New Britain herald., 1930-12-15
RELIEF COMMITTEE
 OF FIVE SELECTED
Community Unemployment Bu-
 reau Ready to Function
ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING
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1IAiIDlAl AHAlE.~-NtNS ltIhiss of five citizens appointed 10 organ ize an unemployment bureau 10 study and tabulate the unemploy- ment situation in Plainvillc and set up plans for assisting those in need was made public today by President W. B, Vincent of the Chamber of 1 Commerce, who was authorized al the last meeting of the chamber 10 name this group. The committee appointed to carry on the aid need ed is: Fact finding, Cornelius B. Prior, chairman; finance, W. B. Ein- cent. chairman; employment, Henry $. Washburn, chairman: publicity, Frederick L. Benzon, chairman and general chairman, Edward T. Bras tow. Various committees are to be appointed to assist these chair men and help in the work of the four departments designated.
 As in the case in most centers, the present business depression has ras- ed a new problem which Plainvflle must face, namely, unemployment, and a necessity for aid in such situation. Mir. Vincent states.
 The existing agencies for chari- table and welfare work are no long, CT able to cope with the emergency and q centralized bureau with an eX- 1 tended to suporsede the present well | ;,1 if+ cration and harmony with such agencies as exist. It in no wise is ln- tended 10 supercede the present well 1 fare orgauizations-it is to help them and operate as q clearing house through which the greatly increased demands can be handled moro effec- lively.
 The present agencies are: First, 1.-the board sf selectmen; second, the Strong fund committee; thlrd, Miss
 Anna Granniss, who for many years
 has aided the poor and unfortunate in q very quiet and wonderful way; fourth, the American Legion, which
 also does some charitable work IS do the various churches and lodges of the town: fifth, the PlamNille
 Public Health Nursing association, whose prime function Is to care for the sick and to safeguard and lm-
 prove health and who employ q trained nurse to carry out this work
 (thls association has been furnish
 ing milk to needy families and has fdone additional charitable work out of it's funds, part Of which funds are
 given by the town but the majority
 of the money, however, being nonat-
 cd by individual toNnspeople; sixth
 the public school nurses, whose du- ties lie with the children in the
 schools, visiting the homes and par cnts Of such pupils as need coopera- tive help; and seventh. the various smaller clubs who intcrmittently do charitable work.
 It is the purpose of the uncm-
 ployment bureau to work with these
 valuable organizations and central
 ize effort. In many instances appeals 1 have come from the same sources
 to the various agencies who have
 duplicated aid.
 The emergency has so increased
 as to not only swamp present
 charitable groups but 10 make it
 Rfccssary to organize in a broad and ] comprehensive way, to the md that i the town really knows what it's needs arc. It then can sNstcmat tically | formulate plans for relief. Only d central bureau can satisfactorily carry on such work. as only when
 facts are known and recorded can effective help he given, 1t is stated. In order to ascertain the facts re- cardlng those who need aid because
 of unemployment this bureau will
 ask all those who need assistance to
 call at the Chamber Of Commerce rooms, IT picrce street (second floor Of the water company build ine) beginning Wednesday 10 regis
 ter their names. 4 full-timc sccre-
 tary has been employ ed-a young
 woman who has had extended e3- rerience i'll welfare work. All her