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DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS' MONTHLY, MAY 27, 1958 WHOLE NUMBER 914

-.....,...--,~ -~~ .~...... ,-.-~."..,..--~...,,,--~-.,, .... ~,. '''''''''.,.. ,,... ----""""'------.,..,...., A V Membership Nears "'''AMess(lge FO"T Me,!Ulritd Day '" "' Hogan Blasts V A's Rulings DO/OOO-All-Time Hight We Will Not Forget by :aneiS ~aJ.-dinal .~P~~~Jl CINNATI, Ohio-"With only 412 more members needed His Eminence, F .. Resulting From Claims Review f May Day, it is a certainty that the DAV will exceed last 's membership and there is a good chance for the organiza­ Protests VA's Proposed Changes to exceed its 1958 quota by passing the 200,000 mark for the In Official R,ating Schedule time in history," was the comment of National Commander EMORIAL DAY! Our prayers of gratitude incense the Alabama Widow I E. Frederick Jr. as he studied the membership records of WASHINGTON, D. C.-The National Director of Claims, 51 state and 1899 local units during a brief stop at National M heavens for those whose lives have bought our Named DAY Cicero F. Hogan, has presented to Olin E. Teague, Chairman dquarters here this month. freedom upon the altar of war's cruel sacrifice. Forget of the Veterans Affairs Committee of the House, briefs "on fifty additional cases submitted as further evidence of the and Rhode Island should have no the valiant dead? We can not bt'eathe one breath or live Sign Them for Life difficulty in joining the Red Ban- Mother of Year vicious results of the 1954 Review which is apparently con­ erobel'ship figures available to ner Corps. Ohio, Indiana, Wash­ one moment which has not been bought by their heroic CINCINNATI, Ohio-An Ala- tinuing. In our opinion, and almost without exception, these commander aIld those pUbliSh- I ington, Oregon, North Carolina, bama widow who travels more than severances of service connection are not in accordance with n this paper reflect the Chap- California, Illinois, Mississippi, blood. We can not, we will not forget. 200 miles each week to perform Department and National to- Pennsylvania and New York can voluntary services for hospitalized the law or the regulations and directives of the VA. They But what of the living heroes, the four million who as received at Headquarters climb the hill by putting on a few disabled veterans has been named are what we are pleased to call 'percentage severances' - DAV Mother of the Year by the decisions accomplished under pressure in an effort to meet . of May 1, 1958. While only pounds of extra steam but it will wear the wounds of selfless struggle, the living veterans members are needed to pass be very difficult if not impossible I Disabled American :Vete.ra~s na- I the 'percentage of severances' demanded by Central Office." tional headquarters III CmClnnatl. L Still D· d d year's mark the DAV needs for Maine, District of Columbia, disabled for our sake, who daily die the living death of A xilia y Member aw lsregar e ~ UTe 2693 more members dur- Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, pain? Shall they have no part in our l'emembrance on this She is UMrS. r Mary Wilson, 45, I "These additional cases. are of- plans to .drastically revise the. of­ May and June to "Go Over the South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, widow of a World War I veteran fered as evidence that entitlement hClal ratmg schedule. We believe . " with more than 200,000 in Arizona, and Nevada to build up hallowed day? These are they who with virile valor faced and mother of a deceased Korean I under the law, applying the es- the recommended changes ~ortend family before June 30, 1958. enough steam and energy and de- disabled veteran a resident of Mo- 'I tablished and accepted policies greatly harmful e~fects In the y 210 more annual members sire at this late date to be classed the advancing foe, with calm courage stood their ground, bile and an active member of the and directives of the VA, based pres~n~ compensation program. needed to pass last year's mark in other than the "also ran" cate- with forthright fortitude bore the wracking wounds­ Pri~hard, Alabama, DAV Auxili- on equity and justice, is still being Prelurunary ru:afts of some of the 31,375 and 202 more life mem- gory. These 30 states need a com­ ary. Her selection symbolizes all disregarded. Indeed, 'p~rce~tage p~oposed reVISions have been fu~­ are needed to pass last year's bined total of 4054 to equal 1957. and won the victory that America might live in the whole­ mothers throughout the nation of severances and reductIOns sup- rushed the DAV. We are now. m erceding law and regulations is, the process of caref~lly studymg total of 65,375. Of 1899 Chap- If all 30 would make the effort ness and unity of freedom's peace. These are the fOUl' e 963 have exceeded last year and climb the hill the DAV would apparently, still the objective," the proposals and w~.ll report to 320 of them have equaled or go over the 200,000 goal with a million who rode into the valley of death and endured the Mr. Hogan said. you soon our analYSIS and reac­ ded their 1958 quotas. As of gallop. These states and their re­ The briefs with the accompany- tion to these proposed revisions." I there were 936 chapters quirements to reach the Red col- maiming blows of bitter conflict that the wounded world ing letter were delivered in person Gives Teague DAV's Views eh had not as yet equaled their umn follow: might be healed by the blessed balm of liberty. by Mr. Hogan accompanied by Mr. He also gave Chairman Teague Chester A. Cash, Assistant Di- a list of proposed changes or re­ totals. S. C., 7; Hawaii, 11; Al"k., 12; With sorrowful heart often have I.seen them-those rector of Claims for the Disabled visions in the 1945 Schedule for Late Rally Urged Tenn., 16; Wis., 18; Nev., 30; N. J., American Veterans. The following Rating Disabilities submitted by 34; R. 1., 37; Colo., 38; Wyo., 38; once crllshed upon the battlefields of Europe, broken upon day the same information was way of protest over these proposed mmander Frededck and all La., 44; Ia., 45; Ore., 47; S. D., 57; brought to the attention of the changes in the Schedule by the bers of his staff are making Ariz., 84; D. C., 101; Wash., 103; the broad Pacific's isles, tOIn asunder on Korea's heart­ Administra tor and other officials VA. "We believe that a cursory effort to encourage every Miss., 103; Me., 104; Ind., 119; breaking hills. Proudly they will carry their scars of battle of the VA during an hour-long examination of the VA's proposed pteI' and Department to put Va., 145; N. C., 151; W. Va., 181; conference. changes will readily explain our a late recruiting rally in an Pa., 299; TIl., 309; Ohio, 321; Cal., to the grave, yet wonder they must at our unmindfulness. DAV Deeply Concerned apprehension and at the same time to get all units over their justify the DAV's action in con­ 328; N. Y., 346; Ala., 399; and Shall they, then, be forgotten on this day of memories '! Mr. Hogan also advised Chair­ June figures. The best way utah,527. vention assembled demanding leg­ o after new or inactive mem­ Iman Teague that, "The DAVis islation that will bring about a Shall they who bled to save us all not know the thanks also greatly concerned over the , according to Past Command­ 9th District Leads 'freeze' of the 1945 Schedule as ohn Golob of Hibbing, Minn., and help of those they saved? proposed manner in which the VA now written," he concluded. · g May and June is to sell In the District race, the 9th Mrs. Mary Wilson on the DAV, collect $10.00 as passed last year during April and America, God-blesseil land, embrace your injured who are dOing a magnificent job year's and next year's dues will be one of the first to have soldier sons. In the blessed Name of Christ, Whose wounds send in the ten bucks as a all its states flying Red banners. in helping disabled veterans re­ Clark Urges Action On payment on Life Member­ When Iowa gets 45 more members were borne for us, hold out your hands to console, to turn to normal living. that way to get him for at the four midwest states can start Mrs. Wilson was selected for strengthen, and to heal our veterans disabled by the the DA V national award on the t these two years and he .can plowing for the 362 needed for their quota. Now the 8th, 1st, 9th, brutal strokes of war. Take to your heart those occasion of Mother's Day. me a full-paid Lifer if he pays Hospital Activities Bills Mandated By DAV 14th, 10th, and 5th have passed or $10.00 a month until the whose hearts poured OLlt their purpk blood for ce of $90.00 is cared [or. He their 1957 figures even though From her home in Alabama, Wis., TIl., R. 1., Me., Iowa, Ark., Mrs. Wilson travels once a week Letter To Teague Asks Early have until June 30, 1960 to us, for peace, that freedom's holy light might to veterans' hospitals in Biloxi and that balance. S. D., N. C., and S. C., have not never dim. Gulfport, Mississippi, where she Consideration Of Vital Legislation yet made their goals. With Ark. helps in many activities such as Seven States Go Over needing only 12; Iowa, 45; N. C., 151; S. C., 7; it now looks like we (Written especially for the D.A .V.-the Idento·Tog crganizotioftl sewin~ . for patients, assistin~ in WASHINGTON, D. C.-On April 25th, Major Orner W. Clark, ith New Mexico and Michigan will have at least 3 districts with the dll;llng ~oom, .and r~creatlO~al National Director of Legislation of the Disabled American Vet- leading the pack with out- actiVItIes Includmg fish fnes, I I H '. . all states in the surplus column. dances and games. She also helps erans, sent a :tter to .onorable Olm E. Teag';le, Chairman ~f the , ding recruiting records, five The 7th, 3rd, 8th and 13th also have e states have reached their with blind veterans at these hos- Veterans AffaIrs CommIttee of the House, urgmg early consldera­ a fighting chance of putting all pitals and is active in DAV spon- tion by the committee on the bills upon which the DAV holds tas and two more have passed their states above last year's rec­ · last year's records. sored carnival dances held yearly official organizational mandates. Included among the bills on which ords. (See chart for district stand­ at both hospitals. ,Major Clark urged early action were: e following Blue Rib bon ings.) In 1957, Mrs. Wilson toured all H. R. 10797- Allowing a conclu- ______es have 528 members in excess The big 500 member or more veterans hospitals in .the state of sive presumption of service-con­ their combined totals and 2953 chapters did not move very fast Alabama. These hospitals are 10- nection for a condition shown in e members than they had last in April although Yakima, South cated in Montgomery, Birming- service subsequent to the first 90 -they are listed with the Bend and Akron reached their General Maas bel' of members in excess of quotas and Oakland, Portland, ta: Mass., 44; Ga., 10; Fla., -ers La.-d VA Social Work ham'~~~~~~oa;~~~~eegee. ~~~:d ~e:~li:~~~tbi~~~r;~a~O! Tampa, Kansas City, St. Paul and Unknown Sold. Mrs. Wilson's husband, Guy, was conclusive presumption of incur- Ky., 86; Mich., 318; N. M., 61; Takes tast Rites, Detroit No. 5 passed last year. "ng a veteran of World War I and was rence allowed under the laws in ., 3. New Mexico was the - Caseload Increasl active in veteran affairs although effect prior to the Economy Act department to beat last year St. Louls StUI In Front he was not a dl.sabled veteran. ~er of March 20 1933 and this did But 'Bounces IBack the first to pass its quota but To Res t 1n A rI •n ton WASHINGTON, D. C. -Prob- son, Guy O. Wilson, Jr., went mto " . WASHINGTON, D. C.-Gener­ was followed very closely by 9 lems for which veterans need the Korean service in March of 1951 n.ot even ~ave .the 90-day restnc- St. Louis continues to lead the and died on September 15, 1951, tlon conta. med m H. R..10.797. The al Melvin J. Maas, past national ·th 3835 b d' N . P T'b T W specialized help of Veterans Ad- 1 pack WI mem ers nee mg ahon ays rl ute 0 ar ministration social workers have following hospitalization. She has ?resumptlOn under eXlstmg aws commander of the DAV and chair­ 34 to equal 1957. Worchester made three other children two daugh- IIS rebuttable. man of the President's Physically 20 States In "Red" the biggest surge and in so doing Dead On Memorial Day not decreased in the years since ters Vera May Ruge and Peggy H.R. 924-Allowing a 3-year Handicapped Program, collapsed passed its 6 nearest competitors .. Korea and World War II. Richardson and a son, Emanuel presumption of service-connection while attending Mass, and was enty states have now passed 6' d 4 WASHINGTON D C Th N t II ay t";bute to rushed to Bethesda Hospital. put year and have secured a com- while Salt Lake No. Jumpe 2 , . .- e a IOnd WI . thp K U d Indications are that sick and Wilson, 12 years old. She also has I for multiple sclerosis, malignant membership increase of 36 69 and Youngstown leap-frogged h. those who died in defense of country unng e orean30 an1 disabled veterans have only traded three grandchildren. Her two I tumors and the psychoses. in an oxygen tent and given the more members than there is in Utica, Oakland and Hartford eac ,WOrld War IT with elaborate ceremonies here May cu - wartime problems for peacetime daughters are members of the H.R. 10029-Allowing a 2-year last rites of the Catholic Church after examination by medical ex­ onsin, or Iowa, or Washington hurdled one unit ahead last month. minating in the final interment of the Unknown Soldiers. of ones. DAV Auxiliary. presumption of service-connection perts, Sunday, May 4. nearly as many as Tennessee. There aOre nowb 54 clhatPt~,rs that the two conflicts at Arlington National Cemetery besIde In fact the VA social work case- Awards For Service Ifor organic heart disease. . . .. thO had 50 mem ers as • ear or. . th U k S ldi f W ld War I load is iricreasing. Mrs. Wilson has been awarded H.R. 9730- To freeze the VA Wednesday, May 7, the blind land and MISSO~I J~m~? ~g have 500 or more this year and thelI' brother-In-arms, . e ~ nown 0 er 0 or . certificates for voluntary services Rating Schedule. Marine General who says his only et ~lass durmg PrI.. 1e they have an aggregate total of . ~ore than ~lfty ?atrlo~lc an I . Roger Cumming, the agency's from both the DAV Auxiliary and H.R. 6716-To prohibit the sev- handicap is false teeth, looking as Rib~on sta~es a.re listed to- 52,106 members or more than one- ClYlC organIzatIOns, mcludmg t~e morial Bridge and into Arlmgton social work chief in Washington, the American War Mothers for I erance of service-connection in ef- relaxed as Perry Co~ , with never er With their gams over last f th the DAV total strength. Disabled Amencan Veterans, Will i National Cemetery. . D. C., said today his division com- hundreds of hours of work at Bil- fect for at least 10 years except a trouble in his life, presided over : Mich., 1244; Mass., 430; our present tnb~tes to th~ U,nknown Among those invited to be m pleted service for more than 250,- oxi and Gulfport veterans hospi- for fraud. ' a special committee meeting for M., 371; Fla., 303; Ga., 236; ISoldiers dunng the lymg-m-State the funeral cortege are cabinet 000 Veterans in fiscal 1957, as talMS. W 'l . t h . al No mention was made to specific handicapped persons. " 203; Okla., 166; N. D., 140; VA Manager ceremonies .at the l!.S. C!,!pltol members, Supreme Court Justices, compared with approximately 248,- rs. I son IS sate OSPlt . b'll th t b' t Such is today'S story of Amer­ s, 82; Conn., 81; Kans., 75; IRotunda FrIday mornmg prIor to Members of Congress, State Gov- 000 during fiscal 1956. chairman for the DAV Auxiliary, msurance I s as .a su Jec was ica's symbol for the Physically H 68 ' Mont 61' Neb. 47' R· I D II funeral services. Awards and pres- ernors, Medal of .Honor holders, 1 Vacancies for social worl,ers a post she has held for a number I covered when !"IaJor C:lark and Handicapped-a lovable, cigar­ ., 38' 'Id h '36' Vt. 34.' MO.' etlres n a as entations will be transferr~d later veteran organipatIons, a speCial exist at VA hospitals and out- of years in the Prichard, Alabama other DAV officlal~ prevIOusly ap- smoking former Congressman-a Md.?., , 17; a and0, Del.,, '15 'f or a' DALLAS, T e x a s ----: Lawrence Trophyto the RoomMemorial at Arlington Amphitheater. honor guard and the clergy. Major patient clinics across the Da t'IOD. I Chapter of which she is now Com-. peared at a hearmg. before the personality of deep convictions and a fine record of service to his gam of 3669 members. Melton, DAV past natIOnal com- The presentation will begin at ~Oe=!