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Show KUITOIVS NOTE: Tins newspaper, thrmiuh uprrial aminut'mfnl with the Wnhinxton llurvau ol W'vMp.m Ar'tus-fmji't Ar'tus-fmji't Union at 1616 Eye Street, V. If., U'fishinKltm, I). C, i.i aide to bririR rand-era rand-era iiii u;eekly c.filumn on prnhlems of the veteran anil lervieemim anil his family. fam-ily. OtteilioiiA may he. adtlresied to the uhove llnri'tiu and they will he answered m a Mileiittetit column. !o replies can be made direct by mail, but only in the column u hich will appear in this news-paper news-paper rcfiulnrly. Widows' War Pensions There have been so many inquiries in-quiries concerning pensions for widows wid-ows of veterans of both World Wars 1 and II that we are giving here the general provisions for the various types of pensions: Pensions for widows, children and dependent parents of veterans whose death resulted from service in both World Wars I and II: widow, but no child. $50; widow with one child $(S5 and $13 for each additional child; no widow, but one child, $25; no widow, but two children, $38 equally divided, and $10 for each additional child; dependent father or mother, $45, or both $25 each. A widow means she must have been married to the veteran prior to December 14, 1944, lived continuously continu-ously with him until date of death, except where there was a separation separa-tion due to misconduct of or procured pro-cured by the veteran, without fault of the widow and must not have : remarried. Pensions for widows and children of World War I for death not connected con-nected with service: widow, but no child, $35; widow and one child, $45 and $5 for each additional child; no widow, but one child, $18; no widow wid-ow but two children, $27 equally divided; no widow but three children, chil-dren, $36, and $4 for each additional addi-tional child. The same definition of widow applies as above. This pension pen-sion is not payable to any widow . without child, or to a child, whose annual income exceeds $1,000, or to a widow with child or children where annual income exceeds $2,500. There is no provision for pensions to widows of World War II for death not connected with service. Questions and Answers Q. What type of dependents must a hospitalized veteran who is rated 100 per cent or more disabled have in order to draw more than the $20 monthly institutional award? E. G. R., Milwaukee, Wis. A. The Veterans' administration says that if you have one depend- ent, you may draw a pension of $11J ,per month or more, depending or nature of your disability, if you ars 100 per cent disabled. The aroouni in excess of your $20 may be sent tc the dependent. Q. I have been trying to get readjustment re-adjustment compensation of $20 pei week, but have been unable to dc so. I am a veteran of this war with 26 months and have a disability discharge, dis-charge, but have not got a pension yet. So I would like to know how to get the $20 a week. R. F. S., Wolf Island, Mo. A. The fact that you have a disability disa-bility discharge, or even drawing a pension should not interfere witfc receiving readjustment compensation compensa-tion under the G.I. bill. Require-" Require-" - ments for this compensation are (1) you reside in the U. S.; (2) you are completely unemployed or if partially par-tially employed, at wages less than $23 per week; (3) that you are registered regis-tered with and reporting to a puo-lice puo-lice employment office, USES; and 4) that you are able to work and available for suitable work. Have your discharge or separation papers with you when you register for employment. em-ployment. Q. 1 was reading where they are still counting points since V-J Day. The Red Cross said they froze them V-J Day. Please answer which is correct and also how many points and how many years of service do you have to have to be discharged? Mrs. E. D., Louisville, Ky. A. The war department says that for the record, men in the service are still earning points for each month of service, but for the purposes pur-poses of discharge, points earned as of September 2, 1945, are counted. count-ed. For the army, according to General Gen-eral Eisenhower, men with 40 points as of September 2, except volunteers, volun-teers, or with two years service "will be home by June 30; men with 45 points or 30 months' service wUl be j home by April 30. Q. To a lonely wife and mother of Vienna, Mo., and Mrs. J. C-, of Carterton, Va., each of whom have three children. A. Your husbands are eligible to apply for discharge immediately because be-cause you each have three children. The same answer holds true for Mrs. H. R., New Boston. Texas. Q. A few weeks ago, I began a correspondence course with a New York school at a cost of S80 for the entire coarse. A down payment of $20 was made, and five monthly payments must be made to clear np the balance. Would the government govern-ment pay the entire bill, or must I, because of its low eost, pay the expense? ex-pense? J. A. V., Webster, Mass. A. If you are a veteran of this war with an honorable discharge, the government will pay tuition for correspondence courses up to $500. Make application at your nearest Veterans' administration office. |