HELP FOR SERVICEMEN

Chronicle (Levin), 2 April 1946, Page 4

HELP FOR SERVICEMEN

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTIVE ' ' The f acilities of the Ex-service-uen's Advisory Coinmittee are beconang more and more m demand by eturned servieemen, and owing to the iynipatlietic assistaiu'e aecorded thein. i)y the committee 's advisory pajiels, nore and moie is being done for the ipplicants, " said ilr. C. E. Gair, Sxecutive Oificer of the Manawatu ExServicemen's Advisory Committee when mterviewed on Tuesday. "The panel •onsists of tradesmen and businessmen .rho wish to help in the rehabilitation, heir trades-and businesses qualifying hein for this important advisory task. iy their knowledge of the situation in he district they can advise and often )lace the rnen, and in this way, by a jersonal application to their subjeet, hcv are al)le to achieve much. " lt is a i-ioticeable fact, however, hat a great nupiber of men seekiug iti^istam'e are ajf'tiy i positions of a ;>edentary uature, ,apd a dearth of posiious in this qu^f'tea- has created a )Ottle-ncck. We' bhVe the men for the jobs but we have not the jobs for the nen. We have been faced bv many uich" problems as this," Mr. Gair coninued, "but they have finally been overcome. " "Our greatest problem at the noment is to fmd accommodation for 'he number of men who are taking ■ourses under Government bnrsarv at Massey College," continued Mr. Gair. 'The thanks of the committee are due o thoso public-spiritcd citizens who 'iave opened their homes to the men in he past, the arrangemcnts in each case proving very satisfactory to both oarties. I make an appeal to any other citizens who could possibly offer ^ats or rooms or accommodation of any lort, to get in touch with me. I am in attendanee at the Municipal' Chambers mch afternoon between 2 and 3.30 Celock. Tn the past I have made sure by personal investigation that each nan is suited to the accommodation iffered, and by the success of this apppoach to the problem can assure any one who mav have a room to help 's out, that they need have no worries m that score. ' ' Mr. Gair concluded by pointing out 'hat all ex-servieemen and women, vhether of overseas or home service, were eligible for assistance. "We are •i band of businessmen," he said, "who have' got together to see that things are made a little easier for the exser.viceman who is attempting to piclc up the threads from where he left off, and any rehabilitation problem of any nntn returning to civilian life can be made easier and overcome when ipecialised ""b'b fnoVip ii 7 >