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6 • NEW CASTLE NEWS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1945 G. I. Bill Good Investment For American People Stable Economy and Financial Security Will Benefit All The G. I. Bill of Rights Pub lic Law 346 represents an intel ligent investment by the United States Government on behalf of all the American people. True, the Bill for veterars of the armed forces alone, was initiated as the payment of a tremendous pub lic debt. It was designed to pre vent injustice to a certain part of the citizenry, and was de scribed in an announcement to the men and women of our arm ed forces as an assurance that \the United States did not in tend to let them down.\ A very special bill for a special group of people. But it serves as far more than the government's assurance that payment is foith- ioming in return for services ren dered. It represents also, the pub lics investment in the future productivity will naturally ac crue to ALL the people in the form of a stable economy and the financial security and content ment of an enormous block of the citizenry. Public Law 346 is far more than the sentimental discharge of an obligation. While it can not, of course, ensure a stable economy to these men in pay ment for their sacrifices, while it cannot even assure that the debt will be satisfactorily as sessed and fully payed, the G.I. Bill does, by recognizing the debt to be something other than a money obligation alone, assure the chances of security. Recognizes Debt According to its simplest gen eral usage the term 'debt' im plies money owed, something bought and not yet payed for. In terms of such a definition the G. I. Bill would represent a total ly unsatisfactory guarantee. This is rightly so. Who can say what the cold cash value might be of Anzio, Omaha Beach or Tarawa? What price the services of that embryo lawyer at a dusty, boring desk job in Texas? How much for the small business man who spent three years in a ground crew on a lonely English air field? A bonus and then good bye? Public Law 346 is better than that. Embodying the recognition that intangibles must be payed for in kind, that there are some obligations a cheek will not pay for, that dependence on the gov ernment bonus is less desirable than government money directed toward increasing independence, The G. I. Bill makes sense in terms of the individual. It is not a perfect law by any means; it IS a perfection of public law making. In a sense it commits the public to engage in that very type of Lend-Lease which many Americans found so hard to understand. More than paying a debt we are buying intangibles which will give returns. Public Funds Repay Debt To be sure, the G. I. Bill pro vides cold cash benefits. A sum of money for a limited amount of time Is needed and appreciated when a man is out of work. It pays for the food, placates the landlord and keeps the kids in clothes. But the veteran would rather work. Money spent on un employment relief is necessary; it does not create new jobs, nor does it serve to increase the man's skill or earning capacity. Other provisions of the Bill do just that. Loans to set a man up in business, money for education and the acquiring of new skills. These are the Lend-Lease ar rangements between the veteran and the American people. A man is not merely supported and fed. H e is considered to be a produc tive unit and funds are forth coming to increase that produc tivity. Educational grants in crease his knowledge and his skill, raise him from laborer to owner or professional, from un skilled worker to skilled worker. This is the people's money doing the double job of repaying a debt and serving as working capital. Public Law 346 is a good invest ment. Free Want Ads For Veterans Education Provisions Under The G. I. Bill Of Rights Pleasantvilie Plans War Memorial Any ex-serviceman or woman of New Castle township may run a classified advertisement to seek employment, rent or buy a house, start a business or to secure any thing which may be helpful to him in starting his new life in this community. These are the only requirements: Applicants must come in per son to the office of the New Castle News on Bedford Road in Chappaqua or telephone Chap- paqua 443 from 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. daily except Saturday and Sunday. Ads are limited to 60 words. Those answering the ads must communicate directly with appli cants. Remember—there is no charge for these ads. In addition, space is available in this paper to you. Get it off your chest—use the pages of the New Castle News to tell your ideas and problems to the people of this community. Scientific studies reveal that the average newborn baby cries 113 minutes a day, or only 7.8 per cent of the time. The total cost of average active cases of tuberculosis, including diagnosis, treatment, hospitaliza tion and lost wages, has been placed by an authority at $10,000. Christmas Seals finance the fight against tuberculosis. One of the most interesting and important provisions in the G. I. Bill of Rights is that which gives all members of the armed forces, upon their honorable dis charge, provided they have com pleted at least three months of active service, an opportunity to return to school or college for the completion of their education. The provision is not ideal. Mem bers of the Merchant Marine, al though their service was usually perilous and infinitely valuable, are not eligible for benefits. In deed they do not come under the provisions of the G. I. Bill at all. Furthermore, while many veterans have been able and anxious to take advantage of the opportunities offered them, many others have not found the funds allotted for dependents sufficient to enable them to continue their schooling. They do not feel that, entering college at the age of 22 or 23 they can continue for the four years their education will take to contribute only $75.00 a month to their family income. On the other hand, the edu cational provisions have made it possible for veterans who might otherwise have had no opportu nity to get a higher education to do so. Many young men and women, while highly intelligent, would not, under ordinary cir cumstances be able to compete successfully for the few scholar ships available. The G. I. Bill has increased their educational opportunities. The following material sets forth, in convenient reference form, the laws under which the returned veteran may be entitled to educational benefits: Requirements for Eligibility: 1. Discharge other than dis honorable from the Army or Navy. (The Merchant Marine has not been included.) 