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L 'i,T' .."V-. L i,V.:. -i: V ,'. SECTION A ' THE SUNDAY OBSERVERSUNDAY, AUGUST.21, 1921 FORWARD OBSERVATION POST A n Department Devoted to the Interest of Members of the I 'American Legion and; EX'ServiQC, Men and Women in u-:1'i General. Address All' Inquiries and Forward t '. ' Communications for This Department ; , Direct To - - . - ?A. U , FLETCHER, The thing uppermost In -the mind of ell loyal legionnaires thla week, will be the annual convention f the department of North Care Una at Hendereonville, which be gin Friday, August It, and ran through th ST. There 18 every in dieatlon that the convention will be a treat success and that the legion will he able to demonstrate to the world that It haa done well In North Carolina during the year that la closing. V The department Of North Caro lina ia unusually fortunate In hav ing secured Colonel Forbes, the new head of the bureau of war risk In surance, as one of the principal speakers. Colonel Forbes la a live wire. He is to be the controlling head of the consolidated agencies dealing with ex-service men and their affairs and his administration of the . office of director of the bureau of war risk insurance has 'already shown his strength. v Colonel Forbes haa won a high place in the' esteem of ail person who have had dealings with his ' Lid Kodak Films Today If you forgot to get your kodak films yesterday, come out today. We have all sizes in stock. And you can Bur Gas, Oil, Cold Drinks and Ice Cream. Good Gulf Opea All Day Gasoline HOSKINS Hoakina-RozzeuVa Ferry Road RALEIGH, N. C department 'His recent' report to Congress concerning the state of certain government hospitals car ing . for disabled veteran placed him right alongside General Dawes. He spoke the . truth fearlessly, without regard to consequences; lust as did General Dawes when be was defending the record of the A. E. F. as to disposal of surplus equipment, ate., - after tha war ended. . Colonel Forbes will have a mes sage worth while. Governor Mor rison and Hon. Joeephus Daniels need no introduction to the readers of tha F. O. P. and mar be da ponded on to make addresses worth hearing. - rr. - The Women- Win bo There. , A bis. feature of the convention will be the presence of the wo men,' members of the women's auxiliary ot tne American legion, who will be there in large num bers to attend the first annual convention of the auxiliary. The exact number of auxiliary units in tha state and their strength has Kodaks and DRUG CO. In Greater New York in June Alone Were Sold A comparison between June, 1 92 1 , and June, 1 920,'shows this remarkable increase in retail orders for Studebaker Cars in Greater New York: June, 1921 . . . ...... ... . . . .451 Cars. . .... .... . ...... . ... . . . .$818,675.00 June, 1920 . . . ........ ..... . 82Cari. . . . . . : 192,102.21 ' Increase 1921 over 1920.V . .369 Car . . ; ........ , . .$026,572.79 Percentage of Increase. . . . .450 326' ; . . S - ' ' . '" 4 ... " ' "' ; : A comparison between the first six months of 1921 and the same period of 1920 shows an increase no less remarkable: First Six Months 1921. . . . ..1659 Dirt . . . . . . $3,535,510.25 First Six Months 1920. 655 Cars1. 1,478,670.92 , Increase 1921 over 1920 . . . 1004 Cars. . , . . . t: $2,056,839.33 , Percentage of Increase; ... 153 139' The fact that this remarkable1' increase in SALES is made in a BUYER'S MARKET -when the most rigorous inspection and comparison of carvalues is made by prospec tive buyersA-is proof positive that Studebaker Cars offer the-highest quality - at' fair J;;.';' prices. . , 1 . ' t This RUST v .., 514-16 S.Tryon. not been compiled, but It is- known that' there (ia bean wonderful growth within the pact days. Whils It la not claiming" the big gest membership In the stateHal elgh unit No. I. of .the women's auxiliary, serves notloe on its sis ter units that they will have to go well ahead of the SO mark in paid up 'memberships in order to lead her. Vv: ' " '.. V- The women's auxiliary will hold It first national convenUoa at Kansas City simultaneously with the third annual convention of the American legion,- October It to November J. The auxiliary now has ' departmental organisations In to states, with a total membership In the nation of 170.000. There are 1,400 recognised units. , It " Is expected ' that tome one will corns .forward at the Kansas City convention .with a suitable name for he organisation, and here's hoping that It happens. The present name does not fit at all and is nam 10 nanoie. Waited Too Long. The thing that troubles us most Is tha government's, slowness in getting action on claim for com penaatlon and hospitalisation. The F. O. P. has had Its attention called to several eases that ought to nava immediate treatment If the patient is to be saved. ... Tubercu losla will not wait until all ot the government red tape is unwound, as Is shown In tha ease of George Boehmer, of Springfield, 111., who waited two years for the bureau of war risk Insurance - to adjust his claims, ana a lea of c b. eight hours before the letter came with an award In his ease. William G McCauley, commander of