Evening journal., 1921-12-08
Who Will HELP
THIS FAMILY?
PENIS Grove Would Send
Destitute People to
Wilmington
MAYOR HARVEY
DEMURS TO THIS

An entirely new phase Of the in
dustrial relief work flashed upon
the Wilmington screen today when
Mayor Horvey received a letter from
the acting overseer of the poor, Will
liam Atwood. OF Penn's Grove. stat
ing that he purposed sending to this
city n destitute family which had
moved to that town.
The letter stated that a family
there, was in need Of help. but that
the laws OF New Jersey did not per-
nit the use OF municipal funds for
destitute persons, unless they had
lived in the locality for a period
Of five years"
The letter further stated that the
family had moved from Wilmington
to Penn's Grove in June, 1919.
Il shall take the necessary steps,
Mr.. Atwood added. to have the fam
lily transported to Wilmington as
soon as possible" The communica-
uon then asked to whom the fam
lily should report, as they will no
doubt need protection"
Mayor Harvey promptly replied
that II the family had moved TO
Penn's Grove in June, 1919, its mem
bers certainly must have become citi-
zens OF that Commonwealth. mas
much as only a years residence is
necessary for such purpose. He al
so said that II the city OF Whining
ton should return to Penn's Grove
all the families which have come
here since June. 1919. and which are
In need, Penn's Grove would have
Its hands filled TO care for them.
What the outcome OF this unex-
pected and unusual relief situation
will be remains to be seen. and the
reply from the Penn's Grove author
tiles as to their attitude is awaited
with interest.
AS is usual toward the end OF the
week there was a diminution todav
In the activities OF the Public EN-
ployment Bureau. in the old CITY
Hail only eight men were regis
tered, nine referred and eight placed.
In the women's division. only 4 reg
istered. seven were referred and one
placed.
Calls were received, however. FOR
three ironworkers. five storeroom
men. three women for domestic
work and one woman for an indus
trial position. The bureau has a
demand for first-ciass baker.
which It has been unable to MI. also
Tor skilled pipe coverer.
John c. Saylor, formerly district
superintendent OF the United state,
Employment Service made the fol.
lowing statement today concernin,
the branch of the service established
in this city:
We, who had been recommending
that the employment service. in co.
operation with the United states
employment bureau be re-esta blish-
ed, had our hopes filled when the
Service Citizens OF Delaware. nm
der direction Of DR.. Joseph II. Odeii.
agreed 10 finance the Delaware Pub
lie Employment Bureau.
1--WE knew that hundreds OF men
and women were at that time walk
ing the streets because there was
no central bureau where the imam
less job" and the "jobless man.
could be brought together. We knew
that men and women who needed
work badly-and who didn't want
charity-would appreciate the SER
vices rendered by the service bu-
reau because what they wanted was
jobs, not charity.
THE record Of tho Delaware Pub
lie Employment Service up to De-
cember 3 shows that out OF 4251
persons who had registered 1855
have been placed. am sure that a
greater portion Of these 1885 per-
sons today would be jobless had it
not been for the e-establishment
OF the employment service. Citi-
zens OF Wilmington really believe
in the Delaware Public Employment
Service because II Is daily accom-
plishing results.
The worker out OF Job is not
I johless for reasons he individually
controls. The Employment Service
would he better appreciated II II
could place every applicant. but il
can't do this because OF the present
state OF industrial production. How
ever it is placing a goodly proper
D tion OF persons who are out OF work
and II should be judged by its record
{ OF placements, rather than by its in.
I ability to place every applicant.
Before the bureau was re-estab-
: lished, Delaware. and especially
I Wilmington, knew absolutely moth.
ing definite about the extent OF oui
unemployment. Every citizen who
spoke OF unemployment was corn.
/ PEELED to guess the figures. We had
people who were claiming that in
Wilmington alone over 5000 indus.
I trial workers were out OF work. TIL,
/ Employment Service has prover
/ that while our unemployment prob,
lem is acute. it is not as bad as i
had been pictured. Dr. Oden ans
his staff are doing a fine work, an,
every factor in the life OF the com
munity should cooperate with then
in making the Delaware Public EN-
ployment Service even more sue
cessful."
NEW BUILDING PERMITS.