Smyrna times., 1922-03-22
SMYRNA LEGION IN DRIVE FOR
ADJUSTED COMPENSATION
COMMANDER GRANT G. GARRLS,
OF LOCAL POST ORDERS CENSUS
Follows Instructions From National
Headquarters-Service Men Asked
To Report to Adjutant Wick.

the World War recently authorized by
the American Legion, began here on
Monday, March 20, when every ex-
service man and woman in Smyrna
and vicinity will be enumerated, ac-
cording to announcement made by
Grant G. Garris, Commander of the
Smyrna Post, No. IA The local part
of the census will be carried on under
the direction of Smyrna Post, No. IA,
at the Legion room.
Every veteran will be interviewed,
asker 48 questions and his answers re-
corded. When the national census
is complete national headquarters of
the Legion expects to have a concise
and complete record of every man and
woman who was in the service. This
record will be invaluable to the Legion
in prosecuting its fight for the disabl-
ed, and for all classes of veterans who
have unsettled claims or adjustments
to make with the Government. In the
past two years the national service di-
vision of the Legion has been instru-
mental in settling claims in favor of
veterans totaling more than $10,000,-
600. Every veteran will be asked if
he was wounded or gassed or injured
by accident, if his health was impair
ed in any way while in the service, and
if he has received satisfactory medi-
cal treatment and compensation. 1t is
known that there are many still suf-
fering in various ways as the result of
their military service, who have never
been reached by Government relief.
The services of the Legion are laid at
the disposal of all persons in this
position.
Spirit of Brotherhood For Buddies
| There are other ex-service men in a
more fortunate position, who have re-
established themselves financially and
can spare to their less fortunate COM
rades the benefits to which they are
entitled under the pending adjusted
compensation bill. These persons are
to be asked if they will devote their
share of the government compensation
allowance to aid their needy and dis
abled "buddies." In this way the Le-
gion intends to establish a rotating
fund for the immediate relief of all
whose needs are too pressing to wait
on the government procedure. There
are thousands of these. They will not
be helped by the passing of laws.
They need care taken of them right
away, according to local Legionaires.
1t has been a case of "let George do
it" and George" as usual has stayed
around the corner. This is the condi-
tion that the rotating loan fund of the
Legion has been designed to remedy,
and the Legionaires are confident that
the same old spirit that brought in
the wounded comrades under fire will
not be found "around the corner" in
the relieving of the ex-service man in
distress today.
All veterans are to be sought out
whether members of any soldiers or
ganization or not. The matter of
their membership is of no conse-
quence The fact is that there is no
other organization of sufficient scope
to undertake and carry through a nat
ional census of veterans, and with the
livery apparent need of such a census
the Legion has taken it up.
The recording of what choice each
veteran will make under the five al
tenatives provided for in the Adjust
ed Compensation bill will be a very
important result of the census. This
Question is to be asked of every ex-
soldier in the community. The bill of.
fers the soldier his option of any one
of five following provisions for com.
pensation. (DAdjusted pay for the
term of service put in; (2) a paid-uI
2O-year insurance policy; (3) expenses
paid for a course of vocational train
ing; (4) a loan for the purchase O.
farm or home; (5) application of
mans adjusted pay on the purchas,
of government improved land.
Adjusted Pay For Overseas Service
The adjusted pay is to be set at tn
rate of $1.O0 per day for home servic
and $1.25 a day for service overseas
The face value of life insurace polio
| offered is to be 1888 times the amour
that would be received by the sam
man as adjusted pay. His vocationa
training aid or farm loan would be ID
per cent of what he would receive il
cash.
All back claims against the govern
ment are likewise to be entered in tn
| Legion census. ave want to kno1
everything that every ex-service ma
has got coming to him." is the wor
that has come from State Headquar
| ters at Wilmington. That is what tn
| local post is going after.
| The buck private, or rather the eS
| buck, is going to receive more after
| tion than ever he did in the war.
is the needs and desires of the man i
the ranks that this census is designe
to bring before the nation. InstruC
tions are from State Headquarters t
II l. IL.