Evening star., 1945-10-19
Bethesda Area Unit
With Know How, Aids
Returning Veterans

The 4,OOO men VINO went TO war
from the Bethesda-C Chevy Chase
Potomac area of Montgomery Coun-
ty, Md. will find a council of
friends and neighbors" there to
help them when they come home.
The help given by the members
of the Veterans Service Council may
range from photostating discharge
paper to finding job or filing a
claim.
Unlike the District Veterans In
formation Center, the council does
little referring to other agencies
IF veteran has a problem, council
member is assigned to see the prob
lem through.
Varied Membership.
On the council are the three
members of Montgomery County
Draft Board No. 3, other lawyers, 10.
cal businessmen, Government work.
ers, educators and officers of the
veterans organizations. It's chair
man is S. Walter Bogley, president
of the Bank of Bethesda.
AS Mrs. Elsie C. Harkins, council
secretary, explained it, most of the
veterans who come in have lived in
the community and know sat least
one man on the council. That's the
one they talk to.
When they tell Mrs. Harkins
whom they'd like to see, she calls
the council member and either ar
ranges for the veteran to talk to
the councillor at his place Of busi-
ness Immediately or makes an ap-
pointment for an interview in the
evening at the Veterans Service
Building, located on the grounds OF
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Recrea-
tion Center.
Widow Is Aided.
Mrs. HarkinS cited recent case
where the one with the problem was
the widow of veteran. The woman
had just been advised of her hus-
bands death and needed help. One
of the council members photostated
all the necessary papers, helped her
fill out the forms, went with her to
a notary public and sent in all the
papers to the right places.
When a boy can't decide about
going to school or needs help figur-
ing out his credits, he talks over his
problem with Thomas w. Pyle, prfn-
cipal of Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, or Miss Dorothy Young, the
high schools student adviser. Oh
Paul L. Banfield, headmaster OF
Landon School.
For the $50 veterans who have re-
ported back to the draft board ir
the same building and have beer
advised of the councils services, en-
ployment has been one of the major
problems. Every Tuesday and Fri.
tday afternoon finds S. Gilbert
Brown, representative of the United
States Employment Service. at the
service building to talk about jobs
Mr.. Brown is authorized to accep
applications for CT unemployment
compensation, which saves the mer
another trip.
Job Study Requested.
| The council also has asked tht
Chamber of Commerce, through it.
business Office in Bethesda, to max,
a survey of expected re-employmen
of returning veterans and new jol
/ opportunities IN the community
This information will be turned owe
/ to MIR. Brown and the council.
In addition to Mr.. Bogley and tn
education representatives, the coun
Gil includes Judge R.. Granvill,
Curry, Francis w. Hill, jr., and Fred
1 eric p. Lee, all members Of the draf
board: Joseph A. Cantrel, Marylan,
/ department commander of tn
/ American Legion; John @. Batham
commander Of the Bethesda -Chev,
Chase Legion post; L. ]. McC Cullough
commander of the local post of TIL
Veterans OF Foreign Wars; Georg
/ A. Keyser, department vice com
4 mander Of the Disabled American
Veterans; George G. Hardy, com
/ mander Of the Normandy post of tn,
j Legion: DR.. Frederick q. Coe, Franl
Huntington, John L. Imirie, jane
/ IL. Martin, Carroll M. Murnane
George Phelps, Col. Henry E. Rhode
,Iof National Selective Service, w
i Earle Royer, Dorthington Talcot
i and Leslie a Bell