Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-24 | Page 3 | War Vets Enroll in Forest Corps

WAR VETS ENROLL IN FOREST CORPS DENVER Colo Cob June 24 2 UP UP- UP Attempts to enroll unemployed and destitute war veterans 0 of this area In a veterans veterans' army array designed to provide provide pro pro- vide food and shelter for them were begun here today Captain Vic Vie Miller who said he was acting under orders from general headquarters of ot the veterans army at St. St Louis arrived in Denver with the announced hope of obtaining 20 20 enrollments in Colorado Wyoming Wyoming WyOming Wyo WyO- ming Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas Dakotas Da Da- kotas as the seventh division of the army It was explained that thousands of ot veterans will be thrown upon charity when compensation checks cheeks are arc discontinued discontinued dis dis- dis continued June Junc 30 and the veterans' veterans army plans to care for tor these men Any man who has served at any time in army navy or marine corps will be eligible The immediate ob oh is to provide th these e men to nece necessities of life Ufe before snow felts falls We have devised a It common sense plan to aid these men on a self help basis Miller said From Denver Miller will proceed to Salt Lake City Boise Portland Seattle Seattle Se Se- attle attIc San Francisco and Los Angeles to organize additional units of the army