Evening star., 1945-07-26

Paying honor to returning vet
Grams who have been re-employed
by The Star, new service flag was
unveiled in The Star lobby today in
the presence of Federal and District
officials and labor leaders. who
stressed such unemployment as
vital, not only to the veterans, but to
the war effort and national econ
omy.
Speakers Joined in expressing the
hope that unemployment would be
widespread in the District.
Fleming Newbold, vice president
of The Evening Star Newspaper
Co., introduced the participants in
the brief, informal program. The
rectangular flag, of red and white,
mounted on mural bordered in
gold and surmounted by golden
eagle, bears a gold star represent
ing six in the armed forces who lost
their lives: blue star for the 283
from the organization in the armed
forces, and reproduction of the
discharge button, in gold, repre-
senting "a returning veterans who
have been re-employed
The form of the flag was ap-
proved oy the War Department. MIR.
Newbold said. He read the list of
those re-employed and the honored
dead and added that, luckily, none
OF our war correspondents has been
killed or wounded"
Called Grand Job.
Brig. Gen. Robert II. Dunlop, di-
rector of the civilian personnel di-
vision, Adjutant Generals Once,
declared The Star had done a
grand work." In unemployment of
these comrades" He explained that
the War Department operates un-
der an order providing that every
thing possible must be done for the
former Army civil service employe
returning to his job from military
furlough." Such q veteran is en-
tiled to his old job. or if it does not
exist, to a similar one, he said.
Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young. COM
manding general, military district
of Washington, expressed congratu-
lations to The Star.
John Russell Young, president of
the Board of District Commissioners,
declared the Commissioners were
proud of this demonstration of
civic interest" He expressed hope
that businessmen of Washington
will COW the idea"
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
declared there was mo greater
contribution we can make to the
future of America than to show our
gratitude to our sons and dear ones
who have come back from the
armed forces" The UNIV, he said,
with 100000 men in the services,
proposes to cut every item of red
tape to assure jobs for those re-
turning"
Definite Responsibility.
Col. Emmett G. Solomon, chief of
the Veterans Personnel Division Of
Selective Service National Head
quarters, said there was no single
element for preservation of morale
of the armed forces greater than
the assurance of soldier that his
job will be held for him when he
returns. These men" he said, have
a right to a job" 1t was definite
responsibility of Selective Service,
he said, to aid veterans in regain
ing their jobs, and he hoped the
system would operate as simply as
possible"
Maj. Oscar G.. Jones, veterans
employment representative, of the
Veterans Employment Service Of
USES. declared his Office had a
good setup to take care of vet
Grams" He was followed by his
assistant, Howard S. Fisk, vet
eran of the last war, who had
returned to The Star after his serv-
ice then.
Others who participated in the
program included 1t. Col. Walter
S. Welsh of District Selective Serv-
ice, Charles Farmer, manager of the
United States Employment Service; 4
1t. Col Leonce r. Legendre, exec
utive officer to Commissioner Young,
and Col. James T. Coatsworth of
National Selective Service. {