- scribe, and the pursuance of an ap- of Legislation proved course of technical or specialist For Immediate Enactment UMT training in such school. of the President. There would be no 4. The Commission will prescribe the interference with the current war effort uniform to be adopted and worn by Basic Training And Six Months (now under Selective Service) and no trainees during their period of field Another 6 Months of Service young men would be called up until the instruction. present crisis has passed. 5. Provisions are made for the protec- Training is Provided Among other things, the proposed tion of the health, morals and religion bill provides: of the trainees; there will be the least National possible interference with their educa- By Miles D. Kennedy 1. The establishment of the Security Training Commission which tion. National Legislative Director shall consist of three members, at least 6. An allowance of $30.00 per month two of whom shall be appointed from is made in addition to necessary trans- The mobilization of the 17,418 Posts civilian life by the President, with the portation between the trainee's home of The American Legion for its greatest advice and consent of the Senate. The and the camp to which he is assigned, drive for immediate enactment of Uni- third member may be a member of the as well as his transportation re- versal Military Training legislation was upon Defense Department. turning from such camp. blueprinted at an extraordinary session 2. The Commission shall establish the 7. Dependency allowances are also of all continental Department Comman- policies and standards of training to be provided. ders or their representatives at Nation- set up under the National Security 8. Compensation in the event of death al Headquarters, Indianapolis, on Sun- Training Commission. The field train-, or disability are provided at the rates day, July 23. ing would be in ground, air and naval prescribed by law and would be handled Out of the special planning confer- arms, and each registrant would be by the U. S. Employees Compensation ence came the unanimous decision that entitled to request and receive training Commission, rather than by the Armed the safety of the nation depends upon in the service of his choice. Forces or the Veterans Administration. the strength of our defenses — and that 9. The Commission will have an Ad- a reservoir of trained manpower under Training Requirements visory Board of at least ten and not a Universal Military Training system 3. The period of training would be more than twenty-five citizens specially is the first need of these defenses. Na- for one year, with the basic training selected from civilian life, three of tional Commander George N. Craig, in to be for six months, commencing with whom may be members of the Regular calling the Legion to action in his the date of induction. The remaining Military Establishments. "Decision Now" address to the nation, six months by options or alternatives 10. Young men in any category ex- called for the adoption of , UMT as "the such as additional training on active empt from registration pursuant to the most effective national security measure duty with the corps; voluntary enlist- provisions of the Selective Service Act obtainable by America at the least pos- ment in any of the regular services; will be exempt from registration under sible cost." enlistment and service in a National the Bill. Universal Military Training is the Guard or Air National Guard or Organ- 11. Registrants would be males be- Number 1 item on the Legion's legisla- ized Naval Reserve or Organized Ma- tween the ages of 17 and 19, inclusive. tive agenda. rine Corps Reserve; enlistment and ser- (The present Selective Service Law re- Action at Washington vice in the Enlisted Reserve Corps of quires registration at 18, for induction the Army or enlisted reserve component from 19 to 26.) Immediately after adjournment of of the Air Force and assignment to an Legion Basic Program the special meeting at Indianapolis on organized unit for which he is entitled July 23, National Commander Craig, to receive pay for attendance at drills Universal Military Training is not a Legislative Chairman Elmer W. Sher- or equivalent duty, for such period as new Legion demand. It is not a johnny- wood, Security Chairman Erie Cocke, may be authorized by law; entrance in- come-lately program. It is one of the Jr., and other national officials and chair- to the service in either the Military, oldest basic programs, and one that The left for men Washington to start the Naval or Coast Guard Academy; enroll- Legion has insisted upon since its in- drive for immediate enactment of UMT ment and service in the Naval and ception. It was conceived of the thought legislation. Marine Corps Officer Procurement Pro- that a strong national defense is not Never again should we be caught nap- gram; enlistment and service in the only necessary for our own security, ping when an aggressor strikes. Time is Enlisted Reserve Corps of the Army or but as our strongest argument for peace. on the side of the aggressor. He is pre- Naval Reserve or the enlisted Reserve Aggressors will never attack a nation pared. Korea is an object lesson. or the enlisted Reserve Components of that is prepared. National Commander Craig calls the Air Force or Marine Corps Reserve At its first National Convention in upon Legionnaires and non-Legion- for at least such period as the Secre- Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1919 The naires alike to support Universal Mili- tary of Defense may prescribe, and Legion said: tary Training. Write your Senators and entrance upon a college course, includ- "We favor a policy of Universal Congressmen tell — them what you think ing Reserve Officers' Training Corps or Military Training, and the adminis- of the situation — demand passage of Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps tration of such policy should be re- the Universal Military Training legis- or Air Reserve Officers' Training Corps moved from the complete control of lation forward all — replies, or copies training and an agreement to accept any exclusive military caste." of letters, to the National Legislative a Reserve Commission in the appropri- Selective Service is a temporary ex- Commission, The American Legion, 734 ate service if offered upon completion pedient in time of emergency, and is so 15th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C, of the course; enlistment and service recognized by President Truman. The for tabulation. in the U. S. Naval Reserve, and en- President has repeatedly urged the Individual support is vital. Write trance into either the U. S. Merchant establishment of Universal Military your Senators and Representatives to- Marine Academy or Navy Accredited Training as the one proper permanent day. State Maritime Academy accompanied solution of the trained manpower prob- by an agreement on part of the lem. Highlights of the UMT Bill the trainee to accept a commission in the The time for temporizing is past. We The proposed law is stand-by legisla- Naval Reserve at the completion of the cannot compromise. Universal Military tion to be put into effect on the recom- course, if offered; enlistment and ser- Training is a MUST. mendation of the Commission provided vice in the Enlisted Reserve Corps of Write your Senators and Representa- for in the measure, and at the discretion the Army or Naval Reserve or enlisted tives today. The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 * 21 LUTHER COLLEGE AWARDS 5th Boys' Nation Gives Week Of Thrills To LHD DEGREE TO KRAABEL T. O. Kraabel, 86 Junior Citizens; Called Best Ever Held Director of the Le- gion's National Re- Eighty-si.\^;j,outstanding young men, sonnel and equipment at Fort Myer habilitation Com- representing" 44 Departments, partici- through the courtesy of Col. J. V. Cole. mission, has been pated in the Legion's Fifth Boys Nation Speakers at the annual Press and awarded an honor- held in Washington, D. C, July 21-27, Radio Dinner, arranged by The Ameri- ary degree of Doc- and made it "the best Boys Nation yet." can Legion Public Relations Division, tor of Humane Let- George Jefferson, Jr., Portland, Oregon, were columnist Peter Edson, commen- was elected president and Tom Rutter, tator and author Felix Morley, and ters by Luther College, of Decorah, Munhall, Penna., vice president, in a Benjamin M. McKelway, editor of the Iowa. one spirited election which followed heated Washington Evening Star. He was of five outstanding party conventions and campaigning. The week of thrills was concluded T. O. KRAABEL alumni, all Legion- Headquarters and site of the political with a graduation address in the United naires, honored at activity was Fort Myer, Virginia, and States Senate Office Building by Alben the commencement exercises of the 89- gracious host to the boys and staff mem- W. Barkley, Vice President of the year-old institution. bers were Col. J. V. Cole, Commanding United States. The award of certificates, Bachelor of Arts, Class of 1915, Officer of Fort Myer, and Major Everett lapel pins and gifts of appreciation con- A Director Kraabel was singled out for Lowry, Jr., and his First Battalion of cluded the fifth annual event with com- "the particular achievement and merit the Third Infantry Regiment. ment from the 86 young men that their you have won in your field." He has The climactic event of the week week's participation in Federal Govern- made a distinguished record as a career chocked full with thrills was a visit to ment was the greatest week in their man in veterans' service work as Ser- the White House, where the boys were lives. 1927 received by Legionnaire President Harry vice Officer of North Dakota from to 1937, and since that date with the S. Truman with a warm hand shake and ''RED, WHITE BLUE" AND TO Rehabilitation Commission, lo- an address. The boys were permitted to National the Washington branch of the take pictures of the President. Other HAVE PREMIERE OCTOBER 7 cated at National Headquarters. Director Kraa- thrilling features included Boys Nation world A premiere with all the star- bel joined the Commission as Claims Senate hearings with U. S. Senator studded trimmings in the best and most Representative, later being promoted to Aiken of Vermont and Phillip Ails- glamorous tradition of Hollywood will Executive Secretary. On the resignation worth, of the U. S. Department of Agri- be on the schedule for Legionnaires at- Miller in 1941 he was named culture, appearing on an agriculture of Watson tending the 1950 Convention in Los Director. bill, and Senator Mundt, of South Da- Angeles. The spectacular American re- degrees conferred kota, discussing the Mundt-Ferguson- Other honorary vue sponsored by The American Legion U.S. Consul Johnson Subversive Activities Control were to Dr. C. W. Strom, will have its opening at the big Para- General of Mexico City; Congressman Bill. Later in a three-hour Boys Nation mount Theatre in Los Angeles on Satur- H.O.Talle,DCL, whose district includes Senate session on Capitol Hill, the agri- day evening, October 7. Dr. B. J. Hovde, Litt. D. Pres- culture bill was defeated and the Sub- Decorah; It will be a prelude to the opening of School for Social Research, versive Activities Control Bill, with ident, New the 32nd National Convention on the H. Trytten, amendments, was adopted unanimously. New York City, and Dr. M. Monday morning following—one of the Director, Office of Scientific Personnel, Received at Pentagon first big events set up for the entertain- National Research Council, Washing- ment of the Secretary of Defense Johnson met the Legionnaires who will flock ton, D. C. boys in his office at the Pentagon, where into the City of the Angels by thousands he and his civilian aides, Frank Pace, for the Convention. AREA MEMBERSHIP CONFABS Secretary of the Army; Francis P. Nation-wide interest has been aroused Matthews, Secretary of the Navy; and in the show, which promises to be one TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the of the most elaborate musical revues A series of membership conferences, Air Force, addressed the group. Secre- ever staged in the United States. The beginning on August 26th and continu- tary of State Dean Acheson spoke to the Paramount Theatre, where the premiere ing into September, has been scheduled boys at the State Department; Attorney will take place, is one of the biggest by National Headquarters. These con- General McGrath briefed them on activ- glamor spots in the world. For years it ferences, which will cover the entire ity in the Justice Department; and Sam has been the showcase of all of Para- country, are called early in order to Rayburn, Speaker of the House, ad- mount's biggest productions and this inspire an early membership effort. The dressed the boys at the Capitol, with marks the first time in history that it meetings will be open and, in addition Representative James Davis, of Georgia, has been given over to a full-scale stage to the Membership Chairman and Com- answering their questions. President production. mittee members, it is hoped that De- Paul F. Douglass, of American Univer- Tickets for the world premiere of partment and District officials will at- sity, ably outlined the objectives of Boys "Red, White and Blue" on Saturday eve- tend. Nation to the boys. Justice Harold H. ning, October 7, have been scaled at Dates and places of the conferences Burton spoke to the delegates on the $10, $5.00 and $3.00, tax included. Since are as follows: United States Supreme Court, and an- the number of seats is limited to 4,000, Area 1. Manchester, New Hampshire; swered questions relating thereto; and the producers suggest that Legionnaires Carpenter Hotel; September 9-10, for the boys heard a thrilling address on who want to attend the opening send Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas- World Affairs by Erie Cocke, Jr., chair- their applications, accompanied by the sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Is- man of The Legion's National Security required amount, immediately to "Red, land. Commission. White and Blue," 2035 N. Highland Area 2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boys Nation visited Washington's Avenue, Hollywood 28, California. Penn-Sheraton Hotel; August 26-27, for outstanding shrines, traveled to Mt. The show will continue at the Para- New York, Pennsylvania and New Jer- Vernon, visited the United States Naval mount every evening until and including sey. Academy at Annapolis, laid a wreath October 25, with matinees on Saturdays. Area 3. Baltimore, Maryland; South- at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Tickets for these performances are ern Hotel; September 9-10, for West with full military honors; heard the priced at: evenings $4.80, $4.20, $3.00 Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, United States Marine Band, the United and $2.40; matinees, $3.60, $3.00, $2.40 and District of Columbia. States Army Band and the Andrews Air and $1.80, all taxes included. Area 4. Columbia, South Carolina; ^orce Base Band; toured the F.B.L, The show will go on tour after the Jefferson Hotel; September 9-10, for and witnessed a display of military per- close of the Los Angeles engagement. (Continued on page 36) 32 * The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 . tal served 46 months in the ETO, was * cited for its work in the Battle of the * * * LEGIONITEMS * * Bulge, and served famous units such as the 29th Infantry and 101st Airborne Divisions . . . Here's one for the book. Edina Post No. 471 was awarded the Emery live in South Canaan, their post- Fred Tober, Sturgis, Michigan, WWl Lewis H. Brittin Trophy which is given office address is Colebrook, New Hamp- vet and Neuman-Wenzel Post No. 73 annually at the Minnesota Department shire, phone exchange is Lemington, member, is an active baseball player at Convention in recognition of distin- Vermont, and the Legion home is located the age of 57. guished service in the advancement of in the village of Beecher Falls, Vermont. aeronautics in Minnesota by an Ameri- When Andrew Massey joined Sergeant can Legion Post . . . New York Port of In its "Teach Religion" campaign, Francis M. Glynn Post No. 132, Franklin, Embarkation Post No. 1773 won top Somerville (Massachusetts) Post No. 19 New Jersey, he became the fifth Massey trophy in 1950 membership in Kings erected full-sized billboard on the lawn brother the membership roll — four, County, New York, with a membership on in front of the city hall, "For a Better Andrew, Gabe, Louis and Joseph, are of 277 on a quota of 60, for a grand Community Teach Children Religion!" Army vets, and all served in the ETO. total of 462 percent. Presentation of The display attracted attention and won James was a Navy Pharmacist's Mate Ic trophy was made at County Convention commendation from the Ministers' Asso- and fought his war in the Pacific area . . by County Commander Matthew J. ciation ... At the 5th annual reunion Lt. Col. C. C. Holbrook, (Box 79, Fort Troy. An Auxiliary Unit of 70 members of the 68th Station Hospital in New Belvoir, Virginia), announces publica- has been organized in this new Post. York City, Lt. Col. Frank 0. Alexander, tion of a 96-page history of the 5th Engi- M.C., presented the original flag of the neer Combat Battalion . . . Continuing unit to the vet. association. The hospi- the annual service begun at The Good Citizenship Medal of Syra- Memorial 1877 by cuse (New York) Chapter, Sons of the Raritan, New Jersey, in John G. American Revolution, was awarded Na- Shackleton Post No. 85, Grand Army of the Republic, Raritan Post No. 23 took tional Commander George N. Craig at a OLD TIMERS FIELD DAY over shortly after its organization and formal meeting on June 16. Presentation IS MAINE LEGION EVENT has held the impressive service, honor- was made by Charles P. Morse, Chairman of the World Wars, as well of the SAR Americanism Committee and ing the dead as the Civil War, for nearly 30 years. long an active Legionnaire . . . Lake Weir Post No. 262, Weirsdale, Florida, with a membership of 75, has leased a two-acre About five years ago Charles F. erected lot and a $15,000 club house and Smith, 112 Porter Street, Cleves, Ohio, Post home. The Auxiliary equipped the picked up an officer's dog-tag on Cor- kitchen at of a cost $1,500, reports His- regidor, Manila Bay, belonging to Lt. torian R. Alsopp . . . Joe During the W. A. Scrivener, 0-356082. What hap- course of WW2, Jan H. Janssen lived at pened to Lt. Scrivener? . . . C. Howard Haarlem, Holland, and was instrumental Larsen, Baldwin, New York, WWl vet in assisting 190 American and allied sol- and Past Commander of Baldwin Post, diers to escape the Germans, receiving has been elected Nassau County Com- citations from Netherlands, American mander. Commander Larsen, serving as and British commands. located at Now a Red Cross field man in WW2, hit the Roscoe, Illinois, Mr. Janssen is extreme- beach at Leyte with his Red Cross jeep, ly anxious to contact airmen he aided. on return to the Philippines, with the first waves of the initial assault made by the 34th Infantry, 24th Division. He Heroism A Medal was presented to was serving coffee to the men within a R. A. Anderson by Hearin-Connolly couple of hours after landing, and had Post No. 32, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, at a a brimming cup ready for General Mac- ceremony held on July 3, for his heroic Arthur when he waded ashore right in action in rescuing a drowning man . . . front of Redcrossman Larsen's position Davis Daniel Post No. 133, Dawson, . . . Legionnaire Bruce Stubblefield, ex- Georgia, presented a Life Membership Oklahoma but now of Washington, has card Past to Commander Erie Cocke, Jr., been promoted to the position of Chief vet WW2 who is a Georgia Past De- of the Civil Service Commission's Vet- partment Commander and is currently erans' Service Section. He succeeds serving as Chairman of the Legion's Charles R. Anderson, appointed Chair- National Security Commission . . . The man of the Commission's Board of Ap- Department of Missouri has completed peals and Review. plans for the construction of a splendid headquarters building at Jefferson City. James A. Hard, nation's oldest living For a score of years the annual Legion veteran and member of the Grand Army Lowe-McFarlane Post No. 14, Shreve- Field Day given by Past National Vice of the Republic, celebrated his 109th port, Louisiana, with a membership of Commander Edward J. Quinn at his birthday at Rochester, New York, on 5,112, has made an all-time high record Quinn-Egan Farm at Gray, Maine, has July 15. Puffing a cigar, he welcomed the for 1950, reports Publitician A. B. Kreu- been a red-letter event in the Pine Tree . several hundred younger veterans who ger, and has taken down a flock of cita- State Legion. Each year leaders of the attended the reception given in his hon- tions from both the Department and organization, as well as leaders in gov- or .. . George Leukhardt, Vice Comman- National Headquarters. The Post has a ernment and civil life, gather at the old der of Warren F. Hoyle Post No. 82, splendid property on Caddo Lake, dedi- homestead, which dates back to Revolu- Shelby, North Carolina, signed up 567 cated a year ago, with fine recreational tionary days, for talk, good fellowship members during the year and has been facilities. Valued at $150,000, the prop- and a bait of the best lobsters and clams awarded the Department Class A Mem- erty is entirely debt-free . . . There's a taken from Maine waters. Eddie Quinn, bership Trophy - he's the Tarheel champ bit of interstate mix-up at Canaan, Ver- the host, active in the Legion since its . . . Legionnaire Millard Wyman, Shreve- mont, where a husband and wife team organization, is a Spanish-American and port, Louisiana, signed up 511 of the 5,112 skippers Northland Post No. 47, which WWl veteran. He served as National Vice members of Lowe-McFarland Post No. baffled Department officers. Commander Commander in 1938-39 with National 14. "Pretty good job," comments Depart- Floyd C. Emery and President Thelma M. Commander Stephen F. Chadwick. ment Adjutant Matt Monaghan. The American Legion Magazine • September. 