Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-01-04 | Page 7 | Schools See Decrease in Veteran Signups

I I Schools See Decrease In Veteran S t There arent aren't so many veterans t. t In school under the G. G I. I b bill ll of or last rights this year as there were I year a report of veterans In the state for the past year revealed Tuesday According to John D. D Thornley representative of the Veterans administration administration administration ad ad- ministration the peak has been reached in veteran training and schooling and they are arc now on a downward trend in Utah A decrease of more than 50 in loans to servicemen ex-servicemen and a drop of nearly in government payments for disability were noted in the report Of a veteran population in Utah 2777 at present are re receiving receiving receiving re- re the on-the-job training and ano another another an an- o other her are enrolled in schools Last year were receiving the on-the-job training and were in school A total of are receiving disability benefits at the present time including World War Var II veterans World War Var I veterans who became eligible for benefits for age disability number while peacetime servicemen receiving receiving receiving re re- re- re government payments for disability total Payments to Utah veterans during during during dur dur- ing 1948 total compared to paid out the previous year Records show that claims were processed by the Veterans' Veterans administration of them new cases