Veterans’ Bulletin
National Council of War Vets, Inc.
Nat F. Johnson, National Commander,
Kansas City, Kansas
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ex-serviccmcn and
women are vitally interested In the benefits
their Government offers them through Vet
erans Administration and they arc asking
thousands of questions dally. The following
questions pertain only to veterans* benefits
enacted by Congress.
Veterans Administration today
announced that 2,250 employes in
VA hospitals are to be separated
from the service in a step da
signed to help bring the agency
within funds appropriated for the
opration of VA’s Department of
Medicine and Surgery for fiscal
year 1953.
Exempted from the reduction
will be doctors, nurses, dentists,
and dieticians. Personnel in these
categories, which are in short
supply and difficult to recruit,
may, however, be offered trans
fers from one VA hospital to an- j
other in order to maintain a I
balanced staffing pattern.
Thirty-day advance notices w*ll
be issued to the affected em
ployees by not later than October
5, with the actual separations be
coming effective November i,
1951.
The number of hospital em
ployees involved in the reduction
was considerably lessened by the
fact that VA liad frozen employ
ment in its hospitals as of last
August 5, and has not replaced
those employees who have left the
service since that date.
In addition to the current re
duction in force, VA also has
taken other measures In an at
tempt to ''om#\ within the medical
funds available for fiscal year
1953, including:
(1) Reduced the number of De
partment of Medicine and Sur
gery emnloyees in VA’s central
office in Washington by 5 per
cent,
(2) Reduced contracts with
other federal agencies for the
hospitalization of a daily average
of 385 veteran-patients. .
(3) Reduced the amount to pay
for hospital consultant and at
tending visits by $1,000,000.
(4) Reduced funds for fee
basis outpatient medical and
dental examination and treatment
of veterans by the sum of $5,100,
000.
In conjunction with reducing
the daily average number of con
tract hospital beds by 385, VA
said it is anticipating a reduction
ir. the daily average patient-load
in VA hospitals due to a lack of
funds for maintenance and opera
tion. It is estimated there will be
a reduction of more than 2,000
patients in the VA hospitals.
As of August 31, 1952, VA had
a total employment of 178,034,
with 136,377 of these employees
engaged in medical programs, In
cluding the operation of its 155
hospitals, and 108 clinics. Peak
employment in the agency was
reached in February 1947 when
there was an over-all total of
226,131 employees.
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Attending the missionary meet
ing in Omaha, Nebraska on Tues
day were Mrs. Joseph Green, Mrs.
M. L. Shakespeare and Mrs. J.
R. Edwards representing Quinn
Chapel A.M.E. church and Mrs.
Alfred Newton and Mrs. Nondus
Washington of Beatrice, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Dean
have returned home after spend
ing a week in Portland, Oregon.
While there they attended the
football game between Oregon
and Nebraska U. They reported
having a wonderful time.
In the city attending the funeral
of Fred Galloway who died
Thursday were Oreacy Burt, De
troit, Mich,; Mrs. Sarah Haynes,
Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Ruby Wash
ington, Chicago, 111., and Mrs.
Velma Watson, Cenatobia, Miss.
Houseguests of Mr. and Mrs.
James Fuller were Mrs. Fuller’s
nice and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Muckleroy of Oakland,
Calif. They arrived Saturday Oct.
4 and left Sunday Oct. 12th. On
Friday evening Mrs. Jeph Ad
kins was hostess at a steak dinner
at the Comhusker hotel. Also
| there were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Todd
and Mrs. James Fuller.
The Community Chest fund
raising campaign begins October
16th, helping .to meet the quota
will be Mrs. William Bryon Davis
of 820 C Street, who is colonel.
She will be assisted by the follow
ing captains; Mrs. Maud Johnson,
648 South 20th; Mrs. Jaunita
Walker, 2950 Cedar; Mrs. Yvonne
Anderson, 669 South 20tfi; Mrs.
Mary Alice Pierce, 1929 U St.;
Mrs. Walter Bell, 1945 Vine
Street; Mrs. Ollie Colley, 847
Sumner; Mrs. Clara Wimes, 1966
5 Street; Mrs. Loretha Shepherd,
1929 U Street and Mrs. Emma
Womack, 3028 U Street.
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Household
Hints
By
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2811 S. 24 — 3-621*'
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Mrs. Odessa Johnson
Miss Sampson 1,10 * **' “ M101
Savory Meat Loaf
1 % tablespoons diced salt pork or bacon
<4 cup finely chopped onion
2 pounds round beef, around
Vk cup quick-cooking tapioca
Vi. teaspoon pepper
3 Vt teaspoons salt
1 V4 cups crushed canned tomatoes
Fry salt pork or bacon until
crisp; add onion and cook until
golden brown. Add to other in
gredients and mix thoroughly.
Pack into 10x5x3-inch loaf pan.
Bake in moderate oven (350 de
grees F.) 1 hour, or until done.
(Serve hot or cold. Garnish with
parsley. Makes 8 to 12 servings.
Chocolate Delight
3 tablespoons cornstarch
6 taMftspoons sugar
% teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1% squares (1H o*.) unsweetened chocolate,
chopped or shaved
Vz teaspoon vanilla
1 pint vanilla Ice cream
Toasted cocoanut
Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt
in top of 1-quart double boiler.
Gradually add milk, while stir
ring; blend well. Add chocolate.
Place over boiling water and
cook, stirring constantly, until
thick and smooth. Cover and
cook 15 minutes longer, stirring
occasionally. Remove from heat.
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Add vanilla. Pour into serving
dishes. Chill. Top each serving
with 1/6 of a pint of ice cream.
Sprinkle ice cream, if desired,
with toasted cocoanut. Makes six
servings.
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