Legionnaires Get Silver Star Pins

Eric Wood, Karl Krouse and Lenn Dompier were awarded silver stars at the regular American Legion post meeting Monday evening for securing 10 or more 1957 memberships.

Commander Dompier announced that the January 7 meeting would be the last one at which he would preside. At that time a commander will be elected to finish out the rest of the year.

A report was read from State Patrolman Doyle Pounder explaining the school patrol picnic each year and thanking the local post for its financial help in the event.

A letter was read from the school directors thanking the post for the flags recently given to the grade and high schools.

Lester McKeirnan, chaplain, asked for permission to send sick veterans in the community a plant at Christmas time. Authorization was given.

The post and auxiliary party will begin at 7 p. m., tonight, December 20. Refreshments of sandwiches, cake and coffee will be served at the beginning of the evening. The children present will present a skit. All post and auxiliary members and their families are invited.

Display Of Flags On 14 Holidays Is Goal Of Post

Flags to be displayed outside of Pomeroy residences on patriotic holidays is the goals of the local American Legion post.

The project was suggested several meetings ago by a member who thought that many persons living in Pomeroy would like to display flays on holidays; there are 14 days in the year when it is customary to have a display of flags.

At Monday's meeting of the post it was decided to go ahead with the project and the plan was outlined as follows:

The Legion would order half a dozen or so flags as samples and then make a canvass of the town to see how many persons would be interested in purchasing the flags. The correct number would then be ordered. The flags to be sold at cost, with no profit to the post, would run from $4,00 to $8.00, complete with holder.

The post has no idea how the plan will be received in Pomeroy, but decided that the project would be well worth a try. The plan is in keeping with the Americanism program, part of which was the buying of flags this fall for the new grade school and also replacements for the high school and Holy Rosary school.

When buying a flag, the purchaser would be given a free wall poster which carries flag information and the days flags should be displayed.

It was voted to have a committee composed of Richard Keatts, Freddy Strain and Ed Wells, lay out the town in sections and from this map, further plans for the canvass would be made at the next American Legion meeting to be held Monday, March 18.

Guests at last Monday's meeting was Walter Nelson, 7th district commander from Colton; Richard Daly, vice commander, Palouse, and "Mick" Mikkelson, Boys' State chairman, Rosalia. Mikkelson announced that this year's Boys' State would be held at Pacific Lutheran college, Parkland, as the dormitories at Central Washington College of Education, Ellensburg, would be in the process of being redecorated when the event would be held this summer.