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Poppy Day ghu'"tsday, 5nay 21st

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JOE CAHSON POST i\O. l ANO AUXILIARY

THE AMERICAN LEGION

TULSA POST NO. 577 ANO AUXILIARY

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

T. D. i\IURRA Y, GENERAL QIAIR;\IANMRS. H. P. Dl\Vli\"E, GENERAL CO-CHAIR:\'IAN

"To you, from falling hands we throw The torch; be yours Lo hold it high. If you break faith with 11s who die, We shall not sleep, tho poppies grow,

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In Flanders Fie l ch!"

"F:EAR NOT that ye have died for naught, The Lorch ye threw to us we caught! Ten million hands will hold it high, And Freedom's light will never die. We learned the lesson that ye taught,

Ye Flanders Dead!"

EXTRA COLOR, COURTESY MR. FRED SCHROEDER

FIIRS. HARRY D. COOK Au.:riliary Unit Chairman

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JOE CARSON POST NEWSPUBLISUED OY

JOE CAllSON POST ;'1,0. I. A)IERICAN LEGION TULSA, OKLAHO)IA

t.Xt.CUTIYJ: BOARD

WM. L. EAGLETON C. E. )l.\RSIIALL C. C. )lcCIIARY

1\LBERT EDWAIIO GALLOWAY. EDlTOll .lltmber National Auodation Legion Editors

Eo1cr<d :,. Second Cl0&s Matter Ser-;-cmbcr 25, 1936 oi the Post Oflicc •t Tuito, Oklabom•

SUBSCIIIPTION PRICE \Vith Lc;:ic>n Dues, per yc3r .............. _ .. _______ ., .. $ .SO

Single Subscription, per ye°'-------------·-·-· 1.00

LEGION IIUT 1120 EAST 8TH PHONE 3-0723

OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 A.M. TO 5 :00 P.M. �IEETS EVERY TUESDAY EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK

POST OFFICERS JOSEPH F. HERMAN, CO�IMANDER

GLF.NN II. CODDINGTON C. E. MARSHALL ht Vic:e Cornm1nder 2d Vice Comm11odcr

L. V. LUKENBILL JJ Vico Comm•ndcr

AIITl:IUR ANDERSON Adjut&nt-Scnicc Officer

WM. I. RAINWATER LON MARKHAM Fiooncc Oflicer Chaplain

EVERETT A. WOOD EUGENE PRALL Historian Sgt.-at-Arrna

on. J. H. Nl::AL JOHN SOUTllWJ.CK Po51 Surgeon Judgo Advocate

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J. EARL SIMPSON, CHAIRMAN ALEX FAULKNEII JOSEPH W. LYNN

C. C. )lcCRARY T. D. MURRAY E. D. BREWER LESLIE L. SPAIN

COMMITIEE CHAIRMEN FOR LEGION YEAR 1941-42

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Membership ________ Glenn Coddington National Defense ______ H. L. S. Halley Public Relations ______ A, E. Galloway Americanism ____________ Qras A. Shaw Liaison CounciL _________ Jos. W. Lynn Aide-de-Camp 10 Mrs. Carson __ _

----------------Everett A. Wood Community Service ___ Hubcrt A. Smith Speakers Bureau _______ c. 0. Gittinger Resolutions--------Mcrrill S. Bernard Educational ----------Roeder S. Wild House nnd Grounds _____ }fonry Hayden Entertainment --------------Jim Hunt Poppy -----------------T. D. Mum1y Child Welfare---------Geo. Thompson Canteens--------------L. S. McCaslin Disaster and RclieL _____ c. E. Marshall EmploymenL _______________ Art Wells Greeting ____________ J, Earl Simpson Un-American _____________ Hnrold Beal Sick and Visitation ________ Jim Bewley �uneraL _________________ L, A. Burns and ______________________ c. A. Solt SnfetY--------------------1. B. StreckBlood Donors __________ £arl J. PerkinsJunior BasebalL ________ Jno. B. AllredAthletics _______________ Ed. WicnickeSons of the Lcgion ______ Lon MarkhamBoys' State ___________ Paul C. WheelerEmblem __________________ o. V. DossGraves Decoration _____ Charlcs DicksonBUDGE:I' CQMMITTEE Leslie A. Wilcox Wm. I. Rainwater T. D. Murray J, Earl Simpson

