davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-09-25

kao umjetnika, da skoro bez
predaha mijesi ljepivu glinu,
klese tvrdi kamen, iii reze
tvrdo, ali cd kamena podat-
nije drvo, da onda ispod ME
govih njeznih ruku, koje vo-
de misli i nadahnuca, iskrs-
nu oblici rijetke ljepote, 60
tovi kipovi, jedni u zamahu
snage, drugi u tuzi razmis-
ljanja, treci u bolovima du-
hovnog i fizickog stradanja,
bez protesta, iii s profession,
cetvrti po njeznosti oblika
izrazaja slice kaplji rose ma
ramon jutarnjem suncu, kad
sve pjeva zivotu i novom da-
nu. I ko &c in dalje nabraja-
tt u bogatom nizu njegove
stvaralacke snage.
Ali ipak, cd vremena ma
vrijeme, iznenada Sc cuje sto
radi, i objavi Sc u po kojoj
novini, da je opet nesto lie
pa i velika poklonio svojoj
staroj d o m o v nj, jer Ivan
Mestrovic nosi svoju staru
domovinu u svom srcu i gd.je
je on tu je i komadic drevne
hrvatske zemlje, tu je We
liki komad njena duha cd ko-
jega Sc on, pa kad bi htio,
nemoze odvojiti. Preduboka
prevelika ljubav veze Ivana
S Hrvatskom Hrvatsku l.
vanom, da bi iii i svemirske
razdaljine mogle razdvojiti, a
kamo Ii ona lokva cd mora
i oceana. Pa i kad je pod
drugim krovom, pod kojim
Sc nije rodio, nevidljiv mad
MIN lebdi krov rodne zem-
lie, pod MIN i "a NIGGA ku-
ca njegovo srce, s MIN
S njom je on nerazdvojno We
zan.
Nedavno je 'Zajedniear'
objavio sliku spomenika ma
semu Tesli, koji je Mestrovic
poklonio Atomskom Institutu
"Rugjer B o s k vic" u Ia
grebu. Spomenik Boskovicu,
u istom stilu, izradio je tako-
djer Mestrovic pred dvadese-
tax godina i tai je spomenik
trebao, da bude u Dubrov-
niku, (ako Sc ne varamo), ali
ce sada, sticajem prilika, BIZ
ii u Zagrebu. Razmak u 60
dinama izmediu iednog j dru-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-09-25
IVAN MESTR0YIC SY0J0J D0M0VINI

svojoj kparsko radionici sveucistu Notre Dame,
ednom cd najgasovitiih sveucilsta America, Ivan Mes
trovc neumorno rad stvara remek djela
Povucen sutv kas sto to cesto bva kod umetnka flo
zofa Ivanu Mestrovcu utjelovljen je sto vrjeme
ozof umjetnk. On rjetko govori so rad kakv ga pro-
blem more kao fiozofa kakva nadahnuca ga tjeraju
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-09-25
SPAS|M0 HRVATSkE IzBJEGLICE
SPAS|M0 HRvATSkI kAR0D
Pise Bogdan Radica
Pise: Bogdan Radica
Munchen, Is. rujna 1857.

Munchen, IS. rujna 1857.
Vec oko diva meseca putujem uzduz ugosavenske gra-
nice posecujem mesta gde nalaz vei broj starih
mladh najnovh hrvatskh izbjegca. Jezovite sill
Ike srasna to zbivana Dok sva bez razke sva, so-
bodna Evropa cd Havrea pa do Cadza v jednm zvotom
vekog privrednog napreka kakva Evropa mozda nkada
svojoj povjest ne vdjea mas covjek nasa zena, mas
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-09-25
NAsE ZAJEDNICARSKO BRATsTyO

Zajednicarsko bratstvo treba da postane
odraz bratskih stremljenja suradnji i me-
djusobnom pomaganju u redovima Hrvat-
ske Bratske Zajednice i redovima anne
ricke hrvatske narodne grupe. Bratski ideal
mora Sc neminovno primjeniti nasim redo
vima, interesu napredka blagostanja
narOda, ,n.~r-,~,.~-r--,- -r-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-09-25

