The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
MANY FAMILIES NEED ASSISTANCE,
 STATE WORKERS
Relif Fund for Unemployed Has PaSsd $7,000 Mark. Welfare Department
 Needs Volunteers

Subscriptions to the fund for the relief of unemployed families in the Birmingham district have passed the $7,oo0 mark, according to announce ment yesterday by Jay Smith, vice chairman of the emergency relief committee.
 All committees have not organized fully and better showing is ex- pected when the organization begins to function smoothly and as intended by the general body.
 Since the work of relief was
 delegated to the Red Cross and
 the city welfare department for investigation, and the Salvation
 Army for distribution, 3O5 fam
 lilies have been given orders for
 food at the welfare department.
 Beginning yesterday. O new system was introduced by the welfare de- partment. All appeals for assistance, except In very urgent cases, are in-. yestlsated before orders for food are given. pr. Walter S. Brown, in charge of the welfare department, yesterday issued a call for about six volunteer social workers. He de- clared he was badly handicapped for lack of these workers.
 Investigations of the relief com mittee during the week show that suffering among unemployed families of Birmingham has shown no let-up since the campaign for relief was be- gun. Many white families, too proud to come forward and ask for aid, are slowly starving. They must be helped n q a rnf f1rflif tQa men state.
 More rigid investigations were de- cided upon after 1t was learned that several negroes had tried to impose upon the welfare department by mis- representing conditions. A policy of having some work done in return for aid given has been adopted. No Jobs With City Unemployed men cannot find jobs with the city because of the budget system under which each department operates, members of the emergency relief committee who visited the com. mission yesterday were told. Those who presented the case were Jay Smith, vice chairman; Louis Pizitz, k. A. Porter, T. J. Crittenden, Brig. L. M. Simonson, Jerome Tucker and Claud Estes.
 H. P. Burruss, in charge of the de- partment of public improvements agreed to employ 25 men as an extra force beginning tomorrow morning. Mir. Burruss said he would put these men on as a street cleaning crew, re- leasing his more experienced men for repair work.
 pr, Barrett. in explaining the city's position declared the commissioners were required at the end of the fiscal bar e1 oNnandi- lures no greater than a certain fixed sum. The city, he said, was forced by law to keep within the budget. Each commi ssioner has a budget for his department, based on expenditures re garded as needed when the pro- gramme was laid out.
 The city charter provides that budgets may be exceeded only in cases of riots and floods no provision being made for famine pr. Barrett stated.
 Partial List Donations
 Partial list of subscriptions to the unemployment relief fund follows: D. T. Smith, s1O0 American Cast Iron Pipe company, s2oo; Farmers and Ginners' Cotton company $100 Pro- vident Life and Accident company, $25 R. E Smith. s25; First National
 
 company, s1O0; H.. L. Badham. $25; Earle Brothers, s25; Steiner Brothers, $100 Tarders National bank, $50; Mary M. Sharpe, $25; F. H. Lathrop, $50; Jasper, Ala, Baptist church, $60 Continental Gin company ern- ployes, s56.25; s. M. Peck, $100; Her bert Tulwiler, $50; Garden Mercantile company. $25; E. M Tutwiler, s1oo: Birmingham Rail and Locomotive company, s100; Brownell Auto com pany, $50; Birmingham Post s100; H. U. Sims, s100; John Sparrow, $25; American Trust and Savings bank, $100; H. E. Shropshire & Son, $25; Glider Coal company, s25; Batterton Coffee company, $50; Birmingham Trust and Savings company $250; A. w. Smith. 500; F. F. Norton & Son, $50; DeBardeleben Coal company, $250; Ramsey & Mccormack per sonal, $25o; Alabama Fuel and Iron company, $200; Robertson and Broth er s200; Moore & Handley $50; Brown Brothers. s1oO; Louis Saks Clothing company, sl00; B. B. Conner, s1o0; Crawford Johnson, $1o0; Shook Fletcher. $100; Wimberly & Thomas. s100; Jemison and company, $l00; Donald Conner s5O Hugh Nor row. $50; s. J. Bowie, $50; Cable Shelby Burton Piano company. s25 ". H. Hassinger. s25; Meyer & Gold man. $25; w. J. & J. F. Rushton $l50; American Lumber and Export company, $25: John W. O'Neill. s25: ". H. Manley. s25: Birmingham Trust and Savings company employees. $1s450.