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Page 2   York County and Welfare Fund NEWS — Advertising Supplement to The Gazette and Daily

York County 
WAR and WELFARE FUND NEWS
Published as a Supplement of
THE GAZETTE AND DAILY
York, Pa.

Vol. 1 NOVEMBER 12, 1942 No. 1

EDITORIAL
Our civilian population is facing a double task. One is the production of the weapons of war adequate for victory. The other is the alleviation of the suffering of the unfortunate victims of the aggressors.

The war has affected our lives in their minutest particulars. There is no longer any phase of our existence going on "as usual." The demands now being made upon all of us were beyond all comprehension one or two years ago. Except for a few scattered grouchings and grumblings--which is in the healthy American tradition--the people are knuckling down to the necessary efforts and sacrifices to do the job that is upon us and that also still lies ahead of us. 

From an attitude of indifference to what happened to the rest of mankind we slowly slipped into one of defended isolation when the cannons started to bark in the Old World. But when we ourselves were stabbed in the back at Pearl Harbor and Hitler and Hirohito clasped their bloody hands with and oath to destroy the way of life of free men we became offensive minded.

The responsibility thrust upon us when we declared war in self-defense is slowly becoming clear to us.  We are not only the hope of the world in winning the war but we are also the only hope in rebuilding the nations when peace comes. To use our strength and resources for anything short of this will but invite another tragedy in years to come. 

The nation is steadily coming to the conviction that its people are willing to pay the price. That means not only sacrifice to pay the implements of destruction. It also implies sacrifice to heal the wounds of war inflicted upon the unfortunate peoples who are the victims of the dictators and to alleviate as best we can their torture and unspeakable suffering.

We are now beginning to make the materials of war in an ever-increasing quantity. A steady steam of men and munitions is pouring into the life blood of our gallant allies over seas. Less than two years ago we were caught short unexpectedly of armed forces, ships, lanes, tanks, and guns. Other people than our own have had to withstand the brunt of unequaled savagery of attack on fighting men and defenseless civilian population.

Never before in all the world's history have innocent unprotected women and children been so horribly outraged. The suffering in conquered territory beggars description. Almost equal horror has been the lot of peoples not actually invaded but subject to death and mutilation from the skies.

Our fighting strength is not being felt in the actual battle fronts. We are developing an offensive fighting spirit which will be satisfied with nothing less than victory.

The woes and wounds of a bleeding world must also be assuaged and bound up by us. No other people at any time have been as responsive as we toward human suffering. Whether it has been disaster at home or starvation in Belgium, hunger is Russia, devastation by earthquake or typhoon in Japan, or by floods in China, our compassion for suffering people has been effectually demonstrated by our voluntary outpouring of gifts. We have earned our right to be called the world's "Good Samaritan."

This is being proved again in these stirring times. voluntary agencies literally by the score have been formed in the United States to gather funds to be spent in binding up the world's wounds. Perhaps too many of them have entered the field in the spirit of human helpfulness with the threatened and actual duplication of effort and excessive costs of administration.

The emotional can be effective only if nationally organized and directed. Our leaders in the realm of charity have sensed this truth., They have been wise enough to go into common counsel. They have interviewed the several relief-giving organizations which have sprung up to collect and administer funds for the unfortunate victims of war. They have approved some and rejected others. By common agreement national goals have been set. State and local quotas have been determined as scientifically as possible. Recommendations for United campaigns have been made.

It is to the credit of these national leaders in the field of charitable giving that the two great groups of organized labor played an equal part in the discussions and conclusions. 

York has taken quick advantage of the recommendations nationally determined. A representative United campaign organization has been set up.

York's management and York's labor is doing a real job in providing the tools of war. They will meet this second challenge also. China, Russia, Great Britain, Holland, Greece and Poland are close to us now. They are our neighbors in distress. No other nation is resourceful enough to help.

The total of the local welfare budgets has been greatly reduced. That will make it possible to do more for our boys in arms and for our allies over there.

This is again our opportunity for York and York County to prove its sterling quality by responding generously to a great human appeal.

For such a cause we must be united. All difference of opinion in other matters should not influence out judgement in this respect.

