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Wilkes County Welfare Board Meeting Held The Wilkes County Welfare Board met in regular session in the welfare office on July 25. Charles C. McNeill, secretary to the board, reported that for three consecutive months the expenditures of the department for public assistance showed a decrease over the previous month. This decrease is due to the fact that before the end of the last fiscal year the welfare board realized that at the rates effective, the county would exceed allotment for the year and as a result, the Board ordered that a systematic plan for reducing grants be inaugurated so that the department could stay within the funds alloted. Even with this reduction the county exceeded the Old Age Assistance fund. The secretary advised the board that the department is now within a few dollars of the 1950-51 allotments for both old age assistance and aid to dependent children. At the request of the welfare board the county commissioners had in'creased appropriation for age asJ sistance and aid to dependent j children for the fiscal year; however, state funds are not available , to match the county funds and un' less the governor and council of state allot additional x state funds, j it will probably be necessary to ; reduce old age assistance and aid to dependent children grants ! more in order to provide for new cases which will be approved from month to month, i Mr. McNeill reported to the board that the overall expenditures fo^ the department for ! the month of July totaled $4, 678.00, which was $456.00 less than the expenditures for the RIOT. IN BRUSSELS AS LEOPOLD HEDOES ON THRONE BELGIAN MOUNTED POLICE OUARD A CENTRAL CORNER In Brussels, Belgium, after King Leopold hedged on an agreement to delegate the royal power* to his son, Crown Prince Baudouin, on September 7,1951. The unexpected action threw open again Belgium's explosive political situation. (International Radiophoto) month of June. A breakdown of these figures revealed 1,280 people received old age assistance in the amount of $23,724.00 making an average monthly grant of $18.53. The next largest expenditure was made to 461 aid to dependent children families representing 1244 children of $16,666.00 or an average per -child of $13.40 per month. Forty seven individuals received aid to the blind in the amount of $1,475.00 giving an everage monthly payment of $3,140. Other expenditures inculding general assistance, medical expenses, hospitalization, boarding home care, etc., were given to 217 at a total cost of $1,813.00. The secretary reported to the board that there had been some additions to the staff since last Wednesday, Aug. 9Bargain Night Admission 25c GIVElf AWAY AUTO SERVICE WHIC$ INCLUDES 5 QUART OIL CHANGE, 10 GALLONS OF GASOLINE, WASH & GREASE. Rjpy Rogers In Bells'of San Angelo Thursday and Friday, August 10-11Yes Sir, That's My| ing >'Connor Charley Coburn Gloria ub Haven Also Selected JBhort Subjects meeting. Miss Grace Hayes had been given an emergency appoint-1 ment a8 case worker assistan 30 days in order to help clear up some pending old age assistance applications. The board was advised that Miss Hayes was I^n*®rly Superintendent of Public Welfare in Virginia and that she won d only be available for work here in the county for a few weeks during the summer. She expects to return to her work as visiting teacher with the school system sometime the middle of August The board was also advised that Mis Margaret Anne Hutchens had been appointed as Junior Stenographer Clerk effective July 17, 1950. This appointment was to fill the newposition which was provided for in the new budget. Miss Nancy Lisenbee. of Marshall, has been employed as case work trainee and will enter upon her duties August 1, 1950. Miss Lisenbee is a graduate of Berea College in Kentucky and will take over the position now filled by Miss Clara Ogivie. who has been granted educational leave to secure further training at the University of North Carolina. The board was advised that even with these new appointments, the Welfare department would still be»considerably understaffed based on the large case load carried in this county. The ioard was also advised that somo additional office equipment would be needed and authorization was given to purchase needed equipment. The members of the Welfare Board are Dr. P. J- Brame, chairnan; Hoyle M. Hutchens and M. * . Absher. Mr. Absher was not present for the July meeting. . o—*— — Jura Barber Rites Were Held Today Funeral service was held today at Rickard's Chapel for Jura Barber, 43-year-old colored citizen of i Wilkesboro who died Thursday, j Rev. U B. Sreas conducted the. service. Surviving are two sisters, Lura ! Parks of New York City and Alice Taylor of Wilkesboro, and one, brother, Gaither Barber of Wilkes-1 boro. | N. W. Roberts, 71 # I Is Claimed By Death Funral service was held Wednesday at Denny Grove church for Nathaniel Washington Roberts, 71, colored resident of Wilkesboro who died Monday. Surviving are his wife, Nellie Roberts, and eight children: Howard, Fred, John, George and James Roberts of Wilkesboro; Mrs. Roy Murray and Mrs. Eddye Tidline of Columbus, Ohio, and Pearl Roberts of Philadelphia, Pa. r
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