The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-02
COMMITTEE TAKES
INVESTIGATOR TO
SEE CONDITIONS
Relief Worker Unable to
Shut His Eyes Before
Actual Misery

PLENTYWOOD, MONTE. T.
Lowell, of Wolf Point, special re-
lief Investigator for Sheridan,
Daniels and Roosevelt counties,
got an eyefull in Plentywood Sat-
urday. A committee of Plenty
wood workers, composed of Simon
Swanson. Anna HeRron and Henry
Jackson, surprised Mr.. Lowell at
his hotel and proposed a tour of
Plentywood to give him the OPP
portunity to see actual conditions
among the unemployed here.
After a moments hesitation, Lo-
veil agreed to go, and for the next
four hours ne saw at close quar-
tors conditions which would have
brought tears from stone, blood
from a turnip, and action from
anybody but a relief investigator.
Here are some of the cases
which were brought to the atten-
ton" of the relief Investigator.
John BOulds. The family of ten
has no meat. The 15-year-old son
needs shoes. The children need
underwear, stockings and shoes,
and unless the children's teeth are
taken care of at once, their health
will be impaired. The family has
had no clothes order since Nov. Is
and gets only $15 a month in
grocery orders for a family of
ten.
Charles Goodchild, he has a
wife and five children. He was
kicked off CWA work three weeks
ago and denied any relief because
he hasn't Citizens papers" The
children need shoes. and there
is enough flour for one baking.
After that
Mrs. Chas. f. Taylor: The power
company threatens to cut off the
lights because Mrs. Taylor is I'M
able to pay the bill. The Taylor's
have been refused coal. There are
no potatoes in the house.
Howard Brown; a family Of five
Brown can't get relief nor work
because he isn't a "citizen." II
Brown would take out his first
papers, however, Jack Bennett
said he would see that young
Brown got work. When the
father fulfilled this, young Brown
returned to Bennett, and was re
fused work. Even the investigate
was forced to admit that youni
Brown was as much or more
citizen than Jack Bennett.
Bill Morey: There are seven
children here, ranging from 4 :
18 years. There is no flour, n
potatoes, and no coal here. TIL
3 family is expected to get along o
4 the 50 week paid as CWA wag'
? Mrs. Laura Hueth: five children
{ 8 to IA years. There is no mil
!. for the children. There is neithe
: meat nor flour. The entire famil
e needs underwear, stockings, shirt
and blankets. The only income {
the family is SO week from Il
I CWA.
!. Clarence Morey has four chi
dren, from 4 to 8 years old. T
owes $40 for back milk, and Il
young children must have mil
The family is entirely out of floV
and potatoes. They need shoe
and clothes. Mrs. Morey aasr
- worn stockings all winter. This
one of the families that gets N
Roosevelt's little weekly CIV
payment of SO.
Sven Johnson: There are thr
children under 16 and a grow
boy. He drove a county truck b
could get no pay for it. He cou
not even get clothing order fro
= the county.
: Mrs. Jorgensen: Three childr
= II to Is. The family needs flON
no potatoes, coal. shoes and grocerit
&c They have had no milk, and ha
= not received sufficient groceries
- clothing since the first of the yei
a. Ten dollars rent is owed to ATTIC
~ ~ ney Greer.