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i NATIONAL CONVENTION LEGION SEE PAGE 16 MAGAZINE HOW SECURE IS THE PANAMA CANAL?

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^ SEE PAGE 20 WHAT'S HAPPENED TO WEST COAST FOOTBALL? SEAGRAM DISTIUERS CORPORATION, NEW YORK CITY. BLENDED WHISKEY 86.8 PROOF. 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIR Why is Joe smiling?

Joe He knows, too, that his job is vital to the community. Like anyone who is proud of what he's doing, feeling His neighbors depend on him for the gasoline and oil they gets a lot of satisfaction out of life. He has the good need to run their cars. that comes from selling products he can believe in. Joe has another reason for being cheerful. Selling gaso- He knows that in his service station he is offering the line has always been a service business, and it attracts men finest fuels and lubricants that modern science can produce. meeting people. And most of the people Joe meets And that these products are constantly being improved. who like for are friendly to him in return. He knows that he is giving you extremely good value dollar buys 50% more Is it any wonder that Joe—the typical service-station your money . . . that today's gasoline is generally smiling? He gives you a great bargain every available power than the gasoline dollar of 1925. There man— time you say, "Fill 'er up!" aren't many places a dollar is actually worth more today!

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OLT THE REBELLIOUS HERO (fiction) by J. C. Ortman 11 IT WAS MEDALS FOR ALL OR MEDALS FOR NONE. f9 ''TROOPER KNOW HOW TO DRIVE? by Dick Reddy 14 MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU LEARNED SOME NEW DRIVING HABITS.

HOW SECURE IS THE PANAMA CANAL? by Robert B. Pitkin 16

WE KNOW THE REDS HAVE THIS BIG TARGET IN MIND.

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO WEST COAST FOOTBALL? by Al Hirshberg . 18 SOMETHING HAS TAKEN PLACE ALONG THE WAY.

TREAT THE FLAG RIGHT by Clarence E. Harper 20 FACTS EVERY LEGIONNAIRE SHOULD KNOW BY HEART.

HOW TO BEHAVE LIKE A SPORTSMAN by Robert Uhl 22 WAYS TO MAKE HUNTING PLEASANTER AND SAFER. CAIIBERS: .38 cal; .38 Special (mid-range, regular and high speed loads) THE NATIONAL CONVENTION 27-38 .22 cal; .22 Long Rine (regular or high speed loads) Length: 9'/^" with 4" barrel. Features Weight: ,38 Cal., 34 ozs.; .22 Cal., 37 ozs. Sights; ACCRO rear SOUND OFF! 4 ROD AND GUN CLUB . 24 PRODUCTS PARADE . . S sight, adjustable front sight, .rn.,r,r^„.

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AdveTtifin^ Director THE ARM OF LAW AND ORDER Puhlisher A rt Editor James F. O'Nell Al Marshall Fred L. Maguire Ew^ftvn dr. My-.r. A M / i.> I'uhlishcT A ssocmic f:(liii>r A FREE! MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY! Frank Lisiecki Irving Herschbein WilliamM.DeVitalls Editor Ediforia! .1 \s'/\ Wistcin Adr. Myr. Joseph C. Keeley Edward W. Atkinson Joseph P. Tiernan COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY A (Ivtuiry LJitoT Alda Viarengo Detroit A dr. Rep. 1012 Van Dyke Ave., Hartford, Conn, Alexander Gardiner Manager Adv. Sales Assoc. James F. Barton West Cojit Adv. Kep. Please send my free Colt Handgun ALitiii}:.tnp EdtlOT Robert B. Pitkin Indian.ipolis. Ind. The Eschen Company Manual and Catalog, including a / special section on Defense Shoot- Please notify the Circulation Department, Publications Division, P. O. Box 1055, ing by the F.B.I. 22S Indianapolis, Indiana, if you have changed your address, using notice Form which you may secure from your Postmaster. Be sure to cut off the address label .. latest mem- Nome on your Magazine and paste it in the space provided. Always e»ve your bership card number and both your new and your old address, and notify your local Street Post or the Adjutant of your Post.

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LABEL THEM! member. Isn't it strange how the de- ceitful, lying communists fooled the Sir: Ini tired of seeing tiie public timid men of learning? I have always iioodwinkcd because the press and contended that education is worthless radio persist in describing a lot of unless \ ou know how to make use of socialist phonies as "liberals." Let s get it. Liberty means responsibility and the record straight, so people aren't that is why timid men dread it. God tricked into supporting these Marxists bless \ ou, my b(j> ! and semi-Alarxists in the mistaken be- F. B. Trisko lief that they are really honest liberals. St. Pni/l, .Mil///. F.\ cryone is for liberals, but the once-

proud term is rapidly losing its mean- Sir: I'm 13 so I ma>' be crazy but ing \\ hen you consider whom it's being Robert \'ernon Andelson is right

applied to. I say, let s refer to these about Chicago U. My brother was go- left-wingers as Socialist Democrats or ing to go there but there has been a Socialist Republicans so there will be cliange of plans. no mistaking. Then let the public Oscar Dion, Jr. choose them or reject them as they Bcirre, Vt. wish. STYLE Henry P. Ervinson K158 Brooklyn POLO CALF Sizes 5 to 14 Widths SMALL GUY, BIG RECORD AA to EE Sir: Bantlon Post #26 belie\ cs that we ha\ e the smallest regular shortstop in

Legion Jimior Baseball. He is five feet and weighs only one hundred pounds. played every He inning of every THEY SKID game. If an\- team has any smaller pigeons? Appl>- a regular players we would like to know Sir: Troubled with coating of heavy cup grease on their about it. Our team record for regu- is slippery lar season pla\' was eight wins and no roosting places. Cup grease losses, in district play-off one win and and because of this the pigeons cannot two losses. obtain a foothold, and they slide right 15 ill Biggar off \-our building! A\'hy didn't some- Found! The size you Biiiidon, Oregon IxkU' think of this a long time ago? Ed Batzner need ... in the styles you .Milivaukee ), Wise. NOW PRESIDENT want ... all with famous Sir: In regard to the letter of Arthur Knapp Cushioned Comfort. LIMOUSINE LIBERALS Coleman in the August issue of Sound Sir: For the past tw ent\- \ ears in our 16,306 individual sizes Off and Columbia University accept- countr)', we have produced a strange ing S10,()00 a jear from communist- in 159 smart styles t\ pe of people. For a better name, 1 dominated Poland, I think it should call them "Limousine Liberals." Our inDress,Sportand Service be mentioned that Dr. Coleman re- city streets are rolling w ith them; thc\- signed this position from the faculty

. . . predominate at things called "cocktail Shoes for Men and of Columbia because of it. Dr. Cole- parties." At the present time the\' are Women. quality man is now President of Polish Na- Superb in anguish. The\' gather in tional Alliance-sponsored Alliance Col- a state of groups holding forth in regard to the built into every lege, and is a great champion of the cruel treatment meted out to their anti-communist cause. He is also a pair, at money- saving friends, \A'illic and Percy, by those I .egionnairc. disgusting committees of Congress in- Factory- Direct Prices. Robert L. Brown, Jr. vestigating infiltration of communists CiViibridge Springs, Pa. into our Go\ernment. It seems that WRITE FOR FREE STYLE FOLDER AND NAME OF W illie and Pcrc>-, while holding high YOUR LOCAL KNAPP CHEERS FOR ANDELSON SHOE COUNSELOR. positions in oiu' Goxcrnment, pla\cd

KNAPP BROS. SHOE MFG. CORP. Sir: 1 desire to congratulate the author. footsie w ith the commies, joined a DEPT. 89A BROCKTON, MASS. Air. Robert \'ernon Andelson, for his number of front organizations, be- Please rush FREE style folder fine article You Conforni Or Else in came know n as outstanding liberal in- the August i.ssue. I admire his Ameri- tellectuals, attended little study groups NAME (print) canism and courage to attack the back- and intimate dinner parties, etc., etc., ADDRESS ground of communism in the eiliica- etc., etc., etc., and gave themselves one CITY STATE rional institution of which he was a H of ;i big time. Now some-

J • IHl: AMCUICAN I EG ION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. one in Congress has stepped on one American maciiinery — a complete of their pinU toes, w ants to know how Ford tire plant crated and sent to Rus- conic, and a howl goes up from the sia last year." (Probably 1944.) White Limousine Liberals. Now \\'illie and mentions a Gordon plasticator whicii Percy are not dumb clucks. They un- they say was formerly used in the doubtedly figured come the revolu- River Rouge plant. It seems some tion they w ould ride into W'ashing- Americans must have large invest- tion as Commissars while I remain ments in Russia. Evva S. Tomb one of the Proletariat. NUTS! ! A gift from me to > ou: > ou can have them— Toledo, Ohio all them. of More likely, this was some of the Pendleton Turner billions of lend-lease we handed oin- }]' asiyuigtoii, D. C. ever-loving allies, the communists. Editors UNIFORM SUPPLY DIVVY THE LOAD Sir: It seems tliat most vets do not object to parade duty but their excuses Sir: If the Go\ ernors of 48 States had are usuall>' tlvat they lack their uni- each the guts to take back his State's form, or that the one they have is too relief load, divide it out to each small. Could the various Posts create county, believe me, handled locally it a department in which they could would soon be non-existent. The tons have a reasonable supply of uniforms, of files kept on the aggregate mess in varied sizes to lend out or even might be used as a huge bonfire to rent (such funds to help defray cost celebrate putting citizens back on their of tiie garment) on parade occasions? own, and giving them a leg of pride in a Perhaps one Post located large to stand on . . . once again ... a re- cit\' could rcla>' from a supply to the turn to the old road of freedom and smaller Posts. 1 liere are so many who independence. I have seen this can- should be in the parades Memorial cerous thing destro> ing a strong, clean Day, Independence Da>', etc., and country now for more than 20 years. nian\- would if thc\' had a uniform. I was among the first AVPA and FERA

Frances P. Niskanen case-workers and I really thought it Toledo, Ohio was to help the poor. . . . Vivian Moffitt Crossville, Tcnn. NOT THE ANSWER

Sir: The flippant question asked by FAN LETTER Mr. Hutchinson of Rutgers in your Sir: How long will it be before a cer- July issue, i.e., have the anti-\Vorld tain old codger makes the cover of Federalists a better plan to prevent atomic war and w orld conquest by Life Magazine? I refer to the fish\- senator who has been floundering his communism, is ofttimes asked by the way into the headlines with certain Onc-\A'orIdcrs. It is based upon the flanderous remarks. As his reward he nebulous assumption, that World Fed- PENNZOIL is getting the usual treatment from tlic eralism will prevent war and woi'ld communism, which we anti-One- usual press and radio characters. Soon he ought to be up tlicre with A\'ceping W'orlders bclie\ e entirely erroneous. Welch. they The bad feature about the question, Boy Don't need an alder- man back in 'Vermont? thougli, is its perfectly intended, but Marcus A. Herran iiighly illogical, implication that if we Neiv York City anti-One-\\'orlders don't have a solu- tion to the problem, then \\'orld Fed- ' eralism must be the answer. It is as CRACKPOTS I logical to say that if you don't think UNLOCKS Sir: The American Legion A^agazine aspirin will cure a broken arm, you is proving to be the singular spokes- must be wrong . . . man of a bunch of crackpots for Mark >V. Kelly whom the vital communist issue is HORSEPOWER Jackson, Mich. nothing more than a political baseball to be fungoed out to whatever part of • ENDS WINTER SLUDGE PROBLEMS! BUNDLES FOR RUSSIA the field is most politically expedient. Jim Monica Sir: Reading Editor's Corner for • STARTS FAST! PROLONGS BATTERY LIFE! Sacramento, Calif. August I noted your comments in re • Edward Murrow and his fabulous STOPS VALVE LIFTER RUSTING! WHEN DOES HE EAT? salary — topping the salaries paid to • ELIMINATES VALVE NOISE! many top men in industry. You men- Sir: Wlien \ ()u publish such articles tion Alcoa as one of iMurrow's spon- as Money Talks, in the August issue, NO EXTRA COST! sors. It happens in re-reading W. L. that is more than I can stomach. I am

White's Report on the Russians I find not interested in how much money (page 44) in describing a Russian General Motors, General Electric, plane. White mentions Alcoa. He says: General Foods or any of the other ". . . and all the aluminum I see here Generals are going to spend. I am only is stamped Alcoa." White also men- interested in how long can I eat. tions (page 51), "On a railway siding Rudy Hall ... we see piles of 12,000 tons of Cave In Rock, III.

Writers must give name and address. Name withheld ij re- is possible quested. So many letters are being received it not ©1954. The Pennzoil Co.. to promise answers. Keep your letters short. Address: Sound Off, nber Penn. Grade Crude Oil Arso.. Permit No. 2 The American Legion Magazine, 720 Fifth Ave., New York 19, N. Y. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 • g -

FOR FIAG-WAVERS ONLY

ILGIONNAIRES are accustomed to J being referred to sneeringly as "fiag- wavers" by the sub-patriots among us w ho resen e their love and devotion for then- own peculiar brave new (one) w orld of the future. ^^'evc yet to find a Legionnaire who was particularly annoyed at being ac- cused of patriotism, but as long as wc are expected to \\ ave Old Glory w e might as ell w know exacth how it ought to be done. As members of the Legion, we arc supposed to know the right way of dis- |)laying the flag of our country, and if we sliow any ignorance on tliis score, that fact seldom goes unnoticed. l or that reason we refer you to page w 22, here Clarence Harper tells how to Trccir the Flag Right. Read it, and sa\ c it for future reference.

NICE GOING FORD THE FOUNDATION is to be congratulated on the wonderful pu!)licit>- break it got in The Neiv York Times, Sunday, Juh- 25, when it made the front page w ith a story saying the charges against the Foundation by witnesses at Congressional hearings were the "sheerest nonsense." To help bulk out the Foundations clipping books, the Ti7i;es also filleil its editorial columns of pages 46, 47 ami 48 w ith other material lauding the fine w ork being done by the organization. (Ads from ALicy's, Gimbels, etc., took care of the rest of those pages.) Because it feels so strong!)' about Foundations, the Ti///es has had a whole series of editorials casti- gating those who are so ill-mannered as to question those billion-dollar bonanzas.

Wc arc quite sure that the Times is as sincere as usual in all this indignation, and no nice person should see an\- connection between all this and the fact that Lester Alarkel, Sunday editor of the Times, heads up a Ford Foundation protect w liicli has received S325,0()0 from tlie I'ord I'oundation to date.

The Times slogan "All the new s that's lit to print" explains everything perfect-

ly. All this Ford Foundation stuff fits perfectly. 1 he Sunda>- Times performed another of its singular scoops on August 1st w hen it persuaded Paul Draper to contribute a length)- essay dealing w ith the dance. Fhis opus appeared in the section devoted to T\', tra\ el, gardening and other fine arts. In case you've forgotten, Dra[)er is the hoofer w ho got out of tow n w ith his boon companion Larry Adler, the noted mouth organist, when their law-

• THE I AMERICAN I. (HON MACiA/INL • SEIM EMIftR 1954 suit against Hester AlcCiillougii backfired. Now, figuring that tiic heat is off, both performers arc, as they say, "a\ailable."

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

PAGE 22, Robert Uhl gives some ONadvice on How to Behnve Like a BUY Sports^iiian. Actually, this is a starter on

a book that Bob is doing on this same subject. When \'ou"vc read the article, if \"ou can add something to the book, address your ideas to Rod S: Gun Editor of this magazine. Si)eaking of books. Brig. Gen. David Shoup, US.MC, has asked us to call PRESTOLin attention to Bob Sherrod's book Tarawa — Tl?e Story of a Battle. There's more than a good book involved, since all the profits will go into a fund with whicli HI-LEVEL tlie Second .Marine Division Association will finance college educations for sons and daughters of the Di\ ision's heroic BATYEBIES dead. Copies of a special Tenth Anni- versary Edition of Tarawa may be ordered from The Tarawa Book Fund As- sociation, c/o Brig. Gen. D. iM. Shoup, neecf wafer only 3 times P.O. Bo.x 2042, Potomac Station, Alexan- dria, Va., at S2.50. a year". . . last longer^ too! EGGHEAD LOGIC *IN NORMAL CAR USE RED CHINA must under no circum- stances be allowed to shoot her way into the United Nations. However, we must not be adamant about this, since things may be different next week and Red Cliina may break away from the Kremlin. We should therefore keep an open mind and be prepared to welcome Red China to the great brotherhood of nations at the proper time. We should fight communism abroad with every weapon at our command and should continue to spend billions in the cold war against communism in foreign lands. But there is no danger of communism at home so we should oppose in every way the anti-communists who are giving us a bad name abroad by calling people communists. Academic freedom must be assured so that there can be a free interchange of ideas, no matter how objectionable. This, however, does not include the right of reactionaries to criticize intellectuals and accuse them of using academic freedom to cloak subversion. Such people should be suppressed, force if necessary.

