VA Claims Service is
during World War II. Payments
Big Business
ranging from $13.80 to $360
While most World War II vét monthly based on the degree and
érans are concerned primarily type of disability. Almost half
with benefits provided them by of all claims filed and processed
by the VA result in an'award.
the G.I. bill, guaranteed loans
World War I Widows
and education and training pre May Be Eligible
paid, the veterans administration
Ignorance of the law may be
As a service to veterans in the has another big job—the tradi preventing some eligible World
community, this newspaper will tional function of providing com War I widows from receiving pen
pensation and pension for dis
publish a weekly column of news abled veterans and dependants of sions, says the veterans admin
istration. The law requires that
briefs from the Veterans Admin veterans of all wars.
1. The veteran served ninety
istration. For more detailed in
About one-third of veterans of days or had a service-connected
formation, veterans should con World War II in the Northwest disability.
tact or write to the nearest VA have filed claims with the VA
2. The widow’s income does not
contact unit at 1091 S.W. 10th for disability benefits. Approxi exceed $2500 if there are minor
Avenue, Portland.
mately 53,000 are receiving pay-' children or $1000 if not.
ments for disabilities incurred
33. The marriage date was
prior to December 14, 1944 and
that the widow has not since re-z
married.
f a widow meets these elig
ibility requirements, slje may re
ceive $42 per month for herself,
$12 for one child and $6 each
for any other minor children.
The VA emphasizes that these
rates and income limitations apply
only to widows whose husbands’
deaths were not caused by dis
abilities incurred in military
service. Income is not a factor
in determining compensation in
service-incurred deaths and the
benefit rate is higher.
Parents Getting
Most NSLI Benefits
Parents are sole benefactors in
65 per cent of the cases and
widows in 23 per cent of the 18,-
TO EVERYBODY
000 National Service Life insur
ance benefits now being paid in
MailVtuf
SANTA CLAUS IS
COMING TO TOWN!
HEN we see little boys anti girls shak
ing hands with Santa Claus this
thought comes to mind:
We would like our expression of appre
ciation for your patronage to be a hearty
shake of the hand for each of you. As we
seem to be denied this opportunity, please
accept this, while a substitute for a hand
shake, as no less sincere in wishing you a
W
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
the Pacific Northwest
Monthly payments average
about $50 and more than 75 per
cent of the beneficiaries will re
ceive payments for life.
•
World Stage Reset
SCENE ONE—Bethlehem. There
stand the camels, dressed in all
the trappings of the East. They
had brought Magi to worship the
Babe that had God for Father.
SCENE TWO
Manhood has
come and you see this only-born
Son of God, out among the peo
ple, healing the sick, giving sight
to the blind and raising the dead,
which only God could do. He is
IMMANUEL—God with us.
SCENE THREE — Jerusalem.
They nail Him to a Roman cross
to be crucified as a common felon.
Jesus, SAVIOUR, dying for our
sins.
SCENE FOUR —World Stage
Reset. Before Christ God had
promised His people of £>ld all
earthly riches if they would serve
only Him and keep His name
holy law. This they had not
done and God now resets the
stage to bless His enemies—sin
ful men who would put their trust
in Him.
SCENE FIVE—This Christmas
can be your birthday out of death
into eternal life. Count your page
washed clean by Christ’s death
for your sins and you have God’s
terms. And so you answer to His
BETTER
I he Vernonia Eagle
Marvin Kamholz
Editor and Publisher
'HEARING
Official Newspaper of
Vernonia, Oregon
CENTER'
Entered as second class mail
matter, August 4, 1922, at the
post office in Vernonia, Oregon,
under the act of March 3, 1879.
McDonald Hotel,
Vernonia, Oregon
Saturday, Dec. 21st
Subscription price, $2.50 yearly
KENNETH R. SAX,Consultant
Hours:
2 P. M. to 6 P.M.
Come in—see the sensationnl
new all-in-one Sonotone with
the “Magic Key” to double
hearing comfort! No charge
for examination or advice—
free checkup for Sonotone
users.
SONOTONE
The House of Hearing
0 R E c1o©N UÍ S/rt P E I
P U B 11 S h | e R,S
ATI • ■
W E adults can learn much
from our children—learn how to
celebrate Christmas well. Let us
turn back the clock this Christ
mas season of 1946 and get out
of Christmas all the joys that
children know when they hang
their stockings up.
NATIONAL t DITORI AL
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association
How well we remember those old
Fashioned Christmas dinners—
All together now for a big,
glorious Christmas, topped off
with our best wishes to all of you.
father at one end of the table; mother at
the other end, and the children in between,
wondering if father would ever jet done
carving the turkey. And what mince pies!
NEHALEM VALLEY MOTOR FREIGHT
Wouldn’t you like a Christmas like that
this year of 1946? We hope that your
Christmas is as much like that as the
changing times will permit, and that all
the joys of the old days will abound.
KULLANDER’S JEWELRY STORE
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THE HAPPY SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
IS DEEP IN OUR HEARTS.
• It isn't always stylish to be old
fashioned, but there are times when
LET IT ECHO IN THE
STRENGTH OF OUR VOICES AS WE
i
it's very genuine—and Christmas is
GREET OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
one of them. Yes, folks, we wish you
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.
an old fashioned Christmas this year
VERNONIA TRADING CO.
THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 1946 5
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At the end of October, more
than 69,000 disability compensa
tion or pension awards were be
ing paid by the veterans admini
stration in the Pacific Northwest.
52 GIFTS IN ONE—
AN EAGLE SUBSCRIPTION
S.W. McChesney Rd., Portland 1,
Ore. This space paid for by a
Portland garage man.
•
The Royal Canadian Mounted
Police schooner, S. Rock, is the
only vessel ever to have traveled
the Northwest Passage in both
directions between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans.
A SALESMAN CAN’T CON
TACT 3200 PEOPLE EVERY
WEEK — BUT THE EAGLE
CLASSIFIED PAGE DOES.
SEASON’S
GREETINGS
J. Kriegel, D.M.D.
HEAR-HEREI
E. M. YORK
ÎÎUViiL
THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE.
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love that gave His Son as Saviour.
God now gives you birth within
Himself into eternal life. Prove
the new life. Live by the Bible
and look utterly to Christ to see
you through—dark days or bright.
He ' saves—Keeps—Satisfies.
. . . the best one of them all!
•
RIVERVIEW BEAUTY SHOP
It is good to know that
Christmas is here again . .
good to celebrate it,
as in the past, with so many
fine people with whom
wa are happy to be associated
in this community, and
to whom we now send
KING’S GROCERY