The American Legion Magazine [Volume 52, No. 4 (April 1952)]
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SEE IN THIS ISSUE. ->PAGE 14 ARE WE TRYING TO LOSE GERMANY? By RICHARD S. WEIL WONDERFUL GIFT NUMBER On his birthday, on his aiiniversarv. Seajrram's and be SURE. Far better than or oil any of tliosc important occasions a thousand words, a gift of Seagram's 7 when vou wish to sliow liini how much (>rown tells vour friend — "'Only tlie bis friendship means to you . , . give finest is fine enough for vou." Sure E I I L L E : SEAGRAM'S 7 CROWN. BLENDED WHISKEY 86 8 PROOF 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. S A G R AM- D S T R S CORP.,N.Y. There's a big difference between a * tomcat L.tomcod —and there is a powerful difference, too/ between gasoline and *^ETHYL" gasoline! There is nothing like "Ethyl" gasoline . for bringing out the top performance of a new car ... or making an older one feel young again! Because "Ethyl" gasoline is high octane gasoline, it brings out the top power of your engine. Try a tankful today and see if it doesn't make a powerful difference in the performance of your car. Ethyl Corporation, New York 17, N. Y. Other products sold underthe"£lhy\" trade-mark: sail cake . ..ethylene dichloride . sodium (metallic) . chlorine (liquid) ... oil soluble dye benzene hexachloride (technical) 1 single edge shavers! Doesyourskin smart, burn, when you apply lotion after shaving? THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Try it on your forehead. Same skin yet no burn! That's because VOL. 52 No. 4 your facial skin is irritated from shaving— probably because you're CONTENTS FOR APRIL, 1952 using a razor blade ground like a THE BEAR WHO LEARNED FEAR (fiction) 11 penknife and you have to "bear BY JIM KJELGAARD down" to shave clean. A story about a rogue bear and a hunter. PAL's patented Hollow Ground ARE WE TRYING TO LOSE GERMANY? 14 process makes "bearing down" BY RICHARD S. WEIL State Department men hard at work. unnecessary. You shave with a Fishing is certainly one of the most relax- BASEBALL THEN AND 16 light, light stroke; your face NOW ing sports we know, BY ED FITZGERALD but it can also be ex- is cool, relaxed— your skin isn't asperating, as this It's a different kind of game these days. m»>ntii's cover shows. irritated, is left smooth as a POSTMASTER: Please THIS I SAW 18 send copies returned BY HAMILTON GREENE teen-ager's! You owe it to under labels Form 3579 to Post Office Box Korea through an artist's eyes. your face to try 1055. Indianapolis 6. Indiana. THE LEGION'S NEW COMMANDER 20 The American Legion BY R. B. PITKIN Magozine is the official publication of The Ameri- You've heard about Donald R. Wilson. Now meet him. can Legion and is owned exclusively by The Ameri- can Legion. Copyright THEY DARE TO LAUGH AT STALIN 22 1952 by The Americon BY JOHN KORD LAGEMANN PAL Legion. Published month- ly at 1100 W. Broadway, It isn't all reverence for the commies' god. Louisville, Ky. Acceptance for mailing at special rate SINGLE EDGE BLADES of postoge provided for in A KILLER HAD COME TO CALL 24 Section 1 103, Act of Oct. BY EDWARD R. VINSON 3, 1917, authorized Jon. 5, 1925. Price single copy, The murderer and his moll had a reason for this visit. 15 cents; yearly subscrip- tion, $1.50. Entered os second class motter June HOW TO PROTECT YOUR DOG 26 30, 1948, ol the Post F. Office at Louisville, Ky., BY GEORGE BURTON under the Act of March Since your pet can't help himself. 3, 1879, Non-member sub- scriptions should be sent to the Circulation Depart- ment of The American THE NATIONAL LEGIONNAIRE 29-36 Legion Magozine, P. O. Box 1055, Indianapolis 6, Ind. Features EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES SOUND OFF! 4 ROD AND GUN CLUB. ... 28 Best Say/ Indianapolis 6, Indiana ^ EDITORIAL AND EDITOR'S CORNER i> LEGION PUZZLE CONTEST 37 ADVERTISING PRODUCTS PARADE .... 8 NEWSLETTER 41 for 580 Fifth Avenue 10 25< 64 New York 36, N. Y. PARTING SHOTS 21 /or49< • 44/or98< WESTERN OFFICE will not in Zipak dispenser with 333 North Michigan Avenue Manuscripts, ai twork, cartoons submitted fur consideration be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envcliipe is included. vault for used blades. Cliicoqo I, Illinois 4 for 10^ in regular packing. PAL Double Edge and new Please notify the Donald R. W ilson. National Commander, Indianopolis PAL Gold Ttiin Double Edge Circulation Depart- John Stelle, McLeons- Long Armstrong, Spo- L. Sears, Toledo, Ohio; boro, Illinois, Choirmon kane, Wash. ; Charles George D. Levy, Sum- at some low prices. ment, Publications Division. P. O. Box of the Legion