kakva nadahnuca ga tjeraju,
cog d jela a je prilicno velik.
Rugjera je Mestrovic pravio
u naponu snage, a sad je vec
odmakao u godinama. Kad Sc
je culo, da Mestrovic sada
pravi spomenik Tesli, bilo je
u Zagrebu glasova - pise
nam prijatelj - koji su 60
vorili, da Sc boje da "stari
Mestar" nece biti kadar da
naeini nesto, sto bi po snazi
odgovaralo Rugjeru Bosko-
vicu. Ali, sada, kad je Tesla
stigao, sumnjicala su zasutje-
la, ne samo zasutjela, nego
sada i sami glasno priznaju,
da je Tesla "bar isto toliko
! silan" koliko Rugjer. Dru-
GIN rijecima priznaju, da u
sprkos odmaklih godina stva-
ralacka moe nije Mestra o.
stavila, a nece, vjerujemo,
kao sto nije bila ostavila nj
njegova, rekli bismo, dvoj-
nika, Michelangela, koji je do
smrti stvarao i umro tako
reel s dlijetom u ruci, kad je
vec bio ostavio liza sebe deve-
desetu godinu.
Ali, ako je Dubrovnik, mo-
ze biti, ako mas pamcenje ne
vara, izgubio Rugjera, dobiti
&c mjesto NIGGA Marina Dr.
zica. Dobili smo izsjecak il
"Borbe" cd S. rujna, gdje pi-
Sc ovo:
"Godine 1858. puni Sc 45O
| godisnjica cd rodjenja naseg
|najpoznatijeg renesa n n o &
komediografa, Marina Drzi-
ca. Tai znaeajni JUBILEE biti
&c obiljezen nizom predstava
Drzicevih komedija u cijeloj
zemlii. Tako &c ma dubrovac-
kim ljetnim igrama iduce 60
dine redateli DR.. Marko Fo-
tez postaviti "Dunda Ma
roja".
Ma njegovu iniciiativu Sa-
Wet Dubrovackih Ljetnih l.
CARA stupio je u k o n t a k t
s Mestrovicem i zapitao ga
bi Ii htio, da izradi Drzicevu
skulpturu. Mestrovic je od-
govorio sugestijom, da Sc tai
odgovoran posao povjeri ne
kom cd nasih mladjih kipara,
ali je istovremeno naglasio,
da Sc III koliko Saviet Ma
rodni Odbor grada Dubrov-
nika i dalje zele, da on ma
pravi tai spomenik pri-
hvaca tog posla.
Mestrovic &c spomenik Dr.
/, lieu izraditi bezplatno po-
kloniti &c ga gradu Dubrov-
niku. Otkrivanje spomenika
izvrsiti ce Sc naivjerojatniie
negdie u toku Dubrovackih
ljetnih igara 1858. godine."
Marin Drzic zivio je znat-
no prize velikog francuskog
pisca Moliera, ali su njegova
djela ravna Molierovim. Dr.
zicev ''Dundo (stric) Maroje"
daje Sc jos danas ma kaza-
lisnim pozornicama sirom Ju-
goslavije, a davao Sc nedavno
Ii u Parizu j naisao ma odu-
sevljen prijem kod publike.
Mi Sc radujemo, sto je Mes
trovic, kraj tolikih h drugih
poklona, svojoj rodnoj grudi
poklonio spomenik Marinu
Drzicu. Poklonio ga je, kao j
mnoge druge stvari, hrvat-
skom narodu. Daleko je cd
mas, da Mestrovicu dajemo
savjete, ali bismo ipak ucinili
jednu sugestiju, neka Sc ma
spomeniku vidno zabiljezi, da
je to spomenik hrvatskom pis-
GU i poklon hrvatskom ma
rodu. Sluzbena Jugoslavija,
naime, izbjegava, da u svo-
joj turistickoj reklami, prizna
hrvatski karakter Primorske
! Hrvatske (Dalmacije), pa
Dubrovnika, najljepseg dra-
gulja ma n n o m djerdanu.
To ne samo, da je nepamet-
no, nego je i stetno, pogotovo
kad sc u tim turistickim pu-
blikacijama govori i o sloven-
skom Primorju, kao i o crno-
gorskom Primorju, koji "a
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-09-25


