THE AMERICAN SEE PAGE 16 MAGAZINE LET'S TELL OUR SERVICE STORY By National Commander JOHN S. GLEASON Jr. SEE PAGE 24 ?o\i)ev for War or Peace M if Im gla.d they BREWED IN THE GREAT TRADITION still brew a. beer like this! "^;//r ONLY IN MILWAUKEE 0^ Miller Brewing Co.. Milw., Wis. STARTS PURCHASE OF YOUR OWN 'A AT FLORIDA SHORES IN THE CITY OF EDGEWATER NEW SMYRNA BEACH 2.6 Ml • More than 60 miles of streets already built • Police and fire Protection • Scliools, Churches, Shopping right in City • Garbage Collection • Homes Built and Occupied • Model Homes and Builders • Building Restrictions • Park ond Pier on Intracoastal Waterway • Free Shuffleboard Courts • Lovely Lakes on Properly • $5,000 Homestead Exemption • Free TITLE INSURANCE • NO STATE INCOME TAX • NO CLOSING COSTS • MORE THAN 6,000SATISFIED PURCHASERS CITY LOTS... CITY CONVEN- IENCES. ..All lots at Beautiful Florida Shores are in the incorpo- rated limits of the City of Edge- water ... located right on U.S. Highway No. 1, less than 3 miles South of the City of New Smyrna Beach, and only 18 miles south of World Famous Daytona Beach. To- day . Florida Shores residents are enjoying wonderful year-round living complete with police and fire protection, and all other municipal services of the City of Edgewater. INVESTMENT ... The population in this section of Florida continues JOB OPPORTUNITIES . Nearly 100 to climb at amazing rates. New people in the Florida Shores area now Smyrna Beach has tripled its popu- commute along LJ.S. Highway No. 1 to the lation since 1940 . and residen- GUIDED MISSILES BASE. New industry is tial growth in this area must come being induced to locate in New Smyrna at Florida Shores. At today's low Florida Shares Management has Beach . and of course the building prices, lots at Florida Shores repre- donated a spacious area at Florida trade continues to expand in this part of sent on INVESTMENT with excellent Shares for a future AMERICAN the State. chances of future gain. LEGION Post. Nearly 3,000 fam- LOT SIZES— PRICES—TERMS ... All lots PERFECT FOR RETIREMENT . ilies now own property here, at FLORIDA SHORES are the some size, When you look for your retirement including Veterans of WW 1, WW 2 40 X 125 feet. The minimum homesite pur- homesite in Florida, you must con- and Korea. Formal donation cere- chase is two lots, but you can buy 3 or sider location . the most impor- monies are now being completed. even 4 for more spacious living. All lots tant factor for retirement. At Florida are the some low, low price, just $545 Shores you ARE IN A CITY ... and each. Down payment is $10 for each lot close to churches, shopping, schools you buy . monthly payments are just and a brand new hospital. There 60-DAY MONEY BACK $10 for each lot you buy. BUT IT TAKES GUARANTEE are two wonderful ocean beaches JUST $5 PER LOT TO RESERVE YOUR nearby, and the free Florida Shores Every penny of your money PROPERTY TODAY! will be immediately refunded fishing and boating pier is right on if you ore not 100% solisfied the picturesque Indian River . with this premium property. NOTICE OF PRICE INCREASE for considered the best fishing area In This refund is good 60 Effective April doys offer you send your Res- the state. The soil at Florida 15, 1958 the price of Shores ervation Coupon. No risk! is all lots at Florida Shores will be raised extremely fertile . grow any- You gel on excellent homesite $50 each. Thus the new price will be at FLORIDA SHORES. Don't, thing you wish. IT'S THE PER- delay! ACT TODAY! FECT SPOT FOR HAPPY, ACTIVE $595 per lot. Reserve your land today AND CONTENTED RETIREMENT! and save $100 on a two lot purchase. FLORIDA SHORES REFERENCES • New Smyrna Beach Chamber of Commerce I • Bank of New