Evening star., 1962-09-01
WELFARE

Continued From Page Al
to others already before the
subcommittee.
Record Of Junior Village
Welfare Director Gerard M
Shea told Senator Byrd the
Junior village population hi
GAS yesterday, the highest ever
The situation is dangerous, hi
said. Even when four building,
now going UP are finished. the
institution still will have q
capacity about 100 under the
number there yesterday, ht
said.
The problem Of what to dC
with the children raises tht
question Of whether the cleanup
Of the rolls should even be at.
tempted. Senator Byrd said. H,
noted that aside from tht
special Investigations, Junior
villages population has rapidly
outgrown the facility.
But he added. Our only
course is to proceed to clear
UP the caseloads and find q
place for the children" Resi-.
dents of the Nations Capita
want the city to be a good ex.
ample Of q sound relief pro.
gram, he said.
There is nothing left to dC
but pay the price in additiona
Junior Village facilities anC
foster homes, he declared.
The Importance Of plans fol
children is one reason Senate,
Byrd favored the second of twt
proposed expansions Of the in,
veStigative force. Both expan,
sionS are aimed at an INTENSIVE
search for freeloaders. tn,
first proposal, at a cost o
$615,735 for nine months, woul,
provide an investigations an,
collections staff Of 195. Tn
present cost of the program /
$200,S39 annually and the stat
81. The new staff would in
vestigate all new applicants
and would completely checI
cases now receiving Aid to De
pendent Children and Genera
Public Assistance relief. TIL,
latter check would be made a
a rate Of 1900 cases over
period of two and q quartz.
years.
Would Check Half
The second proposal woul,
cost $51s,S3o for nine month
for a staff of 154. Half of tn
new applicants would b,
checked. while the ADO ant
GPA cases now on the roll
would be investigated over {
three-year period.
william r. Calvin, the de
Fpartment'S investigations an,
collections officer. told Sena
tor Byrd he favored the sec
ond proposal. Moving q littl
more slowly would provide
Sounder basis to assess thi
totally new program, he said.
He added, Il think that un
der either proposal we woul,
have q much stronger program
as far as wedding out ineligible
is concerned"
Senator Byrd demanded as,
surances that the proposed con.
troller would not be ham.
strung In his efforts to devise
new procedures and to brine
a high degree Of integrity tc
the department"
He will not meet resistance
from social workers who have
been in the department for q
long time?" He asked Mr.. Shea
Absolutely not, sir" Mr.
Shea said. There will be NJ
resistance. His authority viii
be clearly explained"
The proposed budget woulC
carry $12,754 to pay the con.
troller's salary for q nine -montl
period through the end OF thii
fiscal year.
Responsible to Shea
Senator Byrd was told tht
controller would be responsible,
to Mr.. Shea and the deputy
director, Donald Brewer. Ber
nard w. Scholz, the public as
sistance director, would be re,
Sponsible to the controller IL
business aspects Of relief policy
and to Mr.. Shea and Mr.. Brewe
in all other matters. MIR. Gal
vim, the Investigations and col
lections officer, would be re-
sponsible to the controller.
Senator Byrd said Congress
would not want to straight
jacket q controller If the posi-
ton is allowed, but would wan
to clear his recommendation
before the department proceeds
Commissioner John B. Dun
can outlined the new budget TO
Senator Byrd. noting that Of
ficials have made q searching
review" of their program.
Among proposals is one fol
aid to unemployed parents
with payments geared to un'
employment levels. It woulC
cost about 100000.