HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 2/20/1948Lubbock, Texas
February 20, 1948
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Meeting of County Commissioner's Court and City Commission, in City
Commission Room, City Hall., 10 A.M.
Present: County Judge Walter Davies, County Commissioners R.O. Short,
Otis Isom, Pat Corley; Mayor C.A. Bestwick, City Commissioners W.B.
Price, F. H. Childress, John Spikes.
Also present in the meeting:
Mrs. Robert Allen, Father Blakesly, John W. Wilson, Mrs. Nancy Green,
Jack Thomas, Captain Larsen of the Salvation Army, Earl Kerr, Earl
Collins, and others.
Miss Lydia Cage, representative from the State, explained operation of
a County Child Welfare Unit.
The organization is County wide.
There are 16 units established in the State, including units at Midland,
Odessa, Amarillo, E1 Paso, Corsicana.
A local board of seven persons (without pay) must be appointed by City
and County 6ommissions. Term appointed for - 2 ,years.
State partidipates in the program in that they furnish two workers and
mileage paid for said workers.
City -County must furnish office space, preferably in Court House, con-
disting of two rooms, or one room and hall space for waiting room. City -
County to also furnish office supplies and all money that is spent in
administering the program. Also office furniture.
The social workers furnished will be people who have had special training
in this work.
No money is spent except actually spent on children, such as paying board -
up to $30 per month - if child must be placed in foster home, or in cases
where child needs medicine and parents are not financially able to furnish.
The organization works closely with Schools, Public Welfare Clinics, Chur-
ches, Probation Officer and other organizations interested in child welfare
work. Does social adjustment.
Organization works especially with children under 10 years of age, but
also with older children.
Special effort is made to keep child in own home.
Helps in placing children in foster homes, adoption, etc.
This matter was taken under advisement by each of the Commissions.