Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-17 | Page 9 | Depression 'Gypsies' Going Home to Jobs, ERA Finds

Depression Gypsies Gypsies' Going Home to Jobs ERA Finds Depression victims who l became gypsies of the highways highway highways families families traveling raveling aimlessly about the coun try try are arc go going home to work It was revealed Tuesday during a meeting of the relief relict committee of the th S Salt lt Lake Council of ot Social Agencies Applications for transient relief families has JIas from decreased a week to an average of nine since September 1 13 Miss Clare Smith di dl director director di rector of t the family dIvisIon ot of the transient service of ot the thc B E ERA R RA A told the meeting Many any of the people report they dont don't need help lp In any more Miss Mias Smith ald They have hav found work through their oWn etor efforts They have found the money to et home and nd they haven't received it from a relief t agency November The federal family frans transient e t re relief re re- lief liet stations st will c cease ease t taking king applications ap- ap ap applications p. p for help after September 20 Miss s Smith told the cb com corn cony posed of Lr representatives pr le of private of-private f priVate and federal relief relict agencies operating operating ing In iri the the st state te O On November 1 lj the be closed J JAll All AH applicants trans transient nt relief are turned being over ov over i to the regular E ERA R A org organization That group is' is c ing them f for far r work on an W PA projects I The transfer of relief clients to the W P A payrolls is bring beIn 1 aI ac ac with astonishing g ea case e Mrs Martha Fraser superintendent of ot the intake arid certification division division divi divi- sion of ot the W Wp P A r reported ported COO MO On Jobs Job More than th n men mena already are are working on jobs now she said The projects arc located at Fort Douglas and Midvale Representatives of the private relief re relief re re- lI lief t agencies they expected d no unusual drain on their resources this winter They beH believed v d the work relief program would take up all aU aUthe the slack in relief funds The minor problem of caring caring for tor families while workers workers' arc arc laid off oW pending transfer to a a. new WP A project was discussed s d. d It was expect expected d that the private te y rya ryar r f r yi r I l r r Ix sy Miss Miss' Clare Smith t k Ai agencies would handle the minor 7 eases cases but representatives representative's agree d the burden would not be great