| Show I I L EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This newspaper ll tr through special s teil arrangement with tb tbs Washington ton Bureau of 01 Western Wel New N paper ll er Union at tit 1616 Eye EI Street Strul N N. IP W Washington D D. C C. is able t to 10 brin bring reads readers reail rs this y limn column on oo ems I I ferns lemi of the Ihl veteran and sert ceman sad and his bis family Questions may be an ad J dressed to So the Ih above boVI abo Bureau and aad the they I ui ill be answered J in t a subsequent cot cot col um No replies Ft in can cn be bt made direct I by mil mail hut but only oely in rs the she column which will ill appear a in this newspaper news tl regularly Veterans' Veterans Dental Care Dental service provided for vet vet- veterans veterans erans with service-connected service ills ills- i abilities by Veterans' Veterans administration amounted to approximately 1950 I as of November 30 and of o thi this i F amount was paid to par parI I dentists on a fee basis I F Applications for treatments in increased creased to at the end o ot of November I Home town dental care for these I veterans with service I disabilities now is available in jn all al althe the 48 states according to VA anc and F the fee schedule for participating dentists was set by VA in cooperation I tion with American Dental atlon Each state contract was dated separately by the state den den- dental dental tal society so and the VA branch of ot- flees having jurisdiction over that thai I F FI state I and participating dentists I are nominated by the state society and approved by VA branch offices I I As of December 4 there were F veterans in VA hospitals I I veterans have applied for GI loans amounting to almost I 1 approximately 1000 National Service Life Insurance policies were in force as of ot Novem Novem- November November F ber 30 and their total insurance I value alue was approximately 0 0 C I I II Questions Q and Answers Q Can a World IVorId War I widow get geta getIL a IL pension for an adopted baby This Is a grandchild of at the World War WarI I 1 veteran lie He has bas been dead 18 months and his widow Ido adopted their grandchild and can she get a pen pen- pension pension sion for it too too Widow Dalton Ga A. A If the child is legally adopted such children come under the same status as other dependent children and if 11 the child is a minor he should be eligible for pension Q My ly sou sOli was drafted in the army January 25 1941 lie He took out an 1875 war bond each month and had them made out to me I re received re- re received them regularly up until De De- December cember rember 1915 1945 and haven't received one since The boy Is still In Japan I would like to know what to do about it Iother Mother Livingston Ky A. A If the money Is still being de deducted ducted from his pay for the pur pur- purchase purchase purchase chase of the bonds you ou should con con- continue continue continue to receive them Since you are not write to the Central Field fiscal offices U. U S S. S army Chief of 01 Finance Goodfellow blvd St. St Louis 2 Mo giving your our sons son's full fun name serial number and where If 11 you know he authorized the money to be deducted from his pay Q I was discharged from the YES WAVES on October 17 1915 1945 I had quite a lot of dental work ork done dur- dur February and March of 1946 Now I have been told by an soldier ex-soldier that the government paid for his dental work ork because he be had It t done I before he was vas discharged My lily ques ques- question lion tion is whether I am eligible for this I have hare been discharged for over a year but the work was done and the bill paid by myself just a a. few Tew months after arter I was discharged The dental work was necessary and urgent as the x-rays x will testify testify- I Mrs Sirs K n. E. E II n. Melstone 1 Mont A. A A Veterans with service connect I ed disabilities are eligible for free tree I dental work from Veterans' Veterans admin Both the army and navy provided dental care and treatment I for members of the armed forces However if you obtained your our den den- dental dental dental tal work after your Jour discharge I do donot I Inot not believe you ou aro eligible for re reo reimbursement re- re by the government if you rou ou have no service-connected service dis I ability I Q I have a husband In Manila I and he said he be would give me inc a divorce When Shen I 1 sent him the papers he be refused to sign them and he hasn't supported me since Ince Can I get a divorce without sending him the papers papers papers-M M. M D. D K I K Adolphus KY A. A You should consult an attorI I ney I Q I want to o know If lf my husband I can get a divorce while in the army I and where whre can I get this informs information lion ion or the papers concerning this Mrs J. J L. L II st. st Louis Mo I A. A Your husband has the same legal rights in the army as he has hasas hasI hasas I as a civilian Should such a case be filed you will be notified in the I manner prescribed by the law la laj j Q I am writing In regard to my t terminal leave pay pa I 1 filed my ap in or around August Au 1946 I and as yet jet et I have not received a I notice or check or lr my discharge papers Can you fOU tell me If II It has bas been sent to me me I 1 am a veteran ef of I World IVorid War II and served 2 years and ind 18 IS days R n. n. n B. B Rochester X N. Y 1 A. A Generally speaking terminal leave lene checks cheeks or bonds are mailed about 60 days after application It 1 itI I your case suggest you write to same office to which you fOU sent your our application and ask the reason for forthe I F the delay may be a normal cormal one I |
