Evening star., 1936-05-24
BONUS BABY BOND
PARLEY TUESDAY
Veterans Organizations to
Help Speed Mailing to
Proper BeneficiarieS.

one week OF June Is, City Postmaster
Vincent C. Burke has called a confer
ence of representatives of veterans or
ganizations for Tuesday at 2:30 PM
With the post offices serving as the
distributing agencies, Burke explained
the fullest measure of cooperation
will be sought with the bonus bene-
ficiaries. Assistance Of veterans or
ganizations is considered essential to
this purpose. Tuesdays conference
will be held at the city post office.
After a conference Of several days
with nearly 100 postal inspectors, who
were drilled in procedure to be fol-
lowed. and now are visiting postmas-
tiers over the country advising them
on the program. Farley yesterday is
sued general instructions for handling
the bonds.
241 Distributing Offices.
Postoffices in 24l cities have been
designated as distributing centers for
their districts and SO large city offices
will care not only for their respective
postal districts. but also for the re-
naming post Offices in their areas
The service Of the Washington Of
flee is confined to the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia Bal
timore will take in surrounding area.
In Virginia. the Richmond office has
been designated for area service, with
Lynchburg. Norfolk and Roanoke
handling their respective districts.
The bonds will be mailed out on
June Is from Washington and from
the IL Federal Reserve centers.
The date of receipt of these bonds
at the various communities through
out the Nation will depend on the
transit time between the mailing office
and the ONCE Of destination" Farley
said in a prepared statement
Must Deliver to- Addressee.
Mail carriers have been given in
structions to go out of their way
wherever necessary with view to ef-
fecting delivery" Farley said. The
bond packets must be delivered to
the veteran in person. and not to
another person or firm at the veterans
address.
IF it is impossible to locate the vet-
eran to whom the bonds are ad-
dressed" Farley continued, they will
be held for 80 days at the post office
Of destination before being returned
to the respective Federal Reserve CEN
ters and thence to the Treasury De-
partment."
The bonds will be in $50 denomina-
tions with accompanying checks TO
cover the odd amounts.
To collect cash. the veteran must
have his bonds certified through his
local post Office.
If the veteran is personally known
to the postmaster or designated en-
ploye, witnesses are not necessary"
Farley said. If he is not known, one
or two witnesses who know the vet
eran and who are known to the cer-
tifying officer must sign the bonds
In the space provided.
Space is also provided on the bond
for taking fngerprint impressions in
exceptional cases. The method Of
Identification is within the discretion
of the postmaster. Postmasters will
find veterans organizations inter-
ested and willing to render all assist
ance possible"
10000 Addresses Changed.
The Veterans Administration re-
ports it has been notified of 10000
changes Of address since the bonus bill
became law January q and applica-
tons for payment began going out.
An army of about 1000 special
workers, nearly 5000 of them in WASH
ington, is engaged in the preparation
activities, divided between the Vet
erans' Administration and Treasury
and Post once Departments. Check
ing, double checking and triple check
ing of each application takes place
and the work is going on in at least
/ five locations.
OF 3,l00,00o applications already re-
ceived, about two-thirds have been
approved. Payments average about
$3.50.
The work goes on night and day,
keeping force of stenographers, typ
lists. sorters, filers, accountants. COM
putting g-machine operators. bookkeep.
ing-machine operators and what not
constantly busy.
Here's the procedure which must be
followed:
A veteran sends in his application,
accompanied by his yellow and green
adjusted service certificate. 1t goes
to the La Sale Building. Connecticut
avenue and L street. for minute ex-
animation. The adjusted service cer-
tificate is perforated surrendered
and later will be destroyed. If the
veteran has borrowed on his credit. the
amount of his loan is deducted from
the voucher stating what he is to
receive.
FingerprintS Available.
Each application bears four finger
prints, which are checked against
fingerprints on the original applica-
tion for a certificate if other informa- =
ton differs. One man keeps busy all
day examining fingerprints through Q
magnifying glass.
The veterans voucher. one on q
page of five, 20 pages to a bunch,
1000 items to a stack. goes from the
Veterans Administration to the Treas
ury Annex. where 1t Is examined to
see If it is In proper form for pay
ment and has been signed and certi-
fed by authorized officials of the
Veterans Administration.
A girl at an electrically operated
adding machine on the first floor of
the Treasury Annex divides the
voucher into two parts. The veteran
is to receive. say, s493: so the ma
chine makes one computation for $3.50
and another for s43. The former
represents nine $50 bonds. the latter a
check for $43.
The slip then goes to the fourth
floor of the annex, where 1t is as
signed check number. A typist cuts
a stencil with this sort of information:
John Yank, General Delivery, Nor
lima, N. c.. A-635446." The stencil
is linked and a proof made and
checked against the original voucher.
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