brat i naSa sestra IL Hrvat-
ske bjeze, nocu i danju, sa
svojih ognjista, koja su i O.
gnjista, ma kojima smo Sc i
mi rodili odhranili.
Bjeze oni morem, malim
camcima i brodicima, poneki
ispliva IL Istre do samog
Trsta, iii nogama preko CORA
i brda, u Austriju. Samo u
mjesecu lipnju o. g. pobjeglo
je 1000 Hrvata Hrvatica.
U srpnju je tai broj dosegao
razmjere cd 1900, a u kolo-
vozu in je samo u Austriju
pristiglo 5000. Nj Austria
nj Italia nisu wise u stanju
da prime bez nase americke
potpore tai preogroman broj
naseg ljudstva. Sva evropska
stampa svakog dana objav-
ljuje jezovite clanke i teske
vijesti o tim stradalnicima,
kojima Sc nj broja ne zna.
Sudbina je njihova teska: u
koliko, nisu vraceni Titovim
vlastima, oni Sc smjestaju po
kempovima, gdje ginu i tru-
nu. Kako najvise bjezi mia
dost, nasa divna mladost, O.
ma ako ne trune po kempovi-
ma, podaje Sc zivotu pusto-
lovine, crne berze, nemorala,
pa cak i kriminala po boga-
tim putevima zapadne Europe
koja pjeva cd bogatstva. To
je omladina, koja Sc rodila
i odgojila pod komunizmom,
sto znaci, da je izgubila smi-
sac morala, odgovornosti i
solidnog zivota. Iako svi nj
su takvi, iako medju NINA
ina poStene mladosti, treba
/ vremena i truda sredsta-
| va, da Sc ia omladina privik-
ne jednom normalnom po-
stenom zivotu ma Zapadu, da
Sc u prvome r e d u privikne
solidnom radu. Mnogi cd njih
dospiju i do Njemacke, gdje
posla ina "a svakoga, neki j
do Francuske, gdje takodjer
nije tesko naci rada. Ali mno-
gi misle da &c ma Zapadu ma
ci lagodan zivot, gdje i he
treba m ogo raditi, da Sc
prezivi. Stvorila Sc vjestacka
propaganda, koja kola cd u
sta do usta, da svakog IL
bjeglicu ma Zapadu ceka Ca
dillac iii avijon, koji treba da
ga smjesta prebaci u USA, o
kojoj svi sanjaju kao o raju
z EN- a l j s k o m. Tako je vec
stiglo do 10000 izbjeglica IL
Hrvatske. Sada evo, zadnjih
dana, bjeze Slovenci, a bic
ze Srbi, koji su do sada to
mamie chill.
Titove vlasti, kao sto INA
mo, zovu tn emigraciju "eko-
nomskom" "a razliku cd one
politicke. ia je zovem jed
nom ljudskom tragedijom -
kakvu mas narod nije dozivio
cd dolaska Turaka ma Bal
kan, kada je ono Marko Ma
rulic pozivao zapadni svijet
da spasi mas narod cd sigur-
ne propasti. A svaka ljudska
tragedija treba da Sc lijeci
bez politickog kriterijuma
nju mora rijesavati srce
um da spasi naseg brata i
nasu sestru ljude.
Iu Austriji II Trstu i po
Italiji i ovdje IL Njemacl1oj,
u Miinchenu, gdje Sc hrvat-
ski govori ma sva k o m ko-
raku, kao i u nekom nasem
gradu, pitao sam mnogog ma
Seq covjeka, narcotic mia
dost:: zasto bjeze, cemu ne o.
staju kod kuce, da nam Sc
ognjista ne opuste? Odgovor
je: Hrvati su izgubili vjeru
u buducnost, zivota nema nj
"a koga, rada nema nj "a ko-
ga, a ako ga ina, zarada je
tolika da Sc cd ME nemoze
zivjeti nj deset dana cd mje-
scene plate. U Njemackoi po-
neki cd nasih radinih ljudi
zaradi wise IL deset dana me-
go Ii mjesecima u Hrvatskoj.
Zaradi tOlikO da moze zivieti
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-09-25

