Milford chronicle., 1933-04-07
EXPECT AID FROM
NATIONAL RELIEF
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tion of the commission and the se(
retary authorized to get into con
munication with Delaware's repre-
sentatives in Congress and put fol
ward a plea for work for 500 o
more Delaware unemployed, O
whatever ratio the State would b
entitled to.
The meeting was a most impOr
tant one. because the budget for tn
month Of April was fixed and on
of the surprising features was tn
announcement made by Directo
Walter Dent Smith for the Viii
mington Unit, that the amour
needed for April for Wilmington anC
Rural New Castle County would bC
about $4,000 less than for March
This was due, Mr.. Smith stated tC
the fact that names of men giver
work relief were taken from the di-
rect relief and then the change in
the season. with less coal to buy
aided in cutting down the expense
Kent county will require $11,50O
and Sussex county $22,500. Both
Mrs. James H. Hughes, director for
Kent and Landreth l.. Layton for
Sussex county, stated they believed
after April the amounts needed for
these counties would be consider
ably less.
The consideration of work relief
projects consumed much time of the
session, each director reporting jobs
under consideration and which were
in most instances referred back for
engineering consideration.
It was reported that either on
work being done by the State Com
mission or cooperative work with
the State Highway Commission, 1000
unemployed men we're being given
Temporary employment by the COM
mission. Practically as many unem-
ployed women we're also being given
work at scores of sewing units scat
tered throughout the State, all of
this in addition to the direct relief
being provided.
OF the work relief projects COM
pleted or underway it was reported
that the Mt. Pleasant job would be
finished about April Is; University
of Delaware job completed; State
House ground, April 81; Stockley.
April 10; Claymont about cOmplet-
ed; one section of the State High
way about April II; William Penn
school at New Castle, completed;
Stanton school, April 81.
Townsend school, April 21; Will
liam Penn school grading, June 1;
CIaymont contract (second) com
pleted; Clayton school, April 21,
Harrington school, April 21; Bridge
Vile school, May 1; Marshallton'
April 30; Newark, April 2S.
Recommendation for almost $1O,-
600 of work about Kent county was
referred until next weeks meeting
for engineering estimates.
In Sussex county ten ditch pro-
iects authorized are underway but
20 similar projects are to be started
making a total of 80 ditching pro-
iects. Direct relief in Sussex, il was
stated, is falling off.
Three hundred women are being
given work in Kent county, in SIX
sewing units at Dover. white and
coIored, Smyrna. Harrington, Mil
ford and Frederick. The goods man
in the State are going to
aid direct relief.
Six hundred women are being
given sewing work in Sussex coull-
ty in fifteen different units at Re-
hoboth, Lewes, Milton, Ellendale,
Laurel. Bridgeville, Seaford, Con
cord, Lincoln. Delmar and George
town. with also colored units in
some of these towns.
Eleven sewing units giving work
to approximately 900 unemployed
women are operating in New Castle
at Wilmington, two units,
Park, Rose Hill, Belle
fonte, Odessa, Middletown, Delaware
CITY. Townsend, Port Penn and St, /
Georges. Twenty-one thousand gar
nents have been made and a splen-
did exhibit of dresses, underwear,
layettes and other needed articles
we're exhibited to the commission.
A report on subsistence gardens
in Wilmington revealed that approx
imately 1000 unemployed heads OF
families were interested. Two hun
dred units of land of an eighth of an
acre will inaugurate this work this
week, plowing and seeds being Civ
en- and also direction in planting.
Two objects will be accomplished, it
was stated, work and the obtaining
Of excess vegetables to those whom
the commission cannot give all that
might be desired.
The commission discussed a uni
iorm policy for direct relief and
his will be taken up at later
meeting.
The manner of awarding food or
iers was discussed and was defer
ed for later consideration.
Director Layton for Sussex coun-
y, invited the newspaper editors to
lttend the meeting of the commits
sion soon to be held at George
own and learn at first hand what is
,eing done in Sussex county by the
state Commission.
SEAFORD