The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-29
TRUSTEE SUES
TO TEST LUTz'
RELIEF RULING
Acts to Mandate County
Auditor to Pay 81
Extra Workers.
CLAIMS $1,000 SAVING
Township Will Be Forced to
Refuse u. S. Surplus
Food, She Says.
BY ARCH STEINEL
Times Stan Writer

Suit TO mandate County Auditor
Charles A. Grossart to pay salaries
of So assistants and clerks Of the
Center Township Trustees office to
prevent break in relief aid is to
be filed this week by Leo x. Smith
township attorney.
The legal action was declared
necessary today by Mr.. Smith and
Miss Hannah Noone, township
trustee. Their opinions were based
on recent ruling by Atty. Gen
Philip Lutz Jr. that the township
legally can employ but % assistants
and clerks instead of "a now on the
pay roll.
If the mandate is not approved
by county courts, 50 persons will be
discharged, Gripping trustee actlV-
tiles. MIR. Smith said
Salaries and positions of as in
vesJlgators and supervisors OF the
township relief office are not af-
fected by the mandate.
Test Case for State
Mr.. Smith pointed out that unless
the courts rule favorably, Auditor
Grossart legally can not pay the
October wages of the trustees cler-
ical staff
The suit is to be a state test case
of the Lutz ruling.
Mr.. Lutz ruled that Center Town
ship was allowed but one assistant
for each 500 families on relief.
Miss Noone said the township
would have to refuse the gift of sur
plus government foods, close its
wood yard and eliminate bread
purchases at wholesale prices II the
courts rule unfavorably.
Claims $4,000 Weekly Saving
Mr.. Smith estimated that $4,000
weekly saving accrued to the town
ship by employment of assistants in
the surplus foods division, wood
yard, and in bread distribution.
Where LOT investigators and lac
assistants we're employed by the
Governors Unemployment Relief
Commission in administering town
ship relief, Miss Noone employs but
as investigators and "a assistants,
Mr.. Smith claimed.
The GURC pay roll for Center
Township, he says, was $l9,647 SO
for September while under MISS
Noone's administration in October
the pay roll is to be approximately
S11, 146.
10000 Families on Relief
The case load is the same now as
in September-10,80 families" he
said.
New relief cases have prevented
an appreciate decrease in the case
load despite employment of persons
on relief by the Works Progress Ad-
ministration, Mr.. Smith says.
Policies outlined by Miss Noone in
handling relief are:
Grocers prohibited from charging
more than the price fixed. All town
ship trustees met twice monthly &c
Tx grocery prices.
Excessive insurance can not be
carried by relief family
ADMINISTRATION of all families on
relief is being made.
Youth Urged to Join CCC
Fraudulent attempts to secure re-
lief are to be prosecuted
Youths are to be encouraged tC
join tile Civilian Conservation Corps
TO relieve the township burden.
Police are asked to report cases OF
restitution. Emergency attention is
to be given these.
The township wood yard is to be
continued and old ties. trees, OF
lumber distributed to save fuel bills
The shoe repair shop also is to be
reopened.
The township is to continue CO.
operating with the Federal govern
ment in the distribution of surplus
foods.