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LEGION MAGAZINE Cover by Frank McCarthy Contents for April, 1955 KIM SUNG'S ROAD BACK (fiction) J. with the by Thomas McDonald 11 THE OLD KOREAN HAD REASON TO DOUBT THE AMERICANS. Bronson GIVING OURSELVES AWAY by Eugene W. Castle 14 WE PINCH PENNIES AT HOME, SQUANDER DOLLARS ABROAD. Here's polished perfection in spinning— NEW PLAYERS '55 reel lo give your casts wii>gs — to make your FOR by Arch Murray 18 NAMES AND FACES YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT. aim true as an arrow. It's the Bronson"Jet"! marvel at the precision You'll "Jet's" WHY THE AMERICAN LEGION FAVORS HELP drag smooth under any tension. A new — FOR THE U. S. MERCHANT FLEET by Seaborn P. Colhns 18 pinch-free device prevents line tangle be- THE NATIONAL COMMANDER EXPLAINS A LEGION POLICY. hind the spool, to'assure trouble-free action. And there's no more bother with a lost drag THEY'RE MOVING IN ON WALL STREET by Ralph Hendershot 20 IF YOU'RE THINKING OF BUYING STOCKS, READ THIS FIRST. adjusting n\)t — it's fixed to tlie spool for keeps. WHERE AMERICA'S PAST LIVES 22 For truly effortless operation, nothing YOU CAN SEE THE PLACES WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE. compares to the "Jet's" oilite bearing and beveled nylon pinion gear. A non-reversing CHRYSLER RAISES ITS SIGHTS by Stanley H. Brams 24 crank button, full bail pick-up and hardened LAST YEAR SALES WERE DOWN, BUT THIS YEAR IT'S DIFFERENT. roller guide are just a few of the other extras NEWS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 31 you'll enjoy. Other Bronson Spinning Reels from $4.95 Features to S17.95. Bronson Reel Company, Bronson, SOUND OFF* 4 PRODUCTS PARADE . 8 NEWSLETTER 29 Michigan. Division of Iligbie Mfg. Co. EDITOR'S CORNER . 6 ROD AND GUN CLUB. 26 PARTING SHOTS . 64 ff'hatever your sport— spinning, bait Alanuscripts. artwork, carlo. ms submiited for consideration will not be returned unless a sell'-adiiro.-^sed. stamped envelope is included. casting, Jly fishing— there's a BronsoU' made reel to make it more fun! The American Legion The American Legion Magazine Midwestern Executive and Editorial & Advertising Offices Advertising Sales Office Administrative Offices 720 Fifth Avenue (enter and Monroe Streets Indinnapolis 6, Indiana i'!ew York 19, New York Bloomington, Illinois Please notify the Circulation Dep't, Publications Div., P. O. Box 10S5, Indianapolis 6, Ind., of change of address, using notice Form 22-S which you may secure from your Postmaster. Remove your address label from the cover of the magazine and paste it in the space provided. Give your latest membership card number and both your new and your old address, and notify the Adjutant of your Post. 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Price single copy, 15 cents; yearly subscription, $1.50. Entered os second class matter June 30, FREE) Ask 1948, at the Post Office at Louisville, Ky., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Non-member Prpfutmcrit Tfic AnTvican Lr-qion Magazine, your Bronson Dea subscriptions should be sent to the Circnlr-tion of P. O. Box 1055, Indianapolis 6, Ind, Spinning the Bronson —a "how to" booklet on spin • THE AMERICAN I EG ION MAGAZINE • APRIL. 1955 , — Take a note from sticking trumpet valves! Letters published in Sound Off do not necessarily represent the policy of The American Legion, but iinsigned letters will not be considered. Name withheld if requested. Keep your letters short. Address: Sound Off, The American Legion Magazine, 720 Fifth Avenue, New York 19, N. Y. WANTS BETTER FICTION newal memberships for 1955 as of January 11. For 1954 I had 334 mem- Sir: Your editorial in the February bers in all. issue re the payment of $179,420 to George T. Janner, Jr. eleven ex-UN F~ifth Amendment duck- Lysle Rishel Post No. 6S ers emphasizes need a look the of new Hutchinson, Kans. at this organization. Through excel- lent (and costly) publicity the UN Sir: As iMembership Chairman of this has been given almost divine status, to Post, I offer the record of Frank he mentioned only in awed and wor- \\'icks who as of January 5 has signed shipful words. A look at the casual- up 146 members in addition to carry- ties in Korea makes me wonder who ing on many other Post duties. Duff Free your car's engine did tlie fighting and dying. Our casu- Harry D. alties were over 100,000 with 22,000 Senior Vice Cojnmander from harmful deposits dead and 10,000 missing. Balance this H. H. Donkersley Post No. 19 to UNLOCK HORSEPOWER against 3,250 for England and 896 for Yiima, Ariz. France! one can deny the inherent No Sir: I want to take the opportunity to \ alue the and profound state- Trumpet or engine, deposits can of UN, mention Franky Spinello of our Post ments from the UN make nice read- cause valves and other vital parts to who has signed up 207 renewals and ing, but I'd rather get my fiction in new members. Top that! stick. Then rhythm is gone and the a bookstore. William H. Jmnp tNiie goes sour. In your engine it Leo Kemper Post No. 210 means lost power, wasted gasoline, Stii/.<inlito, Cnlif. Danville, III. excessive wear. W Tlie loregoing are just a few of the MEMBER-GETTERS Pennzoil withZ-7 disperses all harm- letters we received challenging Thomas ful contaminants, lets VMjmujh^fi&n® Sir; r\ e beaten Thomas X^ernalTs rec- Vernall's record reported in our Janu- lubricate completely unlocking en- ord. Between October 1 and Decem- ary issue. Congratulations lo all. gine horsepower for instant re- ber .31 I turned in 160 new and re- The Editors sponse, better gasoline economy. newal members to this Post. A. B. Clayton Next time, change to Pennzoil with Scott County Post No. 24 Z-7 and feel the difference! Georgetown, Ky. Sir: Harold Geerdes has signed up 350 Sound your^^for the members and Harry Gimbert has signed up 5-^8. Harr\' Gimbert for the past ten years has averaged between 300 to 500 members yearly. LONG QUART Paul S. Tarara, Adjutant AIDS LAW ENFORCEMENT Wn/. T. McCoy Post No. 92 Sir: By publishing "Shail \\ c Pay Our Rochester, Minn. Cops or Robbers?" you are doing a Sir: Frank Bonne\ ille of this Post had real service for law enforcement. In 118 renewals and eight new members AVestclicstcr County, The Westchester a at December 15, and I had 105 re- County Publishers, Inc., owners of newals and 18 new. And we are still chain of newspapers in our County going out and getting more. are now working out a plan whereby Harly Hogan cash awards will be given quarterly John Howard Strain Post No.