Pubfico- E. Booth, Huntington, ter, S. C; Rolond Coc- 1055. Indianapolis, tions Commission; Dan W. Va.; Dr. Chorles R. rehom. Baton Rouge, W. Emmett, Ventura, Logan, Keokuk, lowo; Indiana, if you have La.; George D. Baron, PAL INJECTOR BLADES changed your ad- Colifornio, ond Eorl L. Dove H. Fleischer, St. Bethany, Conn.; Her- Meyer, Alliance, Ne- Louis, Mo. ; E m me 1 dress, using notice schiel L. Hunt, Austin, braska, Vice-Choirmen. Safay, Jacksonville, form which you Tex.; Earl Hitchcock, 20 for 594 22S Members of the Com- Flo.; Clovis Co pel and. Glens Falls, N. Y.; may secure from mission: Max Sleprn, Little Rock, Ark.; Paul your Postmaster. Edgor G. Voughan, St. 10 for 39* • 6 /or 25* Be Philadelphia, Pennsyl- B. Dague, Downingtov^-n, Poul, Minn.; Horold A. sure to cut off the vania; J, Russ-^ll Lor- Pa.; Josephus Daniels, in Metal Iniectors with vault for used blades address label on combe, Malta, Mont.; jr., Roleigh, N. C; D. Shi ndlcr. New burgh, Ind. Fit your Injector Razor perfectly your IMagazine and Director of Publicattons A drtsory Edttor AdyertfstTi^ Director paste it in the space James F. O'Neil Alexander Gardiner Fred L. Moguire provided. Always PAl CUARANTEII-Buy New York. N. Y. Mtin.i^iTip Editor a pack of PALS in the type give your 1952 E.iitem A dv. Mgr. Boyd B. Stutler you prefer. Use one, two or every blade in the membership card WilliamM. DeVilalit F. Barton James A It Editor pack. If you don't agree that PALS shove you bet- number and both Indianapolis, Ind. Al Marshall Vi'csterti Adv. A/^r. ter, return the dispenser for full refund. your new and your H. J. Prussing, Jr. old address. A siocijte Editors PAL BLADE CO., Inc., 43 West 57th Street, N. Y. C. Frank Lisiecki Robert B. Pitkin Detroit Adv. Rep. Editor Joseph C. Keeley Irving Herschbein John D. Gillman PM-'lhe Razor Blade Made for Your Face!" 2 • The American Legion Magazine • April, 1952 To the men who To the men who have gone before... are yet to come We pause a moment here on this page, foregoing We look ahead. We see The Texas Company our usual advertising message, because of the future in the hands of those who today The Texas Company is 50 years old this month. are busy with playthings. Some will, perhaps, be your We pause to pay tribute to the men who have gone own sons and grandsons. They will learn much before us who with their hands, their hearts at schools and colleges — much more than we did and their minds built this great American company — because there is more to learn. which is now in our trust. To them we will turn over our oil fields, refineries, We pay tribute to the adventurous spirit tankers — and our knowledge — all we have, of the men who sought and found the stores gathered slowly over the 50 years. They will add of oil hidden so deeply and so long from mankind. to it greatly. They will give you services that we do We pay tribute to the careful men of science not now know. They will give you finer products and precision who invented the intricate techniques for a finer standard of living, and, we trust, of splitting petroleum into so many useful things — in a less troubled world. from asphalt to medicine. We pay tribute to the men of vision who built Our greatest responsibility is to select as best the vast refineries and sent the oil out to the we can from these young men and young women street corners of the world. We pay tribute to the of the future those most fitted for these various men of labor who gave their years in the shop, tasks — those best able to serve America in the sun and on the sea to make this company through this company. one of the sinews of strength of our country. To these men we are grateful. We pledge ourselves to this duty. THE TEXAS COMPANY 1902 952 / " Sound Off! Misery Writers must give name and address. Name withheld if re- quested. So many letters are being received it is not possible FIRST to promise answers. Keep your letters short. Address: Sound Off, The American Legion Magazine, 580 Fifth Ave., New York 36, N. Y. CONCERNING KATYN McCauley. Doesn't he read the papers or CHOICE was the article conceived before the season Sir: You arc to be commended for featur- got under way? John K. Walsh a glass of ing Ambassador Lane's article on the atroc- ities committed by the reds upon the Pohsh Jejferson City, Mo. Sparkling, Refreshing officers in tlie Katyn forest. Bringing to fight these and other savagely brutal acts TWO FLAGS of the communists should help to keep the Sir: Recently I attended a memorial service powers that be from continuing to cover held for a deceased Korean War veteran, up for Stalin and his inhuman helpers.