mo o nasoj America. Stvari
Sc preuvelicavaju, govori Sc
o blagostanju, koje ljudima
kod kucc samo jos jace po-
jacava zelju "a bjegom. Do
1858 narod je jos vjerovao,
da ce americkom pomocu, kod
kuce biti bolje, da &c Titov
rezim dati narodu bolji stan
dard zivota. Cd te godine, pa
narcotic zadnjih godina, IL
gubila sc svaka NADIA. Ljudi
ne vide nikakvog izlaska, da
bilo kakvim naporom ra-
dom, komunisticki rezim mo-
ze svijetu pruziti potrebnu
zaradu, na koju mas covjek
ina pravo zuljevima svojeg
rada. Bjezi ne samo obrtnik,
ne samo intelektualac i gra-
djanin, nego bjezi i radnik,
pa cak mas S el a k, mas
mornar mas ribar. Nitko mi
bolje nije izrazio stanje kod
kuce i tn zelju "a bijegom
nego jedna starica sa jednog
rod naSih otoka, kada sam ju
upitao, sto trazi narod kod
kuce: "Sinko, cekamo Uskrs-
nuce Gospodinovo"
U tim rijecima sve je re-
ceno, i ia ne zelim dodati to-
me niti rijeci, jer je u tim
rijecima isklesana mud r o s
naseg naroda. Hrvatski ma
rod strada, nestaje, gubi sc
bioloski. Ako vako stvari
budu isle, mi cemo izgubiti
citave generacije radnika, Sc
ljaka inteligencije, bez ko-
jih Sc "a pedeset godina ne
ce moci prepoznati Hrvatsku.
U nasu zemlju nailaze stran-
ci i smjestaju Sc ma ognjisti-
ma koja nisu wise nasa. Lik
nasih gradova magic gubi ma
nasoj nacionalnoj oznaki. U
hrvatski je organizam u svi-
ma djelovima Hrvatske une-
Sen vec tudj elemenat, dok
mas covjek trazi kruha po
Italiji, po Austriji po Me
mackoj. Nasi izbjeglice gleda-
ju sa vjerom | nadom u a.
mericke kanadske Hrvate.
Hrvatska Bratska Zajednica
je "a njih pojam matere koja
bi i'll morala zastititi, koja bi
o NINA morala povesti ra-
cuna i nesto IA ME uciniti, da
i'm izbjeglicki zivot ne bude
nj gorak nj teak. Mislim tu
ma onaj dio izbjeglica koji ze-
lie raditi i zarad.iivati posteno
svoj kruh svagdanji.
Sto bi trebalo uciniti, da
i'm Sc pomogne? Prize svega
trebalo bi spasiti ono sto sc
spasiti dade: onog covjeka
zenu, onog starca i onog MIA
dica koji zeli da Sc spasi o.
mako kao sto Sc mas iselje-
mix spasavao cd pocetka o.
vog vijeka u americkim ka-
nadskim sredinama. Oni bi j.
stim onim naporom "a rad,
koji je mas iseljenik izvrsio u
USA i u Kanadi, bill nasim
zemljama cd koristi, ma po-
nos. Ali svi oni moraju znati,
da moraju raditi da bi sebi
priustili onaj zivot koga je
nasa zemlja rada mama da-
la. Ne smiju sanjati o tome
da Sc dolari dizu sa svake u
lice nego Sc sticu radon i ma
porom, koji nije uvijek lax,
nego cesto teak i gorak. O.
stalima kod kuce koji sc
spremaju ma bijeg trebalo bi
poruciti da to ne cine, da Sc
odreknu takvih planova. O.
static kod kuce, cuvajte ma
sa ognjista; cuvajte mas dom
da nam ne ogoli, ustrajte u
neimastini i u bijedi, jer &c
mOrah i "a Hrvatsku dOci bO-
liza vremena, ne ocajavajte,
ne gubite made, jer &c sunce
slobode i napretka i vas O.
grijjati. Granice sill i nasil ju,
nesposobnostima jednog pri-
mitivnog rukovodstva, koji &c
Sc slomiti o stvarnost zivota,
koji je jaci cd svake teorije
i dogmatike, ograni6ene su.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

Africa, will open the rally next We'd
nesday at 80 p. m.
Other speakers will be the Rev.
Paul Erdel of Ecuador, South Amer
lea, and the Rev. Gareth l.. Wieder-
kehr of Gabon, French Equatorial
Africa. They will display curios of the
land they serve and show colored
slides giving an insight into the lives
and customs of their people.
The first speaker is a veteran, mis-
sionary to Sierra Leone and has given
nearly so years of service in West
Africa. Most of his early years were
spent among the Temne people of
Sierra Leone, then following World
War he was transferred to Guinea in
French West Africa returning to
Sierra Leone at the close of the
second global war.
Mr.. Rupp has witnessed tremendous
changes in the religious, economic
and civil life of the people. In spite of
Moslem influences, he has helped lay
the foundation for a Christian church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
Automatic Electric Clothes Dryer
Makes Difficult Tasks Fun To Do

