20
1951. Application Borms and Assistance
in filing are available at the Departs
.ment of • Vp^efahs’ Affairs, 305 State
By Larry Quinlin
Library Bldg., Salem, and 415 S. W.
Dept. Vets Affairs
11th avenue, Portland; or from vet
Veterans who filed claims for prl-v erans’ post or county service officers,
soner of war benefits last winter and, infypur own community.
haven’! ,’ been paid yet may as well State Bonus Deadlines
relax. Out of 118,418 applications re
If
enlisted ^m^theW^Swi^ in
ceived by the War Claims<commission WM
War II as a resident of Del?@|
(which include civilian internee EKEllsj Indiana,Iow a or Minnesota,
claims), only 16,815 had• been paid as keep in mind that you have only until
of September 30. Payments did speed December 31 to apply for your state
up after the commission Received veterans’ '-bonus. Application forms
funds to hire a larger-staff recently, may be obtained from the local or
and for the week of September 25-29, ganizations pyte<^above .-for. the Dela-
a total of 1,474 claims were paid^But ware, Indiana and Minnesota bonuses.
even at this rate, it would take another To g&t [ffilbwa bonus blank, you mush
68 weeks, or a year and four months* write the World War II Service Com
to pay off all the remaining claims,.
pensation Board/ 124 Des:x Moines
So, there’s no need to write the; War Street, Des Moines 16, Iowa;.y
Claims^ommission, except for ^ ffrer
of two reasons: (1) You haven’t re
One thing comes to the man who
ceived acknowledgment of your .claim,’ waifs'. - Whiskers
which most appli&h^§ have;: pr; (3)
you moved since applying and haven’t
The Newest Dictation and
furnished your new address. If this
Recording
Machine on Market
happened to you, send ¿¿letter or pr o l
card to the Executive Director, War.
Claims Commission, Washington 25,
D. C., and give your name, old ad
dress, new address and claim numbel;
if you have one. Be sure, and sign the
card or letter.
Many surviving parents of deceased
ex-prisoners of war »will get
break
by virtue of a law approved. Septem-
bei 30 which says;: they no longer hav©
to prove they , were dependent; on the
deceased in order to receive "payments^
under the War Claims act. Payment to
465 State St.
Salem, Ore.
the parents
the same as it vfciuld be
to the deceased'had-he lived— one dpi*?'”
lar for each day the serviceman wa’sf;.^
CHEVROLET
CADILLAC
captive of the enemy during/World-,
War II. Payment to the parents— or
any other '"eligible- survivor—-is made
whether the serviceman died in sp£ss
vice or following discharge.'
Deadline for applying is March 1,
Telephone 3-3175
Veterans Activities
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