IN THIS ISSUE YOUR CHANCES IN LATIN AMERICA By William LaVarre HOW TO BEAUTIFY A CHEESE-BOX HOUSE By Richard B. Pollman When -fhelefepnone Kings Pop hopes it's a call from Brown & Smith, Greater Value. Your telephone is more valu- saying that business deal is OK. able today because there are nearly 40% more telephones — about 9,000,000 more— than three Mom's expecting a call from her mother. years ago. Sis will go into a tailspin if it isn't Harry, who You Can Reach more people and more can hasn't yet asked her for a Saturday night date. reach you. The cost is small per call and exceed- ingly small in relation to the value of each call. Buddy hopes it's Joe, asking if he can come over. Rates Are Still Low. Telephone rate increases are much less than the increases in most other Family Story. The story of Pop and Mom things you buy. They are far less than past and Sis and Buddy is typical of many a family increases in telephone wages, and other higher throughout the country- It shows the two-way costs of providing service. value of your telephone service. The calls you get are as important as the ones you make — In fact, telephone rate increases average only sometimes more so. a penny or so per call. BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM . — SAYS TENNIS CHAMP Vol. 46 JACK KRAMER No. 3 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Got hair as hard POSTMASTER: March 1949 Please send no- to handle as a tices on Form 3578 and copies re- CONTENTS turned under la- fast service? bels Form 3579 to Post Office Box Partners Wanted: Apply Latin America 1 055, Indianapolis BY WILLIAM LAVARRE 11 6, Indiana. There have been great changes since the war The American Legion Maga- zine is the official publica- Private Wumperdopp of the New Army . by larry siegel 14 tion of The American Legion and is owned exclusively by The Old Army you belonged to was never like this The American Legion. Copy- right 1949. Published month- ly at 1)00 W. Broadway, Louisville, Ky. Acceptance How to Beautify a Cheese-Box House for mailing at special rate BY RICHARD B. of postage provided for in POLLMAN 16 Section 1103, Act of Oct. A few hundred dollars can accomplish a miracle 3, 1917, authorized Jan. 5, 1925. Price, single copy, 15 cents; yearly subscription, $1.25. Entered as second The Man Captured class matter June 30, 1948, Who Cleveland by paul Gardner 18 at the Post Office at Louis- About the fabulous Bill Veeck and his Indians ville, Ky., under the Act of March 3, 1879. EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES The Men Who Spy for America. .by donald robinson 22 Indianapolis 6, Indiana Not many fellows can qualify for this kind of job EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING Keep your hair One Park Avenue I Wanted to Be a Captain of Industry. by rufus h. jones 24 New York 16, N. Y. In case you're dreaming of your own business, in top-flight form WESTERN OFFICE read this 333 North Michigan Avenue Chicago 1, Illinois . t. with the James F. O'Neil, Man Perry Brown: Man with a Mission. .by tanner hunt 26 Waifs cheste-r. New Hampshire Chairman of the Legion We present our National Commander Publications Commission 60-Second Workout.'"; Members of the Commission Vilos H. Wholey, Racine Wis.; Tom W. McCaw, Den Shades of Indiana by boyd b. stutler 39 nison, Ohio; Theodore Cogs all well, Washington, D. C. The Legion wrapped up a present for Hoosiers Paul B. Dague, Downing town, Pa.,- Josephus Daniels Jr., Raleigh, N. C; George D. Levy, Sumter, S. C; Dr The National Legionnaire 29-36 Charles R. Logan, Keokuk Iowa; Eorl L. Meyer, Alii a nee. Neb.; Charles E Booth, Huntington, W. Va. FEATURES A. C. Jackson, Lubbock Texas; Max Slepin, Phila Previews 4 Report From Hollywood. 44 delphia, Pa.; Roland Cocre ham, Baton Rouge, La. Editor's Corner 6 Life in the Open 54 George D. Baron, Bethany Conn., Lang Armstrong Sound Off! 8 Vets with Ideas 60 Spokane, Wash.; Earl Hitch cock. Glens Falls, N. Y. Newsletter 37 Parting Shots 64 Edgar G. Vaughn, St. Paul Minn.; Harold A. Shindler Newburgh, I nd. Please notify the Circulation Department, Publication Division, Director of Publications Post Office Box 1055, Indianapolis, Indiana, if you have changed James F. Barton your address. Be sure to give your 1949 membership card number Indianapolis, Ind. and both your new and your old address. Ass't to Director Do as Frank Lisiecki Jack Kramer does. Take . seconds Editor 50 to massage. 