Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1946 Page: 6 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER AUGUST 15. 1946
OS TO RECEIVE
BENEFITS FROM
INSURANCE BILL
Insurance Itenefits to veterans
were materially extended when tht
President signed a Liberalized til
Insurance Bill August 1, 1!M(J.
W. A. Watson Contact Representa-
tive of the Veterans Administra-
tion, Luling, -aid today.
At the same time, Watson said
veterans residing in this regional
area, should wait until their re-
cords are transferred from New
York to Dallas before making
changes in their policies.
"The files are being decentral-
ized and we expect the insurance
division at Dallas will be activated
late in September," Watson said.
"YA's Dallas Office will be able
to give veterans much faster ser-
vice than is now possible. Unless
a veteran wants to make a change
because of an emergency, he would
be wi-e to wait until the Dallas
office notifies him hi- file has
been decentralized to this Branch.
Such notice will be in the form
of a post card to each veteran.'
Discussing the amendments to
the National Service Life* Insur-
ance Act which becomes law Thurs-
day, Watson said GI insurance
benefits are now in line with those
of commercial insurance com pan
ies at a great saving to the vet
eran.
"As originally enacted, National
Service Life Insurance was de
signed to meet the needs of men
and women at war." Watson ex
plained. "The new amendments
provide for liberalization to make
it more attractive in peace time."
Principal changes in the amend-
ed act. Watson said, include:
1. Lump sum payments to bene-
ficiaries if desired.
2. Total disability protection up-
on payment of a slight additional
premium.
3. Entitlement of al! persons
who served in the armd forces
between October 8, 1940, and Sep-
tember 2, 1945, to apply for Na-
tional Service policies o- to in-
crease the amount of policies al-
ready in force.
4. More endowment types ol
policies offered.
5. Removal of many restrictions
in the naming of beneficiaries.
"Holders of about six million
NSLI policies now in force are
eligible for the many new bene-
fits provided by these amend-
ments," Watson pointed out.
"In addition, those veterans who
formerly held some ten million
policies that have lapsed may may
atill be entitled to reinstate them
and take advantage of the low
cost protection provided for their
families by GI insurance.
The only method of settlement
previously provided was monthly
income or annuity payments. These
forms are still available. In addi
lion, the amendment provides an
option under which the insureo
may have hi« insurance paid in a
single lump sum to beneficiarian
or he may elect for payments to
be made in equal monthly install-
ments ranging from 36 to 240
months.
A new feature added by the
amendments is the payment oi
benefits to an insured veteran who
is totally disabled and such dis
ability has exi-ted for at least
six consecutive months.
These payments are at the rate
of $5.00 a month for each $1,000
of insurance and are payable for
as long as the disability exists
The insurance itself is not affect-
ed by the payments so that bene-
ficiaries receive the full face value
of the policy upon the death ol
the insured.
The new total disability feature-
may be added to any form of NSLI
including term insurance, if the
insured meets specified health re
quirements and pays the extra
premium.
All persons who served in the
armed forces between October 8,
1940 and September 2, 1945, are
entitled to apply for new NSLI.
The total amount may not exceed
$10,000.
The application may be filed
at any time and will be granted
upon proof that the veteran meet*
the required health standards. This
is a definite change from the pro-
visions which limited all veterans
to the amount of insurance they
had while in service. (
Applicants for insurance which
•re rejected solely for health rea-
sons between October 8, 1940 and
September 2. 1945, are validated
by the new amendments in cast*
where the applicants were killed or
totally disabled in line of duty
while in service. This amendment
vided in NSLI were ordinary life,
20-pay mi nt 1 if-* and 30-payment
life.
Under the amendments, new ad-
ditional types of policies available
to veterans are 20-year endowment
policies, endowment at the age
of 60 and endowment at age (55.
On all these endowment policies,
the premiums must be paid fot
the indicated length of time, at
the expiration of which the face
of the policy may in- paid to the
veteran.
Veterans who have converted
their term insurance to one of
the previously authorized plai>
are permitted to change to on.-
of the endowment plans, if they
wish,
Those veterans now holding term
insurance policies issued before
January 1, 1946, may be continued
for eight years from date of issue.
All restrictions on the choice of
beneficiaries which were imposed
by the original act have been
removed. Forme, ly the insured was
permitted only to designate bene-
ficiaries who were near relatives
He now may designate any person
or persons, a corporation or his
estate a- beneficiary in his in-
surance policy.
In conclusion, Watson again ad-
vised ail veterans in this area to
wait until he has received notice
from the VA Dallas Offi e, before
taking any action what-so-ever.
