Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-20
HEALING THE HURTS OF MEN
DISABLED IN THE SERVICE

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ceive this sum, whatever 1t may be,
during his entire course.
A married man and his wife will re-
ceive $75 per month from the govern
ment, provided they live together
while he is taking course of instruc-
ton. If his course is such that he must
live apart from his wife, the govern
ment will pay him 500 per month and
his wife $50 per month. The larger
his family the larger the amount paid
-by the government for its support,
The same allowance and allotment
will be paid to dependents as was paid
to them while the man was in the ac-
tive service. If he is married, his wife
will receive $50 month. If he has
wife and child they will receive $40
month, and $40 will be paid for each
additional child up to three. If he
has mother dependent upon him she
will receive the same amount she re-
Ceived while he was in the service.
In the case of a commissioned Off
Ger undergoing training the support
paid by the government will always
equal the pay for the last month of ac-
! tive service, an amount always in ex-
cess of the minimum guarantee of $65
per month. He will be expected to
maintain his dependents out of the
amount paid him while undergoing
training.
When the disabled soldier has COM
pleted his course of training he will
receive the compensation prescribed
by the war risk insurance act so long
as his disability continues.
That there is danger of confusing
compensation with insurance payments
is shown in the cases of some dis
charged men to whom compensation
had been granted for injuries received |
in line of duty and who have discon-
tinued payments of their insurance |
premiums. In some instances they |
have discontinued such premium pay
nients owing to a mistaken belief that
the sums they are receiving monthly
from the government We're insurance
payments.
Only in those cases where the dis
ability from which the man is suffer
ing is total and permanent does the
of insurance payments
by the disabled man who is receiving
involve no risk and
cause no harm. This is because in
cases of total and permanent disability
there is right to recover government
insurance payments as well as cOmpen-
sation, which made further premium :
payments unnecessary as soon as the !
disability was in fact total and perma-
lCnt.
Should Verify Payments. II
Any man who is receiving what he !
believes to be insurance payments i
hould carefully verify that the ;,
he is so receiving are in fact h
insurance payments rather than COM r
sensation payments, and should not d
ease making insurance payments I'M II
il he has definitely determined that s
he payments he is receiving are gov @
rnment insurance payments rather e
han compensation payments.
The Red Cross is undertaking to see b.
hat every discharged soldier or sailor II
oming to its attention is fully in p,
jrmed as to his rights to compensa- te
on and insurance, and gives assist T.
nee In making application for it.
lhen the arrangements for training
ave been made, the Red Cross is pre- -
AIRED to see that the family receives -.
assistance or service 10
hich may be needed in addition to II,
lie provision made by the government, in
nce, under the law, the taking of vo- AZ
ltional training Is entirely optional IFS
it'll the man, and his own will and on
nbltion must first be enlisted in or
n to insure success, the influence OF
e family may be vital factor.
Whether man receives cOmpensa-
On for disability or not, whether he ~
ceives re-education or not the hoard "
ready to help him get good Job. ~.
he Is entitled to compensation and A..
es into training, when his training is m,'
ished the board will undertake to 49,,
ID him place In his new vocation.
All disabled soldiers whether in or loo
{ Of the hospitals, should address ON.
cir communications to the federal ~,
ard for vocational education, Wash ~,
yton, or TO the district office of the 49,,
ieral board of the district In which mr.
Is located.