Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1946 Page: 4 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER AUGUST 15. 1946
EDITOR'S \OTE: This newspaper,
tkrough s/ire ml arrangement with the
Washington Hureau of Hettern V™ -
paper I nion at lblt> Eye So eft, X. K'.,
Washington, IK C., it able to bring read-
era this weekly column on problems of
Iha teteran anil ten iceman and hit fam-
ily. (Jut-wont may it addressed to the
abeva Hureau and they u ill be ansu-ered
im a subsequent column. So replies can
be made direct by mail, but only in the
txtlumn which will appear in this news-
paper regularly.
Self'Employment
Approximately 360.000 veterans
have received more than $118,000.-
000 in readjustment allowances for
•elf-employment under provisions
of the G.I. bill as of the end of the
fiscal year June 30, the Veterans
administration has announced.
T^iese self • employed veterans
were engaged in farming, inde-
pendent businesses or in trades or
professions. The vast majority of
such veterans are engaged in agri-
cultural activities and the remain-
ing enterprises vary from operation
of a shoe repair establishment to
the practice of medicine or law.
These allowances are available to
veterans engaged in full-time seif-
eniployment for profit, and if their
net earnings for a given month are
less than $100, they are paid the
difference between the net earnings
and $100. The period for which a
veteran is entitled to allowances de-
pends upon his length of service in
the armed forces, the maximum be-
ing 10*i months if the veteran has
over 9H months of service to his
credit.
Question* and Answer*
Q. My son has been in tbe army
almost 4 yesrs, spending 31 months
overseas. He came back to the
States in February, 1946, suffering
Cram a bad mental condition.
He is now in jail charged with
fearglary. Military authorities won't
act on the civil laws. He has em-
ployed a lawyer and asked for a
doctor to check hire over. He pled
tailty at the preliminary bearing.
Be has enlisted back in the army
for three more years. His bond is
f?S0, but he is unable to furnish
hood and must remain in Jail until
ooperior court meets In August. He
Is my sole support. My father Is
115 years old. I am 56 and in poor
health unable to work. He made an
allotment for support. Will it stop
while he is in prison? Where can
1 apply for help for my son?
E. N., Columbus, Ga.
A. I am afraid I cannot give you
much help. Your son's attorney
should know what is best for him
to do. The army says that while a
serviceman is in the hands of the
civil authorities he is considered
away without leave. After three
months all allowances are can-
celled. Should he be convicted, he
will be discharged from the army.
Q. I was in the army 19 months
aad want to get some information
ahout my discharge, since It is a
Section S. How can I go about get-
ting the $20 a week as I have been
oat of employment most of the time
aad the discharge keeps me from
yetting any decent Jobs?—J. F. W.,
■arrisburg, Mo.
A Section 8 of the basic army
regulations covers a multitude of
sins, and discharged under that sec-
tion is neither honorable nor dis-
honorable. If you received a "blue"
discharge would suggest that you
write to the office of the adjutant
general, war department, Washing-
ton 25. D. C.. and ask for a review
of your discharge. Or you may a,*>
ply to the nearest office of the Vet-
erans administration and explain U/
them under what conditions you
were discharged and they might
waive the discharge jince it was
made at the convenience of the gov-
ernment.
Q. I am i World War II veteran
discharged with service-connected
disability snd am drswing 100 per
cent compensation. I am receiving
medical care from my local doc-
tor. Are my wife and daughter also
"intitled medical care?—C. B. B.,
TjT mamr
How may one go about getting
alimony from a veteran who is on
retirement pay when she is not sure
el his whereabouts? Must she have
aa attorney and take It to court or
caa tt be settled oat of court?—
Mrs. L P., Chattanooga, Tean.
A. This man is a civilian, out of
the army, if he is a veteran and this
is s legal esse, so advise you con-
sult sn attorney.
Q. I was a widow sf a Spanish
war veteran aad I remarried.
Could I retJve my pension back
again If I were to divorce the maa
1 am married to? — E. P., East
Peoria, 111.
