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Public Welfare Commission Activities Reviewed at Lunch An economical. and adequate program to pro tect the interest of the respon sible taxpayer and the deserv ing and needy people of our state will he the coa! of this . commission. " Mrs. Frank Bash of Med lord, secretary of the Oregon . public welfare commission, in cluded this statement of pol icy in a discussion of public Welfnre Mnnri:.r n,,nn q ,1-,.. Medford Chiunuer of Com merce Roundtablc merlin? "By dealing with cause rather than effect, concentrat ing on rehabilitive programs, vigorously prosecuting fraud, and exacting the best possible ciuii!iiu:ii l nun, ins. nasu HI' .sisted, the commission aims lo ! restore many persons to a re . sponsible social status. Reappointed to Group . Mrs. Bash has been a mem . ber of the slate commission for two years, and was reap pointed to the position Friday for another term. She noted that her experience on the .commission has been "a hectic one." "We (the commission) have moved to Salem, five new - members were appointed, a new administration hired, three new pornrams were add . ed as provided by the Oregon , legislature - namely medical .aid to the aged (Kerr-Millls), aid to dependent childrcn-(un-employeri), and the surplus foods Histrihution." In her discussion, she out ' lined the organization of the " group, told of its problems, 'discussed federal assistance . with government control, cit ed suggestions made by the counties, and reported the group's accomplishments. Her comments and remarks. she noted, did not "presume to represent the philosophy of ' the seven-member state public welfare commission." She said the welfare program is "a complicated one," Commission problems Problems of the commis sion. Mrs. Bash said, include rapidly increasing population, automation in industry, ben evolent government subsidies, " pressure-group control, and a general lapse in moral stand- ' aids. "The problems of the commission are the problems of soeiely-and belong to all of us." she noted. She explained that there are programs in which money grants are the only answer- vnu II be a Very special Person in Portland at the it ulfflj6:ita!t strrn Hotel En nv its convenient cnAntCrtfl location, euslieni touii and bever.iiv in tre Garten Knight, comto'toie accnmitindat ienn hep parking and TV For Reservations, Call Your Travsl Agent or Write Reservation! Office Multnomah Western Hotel, Portland, Oregon v "3 i U .HtSilUM I : J 5 w y tewj Downtown l.ocst.nn i Counsel With . . . Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan l . 1 QUALIFIED . Brenncin. C.I. A. BEDFORD INSURANCE Agency HONE 773-7343 27 North Holly Street 1 old age assistance, aid to the blind, aid to the disabled, and others. The success of the wel fare program hinges on the number of people who can be restored to active, participat ing members of society. Basically, the speaker ex plained, the commission is charged by law to administer and supervise the administra tion of all public assis-tance programs, and it must promul gate and enforce such rules and regulations as necessary to assure lulj local compliance with federal and state laws. Social Security Programi Most of the regular pro grams are called social secur- itv programs because the fed- eral government participates in the cost by about 47 per cent. Mrs. B?sh added that "when the federal government participates in the cost, it also controls the program-laying down rules and regulations that must be complied with in order to get its participation." In recent legislation, accord ing to Mrs. Bash, the federal government is proposing pro grams to rehabilitate, and of fers as much as 75 per cent participation if the states com ply. At the same time, this ex pands the over-all program which is already an "adminis trative monster." One point she made was whether generous benefits under the aid to dependent children (unemployed) pro gram stimulated work incen tive. The program was de signed to protect the family so a father would not be forced to desert, divorce or die in order to receive aid for his family. It was put into opera tion on a year's trial basis, but recent federal legislation ex tended the operation for a five-year period. Questions Philosophy Mrs. Bash also questioned whether the children involved in such a program are being indoctrinated with the proper philosophy of work and re ward, or if the extent of their contribution to society will be awaiting the welfare check each month. Other programs under the welfare commission include the surplus food distribution and medical aid to the aged (the Kerr-Mills legislation). Mrs. Bash praised Oregon's work program. In May, some 20 counties were participat ing. 645 men were referred to Bill Planned To Offset Nisei Tax Washington - lUPl) - Sen. ! Thomas' Kuchel (H - Calif.) plans to introduce this week legislation to exempt from federal income taxes money paid to Japanese-Americans placed in relocation camps during World War II. Kuchel said the Internal Revenue Service added "in sult to injury" by ruling that compensation claims for prop erty losses by the Nisei were subject to income tax. "I deny that Congress ever intended such a travesty.' said Kuchel. "The awards represent but a fraction of the loss. "Morally, the problem is the other way around. These people ought to be permitted to take a loss on their tax re turns." Kuchel said. While his bill is pending, Kuchel said he also will urge the IRS to reconsider its ruling. He noted that most of the 110.000 Nisei sent to the camps were loyal Americans. Kuchel labeled the claims program the effort of "an embarrassed nation to right the grievous wrong done to tens of thousands of our fel- iiiiuiia ui ,j dpiif?se ex- traction." FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS, SELECT A CERTIFIED INSURANCE AGENT. Thert are Two Qualified Insurance Agent jt the project and 219 men were removed, she reported. Of this number, 148 found