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Maybank Makes Study Of Pensions (iuvwruor-olect Uuruot R. Maybank plana to make "a complete aiudy" of the functions and duties of the dopajtment of public welfare before be coining governor, "la order thut proper methods might he taken if possible to assist the uged and needy in this state in receiving a pension in keeping with many other states" I This was Indicated when the foi l lowing correspondence between Mayor! .Maybank and Thomas H. Daniel, siatoi director of the department of public welfare was made public. ?_ (Jovernor-Nomlnuto Maybank's LoiterI to Mr. Daniel: "1 would appreciate It if you would write me at your earliest convenience a concise statement of the duties and functions of the department of public welfare, particularly pertaining to the pension system In this state. "I am very doslrious of making a' complete study of the situation bo j fore I become governor In order that proper methods might be taken If, possible to assist the aged and needy in this state In receiving a pension in keeping with many other states." Mr. Daniel's reply: "Your letter requesting a concise statement of the duties and functions of the state department of public welfare, with particular reference to provision for the needy aged, is received, and I am glad of this opportunity to outline for you briefly the operation of the department. "Passage of the social security act of congress made it possible for cachj state to have Its own funds for needy X>ersons matched by contributions from the federal treasury, upon compliance with the terms of the federal! act. The first step toward securing! federal funds Is the submission to! the social security board of d detailed plan outlining the proposed ad-! ministration of the state's assistance program. This plan, when approved1 by the social security board, becomes! in effect a contract between that] board and the state department of: public welfare, and availability of, federal funds is conditioned upon1 compliance with the terms of the plan. Our plan was promptly ap-i proved upon Its submission to the social security board In July, 1937. "I'nder the state and federal acts the state department of public welfare is authorized to grant assistance from federal aud state funds to three groups of citizens?needy persons over 65, needy persons who are blind and dependent children residing with near relatives. Federal funds for the' needy aged and the blind are provided to match equally funds appropiated by the state for those purposes, while for dependent children the federal government provides only onehalf of the amount furnished from state sources. Diligent Inquiry has failed to ascertain any explanation of ythls discriminatory federal provision for dependent children. "Another form of assistance administered by the department of public welfare is "general relief," for bandi-! capped and unfortunate persons not! ligible for other forms of aid provided in. ..the act. This typo of relief, is available in counties which ap-j propriate from their funds a sum ofi money for this ptlrpose, which the' state department is authorized to match equally. No federal funds are available for this form of cash assistance. "Both federal and state laws require that disbursements of cash assistance be based upon individual need, established by Impartial Investigation. No federal funds may be used to match a fixed or flat grant any amount. There Is, therefore j " no provisions for pensions, since the department's grants must be based on need, whereas a pension Is an allowance given In consideration of past services. Failure of the general public to distinguish between these two( types of award has greatly Increased j and impeded the work of the department. "In undertaking the duty of determining need, the department requested the home economics experts of the department of agriculture at Wlnthrop college to prepare a budget guide, to be used in estimating minimum requirements for reasonable subsistence for persons living In South Carolina. Income and support available to the applicant are ascertained, and -the adequacy of this support Is measured by the standards set up in the budget guide.-If the amount available to the"fcftpllcant from all j sources la sufficient, according to thisi standard, to meet his minimum needs,! his application is denied. If the cal-( dilations sh<yif Insufficient support, the deficit Is the measure of the amount which can he awarded, in 1 so far as available fund*, equitably j distributed over the entire state, will i permit. * I "The maximum award for old age ] assistance under the social security i act is |30 per month, of which one- l may be paid from federal funds. 1 " " -" V|' | 1 he South Carolina act provides aj | maximum of m per month Only I "tie state, California, paya an average j award of as much aa $30 per month Awards tu other states during August. 1 1938. the last month for which final figures are available, range from an ! average of $4 95 In Mississippi to I $28 78 in Colorado. In South Carolina the average was $7.25 granted to 131 2 per cent of population over 66; Georgia s average payment was $9 01 [to 33 0 per cent of the state's aged! population; in North Carolina the! average was $027 paid to 20 3 per [cent ..f aged population; Alabama paid $10*?2 average awards to 13 8 | per cent of population over 65; in j i Arkansas the average was $.s SS paid j . to IS H per cent, of aged population; l-<ouialana paid an average Of $9.93 to 31,2 per cent, of aged population; Tenesoe paid average grants of $13 25 i to 15 per oenl of population over 65. In most of the states the law permits payment of $3u per month, but available funds are Insufficient to permit larger awards than those stated. In the nation as a whole, average [awards of $19 23 are paid to 21.7 per [cent of the aged population "In June, 1938. our payments averaged $10.78 to 35.6 per cent of total aged population. Later reductions ! were made necessary because of reduced amount of state funds available during be current fiscal year. "Assistance for blind persons in need In South Carolina may not exceed $25 per month for any one