Red Cross Scrapbook 1934: page 43 - June
Collection: Red Cross Scrapbook 1934
Title
Red Cross Scrapbook 1934: page 43 - June
Subject
Great Depression, 1929-1939
American Red Cross
Food relief--Kansas
Unemployment
Description
A page from the 1934 scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the Arkansas City (Kansas) Traveler, dated from June 28th, 1934 to June 29th, 1934. The scrapbooks were created by local Red Cross volunteers. Articles during the Depression years covered food and other relief efforts, and documented unemployment issues.
Creator
Arkansas City (Kansas) Traveler
Source
Arkansas City Public Library, Arkansas City, Kansas
Publisher
Arkansas City Public Library, Arkansas City, Kansas
Date
1934-06-28
1934-06-29
Contributor
Red Cross volunteers
Rights
Used with permission of copyright holder. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Identifier
RC34039
Coverage
Cowley County, Kansas
Citation
Arkansas City (Kansas) Traveler, “Red Cross Scrapbook 1934: page 43 - June,” Digital Arkansas City, accessed May 3, 2024, https://arkcity.digitalsckls.info/item/97.
Text
“That in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, the poor commissioner’s office and all relief officers should be housed in the case worker’s office, and that the building in Arkansas City on South Summit street, now used as the assistant poor commissioner’s office, shall be closed and said building no longer used or rented by Cowley county, Kansas.
“That it is the duty and responsibility of the case supervisor to hire and discharge the personnel in the case supervisor’s office and with none other.
“That all work order cards shall hereafter be mailed from the city of Winfield.
“That in conducting the operation of the poor commissioner’s office and the case supervisor’s office that ail such orders shall come from the board of county commissioners acting as a unit and by no 'other means, and that any person giving any orders to the poor commissioner’s office or the case supervisor’s office shall do so without the authority of the said poor commissioner and case supervisor’s office and said poor commissioner’s office and case supervisor’s office shall ignore such orders.”
“Among other things, it was charged by two members of the board of county commissioners that some relief workers have received in excess of their budgets while others have not worked at all.
“The men who have not worked at all, and who are eligible to work, according to information in the hands of the commissioners, are, Frank Again, Carl Akers, Bloomer Allen, Arthur Barnhill, George F. Bay, Alvin Bazil, James Flevins, and George B. Brown. Those who worked during the month of April but none since are, Clarence Anderson, Phil Lee Baker, Rollo Barnett, Russell Barr and Lon Bryant, the commissioners are informed.
Other Cases Discussed.
“Following is a brief summary of other relief cases which are in Question:
“Harvey S. Allen worked only two days in May; was paid all cash, has received $20.85 in grocery orders since.
“Forest Angel worked only the last two days in May, received $18 in grocery orders.
“Hollis H. Bailey was paid all cash during the months of April and May.
“Alvin Bair did not work any during the month of May.
“Arthur Lee Baird was given a $9.50 order and a $3.20 check the same day.
“Jacob Baum did not work any during May, received $27 in grocery orders. He worked some during April and has work-
ed in June.
“Paul Belden received $24 cash on a $28.80 budget during May.
“William S. Bennett received $24 cash on a $2S.80 budget during May.
“Thomas H. Boyle received his entire budget in cash during May.
“Samuel Brown drew $38.40 cash in
“Samuel Brown drew. $38.40 cas hin May plus $25 cash as assistant to work supervisor. His budget is $16.
“Jeff Byron was carded out for eight days during May on a $19.20 budget. He received $16 of it in cash.
“This list includes only letters A and B of the Arkansas City card file.
“Frank Champ has a budget of $32. He received $24 cash and $22.40 in grocery orders during the month of May.
“Roy Gage has a budget of $7.20 is working as foreman and drew $32.40 in relief during May. He has cabins for rent.” ________________
Penny Ice Service Will Be
Carried on Again This Year
Arkansas City’s ice service for the needy will go forward again this year. Although the leadership of the late Elwin Hunt, who always took an active part in the work, will be greatly missed, his friends have agreed to carry on with the work this summer.
Funds for the ice distribution will be raised by donations and by a special night soft-ball game. Donations can be made at The Traveler or at the Salvation Army or can be left with Foss Farrar at the Home National bank. Capt. Leon Geer, of the Salvation Army, has charge of ice distribution and a truck and driver will be furnished through the Army. Lists of needy families are being compiled from the records of the Army, the Red Cross and the county case workers.
