| Show I Ji F I SERVICE BUREAU EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This Thit newspaper through special JI arrangement with the Washington Bureau oj of Western News Newspaper Newspaper paper Union at a 1616 Eye Street N. N W IF Washington D. D C. C It is able to 0 bring read readers readers ers en this th weekly column on problems o oj othe the veteran and serviceman and hit his family Questions Question may be addressed to the he above abate Bureau and they will mil be an art answered livered in a subsequent column No re re- replies replies plies can be made direct by mall mail but bu only in the column which will appear in thus this newspaper regularly Vets Subsistence Allowance Recent legislation placing a limi limi- limitation limitation tation on subsistence allowances for veterans enrolled under the GI Bill for education or training who are re obtaining compensation on the side sid has brought a flood of inquiries about the new VA regulations concerning con con- concerning concerning this phase Briefly the new law provides that in no event shall the rate of such allowance plus the compensation received exceed 17 17 per month for forthe forthe forthe the veteran without dependents or per month if u he has a de de- dependent dependent dependent pendent or dependents The lim lim- limitation limitation applies to veterans whether they are earning money outside while going to school or earning wages in apprentice or the on-the-job training In other words if a n veteran vet vet- veteran veteran eran is going to school and earn earn- earning earning ing per month oh on the outside his subsistence would be cut from 65 per month to 25 per month to come within the per month lim lim- limitation limitation if he is without dependents Veterans administration says that for perhaps three months perhaps longer veterans will get the same amount they have been getting in inthe inthe inthe the past but that enclosed with each check mailed up to October 31 will be a notice from the VA describing the changes in the GI Bill and warning each veteran that he later may have to return some of the money he now is receiving in sub sub- subsistence subsistence allowance during this in interim in in- interim period The same notice asks each veteran to give his training of of- officer officer officer or regional office not later than November 5 a statement of his earnings during August September and October Veterans are warned that further checks will be delayed until this notice is received so they should be sure to meet the Novem Novem- November November November ber 5 deadline After the veteran has turned in his notice VA will start making adjustments in any subsistence allowance that hat requires changes If there is a refund due the government however no time limit is set for returning this money Questions and Answers Q My husband served 14 months in the merchant marine 12 months of this overseas overseas Is he eligible for forthe forthe forthe the draft draft 1 Mrs R. R R M. M B. B Pensa- Pensa Pensacola Pensacola Pensacola cola Fla A. A If you do not have any chil chil- children children children dren and your husband is between 18 and 26 years old and unless he has served for a period of not less than 32 months beginning on or after May 1 1940 on active duty not less than 75 per cent of the time and unless he applied for and received from the war shipping administration tion a certificate certifying that he has completed a period of substantially substantially substantially continuous service in the mer mer- merchant merchant merchant chant marine he is subject to the selective service law and may be drafted Q I widow with six sis am a children children chil chil- children dren under 18 years of age and I Iam Iam Iam am 50 years old and not able to do much work I had a son killed in France in 1944 19 I was dependent on him His llis wife has remarried He lie had his insurance made to her but buthe buthe buthe he told me he wished he had made half of it to me although he never did slid Can I get a part of it now now now- Mrs M. M 0 O. Cincinnati Ohio A. A No you cannot obtain the in in- in If you are a dependent mother however you are entitled to a pension for the death of your son killed in action Suggest you contact your Veterans' Veterans administration tion office in Cincinnati and give them the details Your local Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross or any American Legion post will help you Q My boy friend has re enlist reenlisted ed in the army for a year three-year period He De has married but sepa sepa- separated separated separated rated from his wife wile and now he wants to get a divorce and marry me Can he apply and receive this while still in service now stationed in Germany S. S P. P Havre Bavre de deGrace deGrace deGrace Grace Md 1 A A. Yes his papers may be filed in hi either his own home county or that of his wife wile He may designate some s me person with power of attorney to tofile tofile tofile file his papers and act for him In Inmost Inmost most m st towns the American Legion has a legal committee from which legal service is furnished free to soldiers Suggest you contact the legal committee of your American Legion post Q Could you give me some in In- information Information information formation about the port com com- company company company pany When did it land in the states and where is it now V. V S S. Con- Con Conder Conder Conder der N. N C. C A. A The army says that the last ad ad- address address address dress of the port company was APO San Francisco and it was inactivated on the island of Luzon at Manila Q Can a former serviceman ap ap- apply apply ap- ap apply ply for a GI 01 loan guaranty while be he Is on terminal leave leave Veteran Veteran Vinita Okla A. A I 1 should think so if he is other other- otherwise otherwise otherwise wise qualified or eligible Alexander Hamilton once said b to an intimate friend Men give be e some come credit cro Ut for genius When t have a n subject in hand I 1 study it profoundly Day and night it is before me I explore it in all its My mind becomes per- per laded with it Then the efforts which I make he the people are pleased to call the fruits of genius It is the fruit of labor and end thought |