E.W. Muller

White Orchids

The sean;h for bodies of Lwo tor­nado victims conlinu<�cl Lhrou;1houl last Saturday and Sunday at Bird Creek, northeast of Turley, led by a Dawson volu11Lcer fireman, L. E. (Red) Kid well, and Lyman Clcmi· shire, city ,;LrceL clepa rlment cm. ployee.

Kidwell and Clcmishirc p;ave p;re:il credit to Lhe followin� Lcp;ionnaires and Sons of the Legion, for their part in aiding and ass:stinp; the vic­tims of the tornado and for their constant efforts in bringing order out of chaos: Leslie Spain, Joe Lynn. Rex Candlish, i\cd :'llitchel, Percy Button, L. V. ( Peanuts) Welch, N. H. ( Pi;zskin) Davis, J\ lex Faulkner and Carl Willis.

Le;zionnaires Hex Pinson, Early Cass and R. E. I Oickl Liniha11 were 011 the job doing Lheir parl regardin� food supplies.

V. V. VanTilburp; was present,helpin:z Lo secure supplies for the needy,

Others de3crvin·� praise and com· menclaLion for their efforts were: Ceor:ze Bradshaw, Tom Tinker and Leo YlcGraw, al l of the Tulsa streetclcpartmcn·; ht:k \\foods, Tulsa firedeoartment; H. L. Maple, first aidauthority, Red Cross; Anna L. Brown,Charley Burton, Earl Shelton andHarold Chiseler.

Lon Markham, chairman of TulsaSquad_ron, Sons _of the Legion; EddieGnmbdl, supe_rv1rnr of the Squadron.and Jack Vickers, cub master ofpack No. 13, were in charge of theboys who conduc:ed n full day's�earch for the bodies of the twoSpence children . Boys on the jobwere: George Tnylor, Lloyd Mark­ham, Robert Dickey, Bi IJ y Green Jer�·y Breman, Tom Cnyner, BufordElliot, Joseph Faulkner. Bill Pate Frank Bu'.·kitt, Ludie Kinney, TedPa�los, Bill Farbro, Cliff Vaughu, Irving Chaney. Pete Paulos, EarlVaup;hn, J. J. Markham Roy Grime-1)�·:1 _ Reed, Lauren('<' Morgan. Ca;iDa�iiel. l\�orr's Clover. Chas. Hannis.C'umn Crist, Jae'< lleland, Tom llol­land, Kent i\ikinson, Colin Camp.be�I.',

B�!) :\knd�nhal _l, Ray Pankey,Jeiq L1 Lrell, Dick Riley, Jim Thom·as. Ira Cbrk. Bob Lane, Earl Case,Sianley Ca5e. VPrnon Van Zandt, Jim

JOE CAHSO� POST NEWS

An1ericanis111 Report

Br\\ 0� .\ATL HALIZATI0\°FE.'\E.\IY r\Lll::\S CHGJ::D I}\

CO;\L\ll'n'EE

B I · rin" ,,fl11c.li.1napolis, lnd. - o s.e :-thr

Lhe :--:at ion ·s internal defenses il',I� ort

k<'ynolc of the Americanism reP. t • 1 ·ccull1

adopted by the nation� e\ crio'commil:ee of The Amencan ertiJApril �O. The report was prt<e':,er,by fomes F. O'Neil. �lane 1

��,er·�- I-I .. chairman of the national 1

icanism commission. h CI .