C. B. Tingley and J. H. Tyberendt, who were appointed as a committee to arrange for the benefit ball game met with J. W. Sergeant, president of the city lea-
gue, Thursday morning. Mr. Sergeant agreed to cooperate with the scheme and said two teams will be selected for the game.
A tentative date for the game was set for July 13 and some prominent women’s organization will be asked to sell tickets. All of the proceeds will be for the ice fund with none reserved to cover expenses.
Families receiving the ice will be charged one or two pennies for the ice they receive. This is to keep them from feeling they are solely dependent upon charity. Where there are little children or sick persons in a family ice is believed necessary to keep their milk and other foods fresh. It is expected that from 50 to 100 Arkansas City families will need the service. Arrangements are being rushed so that delivery of ice can be started either Friday or Saturday so everyone is urged to make his donation as soon as possible.
Heat Fails to Move Anyone To Contribute to Ice Fund
The heat? Oh yes it’s terrible, in fact it’s all anyone talks about. Evidently the subject holds the attention so well that a thought hasn’t been directed toward the suffering needy of the city who can’t afford any means at all of relieving themselves of the sweltering weather.
Not a single donation toward the city’s ice fund for the poor had been made at noon today. An urgent plea is made to all to help on this work. Give a quarter, a dollar or any amount you might spend on one day’s recreation, and help provide a child or a sick person with cool sweet milk. Make your donation at the Home National bank, the Salvation Army hall or The Traveler office.
Ice for persons unable to pay for it isn’t a foolish luxury. True it is that mothers in the past have raised families without ice but
in most instances these mothers had wells and cellars where food and water could be kept cool.
Persons living in cities haven’t these privileges and their only way of preserving food fit for consumption is by ice.
Confident that Arkansas City people will rally to this cause as they have in the past, the work of delivering is to start Saturday morning. The Salvation Army truck will make the deliveries. Persons receiving ice will be allowed to pay a few cents for it so that they will not feel they are solely dependent upon charity. This will not nearly approach the cost of the ice, however, and the benefit softball game for helping the fund cannot be expected to meet total expenses, either. Consequently everyone is earnestly asked to subscribe to the cause right away.
Original Format
Newspaper clippings on scrapbook paper.
Title
Red Cross Scrapbook 1934: page 43 - June
Subject
Great Depression, 1929-1939
American Red Cross
Food relief--Kansas
Unemployment
Description
A page from the 1934 scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the Arkansas City (Kansas) Traveler, dated from June 28th, 1934 to June 29th, 1934. The scrapbooks were created by local Red Cross volunteers. Articles during the Depression years covered food and other relief efforts, and documented unemployment issues.
Creator
Arkansas City (Kansas) Traveler
Source
Arkansas City Public Library, Arkansas City, Kansas
Publisher
Arkansas City Public Library, Arkansas City, Kansas
Date
1934-06-28
1934-06-29
Contributor
Red Cross volunteers
Rights
Used with permission of copyright holder. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Identifier
RC34039
Coverage
Cowley County, Kansas
Citation
Arkansas City (Kansas) Traveler, “Red Cross Scrapbook 1934: page 43 - June,” Digital Arkansas City, accessed May 3, 2024, https://arkcity.digitalsckls.info/item/97.Text
“That in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, the poor commissioner’s office and all relief officers should be housed in the case worker’s office, and that the building in Arkansas City on South Summit street, now used as the assistant poor commissioner’s office, shall be closed and said building no longer used or rented by Cowley county, Kansas.
“That it is the duty and responsibility of the case supervisor to hire and discharge the personnel in the case supervisor’s office and with none other.
“That all work order cards shall hereafter be mailed from the city of Winfield.
“That in conducting the operation of the poor commissioner’s office and the case supervisor’s office that ail such orders shall come from the board of county commissioners acting as a unit and by no 'other means, and that any person giving any orders to the poor commissioner’s office or the case supervisor’s office shall do so without the authority of the said poor commissioner and case supervisor’s office and said poor commissioner’s office and case supervisor’s office shall ignore such orders.”
“Among other things, it was charged by two members of the board of county commissioners that some relief workers have received in excess of their budgets while others have not worked at all.
