Annie Strowd

Life and Orange County connections

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1. June 2, 1947 The county welfare board names Mrs. Clarence Heer superintendent of welfare The county welfare board chose Mrs. Clarence Heer of Chapel Hill, its child welfare worker for two years, as superintendent of public welfare to succeed the late W. T. Mattox, from applicants certified by the state merit system. Case worker Annie Strowd had served as acting superintendent since the first of the year. People: Annie Strowd Place: Orange County · Also named: Mrs. Clarence Heer, W. T. MattoxSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), June 5, 1947, p. 1
2. April 1, 1951 Annie Strowd becomes superintendent of public welfare Strowd succeeded Mrs. Jean Heer, who had followed W. T. Mattox after his death in 1947, and still held the post when the book was written. People: William T. Mattox, Annie Strowd Place: Hillsborough · Also named: Jean HeerSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 212
3. July 1, 1951 Orange County welfare adopts lower state allotment standards for about 500 recipients To meet a federal call for statewide standards, the county welfare department cut its grants from 80 to 50 percent of a worked-out cost of living for dependent children, from 70 to 60 percent for old-age assistance and from 75 to 60 percent for the totally and permanently disabled. About 500 Orange County residents were affected. People: Annie Strowd Place: Welfare Department, HillsboroSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), July 19, 1951, p. 1
4. August 3, 1951 Bethel Baptist Church plans its hundredth anniversary Bethel Baptist Church announced an all-day centennial program with a picnic on the grounds for Sunday, August 5, 1951. UNC Chancellor Robert B. House was to give the morning address and Annie Strowd to read notes on the church's history. People: R. B. House, Annie Strowd Place: Bethel Baptist Church, Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road near Jo Mac Road, west of CarrboroSearch the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly, August 3, 1951, p. 7
5. October 1, 1951 Fifty-two old-age aid recipients give up their checks rather than accept property liens Welfare superintendent Annie Strowd reported that 52 Orange County people on old-age assistance had refused further aid rather than let the county place a lien on their property under the 1951 lien law, cutting payments by $1,008 a month. Some 300 liens on remaining recipients were then filed in the clerk of court's office, where they were open to public inspection. People: Annie Strowd Place: Welfare Department, HillsboroSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), October 4, 1951, p. 1
6. May 8, 1952 County civil defense chairman R. L. Mohler names his deputy directors At a Home Demonstration Council program on women's part in civil defense in Gerrard Hall, Mohler announced welfare superintendent Annie Strowd as deputy for emergency relief and welfare, school superintendent G. Paul Carr for air raid services, home agent Kathryn Hamrick for public information and tax supervisor Ira Ward for personnel and records. People: Annie Strowd, G. Paul Carr, Ira Ward, Robert L. Mohler Place: Gerrard Hall, Chapel Hill · Also named: Kathryn HamrickSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), May 15, 1952, p. 1
7. year ending June 30, 1952 County welfare spending reaches $190,973 a year In the year ending June 30, 1952 the welfare department spent $190,973.26, about three-quarters of it state and federal money. Old age assistance for about 290 people and aid to about 125 families with dependent children were the largest items. People: Annie Strowd Place: Orange CountySearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 212
8. May 3, 1954 County commissioners refuse to raise the welfare budget The commissioners declined to approve the Welfare Department's tentative budget, which asked $5,856 more in county money for old age assistance, aid to dependent children and aid to the totally disabled, and told Superintendent Annie Strowd they opposed any increase. If the department did not cut its request to last year's level, they would meet with the Board of Welfare to adjust it. People: Annie Strowd Place: Courthouse, HillsboroSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), May 6, 1954, p. 1
9. late July 1954 Annie Strowd steps down as county welfare superintendent and returns to casework The county welfare board accepted with regret the resignation of Miss Annie Strowd, superintendent since 1951 and a caseworker since 1937, effective September 15, and let her stay on as a caseworker. She said she wanted less responsibility. The resignation came weeks after the commissioners refused her department's requests for pay raises and a casework supervisor. Place: Welfare office, HillsboroSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), July 29, 1954, p. 6
10. August 23, 1954 Jane Parker is named Orange County welfare superintendent The county welfare board chose Mrs. Jane Parker of Chapel Hill, a child welfare worker in the county since 1950, to succeed Annie Strowd on September 15, subject to the state merit system. Within two weeks the department and the commissioners were at odds over a projected deficit of $3,737 in three assistance programs. People: Annie Strowd Place: Welfare office, Hillsboro · Also named: Jane ParkerSearch the index · The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), August 26, 1954, p. 1