The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-05
UNCLE SAM AND THE DISABLED SOLDIER By DR. FRANK CRANE. UsSucd by the Federal Board of Vocational Education with
 special permission of The
 Associated Ncwspapcrs)

While there is so much criticism of the government on. and now that the war is over. nobody seems to have a kind word for Uncle sam. I would like to call attention to one really good and first-class thing he $ doing.
 The government has sppropriat- ed ss0, 900, 900 to help all those who have been incapacitated by the war 70 fit them nselves for jobs
 That is quite a tidy sum- Do you know about il? Are you a disabled soldier. or do you know oneE IT so, here is the chance to md out 7 that the country that asked men to fight for it is not altogether un- grateful
 Every week hundreds of service men are discharged as cured from the government hospitals. and at the same time returned to civilian status, but these young men in many cases are not physically and mentally able to take up their for mer vocation. The federal board for vocational education has S90.- 100000 at it's disposal. and is pre- pared to give training to any dis abled eN-service man honorabiy 2 discharged since Aprsl ', 1917. who is unable to carry on at his former work without q real handicap, and whose condition makes such train ing feasible. In this way, the gov ernment has provided a compara- lively happy and independent fu- ture for such men,
 The government now pays men from $50 to S1T0 per month. ac- cordinS to a mans dependents and the cost of living .n the locality in which he is trained These men are trained at many of the best
 professional and trade schools in
 the job with some practical firm:
 still others prefer to keep their present positions and study in night courses without training pay in or
 der to advance themselves
 If a mans eligibility can be es-
 tablished. he can be almost inn mediately enrolled in a school or
 placed in training for a trade with
 some firm.
 Men. from out of town will be
 furnished free railroad transporta-
 uon upon request and given meals and lodging where necessary. Lack of schooling does not make
 a man ineligible. The board will
 foreigners Many men think it is
 necessary for them to leave their
 home towns in order to get train
 ing of any sort. As-the board places a great many men in place ment training on the job" it is quite possible that a man can live at home while taking training. If any man has a reason why he cannot accept v(rational training at the hands of the federal board [ he is urged to bring that reason to the attention of the board If he is right, his case will be retired to the boards inactive files until he wishes to open it again. If Inc has been misinformed, the board will set him right. The board states It Is continually running into men who do not know that they are en- titled. for instance 10 compensa | uon from the war risk insurance | bureau. and also to training unde- the federal hoard
 | ou may have heard ex-soIdie-s | or others say that the governmen, | drafted them to fight. and now tI,s i Hs all over. it casts them aside and cares nothing for them. l . IT you have read what have l Wrltten here you know that is not All you have to do .s to writ. l to the federal board for vocational eoucauon, 23 West Forty-third
 street, New York city. and you vii
 receive full information.
 l sThat does not mean you ma,
 nave to come to New York. Tn.
 board has branches all over tb,
 country in almost every large city l put you can write to the New yorl
 office and find out. | IT you are in any way diSabJaJ
 why not receive this help7 Yon .. entitled to it, and the board is anr
 ious to find you. A''N Copyright. 1920, by Frank Cr,,o