Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

State Board Of Welfare" and
The Commission for Aid to De-
pendent Children, House Bill No.
Ia WAS prepared and with the ap-
proval of Governor Bacon. pre-
sentcd to the Legislature and pass
ed thus merging the two above
commissions into a new board
The State Board of Wclfarc."
This new arrangement will elm
mat" many Implications of work
and will establish Il more efficient
working mechanism.
Governor Bacon in his message
urged the LEGISLATURE 10 consider
the creation Of an emergency
fund. for the purpose of meeting
any emergencies. which may call
for an immediate expenditure of
state funds. The Senate Substitute
for Senate Bill No 215 was pass
ed by the Legislature and appr0v-
ed by the Governor, thus cstah-
fishing a State Emergency Fund
of one million dollars to be utl-
iZed by the Permanent Budget
I OmmlSSiOn to meet a specific
emergency or condition as defined
in the bill; among many items
specified in the bill. one OutStand-
ing is: the provision for the re-
Mobilization of veterans. either
wounded or i'll as Il result of par
ticipation in the present war.
One of the outstanding bills
passed by the Legislature and APP
proved hy the Governor is the vol
untary admission of patients to
the Delaware State Hospital This
bill provides opportunity for any
Delaware citizen who is mentally
or ncrvOusly i'll. to be admitted to
the hospital ON his or her own
vOlitiOn.
Senate Bill no. 2i9. passed hv
the Legislature and approved by
the Governor. provides for the cs-
tabliShmcnt OF travelling cOnvalcs-
cent clinics for the pSychiatric
and neurological care of veterans
of World War II and their immc-
diate families. Unfortunately. the
amount of $4,000 for the fiscal
year of 19f5-f6 and the sum of
$25 900 for the fiscal year of 1916
Il, included in the original bill
was reduced to $I0.0O0 per annum,
which amount will not be sufficient
for the establishment of adcuuatc
clinics. However, through the eff
forts of various groups it is pOss-
ible that we may obtain private
- funds to add to the above appro-
priatiOn.
The Council WAS Interested in
> many other bills passed by tn,
; Legislature and approved by tn,
Governor, particularly the bill alI-
thorizing the establishment of the
e Family Court"
Through the cooperation of TN,
various departments of the COun
p ell and sincere efforts and hare
= work of the secretary of the Coun
p ell, most of the state institution!
p, have utilized various product!
V from the L. 5. Surplus COmmodi
a ties which has been Il great Savins
= to the state
NIONtI IlOl IbdNOll Oil IleulPnT O('
g casiOns urged economy in the ex
Q penditure of appropriations as tn
S best means of attaining the benc
= hCial measures advocated by tn
Council. Management cooperate
= in eliminating unnecessary ex
Q penses and thus helped to NEE
s some portion of the added cost
h resulting from the forward look
y ing measures adopted without tn
n imposition of new taxes. Unles
} present tax yields decline, (an
a such prospect seems unlikely i
) the next two years. the benefit
n thus far obtained have placed II
+ new burden on our taxpayers.
The financial transactions of a
IL state agencies and schools hay
> been reported quarterly to tn
)f members of Permanent Bulge
5 Commission by their accountant
, Audit reports have been con
plctcd on all revenue c0llectin
10 agencies within the past two year