Show s J M t Y T 1 1 f r tah County nty Defends Policies on Welfare J Jr i 1 BOARD ASSAILS ASSAILS' AUDIT DURING STATE HEARING J I Visiting Officials Deny Defly Claim of Improper Relief Case Handling Taking c case casy by y case on which which criticism was m made de the Utah county welfare board Tuesday replied in a page 41 report to recent recent reent re- re cent ent charges of improper handling hanling han han- ling dUng of welfare work The reply was submitted at a meeting of the state public welfare welfare wel- wel I fare are board at at atthe t the capitol with every very member of the Utah county board oard present including William J. J Johnson chairman and William Wilam Wil Wil- liam am H. H Callahan director Among those lose hearing the defense were ere Governor Henry H. H Blood and D. D W W. acting board chair chaIr- man In answering charges in a report report report re- re re re- port of of a spot check by R. R R. R Carey special auditor for State Auditor John W. W Guy the Utah county group said Either Mr Carey is' is unforgivably ably bly ignorant of ot social work practice ice tice and philosophy or he has been guilty of willful negligence and adverse bias in presenting the facts acts to your board boar l. l Report Attacked The reply charged Mr Carey had lad not presented all the pertinent facts acts only those that would reflect discredit We feel our objections are fully fully- justified in view of the many manyin inaccuracies in- in accuracies omissions and mistakes contained in Mr Careys Carey's report and published to the world before correction correction correction cor- cor cor cor- could be made the reply said aid adding that all the facts pre- pre presented presented at Tuesdays Tuesday's meeting could could- h hn i liv V M- M 1 V ii If f a careful l check h had be been made d Mr Carey explained that the data in his report were obtained in good faith and he offered no comment com com- ment nent until he could investigate further Mr told the Utah county delegation that there was no at- at attempt tempt empt to single out their county but ut that the probably would continue Governor Blood said he believed good results would ensue from the discussion Claimed Unfair Utah The The The utah county reply y said s id Jg 7 tires ures taken costs were costs were were- high owing to W P A layoffs had been taken unfairly for com comparison compari- compari parison pari- pari son with figures for a low-cost low period period pe pe- pe- pe nod when W P A was employing more pore men The county board said it was willing to demand proposed cancellation cancellation cancellation can can- of liquor permits if it it would stop them then from using liquor but since such cancellation cancellation cancellation cancella cancella- tion would have no effect we think it would be just one more affront and humiliation to the clients Several examples were cited to show that clients clients' conditions were different from that depicted by Mr Carey and that they were entitled to relief A A. A C. C Burton director of the state welfare boards board's bureau of finance and audits that fht t If th th revolving g emergency cy fund d dw w were eliminated and sales tax receipts continued to increase the department department department depart depart- ment probably would be better off by July than it was a year ago The deficit would be compared compared com corn pared with a year ago Fund Eliminated The board moved to eliminate the revolving emergency fund from which welfare clients get re relief relief relief re- re lief while their cases are under in in- in Thus n no relief will vilI willbe be extended until investigation is complete Also to be considered by the board was an point eight-point program to be presented by a delegation of W P A workers |