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BEAUCHAMP SMITH
General Campaign Chairman

LABOR HELPS
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ception of the unallocated reserve, which has been increased by $7,000.00. The reason for so doing is that the future is so uncertain that some of the agencies may be in much more need than others and when and if such times do come to the Fund can meet such needs from this reserve. This reserve can also help meet any appeals of agencies which are not at present approved by the National Budget Committee, but may be later so approved.

The Welfare Federation Executive Committee presents a total budget request of $114,432.00, which is 27% less than its total of $156,018.000 for 1942.

This reduction is a strong indication of the spirit of sacrifice for the sake of the needs arising from the grief and horror of war.

Your Committee recommends the inclusion of this amount in the total budget.

The expenses incident to the conducting of the campaign and a fair share of the office expenses in the administration of the Fund throughout the year should be a part of the budget.

The Welfare Federation has assumed an administrative expense of $5,075.00. Your Committee recommends an item of $3,750.00 for the Fund's share of the total expenses involved. This total of $8,825.00 or 4.3% stands in startling contract to the average overhead of 10.4% in other cities of York's class. This percentage if applied to York would be $21,112.00.

Therefore, the budget recommended by your Budget Committee is made up as follows:

For the War Relief Agencies..........$ 85,159.00
For the Welfare Federation........... 114,432.00
For Campaign and Administration Expense 3,750.00
                                      203,341.00

Respectfully submitted,
FRANK W. TROUT,
Chairman.

JOSEPH M. LEHMAYER,
J.W. GITT,
ALBERT MADER,
CHARLES H. MOORE.

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WENDELL L. WILLKIE
"Community chests have become an American institution—a symbol of democracy—and and never before has it been more important to practice democracy at home than today when we are engaged in a struggle to the death of totalitarianism all over the world. The community chest which this year are also collecting funds for the relief of stricken people of other nations and for the men in our armed forces symbolize one of the finest characteristics of democracy—the ready and cheerful acceptance by its members of a responsibility for the less fortunate citizens." 

WELFARE REPORT
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budget allowance of the request asked for namely, $6,175.00.

Crippled Children's Clinic
The committee recommends $1,000.00 for the year 1943 for the Crippled Children's Clinic, this amount to be spent for the surgeon's fee and the necessary braces for one clinic.

Crispus Attucks Association
The budget request of this association was for $6,240.00 as against a grant of $7,247.00 last year, which grant, however, contained a special item of $1,250.00 for repairs. The Budget Committee feels that the estimated dues income of $200.00 is small and that it should be increased by $150.00 and that the repairs and maintenance item of $410.00 is large in the light of repairs made last year and recommends a reduction of this item by $150.00. The committee, therefore, recommends a difference between $6,240.000 and $300.00 or $5,940.00 for this association.

Family Service Bureau
The case load of this agency has been decreasing. This trend will probably continue. Therefore, a salary item of an additional $3,000.00 for a case supervisor has been eliminated. The committee is of the opinion that its substantial unexpended operating balance resulting from the decreased case load in 1942 should be used in 1943. An increase in estimated food costs of $841.00 was also eliminated. These items subtracted from the request leaves $11,455.00, which amount is the recommendation of your budget committee. If this agency is confronted with unforeseen needs in 1943, it can apply for further assistance from the contingency fund.

Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts presented a budget request of $6,536.00. This organization has each year allotted $300.00 from its general fund toward the maintenance of the camp. Other funds provided for the maintenance of the camp are camping dues and the net receipts from the sale of cookies. The committee felt that the $300.00 allotment for the camp from the general fund should not be allowed this year. In addition $240.00 of the anticipated unexpected balance in the camp fund can be used for general expense in 1943.

The committee recommends a budget of $5,996.00.

If sugar rationing should interfere with the sale of cookies, this organization may find it necessary to ask for an additional appropriation from the contingency fund.

Jewish Community Center
This organization presented a request for $600.00 less than last year. The difference in the amount is made up by an estimated income from dues of $2,100.00 as against $1,128.00 a year ago. The committee, therefore, recommends a grant of the requested amount, namely $3,150.00.

Maternal Health Center
This is the first time this organization has been included and makes a request of $2,000.00 Since there is little experience to judge by, the committee recommends the granting of this amount.

