The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-31
U. S. VETERANS BUREAU.
Pocatello, Idaho, March %, 1872

For the purpose or maintaining
close contact with all ex-service or
ganizations and investig eating all
complaints and grievances of war
veterans, a new department TO pc
known as the cooperation division is
being established in connection with
the United States Veterans Bu. eau
in this district, according to DR. c..
H. Sprague, head of the bureau here.
Bradley T. Fowlkes has beel named
as acting chief of the new division
in the district
Cooperation sections are to be ss-
tablished in Veterans Bureau rffices
of Spokane, Tacoma, Portland anG
Pocatello in conjunction with the
cooperation division of the bureau
in Seattle, he stated.
handling Aof complaints, the cooper
alton division will have the follow
ing duties: caring for government
insurance for veterans: handling in
formation regarding claims between
district, central and sub offices Of
the bureau; inspecting claims for
compensation and training from
sub-offices: personal service work
with disabled veterans and their
families; building up compensation
vocational training and insurance
claims for veterans and giving out
information.
This action on the part of Ddrec-
tor Charles r. Forbes in making a
separate department for personal
service work for the benefit Of dis
abled veterans will go far In clear
ing up many grievances and COM
plants of former service men and
women in Washington, Oregon, Ida
ho, officials Of the Veterans Bureau
believe.
Pocatello, Idaho, March 81, 1922.
"Help the rehabilitated war vet
eran who lost his pre-war vocation
because of injuries and studied many
months to learn a new trade or pro-
fession get job"
This is the plea of the United
States Veterans Bureau in connec-
tion with the present campaign to
furnish employment to ex-service
men, according to DR.. G. H. Sprague,
manager of the Bureau here.
There are a number of former SER
themselves to fill responsible posi-
tions along mechanical, industrial,
agricultural and professional lines
through vocational training courses
offered by the Veterans Bureau, who
have been unable to secure work,
he lted. Many of them have
families, and are in financial need,
it was announced
People in position to assist in Sc
curing work for these disabled vet
Grams who have worked diligently
to become rehabilitated should get
in touch with Veterans Bureau Of
ficials in the Kane building, Poca-
tello.
There are 1886 war veterans
learning vocations in the Northwest
district of the Bureau at this time.
A total of 632 have completed their
courses and declared rehabilitated.
Plans are now being made for ex-
tension of project training in this
district this spring and summer for
the benefit of veterans who have a
"back to the soil' spirit, according
to H. L. Mccoy, district head of the
vocational training work.
"Project training or that of teach
ing the veteran farming on his own
land promises to be very popular
this year among disabled veterans
who are completing agricultural
courses" said Mr.. Mccoy. eve
have about 200 men taking project
training in this district at the pres
ent time 1t is PROBABLY the most
successful way of giving the wal
veteran a new lease on life of any
along vocational training lines.
The fellow is bound to be en-.
thusiastic about the progress of his
own project.
"The Veterans Bureau is in po
sition to furnish the young farmer
expert help and advice as we'll al
paying him at least $4,000 a month
until he gets a good start. We as
sist him in dealing for the land. Ii
many cases the seller of the prop
erty does not charge interest On thu
amount unpaid for the first year o.
two. In, practically all instances
| the veteran is able to pay a portion
| of his government compensation