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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Feb. 22, 1968 — PAGE 7 More service is asked for war veterans Fifteen specific legislative and administrative proposals are included in President John son’s most recent message to Congress on servicemen and veterans, Stanley Zuk, Mana ger, Columbia VA Regional Of fice, reported today. Zuk, whose regional office serves 248,000 veterans in S. C. said an analysis of the com plete text of the message, which he has just received, reveals these legislative requests: (1) To increase the low cost group life insurance now avail able to members of the Armed Forces from the present max imum of $10,000 to $30,000. (2) To protect disabled vet erans, widows and children against disproportionate pen sion loss as a result of increases in other income such as Social Security. (3) To increase the maximum portion of a G. I. loan that can be guaranteed by the gov ernment from $7,500 to $10,- 000. (4) To permit part-time VA vocational rehabilitation train ing so service-disabled veterans can improve their skills while working at a regular job. • (5) Enactment of a resolu tion expressing the sense of Congress that private employ ers should give priority to re turning servicemen. (6) To provide incentives to channel talents of returning Vietnam era servicemen into teaching in deprived areas, or serving local communities as policemen, firemen and hospital workers. The program would be known as Veterans In The Pub lic Service (VIPS),, and would provide extra G. I. Bill benefits to veterans serving or training to serve in VIPS. In the message, Zuk said, the President also advised Con gress he. is taking the follow ing actions to improve service to servicemen and veterans: (1) Expanding VA service in Vietnam where VA representa tives provided veteran benefits counseling last year to 220,000 fighting men about to return home. (2) Expanding VA counseling now being received by disabled servicemen in 110 military hos pitals. (v) Extending VA counseling now being conducted at 150 military separation points to an additional 107 separation bases. (4) Opening 20 new, one-stop U. S. Veterans Assistance Cen ters. Working with VA offi cials at the centers will be rep resentatives of many other Federal agencies as well as local and state veteran affairs officials. This first multi-agen cy effort is designed to render every assistance to returning Vietnam era servicemen. Ten of the centers, to be opened with in a month, are tobe located in New York, Chicago, Los An geles, Philadelphia, Detroit Cleveland, Washington, D. C., San Francisco, Boston and At lanta. A second group of cen ters, to be opened at a some what later date, will be located in Baltimore, Milwaukee, Hous ton, St. Louis, Pittsburg, San Anion.o, New Orleans, Indian apolis, Phoenix and Newark. (5) Directing the Department of Defense to double participa tion in its “Project 100,000,” which provides military train ing for young men who would otherwise be rejected on edu cational or physical grounds. (6) Directing the Department t)f Defense to extend to all prin cipal troop installations its “Project Transition” with a goal of training 500,000 disad vantaged men for civilian jobs in the months before they leave service. (7) Directing the Secretary of Labor continue giving top priority to personal, job-help Dixie Youth Baseball seeks new members Communities interested in providing a wholesome recre ational outlet this summer for boys 8 through 12 should com municate with Dixie Youth Baseball now. Arrangements can be made to have a personal representative of Dixie Youth Baseball appear on any local program or talk to interested groups. A 27 minute color sound movie explaining how to start a league is available. Dixie Youth Baseball is a tion-profit organization operat ed entirely by volunteers. Funds for the operation of the pro gram are derived from mem bership fees of $6.00 per team with excess funds used to pro- Vidle educational scholarships to former players who qualify. Every affiliated league has a voice in the program. Local leagues elect National Board Members that represent their interests in the National Board Meetings held annually at the site of the Dixie World Series. Local leagues submit policy and rule changes that are voted up on by the National Board of Di rectors. The 1968 rule books are off the press and ready for dis tribution. An organizational rule that every boy play at least one in ning assures every youngster of the opportunity of having fun playing baseball while learning the basic principles of ihe program — fair play, hon esty, patriotism and sportsman ship. The largest number of teams in the 12-year