Vets’ Mail Bag
As a service to veterans in the
community, this newspaper will
publish a weekly column of ques
tions most frequently asked con
tact men of the Veterans Admin
istration in this area. For more de
tailed information, veterans should
contact or write to the nearest
Veterans Administration contact
unit at 46 and 47 P. O. Bldg., An
chorage.
Q.—My husband, a World War
II veteran, who was discharged 6
months ago and did not have a
pension, was recently killed in an
accident. Can I draw a widow’s
pension?
A.—Pensions can be paid to
World War II widows only when
death was service-connected or if
the veteran had a pensionable dis
ability. Since your husband’s death
was not due to service, widow’s
pension is payable provided other
requirements are met, only jf he
was entitled to disability benefits
at the time of death, or if at the
time of death he had a disability
due to service for which pension
would be payable, if ten percent
or more in degree.
Q.—I am buying a going con
cern business and the bank ap
praiser valued good will as a value
equal to and in addition to prop
erty in the amount of $1000. Will
the VA accept good will as a part
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of the business value? It is accept
able to the bank in this case.
A.—If the bank considers the
value actually there and is willing
to lend on it, it is acceptable to
the VA.
Q.—Will National Service Life
Insurance ever pay a dividend?
A.—National Service Lite Insur
ance policies may participate in
and receive such dividends as may
be determined. Any dividend so
apportioned may be taken in
cash and if not so taken shall be
left on deposit to accumulate at
such rate of interest as the admin
istrator of veterans afairs may
determine, payable if not previ
ously withdrawn at the maturity
of the policy to persons entitled to
its proceeds.
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Q.—Can I take a correspondence
course under the G.I. Bill?
A.—Yes. Contracts have been
made by the VA with 38 institu
tions throughout the United States
making available courses in vir
tually every field of study from
academic subjects to a wide va
riety of trades and professions.
However, no subsistence allow
ance is payable to veterans taking
correspondence courses. Further
information can be obtained at
your nearest Veterans Adminis
tration office.
POST NEWS
The Spring Dance recently post
poned will be held this coming
Saturday at the officers’ club. A
committee of the ladies of the
post, headed by Miss Delphine
Tochtrop, are completing arrange
ments to make this a gay and col
orful affair. In order to create an
! informal atmosphere and add the
house party touch, the officers
J will come minus their usual dates.
Their partners will already be on
hand, having invitations extended
| by the committee. This party
dance will prove to be the post’s
i best contribution to the social cir
cle Oi Nome, since no effort is be
i ing spared to make it the joyful
occasion which is usually associ
| ated with the magic time called |
■ Spring.
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The bowling activity has taken
a spurt forward this month. A
contest is being waged to deter
mine the best (or luckiest! bowler
during the month. All of the bowl
ers that roll a score of 200 or bet
ter are recorded. The group com
; petition will be held at a later
| ante for the top honors for the
month.
T.t Lewis Myers has taken thej
j lead so far this month with a j
score of 220, followed by some
very close competition. T/4 Ray
: Blastervold with a score of 214
'and Tony Carlson scoring 211.
Tony came back Friday night with
a score of 205. Another new con
' testant that entered the group Fri-;
day night was Bill O’Laughlin
with an entry score of 201. The
: civilian contingent of the Engin
eers are really crowding the boys.
Other contestants that have en
tered the 200 or better group are
listed in their respective order as'
j to score: T/3 Ernest (Cal) Collicut,
209; Elme Bonovsky, 208; T/5
Marvin Kigner, 205 deft us Friday
on discharge); Clarence Pieffer,
202; and Bill O’Laughlin, 201.
Mace is obtained from a fragile
membrane growing between the
j two hard shells of the nutmeg
kernel.
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Ask for a Democratic Ballot
Re-Elect
EDWARD ANDERSON
Democratic Candidate
For House of Representatives
PRIMARY ELECTION APRIL IH), 1946
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