Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-09-14
DEPENDENCY CHIEF
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ent, or brother under 16 or sister
under Is years of age, or helpless
brother or sister of whatever age,
mainly dependent on your physical or
mental labor for support"
If the registrant answers mo- and
does not claim deferred classification
on the ground of dependency or fam
lily. he does not need to answer any
other question or sign his name I'M
der this heading. If he claims defer
red classification he must answer all
the questions asked. In that case he
must show whether, he is single, mar
ried, widowed or divorced; where and
when and by whom married, If mar
ried; the name, age, relationship, adj.
dress, when his support began and
the extent of the dependency of ev-
cry person who may be dependent
upon the registrant; with which of
the dependents he lives and how long
he has lived with them; whether any
of the dependents do not live with
him or have not for the last twelve
months; whether any of them are
step children adopted children or fos-
ter children.
After these relationship have been
established the registrant must state
both the approximate total for the
last IL months and the average month
Ily amount contributed to the support
of his wife and children, exclusive
of his own personal expenses. He
must show, in addition, how much he
contributed to the support Of each of
the other dependents during the
year, the amount per month he con
siders necessary for the support OF all
his dependents and whether the
amount expended in the support of any
dependent during the last year other
than his wife and children includes
any payment for board or lodging
for himself or others. If there is any
person ON whose account the regis
trant claims deferred classification
(other than wife or children) has a
brother, sister, father, mother, hus-
lIband, wife or child the name, age,
address and occupation of such person
must be shown.
Prizes Deep Into Property.
Local boards do not stop at this
point in their inquiry into claim
ants financial status. They require
statement of all income during the
year, whether in cash or in any other
thing of value. They want to know how
much OF this income is the fruit of
the claimants mental or physical La
Dor. They require a full statement of
property owned or held in trust for
the claimant, whether homeopathic
! ing or not; the net income from that
property for the last year; the char
acter of the property owned; IL real
estate, the principal and the income;
| il personal property, the principal and
! income.
proceeding further local boards
desire to know If the claimant owns
J the house he lives in or If any mem
Der of his family owns it or any de-
pendent not member of the family.
If the house is rented, the amount of
the monthly rent and the name of the
landlord must be stated. All taxes paid
during the year, whether on real es
tate income or on personal property,
must be stated and the official to
whom paid. If there is any incum-
Ibrance on any property owned by the
claimant it's nature and amount must
be shown. The value of all property
owned by or held in trust for any
person named as dependent with the
income from it must be given. All in
cumbrances upon such property must
be shown.
If any of the dependents is employ
ed, the name, period employed and the
earnings of each must be given. II
the claimants wife has been employ
ed during any portion of the proceed
ling twelve months the period of that
employment with dates, nature of the
work and the amount OF her earnings
must be indicated. If his wife has ever
been employed, the fact must be
shown, in what calling and when. II
his wife is trained or skilled in any
calling. the Board desires to know Il.