SLAPS BACK S POSITIVELY IT amazing how, all of a sudden, various people and publications w ill take it into their heads to go after an individual or a group they don't like. Not long ago, you may have noted, the targets were ex-communists. That is, those ex-communists who were'not plead- ing the Fifth Amendment but were co- operating w ith the FBI and other agencies. So effective was the crusade against these "informers," as the>- were labeled, that several of them were given the axe as witnesses. But as a by-product of such crusading against people who had put the finger on communists, the New York Herald Tribune is now facing a $5()(),0()0 libel suit. It was filed by Paul Crouch, w ho refused to stand still for statements made by the Alsop Brothers, whose likes and dislikes are a matter of record.

THE AMERICAN • • LEGION MAGAZINE OCTOBER. 1954 J It's smarter to PRODrCTS IrARADE

A sampling of items wliich are in process of development or are coming on the viarket. Mention of products in no loay constitutes an endorsement of them, since in most cases they are described as represented by manufacturers.

WATER RIGHT arc hard of hearing, it releases a sharp odor. The price of the Fire Sentry is $6.90. Now you can tunc in the kind of hatli water you want without preliminary scald-

ings or freezings. The \\hercwitiial is a FOR THE NITWIT BEHIND simple gadget called Aqua-Dial w iiicli per- If \ ()u have c\cr iieen maddened b> a mits to set tiie faucets at the correct you motorist who kept his headliglit beams up point to get the tcmpcratiu'c \ ou like tlie w hen following you, youMl be interested in best. kit for the bathroom, costing a ...for any group trip A a sign being offered by Fabricated Metal dollar postpaid, consists of two calibrated Products Co., 1 Elm Street, Exeter, N. H. It costs so little, per person, to char- plastic dials, one for the hot and the other the rear ter a Greyhound for organizations The sign, which you fasten to for the cold faucet. Tliese are fastened to such as these: w indow of \ <>ur car, simply says "Lights" the wall witli a suction back, and all you but it is so angled that its reflective letter- Clubs, Veterans Lodges Groups have to do is remember what settings give ing is a strong liint to tiic fellow behind Churches, Schools 4-H Clubs, Granges you the kind of water you like best. Tlie Convention Delegates Orchestras, Bands that he's causing trouble. T he price is §1.98 supplier is Ranch House, Box 174, Golcta, Athletic Teams Company Groups postpaid. Calif. FOR BETTER EATING

Kitclicncers will be intrigued with a new gadget, invented by Legionnaire ^^'illiam Schollmeyer, which means better hamburgers, patties or even cookies. His device, called Ham-Pat Alold, molds meat to four tliicknesses, sealing in the juices and as- suring uniform size. Alade of heavy aluminum w ith a collapsible handle, the mold

is first adjusted to the thickness desired, OUTDOOR COOKING INDOORS tlien pressed down over the food. The unifonuh' cut hamburgers, etc., are sealed Now you can keep on broiling steaks, in wax paper till needed. The price is a and hotdogs even when the hamburgers dollar from Ham-Pat .Mold Co., P. O. Box ... to any event, destination weather turns bad and you can't use an 82, Yonkers 1, N. Y. Go direct, stop only when you outdoor grill. Bucks County I'orge, Ncw^ choose, forget parking problems, Hope, Pa., is offering a heavy wrought iron grill that >'ou can use for cooking in \ ()ur leave when you like ! fireplace. Adjustable for height and cor- Football Games Historic Places Fishing Parties Group Vacations rect cooking temperature, it comes in two State & County Fairs Snow Resorts sizes, cither 14 b> 24 inches or 11 b>' 27. Conventions Weekend Outings The legs arc dcnioiuitable so it can be stored flat. And, as the manufacturer points

out, there is no reason why > ou can't use

it outdoors too, 1 he price is SI6.90 postpaid. 42 OUNCES VS. 3,000 POUNDS An amazing lightweight, heavy-duty FIRE WARNING hoist that tilts the scales at only 42 ounces

.\ practical tire warning is embodied in \et can lift i,()()0 pounds has been an- a device called I'ire Sentr>', being offered nounced by M & B Sales Co., 8211 Cedar b)' Columbia Chemical Co., 154 E. Erie St., Springs .\ve., Dallas, Texas. Original!)' de- Chicago II. Resembling an aerosol bomb signed for the marine industry, the Husky

with a nozzle attached, it contains a gas Hoist, as it is called, has many obvious uses

which is automatically released if the tem- in the do-it-> ()urself field, garage work, perature in an area of approximately 300 commercial operations, etc. Sold with a square feet rises to 135 degrees F. The money-back guarantee and a five-year war-

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YOU MAY RECALL a rccent new s most incoherent person present, and fol- Civil War. And w ith all due respect to article describing a party in lowing the traditions of the service we the Navy Department, we figure he is

one of the better hotels in San thought it w as best to keep our thoughts the best Captain in the United States Diego, held by the crew of a to ourselves. Further, we felt the aver- Navy. Navy destroyer, which turned into a age civilian wouldn't comprehend the It began with a request for heroes. near riot by over-exuberant celebrants. mumbo-jumbo of service policies no No, that's not it. I guess it began w hen The article was brief, but mentioned matter how we tried to explain. we returned to the States not too long vaguely that the riotous professional Actually, we were throwing a party ago, and . . . no, that's not it either. seafarers claimed they were celebrating for our Captain, w ho was leaving the Well, as the Captain's yeoman, (a a moral victory of sorts, l)ut they would ship for a new assignment. Our Cap- civilian would call it secretary), I saw become incoherent w hen pressed for a tain, a member of a prominent Boston all the letters to and from Washington clearer explanation. family, is probably the first Navy man involving my shipmates and our Skip-

I know , because 1 was just about the to be classified as a Rebel since the per. They're written in that efficient, 11 llakcr Ooiiip.iiiN s woiiiulecl were bioiiglit aboard.

1. In review of Reference (A) this activity has been author- REBELLIOUS HERO ized to award three Bronze Star Aiedals to deserving crewmembers of the destroyer USS CoJiiet, (DD-98.^).

2. It is requested that you submit subject recommendations professional go\ernmenc style, but they might show you for six crewmen \\ ho, in your opinion, performed outstand- w h> I overdid myself toasting our own "Rebellious Hero." ingly during the period covered by Enclosure (1).

from your six NAVY DEPARTMENT 3. This activity will select the three men WASHINGTON recommendations whose performances are deemed the most outstanding. It is also suggested that your name be 5 January 1954 FROM: BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL included among those commended. MEDALS AND AWARDS SECTION (PERS: Z-7) within WASHLNJGTON, D. C. 4. The subject recommendations must be forwarded TO: COMMANDING OFFICER thirtv davs after receipt of this letter. USS COMET, (DD-985) T. N. TERROR U. S. PACIFIC FLEET SUBJ: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BRONZE STAR MEDAL; RE- QUEST FOR J. B. Thisw inger REF: (A) BATTLE REPORTS OF BAKER COMPANY, THIRD Ensign, USNR BATTALION, TENTH DIVISION, U. S. MARINE CORPS, By Direction COVERING ACTION AGAIN'ST THE ENEMY DURING THE PERIOD OF 28 AND 29 APRIL 1953. ENCLOSURE (1) ENCL: (1) EXCERPTS FROM BATTLE REPORTS OF BAKER COMPANY, THIRD BATTALION, TENTH DIVISION, SUBJ: EXCERPTS FROM BATTLE REPORTS OF BAKER COMPANY, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COVERING ACTION AGAINST THIRD BATTALION, TENTH DIVISION, U. S. MARINE THE ENEMY DURING THE PERIOD OF 28 AND 29 CORPS COVERING ACTION DURING THE PERIOD OF 28 APRIL 1953. AND 29 APRIL 1953. 12 )

"On 28 April 1953 during a concentrated attack against U.S.S. COMET (DD-985) enemy forces on the \\'est Coast of Korea, near tlie 38th 14 January 1954 FROM: COMMANDING OFFICER Parallel, Baker Company of the Third Battalion engaged in USS COMET (DD-985) fierce combat at approximateh' 0900 hours. i\ftcr an hour U. S. PACIFIC FLEET of attack, and in turn repelling attacks to hold position, TO: BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL MEDALS AND AWARDS SECTION (PERS: Z-7 the had surrounded Baker it became apparent that enemy WASHINGTON, D. C. Company and cut off all means of reioining the main forces. SUBJ: BRONZE STAR MEDAL AWARDS; DECLINING OF REF: (A) YOUR LETTER DATED 5 JANUARY 1954 They (the enem> ) immediateh* set in operation a concen- (B) BATTLE REPORTS OF BAKER COMPANY trated small arms and mortar attack inflicting heavy casual- 1. In reply to Reference (A) it is felt that this command ties. Baker Company gradually lost position and was forced must decline subject six to w ithdraw tow ard the sea, finalh' digging in on the shore awards because there are no men can be singled performing outstandingly line. who out as more than their shipmates. "After nearly four hours of intensive fighting, in many 2. I believe Reference (B) will support my assumptions that cases hand-to-hand combat, it was realized that there was an engagement with the enemy, such as the Comefs little chance of survival. It was decided, however, by the on 28 and 29 April 1953, can only be carried out success- men ()f Baker Compan>', that there would be no surrender- fully w hen all hands participate equally in carrying out their ing and the survivors would remain in position until the assigned battle station duties. exhaustion of supplies, or to the last man. 3. The ship's compan>' of tiie Comet feels honored, how - "At 1500 hours, 28 April 1953, the spirits of Baker Com- ever, to have been selected for subject aw ards. pany improved, when steaming into sight was a Fleet Charles R. Taylor Destroyer, later identified as the USS Covict (DD-985). Commander, U. S. Navy Hopes dimmed slightly w hen it w as realized that the waters Commanding surrounding Baker Company 's position probabh' were mined would therefore not be able to give much, and the destroyer NAVY DEPARTMENT if an\ , support. "The destro>er, however, disregarding its own safety WASHINGTON steamed on and soon came under fire from enemy shore 19 January 1954 FROM: BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL batteries positioned in the hills. Her gun crew s immediately MEDALS AND AWARDS SECTION (PERS: Z-7) went into action and started returning fire. The destroyer WASHINGTON, D. C. steamed forw ard until near enough to shore to come under TO: COMMANDING OFFICER USS COMET (DD-9H5) fire from the enemy's small arms and mortars. Shortly, the U. S. PACIFIC FLEET enemy gave relief to Baker Compan\- and concenti ated the SUBI: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BRONZE STAR MEDAL; RE- QUEST FOR their fire hich maiorit\' of on the Navy destroyer w steamed REF: (A) OUR LETTER DATED 5 TANUARY 1954 back and forth offshore. The excellent gunnery of the (B) BATTLE REPORTS OF BAKER COMPANY (C) YOUR LETTER DATED 14 JANUARY 1954 destroyer w as evident when, one by one, enemy gun emplacements were silenced by a devastating bombardment. 1. In reply to Reference (C) it is again requested that you (It was later found that the USS Comet herself received two carry out the instructions of Reference (A) regarding ac- direct hits and many near misses, suffering seventeen casual- tion as stated in Reference (B). ties. ) 2. Although this acti\ ity admires \our lo}'alt\- to the men

"Throughout the remainder of of the USS Comet, it is felt the day. and through the night, that you should be able to the dcstroxer steamed offshore commend some men as more dueling w ith, and destro> ing, ene- outstanding than others. my emplacements. Because of the 3. Subject recommendations destroyer's presence Baker Com- must be forwarded within pan>- was able to gi\'e aid to the fourteen days after receipt of wounded and repel tw o minor at- this letter. tacks hy the enenn- during the T. N. TERROR night. "On the morning of 29 April H. B. Schmogle 1953, Baker Company still held Lieutenant, USN position near the sea, and with the By Direction help of the destroyer exchanged intermittent fire with the enemy. U.S.S. COMET (DD-985) At approximately 0730 hours a 1 February 1954 small boat was launched from the ILLUSTRATED BY REN WICKS FROM: COMMANDING destroyer and made its w ay, under OFFICER USS COMET (DD-985) cnem>- fire, through the surf to U. S. PACIFIC FLEET Baker Compan\ 's position. The Captain of the USS Comet TO: BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSOxNNEL MEDALS AND AWARDS SECTION (PERS: Z-7) offered to take aboard the survivors of Baker Company and WASHINGTON, D. C. return them to United Nations-held territor>-. SUBJ: NAMES OF CREWMEN RECOMMENDED FOR BRONZE "It was decided, however, to remove the wounded and STAR MEDAL; FORWARDING OF REF: (A) YOUR LETTER DATED 5 JANUARY 1954 dead, and the rest of Baker CJonipany w ould attempt break- (B) BATTLE REPORTS OF BAKER COMPANY ing through the encm\ "s defense in that his position had (C) MY LETTER DATED 14 JANUARY 1954 (D) YOUR LETTER DATED 19 JANUARY 1954 been greath' weakened. This was agreed upon, and small ENGL: (1) LIST OF NAMES OF SERVING boats from CREWMEN ABOARD the destroyer made many hazardous trips to the USS COMET WHO ARE RECOMMENDED FOR BRONZE beach and eventually removed all of Baker Company's STAR MEDAL casualties. 1. As requested in Reference (A) and (D), crewmen of "At approximately 1000 hours Baker Company was able the USS Comet are hereby reconunended for the Bronze to penetrate the enemy's defense, with supporting fire from Star Medal for action performed as detailed in Reference the USS Comet, and rejoin United Nations forces." (B). [Coiithiued on page 39) 13 In the t;<)<»tl old ci.ns traffic was no ])roblem. Tt was just hard to find the roads.

By DICK REDDY

|o\v WKi.L DOES your driving measure up to toda>''s cars and today's dri\ - ir ing conditions? Before >'ou dig out tliat old snapsiiot to prove that \'ou soloed >'ears ago in a Stcvens-Duryca or an Apperson Jackrabbit, remember that there has been a major revolution in car design in the past ten years. As a result, the whole owner approach to getting the maximum in utilit\', comfort, safety and econom>' from the auto- mobile has changed within a decade. So, if your driving dates back to the days when Elsie Janis was selling gold- enameled spare \\ heels ("As necessary to motoring as the sun to a Summer's day"), or even to the period shortly before the last war, you may be due for a refresher course in car know-how.

The revolution in car design is far more than sales talk. Cars have changed not onl\' in body and engine design, but in performance, operation, and even in maintenance. Horse- cars are. As a result, they roll along at 50 and 60 with no powcr, for instance, which rose almost imperccptibh- for more sensation of speed than they used to feel at 35. Some forty >cars, has increased sharply almost overnight, and of them, when I tell them how fast they were really going, makes that claimed a modest 85 or 90 only a few years ago, look at me as though I'm running a speed trap. Alost of them now boast 120 and higher, while ratings of 200 and more just don't believe me. I've noticed, too, that it's the older are not uncommon. drivers w ho are most surprised. There's not much point in Automatic transmissions, introduced just before the war, asking them w hy the>' w cren't w atching their speedometers. are accepted as naturally as the self-starter. Power brakes Any driver w ho takes his c\ es off the road in this traffic is a and power steering are available in even the cheapest makes, dead duck." while push-button windows no longer excite comment, and His opinion was backed up by policemen and troopers air conditioning is an accepted accessory. The in other States. Almost all of them agreed almost universal availability of most of these that the post-w ar speed-up had caught a lot "lu xuries" is a revolution indeed, when we of drivers unaware that they were driving consider that just about the onh' touch of consistently faster. Local police blamed this refinement that was once available to the for the fact that toda\' there arc frequent ac- average motorist was a cut-glass flower vase. cidents where accidents were formerh' rare.

To find out if the average motorist is get- Highw a\' curves are a case in point: A curve ting the most out of the current cars I recent- that lias always been suitable for 35 miles per

!> spoke to dealers, independent repairmen, hour is just too sharp for 50. The result — (•) POW I ul CIiignics can body shop owners, engineers, even policemen another car inc\plicabl>' out of control, ]>iish tliat needle up and state troopers, from to into traffic or piled New England before you know it. broadsiding oncoming Illinois. Here is what thc>' told me and up beside the road. The driver's usual ex- showed me: planation is, "I was going at m>- usual speed, just as 1 have A New ^ ork City motorcycle cop commented on higher for years." In many cases, he sinccrch' belicxcs this to be horscpow er: true.

"The old alibi 'I didn't know 1 was going that fast' isn't Troopers 1 spoke to along the New Jersey and Penn- the gag it used to be. A lot of these people in new cars just sylvania turnpikes, highways deliberately built with the new don't realize iiow much quieter and peppier the post-war cars in mind, were especially concerned about the excessive 14 ^ HOW TO DRIVE V

Today's cars and iiiodorn

(raCnc coiidilioiis calJ for a

check-up on your driving T.O.

Once upon a time anyone could fix a Today a car is a precision instru- car with the simplest kind of tools. ment that calls for special skills.

