Evening star., 1933-12-20

bs Lue ASSOCldtsO FrcSS
The man-in- -the-street's measuring
rod of recovery-jobs and pay envelopes
went up today for reading.
From many centers where the clutch
of jobleSsneSS has left its mark came
evidences that part of the huge sums
allotted by Government and private
Enterprises and local relief groups was
finding its way into needy purses
From other sectors the word was not
so glowing; but nowhere, so far as news
reports covering the entire country
showed. was the story gloomy.
Pennsylvania pushed forward its plan
for putting $4,000 men and women to
work. the State Civil Works Admins
tration yesterday approving a long list
of matchmaking undertakings For the
taking of Statewide social survey
alone the services Of IL ,042 persons will
be needed
Nowhere in the country does it ap-
jobs is being overlooked ALI sorts of
work, from footing horn in beer
garden bands to serving as special
traffic officers on coastlng lanes, are
finding ready applicants.
Tool Shortage Found.
An actual scarcity of the trinity of
picks, axes and shovels-has been found
in North Carolina. Work that means
Jobs for $1,000 men has been approved
there but only about half that number
are on the C. w. A pay roll there. due
to lack of tools.
The same situation c0nfrontS the
Conservation Corps in Pisgah National
Forest, where officials have even gone
so far as to suggest that as many as
possible of the 1900 young men who
are due there within few days supply
their own work implements
Implement manufacturers. caught
short-stocked by the squirting demand
occasioned by operation Of the c. W. A.
and C. C. C. programs. are driving
ahead at full speed to catch up with
the demand.
Jobs have been arranged for 131 900
Massachusetts, citizens. and the G. W. a.
board there now is concentrating upon
the efficient spending of more than
SIS. 900. 900 allotted by the Federal Gov
ernment'S work program.
Accurate and complete statistics to
tell the full story of jobs and pay en-
yelopes throughout the country are ad-
mlttedly unavailable, due to swift
changing conditions and the absence OF
full reports To meet this condition
the c. w. A. has approved employment
of 1888 persons to collect and study
employment figures.
Decline Called Seasonal.
The Department of Labor at Wash
ington noted a decline in manufactur-
ing industrial employment during NO
vember-the first decline since March
but this was described as seasonal Sec
retary Perkins called attention to the
fact that the departments flgures
showed an employment rise IN manu-
featuring industries since March OF 29-b
In terms of men at work she estimated
100000 more persons were at WORK De
tween October Is and November 10
than were working in March.
The lure of jobs under the Z. w. a.
at so cents an hour was proVins :
problem in Ohio, where, at Toiedo. II
was reported that men employed IN IN
dustries at the N. r. A. code scale OF
38-4O cents an hour were quitting for
the better money of the Federal organ
ization.
Harry Hopkins, C. W. A. administra-
tor. has called for an inquiry into the
Toledo situation. His comment yes
terday was: "If these charges are true.
it would seem to warrant our cutting
down the C. w. A.; quota in Toledo at
The same complaint was heard yes
terday, too, at Chattanooga Wnen
southern industrialists gathered In con-
conference complained that their en-
ployes were quitting in favor OF the
shorter hours and higher wages OF the
c. w. A.
Secretaries of manufacturers asso-
Citations in Arkansas, LOUISIANA, Vr-
ginia and Tennessee volunteered tne
Opinion that employment generally IN
their territories had been increased
under N. r. A. A spokesman from
Kentucky said SO per cent OF those re-
porting to him said business was being
maintained at its former volume Many
manufacturers at the Chattanooga con-
ference said they had found under
N. r. A. that labor and raw material
costs had increased while the volume
of sales had decreased.
Employment figures in Rhode Island
agreed generally with the national
trend as shown by the Federal Depart
figures were slightly of from those of
October, but about 10 per cent above
the 1882 statistics.
Traffic Officers Hired.
c. w. A. money is going to Salt Lake
City to pay the wages of special trsfnc
officers assigned to coasting lane and
dangerous intersections where trafhc
problems have been increased in direct
ratio with the gain in business during
the holiday season.
Artists. musicians and white collar"
workers are being fitted into the back
country where employment suited to
their talents is being provided. ).
Paw boosts are making the checks OF
workers in several industries brighter
reading. The motor bus industry re-
ported to washington yesterday that
wage increases Of about 30 per cent
had been made, and that employment
had been increased more than IS per
cent The pay GAIN tr6tlEaated Into
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