Evening star., 1933-07-27
QUICK, SOUND WORK
PROGRAM IS URGED.
Advisory Boards of 48 States
Told to Get Proposals in
Shape Rapidly.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Instructions to act swiftly In recon-
mending sound and useful public works
providing the maximum employment
went today to 4s State Advisory Boards
from Secretary Of the Interior IckeS,
Federal administrator.
Just appointed by President Roose-
welt, the 145 board members hastened
to organize for preparation of State
public works programs which may be
submitted quickly to the 10 regional
administrators and then to national
headquarters.
Each State board had three members
except Texas. with four. The group
represents e cross-section of the Nation.
Democrats and Republicans. q gener-
GUS sprinkling Of engineers, business
men, bankers, merchants, editors, pub
hshers and labor leaders hold places on
the boards.
The board for Maryland includes j.
Vincent Jamison, Hagerstown; w. C..
Bryan, Havre de Grace. Virginia's
board is made up Of Henry G. Shirley,
Richmond; j. Winston Johns, Char
lottesyille, and Richard Crane. West
over.
Denver Woman Named.
Miss Josephine Roche of Denver. coal
operator and welfare worker, was the
only woman named. Two prominent
mer Massachusetts, Governor, and
James C. Stone, Farm Board chairman
IN the Hoover administration.
Simultaneously with the presidential
appointments, Secretary Ickes issued
this statement Of instructions:
TT will be as much a duty Of these
State Advisory Boards to say no as
1t will be to say yes Although ap-
pointed to represent States, they are
really agents of the Federal Govern
ment. They are to view the public
aspects.
They are to formulate local pro-
grams with a view to winning quick
approval here in Washington. To do
this, the State Advisory Boards must
study local projects in the light of the
announced policies of the Federal emer-
Rency administration of public works.
THE State Advisory Boards are to
proceed without delay in selecting for
early submission to the administrator
q balanced program of useful public
rolls to pay rolls.
Can't All Be Granted.
THAT not every application for pub
nc works funds can be granted Is OBJ
vious. 1t will be the function Of these
boards to weed out those without merit
Only the best should be recommended
to Washington for approval !
These boards must keep the financial
status of their communities in mind at
all times. They must not send to
Washington projects which are not
financed adequately. The taxpayer who
iS paying this public works bill must
be protected at every step. Local gov
srnment budgets must be carefully
Scfutini1ed.
'The boards must realize at the out
let that it will be far better to reject
firmly unqualified projects than to run
? city or other public body inextricably
Into debt.
"The responsibility that rests on
State Advisory Boards Is heavy one.
DC service to the success of the under
1aking will be an important factor in
getting men back to work"
Ickes said that in States where pub
0c works programs already have been
approved by official agencies, the State
boards will re-examine the projects
speedily before submitting them to one
6f the 10 regional administrators named
Tuesday.
Won't Consider Local Projects.
Local government projects which are
hot approved BY State boards will not
be considered at Washington" Ickes
said
Duties Of State boards include in
forming the public OF the classes of
projects eligible for benefits under the
public works act. getting from appli-
cants data-social, engineering legal
and fnancial-necessary for examining
the project, and considering the projects
from the standpoint of co-ordinated
planning. social and economic desir-
ability, provision and diversification of
employment and engineering soundness
State boards in most instances were
expected to have ofiice quarters as
signed in State capitols and receive
also the use Of some State employees for