o·:-.; ·1 rticutar ·11 a I r m a n He1 pa . 0

I b I liznLJOll ur;:?;ec a _an on tic _natura < JVlleri·enemy aliens. and 111creased I

f61 can Legion cooperatio11 with t

Jd ,11(J,lo check seditious utterances all versive activities. . por;

At the conclusion of his re fol·Chairman O'Neil submit:cd 11\0sl

lowing resolution which the nail executive committee adopted

:b ·t j11·

"WHEREAS, it is for the e, eP­terests of the United Stat.es tld�ri1•� I<'my aliens be not naturalized the present war· T �E·

"NOW, Tl-lEhFOllE, UE Id tft:tl

· OLVED that we recon111 1er� ab�'' I ,,ort· I aµpropr:a·e laws and re�u a .. b.l tiepassed immediately to proh.1 _

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naturalization of al ien cnen1ic, in: ,the present war." £Mg'. I he reJ!or: extended LO J.

th�,1�'Hoov:::r. d1rec·or and the FBI, .0r!:· ' f' C \I nnd appreciation for their '.ti JcM'

and re-affirmed the Le:;ion 5 P of cooperation.

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l n1ith, Dan Eclairc Horace GoO

] ·r . �nnc, om Rorobau<rh. e111 ·1

The above report and con.1111, 11 11 1 Lion is given to our Leaio11n:i1re-,er' Tl

,.., f r • ·,. 1e Sons of Leg:onnaircs \i1111t

1 ices rendered i11 time of n cot11

disaster. . . -- of oiJ'.

Wh:n you patronize one 1,ppfl'

ndvert1sers, leL him know youcia:e his pat rona�e.

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\VJLLIAM C. BYEHS9 Died \[onday, ).Jay ,J.. J9J-·

·\C."flVE DUTY (

. Wednesday, ;\[ay 6. l?,4·2·. ri.,tl'' I C. C. \kCrar\' \f IL \'\ :itt�· cit • � t • 1 tll Landratr, V. P. Hndl'r, Ru:sell F J. .l. Johuson.

I ntc:·m,·n t: Rosch ill Ccmeter}'·

JOE CARSON POST N[\'\"S

ME110RIA.L DAY SATlRO:\ Y . .\I:\ Y :;oTI I

PLA\S ARE J� THE .\!Ah:J\G Pl_ans are in the makin(Y for a

Jlalri · . . ... of jtic �nd rcvcr.:ntial observance· _cmorial Dar, to br held underauspice· f r.· I I I .. <l F �o 1·;tzrn/!1 Jee Camp an rank Fr· L C L. . I

. . W . . an z amp, 111Lec � pa111sl1

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Veterans. and their Au�ilia_rics. ,,. . other Vc·eran or�an1zat1ons.

�1v1c f · I.! , raternd, church and labor · .r�ups will assist Each and everycitizen f T .. to I k

O ulsa 1s asked and urged a ·e a part in the observance.

01:, E. Sager will be general cha:r-' 11 on arranaen1e11tc: :\ii V Buck-ner . ,., �· . . .

add will deliver the Memorial Day

Kohrt5s, C _harles Dickson a11cl J. L.i!lio er are in �harge of graves decor·di

115: The firing squad is under the\i�c:11011 of Tulsa Post 577, V.F.\V.C sic will be furnished by the Joeth:rson _Post Band and the Sons of

, Legion Drum and Bu::rle Corps.<IO.�uls� Comity Voiture �? - 1�5

uaJ 'will conduct the :Vlemonal Hit·by }I The Mass singing wi II be led

arry Clarke.t1}��<lP;e _of Allegiance wi 11 be led by

aptmn of the S. /\. L.tli

c\eslie Spain wi]J be in chur11;e ofrn ouc} speaker and •ea· inn arrange-ents. � n

rir��he_ Commanders of the Veterans'

