Evening star., 1950-10-09
Veterans
and
Druftees
By Maj. Thomos M. Mol

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Most of the guide has been
turned over lately to draft and Re-
serve affairs. with strictly vet
erans' items given a back seat.
The Korean hubbub forced me
into it. Today I'll set down a
couple major developments in the
ex-service world.
The 1850 Housing Act had an
important provision for vets who
built homes with CT loans and
then lost them or were forced to
give them up. Some of them may
now qualify for a second full GI
loan to rebuild or buy.
The former property must have
been either taken over for public |
use, destroyed by fire or other
natural hazard or disposed of be- !
cause of other compelling reasons
devoid of fault on the part of /
the veteran"
Examples Of these "other COM
pelling reasons" would be in the
case of the veterans being ordered
to a different climate for his
health or transferred to another
town by his employer. In these
cases, says VA. the vet must show
that failure to restore his loan
entitlement would mean a Sub
stantial hardship for him.
How about the Reservist-vet re-
called to active duty? The VA
says he does not come under this
reuse provision. The Wand
perhaps the lender-would try to
ease repayment of his loan, prob
ably by reducing payments and
extending the period of time.
Ordinarily, veterans who have
used part of their old $4,000 CT
loan guarantee privilege can only
use what remains Of $4,000 for a
second loan with the VA guaran-
teeing SO per cent. But If the
vet has used none of his entitle-
ment except for the loan being
restored. it's as if he never had
a CT loan at all: He can qualify
for the new, higher guarantee of
go per cent up to a maximum
guarantee of $500.
CT loan rights will be restored
only once. except in very unusual
circumstances. And, following the
loss or sale of the former home,
the VA must be entirely clear
from any lenders claim against it.
Where do you apply for a sec
ond go round? Write the loan
guarantee officer at the VA re-
gional Office which issued the orig
inal guarantee. Set down the rea-
sons for your request, the details
of the loss or sale, the amount
you got from the sale or insurance
settlement and tell whether the
property is to be restored. If your
doctor or employer ordered you
out of town, get a statement from |
him and send 1t along. Also in
close your certificate of eligibility
if you were issued one; otherwise,
your discharge.
Up to now a farmer-veteran
with a dairy would not qualify
for the CT "learn-while-you-
farm" program. His neighbor
with a truck farm across the way
could. But now the VA no longer
requires that tilling of the soil
be basic activity on the vets
land. On-farm training require
ments have been expanded to in
clude the feeding, breeding and |
managing of livestock, as well as
poultry and other specialized |
farming commonly followed in the
area-even bee, skunk and mink
rearing.
The course is full time and COM
bineS school training with work
assignments on the farm. Month
ly subsistence varies with the pro-
portion Of classroom to farm work. |
1t ranges from $65 to $3.50 for |
vets with no dependents, from $50 |
to $93.75 with one dependent and |
from $50 to $3.50 with two Or
more dependents.
you may 1Drite Maj. Mai,
care OF The EDening Star, about
your oi0n serDice- connected
problem. but please inclose
self J-addresSed, stamped en-
Uelope.)
From Associated Press Newsfeatures.)