~di~~h~en~~aIV~F th~ot~e~: ~h~~~i:t~::~d :a;r:~~~;e f::g~,:: I ~~nd~~~h~~~L~~~s !~ t~~&.m~~~ Co~:~te~f~r:P~~s~4, u~~~ the country and his fellow men. mander, presided at a banquet 7 a .m. and continue for almost Army's Military District of Wash- employment to the Central Board has been a member of the DAV Ho~se to take action on H.R. 5930 He served in both World War Other States Close given by Dallas civic leaders and I three hours with officers from all ington will serve as Funeral Es- of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Auxiliary since 1951. WhICh has already been favorably I and World War II with his be­ any other states are within VA employees in I~onoring Scott Ithe Armed Services rotating as cort Commander. Veterans Administration Central Aids Vets' Families report~d by the Veterans AffaIrs loved Marines- today he inspires 'king distance and can pass B. Harrington, regIOnal manager hosts to those presentmg tributes. , Services at Arlington will in- Office Washington 25 D C. In 1952, Mrs. Wilson presented Cormruttee of the House. He pomt- the able and the handicapped. He year with some intensive re- of the VA, who will retire May The two Unknown Sol.dlers, se- clude the National Anthem Invo-' ,. I _ her deceased husband's flag to the ed out that if this piece of meri- is a Marine with a Bounce! · 31 h" . lected from several candidate Un-. .. 'G Growth of the veteran popu a lting efforts. Of the W Icn 31 after 30 years m government k f both th Pacific and catIOn by Chaplam (MaJor ener-. . Glendale School in Prichard. torious legislation is to have a behind schedule both Colorado . nowns rom e . al) Patrick J Ryan chief of the ~LOn, a~~mg of veterans, and the On at least two occasions she reasonable chance of passage at North Carolina have reported service. Buddies Chapter, DAV, European theaters of war WIll ar- USA y Chaplai~s' Attention ll:creasmg .number of J?ental pa- has traveled long distances to be this session, it will be necessary "Most of us know how to say t they have attained last year's presented Scott with a ten-gallon rive ~t the Naval ,?un Factory, s~u~deI~hree times by the U.S: tlents leavmg VA hospitals un~er of assistance to disabled veteran's that the House clear it at an early nothing; few of us know when." with Colorado saying it will h t Washmgton, some time Tuesday, Marine Corps Band followed by social work superVISion are maJor families. In November, 1956, an- d t (Author Unknown) a . . IMay 27, aboard a U.S. Navy De- . . 'd f'l . f . d' I VA' al f di Mae. eh its quota. It would appear Harrington served the VA 111 \ stroyer the U.S.S. Blandy and Will i a tw?-mltnhute pertlifo 1 0bY stlheenacUe, actors III pro ucmg a arger sw:ermg an appe .0. str~ss, rs. The bill referred to, would pro- t Arkansas Hawaii, ColoradO, M' . . ' b d il th f 11 A menca e B eau u, - SOCial work caseload, Mr. Cum- Wilson went to Cmclnnatt to take vid educational opportunities for a, Wisconsi'n, Tennessee, South California, N e v a d a, Issourl, ~emam on oar unt e 0 ow- dience before the presentation of ming said. care of a disabled veteran's baby hJdr f totally disabled service- . Washington New York and Texas. mg morm~g . . I Medals of Honor to the two Un- . 00 and brought the one month old c en 0 Directory Of lina, New Jersey, LouiSiana, , I .A 15-mmute arrlva ceremony knowns which will be followed by VA hospitals released 5,6. child back to Mississippi to its connected veterans comparable to Will b~gm ~t 9:30 a.m. Wednesday I "On Bended Knee," by the U.S. mental patients. ~o return to th71r grandmother. those now aff~rded the children of t t Iat whlc.h time the U~nowns Will Army Chorus. The Psalm of the home commurutIes under SOCial Again in February of this year deceased serVIce-connected veter- DAY Lawyers DA V N ewspaper C on es be ?arrled from the ship to hears- Day will be read by Chaplain (Lt. ",:ork supervision during the fi~st Mrs. Wilson went to Del-Ray; ans. under th~ War Orphans' Edu- The Second Edition of the es !n the presence of the Secre- Col.) Philip Pincus, U. S. Air SIX months of fiscal 1958, he SaId. Florida where she spent two weeks catlOnal ASSistance Act of 1956. Directory of DAV Lawyers will CINCINNATI Ohio-A contest to determine which DAV De- tanes of the Treasury, Defens~, Force and a soloist will sing the The totals of VA mental pa- caring for a disabled veteran's The enactment and approval of go to press immediately after partment and Chapter newspaper and publi~ations !ire the best Arf!1y, Navy an~ All' Force? thell' "23rd Psalm". Services will close tients so released were 11,169 for daughter and her baby. this measure will be of tremen- June 30, 1958. Copies will be in their field has been approved by the Nat!on.al FmR:nce Com- assls.tants, serVIce chaI!lams, a with a scripture reading by Chap- the entire fiscal year 1957 and Other Service Work dous assistance to the children of mailed to all those listed and Illittee with awards to be made at the LOUIsville natIonal con- ~peclal . honor ~~~rd of hlgh-rank- lain (Major General) Charles 1. 10,837 for fiscal 1956. During the 1957 hurricane dis- our totally disabled veterans and others. In the meantime, please Vention, August 10-16. m1 · ~ff l c~rs, ~tl~lan, veteran, and Carpenter, Chief of Chaplains, U. aster in Louisiana, Mrs. Wilson will resolve what often now is an mail to DAV Service Founda­ Trophies will be "warded for: . . mIl ary Igm aries. . S. Air Force and Walt Whitman's took charge of collecting more insuperable problem, the letter tion, 631 Pennsylvania Ave., N. 1. The best newspaper or bulletm published by a DAV De- The Unknowns th~n Will be es- "Dirge for Two Veterans" sung E"lsenhower Asks than $10,000 of food, clothing and concluded. W., Washington 4, D. C., the Pal'tment corted to th~ C~p!tol Rotund~ by the Army Chorus. Benediction other household items for hurri- ______names and addressses of all 2. The best newspaper or bulletin pu_blished by. a Chapter where they Will lie-m-state until will be delivered by Chaplain cane victims. lawyers in your area who are The deadline for entries is July 15, 19:>8, and OffiCial. ~ntrles 1 p.m .. FrIday, May 30, where the (Rear Admiral) Edward B. Harp, VA Fund Increase She also appears on radio and 0) life members 'of the DAV, should be sent to Julian J. Jackson. Director DAV PubliCIty, 11 general public may Vlew the ~a s - Chief of Chaplains U.S. Navy. television programs in her area (2 ) annual members and (3) S 3 nl' . kets and place floral offerIngs . '.. . William T. Slattery eligibles, separately grouped, in outh LaSalle Street, Chicago, mOls . although the morning of May 30 Followmg the serVIces, fmal In- WASHINGTON, D. C. _ Presi- with appeals for help for the war Here are the rules: - ha- been reserved for veteran and terment on the Plaza of the Am- handicapped and their families. duplicate. Although only those 1. Submit each issue published between Junl! 30, 19;)7, and ~ dent Eisenhower recently asked who are DA V members will be other organizations to present phi theater accomp~ied by a 21- Congress fOr a $1,802,000 increase Dies In Washington listed in the new Directory, Ju~e g~/~~~es and address of person in charge of publication Itheir tributes. gun salute, three rifle volleys and in the Veterans Administration Brig. General Cyrus A. Dolph WASHINGTON, D. C. -. ~ast copies, with appropriate letters 3. Deadline for entries is July 15, 1958. 'J!le l!lain funeral procession, Taps by a bugler of the U.S. Army appropriation for the 1959 fiscal TIl, Deputy Director, Subsidiary I Department Commander William and life membership applica­ d · those deservmg honorable which wII! sta rt from the Rotunda Band. . . 'ear startlll' Jul' 1. Activities The Joint Staff JCS T. Slattery of the D. C. DAV and In addition to top awar wmners. . at 1 p.m .. will pass from the Cap- SelectIOn was made at Epmal, ) . g ~ . . tion forms, will be mailed to Washington D. C. has' bee~ the American Legion, died here those lawyer eligibles whose Illention will be on display during the national conventIOn ,,:eek. itol Plaza west on Constitution France. May 12 of a World War The Increase IS for in-patient named Deputy Chief 'for Training, April 25 .. He served as a to. J'udgl'ng committee will be announced later by the NatIonal I I . VA h 'tal d will pro capta~n l names and addresses are fur­ Avenue, south on 23rd Street, II Unknown symbolic of the Euro- I c~re In .0Spl S an - Military Assistance Advistory in the Air Force a~d wor~ed m ...._C_o_m_ma_n_d_e_r_. ______around Memorial Circle over Me- I lContinued on page 2) VIde 246 additional beds. 1 nished. Group, Vietnam. the General Accounting Office. ,------__--J _P_A_G_E_TW__ O______D_ ISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS' MONrHLY, MAY 27,1958 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS Balance Sheet, March 31, 1958 NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Vets· Affairs Committ GENERAL FUND CURRENT ASSETS: CURRENT LIABILITIES: Cash ...... $ 504,760.71 Mortgage notes payable-current Accounts receivable (less allowance of portion ...... $ 68,583.22 Reports Insurance B $3,400.00 for doubtful accounts) . .. . 30,502.49 Accounts payable: Inventories-at cost ...... 600,971.76 Trade ...... 307,532.83 WASHINGTON. D. C.-The Veterans' Affairs Taxes withheld ...... 29,701.61 the House on May 13th reported two insurance bills, H. R. Total current assets ...... $1,136,234.96 Other ' " ...... " .. . 26,728.92 and H. R. 11577. These two bills were among others Accrued accounts: hearings were held last month at which time Major INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS: Social security taxes 10,596.69 Clark, National Director of Legislation, Disabled A Cash surrender value of life insurance. $ 193,736.89 Real estate and personal property erans, and Elmer M. Freudenberger, his assistant, and Mr. Securities, etc...... 22,130.50 taxes ...... ' ...... 235,560.90 F. Dove, National Insurance Officer, appeared before the cormnlt:aD! One of these bills, H. R. 11,382, Total investments and other assets 215,867.39 Total current liabilities $ 678,704.17 MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE TO would amend section 621 to pro­ PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIP- LIFE MEMBERSHIP FUND - 3lh % vide that insurance issued there­ under may be converted to one of Teague Reviews MENT-at cost ...... $3,880,411.91 due in six annual instalments 342,916.13 the permanent plan policies upon Less accumulated depreciation . .... , 1,122,652.40 PER CAPITA TAX AND SERVICE FEES COLLECTED IN ADVANCE, meeting conversion requirements. Activities of Vets' The bill also would make certain ETC...... 181,776.91 Property plant and equipment-Net 2,757,759.51 adjustments in the premium rates FOUNDERS FUND ...... , 8,428.91 and other calculations on such Affairs Com DEFERRED CHARGES ...... 166,224.71 SURPLUS ...... 3,064,260.45 CARSON, NEVADA-At a ceremony in the executive office, insurance as of January 1, 1959. WASHINGTON, D. Gov. Charles H. Russell recently presented a Nevada State In this connection it should be the Veterans Affairs Total ...... $4,276,086.57 Total $4,276,086.57 Flag to members of Sparks Chapter No.5, DAV, Sparks, pointed out that the current mor- has kept busy since Nevada, The flag was sent to DAV National Headquarters tality experience on the section in January, 1947, is LIFE MEl\mERSHIP FUND in Cincinnati, Ohio, where it was placed on display with 39 621 nonparticipating insurance statistics released by CASH $ 448,505.62 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: other state flags, which will be displayed at all national DA V has resulted in a surplus as of gue at the close of the December 31, 1957, of about $29 sion of the 85th Congress. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Chapters and departments $ 315.50 conventions. Present at the ceremony were, from left: Ad­ million. the eleven year period BONDS, at cost, less amortized Other 5,118.29 jutant Kenneth T. Rice; Department Adjutant Robert H. mittee has been in premium The reason for this surplus is tal of 2,480 bills and 646,948.59 LIFE MEMBERSHIP NET FUND . ... " 2,741,078.38 McElwain; Governor Russell; Chapter Commander Audie C. BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION that the Commissioners' 1941 have been referred to Small, and Senior Vice Clarence H. Glover. (Photo-Nulty) CERTIFICATES ..... 145,700.00 Total, ...... $2,746,512.17 Standard Ordinary Table of Mor- sideration. The MORTGAGE NOTES RECEIVABLE: tality with interest at 214 per ~ent 320 hearings consisting General Fund ...... $ 411,499.35 Total ...... , ...... " 74 per annum on whIch prerruum printed pages testimony; Other ...... 1,093,858.61 1,505,357.96 1 rates for this insurance are based 1 utive sessions and $7,022,598. 1L- _____M_a_y_l_st_-_l_9_6_,3_3_8 _____ --1 is not representative of current bills of which number 149 Total ...... •..... , .. . $2,746,512.17 day mortality. It also would reduce been enacted into law. the premium cost effective Jan- History of Committee Chap- To 1956-57 57-58 57-58 57-58 57·58 Total ...... $7,022,598.74 State ters B R Go Total Annual Life Total Quota uary 1, 1959, on both term and The Committee, it will 1. Ohio 126 22 66 321 24.760 12.779 11 ,660 24,439 25,500 permanent plan policies so that it called, was authorized 2. MIch. (B) 111 41 79 16.324 11,327 6,241 17,568 17,250 3. Cal. 122 25 58 328 13.146 8,765 4,053 12,818 13.400 would be more in line with cur- Organization Act of hacie, Texas. tion will hold its annual reunion on Uk Sid· 4. Mass. (B) 90 30 49 11 .814 8,901 3.343 12.244 12.200 rent day mortality. 1946, Public Law 601, August 5-6-7, in Denvel', Colo., at the n nown 0 lers 5. N. Y. 9'1 5 36 346 12,464 8,583 3,535 12,118 12,800 If the bill is enacted, the sur- gress. Prior to the l'd~~<'!;~ Old UBS lilt. Vernon Cre,v Max Mosco MoteL Wrlte: James E. 6. Penna. 72 7 38 299 7.563 4,306 2.958 7,264 7,700 Witts truck, sec·y-treas., 3201 B St., 7. Ind. 69 13 33 119 7.168 5.289 1.760 7.049 7.300 plus accretion to the revolving act, legislation Plans are under way for the war- Lincoln 10, Nebr. 8. Ill. 60 3 20 309 7.015 4.916 1.790 6,706 7,200 fund will decrease as the result of erans' benefits was time crew and o1!icers of the USS R t 1 AI· t 9. Minn. (R) 25 2 17 6,387 3.370 3.055 6,425 6,500 Mount Vernon, to meet in Boston, 3rd lIlarine Division Ass'n es n ring on 10. Texas (R) 92 29 43 6,244 3,589 2,737 6,326 6,450 adjustment of premium rates. Tile ered by three different HEUNION~U.iS.S. AbercrombIe Mass.. on Sept. 6. 1958, to celebrate The fourth annual reunion of the 11. Coio. 25 6 16 38 5,899 2,172 3,689 5.861 6,000 rate of this decrease will be ap- tees of the House, Baymond J. Shiel of 26 Whipple Ave., the return to Brest. France, of the Third Marine Div,sion Association will (C l' d f 1) 12. Mo. (R) 15 2 9 5 683 4,994 711 5,705 5.850 Cranston 9, R. I., Is deslrous of having a transport after taking a torpedo on be held in New Yorl,. N. Y., on Juiy on Inue rom page 13. N. J. 67 4 30 34 4;837 3.774 1,029 4.S03 5,000 p roximately $9 million per year War Veterans ('nm,-ni'ttp,p reunion or the crew members of the Sept. 5. 18.19.20, 1958. at Hotel Roosevelt. For pean phase of the conflict by Ma- 14. Fla. (B) 59 13 33 4,103 3.238 1,168 4,406 4.400 for tile first 5 years following mittee on U.S.S. Abercrombie (DC 843), who served aboard her during WW II. In order to to~paecJtoi~iarornt~~etra:n~~~it.artheOfw~: W~;~;~. inf3:fa~i~~ad~~~~cti-.e~aiP:or~; jor General Edward J. O'Neil of i~' ¥lrin(B) ~~ g ~~ 16 ~ : grs ~:~ ~g~ ~:;~~ t~gg enactment. If it is assumed that tee on Invalid l'ens:lorls--a organize this get-together he asks that time o1!icers and crew have come from PLaza 7.1700. St. Albans, Vt., an oft-decorated 117: Wis. . 