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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1946
Page
3
Editor notes a weekly column on veteran and serviceman family issues. Readers may submit questions to the Bureau. responses appear in future columns. No direct mail replies. answers published in the newspaper column.
The new amendments increase guaranteed home farm and business loans from 2000 to 4000 dollars, remove benefit deductions from future bonuses, raise monthly subsistence for single students from 50 to 65 dollars and married from 75 to 90, extend education timelines to four and nine years, remove age limits, allow short courses up to 500 dollars, permit government funded correspondence study, and approve loans via accredited lenders and small business stock purchases. Disability pension under Public Law 16 rises to 105 for singles and 115 for married, with extra allowances for children and parents.
Veterans ask about G I loan eligibility and max increases to four thousand dollars and using VA regional offices. Other inquiries cover discharge eligibility for families, cadet releases, World War I pensions and dental care, ongoing point accrual for service, and tuition support for correspondence courses under new amendments to the G L Bill.
The Barker New York central high school emerged from a string of district schools as a hub for community life. Built 1939 45 funded in part by the federal government the school expanded with NYA support to trade shop agriculture and home economics training. It also served as an airport project site and adult defense training center during World War II. Today the Barker school stands as focal point for farmers laborers and townspeople alike.
Sergeant William Whiting of Rochester defied rules to bring his Alsatian Tom home from World War II. The dog, once fed on potato scraps in Metz and then smuggled aboard the ship, hid behind duffle bags during inspections until reaching Camp Shanks Fort Dix and a final vet shot in Trenton.
The commonest complaint from the public is why they have never been interviewed. Polls typically survey about 2,500 people, and when this sample reflects all economic geographic sex and age groups in proper proportions it yields an opinion sample within 3 percent of the national result.
Pennsylvania estimates that 85 000 people from farm families and hired labor left the farms during the war years will return, a figure from Earle L. Moffitt of Pennsylvania State College. He notes many veterans may not immediately resume farming and that several years may pass to assess who returns to agricultural pursuits. County advisory committees are increasingly helping returning veterans.
A wartime appeal notes 25 million people in liberated areas have received clothing from the Victory Clothing collection. It urges further gifts to clothe millions in Europe, the Philippines, and the Far East, including China where 200 million need clothing. Contributors are asked to include a friendly message with their donation.
The article explains how Israel established worship after deliverance, focusing on God providing a way through the Aaronic priesthood and a place via the Tabernacle. It discusses material offerings, cheerful giving, and the Tabernacle’s symbolic meaning as God’s presence, Christ’s incarnation, and heavenly realities.
Baldwin Locomotive Works built the world’s most powerful diesel unit delivering 3,000 horsepower in one cab. The first unit hauls fresh fruits and vegetables from Florida to northern markets on Seaboard airline railway. Top speed 85 mph, capable of 120 mph. Two eight cylinder engines, turbo superchargers add over 500 horsepower per engine, each driving a generator.
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