Smyrna Beach FLORIDA SHORES, New Smyrna Beach 30, Florida • Better Business Division, Miami-Dade Please assign to my name the number of lots I have checked below, and for which Chamber of Commerce t enclose a deposit of $5 for each tot. Please send me zoning chart showing clearly I • Dun & Bradstreet, Miami, Florida the location of my lots, subject to my approval, exchange, or refund of deposil. Minimum Maximum 160' I I 2 lots ot $545 3 lots at $545 40' 40' 40' 4 lots of $545 l40''40''40''40 Deposit $10 Deposit $1 5 Deposil$20 2 Houses Full price $1090 Full price $1635 Full price $2) 80 Permissible | I PAST COMMANDER STATES: D '1 have watched Florida Shores grow from the first day NAME I the engineers moved on the property. Today I am pleased (.Please print name (or names] exactly as it should appear on contract) to state that with its miles of wide beautiful streets, and ADDRESS . its many recreational facilities, Florid3 Shores is becoming I the leading location for retirement, vacation and year- CITY STATE round living. I am looking forward to meeting many MINIMUM BUILDING PLOT IS 2 LOTS. ALL LOTS PRICE, $545. I Legionnaires as they take up residence at Florida Shores. SAME MONEY BACK GUARANTEE AFTER MAILING THIS COUPON C. C. Schaeffer. Past Commander L60-0AY American Legion Post 17 H mH jHIt HI IHI niiiii nm HH Bl HH Hil I Vol. 64, No. 4; April 1958 ^ J^^Bk WSK mm m ij:(iip: FISHING TACKLE THE AMERICAN Best-known repre- sentative of Garcia In The quality is the famous From Mitchell Spinning Reel Ranks With — owned and enjoyed by Legionaires . more spin fishermen than any other because it is, LEGION without qualification, the finest available — .1 at any price. MAGAZINE Cover by Richard Beattie Contents for April 1958 SMOKE PICTURES by Esther Julia Pels 12 BEFORE TV, CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS PROVIDED THIS DIVERSION. Garcia tackle is responsible for more pure fish- CHECKMATE! by Col. Boris T. Pash 14 ing pleasure — because it gives you so much HOW THE SOVIETS TRIED TO TAKE OVER A CHURCH. more to enjoy. It carries the name recognized everywhere as The Best in fishing tackle. Whether you fish fresh or salt water—spinning "LET'S TELL OUR SERVICE STORY" by John S. Gleason, Jr 16 or baitcasting, Garcia makes the tackle best THE NATIONAL COMMANDER OUTLINES A PROGRAM. suited for your particular needs — see them all at your dealer. Garcia Mitchell, Abu-Matic, Ambassadeur FIRST SERGEANT DUTCH, USMC by H. B. Stowers 18 reels; Gold Bond rods; Abu reflex and other EVEN IN A PRISON CAMP THIS MARINE WASN'T INTIMIDATED. lures; Platyl monofilament and Ambassadeur lines. Write today for your copy of the new Garcia Fish- IN Frank RizzattI 22 ing Tackle Annual. 84 pages packed with fascinat- SOMETHING NEW SOUND by ing full-color illustrations and containing helpful SOON YOU'LL BE LISTENING TO STEREO PHONOGRAPH RECORDS. and enjoyable tips, articles and stories for all fish- ermen—beginners and veterans alike—only 25c. POWER FOR WAR AND PEACE by James N. Sites 24 THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTRICITY IN MODERN LIVING. 268 Fourth Ave., New York 10, N. Y. KNOWN AND USED THE WORLD OVER! AMERICA'S MOST UNUSUAL WAR TROPHY by Irving Herschbein ... 26 YOU CAN SEE THIS SUB WHEN YOU GET TO CHICAGO. BOAT KITS NEWS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 29 Free Catalog in Full Color Runabouts, cruisers, convertibles, fishing: $41.75 up, Frgt. pd. Features luger boots equal ' factory built; yet SOUND OFF ROD AND GUN CLUB. 8 PRO AND CON 21 ! save you to 2/3 cost. EDITOR'S CORNER. PRODUCTS PARADE . 8 NEWSLETTER 27 1^ Methods assure per- . SG fect assembly by PERSONAL AFFAIRS. 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