The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-28
SOCIAL SECURITY MARCHES ONWARD


Government is contributing to a certain degree of
social security for the masses and care for depen-
dents is revealed by the report of the Treasury
Department summarizing the expenses in these
fields for the fiscal year ended June 80.
The grants during the year by the Social Sc
curity Board totaled $271 ,494 800 They included
$780, 734 for old age assistance, $25 282 for
aid to dependent children S. 249 for aid to the
blind, $41910,919 for the administration of State
unemployment compensation, $3775545 for ma
terna and child health services, So 691 $40 for aid
to crippled children and 81 364 749 for child well
fare services. In addition, the U. S. Public Health
Service expended $8,892,O79 for public health
work.
In the field of old age assistance the Federal
Government matches up to SIS month State old
age pensions.
For dependent children the Federal Govern
ment pays to each State one-third of the amount
expended by the State.
For care of the blind the Federal Government
pays one-half of the sums expended by the States
For unemployment compensation the Federal
Government pays the States the total cost of ad-
minstering the State unemployment compensation
systems.
In maternal and child health services the Fed
eral Government pays one-haf of the amount ex-
pended by the States.
In aid of crippled children the Federal Govern
ment pays one-half of the amount expended by the
States.
In the field of child welfare services the Fed
eral Government is authorized to contribute
$l5OO,OOO annually. Beginning with an allotment
OF $4,000 to- each State other allotments to the
limit OF the appropriation are made by the Secre-
tary OF Labor to the various States in the proper
ton which the rural population of each State bears
to the total rural population of the United States
All of the aotments for the social security ser
vices made by the Social Security Board, with
the requirement that the plans adopted by the
States for each item shall be approved by the,
board.
The total expenses for social security and rail-
road retirement the Treasury report said amount !
ed to 1927, ,46S872 including 1888, ,1O2, ,5S7 spent
for investments for the Federal old age insurance.
and railroad retirement reserve accounts. The
old age insurance account totals S762 661 662I
and the railroad retirement reserve $74, ,S9l ,942.
The Social Security Board spent S19,95S ATT
for administrative expenses, and the Railroad Re-
tlrement Board, $2,6l3,297.
In the field Of public health work the FederalI
Government authorizes the expenditure of $1O,-
100000 annually to aid the States and local sub
divisions to maintain adequate health services,
with $2000,O00 earmarked for the investigation of
disease and problem of sanitation.
The Social Security Act, passed by the first
session of the Seventy Fourth Congress and APP
proved by the President on August II, 1885, was
unanimously supported by the American Fedora
ton of Labor. 1t marked the beginning of an eff
fort to eliminate for wage carners and their fami-
lies the major economic hazards of unemployment
and old age dependence, as well as to safeguard
the welfare of children and to provide for maternal
and child health. 1t has brought these Just bene-
fits to many millions of our people, but there still
remain millions more who must be made the re-
cpients of this beneficial and humane legislation.
At convention of the Long Island Federation
of Women'S Clubs resolution was adopted Nav