employ ment. The new case reclassifica tion program also was thought to give promise of more effi cient casework without addi tional personnel. Major Social Problem! The high drop-out rate in public schools and the high di vorce rate in Oregon were cited as major social prob JLSskj Your Money's DISMAL HISTORY OF CONSUMER COUNCILS Editor's note: This ii thi second in 1 leriei of five articles on consumer councils. The history of efforts to give you, as a consumer, a voice at the highest level of government just as labor has a voice and business has a voice and agriculture has a voice is "not replete with successful precedents," drily remarked Dr. Walter W. Heller, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, in his informational greeting to the 12 members of the newly organized Consumers' Advisory Council at their first meeting in the White House a lew days ago. It certainly isn't. In fact, the history is downright dismal and this alone adds significance to President Kennedy's pioneering move in appointing this council of six men and six women to advise the executive branch of the government on issues of broad economic policy and programs both to protect and to inform consumers. It also underlines the meaning of the President's wel coming remarks that "This is not intended to be a council of window-dressing. This is a council which I hope will go through the life of this Administration and other Admin istraiions . . . ." Here is a brief rundown rf past experiments with giv ing the consumer an independent voice in Washington, put together by Dr. Persia Campbell, professor and chairman of the economics department of Queens College in New York, an expert long identified with consumer programs and a member of the new CAC. (1) In the early 1930s, one of the New Deal laws passed by Congress set up the National Recovery Administration to establish "codes of fair competition" which would help put floors under profits and wages. A Consumers Advisory Board to the NRA was created along with an Industrial Advisory Board and a Labor Advisory Board so all three viewpoints could be heard while the codes were being writ ten. From the start, the CAB ran into trouble. It was hard even to find "consumer representatives" and when the CAB finally was named in 1933, it consisted mainly of profes sors and leaders of women's organizations. Moreover, be cause the consumer group was generally opposed to price- f xing arrangements, the NRA administrator himself de tested it. The CAB died when (2) Also in the early New Deal. In the less than a decade of its life, the Consumers Council frequently fought with the Administration of which it trying to raise farm prices Droducts as milk to the market to stabilize prices. This office was killed in World War II. (3) In 1937, a third experiment took place when a Con sumers Council was appointed to the National Bituminous Coal Commission, designed to control coal production and fix prices at the mines. The conflicts of interest were over whelming. This one was short-lived too. (4) During and for a while after World War II, consumers were represented in the wartimes agencies of the Office of Price Administration and the Office of Price Stabilization. These consumer committees, says Dr. Campbell, "identified themselves as consumer representatives, at least with respect to price control and rationing." They died when the agencies were dissolved. (5) From 1946 to 1952, the President's Council of Eco nomic Advisers conferred from time to time with a National Consumer Advisory Committee which it had appointed. The committee had no influence. It faded away. Why so dismal a record? An obvious reason why is that most consumers wear two hats and the hat with which they rarely identify themselves is that of the consumer as such. You, as a wage earner, will identify yourself with your union battling for the biggest pay hike possible or you, as a businessman, will identify with your industry trying for the best price profit possible but neither of you will identify your self primarily as a consumer who might suffer from your wage-price-profit policies. It may be that as a result the consumer just cannot be organized or speak with a powerful voice in this country. But that only makes it more important that he be recognized and represented ijt the national level. The CAC has been born against a background of repealed failures. U must, as Kennedy (own) success." Next: Status of the "Consumers' Protection" program. 0 1 I .-A V- HOW MUCH CAr) TQM USt fjjh Monthly Piymtnts For Yew M- "jTshTTu MoTT 12 He. 1200 ,$10.41 $13.07 jirTm 300 15.fi2 19.50 27.77 SOO 2S.04 .12.fi" 4H.29 700 M.45 45.75 B4.M 1000 62.0K R5.35 92.59 ISlVl 7R.12 9R.(i2i l.SS.kR Loam Up To $3500 A Bcrvice offered by Commercial Croffit Plan. I near porattd of Medford 311 N. BARTLETT ST. . Phone 773-7404 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON lems. "Oregon'! divorce rate is about equal to the marriage rate," Mrs. Bash observed. In a question and answer period following Mrs. Bash's prepared remarks, members of the audience cited exam ples of improper administra tion of welfare. The speaker welcomed the information and encouraged anyone to report misuse of welfare funds. Wel fare may be recovered through prosecution for fraud. She said she was "pleased" with the people working with the state-wide program, and that, administration - wise, Jackson county was one of the most outstanding In Oregon. Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Int. the NRA was liquidated. was a part, for the AAA was and control the flow of such told the members, "establish its More people every day UUiUYUVU this nleasant wav- , If your budget is out ol balance, call on Commercial Credit Plan Our personal loan service is fast, friendly and convenient That's wtiy thousands of families prefer to use Commercial Credit Plan . . , why mere people every day borrow this pleasant way. 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