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¥ Cairo, Georgia
Vet's Insurance Dividend Is
No Bonus Or "Treasury Grab"
Vaux Owen, Manager, Georgia,
Regional Office, announced
that Carl R. Gray, Jr. Adminis
trator of Veterans Affairs, has
informed him that the $2.8 bil
lion special dividend to be paid
to some 16,000,000 World War II
veterans under law, is not a “bon
us” or a “treasury grab”, as it has
been called in some quarters.
Gray made this plain in a
signed editorial that appeared in
the November 7 issue of the
Wichita (Kansas) Beacon. The
editorial states:
“Since my announcement last
June that Veterans Administra¬
tion will pay a special dividend
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totaling $2.8 billion to some 16
million present and former hold
ers of National Service Life In
surance, much misinformation
concerning these payments has
been circulated,
“The dividend has been termed
a ‘bonus’ or a ‘treasury grab’ for
the benefit of veterans of World
War II. It has been contended)
that the payments are not earn
ed dividends at all, but in reality
just a Government hand-out.
Nothing could be further from
the truth.
“NSLI” is established by law
as mutual insurance , which
means that any excess funds
THE CAIRO MESSENGER. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1949
which accrue from its operations
must be shared proportionately
by the policy-holders, and re¬
turned to them. It is perfectly
true that the Government as¬
sumes certain financial obliga¬
tions in connection with this GI
insurance. This was written in¬
to law by the Congress so as to
provide those entering service
with insurance protection at rates
they could afford to pay.
“First, the Government assumes
the cost of administration. These
expenses are paid from VA’s re¬
gular appropriations.
“Second, Congress appropri¬
ates funds to cover the cost of all
claims against NSLI which re¬
sult from the extra hazards of
service in the armed forces. Un¬
less such claims were excluded,
premium rates would have had
to be set much higher than they
were in order to cover the addi¬
tional risk.
“Claims which arise from
other than military deaths are
paid from premiums from policy
holders. These premiums are in
vested and placed in the NSLI
Trust Fund which is maintained
in the United States Treasury.
Now the real reason why y a sur
plus of $2 8 billion is a vailable
payment of dividends is that
there have been substantially
by the mortality table
upon which the premium rates
were based. This was especially
true among the younger age
groups.
“Under the law, this money
must be returned to the policy
holders in the form of dividends,
The amount each receives is de
termined by the face amount of
insurance carried, the length of
time it was kept in force, and
the proportionate contribution of
his particular age group to the
surplus in the fund.
“The payment is in no sense
a bonus, nor is it a Government
hand-out. It represents only the
return of money to those right
fully entitled to it under the laws
as enacted by the Congress.
“The vast job of determining
each individual’s dividend en
titlement now is rapidly approach
ing completion. We expect to be
able to start mailing out checks
early in January. Our plan is to
keep checks flowing out at the
rate of 200,000 a day or a million
a week, until all applicants have
been paid.
“I have often been asked
whether dividends on NSLI poli¬
cies will be paid in the future
years. The answer is that there
is every likelihood they will, at
least at the younger ages. It will
depnd entirely upon what future
accruial determinations show to
be the condition of the NSLI
Trust Fund. If there is a sur¬
plus, then dividends will be
paid.”
Peanuts Account
For One-Third Of
South Ga. Income
Atlanta.—.Farmers in the South¬
eastern states received more than
$120 million from the 1948 pea¬
nut crop, the Federal Reserve
Bank of Atlanta said this week.
Almost one-third of the total
farm income in South Georgia
and Southeast Alabama came
from this important cash crop,
the bank wrote in its monthly
review for November.
But, peanut income this year
will be about 20 per cent less
than it was in 1948. Mainly be¬
cause of the reduction in acreage
under the government control
program. If further large scale
price support operations are to
be reduced even more next year.
’ This will result in a marked
decrease in farm income in the
main producing areas,” the bank
declared, “and will create serious
problems of adjustment on many
farms.”
Read The Want Ads
✓ ? REAGAN FIRE WORKS BROS.
Thomasville Highway—just out the Cairo city limits.
We have a complete line of Fire Works, and will
be open daily through December.
"WE SELL UNEXCELLED BRAND"
ALSO A GOOD LINE OF FRUITS AND XMAS NUTS
Tests For Diplomas
Will Be Given At
Ga. Southwestern
Americus, Ga. — The Gen¬
eral Educational Development
Tests, whereby veterans and
civilian 20 years of age
or over may obtain a high school
diploma, with be given at Geor¬
gia Southwestern College Decem¬
ber 9 and 10. There are five
tests, each being two hours in
length.
The only requirements for
taking these tests are that the
veterans be a resident of Geor¬
gia, present his honorable dis¬
charge or equivalent, and pay a
fee of $5.00. The requirements
for a civilian are that he be a
resident of Georgia, be 20 years
of age or over, present his birth
certificate and pay a fee of $5.00.
Anyone who wishes to take the
tests should write to Professor
Moss E. Chambers, Georgia
Southwestern College, Americus,
Georgia.
PIANO RECITAL WILL
BE-HELD DEC. 14TH.—
Miss Marian Lewis will present
her piano pupils in a recital Wed¬
nesday afternoon, December 14th,
at four o’clock at the Southside
High .School Auditorium. Those
appearing on the program will be
Beverly Harvey, Juana Hurst,
Floyd Forsyth, Bernice Thomp¬
son, Peggy Williams, Phiddy
Baisden, Sammy Prince, Wymen
Richter, Linda and Beth Shiver,
Jimmy Arline, Ellen Lee, Roddy
Hester, Carolyn Chapman, Edna
Lee Thompson, Harriett Hester,
Silvia Clark, Janice Outz, Judy
Collins, Nancy Perkins, Jeanette
Hand, Roger Ponder, Henryetta
Hester, Virginia Bland, Mary
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Cawthorne Chambliss, Dorothy
Brown, Carolyn Strickland, Freda
Allen, Carolyn House, Nan Her¬
ring, Carolyn Jones, Betty Mug
gridge, Ginger House, and Faye
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Hear PHIL HARRIS fj, ^ CHRISTMAS NIGHT- SHOW on our n COX!' : to
and ALICE FAYE REXALL RADIO
Stephens.
The public is invited to attend
this program.
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timber is used each year in mak
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