The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 2, 1950, Page 3

——— e G e S AR B ————— - « e e e e Ml - . g | | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1950 THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF ALASKA 31st Annual Conventmn . September 2-3-4-5-6- 1950 GREETINGS T0 THE (ONVENTION FROM MAYOR OF JUNEAU‘ ©On behalf of the citizens of Ju- neau, T extend greetings and a cor- dial welcome to all members of the American Legion, the American Le- gion Auxiliary and their distinguish- ed guests. We offer our best wishes for the success of your orgamzanon and our 31st annual Department ——— MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL FIELD REPRESENTATIVE Comrades of The American Legion: I am happy on this occasion of my annual visit to the Territory of Alaska in the interest of vet- erans to be afforded the oppo:- tunity of addressing you on hh(- subject. of rehabilitation. Being Na- | tional Field Representative of the | American Legion, the subject close to my heart, fifty per cent| of my work being in that field. Rehabilitation is an all-embrac- | ing word and covers a large field | of activity. It deals with the sick, the injured, the crippled, the blind; the mentally handicapped and the well individual who is maladjusted Medical rehabilitation deals with the doctor and hospital efforts tc correct the disabilities of the body to enable the individual to resume his or her normal efforts to make a liviliehood. Occupational ~ rehabilitation 0 therapy, as it is more often referred to, are the efforts to instruct the patient in one of a variety of arts and crafts which will afford at Jeast a means of partial support. Physical rehabilitation or ther- | apy and also correctional medicine, are the assists to the medical along certain prescribed lines by experts in that field. Shock therapy is a form of re- habilitation efforts now greatly in use in connection with the men- tally ill. ‘One form is the electric shock and another is the Insulin shoek treatment, this latter re- quiring more prolonged supervision Still another in less general use is lobotomy surgery which is the sev- ering of a certain nerve in the head. All of these treatments are dorie in the American Lake, Wn. and Roseburg, Oregon Neuropsy- chiatric hospitals and with varying success, relatives or guardian. Educational rehabilitation is that which deals with the patient who | seeks or feels the need of addmanal knowledge. Various courses may be taken to complete a high school | education leading to a diploma or for college preparatory work. This is being done in many Veterans hospitals and with excellent re- sults, Lately, though not the least in need is the compensation or pen- | sion field embracing certain pay- | ments for disabilities held to be due to war service. There is also the pension of $60 or $72 monthly for mon-service disability according to well founded determination. The Jarger amount is for those aged 65 or over. Mental Hygiene is another form of rehabilitation where efforts are made to aid the veteran in prob- Jems of readjustment, whether they be ecomomical, family or social. This latter treatment is given only to the veteran with service dis- (Continued on Page Seven) is | No such treatments are, given without the consent of the | Convention. We feel honored in having Ju- neau chosen as your host city and trust that your visit will be both beneficial and enjoyable. Yours WAINO HENDRICKSON | | Mayor of Juneau —_— e | | | | | - ETHEL B. LINDLEY Adjutant The American Legion Depnrtment ol Alaska LADY FROM TEXAS. RIDES HERD 0 Any Legionnaire or member of the Auxiliary in attendance at a Depart- ment of Alaska convention takes home the memory of the “Lady | from Texas,” Ethel B. Lndley, form- | John Nance Garner), and now serv- | ing The American Legion of Alaska as its first full-time Adjutant. As Department Service Officer, Ethel has made the welfare of dis- abled veterans a primary objective, attending the Rehabilitation Con- ference held in Washington, D. C., during her first term of office in that capacity. Also she was pre- sent in Indianapolis at the confer- ence held at national headquarters for adjutants and commanders. Add to these arduous assignments, her work as chairman of Education of War, and one can visualize a stren- uous regime. A final task is that of serving as Editor of the Alaska | Legionnaire. With a penchant for building | | Legion membership, and a year ux | winning membership contests