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Show Incompetent Qucrdians Are Being Eliminated Unfit guardians of children of World war veterans who are receiving receiv-ing compensation allowances from the government are being removed just as rapidly as they can be searched out. declared Mark T. McKee of Detroit. .Mich., chairman of the national children's chil-dren's welfare committee of the American Legion. The Legion committee com-mittee is co-operating with the United States veterans' bureau in eliminating all incompetent and undesirable guardians. guard-ians. Fully 50 per cent of those who were originally named as guardians of minor children and mentally incompetent incom-petent veterans were unqualified for the work, veterans' bureau officials have said. Guardians who are qualified qual-ified for their work are being appointed, appoint-ed, according to Mr. McKee. Organization of the Legion's child welfare service in the various states will be completed in a few weeks. |