THEEGIONAMERICAN 15^ FEBRUARY I95S MAGAZINE Twilight crosses a nation— and reveals its favorite whiskey It is a rewarding hour. The pace slackens. The mood changes. And once again, for that sociable drink it is so good to enjoy, more Americans will ask for and serve Seagram's 7 Crown than any other whiskey in the world. 'XSUI »l|l>>>< Sute I, OF AMEI^tlCAN W'HISKEY J^TT ITS. FINEST SEAGRAM-DISTILLERS CO., N Y C BLENDED WHISKEY. 86 PROOF. 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. Your skill can mean an important job as a leader. in the U. S. Air Force The Air Force specialist is an important man. He is the man with the "know-how" to operate and maintain the complex equipment that makes up the Air Force today. And equally important, he is the instructor and leader of our young Air Force volunteers. His job is a demanding one. But with this responsibility goes a deep sense of pride... and the satisfaction of knowing that his futui*e is guaranteed, both economically and professionally. 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Keeley Howard F. Parkes There is no obligation — and Editorial A sits. Manager A/jnjging Editor Edward W. Atkinson Detroit Adv. Rep. Irving N. Larson no one will call on you. You can Robert B. Pitkin Alda Viarengo Adv. Soles Assoc. Indianapolis, Ind. handle the entire transaction by Manuscripts, artwork, cartoons submitted for consideration will not mail. be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is included. 2 • THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE • FEBRUARY 1958 Would you call tills fair play? Referee gives "Visitors" a boost —"Home" team has to score on its own. What kind of a game would that be? Ridiculous— yet you and most people face that same kind of un- fairness all the time with some of your taxes. These are the taxes you pay in your electric bills. About 23 cents out of every dollar you pay for electricity goes for taxes. But a strange twist in federal law exempts sev- eral million American families and businesses from paying all the taxes in their electric bills that you pay in yours. These are people whose electricity comes from federal government electric systems. You have to help make up the taxes these people don't pay- Most Americans feel that everyone should pay his fair share of taxes. Don't you agree that this special tax favoritism should be made more widely known and given critical study? Company names on request through this magazine AmGrica's Independent ElGctrlc Light and Power Companies^ saucer on your head"? And I'll bet they would get it too. Walter Williams Qiiiiicy, III. WHO WON THE K-WAR? Sir: Like many other K-\'ets, I was glad to see The Ainerican Legion Magazine had not forgotten the Korean War. The pictures in "Our Forgotten \\'ar" in the December is- sue were swell, but where do you get that stuff about us not winning? It seems to me I vaguely recall the United States sent troops to South Korea to keep the Reds from taking over. That's what we did, and the Reds arc now, approximately, l)ack where they were to start with. I say we won the Korean fight, and for casualties, > ou ought to see the other guy! Nobody, up to the time this let- ter was written, has had to go back to THEY DISAGREE Korea and do our job over again. ON REELS, BUT.. WONDERFUL CAKE That's more than the World A\'ar I vets can say. Sir: ^'our Dcccml)cr issue carried an Donald M. Axleroad article of immense interest to me. The C.ohiinhia, Tenn. "Christmas Cake" by Benton Resnick l)rought Liack very vivid memories. I w as one of the 20 men in that bar- ANTICOMMIE BOOKS racks \\ here we concocted that won- Sir: In "Sound Off I" for December, derful cake. In fact, I helped grate the Mr. Arejas \'itkauskas asked for a list- chocolate. I never forgot that cake and ing of anticomniunist books. His at- remember telling wife about it my tention, and that of others like him, \\ hen 1 w as liberated in '45. That June should be called to the Caxton Print- was the most delicious, wonderful and ers, of Caldwell, Idaho. They have prettiest cake I had ever seen. If you published a set of 34 Libertarian books, get a response from any of the other and are steadily adding to these \'ol- fellows who v\ ere there could you umes. All have been published since please print their addresses? names and 1917. Ernest G. Liner Name Withheld CcJ.rr Grove, N. C. Coeiir d'Alene, Idaho MISS AMERICA WRITES CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS It privilege Sir: was a for me to be Sir: Congratulations on your beautiful al)lc to ride in The American Legion cover of the December issue of The parade at the National Convention in American Legion Magazine.