A. No. The law says thst the
pension right of s widow is termi-
nated upon her remsrriage and
■ucb right may not be revived.
Q. My sea, a captain, was killed
M action. Bo was a fighter pilot
ud was oar mala support aad al-
to ted part of his pay to as. 1 waal
to laqalre If wo would be eligible
i.—M. K., Wheatland,
INFORMATION ON PROGRAM FOR FINAL
BURIAL OF HONORED WAR DEAD
FULL-JOBS' HEAD . . . Edwin
G. Nourse. vicc president of the
Brookings institute, Washington,
who has bcrn named by President
Truman to he chairman of newly
created economic advisory coun-
cil for full employment.
TEDDY'S GREAT • GRAND
DAUGHTER . . , Mrs. Alexander
McCormick Sturm, Westport,
Conn., grand-daughter of the late
President "Teddy" Roosevelt, is
shown with her daughter. Joanna.
Mrs. Sturm is tbe daughter of
Alice Rooseve.t
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FIRST AUSTRALIAN AMBASSA-
DOR . . . First United States am-
baasador to Australia, Robert
Butler, is shown ar he took oath
of office. Former representatives
all held the rank of ministers to
.Australia.
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One of the must effective acti-
vities of the program has been
the identification of unknown de
ceased buried overseas. To tlat>
there i.«- a record of burial in the
Office of The Quartermaster Gen-
eral of 10,7tUt Unknowns. Of this
number, 1,1*07 have been positively
identified, and an additional K03
individuals within the group. This
latter category applies particularly
to the crews of airplanes which
have been shot down or crashed.
In many of these cases one or
more of the occupants which were
known to have been in the plane
at the time of the crash have
been identified by one means or
another, but of the remainder,
j consisting of two or more indi-
viduals. the exact identity of oiuh
i of such individuals has not yet
been determined. Of the method
n: ed for the identification of Un-
; knowns, fingerprint record# an<i
tooth chart* are most frequently
emoloyed and effective. Where ar
individual ha been buried a con-
siderable number of such case
chart for comparison with tht
known dental record of the de-
ceased, or suspected deceased, fre-
quently results in the establish-
ment of the identification. A new
i form for the preparation of th*-
j dental chart has recently been
j developed and is very much super-
ior to the dental chart form her<
j tofore'used and it will materially
I assist in the establishment of th
identification of many Unknown
(which the use of the old form
might not have made pos-ible.
The preparation of many of
these identification cases involvt
a considerable amount of study
and research. It is frequently dif-
ficult to readily obtain any satis-
i factory dental record of a part-
icular deceased of the ground for
j ces who was known to i*> in a
tank or vehicle from which an
. Unknown was buried. In ordtr
t«> obtain such dental records it
is frequently necessary to corres-
pond with station hospitals of
all of tht <*anij<# or posts wherv
the deceased was stationed prior
to going overseas and even with
civilian dcntHts in the hometown
or the vicinity of the hometown
where the deceased lived.
Other quite effective means of
identification which are usually em-
ployed whenever available, alone or
in combination with a tooth ehart
record, involves deciphering frag
ments of letters, paper*, clothing,
or equipment bearing some kirvt
of identification marking, if only
a part of a serial number, which
may be found on the remains or
in th'j grave of the particular un-
known. Close collaboration and a--
sistance ha;- been arranged with
the Federal Hureau of Investi-
gation whose laboratories are fre-
quently employed for the pur-
pose of revealing partially or
almost completely obliterated iden-
tifying markings.
The return and final burial pro-
gram has developed considerable
correspondence from families of
|deceased soldiers. An average of
KMl to !HH) piece? of family curres-
| pondence are received daily by the
(Office of The Quartermaster Gen-
jeral. Prompt reply has been made
j to these letters, but next of kin
Uire urged not to write to the War
I Department as each individual con-
cerned will receive an official in-
formation letter as soon as the
I cemetery in which a relative is
buried overseas is ready to be
evacuated.
