Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-31
VERBAL SCRAP
At DISTRICT
AGA INST
LEGION
4. S. Lack, Jake LOrang, Joe
Simmons and Perry He'd
rick Protest the Publicity
Fund; Heated Verbal Bat
tie Results from Charges.

An apparently organized fight against
the publicity campaign of the FL Cen
tro Post of the American Legion on the
kettner bill came to the surface at the
district board meeting yesterday after
noon. The net result af the afternoons
verbal battle was to hold up for the
time being the appropriation of $1,000
which had been given the Ell Centric
Post.
Opposes Legion
F. s. Lack, Jacob Lorang. Perry He'd
rick and Joe Simmons appeared before
the board Mr.. Lorang was the first
to speak He said:
II wish to go on record on the
minutes of the district at this time
rs opposing any appropriation for
publicity purposes to the American
Legion
This statement brought forth a reply
from Director McPherrin. who has just
returned from Washington as men,
Der of the second delegation, who said
As far as | am concerned you can go
on record as much as you wish, and we
shall in all probability appropriate more
money to the American Legion as a
result of it
President Nickerson of the board
then asked Mr.. Lorang if he wished to
be placed in the attitude of opposing
the American Legion and Mr.. Lorang
said That's all right, / can't help that"
and President Nickerson then in sub
stance repeated the statements made by
Mr.. Mcpherrin and added I'VE made
this appropriation to help the boys out
and We feel that we did the right
thing. The boys are helping us out
much more than we helped them and
they will repay this money many times
If these boys are obliged to go out on
the streets to get their funds l will be
the first man to dig down i'll my pocket
and head their list"
Hedrick Takes Floor
Mr. Hedrick then took the floor and
explained that the board had already
had objections from tax payers and that
the matter should have come before the
InterPost Council. He said this money
was all being appropriated to the El
Centro Post and he believed it should
have been placed at the disposal of the
Council.
President Nickerson here interrupted
and explained that the FL Centre Post
was the only post whcih had appeared
before the board and asked for any
funds and that if The discussion was to
be continued further he wished to have
members of the FL Centre Post present.
Secretary McIVer then read a letter
from Vaughn Thompson, president of
was the only post which had appeared
the El Centre Post has asked for the
A messenger was sent out and John
ID. *, Perry Charles Barry, Vaughn
Thompson and Earl l.. Banta appeared
in behalf of the local legion post. The
meeting was held up until these genle-
men appeared
Mr.. LOrang then took the floor
and stated that he was member
Of the Spanish war veterans and
they Didn't ask for any funds and
he failed to see why the American
Legion should get any.
Perry Answers Charge
Mr., Hedrick then repeated in sub
stance the statements made by him be-
fore the El Centre Post delegation had
arrived and John ID. * Perry respond
ed by saying:
The El Centre Post was the first
Post of the American Legion to be or
sanized in Imperial valley, ! was active
in its formation myself and | person
ally made trips 10 other Valley towns
to organize other posts i'm the Valley
and it is doubtful II there would have
been other posts in the Valley IL II had
not been for the El Centre boys. The
Ell Centre post is the only post In the
Valley which has been active In this