The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
FOR SUPPORT OF
SOLDIERS DEPENDENTS

| F.,
for Support of Those Depend
ent Upon Soldiers.
In recent issue The Robesonian ex-
planned fully the system of allotments
and allowances made for the support
OF those dependent upon soldiers
drafted into the service Of the United
States or who have volunteered. In
addition to that, the war insurance
provided by the government, enabling
every soldier to provide for those de-
pendent upon him in case of his death
IN addition to what his family will
get from the government was fully
explained
This is matter of vital import
ance to every family from which
member has gone to the army and
me Robesonlan is glad to publish the
following letter from Gov Beckett to
all local exemption boards giving
summary Of these allotments and al
lOwances:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
GOVERNORS OFFICE
Raleigh
November 10, 1917.
10 All Local Exemption Boards: -
Letters coming to me indicate that
! the wives ana parents of men in the
army are not we'll posted upon the
allot1nents and allowances made for
the support Of those dependent upon
soldiers. | would be glad for you to
get the local papers to carry sum-
mary Of these allotments and allow
ances given below A number of faith
ers and mothers have been to see me,
complaining that they could not live
I without the services of their sons,
and in every case when I have ex-
4 planned these allotments and allow
ances, they have gone away entire
ly satisfied SO far as the question of
their support is concerned.
SUMMARY: It is expected that ev-
cry soldier shall allot portion of his
wages to those dependent upon him
With respect to wife or child, the
4 government requires an allotment OF
not less than SIS per month The
judgment of the government is that
the balance of the soldiers wages will
be ample for him. The government
= clothes, feeds and doctors soldier
q and pays every necessary expense, sc
s that after making this allotment o1
4 SIS to those dependent upon him, he
a has SIS a month for his own person
al expenses. An unmarried soldier
= should certainly make an allotment
. of SIS per month to those dependen
i upon him, if there be anv. Certainly
q neither he nor they should make any
q camplaint until this is done.
8 In addition to these allotnents from
g the wages of the soldier, the govern
6 ment make to dependents the follow
s. ing allowances:
q Glass A. Wife, child or children
8 -(a) If there be wife but no child
b Sis: (b) if there be a wife and on
8 child, S25: (c) if there be wife am
e two children, $3.50, with SIS pc
8 month for each additional child; I'd
B if there be no wife, but one child, SIS
b (e) if there be no wife. but two chill
b dren, $3.50; (f) if there be no wife
s but three children. $40; ,(gl if ther
: be no wife, but four children, $50
with SIS per month addition for eac]
n additional child.
s Class B. Grandchild, parent, broth
q er or sister-(a) If there be one par
E ent. $40; if there be two parents, $40
(c) for each grandchild, brother, sis
ter. and additional parent, SIS.
It will be seen from the above tha
the total provision made by the gov
ernment for dependent, out of th
soldiers wages and out of the fun
provided by Congress, is $25 pc
month for one parent; $50 per mont
for wife; $35 per month for two ps
rents; $40 per month for wife and or
child, with SIS per month for each az
ditional child For wife, one chi
Z and parents the government will pa
$45 per month, plus $15 out of tl
soldiers wages, making $50 p'
E month. Applications for these ALLOW
b ances should be made to the Commi
81 sioner Of Military and Naval Insu
81 ance, Washington, D. G.