Show I SERVICE BUREAU EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This Thit newspaper through special arrangement with witla the tIle Washington Bureau of oJ Western Newspaper Union at 1616 Eye Street N. N Wt W. W Trashing ton Ion D. D C. C is u able to bring readers this I weekly column on problems of oJ the tIle veteran Leteran and serviceman and hit his family Jamily Questions may be addressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent col col- No replies can be made direct by byma mail ma but only in the tIle column which will appear in this th J newspaper regularly Disabled Vets Producers Disabled veterans on occupation occupation- occupational al therapy farms operated in con con- connection connection connection with 31 veterans' veterans adminis adminis- administration administration administration hospitals will this year attempt to surpass their last years year's record production production production tion of pounds of foodstuffs valued at The higher goal set for this year will aid in conserving other foods for feeding the hungry in Europe but it will also furnish thousands of patients in VA hospitals with fresh vegetables fruits eggs milk and meat Although the agricultural ac ac- activities activities ac- ac activities on VA farms are operated primarily to provide beneficial ther ther- therapy therapy therapy apy for patients all of the food grown is used in hospital kitchens and none is wasted During the past year more than 2000 patients in the 31 VA hospitals spent a total of man hours cultivating gardens and tending cattle cat cat- cattle cattle tle sheep hogs and chickens They provided the dietetic departments of the hospitals with a total of thou thou- thousands thousands thousands sands of pounds of needed badly-needed food products The largest farm is at Chili- Chili Ohio where 1444 acres is de de- devoted devoted de- de devoted voted to truck gardening wheat and barley crops and pasture for dairy herds Questions and Answers Q My husband was killed in inaction inaction Inaction action on Luzon and I 1 have had several tell me I may be entitled to get a loan to build a home under the GI bill of rights Is this true And if it is not then I as one of the many widows wid ws of this war think we should be able to I have three children and have to pay 48 per month for rent which I could be putting into my own home Mrs S. S M. M S. S Littlefield Texas A. A As a widow you are not en en- entitled entitled entitled titled to loan privileges under the GI bill You are however entitled to 1 all your husbands husband's back pay plus a gift of six months pay from the army 2 a pension for life for yourself and a pension for each of your three t e children en until they are of age Unless you have already done so YOU vou should make application tion immediately for back pay allowances to claims division general accounting office office of special settlement accounts 27 Pine street New York 5 New York For your pension write write- all details or vis vis- visit visit visit it personally your nearest Veterans' Veterans administration hospital or office at Amarillo or Wichita Falls Q My Iy husband husband has has has be been m in hi service service service ice 16 months 5 months in the states and overseas 11 months We Weha have ha ve one child What I want to know is does he get two points for forthe forthe forthe the 11 months overseas Do they ther get two points a month now Mrs F. F C. C T. T Marshall N. N C. C A. A He receives one point a month for each month of service and an additional point for each month overseas up to September Se r 2 1945 Q My husband has been in service service service ice 18 months and overseas 10 months lie He has 42 points All the boys who went with him have al already al- al already ready come back If my husband is still in the hospital he has been there over 3 months Do you think he will get home soon soon l Mrs O. O C. C Tishomingo Miss A. A I have no way of knowing how howlong howlong howlong long he will be iri in the hospital If he has 40 points he should be home by June 30 1946 unless he is detained de de- detained detained for some other cause Q I am a widow with four chil chil- children children dren my husband died in 1916 dur dur- during doring during ing World War I. I His Ilis death was not connected with the war I 1 have reared my children from the time of his death until now 30 years without an income of o any any kind He lie died before he be was enlisted in World War Var I. I Am I entitled to a widows widow's pension pension Mrs K K M. M C. C Union Church Miss A. A No since your husband was never in the army you are not en en- entitled entitled entitled titled to a veterans veteran's pension pen ion Q My husband was discharged from the army November 21 1945 19 lie He had bad a aVar war Var bond coming at that time and hasn't received it as yet Where should I write to find out about this this 1 Mrs J. J L. L C. C Lew- Lew Lewisport Lewisport Lewisport Ky A. A Write to war bond division U. U S. S army Goodfellow blvd St. St Louis 20 Mo Q My husband was drafted into the army in la August 1944 He lie landed in India in August 1945 and Is still there not expecting to tobe be home any any any- anytime time soon How Flow many points does he have have Mrs Mrs M. M D. D P. P Blue BlueSprings BlueSprings Springs Miss A. A As of September 2 1945 your husband had 13 months' months service or 13 points plus 1 month overseas or oran oran oran an additional point If he has no children and no decoration or battle bat bat- battle battle tle stars he then has 14 points No he will not continue to earn points after September S 2 1945 the army now considering length of service |