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a two woman operation—just the superintendent and an office manager. Now the staff has grown to include a food stamp eligibility worker and assistant and two social workers who will soon be joined by a computer.
Most of the services are the same, set up initially by the Social Security Act of 1936. The names have changed. Surplus commodities are now food stamps and social security income has replaced aid to the old aged, disabled and blind. Along with the new names has come a never ending roll of red tape. “Regulations for doing social work have gotten so strict,” Mrs. Buntin noted, ticking off the long list of forms, visits and periodic evaluations that comprise the paper work involved with each application for services.
During her 35 years as superintendent, Mrs. Buntin has seen her responsibilities shift from providing services to overseeing the mountains of paper that come in daily.
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