Show Attend CAP Regional Meeting Mrs Anna BeIle Kagle of 1155 S S. S W W. Woods Cross acting director of the Davis County Community Action Program lo- lo lo located located at Farmington and Rev Frederick T. T Draeger of Layton Layton Layton Lay- Lay ton chairman of the board of directors attended an state 11 regional meeting of Community Action agencies In Kansas City Mo In December to discuss new policies for the War on Poverty Poverty Poverty Pov Pov- erty since Congress substantially substantially substantially altered Economic Opportunity Opportunity Opportunity program budgets last fall APPROXIMATELY di directors directors directors di- di rectors and board chairmen of Community Act Action ion Program agencies from all over the north-central north region of the Office Office Office Of Of- fice of Economic Opportunity met with Don Thomason OEO regional director and other OEO regional staff members to discuss the future of local programs programs programs pro pro- grams since the changes by Congress Let us be brutally frank Mr l Thomason told local War on Poverty representatives in trin just a few months Congress ss once again will be reviewing the Economic Opportunity tun It Y Act Your in Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress will once again be evaluating evaluating evalu evalu- evaluating the job you and andl I have done to serve the poor In their dis dis- What we have done willbe will willbe willbe be up for inspection You and I have a responsibility to make our programs ms pass that inspection inspection inspection tion with a good record TAKE THE work you have done the insight you have de developed developed developed de- de and the concern which you have matured into responsible ble action show action show these things to your community and your community community community com com- in turn will make its will known And it is to this will that Congress can and does respond re re- re spond The local Community Action Program r representatives en ta ve s learned that although Congress Increased War on Poverty na nationwide nationwide nationwide na- na wide tion-wide Community Action funds from approximately million for the last fiscal year to about million for the next fiscal term Congress also earmarked most of the funds for specific programs such asHead as Head Start Legal Aid to the Poor and manpower-area manpower beautification tion projects Tins TIllS ACTION In effect has cut in half funds to be used for all aU other Community Action Program projects iiii iiii C. |