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Sat. 9 to 6, Sun. 10 to 5 McHenry Market Place Beauty Salon 385-4520 WELFARE CROSS-CURRENTS IU RON \U> KK\<; \\ President Carter's effort to revamp the welfare system barely got off Square One this year and may not even budge in 1979. according to top Carter aides who say that its price tag <an estimated $30-40 billion) is too high for the White House's born-again budget cutters Cost wasn't the only fault that critics found in the Carter welfare scheme Questions were raised about the ef­ fectiveness of its work in­ centives; the earned-wage supplement and the large new public job program the plan called for. Perhaps its most serious drawback is that it would be the prelude to full "federalization" of welfare, taking decision-making and responsibility out of the hands ' of the states. If history is any guide, turning such a program over to Washington 100 percent would result in mega-growth, not reform There are several political cross-currents that make real welfare reform difficult, though not impossible. As we found in California when we A Joyful Tradition Remembering, and being remembered That's one of the special joys of Christmas. In our collection of beautiful Hallmark Christmas cards, you'll find the perfect way to express your personal holiday wish. U\axzn± 1238 <zAf. 385-6750 reformed the system in the early '70s. reform lies in cleaning up administrative procedures, cross-checking eligibility and improving ways to detect fraud. For many governors and some local of­ ficials. however, "welfare reform'* simply means getting it off their hands and out of their budgets. For the welfare bureaucrats and case workers there is the worry that ANY reform will cost them their jobs or at least diminish their rolie as guardians of a vast and growing system. Caught in the cross-currents are those who need aid but can't get even a subsistence amount in some states because the rolls carry so many who do not really meet eligibility standards (in California we found that when we im­ plemented the reforms those people dropped off and we were able to raise benefits for the truly needy still on the rolls). The people in Bordentown, N.J.. recently got a lesson in how the cross-currents can work The town has 5,000 people but only one general welfare recipient In return for having her rent paid, she washes chairs at the community center so they can be painted The town is not in the state welfare program The mayor, a fourth generation resident, pulled Bordentown out ot it when the town's part-time welfare director retired The mayor felt that a welfare department of such a small community was too expensive and that it was degrading for able-bodied adults to be supported by handouts He and two other city commission members took over the duties of the welfare department. They told the thirty-four people then receiving general welfare to reapply Only four did (townspeople receiving aid-to- families-with-depdendent- children and aid-to-the- handicapped were not af­ fected). Nobody seems to be suffering from the local reform "If there is," says Mayor Joseph Malone. "we'll take care of them". 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New Jersey state welfare officials told Mayor Malone he'd have to hire a welfare director and a case worker, provide a waiting rpom for applicants and set up a $500 petty cash fund for potential recipients. Remember, Bor­ dentown. has only one welfare recipient and she's already cared for. State officials took Bor­ dentown to court to get their way. So far the town has prevailed, but the battle isn't over. State officials have described the Bordentown program as both illegal and callous. The courts will decide the first point. As to being callous, maybe it is the state welfare bureaucracy that is callous, trying to prevent a small town from saving money while taking care of its own. School Board Members Speak Out Dan McNulty represented McHenry High School District 156 board as the voting delegate to the recent Illinois Association of School Boards convention in Chicago He filed this report for fellow board members and the community: "A number of significant resolutions were passed at the IASB convention "The delegates went on record against state legislation requiring minimum com­ petency testing Many of us favor such testing but felt it is a matter for each individual school board to decide upon Competency testing is being studied by our school district now and will be (Considered at a future board meeting "The delegates also adopted a resolution urging individual high school boards to prohibit student smoking on school property This is another controversial issue that our school consider soon "A resolution calling on the state legislature to provide funds to help local school districts carry out mandatory desegregation plans was defeated by a 287 to 207 vote Many of those voting for it oppose mandatory integration, but felt that if the state orders it. it should provide the . necessary funds v "The delegates passe(f~ another resolution stating the opposition of the ISAB to any national athletic competition among high school teams They felt such competition would invariably lead to the com mercial and physical ex ploitation of the student athletes "ISAB President Jonathan Howe said tax reform will be the top issue in the Illinois legislature next year He said the IASB will have a state aid program based on financial stability, a decent tax base and a responsible education program Howe said the challenge to public education has never been greater and promised help to local school boards in our important efforts at two-way communication with their community " - I /%mv T fj Mint pvi ' I HbVt* f-vett! 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