Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-08-19
Unity And Action
Will Be The Theme
Of WV In State

Unity and Action" will be the
theme of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars in North Carolina during the
coming year. State Commander
James NJ. Hayes. in. Of Winston-Sa-
lem. declared today in aI,ouncing
u broad program of activity and eX-
DanSiOn for overseas veterans.
The Veterans Cr ForCian Wars is
guinG (" walk ia faith with those
VINO died that VIC might live" Com
mandcr Hayes said. The former
service mo- who worked together in
the armed forces and fought TO pre-
serve our American way Of life
III time of war are going TO remain
united to work and fight for the
peace and rights th"v have earned"
Henderson, Hill Cooper Pest. No
24lI. is joining with the l3i 9TH
er VIEW pests in North Carol,.a i'm
u drive 20 bring every cli2iAlc over
seas veteran in the State into mem
bership in the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post Commander Edward c.
Joyncr said.
AS the fastest growing veterans
organization = North Carolina, the
Veterans or FCl ign Wars has cX-
phndcd from u total OF IS posts and
4,&38 members on July J, 1915. To
Il total of 1872 posts and 17.I6O mem
bers on Angus; -. 1916 Command
poster JOyncr said. The Hu .dcrson
post of the VIEW has kept pace with
this trcmcndnGs growth III the Stlte
as whole, having been organized
iii February of this year and grown
to its present strength oC 20O to-
day"
I'm keeping with this cxpansicn
in MON nprrhitN Nn
Department of VIEW has enlarged its
service TO veterans through the Cp-
Grafton Of ful!-;imc service office
with staff of four persons in the
regional Office o! the Veterans Ad-
miniStrati;G in Winston-Salcm t.
file and expedite the handling Of
'-laimS 70: all veterans. whether
members OF Il VIEW pos tor not. In
addition. the State Department SOON
sors the sale OF peoples in posts
throughout the State. with the pro-
ccedS being used Tor the relief of
needy and disabled veter:, s and for
the maintenance of TIC VIEW home
for widows and CrEh3ns o. deceased
members al Eaton Rapids, Mich.
This is the only home maintained
py veterans 0rg;' i2atiOn for
needy families OF lis deceased mem
beers.
The recent annual cncamomcnt
OF the State Department placed the
organization on record IS favor;ng
State bonus TO-: North Carolina vet
Grams, and Legislation TO achieve this
goal is scheduled to be introduced
H. the next General Assembly i'm
january, !9i7, viii inc support OF
VIEW"
THE veterans Of World War II
| are no; seeking and do not wait
handouts Or fav0rs," Joyner declared,
But the men who won the war the
hard way do demand and arc en-
titled 10 an opportunity TO resume
! their normal Places in the society
. status equal Ia that held at the
| time they entered the service and
| equal to those whom the civilian
necessities e war required to remain
in non-military capacities
'1Oday'S veteran doesn't consider
himself irOnt-pCrCh hero. but he
IS determined & have adequate hous-
ing, joI sufficient 10 rrovidc rca-
So ably fer himself and family. an
education. training and the other
rights guaranteed him by the Gil
Bill OF Rights"
This wars veterans arc interest
cd also IN good government and
The Veterans o. Foreign Wars will
take non-part;s - and non-politi-
cal interest and activity To achieve
Inc best government possible in the
interest o! all citizens"
This Is Our aim: 10 walk in faith
! with our brothers in arms. .'oyner
stated. ITO achieve such Il goal we
must have the interest. activity and
support Of every eligible veteran u
order that we can accomplish the
most good for the most people i'm the
years ahead"