Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-15
Dear Joe
By JAMES L. HICKS
AS YOU WERE

babh WYNN ~ was btabcu uefe tnhl
the 1920 Club will pass out OF
existence two years from July rs,
last.
This statement was In error, and
the guys who were first to correct
US are the guys whom Il affected
most-the boys who are still In
the service.
The boys who are still wearing
the CTS put up u helluva howl
They pointed out that they are now
serving three-year enlistments In
most cases, that two years from
now they will be still In the uni.
form, and wanted to know, what
about their unemployment eompen.
aation three years from now wher
they hit the bricks in civilian
clothes againH
The matter was taken up with
Paul Benedict, the VAS ace or
such matters, and Benedict said "a
tell the guys In uniform TO he at
ease"
Benedict said the statement "a
veterans that the 1920 Club will
pass out Of existence in the mex,
two years so far rs they are con.
csrned was correct, but the same
deal does not hold for the guys
who are now In the service.
Men who were discharged on or
before July 20 last are entitled
to unemployment compensation Al
any time they become unemployed
between that date and July rs
1919. After that date. II they be-
come unemployed, they are on their
owh--Or brothers in the neares,
soup line.
In other words you were covered
by % weeks Of unemployment com.
psnsatiOn for two years after your
date Of discharge. or last July 2B,
whichever came last.
The boys who are now in the
service will be given the sams
break. A man now serving a three
year enlistment viii have his en-.
listment expire three years from
now OF In July. 1850.
After July. 1850. he will have
Just As you had. two years from
the date Of his discharge TO apply
for membership in the 1920 Club
After the two years are up, taking
the program up to 1852. the 81. %
Club will then pass out Of existence
and a lot Of taxpayers will shout
with Joy.
GOT TO SHOW Me
A note from J. Unis Pressly Of
Ebony magazine states that In the
September issue Ebony's caterer
Freda DeKnighL will tell wives Of
college veterans how to live and
like Il OF the $50 a month which
their hubby collects as subsistence
allowance. II should be interesting
reading. but no matter what Ebony
says. $50 a month just isn't enough,
Is L. Josf
WHO WON THAT WAR?
One Of the hottest rivalries in
the armed services during the war
lay between the Regular Army'S
professional officers and the 30.
day wondsrs"-the draftees who
became officers after 20 days IN
officer candidate school.
The REGULAR claimed the draf.
tee officers were softiss who goi
their bars In q handout. Tho draf,
tees claimed the regulars wvr,
dumb bunniss who couldn't win N.
war without their help,
The War Department has ~.
leased some rather interesting in
formation that more or less throw,
some light on the fsud.
According 10 the wD. % N.
9o2, 900 officers Who saw ssrvie,
only two per cent were regular,
while 80 per cent we're civilian
soldiers.
And. the Army says. the officer,
Who actually met the enemy In
combat were almost 100 PER cent
from the civilian ranks
But hsrN's the payOa; psspits
the fact that they served mostly
IN the ~ehaireoFns infantry mors
than - pr cent Of the Regular
Army Officers have retired fOs
physical disabilities WhIls only 81