Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-12-15


the Sheridan county relief committee. This
is an unbiased report. setting forth the
amount of money that is being expended
and the number of families now receiving
aid.
The number of people now receiving
aid through this federal agency in the coun-
ty is astonishingly high Last summer. and
eve INTO the fall months, it was believed
there would be but very few families where
aid would nave to be provided this winter
The National Red Cross announced its with
drawal from the field early, based undoubt-
eddy on information it had gathered that
there had been a sufficient feed crop to see
most of our people through the winter
months. This decision was modified some
what, and three carloads of flour were ship
ped into the county and distributed to needy
families. There was also a supply of cotton
cloth distributed.
1t was largely through the forsightcd
ness of Governor Erickson. followed by
prompt application for relief by our own
county commissioners. that some 700 hum
bred families in the county are receiving
aid today. When the governor first heard
Of the possibility of loans being made to
states for emergency relief, he did not wait
for details, but promptly asked for a half
million dollars for Montana Consequently,
as soon as the machinery for distribution of
the loans had been set in motion, Montana
was among the first of the states to receive
consideration Counties where the need Is
just as acute as here In Sheridan, are now
desperately trying to secure some of this
relief money after our people have already
had almost two months distribution of a
generous allotment.
That our people-business men, the
needy and those who are able to care for
themselves-should be humbly grateful for
this generous assistance goes without say
ing. Ten thousand dollars a month Is being
distributed by the relief committee: 1t IS
being spent in Sheridan county; it relieves
been innnssible for it to assume 1t Is not
only providing sustenance for many worthy
families but is directly reacting to the good
Of every taxpayer FRI the county.
The Relief committee - well, how
would you like to exchange places with
themo Harassed from every side, keymen
ard committee members alike, have been
forced to take abuse from selfish and III
meaning critics until at times they would
like 10 throw In the sponge" But there are
those-and many of them-who are truly
grateful
And, the committee carries onI
We would seriously question whether
there is a single man or woman who doubts
for one moment that every man on this
committee is not doing the very best he
knows how In his service to his feIlowmen-
They may make mistakes; they probably
will; who would have made fewer, But
they will not make the same mistake twice
Amy man or woman who wants to be fair
will give every member of this committee
credit for sincerity of purpose Interest In
the human welfare of their nighbors alone
prompts the offer of time and effort OF
these they nave most generously gwen
Seven hundred families in Sheridan
county will nave a happier Christmas this
year because of the aid which has come to
them. These people, for the most part, are
among those who have helped build this
county Most of them are unwilling to be-
come the objects of charity-much PREFER
ing to work and earn what is given them
Successive crop failures poor prices for
farm commodities. together with high taxes
nave placed them in a position where they
must be gwen some assistance to provide
the necessities of life for their families. That
aid is being extended: it is being administ-
cred as fairly and efficiently as j. humanity
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