Show SE ED EDITORS NOTE this ws t r h abro special arrangement with tae waa on beof of paper p union at 16 1616 16 ely eye street nl D C hit bie to bri anns g washington was rob readers ad r this weekly column on problems problem of the veteran an and wv r iceman and his hi family questions may be head dressed to the above bureau and fa ib y will he be answered in a subsequent W colm 0 no replies can be made dire directly direct ca by dmn mail nail but only in the column which hichi will vill appear in this newspaper new r regularly hospital service more than nationally known organizations gan izat ions together with many local groups now are cooperating with veterans administration to I 1 ring bring community life to patients in veterans hospitals in an effort to restore self confidence to sick veterans through hormal association with citizens ot of the community in 87 VA hospitals the program has developed to the point where a voluntary service committee Is coordinating the work of all groups involved all of VAs 13 branch offic offices es have committees at work while a national advisory committee working with the VA central office in Wai washington hington is outlining general policies and setting up standards tor for volunteer volunteer workers with the hospitalized patients represented on the national advisory committee are the american legion american legion auxiliary american national red cross american voluntary services inc abnal brith disabled american yet Veterans erans disabled american veterans auxiliary jewish war veterans and its auxiliary masonic service association national society of service star legion leaion united service organization inc veterans of foreign wars veterans of foreign wars A auxiliary biary overseas service legion and military order of the purple heart questions and answers Q can you tell me howmann how many automobiles to have been given to veterans who lost a leg or legs during world war 11 II under the law recently passed for that purpose J L IV winamac winanac Wina mac ind A veterans administration says it has paid invoices for automobiles indicating that many have been delivered more than that number probably have been ordered since the veterans who lost the use of one or both legs have been certified as eligible to receive automobiles or other conveyances and over sales agreements have been approved by VA the appropriation made under public law for this purpose expires june 30 1947 Q does the government pay for medical services for a veteran while he is attending school under the ai OI 01 bill my son has been in bad health since his discharge from the army and as a result he has been sick a great deal of the time since he entered school how can I 1 find out about this mrs K ill BI W brockton mass A while the emens readjustment act of 1944 makes no special provision for medical erlat treatment your son would be entitled to any free governmental medical service which he would ordinarily receive as a result of 0 his military service or it if a tee fee is charged in his school then he is entitled to such medical service as Is given tor for this fee for instance if his illness is a result ot of or is aggravated by his service in the armed forces he would be entitled to an examination examina examination lion and possibly a disability rating by veterans administration suggest that he contact his hi s nearest office of VA and ask tor for a medical examination they will determine whether he is entitled to tree free services or a disability pension Q my son had not completed his elementary schooling when he was drafted into the army Is it possible for him to complete this schooling upon his discharge mrs airs A G III BI Si keston bio BID A yes he can complete elementary school although it is po possible isible that as a result of his army training he may not be required to finish and may be passed by his school to his next grade of high school your school officials can advise you Q if a war veteran of world war I 1 hast remarried and has a former wife with alimony still payable who will be eligible for a pension the lawful wife or the former wife I 1 ie reader chattanooga tenn A the legal wife will be eligible ordinarily for pension although the former ormer wife still is entitled to alimony while the husband is living if ff alimony is being paid under a court order Q we would like to know if p possible S just how many employees act veterans administration has on its payrolls and whether or not VA is adding in new emPO employees or firing them hem A J and D 51 c fayetteville arki ark A the civil service commission says that as of january 1947 veterans administration had paid employees of which were in continental U S this number is an increase of 2430 over aver the tha december total the total number employed in washington D C was |