Show speaker discusses aims and results of social legislation healthier happier generation economic security lor for the masses mases are social trends much has been done since 1933 by the state and federal governments to provide some sort of security for the poorer classes of the people of the country said mrs airs afton P crocker duchesne Duch osne cou county nty director of public welfare in her address to a large group of roosevelt business and prof professional se women at the shurtleff s hurt leff hotel wednesday evening the subject of her talk was social factors raising the standard of living in duchesne county and she described federal as assistance istance since 1933 including all the work and relief measures and the passage of the social security act of which utah now participates in six titles including old age pension unemployment compensation aid to dependent children maternal and child welfare public health work and aid to the blind all six of the above titles are given in duchesne county and expenses are born by the federal state and county governments social security has grown into a big business the estimated cost in the county for 1938 being fifteen percent of which or between and is furnished by the counte this brings a steady income of over a month into the county improved conditions mrs airs crocker presented some interesting statistics showing the general improvement of conditions in the county at one time a report showed 55 percent of the population tio n of the county on relief at the present time there 1 is only percent of the population receiving relief which is lower than the state average of funds from and the families in the county receiving relief amount to approximately a month in addition to the work being done under the social security act to raise the standard of living other organizations are at work building a healthier and happier generation among which is the crippled childrens bureau which has administered expensive treatment and cure to some 40 crippled children in the county healthier happier generation in conclusion mrs airs crocker stated that from the standpoint of income surely the living standards of some people are being raised and felt that as a whole children are better better fed better clothed and receive more medical attention than in the depression pre days following the banquet at the shurtleff hotel members of the club went to the burton home where the remainder of the evening was spent playing bridge mrs airs maude burton and mary orser were hostesses an and mrs crocker and mrs ilalee orr of the duchesne chesne club were guests |