The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-14
UNFORTUN4TE'S AND
OTHERS ARE HELPED
State Board of Charities and Probation
Receives Report Of Months
Work.

The state board of charities and pro.
baton has held its regular monthly
meeting for January, all members Of
the board being present. Secretary JEFF
Trey submitted the following report
Five children were committed to the
board of charities, six children com
mitted to the industrial school. two to
The state school for feeble minded at
Brandon, eight children were trans
ierred from boarding homes to free
homes, two mothers pensions were dis
continued involving four children
Eight committed children were given
medical and surgical treatment. 26 nrw
cases investigated requiring 90 visits
and involving 10 children; 81 visits
were made to state children, one unnat.
ural father was, through the effort of
the board, sent TO states prison for
four and one-half TO five years
In the crippled children's department.
II cases were investigated for hospital
care, l3 were approved for hospital
Treatment. 10 children entered the hos
pitfalls, Ia were discharged from hospital
care. All of these items were without
CXneuse TO the state Of Vermont
The secretary reported SOS contrib
uted by nine persons for the state chill.
dren for Christmas presents and toys.
Secretary Jeffrey reported 20 children
now on care at state and town expense
During the month about $3.50 was con.
tributed to the Merry Sunshine and
Alberta funds.
Under the probation and parole de-
partment, Mr.. Jeffrey makes the fol- /
lowing report In the probation depart /
ment 81 new cases for December. 80 I
probation and - parole cases we're re- /
leased from the states prison and house 1
Of correction. During the past month |
we have made an effort To learn some.
thing as to the activities Of those under /.
our supervision Reports have been re-
reived from four hundred and nineteen
ot our list Il report that they are ont .
Of employment, 81 were juvenile de.
Iinquents and, Of course. earning prac.
,ically nothing Fifty.nine report that
heir average weekly wage is S9.45 each
Dr at the rate of S34 .G692j for year.
In many Of these cases the wages stat
ID do not include board and room which
Is furnished which would materially
md properly increase their earning
Three hundred and two men report an
average weekly wage Of S2j.32 or S397,-
'l7.32 annually
The wage II tile three hundred and
Ayo men show an earning ability 81
.33 .3SG.97 per year. These, Of course.
include but iittle more than one half
II our total number. which would
Gem to Indicate that the paro'ers and
,robationers under supervision OF this
apartment are now earning upward Of
100000 annually
The foregoing is indeed gratifying
nd indicates that the average paroler
nd probationer Is discharging his du-
les industrially toward society as sat
factorily as the average citizen Re
orts now reaching the office for the
rst Of the year indicate that there viii J
E a larger number Of unemployed than
ave been previously reported, and Il !
regrettable that we are unable TO
md 4 visiting deputy 10 assist these
zen in relocating in profitable employ !
tent. Vermont could give it. greatest
a and Justification for the parole and
rotation system by furnishing these
len and women with a helping hand
ow that It is most needed. II is indeed
isy for the average man or woman 10.
come discouraged when out Of en-
oymeut. and the present excessive
ch cost of living 20 be met Doubly
i i to the man and woman who,
rough force Of circumstances mental.
. physically and socially has trans
essod the law n our commonwealth. e
lch e us and those in our employ 3,
ust make an earnest effort 20 assist ,,
cse people at this time. a.