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At drug Fred L. Maguire counters and barber shops. Eastern Advertising Manager Russell Holt PICTURE CREDITS: SHOSTAL rRESS AGENCY, GRAPHIC HOUSE 12-13: HANK Western Advertising WEBER, GENERAL MOTORS. 10-17; ACME. WIDE WORLD. ARTHUR A. SOMERS, he handsomer, Manager 18-19; NEW YORK TIMES, 22; ELMER TRUMBLE, 20-27; SID LATHAM, 30-4O-41. Fred E. Crawford, Jr. MtfSm healthier-Iooftng hair 2 • The American Legion Magazine • March. 1949 Have you tied the new fbid Feel the ease of handling ... in city traffic or on the open road ... in parking 'fed'? anywhere. Feel the sprightly response of the new Ford engines. Feel the control you get from Finger-Tip Steering. Feel the increased safety you get from the Feel those "Sofa -Wide" Seats! Here's 35% easier-acting "Magic Action" Brakes! extra comfort for Ford's famous ' Mid There's a feel of solid roadability in the Ship" Ride! Not only are the seats '49 Ford! built for living-room comfort, they pro- vide plenty of hip and shoulder room for six big people! While side wall tires, optional at extra cost. Feel that "Mid Ship" Ride! You ride Feel those "Hydra-Coil" Springs! in the low cradled center-section You seem to float across the bumps! of Ford's heavy-gauge steel Life- And the new Ford "Para-Flex' guard" Body . you get a true road- Rear Springs — they're slow act- hugging "feel"that's ing for a soft, level, rear-seat sure and steady. ride over all kinds of roads! Feel that "Eqoa-Poise" Power you get from your choice of a new IOO h. p. V-8 There's in your future or the new 95 h. p. Six! And remember there's up to IO% better gas economy, Drive a Ford thanks to new "Equa-Flo" Cooling, new and FEEL Deep Breath" Manifolding and the difference a new lubrication system! Ilk FAMOUS PLAYER EQUIPMENT reviews 0F products INVENTIONS IDEAS A sampling of products which are in process of development or are coming on the market. BOON FOR FISHERMEN. Broken fishing rods can he repaired quickly with an ingenious device now available called Jiffy Ferrules. These are short metal tubes into which the broken rod is inserted, being locked in place with screw-in ends. The ferrules are precision tooled of stainless aluminum, are rust-resisting and non-corroding. Extremely light in weight they will not interfere with the balance of the rod. Jiffy Ferrules come in sets of three, in different diameters, and sell for $1.55 a set postpaid. They are available from A. F. Driscoll Co., Box 2026, Denver, Colo. MEN'S MILLINERY DEPT. This season, and maybe next, the outdoor man will wear something snappy in headgear in a new all-purpose sports cap which does several things. It has a rigid green visor made of Vinylite which keeps out the glare, and it also has a zipper pocket on the front of the crown which provides a handy container for small items. One model goes even further, having welded loops for golf tees or fish flies. Made by Westbrook Hats, Inc., 721 Broadway, New York City, the caps with the plain visor retail for $1.95 while those with the golf tee visor sell for $2.50. COLORFUL CAR POLISH. Something different in automobile polish is Dupli-Color which comes in colors to match your car. Said to clean, wax and polish in one operation, it is applied with a soft cloth. After drying it wipes off smoothly without leaving the white chalky deposits ordinarily left in co nets, cracks and seams. At the same time it does not discolor your hands. Made by Dupli-Color Products Co., 2440 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago 16, the polish sells for 69t east of Denver, 79£ west. Famous players in every major sport — including such baseball DICK TRACY STUFF. Individual walkie-talkie radios are now greats as Ted Williams and Bob being offered by the Citizens Radio Corporation of Cleve- Feller — use and recommend land.