Smyrna times., 1933-05-10

dI once anu dlSO assist Inc SldIS III
the burden of caring for the de-
serving and needy of Kent county.
This cooperation will also help in
another way, by eliminating such
criticism and conserving the state
funds for relief to those who can
not help themselves. The commits
sion also went on record as oppos-
ing House Bill 467, which provides
$4,000 for purchase of forestry
lands in Delaware. According to
reports coming to the commission,
instead of Delaware receiving hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in re-
turn for such purchase, in the way
of work, less than half this fifty
thousand dollars will actually be
spent in the state should such bill
be approved by Governor Buck. In
a resolution adopted unanimously,
the commission went on record as
follows: BE it Resolved That
the Relief Commission suggest to
Governor Buck that he return
House Bill No. ACT to the General
Assembly without his approval, in
asmuch as it is now the opinion Of
the Relief Commission, after furth-
er consideration and receipt Of de-
tailed information from the FEEDER
al Department Of Labor, that it is
not in the public interest to appro-
pirate relief funds to the purchase
of lands for state parks, and be it
further Resolved that publicity be
given in the newspapers Of the
State to the attitude Of the com
mission on this matter" In dis
cussing this situation, Jasper E.
Crane, chairman of the Commission
said: Although the impression has
been gained that a forestry camp
in Delaware would create the ex-
penditure by the Federal Govern
ment Of several hundred thousand
dollars in this state, further in
formation shows that the actual
expenditures would be very small
indeed A forestry camp, if not
more than 5000 acres were avail
able, would not employ more than
200 men. From the Department
Of Labor figures the cost Of feeding
these men would be 33c per man
per day or total Of S12,000.00 for
200 men in six months which is the
enlistment period. Most of this
100000 would probably be spent
in Delaware. Expenditures which
would be made in the state for
clothing maintenance; medical SER
vice; motor transportation; well
fare supplies and personal expendi-
lures of the campers are estimated
from the Department Of Labor's
official letter to total 35c per man
per day, or $12,750.00 in camp of
; 200 men in the six month period
; Thus it now appears that total
moneys to be spent in Delaware by
the creation of a forestry camp
here, would not exceed $25, 100000
The unanimous opinion of the Re-
, lief Commission is that it would be
, against the public interest to spend
S5O,O0000 of relief funds for the
; acquisition of land to obtain as re.
> suit, the expenditure of only one
> half of that amount Of money ir
the state, and that not specifically
for relief but only incidental there
to. If no forestry camp is estab
; lished in Delaware, the full quota
for Delaware of 500 men will have
! the opportunity of serving in camp
and their allowances to their de
pendent, a minimum of $500 pc
man per month, will be received
by Delawareans and thus be a.
: helpful to the relief situation as i
q a camp were established in Della
ware. The Relief Commission i
5 feeling the urgent necessity of hus
: banding relief funds so that ther
may be no interruption of relic
: activities in the late summer o
l. coming autumn. Figures indicat
J. that it will be a matter of extrem
difficulty to carry the relief pro
: gram through to October 31st. Sew
y eral cuts in relief expenditures ar
; being considered by the Commis
t sion. Any diversion of relief fund
must be considered to be hurtful t
: the relief program in Delaware
e The amount available for the re
] manning five months of the emerg
r ency period, June to October, ir
Y, elusive, is only sufficient for les
t, than so per cent Of the relief prc
gram that has been carried on dul
= ing the first seven months Of II
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