Salvation Army
The Salvation Army presented a larger request than allotted for 1942. The committee believes that the Salvation Army underestimated the generosity of the public during the Christmas season in predicating a decrease in Christmas kettle collections of $1,996.00 in 1942 as compared with 1941. This source of income should be at least as large as last year.

Expense incident to the operation of the trailer in Continental Square, which is included in the War and Transient Relief item of $3,200.00, is properly the obligation of the USO, since the Salvation Army is one of the six participating agencies in USO. We are allowing $1,000.00 for transient relief which is more than was actually spent in 1941 for the same purpose.

After making allowance for the above items, the committee recommends a grant of $8,304.00.

Social Service Exchange
The Social Service Exchange presented a budget for $1,800.00. Inasmuch as the expenses of this organization are handled through the office and any balance left over in is the Welfare Federation funds, the amount of $1,800.00 was approved the same as last year.

York County Blind Center
The York County Blind Center presented a budget of $2,502.82. The income from operations, or the sale of brooms, increased from $834.75 in 1941 to $1,584.07 in 1942. It was felt that $377.82 could reasonable be added to the estimated income from operations in 1943 especially if some added efforts were made to sell the brooms at a price to compensate for the increased cost of materials used in their manufacture. There is a state appropriation of $500.00 annually, of which $125.00 is still due. Adding $125.00 to $377.82 makes $502.-

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JUDGE WALTER I. ANDERSON
President of the York County War and Welfare Fund

82 to be subtracted from their requested amount, which leaves $2,000.00, the same as last year, which amount the committee recommends.

York Hospital
An examination of the Welfare Federation's auditor's statement of the York Hospital reflects a healthy financial condition. The increase in employment and the consequent decrease in free service, as well as the use of the hospital facilities to their maximum, is largely responsible for this situation. The expected continuance of this condition will make it possible for the Hospital to operate well within its own income next year, and no appropriation from the Federation will be necessary.

Y.M.C.A.
The Y. M. C. A. presented a request for $16,700.00, which is slightly less than granted last year. The dormitory operation has reached its peak and shows a surplus, but this amount is offset by increased operating expenses and by the decrease in memberships of about 400 young men who have entered the service. The night school, which heretofore has been profitable, shows a decided decrease in enrollment and income because of the defense courses offered by Stat College and men leaving for the armed services.

The committee, therefore, recommends the amount requested, namely, $16,700.00.

Y.W.C.A.
In examining the statement of the Y. W. C. A. the committee took cognizance of an increase of $984.00 in cafeteria inventory, an income of $375.00 for pool rental to other organizations, and an added $868.00 to the estimated profit of the cafeteria.

This reduced their original request to $12,812.00, which sum the committee recommends.

York Welfare Protection
The Federation's overhead last year was $6,804.16 against an estimated expense of $6,500.00.  The difference is accounted for by additional costs in auditing the York Hospital and the Y. M. C. A. There was a campaign expense item of $1,726.35. The campaign expenses this year should be borne by the War Fund and not the Welfare Federation since that organization is the one which is conducting the campaign. The committee recommends the sum of $5,075.00 for the Welfare Federation overhead.

The total amount of all the budgets as recommended by your committee is $99,432.00. Prudent judgment, however, requires provision for a contingency fund because of possible emergencies arising from the uncertainties of war-time conditions, which may impose unforeseen demands on certain member agencies whose budgets have been pared to the bone.

The committee, therefore, recommends that $15,000.00 be provided for this purpose.

The total budget recommended to the Executive Committee is $114,432.00 which, in comparison with a total budget of $156,050.00 last year is a reduction of approximately 27%.

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Your committee ventures the suggestion that this written report, if and when it is approved by the Executive Committee, be released for publication to the press. All these agencies are the beneficiaries of funds given by the public. We believe that the public, therefore, is entitled to this information in furtherance of general understanding of the work of the Welfare Federation.

Respectfully submitted, 
JOHN P. CONNELLY
Chairman.

Other members of the Budget Committee are:
WILBUR BEITZEL,
R. W. BOWMAN,
CARL BURTNER,
W. B. LASHER,
MRS. WM. KIRKPATRICK,
FRED REINERS,
CLAUDE S. SNYDER.