49 4 24 18 3.614 2.661 935 3,596 3.750 t f t h . tel sixty members the members please write him at once. allover the United States to be present officer now commanding the Army 118. Wash. 29 3 10 103 3.387 1,962 1,322 3.284 3,500 5 O per cen 0 e approxuna y these three committe at this meeting. This year the wives 93rd Seabee Club E C . t' Z 19 Iowa .37 4 15 45 3,230 2,185 1.000 3,185 3,350 700,000 policies will be converted The Veterans Affairs ('l1lmn.U]1 are invited to attend to celebrate the The 9th annual reunion of the 931'd urope ommumca JOn one, 20' Conn. (R) 29 4 19 3.037 2.382 736 3,118 3,250 17th Airborne Div. Ass'n 40th reunion. Seabee Club. Inc. will be held at the (France) from among 13 unidenti- 2]: Ga. (B) .16 7 2.424 2.265 395 2.660 2.650 to a permanent plan of insurance as set up under the act The fttth annual reunion or the 17th 17 M~~~~~C~taPer'Ho~gi1~t ~alm~;,te~~~~d,' Aladdin Hotel. Kansas City, Missouri. fiable military dead disinterred 22. N. M. (B) 25 10 20 2.240 1,676 935 22'46114 2,·5g0 within the first 4 years following of twenty-seven members Airborne Division Association will be on August 29-30, 1958. For informatIOn f Am' t" E 23. Al a. 31 4 15 399 2,813 1.976 43 8 ,Iv2 8 0 held in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 8-10, [ or de t a 11 sotf h e meeting. contact: Darle Christy. sec'y 4204 E . rom el"lcan ceme el"les In u- 24. Okla. (B) 27 10 19 2.037 1.932 271 2.203 2,200 enactment, it is estimated that the first meeting was held on 1958, at the Carter Hotel. added cost of administration will 21, 1947. Also, under the 4th Armored Div. Ass'n 69th St., Kansas City 30, Mo. rope and North Africa. ~~. Xa ~ ~ ~~ 1i~ i ' 23~ 1.~~~ ~~~ H§~ ~:5gg For further information, write: W. A. k be $375,000 the first year, $150,000 this act a professional Roncone, Sec'y-Treas., S02 Hiland Ave., The 12th annual convention or the 35th Division Ass'n M~ster Sergeant Ned L~le .of 27: O~~.- 2:7 2 13 47 1:902 852 999 1;855 2.050 Coraopolis, Penna. Fourth Armored DiviSIOn Association The 35th Division Association of WW ErWIn, Tenn., a holder of the DIS- 28. N. C. 3" 3 1~ 1~1 1.995 1.~76 268 1.844 2,050 the second year, and dem'easing to authorized which consisted about $50.000 in the fourth year. 1 professional aides and a 9th Inf. Div. Ass'n W1~-\~~~~K~~B¥~~:!~~~~ho o:n Jf:~ In a~~p~~a~iMa~~~~, i~Sn a~~~tl {9:~!~r. ~~~:hf~~rS~~~~een~~~~ie s~I~fi~~ ~: r;t(~f) ~! l~ 44 U~~ H~~ Hi~ t~g The other bill, H. R. 11,577" staff of six persons. Of the The annual reunion of the Ninth In­ m fantry Division Association will be held mert d thimembers . of the Division to at- atwrite. Hotel Mahlon Kansan. S. Weed. For sec'y,Information P. O. of the Korean War at the Nation- 32. Utah 13 2 8 527 2,108 1.2039 9378 15721,581 17502,150 would amend the law to do two nal twenty-seven members in Columbus, Ohio, on July 31, Aug. 1 e~ISO ~~;u'f:,or~er Fourth Armored Box 1001, Kansas City, Kansas. al Cemetery, Honolulu, May 15. ~ . ~ 1~ i'~~~ 1,~9~ 4~~ 1:560 1:750 things. First, it would increase the three are members at the and 2, at the Hotel Deshler-Hilton. .£ .s:. ig : Combination tickets for the three days Division man who Is Interested in be- Air Force Colonel Glenn T. Eagle- 35: Vpz·Va. 35 2 9 181 1'734 1,170 383 1553 1.850 total disability income benefit time. They are: Chairman, wHl be $12.00. Hlghllght of entertain· corning a member of the association or The an:?:.3 F':e~rii~tig~?e the 72nd ston of Alhambra Calif. another 36. Nebr. (R) 29 1 14 1:344 1.133 258 1:391 1,450 available from $5 to $10 per Teague (D., Tex.), ment will be Martha Raye. All former ~~~;~g a~he f~~~~e:ntl~r:=~r~:~iO~oni~~t Field Artillery Brigade Veterans As- highiy decorated ~ervice~man se- 37. Kans. (R) 24 2 13 987 270 1 . .l57 1.300 men of the Ninth Infantry Division are ggi month [or each $1,000 of insurance man Edith No~rse asked to attend and an invitation Is Anthony Passanante. secretary-treas- soclation will be held in Detroit, Mich., lected an unidentified World War ~~: ~: .k. (R) 19 2 1Q 37 1.016 1.~c.N l~i i'5~ i'r88 in force. Second, it would pel"mit Mass), now Semor 1\1I';'~~.~ ; ',,, extended to the enllsted men and offi­ urer, P. O. Box 42, Kearny, N. J. ~odl:me 20-21-22, at the Fort Shelby II victim from among six taken 140. MonL (R) n ~ ~ 1,0]2 648 425 1;073 1)00 the inclusion of the total disability ber ~Ith a long, and . cers ot the active Ninth Infantry Divi­ 31st Special Seabee. Units of the 72nd Brlgade mcluded from the Manila American Ceme- ~~: N~;ali 15 1 4 103 1,010 728 179 ~~ 1 , ~gg sion. For further information write: the 119th, 978th, 979th, 177th. 182nd. 9 3 11 <:26 10 805 8? income rider in term policies is-. cord In veterans affalIS, Arthur R. Schmidt, PreSident, 69-20 The 31st SpeCial Seabees of the Navy 943rd, 949th and 8th Corps G,'Oup Field tery in the Philippines and the 43. Idaho (R) 13 4 9 762 454 344 798 _5 sued under section 621 of the act. nard W. (Pat) Kearney 69th St. Brooklyn 27, IN. Y. (Tel. will hOld their annual reunion July 11- Artillery. Anyone having service with National Cemetery at Honolulu 44. S. C. 19 4 11 7 750 622 121 743 800 . .. Congressman Kearney- Hyacinth 7-3993). The~e poliCIes were Issued between he prefers to be called, is a Mr. Schmidt would like to hear from 12-J-~r if~rrn~~erJ!?.:r~' ~1ie Charles J. fsn>jn~{t!~"t~b~tt~ndii~ed~~~~io:W II, as symbolic of the Pacific phase !~: weD. i& 3~ ~ 19i m ~~~ ig5 ~~~ m any of his buddies of Company B, 15th Scharf, chairman and contact man. 18 For additional informatlOn wr,te, of World War II. 47. Vl. (R) 13 9 592 506 132003 626 650 Aprll 25, 1951, and J~uary 1, general and past National Engineers Battalion. If anyone has the North Colonial Drive. Hagerstown, Md. Marvin J. Moli, 720 West Brentwood. The three Unknowns-one from :~: l:f~v.DePL 1~ 1 1~ ~~~ rg~ 94 ~~~ ~68 1957, to persons who. applled t~er~- mander of the Veterans of names and adresses of any of the men 16 in Company B, he asks that they please 12th Armored Div. ASS'll ~~~~oit, Mich., or telephone TU -3· the Korean War and two from 50. Del (R) 2 2 18~ 160 39 199 225 for dUring such penod and WlthIn Wars; and Congressman be sent to him. 120 days after separatIon from is a former colonel with a Also, any former Ninth Infantry Ar~~re:t;tI5i~i~ro"nal(k~~rj~i) ~si~~a~r;~ 27th ~ss'n ~or~u~~~!~a:oadeB~~nde~~~~s g~. ,,;:;r;'~id ~ 1 2 ~ i&i ~~ ~~ 1~ i~g Division men who are interested in be­ active service. record of combat service coming members ot the AsSOCiation. H~~elbeN~~dY~~kth6itSyh"§~tyon:lilcAl~lgn II The 27tl)' Dilvlislh' onldA~tSoc'3a8ttllon (WW aboard the US S Canber~a wher~ Gralld Total 1899 196, no 131,165 65,173 196,338- 200,001 The bill would permit holders wounds to prove it. please contact him. Dues are $4.00 a 1-2 1958 ,,' an d II Wl 0 1 S . 1 annua.I :. . year. Lawrence E Mintz 4310 W Buena reunion and convention, lD Schenec- amid appropnate ceremorues May l Chal·t eXj>lanatioll: ReadIng from left to right-Coil, State. If in bold type. 01 policies with existing $5 total Teague Takes Chair p 2 e Vlsta Ave Detroit 38 Mich i~ execu- bad)'. NH '1 'i 0;;' se. \ orma26- l- at t'd Van 126, Medal of Honor winner HOS- State has passed last year's membership. CoL 2, figures in brackets denote number disability income riders, who are Since the inception of the Inf. Reg. tive secretary of the association furQer to Ie. or ," L 'on aRn copy I pitalman First Class William R Of chapters In State. Col. 3, under B, number of cllapters in State which have 2nd Bn. Hdq. Co., 38th ___ • 0 . uar er Y'. wn te awrence eagan. ..' reached their 1958 quota. Col. 4. under R. all cha~ters which have exceeded last in good health and otherwise mittee it has had three With the idea of holding a reunion Vetel'&ns 3Hth Ini AEF sec y, 27th Dlvlsion AssoclatJOn, P. 0' 1Charrette of Ludll1gton, MIch., se- year's membership. Col. 5, with heading, "To Go, ' lists the number of members quallIy, to surrender their $5 rider Congresswoman Edith this summer, Mr. Warner R. MlIls, '4' th I [ Box 1403, Albany 1. N Y. lected one of two World War II 1lIeeded by the Department to equal last year's membership. Col: 6, lists the 1329 W. Miner Road, Mayfield Heights TI;e Ve t erans 0 f the 31 n antry, --- " 1956-57 total membership of each State. Col. 7, lists the number of pald-up annuals and add the $10 provision to their gers was chairman 24, Ohio, would like to locate all of AEF. will hold their 40th. annual con- 303rd Infantry (WW I) Unknowns for Interment In Ar- for tile present year. CoL 8, lists Life members In good standing today. CoL 9. policies. and 83rd Sessions; the men who left fo~ Korea from r~nt~n jandlre}n!onkl!l piilla1elPhla, at I The 39th annual reunion of the So- llington. The other World War II gives total 1957-58 members for each State, and Col. 10 lists the State quotas Enactment of the bill would in- John E. Rankin Fort Lewis, Wash. in 1950. with the Che tent ag't n ran ~ 2~~_l8t\9a5n8d !!Iety of the ~53rd Infantry will be held Unknown was buried at sea [or 1957-58. In CoL 5-"To Go"-you will also note an R or B if the State is over 2nd Battalion, Headquarters Co., 38th es nu s., on Sep.. , . m Kansas CIty, Mo .. August 30-31. at , . . the top or has reached ,ts quota. volve some additional administra- chaIrman during the I:nfa.ntl'Y Reg'iment. All members Of the regiment are urged the Hotel ContinentaL For information NatIOnal Commander Paul E. __-=- ______Those members of the above outfit tive cost, as well as addition~ Sessions. Prior to the re(3r!!'anIl1!l toFattend· tl 'nf ti t t write: John C" Hughes, sec'y. 829 East I' Frederick Jr. left Norfolk Va who may see this item, please write or fur Ier 1 orma on con ac Ave B Hutchmson Kansas ' ., benefit cost to the Government In tion Congressman Rankin Mr. Mills at once. He Is a member of Thomas J. Hamllton, 5850 Washington " _ _,_. 1Sunday, May 25 with leaders of DAV Chapter No. 127, Cleveland, Ohio. Ave., Philadelphia 43. Pa. He is chalr- . th t . t ' d connection with disabilities result- many years chairman of the man of the 1958 convention and re- 5th Armored D,v. Ass'n 10 er ve eran orgamza Ions an ing from the extra hazard of mili- War Veterans Committee. The 88th Infantry Division (Blue union committee. . The Sth Armored Division Asso~ia- I a select group of military and Teague Continues Fight Devils) Association wUJ hold its annual bon w,ll hold Its 12th annuai reumon I civic leaders aboard the US S tary or naval service. However, it gressman Teague took on August 14-15-16, m New YOl'k Clty. 1 " •• reunion, August 7 to August 10, 1958, S13t1, Int. Ass'n W\V n N. Y., at the Roosevelt Hotel. For fur· Blandy to meet the U.S.S. Can­ at the Hotel Penn-Sheraton, Pitts· The ninth annual reunion of the accurately esti- burgh, Pa. 313th Intantry Association. 79th Div., ther informa~ion. contact Mrs. Roy S. ~ berra at sea arid take part in cer- To Reopen V A Hospitals ~a~~\~~~s~~I:ts~O ~~ti~h~r~:n~~\~~d8~h Contact John Black, P.O. Box 175, Watrous. sec y·treas., 8549 Lowell St. '1 . h' h '11' 1 d tl WW II, will be held in Washington, St. LouiS 15, Mo. emonles W IC WI mc U e 1e FinleyvUJe, Pa., membership chairman. D. C., at the Sheraton-Park Hotel, on The present Committee July 25-26-27. 1958. --- transfer of the selected Unknown 2nd Inf. (Indian Head) Soldiers of World War II and the 149tl, Inf. Vet. Ass'n, WW n Any former members of the 313 In­ my. d and The 10th annual reunion of the 149th fantry Regiment, 79th Division, wish­ The 1958 reumon of the 2nd Infantry ' K W f h U S S C Queries President On Closing Ve t erans Urge ~~~~~:~g~~~~~ts Infantry Veterans Association will be Ing to join the association. please con­ DiVIsion (Indian Head) will be held in orean ar rom t e ". an- held on Friday and Saturday, August tact George Kashmar, sec'y-treas., 840 Chicago. Ill., on July 31 through Au· berra to the U.S.S. Blandy and Democrats: Olin E. gust 2. wlth headquarters at the-Con· 1will accompany the Unknowns Of Nearly 5,000 Hospital Beds 1-2, 1958, at the ZaChary Taylor Post E. Philadelphia Ave., Youngstown, 0., gress HoteL . To Help Restore Texas; W. J. Bryan Dorn ISO of the American LeglOn, in St Mat­ for complete details. Dues $2.50 per year. Join up now and meet your bud­ For further information contact C. back to the Gun Factory In Wash­ WASHINGTON, D. C.-Olin E. Teague, Chairman of the Carolina; Elizabeth Kee thews (Louisville), Ky. F. HeimerdlIwer, general chairman. ington and take part in the cere- For further information write Major dies at the reunion. Veterans Affairs Committee of the House, on April 22nd "la Virginia; Frank W. Boykin Thomas W. O'Leary, Reunion chair­ 1824 Norfolk, estchester, IlL monies there May 28. The Coast olymp bama; Wayne N. Aspinall man, 162 Wiltshire Ave., Louisville 7, 325th F. A. Ass'n took his fight to reopen VA hospitals directly to the Presi­ The USS Ky. The 325th Field Artillery Association 99th Inf. Div. Guard Cutter Ingram will escort PHILADEPHIA, Pa. - Sons of rado; George A. Shuford of of WW 1 will hold its annual reunion The 99th Infantry Division will hold the Blandy. dent. Chairman Teague in a letter asked the Chief Executive Spanish-American War Veterans, Carolina; George H. on Saturday and Sunday. June 28 and its anllual reunion on July 18-19·20, The crypt of the World War II S8tl, Seabee Ass'n 29, in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the 1958. In Akron, Ohio, at the Mayflower· if he had approved a Budget Bureau's various orders closing in an effort to restore and save of Missouri; Charles C. The annual reunion of the 58th Sea­ Marott HoteL Sheraton HoteL Unknown will be inscribed simply, almost 5,000 hospital beds. the U.S.S. Olympia, urge all vet- of Michigan; B. F. Sisk bee Association of WW II will be held For further information write: Jesse For further information contact: Nor- 1941-1945 and 1950-1953 will be July 18-19-20, in New York City, at the G. Dorsey, secretary, 325th F. A. man Esber, 414 12th Street, N. E., Can· After stating the .laws governing hospitals, the Chairman erans to contribute one dollar or fornia; James H. of Henry Hudson Hote!. ASSOCiation, Box 38, Speed, Indiana. ton. Ohio. the inscription on the crypt of more to go towards reimbursing Walter S. Baring of Further information contact: Harry the Unknown Soldier of the Ko­ wrote the President that: T. Feby, 2834 Devereaux St., Phila­ 8lst Wildcat Div. 33rd Div. 'Val' Vet. A•• 'n the Keystone Dry Dock and Ship win Mitchell of Georgia; delphia 49, Pa. rean War. "Current polcies being followed A. Everett of Tennessee. The national reunion of the veterans The reunion of the 33rd Division War Senate Passes Repair Co. for the cost of restoring Republicans: Edith Nourse of the 81st Wildcat Division of WW 1 Veterans ASSOCiation, WW I and II. will by the Veterans' Administration Co. L, 302nd Inf. and II will be held in Raleigh. N. C.. be held on June 13-14, In Chicago, II!., at at the direction of the Bureau of Admiral Dewey's flagship. gers of Massachusetts· Company "L," 30Zod Infantry, will on October 3-4-5, 1958, at the Hotel Sir the Morrison HoteL Souvenir coins made from the W. (Pat) Kearney of hold its 10th annual reunion on June Walter. For further mformation write: George the Budget are circumventing the Bill Increasing 2:7-28-29. at the Summit Hotel, Union­ For Lull data write: Wildcat Re­ D. Radcllffe, Sec'y, Room 508, Morrison Lemley Commands policy for hospitalization of war metal of the propellors of the William H. Ayers of Ohio; town, Pa. For further details write: union Committee, P. O. Box 1947, Hotel, Chlcago 2, TIL Olympia will be sent to all who Adair of Indiana; Paul A. Raymond Fulkerson, 511 Hillcrest Ave., Raleigh, N. C. veterans as established by Con­ Widows' Pensions New Cas tIe, Pa. gress. At the direction of the Bu­ make a dollar or greater contribu- New York; Phil Weaver 38th Div. (Cyclone Vet.) Ass'n North Dakota DAV reau of the Budget, Veterans Ad- WASHINGTON, D. C. - The tion. The front of the coin shows raska; John P. Saylor of 307th Airborne Eng ..