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Show Draft Board To Aid Veterans Designation of Selective Ser- i vice Local Board No. 2 as an ' official Veterans Information cen- ; tc-r of the United States govern- ' ment was announced by Eugene Yeates, chairman of the board, to- ' day. The board is located at room No. 5, Thatcher building, j in Logan The new Veterans imurmation ! center has been officially named by. the Retraining of Reemploy- ment administration which is ! charged by law with the coordin- I ation of U. S. government agen. ! cies serving, veterans. The board's ! location as a Veterans Information center is identified by a colorful ; poster bearing a large reproduc- j tion of the gold discharge emblem. "Our Local Board has inducted a large number of men into the Armed Forces during the last five years," said Chanman Yeates. "Now we are ready to assist these same men in reestablishing themselves them-selves in civilian life if they want and need our assistance. "Congress has provded many rights, privileges, and benefits for ex-service men and women. These rights and benefits are provided by many different laws and are administered by a number of dif- rerent government agencies. It is the purpose of our Veterans Ih formation center to aid the veteran vet-eran in getting to the right place and obtaining the right information informa-tion so that ha may take advantage advan-tage of all benefits to which he is entitled" Mr. Yeates poitned out . that persons who left positions to enter en-ter the Armed Forces are entitled by law to reinstatement in their old jobs when they return, if they I fulfill certain requirements of the law. He explained that it Is part j of the, local board's function to assist the veteran in asserting his reemployment rights The local board is also charged' by law with rendering aid to the veterans seeking employment "Many veterans, of course, will not need assistance," said Mr. Yeates, "for industry and business inggneral already hye seen to it that their former ' employees in service are welcomed back to their old jobs or better ones. But, a large number of veterans are not familiar with their rights to reemployment and what they are entitled to in the way of preference for new jobs. Full in. formation is available at the local board and the. veteran is urged to come in and talk over his problems prob-lems Chairman Yeates said the board will advise and assist the veteran with his other problems, including includ-ing his insurance, G.I. loans, educational edu-cational opportunities, and the like. "All these services," he said, "are free to the veteran for the asking, and he will find the board's members, reempolyment committeemen, and employees ready to do the utmost to save him time and trouble in getting back in stride as ' a civilian." |