Gunnison news-champion., 1920-08-27
OF INTEREST To EN-SERyICE
MEN OF The COUNTY

Good news Tor the eK-seTyiee men
suffering H!-a disabilities which Gun
st4tgte vocational handlc@ps was re
CeIEed n GLnu4son this week by the
Amcuc-an Legion Post the Red
Cross and other aseEcles cooperating
N the SOTk OF aialhg former service
UIen- announcement w-.s made that
ya September lin, any man Who De
A,s zee himself eHtILlea 20 fv-traIuInE
a. LHs hands VI the ! ederaI Board
lyg .yC---gaA- El4c4IJu "a purely
e....EaH DOaTdI may have has case de-
c.dvd and 0! he is eligible, ne may be
placed Al framing - once by appear-
lug IL G-uul5on IN that day.
"Local people no received the an
E1lnC,ugE, declared that il marked
one OF the ragst Important steps tax
en b. be- Federal Board for Vocation
a. Esllra- On ia the handling Of lts
Ig1 Of Iv-lEMnIng soldiers, sailors,
u-rEg- or E-r-,-s who's. disability in
c-rreG Ia. or tTaoea0.e 20 the service
prgs guts them from competing sue
Cr--tl.Iy 10 their old employment. Il
aas also declared to b. another long
step toward the cutting Of Eo-called
"rrd tap which. u has been charged,
hanp-r- tho y.0rk of the Government
EgUrau--
~Ih, coming Of representative Of
thu Federal Board for Vocational I'd
urarruu 10 G-nnIson on the day men
toned viii. t is hoped By those con
rgrn"G. reach the attention Of evcry
man ssho might have a claim again. &
this department Of the Government,
and the visit Of these representative
T.. k.a. -
lHinEs:
J. Tina, II he has not get made
application for vocational training
such application will be made for HIM
on the spot. Immediately he sd.
be- examined by a physician Of the
Board and his case rated Then the
case viii be decided By a Washington
representative Of the Board. and Z
the man Is declared eligible he will b.
placed in training Immediately.
,. Those men who have made APP
pilcatlon for training, but who yc;
have certain papers TO finish befo-,
their cases are completed, may haE.
these papers completed on the spot,
and their cases acted upon and decd
ed. II they arr found eligible for
training, they viii be placed in train
ing Immediately.
1t Is our purpose the announce
ment says, ito decide all cases pos
sIblc while the representatives OF the
Board are in Gunnison. This will
save time required previously in
sending cases TO the Denver Office for
rating. completion of papers, medic
al examination and decision. We hope
TO be able to give rating TO any
man who comes before the Denver
Case Board" and if he is eligible
for training. II it is his wish to fur
nIsh his transportation TO his place
Of training before he leaves"
Every man is asked to bring with
him 4 copy Of the original of his
discharge. He is also asked to bring
with him, m,providing he has been award,
ed compensation, the letter of award
or If this is not available, a cheek
showing that he has received payment
These two documents are vitally nee.
essary to the completion Of, and de,
Cision on his case.
"All men who wish to avail them.
selves of this opportunity are asked
70 get in touch with the American
Legion Posts or with the Red Cross
As il is not known by members of the
Board, when il is possible for anoth.
er Case Board to visit this section
every man is urged to avail himself
of the opportunity granted him.
The coming of the Travelling Case
Board Is just the beginning Of tn,
fall drive, which will enable the ex.
service men who may be entitled &c
training under the Federal Board fol
Vocational Education, to get theil
cases completed and definitely acted
upon.
In about fifteen of the towns which
the Travelling Case Board will reach
in Colorado. there will be appointed
q local salaried representative Of the
Federal Board, who will devote his
time for the next several weeks tc
the work Of advising and completing
the papers of the cx-seryice men who
for any cause are unable TO NEE,
the Travelling Case Board or whose
cases cannot be acted upon by the
Travelling Case Board because of
lack of necessary data II is Expect
ed that field agents will work in every
locality of the state.
Within the next week, these field
agents will be called into the Denver
office for necessary instruction in the
work, and Immediately following
they will return to their committees
One of these field agents will be ap.
pointed to handle all cases in this
city and vicinity.
Practically four-fifths of the worl
of getting in touch with the men has
been accomplished by the Federal
Board. A final clean up drive" il
to approve training at Government
expense to the other one-fifth who
may be eligible and interested in such
great opportunity.
COMMON PHRASES-THEIR
ORIGIN AND HISTORY