1950 • ) WHO ARE THE GI JOES YOU FIND IN THE GROUP OF VA HOSPITALS? Administrator Gray Takes Head-Count of Hospitalized Vets permanently disabled, and had claims pending or on appeal, and the record of January Census Refutes Oft-Repeated Charge of As 31; of their hospital stay would permit the Critics That Hospitals Are Loaded Down With Free-Riders VA to make a determination as to their entitlement for this benefit. By T. O. KRAABEL Among those who feel that they have Director, National Rehabilitation Commission service-connected disabilities but whose Is it true that The American Legion cupying VA beds because of service- claims have been disallowed were a has asked Uncle Sam to provide hos- connected disabilities. group of some 5,678 veterans. As in pitalization for all the veterans of all Next, from this January 31 census, other categories there were many among the wars? Does our organization really it was learned there were an additional them who finally would establish their expect that all of the 19 millions of the 18,592 veterans who had service-con- claims for service-connection to the war veterans will require medical and nected disabilities, but were being satisfaction of the VA. hospital care at the expense of the Fed- treated for other conditions that might An additional group of 4,238 veterans eral government? or might not be related to the service- were those whose claims for non-service The available information didn't sup- incurred disablement. For example, this connected disability pensions had been port such reasoning, but there was some group would include the veteran with a denied. These badly disabled, though doubt in the minds of critics about the service-connected asthmatic condition their claims are currently in a state of types of veterans who are being treated who was hospitalized for a heart ail- disallowance, wouldn't be expected to in the Veterans Administration hospi- ment. turn to expensive community hospitals tals. These doubts were created by those Those two groups, totaling 61,120, for treatment since, while needing treat- who, when thinking about Federal econ- are approximately 50 per cent of all ment, they couldn't provide the funds omy, look first for ways to curtail bene- VA hospitalized veterans who have necessary to secure such treatment. fits Congress has provided for veterans. service-connected disabilities. Even the Wer£ there any of the 122,224 hos- These doubting citizens have made many original old John Pinchpenny wouldn't pitalized veterans who had never filed assei'tions regarding alleged abuses of object to the government providing for a claim for either compensation or pen- the VA hospitalization privileges. their hospital care. sion? Yes, there were 9,988 hospitalized Natio2ial Craig wanted for nervous and mental disorders, tuber- Commander Nonservice-Connecfed accurate information about our hospi- culosis and other conditions. Many in talized veterans prepared in such form After considering those hospitalized this group weren't in position to give that not only the experts, but the av- with service-connected disabilities. Na- an intelligent reason to support a claim erage veteran along with other citizens, tional Commander Craig turned an in- if one had been filed. Economy-minded could get a clear idea of the patient who quisitive eye on others who had passed experts probably could find few in this meets all the VA hospital eligibility all the eligibility rules to find out who group to whom they would deny VA tests created by law and regulation. were the select group of veterans re- hospitalization. Though the doubting citizen doesn't ceiving VA medical and hospital treat- Some in Non-VA Hospitals always know it, there are a number of ment. effective road blocks facing the vet-, He learned that an additional 23,948 Another segment of 7,646 including eran of receiving non- who desires to qualify for VA these veterans were women veterans, veterans from our citi- hospitalization. service connected disability pensions. zens in Puerto Rico, and others carrying That means the VA had determined they Hospital Census Ordered the non-service connected label, were were totally and permanently disabled hospitalized in non-VA hospitals. The Last January National Commander and that they had limited incomes. This information about this group wasn't so Craig asked of the help of General Carl R. was a large segment the veterans who complete as it was about those in some Gray, Jr., Administrator of Veterans were definitely in need of hospitalization, of the other categories. Affairs, in taking an actual census of who hadn't the money to pay for hospi- Using information gathered by the the 122,224 veterans who had overcome talization, and thereby were surely en- VA in the same enumeration National all of the obstacles and were in actual titled to the best medical care the Nation Commander Craig learned that, as of fact, patients provide. is of the VA. could It doubtful that any January 31, 1950, there were 98,954 To assist Commander Craig in get- investigator would bar any of these hospitalized veterans including the ser- ting the desired information, General veterans from the VA hospitals. vice-connected, the non-service con- Gray directed that a census be taken. Sometimes the VA has the claimant nected, tubercular, nervous and mental To get a clear picture as of a given date, for service-connected compensation hos- patients, and the permanently and to- January 31, 1950 was selected to count pitalized for treatment and observation tally disabled general medical and sur- noses in the VA and non-VA hospitals, so that it may be determined whether gical patients. These 98,954 patients treating veterans of all our wars. Right the veteran is eligible to receive the composed 81 per cent of the 122,224 across the land all hospital managers benefits provided by Congress. National patients remaining in hospitals under queried every other veteran remaining Commander Craig found there were VA authorization as of January 31, as a patient on that day. The 122,224 3,684 veterans in the VA hospitals on 1950. veterans hospitalized that day qualified' January 31 who had filed claims for The remaining 19 per cent were in one of nine different categories ac- compensation and who had claims pend- found to include: cording to the special enumeration ing, or on appeal. Many of this group blank that had been provided for this eventually would secure compensation 7,760 general medical and surgical purpose. for service-connected disabilities even cases where no claims were filed The statistics compiled came from though most of them were hospitalized 4,226 cases where claims for serv- ice-connection were pending, on officials of the Veterans Administration. on their own applications rather than appeal, or denied The interpretations of the figures are on the initiated orders by the VA. 4,576 cases where claims for pen- those of National Commander Craig, In similar circumstances another sions were on appeal or denied who had the assistance of the National group of 4,688 hospitalized veterans 5,754 cases in non-VA hospitals Rehabilitation staff in this study. were those who had filed claims for non- where the claims status was not First, it was found that of the whole service connected disability pensions. revealed number hospitalized, 42,528 were oc- They thought themselves totally and (Continued on page 36 34 • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 Legion H. W. Anderson, Adjutant, and Capt. Thalmann. geles, Cal., October 9-12, during NaU. Zeh, Chair- M.C., please write. Need statement of injury Convention. Info from Mrs. Etta M. Rte. Box 743, while on duty at enlisted men's mess, August 6 man, 26870 Dapplegray Lane, 2, COMRADES IN DISTRESS Estate, Lomite, Cal. or 8, 1944, by coming in contact with live wire. Palos Verdes John Salzmann, (T-4), Dos Rios, Cal. Natl. Assn. of Balloon Corps Veterans— 19th an- 24th Engineers (WWI)—Does anyone know the nual reunion, Los Angeles, Cal., October 7-11; Mayfair. Annual dinner, October 9, Holly- Co. A, 22nd Infantry-Will Pvt. Isaac Davis, whereabouts of James J. Brown, Pvt. in above Hotel wood-Roosevelt Hotel, Blossom Room. Contact this outfit 1924-25, or anyone who knows his pres- outfit, discharged Fort Dix, N. J., July 23, 1919. Walter Quigley, National Commander, 2320 ent address, please write. Statement in reference Info necessary to settle estate. Write Harry W. Frobisher Post No. Hagan Drive, Alhambra, Cal., for details. to injury needed. Ernest D. Holt, Route 1, Hart- Windle, Service Officer, J. E. Battery A, 130th FA, ( WWl)-Reunion, Topeka, ford, Tenn. 99, 88 Argyle Place, Arlington, N. J. Kansas, September 24. Write Art Henry, Secy., Service Battery, 16th FA Bn., 9th Armored Div. Camp Stanley, Texas—Need to hear from any- Box 293, Topeka, Kans. —Want to locate William Duggan; property set- one in Cavalry Replacement Draft, above camp, establish claim. 313th Inf. Regt., old 79th Division—Reunion at tlement. HoUis A. Fife, 5 Elm St., Westboro, Mass. in October, 1918. Need help to Montfaucon Post Club House, 924 St. Paul St., Battery A, 867th FA Bn., 65th Div.-Need pres- S. J. Franco, 31 Piedmont St., Worcester 3, Mass. Baltimore, Md., September 23. Address reserva- ent addresses of 1st Lt. Scroeder, Btry. Com- Company H, 395th Inf. Regt., 99th Div.-Any tions to Montfaucon Post, The American Legion, mander; Sgt. Domanicki, Cpl. Quinn, T-5 Wilder, service comrade who remembers T/5 Leon W. as above. (hurt in Pfc. Hinton and St. Pierre, please write him at once at 21 Ash same wreck); Carman, 506th Engineer Light Ponton Co. — Reunion, Weber. Statements needed to establish injuries St., Winchendon. Mass. Needs statements. 106th Infantry, 27th Division— "Leo the Medic" Cleveland, Ohio. September 2-4; Tudor Arms in truck accident in Germany, April 4, 1945. Write Hotel. Info from Victor Mizer, Chairman, 1960 John D. Herman, Ottoville, Ohio, or Thomas F. urgently needs to, locate Major David Waterson, 73rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. Gallagher, Ohio. 1st Bn., Corp. Huebner, also correspondent of E. County Service Officer. Lima, 613th OBAM Bn.— 4th annual reunion, Milwau- 478th Battalion, Ledo, India— Need to locate "Stars and Stripes" who witnessed his action on Okinawa, April, 1945. Will anyone who knows kee, Wis., September 2-4; Ambassador Hotel. Capt. F. M. Arnold, M.C., (home address believed Mil- present address please write; statements needed Write Richard D. Beck, 3005 N. 53rd St., to be Macon, Ga. , at Ledo in June-July, 1946. ) waukee 10, Wis. Statement required. Ernest Zegeer, (T-5), Box for record of service. Leo Rosskamm, (ex T/5, G. Co. B, 137th Inf., 35th Div. -Reunion, Horton, 158, Whitesville, Va. M.D. ), 562 W. 113th St., New York 25, N. Y. W. Kans., September 24. Write Floyd A. McGehe, Co. A, SCRTC, Camp Crowder, Mo., and Co. A, Secy., Holton, Kans. 62nd Signal re- Bn., 91st Div.—Will anyone who 60th Seabee Bn.—2nd annual reunion. Alliance, members Clyde R. McCartney and recalls that he Ohio, September 2-3. Info and reservations from suffered from a skin disease or other injuries at William Meltzer, 1025 S. Union Ave., Alliance, Camp in Africa or in Philippines, please write. OUTFIT REUNIONS Ohio Winston F. Wiggs, Claims Officer, The American 332nd Engineers Construction Regt. (GS)—Re- Legion, 1101 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, Okla. union, Chicago, 111., November 10-12; Stevens 1537th Unit, served AAF Base Guam—Men who Hotel. Write Leon Sherwood, Independence, with Adolphus F. Rotax, particularly Royal Har- 6th (Red Star) Infantry Division Assn. (Ohio Sector) —Convention. Columbus, Ohio, September Kans., for details. ris, H. Kratz, Henry Shatsman, James Peters, Jim Sqdrn., 416 Bomb Group.— 9-10; Deshler-Wallick Hotel. Write Orva Detrick, 671st Bombardment Paddock, R. J. Sparks, H. L. Strevel, James Reunion planned. Personnel write George Mar- Walters, Walters, write Convention Chairman, 122 S. Shaffer St., Spring- Amidore A. please George sabian, 54 Luby Ave., Milford, Mass. field, Ohio. E. Roscoe, Service Officer, 5 Maple St., Vergennes, 689th Amm. Co.— 4th annual reunion, Washing- Vermont. Statements needed for 6th (Super 6th> Armored Division— 3rd annual claim. ton, D. C, September 2-4; Wardman Park Hotel. Submarine Div. 161 or Puffer-Need state- reunion. New York City, September 1-3; Hotel USS "Info from Jim Doran, 9001 Kimes St., Silver ments from shipmates about injury to legs in New Yorker. Info from William Rutledge, Secy.- Treas., P. O. Box A, Yadkinville, N. C. Springs, Md. 1944; Pharmacist Mate, Puffer, (4th or 5th run), Maintenance Co. (Tank) 8th (Pathfinder) Infantry Division Assn.— 3rd 536th Ordnance Heavy please write. Donald R. Switzer, (M0M2c), 1326 —4th annual reunion, Springfield, Mass., Sep- Stanwix Drive, annual reunion, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 16- Toledo, Ohio. tember 16-17; Hotel Kimball. Info from Bayard USS PGM 14—Any persons aboard ship about 18; Netherlands Plaza Hotel. Details from Chal- Ave., W. Peabody, Secy., 18 Memorial St., Baldwin- April 1, 1946, are asked to write me; statement mer A. Young, Exec. Secy., 1736 Kemper ville, Mass. needed for injury in accident. Reid Redfern, Cincinnati 31, Ohio. re- USS Thomas Jefferson, (APA 30) -3rd annual (MOMMSc), 123 Kern St., Thomasville, 27th (New York) Division Assn.— Annual Ga. reunion, Chicago, III., September 23; Hotel Shera- USS Nitro, (AE Engineering union, Albany, N. Y., October 6-7; Hotel Ten 2), Div.-Need to ton. Contact R. E. Sullivan, 415 N. Hamlin Ave., contact men who served with me 1940-43, and Eyck. Write Joseph P. Dooley, Secy., 640 Madi- son Ave., Albany, N. Y. Chicago, 111. others who know of injury to ankle. Russell P. Bn., 194th 29th (Blue and Gray) Infantry Division— An- 1st Bn., 185th FA; 194th FA and FA Wiggins, Route 3, Madison, Fla. Group, Hdqrs Btry.- Reunion, Clinton, Iowa, 309th Fire nual national convention, Baltimore, Md., Sep- Guard Co., QMC-Urgently needed to 2-4. Reservations from Edw. M. tember 1-4; Lord Baltimore Hotel. Details and September hear from men who served in this outfit with my 22nd Place, Clinton, Iowa. info from William C. Nicklas, Convention Chair- Schmidt, 414 late husband, Kane. Time expires in October. 201st Infantry Regiment—4th annual reunion, Please man, 4318 Walther Blvd., Baltimore 14, Md. write. Mrs. Veronica Kane, 837 Susque- Fairmont, W. Va., October 14-15. Vets please hanna Ave., Sunbury, Penna. 32nd (Red Arrow) Infantry Division— Annual advise C. G. (Gus) Comuntzis, P. O. Box 536, Station reunion, both WWs, Madison, Wis., September 182nd Hospital— Will anyone who has Va., of your present address. 2-4. Info from Joseph A. Hrdlick, Natl. Secy., Morgantown, W. information that will aid in establishing a claim Battery D, 579th AAA Bn.-Reunion, Avon, for PFC JAMES O. WILLIS, for injuries re- 1806 N. 49th St., Milwaukee 8, Wis. N. Y., September 2. Contact Edward McGinnis, ceived in Italy, please contact H. L. Mclnturflf, 33rd (Yellow Cross) Infantry Division, (Los Angeles Chapter)—Dinner meeting, both WWs, R-262 Hughes St., Swoyerville, Pa. 5 Leadbeater St., Alexandria, Va. USS Lexington, (CV 2)— Reunion planned for 156th Construction Bn.—Need help to establish October 10, during Legion National Convention. September 9, Chicago, 111., Chicago Press Club a claim; will Robert Grain, T. B. Smith, "Poker" Reservations limited to 500. Write Bob Linder, will be headquarters. Write H. S. Foote, Box 8, Smith, Earl Hendrix, King and Gregory, 5323 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. and Naval Air Station, Glenview, 111., for further others who in service please write. 34th (Red Bull) Infantry Division-3rd annual knew me details. Russell, reunion, Des Moines, Iowa, September 16-17. James O. R4, Box 45, Brookhaven, Miss. 51st Station Hospital — Reunion, Cincinnati, STU, MRTC, Pickett, Write Col. Ed Bird. 6708 University, Des Moines, Camp Va.-Statements Ohio, September 2-4; Hotel Gibson. Info from urgently needed from Iowa. service comrades, especially Frank R. Beard. 57 Parkview, Newport, Ky., or Billy Karen and Harvey Cline, 36th (Texas) Infantry Division Assn.— Annual and others who Kenneth E. Haidle, Bath, Pa. know of operation reunion. Fort Worth, Texas, October 27-29; on my legs. George Pottle, 410th Inf., 103rd Div.-Reunion, Chicago, North Texas Hotel. Information from Gen. Richard B. Co. G, RED 1, Bath, Maine. 15-16. Write Adelbert J. Thoem- 8151/2 St., Fort III., September Co. G, 255th Infantry-Will S/Sgt. James Rosa Dunbar, Throckmorton Worth, Texas. ing, 2512 Burr Oak Ave., Blue Island, 111. and Pvt. David R. Guy please contact Richard L. -Reunion, 37th (Buckeye) Infantry Division Assn., (Cali- CRD & BTC #10 (Greensboro, N. C.) Smith, 105 Phillips St., Jackson, Tenn. Informa- fornia Chapter)— Reunion headquarters, the Des- Washington, D. C, September 3; Carroll Arms tion needed to support disability claim. Park Alexandria Hotel, in Los Angeles dur- Hotel. Details from Abe Simon, 298 W. US Navy, (WWl)— Information and present ert Room, ing Legion Convention, October 9-12. Both WWs. St., Rochester, Penna. address of George Frank McDannel is urgently Hospital — 5th annual reunion, Info from Howard H. Sturwold, Secy., P. O. Box 83rd General needed; lived at Erie, Pa., until disappearance in 16-17; Hotel Ansley. Info 50, Vet Administration Branch, Los Angeles 25, Atlanta, Ga., September 1925; served in Navy, MMl/cl, 1917-1920; height H. Mills, 306 W. Cal. and reservations from John 5'10"; weight 132 in 1918, brown hair, grev eyes, 43rd (Winged Victory) Infantry Division Assn. Center St., Marion, Ohio. complexion fair. Write F. B. Simms, Chief, Life re- —4th annual reunion. Old Orchard Beach, Maine, 17th Signal Operations Bn.— 5th annual Insurance Claims Division, Veterans Administra- 2-4; Hotel 8-10. Info from Harold C. Marden, union, Cleveland, Ohio, September tion, Washington D. September 25, C. National Commander, Waterville. Maine. Allerton. Particulars from E. F. Hofmeister, 58th FA Bn.