Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-08-19

The greatest concern of nation
who has been at war should be for
the care and comfort of her great
army of disabled. Her very existence
depends upon her attitude toward the
man who answered the martial call
and who, in the performance OF his
duty, received a disability which
would not permit him to carry on as
before the war.
A nations loyalty is reflected in the
methods of handling these men. A
nation who compensates her wound
ed and manned, who restores their
pre-war earning capacity, who pro-
vides for the dependents of the man,
who because of his service, is no
lnger capable of doing SO himself,
and who by her acts and her laws
demonstrates that she recognizes and
appreciates the sacrifices made in her
behalf, has discovered the secret OF
perpetuating everlasting loyalty and
patriotism which will reflect to her
glory and betterment down through
the ages.
The creation of the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance which deals with
compensation, disqualification and in
surance for ex-service men and the
Federal Board of Vocational Educa-
ton, Division of Rehabilitation, whose
duty it is to train men who were dis
abled to such extent that they can
not return to their pre-war work, was
for the purpose of demonstrating that
the desire of a great people was for
adequate aid and assistance to the
men who sacrificed the greatest Of all
blessings, good health, in the serv'
ice of his country.
Thousands Of Claims Handled.
These two bureaus have been op'
Grating since the war and claims fol
thousands of men have been handled
Up to July 18th, 1921, 335 claims
for death and disability compensa
ton had been filed with the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance and 286,96s
original awards of compensation hat
been made, representing millions o:
dollars. During the week ending
July Is, 1921, $3.50 new disabilit!
claims were filed and the work o
disposing of these new cases as wei
as the old is in full blast.
i More than 100000 men have en-
tered Vocational Training under tn
Federal Board for Vocational Educa
ton, Division of Rehabilitation sine
, its establishment over two years ago
Few people realize the scope Of tn
! Bureaus dealings with ex-servic
mems problems. The machinery sc
up in the United States for this pull
.. pose far surpasses that Of any othe
country. Uncle Sans liberal an
common sense methods deserve tn
,, praise of the universe.
, Forbes Orders Clean Up.
Col. C. R. Forbes, director Q
3 the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
! has Just issued instructions to all di'
trict managers Of the bureau OF wa
risk insurance throughout the Unite
0 States to start q large clean up driv
5 in their district. Colonel Forbes say
the purpose of the campaign shall B
as follows:
8 To fully advise all ex-service Pc
3 sons of their rights under the We
8 Risk Insurance Act; to assist disable
2 ex-service persons in securing con
8 pensation, medical treatment, an
l hospital care; to inform and assist q
5 claimants regarding the procedul
4 necessary in filing a claim for con
o pensation and insurance; to ASST
6 those whose claims are pending
o securing final action where addition
8 evidence is necessary to connect the
2 disability with service, or 9th
z data required by the Bureau Of WI
9 Risk Insurance; and to provide n
6 immediate physical examinatis
o where necessary and promptly furni'
6 Decentralization for urgent cases.
ee Colonel Smith Gets Busy.
ri Colonel Dallas B. Smith, distri
a manager Of the Bureau Of War Ri
I Insurance, District No. 6, with hea
A quarters at the u. S. Mint Bldg, Ne
Q Orleans, Immediately set to work
a organize the cleanup squads in Di
o trict No. 6.
& Through a cooperative plan wi
Q the District Vocational Officer, N
all. R. Fuller, Of District No. 6, it W
: decided to clean up the cases 4
I vocational training in the district
the same time.
le There will be three squads in D.
N trict No. 6; one for each Of the thr
3. states, Alabama, Louisiana and M
o. sissippi. 1t is the plan that the
y. squads are to leave as soon after t
10 fifteenth of August as possible. r
pr squad will consist of a Medical E
d aminer, a Compensation and Clai
~ Contract Examiner, a Vocation
SC Training Expert; a representative
the American Legion and q represel
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