The design, style and type of
casket to be u-ed in the burial
program is of seamless construc-
tion, deep drawn, lt> gauge steel
and hermatically sealed. It was
| adopted after considerable re-
search. Tlie factors considered be-
jfore this type was adopted wert
| that it should be conservative and
I of a design acceptable by, and
| in keeping with the standards <if
the American public and would
; convey the reveiVmce that the
j program must express.
Production in quantities to meet
demands which are many time-
the present production quantities
; dictated that mass production be
I followed.
The ca-ket is of the hermeti-
|rally sealing type, with camloek
(fasteners, -ahich will withstand
■ lbs. pressure per square inch, and
is water-tight. This was dcter-
j mined after a series of tests con-
j ducted by the Bureau of Standard
; It meets the most stringent sanl
j tary and health regulations of
I any area
The cost of production of this
design was more reasonable per
unit in such quantities than the
Welded type. There are TH Rr F
main dies required — one for the
Slid -- one main body — and one
(for the trim and base, they being
i identical.
The finish i« synthetic gloss
enamel or alcquer, in antique
itronie, bonded to the casket. Ship-
ping esse will be finished to match
| in color.
Weight wos considered. The
i welded type weigh# 335 — the
seamless pounds.
A shipping case which is light,
jdurablc, standard i*e. easily tran*-
• ported, readily inspected and whi- h
■provides complete protection for
.the casket, from the time it leave*
.the factory to final rating place
| of the remf.ins is provided The
| casket is mounded on The base
section of «hipping fam* at the
factory and thereafter only the
I lid section of the case i« r*m<iv<-i
I for inspection and installation of
remains.
j Facilities have been provided for
J movement by hand, sling, convey,
or. truck, lift and skidding with
!the least possible damage to the
shipping C8M-. A rublwr strip pro-
vides strength and protection *o
the main surfaces, as th'- *id*
are recessed. Minimum weight i-
140 pounds. It is constructs) of
3-6 in. plywood, bonded to lean
coated metal, which provides
strength an! complete protection
against the element*. This case
can be -ealed by use of mastic
if necessary.
While first delivery of caskets
at ports for shipping overst a
is estimated to be in the late
fall, procurement of caskets and
cases has t>een a limiting factor
governing the initiation of the
present program. Industry pro-
duces around 325,000 caskets an-
nually in normal times but this
industry has been quite dormant
since liUl -- therefore, personnel,
supplies, equipment and organi-
zations have not been geared to
meet present demands. The re-
quirement is estimated at 278,800
caskets and shipping cases, to In*
produced in 12-15 months for an
estimated 18 months' operation.
Production schedules call foi
4,000 caskets (. 0 lays after the
passage of the enabling act; 6.090
in 120 days and 8,000 in 1">0 day
ami each month thereafter 25,-
000. The schedule calls for twenty
carloads of materials to be con-
sumed, and twenty carloads of
caskets and cases shipped per
working day.
Some of the limiting factors
in production have been availabil-
ity to all possible alternate* and
consumption of any surplusses held
by the Government.
The <*a ket industry ha- never
been called upon to manufacture
such a volume in such limited
period, in addition to fhe:- nor.
ma| capacity. Th< ref re, tsiher i
dustries such a- have manufactu? •
War products w !l need time *,
equip, tool-up, train ?n rsonnel a
alter plants to provide for mass
production. They w-i 11 require fr >rn
90 to 120 days for this set-up
after firm orders are placed.
Everyone hates to miss a train.
But there is one time .'vt-ryone
should miss it -- at a grade cross
ing! In a survey of 4000 driver-,
it was found that K1 percent «>f
them liKikttl neither way fc ef< re
crossing the railroad tr#«k«; 1?
J er cent looked in one direction;
and two per cent 'ooked both
ways Tbe Texas Safety Assoc-
iation says. ".Miss that train --
l.ook! -- Listen! --and I v<y
Motorists, keep your eyes peeled
for pavement break-ups caused by
hot weather expansion and buck-
ling of the haril surfaces --es-
pecially if your tires are not yet
back to pre-war standards. This
is a reminder from the Texas
Safety Association, with the warn-
ing 'bat pavement !>real$- are
not only hard on your car but are,
also accident- hazards. So watch
| for pavement crack-ups « avoid
those traffic crack-ups!
