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-
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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."
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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
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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.
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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.
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Swimmer To Get
Education Grant
Astoria - llil'l) - Spencer
Campbell returned home to
Orofina, Idaho, today the
easy way.
The former frogman, who
swam 557 miles down three
rivers 10 reach this seaside
city, climbed into a car Mon
day afternoon for the return
journey.
Campbell heard at a dinner
here following his arrival
Sunday that he is assured of
at least part of his main rea
son for making the mara
thon swim - a grant to con
tinue his education. Han
Hanson, president of the Oro
fino Chamber of Commerce,
said Campbell will receive a
grant.
The swimmer hopes io be
come something he seems
eminently suited for - a ma
rine biologist.
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300 farmers and farm em
ployees were killed on the
job while another 290,000 suf
fered disabling injuries.
Falls, motor vehicles and
farm machinery, he pointed
out, are the leading causes of
farm injuries.
"Naturally, these accidents
usually occur far away from
hospitals and professional
medical help," Cantwell ad
ded "In most cases, proper
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niques as artifical respiration,
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splinting fractured limbs are
taught in Red Cross first aid
courses. Unless the victim is
rendered unconscious," Cant
well continued, "he also may
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said.
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