The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-08-03
For The Man In Service After The War-What!

A question upp~rmost in the minds Of
many Of the men and vomen Of cur
armed forces IL what they all do when
they are able to take off their uniforms
Of the Army. Navy. Air Corps. Marines.
Coast Guard. Nurses Corps
when the veterans 81 World War I
came marching home the most they got
$1,000 with 9 travelling allowance u
five rents per mile from the point Of
discharge 10 the place Of enlistment. A
bonus Of any Kind vas not paid until
IS years later.
To-day when our boy. come home they
already placed on TIE books BY our
Congress giving them n new start or
lease on life. Some few Of the laws
were already on the books 10 benefit
soldiers from the First World War but
the majority Of them were enacted 10
protect our fighting men today when
they come home
Mastering Out Pay
Paid TO all honorably discharged vet
Grams on the following basis;
4. For veterans with less han 90
days domestic service, 500. Paid In full
upon discharge.
2. For veterans with more than 90
days domestic service, $500. Paid 800
upon discharge. and sioo 30 days later.
ice, regardless Of time. $500. Paid sio0
upon discharge, and two subsequent
monthly instsllments Of 500 each.
In addition to the above mastering
out pay. the Army or Navy. or other
armed service. will pay the veteran a
travelling allowance Of 5 cents a mile
from tho point of discharge TO the point
meaning the location Of his draft board.
Disability Compensation
This is paid to veterans who suffered
disability in service in line of duty.
The veteran files his claim, undergoes
medical examination to establish the ex-
tent of his disability. Upon certification
OF his disability, he is entitled to month
for 109s disability, to S1i5 a month
for total and permanent disability. Paid
monthly by check from Washington.
Free prosthetie devices, such as arti-
fetal limbs and braces. are provided
VII ere needed.
Free capitalization
All honorably discharged veterans are
entitled to free disqualification and medi-
cal attention at a Veterans Administra-
ton Hospital az any time IN life for
disabilities incurred either during or
ifter their military service.
Disability compensation, however. Is
not paid for injuries or illness not con-
lected with military service).
Pensions
Pensions of $50 a month may be paid
to veterans having disabilities incurred
after their military service, provided
such disability is total and permanent.
Employment Assistance
As the first step toward getting a job,
every returning veteran should immedi-
ately apply to his draft board for re-
classification and receive Gard 1-C,
which will show a prospective employer
that he has been discharged from the
armed service.
The United States Employment Serv-
ice will help the veteran find n job.
Veterans are not subject to regula-
tons of the War Manpower Commission
until go days after taking employment;
during that time, they are free to take
any job they wish, essential or non-es-
S%ential.
Return To Former Job
The Selective Service Law requires an
employer to restore to an employee who
went into military service the same posi-
ton he had when he went away. includ-
ing seniority rights, unless the employ
err can show that such action would be
impracticable or cause hardship. In cases
OF dispute, the United States District
Attorney is empowered to bring suit to
restore the veteran to his old Job. in
Guiding pay from date of application for
same. and several such suits nave been
brought and won in Federal courts.
There is no cost to the veteran for pros
ecuting this suit.
Where employers fail to comply, APP
peals for such restoration of employ
ment should be made to the veterans
draft board.
Civil Service Preference
In taking a Civil Service examination
Tor a Government job, all honorably dis
charged war veterans tmen and women
are entitled to an extra five points on
their rating; veterans with service
! connected disabilities and receiving
Government compensation for same are
entitled to an extra 10 points; wives of
disabled veterans who themselves are
not able to qualify physically for a job,
and unmarried widows of deceased vet
Grams are also entitled to an extra 10
points. Any person with 10 points pref
erence automatically goes to the top of
the list except for jobs in certain scien-
tific and professional positions paying
more than $4,000 a year.
BY presidential order, which can be
expanded at any time, certain Civil Ser
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