Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-06
EX-SERV|CE MEN
MUST ACT QUICKLY
Must Apply for Vocational
Training by December rs
or be Excluded.
Special D,spatch 10 Every Evening.
NJ Frank w. Lewis.

Washington. Dec. e.-Thoee Della
pare ex-servic- men Who desire to
hike advantage OF vocational training
,n-rcd them by the Federal govern
phcnt will have 10 make application At
once or else they will not have
chance TO bcneht OF the propostl as
the Nnlt expires on December Is. 1922.
The nnal date for the application
for vocational training will soon be
reached and disabled veterans should
make application Immediately before
the time limit expires. There is pro-
vision In the Rehabilitation Act that
application for vocal tlonal education ~
certain classes OF disabled veterans
must he made prior TO December To-
1894" Col. Charles X. Forbes, Director
Of the United States Veterans Bureau,
sre,cd today.
There are approximately $4,000 dis
ebled veterans receiving vocationai
training today under the L. =. VET
Grams Bureau. These men are receiv-
Ing instruction in the leading colleges
universities and technical schools as
well as receiving practical instruction
dustrial establishments. and on farms.
More than $4,000 disabled veterans
have completed their training under
the L. :. Veterans Bureau and are
now engaged in galnful occupations.
There are several ways in which
this application for vocational tram
Ing can be made. Application may be
made by writing n letter 10 any one OF
the bureau offices expressing a de-
sire 20 apply for the training which
the government offers. IL should be
remembered that IL is NECESSARY for
the applicant to sign his name 50 that
tho bureau may consider the applica-
ton as made by the man himselr.
Wherever IL Is possible IL is best for
the Iplicant TO make his application
lp person AT one Of the district or sub
district offices OF the Veterans Bureau.
Application forms may be obtained at
any % the bureau offices or from the
American Legion. American Eed
cross. The Disabled American Vet
erans. Veterans OF Foreign Wars and
other cooperating agencies. These
forms should he eigned. filled out, and
Bureau Offices. II form Is not
available. n letter will be accepted as
an application.
Where the post mark OF the letter
- application or the forms forwarded
~ an application show that it was
made on or before December 18th. the
APPLICATION will he considered =:
here the man enters the Office before
10 close o' the working day on De
cemher 18th. the application will bs
considered. However. applications
mailed later than this date will be toe
late and persons so applying Will have
lost ne privilege OF taking advantage
% vocational tysinins provided under
this Act.
The I. 6. Veterans Bureau has
called this provision ot the Rehabilita-
zion Act 20 tho attention cs veteran
organizations and has requested
them 20 inform all ex-eerv!ce men o.
the necessity or making early appli
cation. Persons who are in doubt a.
90 whether or not they have valiS
application on fi.e should take step
Immediately 10 acertain from one o
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% their applications. The government
0. anxious that all ex-service mel
who are entitled 20 the benefits OF thi
Act should take advantage Of this op
portun ~. All applications receive
vii have The fullest consideration an
. n. facts presented are sufficient {
meet the provisions % the Rehsb!lita
ton Act. the claimant VIII be awarde
such benefits a. are provided unde
the Act.