The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-06-25
MADE.
RAPIDLY in DRIVE
FOR LEGION FUNDS


of Carbon Post Number II of the
American Legion preparations are
proceeding rapidly for the raising of
the county's share of the fund in the
American Legion Endowment Fund
Drive as with the raising of the funds
throughout Montana.
C. C. Bowlen has been appointed
local chairman. Mr.. Bowlen has given
two of his sons to the service and is
still rendering his services to the
worthy work carried on by the Legion.
Active committeeman have also been
appointed in all of the towns in the
county to help secure the county quota.
Otto Cruel has been appointed at
Boyd; L. NJ. Gibson at Edgar; Martin
Myrebo at Roscoe; ]. M. Anderson at
Luther; Albert Budas, Roberts; E. M.
Marvin, Joliet; ]. B. Convery, Silesia;
c. B. Buzetti, Fromberg; j. t. Spencer,
Bridger; L. H. Higham, Belfry; Phil
Gardner, Bearcreek; DR.. Belcher,
Washoe; and Mayor G. A. Jeffery has
been named honorary member of the
Red Lodge committee.
A glance through the files of the
U. S. Veterans Bureau brings vividly
before one the urgent need of the
American Legion Endowment fund for
the aid Of disabled veterans and for
the care or orphans of former service
men.
Two Montana veterans illustrate the
need of this Legion aid, in conjunction
with government agencies. One is a
disabled man who was given voca-
tional training, and today is on the
road to wealth and happiness. The
other is disabled man who has
spent fortune, was denied govern
ment help until the Legion fought his
battles for him, and while now he has
little hope Of recovery the worry of
meeting living expenses is over and
he has the chance that every man who
did his duty in the war should have.
G. T. Sacket, of Livingston, Mon
tana, civil and mining engineer, is
totally disabled. A recent letter to
national headquarters of the Legion
explains his condition, and the hope
he holds for others.
II am strongly in favor Of your
fund and feel sure that
with such men as Commander Drain
and Watson B. Miller of your rehab-
committee you will certainly
go far" he wrote.
Had | not had some little means
the several years my claim was drag
ging, / certainly would have had hard
! spent some $4,000 on
medical service during that time and
they are now considering whether to
reimburse me, partially at least, for
some of that expense.
Although completely disabled when
discharged from the army In 1919,
prevented hiN from re-
sewing government aid until The
American Legion took up his claim
md pushed 1t through to successful
In contrast to Sacket, there is Chal-
ners F.. McKinzie, who, as a stalwart
Montana farm laborer, was struck
With bullets from the enemy's murder
,as machine guns.
After weeks in hospitals, Mckenzie
'ound himself back in Montana unable
o return to heavy farm work. AS
las disability was traceable directly to
lis war service, he was given help by |
he government. Today he is estab- |
ished on ranch near Sayle, Montana,
md well on his way to Independence
IS a live stock raiser.
Mckenzie is pointed out by the
legion as an example of what disabled
-eterans can accomplish with a little
lelp. He was assisted through a
curse at the Montana State College
md aided in establishing himself on
$40 acre homestead by the U. S.
leterans' Bureau. He has accumulat-
d 23 head Of cattle, 100 head Of sheep,
0 head Of horses, 100 chickens and z
ogs. Last season he threshed 800
ushels of wheat, oats and barley and
aised 400 bushels of corn.
McKenzie's income for this year is
stimated at $1100. He intends to
purchase an additional 100 head of
Yves, with the same proportion Of cat
le and hogs he is now carrying, thus
Increasing his animal income to from
1900 to $4,000.
He expects to make final proof onl
he $40 acre homestead soon. Of this
and, 12b acres is tillable. !