The Detroit tribune., 1962-10-27
ypeaI Of ihe fIsgrsnt abvses uncovered by tts

Typical Of The fIagrani abuses uncovered by he
svbcommistee
mother os seven children ssshsved by shvss dif.
fsvewt corcssIsd the birth Of the seventh from the
public ssssssnee division for three years. fearing removal
from relief rolls The father Of The vnq with
fhs mother vns the time Of shs investigation She had
been receiving SAL month since May, 1857.
G mother of four who received SIS month in
ADO benefits for than four years have
been living with since 1947 She had represented the
man being her brother but GAO officials actually found
him be her psrsmoor and she father Of her chill
dssn He was making $es week a. the time Of the dseov
cry.
. mother Of six who had been receiving aid since
December, 1850 found living with man she claimed
10 be her broernsw. He actually e father Of her
six children She chose TO reIinqush her $lol month
check rather than submit to Investigation.
William Calvin investigating officer Of the DC WeI-
fare Department testified thsre l67 feevision
in l5s ADO homes Twelve Of The homes had iwo sets.
= The random Investigation Of less than $50 ADO
homes also turned up 1856 telephones found
SO OF the phones in pastel shade which
cost addions 81 so installation charge Eleven Of the
phones were Princess models costing IS 70 install plus
s'so rental each month Thirty Of the relief homes"
had two telephones, and two had three each.
In onefoUrth Of ihs ADO closed after nvesfi
CATION, mothers had records ranging from stealing
checks assault with deadly weapon. Of ihs
So husbands involved AZ had total of 358 arrests Forty
Of the So psramours had total Of 247 arrests.
Welfare officials forced to admit that many Job
holding District residents and jailed alcoholics had
beer drawing relief payments under $l3mion program
to aid those physically unable to work."
Subcommittee investigator completed investigation
Of n general welfare finding only that merit
ed aid They advised closing the other 20 files for
ranging from was in and out Of Jail often II
impossible to keep up with him" TO was making $40
day as golf course caddy."
Answering critics who scorned The subcommittee for
deprving little children" Of food and shelter, Byrd said
relief handouts to neIigbIes "are not helping the child
The money goes he whskey needs Of the mother and
her paramovrs."
Byrd said the children would be better off out OF homes
where they kicked around by the hear vile
language and dirty jokes. and aren't given the care the
mother should give them
II would rather pay the cost Of taking care Of child
in institution he said rather than TO brought
derers"
The Investigation resulted in discovery Of recipient
cd dvrinq which he had been employed full time. An Of
fesI Of the DC Welfare Department said an "attempf
would be made collect the overpayment, but Bernard
Sehoz head Of the public assistance division told sena'
tors that nothing be done to force repayment.
Seholz however, placed the blame on fhe shortage OF
properyrsined welfare investigators. we have second
and thrqeneraon recipients who know our procedures
better than we do and able fool Investigators,
he testified" =
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