& 82nd Airborne The 38th Divlsion (Cyclone) Veterans GRAND FORKS, N. Dak. ministration has withdrawn from Senate on May 13th passed H. R. a picture of the Olympia with the vania; Florence P. Dwyer of Div. Ass'n Schwesig Receives Clarence Lemley Jr. of Valley Association of WW 1 and II will hold use by veterans, effective Decem- 358 which provides for an increase inscription, "you may fire when you Jersey; H. Allen Smith of The 12th annual reunion ot the 307th its annual national reunion jointly City was elected commander of are rcady Gridley." The reverse fornia; Charles M. Teague of Airborne Engineers In conjunction 'wlth with the 149th Infantry Veterans As­ the North Dakota Department ber 31, 1957, 4,974 hospital beds. in pension to widows of Spanish the 82nd Airborne Division Association sociation, at the Zachary Taylor Post State Appointment These beds are characterized by American, Indian and Civil War side show~ the propellor with the fornia. will be held July 3-4-5, 1958, In New No. ISO, American Legion, in St. Mat­ DAVat the closing session of the following, "Made from the propel­ York City, at Hotel Statler. Lt. John thews, Louisville, Ky., on July 31, CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Ac­ annual convention held here in Veterans Administration as 'not Veterans and the bill now goes to Staff Personnel Spike Lynch of the Chicago Fire Dept Aug. 1-2-3, 1958. Headquarters of the cording to the Charleston Daily required to meet current operat- 1 the President for his signature. lor of Admiral Dewey's flagship The Professional Staff would like all memhers of Hdqtrs A' 38th Division Assoclatlon will be at the Vets' Club recently. He suc­ B, C and D Cos. to attend. ., Sheraton-Seelbach HoteL Mail, Paul D. Schwesig, Depart­ ceeds William R. Olson Jr. of ing plan: " The bill as ' it was finally passed which served in the battle of Ma­ visers are: Oliver E. For further Information contact· Lt For information write: Major Thomas ment Commander of the West nila Bay" and the date May 1, Staff DIrectors; Edwin B. Spike Lynch Chicago Fire Dept. Room W. O'Leara. national adjutant, c/o Grand Forks. Three Arbitrary Rules will give pensions for the first time 105, City Hail, Chicago, m., or at home Sheraton-Seelbach Hotel, 4th and Wal­ Virginia Disabled American Vet­ Other officers installed with to widows of Confederate vet­ 1898. son, Counsel; J. Buford erans, has been appointed to the The Chairman also stated that i8.~ess, 9115 S. May St" Chicago 20, nut Sts., Louisville, Ky. Commander Lemley include Sen­ erans. It also provides for a pen­ If you want to help in this Housing Consultant; State Reemployment Rights Com­ "The closing of Veterans' Admin­ worthy matter make your check A. L. Lawrence, Co. B, 711 Tank Bn. ior Vice Louis Gershman, Grand sion of $101.59 up to $135.45 for mittee for armed forces veterans. istration hospital beds is being payable to "Save the Olympia" The clerical staff are: SHth Inf., ww n Company B of the 7Ilth Tank Bat­ Forks; Junior Vice Don Wolfe, accomplished by the Bureau of tile two living Confederate vet- The S14th Infantry Division of WW talion will hold a one-day reunion at The apPOintment was announced Dickinson; Judge Advocate F. C. and mail to Philadelphia National Fisher, Helen A. Biondi, the Commodore MacDonough Inn, Sli­ by Robert K. Salyers, state direc­ the Budget primarily through en­ erans. n will hold Its annual reunion In Mil­ ver St.. Middletown, Conn., on July De Witt, Minot; Chaplain FeliX Bank, Philadelphia, Pa. Jones, Alice V. Ma waukee, Wis., on July 25-26-Z7, 1958 at 12, 1958 (Saturday), beginning at 12 tor of the committee under the forcement of three arbitrary rules The largest group to benefit by Turner, and Ida Rowan the Schroeder Hotel. ' Andrews, Minot, and Adjutant An­ which it has laid down for Vet­ For detalls write: John H. Mullaney 0' clock noon. U. S. Department of Labor. dy Nomland, Minot. The 1959 the bill are the widows of the Lieutenant General Gilles Jo­ many years was clerk of the 1958 Convention Chairman, 4907 North For further information write: Mich­ Schwesig, a South Charleston res­ erans Administration, as follows: War Veterans' Committee. Idlewile Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. ael Vecchitto, 25 Howard Ave., Middle­ convention will be held in Valley Spanish American War Veterans hannes Le Fevre de Montigny, town, Conn. ident, was elected state command­ City. (1) Beds which are eliminat- who will receive $75 per month Chief of Staff, Netherlands Army, er of the DAV last year. Veterans 94th Inf. Div. Ass'n 9th Fighter Sqlladron, 49th Fighter Speakers during the convention ed through alteration, modern- for those who married before or arrived in the United States on "A smile is worth a million The ninth annual reunion of the 94th Group with reemployment problems are included National Commander ization, or conversion programs during the Spanish American War, May 5 for a tour of U. S. Army lars and it doesn't cost a Infantry Division Association wlll be The 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th invited to communicate with him. Paul E. Frederick Jr., Past Na- may not be replaced. and $65 to those who married after installations. (Wm. D. held In Cleveland, Ohio, at the Hotel Fighter Group (WW n Air Force) Is Manger, on July 17-20, 1958. trying to locate some ot Its former tional Commander Millard W. (2) Beds withdrawn from a war service. The present rate is Further information may be had by members with whom it has lost all Rice, Senator William Langer, particular use, such as treat- $67.63 and $54.18 respectively. writing the Reunion Chalrman. Paul R It O'Brien~ 1744 Oakmont Road South contact. is holding a reunion on Governor John E. Davis, W. D. ment of tuberculosis patients, Euclid :t!. Ohio. . August 1-2-3, 1958. and would like very Rees Bill Affects much to get In touch with these Carter, assistant manager of the may not be converted for the "" Co. C, 596tJl Sig. Aircraft Wn. Bn. "lost" members. Mr. Richard A. Scheutele, the re­ with other 1 Company "C". 596th Signal Aircralt union chalrman. would appreciate it 10-Point Preference ~~na~~r ~~rt~~ ~A ~t ~~i~er, ~~::biJ~:ies~atients Reserve Officers Wm Warning Battalion Veterans Association very much if these inactive members State Adjutant Andy Nomland dm' . will hold Its third annual reunion on would contact him at 1301 State St., WASIDNGTON, D. C. - If a d (3) Veterans A imstratlOn July 17-18-19, In St. Louis, Mo at the reporte that the Department had d f 1 C Of CI . Hotel Clandge. ., Quincy, IlL, as soon as possible. bill by Representative Edward H. 1766 members, a gain of 140 over plans for evelopment 0 a pro- n ourt alms Contact Charles Swoboda, 2927 S Rees (R., Kans,) , H.R. 7973 is en- last year. They have 712 life mem- gram of care of long-term Wyoming St.. St. Louis 18, Mo. Mem: Society of 1st Div. bers of the 23rd Ground Observers are The society of the 1st Division, WW 1 acted into law, disabled veterans bers and need only 34 more mem- chronic or intermediate type I WASHINGTON DC-The I eligible for membership' in this outfit. and II (as well as in peace time) will with 10-point preference, would be bers to equal this year's quota. patients will not be expanded." Comptroller Gene;al of' the United hold its 49th annual reunion in Los entitled to retention points in the . . I States has directed a communica- Co. C, 61st RR Engrs., W'V 1 Angeles, Calif. on July 3-4-5·6, at the The annual reunion of Company C Hotel Statler. event of layoffs in the Federal Unl"fo~m PresldenL Quened tion to the Secretary of Defense 61st Railroad Engineers. WW 1, will For further details write: Arthur L. Government. General's II The Chairman concluded his to the effect that the Comptroller be held on October 11-12-13, 1958. in Chaltt, executive sec'y, 5309 German­ Indianapolis. Indiana. town Ave., Philadelphia 44, Pa. Under the present law the 10- letter by telling the President General will no longer question Contact E. M. Soboda, national sec­ pOint preference disabled veteran G"v 111 Y Old that he had drafted bills for the propriety of certifying for re- retary, 932 Roscoe St., Green Bay, . 310th Infantry does not have layoff preference I en - ear - "consideration by the House Com- tirement pay certain cases of re- Wis., for further Information. Plans under way for reunion in over able-bodied veterans with 5- mittee on Veterans Affairs which, serve officers retired for disability. 63rd Division rlr~r ~~::N. ~1ile o:ou~~':-~~:len~~~~ point preference. if . e~acted, would dir.ect the ~d- . ~his letter followed several de- The annual convention ot the 63rd full details write: John P. Rile CI"VI"I'War Veteran Immlstrator to proVlde medICal ClSlOns of the U. S. Court of Division, WW II, will be held August , 1-2-3, in Detroit, Mich., at Hotel Stat­ sec'y, P. O. Box 310, Providence, R 1. COLOMBO (VFW)-The World SLANT Va Th b f care to veterans through the op- Claims which held that officers of ler. 40Stb Inf. Beg. Veterans Federation recently do- the Wom~n's' A rmyreeCmem ~ 0 eration of a specific number of the Uniform Services who are re- Write Gill S. Stevens, 16745 Gllchrlst, The 10th reunion of the 405 th In- d dr h FI d R here from Ft M orps tl vte beds and that introduction and tired for disability and who held Detroit 35, Mich., or Robert C. Ca­ nate ugs to t e 00 elief . eyer recen y 0 'd t ' f th bill' b . passo, 34 Lincoin St., Norwood, Mass., for further details. ~ilf'beR~fld'~~t ~nth;r~~~~o~lc~\~~ Fund created by the Ceylon gov- present John B. Salling ll1-year- COnsl era IOn.o ese. SIS. emg a permanent reserve grade which on July 10-11-12, at the Hotel Whit- ernment after last December's dis- old Civil War veteran ~ new Con- delayed fPendinthg rpecel~td Oft rnfotr- is higher than the temporary DAV AUXll..IARY presents heat lamps to Washington 18th CB Battalion comb. t fl d Th 'ft f d t " . matlon rom e res I en as a . The IIfth reunion or the 18th CB For further information write' Jos as rous 00 s. e gl was sent e era e general s UnIform The Ians f th Adm" t t' . grade held at the tune of retire iers Home Hospital at Orting, Wash. Shown at the n>',>C!"1i& Battalion will be held June 21-22. 1958. eph De Jesus, 100 Montgomery St.. Sa~ through CARE and had a value of only othel' surviving veter~n of fh 0 t' e f tl~IS /~ Ion ~ t ntitled t - tion are, from left: Ruby Holden, hospital chairman; in Madlll. Okla .. with headquarters at Francisco. Caltf 196,000 rupees ($20,000), Other re- the Civil War, also a Confederate, I IS c~~nec Ion or ~ u ure. men, . are e . 0 retirement The Return Courts. ---., lief supplies had already been pro- jis 115-year-old Walter Williams expedItIOUS reply will be very I pay In the hIgher permanent Boyce, Department sub-chairman, and Barbara Gately, For further Information contact: 6th lotl-nny D,v. A~. n 'd d b th WVF f F nkl' T . t d." .. ~ Jame.s F. Hosford, l405 Ferzi.&. Waxa- The 6th Infantry Division A.ssocta.- VI eye. a ra m, exas. much apprecJa e grauc. perv~OI. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS' MONTHLY, MAY 27,1958 PAGE THREE eneral Ely, Hero Of VA Announces V A To Report Findings Recent Changes Of WW I, Dies In Florida ·On Tranquilizer Research printed from the !\[ay 8th Hospital Managers most brilliant feats in the history WASHINGTON, D. C. - Preliminary findings of Veterans e of THE NATIONAL of the American Army in France." WASHINGTON, D. C.-Trans­ BUNE-THE STARS AND fer of five Veterans Administra­ Administration cooperative research on tranquilizing drugs, and Years before his World War I plans for further large-scale drug studies will be reported at ES.) exploits, he had been given a sil­ tion hospital managers and ap­ VA's j. Gen. Hanson Edward Ely, ver star for "gallantry in action pointment of a manager for the fourth annual conference on chemotherapy iri psychiatry June 10-12 . A., retired, known as "Ely against insurgent forces at Tulia­ Brooklyn, N. Y., VA hospital were at the Downey, m., VA hospital. tigny" for his leadership of han River, Luzon, Philippine Is­ announced by the agency recently. The announcement was made 28th Infantry which captured lands, March 25, 1899." 'today by Dr. Jesse F. Casey, VA tigny on May 28, 1918, died When soon afterwards Frederick Carter to Fresno director of psychiatry and neu- day, April 28, in Atlantic Funston formed his celebrated Dr. Claud E. Carter, manager of rology service in Washington, D. C. VA Opens Bids ch, Fla. He was 90. mounted scout unit, Hanson Ely the VA hospital at Butler, Pa., will The basic project for VA's sel;es , e was one of the tirst officers was listed as its commander. become manager of 'the Fresno, of studies of newer drugs in psy­ abroad to study the Allies' His 44 years in the Army in­ Callf., VA hospital, replacing Dr. 'chiatry was begun in April 1957, For Additional ch fighting tactics and was cluded serving as a lieutenant in Forrest G. Bell, who is retiring. and a follow up study of more than r m.a~e. chi~f of staff of the the Spanish-American War. Con­ half the 800 psychiatric patients Building Projects e t DIVISIOn. sidered one of the most forceful Hipsley Replaces Carter in the original project was made pea ted requests for troop WASHINGTON, D. C.-Veter. figures in military service, he was To fill the vacancy created by in the summer and fall of last ans Administration today an­ , gave him command of the considered as a leading authority LUNCHEON GIVEN BY THE DAV HONORING NATIONAL WINNERS OF THE ES­ transfer of Dr. Carter, Dr. Roland year. nounced it will call for bids dur­ Int., and his leadership in the on modern tactics and battle lead­ SAY CONTEST, sponsored by the President's Committee on Employment of the Physic­ W. Hipsley, manager of the New Analysis of data from the proj­ ing the next four months on 12 e of Cantigny convinced ership. ally Handicapped in National Memorial Headquarters in Washington, May 8th. From left Orlcans, La., VA hospital, will be ects has not yet been completed. more construction projects cost­ pean doubters of the fighting After World War I, he was re­ reassigned as manager of the But­ PartiCipating in the studies were ing at least $4,250,000. ilies of American soldiers. to right: John W. Burris, DAV National Director of Employment; Bobby Clark of Lake 31 VA neuropsychiatric hospitals verted to his permanent grade of Charles, La., Floy Jean Scribner of Fillmore, Okla.; U.S. Senator Strom. Thurmond of ler hospital. This supplements its announce­ ised to brigadier general, he and nine VA general medicine and ment of February 26, 1958, that colonel but Congress, in 1921, en­ South Carolina; George Kesler of North Augusta; Wayne Stanley Gardner of Granton, head of the Second Brigade of dorsed his appointment as a brig­ Harvey Transferred surgical hospitals which have psy­ bids will be asked through May Wis., Rosalie Dean Carson of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Sally Ann Walter of Mandan, North Dakota second Division when the adier general and his promotion in Dr. Thomas L:Harvey, manager chiatry and neurology services. for six projects costing a mini­ r ricans captured Vierzey, near 1932 to major general. and Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, past National Chaplain of the DAV. of the VA hospital at Mont­ These are: mum of $2,750,000. ons, on July 18, 1918. gomery, Ala., wiH become man­ General medical and surgical­ Bidding documents on eight of Headed War College ager of the New OrleBlls hospital. Albany, N. Y.; Brooklyn and Man­ the additional 12 projects will be l\lachine Gun Target hattan hospitals in New York City; available to eligible bidders from He retired in 1931 after serving Chicago (Research) and Chicago order to direct the attack Big Chapter Show Gains IChanges Proposed l\IilIer for Harvey private arChitect-engineers, and as commandant of the Command (West Side); Durham, N. C.; East the remaining four from the Dir­ onally, Gen. Ely attempted to and General Staff School, Ft. Leav­ Dr. Daniel H. Miller, mBl1ager . Vierzey before it was cleared L------6--57-]l[-aY-1-----1-95-6-5-7 -]l-l ..-1 Orange, N. J.; Houston, Tex., and ector of VA's Design Service, enworth, Kans., and as president 195 v1 In VA's Hometown of the VA hospital at Muskogee, the enemy. Fired on at short Indianapolis, Ind. Munitions Building, Washington, of the Army War College in Wash­ Cha,.ter Total Total Bay City (Bi 614 673 Md" I P Olda., will replace Dr. Harvey as Neuropsychiatric - American D. C. e by machine guns, he at­ ington. 1 manager at Montgomery. ed and enabled his men to Kiin~:a~glis ' (R) . ::::: ~:~~ ~:t'o& ~~ii~I~~ (B) ...... T'6i'9 TOJfi I e Ica ' rogram Lake, Wash.; Battle Creek, Mich.; The eight architect-engineer When he went on the retired Denver ...... 