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Show p.T?,nrf apt EDITOR'S NOTE: This newspaper, ihroufih specud arranunment with the , Kashiiifiton bureau of Western Newspaper News-paper Lnion at 1616 Eye Street, V. W Washington, D. C, is able to brinn readers read-ers thin weekly column on problems of llie veteran and serviceman and hts family. fam-ily. Questions may be addressed to the i above Hureau and they will be answered in a subsequent column. Vo replies can be made direct by mail, but only in the column which will appear in this news- paper regularly. , Look Out for 'Slickers9 The war department is warning relatives of servicemen killed in action ac-tion against spurious promises of sllcK promoters to "expedite return j to this country of bodies of deceased ; veterans." The war department handles the whole matter and there Is nothing any one, but an official , of that agency, can do to help any j relatives in this matter. j On the question of which relative has the final say about disposition ; of a body of a soldier killed over- 6eas the war department recognizes j wishes of kin in the following or- der: ! If the deceased was married, the , widow has the preference, but she must not have been divorced or le- f gaily separated from him at the ; time of his death and she must not have since remarried. If the wife I has remarried or been divorced, the j preference passes to the sons if they j are over 21. If not over 21 then to i the daughters if they are over 21. If all children are under age or if there are no children, then the right to dispose of the remains passes to the surviving relatives in the order of their relationship, father, mother, moth-er, brothers, sisters, etc. If the deceased de-ceased was not married, then the decision de-cision rests first with the father, then mother, then brothers and sisters sis-ters over 21 and if there are none, then the right passes along to other relatives. Questions and Answers Q. I know of a lady who served as a WAVE in the navy and her husband also served in the navy. I am told they are drawing $100 a month each and will draw this for a year. I have a son in the navy i and he will be discharged in July. Is there any such law granting this amount to servicemen? If so how can my son obtain this? Do they hare to be unemployed or self-em- I ployed? Is it based on time spent in service or rating? Mrs. D. W. M., Cabool, Mo. A. The WAVE and her husband, both veterans, possibly are drawing draw-ing readjustment allowance checks amounting up to $100 per month each for self-employment The law provides that a veteran who is self-employed self-employed in any independent establishment, estab-lishment, trade, business, profession profes-sion or other vocation is eligible for readjustment allowance if his net earnings are less than $100 for the previous calendar months, the amount of the allowance being the difference between his net earnings and $100. Q. My husband was kept out ol the army until the war was over, then he saw he would have to go so he enlisted. Then he tried to get a discharge and they turned it down. Then he enlisted for the regular army on February 18, 1945, knowing he would get out when his ! 18 months is up. His father is un- 1 able to handle the farm properly. He has put in for a discharge and sent in the necessary papers. Do i you think he will be discharged? ; Mrs. A. B., Stanley, Miss. I A. He likely will get his discharge if his commanding officer thinks j his is a hardship case, although : since he was turned down once, un- I less he has new evidence it is nol likely that he would be dischargea 1 on the same evidence. Q. M son served in the army for 22 months. Re was discharged to taloe over the farm work which was too strenuous for his father, who was disabled. In other words he was considered of more value to I the army for being on the farm than ! otherwise. Please tell nve if he is entitled to any mustcring-out pay? i Mrs. B. S., Morganficld, Ky. A. If the discharge was issued i purely on a dependency or hardship hard-ship case, then he is not entitled tc mustering out pay. Q. My baby was born December 3. My husband was discharged January 3. I sent the birth certificate cer-tificate to the navy department, but haven't heard from them. Where do I write to get my certificate and am I due an allotment for him? Mrs. E. L. II., Greys, Ky. A. Since your husband is out oi tho navy, of course you are not entitled en-titled to an allotment. Suggest you write the same place you sent the birth certificate. Q. My brother has re-enlisted in the army air corps six months ago. Since he has done this my family j has not received any allotment chocks. My father is very sick and has bien in bed for 6ve years. During this time he has been dependent de-pendent on his son's checks so can (in ati . Nc me w hat steps I should take to clear this matter? Mrs. P. 15., ikl.ni'ove, l'a. A. Since an allotmLiit to dependent depend-ent parents is voluntary on the part sf the serviceman, would suggest you write your brother and ask if ae has applied for an allotment. |