“The men who have not worked at all, and who are eligible to work, according to information in the hands of the commissioners, are, Frank Again, Carl Akers, Bloomer Allen, Arthur Barnhill, George F. Bay, Alvin Bazil, James Flevins, and George B. Brown. Those who worked during the month of April but none since are, Clarence Anderson, Phil Lee Baker, Rollo Barnett, Russell Barr and Lon Bryant, the commissioners are informed.
Other Cases Discussed.
“Following is a brief summary of other relief cases which are in Question:
“Harvey S. Allen worked only two days in May; was paid all cash, has received $20.85 in grocery orders since.
“Forest Angel worked only the last two days in May, received $18 in grocery orders.
“Hollis H. Bailey was paid all cash during the months of April and May.
“Alvin Bair did not work any during the month of May.
“Arthur Lee Baird was given a $9.50 order and a $3.20 check the same day.
“Jacob Baum did not work any during May, received $27 in grocery orders. He worked some during April and has work-
ed in June.
“Paul Belden received $24 cash on a $28.80 budget during May.
“William S. Bennett received $24 cash on a $2S.80 budget during May.
“Thomas H. Boyle received his entire budget in cash during May.
“Samuel Brown drew $38.40 cash in
“Samuel Brown drew. $38.40 cas hin May plus $25 cash as assistant to work supervisor. His budget is $16.
“Jeff Byron was carded out for eight days during May on a $19.20 budget. He received $16 of it in cash.
“This list includes only letters A and B of the Arkansas City card file.
“Frank Champ has a budget of $32. He received $24 cash and $22.40 in grocery orders during the month of May.
“Roy Gage has a budget of $7.20 is working as foreman and drew $32.40 in relief during May. He has cabins for rent.” ________________
Penny Ice Service Will Be
Carried on Again This Year
Arkansas City’s ice service for the needy will go forward again this year. Although the leadership of the late Elwin Hunt, who always took an active part in the work, will be greatly missed, his friends have agreed to carry on with the work this summer.
Funds for the ice distribution will be raised by donations and by a special night soft-ball game. Donations can be made at The Traveler or at the Salvation Army or can be left with Foss Farrar at the Home National bank. Capt. Leon Geer, of the Salvation Army, has charge of ice distribution and a truck and driver will be furnished through the Army. Lists of needy families are being compiled from the records of the Army, the Red Cross and the county case workers.
C. B. Tingley and J. H. Tyberendt, who were appointed as a committee to arrange for the benefit ball game met with J. W. Sergeant, president of the city lea-
gue, Thursday morning. Mr. Sergeant agreed to cooperate with the scheme and said two teams will be selected for the game.
A tentative date for the game was set for July 13 and some prominent women’s organization will be asked to sell tickets. All of the proceeds will be for the ice fund with none reserved to cover expenses.
Families receiving the ice will be charged one or two pennies for the ice they receive. This is to keep them from feeling they are solely dependent upon charity. Where there are little children or sick persons in a family ice is believed necessary to keep their milk and other foods fresh. It is expected that from 50 to 100 Arkansas City families will need the service. Arrangements are being rushed so that delivery of ice can be started either Friday or Saturday so everyone is urged to make his donation as soon as possible.
Heat Fails to Move Anyone To Contribute to Ice Fund
The heat? Oh yes it’s terrible, in fact it’s all anyone talks about. Evidently the subject holds the attention so well that a thought hasn’t been directed toward the suffering needy of the city who can’t afford any means at all of relieving themselves of the sweltering weather.
Not a single donation toward the city’s ice fund for the poor had been made at noon today. An urgent plea is made to all to help on this work. Give a quarter, a dollar or any amount you might spend on one day’s recreation, and help provide a child or a sick person with cool sweet milk. Make your donation at the Home National bank, the Salvation Army hall or The Traveler office.
Ice for persons unable to pay for it isn’t a foolish luxury. True it is that mothers in the past have raised families without ice but
in most instances these mothers had wells and cellars where food and water could be kept cool.
Persons living in cities haven’t these privileges and their only way of preserving food fit for consumption is by ice.
Confident that Arkansas City people will rally to this cause as they have in the past, the work of delivering is to start Saturday morning. The Salvation Army truck will make the deliveries. Persons receiving ice will be allowed to pay a few cents for it so that they will not feel they are solely dependent upon charity. This will not nearly approach the cost of the ice, however, and the benefit softball game for helping the fund cannot be expected to meet total expenses, either. Consequently everyone is earnestly asked to subscribe to the cause right away.
Original Format
Newspaper clippings on scrapbook paper.