An automatic clothes dryer takes
the toll out of many household tasks.
Every home has quilts, pillows, cot
ton or woolen blankets, bedspreads,
mattress pads and small chenille or
cotton throw rugs to launder. Before
dryers were invented special day
was usually set aside to do these
bothersome jobs. But now with dry
er these tasks can be done more
quickly and with no work at all. They
are fluffier and softer after drying in
a dryer, too.
Wash each of these things accord
ing to the various washing instruc-
tons. Then put them in the dryer.
Set the dial. The ticking on the pill
lows will dry quickly, but be sure to
leave the pillows in the dryer until
the feathers are completely dry. Pill
lows will take just slightly longer
than an hour to dry.
Woolen blankets require some spe-
cial care in drying just as they do in
washing. Do not completely dry the
blanket. Test the blanket at intervals
after the first Is minutes 1t will
take approximately one-half hour to
dry a 100 per cent woolen blanket
To test for right degree of dampness
open the door and pull part of the
/ Il Ill yAf MI int, tho nj for a CnnnnH
to feel it. Clothes are drier than you
realize when tested in the dryer
where moisture and heat are present
| The blanket should feel just barely
damp when removed from the dryer.
This moisture will quickly evaporate
while folding the blanket to put
| away.
There will be slight odor notice
able when drying pillows and
blankets. This is merely the presence
of heat on an animal fiber (the
feathers and the WOOL. The pillows
and blankets will not pick up this
| odor.
Quilts, mattress pads, and pillows
can be renewed in the dryer. Tum-
bling in the dryer. even without wash
ing fluffs the padding. Woolen blank
cts that have been taken out of stor-
age in moth crystals can be tumbled
in the dryer to freshen them. Just
set the time dial at five minutes.
Laundering slip covers is also a
tedious task without dryer. Wash
he slip covers according to instruc-
tions, then put them in the dryer.
Slip covers can be taken out of the
dryer with just the right amount OF
dampness to fit glove tight. just
shape it on the chair or davenport
no ironing necessary.
If you are a mother with a new
baby you will welcome fluffy dried
diapers. Drying diapers is no longer
a chore. They are dry before you
know it. Did you know that you
could get along with half the quantity
of diapers originally needed before
a dryer was owned? This is also true
of household linens. The dryer very
quickly replenishes your supply for
| reuse.
Yes, a dryer can make some oil
your most difficult household chores
fun to do.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
World Missions
Rally Scheduled
At Local Church

A challenging report of the world
wide program OF the Missionary
Church association will be provided
by three missionaries now at home
on furlough during the World Missions
Ralley planned by the First Mission
ary church, Bluffton, November 20
through "a.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
SELLS REGISTERED BULL

A local Brown Swiss breeder,
Maurice Cribez, Bluffton, recently
sold the bull, Criblez Typesetter End,
128480, to Jacob Perraut, Mays Lick,
KY, according to report from the
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders as
sociation of Beloit, Wise.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14

The Rev.
Robert Dye
Sr., pastor OF
the church,
has announced
that the first
speaker, the
Rev. d. c.
Rupp Sr. from
Sierra Leone
British West
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-11-14
BEAVERS AvENGE
CONTINUED from page 81


was smothered on the two yard line.
Huber kept the Colonels on the
march by hitting Day and Tassie with
pair of passes thrown under steady
pressure from the BE line. The saw
ing play of the entire march was a
variation of the old Statue OF Liberty
play when the Centre punter handed
The ball off to Kimberlin, who circled
end for the necessary first down.
The game was the final appearance
for BC seniors Harry Weibel, Willie
Taylor, Rog Bixel, Bill Ramseyer,
Dan Roth, Tom Reichenbach, Carl
Erwin. Gene McMullen, Jerry Schif-
fer and Laverne Schirch.
Bluffton Z g. 6 &c
Centre 0 6 0 13 10
Bluffton Centre
16 first downs IL
1863 yards rushing 100
% yards passing 13i
3 passes attempted Ia
2 passes completed s
1 fumbles lost
! for q punts (ave. yds.) 4 for 3S
5 for Is penalties for Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05

