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Show The History of PnblicW Pnblicelf PnblicWelfare Public Pnblic PublicWelfare W Welfare elf elfre re Aidr AidIn AidIn Aid AidIn r In Uintah County CountyBy , , By 8) 8 ) " Mlu M Miss ; . , Belle Bdle Bellemfw \mfw mfw Tagus \ DIreeter Dlreetor Director - The present public ubUc welfare aet- aet aetup set setup . - up In Utah tnay may tuap ba bt be aptly I:1.ptly I1.ptly I1ptly : . called cal1ed the ' Child OhUd of tba the Deoreaslont DePrtsslon1 Depression : : " ' i ( for tOr itwaa it 1t itwaa 1twas waa was an outgrowth outrrowt of U Ua the t a " m4asures m4asurestaken 1 measurestaken aur'a aura aur'ataken $ ( ' taken to meet . the b6 unemployment unemploymentneeds unemploymentneeda un tnployment tnploymentne ne needs d . " throughout througho t tha thl the ! entire statePrior statePrior state statePrior Prior to 1932 UJ32 1839 thf the " various "Ulous Ulous " countiesthrough counties countiesthrough countiesthrough through commissioners commistoners comO'l.1M1 comOl.1M1 comOl1M1 ' . ners cities and andtowns andtowns andtowns towns distributed small .small . ttmounta ahiounfs atoountaof ttmountaof ahiounfsof of money to Indl-Jen Indl Jen Indigent - persons persona pers rU , but butthe butthe butthe the major part b 6f l tha the t e relieving reUevlng o of ofhuman ofhuman ( human tuffertnt BUffettng suffering fell upon the theshouldera theshoulders thashoulders shouldera shoulders of ot private pt1vato ttvate agencies and andONfU1izntions andorganizatlons andorganizations ONfU1izntions organizatlons But Eat . . tha the wid wide widereread wideporrad " Fort'ad Fortad reread ' uncinployment unempJoyment unemployment the finan Iltan- Iltan Iltanctai financial . - cial ctai crisis tha the collap collaMa coUIiMe e of the tbe price pricel pricelevels priceIpvels levels l vels of or farm pr products prd4uets 4u ts and tha the appearance ap- ap appenrance ap appearance - pearance penrance of Ie leap lean , " y years Qrs as M far 8S as 8St.rr1gat1on asirrigation asIrrigation t.rr1gat1on trr1gat1on irrigation . water writer w tm ; ' Was was wss concemea concerned concernedcreated concernedcreated 'reated reated created ( ' such a.prQbJem aprQbJem arprplem a . probl , < OT that coun COUQ coun- counties counties . - ties tle . $ , states IItatea and a"d ad ald " } private pr1\tate pr1 tate \ oraantq OTIl9T1"q OTIl9T1q OTMP ' " , ! .tlona tlona . tlon tions were swamped Iwamped Even thls this thisand thispnd ' J'nd Jnd and ' other .tat tat . atates w went l1t the legis Ipltl9 Ip'sis- Ip'sis Ipsis Ip'sislative legislative ' . - lative tatlve limit Umtt llmlt to tn bonding b < > ndlng thems-lvesto thems lvesto thems"lvesto themselvesto thems"lves themslves themselves - " to provide money b1QUey , , tn to Ji'lv Jilv Julv July Ji'lvWCongress ' \WCongress WCongress \ 1932 1932Congress 1932Congress Congress under un "r r " th tJ\ tJ \ tJadmnlstra tits * administra admnlstra adminlstra- adminlstra administration adminlstratfon ! . - tion tfon of Presldlfnti president Presld n . Wover Roo'ler Rooler Uooverf ' . , paired passed palll ! ' d t the theWagoner eWagoner e eWagoner Wagoner Act organlatfnir tlrganlzinq 