—Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 6, 1956
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Q. If I open a savings account
and put a sister’s name on with
my own, is it enough to say and
/or, and just what does that term
mean? R L
A. The term “and/or” is am
biguous and should not be used
to create a joint account with
right of survivorship It is sug
gested that the best way to create
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a two-name account with survi
vorship is to have both parties
sign a signature card upon which
it is clearly and unambiguously
stated that their tenure is to in
clude the feature of survivorship.
The signature card should also
clearly state whether either
party or both shall have the right
to withdraw funds from the ac
count.
Q If a baby is born June 22
and dies in the hospital on June
23, is there any reason why I
cannot get a birth' certificate to
that effect’ Neither the hospital
nor the coronor will give me any
satisfaction'concerning the Same.
According to the Bureau of Vital
Statistics there is no record of
birth or death. Can you give me
any information on how to ob
tain my baby’s birth certificate?
A. You are entitled to have
both a birth certificate and a
death certificate Your attending
physician should have attended
to the preparation, signing and
filing of the birth certificate and
your undertaker should have
done the same for the death cer
tificate- If they are'reluctant to
do so now, you might remind
them that they are liable to a
fine or not less than $5O and
not more than $3OO for their
failure.
Under the circumstances it
can be expected that they will
help you. Then wait a reason
able length of time and reapply
to the State Department of
Health, Registrar of Vital Statis
tics in Harrisburg, Pa., for a
birth certificate and death certi
ficate, indicating your relation
ship to the child.; They will ad
vise you as to the. fees you must
pay.
Q. My husband deserted me
and our two children over two
years ago I never knew where
he was two months ago I re
ceived a check from the Army
He enlisted two months ago
The che£k is only for the two
D. R,
THEY'LL HARVEST SURRLUSES-Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson, center, scoops'grain from pickup truck of model
threshing unit at Department of Agriculture in Washington shortly
after announcing that the government will make available to
overseas relief agencies as much surplus food as they can handle.
Representatives of two of some 18 agencies which will share in
the iVz -billion-pound distribution of various products are R. Norris
Wilson, left, executive director of Church World Services and
Msgr. Edward Swantronv> executive director, Catholic Relief
Service.
children and nothing for me; I
am badly in debt, not receiving
any support for over two years.
Doesn’t he have to make an al
lotment for me also? Is he com
pelled to put Government in
surance m children’s name?
P. H.
A. A deserting husband has
to provide for his wife and his
children, unless he can prove
that the actions of the ' wife
would give him grounds for
divorce in Pennsylvania. Said
husband would have to make an
allotment from his Army pay,
including his wife and children,
if the wife is free fronA any
fault. He is also compelled to
make his Governmelnt insurance
payable to his wife and children.
First try settling this with the
Post Finance Officer where your
husband is, explaining the facts
to him. If this does not produce
the desired result, contact the
local District Attorney’s office.
Q. Please tell n>e the penalty
for a person forging his wife’s
name to gain exemption on his
Federal income tax. W. S-
A. (Maximum of $2OOO fine or
five years-’ imprisonment or
both.
Q. How can a property owner
procure a copy of the deeds
which have been lost? E. T.
A. A property owner may pro
cure a copy of deeds which have
been lost in one of the follow
ing three ways;
(a) If the deed has been re
corded in the office of the Re
corder" of Deeds in the county
where the land is located, he
may secure from said Recorder
a certified copy of his deed.
(b) If the deed had never
been recorded and the grantors
are availale, these grantors may
make another deed, stating there
in that it is for replacement of
the lost deed-
(c) If neither (a) or (b) is
possible, appropriate action
would have to be taken in the
Equity Court of the county in
which the land is located.
Q. The first part of Septem
ber 1954 we sent some clothes to
the dry cleaners. When we went
to get them we found out that
their cleaning plant had burned
down our garments also. We
filed out a paper stating what
we thought our garments were
worth. I haven’t heard a thing
from them since September I’ve
also written them a letter but
have received no answer. I have
asked the woman at their store
and they know nothing about
it. Shouldn’t I have heard some
thing after all this time? W L-
A The fact that you have heard
nothing from the dry cleaning
concern in the interim is an in
dication that it may be trying
to avoid reimbursing you for
your loss. You should consult a
lawyer and secure his advice as
to whether you have a valid
claim.
Q. My husband left my three
children and me a few months
ago My young son bears his
name. Is it legally posible to
have his given name changed?
A. Yes, it is legally possible.
However, yoiir problem will be
to convince court that the
name change is necessary and
appropriate. Under the law the
court has broad powers in re
fusing or granting a name
change-
Q- If a man and wife together
buy a piece of property and the
husband dies, can the wife sell all
or part of it for self-support
when past the age to go to work?
Both signatures are on the deed-
M/R.
A- If the title to the property
was taken in the name of the
husband and wife, upon the death
of the husband title to the real
estate automatically would vest
m the wife. Therefore, the wife
may sell all or part of the real
estate with or without a good
reason for doing so.
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House Atomic Energy Committee
have raised the possibility of new
US. atomic tests next spring
perhaps a hydrogen explosion in
the Pacific In Washington, how
ever the A E. C. declined com
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19 Counties in
West Disaster
Areas by Flood
The Department of Agriculture
has announced designation
through Dec. 31, 1956, of 12
counties in Washington and seven
bounties in Oregon as an area
where the Farmers Home Ad
ministration may make emer
gency loans to farmers whose
berry, vegetable, and other crops
were damaged by a freeze in
November of 1955.
The Washington counties
named are Clark, Cowlitz, Island.
King, Kitsap, Lewis, Pierce, San
Juan, Skagit, Snohomish,-Thurs
ton, and Whatcom. The Oregon
counties are Clackamds, Columbia,
Marion, Multonomah,' Polk, Wa
shington ancj Yamhill.
Four of the counties in Oregon
affected by the recent action were
already designated for emer
gency loans through June 30,
1956, because of severe damage
to vegetable crops from heavy
rams and floods last October.
This action extends the desig
nation "for those counties, Clack
amas, Marion, Washington, and
Yamhill, through December 31,
1956.
Emergency loans are made to
finance -continued normal oper
ations.
Sweet Potatoes
'empt Taste
To make the family’s mouth
water, serve appealing flavored,
attractively colored sweet pota
toes-
They can .brighter the meal in
many ways, Louise Hamilton, ex
tension nutritionist of the Penn
sylvania State University* says.
Use sweet potatoes boiled, fri
ed, mashed, candied, or glazed.
Team them with delicately flavor
ed meats, such as pork and
chicken, or with fruits, such as
apples, pineapple, and oranges.
Sweet potatoes are good for
the family, too. One medium
sized potato contains about twice
the recommended "daily allow
ance of vitamin A plus worth
while amounts of vitamin C and
some of the IB vitamins-
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