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59-1007. Privileges and rights of soldiers and sailors, their widows and orphans. - The soldiers and sailors of the World War, the war with Spain, and the war in the Philippine Islands, the soldiers who were in service on the Mexican border during the years 1916 and 1917, the soldiers and sailors who are in the regular service of the United States, and who are residents of this state, together with their widows and orphans, shall have and are hereby given all of the rights and privileges now held and enjoyed by the soldiers and sailors and their widows and orphans, of the Civil War. (Acts 1935, ch. 202, Sec. 1, p. 972.)
59-1007a. Privileges and rights of mem- bers of armed forces in World War II, their widows and orphans. - All persons who have served, or who are now serving, or who may hereafter serve as a part of the armed forces of the United States in the present war with Germany, Italy or Japan, or any of their allies, and the wives, widows, and children of such persons, who are residents of the state of In- diana, shall have and are hereby given all of the rights and privileges now held and enjoyed by soldiers, sailors, nurses and/or other vet- erans, their wives, widows and children, of the first world war, under existing statutes or under any statute which may hereafter be enacted. (Acts 1943, ch. 254, Sec. 1, p. 724.)
59-1008. Nurses of World War - Dis- charge - Benefits. - Every nurse who served as such during the World War with any of the armed forces of the United States and who was honorably discharged from service, and who is a resident of the state of Indiana, shall have and is hereby given all of the benefits, rights, privileges and immunities which are
conferred by the law of the state of Indiana, upon and which are held and enjoyed by hon- orably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the World War, and such bene- fits, rights, privileges and immunities as are now by the law of the state of Indiana con- ferred upon any representative, heir or relative of any honorably discharged deceased soldier, sailor or marine who served in the armed forces of the United States during the World War are hereby conferred upon the like rep- resentative, heir or relative of any such de- ceased nurse. (Acts 1933, ch. 180, Sec. 1, p. 908.)
59-1009 (13692). Burial of soldiers, sail- ors, marines, or widows. - Whenever any honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine, who may have at any time served as a regular or volunteer soldier, sailor or marine, in the army or navy of the United States, or the wife, or widow of any such soldier, sailor or marine, resident of any county of this state, other than the inmates of the Inmates of the Indiana State Soldiers' Home or the National Miliary Home in Grant County, or whenever any member of the armed forces engaged in World War II, resident of any county of this state, has died or shall die hereafter, upon claim filed by any interested person with the board of commissioners of the county stating the fact of such service, death and discharge, and that the body has been buried in a decent and respectable manner in a cemetery or burial ground, such board of commissioners shall investigate, hear and determine such claim like other claims, filed for allowance by them, and if, the facts averred are found to be true, such board shall consider, also, the tribute of respect due to such soldier, sailor or marine and make allowance of such claim in a sum not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for service rendered and material furnished in care of such body and such burial: And be it further Provided, That in case of such death and burial, it is averred in such claim and proven that from actual neces- sity a burial place not to exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the body of such soldier, sailor or marine, or the body of the wife, or widow of such soldier, sailor or marine, or for the body of any such member of the armed forces who was engaged in
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World War II, was purchased in any ceme- tery, such board shall make further reasonable allowances in payment for such burial place, and such allowance in either or both cases shall be paid from the funds of such county, as now provided by law. (Acts 1915, ch. 3, Sec. 1, p. 12; 1917, ch. 39, Sec. 1, p. 93; 1943, ch. 55, Sec. 1, p. 138.)
59-1010 (13692.1). Mmemorial Day ex- penses - Appropriations to organizations of veterans. - The respective authorities of the several counties, townships, cities, and towns of the state of Indiana, may appropriate an- nually to one (1) post, garrison or camp of each of the following organizations: The Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, United Spanish War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, the American Legion, and the Army and Navy Union of the United States of America, in the respec- tive counties, townships, cities or towns, a sum of money not to exceed the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) to any such post, gar- rison or camp to aid in defraying the expenses of Memorial Day. (Acts 1927, ch. 193, Sec. 1, p. 564; 1933, ch. 20, Sec. 1, p. 88.)
