Evening star., 1933-07-06
RELIEF FUND SHARE
|. FOR COUNTY
Prince Georges to Receive
Only $1,000 After Slashes
by State Auditors.
BY a stafY Correspondent OF The Sta,

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July g.
Prince Georges County will receive sew
eral hundred dollars less than it ex-
pected from the Federal Government
for unemployment relief, the County
Welfare Board learned yesterday a few
hours before State officials were assured
that Federal aid would be forthcoming
for whatever relief needs cannot be
met in Maryland by private charity or
tax funds
At hurriedly arranged conference
with Gov. Ritchie last night, Harry l..
Hopkins, Federal relief administrator,
disclosed that he has two s250,O00 Fed
eral appropriations at his disposal.
One OF these is to be expended to aid
States on basis of 81 for every 50 in
public funds that have been spent for
relief. From the other Mr. Hopkins
may extend aid at his discretion.
Mr.. Hopkins says he Is going to
recognize the situation in States, such
as Maryland. where very little public
money has been used for relief and see
that they are not unfairly Disseminated
against" Gov. Ritchie said after the
conference. ITO do that he is going to
use his second $3.50, 100000 fund"
Allowance Cut to $1,000.
Placing their public relief expendi-
lures at $4,000 during the first three
months of this year, Prince Georges
County Welfare Board last week sought
81 500 from the matching fund. State
auditors who reviewed the county's re-
quest, however, found that the "a 300
included some money spent for out
pensioners and made cuts which re-
duced the county'S allowance to about
$1,000
Inasmuch as the Federal Government
is insisting that its funds be handled
by trained social workers. the 1000
would be further curtailed to pay a
trained worker. leaving very little for
relief As Mrs. w. L. Preston, secre-
tary Of the County Welfare Board, be-
gan registering unemployed who will
seek to earn some of this money on
work relief projects to be sponsored
by the board, members of that body
were perplexed by the problem Of find
ing additional funds TO carry out its
rately how much money will be at its
disposal, the board will not complete
details Of its work-relief projects.
News that the county, along with the
rest of the State, may share in the
$3.50, 100000 fund to be distributed at
Mr. Hopkins discretion was welcomed
by the board and is expected to result
in a request for an allotment in addi-
ton to the $1,000 expected from the
matching fund
After last nights meeting with the
Governor Mr.. Hopkins said the next step
would be "a meeting of minds" to de-
termine what the aggregate needs Of
the State would be and how they should
be apportioned between private charity,
State. county and municipal tax funds
and Federal relief grants.
Deals Only With States.
The Federal relief administrator en-
phasized that he did not intend to con-
Germ himself with the internal affairs
of States. He said he would deal only
with States and that it was no concern
of the Federal Government how the
State governments distributed Federal
relief grants among their political sub
divisions.
He declared, however, he intended to
see that adequate relief standards were
maintained within States. If any COM
munity is found to be slowly starving
the unemployed" he said he would
withhold Federal aid.
Miss Anita j. Faatz, State supervisor
of social welfare, who attended the con-
ference between Mr.. Hopkins and the
Governor, said she would begin at once
to collect data for estimates of relief
needs throughout Maryland for the next
nine months.