| Show I 1 or COATS IT AT FEM FEBA OFFICE manager expresses belief that work will be of lasting benefit the local FERA office received coats and jackets this week to be distributed distributed to relief clients in sevi sevier r county most of the coats are in in childrens sizes they ar are of virgin wool well made in up up to date but conservative sport styles wool for the coats came fr from 0 m the sheep purchased by the U S government in 1934 as a part of the drouth relief program R T thurber manager of the FERA office explained it was in june 1934 that the program of purchasing cattle and sheep in utah was started in line with a pro goram throughout the drouth areas designed to provide food for di distribution tris to those in need to assist in the removal of livestock from acute drouth stricken areas to cull the herds heads and stabilize the cattle and a sheep market at that time the government purchased in utah titan head of cattle for or an average of 1389 per head and head of sheep cheep from sevier county the purchase amounted to head of cattle for and head licad of sheep for in addition to the coats a distribution t trib rib ution of all wool blankets also from the wool clips from sheep bought by the government is being made several hundred mattresses of good quality cotton bave been distributed by the FERA in sevier county and another distribution trib ution in the line of clothing was made indirectly when was allocated for purchase of clothing for school children before the opening of the school term this year in n reporting the shipment received mr thurber expressed the opinion that the articles distributed are not being given out without a lasting and beneficial moral effect which should reflect itself in establishing an ambition for better things by giving them to some who have never had them dealing exclusively with human minds that have been trained into certain habits of thinking and acting over generations of time to reconstruct that mind to a new Thil philosophy of thinking thereby destroying old habits of thought and to arouse an interest in the new era of social welfare is perhaps the slowest program that could be attempted said mr thurber however the object of this accomplishment is worth all the time and energy it will take lie continued in expressing the liepe that the FERA work will have lasting benefit rather than just the immediate supplying of physical needs reflecting on the work mr air thurber made the following statements who are those who have been most bene fitted because of the relief program those whose moral fiber and spiritual training have taught them the lesson of appreciation who are those who have been most thankful those who aalthe days of their lives have most freely given that person who has never given has never known the joy of being thankful there are those on and off relief tolls rolls who feel no obligation to share these will never know ha happiness pany pamy statement as to how long the FERA activities will be continued is quite impossible as the program intended to furnish nish employment for all FERA clients capable of working has not advanced far enough to do so |