with | other departments, maverick vet- | | erans, be they of the World War I or II vintage, the Department Ad- jutant is always ready to “brand” the newcomer as a Legionnaire. Ajutant Lindley has a career that | dates back to the U. S. Army Nurs- | ing Corps, service at a base hospi- | tal in the deep South, and duty over- seas. One who meets the Department Adjutant never doubts her sincerity or the enthusiasm she holds for the welfare of a veteran. Past National Commander John Stelle of Illinois, has been appointed chairman of the Publications Com- mission of The American Legion. He succeeded James F. O'Neil of Manchester, N. H., who resigned to become director of publications. in Comradeship, | ALASKA MAVERICKS | erly of Uvalde (home of “Cactus” | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA PERRY S. McLAIN Commander The American Legion Department of Alaska SPARK - PLUG OF ' THE ARCTIC WINS ' VARIOUS CONTESTS Energetic and resourceiul Le ‘glonnaue Perry McLain, Depart- | ment Commander, will probably be known as the “go getter” (with apologies to Peter B, Kyne) who |went out and “got” top spot in ‘auexal of the membership con- | tests that were floating around. According to C. M. “Chuck” Wil- ‘&on of National Headquarters, the | General John J. Pershing Honor | Award banner in miniature goes to the Department of Alaska Com- mander for his personal permarn- | ent possession. | When this achievement was an- nounced, Perry was the first to point out that it was the team work of posts throughout the de- partment that made this recognition of Alaska a possibility. The goal is to take 2,000 paid up memberships for 1951 to the Los Angeles convention in October. Then there was the contest that Perry “cooked up” between Alaska and Hawaii. The wager was a prize of 50 pounds of Alaska squaw candy against a large box of Ha- wail orchids. Alaska again won with a percentage of the 1950 quota of 106.67% in contrast with the Hawaii results in membership of 28.97%. So, the Department Ad- jutant of Hawaii was advised the orchids come to Alaska. And Ha- waii’'s Department Commander, Ar- | liegh J. Fonner, has acknowledged (Continued on Page Seven) 'AMERICA’S FIRST LINOTYPE OPERATOR IS LEGION MEMBER Martin Good, first commercial op- erator of a linotype machine for the setting of type, is a member of The American Legion. A World War I veteran, he is a member of Tiger Post No. 23, and is still employed by The Herald-Tribune in New York. The first linotype was install- ed in the composing room of the Tribune on an experimental basis, | and Good became the operator. Both the linotype for type-setting and Good have been with the same paper since, states The Guidon, publica- tion of the Horace Greely-Herald Tribune Post No. 1632 of The Amer- ican Légion. Convention Program | W SATURDAY — September 2nd 2:00 to 6:00 p. m.—Registration Legion Dugout | 8:00 p. m.—Mixer-Reception Legion Dugout W SUNDAY — September 3rd Legion Dugout MORNING : Registration of late arrivals: 9:30 to 10:30 a. m. 12:00 Noon to 1:00 p. m. Morning period free for attendance at the Church of your choice, AFTERNOON: 1:00 to 3:00 Elks’ Hall Joint Assembly ol The Amerlum Legion and The American Legion Auxiliary Addresses of Welcom Robert N. Druxman, No. 4 Waino E. Hendrickson, P.D.C., Mayor of the City of Juneau Introduction of Visiting Speakers: Harold B. Gronroos, Alaska Representative, Vet- erans Employment Service, U. S. Department Commander, Juneau Post of Labor Ernest E. Lincoln, Regional Mananer U. S. Vet- erans Administration Floyd Guertin, Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, Territory of Alaska Colonel Joseph D. Alexander, Acting Adjutant General, The Alaska National Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Greenspun, Commander, 17th District, U. S. Coast Guard Lieutenant General W. E. Kepner, Commander-in- Chief, Alaskan Command Hon. Ernest Gruening, Governor or Alaska Mrs. Ethyl West, National Chaplain, The American Legion Auxiliary J. E. Martie, National Vice-Commander, The Am- erican Legion 3:00 p. m. Picnic and Sightseeing trip to Mendenhall Glacier pAY MONDAY,;— September 4th Auxxllary meefs in Odd Fellows Hall . ‘Liegion m in {Elks ‘Hall 9:00 a. m. to 11:30 ..........1Cz ll to Order by Perry S. McLain, % Department Commander Business Session and Committee Reports 11:30 a. m. to 12:30 p m.............._American Legion Parade 1:00 to 2:30 p. m.