The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-06-09
$3.50 Veterans
Enter Schools
During April, As

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During the month of April, $3.50
veterans of the present war enter
ed training or education under
laws administered by the Veterans
Administration, bringing to $1,000
the total number of veterans now
enrolled under these laws, it was
announced by Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, administrator of Veterans
Affairs. Gen. Hines said that 1,716
of those starting training in April
were disabled veterans being re-
habilitated under Public Law Is,
and 1854 were under the CT Bill of
Rights public Law 346).
The difference in these two types
of training is in the two laws that
authorize them. Gen. Hines ex-
planned that Public Law Is was
enacted for the rehabilitation of
veterans who have service connect
ed disabilities that are serious
enough to be pensionable and con-
stitute vocational handicap that
can be mitigated by training de-
sign to restore the employability of
the veteran. To be eligible under
this law veteran must have been
found to have service connected
disability and be receiving pen
sion for it from the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
While in training, these veterans
have their pensions increased to
minimum of $92 month and re-
ceive additional allowances if they
are married and further allowances
for other dependents.
Under the CT Bill any veteran
who has had 80 days of war service,
or less if discharged for disabili-
ty, and was discharged under con-
ditions other than dishonorable may
undertake any course Of study or
training he selects for as long as
one year.
If the education or training of
the veteran was impeded, inter-
rupted or interferred with by his
entry into service, he may continue
his education or training beyond
the first year for as long a time as
he was in service, but not to ex-
coed a total of four years.
In enrolling for this type of train
ing, the veteran may avail himself
OF guidance or counseling from the
Veterans Administration if he
wishes. 1t is not required. 1t is not
even required that he make ap-
plication of the Veterans Admins
tratinn. He may complete his ar
rangements at any approved school
of his choice. The school will COM
municate all the facts to the Vet
Grams Administration, and arrange
for payments to be made.
Veterans undertaking training or
education under this law are paid
$50 a month if without dependents
and SIS month if they have de-
pendents. The schools are paid up
to $500 a year for an ordinary
school year.
The number of veterans found
eligible during April for rehibili-
tation under Public Law is was 27-
$50, while 6,557 were found ELI
gible under the CT Bill. Many of
those who have been declared ELI
gible but have not entered training
are believed to be engaged in war
work and planning to take up
take up training when the emer-
gency no longer exists, Gen. Hines
said.
OF the total being rehabilitated
under Public Law Is, 1924 are in
educational institutions and 1854
are being taught on the job. The
proportion selecting institutional
training under the CT Bill is even
higher, with 22,547 in schools and
only ZOOS receiving on the job
training.
Amusement and guidance was
completed during the month in the
cases of 5,595 veterans seeking re-
Mobilization and counseling for $50
under the CT Bill.