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Four Vets At Trap Hill High SchoolGetting Education Under G.I. BillBy HELEN SNUFFER Register CorrespondentSURVEYOR (RNS) — Four students at Trap Hill High School are among the approximately IS veterans in Raleigh ant! Fayette Counties who have returned to high school to complete their educational requirements for a high school diploma under the G. I. Bill.STUDENTS at Trap Hill are Kenneth Showalter, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Showalter, Metalton: Harold Hamby, son of Mr. and Mrs, William Hamby, Eeeles; Donald Stools, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Stoots, Surveyor and Walter Bragg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bragg, Arnett.Showalter served three years with the U. S. Army and was stationed, most of this time in Germany. He is a candidate lor prom king at the school.Stoots took his basic training at Fort Bragg, N. C., and then went to Fort Jackson, S. C. 'He was transferred to Vietnam where he was stationed for six months before being wounded.. The next year was spent in an Army hospital being treated for his wounds. Stoots is married to the former Carrie Marie Webb.Also a veteran of Vietnam, Hamby served with the Marines for three years. He was also stationed in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Philippines, and Jamaica.Bragg was a soldier and| served six months in the States and 31 months in Germany.THE FOUR students left school for various reasons, some for financial difficulties (one veteran said he joined the service to get funds for his family in the form of an allotment), grades and other problems. Two are completing their senior year which was interrupted when they quit | school; one is a junior at the •high school and one is in the ninth grade.Under the G. I. Bill, the eligibility for education benefits is not reduced by a veteran’s need for high school completion. The bill allows each veteran 36 months of educational allowance, however, those veterans who need to complete their high school educationbefore beginning college arestill eligible for the 36 months following graduation from high school.While attending high school the veteran receives an allowance from the government of $130 per month for single veterans and $155 per month if he is married. The same amount is received for the 36-month college educational benefitMany of the veterans would not be able to complete their education if it were not for this G.I. Bill. One student who had left school to join the service for financial reasons, said he could not possibly have returned to high school without the income provide by the Bill.Basil Sweeney, deputy director, Veterans Affairs in Raleigh and Fayette counties, said a good percentage of the returning veterans in this area are taking advantage of the educa-Four veterans of thearmed services havereturned to Trap Hill High * * * *tional benefits and going to college. He said the percentage on a national level was not too good, only about 20 per cent; but in this area it is about 40 per cent and more vetei'ans are becoming interested in this program every day.SWEENEY said a lot of the colleges are interested in having these veterans attend their schools because they are more settled and dependable and they can be depended on for leadership.According to Sweeney, the G.1 I. Bill provides a number of! educational benefits in addition to the high school and college benefits such as vocationaltraining, on the job training, widows’ educational benefits,and educational benefits for wives of disabled veterans.A number of returningveterans are attending vocational school under this education. bill, Sweeney said. There ■are also a number of veterans in this area who have been approved for on-the-job trainingin the field of mechanics, small appliance repair, dentalassistance and etc. Sweeney said.School to complete their high school education. They are (from left) Kenneth * * •* *Under this program, the employer pays the trainee the minimum wage and this is supplemented by the government. As the employe’s wage increases, the supplement decreases until such time as he completes his training. Under this program, an employer is able to have a very qualified employe and the veteran is able to secure a job in which he can have pride and make a living wage.WIDOWS OF veterans who have been killed in the service are eligible for the same type of educational benefits as returning veterans and will be paid the same amount of monthly income while attending school as the veterans. This is in addition to their widows’ benefits, Sweeney said. There are very few widows who will take advantage of this program though, he said. The children of veterans who are killed in the service are also eligible for this same educational benefit. -According to Sweeney, this widows’ benefit applies to widows of servicemen, from, any war, not just the Vietnam conflict, even as far back as thePolice BeatShelton Charged WithBreaking And EnteringA 31-year-old Beckleyan was jailed by City Police Thursday in connection with the December theft of a quantity of meats from Park Shop Super Market, 1715 South Kanawha St.Charged with breaking and entering and possession of stolen property was Paul D. Shelton of 218 Mool Ave.He was apprehended at 4:15 p.m. Thursday.was reportedly having difficulty in breathing.She was taken to Beekley Appalachian Regional Hospital by local ambulance.Showalter, Harold Hamby,Donald Stoots and WalterBragg.* * * *Spanish-American War” if the husband was killed in a service-related accident, the widow and children are eligible for this benefit.Another education benefit available under this bill is for the wives of veterans who have a 100 per cent service related disability. These women and their children are eligible for the same educational benefits as the returning veteran with the same monthly allowanceavailable.The General Education Development program of adult edducation has recently been approved for veterans who have not completed high school but would prefer not to return to ■high school. They may attend these adult education classes and receive the allowance for attending school and upon passage of the GED test will be eligible for the additional 36 months of educational benefits for college.ACCORDING to the guidance counselor at Trap Hill High School, the four veterans ara very good students, they are older, more settled, and realize the importance of an education,” she said. She also said that the veterans told her they wished there was some way they could get some of the otherstudents to realize the importance of completing their education and doing their best while they are in high school.’*5 Released From JailThomas Cash ol Ameagle, jailed Jan. 16 on a drunken driving charge, was released after posting bond to Clear ForkFood Stamp ProblemsNot SolvedThe Beekley National Bank will not distribute food stamps next month, nor will food stamps be distributed at the bank until steps are taken to
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Fri, Jan 30, 1970
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