59-1011 (13692.2). Veterans, United Spanish War - Annual encampment - Ap- propriation. - The sum of one thousand dol- lars ($1,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated annually, out of any money in the general fund of the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the use and benefit of the United Spanish War Veterans of the Department of Indiana, to assist in the payment of the expenses of the annual encampment of the department. (Acts 1927, ch. 13, Sec. 1, p. 40.)
59-1012. Veterans of Foreign Wars - Appropriation. - The sum of five hundred dollars ($500), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated annually, out of any money in the general fund of the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the use and benefit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Department of Indiana, to assist in the payment of the expenses of the annual
encampment of the department. (Acts 1931, ch. 40, Sec. 1, p. 100.)
59-1013. Division of graves registration - Creation - Adjutant general .-- The adjutant general is hereby authorized to create a divi- sion of graves registration in the office of the adjutant general, which shall make and pre- serve, by counties, a permanent registry of the graves of all persons who shall have served honorably in the military or naval forces of the United States in the time of war and whose mortal remains may rest in Indiana. (Acts 1937, ch. 246, Sec. 1, p. 1170.)
59-1014. Director - Qualifications and appointment. - The director of the division of graves registration created by the adjutant general shall be a member of a patriotic or- ganization and shall be appointed by the ad- jutant general and shall serve without com- pensation. (Acts 1937, ch. 246, Sec. 2, p. 1170.)
59-1015. Burial permits - Information required. - Hereafter no burial permit shall be issued by an officer in this state having au- thority to issue burial permits, until the fol- lowing information is secured, if practicable so to do, and except where an immediate burial should be made to avoid the danger of contagion. Was the deceased a veteran of any of the wars in which the United States has been engaged? If so, the date when he entered the service and the date on which he was dis- charged; the medals and decorations won; and the division or regiment in which he was en- listed. (Acts 1937, ch. 246, Sec. 3, p. 1170.)
59-1016. Annual appropriation. - A sufficient sum of money not exceeding $1,000 is hereby appropriated, annually, out of any money in the general fund of the state trea- sury not otherwise appropriated, to pay any and all expenses which may be incurred in the administration and enforcement of the pro- visions of this act, but the expenditure of such money shall in all cases be made under the direction of and be subject to the approval of the governor. (Acts 1937, ch. 246, Sec. 4, p. 1170.)
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History of the Buddy Poppy
Kansas City-Indisputable evidence is avail- able to prove that the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States was the first vet- eran organization to promote a nationally organized campaign for the annual distribu- tion of poppies made by disabled and needy veterans.
"Ever since other organizations have taken up the sale of poppies, we have urged and worked for cooperation and harmony in spite of opposition, rebuffs, and misstatements that have been used to discredit our rights, our methods and our purposes," declares a state- ment issued by Adjutant General R. B. Handy, Jr., from National Headquarters here of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S.
Gen. R. B. Handy, Jr.
As chairman of the V. F. W. National Buddy Poppy Committee since February 1, 1923, Adjutant General Handy has been in personal contact with the development of this movement and is thoroughly familiar with the activities of other organizations that have sought the exclusive privilege of raising funds for the welfare of disabled and needy veterans and their dependents in this manner.
"The poppy movement got its impetus from the poem 'In Flanders Fields' written by Colonel John McCrae of the Canadian forces before the United States entered the world war. Immediately after the Armistice, the idea of selling replicas of the original Flanders' poppy took hold in some of the allied coun- tries," is Adjutant General Handy's explana- tion of the birth of this movement.
"No definite organized sales of poppies on a nation-wide scale was conducted in America until 1921, when the Franco-American Chil- dren's League sold poppies ostensibly for the benefit of children in the devastated areas of France and Belgium," Handy's statement points out.
"Madam Guerin, who was recognized as 'the poppy lady from France' sought and re- ceived the cooperation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. early in 1922, after the Franco-American Children's League was dissolved, when we conducted a poppy sale prior to Memorial Day, 1922, using only pop- pies that were made in France. In the 1923 poppy sale, due to the difficulty and delay in getting poppies from France, the V. F. W. made use of a surplus of French poppies that were on hand and the balance was provided by a firm of artificial flower manufacturers in New York City.
