The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-27
RELIEF WORK GETS UNDER
WAY; NEEDY CLASSIFIED
Registration of Those Asking
Relief Is About Complete; COun-
ty Welfare Board Organized
C. w. REAM is CHAIRMAN

classification and registration OF
those in the county needing relief is
now about completed as the first step
in the distribution Of the loan of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Miss Charlotte Wilcox, of the Mary
land Children's Aid, arrived in Oak
land the latter part of last week and
held several meetings with the Gar
rett county relief committee concern
ing the total number of families need
ing relief in the county, how they have
been cared for in the past, and the
opportunities which can be developed
for stimulating work opportunities.
Registration headquarters have
been set up in Oakland, Loeb Lynn,
Kempton, Grantsville, Swanton, Deer
Park, Mt. Lake Park, Friendsville,
Crelling, Kitzmiller, Sang Run, Avil-
ton, and Bittinger.
Oakland headquarters are on Liber-
ty street, in the building adjoining w.
R. Browning's garage.
Work will begin probably within
ten days, Miss Wilcox stated this
morning, just as soon as the relief
committee felt certain that all who
needed relief had been registered.
George D. Browning estimated that
approximately 600 miles of roads in
the county would be worked over
when the project gets under way that
otherwise would not receive much at
tention. Following the registration
notices of when there will be work,
where, and the names of those called,
will be posted at the various stations
and postoffices of the communities.
An organization, to be known as the
Garrett County Welfare Board, was
named including Charles w. Ream,
Crellin, chairman; George D. Brown
ing, county commissioner, Oakland;
Franklin E. Rathbun, county superin-
tendent of schools, Oakland; Walter
w. Dawson, States Attorney, and
Delbert Davis, Oakland; Harry Ed
wards, Grantsville; and John A.
Shore, Kitzmiller.
The members of the organization
are serving without compensation and
the Board is the official group with
whom all dealings between the State
and county will be carried on. The
Board of State Aid and Charities has
been designated as the official State
body to supervise the expenditure of
this money, $153,530, for the relief of
distress in seven counties. 1t is esti-
mated that Garrett county will receive
$4,000 over a period Of three months.
Miss Wilcox emphasized that the
registration of those who were in need
of relief, was in no sense an unem-
ployment registration. The county is
setting up work relief projects as
preferable to direct relief where there
is an able-bodied wage Garner in the
home. 1t must be kept in mind, how
ever, Miss Wilcox stated, that relief
is only one method Of granting. relief,
that it should in no sense be looked
upon as means of providing employ
ment for all unemployed persons in
the county. Work relief should be
granted only to those families who
lack the bare necessities of life, and
should be granted according to actual
need. 1t will vary with the size of the
family and according to any supple
mentary resources of the family.
Care is to be exercised that relief
is adequate, regular and administered
in such way as to prevent pauperi-
cation.
How Money Will BE Spent
R. F. C. money will be spent for
work relief, direct relief, and admin
istration. The work relief is relief
granted to able bodied wage earners
who are to be put to work on made
work" projects, determined by the To-
cality which could not otherwise be
undertaken at this time or in the I'M
mediate future.
The money to be used in this coun-
ty is borrowed by the State from the
r. F. C. 1t bears interest at the rate
of percent per year. No payment
on the principal or interest is to be
made until 1885. Whatever funds are
advanced to the State for relief of
distress will be deducted from the
regular Federal grants for road build
ing. These deductions begin in 1885
and in any one year will not exceed
one-fifth of the share which the State
would be entitled to.