>(an, · · f lh . zattons and the Presidents o · IV;ir �uxiliaries will place memorial s/1c1a� )S on the p;rave of the Unknown

ter.

nc n��io programs arc under the su· . rvi�io f C E ' ·11 P

� n o . ·. ,,1Iar�ha .1·hai�·king

f .�nd policing will be in

J·' I ,-,e o rlarokl Beal, Eck King,, �er Orr and I. B. S reek.rub!· · F G

1e1ty: Marshall Smith and A.�. alloway

All · · . th . c1t1zens are asked to displayb e,_r flags at their reside11ces or

llsine I C ss Paces throughout the day.

he 0�1plete details and program willPrmted in our next issue.

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Leg:onnaire Adnm hcen admitted lo the pital, Muskogee.

P. Volk has\'ctcra11:; Hos-

l\EXT TUESDAY .\lGUT, i1111ne­diately after the regular meeting, Le· � ionnaire George Thomp�on nnd Bil I_ Bassett, will show a SOO-foot film of scenes during the Pryor tornado dis­aster. A !so a fi Im in colors of the Fla"' Dedication ceremonies at the F'ri�o yards two weeks a�o.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW for I he brand new show of tlie .J.O.P, to be given Tuesday night, }lay 26th. Pro· ceecls go to furnishin� the box car

with first aid e((uipment and supplies. A worthy cause.

Le,.,ionnaire Bob Locke is ;,criously ill at St. John's· hospital. He i$ in room 2-lS. Drop in and ::cc our 13ud· dy.

TOMORROW <Sunday) is Citizen­ship Day.

Cap'.ain Hess Crossla11d writes: "That on arriving at Jeff er£011 Bar­racks for duty, the firsl thing to greet him was the Joe Carson Post News. with the pic'urcs of all the boys." ·' It sure fe It good to see my Tu Isafriends," so writes the Captain .

CONFIDENTIAL! The Hermans a re building a swell "barheque pit" in the:r back ya rd, AND wheu it is complc:.ed !he Commander intends to ::pring a surprise, by inviting the membership of the Post and Auxil­iary to come out lo a delicious bar­beque roast party. "Mum's the word, fellows."

Yon'll Find "Mutual Helpjulness"

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CLAR£NCE £. J3ROWN ••prosperity .. Hangct

RALPH E. TREMAYNE S P<'C in I It ,·11r(·st·n tnt i\'C

JOS. SLAUF Snlc5 and A,lvcrtisini; Manager

,Ill Members of Joe Car.!on l'ost

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CHAS. J. Cl.l:'(E ,\1.,nai::rr-1\ku'� Store

1-:nn11;: CL.\RK Supl. Deli\'cry Dl•(H,

,1/cmb,·rs of }or.: Car,..011 Post No. I

Receives Legion Niedal

Ind iaua polis, I nd.-General Doug­las .\lacArthur was awarded The American Lc:>ion Distinguished Serv­ice Medal by the National executive commit'ec here i\fay 1. The commit· tee gave its unanimous consent lo this ·action by a ri::ing \'Ole n11d l remen·dous applause.

We Will Do Our Part

On Poppy Day

A. Garland MarrsSHERIFF

AND HIS OFFICLAL FAMILY J. F. Lawrence Howard W. Gregory J. F. Burnell Gene l\faxey Elmer Orr Eck King W. H . Wards Roy Raines Ned Brooks Norman :\ilaul<ling E. E. Benson Nate :iWartin Mrs. Bess W·ilson :\)rs. J. B. D·c�Icnt .T. H. Carl('!' Ramey Miller Don C. MacDonald Irene \X'oolley W. V. Dee:T

Aust in Branscum R. W. Brooks Burnis Brown A. G. Curtis Forrest Castle E. E. Delo W. S. Duggins Ed L. Erwin Clws. Elliou R. T. Forwoort .J.M. Jones W. T. Kithcart Raluh Rist .I. H. Simms Hov \'aden ra 111 !Jaxtcr Josh Webb \'i',-,ky Qualls

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G. R. v. Griffith

2-!:-l:7 E. 20th

'fu1sa, Okla.

