Show J SERVICE e e BUREAU EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This newspaper r through special arrangement with the thi Ih Washington Bureau of 0 Western News News- NewsPaper Paper laP Union at as 1616 Eye Street N. N W. W Washington D. D C. C is able to bring readers readers- this weekly column on probe problems ferns lems of 01 o f the th veteran and serviceman and his family Questions may be ad ad- addressed addressed addressed dressed to the th above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent col cor No replies can be made mad direct by mail but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly Eighteen Million Strong The great army of veterans is growing so that as of December 31 the number of World War I veter veter- veterans veterans I Ians ans passed the mark bringing the total war war veteran population population population lation to all under juris juris- jurisdiction jurisdiction jurisdiction diction of Veterans administration insofar as administration of vet vet- veterans veterans' veterans veterans' veterans veterans' erans' erans laws is concerned VA announced that as of January 20 only one one out of every GI home loans guaranteed by the agen agen- agency agency agency cy had been in default More than veterans al al- already already al- al already ready have converted their national service life insurance to govern govern- government government government ment pay 20 life valued at more than 17 billion dollars Veterans' Veterans administration also has veterans or dependents of veterans as wards wards' of the adminis adminis- Questions and Answers Q I am writing in regard to mon mon- money money money ey for veterans who farm I under under- understand understand understand stand they were to get a month for nine months if il they farmed I know of several who tried to sign signup signup signup up but couldn't sign because they didn't have any cattle Does the government expect them to have cattle when they get out of the army after having h ving served for three or four years This one I have in mind served 4 4 years and was always at home on the farm before he enlisted in 1941 If U he had a herd of cattle before he left he wouldn't need any any- anything anything anything thing from the government Lots of boys are farming and receiving this compensation who never farmed before I am a World War I vet vet- veteran veteran veteran eran and want to see the answer A. A L L. L J. J Artesian S. S D. D D.A. D.A. D.A. A. A If you are referring to readjust readjust- readjustment readjustment readjustment ment allowances for self-employed self under the serviceman's readjust readjust- readjustment readjustment readjustment ment act of 1944 then the following are the provisions A veteran of World War II who is self employed that is in business for himself which includes farming is eligible for readjustment allowances if it his net earnings are less than for the previous calendar month the amount of the allowance being the difference between his net earn earn- earnings earnings earnings ings and The veteran should file his claim on the proper forms which will be provided him at the nearest office of the state unemployment ment compensation agency He is not required to register as unemployed unemployed unemployed however He must have with him his discharge or separation pa pa- pers If the claim is denied the veteran is entitled to a hearing be be- before before before fore an impartial tribunal of the state agency and this decision even may be appealed to the readjust readjust- readjustment readjustment readjustment ment allowance agent of the near near- nearest nearest nearest est office of Veterans' Veterans tion Q I stayed in service in Camp Maxey Tex eight months While there I had an allotment made for my two children They didn't get one penny I was discharged with an honorable discharge but they didn't give me a penny of mus- mus out pay and I even had to pay my train fare back home from camp amp I would like to know if I Iam Iam Iam am entitled to any consideration R. R R 0 O. Memphis Tenn A. A A With reference to your muster- muster pay if you received an hon hon- honorable honorable honorable discharge and were in the army for eight months you are en en- entitled entitled entitled titled to out mustering-out pay and your train fare home Suggest you write to the finance officer at Camp Maxey about this and if you dont don't get results then write to the Office of the Adjutant General War De De- Department Department De- De Department Washington 25 D. D D C. C With reference to the allotment for your two children if this money was taken out of your pay then write to the Office of Dependency Benefits Goodfellow Blvd St. St Louis 20 Mo and explain the details to them Q How long are you supposed to wait for your terminal leave pay Its It's been more than a month now since I was discharged and am beginning to wonder if Im I'm going to get that money And I need it O. O A. A MeR Poplar Bluff Mo 1 A. A The armed services estimate that about 60 days will elapse be be- between between tween the date of application and the date the veteran receives his bonds or his hie check for terminal leave Q I sent in my terminal leave pa pa- papers papers papers pers about five months ago and have never heard a word from them and andI I would like to know the reason and how I can find out All my brothers have received their bonds and mon mon- W. ey W. W F. F G. G Iowa A A. The finance office is swamped with applications for terminal leave pay and the army is several months behind in processing applications However suggest that you write to the finance office to which you mailed your application for terminal terminal terminal nal leave You might also contact Red Cross |