Show washington NEWS LETTER ily by congressman GRANGER Y y VETERANS employment opportunities IN 0 P 1 A chester bowles administrator of the office of price administration has announced that war veterans will be hired lit in 0 P A offices arid and boards throughout the country as rapidly as vacancies occur 0 P A hires about 2500 new employ es each month to fill vacancies that occur because of wartime conditions and the agency believes that a great many ot of these positions can be ably filled by returning servicemen I 1 plans are now being worked out in the eight regional offices to place baders with the civil service commission for direct hiring for a number of posit positions ions in other words the commission will appoint veterans with proper qualifications to the jobs now vacant in each region and tile the 0 P PA A will immediately accept the appointees poin tees men returning from the battlefield to positions with the 0 P A will continue to serve their country on the home front as they have been in the armed services in ill the field offices and local boards they will be able to work right in their home communities and have a chance to be with their own families and friends through this MIS work they will have the chance to moke make contacts with business arid and trades and obtain training lit in business practices which will give them the opportunity port unity to return to private occupations as openings take place this will help bridge the gap between military life and a permanent place in civilian life for thousands of our fighting men representatives of the veterans ot of foreign wars the disabled veterans and american legion are cooperating in working out policies to best utilize the abilities of returning veterans and have offered to inform them through their publications of tile tho positions now nov open and which will be open in the coming months in 0 P A among the jobs in 0 P A which will provide employment opportunities for v veterans et ns are positions as local board citira el zand Z and investigators wild who help s tamp stamp out black market operations and check violations of 0 P A regulations it Is anticipated that veterans will be found whose ability and experience fit in with every type of 0 P A jobs former employed emp loyes of 0 11 A before joining the ser ice will have the right to return to the agency and will be welcomed back I 1 information on how to apply for an 0 P A job may be secured at any 0 P A regional or district office or local board oral or any regional 0 or r b branch r anch office of the civil service commission |