The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-08-10
REPRESENTATIVE VETERANS
BUREAU WILL BE IN ONTARIO

ment compensation, vocatlOhal Train
ing, disqualification and war risk
insurance, l.. H. Wood, special con-
tact representative of the United
States Veterans Bureau, will arrive
in Ontario August II for period
OF one day, according to an an
nouncement received here today.
Mr.. Wood state in an advance
| communication that all former SER
vice people who can prote that they
are disabled 10 per cent or more be-
cause of war service are entitled to
federal compensation and that those
who are unable to carry on their
pre-war occupations because of war
injuries are entitled to vocational
training at the expense OF the gov
ernment Veterans seriously i'll
from war disabilities should be hos
pitalized Immediately he stated.
Hundreds of veterans, 1t is believed,
are also ready to reinstate their war
risk insurance.
BECAUSE of the fact the the Vet
erans' Bureau Is but one year old,
there are some things for disabled
veterans of the northwest district
still undone", said Mr.. Wood. How
ever, I believe it is safe to say that
rapid progress is being made in de-
veloping an organization which will
properly care for injured service
people and rehabilitate those who
are able to take vocational educa-
ton.
cat the district office IN Seattle,
we have more than 1000 claims
for government compensation from
veterans alleging war liabilities.
Approximately 5000 disabled veter-
ans of the three states receive either
straight compensation or govern
ment allowances of $50 month or
more. More than a half million
dollars a month is being paid direct
ly into the hands of disabled veter-
ans of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho through the Veterans Bureau.
1.-THE government is as eager to
adjudicate all claims of ex-service
people as the veterans are to have
their claims passed upon. An i'm
portaBt feature of the veterans
Bureau is the Board of Appeals
which reviews all cases brought to
its attention by claimants not salts
fled with decisions of the Bureaus
rating board"
Mr.. Wood announced that this
district of the Veterans Bureau has
recently established an employment
service for the benefit of disabled
veterans of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho who have completed vocation
al training courses at the expense
of the government and been de-
clared rehabilitated.
MANY employers, we believe, are
in a position to assist materially in
securing positions for those former
service people who struggled so ear
nestly for many months and some
times years to become qualified in
some trade or profession and there
by overcome disabilities due to war
service wich made it impossible for
them to return to their pre-war oc-
cupations" stated Mr.. Wood. "The
Veterans Bureau has rehabilitated
more than 800 disabled veterans and
many Of those are now unemployed.
Scores of the $500 veterans now in
| training will complete their voca-
tional education within two or three
months. Many of thes veterans
have families to support. They have
been trained to do variety of work
including all kinds of clerical posi-
tions, mechanical and other kinds
of trades Jobs and also a few profess
sional men. With the revival OF
business this summer and fall every
employer should make 1t point to
give these men an opportunity TO
make a living for themselves and
their dependents. Employers need
ing help should get in touch with
the nearest Veterans Bureau office
The hospital situation in relation
to proper care and facilities for dis
abled veterans is improving rapidly.
according to the government repre-
sentative. There are approximately
800 former service men in hospitals
OF the Pacific Northwest district at
the present time. With the dedi-
cation recently of the new govern
ment hospital at walla walla, Wash.
all service people suffering from
tuberculosis will be taken care OF.
Official announcement that the gov'
ernment is to build sl,5o0,o0O
hospital at Camp Lewis, Wash.
mears that veterans suffering from
mental and nervous diseases will be