The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-30
Senate Passed
SOldierBOnuS
Over Y eto
Payment Will Be Made In
$50 Baby Bonds Carry
ing 3 Percent
FINGERPRINTS TAKEN
Service Officers of Local Vets
Will Aid In Filling
Applications

SfEC1A1@bOn C00 V6Oef-
ans organizations, of this city,
will have service offices where
all service men, regardless OF
whether they are members or
mot, may receive aid In filling
out their applications for bon
us payments. John Kane is the
service officer for the Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars and his
office will be located in the
rear room of the Benson Gro
Gerry store. George Berggreen,
the Legion service officer, will
be at the disposal of service
men at the Sank Centre Funer-
al ParlOrs. All service men,
whether they are members of
the Legion or v. f. w. or not,
are urged to feel free In asking
the aid of either of the afore-
mentioned service officers.
Blanks have not yet arrived,
but are expected sometime the
forepart of next week. When
the blanks arrive all service
men will be notified as soon
uAcuC<s1ucT No pOSSADAC.
Following the action of the House
OF Representatives, the Senate on
Monday passed the Soldier Bonus
act over the veto of President
Roosevelt. This action made the
immediate payment Of the bonus a
law, and government machinery
int of RI
speed up work so that the veterans
may get their bonus by June 18th,
of this year.
The payment Of the bonus will be
made by baby bonds which it Is
will be placed in the
hands Of some 3,518,000 veterans by
Of June 18th. These bonds
will be in $50 denominations, bear
ing percent interest, with matur-
ity set at 1915, although cashable
at face value at postoffices immed-
lately after June Is.
Application forms will be sent to
the commanders of the local service
organizations and the work of fill
ling them out will be cared for by
the service officers. Fingerprints
will identify veterans on the appli-
cations for their bonus bonds. and
the applications carry space for
the imprint of four fingers.
A map of the United States show
ing the approximate total payment
in each state will be found on page
four Of this issue. It is estimated
that payments to veterans in the
vicinity Of Sank Centre will total
approximately 100000. Minnesota's
total is $50, 789,520.
A White House statement said
that blanks, which were being
printed Tuesday, would be in the
hands of service organizations
within two or three days. Some of
them were in the mails Tuesday.
President Roosevelt and veterans
leaders urged former soldiers to
hold the baby bonds as three per-
cent investments, and to cash them
only in case of urgent need.
The work Of filling out applica-
lions will be rushed to completion
as soon as possible. The application
reads as follows:
II hereby make application for
the settlement of any amount due
and payable to me on adjusted ser
vice certificate No. ........-....-.. dated,
amount $... further iden-
titled by No. A ..........-., which was
issued to VETERANS name) based
upon military or naval service dur
ing the World war, who was born
at (place Of birth of veteran) on
(date Of birth of veteran) and who
may be further identified by Army,
Navy or Marine corps serial No.
Date Of enlistment .........., date
Of discharge ...-........ and rank and
at date Of discharge.
IT hereby surrender all right, IT,
tie and interest to the above-des-
cribed adjusted-service certificat-
es."
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