3,4Z7 3,377 Chicago No.4 ...... 686 658 WASHINGTON. D. C.-Vete1'- projects, their cost range, and ap­ e the town despite strong re­ Cincinnati ., ...... 3,037 2,910 Utica ...... 721 656 Brockton, Mass.; Canandaigua, list, he possessed five awards of Kruger to Muskogee N. Y.; Coatesville, Pa.; Danville, proximate bid issue months are: ce by vastly superior num- the Croix de Guerre, the Dis­ g~~~~~ NO: 1. : :: ::::: i:~ H~~ (;j'6~~~st~~) (B) . : ::::: ~~~ 6~JI pa~:c~~~i:r~~~~a~~~P~~~~ t~t~:~ To fill the vacancy at Muskogee, Ill.; Downey, m.; Fort Meade, Murfreesboro, Tenn., VA ;Hospi­ tinguished Service Cross and Dis­ Brooklyn ...... 1.511 1.425 Bronx (R) 584 '" (R) . . ...• • Dr. Alexander W. Kruger, man­ S. D.; Gulfport, Miss.; Jefferson tal-New special service building n. Ely was cited for "indomi­ tinguished Service Medal. Boston No. 10 (B) ... 1,226 1,375 Astoria 566 601 medical associations for its home- South Bend (B) ..... 1.203 1,222 Long Beach (R) .•... 573 55~ town medical program by infor- ager of the VA hospital in Brook­ Barracks, Mo.; Knoxville, Iowa; and additions to two other build­ e bravery, disregard for his Gen. Ely was the father of Col. Kansas City (R)...... 1 ,179 1,180 Oakland (R) . . ..•... 576 ov 1,114 I lyn, N. Y., will be transferred as Lexington, Ky.; Los Angeles, ings ($1,000,000-$1,500,000), Ed­ safety and devotion to his Eugene B. Ely, U.S.A., retired; Col. San Francisco ...... 1,137 Hartford (B) ...... 467 577 mally negotiated agreements with Columbus ...... 1,158 1,081 Zanesville ...... 592 g+~ the aSSOCiations, beginning July I, manager. Calif.; Lyons, N. J.; Montrose, win A. Keeble, Nashville, Tenn .. " During .the battle of Vier­ Louis B. Ely, U. S. A., retired, and June-July, 1958. ,his troops took more than ~1~~e1~~~q~~)(B) . :: : : . 9~ 1·m ~rt~~:1IR'6~'k : .:::::::: ~ 557 1958. N. Y.; Murfreesboro Tenn.; North- Maj. John Ashton Ely, of Ft. Ben­ Grand Rapids (B) ..• 781 871 Pittsburgh (R) ...... 513 549 The home town program affords Schmidt Brooklyn Manager ampton, Mass.; North Little Rock, Tomah, Wis., VA Hospital-New prisoners. ning, Ga. Bsoston N(avy (B) . .. . 799 858547 Royal Oak (B) ...... 493 53420 veterans with service-connected dining hall and kitchen ($1,000- I was "Ely of Cantigny" who, in t. Paul R) ...... • 851 T;unpa (R) ...... A85 5 Dr. Henry L. Schmidt, Jr., di- Ark.; Palo Alto, Calif.; Perry He is also survived by his wife, Detroit No.5 (R) ..•• 792 797 Federal ...... 572 520 disabilities free choice of physi- 000-$1,500,000), Eschweiler & Es­ and of the Fifth Division and Eleanor B., and a daughter, Mrs. San DIego (B) ..... 700 785 IndianapOlis...... 516 515 dans in areas where VA medical rector of professional services at I Point, Md.; Pit~sburgh, Pa.; Rose­ chweiler, Milwaukee, Wis., May- Grand Forks (B) .... 721 782 Baltimore ...... 528 510 f !l'ti the VA Manhattan hospital in burg, Ore.; SalIsbury, N. C.; Salt moted to major general, T.W. Glocker, of Atlantic Beach; Yakima (B) ...... 778 781 youngstown ...... 589 504 ac I es are not available, VA June, 1958. , 'eved what has been hailed as a sister, Mrs. Edgar Farr, of Los Salt Lake No.6 . .... 1,108 760 Buffalo ...... 530 501 ' said. New York City, has been ap- Lake City, Utah; Sepulveda, Columbia, S. C., VA Hospital­ Phoenix (B) ...... 654 745 DetroltNo.4S ...... 534 500 1 Dr A J Kl" VA d' t pointed manager of the Brooklyn Calif.; Sheridan, Wyo.; Togus, of the outstanding major ex­ Angeles; 11 gl'andchildren and Canton ...... 776 724 Akron (B) ...... 694 716 '" Ippen, Irec or Alterations, improvements, and ad­ 'Is of the Army Expeditionary eight great-grBlldchildren. Boston No. 44 (B) .... 687 718 Nat!. Amps. (R) .... 666 711 ' of clinics, said the new VA pro- hospital. Maine; Tomah, .Wis.; Topeka, ditions to four buildings ($800,000- e when it forced its way Ponland (R) 692 695 Newark ...... 509 4299311posal will apply in 25 states in Kans.; Tuskegee, Ala., and Waco, $900,000), Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle Funeral services were held April Los Angeles 7Z7 681 Salt Lake No.2 . .. . . 633 55 the Meuse at Dun-sur- 30 at Ft. Myer Chapel. B4rial, =:...... -=:.:....-:....-____~ __--.....:...... :... ______....:..._~=__ __.:= which current co~tracts expire Tex. and Wolff, Columbia, S. C., July­ e. with full military honors, was in June 30, 1958. 'Fat Produces IFa"t, Appointment by Dr. Harold J. August, 1958. n. John J. Pershing wrote that Arlington Cemetary. These states are Arkansas, Con­ Madsen, director of professional Bay Pines, Fla., VA Center­ . operation was one of the necticut, Delaware, Flordia, Geor­ services at the Veterans Adminis­ Alterations and additions to laun­ New VA Test Helpful gia, Idaho! Illinois, Indiana, Ke.n­ Prove 'Findings.Of tration hospital at Downey, Ill., as dry ($400,000-$500,000), Bail, Hor­ tucky, Mame, Massachusetts, MIS­ manager of the VA hospital at ton & Associates, Fort Myers, Fla., The increases will -:oange from souri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Fort Lyon, Colo., has been an­ July, 1958. 14% in the grade of Corporal, ngress Approves New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, VA 'Research Team nounced by VA. Newington, Conn., VA Hospital Third Class Petty Officers to 47% In Diagnosis Of Diabetes Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Ten- WASmNGTON, D. C.-Fat is -Replace boilers ($200,000-$300,- for members for the Joint Chiefs nessee, Vermont, Virginia, West not stored in the body as an inert Succeeds Morgan 000), Van Zelm & Associates, West Iitary Pay Raise of Staff. WASHINGTON, D. C.-Development of a new test which may be Virginia, .and Wyoming, plus New padding but tends to produce more Hartford, Conn., May, 1958. ASHINGTON, D. c. - Con­ The bill as passed does not pro­ helpful in diagnosis of mild diabetes was reported today by Vet- ~ork, WhICh operates llnder a spe- fat at a prodigious rate, a Veter­ Dr. Madsen succeeds Dr. How­ Iowa City, la., V A .Hospital­ s has given its final approval vide for an increase to persons on erans Administration, after extensive clinical evaluation at the VA cml type of agreement. ' ans Administration research team ard P. Morgan, who retired March Alterations for animal laboratory a $576,438,000 military pay the Retired list unless the retiree hospital in Dallas, Tex. In addition, medical societies of Ihas discovered. 31, 1958. ($100,000-$150,000), Brooks-Borg, raise and the bill has now has more than two years of ser­ Sodium tolbutamide is inJ'ected in the patient's vein, and the re- 15 states, the .District of Columbia, David D. Feller, Ph.D., and El- The Fort Lyon hospital is a 681- Des Moines, Ia., 1958. and Puerto RICO, where VA has no mer Feist research assistant of Rutland Heights, Mass., VA Hos­ e to the White House. The vice for pay purposes. This will bed facility for neuropsychiatric sponse of the blood sugar level is c~mtracts with m~dical associa- the VA ho'spital in Seattle. W~sh., patients. pital-Air conditioning for oper­ unt finally approved was a re­ exclude some officers, especiaUy ating'Suite ($50,000-$100,000), Le­ those of World War I who were analyzed 20 and 30 minutes later. Z I k M F tJOns or intermedIaries for the have found fat tissue converts ion from $663,322,000 proposed Non-diabetics show a rapid decline een 0 oves I or homet()w? program, ~ill be offered blood sugar and other nourish- land, Larson, Bradley & Hibbard, the original House bill. wounded or otherwise disabled in in blood sugar level, whereas the OPl)Orturuty to negotiate fee sched- ment into fat at a much faster Service Record Boston, Mass., July-August, 1958. he measure takes effect the the early part of that war and Dr. Madsen was born March 18, level in diabetic patients falls ules with VA, Dr. Klippen said. rate than do other tissues VA The four projects to be handled t day of the month following were discharged before complet­ much more slowly. Offl"cl"al Versl"on Of These states are Alabama, Ari- said. ' 1906 in Sioux City, Iowa. He re­ by VA Central Office in Washing­ enactment and will give a pay ing more than two years of ser- These results were reported by zona, Iowa,. Kansas, Louisiana, Dr Feller and Mr Feist incu- ceived the B.S. degree from the ton, with their cost range and ex­ vice. ease of at least 6%' to all Drs. Roger H. Unger and Leonard Maryland, Mmnesota, Mississi~pi, bated' various mouse tissues in the University of South Dakota 'in pected bid issue months, are: ers of the Armed Forces Old and new · . f th D tm t f Natl"onal Anthem Montana, Nebraska, New MeXICO . 1936 and the M.D. degree from Military Pay L . M a dISI011 0 e epar en s 0 Oklahoma Rhode lsI d T 'la.boratory and fe~ the tISSUes Walla Walla, Wash., VA Hospi­ more than two years service. Schedules: Internal Medicine of the Univer- WASHINGTON, D. C.-Con- and Utah.' an, exas, WIth compoUl;ds such as glucose, Rush Medical College in 1938. A tal-Underground electric distri­ sHy of Texas Southwestern Medi- gressman' Herbert Zelenko, (D., Dr. Klippen said Simplification acetate, pro~lOnate, and ~ethly­ psychiatrist, he was certified by bution system ($3oo,OOO-$400,OOO~. Old Basic New the Anierican Board of Psychiatry May-June, 1958. Pay cal School and the Dallas VA N.Y.), has introduced legislation of administrativ k d th malonate, WhICh are found m near- Scale hospital, on the ' basis of tests in which will for the first time make e. wor un er e ly all body cells. and Neurology in 1949. . Wood, Wis., VA Center-Elec­ eral ...... $1,276 $1,700 100 non-diabetics and 75 diabetics . . officiai and standard the words new ~greements IS .expected to re- The compounds were "tagged" trical conversion from direct to al­ tenant General .....•...... 1,176 1,500 . . suIt m better servIce to veterans. .. . He entered VA in 1941 at t~ According to Drs. Unger and and musIc of the Star-Spangled patients and to part'c' t' h WIth radIoactIve materIals so they Downey hospital and has served ternating current ($150,000-$200,- or General ...... 1,076 1.350 I Madison, comparison of blood Banner. There ~as long been a I sicians. 1 Ipa mg p y- COUld. be trace.d through complex there since, except for a brief 000), May-June, 1958. dier General...... : .... ,..... 905 1,175 Wood, Wis., VA Center-Re­ nel ...... " . .. 749 sugar curves following the tolbut- ne~d. for thIS l.e~Islation, The oply Chief medical officers of VA chemIcal reactIons. assignment to the Palo Alto, 910 amide injection made it possible offICIal of the . regional offices will meet with Mouse fat tissues in the labora­ place elevators in two buildings tenant Colonel ...... , . 608 720 recognI~lOn Anth~m Calif., VA hospital and a period on to distinguish between diabetics Ihas been ~ubhc Law 823 which I officers of state and territorial tory dishes seemed to take up t~e active duty in the Navy during ($100,000 - $150,000), May - June, 'or , ...... , ...... 530 610 1958. and non-diabetics with an accuracy merely deSIgnates the. Star-Span- medical and osteopathic. associa- I raw . m~terials on a. "crash" baSIS, World War II. lain ...... 452 510 of 'approximately 95 per cent. gled Bannes as the .offiCIal natIon- , tions to establish mutul\lIy accept- I fashlOmn!? . them mto fat WIth Wadsworth, Kans., VA Center t Lieutenant ...... 335 370 The principle of the test is based al anthem and whIch was pas~ed able fee schedules for the home- I great rapIdIty. Fat produced more WASHINGTON, D. C.-A six- -Lighting for roads, additional nd Lieutenant ...... 237 251 upon the presumed ability of so- on March 3, 1931. I.t says nothmg town program, he said. than. 100 tImes as fast by fat as million dollar Army Ordnance con- sub - feeders ($50,000 - $100,000), ef Wap'ant Officer Grade W4 ...... 499 543 dium tolbutamide to stimulate the of the words or mUSIC. . Dr. Klippen said eight states I by tIssues from the liver. tract covering production of a new lfune, 1958. 'efWarrant Officer Grade W3 ...... 406 470 insulin-producing cells of the pan- Th Other Bills 2~~nding. d and Hawaii, where VA has con- The studIes, supported by a I lightweight jeep-type vehicle for ...... * ef Warrant Officer Grade W2...... 358 393 creas to release more insulin, . ere are .ov~r co?ynghte tracts ~ith intermediar.ies rather grant from t~e :American Canc~r Itroop tests by the Marine Corps Bids for the construction ()f ant Officer WI ...... 306 345 thereby lowering the blood sugar ~erslOns of It m the LIbrary of than WIth medical societies, will SOCIety, also mdlcat~d the che~l- has been awarded to the Ameri- three buildings at the Veterans ter Sergeant ...... 281 310 level Dr Un er ex lained _ ongress. ~s a matter of fact, not be affected by the change. cal ~athway by whIch fat bUIlds can Motors Corporation, Detroit, Administration hospital in Bed­ eant First Class . . . . . • ...... 234 255 , .'. g p . . even FranCIS Scott Key, the re- These states are California fat differs from that used by other Michi an Head uarters Marine ford, Mass., have been accepted eant ...... 191 210 If thIS IS correct, he saId, the vered comp~ser of. the song, ~ade Colorado, Michigan North Caro~ tissues. For example, fat makes I Cor sgha~ annou~ced this month, VA announced. ral ...... 140 160 normal pancreas ~oul~ release a changes In It from tIme to tIme. l lina, Oregon South Dakota Wash- fat out of acetate, a substance that I p .. .' ... Cost of the project is expected uivalent ranks in the Navy receive the same increases. larger amount of msulm than the The Congressman saId there has I ington and 'W· . ' other tissues convert to a variety Called ~he MIghty MIte be- to range from $1,500,000 to $2,- cales were not changed for privates first class, now getting average diabetic pancreas, thus accounting been much discussion recently on ,Isconsm. of nonfat substances. I cause of .ItS compactnes~,. rugged 000,000. ie pay of $99, privates E-2 getting $86, privates with more than foul' for the greater lowering of blood officializing the words and music . construct~on, and roadabIlIty, the sugar level in the normal non- of the Anthem. Several other bills BII"nd Workers The Seattle VA hOSPlt~ re- new vehicle. weIghs only 1,7PO Work will include the construc­ ths' service getting $83 and privates with less than four months' diabetic subjects. are now before the Congress on s~archers now ~re ~ttemptmg to po~nds . and IS po~ered by a f~ur- tion of a canteen and theater 'ce getting $78. It is the opinion of Drs. Unger this subject. All agree on one fac- P F tlace the steps In ~hIS p:ocess. cylInder, . V-4, aIr-cooled engme, building of 26,000 square feet of Bl1d Madison that the new test tor and that is, that the music, rove lexl"bl"ll"ty Dr. Feller, ~~o IS assIstant .pro- The. Maru",:e Corps has been test- floor space, a medical and physi­ rfighter Sets will provide a useful supplement which was ta~en from an old Eng- f~ssor of m~dICll1e at the Umve~- mg It for fI~e years.. . cal rehabilitation building of 30,- to other mOl'e time-consuming tests IliSh folk lyrIC, has always been W S s~ty of ~as~ll1~ton . School of Medi- In the. MIghty Mlt~, the MarIne 000 square feet, and a chapel Realignment Of which until now have constituted most diffic.ult· to sing, causing A HINGTON, D. C. Who says ~me, sBld fmdings from the pro- Corps WIll have a hel~copter-trans- building of 8,000 square feet. ltitude Record tI 11 th d f . d' . most AmerIcans to remain mute handicapped workers don't have Ject eventually may be helpful for portable vehIcle whIch possesses The building will be of fireproof WASHINGTON, D. C.-A new Veterans 'Benefits 1.e 01 y me . o. S 01 IagnOSIng during the rendition of the song flexibility on the job? weight control in humans. .the cross-country mobility required construction, combining ·reinforced Id altitude record of 91,249 mIld forms of diabetes. The m~st because of their inability to sing it. Five blind dictating machine He said the information gained to operate tactically with the concrete and steel framing, and the was set May 7, 1958 by Major ~ommonly used of these, ~hey saId, New Arrangement transcribers at the Veterans Ad- also may be the basis for further Corps' assault forces. When de- contract will include plumbing, ard C. Johnson of the United 'Division Announced IS ~he oral. glucose tolerance test, The Congressman added that ministration Veterans Benefits Of- research on abnormal use of fats livered, the new Mighty Mite will heating, electrical work and cer­ tes Air Force, flying a Lock­ WASHINGTON, D. C.