Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

Using airplane, motor boat, automo-
bile and train to complete a l,000-mile
round trip between Washington and
Selkirk, N. Y, in "a hours to acquire
credentials that would land a veterans
administration appointment, DR.. Man
dell Shimberg Of Syracuse arrived back
here this morning and presented the
document responsible for the hectic
trip to the Civil Service Commission
lust in time 10 be informed that he
would get the post, which pays $4,000
yearly
Shimberg is accustomed to acting IN
a hurry. He was completing his medi-
cal education in England when war
broke out on August A. 1914. joined up
with an Australian volunteer unit on
August 6. and was on active duty in
France four days later, thus being
among the first, If not the very first,
American to get into the conflict.
Thus. when emergency measures be-
came necessary in the present instance
he took them.
Surgical Position Open.
DR.. Shimberg has been seeking a
medical post in the veterans service
for some time, having been DESTROYS OF
acquiring this experience He has had
an application on file at the Civil Serv-
ice Commission since early this year,
and upon calling yesterday morning at
the Office Of the veterans administra-
ton. was informed that the Civil SerV-
ice Commission had been asked to make
a certification of eligibles for a surgical
position at Hines Veteran Hospital.
Hines, III.
The Civil Service Commissions medi-
cal officer examination has numerous
options which are specialties OF the
medical profession. one of these being
surgery. At the time OF filing his APP
plication with the commission and tax
ing the examination. DR.. Shin berg did
not establish the fact that he had post
graduate training in surgery. After be-
ing advised yesterday of the opening Of
Hines Hospital, Shimberg called at the
commission and was informed that II
he could show the certificate Of this
surgical training, he would be in reach
for the Certification to the Illinois hos
0ital. the Civil Service Commission plan
ming to send forward its list of eligibles
to Veterans Administration today
That was 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and Dr. Shimberg Immediately went
into action. At IL o'clock, he was in
his machine headed for Syracuse. where
he arrived at 7:20 o'clock last night.
covering a route that Is officially given
as 400 miles.
As Miles From Home.
He telephoned to the home of the pro-
fessor Of surgery of the University of
Syracuse, where he had taken his train
ing, to see what steps would be necessary
to acquire the certificate, only to learn
that the professor vas at his Summer
home on Lake Ontario, near Selkirk,
N. Y, As miles from Syracuse.
Communicating with the instructor
by telephone. he was advised that the
latter would be glad to mail the certifi-
cate to reach him this morning. but
there wasn't time for that, so again
Shimberg took to the road in his ma
chine. drove to Selkirk and then for the
last five miles of his journey up Lake
Ontario used motor boat.
Acquiring the certificate, DR.. Shin
berg retraced his steps from Syracuse.
left his car at his home there, took a
night train to New York City got in
there at 6 o'clock this morning, mo-
tored over to the Newark Airport and
there took Tdane which landed him
in VT~@-gton at 1910 o'clock this
morning.
Selected for Post.
He was back at the Civil Service
Commission with his certificate at 1925.
The certification was made Immediately
to the Veterans Administration, the
list including Dr. Shimberg's name, and
shortly thereafter the commission was
advised that he would be selected.
He admits that he broke some speed
laws in the automobile trip.
In addition to his service in the
British Army, Dr. Shimberg served in
the American Medical Corps as a first
lieutenant from July, 1917, through
the rest of the war He was at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga, first, and later taught