recipient. Average awards of $9 30 are paid to 44 one-hundredths of one per cent, of total population, while In the nation at large average grants of $23.47 are paid to 43 one hundredths of one per cent, of total population. "Aid for dependent children In South Carolina may be granted up to $15 per month for one child, with $10 per month for each additional child in the same family. Average awards of $4.89 are paid to 16 per cent, of all children under 16, as against the nation-wide average awards of $12.63 paid to 2.2 per cent, of all children under 16. "General relief, the program Jointly financed by counties and the stato, la being extended in all counties except Cherokee, Edgefield, Lee, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda. In September this type of relief was awarded to 2,317 families, representing 4.191 persons. the average grant being $9.50 per case, or approximately $5.30 per person. Figures on this form of relief are not easily comparable with those In other states, because of different methods of providing general j relief. "The department Is also administering a special appropriation provided In the closing days of the recent session of the general assembly for the relief of the needy unemployed. "In addition tp the functions above outlined, the department administers a federal fund for child welfare service. This is an exclusive service program, as distinguished from an assistance or relief undertaking. Its purpose is to provide 'for the protection and care of homeless, dependent, and neglected children and children in danger of becoming delinquent.' For tills service the children's bureau of the United States department of labor grants to Lho state annually approximately $35,000, upon condition that the program be administered by a state agency employing professionally qualified personnel The department's child welfare division was promptly approved by the children s bureau for this work, whlgh la without cost to the state. "The department of public welfare also administers a program of treatment and training of the blind and for the prevention of blindness. This is financed entirely by the state funds, and does not provide for the extension of any cash assistance or relief. "The public welfare act authorizes the department 'to act as the agent of the state and to co-operate with any federal agency for the purpose of carrying out matters of mutual con cern.' Under this authority the department has been designated by the United States labor department as Its agency for Investigating and certifying applicants for enrollment in the Civilian Conservation Corps. These young men must be carefully selected In accordance with government regulations. and each Is required to send to dependents at home at least $22.50 of his $30 monthly pay. The average amount of federal funds coming to South Carolina dependents of CCC enrollees is approximately $139,361 every month, not Including amount* retained by the men or the amounts expended by the camps In the state , for supplies. "Another Important function performed by the department is the dis- , iributlon of the surplus commodities. , These commodities are furnished by , the federal surplus commodities cor- , poratlon, which - purchases agrtcul- , tural surpluses as a meanr of stftbil* , [zing the markets. The articles so ; purchased are then distributed by the , states to their needy population. The runction of the department of public ] welfare In this connection Is limited . to certification of needs and supervision of distribution. It has no control over the types or Quantities of commodities available, and can allot only the quantities allowed under the corporations regulations. A feature of this service is the providing of commodities for school lunches to schools which co-operate and comply with the regulations proscribed by the federal surplus commodities corporation. The distribution service also includes the handling of clothing and other articles produced in the WPA sewing rooms in the various counties. The average monthly vrflue of agricultural commodities brought into the state and distributed to needy persons in thid> way is approximately $150,000 while clothing valued at about $40,000 on an average each month is distributed. "The information given above is of course only an outline of the functions of the department, but win serve as a basis for your further study of our program, and it will be a pleasure for the department tQ be of any possible assistant to you. More detailed information will be available shortly when the department's first annual report Is published, covering the fiscal year ended June 30, 1938." s Tonight's tho night All out for Columbia and tho gridIron classic of tho season?Camden r Bulldogs va, Columbia Caps. Wo'ro stringing with tho canine end of the argument and going out on tho limb to predict a one goul margin for tho Bulldogs. Just a word of caution?you drivers. There will be a lot of cars on the road tonight, so be sure and drive carefully. it would bo a never-to-be-forgotten tragedy If anyone got injured in u highway accident 'when going to or returning from a football game. Let's all be mighty careful. Now for 9. few social tit-bits. Emily Post says a gentleman does not carry packages. Emily Post or no Emily Post, ho does as his wife says. Elsa Maxwell Is authority for the statement that she could make a success of a dinner at which John L. Lewis and William Green sat at the same table. Wo would suggest to Elsa that she serve something that would not stain the walls. ? Something for nothing is politician's halt that always catches aucker'B votos. That's tho reason "Thirty Dol-i lars Every Thursday" and all such crack pot pension schemes are rolling off politician's lips. V Do you remember when the slogan to catch votes was "A Chicken in Every Pot and Two Cars in Every Garage." And what did we get? Have you got a chicken in your pot or a summer sausage? Have you two cars in your garage or ? Have you noticed any change In the landscape in front of the postofflee? If not. let us call your attention to the fact that the old wooden switch box and the concrete Magenot lino replica have