Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-02-24
NEW RED CROSS
VETS BUREAU
Veterans Clearing Bureau to
Aid Returning Service
Men With Information
OPENING CEREMONIES

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ment Representative for Delaware,
has been named general chairman
of the conference committee for the
opening ceremonies of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, Delaware Chapter,
Veterans Clearing Bureau. R. R..
M. Carpenter, chairman of the Del
aware Chapter of the Red Cross
and also chairman of the Delaware
Veterans Commission, appointed
by Governor Walter w. Bacon to
provide the returning service men
with every available means of re-
turning to civilian life quickly, an
nounced the appointment of Ben
son as chairman for the group.
Bureau Opens March 4th
At the same time, it was an
nounced that the official opening
of the Veterans Clearing Bureau
has been set for 8:45 a. m. on Sat
urday, March 4. While the Bureau
is located in the old Postal Tele-
graph office building, at 801 Ship
ley Street, the opening ceremonies
will be held in the auditorium of
Beacon College, 10th and Jefferson
Streets. Four of the Beacon class
rooms will be employed for section
al meetings which are scheduled to
begin at 10 a. m. and last until
noon. The opening ceremonies will
be brief, and after several short
addresses by officials prominent in
the establishment of the Veterans
Clearing Bureau, General Chairman
Benson will bet the sectional meet
ings under way.
Familiar With Problems
Benson has been active in ar
ranging plans for the Veterans
Clearing Bureau ever since its pro-
posal, and is thoroughly familiar
with the problems of Delaware's
returning veterans. He is a men,
Der of both the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and through these groups and his
official duties with the War Man.
power Commission, he knows the
problems confronting the men just
released from the country's armed
forces.
Counsellor on Duty
Benson has been responsible for
thte arrangement that will have a
VINO Counsellor on duty at the
Veterans Clearing Bureau, and il
will be the duties of this Counsel
Tor, not only to help him back into
employment, but to guide and Offer
counsel on all problems. All the
agencies of the State interested in
the Veterans will be represented at
the Clearing Bureau, and the Coun.
sellor of the War Manpower Com.
mission will direct the veteran pro-
perly to whatever service he may
need. claims, unemployment com.
pensation, rehabilitation, insurance
vocational training, re-employ-
ment through the Selective Service
Unemployment Committeeman, OF
other employment through the
United States Employment Service
Committees Named
William B. Russell, Executive
Secretary of the Delaware Chapter
of the Red Cross, has been named
executive chairman for the confer
ence sessions to assist Benson, and
others chosen by Mr.. Carpenter fol-
this committee include: R.W. Helm
chairman for speakers; Ralph N
Parkhill, chairman of programs;
Merton ]. Trast, Colonel H.H. Max
field, chairman of the Selective
Service Advisory Committee on re-
employment; Brigadier General
Paul R. Rinard, DR.. Francis Cum
mings, A. Bernice Quimby an6
Margaret M. Ryan. The Advisory
Committee for the ceremonies in
cludes: Colonel A. w. Foreman
Colonel ]. ]. O'Leary, Elmer H
Smith, w. Floyd Jackson, Herbert
Willis, J. P. Truss, DR.. M. A. Ia
rumianz, Albert Stetser and Will
liam ]. Storey.
Discussions Scheduled
Among the discussions scheduled
at the sectional meetings, arranged
to acquaint the members of the
various agencies with the plans
for the Clearing Bureau, will be,
Organization and Purpose of the
Veterans Clearing Bureau; func.
ton of the Delaware Selective Ser
vice Boards Unemployment Com
mittee; the services to be furnish.
ed by the War Manpower Commits.
sion's United States Employment
Service in helping Veterans Obtain
jobs; benefit payments available
from the Delaware Unemployment
Compensation Commission; servic.
es of the United States Veterans
Administration; Delaware's pro.
gram of rehabilitation; physical
restoration of the veteran and I'm.
Outstanding of the problems ant
psychology of the returning veter.
ans and the work of the state an6
welfare agencies.
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