The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-06-21
KIDNAPPED BUDGET
CONTINUED from page u
mer budget until March l, 1885.
Hansen Lies

made by MISS Hansen IN a report
to Helena when she said that we
discontinued use of this budget
November first. l worked at the
intake desk and know that we were
not authorized TO use the winter
budget before March 1, 1885.
About December 1st, Miss Cobb
showed me a statement from DIR.
Butler, stating that clothing was
to be issued to the amount of three
dollars per person per month. She
told a few of the clients this and
we served a few accordingly.
Destroys Budget
Later she told me that we had
not been authorized TO use the new
budget and that she thought that
Miss Hansen had torn the budget
up. But a few had been served
three dollars per person and it
spread quite rapidly among our
people.
January was cold month and
people fused considerably about
insufficient, clothing. l asked Mr.
Prendergast for the new budget,
telling him that the people were
complaining about the clothing be-
ing inadequate. Randall spoke up
quickly, saying that we had not
been authorized to use it.
The clients complained about
having to get quilts and blankets
on their already inadequate cloth.
/ ing allowance. The winter budget
was one of the measures fought
for and won when the farmers
representatives went to Helena.
Late Budget Partly Accepted
/ Miss Randall and Mr.. Sprague
were sore at the fine treatment
that the five representatives re-
ceived from tn state office las
February. The winter budget was
suddenly received in March but al
the workers did not use it entire
ly in figuring the March bulge
for the dispursing clerk.
Clothing was put down as three
dollars per person, but in man!
cases the old food allowance wa
used, though prices had gone VI
considerably. This caused som,
difficulty as in many instances The
budget for the dispursing clerk
with the muddled figures-made {
late appearance in the folder. Ii
that case, if clients called at thu
office, they received the advantag,
of the new budget with accurate
figuring at the intake desk. Judg
for yourself the consequences.
Budget to Dispursing Clerk
Ignored
The budget to the dispurinl
clerk should be followed. Failur
to do that caused the last seriou
trouble that I witnessed at the re
lief.
Mrs. Hardersen called for IL
tons of coal March Is. AS fund
were lacking, her request was fiji
ed. Now the blank to the dispurs
ing clerk for March by Mrs. Vo
Kuster allowed 1925 for Goa
There was nothing in the folde
detrimental to filling this order a
the time.
Randall Cancels Order
The following day orders wer
written and I recommended he
for coal. On March II Miss Ran
! dali cancelled the order and iq
nored the budget to dispursin
clerk and inserted recommends
tion that coal should be withheld
as Mr.. Hardersen had bought som
coal with his wheat allotment an
had refused to sell calf.
After a while Mrs. Harderse
called again for the coal. She wa
at Miss Boards desk. Not know
ing that my recommendation ha
been cancelled, the order to tn
dispursing clerk ignored and me-
restriction inserted, l acknowledg
eed the recommendation to Mis-
Beard and found the request
the folder. Of course, Mrs. Ha1
dersen had to leave without Goa
It was not until visit was mad
by Gonius Laursen that Mr.. Prer
dergast decided that coal should
issued.
Discrimination
One time a mother of sever;
children requested groceries an
clothing. She was about to unde.
go serious operation and wo
ried about her family. AS ordel
were not written on account
lack of funds, her requests we
filed.
Just then Mr.. Stenehjem hu
ried through a coal order for al
other family. Realizing the stu
ton my client was facing, | e.
planned the case to Randall al
asked whether groceries could n
be issued. She gave a sarcasti
negative answer.
When We were allowed to wri
orders, I recommended this fami
for groceries. The order was ca
celled and nothing was said to n
about it. Finally a second reque
was made and the order allowed
This was an emergency stu
ton; illness and little childr'
! were concerned, yet prejudice {
} the part of the senior case work
: delayed the order. No senior wor
\ er had ever cancelled orders of a
other worker until after Janua.