"It was during the 1923 campaign that the V. F. W. evolved the idea which resulted in the V. F. W. Buddy Poppy - fashioned by disabled and needy veterans who were paid for their work as a practical means of provid- ing assistance for these comrades. This plan was formerly presented to the 1923 encamp- ment of the V. F. W. at Norfolk, Virginia, for adoption. Immediately thereafter was established the V. F. W. Buddy Poppy factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where all V.F.W. Buddy Poppies for the 1924 sale were made by disabled veterans. General Frank T. Hines, Director of the U. S. Veterans' Bureau en- dorsed the plan and pledged the cooperation of his department. All men employed in the making of Buddy Poppies for the 1924 sale were sent to the V. F. W. poppy workshop by the U. S. Veterans' Bureau regional manager in Pittsburgh. The designation 'Buddy Poppy' which originated with the men themselves, was adopted at that time.
"In February, 1924, the V. F. W. registered the name 'Buddy Poppy' with the United States patent office, and a certificate was issued on May 20, 1924, granting the V. F. W. all trade-mark rights in the name of 'Buddy'
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under the classification of artificial flowers. The V. F. W. has made that trade-mark a guarantee that all poppies bearing that name and the V. F. W. label are genuine products of the work of disabled and needy veterans. No other organization, firm, or individual, can make legal use of the name 'Buddy Poppy.'
"Following the 1924 sale, a number of the larger state departments of the V. F. W. be- lieved it would stimulate local sales if the pop- pies they used were made by disabled veterans in hospitals within their own jurisdiction. The 1924 encampment of the V. F. W. at Atlantic City granted this privilege, under the pro- vision that all poppies would be produced ac- cording to specifications laid down by the
WEAR A V. F. W.
BUDDY POPPY
MEMORIAL DAY
National Buddy Poppy Committee, and that all poppies would be made by disabled vet- erans in government hospitals and by needy veterans in workshops supervised by the V. F. W.
"The National Buddy Poppy Committee has kept close check upon the making of all Buddy Poppies and has supplied all V. F. W. Buddy Poppy tags which must be used on all poppies sold by any unit of this organization. State departments securing tags from Na- tional Headquarters must make an accounting for all tags used and return all unused tags at the close of each campaign. The V. F. W. has steadfastly adhered to the policy of veteran made poppies.
"The poppy was adopted as the official
Memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. by the National Encamp- ment held in Seattle, Washington, in August, 1922, following the first nation-wide distri- bution of poppies in May, 1922, ever con- ducted by any veteran organization.
"In September, 1920, the National Con- vention of the American Legion, held at Cleveland, passed a resolution adopting the poppy as the official flower of that organiza- tion. However, at the third national conven- tion of the American Legion, held in Kansas City in October, 1921, the American Legion repudiated the poppy and adopted the daisy as its official flower.
"In October, 1922, following the first na- tion-wide sale of poppies as conducted by the V. F. W. during the month of May of that year, the fourth national convention of the American Legion, held at New Orleans, Lou- isiana, in October, adopted the folowing reso- lution which is taken from a printed summary of the proceedings:
" 'Resolved, that the poppy is hereby de- clared to be the official American Legion flower, instead of the daisy, which was adopted by the 1921 convention of the Amer- ican Legion.'
"This indicates clearly that the daisy was adopted by the American Legion in 1921 and that following the successful poppy sale con- ducted by the V. F. W. in May, 1922, the American Legion realized the financial possi- bilities of the poppy movement. In the spring of 1923, following the New Orleans encamp- ment and one year after the first poppy sale of the V. F. W. on a nation-wide scale, the American Legion conducted its first poppy sale using poppies supplied by a French manu- facturer as shown in the report of the Na- tional Adjutant for the year ending October 15, 1923.
