Clement R. Bontemps
American Legion Post 139
703 Green Meadow Road
Bay St. Louis MS 39520
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2187, Bay St. Louis MS 39521
Post: (228) 467-9000
Lounge: (228) 467-7100
Anyone who requires entry
to the Legion Hall after normal hours
call Duty Phone (228) 342-2399
Bill Moran, Commander
Ray Sheehy, Adjutant
FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Feb 1 - AN ALARM SYSTEM HAS BEEN
INSTALLED IN THE LEGION CLUB.
ANYONE CAUGHT INSIDE THE CLUB
AFTER HOURS WITHOUT
PERMISSION, AND WITHOUT THE
PROPER SECURITY CODE AND PASS
WORD WILL BE ARRESTED. THAT
MEANS YOU MUST HAVE A SECURITY
CODE NUMBER AND PASS WORD
ASSIGNED TO YOU TO ENTER THE
BUILDING AFTER BUSINESS HOURS.
Feb 2 – VA LUNCHEON FOR BILOXI PATIENTS
VOLUNTEERS ARE ASKED TO
REPORT AT 10:30 AM
Feb 3 - SAL PO-BOY SALE AT LEGION
CLUB 5- 8:30 PM
Feb 4 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
MEN AND WOMEN 7 PM @ CLUB
Feb 5 – STEAK, CATFISH, BURGERS,
FRIES @ LEGION CLUB 5-8:30 PM
Feb 8 - Boy Scout Troop 208 meets at Legion
Hall 7:00 pm.
Feb 9 - WE WILL MEET AT 10:00 AM IN THE
BIG HALL TO DECORATE FOR THE
NATIONAL COMMANDER VISIT
TOMORROW, EVERYONE WELCOME
TO COME OUT AND LEND A HAND.
Feb 10 - SAL PO-BOY SALE AT LEGION
CLUB IS CANCELLED FOR FEB 10.
NATIONAL COMMANDER’S VISIT (2/10)
PROGRAM
PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY BAY HIGH JROTC
OPEN PRAYER BY CHAPLAIN VAUGHAN
RESOLUTION 288
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PREAMBLE
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST BY RANDOLPH BOURGEOIS
NATIONAL COMMANDER CLARENCE HILL PRESENTATION
POST COMMANDER WILL CLOSE MEETING
JROTC WILL SERVE THE HEAD TABLE
DINNER WILL THEN BE SERVED TO ASSEMBLY
Feb 12 - STEAK, CATFISH, BURGERS,
FRIES @ LEGION CLUB 5-8:30 PM
Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb 14 - Valentine’s Day
Feb 15 - Boy Scout Troop 208 meets at Legion
Hall at 7:00 PM.
Feb 16 - President’s Day
Feb 17 - SAL PO-BOY SALE AT LEGION
CLUB 5-8:30 PM
ASH WEDNESDAY
Feb 19 - STEAK, CATFISH, BURGERS,
FRIES @ LEGION CLUB 5-8:30 PM
Feb 22 - George Washington’s Birthday
Scout Troop 208 meets at 7:00 PM
at Legion Hall.
Feb 23 - Iwo Jima Flag Raised
Feb 24 - SAL PO-BOY SALE AT LEGION
CLUB 5-8:30 PM
Start of Operation Desert Storm
Feb 26 - STEAK, CATFISH, BURGERS,
FRIES @ LEGION CLUB 5-8:30 PM
Feb 27 - The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Unit 139, will hold a “Buddy Poppy Dinner” at the legion club on Saturday, February 27, 2010, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. All proceeds from the dinner will go the annual Poppy Fund, which supports our projects at the VA hospital. Shrimp Bordelaise with spaghetti, salad & Texas toast, and dessert. Donation of $10 per person
Feb 28 - End of Operation Desert Storm
ADVANCED NOTICE:
THE ANNUAL BIRTHDAYPARTY WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010. SOCIAL HOUR IS FROM 6 TO 7 PM, FOLLOWED BY A DINNER.
MEMBERSHIP PINS WILL BE AWARDED TO MEMBERS IN INCREMENTS OF FIVE YEARS, FROM 5 TO 55 YEARS, WHO HAVE PAID THEIR 2010 DUES PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2009. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE YOUR PIN. GO TO LEGION BLOG PAGE AT SCUTTLEBUTT.BLOG.COM UNDER BIRTHDAY MEMBERSHIP AWARD PINS FOR 2010 AND SEE IF YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A PIN.
Happy Hour Monday thru Friday 5 - 7:00 PM
(HAPPY HOUR BEER $1.75)
CLUB HOURS: MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 2:00 PM TO 9:00 PM. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 12:00 NOON TO 8:00 PM (WITH EXCEPTIONS).
ALL DONATIONS OF CLOTHES, SHOES, AND OTHER ITEMS FOR THE VA PATIENTS ARE TO BE LEFT AT THE LEGION CLUB.
CHECK THE ABOVE SCHEDULE FOR HOUR OF OPERATION OF THE CLUB.
