THE AMEDirA JULY 1944 BREAKING A BOTTLENECK ! Texaco scientists found way to Break Isobutane Bottleneck to speed Production of 100-octane Aviation Gasoline Millions upon millions of gallons of but already vitally important "liquid fine 100-octane gasoline are required catalyst" process for converting plen- to keep America's vast air armadas tiful butane into precious isobutane. flying. A process that can operate continu- One of the difficulties in producing ously, without periodic shutdowns. It this vast quantity of gasoline was this: requires less plant equipment than any It takes a gallon of isobutane to pro- previous process. duce four gallons of aviation gasoline. After the war is won, this typical And until recently, isobutane had to development of Texaco Research will be made by a slower, time-consuming put lightning getaway, smoother pick- process. That bottleneck was broken. up, unprecedented power into your Texaco Research has developed a new new car! And more miles per gallon! Coming. afiner FIR£'CHI£f gasoline and afiner Ski/ Chidfgasoline because of Texacos work in this war Mr. Ford has the solution of the prob- em of the popular automobile." PRESIDENT TAFT GAVE THE STARTING SIGNAL The proof of that statement no longer rests in a single car which won a race, but in the 30 million cars and trucks Ford has built since then. And is June 1, 1909. For weeks the Itala quit the race. The others plowed IT today millions of them are providing newspapers have been full of the on. Near the summit of the Cascades reliable, economical transportation exciting story. Now, before the New they fought their way against tower- for wartime America. York City Hall five "horseless car- ing snow drifts. Meanwhile the inventive genius riages"— an Acme, a Shawmut, an Days later. Ford Car Number 2 — and the precision skills associated with Itala and two Model-T Fords— are the winner— entered the gates of the name Ford continue to serve the standing hub to hub. Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Ex- nation in the mass production of giant Anxiously mechanics make final position. It had crossed the continent aircraft and other means to victory. adjustments. Then, from the White in 22 days and 55 minutes, with New In the days of peace ahead. Ford's House, President Taft flashes the York air still in the two front tires! resourcefulness in developing new starting signal. America's first trans- he awarded the tropfiy Colonel As ideas and new methods will again continental auto race is under way! M. Robert Guggenheim said: produce soundly-engineered motor West of St. Louis, seven-day rains "Mr. Ford's theory that light-weight a cars, priced within the reach of the had turned the country roads into car, highly powered . can go places largest number of people. quagmires. Across the prairies and in where heavier cars cannot go, and can FORD MOTOR COMPANY Colorado average speeds were cut to beat heavier cars costing five and six ten miles an hour. times as much, on the steep hill or on At Cheyenne, Wyoming, the big bad roads, has been proved. I believe JULY, 194+ I THE AMERICAN LEGION JULY. 1944 VOLUME 37 • No. 1 MAGAZINE Postmaster: Please send notices on form 3570 and copies returned under labels form 3579 to 777 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind. EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES • One Park Avenue, New York 16, N. Y. EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES • Indianapolis 6, Indiana COVER DESIGN War Bond Report Bv Frank Blnsing By DANIEL J. DOHERTY LET S ASK FOR THOSE BASES ' 6 Bv Warren H. Atherton Past National Commander, Treasury National Commander National Representative AMG TAKES OVER 9 American Legion will be in the THE As lold to W. L. White forefront of the Fifth War Loan Illustrated by G. Van Wen/eke Campaign, which as these lines were written late in May was still three weeks FAITH UNDER HRE 10 Bv CHArLAiN H. M. FoRGV, U.SN in the ofifing, but which will be more Illustrated by John F. Gould than half over as you read these words. The sales period opens on June 12th, DAN TO BEERSHEBA 12 closes on July 8th. The goal for this Bv Karl Detze.r pried is SLXTEEN BILLION DOL- Illustrated by F. R. Gruger LARS, the highest yet. At the close of this report of what KHAKI CLOWNS 14 Bv I'FC Bob Ensworth the Legion did in the First Four War {Continued on page 5) "GLAMOROUS" C-B-I 16 Bv Eugene O'Connor Illustrated by Jay Hyde Darnum A service man or woman HI, MOM! 19 would like to read this copy Bv Helen Kaye Otersen by Walter Biggs, A.N:A. of your Legion Magazine. Illustrated For overseas, seal the enve- LST: DUTY 20 cents RUGGED lope and put on fifteen Bv Robert T. Hartmann in stamps, as first class post- Illustrated by Percy Leason age is required. 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One taste will tell IMPORTANT: a form for your convenience if you wish to have you why! the magazine sent to another address will be found on page 51. BOTTLED IN BOND AT FULL 100 PROOF The American Legion Magazine is the official publication of The American Legion and is owned ex- clusively by The American Legion. Copyright 1944. Published monthly at 455 West 22d St., Chicago, 111. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized Jan. 5, 1925. Price, single copy, 15 cents; yearly subscription, $1.25. Entered as second class matter Sept. 26, 1931, at the Post Office at Chicago, 111., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Warren H. OLD Atherton, Indianapolis, Ind., National Commander, Chairman of the Legion Publications Commission; Vilas H. Whaley, Racine, Wis., Vice Chairman. Members of Commission: Phil Conley, Charleston, W. Va.; Jerry Owen, Salem, Ore.; Theodore Cogswell, Washington, D. C; Robert W. 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N Y, 0/ any person Jiving or dead is pure coincidence. 2 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazim The courtesy born of competence and the calm, sure speed that comes from knowing how. Learned in peace, these are valuable traits in war when Bell System people are under more pressure than ever before. Even in today's rush and hurry, "The Voice With a Smile'' keeps right on being a part of telephone service. TELEPHONE SYSTEM When you're calling over war-busy lines, the Long Distance operator may ask you to "please limit your call to 5 minutes." That's to help more calls get through during rush periods. JU1.Y, 194* 3 while much general discussion is going on aboul after ihe war, we slick to one theme— producing* enough of what's needed to win it. When we do start planning Kitchen Equipment for the AMERICAN home it will embody many lessons this experience has taught us. *JEEP BODIES, TRAILERS, OUTER WINGS, TOP CENTER SECTIONS, TOP TURRET DECKS FOR FAMOUS LIBERATOR, OUTER WINGS FOR VULTEE VENGEANCE DIVE BOMBER, MANIFOLDS. Fhoto showi liuge jigs on ovtThead conveyor for expediting production of Liberator btmbcr wings. AMER I C AN|f^'1|CENTRAL IT ^^'^ MANUFACTURING ^s}T4-..^^^°?^ CORPORATION] CONNERSVILLE • INDIANA The AMERICAN LEGION Maga-Jne ! ON FRENCH SOIL THE United Nations were battling on French soil as these lines were PALMOLIVE BRUSHLESS written on the morning of June 6th. Like the fighting that developed at Salerno, and on the Anzio beach- Guarantees'^You a Glean, Comfortable Shave with head, the going was tough, with the enemy resolutely determined to wipe out our first echelons and drive the remnants of those that followed into the sea. But as in those earlier operations our stout-hearted soldiers NO RAZOR BURN and those of our allies took every- thing the krauts threw at them and consolidated their gains, at a heavy cost in lives, and went on from strength to strength.