Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-08
VETERANS URGED TO
FILE CLAIMS NOW
Sufferers From Nervous Attic
tions Have Only Till January
| To Apply For Relief

ATLANTA, Oct. 3. (By Inc AS
ISOLATED Press. )-All World War
veterans who are suffering from
tuberculosis, mental and nervous
diseases, have only until January /
1926, the time limit fixed by law,
and in accordance with regulations
of the United States Veterans Blu
reau. in which to file claim for dis
ability compensation, according to j.
G. C. .Bloodworth, Jr., Director of
the Georgia Service Bureau, which
was created by the Georgia General
Assembly in 1928 to aid ex-service
men in this state.
According to Director Blood
worth, Congress, at its last session,
Tassed the Reed-Johnson measure,
known as the "World War Veterans
Act, which provided wider scope
than the law existing up to that
time. The new law, in brief, provid.
ed that any service veteran who
was accepted for service in the
Army or Navy, and was not dis
charged from the draft. who was
shown to have or, if deceased, to
have had prior to January /, 1925,
tuberculosis, mental or nervous dis
cases, was entitled to just con,pen-
sation from the government.
Director Bloodworth, therefore,
urges all veterans who have reason
to believe that they have any of the
above mentioned diseases, to imme-
diately file claim with the United
States Veterans Bureau in this city
as such claim cannot be filed after
January /, 1925. That date is the
dead line" insofar as this act fol
the disabled is concerned. Blanks
for the filing of such applications
will be furnished by the Veteran,
Bureau, it is stated.
Director Bloodworth states thai
any Georgia veterans who have pre-
viously filed claims with the Vet
GRAMS Bureau for compensation q.
result of any of the diseases cited
and who have had their claims dis
allowed because they were confused
in connection with the service re
quirements, should at once re-ope,
their cases with the government bu
reau. There are many such vet
Grams, according to the Georgia ni
rector who suffered from these dis
eases, but who could not show tbs
existence thereof with in three year.
of their discharge, which was til,
provision of the old law, however
the new Act does not affect an,
right that accrued under laws pre-
viously passed by Congress.
Director Bloodworth furthe.
points out that wives. and if tn,
wife is deceased, the children, an,
dependent parents may file CLAIM
for death compensation if a veteran
died in service, or if lie should di,
before January 1925, as direc
result of any of the above mention
ed diseases, or other disability con
nected with his service in the Mill
tary forces.
/ Director Bloodworth asserts tia
his office in the States Capitol will
gladly assist Georgia veterans il
checking over their claims and tn
filing of such with the United State
Veterans Bureau, as well as hepin,
the min the re-opening of old claims
1t is estimated by Mr.. Bloodwortl
that there are perhaps hundreds
even thousands, of disabled veteran
throughout the state of Georgia to
day who, because they are unawar.
of the manner in which to go abou
filing claims for their disability. ar,
not receiving such compensation a
they are justly entitled 20 undo
the federal laws.
AS further means Of getting n,
message to such men, the Georgi;
Service Bureau has sent such ufor
nation to postmasters, justices o.
the peace, police heads, and ever
ministers of the gospel in an effor
tc reach these men entitled to com
pensation.