—Will anyone who knows present 45th (Thunderbird) Infantry Div.—5th annual Secy., 710 Crown Ave., Scranton 5, Pa. address of Captain Switzer, Baltimore — Annual reunion, New York M.C., North Africa reunion, Chicago, 111., October 13-15; Harrison USS in in- 1943, and the 1st Lt., M.C., same outfit, please Hotel. Reservations and info from Fred Sheehan, City, September 30; Hotel Capitol. Address write Louis F. Fierge, quiries to Reunion Committee, care of the hotel. 318 Broadway, Quincy, 439 Sherwood Road, La Grange Park, 111. both 77th (Statue of Liberty) Infantry Division- 110th Engineers—32nd annual reunion, Battery A, Aladdin 55th AA, Bn., Camp Callan, Calif. Annual reunion, both WWs, New York City, No- WWs, Kansas Citj;, Mo.. September 24; —Will Pvt. Bean and Larry Burnham, (both be- vember 9-11; headquai'ters 77th Division Club, Hotel. Reservations and information from George lieved Long Beach, Baltimore Ave., Kansas Cal.); Sgt. Choates, Julian. 28 East 39th St.; Jack Malpass, General Chair- T. Raddant, Secy., 1708 Cal., and Harold Jensen, Poicoima, Cal., and man, address him at Club. City 8, Mo. others who knew me in early part of 1943, please 89th (Midwest) Infantry Division, (California 53rd General Hospital — Reunion, New York write. Statements in 23. Information from Florence regard to ear condition. I. S. Sector)— Reunion, Los Angeles, Cal., October 8; City, September Barboza, Swedesboro, N. J., 472 Third St., Chino, Cal. Rodger Young Auditorium, 936 W. Washington Hunter, 609 Kings Highway, Battery B, 83rd CAC, Panama-Will Major Blvd. Info from Joe T. Woods, Adjutant., P. O. or call Swedes-N. J. 7-0064. Engineer Veterans Assn., (WWl)—30th Brady, Capt. Shreader and others who remember Box 7844. DeValle Sta., Los Angeles 15, Cal. 304th the boxing bout on Thanksgiving night. 1942, 91st (Wild West) Infantry Division— Reunion, annual reunion, Lancaster, Pa., November 11. Bainbridge, Secy., 208 when I suffered head injuries and was hospital- both WWs. Seattle. Wash., latter part of Septem- For details write D. W. Philadelphia Pa., or George F. ized at Fort Amador, please write. I need help ber. Write Archie Walker, Secy., Drawer 2219, Yeakel Ave., 18, President, Germantown Ave., Phila- with my claim. Eugene L. Forcinio, General De- Seattle 11, Wash. Schuck, 5944 livery, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 95th (Victory) Infantry Division— 1st reunion, delphia 44, Pa. 11th FA Veterans Assn.— 26th annual reunion, 925th Ordnance Depot—Must have statements Chicago, III., October 13-15; Hotel Sherman. De- Columbus, Ohio, September 2-4; Fort from men (Lt. D. D. Thompson, Sgt. Calvin E. tails from Major General Harry L. Twaddle, both WWs, Info from R. J. Summers, Secy., Eastridge and others) who were with me when (Retired), President, P. O. Box 6224, Washing- Hayes Hotel. Parkway, East Orange, N. J. I was injured in wreck of a command car or jeep ton 15, D. C. 81 Ampere Maintenance Co. (AA) — 5th near Munich, Germany, in February or March, 100th ((ientury) Infantry Division— Reunion, 278th Ordnance 1946. Please write. James M. Lyon, Roaring Boston. Mass., September 7-9; Hotel Statler. Make annual reunion. New York City, September 30; River, N. C. reservations through Al Bassaccia, National Secy., Midston House. Info from Ed Dutcher, 155 E. 44th St., New York City, or Joe Ceci, 1829 Hone 318th Engineers, 6th Division— Will anyone in Century Assn., Box 86, Hartford 1, Conn. Y. this outfit who knows of my operation please 104th (Timbcrwolf) Infantry Division— Annual Ave., Bronx 61, N. 34th Infantry Regiment— 4th annual reunion. write. Hubert E. Ericson, Barracks 78-164, reunion, Pittsburgh, Pa., September 2-4. Con- 2, Park, Boone, Iowa, September 10. Wadsworth, Kans., or Mrs. Marie Ericson, 317 N. tact John G. Davies. Convention Chairman, 2934 Ledgers State 19th St., St. Joseph, Mo. W. Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh 16, Pa. (Continued on page 36) 276th Repl. Co., Dorfold, England-Will 1st Lt. National Yeoman F—Annual reunion, Los An- The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • 35 NEW YORK COUNTY HOUSING OUTFIT REUNIONS AREA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE HAS BIG WORK (Continued from page 35) (Continued from page 32) Info from George Knoke, Decorah, Iowa, or Dale North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Arnold, Iowa. Cresco, Florida. At their annual convention, delegates Cos. I and K, 110th Infantry, (WW2)-Reunion, and to the New York County American Le- Greensburg, Pa., September 2-3; Hotel Greens- Area 5. Jackson, Mississippi; Heidel- burger. Make reservations direct or write C. L. gion Hotel; September 9-10, for Ten- Convention heard a summary of Chattaway. 708 Sampson St., Monongahela, Pa. berg the operations of the County Housing USS Mount Vernon Assn., (WWI)-32nd an- nessee, Mississippi and Alabama. nual reunion and dinner, Boston, Mass., Septem- Committee the five Area 6. Texarkana, Arkansas; Grim covering last years. ber 9; Hotel Lenox. Info and reservations from The Committee, formed in 1945 to aid Earle M. Marston, Paymaster, 28 Vane St., North Hotel; August 26-27, for Oklahoma, Quincy 71, Mass. and Kansas. veterans in securing quarters in the 3115 Ord. Co., 615th OBAM Bn.-Reunion. Cold- Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana midst of the worst housing shortage in water, Mich., September 2-3. Details from James Area 7. Detroit, Michigan; Book- McComb, c/o McComb Shoe Store, Coldwater, the country's history, is believed to be Mich. Cadillac Hotel; September 2-3, for Ken- the largest operation of its kind among y-12 Unit, Park College, Parkville, Mo.-Re- tucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mich- veterans' organizations. union, Kansas City, Mo., Labor Day week end. igan Write Bob Merce, 1425 Stearns Road, Erie, Mich. and Ohio. In the last five years, Chairman Ed- 93rd Sea Bee Bn.— 3rd annual reunion. New Area 8. Sioux Falls, South Dakota; York City, October 7. Contact Frank Gismondi, ward C.Jackson, former Legion National J. Hotel; September 9-10, for 8022 51st Ave., Elmhurst, N. Y., or John J. Cataract Housing Committeeman, reported, 7,890 D'Andrea, 7523 Woolston Ave.. Philadelphia 19, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South cases were referred Pa. to the Committee for Bainbridge Personnel — 5th annual reunion, Dakota, Missouri and Nebraska. action. More than 50 per cent of the ap- Trenton, N. J., October 14-15; Hotel Hildebrecht. Area 9. Albuquerque, New Mexico; Info from Joe Tudor, 939 Pine St., Trenton plicants were assigned housing in the 57 8, Hilton Hotel 2-3, for Utah, N. J. ; September projects built or under construction USS Asphalt. (IX 153) 3rd annual reunion. Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. New York City, October 6-8. Write Jerry M. throughout the city. The projects in- Area 10. Pocatello, Idaho; Bannock Morse, 99 Ocean Ave., Brooklyn 25, N. Y. clude low-rent, non-subsidized World Wars Tank Corps Assn.— 10th annual 9-10, Wyoming, and co- Hotel ; September for reunion. Los Angeles, Cal., October 9-11; Bilt- operative projects built with city. State more Hotel. Info from Robert O. Vernon, Chair- Montana, and Idaho. or Federal housing funds. man, 2627 No. Commonwealth. Los Angeles 27, Area 11. Seattle, Washington; Hotel The Housing Cal. Committee praised the East Side YMCA Old Timers Reunion, (both Roosevelt; September 2-3, for Oregon various Governmental agencies for their WWs)—Reunion dinner. New York City, Octo- and Washington. ber 25; Hans Jaeger's Turn Hall, Lexington Ave. work. It was stated that in view of the Area 12. San Francisco, California; and 85th St. Info from Phil Brauneis, RKO thousands of cases handled by these Building, 86th St. and Lexington Ave., New York Whitcomb Hotel; September 9-10, for agencies the complaints City. were unusually USS Pocahontas. (WWl)-Reunion, Los An- California and Nevada. small. The .Committee recommended, geles, Cal., during Legion National Convention, October 9-12. Write Morris E. Rose, Director, too, that private industry its increase 410% Stanley Ave., Los Angeles, or R. Fairley AMERICAN LEGION COLLEGE activities in the field of housing to pre- Morris, Secy., Box 117, Maxton, N. C. USS Joseph T. Dickman—2nd vent complete Governmental control of annual reunion, STARTS TERM IN DECEMBER Philadelphia, Pa., October 28; Bellevue Stratford this work under the pressure and de- Hotel. Shipmates write Edward E. Anthony, 131 A new term of The American Legion Emerald Ave., W. mand of the public for adequate quar- Cape May, N. J. College is scheduled to begin at the Na- Co. 6. 1st Air Service Mechanics Regt., (WWl) ters. —Annual reunion and dinner. New York City, tional Headquarters at Indianapolis on October 21; Hotel Picadilly. Information from Headed by Edward C. Jackson, Past December 3, according to an announce- Edwin Lord, 11 Otis St., Everett 49, Mass. Commander of Captain Belvedere Brooks American Railroad Transportation Corps — Re- ment made by V. M. "Army" Arm- union, both WWs, York Post No. 450, New York, the committee New City, September strong, President. The number of stu- 22-24; Hotel Plymouth. Info from Gerald J. Mur- has become a model for other commu- ray, National Adjutant, 150 S. Rebecca Ave., dents will be limited to 150. Scranton, Pa. nities. Although its primary function is Reactivation of the College was au- to aid veterans of New York County, it thorized by the National Executive has had veterans appeal from other Committee at its May, 1950, meeting as THE AMERICAN LEGION counties and States, including Connec- NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS a "most practical means of education ticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA for Legionnaires in the background, activities of organiza- The committee concluded its report JUNE 30, 1950 programs and the with the recommendation that a perma- ASSETS tion which is so vitally important to the nent Housing Committee for the Depart- stabilization of membership." The Col- Cash on hand and on deposit. . .$ 853,003.71 ment of New York be formed to act as Receivables 228,380.87 lege sessions are planned to continue for a liaison between the State and veterans Inventories 359,797.44 one week, from December 3rd through Invested Funds 1,472,246.12 in all matters regarding housing. Permanent Trusts: the 9th. A minimum of 100 students Overseas Graves Decoration must be enrolled by November 1st in Trust Fund ..$ 252,016.61 HOSPITAL Employees' Retirement order to insure arrangements for hous- CENSUS Trust Fund . . 1.203,076.49 1,455,093.10 ing and other necessary needs of the (Co7itinued from page 3U) Real Estate, less depreciation.. 343,415.45 student body. Furniture and Fixtures, less Of these four groups totalling 22,316 depreciation 258,083.04 The first enrollment, according to C. Deferred an estimated one-third would fall in Charges 99,388.74 M. Wilson, Director of Membership and the classification of those hospitalized $5,069,408.47 Post Activities, was received from Fair- for chronic disabilities. mont (West Virginia) Post No. 17. That LIABILITIES As a DEFERRED REVENUE result of the information given AND NET WORTH unit is sponsoring Robert Clark Gross. The American Legion by the Veterans According to the plan worked out a Administration regarding Current Liabilities $ 203,213.36 the 122,224 Funds restricted as to use 632,051,47 flat tuition charge of $50 per student patients remaining in VA and non-VA Deferred Income 1,088,245.54 will be made, which will care for hous- hospitals as Permanent Trusts of January 31, 1950, Na- Overseas Graves Decoration ing and other expenses incidental to the tional Commander Craig was in posi- Trust $ 252,016.61 College. It will be necessary for the Employees' Retirement tion to reach this conclusion: Trust 1.203,076.49 1.455,093.10 sponsoring unit to care for the expenses Worth: of transportation and for meals. The The program of medical and hos- Net Restricted tuition charge may be paid by sponsors pital benefits provided by Congress Capital $739,646.20 is being administered in accordance Restricted Fund . . 14,949.86 or by an individual, but all applications with the established Reserve for construction of for enrollment must be transmitted order of pref- Washington erence, i.e., those with service-con- office 320,144.99 through Department Headquarters. nected disabilities, those having Real Estate . . 80.000.00 1,154,741.05 All of the previous classes of the Col- service-connected Unrestricted Capital: disabilities un- lege and Postgraduate College have dergoing treatment for other condi- Surplus 97,180.98 Excess of Income over Ex- been very successful. Some dozens of tions, the emergency cases, and fi- pense Months. 438.882.97 5 636,063.95 the younger Legionnaires who have nally the nervous and mental cases 1,690.805.00 risen to leadership in Departments and and the veteran with chronic dis- $5.069.408.47 abilities unable to pay for hospital- in the National Organization are grad- ization elsewhere. uates of The American Legion College. 3g • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 . : . . : : Veterans Newsletter A DIGEST OF EVENTS WHICH ARE LIKELY, TO BE OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO YOU September, 1950 PRESIDENT SIGNS GI EDUCATION BILL which the order of July 26 cures. . . .But the for "continuous" The Taf t-Teaeue Bill (S. 2596) clarifying GI Bill Legion-protested requirement education and training regulations has finally attendance at schools and training centers made its way through Congress and has been signed still stands. Vet volunteers and those called into service, by the President. . . .It is now Public Law 610, 81st Congress, officially entitled "Veterans' under the revised order, will be permitted to resume Education and Training Amendment Act of 1950." training "within a reasonable period" after It became effective on July 13 -- the day of release from active duty ... .Other requirements are: Conduct and progress in GI Bill course must signing. . . .This new law is of the utmost importance to all WW2 vets who have entitlement for education have been satisfactory ... .Training after release and training, and particularly to those who have will be limited to original entitlement for service in WW2. . . .Their course may not extend beyond the not initiated their courses. .. .Highlights of the measure are: July 25, 1956, date for winding up the GI Bill .. is, possibility 1. Veterans initiating training are to have program. .There of course, the an unrestricted election of courses, whether full that a new GI benefit measure for Korean vets time, part time or correspondence, in approved will be enacted by Congress. institutions. . . .It is doubted that this will be SERVICE- CONNECTED EXTENSION FOR TB: much of a liberalization. . . .Much will depend on the A more l iberal basis for service-connection of instructions for implementing this law. active pulmonary tuberculosis is provided in 2 . One change of course is permitted. Veterans Public Law 573, 81st Congress, effective June 23, who have previously applied for one change of 1950 ... .Under new law this disease is service- course following the satisfactory pursuajice of connected if it developed a 10 percent degree of another course and were denied, should apply again disability or more within three years from date of under this law. . . .If a veteran has had one change of separation from active service ... .The law will for course and applies for another the Administrator most part affect veterans of WW2 who served between may require advisement and guidance .... If a December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, who had decision is not reached within 45 days after the at least 90 days of active service. . . .The service application has been received by the VA it is connection can be rebutted where there is deemed approved. affirmative evidence to establish that the 3. A veteran applying for course deemed a by chronic disease had its onset subsequent to the VA to be avocational or recreational may have separation from service. . . .VA will make a general it approved if he submits an affidavit corroborated review of cases in which service connection of by affidavits from two disinterested persons active pulmonary tuberculosis, initially stating that the course can be used in his present manifested after separation from active service, or contemplated business or occupation . . . has been denied. . . .The purpose is to determine This procedure has been in effect for flight whether the present law will permit establishment training ajid is continued. of service connection. . . .Vets who have such claims 4. If a veteran is attending a profit school should contact their Legion Service Officers if offering shop practice courses on clock-hour a 25 they believe the law may benefit them. week basis and the school refuses to operate on a 30 clock-hour week basis, as required by this law, PRESIDENT RESTRICTS HOME BUILDING he may have his subsistence reduced to 25/30 First economic control action of any kind since of full time. start of Korean war was President Truman's order to 5. Vets should take note this law in no way agency heads concerned with Federal housing changed the regulation requiring continuous activities sharply restricting loan and construc- training on and after July 25, 1951, or four years tion practices ... .The President pointed out that after the date of discharge, whichever is later. materials used in residential and other construc- tion will be required in increasing amount for VET VOLUNTEERS WON'T LOSE BENEFITS: national defense purposes. .. .These increasing Vigorous protests to Veterans' Administrator demands, he said, will aggravate inflationary Carl R. Gray. Jr . on discrimination against WW2 tendencies already evident unless positive actions vets who volunteer for service in Korea, especially are taken to reduce pressure in residential relating to education and training under the construction ... .Specif ically the President GI Bill, caused a revision of the VA regulations directed VA to to protect the entitlements of such veterans.... 1. Require a cash-down payment of at least On July 26 Administrator Gray advised all VA 5 percent for all loans guaranteed, insured or Regional Offices and Centers that vets who have made by VA started GI Bill courses and interrupt them to return 2. Increase such required cash-down payments to military duty will not be bound by the in amounts equal to any increase in appraised value July 25, 1951, cut-off date for returning to occasioned by recognized increases in construction educational training ... .Under the regs prior to costs over those existing on July 1, 1950. this order, volunteers would lose entitlement to 3. Restrict direct loan authorizations in each continue after interruption, those called into calendar quarter of fiscal 1951 to one-fourth of service would not lose out (because they were the total amount authorized for the fiscal year. w ithout fault in interrupting their courses) . . 4. Take such further action as may become This was an obvious discrimination and injustice necessary, such as restricting size of projects. 37 : ; . . . to curtail use m residential constructions of payment may be waived in case of injury or disease materials essential to defense. "traceable to the extra hazard of service" -- which These restrictions will be felt strongly by the covers action in South Korea. . . .Dependents of home-building and mortgage finance industry.... those who lose their lives may be entitled to death They will undoubtedly result in curtailment of home compensation benefits at wartime rates. . . .Full construction and in turn result in a decrease of wartime rates for disability and death compensa- homes available for purchase by veterans under the tion, arising under conditions similar to the GI Bill. . . .VA has advised Regional Offices of Korean situation, are authorized by Public Law 359, changes of present operation necessary to comply 77th Congress, passed 12 days after the attack on with the President's directive ... .Detailed Pearl Harbor in 1941.,.. This law provides wartime information is obtainable from the Loan Guaranty rates for disability or death resulting from injury Office in all VA Regional Offices. or disease received in line of duty. . . ."