Anyone requiring enter into the Main Hall after Hours. CALL duty phone (228) 342-2399.
BUILDING RENTAL
ADVANCE NOTIFICATION:
MARCH 6, 2010 - THE LEGION CLUB WILL HOST A POKER RUN AT THE CLUB ON SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2010. STARTING AT 10:00 AM. THE COST WILL BE $15 A HAND. THE PROCEEDS FROM THE POKER RUN WILL GO IN SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS. BEER, SOFT DRINKS AND WATER WILL BE PURCHASED FROM THE LOUNGE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT P.J. AT (228) 467-7100.
MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Mar 1 - Boy Scout Troop 208 meets at 7:00 PM
Legion Hall.
Mar 2 – VA LUNCHEON, VOLUNTEERS ARE
ASKED TO REPORT NLT 10:30 AM
Mar 3 – SAL PO-BOYS AT LEGION CLUB 5 – 9 PM
Mar 4 – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
MEN & WOMEN 7 PM LEGION CLUB
Mar 5 – STEAK NIGHT CLUB 5 – 8:30 PM
Every Friday 5 to 8:30 PM.
Mar 8 - Boy Scout Troop 208 meets at 7:00
PM, Legion Hall.
Mar 10 – SAL PO-BOYS CLUB 5 – 8:30 PM
MARCH 6, 2010 - THE LEGION CLUB WILL HOST A POKER RUN AT THE CLUB ON SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2010. STARTING AT 10:00 AM. THE COST WILL BE $15 A HAND. THE PROCEEDS FROM THE POKER RUN WILL GO IN SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS. BEER, SOFT DRINKS AND WATER WILL BE PURCHASED FROM THE LOUNGE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT P.J. AT (228) 467-7100.
Mar 11 – REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
NO MEETING TONIGHT, REGULAR
MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, LEGION
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Mar 12 - LEGION’S BIRTHDAY PARTY WILL
BE HELD TONIGHT - SOCIAL HOUR
6 - 7 PM. MEETING AT 7 PM WITH
MEMBERSHIP AWARDS PINS,
DINNER. EVENT WILL END AT 10:00 PM.
STEAK NIGHT Mar 12 IS CANCELLED
Mar 14 – DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS
Mar 15 - 17 - American Legion’s Birthday
Mar 15 - BOY SCOUT TROOP 208 MEETS AT
7:00 pm, LEGION HALL.
Mar 17 - St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 17 – SAL PO-BOYS CLUB 5 – 8:30 PM
Mar 19 – STEAK NIGHT CLUB 5 – 8:30 PM
Start of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Mar 22 - Boy Scout Troop 208 meets at 7:00
PM Legion Hall.
Mar 24 – SAL PO-BOYS CLUB 5 – 8:30 PM
Mar 26 – STEAK NIGHT CLUB 5 – 8:30 PM
Mar 28 – PALM SUNDAY
Mar 29 - Boy Scout Troop 208 meets at 7:00 PM
Legion Hall.
Mar 31 – SAL PO-BOYS CLUB 5 – 8:30 PM
Happy Hour Monday thru Friday 5 - 7:00 PM
CLUB HOURS: MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 2:00 PM TO 9:00 PM. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 12:00 NOON TO 8:00 PM (WITH EXCEPTIONS).
ALL DONATIONS OF CLOTHES, SHOES, AND OTHER ITEMS FOR THE VA PATIENTS ARE TO BE LEFT AT THE LEGION CLUB.
CHECK THE ABOVE SCHEDULE FOR HOUR OF OPERATION OF THE CLUB.
Anyone requiring enter into the Main Hall after Hours. CALL duty phone (228) 342-2399.
BUILDING RENTAL
(HAPPY HOUR BEER $1.75)
KILROY WAS HERE!
In 1946 the American Transit Association, through its radio program,”Speak to America,” sponsored a nationwide contest to find the REAL Kilroy, offering a prize of a real trolley car to the person who could prove himself to be the genuine article.
Almost 40 men stepped forward to make that claim, but only James Kilroy from Halifax, Massachusetts had evidence of his identity.
Kilroy was a 46-year old shipyard worker during the war. He worked as a checker at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy His job was to go around and check on the number of rivets completed. Riveters were on piecework and got paid by the rivet.
Kilroy would count a block of rivets and put a check mark in semi-waxed lumber chalk, so the rivets wouldn’t be counted twice. When Kilroy went off duty, the riveters would erase the mark.
Later on, an off-shift inspector would come through and count the rivets a second time, resulting in double pay for the riveters.
One day Kilroy’s boss called him into his office. The foreman was upset about all the wages being paid to riveters, and asked him to investigate. It was then that he realized what had been going on.
The tight spaces he had to crawl in to check the rivets didn’t lend themselves to lugging around a paint can and brush, so Kilroy decided to stick with the waxy chalk. He continued to put his checkmark on each job he inspected, but added KILROY WAS HERE in king-sized letters next to the check, and eventually added the sketch of the chap with the long nose peering over the fence and that became part of the Kilroy message. Once he did that, the riveters stopped trying to wipe away his marks.
