Show Armistice Day Observed Observe ci ciBy By Local Legion Post I Eighteen years ears ago at 11 o'clock a. a m. m November ember the Armistice was as sign sign- signed ed which lead to the of the war In commemoration of ot that event the Frank E. E Peterson Post of the American Legion conducted a flag rising ceremony at the Park City High school A large number of Legionnaires I members of the auxiliary and the gen gen- general general eral public were present The student body was drawn up In regular order to observe the spectacle Legionnaire D. D Keith Buck Duck gave the commands and our bugler Willard Bircumshaw to the tho colors and after a moment of silence In memory of ot our departed comrades he I sounded taps The assembled multitude thereupon repaired to the high school auditorium I where the band rendered two patriotic I selections Commander H. H Fred Egan Introduced the officers and members of I the Post and the guest speaker who was I Mayor Roy T. T T Elsmore commander of the Aerial Squadron and an of official of-I of of- of official pilot of the National Parks Air Air- Airways ways Major Elsmore gave an Interest Interest- Interesting InterestIng InterestIng ing talk about army training In Interest avia avla- aviation aviation tion and also of the operation of civilian planes In commercial flying There were three stands of or stacked arms In front of the stage and on tables were ere many war trophies winch which seemed to attract the attention of the student body At a certain city in Indiana In recent weeks there occurred an unfortunate happening In which It Is alleged men wearing Legion buttons participated Harry national commander of the Legion Ion in a public statement de de- decries decries de- de decries cries any an such un American action He stated that the American Legion stands I for the upholding of the constitution of the United States The freedom of speech sp ch of the press and of or lawful as- as ass I s Our f tn of law and order He states that the Legions Legion's opposition to Communism Is based primarily on the fact that it seeks to overthrow our form of government by violence He lIe like Voltaire In his famous reply to Rous- Rous Rousseau RousseaU Rousseau seau said said- saidI I do not agree with a word you ou say sar but I will defend to the death your right to say sa It The result oUm- oUm and expelling the Communist candidate was an unlimited publicity over O both the radio and In the th news- news newspapers papers A for him de- de to be wished W. W J. J BARDSLEY Adjutant Post No 14 |