February 23, 1942 [H. R. 1905] [Private Law 296] Michael Lewenczuk. Payment to. [CHAPTER 111] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lewenczuk. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mr. and Mrs. 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 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lewenczuk, of Springfield, Massachusetts, the sum of $5,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for losses sustained on account of the death of their son, George Lewenczuk who died on November 30, 1939, while an enrollee of the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mount Greylock, North Adams, Massachusetts, death being due to faulty diagnosis, treatment, and handling of his illness by the camp doctor: 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. Proviso. Approved, February 23, 1942. February 23, 1942 [H. R. 4831] [Private Law 297] Payment to. [CHAPTER 112] AN ACT For the relief of Katherine McCue. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Katherine McCue. 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 Katherine McCue, the sum of $1,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained as a result of an accident in which she was struck by a car driven by an employee of the United States Post Office Department who was acting in the scope of his employment on September 13, 1939, in Minneapolis, Minnesota: 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, February 23, 1942. Proviso. February 24, 1942 James Wood. Consideration of disability claim. [CHAPTER 114] AN ACT For the relief of James Wood. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding the provisions and limitations of sections 17 to 20, both inclusive, 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, as amended, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of James Wood, of Oswego, New York, for disability incurred by him while in the employment of the Civil Works Administration in February 1934, and to determine said claim upon its merits: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved, February 24, 1942. 39 Stat. 746. 5 U. S. C. §§ 767-770. Proviso. [CHAPTER 115] AN ACT For the relief of the Branchland Pipe and Supply Company. February 24, 1942 Branchland Pipe Payment to. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary and Supply Co. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Branchland Pipe and Supply Company, Huntington, West Virginia, the sum of $145.38. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of such company against the United States under an unnumbered contract with the War Department, dated December 5, 1939: 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, February 24, 1942. Proviso. [CHAPTER 116] AN ACT For the relief of O. C. Ousley. 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 O. C. Ousley, of Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, the sum of $2,500, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries to him, and medical and hospital expenses incident thereto, as a result of a collision of an automobile in which he was riding with a Government Civilian Conservation Corps truck, which truck was being recklessly operated by the driver thereof. This injury to claimant occurred on June 21, 1937, on Highway Numbered 33, in Union County, Tennessee: 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, February 24, 1942. February 24, 1942 O. C. Ousley. Proviso. February 24, 1942 others. Payment to. [CHAPTER 117] AN ACT For the relief of H. D. Bateman, Henry G. Conner, Junior, executor of the last will and testament of P. L. Woodard, and J. M. Creech. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the H. D. Bateman and 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 H. D. Bateman, Henry G. Conner, Junior, executor of the last will and testament of P. L. Woodard, and J. M. Creech, residents of Wilson County, North Carolina, the sum of $1,048, in full settlement of their claims against the United States for damages resulting from the destruction of timber by the Civil Works Administration in the year 1934 on a drainage ditch and canal project: 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. Proviso. February 24, 1942 [H. R. 4622] [Private Law 302] Payment to. Proviso. Approved, February 24, 1942. [CHAPTER 118] AN ACT For the relief of Catharine Schultze. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Catharine Schultze. 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, the sum of $3,000 to Catharine Schultze of Peoria, Illinois, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for expenses incurred and personal injuries sustained on August 11, 1940, in El Paso, Illinois, as the result of a collision of the automobile in which she was riding, with a United States Army scout car operated by a War Department employee: 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 agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, 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. Co. February 24, 1942 [H. R. 5056] [Private Law 303] Approved, February 24, 1942. [CHAPTER 119] AN ACT For the relief of the Burlington Auto Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Burlington Auto 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 the Burlington Auto Payment to. Company, Burlington, North Carolina, the sum of $663 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the balance due the said Burlington Auto Company on the purchase price of a Ford coupe, 1940 model, motor numbered 18-5611983, sold by such company on May 15, 1940, and forfeited to the United States on August 15, 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, February 24, 1942. [CHAPTER 120] AN ACT For the relief of the estate of Mary E. Philpot, Sandra G. Philpot, and Mrs. Proviso. February 25, 1942 Mary E. Philpot. Sandra G. Philpot. 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, of. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, (1) to the estate of Mary E. Philpot, the sum of $2,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for compensation for the death of the said Mary E. Philpot, who was killed as a result of a collision between the car in which she was riding and a Civilian Conservation Corps truck on United States Highway Numbered 91, at or near Washington, Utah, on July 3, 1937; (2) to the guardian of Sandra G. Philpot, the sum of $6,000, in full settlement of all ian. claims against the United States for personal injuries received by her while riding in such car at the time of such collision; and (3) to Mrs. R. L. Keckler, of Weeping Water, Nebraska, the sum of $631, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of the funeral expenses of said Mary E. Philpot paid by her: 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 such 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, February 25, 1942. [CHAPTER 121] AN ACT For the relief of Hiram O. Lester, Grace D. Lester, and Florence E. Dawson. 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 Hiram O. Lester, of Glendale, California, the sum of $2,672.14. The payment to the said Hiram Ó. Lester shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for hospital, medical, and other expenses, and for damages sustained on account of the injuries received by the said Hiram O. Lester, which resulted from a collision on July Mrs. R. L. Keckler. Proviso February 25, 1942 [H. R. 2183] [Private Law 305] Hiram O. Lester: Grace D. Lester. Florence E. Daw son. Payment to. Proviso. February 27, 1942 [H. R. 4179] [Private Law 306] Allen Pope. Jurisdiction of hear claims of. 27, 1940, on the Coast Highway, near Corona Del Mar, California, when the automobile of the said Hiram O. Lester, in which he and his wife, Grace D. Lester and Florence E. Dawson were riding, was struck by a panel truck (numbered 7069), in the service of the United States Navy. SEC. 2. 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 Grace D. Lester, the wife of Hiram O. Lester, of Glendale, California, the sum of $2,642.59. The payment to the said Grace D. Lester shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for hospital, medical, and other expenses, and for damages sustained on account of the injuries. received by the said Grace D. Lester, who was a passenger in the car of Hiram O. Lester, her husband, in the collision described in section 1. SEC. 3. 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 Florence E. Dawson, of Glendale, California, the sum of $4,000. The payment to the said Florence E. Dawson shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States for hospital, medical, and other expenses, and for damages sustained on account of injuries received by the said Florence E. Dawson, who was a passenger in the car of Hiram O. Lester, in the collision described in section 1: 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, February 25, 1942. [CHAPTER 122] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Allen Pope, his heirs or personal representatives, against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction Court of Claims to be, and the same is hereby, conferred upon the Court of Claims of the United States, notwithstanding any prior determination, any statute of limitations, release, or prior acceptance of partial allowance, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Allen Pope, his heirs or personal representatives, against the United States, as described and in the manner set out in section 2 hereof, which claims arise out of the construction by him of a tunnel for the second high service of the water supply in the District of Columbia. Items to be considered. SEC. 2. The Court of Claims is hereby directed to determine and render judgment at contract rates upon the claims of the said Allen Pope, his heirs or personal representatives, for certain work performed for which he has not been paid, but of which the Government has received the use and benefit; namely, for the excavation and concrete work found by the court to have been performed by the said Pope in complying with certain orders of the contracting officer, whereby the plans for the work were so changed as to lower the upper "B" or "pay" line three inches, and as to omit the timber lagging from the side walls of the tunnel; and for the work of excavating materials which caved in over the tunnel arch and for filling such |