Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-08-24

nearly TWO milllon VETERANS VI oo.i'
World Wars and 100000 depend
ents and the authorization to pay
full compensation to veterans hos
pitalized on domiciled in VA in
stitutions.
5. Increased pensions for more
than $4,000 veterans and widows
of the Spanish-American War, ting
Boxer Rebellion, and the Philliline
Inserrection.
6. Increase in pension for vet
Grams disabled in peacetime SER
vice.
7. Removal of ceilings on COM
pensation and pensions for depend
ents.
s. The authorization to pay
about 10000 veterans and dep
endents the benifits that had been
withheld from them during the
war while they were living in
enemy-occupied territory.
About 70 per cent of women
veterans surveyed had applied or
were planning to apply for some
benefits under the CT Bill. Some
10 or " per cent started going
to school or taking on-the-Job
training within four months after
THAR discharge. An additional
IA or 16 per cent have fairly de.
finite plans to enter education or
training.
Women veterans aree having
Just as hard a time getting cult
able Jobs as men. Of enlisted wo-
men separated from the armed
forces in the winter months of this
wear, as per cent had applied for
and received some reimbursement
allowances. Women veterans of
World War II now total $4,000
and eventually will total 10000.
More thansix million veterans
have applied forreadJustment al
lowances since the program began
in September, 1914. Half of TENN
have claimed allowances for eeight
weeks or less. They have received
over billion dollars. At present
about 100000 veterans are re.
ceiving these allowances at a rate
of $135,500,000 a month, and the
volume is growing.
Disabled veterans are having
great difficulty finding Jobs. Only
small percentage of these mer
get Jobs in industry.
If veterans spend unwisely the
payments that are being disburseo
to them for varios benefits, while
prices are up and shortages are
acute, they will Increase initiation
preessures mad lhndermine the
value of the dollars. That is why
every veteran chould think care
fully before buying or building a
home at this time if he does not
need to do so.
The Jackson Advocate
Miss Frances Lorraine Greene is
spending two weeks with her fam.
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Greene
and sister Gwendolyn Louise. Miss
Greene was guest in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bowie, Chi
cago, ILL.,, long time friends of the
family, for a few weeks before re-
turning home.
Prior to her vacation Miss Gree
ne was occupied in the spring and
summer months collecting data
for thesis in candidacy for the
Master of Arts Degree at the I'm.
iversity of Chicago. She matri.
culated at the University in the
school of Sociacl Service Admin.
stration where she pursued a two
year course in Poychiatric Case
Work. Miss Greene's thesis was
accepted and she will be awarded
the Master of Arts Degree inAb.
sentia at the Two Sixth
Convention, August 80, 1916. Miss
Greene will not return to Chicago
for the Convention in order that
she may remain with her family
until her departure for New Or
leans, La. August 31st.
In New Orleans, Miss Greene
will be employed as a social work.
er at the family Service Society
The family Service Society award
ed Miss Greene a scholarship fol
her graduate study and at the com
pletion Of her FIRST year at the
University the scholarship was re.
newed.
Miss Greenee was the first Neg.
70 student to be awarded a family
Servicd Society Scholarship. Sht
will be the only Negro social il
the staff at the present time, a