The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-05
OYER 300 THERMOMETERS
ASSISTED nv CLAIMS
In Cleanup Campaign Conducted from
Boston Office of U. S. Vet
erans' Bureau.

More than eight hundred Vermont
disabled ex-servica men were assisted
with their claims against the govern
ment during the cleanup campaign
recently completed in this state by
the cleanup squad from the Boston
office Of the U. S. veterans bureau.
The cleanup squad toured the state
for nearly two months, visiting TWEEN
ty towns which previously had been
selected as centers for the disabled
veterans of the locality to assemble
Veterans in each community were in
formed OF the appearance of the clean
up squad by the American Legion, the
Red Cross, through the press and
clergy, by motion picture slides and
personal letters. An effort was made
to reach not only the disabled vet
Grams whose claims were pending but
also disabled ex-service men who had
never filed claims and were ignorant
OF their rights under the war risk act.
The cleanup squad was designed to
eliminate all unnecessary delay in adj
Indicating the claims of disabled vet
craps by bringing the government di-
rect to them and it is evident that
this object was accomplished in Yer
mont
Every veteran in the state who had
possible disability claim against the
government, or whose claim had been
adjusted to his dissatisfaction or who
wished any information in regard to
compensation, vocational training,
medical treatment or government in
surance was urged to appear before
the cleanup squad when it appeared
in his locality. AS result many po-
tential claimants whose cases were
unknown both to the American Lee
gion and the Red Cross were found
and assisted
The cleanup squad visited the coun-
ty fairs of nine towns. erecting a tent
on the midway and serving many vet
Grams from isolated districts who per-
haps could never have been reached
personally in any other manner.
Arrangements for the cleanup squad
to visit every locality were made by an
advance representative of the veter-
ans bureau who obtained through the
corporation of the Red Cross and the
American Legion the approximate
number of claimants expected to APP
pear before the squad and the accessi-
bility Of surrounding towns. Head
quarters of the cleanup squad were
chosen in advance as well as the Office
hours to be maintained In many
places it was found advisable to work
evenings in order to accommodate dis
abled veterans who found it impossi-
BILE to appear during the day.
The cleanup squad was composed Of
two medical examiners, a compensation
expert, and insurance examiner and a
vocational training officer together
with local representatives of the Red
Cross and the veterans organizations
Disabled men were assisted in all mat
tiers which formerly came under the
bureau of war risk insurance. the fed
eral board for vocational education and
the Z. S. public health service before
the merging of these organizations into
the veterans bureau
Personal contact with the disabled
veterans Of Vermont has been accom-
plished. At this date the majority of
the claims of Vermont disabled vet
Grams have been adjusted or are in the
period of adjudication.
The following are the places visited
by the cleanup squad, the number of
days spent in each place and the num-
Der of disabled veterans that appeared
before the squad:
North Hero days, 90 men.
Morrisville--2 days, 55 men.
st. Johnsbury-2 days, SO men.
Barton--l day, 30 men.
Newport--l day 35 men.
Sheldon Junction. days, IS men.
.Middlebury-2 days, 25 men.
Rutland-6 days, 81 men.
Bennington-2 days, 30 men.
Manchester Center-2 DAYS, 20 men.
Montpelier days, 80 men.
Burlington days, l25 men.
Barrel day, "a men.
Ludlow-2 days, "a men.
Bellows Falls-2 days, 90 men.
Brattleboro--2 days, 30 men. Z
Randolph day. "a men.
Woodstock day. 10 men.
White River Junction. days, 100
men.
Tunbridpe-2 DAYS. 25 men. Y