PHOTOS BY DONATO LEO

number of multiple pile-ups they're seeing. A Jersey trooper said: "People along here are following the car ahead as closely as though they were back on an old, slow, black-top road, cruising

at 40. Trouble is, now they're cruising at 60. Let t)ne guy hit the brakes without warning and the whole line piles up like an accordion. We've got a wonderful high\\a>' here, but we're going Many users of automatic transmissions haven't yet to have to keep after the drix ers until thc\' realize riiar the\' need got into the habit ot using "Low " on long grades. to improve, too. We've got to find some way to make tlicm reali/e that you should keep at least 125 feet behind the car ahead even

on a clear day, more at night or in bad w eather, w hen \ ou'rc going 60 miles an hour." A Detroit engineer summed up new car speed: "Cars are faster and more powerful than they ever were before, but the average

driver hasn't learned >'et that we've given him tiiis greatej- margin

of performance so that his car w ill be smoother, quieter and longer-

wearing at .ViTft' highwa\' speeds. Higher accident rates don't boost sales." Brakes have been improved. They've even added pow er to reduce driver effort, but the foreman of a big Chicago brake shop felt that too many owners of cars w ith power brakes hadn't yet caught on to the fact that the purpose of adding power was simply to make

it easier for the driver, not to eliminate his responsibilit>' to brake in time and to keep speeds to a point where braking could be effective. He showecl me a car that had been involved in a serious bumper crash. "See, the brakes did their job, but the owner didn't appl\- them until he was on top of the car ahead. All four tires have flat spots, I'ower brakes gne better (ontrol, but vou still proving that the brakes were effective." each tire there a need room to stop a tar traveling at high s[>eed. On was flat, smooth patch, where the rubber had burned off as the car slid. "Power brakes," he continued, "don't need to be tramped on.

This kind of damage coidd be prevented with an Just a touch on tlie pedal is usualh' enough, but it takes room and exterior rear view mirror and a little care. time to stop a ton-and-a-half of metal, no matter w hat kind of brakes you have. I'd sa\' that a lot of new car ow ners were using their brakes instead of their judgment."

I found, in general, that excessive tire wear is more of a problem on the new cars than on the older cars. This is not because tires are poor in quality; on the contrary, they are vastly better than ever before. Here is the explanation of the proprietor of a large Cleveland service .station;

"Tires are bigger and softer than they used to be. Now , w hen a tire is underinflated (too soft) it flexes {Coiitimied on page 46)

15 Big U.S. carrier enters Canal en route to Atlantic. ^ Ocean link makes Panama logical communist target.

Mow secure IS the Pajvama Came ?

Does the teii-year red hold on Guatemala

mean the commies can take over hi Panama, too?

By ROBERT B. PITKIN incident in December, 1947. Then, the Panamanian National Assembly was mobbed into rejecting an agreement to extend the operation of thirteen U. S. W orld War II airbases located viKW OF THE rccciit liappcniiigs in Guatemala, many IN' outside the Canal Zone in Panama. Key airbase was the big, Americans are asking: "How secure is the Panama Canal 17,000-acre Rio Hato strip, capable of handling our biggest from communist shenanigans?" bombers. Could the Guatemala story be repeated in the Canal Panama's President in 1947, Enrique Jimenez, sought to country? extend the U.S. Rio Hato operation for another ten >'ears, Before it was overthrown in June, the Guatemalan gov- with U.S. option to renew for another ten >ears after that. ernment had grown along Soviet lines for ten years, ever Panama, he told his people, must play its part in the cold since a revolutionary committee brought the Icft-w ing pro- war of democracy vs. communism, and the U. S. bases on fessor Juan Jose Arcvalo back home from a university Panama soil were part of that war. teaching job in Argentina in 1945 and gave him to the In a llare-up of nationalistic fever, sparked by rioting (juatemalan people as their president. Though the Nt'if Ynvk Times recently described Are- valo's regime as one \\ ith "high ideals," Arevalo placed left-

\\ ingers and communists in key government spots, turned to PANAMA HAS A STRONG, ALERT AND POPULAR GOVERNMENT! the disciplined minorit\' comnuinist party of Guatemala for his political support, and imported about 150 Spanish communists to help run the countr\'. In 1950, tlie Cutatemalan reds risked an election and sup- ported Jacobo Arbcnz. Colonel Arbcnz, one of the group that had brought Arc\ alo up, \\ as deeply involved with hard- boiled, entrenched commies. "Idealism" went to such lengths that the winning red campaign in the 1950 elections included the murder of the strong opi^osition candidate, Javier Arana. Only by basing themselves in neighboring countries, out of reach of Arbenz's assassins, were the anti-red forces of (Jastillo Armas able to o\erfiirow the red regime last June. CJuatemala is 900 overland miles northwest of Panama, and onl>' a few hours b>' plane from iMiami, New Orleans and Houston. If the commies can grow in pow er for ten years in Guate-

lala. can It happen in ranama toor

II Jose Antonio Renion, Panama's sirong and |>()pular presi- The busy red brothers have been trying hard in Panama. dent, opening a neM' healtli center at Ocu in the interior. Biggest red success in Panama to date was the airbases Remon has t rac ked down haid on Panama comnnniists. 16 CENTRAL AMERICAN NATIONS In Chile, "People for Guatemala" burned U.S. flag. What people?

Institute held a hast\' conference, issued a "manifesto" and engineered a real student riot in the streets the next day. There were more than 30 casualties. Uountown Panama City was bedlam far into the night. Se\cnteen policemen were injured and one student suffered a police bullet in his spine. Armed bands of high-.school boys paraded along the edge of the Canal Zone and along Central Avenue, upsetting American automobiles. This excitement, accompanied b>' cries of "Down with

Yankee imperialism!" swept the capital city with its emotion and brought about the sure defeat of the airbases agreement,

although President Jimenez braveh' championed it to the end. On a roll call, not one deputy voted yes. As a result, the U.S. operates no military bases in Panama outside of the Canal Zone today. This was a two-fold victory for the red professors who had tvhipped their students into a frenzy of hell-raising for ^ Vicente Toledano, ojierating their ow n political ends. It w eakened U. S. military strength from Mexico, guides red labor or- in Central America and deprived Panama of badly needed ganizers throughout Latin America. employment and money that U.S. expenditures on the airbases w ould have provided. high-school students in Panama City, the people of Panama Ill turned a deaf ear to their presi- Panama has had other manifestations of communist dent. activity\ The excitement went from A nucleus of modern-day communists emerged in the initial student violence, through Republic when Hitler attacked Russia. Then, a Panamanian a phase when 10,000 Panamanian w omen paraded in protest societN' of "Friends of Russia" came into the open as a group against the airbases agreement, and ended when the National with strong red leanings. It was a small society of mixed Assembly voted on ratification while mobs outside and agi- loyalty. tators in the galleries went so far as to promise death to any After World War II, multiple Panamanian communist deputy who voted yes. organizations bloomed — riding high on the w artime alliance The airbase fever was not communism, it was pure emo- betw een Russia and the West. Two major groups were (1) tional nationalism. But the communists pumped the bellow s a communist political party, the Partido Del Fiieblo or Peo-

that fanned it to white heat. ple's Part)', and (2) the Panamanian Federation of Labor

On Dec. 9, 1947, when U.S. Ambassador Frank Hines and ( Fcderacioii Siiidical de Trajabores de la RepiibUCit de acting Panama Foreign Minister Florcncio A. Filos signed FaihTiim). The labor group and the political party have the airbase agreement for their governments (pending rati- shared many of the same leaders. fication), a scheduled student demonstration against the The Labor Federation was formed in 1942, with all the

signing failed to come oflF. Natural excitement against the appearances of an honest labor organization. In 1946-47, it agreement did not run high. solidified itself with its member unions — made up chiefly of That evening a group of professors at Panama's National tailors, chauffeurs, waiters, bar- (Continued on page 51)

Left, President's wife, Cecilia Remon, heading Red Cross drive. "Dona Ceci." an ex-Olympic Panama is too dependent on the Canal swimmer, works hard for Panama. National Police, right, keep law and order. By treaty agree- has other resources. Above, Bill Mai- ment with the U. S., Panama has no army. Remon headed police when elected president. pays $2 million United Fruit income tax By at HIRSHBERG

Coi.ijxil, 1 ()() I liAi.i, on the ^^ est ("onst lias gone sour. No longer do visiting firemen from other sections of the coiintr\' cringe at the sound of names like Southern Cali- fornia, Stanford and ("alifornia, all once mightx' po\\ ers on the national front. No longer do All-America selectoi's look to the coast first before choosing rlic annual knights of the gridiron road. The da\ s \\ hen western teams pla> ed the best of the east to a standstill arc over. The da\ s when one coast ele\en could place four men on the same All-America team, as Southern C-alifornia did Jllinois' Bill Tale helping to pile up the 10 to 7 with Krnie l-'inckcrt, Ernie Smith, score against Stanlord in the 1952 Rose Bowl game. (lus Sha\'ei- and Johnny Baker in 1931, are gone. There was a time when a Notre Dame-Southern (California game was a tossup. Today, a And the coaches were big names before they ever reached Trojan victory is an upset. There's been onh' one since the far west. It took heavy money to pry them loose from 1938. There w as a time when the odds on the Rose Bowl their eastern strongholds, the kind of money that no \\'est classic w ere regularh in favor of the west. Today, anyone Coast university is willing to shell out any more. Today, w ho i)ets on the Pacific Coast Conference champions against half the Pacific Coast Conference coaches are local boys the Big Ten representatives ought to have his head examined. and two of the remaining four were national nonentities be- \\'est (voast teams ha\e won exactly one game in the last fore the\' got their present )obs. eight \ears. In the "thirties, a coast team was normally Red Sanders of U.C.L.A. is perhaps the only coach out fa\(>red to win an intei-sectional game. Toda\', it's usualh' there who could exist in tiie fast company of the past. the otlier w ay aroinid. Sanders came from \^anderbilt. WkU him in national promi- What's happened out there be\'ond the Rockies, w here nence and ability is L\nn (Pappy) Waldorf, who went to the talent once came big and strong and smart and will- (California from Northwestern in 1947. The other two east- ing? The |)roud i-'acific Coast, w hich used to take victory erners in the conference are Michigan's Kip Taylor and as a matter of course and defeat as a calamit\', now counts Michigan State's Al Kircher, neither of whom is exactly a victories on tiie fingers of one hanil and hopes the defeats hot shot. TaN lor coaches at Oregon State and Kircher at won't be too humiliating. Something's gone radicall>' wrong \Vashington State. in the section w hose best football teams once to> cd with the The least expensive coaching talent in the world comes cream of the nation's powerhouses. from the ranks of the alumni or the football coaching staff

W ell, for one thing, the coaching isn't w hat it used to be. or both. Alumni are almost alw ays w illing to give up some- W here are the nationalh know n thing in order to get the top job giants, men of imagination and at the old school. So are assistant intelligence and initiative, lead- coaches, who w ant to prove that ei's of the profession? Not on the the\' can do as well as the boss. West (Coast, which, up to 1940, Stanfoitl, Southern California could paraile before the nation and Washington are all alumni- such titans as How ard Jones and coached. (Chuck Ta>i()r was a Pop \\ ainer. Slip Aladigan ami Stanford All-America before

Jimnn Phelan, Babe I loliing- joining Alarchi Schwartz' staff l)err\ and Bill Ingram, Alon/.o and finalU replacing him as head Stagg and iiuck Shaw, Tin>' coach two >'ears ago. John Cher- l^hornhill, And\' and (Clipper berg graduated from \A'ashing- Smitii. ton and worked for Howie

I hese coaches, tor the most Otlell before succeeding him as part, w ere eastern breil and east- the head coach. And Jess Hill, a ern trained, and the>' w ent w est U.S.(C. graduate, w as the \ arsity because it paid them to go w est. track coach there at the time he They brought eastern football was named to succeed Jeff Cra- stars with them. Some of the liuerse< lional c hislics like ihis one between St. vath. The remaining conference CNIary's and Fordhaiii used to he a loss-np as to the greatest athletes in AVest Coast coach, Len Casanova of Oregon, winner. The (iaels look the Kanis (above) 14 to f()otl)all hstory were men who came out of Santa Clara, where !) in Ht.'M. Today Si. .Mary's has no lootball team. w ere born, brought up and w ent he pla>ed football and moved to high or prep school in the east. up through the ranks. 18 ^EST Coast football ?

The Pacific Coast stahvcirts used io heal the hesl. No>\ tliev're

easy pickin's for the rest of the country.

All of which doesn't necessarily mean that the West old battlegrounds with him at Stanford in the 'thirties. Coast has bad coaching, but it certainly doesn't have the Bobby Grayson, one of the greatest backs ever to play on best. And. good or bad, how can the coast coaches get talent the coast, prepped at Kiski in Pennsylvania and w anted to from the east w ithout an\- close connections there any more? go to Harvard. Unable to get in there, he ended up at And, even if they had the proper connections, how can Stanford with Thornhill. So did .Monk .Moscrip and Bones they get the top schoolboy athletes \\ hen their schools aren't Hamilton, a couple of other Penns\'lvania kids who won

\\ illing to pay the price for them? fame and All-America honors as big, strong muscle-men

GREAT COACHES BUILT GREAT TEAMS

Slip Madigaii Howard Jones Clipper Smith Buck Shaw Babe Hollingberry Tiny Thornhill Jimmy Phelan St. Mary's use Santa Clara Santa Chira Wash. State College Stanford U. of Washington

Andy Smith U.ofCal.

In 1938 use took on unbeaten, untied and unscored- It hasn't happened very often in recent years, but p Warner upon Duke University in the Rose Bowl. The Trojans ^^^^^ ^^.^ ^^^^^ 1^^,^^ Noue Dame in aianiorti beat the Blue Devils 7 to 3. Here Duke's Eric Tipton ^j^^.^ j^.^ game. Here, in 1931, Steve Banas is stoj)ped gets jarred as he attempts to buck tlie Trojan's line. by USC in the game the westerners won 16 to 14.

When Jimmy Phelan, w ho had coached at Purdue for from the west. Ernie Nevers, another Stanford immortal, years, first went to \\'ashington in 1930, he began import- who pla>ed for Warner in the late "twenties, came from

ing Chicago boys, and he kept it up for > ears. As late as Superior, \A'isconsin, and didn't know the Pacific Ocean 1940, he had an All-America from the Wind\- City, Ray from the Gulf of iMcxico before he went out and looked

Mucha, whose older brother had gone west with Phelan at it w ith his own e>"cs.

ten years earlier. Doc Spears took schoolbo\- stars from Another thing that has hurt West Coast football is the Wisconsin w ith him v\ hen he w ent to Oregon in 1930, and spreading of the talent. In the 'thirties, the coast football

Tiny Thornhill, a Pittsburgh man, had y oungsters from his giants w ere Stanford, Southern ( Covtiinicd on pa^c 43) 19 The more pertinent paragraphs of Public Law 829 — 77th Congress are as follows:

It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in tlie open. Howe\ er, the flag may be displayed at night upon special occasions when it is desired to produce a patriotic effect. The flag sliould be lioisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously. It should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement. The flag should be displayed daily, weatlier permitting, on or near the main administration Iniilding ol every public institution. It should be displa>ed during school days in or near every school- house.

By CLARENCE E. HARPER

We Legionnaires do not realize how the axerage American citizen, not a member of our oi t^an-

When carried in a procession with another flag or ization, looks up to us to set a good example on flags, the flag should be either on the marching right; flag etiquette. that is, the flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line. It is apparent from the confusion that frequently exists at large public gatherings that many individ- uals are unaware of established rules of flag eti-

quette, although it is evident from the actions of many that they have an urgent desire to follow some set routine for displaying courtesy to the American flag. This confusion can be easily dis- pelled if American Legion Posts make a deter- mined effort to acquaint their communities with the existence of Public Law 829 — 77th Congress, The flag should not be draped o\er the hood, top, sides, or which approx ed in 1942. This is more fre- back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or boat. When the flag is was displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the quently and better described as the Flag Law. chassis or clamped to the radiator cap. No other flag or pennant should be placed abov e or, if on the The second paragraph of Public Law 829 — 77th same le\el, to the right of the flag of the United States of Amer- Congress reads: "That the following codification of ica, except dtu-ing churcli serv ices conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown abo\e the flag during church scr\ ices for the personnel of the Navy.

