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11 as you originally planned. Address the Insurance D i^ io ^ ç Veterans Admin istration I District Office, Exchange Bldg., Seattle 4, Wash. One more point: The VA is with holding I from yomft dividend the amount^ of money you may owe for subsistence overpayments or other b e n ^ ^ o n which you were overpaid. If you think the VA withheld too much, get in touch with the VA re- gional office handling your C-file. The VA regional office for Oregon is lo cated at 208 S.W. Fifth avenue, Port- land. : Survivors of deceased iyeterans whose GI insurance was in force at the time /of death, will not have to apply for the dividend. The VA will pay these^automatically, to I the bene- Application forms and instruc tions will be ready after March 1 for survivors to make application for divi dends payable on the insurance of vet erans whose insurance was lapsed at time'of death. These dividends will'be paid the person entitled to the estate of the veteran;. EX-WAR PRISONERS MAY FILE BENEFIT CLAIMS The War^Clhuffi commission has its machinery in operation for taking claims for benefits which will be paid to U.S. armed forces personnel and civilians who were held captive by the enemy during World War II. The of fices listed in the article below, and the State Adjutant General’s office,. State Office Bldg., Salem, have sup plies of the necessary application forms. The War Claims Act. of 1948gpro- vides payment of" one dollar for each day a member of the U.S. armed To.l g l l failed to receive, the quantity and quality of food required by the Geneva Convention, during his p erioS of in terment by an enemy government dur ing World War I. Eligible sur^ ^ ^ s. in event the ex-prisoner I is deceased, include the widow or dependent hus band; the children; or the dependent parents.4 Free assistance in filing claims is offered by the, state veterans’ department, county and post service officers, and the Red Cross. Civilians who were interned by the Japanese in the Pacific theater may receive benefits under the War Claims Act of $60 for H H | month of intern ment, provided they were ovér 18 years of age, or $25 if they were un der 18. Survivors eligible to receive payment in the event the former in ternee is deceased, Include the wife or dependent husband, and the chil dren, but not the dependent parents^ Applicants in the civilian internee' group, or their next of kin, should write direct to the State Adjutant Gen eral for application forms, and should? go to their local Red Cross chapter if they need help in filing claims. WASHINGTON BONUS FORMS AVAILABLE World War II veterans eligible for the Washington state bonus should have no difficulty now in obtaining bonus application blanks. Forms are available at the Department of Veter ans’ Affairs, 305 State Library Bldg., Salém, and 415 S.W. * 11th Avenue, Portland; from county veterans’ serv ice officers in 20 Oregon counties; and at numerous posts of the major veter ans’ organizations.-^ Those who were legal residents of Washington for at least one year prior to service, and’ who served at I any time on active duty between the dates of Dec. 7,' 1941, and Sept. 2, 1945, are eligible. The Washington bonus pays at the rate of $10 for each month of stateside duty and $15 for each moiith? of foreign service. The top limit is $675. An odd feature of the Washington state bonus act, is that the next of kin is eligible for payment only in the event the deacesed did in service. Pay ment^ are based on the number of months I the , person served up to the date of his death. However, the state gjprem e court has held that if the veteran dies after the effective date of the bonus act, then his next of kin may receive the amount of bonus;, the veteran would have been entitled to. The effective date of the Washington bonus act is June 8, 1949. Hence, next of kin of those who died either in ser vice', or after midnight of June 8, 1949, should apply.