1'l 1l ' ni2l1n the Re Reconstruction Re- Re Reconstructior . - construction construct1o constructior { Mnanc Finance anee CorporationrRPC CorporpUon Corporation CorporpUonRFo CorporationRFC ( RFo RFC > ) Tha Tho The funds which wh1 h were Wf"re Wfre " spntlocally "p"nt pnt spent "p"ntl spentlocally " * " l locally Ca.ll Call . ) ' nw WC1'Q WC1Q werq ' distributed dtstrlbvted dtsttt : .ted ted . bx b > j f- f a ! - fp pub pib- pib public p pibllo } tb- tb tblie - lic lie llo Bplr spite4t spirted # ted nonpirt noJ porjparttsan : ) rt1j1an an commit.tea committea commit commit- committee . - te tee .Becfcusa Becfcusa Beea.UO BeeaUO Because . : . $ f 1)f 1f of ) khe t , e went Rreat reat need andthe Rnd and Rndthe andthe the emer emergency mergenOYtJ ency encyi ? i DttI l1tt1 little * & effort wnsmade Wlt5 was Wlt5made wasmade made to tit niak m make o an &in in & adequate adequtlte Inves Inves- Investl InvestlCatlon investh " - \tl tl \ th tlCatlon { atlon ) pf pt 1)f 1f J1e need d and ertd end the tM : funda funds fundawere fundswere fundswera were , , gef\ gef ganaraHy gefrRtW gerteralty \ rRtW peaking peaklng speaking $ ( ( p-o-ratedro p o ratedro p"oratedF froratedan p"o-rated p"o po rated fro-rated fro - " - F an ( ) that tllat etch eltc1\ eltc1 each eltc1tamIJv \ family tamIJv cot got a little Uttle bit bitIt bitIt bitIt It loon doori soon . ppcame became c eI apparent pP3ren that the theJob thejob theJob Job of ot ? providing pr1dlng pr \1dlng 1dlng \ ' assistance ssistance for forr forr-fdjf forr fdjf requiredfuU requiredfurl r , . .pdy pdy - . rdy would woUJd b bk brz ona Onfl one ti\ ti tirequired tgatt thali \ required requiredfull fuU furl tlm t1tn thn0 services ndcej , ! on tna the part ot of otthe ofthe ofthe the adm adml administrator llatratorit t b'ator bator ' . * W"ld Wld " w "old old " " 'ld ld ' requir rpqu1re require rpqu1readeq requireadequ requiradequate | adeq adequ adequate > te $ nV $ Investigation n r stlgaton t tratlon of need heed and andt andthe andtha t the e maintenance tnten.ncCl tntenncCl Znaintenence . ) of adequate rec- rec records rec records . - ords otds or $ funds axp exp Thetef Therefor rberefore re . ( < in Ma May , ' r33 1933 tha the ERA ERAw ERAwab XRAwas w wab .J J . crekted created eatd . , through thrOugb * which Wt\lcb Wt lcb f \ tch pro- pro progrWi prografnathe pro program - grWi grWith grafnathe gram , th ( , F F nederal der deyal l gave gW ( oTernm > utumt tunent nt 8/1nt 8 1nt sent 81ntmQUqr sentmoneiyrto centroonay/toiAtaf centroonay toiAtaf / moneiyrto mQUqr / , to } Atatd tat wHat JQJlef relief co committees untttee3 . , whJ.ch whJch wbjoh . .n n ln4rrm . um allocated d tl1eae there , funds fundsto fundsto to th thwloi.t the \wloi.t wloi.t \ , ndotia various . counties ounUes , . , " Localcomnilttwtlll Local Localc Localcommlttce4 c commlttce4 rnmltte ' } , still , un retained retaited teta1 } ed tha the re-tponalblllty re tponalblllty I ' re- re reeponslblllt - , ONJbq.lt1 ONJbqlt1 eponslblllt . ) ! , of oft Y < ( seeing seeing- seeingthat - that thew thewfunds thesrfundjr"w thesrfundjrw th 1II 1IIfund fund funds fundV4Ir " ' " \V4Ir V4Ir \ Were ra hontstiv bone.sU bonesU honestly . " "mlnlster.rt