[CHAPTER 577] AN ACT For the relief of George Wells and Mamie H. Wells. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to George Wells, of Plains, Montana, the sum of $750, and to Mamie H. Wells, of Plains, Montana, the sum of $250, in full satisfaction of their respective claims against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by them when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck in the Cape Creek tunnel, Oregon, on November 10, 1940: Provided, That no part of the amounts appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, December 15, 1941. [CHAPTER 578] AN ACT For the relief of John Paul Murray. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $61.10, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, John Paul Murray, seaman, first class, United States Navy, for the value of personal property lost or damaged in the fire in building numbered 49, Barracks "A", United States Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island, on May 14, 1941: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, December 15, 1941. [CHAPTER 590] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Julia Neville. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Julia Neville the sum of $1,050.43 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, as a result of a collision of an automobile which Julia Neville was operating with a United States Army truck operated in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps on United States Highway numbered 91, about December 15, 1941 [S. 1581] [Private Law 236] George Wells and Mamie H. Wells. Payments to. Proviso. December 15, 1941 John Paul Murray. Proviso. December 17, 1941 Julia Neville. one mile north of Kanosh, Utah, on June 23, 1939, said collision being due entirely to the negligence of the driver of said truck: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Smith. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the accounts of Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Smith, Quartermaster Corps, United States property and disbursing officer, State of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, the sum of $445.89, public funds for which he is accountable, and which were stolen from the office safe in the adjutant general's department on the night of November 28-29, 1939. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to James C. Dyson, of Parker, Colorado, the sum of $3,000, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him as the result of a collision which occurred when the motorcycle on which he was riding as a passenger was struck by a United States Forest Service truck near Castle Rock, Colorado, on August 19, 1937: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William Corder of Sutherlin, Oregon, the sum of $1,536, in full settlement of all his claims against the United States for personal injuries and medical expenses suffered by him as a result of an automobile accident which occurred on the Pacific Highway Numbered 99, about three miles south of Sutherlin, Oregon, on July 31, 1940, when the truck in which he was riding was struck by a truck owned by the United States and operated by the United States Army: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, December 19, 1941. [CHAPTER 601] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph V. Broderick. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller General is authorized and directed to allow credit in the account of Joseph V. Broderick, collector of internal revenue for the district of Rhode Island, in the sum of $1,000, representing the value of certain stock-transfer internal-revenue stamps which have been lost by his office. For the relief of the Kennelly Furniture Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $135.66 to the Kennelly Furniture Company of Mandan, North Dakota, in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for the unpaid balance of the funeral expenses borne by such company with respect to the burial of Redtomahawk, formerly an Indian Scout, United States Army, who died in 1931: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, December 20, 1941. [CHAPTER 607] AN ACT For the relief of Walter M. Anderson. December 20, 1941 Walter M. Ander. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary son. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Walter M. Anderson of Reedsport, Oregon, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States Government on account of permanent injuries sustained by the said Walter M. Anderson when an automobile occupied by him was struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck on the 4th day of August 1936, at a point on the Umpqua River bridge on the Coast Highway near Reedsport, Oregon: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section 38 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, are hereby waived in connection with overpayments aggregating $1,200.01, made to Mary S. Gay, nee Mary M. Sauser, as disability compensation under the said Act by reason of an erroneous report made by the United States Veterans' Administration, without her knowledge, in respect to the pay received by her at the time of injury. Approved, December 20, 1941. [CHAPTER 609] AN ACT For the relief of Carl Chalker. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Carl Chalker, of Dothan, Alabama, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by him when he, without fault on his part, was struck and permanently injured on May 12, 1940, in Dothan, Alabama, by a truck owned and operated by the United States Post Office Department then and there being carelessly and recklessly driven by an employee of the Post Office Department in the said city of Dothan, Alabama: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, December 20, 1941. For the relief of Mrs. H. C. Bivins, Henrietta Bivins, and Irvin Tatum. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. H. C. Bivins, of Rural Free Delivery Numbered 1, Ellaville, Georgia, the sum of $1,100, to Henrietta Bivins, of Rural Free Delivery Numbered 1, Ellaville, Georgia, the sum of $105 and to Irvin Tatum, of Rural Free Delivery Numbered 1, Ellaville, Georgia, the sum of $350, for personal injuries and property damages in full settlement of all claims against the United States, sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a truck being used in connection with the Soil Conservation Service in hauling supplies from Quartermaster District B, Civilian Conservation Corps, to commanding officer, Company 4450, Civilian Conservation Corps, Wewahitchka, Florida, on the Americus-Ellaville public highway, same being Georgia State Highway Numbered 3, about three miles northeast of Americus, Georgia, on March 2, 1940: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, December 20, 1941. [CHAPTER 614] AN ACT Granting a pension to Mary Jane Blackman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary Jane Blackman, widow of William O. Blackman, late of Company B, Ninth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. Approved, December 22, 1941. [CHAPTER 615] AN ACT For the relief of James Roswell Smith. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to James Roswell Smith, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses incurred by him and for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him as the result of an airplane crash which occurred while the said James Roswell Smith was receiv December 20, 1941 [H. R. 1548] [Private Law 247] Mrs. H. C. Bivins and others. Payments to. Proviso. December 22, 1941 Mary Jane Black man. Pension granted. December 22, 1941 James Roswell |