'THE KOREA Gl BILL DOES NOT
PERMIT ANY EXCEPTION TO THE
REQUIREMENT THAT ELIGIBLE
VETERANS MUST BEGIN EDO
CATION OR TRAINING WITHIN
THREE YEARS AFTER SEPA
RATION OR RELEASE FROM SER
VICE OR LOSE THE BENEFITS
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4200 VETERANS OBTAIN
WHEEL CHAIR HOMES
More than 4,200 seriously dis
abled veterans have been grant
ed Federal assistance in construc
tion of “wheelchair houses” and
another 1,660 are eligible for aid
in housing, Veterans Administra
tion announced.
The grants are authorized by
an Act of Congress first passed
in 1948 and later amended under
which the VA defrays 50 percent
of the cost of such homes for elig
ible veterans, up to a maximum
grant of $10,000.
Originally, only paralyzed vet
erans could receive the grant, but
the amended law makes eligible
all veterans of war or peacetime
service since 1898, whose service
connected disabilities resulted in
the loss, or loss of use of both
legs.
VA is oharged with determin
ing that the applicant’s disability
is one within the scope of the
law, that it is medically feasible
for the veteran to live in the
house, that he has sufficient
money to carry the property, and
that the particular home design
selected is adapted to his needs.
The homes incorporate such
special features as ramps, door
ways wide enough to accommo
date a wheelchair, special bath
room fixtures, and an exercise
room equipped in accordance
with the needs of the individual
veteran.
VA supplies model plans,
specifications and blueprints of
such specially-designed homes,
which the veteran may use if he
chooses.
VA said the housing grant may
be used in several ways. The
veteran may buy his lot and
build a home on it; remodel his
present home to suit his needs,
or apply the grant against mor
tgage indebtedness if he already
has a suitable home.
Up, to the present time the
housing plans of the nearly 5900
disabled veterans have been ap
proved for a total value of $39,
368,323.
Veterans of the Korean con
flict qualify for special housing
grants on the same basis as other
veterans. The VA said most of
the elligible veterans still have
to file, since many have not yet
competed hospitalization, or have
not completed vocational rehabil
itation or schooling.
Question of the Week:
Q. I am an experienced car
penter, but I would like to take
a carpentry course under the
Korean GI Bill to brush up on
my skills. Would this be possible.
A. No. Under the law, a veter
an may not train for an occupa
tion in which he already is skill
ed.
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Notebook
Serving at the U. S. Naval
Communication Faculty, Yokosu
ka, Japan, is Carl FV Caulking,
communications technician sea
man, USN, son of Mf. and Mrs.
Herbert H. Caulkins of Palmer.
Before entering the, service in
January 1955, he graduated from
Palmer High School and was em
ployed by Palmer Construction
Co.
Success of the Lathxop High
School basketball team in the
Western Alask tournament will
determine how long 150 Fair
banks high school students will
be enjoying a visit in Anchorage.
A special train was; run by the
Alaska Railroad yesterday from
Fairbanks to Anchorage. The
students will return in regular
train service today if the Fair
banks team loses the first gam#
otherwise they will return to
their homes March 1.
Four senior Army ROTC cadets
were designated recently as dis
tinguished military students at
Washington State Gdllege for out
standing academic achievement
and demonstration of superior
leadership qualities. Cadet Wes
ley E. Eckert, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Eckert of Palmer, received
his DMS badge from H. A. Ben
dixen, acting chairman of the
Department of Dairy Science.
Other cadets receiving awards
were Gordon L. Hersey of Ta
coma, Don L. Ferguson of Omak,
and Adrejs FirnbaUms of Spok
ane.
Three students from the Pal
mer area received honor grades
for the (first semester, Dr. Neil
W. Hosley, University Dean, has
announced. The students are:
Carol A. Colberg, freshman in
biological science, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Artur J. Colberg; Donna
Harris, sophomore 'in education,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
D. Harris of Eska; and Sydney
Carol Wood, freshman in business
administration, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Wood.
According to this month’s issue
of Banana Belt Breezes, Palmer
High School paper, 1,450 absence
slips and 1,431 tardy slips were
issued during the first semester
of school. This is an average of
eight times per student. Varied
reasons were reported, with the
topper—a student was late be
cause he was locking for his
shoes.
Mrs. Stella Monaha, RN, is re
placing Mrs. Frank Snyder on
the-nursing staff at Valley Pres
byterian Hospital. Mrs. Snyder
recently resigned her position.
Yerda Gerner is replacing Vern
Browning on the kitchen staff
at the local hospital.
Mrs. Grace Hamilton of Lyn
den, Wash., mother of Mrs. Rich
ard Jones of Palmer is visiting
her daughter and family. This
is Mrs. Hamilton’s second visit
to Alaska.
A regular meeting of the Val
ley Fair Association Board of
Directors was held this past Tues
day at which time committee re
ports were given and bills ap
proved for payment. Plans for the
1956 Fair are beginning to be dis
cussed and actual work on the
program and other phases of the
Fair will get under way very
soon.
