Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-06-06
Delay in Checks

Approximately 223,174 persons are
employed by Veterans administra-
ton, of which about 81 per cent are
veterans. OF the male employees,
81 per cent, or 121 ,528, are veterans.
Of the female employees, 17.2 per
cent, or 14,414, now are veterans,
widows of deceased veterans or
wives of disabled veterans. About
10000, or IS per cent, of the per-
sonnet is engaged in medical serv-
ice to veterans.
If you have not received your lat
est subsistence check, do not write
Veterans administration. Approx
mately a million checks were held
up for short time recently because
of the fact that appropriations be-
came exhausted and congress failed
to hasten passage of deficiency ap-
preparation bill. However, within a
matter of hours after the President
signed the deficiency appropriation
bill making funds available, checks
were in the mails. They were ready
for immediate dispatch just as soon
as proper credits were established
with the treasury.
Questions and ANSWERS
: @. am the mother of a soldier
and haven't heard from him or his
wife for over year. am asking
how I could get in touch with the
allotment place nearest to Seattle,
Wash, since I don't know her ad-
dress. She said it was only a one
hour drive from her home to Seattle.
How would you suggest I try to To-
cate her as I don't know in what
direction she lives or her postoffice.
l have asked the Red Cross to locate
her but they don't seem interested.
As the last heard from my son he
was in Marysville, Calf. Could you
give me the correct address of these
different places there?-Mrs. C. NJ,
Richmond, Mo.
A. 1t would seem that your best
bet would be to locate your son
and through him, your daughter-in-
law. If you have his serial num-
Der, suggest you write to the Bureau
of Enlisted Personnel, Office of the
Adjutant General, Washington Is,
D. C., giving his full name, serial
number and any other information
you have concerning him, and ask
for his correct address.
@. have a buddy who served in
the Canadian army during the war.
Is it true that he is eligible for bene-
fits of the GIL. bill?-J. A. F., Wa
terloo, Ind.
A. Yes. The GIL. Bill, as amended
in December, 1945, makes its bene-
fits available to citizens of the Unit
ed States who served in World War
II with Allied forces provided they
have not applied for and received
the same or similar" benefits from
the government for whom they
served. So your buddy would be
eligible for the GIL. bill benefits un-
less he received rehabilitation al
loWance" from the Canadian gov
eminent. VA has ruled that the re-
Mobilization allowance of the Cana
dian government is similar to the
American REIMBURSEMENT allowance
even though this country provides
for a larger allowance in the case
OF the individual veteran.
@. 1 was married to a soldier in
1916. l sent our mar
rage record to him but he was sent
overseas before receiving it. It has
been two months since, and he's
never gotten it yet. Is there any
way he can make out an allotment
to me without marriage record?
Will 1 get an allotment from the
time we were married or from the
time the papers are filled out? Can
his parents receive an allotment be-
sides his wife, If it is taken out
of his salary? - Mrs. E. j., Buff
falo, Mo.
A. There should be some evidence
of your marriage. So if you cannot
get another copy of your marriage
record, obtain a statement from the
minister or other official who per-
formed the ceremony, or a copy of
your marriage license and send it
to your husband. You will receive
the allotment from the time the
army starts deducting the money
from his pay. His parents can re-
ceive money direct from your hus-
band, if he so desires, but to OBJ
tain an allotment they must be de-
pendent upon him. If you do not
receive your allotment you might
write to the Office of Dependency
Benefits, 1900 Goodfellow Blvd, St.
Louis 20, Mo.
@. A man in soldiers uniform, car
rying an honorable discharge, has
been soliciting funds in this county
for a veterans hospital. We believe
that he is acting without authority,
Has anyone authority to solicit funds
for any veterans hospital?-Mrs. E.
M, Philadelphia, Pa.
4 A. No one is soliciting funds for
veteran hospitals as such, although
funds often are solicited for organ
izations working for veterans in the
various hospitals. The person max
ing the solicitation should carry pa
pers showing that he has been a,,.