been removed by tho water and light department. While we usually leave the football chatter to Jerry, we do want to take this time out and mention this kid, Called Billy Mullen. Put twenty or thirty pounds more on that laddy hoy and you'll see one of the best hacks in the state high school grid ranks. He played a swell and plucky game I when working against Newberry last week. The kid fairly oozes confidence and despite his light weight he puts a lot of gimp into his drives and also on the defense. i ? Speaking of weather, the temperature last Sunday did a Corrlgan In that It went up instead of down as predicted in a government weather report. Along this line of thought we might state that a passerby stopped In to tell us that the coldest weather of last winter came In November. + * Honest folks, last Sunday the temperature rose to 80 degrees here in Camden. And in the face of another warning of a cold spell for Monday, the reading was 7 This week's pet peeve?The guy who crawled over my feet in the Camden theater, right in the middle of a Shirley Temple song, and spilled a half cup of ice cold coke into my lap. There ought to be A law against having supper in the theater. f I t Champing and gnawing on pop corn, sucking soda through a straw are all right anywhere excepting in a theater or in church. Had a nice letter from Jim Young. sporteasler of WIS. who will describe! tho lant quarter or so of tho CamdenI Columbia game tonight, beginning ut| 9:30. Jim asked us to provide a "spot, tor" for him and wu turned tho job over to Jack Netllea. i liats off to the tinoat train in tho southeast?the Seaboard Orange Blossom Special. Went to McUeo and came down on the Special with u hau-i (Ireih or more other C-amdenilea. U was quite an experience and u red j letter event. . 1 sometimes wonder how Alva Hush and his crew managed to untangle' that mess of cars at the Seaboard station and in an area extending for half a mile oast and west. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nettles almost took an involuntary ride to Columbia. They wero in tho lounge car enjoying the upholstered chairs and chatting1 with some friends when their young nephew, Sterne Evans, let out a bellow of dismay when he noted the train was moving. The train was stopped thirty yards up tho track so Jack, ills wife and tho kid could disembark. "Do you know," quoth Jack, "that train started so quietly that wo never knew it was moving." Seaboard bulletins please copy. Mayor's Proclamation Whereas, the Kershaw County Ked Cross Chapter Inaugurated their annual roll call today, continuing through Thanksgiving Ikiy I therefore, as Mayor of the city of Camden, do urge every resident of the city to subscribe to the roll call and aid In making the 1938 drive the most successful over hold In the city and | county. F. N. McCorkle, Mayor | Today the Kershaw County Chapter4, of the lted Cross opens the 1938 roll call and It Is the heartfelt desire on the part of every Individual connected : with this great Immune effort to make It the most successful ever carried through in the city and county. Those In charge of tho drive want to attain a goal of 1.000 members, but they would like at III bettor, to enroll every adult In Kershaw county ms a member of tho county chapter. If it could be accomplished It would mean national recoKnttlon for this community, for It would bo something in the nature of a record that would be difficult to excel So when the workers approach you for your membership fee, bear that Idea of "One Hundred 1'or Cent Memi hcrshtp In Kershaw County" In mind and see thai every adult in your family wears a membership button. The Red Cross, bear In mind, Is not an organization that carries on only' during times of warfare. It Is over alert In any case of need of suffering. It Is trigger quick when emergency calls, and the rouaon it functions so well, with such power and expediency. Is because millions of big-hearted Americans recognize Its human purpose and efflency. Has It ever occurred .to you just what .your membership dollar means j to tho Hod Cross? Tho best example I can offer la that of a forest fire. You ; know what a tiny insignificant thing | a match Is. you know how small tire' flame at the end of tho wooden stick, but scores of giant forests huvo burned with chaotic fury Just because someone has boon careless with a tiny match. . And so It Is with the Red Cross membership. One dollar may not mean much from u monetary standpoint, but thousands of them, millions of them, ono by one, mean food for tho starving, medical aid for tho 111, help for the unfortunate in flood or fire disasters, and so on. And so. may wo ask every adult in Kershaw county to consider what their membership foe will be "Every Adult in Kershaw County a Red Cross Membor." The drive starts today, Immediately after thg memorial services to bo held at 1 o'clock at tho corner of* De Kalb and Broad Btroets under the auspices of tho American legion. Fog wag so heavy and thick In London for two t^ays at the bogfuning of tho wook, that oven dogs got lost In the city's streets. 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Ford V-8 Fordor Sedan $769* AND THE NEW MERCURY 8 jfor 1939 MERCURY 8: An entirely new car. Fits into the F'ord line between the De Luxe Ford and the Lincoln-Zephyr. Distinctive styling. 116-inch wheclbase. Unusually wide bodies. Remarkably quiet. Hydraulic brakes. New 95hp. V-8 engine. Prices begin at...$894 Tli* M*r?*ry V-t T*w?-S*da* $934^ The new cars in the Ford Quality Group for 1939 give you a broad choice. Whichever you choose, whatever you pay, you'll get top value for your money. That is true of the lowest priced car or the highest. All have one important thing in common ? inherent quality. Their quality comes from fine materials, precision workmajiahip, and from the fact that back of these cars is the only automobile plant of its kind?where production processes are controlled from iron ore to finished car?and savings passed along as extra value. Things are happening in the automotive world this year! Nowhere is the advance more marked than in the Ford Quality Group. 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