The Little River news., 1919-03-15
$50 BONUS TO BE PAID
 DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
Soldiers and Sailors Discharged Since April 6, 1917, Wiilgba Given :
 $60 Bonus.

Soldiers and Sailors Discharged Since April 6, 1917, Will gba. Given {,
 $60 Bonus.
 Section 1406 of the Revenue Act ap- proved February "A, 1919, authorizes the payment of a bonus of $60 to Of ficers, soldiers, field clerks and nurses of the army upon honorable separation from active service by discharge, resi-, gnation or otherwise. This bonus is not payable to the heirs or representa- tives of any deceased soldier. Il Those who are discharged hereafter will receive this bonus on the same roll of voucher upon which they are, paid their final pay.
 Those who have beef dfscharged and have received their final pay without the $60 bonus, should write w. G. Es- colt, County Y. M. G. A. secretary and Chairman U. s. Employment Bureau, Ashdown, Ark, office in the oe;ot7,, house, and proper blanks and ins. l tions will be sent for you to sigrv ,.o5 forward with your discharge, orias4 can write letter to the Zone Fiji .c Officer, Lemon Building, Washir l D. C., stating their service since a,, rr 6, 1917, the date>of last discharg ! present address to which they t, |, their bonus checks to be sent an
 closing with this letter their disctnr7,, certificate or military order fo,it VI, charge and both, if both were iss' Upon the receipt by the Zone was ance Officer, Washington, D. C., os
 information and the soldiers disci or ], certificate, this officer will e. -.. . . checks to be drawn and mailed to the claimants in order which their claim were received by him. The discharge certificate will be returned to the sold fer with the check
 It is estimated that at least one mii- lion and quarter persons have been discharged from the service who are entitle to the benefits of the act and :, while payments will be made as ex- peditiously as practicable it will mani festly take considerable time to write and mail this many checks. i Insurance.
 I The County Y. M. c. A. also has all the necessary information regarding soldiers insurance, how it can be con- verted into ordinary life, 20 year-paid Up policy, giving rates, also blanks for requesting changes and etc.
 ] Liberty Bonds Tracec. Requests are constantly coming to us regarding Liberty Bonds bought z and paid for by soldiers while in ser 1 vice, which have not been delivered 1 either to the soldier or to his relatives. AlI0tments and Back Pay.
 We have written scores of letters regarding allotments and back pay and will be glad to look after this matter for any soldier or relative who needs our services. All you need to do is to make the request to us either personnaly or in writing giving all the facts in the case.
 Employment.
 Through the cooperative efforts of the employment bureau the County Y M. c. A. and the Farming Bureau and the County Council of Defense, cm- p!oyment has been secured for most of our Little River county boys, who have returned from service. This ser vice will continue until all are suppli- : ed
 Requests for Discharge.
 A large number of requests for the discharge of our men now in service who are badly needed at home have been handled by this office. About all we can do in this matter is to give in- formation as to how the requests and applications are to be prepared ana handled.
 Federal Vocational Education.
 The government is offering except ionsl opportunities to returning sold iers, who have been wounded or dis abled to fit themselves, at government expense for better positions. Informa- tion has been furnished to number of returned soldiers. who are interest," ed in this welfare in this feature of our governments plan to better care for our soldiers who served so faithfully and we'll. You are invited to send us the names of any of the boys who would like more information or call at our office at the court house. Keeping Fit.
 | We have literature along the lines of Keeping Fit" and by an aggressive campaign using some or the leading specialists of the state we hope to touch in practical way every com munity in Little River county.
 Our returned soldiers appreciate the importance of keeping fit and can use their practical knowledge to the good of their local communities. l Personal.
 We are many times called to render personal service, aside from anything mentioned above, this We are always glad to do and if it is Tn our power we will do our best to furnish the infor- nation desired or render the service needed Sincerely.
 w. G. Eccott, County ,. Secty, Y. M. c. A., and Chair Employment Blu.