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Show 9 JLZ3 Z3C Ml SECTION MURRAY Veteran Indifference Changes to Support if He Is Given Reasons There Is one type of World War veteran that Is fast disappearing. man who takes little or no Interest In veterans' afHe Is the fairs. His atlttmle toward the American Legion Is one of Indifference. But when the interest of this veteran Is proiorly aroused, he becomes an earnest Legionnaire, according to Frank Page Stewart, Commander of the Legion at Salt Luke City. In this connection the following composite Interview with such a veteran has heen constructed by National Headquarters from the experience ;f a vast number f Legion membership workers in more than a dozen years of Iyglon history. Having Imhmi honorably discharged from service In the Question War World you are eligible to membership In the American Legion. It Is that you have never exercised that privilege? Why Answer I have nothing against the legion. I think It Is a good organization but I am not particularly interested in veterans' affairs. Frankly, I am Indifferent. Were you Indifferent alxiut going Into the service when war Q was declared? A.; (Vrtainly not. I considered wartime service a patriotic duty. Q. Do you lielleve that veterans should exemplify their patriotism in time of js'ace as well as in lime of war? A. Of course they should. Q-good citizenship Iegion is today promoting a nation-wid- e program and Is engaging In many worthy patriotic movements. Should imt all veterans give their supjtort to such aettivltles as an expression of peace-timpatriotism? A They should. Q The Legion Is also vigilant to be of service to disabled veterans and the widows and orphans of those comrades who have died. Does not this work likewise merit support from all veterans? A. It does. The Legion Is to be commended for Its unselfish efforts. Q Do you know that the legion has recovered millions of dollars for disabled veterans and their dejiendonts, that many benefits have accrued to veterans generally through the leadership and sponsorship of the Legion? A I know that the Legion has been successful in prosecuting claims for veterans and in the enactment of veteran's legislation. Q Do you lK'lleve that the achievements of the Legion would have leen possible had all veterans shown an attitude of Indifference toward the Legion program? A It is obvious that nothing could have accomplished. I have I not am since particularly Interested my Inalways felt, however, that dividual mcmlKTshlp would not help a great deal. There are plenty of other veterans to carry on such work. is willing to accept benefits for Q A "free rider" or hileh-hikcwhich the has fought but does not give his individual support. Would you wish to be listed In that category? A That Is a harsh way to classify the eligible non niemlsT. jet 1 supjiose It Is more or less true. he Q It is true. No veteran can lw Indifferent to matters In which comwith your has a vital interest. Do you Udleve you are playing fair rades of the World War when you refuse to supiort the Legion program through memliershlp? A Perhaps I have ki-unfair but not Intentionally so. ralid Q Since you approve of the Legion program, Is there any reason why you should not belong? A There Is no reason why I should not Udong outside of my lack ve selfish on my art. I in Interest That attitude, icrha, has often thought that I should belong. Now that It apjx'ars that my Indiglad to envidual menibondilp will help udvancc Legion work. I will roll. Non-Servi- CITY. UTAH, THlRSD N-e- r" CLAIMS UNDER NEW LAW NOW IN LEAD Washington, D. C More voter ans are receiving compensation for disabilities not the result of service than for service-incurre- d disabilities, according to American Legion rehabilitation officials. Figures compiled as of December 31, 19.31, show that 314,830 veterans were receiving compensation for d disabilities, while 320,41)5 veterans were receiving the allowance payable In disability cases not service connected. All of the disability allowance cases were placed on the rolls since July 3, 19- 30, when the law was enacted. service-connecte- DISABLED VETERANS GIVE AID to OTHERS San Fernando, Calif. An illus tration of how disabled veterans of the World War find