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CAIRO, GEORGIA
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JOHN FAULK, JR., president of the Grady County Chamber of Com
merce, as he addressed the annual meeting and dinner of the
Chamber Monday night, Feb. 13, at the Citizens Cafe. Shown at his
left is 1st vice-pres. J. N. Clarke. (Phto courtesy Times-Enterprise).
VA Summary Is
Revealing
5 Southern States
Receive Huge Sums
Of Money
The annual summary of the
Veterans Administration was re
leased last week—the story of
how, in fiscal year 1949, VA
spent nearly three quarters of a
billion dollars to help veterans
and their families in five south
eastern states.
Its 275 pages of data present
the detailed statistics of how much
money went to Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina, Tennessee, and
Alabama. But between the lines
of the charts is the real story—a
human story of thousands of
former servicemen, their widows
and orphans, who received indi
vidual guidance and help from
the VA.
Statistically speaking, the re-
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SECOND SECTION
port shows that of VA’s nearly 7
billion dollar nationwide expendi
tures, more than $155 million was
for Alabama veterans and their
| dependents; $182 million for Ten
| nessee; Georgia, nearly $155 mil
; lion; Florida, nearly $127 million;
and South Carolina, nearly $92
f million. But behind these figures
i in dollars and cents is the story
j of of the an agency nation’s which largest operates mutual one in
i' surance organizations; which
superrvises the greatest mass edu
cation and job training program
| ' in whose the offices history of millions the nation; of dol
pay
laps in claims to disabled veter
ans and their dependents; guar
antee loans for World War II vet
erans, provide automobiles for
amputees, wheel chair homes for
the seriously disabled and main
tain legal guardianship over in
competent veterans and minor
children.
Here are some of the high
lights of the report and major
expenditures, by states:
Alabama: In fiscal year 1949,
more than 57 thousand veterans
of all wars and their dependents,
CAIRO. GRADY COUNTY. GA.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1950.
received in excess of $38 million
in pension and compensation pay
ments. More than $6 million was
paid in subsistence allowance to
disabled veterans undergoing re
habilitation; more than 53,000
veterans in training under the
GI Bill, Public law 346, received
nearly $61 milion in subsistence
allowances; and schools and col
leges received more than $16 mil
lion for tuition and equipment.
Readjustment allowance benefits
included more than $9 million to
| unemployed veterans and
! nearly
i 3 1-2 million to self-employed,
j The VA Was serving as guardian
for 4,536 wards, of whom 739 were
| incompetent veterans, and 3,728
were minor Children.
r Florida: Nearly $40 million in
pension and compensation for
more than 56 thousand veterans
and their dependents; nearly $5
million in subsistence allowance
to disabled veterans taking vo
cational rehabilitation; more than
33,000 veterans in education and
training under the GI Bill receiv
ed .more than $33 million in sub
sistence allowances while schools
and colleges got in excess of $16
million for tuition and equip
ment. Readjustment allowance
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payments totaled more than $13
million for unemployed veterans
and more than $1 million for the
self-employed, Va served as
guardian for 4,735 wards, of
whom 744 were incompetent vet
erans and 3,894 were minor child
ren.
Georgia: Nearly $40 million
in pensions and compensation for
more than 60,000 veterans and
their dependents; more than $8
million in subsistence allowances
.to disabled veterans undergoing
vocational rehabilitation. More
than 50,000 GI Bill trainees re
ceived nearly $54 million in sub
sistence allowances while nearly
$14 million went to schools and
colleges for tuition and equip
ment. Readjustment Allowance
payments exceeded $9 million for
unemployment and nearly $2 1-2
million for self-employed. VA’s,
654 wards included 1,174 incom
petent veterans and 4,367 minor
children.
South Carolina: More than
30,000 veterans and their depend
ents received in excess of $21
million in compensation and pen
sion. Three and a half million
dollars in subsistence allowances
were paid to 2,715 disabled vet-
SECOND SECTION
erans receiving vocational re
habilitatiOn. Subsistence allow
ances totalling more than $38
million were paid to more than
35,000 GI Bill traintees. Pay
ments for tuition and equipment
were nearly $12 million. There
were 3,108 VA wards, including
597 incompetent veterans and 2,-
454 minor children.
Tennessee: More than 61,000
veterans and their dependents re
ceived 41 1-2 million in compen
sation and pension; subsistence
allowances to 5,353 disabled vet
erans totalled more than $7 mil
lion; nearly $70 million was paid
in subsistence allowances to 62,-
545 GI Bill trainees and tuition
and equipment cost more than
21 1-2 million dolars. The state’s
5,165 wards included 1,081 in
cpmpent veterans and 3,911 minor
children.
The cost of these and other
benefits, and the expenses of op
erating hospitals and Regional
Offices, are all listed in detail in
the summary, “Annual Report of
Administrator of Veterans Af
fairs.” Copies are available from
the Superintendent of Docu
ments, U. S. Government Print
ing Office, Washington 25, D. C.,
GRADY COUNTY
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The report shows, incidentally,
that in these five states of the old
South, there is one living yankee
veteran of the Civil War receiv
ing benefits. He lives in Tennes
see. Confederate veterans are
not listed since their benefits are
paid by the various states.
TURKEY CREEK H. D.
CLUB MET JAN 15TH.—
The Turkey Creek Home
Demonstration Club held its
meeting, January 15th. at Mrs.
Morris Waldens, with twenty-six
members and three visitors pres
ent.
The meeting opened by the
group singing “America”, after
which Mrs. Carl Merritt gave the
devotion, the members answered
to roll call by naming a fruit.
A gift was given .to Brs. Grady
Baggett by the club because she
is sick. We wish her a speedy
recovery.
Miss Walters reminded the
club of the style review to be
held in April, also the flower
show to be May 12th.
Mrs. Rufus Ulmer donated a
quilt top to the club which is to
be quilted Wednesday, February
NUMBER 7.
22nd., at 'Mrs. Rufus Ulmers
house, the members will carry a
covered dish. Mrs. Willie Hurst
donated the quilt lining.
Mrs. J. V. Frierson, Nutrition
chairman, gave a very interesting
discussion on nutrition.
Miss Myrtle Waters wave a very
interesting demonstration on nu
trition and urged the members to
improve their mail boxes.
Mrs. Morris Walden and Mrs.
Marvin Walden was in charge of
refreshments.
Mrs. Edgar Bennett, Secty.
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