Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-07-27
King County Welfare
To Be Curtailed Aug.

Il
Expenditures for unemployment relief
by the King County Welfare Board
during the months of August and
September was revealed yesterday in
statement by :. @. Black, welfare
board che.rman.
At meeting of the various county
commissioners and county welfare
boards Of the state, called by Governor
Clarence d. Martin In olympia last
Saturday, the information was given
that there will be no government
funds available for relief during the
next two months.
In his statement to county commits
sioners, Gov. Martin requested that a
Thorough analysis be made of county
assets and an effort put forth to find
funds to match the government ex-
penditures for relief.
Louis Nash, King County Commits
sioner and also member Of the King
County Welfare Board, informed the
meeting that there are no funds avail
able in King County and that recourse
must be had to federal funds entirely
II relief is to continue.
Because of this situation, the King
County Welfare Board is taking steps
to curtail its relief expenditures dras-
tlcally, starting August l." Mr.. Black
declared.
Governor Martin has made 1t plain
that if King County can find no funds
available, he will go to the federal
government with request for at least
some proportion Of the funds as have
been distributed during previ Gus
months
".The feeling of the Federal Relief
Commission is that states and counties
have not done their share in providing
relief. In King County. no relief funds
have been provided, other than through
the public welfare agencies, since the
State Emergency Relief Commission
was organized in January" Mr.. Black
continued.
"The welfare board sincerely hopes
that 1t will not be compelled to cut off
relief entirely, and wants to make it
clear that the governor, the state and
county boards are making every pos
sible effort to get relief funds con-
tinued in whole or in part.
Meetings were held yesterday with
the various relief agencies connected
with the welfare board to adopt mea-
sures which will bring about the neces-
sary relief reductions" he added.
"Since it is clearly seen that the well
fare board will not be able to issue
relief vouchers in the same amounts
as during the month of July, those on
relief will, next week, be faced with
the problem OF finding other means to
supplement such relief as they may re-
ceive for the next two months"
Mr.. Black said Governor Martin
stressed Saturday the necessity of get
ting the state construction program
under way at the earliest possible
moment, and that he indicated he will
stay in Olympia until state funds are
available to the various counties.
The welfare board is making every
effort to further the public works pro-
gram and stands ready to assist
municipalities, county and school dis
tricts, and other agencies in getting
applications for funds before the State
Emergency Relief Administration, Mr..
Black pointed out. 1t is hoped, he
said, that the construction program
may get under way in ample time to
help out the relief situation.
Mr. Black concluded his statement
with an appeal to every citizen in this
community to help the program so far
as he is able. He asked that every
unemployed on the relief rolls help
himself by diligent search for any
sort of job.