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Show Report Submitted SubmittedOn SubmittedOn SubmittedOn On Home Conditionsie ConditionsEditors Conditions ( Editors Editor S lIiote-Ihe lIiote Ihe Note-Ihe Note Note - the follow follow- followmg following following - ing mg ; report on home condItions conditionsin In Grand county was sublWttecJ submitted sublWttecJby submittedby submittedby by \ Mrs l\lrs l lrs George W V Johnson Johnn Johnsonchairman . , chaIrman of the home econom econom- economICS economics economics - ics committee eOl1lIl11ttee to the county countyplanrung countyplanning countyplanning planrung planning board ) As a member of the Grand coun coin countj coint countv tj t homo home economics ecooonucs committee comnuttee I am amreporting amreporting amreporting reporting the health and home con condit10ns conditlons conditlons dit10ns ditlons that prevail preval1 as near as the thecommittee thecom.mlttee thecommittee committee com.mlttee commlttee . is able to determine for forGrand forGrand forGrand Grand county The population Of OfGrand o oGrand ofGrand Grand county according to the thecensus Uicensus th Ui thcensus census of 1930 ' \ was as 1800 people At Atthe Atthe Atthe the pre present prevent < ent time tune it is lS somewnat in increased increased Increased creased and iuns lUDS zuns slightly sllghtly less that than tbac2000 : ! 2000 or 011 Of this thlS number as of 1930 1930approxunatey 1930approximately 1930approximately approxunatey approximately ] 9o0 9,0 90 , live in Moab ane ann annthe ancthe : the balance of8a0 of SaO 8,0 80 8a0 , 11\ 11 live 11e inc \ e on farms farmsThere farmsThere farmsThere There are as near as we can esti estimdte estimate estimate mdte mate 400 families famll1es in m the county ofwhich ot of otwhich " , which hich according to the census 17 hG hGoperate 17Goperate ( , operate farmsAdequate farmsAdequate farms farmsAdequate Adequate housing housmg of these IS0n IS0npeople 180 180"people 180people " ' people is suggested by the women womencommittee women'committee womencommittee ' conunittee committee and is one of the first firstproblems firstproblems prob1ems problems Of the 400 families fanulies 8 8familles 8families 8families familles families have ha'le hale hae ' no homes of theIr theIrown theirown theirown own They live llve in m u-i u i - either rentea renteci renteahouses rentecihouses rentedhouses houses or bwdmgs'I buildings bwdmgs ] \'I 'I I ' \ which ruch . we .e e fal1 fail fal1to failto failto to class as homes A large 1arge per cent cent'of centbf centtof 'of of bf ' these are young married marned couples coup1es I i I and are living with Wlth parents or witt wItl wittolder wItlolder witl"older witlolder " older brothers and sl5tersFrOnt sistersFrom sisters sl5ters sistersProm Prom FrOnt From a survey about 50 per cent centof centof centof of the homes in m Grand county need needrepaIr needrepair needrepau-o needrepau o repaIr - " . , They are madquate inadquate for forproper forproper forproper proper family famny standard of living livingThey livingThey livingThey They are either poorly ventilated ventilatedpdOlly ventilatedpdoily ventilatedpdcaly pdOlly pdoily lighted l1ghted or have no modem modern modemconvemences modernconvemences modernconveniences convemences Appro Approximately .l111ately l111ately > . 2 ; > 2o0 2a0 0 of ofthe ofthe ofthe the 400 families fanulles have running water waterin waterin waterin in their therr homes Eighty per cent of ofthese ofthese ofthese these homes have electric eectnc ] lights and and60 60 homes are attached to the city citysewer citysewer citysewer sewer systemEIghty systemEighty system systemEighty Eighty five fi'le file fise ' per cent of the faInl- faInl fami- fami faInlhes families fami families - lies hes in 1937 had a home garden gardenThis gardenThis gardenThis This percentage could be raised ralSed as asthere asthere asthere there are a number of vacant Jot lots lotsand lots.and lotsand ! . . and Idle acres of land that could be beobtained 6eobtained obtained for a small rental tor for the theplanting theplanting theplanting planting of a home garden Farm Faxm Farmand Faxmand Farmand and home poultry flocks are being beingstressed beingstressed beingstressed stressed for every family It is isest isestimated isestimated est estimated = ted that about 50 per cent of ofthe ofthe ofthe the families fanulles have their own poultry poultryflocks poultryflocks poultryflocks flocks A survey of the number of ofeggs ofeggs ofeggs eggs shipped int into < > the valley showed shod showedthat shodthat showedthat that the local stores brought into intoMoab intoMoab intoMoab Moab 264 