(1) as a direct result of armed conflict, or (2) while PLAY SAFE -- KEEP NSLI UP TO DATE: engaged in extra hazardous service under conditions Again . WW vets are warned to make sure that their simulating war, or (3) while the United States is GI insurance is in order so far as beneficiaries and engaged in war. "....The Korean situation brings methods of settlement are concerned. .. .Veterans the 1st and 2nd categories into play. have the right to name anyone they choose as beneficiaries, but it is most important that the BENEFITS FOR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN: veteran have the right neune on record -- peu^tic- National Guardsmen in.jured while on active or ularly those who have married, or who have had training duty may be eligible for disability additions to their families. .. .So many veterans benefits administered by VA, regardless of how long neglect to take care of this detail -- and so much ago they suffered injury. .. .Also, dependents of trouble could have been avoided in most cases by National Guard members who lost their lives on simply writing a letter. . . .Let the VA know right now active or training duty may be entitled to death to whom you want your NSLI paid, and how you want benefits, regardless of when death occurred. . . it paid. Benefit payments in both cases, however, may not be made retroactive prior to August 15, 1945, even OREGON TO VOTE AGAIN ON STATE BONUS: though the date of injury or death was before that Th§ question of paving a State bonus to WW2 vets date. . . .A decision of the VA Administrator recently will face the voters of Oregon at the November gave this interpretation to Public Law 108, dated election. .. .Initiative petitions bearing 35,000 June 20, 1949. . . .Under this law, Guardsmen must signatures have been filed, which assures a place on have served on active or training duty for periods the ballot. . . .The new proposal would give each "in excess of 30 days" in order to be eligible for Oregon WW2 service man or woman -- resident of the compensation for disability resulting from State when entering service -- who had 90 days or disease . . . .On the other hand, there is no minimum more in the armed Forces between September 16, 1940, time limit in the case of disability resulting from and June 10, 1946, a payment of $10 per month for injury while on active or training duty with the home service, and $15 per month for overseas, National Guard. up to a maximum of $600. . . .The plan would be financed by the sale of 20-year bonds. GI DIVIDEND BILL PASSED HOUSE: The House has passed a bill to permit future WW2 MEDAL AWARDS REOPENED dividends on NSLI to be applied to payments of The Department of Defense has reopened until premiums. .. .Measure is under consideration by May 3, 1951, the time for recommendation for award Senate. . . .Dividends could be paid in cash only to of all WW2 wartime medals ... .Specif ically, the those veteran policy-holders who request cash action for which a medal or decoration is recom- payment in writing, .. .Lapsed policies would, by mended must have occurred between December 7, 1941, application of dividend, be paid up as far as the and September 2, 1945.... The deadline expired on dividend goes.... Vets who want to continue premium June 30, 1947 -- Congress extended time for payments but do not request cash payment of decorations, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service dividends, would draw interest on their dividends Cross, Silver Star, Soldier's Medal and Legion of which would accumulate in the insurance fund. Merit. . . Armed Services followed suit and extended time for all others, such as Distinguished Flying NAMES OF WAR DEAD TO BE PRINTED: Cross, Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Presidential Names of all the war dead between May 26, 1941 , and Citation. . . .Recommendation for award of medal December 31, 1946, will be printed in book form if can be made by anyone who has knowledge of an act a House-passed bill gets Senate okay. . . .It will of outstanding bravery or exceptionally meritorious authorize casualty listing of all personnel on service. . . .No person, however, can recommend active duty with the Armed Forces who died, were himself. . . .Write the branch of Armed Forces killed, declared missing, or presumed dead during involved, set forth the facts of the incident, when, that period. . . .Separate volumes for each of the where and how, and give names of witnesses. Special 48 States, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska and forms will then be sent for detailed information. . . Puerto Rico are planned. . . .Each volume would be Address: For the Army, The Ad.lutant General Air further classified by county or equivalent sub- Force, Director of Military Personnel . U. S. Air division, but would not be classified by branch of Force, and for Navy and Marines, Board of Decora- service. .. .Present casualty lists prepared tions and Medals -- all Washington 25, D. C. separately by the different branches of service list approximately 309,000 Army-Air Force BENEFITS FOR SERVICEMEN IN KOREA: personnel; 62,000 Navy; 27,000 Marine Corps, Until further legislation is enacted (already and 2,000 Coast Guard, proposed in Congress), men who are fighting the war in Korea are not entitled to the full benefits of ON-THE-FARM TRAINING: the GI Bill, which was designed for WW2 veterans. . . . WW2 vets who started GI Bill institutional VA points out, however, that the men of the Armed on-farm training before May 15 will not be affected Forces are entitled to those other benefits under by recent VA ruling that their farms must include general law which are administered by the veterans' tilling of the soil as a basic activity, . . agency ... .Those who suffer injury or disease Institutional farms still must meet all other in line of duty may be entitled to disability requirements of the law establishing farm compensation at full wartime rates. .. .NSLI premium training programs. 38 ) By JOSH M. DRAKE, JR. Ih'LVSTRATED BY MIKE R'EMVS 2 RECENTLY OVERHEARD the owner Uncle Sam at the separation center. Fourth Marines as a combat replace- of a large garage who employs This young mechanic and I had gone ment on Saipan. In the platoon he was almost two dozen veterans make rabbit hunting, and while driving assigned to, there was a big leather- this statement: "You can't get any of home I had started talking about the neck sergeant who had been decorated these veterans who work for me to war. He found me an attentive listener several times for valor. Against enemy talk about the war." after a few promptings got him talk- tanks and infantry he seemed to be I smiled to myself, for less than a ing. I suppose my being an arm ampu- fearless, but the roar of any plane, Nip week before one of his men had told tee made him feel that we had some- or Yank, sent him scurrying for the me one of the most humorous war ex- thing in common. He had had two nearest foxhole. His fear of enemy air- periences I ever heard. And I have fingers amputated. If he'd known I was craft was so great that he could hardly been collecting true war stories in a writer he would probably have closed sleep. Every night he dreamed of an Army Hospitals, Legion Conventions up hke a clam. air raid and would get up in his sleep and outfit reunions ever since I re- He told me about his first night in and run to a foxhole. ceived my discharge papers from enemy territory. He had joined the The regiment ( Continued on page 52 39 " " — He Wanted A Home (Continued from page 11) you go down to the Hanford this morn- Sammy couldn't pay off a bet like that. he said doggedly, "he did." ing?" I'm surprised he took it, knowing he "So it's all a frame. You didn't place a "I told you I've been hunting an apart- couldn't pay. I can see how you felt, bet with Sammy; you didn't even know ment " though. It must be tough to win five greind him. The stranger killed Sammy and then "The Hanford isn't apartments; it's a and not be able to collect. I'm not sur- entered the bet to throw suspicion on you. prised you shot him." You were down at the Hanford at eleven hotel." — "I know," Eddie said helplessly, "but "I didn't shoot him," Eddie shouted. but you didn't — look here, I'll tell you exactly how it "You couldn't prove that on me in a "Wait a minute," said Eddie. "At happened. It may sound phony, but it's the thousand years!" eleven?" actual petrified truth. After tramping "No?" said Jerry. "Not even if we "Just about eleven — a few minutes about fifty blocks this morning I got found your fingerprints on the gun?" either way." thirsty and stopped in for a beer. There "No. Because you won't find my prints Eddie's eyes suddenly lighted. "That's was another fellow about my age at the on any gun—" Eddie stopped in sudden it," he exclaimed excitedly. "I wasn't bar, and we got to talking. I asked if he consternation. "Oh," he said weakly. "Oh, there at eleven — not until eleven thirty. knew of an apartment. He said he might Lord!" At eleven I was at Harney and Vine." run onto one, and for me to give him my "Yeah?" said Jerry. "All right," Jerry said a bit wearily, name and address so he could let me Eddie swallowed hard. "Maybe — you "let's hear this one, too." know. We talked some more, and he hap- might find my prints on the gun, at that—" "So help me," said Eddie earnestly, pened to remember that a friend of his Jerry pounced on him. "You admit you "this is the living truth and you've got to was giving up his apartment. He said if shot him!" believe me. After I left the beer joint I I went right down there I might get it. He "No," Ekldie said heavily, "I didn't shoot started for that address this stranger had gave me the address." him. Never even saw him. But still my given me. I was walking because he'd said "So?" said Jerry. prints might be on the gun." He swaUowed I could make it that way almost as "So it turned out to be the Hanford again. "Here's how it was — and you're fast as on a bus. I was stepping right Hotel." not going to believe this either. After this along until I got to Harney, and then I "And that's how it happened you were fellow gave me that address I naturally saw this old girl's car stalled at the curb." there when Sammy was shot." Jerry felt grateful, and I bought another round "Ha!" said Jerry. "The woman inter- shook his head admiringly. "Brother, the of beers. We talked some more, and it est in the plot. Listen to this, Nolan." way you can dream 'em up. You should developed we'd both been overseas. He'd Nolan nodded over his shoulder; he was be writing for Hollywood. To think you'd brought back a gun, a German auto- having another try at the phone. waste your time playing the horses." matic. He showed it to me; I handled it "She'd ground away at the starter," "Listen, you jokers," Eddie said hotly, and tried the action. Then he put it back Eddie went on stubbornly, "until the bat- "I never play the horses. All I'm worried in his pocket. And that's how my prints tery was almost dead. I judged the motor about is finding a place to live. I got a might be on the gun that killed the bookie. was flooded and it wouldn't take me a wife and two kids clear down in Texas. They just might be." minute to start it. But it wasn't flooded. I've been separated from them all the Jerry gazed at him in deep admiration. It turned out the filter on the fuel pump time I was in the army, and I'm still sepa- "It gets better and better," he said. "Boy, was plugged wih sediment and dirt. Well, rated from them simply because I can't what Hollywood would pay for that one. I couldn't leave her like that. I found a find a place to put them in this forsaken This stranger entices you to drink with pair of pliers in the trunk and cleaned town. Horses! Why should I care about him, worms your name and address out the filter. And then the battery was so the horses? I haven't thought of a thing of you, gets your prints on the murder dead I had to jack up a rear wheel to but my wife and kids for the past three weapon, and then sends you to the scene start the motor. Altogether it took a good years." of the crime. You forgot one thing, though: half hour. The clock on the corner struck Jerry looked at the book. "Honey Boy The stranger must have worn gloves." eleven before I got her started. That's won yesterday," he said. "At five to one. Eddie thought a moment. "That's right," why I couldn't have been at the Hanford at eleven o'clock." "Now," said Jerry reverently, "I've heard everything. Nolan, you'll never hear one to top that." Nolan put down the phone with a heavy sigh. "They still don't answer," he said. Won-iedly he rubbed his jaw. The sergeant pawed at his blotter. "Well," he said, "what do you want to do?" "Book him for murder," Jerry said, "and we'll lock him up. Hell, it's open and shut." Eddie felt a sinking sensation. "But my alibi — "Sure," said Jerry. "Your dear little old lady. Just produce her and you'll go free." Eddie's heart sank lower. He realized he did not know the woman's name nor even the license on her car. An unknown woman in a city of a million. "Take him away," said the sergeant. He was reaching for a pen when the phone rang sharply. "Wait a minute," he said. He answered the phone, then handed it to Nolan. "For you, John." Nolan took the instrument. "Hello . . . Oh, it's you, Edna!" Relief swept his face. "I was worried. Where were you? . . . Huh? Car trouble? Well, how did you . . . What! WI*io fixed it? . . . Can you de- • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 scribe him?" Nolan's eyes were on Eddie "Candy!" Jerry snapped his fingers. Going to the Convention? intently as he listened to the phone. "Candy Elton, sure as hell. What do you "Okay, honey. Thanks . . . No, I'll tell think, Nolan?" Don't being the first to see you about it when I get home." "Could be," Nolan said. "Let's go bring miss He put the phone down and stood look- him in." ing at Eddie. "Well, son," he said slowly, "Wait," Eddie protested, "what about "there's your alibi. That was my wife." me?" "You mean," Jerry looked incredulous, "You can go," Jerry said, "but keep in "his alibi stands up?" touch. We may need you." "It does," said Nolan. Suddenly he Eddie followed the two detectives to grinned. " 'An old woman,' and Edna in the door, then struck by a sudden thought, her early fifties. Wait until she hears turned back to the desk. that!" "Sergeant, where does this Candy Elton "Listen," said Jerry, "maybe his whole live?" cockeyed story is true." He turned to The Sergeant thumbed the blotter. Eddie. "What about this beer-drinking "Darm Apartments, 42nd and Harmon. stranger? What did he look like?" Why?" "About my age," Eddie said, "but kind "Because," said Ekidie, "I'm going there. of tall and stringy." Right now. Candy is going to have to give "You didn't hear his name?" up his apartment sort of sudden, ain't he? Eddie thought a moment. "The barkeep Well, this time I'm gonna be first in line. called him Candy." THE END We Are Wide Open To Attack (Continued from page 15) be seen whether he will be abue to over- attack and to be ready against any weap- come the obstacles that up to now have ons that any enemy may use." been placed in the path of all civil de- Under this plan, the entire civilian fense planners. population could readily have been mo- Those obstacles have been enormous. bilized, and alarm, panic, destruction and The late Defense Secretary Forrestal* death minimized in a war. found that out. It was the most comprehensive blue- print for a civil defense program ever WriHiN hours after the spring of 1948 drafted. "war crisis" had subsided, the alarmed Forrestal resolved that the United States would never again be caught without a real civil defense program. Accordingly, he set up an Office of Civil Defense Plan- ning in The Pentagon and got Russell J. Hopley, president of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, to head it. The American Legion's big musical revue, "You are to prepare a program of civil RED, WHITE AND BLUE, will open in Los defense for the United States including Angeles, Saturday, October 7th, and play a plan for a permanent civil defense for three weeks at the Paramount Downtown agency, he told Hopley. "This, in conjunc- Theatre. A galaxy of famous motion picture tion with the several states and their sub- guest stars will appear in Los Angeles along divisions, can vmdertake those peacetime with the regular show. preparations which are necessary to as- We are sure of a sellout during this limited sure an adequate civil defense system in engagement. Make certain you get your the event of war." tickets! "And you are to do it as quickly as you can," he added. "Speed is imperative." PRICES — Premiere Performance: Hopley went to work at once. He col- $10.00, $5.00, $3.00. lected a staff of crack experts on every- Performances: thing from radiological warfare to fire Regular Evening fighting and medical care. Then, with the $4.80, $4.20, $3.00, $2.40. assistance of several hundred outstand- Matinees — Sundays, Wednesdays and ing advisors, representing a complete Saturdays: cross-section of civilian and military life, $3.60, $3.00, $2.40, $1.80. he and his staff made a probing study of (All prices include Government tax) all phases of modem warfare and its catastrophic effects upon the home front. FILL OUT THE COUPONI FIRST COME -FIRST SERVED! On October 1st, 1948 Hopley submitted I "Ifs been 500 miles and the oumer's 1 a 301-page program to Forrestal that en- Red, White and Blue | manual says change the oil before I compassed every aspect of good civil de- 2035 North Highlond driving any farther" | ' Hollywood 28, Colif. fense planning. First, it provided for the | establishment of a national Office of Civil (cosh or money order only), AMERICAN LEOION MAGAZINE I Enclosed find $ Defense that was to have charge of all j I Please reserve ond send me tickets for seats . civil defense activities. Then, it called for I (Premiere) I the setting up of both at the price of $ each, for the (Evening) I regional and local The whole country applauded it. It was I (Matinee) . civil defense organizations, keyed to every link I hailed by the press as "the missing performance on I I wartime need. But that wasn't all it did. in the country's defense structure." It also laid out careful for plans organiz- "A fine plan," Forrestal said of it, and Nome I ing and training up to 15,000,000 civilians set to implementing it. Address i so that they would be "prepared and He got nowhere, though. The Washing- I equipped to meet the problems of enemy ton bureaucrats stopped him. City Stote I I *See Forrestal Was Right, page 24. "There's no need for an office of civil The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 '41 defense," they said. "This is just alarmism waffe struck in 1940, they were ready. to tolerate the thought that anyone could by the military people." The Defense Department itself says of ever get past their defenses." These bureaucrats argued so strongly the British record, "This far-sightedness Hamstrung by Army interference, the against the Hopley plan that President and the advance planning effort can well Japanese civil defense organization fell Truman himself was convinced and be credited with averting complete dis- apart when the A-bombs dropped. turned thumbs down on it. He even went aster." Thousands of lives could have been further and took responsibility for civU It was different in Germany. saved at Nagasaki if the people who had defense planning away from the Defense Despite the vaunted efficiency of the been alerted had remained in their Department. He gave it instead to the totalitarian form of Government, the Nazi shelters. National Security Resources Board. And civil defense organization was just "a The people didn't stay in the shelters, there, to all intents and purposes, the political