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Show Urged To File Claims Ex-PO- jllXK.MIll i; i, ,,4 THE JOURNAL 4 W's The War Claims Commission announced that all of World War II who have not yet filed a claim for benefits under the War Claims Act of 11 is. as amended, should do so immediately. It was pointed out by the Commission that while Public Law Hi, 82nd Con- gress, of last April extended the terminal date for filing claims with the Commission to March 11, 10.12, the Commission hopes to have all claims settled American end this the of by year. This of course cannot be accomplished unless all claims in this category are filed in the immediate future. The Chairman of the Comex-PO- W mission, Daniel F. Cleary, expressed his opinion that in addition to a number of some living survivors of the prisoners who are eligible for the benefits have not yet filed claims. Widows, children, and parents of the deceased POWs in that order, are eligible for benefits under the War Claims Act. The benefits available to American POWs or their survivors under present law are $1.00 for each day the POW was interned by the enemy and was not provided with the amount and quality of food required under the Geneva Convention of 1020 relating to the treatment of prisoners of war. Claims Enroll Grads The DENVER, COLORADO United States Marine Corps is once again enrolling college men in its Platoon Leaders Class and Officer Candidate Course. To become a member of the Officer Candidate Course, men must be between the ages of 20 and 27, and be a college senior or graduate. They will be given lo weeks basic training at Quantico, Va., upon completion of which they will be commissioned Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve. Five months of specialized officer schooling will Lieutenants before assignment to duty. College seniors will begin their training after graduation. UP Blood Car Schedules Stop Freight Rate Favors Grower SALT LAKE CITY Utahs turkey and poultry producers will be saved an estimated $70,000 during the next 12 months as a result of a reduction in freight rates on all processed poultry shipped east, according to R. L. McDonough, traf- for Utah Poultry & Farmers Cooperative, who was responsible for obtaining the freight fic manager reduction. Ever since revised freight schedules trans-continent- al went into iperation last July, Utah producers have been forced to pay the same rate as producers on the coast for Mcshipments to the east.of Mr. series a vigorous Donough made protests that resulted in a special the public meeting being set byManTraffic Line Western Trunk agers Committee in Chicago. Mr. McDonough attended the n meeting and staged a and rates in reduction a fight for won. Final action of the committee resulted in a 27 cent per hundred weight rate cut in shipments to Chicago; .17 cents to Mississippi River points and 11 cents to Missouri River points. Last year Utah produced some 12xx),0oo pounds of turkey about To per cent of it was shipped east, forms may be obtained d.reetly from the War Claims Commission, Washington 2.1, D. C.. or through veterans organizations, State Directors of Veterans Affairs, and the American Red Cross. Fresh Air The schedule the Blood For Freedom, for armed forces blood procurement car, was announced this week jointly by Union Pacific Railroad and American Red Cross. Covering the first two months operation of the mobile blood collection unit, the schedule has been arranged to cover points throughout the midwest area of the Red Cross quickly in an effort to stimulate the volunteering of blood donors. Other communities along the Union Pacific where blood bunks are not operating will be visited as the car continues its tour. It is hoped to operate the car in all of the eleven western states served by the railroad, according to lied Cross officials. The tour at Cheyenne, Wyo.; begins Dec. moving on to Hill City, Kansas, by Send Some Seeds, Miss Hadfield Get a Pen Pal Is Bride Of SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. and American Young boys girls day were asked to join the SEEDS Eldon Waite FOR DEMOCRACY drive and at to- the same time participate in an inexternational correspondence change program. In the drive, sponsored by the Committee For a Free Asia, Americans are contributing vegetable seeds to help ease a critical inadequacy in food production throughout the Philippine Islands. Many American children are sending single packages of seeds, with notes attached for delivery to Filipino youngsters. Young William Ogle, who lives in Eden, Erie County, New York, sent $1.00 to the SEEDS FOR DEMOCRACY headquarters at .100 Clay Street, San Francisco, 11. California, and asked if he could have the name of a lo or 12 year old Filipino with whom he could correspond. The Committee sent Williams request to Mr. Florentino L. Gaano, Principal of the Bulan Elementary School in the Philippine province of Sorsogon and asked jIr. Gaano to find a pen pal for William. Similar requests have developed from all over the United States and soon boys and girls in this country SYRACUSE Miss La Rue Hadfield of Washington Terrace, Ogden, became the bride of Eldon Waite last Friday evening at p.m. The marriage ceremony was performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald S. Waite, parents of the bridegroom, by Bishop Lawrence I. Criddle of the Syracuse ward. Immediately following the cere- mony the new Mr. and Mrs. Waite greeted their hosts of friends and relatives at a reception in the Syracuse ward hall. On Saturday they departed for California where they will honeymoon for the next two weeks. will be learning from letters what it is like to live in an island country where vegetable seeds must be im- ported. By sending packets of seeds, such as lettuce, kohlrabi, egg plant, green pepper, cucumber, watermelon, mustard, collards, Chinese cabbage and green string beans. Americans are helping the Filipinos to fight hunger through their own efforts. Rom where I sit ... Joe Marsh "Fair and Square" Weve just had a political campaign with everything from a torchlight parade to a ballot box race. Rusty Robinson, with no campaign funds, planned his Election Eve speech for the Square. Slim McCormick, who owns the Palace movie house, was finishing up his campaign in Pioneer Hall. Then it began to rain. Rustys political career was fizzling out in the damp when Slim showed up to say that Robinson people could meet in his theatre for nothing. I want to beat Rusty, Slim said, neck-and-nec- k "but certainly not with rain! From where I sit, youve got to give Slim credit for acting on his belief that everyone has a right to be heard just as everyone has a right to his own opinions and tastes. Maybe you like hot coffee, for instance, when you "take a break. Well, my vote goes for a refreshing glass of beer. After all, were lucky to be living in a free country where we can have our own preferences! Copyright , 1951, United States Brewers Foundation Reassigned CLEARFIELD tA , Lt USNR medical officer at U. S. naval sut ply depot, Clearfield, siive ju 1P.10, has been assigned to the Sa Diego naval training center G. Roberts (MCR) ( i , one-ma- ex-PO- OMAHA. NEB. , The Call To Duty according to George Rudd, poult w division manager of Utah Poultrv With a substantial increase in Uta turkey production this year ana eastern turkey shipments expecVi to be up 1.1 to 20 per cent over la. year. The freight saving as a re suit will hit well over $7o,mq f0 Utah turkey growers alone. |