LOW-INCOME FAMILIES HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LOW-INCOME FAMILIES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE ECONOMIC REPORT CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION PURSUANT TO SEC. 5 (a) OF PUBLIC LAW 304 NOVEMBER 18, 19, 21, 22, AND 23, 1955 Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. O. Price $2.00 CONTENTS Adams, Leonard P., director, research and publications, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University__ Barkin, Solomon, director of research, Textile Workers of America, Batt, William, Jr., executive secretary, Industrial Development Beardsley, Alice, community consultant, department of community development, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale- Bierman, Pearl, medical-care consultant, American Public Welfare Brownell, Samuel Miller, United States Commissioner of Education__ Burns, Eveline M., professor of social work, New York School of David, Henry, executive director, National Manpower Council Dickinson, Frank G., director of the bureau of medical economic Folsom, Marion B., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Ginsberg, Eli, director of research, conservation of human resources, Glick, Paul C., United States Bureau of the Census.. Graham, Frank P., president, National Sharecropper Fund. Harris, Seymour E., chairman of the economics department, Harvard Hayes, Wayland J., department of sociology, Vanderbilt University-- 457 104 127 715 414, 496 426 McKain, Walter C., Jr., professor of rural sociology, the University 465 Miernyk, William H., director, bureau of business and economic 595 Mitchell, C. Clyde, chairman, department of agricultural economics, Morse, True D., Under Secretary of Agriculture__ Myers, Howard B., research director, Committee for Economic Devel- 466 312 57 Neal, Alfred C., first vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston-- Nelson, Lowry, professor of sociology, University of Minnesota____. Nicholls, William H., professor of economics, Vanderbilt University- Rock, William P., executive director, Arkansas Industrial Develop- 588 Roterus, Victor, chief, Area Development Division, Business and De- Shean, Very Rev. Maurice V., C. O., Catholic Order of the South- Simpson, W. Arthur, commissioner of social welfare, State of Vermont Sufrin, Sidney, professor of economics, Syracuse University. Sutton, Elizabeth, supervisor, pilot project on the education of migra- tory children, Northampton County, Va., and Palm Beach County, 541 611 80 524 Trevethan, Percy J., executive secretary, Goodwill Industries of 175 Triggs, Matt, assistant legislative director, American Farm Bureau 483 Whitman, Dr. Lauris B., executive director, bureau of research and Wilson, Robert H., executive secretary, National Association of State Winston, Ellen, commissioner, State board of public welfare, State of 346 181 279 83 Zimand, Mrs. Gertrude Folks, general secretary, National Child Labor 286 Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Employment Security figures on comparative work stoppages- Characteristics of families and individuals with money income under Comparison of proposals with respect to increasing the productivity 377 Contribution of life insurance to social security in the United States, article in July issue of International Labor Review---. Digest of a study conducted by Duquesne University of the survey of Distressed areas as a national problem.. Discrepancy between average premium payments by low-income families, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Con- sumer Expenditures and Institute of Life Insurance, life insurance Effect of 1955 changes in State unemployment insurance laws on 736 Family budget standard for the use of social and health agencies in New York City, excerpts from report of Welfare and Health Council, Goodwin, Robert C., director, Bureau of Employment Security, 504 Hollander, Edward D., national director, Americans for Demo- 1955 126 747 753 155 671 670 Viscardi, Henry, Jr., chairman, Abilities, Inc., to chairman, 177 Williamson, Kenneth, associate director, American Hospital Problems of unemployed rural people.. Public statement concerning the subcommittee's program for hearings. 181 |