Show MADE LEGION DRIVE SUCCESS dare Dare Devil Louisiana Man Put Real Thrills Into Campaign for New Members When Anthony Kelley was was' discharged discharged discharged dis dis- dis- dis charged from the navy in New Orleans Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans La he found the of life Ufe a landlubber land lubber terribly devoid of thrill and perU peril He had been going to sea since the the age of fifteen and he lie missed the excitement of stormy nights in the dizzy heights of the crows crow's nest and raising hair trips on t the e ropes far above the deck f With the start of a membership campaign of Rollin Rohlin post of the American American Ameri Amen can Legion In in New Orleans Kelley KelleyS blossomed out as a professional daredevil daredevil dare dare- devil to assist his fellow Legionnaires in attracting attention He climbed a flag fing pole atop the city haIl hall several hundred feet above the pavement and rocked back and forth trying to break the pole A net stretched below was all that was between the da daring LegIonnaire Legionnaire Le Le- Legionnaire Le- Le and some exceedingly hard terrain Kelley was unable to break the flag pole however So he scaled sealed an eight eIght- story een-story bull building ding and hung from the coping by his toes Film companies rushed camera camern men to take motion pictures of the he feat and the Legion membership drive was was' jl a i s success None of it was as thrilling as the four years ears an and four months I was In the tile war zone Kelley Kehley declares Be He I |