The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-04-06
NEW PROGRAM ADOPTED
FOR FEDERAL RELIEF
Provides for Relief Work and Re-
Mobilization Of Farms
and Farmers.

program adopted by the federal
government, all civil works and
emergency relief was cancelled as
of April l. The new program in
rural communities provides for the
rehabilitation of farms and farm
ing communities and of persons
within towns of less than 5000
population.
The program is divided into two
divisions-relef work, and reha-
Utilization of farms and farmers.
Under the work relief program,
persons who are actually in need,
either not self-sustaining or only
partially so, are budgeted as to
their family needs, and if their
needs require to exceed 81 hours
work per month, and some per-
son in the family is able-bodied,
such persons are to be put to
work on public projects at not to
exceed "a hours per week.
A wage-control board. consisting
of E. L. Kelley, cashier of the Big
Horn County Bank, representing
business interests; J. E. Conver,
head machinist for the Hardin
Auto Co., representing labor, and
Henry G. Campbell of Wyola, rep
resenting the relief board, has
been appointed, has met and fixed
the basic wage scale at 40 cents
per hour, single handed labor, and
IS cents per hour, for man and
team. Such wage scale is to con-
troll, subject to future action of
the wage-control board, and the
scale will apply throughout Big
Horn county.
The projects upon which work
may be done are to be determined
by a county planning board to
consist of the chairman of the
board of county commissioners,
the county engineer, the county
attorney, the county farm agent
and six other persons to be nam
ed by the chairman of the board
of county commissioners.
Until such board is formed and
completes its work, work relief
persons will be placed at work on
old, unfinished CWA projects.
Those persons who cannot quail
ify for at least 81 hours per month
as well as infirm and old-age
persons will be placed on direct
The rural rehabilitation program
provides a permanent plan under |
which farmers may be restored
to normal farming conditions by
the removal of farmers from poor
lands to productive lands. the re-
pair and rehabilitation of farm
the loaning of livestock
and work stock for farming pur-
poses, furnishing of seed, removal
from congested areas or persons
qualified for farming to farms,
the abandonment of sub-marginal
lands or the reclamation thereof.
Also includes community improve
mentS consisting of rehabilitation
of school houses, building of COM
munity halls, marketing centers
and canning and processing
plants, and the building and re-
pair of farm-to-market roads.
No persons will receive any aid,
either through work relief, direct
relief, or through rural rehabili-
tation, unless such persons plant,
maintain and produce a garden.
seeds, if necessary will be fur
nished by the local relief COM
mittee.
The relief board met Wednesday
evening and again Thursday
morning at the court house, and
there was presented and action
taken on some 100 applications for
either work relief or direct relief.
Work will be assigned to all who
qualify, just as soon as arrange
ments can be made for such work.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Burns of
Crow Agency were Hardin visitors,
Thursday.