history of Dixie Youth Baseball enrolled for the 1967 season. A total of3,585 teams participated. The present expansion program of the or ganization is expected to pro duce the greatest single growth in its history in 1968. Communities or groups inter ested in becoming a part of Dixie Youth Baseball and de siring to avail themselves of the complimentary literature and services offered by the organ ization should address their in quiry’s now to: Nick F. Senter, Commissioner Dixie Youth Bas eball, Inc. 215 - Watauga Lane Lookout Mountain, Tennessee contacts with every returning serviceman through the more than 2000 Federal-State Em ployment offices. (8) The President will issue an Executive Order permitting the hiring in the first fivp levels of Federal Civil Service of re turning veterans who agree to pursue educational programs in their spare time. These veter ans would not have to compete in regular Civil Service exami nations. (9) Directing the Administra tor of Veterans Affairs to ex pand training of all types of medical personnel, VA now pro vides training to some 40,000 medical specialists each year. The President set a goal of 80,000 specialists to be trained each year in the vast VA hos pital-clinic system, to relieve the acute shortage of trained personnel, and at the same time improve care for veterans. Zuk noted that the Presid ential message also referred to the appointment last year of an 11-man U. S. 'Veterans Advis ory Commission, and said “We are looking forward to the rec ommendations of the Commis sion.” On the subject of national cemeteries, the President said: “Every veteran who wants it . . . those who risked their lives at Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima and the DMZ . . . should have the right to burial in a national Cemetery situated reasonably close to his home. I have asked the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make certain that the recommendations of the Ad visory Commission include pro posals to assure this right in a meaningful sense.” Union election at Carlisle plant The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled a union representation election for Tuesday, February 27 at the Carlisle Finishing Company. In this election, all production and maintenance employees will vote by secret ballot as to whether they do or do not wish to be represented by the Textile Workers Union of Am erica (TWUA). The hours of voting will be from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Textile Workers Union of America (TWUT) filed a petition with the Regional Dir ector for the Eleventh Region of the National Labor Relations Board on October 9, 1967, re questing an election among all the production and maintenance employees at Carlisle Finishing. On October 13, 1967, the Mach- one Printers and Engravers Union filed a petition with the Regional Director for the Ele venth Region, seeking an elec tion among the roller repair men and platers employed at Carlisle .On October 26, 1967, the Machine Printers and En gravers Union filed a second petition with the Regional Dir ector for the National Labor Relations Board, seeking an election among the screen print operators. A representation hearing was held before a Hearing Officer of the National Labor Relations Board on October 31 in Union, South Carolina and on Novem ber 15, 1967, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. At these hear ings, the Company asserted that the two petitions filed by the Machine Printers Union should be dismissed since the appropriate suit would be an overall production and mainten ance unit and the machine printers could not carve out a unit consisting solely of screen print machine operators and a unit consisting of roller re pairmen and platers. Subse quent to these hearings, briefs were filed by the attorneys for all parties. On January 29, 1968, the Regional Director for the Elev enth Region of the National Labor Relations Board issued his decision in which he dis missed both petitions filed by the Machine Printers Union. The Regional Drector found that due to the nature of the operations of the Carlisle Fin ishing Company, a unit com posed of screen print machine operators and a unit composed of roller repairmen and platers would be inappropriate under decisions of the National Labor Relations Board. The Regional Director found that the appro priate unit would consist of all production and maintenance workers including roller repair men, platers and screen print operators. The Regional Dir ector did allow the Machine Printers to appear on the ballot with the Textile Workers Union of America in the election which was directed among all production and maintenance em ployees. However, subsequent