the Illi nois department of the American legion, who had been helping Boehmer with hie claim, wired Washington aa follows: "Boehmer received his reward this morning. Case now In the hand of hie Maker." The "clean-up" drive announced In this column two weeks ago, It Is said, wilt cover every state in the union. It Is the- first step of Colonel Forbes to get quick action m every worthy case and every loyal member of the legion should help In every way possibls. The F. O. P. believes that there Will be mighty few , cases' like that of George Boehmer in the future. The "clean-up squads" will be composed of representatives of the public health service, the Ameri can legion and the American Red Cross, and the plan Is to have Im mediate examinations and prompt hospitalisation for urgent cases. If you know of any worthy eaae that should be Investigated, don't fail to be on hand when the squad reaches your town. lxmt Discharge Papers. The F. O. P. haa had a discour aging time recently trying to locate the discharge paper of a soldier who, having faith In the represen tations of his government, sent his discharge certificate to. the re cruiting officer at Greensboro with his application for a victory medal and has never beard a word front ' Established 18S2 is a Studebaker fJTOR Charlotte, N. C. Phones 218-219. It When he writes about It some field -clerk, or other minor official in some , office somewhere. ' , eend him a form letter, with ; two orJ inree cneca mara on it. railing to get the drift ' of it, the soldier Is still in the dark. Thinking that-1 might help him, I wrote a letter addressed to the office to which he had sent his dis charge paper, explained the situa tion and asked for . the return of his discharge certificate. Two week later,, from Fort Mcpher son, Ga., cornea another of the cir cular letters, with, these paragraphs checked: -..; , ;!-: r ... , "We have no record of your dis charge.", ..V:V, "We have no record of your hav ing submitted an application, etc.? The second paragraph goes on to instruct me to send my : dis Men Of The Silver Star Pass In Review Before The Clean-Up Campaign Squad Government, Unable to Function for Their Relief, Rallies the Red Cross and the Veterans Organizations to Its Assis tanceThe Mountain Not Coming to Mahommed, Ma hommed Went to the Mountain. BY FUZZY WOODRUFF. A few days ago in Knoxvllie. Tenn., I saw the Men of the Stiver 8tar pass in review. . They were in civil Ian clothes pretty shabby civilian clothes at that mostly Jeans breeches and army shirts, and may be field shoes with the hob nails worn smooth by this time. . There wasn't a particle of the pan imio f war ahniit th.t review. Ex cept" for the martial bearing that had become part and parcel or tne men during their service in the World War, there wa no touch of the militant about the . oocaaton. But that review produced lump in throat and maybe a deah-e to yell imam than nv tin at hlajriiur bands and burnished bayonets that I've ever witnessed. .v- These Mea of the Silver Star naa iMnniii itit'n KiKwrtlla from six sur rounding countlea They were most ly monutain counties, and they came to get from the government those thinn that the covernment la glad to give. They came for the aid they have been entitled to since tne rea chevron of an honorable discharge mrmm .! (Ml 4llr blOBSC llStVeS. but which they have failed to re ceive, possibly, on account oi meir own Ignorance of governmental pro Year charge paper, or' certified copy of It, accompanied by "secona ep Dlication" form. '( which was en closed, the earns being the . form tor officer and , absolutely useless to the boy.. No reference is mad to him and the officer writing apr pear to think that it ia my dis charge paper that 1 lost. Maybe the young man will get ome sort of - definite information some day, but I am beginning to doubt it. - The American Legion Weekly has ' found a . town where one eighth of the total population la enrolled In the local post of the American legion, a percentage hard to beat. The town la Bad cllffe. Iowa, which ha a popula tlon of 800., It ex-rvice popu latton numbers 101 and every one of them belongs to the local legion post. , , cedure and possibly on account of the red tape 'that haa held bacic that same procedure from doing the very thlnga for which It was" cre ated. Heritage of Pride. And despite the Jeans breeches and the faded shirts that were once olive drab, despite the empty sleeves and the -empty trouser legs, despite lungs being eaten away by the gaa they breathed In lowlands of the valley of the Mouse, these Sliver Star boys are proud men. They walk with tha Prtde that is the heritage of their service, part of which Is that the government shall do every thing In its power to recompense those men for the empty sleeves, the empty trouser lege and the gas eaten lungs. Practically since the day the ar mistice stilled the fighting in France the government has been trying to reach these men. It was aalmple matter to pass laws providing com pensation for their sacrifices. It was a compraatlvely simple matter to organise bureaus to provide machin ery by which the provisions of the laws could be made effective. , But It wae something else again to put this machinery In motion. The primary obstacle in the way of getting a quick and satisfactory ad justment of the affairs of these men were the ' men themselves. Many of them suffered from that indifference to governmental affairs -which was the reflex action of two years of service In which the every move of each individual man was regulated by the government. , Again, a large percentage of the men tha government wished to aid were In total ignorance of the fact that there wae aid' waiting for them. :.