their projects designed to answer
a community need.
During the "E-Food Program"
volunteers have been working at
the public assistance Office at 8l5
Rhode Island avenue NV. as
receptionists, preliminary inter-
viewers. volunteer leaders. typists
and clerks. More detailed inter-
views are handled by profess
sional social workers.
81 Wanted to See :"
II came because I wanted to
see for myself the starving chill
dren had heard about" Mrs.
Frank w. Quiggin. 1928 T street
NV. explained. After working
every Tuesday for three weeks.
Mrs. Quiggin indicated she had
not seen any children who looked
as If they we're starving. AS
signed as a leader. she is one Of
several women who were asked
by the Junior League to help
with the program.
Rev. Herbert Adams, an evan
gelistic minister. also responded
to the call for help. In mission
airy work in this country for
many years. Mr.. Adams recalled
that during the depression he
helped on occasions when 800
were lined up to be fed. He has
been working as a receptionist.
johnson Hunt, a District
Teachers College junior who is
considering a career in social
work instead, said he was tax
ing advantage of his "one OPP
portunity" to try his hand in
the field. He pointed out that
there is a very little chance for
those interested in social work
to become exposed to the field.
Helped Tremendously"
All E-Food volunteers have
taken a two-hour indoctrination
class The fall class for case
aides will be an intensive one.
aides have helped tremen-
dously," said Bernard w. Scholz,
assistant superintendent Of the
Public Assistance Division, who
asked for a call for volunteers.
They've made it possible to
keep the other part of our work
going while the emergency food
program was in operation) !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-05
Ruhr Sturts Dams
To Assure Water

SIEGEN. Germany, May 4 (Ro.
Construction of two dams that
will form the Ruhr Valleys big
gest dam complex was begun
today.
The project will cost more
than 200 million marks ($47 mil
lion) and take seven years to
complete. The biggest dam is to
have a capacity of 140 million
cubic meters. while the others
will hold 80 million cubic meters.
The dams are being built on
the Bigge River. Financing is
being supplied by the State of
North Rhine Westphalia and
Ruhr industrialists, which have
banded together to form the
Ruhr Dam League.
A league spokesman said the
dams will insure that Ruhr in
dustries and cities have a suf-
ficient supply Of water. During
the drought Of 1855. some Ruhr
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but with one vital qualifica-
ton. They must be good"
Volunteers have helped for the
past ten years at the various
institutions supervised by the
Welfare Department. but there
have only been about six q year
in the public assistance division.
None Of these has been a case
aide.
II a corps of trained aides
were available. Mr.. Shea sug-
gested. it might be possible to
divide Southwest Washington
into a block system, with a vol
unteer working with a. profess
sional person.
How They Would Work
The volunteer would supple
ment the professionals work. If
sheer he-found a retarded
child in the home. she would be
able to suggest available facili-
ties. If a lack Of shoes kept a
child from school. she would
know where the mother could
get help.
Miss Marjorie Thaxter, super
visor Of volunteer services, also
suggested that trained case aides
might help persons establish
eligibility for public assistance,
and revisit homes when a parti-
cular situation needed checking.
The District Welfare Depart
ment employs one Of the very
few supervisors of volunteer
services in any state in the
Union. Miss Thaxter has been
with the Department since 1858.
Her salary was paid for the first
two years by the Junior League,
who SDOns0red her ioh as o1e of
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prepare volunteers to work as
aides to professional case
workers.
The food plan launched bv
the District Commissioners after
reports that children were going
hungry in Southwest Washing
ton severely strained the de-
partment's corps OF trained
workers. Today. six weeks after
the program was launched on
March %. more than 1475 APP
plications for a weeks emery
ency food supply have been re-
ceived, and the program has
been extended to May 81.
A call for volunteers. made
through various social service
organizations and the press q
week after the program began.
brought more than 100 to the
departments door. About 40
are still on the job, with approx
imately 100 volunteer hours put
in. It is from this nucleus that
the Welfare Department hopes
to recruit its first class of case
aides.
A Partial Solution
In a field that suffers chron-
ically from too many jobs and
too few professionals to I'LL
them, the well-trained volunteer
has been proposed as a partial
solution.
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea praised the terrific job
many volunteers have done
under the magnitude and
pressure" of an emergency pro-
gram that experienced workers
have found trying.
There is a place for volunteers
in case work, Mr.. Shea believes
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industries had to cut production
because Of a water shortage.
Under present plans. the dam
complex has no power aspects.
According to the league, the
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dams-and the water that will
back UP behind them-will force
2.400 persons to move into new
homes. to be provided by the
league.
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Otherwise our services would
have suffered seriously.
"A corps Of case aides has
long been our hope, and this
present dramatic situation has
brought them to the agency /"
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Food Aid Plan Develops
New Type Of Volunteer
By BETTY MILES

kind Of volunteer-case aides for the Welfare
partmen-s expected to from the battery working
on the emergency food PLAN
The striking response call daytime volunteers to
help with the food has the department
to set training to be given this Fall which will