Show Alc Alcoholics Alcoholics' holics' holics Farm i Asked Again Of S. S L L. Commission o Mayor Tells C Citizen Gro Group p of Plans Plas To Meet With Governor Soon j I R Happing Salt Lake City commissioners for their failure to arrive at any decision OI or m make ke any concrete concreted move moye on the long long- ong- ong proposed farm for rehabilitation of alcoholics more than 30 citizens citizens' Tuesday asked the commission ion to earmark funds in 1 the he- 1948 budget for the project Their latest appearance before before before be be- fore the commission mission however brought only another statement that the thc commission wanted more time to consider the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- although Mayor 1 Earl J J. J Glade open opened up another a avenue of investigation q questioning u e s t Ion 1 n g whether or not such a a farm would beat best lie in the of the tate state or the city The mayor promised the group which included some 25 women representing various varl u women's club federations and the Church of Jesus Christ of d Latter day y Saints Relief society that he would meet with Gov Herbert B. B Maw as soon soon as possible to confer with him on the better ette governmental unit nit to undertake drunk farm farni sponsorship Seen State Stat Problem I m mM M Mayor Glad Glades Glade's s 's proposal that maybe the state would be a better medium through which to o op operate rate a farm for foi alcoholics brought support support support sup sup- port from m po Commissioner r John B. B Matheson I In In answer r. r to o contention by the I delegation that they had been put off for five years years' on op the 1 the proposal proposal pro pro- Commissioner Matheson said he had in past years promised to investigate the matter but i didn't believe he ever ver had promised to establish such a farm tarm Such a project would be taking drunkenness out of the tho criminal category and putting it on on a welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare basis which in his opinion is not the responsibility of the city he he said 1 His HI observation brought a a statement state state- ment mont from Seth M M. Oberg that care for alcoholics may take on some aspects of welfare but it itis itis itis is fundamentally a he health lem He p pointed out that experts on alcoholism had listed it as the No 4 health problem of the nati nation na na- ti tion n itea Current t Expense Ex JS H He was was supported by Thomas F F. Kearns who told the Youve g got t to meet this question soon soon and sooner than you realize adding that the present way L of treating alcoholics is a tremendous expense se to the city You ar are not nol not doing doing anything any thing to help helpa a a m man back backon on h his s feet fett and put him back bak into production rod he asserted v M Major attack on city commission failure to act came from Mrs Edwin Edwin Edwin Ed Ed- win M Mi Evans whO declared that women's groups had been sponsoring sponsoring sponsor sponsor- ing the idea for five years We VWe think that's adequate time for tor you people to investigate and ald wed we'd like Ilke to see som something done ne now without waiting another five years year Mrs Evans said Present at the hearing were rep representatives of tl the e Salt Lake Council of Women the Women's Legislative co council L II D S Relief society and interested citizens |