White House Press Release

HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE October 1945. CAUTION: The following is for release to all regular editions of MORNING newspapers of FRIDAY, October 5, 1945. Release by radio commentators, newscasters, etc. NOT earlier than 7:00 P.M., E.S.T., tonight, THURSDAY, October 4, 1945. CHARLES G. ROSS Secretary to the President Appropriations made in the past by the Congress for wartime child care centers were based on the understanding that such assistance would be terminated when women workers were no longer needed for war production. On August twenty-seventh the President requested the Federal Works Administrator to present to the Congress the problem which had arisen where local communities were not able to continue needed child care centers for children whose mothers are the wives or widows of servicemen. However, the appropriate Committees of the Congress do not believe it feasible to enact special legislation to take care of this problem. NARA Although some communities have already arranged to operate centers for children of working mothers with local funds, the majority of them have not yet completed such arrangements. In some communities, State or local laws or other limitations make it impossible for them to assume this responsibility by October thirty-first, the presently scheduled date for the termination of Federal assistance. The reconversion of the wartime child care program to peace- time operations in which the local communities would assume the financial responsibility requires Federal assistance for a few more months. This would give. working mothers more time to make other arrangements for the care of their children and would give local communities additional time to provide. the necessary State or local funds. The President has therefore requested the Congress to make available to the Federal Works Agency $7,000,000.of funds already authorized under the Lanham Act to provide Federal assistance for needed child care centers until March 1, 1946. 101 sbari it Dr. 101 to st HAMUSIT .B your lot se OVER