The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-10-21


ployment problems, particularly
! disabled veterans. He acts as liza
ison and coordinator with other
agencies, both public and private
to insure the benefit of all service.
of such agencies to the returned
veterans. He supervises Veterans
Employment activities in each o.
the local offices of the United States
Employment Service having to dc
with registration and placement Of
veterans.
Local Veterans Employment
Representatives
In the State of Montana there
are located in the larger cities. ID
employment offices. Each of these
has a local Veterans Employment
Representative In 10 of the smaller
towns of the state where no en-
ployment office is located, Volun-
teer Placement Representatives
have been assigned so as to aessure
full state coverage in this state OF
wide spaces. In this way veterans
can get information as to where to
pay insurance premiums, addresses
of Service Officers of Veterans or
CARNATIONS, functions of the Red
Cross. veterans compensation and
disqualification benefits, rehabilita
ton agencies, ct cetera. These men
have full information on all veter-
ans benefits.
The Veterans Employment Serv-
ice has made arrangements with the
State Selective Service system and
each local draft board to furnish in
formation relative to all discharged
veterans. AS soon as man is dis
charged from the service, notice Of
his discharge, together with peril
nent information and address is
furnished to the state office. This
information is Immediately relayed
to the home office where the man
| is residing with instructions to call
the veteran in and inform him Of
his rights and to interview him
relative to employment, vocational
training ct cetera, and to instruct
him where to apply for any of the
+. benefits to which he is entitled.
In addition, notices of discharged
men are received from the various
military establishments upon the
veterans release.
AS a result of these various in
tervieWs and vocational guidance,
many disabled veterans have re-
ceived referrals to the proper agen-
cies concerning rehabilitation and
training. Many with major and
minor disabilities are now working
at selected jobs which utilize their
highest skills and in which their
physical handieaps offer. no impedi-
ment to satisfactory performance
Many are recipients of veterans
compensation because of referral
by the United States Employment
Service to the Veterans Welfare
Commission, at Helena. who are
equipped to handle their claims.
Unemployment Committeeman
Each local Selective Service Board
has appointed Unemployment
Committeeman who works on vol
untary basis. 1t Is likewise his duty
to contact each veteran and ascer-
tain if he wishes his old job back
or needs employment assistance.
The Unemployment Committeeman
assists the veteran in securing re-
employment from the firm which
he left to enter the service. This
IS right of the veteran as enacted
in the Selective Service law. If his
old job does not exist or If for any
reason the veteran wishes some
other type of work the Reemploy-
ment Committeeman advises him to
contact his nearest United States
Employment Service office.
Registration at Hospitals
The Veterans Employment Serv-
ice has been assigned the response
bllity nationally and in each state
for the registration at Army, Navy
and Marine hospitals of all service
men and women who are discharged
for disabilities. These registration
cards contain the usual data peril
nent to employment and disabilities
as it affects employment.
These cards are mailed to the
office of the United States En-
ployment Service serving the home
town of the discharged man or
woman SO that efforts to arrange
suitable employment can be made
at his home at once. Upon receipt
of the notification of discharged
man or woman the local Veterans
Employment Representative in each
office then contacts the discharged
veteran and makes known to him
or her the service to which he or
she is entitled.
Vocational Rehabilitation
If the local Veterans Employ
ment Representative ascertains that
the veteran is in need of training To