"The question of who first sponsored the idea of the poppy as a memorial flower in America will probably never be definitely de- termined. However, the American Legion has recognized Miss Moina Michael of Athens, Georgia, as the originator of this idea which was inspired while working under the auspices of the American Red Cross during the World
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war. It was at the suggestion of Miss Michael, according to reports, that the American Le- gion Convention in Cleveland in 1920 adopted the poppy as its memorial flower. Contrary to these claims, however, is the fact that arti- ficial poppies were made and sold in this coun- try as early as 1919. The Service Star Legion unit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, claims to have sold poppies to raise funds for the home- coming celebration of the men from Milwau- kee who served in the A. E. F.
"The records are clear, however, on the sub- ject of the first nation-wide distribution of poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. in May, 1922.
"Despite propaganda and unfounded charges directed at the annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the V. F. W. the fact remains that the poppies sold by our organization have been made by disabled veterans in government hospitals since 1924 under the direction of occupational therapy aides who are employees of the U. S. Government. From the very be- ginning, the Buddy Poppy movement of the V. F. W. has received the endorsement and cooperation of the director of the U. S. Vet- erans' Bureau and the medical officers in charge of government hospitals. Letters com- mending the Buddy Poppy movement of the V. F. W. from the late Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, former Presi- dent Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, have conveyed to the country at large, official endorsement and recognition of V. F. W. efforts in this direction.
"In conclusion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. have always sought har- mony and cooperation with all organizations. In many places the two organizations co- operate and work in harmany and wherever this condition is possible, V. F. W. units are urged to invite the cooperation of the Ameri- can Legion in a joint campaign.
"If there is any dispute as to the pre- eminence of the V. F. W. poppy as the na- tion's memorial flower, this verdict has already been rendered by the public at large, with its enthusiastic approval and acceptance of the V. F. W. flower year after year. The phrase 'Buddy Poppy' has become synonymous with
poppies used for memorial purposes. This attitude on the part of the American public, the evidence on record in the proceedings of past national conventions of both the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S. and the Amer- ican Legion, and the consistent support and endorsement the Buddy Poppy movement has received from high government officials, com- pletely puts to rout all innuendoes and state- ments circulated by unscrupulous individuals who are ignorant of the facts and inspired solely by vindictive partisanship."
CHURCHILL REBUFF TO U. S. REVEALED
(Herald-Examiner, now Herald-American, Chicago, Ill.)
New York, Oct. 23, 1938. - Winston Churchill's recent plea to America to join forces with Britain against aggression of dic- tatorships represents a reversal of previous Churchill statements, it was declared tonight by William Griffith, editor and publisher of the New York Sunday Enquirer.
Griffith stated that only two years ago Churchill said he thought America, instead of entering the world war, should have kept its hands out of Europe and "minded its own business."
Churchill told him during a conference in London, Griffith said, that by entering the world war America cost England and France millions of lives which would have been spared had America stayed home, because England would have made peace in the spring of 1917.
He quoted Churchill as adding that Amer- ica owed Britain a war debt instead of the situation being reversed and as blaming America for laying the foundation for many future wars by sponsoring the Versailles treaty.
Tells of Conference
The New York publisher, who has con- ferred with any of Europe's leading statesmen
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during six extended tours of Europe the last four years said:
"I was in England in the summer of 1936 and at Churchill's invitation visited him in his home. We talked for about two hours. I asked him if he did not agree with me that since America had helped England win the world war she should now pay her war debt?"
Griffith said Churchill made this sensational reply:
"I agree with you that England should at once pay every penny she owes, but England should be allowed to deduct 50 per cent of the cost of every shot and shell she fired toward Germany from the time America de- clared war until she actually put troops in the front lines a year later."
The American publisher said he asked how much Churchill estimated that deduction would be and was told it would amount to about four billion 950 million dollars, which with interest Mr. Churchill claimed, would exceed the amount of the British debt.
Churchill Wanted More
Griffith quoted Churchill as saying:
"In reality you owe us considerable money, because you should pay us interest on that money we expended in your behalf while you were preparing to fight and up until the war debts were completely settled."
