Show State Restores 1 Part of Cut in Aged Benefits Board Names Wayne As to Curb Attorney Chiseling And Prosecute Frauds in in Relief The state welfare board Tuesday voted to restore 5 per cent ent of a 20 per cent cut in b benefits to the aged made in S September Septem Septem- ber 1938 The board meeting at the capitol under chairmanship chairmanship- of Governor Henry H. H Blood also appointed Wayne Christopher- Christopher son son as an attorney on a per diem basis to prosecute relief chiselers chiselers chiselers chis- chis elers and attempt to recover payments made to such persons The restoration will mean a month The increase results in paid to the pensioners effective on the A August gust payroll The average payment now is 21 a month The increase results to the department ending the fiscal year with in the black Mr son of Nello Brigham City postmaster will be a special at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney assigned to the welfare department but reporting to Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney General Joseph Chez He will receive 1250 a day wh when n employed The board instructed J. J W. W Gillman Gillman Gillman Gill- Gill man director and his staff to undertake a study aimed at equalizing equalizing equalizing equal equal- izing amounts paid to guardians of dependent children which also were reduced in 1938 Approval was given a schedule for department salary increases prepared by the merit council under under under un un- un- un der chairmanship of Hugo B. B An An- derson The schedule next must go to the state board of exam- exam Continued on Page Pue Ten Column One I STATE RESTORES AGED BENEFITS Continued From Page One I Iners to the Denver regional office of the social security division division division divi divi- sion and to Washington D. D C. C I I for final approval 1 Salary Raises Voted The plan is expected to go into operation next year a affecting I mostly junior case caseworkers caseworkers workers and amounting to an anI I additional 2000 a month Mr Anderson Anders n was prepared to toI I r recommend a merit supervisor I but suggested that the unemployment unemployment mJ ment nt compensation division and the state health department might come under one supervisor He will announce his s selection lection later if the three branches are unable to agree to operate under one official I Although the health department department department depart depart- ment submitted a budget to come from the sales tax fund t I more than a year ago the board approved only last years year's amount |