The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-06
UNITED WELFARE. BOARD OPENS ITS FUND CAMP AICN
Financial Report for l933- 34 ReleasedEDrive
 On Tomorrow

After releasing for publication today, of their financial statement for the past year, Juneaus United Welfare Board will turn, tomor- TOW, to the task of raising the fund necessary for the proper care up unemployed this winter.
 With Welfare Board members agreeing that the demand on the agency will be about the same as last year, sum approximating $3,000 has been set as the goal for the drive, which is scheduled to last through this week.
 The l933-34 report indicates that $3,126 was spent in welfare work. There is cash balance of $l62, making the total to be raised-it it is to equal last years sum-of nearly $3,000 Sale of wood is ex- pected to take care of the balance not supplied in cash.
 Excellent System
 Juneau's Welfare Board work, it was explained today. gives very little in direct charity. An excel lent system of cutting and selling of wood, whereby the unemployed are able to earn the necessities of life, was used last year and will be repeated again. It was pointed out by Board executives that only $143.37 went to direct charity last year.
 The fund committee, which will start canvassing tomorrow, includes five Juneau business men. J. w. Leivers, secretary treasurer of the Board, will handle the Capitol Building. Frank Garnick and John w. Jones will take the district from the Capitol Building to Triangle Corner from Main to Franklin. In charge of the section from Tri- angle Corner to the sawmill, in- cluding the waterfront, will be R. R. Hermann and Joe Johnson.
 City's Donation
 The City Council, at its last regular meeting Friday, started the drive off with a donation of $250. The Sebastion-Stuart Fish Company, through E. E. Engstrom has set aside about 500 fresh fish The North Star, United States Blu reau of Indian Affairs supply ship brought 80 reindeer yesterday. Eff ty cases of salmon have been giv- en-
 The wood cutting system, it was explained, operates in this fash ion: The wood is purchased at a price of $2.50 cord in log for nation. The unemployed are paid at the rate of $2.50 worth of gro- ceries for cutting and splitting a cord. The wood is then sold and the money obtained returned to the revolving fund. Provision is also made for the unemployed men to live in the Mess House and cut wood for their room and board
 Membership
 Membership in the Welfare Board includes all members of the City Council, the Mayor, and represen- tative from all service clubs who have united in a central clearing house for relife.
 The details of the 1933-34 finan- cial report, as submitted by Sec retary- Treasurer Leivers, is as fol- lows.
 Balance on hand, October 1, 1883 --sll111. Receipts (sale of wood, s738.75; nations, $2,438. .5O- S3,177.25. Disbu m ents (mess House, $836.52; wood pile. $1,l21.03 direct charity, $l4337; groceries $l,020.64; general expense, S4.4D- $3,l26.03. Cash on hand, September 30, l934-Sl62.33.
 An inventory of September 30 1884, showed that there were AZ ricks of wood on hand; that there was 10000 feet of unsawed logs on hand, and that there was SIPS worth of groceries on hand.
 Eight hundred three men days of board and room were provided at the Mess House. Two hundred and forty-six men days of work were paid through groceries. A con siderable, unestimated, amount oi work days were provided through logging operations.