football." Goering, Himmler and though. They left them because some- project died. Speer all fought for control of the organi- one made a mistake and sounded the all- zation and ended up by leaving it largely clear. THE trouble with the N.S.R.B., so far as prostrate. The Armed Forces investigators also I can determine, has been that it just What happened during the fire raids of looked into the United States' wartime hasn't seen the importance of civil de- July, 1943 was characteristic. civil defense set-up. For all that $100,000,- fense. A ten-day series of incendiary bombs 000 was spent on it, they found that it had Typical of its attitude was what hap- hit Hamburg. The civil defense people been largely a farce which, in their own pened immediately after it was given the there tried to fight the fires that started. words, would have been "inadequate to civil defense planning job, last summer. Through lack of planning, they found cope with a heavy attack." "How many men do you think should themselves without adequate pumpers or After making their study, Lt. Col. Beers be assigned to civil defense planning?" hose lines. Soon, the fires were totally out and the other investigators wrote a re- port that literally begged for action. OEIVERAL MISCHIEF Ry .S. B. STEVENS "Civil defense is an essential part of national defense," they said. Unfortunately, that report has fallen on deaf ears. THE British have not been so careless. They have reactivated their civil de- fense law and right now they have a na- tional drive underway to recruit 500,000 volunteer civil defense workers. For over a year, the British Government has had a civil defense training school in operation, and recently it started a second one. It even has established a Civil Defense Staff College. The lack of money has not deterred Britain from this essential work. Nor have the protests of certain short-sighted people moved it. "There is no reason for las to be spend- ing all this money on civil defense now," these people declared. "We should use it for better purposes." "You're wrong," Home Minister Chuter Ede said. "Along with the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, civil defense is an essential fourth arm of the national defense and it must not be left to last- minute improvisation. an N.S.R.B. official asked Hopley. of control, blazing so fiercely that a vio- And the British have not been alone "As an absolute minimum, about 200," lent updraft was created which swept in their foresight. France, Belgium, the he replied. along at 120 miles an hour, sucking the Netherlands, Luxembourg and several Despite this recommendation, the firemen right up into it. Scandinavian nations have also set up N.S.R.B. assigned exactly five men to Sixty thousand people were killed in functioning civil defense organizations. work on the civil defenses of the entire Hamburg during those raids! The Russians have gone still further. nation. Because of the Nazis" political finagling, I can disclose that the U.S.S.R. is now I can reveal, incidentally, that the loy- their system for handling civil defense training 5,000,000 people a year in civil alty of one of these five men was for a reserves repeatedly collapsed. defense work. period under question. When Hamburg was hit, Hannover was The Soviet has a special civil defense Washington's indifference to civil de- directed to send two- thirds of its civil organization known as Osaviakhik with fense is not due to any ignorance on its defense force there to help out. Then 1,060,000 local sections. Not long ago, it part. Washington knows the value of a Hannover got hit, and Cologne was com- held a country-wide civil defense "ma- good civil defense system and the tragic pelled to send its civil defense men to help neuver" in which 20,000,000 persons took results that ensue when there isn't one. it. When Cologne got hit, it had no one. part. Very little has been allowed to leak out As Lieut. Col. Barnet W. Beers, the Only the United States — the principal about it, but shortly after the war a spe- Pentagon's top civil defense expert, who target of the Kremlin's aggressive aspira- cial study was made by the Armed Forces headed the Armed Forces' study, says: tions — lags. of the civil defense systems in Europe and "It was a terrible botch — people fight- It is true, of course, that some few Asia. The findings of that study have been ing fire.s in strange cities while their own steps have been taken in the civil de- made available to the rest of the Govern- homes were catching it." fense field. ment. They are illuminating. The Department of Defense, under The British, it was found, did a superb THE Japanese did even worse than the Louis Johnson's leadership, has been pay- job in the civil defense field. They did it Germans. ing it close attention. It has a small Office because they started early. Although the Japs started organizing of Civil Defense Planning, with Lt. Col. As far back as 1935, the British Govern- for civil defense away back in 1928, their Beers at its head, which has been trying ment began training its people in civil efforts were vitiated by the Army, which, hard to awaken the nation to the need defense techniques, and when the Luft- it has been learned, "refused throughout for a good civil defense program. ^2 * The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 In addition, the Defense Department FIRST, Congress must enact UMT. This is much to protect people from an A-bomb.) has gone as far eis it has been permitted imperative, both for training our com- It would be up to this agency to make in organizing the military side of civil bat forces and for training our civil de- adequate preparations for the control of defense work. Despite the scoffing of other fense forces. It is the civilians who would panic — the worst after-effect of every elements in Washington, the Air Force, be the shock troops of World War III and bombing attack. held a splendid test exercise in air raid only through UMT can a large enough It would be up to it to launch a nation- spotting, last September. number of them get the necessary shock- wide training program for the 15,000,000 "People aren't interested in civil de- proofing. UMT is needed, furthermore, civil defense workers we will need. fense," the Air Force was warned when for screening out the top grade civilians Such a civil defense agency would have it first proposed this exercise. "You'll for combat duty and for assigning the regional offices around the country to help never get anyone to take part in it." remainder to civil defense work. coordinate the work of the various States. "Nonsense!" said the Air Force. "We Second, a functioning, well-staffed, think the public is a lot more aware of well-financed civil defense agency must *[ ATURALLY, the primary responsibility civil the need for defense than the Gov- 1 il for civil defense operations would rest ernment is." with the States and the cities, but it Events proved the Air Force right. would be up to the national agency to More than 11,000 people volunteered to supply them with the technical data, the participate in its "Operation Lookout." policy guidance cind the leadership that Today, the Air Force is busy trying to they must have before they can act. enroll volimteers for a permanent air raid Will we need blackouts in the next warning service in 25 Eastern States. It war? wants to set up observation posts at in- The States cannot answer that question. tervals of no more than eight miles, and Only the Federal Government knows it wants them marmed 24 hours a day, whether Russian radar will be able to seven days a week. It needs 150,000 civil- penetrate any blackout. ians for this, and it already has made real Should cities buy Geiger counters or strides toward recruiting them. the new Radiacs? Or will there be other and better equipment available for de- THROUGH the aid of the Atomic Energy tecting atomic rays? Commission, some training has been No mayor can learn the answer to these given civilians in the detection of atomic questions himself. He has to learn them rays. from Washington. However, very little has been done be- Should New Hampshire, for example, yond that. make plans for acting as a shelter ai'ea Nor has there been much action on for refugees from an A-bomb attack on the local level. Less than 20 States have Boston, Springfield or other Massachusetts even bothered to enact civil defense legis- cities? And, if so, what food, medical lation. Few States have established any supplies, housing will be required? Such kind of civil defense organization. plans can only be prepared and coordi- I must say this for the States, though. nated with the help of the Federal Gov- Their inactivity has not been of their own ernment. volition. of Most them have been waiting AMKIIICAN LEGION MAGAZINK I am certain that the States and the — in fact, begging — for federal guidance. cities will carry their load if only Wash- Take New Jersey. At the late Defense ington will do its part. be set up on the national level. It belongs, Secretary Forrestal's request, it passed a At every national convention since I believe, inside the Department of De- civil model defense law and laid the World War II, the American Legion has fense. groundwork for a well-rounded, state- urged the "preparation of a sound and This agency should be given authority wide civil defense organization. acceptable plan of civil defense as an in- over and responsibility for the drafting This New Jersey organization then tegral part of the nation's total defenses." asked of a national civil defense program. It the Federal Government for di- At each convention it has also insisted should be geared to train the public in rections as to how it best could plan for on the enactment of UMT. Time and again civil to im- the defense techniques and take protection of the State against an between conventions. Legion officials mediate charge of civil defense operations atomic war. have asked the Government to make a in the event of an emergency. It could get no directions. real effort in these directions. So far we It would be up to this agency to in- As Leonard Dreyfuss, the New Jersey have not had much success. form the nation as to what has to be Director of Civil Defense, says, "Wash- done in case of an atomic attack. Right That is why I, as National Commander ington folded right up from under us." now, most people are thinking almost ex- of The American Legion, now demand With the clouds on the international clusively of the radiological effects of the that the Government move immediately horizon growing blacker, this nation can A-bomb. They don't realize that 85 per- to give us a real civil defense program no longer afford such governmental leth- and a real civil defense organization. cent of casualties are caused by fii'e and argy. It is my studied conviction that we falling debris. They need to learn how to Such a program and such an organiza- have not a moment to spare to get our fight the hellish fires of an atomic blast. tion will be invaluable in peacetime as civil defenses into shape. It would be up to this agency to edu- well as war, and I hope we will not need The men charged with readying the cate the nation on how to counteract many more disasters like the Texas City, civil defenses of the various States feel bacteriological and gas warfare. Tex. and South Amboy, N, J., explosions the same way. It would be up to this agency to lay to prove it. They this made plain at a meeting with down a program for rescue work, for That is why I, as National Commander federal officials, a few weeks ago. medical care, for the decontamination of of The American Legion, now demand One of the state civil defense directors bombed areas and the evacuation of un- also that Congress pass legislation es- got up at this session and said pointblank: safe locales, for the control of enemy- tablishing UMT. It is vital to both our "Unless the Federal Government sup- inspired epidemics, for emergency hous- external and internal defenses. plies the States with a real blueprint for ing and feeding. And, that is why I call on every Post a nationwide civil defense system, and It would be up to this agency to super- and every member to let their Congress- really tells the public that civil defense vise the building of stockpiles of medical men know how alarmed The American is essential to our security I'm going to and other emergency supplies. (One Legion is over the situation and how in- quit my post in protest." bombed city will require over 200 freight sistent it is on action now. "And so will we," the civil defense cars of medical supplies in the first There is no time to waste. Our lives, directors of 19 other States declared. week!) It would be up to the agency to the lives of our families, and, most im- It is up to Washington to act - and to arrange for the construction of air raid portant, the life of our country are at act at once. shelters. (Even simple shelters can do stake. - THE END The American Leqion Magazine • September. 1950 • X Color Scheme For Your Home How to tell what harmonizes with what By KITTY YORK thinking redecorating your IF you're of home this fall, I've a grand system for PAINT IT the same shade as the wall and you to use in working out your color its ugly features will be less noticeable schemes. It's so simple that it's foolproof, but it's sure to give your home that real it's an eyesore. Yet you don't want to "decorator" look. part with it because it stores so much. There's nothing complicated about this You can easily minimize its size by mov- system. All you need for choosing the ing it into a comer and painting it the right color scheme for any room — and same color as the walls. Then re-do a what's more important, for using that couple of other pieces of furniture in an color scheme correctly — is one multi- eye-catching color. You'll find that your colored item that you and everybody else eye obediently looks only at the bright in your family likes. It can be a piece of objects and the bureau no longer over- printed fabric or a patterned wallpaper. powers the room. It can even be a figured rug. You can use the same color disguise on This is what you do with it. headboards that are too high, on a screen Let's start with the living room and that is more useful than pretty, on win- let's suppose that the item on which you're dow cornices that are too prominent. If IT ISN'T necessary to throw away a large to your color scheme is a fab- you have too many doors in a room, paint- going base and ugly — but useful — piece of furniture ric, say the one that you're planning to ing them the same color as the walls will use for draperies. make them far less conspicuous. The first thing you do is pick out tlie dcuiger of clashing colors. The artist who On the other hand, you can draw atten- one color in the fabric that you like the designed the fabric was trained in color tion to your prize possessions by concen- best. It will be the dominant color, and harmonies and knew what colors went trating the most vivid colors on them. you can use variations of it throughout well together. Suppose you are the lucky owner of a the room. Just remember this one thing. Don't fine antique couch. You can make it the If, for example, the color you've selected select too bright a hue for your second center of attention by upholstering it in a is yellow, you can use a soft, butter color color. If you do, it will vie with your strong color and setting it against a plain for your walls, a deep golden brown for dominant color for attention and you'll background. If your fireplace is hand- the rug, a bright sunshine yellow for the always feel a sense of tension in the room. some, paint it a color that contrasts with cushions on the couch, a pale ivory for Let's say there's a soft green in the the walls. It will become the strong point your side chairs. You'll get a fine over-all fabric that you choose for the second of the room. effect of yellow and you won't run any color. It will show up well on some of O O O risk of monotony. your upholstered chairs, on your lamp Now, before the frost catches your gar- Now, it's time to pick a second color shades, and possibly on your magazine den unawares, is the time to make plans and here is where this system is so help- rack or some other painted wooden piece. for having flowers all winter ful. You can find the perfect secondary You won't want to use too much of it, Start with the best and brightest blooms color for your room right on the same though, just enough for contrast. in the garden, chrysanthemums, for ex- piece of fabric. And there won't be any You'll need a third color for accents, and you'll pick it, of course, from the same These excellent booklets offer you fabric. A bright one like orange would be fine tips on color schemes. Send for nice; it would be stunning for your lamp them directly to the addresses listed. bases, your ash trays, and possibly for the frame of an important picture. 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Mike schedule, but it's no worse than the third Egler of Colgate, Jim (Sugar) Cain of Boldin of Pitt, who earned quite a few best team in the East and may very likely Army, Jeff Fleischmann of Cornell, and sectional mentions last year, takes down be better than anybody except Army. Ollie Matson of San Francisco. the other guard post, but there is serious George Trevor thinks Dartmouth will But if you were to put your cash on competition from Bob Ward of Mary- give Cornell its toughest opposition in the a backfield consisting of Williams, Rote, land, Allen Hover of Louisiana State, and Ivy League. Dartmouth has lost a lot but Ortmann, and Dottley, you would sleep Bernie Lemonick of Penn. still has the wonderfully efficient Johnny very soundly every Saturday night. Our advisors urge a slightly long shot Clayton at quarterback. Princeton's big There are at least five outstanding for the center spot. You could take either tackle, Holland Donan, will get a lot of ends in the country. Bud Sherrod of Ten- Irv Holdash of North Carolina or Cap- good notices for old Nassau. He pushed nessee, Bob Wilkinson of UCLA, Vito tain Jerry Gi'oom of Notre Dame — or Brown's huge line around in scandalous Ragazzo of William and Mary, Ben Proc- even John Pierik of Cornell — but some fashion last year and was picked on the tor of Texas, and Dan Foldberg of Army of the smartest football men in the coun- Associated Press' All-Players team. appear to be the class of the field. Fold- try say it ought to be Leon Root of Rut- One of the East's backfield greats will berg will have to break a leg to miss All- gers. Leon's coach, Harvey Harman, says be Boston U.'s Harry Agganis, a splendid America. He was widely selected last he is the best center he ever saw. Every- passer, alert tactician, and magical ball- year, the second member of his family body who has watched him has raved handler. If Buff Donelli's club played a to win national acclaim on the Army about Root; he has a great chance to make bigger schedule, Agganis would be one of team. (Brother Hank starred at end with it — and he is our pick. the best known players in the country. the Blanchard-Davis outfit.) Vito Ragazzo That cleans up the Pre-season All- Nobody wants to play the Terriers. is a good bet for the other wing, though American roster, except for the second- Navy has a new coach, Eddie Erdelatz, he is something of a risk, because his guessing. Now for a look at the way the and the usual suicide schedule. The Mid- school isn't strictly speaking big-league. teams line up in each section. dies have spirit, which is a good thing, be- He caught 15 touchdown passes for Wil- cause they'i'e going to need it. Imagine EAST liam and Mary last year and is rated the playing Maryland, Northwestern, Prmce- best player his school has ever had. He There is no news in the statement that ton, Southern Cal., Penn, Notre Dame, broke a leg in the last scrimmage of Army is the class of the East, but once Tulane, Columbia, and Army! Spring practice and may have a little again it happens to be the truth. Red Blaik Penn, the