2. Ninety days of active serv ice subsequent to September 16, 1940, exclusive of any time spent in the Army Specialized Training Program, the Navy College Train ing Program, or in one of the Service Academies: West Point, Annapolis, or New London. 3. Commence a course of train ing within two years after the date of discharge or after the termination of the war, which ever is later. (All training must be completed within seven years of the end of the war.) 4. Stipulations of Age and Evidence of Intention to Con tinue Education. A. Veterans who were less than twenty-five years of age when they entered the service are en titled to educational benfits of one year and in addition, a pe riod equal to the time they were on active duty. Time spent in a Service Academy or a college training program will not be counted in computing the period of benefits to be added to the year allowed to all who qualify. Trainees only in accordance with B. Those who were over twenty- five years of age when they en tered the service are entitled to educational benefits of one year in a refresher or retraining course only, except that those who can prove to the satisfaction of the Veterans Administration that their education was inter rupted by their entry into serv ice, may receive the benefits noted under \A.'' Benefits: 1. Tuition and fees not in ex cess of $500. in an ordinary school year of from 30 to 38 weeks will be paid by the Veterans Adminis tration. 2. A maintenance allowance will be paid to Day Session Arainees only in accordance with the following table: Monthly Payments While in Attendance Amount of Academic No Work Carried Depend- Depend ents ents 12 or more credits $50.00 9 to 12 credits 37.50 6 to 9 credits 25.00 3 to 6 credits 12.50 At a meeting of the War Mem orial Committee in Pleasantvilie^ plans were made to publicize the project. It was decided to ask residents for suggestions as to the nature of the memorial, lo cation, cost, and methods of financing it. John Frost was elected per manent chairman. Mrs. Wilmot T. K. Bell, vice-chairman; Mrs. Eugenie Nichols, secretary, and A. L. Kadella, treasurer. 'Tun For Family\ Aim Of County Fun Fair $75.00 46.25 37.50 18.75 An automobile is about an eighth of an inch shorter in February than it is in July. It costs the taxpayers of Lou isiana $35,000, on the average, to imprison a man for life. No President of the United States has worn a mustache since 1913 (Taft). Parents and Children May Find Hints For Old & New Hobbies. Veterans of World War I are shown at the dedication of the Church of St. John and St. Mary, June 3, 1923. Pictured from left to right: William Mo ran, Arthur Trayer, William Foster, Ernie Myett, Joseph Facciarossa, Richard Hayes, Allen Wilkenson, Fred Brusie, Oscar Tompkins, James Mclver, William McCormick. (See story on page 12) The objective of the Fun Fair . is fun. Not just fun for a single v day, but fun for a whole year- fun for young people and fun for whole families through the shar ing of hobbies, crafts and crea tive arts. It will be held this year at the County Center* on Satur day, December 8th, from ten A.M. to six P. M. The Fun Fair is the place to come for ideas concerning acti vities that will strengthen the ( bonds between parents and chil dren. Here is a show-case where you may shop for a new hobby or for fresh inspiration for an old one. Here, also, is a gala of children's special talents and group achievements in which they and their parents and freinds may take justifiable pride. Toys Needed The Fun Fair is the outgrowth 1 of the Toy Fair presented in Bon- wit Teller's Penthouse, White Plains, New York. It all began with a request from the Depart ment of Family and Child Wel fare to the Westchester County Children's Association. Toys were needed for a playroom where foster children could play while they were waiting to be ex amined. The committee appoint ed to do the job discovered that war-time shortages made it dif ficult to buy good toys. Then it occurred to them that this cir cumstance might result in a lack of Christmas toys for children in foster homes. The committee took its pro blem to the children of the County. Schools, Scout troops, and recreation groups responded enthusiastically. They made fas cinating toys of wood, cloth and waste cardboard and tin. Results of Children's Work To give recognition to their skill and willingness to share, the committee decided to show the results to the people of the com munity at a Toy Fair. Because so many questions were asked about the making of the various kinds of toys, it was decided to let the children themselves hold demonstrations. So the idea grew, until ex hibitors and guests totalled more than 2,500 for the day and a half show. Many interested groups had to be refused admission, and many visitors were turned away —all for sheer lack of space. The Westchester County Center was chosen for this year's Fair to accommodate all the kinds of recreation that were to be de monstrated, the name was re vised too. This year it is the Fun Fair and the Fun Fair it will be as long as Westchester Coun ty wants it. The word \truth\ occurs 117 times in the Old Testament — and 117 times in the New.