When it is displayed with another flag against a Willi from crossed stafts, the flag should be cony, or front of a Iniilding. the union of the flag should be on the right, the flag's placed at the peak of the stafl' unless tlie flag is at half staff. own right, and its staff When the flag is suspended o\ er a sidewalk from a rope extend- should be in front of ing from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag the staff of the other should be hoisted out, union first, from the building. flag. The flag should be at the center and at the highest point of the The flag should ne\ er be displa>'ed w ith the iniion down sa\ e gnnip when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants as a signal of dire distress. of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs. The flag should ne\ er touch an> thing beneath it. such as the When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of socie- ground, the floor, water, or merchandise. The flag should ne\ er ties are flown on the same lialyard with the flag of the United be used as drapery of any sort whatsoexer, ne\er festooned, States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags drawn back, nor up, in folds, but alwa>s allowed to fall free. are llown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant abo\e, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be may be placed abo\ e the flag of the United States or to the right used for decorative purposes. of the flag of the United States. When flags of two or more nations arc displayed, they are to The flag should ne\er be fastened, displayed, used, or stored Ije flown from separate stafls of the same height. in such a manner as will permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any wa\'. It should nexer be used as a coxering for Wlien the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff a ceiling. The flag should nex er hax e placed upon it, nor on any projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, bal- part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insigne, letter, xvork, de- 20 )

The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, Treat the preferably by burning. During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in a review, all persons present should face the flag, stand at attention, and salute. Those present in uniform should render the military salute. When not in uniform, men should remove the headdress with the right hand holding it at the left slioulder, tlie hand being oxer the heart. FLAG Men without liats should salute in tlie same manner. Aliens should stand at attention. Women sliould salute by placing the right hand o\cr the heart. The salute to tlie flag in the moving column should be rendered at tlie moment the Hag passes. (The pamphlet "Let's Be Right On Flag Etifiuette" states that a Legionnaire is considered in uniform when wearing a Legion RIGHT cap. When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended \ ertieally with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street. s a Legionnaire vou are ex-

pected to know these things.

a I pledge allegiance to the flag <»/ the United States <»/ America and to the Republic for

which it stands, one l\ation, tinder God. indi- visible, with liberty and justice for all. existing rules and customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag of the United States of America

be, and it is hereby, estabUshed for the use of such There has been considerable confusion about the proper posi- civihans or civiHan groups or organizations as may tion of the American flag when displayed from a staff in a not be required to conform with regulations prom- church or i^ublic auditorium, and the position of other flags. The ulgated by one or more executive departments of American Legion's interpretation is that the motivating factor which governs the proper position of the American flag is that the Government of the United States," which it should be to the right of the speaker whether it be in a church, means it applies to all but the military. a public auditorium, a meeting of some type of organization and regardless of whether or not the speaker is on a small or large platform. The Legion interpretation is that there is only one Flag is brief, it The Law very although does cover American flag to be posted to the right of the speaker. Any the greater portion of four closely printed pages. other types of flags should be posted to the left of the speaker. If it is desired to display two flags of the United States, one Obviously because of the brevity there is an oppor- should be placed in a position to the right of the speaker and tunity for occasional confusion. To definitely estab- the other at the right front of the audience at the floor level, the lish a set procedure for all phases of flag etiquette, organization and/or other flags or banners at the left of the speaker. If the American flag is displayed flat, it should be dis- the National Americanism Division of The Ameri- played above and behind the speaker. can Legion has issued a twenty page pamphlet entitled, "Let's Be Right On Flag Etiquette." When the National Anthem is played and the flag is NOT displayed, all present should stand and face toward the music. Those in uniform should salute at the first note of the anthem, retaining this position until the last note. All others should stand at attention, men removing the headdress. When the flag IS dis- plaved. all present should face the flag and salute. But when the National Anthem is sung — by a soloist, by a small group or by the entire assembly — the salute should NOT be given. The last paragraph of Public Law 829 — 77tli Congress states sign, picture, or drawing of any nature. It never should be used that "Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag oi for ad\ertising purposes in any manner whatsoever and should the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs modified, or repealed, or additional rules witli respect thereto and the like. may be prescribed, by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, whenever he deems it to be ap- The flag should form a distinctixe feature of the ceremony of propriate or desirable; and any such alteration or additional rule unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never be used as shall be set forth in a proclamation." a covering for the statue or monument So that Legionnaires may retain the resjiect of the general pub- The flag, when flown at half staff', sliould be first lioisted to lic on matters involving proper flag etiquette, it is extremely tlie peak for an instant and tlien lowered to the half staff' posi- important that all Legionnaires understand the provisions of tion. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is Public Law 829 — 77th Congress. Legionnaires should take ad- lowered for the day. By "jjalf staff" is meant lowering the flag vantage of every opportunity aftordcd them to publicize the to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff. more important phases of proper flag etiquette. The National Crepe streamers may be affixed to spear heads or flagstaffs in a Americanism Division located at National Jleadijuarters should parade only by order of the President of the United States. be consulted on any cjuestions involving flag etiquette for an When the flag is used to co\ er a casket, it should be so placed authoritativ e interpretation of flag courtesy. that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag By far the greater portion of our citizenry is intensely inter- should not be lowered into tlie grave or allowed to touch the ested in displaying courtesy to the flag at all times. We can in- ground. still a greater lov e and respect for the United States by showing Tile flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regi- proper respect to the flag when it is pres(^ited. retired or passes mental colors. State flags, and organization or institutional flags in review and when it is used on any of the special occasions are to be dipped as a mark of honor. described above. 21 n Behave eike a SPORTSMitlir

There's no place in (lie woods for (lie selfish, thoughtless hunter.

By ROBEHT lIHIt

EVFRY SPOR I has its rules and customs and conventions, which are designed to help each man get a fair

break. So it is with hunting. But with so many new hunters arield these days (their number has almost doubled since the war) the code is more often broken than observed. And everyone loses when there is wide- spread violation of the common courtesies that have gro\\ n up around a sport. A couple of friends shooting together are not rivals, trying to outdo each other. The\' are partners, working for the common good — a pleasant and successful da\' for each. Too many men afield seem obsessed by the idea that it's everyone for himself. Wq cannot impress anyone with our shooting skill b\- beating him through unfair means. A\'e're quick to see hoggishness in the other fellow, and his eyes are as good as our own. Most experienced hunters are unconscious of offense

A Get the farmer's j)ermissioii before limiting over his land and in(juire if there are certain |)laces you are sii|)j)osed to avoid.

AVhere jjossible go through the gate instead of over the fence and then make sure that you put it back the way you found it.

A Never hand a gun to someone else without first checkini' the chamber.

in this regard. But man\- a skilled shot needs to be reminded to bcha\ e w ith reasonable restraint and modestv' when he goes out w ith a companion of lesser ability. Most frequent fault of the expert is "claiming." Some- times there is confusion o\er who grassed a particular bird. It's instinctive to shoot at the easiest target. The hot shot is quick to claim such birds, with the unspoken implication that he never misses and you often do. He'll knock dow n birds on > ()ur side as w ell as his own, and take all the singles, because "you might not get him."

Unfortunate!) , experience and skill in hunting do not automaticalh result in courtes>' and consideration. A beginner at hunting can't be expected to know the rules, and no mistake he unwittingly HERE ARE THINGS YOU an experienced shooter, except makes will annoy SHOULD NOT DO . . . when the tyro puts his companions off guard by pretending a knowledge he lacks. Anyone who doesn't know the basic rules of gun-handling should confess his ignorance and ask for instruction. Such frankness is as great a time-saver as love at first sight. He'll be found out, anyway. The basic training in rifle marksmanship which we all had some years ago does not qualify us as hunters, or even as safe gun-handlers. We forget too easily. Watch the muzzle at all times, and learn the commandments of hunting safety (you can get them free by writing the Sportsmen's Service Bureau, 250 East 43rd Street, New York City.) A Never leave your gun A good rule to follow is never to shoot at a where it tan be knocked down. bird unles you can see sky behind it. Then there's no chance of accidents. Cover the trigger guard with your hand when going through brush. High A Take it easy with port is the safest way to carry your gun, but if that duck call, especially you must put it over your shoulder, don't carry if others are around. it as if a drill sergeant were on your heels. Keep the trigger guard up. Then, when you turn, your partner won't find himself with a gun barrel in When you are deer- his face. When you stop for a rest or for lunch, hunting, never shoul- unload your gun and lay it on the ground, not der your rifle at sound. against a tree where it could be knocked down. Some neophytes seem to feel as if they are back on patrol behind enemy lines, and might be attacked and wiped out unless they keep a loaded gun handy. 'Taint so. Only in cartoons or on magazine covers does a chance for a shot appear while you're munching a sandwich. Failure of one following his bird man to observe these elementary safety rules will cupied in swing in a half circle, spoil the day for everyone. It's impossible to relax will off dangerously and enjoy yourself in company with a careless or and may let ignorant shooter. close to someone else. Upland game hunting has One inviolable rule of gun-handling is never aristocrat to touch another man's gun without permission. always been the sports. It has Nor should a gun ever be handed to another of the field of silly Al- hunter without being ostentatiously checked in developed a lot proto- his presence to be sure phonse- and -Gaston is not worth re- there is no load in the col which some chamber. You've got to peating, as well as look, especially in a gun down-to-earth customs should be rigidly fol- with a tubular magazine. A Dragging that gun which A cartridge or shell over an obstacle can end lowed. When quail shoot- good. heel sometimes gets hung up your hunting tor ing, for example, only a in these magazines. will follow a covey after he the Never ask to borrow a has scattered it until all i left for seed. By dog or a gun. Shoot with birds are killed. At least half should be blazes mto reasonable speed in the the same token, the good sportsman never first one field. The slow shooter the middle of a bevy of quail. Instead, he picks who becomes preoc- from, the right or the left, whichever side he's on, and of then takes a second. What we want to get is a pair neatly killed birds, not half a dozen cripples. Naturally, no bird except a cripple should be shot at except when in full flight. The guy who steals a shot from his companion when a bird rises on the wrong side will ne\er win a popularity contest. Game breaking on the right and vice versa. If he A Never sight-in belong to the man on the right, of . in the spirit your rifle on a misses, then you can try . . but not highway marker. "wiping his eye." Hunting is not a competion. Inexperi- enced shooters are most likely to rush and miss their shots when they know that someone else has his gun shouldered and is waiting for them to miss. In the gang with w hich 1 like to shoot, we've agreed that a bird be- A Don't touch another man's longs to the man upon whose (Comiviicd on page SO) dog without his permission. 23 IiEGION DON'T FORGET!

a gun using October, the month when you'd be us- To satisfy the demand for You can provide ing both your shotgun and rifle, is also the a heavier charge of shot for pass shooting time to start thinking about duck sliooting. and types of game such as geese, ducks, fox Eugene L. Foehncr, of 1417 — 7rh Street, or turkey. Remington Arms Company, Inc., LUCKIES by the case Bay City, Texas, has a do-it-yourself duck of Bridgeport, Connecticut, announces the model 870 Magnum AV'ingmaster shotgun. blind. It goes like this: TAX-FREE (LESS THAN "An cflfective duck blind, adaptable to This pump action gun is now chambered almost any terrain, can be made from a roll for 3-inch shells. (It will handle 2/4 -inch shells as well.) 8a PACK) for of chicken wire and 3 or 4 sharply pointed stakes," he says. "Arrange wire in a circle The standard grade Magnum comes w ith large enough to enclose your partner and a 30-inch full choke barrel, steel bead front shipment to one or cross-bolt safety and rubber recoil \ ourself, leaving a narrow opening for en- sight, trance and exit. Then pin the wire in place pad. The top of the recei\ er is matted. The a half pistol all of the following with the sharp stakes. It's a simple matter American walnut stock has then to thatch the wire with ncarl)\' natu- grip; fore-end grooved. Length of stock 14 inches, at inches, drop ral cover. The portability of the chicken drop comb Ps service groups: 50': wire blind can often mean the difference at heel 2': inches. Overall length 8 between success and failure, particularh' inches. \Vcight '4 lbs. Cost, standard jour dealer or write when duck flights arc erratic and the birds grade, i)88.30. Sec V.A. HOSPITALS Remington at Bridgeport. are not decoying well. In this case you ^ STATE HOSPITALS actually do pull up stakes and move." AND For gunners: Earl Ta\'lor, 247 Dublin SIMILAR HOSPITALS IN Street, San Francisco, Calif., sa>s: "I have THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA an idea I use in early morning or at dusk w hen I'm hunting and it has improved my * ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY shooting and increased my bag of game. AND MARINE HOSPITALS I take a small piece of white cloth and tic

it around the end of my gun muzzle. In Vkr U.S. ARMED FORCES IN indistinct light, instead of tr> ing to sight down a dark barrel, you have the flash of KOREA Not long ago a migration of gray squir- w hite to help in lining the gun up." Cases available in two sizes: rels forced Penns>'lvania motorists to stop Airs. B. Franks, 7512 Union Avenue, for a half hour, while an arm>' of 5,000 Cle\ eland, Ohio, says that one way she • 500-PACK CASE.. $3930 a\ oids corrosion on her shooting iron is bushy-tails crossed the main highway. • 100-PACK CASE . . . $786 .Many squirrel shooters don't realize that to remove the gun from its case after a (Price subject to change without notice) those little mammals do migrate in search hunting trip so that the moisture that col- (jf more food, better trees and because of lects can evaporate. Send today for your shooting pressure. Reports from the States

claim that this is the year of the squirrel Lucky Strike order blank

^ tliat there \\ ill be more of them around Moil this coupon than e\er before. A twisting, dodging tar-

get, the squirrel is fair game for millions of sportsmen. If you really want to give

that rifle of yours a workout, take it squir-

lei iiurifing tiiis \'ear. 111 Fifth Ave., New York 3, N.Y. Harry E. Chaisman, Scottsblufl^, Neb., 1 he shooting scientists tell us that the ort^ers the following for use on a hunting average shotgunner shoots .i,000 rounds in Please send me Lucky Strike order blank(s) with which I trip: If >'ou are camping where it's apt to may provide TAX-FREE Luckies by the his lifetime. How does that stack up with cose for shipment tO: collapse the tent \"our experience? be w indy, always when C/iecfc those desired) lea\ ing it for the day, especially if it is an Veterans Administration If Nou're thinking of iloing a little rifle umbrella type. A gust of w ind may blow ) Hospitals Army, Air Force, Navy sliooting this month, Robert J. Kindle)' of it down, tear it or break a pole. If there ) & Marine Hospital!

3229 Falomas Drive, N. E., Albuquerque, arc signs of a storm, loosen the guy ropes ) U. S. Armed Forces in Korea New iMexico, has this to offer: or spreader arms to allow for shrinkage. ) State Hospitals and Similar Hospitals In "One of the most common reasons \\ hy If this should happen, the wet tent may The District of Columbia

rifles fail to hold their zero is that the get torn and pull loose from the supports.

small screw attaching either scope mounts If the tent is wet when you get home, set

or receiver sights to the rifle works loose it up so it can dry completely, otiierwise Address \\ ith recoil. To remedy this, dip each screw it will get mildewed and the fabric will

in a good grade of shellac before screw ing rot. A flnal tip for the camp cook: To City or Town

it in place. The shellac w ill set up and in- remove that unpleasant odor of onions State sure good figiit mounts on tiie heaviest of from N'our hands, rub them with salt. calibers." {Coiitiinied on [hige -f^)

24 • THt AMERICAN 1 BGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 "I am fond of your

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I HEWS OF THE 36TH

For four days the District

of Columbia became the

Capital of the Legion World.

