Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-29
Hoey Lauds
Social Work
At Carthage

1O3lNOo III RQOllO WSlId1S CGIlllOt
be measured in dollars and cents,
Governor Clyde R. Hoey told the
central district welfare conference
when approximately 500 State and
county officials, welfare superlnten-
dents, workers, board members and
county commissioners met in Car
thage this week.
There can be no government that
does not have financial cares" the
Governor said, ''but North Carolina
cannot afford to neglect the care of
its old people and economically de-
pendent children completely because
there IS no section Of the State so
poor that it cannot join in the Fed
eral aid programs.
The States chief executive asked
all responsible citizens OF each area
to organize to aid in finding jobs for
those residents Of their section who
have committed violations Of the law
and ''have paid their debt to society
by a term inside prison walls 1t is
very difficult for a paroled prisoner
to find employment and he cannot
go straight unless hes has some way
to feed and clOthe those Of his family
who are dependent on him, he said.
"Much of the juvenile delinquency
derives from lack of home discipline
and lack Of work to keep youthful
hands busy and I am glad to see
children today spending more of their
time in school than they were even
ten years ago." he said.
The governor suggested a school
for juvenile delinquents run along
the lines Of a military educational
establishment as a method of keep
ing young ViOlatOrs Of the law away
from the unWholesome influence of
more hardened criminals in jails.
Don't let your daily contact with
the woes and miseries of the unfor-
tunate harden your heart toward
those problems or people or swerve
you from your attmpt to alleviate
the undesirable situations in your
sections" he admonished the assem-
bly,.
The governor was introduced by
former State Senator U. L. Spence,
after a brief talk by Senator M. C.
Boyette, Moore county's representa-
tive in the General Assembly.
The dominant slogan Of modern
social work is service, balanced SER
vice to meet the community needs
with many services to be rendered
that call for no outlay of funds, Mrs.
w. T. Bost, State welfare commits
sioner, said in a talk on 1.-The Job
Itself"
sity of North Carolina, led an open
EECnrx,ion FThvD11cY1o
Boards" and Nathan H. Yelton, di-
rector of the public assistance di-
vision Of the State welfare depart
ment, directed a forum discussion on
Public Service-A Sound Invest
ment'. Joining in Yelton's discussion
were Moore Representative w. R.
Clegg; DR.. Roma S. Cheek, eXecu-
tive secretary of the Blind Commits
sion; Miss Mazda Jenkins, Moore
county accountant and tax super
visor; w. E. Horner, editor Of the
Sanford Herald; Miss Ellen Wallace,
Social Security Board field repre-
sentative.
John A. Lang, State NYA admin
istrator, was in charge Of penal
discussion Of ''SerVice to Youth" aid
GU NY L. IL. vi lSI w y. OLS1l, N1ISS
Ellen Trigg of the State welfare de-
partment; H. Lee Thomas, Moore
county school superintendent; DR.. j.
Symington Moore health officer; Mrs
Wilbur Currie of the local maternal
welfare committee; c. j. Mcdonald
sheriff and John Wilcox, clerk Su-
perior court of Moore.
Miss Mary Robinson brought the
presidents message from the well
fare superintendent association;
Wilbur H. Currie, chairman Moore
county commissioners, presided at
the luncheon.
Mrs. Lee Taylor, Granville county
welfare superintendent, was named
head Of the 17-county district to sue
coed Mrs. w. Gillian Brown Of
Moore. Mrs. LOra P. Wilkie, War
rem, succeeded j. D. Pegram, Lee, as
secretary.
Representative from Caswel,
Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Gran
vile, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Lee,
Moore, Nash, Northampton, Orange,
Person, Vance, Wake and Warren
counties attended the meeting