- .- ' - Hundred Illiterate. Hundred of them were Illiterate. More of them returned to their home in isolated district rarely reached by the newapaper and had no method of knowing of the work being don for them at tha center of government t The communications from the government bureaus car ried with them long and intricate forms, which a large percentage of the ex-eervice men couldn't under stand. These forms provided for ac companying certificates and exhibits, the obtaining of which was a tedious business and frequently a matter of physical impossibility. The language of the communica tions wae all toe frequently so tech nical and polysyllabic that the very reading of them robbed the ex-soldier of any confidence he had In their efficacy. Those who tried to fill out the forms usually obtained the assist ance of those who knew little more of such matters than the soldiers themselves. The forma were sent back by the government bureau. After they had gone backward and forward for a period of months the records would become hopelessly In volved, the service man would be come hopelessly disgusted, and a rain of maledictions would fall on the bureau chiefs in Washington. Then it , was that those bureau chiefs began casting about for some method by which these obstacles could be surmounted. Correspond ence had proved utterly Inefficient. Delegation of the duty of reaching the ex-service man through local volunteer organizations had proved Just aa unsatisfactory. There was no way left to reach the soldier In need foald except through direct contact with the bureau. Expense and Trouble. The expense and trouble of bav in the soldier come to the bureau obviously made that method out of the question. 80 the mountain not coming to Mahommed, Mahommed went to the mountain. The bureau decided to send out its representa tives to seek out the soldier, get hi facts and figures from him at first hand, and thus obtain oulck and sat. Isfactory results. On this theory the clean-up cam paign waa inaugurated by the bu reau of war risk Insurance and the bureau for vocational education. First the services of the American Bed Crose and th American Legion were enlisted, and. through those great national organisations the services of their thousands of local chapters and posts. A squad of experts was then pro vided for each state. On thla aquad are experts on all the provisions of the war risk Insurance and rehabili tation acta, men who make It their business to know tha channels through which Immediate adjust ments of monetary compensation claims, claims for medical treat ment, for dental treatment, for ho: pltallsatlon, for those educational advantages which will! convert the helpless veteran into a productive cltisen. . Each state waa then subdivided and a squad headauartera astah llshed In from Z0 to SO centers, so mat every county or parish could be within easy access of one of the beadquratera. Shelling (he Wood. Thla work done, the various agen cies at work began to shell the woods to Inform the veterans that the clean-up aquad waa coming to their very doorsteps to settle their affairs. Thla work la largely don through local Red Cross chapters and American legion posts, with the co-operation of the postofflce de partment, the presa and the clergy. An advance party waa sent out ahead of the equada. Thla party made It a particular business to see that every veteran wa reached and to bring him the word that, if he had a claim that claim would be put in shape for him and rushed to a satisfactory conclusion, and It he thought he might hav a claim there were experts along to pass on It right at home, avoiding the necessity for lengthy and nerve -rtying eorrepond ence. . . , Tennessee waa the first state In the South to be reached by a squad, and KnoxvUle waa the first city of Importance in which the squad oper ated. The day the aquad opened for business, success of the work was assured. Veterans had poured In from, six counties. Disabled ones were provided with transportation and meals and lodging during their stay at headquartera. Offleee were .established In the United States district court room, and when the doora were opened the Ball was filled with veterans in a few mlnutea little Loot Motion. There waa little lost motion. The veterans brought along their dis charges. The experts were able to provide all th rest of the Informa tion necessary- And when the vet erans departed they departed with th feeling that at last their long, awaited claims were In hands that would provide action. Almost simultaneously the work haa been Inaugurated in every aeo tlon of tha South, and in practically every locality the experience of Knoxvllie has been duplicated. . I talked with one" veteran, who seemed to slie up the situation in a sentence: "I came here on one leg and I feel Ilk I'm going back with two," was his description. He had spent exactly onhalf hour at squad headquartera In that time his claim had been passed on by an eligibility offloer. had been properly filled out and authenticated and sent speeding to Washington to put him on his feet again. CITY B. y. P. U. ELECTS OFFICERS ON TUESDAY 1 e 1 1 .