-A rea­ WhICh reqUIres two or three hours he has been most favorably im- fice in Washington, D.C., have by the. body, a ~ondition associ- be issued to Fleet Marine Force tain other items. F-104 Starfighter powered lignment of Veterans Administra­ to complete. ~he tolbutarru~e re- pressed by the recent arrangement shown that they do. ' ~ted WIth hardemng of the arter- combat units. Drawings and specifications are a General Electric J-79 engine, tion's department of veterans sp.onse test IS complete In 30 of the music achieved by Mr. Paul l'he five formerly made up a Ies and many other diseases. ------available only from the architect­ Was announced by G e n era I benefits, on a test basis, was an­ nun utes. Taubman, a musical director of transcribing pool in the VA In- "People who playa part in life engineers, James H. Ritchie and mas D. White, Chief of Staff nounced by the agency recently. The doctors said the new test tbe National Broadcasting Com- surance Center in Washington. Cooper P. Benedict of Lewis- are much better off than those ASSOCiates, 135 Clarendon Street, the United States Air Force. The change is designed to bring appears safe and no serious un- pany. Mr. Taubman's version does Several weeks ago the center burg, West Virginia, has assumed playing apart." (Ken Shively) Boston 16, Mass. e new F-104 mark is over 2 about a closer relationship be­ desirable reacticms have been en- not in an~ way alter the glorious moved ' to Philadelphia, and the office as Deputy Assistant Secre­ es higher than the unofficial tween VA field stations and VA cOlmtered. They expressed the Ilyrics but in a most minute fash- "pool" had to be disbanded. tary of Defense (Properties and "Don't borrow trouble. Be pa- "Why be disagreeable, W hen central office in Washington, D. Ilope that availability of a safe, 1i~n lowers certain of the difficult, The blind employees, for whom Installations), the . Department of tient and you'll have some of your with a little teffort you can be rd of 80,190 feet reportedly set C., VA said. Friday by a French experi­ rapid, and simple new supplement- hIgh notes so that everyone will insurance terminology had become Defense announced recently. own." (Geo. Gobel) impossible." (Author Unknown) tal Trident 06 at Istres, France. Under the new organization, ary method will enhance diagnostic be able. to sing. it. .Mr. Taubman second nature, had to be transfer­ accuracy in detection of mild thIS, fll'st .by lower- red to other jobs. French flight broke the 76,928 VA's deputy chief benefits direc­ ~ccompllshes tor will have five staff assistants, diabetes. mg by two tones, 13 notes in the Th M J mal'k established on April 16 each responsible for supervision phrase beginning "And the rock- ree- r. ean Dorf, Mrs. a U.S. Navy Gruman FllF-1F. of field station management and ets red glare. . . ." anc~ second, Helen F. Litvin and Mrs. Dorothy Major Johnson is assigned to operations in one of the regions lowering by two tones five of the J. Richardson-moved over to the Air Defense Command's West­ now covered by areas benefits sur­ New Drug Safe notes in the phrase, "O'er the land Claims Service of the Veterans , . Air Defense Force a t Hamilton vey ofiices located in Hartford, of the free." The! new placement Benefits Office. Here they joined Force Base, California. The Conn., Atlanta, Ga., Chicago, Dal­ of the 18 notes retain the harmony two other blind dictating machine ht was made at Palmdale, Cali­ las, and San Francisco. For Heart Patients of the piece. Neither the harmony transcribers, Vernon A. Butler and ia. The staff assistants, deSignated WASHINGTON, D. C.-A new nor the spirit of the music is Leon R. Trainer. Johnson took off at 0940 PDT as "area field directors," will be drug for treating arthritis, rheu­ changed. Mr. Taubman has been The remaining two-Catherine landed at 1007 PDT fo[, a total located in VA central office and matism, and allergies is especially commended favorably in editor- M. Kolton and I. Lenore Swope­ t of 27 minutes. each will be responsible fo~ ap­ sutable for old people and others ials throughout the country on his were assigned to the Medical Di- arIes Logsdon, National Aero­ proximately 14 field stations. with heart conditions, according work. vision of the veterans Benefits tics Administration official from Personnel of area benefits sur­ to Veterans Administration. • Hearings Scheduled Office, which already was employ- 8Shingt.on, D. C., served as senior vey offices will remain at their VA said research at the VA cen­ Hearings on Congressman Zel- ing another blind transcriber, Mrs. representative present for present stations and, with certain ter in Martinsburg, W. Va., has enko's bill and other similar leg- Dorothy Corso who, in 1956, had cia! monitoring of the event. minor exceptions, will continue produced definite evidence that islation have been scheduled for won an outstanding performance er NAA personnel on hand in­ their present duties. triamcinolone, a newly developed May 21 before the Subcommittee award. ded Dr. Bart Lochanthi-Scien­ No reduction in force is' con­ drug of the cortisone family, can headed by the Honorable E. L. In a matter of days, VA I'e- c Counsel for NAA on the West templated as a result of the re­ be used safely for heart patients. Forrester of Georgia. ported, the five blind employees t; Mr. Bertrand Rhine-NAA alignment, the agency pointed out. Dr. Thomas H . McGavack, chief had adjusted to their new work­ t Coast Representative. of intermediate service at the Filipino Fund ing conditions and new vocabular­ WASHINGTON, D. C.-Richard Martinsburg center, said tri­ ies shot through with medical ajor Johnson, 37, whose wife MANILA (WVF)-President children, Theodore Howard, Morse, president of the National amcinolone can be administered terms, as though they had been on Re~earch Corporation, Cambridge, even to oldsters with severe heart Carlos P. Garcia has authorized the job for years. and CarOl, 4, live at 1260 Cam­ Massachusetts, has been appointed the Veterans Federation of the ge Street, Novato, California, Chairman of the Army Scientific failure without doing harm. In fact, Mr. Dorf in the Claims Philippines (VFP) to institute a Service consistently has been sur­ the son of Mrs. Clara B. John­ Advisory Panel, Secretary of the Most of the anti-inflammatory fund-raising campaign in order to , 2721 W. Keith Street, Knox­ Army Wilber M. Brucker an- drugs related to cortisone make passing his job requirements by establish a veterans' library and 40 per cent. e, Tennessee. Mrs. Johnson is nounced recently. the condition of heart failure pa- museum. fOJ'mer Doris Jean Holder of The Army Scientific Advisory tients worse by increasing reten­ Verdict of their new supervisors: uisville, Kentucky: Currently as­ Panel is comprised of leading tion of salt and water, Dr. Mc­ Major General Samuel L. Myers. "They're doing fine. In almost no ed as Operations Officer of the scientists, engineers, educators and Gavack said. Deputy Chief for Training Mili- time, they're among our best." rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron industrialists who advise the Sec- The finding on triamcinolone is tary Assistance Advisory G' roup, Because of VA's efforts in em- , A JOYFUL OCCASION was the recent presentat· IOn 0 f a citation to Council Bluffs, Iowa Hamilton, Johnson has been in retBl'y of the Al1ny on all aspects one of the results of a multi- Vietnam, will return to the United ploying the blind as well as other ice since enlisting at Lexing­ of research and development. pronged pl'Ogram of research into State.. in November and has been handicapped workers, the agency Chapter No.5 for being the first chapter in the state to exceed its memberShip quota. , Kentucky, April 1, 1942. He -- - I problems of aging conducted by Dr. assigned to the Office, Deputy I'ecently receh'ed the "Employer Taking part were Mrs. Henry Otten, national auxiliary publicity chairman; Paul A. Har­ logged 4,600 hours of flying "Square meals oftel< make round McGavack at the Martinsburg cen- Chief of Staff, Logistics, waShing-I of the Year" award from the mon, national 3rd junior vice; Oscar P. Jorgensen, commander Chapter No.5, and Mrs. e, including 1,800 hours in jets. people." (Author Unkonwn) tel' during the past year. ton, D. C_ Blinded Veterans Association. James S. Day, national auxiliary hospital chairman. ,(Nonpareil photo). • PAGE FOUR DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS' MONTHLY, MAY 27, 1958

The Published monthly in the Interest of Disabled Ex-Service Men and Women NORTH CAROLINA White Cane Wilson _____-May 30-June 1 E;ntered as second·class matter April 15. 1922. at postoll1ce at CIncInnati. OKLAHOMA ~hlO. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for malilng at specIal rate Muskogee ---May 3D-June 1 ~af~~~ri22provlded for In Section 1103. Act of October 8. 1927. authorized NEVADA By Felix Chester, EdItor property allowed by law.. Las Vegas __-May 31-June 1 Blind Veterans National Chapter no person shall receive any IDAHO 6545 2nd Ave., South emption until he has proveQ Wallace -- June 5·7 St. Petersburg 7, Florida right thereto. The widow of NEW YORK person shall be entitled to ... High View June 5·7 Get Your Due5 In! same exemption during her MARYLAND June 30th is a good date to reo owhood and while resident 01 ' Vol. XXXVI May 27,1958 Baltimore ______June 5·8 member-for that is the last day state of Connecticut. ~ WEST VIRGINIA of the DAV fiscal year, and on or Honor Your Flag! 0 VIVIAN D. CORBLY Clarksburg _____June 6-8 before that date every member of In a few days the beautiful MISSISSIPPI the Blind Veterans National Chap- white and blue emblem of Subscription . . $3.00 per year Grenada ______June 6-8 ter should be certain that his dues United States will observe Editorial and Business Office, 5555 Ridge Ave.; Cincinnati 18, Ohio OREGON have been paid for 1958-59, or are birthday: June 14th. Will it Washln,gton Office, 1701 18th St., N.W. Medford ______June 11-14 on the wa:\( to Doma Roberts, our 1 flying in the breeze at your ho MONTANA Adjutant-Treasurer. Will you honor its wonderfUl Shelby ______June 12-14 When we remember that the tory by special observances in EDITORIAL POLICY. INDIANA DAV is the one veterans organiza- community? Its a privileged In these editorial columns we will voIce the convictions ot the dIsabled South Bend ______June 12·15 tion that works twenty-four hours - a traveled flag, having mad, themselves, We will praise where pralse Is due. and we will criticize where DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA a day for the service-connected first trip around the world on criticism Is necessary Both pralse and criticlsm wlU be of a constructive nat.ure. We do not believe In tearing down, but In building up. We are under Washington ______June 13-14 disabled veterans, not one or us ship Columbia, sailing from °Tbhgatlons to no Individual for either our organization or our publication. RHODE ISLAND should be delinquent in our mem- ton September 30, 1787, and herefore, we are tree to print what we honestly believe and we propose to do so with an Independence and a fearlessness which wlll demonstrate the Westerly ______June 13-14 bership. So fellows, pay your 1958-1 turning Aug. 10, 1790. The power and the Influence of the organized disabled' veterans of America. _ CONNECTICUT 59 dues now. Your billfold is never _blood shed on foreign soil in a Reprinted from first Issue, New Britain ______June 13-15 empty when it carries an up-to- tie under our flag was in Ire IOWA date DAV membership card. Last The whole world today knows DAV Legislative, Employment and Rehabilitation matters should be Sioux City June 13-15 year we had 107 members. Today flag of the United States sent to 1701 18th 'St., N. W., Washington 9 D. C. Mail Veterans' NEW MEXICO we have only 84. Where are the friendship, brotherhood, unity Administration Claims to DAV National Service Officer in your dis~rict. L as Vegas _____-.lune T 13- 15 other 21? operation,bo protection. d h It toke~ Every pald·up DAV member is entitled to this paper SOUTH DAKOTA Taps For Thralls common n t at unites us in duril}g the period of his membership. Hot Springs _--June 13.15 Once more we have lost a fine great fam'ily, as Bert Hubbard WISCONSIN member through death. We record truly wrote many years ago. I' the passing of Captain Francis a beautiful symbol of our coun Beaver Dam ___--Tune 13·15 Thralls, of Washington, D. C., who Fly it high on June 14th. Let's Push Our Legislative Program PENNSYLVANIA died at Miami, Florida, and was BVNC Directory New Castle _____June 18·21 buried with military honors in Ar- Wm. F. Hawkins, Cornman On February 5, 1958 our National Commander presented the CALIFORNIA lington National Cemetery. 987 36th street, Ogden, \) DAV Legislative Program to the House Veterans' Affairs Commit­ San Diego .Tune 18-22 Paddy's Daughter Graduates Doma R Roberts, Adjutant- I TENNESSEE May ~7th is the date Miss Mild- urer, Rt. I, Box 80, Leasburg, tee. This program was based on the mandates of the National Con­ Knoxville ______June 19-21 'red DrIscoll, lovely daughter of ...... vention held in Buffalo, N. Y., in August of 1957 and from previous FLORIDA Paddy, will receive her diploma national conventions. Tampa _____--Tune 19-22 of graduation from Little Rock Jack White Cane sits under old oak tree, In presenting our Legislative Program our National Commander GEORGIA Central High. Savannah ______June 19·22 Get Ready For Louisville As lazy as any man dare placed particular emphaSis on three Bills, two of which at the time But the earth will orbit on, of his presentation had already been introduced at the Dj..V's re- . NEW JERSEY Remember - Remember - Re- Wildwood ______June 19-22 member-that the Annual Nation- bet quest as House Resolutions to the Veterans' Affairs Comrrtittee. And let old Jack just set MICHIGAN al Convention set for August in set. These Bills were given top priority by the DAV as legislation to Sault Ste. Marie _--Tune 20-22 Louisville is only a couple. of correct the present abuses of the VA in reference to the review of TEXAS months away. Let every member claims ordered by letters of> the Veterans Administrator, dated Dallas ______June 20-22 of Blind Veterans National Chap- Overheard Durin April 2, 1954 and December 12, 1954 and to forestall any further VIRGINIA ter be on hand to participate in inroads into the service-connected disability phase of the Veterans Winchester ____June 20-22 convention pro.ceedings. Comman- The Coffee Break ALABAMA del' William Fl Hawkins advises Benefits Program. By Casey E 1 B SI k1D'1 W ld (0 I) Mobile ______June 27-29 that he will appreciate hearing These Bills and their purpose if ena.cted into law are explained - r e _ . ac, Tu sa al y or k a. HAWAII from members on constructive ac. WASHINGTON-While no as follows: ------'--..:...------=------Lihue, Kauai _____June 20-22 tion for the convention sessions. cial statement is forthcoming, it 1. H. R. 6716 will prevent the severance of service connection for Burley; WW I veteran; died March I Ohio; life member; PUBANZ, Ern- MINNESOTA please have your "eyes" read you persistently rumored that the V a service-connected disability if it has been in effect for ten or more 25. est A., Kansas City; died April Brainerd ______June 27-29 details on hotel accommodations has abandoned its plan of a IlJ.inois 14; and COLLINS, Jimmie, Kansas ILLINOIS that appear in the DAV Monthly, years unless service connection has been established on fraudulent eral revision of the Schedule ~ Following members Chapter No. City; life; died VA Hospital. F~R- Joliet ______June 27-29 and get your travel schedules set evidence. The enactment of this Bill into law would stop the sever­ Rating Disabilities. 