Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-24 | Page 2 | New Security Official Fears Neglect of Child Aid Program

New Security Official Fears Neglect of Child Chilel Aid Program WASHINGTON Dec 24 AP P AP Mrs Ellen S. S new member of social security board expressed concern today lest current disc discussion of old-age old pension plans result in the neglect of programs to aid dependent childr children n. n Similar views have been expressed by other officials Arthur J. J Altmeyer Altmeyer Altmeyer Alt- Alt meyer chairman of the board said recently that he felt the federal government should match state funds for this purpose on a a 50 basis rather than providing only third one as it does now Fears Overemphasis Mrs Woodward who has been assistant as assistant assistant as- as W P A administrator for three years said I am afraid there is a tendency at present to overemphasize the matter for providing for th the aged The aid we should give to children is not receiving the interest it should receive I feel we should expand expand expand ex ex- ex- ex and extend the benefits we are giving to children She said that she was interested especially In the soci social l security program program program pro pro- gram as it affects women and children children chil chil- dren adding that her primary work in W P A was with unemployed women I I Favors 50 Ratio I Miss Jane M. M Moey director of public assistance for the board favors favors favors fa fa- fa- fa vors the adoption of ot the 50 0 ratio of federal funds for child aid Inthe Inthe In Inthe the current year she said the board is distributing for old age assistance and for aid to dependent children All but eight states she said participate in the child aid program and it is likely more will take part In the coming year The advisory committee on social security made no no specific f i men dation for child aid except that the old age insurance benefits be extended to the dependent children on the death of the insured Advocates Insurance The committee took occasion however to say In its report The council believes that a program program pro- pro gram ram of survivors' survivors insurance Intended in intended intended in- in tended primarily for the protection of the dependent orphans of the deceased deceased deceased de de- de- de ceased wage earners is of as much Importance to the community as an anold anold anold old age insurance program While public assistance is now being provided to a large largo number of dependent children in this country country country coun coun- try on a test needs-test basis the arguments arguments arguments ments for substituting benefits as asa asa asa a matter of right in the case of children children children chil chil- dren are even more convincing than thanin thanin thanin in the case of aged persons A democratic society has an immeasurable immeasurable immeasurable stake in avoiding the growth of a habit of dependency among its p y youth ili Mrs Woodward Is well known in Salt Lake City She is a sister of Murray Sullivan local business man and while not nota a native of Salt Lake City has spent considerable time here on visits with Mr and Mrs Sullivan She entered social work severa several years ago after the death of her husband Judge Albert Y Woodward Woodward Woodward Wood Wood- ward of Jackson Miss She served with the W P A at Washington D. D C. C before being appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to the social security board by President Roosevelt last week JI I