opportunity, ways and nutans of aiding others can be found at the United States Veterans' hospital here. The Amer ican Legion post in the hospital has 2(50 members, of whom 05 per cent are patients under treatment. The post maintains a service de partment Approximately $200 a month Is disbursed by the post for relief work Tart of the funds are contributed voluntarily by other Le gion posts in the district. Most of the relief Is extended to tha families of patients who are receiving no monetary benefits from the government. The post officials work In harmony with the medical officer in charge, Dr. C, I). Farns- worth, who is credited with ojst- atlng a most excellent Institution. JURISDICTION CHANGED Eighteen counties in Kentucky have been removed from the jurisdiction of the Cincinnati regional office of the United States Veterans' Administration. Three remain ing counties are Iloone, Campbell and Kenton. The eighteen removed ore now under the Louisville office. Is-e- 1 THEVOTE MONDAY BARGAINS Many Rules Legion Again Wins the PORT OF MISSING MEN OOODSON. Arthur McKInloy Discharged from Veterans' Hospital No. 88, Memphis, Tenn., last August. Highly nervous condition for overtwo years. Height six feet, weight about 175 pounds, dark hair and blue eyes, very bad teeth, large scar on left back of neck, mind doubtful. Horn Smithville, Tenn., September 3, 18'kl. Inducted August 20. lm-at Ada, Okla. Discharged at It. Sill, Okla., December J8, 1918. Member of American Legion Post iNo. 1, Memphis, Tenn. His relatives reside in Oklahoma might have gone there. Wife and five small children anxious. Information as to this veteran's whereabouts, which may be in a hospital, will lie appreciated by Mrs. A. M. Goodsoii, Ellendale, Tenn. IKIIY, Loreu Evert Lust seen at Kansas City. About sixty years old. Hearschel W. Hurt, his nephew has not wen or heard of him since JSJK). Please advise Comrade Hurt, care San Fernando Post No. 170, corner Fix and Pico Sis., San Fernando, Cal. KEANE, John James Pvt, 1st. CI., Co., G, 72nd Inf. Gray eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, height B feet 5',4 Inches. Enlisted Albany, N. Y.. July 22, 1918. Discharged January 30, 1919, Ciimp Meade, Md. Occupation, acetylene welder. Last known address New York City. Mother anxious. Ilease inform Johnstown Post No. 472, American legion, Johnstown, N. Y. KIEHL, Carl S. Served as Pvt. lc 34th Bin. CJo, Also served In 10th and 71st Rdu Co. "Enlisted at Fort I'gan, Colo., March 10, 191S, giving address as Franklin, Kan. Discharged June 14, 19111 missing since discharge. Helieved to be in vicinity of Como, Colo. Please advise Pcujamln A. Fuller Post, Box 310, ilitsburg. Kan. Western Veteran To Be i Issued Weekly I From now on your Western Veteran will le issued weekly hy combining it with the Murray Ealc a weekly pajcr for the past 44 years. You will he assured of Kitting your paper regularly and on time. FINEST FLOOR IN WEST Dance inside or outside 1 Is some nice cur-too- n mm Gents "M ERNIE COBB'S loo-nrr- 0. K. LUNCH ROOM WITH AN O. K. THAT COUNTS 1 MEET ERNIE HE ISyETERAN The Tasties Sandwiches in Salt Lake 'City, Utah! , K. LUNCHROOM 'A FISh! FISH!! FISH!!! Washington, J). C The American Legion has won another fight for the disabled. The derisive manner In which the Senate by a vote of tkl to 11 lias Just rejected the In the economy bill to reduce payments of disability allowances Here is The Western Veteran's frlst fish story of the season. Ami The Veteran hopes It will only le the first of many good ones to follow. To help the game along, The to veterans more than $ lS,(HX,tMH) Veteran Is going to offer a subfree for the best fish annually, Illustrated the unwilling- scription ness of Congress to make any story ma ihs In to The Western Vetchange in the policy of veterans' eran, 155 Court avenue, Murray, benefits, John Thomas Taylor, vice Utah. And on top of that it is offer-Inchairman of the national legislanaother free subscription to the tive committee of the American veteran catching tha biggest trout. said. The same provision was The fishing season ojsmed Wedvoted down in the House not more nesday, nnd at daylight there were than three weeks ago. hundreds of fishermen along the "The effect of the Senate's ac- creek nud river