The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 31, 1944, Page 15

" THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1944 — = = < . S(IE"(E “lls | obviously is completely off, remem- . | bering that maybe it is the family - | that is more off base than the re- “ow ]'o ‘RE AI ‘mrned soldier. But, when you think medical ad- | vice is needed, don't wait too long. SERVI(E NPSiMenm illness is a habit of mind | o | more than anything else and far easier to cure when caught early. Origin Unknown There are yet no sure explana- v {Continued from Page One) ¢ petent persons. They really are. .And avoid babying. Yes, even as|tions why so much more psycho~| The time is near at hand Whpn‘over “might.” ' you parents have been taught tor}neurosis has shown up in this war shundreds of years, don’t baby the than ever before in American rec- youngsters too much. |ords. Encourage them to resume hob- bies, to get jobs, and praise good | ¥ work, and be patient (just as you |search, University of Illinois sug- always had to be). [gests this: G e | i “The record of mental break- » . Don't try to get them to rest to| | the point where they become com_;down now has become the great‘ | medical problem of all time * * *| g‘l:etgl‘};’e;x;acxve, lazy and dependent |, "yie problem is finding out Make it easy for them to mix g e i e e e e Wit ‘the. tasilly, Wit old friends |*80 familly before the. war began. Tod with tew anés. | If there is to be an adequate Be warned that.the tamily may{ad)ustment of returning service- have to do more adjusting than | men and their families, many m-‘ the returned veteran in many re-‘mgiers,, fouet. put . helr DBowees in! spects. He will have seen new cul- {NESBE. A & | \fures, new types of morals and Even psychiatrists don't know all| picked up new ideas, some of which |the answers. Dr. Henry C. Link, +may shock his family, but are not | °ne of the better known American necessarily signs that he is men- | PSychologists, pointed out this in| . the American Mercury: “tally lost. Some boys will returm — 4 ader-minded than thelf families,| ‘I0 formally branding 'a inan & The family should resort to med-‘N' P.” he says, “whether rightly or jcal advice only when the veteran wrongly, a long step has been taken __|towards making him one—towards m-,s transforming a mild tendency into a more serious condition.” Many psychiatrists . have been (4 The ;saying the same thing since the war began. There may be a dis- pute as to who overdid the situa- | Juneau & et | Transfer |7 5w s = Extend 4 Sincere Greetings to the 1 194 Legion - Convention | | Opporfunity ~ For Service | Has Arrived American ggion Faces’; New Era—Results Must | Be Achieved By WARREN A. TAYLOR | Past Department Commander | Since the inception of the Am- erican Legion, it has dedicated it- self in service—service to the- dis- HAIL TO THE LEGION! CHEERIO to the LEGION the Bureau of Institutional Re-| LASKA THE DAILY A What Is a lejionnaire, Perfinent Question 'Now By EDW. L. KEITHAHN Past Commander Juneau fmunny, his state and the nation; to combat autocracy and women, honorably discharged |earth and safeguard and transmit | (from the armed forces of the | to posterity those great American ! Coleman R. Griffith, director of |y iieq states, become eligible to| ‘ | principles of Justice, Freedom and membership in the American Le- | Democracy. gion or some other veterans’ or- | Soldiers, sailors and marines may ganization. To many of these young win wars but if the peace is sub- ! people the name is familiar but|sequently lost, their efforts have the specific pledge of a Legionnaire been futile and their dead have| They have no defin-|died invain. The great task which is ‘unknown. ite idea of the aims and purposes lies before the American Legion in of such an organization or why|the years to come is to help win they should join any such group. the peace. This can be accomplish- Rather than to go into a long re-|ed only by the eternal vigilance of b . cital of what the American Legion all members and by perpetuation Adequate Medical Atten- has accomplished for the veteran of the American Legion through and his dependents as an organiza- membership of youthful veterans of tion, let us analyze the Legionnaire the present war when peace comes. His mission is to millions of American young men | promote peace and good will on ac EMPIRE— JUNEAU, ALASKA |members and workers in the Le-{and the Pacific Coast. gion. pleas been heeded, there would}}lawnnsn Islands. This will build up our member-|have been no occupation of Attu] ship to a figure never attained be- |and Kiska. Many lives would have | ficient islands in the Pacific be re- fora. The greater the number of been saved and millions upon mil- |tained by the U. S. so that we | ‘members in the American Legion,|lions of dollars would have also shall have ample defense in case the greater the force to carry out been saved in the construction of of future attacks. the principles as enunciated in the bases. Our present vital military | ment of the aigplane, Alaska is|War. Had our|defense of America than are lhelll"ormuln for success: Shoot th |bull, pass the buck and make seve! We should also urge that suf- carbon coples of everything. —Take Off, Spence l"lelj Ga. i ¢ We trust that there will be an| Giris wno know all the answer‘ {Preamble to our Constitution and |bases in Alaska should be nmln-iend to war but must be prepared |are those who have been out with render a fuller nation wide service |tained and others should be con-|for any eventuality and a prepared questionable men. wherever|¢; the Community, State and Na-|structed, for, due to the develop-|Nation is the best insurance against found; to make “right” -triumph tion. —The Eagle Eye, Eag! Pass, (Tex.) A.A.F. ———————— jow much more important for the PR 20TH Century Meat Market EXTENDS GREETINGS THE LEGION tion, Compensation Es- Always the BEST fo the LEGION ... and the Auxiliary FROM {individual obligation to his com- |ultimatly be