Evening star., 1939-11-30
Cleveland Officials
10 Capital
To Ask W. P. A. Aid
Help for About $4,000
Cut OFF City's Rolls
Is Object Of Trip
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 30.-City Of
ficials went to Washington today
to plead that w. P. A. expand its
rolls in relief-harassed Cleveland.
Shortage of money forced the
city recently to remove all unmar-
ried persons and childless couples
from direct relief, reducing the
rolls from $4,000 to about $4,000 de-
pendents. The object of today's trip
was to induce w. P. A. to take up
the slack.
Some of Cleveland's relief woes,
Federal Relations Commissioner
Frank E. Bubna declared, arose be-
cause w. P. A. had 1888 persons
from Cuyahoga County cleveland
and suburbs) on its projects this
time last year any only 30.273 now
Meanwhile. Charles L. Sherwood,
State welfare director, said he did
not believe the Cleveland situation
as severe as that in Toledo
Toledo shut off all relief except
to those in dire need September Is.
The city already owes merchants
$928,000 in back bills for relief food.
officials estimated that about $500
of the 6,068 on direct relief when
benefits were halted were in need.
Officials Fearful.
There have been no demonstra-
tions in Toledo, but officials feared
increasing cold weather would
bring more demands for fuel and
aggravate the problem.
Destitute persons crowded six dis
trict relief stations. They complained
food orders were insufficient, that
they needed coal. shoe repairs and
streetcar tickets for trips to hosDi.
tails.
I'VE have enough money to pay
November rents, but if we use it we
won't have enough to pay for De-
cember food" said Sydney RoWley,
assistant relief commissioner. Pay
ments to landlords are about 80 days
in arrears.
Mayor Harold H Burton predicted:
They won't actually throw the
people out while payment of rent is
a moral obligation of the city. No
body is being evicted and the situa-
ton hasn't gotten to the point yet
where we have to choose between
food and rent "
City to Pay After January l.
One woman reliet client COM
planned at a relief Office interviewing
window: What am 1 going to do?
My landlord says he will put me out
tomorrow unless the rent is paid"
One answer, officials explained, is
to telephone the landlord and assure
him the city will pay after January
I, when 1910 moneys will relieve the
current situation. The city is dis
pensing relief with 100000 found
last week through State attorney
generals ruling-about 100000 short
for normal needs to the first of the
year.
1t hopes another ruling will re-
lease 100000 more through is
suance of special bonds against
delinquent taxes. Officials last week
cut $4,000 persons-including single
persons and childless couples not
actually ill-off the rolls. This
made the city direct relief total
$4,000.
The leader of an association of
unemployed declared men reliefers
soon would invade restaurants,
order and eat meals and charge
them to the city.
Mr.. Rowley commented:
That's a new one. I'm afraid
if the restaurant owner accepts
he will be holding the bag"
The w. P. "A. will add 5000 work.
ers during December to its rolls in
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to ease
Cleveland's serious relief situation.
Commissioner F. C. Harrington
authorized the increase today, and
Mayor Harold H. Burton said it
would be very helpful" since Cleve-
land had had to cut $4,000 persons
of direct relief rolls.
There now are about $1,000 w. P.
A. workers In Cuyahoga County.