The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-20

FEDERAL BOARD
TO VISIT HERE

All disabled service men in this
section will be given an opportunity to
get III touch with representatives Of
the Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation, Friday, November 2lst. ac-
cordinY to word received by Mayor
G. H. Austin, the Red Cross, and other
individuals and organisations inter-
ested in the problems Of former ser
vice men. In communication to those
named il WAS announced that Mr.. Earl
r. Hoage. representing the Board in
this district, will be in .Iulesburg that
day, and it WAS asked that every ef-
fort be- made to have all soldiers, sail
ors, marines or nurses handicapped
by disabilities incurred in. aggravat-
ed by or traceable to their service on
hand to consult with him.
Those asked to meet the Federal
Board representative include not on
ly those who have not previously made
preliminary application for vocational
education through the Board, but
those whose cases are not yet COM
plete, As well. It is the intention of
H. Allen Nye, head Of District II.
which embraces Colorado. New Mexico,
Utah and Wyoming, to send men into
every part of his territory for the pur-
pose Of contracting possible cases, and
completing cases that still require
further steps before they can be acted
on. This is for the purpose Of hasten
ing all cases, and removing any pos
sibility of delay which might attend
with the men. 1t is
the home of the Board, Mr.. Nye said,
to. if it is possible. complete all cas-
es so that early decision from the
Board can be given, and all eligible
for reeducation placed in schools or
industrial establishments for training.
I'VE have the decks cleared for &C.
tion," Mr.. Nye says" and we are pro-
ceeding full speed. We are placing
men in training daily and already the
number in this district alone is about
900 and over the country it il more
than 1900. For considerable
time the Federal Board was delayed in
its work because Of the fact that, be-
fore we could place . person in train
ing, it was necessary first for the War
Risk Insurance. Bureau to declare that
person compensate. In consequence
progress was naturally slower than
now. But the action Of Congress d.
vorcing the Federal Board for Voca-
tional Education from the Bureau
freed our hands, and We were enabled
to proceed on our program at q very
gratifying speed
Men now, under the regulations,
who are leaving the hospitals are be-
ing placed in training on the day of
their discharge, Mr.. Nye says. Also
men who have suffered major ampu-
tations, and this embraces the loss Of
one or both eyes, can be placed in
training without prior approval from
the Washington office. To further
the speeding-up process, representa-
tives from the Washington office are
frequent visitors to the Denver head
quarters and they are empowered to
approve cases without the head Of
flee approval. Even greater latitude
in this respect, he declared, is anti
cipated in this District. which would
mean still quicker action on all cases
presented to the Board. Men in
training are being paid by the Gov
ernment not only the cost of their
training-which training is being CIV
en- in the schools and colleges of the
country, and in hundreds of industrial
institutions-but ample subsistence
allowances are $4,000 a month to a
man without dependents and $lO5
month up to $3.50 to q man with de-
pendents. Also, these men who are
given training in store or office or
shop or factory may receive addition
al amounts from the owners Of these
places for services rendered. provid
ing their progress towards the goal
set for and by them is not retarded.
Remarkably fine cooperation, ac
cording to the Board representatives
is being given the organization in
District II by the Red Cross, the
American Legion, the committee re-
Gently appointed by Governor Shoup
to aid former service men, the United
States Public Health service, and 9TH
er war and postwar agencies and in
dividuals. With this aid, Mr.. Sye de-
clares, the first stop of the big job
Uncle Sam has laid on the Federal
Board, that Of placing all persons
whose disabilities. incurred in, ag
gravated by or traceable to their ser
vice in the Nations fighting forces, at
home or abroad, have handicapped
them to the extent that they cannot
carry on successfully at their old oc-
cupation. in training, will soon be fin
ished. Following that is the job of
seeing they are taincd properly for
new vocations and after that the job
of returning the mel tc civil employ
nlent.
And for those men and women who
are able to resume their former oc-
or carry on successfully in
otLers as lucrative. training still is
offered by the Government if they are
desirous of improving themselves.
This is called Class Three training
and it can be given in night schools
special courses and the like. the in
struction being paid for by Uncle sam,
but not CARRYING with j. the subsis-