Show BUREAU EDITORS NOTE this newspaper through special arrangement with the washington bureau of western newspaper union at 1616 eye street N W washington D C is able to bring readers ibia weekly column on problems of the veteran and serviceman and his family questions may be addressed to the above bureau and they wilt will be answered in a subsequent column no replies can he be made direct by mail but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly deadlines on vet benefits As A i a reminder to veterans ol 01 voad war II 11 there are several deadlines for veterans benefits the first which is december 31 1946 applies to some alien veterans who served in the armed forces after september 1 1939 who can become american citizens easily if they apply before that time a the second war powers act expired expire on that date the second deadline refers to re instatement of national service life insurance if about 10 million voter veler ans who have permitted their in aurance to lapse ask tor for rein statement prior to february 1 1947 they may do so without a physical examination merely signing e statement that their health is as good now as when their policy lapsed and by paying premium for only two months home farm and business loans may be guaranteed or insured by VA up to 10 years after end of jbf war education or job training may be started up to tour four years after end of war rehabilitation for disabled veterans must be completed within nine years after wars end and readjustment allowances for unemployment or self employment may be obtained for two years yeam after discharge or the wars end whichever is later with an overall over all limitation of five years after termination of hostilities tili ties appeals from decisions of the rating board on disability pensions must be taken within one year from the date of notification of 0 the decision questions and answers Q when my son was discharged from the marine corps last march he went to his old job and found they had gone out of business lie he could not get in any other place that did the same kind of work so he be decided he be would learn a new trade under the GI bill so he be worked in a machine shop learning tool making lie ile was there about three months and on account of the steel strikes the firm was not able to secure any steel and since it was a small place my son was laid off As he was planning to be married in the autumn he wanted work so he managed to get into a hosiery mill at new britain to learn knitting when he went to this his new job to learn the new trade he notified the veterans administration in philadelphia of his changed job and new address they immediately stopped sending the allotment of 65 a month Is he entitled to the G GI I 1 bill of rights now it will take over a year to learn the knitting trade and it his fault he be had to change jobs mrs A R ardsley pa A it is unfortunate of course but your son has no recourse unless the knitting mill where he now is employed is approved by veter veterans ans administration for on the job training under the GI bill if it is the then n he again can qualify tor for the G GI i benefits it if it is not there is noth ing VA can do about it Q my husband was in the service for 17 days and at that time he received what Is termed an hon bon arable special discharge would hr he be considered a veteran and nd it if s would he be eligible for fe the rent ren t of the government homes now b bi ing built mrs R D W taylor ville N C A the laws require at least i days active service in order to be bc come eligible for GI benefits uj ui less the serviceman is discharge sooner because of a physical di ability so if your son was di charged with a medical di dischar gs I 1 he is considered a veteran vetera al aar I 1 eligible for all benefits to veterans Q I 1 am a disabled veteran re ceiling a monthly pension for a service connected disability I 1 have married since my discharge ai and I 1 d have one child am I 1 entitled to additional benefits for my wife and child as dependents if so what wha steps should I 1 take to secure an increase in monthly pension J M 1 J ellav ellaville I 1 e ga A you are not entitled to additional dit ional pension since disability ratings are made upon the degree of disability and have nothing to do with the number of dependents Q I 1 am a gold star mother of world war 11 II and would like very much to become a member of this organization would you please pleas tell me how bow to go about joining mrs 51 OH norwood ohio A national president of the gold star mothers organization is mrs rs eleanor D boyd 1255 east 2nd and street long beach 3 calif national custodian of records emeritus is mrs R E jacobs new colonial hotel and M ats N W washington 5 D C A lol loiter to e ither either of these women will elicit any information you desire |