The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-30
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
GETS GOOD RESULTS
District Manager Urges that Disabled
Ex-serviee Men Take Advantage
of Offer.

In letter to The Journal, II. NJ.
Bradshaw, Florida district manager of
the United States veterans bureau,
with Offices in Jacksonville, makes a
report of the service rendered by the
bureau to disables service men
through the cleanup squad" which
recently visited cities throughout the
country. helping in every way possible
to assist disabled soldiers in getting
their just compensation, az provided
by the acts of congress. The full text
OF the letter from Mr.. Bradshaw is as
follows:
AS a result of the F1roida clean up
campaign recently completed by the
United States veterans bureau, there
were ALA ex-service men interviewed,
1889 new compensation claims fled.
| 1888 physical examinations made, 152
disabled ex-service men hospitalized
and 1924 new claims filed for voca-
tionaI training. All Of these claims
were fled by ex-service men in the
state OF Florida.
In this cleanup campaign through
out the United states 1929 ex-serv-
leo men were interviewed by the
cleanup squad" in the various states.
As a result of this campaign, LOLITA
cases have been handled by the United
States veterans bureau. Less than
1000 OF these cases remain pending in
central office. Washington; the re-
mainder have been adjudicated and
notices of settlement forwarded to the
claimants; 66,G4T Of the cases handled
were entirely new claims, %, 440 being
new vocational training claims.
The thousands of new claims would
undoubtedly never have been fled had
1t not been for the efforts of the rep
rosentatives OF the United States vet
crans' bureau. These thousands OF vet
orns who were entitled to government
assistance had failed to file their
claims, due TO lack Of Information as
TO the proper procedure. There were
also thousands of cases discovered
during this campaign who were SUI
fering from serious disabilities, but
they were unaware of any benefits Of
fered by the government through the
United States veterans bureau act of
Aug. .. 1921.
Please assist me in bringing to the
attention of every disabled veteran in
the state of Florida the fact that the
United States veterans bureau has
decentralized, and that there is at the
present time a Florida district office,
located on the fifth floor, Graham
building, Jacksonville, with adequate
administrative and medical personnel
TO handle the problems OF all ex-service
men in the state Of Florida. The Flor
ida district office is for the benefit OF
the entire state, and not a local office
for the city Of Jacksonville, as sup
posed by many.
The work of this office is to receive
applications, hear complaints, hold ex-
amInations and furnish information
regarding reinstatement and CONVEX
sion OF government insurance, deter
mine feasibility for vocational train
ing, Induction into training, supervi-
sion of training, examinations in re-
gard to disqualification. etc. All mat
ters regarding claims in tho state of
Florida should be referred to this Of
flee. and l wish to assure you that the
ex-service men win receive immediateI
and proper attention at the Florida
district office.
It Is my sincere desire that every
disabled veteran in Florida know the
benefits offered by the government be-
fore March 1. 1922.
Your cooperation is earnestly So
licited also tho cooperation of the
churches. tho American Legion, the
American Red Cross, Chanb Der of Com
mercc, Rotary club. Kiwanis club,
women's club and lodges. In fact, Gil
organizations in the state OF Florida.
/ believe there are many ex-service
men in the state of Florida today who
are entitled TO government aid, but due
TO lack OF knowledge OF proper pro-
cedure IN presenting their claims. or
the person to apply to. have never ap
piled for relief
Please advise oil ox-servlce men to
write me about their claims, reinstate-
men or conversion or insurance. etc.
wish particularly TO invite the at
tentIon OF all ex-service men in the
state of Florida TO the fact that less
than year from the present date
marks the end of the period in which
applications for training by ex-servtce
men entitled to benefits OF the voca-
tlonal rehabilitation act may be con-
sidered by the bureau. The deficiency
appropriation act, approved June 6,
1921. provides that ell applications for
training must be made within IS
months from the date of approval of
the act. Therefore, all applicat ions
for training must be made prior to Dec. |
16, 1922 This limitation makes it ur- |
gent to have all applications in before
that date.
also wish to invite attention to the |
fact that the ruling that government !
life insurance could not be reinstated |
after Jan. l, 1922, has been amended, |
and ex-service men who have allowed |
their government life insurance to |
lapse may reinstate same at any time
now and March f. 1926. Tell
them to write me for blanks and in
regarding reinstatement OF
government insurance.