-. Officers of the city B. T. P. U. for the oomlng year will be elected at meeting to be held next Tuesday night at o'clock In the Sunday school room of the First Baptist ohnrch. " All members are urged to be present and take part In the annual businees meeting. ., e . AUGUSTUS OTUEL DEAD. GIBSON, Aug. 20. Augustus Otuel died at his home lest night after a lingering lllne. . His Inter ment will take place Sunday after noon at 1:10 o'clock at the Bright cemetery. He ia survived by five sons. P. B. Otuel. J. A. Otuel. t. W. Otuel and E. M. Ot&uel. V BOLTING CIRCUS PONIES RELEASE CAGE OF LIONS People of Mount Airy Treated to Some Rea) : Thrills on Circus Night ' MOUNT AIRY, - Aug. ; JO. Cltjt sens of the Rockford street section were treated to some real thrills when three lions escaped from the Banger how held sway In that part of the town. ' S'-.-vi' Following the night performance the ponies which were hauling the lion cange to the depot ran away on Granite street hill, turning over the cage and liberating the half grown beasts. Two of the animals were easily captured,; but the third gave con siderable trouble. A crowd quickly gathered and participated in the hunt for th beast, who was chased Into the garden of one of the Rock ford street homes. One of the men with the show picked up an empty chicken coop and attempted, to throw it ever the , Pluming to Take a Shorthand Course in August? - What system will you ' choose T Why spend from six to eight months in slavish study on Pitman or Gregg? Instead, why not learn Spencerlan, an easy, fascinating system which can be learned in from three to four months time, and which is far more speedy and legible than either Pitman or Gregg?' Spencerlan writers are always In great demand because they turn out a superior grade of w6rk. Learn Spencerlan the Twentieth Century method taught in this section exclusively at Brown's Business College. Our graduates commanding salaries of from $80.00 to $175.00 per month. Endorsed by the leading business men of this section. J !- - 11 South Tryon St. are Braids r 1 , r , and all sorts of. decidedly 1 different ways of 'putting them, on that the frocks are thus made the more charming. We have a number of the better frocks at $45 When your neighbors house biiin:- ,fa your home safe? Win flying sparks -and brands drop on your roof anddwout harmlessly -- OT Will thev Irfnrfla ! into flame and add your commumry conmgrauon? i ( - " If there arc buildings near you, and yov horse it covered with inflammable roofing, you are) not . Mfe from the menace of rtf-gnmmtinirted firm, I A house roofed with mfkmrnable materiala to . recognized by town, city, state and Iriaurarjcw authorities as a fire risk a danger not ooly to you and your family but to others, ' ;'f Jqhns-Manyi S!zrjl: offer safety a shingle roof Which cannot burn ' a positive barrier to roof-conununlcated fire. t An asbestos shingle roof not only takes the bast . . rate of insurance but lasts as long as the bu2d3nf it covers. It enhances the architectural eppaar ance of your home and gives you the cheapest , per year service of any roofing obtainable, An 1 Investment In JohrujJvi 4 Asbestos' Shingles for your home is a contribution both , to civic safety and to individual economy. Your money is returned to you many times over in ' safety, appearance, long life and remarkably low . upkeep.;.. , , PAYNE-Sr.HTH CO. ' ' 'C!!xwciors ' ' CIIATiOTTE,N.C 231 South Tryon Street P. lion's head. H then mounted t' -coop and stood on It entil t. trainer arrived, all the While enter taining the crowd with boasts ot how he had captured wild lions In the Junglea Of Africa. :. When the trainer arrived and the coop waa removed there waa no lion there Th wily fellow had dodje i the coop and acaled the fence and left hi pursuer guessing. . He waa finally captured, with a lasso and taken back to his prison. ROBESON FARMERS ARE STUDYING BOLL WEEVIL M7MBERTON'. ' Aug. ' 10. How to combat the boll weevil ia the gen eral topic of Robeson farmers, es pecially in the southern part ot the county, where the weevils are play Inr havoo with the cotton crop. A meeting attended by many farmer waa held on th farm of J no. W. Oaddy, in Gaddy township, today. Farmers were there from far and ' near to see the weevil and the de structive work he ia doing In Mr. Gaddy's cotton. He will not make over one-third of a unual crop. Telephone SSie the More Popular : Trimmings For Frocks This Fall And the variety of braids used is almost" beyond one's imagination. There are so many new designs $55 $65 11 SvuthTTieo sr home to a dreaded
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