The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-12-30
DISTINCT TREND
BACK TO FARM
Getting Back to Soil Cry of
Nearly Five Hundred Vo-
ee.-a cational Trainees.

There is distinct trend toward
"Back-to-the-Farm" movement on tn
part of disabled World War veteran
of Washington, Idaho and Oregon, &C
cording to report made by Claude
H. Anderson, head of the rehabilita
ton division of the United States vet
Grams bureau. Getting back to the
soil is the cry of nearly 500 voca.
tional trainees taking agriculture or
approximately Is per cent of the to-
tai number of trainees under the gov
eminent in the Pacific northwest dis
trfct of the bureau.
practically all of these men are
studying to be specialists along agri-
cultural lines" said Mr.. Anderson.
Some are studying horticulture, 9TH
ers small fruit agriculture, and still
others bee culture. Some are taking
up work relating to those matters a
county agriculture agent should know
and others are studying to become
scientific farming teachers"
Mr.. Anderson also announced that
products showing the work of the
1888 vocational trainees of this dis
tr1ct are to be shipped Immediately |
TO washington, d. c., where a confer |
ence of prominent educators of the
country will be held December 20
and 30. These educators will pass
Judgment on the merit and worth of
the rehabilitation program of the vet
Grams bureau. Heads of the state
universities of Washington, Oregon
and Idaho have been invited to at
tend
A carload of Yakima apples has
been promised the disqualification {
committee of the state American Le- :
gion, of which George D. Hubbard Of
he veterans bureau is chairman. to 7
Dc distributed among 500 disabled vet d
Grams OF this district confined in hos b
'1tals. Women's auxiliaries and other q
are coming forward q
apidly with offers of candy, cakes, D
ellies and other Christmas goodies
or the wounded and INDECENT former A
ervice men.
Dennlte announcement has been re- ;,
eived at the district headquarters in :, ~
cattle that one Of the four govern =:
lent universities to be established y
>r wounded former service men will i'
located on the Pacific coast. The ~ -,
rst OF these colleges was opened this =
onth at Chillicothe, Ohio. w
announcement is made that war a.
sterans In the country districts who 81
lsh to have their present compensa- -"
on or vocational training pay or ~
ok of it changed by the board of %
'peals of the bureau in Seattle NAV an
we their cases argued before the "
ard by John E. Barr, head of the ~, ~
Icihc Northwest Red Cross in the .''
reau, who has Offices in the Arcade 80
1lding. This service will be given 49,
70 or charge. 1t is believed that -
ge numbers of former service men ~
the rural districts of the
zee states are unable to go to Se- -
lie and feel that It is useless m u
Ike an appeal without having rep w.
entation put
the
| crew of "a workers from Wash min
ton, D. c., has arrived at district n
to help carry out the swi
X OF adjudication Of compensation bac
ms here instead of at Washington. GAG
his means that extensive commu- afte
ation between Pacific northwest md,
'es and Washington, D. c., will be della
linated and compensation decided that
the home ground Decisions will 81
Expedited materially under the new and
= More than 5000 folders of vet thus
IS claims have arrived here from her
."pi'oi iol uecislon. twel-
'terans now suffering from fiat nam,
due to service in army navy or were
me corps are eligible for voca- line
u training with remuneration ay- grail
Ing 500 month, according to a gave
ZION made by the bureaus board occu,
ppeals. Hylas Henry of Yakima fipge,
awarded training in such a case then
and +