perennial Eastern threat, trouble getting back into shape, but don't has a marvelous machine all tooled up at looks to be down, but not too far down. bank on it. He's good. the Point and it's going to make a lot of Reds Bagnell and Bernie Lemonick are In the tackle department, there are opponents unhappy this Fall. Only Michi- the top players at Franklin Field. You three oustanding candidates — Ray Krouse gan has a chance to stop the Black Knights have to give the Red and Blue an outside of Maryland, Bob Toneff of Notre Dame, of the Hudson, and it's entirely possible chance. Herman Hickman at Yale and and Bob Gain of Kentucky. Holland Do- that Army will go through unbeaten. The Lou Little at Columbia must spend the nan of Princeton is a nifty tackle, too, country will have few attractions to match year "building.'' but he'll have a hard time competing with the Army -Michigan brawl at Yankee SOUTHERN CONFERENCE the publicity that will accrue to his bet- Stadium in New York on October 14. Dan ter-placed rivals. Krouse and Toneff win Foldberg, Gil Stephenson, Bobby Blaik Maryland won this title last year with- the nod from our scouts. These two (the coach's son), Jim Cain, Frank Fischl out playing either of the conference titans, tackles are big and strong and fast enough — you'll hear about them all. Duke and North Carolina. This year, the to do the job well. Nobody has any de- Cornell has the best team in the Ivy Terps play both the hot shots — and will sire to overlook Gain; it's just that there League, with Frank (Moose) Miller and win again. Jim Tatum is loaded for bear. are only two tackle berths on the team. Jeff Fleischmann to carry the ball as the Watch Ed Modzelewski and Ray Krouse. It's not easy to find a sure-fire pair of Big Red tries to defend its championship. Even with Charlie Justice gone. North guards. Bud McFadin of Texas heads the Pittsburgh, in the middle of a revival Carolina will be no pushover. Dick Bunt- possibilities, and Bud's path should be under Tom Hamilton, may lose three or ing, great against N. D. last year, is a made easier by the fact that he should even four games because of a murderous good answer to the problem of replacing the glamour boy. Duke is a question mark, lacking experience. William and Mary lost eight out of eleven starters. Clemson has Fred Cone, fullback, to keep up its hopes. Wake Forest is due for a tumble. Virginia, no longer in the con- ference, has Johnny Papit, a Philadelphia boy whose high spot will be a crack at Penn back in the old home town. SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Could go any of half a dozen ways. Louisiana State failed to win the cham- pionship last year — Tulane took it — but the Bayou Tigers look like the goods this time out. Lacking individual standouts, the L.S.U. team has depth and experience. Some of that experience was gained the hard way, taking a hosing from Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. But it will help just the same. Kentucky, which got well up there last year, will stay up. Coach Paul Bryant, who accused his stars of laying down on him in the Orange Bowl game, will be eager to make up for that defeat by Santa Clara. He has the material to do it, par- AMKHTCAS i,];<;ii>\ mA(;.\7.tnk ticularly in tackle Bob Gain and quarter- back Vito Parilli. 4g • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 Alabama, with Ed Salem; Frnka- Timers game at Cartier Field last Spring, Wisconsin, which surprised a lot of coached Tulane; Tennessee, Georgia, and 25-7. The Cleveland Browns and the people in Coach Ivy Williamson's first Georgia Tech can't be ignored. Mississippi Philadelphia Eagles would have had season, will be strong again. The trouble has the great Johnny Dottley but little trouble with that mob, headed by Leon is, the opposition is rough. Williamson else. Best pick — Louisiana State. Hart and George Connor. The chances are will be satisfied if he can keep his trig- ger-happy alumni off his back. Michigan SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE WALLY State, two years away from getting on the Most people expect Texas to make off Big Ten football schedule, will be weak- with the booty in this tough league. Blair er, having lost Ed Bagdon, Don Mason, Cherry has two standouts in Bud McFadin ve«\j idea *? Utitv^ and Lynn Chandnois. But weaker doesn't Of.' wkihcHiMq- and t and Proctor, weak. Indiana, with a lot of boys Ben needs only a good OouldHf ^ M %md« mean quarterback. who were untried sophomores last year, VtKHf-Coul Southern Methodist lost Doak Walker should benefit from the added experience. but kept Kyle Rote and also has Johnny Minnesota needs more time to get back Champion, a scat runner and a good pass near the top. receiver. SMU will be under a new head PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE coach. Rusty Russell, taking over from the retired Matty Bell. The toughies are Stanford, USC, and Texas Christian has a lot of good backs California, but you can't afford to bypass but an unproven line. Rice lost Froggy UCLA or Washington. As always, this Williams and Toby Rote and may not will be a rugged conference. recover for a while. The Texas Aggies Marchy Schwartz should have the good (From August, 1V37 A.L.M.) have in Bob Smith the conference's best year he (and his alumni) have been wait- fullback, but need more besides. The bal- ing for at Stanford. Harry Hugasian and lot is cast for his ace backs, were Texas with a wary eye on good it was the only game the Irish will Gary Kerkorian, and S.M.U. lose all year. polished by Clark Shaughnessy ought to In the Big Ten, Michigan again. Illinois Frankie Albert last Spring, and MIDWEST Cali- and Ohio State will be hard to beat in be ready. "The Big Game" with Michigan loyalists won't like it, but the this toughest of all the conferences, but fornia may be the payoff. lost Rod impartial assessor has to go with Notre Bennie Oosterbaan seems to have a little California's Golden Bears players, Dame as the lord of the Midwest. The extra at Ann Arbor. Chuck Ortmann and Franz and Bob Celeri, both great Irish lost a flock of stars but have plenty Leo Koceski will put the thing in his but Lynn Waldorf has Jim Monachino left. sophomore in the Bob Williams will be a great quarter- attack — and they know how to do it. and may have the best back, helped by backs like Bill Gay, Billy Illinois has a great climax runner in the league in Johnny Olszewski from Long Barrett, John Petitbon, and linemen Argo Express, Johnny Karras. Ohio State Beach, who was sought by everybody on Jerry Groom, Bob Toneff. Don't feel sorry will counter with junior "Vic Janowicz, the coast except, perhaps, Warner for Frank Leahy when you read that his used principally on defense last year but Brothers. varsity was beaten in the annual Old ready to cut loose now. Southern Cal is not only well stocked, ATTENTION American Legion Auxiliary Unit^ ...Here's an easy and pleasant way to raise money for a worthy cause LADIES! 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A load of junior college MISSOURI VALLEY star doesn't make a championship team. transfers, headed by Al (Hoagy) Car- Oklahoma ripped this section apart last ROCKY MOUNTAIN michael, makes USC uncertain but po- year but has lost a great deal of player tentially dangerous. Howie Odell has a The Cowboys of Wyoming are the de- strength. Nevertheless, with Coach Bud fine backfield at Washington but has fending champions and Bowden Wyatt, Wilkinson, the Coach of the Year, and problems up front. Hugh McElhenny gives their coach, thinks he can repeat. He fullback Leon Heath, the Sooners will be the Huskies assurance of a strong attack, probably can. Wyoming is coldly serious far from impotent and may just possibly but it looks very much as though the about football. With a top-flight coaching pick up where the '49 wrecking crew left winner will come from among Stanford, staff on deck and a big new stadium be- off. USC, and California. ing built, the school means business. The Always-dangerous Missouri shares the After four straight defeats at the hands Cowboys lost only to Baylor last year — favorite role with Oklahoma. Like the of four different Big Ten teams — Illinois, and that was out of their class. They Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State — the Sugar Bowl champion Sooners, Mizzou scored 375 points during the season and coast is panting for a Rose Bowl victory. lost a pile of key men, including Bob will do almost as well this year, getting The natives are really aroused. With Fuchs, its great center. But Don Faurot their chief opposition from Denver and Michigan eligible again, they see in a always has something to fall back on Utah. Rose Bowl victory full revenge for past and this year is no exception. And your greatest trouble will come shame, whether Michigan or a Big Ten Iowa State has a one-man threat in from the notion that you can pick foot- team that beats the Wolverines comes out Bill Weeks, who gained 281 yards against ball winners successfully in advance. to Pasadena on New Year's Day. awesome Oklahoma last year. But one THE END I SuMV the Siifvcnder (Continued jrom page 28) helUgerents. but would leave the ship as Generals and Admirals, and were received land groups were quartered. Navy vessels representatives of a sovereign, though on board with flag-rank dignity with side- had been assigned to transport the various beaten, nation. These were questions that boys and a full Marine Guard of 90 men, contingents to the Missouri on a fixed concerned not only General MacArthur, and to ruffles and flourishes from the band. schedule as inflexible as radio timing. but the representatives of the other Allied Another squad was selected to play the Late sleepers missed the ship. The U.S.S. Nations who had part and share in the Japanese part, without the honors — but Taylor, a destroyer, v/as assigned to the ceremonies. they did it unwillingly. press, radio and camera corps and at ex- Out in Tokyo Bay rode the "Mighty The veranda deck was designated as the actly 6:30, the scheduled minute, she Mo," pride of the United States Navy, place for the actual ceremony of signing moved up alongside the "Big Mo." As bearing her battle scars like the proud the Articles of Surrender — and because each correspondent was checked and veteran she is. The battlewagon had been of its limited space other complications crossed to the battlewagon he was given designated as the place of surrender but arose. Lumber was found to build plat- an ordinary printed shipping tag desig- like all vessels that ply the seas, with all forms over the 40-millimeter guns to add nating his place on the ship. Even the her size the Missouri has definite limita- to the standing room and to be used as a Japanese papers had received permission tions. Arrangements had to be made special vantage point for the camera men. to send a limited number of their crack quickly to take care of the several hun- Though this necessitated putting some newswriters, and they were on board dred official representatives, invited offi- guns out of action, another shock followed under Marine Guard. cers of the Allies, and of course some 300 when the mighty No. 2 turret was trained Some few of the American correspond- correspondents. out 45 degrees to form a sort of grand- ents tried to better their positions, but Setting the stage on the Missouri, ac- stand. There was still some fear of one- were quickly put back in place. The Rus- cording to one of the officers, was not man torpedoes and suicide swimmers. sians, however, had their own ideas and unlike the preparations for a gigantic Sunday morning, September 2, dawned would not stay put — protesting to their pageant. Picked men, some 300 or more, cool and with slightly overcast skies. It national representatives against being as- held rehearsals in the best Hollywood tra- was The Day, and even before the dawn signed to a fixed position. They wanted dition. Men were selected to stand-in for there was stirring in Yokohama, where all to run wild, and did. The boorish be- havior of this group was the only un- toward incident. I drew a position in a small gun turret almost directly over the position taken by General MacArthur and his official staff, within easy earshot and I did not need the loudspeaker system to hear every word that was spoken. In front of the General was the peace table — an old mess table brought up from the crew's quarters, scarred and worn from long use, but its age and imperfections hidden by a green cloth cover. On this table rested the two copies of the Articles of Surrender, one in English and one in Japanese. The U.S.S. Buchanan came alongside with the Army officers and foreign dig- nitaries with their aides, while the rank- ing Navy and Marine Corps officers ar- rived by small craft from their ships in the harbor. At exactly 8:38 the destroyer Nicholas brought General MacArthur and his staff. The General looked tired and woi-n, lean-faced and bronzed, but his step was firm and his carriage confident as he crossed the deck to Admiral Halsey's cabin. There was little of pomp or cere- mony in his manner — his dress was a 4g • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 — — plain suntan uniform, shirt open at the clothes and silk hats, seven in uniform throat. He wore the battered old cap that without sidearms, and one man in white LOOK OUT FOR had become his trademark to thousands linen and bareheaded. Lame Minister negotiating of GIs who had followed his leadership Shigemitsu had difficulty in on the long trek from Australia up to this the ladder — he has a wooden leg — but RUBBEROSIS! moment on the deck of the Missouri. somehow he made it without assistance. Marine guard, Rarely in all the history of the world There were no side-boys, has there been such an array of high- or band to greet the newcomers, only the war ranking military leaders assembled at one grim, set faces of men to whom the real to feel com- spot. In addition to MacArthur and his was too recent and too home." Generals there were Admiral Chester passion or to simulate a "welcome greeting, there Nimitz and his Admirals and the official While there was no cheery of discourtesy shown representatives of all the Allied Nations was no semblance representatives ranged whose names comprise almost a "Who's as the Japanese in formation about 20 of II," particularly that themselves squad Who World War THIS DEAD WIPER BLADE still looks feet in front of the peace table. To this part which was fought in the Pacific- new but it blurs rain, smears muck, streaka the melancholy Japanese glass. dead drivers! Asiatic theatre. The stage setting was sim- correspondent DEAD blades make resembled nothing so much as the mourn- plicity itself. 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Full time or so that we can make sure we can get figure. With the of the Joint Chiefs, help part time. Be in business for yourself; there in time if we have to, and add to I've got to sell him on the view that these make good profits. We supply com- plete outfit at no cost to you. Apply that two or three fast carrier task groups beans have got to be eaten sooner or later, NOW for new Fall line. Homeland to deal with sudden emergency situations, and that the strain will be a lot less if we Tailors, Inc., Dept. B, Baltimore 3, Md, for instance in the Mediterranean. Fourth, start eating them now, one plateful at a we ought to start building up the air de- time, than it will if we have to gulp 'em fense of our home territory — interceptor all down at once two or three or four FALSE TEETH squadrons, radar, ground-to-air missiles yeai's from now. KLUTCH holds them tighter and all the rest of it — so the enemy won't eliot: You think you're going to get KLUTCH forms a comfort cushion; dental be able to snarl us with diversionary it? holds up away with plates so much firmer and snugger that one can eat suicide attacks just when we need to be forrestal: No. I think I'm going to be and talk with greater comfort and security: in many cases almost as well as with natural teeth. Klutch giving our undivided attention to Europe. over-ruled. But I'm going to try. And lessens the constant fear ol a dropping, rocking, chafing plate. 25c and 50c at druggists. ... If your ELIOT: You won't buy all that for ten look, George, don't go beating the drums druggist hasn't it. don't waste money on substi* tutes, but send us 10c and we will mail you a billion a year, (note: Congress had just on this subject in your column. That'll generous trial box. O I. P. Inc. passed the military budget for the fiscal only make the President think I'm leak- KLUTCH CO., Box 5052-1, ELMIRA, N. Y. year ending JitJie 30. 1949, carrying ap- ing stuff to you in order to bring pres- propriations totallijig Si 0.200. 000.000.) sure on him, and he'll go stubborn on me. forrestal: Damn right we won't. I'm re- eliot: Okay. luctantly compelled to the conclusion that forrestal: I hope I can win him over. INVENTORS the next defense budget will have to be I think Marshall will go along with me, If you believe that you have an invention, you should find out how to protect it. We are registered Patent Attorneys. something like SlTVo billion. I or $18 hate and some of the people in Congress — Carl Send for copy of our Patent Booklet "How to Protect ' Your Invention, ' and an "Invention form. to ask for that much money; it'll be a Vinson, for example, sees the problem Record" No obligation. They are your.s for the asking. severe strain on our economy. 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Mrs. Feeny, he's here again Address - AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE City State The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • 55 keep our strategic air force at about the whole arrangement or much real will to level now planned and authorized; but in fight unless they can see that we and the — 7Uw addition the Air Force must build up its British are prepared to back them up tactical and troop-carrier groups to con- not only with atom bombs on distant Rus- Advertising Hlaihine siderably greater strength, including more sian cities, but with a reasonable number interceptor groups for home defense. of troops and tactical aircraft ready to go We've got to develop our naval aviation, at a moment's notice. Once let the atomic too. There are a lot of things you can do threat be even partially offset by a Rus- with carrier-borne aircraft when you sian counter-threat, and the bottom'll could never hope to get to the trouble drop out of our European market for good spot in time with anything else. 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Thornton & remains a true balance — or near enough Clinic, Suite 987, 911 E. Linwood, Kansas City Italians to go ahead and fight against 3, Mo. so that it doesn't tip too far one way or hopeless odds, but not to worry because the other. shooting is likely A war to oc- in a year or two we'll be mobilized and cur when one side or the other has suc- we'll come over and liberate 'em. They've ceeded in upsetting the balance far enough had too much of that, and they know too to gain a suffi- preponderance of power, a well what a year ,of Soviet rule would cient superiority to assure victory — WORK SHIRTS or mean to them. one which the side which is planning to ELIOT: Yes. We're afraid of being de- use force to gain its ends thinks will as- feated in war. The Europeans are afraid sure victory. If everybody else thinks so of war itself, whoever wins it in the end. too, the stronger side may gain what it forrestal: Right. The Russians under- wants without even having to fight for it. stand that feeling, and they work on it That might be the case in Europe and constantly, in a thousand ways. We've got Asia if some day we can't keep the to understand it too, and take it into ac- Russian power continually offset by our count in framing our military policy. The own power plus that of our friends, greatest danger is that we'll move too ELIOT: Our friends in Europe don't have slowly, that we'll go on trying to get by SAVE MONEY! These are surplus stock from a much power now, on the atom threat plus merely marginal big supply linn. Sturdy, serviceable work shirts, thouji'h used, have been washed, steril- forrestal: No. We're planning to do forces of other kinds, that the rearma- ized and reconditioned. Every shirt of long- that wearing wash materials. Blue, white, tan. something about that if Congress'U go ment of Europe will drag along and Strongly sewn; reinforced stitching at points along. You've talked to our military the Russians will get their atomic counter- of strain. Money back guarantee! people in London and Paris, and to the weapon before western Europe is ready PANTS to match. .99< WORK we're ready to help Blue, white, tan. Send waist measure, leg length British and French brass. You know we to defend itself or can ex- SHOP COATS $1.49 haven't got beyond the paper stage yet. defend it. If that happens, you Blue, white, tan. Send chest measurement It'll take time to set up the framework of pect to see the Russians get more and ,1 Give name, address. a military agreement, to get the govern- more bold and aggressive, testing out our Send No Money!