The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-08-29
Terminal Leave
Forms For Vets
Now Available
Over 1000 Enlisted
Men In County Will
Profit BY Leave Act

Application blanks for the Armed
Forces Leave Act of 1916, &C l. Ter
minal pay billy arrived Saturday
morning at the Caldwell postoffice,
nearly a month earlier than their
anticipated arrival, according to
Thurman Smith, Jr., the local post
master.
1t is assumed that the forms have
also been received in the secondary
postoffices throughout the county
but if this is not the case, any for
mer enlisted man may receive same
by asking for the form at the reg
istered money window in the local
postoffice.
Over 1000 forms were received
here, the postmaster said, and this
will be sufficient to meet the needs
in the entire county.
Explicit instructions accompany
the form and all ex-servicemen
are expected to fill out their own
form. The forms have been sim
plified as much as possible in order
that every enlisted man will under
stand it in every detail.
In any event, any CT gets stuck,
the Noble county service officer, E.
f. Cunningham, has been instructed
to give any assistance necessary.
Al papers must be notarized be-
fore they are mailed to the Finance
officer at Fort Hayes, Columbus, and
again the service officer has been
told to comply with this service.
Cunningham is located in the pa
triotic room of the courthouse on
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of
each week.
There will be no cost involved in
filling out the form or having it
Veterans who have inquiries re-
garding the Armed Forces bill,
which cannot be answered by the
local service officer, have been re-
guested by the federal government
to direct all such questions to one
in Washington.
The address is as follows; Receipts
and Disbursements Division, Office
Of Chief of Finance, Attention Of
ficer in Charge, Terminal Leave
Section, Room 3B-346, Pentagon,
D. c.
In no case may any individual be
for more than 100
lays unused leave.
1t will be settled and compensated
,or on the base pay plus longevity
he individual was in receipt of at
the time of last separation from
active duty as an enlisted person. |
All former enlisted persons will be
entitled to a subsistence allowance
1t the rate of 70 cents per day of
uch leave. Former enlisted persons
# the first three pay grades with
dependents at the time of last sep
lration from active duty will be en-
tiled to an additional allowance for
quarters at the rate of $1.25 per day
# such leave.
Whenever the total amount due
s less than $50, payment will be
made entirely by check. When the
due is $50 or more, settle
nent will be made in United States
'onds to the highest multiple of S25
nd any remainder in excess of such I
mount will be paid by check.
There are approximately 1000
ormer enlisted men in Noble coun- l
y who will benefit by this terminal I
cave bill and the amount coming
ato this county should be approx i
nately $3.50, 100000, the greater per-
entage of which will be in bonds. {
The Veterans of Foreign Wars {
ill have an office open on Wednes- I
ays and Saturdays for the next two /
yeek to assist in the making out and '
ling of the applications. t
Be sure and bring in your dis
harge or copy which must ac- "
the applications to its des-
nation. .
The office will be in the VFW =
ONE over the unemployment office T
l Caldwell. E