ARTHUR CONNELL Called WHEi\ NAT L COMDR T- the 36th Nat'l Convention of The American Legion to order at 9:30 A.M., August 29th in Wash- ington's National Guard Armory, the 40,000 registered Legionnaires began one of their most serious conclaves. The nation's capital was host to the biggest convention in its history and the city dressed up for the occasion. By Tuesday-parade day-150,00() Legion- naires had arrived to put on the biggest parade Washington had seen since 1865. Temperature in the 70's, low humidity and a cooling west wind brought the Legionnaires and their families out to visit the memorials, museums, art galleries, and historic shrines. Wlien the White House was opened to visitors, a continuous line of sightseers extended from the door- way, down the drive and out along Pennsylvania A\ enue. The benches around the Washington Monu- ment were filled with Legionnaires waiting to ride to the top of the famous landmark. The Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, Smithsonian Institution, Corcoran Art Gallery and National Gallery of Art and other sites had their quotas of Legionnaires. Across the Potomac in Virginia, 7,000 Legion- naires attended the solemn Memorial Services in Arhngton National Cemetery. They visited historic convention floor. Alexandria and Mount Vernon farther soutli on the A view of tfie crowd on (he river. In the Convention hall. President Eisenhower, the first speaker, addressed the 8,000 people who filled the While pa>'ing attention to the serious business before them, armory in addition to the nation-wide audience which saw the Legionnaires were also enjo>'ing the hospitalit\ of the and heard him on radio and television. city. To many Convention veterans, this was another of the The business of The American Legion had been underwa>' orderh- Conventions of recent years. for three days before the sessions began. The standing Com- Hotels and restaurants did a booming business. On Parade missions and the Nat'l Executive Committee had been meet- day. Police estimated that nearly 1,000,000 people \ie\ved ing since August 27th to draft their reports. the 13-hour, 24-minute parade that ran until 1:24 A.M. on

On the Con\ention floor, the 6,300 delegates and alter- Wednesda) . The 350 nnisical units, thousands of marching nates were called upon to deal with the problems facing the Legionnaires, colorful floats and the impressix e military imits U. S., the international scene, veterans' affairs, internal mat- from nearb\- bases, made a pageant described hy one news- ters and man\- others. Their debates and arguments on the paper as "dazzling." many resolutions presented to them culminated in the man- As the Convention drew to a close. Seaborn P. Collins of dates which wovdd guide The American Legion through the Las Cruces, N. M., was elected National Commander. coming year. PHOTOS BY OONATO LEO THE AMERICAN LEGION M.^GAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 • 27 NATIONAL CONVENTION

i ... On The Floor of the Convention

IN 3 DAYS of meetings, Aug. 30 & Sept. miral Arthur W. Radford, Chmn of the should decide to break ties with Russia, 1, 2, thousands of Legionnaires gath- Joint Chiefs of Staff, reiterated the Ad- (2) backed continued U. S. participa- ered in the liuge Washington, D. C. ministration "s determination to create tion in the UN and (3) opposed admis- National Guard Armory on 19th St. an effective reserve system within the sion of Red China to the UN and called N.E. to conduet The American Legion's next year in a talk which reviewed the for a halt of all trade with Red China. serious l)usiness and hear the distin- U. S. military posture and stressed the in- Other guest speakers to the Conven- guished speakers who addressed the adequacy of our present reserve set-up. tion included: Francis Cardinal Spell- 36th National Convention. No meeting Still later, the Convention — in adopt- men, Archbishop of N. Y.; Harvey \'. was held on parade day, Aug. 31. ing The American Legion's National Higley, Administrator of Veterans Af- There were 8,000 people in the Security policy for 1955—placed LTMT fairs; Ellsworth Bunker, President, armory when President Eisenhower ad- at the top of the list of Legion objec- American Red Cross; Waurine Walker, dressed the Convention on opening day, tives for 1955. President, Nat l Education Ass'n; George Monday Aug. 30. The President, who Top speaker on foreign relations was Meany, President AFL; Walter Reuther, had flown from his summer vacation in Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., U. S. Repre- President, CIO; E. LaMar Buckner, Colorado, got a standing o\ ation when sentatixe to the UN. Lodge reviewed President, Junior Chamber of Com- introduced. He devoted his remarks to U. S. policies in the UN, especially as merce; John Lodge, Governor of Con-

Only 3 Pa.st Nat'l Cmdrs were absent. Huddled above are Among WW2 vets on The American Legion's Nat'l Executive

Past Nat l Cmdrs John R. Ouinn (Cal.); Hanford Mac Commit tee, seen at the committee's Convention meeting, were those Nider (Iowa); and John Stelle (111.). Stelle has ear of above. Left to right. Jimm\ Powers (Ga.); Bert Barnes (Tenn.);

North Dakota's Nat l Clominitteeniaii. Bill Stern (at right). John Ryer (R. I.); Bill Egan (C:olo.); Larry Campbell (Vt.).

foreign policy and national security. tlie\' a])ply to tensions and difficulties nccticut; and Harold Fellows, President, Ike got his loudest applause when he caused b\' Soviet obstmctionism. The Nat'l Ass'n of Radio and T\' Broad- confirmed repeated rumors that the ad- U. S., he said, would use the veto, if casters. ministration would strongly back a niili- necessary, to block Red China admit- Although many resolutions were de- taiy manpower policy akin to Universal tance to the UN. The UN, he implied, bated on the Convention floor, they were Military Training during the coming was created to be a body of principle a small fraction of the total resolutions

> ear — to replace the present Selective to replace old policies of international considered. Altogether, 657 resolutions Service Act which expires next June. expediency, and the U. S. would not came before the Convention—42 more Said Ike: "We have failed miserably bow to expediency in the LTN. than last year. The 3,150 delegates, to maintain that strong, ready military^ Lodge addressed a Convention which representing the 2,769,202 members reserve in which we have believed for had before it 20 resolutions calling for paid up for 1954 as of July 31, accepted

150 years. . . . We must build such a the severance of diplomatic relations and adopted the reports of nine major reserve. We must maintain it. Wisliful with the So\'iet Union, 18 opposing ad- policy committees on most matters. thinking and political timidity must no mission of Red China to the UN, and Among those pulled out of committee longer bar a program so essential to our others asking that either Russia or the reports for decisions on the floor were defense. . . . This objective for wliich U. S. get out of the UN. In its final resolutions on: general pensions. Girl The American Legion has xainly fouglit actions on these matters, the Con\en- Scouts, the 40 & 8, the Bricker Amend- inr a gcTicration will be a number one tion adopted ;i Foreign Relations report ment, UNESCO, and the American item submitted to the Congress." that ( f ) assured Legion support to the Medical Association. Appearing later on the program, Ad- Federal goxcrnment if the go\ernment The delegates adopted 172 resolutions

2J{ • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 that eml)oclicd the sense of 390 of the original 657 resolutions. They rejected 114 resolutions. The remaining 153 were referred for further study, tabled, or withdrawn by their sponsors. To whip the huge mass of resolutions into orderly shape and submit them with recommendations to the delegates, 535 Legionnaires passed up most of the rest of the Convention to work on the major Convention Committees. Once again, an Illinois resolution for a general pension for veterans over 60, regardless of need, was debated on the floor. Grant W. Fritscher, of Dieterich,

111., gave the key floor speech for the resolution. Richard S. Kaplan (service officer and delegate from Indiana) and William G. McKinley (Nat'l Executive

Committeeman from N. J.) led the opposition from the floor, while Robert M. McCurdy (Cal.), Rehab committee chairman, opposed it from the platform. They argued that veterans pensions should be leased on need. On a roll call, the general pension resolution lost,

2,358 to 561. The Pennsylvania and Illi- nois delegations and half of the Indiana

delegation cast the total votes in its favor.

Nat'l Cmdr Connell introduced Pres. Eisenhower ^vho spoke to 8,000 in hall.

Four National Executive Committeemen get together. They Judge Wilbur M. Alter (Colo.) has floor at meeting of Re- are, left to right, John R. Stille (Ariz.): John E. Cm tiss (Neb.); habilitation committee. Seated, foreground, are Clarence Hor- Hugh W. Overton (Ala.) and Thonias W. Miller (Nev.). ton (Ala.) light suit, and Dr. Norman Booher (Ind.) right.

At Legislative meeting are Jerome Diiggan (l\fo.) gray suit; Sam Birnbaum (N. Y.) sj)eaks at meeting on Constitutional

.\Ibert MacKenzJe ( Vriz.) light suit; Miigh Askew (Okla.) cen- Amendments. Facing camera is chmn George Boland (Neb.). ter; Vince Maher (N. J.) whh pipe, Lynn Peterson (Cal.). Convention made one change in Legion Constitution. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 • 29 NATIONAL CONVENTION

A resolution urging a joint American incorporated under the laws of Indiana N.J. The 57 Con\ention will be New Legion-Nat'l Education Assn commit- as a separate corporation bore heavily Jersey's first. tee to study UNESCO was defeated on the rejection of the New Jersey pro- While many of the resolutions reiter- when McKinley argued from the floor posal. Attempts of New York to get a ated long-standing Legion policy, oth- tliat the Legion already has a special direct "racial issue" resolution on the ers had a new look in content or ap- committee stud\ ing UNESCO, and that floor were lost in a parliamentary tangle. proach. Among the new look items were: a joint study with NEA could involve A resolution supporting the sense of Defense of Doctors: A Rehabilitation an outside organization in the formula- the Bricker Amendment, to protect the resolution, adopted unanimously with- tion of Legion policy. U. S. Constitution from infringement by out debate, urged that the Legion na-

A resolution that ( 1 ) commended the treaty, was amended on the floor to in- tionally and in the States, seek legisla- Girl Scouts for revising their handbook clude support of the "which clause" in tion to permit any licensed physician to to eliminate certain objections, (2) the original Bricker Amendment. The practice medicine in any hospital that is urged the Girl Scouts to annoimce who "which clause" — aimed specifically at a recipient of public funds. The resolu- had weakened the Americanism content protecting state laws from treaty in- tion pointed out that it is a principle of of its published material in the first fringement — would provide that a law American medicine that a patient is en- place and (3) offered the cooperation passed by Congress to implement a titled to a free choice of his own doctor, of The American Legion to the Girl treaty could only be valid if it would but that often — in order to enter a hos-

Among the 2?> Past Nat'l Cmdrs present were the six in j)ix (Tenn); Ray Murphy (Iowa). At right Sicplien F. Chadwick (AVash.); above. At left: Milo J. AVarner (Ohio); Roane Waring Paul V. McNutt (Inch); Henry L. Stevens, Jr. (N.C.).

Scouts to study attempts at subversive be valid in the absence of the treaty. pital— a patient must forsake his chosen infiltration in that organization, was de- An Indiana resolution asked that a physician and select one from among bated on the floor for the purpose of new national American Legion commit- those to whom the hospital extends its amending its language for accuracy. It tee be formed to privileges. Rehabilitation officials point- passed with such amendments. The eflect liaison with ed out pri\ ately that the power of hos- amendments included distinguishing the American Med- pitals to discipline doctors by arbitrarily clearly between Legion oj^position to ical Ass'n, on the denying them hospital pri\ileges had subversive influences in the Girl Scouts grounds that the silenced many ph)sicians in matters in and Legion support f)f the traditional existing liaison which they disagreed with medical so- purpose of the Girl Scouts. committee has been cieties — but this was not included in A minority report of the Constitu- ineffectual. It was the resolution. tional Amendments Committee urged a defeated after dis- Another resolution reiterated The revision of The American Legion Con- cussion and debate American Legion's opposition to attacks Nat'l Sgt.-at- stitution to govern the 40 & 8 in the on the floor, during by the American Medical Ass'n on \ et- A r ni s H a r r same language as that pro\ ided for gov- y erans medicine, and emphasized the which Rehab Engelund of newest attacks broad ermnent of the Auxiliary. After lengthy Chmn McCurdy Los Angeles. AMA platform that and confusing debate, the minority re- said that the fail- areas of care for \eterans with ser\ ice- port was defeated on the floor. Issue re- ure of the piesent liaison committee to connected disabilities. volved around 40 & 8 membership re- function is due to non-cooperation of Brass Tacks at Elections: In a resolu- quirement restricting membership to the AMA. Such committees on the State tion long implicit in American Legion "white males." The color provision does level are functioning with State medical policies but never before put down in not apjily to American Legion or Aux- societies, it was pointed out. black and white, the Con\ ention passed iliary membershiji. The nnnority report As a result of action at the Conven- a Legislati\e policy statement urging did not deal directly with the problem. tion, National Con\ention sites were members and other veterans to deter- Originating in New Jersey, it sought to definitely fixed tor three years into the mine the stand of candidates for na- resoh e the basic question of go\ ern- future: 1955 Miami-Miami Beach; 1956 tional political office on matters of basic rnent of the 40 & 8. Fact that 40 & 8 is Los Angeles, and 1957 Atlantic City, American Legion policy. The statement

30 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 Nat'l Treasurer Neal Grider and Nat'l Louis — last year's convention host — and Judge Advocate Ralph Gregg. The fol- accepted a medallion from Past Nat'l lowing dates were set for meetings in Cmdr Edward Hayes (111.)

Indianapolis: Conference of Dep't ]i The American Legion Distinguished Cmdrs and Adjts, Oct. 1, 2 & 3; meet- Service Medal was awarded posthu- ings of Nat'l Committees and Commis- mously to General George A. White. sions, same dates; meetings of Nat'l Ex- Past Nat'l Cmdr Stephen Chadwick ecutive Committee, Oct. 5, 6 & 7. Nat'l (Wash.) made the award to the Gen- Cmdr Seaborn Collins' Homecoming eral's widow, Mrs. George A. White.

was set for Oct. 9, at Las Cruces, N.M. ]t Addresses of welcome were given by D.C. Commissioner Renah Camalier; Rev. William Adams, immediate Past Past Nat'l Cmdi Lewis K. Gough (C:al.) Dep't Cmdr of D.C; and Herbert Ja- a chats with John S. Gleason. Jr. (111.), cobi. Past Nat'l Vice Cmdr and Presi- of Nat l Rehab Commission. Vice-Clhmn dent of the '54 Convention Corp. Imme- diate Past Nat'l Cmdr Lewis K. Gough (Cal.) responded.

]\ Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers (Mass.), Chmn of the House Veterans Affairs committee, got a standing ovation from the Convention for her unyielding light

Outgoing Nai l (.ha|)lain Tom Clark (Okla.) moves unanimous vote be cast for Seaborn Collins lor Nat'l Cmdr.

Past Nat'l Cnuh Harry Colnitrv (Kan.) listens carefnlly to convention Dave acted as deputy for the Mayor of St. objectionable as a medium of expres- sion, but that a close watch be kept on developments, with further American Gordon Roseli]) (Wis.), ol Nat'l Execu- Legion action if reasonable improve- tive Committee, and James P. Ringley ments in the objectionable area of comic (111.), member Nat'l Convention Cionnn. books are not forthcoming. At Conven- tion time, leading comic book publishers were in the act of organizing a new association to police their industry. in Congress on behalf of disabled vets.

Some other resolutions are summar- } Blind Gen. Melvin J. Maas, chmn of ized on page 36. the President's Committee for Employ- At the close of the Convention, the ment of the Handicapped, spoke briefly Nat'l Executive Committee met and and thanked the Legion for its work for confirmed the following the rehabilitation and employment of in office for Remarks of P.ill McKinley (N. J.) from 1955: Nat'l Adjt Henry H. Dudley, floor carried weight with delegates. the disabled. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 • 3J More Than A Million Applauded These Big Shows

HARD PRESSED bv Competitors from hundreds of other Posts, winners of this year's marching and musical contests gave Washingtonians and visiting Legionnaires a show they will long remember. Most spectacular of the events was of course the mammoth dnjm and bugle corps competition, held under lights at Griffith Stadium and won by

fiawthorne Post 199, N. J. However, while other contests did not have as many participants, they more than Drill team and color guard of Post 373, Delta, Ohio, twice winners. made up for this in the quality of their performances. On Tuesday, August 28, all the prize winners and the mnners-up joined together in the biggest parade seen in the capital since 1865. Thanks to the work done by Legionnaires during tlie pre- ceding year, it was certainly the best parade ever witnessed there.

The band of Post 5, Joliet, 111., won for the ninth time.

Young Ernest Cote of New Jersey jnoved to be a snapp) niai(her.

Choristers of Post 23, Milwaukee, Wis., look top honors.

32 • THE AMFRICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 Because of its meiiiht r -feeding rtcoid. North Diikota Among the sjiectatois were many servicemen from Walter led Legion contingents. Its float was a highlight. Reed Hospital, sufficiently recovered to move about.

Again, the drawing for the four Fords offered by The convention endcil willi a big Seagram's was a high spot of the convention. This Inaugural Ball with the Schlitz event took place at Griffith Stadium. Winners Brewing Company acting as host. were: Thomas F. Orvis, Columbus, Ohio; Ellen Two of the man\ ailrat lions. The W. Kelly, Hawthorne, N. Y.; Ed R. Crawford, drum majorette is Sally Greier. Griffin, Ga.; Vincent Perisich, Iowa City, Iowa.

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 • 33 Legionnaires Stopped, Looked and Listened

Washington's historic shrines and its busy government buildings gave visiting Legion- naires plenty of things to see, but competing for attention were scores of celebrities from all parts of the world who took part in the National Con- vention. The result was. Legionnaires filled Wash- ington's trolleys, buses and taxis trying to see and hear as much as possible in the week or less most of them spent in the capital.

Convention Personalities

A steady procession ol Legionnaiies lilecl through the White House.

Hon. Hon. Eai l ^Van tn Ediih Noiirsf Rogers Chief Justice of the Chniii, House Veterans I nited States

Aliaii s CW>nnni(tee

Harvey His;ley Adni.

.\(lininistiator of Arthur \\ . Radford Veterans Alfairs Clnnn Joint Chiefs of Staff

The hisioi i( Dodge, America's first combat vehick' >\ huli sci \ed as General Pcrsliing's staft car in the Mexican Border Campaign, took a |>romineni pari in the C^onvention. Here it ends its Legion career as it is turned over to the Army which will display it at the Aberdeen

Ordnance Museum. Left to right are Maj, Gen. J. H. Hinrichs; Nat l Cinidr Connell; and Dept Cimdr Kent T. Lundgren, ol Michigan. \\ ah<'i I*. Keulhei

34 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 A Mount Vfiiioii iittiiuted ihou.saiuls ol Lei>i()iinaii cs ulio saw the home of George Washington just as it was when he li^ed there.

•4 Others made pilgiiniages to shrines such as the Jefferson Memorial.

"China will be free and so will the world," said Mme. Chiang Kai- shek addressing the Commander's Dinner. Matters oi stale were forgotten for the time being by these leaders as they gathered at the National Commander's Dinner at the Statler. Left to right are Frank Clement, Governor of Tennessee; George N. Craig, Governor of Indiana and Past National Commander; John Fine, Governor of Pennsyl- vania; and Edward F. Arn, Governor of Kansas.

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Many took time out to pay their respects to our honored dead at Arlington.

