ABSTRACT
Mrs. Clancy said she and her husband had helped her relatives, who were in desperate need of assistance. After leaving school, Mr. Clancy worked at various odd jobs, among them truck driving and coal mining in Wales. He became a painter's helper and in 1920, when he thought he knew enough about the trade, came to the United States where there seemed to be greater opportunity to "get ahead." The Clancy family first applied for Relief on December 22, 1932, and on January 4, 1933, were given an emergency food ticket before the investigation was completed because of the desperate circumstances which had re-suited from their delay in application. Mrs. Clancy came to New York City in 1923 and found work as a salesclerk in a large department store. The Clancy family is governed by a "council" in which each parent carries a full vote and each child a half vote.