4, Chicago: BROWNE, John W., ~1TER, Edmund C., CurryVIlle: SOUTH CAROLINA up to be in Louisville at the con- ance of service connection of recognized service-connected disabili­ TAPS Westchester; life member; died hfe. member Chapter No.1, St. Charles,t"on __ ~ ___June 27·29 vention time. ties by the VA based merely on a change in the interpretation of Alabama March 6' LYNCH John J died LoUIS. WASHINGTON Blind Band Ma.J'chee Bradley Report JUEY Allen B HuntsVl'lle' , ," N J Bellingham ______July 9-12 Another hazard in the race Rumors are still being repe policy and laws rather than the showing of clear and unmistakable , ., : IApril 24: SANDERSON, Henry A., e~v , ersey MASSACHUSETTS error in ratings granting and confirming service connection. Such member Chapter No. 11, Decatur, Chicago' died April 14: and GEHDE, Wllllam, Newark: life B kt Jul 10-13 against the handicap of blindness over the coffee cups that dIed ,Jan. 8. ALL.EN, Marshall L., ! SOKOLOWSKI Stanley: died member Chapter NO.3. OHIrOoc on ------y will be overcome on July 9th when White House will not make a law would prevent the frequently humiliating task for a veteran 1 O 1 k t 1 1 f e ber Chap the band of the Missouri School ommendations to Congress for to prove in only 60 days that he was entitled to service connection pe 1 a: par la I em m - I April 21. OBERG, J. A. Rockford; New Mexico Columbus _ Tuly 25-27 ter No 12 Montgomery -.I for the Blind will march in per- legislation affecting compensa ' for a disability which had been'rates as service connected for 12, . , A" life member Chapter No. 16. SWAFFORD, James G., Carls- NATIONAL feet step and rhythm down Chi. and pensions based upon the 15, or even 40 years. nzona . I Indiana I bad: member 'Chapter No. 13: died Louisville, Ky. ______-Aug. 9-16 cago's Michigan Boulevard as a ommendations of the Report of 2. H. R. 9730. The passage of this Bill would freeze the 1945 GOULD, Oran, Elfreda: lIfe . Following members South Bend March 17. ---. . part of the Lions International Bradley Committee. member Chapter No.2, Tucson. Chapter No.6: EMRICK Ray, Ed- I New York , Center, Ft. Thomas, Ky., dle~ J~. convention. Harry Sprunk, em. Rating Schedule for disabilities presently used by the VA for rating Arkansas d b M' h ' LOVE W'll' 119: GRIFFITH, George J., Cmcm- 1 f . f' k d purposes as of January I, 1958. Our request for,freezing the Rating BARNEY Lawrence West Hel- I ;,art~ ~rg'd' ~PENCER' G/ laf' CORBETT, James J., Jamaica nati; died Jan. 26; WENDT, Al- I P oye~ 0 a ~~SlC ~',;as ~s t~ Legion Insurance Program Schedule was based on the receipt of a list of proposed changes in ena: life member Chapter No. 20: S~~th B~~d' RUCH A~dree.: A:' P lains"1 Msass ,; metmbNer yC~aPdi~edr bert, Cincinnati;. died Feb.. 2~' 1 t~;r;J m:S~~an~ :;om;Che~~d hi~ While American Legion d · d M ch 10 State SanitorlUm' , No. 2 , un moun , . ., e 1957' SAND Milton W. Chll11·, , 'd • the Rating Schedule from the VA during 1957 which would have Ie ar, . Mishawaka. IApril 6, VA Hospital, Sunmount. coth~" died Feb. 1 ,' and 'CRAW- achl~vement IS one of great pn. ': bel'S ar~ loud in their praise BOLER, William L., Nashville; Iowa MCINTYRE Edwin Schenectady' FORD Ch I E C' . t" d' d to hIm. But let Mr. Sprunk tell It. their excellent Insurance pro drastically reduced disability ratings in an overwhelming number ll'fe member Chapter No 8' died , " " ar es " Incmna I, Ie "Y . ht ll't' t t' h of the categories listed and in some disability classifications the ., AM'ODT Albert M Maso City' member Chapter No. 88. BARNES IF b 4 . ou mIg ca 1 con ac marc- for its members, some of the 01 March 10. BOYLES, Robert L., , " n., .' e. . 109 for the students march four timers are a bit disappointed cuts proposed were so pronounced they bordered on the inhumane. Hattieville: member Chapter No. BARRETT, Lloyd R, Mason CIty: RaYlll:0nd B., ~otsdam, charte~ CLARK, Edward P., life mem- abr'east, elbows touching in per- 13, Morrilton; died April 4. BURNS, Ber~e~rd E., Clmton; ~d lIfe member Chapte~ No. 68, ber Chapter No.9. KLOHE, Otto fect step. It is fantastic, the ease cause of the fact of the high a The 1945 Rating Schedule and its 10 Extensions are the result of erage age of World War I ve , 38 years of experience by VA disability experts and the passage of ROBASON, Marshall, West Hel- BUTLER, Griffm P., Marshall- died March 8,. VA HospItal, Sun- A., Piqua; life member Chapter with which the band members ena: life member Chapter No. town; GANAHL Matthew F. Du- mount. Followmg members Chap- No 41 TAYLOR Leigh A Cedar- ht d th 1 th h ans, that not many of them ~" H. R. 9730 will prevent future pressure from Government agencies 20; died March 24, VA Hospital, buque; McCLAIN, Ernest E.: Os- ter No. 88, Schen~ctady:. MA- vilie' partiallife'member 'Chapter ~~~~al i~~t:U~tion:Yase;~ o:~~;t- benefit by the program. It is co other than the VA to curtail disability benefits by downward re­ Merr.phis, Tenn. SINGLETON, kaloosa; member Chapter No. 21; LONE, Dudley J., dIed Apnl 28: No 92 Xenia. . er than others do by watching a ceded that the program is an ex 1 vision of the Rating Schedule. Future 'action concerning changes in Lee, Pine Bluff; member Chapter and TRAINOR, William S., Water- ; and Andrew R SHAW; died Feb. . , d t t' " lent one for the younger Wor the Rating Schedule would require Congressional approval. No.2: died March 30. 5TROH- 100; life member Chapter No. 32, 28. Oklahoma emo~:! ~~~necticut Law II and Korean veterans. PAUL Hiram Ft Smith' life Cedar Falls. Members Bronx County Chap- BROWN, Edward J., Muskogee; -D R V G k d th 3. H. R. 10797. Favorable action by Congress on this Bill would Some Service Officers Unhappy make the Government responsible for any disability shown after memb~r Chapter No 1;' died Maryland ter No. 23, New York City: member Chapter No. 24. f 11 r .. oy. f' e~. en s;n S f' e the first 90 days of military service unless the Government has March 28. . Members Baltimore Chapter No. C.HAITKIN, Irvin~; died VA H I SOCIAL SECURITY: H . R. 11948. To amend title II of the Social May 13, 1958 breal,vI"lOns relatmg to the promotJon and mvoluntary retirement of outpatient clinics. tend this national convention. This Committee on Veterans' Affairs, By Mr. Christopher, of~Icers In the Regul~r components of the Ar~ed Forces; to Com­ When taking of temperature, is a good opportunity for handi­ DENTAL TREATMENT: H.R. 11747. To provide dental treatment mlttee on Armed ServIces. By Mr. Russell for hImself and Mr. Salton­ pulse rate, and rate of breathing capped to meet and make many a recurring basis for certain veterans who are in receipt of com- stall. (by request) becomes routine, VA said, it may ~ew friends. P~an NOW to include sation; to Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. Teague (by ClyIL S~RVICE RETIREMENT: H. R. 12337. To amend the Civil even become inaccurate. m your vacatIon for 1958, atten- uest) Servlce Rebreme~t Act to provi?e t.hat time spent in hospital treat­ Hence VA recommended that dance at this Nati0!lal C?nventio.n ment of a servIce-connected disabilIty shall be creditable service its doctors order in writing the re- I of. Indoor Sports m Mmneapolis April 1, 1958 under that act; to Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. By Mr. cording of temperatures and pulse thIS next August. BURIAL: H,R. 11801. To amend sections 802 and 803 of the Vet­ Teague, and respiratory rates needed for For further information write ns' Benefits Act of 1957 to increase the burial allowance for de­ i\lay 7, 1958 individual patients, specifying the to Henry Bates, Con~enti0!l Chair­ ased veterans from $130 to $250; to Committee on Veterans' Affairs. information required as well as man, 2928 E. Franklm, Mmneapo- Mr. Fino. SOCIAL SECURITY: S. 3764. To amend title XV of the Social Se­ the frequency.' lis, or to Marion Nelson, Reser- CHAPTER NO 18 FRE"'IONT NEBR tl EMPLOYMENT: APPEALS RIGHTS: H. R. 11810. To provide for curity Act Lo extend the unemployment insurance system to ex­ vation Chairman 2714 Vincent I ., l' , • recen y presented nveteran Federal employees the same appeal rights as arc pro­ servicemen; to Committee on Finance. By Mr. Potter (for himself Avenue, North, Minneapolis, Min- a television set t<;> the Lincoln Veterans Hospital at Lincoln. and Ml'. AlloH.) Brigadier General Frank W. nesota, At the presentation shown above were, left to right: Dr. J. ded by law for veteran Fedel-al cmployees; to Committee on Post Moorman. U, S. Attache, Paris, fiee and Civil Servlce. By Mr. Curtis. M. Boykin, hospital manager; Robert Kollman, chief special May 8 1958 IFrance, has been assigned to the April 2, 1958 I , U. S. Army Electronic Proving "A safe place to live is within service; Donald Ackerman, chapter committeeman; Art iEVERANCE OF SERVICE CONNECTION: H. R. 11837. To pro- PRESUMPTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: Ii. R. 12383. To amend Ground, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. your budget." (Anonymous) 1Adams, sergeant at arms, and Fred Dannera chaplain. PAGE SIX DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS' MONTHLY, MAY 27, 1958 V A VS Advisory Group Society Of First Division Convenes Convenes In Washington In Los Angeles 20th Meeting Addressed LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Society of the First Division, com­ posed of the men who wore the By V A Director Whittier patch of the First Division A.E.F., in World War I, or the First In­ WASHINGTON, D. C.-The 20th meeting of the Veterans I fantry Division in World War II, Administration Voluntary Service National Advisory Com­ are holding their National Con­ mittee was held here, April 14-15-16, 1958, at the Sheraton­ vention at the Statler Hotel, Los Carlton Hotel. The theme of the meeting was, "Looking at Angeles, July 3rd-6th, 1958. Today-Planning Action for Tommirow", a chance to look In World War 1, the First Di­ at where we are and where we are going in this V A VS pro- I vision was the first to land in France and the first to fight; first gr:~inistrative matters for the tional VAVS Representative Mrs. in the greatest advance against meeting were outlined by A. S. Catherme Early was unable to be enemy resistance; first to enter Mason, Director Special Service, present.) . Germany and cross the Rhine, but D. M. & S., VA Central Office, and ' . Democracy I~ ActlOn the last to return home, parading chairm VAVS National Advis- . ThIs annual meetIng of ~he Na- in New York and Washington, D. C. C an 'tt tIonal VA VS RepresentatIves of ory omml lee: some 42 organizations is one of with General Pershing at its head Wh ttIer Speaks the best examples of democracy in the last parades of the war. The meetmg opened at 12:00. t' . tl' t D' In World War II, this famous ' I k Ap'l 14 with a 10 ac Ion 10 liS coun ry. Isagree- o c oc ,noon, rI, ments may arise but in the last fighting division was the first to luncheon at t he Carlton Hotel, J~- analysis the delegates agree to try land on the beaches of Afdca and lowed by a.n ~ddress ~y. Mr. S - to put the approved recommenda­ Sicily, under command of Major ner G. Whlttle~, Admmlstrat?r. of tions into action in their respec- I General Terry Allen and Deputy V~ter.ans ,A.ffairs. Mr. WhIttIer , tive organizations for the welfare Commander Brig. General Theo­ saId, m pal t. . . of all hospitalized veterans. dore Roosevelt. On "D" Day, under "Veterans In our V A hospItals I . Command of Major General Clar­ and domiciliaries need the volun- I SENATOR JOHN F. KENNEDY (Mass.), life member of Greater Boston Chapter No. ence R. Huebner (now Lieut. teers. Slur doctors, our nurses, our I therapIsts, and all the others who New 'Drug Product 44, DAV, was recently presented a bronze plaque by the chapter for his service to disabled General), who is now President of the Society of the First DiviSion, minister to the sick and disabled IS d H I" Of veterans." In attendance at the presentation shown above were, left to right: William J. in our hospitals need you .. We need I pee s ea mg Lynch, commander; James J. Sayre, national service officer and adjutant; Senator Ken­ it was the first division to land on your human understanding, your , nedy; Michael DeSimone, judge advocate, and Joseph Masotta, treasurer. the beach of Normandy, France. NATIONAL COMMANDER PAUL E. FREDERICK, human sympathy, your selfless I I "" 1ft" Four Star Genel~al W. G. W~an, I (left) is shown conferring with Sturges J. Ducoing, dedicatio~ to the noblest. cause I nJunes n ec Ions now com~andIng the Umted Louisiana Department Commander, at a public meeting of mankInd-the restoratIon of 7 States ContInental Army, was. a so red by the area members of the DAV on April 12 health. Hand in hand, in the days WASHINBTON, D. C.-Success- Disabled American Veterans Deputy Commander of the FIrst I . ' C ' ahead we can perform wonders ful use of a new drug product to Division at the time. Once again St: Charles Hote~, ~ew Orleans, at whlch . ommander for those who look hopefully to I reduce swelling and speed healing 1958 Convention Hotels-Louisville, Kentucky the First Infantry Division was enck was the prmclpal speaker. (Photo-Times us for health and life. Long may I of injuries and infections has been KENTUCKY HOTEL: . the last combat division to return 0.) our dynamic partnership live and reported by Veterans Administra­ (370 Air-Conditioned Rooms-130 Not Air Conditioned) home from Germany. ------...JIf': flourish. For it is a partnership I tlOn. Type Price Nearly 200,000 officers and men with more than volunteers. It is Streptokinase-str~ptodornase, in (Headquarters Singles ..... , .....•...... With Shower ...... $ 7.00 to $11.50 have at some time since the be­ a partnership with America." tablet form, was gIven to 57 pa- ginning of World War I, worn Study Groups Report tients with conditions involving Hotel and Singles ...... With Tub ...... 6.00 to 10.00 Six Districts Over Last Year the shoulder patch of the "Big Red Reports were given by the lead- abscess, swelling, and blood clots, Service Officers) Double ...... ~ •.. . With Shower ...... 10.50 to 15.00 Tot.. , Total Behjnd Need ers of the following Study Groups: a research group at the Fort Ho­ One." Many of these veterans Dist. 1956-57 111 ..,)' 1st Last Year For Quota Double . ... " ...... With Tub ...... 9.50 to 15.00 are already planning to make a 7th 36,011 35.774 ( 9) 237 (14) Participation by Voluntary 01'- ward, Md., VA hospital said. Twin ...... With Shower ...... , l1.50 to 15.50 8th 26,953 27,870 ( 1) R ( 5) ganizations in Providing Blood for The researchers, Dr. Joseph M. vacation trip to Los Angeles for 2nd 20 .338 20.03f) (11) 299 (13) Twin ...... With Tub ...... l1.00 to 15.50 this reunion and convention. As 1st 15.410 15.80l ( 2) R ( 2) VA Patients; Participation by Men M!ller, Dr: George C. Godfrey, Dr. 12th 15,899 15.446 (13) 453 (11) Volunteers in VA Voluntary Ser- I MIlton Gmsberg, and Dr. Con­ Suite-2 Room ...... 19.50 to 24.50 in the past, many for the first 9th 11,439 1l.5:lb ( 6) R ( 6) Suite-3 Room ...... " ...... 38.50 time since their service will meet 14th 10,185 10.42l ( 4) R ( 4) vice; Voluntary PartiCipation in Istantine J. Papastrat, said results 11th 10,411 10,179 ( 8) 232 ( 9) Planning for the Patient's Dis- were excellent m most cases. BROWN HOTEL: men with whom they served in 10th 9.7 9.909 ( 5) R ( 1) charge; Volunteer PartiCipation in . Some improve!1lent in inflamma­ battle. 5th 9 .272 9.6 ~:J (3) R ( 3) (400 Air-Conditioned Rooms) 6th 9.377 8 .81:' (14 ) 562 112) the Planned Living Program in the ' tIon and swellmg WaS observed (Auxiliary Singles ...... With Shower ...... $ 7.00 to $11.00 The Los Angeles Convention 3rd 7,747 7,46:: (JO) 284 ( 8) VA Domiciliary Homes. I within 24 hours after the drug Corporation plans one of the 4th 7,195 6,785 (12) 410 (10) Headquarters) Singles ...... , ... . With Tub ...... 6.00 to 10.00 ( 7) 114 ( 7) In these reports. assistance of was administered, the group of gl'eatest entel'tainment pl'ograms 13th 6,051 5,937 the National Advisory Committee surgeons said, and preventive use Double ...... With Shower ...... 10.50 to 15.00 ever offered these battle scarred was asked for carrying out their of the tablets permits surgical re­ Double ...... With Tub ...... , ...... 9.50 to 13.00 veterans. programs. pair of ~xtensive wounds ':I'ith only Twin ...... With Shower ...... 11.50 to 17.00 All who ever served with the The report of the Standing Sub- a fractIon of the swellmg that Twin ...... With Tub ...... 