Soldiers' Bureau Formed to Find Jobs for Returning Men, Feb. 12, 1919

From the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 12, 1919

Soldiers’ Bureau Is Formed in Hickory

Mr. Max T. Payne of Greensboro district organizer of the United States employment service, department of labor, was in Hickory yesterday afternoon for the purpose of organizing a local soldiers and sailors’ bureau to attend to the matter of giving employment to soldiers and sailors from Hickory on their return from the service. Mr. Payne said it was especially desired that each community look after its own men first and giving work to others afterwards. If this is done the question of employment will not be acute and all persons are asked to report the return of soldiers to any of the following members of the local bureau:

A.K. Joy, secretary, Chamber of Commerce

Dr. W.H. Nicholson, president, American Red Cross Association

C.H. Geitner, chairman, Red Cross home service committee

C.W. Bagby, postmaster and member of the home service committee

E.W. Lentz, chief of police

Rev. W.W. Rowe, pastor, Reformed church

W.J. Shuford, president, Catawba Creamery Company

H.E. Whitener, chief, fire department

Eubert Lyerly, chairman, exemption board

S.H. Farabee, editor, Daily Record