to th's decision by the Regional Director, the Machine Printers Union notified the Regional Director that they did not wish to appear on the ballot with the Textile Workers Union of America. Simultaneously, the Machine Printers Union notified the Regional Director that they would appeal his decision dis missing both of their petitions to the full National Labor Re lations Board in Washington, D. C. It is anticipated that the re sults of the election will be known approximately an hour and a half after the polls close at 4:30 p.m. on February 17. The prolific white bass, which likes deep water, is experiencing tremendous population growth in large man-made impound ments. —Sports Afield Some seedlings still available Columbia, S. C., February 2, 1968. All Arizona cypress seedlings grown at the State Commission of Forestry nurs eries have been ordered, accord ing to State Forester John R. Tiller. Other species which are sold out are Scotch pine, black wal nut, sweetgum, and yellow-pop lar. Seedlings still available in clude redcedar, longleaf, lob lolly, slash, Virginia and white pine. Redcedar sells for $10.00; white pine $8.00; and other pines are $4.50 per thousand seedlings f. o. b. nursery. Scotch pines and redcedar seedlings are planted primarily for Christmas tree production. Other species are planted for poles, sawtimber and veneer. Tree seedlings may be order ed though county agricultural agencies, rangers, foresters, or directly from the mission of Forestry, box Columbia, S. C. 292u2. beedi.ngs also may be bought ovei-t.i_. counter at the nurseries, located near Pickens, Trenton, Wedge- field, and St. George. Mr. Tiller urged South Car olinians to secure their seed lings now while there is still time for planting this season. WITH MEN IN THE SERVICES FT. JACKSON, Army Private Robert E. DeHart, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace L. DeHart, Route 4, completed a light vehicle driver course at Ft. Jackson, Jan. 19. During the course, he was trained in the operation and maintenance of military vehicles up to and including the two and one-half ton truck. Instruction was also given in the operation of the internal combustion eng ine and chassis assembly. BELLEVILLE, ILL.—Second Lieutenant Harold H. Hunter, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Hunter, Route 1, Silverstreet has arrived for duty at Scott AFB, 111. Lt. Hunter, a medical supply officer, is assigned to a unit of the Military Airlife Com mand. The lieutenant was commiss ioned in 1967 upon completion of the Air Force Reserve Offi cers Training Corps program at Clemson University where he received his B.S. degree in tex tiles. His wife, Robbie, is a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Creekmore, 409 Crosson street. NOTICE The Democratic Clubs in Newberry county are requested to meet at their regular voting precincts Saturday afternoon, February 24, 1968, at three o’clock for the purpose of re organization. Each precinct is required to elect a president, vice presid ent, secretary, treasurer and an executve committeeman, and also elect delegates to the coun ty convention which meets on Monday, March 4, 1968, at 11 o’clock a.m. at the NEWBERRY COMMUNITY HALL. Each club is entitled to one delegate for each 25 votes or majority fraction thereof that were cast in the first primary election held in 1966. Number of delegates for each precinct: Ward 1 8 Ward 2 11 Ward 3, No .1 3 Ward 3, No. 2 8 Ward 4, No. 1 2 Ward 4, No. 2 4 Ward 5 7 Ward 6 9 Airport 1 Bush River 1 Chappells 1 Central 1 Dominick 1 Fairview 2 Garmany 2 Hartford 2 Helena 2 Jalap a 3 Johnstone 3 Jolly Street 2 Kinards 1 Little Mountain. : 5 Long Lane 2 Longshore 2 Maybinton 1 Midway 2 Mt. Bethel 1 Mt. Pleasant 2 Mulberry 1 Oakland 8 O’Neal No. 1 1 O’Neal No. 2 2 Peak 2 Pomaria 4 Prosperity No. 1 6 Prosperity No. 2 4 Saluda No. 7 ; 1 Silverstreet 2 Stoney Hill 3 St. Paul 1 St. Phillip’s 4 Trinity 1 Union 1 Utopia 1 Vaughnville 1 Walton 1 Wheeland 1 Whitmire No. 1 8 Whitmire No. 2 5 Zion 1 PINCKNEY N. ABRAM'S, County Chairman MRS. A. H. COUNTS, Secretary-Treasurer Feb.l5-3t NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the estate of James A. Caldwell, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified with the undersigned and those indebted to said es tate will please make payment likewise. DOROTHY C. AMICK, 1811 McHardy Street Newberry, S. C. 29108 Administratrix Feb. 9, 1968 Febl5-3t Why The Christian Science Monitor recommends you read your local newspaper Your local newspaper is a wide-range newspaper with many features. Its emphasis is on local news. It also reports the major national and inter national news. 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