Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-06
Uncle Sam and the
American Soldier

While there N sn much criticism u
The government going on. and nov
Tint the war ~ over nobody sccris
10 have Kind word Tor rncie Sam
would like g. csll attention 90 on,
really good and firit class thing h,
n doing.
The government has appropriated
tao.00o.o00 10 help all those who have
befn incapacitEtcd by the war 10 M
themselves for Jobs.
That II quit a tidy rim Do you
fnow about ~ Are you disabled
soldier. on do you know Of onel n
so herr u the chance "a find out that
the country that asked men e. fight
fer " n mt altogether ungratcful.
Every week hundredf ~ service mef
ere discharged ms cured from the GOV
eminent hospitals. and AZ the sam.
TIN" returned 10 civilian status hut
these young men In many cases ar,
rot physleaily and mentally able e.
take np their former vocation. tn
Federal Do1rd ~ Vocational Education
he's 500 100000 NJ o. dispo~ai and O.
prepared 10 give training a. any III
ahied et.service man hOnorably d.
charged since April :. 1917 who Ia un
able 70 carry on NJ his former worl
without real handicap aud who's
condition makes such training feasible
IN this way the government has prn
videt n comparatively happy and ind
pendent future for such men.
The norernmeri now pays men froi
$50 20 $40 per month. according % .
mans dependents and the cost ~ llvlni
~ the locality IN which b. l. trained
These men are trained m many NJ m
best professional and trade schools II
the cevntry. others are trained IN N.
job with some practical firm. silil on
go prefer 10 keep their present pos.
tions and study niRhi cour~as without
Tanning Jay m order 60 advance them
a, lvee
Ii II mans eligibility can D. csiah
t'hef h. c1n he almost lmneflaiel,
e-roiled IN school ~ uiacef IN train
i,v for , trade with some firm.
Men from ~, - town will b. nv
rsshed free transportation upon ~
1vert ard F'vI meals and lodginF
NT~fH NeffNNITNs
Lrck ~ schooling does not make mei
i.seileible. The hard will endeayor I,
train the mos; iiiiierate foreigners
Many men think n Il necessary TO-
thfsn 10 leave home towns In orde'
20 Trt trimming q any -crt. As m,
heard placer a great many men n
placement training on the joh" /, -
quite possible that a man can live n
hone while taking training.
II any man has reason why h.
cannot accept vccafiona, training AZ
the hands 81 tho Federal BOARD he I,
nrred a. hiring that reason 20 the NJ
trutirn q The hoard II -. f. right
hts cese WIN b. retired IN the hurts
inactive files until he wishes 70 opsf
u again. II he has beer mlssnformeS
the board win set hin right. tn,
hoerd states II n continually runninr
onto men who D. NOT know that the,
rsay, ~ entitled. for iYstanc.. 20 com
ren-7ti'n from the War RISK insur
Enee bureau. snd a lso 10 trimming az
Der the FEDERAL Boari.
fon may have heard cN soldier o,
others say that the govefnrnen, draf,es
them 20 fight. and nov that his al
over. u casts them aside and care.
nmhirg for them.
" vrI have reld Whit have writ
ter here sou know that is not 90
An yon hnve 20 DO g. 90 write q
~ FEDERAL Brard for Vocational Edu
cefScn. = Yves; Forty.ihird street. New
rert CITY. and you will receive full
infwrr-ticn.
That Dies not mean you may ha,.
- come 10 New YcrA The bard IN,
branches all over tho country IN aimo-
every large city. But you can writ.
y The New York office ard fIna out
Ifyon arr IN any WY disabled VII
mt receive this helm You are er
titled n ~ and the hoard IL anxioui
D. firS ron.
Copyright 1890. by Frank canel