banks of the state. tion," said Mr. Taylor, "is to leave An example was found In the Spring pro-pos- g Le-glo- the economy bill only a provision congressional commission to be named by the presiding officers of the House and Senate to go over the whole system of extending pension, retirement and disability pay to persons of military service and report next January to bring World war service coniensa-Hoin line with payments for in other war and regular duty. "It can be recalled thnt the legislative iH)Ucy of the American Legion always has been to in efforts to correct abuses and Inequalities In the payment of disability allownaces and other compensation, but It has been consistently opposed to any xllcy of curtailment in Just and adequate In that a special sor-vic- e Runs creek at the west edge of Murray at Ninth East und Forty-Eight- h South streets. There were lines every ten feet as far ns the creek banks were visible. Youngsters whose fishing poles weighed almost us much as they weighed, old I oyg who might have pushed hand carts here in the early days, and people In all walks of life were on the Job. One angler had a pound and a half speckled ralultow trout that he showed proudly. Now, here Is The Western Veteran's fish story offer. Any veteran can get In on It and who can tell a better story than a veteran? It Ml has to be less than 100 words. It has to be wrlten clearly on one side of the paiN-- r and mulled in to the ppaer. All stories sent In become the property of the paper for use as It wto fit. If it Is poslble to print more than one of the stories this will le done. And, who among the veterans Is going to catch the biggest trout T With the economy bill now re lieved of any sections directed at reduction in federal expenses at the direct expense of the ex service men, Mr. Taylor added, moniltcra of the I.cgion and the iosts should concentrate In the short time re maining in the present session to MOTION PICTURES WANTED forcing a vote In the Seate on the resolution to provide a separate The Installation of motion picveterans' committee in the Senate. ture equipment at the Public Health Service hospital at Key West, Ela., Wall M.rk.d Ro.d has been recommended by American It's easy to recognlxt the way legion officials. The recreational to Easy street now. Too can tell it facilities are limited. This hospital reby the high hata discarded by In 111, Is In excellent built Lot Angelea turning refugeei. Timet. O'Loughlin's BIG .... Repossession and Clearance SALE IS NOW ON! RADIOS WASH ERS ROOM PIANOS-LIVIN- G LEMON POSTS CAN GET CAISSONS AND LIMBERS1 American Irglou xwts can obnnd tain three-Incgun caissons liiiilH'rs for use In burial and other post ceremonials by making nppll-catio- n to the Ordnance Office, War I apartment. Washington, D. C. The law requires that the government ls at no rxenie In nmnec. tlon with such donations," therefore the post will have to pay the packing, handling and transortatlon charges. A numWr of the giins are available nt the Savanna, III., ordnance depot. THEE PLANTING FURNITURE Cut To Cost! Many going for less than balance owing. Brand new Radios, Washers, Pianos and Furniture cut to wholesale prices. As an added inducement no interest charged FREE on contracts (pianos drain tubs with washeCrT?.1lE Lamps with other, purchases. All Famous Makes to Choose From er-He- d). '',"r CAMPAIGN Oilcans, Ln. A tree plant Ing campaign Is Mug sponsored by the Iioulslatia depart ment of the American legion. The State Conservation Department is cooperating in the program by furnishing trees to the legion Iosts without cost from the stale nursery. iNow 154 East 2nd Soulh CAPACITY INCREASED The rapacity of the United States hospital at Gulfport, Miss., has Iwcn Increased from OtVl to Tt'M of wards hroiigh rearrangement Tit-r- e were 571 mental caws then when tin- - hospital was Inspected re rem ly by legion officals, who re commend ill ii Hi,, present adminis tration building N abandoned as no longer suitable. A farm Is oH'uted by the patients. EAT WITH THE VETERANS 0. left Aiintion in. X Is over. HKI Fight For the Disabled ft big the the - If you want your news printed please send it The editor can t attend all the meetings and he doesn't know all your activities unless you send in