OUR POPPY

nv CL.\IWS CODUINCTON Unit ro,,py ruhli<"it) CluirntJH

�ational Defen:::e has bccumc the main objec:tjve of eve

,�� pa'.rio'.i� Americnn today. Our life. l1be 1 t} and pursuit of happine;;i,' is al s�akc and every American cit:zen i, aclJust­ing their life so that thry ran irivc the �reate5L possible lie Iµ in pro!ect· ing these great prin!'iple:<.

The American Legion i composed of Putriotic Americans. They pro,·ed their patr:otism in 1017· l 918. They, with the American Legion Auxili:iry, havr conlinued lo pron· ii in the en­suin� years by their work for the Legion progrnm.

Now, in this present emergency. the Legion and Auxiliary pro;rram has been enlarg;e<l lo include assist­ance to the service men of today and their families. even whilC' the needs of the World War vrteran is increas. in_!! each day.

To be able Lo cai-ry on these hu­manitarian services, the sales of pa· per Poppies must be increased. For these paper Poppies represent shel­ter. food and clothing for some un­fori,unate veteran and his family, and they reprrsent pence of mind for the men sen·ini:t tocluy in our armed force;::, for they know tl1eir families will he taken care of.

AUXILIARY NEWS MADALl;>;E A. CAI.LOW A\'

:\!rs. Paul C. Whcrlrr. llni! Prr::i­denl announce5 a re�ular businr,-.• meetin" for Tuesday. :\Tay 19th. 8 p. m .. ;t the Hut. Follow:11g the �.usi­ness session. members of thr l-..1ghtand Fort,· will furnish a short pro­µ-ram and se1Tc r<.'frc;::hmcnts.

.. � * * * * The Auxiliary will sponsor a daner•

at the Hut. :iturcl:.iy. !\lay 16th, from 9 until ] 2 p. m .. for f'nlisted person­nel of !he Air Force Trchnical Traiu­

inrr Command. lo,·ate<l in the Tribune buildinO'. Ead1 man will br:ng- as a iruest. his !!'.irl friend.

Mrs. :\Inrk A. Renick, Unit Nation-21 Defen,e chairman will be pre!'enl lo sec that '.hese young people have a happy eYcnin<.r. Bill Wedlin and his orche;::tra will furnish thc"music.

* * * * * Tuesday, itay 191 h is regular Reel

Cros: !'ewin!! day al the Hut. from 10 ::i. m. until 3 p. 111., with Mrs. H. Bl:,in Lac,· in chaq!c of the ac'ivity.

JUNIOR AUXILIARY The Junior;. will hold a business

meet in:r al the Hut. Monday, 7 :30p. m .. accorclin\! !o Mrs. Elmer Orr,Junior Activity chairmnq.

7\Irs. H. D. Cook. American Legion B p Th d t Auxiliary Poppy chairman reports UJ a Oppy UfS ay. more sales !!iris arc needed if we are lo make this the greatest Poppy Day in the history of Tulsa. A II sales girls are volunteer worker::. Anyone wish. ing; to aid in the Poppy sale or who knows anyone who will help on Poppy Day, Thursday, May 21st. rlease ct11l \!rs. Cook, Ll-15:19.

Remember your purchase of a paper Poppy not only is .lendin� ahand to needy veterans. but siµ;nifieslo the men fi1?hli11� for our grcntcountry Loday, that yot: haw 1101 for­:?ollen them.

Selective Service

lt has been estimated that morethan 900,000 Leµ;ionna: 1·f!s throua-h.?ut the nation reµ;istercd April 27th,111 the Selectirc Service registrationof men 44 to 64.

JUDGE LESL11E WEBBDivision 1o. 1, District Coun

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JOE T. PARKTNSON

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