Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-22 | Page 1 | All Counties of Utah Sign up in Social Security Program

COUNTIES OF UTAH SIGN UP 1 il ff f IN sociAl DIAL SECURITY PROGRAM Last Agreement T Brought Here in hi All Night Trip Governor Calls State Board to Special Session Ses Ses- sion to Sign Contracts Data Are Prepared for W Washington r p The last major obstacle to the launching of the federal federal- state social security program in U Utah ah was surmounted S Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- t- t when trust agreements pledging per cent county participation in the program were placed in the hands of the state board of public welfare On receipt of ot the last of ot the 29 trust agreements one signed by the Kane county commission and delivered de de- de livered by Sergeant Marion Snow of the state highway patrol after alter an alI night all night ride rido from froni St St. George Governor Henry H. H Blood called the board into special session to sign the contracts on behalf of ot the state York Work of tabulating the agreements agreements agree agree- ments was begun immediately to ascertain tho the amounts pledged by bythe bythe bythe the various counties toward the program program program pro pro- gram and the states state's cost It was exp expected these data would be in shape to forward to the federal federal federal fed fed- eral social security board in Washington Vash Wash ington Saturday night and barring unexpected d delay federal funds for forthe tho the program should be released early in March Will Start Program Release of these funds said Darrell Dar Dar- Darrell rell J. J Greenwell director of ot the state public department will allow three e phases of the program program pro pro- gram to be Ibe placed in op operation im im- im mediately They are the old-age old pension plan and aid for the blind and for dependent dependent de de- de pendent children The federal government government gov gov- has agreed to finance one one- half of ot the cost of ot th the old-age old pensions pensions pensions pen pen- with tho the state and the counties counties counties coun coun- ties assuming the rest We Ve Ve are confident Mr Greenwell Greenwell Greenwell Green- Green well said that the state and tho counties have met every condition imposed by the federal government and that wo we will vIII have the tho program in operation next month Difficult Job The Kane county agreement was obtained with difficulty due to the tho absence from Kanab of several members of the county commission All other county contracts had been signed and in an effort to speed tho the agreements ts to Washington Washing Washing- ton Governor Bloon dispatched Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant Snow to Kanab The officer found one member of ot the Kane county commission tending tending tend tend- ing livestock and obtained his sig sig- nature Another absent member was located at St. St George Georgo and severa several sev sev- era eral hours later his name was ap ap- ap- ap Night MI-Night RIde Rido Sergeant Sno Snow v left St. St George early Saturday morning and delivered ered tho the contract to the chief chic tive live at t the the capitol before noon Members of the board met at 2 p. p m. m and were expected to complete their work before nightfall