The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-24
HANDS OFF, IS
COY PLEDGE TO
WELFARE HEADS
Urges Judges to Select
Competent Persons on
County Boards.
DISCUSS SECURITY ACT
Fred Hoke, State Body
Head, Asks Quick Action
by JuriStS.

Wayne Coy, acting administrators
of the newly created State Board Of
Public Welfare and high in the
councils of Gov McNutt, today told
so Indiana Circuit Court judges
that the state administration will
bring no pressure on them in the
naming of county board members.
AT meeting in the Claypool
palm room Mr.. Coy said that the
success or failure of the Public We'll
fare Act rests solely on the COM
potency of their welfare board APP
pointments and the administration
of the welfare act in each county.
Urging that competent persons be
named to the five-man boards in
each judicial circuit, and that high
grade workers be selected to adj
minister the act, Mr.. Coy said:
The public welfare act may be
used to build up political ma
chine, or it may be used to give
a high level of service to the COM
munity in which you reside"
Chance for Public Service
Mr.. Coy pointed out that in
naming five on-salaried persons to
county welfare boards the judges
have an opportunity to render OUT
standing service to their commu.
nifty.
Il have some hesitancy in dis
cuSSing your appointments. A great
deal has been said about home
rule in the past session of the Gen.
eral Assembly. This never would
have been said if it had not been a
political campaign year." Mr.. Coy
declared.
The state welfare board does not
seek TO dominate your selection for
places on the boards. The fun and
final responsibility of your selections
rests upon the people you put up
on the board.
Up to Communities
THE state department can not
administer public welfare in this
state-it is going to be UP to the
communities. Success or failure
rests on your choice of individuals
in your community"
He emphasized that initial ap-
pointees should be well-trained per-
sons familiar with public welfare.
Need for qualified county direc-
tor and the appointment of a
trained personnel to work with the
director was termed by Mr.. Gov "a
saving in time to the taxpayers.
The sky is the limit in your OBJ
tanning competent personnel.
There is nothing in the act to pre-
vent your community from obtain
ing the best" he said
Indiana i'm Front
Cooperation of the Federal gov
ernment, state government and To-
cal communities in the social Sc
curity program shows how far the
nation has gone in meeting its prob
lens, he stated.
Indiana is in the forefront. and
one of the few states enactinp the
entire program of social security"
he said.
Probation officers of circuit courts
and social workers also attended the
one-day conference with state well
fare board members.
Fred Hoke, welfare board presi-
dent, urged the quick and intelli-
gent administration of the law so
that the program can be started i'm
mediately."
A digest of the public welfare
measure was given shortly before
noon by Charles Marshall, assistant
director of the Governors Commits
sion on Unemployment Relief. Fol.
lowing a noon luncheon an open
forum on the act was held.
Late today the welfare board Ia
to meet to plan organization of the
state department.