• city or town, size color resist every soft and color choice. I Also state 2nd ments concerned to approve it, and then will and our ability to at choice). Pay postman, plus postage. Or send cash and .we ship prepaid. Keep 10 days. If to implement it with actual weapons and spot they can find in the world, while not satisti(?d, return for refund! with units trained in their use. It might beating the propaganda drums on the Young Distributing Co. take years. But you mark my words, "warmonger" theme so as to scare the George, even if we do all this, the Euro- pants off the free Europeans. There'll be ^Dept.QH 3605 Elmhursf, Dttroil 6, Mich. peans won't have much confidence in the only two things we can do then — either 5g • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 ) build up our fighting forces in a great almost a year ago. Now, belatedly — we hurry and at great expense to restore the can only hope not too late — we are be- balance of power on which security de- ginning to build up other forms of armed pends, or see all our hopes of saving strength to restore the tilting balance of Europe and Asia from Soviet domination power. go down the drain, piece by piece, leav- It will cost us heavily for the next few ing us hopelessly isolated in a hostile years. world. That's why I want to start build- It would not have cost us as much if ing up our forces now, why I'm willing we had taken the wise advice of James to ask the country to make some sacrifices Forrestal in the summer of 1948. now for that purpose. It'll pay rich divi- Then we'd have had a year's start on dends — not only in actual military se- the Russians. curity, but in the confidence of the free Today they have almost a year's start l/e/l^ C METALIZING Baby Shoes AT HOME, IN SPARE TIME Get f;iots today about amazinp money- m;tkinir WAKNKR SUCCESS PLAN that shows you every easy step in a completely FREE charted ;«ath to personal independence — with your . . offer of home as your headquarters . Tliis proved and tested Plan is working like COMPLETE maKic- It'^ backed by an ohi, reliable com- MONEY pany . . . And we send it to you on a No- MAKING Kisk Trial Money Hack Guarantee. PLAN QUICK CASH WAITING • Demand for METALIZING Baby Shoes SEND NO and other keepsakes is erowint? bigger MONEY daily. Our Tested Plan Shows How to Do Just Mail the Work, How to Bring in the Business, COUPON How to Make as much as $5 an Hour. Spare or full time, big steady profits are waiting for you. Send penny postcard or rush coupon for fkfe Facts. RayBrandeli. Mgr., WARNER ELECTRIC CO. 1512 JARVIS AVE., Dept. le-P CHICAGO 26, ILL. j Ray Brandeli, Mgr., Warner Electric Co., I 1512 JARVIS AVE., DEPT. 16-P CHICAGO 26, ILL. I I Plea.e ru I Back Plan f< FR£E and c< I "You're not a little girl . . . you're a suction pump!" AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE CITY ZONE STATE - The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • 57 instructors will assist you in your walk- of my life. I was tested on my ability to ing. You can do it if you want to, soldier." open doors, get dressed in a specified time, After several weeks of trying to walk get out of bed into a wheel chair unas- my confidence on the ramp had improved sisted, get into an automobile from a wheel but my walking remained about the same. chair, walk into the hospital store and I could walk about five steps with physi- buy a newspaper, and a number of things cal therapy instructors moving my legs, which I would be expected to do at home. before sitting down in the wheel chair. I Once home I knew I would have to would rest for fifteen minutes and then force myself to keep up with my walking PEEL PAINT TO BARE WOOD try again. I increased the number of steps and exercises. Here at home I was not the WITH ONE EASY STROKE of my walking after a while and could best patient as to recovery as I had been ELECTRITAL TOOL remo o lO or more NEW 25 resting. paraplegics in the coats of paint from any wood ^. IS easy as cut- boast of taking steps before when surrounded by tlnpT butter with a hot knife, ipins. cuttlntj. burning, sandins. or chemicals. The new Lectro Paint My family made a visit to the hospital hospital and, therefore, tried all the hard- Instantly sofle paint eU' and peels U off the surface clean to a week before Christmas. They tried to er. I tried walking around the block and easy stroke. It's faster tha, no danger of fire — will noi ch or (teli< for sick leave. I it and was wood surfaces. Makes no mt even persuade me to go home a failed. The next day made fun to use. Removes any paint, enamel quicklj easily. Sturdily constructed to last for years. Sent I didn't want to leave the hospital. I was so tired that I had to stay in bed the rest complete with extra long, quality electrical curd. Simply plufT into any A.C. or D.C. outlet — let heat afraid to face my friends at home. My of the day. Meeting the neighbors on my for several minutes and remove paint to the bare wood on exterior or Interior painted surfaces, floors, sister said I was acting like a child. walks helped me forget my shyness and woodwork, cupboards, furniture, antiques, boats, uses. w Indow-sllls. screens, doors — a hundred other right. I went and had a their comments were gratifying. Price $4.95 postpaid — nothing else to buy. Full She was home monev back guarantee. For Immediate shipment — send "check, c.ish or money oider to: wonderful time. I saw my friends and I had overcome my fear of seeing people explained my injury to them. It was then for the LECTRO WELD, INC. and was beginning to enjoy myself during my leave that I realized I must first time in several years. I advanced to Dept. AB-9 try harder for recovery so I could come first a very scary 5700 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 2, Ohio canes, which at was home to stay. It was tough the way people move. Soon I got accustomed to them. I would look at me at first as they saw me attended as many games and other ac- STARTS YOU in the wheel chair but I soon got used to tivities as my health would permit and IN BUSINESS this curiosity. While home I took my first during the latter part of the summer I handrails of the ramp. INTRODUCTORY OFFER steps without the started dating a girl I had known in high Send only $1.00 for 2 tine I used crutches and braces but / walked. school. One night we went to a dance but quality ties. Npeclal group lop value iiil.on sellers direct from manufacturer. Now onlv *7.l»0 I returned to Atlantic City in January it was too much for me to sit it out while per doz., your cash profit $4.80 per doz. Regular .S1.50 and up values. New designs, panel ties, large assort- 1946 with a new determination. I had my friends enjoyed themselves dancing. I ment, deluxe materials, expert workmanship. Lined at both ends, lOO*-; wool Interlining. Money-making oppor- somewhat overcome the fear of seeing my broke down and cried. It was then I real- tunity supreme. Act now! PHILIP'S NECKWEAR friends. Also, of my own accord, I walked ized that a disabled person must have 20 W. 22nd St.. Dept. 630, New York 10, N. Y. without the ramp. I practiced walking substitutes for things he cannot do. three times a day, once in the morning, During September with the help of the regular scheduled classes which all Nittany Post 245 service officer and other Free for Asthma patients received, and again in the eve- members of the Post I was granted an If you suffer with attacks of Asthma and choke ning. I noticed vast improvement in the automobile from the Veterans Adminis- and gabp for breath, if restful sleep is difficult strength and movement of both legs. tration. This proved to be a tremendous because of the struggle to breathe, don't fail to send at once to the Frontier Asthma Company for I received my medical discharge from factor in my recovery. Receiving this a FREE trial of the FRONTIER ASTHMA the hospital and the Army on April 26, automobile meant that I could go where MEDICINE, a preparation for temporary symp- tomatic relief of paroxysms of Bronchial Asthma. 1946. I left the hospital in a wheel chair I wanted without any help from others. No matter where you live or whether you have but was able to take some fifty steps to The car, a hydramatic, had little special faith in any medicine under the sun, send today for this free trial. It will cost you nothing. get into my father's automobile. I was equipment since I successfully passed the Frontier Asthma Co. 776-D Frontier Bldg. limited to the use of a wheel chair most test driving with my left leg only. 462 Niagara St. Buffalo 1, N. Y. of the time. To qualify for my discharge I returned to college in late September I had to pass one of the most difficult tests as a result of talks with my family and By Ponce de Leon ^""dL PANTS Genuine 100% GABARDINE Imporffcllons very sIlKht positively SEND NO MONEY ttH". "r'ind^anrt 3rd col.>r choice. Pay postman only $4.95 plus small postaKc. Or send money and save postage. Money Back Guarantee. IINCOLN TAILORS Dept. aM-9 l>nto\n. Nebr. Exclusive, New Potent by Realsilk Mokes Nylon Hosiery > Look . . . Fit . . . Wear Better • Take orders for this unusual hosiery . . . also socks and broad, nationally- advertised Realsilk line of top-quality apparel for all the fatnily. WRITE DEPARTMENT L REAL SILK HOSIERY MILLS, INC. Indianapolis 6, Indiana 5g • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 the Veterans Administration. I took a light During the summer of 1948 I returned schedule. It was difficult to walk into the to my first love, sports. My American classroom the first several meetings of Legion Junior Baseball team in its first the class, but soon people stopped staring. year of organization won the league dis- lastWeek My first year back at Penn State was trict, and section championships before very successful. I met many people and being defeated in the Pennsylvania State did quite well in my grades. I continued Quarter finals, by Johnstown, a city 15 IMade to date regularly and felt as if I were times the size of State College. Durmg this making headway in my adjustment. year two of my players were selected for Ray Barta I returned to a civilian hospital five or the all state American Legion team. I six times during the fall of 1946 and the could not demonstrate plays in baseball with Science's New Midget Miracle, PRESTO Fire Extinguisher So reports RAY BARTA of Wisconsin. Many others "cleaning up" — so can YOU! AMAZING new kind of fire extin- /V guisher. Tiny "Presto" (about size of a flashlight! ) does job of bulky extinguishers that cost 4 times as much, are 8 times as heavy. Ends fires fast as 2 seconds. Fits in palm of hand. Never corrodes. Guar- anteed for 20 yearsi Sells for only $3.98! Show it to owners of homes, cars, boats, farms, etc. — make good in- come. H. J. Kerr reports $20 a day. C. Kama. $1,000 a month. Write for FREE Sales Kit. No obligation. MERLITE INDUSTRIES. Inc., Dept. Science's 299, 201 East 16th St., New York New Midget 3, N. Y. A NEW EASY HOME MONEY MAKING PLAN Here's how YOU can turn your spare time into CASH without any risk or investment. Show the Jewel Line of Christmas and Everyday Cards, Stationery and Napkins (with customers' names "Isn't one pet in the family enough?^' printed at no extra cost) to your Friends, Neigh- bors, Relatives. No experience needed. Make $50 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE and more a week. Write TODAY for Selling Plan and Samples on Approval. JEWEL GREETING CARD CO. or sliding but I could talk assistant. spring of 1947 for check ups and treat- my 401 W. Somerset St., Dept. 23, Phila., Pa. ment of kidney ailments. Legionnaire Bob Fleming, through the During the summer of 1948, while on demonstration. I could also catch my vacation in New Hampshire I developed a pitchers and play pepper while sitting in MAHE EXTRA MONEY severe fever which I thought to be ma- a chair. During two basketball seasons I V\UNION LABEL BOOK MATCHES laria. I was rushed to a small hospital and helped coach the Junior High team in ^^^^A BUILD STEADY REPEAT BUSINESS . Eiperlence put to bed immediately. My fever was 105 town and found basketball easier to coach ^"^^^^ No Investment . . No * .\dvenislng Book Matches bring dally profit. Be degrees. The doctors diagnosed my infec- than baseball. My B squad won nine and a direct factory representative of the World's Largest exclusive UNION LABEL Book Match Manufacturer. tion as Bacillus Coli. The infection was lost two during the two seasons. Prospects everywhere. Wc feature PETTY Glamour Girls, L.WVSON WOOD almost seated in my kidneys. Seventeen days, I have successfully completed the first human series, GARRITY'S HUlbUUes— Double books — Jumbo books— nearly seventy streptomycin shots later, I was semester of my senior year at Penn State 100 color combinations. New 1950 port- released from the hospital with instruc- and have coached my baseball team to folio, 224 pagesotselllngdynamlte FREE. Make big profits QUICK — Dally com- tions to take it easy for six months. My their 31st win in 42 games over a three mission In advance. Write today. family and I returned home. year period. I have lost my fear of people SUPERIOR MATCH COMPANY I prepared to go to college again for and I feel almost normal since I am ac- Dept. A>950, 7528 s. Greenwood, Chicago 19, Illinois West Coast Salesmen. Write Box 1087, San Jose, Calif. the fall term. But I wasn't able to make cepted as a person, not a cripple. it until the following fall. I was sick of? I am engaged to be married in Febru- and on for four months. Early in Janu- ary 1951, and am building a paraplegic ary, 1948 I was rushed to the hospital home from government funds. I belong to Veterans Special again with a high fever. a college fraternity, coach baseball and READ t WRITE IN BED ANYWHERE "You have a month to live unless my basketball teams, drive a car and am Past EVERYWHERE FOLDING LAPBOARD operation is successful," the doctor re- President of the State College High School 13% X 15x1 in. SEND $1.00 BAL. C.O.D. $1.98 POSTAGE. AGENTS WRITE plied when I asked for the straight story. Athletic Board. I feel I have a number of PLUS "Your kidneys, bladder and ureters are so reasons for living. My family, friends, my STUDY lAPBOARO CO., 417 PITTSTON, PA. badly infected that I will have to do a faith, and most important of all, the skill serious operation. It will take several of the medical profession, responsible you are REDUCED FROM S7.90 months to get accustomed to this new for my recovery. Probably, also I owe my IMPORTED SWISS STOP 2 PUSH system," the doctor said. life to the vastly improved care for vet- CHRONOGRAPH BUTTONS Multi Purpose The operation, called a ureterostomy, erans. From what I have heard of the WRIST WATCH SS.OO was a success. Aside from the usual re- days following War One I'm lucky that Plus S9c Fed. Tax WITH INSTRUCTIONS actions, I recovered nicely and was dis- wasn't my war. 7 Day Money Back Guarantee charged /^lUril Handsome Ventilated, wash- in seventeen days. During my I might not have had it as rough as WlVCn able Plastic Watch Band liming oulos, period of sickness I had lost much weight some, since I am one of five percent of "Wonder" Watch. For airplanes, horse races, athletic events and muscle tone which had to be recov- service paraplegics that can walk, but I * Tachometer * Telemeter * Hands and Nos. Glow in Dark • Unbreakable ered. Once again I found I had to go still maintain that it is a heck of a long I YR. WRITTEN Crystal • Large Red Sweep Hand • Tells through the exercises to build up muscle. way from my hospital cot on Peleliu in Time * Measures Speed and Distance * GUARANTEE • SENT ON APPROVAL. I had lost strength but not the ability to 1945 to State College in 1950 where I am Stop Watch Precision Made. Deposit $5.90 plus tax and postage with postman or send I move. began to take treatments at the coaching my Legion Junior Baseball money order, save postage. (Same money back privilege.) college hospital and these helped me. Team. the end JEWELBOX, Dept. YH, 1674 Broadway, N. Y. 19, N. Y. The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • ! " MEN! WOMEN! New Car givei^^ as Bonus! ^ TAKE ORDERS /or EARNED Nallottally Advertised TWO NEW CARS • • . and as much as NYLONS $120.00 in one week GUARANTEED NINE MONTHS That's the Sensational Gaarantee creat- Oiler of New Chevrolet a'- a ing a iremendou3 demand for bonus open to EVERYONE. Wilknit NylongI If tliey run, Send name for facta FREE. wear out or even snap: from any cause whatever . . . within NINE MONTHS . . . depending on quantity . . . they are replaced FKKK OF CHARGE. No won- der it's easy to quickly build up fine, steady, year-*round in- come. EarninKSstartimmodiately. Look at these exceptional CHARCOAL RANCHERS figures— Ralph Shearer made $67.11, first week— Mrs. Paul specially for Estes, $42.92— Mrs. Ivey Gentry. $43.37. Doris Jensen in ad- When Bob Marzo was discharged from "baked" in a designed oven dition to making as much as $17.00 in a single day, earned two several hours. this is done, the cars as EXTRA BONUSES. Learn how you can make money the Eighth Air Force and returned home When in your full or spare time without a bit of previous experience. after the war, he found his sister engaged willow twigs have been transformed into SEND NO MONEY . . . Just Hose Size in something that looked as though it soft charcoal sticks for use in sketching. When send for Selling you Outfit, I also send your choice of twigs are then sorted into sizes and Nylons or Socks foryour personal use. Don't lose a minute. might have a future. In her spare time, The Ilush name on penny postcard for full money-making facts turning artists' charcoal for put into boxes which hold 12, 25 and 50 on Sensational Sales Kit. Send hose size. too. Lowell Wilkin, she was out WILKNITMOSIERYCO., 339 Midway.Greenfield.Ohia a relative who operated an art supply of the sticks. house in Los Angeles. At present they market the large part Taking advantage of the start, Bob of their annual output of some 500,000 joined his sister on the family ranch and sticks through wholesale jobbers through- WAKTEO went at the business with a vengeance. out the country, although a number of Today, Bob and Agnes Marzo operate the art schools order direct. They also supply YOUR SPARE TIME FOR CASH only art charcoal factoi-y west of the the entire public school system of the Mississippi and supply most of the west- City of Los Angeles. Your spare time is worth MONEY. Don't ei'n half of the country, as well as a num- According to Bob Marzo, most of their waste valuable time when you can have all the extra cash you want by showing Wel- ber of steady markets in the East. customers, both jobbers and direct or- come Christmas and Everyday Cards, Sta- In a small corner of their ranch, at derers, have turned to them for supplies tionery and Napkins to your friends, neigh- 20728 Canyon Highway, Orange, Calif., simply after hearing about and testing bors, relatives and others. Used by everyone. Sell on sight. Your profit to lOO'/r, no limit they raise their own willow trees (on the quality of the product which they to earnings. Full or spare time. Write for land they have found to be unfit for cit- put out. Most of the business has thus Selling Plan and samples on approval NOW. rus) and use the shoots from this in their been built on a word-of-mouth basis. WELCOME GREETING CARD CO. business. Several times a year, after the With the charcoal business ever ex- willows have been well irrigated and panding, the brother and sister have had 368 Plane St., Dept. 4, Newark, N. J. taken care of. Bob "harvests" the shoots to call on their parents to handle the which range from a quarter to three- load. At present their mother and father MAKE MONEY with fourths of an inch in diameter. The shoots are helping out in the treatment and Bostonian are tied up in bundles and allowed to packaging departments. But with this ex- SHIRTS dry, after which the bark is removed by ception, the younger Marzos are still do- 'TAKE orders for old, reliable line finest the quality dress and sport shirts. Allstylos a machine of his own design and ing all of the work themselves, putting . fabrics . , . colors . . . sizes. Sensational . , wood cut into lengths of seven inches. the product out under the trade name of LOW PRICES. No experience needed. FRFF Samples of actual fabrics anfl bie SIvIe Once this is accomplished, the lengths "Silkwood" products. ULC Kit waiting for vou ? Send no money, hilt rush name NOWI BOSTONIAN MFG. CO., are put into huge cast iron boxes and By Jack Lewis 89 BickfordSt., Oept.j.3 1 , Baston30, Mass. HARVEST WITHOUT FAILURE Drought and sudden frosts may raise artificial fruit and vegetable displays were • • • hob with California ranchers, but they offered to potential customers for the first don't bother Ray Anderson, 30, Navy vet- time. The response was terrific. There was AT HOME STUDY ?;:;^s"^;,^f^'i^^?