The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-01-15

l. Q. was a farmer and was
evacuated after paying one half
year rent on a lease and I was
unable to find anyone to take
over the lettuce crop which was
planted, blocked and cultivated.
Also had new equipment and new
truck purchased and had them
In storage when later in the AS
sembly Center was told through
the VEGA representative that i
cannot do this but had 10 keep
them In use either through sell
ing or renting them. I sold them
at considerable loss. Also had
new cultivating tractor purchased
on one-thirsi down payment. but
was later repossessed after evacu-
alton. Can ] file claim on the
loss?
A. You may claim the difference
between the value of the lettuce
crop at the time you were evacua-
ted and any amount you received
for It. You may also claim the
difference between the value Of
your truck and equipment and the
amount you received for it. In res
pect of the cultivating tractor, you
should claim the difference bet
ween the value of the tractor a
the time 1t was repossessed or a
the time of evacuation and tn
amount remaining to be paid on II
5. @. In the spring Of 1941 1
lent a friend some money which
he needed badly to purchase ag-
ricultural implements, although
II was very difficult for me to
make this, loan. About that time
evacuation began, and although
for time we were In the same
relocation center, we were later
separated because Of segregation.
After that, although ] wrote to
him many times ne never an
swered, and now his whereabouts
Is unknown. All this came about
rs q result of the evacuation
Can claim from the United
States Government the money
lent my friend tboth principle
and INTEREST,"?
A. IT dies appear that the lo'
of the debt was due TO the evacus
ton and the only questions al
i, | whether the debt was the claim
ants personal property within TT
, meaning of the law, and wheth;
> the Government will be Statistic
that you have made every effo
q to collect the debt from yo,
!, debtor. Furthermore, If your debtt
+. makes claim for his losses whlt
. are allowed, the Government migl
;, require that claim be paid out of IL
award made to your debtor. 1t
believed that you should file a clai
and include the name of yo
debtor in it,
6. @. For the sake of m
children's education, / bOrrOwe'
money from a friend and starte
a business, which failed. evel
though I was poor, let my child
rem receive college education
. They were graduated In 1910 an
1871. As / needed no more educa
tiOnal expenditures 1t was my in
, tention to start work to repa
, my debt, but just then the wa
, started. My children we're drafte
: into the Army. Because Of evacu
t alton, I did not have a chanc
t to pay back my debt. After tn
war l returned TO my old HON
he with the ambition TO work, yer
l. hard, but unfortunately becarr
in III and physically unable TO wo
ne and am even now an invalid. d
Sc have a claim for the above
re For money to pay off my del
Sc and for medical expenses aft
so the war;
a. A. Your only loss due to
raj evacuation was the loss of the I
he portunity to work and save MOI
nd to pay your debt. 1t does not app
of that you can make claim un
ult the Evacuation Claims Act for
IDS loss of opportunity