discharged at the ter- himself, and his pledge. He is an honorably discharged veteran . of either of the World| Wars who, in the name of God| and the United States of America, has associated himself with other| veterans of the same wars for these purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to see that law and order is maintained; to foster and perpetuate Americanism (and no other “ism”). Furthermore he is pledged to inculcate a sense of duty to explain his organization so sential Demands Made By J. D. TALBOT For in the American Legion we have a peacetime army, which, fully recruited, can and will carry! on to victory in the same tradition | as did the wartime army * * * for God and Country. The American Legion should guard against being drawn into a race for membership yet each Legionnaire should consider it a! Past Department Commander The paramount problem of the American Legion is to see that our attention and compensation and that the widows and orphans of our dead are adequately taken care that the' retuming - veteran :cant il (1. 18 alio Ui Ghky 50, Denkt make a wise choice and not be|°V®"Y effort to:see- that Johs - 4r6 victimized by spurious and "y_by_‘avanahle for returning service men. night veterans' organizations. Erpm t_he standpolut of our en- A .|tire nation, I believe, that our abled of World War I, and to Lhe| widows and orphans of 'veterans who have answered the last roil call. It has carried on a relent- less battle to secure the necessary laws so that this service would be available to those entitled to: and in need of it. It has done a| magnificent job, and the thousands of officers and members of the Posts of the Legion who have so wholeheartedly given of their time and efforts in this behalf are to| be commended for the results achieved. Faces New Era The American Legion now faces | a new era in which it can make| its contribution to the causes for| which it was founded in far greater measure than it did for the vet-| erans of the last conflict. The| amount of service the Legion can | render to the veterans is inestim- able, as the number now being re- turned to civil life and who will| mination of this war will greatly outnumber those of the last war. Already many are applying to the| Legion for aid in securing the benefits available for them and to| which they are entitled. In one respect the work of the Legion can be devoted to service to the veteran alone. At the close of the last war much of the work of the Legion was devoted to the fight” to secure legislation for hos- pitalization and other benefits for civil life. |tion in its hour of peril. | number one problem is the “Uni- But this time Congress has en-iyersal Draft” which we have so far acted wise -constructive legislation failed to have enacted by Congress. to provide benefits for the dis-'In case of war, a draft of labor, abled and all others re-entering|CaPital, and . industry is recog- Larger discharge pay is nized by all Legionnaires as the given to them to cushion the per- |Only logical and fair solution of jod between discharge and re-em- solving the inequalities of war by ployment. Loans, scholarships, hos- putting everyone on the same basis. pitalization, rehabilitation and| We in Alaska have seen the de- other benefits are confered by the plorable turnover of civilian labor recently enacted G. L Bill of in the construction of our military Rights. :;ases dax;d w; have also seen sol- ers doing the same work at $2.00 Gk Upew Easiiasion per day which paid the civilian But to make certain that these japhorers from $10.00 to $20.00 per men and women are going t0 re- day and this condition, no doubt, ceive these benefits conferred by;has prevailed throughout the Na- a grateful nation, the officers and tjon, members of the various Posts of| My hope is that when this war the American Legion must acquaint is gver that we shall have such a themselves with the provisions °f‘power!ul organization that we shall this newly enacted legislation. It'he apble to overcome the bitter op- is through the Legion that mil-|position and get the ‘“Universal lions of the returned veterans an-!'gervice Act” written into law. ticipate securing the benefits and| 1t is highly important that the privileges of this law. Legion take the lead in urging Officers of each and every Post|that adequate military bases be should have a copy of this law,|kept. in Alaska. Commencing in the G. I. Bill of Rights. An in- 1932 our Department worked un- tensive study should be made of its ceasingly, endeavoring to secure provisions, so that they can be pre- more adequate defenses for Alaska disabled receive adequate medical | to the 25th ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION Finest Quality MEAT A PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU! 202-Phones-603 pared to give the same whole-| — — hearted service to the veterans that the veterans have given to our na- If our organization can give this service to those needing and who, are entitled to it without undue! delay, we can establish a prestige which will create a desire on the the discharged men and women, part of the veterans to becomel Yow’re i Welcome to Juneau | - it SeeUs for " SUCCESS TO THE 1944 CONVENTION! DON ABEL General Contractor and Builder of All Kinds . : Capitol Cocktail We Tip Our Hats to the ; AMERICAN LEGION | | Cowling-Davlin (o. '’ WILLIAM CADY, Manager DRINKS | egion, We Extend Greetings BEST WISHES AND SUCCESS TO THE 1944 CONVENTION! 4 J.B. Burford & Co. WARFIELD'S Successor to Greetings Legionnaires DRUG STORE @ MINE and MILL: Juneau, Alaska WELCOME LEGION!’ JUNEAU DRUG COMPANY Phone 482 Ellen’s Cash Grocery We carry a complete line of Groceries . . . Meat and Liquors!!! ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINING COMPANY We Extend Sincere Greetings to The American Legion and Its Auxiliary - During This 1944 Territorial Convention GUY L. SMITH DRUGS Mail Orders Promptly Filled! EXECUTIVE OFFICE: ; . San Francisco, U. S. A. :