The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-05-10

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Grams benefits comprise a rather
substantial portion of the Fed
eral budget. It is quite natural
that in seeking economy meas
ures in Government, that expen-
ditureS for veterans benefits be
scrutinized as other expenditures
received study. Recently the
Bradley Commission which has
as its Chairman, Omar Bradley,
formerly Chief Of Staff of the
Army and a past Administrator
Of the Veterans Administrator
issued its report with regard to
veterans pensions. 1t made GER
tain recommendations which
would be substantial from the
point of view of dollars and
cents.
Recommendations from any
Commission or Board provide
assistance to members of Con-
gress and Committees of Con-
gresS in considering matters of
future legislation. The most
sweeping of the recommended
tions were the ones which re-
ceiVed the greatest publicity. AS
result of those publicized re-
concentrations, l received quite
a number of letters from veter-
ans in Ohio who expressed
grave concern that the recon-
mendations might be immedi-
ately put into effect.
1t is not the policy of either
House of Representatives or Sen
ate to adopt any plan or report
of a Commission without the
most careful study and detailed
hearings. During these hearings.
adequate opportunity is given to
individuals and groups who
would be affected to appear and
point out the extent to which .
proposal might substantially af-
feet an existing right or benefit
| am sure that such will be
the case with the Bradley Com
mission report, that if the Con-
gress, acting through its Veterans
Affairs Committee feels that
some merit exists in the pro-
posalS, hearings will be sched-
uled at some time in the future
There is one thing certain, how
ever, that sweeping changes ir
present veterans regulations
cannot be made without changes
in the laws governing them and
this will not occur without Con-
gressional action.
In God We Trust
'In God We Trust" is not the
official motto of the United
States, but on April 10th the
House decided it should be. The
House passed and sent to the
Senate a four-line Joint Resolu-
ton to establish as the "National
Motto" the phrase which has
been appearing on coins since
1865 and was sung much earlier
in slightly different forms as
part of '"The Star Spangled Ban
Under a law enacted last year,
'In God We Trust" must appear
on all currency and coins. 1t now
appears on the Scent postage
stamp. In recommending the
Resolution to recognize officially
th0 motto. the Judiciary Com
mjttcc said: 1T will be Of great
spiritual and psychological value
to our country to have a clearly
designated National motto of
inspirationaI quality in plain,
popularity accepted English.
Mail Box Improvement Week
Each year the Post Office De
partment schedules a Mail Box
Improvement Week. This year
it is to be observed during the
period Of May 81 to May 26.
Throughout this special week,
the National Rural Letter Car
riers Association, in cooperation
with the Department, campaigns
TO encourage rural patrons to
clean, paint, and straighten their
mail boxes. In addition to pre-
Senting q neat and attractive in
PRODUCTION to a rural home, a
properly erected mail box is a
convenience TO the rural carrier
and affords better protection Of
| the mail.
Record Of Service
Fifty-three-and-a-half years of
service for one employer is a
record deserving Of recognition.
That is particularly true if the
individual with such an enviable
record is in the public service.
Last week the Regional Office
of the Post Office Department
in Cincinnati called to inform
me that Mr.. l.. ToIbert Farley,
assistant postmaster at Woods
field, Ohio, was retiring on April
30 after serving the Post Office
| Department for SO l2-yearS - one