PAGE SJXSwAJUl Secticn) THE WAYNESTILiir MOTNTMNEER i, ... I,. ..... mi. All veterans, and their wives invited to the annual Day met Given By The Armistice .Bainq A mencan Legion amid .Legion ixiliary FD lay, mm. mi la 7 AMERICAN LEGIOH HOME Depot Street The Waynesville post of The American Legion wants as their guests on Friday night, every veteran and their wives at this annual festive occasion. This is your invitation to attend - we will be looking forward to having you with us. To all members of the Post, it is highly important that every member be present and help "royally" entertain our fellow veterans. This is going to be a grand occasion, with the women of our own auxiliary pre paring a bountiful meal. All veterans, their wives, and Legionnaires and your wives, be sure to attend. Veterans, Accept Your Heritage the Am myall (MembeErslhiip is 500,000 Survivors Of World War II Have Done So Because p. ON. jMIM 1 - -Sl18 emcan Legion Haw On-JOIN NOW! This Important Message Sponsored By O The Legion was active in securing the passage of the G. I. Bill of Bights. O The Legion is non-political and non-sectarian. O The dues are very small, but the member be comes a stockholder in a $6."),000,000 corporation. O The Legion is not run by a clique. 0 The Americanism program of the Legion is a fighting one. O The first duty of the Legion is the proper care of disabled veterans of World War I and II. O The Legion since the close of World War I has taken a leading part in securing the passage of legislation relating to veterans. O Departments and posts take an active part in rehabilitation work through service officers. O Since 1921 the Legion has been interested in securing gainful employment for all veterans. "6 About $40,000,000 of post funds have been in vested in War Bonds. e e The Legion early in 1911 sent a commission to England to study civilian defense and to plan a like defense for the United States. The Legion in the several states proposed legis lation and was the foundation for the State Guards. The Legion in 1919 brought forward the first national defense legislation after World War I. Legion posts are now employing 5,308 people to assist in caring for veterans of World Wars I and II. The Legion has had a program of child welfare since 1925. The Legion has maintained a national legislative committee in Washington since 1919 to represent the ex-service men before congress. This com mittee has worked on almost all bills affecting World War. II veterans. Thirty-four departments including North Caro lina issue newspapers. These publications keep Legionnaires fully informed on veterans' affairs. Preamble To Constitution Of American Legion For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate ( a one hundred per cent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community. State and Nation ; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice and democracy; to consecrate andsanctify our comradeship by our devolioa ta mutual helpfulness. Pearce's Bakery W .H. Whitman, owner Smith's Cut Rate Drug H. O. Champion, manager Massie Furniture Co. Guy Massie Scott Reeves Purol Station Taxi Phone 90 C. E; Ray's Sons A Department Store Champion. Paper & Fibre Co. Canton Division i Wellco Shoe Corporation Leo Weill, president Dayton Rubber Mfg. Co. Thorobred Division Bryan Medford Register of Deeds McKay's Pharmacy Hazelwood The Mountaineer "Western North Carolina's Largest Non-Daily Newspaper"

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