Hundred's Attend—
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“Packaging,” he pointed out,
“must conform with the family
needs.” He pointed out that the
public responds to impulse buy
ing and that if a product is at
tractively packaged, it will be
purchased.
Col. Ervin L. Keener added that
military requirements are the
same as civilians. “Mucth of our
foods go to isolated places and
we need good packaging. Figures
furnished by the Colonel show
ed a total of $1,732,920 was spent
on milk and milk products dur
ing the past year by the Army in
Alaska. Potato purchases amount
ed to $550,664. He suggested that
potato farmers, with Army con
tracts, who find they can't ful
fill, should notify the Army as
soon as possible. He said it takes
60 days to ship produce from the
States. Produce purchases am
ounted to $97,594; canned salmon,
$47,000. The purchasing officer
said that the Army will again this
year be asking for bids on rad
: dishes and green onions.
A panel discussion on vegetable
processing and marketing, with
j Eugene Reed as chairman, was
j well attended. George Crowther
j of the Department of Agriculture^
* introduced a new type shipping
bag for lettuce. Army officials
present offered their assistance in
making test runs. At the present
time contracts call for delivery
in wooden crates.
Visiting speakers included
Philip Johnson, chairman of the
Alaska ASC Committee; Roy J.
Jordre of the Commodity Stabil
ibation Service, U.S.D.A.; Merrill
N. Warnick, persident of the Am
erican Dairy Association; E. C.
Cummins, field representative,
Social Security Administration^
Fred A. Smith, agent with the In
ternal Revenue Service; John R.
Alcantrow, Anchorage poultry
man; Dr. Ralph E. Hodgson, U. S.
Department of Agriculture Dairy
Research Center at Beltsville,
Md., and others. Each and every
speaker brought important and
interesting information to the
Forum . . . set the farmers to
thinking and acting toward ad
vancements in Alaskan agricul
ture.
Other panels all of which were
well attended, and in which con
EASTER is the season for
> beauty. Winter winds have left
!> their marks on our skin, nails
> and hair.
May I suggest a demonstra
; tion of Merle Norman com
\ plexion treatment followed by
\ Merle Norman make up in nice
\ Spring shades.
A beneficial manicure, hand
!; and arm massage to winter
; dried and chapped hands.
A scalp treat; nent to help dry
; scalp, so often caused by con
; stant wearing of head scarfs.
A hair shaping to remove
; split, dried ends.
A soft versatile permanent
wave for $12.50 this month.
Call for your beauty ap
pointment.
JACKIE HOFFMAN
Evening Appointments
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cold glass of light
Olympia Beer.
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struet;ve discussions were held
included community life; gard
“ns, greenhouses, and landscaping;
potato production; poultry pro
duction and marketing; the rural
home—construction, remodeling,
and interior decoration; vegetable
production, and dairy and beef
clinic.
In spite of a wind storm that
came up Saturday morning, the
sessions were well attended by
area farmers, many of whom
were "snow-bound” away from
their homes and remained in
town over night on Saturday.
The final sessions on Sunday
were presided over by George
Smith and included very inform
ative talk on new developments
in dairy science by Dr. Ralph E.
Hodgson, and the final presenta
tion, "A bird’s-eye Look at Alas
kan Farming” by Dr. Scarseth
Who illustrated part of his talk
wkith colored slides taken thr
oughout the farming areas of Al
aska. Dr. Scarseth urged the
farmers to be the “firstest with
the mostest”— promote your
tourist trade—you haven’t touch
ed your forage and breeding po
tentials, , . , this is the country
that can d oit . . . you have the
greatest of prospects”, he con
cluded.
Saturday noon the Northland
Pioneer Grange was host to the
Forum at a luncheon held in
Grange hall. Saturday evening a
1 Leap-Year Dance provided en
tertainment for the many visitors
and tours of the valley, as far as
road conditions would permit,
were also enjoyed. Several ur
ban residents were hosts and hos
tesses for the visitors. Lew
Hanks, who was host to some of
the visitors, became snow-bound
on the city side of his farm home
and he and his guests slept in
the basement of the city hall on
Saturday night.
Visitors were present from
Wasilla, Sutton area, Anchorage,
Spenard, Kenai, Homer and the
Fairbanks area as well as several
stateside visitors the majority of
whom were on the program.
Mt. Markham, highest known
peak on the Antarctic continent,
is approximately 15,100 feet.
Members Urged—
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unteers soon”, the spokesman
said.
Now holding office are the fol
lowing residents: Mrs. Haleen In
galls, president: Mrs. Art Thomp
son, vice-president; Mrs. Robert
Klem, secretary, and Mrs. Doro
thy Briggs, treasurer. Mrs. Izola
Sims, trustee, has two years left
on her three-year term. Two
trustee and the four executive Of
fices will be filled at the annual
meeting.
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