your news. If you want plenty of news and publicity then all you have to do is get your news in not later than Wednesday morning. The Western Veteran lias leen looking for more news from the DAVs. the VFW, and the USWV. Get busy boys, ami get the news in. The auxiliaries of all the organizations arc urged to send in their news for publication in the Western Veteran. The auxiliary of the VFW have subscribed 100 per cent and are entitled to 100 per cent news service and publicity and the Western Veteran wants to give it in. you that if you will only cooperate I5e sure and sent it all to The Western Veteran, Murray, Utah. If yon want your news broadcast please get it to the editor by Friday as the program is Saturday at 5 :30, every Saturday. Appoint a good live publicity agent in your organization and see that you get your news b'otli in the Veteran and over the air. In area Utah Is big. It Is so that there is lots of room ou north bench In Salt Ijike for U. S. veterans hospital; and it so big there Is a lot of room The big building surrounded by pavement paid for by taxpayers money which runs a couple of city blocks in a semicircle to the rear of the building. In front, where jMimle naturally leave their cars to transact their business, are boards with the words "no parking" painted to them. And on Wednesday of this week two veterans went to the new building for n few minutes. One went Into the building on business. The other waited for him. Put he made the unpardonable mistake of parking in front sort of a fox pas, or in good English, sort of a social error. Such lapses of the parts of veteraas certainly are unpardonable. Silly vets to get the idea they could park for three minlnc in front of a building! EsMclaIly when there is a back yard that is good enough for them even l hough it is a couple of blocks away. It was "klnda like them there when the days back in 1920-2iwlley of veterans hospitalization seemed to le "the veteran be damned." At any rate, the mental lapse on the part of two Salt Lake rets Wednesday was no tallowed to last the full thre minutes which one of them was to scnd Inside. A workman approached he was a lot nicer than the sign and he explained that the general suirlntendent of the hospital bad Kisscd a rule no one could park in front of the hospital. He s.'iid ho had been told it would bother the patients. If Walt Disney would get hold of that he would wiggle it Into his Mickey Mouse or some other to get a laugh from the public for there are no patents n the hospital! And in addition to that, Utah really is a big state and there is a lot of it in front of the building which could be used for juirking. Inviting There are two real objections to To brand men with Infamy and such a rule. One Is tha tit requires Is an let them free absurdity that several blocks of nivdless walking peoples our foresti with assassin. if a person is alone. Another is that Diderot If he is waiting for Koine one he would have to make periodic trips to the front of the place to find out I.' his passenger was ready to leave. And the best one of all. and the one that should cause those silly little boards to evaporate of their I Oc own accord, is the fact that service should Is' and must Ik1 the watch25c word of governmental Institutions rather than even a suggestion of the old "public Im damned," attitude. lmes " Little Wisdom Ladies Don't Miss Them conAre Utah Veterans Interested In knowing the attitude of their the veteran! gressmen as expressed (Wednesday In Washington when lsmus bill came up In the house of reprcsetatlves for a vote? Are the families and friends of veterans of the stat. Interested in were listed in knowing that Representatives ('niton and veterans? the voted which against that small and l.wing minority An election Is coming soon. Whether the lx.nna bill passes the senate and eventually a law Is Immaterial In considering Wednesday actions by the Utah concongressmen. The outstanding fact remains that they have simply their defend to offered who of Utah men tinued their fight Hgalnst lhe state and nation with their lives lives when danger threatened in 1517. 10. 1932 Lead In Compensation n .1 JUNE, Disabilities ce The e AY. Q'Loughlin's lUSIC & FURNITURE CO. 120Nain St. v v . v Was. 5879 |