Ordinarily the rivets and chalk marks would have been covered up with paint. With war on, however, ships were leaving the QuincyYard so fast that there wasn’t time to paint them.
As a result, Kilroy’s inspection “trademark” was seen by thousands of servicemen who boarded the troopships the yard produced. His message apparently rang a bell with the servicemen, because they picked it up and spread it all over Europe and the South Pacific. Before the war’s end, “Kilroy” had been here, there, and everywhere on the long haul to Berlin and Tokyo .
To the unfortunate troops outbound in those ships, however, he was a complete mystery; all they knew for sure was that some jerk named Kilroy had “been there first.” As a joke, U.S. servicemen began placing the graffiti wherever they landed, claiming it was already there when they arrived.
Kilroy became the U.S. super-GI who had always “already been” wherever GIs went. It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places imaginable (it is said to be atop Mt. Everest, the Statue of Liberty, the underside of the Arch De Triumphe, and even scrawled in the dust on the moon.)
And as the war went on, the legend grew. Underwater demolition teams routinely sneaked ashore on Japanese-held islands in the Pacific to map the terrain for the coming invasions by U.S. troops (and thus, presumably, were the first GI’s there). On one occasion, however, they reported seeing enemy troops painting over the Kilroy logo! In 1945, an outhouse was built for the exclusive use of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Potsdam conference.
The first person inside was Stalin, who emerged and asked his aide (in Russian), ”Who is Kilroy?” ….
To help prove his authenticity in 1946, James Kilroy brought along officials from the shipyard and some of the riveters. He won the trolley car, which he gave to his nine children as a Christmas gift and set it up as a playhouse in the Kilroy front yard inHalifax,Massachusetts .
So now You Know!
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PRESIDENT: Marlene Johnson scarlettshere@bellsouth.net 228-586-6399
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1st. VICE PRESIDENT: Lou Wilkerson mawmaw5x@aol.com 228-493-2582
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2nd. VICE PRESIDENT: Phyllis Moran - pom4288@aol.com 229-586-9560
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SECRETARY: Francis Graves 228 467-1828 Beautytrain@aol.com
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TREASURER: Janet Aime 228-467-5517 aime_janetb@bellsouth.net
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HISTORIAN: Vacant
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CHAPLAIN: Pam Wynn 228-467-8377 pamwynn@gmail.com
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SGT. AT ARMS:Helen Mallini 228-342-2618
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COLOR BEARER:Lillian Alberes 228-818-4808 ELLESSYOUTIGERS@AOL.COM
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COLOR BEARER: Mary Zimmerman 228-467-5533 gfzmiz@bellsouth.net
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| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Helen Mallini 228-342-2618 |
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Laverna Dedeaux 228-467-1600 roydedeaux@aol.com
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Lou Wilkerson
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Marlene Johenson 228-586-6399
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BOY SCOUT TROOP 208 HAS NOW ESTABLISHED
A MEETING TIME FOR THE TROOP.
SCOUT’S WILL MEET AT THE AMERICAN LEGION
HOME, 703 GREEN MEADOW ROAD, BAY ST.
LOUIS, MS ON MONDAY NIGHTS AT 7:00 PM.
FOR ADDITION INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT SCOUT MASTER MIKE VOGEL (228)
342-1657.
American Legion Baseball fans, players, coaches and managers are encouraged subscribe to The Dugout, a new e-newsletter that will offer subscribers a convenient way to enter
where new team-management features are available. Coaches can post their rosters, schedules, team photos and more.
Visit The American Legion Web site to subscribe
National Commander Clarence Hill will award his “I Met T.H.E. Job Challenge” pin to any Legion family member who signs up at least five new members.
A member is defined as any eligible person joining for the 2010 membership year who was not a member the previous year.
Hill’s goal is to recognize those in the Legion family who actively recruit new members. To maintain the integrity of the National Commander’s Pin incentive program, only one will be awarded per individual.
Upon receipt of certification forms, national membership staff will confirm the names and mail the pin directly to recipients. Hill’s “I met T.H.E. Job Challenge pin incentive will end June 30, 2010, or when supplies are exhausted.
Find certification forms online:
and click on “Incentive Program”
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WE ARE COLLECTING CHILDREN’S BOOKS
FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE.
IF YOU HAVE BOOKS YOU WISH TO DONATE
PLEASE LEAVE THEM AT THE LEGION CLUB.
AND REMEMBER, CHILDREN’S BOOKS. THANKS.
In traveling around the county I discovered a hidden adventure into the past of all veterans.
It is War and Peace, The T.F. Monti Private Model Collection. Located at 117B Hwy 90, That is just behind his old Electric business now called WESCO. It is open 1 to 3pm weekdays. There are over 4000 ships, cars, aircraft and military armor on display. Phone 228-216-7409. http://TFMONTI.com
is the web page. Take time to look and remember what was our time!
