The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-07
Disabled PERSONS
learning TRADES
.ATSTATEE..EPENSE
Rehabilitation Service BEING
Extended Twenty Gases
Near Fairnpni.

Work of the division 81 civilian
rehabilitation OF the State Depart.
ment OF Education Is rapidly being
extended despite the limited funds
available, according to s.. A. Wat
son Of Buekhannon, agent for tho
central and NORTHEASTERN section OF
the state, who was hero ruesdy
and yesterday investigating the
case Of Herbert Summers OF
Catawba.
The work Is being carried on
under the provisions az the indus.
trial Rehabilitation Act, passed two
years ago by Congress-, by which
West Virginia received an appro.
prtation Of about S12,boo. which
was matched by the state govern.
ment making about $4,000 avail.
able for the work, The money u
being used for educational pur-
poses In training persons injured
In industries or otherwise, ami
about twenty cases IN the linmed.
late vicinity Of Fairmont have al.
ready been handled by the rehablis
tation division Of the State Depart
ment of Education,
Any person Of working age who
could be helped by vocational train.
ing Is entitled to the civilian re.
habilitation service Of the state
but only In a few instances rs tho
board Of the disabled person paid
BY the state, the service practically
being confined to vocational IN.
structlon either by private tutors
or in institutions. The principal
aim y each case Is to 1T the dis.
abled person for O trade. Artificial
limbs are alsos provided by the
state II It Is found that such limbs
will assist the disabled persons h
their work.
Several boys are receiving thel,
training at the Pruntytown Indus
trial School for Boys, where a sep
arate school has been started for
disabled boys. At this institution
the boys. receive their board and
attend school daily. Some OF the
persons receiving rehabilitation
service are being taught shoe re-
pairing, others atchFepairing and
still others are receiving CONNER.
cial courses in the various businebu
colleges scattered throughout the
state.
Loai Cases Interesting
The case OF Herbert Suminefa al
Catawba, who lost his leg whom IN.
jured by a train Is considered III
teresting by Mr.. Watson. The
Summers boy, who was the deliv-
cry boy OF The West virginian at
Catawba was injured while going
to the station at Radcliffe for his
papers. he had crossed the river
and was passing between two sec
tons Of freight train on the spur
at Radcliffe when the train start
ed. His injuries necessitated that
his right leg be ampttated Just bs.
low the knee.
Arthur l.. Garrett, circulation
manager OF The West Yirglnian.
learned Of the accident and later
communicated with the division Of
civilian rehabilitation OF The State
Department Of EducatsSn, his lot
ter resulting In the visit OF Mr..
Watson to Fairmont 10 inyestiEtIs
the case. However, the trade for
which the Summers boy wiiI be
educated has not vet bcSn decided.
Another interesting case near
Fairmont was that OF Paul Prahl.
OF Monongah, a miner, who lost his
leg In the mines there. An expert
was employed by the state depatr-
ment To. teach him to repair shoes.
and later the miners OF Monongah
raised sufficient funds 10 purchase
a shoe repair shop for him. He is
now earning good livelihood, ac-
cording to Mr.. Watson.
Scope o. Work
The civilian rehabilitation ser.
vice Of the state was explained re.
Gently in a bulletin issued by the
Department OF Education as fol-
lows:
what Is known as civilian re-
Mobilization Is not IN any sense
form Of charity, but Il Is simple
plan Of the federal and state gov
ernments to give encoufagement
and assistance 10 disabled persons
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