mlnlster.rt mlnlsterrt administered administeredbut ( . "lininlsterpdbut lininlsterpdbut " "mlnlster.rtbut " . but f1 they bey ey employed ernp1 1ed full time work-em work em work- work worker4 workera - er4 era to i tlgvestigate Invastlgata 1qveat1glLte tha the needs oftho3aro ot of otthose ofthotc those thotc .member member fluemberb , . mbera . of ot th t the " communitywho community communitywho communitywho who applied appl1 d for halp help Some mis-takea mis takea mis mis- mistakes - tak takes w went were J n ) majie roada e under und r tha the old ERA ERApro ERAprogram"to pro program"to programto antJ- antJ antJto ' - " to ba be b sure .wre wre bore . , but . H a " lot w WItS was WItS1famec1 waslearned < shit 1famec1 learned c1urtn durlntX ; thoee tboa tllou & hectic heetio monthswhen months monthswben monthswhen wben when human human-need.1 humanneed.1 human need.1 need1 h\1D11)l1lneects h 1D11)l1lneects 1D11l1lneects h1D11)l1lneectsVere \ ) , - needs . ware \Vere Vere were \ of suchmagnitude such suchmalmttude suchmagnitude malmttude magnitude aj M as to Ire be almost beyonddesdrlptlon beyond beyond4eacdptJon beyonddescription desdrlptlonAs 4eacdptJon desdrlptlon { . " , } 4- 4 - 4As As'iyo Aa As 'iyo iyo ' ! yon yoit 1111 wStI will wStII willr * r c I : remember Mother MotherNature Motherl'fature MotherMature Nature l'fature lfature ' 1 j aggravated qrlLvated grVated * the situation situationthro'tJSff situationthrouglj situationthrovKh thro'tJSff throtJSff througlj ' } : iWIt wldd Wf1 ' pread spread e read rtrouth drouth , . , the thedUt theidut , . 4 4thing ; dUt ? $ btIw bO'vt bOvt bowl ' blliaards blizzards r ; rdtJ and such hwas was wasthis one oneth'nlt Onethnf th'nlt thnlt thing ( ' thd tbf the lrft ' ntA Jl'RA JlRA old did accomnll aecomnh I\ I \ IOmn , Omn " h h 'Q7a'l Q7al 'Q7a'lth ' wasthist ' th this t ) 1 I Winltely dstinltely d9fl ( ttelY b-wiht b wiht b.ouqht bouqht b-re'ght re'ght reght - . ' to lhrht livht lhrhtS livhtsot ll htKOC S Q/t.t Qt.t Q t.t tt sot ' / . l pTOblcm pTObllms problems ' ! , . which whlch had not notJ)1'evJo notplevlol33yrdrawp notDravloyslyarawn plevlol33yrdrawp J)1'evJo J1evJo ) ' # y'drawt ydrawt " ' ' tha the attention attertion attertlon of ofhe ofthe oftha } the he : community eol'flmunfty eolflmunfty ' In Jeneralit general it dem dem- dcm-j0nstratel dcm j0nstratel - . .t- .t . - .tOnatrD konstrate41wytftat demkonstrate41wytftat OnatrD OnatrD"t : . ( \"t "t t \ . " that a there was waa wideKydpxeO4 wide KydpxeO4 ' . Itpread re ittAInutrltlon nutrition lUn ttltton tM thot that t manymQther manyA manyrpotherd manv many A ) , ; mother mQther rpotherd * and .UCI UCI ottd . Infant infanta infants * died tiled of lack lackoft lackof on oft ? proper ea\'e ea 'e e cafe cat \ ' * * , that many aged agedpersons agedpersona persons ra n.s ns . , blind bitnet people eoplet eopletcrippled , crippled peo-plef peo plef peo peo- peofette - . p1e erlbac } and dde : dependent eJ1 ent children ohUdren suf 5uf suffered . fette erlbacus fered ferC 41b ; because ! : ause us of the lack of ot Incomeand Income Incomean incomeadd add an thoaa tho.sd thosd those . things thtn which wht h money c"nyw cnyw CRn can " 1 + uglrr vl y ' < ' f , / Purtherw Futtler'II1nt'1"1 FuttlerII1nt11 phtrthermorn : ) ' < ' " wi thone t110118 those whoara-Tcloeely whoara Tcloeely who whoare are .tc tc . : - o eJY ! o5elr * " associated Iasodlated WO l&ted lted & with ERArealize ERA ERArea ERArealize realize rea that t a thesai these the $ saclal social toe " . oroblema oroblems oroblemsere oroblenuwera oroblema1'lefO 1'lefO 1lefO ' ere not uot Just tha tbe the outgrowth outlrOWth of antaitertentyt an 'met'ettCf metettCf ( " ' mergenevt mergenevtbut ' but U $ vera Wfr8 were tha .the the . result reaulta results * ofyean of ofYears Years Yearsa Yearsb YearstlQateire ar . b of ofmaUentt tlQateire Inattentions maUentt na These toosettle settle settleIn prob-Ipjna prob Ipjna prob- prob probJ - J " would WMla a requtra requtl " years nara to too settleIn setUe setUeIn In brief rJet prsef , the the- the1RA - VRA 1RA ERA ! : demonstratedT 4eRonstratedJ demonstratedx 4eR\onstrated 4eR onstrated demonstrated \ J x . tha the nee neeii need neeiifor needfor * for tit " permanent permanent ennanent Ubllo public Ubllowdtare publicwelfare publicwelfar wdtare welfare * FOsntiD progralnv ttrocrani . 1 xd xdIn . , SXk In , Mownbar November WS 1913 19'13 ' ' " " tha the Federal Federalsrovenunen Federalpoyerninent Pedaraljroranuntnti poyerninent srovenunen . eatabUa.hed eatabUahed established establlih&d-.the establlihd.the establlih&d establlihd .the the . . & - . . _ the tha ClvU Civil ClvU'WOfM.Adm1n1s CivilWorks civil"Worka civilWorka 'WOfM.Adm1n1s WOfM.Adm1n1s WOfMAdm1n1s Works ' " " 'Administration Administration Admin1XftUon ' $ tlon ( OW ' Cv CvyA rpn , \ .0 0 ro roprovide . oprovide provide vlde regular IrU1ar r work > on Otr publ1c public publ1cWOJ'Q publicworks publicworks WOJ'Q WOJQ works ' at regular I'e8U1ar Ie8U1ar ileguler I'e8U1artapa ' wages \tapa tapa \ for unem4 unem- unem unem'ployeA - - . f , . 4 ' 'ployeA ployeA 'Ployed Ployed ployett ' . . ptraona enmus peraoim , ab1 able , , . and .nd nd wllllne wtIl1n willing ; to to'W0I'1t towdrk to'work towork 'W0I'1t W0I1t wdrk ' ' ' , . Ona One UsUngulshIng d.bUncu1shing dbUncu1shing dlettnguiahing . ( feature feature'Of featureof featurexif 'Of Of ' the1 tbe the O C Cj ' { VA t4 A , waa 'at at OIM " ' tha the praarhlon pfarlsion p 'don don ' th"at that th"atbalt thathalf thathalf " , balt half of tha the wortersl workers workern ) , sbgil shquW N l b ' 'drawn drawn 'drawntrom be " drawn drawnfrom drawnfrom trom from these those of or tha the unem unemdoyedwho unemployed unemdoyed ) ed edwho who whowere whowere whower were on the tits . . " relief Jet } rolb rolls-and rolls and rollsknd ' , - d halt half haltfrOm halffrom halffrom frOm tha the ae1t-aupporttnlrun ae1t aupporttnlrun aelf self-supporting self supporting - - eupportinj . kunpn- kunpn kunpnployed , " , unem unemployed - ployed p1oyed , , who were wer < not ol\.Ie ol.Ie ol .Ie Ie on oiyenef \ . ; ; ellet . This 'I1 I1 t ' program proQTam.j proQTamj programs . ( 11fP 11fPJ ' Was J ) launched r4 .Ith Ith with withmeayapeloed . withtreat .Ithtreat treat ( enthmlasnt enthUdasm xril ) ' r "nb nb " anlxed d d&net amutaIhand meayapeloed meayapeloedwith wlthi with withamutaIh