—Luncheon ... Past Department Presidents _The American Legion Auxiliary Baranof Hotel AT T L PO SR L S Business for Auxiliary 2:30 p. m. _....Grande Promenade and Wreck La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux Grande Voiture of Alaska T EE T | AR MO (R A . o1 Annual Banquet of La Societe at Irving’s Whmg Dmg in Douglas. Separate tickets may be obtained and Ladies and Guests of Legion- naires and Voyageurs may attend the Banquet. PAY TUESDAY — September 5th * 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 Noon ...Business Session 12:00 Noon to 2:00 p. m. .Child Welfare Luncheon Address by Henry Harmon, Director of Department of Public Welfare 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Business Session 7:00 p. m. ..... _Entertainment Program To be announced by committee WEDNESDAY, September 6th 9:00 a. m. ... ...Business Session Election of Department Officers 12:00 Noon to 2 p. m. Americanism No Host Luncheon 2:00 p. m. ... _Installation of New Officers 7:00 p. m. .Banquet (Baranof Hotel) 10:00 p. m. _..Convention Ball Finale Juneau Moose Hall Ideal Paint Store Irving’s Whing Ding Jay’s Super Service Jorgenson’s Motor Junéau Bakery Juneau Clinic Juneau Dairies, Inc. Juneau Florists Juno Dollar Store Juneau Drug Co. Juneau Motor Co. Juneau Transit Juneau Welding Co. Juneau Water Co. \ Juneau-Young Hardware Co. McKinley Electric, Inc. Metcalfe Sheet Mount Juneau Sales & Service Mernice Murphy Nance 5 and 10 National Grocery System Occidental Metal Works Vie Power Ludwig Nelson Nugget Shop Nygards Market North Transfer Orme Transfer Pan American World Airways Parsons Electric Co. Percy’s Cafe Pioneer Liquor—W. K. Burford Harry Race, Druggist Reliable Transfer Purity Bakery Sanitary Meat Co. Bar Shattuck Agency George Simpkins Co. Spruce Delicatessen and Lockers Sturm Lockers Swanson Brothers Thibodeau’s Grocery Thomas Hardware Co. | JOHN EDWARD MARTIE National Vice Commander The American Legion WALTER B. KING 10 GIVE AMERICANISM ADDRESS ON SEPT. § National Executive Committee- nan, Walter B. King, of Ketchikan, will deliver the principal address:at | he annual noon-day Americanism 10-host luncheon to be held Wed- | nesday, September 6th in the Gold | Room of the Baranof Hotel. King is a Past Department Com- mander and has served The Ameri- can Legion for many years through many local and department offices of responsibility. Currently he is concluding a two- year term as National Executive Committeeman, a post in which he has served with ability and distinc- tion. Ketchikan Post Number Three has presented Walter King as can- didate for the Department's Execu- tive Committeeman for another two year term, Widely known as an after dinner speaker, the speaker may be expect- ed to have a message that will inter- pret the policies of the organization and reflect its position in the ser- ious problems with which the Re- public is faced. The American Legion Auxiliary will be represented on the Ameri- canism program by its National Té;xltfil;lcd on Page Five) PARADE MONDAY FORENOON AT National Olhc American Legion io Deliver Prmupal (onvenllon Address Principal address of The Amer- | ican Legion, Department of Alaska, [81st Annual Convention currently | in session in the Capital City, will be delivered by an outstanding lead- | er of the national body, John Ed- ward Martie, National Vice Com- mander His address will highlight the clos- ing banquet of the conclave on Wed- nesday evening, September 6, in the WALTER B. KING National Executive Committeeman Past Commander Department of Alaska The American Legion OFFICIAL CALL FOR GRAND VOITURE OF ALASKA PROMENADE Preparatory o conveeation —of The Grand Voiture of Alaska, La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux, by Carrol A. CoOK, the ofticial several local Grand Chef de Gar call reached Alaska’s voitures recently. 8. C. Raynor of Cordova and Anchorage is the Grand Corres- pondante, and will ke present tor the sessions, as will the other offi- ELEVEN THIRTY The parade to be held Mundn_v.! September 4, in connection with | the convention currently in session, | will form in front of the Elks Hall | facing south, and the line of march will move promptly at 11:30 a.m. Parade route will be south to Front Street, along Front Street to Main, up Main Street to Second, to Seward Street, up Seward Street to Fourth, There, a left turn will be made past the Federal Building, where the front steps will serve as the reviewing stand, and where public officials will constitute the reviewing party. After passing in review the