^^s,';;f li^fj^S; eran of San Diego, who reaps a $20,000 no sales resistance, for here was a prod- and public lite. Greater opport unities now than ever before. More Ability: More Prestige: More Money ^epby'^tep Vim harvest yearly without losing a crop. Ray uct that filled a definite need. Not only can train at home durinif spare time. De^ee of LL.B. We furnish all text material, including; 14-volum9 Law Library. Low cost, ea.sy manufactures imitation fruit and vege- was his invention a money-saver for terms. Get our valOBble 48-pai;e " Law TriiiniDe for Leadership" and "Evidence" books KRER. Send NOW. tables for basket and window display. grocers and gift fruit packers, who com- LA<;ALLE extension university. 417 South DearBorn street A Correspondence Institution Dept. 936X-L, Chicago 5, Ml. Before entering the Navy, Ray special- prised his market, but customers liked to ized in natural food displays — but what know that they were purchasing newly a waste of time and food, he thought! fabricated "fruit," not dusty old stock. $01199 .yl^'>>'•"T^"'^NEW195l While stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1945, In the first two years, more than a mil- MAMMOTH he suddenly got his big idea. lion pieces of artificial fruit were sold I- 19 Vp1J"tUPE Following discharge, Ray and a friend generally throughout California, and there began experimenting in their kitchen are few stores in the Golden State which laboratory, cooking up smelly concoctions. do not display Ray's ersatz fruit. A year later and $2,000 poorer, they finally Imitation fruit and vegetables sell by developed a pliable latex mold. the individual piece or rack-mounted on Then he set up a production plant in a plaster base for front window display. a small building in a neighboring com- The original asking price of rack- munity and hired local people to help mounted items was $4 per square foot, with his "harvest." Since plaster fruit but Ray soon found after production was readily absorbs water, Ray found by ex- well under way that he had improved FACTORY-TO-YOUj perience that he could cast and paint his his manufacturing process to the point ' fruit only in midsummer's heat when where he could sell his imitation fruit SEND THIS midwest"?AdIo VmEvTs'oN CORP. COUPON \ Dept. 10-B. 909 Iroadway. Cincinnati humidity was low. His production thus and vegetables at $2.60 per square foot ON It POST 2, Ohio CARD FOR reaches its peak in the summer months and still realize a fair profit. NtW 1951 is 2442 Fifth FREE4C010R when he has a payroll of 14 workers. His address Ave., San MIDWEST With a sales staff of four, but without Diego, Calif. CATALOG CITY ZONE STATE^ benefit of newspaper or other advertising, Ormal I. Sprungman gQ • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 Gun Cigarette lighter TRIGGER ACTION LOOKS REAL • Perfect Size for Pocket or Purse {Zy%" X 2V2") • tooJrs Exactly Like Real Gon^ • Works Perfectly Every Time • Highly-polished Chrome Finish • 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Amazing new automatic cigarette lighter . . . looks exactly like real gun. When your friends see it, they will gasp . . . pull the trigger and you have a sure light every The Higher- Ups ti me. Precision mode with black composi- tion handle. Handsomely boxed for gift- giving. Order yours today! Send $2.98 and we will pay postage. If C.O.D., 41 < extra How was the sergeant to know the identity of for C.O.D. charges. Either woy, if not com- pletely satisfied, return within 10 days for "the pretty nice guy" that made the request? complete refunds. DRESDEN ART WORKS 412 S. Market St., Dept. 701, Chicago 7, III. By R. JOSEPH MANFRINI For Pleasure and Profit Handmade leather purses, bill- folds, belts, gloves, woolskin ani- THERE is an Allied soldiers' ceme- pointed to the dull gray crosses on mals, etc. are always in demand for gifts or to sell. No experience tery in North Africa just off the the graves of the English soldiers or tools necessary with LARSON main road between the airport at and asked me why those crosses Ready-Cut Kits. FREE instruc- tions. SEND 10c TODAY fornew- Maison Blanche and the city limits were not painted white like the est 24-paKe illustrated cataloji: of complete supplies for both bepin- of Algiers. While visiting this spot American crosses. I told him I ners & advanced leatherworkers. afternoon an didn't really J.C.LARSON CO. 820 S.TrippAve. one hot during WW2, know. Then he said, Dept. 133, CHICAGO 24, ILL. American Army officer heard from 'I wish you would have the Eng- the lips of the GI in charge a story lish crosses painted white like the of humility and human interest. American crosses.' I said, 'I'm sorry, "Does anything unusual ever sir, but I get orders from my CO. Can a Man MY Age happen here, sergeant?" the officer to paint 'em that way. If you want asked. me to paint them all alike, I guess Become a "Not very often, sir," drawled the you'll have to go to the higher-ups GI, who only some months before and talk to them about it 'cause I Hotel Executive been barefoot lad in the couldn't make the change had a on my Even Though He Has ISo Mountains. Then, as an own.' He hesitated a moment Smoky as Previous Hotel Experience? after-thought, he added, "About a though he was thinkin' to himself Would you like to step into a well-paid ijosition as Hotel, week ago something did happen and then he turned to me and said, Club. Uestauiant 01 Inn Mana;;er, Purchasing Agent, Social Director or Assistant Manager? Would you like to that I guess I'll never forget for a 'AH right, sergeant, I'll get in touch look forward happily to the future? The success ol Lewis graduates from IS to 50 PROVES you can — though you I with the proper authorities.' long, long time. was standin' near Then have no experience in liotel work he thanked me for the tent over yonder lookin' over showing him OLeland H. Fish, Becomes Manager of Club in the direction of them there around and went back, got into the Though Without Previous Hotel Experience "For twelve yea rs I had worked at mountains, when I noticed all of a car and left with all the other brass routine jobs. I wanted job security and a position I would enjoy. After read- in ' sudden several cars coming through the cars followin' along right s' ' W» ^ tiie Lewis book, 'Your IJig Oppor- behind. ^* ^jsa# timily,' 1 enrolled. I'pnn graduating. the main gate. I didn't pay much ..-^-mm. I secured my first hotel position. Soon ' 1 was Manager of a Florida hotel, J. attention at first, but then I saw "Well, sir, fer a couple of days with a conesponding increase in pay. several officers and a couple of nothin' special Now -Manager of the Elks' Club in happened but then, this beautiful city." civilians getting out and one of the one morning. Almighty, I'll Gawd Step Into a Well-Paid Hotel Position officers in some kind of foreign never forget. My CO. called me FREE Book Gives Fascinating Facts uniform came toward me. He up on the telephone and said, 'Ser- Our FREE Rook. "Your Rig Opportunity." explains how you can City Zone Stale Check here if eli;; it)le under G. I. Rill of Rit;Iits The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 • gl SoMuiii Off! (Continued jrom pacjc 8) I note he concludes his article by won- lege of giving them a good home. I have those who have died since. Every year, dering what caused the two Nazi captains buttons from all wars, past and present, on the Sunday before Memorial Day, we to first stand at attention and then salute, even some cut off dead Japs' uniforms, add bronze plates bearing the names of as the Flame was rekindled. but would be able to use, house, and men who have died during the preceding My guess is that they were merely do- classify hundreds more. It's just an idea: year, and decorate the graves of deceased ing what military tradition demands, that if you throw them away, throw them my members on Memorial Day. the honored dead of friend or foe be way. James Andrews saluted on an occasion of that sort. John H. Andrews Brooklyn, N. Y. William L. Easterly Paradise. Pa. T Colonel Andrews, who commanded the 308th Infantry Post regiment, added other details and gave Jersey City, New Jersey JUDO AND SAVATE a list of the men of his Battery who There's more to that story. Phil R. I have just re-read Suppose Someone served in World War IL Coniglio of Bridgeport, Conn, was leafing Comes At You in the June issue. Letters congratulating HQ. Co., 311th through the July issue of his magazine Having served in only the First War, I not Inf. on its reunion and claiming at least when he noticed the article They Re- was taught any of these tricks. as good a record were received in behalf kindled the Flame, on page 28. He didn't The author points out rather forcefully of these outfits: Co. B. 104fh Engrs., 29th have to look any farther than the ac- that judo and savate are too dangerous Div.: Co. E. in2nd Inf.. 26th Div.; Ambu- companying illustration to realize they and should not be a part of the world's lance Co. Til of 103rd San. Trn.. 28th were talking about him, too. For Phil knowledge. However, consider men in Div.: Co. F. 112fh Eng.: 14th Engrs.; Co. D was the fourth man in that memorable my age bracket and higher. of the Old First N. Y. Inf.. (mustered out march up the Champs Elysees, the man We have neither the speed nor power nor stamina as part of Co. D. lOTfh Inf.. 27th Div.); whose name Gare Schwartz had forgot- of youth. Knowledge of unarmed fighting Co. L. 3O8U1 Inf.. 77th Div.; Co. L. 316th ten while he remembered those of would strengthen Inf.. etc.. etc. Editors Mackey and Beauvais. As Richard M. our sense of scciu'ity. 79th Div.. Wm. C. Tally Blumenthal told the story, it was Brooklyn. York Schwartz who had the nerve to suggest New TIDELANDS OIL INCOME and to lead the thumb-to-nose stunt of The gift of the Gods to pay an enormous ABOUT THAT "RECORD" carrying French and American flags up debt, and end a million dollar annual in- Paris's best known street, while the In the July issue Willard S. Dan.ser tells terest bill. And how to do it? Through the Nazis controlled the City of Light. the saga of Hq. Co.. 311 th Inf.. and asks income from the oil of the Tidelands of Coniglio still has the Legion cap he if any other outfit has had a yearly re- coasts of the U. S. A. Earmark them to that wore day. He served with Co. B, 15th union since 1919. The writer is a member pay the great debt of this nation piled up M. G. Bn., 5th Div., in the First War, and of the B Battery, 105th F. A. "Veterans As- when service men of the last two wars was a United Press correspondent in sociation, with membership liniiled to kept us from foreign domination. What a Paris and a member of Paris Post 1 of those who served with the battery in relief to the mind to have the great debt the Legion from 1!)32 to 1943, serving with WWI. It is referred to in Brooklyn as provided for with such ample fimds, espe- the French underground forces from the "Fabulous Battery B." If anything hap- cially if more foreign aid becomes neces- occupation of Paris to September. 1941, pens in a civic, military or Legion activity sary. when the Germans sent him to the con- there is a B Battery man on the job. We This gift of the Gods from the Tidelands centration camp at Meaux. He was re- have held an annual reunion every year seems very significant at such a time as patriated in April, 1942 in an exchange since 1919 on the Saturday nearest March this. . . . Hope every Legionnaire wakes of prisoners. Coniglio is serving as Ad- 13th and a Christmas Tree party every Ihe public up. and official Washington, jutant of Rogers Brothers Post of Bridge- year since 1916. . . . We hold picnics, meet- before some long-fingered scheme gets it. port. Editoi's ings, get-togethers and ordinary brawls Best wishes to the Legion Magazine and all through the year. We have dedicated its force of workers, and to The American LIKED FARM VET ARTICLE two Memorial Plaques — one for the men Legion itself. Lillian Forrest who died in World War I and another for Jewell, Kansas I want to tell how much we appreci- ated Robert B. Pitkin's farm article How The Legion Fights the Farm Veteran. for YOUR ADDRESS? July issue. HAVE YOU CHANGED The thing I like is ... that you empha- If your address has been changed since paying .vour 1950 dues, notice of such size the part the veteran himself is play- change should be sent at once to the Circulation Department. The American ing in the program and . . . you place the Legion Magazine. P. O. Box 1055. Indianapolis. Indiana. credit for the success of the program at his door. BE SURE TO GIVE ALL INFORMATION LISTED BELOW I am proud of the splendid job my fel- NEW ADDRESS low workers in the Farmers Home Ad- ministration are doing in the farm vet- eran field, but I am prouder of the man- Name (Please Print) ner in which the veteran has kept faith with his Government. Street Address etc Dillard B. Lassetcr Administrator Farmers Home Administration City Zone State. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington. D. C. 1950 Membership Card No (Inrludc Prefix Leltcr) ANY BUTTONS? Post No .State Dept Since getting out of the service, I have turned to a button collection hobby as a OLD ADDBESS pastime. Military and historical buttons are my specialty. Street Address etc If there are any fellows who have saved some of their Uniform Buttons and hate City Zone State.. to discard them, I'd be glad of the privi- g2 • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 ! 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That men teachers can explain anything better than women teachers. That, if your hair is cut off close, JPartkp^hots you've got a better chance in a fight. AGE TEN . . . FIFTH GRADE That you can play hooky and not get caught at it. That it's better to tear up THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT the note the teacher wants you to deliver T/ic solemn look I have that awes to your father. That girls like cats better My friends is qnite misleading. than dogs. My face is long, yon see, because AGE ELEVEN . . . SIXTH GRADE My hairline is receding. That, if you play hooky to go fishing, you — Richard Wheeleh should have a lunch with you. That homework isn't necessary. CUTTING REMARK "I'm soaked,'' she sighed as she settled AGE TWELVE . . . SEVENTH GRADE caller the doctor's bell, When the rang back into the seat, "just soaked." That a mother will believe a teacher be- the physician's the door was opened by "Where have you been?" asked the fore she will believe her own son. Thai small daughter. cabbie. playing cards for lunch money is frowned "Is the doctor at home?" asked the "Shopping," was the answer. on by parents. That it's easier to learn caller pleasantly. "What have you got in the big box?" to smoke cigarettes than it is to chew sir/' the child. "He's out "No, replied he asked. tobacco. That teachers hate boys. at the moment performing an appendec- "My new raincoat." was the woman's AGE THIRTEEN . . . EIGHTH GRADE tomy." reply. - Dan Bennett "My," said the visitor, "that's a very That truant officers are stool pigeons. That three of a kind will beat two pairs: big word for a little girl like you to use! THE FINAL WORD that you can fish and play at the Do you know what it means?" cards "/ "Oh, yes," the youngster announced. do.'' as a rule. same time. That if you catch a skunk "It means $175." - F. G. Kernan Is the last declaration you'll be excused from classes, even on A fellow can make examination day. Without consultation. PRENATAL INFLUENCE AGE FOURTEEN ... 1st YEAR HIGH Stephen Schlitzer boys can't fight The doctor said our infant son That red-headed any bet- ter than the others. That girls prefer boys Arrived a little late. WHAT i LEARNED IN SCHOOL with curly hair. That parents are old- As time went on I realized fashioned. This was a constant trait. AGE SIX . . . FIRST GRADK this inclination That chewing gum is hard to get out of And for AGE FIFTEEN . . . 2nd YEAR HIGH your hair. That s-a-c-k does not spell His mother I borate. That girls are more fun than boys. That poke. That mothers believe everything — McLeod Orford all girls paint their toenails. That it's al- that teacher tells them. most impossible to fill an inside straight. NO COMMENT NECESSARY AGE SEVEN . . . SECOND GRADE AGE SIXTEEN ... 3rd YEAR HIGH That girls can count better than boys. In the middle of a downpouring rain That having a car is more important than That pencil sharpeners are always break- a cabdriver, driving past a hotel, saw a having curly hair. That football players ing down. That teachers know everything. girl standing desolately under the mar- have to study their lessons too. That most quee, holding a big oblong box. AGE EIGHT . . . THIRD GRADE girls are fickle. That a straight won't beat "Do you want a cab, m'am?" he That a boy should always carry a pocket- a flush. shouted. knife. That girls would rather borrow AGE SEVENTEEN ... 4th YEAR HIGH The woman nodded and climbed into your pocket-knife than use tlie pencil That boys are more loyal than girls. That the cab. sharpener. That girls are cute. the boy with a car has an advantage over a football player. That, if yoii don't smoke you're a sissy. That lipstick comes in sev- eral different flavors. — Arthur O. Porter REQUEST NUMBER Shine my shoes ji-ith boogie heat, Stay right in there nnth 'em: Syncopate, turn on the heat. Buff them too r/ii/ffim. Btit n-liile you've getting in yonr knocks. Can yon /«rcp the polish off my socks? — D. S. Halacy. .Jr. IT'S NO CRIME Nine-year-old Ruthie was often per- mitted to "mind" her parents' bakery while they were busy in back of the shop. One day one of the regular customers, a pleasant old lady, came in while the little girl was in charge. "Don't you sometimes feel tempted to eat one of the cream puffs, dear?" she inquired. "Of course not," the little girl replied, shocked. "That would be stealing! I only lick them." — Francis Gerard 04 • The American Legion Magazine • September, 1950 THREE FEATHERS ^^The Mark ofa Princely Most ^iple-A Qualityf Smooth, Mild, Mellow BLENDED WHISKEY. 86.8 PROOF. 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. THREE FEATHERS DISTILLING CO., LAWRENCEBURG, IND. 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