Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-09-07
BY Genevra Bush Gibson

" the soft-voiced, smiling
marine sergeant as we boarded
the same train at our mutual
home town station.
During the two-hour ride into
the city we talked of many
things including the fact that he
wanted a small business of his
own after the war perhaps on
the Al-Can highway.
How I wish might have said,
Before you make an Al-Can
deal, get in touch with our home
town Unemployment Commit
teemen." I couldn't, however,
for my community has not yet
undertaken collective postwar
planning.
Newton county, an agricultural
county Of lofts population in north
western Indiana, has announced its
Cooperative Planning, the result Of
q years study by committee of rs
comprising men and women repre-
sentative of all phases Of commu-
nifty life. Full-page advertisements
paid for by various service clubs
of the different towns were run in all
of the weekly papers in the county.
Unemployment Of Veterans.
The ad began, more servicemen
will return home with the progress
of the war. The Unemployment
Committeeman of Newton County,
Indiana, in conjunction with its ad-
visory committee and the Agricul-
tllral advisory committee, are on the
alert. All citizens, both in service
and not in service, should realize
that the return of the servicemen
will mean certain adjustments. This
will be so whether he returns to his
former civilian job or seeks new
civilian job.
1.-THE servicemen Of our country
are asked to cooperate with the Re-
Employment Committeeman and
the citizens by marking the infor-
nation questionnaires below. Please
do not sign. Return to
(name of paper)."
Under the general section were
listed the following questions: "Do
you plan to live in Newton county
when discharged from service? Do
you plan to seek employment in this
area? Do you plan to 60 to school
or take up a special training course
under G.I. Bill of Rights? Do you
plan to 60 into business as an en-
ployee, as an employer, as an in
dividual, or as a partner? What
business?
"Do you contemplate establishing
a new business or taking over an
established business? Do you have
previous experience in the business?
Will you need any additional capt.
tai? What source do you contem-
plate using, private or G.I. Bill of
Rights arrangements? Will you
need a house? Household equip
ment?"
Under the agricultural section
were these questions: care you in
terested in taking up farming as
landowner, renter, one-third share
operator, or hired man? Have you
previous experience? What size
farm do you have in mind? What
type of farm do you desire: live
stock, grain, or general? Is there a
house available? Do you have a
farm in mind to rent or buy? Will
you take over from father or rela-
tive? Will the farmer you replace
retire, seek another farm, or share
his operations with your"
The advertisement concluded,
with the information thus assem-
bled, we shall endeavor to anticipate
your return home"
An Excellent Pattern.
Surely, that is an excellent pat
tern that my community could af-
ford to follow in starting postwar
planning Immediately. Instead of
countrywide basis, however, I would
suggest that we use our high school
district and our consolidated grade
school district as the basis for our
community boundaries.
Since our mems service organiza-
ton is the Lions club, the officers of
that organization could ask the Of
fcers of the Women's Club, Amer
lean Legion, and the Legion Auxil-
larry to meet with them to discuss
appointing committees for postwar
planning, such persons to be selected
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