Show american legion the local post of the american le legion glon has postponed its dancing party irom from march to a later date out ot of con of the high school benefit entertainment in behall behalf of the band in securing funds tor for the trip to logan to contest tor for the championship prize the legion Is always ready to cooperate co operate with public welfare enterprises one ot of the legions activities this year la is to set up safety markers lor for the protection of children from botn the hazzard of the mator car the marker Is the emblem of the american legion and carries the words protect utah children radio entertainers are crooning a little ditty these days about pink elephants and lavender alligators ot of course the description I 1 Is incongruous but no more so than some of the charges hurled against government appropriations tor for veterans almost every day the veteran is made the bearing villian in the play in some form or another he Is no longer a hero bearing arms tor for the defense of his fatherland but a grafter figures have been distorted and twisted in an organized campaign to create the public impression that veterans expenditures constitute the bulk of our national tax burden that the budget can only be balanced when the people raise up and take a healthy swat at the ex service man this argument Is lust just as absurd as the idea an alligator may be lavender hue bue or a pink elephant may be walking on the wall it if any league or any other g roup group of individuals has a justifiable case a against the veterans let them eliminate the pink elephants and lavender alligators and present facts when it if it can be shown that the veteran Is gold bricking or being over paid let honest and sincere s statements tate ments of truth be brought to light and the american legion will be reasonable and will do its part to rectify injustices to either the taxpayer or the government and will get behind and support the president in his economy government covern ment plans until then let us be fair and forget about the pink elephants and lavender alligators W J B |