Show BUREAU EDITORS NOT EThis newspaper aper through special arrangement with the washington bureau of western newspaper 1 1 per union at 1616 eye street N TV washington ashington 1 r D C is able to bring readers this weekly column on problems of the veteran and sert serviceman iceman and his family am questions may be addressed to the above bureau and they will be answered ansi vered in a subsequent column no replies can be made direct by mail but only in the column abich will appear in this newspaper regularly unemployment benefits the veterans administration in charif clarifying ying rights ot of veterans under the unemployment or readjustment allowances feature of the GI bill has announced that veterans who take temporary jobs retain their rights to unemployment allo allowances bances after they are released and they are not required to claim blairr unemployment payments immediately after their discharge in order to protect their rights to benefits the GI bill provides that readjustment allowances will be payable to eligible veterans for two years after date of discharge or two years after end ot of the war whichever Is later and since the war is not yet officially over veterans already discharged still win will have two years after official termination in which to file claims tor for unemployment benefits in no case may unemployment benefits be paid later than five years after the war this would allow the veteran who reenlists re enlists for three years during the war period an additional two years in which to receive payments the veteran may apply for allowances as often as he becomes unemployed providing be does not voluntarily leave his employment without good reason or he is not discharged tor for cause and still has benefits available out of his maximum of 52 weeks questions and answers Q my aly stepmother step mother has a son who has been in the army since world war I 1 and she heard from him in six years could you yon tell me how to get in contact with him mrs J E R guntersville Gunters ville ala A write to the bureau of enlisted personnel office of the adjutant general war department washington 25 D C giving his full name serial number it you have it and all details Q my husband was inducted into the army april 8 1946 what would be the earliest date he could be released tic ile is 21 24 years old and in partnership with his father on a acre ranch with head bead of cattle his father is in poor health and has no other help could he pet get a discharge on these grounds E C miles allies city mont A it would be impossible to tell you when your husband will be released since the army has not made regulations beyond june 30 1946 if he can make a hardship or dependency case because of his need at home he is entitled to apply to his commanding officer tor for release on these grounds Q my bly husband is a private in japan lie ile went into service february 28 1915 1945 went across in november we have a crippled baby which has to be taken to the hospital every two weeks in atlanta I 1 put in for a discharge for him but they turned it down now I 1 am hoping he will get a discharge by being a fattier father can you tell me when all fathers will be home mrs E M C arters ville ga A under ordinary circumstances your husband probably would have another year of service before he is eligible for discharge at present there is no distinction between fathers and non fathers in the armed services except where they have three or more children Q I 1 see where widows of 0 war veterans of world war I 1 are entitled to a pension my husband recently passed away and would you kindly tell me where I 1 should make application for the pension mrs A E degrasse N Y A you should apply to your nearest veterans administration office I 1 probably at surmount Sun mount hospital near tup tupper per lake or at the post office building in watertown Q my boy was drafted into the army in november and was married a few days before he left ue he made his wife a 50 allotment can he be make his mother an allotment too lie he helped me before he went into the army and all of the children at home are still of school age I 1 am in bad health and so Is m my Y husband and I 1 need his help badly mrs A arab ala A yes he can make his mother an allotment but it is voluntary on his part Q I 1 have a son who has been in germany a year and two no months ile he is in the ath army of occupation 51 constabulary squadron he is almost 20 years old and has served most of his time overseas ile he went into service oct 11 1911 1914 will he te sent home soon al B macks ark A from your letter I 1 cannot determine how many points he has earned but he has served approximately IS 18 months men who have served 24 months by june 30 may be eligible tor for discharge by that date jfe |