Griffith said he expressed his astonishment at this attitude of Churchill's part in view of the fact that he considered America's entry into the world war swung the balance of the strength in favor of the allies and made pos- sible an allied victory. He quoted the British statesman as replying:
"You didn't save us from defeat. It would have been much better if you had stayed out, although I admit I did not realize this at the time you entered the war. If you had not en- tered the war we would have made peace with Germany in the spring of 1917. That would have saved millions of British and French lives. There would have been no collapse in Russia followed by communism, no later collapse in Italy followed by fascism, no collapse in Ger- many followed by Naziism."
Griffith said Churchill then laid full respon- sibility for the Versailles treaty on America and added:
"If it hadn't been for that treaty all these little countries would never have been formed and the foundation would not have been laid for many future wars."
Churchill was quoted by Griffith as saying "that he could not understand America's par- ticipation in the war. If she had entered in 1915, when she had the "legitimate" reason in the Lusitania's sinking, but I can't understand America entering the war in 1917, when she had no excuse, Griffith quoted him as saying.
The New York publisher said Churchill dis- agreed with him again when he expressed the opinion that America had learned its lesson and would refrain from embroiling itself in any future European wars. He recalled that Churchill said:
"When the next war starts, the long arm of world events will reach around the American continent and you will find yourselves fight- ing shoulder to shoulder with England again."
NORDEN BOMBSIGHT IMPROVED
A Gary flyer, Sgt. Elvin I. Cox, 20, sta- tioned in England has greatly improved effec- tiveness of the famous U. S. Norden bomb- sight, according to news dispatches from a U. S. bomber base in England.
Cox noticed that incendiary bombs drop straighter to the ground than general purpose bombs, whose greater weight carry them for- ward in more of a curve.
He improved the Norden bombsight to al- low for this differential and the improvement, dispatches say, is being used by Flying Fort- resses at the base.
Cox goes on raids himself to check on the apparatus.
Assigned to duty in training of bombardiers at the base, he says, "I'd rather be a combat man than do this bombsight work."
He flew in the lead plane of bombers which destroyed the molybdenum mine and plant at Knaben, Norway, Nov. 16, flying as an aerial engineer and following directions of the navi- gators guiding the bomber via the automatic pilot for six and a half hours on the 1,200- mile round trip.
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RED CROSS-SOCIAL HISTORY GUIDE- A FOR SERVICEMEN IN HOSPITALS
1. Identifying Information: Name of pa- tient, military identification, martial status, family composition where patient makes his home, race, naionality, and religion.
2. Sources of Information: List inform- ants, their relationship to patients, length of time they knew patient, records consulted (Social Service Exchange, school, hospital, juvenile, or other court, etc.)
3. Developmental History: Give date and place of birth, and any unusual influencing factors. Was there a birth injury? Did he walk and talk at an unusually early or late age? Note anything unusual in development, such as feeding difficulties, stuttering, nail bitting, fainting spells or convulsions, nightmares, sleep walking, bed wetting longer than usual, special fears, temper tantrums?
4. Health and Medical History: Was serv- iceman admitted to hospitals for either medi- cal or mental condition? When? Reason? Secure details and a report from the doctor. Note any unusual use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs.
5. Family History: What appeared to be the attitudes in the family group? How many brothers and sisters? Patients relationship to the parents? Are they divorced? Are parents foreign born? Is this a source of conflict? If either parent is dead, what age was the patient at the time of death, and how did he react to it? Were methods of child training over- severe or over-indulgent? How did patient get along with brothers and sisters? Was there an extreme attachment between patient, and any member of the family? Was there any mental illness, epilepsy or alcoholism, etc. in immediate family?
6. Personality: What kind of a person is the patient? Did he play alone or in groups? Was he a leader, or was he shy and always a
follower? Timid, overly modest, or a show off? Did he have a sense of duty? Calm or high strung? What were his interests and hobbies? Did he have pets? Was he cruel to animals? If so, at what age? Was he happy-go-lucky or responsible? Where there any marked changes in habits, interests, and attitudes of adoles- cence? Did he have girl friends, older or younger, approved or disapproved socially? Did he have strong attachments to boys? De- scribe any unusual interest in religion. What were his ambitions?
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