The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 28, 1949, Page 7

EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1949 DRAFTEES & VETERANS GUIDE By MAJOR THOMAS M. NIAL eading today’s Q and A. column |to 94 percent of the cash value at a question from W. W. I veteran |4 percent interest. But you can't [E.A., Bronson, Tex.: “I am 67 |borrow a nickle.on it, from the rcent disabled, 68 years old. I |government. a check covering my disability pensation each month. Am I| Query from Mrs M.G.G., Law- titled to the $72 a month pension | rence, Mass.: “My husband died of en veterans upon reaching their | a service-connected disability in th birthday?” |1937. The check I get from the [You might be if your annual government every month says ‘Com- ome is less than $1,000 a year |pensation’ on it. Why doesn't it r $2,500 if you have a dependent) | say ‘Pension,’ as it should?” and if you are totally and per- Because it isn't pension you are janently disabled. But why think | getting, but compensation. If your out. that? Your compensation is!husband had died of a non-service- n $72 a month anyway.;connected disability and you were you were found entitled to | entitled to a monthly payment from e pensicn you'd have to drop the | the government, it then would be pensation before accepting it.'"pension," But any payment for bu cannot draw both at the same | any service-connected disability or e. | death is called “compensation.” A As long as youre rated 67 per- |special act of Congress makes the nt disabled, service-connected, | distinction. rget alout any non-service-con- | pots Lt o Mo i Query from Mrs. F. W., Spokane, Wash.: “Please answer this question A few WW I veterans draw pmpensation based on precise per- pntage disability ratings, like 68 preent or 17 percent, etc. But most them and all W W II veterans, | aw their compensation based on even-ten disability rating, like D percent, 20 percent, 30 percent, c. Query from Mrs. P.T.D., OKkla- ome City, Qkla.: “My husband, a W I veteran who is totally and ormanently disabled from non- prvice-connected causes, is getting B0 a month from the VA. He can't ork, and that's all the money he as to support himself, his wife and is child. “Please tell me how he can go lbout increasing that pension.” I can only tell you there is NO bay he can increase his pension ntil he becomes 65 years old or ntil he has drawn the pension br 10 straight years, in either of hich cases the pension will go p to $72. Question from Mrs. M.C., Albany, .Y.: “I am the holder of my son’s psurance policy (NSLI) and would e to know if it is possible to: lorrow some money on it for a pusiness proposition. Could I1?” Not from the government, you. ouldn’t. If the policy has been onverted from term to permanent | You would be, assuming you meet | {the normal qualification, and pro- for a lot of war widows (WWI) who are recciving pensions from the government. We know that if we remarry we will lose our pension. But what happens if we marry an- other WW I veteran and he dies efore we do? Will we then be en- titled to the $42 a month pension again?” vided the marriage lasts at least 10 years, If the second husband died | within 10 years of marriage then you would not get the pension under | any circumstances. That's true of any marriage to WW I veteran| that took place after Dec. 14, 1944. | PLAN 1950 CONVENTION | Dr..Arthur J. Schaible, Fairbanks | physician and president of the Al- aska Medical Association, was in !Juneau on his way to a post-| |graduate seminar in surgery. While in Juneau he talked with local doctors and officers of the Alaska Medical Association on plans ;lor the 1950 convention of the Alaska Association. It will be held in August 1950, at Mount McKinley National Park. Dr. Schaible said the slogan for | the convention would be ‘“Keep Politics Out of Alaska Medicine.” i ALASKA MEDICAL MEN | i | | i jorm and has been in force as a onverted policy for at least one jear, then your son may borrow up He will attend a seminar con- ducted by the Washington State | Medical Association. [ {We worked on embroidering dish o' S @ Yes—lighting cen be exciting! . . . Particulagl whenliit‘:llou‘ such wonderful things to enlunc: the beauty of your home, These Aladdin lamps are lovely to look at—and'a well lighted room is lovelier to look at, too. See us about Aladdin’s latest table and floor lamps the next time you 80 shopping. ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CO. Cheerful Dispensers of Friendly Dependable 24-hour Electrical Service ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY PASSENGER SAILING SCHEDUILE ALSO FREQUENT. FREIGHTER SERVICE H. E. GREEN, Agent — Phone 2 SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND S.S. Aleutlan | S.S. Baranof S.S. Aleutian | S.S. 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One member was absent and one new girl was taken in. towels. Our cfficers are President, Ann Ghiglione; Vice President, Marjorie Alstead, and troop leaders are Jul- ia Walther, Ann Grisham and Carol Nash. { We sang our Brownie Sing, then adjourned.—Mary Stickler, Report- er. | Rummage Sale and White Ele- phants, old books, etc., Trinity Church undercroft, Sat., Oct. 1, 10 a. m. 309 4t UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska | June 17, 1949 Notice for Publication | Notice is hereby given that Jesse | Randolph Haddon, entryman, to- | gether with his witnesses, Clyde A. | Peterson and Russell H. Mills, all of | 4‘Sitkn, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, An- '\chora.ge Serial No. 09966, for land embraced in U. S. Survey No. 2569, situated on Northerly side Sitka | Highway 2 Miles East of Sitka, Al- | aska, containing 0.58 acres, and it is | now in the files of the District Land | office, Anchorage, Alaska. | If no protest is filed in the dis- | trict land -office within the period | of publication or thirty days there- after, said final proof will be ac- cepted and final certificate issued. GEORGE A. LINGO, Manager. First publication, August 10, 1949. | Last publication, October 5, 1949. :'“-il-i i ' FTZGERALD } . KENTUCKY'S BOURBON Genvine SOUR MASH Kentucky Straight Sourbon Whiskey BOTTLED IN BOND 100 P2O0OF . THE DAILY ALASKA I.‘]MPIRE——JUNEAU, ALASKA,\ YOU KNOwW YOU'RE ING H, B | MAéNKIS:LE$$ "',FHE BUCKET, N YOU HAVE TO APPLY CEMENT WITH A LONG ‘ SMOOTH STROKE C'MON, PETE, I'LL SHOW _You THE STHER TEAM ——THE BOATLOAD | BRINGED | JUST GEBT DISCOURAGED EASY ! PAGE SEVEN 1 HATE MYSELF WHEN I DO THINGS LIKE THAT OS5CAR. 1S FEE THEM NOW!! 1= WORK ON 'IS STUMMICK,, CHOLLY... HE'S GITTIN' A BAY WINDA ., - - HEY, BEANIE ., I DON'T WANT THAT MOB PLAYIN’ WITH DONNE.. IT AIN'T SANITARY * y...BUT CRAWL DOWNY OK. GIG GILBERT. : OFF THAT DUDGEON, ) LET 6KIPIT. HA'! YoU SHOULD )\ MEN. GIG GILBERT § BESIDES, THERES NO FUN IN BEING MAD AT PRETTY \ pY(Smeres % C%r"lk 2 e e HE ALWAYS FOLLOWS ME , NOW STAY THERE LIKE THEY AIN'T DOIN’ NOTHIN® ~JUST TALKIN" v — 5TOP LICKING MYSTEiCTLY FOR HAND FRIEND... {3 CASH—WERE BY THE WAY, HOW ) PILOTS-IN-WAI COME YOU LADS TO MOGUL BEY, ?\"\p \ NN VZY THAT'S WHAT WAS DOIN', AIN'T'CHA WATCHIN P VES, PAREE’'S DROWNING TO SCHOOL. AND I'M_AFRAID) MASK WAS A PRODUCT OF| A CGOOD CUY WHILE WE SPONGE RUBBER AND EXAMINE THIS MASK. MOMMY;, - MRS, PENTHOUSER WANTS YOU- IN THE LIVIN' ROOM. ' DID YOU SEE THAT FRIGHTFUL FROCK MRS. ATKINGS WAS WEARING THIS MORNING 2 ALL MUGG AND HIM THERE, 2 Gl I SWOW! I CAINT FER TH' LIFE O'ME FIGGER OUT WHAT HAPPENTS TO FOLKS WHEN THEY GAWK AT MY PATCHWORK TIE AND THAT: HORRIBLE HAIRDOY! THERE OUGHTTA I a2 BE A CiTY =='3§/2. ORDINANCE DS, MAGGIE -WHILE I'M IN_THE MOOD --1 THINK 'LL SPRINKLE THE YARD / SHE OID LOOK RATHER: STUNNING