Charlevoix county herald., 1920-03-12
TRAINING FOR
DISABLED men
Government Will Help in Educat-
ing All Entitled to AS
sistance.
new RULES ARE MADE PLAIN
Great Opportunities for Rehabilitation
Now Placed by Government With
In Reach Of All Wounded
and Disabled.

Washington.-In order to reach the
thousands of disabled ex-service men
who are still in need Of vocational ed
ucation and training, Lieut.. Col. M. @.
Smith Of the Office of the assistant to
the secretary Of war, has begun the
nationwide distribution Of pamphlet
which sets forth clearly the great op-
portunities for rehabilitation now
placed by the government within reach
Of the wounded and disabled. For the
first time the federal vocational act
has been stripped of its legal verbiage.
Details and facts which ex-soldiers
and ex-sailOrs should know with ref
erence to their desired vocational ed
ucation are given in simple English.
There are two classes of disabled
men entitled TO vocational education
those who cannot follow their former
calling and those whose disabilities
are not Of such nature as to entitSe
them to certain financial benefits. The
first class are entitled to allowances
which range from $50 a month for a
single man without dependents to $3.50
a month for a man with q wife and
six children, or other dependents.
1t is only when a mans disability
interferes with his following his for
mer calling that he Is entitled to the
maintenance allowance. But other
disabled men, II their disability be 10
per cent or greater, are allowed free
tuition and books.
All applicants must furnish legal
proof of honorable discharge from the
service. A certificate of discharge, or
extracts therefrom certified as true
copies, or an affidavit. will be
accepted.
Help In Making Choice.
When a mans eligibility for train
ing has been established, he is assist
ed by skilled vocational advisers In
making the choice best suited to his
needs. He may even have tryout or
preparatory course in a shop or school.
Training is given in agriculture, indus
try commerce, transportation and 9TH
er professions. as well as training
on the job" in manufacturing estab-
lishments, industrial concerns, offices
and on farms.
District vocational officers may au-
thorize transportation and issue meal
and lodging requests to cover the time
for which q man is detained by the
district office for examination.
disabled man eligible for training
and mo In taponoa WILL raaaiya vol m a
expenses, school expenses, fees and
books. and $50 a month, or more II
he has dependents. While being train.
| ed at factory, man Is paid the
same allowances for himself and fam
lily as II he were taking school train.
ing. No deduction is made because
he earns wages for his work. Prior
to a mans entrance into training, he
and his dependents are not entitled to
any support, and II they are In dis.
tress, the matter should be reported
to the Red Cross.
When Entitled to Compensation.
A disabled man being trained car
receive compensation from the bureau
of war risk only when the amount Of
compensation from the bureau Is In
excess Of what he would be entitled
to from the federal board for voca
tional education. In such cases the
man is paid the difference, so as II
make the amount received equivalent
to the amount which the bureau Of
war risk insurance would pay II hi
were not in training. The amount
paid a man under his. insurance viii
not be affected In any way by thu
fact he is taking vocational training.
After the course has been complet
ed, the federal board finds a perma
nent position for the man, and keep
In touch with him. A man who re
ceives no training pay from the fed
eral board continues to receive TIT
full amount of that compensation Il
which he is entitled from the burea,
Of war risk insurance. The war de
partment especially desires to contra