Milford chronicle., 1932-06-24
GOVERNOR BUCK
URGES WORK OF
LASTING VALUE
Tells Relief Commission
Present Emergency
Must Be Met Now
A SURVEY IS URGED
Body TO Plan Employ
ment On Projects Of
Permanent Benefit
A SURVEY IS URGED

The Importance of any plan of re-
lief for unemployment in this State,
embodying the expenditure of funds
for permanent constructive work of
last benefit to its citizens, was stres-
sed by Governor c. Douglass Buck
and others at the initial meeting at
Dover on Tuesday. of the Delaware
Emergency Relief Commission, re-
Gently appointed by the Governor.
Meeting at the State House at the
call of Governor Buck, with every
member present except Pierre S. du
! Pont who was unavOidably absent
| due to another engagement, the
member of the newly appointed
commission organized, electing Jas
per e. Crane, of Westover Hills,
chairman; Mayor J. Wallace Wood
ford, Dover, Vice-chairman and
Walter Dent Smith, president of the
Wilmington City Council, secretary.
Governor Buck pointed out in his
brief address ito the Commission
that the State is faced with an
emergency that must be met as the
State has always met such problems
in the past He Joined with other
members of the Commission in the
general discussion which followed
his statement, in the view that what
ever is done, whatever moneys are
expended, they should be used to
give work to unemployed citizens in
the building and construction of
works of permanent value.
Just what these projects shall be.
what amount of money will have to
be raised, either by the State or
through private sources, how the
money shall be spent, and the exact
status of the present unemploy-
ment situation, will have to be de-
termined by the Commission during
the next few weeks.
To obtain this knowledge of con-
ditions and to map out some pro-
gram, which if possible, will include
some permanent works such as
road construction, parks, municipal
buildings, projects and works which
will care for all classes of workers
in all sections of the State, the Com
mission adopted a resolution re-
questing the Governor to place at
its disposal a sum of money up to
$4,000 for expenses.
Immediate Survey Urged
In this connection, it is pointed
out, that in order to ascertain the
real facts of the present conditions.
an extensive survey must be made
and make quickly. The opening of &,
an office in headquarters for the
in Wilmington was vot-
ed and decision was reached to hold
another meeting Tuesday afternoon,
July 5, at 2 o'clock, standard time,
at the State House at Dover.
The commission members also ex-
pressed the desire to have the aid
of suggestions from citizens in all
parts of the State. Anyone having a
plan or ideas for constructive work
or any other form of relief to meet
the present emergency, is urged to
forward the same to
the commission.
viii Discuss Money Source
Ways and means of raising the
money necessary will be discussed
At further meetings.
Members of the commission,
which is bipartisan, are:
WilmingtOn-Pierre S. du Pont
md Walter Dent Smith.
Rural New Castle county-Jasper
Q. Crane, Westover Hills, and Miss
2eba Holcomb, New Castle.
Kent county Mrs. Margaret
Grimm, Smyrna and Mayor J. Wal
ace Woodford, Dover.
Sussex county - Ruby R. Vale. of
Milford and Ernest A. Simon, Sea-
ord