con- tingents will turn left into Mamn Street, and proceed to the vicinity of The Daily Alaska Empire at Second and Main Street, where tTie procession 'will disband. cers of the Grand Voiture, Advance enrollment will be made | on Saturday and Sunday. At 2:30 oclock Monday afternoon the 40| and 8 will be called to order for ‘ts annual Promenade. Tnitiation of new members Will take place and business of the or- ganization, including election of officers for the coming year. Various commit{ees will. be ap- pointed by the Grand Chef de Gare ' at the opening session. Sessions of the Forty and Eight generally oc- | cupy the afternoon and evening of the opening day of the Department convention, Following the election and /in- stallation of newly elected officeérs | the official business sessions are recessed. Committee arrangements for the 1950 Promenade and Wreck include | a banquet to be held at Irving’s ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Mid- | shipman Thomas Anthony Julian of | Hollywood, California, a member of | the Class of 1952, was the 1950 win- ner of the annual American Legion | award at the academy for the top student in the course on U. S. for- eign relations. He was awarded an engraved wrist watch. “Whing Ding” across the Douglas | strenuous series of Legion and Forty ~ | of high office. |'gion for 1949-50 by the 31st Na- | ters for subsquent awards of the Bridge. Although the official | Promenade sessions are exclusively | for members of the Forty ""di Eight, the Monday night banquet | may be attended by the ladies and | guests of Legionnaires. Separate | tickets for the banquet may be | obtained from members of the local Thorpe Construction Co. Tot-to-Teen Triangle Cocktail Club * United Food Co. Victory Bar Warfield Drugs Warner Machine Shop T. C. Whiteside Keith Wildes William #inn Yellow Cabs Voiture. | ceived. PAGE THREE er of Ihe Bardnoef - Hotel Gold will offer “a fitting Room, and climax to a and Eight sessions. Commander Martie comes to Jus« neau as personal representative, Na« tional Commander George N. Craig, and his long term service to The American Legion and untiring ef- forts in its behalf has brought well deserved recognition and the honors John Edward Martie of Reno, Nevada, was elected National Vice Commander of The American Le- tional convention at Philadelphia, Pa., September 1, as the climax of many years of distinguished service and department. levels. in private life professor off Bhipi¢hL Educgtidh Yat the. Uni- verslty' off Nevada" and iso 'depart- 3 ur TI‘\’Ameflmu mer 21, 1892 "the Sork of je ‘A Martié, he in the public and high schools of his native city. He was graduated from Central Missouri Business College and won a B.S. degree from Central Mis- souri Teachers College. He earned a Master's Degree in physical edu= cation at Springfield College in Massachusetts, He has taken post graduate work at the University of s and of Paris, France. a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Sigma Pi, scholastic honor societies, In addition to teaching, he has coached basketball and track for 25 years. In 1949 he served as a member of the executive committee of the Southwest District Associa- tion of Health, Physical’ Education and Recreation, and was elected President of thajgroup.for.J950, . Martie attended the first officer's training . camp at Riley, Kansas, where he was commissioned a first licutenant. Ordered to France, he attended the first British officer’s school and was assigned to the 16th Infantry, First Division. He was pro- moted to captain after the first ma- jor engagemenits and was wounded during the Meuse-Argonne offen- sive on October 5, 1918. He received the Distinguished' Service Cross, the silver Star with two Oak Leaf Clus- medal, and the Purple Heart medal. He was awarded the Legion de Hon- neur, the Fourragere and the Croix de Guerre with three palms by the French government. He was dis- (Continued on Page Five) RUSSIAN YOUTHS "GET INVITATION 10 BOYS' STATE The more than 1,000 youths who attended the Illinois Boys" State of 1950 at Springfield last simmer in- vited Russia to send five Communist boys to the 1951 session of The Am- erican Legion citizenship training program. Premier Boys' State “Governor” Richard J. Muraski, 17, of Rock- ford, announced that he had cabled Joseph Stalin personally in Moscow extegding the invitation for the Russian youths to take a lesson LII democracy. “Governor” Muraski, at latest re- port, stated no reply had been re-