Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-11-28

there is no apparent means of re-
covery from sources other than re-
adjustment allowances.
Questions and Answers
@. l am veteran of World War
II and am on this farm training.
have been told we are going to get
raise on our checks. Can you tell
me whether we are going to or not?
And if so, how much? I am married
and I have one child.-E. w., Weir,
Miss.
A. Generally speaking, there will
be no increase in subsistence pay
ments in institution-on-farm train
ing under the new program recently
put into effect under a new law. We
would have to know what you are
getting now and what type of farm
training you are taking to tell you
intelligently. Under the old law, the
on-the-farm training was set up for
disabled veterans as part-time
proposition with each state setting
up its own standards and regula-
tions. In some instances veterans
drew full time subsistence, that is
$65 per month for those with no de-
pendents and 500 for those with de-
pendents. In other cases, they drew
only part-time subsistence. Under
the new program, however, national
standards have been set up whereby
the training program requires 200
hours of classroom work and, if the
veteran has his own farm, 100 hours
of individual instruction by his
classroom instructor; and if the vet
eran is an employee, so hours of in
dividual instruction by his class
room instructor. Under this pro-
gram it is full-time and full sub
sistence is drawn. If you started
under the old program and only on
a part-time basis and wish to take
up the new program, consult your
nearest Veterans administration Of
flee or school which has qualified
for this instruction.
@. How many battle stars were
credited to the U.S.S. Langley (CVL
2D during World War II? Did she
receive a unit award?-S. ]. S.,
Seattle. Wash.
A. She participated in IL naval
operations in the Asiatic-Pacific
theater for which she received IL
battle stars. She was awarded the
navy unit commentator for her
part in the Pacific air-sea offensive
operations during World War II.
@. l am a veteran going to school
under the GIL. bill of rights, but 1
am not fully satisfied with the
course of study I chose. Can a vet
eran change his course if he finds
the original course in which he en-
rolled is not what he wanted? -
G. B. F., Kansas City, Kan.
A. Yes, provided he receives per-
mission to do so from Veterans ad-
ministration.
@. Are all war veterans entitled
to burial in national cemeteries, or
are there restrictions that apply to
this case?-C. j. A., Newton, la.
A. Veterans of all wars and
peacetime servicemen who were
honorably discharged from all of
their enlistment periods may be
buried without cost in the nearest
national cemetery. Members of the
women's reserves are now also eli
gible for burial in national ceme-
teries.
q. Can you tell us whether or not
in case where school charges
board and lodging, does the gov
eminent pay the school for this di-
rect or is the money sent to the
veteran?-Miss r. L. T., Lebanon,
Ind.
A. Ordinarily it is the veterans
responsibility to pay the institution
for his board and lodging or other
wise to sustain himself, from his
subsistence check sent direct to the
veteran. VA pays the institution di-
rect for tuition, books, supplies, fees
and other authorized expenses.