cases of eggs In 1937A 1937A 1937 1937A A survey of the young married marriedcouples marriedcouples marriedcouples couples and nd the young men aDd and aDdwomen andwomen andwomen women of marnagable marriagable age showed showedthat showedthat showedthat that there are 30 young men aDd and aDdapprodmafely andapprodmafely andapproximately appro-dmafely appro dmafely - - the same number of ofvoung 3 oung women that should be estab estab- establlshed established established - - lished llshed m in homes of their thelr own with withadequate withadequate withadequate adequate facilities faCIl1ties and land in inVhlch Inwhich inwhich \Vhlch Vhlch which \ to earn an adequate llvingAs livingAs living llving livingAs As a resu rest . t 'of of ' ' f a survey of how howpeople howpeople how-people how people - people of Grand county spent their theirincome theirincome theirIncome income itas it ' \ was \\as as estimated that 10 10per 10per 10per per cent of the people pay cash and andthe andthe andthe the others buy on credit A large largeper largeper largeper per cent of the people pay thelf their thelfLredlt theircredit theircredit Lredlt credit acounts monthly although althoughsome althoughsome althoughsome some pay every six months and andothers andothers andothers others pay once a year It was the thefeelmg thefeeling thefeeling feelmg feeling of the committee that con conslderabe considerable considerable slderabe siderable ] ' \ work ork could be done on oneducating oneducating oneducating educating people toIse to wise \\Ise Ise w ' \ ise credit and andI andbudget I budget practicesAccordmg practicesAccording practices practicesAccording According Accordmg t to < > the records reLords in the thepUbl1c thepublic thepublic pUbl1c public welfare office on February February23 23 1938 there w ' \ were ere crc 50 families faml1es ! em employed employed employed ployed on the Works Progress Ad AdI Adminl5trahon Administration Administration minl5trahon ministration and 80 families fanul1es under undercare undercare undercare care of the county department of ofpUblic ofpublic ofpublic I pUblic pUblicelfare ' \ welfare \\elfare elfare making makmg a total of of130 1 1'0 10 ' 0 families faml1es ! receiving some type of ofI ofpublic I public assistance asslstlU1ce There are lliP- lliP ap- ap lliPI approximately ap approximately - - I proximately 400 families in Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county and as the above figures In Indica indicate mdicate dica dicate te more than one third trurd are arereceIVIng arereceiving arereceiving receIVIng public assistance assistanceIn In egard to the health situation situationGrand situationGrand situationGrand Grand county spent S6 $6 6 $ S665184 651 84 to torun torun torun run its county hospital during durmg the thepast thepast thepast past year This Included salaries of ofnurses ofnurses ofnurses nurses doctors and upkeep ex ax expenses axpenses expenses penses In general the health phase'Of phaseuf phase phaseof of 'Of uf ' the county program Is felt to be bewel beweil beweil wel weil ! taken care of as the county countydoctor countydoctor county-doctor county doctor - doctor and county nuise nUlse have a asystematlo asystematic asystematic systematlo systematic program of attending to tothe tothe tothe the needs of the school pre school schooland schooland schooland and adult populationThe populationThe population populationThe The committee conunittee felt that there thereare thereare thereare are a number of things tbings to be recom recommended recommended recommended mended t to < > promote better hea1tb health hea1tbNot healthNot healthNot Not only oruy do better sal sanitation tation con conditons conditions conditions ditons ditions ! need to be stressed but a1SO also a1SObetter alsobetter alsobetter better quarantine quar'tntine quartntine quarintine ' laws 1aws for the coun county county county ty and town People should be betaught betaught betaught taught to abide by the county and andstate andState andstate state traffic tramc laws hws liws Home and farm farmaccident farmaccident farmaccident accident prevention prE'vention ' should be 11 a 11Ip1 apioject Ip1 pioject oJect of every family The com corn committee cornmittee cornmittee mittee recommends that the town townof townof townof of Moab unite in one body toorganize to toorgamze toorganize -orgamze orgamze organize - and carry out either with withthe withthe withthe the W WPA P A or otherwise a project projectto to take ta.e tae ! . care of the arro arrovo arroo o that thatruns thatruns thatruns runs from the L A Woodruff home hometo hometo hometo to the town septic tank tan ! . |