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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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St. Louis City Comptroller John H. Poelker, tasked by Mayor Raymond R. Tucker, plans to establish a municipal agency for distributing federal surplus food to needy unemployed residents. Private agencies may screen applicants; a bill by Aldermen J. Feely and Joseph P. Roddy seeks $25,000 appropriation.
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ST. LOUIS (NNPA)—A municipal agency probably will have to be established to develop the program proposed for acquiring and distributing surplus food from the Federal Government for the assistance of needy persons, according to City Comptroller John H. Poelker, who was designated by Mayor Raymond R. Tucker last week to organize the program.
Poelker indicated that private social agencies would be asked if their trained personnel could screen the applications from the unemployed, with the city being responsible for the final certification of validity required by the United States Department of Agriculture.
The standards by which an applicant's eligibility is to be measured have not been decided, the Comptroller said.
The Federal Government is prepared to permit the city to use a building at the United States Defense Corporation plant as a center for the storage and distribution of commodities. Poelker stated. The probable cost of the program, and finding funds to finance it, are other problems which must be met. Poelker said.
A bill introduced by Alderman J. Feely and Joseph P. Roddy Friday is designed to authorize the Mayor and Comptroller to contract with federal and state governments for surplus commodities and to establish facilities for orderly distribution of food. It also calls for an appropriation of $25,000 to cover expenses.
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St. Louis
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a bill introduced to authorize contracts for surplus commodities, establish distribution facilities, and appropriate $25,000 for expenses.
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A municipal agency probably will be established to develop a program for acquiring and distributing surplus food from the Federal Government to assist needy persons. City Comptroller John H. Poelker, designated by Mayor Raymond R. Tucker last week, will organize the program. Private social agencies may screen applications from the unemployed, with the city handling final certification for the United States Department of Agriculture. Eligibility standards are undecided. The Federal Government will permit use of a building at the United States Defense Corporation plant for storage and distribution. Probable costs and funding are additional problems.