The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-23

Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti sections
were active in setting up the Wash
tenaw County Day Care Planning
Committee. II is hoped that some
Qualification of existing need and
the source of funds for child care
will be made in the near future.
Or. Lawrence Perry is chairman
OF the Health Section. Members
are Miss Janet Edelin,, Mrs. Ellie
/ Clough, DR.. j. j. Woods, and c. T.
Waiting Agencies within the sec
ton are the Ypsilanti Health De
partment, Visiting Nurse Agency
School Health Department, and
Boyer Hospital. All of the plau.
ming for health protection has
been done by the Ypsilanti City
and the Washtenaw County Health
Departments DR.. Otto X. Engelke
| suggests that the local health sec
ton send representatives to d
/ County Committee TO coordinate
health service on both a local and
county level"
THE Recreation Section has be-
| come known as the Defense Recrea
| ton Committee. Paul Burrel is
chairman Of this group and the
members of the executive commit
tee are Mrs. William Shaw. Mrs.
Mabel Stadtmiller, Leon Burrell, d.
II. Moffett. f. W. Shadford, Miss
Doris Milliman, H. T. Augustus,
and A D. Walker. Agencies within
the section are Ypsilanti Depart
ment of Recreation, Boy Scout
| Council, Girl Scout Council, and
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton. New agencies added this
year are Carver Community Center.
Gilbert Community House, and the
W.P.A. Recreation.
Filling the gap in social service
is one OF the chief functions OF
new Council of Social agencies and
this is obviously what has been
done in recreation planning,
"W.P.A. recreation, under the d.
rection of Mrs. Myrtelle Battelle
has filled some OF the gaps in the
! city recreation program. Over
$1,000 has been spent in Ypsilanti
for recreation leadership by W.P.A
this year. Carver Center, Wood
run School, and other recreation
centers will have their programs
| curtailed because OF the, recent
order to discontinue W.PA. In ad-
dition to the $4,000 spent for leader
/ ship over $500 was spent in erect
/ ing badly needed recreation build.
/ ing in Jacksonville. Mrs. Battelle
hn-
| reation agencies and the section
will feel the loss of her help in pro-
gram planning.
Carver Community Center was
organized by the people in that
community to I'LL a gap in social
service which has been considered
a real need for many years. The
Council has worked very closely
with leaders OF this agency pro
viding suggestions for setting up an
Advisory Board and securing finan-
cial assistance. William H. Jones,
Jr, is the director OF the Center,
Mrs. Thelma Goodman heads the
executive board which governs the
agency, and Mrs. William Shaw
heads its advisory board.
Another agency organized 10
meet the leisure-time needs OF our
people is Gilbert Community
House. The Community Fund
board OF directors set up this
agency as it exists. The Council
Of Social Agencies cooperated with
the Unitarian Church in securing
the building and in planning the
summer work program. Rudolf w.
Jordan came from Massachusetts
in November TO direct this agency.
The center has been renovated suf-
hciently for the present and was
opened for public inspection in De
cember. Gilbert House has a strong
executive board Of Ypsilantians. a
board OF which Mrs. Helen Daley
was chairman until recently when
the vice president, Leon Y. Burrell,
assumed the chairmanship.
THE Service Mems Recreation
Committee was organized by the
Council OF Social Agencies In CO.
operation with the U.S.O. Council.
This committee has the total re.
sponsibility OF planning and pro.
viding recreation for service men
Problems Arise
Seeing the problems arising in
the Willow Run area il was thought
wise 10 set up a social planning
group. Because the Bomber EN-.
ployes come from a wide radius it
was deemed advisable to choose
representatives from the three larg-
est cities in the vicinity OF the
plant: Detroit, Ypsilsnti. and Ann
Arbor. This planning group. call
ed the Willow Run Community
Council, employed a social worker
OF long experience. Spencer r. Cor
don, as its executive secretary.
Plans are proceeding in all areas
OF social activity with particular
emphasis on health. recreation. ana
family welfare, ss in our own Coun.
I Gil.
Deserves Praise
The work OF the executive sec
rotary OF the Council deserves a
word OF praise and explanation
This office requires hours OF labor
and clear thinking. Mrs. F1ossie
Feiner has been instructed by the
| Fund Board TO see that service and
/ financial reports are received each
month from every agency supported
by money from the fund. These
she must analyze for the Boarj
from two angles: how expenditures
balance with agency-proposed bud
gets, and. how services rendered
compare with money invested. Mrs.
Feiner arranges ard calls meetings
for the Council and its various com
mittees and is an ex-ofiicia mem.
Dor Of all such deliberations. She
must constantly study community
developments with an eye to their
social implications, and acquaint