The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-21
CLAIM s Of
32EX-SERv|CE
MEN ARE HEARD
Board May Open Voca-
tional Receiving Sta
ton in City

A total OF 32 cases were passed
upon by the travelling case board OF
the federal board for vocational cdu-
cation In the courtroom at the Fed
tral building yesterday afternoon.
OF this number six were approved
Internationally for vocational train
ing at government expense, with sub
slstencc allowance OF not less than
$4,000 n month four were approved
for the same Kind OF training condi-
tlonal upon submission OF evidence
connecting their disabilities with the
military service, or upon an award
OF compensation for which the men
filed application through the home
service section OF the Red Cross yes
tcrday. Twelve cases were approved
for training courses without the sub
sistence allowance: several cases were
closed by request OF the applicants,
and decision on the remaining cases
withheld by the board pending receipt
OF physical examinations by medical
specialists
Session ON Friday.
because OF the large number OF
entirely new cases that were sub
mitted TO the board during it's sitting
yesterday II was stated this after
noon by ]. G. Ross who In in charge
OF the albuquerque office OF the fed
crai board. ihat another sitting Will
ha hold or Fr'dav IN the Federal
building TO pass upon the cases that
II will be impossible to reach today
before the members OF the case board
leave for Gallup where a session will
be held tomorrow.
An attempt IL being made today to
decide thp raSas nf all the men called
into albuquerque from outside points.
assigning the cases of all local appli-
cants to the Friday calendar. Fri
day night the board win leave for
Socorro to be In session there on
Saturday.
The results of the case boards
work. IN Albuquerque yesterday" said
Earle T.. Doyle, Washington repre-
sentative accompanying the govern
ment officials. were most gratifying,
for II was our pleasure to take final
action on several cases whose first
contact with government offiiials or
the Red Cross. sln6e their di iicharge
from the service has Just been made.
Through the efficient cooperation Of
the local home service section Of the
Red Cross these men were enabled to
file their claims for government COM
pcnsation, and some OF them for nee
essary hospital treatment simultane-
uuSly with their application for voca-
tionRl training. owing to. the large
nufnDer OF men VINO nave appeared
before the board during the two days
II has been In session 10 has been
found necessary to continue It's sit
thugs In Albuquerque for one day. Our
schedule takes us TO Gallup for to-
morrow, but ON Friday we will be in
continuous session In Jhe Federal
building until all albuquerque eases
presented to us are acted upon"
Care For Men.
"Of interest to all New McXicans
Interested In the welfare OF the dis
Hbled service man. and especially 90
those men who are found eligible to
the benefits OF the rehabilitation law,
IL the announcement lust received
from II. Allen Nye of the Denver Of
flee, district vocational officer for the
district comprising the states OF Colo
rado. New Mexico. Utah and Wyo-
ming. that an extensive program has
Just been determined upon to bring
to New Mexico's eN-service men who
are entitled to training, the bost us
sistance II IL possible under the law
to give them. In their endeavOr to
reflt themselves for useful positions
IN life. Eight additional field men,
all ex-servlce men and natives OF this
state will next week be added to the
organization OF which J. G. Ross OF