At that time the San Antonio
Regional Office will be in
position to handle all phases of
the newlv amended GI Insurance
Hill.
NOTICE OF SALE - SURPLUS
GOVERNMENT REAL FARM
PROPERTY.—The Federal Farm
Mortgage Corporation hereby gives
notice that it now ha- available
for disposal under the Surplus
Property Act of 1944 and Regu-
lation 5 of the War Assets Admin-
istration, the following real pro-
perty which has been de dared
surplus by the Government: Vari-
ous tract* of land located at
<~amp Swift Military Reservation
Bastrop County. Texas, aggr<-gat
inc 83 acres, together with any
improvements or easements there-
on not reserved, identified as fol-
lows: 32 acres of the Perry Floyd
Tract, out of the William Mc-
Laughlin League and Brown and
Davis Survey; 6 acres of the J. L.
Sanders Tract, out of the William
McLaughlin League; 28 acres of
the Mrs. La Rue Gibson Tract,
out of the John H. Herring, J. L.
Davis, and James Rains Surveys;
all three of said partial tracts
being located on the easterly side
of State Highway No. 20 and
8 acres of the Roy D. Rivers Tract,
out of Che P. F. Wade Survey;
3.44 acres of the Mrs. Hallie
Thompson Estate Tract, out of the
Robert Owen Survey; 5.56 acres of
the Mrs lEsther Rem-ber* Tract
out of the Robert Owen Survey;
the latter three said partial tracts
beine located on the west side ol
State Highway No. 95. All sales
will be subject to reservation by
the United States of America, ir.
accordance with Executive Order
No. 9701, approved on March 4,
1946, (11 F. R. 2369) of all fis-
sionable materials in the above
described land, together with the
right at any and all times tc
enter upon the lands and pros-
pect for, mine, and remove such
materials with all necessary and
convenient means of working and
transporting the materials and
supplies.
PRIORITIES. — The property
will be ■sold subject to the follow-
ing priorities in the order named:
(1) Government agencies. (21
State and local governments. (3)
former owners and spouse or child
ren of deceased former owners,
(4) tenants of a former owner.
(5) World War II Veterans and
the spouse or children of decea-ed
servicemen, (6) owner-operators,
and (7> non-profit institutions.
PRIORITY PERIOD. — The
time for exerci-ing priorities shall
be a period of ninety (90) days
commencing July 6. 194*5 and end-
ing October 3, 1946. Persons not
having a priority may also make
offers to purchase durintr this
period. Information concerning' the
metl'od of exercising priorities
during the ninety (90) day period
and submitting offers may he ob-
tained at the address (riven below
SALES PRICE. TERMF AND
CONDITIONS OF SALE. — This
Information will be available at
'.he office of Mr. C. W Moehring,
Regional Supervrv/r, Surplus Pro-
nertv Disposal, c-o The Federal
Land Bank of Houston, Houston
1, Texas. _
Accidents kill more children than
any diseai.e, says the Texas Asso-
ciation. La.rt year In Texas 883
children of school-age were killed
in traffic accidents. In the typical
American family of three children
the probability is that one will
be killed before he has lived out
his normal life «pan. Slow down
-- and save that third child!
&VA3M MEWS
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1946 PEAM T PURCHASE
AND LOAN PROGRAM
The following information has
been received from the Texas
State PMA Office:
Purchase and loan support price
for 1946 crop farmers stock pea-
nuts announced today. For Spanish
and Valencias west of the Missis-
sippi River containing 70 percent
sound mature kernels less than
I! percent damage and 6 percent
foreign material $172.00 per ton.
Details may be obtained from the
Southwestern Peanut Grower's A-
sociation, Gorman, Texas."
LOAN R \TKS 1916 C< TTON
LOAN PROGRAM
August 1 parity price 7-8-inch
middling cotton 24.68. Loan rate
7-8 inch middling 22.8S cents and
15-16 inch middling 24.38 cents.
WINTER LEG I ME PRACTICE
VPPROYED FOR 1917
The winter legume prr-ctice for
T xas under the 1947 program
has recently been approved by tht
Washington office. The specifica-
tions of the pra tice are a- follows.
Practice No. 30. Establishing a
satisfactory cover of winter le-
gumes seeded in th>- fall of 1946
a. Austrian winter peas, 5.0c per
lbs.; b. Hairy vetch U.4c per lb.;
c. Mixed vetch not less than 40
per cent hairy vetch 7c per lb.;
d. Common or Willanette vetch
6.5c; e. Bur-clover (hulled) 31c per
lb.; f. Itur-clovci (unhulled) 6.4<
per lb.; g. Hubam clover 18.4c pei
lb.; h. Mclilotus indica 1.8c per
lb,; i. Singletary peas He per lb.,
j. Blue lupine 6.4c per lb.