Convention Personalities

The nation's C:apitol was ihe setting for many an informal reunion as vis- Gen. Matthew Ritlgway Morton Downey Waurine \Valker old friends. Army Chief of Staff Con^ ention Soloist President, NEA iting Legionnaires met THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 • 35 NATIONAL CONVENTION-

#180. Urge Congress to enact UMT, with trainees reverting to compulsory Some Resolutions Summarized affiliation with Reserve training units, callable to active duty if necessary by the Selective Service System. BELOW, IN ADDITION to those men- plus Property available to state and ter- #618. Urge immediate modernization tioned elsewhere, are summaries ritorial Civil Defense organizations, and of Panama Canal. of the sense of some of the 172 resohi- seek equitable distribution of. available #196. Oppose reduction of medical tions passed by the National Conventit)n Civil Defense equipment and supplies. and any other benefits of dependents of in Washington: #379. Seek disaster relief training in Armed Forces personnel. #61. Extend Social Security benefits secondary schools. #45. U. S. provide additional advan- to age 21 for the children of veterans #453. More Posts of Legion establisli tages for Armed Forces personnel to bol- who died from service causes, if children Civil Defense rescue teams, and aid ster attractiveness of service. are continuing education. communities in acquiring rescue unit #64. Establishes a ceiling on mem- #582. Strengthen agencies working equipment. bership quotas assigned to Legion against entry of illegal narcotics. #454. Asks American Bar Ass'n to Dep'ts. Quota may not exceed a higher #644. Legion Dep'ts review their percentage of eligible veterans in a state laws for education of children of Dep't area than twice the percentage of deceased and disabled veterans, assure eligible veterans enrolled nationallv. their adequacy. #509. Amends Res. #44 (1953) to #114. Legion Constitution amended permit area conferences of Legion pro-

so that rules of one Nat l Convention grams to be held at a time that would will be temporary rules of the next, un- best suit the purposes of the individual

til it writes its own rules. program. # 162. Seek Act of Congress to fix July #635. Urge adequate appropriations 27, 1953 (Korea truce date) as cut-off for Veterans Employment Service. date for Korea war period military serv- #345. Bureau of Veterans Reemploy- ice providing Legion membership eligi- VV. Elliott Nefflen (^V. Va.) speaks at ment Rights be adequately staffed.

bility. meeting ol ( ommitiee on Internal Affairs. #191. Amend Civil Service Retire- #275. Oppose proposed legislation ment Act to remove conflict with Vet- that would reduce veterans benefits, di- create Civil Defense Committee to co- erans Preference Act. lute the scope of VA or adversely affect operate with Legion. #194. Grant subpoena power to Civ- its function. #319. Reaffirms Legion policy calling il Service Commission in N'eterans Pref- #267. Urge private physicians to for single supply catalog system in erence Act cases. study, independenth', the content and Armed Forces. #348, 349, 535. Maintain and honor intent of 3 American Medical Ass'n res- #499. Reaffirms Legion support of Veterans Preference Act. olutions of 1954 stating AMA policy on a strong, privately owned and operated #534. Gov't readjust Civil Service veterans medicine. American Flag merchant fleet. Subheads pay scale, consonant with present living #94. Seek immediate increase of VA of this resolution included specific Le- costs. hospital beds for treatment of mentally gion support for: A long-range ship con- #634. Make Korea vets' farm training disaljled veterans. struction program; Restoration of the program as beneficial as WW2 program #474. Commend House Committee U. S. coast-wise fleet; Panama Canal toll was. on Veterans Affairs for its investigation rates to pay waterway costs, but not #530. All state colleges & universities and report on unjustified charges that total cost of Canal Zone; Continuation require entering and graduating exam there is extensive abuse by veterans of of requirement that 50% of cargoes fi- on U. S. history. the iion-service-connected hospital priv- nanced by U. S. gov't move on U. S. #653. Commend the Congress and ilege. bottoms; Continued maintenance of the President for outlawing communist #289. Seek to raise the outside-in- King's Point U. S. Merchant Marine party. (Passed by acclamation.) come limitations governing pension Academy. #656. Urges more Investigation of awards to conform with living costs. #231. Urge Defense Dep't to remove communist summer camps. #400. Seek decentralization of ad- causes of disaffection and low morale in #658. Asks a new Congressional in- ministration of death claims in VA. Armed Forces Reserve Programs. \estigation of tax-exempt foundations. #639. Legion maintain interest in #111. Restore A. U.S. status to per- #202. Asks U. S. to impose on for- studies of 2nd Hoover Commission. sonnel of the 14th Infantry Regiment, eign correspondents in U. S. same re- #295. Urge that U. S. Senate create Philippine Army. strictions their countries impose on U. S. a veterans affairs committee. #43. Recommend draft boards have correspondents there. #102. Seek flight training for Air two members with previous military ex- #322. Asks schools to cease using as Force ROTC students. perience. educational materials UNESCO pam- #46. Seek air base construction ade- #13. Oppose exchange of atomic in- phlets endorsing world citizenship and ciuate to support 137 combat wings. formation with communist nations un- world government. #47. Seek a combat-readv 137 wing til such time as they earn our trust by #404. Opposes reversal of conviction Air Force by 1957. deeds. of Ste\e Nelson, seeks U. S. Supreme #82. Seek adequate underground #426. Oppose any agreement to ban Court consideration of case. Civil Defen.se shelters for factory and use of nuclear weapons, until such time #52. Supports McCarran-Walter Act. assembly sites. as such agreements can be made un- #74. Urges continuation of Congres- #131. Seek law to make Federal Sur- breakable by any parties to them. sional investigating committees.

2^ • THE AMERICAN LE(ilON MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 National Commander Seaborn P. Collins and his wife Lelia Jane acknowledge the applause ol the delegates after his election.

36th National Convention Elects New National Officers

SEABORN P. Collins, Las Cruces, J. Addington Wagner of Michigan N. M., businessman became the was nominated by Tommy Rommell, first from his State to gain the post of Past Dept Cmdr of Michigan. The third National Commander when he received candidate, W. C. "Dan" Daniel of Vir- the unanimous approval of the Conven- ginia was nominated by the former Gov- tion delegates. ernor of his State, John S. Battle. Cmdr Collins, 6-foot, 3-inch former Following tlie withdrawals of Daniel AAF pilot in WW2 was nominated b>' and Wagner in favor of Collins, Rev. his father-in-law, George R. Quesen- Tom B.^CIark, Oklahoma, Natl Chap- berry and his nomination was seconded Rev. Albert Hoffniunii Nat'l Executive Committee- J. by Jim Day, Nominated for National Commander I>iibiiqiie. Iowa National Chaplain man, of Maine, and b)' Bill Burke, Junior, Past Dept Cmdr of California.

J. Addington Wagner W. C. "Dan" Daniel Battle Creek, Mich. Danville, Va.

lain, moved that the election be made

unanimous and it was so ordered.

The election of Rev. Albert J. Hoff- mann, Catholic priest from Dubuque, Iowa, was unopposed. His nomination was made by Paul Tornquist, Past Nat'l E.xecutive Committeeman of Iowa, and seconded by Rev. Feltham S. James, National Vice Commanders elected were, left to right: Dr. Carl J. Rees, Newark, Del.; Leonard Jackson, Clarks, La.; Robert L. Shelby. Salt Lake City, Utah; Methodist minister and Dept Cmdr of Patrick H. Mangan, Brattleboro, Vt.; Howard C. Kingdom, Conneaut, Ohio. South Carolina. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 • 37 Sail Die^o Wins

Le«^ioii Jr. Baseball AN o rid Series

The '"Cinderella" team of Post 492, San Diego, Cal., won the Legion Baseball Crown on Sept. 5 at Parker Field, Yakima, Wash. Before a crowd of 7,142 fans — largest in the history of the ball park — the Califomian's jumped off to a quick lead in the final game against the team of Gastonia, Post 23, N. C. Five errors by the Tar-Heels in the first four innings ga\'e San Diego a Six of the ciglit women who will lead the Auxiliary during 1955 are shown here. 7 to 2 lead which the\' held until the Left to right are Mrs. Flora B. Weber, Waukesha, Wis.. Nat l Historian; Mrs. end of the game. Lamont Seals. Homer. La., Nat l Clhaplain; Mrs. Percy A. Lainson, Fort Afadison. San Diego, which did not find a Iowa, Nat l President; Mrs. John Hunt, Port Sanilac, Mich., Vice President; Mrs. Tex.; V ice President; Mrs. sponsor until two weeks after the Andre J. Breaux. Beaumont, Sando Dorsett, Phoenix, Ariz., Vice President. Not present when [>icture was taken were Mrs. Ernest Gladu, Legion Baseball season began, lost Manchester. N. H., and iMrs. Crawford Mortenson, Ord, Neb., Vice Presidents. only the opening game to Post 103, Maplewood, Mo., 8 to 2. In the fiifth game the>' gained re-

\ enge and eliminated Nhi]ilewood in a 3-hour and 15 minute marathon About a Million Ladies which saw 26 bases on balls. The sixth game which saw Gastonia and San Diego meet was the thriller of the series and was won by San Diego EFFECTIX E COOPERATION with the 3 to 2 in eleven innings. Legion in e\'ery aspect of its work The series drew the larg- for America was an outstanding feature second est crowd in of the reports to The American Legion's Junior Baseball historx when persons Auxiliary's 34tli Nat'l Convention, held 40,269 passed througli the gates for the at the Ma>'flower Hotel in Washington seven-game series. along with the Legion's big show. Maplewood, Mo., Post 103 was As Natl President for the coming represented in a Junior series for the year, the delegates named unanimously first time. Baltimore Post 33, Balti- Mrs. Percy A. Lainson of Fort Madison, more, Md., and Post 23, Gastonia, Iowa, who climaxed a long service in N. C, had both won the national Auxiliary affairs with the Chairmanship title in previous years. of the Nat l Rehab Committee dining Post 492, San Diego, Cal., won its the past year. Mrs. Lainson is the wife first title and the third for its city, of Percy A. Lainson, Warden of the since Post 13, San Diego, had won Receiving an award at the Legion Iowa State Penitentiary and one of two previous series. Convention is Mrs. L. F. Hobart, America's leading criminologists. Her Sr. first President of the Auxiliary. Gastonia, N. C. backers of their husband, son. daughter and son-in-law team, to With her is outgoing Nat l Presi- sent money bu>' each mem- are all members of the Legion. dent, Mrs. Harold S. Burdett. ber of the squad a suit of clothes. Buddy Lewis, former third baseman for the Washington Senators, was pro\ided with a camera to film the team in action. Gastonia received wire reports of all games and live broadcasts of games in which their team pla\ed. The Hall of Fame award went to San Diego 3rd baseman \\'illiam Capps. The 17-\ ear-old 6-footer bat- ted .311 and pla\ ed brilliant ball in the field. The Louis\ille Slugger tropin for batting in tournaments went to Jack Hopper, Gastonia outfielder and Jim Galasso, San Diego infielder botli of whom had a .375 a\ erage.

.•tot- Lou Brissic, Nat l Commissioner of Junior Legion Baseball congratulated Chm'n Owen Carpenter and his aides Major social event of (he Auxiliary Convention was the Ml Stales Dinner. for a job well done.

3g • THE AMER1C \N LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. 195-4 .

THE REBELLIOUS HERO ^— (Coiilinitiil jrotii po^e /?) —

2. This command again wishes to make its position clear, as stated in Reference

(C). It is felt that all hands did a iob of equal importance.

3. Enclosure (1) forwarded under separate cover contains the names of three hundred and two officers and enlisted men, serving aboard the destroyer USS Comet (Dl)-985). Charles R. Taylor Commander, U. S. Navy Commanding NAVY DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON 15 February 1954 FROM: BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL MEDALS AND AWARDS SECTION (PERS; Z-7) WASHINGTON, D. C. TO: COMMANDING OFFICER USS COMET (DD-985) U. S. PACIFIC FLEET SUBJ: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BRONZE STAR MEDAL; REQUEST FOR REF: (A) OUR LETTER DATED 5 JANU- ARY 1954 (B) BATTLE REPORTS OF BAKER COMPANY (C) YOUR LETTER DATED 14 JANUARY 1954 (D) OUR LETTER DATED 19 JAN- UARY 1954 (E) YOUR LETTER DATED 1 FEB- RUARY 1954

1. This activity acknowledges receipt of the names of three hundred and two crewmembers of the USS Comet (DD- 985) who have been recommended for the Bronze Star Aledal for performance of duty as stated in Reference (B).

2. We iT.iii?/// call attention to the re- Next to being there in person, there's nothing quite so quest of this office as stated. in Refer- warm and satisfying as a voice-visit by telephone. Long ence (A) and (D). If that correspond- service is quick, friendly ence may have been misinterpreted w e Distance and courteous. And repeat that names of six (6) crewmem- rates are surprisingly low, especially after six o'clock bers are desired for recommendation every night and all day Sunday. Somewhere today there for subject aw ard. is someone who would like to hear your voice. 3. It is further s/iiifiested that all men commended be Officers or Chief Petty Officers. This should help in narrowing down the list of possible candidates for LONG DISTANCE RATES ARE LOW subject award. Here are some examples: 4. It is urged that the Commanding Officer of the USS Comet (DD-985) New York to Philadelphia AOi reply to this request immediately upon Cleveland to Baltimore . . 7Si receipt.

T. N. TERROR Atlanta to Indianapolis . 85^ David L. Cardiff, $1.20 Commander, U.S. Nav> By Direction $2.00

These ore the Station-to Station rates for the first 3 min- 15 February 1954 utes, after 6 o'clock every night and all day Sunday. They Cdr. Charles R. Taylor, USN do not include the federal excise tax. Low rates for similar Commanding Officer distances all over America. USS Comet (DD-985) U. S. Pacific Fleet. Dear Chick, Fm writing a short letter after send- BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM ing out the official correspondence, and hope you receive this before making another foolish reply. When you call, remember to Coll by Number. It's faster.

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 • 39 Holy jumping sea lions! Do you real- the guy in the photographs is rcalK' me. correspondence this morning, so will ize the furor xou're causing back It feels great to come home without hasten to answ er both. But you first. here at the home of the Great White having the children inform my wife 1 am a little surprised to hear that Father? I was personally directed by that "that man is here again." I'm causing all this trouble in > our de- none other than Rear Admiral "T.N.T." Then what happens. You shake up partment, but 1 fear, as the sa\'ing goes, himself to make the official correspond- my whole department by having I'll stick to m\' guns. My conscience ence clear, I repeat, clear as to what scruples. After all, we have our futures prohibits me from taking an>' other is desired in commendations for crew- to think of, and yours won't be very stand but the course I'm following, on members from your ship. secure if you persist in irritating the insisting that my entire ship's compaii) Do you know that >"ou have replaced home office. I know this medal busi- share in an\' laurels given for outstand-

Dick Tracy as the main topic of dis- ness isn't always fair, but in all sin- ing performance of dut>-. 1 believe the cussion during the coffee breaks? I've cerity, it is most of the time. records \\ ill prove that nothing can be even heard rumors floating around that When the Admiral discovered you a board of inquiry will look into the and I were old classmates he nearh- matter. It's also been .said that a couple popped a rivet, like it was my fault or of Congressmen have heard of you and something. So please, please, do what have been asking questions. v\c asked and send in six (6) names.

This shore duty is great. I've been Guess that's about it for now. Give back here for two years now, and hope my love to your wife and children to remain for a couple more. I get when you make that periodic liome port along real fine by going along with the of call, and write when > ou find time. system. 1 guess you've had too much Sincerely, sea duty and have forgotten that you David L. Cardiff, can't buck City Hall. They say they Commander, U.S.N. want to give out three medals, that Officcr-in-Charge means they want give out three medals. Medals and Awards Section They ask for six names, they don't Washington, D. C. mean three hundred and two names.

Everything was going fine here. I like 19 February 1954 my job as Officer-in-Charge of the Cdr. David L. Cardiff, USN Medals and Awards Section. My wife Officer-in-Charge likes the idea of seeing me come home Medals and Awards Section 1>1 every night. My kids like the school Washington, D. C. here, and have finally come around to Dear Dave, bclic\ ing that thc\' ha\ c a dadd\' and I received vour letter and the official "VVIiy use a stunt man? It's the final scent' and we're not picking up liis option. IT SMELLS GRAND IT PACKS RIGHT Let him jumj)!" AMKIill'AN LKGION MAGAZINE

accomplished without teamwork, and I'm proud to sa\- that's w liar w e have aboard the USS Co //let.

As an old destroyer man \()urself, I believe nou'II appreciate a Captain's

statement \\ hen he claims, without a doubt, to have the finest warship afloat.

