The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-04-21

tory of Alaska"
 The program referred to is one that provides for Federal reponsi- bility for the welfare of persons affected by the damage from enemy attack, the damage from efforts to combat the danger thereof, and has many ramifications instrumental in providing services for those persons engaged in the war effort.
 It was also explained that by the acceptance of this program, the De- partment of Public Welfare was designated by the Social Security Board, as it's representative in deal ing directly with public welfare in all its social implications from causes arising out of the war.
 New Juvenile Code
 The Board of Public Welfare, said Director Maynard, devoted consid erable time to the enactment of regulations and procedure in con- nection with the Juvenile Code, recently passed by the .1943 Leg islature. Forms and procedure for dealing with juveniles coming with in the jurisdiction of the act were developed by the board in order to assist U. s. Commissioners and ex-officio Justices of the Peace
 Budgets Approved
 "Of primary importance during the session of the board" said the director, twas the subject of ap- proving and the laying-out budgets of public funds for the ensuing bi- ennium." The general relief ap- propriation, which is strictly Ter ritorial and to which the Federal Government does not contribute, was discussed and in connection with the ever apparent problem of rising costs of services, the board adopted the following resolution, after discussing the subject with many interested parties:
 After considering the amount Of funds made available by the Leg islature for General Relief for the 1943-45 biennium and the fact that petitions for increase in rates of service would result in an increase in such costs of more than 25 per- cent, and the individuality of re- ducing or restricting the number of emergency cases cared for in the past. the Board of Public Welfare regrets that no increase in rates can be approved at this time without working serious hardship on the many tragic cases of need apparent in the Territory, and that such an increase if approved would result in depriving of services to emergency cases which might require attention during the coming two years"
 New Manual, Medical Care All rules and regulations govern ing the varied programs of the De- partment of Public Welfare, it was explained by Director Maynard, were reviewed and many obsolete and otherwise intellectual regulations were revoked in an effort to stream line and bring up-to-date the ad- ministrative procedure in dealing with public welfare in the Territory A new procedure, one designed to eliminate the major difficulties and misunderstanding in connection with authorizations for medical care and hospitalization, were ordtred te be drafted by the board, it was stated by MT Maynard, in an effort to provide for more harmonious and equitable consideration of em- ergency cases for such types of relief ~ Programs Administered
 Among the programs administered : by the Department of Public Well fare are the following: Old Age Assistance, Child Welfare Services Civilian War Assistance, Aid to De- pendent Families of Enemy Aliens
 all federally participated in, Moth- CTS Allowances, Juvenile Delin- ouency. and General Relief. In addition thereto the department under an Interstate Agreement handles hundreds of social service cases from all over the nation rela- tive to persons now in the Territory engaged in war industries.
 Professionally trained social work CTS represent the department in all of the major population centers oi Alaska, and with the competent clerical staff maintained in the Ter ritorial headquarters office in Jul neau, all of the detail work neces- sary for the dealing with Public Welfare matters and the payments of accounts, is handled.
 Director Maynard also announced that during the period since Pear Harbor, that the department hao been engaged in periodic surveys of conditions in the various war centers