amutaIh amutaIhd &net net and & de"e10ped dee10ped d dpt " It pt ptylp , . ylp p . Idlty fd1tr Icily : and andemployee employeo employea employee more tnan tnaJ1 than foumillion tQt4 tQt4mllllon fou * , mllllon million two hundred and fiftythousand fUW fifty fiftythousand housand thousand men at its peak in Janu January , . ary IU"y IUy " ia34 1934 It was waa terminated at thaend the theend theend end of March 1934 l 34 primarily primarUy be b because - . cause 9auae the rate of expendltwcs expenditures ( ap-irortmatcly ap irortmatcly ap- ap ap1rQ'I'lmatc1Y apirgvtmately - 1rQ'I'lmatc1Y 1rQIlmatc1Y irgvtmately ' one billion bUlion dollarsduring dolJars dollars dolJarsduring dollarsduring during a period of four monthsproved months ) proved roved too costly to ba be continuedn continuedIn continued I In } n f35 1935 1933 the state legislature leg1s1ature ere cre cre-U cre U - . I ited , ted d the state department of pUblfo public pUblfowelfare publicwelfare publlowelfare welfare and authorized it to let set up updepartments updepartments updepartments departments in each of ot tba the twenty- twenty twenty1ine twentyiine twenty-line twenty line - 1ine iine counties in the , . date .tate tate state Aa 8 As It Itow itow itnw ow stsmds stands t nd the public pUbI1c welfare wetrare set- set setup set setup . - up is this There Thore is a state tate boardt boardc boardf board ) c f public publ1c welfare with a membership member- member memberhp - . ship hp ) of 01 sevn seven people , . , Including the theIlovemor thegovernor thairovemor Ilovemor governor This board has haa the ba- ba basic ba ba-sc ba sc - . sic ) responsibility respon.slb1l1ty responslb1l1ty . for tha the conduct conduct- conducting conducting conducting - ing of 01 all public work in tha the t e atate state stateThis stateThis This board acts through a . a atate1epartment statedepartment state atate lepartment 1epartment department The stata state department departmenthas has numerous numeroWi functions tunctiona The 'Ibe Ibe ' firstt first t , to spend epmd ! that . portion of thestates the thestate thestate state 8 s tax money jet set up to helpthe help helpthe helpthe the needy another is to be b re- re reponclble re rerponslble - - . ponclble rponslble ' for the administrating ofall Of ofall 1\11 1 11 all \ the fundi funds cent aent nt Into tha the th statabv state statebv stateby bv by tha the coclal social security board inWashington In InWashington inWashington Washington Because Decause the itat atate state * de- de denartment de-nartment de nartment de - . nartment has h-lis h lis - this thiB serious respon-fibillty respon fibillty respon respon- responsibillty - . slbU1ty sibillty it is necessary tJece.ssary tJecessary . that V I ij have hav havesupervisory upcrvlsory "upervisory upervisory supervisory ' " control ovay over ove tha the th activ activ- activities activities ctlv- ctlv ctlvlUes - - ities lUes aepartmeJ1t.sThe oepartmeptsThe of the local departments aepartmeJ1t.s aepartmeJ1ts oepartmepts departmentsThe . throughIts The state etate ilepartment departmetnt department , ; , ' ' " ' throUgh Its connections connectol1S ! with tha the soclaF clat Ocfa 1J se- se |
