Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
PLANS FOR RELIEF
IN DROUGHT AREAS
Government Makes $685.
100000 Highway Funds for
1882 Immediately Available.

In an effort TO relieve the farmers
of bought ridden States and provide
them with employment, the Federal
Government has made Immediately
available for those States their 1882
allotments OF the 1925, 900 appro-
pFiated for aid of highway construc-
ton.
The action was taken at the instance
Of the National Drought Relief Com
mittee, and was made public by Dr..
G. w. Warburton, the secretary OF the
committee, in q reply to telegram
from Harry Flood Byrd, former Gov.
ernor of Virginia and chairman OF
that States Drought Relief Com
mittee.
Byrd has asked that definite state
ment of national relief plans be made
public promptly SO that Virginia plans
might be made to coordinate with
them.
WarburtOn's Message.
IT think you will realize" Warburton
telegraphed Byrd, that the Federal
authorities have offered large resources
to aid In relieving the situation and
that it is our desire to cooperate with
you Ia the work your committee Is
doing"
The highway funds. which Ordinarily
would not have been available until
July 1, 1891, win be paid only to the
States m need of drought relief. APP
portionment of the funds was author
lied by Secretary Hyde. chairman Of
the National Committee, however, in
August.
sThis vas done to enable the States
10 make contracts against the 1882 al
lbtfiieut4 Watch, when apportioned, as
syired them of the sums they would
receive from the Government.
Order Approved by McCarI.
Although the action was not made
public, Warburton explained that the
various State drought committees had
been advised of the step upon receipt
of q favorable ruling by Controller
General MeCarl early this MONTH,
He sent the reply in the absence Of
Secretary Hyde. national, chairman, to
whom Byrd had addressed his tele-
gram. Warburton said that while Vir-
ginia's allotment is s2,s79,786, and on
Gals had been advised 1t was immedi-
ately available. I'VE have as yet had no
call or indication Of any commitments
in this direction from your State and
would, Of course, be glad TO know what
progress Is being made in this most i'm
portant arm of relief"
Il presume your committee" he con-
tinued, will consider whether it Is nee
essary to avail themselves of the Fed
eral credit through creation of agri-
cultural credit associations under the
intermediate credit law. ] assume also
that your committee will take up
promptly the question of expedition of
the assistance through road construc-
ton, IL this has not already been done"
State Chairmen to Meet.
Warburton indicated also that meet
ing Of State chairmen would be held fin
Washington next month, and added,
I'VE shall expect q report on these
matters and on the number of families
I'm need Of aid and employment be-
cause of the drought"
Warburton outlined the present status
Of drought relief work. National and
State relief committees have been set
UP as q result of the conference Of IA
Governors called by President Hoover.
Also, the Governors recommended IAN
intimate canvass of the situation in
each county by the county committees
and reports on the number Of families
in need and the character of the need
of each family"