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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.