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GI BiD Of Rights, Aims, Benefits Reviewed By Service Officer Of Medford American Legion Post 15 More than 1,000,000 veterans lit was fought out in American are now eligible to receive bene- Legion posts all over the coun fits under the GI bill of Rights tr;- " ja national bill Men which recently became the law who had been through the fire of the land. Under this law the , got together to prevent any such veteran may buy, build or re pair a home, get money at 4 on a long-time loan to pay back taxes or delinquent debts on a home, start and equip a new business, purchase, build up and stock up a farm, complete high school and university education if interrupted by the war, draw special benefits if unable to find a job, have free and competent hospitalization If he or she needs it. Asked to comment upon the law Ernest L. Barnes, service of ficer of- Medford Post No. 15, American Legion, said yester day: "This law was not the work of any one man or set of men. condition as existed after the World Wt.r. At that time we had no experience upon which to draw, but this time we had some idea of what returning vet erans would find and we have just started to handle the situa tion. The things which struck me as much as "anything else was the unselfishness with which other organizations sup ported the American Legion in its efforts to prevent a break down among the veterans. One Administration. "Administration of the law," continued Barnes, "will be through the Veterans' Adminis tration at Washington, D. C. This organization was set up In cases fn which men were In jured eariy m tneir service, n ne la wsets up a method of re view and adjudication for claims which are denied so that every veteran may have his day in court and be heard. "While this law Is to be ad ministered from Washington it will not be necessary to go back there or write your congress man to get your case started. The case will be started from the office of your local service officer. All you have to do Is call upon the service officer of the local post and he will start ycur case for you. In fact, this has been going on for some time now. Plans are now in the mill to have representatives of the Veterans' Administration more widely scattered and accessible in order that the cases may go through quickly and without de lay, due to long correspond ence." Some of the more Important provisions of the GI bill of rights are cited by Barnes as follows: 1. It is presumed as matter of law that any veteran who en tered the service under 25 years of age was Interrupted as to July, 1930, under an act of con gress and all federal agencies dealing with veterans' affairs were consolidated and co-ordinated under this single control. At that time it was our idea to prevent and do away with the confusion incident to overlap ping agencies and bureaus and president Hoover agreed thor oughly with the plan and the veterans in congress gathered up the loose ends under that veterans' bill. "The GI bill of rights is not a gravy train. The idea is to put returning men and women on their feet. They have worn the cloth of their country and are entitled to recognition in the American way. Any vet eran who has served 90 days or more since September 15, 1940, and has received a discharge other than dishonorable is eli gible for benefits. Even some of the dishonorable discharges will be reviewed if equities de mand it. Veterans who served less than 90 days and have a ser vice connected disability are eli gible. This was included In the law to take care of those few schooling and he Is entitled to the benefits of the law without presenting further evidence on that point. If he was over 25 years of age at the time he en tered service he or she will have to prove interruption. The vet eran is entitled to tuition and fees up to $500 and $50 a month subsistence if no dependents and $75 a month with dependents. He may choose his school. How ever, he must be qualified to pursue his courses and must keep u pin his work. The limit is four years. 2. He may borrow up to $2000 at not to exceed 4 to buy or repair a home, get into business, start a farm, and get started again in life. The gov ernment will gurr.-antee this loan up to the amount stated. The loan is repayable in 20 years. 3. For each calendar month of active service the veteran can draw a flat weekly payment of $20 for four weeks if he cannot find a job. The limit is 52 weeks for the first two years after dis charge. It will not be granted to those who refuse suitable jobs. 5. The law gives the Veter ans' Administration the status of an essential war agency and is entitled to priorities in equp ment, personnel, supplies and materials of all kinds second only to the army and navy. 6. The Veterans' Administra tion is authorized to spend as high as $500,000,000 to provide additional facilities for the care of wounded and dsabled veter ans. 7. There is no distinction be tween GI Joe and GI Jenny. They fought side by side at Ba taan and Corrigodor, stormed North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and they are together today on the beaches of Normandy. Monday, June 26, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Lily Hitchcock Coit, who do nated "Coit Tower to San Fran cisco, dashed to every city fire on horseback. WATCHMAKER For City of 30.000 on Beautiful Puget Sound Sportsman's Paradise New Trade Shop $100 WEEKLY WEISFIELD 8c GOLBERG 1?H w. Holly Street. Ilellltiglium, Hash. Dr. Taylor Given San Diego Post Ashland, June 26. Dr. Ar thur S. 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