SPECIFICATIONS; Winter L-
gi)me seed should be properly in-
oculated with fresh inoculnrts and
seeded not later than December 1.
1946. Phosphate and put ah should
he applied in areas where nee.: i.
The following seeing rate* ;•<;i
acre are recommended:
Austrian winter and Singletary
peas, 40 pounds broadcast by ..tnd,
30 pounds planted with grain drill,
15 pounds regular width rows, 20
pounds broadcast by hand, 15
pounds planted with grain drill,
10 pounds drilled with -mall grain,
h pounds regular width rows; Com-
mon, Willamette, and mixed vetch,
25 pounds broadcast by hand, 20
pounds planted with grain «Jrill,
10 pounds regular width rows,; Bur
clover (Hulled) 10 pounds; Bur-
clover ( Unh'dled ) 40 pounds; Hu-
bam and Melilotus indica. 15
pounds broadcast or planted ..ith
grain drill, lo pounds drilled with
small grain, 5 pound- regular width
rows; Blue lupine, 40 |H>unds
broadcast. 1.0 pounds in rows.
't is not recommended thai
Hubam clover or Melilotus indica
be planted in the fall north of
a line drawn to include Kinney,
Edwards, Kerr, Kendall. Comal.
Hays, Travis, Williamson. Bel!,
Falls, Robertson, Leon, Houston
Trinity Polk. Tyler, Jasper, and
Newton \ ounties.
It is not recommended that
blue lupine be planted north Kin-
ney, Uvalde. Medina, B-xar, Gua-
dalupe, Gonzale , Lava a. Wharton,
Fort Bend, llraz.n ia. and Galvt-
ton Countie«.
A satisfactory oover will b
deemed to have been established
when the land is uniformly cover-
ed with a growth from which a
reasonable tonnage could be har-
vested.
Sales receipts or other support-
ing evidence will be required.
WITH STRONG VITALITY
Grown For Taxoi
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DR. SAM W. LAW
VETERINARIAN
—Specializing in Farm and Ranch Work—
Available for \ cterinary Services in Bastrop County
each Wednesday from 8:00 to 5:00
Call Price Drug Store for Appointment
Information—Phone 22
Austin Office
Union Stock Yards
2804 E. i. Tel. 8-71 SI if no answer, 2-1422
Allan Shivers Is
People's Favorite
Senator Allan Shivers, in thank-
ing the oters of Texas for the
heavy lead they jrave him in the
July primary to make him the fa-
The motorist who lets th* steer
ing wheel of a car become a wheel
of chance is gambling with in-
jury or death! If you don't want
to gamble with accidents, the Tex
an Safety Association suKjrests
that you observe the following
safe driving rule': Always keep
your eyes alert; always keep your
hands on the wheel; never light a
will provide income for ben«-fi i- cigarette or wave to a friend while
aries who rweive no insurance driving. Constant watchfulness is
payments under the old law. ,a good watchword. One moment of
Original permanent policies pro-1 inattention may mean tragedy!
■ il i ■¥■ .
vorite candidate for lieutenant
governor, also warned citizens that
attempts will be made by "schem-
ing minority pressure groups" to
defeat him in the August 24 run-
off.
The Jefferson County legislator,
lawyer and farmer, pointed with
pride to the overwhelming supiwirt
which he received in his present
home county and in the county
where he was reared to manhood.
Shivers, a World War il combat
war veteran (the only veteran in
this race), polled approximately 75
per oent of the votes in Jefferson
County, his present home, and was
a 25 to 1 favorite over his runoff
opponent in Tyler Cxiunty, where
he spent hi* youth. Senator Shivers
led his runoff opponent by approx-
imately 100,000 votes in Texas.
"I am deeply grateful for the
confidence the people of Texas
have shown in me and the pro-
gressive program for Texas which
I advocate," Shivers said "I shall
strive even harder to work for the
welfare of Texas."
"Because I represent the masses
of the people, there wiil be those
in the runoff campaign who will
conspire to defeat me," Shivers
predicted. "I will not lie swayed
by these radical, minority group*
the C.I.O. noiscmakers in particu-
lar. I will continue to fight for
the right and welfare and progress
of our people who make up the
backbone of Texas."
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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/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.