11.00 to 17.00 First Division are urged to write ~ 0r t 0f Vet Organizations' committee on Recommendations normally occurs. Suite ...... 20.00 to 28.00 Arthur Chaitt, Secretary, Society was read by the Chairman Alice The doctors said the new tablet of the First Division; 5309 Ger­ Chadwick Alternate Nation~l VA- form of streptokinase-streptodor­ SEELBACH HOTEL: VS Repre~entative, Ladies Auxili- nase also elimimates the pain and (275 Air-Conditioned Rooms- Radio and TV No Extra Charge) mantorn Ave., Philadelphia 44, Penna., for further information. MIS 51 NG MEN c~~!r~~!i~~ ~~!!~on ary to the Veterans of Foreign an~oyance that ~0!1le .patIents ex­ (Trench Rat Singles ...... $ 7.00 to $ 8.50 ceived to date by the DAV Wars of the United States. penence from InJectIons of the FRANK H. MORRISON of 38 Chaney Headq uarters ) Double ...... , ...... 10.50 to 12.00 Ave., Tupper Lake, N. Y .. is trying to ly, ten veterans' At 4:30 p. m. an informal social drug. Twin ...... 13.85 to 16.50 locate ISRAEL BERNARD :IIIARKO­ cluding the DAV will hold hour was held, giving an oppor- The. tablets a:e allowed to dis­ E lliott Heads WITZ, who served with him In Alabama, national convention on the Suite ...... 27.50 In Co. A of the 165th (old 69th) just tunity to meet with Mr. Whittier. solve In the patIent's mouth next and places as follows: Mail All Requests for DAV Convention Hotel Reservations to: prior to World War II. "Ike" Markowitz, Discussions Held to the cheek, with absorption tak- as he Is known, has knowledge of In­ Disabled Officers A!;socia.tiOiliv On Tuesday morning there was ing place through the cheek mern­ Until August 1st: Mr. John E. Feighner After August 1st: Mr. John E. Feighner Philadelphia V A j uries Morrison received in service dur­ ing 1941. Boston, Mass., June 19-21, a panel discussion on volunteer branes. National Headquarters Kentucky Hotel WASHINGTON, D. C.-Gordon Anyone knowing the whereabouts ot sive. partiCipation in "Care of the Long- Since the drug-mechanism per­ Disabled American Veterans 5th and Walnut R. Elliott, manager of the Veter­ "Ike," please contact Morrison at above Army and Navy Legion of Term Patient". Also later, five mits passage of bacteria from the address. 5555 Ridge A venue Louisville, Kentucky ans Administration regional office -Buffalo, N. y" July 20-24, simultaneous work group sessions site of an infection to other parts Cincinnati 13, Ohio I in Albuquerque, N. M., has been elusive. were held with the discussions con- of the body, the Fort Howard appointed manager of the VA re­ Finns Get Cup ducted by the leaders of the Study surgeons said it is essential that Jewish War Veterans-Los Date______gional office in Philadelphia, Pa" geles, Calif., Aug. 3-10. Groups above mentioned. patients suspected of having an VA announced. . FREUDENSTADT (WVF)­ WVF Secretary General Curtis Disabled American V Address By Middleton infection be treated with an an- Please reserve the following accommodations ______He will succeed Robert W. Wil­ Louisville, Ky., Aug. 11-16, Dr. William S. Middleton Chief tibiotic at the same time they re­ son, who is retiring at the end of Campaigne presented the WVF Cup of Martti Karppinen, captain sive. Medical Director, Vetera~s Ad- ceive the tablets, as was done in ______,at the daily rate of $ ______May. Veterans of Foreign W,oro.-ri.. ,. l ministration, addressed a luncheon the VA study. (type of room) Mr. Elliott who has been man­ of the Finnish team which won York City, Aug. 17-22, meeting at the Carlton Hotel. The doctors reported their find- the international relay ski race For: Address: ager of the Albuquerque office American Veterans of Quoting Dr. Middleton: ings in a recent issue of the Jour- since January 1957 was born July of three times six kilometres, held "Volunteers' part in the medical nal of the American Medical As­ War II-St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 31, 1916, in Winnipeg, Canada. He on February 23 at Freudenstadt 24, inclusive. management of the veteran pa- sociation. attended the American Institute (Black Forest). The race was held tient was never more essential, ------United Spanish War Vp'tel·ans-lL. .~ of Banking and the University of in connection with the Third Inter­ 4, inclusive. nor more secure in the judgment Southern California in Los An­ national Cross-Country Competi­ of the hospital and domiciliary 15-Year-Old Polio Victim American Legion-Chicago, geles. tion for Disabled Skiers organized Sept. 1-4 inclusive. staffs. You have a vital place in Holds Swimming Record IArrival: Date______Time: ______A World War II veteran, he the continued care of the hospital by the German Disabled Sports­ Veterans of World War I of SYDNEY (WVF)- Fifteen-year- served as a first Iieutenant' in the men's Association. Each team com­ patients and the domiciliary mem­ old Jon Konrads, struck down by Departure: Date'______Time' ______Army from 1942 to 1946. U.S.A.-Springfield, Ill., Sept. bers. You are key team mates in prised a below-knee amputee, an 17, inclusive. polio when he was nine, now holds Mr. Elliott entered VA in Sep­ above-knee amputee and an arm the evolution of the long-term Plane__ Rail- Bus__ Auto_ _ tember 1946 as a budget analyst . Fleet Reserve treatment in our hospitals. Never eight world swimming records, all in San Francisco, and later ser­ amputee. Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 26-28, for distances of between 200 and At Hotel: 1st Choice______~2nd Choice' ______3rd Choice'______before have you been so impor­ ved in increaSingly important posi­ sive. 800 meters. He is 5 ft. 10 ins. in tant in the Planning for Patient Contil'm to: (Name) tions in VA's Los Angeles regional Discharge program. The Depart­ height and weighs approximately office. Double Amp Drives ment of Medicine and Surgery 150 Ibs; his crawl style is the most (Address) needs your advice and leans on natural and powerful ever seen. BRUSSELS (WVF)-The mag- your strong right arm more than Jon's family left Lithuania in (City) azine of the "Amicale beIge des ever before. May we count on 1949 to settle in Australia. After New Law Extends paralyses" tells of a Swede with you?" many months in a German DP Note: One day's room rent will be charged in the event that J. E. Feighner at Kentucky Hotel is not " P" "I both arms amputated who has just COmmittee Action camp, the Konrads finally reached notified of cancellation 48 hours prior to expected arrival. Walver nVI eges been granted a driving licence. Committe action was taken on Australia. Three years later, Jon Hans Lundquist, a 38-year-old the recommendations by the caught polio and for a whole year WASHINGTON, D. C.-A new , commercial traveller, who lost Standing Subcommittee and Study was bedridden, barely able to law permits a reservist, drawing both arms when he was eight Groups. There were some thirty move his legs. As his physical "='/Ud te Co ur For tuno" ff ThO VA nondisability retired pay for mili- years old, learned to drive with his recommendations to be adopted or VA 10 EV uri tary service, to receive Veterans legs, shoulders and chin. His car is condition improved, the doctors Administration compensation or equipped with special instruments rejected and these will be sent to advised him to get as much fresh the VA staff for approval. Head DWlg t pension if he waives an equal designed by himself, and in De- air and exercise as possible. His •• • amount of his retired pay, VA cern bel' last he received a licence On Wednesday morning discus­ family moved to Bankstown where T I sion leaders translated the recom­ New ,rdnqui IZlng Drugs po~~:!~N3Tg~'sa~i F;~tun!ft~ an~~~n~:~ t~~:~~ Public Law 85- after passing the usual driving mendations into action, to be car­ he began swimming regularly dur­ ing the long Australian summer. director of professional services 376 and it becomes effective May test. ried out by the National VAVS WASHINGTON, D. C.-Four newer tranquilizing drugs at the Veterans Administration 1, 1958. He brakes with his chest, ac- Representatives of this National In 1954, he met the famous trainer, Advisory Committee. Don Talbot, and within two years will be evaluated for use in treatment of mental illness by hospital in Altoona,. Pa., as I?an- Under previous laws, the waiver celerates with his left shoulder, his reputation began to spread a large-scale Veterans Administration study the agency an- ager of the VA hospItal at DWIght, privilege was open to all retired regulates the headlamps, wind- Commentary of the 20th meet­ 'IlL, has been announced by the members of the regular armed screen-wiper, operates the starter ing was given by Miss Barbara throughout Australia. nounce d t 0 d ay. agency di Phinney, National VAVS Repre­ Dr. Jesse F. Casey, VA director of psychiatry and neuro- . Fills Vacancy forces, but to reservists only if and direction in 'cators through . W h ' D C 'd th t d . t t they were retired for physical dis- the use of his chin. All the instru- sentative of the American Nation- TANGIERS (WVF) - Conrad logy service m as mgton, . ., sal e s u y JUs ge - The Dwight position has been ability. ments and accessories have been a1 Red Cross, and chairman of the Dube, a 29-year-old Canadian ting underway at 35 V A hospitals is the third in a series vacant since retirement of Dr. VA VS Subcommittee on planning pOlio victim, who is now touring of V A ma]' or cooperative research proJ'ects on tranquilizers. W arren L . FI ec k F e bruary 28 , The new law now gives equal approved by the authorities. the 20th meeting. the world on a bicycle "to show 1958 waiver privileges to all veterans DAV Representatives those who are sick that they must Drugs to be use? arde thet~om)-es The hospital has 215 beds for receiving retired pay for either BONN (VFW)-A 30% reduc- Present at the meeting of the struggle against their misfortune pounds (PhenothiaZtl~~1 enva Iv: tinuing chemotherapy in psychia- general medical and surgical pa- regular or reserve military service. tion on all internal air fares in the VA Voluntary Service National and develop confidence in them­ proclorperazme, 1'1 upromazme, try studies, begun in 1956. Dr. Cas- tients. VA . said. :eservists must . be German Federal Republic has been Advisory Committee were' Cicero selves," has just arrived in Tan­ perphenazine, and mepazine, which ey is chairman of the executive Previous Record otherwls.e elIgIble for compensatIOn granted to severely disabled Ger- show promise in treatment of committee for the program. Dr. Fortunoff was born March or pen~IOn to take advantage of I man nationals and to those who I F. Hogan, National VA VS Repre- giers after covering a distance of mental illness. VA hospitals participating in the N Y k C th waIver sentative; Mr. George H. Seal, al- 79,000 miles. Dube was attacked R eport soc f 1 Imca· · 1 use 0 f th ese new study are located at New 5, 1905 in Mew D or d ity.. He re- e. have to accompany them when th ceived the . . egree 10 June ternate representative for the by polio as a child, and for a long for patients indicate e newer York City (Bronx and Manhattan 1928 from New York Medical Col- traveling. DAV, and Mrs. Thelma Feighner, time was completely paralyzed; he compol!ndsll are mdore efdfective the- hospitals); Los Angeles; Denver; lege and was in private pratice I ------1., National VAVS Representative for now suffers from partial paralYSis rapeutJca y an pro uce f ewer Houston; Pittsburgh (Leech Farm until 1942, when he entered the 50 , 000 Spanl"sh the DAV Auxiliary. (Alternate Na- of the left side. side effects, or unrelated physical Road hospital); Salt Lake City "W H AT 1958 Ed-ta reactions, than older tranquilizers. (Fort Douglas station); Albany, Ar.z:i~r four years as commander Amer"lcan War I Ion Chlorpromazine, a tranquilizer Buffalo, Montrose, and Northport, of the 650th Medical Clearing "Those Who Get It-Use It! Those Who now in general use for mental pa- N. Y.·, Ann Arbor and Battle d 81 ' V t S" tients, a I so w ill .b e a dmlOIS" t ered' m Creek, Mich.; Danville and Down- Companytalion, Dr an. Fortunoff 1 st Medlcal left active Bat- e erans urvlve EVERY of this helpful book is just off Don't Get It-Should Use it!" says ~he VA study! sm~e comparIson of ey, Ill.; Brockton and Northamp- duty as a lieutenant colonel and ItS effects WIll aId m evaluatmg I ton Mass' Palo Alto and Sepul- t d VA t th h 't I t B t WASHINGTON, D. C.-Ex- press with latest changes in Paul E. Frederick, Jr., National DAV effects of the other drugs. I ved'a C~iif . American Lake en epre . Oa t be 109s4P61 a a u - actly 60 years following the de- B th f · d d . bl d ,OJ , l er, a.,]n coer. I' f S . th passed by last Congress. o IX~ an varIa e osages Wash.' Augusta Ga.' Bay Pines I H I h d h' f f c aratIOn 0 war on pam, e VETERAN Commander. of drugS WIll be used. . . '.. " . .' e. a so as. serve as c Ie . 0 011 of II'vI'ng Span'Ish Amen'can Th f II II I Fla., Blloxl, Mass. (Gulfport DIVI- medical serVIce at the VA hospItal r - e care u y con t ro e d t we 1ve- I sion)' Coatesville Pa' Fort t B kl W V d t . d War veterans has dwindled to It is a 320-page Book which lists week project will involve veterans' ,., a ec ey, . a., an rame an estimated 50,000 from the SHOULD newly admitted to the 35 partici Meade, S. D.; Jefferson Barracks, in hospital management at the 392,000 who served during that benefits due veterans and tells "This is the year we plan to go well t' h 't Itt I f b ~ Mo.; Lyons, N . .T.; Murfreesboro, VA hospital at Philadelphia. fl pa mg .0SpI a s-:-a 0 ~ 0 a oy Tenn.; North Little Rock, Ark.; I con ict. to file claims. over the 200,000 mark in membership. 800 patIents WIth schlz~phrema, Perry Point, Md.; Roseburg, Ore.; Ch t R tl Veterans Administration said KNOW" the most.b.afflmg menta~ .illness. Togus, Maine; Tomah, Wis.; Tus- ar ers ecen Y the estimated 50,000 survivors If you want the latest and best . Increase in membership is a must to In additIon to tranqUIlIzers, all kegee Ala. and Waco Tex. average approximately 81 years Will receIve other treatment, such " , G t dB N'HQ of age. Deaths approximate formation available today-send protect our hard won benefits" as psychotherapy and the phYSI- . ran e y I 7,000 each year. about cal medicine and rehabilitation LONDON. (VFW)-A bro~ze VA said about 46,000 Span- this 21 st Annual Revised therapies, as indicated by their in- I statue . of Sll' ~Inston Church~l , NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ish-American War veterans are immediately. Satisfaction "One of the best ways to increase membership is to keep the dividual needs, Dr. Casey said. over ~lX feet, Will be unveIled m -National Adjutant Vivian D. receiving monthly service-con- VETERANS' name of the DAV forefront--and the National Headquarters Extensive evaluation of symp- I the lIttle town of Wood~ord on I Corbly, reports that charters have nected compensation payments teed or your money will be l\lonthly Publicity Kit can help you do this important job. toms and behavior of patients will June 6, 195.9, on th~ ann!versary been granted to the following new or nonservice-connected or age be made before drugs are admin- of the AllIed landmgs In Nor- chapters: pension under laws enacted by "It is designed so you can present the materials--sent to BENEFITS istered during medication, and at I mandy. Cass County Memorial Chapter Congress. VETERANS INFORMATION you free by National Headquarters-as local news. You get the e~d of the study. Improve- No. 89, Dowagiac, Mich., with The survivors of 86,700 de- news stories, radio and TV interview scripts, talks, spot ment in symptoms and behavior Major General James Dreyfus, 55 charter members. ceased Spanish-American War SERVICE announcements and special supplements. will be noted to determine which Office, Chief Army Signal Of- Peekskill Chapter No. 137, veterans also are receiving Price $3 Frank Ostlin, Director of the new drugs is most effec- ficer, Washington, D. C., has been Peekskill, N. Y., with 13. death compensation or pension "Select a Chapter publicity chairman and have him send for Itive . Iassigned to the Office, Joint Chiefs Flour Bluff Chapter No. 156, under law, VA said. Postpaid 5th Avenue Bldg. Moline. I this membership booster." The project is part of VA's con- of Staff, Washington, D. C. Flour Bluff, Texas, with 14. I ______..! 1.------1