I'll go back nearly a year and review briefly the happenings on April 2S and 29, the period for w hich w e ha\ e been ONCE YOU CATCH LOAD UP aUICK- singled out as performing an outstand- THAT THRILLING SCENT YOU'LL see WHATjg MEANT- ing job. Actually, all w e did was carr\' out the duties we were trained for; but we have the satisfaction of knowing IT SMOKES SWEET IT CANT BITE! w e did a good job of it. On the morning of 2S April 1953, the SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S Coi/iL't was patrolling off theA\'cst Coast 8LEMD OP CHOICE KENTUCKY of Korea. \Ou know how monoronous it becomes w hen >'ou're doing the same 6URLEYS IS EXTRA- AGED TO thing day after day. It came as a wel- GUARD AGAINST TONGUE BITE. come diversion then, when a patrol plane notified the Task Force Com- FREE! mander of the Marine Company's pre- dicament, and w e were ordered to the 2^ -PAGE BOOKLET area to gi\c all possible assistance. ON PIPE CARE . As we approached the battle area, JUST WRITE TO: we rcali/.ed the surrounding waters SIR WALTER prt)l)abl\' were mined, but again, there RALEIGH, was a chance they might not be. Now, OEPT A4 your activity wants me to single out LOUISVILLE, KY. six men, and I'll start here, trying to

40 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 show why that is nearly impossible. I will select, at random, a few men Make the Most of Your Rifle's AccuracY to illustrate the rest of the crew as a \\ hole. with the New Series 60 Model K If the waters were mined, and we hit one, chances were that many of my engineering force would never see another da\ . \\y second class boiler technician, for example, had a baby son in California, whom he had never seen. Two other men below decks had been married just prior to leaving on the cruise. Alany of the men were married or had families, but none ^\ anted to die. There wasn't the slightest hesitation in carr>-ing out any given order. When approaching the Coast Line and sizing up the situation, it was real- MODEL K4| ized that the only immediate help we could offer would be to draw the fire SERIES 60 of the enemy away from the pinned- down iMarines. The enemy's guns were Shown with Weaver Detachable concealed. Wc had nothing to hide be- Split-Ring Mounts. Scope $45.00; Mounts $9JS hind. iMy gun crew s knew there was a in match the accuracy good chance of being hit before they ACCURACY aiming—to of your could fire a shot. rifle and today's precision-made ammunition ... in

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42 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 WHAT'S HAPPENED TO AdvertUement WEST COAST FOOTBALL?

(Contitiiu'd from l>age 19)

California and California, and almost From where I sit every good schoolboy football player west of the Rockies wanted to go to one of the three. Since all three universities jSy Joe Marsh had almost unlimited funds, great coaches and strong alumni bodies, the only competition they got was from one another. Today, the conference lives under a strict sanity code, administered by Vic Schmidt, its commissioner. Schmidt, a former lawyer, has his own private eyes who are constantly watching for vio- lations of the code. He doesn't catch them all, and there is still some cheat- What's New with Cows? ing, but the day when a California school could swipe an all-scholastic star out of Oi-egon or Washington is about Catching up on my reading, I over. And, since the three big confer- noticed three news items you might ence teams have gone down so far, there's no particular attraction to any like to know about. of them for boys from the other coast First, a farmer whose cows' milk States. While the conference teams have had a trace of garlic flavor is now sagged in the west, at least they're still feeding his cows chlorophyll tablets to in existence. The best of the independent clubs have folded completely. For sweeten their breaths. example, Santa Clara, which won suc- Next, a college agricultural station cessive Sugar Bowl games from Louisi- ana in 1936 and 1937, and was good has trained a herd to get milked when enough to beat Oklahoma in 1948 and they are called by number. Seems 75 to whip Kentucky in the 1950 Orange Bowl game, has dropped football. out of 80 cows learned their numbers So have the colorful Galloping Gaels in a few days. Guess the "dumb" five of St. Mary's, who won fame under couldn't count that high. Final item- the great Slip Aiadigan. In the 'thirties, they played some brilliant and thrilling cows are getting "nose-printed" for games against a Fordham club which identification. ranked with the best in the cast, and they beat Texas Tech in the 1938 Cot- From where I sit, I hope there is ton Bowl game. But times changed after as much progress being made with the war, and the Gaels finally threw in the towel. The same thing happened at human beings . . . especially in regard San Francisco and Loyola, both of to tolerance. Whether ifs a choice of a which had good years from time to time. political party, a basketball team, or a Loyola's last coach, Jordan Olivar, is favorite beverage, lefs learn to live now at Yale, and therein lies a perfect example of what's wrong with West and let live more. You may ask for a Coast football. Olivar, a Villanova soft drink after a hard day's work— graduate, went to Loyola in 1949 and built up a winner there. But the team choose a refreshing glass of tem- failed to draw customers and the school perate beer. But lefs not try to "cow" gave up football in 1951. Olivar, who our has a thriving insurance business in Los the other fellow into way of Angeles, wanted a California berth, but thinking! no conference team offered him enough money to make it worth his while. He ended up signing with Yale, as assistant to Herman Hickman. When Hickman quit, Olivar got the number one job at Yale. The far west couldn't even compete with the Ivy League for one of the best coaches in the country, who was right on the spot and wanted to stay there. Copyright 1954, United States Brewers Foundation

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 • 43 With some isolated exceptions, the 1939, and belted unbeaten, untied and rccorti of coast teams in intersectional unscored-on Tennessee a \ ear later. competition has been pretty miserable The west continued its domination at in recent >ears. Take, for example, the Pasadena until after World War II, and famous Notre Dame-U.S.C. series, then, in 1947, the Pacific Coast Con- which used to be one of football's an- ference officials pulled w hat turned out

nual classics. The only reast)n it isn't to be one of football's mistakes of the an\ niore is because Southern California century. The>' signed a long-term con- has collapsed, while Notre Dame has tract with the Western Conference,

continued to maintain its high standards. making the Rose Bowl game a private Betw een 1929 and 1939, the series was affair between the two college leagues. an e.xact .standoff, with each club win- Then, in the face of repeated shellack- ning five games and tying one. Since ings, they signed a renewal when the 1940, the Irish have been so much the original contract expired. better of the two that the .series has To add insult to injury, tlie Western become a farce. The Trojans haven't Conference isn't even obligated to send much to show for the past fifteen years. its champions to the coast every year. The\' won the 1950 game and held the Under the terms of the first pact, the Irish to a tie in 1948, but Notre Dame Big Ten — then the Big Nine, since has sw ept everything else. Michigan State was not yet a member Obviously, the wisest thing that — had a rule prohibiting the same team

U.S,C, can do is drop the Irish from its from going to California mtjre than schedule. Students, alumni and fans once in three years. When the renewal

would have insisted upon it if the Tro- agreement was signed, that clause was ians had got kicked around like that changed to once in two years. SEALS LEAKS INSTANTLY! in the 'thirties. They had too much As a result, it is possible for the sec- SAFE, SURE, PERMANENT! pride to tolerate such a situation. There ond-place ream to represent the West- doesn't seem to be that ern Conference again.st the Pacific Coast WILL NOT CLOG RADIATOR! sort of pride left on the West Coast any more. Conference champions in the Rose Look what happened in the Rose Bowl, This happened on January 1, Stop Radiator Trouble NOW Bowl, where the records parallel the 1949, when the 1948 Northwestern Notre Dame-Southern California setup, team went to Pasadena, .Michigan was RADIATOR KLEN-ZUR hi the 'thirties and earh^ 'forties, the undefeated and its coach, Bennie removes rust, scale, lime, oil, game nearh- always resulted in a West Oosterbaan, was named coach-of-the- grease . . . contains no harm- ful acid. Gets Coast victor>', and sometimes the out- year, but the Wolverines had gone to cooling system come was disastrous for eastern invad- Pasadena the >ear before. To make clean as new. ers. The Trojans of 1938 and 1939 lo.st matters worse, the Wildcats whipped only one game during the seasons California, so the West Coast didn't RADIATOR RUST-ROUT two even have the satisfaction of losing its prevents furlher rust accumula- combined. In both years, they went to tion, eliminates water pump the Rose Bowl and wrecked perfect big game to the best of the Big Nine squeaks. seasons for the opposition. They slapped teams. down an unbeaten, untied later, State and Alichi- BOWES "SEAL FAST" CORP., INDIANAPOLIS 7, IND. and un- A >ear Ohio BOWES PACIFIC CORP., RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA scored-on Duke club on Januar\' 1, gan tied for the \\'estcrn Conference

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They are so driver-proof, in fact, that is backed by 36 years of Zenith experience in radionics exclusively. It's the the Army is currenth' switching o\er only shortwave portable world-proved by 13 years of performance! from hand shifts even on large trucks.

The major cause of failure, I found, was the ow net's neglecting to have oil level checked periodically, w ith an occasional change and refill. Some failures resulted from the car's being towed improperly. It varies from make to make, but in each case the owner's nianual recom- mends the correct procedure for tow- ing that particular car, whether it be by putting the shift in neutral and running at low speed, or, where long distances and high speeds are involved, discon- necting the driveshaft.

I wasn't surprised to discover, w hile visiting repair shops, that body damage is the biggest single expense on current cars. Since we started to demand couch- length seats, car bodies have swelled out over the running boards and acres International Shortwave plus Standard Broadcast. Works on AC, DC or of vulnerable sheet metal are now ex- battery. Ask your dealer to demonstrate Zenith's 7 all-new poAverized posed to expensive damage. We'll iust features. In Black Stag, only $139.95*. In genuine brown cowhide, $159.95*. have to put up with accident-prone {^Manufacturer's suggested retail prices, balleries extra. Slightly higher in Far JVestand South. bodies so long as we insist on Pullman- Specifications subject to change.) car roominess, but it's obvious from the commonness of certain types of damage that some means should be sought to cut it dow n. For instance, of .^0 parked cars I spotted with damaged front left fenders, only six were fitted with exterior rear view mirrors. It's Super Deluxe TRANS-OCEANIC Radio reasonable to assume that the great ma- Backed by 36 years of Experience in Radionics Exclusively. jorit\- of these cars w ere hit w hile pull- COPR. 1954 ALSO MAKERS OF FINE HEARING AIDS • Zenith Radio Corporation, Chicago 39, Illinois THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 • 47 .

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\\ ill stool to our dc'co\ s. Trouble is, if should ne\ er carry a load in the cham- Kruger 00 P'\sto\sFmi^aM3 > oil shoot at those big flocks you drive ber. If a deer tries to circle back, it takes »'NOUESMOT .12 CALIBER them away from the marsh, and they only a second to work the action. probably won't come back. It is there- Above all, drivers never should shoot

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on club grounds. XaturalK , the clubs stMider should have it. Be sure to call Crafted after famous German Luger design want to keep the big rafts in the area. or w histle w hen you get near the stand, Not on air or CO^ gun Eight ten This is a small bore gun thot actually or ducks should be the big- and w ait till \ on hear an answ er before shoots .12 caliber lead bullets fired bv gest flock at \\ hich you Are. coming out. Don't depend light 14mg.powde( charge. Beautiful on your red gun ideal for target shooting. 4 steel .M\' house faces on .Manhasset Bay, cap and coat for recognition—some guys barrel in knurled styrene stock. Overall length 8^4 inches This amazingly low and on any clear morning during duck are color blind. price due to ball and cap design Direct If \ factory-to-you-soles. Comes with 50 bullets. season I can see four to six floating ou're on stand, choose a position Send for extra bullets or available ot stores. blinds, most of them built on war-sur- where >ou're shooting off to the side Money back if not satisfied. Limited quantity. Adults only Send $3.0 KRUGER CORPORATION plus life rafts. Last fall 1 noticed that rather than back toward the drivers. KRUGER BUIIDING, BOX S-52. ALHAMBRA, CAIIFORNIA one group of shooters would send a launch around behind the big rafts of RUPTURE-EASER broadbills and dri\c the ducks toward I'.it. OfT. (A T'lpti- r.l;Ke Tril their blind. This is illegal and none of the other shooters in the neighborhof>d

considered it mannerly. You could al- DeubU...4.95 most see smoke rising from the adia- or left No cenr blinds as the shooters w ithin un- FIttInf Rtquirtd linibcred their \ ocabularies. f lock after flock was chased from the bay, until A strong. form-rittlnK washable support. Bark lac- ing adjustable. Snaps up In front. Adjustable leg leather flnall\' the president of our local sports- .strap. Soft, flat groin pad. No steel or hands. Unexcelled for comfort. Also used as after men's operation support. For men. women and children. club went out to reason with the Mail orders give measure around the lowest part offenders. As it turned out, they \\ere ot the abdomen and state right or left side or double. Wo Prepay Postage E.xcept on C.O.D.'s good guys, but beginners who didn't PIPER BRACE CO. realize that there w as anx thing the least 811 Wy.indotlc. Dept. AL.104, K.insas City S. rvio. bit wrong w ith duck herding. 9

GEIGER COUNTERS (as Shown) neighborhood, it's onl>' good sense not for Ur.inium Detection. TREAS- URE DETECTORS tor ^old. to tr\' those e.xtreme-long-range shots Silver, otc. LiRhtweiKtit, ultra- sensitive. None Finer. Also Minerou bust loose, so will the other ''^ Z>e^<:Acr?uco. shooters, and everyone loses. \Mien a 5420 VinelanOajoll^wood^lifJ duck drops his feet, and you can see "Did you say something, T., or is it my STOPPED his eyes, he's in range. Not before. And J. stomach rumbling?" IN A JIFFY I have a cold spot in my heart for the AMERICAN LEGION M.iGAZINE ITCH or money back guy who tootles his duck call at birds Very first use of soothing, cooling liquid D.D.D. that are apparenth' decoying to another Prescription positively relieves raw itch red gunner. caused by eczema, rashes, scalp irritation, chaf- Never shoulder > our rifle at a sound, ing—other itch troubles. Greaseless, stainless. Duck shooting in most places is for even though >()U fulh intend to wait 43^ trial bottle must satisfy or money back. earl)' risers. lads out sure of the target. the Ask your druggist for D. D. D. PRESCRIPTION. The w ho stumble to make When long after sunrise, scaring away e\er\' dri\c is over, exerxone should unload

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Household Prod., Dept. 16 . Scorsdale, N. Y. out in the morning gets his pick of lo- whereabouts b> giving a low whistle cations for his blind. Other shooters from time to time. If three or more ACCORDIONS should not set up too close to him. nor arc hunting stay abreast and in line, DISCOUNTS on his line of flight. W hen a more per- (letting too far ahead or behind makes manent t\'pe blind is erected before \our companions nervous, and should UP TO 50% FOR opening da\", other shooters tradition- make you nervous too. Sighting-in and VETERAN^ ally respect the precedence of the practicing should be done before you builder for the season, though some get to the hunting area, A fusilade of "PAY AS DIRECT from areas are now too crow ded for this cus- shots will drive deer away from >our Importer to You!' [you PlAY" tom to remain practicable. camp and make every other hunter SATISKACTION GUARANTEED, or yuur Sm^ll Down PaymenI I* ' you can sdveuploSO% money b.ick NOW The fact that a man is hunting in his there hate your guts. On closing day, LittlP As bvdirert purc htise from America's leading r,( genuine ITALIAN distiibulor lamous home territor\' gi\es him no right to it's sort of a tradition to shoot up ex- ACCORDIONS TRADE INS ACCEPTED MAIL COUPON TODAY •World') lorgetl Jeleclisn infringe the game laws or to interfere cess ammunition in a little friendh' tar- with other hunters. If you ever find get competition. Ciood idea, too. You'll yourself interfering w ith another drive, find out w hether or not you need prac- safety, good manners and good sense tice before coming out next season. But say: "Keep out of the way." spare us that guff about how you're not ACCORDION MANUFACTURERS ( WHOLESALERS OUTLET The rules for driving deer are often so hot with a motionless paper target 3003 West Chicago Ave. Vpi.fS^ Chicago 33, III. ignored to an alarming degree. Dri\ ers .set out in bright light, but are a regular