So, you shake your head when
you read the news about brutal
' murders, racket wars, Juvenile de-
linquents and friends? But did
you know that thousands of Tex-
ans appear yearly in traffic
courts? And probably most of
those thousands are otherwise re-
sectable law-abiding citizens --
like you! Motorists, warns the
Texas Safety Association, must
get it through their heads that
breaking traffic laws and safe
driving rules is a crime -- and
our shameful traffic toll "*«Mch
year shows thai this kind of crime
does not pay either! Don't im
one of the lawbreakers!
Maybe you can gain a few
seconds by stepping off the curb
to wait for the light to turn
greett •- but you may lose your
life! The Texas Safety Association
say* it's the little charrr* p«ib
triaris take that cause ««riou*
accident". Remember, the motor**t
is protected by an all *t«e! body,
but the walker hasn't even
strong bumper!
VOTK FOR YOUR
MMSRKT COMMISSIONER
J. E. McDONALD
of KW ( nomiy
COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE
The Proroo Knrsd of
Texaa AgricwHur*
J| W* la worthy of
" Yot r Support
I CONSISTENT
• CONSTIUKTfVi:
• COURAGROOS
CAN HE SWIM ... Can a pig
swim? Some authorities say they
are excellent swimmers, some
say no. It Is maintained by some
that the natural fat keeps them
afloat, others insist they would
sink from their own weight. Pic-
tared hale aad hearty is Pig 311,
who was said to have been found
swimming after tbe Jap cruiser
gakawa went down following first
Bikini atom bomb test.
A. Both you aad your husband
•re surely entitled to a pension if
you were dependent upon your son.
Suggest that you apply immediate-
ly to the Veterans administration
sub-regional offlee at 1720 Carey
•venue. Cheyenne, Wyo., and am
sure that you would be entitled to
$25 tech pet month.
WHAT'S TOUR NAME . . . Calm-
ly munching on a sandwich la a
Philadelphia police station, where
be Is comfortably rnacoosed, this
fiv -yrar-old lad answered all
qoestions by asking othrrs. He
wanted to knotv all, but told noth-
ing. At latest report Ute police
still were trying to determine his
name.
0NE| MORE WEEK
to include your serviceman or woman in
Bastrop |coutity *s own
WAR MEMORIAL RECORD
CLOSING DAY
SATURDAY AUG. 24
Don't fail to have your family service pictures repre
sented in these permanent Historical Rrecord of aBstrop
County. Their buddies will be repreaented Don't leave
them out! All Pictures are returned. This book includes
those discharged and those atill in service. World Wat
I veteranr. with sons in the recent war are eligible to
be included with sons.
REMEMBER, NO COSTl NO OBLIGATION!
Bring your pictures to:
In Baatrop; WHITE AUTO STORE
In Elgin: J. C. MILLER FURNITURE STORE
In SmithvQle: SMITHVILLE FURNITURE STORE
Bastrop County Service Record goes to press very Soor.
GAKwmntf Buttons SUWY fltof 1
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ROAD BLOCK
£ Nflfion*! Retail I.umb*r I>««!«ra Aftonrtattai
DOGGONE, says Junior,
THEY'VE FENCED ME IN!
The Dutch door Btandfl silent guard, giving
Mother an easy watch over playroom and
nursery.
Have you—
VENEERED FLUSH doom for glamour . . .
SWINGING KITCHEN doom for convenience ...
FRENCH doors that bring the garden into tht
home .. .
STYLED entrance*' for mood and convention,.
A visit to our show room will help you In Risking a de-
cision whenever you have a door, window, cabinet or mill-
work problem.
Write Box 88 Elgin—or—Route 2, Baatrop, Texas
Located on Highway 95 at GarWoods Ranch
PHONE — ELGIN 900F 2
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1946, newspaper, August 15, 1946; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237075/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.