The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-08-08
Approved GI Terminal Pay Measure To
Affect 1000 Veterans In Noble County
Who Will Receive More Than $3.50, 600
APPLICATIONS TO
BE MAILED ALL
ENLISTED Men.
Bond Payment May
Be Changed When
Congress COnvenes

Rlcnard +. HaneS, clerk or the
draft board, estimated today that
approximately 1000 enlisted men in
Noble county would be eligible to
receive the terminal leave pay,
which accrued during their army
career, and which has now been
passed by Congress.
Hanes pointed out that 1,081 men
and women have received their dis
charge from the service in this
county and he estimated that only
81 of this group were officers and
had already received their terminal
leave pay, which at that time was
automatic
Officials in Washington pointed
out that the average payment to en-
listed men would be $160, represent
ing $160,000, which will start rolling
into this county, through the mails.
Payment, will of course, be made in
government bonds-an idea which
originated with President Truman.
All Noble coutny GTs entitled to
this accumulated furlough pay can
begin applying for their cash or
bonds by September l, army Off
cials said today
1t is reported that the government
printing offices started work last
week on application forms to be
used by an estimated 100000 for
mer service men and women in OBJ
tanning bonds and cash to be paid
under the legislation.
These forms will be mailed in
about ten days. Army veterans will
send their applications to finance
offices at the post where they were
discharged. Actual payments, in
cash or bonds will be made by mail.
The navy, which is responsible for
paying all naval and marine corps
enlisted and the treasury, which
will pay coastguardsmen, intend to
coordinate with the army.
No one knows exactly how much
the legislation will cost. However,
Rep. Thomason ID. Texas) who
helped write the compromise after
the. Senate rejected the House
straight cash plan, estimated the
sum at about $3,OO0,0O0,0O0.
That would be approximately
$500, 100000 less than the World War
I bonus is estimated to have cost. A
bill to make $2,432,000,0O in cash
and bonds available at once passed
the House and is awaiting Senate
Thomson said 100000 past and
present enlisted personnel would
receive an average of $166 each,
with the interest on the bonds rails
ing the overall cost.
All enlisted personnel who have
served at any time since September
3, 1889, in the Army, the Navy, the
Coast Guard or the Marine Corps
would receive the payments, pro-
vided they had accrued furlough
time at the time of their discharge.
Payments would be at the rate
Of two and one-half days a month,
less furlough time actually received.
But no one could be paid for more
han 100 days, regardless of how
much time he had accrued.
The amount of pay would be COM
outed at the rate of base pay and
ongevity pay received at the time
If discharge. To that would be
added minimum of 70 cents a day
or subsistence and, in the case of
personnel of the first three paw
grades with dependents, another
'1.25 a day for quarters allowances.
The first three pay grades include
master, technical and staff sergeants
n the Army and chief, first and sec
md class petty officers in the Navy.
An Individual whose total pay
vas less than $50, or who had been
discharged prior to Jan. /, 1943,S Is,
would receive cash. So, would the
states of men who have died since
hey were discharged.
All others would be paid in bonds
n $25 denominations, bearing two
nd one-half per cent interest and
'ayable in full approximately five
ears after the date of discharge.
'or men discharged in 1943 the
'onds would be cashable in 1948.
The bonds-bearing the likeness
f the late Sen. Carter Glass of Vir-
not be negotiable but
ould be used for conversion of
government life insurance or for
'ayment on indebtedness on the in
urance. If man holding bond
led, his estate could cash it.