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0 53rd vear Medford Pages 1 to 6 French Foreign Legion Claims Outstanding Fighting Record Editor's note: (Nfwi bulletins from Algeria are a reminder that the freneh foreign Lesion, ro mantic though its legends are, is a tough and vital fighting force. Here is a closeup of the Legion todav, with some recollections of of It past. ' Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Algeria (CPU From Mexico to Marra kech, from the deserts to Dienbienphu, the French For eign Legion has won its share . of glory in battle. It fights well. And it lives well. When Gen. Charles de Gaulle lunched with the Le gion during his Algerian tour, it was a safe bet that the food equalled that of the best restaurant in Paris. The Legion has a tradition ef living well. Its headquar ters here, dating back to 1845, 0 are vry plush indeed for a miliary bs, especially a French one. Ther is f modernistic bar, wher it is impossible for an outdr to pay for a drink. Thre is leather-uphol-frd clubhouse for the en 0 listd mn, a 1,000-seat movie thetr, fullyiequipped gym ang 150-foot swimming pool. Th ithens are stainless steel (Tghe rtst of the French army gets by with coal stoves.) 'LagiorPis Country' Why 11 this comfort? Because the Legion motto Is, Lgion Patria Nostra," or "Th Legion is our country." Th motto is literally true. oldiers elsewhere in the ld can go home on leave ! tnd then. But most Leg onnfir are political refu jf9 or fugitives from the law. They flavs no home other han the Legion. They make it as comfortable as ey can. Theoretically, all 20,000 en - listedo men in the legion are foreigners. A Frenchman can enlist only if he pretends to be someone else a Belgian or a Swiss, sor example, or an American. Tie officer corps, however, - ii.tltr ITronnh T ocinn rnm- 13 muawj e q missions usually are snapped up by the top graduates cf St. Cyr, the French West Point. ' ' ' Foreign units have fought undr tfite lilies and later the O tricolor of France, since the y 1688. But the present 3lrign Legicgi dates back to 9J royal proclamation: "Ptjris, March 10, 1331, Louie Philippe, King of the oJrenA, o all present and to come, salutations. In view of the tew of March 9, 1831, in view of the report of our Minister of State to the War Department we have ordered nd do order the following: There will be formed a legion composed of foreigners. iThis legion will fcke the name of the Fgreign Legion." Intramural Fouds . At first, Legion regiments were organized by national ities. This led to intramural feStis, liowever, and within five years, nationalities were integrated down to the small est color-guard unit. Legionnaires get the same G'3gay as other troops 5,000 G Sy.".kll -I. Iti.Mi.M.II.IIIMll.l l ij. I...II.LP .iilMII-vi., Want the Best Cnr and Home Insurance tPoriho Premiums You Pay? b far this seal of an independent insurance agent. It tails you that you are dealing with a profes- isrial insurance specialist who is free to recom ind the car or home insurance that provides the Bst protection for you. Be sure you see this seal before you buy Insurance. DON STATKOS, INSUROR Professional Insurance Protection , 220 South Central - Medford PHONE SP 2-2677 MEDFORD, OREGON, francs, (Sll) a month for re cruits. The pay is doubled for service in Algeria. The glamor and profession al tradition of the Legion has drawn kings-to-be (like Prince Pierre of Serbia or Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cam bodia), pretenders (like both present pretenders to the French throne, the Count of Paris and Prince Napoleon) and poets like Alan Seeger. the American who wrote, "I have a rendezvous with death" shortly .before he was killed on the western front in 1916. The Legion does not take convicted murderers, narcot ics addicts or psychopaths. But it will accept refugees whether from the law or from political upheaval s even Frenchmen who fought for the Germans in World War II. Fought in Eyery War "We re not . interested in politics. If we were, we FINALISTS These 15 beautiful girls competed in the Miss Universe contest in Long Beach, Califr, July 26. From left to right (top row): Adalgisa Colombo, of Brazil; Raquel Molina, of Chile; Luz Zuloaga, of, Colombia, the winner; Evy Norlund, of Denmark; Marlies Behrens, of Germany; Marily Collimopoulou, of Greece; Geri Hoo, of Hawaii; (Center row): Corine Rottschafer, of Holland; Mariam Hadar,, of Israel; Beatriz Bolvarte, of Peru; Tomoko Moritake, of Japan; (Bottom row): Alicja Bobrowska, of -Poland; Gertrud Gummels, of Surinam; Brigitta Elisabet Bardman, of Sweden; and Eurlyne Howell, of the U.S. ALUMINUM ENOUGH . Burlington, Vt. (UPI) The school department bought a ton of aluminum from the state for $25 after it was mis takenly dumped on the grounds of Springfield High school. Supt. William' T. Lo gan Jr. said, "Now we've enough aluminum to last the next 15 years." See MONDAY, JULY 28, 1958 wouldn't have a Legion,' ex plained a Legion officer. The Legion has fought in every French war since its birth, from the Algerian con quest to the Crimea, the Franco-Prussian war, both World Wars, Indo-China and now back to Algeria. Legion outfits have won battle honors at such places as Sebastopol, Magenta, Nar vik and Dienbienphu. But the Legion's proudest battle was Camerone, in Mex ico. On April 30, 1863,. three officers and 62 men of 3rd Co., 2nd Reg., under Captain Danjou, stood off a brigade of 2,550 Mexicans for 11 hours. All but three of the Legionnaires were killed. April 30 remains a big holi day for the Foreign Legion. The Mexicans gallantly erect ed a monument on the battle- bround with the legend:! "These soldiers of France! gave up their lives before they gave up their courage." Motor in Lake 11 Years Runs Good Grand Rapids, Mich. (UPD Despite the 11 years Kyrn Goudzwaard's 1936 model out board motor lay on the bot tom of the Muskegon River, it is back in service again this summer. ' Goudzwaard, a retired Grand Rapids tool room fore man, lost the 3.6 horsepower motor in 1946 in about 20 feet of water. Last fall when re pairs were made on Rogers Dam and the water level had dropped . Goudzwaard walked onto the sandy river bottom and recovered his motor. The aluminum motor was like new after it was taken apart, cleaned and fitted with new spark plugs and a con denser. True Owners of Slum Areas Found Chicago (UPD Chicago has found a way to pin down the so-called "ghost" owners of slum properties and make them fix up the run-down buildings. A new ordinance has been approved requiring a resident j of the city to be responsible j for maintaining each building with three or more apart-j ments. 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