THE AMERICAN LEGIONMAGAZINE 20c 'FEBRUARY 1965 ARE WE DRYING U P ^ A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT DROUGHT HAS DONE TO THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES The metropolitan museum of art gift of john s Kennedy. 189; - color photo by American heritage FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY THE TASTE OFGOOD WHISKEY What any sophisticated imbiber wants in his highball is flavor — whiskey flavor. And 7-Up is all for it! No cover-up mixer, this one. Seven-Up mellows, it rounds out the flavor, but it lets your whiskey keep its authority. You get a hearty drink — with a mixer truly sparkling personality. So next time, mix yours with 7-Up. Copyright 19f>4 by The Seven-Up Company ; The American FEBRUARY 1965 LEGION Volume 78, Number 2 POSTMASTER: Send Form 3579 to P.O. Box 1954 Magazine Indianapolis, Ind. 46206 The American Legion Magazine Editorial & Advertising Offices 720 Fifth Avenue Contents for February 1965 New York, New York 10019 Publisher, James F. O'Neil Editor Robert B. Pitkin MAKING THINGS BETTER IN YOUR HOME TOWN ... Assistant Editor John Andreola BY NATIONAL COMMANDER DONALD E. JOHNSON Art Editor There doesn't seem to be any limit Al Marshall jor those who try. Associate Editors Roy Miller James S. Swartz LOW WATER ON THE LAKES Production Manager Art Bret/field BY JOHN E. EULLER Copy Editor The Great Lakes have been going down for 12 Grail S. Hanford years and are hitting all-time lows. What Circulation Manager does it all mean to people near and jar? Dean B. Nelson Indianapolis, Ind. Advertising Director WHEN WASHINGTON CROSSED THE DELAWARE 12 Robert P. Redden BY NANCY GAGER CLINCH Chicago-Detroit Sales Office Bart J. Burns In bitter December a vanishing army crossed 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago, 111. 60601 the ice floes, quite as much to win the Americans CEntral 6-2401 as to defeat the enemy. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: NEW SALEM, ILL, ABE LINCOLN'S TOWN .15 Notify Circulation Dept., P. O. 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Second-class postage paid at Louisville, Ky. Price : singh- copy, 20 cents yearly subscription, $2.00. BEST KEPT SECRET OF WORLD WAR II .26 ; Order nonmember subscriptions from the Cir- BY PAUL DITZEL culation Department of The American Legion. P.O. Box 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206 A picture story of a great disaster that knocked Editorial and advertising offices: 720 5th Ave., Bombay's harbor out a year in the midst for half New York, N. Y. 10019. Wholly owned by of WW2. The American Legion, with National Head- quarters at Indianapolis, Ind. 16206. Donald E. Johnson, National Commander. Departments Publisher's Representatives LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ...2 VETERANS NEWSLETTER 29 West Coast Arden E. Roney & Assoc. EDITOR'S CORNER 4 NEWS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ... 31 Los Angeles & San Francisco, Calif. DATELINE WASHINGTON 6 PERSONAL 41 Northwest The Harlowe Co. BOOKS 25 LEGION SHOPPER 52 Seattle, Wash. 98101 ROD & GUN CLUB 28 PARTING SHOTS 56 Portland, Ore. 97213 Southeast Manuscripts, artwork, cartoons submitted for consideration will not be returned unless a self-addressed, The Dawson Co. stamped envelope is included. This magazine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. Miami, Fla. & Atlanta, Ga. THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • FEBRUARY 1965 1 j — 6 reasons why selling LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Roll Letters published do not necessarily ex- Tootsie demned its use of language, complained press the policy of The American Legion. Keep letters short. Name and address must that it didn't publish letters criticizing be furnished. Expressions of opinion and it, called it trash and bunk, and said requests for personal services are appreci- Candies ated, but they cannot be acknowledged or its readers must have warped minds. I answered, due to lack of magazine staff for for one would like to have her submit a these purposes. Requests for personal serv- ices which may be legitimately asked of report based on reading the last 12 issues, The American Legion should be made to analyzing what is trash or bunk about your Post Service Officer or your state (Department) American Legion Hq. Send them. Criticism is easy if it never gets letters to the editor to: Letters, The down to brass tacks. MAKE American Legion Magazine, 720 5th Ave- nue, New York, N.Y. 10019. Simon Jones Bronx, N.Y. VIETNAM sir: Gerald Steibel's article in Decem- sir: Miss Eddy criticized your use of MORE MONEY ber—"The Long Struggle in Vietnam" language. She used "terrific" to mean was an interesting and well illustrated "good." I graduated in five languages historical account of our involvement in and find a great deal more to praise in practically all of what, until the close your magazine than to criticize. FOR YOUR of WW2, was known as French Indo- W. T. Witt china. Birmingham, Ala. One thing that should be stressed is the grave importance to all the Free sir: Just got throu redin yore "bunky" of World victory there by South Viet- magazine (Re: Miz Patrice Eddy) an i GROUP: nam. The late President Kennedy was shore do feal bad cuz you collage trained quoted as having said: "It is their war folk have bin takin liberties with us pore (South Vietnam's). are the ones They illiturates. i gues my mind may be to win or lose it." It is more X IhIGH PROFITSil You get a big, easy to who have warped but I kaint git it figgered out earn 45<£ profit on every dollar sale of Toot- that. conflict is facet than This another as to wotinell she wuz doin readin it sie Rolls! of the communist plan for subjugation (the magazine) in the fust place, i may in this of the entire world—and case be kinda disheartened rite hear at lEASY TO SELL! Everybody from Coast- specifically another thrust at that inter- 2 | Christmas but pleze don't stop my sub- to-Coast knows and loves Tootsie Rolls. And, national conspiracy toward encirclement scription. they're nationally advertised on TV! of America. Soloman D. Johnson What with the managed news and the Westerville, Ohio 3 |NO RISkT] It's impossible for you to fact that our future involvement in lose money selling Tootsie Rolls! You invest Southeast Asia will pose many problems no cash and pay for the candy you sell sir: If Miss Eddy is a student, I hope in the immediate future, I would strongly after you sell it! she will continue her studies. If I have recommend that Americans read "Viet- a warped mind, possibly it is because I nam, an Eye-Witness Account" by Su- WEATHER-PROOF, TIME-PROOF! Tootsie sacrificed a chance at a full education by 4 | zanne Labin, an able writer with a Roll Candies are year-round favorites that volunteering in World War 1 before I wealth of factual data personally gained do not spoil or melt in any kind of weather. was 21. 1 felt that my country needed me by her on the spot in Southeast Asia. It so that such persons as Miss Eddy could is available in paperback form at $1.50 |EXCLUSIVE PACKAGING FOR GROUPSl| be able today to read and spell English. 5 from Crestwood Books, P.O. Box 301, Four attractive packages exclusively de- I was once stationed in Minneapolis, Springfield, Va. signed for Money Raising. The 50<: and $1.00 where Miss Eddy resides, and met some within everyone's A. Vincent Wilson selling prices are reach. fine people there. Pasadena, Calif. Bert A. Brannon 6 |WE SHOW YOU HOwTl Tootsie Roll has Jackson, Miss. developed a really practical, easy selling sir: The Vietnam piece was extremely plan for your organization. Get the details informative, but I have two questions. sir: . All my husband and I ask, after by sending the coupon below! Why wasn't it a UN operation? What 40 years as subscribers, is that you is the Constitutional authority that per- please continue the same policies.