52 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER, 1954 Dan'l Boone when confronted by a Most hunting is done on property owner wants you to avoid— where hands running deer in shadow-dappled brush! owned by someone else. Never trespass. are working, livestock is pastured or One of the greatest sources of argu- Get permission, whether or not the land kids are berry-picking. Certainly you ment among hunters is game ownership. is posted. Remember at all times that know enough not to shoot near the Legally, the hunter who stops the game you are a guest, and act accordingly. house, buildings or animals; not to

is the owner, regardless of previous I can get quite emotional on this sub- trample through standing crops; nor to shots or wounds. Some sportsmen be- ject, as I used to be a farmer myself. cut or break fences, or leave fence gates lieve that game should belong to the Don't be angry if a farmer turns you open. When the farmer gives you per- hunter w ho first draw s blood. In parts dow n. Others may have asked him first, mission to hunt, he is assuming that if of the Western U. S. game is consid- or there may be a bird shortage. Per- you do accidentally cause any damage, ered to belong to the man who takes haps your party is too big. The farmer you will come back like a man and

the first shot, even if he misses, the would probably like to do some gun- make good on it. "Damage," incidental- theory being that the second man fires ning himself when he has time, and ly, includes filling your pockets with only to insure that a wounded animal doesn't want his fields shot out. He also the farmer's produce. doesn't escape. This would apply only needs to keep some of the game for Don't pattern your shotgun or sight- when both of the men w ho fire at the breeding stock. I never allowed parties in your rifle on signs. Bury debris from

animal are in the same hunting party. of more than five on my farm. > our lunch, or from dressing out game Suppose a stranger shoots at an ani- Lots of hunters will off'er to pay a you kill. If you leave offal exposed, mal at which you have previously fired, farmer for the privilege of hunting on the surrounding atmosphere will soon and which you are trailing? You have his land, though if he is wise, the farmer become pungent. Out West, offal no claim if you missed. My own opinion will decline. Acceptance of money re- attracts coyotes and bears, which is that when a wounded deer is brought duces his right to legal recovery for promptly start their own inroads on down by a hunter other than the man damages, and gives some hunters an the game supply and on domestic ani-

who first hit it, the animal should be- exaggerated idea of their liberties. mals. Bury it, even in wild country. long to the man who fired first only Nevertheless, a diplomatic offer to pay Some bird shooters fall into a frenzy

w hen the second man is a companion lets the farmer know that you appre- when they see a stray cat in hunting

on the hunt. If the second shot is fired ciate his right to turn you away. He'll territory, and promptly blast loose all

by a stranger, it should be his venison be further reassured if you give him nine lives. I know that domestic cats unless the initial wound is fresh, serious, your name and address. This will also gone wild kill a lot of birds, but are and was made not more than a few restrain you if you are tempted to com- you sure it is a stray cat, and not the hundred yards away. (I expect to get mit vandalism. Incidentally, permission farmer's pet mouser? If he's anywhere some argument on this subject, but the to hunt on one farm gives >"ou no rights near the farm buildings, let the cat rules are vague, and clarification is on neighboring farms. alone. needed.) Always inquire if there are places the (Continued on page 56)

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HOW SECURE Why more and more people say: IS THE PANAMA CANAL? (Continued jiom page 17)

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.22 RIFLE Segiindo and a few other men of fine w ith w hich Robinson was egoed into background in tlie Part\' have made ir fronting for iMoscow in Panama. In CARBINE STYLE (BRAND NEW) Modebv one of the lorge sporting goods hard to conv ince rlie Panamanian in the 194K, the\' testif>', Robinson w as given manufacturers. We obtain these sta street that Panama's o\\ n little People's about dord rifles with stocks unfinished two months of "the tour" of at such low cost that we ore able Full Party — made up of fellows we all know Russia, had a "big time dancing with to DOSS on to vou this borgain price These ore beautifully crafted — is really a part of the Moscow con- red-haired girls and came back and firearms. All steel construc- Uses stondord tion. This light weight mo ,22 ommunition spiracy. raved about it." He went to the East del is rugged in every Remington, Peters and detail. Perfect for Winchester, short and Celso Solano, Jr., provided that sort Berlin "Peace Conference" in 1950. Rob- shells. Barrel rifl- single shot snap TJV^ \ of camouflage for a while. A lawyer inson could not finance his iourneys shooting. An all- l^F^ '"9 ^ \ot\A% for fine round gun. Has Iml accuracy at long range, and the son of a distinguished lawyer, abroad himself. stroight feed .jm^^^k Adjustoble rear sight,pin- bolt action. .^I^^I^B point front sight. All parts blued Solano, Jr. was the People's Party's fin- Dr. Carlos Pedrichi, a dentist, is one Lever throughout. 33 "long, Fine, heavy ^^BB^^ est public speaker until 1950. stud- trio style J^SkK^^w duty hordwood stocks unfinish- He of a of Panamanians w ho spent ^''^P'v stain and locguer your- grip. ^^^^^^Sm ied at the University in in self for the greatest bargain in fire- of Bogota considerable time red China in 1951 arm history. Supply is limited as yet, Colombia — scene of many violent stu- as guests of the Peiping government. so hurry. Money back guarantee. Deliv- ered free. Send S7.95 check, cosh or M.O. dent disorders — and aligned himself Dr. Pedrichi is influential in a sincere, WHOLESALE DIE CORPORATION w ith the People's Part\' w hen he re- quiet and self-sacrificing wa\', does a Box 86-R, Alhambra, Calif. turned home. lot of free dentistry among the poor in Work, Solano, Jr. organized the state branch Aquadulce Province. of the Party in Panama Province, where W hile stud> ing at the University of Sleep, Play Panama Cit\' is located, under the name Brazil, Pedrichi came under the influ- of the Independent Provincial Party. ence of Luis Prestes, top Brazilian red In Comfort He was a candidate for the National leader. He returned from his educational Assembly little support. trip to China in 1951 w of Brazil, Without Nagging Backache in 1952, but got by ay Nagging backache, loss of pep and energy head- The People's Party had thrown him out where he renewed old contacts. Ped- aches and dizziness may be due to slowdown of kidney two years earlier for bucking the Mos- richi is a member of Panama's Commit- function. Doctors say good kidney function is very important to good health. When some everyday con- cow line. tee for Peace [CoDihe Pro Paz) which dition, such as stress and strain, causes this important function to slow down, many folks suffer One of the most powerful state or- is about what you'd expect it to be. Dr. nagging backache— fee! miserable. Minor bladder ganizations of the People's Part>' in Pedrichi comes from a middle class irritations due to cold or wrong diet may cause getting up nights or frequent passages. Panama has been the branch in La famil>% is quiet and reserved — probably Don't neglect your kidneys if these conditions bother you. Try Doan's Pills— a mild diuretic. Used Chorrere Province, about one hour's believes the "brotherhood of man" tenet successfully by millions for over 50 years. It's amaz- est of the line. ing how many times Doan's give happy relief from ride w of the Canal. Made up mostly commie these discomforts— help the 15 miles of kidney tubes of farmers, the La Chorrere branch was An outstanding feminine leader of and filters flush out waste. Get Doan's Pills today! organized by Baldomero Gonzalez. the People's Party in Panama has been Young Gonzalez, son of a wealthy land- Senorita Santizo, who, while a teacher FOLDING CHAIRS owner, raised a clamor for free land as in Colon High School in 1950, made an ' • IN Stee£ OR UHxxi the chief bait in his appeal to La Chor- extensive tour behind the Iron Curtain FOLDING BANQUET TABLES rere farmers. The state Part\' motto was in Europe. The Soviets sponsor a Latin WRITE FOR CATAI AND LOW DIRECT "'Tierras libres para el campcsino!'' — American school of subversion in or. Free Land for the Farmer! Gonzalez Czechoslovakia which is attended by

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5g • THE AMERIC AN I EGION MAOAZINE • OCTOBER. 1954 school) and the Univcrsiry of Panama of the National Asscmbl) , labeled also serve the red propaganda mill. A for a number of > ears. The pair were "Swedish crystalw are." Panamanian bookstore selling Russian- leading lights in the professor-inspired It contained "documentar> films" of published reading matter was licensed student riots that touched off the hys- alleged U.S. germ warfare in K(jrea. in the name of Columbia Mendo/a, teria of the airbases incident in 1947. In addition to studying germ wai'farc teacher in a La Chorrere junior high The>' maintained constant contact \\ ith in China it is supposed that iMarfn, school, until President Arnulfo Arias red agents in other countries during Souza and Pedrichi also l)oncd up on cancelled the license a few years ago. their tenure as teachers employ ed in such peace subjects as espionage, sabo- A m>sterious Isaac X'^anikoff, travel- government schools in Panama. tage, labor and peon agitation, and the ing on an Argentine passport, \ isiteil Professor A'ictor has served as presi- new object lessons in armed infiltration Panama in October, 1953. He was a dent of the People s Party, and Profes- that have been developed in (-hina, "businessman" and had wired ahead to sor De Leon as its secretary general. Korea and Indo-China. These are Cleto Souza instructing him to take out Chang Man'n, a Chinese-Panamanian, adaptable to the situation in a number a commercial film agency license (for has been an active, aggressive and open of Latin countries, and are being ap- the release f)f Russian movie films in communist leader. He is an able, astute plied in the remoter baclv-countr\- of Panama theaters). In Panama City, \'an- and popular man of charm and means Brazil at present. ikoff met with Professor De I.eon, in his native Province of Vcraguas. Un- V Souza and other People's Part\' leaders. til recenth', he was a professor there, Where red mone\' comes from to The secret police, under President Re- in the national teacher's college in finance activities in Panama is a subject mon, raided a meeting between \'ani-

Santiago. Alarin's family is highly re- that is soft-pedaled even by anti-com- koff and De Leon in the Hotel Interna- spected. munists who seem to know, [diplomacy tional. They confiscated the papers of Other leaders in the People's Part\- may have something to do w ith the the "Argentine" with the Russian name, ha\ e included Ruben Dario Souza and silence, since Argentina seems to serve cancelled his visa and gave him 12 hours his cousin, Cleto Manuel Souza, as well as an avenue of convenience for the to leave the country as an umlesirable as Lenin Brouwcr whv)se l)arber shop in flow of red funds. W lien one Argentine alien. Panama Cit\' has been a place of regular diplomat was sent packing from Pan- \^inikoff ma)' or ma>' not ha\ e been communist meetings. ama, a professor in Panama wrote a traveling with the permission of Ar- In 1951, Chang Marin and Cleto letter — subseiiuently seen by the w rong gentina. Red agents in Latin America Souza went to Pciping as guests of the eyes — to a friend in Costa Rica, sav ing run a regular factory of passport fiaud. red China government, where they were that w ith the dismissal of the x'Vrgentine, As long ago as 1948, the then l\)rcign later joined by the dentist, Pedrichi. new arrangements would have to be Minister of Panama, Ignacio Molino, Jr., During their absence Panama's secret made to finance the prof's activities. proposed an agreement among all police inspected, on a tip, a parcel from Local reds are sometimes kept in American nations (and some European red China that arrived in the Panama funds by being awarded Iron Curtain ones) to clamp dow n on the eas\ intei - City post office, addressed to a deputy trade agencies, preferably those w hich national travel and passport racket by

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Become an 111 19.i2, Renion — long a power in they'd be priced to the poorhouse if Panamanian politics as head of the po- they were forced to buy in Panama. lice — ran for the presidenc\' and n\ as Panama w ants Panamanians w ho work nccounTnni- easily elected. He had ridden out a in the Zone to get the same pay as U. S. moment of extreme unpoptilarity in the workers, and interprets the higher rate Expert Bookkeeper— C, P. A, series of events that brought Arias to paid U.S. workers to entice them to The demand for skilled accountants men ivho really power in 1949, and is today as popular work in the Zone as "racial discrimina- know their business—is increasing. National and state legislation is requiring of business much more in the and as strong a president as Panama has tion." way of Auditing, Cost Accounting, Business Law, Organization, Management, Finance. Men who prove ever know n. So far, no party to all these differ- their qualitications in this important field are pro- — affectionately as ences of opinion has felt that he should moted to resixjnsible executive positions. Rcmt)n known for the answer. FREE SAMPLE LESSON Chichi— is a bluff, convivial, two-fisted, go to Moscow How- Knowledge of bookkeeping unnecessary. We train you rough and read>' gent. His wife. Dona ever, w hen things have fared badly for from ground up, or according to your individual Remon in the present discussions of the needs. Low cost: easy terms. Cecilia, is a stateswoman in her own Send name and address on the lines below for /ree right, an attractive, active first lady Canal treaty in Washington, he has pub- Sample Lesson and 48-page book describing the licly said that U. S. policies "encourage LaSalle accountancy training and the opportunities known throughout Panama as Dona in this highly prohtable held. communism." The complaint that the EXTENSION UNIVERSITY Ceci. lACAIIP During his first two \ ears in office, tv\() different rates of pay in the Zone took vigorous steps to cement is "racial discrimination" is also a noise 417 S. Dearborn St., Dept. 10361HChicago5, III. Remon the stabilit\- of the Republic, to improve that the communists arc happy to hear Name its ()ncc-shak>- financial condition; to echoed. Address w ipe out traditional tax-abuses en)o\ ed hi spite of these sounds of discontent City Zone ... .Slate by the well-to-do; to gain all possible with the U.S., Remon is as strong a advantages from the U.S. Canal opera- man as the communists are apt to face spending the DRAINS cellars, cisterns, wash tubs; tion; to broaden Panama's economic in Central America. After IRRIGATES - CIRCULATES • SPRAYS base by encouraging new industr\', and better part of 19.i2-.v? reforming Pan- Oilairial "Tvpe P" Pump lia-s 2.1UU GPH cap.icilv, .360 GPH 75' high: or thus lessen the nation's 400-year-old ama's rickct}' national finances, he 15(10 GPH from 25' well. U.':e 1/G to 3/4 HF* motor. Motor coupling In- includ- cluded. Stiiinless .shaft. 1" inlet; Sj" over-dependence on its position as an turned his guns to other things, t outlet. DOES NOT CLOG OR HOST! Postpaid it casli wltli order. (West of doings. \ ; inter-ocean highway; to improve the ing the communist I Miss, add 50f I MONEY B.\CK GUAR- |, ANTEE. Centrifugal Pumps and Gear national health level, and to throttle the Public m Pumps in all sizes. His government passed Law LABAWCO PUMPS Belle (Vlead 56. N. J. gnaw ing of the communists. 91 in December of last year. It outlawed The Remon regime is building feeder communism and forbade the employ- roads inland to help interior development of know n communists in go\ ernment. A national campaign against tu- ment jobs. The law drove the People's berculosis and the opening of many Part\" underground, and under it, LOOK new rural health centers mark progress known communist teachers have been to raise Panama's health levels. fired from government-run schools. FOR Indifferent to cliches that the United Professors Victor Hugo, Cesar De

Fruit Compan\- is some sort of Yankee Leon and Chang Marin no longer teach. THIS ogre, Remon is reported to be entirely Remon's regime akso reformed the EMBLEM w illing to encourage more United Fruit election law s, so that a part\- cannot get development on the coast of the wild, on the ballot or campaign w ithout proof unsettled eastern end of the counti'y. of substantial backing. This should help United F'ruit operates two plantations stabilize national politics, make it tough It is displayed only in a at the western end of the nation. Last for a sub-rosa communist party to at- June, Bill Mais, United Fruit represen- tain political legitimacy, and keep Legionnoire-owned store . . . tative in Panama Cit>% tendered a $2 splinter groups from w ielding the bal- a member of million fruit company income tax check ance of power. to tlie Panama treasury, and the 195j! The anti-communist law causes some THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE United F'ruit report shows $14,097,- uneasiness, since it is the sort of law 6H0.28 ploughed into the Panama econ- that could be put to easy political abuse. RETAIL ADVISORY COUNCIL om>- from the operation of its present However, the regime has used restraint plantations. and kept the law in reserve. Neverthe- Remon has sent a mission to W'ash- less, there have been wholesale arrests of ington to review the Canal Treaty and communists — under other laws. r\ If your lighfer sparks — get the best possible break from the Police raids on communist meetings y) if lighfs wifh DEVIL'S U.S. in terms of more economic ad- do not result in arrests unless the reds vantages to Panama from the Canal. adopt an attitude of defiance and hys- ^ Canal problems make a story in terics against w hat the>" call "gestapo" themselves, about w hich nobody is es- tactics. If they do that, they are arrested • SMOKELESS ^ pecialh happ\-. Panama wants more for resisting peace officers or disturbing • LIGHTS INSTANTLY M advantages from the Canal than it is the peace. • PLEASANT ODOR getting under the present treat\". The Chang Marin is currently serving a U.S. fieneral Accounting office wants iail sentence for resisting an officer. His the Canal to be self-supporting, w hich arrest doesn't sit well in his native San-

BIG angers both the Panamanians and the tiago, where he is personally well-liked. 4 0Z. CAN C^anal Zone workers. Panama and the CJeiierally, how ever, there is no popular Zone workers are at odds over where bellowing about civil liberties in the the Zone workers should trade, with arrest of communists, though Panama- DEVIL LABORATORIES CO. l-'anama insisting that Zone commis- nians are jealous of their hberties. Re- SS7 E. 8th STREET - CINCINNATI, OHIO saries reduce the line of goods offered, mon has been careful to let public edu- Sine* 1914 World'% finttl Lighter Fluid and the Zone people complaining that cation in communist conspirac\' keep

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abreast of his moves against the party. leadership that offers it if they don't true nature of that leadership. As long-time head of the national po- know the CLASSIFIED. I in- Those who follow communism (except lice, he has a store of interesting Exchange formation with which to enlighten the for the intellectuals and the ambitious Post» ^ OPPORTUNITIES public. would-be leaders) in Latin America to- Students at the University were ready day are not only poor, they know prac- HELP WANTED -SALESMEN 30,000.000 WOMEN want amarmg new Automatic Refrigerator to raise a ruckus over "academic free- tically nothing about Soviet communism Defroster You sell 8 out of 10 on sure-fire FREE TRIAL. $25000 — untaught. if dom" when their red professors were being unread and And weekly profit not uncommon Rush postcard for guaranteed plan. D-Frost-O-Matic. Dept. T I18. 173 W Madison St.. Chicago 2. III. fired. Remon went straight to the they happen to be exceptionally poor,

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